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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Election Day is Tuesday. We take one last look at some local races and the issues involved. -
They claim Republican Assembly District 75 candidate Carl DeMaio has used deceptive campaign tactics. -
The lawsuit found a state geologist had previously warned about the risk of bluff failures at that location. -
Carl DeMaio switched his voter registration to a residence in Assembly District 75 just a few days before announcing his candidacy, according to records obtained by KPBS. -
Mayor Todd Gloria’s office wanted to prohibit board and commission members from publicly criticizing any city employees. -
Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 5, 2024 election guide for California State Assembly races.
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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.
- Two San Diego nonprofits are poised to lose promised environmental justice grants — but the EPA has yet to tell them
- Bob Filner, disgraced ex-mayor of San Diego, dies at 82
- Trump administration considers immigration detention on Bay Area military base, records show
- San Diego County releases dashboard compiling on South County sewage
- California sent investigators to ICE facilities. They found more detainees, and health care gaps