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Members of San Diego's Iranian community are also expressing mixed emotions for what comes next.
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First, local Iranian leaders say they feel “mixed-emotions” for what could be next for the country. Then, thousands of San Diego service members are participating in air strikes against Iran. Also, a conversation about why prominent author and wellness guru Deepak Chopra’s tenure at UCSD is ending in June. And, a former Mayor who has left his party behind to launch a campaign for a seat on the San Diego City Council. Plus , Part 2 on a unique partnership between law enforcement and one community. Lastly, a controversy over bike lanes in North County and parking at Balboa Park.
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Matt Hoffman/KPBSFormer Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey moved to Point Loma a few months ago and is now running for the San Diego City Council. This will be a big, fun City Council race, and we’ll be all over it, but the Politics Report wanted to get some initial questions to him. -
Manuel Orbegozo/CalMattersFar fewer people with mental illness are getting help in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court program than expected. This week, he blamed local governments for shortcomings. -
The Mountain View neighborhood had for years been terrorized by drug dealing, violence and even murder stemming from a gang takeover of a local market. But then community members came together with police and prosecutors. -
Jon Elswick/APThe Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
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The All Whites will train at University of San Diego's Torero Stadium and will stay in a hotel nearby during the month-long event. -
KPBS Midday EditionGardening expert Nan Sterman joins Midday Edition to give advice on how to approach spring planting after a warm winter in the San Diego region. -
Kim Phillips-Pea of the Southeast Art Team has been restoring public art throughout southeastern San Diego for five years.
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A policy memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security last week says refugees who haven’t applied for a green card within one year of arriving in the U.S. can be detained. -
Since 2023, a rising number of Sprinter and Coaster riders have evaded fares on the trains. This spike coincides with the rollout of the district’s hands-off enforcement policy, which came in response to a surge in assaults.
Through her lens: San Diego pet photographer uses her talent to help shelter dogs get adopted
North County Transit District beset by surging fare evasion, faces dwindling revenues
How Trump’s mass deportation agenda is playing out in San Diego
Inside San Diego's 'museum without walls'
This El Cajon museum takes visitors back to the frontier days of the Old West
How a new law could help one local family trapped in parking citation debt
Environmental costs spark a movement against massive Imperial Valley data center
The developers behind plans to build a massive data center in Imperial County
The plan to build massive data center in Imperial County — without environmental review
From naval training center to arts hub: Arts District Liberty Station marks 25 years
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We break down the latest on U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and how the war could impact military members and their families in San Diego. -
Bestselling author and wellness guru Deepak Chopra is mentioned in the Epstein files more than 4,000 times. We discuss the contents of his conversations with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- No action taken on Escondido shooting range after community voices ICE concerns
- US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico's Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana
- Federal agents detain immigration court observers in downtown San Diego
- “Left in the stench:” South San Diego communities frustrated as federal response ramps up for Potomac sewage spill
