Bennett Lacy

Miro Copic was a marketing expert, a San Diego State University lecturer, and a frequent guest on KPBS radio and television. He died this week, less than a year after being diagnosed with cancer.

Advocates are again urging the San Diego sheriff’s office to limit its cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Then, kids on the autism spectrum build community through mountain biking. Plus, the deep roots of jazz music in Tijuana.

San Diego Documenters trains and pays community members to attend public meetings and document what happens.

Is a migrant crime wave really sweeping across American cities? The data says no.

San Diego City Council approved a plan to restore coastal wetlands in parts of Mission Bay. Then, California state legislators are pushing for sober housing options for unhoused Californians. Plus, it has been 10 years since a tragic mass shooting near Santa Barbara. A new investigation looks into what lessons have been learned.

Natural habitat restoration is prioritized for Mission Bay. In other news, supporters of Israel hold a week of events on the UC San Diego campus. Plus, more funding for local maternal care.

The halt of a groundbreaking virus-tracking program has scientists warning of growing blind spots in public health monitoring.

The first returns in Tuesday’s special election for county supervisor show Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre in the lead to advance to a runoff later this year.

The organizations argue Congress already appropriated the funds and that the federal government has a legal responsibility to ensure unaccompanied children have attorney representation.