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This was supposed to be the year California finally did something about its homelessness epidemic. COVID-19 upended that promise, along with the cobbled-together services many homeless people rely on for survival. Interviews across the state reveal a new magnitude of hardship and indignity for tens of thousands of people living on the streets.

Georgetown University owes its survival to slavery. A new album by Carlos Simon, an assistant professor at the school, unflinchingly confronts that legacy.

As many restaurants and school districts shut down or cut back, thousands of pounds of perishable food have been donated and turned into frozen dinners at the Green Oceanside Kitchen, which is operated by the nonprofit O'side Kitchen Collaborative.

For decades, the lemon-lime drink has come in green bottles — but clear plastic is more easily recycled, the company says. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic.

India's Hindu nationalists say they've drastically cut crime in Uttar Pradesh, where key elections are underway. Human rights advocates say there's been a spike in police brutality against minorities.

In these “Border Voices” bonus episodes, we feature shorter stories spotlighting people who identify as transborder, fronterizo or simply have something to say about how the U.S.-Mexico border has changed their lives. Today, meet Jesse Daner and Pamela Figueroa, a cross-border couple who met through their love of learning languages. Episode art by Dani Cortez. Follow “Port of Entry” online at www.portofentrypod.org, or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/portofentrypodcast) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/portofentrypod). Support our work at www.kpbs.org/donate. Search “Port of Entry” in the gifts section to get our sling bag as a thank-you gift. If your business or nonprofit wants to sponsor our show, email podcasts@kpbs.org. Text or call the "Port of Entry" team at 619-452-0228‬ anytime with questions or comments about the show.

Right here at the San Diego-Tijuana border, the Biden administration will officially begin to allow thousands of asylum-seekers to re-enter the United States. Plus, residents of wealthier Zip codes are more likely to have been vaccinated than those in low-income areas. And this weekend in the arts: Hill Street Country Club, Red Brontosaurus Records, a world premiere concert, experimental percussion and a globe-trotting dance film.

The tests are finding more pollution, which is leading to more beach closures that are threatening tourist economies in Coronado and Imperial Beach.

See City Ballet in a way you have never seen them before, in our grand return to live, in-person performances! We welcome you back to the theater for a spectacular summer evening you will not soon forget. The opening program of City Ballet’s 29th Anniversary Season is for lovers of both classical and contemporary ballet. Resident Choreographer Geoff Gonzalez offers his audience two world premieres in the company’s exciting return to live, in-person performances. The program includes: Unbroken, a testament to the resiliency of humankind and Within The Hourglass Desert, a piece highlighting the finite beauty of time. “This program is a catalyst, to inspire us all to keep moving forward and to help restart the heart of the arts community in San Diego.” – Resident Choreographer Geoff Gonzalez

Ad spending this election season is estimated at nearly $10 billion, surpassing even the 2020 presidential election. We look at two ads and what's at stake these midterms.