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After approving a 10-year action plan to address homelessness Monday, the San Diego City Council gave the OK for the Alpha Project to run a fourth, new temporary homeless shelter. Plus, the county Board of Supervisors voted to place a one-year moratorium on vaping products in unincorporated areas amid growing rates of vaping-related lung illnesses across the nation. Also, the head of the Republican Party of San Diego County weighs in on the 50th congressional district race, after the party failed to endorse a candidate in that race. Lithium-ion batteries power modern life but the U.S. lacks a major source of lithium. Now, a San Diego-based company says it's come up with a way to remove lithium from geothermal brine on the shores of the Salton Sea. And, the La Jolla Playhouse kicks off another Without Walls Festival showcasing 22 site-specific performances.

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.

California has the lowest maternal mortality rate in the country, according to the United Health Foundation. Black women in California, however, continue to die in pregnancy-related deaths at a rate three to four times higher than white women. The disparity can’t be explained by education, income or prenatal care.

As the crescendo for impeachment intensifies amid the release of a memorandum of President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president, a former federal prosecutor who’s been involved in impeachment proceedings weighs in. Street vendors are seemingly all over San Diego but city leaders are thinking about cracking down on where they can operate. And San Diego International is now the second major airport in the nation certified as carbon neutral.

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.

Ly Tran's narrative power lies in its nuanced celebration of family devotion that withstands the enormous cost of the American dream.

Street vendors are seemingly everywhere in San Diego because there are no local restrictions on them. But now, the city is considering a crackdown. Plus, the GI Film Festival is officially underway at the Museum of Photographic Arts, we’ll preview the film “The Whistleblower of My Lai.” Also ahead, starting next week, all branches of military medicine will be under one command; hear how Naval Hospital San Diego plans to handle the transition. And, SDG&E wants to do away with seasonal pricing but the proposal doesn’t actually reduce rates for consumers.

A new study published in the journal Science Advances by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego analyzed sediment from the Santa Barbara Basin.

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.

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.