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Staff and volunteers will knock on more than 200 doors between Thursday and Saturday to ask residents about their physical and mental health.
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The city of San Diego is asking voters whether to increase the local sales tax this November. City leaders say they need more funding to pay for infrastructure repairs, but opponents want the city to cut spending instead. In other news, the results of an audit of the state program that determines the placement of sexually violent predators. Plus, the impact of military spending on the San Diego region.
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Supporters of a proposition to ban forced labor in California prisons believe they have a strong message centered on rehabilitation. But as Election Day nears, polls show it’s a toss-up or trailing.
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County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer and challenger Kevin Faulconer both argue they’re most qualified to change the county’s approach to homelessness.
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This weekend in the arts: The Natural History Museum celebrates its 150th birthday with a free party; San Diego Zine Fest brings DIY art and publishing to Bread & Salt; "Gentryfries" honors the history of family, neighborhood and food at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; a big dance showcase and more arts and culture events.
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Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials told Argentine media. He was 31.
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KPBS Video Journalist Matthew Bowler gives us a look inside this special celebration of life after death.
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How did a former El Cajon police officer with a history of alleged misconduct end up working as a detective for the Navy?
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After skyrocketing for nearly a decade, the number of fentanyl overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023.
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Recent deaths put spotlight on contact sports. Should kids be playing?
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Koy Sun on sign painting, going viral and bringing art to the community
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Scientist looks for DNA evidence to trace the migration of his Polynesian ancestors
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Hope and worry in Imperial County after supervisors adopt controversial lithium spending plan
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To fight Tijuana's fentanyl crisis, San Diegans smuggle naloxone into Mexico
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‘Wandering officer’ case highlights struggle to hold police accountable
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With Prop 33 voters could give counties and cities more power to limit rent increases. Should they?
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In search of hope: Veterans turn to psychedelic treatment in Tijuana
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Drop in deaths a small ray of hope in San Diego's fentanyl crisis
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Cartels increasingly use young US citizens for fentanyl smuggling
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On Midday Edition, we're talking with leaders in the sport about the history and growth of soccer in our region.
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In Chula Vista, homeowners can build one ADU on their property. Now, the city will research whether to allow two. And, we take a look at what's at stake in this election, both nationally and in the region. Plus, thousands of sailors on the USS Roosevelt returned home after an extended deployment to the Middle East.