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Tessa Balc

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audience engagement @ Times of San Diego

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Mayor Todd Gloria isn’t on the ballot this Election Day, but an effort to recall him just became real. A Notice of Intent kickstarting the process was published in the Daily Transcript this morning. timesofsandiego.com/politics…
Election Day surprise: Group begins formal process to recall Mayor Todd Gloria

Election Day surprise: Group begins formal process to recall Mayor Todd Gloria

Mayor Todd Gloria isn't appearing on the ballot this Election Day, but an effort to oust him is moving forward. A group led by criminal justice advocate

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Nice scoop by @tessabalc: the Bezos family has joined Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs in backing Ammar Campa-Najjar’s CA-48 bid: timesofsandiego.com/politics…
A Bezos-backed PAC and Irwin Jacobs are spending big for Ammar Campa-Najjar

A Bezos-backed PAC and Irwin Jacobs are spending big for Ammar Campa-Najjar

A super PAC backed by the Bezos family and Irwin Jacobs have put $750,000 into a committee supprting Campa-Najjar's CA-48 bid.

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Song of the week alert @voiceofsandiego : I reviewed a local find from @folkartsrarerec I’ll be singing “San Diegoooo” for the rest of the week - apologies to everyone in the office. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/…
Song of the Week: 'San Diego'

Song of the Week: 'San Diego'

As I sifted through the local bins at Folk Arts Rare Records, it was the cover art that first caught my eye. A picture of the San Diego skyline as […]

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A new, flexible strategy to fight homelessness is showing positive results in San Diego. RTFH says Diversion is keeping people out of shelters and getting them into housing faster. @voiceofsandiego @RTFHSD voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/…
The Faster, Cheaper Way Homeless People Are Getting Housed

The Faster, Cheaper Way Homeless People Are Getting Housed

For the first time in nearly three years, San Diego had more people exit than become homeless – advocates are crediting diversion as the reason why.   When Susan Peterson went […]

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Incredibly thankful to have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from @LisaHalverstadt - take a few minutes to read this one.
Lisa Halverstadt (@LisaHalverstadt) profile pictureLisa Halverstadt@LisaHalverstadt24 Jul 2025
My latest with awesome @voiceofsandiego intern @tessabalc: A few months ago, @elcajonpolice quietly stopped responding to some mental health crisis calls. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/07/…
Fearing Lawsuits, El Cajon Police Stopped Responding to Some Mental Health Calls

Fearing Lawsuits, El Cajon Police Stopped Responding to Some Mental Health Calls

The decision means county mental health teams sometimes also can’t respond to crisis calls involving a threat to a single person or lack police support when they do. 

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Also in today's Morning Report: Voice intern @tessabalc explains why @sdcwa has proposed a reduced water rate hike (again). voiceofsandiego.org/2025/06/…
Water Authority Floats Lower Rate Hike -- Council Says Not Good Enough

Water Authority Floats Lower Rate Hike -- Council Says Not Good Enough

The Water Authority initially proposed a rate increase of 18 percent. That has fallen to 10.4 percent, but some coucilmembers think it's not enough.

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🧵It's Thursday. Today's @voiceofsandiego news blast leads with my scoop on an ex-@SanDiegoCounty official who alleges he was wrongfully fired - because he's a 65-year-old White man. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/06/…
Morning Report: White Guy’s Discrimination Suit

Morning Report: White Guy’s Discrimination Suit

Months ago, the county’s director of purchasing and contracting abruptly departed county government. As our Lisa Halverstadt reveals, Jack Pellegrino was fired and has since filed a discrimination...

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My series on graffiti in San Diego is out soon… stay tuned!
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It was an honor and a joy to speak with emerging artist, Jack Walker. Read my latest article (and probably the first article in the Point to mention fake IDs) on his work lomabeat.com/jack-walkers-ro…
Jack Walker’s “Route 2-21” photo exhibition explores coming-of-age theme

Jack Walker’s “Route 2-21” photo exhibition explores coming-of-age theme

Photo of Jack Walker credit to Carson Vujnov. As soon as Jack Walker turned 16, it was time to put his plan into motion. The first course of action would be to apply to Trader Joe’s, specifically t…

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California voted to keep slavery institutionalized. Check out my brief thoughts on the harsh reality of Prop 6 failing. lomabeat.com/california-has-…
California has Voted to keep Slavery Legal. Where do we go from here?

California has Voted to keep Slavery Legal. Where do we go from here?

Tessa Balc is a fourth year journalism and political science major. She also serves as news editor for The Point. Tessa is originally from a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. Proposition 6 appeared on t…

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Curious what reactions to Donald Trump’s election look like on a religious college campus? In a space where a liberal arts education converges with sentiments of Christian nationalism, for some democracy becomes conflated with theocracy. lomabeat.com/plnu-students-r…

PLNU Students React to the Election of Donald Trump as America’s 47th President.

In the early hours of Nov. 6, Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election, after securing the projected victory in each swing state. In a historic race, Trump won the popular vot…

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