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Stopping the flow of cross-border pollution can seem like a Sisyphean task. Luckily, there are four fronterizos who have stepped up to make a difference, filling in the void left by governments on both sides of the border.
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Adriana Heldiz/CalMattersCalifornia State University last year launched a pilot program to attract more students to the university system and to steer some to campuses that have been struggling with enrollment declines. -
Leslie Gonzalez/KPBSBeginning Jan. 1, landlords will be required to provide all apartments with a working stove and refrigerator thanks to a new state law. -
Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMattersIn vitro fertilization costs thousands of dollars and is often too expensive for many people struggling to conceive. A new law aims to help change that. -
Kitty Alvarado/KPBSFor nearly five decades, college football’s Holiday Bowl has called San Diego home. But never before has the game taken place after New Year's Eve.
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The beloved New York-style bagel maker pauses farmers market sales after a viral video sparks demand, with plans to open a dedicated storefront this summer. -
Giménez international attention after she attempted to restore an old fresco. While it was immediately ridiculed at the time, the piece eventually turned into a tourist attraction. -
Provocative and inventive exhibit explores “Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism” across decades.
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KPBS obtained a letter from Rachael Borrelli, the assistant director of San Diego County Animal Services, in which she apologized for an obscene recording of her calling for more dogs to be euthanized. -
Viktoriia Bulavina’s lawyers say her detention marks a new escalation in the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigration.
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Immigration enforcement changes the holidays for undocumented families in San Diego
San Diego Botanic Garden lights up the night with Lightscape
ICE detains Ukrainian wife of US citizen following green card interview
Cultural powerhouses merge at Balboa Park’s Center for Women’s History
Is Chula Vista’s dream of a public university finally coming into focus?
UC San Diego is trying to solve a remedial math problem
Family calls for outside investigation after Imperial Valley police kill 14-year-old boy
San Diegans react: Police access private license plate reader data with little oversight
Why SDGE bought a much-needed firefighting helicopter but never used it
San Diego County police agencies access many private license plate readers with minimal oversight
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First, a new law that goes into effect on Jan. 1 requires grocery stores to swap out the thicker plastic bags for recycled paper bags. Then, hundreds of Camp Pendleton Marines deployed this month to the US-Mexico border. Also, the county is offering a free and safe way to get around on NYE. Lastly, we bring you details around the 46th Annual Holiday Bowl parade. -
In this first part of our yearly Midday Wrapped, two of the Midday Edition producers talk about the conversations that stood out to them in 2025.
- Quiz: Test your knowledge of the top San Diego stories of 2025
- 2025 KPBS News year in review: ICE raids, ADU reform and a plane crash
- Camp Pendleton Marines maintain presence at border under new legal designation
- Trump’s immigration crackdown upended life in California. It continues as the new year begins
