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KPBS Midday Edition asked several San Diego climate activists to respond to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on mitigation of climate change released this week. After, votes are in for California’s 80th Assembly District special election, which will fill in the seat vacated by former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez earlier this year. Later, the San Diego City Council established the city’s first privacy advisory board Tuesday. Plus, ride share and delivery drivers face a number of threats while on the road. A new report out today claims that the gig companies the drivers work for aren't doing enough to compensate the drivers when bad things happen to them. Finally, in a new podcast called “Border City” longtime San Diego border reporter Sandra Dibble reflects on the growth of Tijuana, the years it descended into violence, its renaissance in restaurants and business, its changing relationship to the US and San Diego.

Post-tropical cyclone Fiona is pummeling parts of eastern Canada, downing trees and leaving many without power. It's expected to be one of the strongest storms to hit that area.

Homeless people often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.

The husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor driving under the influence charges related to a May crash in California’s wine country and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation.

Consumer prices in April were 4.9% higher than a year ago, according to the Labor Department. Prices rose 0.4% between March and April.

Scientists have decoded streams of words in the brain using artificial intelligence and the data from MRI scans.

Retailers have dropped a flurry of financial reports. They paint a messy and conflicting picture about our consumer economy.

Board members picked to oversee the governance of Disney World said their predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers.

The County of San Diego Office of Military and Veterans Affairs in partnership with Self-Sufficiency Services will bring the Live Well Mobile Office to the Coronado Public Library on Thursday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This truck will provide the following services for veterans: - Veteran and self-sufficiency resources - Veteran benefits counseling - VA disability claims development - Veteran driver's license application support - CalVet college fee-waiver applications support - CalFresh, Medi-Cal, and CalWORKs enrollment assistance - Housing assistance Appointments are suggested. Please call 858-694-3222 to schedule an appointment SOCIALS: Facebook & Twitter

From the venue: Broadway’s Come from Away is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed, and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Don’t miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by this year’s Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!” Show times vary throughout the week, check out this page for the different times! Opens May 17 through May 22, 2022.