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KPBS Roundtable

KPBS Roundtable

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KPBS Roundtable offers perspectives from those who tell San Diego’s stories. Join host Andrew Bracken for a weekly discussion with reporters, adding depth and context to the headlines driving the news in the San Diego region. KPBS Roundtable airs each Friday at 12 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 a.m. across San Diego on 89.5 FM and Imperial County on 97.7 FM. You can also catch the show on all podcast apps. New episodes drop every Friday afternoon.2022 KPBS Public Media Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The state of immigration enforcement in San Diego
    Sep 5 2025

    Immigration enforcement is escalating in San Diego and across the country, with more than 60,000 people currently in immigration detention nationwide.On KPBS Roundtable, we check in with immigration reporters in the San Diego-Tijuana region to break down the state of enforcement on the ground and how communities across southern California have been responding.Then, a roundup of your weekly stories.Guests:Gustavo Solis, investigative border reporter, KPBSElliot Spagat, U.S. Immigration News Editor, Associated PressKate Morrissey, immigration reporter, Daylight San Diego co-founder, "Beyond the Border"Stories mentioned in Roundup:"ICE" — Throughline, NPR"Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show" — CalMatters"How focused is Gavin Newsom on his job? His official schedule remains a mystery" — CalMattersSan Diego Public Library cuts slash Monday hours, prompt ‘great reshuffling’ of librarians citywide — San Diego Union-TribuneAM13 Jersey Retirement match — San Diego Wave FC

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    46 mins
  • Lawsuit against 'safe sleeping' sites; San Diego's senior population boom
    Aug 29 2025

    A group of people in San Diego's Safe Sleeping Program filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the city program is failing to live up to its name.KPBS Roundtable takes a closer look at the lawsuit and discusses the larger landscape of homelessness in the region.Then, San Diego is facing a senior population boom, what this historic shift means for the region's future.That's followed by our roundup of the week's local stories, from the latest on the Tijuana River's sewage crisis to San Diego's newest basketball franchise.Guests: Blake Nelson, homelessness reporter, The San Diego Union-TribuneWill Huntsberry, senior investigative reporter, Voice of San DiegoJulianna Domingo, producer, KPBS

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    45 mins
  • Education reporters reflect on the school year ahead
    Aug 15 2025

    This week marked the first day of school for tens of thousands of kids in the San Diego Unified School District.With the promises of the new school year also come challenges for local schools and their students, from ongoing enrollment declines to how to navigate our age of smart phones and AI.We speak to three education reporters about those challenges and more.Guests:Katie Anastas, education reporter, KPBSJakob McWhinney, education reporter, Voice of San DiegoJemma Stephenson, education reporter, The San Diego Union- Tribune

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    46 mins
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