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The now-vacant Cortez Hill Family Center in this Google Maps photo from February 2020.

City Committee Approves Sale Of Cortez Hill Shelter, Will Head To Full Council

A San Diego City Council committee signed off Thursday on the proposed sale of a vacant city-owned property on Cortez Hill to a nonprofit agency for less than $12,000 to create more than 100 units of affordable housing.

Eboni Muse (pictured at left) performs with Carla BaNu Dejesus (center) and Tanika Baptiste (right) as Hear Her Roar at the Black Women’s March in an undated photograph.

'Artists 4 Black Lives' Juneteenth Event To Share Expression And Hope

San Diego performing artist Eboni Muse organized a "sing-in" style protest event to celebrate art from the San Diego black community, and is set to take place in Balboa Park.

San Diego City Council District 5 Candidates Joe Leventhal (left) and Marni Won Wilpert (right) in this undated photo.

Lawyers With Different Stances On City Issues Battle For San Diego District 5 Council Seat

Running for the seat are Joe Leventhal, a Republican, who is an attorney in private practice and Democrat Marni Von Wilpert, a San Diego deputy city attorney.

President Trump holds coronavirus response event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. May 15, 2020.

FRONTLINE: The Virus: What Went Wrong?

Airs Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, June 18 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar, here in July 2019, tells NPR the popular neighborhood app is taking steps to address reports of racial profiling and censorship on the platform.

It's 'Our Fault': Nextdoor CEO Takes Blame For Deleting Of Black Lives Matter Posts

In an exclusive interview with NPR, Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar outlines new measures the popular neighborhood app is taking to address reports of racial profiling and censorship on the platform.

Artists Shawana Brooks and her husband Roosevelt Watson III started the 6 Ft. Away Gallery in their yard in Jacksonville, Florida. They created it as a way to showcase Roosevelt's art at a time when galleries were closed due to the pandemic.

How An Artist, A Toy-Maker, A College Student Use Their Skills To Fight The Pandemic

We asked NPR readers to tell us about people who are coming up with creative ways to to address COVID-19 challenges in their community. Here are six of their stories.

A video shows officers appearing to shove an older man who walked up to riot police Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y. Prosecutors have now filed charges against two officers.

2 Buffalo Police Officers Charged With Shoving Protester To Ground

Two officers have been charged with second-degree assault, as the fallout spreads from a video showing the 75-year-old man injured. The officers' entire unit has requested reassignment.

Michael Arceneaux's previous book, <em>I Can't Date Jesus,</em> centered on his experiences growing up black, gay and Catholic in Texas.

Saddled With Student Loans, Bestselling Author Worries, 'I Don't Want To Die Poor'

Michael Arceneaux graduated from Howard University in 2007 with more than $100,000 of private student loan debt. He reflects on how that debt has shaped his life in a new book of essays.

Maki, the 21-year-old male ring-tailed lemur was discovered missing shortly before the zoo opened to visitors, zoo and police officials said. They're seeking tips from the public in hopes of finding the lemur, explaining that Maki is an endangered animal that requires specialized care.

Lemur Missing, Possibly Stolen, From San Francisco Zoo

"We understand that lemurs are adorable animals, but Maki is a highly endangered animal that requires special care. We are asking the public for help in his return," zoo officials said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus patients settle down in a large temporary hospital built two days ago in an exhibition center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. At another area hospital, a doctor who gave an early warning on social media about the virus has died.

Coronavirus Whistleblower Dies From The Disease In China

Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old ophthalmologist based in Wuhan, was reprimanded in early January by local authorities for "publishing falsehoods" after he mentioned cases of the virus in a WeChat group.

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