San Diego, with its proximity to the border, ranks 13th in the country for child sex trafficking, according to the FBI.
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President Trump's comments that he will not commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election raises alarms, a man dies after contracting COVID-19 while in federal jail in downtown San Diego, and the fallout continues over San Diego's disastrous purchase of 101 Ash Street building. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego activists argue the database, known as CalGang, includes many people who are not actually gang members and unfairly targets people of color who live in lower-income communities. -
KPBS Midday EditionMisinformation is continuing to spread on social media about the wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington. -
Kings Canyon National Park reopened to visitors on Wednesday and Yosemite National Park will welcome back visitors on Friday as air quality improves. -
KPBS Midday EditionAs a plague of wildfires torches large sections of the state, many California homeowners are discovering that fire insurance is either out of their reach financially or not available for any price. Ricardo Lara, California's insurance commissioner, is searching for solutions. -
Charles Morton, 39, a squad boss with the Big Bear Interagency Hotshots, died Thursday while battling the El Dorado Fire in the San Bernardino mountains, according to San Bernardino National Forest officials. -
An inmate is on the verge of death as one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the federal prison system continues to play out in downtown San Diego. -
An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert was still threatening homes on Monday, but officials said calmer winds could help crews corral the flames. -
A 1,115-acre vegetation fire at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base was extinguished Sunday. -
The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles is approaching 156 square miles, burning structures, homes and a nature center in a famed Southern California wildlife sanctuary in foothill desert communities.
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