
Scott Rodd
Investigative Reporter at KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA)
Investigative Reporter at @KPBSnews. Past bylines: @CapRadioNews, @NPR, @WashingtonPost, @SacBiz, @Stateline, @Observer.
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3 days ago |
kpbs.org | Scott Rodd
As the saying goes, sometimes public officials get caught with their pants down. San Diego police Officer Curtis Doll, on the other hand, was allegedly caught with his pants on. That’s according to recent testimony from San Diego Police Department (SDPD) detective Robert Korbecki in a criminal case against Doll. Prosecutors allege Doll used a department bank account to purchase an array of personal items. Doll served as director of SDPD’s School Safety Patrol program.
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2 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Scott Rodd
Leading up to the fatal plane crash near Montgomery Field Airport early Thursday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration didn't issue a notification to pilots that a key weather observation system at the airport was malfunctioning, according to a review of agency notification records. The small Cessna jet crashed into military housing near the San Diego’s Tierrasanta neighborhood. The six people who were on the plane are presumed to be dead, according to authorities.
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2 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Scott Rodd
Editor's note: This is a developing story. More details will be added as they become available. The airport weather instrumentation that pilots rely on to safely land planes has not functioned properly at Montgomery Field Airport since Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed with KPBS. A small Cessna jet crashed into military housing near the San Diego’s Tierrasanta neighborhood in the early morning hours on Thursday, killing two and injuring eight others.
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2 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Scott Rodd
For years, San Diego’s highest-paid city employees have been the same group of police officers who work thousands of hours of overtime and earn substantially more than top city officials, according to a KPBS analysis of city salary records. The highest-paid city employee in 2023 — the most recent year with complete compensation data — was a cop who worked upwards of 3,000 hours of overtime and earned over $430,000 in total compensation. By comparison, the mayor earned $234,000 that year.
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3 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Scott Rodd
Last week, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on the Marine Corps to pause renewing its contract with Oceanside-based Frontwave Credit Union, after the company came under scrutiny for collecting millions in overdraft fees from Marines. “Frontwave owes service members and the American public an explanation for its deeply exploitative overdraft practices that harm service members and their families,” the Massachusetts Democrat stated in a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense.
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