Cup of Chisme: FOMO

I love when I go on vacation but not for the reasons you think. Sure, it’s nice to relax and forget about deadlines and emails. But what I love the most is that I get to experience Voice of San Diego like so many of you, my dear readers. I get to read the Morning…

Cup of Chisme: Too Messy for a Car Wash

Soapy Joe’s Car Wash is going to stick to lathering up cars at its current locations instead of expanding its empire to Barrio Logan. What went down: City Hall reporter Mariana Martínez Barba learned on Friday that the San Diego car wash chain abandoned its plan to purchase a property on Boston Avenue in Barrio…

Cup of Chisme: The Best Schools in San Diego?

When I first started working here, someone told me Voice of San Diego was like a prickly cactus. It’s nice to look at but no one wants to get too close. In other words, if one of our reporters was calling, it probably wasn’t for a fun feature. That comment stuck with me. I had…

Cup of Chisme: Public Funds and Plastic Surgery

This week, our Lisa Halverstadt broke that news that county prosecutors charged the leader of a local nonprofit with using public dollars to pay for personal expenses. Amy Knox, former chief operating officer of the Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego, allegedly used money the nonprofit received from the county to distribute overdose reversal drugs…

Cup of Chisme: All About Schools

Every year, we publish school performance data, alongside helpful how-to articles, to help parents better understand our region’s education system. And this year, for the first time-ever, we’ve added private school data. If you haven’t already, you can download a free copy of our 2026 A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools here. Our guide…

Cup of Chisme: About Those Protesters

When City Hall reporter Mariana Martínez Barba made it to Council Chambers this week to cover a proposal to tax empty second homes and vacation rentals, she spotted dozens of people in light blue shirts. Some were holding signs that had some version of this: “Keep San Diego affordable: Say no to the rental tax.”…

Cup of Chisme: No Smiles Here

On Thursday, Mayor Todd Gloria delivered a speech about what’s next for the city. We tried to predict on the podcast what he would say during the State of the City address. After listening to his speech, it seems we got a few things right. They mayor focused on housing and doubled down on getting…

Cup of Chisme: Parking Drama

2026 is off to an interesting start. From vandalized parking meters to traumatized marine animals at local tide pools, local news headlines this week had me down. (Not to mention national news.) Luckily, our journalists focused their energy on helping readers make sense of it all. Grab some cafecito, here’s what you need to know…

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