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Warwick's employee Isabela Contreras at the register during the holiday shopping season. Nov. 18, 2025

How is San Diego's economy doing this holiday season?

Holiday shopping season is in full swing, and that has many people thinking about their finances and our ever-shifting economy. A local economist dives into all that and more.

The San Diego Unified School District's Eugene Brucker Education Center, photographed on Aug. 30, 2024.

San Diego Unified raises alarm about special education funding

San Diego Unified School District leaders announced plans this week to fix "systemic issues" in its special education program. We discuss the details with Superintendent Fabi Bagula.

Displaced residents travel through the Qasmieh area as they gesture on the way back to their homes in the southern Lebanon, on April 17, 2026. A 10-day ceasefire deal struck between Lebanon and Israel took effect on April 17, sending displaced residents streaming south towards their homes, even as the Lebanese army warned of "a number of violations" in the area.

The Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships but the U.S. blockade continues on Iran

Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.

Seniors use computers at the Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center in downtown San Diego on July 13, 2021.

District Attorney spreading awareness about elder scams

We dive into the state of elder scams in our region, from the toll it can take on seniors and their families to what you need to know to spot a scam.

From left: Fela, Pope Leo and friend, Queen Camilla.

Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows

Also: If you know what Eric Swalwell looks like, you'll get at least one question correct.

A person walks by a banner depicting President Trump on the face of the Labor Department building near the Capitol in Washington, DC in February 2026

The Labor Department wants to teach you to use AI more. Here's what we found

The short course provides solid basics for using AI. But it also misidentifies AI products, links out to bad advice and raises ethical concerns about the products it promotes

Do less, ask for more: How to make life easier as a working parent

Going back to work after having a baby can be overwhelming. You're juggling all the emotions of being a new parent while getting up to speed at your job. Tips to help you make a smooth transition.

For the past four years, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has extended a 30-day suspension of rights, effectively creating a police state that keeps Salvadoran deportees from the U.S. trapped in the Central American country's notorious prisons.

Human rights groups raise alarm over fate of Salvadorans deported from U.S.

Migrants deported from the U.S. routinely disappear into El Salvador's prisons the moment they land or in the weeks that follow. Many remain incommunicado from family and lawyers for years.

In June 2025, people line up outside the Los Angeles Federal Building, which houses offices for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Logjam of U.S. immigration applications puts millions at greater risk of deportation

An NPR analysis shows how immigrants' attempts to live or work legally in the U.S. are caught in a bureaucratic morass.

Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood.

Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

The federal judge's decision continues to block above-ground construction on the $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site.

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