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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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  • A pathologist testified Monday at the murder trial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher that a wounded Islamic State militant in Iraq could have died from a stabbing described by other witnesses. Plus, city council approves a five-year extension for the Campland on the Bay campground, and a food kitchen in Oceanside tests a new concept to help those who are food insecure.
  • The VA has started using video games to help recovery efforts of veterans with PTSD. Plus, Imperial County honors hometown hero and heavyweight boxing champion Andy Ruiz Jr.; the San Diego City Council will consider extending the lease of Campland, though the land was meant to be turned into habitat; and San Diego police are now enforcing a law that prevents people from sleeping in their cars.
  • A new study found that San Diego will need to spend over $350 million to protect its coast from chronic flooding by 2040. And researchers say that’s a low estimate. Plus, a witness in the trial of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes say he killed an Iraqi prisoner out of mercy, and more San Diego and California news.
  • In late 2016, San Diego joined about 100 cities nationwide that use a gunshot detection system called “ShotSpotter.” Two-and-a-half years later, some say it's a waste of money. Plus, MTS has cleared an affordable and student oriented-housing project on a trolley parking lot in Grantville and more San Diego and California news.
  • During opening statements in the court-martial of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes, prosecutors showed jurors a photo of a dead militant said to have been killed by Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher. Plus, the abandoned California Theatre will become a massive downtown condo tower; City Heights residents say they are unhappy about billboards advertising pot; and a new study shows that migrants applying for asylum do show up to their hearings, despite Trump administration testimony to the contrary.
  • A handful of community leaders and residents in City Heights have gathered every few weeks for half a decade to try to get a mural painted in their neighborhood. Plus, next steps after the administrative shake-up at Lincoln High School, a search warrant reveals new details about the Poway synagogue shooter and more San Diego and California news.
  • Two Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers are studying the changes in different parts of the world, about the change that could affect local oceans. Plus, cleaning up the ocean — hear how a locally invented contraption called a “Seabin” is working to collect everything from microplastics to oil; and the court-martial for Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who is accused of war crimes, gets underway Monday in San Diego with jury selection.
  • The wife of Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter has pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds for personal use. Plus, a look at how the case of an immigrant activist in Arizona could have major implications for humanitarian groups here along the California-Mexico border; and the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego welcomes Rev. Canon Susan Brown Snook, the first woman to be elected as bishop of the diocese.
  • Margaret Hunter, who was co-indicted on corruption charges last year, has agreed to change her plea and is scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday. Plus, KPBS travels to El Paso to talk with U.S. Army leaders who are running operations at the border from Texas to California; and the California Democratic Party is thinking of using people living in the country illegally as delegates.
  • Two local women share their journey in the growing trend of setting up shared office space. Plus, finding a place to go to the bathroom isn’t something most of us think about. But for people who are homeless, that task is getting more complicated as bathrooms are becoming harder to find. And, the city council has approved a 12-month expansion program called “bridge shelters,” to help those transitioning from being homeless to permanent housing.