As the year comes to an end, we decided to look back at some of YOUR favorite stories. These are the most read stories of 2024.
2024’s top ten: The stories that most resonated with readers this year had to do with education, and the many sexual misconduct scandals that continue to plague the county’s largest school district, and narratives on housing, environment and one sailor’s heartbreaking story.
We rounded up Voice of San Diego’s most read stories of 2024. And we asked our reporters why the stories were so compelling and what they think is going to happen in the new year.
More to come: Our reporters have spent the last week catching up on projects and investigations. We are cooking up big stories for 2025. You won’t get a Morning Report tomorrow or Wednesday, but we will be back on Thursday. Happy New Year!
Photos of the Year
The most visually-compelling stories of 2024 were tales of heartbreak and success.
In January, violent floods swept cars down roadways and pushed more than a thousand people from their homes. The images have largely faded away, but many people in southeastern San Diego are still trying to recover from losing their homes and communities.
The homelessness crisis also featured heavily in the lenses of our photographers.
But Voice’s contributing photographers also told stories of hope and resilience. They found stories of unexpected success at Edison Elementary School and deep-rooted culture among horse riders in San Ysidro, who practice the tradition of charrería.
VOSD Podcast: What’s Going to Happen in 2025
We recorded our last episode of the year a day before County Supervisor Nora Vargas announced her decision to not take the oath of office after winning re-election. Whoops! Talk about a Friday news drop. We’ll discuss it Friday when we’re back in the studio.
To recap the year, our hosts invited a few of our journalists in the studio.
We all too turns looking back and forward — recapping some of the biggest stories our reporters followed in 2024 and what we think may happen in 2025.
From the region’s housing crisis to AI in schools. What’s going to happen? We’ll keep following all these important stories. Listen to the full episode here.
Songs of 2024
Every Wednesday, our Jakob McWhinney offers up some local tunes to get your through the rest of the week.
“The weekly ritual of digging around for something exciting also made me feel closer to the musical happenings of my hometown and gave me a deeper appreciation for this city’s sonic variety,” he writes.
Here are all our favorite songs of 2024. Read more here.
In Other News
- The Union-Tribune reports that Mexico is preparing for the Trump administration’s deportation plans. The country is considering developing an app to notify consulates of deportations and opening shelters. Related: Voice contributor Sandra Dibble explained how Mexico has dealt with previous mass deportations and what experts say they expect will happen.
- Military families are preparing for a new law that has removed coverage of gender-affirming care for family members under the age of 18, KPBS reports.
- The city of San Diego’s Golden Hall shelter is officially closed. NBC 7 spoke to a former resident of the shelter about transitioning to a new space.
The Morning Report was written by Andrea Lopez-Villafaña.