A new bill aims to ensure patients’ end-of-life wishes are followed. But one San Diego woman’s decision to pursue medical aid-in-dying highlights ongoing barriers to access, cost and awareness.
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We hear a conversation with journalist and author Geoff Bennett, who is out with a new book about the influence of Black comedy from vaudeville to '90s sitcoms.
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Sanam/Adobe StockFind Easter events across San Diego County, from Easter Bunny photos and spring cooking decorating to sunset paddleboarding and K-pop sing-alongs. -
John CarrollThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors has advanced a measure to establish a stand-alone behavioral health department that backers say will increase treatment capacity and better coordinate care. -
San Diego History CenterElectric streetcars once ran throughout San Diego, before they died out after World War II. Nearly 80 years later, some San Diegans want to bring them back. -
The county Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday in support of renaming César Chávez Day to Farm Workers Day.
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KPBS Midday EditionIn the book "End of Days," author Chris Jennings chronicles the 11-day violent standoff between federal agents and a white separatist family, looking at how it reflects conspiracy-driven politics and white Christian nationalism. -
The Comic-Con sister convention overlaps with No Kings protests this year, so attendees may need to plan for additional crowds and possible traffic impacts. -
A San Diego woman is using a home kitchen program to turn her 88-year-old mother’s recipes into a business while cooking them together.
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To help meet state and local renewable energy goals, county leaders have approved a series of clean energy projects in East County. But the communities in Jacumba, Boulevard and elsewhere are wary. -
San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre is calling on her fellow SANDAG board members to officially deny ICE agents access to the controversial ARJIS database.
California moves to strengthen end-of-life decisions, but gaps in access remain
East County green energy boom sparks concern over impacts to natural landscape, cultural sites
To restore soil, UCSD scientists are experimenting with probiotics for plants
A Black-owned ranch in the Tijuana River Valley fosters community and ancestral connection
In Encinitas, people are gathering to talk about death and find community
Through her lens: San Diego pet photographer uses her talent to help shelter dogs get adopted
North County Transit District beset by surging fare evasion, faces dwindling revenues
How Trump’s mass deportation agenda is playing out in San Diego
Inside San Diego's 'museum without walls'
This El Cajon museum takes visitors back to the frontier days of the Old West
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We sit down with author David Ambroz to hear about his memoir "A Place Called Home," which details his experience from homelessness to foster care to a career in child welfare advocacy. -
The legacy of César Chávez is now marred by allegations of rape and abuse. We talk about how survivors of sexual assault are processing the allegations.
- ICE Minneapolis operation eroded trust, hurt local economy, UC San Diego research shows
- Why a private company is investigating rapes at an ICE detention center instead of the sheriff
- ICE deployments created chaos for cities and cost them millions, NPR analysis finds
- Markwayne Mullin confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security
