This week the nonprofit EcoFlight gave a group of advocates, nonprofit leaders and government representatives a bird’s eye view of the Tijuana River Valley. In other news, voters across San Diego County will decide on local tax measures this year. We learn about the tax proposals in Chula Vista and National City. Plus, one of our KPBS web producers joins the podcast to talk about the KPBS Voter Guide.

Nine months ago today, an overflowing storm channel flooded San Diego homes, making them unlivable. Now there’s a call for accountability and transparency about the response. In other news, this fall, low-income community college students who live in Mexico, but go to school in San Diego or Imperial county will pay in-state tuition. Plus, local Democrats are supporting a plan to expand access to contraceptives.

College students across California were arrested this year protesting university investment supporting Israel, and now, some UC San Diego students are getting a crash course on legal defense. In other news, young adults with disabilities are gaining valuable work experience while helping shelter dogs become more adoptable. Plus, we have details on San Diego Comic Fest, which returns this week.

One reason for long border wait times at the San Ysidro border crossing is one of the pedestrian crossings hasn’t been fully operational since before the pandemic. In other news, with insurance companies dropping customers and pulling out of California, some homeowners are now going for an out-of-state solution, but that coverage comes with a risk. Plus, we have details on the University Heights Fall Festival happening Saturday.

The city of San Diego is asking voters whether to increase the local sales tax this November. City leaders say they need more funding to pay for infrastructure repairs, but opponents want the city to cut spending instead. In other news, the results of an audit of the state program that determines the placement of sexually violent predators. Plus, the impact of military spending on the San Diego region.

In Chula Vista, homeowners can build one ADU on their property. Now, the city will research whether to allow two. And, we take a look at what's at stake in this election, both nationally and in the region. Plus, thousands of sailors on the USS Roosevelt returned home after an extended deployment to the Middle East.

As more unaccompanied children seek asylum in the U.S., the federal government is struggling to find appropriate housing for them. We hear from an asylum seeker. In other news, Project 2025 could limit prosecutors’ power to decide which cases to pursue. Plus, Carlsbad’s New Village Arts Center is showing its first work by a Native American playwright, and it spotlights the hypocrisies of woke America.

It’s been seven years, but a judge late last week okayed a class action settlement in a suit over a San Diego law against people sheltering in cars and RVs on city streets. In other news, Project 2025 calls the department of education “a one-stop shop for the woke education cartel,” and it could gravely impact local campuses. Plus, a statewide effort called My Vote, My Health aims to increase turnout among low-income voters.

Nurses at Palomar Health in Escondido held a rally Thursday, over demands they say the hospital is failing to meet. In other news, hotel workers at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront are returning to work Friday with a new contract, after they spent more than a month on strike. Plus, a local sign painter went viral on TikTok while applying for a major artist residency, bringing attention to a timeless trade.

San Diego Unified District leaders are looking for solutions for repairing a backlog of malfunctioning air conditioners at their schools. In other news, in 2020 Mayor Todd Gloria campaigned on making the region less dependent on cars. But, since taking office, his attendance at transportation board meetings has been poor. Plus, organizers in Ocean Beach are gearing up for another weekend of Oktoberfest activities.