Debbie Cruz

Students in North County discussed mental health with their congressional representative and a national health official Monday. In other news, Cal State University trustees are meeting in Long Beach this week, with plans to discuss a tuition hike before they wrap up Wednesday. At the same time, students who work for the CSU say they want a pay raise. Plus, we tell you about a new building in the Chollas View neighborhood that is filled with public art.

San Diego County is reporting the highest monthly COVID-19 infections since March. In other news, if you’re planning a road trip for this weekend, you should pack some extra cash because demand is driving up gas prices. Plus, the San Diego Humane Society has an overpopulation problem, especially when it comes to dogs, so one local dog groomer is transforming dogs into walking works of art to help them get adopted.

Students of the former San Diego-based Ashford University got some relief from their outstanding government loans, following a state and federal lawsuit on their behalf. In other news, in the special election to replace former San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, outside spending has reached a new high. Plus, applications close today to join the Black Panther Party in San Diego. The San Diego chapter is one of many being revived across the country, after the United States government spread misinformation that caused the party to become mostly inactive decades ago.

KPBS recently rode along with Father Joe’s Villages street health outreach team to learn more about what it takes to help people move off the street and into shelter. In other news, a quarter of a million dollars from the Biden administration infrastructure bill is coming to Vista. Plus, San Diego County leaders published a blueprint on ways to address the childcare crisis.

The Street Health Team from Father Joe’s Villages provides care and support to the unsheltered community in downtown San Diego, but as the city enforces its unsafe camping ordinance, the team faces even more challenges. In other news, San Diego State University students react to a sexual assault reported over the weekend. Plus, a group of computer scientists at the University of California San Diego say they have a way to repurpose the tens of millions of smartphones we stop using every year.

There are plans to move the rail line off the Del Mar Bluffs and into an underground tunnel, but Del Mar residents aren’t too excited about a train running underneath the town. In other news, a San Diego Lifeguard Lieutenant gives us tips on how to stay safe in the water. Plus, a profile of San Diego artists who make art in public, that’s also about the public.

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.