Mar 08 Watch 5:44 How a cartoonist is highlighting the lives of San Diego's homeless residents By PBS News Hour Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist Steve Breen is using his drawings to highlight the growing problem of homelessness and the housing crisis in Southern California. Jeffrey Brown gets a first-hand look at the cartoonist and newspaper’s efforts to humanize and complicate… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 6:09 Will Trump's wall ever be built? By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump signed an executive order last year calling for the construction of a new border wall spanning the length of the U.S.-Mexico border. While prototypes have been built in California, there is still no funding from Congress to… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 5:18 Campsites in San Diego are providing shelter for homeless families in need By PBS News Hour Campsites in San Diego are providing shelter to hundreds of people and their families in a difficult spot. The Alpha Project manages campsites that currently house 200 of San Diego’s homeless, and nearly a quarter of their residents are children. Continue watching
Oct 08 An outbreak waiting to happen: hepatitis A marches through San Diego's homeless community By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT A hepatitis A outbreak that has stricken 481 people in San Diego could get worse because of the challenges of dealing with the homeless population. Continue reading
Dec 27 The choir where homeless singers find hope and acceptance By Susan Murphy, KPBS At a meeting of Voices of our City Choir in San Diego, aspiring choir members from all walks of life come together to sing songs of love and hope. Continue reading
Nov 13 Lawyers file motion to delay Trump University trial By Associated Press Donald Trump's attorneys have filed a motion to delay until after the presidential inauguration a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect. Continue reading
Sep 28 Black man fatally shot by San Diego-area police was not holding a weapon By Kristen Doerer, Joshua Barajas A police officer in a San Diego suburb shot and killed an unarmed black man Tuesday, after the 30-year-old drew an object and took a “shooting stance,” El Cajon, California, authorities said. Continue reading
May 29 Judge orders release of documents in Trump University suit By Associated Press A federal judge is ordering the release of Trump University internal documents in a class-action lawsuit against the now-defunct real estate school owned by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 26 No injuries reported after shooting investigation at San Diego Navy medical center By Joshua Barajas Authorities are responding to a report of shots fired at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, a spokesman told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Nov 09 SeaWorld San Diego to phase out killer whale shows By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins SeaWorld will be phasing out its killer whale show at its San Diego park next year, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. According to documents placed online by the company, the park will be replacing the shows with a new orca… Continue reading