Voice of San Diego | Nonprofit Newsroom

Nonprofit investigative newsroom for San Diego

About Voice of San Diego

Voice of San Diego is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization founded in 2005 to produce investigative journalism and help San Diego residents participate in civic life. Its work spans reporting, newsletters, podcasts, events and other multimedia formats focused on regional public affairs. voiceofsandiego.org

What they do

Voice of San Diego reports on San Diego-area government, politics, education, housing, the environment, the border and other civic issues. It publishes written journalism, newsletters, podcasts, video and related public-engagement programming, including the weekly VOSD Podcast and the San Diego 101 explainer series. voiceofsandiego.org

Who they serve

It serves residents of the San Diego region who want investigative reporting, explanations of how local institutions work and information that helps them engage with community and government decisions. The organization also serves members, community partners and audiences across its website, newsletters, social channels and multimedia products. voiceofsandiego.org

Recent signals

The VOSD Podcast has published a continuing run of episodes dated September 4 through October 2, 2026, with Matt Skraby credited on the posts. voiceofsandiego.org
The VOSD Podcast is a weekly public-affairs show covering local and regional politics, the environment, education and the border, and it also has a radio broadcast. voiceofsandiego.org
Voice’s current podcast network includes programming about news, government, education and elections, and the organization says it offers podcast production services. voiceofsandiego.org
Voice’s current community-partner page reports more than 1.6 million annual unique users across its website, newsletters and social media, alongside podcasts, video and television segments. voiceofsandiego.org

Reasons to get in touch

Experience with repeatable workflows for weekly public-affairs shows could be relevant to the VOSD Podcast’s ongoing publishing schedule and radio distribution. voiceofsandiego.org
Audience-development experience across podcasts, newsletters, social media and video could relate to Voice’s stated multi-platform reach. voiceofsandiego.org
People who specialize in making complex government and civic issues accessible through audio could be relevant to the San Diego 101 format. voiceofsandiego.org
Podcast production experience could be relevant because Voice operates multiple current and past podcast series and explicitly offers podcast production services. voiceofsandiego.org

Questions worth asking them

How does Voice decide which reporting becomes a full VOSD Podcast episode, a shorter update or a newsletter item?
What production or editorial changes have mattered most as the VOSD Podcast has continued its 2026 weekly run?
Which audience signals help the team judge whether an explainer such as San Diego 101 is improving understanding of local government?