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The killing of Gates, a member of the local unhoused community, has raised questions about how the Sheriff’s Office responds to mental health crises.
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Author Mariano Velez describes life in the border town during the 1970s and 1980s in his book, "Mostly Made Up Stories from a Small Town Nobody." Then, celebrating the legacy of cartoonist Barbara Shermund. And finally, your weekend preview.
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Courtesy of the San Diego Historical SocietyArts District Liberty Station celebrates 25 years with a campaign highlighting its evolution from a former naval base into a major arts and community hub. -
San Diego Unified School District Thursday announced it will close schools on Feb. 26 to honor a strike by the San Diego Educator Association on pay and statewide special education staffing issues. -
KPBS Staff / Courtesy of Oolong GalleryThis weekend in the arts in San Diego: Por Vida Cafe’s new gallery debut during Barrio Art Crawl; a group show at Oolong Gallery; furniture as art in Escondido; chamber music set to surfing footage and more. -
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In an age of algorithms and streaming music, record stores offer an alternative. At Folk Arts Rare Records, founder Lou Curtiss' personal collection is finding new life on the shelves. -
Native Poppy’s co-owner said they were better prepared this time around. -
The 18-time Grammy Award winner is the latest musician to cancel an show at the Kennedy Center. Béla Fleck says he cannot currently perform there because it "has become charged and political."
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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. -
Viktoriia Bulavina’s lawyers say her detention marks a new escalation in the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigration.
Imperial Beach residents mourn Gary Gates and question why deputies shot him
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First, a San Diego city councilmember is looking to scale back on Downtown’s special event parking fees that were implemented last fall. Then, the gunman who killed two people and injured 13 others at a school in Santee could become one of the few school shooters to be released from prison. Also, this week Imperial Beach residents held a vigil for a local who lost his life near the IB Pier. Plus, two city council members are calling on the mayor to suspend paid parking for city residents in Balboa Park. Lastly, we check in on a local flower shop with a history of severe flooding. -
The city of San Diego is suing the federal government over the construction of fencing on city-owned property along the U.S.-Mexico border. We discuss the details.
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