A new state law lets people subdivide ADUs into separate properties and sell them. But the city would have to pass an ordinance to allow it. Then, MTS is planning to increase bus and trolley frequencies. Plus, KPBS staff give their picks for the top songs of 2023.

Homeland Security is investigating the Jacumba migrant camps for potential civil rights concerns. Then, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is calling for substantial changes to the city’s ordinance that regulates the use of surveillance technology, but privacy rights advocates are pushing back. Plus, the Moonlight Amphitheater in Vista's Brengle Terrace Park has been transformed into a winter wonderland.

Millions will be traveling throughout Southern California this holiday season, but a looming storm could complicate travelers’ plans in the coming days. Then, the Via Vera Cruz bridge opened Wednesday, allowing drivers to cross the creek between San Marcos Boulevard to Discovery Street, just in time for the holiday season. Plus, artists are already hard at work painting murals on the new border wall.

Alaska Airlines flight attendants will be voting on whether or not to strike for fairer pay. Then, California is set to become the second state to approve rules for turning wastewater into drinking water. Plus, a new analysis maps out inequities in Chula Vista’s parkland.

A trial court judge rejected the last legal challenge to a voter-approved initiative that removed the 30-foot height limit in the Midway District. Now a project that will bring 2,000 new affordable homes can move forward. Then, after 36 years serving San Diegans with HIV and AIDS, Auntie Helen’s will close at the end of the month. The reason is surprisingly good news. Plus, we revisit a story about a massive mosaic that brings undersea exploration to the land.

A complaint filed with the federal government last week, alleges that Customs and Border Protection has separated more than 1,000 families along the San Diego border since September. Then, a delegation from UC San Diego attended the UN Climate Conference last week. Plus, we revisit a story about a San Diego drag queen who topped the iTunes Christian music charts this year.

San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez has proposed a $500 million plan to modernize local jails over the next 10 years, but advocates say it will take more than money to create real change. In other news, some San Diego taxi drivers now have a ride hailing app. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening in San Diego County this weekend.

The San Diego City Council has approved a package of housing reforms proposed by Mayor Todd Gloria. In other news, the debate over whether schools should disclose a child's transgender identity to parents is sparking heated discussions at school boards and legal battles. Plus, we look at how small businesses are doing over the holiday season.

After eight Air Force airmen were killed in a November crash near Japan, the Pentagon last week grounded its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys. In other news, we look at what the money raised through parking meters is used for in light of the San Diego City Council voting to create new "community parking districts" in Kearny Mesa and San Ysidro. Plus, we check in with some local independent bookstores on their top picks to gift the reader in your life.

Last weekend marked the beginning of the temporary closure of the pedestrian border crossing called PedWest, and businesses in San Ysidro are feeling the pinch during what is typically the busy holiday season. In other news, operations have been back to normal at Tri-City Medical Center for a few weeks, but it’s still feeling the effects of a cyberattack last month. Plus, we learn about the San Diego connection to Betty Crocker, the fictional baking expert created nearly a century ago.