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First, the San Diego City Council approves new community plans for the College Area and Clairemont. Then, we will see an increase in SDG&E rates in the New Year. And, how the domes at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are being demolished. Also, local leaders are speaking out after an eight hour freeway closure. Next, a special archive project chronicles stories of those who have experienced persecution for being LGBTQ+. Lastly, how heightened immigration enforcement has changed the way some families are celebrating the holidays.
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Thousands of Marines, sailors and the U.S. Air Force's 10th Air Force finished the annual Steel Knight war games exercise Sunday.
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The photos will be shown after each performance of "Fellow Travelers" by the San Diego Opera next year.
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A water contact closure has been issued for the shoreline at the locations in Mission Bay. The sewage release occurred near Snead Avenue.
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California’s unemployment department bought more cellphones than it needed for remote work during the pandemic and kept paying for thousands of unused lines.
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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.
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Rob Reiner may be best known for his Hollywood films, but he was also a Democratic political force in California.
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Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
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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.
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Viktoriia Bulavina’s lawyers say her detention marks a new escalation in the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigration.
- Beware the Christmas coronary. How to spot signs of holiday heart trouble
- Psychologists are increasingly using — and worrying about — AI tools, poll finds
- Retailers didn't pull ByHeart baby formula fast enough after botulism recall, FDA says
- Despite widespread support, Gov. Newsom vetoed menopause legislation — twice
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
Residents say Jacumba’s special charm threatened by solar project
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KPBS’s The Finest podcast explores the people, art, and movements that are redefining culture in San Diego. This episode tells the story of three friends growing up in San Diego’s Paradise Hills neighborhood who found purpose in graffiti art. What began as a creative path away from gang life eventually drew attention from law enforcement and changed the course of their lives in unexpected ways.
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We hear the latest on conditions in San Diego County jails amid a recent effort to phase out triple bunk beds. Then, a new book unravels the role of death investigators in obscuring circumstances around deaths in custody.
- California schools that need foreign workers for teacher jobs can’t afford Trump’s new visa fee
- 17 local institutions to collaborate on cross-border academic exchange
- Congress members react to woman’s experience in federal detention
- Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US border