Scott Rodd
Investigative ReporterScott comes to KPBS after spending more than a half-decade in Sacramento as both a State Capitol reporter and an investigative reporter.
Most recently, he worked for Capital Public Radio where he produced a number of award-winning investigative projects. They include a podcast and audio documentary on the U.S. Forest Service’s failed plans to protect a rural California town from wildfire. His reporting prompted a Congressional inquiry that is ongoing.
Scott’s investigation into Gov. Gavin Newsom’s overstated wildfire prevention efforts prompted legislative oversight hearings and a $500 million budget increase for fire mitigation. His reporting on a private security incident at Sacramento’s basketball arena led to the passage of a state law that requires use-of-force training for California security guards.
Scott was the Sacramento Press Club’s journalist of the year in 2021, has a regional Murrow award and was a finalist for a national Investigative Reporters & Editors award.
-
At one shelter, kennels are hosed down with dogs inside them and the vast majority of dogs do not have beds, leaving them to sleep on concrete floors. -
A KPBS investigation last year found the Marine Corps funneled thousands of Marine recruits into the Oceanside-based credit union annually in order to process their paychecks. It also found the credit union relied on overdraft fees as a key source of revenue. -
We sit down with the reporters behind a new investigative series, looking into where new homes are being built in San Diego County and why some development efforts face pushback. -
A KPBS investigation reveals the shelters are beset by poor recordkeeping and high turnover rates. Former staffers claim many dogs are being put down unnecessarily. -
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office accused SDPD Officer Curtis Doll of purchasing more than $3,000 in personal items in recent years using the department’s School Safety Patrol bank account. Doll faces a felony charge. -
A critical weather observation system at Montgomery Field Airport was malfunctioning for days before the plane crash early Thursday morning. The FAA did not issue an advance notice about the outage, records show.
-
Immigration agents arrested Kyungjin Yu, an immigrant from South Korea, because she overstayed her visa, Department of Homeland Security officials told KPBS. -
Merle Wakefield was cleared for release four years ago. But the state has struggled to place him in the community as residents protested his release. -
Skateboarding is part of the Olympic program for the second time in history.
- Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects at ports
- How 3 Hawaiian teen princes brought surfing to the mainland
- Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebra after car accident, spokesperson says
- Don't let a selfie be the end of you
- Photos: Mother Nature must be really annoyed at our fakery