There’s much more to Barona than a fancy hotel and casino
On this Columbus Day — also recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day — we’re launching a new feature on KPBS. Starting tonight, I’ll be bringing you Museum A Month. For the first installment, I traveled east of San Diego to visit a museum that tells the story of some of the first people to live in what is now San Diego...
Politifest: Solutions to San Diego’s Street Homelessness Crisis
Sedona Lineback is a student at La Jolla Country Day School. The homelessness crisis in San Diego is an urgent and visible issue that affects everyone. Though county and city leaders have put several programs into place, homelessness remains a pressing issue. Voice of San Diego hosted a session on...
San Diego Dad Gets 10 Years For Role In Daughter’s Death
A San Diego man who pleaded guilty to inflicting fatal injuries on his 7-week-old daughter was sentenced Monday to 10 years in state prison.
More questions surround alleged San Ysidro preschool molestation case
The attorney for the family of a preschooler allegedly molested by a teacher's assistant in San Ysidro told NBC 7 on Monday that he's getting calls from other parents who fear their children may have suffered a similar fate. While Sunset Elementary School teaching assistant Jaime Godinez is charged with...
The room where San Diego’s first waltz was danced.
Two Years Before the Mast? You might remember how author Richard Henry Dana describes the tiny Mexican town of San Diego which he visited in 1835. He would ride into town for pleasure when not unloading, loading or drying cattle hides at La Playa in Point Loma. His famous work of literature vividly describes a...
SD community colleges aid students amid widespread food, housing insecurity
More than two-thirds of students attending San Diego Community College District institutions struggle with food and/or housing insecurity, according to a survey released Monday. As a result of the findings, the district’s four colleges reminded its students resources are available for those in need. “It’s essential...
Motorcyclist, 49, dies in head-on crash on SR-79 in Julian
The motorcyclist died at the scene of the accident, CHP public-affairs Officer Jasmine Lopez said. His name was withheld pending family notification.
Gunman Sentenced To Prison In City Heights Murder
A man convicted of gunning another man down in front of a City Heights home has been sentenced to 35 years to life in state prison.
Migrants charged for shooting guns in crowded national park
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Federal prosecutors have filed charges against two men from Mexico allegedly caught firing guns in a public venue east of Phoenix. Luis Alfonso Hernandez Felix and Jose Romario Zazueta Valenzuela were taken into custody after U.S. Forest Service agents observed “a group of subjects...
Day of the Dead and early San Diego residents.
Another year is passing by. In a couple of weeks, Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) will be observed. Loved ones who’ve passed on from this life will be remembered. The gravesites at El Campo Santo in Old Town are decorated already. Every early resident of San Diego buried here is remembered with flowers, papel...
