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Scott Lewis

San Diego

Editor in Chief and CEO at Voice of San Diego

CEO/editor in chief @voiceofsandiego, co-host of the Voice of San Diego podcast. Softball dad and coach.

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  • 3 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis

    This news analysis originally ran May 31 in the Politics Report, which comes out (almost) every Saturday and is exclusive to Voice of San Diego members. The San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District are set to announce a historic settlement of decades of legal disputes following the 2003 deal to purchase water from Imperial Valley farmers. The disputes are insanely complex and they have cost San Diego ratepayers an estimated $20 million in legal fees.

  • 1 month ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis

    It was a big deal when they opened it. But the future of a Midway District homeless shelter that both the city and the county financially supported is uncertain after Mayor Todd Gloria released his revised budget Wednesday. Gloria opted against adding back nearly $5 million in operating cash for the Alpha Project shelter that serves many residents with behavioral health conditions. He is demanding the county pay for it. He says the county has failed to invest adequately in treatment and beds.

  • 1 month ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis

    San Diego’s water world is very happening right now. As our Scott Lewis reported, San Diego County Water Authority is facing an existential crisis. The high cost of water has one of the water supplier’s most powerful members — the city of San Diego — has leaders who are wondering if it’s time to do something drastic to the Water Authority. But the city of San Diego has controlled the Water Authority for decades.

  • 2 months ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis

    Bob Filner, the indefatigable politician who served as a member of congress and then mayor of San Diego before accusations of sexual assault and harassment forced him from office, died April 20. As a young activist, Filner landed in jail while participating in actions with the Freedom Riders, including former U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

  • 2 months ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis

    I have a special podcast interview scheduled next week with Daniel Denham, the general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority. It could not come at a better time. This week, San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera said it may be time for the city to begin discussing leaving or dissolving the Water Authority.

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Scott Lewis @vosdscott
12 Jun 25

RT @jbarro: Amazing

Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis @vosdscott
29 May 25

This is very cool. However, it’s nuts that Southern California, with its softball fever, isn’t on the list of locations for the upcoming season. https://t.co/ShmCVHReEJ

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MLB @MLB

Major League Baseball today announced a strategic investment in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), marking a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive partnership with a women’s professional sports league. The new pro softball league launches its inaugural season with Opening https://t.co/0py7PAVuEv

Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis @vosdscott
28 May 25

Clumsiest firing I have ever seen.

Lisa Halverstadt
Lisa Halverstadt @LisaHalverstadt

Scoop: @CityofSanDiego's former top bureaucrat has reached a tentative settlement with the city that would hand him more cash than the severance he sought as he abruptly departed City Hall earlier this year. https://t.co/B2gjvGTFHd