On this week’s show, our favorite catastrophes reporter MacKenzie Elmer joins us to tell us the tale of how bobcats terrorized animals at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
She also walks us through what’s new about the Trump administration’s recent, and much-touted, agreement with Mexican officials to fix the Tijuana River sewage crisis. Spoiler alert: not much.
Also on the show: Our hosts unpack the city of San Diego’s recent crackdown on RVs that park in Mission Bay. They discuss how it’s impacting people who live in their RVs.
Coming up: Former Mayor of Coronado Richard Bailey is joining us on the podcast next week. We will also have Rep. Scott Peters join us later this month. If you have any questions for our guests, email Scott Lewis at scott.lewis@voiceofsandiego.org.
Regarding the discussion on parking, in reality, the City usually doesn’t actually ‘own’ the land beneath the street — it just has a public right-of-way easement, which is there so everyone can use the street and the parking nearby. That’s why curbside parking has always been seen as a public benefit, rather than a big money-maker. The goal of metered parking isn’t to ‘maximize profits,’ but to promote turnover so that more folks can get to businesses and events. When prices go up to $10/hour, it stops achieving that aim and instead drives people away — which hurts local businesses and limits overall access to the area during an event.