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Bennett Lacy
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Ben Lacy is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.
Recent Stories by Bennett Lacy
Roundtable: San Diego Enters The Orange Tier
- April 9
- By Bennett Lacy
San Diego's reopening expands as progress is made on COVID-19 cases and vaccinations, an encampment for cross-border farmworkers is dismantled by police in Calexico and a look at the revolving door in Chula Vista between the city's police department and the surveillance drone industry.
Roundtable: Misinformation At The Border
- March 26
- By Bennett Lacy
Supporters of former President Donald Trump use social media to spread misinformation about asylum seekers, immigrants and refugees from Middle Eastern and North African backgrounds are underrepresented in the census, and reflections on the demolition of San Diego Stadium in Mission Valley.
Roundtable: Protecting San Diego's Unsheltered
- March 19
- By Bennett Lacy
The renewed focus on San Diego's homelessness crisis after a deadly crash downtown, the enormous toll on local small businesses after one year of pandemic closures, and Governor Gavin Newsom's political strategy as a recall effort gains momentum.
Roundtable: What The American Rescue Plan Means For San Diego
- March 12
- By Bennett Lacy
City finances get a major boost from the latest COVID-19 relief package, a look back on one year since the pandemic shutdowns began, and the superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District prepares for the scrutiny of a senate confirmation hearing.
Roundtable: Speeding Up School Reopenings
- March 5
- By Bennett Lacy
A new law provides financial incentives for school districts that accelerate school reopenings, an investigation into the waiver system that increased nurse workloads during the recent COVID-19 surge, and San Diego County moves to eliminate phone call costs for jail inmates.
Roundtable: San Diego's Back-To-School Plan
- Feb. 26
- By Bennett Lacy
The San Diego Unified School District announces a plan to return all grades to in-person learning after a year long COVID-19 hiatus, an examination of California's utility bills show more than $1 billion in past due charges, and San Diego's city council ends years of gridlock on short term home rental regulations.
Roundtable: The Climate Crisis Gets Political
- Feb. 19
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
A deep freeze in Texas and elsewhere becomes the latest political fight over how to deal with climate change, San Diego's push to step up enforcement of COVID-19 violations doesn't materialize and local college students weigh in on the debate over whether to forgive student loan debt.
Roundtable: Reopening San Diego's Theme Parks
- Feb. 12
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
State lawmakers push to accelerate theme park reopenings as SeaWorld and the San Diego Zoo reopen with limited capacity, the San Diego Padres prepare for a new season while navigating COVID-19 and housing advocates worry how a large local real estate deal might affect the supply of affordable apartments.
Roundtable: More San Diegans Get Their COVID-19 Vaccine
- Feb. 5
- By Bennett Lacy
San Diego County brings vaccine distribution sites to rural areas, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer launches his run for California Governor, and residents in Paradise Hills band together to build sidewalks in their neighborhoods.
Roundtable: A New Approach At The Border
- Jan. 29
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
President Joe Biden takes steps to undo some of former President Trump's controversial immigration policies, California's public schools experience a significant drop in enrollment during COVID-19 and a San Diego Congressman joins a bipartisan effort to deal with climate change.
Stories featuring work by Bennett Lacy
Business Report: Jobs Report Caps Strong Economic Week
- Feb. 7, 2020
- By Bennett Lacy
The U.S. adds more jobs in January, coronavirus concerns blunt an otherwise strong week for stocks, Macy's announces store closures and San Diego launches a new tourism campaign.
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