Check This Out, South Bay with Jim Hinch – Episode 1

About This Episode

Presenting the first episode of Check This Out, South Bay a new, monthly series exploring the news stories keeping Voice of San Diego South County Reporter Jim Hinch busy.

This first episode includes a discussion about some of Hinch’s recent stories, including:

• No Longer ‘Norita.’ Some of Nora Vargas’ Constituents Sour on her Leadership
  Hailed as a pathbreaking Latina when first elected in 2020, Vargas has feuded with key allies during her first term and left many residents feeling ignored or dismissed. What happened?
• South County Report: ‘Forever’ Chemicals Discovered in South County Water
  Recent tests discovered toxic industrial chemicals in Sweetwater Reservoir. Officials say the water is safe to drink but ratepayers are concerned. Treating the chemicals could cost $40 million. 

• Newly Re-elected City Councilmember Already Faces Possible Censure by Colleagues:
  Less than two weeks after National City Councilmember Jose Rodriguez was re-elected in a landslide, his fellow councilmembers are moving toward censuring him for multiple alleged violations of the city’s code of conduct.

Hinch and Shamps also talk about some other stories Hinch is working on, including what’s going on in the cannabis industry in National City, mental and drug treatment for the unhoused, the Living Coast Discovery Center and even talk about what it would mean for La Jolla to secede from the City of San Diego.

Tagged as:
Cannabis Industry National City Forever Chemicals Jim Hinch La Jolla Secession Living Coast Discovery Center Mental Health Treatment Unhoused National City Censure National City News San Diego Unhoused Crisis. South Bay Politics South County reporter South County Water Quality Sweetwater Authority Sweetwater Reservoir Voice of San Diego Water Contamination South County

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