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An old mental hospital sits in Trieste's San Giovanni Park. The facility closed over 40 years ago, but its ocher pavilions are filled with activity.

A public mental health model in Italy earns global praise. Now it faces its demise

Trieste has a reputed approach to bringing people with mental illnesses out of hospitals and into the community. Now the region's hard-right politicians are breaking the system apart.

The outdoor grill at Nhu Y on El Cajon Boulevard on Aug. 18, 2020.

City Heights Restaurants Move Outdoors, Change Menus To Adapt To Pandemic

Indoor dining is still banned across the state of California, leading many restaurants to take their business outside. In City Heights, some Vietnamese restaurants are embracing the opportunity and finding success.

Kacey Musgraves, whose follow-up to her Album of the Year-winning <em>Golden Hour</em>, titled <em>Star-Crossed</em>, was released Sep. 10, 2021.

Kacey Musgraves: 'Star-Crossed' And Thriving

"We're all taught that the success of a relationship has to somehow correlate with the length of it ... I just don't think that that's fully accurate." The singer-songwriter's new album is out today.

What The Border At Del Rio, Texas, Is Like Now That The Migrant Camp Is Gone

U.S. officials continue to reduce the number of Haitian migrants at the border. Authorities hope to reopen the border to Mexico that has been shuttered since the increase in migrants to the region.

An undated rendering of the Riverwalk San Diego project.

SD City Council Approves Riverwalk San Diego Project, Clears Way For 4,300 Homes

The Riverwalk San Diego project is intended to transform the existing Riverwalk Golf Club into a neighborhood as well as restore the stretch of the San Diego River that runs through it.

A bird balances on a temporary floating barrier to contain oil that seeped into Talbert Marsh, home to around 90 bird species, after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on Oct. 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, Calif.

The California oil pipeline spill could endanger sea life for years, experts say

Experts say the long-term impacts to the environment — particularly on birds and marine life — could be significant. Officials haven't said what caused the oil to leak from an offshore pipeline.

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo says the U.S. is clear "clear-eyed on the magnitude of the threat that China poses."

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo: U.S. Devising Strategy To Push Back On China

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she is beginning to mend fences with U.S. allies alienated by the Trump administration. She says they will be valuable partners in the fight to counter China.

Richard Harmon from Ocean Beach getting vaccinated for COVID-19 at San Diego State's Viejas Arena, March 23, 2021.

California To Open Vaccinations To Everyone 16 And Older

California is expanding vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and over starting in April and anyone 16 and over on April 15.

California restaurants such as Fabian Nahui's Peruvian establishment in Los Angeles must close their indoor operations. Gov. Gavin Newsom reimposed the restrictions on indoor businesses, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state.

California Closes Indoor Businesses Statewide As COVID-19 Cases Surge

Restaurants, movie theaters and museums are among the businesses required to suspend their indoor operations statewide under Gov. Gavin Newsom's Monday announcement. Bars must close entirely.

Laurel McFarlane, an events coordinator and consultant, and Michael Trimble, executive director of Gaslamp Quarter Association, wear masks while standing on the sidewalk in the Gaslamp Quarter during its five-nights-a-week outdoor dining event, Sept. 10, 2020.

San Diego Nightlife Hotspots Are Also Outbreak Hotspots, Analysis Shows

A KPBS analysis of COVID-19 community outbreaks shows ZIP codes that include the Gaslamp Quarter and Pacific Beach have had the most outbreaks.

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