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An online summit will be held next week to address the dangers of fentanyl for local middle and high school students following an uptick in fentanyl-related overdose deaths across San Diego County.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved receiving more than $1.09 million in grants for fire suppression activities, including defensible space and training on Tuesday.

City of San Diego officials are assessing whether the old Central Library can serve as a homeless shelter, after being vacant for almost a decade.

Thousands of catalytic converters have been reported stolen in San Diego County. Law enforcement now has the green light to start making arrests.

This is the first time there were no Pearl Harbor vets in attendance at the event.

Guest farmworkers will see pay increases in 2022 thanks to a lawsuit to stop a Trump-era wage freeze. President Trump proposed the freeze in an attempt to help farmers who lost profit and fallowed land during the pandemic shutdown in 2020. But farmworker advocates sued the Department of Agriculture to stop the freeze from taking effect.

San Diego County is expected to receive .01 to .05 inches of rain Tuesday. Heavier rainfall, approximately .25 to .50 inches, is expected on Thursday over Valley Center and Alpine.

The book is presented as a bridge to help some children with dyslexia understand why it’s harder for them to read. But beyond that, it’s a semi-autobiographical account of Newsom’s childhood that offers a glimpse of what shaped his personality and his politics.

The community plan for Barrio Logan, the heart of San Diego’s Chicano and Latino community, hasn't been updated in 43 years. The City Council's approval brings a new plan another step closer to implementation.

Felony charges were filed Monday against 10 people accused of taking part in "violent criminal acts" in Pacific Beach earlier this year.

Join us for a discussion on gentrification in San Diego. Escalating housing prices and rents can squeeze residents out of established neighborhoods, often erasing a community’s cultural identity. But does it have to be this way? Race and Equity Reporter Cristina Kim moderates a discussion with a panel of experts and community members on the impact of gentrification on neighborhood identity. A question and answer session will follow.

Guests include:

Tau Baraka - Barber and resident of Southeast San Diego

Julie Corrales - Policy Advocate for the Environmental Health Coalition and a resident of Barrio Logan

Isaac Martin - Department Chair for Urban Studies and Planning at UC San Diego

Join the conversation at: www.facebook.com/KPBSSanDiego or KPBS YouTube.

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