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San Diego State and the city of San Diego are millions of dollars apart on the price for the Mission Valley stadium. Can they strike a deal? For the first time in his political career, embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter failed to win the endorsement of the San Diego County Republican Party, a sign of a turbulent campaign to come. After a KPBS story about her detention, a 9-year-old asylum-seeker, who was being held in Border Patrol custody for more than 10 days, has been released. Plus, people living outside the city of San Diego don’t seem to have the same problem with broken trash bins. We’ll explain why. Also, the executive director of San Diego 350, a group of climate activists, says they aren’t backing away from a dispute with Rep. Scott Peters over the Green New Deal. And, a preview of the San Diego Italian Film Festival. -- Editor’s Note: KPBS is a service of San Diego State University.

A new book explores racism and inequality in our society challenging the way many think about it. How to be an anti racist by Ibram Kendi makes a case for people to actively stop racism with critical self-reflection and acknowledging racism’s impact.

Climate change is impacting us here and now. In KPBS’s coverage of San Diego’s Climate Change Crisis, we profile a couple who lost their home to wildfire but rebuilt in the same place. Plus, a new bill passed by the California legislature last week bans the use of private prisons and detention centers. For San Diego, that could mean finding a different place to keep more than a thousand detained migrants.

Several protesters say rallies against police brutality have become lessons in law enforcement indifference to aggressive behavior by Trump and Make America Great Again followers. San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore disputes these claims.

The season’s first Santa Ana windstorm is raising the fire threat in San Diego’s East County. A citizen’s review board concluded that a San Diego sheriff’s deputy violated the department’s procedure when he placed a shirt over Earl McNeil's head while detaining him. Meanwhile, a San Diego City Councilwoman wants to strengthen civilian oversight of police officers. Also, local Kurds are fearful, angry and outraged over the U.S.’s withdrawal from Northern Syria and Turkey’s attack on Kurdish militias. They see it as the United States abandoning a key ally in the fight against Islamic State. And, Samin Nosrat, a celebrity chef and host of the popular Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,” makes her hometown debut Friday at Balboa Theatre.

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.

Encore Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream Seasons 1-3 now with KPBS Passport! Season 4 premieres January 7! James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in 1930s Yorkshire get a glorious new adaptation in a seven-part series based on his beloved books. Exciting newcomer Nicholas Ralph will make his television debut as the iconic vet who became renowned for his inspiring humor, compassion and love of life.

Asian American lawmakers have expressed outrage and heartbreak over the shootings at three Georgia spas. The attacks Tuesday are the latest in a wave of attacks against Asian Americans since the coronavirus entered the United States. Nearly 3,800 incidents have been reported to Stop AAPI Hate, a California-based reporting center for Asian American Pacific Islanders, and its partner advocacy groups, since March 2020. Lawmakers point to anti-Asian rhetoric from politicians, including the use of derogatory names for the coronavirus, as fuel for the uptick in harassment and assaults against Asian Americans.

Despite her age, the case is being handled by a juvenile court, because she was under 21 when she worked at the camp.

The median price of a single-family home in San Diego County rose 3% last month, but sales of existing homes dropped slightly, the California Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.