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A panel of guests representing business and environmentalists joined Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts for a special deep dive into the historic commitment the city made to transition to 100 percent clean energy and change the way we commute. The whole show is dedicated to getting into the weeds on the promises and problems with this giant plan.

Attorney Dan Gilleon joins Andrew Keatts and Scott Lewis who also review concerns about views in Solana Beach and why the city is racing to clear flood channels.

VOSD's Liam Dillion joined the podcast this week to explain the flaws in City Councilman Mark Kersey’s plan and how it could create problems for the city in the future. Co-hosts Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts also applaud Mayor Faulconer for not caving to the NFL's demands and discuss other timely local topics.

Voice of San Diego member and lawyer Felix Tinkov joined us to explain how he's been so successful shaking loose public documents. Scott and Andy explain the latest Chargers stadium news and an update on the so-called Citizens Plan.

Ballast Point was sold this week for $1 billion to Constellation Brands, the same company that owns Pacifico and Corona and local beer geeks aren't sure what it might mean for their beloved Sculpin IPA. “Craft beer geeks are crying into their IPAs right now,” said Voice of San Diego’s Kinsee Morlan. Morlan joined Voice of San Diego’s Andrew Keatts on our podcast this week to discuss the new community plan for southeast San Diego, which includes neighborhoods like Logan Heights, Sherman Heights and Encanto. The plan changes the zoning of those neighborhoods and includes some unique arts and culture sections for development. Speaking of the arts, Morlan visited Brian Goeltzenleuchter’s studio this week to learn what goes into creating a playlist of smells for a spoken word project. That’s right – Goeltzenleuchter mixes scents in a way that he compared to a DJ mixing sounds.

Voice of San Diego's Liam Dillon makes a guest appearance to talk with Mike Wagers, the chief operating officer with the Seattle police, about what prompted them to make all of their dashboard and body camera video footage available for the public to view.

Kinsee Morlan talks with San Diego City Councilman Chris Cate about beer; restaurateur talks Arsulan Tafazoli talks about his recent battle with the Federal Aviation Administration; Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts on why politicians need to stop playing victim and more.

Hickey, who was mysteriously removed from a management role at the district attorney's office, discusses his relationship with DA Bonnie Dumanis and the gripping story of a multi-year investigation he led into a grisly shooting.

The city's new stadium video is something to behold. And CityBeat columnist and horror author Ryan Bradford helps us mark Halloween by talking about his strange and awkward encounters in weird San Diego.

The businessman turned philanthropist and volunteer opposes the minimum wage increase on San Diego's next ballot but he says his primary concern is about economic growth for low wage earners – find out how he says he would approach it as a City Councilman and where he breaks with Mayor Kevin Faulconer on the stadium issue.