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The New Children's Museum in San Diego announced on Mar. 29, 2021 that the museum and the union have agreed on a historic first contract. This makes NCM the first museum in San Diego to be unionized.

The First Museum In San Diego To Unionize Has A Contract

Workers and the New Children's Museum agree on historic first contract despite pandemic closures and layoffs.

Medical staff administer COVID-19 swab tests at the drive-through Aquatica San Diego testing location, Dec. 8, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 2,050 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 Deaths

San Diego County health officials reported 2,050 new infections Thursday, the second consecutive day that over 2,000 new cases were reported.

Students attend class wearing face masks in Antibes, France, on Nov. 2. At the end of October, France returned to a partial national lockdown to stem a surge in coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, schools remain open.

Lessons From Europe, Where Cases Are Rising But Schools Are Open

Amid a new wave of coronavirus restrictions, France, the U.K. and Germany are keeping schools open. The U.S. has taken a different approach.

A sign outside Raglan Public House in Ocean Beach, May 18, 2020.

San Diegans Ventured Out During Holiday Weekend, But Crowds Lighter Than Usual

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer. But San Diego's beaches and restaurants were not as crowded this weekend as in previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinatown Plaza, the very first of the Asian-themed shopping centers on Spring Mountain Road, is seen at night.

Attacks On Older Asians Stoke Fear As Lunar New Year Begins

Police in the San Francisco Bay Area are stepping up patrols and volunteers are increasing their street presence after several violent attacks on older Asians have stoked fear and subdued the celebratory mood leading up to Lunar New Year.

Palm trees are reflected on the hood of a Tesla Model S on display in downtown Los Angeles, Oct. 24, 2016.

Tesla Balks At Touch Screen Recall, US Agency Takes Action

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday sent a letter to Tesla saying it has tentatively determined that the screens are defective and pose a safety risk. The agency says the backup cameras can go dark and the defrosters can fail.

Joyce Chen, an associate professor of development economics at Ohio State University, has had to put her research on hold this year to oversee her children's virtual schooling. Chen is also teaching virtually this fall.

Even The Most Successful Women Pay A Big Price

The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it could mean losing promotions, future earning power and roles as future leaders.

Signs in a front yard on Diamond Street ask drivers to "Slow Down PB," June 19, 2023.

Pacific Beach Emerging As Coronavirus Hot Spot

The COVID-19 case count in the Pacific Beach zip code has tripled since the middle of June, according to a KPBS analysis of county data. Cases have more than doubled in Fallbrook and Point Loma during the same period.

Joyce Chen and her children Campbell, 7, Bryn, 12, and Emerson, 10.

Even The Most Successful Women Pay A Big Price In Pandemic

The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it could mean losing promotions, future earning power and roles as future leaders.

Nofa Khudeda (left) and a neighbor in the village of Tel Qasab on the day Khudeda and her husband returned after six years in a camp for displaced Yazidis. Khudeda and her husband, Ali Edo, repaired and renovated the house, which had been looted by ISIS fighters and then militias that fought ISIS.

With No Options, Displaced Iraqi Yazidis Return To Homes Destroyed In ISIS Fight

Thousands of Yazidis who were in displacement camps in northern Iraq's Kurdistan Region have returned to Sinjar. "It's a beautiful feeling to be home," says a Yazidi woman who recently arrived.

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