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Misinformation is continuing to spread on social media about the wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington.

Each of them, to a fault, have backgrounds that reflect their interest in creating an economy that works for more people, especially the vulnerable working class: Black people, Latinos and women.

Advocates are battling the mental health stigma with this week's National Mental Illness Awareness. In San Diego, a temporary mural brings awareness to the issue but changing the negative perception hinges on more than just education. Plus, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear SDG&E’s appeal to pass on the $379 million in costs related to the 2007 fires that razed parts of San Diego County through to customers. Also on today’s podcast, the city of Del Mar and the California Coastal Commission are set to lock horns next week over how the city will deal with rising sea levels. And, as the war in Vietnam dragged on for years, the wives of American POWs were faced with a choice. Hear how their decision to go public became a national movement.

San Diego Unified High School District's misconduct records raise questions. A controversial vaccination bill heads to Gov. Newsom's desk. Will the weight of injuries to NFL players change the course of the game.

California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web.

With the hashtag #ikdoenietmeermee ("I no longer participate"), several musicians and influencers said on social media they were opting out of campaigns to promote social distancing and face masks.

Republican Noli Zosa and Democrat Raul Campillo have hit each other with attack mailers, text messages and social media posts. Some are fair game, others are misleading.

California had a busy legislative year with the passage of several controversial bills from one meant to protect workers to another tightening the process for vaccine exemptions. Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins talks to Midday to reflect on this year’s session. Also, climate change is expected to displace as many as 140 million people by 2050. And, for many in Hollywood, the U.S.-Mexico border serves only as background for gritty crime dramas, but locally, filmmakers are trying to tell a wider array of stories.

Wednesdays, Oct. 23 - Nov. 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the life and work of the legendary writer and his enduring influence on literature and culture.

San Francisco is the latest California city to temporarily shutter a mass vaccination site due to lack of vaccine, joining Los Angeles in pausing inoculations amid a national shortage, even as new federal-state vaccination sites open.