Scott Lewis
@scottmlewis.bsky.social
CEO and Editor-in-Chief Voice of San Diego. Softball dad. Coach.
“Simply put, many of LA’s legendary palm trees are approaching the end of their lifespan. The question is: What comes next?”
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California has a palm tree problem
LA planted thousands of palm trees before hosting the 1932 Olympics. Now they're approaching the end of their lifespans.
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January 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“Simply put, many of LA’s legendary palm trees are approaching the end of their lifespan. The question is: What comes next?”
www.sfgate.com/la/article/l...
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I wrote a commentary for the New Year. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/01/01/i...
In 2025, San Diego Can't Look Away from the Screaming
A few weeks ago, a man in the alley behind our house began screaming. Screaming is not unusual around us, unfortunately. But usually it comes and goes – less frequent […]
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January 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I wrote a commentary for the New Year. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/01/01/i...
New San Diego City Council President @joelacava.bsky.social
is open to his neighborhood, La Jolla, seceding. He is not opposed to the push.
"La Jollans clearly need someone who will just give them objective answers to their questions. That’s the role I’m playing right now," he said today.
is open to his neighborhood, La Jolla, seceding. He is not opposed to the push.
"La Jollans clearly need someone who will just give them objective answers to their questions. That’s the role I’m playing right now," he said today.
December 11, 2024 at 7:03 PM
New San Diego City Council President @joelacava.bsky.social
is open to his neighborhood, La Jolla, seceding. He is not opposed to the push.
"La Jollans clearly need someone who will just give them objective answers to their questions. That’s the role I’m playing right now," he said today.
is open to his neighborhood, La Jolla, seceding. He is not opposed to the push.
"La Jollans clearly need someone who will just give them objective answers to their questions. That’s the role I’m playing right now," he said today.
Kind of obsessing about this assassination of the UnitedHealthCare CEO. The gunman went to Starbucks and then did murder and then rode a CitiBike away? Hard to imagine what more he could have done to leave a better trail. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Is Fatally Shot in New York City: Live Updates
The executive, Brian Thompson, was shot in what the police described as a “brazen targeted attack” outside a hotel where the company was holding an investor meeting. The assailant was last spotted in ...
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December 4, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Kind of obsessing about this assassination of the UnitedHealthCare CEO. The gunman went to Starbucks and then did murder and then rode a CitiBike away? Hard to imagine what more he could have done to leave a better trail. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
FWIW I still think the grossest pardon/clemency was Schwarzenegger’s commutation of Fabian Nunez’s son after he killed Luis Santos at SDSU. “Considering Nunez's limited role in the killing…” www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
Schwarzenegger Commutes Esteban Nunez's Sentence
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has commuted the manslaughter sentence of Esteban Nunez, the son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez.
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December 3, 2024 at 11:20 PM
FWIW I still think the grossest pardon/clemency was Schwarzenegger’s commutation of Fabian Nunez’s son after he killed Luis Santos at SDSU. “Considering Nunez's limited role in the killing…” www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
I haven’t watched a full NFL game until now this season. I was raised a Broncos fan. But I feel like these new unis look like the Chargers old dark blues too much from far away?
December 3, 2024 at 4:07 AM
I haven’t watched a full NFL game until now this season. I was raised a Broncos fan. But I feel like these new unis look like the Chargers old dark blues too much from far away?
Here’s the deal, guys. I had a black belt in Twitter. I was a six sigma answerer of “What’s happening?” But they kept fucking with it and every time it felt worse and disrespectful to junkies like me. So I pulled way back. The idea of restarting here is exhausting.
December 3, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Here’s the deal, guys. I had a black belt in Twitter. I was a six sigma answerer of “What’s happening?” But they kept fucking with it and every time it felt worse and disrespectful to junkies like me. So I pulled way back. The idea of restarting here is exhausting.
They’re circling, waiting for space to land.
December 3, 2024 at 1:48 AM
They’re circling, waiting for space to land.
The results of the presidential race in San Diego County compared to 2020. Trump got about the same number of votes but the Democratic ticket saw a steep drop off.
Turnout:
2020: 83.5%
2024: 75.7%
Turnout:
2020: 83.5%
2024: 75.7%
November 30, 2024 at 8:41 PM
The results of the presidential race in San Diego County compared to 2020. Trump got about the same number of votes but the Democratic ticket saw a steep drop off.
Turnout:
2020: 83.5%
2024: 75.7%
Turnout:
2020: 83.5%
2024: 75.7%
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Listening to the VOSD podcast with @seanelorivera.bsky.social and @scottmlewis.bsky.social discussing a similar topic regarding city parking lots. It would be cool to charge market rates for impacted lots and sell $50 resident placards for annual unlimited use, with nonresidents paying full price.
Scathing audit of boat parking in Mission Bay, including a bit about how the city is wrongly basing fees on cost of maintaining parking when it could instead be charging more based on value of parking spot: www.sandiego.gov/sites/defaul...
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November 30, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Listening to the VOSD podcast with @seanelorivera.bsky.social and @scottmlewis.bsky.social discussing a similar topic regarding city parking lots. It would be cool to charge market rates for impacted lots and sell $50 resident placards for annual unlimited use, with nonresidents paying full price.
Anyone know of a good book or essay on how the country could realistically help the many people addicted to opioids get off them? It feels like there’s a lot available about the problem but so little about what possible solutions there are.
November 28, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Anyone know of a good book or essay on how the country could realistically help the many people addicted to opioids get off them? It feels like there’s a lot available about the problem but so little about what possible solutions there are.
I decided to read all the post apocalyptic novels. I think I’m through the good ones (do I have to do Left Behind?). I’m watching The Stand (1994) now and is it so bad. I read it straight through. Amazing cast. But they’re like children reading lines in class.
a bald man in a red shirt is standing in front of a window looking up .
ALT: a bald man in a red shirt is standing in front of a window looking up .
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November 27, 2024 at 1:52 AM
I decided to read all the post apocalyptic novels. I think I’m through the good ones (do I have to do Left Behind?). I’m watching The Stand (1994) now and is it so bad. I read it straight through. Amazing cast. But they’re like children reading lines in class.
Is it really a perk? Everyone can ask for donations to their pet causes. But unlike normals, elected officials have to disclose it when it works.
One great perk of elective office in CA is behested payments, the ability to ask for donations to pet causes. This review of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s latest solicitations is the first in a trio of reports looking at local officials’ recent filings www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/11/26/m...
Mayor Gloria uses his elected office to solicit donations to nonprofits. Now another city leader is joining him.
A spokesperson said Mayor Gloria’s record of soliciting contributions reflects his willingness to use his office to expand city services without adding to the budget.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Is it really a perk? Everyone can ask for donations to their pet causes. But unlike normals, elected officials have to disclose it when it works.
Voice of San Diego’s Beef Week is back. San Diego vs Public Restrooms is first up. Lots of Beeves to go through. It’ll be more like Beef 10 Days. voiceofsandiego.org/2024/11/26/i...
It’s Impossible to Pee Legally in San Diego
A brief and sordid history of the public restroom in America sheds light on why it’s impossible to take a private piss outside the home.
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November 26, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Voice of San Diego’s Beef Week is back. San Diego vs Public Restrooms is first up. Lots of Beeves to go through. It’ll be more like Beef 10 Days. voiceofsandiego.org/2024/11/26/i...
Wait’ll The New York Times finds out all water is recycled. It’s gonna blow their minds.
The Singaporeans are giving out free beer made from recycled toilet water at the COP29 climate summit. “At first their eyes widen,” one of the leaders of Singapore’s youth delegation said. “Then we reassure them. They’re usually coming back the next day for another.”
At COP29, ‘Sewage Beer’ Is Just Fine
The hoppy pilsner from Singapore, where freshwater is scarce, is part of an effort to promote recycling solutions.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Wait’ll The New York Times finds out all water is recycled. It’s gonna blow their minds.
Looks like Oceanside’s mayor is going to be re-elected. And while Measure E is done, the margin closed and the margin is going to drive them nuts.
November 22, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Looks like Oceanside’s mayor is going to be re-elected. And while Measure E is done, the margin closed and the margin is going to drive them nuts.
Guess we're doing this again. If you're a city politician considering some signaling around the words "sanctuary" don't be stupid. My column from the last time Trump was re-elected. voiceofsandiego.org/2017/02/21/n...
Neither San Diego – Nor California – Is a Sanctuary for the Undocumented
Last year, San Diego based immigration officers removed 23,729 people in the region from the United States. More than half were not criminals.
voiceofsandiego.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Guess we're doing this again. If you're a city politician considering some signaling around the words "sanctuary" don't be stupid. My column from the last time Trump was re-elected. voiceofsandiego.org/2017/02/21/n...
I probably should rethink the trajectory I’m on if this is destined to be my legacy but whatever gets the donations, amirite?
November 19, 2024 at 9:53 PM
I probably should rethink the trajectory I’m on if this is destined to be my legacy but whatever gets the donations, amirite?
It appears the bulk (43,000) of the remaining ballots are conditional voter registration ballots, which require significant verification steps ... but still.
the slow churn of ballots is wild...
November 15, 2024 at 11:26 PM
It appears the bulk (43,000) of the remaining ballots are conditional voter registration ballots, which require significant verification steps ... but still.
Oceanside mayoral race flips after latest count. It's now a 31-vote lead for incumbent Esther Sanchez. Next update from
the Registrar of Voters won't come until Thursday, which is absurd.
the Registrar of Voters won't come until Thursday, which is absurd.
November 15, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Oceanside mayoral race flips after latest count. It's now a 31-vote lead for incumbent Esther Sanchez. Next update from
the Registrar of Voters won't come until Thursday, which is absurd.
the Registrar of Voters won't come until Thursday, which is absurd.
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Looking at a poll testing Kamala Harris for governor of California, and already want to argue with anyone saying "Nixon tried that and lost."
Nixon ran against an incumbent after winning his home state by 0.5 points. Harris would be running in an open seat after winning the state by 20 points.
Nixon ran against an incumbent after winning his home state by 0.5 points. Harris would be running in an open seat after winning the state by 20 points.
November 14, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Looking at a poll testing Kamala Harris for governor of California, and already want to argue with anyone saying "Nixon tried that and lost."
Nixon ran against an incumbent after winning his home state by 0.5 points. Harris would be running in an open seat after winning the state by 20 points.
Nixon ran against an incumbent after winning his home state by 0.5 points. Harris would be running in an open seat after winning the state by 20 points.
I only got a quick look at the burned out palms at Montezuma Rd. But it is striking how the long skirts burned off but the top fronds … stayed green?
November 14, 2024 at 5:46 AM
I only got a quick look at the burned out palms at Montezuma Rd. But it is striking how the long skirts burned off but the top fronds … stayed green?
Matt Gunderson concedes to Rep. Mike Levin in CA-49 and congratulates him and then puts him on blast.
November 13, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Matt Gunderson concedes to Rep. Mike Levin in CA-49 and congratulates him and then puts him on blast.
Earlier this year, Will Huntsberry shared the tragic story of Tiara Gray, a 21-year-old Navy sailor who struggled to find her place in the military while battling serious mental health challenges.
Tonight at 7 p.m. NBC San Diego will air a special documentary about her: shorturl.at/8EcqS
Tonight at 7 p.m. NBC San Diego will air a special documentary about her: shorturl.at/8EcqS
Deadly Failure: A sailor’s struggle in fractured military mental-health system
In this collaboration, Voice of San Diego and NBC 7 shed light on the mental-health crisis in the military, where more than 30,000 service members and veterans in the post-9/11 era have died by suicid...
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November 12, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Earlier this year, Will Huntsberry shared the tragic story of Tiara Gray, a 21-year-old Navy sailor who struggled to find her place in the military while battling serious mental health challenges.
Tonight at 7 p.m. NBC San Diego will air a special documentary about her: shorturl.at/8EcqS
Tonight at 7 p.m. NBC San Diego will air a special documentary about her: shorturl.at/8EcqS