Search results for

"I am being attacked for utilizing my freedom of speech," Jared Schmeck told The Oregonian.

Monday is the deadline for San Diego County residents to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. Plus, candidates for the County Board of Supervisors’ District 3 show little common ground. This seat will likely determine the political majority of the board. And City Attorney Mara Elliot touts her work on gun regulations and cracking down on domestic abuse while competitor Cory Briggs says she lacks transparency and is too political. Plus, two democrats, Nora Vargas and Ben Hueso, are vying for a County Supervisor seat that’s been in GOP hands for decades. And KPBS examines different approaches to tallying available hospital beds. Finally, reformed white supremacists talk about their transformations to becoming people who promote empathy and inclusivity in new documentary "Love Wins Over Hate."

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California won’t allow any distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the state until it is reviewed by the state’s own panel of experts. The pledge raises the possibility that California residents might not receive a vaccine as distribution begins in other states.

San Diego is a leader among the 49 large U.S. cities taking action to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. A study released today by the Brookings Institution examines what these pioneering cities are doing in the absence of direction from the federal government.

CSUSM history professor wrote an article in 2016 titled "Donald Trump Is No Mussolini But Liberal Democracy Could Still Be In Danger." Now, as Trump is up for re-election, she revisits the potential threats she sees to democracy.

Ten months after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought he'd die as Capitol rioters pummeled him, he's still working to recover his mental and physical health.

Nearly half of the seven-member band have now tested positive, after returning to South Korea from abroad earlier this month.

The news that San Diego County is back in the purple tier of COVID-19 precautions affects every household in the region. What we can do to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed here like is happening in other parts of the country. Plus, San Diego's Mayor-Elect Todd Gloria joined Midday Edition on Wednesday to discuss his plans for the city, he will be sworn in on December 10. And this Veterans Day, African-American veteran Luther Hendricks recalls fighting WWII in the Pacific — and racism at home. Then, the transportation department at Poway Unified has taken cleanliness to a new level as it promises students safe rides to and from school. Plus, a multi-billion dollar energy franchise deal for San Diego could be delayed another year. Finally, in a new episode of KPBS' cross-border podcast "Port of Entry," people who’ve left the U.S. to find some refuge from racism south of the border share their stories.

Protesters gathered at US Ports of Entry to demand the US restore asylum proceedings for migrants who have been waiting in Mexico for months. Also, we’ll review Measure E on the ballot. Plus, a look at how the San Diego craft brew industry has been handling the changes ushered in by the pandemic.

At 16, Nicolas Montero is old enough to get vaccinated on his own in some parts of the country. But he had to try to get the jabs without his parents knowing, since they're opposed to the vaccine.