
Bennett Lacy
ProducerBen Lacy is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.
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After more than a decade in charge, San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore resigns, another defeat in Sacramento for proponents of a single-payer health care system and San Diego's new women's soccer team begins training camp.
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A discussion on the recent killings of journalists in Tijuana, the city of San Diego's struggle to fill open jobs, and the new lawsuit against the NFL over the Chargers move to Los Angeles.
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Latinos in Fallbrook overcome a racist history to secure elected office on local government boards and congress recognizes Willie O'Ree, the first black player in NHL history who now calls San Diego home.
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Healthcare proposals in Sacramento would greatly expand if not completely change California's health care system, local blood banks sound the alarm on critically low supply levels, and the city of Chula Vista investigates if the word "gringo" is discriminatory.
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Families across San Diego county navigate a maze of testing, vaccines and mask mandates as the omicron variant of COVID-19 surges and universities return to remote learning. Also, a San Diego Congresswoman reflects on one year since political rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.
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For a special holiday episode of KPBS Roundtable, we talk with the hosts of locally produced podcasts about their content and what it takes to stand out in digital media.
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Vista is backing up its climate action goals with its first environmental commission. It’s made up of local residents, and includes one the city's first Spanish-speaking commissioners.
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Street art often carries a negative connotation, and it's rare when street artists can work with city officials and law enforcement.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said a state unit that enforces housing development plans of cities and counties will expand to oversee local spending on homelessness.
- San Diego political expert details steps that could lead to US civil war
- A volunteer legal observer says she was left bruised after being detained by ICE agents at federal courthouse
- Springs Fire erupts in East County; evacuations ordered
- San Diego Unified school board passes phone ban, effective first day of school
- Immigration court observer says ICE detained her for hours