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A day after Sharp HealthCare announced it was laying off 315 of its employees, an additional 40 Sharp medical office workers voted unanimously to join SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West.

The City of Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission in partnership with the Encinitas Youth Commission is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a FREE Encinitas Tech-y Tutors event on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, from 9 a.m. - Noon, at the Encinitas Community & Senior Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas, California 92024. Attendees are encouraged to bring their personal smart devices (phones, laptops, and tablets) to best receive support with everyday tasks such as attaching photos to text messages, managing contact lists, adding events to calendars, handling spam emails, and more.

The 900-page tax and policy package fulfills several key campaign promises but also makes cuts that could boot millions from health care and food assistance programs.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The documentary features the impact of service-dog agency K9s For Warriors on the lives of three American veterans struggling with trauma sustained in service overseas. Founded by Shari Duval and her son Brett Simon, who served two tours in Iraq, K9s For Warriors matches veterans Adam, Shilo and Louis with companion dogs. Each learns to manage issues such as flashbacks, hypervigilance, and invisible psychological damage.

Conservative groups challenged the program, contending that Congress exceeded its powers in enacting legislation that delegated to the FCC the task of operating the Universal Service Fund.

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Balboa Park was first known as City Park. It was a land donation to the city by a local businessman and philanthropist who would leave his mark on San Diego. Who were the key players behind the creation of City Park?

Nathan Harrison: San Diego County's first Black homesteader and a local legend Discover the remarkable story of Nathan Harrison, a formerly enslaved man who settled in San Diego County in the 1860s. Archaeological and historical research reveals how Harrison navigated social networks to adapt to different community groups. Join Jamie Bastide, Collections Management Coordinator at SDSU and Archival Specialist in the South Coast Information Center, as she shares insights from the Nathan Harrison Archaeological Project, exploring his life, legacy, and the artifacts uncovered at his Palomar Mountain homestead. View this event on the Carlsbad Library website

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully understood.

In our January arts and culture preview for San Diego, explore our picks for visual art, dance, theater, film, literature and music, spanning jazz, classical, experimental and popular genres. Up next: theater at New Village Arts, Martha Graham Dance Company performs "Appalachian Spring," a national group visual art show, Haley Heynderickx and more.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators about a lead poisoning crisis in public schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.