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.
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The City Council took nearly three years to establish and appoint the 25-member commission, after voters overwhelmingly demanded more police oversight in 2020. -
Residents of Grizzly Flats are filing claims for damages against the Forest Service. -
Artists have turned public bathrooms and wastewater treatment facilities into unlikely canvases for expression. -
City leaders are backing away from a one-year deadline for public review and City Council approval of how police and other departments use surveillance technology. -
City Council will vote Tuesday to eliminate a one-year deadline for the city to review and approve the continued use of existing surveillance technologies. -
Insurers wanted to charge San Diego Pride $300,000 this year for coverage that cost the nonprofit about $10,000 last year.
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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.
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