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Bangladesh suffers from extreme air pollution, but a new study shows the brick industry can make small changes to have a big effect on the country's smog problem.
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Advocates are calling for a traffic study to analyze safety improvements to the five-way intersection of Park Boulevard, El Cajon Boulevard and Normal Street. -
Carolyne CorelisNative San Diegans showed us how plants can build and heal. Their medicines continue to this day. -
Katerina Portela/KPBSIn San Diego’s Valencia Park neighborhood, a painted staircase was a gathering place for the community. After floods, they were unusable. A recent cleanup only raises more questions. -
Andrew Dyer /KPBSThe fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria returned to San Diego Thursday after a seven-month deployment to the western Pacific. -
Philip Salata/inewsourceMore than half of Imperial County residents have health insurance through Medi-Cal, which is California’s state and federally funded Medicaid program. -
Advocates warn Governor Newsom’s plan to freeze Medi-Cal access for immigrants without legal status could raise health care costs and reduce care for California’s most vulnerable.
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Rosalio Chavarin, 80, wanted to play mariachi music since he was a kid. Thanks to the nonprofit Villa Musica, he's part of an ensemble that practices at the Logan Heights Library. -
The 2025 San Diego Fringe Festival runs through May 25, with performances at nine venues, including a new film showcase at SDSU. -
This weekend in the arts: "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," "The Counter," "Nighttime Julianne" and more theater openings; plein air art meets San Diego farms; Lucha Fest; anti-fascist art; San Diego Ballet; plus Wonderfront Festival and more live music picks
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A deaf and mute Mongolian man showed up at the San Diego border in February. More than 80 days later, he’s sitting in the Otay Mesa Detention Center facing deportation without due process, his lawyer says. -
A deaf and mute Mongolian man showed up at the San Diego border in February. More than 80 days later, he’s sitting in the Otay Mesa Detention Center facing deportation without due process, his lawyer says.
San Diegan scientists offer non-opioid relief to chronic pain sufferers
Man arrested in ICE raid near El Cajon is back with his family
Eastlake mountain biking team welcomes kids of all abilities
Volunteer group cleans up neighborhoods, block by block
San Diego City College to upgrade planetarium with federal STEM funds
San Diego’s long history of activism and how you can get involved
International students in San Diego caught up in ‘mass revocation of student visas'
Documenters program helps shine sunlight on public meetings
Imperial County is a refuge for vanishing burrowing owls. But do they need more protection?
Time running out on Tijuana migrant shelters as they scramble to replace US funding
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Advocates say a proposal to limit Medi-Cal access for immigrants without legal status will have harmful consequences. Government agencies scale back testing on animals. And, a preview of the 2025 San Diego International Fringe Festival. -
The exhibit, "Taste San Diego: Filipino Culinary Journeys" explores Filipino American history and identity and its deep connections to San Diego.
