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Iván and his mother, Hilda Ramirez, have taken refuge in a suburban church in Austin, Texas, for more than four and a half years. She says they fled his abusive grandfather in Guatemala five years ago, made it to the Texas border, and asked for asylum from the Obama administration. But she says their treatment under President Trump has been worse.

Sanctuary Immigrants Take Refuge In Texas Church, Watch Election Closely

President Trump's immigration policies are on the line and many are hoping Joe Biden will follow through on pledges to help immigrants and asylum-seekers if he wins the election.

Nicole, a kindergartner, and Angelique, a third grader, make a poster welcoming a regular visitor to the learning hub who teaches the children how to care for their pets: Persephone the guinea pig and George Kiwi the turtle.

In Michigan, Undocumented Immigrants Form Learning Pod So They Won't Lose Their Jobs

For the past six weeks, 24 students at Ann Arbor Community Learning Center have been doing their virtual classwork on computers provided by the public school district.

San Diego Underground Film Festival Strives To 'Deviate From The Norm'

The San Diego Underground Film Festival celebrates its fifth year with continued expansion.

Walmart pulled guns and ammunition from its store shelves as a precautionary measure, following the unrest in Philadelphia this week after police fatally shot a Black man on Monday. The retail giant has taken similar actions in the past, including earlier this year after George Floyd, another Black man, was killed by police in Minneapolis.

Walmart Yanks Guns Off Shelves Citing Rising Tensions

The retail giant removed firearms and ammunition from its shelves saying it's a precautionary step amid the recent outbreak of civil unrest. But the weapons are still available, if you ask for them.

Enjoy a celebration of the music of SESAME STREET with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Oct. 25–26, 2019 Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Jazz At Lincoln Center Presents: A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration

Stream or tune in Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Records: SDPD Officer Accused Of Sexual Assault Resigned And Never Charged

A San Diego police officer was accused of sexual assault. Records show that he resigned and was never charged with a crime. Also, San Diego becomes the fifth city in California to open a chapter of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice. It's a national organization dedicated to giving a voice to survivors of crime. And a new Trump Administration policy is making it easier to deport Chaldeans. KPBS will take a look at how that’s impacting local communities. Plus, why is inflation in San Diego worse than other cities? EDITOR’S NOTE: In an earlier version of this podcast, we reported John T. Earnest, the suspected gunman in the fatal Poway synagogue shooting, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Monday. The hearing is scheduled for Sept. 19. KPBS regrets the error.

Mailers paid for by groups independent of the Todd Gloria and Barbara Bry mayoral campaigns are shown on Oct. 27, 2020.

Outside Groups Funding Some Of San Diego County’s Most Contentious Races

The analysis shows some of the biggest political players in town, from unions to the Lincoln Club, are spending a lot in San Diego County’s most notable races this year.

A young girl with a face mask sits at a desk at Lafayette Elementary School in Clairemont Mesa as schools resume with limited reopening on Oct. 13, 2020.

San Diego Unified Cautiously Looks To January For Expanding In-Person Learning

Citing ballooning COVID-19 rates and multiple cases of the illness among students in other school districts, leaders of the San Diego Unified School District announced Tuesday they are cautiously looking to Jan. 4 for a major expansion of in-person learning.

Hurricane Zeta is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday night.×

Now A Hurricane, Zeta Is On Track To Hit Louisiana On Wednesday

Zeta is the 11th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, and would be the fifth named storm to make landfall in Louisiana this year — the most since the state started keeping records in 1851.

A fire truck rolls through an empty freeway in the Silverado Fire on Oct. 26, 2020.

100,000 In Orange County To Evacuate As Blaze Grows

Fast-moving wildfires have forced evacuations for more than 100,000 people in Orange County and seriously injured two firefighters.

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