Nicole Lee

Temperatures could get up to 115 degrees in Borrego Springs, Ocotillo Wells and surrounding locales.

The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

Ford announced it will retool its Louisville Assembly Plant to focus on electric trucks. Its goal: to bring down prices for U.S. buyers and compete with Chinese EV makers on the global market.

KPBS Public Matters initiative with Voice of San Diego recently launched a series all about housing called In Whose Backyard, and reporters Will Huntsberry and Jake Gotta answered questions about housing policy and progress in an AMA on r/SanDiego on Reddit.

Google, Microsoft, Adobe and IBM will offer AI-related tools to California’s schools and universities in an effort to prepare the state’s students for a changing economy.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Texas Democrats jointly promoted California’s plan to redraw congressional lines and offset a redistricting scheme in Texas. The proposed map is expected to be made public next week.