Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The city of San Diego is reopening more than a dozen bathrooms in Mission Bay Park, after months of public backlash.
We break down the potty politics and what the story says about the city's budget process.
Plus, new reporting (nbcnews.com/news/us-news/foul-ball-aging-ex-mlb-stars-say-league-turning-back-rcna341183) from NBC News explores the financial struggles of a group of former MLB stars who feel the game has left them behind.
And, local Indigenous horror writer and anthologist Shane Hawk shares his love for dark fiction and discusses his latest work, "Never Whistle At Night Part II: Back for Blood." (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788213/back-for-blood-never-whistle-at-night-part-ii-by-edited-by-shane-hawk-and-theodore-c-van-alst-jr/)
Guests:
• Claire Trageser (axios.com/authors/claire.trageser@axios.com) , reporter, Axios San Diego
• Scott Lewis (voiceofsandiego.org/about-us/our-team/) , CEO and editor in chief, Voice of San Diego
• Gretchen Morgenson (nbcnews.com/author/gretchen-morgenson-ncpn1100071) , senior financial reporter, NBC News
• Shane Hawk (shanehawk.com/) , horror writer and anthologist
Keep reading:
• Mission Bay bathrooms reopen after outcry (axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/08/12/mission-bay-restrooms-reopen-friday-san-diego-13-closures)
• San Diego’s Public Restroom Problem Goes Far Beyond Our Beaches (voiceofsandiego.org/2026/08/13/san-diegos-public-restroom-problem-goes-far-beyond-our-beaches/)
• Foul ball: These aging ex-MLB stars say the league is turning its back on them (nbcnews.com/news/us-news/foul-ball-aging-ex-mlb-stars-say-league-turning-back-rcna341183)
• Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (birchbarkbooks.com/products/never-whistle-at-night)
• Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788213/back-for-blood-never-whistle-at-night-part-ii-by-edited-by-shane-hawk-and-theodore-c-van-alst-jr/)
The city of San Diego is reopening more than a dozen bathrooms in Mission Bay Park, after months of public backlash.
We break down the potty politics and what the story says about the city's budget process.
Plus, new reporting (nbcnews.com/news/us-news/foul-ball-aging-ex-mlb-stars-say-league-turning-back-rcna341183) from NBC News explores the financial struggles of a group of former MLB stars who feel the game has left them behind.
And, local Indigenous horror writer and anthologist Shane Hawk shares his love for dark fiction and discusses his latest work, "Never Whistle At Night Part II: Back for Blood." (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788213/back-for-blood-never-whistle-at-night-part-ii-by-edited-by-shane-hawk-and-theodore-c-van-alst-jr/)
Guests:
• Claire Trageser (axios.com/authors/claire.trageser@axios.com) , reporter, Axios San Diego
• Scott Lewis (voiceofsandiego.org/about-us/our-team/) , CEO and editor in chief, Voice of San Diego
• Gretchen Morgenson (nbcnews.com/author/gretchen-morgenson-ncpn1100071) , senior financial reporter, NBC News
• Shane Hawk (shanehawk.com/) , horror writer and anthologist
Keep reading:
• Mission Bay bathrooms reopen after outcry (axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/08/12/mission-bay-restrooms-reopen-friday-san-diego-13-closures)
• San Diego’s Public Restroom Problem Goes Far Beyond Our Beaches (voiceofsandiego.org/2026/08/13/san-diegos-public-restroom-problem-goes-far-beyond-our-beaches/)
• Foul ball: These aging ex-MLB stars say the league is turning its back on them (nbcnews.com/news/us-news/foul-ball-aging-ex-mlb-stars-say-league-turning-back-rcna341183)
• Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (birchbarkbooks.com/products/never-whistle-at-night)
• Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788213/back-for-blood-never-whistle-at-night-part-ii-by-edited-by-shane-hawk-and-theodore-c-van-alst-jr/)
