Lara McCaffrey

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.

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In a nutshell, TwitchCon is a convention where livestreamers — or streamers as they’re known on the platform — meet their community.

A 19-year-old was arraigned Friday in connection with the crimes.

Our top picks for popular music in San Diego this season: garage rock, a country crooner, a sonic fusion of Arabic and Latin American music, and a theatrical metal show.

We learn about what they are and how they'd work if passed.

The study from UC Merced shows that the decline in labor participation during a week of aggressive enforcement was similar to the first month of the Great Recession.

The funding bill allocates $75 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis spoke with Adam Isacson from the Washington Office on Latin America about how that could impact ICE arrests, detentions and deportations.

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.