Bennett Lacy
ProducerBen Lacy is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.
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With hotel tax revenue plummeting during the COVID-19 pandemic, San Diego has less money to market itself as a tourist destination. Also, what the cancellation of the Wonderfront Festival means for other big events in San Diego. -
CSU San Marcos will celebrate this year's graduating class with a rolling tribute on campus after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of commencement. -
SDSU Marketing Lecturer Miro Copic reacts to April's severe spike in unemployment and the gradual easing of COVID-19 restrictions for businesses in San Diego. -
Honoring teachers for their dedication amid the coronavirus disruption, the San Diego Unified School District announced its elementary, middle, and high school teachers of the year. -
Mayor Kevin Faulconer praised Holey Donuts for donating sweet confections to San Diego's unsheltered population at the San Diego Convention Center as an example of San Diegans stepping up amid COVID-19. -
The latest weekly jobless claims push the COVID-19 total to 30 million as America suffers a steep drop in its gross domestic product.
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UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among passive smokers. -
As voters fill a vacant supervisor seat, county leaders warn that proposed federal cuts to food, housing, and health care programs could leave thousands without support. -
Dr. Mark Sawyer says recent changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee could cause confusion, lower vaccination rates, and undo decades of progress.
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