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  • The holidays can be a very stressful time for many. We hear from a local therapist about dealing with stress and what to do in specific scenarios, from attending the holiday party to gift giving.
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Gloria Sanchez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, spends most of her days at her house out of fear of deportation. Playing
Immigration enforcement changes the holidays for undocumented families in San Diego
Part of LIghtscape at dusk is shown at the San Diego Botanic Garden on Dec. 10, 2025. Playing
San Diego Botanic Garden lights up the night with Lightscape
Victor Korol stands for a portrait at his home in San Diego, California on Dec. 5, 2025. A day earlier, his wife Viktoriia Bulavina was detained at the end of her green card interview at the federal immigration offices downtown. Playing
ICE detains Ukrainian wife of US citizen following green card interview
An exhibit at the Center for Women's History showcases political buttons in Balboa Park on Oct. 30, 2025. Playing
Cultural powerhouses merge at Balboa Park’s Center for Women’s History
Students walk through Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California on November 13, 2025. Playing
Is Chula Vista’s dream of a public university finally coming into focus?
UC San Diego students walk past the Applied Physics and Mathematics building on campus in La Jolla on Nov. 24, 2025. Playing
UC San Diego is trying to solve a remedial math problem
Friends and family of Mikey Jimenez rally outside the El Centro Police Department in El Centro, California on Nov. 22, 2025 demanding accountability for Jimenez’s death at the hands of El Centro police officers last month. Attorneys for Jimenez’s family say police fired 29 shots at the 14-year-old. Playing
Family calls for outside investigation after Imperial Valley police kill 14-year-old boy
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San Diegans react: Police access private license plate reader data with little oversight
San Diego Gas and Electric bought a Firehawk, the same model (pictured) that Cal Fire uses, and is selling it to San Diego County. Playing
Why SDGE bought a much-needed firefighting helicopter but never used it
A Flock license plate reader is shown in a Carlsbad neighborhood on Nov. 17, 2025. Playing
San Diego County police agencies access many private license plate readers with minimal oversight
  • A statewide ballot measure is forcing the county to end some behavioral health contracts due to funding changes.
  • 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.