Terra’s Pledge (TJ River Edition)

Terra’s Pledge (TJ River Edition)

From Voice of San Diego Podcast by Voice of San Diego

May 15, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Terra Lawson-Remer discussing county reforms and various local issues in San Diego.

When you have questions about county reform, you go straight to the source. This week on the Voice of San Diego Podcast, Scott Lewis, Jakob McWhinney, and Bella Ross are joined by San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer to discuss massive county charter reforms, infrastructure lockboxes, and what it’s really like navigating dating apps as a public official. Plus: The crew dives into the massive gamble City Council is taking by rejecting the trash fee settlement, the devastating proposed closures of public restrooms across San Diego beaches and parks, and are we at peak "dorkitude" of California’s governor candidates? 0:00 Intro 2:42 Surviving Campaign Mailer Season & Personal Boundaries 3:28 District 2 Mailer Breakdown: Josh Coyne & Richard Bailey 7:03 The City's Big Bet: Rejecting the Trash Fee Settlement 12:10 Peak Dorkitude: Grading CA Governor Candidate Interviews 23:46 Public Restrooms in San Diego  29:26 County Charter Reform: The IBA & Power Rebalancing 38:02 The 3-Term Limit Debate for Sitting Supervisors 56:14 Tijuana River Sewage Crisis: The Half-Cent Sales Tax Measure 1:00:24 NAD Bank Partnership & Funding the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Lewis, Jakob McWhinney, Bella Ross

Guest: Terra Lawson-Remer

Topics covered

  • county reform
  • infrastructure
  • public restrooms
  • California governor candidates
  • trash fee settlement
  • Tijuana River sewage crisis

Keywords

  • county charter reforms
  • infrastructure lockboxes
  • dating apps
  • public restrooms
  • trash fee settlement
  • California governor candidates
  • Tijuana River sewage crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: San Diego County Board of Supervisors, City Council

Places: California, San Diego, Tijuana River

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