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 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.
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The Centers for Disease Control says a person with the novel coronavirus is being kept in isolation at UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest. Plus, fishermen fire on a boat in the Sea of Cortez that’s there to protect the endangered Vaquita porpoise. And a parking lot in Balboa Park will be turned into a park plaza.
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An exhibition of photos from 1964 shows Tijuana as it was transforming from a small border city to a large metropolis. Plus, a new kind of pollutant is threatening air quality along the Salton Sea. And home prices in San Diego have flattened out, and it’s been that way for at least a year.
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San Diego is forced to dial back its restrictive law about where registered sex offender can live. Plus, five U.S. citizens who traveled from China are in isolation at two San Diego hospitals. And tennis star Andre Agassi comes to San Diego to open one of the schools he helped develop.
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The evacuees have been quarantined at the San Diego marine base. Four of them have been taken to the hospital. Plus, a poll of candidates running in the 53rd congressional district shows surprising results. And California’s primary election may go without a hitch but final results will be a long time coming.
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About $77 million from the 2017 California gas tax increase remains untouched in San Diego County. Plus, big hotels on the San Diego bayfront are making big donations to the campaign for Measure C. And a new marketing ad for San Diego is trying to attract both tourists and high tech workers.
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There’s a place in Tijuana where the children of migrant families can go to just be a kid. Now they’re building another one. Plus, San Diego researchers find a type of algae that will fix problems with your gut. And San Diego mayoral candidate Barbara Bry speaks to KPBS.
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Think-tank economist says if people don’t have to spend on gas they’ll spend money elsewhere, giving the economy a boost. Plus, neighbors of San Diego’s Miramar airfield aren’t crazy about the Marines’ new F-35 fighter jet. And Republican Scott Sherman tells us why he wants to be the next San Diego mayor.
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Changing demographics and two Democratic challengers could bring a party switch to San Diego County District 3, and a Democratic majority to the county board. Plus, AB50 fails in the State Senate, again snuffing out a plan for more California housing stock. And the coronavirus may be less of a threat than we think.
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Authorities have announced the discovery of the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the Southwest border. Plus, amid a backlash against the city's "smart streetlights" program, San Diego City Council members took steps toward crafting a local ordinance to regulate surveillance technology. And, immigrant advocates and lawyers gathered to mark the first anniversary of the controversial “Remain in Mexico” program.