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Jakob McWhinney

@jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social
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Recovering musician. Education Reporter at Voice of San Diego. hit me up ➡️ Jakob@VOSD.org or (619) 786-4418 via phone or signal.

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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For 19 years, Stacy Williams worked at a San Diego Unified school that helps adult students with disabilities learn how to lead independent lives. She loved this work and was even named a San Diego County Teacher of the Year. Then her position was eliminated. “It’s heartbreaking," she said.
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She Won County Teacher of the Year. Then Lost Her Position
Just months after winning a prestigious local award, Stacy Williams found out she lost her position. The experience has sent her reeling.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yet another update: The Christian cop group that hired — and then fired — an ex-deputy who was accused of assaulting nearly two dozen women has itself quietly dissolved.
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Christian Cop Group That Hired Ex-Deputy Who Assaulted Women Quietly Dissolved
A former chaplain for the organization, confirmed that CLEF had dissolved.
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Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Wowza. 🤯 This is not the outcome we expected. The law enforcement fellowship that hired a former sheriff's deputy convicted of assaulting women on the job has dissolved after a wave of backlash. @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social has the details.
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Christian Cop Group Dissolved
Change came fast and furious for the Christian Law Enforcement Fellowship.   A little over a week ago, our Jakob McWhinney revealed that the organization, which provided Christian counseling to […]
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Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
More on this topic via @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social:
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Ex-Deputy Convicted of Assaulting Women Out at Christian Group
The Christian Law Enforcement Fellowship cut ties with ex-deputy Ricky Fisher after our story published.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Update on the ex-deputy convicted of assaulting women: days after my story, the Christian Law Enforcement Fellowship announced they'd cut ties with Ricky Fischer. In a statement, the org's prez wrote that they'd been “overzealous in our desire to help him through his redemption journey." More here.
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Ex-Deputy Convicted of Assaulting Women Out at Christian Group
The Christian Law Enforcement Fellowship cut ties with ex-deputy Ricky Fisher after our story published.
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Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Via @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social: "Just a week and a half into the school year, students and staff at a local school that serves about 170 homeless students were vacated after concerns about possible mold in school facilities emerged last week."
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School for Homeless Students Vacated Due to Mold Concerns
County school officials have relocated students and staff from Monarch School in Barrio Logan to alternate locations.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wild to see @apnews.com pick up something you wrote
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Ex-Deputy Convicted of Assaulting Women Now Chaplain for Christian Cop Group
For nearly a decade, the case of San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy Ricky Fischer’s sexual predation rocked San Diego County.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ex-Deputy Ricky Fischer’s litany of sexual assaults rocked San Diego County. When all was said and done, nearly two dozen women accused him of assault, leading taxpayers to pay out nearly $10 million in civil settlements. Now out of prison, he has a new gig — chaplain for cops in crisis.
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Ex-Deputy Convicted of Assaulting Women Now Chaplain for Christian Cop Group
Just two years after the final civil case against former Sheriff's Deputy Ricky Fischer was settled, the disgraced officer who pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from sexual assault of citizens has a n...
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Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Via @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social: A disgraced former Sheriff's Deputy who pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from sexual assault of citizens has a new gig at a Christian fellowship that counsels police officers.
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Ex-Deputy Convicted of Assaulting Women Now Chaplain for Christian Cop Group
Just two years after the final civil case against former Sheriff's Deputy Ricky Fischer was settled, the disgraced officer who pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from sexual assault of citizens has a n...
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
At some San Diego Unified schools, students with disabilities spent almost all of 2025 with substitutes. Most of the time, they didn't have full teaching credentials. For parents, the experience was demoralizing.
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Some of San Diego Unified’s Disabled Students Spend Whole School Years with Substitutes
At 21 San Diego Unified schools, students with disabilities spent more than half of 2025 with substitute teachers. Most of the time, those subs didn't have full teaching credentials. For parents, the ...
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A San Diego charter network recently spent $500,000 on two ChatGPT-powered humanoid robots. School officials say the investment is part of a pilot program to study how to use AI in schools. Experts are much (much) less enthused. One told me the purchase was “bullshit.”
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Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 30/06/2026
Why Is a San Diego Charter School Spending $500,000 on Two Humanoid Robots? gizmodo.com/why-is-a-san-diego-char…
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Why Is a San Diego Charter School Spending $500,000 on Two Humanoid Robots?
Is half a million dollars really worth a bad Nikola Tesla impersonation?
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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 26/06/2026
#AcademicSky · #AI · #AIrobots · Charter School Spends $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots “There is no independent evidence at scale that the use of these tools is either effective or safe, or even have a positive impact on the classroom,” says @wayne-holmes.bsky.social.
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A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough.
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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Humanoid robot at charter school that impersonates historical figures; students find it "creepy" voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/24/a...
	
Cathryn Rambo, dean of academic studies, interacts with an AI robot at Altus Charter School of San Diego on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 in Tierrasanta. / Sandy Huffaker for Voice of San Diego

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In a strip mall in the sleepy San Diego neighborhood of Tierrasanta is one of the newest additions to San Diego’s education system.  

It stands 6 foot 2 inches, with a dull gray silicone face. Under its bald, transparent skull, purple lights pulse. Its bright blue eyes blink and flit from side to side. Its brow scrunches and its lips purse, creating a disconcerting simulacrum of emotion. All the while, the exposed motors in its elbows and shoulders whirr. 

Its name is Ameca, and it’s been touted by school officials as the “world’s most advanced AI-powered humanoid robot.” It’s one of two such ChatGPT-enabled robots purchased by local charter chain Altus Schools which, combined, cost them $500,000. 

Officials at Altus are optimistic about the big dollar buys. They say the robots are part of a pilot program meant to help them figure out what role AI – and potentially robots – may play in the future of education. 

But not everyone’s sold on the pitch. To some researchers, the promises of AI’s backers fall far short of its capabilities. For them, not only has research not sufficiently proven AI’s usefulness as an educational tool, but its introduction into schools also has the potential to do far more harm than good. That’s to say nothing about the humanoid robot part. 

“There is no independent evidence at scale that the use of these tools is either effective or safe, or even have a positive impact on the classroom,” said Wayne Holmes, a professor of critical studies of artificial intelligence and education at University College London. “What we are increasingly hearing are bits of evidence that demonstrate the opposite.” 
‘Physical AI as a Teaching Partner’ 
Jela OLanor interacts with an AI robot while Sc…
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Sherry Turkle @sturkle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
AI humanoid robots in classrooms appeal because they promise everything, but they undermine learning. Education is getting the hard sell from the technology world, but it’s imperative to push back. In my new book, I describe how easily children are drawn into relationships with robots and chatbots.
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A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough.
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ElizabethwithaZ @elizabethwithaz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
OMG, the robot role plays as historical figures, but it can't hold a natural conversation, keeps interrupting the kids, talking too fast, having to repeat itself, and then at the end, the admin says: "Always fact check what the robot tells you." It's not even accurate! 🫠
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A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough.
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Neil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?" ... you really do have to ask what pushes a school to waste $500,000 on such an extreme case of 'AI theater'! voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/24/a...
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A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A San Diego charter network recently made a couple of big-dollar buys — a pair of ChatGPT-powered humanoid robots they hope will help them better understand the future of AI in education. All it cost was $500,000. Some researchers in the field think it’s a “charade.”
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A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough.
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Voice of San Diego @voiceofsandiego.org · 18/06/2026
Special education students now make up almost 20 percent of students countwide. For many districts, the situation has reached a crisis point. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/06/17/d...
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Districts Are Buckling Under a Huge Spike in Special Ed Students
Special education students now make up almost 20 percent of students countywide – significantly more than a decade ago.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Over the past decade, the number of kids with disabilities in local schools has spiked -- increasing by 27 percent. Nearly one in five San Diego County students now has a disability. Districts are buckling under the increases.
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Districts Are Buckling Under a Huge Spike in Special Ed Students
Special education students now make up almost 20 percent of students countywide – significantly more than a decade ago.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Officials at a wealthy school district in San Diego’s North County suspected an elementary schooler lived outside the district’s boundaries. So, they hired a private eye to surveil the child’s home and follow them to school. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/05/15/d...
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Del Mar Union School District Hired Private Investigators to Spy on an Elementary Student
Officials at the wealthy North County school district suspected a student lived outside the district’s boundaries. So, they hired a private eye to surveil the child’s home and follow them to school.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A polarizing San Diego influencer showed up at the SD headquarters of far-right network OANN to call Matt Gaetz a "pedophile." The network then asked a judge to force her to no longer post about their employees and delete the ones she'd already made. Now, she's hit back with an ANTI-SLAPP suit.
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A Social Media Influencer Showed Up at OANN Headquarters to Call Matt Gaetz a ‘Pedophile.’ The Network Wants Her to Stop Posting.
A polarizing and politically incorrect social media influencer showed up at One America News Network's headquarters multiple times to call Matt Gaetz a ‘pedophile.’ The network that airs his weekly sh...
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ExKage🦦 Zhihuiguan in the Jianghu🍃 @exkage.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Anti-SLAPP in California voiceofsandiego.org/2026/03/20/a...
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A Social Media Influencer Showed Up at OANN Headquarters to Call Matt Gaetz a ‘Pedophile.’ The Network Wants Her to Stop Posting.
A polarizing and politically incorrect social media influencer showed up at One America News Network's headquarters multiple times to call Matt Gaetz a ‘pedophile.’ The network that airs his weekly sh...
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Nearly 3 years after a @willhuntsberry.bsky.social investigation revealed a fake charity raking in money at Petco Park & Snapdragon Stadium, the scam's two ringleaders pleaded guilty to a conspiracy that netted them about $3.75 million. Prosecutors say Huntsberry's story launched the federal probe.
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Petco Park Charity Scammers Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy
Voice's story about a scam at Petco Park led prosecutors to open a criminal investigation. The two ringleaders have now pleaded guilty.
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619Sports (Craig Elsten) @619sports.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
My son is in his freshman year at Helix, and the school has lived up to the expectations. We were really lucky for him to get in. @voiceofsandiego.org with a great writeup. Is Helix the Best High School in San Diego County? voiceofsandiego.org/2026/03/05/i...
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Is Helix the Best High School in San Diego County?
Helix High School students perform remarkably on basically every academic indicator – and have for years. What’s behind their success?
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
CONSEQUENCEMAXXING UK constitutional monarchy ACCOUNTABILITYMOGS America’s democratic republic
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Voice of San Diego @voiceofsandiego.org · 18/02/2026
Albert Einstein Academy’s new principal promises to reform the school’s German immersion program, but parents have doubts over his record at the Chula Vista Elementary School District. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/02/13/a...
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Albert Einstein Academy Hires New Principal Amid Ongoing Turmoil
The charter network’s pick said he wants to unify the school, but faced questions about his former role as a Chula Vista Elementary School District admin.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Enrollment decline has battered local schools, but new docs obtained by VOSD show just how hard San Diego Unified has been hit. Last year, nearly half of district schools may have been "underutilized," meaning they're at less than 70 percent capacity. 16 percent of schools were less than half full.
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Nearly Half of San Diego Unified Schools May Be ‘Underutilized’
A 2023 report shows that about half of San Diego Unified schools are operating at under 70 percent of the schools’ capacity. With enrollment decline likely to continue in coming years, that’s a danger...
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New files reveal that guru (and former UCSD Prof) Deepak Chopra and Jeffrey Epstein exchanged hundreds of messages. In them, they spoke of "cute girls," and sex. In one instance, Epstein offered to send "two girls," to one of his events. Chopra accepted.
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Deepak Chopra: New Age Guru, UCSD Prof – and Epstein Confidant
In thousands of documents included in the latest release of the Epstein files, bestselling author, world-renowned guru and new age health practitioner spoke candidly about God, ‘cute girls,’ and every...
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Amid crippling housing costs, San Diego Unified has gone full YIMBY. Officials have greenlit proposals to build an unprecedented ~2,500 units on district-owned land. That would be a larger K-12 portfolio than any in the US and 3x what's been built in all of CA. It may just be the beginning.
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With Unprecedented Housing Moves, San Diego Unified Enters Its YIMBY Era
Over the past two months, San Diego Unified officials have approved proposals to build nearly 2,500 education workforce housing units on district-owned land. The move could reshape the education workf...
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Saad Asad @realsaadasad.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
San Diego's school district is more YIMBY than most CA cities. The school board voted to build 2,500 education workforce homes on district land, maximizing the total number of units among the options available. For context, the state has just 850 right now. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/01/29/w...
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With Unprecedented Housing Moves, San Diego Unified Enters Its YIMBY Era
Over the past two months, San Diego Unified officials have approved proposals to build nearly 2,500 education workforce housing units on district-owned land. The move could reshape the education workf...
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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
San Diego Unified School District has quietly embarked on a massive program to build educator housing. The focus has been on maximizing the number of units affordable to staff, not on deepest means-tested affordability. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/01/29/w...
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A Reddit post shared to r/SanDiego today claims that conservative provocateur Nick Shirley, whose misleading videos targeting Somali-run daycares helped inspire ICE’s assault on Minneapolis, is on the ground in San Diego: www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/s...
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From the sandiego community on Reddit: Nick Shirley has come to San Deigo. He is “investigating” Childcare locations lookingfkr his next scoop.
Explore this post and more from the sandiego community
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Over the past two months, San Diego Unified officials have approved proposals to build nearly 2,500 affordable education workforce housing units on district-owned land — nearly 3x what’s been built in all of CA. The district’s YIMBY-maxing could reshape the education workforce housing landscape.
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With Unprecedented Housing Moves, San Diego Unified Enters Its YIMBY Era
Over the past two months, San Diego Unified officials have approved proposals to build nearly 2,500 education workforce housing units on district-owned land. The move could reshape the education workf...
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Over the past two months, San Diego Unified officials have approved proposals to build nearly 2,500 affordable education workforce housing units on district-owned land — nearly 3x what’s been built in all of CA. The district’s YIMBY-maxing could reshape the education workforce housing landscape.
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With Unprecedented Housing Moves, San Diego Unified Enters Its YIMBY Era
Over the past two months, San Diego Unified officials have approved proposals to build nearly 2,500 education workforce housing units on district-owned land. The move could reshape the education workf...
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Dozens of protesters showed up to the San Diego City Council meeting to oppose Sean Elo-Rivera's proposed vacation rental tax. They wore matching blue shirts and held signs saying “Keep San Diego Affordable: Say No to the Rental Tax." But, as it turns out, they'd been paid and bused down from LA.
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Paid Protestors from LA Supported Airbnb During Vacation Home Tax Vote
Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera's proposal to tax empty second homes and short-term vacation rentals died on Wednesday.
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Voice of San Diego @voiceofsandiego.org · 29/01/2026
The California Teachers Assocation’s decision to endorse local Trustee Richard Barrera for state superintendent — despite his lower name reognition — may be the ultimate test of the union’s political might. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/01/27/c...
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CTA Prez Willing to ‘Leave it All Out on the Line’ in Barrera Endorsement
Overnight, San Diego Unified Trustee Richard Barrera’s bid for state superintendent transformed from an upstart campaign to a serious contender thanks entirely to the endorsement of California’s…
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
San Diego Unified‘s board on Monday night voted to move forward with proposals to build nearly 1,700 units of affordable education workforce housing on district owned land. The projects now in negotiations are more than double the amount of such units that currently exist in all of California.
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San Diego Unified Goes Big on Educator Workforce Housing
San Diego Unified’s board on Monday night voted to advance a proposal to build 1,500 units of affordable educator workforce housing at its University Heights headquarters.  The proposal, from the […]
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
San Diego Unified‘s board on Monday night voted to move forward with proposals to build nearly 1,700 units of affordable education workforce housing on district owned land. The projects now in negotiations are more than double the amount of such units that currently exist in all of California.
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San Diego Unified Goes Big on Educator Workforce Housing
San Diego Unified’s board on Monday night voted to advance a proposal to build 1,500 units of affordable educator workforce housing at its University Heights headquarters.  The proposal, from the […]
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jeremy kaplowitz @jeremykaplowitz.com · 24/01/2026
sorry, but the Founding Fathers' original intent for the 2nd Amendment was always *just* to do school shootings
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
San Diego Unified Trustee Richard Barrera’s campaign for State Superintendent has been officially endorsed by @wearecta.bsky.social. The support from CA‘s largest teachers union adds serious firepower to his (thus far) under the radar campaign. More to come.
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CTA Board Recommends Endorsing San Diego Unified Trustee Richard Barrera
If San Diego Unified Trustee Richard Barrera gets the endorsement of the state's largest teachers union, his state superintendent campaign would add some serious fire power.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
In an emailed statement, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria calls ICE protesters barricading themselves into his office “unacceptable,“ writing “I will not be coerced, and I will not tolerate behavior that puts hardworking City staff or the public at risk.”
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
One of the activists who’s barricaded themselves in the lobby of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s office to demand he clarify SDPD policies re: calls dealing with ICE explains their reasoning:
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
📸 Mariana Martínez Barba
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Am told a group of activists had barricaded themselves in San Diego’s City Hall demanding Mayor Todd Gloria meet with them to set new standards for how SDPD responds to calls related to ICE.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Mayor Todd Gloria has denied reporting that tension has built between he and the San Diego City Council, insisting his relationship with them is “extremely functional.” Does telling Councilmember Vivian Moreno to ”smile” after his State of the City speech sound “extremely functional”?
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After Seating Clash at Speech, Mayor Told Councilmember to ‘Smile’
“He told me that I could smile, which I found to be a very sexist comment,” said Councilmember Vivian Moreno.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Big CA education scoop: The board of CA's biggest teachers union, @wearecta.bsky.social, has recommended endorsing San Diego Unified Trustee Richard Barrera for State Superintendent. The rec will go to a vote by state council next week. If approved, it'd add serious firepower to Barrera’s campaign.
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CTA Board Recommends Endorsing San Diego Unified Trustee Richard Barrera
If San Diego Unified Trustee Richard Barrera gets the endorsement of the state's largest teachers union, his state superintendent campaign would add some serious fire power.
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Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
For years, I’ve been writing about San Diego’s shortage of detox beds for low-income and homeless people. Today I get to tell a good story about a nonprofit that felt galvanized by my reporting. Father Joe's Villages opened a 44-bed detox facility in September.
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How Father Joe’s Villages Delivered Detox Beds
Nonprofit Father Joe’s Villages opened a 44-bed detox facility downtown in September, dramatically boosting offerings for low-income and homeless San Diegans in need.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
fabulous work by my bff @philipsalata.bsky.social documenting the ins, outs, ups and downs of our region's most pressing environmental and health catastrophe: the Tijuana River sewage crisis inewsource.org/2025/12/19/h...
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HOME SICK: How chronic illness defines life near the Tijuana River
inewsource interviewed 100 people in San Diego’s South Bay communities about how pollution from sewage spills is making some people sick.
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