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Bennett Lacy

Producer

Ben Lacy is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.

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Environment

Roundtable: This week's heat wave and California's climate future

Matt Hoffman

Bennett Lacy

Energy resources were pushed to the limit this week as Southern California dealt with an unusually long stretch of extreme heat. We discuss the long term climate change implications and the challenges in getting people immediate relief.
Education

Roundtable: Local CSU schools begin academic year marked by growth and controversy

Matt Hoffman

Bennett Lacy

A discussion around higher education as a new academic year begins at SDSU and CSU San Marcos.
Local

Roundtable: Fernando Tatis Jr. apologizes to Padres fans

Bennett Lacy

Matt Hoffman

An apology from Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. underscores the ongoing issues of performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball and the pressure on athletes to perform at a high level.
Economy

Roundtable: What's in the Inflation Reduction Act for California

Matt Hoffman

Bennett Lacy

The Inflation Reduction Act commits billions of dollars to climate, health care and tax reform. We discuss how funding from the bill will impact California and how local residents and politicians are reacting.
Local

Roundtable: A busy week for water quality, drought and immigration at the border

Matt Hoffman

Bennett Lacy

President Biden announces a formal end to the Remain in Mexico asylum policy, Ensenada struggles to supply water amid drought conditions, and summer closures continue at South County beaches amid a new round of cross-border sewage contamination.
Local

Roundtable: SDSU investigates sexual assault report involving Aztec football players

Bennett Lacy

Matt Hoffman

A discussion on San Diego State University's move to open an investigation into a reported sexual assault by members of the Aztec football team and the larger issue of how schools handle sexual violence in the college setting.