Larry Valenzuela
/
CalMatters
California’s High-Speed Rail Authority paid nearly $600,000 in unallowable travel reimbursements to outside consultants while keeping a poor record to justify them, a state investigation found.
MORE STORIES
-
This is the second arrest in Southern California this week related to federal fraud charges. On Tuesday, 12 people were charged in San Diego with stealing over $10 million in childcare aid. -
Lawmakers are expressing broader willingness to regulate AI development, but the path forward may not be a quick one. -
The indictment says the defendants belong to a network that "is one arm of the Russian Federation's apparatus used to carry out external attacks" worldwide. -
Already, close to 100 lawmakers who started this Congress will not be around for the next one, according to an NPR analysis, driven by record-setting retirements and primary defeats. -
The Board of Supervisors directed county attorneys to investigate and take legal action against companies marketing what one official described as "overpowered electric motorcycles" as e-bikes. -
Inflation, gasoline prices and the cost of living are top of mind in the election season. How are higher costs shaping the way you live? NPR wants to hear. -
Data suggests many candidates are embracing AI this year to boost their image and portray their opponents unfavorably. But whether it will turn out voters remains unclear. -
ICE agents turned up at David Streever's home over a harsh email he sent to an ICE official. Now a court order prevents the federal government from making additional threats against him. -
Primary sources of distrust include redistricting, threats of ICE at polls, and President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of election fraud. -
The changes increase the number of units in the project and the interest rate the developer will pay the city. The property also has a new address — 107 Ash Street.
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- Navy officials begin to enforce personal A/C ban in barracks
- NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions
- Former San Diego sailors plead guilty to selling deadly fentanyl-laced pills
- Report: Tijuana River is chronically polluted with sewage, chemicals
- Independent bookstores are all over San Diego County — here's a list