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Economy

Back To School Shopping Season Important For Stores

Erik Anderson

The back to school shopping season could be a critical indicator about the health of the Southern California Economy. Early forecasts predict a season of flat sales.
KPBS Evening Edition

San Diego Middle Schoolers Become Coral Reef Ambassadors

Dwane Brown

Scientists say coral reefs are among the most valuable ecosystems on earth, but we are losing them fast. More than a quarter of the world's reefs have already been destroyed. That's why Scripps scientists in La Jolla are trying to preserve them for future generations.
KPBS Evening Edition

Del Mar's Historic 75th Season Features A New Race Starter

Dwane Brown

It's the 75th Anniversary of the Del Mar horse racing season. The track has broken attendance records seven years straight. And this year features a new race starter who has worked his way up from the bottom.
Economy

U.S. Drought Now Worst Since 1956; Food Prices To Spike

Mark Memmott, NPR Two-Way Blog

"Moderate to extreme" drought conditions already exist in about 55 percent of the continental U.S.
Environment

San Diego Heat Wave Not Expected To Strain Power Supply

Susan Murphy

The first heat wave of the summer is expected to scorch parts of San Diego County this week. It's also the first test of the region’s energy supply without the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.
KPBS Evening Edition

90 Athletes Who Trained In San Diego Headed To Olympics

Dwane Brown

About 90 of the athletes headed to London for the summer Olympics got their training in San Diego.
Environment

SD County Water Authority Votes To Raise Water Rates

City News Service

Pricier water bills are in store for San Diego County residents next year after the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors voted Thursday to raise rates by almost 10 percent.
KPBS Evening Edition

San Diego Riders Celebrate 'Dump The Pump Day'

Peggy Pico

Public transportation use is up in San Diego, especially today.
Economy

Why The Farm Bill's Provisions Will Matter To You

Scott Neuman, NPR

The bill covers everything from farm subsidies and crop insurance to forestry, food stamps and school lunches.
Public Safety

Radioactive Bluefin Tuna Crossed The Pacific To US

Associated Press

Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away — the first time a huge migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity such a distance.