Noa Barankin
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La Jolla Playhouse
The Without Walls (WOW) Festival features interactive, site-specific performances across campus this weekend.
Martin do Nascimento
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CalMatters
Larry Valenzuela
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CalMatters
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On Sunday, a San Diego-based warship fired and disabled an Iranian cargo ship amid an ongoing United States-imposed blockade on Iranian ports. Then, how the blockade is impacting energy prices and supply.
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Attendance at Balboa Park's museums are down 34% on average since paid parking went into effect inside San Diego's urban park, according to data released today by the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. -
Michael Damron/KPBSIf the board approves the charter reforms Tuesday, and again May 19, they would head to a public vote in November. -
Alexander Nguyen/KPBSThe holiday and street are the latest of several institutions, parks and public spaces in San Diego County being considered for renaming following a New York Times report that Chávez allegedly sexually assaulted female followers as young as 12 in the 1970s and raped United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, now 96, in 1966. -
Associated PressThe board letter proposes redirecting the money "to a proven, high- impact diversion program puts existing resources to work where the evidence is strongest. Today's action also approves a single source contract with SDHC to administer the program, reflecting their unique capacity to stand up an effort of this scale and regional reach without delay."
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Artists, audiences and community leaders gathered outside City Hall on Monday to protest drastic cuts to arts funding in San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed budget for the new fiscal year. -
KPBS Midday EditionApril 20 has long been commemorated as an unofficial holiday for cannabis, including in San Diego. We talk about its origins and place in culture today. Then, we check in on the state of medicinal cannabis research. -
Bruno Mars tickets running for $2,000 and ones for SZA costing $600 caught California lawmakers’ attention. They’re advancing two bills targeting the resale market.
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Months after San Diego’s Animal Services Department cut ties with the department heads, a new leadership duo will manage operations. -
County supervisors used obscure events fund to solicit over $100K from influential donors since 2024A KPBS investigation found supervisor offices tapped influential companies, associations and individuals for monetary gifts. Some of the entities had business before the county at the time.
Ambidextrous San Diego man boasts the benefits of doing things backward
San Diego Book Crawl returns for its 9th year, bigger than ever
Deportation flights from San Diego have spiked since Trump took office
America, the world’s great melting pot … really?
County supervisors used obscure events fund to solicit over $100K from influential donors since 2024
César Chávez was a hometown hero in Brawley. Now the city confronts his alleged abuses
Chicana leaders grapple with the recent allegations against César Chávez
California moves to strengthen end-of-life decisions, but gaps in access remain
East County green energy boom sparks concern over impacts to natural landscape, cultural sites
To restore soil, UCSD scientists are experimenting with probiotics for plants
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If you have been following the growing body of research into technology use is changing childhood, you have likely come across the work of researcher and professor Jean Twenge. In her latest book “10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World,” she gives parents concrete advice for how to manage screen time based on her research, as well as from her experience as a parent herself. -
First, we’ll tell you what happened when a San Diego-based destroyer ship fired on an Iranian Cargo ship. An arrest has been made as part of continued-tension around a local data center’s development. Then, hundreds gathered outside of city hall to protest the near-elimination of arts and culture from the city’s budget. Also, we bring you a preview of the third annual WOW festival.
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