As proposed federal cuts to Medicaid loom, health advocates fear vulnerable populations could be at risk. Plus, a local manufacturer is bracing for President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada, which start Tuesday. And, the city of Lemon Grove is getting money from the state to help house its growing homeless population.

The Social Security administration said it’s going to cut 7,000 jobs to comply with the Trump administration’s orders. Those cuts could include a non-public facing Social Security office in Carlsbad. Plus, San Diego Assemblymember Chris Ward introduced a bill that would ban surveillance pricing. It’s a practice that leads merchants to charge different prices to different people. And a new shelter in Tijuana is supporting the LGBTQ+ migrant community.

With increased sweeps due to the city of San Diego’s camping ban people are moving to state land near highways, presenting challenges for homeless services. And, tourism workers could see a boost in wages. Foodborne illnesses doubled in San Diego County last year and experts say they’re preventable. San Diego’s first Cardinal gets a promotion to D.C. and SANDAG discusses options for moving the railroad tracks inland from the collapsing Del Mar bluffs.

The San Diego U.S. Attorney fired by President Donald Trump this month says she’s now concerned for the public’s safety. An expert responds to video released last week of SDPD’s shooting of a 16-year-old. And the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has one North County Social Security office listed for closure. Five years later, the effects of COVID shutdowns are still being felt in San Diego schools. Plus, atmospheric rivers and a parade of planets in the sky.

A former San Diego U.S. Attorney says President Donald Trump’s actions in the Eric Adams case could signal trouble ahead for local prosecutors. Plus, a death in a San Diego County jail launches a civil rights lawsuit. Pala Casino hosts a summit to draw attention to missing and murdered indigenous people. And a county supervisor wants homeless camps cleared during Red Flag Warnings. San Diego Unified offers take-home meals for Ramadan and a refugee-run catering company supported by the city.

San Diego County supervisor Terra Lawson Remer says the Trump administration's move to freeze federal funding for certain programs is already having an impact in San Diego. Then, the source of a listeria outbreak that has sickened more than two dozen and killed 11 people since 2018 has finally been discovered. Plus, arts and culture reporter Beth Accomando explains what makes Coop’s West Texas Barbecue in Lemon Grove unique.

In 2021, San Diego became the first border county in the U.S. to offer free legal representation for people in immigration court. The Immigrant Legal Defense Program has helped hundreds of people avoid deportation. Then, the city of San Diego is preparing to lower speed limits on a handful of commercial streets, as part of a larger plan to improve traffic safety. And it’s the last week of Museum Month, a month-long event with half-price admission at more than 70 museums and cultural institutions.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget cuts find an ally in the head of the municipal employees union. Plus, Encinitas residents want changes after a series of accidents at a roundabout on Coast Hwy 101. A local historian looks at San Diego’s Black queer history and the San Diego Zoo has a new baby koala. All that plus, a look at Sunday’s South Bay Zine Fest in Chula Vista.

Fear of threatened Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have one community group on watch. A professor and popular podcaster says President Donald Trump’s boundary-pushing exercise of executive power meets the definition of a coup. Also, the latest on an effort to help teachers buy their first homes and Voice of San Diego’s Scott Lewis explains the impact of Proposition 36. All that plus, the demise of a long-running San Diego alt-weekly.

As billionaire Elon Musk enacts Donald Trump’s mass government cuts, San Diego Rep. Sara Jacobs says Democrats need a more creative strategy to stop him. Also, another San Diego Democratic representative, Mike Levin, says those cuts could soon come for Medicaid — Medi-Cal in California. A new homeless shelter for women and children is coming to downtown. Also, we hear about what’s new at the Oceanside Film Festival.