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Trial begins in homeowners' legal challenge to San Diego trash fee
48+ min ago (383+ words) Trial began Wednesday in the lawsuit brought by a collection of homeowners who are challenging San Diego's trash collection fee. The homeowners sued the city following the passage of Measure B, which ended free trash pickup services for single-family homes....
California calls this company a charity. It's the landlord for an ICE detention center
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (1731+ words) A KPBS investigation found state and county officials have given millions in tax breaks to a local nonprofit that owns the Imperial Regional Detention Facility. The theater had sat mostly empty for years, and it felt that way. Many of…...
Evening on the Bay: An ECS Fundraising Reception
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (190+ words) ECS invites you to Evening on the Bay, a purpose-driven fundraising reception designed for meaningful connection and real community impact. With a breathtaking setting at San Diego's stunning new waterfront venue and a streamlined program, the focus stays where it…...
County of San Diego: Tiered Winery Rural Residential Expansion - Focus Group Meeting #1
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (387+ words) We want to hear from you! The County of San Diego Planning & Development Services (PDS) invites you to attend the first Focus Group Meeting regarding the Tiered Winery Rural Residential (RR) Expansion Project. This project is part of an ongoing…...
Why doesn't the San Diego trolley system have fare gates?
17+ hour, 29+ min ago (1736+ words) San Diego's Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is facing a significant budget deficit, and it's looking to cover some of the gap with increases to fare prices. The agency's board voted 7-4 in April to recommend fare increases of up to 40% to…...
Oceanside cracks down on illegal fireworks with hefty fines
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (389+ words) The Fourth of July is still a few months away, but the city of Oceanside is getting ready to fight illegal fireworks with hefty fines. The city has had a ban in place for years, but the City Council has…...
SAN DIEGO'S HISTORIC PLACES: Historic Street Cars
19+ hour, 37+ min ago (230+ words) Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 9 p. m. on KPBS TV. From its inception, the electric street car has fascinated Americans and San Diegans alike. Join Host Elsa Sevilla as she retraces the 120-year history of the street car. Stream…...
Home Is A Hotel
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (247+ words) Visit the KPBS Voter Hub: Your definitive, nonpartisan guide to the 2026 election. Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 9 p. m. on KPBS 2 Across America, cities are struggling with record homelessness and housing affordability challenges. The documentary "Home Is a Hotel…...
California voters are about to elect a new state superintendent. It's barely on the radar
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (316+ words) Nearly a third of California voters are undecided in the race for state superintendent of public instruction....
County supervisors to consider closing San Pasqual Academy, again
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (468+ words) San Diego County leaders are set to vote on closing San Pasqual Academy, a residential campus for foster youth, That's according to an item on the County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda scheduled for May 19. It would start "a planned,…...