Debbie Cruz

A bipartisan group of San Diego County politicos gathered earlier this week to denounce Republican Assembly candidate Carl DeMaio. In other news, we go over the sales tax measures in the North County that are on the ballot. Plus, the executive director of Susan G. Komen San Diego joins the podcast to talk about breast cancer awareness and this weekend’s More Than Pink Walk.

The San Diego City Council is moving to ban software used by landlords to set rental prices. In other news, how pollsters survey people in this era of cell phones, texts and social media. Plus, one border artist is reimagining abandoned Baja buildings as lost souls.

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.

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.