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  • Mail ballots are being sent out this week. San Diego County Registrar of Voters discusses what you need to know about the March primary. Plus, the fate of the Newland Sierra Housing Project, otherwise known as Measure B, is now in the hands of voters. Also, meet the supervisorial candidates in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3 race. And, get an outsider’s perspective on Tijuana tacos and immigrantion’s effect on food. Finally, there’s a fun exhibit that looks at what’s going inside your brain at the Fleet Science Center.
  • As Super Tuesday nears, here’s a look at the key San Diego issues and races on the March primary election ballot. In the 50th Congressional District, for the first time in four decades, someone named Duncan Hunter is not on the ballot. The race became a slugfest for Republicans hoping to keep the district red after Duncan D. Hunter resigned in January. For the Democrats, Congresswoman Susan Davis’ retirement brings uncertainty to the 53rd District. In the San Diego mayor’s race, San Diegans could potentially choose between two Democrats in the general election. That's because the top two vote-getters in the March primary will advance to the November election, and three of the five candidates are Democrats. Plus, Convention Center expansion supporters are, once again, pushing for an increase in the hotel tax to pay for the project, homeless services and road repairs. In the county supervisor races, one contest may cause a historic shift on the board and turn it blue. Also, the Chula Vista Elementary School District is proposing to raise property taxes to modernize classrooms and build a 100-unit affordable housing complex for teachers and staff. Finally, Proposition 13, the only state-wide measure on the ballot, asks voters to approve $15 billion in state bonds to renovate schools and universities.
  • Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! This special edition of GREAT PERFORMANCES celebrates and spotlights the performing arts despite the closures and challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Three major candidates, two Democrats and a Republican, are running in the March primary to replace termed-out Councilman Mark Kersey. Plus, new data from U.S. Labor Department says women are now the majority in the American workforce. And, California increased its efforts to keep the federal government from allowing oil and gas drilling on more than 1 million acres of public land. Also, Harriet slipped into theaters over the holidays and got lost amidst bigger releases, now it's back at Digital Gym Cinema after it won two Oscar nominations.
  • This new law will give consumers the right to ask businesses to delete their personal data.
  • Hannah Shaw is a kitten rescuer whose mission is to teach others how to rescue vulnerable kittens and nurse them to health.
  • Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.
  • The NBA Playoffs are in full swing — with plenty of excitement and perhaps a bit too much. Several fans have behaved badly by throwing items at players, getting ejected, and in some cases, arrested.
  • Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.
  • Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.
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