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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown. He's also fast-tracking funding for food banks across the state.
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If approved by the committee and then later the full City Council, the measure would go before voters in 2026. -
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The Escondido YMCA pool had been closed and in disrepair since the COVID-19 pandemic. The district spent $1.2 million to renovate the pool for its after-school program. -
Flight delays and cancellations continue to rise across the country. San Diego International Airport has largely been spared, even as TSA agents and air traffic controllers are expected to miss their first full paycheck this week because of the government shutdown.
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If you could go back and do it again, would you? A new book from Mitch Albom looks for the answer. -
Experience Edgar Allan Poe's macabre tales in the historic Villa Montezuma this weekend and next. -
The announcement comes as the club, which joined the National Women's Soccer League four years ago, clinched a 2025 NWSL playoff berth.
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A KPBS investigation revealed that data collected by the El Cajon Police Department was used in immigration-related searches more than 550 times in 2025. -
For more than a year, Attorney General Bonta has been looking into the El Cajon Police Department’s sharing of license plate reader data with out-of-state agencies.
Veterans, supporters vie to get 2029 Invictus Games to San Diego
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Historic reparations bills will be vetoed or signed by California governor in the next few days
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Experts concerned about white nationalist imagery in ICE recruitment materials
Cal Fire offers defensible space wildfire home inspections
This volunteer dives deep at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
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Federal funding restrictions threaten San Diego’s harm reduction programs
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Wednesday on Midday Edition, we dive into the San Diego City Council's latest vote to restrict cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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A judge again rules San Diego can’t remove building height limits in the Midway District. Then, we check in on the airport TSA amid the ongoing government shutdown. Also, students and teachers say they’re frustrated with the Grossmont Union School Board decisions disrupting school library operations. And the latest on the Camp Pendleton Marine pilot killed last week in a helicopter crash. Finally, an Escondido pool closed since COVID is again open.
