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Congress has just eliminated federal funding for public media, and KPBS is facing the unprecedented loss of $4.3 million in annual funding.

Without this federal investment in our public service mission, membership support is more vital than ever.  Take a stand now to support KPBS and ensure that we remain a free source of fact-based news and high-quality programming for everyone in San Diego.
FAFSA fact sheets at College Information Day at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Oct. 14, 2023.
Juliana Yamada
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CalMatters
Despite fears the federal government will use personal information from financial aid applications to identify immigrant parents who lack legal status, the number of high school senior applicants from mixed-status families has not decreased as much as some thought it would, according to the California Student Aid Commission.
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  • A small jet crashed into military housing in a Tierrasanta neighborhood Thursday morning, killing multiple people on the plane and injuring others. We hear from the people displaced, and those working to rehouse them. Plus, KPBS confirmed the airport’s weather instrumentation was not working at the time of the crash. Then, a check-in with one of more than 1,500 Jan. 22 flood plaintiffs in what has ballooned into a mass tort against the city of San Diego.