A plan to make it harder to pass citizens initiatives was pared back during negotiations last week. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/26/t...

San Diego Unified’s new screen policy leans into growing skepticism toward educational technology. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/24/t...

Meet a local charter school’s new AI-powered humanoid robot: Ameca. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/24/a...

Op-Ed: Many stakeholders stand to benefit from California’s investments in desalination, but they must understand the regulatory hurdles at play. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/23/w...

Plans to build affordable housing on the Del Mar Fairgrounds have, once again, hit a snag. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/17/n...

Records reveal a county official who was charged with a fatal hit-and-run was working on the day of the crash. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/22/c...

State lawmakers are split over a bill that aims to address housing affordability by capping HOA fees. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/19/s...

A contractor that recently tested experimental methods for cleaning the Tijuana River is now at the core of the reflecting pool fiasco. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/22/e...

An influx of state funds allows Chula Vista schools to roll back painful cuts and proposed layoffs. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/18/s...

🧵Folks, the @voiceofsandiego.org team hustles so hard to tell stories that wouldn't be told without us. 👋PSA: We're also a nonprofit fueled by donors. A few recent examples: @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social's story on how a boom in students with disabilities is hitting local school districts hard.

San Diego’s only city-funded, walk-up day center for unhoused people just got its funding pulled. It’s replacement facility will be even more limited. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/18/s...

Special education students now make up almost 20 percent of students countwide. For many districts, the situation has reached a crisis point. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/17/d...

A new human rights report shows more than 128,000 people are missing in Mexico. The country also has more than 70,000 unidentified bodies. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/15/b...

Records show county officials knew about the past embezzlement conviction of a COO of an ex-contractor since at least three years ago. Now, she faces felony charges for allegedly misappropriating county funds. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/15/w...

Two state legislature races will put Republicans’ regional political power to the test. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/12/s...

A Barrio Logan post office is being renamed due to sexual abuse allegations against its namesake, César Chávez. The thing is: the post office closes next month. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/14/c...

Will San Diegans outside of La Jolla get a say in whether the coastal enclave can secede? Not if this guy has anything to say about it! voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/15/n...

Member Exclusive: Here's the latest update on La Jolla secession and our most up-to-date notes on the June election results. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/13/p...

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For a second there, we all thought the state was throwing $46 million at the Tijuana River sewage crisis. That turned out not to be the case. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/12/n...

Late last year, former Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy was at a career high. The months since have been filled with investigations, finger-pointing, messy politics and a discrimination lawsuit. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/12/t...

A Grand Jury report found a Grossmont school board's decision to pull a mental health services contract intended to harm LGBTQ students — at the cost of all students. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/10/g...

Last week’s vote shows South County voters opted for familiar faces and were not bound to party politics. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/11/s...

This year’s budget talks were messy. After months of meetings and debate, here’s the final update on where the cards landed. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/11/a...

Taxes that were supposed to fund a Convention Center expansion are now being used to pay off debts from the city’s 2001 expansion. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/10/c...

A union-proposed ballot measure would dramatically change Chula Vista government with increased term limits and other changes. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/09/u...

Join us Thursday night for a live recording of San Diego’s favorite public affairs podcast! Featuring: - San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera - Audience games - And a chance to win free Padres tickets! Get your tickets now 🎟️ voiceofsandiego.org/event/brews-...

Arizona hopes a functional wastewater treatment plant on the Tijuana River could ease the state’s water crisis. Here’s how it would work 👇️ voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/08/e...

The embattled superintendent of Albert Einstein Academies has officially resigned. Here’s the backstory 👇️ voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/05/e...

Member Exclusive: Here’s where the city’s budget conversations stand on the day of the big vote. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/06/p...

Last week’s election results reflect well on Republicans and moderate Democrats across the state. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/05/s...

President Donald Trump believes more desalination plants are needed to solve the Colorado River problem. Environmentalists disagree. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/03/t...

Turns out, it’s hard to get all nine councilmembers to a City Council meeting.  voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/01/c...

Are you a North County voter? Here’s a peak at the early election results and what they mean for the region. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/03/n...

Why would SDG&E be opposed to balcony solar? Because it undercuts their bottom line, an op-ed writer argues. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/02/s...

National political issues such as immigration reform loomed large in voters’ minds in the 48th Congressional District. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/02/v...

Is San Diego on the right track? A new poll suggests most local voters don’t think so. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/01/s...

Still trying to digest last night’s election results? We checked in with South Bay voters Tuesday to hear what was swaying their votes. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/02/v...

Coastal voters outside the polls yesterday shared concerns about affordability, but had different visions for how to achieve it. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/02/v...

Everybody’s bought into the idea that middle managers are the root of San Diego’s budget problem. What gets lost if they’re cut? voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/29/h...

“These are not faceless investors gaming the system; they are real San Diegans with legitimate reasons for how they use their homes,” writes local activist Shane Harris in a new op-ed. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/29/i...

Polls show the rightward shift amongst Latino voters in 2024 is already recentering — and South Bay democrats hope to ride the wave. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/28/s...

Candidate fundraising in the race for state superintendent shows California’s biggest teachers union isn’t leaving this election up to chance. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/27/t...

A Republican riff has formed in the election for a North County supervisor’s seat at the will of, none other than, Assemblymember Carl DeMaio. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/26/h...

In an open letter, local leaders make the case for restoring San Diego’s arts and culture budget amid sweeping cuts. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/27/o...

Member Exclusive: Our editors reflect on last week’s historic trash deal and lift the hood on campaign spending in local council races. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/23/p...

A company that’s being sued for allegedly failing to address the Tijuana River sewage crisis was just awarded another contract by the federal government. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/22/e...

A new state bill would limit price-gouging in immigration detention centers, where costs can be up to 50 percent higher than in grocery stores. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/22/s...

Less than two weeks ahead of the June primary, South County politics are as messy as ever. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/21/s...

Scientists say warming waters might contribute to the large numbers of dead birds being found at Friendship Park. Advocates suspect contaminated waters may also play a role. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/18/b...