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Roundtable: Back To School 2019
- Aug. 30
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
This week's episode focuses on education as San Diego Unified School District begins a new academic year, the Sweetwater Union High School District grapples with a major budget shortfall, and local students sound off on whether they feel safe on campus.
Roundtable: 2020 Strategy For Local Parties
- Aug. 23
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
A big endorsement in the race for San Diego mayor, the local Republican Party launches its own news platform, the United Nations studies homelessness in San Diego, and schools work to update policies on teacher-student interaction.
Roundtable: SDG&E Wants A Minimum Rate Hike
- Aug. 16
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
SDG&E requests a rate increase due to growing use of solar energy, documents show how a building renovation at SDSU was mishandled, and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park says the birth of a new rhino will help save an endangered species.
Roundtable: Covering The El Paso Mass Shooting
- Aug. 9
- By Alison St John, Bennett Lacy
A look at how Spanish-speaking media covered the El Paso mass shooting, 2020 presidential candidates speak at the UnidosUS conference in San Diego, and how a man from Honduras became the first to win asylum under the "Remain in Mexico" policy.
Roundtable: Funding The Affordable Housing Crisis
- Aug. 2
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
San Diego moves to ease the city's affordable housing crisis. As climate change continues, ice is melting in the north and homeowners are having a tough time protecting their properties from damage.
Roundtable: Turmoil Continues For SANDAG
- July 26
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
More shakeups at San Diego's regional planning agency, the disappearing Southern California coastline and the proposed tower near Seaport Village.
Roundtable: Change In Asylum Rules Strands Thousands
- July 19
- By Pat Finn
The Trump Administration's new rules on asylum mean migrants must receive an asylum determination from another country before applying in the U.S. If it takes affect, it will strand thousands in Mexico.
Roundtable: African Migrants Protest Treatment By Mexican Authorities In Tijuana
- July 12
- By Mark Sauer, Pat Finn
Migrants from Cameroon have been waiting in Tijuana for more than two months to cross into the U.S. to seek asylum. Most are members of the English-speaking minority, which has faced intense persecution since 2016.
Roundtable: Gallagher Trial Concludes
- July 5
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher is a free man after being acquitted of murder. SeaWorld is bouncing back, but PETA remains a strong opponent. USC admits blame for poaching a UC San Diego's research program.
Roundtable: Turmoil At The Border
- June 28
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
A national outcry over conditions at an immigration detention center for children, San Diego mayoral candidates spar over plans for more housing, and election reforms are leading to more diversity in some local governments.
Roundtable: Mayor Faulconer's White House Meeting
- June 21
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer meets with President Donald Trump at the White House, the origins of migrant caravans in Honduras, and the first week of testimony in the murder trial for a San Diego based Navy SEAL.
Roundtable: Plea Change In Hunter Corruption Case
- June 14
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
The wife of Congressman Duncan Hunter pleads guilty in the couple’s corruption case, the military grants media access to its border mission in Texas, and San Diego State University plans to reform its scholarship system after millions of dollars were unawarded.
Roundtable: President Trump’s Tariff Threat
- June 7
- By Alison St John, Bennett Lacy
An increase in border crossings leads President Trump to threaten new tariffs on Mexican goods, violent crime is rising in many San Diego neighborhoods, and newly released documents show how the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is responding to public complaints.
Roundtable: Prosecuting Hate Crimes
- May 31
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
Prosecuting hate crimes is not a simple task. Rep. Duncan Hunter defends the Navy SEAL accused of multiple war crimes. Development of properties in wildfire-prone areas stirs controversy. The new leader of SANDAG attempts to revitalize San Diego's transportation industry.
Roundtable: Navy SEAL War Crimes Trial Delayed
- May 24
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
The trial has been delayed for the Navy SEAL accused of committing war crimes while on deployment. Seniors are finding it harder to live in the Golden State. California moves one step closer to restricting short-term rentals in San Diego.
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Mark Sauer hosts KPBS Roundtable, a lively discussion of the week's top stories. Local journalists join Sauer to provide insight into how these stories affect residents of the San Diego region.
KPBS Roundtable airs on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. on KPBS Radio and at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS Television. It airs again on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on KPBS Television.
