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Julian Named California's Second Dark Sky Community

The National Parks Service has issued new guidance on how best to prioritize conservation efforts in the face of intensifying climate change.

A North County farming family of Japanese descent has overcome legal barriers, internment camps, and most recently, the pandemic. The Yasukochi family tells us how their farm has survived and evolved to this day.

Days before Memorial Day, the Department of Veterans Affairs is easing restrictions at the cemeteries it manages.

There is a new name on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list — Ruja Ignatova, known as the CryptoQueen. It's a story of international fraud at a scale rarely seen.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, June 2 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with PBS Video App. Investigating the Minneapolis police in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. With Pulitzer Prize winning reporters from the Star Tribune - from the killing and protests to the trial of Derek Chauvin to the struggle for accountability.

The Building Industry Association of San Diego County announced last week it was hiring Lori Holt Pfeiler, an affordable housing developer, as its next chief executive, making her the first woman to lead the main lobbying organization for local developers. Meanwhile, San Diego County Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Nora Vargas outlined the details of their proposed Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. Plus, a look inside the California Reparations task force.

Monkeypox tests and vaccines are in short supply as public health officials grapple with red tape and short supplies. Yet some of the processes put in place in response to COVID-19 have helped.

The KPBS Investigates podcast is where our news team is able to dive more deeply into the stories we cover. Today, investigative reporter Claire Trageser brings us the story of one woman and her struggle to keep her massage business afloat during the past turbulent year. Her story is emblematic of what has happened to many small businesses all across San Diego county because of the economic fallout of the pandemic. This episode explores the difficulties San Diego businesses faced accessing the loans and resources aimed at helping them survive the brutal cycles of shutdowns and reopenings. Many businesses were forced to close but, it turns out, some parts of the county fared far better than others.

Mayor Todd Gloria is looking for input on how to best redevelop a six-block area around the Civic Center Plaza.