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The boldest step San Diego leaders have taken to boost fire protection since last October was to put Prop A on the ballot. Prop A would raise $50 million for fire fighting resources though a new parce

Wildfires can strike the region at any time. But fall is a particularly hazardous time for fires. The hot, dry summer months coupled with Santa Ana winds create conditions for a perfect fire storm.

The San Miguel Fire District is getting the word out about fire safety this weekend.

France has finally settled on a place to put the nuclear waste from all of its power plants, even though the country is still uncomfortable with its dependence on nuclear reactors, which provide 80 percent of the nation's electricity.

Now that

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Ugandan immigrants are the latest group to face attacks in South Africa. Plus, battles over revenues from oil drilling could spark civil war again in Sudan, and a video that degraded black staff at a South African university spurs administrators to shut down an all-white dorm. That's all in our "Africa Update."

The San Diego County Grand Jury says the region needs a single "Fire Commander " to coordinate the patchwork of fire fighting agencies. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

After Tuesday's results, many inside and outside Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign are no longer asking, "What now?" Instead, pundits, superdelegates and even her own aides say it's time to consider bowing out. Correction: in this story we identify former Senator and democratic presidential nominee George McGovern as a superdelegate. He is not a superdelegate. We regret the error.

What is the San Diego County Board of Supervisors doing to improve local wildfire preparedness? We speak to KPBS reporter Alison St. John about the supervisors’ decision to lease three firefighting a