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 twin domes of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station will be scrapped and hauled away. Plus, the future of the iconic Ken Theater in Kensington comes into question as Landmark won’t renew its lease. And Hep C is a serious problem in San Diego’s homeless community.
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San Diego State researchers target a virus that lives in your gut as a better way to kill harmful bacteria. Plus, a look at who’s throwing money at San Diego County’s Measure B. And a new exhibition tries to marry science and art.
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Women who are pregnant are having their asylum hearings in San Diego delayed or canceled, according to KPBS investigation. Plus, a second set of people detained for possible exposure to Covid-19 are released from the Miramar air station. And the San Diego Bar Association tries to educate voters about judge candidates.
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The project is at the center of a debate over whether low-income affordable housing tenants can be excluded from luxury amenities. Plus, Oceanside has a new water treatment plant that adds 3 million to 5 million gallons of drinking water each day. And a San Diego-based law firm is involved in some of the lawsuits resulting from the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to file for bankruptcy.
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The first group of people flown to Miramar air station from Wuhan, China are told they can now go home. Plus, new affordable housing opens in San Ysidro and the MTS transit agency holds online forums about plans to expand bus and trolley services.
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UCSD researchers are finding ways to boost the life and power of lithium batteries. Plus, San Diego mourns the death of George Walker Smith, a leader in the black community. And people under coronavirus quarantine in San Diego will get to go home.
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Household debt is the highest it’s ever been. The good news? Most of it is mortgage debt. Plus, the Department of Homeland Security justified the Remain in Mexico program, saying detention centers were full. Documents show that they weren’t. And Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill to make it a lot easier to register to vote.
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The President agrees to quit following financial problems at the school and other controversies. Plus, Sacramento politicians want changes to California’s very expensive high-speed rail project. And drought may be returning to many parts of California.
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People got signed up to join the “Common Sense Party” when they never intended to do it. Plus, a second case of coronavirus, now called Covid-19, is confirmed in San Diego. And special education teachers rally to protest what they call a lack of funding and resources in San Diego schools.
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The San Diego Democratic Party criticizes candidate Sara Jacobs for implying the party endorsed her when it has not. Plus, the San Diego City pays a settlement to two men arrested and held for unsubstantiated links to gangs. And the CDC gives an update on possible San Diego cases of coronavirus.