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Artist Mary Jhun has been painting her "girls" for decades: surrealist silhouettes with intricate, dreamlike details. She's also struggled with sleep apnea her entire life, and when she introduced a CPAP machine to sleep better, she lost her dreams — and with them, her surreal, creative muse.

Ahead of Mother's Day, we're bringing awareness to challenges faced by Black working mothers. Plus, how to navigate feelings of grief and loss tied to Mother's Day.

Options abound for paid parking systems in Balboa Park meant to help the city’s budget shortfall. And San Diego County is also looking for budget solutions, this time toward its reserve. Also, part one of a two-part story looking at the Trump Administration’s fixation on birthrates. Then, an East County school is helping kids eat healthy away from school by sending food home with them on the bus. And relief is here for tens of thousands of Anthem-Blue Cross customers unable to access Scripps Health due to a contract dispute.

Jake Gotta is a social media host and reporter for KPBS. His focus on social media helps reach new audiences and with Public Matters, he creates content that shares stories on politics and governance, discusses important issues and informs the public on how they can get involved.

Some political experts warn the U.S. is swiftly moving toward authoritarianism — or that we're already there.

When President Trump slashed USAID earlier this year, shelters lost as much as 40% of their funding. Now, they’re searching for donors and trying to keep the lights on.

State officials are weighing listing the tiny birds as an endangered species, a decision that could have big implications for the farming and renewable energy-focused county.

A more permanent fix is coming to the San Diego-Los Angeles rail corridor plagued by coastal erosion. Plus, how are San Diego County farmers impacted by the Trump administration’s back and forth tariff policy. And, a psychiatry professor at UC San Diego says a meditation-based therapy is shown to be effective in reducing chronic pain and lowering the use of opioid medication.

Writers Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan discuss the world premiere musical at The Old Globe, which tackles women's issues through humor and a 19th-century England setting.

A new KPBS report looks at how President Trump's policies are affecting San Diego, from schools and science, to criminal justice and libraries.