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Following a lithium battery fire in Escondido, county supervisors approved regulations for new energy-storage sites in unincorporated areas but stopped short of imposing a moratorium.

Scammers posing as court officials have been calling county residents and instructing them to pay fines to avoid jail for alleged violations like "failure to appear" or "contempt of court," according to the San Diego Superior Court.

Credit unions chartered in California collected over $250 million in overdraft fee revenue in 2022. A KPBS investigation found some credit union executives in San Diego saw their compensation balloon in recent years.

Boeing has been losing money for over five years and is now dealing with a strike that has shut down factories in the Seattle area. The staff cuts will include executives and managers, the CEO said.

The company will continue to operate at the Central Library without a contract, which a councilmember rejected over the company's track record on diversity.

New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome a huge hurdle: his shyness.

Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.

President-elect Trump has excelled at creating his own media image, from his earliest days as a real estate baron. His supporters find him entertaining and feisty, and even critics find it difficult not to talk about him.

Jazz bassist Rob Thorsen maintains a diverse and busy schedule in Southern California as a performer, educator, clinician and composer. He has found his true voice in the upright bass and performs regularly as a leader with artists including the Mike Wofford/Holly Hofmann Quartet, Gilbert Castellanos, Charles McPherson, Steph Johnson and a host of others. Rob is a devoted and seasoned instrumentalist, equally confident with standards and original compositions, whose bass sings with a warmth and creative spirit while maintaining an engaging interactive dialogue with the ensemble. Rob has released six recordings as a leader, “Bass is the Space - Solos and Duos” featuring an array of jazz talents including Joshua White, Steph Johnson, Gilbert Castellanos and Marshall Hawkins in duo and solo performances. His most recent release is "So In Love" — a 10-track album with his wife/lead vocalist Steph Johnson featuring songs from Cole Porter, Joni Mitchell, and others. Jazz education plays an important role in his career. He teaches at Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Jazz Conservatory, The La Jolla Athenaeums “The World Of Jazz” as well as teaching privately. In 2010 Thorsen created “Jazz an American Art Form,” a highly successful jazz educational program that features his quartet and is presented to over 8,000 students annually in primarily under-served communities. He is also involved with and performs with the Voices of Our City Choir, a soul-jazz choir created by his wife Steph Johnson for people experiencing homelessness in San Diego. Rob Thorsen Socials Facebook and Instagram For more information visit: bardicmanagement.com

Several days of triple-digit temperatures have stoked a wildfire in Southern California that burned so hot it created its own thunderstorm-like weather systems.