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In the 1970s and ’80s, KPBS turned primetime into a weeklong live auction where San Diegans could bid on everything from custom cars to dinner with host Ken Kramer. The events were chaotic, unforgettable and a huge community celebration.
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KPBS is premiering a new season of “Incoming,” a podcast series that shares the true stories of America’s military veterans, told in their own words, straight from their own mouths. The show is available now for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play and other podcast players. -
KPBS is premiering a new season of “My First Day,” a podcast series that explores the experiences of people who came to San Diego from elsewhere and now call it home. The show is available now for download on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and other podcast players. -
KPBS Midday EditionA plan is in the works to remove cars from a stretch of Fifth Avenue in downtown San Diego to make the area more pedestrian-friendly. The plan is modeled after other car-free zones such as the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. -
KPBS Midday EditionKPBS Anchor Maya Trabulsi and author Kwame Alexander discuss his book “The Crossover,” which was selected as KPBS’s One Book For Teens. -
KPBS Midday EditionArtistic director Matt Morrow says the theme is 'we are' -
Focus on the AIDS Epidemic, Overcoming Obstacles & Family -
More shakeups at San Diego's regional planning agency, the disappearing Southern California coastline and the proposed tower near Seaport Village. -
The improvements come as the Port of San Diego is looking to redevelop the entire area in the next 5 to 7 years. -
Local readers submitted over 400 nominations for the 2019 One Book, One San Diego title. Seven finalists made the cut. -
Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, April 1 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. In collections of small plots, your friends and neighbors grow a bounty of produce; sometimes enough to sell at local farmer's markets. We visit a variety of community gardens.
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