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English rock band Peter Hook And The Light will perform live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay on Tue, Sep 6 at 7:30 P.M. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

The agreements with smaller countries are designed to expand American influence in the region, solidify existing relationships, and give the U.S. military more footholds.

On Monday the San Diego City Council voted to advance a “no fault” eviction moratorium. Meanwhile, the U.S. Surgeon General was in southeast San Diego on Monday, speaking to students about a growing mental health crisis among youths. Plus, a Haitian family has made it into the U.S. on an exemption in Title 42, a Trump-era pandemic policy that prevents migrants from seeking asylum.

Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates maps the family trees of pop icon Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, exploring records in Italy, Korea, and Mexico to uncover ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to America.

The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, promises tax breaks to companies making technology for clean energy. European leaders are concerned companies will flee to the U.S. to cash in on the tax breaks.

San Diego Police officers are leaving the department. Thousands of San Diegans will soon be getting electricity from a new government agency. This week’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings have provided history lessons in real-time for San Diego students.

The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.

For the seventh time this year, an inmate has died while in custody of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The department has been under scrutiny since a state audit found inmate deaths at San Diego County jails rank among the highest in the state. Meanwhile, residents may be willing to vote to make single-family homes pay for trash pickup, if they get their trash bins replaced for free. Also, we bring you the next installment of KPBS’ new series “Let’s Talk About It,” where we answer tough questions from listeners.

“Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” offers an intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary, directed by Sacha Jenkins, honors Armstrong’s legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States. The film shows how Armstrong’s own life spans the shift from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, and how he became a lightning rod figure in that turbulent era. Tagline: Drawing on Louis Armstrong’s audio diaries, documentarian Sacha Jenkins (WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN) revisits the music and reappraises the politics of the legendary jazz trumpeter and singer. Executive produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Starring: Louis Armstrong, Nas, Wynton Marsalis Director: Sacha Jenkins Run Time: 104 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022

The images of violence from the war in Ukraine that are all over the news and social media can have a profound effect on veterans who have suffered trauma in combat. Also, there will be a memorial service in San Diego today to honor the victims of shootings in Atlanta that killed eight people, a majority of them Asian women. Also, the San Diego City Council will hear a presentation about their office space needs.