Lara McCaffrey

A hillside brush fire ignited Tuesday afternoon near Avenida De Las Tiendas in Mission Valley.

President Donald Trump is being inaugurated and Tijuana migrant shelters say they’re not ready for the promised mass deportations. Migrant shelters are underfunded and city officials haven’t offered any direct aid. Plus, deportations are also on the minds of school district leaders and state lawmakers. They’re proposing policies to limit the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s access to schools. And San Diego Fire-Rescue is trying a new product to protect homes from wildfires: Mighty Fire Breaker is a citrus-based spray that’s designed to keep fire from burning dry brush.

The KPBS Public Matters team looked at how San Diegans voted in the last election. They found the most pronounced shift from Democrat to Republican votes in South Bay cities and neighborhoods in Southeast San Diego. Plus, smoke from the Los Angeles fires hasn’t made its way to San Diego because of the Santa Ana winds. And, Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner has been tapped to chair SANDAG’s board of directors.

Wildfires and other disasters not only destroy property and life, but leave a heavy toll on mental health. What tips do you have for someone in crisis?

Caring for a pet can be expensive but there are some free and cheap resources that can help.

The biggest stories on readers’ minds this year: cost of living, homelessness and the elections.

KPBS Border Reporter Gustavo Solis hosted Kathleen Bush-Joseph from the Migration Policy Institute for a brief conversation about immigration cases in the Supreme Court.

Expert from Witness at the Border shares insights on tracking deportation flights and compares deportation efforts under Trump and Biden administrations.

An immigration expert analyzes the statistical impact of Trump's immigration policies, ICE funding increases and immigration data manipulation shaping public narratives.