
Bennett Lacy
ProducerBen Lacy is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.
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State lawmakers push to accelerate theme park reopenings as SeaWorld and the San Diego Zoo reopen with limited capacity, the San Diego Padres prepare for a new season while navigating COVID-19 and housing advocates worry how a large local real estate deal might affect the supply of affordable apartments.
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San Diego County brings vaccine distribution sites to rural areas, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer launches his run for California Governor, and residents in Paradise Hills band together to build sidewalks in their neighborhoods.
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President Joe Biden takes steps to undo some of former President Trump's controversial immigration policies, California's public schools experience a significant drop in enrollment during COVID-19 and a San Diego Congressman joins a bipartisan effort to deal with climate change.
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Local restaurants defy COVID-19 rules as a peaceful protest, San Diego's Spanish-speaking community reacts to the end of the Trump era, and the leader of the San Diego Unified School District is chosen for a position in the Biden administration.
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San Diego's congressional representatives split on impeachment, a new COVID-19 vaccination center opens near Petco Park, and the vaccine arrives in short supply in Imperial County.
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Calls grow for President Donald Trump's removal from office after deadly protest by supporters at the U.S. Capitol, the role social media played in organizing this week's chaos in Washington and the worsening COVID-19 situation in San Diego County.
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The Human Milk Institute at UC San Diego hopes to expand its research into how breast milk makes a difference in a child’s health outlook.
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The 2022 election of Simon Silva, who died unexpectedly of cancer before the election but after his name could be removed from the ballot, is why Chula Vista is having a special election on Nov. 7.
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General manager A.J. Preller says Bob Melvin will be back as manager of the big-spending San Diego Padres.
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