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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria on how long Comic-Con will remain in San Diego. Then, hear what happened when Chula Vista’s city council tried to give themselves a big raise this week. And sticking with local governments, Lemon Grove considers a tenant protection ordinance. We’ve also got a conversation with Marnie Von Wilpert about how she’s juggling her campaign for Congress and her recent cancer diagnosis. Plus, reporter John Carroll takes us for a stroll on the new Pride Promenade.
- Comic-Con library card honors San Diego libraries as a place for everyone — even space aliens
- Comic-Con to remain in San Diego through at least 2030, city leaders announce
- Anime San Diego uses Comic-Con to launch new convention
- Comic-Con 2026 Sunday panels: Your guide to the final day's biggest fandoms and discoveries
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Jim Peaco/National Park ServiceDemocrats are advancing a bill over objections from rural residents, ranchers and Republicans that would study whether California should bring back grizzly bears. -
Matt BowlerThe Pride Promenade is envisioned as a gathering place for the Hillcrest neighborhood. -
KPBS StaffA fast-moving wildfire near Ramona Mountain tore across dozens of brushy acres Wednesday, threatening rural homes and forcing evacuations.
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Based on Marissa Stapley's 2021 crime novel, Lucky is an aggressively entertaining series about a con woman who absconds with millions of dollars — then must evade the mob and the law. -
Comic-Con week kicked off with a furry twist as costumed pets and their owners gathered at San Diego's Balboa Park for Helen Woodward Animal Center's PAWmicon 2026. -
There's more to San Diego this weekend than Comic-Con: "Within the Context of Time" sound journey at the Athenaeum, the world premiere musical "The Family Album," opera under the stars, summer markets, sustainable food and jazz meets tap dance. OK, fine: one comics-related event.
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Every two years, participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, must renew their status. Approvals from the federal government now take three months on average — up from two weeks in 2025. -
An outside animal welfare consulting firm reviewed the county’s two animal shelters. Key recommendations include improving staff support and clarifying certain shelter policies.
DACA recipients are losing their protected status due to lengthy administrative delays
A half-century fight to save an Emerald Hills green space for a park may soon be decided
The rising cost of youth sports is leaving some kids on the sideline
How military families manage San Diego's high cost of living
Sweetwater Union High School District holds first graduation ceremony in Tijuana
Part 2: Black San Diegans 9 times likelier to be charged with resisting an officer and nothing else
Part 1: Black San Diegans 9 times likelier to be charged with resisting an officer and nothing else
Immigrant detentions on San Diego’s military bases have spiked under Trump
Lawyers accuse immigration courts of holding ‘sham’ bond hearings
How a San Diego English teacher is using AI in her classroom
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First, the DOJ has accused UC San Diego of racial discrimination. Then, we’ll tell you why a billion dollars in medicaid reimbursements is being withheld. Also, a request to raise SDG&E rates is being opposed by some. And, we’ll tell you how you can be involved with Comic-Con without having a badge.
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We talk about the language we use for immigration enforcement and the debate around the use of the term "concentration camp."
- Trump’s new immigration strategy revealed in purchase of 2 ICE detention centers in California
- Cardiff immigration arrest highlights typical enforcement strategy in San Diego region
- ‘No more vague commitments’: San Diego leaders say trade deal must have Tijuana River sewage solution
- Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody
