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KPBS wants to know: What would you ask Les Girls owner Kata Pierce-Morgan about life on the fringe?

Ahead of her Nov. 19 appearance at Les Girls theater, KPBS invites your questions for Kata Pierce-Morgan about overcoming challenges, advocating for workers' rights and driving meaningful change in San Diego.

A sign on the road in Green Oaks Ranch warns of camp in session on June 10, 2024, in Vista, Calif. The property often hosts retreats for foster youth and other vulnerable populations.

'We would be made homeless over this.' Worries over plans to sell a Vista ranch

The 140-acre Green Oak Ranch may be Vista's best-kept secret. But it's been making headlines recently, because it's up for sale.

Long line of travelers waiting to go through security checkpoint in terminal 2 of the San Diego International Airport on June 25, 2024.

Busy roads and busy airport terminals expected for the July 4 holiday

The roads and the San Diego International Airport are expected to be packed with crowds greater than pre-pandemic numbers.

A clothing store in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego on April 16, 2024.

'Devastating' wait times at Mexico border strain California small businesses

Billions in tax dollars are pouring into efforts to reduce the U.S.-Mexico border wait times, yet excessive delays continue. Local leaders say small businesses are struggling in border communities.

Most bananas imported to the U.S. come through ports affected by the dockworkers' strike. And the fruit's limited shelf life made it hard to stockpile in advance.

Why bananas may become one of the first casualties of the dockworkers strike

One of the first places shoppers may feel the effects of the dockworkers' strike is in the produce aisle. Hundreds of tons of bananas are stuck in transit — and they won't keep for long.

TikTok asked a panel of federal appeal judges on Monday to overturn a law that would ban the app in the U.S. by January unless it fully divests from its Beijing-based parent company. ByteDance.

TikTok argued against its U.S. ban in court today. Here's what happened

TikTok’s survival in the U.S. is riding on the outcome of the hearing. Federal judges peppered both the Justice Department and TikTok with skeptical questions about the ban, which takes effect in January.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas poses for a portrait at NPR Headquarters in Washington, DC, on Jan. 7.

Departing DHS Secretary Mayorkas contends he delivered border security in the end

As Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas prepares to leave office, NPR sits down for an exit interview. He tells us the border is more secure now than before the pandemic.

Trump's border czar will be in White House, not an agency. Here's why that matters

Tom Homan's perch inside the White House will give him a global view, but also pose challenges for immigration policy.

The San Diego LGBT Community Center sign is seen here, Feb. 5, 2018.

San Diego LGBTQ+ veterans honor service overcoming decades of discrimination

The San Diego LGBT Community Center recognizes local LGBTQ+ veterans each year.

A flare burns natural gas at an oil well in Watford City, N.D. in 2021. Oil and natural gas companies would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a new rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday.

A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump

The Biden administration issued a new fee on climate-warming methane pollution, but the EPA regulation faces an uncertain future under President-elect Trump

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