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Over 180 German actors who identify themselves as members of the LGBTQ+ community signed a manifesto calling for changes in the industry. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to actor Jules Elting.

President Biden has called his predecessor's "Remain in Mexico" program for asylum-seekers "inhumane." Next week, a new program begins, but details are still being worked out.

Eight people have submitted paperwork to run for San Diego mayor next year. One well-known Republican is among them: City Councilman Scott Sherman. Plus, California health officials say identifying childhood trauma could be key to preventing chronic disease later on. The state is now giving doctors training tools to do that. And, Ballast Point Brewing Company has been sold for the second time in four years. The San Diego-born craft beer company was bought by a small Chicago firm called Kings & Convicts.

Clarke faced senators in a hearing on Wednesday for consideration to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. If confirmed she would be the first woman and first woman of color in the job.

A team of researchers is helping San Diego County students get hands on experience in marine biology. Many of the students, who’ve never seen the ocean, only live 15 miles away from the beach. Plus, a border agent who specialized in asylum cases is speaking out about what he saw under the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" program. And, the first rain storm of the season is here and flash flood warnings are in effect. The worst of the storm is expected today, hear what you can do to prepare.

In El Cajon, a community of Iraqi refugees is growing its economic power, but now the Chaldean community is aiming to flex its political power and gunning for a seat on the local city council. Plus, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) will plead guilty today to charges he misused campaign funds. What made him change his mind after nearly 1½ years of maintaining his innocence? And, is the tap water in Poway safe? It's a question residents want to know the answer to and city officials are investigating.

We’ve got something new for listeners. In addition to our long-form, deep dive episodes, we’re going to try something new by sprinkling in more low-key, casual conversations with interesting people who live cross-border lives. You'll know it's happening when you see the word "conversation" in the title of the episode. To be honest, the highly produced episodes you’re used to hearing take a lot of time. Between field recordings, research, sound design and writing, it’s just a ton of work. We had to come up with a way to give our small team more time between new episodes so we can get even better at telling these longer, more nuanced stories. So that’s why we’re doing these conversations -- to give ourselves the time we need to make the best show possible. So, in this new conversation series, we’re going to talk to creatives, entrepreneurs, influencers- anyone that embodies our binational region and can help us get to know it a little better. We’re going to start this week with the greatest food in the world — tacos. We all love tacos and Tijuana has arguably some of the best in all of Mexico. Scott Koenig is always on the hunt for the best tacos in TJ. He's the writer behind the travel website “A Gringo In Mexico." Koenig has also written a book called “Seven Days in The Valle: Baja California’s Wine Country Cuisine” and he writes columns about food in Baja for several local publications. We talk to Scott about living in the moment, immigration's wonderful effect on food and his outsider's take on tacos in Tijuana. He gives us a quick list of a few good taco shops in Tijuana and the tacos to try at each one. Tacos Birria Martin: Tacos Fitos, Xolotacos https://www.facebook.com/Tacos-de-birria-Martin-178106339200263/ Mariscos Walter: Mariscos Ruben, Mariscos Mazateño https://www.facebook.com/mariscoswalter2005/ Tacos Chuy, Tacos El Vaquero, Tacos Don Esteban https://www.facebook.com/tacos.chuyjuarez/ About the Show: “Only Here” is about the unexplored subcultures, creativity and struggles at the U.S.-Mexico border. The KPBS podcast tells personal stories from people whose lives are shaped by the tension reverberating around the wall. This is a show for border babies, urban explorers or those who wonder what happens when two cultures are both separated and intertwined. Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/onlyherepodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/onlyherepodcast/ Support Us: https://www.kpbs.org/donate Give us Feedback: 619-452-0228‬ podcasts@kpbs.org Photo: Tacos de Birria de Res with Tuetáno (Beef Bone Marrow) at Xolotacos Otay

A new report from more than 30 news organizations finds hundreds of police officers and deputies convicted of crimes are still on the job in California, including several in San Diego.

For a week and a half, Gazans have taken cover in their stairwells and other parts of the house, eating canned foods and hoping they can run out in time — if an airstrike warning comes.

The president laid out an ambitious agenda in his address to Congress, but in a chamber largely empty due to COVID-19 restrictions, he was reminded of the thin majorities with which he has to work.