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The effort began after a former Afghan interpreter was detained after his San Diego asylum hearing this month.
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey is scheduled to return to Naval Base San Diego Monday following a four-month deployment. -
A San Diego congressman Wednesday filed an amendment to the defense appropriations bill that's intended to block President Donald Trump from barring transgender people from serving in the military. -
A decorated Vietnam War pilot embezzled $124,000 from the veterans society where he was the treasurer to fund his lavish lifestyle after going bankrupt, authorities said. -
President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." -
KPBS Midday EditionKim Mitchell is replacing Phil Landis as president and CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego. Landis is officially retiring on Friday. -
Two business leaders in San Diego announced a proposal on Thursday to shelter hundreds of homeless people in large industrial tents. -
The 30th annual Stand Down for homeless veterans is scheduled to begin Friday at San Diego High School. -
North Korea is reportedly preparing for further missile tests, just a few weeks after its latest tests showed it has the capability of hitting Alaska with an intercontinental ballistic missile. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe United States and Japan have been allies and strategic partners since World War II, but an effort to move and expand a Marine Corps base in Okinawa is causing friction with locals. -
KPBS Midday EditionLandis started out as a volunteer at Veteran Village of San Diego's Stand Down event and eventually worked his way up to serving as CEO of the organization, a position he has held for 10 years. He will retire on July 28.
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