San Diego City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe is commanding a big lead in the special election to replace Nathan Fletcher on the Board of Supervisors. Amy Reichert is also going to the November runoff election.

On the podcast, we discuss the results, the race thus far and look ahead at a weird race in a heavily Democratic district.

Also riding high: Parents, students and educators gear up for a new school year. Host Jakob McWhinney shares the big school stories he's watching.

Also riding high: UC San Diego researchers innovate in mushroom studies and more at their first psychedelics research lab.

Also riding high: Palomar Health's anxiety. After a big budget plunge last fiscal year, how will the public healthcare provider recover?

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