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ProPublica: Carbon Credits Don't Fight Climate Change
The benefits of carbon offset programs are far from certain, according to a report by ProPublica. ProPublica reporter Lisa Song joins Midday Edition on Tuesday to discuss how after reporting on the issue she concluded that carbon credits haven’t and won’t deliver the climate benefit they promise. → Read More
8th Annual San Diego Arab Film Festival Kicks Off Friday
The festival will include films from and about Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Organizers say the festival aims to build understanding and appreciation of the local Arab community. → Read More
Winter Showers Help Anza-Borrego Super Bloom
KPBS Roundtable Host Mark Sauer checks in with Alex Tardy from the National Weather Service to talk about the weather science behind the desert bloom in Anza-Borrego. → Read More
Roundtable: Downtown Homeless Arrests
A spike in arrests may have stymied a recent homeless count, it's been 40 years since San Diego's first school shooting, and how police are using drones in Chula Vista. → Read More
Roundtable: Homelessness And Hep A, Fire Season Looms, Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Settlement
San Diego took emergency measures this week, as the city tries to address the deadly outbreak of Hepatitis A. The traditional wildfire season is here, but lots of local fire personnel are elsewhere, battling fires up north. And, is the Catholic Diocese in San Diego doing enough the protect kids from predators, 10 years after settling 144 sexual abuse lawsuits? → Read More
Roundtable: A Deep Dive Into DACA
The Trump administration takes on immigration reform, by announcing the popular DACA program will wind down over the next six months. What does that mean for San Diego "Dreamers"? → Read More
Roundtable: Charlottesville Fallout, NAFTA Makeover, SeaWorld Slump
The president's take on vestiges of the Civil War raises eyebrows and drops jaws in the wake of last weekend's violence in Charlottesville. Local leaders brace for adjustments to NAFTA. And SeaWorld is changing with the times, but is it too late? → Read More
Roundtable: More Visas, More Raids; Women Sue Salk Institute; Imperial Beach Sues Big Oil
The number of temporary work visas increases, as does the number deportations. Three women scientists have now filed gender discrimination suits against the Salk Institute. And tiny Imperial Beach sues global conglomerates. → Read More
Roundtable: San Diego County Races, Bills On Housing And SANDAG, Padres Midseason
There are new and familiar faces vying for County seats. Important bills on housing and SANDAG reform advance in Sacramento. And are the new faces on the Padres helping them advance? → Read More
Roundtable: Senate Healthcare Bill, Algae As Fuel, Getting To Zero Traffic Deaths
The secret senate healthcare bill is finally revealed. Genetically modified algae takes a step closer to the gas tank. And San Diego begins a plan to drastically reduce traffic deaths. → Read More
Roundtable: City Heights' La Maestra And SoccerCity
The SoccerCity initiative easily qualified for the ballot. But the San Diego city attorney does not like it that much, and SDSU has left the building. Meanwhile, critical funding to help human trafficking victims almost disappears. → Read More
Roundtable: Gompers Investigation, District Attorney Endorsement, Dividing Cities Into Districts
On the Roundtable: allegations of grade inflation at a celebrated San Diego charter, the district attorney's chosen successor and the botched Stephanie Crowe murder case, and dividing cities into council districts to comply with state law. → Read More
Roundtable: Local Pols On Comey, Labor Split-up, Returning Seized Funds
The fallout from the Comey firing is not dying down yet. The AFL-CIO takes over a local labor group and ousts its leaders. The district attorney is ordered to give back a family's savings. → Read More
Roundtable: Homeless Count, Government Shutdown, Marines United, Secret Service
There are more homeless in the county this year. Now you see a government shutdown, now you don't. The Marines United scandal is hanging on like a bad cold. And a retired Marine general takes over the Secret Service. → Read More
Roundtable On SDUSD: Budget, Layoffs, Graduation Rate, Election Process, Homeless Students
Roundtable on schools: San Diego Unified's budget, coming layoffs and astounding graduation rate. Also: a proposal to change the election process for SDUSD's Board of Trustees and endangered funding for homeless students. → Read More
Roundtable: San Diego Encounters Trump's Budget And Tijuana's Sewage
President Donald Trump's proposed budget has ramifications for San Diego, positive and negative. And somewhere between 30 million and 240 million of gallons of untreated sewage drifted north from Tijuana. Why? → Read More
Roundtable: Forgotten Transparency Law; Issa And Hunter; More Fat Leonard; Illegal Hotel Rooms
Looking into the city's forgotten transparency law. Two Republican Congressmen have an interesting weekend. The Navy wishes it had never met "Fat Leonard." And when is a hotel not a hotel? (When it's an apartment.) → Read More
Roundtable: San Diegans Cope With Trump Order; Veterans Cope With Wait Times
President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration was received with shock, awe and general chaos. And it turns out that veterans are still waiting a long time for health care. → Read More
Roundtable Special Edition: How To Fix San Diego's Homeless Crisis
The number of homeless persons living on the streets has been growing for several months. Why? And where is the political will to put a stop to the misery? → Read More
Roundtable: Health Care in California, Poway Says No, Charter Schools On The Rise
About 17 million Californians receive some benefits from Obamacare. The City of Poway says no to 22 affordable homes for vets. What happens if it goes away? Trump's choice to head Education is a fierce advocate for charter schools. → Read More