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The city of San Diego wants residents with trash piling up to contact Republic Services.

Advocates for nursing home residents say there’s a connection between poor safety records and the number of COVID-19 cases, and they are calling for more oversight. Meanwhile, industry representatives say there is no correlation.

We’ve talked a lot on Midday Edition about what needs to change so tragedies like what happened to George Floyd stop happening. It’s not just about changing police practices but also about examining our own private biases.. and teaching our children about racism and bias. What are schools doing to raise self awareness ? The most common program in San Diego County schools is called No Place for Hate offered free by the san diego chapter of the anti defamation league.

Scientists who want to understand what's beyond our solar system have designed an interstellar spacecraft that could go out farther and faster than the famous Voyager probes.

After making homophobic comments during a performance, rapper DaBaby has been widely criticized and dropped from multiple festivals. The fallout could mark a cultural shift in the music business.

San Diego Unified School District’s plan is to open full-time, in-person learning this fall, and also offer parents who don’t feel comfortable sending their kids to school a distance-learning option. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: Under intense pressure to defund the police, San Diego City Councilmember Monica Montgomery responds to criticism over her vote to increase the police department budget and more of the local news you need.

It's not academic for University of San Diego sociology professor Cid Martinez, who studies the relationship between urban poverty, policing and gun violence in California.

A deal between the U.S and U.K. to build nuclear submarines for Australia has caused a huge diplomatic rift with France.

Attendees share their experiences at the scaled back pop culture convention.

San Diego is seeing an uptick in new COVID-19 cases with health officials reporting more than 300 cases seven times in the past eight days. Plus, an officer involved shooting in downtown San Diego brings renewed scrutiny over police use of force. Also, military reservists are warning the public to not underestimate the coronavirus threat. They’re seeing rising cases in their home states after being deployed to New York to help with the pandemic. Is it time to give people who are on parole the right to vote? California voters will have a say in the matter this November. And, meet “Panca,” one of the border region’s most well-known artists who often incorporates lyrics from her favorite songs in her paintings and murals.