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Adriana Dos Santos, the student trustee representing the San Diego College of Continuing Education, uses a mobile app and a $100 voucher to cover costs of taxi rides to and from campus, San Diego, Calif., March 14, 2024

Free rides help San Diego Community College students reach their education destinations

The San Diego College of Continuing Education has partnered with the United Taxi Workers of San Diego in a free ride pilot program for students.

Community members inside the KPBS Margaret A. Cargill Community Engagement Room for a conversation on childcare. March 23, 2024.

KPBS hosts child care resource fair for families and providers

KPBS launched a six-part series, "Where’s My Village," about the child care crisis. Last weekend, it hosted a child care resource fair.

Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2024. We've got biography and memoir, health and science, history, sports and much more.

Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after the building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day.

New York police arrest 300 people as they clear Hamilton Hall at Columbia University

New York police arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators on two campuses Tuesday night, as officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters.

Peter Seidler holds a Wheaties box featuring Tony Gwynn.

San Diego honors Peter Seidler with street name near Petco Park

San Diego is honoring the late Padres owner and chairman Peter Seidler by naming a street after him near Petco Park, officials said this weekend.

Medical debt is as much a hallmark of having children as long nights and dirty diapers. The Crivilare family, Andrew, Heather and Rita, 2, are pictured at their kitchen table in Jacksonville, Ill.

Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won't have another.

Millions of new parents in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt during and after pregnancy, forcing many to cut back on food, clothing, and other essentials.

Saturday afternoon will be sunny and warm throughout San Diego, with cooler weather expected Sunday through Tuesday.

Drying, strong warming trend predicted for San Diego County

Strong high pressure over the eastern Pacific was expected to move slowly toward San Diego County Monday, bringing drying and a strong warming trend.

A fisherman stands on his boat as he navigates near thousands of dead fish awash on the banks of Piranha Lake due to a severe drought in the state of Amazonas, in Manacapuru, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar

Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths in the lakes in the region. Temperatures since last week have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit in the Tefe Lake region.

Palm trees sway in high winds in the Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego County. Jan. 19, 2021.

Wind advisory with low humidity create critical fire weather in San Diego County

San Diego Gas & Electric has activated its Emergency Operations Center. The utility company said Public Safety Power Shutoffs could happen if conditions worsen.

Sultan al-Jaber of the United Arab Emirates, right, celebrates the end of the COP28 climate meeting with United Nations Climate Chief Simon Stiell, left, and COP28 CEO Adnan Amin on Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai. The final deal included a modest reference to transitioning away from fossil fuels, which scientists say is crucial to avoid catastrophic warming.

Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels

Leaders from nearly 200 countries agreed on the need to transition away from fossil fuels. But representatives of nations most vulnerable to climate impacts were not happy with the final deal.

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