Allison St John
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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Coming Soon! Premieres Monday, April 22, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. The dramatic and inspiring story of ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools, and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump. Housewives activated to create a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.
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Dos legisladores de California presentaron proyectos de ley destinados a frenar el cierre de las salas de maternidad después de que una investigación de CalMatters descubriera que casi 50 hospitales habían suspendido los servicios de parto y maternidad entre 2012 y 2023.
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Un proyecto de ley para prohibir los campamentos de personas sin hogar en todo el estado cerca de parques, escuelas y centros de transporte público no logró salir del mismo comité legislativo que el año pasado.
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Premieres Friday, April 19, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2. Renowned jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman takes the stage at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater for a mesmerizing performance of his Blue Note Records debut album, where are we. Joining forces with soulful vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, the artists take on music from Rodgers & Hart to Springsteen, all interpreted with the improvisational brilliance and melodic invention that is a hallmark of Redman's artistry - and of this all-star ensemble featuring Aaron Parks (piano), Joe Sanders (bass), and Brian Blade (drums).
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A new single, "Primrose Hill," was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney, the youngest sons of Beatles musicians John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
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Las reducciones propuestas son a programas destinados a ayudar a cerrar las disparidades raciales y económicas en San Diego. Los defensores están resistiendo.
- Historical markers are everywhere, but few note San Diego's Native American past
- San Diego State anthropology professor builds an extinction calculator
- Tax day translates to a very busy scene at San Diego-based TurboTax
- Mayor Todd Gloria proposes cuts to San Diego equity programs
- Navy says it will study ship repair delays as USS Boxer deployment stalls