Bennett Lacy
ProducerBen Lacy is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.
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KPBS Midday EditionLocal K-12 schools and colleges begin the academic year with a return to campus, prep sports including high school football begin play after having their seasons canceled last year, and a look at some of the seemingly solvable issues that have gone unaddressed in San Diego for decades. -
We devote this week's episode to the new IPCC report on global climate change and examine the political and business challenges of addressing climate change and its causes here in San Diego. -
New polling shows a tightening recall race for governor, far-right groups in east county, and an update on the COVID-19 situation in San Diego. -
Comic-Con returns with another virtual convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of California system implements a new series of tuition increases, and the environmental cost of electric car batteries. -
San Diego Pride enters its biggest weekend with a mix of in-person and virtual events, a milestone for construction of the new SDSU stadium in Mission Valley, and KPBS relaunches its Cinema Junkie podcast about all things film. -
Turmoil in Haiti adds to the asylum situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, an update on San Diego's effort to provide shelter for those experiencing homelessness and a study that might ease restrictions on blood donations from gay men.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a special election on Nov. 4 to introduce new U.S. House maps. The goal is to win more Democratic seats. This move responds to Republican efforts to gain five seats in Texas. -
Artificial intelligence programs use “AI crawlers” to scour the web for images and data. Artists hope that new laws and protective technology can keep their art from being used without their permission, in violation of their copyrights. -
As San Diego County braces for triple-digit temperatures, pharmacists urge residents to protect heat-sensitive medications like insulin and EpiPens from dangerous exposure.
- San Diego is building a lot of homes in its most walkable neighborhoods
- City Council clears way for tiered parking rates at San Diego Zoo
- San Diego to pay $875K to man shot with police bean bag rounds and bitten by K-9
- Oceanside city council approves new tenant protections, rejects rent control
- San Diego class-action suit says ICE courthouse arrests are illegal