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From Jack Kirby to Mr. T, longtime Comic-Con organizer Jackie Estrada shares rare archive photos capturing the spirit of the early conventions.
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This year, the Midday Edition team takes you live inside the convention center! Hear about the roots of Comic-Con in America's Finest City, and how creators are representing their culture through art, stories and more.
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Starting next month, the new field at Wilson Middle School will be open to both students and the public.
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Lucas MuseumFrom George Lucas in Hall H to voice acting favorites, comics legends and award-worthy film, here's how to navigate a Sunday full of meaning. -
Larry Valenzuela / CalMatters/CatchLight LocalThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases, another blow to the state’s gun control framework that has been pared down, case by case, since the U.S. Supreme Court dramatically expanded gun rights in a monumental 2022 decision.
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George Lucas will make a special appearance Sunday to discuss his new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. However, Marvel and DC aren't expected to reveal major movie news this year. -
There's more to culture in San Diego than comics: SummerFest chamber music in La Jolla; performance art and ancestral memory in San Ysidro; textile art in Oceanside; small press writers in South Park; dance about chronic pain in City Heights; Shakespeare in Balboa Park; live music picks and more weekend arts. And OK, Comic-Con, too. -
We're sharing a special episode from our friends at Port of Entry. It's all about Nortec Collective, the Tijuana-based group that fused electronic beats with norteño music to create a bold new border sound. Founders Pepe Mogt and Ramón Amezcua reflect on 25 years of music and legacy. Before the story, we talk with Port of Entry co-host Alan Lilienthal about why this music matters and how it connects to the cultural identity of the region.
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A lawsuit filed by Karina Alvarez sets up a legal battle over the independence of one of the county’s most important elected officials. -
Between 30,000 and 70,000 children adopted by American families from other countries never became U.S. citizens, according to the Adoptee Rights Campaign.
Thousands of adoptees were never given US citizenship. Now they risk deportation
National City pledged to reduce pollution. Now it’s considering a new industrial biofuel depot
Emily Brontë, Kate Bush and a classic novel celebrated in The Most 'Wuthering Heights' Day Ever
Advocates push Congress to end Medicare wait for young-onset Alzheimer’s patients
'We should be shocked,' expert on rise in threats to elected officials says
San Diego scientists try to unlock the secrets of cannabis
Fear of immigration raids reshaping daily life for many
Oceanside neighborhood on high alert after family detained by armed ICE agents
A life-changing youth behavioral program is set to lose funding under Trump
Rail advocates fear Del Mar project could lock in slower, more polluting trains to LA
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Nascar is coming to San Diego for Father’s Day weekend in 2026. Plus, the days of free parking in Balboa are numbered. We have the proposed cost breakdown. Then, part 2 of our KPBS investigation that looks into an uptick in euthanasias at San Diego County shelters. Finally, a look at ComicCon Preview Day & Blood Drive. -
Two local events, Afrofuturism Lounge and Indigi-Con, are coinciding with Comic-Con and connecting Black and Indigenous comics creators, artists, and creatives across all disciplines.
- Their families keep California farms running. Trump cuts just stripped a 'lifeline' from them
- San Diego County Supervisors vote 4-1 in favor of program for employers in ICE era
- Amid ICE arrests, California puts new limits on legal aid for some undocumented immigrants
- San Diego Afghan advocacy group 'surprised' by President Trump's offer
