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The Olaf Wieghorst Museum & Western Heritage Center in El Cajon is shown on Dec. 19, 2025. Playing
This El Cajon museum takes visitors back to the frontier days of the Old West
RVs in Mission Beach park behind "No Parking" signs on Jan. 6, 2026. Playing
How a new law could help one local family trapped in parking citation debt
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Environmental costs spark a movement against massive Imperial Valley data center
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The developers behind plans to build a massive data center in Imperial County
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The plan to build massive data center in Imperial County — without environmental review
One b/w film negative view of sailors, officers, and military police at a gate to the US Naval Training Center. Playing
From naval training center to arts hub: Arts District Liberty Station marks 25 years
A Border Patrol agent uses a computer in San Diego, Calif., June 5, 2014 Playing
How a SANDAG database might be aiding Trump’s deportation campaign
A portrait of Gary Gates, a longtime Imperial Beach resident and member of the unhoused community, rests where he was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy two weeks earlier along the IB Pier, on January 4, 2026 in Imperial Beach, California. Playing
Imperial Beach residents mourn Gary Gates and question why deputies shot him
Gloria Sanchez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, spends most of her days at her house out of fear of deportation. Playing
Immigration enforcement changes the holidays for undocumented families in San Diego
Part of LIghtscape at dusk is shown at the San Diego Botanic Garden on Dec. 10, 2025. Playing
San Diego Botanic Garden lights up the night with Lightscape
  • First, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that California is allowed to use its new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 Midterms. Then, we tell you why the City of San Diego is suing the department of justice. Also, with San Diego on track to end the current fiscal year in a deficit, what could that mean for city residents? Last but not least, we look at whether it's more cost effective to keep an older car running or to buy a new one.
  • First, in a new KPBS series, we talk with a local mom who shares how she makes ends meet in San Diego County. Then, the second part of a series on Black defendants having a higher likelihood of facing charges that could lead to life without parole than their counterparts. . We also tell you details around California psychiatric hospitals having a new deadline to adjust to new staffing rules. Also, Olympic soccer is coming to San Diego! Plus, our Cinema Junkie offers a creative alternative to Super Bowl Sunday.