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  • With Michael Bloomberg dropping out of the race and Elizabeth Warren’s poor performance on Super Tuesday, the Democratic presidential race is looking like it’s going to be a two-person race between Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. Plus, in the 50th District Congressional race, Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar has secured his spot in the November general election. Republicans Darrell Issa and Carl DeMaio are battling for the second slot. Also, in the San Diego mayoral race, State Assemblyman Todd Gloria will face off either fellow Democrat Barbara Bry or Republican Scott Sherman. Roughly 3,000 votes separate the two and more than 350,000 ballots have yet to be counted in the county. And, it was a big night for Sara Jacobs. She has a substantial lead over fellow Democrat Georgette Gomez and Republican Chris Stoddard in the 53rd Congressional District race to replace retiring Rep. Susan Davis. Finally, Supervisor Kristin Gaspar has a substantial lead over her two challengers in the county’s third district. It remains to be seen whether Terra Lawson-Remerterra or Olga Diaz will be her opponent in the November election. Roughly 5,000 votes separate the two.
  • NPR's team in Tokyo put together our favorite moments of the Games, where participants showed their athleticism, sportsmanship, and what motivated them to compete.
  • The new Federal Trade Commission chair's first big challenge will be rewriting a lawsuit against Facebook that a federal court tossed out earlier this week.
  • The airport’s governing board approved a $3 billion project that includes expanding the terminal to 30 gates, building a new parking garage along with an access road off Laurel Street and reserving a site for a future public transit station at the airport. Airport officials say the redevelopment is needed to manage the continuing increase in flights and passengers at the airport.
  • Two new reports found that child care options can be scarce for working parents in San Diego County. The good news is, most employers want to help.
  • The Old Globe Theatre is currently staging August Wilson’s "Jitney," a play set in 1977 Pittsburgh. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando interviewed two of the actors, Keith Randolph Smith and Steven Anthony Jones, and quickly discovered that the sense of place and of telling stories extends beyond the play to the people involved. When she asked each actor to state his name to check audio levels, these are the stories she got.
  • At any moment, some 15 million Americans work in retail. Many stay for years. Now companies face a labor crunch, and workers wish these jobs were designed as durable careers.
  • The San Diego Police Department is paying an outside consultant $4,000 a month to help it seem more human and relatable on its social media accounts, including Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, according to the department.
  • Thursdays, March 2, 2023 at 11 p.m. and March 9 - April 13 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) investigates murder and mystery in Season 19. New cast members include Nick Hendrix as DS Jamie Winter and the newest member of the Barnaby family, Paddy the dog. This season, the two detectives face a dastardly death among live pet rabbits, murder at a cricket tournament, deadly violence at a music festival, and more.
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