KEN KRAMER’S ABOUT SAN DIEGO: Pacific Beach, University Heights and the City of East...
Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Friday, June 20 at at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, June 23 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. On this episode, we become "street wise" about Pacific Beach and University Heights, and remember the City of East San Diego. We play "Guess The Year"...
Firefighting goats take on a new pasture in Clairemont Mesa
San Diego Gas & Electric’s famous firefighting goats that reduce vegetation that might otherwise become fuel for wildfires have moved into a new grazing corridor. Approximately 300 goats for SDG&E now spend their days grazing under the power lines in Clairemont Mesa. As the goats snack on vegetation, they reduce...
California heat wave triggers closures as 111-degree temps slam SoCal
San Diego, California – Southern California is in the grip of a dangerous heat wave this week, with
Study: Tijuana River sewage visible from space via NASA tool
The Tijuana River sewage crisis in San Diego’s South Bay can be seen from space, thanks to special NASA technology.
3 Men Rescued in Failed Attempt to Climb Boarder Wall
LOCATION: US/Mexico Border (w/o Otay Mesa Border Crossing) SD Firefighters were called to the border to rescue three illegal male immigrants who were attempting to enter the Country illegally over the Primary Wall. They were using a new device in an attempt to get through the several strands of razor...
Letter: San Diego Pride Board has ‘crisis’ on its hands
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A letter signed by 30 people — many of them former staff members — criticized San Diego Pride's board, saying that high turnover and lack of direction plague the current staff. “I mean, we had some pretty, pretty honest comments in the letter,...
Water contact closure issued in La Jolla after sewage spill
A water contact closure was issued by county health officials for a segment of the La Jolla coastline at the edge of the Shores on Monday due to a sewage spill in the area.
Tallest rooftop pool in San Diego opens
A pool in San Diego has taken new heights as the temperatures rise.
This Victorian Hotel Opened in 1888 With a Power Plant That Electrified an Entire...
Hotel del Coronado’s 1888 grand opening wasn’t just another ribbon cutting. It was America’s first all-electric hotel debut, complete with Edison’s latest light bulbs and a power plant built just for the occasion. The February 19th celebration drew crowds who had never seen anything quite like it.
Nelly to headline annual Freedom Fest in Mission Beach
SAN DIEGO – The fifth annual Fourth of July party at the beach is set to keep the holiday’s fireworks burning through the weekend. Freedom Fest, from La Jolla-based event production company Almost Nakey, will take place at Fit Social in Belmont Park from 2-10 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, with performances from Nelly,...
