Bella Ross

San Diego

Social Media Journalist at Voice of San Diego

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Articles

San Diego’s New Trash Fee Is Coming. Is There Any Way Around It?

1 week ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Bella Ross

On the eve of a much-dreaded city budget meeting, the San Diego City Council approved a new trash fee for single-family homes after charging nothing for more than 100 years. If not for the city’s $350 million budget deficit and resulting cuts, the trash fee discussion may have ended differently. Without the additional revenue, even deeper cuts to city services and staff were guaranteed. But the city isn’t alone in its pocketbook pressures.
VOSD Podcast: ICE Raids Reveal Limits of Sanctuary Declarations

3 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Bella Ross

This week’s pod roundup is about as San Diego as it gets. To kick it off, our hosts reflect on an appeals court ruling that declared that yoga is considered protected speech under the first amendment, reversing a city ban on donation-based yoga classes on coastal lands like Sunset Cliffs..
Fact Check: No, the City Charter Doesn’t Bar San Diego From Charging for Parking in Balboa Park

1 month ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Bella Ross

If you’ve been around San Diego for a minute – since anytime between, let’s say, 1870 and 2015 – you may be familiar with a state document that declares Balboa Park a “free and public park” in perpetuity. This verbiage derives from the California Statutes of 1870 which entrusted the city of San Diego with ownership of the pueblo lands which we now know as Balboa Park.
Balboa Park Paid Parking Skeptics Eye Tourist Traffic to Spare Local Park Goers

1 month ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Bella Ross

At a Tuesday budget meeting, San Diego city councilmembers echoed the sentiments of residents angry about a plan to implement paid parking at Balboa Park. The common ground? Keep parking free, unless youâ€™re a tourist. Tourists, in this case, arenâ€™t just â€śzonies,â€ť but also residents of nearby cities such as Chula Vista and La Mesa who share at least one thing in common: their local tax dollars donâ€™t support the park.
San Diego 101: How to Attend a Public Meeting

Feb 3, 2025 | voiceofsandiego.org | Bella Ross

So, you‚Äôve been reading the news? Keep at it! But being an engaged member of your community means more than just staying informed. It can be about taking action, too. There are many ways you can mobilize as an individual or coalition to make change in your community. But when it comes to matters of local government, perhaps the best place to start is by attending public meetings.
San Diego 101: How to attend and comment at a city council meeting

Feb 3, 2025 | kpbs.org | Bella Ross

There are many ways you can mobilize as an individual or coalition to make change in your community. But when it comes to matters of local government, perhaps the best place to start is by attending public meetings. So, you’ve been reading the news? Keep at it. But being an engaged member of your community means more than just staying informed. It can be about taking action, too. There are many ways you can mobilize as an individual or coalition to make change in your community.
VOSD Podcast: Everything's on Fire

Jan 24, 2025 | voiceofsandiego.org | Andrea Lopez-Villafana |Bella Ross

On this week’s show, our hosts unpack a new metric we’ve introduced to our annual A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools that reveals how well schools recovered, or didn’t, from the pandemic. Reporter Jakob McWhinney explains on the show how some schools have recovered but many more are still struggling. He also explains San Diego Unified’s efforts to protect students from immigration actions promised by President Donald Trump.
Beef Week Archives

Dec 4, 2024 | voiceofsandiego.org | Jakob McWhinney |Tigist Layne |Bella Ross |MacKenzie Elmer

Residents in the city and East County this year have raged against homeless-serving projects proposed for their areas, resulting in the death of one plan and adding to the uncertainty for others.Â
Thrift Stores Have Been Gentrified to Oblivion. Are the Vintage Vultures to Blame?

Dec 1, 2024 | voiceofsandiego.org | Bella Ross

At downtown San Diego‚Äôs newest thrift store, digging through other people‚Äôs trash is a contact sport. As the yuppies languish in morning traffic, a fashion-forward group of teens and twenty-somethings formed a line outside the Goodwill Outlet Center, a mid-sized warehouse in East Village that could most accurately be described as a cross between a thrift store and a landfill.
The Songs Getting Us Through Election Season

Nov 4, 2024 | voiceofsandiego.org | Bella Ross

Election season is a rough time for most people, but especially for those who’ve made the questionable decision to pursue a career in politics. The stress of this time not only weighs on our bodies and minds, but on our souls. And what better way to treat that pain than indulging in the joys of music? Some people counter their suffering with hypey pop songs, while others indulge their angst with a whimsical jazz number. Perhaps you seek something harder to incite some cathartic headbanging.