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The deaths of a mother and her toddler son in a fall from a third-floor concourse at Petco Park prior to a San Diego Padres game last fall have been ruled a murder-suicide.

As omicron infections continue to surge at unprecedented rates, experts are raising the possibility that the pandemic could soon enter a new, slightly more manageable phase.

As the coronavirus pandemic heads into its third year, mental health struggles continue as more seek resources.

Photojournalist Margarito Martinez, who took on the grisly task of chronicling Tijuana’s crime, was gunned down outside his home on Monday.

Gore said he will retire next month, nearly a year before his term ends

Micro-enterprise home kitchens could soon be legal in San Diego County, but some local entrepreneurs have already been shut down.

San Diego County recorded more than 35,000 new COVID-19 cases from Friday to Monday.

The city of San Diego and the San Diego Housing Commission have been awarded $8.3 million from the federal government to support the COVID-19 Housing Stability Assistance Program.

A 150-step staircase in the Southeast San Diego neighborhood had fallen into a dangerous state of disrepair. But a pandemic-inspired revitalization project has brought it back to life.

A San Diego detention center that houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees saw COVID-19 cases surge last week, reporting the third highest number of active cases among ICE detainees of any of the federal agency's more than 130 detention centers.

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.

Click here for more information and to register.