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  • Tuesday was a major deadline for the seven western states that rely on the Colorado River for water. The Federal Bureau of Reclamation is looking for ways to preserve the dwindling water supplies in Lake Mead and Lake Powell, two of the nation’s largest reservoirs. Then, when you look at San Diego’s housing market you can find a lot of luxury housing and a growing share of low-income units. But for people in the middle, it’s getting harder to buy or rent. Plus, one year since Senate Bill 9 took effect, a report found the law has spurred very little new construction, and that it needs reform if it's to have any real impact on the state’s housing shortage. Later, why the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians withdrew from its tribal gaming compact with the state of California. Finally, as we kick off Black History Month, we celebrate one of San Diego's legendary jazz composers and saxophonists, Charles McPherson, who has been releasing music since 1964. Now 83, he is still touring and performing, including an upcoming sold-out performance at the Athenaeum later this month.
  • State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond toured two East County campuses affected by the recent floods.
  • The San Diego region has tried a number of different temporary solutions for homelessness. Now, the county will try tiny cabins.
  • Customers can expect some relief soon from January’s unprecedented natural gas prices. We also have some tips on how you can lower your bill. In other news, a San Diego County contractor has been ordered to hire back some janitors who were trying to unionize. Plus, San Diego is in desperate need of more workforce housing, to keep essential workers in the region.
  • The research, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, finds more hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory problems in communities of color throughout California and where residents are disproportionately lower-income, live in denser neighborhoods and lack health insurance.
  • Investigators in San Diego and other counties discovered incidents of improper disposal of hazardous waste in their jurisdictions.
  • Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the extraordinarily diverse roots of journalist Sunny Hostin and actor Jesse Williams—telling long-lost stories of African and European ancestry that compel his guests to rethink their own identities.
  • State Sen. Catherine Blakespear says the bill would close a "gap" in the existing law, which makes it difficult for police to ensure that people newly prohibited from owning firearms turn them in.
  • Premieres Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Old Sturbridge Village brings in new remarkable finds, including a 1977 Pele-signed soccer ball, a 1933 RKO King Kong Bachrach photo, and Winfred Rembert's Moonshiners painting, CA. 2001. Guess the top $ 100,000 to $125,000 find.
  • The San Diego Housing Commission will continue to operate the center during the proposal and negotiation process.
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