Wildfires are common in California and can happen any time of year. A wildfire researcher at San Diego State University shares three ways to prepare.
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A brush fire broke out on a hillside above Harbison Canyon Wednesday, burning several dozen open acres and prompting evacuations of nearby homes before crews were able to subdue the flames. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia stopped tracking sexual harassment complaints in 2012. Some observers fear that hampered the state’s ability to monitor, and prevent misconduct. -
The explosion shortly after noon sent up a wall of fire and smoke and rocked nearby homes before the gas was shut off and the fire doused more than an hour later. -
A new state law aimed at opening up police investigations is not helping in the case of an officer killing a man armed only with a pen. -
Migrants from Cameroon have been waiting in Tijuana for more than two months to cross into the U.S. to seek asylum. Most are members of the English-speaking minority, which has faced intense persecution since 2016. -
There have been thousands of aftershocks of the magnitude 6.4 earthquake on July 4 and the 7.1 quake that occurred the next day. -
KPBS Midday EditionA lawsuit filed against the City of San Diego, by a man killed by police four years ago, was found to have merit by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. -
KPBS Midday EditionLast week, the San Diego Commission on Gang Prevention passed a resolution that asks the City Council to immediately release any San Diego residents from decades-old gang injunctions. -
The California program is for offenders of any age. It will pair victims and offenders before they are convicted, and offenders who complete the program can avoid having a criminal record. -
Based on recommendations from the county Child Welfare Services Review Working Group, the money will expand an existing contract.
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