The Balboa Park Cultural Partnership sent a request to Mayor Todd Gloria and the San Diego City Council asking them to reconsider the new parking fees, which went into effect Jan. 5.
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First, museum leaders are asking that paid parking at Balboa Park be reconsidered. Then, after the death of a child, Pacific Beach community members are calling for improved road safety. Also, we hear from Jessica Calix who was impacted and displaced in the January 2024 floods. Plus, part 2 of our series on the controversy around a massive data center project. Lastly a story about the world’s oldest collegiate acapella group.
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The facility would use an immense amount of energy, and its developers have openly sought to avoid California’s formidable environmental review process. -
Erik Anderson/KPBSThe money will go toward four stormwater infrastructure projects, including drainage improvements on Beta Street in Southcrest, the site of multiple recent floods, -
Jacob Aere/KPBSThe North County Transit District reminded the public Wednesday that all coastal rail service between San Diego and Oceanside will be suspended this weekend for routine maintenance and work on major projects. -
Matt Hoffman/KPBSLow-income Californians once lost millions of dollars a month to fraudsters who raided their accounts for food assistance and other public benefits. Gov. Gavin Newsom is highlighting security improvements as the Trump administration accuses Democratic states of tolerating welfare fraud.
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Elizabeth "Ely" Rosales Aguilar, of Raíz Chocolate, runs a small-scale chocolate operation from her San Diego home, crafting rich Mexican chocolate bars and spiced drinking chocolates inspired by centuries-old recipes. California's cottage food laws helped her turn her passion into a thriving business rooted in cultural tradition. -
The Meyer-Doran house is more than a century old, with a leaking and rotting roof that was letting animals get in. The new roof is part of the city's effort to restore the historic property. -
The festival runs through Feb. 4 in person at Dave & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, with virtual screenings starting Feb. 5.
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As demand for computing power soars nationwide, a Southern California entrepreneur with past legal troubles is trying to speed forward an immense data center in Imperial County. -
KPBS obtained a letter from Rachael Borrelli, the assistant director of San Diego County Animal Services, in which she apologized for an obscene recording of her calling for more dogs to be euthanized.
From naval training center to arts hub: Arts District Liberty Station marks 25 years
How a SANDAG database might be aiding Trump’s deportation campaign
Imperial Beach residents mourn Gary Gates and question why deputies shot him
Immigration enforcement changes the holidays for undocumented families in San Diego
San Diego Botanic Garden lights up the night with Lightscape
ICE detains Ukrainian wife of US citizen following green card interview
Cultural powerhouses merge at Balboa Park’s Center for Women’s History
Is Chula Vista’s dream of a public university finally coming into focus?
UC San Diego is trying to solve a remedial math problem
Family calls for outside investigation after Imperial Valley police kill 14-year-old boy
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Two years ago, historic floods devastated San Diego neighborhoods in the Chollas Creek watershed. We talk about the ongoing road to recovery for survivors and local businesses. -
First, some locals gathered to protest the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Then, we tell you how students at one school in San Diego are keeping Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy alive. Also, a $10-billion data center is looking to move forward without an environmental review process. Finally, a popular San Marcos building is getting some upgrades.
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