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Service providers, volunteers take part in countywide homeless count

Hundreds of volunteers across the county coordinated this morning to accomplish one single task: record an accurate count of the region’s homeless population. Then, the woman at the center of a national conservative media firestorm, stemming from a shower she took at the Santee YMCA, addresses the Santee city council. Plus, the small California community of Half Moon Bay is still reeling from a mass shooting earlier this week. Later, a kitchen in Barrio Logan introduces students to potential culinary careers. Plus, we dig into our archive for a 2019 conversation with “Sesame Street” co-creator Lloyd Morrisett whose death was announced Monday. Finally, the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition has a new leader who is reimagining a ‘new normal’ for local artists and arts organizations.

North county residents are handed election materials by Paul Mendoza, a candidate for the Vallecitos Water District, at the Universidad Popular election education fair in San Marcos, Oct. 20, 2022.

San Diego struggles to hire bilingual poll workers — but voters need them

Despite laws that attempt to reduce language barriers in the voting process, the county’s vote centers struggle to recruit bilingual poll workers.

Ekemeni Riley is the managing director of Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, a research initiative that worked on an effort to bring a more diverse population into a study on genes that carry a greater risk for the disease. A team that included scientists from Lagos, London and the U.S. found a previously unknown gene variant that can nearly quadruple the risk for people of African ancestry.

Risk factor for Parkinson's discovered in genes from people of African descent

An effort to diversify genetic studies has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease in people of African descent.

EIS officer Arran Hamlet walks into the Government Meadows site to conduct environmental sampling for norovirus.

Norovirus in the wilderness? How an outbreak spread on the Pacific Crest Trail

Having this virus is bad enough at home, where you might spend hours hugging the toilet. Imagine having it out camping. Investigators wanted to find out how backpackers were getting and spreading it.

Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. The incomparable, trail-blazing talent of Joni Mitchell is celebrated in Washington, DC's historic DAR Constitution Hall by a cadre of musical stars who all drew inspiration from the woman many consider to be the most influential musical artist of her time. Be it lyrics, composition, playing, singing, or even painting, no artist has demonstrated the creative length, depth and breadth of Joni Mitchell.

S.T.E.A.M. Tuesday (Pop-up STEAM Trunk)

STEAM pirates are invited to come raid the STEAM treasure trunk and play in the library's community room from 4-5pm every other Tuesday. It is full of 22 of the latest librarian-approved activities to get kids thinking and learning. Grades K-12.

Makers Arcade Pop-Up at The Tremont Collective

Makers Arcade, Communal Coffee and Bagby Beer Co. are hosting a holiday pop-up at the Tremont Collective in Oceanside. Shop over 60 Makers Arcade vendors while listening to live music and enjoying the Bagby beer garden at this holiday pop-up event. Enjoy the shops, food, coffee, and goods from the Tremont Collective stores: Brixton, Bottlecraft, Al Fresko, STAB, Atacama Surf Shop, Verve Studios, and Shootz Fish & Beer. This event is free and family-friendly, so come on down for the fun Sunday, November 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Follow on Instagram!

UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The UAW strike against Big Three automakers may not have much of an impact on car shoppers, though that could change.

How the UAW strikes could impact car shoppers

Historic as the UAW strikes may be, analysts say the actions are unlikely to impact car prices too much — for now. A new strike on parts distribution centers, however, could sting.

A view of the metro car during the inauguration event of Bogota's future metro system as a school of culture for public transport, on Aug. 10.

Bogotá has some of the worst traffic. It's finally getting a metro, with China's help

Colombia's capital is home to 11 million people — and to some of the worst traffic jams in the world. Now Chinese companies are building its first metro line.

With all of this condemnation swirling, it's worth wondering what about enduring monuments like the Rock Hall keeps stirring people up.

Jann Wenner's Rock Hall is crumbling — is it worth fixing?

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner was removed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's board after sexist and racist comments. But he is, and always has been, an avatar for an exclusionary framework.

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