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SUMMARY:Politifest | Oct. 4\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Be part of the first-ever Solutions Showdown at Politifest 2025 — happening Saturday\, October 4\, 2025\, at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies.Hear from local leaders and vote on the best ideas to tackle San Diego’s biggest challenges. \nPolitifest is made possible by our incredible community partners. Interested in sponsoring Politifest 2025?\nContact Julianne Markow.\n\n \nBuy Tickets Now!\nEvent Schedule\n \nMeet the Speakers\n\n \n\nHosted by\n\n\n \n\nIn partnership with\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \nPolitifest 2025 puts San Diego’s biggest problems to a solutions showdown\n\n\n\nWhen and Where\nSaturday\, October 4\, 2025\, at USD from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.\nUniversity of San Diego – Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies\n5998 Alcalá Park\, San Diego\, CA 92110\n \n\n\n\nVenue\n\n University of San Diego \n\n  Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies 5998 Alcalá Park\, San Diego\, CA 92110    + Google Map \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n 🗺️ Politifest 2025 Event Map \n ❓ Politifest 2025 FAQs \n\n\nGeneral Admission\nThrough Sept. 1: $65.00 \nAfter Sept. 1: $70.00 \nStudents (with valid ID): Free \nRegistration required for all tickets. All paid tickets include a 1-year Voice of San Diego membership. \n\n Buy Tickets Now! \n \n\nLivestream Access\nCan’t make it in person? A livestream of Politifest 2025 will be available. Please purchase a ticket below to gain access. \nThe livestream link will be emailed to all registered attendees on the day of the event. \nGo To Livestream \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nAudience Q&A + Voting\nUse Slido to submit questions and vote during the session. \n\n \n\n\n\n \nOpen Slido (Q&A)\n \nOr visit: app.sli.do/event/d2FanY8XQoHmknjAh9L5sD/live/questions \n \nWhat is Slido?\nSlido is the interactive tool we’re using during Politifest to collect audience questions and run live polls in each session. \nHow to Join\n\nScan the QR code or click Open Slido (Q&A).\nAt the top of the Slido screen\, open the dropdown menu and select the room/session you’re attending.\nType and submit your question at any time.\nWhen a poll appears\, tap to vote for your speaker.\n\nTip: Keep this page open during the session so you can ask questions and vote quickly. \n\n\n\n \n\nSupport Local Journalism\nSupport independent\, investigative journalism in San Diego County. \nBecome a Member\n\nView Member Benefits\n\n\n \nFor sponsor access\, community tickets or other pricing inquiries\, contact: politifest@voiceofsandiego.org \n \n\nThank you to our Politifest 2025 sponsors!\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nNELSON STAKEHOLDER CONSULTING \n\n\n\n \nView Our Community Tables\n\n\nPolitifest 2025: Solutions Showdown Event Schedule \nClick on times below for more info\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 am\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n9:30 am\n\n\n9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.\nWelcome\n\n\n\n\n10:00 am\n\n\n10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nHow do we get the city we want?How will we solve the cross-border sewage crisis?What do we do about street homelessness?\n\n\n\n\n\n11:45 am\n\n\n11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.\nLunch Break\n\n\n\n\n12:45 pm\n\n\n12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.\n\nHow to build more housing?How can we make the cost of electricity more affordable?What should we do when people with behavioral health problems refuse treatment?\n\n\n\n\n\n2:15 pm\n\n\n2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.\nBreak\n\n\n\n\n2:30 pm\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nProp 50How do we solve the childcare crisis?How do we ensure that all children receive an excellent education?How do we make water more affordable in San Diego?\n\n\n\n\n4:15 pm\n\n\n4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.\nPodcast\nShowdown Awards\n\n\n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.\nReception in the Garden of the Sea\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n ⬆️ BACK TO TOP \nGet Your Tickets for Politifest 2025 Now!
URL:https://voiceofsandiego.org/event/politifest-oct-4-2025/
LOCATION:University of San Diego\, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies 5998 Alcalá Park\, San Diego\, CA 92110
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SUMMARY:Meet the Beat: San Diego City Hall Reporter
DESCRIPTION:Our team is excited to hear about City Hall for our next Meet the Beat event. Meet the Beat is an in-person opportunity for you to meet the journalist behind the newsletter and discuss local news with the Voice of San Diego community. \nThis month’s event will be hosted by Voice’s San Diego City Hall reporter\, Mariana Martínez Barba. During the event there will be a discussion and opportunity to share how San Diego City Hall’s decisions and measures have impacted your life. Please RSVP below to reserve your spot. \n\n\nVenue\nVoice of San Diego\, 2nd Floor\n110 West A St\nSan Diego\, CA 92101\nGet directions \nThis event is sponsored by Cox. \n \n\n 
URL:https://voiceofsandiego.org/event/meet-the-beat-san-diego-city-hall-report/
LOCATION:Voice of San Diego\, 110 West A St.\, San Diego\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brews & News Live Podcast
DESCRIPTION:Voice of San Diego Presents \nBrews & News Live Podcast 🍻\nWe’re back! Bring a friend\, have a pint and embrace your inner news nerd with\nVoice of San Diego. \nLive! From Soda Bar \nJoin us for a live recording of the most popular public affairs podcast in San Diego. It’s all going down on Wednesday\, Nov. 19\, at 6 p.m. at Soda Bar in City Heights. \nSo get your ticket\, grab a friend and prepare to embrace your inner news nerd. \nWhen: Wednesday\, Nov. 19\, at 6:00 p.m.  •  Where: Soda Bar\, San Diego \n\n \n\n \n\n\n🗓️ \nEvent Details\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday\, Nov. 19\, at 6:00 p.m. \nWhere: Soda Bar\, 3615 El Cajon Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA 92104-1514 \n\nOpen in Maps\n\n\nDoors 6:00 • Show 6:30\n\n\n \n\n\n🎟️ \nTickets\n\n\nPrice: $22.15 (venue processing fees included) \nMember Perk: Reporter’s Circle & Editor’s Circle members (annual giving $500+) receive two free tickets. \nEmail membership@voiceofsandiego.org to redeem or with questions. \n\nGet Your Tickets\n\n\n\n \n\n\n📝 \nAbout the Show\n\n\nMeet our team of journalists and get the inside scoop on the latest local investigations at ourBrews & News Live Podcast. \nJoin CEO and Editor-in-Chief Scott Lewis\, Managing Editor Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña\, education reporter Jakob McWhinney\, and social media star Bella Ross for this special recording at Soda Bar. \nThe crew will be joined by John David Wicker\, director of intercollegiate athletics at San Diego State University. \nEnjoy a beer with our journalists\nPlay audience games\nTaste our 20th-anniversary beer by Three Punk Ales\nHear from special guests\nLive podcast recording\n\n\n \n\n\n⏰ \nSchedule & Policy\n\n\nDoors: 6:00 p.m. \nLive recording: 6:30 p.m. \nThis is a public 21+ event with valid ID at Soda Bar – San Diego. \n\n\n\n \n🎧\nSan Diego’s most popular public-affairs podcast – be in the room!
URL:https://voiceofsandiego.org/event/brews-news-live-podcast/
LOCATION:Soda Bar\, 3615 El Cajon Blvd\, San Diego\, CA\, 92104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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SUMMARY:Winter Insider Member Coffee
DESCRIPTION:Free for Insider Members \n\n\n\n📅When\n\nWednesday\, January 28\n9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.\n\n\n\n📍Where\n\nDiversionary Theatre\n4545 Park Blvd #101\nSan Diego\, CA 92116\n\n\n\n\nAs an Insider Member\, you’re invited to meet our reporters and editors at our upcoming member coffee event.\nThank you for supporting Voice of San Diego! \nJoin Voice’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Scott Lewis\, Managing Editor\nAndrea Sanchez-Villafaña\, and Sacramento Reporter Nadia Lathan.\nWe’ll discuss Voice’s latest investigations and answer audience questions about San Diego news\,\nincluding insight into Nadia’s recent work. \nRSVP today! \nComplimentary coffee and tea will be provided. We can’t wait to see you there!\nPlease reach out to\nSofia Cohen\nfor more information or if you have any questions.
URL:https://voiceofsandiego.org/event/winter-insider-member-coffee/
LOCATION:Diversionary Theatre\, 4545 Park Blvd #101\, San Diego\, CA\, 92116\, United States
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SUMMARY:Parent's Guide | Children’s Museum of Discovery Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Children’s Museum of Discovery Workshop  \n\nWondering about your child’s educational options?  \n\n\nWant to know how your child’s school stacks up against others in the area?   \n\n\nCurious about what’s available for after-school care? \n\nIf you answered “yes” to any of these questions\, join us for a free workshop to learn more about Voice of San Diego’s publication\, A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools.  \nWhen: Monday\, Mar. 2\, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.  \nWhere: Children’s Museum of Discovery\, 320 N Broadway\, Escondido\, CA 92025  \nRSVP by registering here.  
URL:https://voiceofsandiego.org/event/parents-guide-childrens-museum-of-discovery-workshop/
LOCATION:Children’s Museum of Discovery\, 320 N Broadway\, Escondido\, CA\, 92025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parents Guide Workshop
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SUMMARY:Women Leading the Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Women Leading the Conversation\nMarch 26\, 2026 · 5:30–8:30 p.m.\nGet Tickets\n \nEach ticket includes appetizers and one drink ticket.\n \n\n2025 WLC Event Photos\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nJoin us for an inspiring evening and panel discussion about how women are\nBuilding the Finest City. \n \n\nFeatured Speakers\n \n\n\n\n\nAngela Shafer-Payne\nVice President and Chief Development Officer\, San Diego Regional Airport Authority\n\n\n\nRead more\n▸\n\nAngela Shafer-Payne is the Chief Development Officer (CDO)\, at the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority\, owner and operator of San Diego International Airport. Ms. Shafer-Payne is a long-tenured executive of the Airport Authority\, where she has held various leadership positions\, including Chief Operating Officer. Most notably she oversaw the transition to an independent airport authority in 2002 and the technical study/ballot initiative to site a new airport in 2006. While the Chief Operating Officer she oversaw the opening of Terminal 2 West\, the Green Build\, Terminal 2 Parking Plaza and the Rental Car Center. Presently\, she oversees Planning\, Noise & Environment\, Airport Design & Construction\, Board Services\, Intergovernmental Affairs and the Airport Capital Improvement Program including the $3.8 billion New Terminal 1 Project.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDr. Fabi Bagula\nSuperintendent\, San Diego Unified School District\n\n\n\nRead more\n▸\n\n\nDr. Fabi Bagula is the first Latina – and only the third woman – to serve as Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District\, the second largest in California. While proud of this distinction\, she recognizes the responsibility to drive systemic change\, so students see themselves represented in the classroom and in leadership. \nDr. Bagula’s leadership is marked by both care and outcomes. Working alongside educators and communities\, she has supported academic improvement efforts that have led to measurable gains for students. San Diego Unified now leads large urban districts in California in English Language Arts\, Mathematics\, lower Chronic Absenteeism rate\, and improved College and Career Indicators. And the district’s graduation rate reached 90.3%—the highest in recent years. These results underscore her belief that excellence and equity must advance together. \nRaised on the San Diego-Tijuana border\, Dr. Bagula’s bicultural upbringing shaped her visionary approach to education. A former faculty member at the University of San Diego\, CSU San Jose\, and RISE San Diego\, she has taught and coached emerging leaders\, county superintendents\, and principals statewide in equity\, leadership\, and ethical decision-making. Dr. Bagula is a recent Yale-Broad Leadership Fellow and holds a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nErica Pinto\nChairwoman\, Jamul Indian Village of California\n\n\n\nRead more\n▸\n\n\nErica M. Pinto serves as Chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village of California (“JIV”)\, one of the\n13 tribes of the Kumeyaay Nation. Serving for more than 27 years on the JIV Tribal Council\,\nChairwoman Pinto has been elected consecutively since 1997. In 2015\, she became the first\nwoman elected Chairperson of JIV. \nMs. Pinto also serves as Chairwoman of the California Tribal Chairpersons’ Association (“CTCA”)\nand Vice-President of the Southern California Tribal Chairpersons’ Association (“SCTCA”). She\nis a Board Member on the Board of Directors of the Southern Indian Health Council (“SIHC”)\,\nalongside other elected Tribal leaders in the region\, helping to improve the quality of healthcare\nin San Diego Native communities. \nCloser to home\, Ms. Pinto serves as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors for the Jamul Indian\nVillage Development Corporation\, the entity that owns and manages the Jamul Casino and JIV’s\nother economic enterprises. \nChairwoman Pinto serves on several state transportation committees and is co-founder of the\nAcorn to Oaks tribal program\, which organizes activities focused on culture\, youth development\,\nhealth and fitness\, and technology – all designed to help prevent drug and alcohol abuse and teen\npregnancy\, while promoting education and family togetherness. \nBorn in El Paso\, Texas\, Ms. Pinto grew up with her three brothers on the JIV and Viejas Band\nReservations\, where she witnessed the hardships of her people. Her mother\, who has been active\nin Tribal government for several decades\, instilled in her the importance of respecting our\nancestors and giving back to JIV\, lessons she carries with her to this day. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMaya Madsen\nFounder and Owner\, Maya’s Cookies\n\n\n\nRead more\n▸\n\nMaya Madsen is the founder and CEO of Maya’s Cookies\, America’s #1 Black-owned gourmet\, vegan cookie company. She started the business in 2015\, after she struggled to find a gourmet\, decadent vegan cookie that satisfied her sweet tooth. So she started baking them herself. Maya’s Cookies is now an established national brand with two flagship stores. It operates its own facility to ship their cookies nationwide. Maya works with non-profit organizations such as Kitchen’s for Good\, Junior Achievement\, and Fred Finch to give back and use her platform to provide resources to underserved communities.\n\n\nEnjoy cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres\, and mingling with incredible women.\n \n\nSponsored By
URL:https://voiceofsandiego.org/event/women-leading-the-conversation-2026/
LOCATION:Farmer & Seahorse\, Illumina Theatre\, 10996 Torreyana Rd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92121\, United States
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SUMMARY:Off the Record with Voice of San Diego 2026
DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \nOff the Record\nThursday\, April 30\, 2026 · 5-10 p.m.\nJulep Venue\, 1735 Hancock St. San Diego\, CA 92101\nGet Your Tickets \nA full dinner\, sharp political satire and a night with San Diego’s newsmakers.\n \nJoin us for Off the Record 2026\, Voice of San Diego’s signature celebration of press freedom\, political wit and investigative storytelling.\n\nThis exclusive evening brings together 350 elected officials\, community leaders\, major supporters and newsmakers for a sharp and hilarious roast of our local leaders featuring never-before-seen footage of San Diego’s political figures. \nIt’s a full dinner. No awards. No speeches. Just a chance for all parties to come together and laugh about the stories that never change in San Diego. \n\n \n\nOff the Record 2025 Highlights\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nView the Off the Record 2025 Event Recap\n\n \n\nInterested in sponsoring Off the Record 2026? Your generous sponsorship supports not only the production of this one-of-a-kind event\, but also strengthens our ability to deliver investigative journalism for a better San Diego. \nTo sponsor the event\, please contact Julianne Markow.\n\n \n\nSponsorship Opportunities\nView Sponsorship Package 2026 \n\n\n\nThank You to Our Sponsors\n\n \n\nPresenting\n \n\n \n\nReception\n\n\n\n\n \n\nVideo\n\n\n\n\n \n\nPost-Party\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nUnderwriter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nCommunity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nHost COMMITTEE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nCOMMUNITY\n\nLani Lutar\, Chair\nPedro Anaya\nFrancis Barraza\nStefanie Benvenuto\nChris Cate\nNancy Chase\nJohn Debello\nNancy Haley\nBarry Jantz\nKatherine Johnston\nJames Lawson\nMitch Mitchell\nJill Monroe\nFelipe Monroig\nMark Nelson\nMargie Newman\nHumberto Perraza\nIan Stewart\nClif Williams\n\n\n \n\nTicket & Meal Selection\nYou may purchase no more than 4 tickets per person per order. \nEach guest must select a meal at the time of purchase. If you are buying multiple tickets\, please choose one meal for each individual guest ticket before checkout. \n\n \n\nAvailable Meal Options\n\nOpen-Faced Tamale (V\, GF) \nBraised vegetables topped with corn sauce\, crema and fresh cilantro. A flavorful vegetarian option that’s both hearty and gluten-free.\n\n\nBlackened Salmon (GF) \nPerfectly seasoned blackened salmon served with rice\, mango-avocado salsa and sweet plantains for a balanced blend of savory and sweet.\n\n\nPeruvian Chicken (GF) \nTender Peruvian-style chicken with aji verde sauce\, crispy smashed potato\, cherry tomato confit and blistered shishito peppers for a vibrant\, bold dish.
URL:https://voiceofsandiego.org/event/off-the-record-with-voice-of-san-diego-2026/
LOCATION:JULEP Venue\, 1735 Hancock St\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
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