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Cheech Marin with Ricardo Ruiz. Paintings by Ricardo Ruiz.

The Cheech

Premieres Monday, Aug. 9, 2021 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Aug. 13 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 /On Demand

A remote-controlled RC surfer riding a king tide wave during the astronomical event last year, in Huntington Beach, Calif. The National Weather Service says the California coast will see unusually high and low tides over the weekend.

Grab your camera and help science! King tides are crashing onto California beaches

The unusually high and low tides will be affecting coastal communities over the weekend. Scientists are calling on residents and visitors to help document the phenomenon.

The migrant camp at the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, November 17, 2021.

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

It will go into effect in San Diego and three Texas border cities.

Mixed Messaging And Misinformation Is Creating Confusion At The U.S.-Mexico Border

The Biden administration faces a challenge on the Southwest border, where about 5,000 unauthorized migrants cross daily. Around half are turned back, but now some places in Mexico won't accept them.

A woman with a stroller walks past a COVID-19 vaccine event sign at Hoover High School, Dec. 1, 2021.

Hoover High hosts vaccine clinic for City Heights community

The event took place with the San Diego Unified School District vaccination mandate likely kicking into effect later this month.

Protesters in Cuba face severe sentences as crackdown continues

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Ed Augustin, correspondent for The Guardian in Cuba, about the ongoing trials against hundreds of people who participated in mass protests in the summer of 2021.

Supporters cheer as former President Trump arrives to address a "Keep America Great" rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 20, 2020. After his loss, the county GOP faces a deep ideological divide.

GOP Divide Not Just A D.C. Drama: Post-Trump Reckoning Splits Colorado County

As the GOP split reverberates across the U.S., the head of one Colorado county Republican Party insinuates that COVID-19 is a hoax, calls on militia group for security and faces calls to resign.

The MTS Green Line Trolley pulls into the Convention Center Station in downtown San Diego on Nov. 3, 2020.

Full Rail Closure Planned For This Weekend Beginning After Midnight

Beginning just after midnight, a full rail closure will be in effect this weekend to accommodate work along the passenger and freight rail line between Oceanside and San Diego.

Ramon Chavez Torres watches San Diego Padres players taking batting practice at Petco Park on June 24, 2020.

Padres hire Niebla as pitching coach before landing manager

The San Diego Padres have hired Ruben Niebla from Cleveland as their pitching coach. General manager A.J. Preller hired Niebla even though he has yet to hire a replacement for Jayce Tingler, who was fired Oct. 6.

Migrants and asylum seekers are seen after spending the night in one of the car lanes off the San Ysidro Crossing Port on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana on April 24, 2021. A group of migrants asked U.S. migration authorities to allow them to start their migration process and decided to stay at the crossing port to pressure for a solution to their situation.

As More Migrants Arrive, U.S. Expands Efforts To Identify And Admit Most Vulnerable

More migrants are granted humanitarian exceptions to a pandemic public health order that effectively closed the Southern border. U.S. officials are working with NGOs to identify the most vulnerable.

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