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Brandon Elliot, 38, was arrested Wednesday and faces charges including assault as a hate crime. Elliot is a lifetime parolee convicted of killing his mother in 2002 when he was 19.

A conversation about anti-Asian hate with former San Diego news anchor Lee Ann Kim and an update on the more than 700 unaccompanied young migrant girls now sheltered in the San Diego Convention Center.

San Diego is home to about 60,000 Iranian-Americans. Zohreh Ghahremani, with the Persian Cultural Center in San Diego and author of “Sky of Red Poppies,” a 2012 One Book One San Diego selection, says the community is concerned last week’s killing of General Qassem Soleimani will lead to further violence in the Middle East. As state lawmakers return from the holiday recess, supporters of a controversial housing bill designed to boost housing along transit corridors, hope third time's the charm for SB 50. Plus, the public radio program, “Reveal,” is suing the Treasury Department to uncover the secret landlords buying up America's cities. And, meet San Diego’s Kitten Lady, an animal lover whose mission is to teach others how to rescue vulnerable kittens and nurse them to health.

India is the world's largest vaccine producer. But hundreds of its clinics have closed after running out of vaccine — just as the country sees a new spike in infections.

The city's storm drain and reservoir connections are not in compliance with state regulations and contributed to the contamination of the city's water system, a state official told KPBS.

The Republican congressman pleaded to one count of misuse of campaign funds as part of a deal with federal prosecutors.

A week of strong Santa Ana winds lead to destructive fires across the state and into Baja California and precautionary power outages in San Diego County. Plus, several car companies join President Trump's push to strip California of its right to set fuel mileage standards. And, the social media rebrand for the San Diego State University College Republicans.

With the renewed conflict with Iran, the U.S. has limited options in the Middle East as more troops are deployed there. Plus, San Diego's 42 Community Planning Groups have operated in different ways from each other since they came about in the 70’s. Now, the city is attempting to standardize those operations. Also, California is in need of more teachers, especially male teachers of color, and there’s a program underway to recruit them. And, as a California capitol reporter hangs up his political reporting cap, he looks back at a decade of covering California politics. Finally, on the latest episode of “Only Here,” hear about an opera singer who is breaking down barriers at the border through songs.

The AFL-CIO president praised the agreement, which includes stronger enforcement of labor and environmental provisions. One lawmaker called it, "a triumph for workers everywhere across America."

Mayor Todd Gloria announced Tuesday the formation of his administration's Asian-Pacific Islander Advisory Group and the selection of 15 San Diegans who will initially comprise the group.