Episodios

  • Mayor Gloria proposes rules that could limit speech on boards and commissions

    Mayor Gloria proposes rules that could limit speech on boards and commissions
    Aug 16 2024
    The boards and commissions that advise city leaders in San Diego could see their independence restricted under a new set of rules proposed by Mayor Todd Gloria's office. In other news, gang violence in Escondido is on the rise, and police, community advocates and parents are trying to get ahead of any more tragedies. Plus, the new film "Sing Sing" employs a cast of formerly incarcerated men to tell a true story about the transformative power of art. Our KPBS cinema junkie gives us a review.
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    14 m
  • San Diego prosecutors target employers withholding overtime pay

    San Diego prosecutors target employers withholding overtime pay
    Aug 15 2024
    As prosecutors in San Diego plan a crackdown on wage theft, they're targeting employers that withhold overtime pay. In other news, San Diegans got their first look at a sculpture in Balboa Park that symbolizes how San Diego and Tijuana became this year’s World Design Capital. Plus, our KPBS border reporter got to join a tryout for the youth academy for San Diego's new Major League Soccer team.
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    16 m
  • Nathan Fletcher turns to campaign cash for legal defense bills

    Nathan Fletcher turns to campaign cash for legal defense bills
    Aug 14 2024
    Former San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is again turning to his abandoned state senate campaign to pay for legal defense bills. In other news, wage theft is the most common form of theft in the U.S. economy, taking an estimated $15 billion per year from workers. We learn that one way employers steal from their workers is by withholding breaks. Plus, as part of a new KPBS series about volunteering, we hear from one volunteer who leads a unique kind of tour at the Tijuana River Estuary.
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    11 m
  • San Diego prosecutors plan to crackdown on wage theft

    San Diego prosecutors plan to crackdown on wage theft
    Aug 13 2024
    When it comes to wage theft, one thing to watch out for is employers withholding sick days. In other news, students in the San Diego Unified School District are back in school. Plus, in 2019, Renee Westbrook won best solo performer for her San Diego International Fringe Festival show “Shelter,” and this Friday in Los Angeles, she’ll perform it again.
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    7 m
  • Long-shuttered Starlight Bowl may reopen

    Long-shuttered Starlight Bowl may reopen
    Aug 12 2024
    The city of San Diego wants to reopen the historic Starlight Bowl in Balboa Park. It’s currently soliciting requests for proposals for the lease and renovation of the amphitheater. Starlight saw its last production in 2010. Plus, Sharp health care workers started unionizing last June but still don’t have a contract. They rallied in front of Sharp’s headquarters last week, demanding better pay and addressing what they say are staffing shortages. And Olympians from San Diego County are bringing back a slew of medals.
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    14 m
  • Giant pandas return to San Diego Zoo

    Giant pandas return to San Diego Zoo
    Aug 9 2024
    State and local leaders welcomed two giant pandas back to the San Diego Zoo. Plus, meet the volunteers helping seniors in San Diego County stay safe in extreme temperatures. And, a look at local disaster preparedness.
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    13 m
  • Application deadline extended for cannabis equity program

    Application deadline extended for cannabis equity program
    Aug 8 2024
    The deadline to apply for San Diego County’s Cannabis Equity Program has been extended. Plus, more than 300,000 Marine Corps veterans, family members and others have filed claims in one of the biggest toxic exposure cases in the nation’s history. And, the San Diego Humane Society is making it easier than ever to adopt a pet as it faces overcrowding.
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    11 m
  • California to expand program meant to prevent gun violence

    California to expand program meant to prevent gun violence
    Aug 7 2024
    California is expanding a program that identifies and disarms dangerous gun owners, and state leaders are looking to San Diego as a model. In other news, the commission on police practices recommended the San Diego Police Department change their vehicle pursuit policy, but the police union is pushing back. Plus, the Paris Olympics are in full swing, and skateboarding is in the spotlight. We hear about the San Diegans going for the gold.
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    13 m