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In a lawsuit filed in late June, former Board of Supervisors Clerk Blanca Acosta accused the county of failing to protect her from the alleged harassment and firing her for reporting the alleged behavior.
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A new biofuel project in National City is raising concerns about pollution in a community with a history of environmental impacts. Plus, we discuss Chula Vista’s recent restrictions placed on e-bike users.
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Alexander Nguyen/KPBSThe San Diego County unemployment rate was 4.9% in June, up from 4% in May, and above last year's 4.4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. -
The Special Defense Program for Inclusion, known by its Spanish acronym DETI, is part of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's efforts to protect Mexican nationals living abroad. -
Matthew Bowler/KPBSGov. Newsom pledges state funding to maintain The Trevor Project’s 988 hotline option as local advocates warn of rising mental health needs in San Diego. -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalSo that the UC could better develop its academic programs to prepare students for the changing workforce, the UC created a new data tool to show where tens of thousands of alumni work in California and the skills those employers seek.
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"Adjunct" has its theatrical debut Thursday night at Digital Gym Cinema, with writer-director Ron Najor in person. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Art Through the Glass at the Chula Vista Center Mall; the San Diego Symphony performs iconic Marvel music; Particle FM and Intervals bring sound art to Quint Gallery; "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at North Coast Rep; San Diego International Mariachi Summit; drag performances at The Old Globe's AXIS: Pride; plus live music picks and more. -
"Spark" is a new middle-grade "novel-in-verse" by local author and educator Chris Baron. It follows two rural, nature-loving 8th graders as they evacuate their small town due to a wildflower, and attempt to piece their lives back together.
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The funding bill allocates $75 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis spoke with Adam Isacson from the Washington Office on Latin America about how that could impact ICE arrests, detentions and deportations. -
Sayed Sadat came to San Diego from Afghanistan almost three years ago. His father is still stranded there despite his work for the U.S. Military.
Thousands of adoptees were never given US citizenship. Now they risk deportation
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
Keeping Indigenous culture alive on the air
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Community historian and professor T.J. Tallie is wrapping up a year-long research project on the lives of Black LGBTQ+ San Diegans in the '80's and '90's. Plus, a local filmmaker debuts a film about the realities of being an adjunct professor. Then, your weekend preview of San Diego arts events. -
Protests were held across the country Thursday honoring the late John Lewis’s legacy and pushing back against the current administration. Then, imagine growing up in America, going to school and starting a career to find out unexpectedly that you aren’t considered an American citizen. Plus, San Diego News Now has a new host and producer.
- Hundreds protest Trump administration in El Cajon 'Good Trouble Lives On' rally
- Border Patrol hiring spree offers lessons as another immigration agency embarks on massive growth
- Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
- Why San Diego police are sometimes on scene during ICE raids
