Tessa Balc

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/2026/…

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/2025/08/13/son…

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/2025/08/13/the…

Incredibly thankful to have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from @LisaHalverstadt - take a few minutes to read this one.

Also in today's Morning Report: Voice intern @tessabalc explains why @sdcwa has proposed a reduced water rate hike (again). voiceofsandiego.org/2025/06/05/wat…

🧵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/2025/06/05/mor…

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My series on graffiti in San Diego is out soon… stay tuned!

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-r…

California voted to keep slavery institutionalized. Check out my brief thoughts on the harsh reality of Prop 6 failing. lomabeat.com/california-has…

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-…