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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Fletcher previously spent over $323,000 from his abandoned state Senate campaign on attorneys’ fees in sexual assault case filed by former MTS employee. -
On the latest KPBS Roundtable, we look at the city of San Diego's plans for a 1,000-bed mega shelter. -
A recent KPBS investigation found vacancies on the board have undermined independent oversight of the city’s surveillance technology. After Mayor Todd Gloria’s inaction, the City Council moved swiftly to appoint new members. -
For decades, SURFER Magazine was called “The Bible” of surf culture. The Carlsbad-based publication went dormant during the pandemic. But now, it’s looking to make a comeback — and expand its reach. -
The board, which oversees the city’s use of surveillance technology, has had to cancel its latest meetings because it lost so many members. -
As the debate surfaces again over police use of camera-equipped smart streetlights, the city’s Privacy Advisory Board is unable to meet and provide recommendations.
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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