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The U.S. government is set to shut down in four hours, the first in seven years. A shutdown would affect many federal functions, but what would it mean for service members and their families? KPBS reporter John Carroll explains.
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Volunteers in California are working to ensure that the thousands of farmworkers who toil in the fields every day are receiving coronavirus vaccinations. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe public agency that manages the tidelands around San Diego Bay is considering adjusting the way it does business, essentially adding environmental justice to the Port of San Diego's master plan. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe complicated process of recertifying for benefits every six months regularly drives out CalFresh recipients who are still eligible for the program, according to a study from UC Berkeley. -
The GO FlyEase is scheduled to be released on April 30. Some people with disabilities worry that they won't be able to get a pair because of the company's mass marketing strategy. -
KPBS Midday EditionSupporters of former President Donald Trump use social media to spread misinformation about asylum seekers, immigrants and refugees from Middle Eastern and North African backgrounds are underrepresented in the census, and reflections on the demolition of San Diego Stadium in Mission Valley. -
Between January and February, nonfarm employment in San Diego County increased by 31,900, from 1,351,600 to 1,383,500, and agricultural employment increased by 500, from 8,400 to 8,900. -
California added 141,000 jobs in February as more than a quarter of a million people returned to the workforce. The California Employment Development Department said Friday that the state's unemployment rate in February was 8.5%, down from 9% in January. -
Same building. Same procedure. Same doctor. But there was an extra "facility fee" because the location changed slightly. A shot that used to cost her about $30 went up to more than $300. -
It is the first time that weekly applications for jobless aid have fallen below 700,000 since mid-March of 2020. Before the pandemic tore through the economy, applications had never topped that level. -
A historic amount of $41 billion in remittances were wired in back to Mexico 2020, and the amount of remittances was also up in January 2021.
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