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Father Joe's Villages is a San Diego landmark and leader in transitional housing in Southern California.

Inclement weather shelter beds activated

With rain expected to continue falling across the area Monday, additional shelter space was opened by the San Diego Housing Commission and the city of San Diego to help the homeless escape the inclement weather.

San Diego weekend arts events: 'For Dear Life,' Samara Joy and Design Week

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Art and disability at MCASD; Grammy-winning jazz at CCAE; World Design Experience at San Diego Design Week; Vanessa Rishel at Hill Street Country Club; Dracula on stage; Adams Avenue Street Fest and more.

Qiana Williamson and Hector Hueso, the two members of National City’s HOME team, talk with Miguel Trujillo, a security guard living in his van in the waterfront area of the city, on March 7, 2024. National City is the second in San Diego County to move away from a police-led response to homelessness and toward using trained caseworkers.

As California cities crack down, National City charts a different path on homelessness

The small South Bay city is the second in San Diego County to adopt a new model for connecting with its unhoused residents. But leaders are feeling the pressure as neighboring cities push for more criminalization.

Climate change causes tens of billions of dollars in economic damage in the United States every year, according to a new assessment. Many survivors of climate-driven disasters, including hurricanes, floods and wildfires, struggle for months or even years to repair their homes or find new stable housing. Here, a Louisiana home damaged by a hurricane sits waiting for unaffordable repairs.

Climate change affects your life in 3 big ways, a new report warns

Climate change costs tens of billions of dollars each year, hurts Americans' health and disrupts everyday life, including how we work, eat, play and mourn, according to a major new assessment.

Power transmission lines rune through Pine Valley, June 21, 2021.

California aims to restructure utility pricing. Will a new proposal help make electricity more affordable?

California energy regulators will decide on a proposal Thursday that would restructure how utility companies bill for electricity.

NPR poll: Democrats fear fascism, and Republicans worry about a lack of values

A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.

Obstetrician-gynecologist Taylar Swartz uses an ultrasound scanner to check the health of Addie Comegys' baby on May 30. Comegys, who is due in late August, had traveled 45 minutes for her prenatal appointment at Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa, one of a few rural hospitals in Iowa still offering labor and delivery services.

As a baby bust hits rural areas, hospital labor and delivery wards are closing down

In some rural areas, births have dropped by three-quarters since the late 1950s, and hospitals are shuttering labor and delivery units, leaving mothers little access to care when they need it.

How mapping 'heat islands' can help cities prepare for extreme heat

Oklahoma City and several other cities last year worked with NOAA to map neighborhoods to find out how heat impacts neighborhoods. The data can help cities prepare and adapt to a warmer world.

People stand near the closed gate of the Ocean Beach Pier watching large waves roll in. The waves appear to be as high as the pier.

High surf, flood advisory in effect at San Diego County beaches

A high-surf and a coastal flood advisory will be in effect all weekend at San Diego County beaches.

The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is pictured in this photo, June 19, 2020.

San Diego County deserts, mountains under wind advisory

A wind advisory remains in effect for San Diego County desert and mountain areas until 11 a.m Monday, with expected west winds from 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 65 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

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