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The local nonprofits make up an emergency action group to respond to the needs of the military community in times of crisis.
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First, a few local nonprofits are organizing and preparing amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. Also, a California Senator recently put pressure on the Homeland Security Secretary regarding being granted access into detention facilities. Then, the Supreme Court recently weighed in on whether schools must tell parents if their child is transgender. And Chula Vista is getting a new public park along its waterfront. Lastly we tell you about an independent production company making its mark in Baja.
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San Diego households spend more on transportation than almost every other metro area in the country. The culprit, experts say, is the automobile.
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Mike Stewart/APAs people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed. Medical experts say these feelings are normal and expected, but it is important for people to have coping mechanisms. Experts also urged people to find ways to consume news responsibly: limiting their social media intake, eliminating doomscrolling and avoiding graphic images. -
Charlotte Radulovich/KPBSThe new proposal to be heard Tuesday would tax the 5,115 empty homes in the city $8,000 each if approved by the council and passed by voters in June. -
Megan Wood / Voice of San DiegoFormer Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey is running for City Council in San Diego. Here’s what he said about the race and leaving the GOP.
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As solo leisure booms globally, theater operator ATG Entertainment is launching "Solo Seats" events to destigmatize going to the theater alone. -
The All Whites will train at University of San Diego's Torero Stadium and will stay in a hotel nearby during the month-long event. -
KPBS Midday EditionGardening expert Nan Sterman joins Midday Edition to give advice on how to approach spring planting after a warm winter in the San Diego region.
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The Mountain View neighborhood had for years been terrorized by drug dealing, violence and even murder stemming from a gang takeover of a local market. But then community members came together with police and prosecutors. -
A policy memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security last week says refugees who haven’t applied for a green card within one year of arriving in the U.S. can be detained.
- A new one-a-day-pill holds promise for HIV's 'forgotten population'
- Newsom threatens California counties for failing to use his new mental health court
- Measles is back in California. Health departments are fighting it with less
- Californians are staying insured — but settling for health coverage they may not use
Through her lens: San Diego pet photographer uses her talent to help shelter dogs get adopted
North County Transit District beset by surging fare evasion, faces dwindling revenues
How Trump’s mass deportation agenda is playing out in San Diego
Inside San Diego's 'museum without walls'
This El Cajon museum takes visitors back to the frontier days of the Old West
How a new law could help one local family trapped in parking citation debt
Environmental costs spark a movement against massive Imperial Valley data center
The developers behind plans to build a massive data center in Imperial County
The plan to build massive data center in Imperial County — without environmental review
From naval training center to arts hub: Arts District Liberty Station marks 25 years
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As San Diego's Muslim community observes Ramadan through fasting and prayer, we talk about the meaning behind the month and how it is being honored locally. -
We sit down with a local Iranian organizer to unpack this week's news and put the conflict in Iran into historical context.
- California senator presses DHS secretary for access to detention facilities
- No action taken on Escondido shooting range after community voices ICE concerns
- US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico's Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana
- Federal agents detain immigration court observers in downtown San Diego
