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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Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, March 11 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. We visit a range of miniature gardens to enjoy their whimsy as we discover how they are carefully designed and meticulously constructed. Host Nan Sterman tries her hand at making miniature gardens, too!
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Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Bromeliads are a unique group of plants with amazingly colored and patterned foliage along with vividly colored flowers. Bromeliads have evolved in some of nature's most challenging conditions, from desert to rainforest to cloud forest. Spanish moss is a bromeliad. Air plants are bromeliads, too.
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Carol Vassiliadis, Harold Zimnick, and the Producers Club Committee Members are inducted into the KPBS Hall of Fame as Visionaries
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Vehicle habitation is once again up for debate. KPBS takes an in-depth look at the lives of some locals living out of their vans.
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KPBS Midday EditionBorre Winckel, president and CEO of San Diego’s Building Industry Association joins Midday Edition Tuesday with the developers perspective on housing in San Diego County.
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African-American community leaders team up with nonprofit solar companies to help communities affected by pollution.
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The Valley View Casino Center sits in the middle of a neighborhood that could see some major changes after an update was passed to the Midway/Pacific Highway Community Plan.
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KPBS is proud to recognize Sandra Timmons and Rick Sandstrom, and Catherine Stiefel and Keith Behner as the 2018 Hall of Fame Visionary honorees. Each couple has made an incredible impact on KPBS’ ability to expand its mission.
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KPBS Midday EditionLong before he was an acclaimed artist and illustrator, Kadir Nelson was a student at public schools in San Diego and Chula Vista.
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