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Today's installment of the Seamless Podcast welcomes back returning guest Barbara Bry of the SD City Council and first-timer Dennis Gakunga, Chief Sustainability Officer from the City of the Chula Vista. This episode features an engaging discussion on how the development of Smart City initiatives originally stemmed from the need to address the various environmental challenges all cities in the region are currently facing. Darin and Co-Producer Mike also check-in on Barbara's campaign for Mayor.
Mark brings in SD City Council member Lorie Zapf to blast the latest allegations of legitimate signatures being gathered to petition short-term vacation rentals especially in her constituents' neighborhoods along the beaches. Also, the mainstream media at MSNBC and CNN continue to pedal their cause to impeach President Trump and think all is bad in the world.
SD City Council member Scott Sherman opines on the San Diego State lease agreement to use the stadium on the land that the Chargers used to occupy prior to leaving prior to last season. Saundra Cima is with Honor Flight San Diego and the organization is hoping to raise money this weekend in hopes to fly at least 3 more veterans to Washington, D.C. Tim Graham (NewsBusters.org) chimes in on the mainstream media's lack of correctly covering the Toronto shooting earlier this week as well as how Chris Matthews lost his mind in peddling fake news regarding a press conference with Attorney General Jeff Sessions as well.
Mark brings in Bill Gertz -- national security correspondent for the Washington Times and Washington Free Beacon -- to discuss the latest involving what North Korea may or may not do with its nuclear weapons testing going forward. Also, SD City Council member Lorie Zapf (District 2) expands on the BAIT BIKES being distributed around town in order to catch crooks red-handed or off-guard...
Mark checks in with SD City Council member Lorie Zapf on fellow member Scott Sherman's outrage over childlike politics inside the council chambers. Also, Rep. Darrell Issa pays Mark another visit to opine on the Net Neutrality ruling from the FCC as well as the tax reform bills that await votes in both Houses.
Mark welcomes back SD City Council member Lorie Zapf (District 2) on the latest involving the Hepatitis A fight as well as the homelessness joint effort between her and fellow member David Alvarez.
Mark visits with Brian Marvel, President of San Diego Police Officers Association, over the latest agreement ratified that goes before the SD City Council to increase officers' pay over the next five years. In contrast, Mark checks in with Richard Ryder from San Diego Tax Fighters on how this affects pensions, and money coming out of the pockets of San Diego residents.
Dr. John Lott from the Crime Research Center provides important details on guns and how eliminating the 2nd Amendment and the growing outrage needs to be tempered just a bit. Also, SD City Council member Lorie Zapf makes an passionate plea for solutions to the mental health crisis not just in San Diego, but the nation as well.
Michael Reagan, SD City Council member Lorie Zapf, and SDPD Chief Shelley Zimmerman
Mark examines deeply into the Hepatitis A outbreak and efforts to curb it with SD City Council member Scott Sherman. Also, Lisa Daftari from Foreign News Desk checks in on the Kurds/ISIS feud going on now that's taken a back seat to just about everything in the news.