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The Escondido City Council voted last night to spend $4 million to put up a fence and restore habitat in an area near the Escondido Creek that was being used as a homeless encampment. Prior to the vote, dozens of people were cleared from the camp. Then, the leader of San Diego’s Commission on Police Practices announced his resignation, six months into the job. Plus, President-Elect Donald Trump has vowed to shut down a mobile app used by migrants seeking asylum. Reporter Gustavo Solis spoke to migrants who would be impacted by Trump’s action.

The Trump administration said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

This year's San Diego Pride Parade and Festival has a renewed sense of defiance amid new federal policies hostile to the LGBTQ+ community.

District Attorney Summer Stephan told a Senate committee that a proposed center within the Department of Homeland Security is needed to coordinate the response to organized retail theft. But one senator noted the agency is currently focused on immigration enforcement.

Coast Guard suspends its search for a plane that flew 400 miles out to sea.

Over the past decade, enrollment at San Diego County public schools has decline by about five percent. That means there are 27,000 fewer students in local schools. State officials are projecting rates of decline will only get worse, which will force educators to make some hard decisions.

A California legislator wants more money for lawmakers’ security. KPBS spoke to Rachel Locke, the director of the Violence, Inequality and Power Lab at University of San Diego, about that proposal and the threatening environment.

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV (not available in the PBS app). Test Cook Christie Morrison makes host Julia Collin Davison Vegetarian Chili and Toni Tipton-Martin talks about the International Chili Society. Jack Bishop challenges Bridget Lancaster to a tasting of Kansas-City Style Barbecue Sauce, and Ashley Moore bakes Jalepeno-Cheddar Scones.

How has the Italian language historically been used and how is it used today in a complex audiovisual medium such as comics? This presentation by Dr. Antonio Iannotta (USD, San Diego Italian Film Festival) will discuss some of the authors, stories, heroes, magazines, and books that created the illustrated imagery of Italians. Since right after WWII, Italian comics have become an extraordinarily important medium in Italian culture, a fertile and vibrant environment for authors, stories, and characters translated all over the world. Join this presentation with Q&A for an exciting journey into the Italian language used in Comics, with its relationships to Cinema, Literature, Art, and other media. Italian bites and drinks to follow Antonio Iannotta is the Artistic Director of the San Diego Italian Film Festival, a Professor in the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Literatures at USD, and an instructor of Italian language, culture, and cinema at ICC.

The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.