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Drones and license plate readers are mere pieces of a bigger project to gather and analyze intelligence for police. Officials are responding to the increased pushback over technology with proposals for a citywide privacy policy and a new oversight commission.

In the 20 years since 9/11, American media coverage of the War on Terror has changed drastically from initially supportive to deeply critical.

Scripps Health recorded its highest daily COVID-19 death count over the weekend, while new cases seem to be slowing. Are we nearing the end of the delta wave? Plus, San Diego’s eviction ban ended in mid-August and despite the statewide moratorium still in place, some San Diegans are still getting pushed out as investors look to capitalize on the area’s rising rents. Also, Chula Vista officials say they are working on a citywide privacy policy to guard against violations by police drone surveillance, license plate readers and other forms of data collection. And, as the 20th anniversary for 9/11 approaches, we take a look back on how American media has changed its coverage of one of the most complex armed conflicts of the 21st century. Finally, an excerpt from the latest “Port of Entry” podcast about how Drew Deckman, a chef in Valle de Guadalupe, weathered the pandemic storm.

One of the region's largest health care providers is reporting a single-day COVID-19 death record, nearly all among people who were unvaccinated.

San Diego County’s tough eviction protection ended on Aug. 14 and tenants are already feeling the effects. Days after the countywide ordinance expired, tenants across the county received letters terminating their leases forcing them to find housing in an increasingly expensive rental market.

The avian influenza or bird flu is affecting egg prices as they continue to rise in San Diego.

A new variant of concern is gaining traction across the country — and health officials are taking note of it's high transmissibility.

It's not often that I get to say that I was there when a filmmaker's career began but I can say that about Destin Cretton. Currently he is ushering in Marvel's first Asian superhero with "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" but two decades ago he was a student who had not yet even thought about being a filmmaker. But then he attended the student film festival I ran called Film School Confidential and met San Diego State University professor and filmmaker Greg Durbin and decided to enroll at the SDSU film program. So for this podcast I delve into Cretton's origin story to see how he developed from a student filmmaker to indie darling to Marvel's latest director.

Amazon should recognize its first unionized warehouse in the U.S., a federal labor official ruled.

The longtime homeless service provider said for the first time in 35 years, he is discouraged.