
ICE in East County
What is ICE doing in our region? What can we do to speak out? For answers, we turn to a longtime community activist here in La Mesa, Mejgan Afshan of Borderlands for Equity. Here are links to some of the organizations me

Hosted by Manuel Gomez · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
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Our supposedly sleepy little town of La Mesa has become quite the center of politics and change in California. So many of the stories in our town aren't discussed in the media, so we thought we'd start talking about them. Each episode, Manny Gomez and a local guest will dig into the hot topics of here on the edge of East County.
Manuel Gomez hosts Table Talk: A La Mesa Podcast, a news show with 16 episodes published.

What is ICE doing in our region? What can we do to speak out? For answers, we turn to a longtime community activist here in La Mesa, Mejgan Afshan of Borderlands for Equity. Here are links to some of the organizations me

After repeated attempts to help the Grossmont Union High School Board come to their senses and reconsider eliminating over 60 positions across the district, the board members persisted and finalized these cuts. Undeterre

If you have a child in the Grossmont Union High School District or just like staying in the know, you are probably aware of the recent uproar over cuts made by the school board. Parents and students alike showed up in fu

Every librarian will be fired next year in the Grossmont Union High School District, along with 40 other teachers. Over 600 concerned students, parents, faculty members, and citizens showed up to the school board meeting

The Grossmont Union High School District is voting to make serious cuts to the budget - including cutting all nine teacher librarians in the district. We talk to Jay Steiger to find out what's going on. There are two mee

As you may have heard, we have an election coming up. Last episode, we interviewed City Council candidate Lauren Cazares. And now, we’re joined by another candidate for City Council, Genevieve Suzuki.

This election, there are two open seats on La Mesa City Council. And in a break from what was becoming a tradition in La Mesa, we only have two Democrats running for those two seats. Today, we bring you one of those Demo

Were you hoping to make your comment at the next city council meeting by Zoom? Well friend, that’s not an option. To learn more about this, we’re joined by 30-year La Mesa resident Wendy Mihalic. She’s a volunteer with S

From repurposing an old motel to shipping people off to Campo, we've heard a lot of ideas for addressing homelessness in La Mesa. In this episode, we'll talk to the coordinator of the East County Homeless Task Force, Bon

La Mesa, we have an opportunity to make some big money for our city. We can fund police, fire and arts programs. And all we have to do is replace some billboards with a different kind of billboard. Is it worth it? To fin

On September 12, two school boards were filled to the brim with attendees. Nearly every one of the scores of public comments at both the Grossmont Union High School board and La Mesa-Spring Valley board meetings focused

Batteries are back on the menu. The first episode of Table Talk focused on the large batteries that are going to be installed on El Paso Street. Those batteries brought a lot of rather interesting concerns to a city coun

Our County Board of Supervisors District is holding a special election right now (the deadline is August 15). Manny talked with the candidate endorsed by the San Diego County Democratic Party, Monica Montgomery Steppe. I

On July 11, La Mesa City Council vote in favor of a draft ordinance requiring people in our city to keep their guns locked up. Does that mean that when you hear an intruder entering your home, you’ll have to ask them to

We had quite the night in La Mesa last week. City Councilmember Laura Lothian attempted to put an end to city hall flying the Pride flag during Pride month. So how did THAT work out for her? Joining us to find out is the

Giant batteries are coming to La Mesa. Their impending arrival has led to talk of chemtrails, flouridated water and viruses not being real. There have also been some less conspiratorial concerns. Are they safe? Are they
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