San Diego News Now

San Diego news; when you want it, where you want it. Get local stories on politics, education, health, environment, the border and more. New episodes are ready weekday mornings. Hosted by Lawrence K. Jackson and produced by KPBS, San Diego and the Imperial County's NPR and PBS station.
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The University of San Diego is expected to release its final report on threats against local elected officials any day now, and preliminary findings show politicians who are women are targeted more frequently than men. In other news, we have all the information you need to know on the upcoming special primary election to fill Nathan Fletcher’s vacant seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening in San Diego County.
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Law enforcement unions have funneled more than $160,000 into the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 race and some of that money is being spent on misleading ads. In other news, the Trump indictments are making history in real time, causing plenty of discussion on school campuses. Plus open-air cars carrying tourists, taking in the sights and learning about the city started buzzing around San Diego 27 years ago. We learn what tourists get to see and hear during their rides.
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We often hear about the dangers first responders face on the job, but in recent years, more of them are dying by suicide than in the line of duty. In other news, the San Diego City Council Monday approved spending money earmarked for park improvements on a freeway exit. Plus, did you know there are current or former police officers with special jobs at baseball games? They're not there as security, but checking balls, bats and other items from the games.
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San Diego County's top transportation official is stepping down at the end of the year. In other news, enforcement of San Diego's recently passed Unsafe Camping Ordinance is now in effect. Plus, the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park is starting a new program to reach families in underserved neighborhoods called Community Mornings.
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The Biden administration says asylum seekers can’t come to the border without scheduling appointments through a phone app, and now advocates have filed a class action lawsuit against the policy. In other news, Operation Hope in Vista is one of the few family shelters in San Diego County offering families with children who are experiencing homelessness a safe space and help for a new beginning. Recently the shelter underwent some changes. Plus, the national trove of medical information called, All of Us, just got a $54 million grant to try to enlist people who will bring more diversity to the database.
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California’s power grid is showing a little more stress this week during a persistent hot spell. In other news, a small group of indigenous athletes in San Diego are working to bring back one of the oldest team sports in history, called Ulama. Plus, we have details on some arts events happening this weekend in San Diego County.
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San Diego Police can begin enforcing the city’s unsafe camping ordinance on Sunday. In other news, San Diego's largest community power agency is handing out its first public grants since the agency started buying power for about a million electricity customers in the spring. Plus, we learn about a summer camp giving kids a chance to ride the waves.
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A relatively unknown contract that gives Customs and Border Protection access to San Diego County’s crime data has advocates worried. In other news, a North County private school just received millions of dollars that will go towards affordable housing for its teachers. Plus, researchers at San Diego State University have identified 60 chemical compounds in tire waste, and some of them are toxic.
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Local artist Evan Apodaca is accusing the San Diego International Airport of censorship. The airport often features San Diego art, but it has removed Apodaca’s “Monumental Interventions” from its walls. The piece criticizes the military presence in the region. Speaking of art, protesters created street artwork in front of Sempra headquarters to protest fossil fuels. And some Comic-Con attendees weren’t disappointed with the lack of Hollywood at the convention. Many production companies scaled back their presence due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes.
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The hearing continues in a civil case against former SDSU football star Matt Araiza. In other news, as part of the latest installment in KPBS’s series on public art, we explore San Diego’s curiously creative wastewater system. Plus, veterans are invited to join the Chula Vista's VA Summer VetFest on August 5. More information is available on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, https://www.va.gov/san-diego-health-care/events/57781/.