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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Interest rates went up this week, we look at what that means for your bank account. Then, North County resident Sierra Enge joins the San Diego Wave FC soccer team when they start the season Saturday. Lastly, we talk about Persian New Year and the traditions behind the holiday.
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Since 2019, San Diego’s Golden Hall has been a shelter for hundreds of people experiencing homelessness, but that's about to change. In other news, a crematorium in Escondido is letting families witness the cremation process. Plus, a look inside WonderCon this weekend.
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San Diego researchers have achieved something that’s never been done before. They’ve taken a core sample from the bottom of a lake, buried under thousands of feet of ice, in the middle of Antarctica. In other news, thousands of Mexicans are protesting their president’s unpopular election reforms. Plus, our KPBS film critic reviews “John Wick 4.”
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The new Miss California Extraordinaire Pageant, which aims to give "contestants with disabilities an experience of a lifetime," launches in July. Then, Gov. Gavin Newsom wrapped up a five-day tour of the state to highlight major policy goals in place of the usual State of the State address. And 20 years ago, the U.S. and allied forces launched an invasion of Iraq that would lead to more than 4,500 American military deaths and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi deaths.
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A rehabilitation program in Chula Vista is finding success getting people permanently off the streets and it’s led by a man who has the lived experience to help. Then, research out of UC San Diego details how spyware works. Lastly, the cold, wet winter has impacted the endangered Monarch butterflies.
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Nurses at UC San Diego Health are calling for help, because they say they have too many patients and not enough resources in the emergency room. In other news, we hear from two adaptive sports competitors who competed in the Marine Corps Trials. Plus, we have details on some of the films playing in the final weekend of the San Diego Latino Film Festival.
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A new state law aimed at criminal justice reform is allowing some inmates to request resentencing, but the county district attorney’s office says it's causing problems. In other news, the city of San Diego’s ambulance provider is again under scrutiny for response times and staffing levels. Plus, we have details on two new special exhibitions opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego this week.
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Oceanside Unified is closing an elementary school that the district said literally sits on dangerous ground. Rideshare companies celebrate a court ruling that upholds Proposition 22. A new smartphone application would allow social workers to quickly find available shelter beds for unhoused people.
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Amid an increase in smuggling attempts by sea, eight people died when a boat with migrants capsized near Black’s Beach in La Jolla over the weekend. Then, we bring you a piece on the gender pay gap on Equal Pay Day. Lastly, a North County man realizes his dream of putting his handcrafted Viking ship to sea.
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Strained relations between the United States and China have led the U.S. to make deals with other Pacific nations. In other news, California is getting a blast of rain from another atmospheric river, and climate watchers say the odds of a stormy winter next year are rising. Plus, how honey bees communicate with each other.