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What happens in Washington doesn’t stay there — it reaches all the way into San Diego’s labs, hospitals, and classrooms. Proposed federal cuts to medical research threaten the life-changing work happening right here in our community. From childhood cancer breakthroughs to ensuring diverse voices shape the future of medicine, local researchers are at risk of losing the support they need to keep pushing science forward. Join the Prebys Foundation and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to hear directly from San Diego scientists and advocates who are stepping up to explain what these cuts really mean — for our families, our health, and our future. But this isn’t just about what’s at stake. It’s about what we can do together. After the panel, you’ll learn simple, meaningful ways to take action. Because once we understand the impact, we can help change the outcome. Will you join us in standing up for science and the people it serves? Agenda: 1 p.m.– Welcome 1:05 p.m. – Panel: “The Human Impact of Research Cuts” & Q and A 2 p.m. – How can we help? Simple ways to support science 2:15 p.m. – Opportunity to Chat 1x1 with participants Parking available onsite. Prebys Foundation on Facebook / Instagram American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network on Facebook / Instagram

The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP complaints that Democrats were dragging out the confirmation process.

The state’s farmers are divided over a bill that would loosen rules protecting agricultural land. The goal of a bill proposed by Assembly Democrat Buffy Wicks is to seed solar farms on fallowed fields.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Part 1 and 2 Saturdays, Sept.13 + 20, 2025 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 or Tuesday, Sept.16 from 8 - 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. The policies and persona of Franklin Delano Roosevelt set the cast of the "modern" presidency. He was unquestionably the most vital figure in the nation, and perhaps the world, during his 13 years in the White House. Engendering both admiration and scorn, FDR exerted unflinching leadership during the most tumultuous period in the nation's history since the Civil War.

California legislative leaders in the wee hours of Wednesday morning reached an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom to extend the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction program, known as cap and trade, through 2045 — a contentious expansion that for weeks stewed in backroom discussions, held up other critical legislation and roiled insiders.

Some conservative influencers mourned Kirk's loss, even as others quickly blamed the left.

A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia last week left Atlanta around noon Thursday, bound for South Korea.

The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday at a college in Utah is the latest in a series of politically motivated violent acts just in recent months.

Moonlight Beach Concert: Lolo Paniolo & Kehulili O Kailani Dancers Toes in the sand--what better way to enjoy a summer concert? Moonlight Beach is the place to be all summer, and twice a month in July and August, the City's Cultural Arts Division brings great performers to the stage. Musical styles vary and may include everything from Latin jazz and country western to reggae and '80s rock. Bands play on a state of the art professional stage in front of a large sandy beach, with plenty of room to move with the music. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Sunday, July 13 will feature: Lolo Paniolo & Kehulili O Kailani Dancers. City of Encinitas on Facebook / Instagram

Several events across San Diego County will commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.