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Join KPBS’ Beth Accomando for a special event featuring never-before-seen clips from the video podcast “Stripper Energy.” The series shares how Stripper/Activist/Local Business Owner Kata Pierce-Morgan and others fought against stereotypes, impacted workers rights, and paved a way for empowering the powerless. In this hybrid event, we'll hear directly from Kata about her experiences, discover the lasting impacts of her work, and find parallels to today’s marginalized communities. There will be opportunities for audience members to engage in the conversation, ask questions, and share insights. This event is free. Seats are limited. Virtual option available.

California law says cities have to build more housing or face consequences. But the city of Encinitas is planning to push back after having to approve a development against the council and communities wishes.

Chinese business people may be able to find creative ways to avoid U.S. tariffs, but for Beijing, its concerns for the incoming Trump presidency go beyond trade.

A Biden-era rule eases the path for workers to be sponsored for U.S. permanent residency, an attractive option for those in horse-racing looking for a competitive edge.

The car you drive years in the future might run off a battery being invented in a lab today. Companies in China and the United States are racing to perfect and scale up next-generation technologies.

This Indian film celebrates the scrappy determination of small-town filmmakers chasing their Bollywood dreams.

In June, Bruce Springsteen will put out a collection of previously unreleased music that dates back as far as four decades.

In 2021, Wallen was caught on video uttering a racial slur. Since then, he's become the most commercially successful musician in country and popular music. How? By remaining committed to ambivalence.

An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC), in collaboration with the San Diego Small Business Development (SBDC) program, World Design Capital (WDC) 2024, and Fashion Week San Diego, is excited to showcase fashion designers from refugee and immigrant backgrounds. This event will celebrate the diversity, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit of individuals on the move who enrich our community. The IRC will facilitate the participation of these fashion designers who are their current or former clients from East and North Africa, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Guatemala and San Diego. Visit: https://www.rescue.org/events International Rescue Committee on Instagram and Facebook