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How Navy sailors and their families built the foundations of San Diego's Filipino community
16+ min ago (1726+ words) Part four of a four-part series. Read parts one, two and three. When he was young, Julio Peralta learned how to fish. He would walk to the river to look for tilapia, snakehead and sparkling gourami " a quick way to…...
Del Mar Fairgrounds seeks public input on its future
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (276+ words) The Del Mar Fairgrounds has been a gathering space for mass events for decades. Besides longstanding events such as the San Diego County Fair and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club races, the site has hosted many concerts and public trade shows....
Palomar College doubles size of free tuition program
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (251+ words) Palomar College will double the size of its free tuition program for the 2026-27 academic year to allow up to 3, 500 students to attend school at no cost, college officials announced Wednesday. The doubling of the Palomar Promise program from 1, 700 students is…...
Appointed commissioner to replace state superintendent as head of California's schools
12+ hour, 35+ min ago (459+ words) One of the offices on the November ballot is California's Superintendent of Public Instruction. That elected official has led the state's Department of Education and made sure policies passed by lawmakers are implemented. Next year, that will change. Under an…...
Descendants of Early San Diego gather in Old Town to share and preserve family history
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (391+ words) The Descendants of Early San Diego are a group of people who can trace their ancestral history back to some of the first Spanish settlers who came to Alta California, as it was known at the time. On Saturday in…...
SHE WAS FIRST | Available March 20, 2026
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (134+ words) SHE WAS FIRST is a docuseries that profiles pioneering women who have revolutionized the arts throughout history. Through an intimate look at their creative processes and fearless defiance of societal expectations, the series celebrates the legacies these artists have created,…...
A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (871+ words) Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses " one after another. Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks. Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of…...
San Diego hospitality workers get a raise thanks to new wage ordinance
14+ hour, 41+ min ago (587+ words) Hundreds, if not thousands of hospitality workers in the city of San Diego received a pay raise Wednesday, as the city's Hospitality Minimum Wage Ordinance went into effect. Approved by the San Diego City Council and signed into law by…...
Transgender athletes still protected in California, Supreme Court rules
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (265+ words) California can continue its long-held policy of allowing transgender student athletes to play on girls" and women"s sports teams, under a U. S. Supreme Court ruling issued Tuesday. Proponents of a ban also celebrated the court"s ruling, saying it"s…...
SHE WAS FIRST
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (395+ words) Stream the series now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Episode 1 premieres Friday, July 3, 11: 30 p. m. on KPBS TV "SHE WAS FIRST" is a docuseries that profiles pioneering women who have revolutionized the arts throughout history. Through an intimate look at their creative…...