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After two deadly collisions and a cluster of suicides, the Navy is providing more mental health counseling to sailors where they work.

Though hospitalization rates have not reached the highs of last winter, the ongoing crush of patients is testing the resources of San Diego’s emergency departments. And California Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria are promoting reforming conservatorship laws in an effort to address homelessness. In other news from Sacramento, state regulators are holding off on considering a proposal that would upend the state’s solar marketplace. Plus, KPBS Arts reporter Beth Accomando checks in at Comickaze, a comic book store she has been going to for decades, to see how it has overcome multiple challenges these past two years. And this year’s California Children’s Report Card has found that, from the pandemic to systemic racism, the state’s youth are under a lot of pressure and more resources are needed to address that. Finally, Jamie Deering, the CEO of Spring Valley’s Deering Banjo Company, joins KPBS Midday Edition to break down some of 2021's best in banjo music — from bluegrass to blues to world and experimental.

The San Diego City Council Monday heard the presentation of Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed Fiscal Year 2024 $5.12 billion budget, with the body's members focused on equity in various departments and addressing homelessness.

The 7-year-old dog was found abandoned in a crate near Mayflower Dog Park on the morning of March 28.

Her description of the world of money is "hella male, hella pale and hella stale."

The Philippine Cultural Arts Festival returns to Balboa Park on August 14, 2022, after two years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic lock-down on public events. The SAMAHAN Filipino American Performance Arts & Education Center will hold its 35th Philippine Cultural Arts Festival on Sunday, August 14, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Balboa Park, at the corner of Park Boulevard and Presidents Way. Admission is FREE! A family-oriented event focused on cultural heritage, entertainment and networking, this festival appeals to the whole family and allows San Diego locals as well as tourists the opportunity to learn about Philippine culture and performing arts through dances and music.

Canceled due to weather Rock group Little River Band will perform live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay on Friday, September 9 at 8:00 p.m. Worldwide album and CD sales now top 30 million. And in 1982 LRB set a record for having had Top 10 hits for 6 consecutive years – In fact, they were the very first band to achieve that remarkable plateau! According to BMI, “Reminiscing” has garnered rare status with over 5 million air plays on American radio, and “Lady” is close behind with over 4 million air plays. Little River Band on Twitter + Facebook

GRAMMY®, TONY®, and Emmy® Award-winning recording artist and songwriter Ben Platt will perform live at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on Friday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. Countless fans worldwide fell head over heels for Ben Platt during his Tony® Award-winning turn in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen and on-screen in films such as the Pitch Perfect franchise. As the vocalist, actor, and performer sang life into a host of nuanced and fascinating characters, audiences embraced his voice wholeheartedly. By dusting off the piano, picking up a pen, and singing his own truth straight from the heart, he shared another side of himself as a solo artist in early 2019. For the first time, he redirected the empathy that endeared him to millions—on himself. Ben Platt on Instagram + Facebook

San Diego County’s southernmost beach town faces a daunting future as sea levels rise.

SeaWorld says a sick sea lion has been euthanized after he was rescued last year from wandering on busy San Diego thoroughfares.