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Chris Baron's middle-grade novel-in-verse, "The Magical Imperfect," is set in the Bay Area during the 1989 World Series, following the friendship of two young outcasts as they navigate ancestry, illness, magic and the earth cracked open.

A recent San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting turned ugly as some protestors became upset at members of the board over proposed masking and testing requirements for workplaces, schools and hospitals. Plus, the San Diego Unified School District will be one of the first districts in the state to roll out a transitional kindergarten program this fall. Then, how remote working has changed San Diego’s rush hour. Later, a news study finds poor air quality from wildfire smoke worsens COVID-19 cases and deaths. And, academic boot camps ease the transition to the classroom for veterans starting college. Locally, the creative community shares remembrances of Matt Hoyt, owner of Starlite, filmmaker, musician, artist and collaborator. Lastly, as part of our Summer Music Series we welcome a musician who’s been making Barrio Logan move to the music for more than 17 years.

An Islamabad court extended former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's bail period on Thursday, as he faces terrorism charges. Efforts to punish him only seem to boost his popularity in the country.

Comic-Con returns with another virtual convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of California system implements a new series of tuition increases, and the environmental cost of electric car batteries.

At least one local hospital is expanding operations to combat growing numbers of high-risk pregnancies.

California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. Plus, a new city official is now in charge of finding solutions to the city’s chronic homelessness problem. Also, the first ever Olympic “park skateboarding” event was dominated by skaters who either live in San Diego, were born here, trained here or all of the above. And, in honor of Indian Independence Day, Aug. 15, Cinema Junkie decided to dedicate this month's podcasts to celebrating Bollywood Cinema. We’ll bring you an excerpt from the first part of the two part series. Finally, San Diego synth pop band Glass Spells just released a new album — written and recorded during the pandemic. The band will host an album release show at Soda Bar this Saturday

The hottest, driest summer since the government began recording rainfall and temperature 61 years ago has wilted crops and left reservoirs at half their normal water level.

From Rose Maxson in Fences on Broadway to Lettie Bostic on TV's A Different World, Alice's career encompassed comedy, drama, stage and screen.

Audiences are back, venues are opening up, and San Diego is bursting with music from local artists this summer. We're here to capture some of that creativity, energy and joy with the return of the KPBS Summer Music Series, kicking things off with Jelani Aryeh.

Drone video on social media shows the plane crumpled on the Haulover Inlet Bridge with a damaged SUV nearby.