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The child care industry has long been in crisis, and COVID-19 only made things worse. Now affordable, quality care is even more challenging to find, and staff are not paid enough to stay in the field. This series spotlights people each struggling with their own childcare issues, and the providers struggling to get by.
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Paul Felber stands on the deck of his Alpine home on April 12,2024. Playing
Home insurance crisis forcing thousands of San Diego homeowners onto costly FAIR Plan
The CalTrans logo appears on the back of a person's safety vest. Oceanside, Calif. April 5, 2023. Playing
Whistleblower says Caltrans has 'long way to go' to shift away from car culture
Isa Rosales (center) hands a plate of hot food to a neighbor in Shelltown on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Playing
Shelltown neighbors, still in limbo after the January flood, band together to survive
The sign at the entrance to the Otay Mesa Immigration and Detention Facility is pictured in San Diego, June 22, 2018. Playing
Lawsuit against ICE detention center highlights medical neglect complaints
From left, longtime Niland residents Anna Garcia, Nellie Perez and Diana Juarez stand for a portrait in front of the old post office building in Niland in Imperial County on March 19, 2024. They lead the community advocacy group NorthEnd Alliance 111, which is fighting to bring the Niland Post Office back to the town. Playing
Niland wants to know when its post office is coming back
transenDANCE students range in age from 9 to 18, and experience dance and performance in a safe space. These dancers rehearse for their upcoming Let Them: Bloom theatre production, San Diego, Calif., March 12, 2024 Playing
TranscenDANCE offers youth equitable access to dance, art and support services
Artists Iain Gunn and Bridget Rountree stand around their giant puppets, March 26, 2024. La Jolla, Calif. Playing
Without Walls art festival takes over UC San Diego campus
Melissa Gonzalez and her daughter Celiz speak with KPBS inside the EJE Academies Charter School library on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2024. Playing
What does social emotional learning actually look like?
Two people sit on a bench watching waves crash along the border wall, March 14, 2024. Strong rip currents and heavy surf make swimming around the border wall dangerous. Tijuana lifeguards have rescued a record-number of migrants in recent years. Playing
Migrants are drowning in the Pacific Ocean. Lifeguards on both sides of the border respond
Looking down into the First Aqueduct water transmission pipeline in Poway on March 4, 2024. Playing
The high-tech ways San Diego's water transmission pipelines are maintained
  • It has been two months since the county closed its Migrant Transit Center, and since then, Border Patrol agents have released thousands of migrants onto the streets of San Diego. In other news, a California bill would require manufacturers to add folic acid to corn masa. We have a look at how that might impact babies born in San Diego County. Plus, one of our KPBS web producers joins the podcast to talk about Children’s Day events happening in San Diego County this weekend and next week.
  • KPBS Midday Edition speaks with author Ieva Jusionyte about her book "Exit Wounds" that traces the impacts of cross-border gun smuggling.