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Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + 7:30 p.m. on KPBS Kids. Feeling down about the commercialism of Christmas, Charlie Brown becomes the director of the gang's holiday play. Can he overcome his friends' preference for dancing over acting, find the "perfect" tree, and discover the true meaning of Christmas?

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new asylum restriction at the U.S.-Mexico border. Also, San Diego’s climate action campaign is launching a speaking series on San Diego’s Green New Deal, eye experts around the world are questioning experiments on babies in China involving UC San Diego researchers, a proposed update to the city’s affordable housing policy would change the equation for developers, and San Diego is getting 5G.

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA detective work to solve mysteries in the family trees of actor Tea Leoni and radio host Joe Madison, introducing each of them to parents and grandparents whose names they've never heard before.

Despite a court order to largely curtail the practice, the ACLU says 911 children were taken from their families since June 2018. In a move to spur more affordable housing, the San Diego City Council on Tuesday narrowly voted to change the city’s “inclusionary housing” policy. Plus, nationally hate crimes rose 9% in 2018, the steepest rise since 2015 but San Diego “bucked the trend.” For thousands of years, the San Diego region has drawn people searching for wellness. A spa owner and San Diego boosters explain why the allure remains today. And it’s 92 days until Halloween. One sign that Halloween season is in full swing is the arrival of Midsummer Scream, a Halloween and haunt convention in Long Beach.

The Jan. 6 auction was set before the end of the comment and nominations period. If leases are finalized before Joe Biden takes office, they could be difficult to revoke.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Google's Sundar Pichai go before the Senate Commerce Committee to defend Section 230, a law that protects them from lawsuits over users' posts.

Vice President Mike Pence will visit two U.S Navy bases in San Diego Thursday, witness the unloading of seized drugs off a Coast Guard cutter, and attend a fundraising dinner for President Donald Trump's re-election campaign.

Following Guillen's killing, the Army launched an independent investigation into the climate of Fort Hood, but critics say the problems are systemic.

Despite rumors circulating on social media, law enforcement officials say they have seen no evidence of people affiliated with antifa or other political groups starting fires.

Comic-Con celebrates its 50th show this week and has evolved into an event that sprawls out from the convention center and attracts upwards of 130,000 attendees. But it wasn't always that big. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with some longtime attendees, including a pair who have been to every single show, on why the pop-culture extravaganza is so special to them.