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A homeless encampment in Los Angeles in July 2024.

Trump would like to bring back mental institutions, but experts are skeptical

Permanent tent cities are another idea Trump has for dealing with people who are unhoused. Sequestering people with mental illness or substance abuse in one place has been tried, an expert says, and "it turns into hell on earth."

The western hills of Mandeville Canyon burning as the Palisades Fire continues to spread in Los Angeles on Jan. 10, 2025.

How the LA fires could exacerbate California’s homelessness crisis

The LA fires destroyed homes and displaced thousands — raising concerns about an even deeper homelessness crisis in California.

<b></b>San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas spoke with San Diego press about the county’s plan for the end of Title 42 and the increase in refugees and migrants coming into the country and into San Diego County, May 10, 2023.<br/>

What the special election to replace Nora Vargas means for South Bay

The race to fill the former County Supervisor’s seat could upend politics in Chula Vista and Imperial Beach.

Yoiker David Sequera (left), Yoiner Purroy Roldán (center), and Mayfreed Durán Arapé (right) are part of the immigrants sent to Guantánamo Bay by the Trump administration.

Venezuelan mothers organize on chat group to fight Guantánamo detentions

The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.

Tijuana mayor details plans for large shelter in anticipation of Trump deportations

Mayor Ismael Burgueño said Thursday the shelter will have the capacity to house at least 10,000 deportees if Trump follows through on threats of mass deportations.

Volunteer docent Ron Peterson stands for a portrait at the Tijuana River Estuary in Imperial Beach, California on August 3, 2024. Peterson lost his sight to glaucoma four years ago and has begun leading a tour of the estuary guided by the other senses.

Five years ago, he lost his vision. At the estuary, he found other ways to see

Retired engineer and volunteer docent Ron Peterson guides visitors around the Tijuana Estuary by teaching them to rely on their other four senses.

High mortgage rates, high prices, and low inventory meant for a slow year in existing home sales.

The U.S. just experienced its slowest annual sales of homes since 1995

The market sputtered amid high mortgage rates, high prices, and homeowners with lower rates who have no plans to move.

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th anniversary celebration, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Washington.

How Trump’s signaled shift toward Project 2025 could impact San Diego

During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump renounced Project 2025. But his new cabinet picks likely mean Project 2025 is still in play.

Red Cross volunteers in the Philippines unload boxes of relief supplies from the U.S. Agency for International Development. A number of USAID recipients have sued the government over President Trump's recent order halting foreign aid.

Trump funding freeze halts decades of U.S. democracy work around the world

Congress created several organizations in 1980s to strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. Human rights activists say the freeze is a gift to authoritarians like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

In this Aug. 29, 2006, photo, a police officer guards the wreckage of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky. The crash killed 49 passengers and crew.

The D.C.-area crash recalls some of the deadliest aircraft disasters in U.S. history

Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the deadliest crash to occur in U.S. airspace in at least 15 years.

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