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Plaza de Panama Supporters Say Opponents Using Scare Tactics
Backers of the proposed Plaza de Panama project in Balboa Park say their opponents are trying to scare them into dropping the plan.
Updated 4:05 p.m. PDT, Wed May 16, 2012
Undocumented Track Star Allowed To Stay, But In Legal Limbo
A San Diego track star is one of several thousand undocumented immigrants to benefit from a new government policy that let’s them avoid deportation. But the reprieve leaves them in a ...
District 3 San Diego County Supervisor Race Heats Up
For the first time in 16 years, there is an open seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. We hear from the top three candidates vying for the District 3 seat.
News & Analysis
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Algae Based Malaria Vaccine Advances In Testing
- May 16
A cheap oral malaria vaccine made from algae, will advance to the next stage of testing at UC San Diego.
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Fletcher Releases Plan For Port Of San Diego
- May 16
Proposals for San Diego’s Port have played a central role in this year’s mayoral campaign. Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher is the latest to release his plan for the Port.
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Medal Of Honor Awarded To Soldier Killed In Vietnam War (Video)
- May 16
It's been 42 years and six days since Army Spc. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. performed the heroic actions that earned him the Medal of Honor. And today President Barack Obama was finally able to present the award to Sabo’s widow, Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, at a White House ceremony.
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First Responders Stage Massive Disaster Drill In San Diego
- May 16
Emergency responders throughout San Diego County were put to the test today as part of a statewide disaster exercise. At Qualcomm Stadium, crews practiced treating people exposed to a chemical spill.
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Protest Disrupts UC Regents Meeting In Sacramento
- May 16
About 20 protestors disrupted a University of California Regents meeting where officials were discussing a potential 6-percent tuition increase for undergraduates.
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San Diego-Bound USS Essex, USNS Yukon Collide At Sea
- May 16
The San Diego-bound USS Essex collided with the USNS Yukon this morning, according to the Navy. No one was injured in the collision, although both ship reported sustaining damage. The Navy reports no fuel was spilled in the mishap.
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Ethics Commission Proposes $12,000 Per Election Contribution Limit For San Diego Offices
- May 16
New limits on financial contributions by political parties to candidates for San Diego's ostensibly nonpartisan municipal offices were proposed today to the City Council's Rules Committee.
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Sandra Day O'Connor: Teaching Civics Imperative To Country's Future
- May 16
- Evening Edition
Retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told KPBS Television's "Evening Edition" she can teach students how the U.S. government works in an hour a week using a video game.
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Tribe Seeks Injunction To Stop Desert Wind Energy Project
- May 16
The Quechan Indian Tribe is seeking an injunction to stop a large wind project adjacent to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The tribe says the federal government has ignored its concerns about potential damage to cultural and archeological sites.
Arts & Life
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'Cruisin' Califas' Brings Lowrider Art To Oceanside Museum
- May 16
A new exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art celebrates the art and artists of lowriding.
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The Living Coast Discovery Center Opens New Exhibit
- May 14
The Chula Vista Nature Center changed its name to the Living Coast Discovery Center last month, and the first exhibit under the new moniker is Washed Ashore, which turns trash into art to call attention to ocean pollution.
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Washed Ashore Project
- May 11
The Chula Vista Nature Center re-launched last month as the Living Coast Discovery Center. Its first exhibit under its new moniker is Washed Ashore: Plastics, Sea Life and Art. Take a tour of the exhibit with its creator. Listen to the radio feature or watch the video.
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Review: 'Dark Shadows'
- May 11
There was a time when a film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp was cause for celebration but sadly those days are gone. Their latest collaboration, an adaptation of the cult TV show "Dark Shadows" (opening May 11 throughout San Diego), is in desperate need of a transfusion.
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Weekend Preview: Surf Film Festival, Art Openings And Delta Spirit
- May 10
From surf films to art openings to live music, there is no shortage of cultural offerings happening this weekend in San Diego.
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Highlights
Suzie’s Organic Farm Tour
Sun Grown Organic Distributors, a 25 year old San Diego gem, took on the challenge of expanding to form Suzie’s Farm - now a premiere farm in our community. Get valuable information about plants, gardens, food systems and supporting local farms.
Birch Aquarium At Scripps: Green Flash Concert Series
All summer long, enjoy live music from stellar bands, great food and drinks, and the amazing views from the aquarium Tide-Pool Plaza. The Green Flash concert series is brought to you in partnership with KPRi 102.1 FM and Gordon Biersch Brewery.
Open Heart, Open Mind - An Evening With Tsoknyi Rinpoche In San Diego
Tibetan Buddhist Lama, author Tsoknyi Rinpoche divulges "ways in which this ancient wisdom can touch our basic human goodness and inspire reflection on psychological, emotional, and spiritual values." Book signing follows the talk.
