Bennett Lacy
ProducerBen Lacy is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.
MORE STORIES BY THIS AUTHOR
-
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.
MORE STORIES FEATURING WORK BY THIS AUTHOR
-
This week Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $3 billion in grants to expand behavioral health resources. Over $185 million dollars was awarded to the San Diego region. -
Following nearly seven months on strike, San Diego Kaiser mental health workers ratified a new contract, securing patient care improvements — but still pushing for pay equity. -
A tentative agreement between Kaiser Permanente and the National Union of Healthcare Workers could end the strike — and kick off a new battle in Sacramento.
LATEST IN TV HIGHLIGHTS
- Thousands in San Diego to be booted from Medicaid
- Trump administration freezes $50 million in San Diego County public school funding
- Want to make yourself less appealing to mosquitoes? Our quiz has surprising ideas
- Ticket sales remain strong despite SD Pride Festival controversy
- San Diego pediatrician warns children could bear the brunt of federal budget cuts