Brooke Ruth

A major project is now underway to fix and expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. In other news, residents in National City are calling on the city council to block a fuel transfer station from being built nearby homes. Plus, this election season, Americans have been exposed to a surge of unfounded claims, and disinformation is only expected to intensify.

The general election is one week away, KPBS reporters talk about the San Diego city attorney race and the sales tax measures on your ballot. And the Coast Guard relieved two senior leaders in San Diego due to a “loss of confidence” following an investigation. Plus, Thursday is Halloween and indie theater Cinema Under the Stars is celebrating with an inaugural Halloween film fest.

SB 9 allows homeowners to split their lots in two and sell off their excess land. After a slow start, the law is starting to produce results in San Diego. And, San Diego launched an online dashboard this week that aims to increase transparency and accountability around its climate action goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. Plus, Balboa Park’s Japanese Friendship Garden has a new exhibition that’s perfect for Halloween.

Shifting soil has plagued the coastal rail line between San Diego and Orange counties the past few years, often causing monthslong shutdowns. Now the project to fix the rail is getting a $125 million financial boost from the state. And last week, the Pentagon upgraded discharge codes for hundreds of LGBTQ+ veterans. The problem is it only applied to those forced out under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, leaving out the thousands separated before that became policy. Plus, a new documentary focuses on efforts to get Iraqi refugees living in El Cajon counted in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Work is now underway at the Oceanside Pier to remove debris from a fire earlier this year. In other news, by the end of 2024, the city of San Diego is expected to lose more than 600 shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria wants to address that by expanding the city’s safe sleeping site program. Plus, we hear from Democratic Congresswoman Sara Jacobs about the upcoming election.

This week the nonprofit EcoFlight gave a group of advocates, nonprofit leaders and government representatives a bird’s eye view of the Tijuana River Valley. In other news, voters across San Diego County will decide on local tax measures this year. We learn about the tax proposals in Chula Vista and National City. Plus, one of our KPBS web producers joins the podcast to talk about the KPBS Voter Guide.

The executive chef of the Marine Room in La Jolla shares some dinner, dessert and drink recipes for a Valentine's Day dinner at home.