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Flight delays and cancellations continue to rise across the country. San Diego International Airport has largely been spared, even as TSA agents and air traffic controllers are expected to miss their first full paycheck this week because of the government shutdown.
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More than a dozen people housed in San Diego jails described inhumane treatment while in solitary confinement.
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Kai Arellano/CapRadioOn Oct. 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bans cats from being declawed statewide. Veterinarians can no longer declaw cats even if an owner wants the procedure to be done. -
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to reject a proposal to have the county advocate for "statewide restrictions or bans on foreign investment in entry-level and single-family housing, particularly near military installations and critical infrastructure." -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalOpponents of Prop. 50 want voters to resist gerrymandering. Supporters are doing everything they can to make the election about Trump. -
Adriana Heldiz/CalMattersStudents and a right-leaning nonprofit sued UC San Diego for allegedly supporting a scholarship fund for Black students. They cited the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act as evidence to support their case.
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The announcement comes as the club, which joined the National Women's Soccer League four years ago, clinched a 2025 NWSL playoff berth. -
Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time to honor and remember those we have lost, and welcome them back to visit the land of the living. San Diego will hold several events and festivities to commemorate the tradition, and KPBS found a list of places you can attend and enjoy. -
San Diego nonprofit uses music and services to uplift people affected by homelessness.
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A KPBS investigation revealed that data collected by the El Cajon Police Department was used in immigration-related searches more than 550 times in 2025. -
For more than a year, Attorney General Bonta has been looking into the El Cajon Police Department’s sharing of license plate reader data with out-of-state agencies.
Veterans, supporters vie to get 2029 Invictus Games to San Diego
Researchers link wildfire smoke to hundreds of excess deaths each year in San Diego County by 2050
Historic reparations bills will be vetoed or signed by California governor in the next few days
Watch Duty app is revolutionizing how residents, firefighters stay updated on wildfires
Experts concerned about white nationalist imagery in ICE recruitment materials
Cal Fire offers defensible space wildfire home inspections
This volunteer dives deep at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
What's next for the historic Carlsbad Theater?
Federal funding restrictions threaten San Diego’s harm reduction programs
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law aiming to tackle antisemitism in schools statewide. We talk about the controversy over the bill and its journey in the legislature.
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First, two San Diego congressmen were denied entry into a federal building downtown. We tell you why. Then, if approved, a new ordinance would restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement from accessing city facilities. That’s followed by part two of our interview with the chief economist at the San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center. Finally, we discover a nonprofit organization that supports people experiencing homelessness through music.
- County Supervisors advance immigration-related proposals
- Immigration agents deny US Reps. access to basement facility at federal courthouse
- This family visit to Camp Pendleton ended with ICE deporting a Marine's dad
- Newsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported
