Viktoriia Bulavina, who fled the war in Ukraine, had entered the U.S. legally under a humanitarian program. Her attorneys said she still had legal status to be in the country. Her husband, a U.S. citizen, believed she would be safe. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...

New: California State Senator Steve Padilla is calling for public review of a massive data center designed to power generative AI that has been proposed in the Imperial Valley. County officials have decided the project is not subject to environmental review. www.kpbs.org/news/environ...

The family of Mikey Jimenez, a 14-year-old who was shot and killed by El Centro police officers last month, is calling for a law enforcement agency from outside the Imperial Valley to investigate the shooting. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/racial-...

Chula Vista residents will be getting more information about how their police officers interact with federal immigration officials after the City Council voted yesterday evening to develop a new disclosure process. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...

The Imperial Regional Detention Facility is hiring a part-time doctor, weeks after a Chinese immigrant died in custody. The moves comes as DHS seeks dozens of health workers nationwide amid the deadliest year for immigrants in US detention in decades. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...

Breaking: BBC head Tim Davie will resign after a former advisor accused the organization of bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights, The Guardian reports. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

NEW: In a major victory for environmental justice advocates, the National City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a Texas energy company’s request to build an industrial fuel depot on the historically polluted west side of the city. www.kpbs.org/news/environ...

Environmental Health Coalition organizer Amy Castañeda addressing the National City City Council now as city officials debate a Texas-based energy company's proposal to build an industrial biofuel depot for the second time this fall. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.

County will pay $16M over 22-year-old’s death in San Diego jail, its biggest such settlement ever www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/29/c...

Owlet trying to give herself a pedicure on a windy day.🪶

Via @abc10news.bsky.social: "Some homeless people who lived at the city of San Diego’s safe sleeping sites are speaking out about violent assaults at the taxpayer-funded camp sites."

Imperial County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow. They will consider a few recommendations from the planning commission including resolutions to deny a water supply assessment, environmental impact report certification, and other variances needed for a large solar + storage project on farmland.🔌💡

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members. At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.

NEW: The Trump administration has cancelled $18 million in federal funding for a sorely needed effort by Imperial County's power utility to overhaul its aging electrical grid and make it more resilient to storm damage. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/environ...

NEW: Two prominent South Bay mayors are heading into a runoff election that will decide whether Democrats or Republicans take control of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors this year. KPBS sat down with both of them. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/politic...

BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made arrests Friday afternoon at Buona Forchetta, an Italian restaurant in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego. Reporting by my colleague Lara McCaffrey. www.kpbs.org/news/border-...

'“When I hear people ask if they should flee to some other country, some faraway land, I want to shake them. You want an escape plan? To where?” Ressa said to me recently. “If the United States of America falls, it’s the ball game.”' www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

New: Emails I obtained show federal immigration officials are considering deploying controversial buoy barriers on three rivers and canals along the U.S.-Mexico border in California and Arizona. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/border-...

A Gaza paramedic for the Palestine Red Crescent Society who has been missing since Israeli forces ambushed a group of ambulances and other aid vehicles in late March is in Israeli custody, the Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Sunday.

NEW: California is considering listing the burrowing owl as an endangered species. That's a decision that could have big implications for Imperial County, which has become a last refuge for the species. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/environ...

NEW: KPBS is now projecting that the race for San Diego County's District 1 seat is headed to a runoff between the Democratic mayor of Imperial Beach, Paloma Aguirre, and the Republican mayor of Chula Vista, John McCann. You can read more about the results here: www.kpbs.org/news/politic...

NEW: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent armed marshals to warn former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during her Senate testimony. Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.

If you live in the South Bay, odds are you’ve been getting a lot of campaign postcards or political texts this month. That’s because money from outside groups – more than $2 million so far – is flooding the special election for San Diego County supervisor. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/politic...

Hey Bluesky! I've been away for a bit but hoping to be back in action and a little more active going forward.

Over the past year, tracing the path of the Columbia from the Similkameen River in British Columbia to the Owyhee in Duck Valley, communities shared their stories about this new mining boom and its complex balance of influences. ✍️ @isabellabreda.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

WA state is in many ways a leader in efforts to combat the climate emergency. For the earth to run on power from solar, wind, with battery storage & electric vehicles by 2050, humanity would need a lot more mining. Today we published a ‘New Mining Boom’ photo page, linking the series’ stories.

You probably have to view full-screen to see what is happening here-- baby great horned owl is watching his upstairs neighbor, the starling, who is watching the baby owl. Just incredible to witness! 🪶

NEW: The federal hiring freeze has left a vital Bay Area aviation weather unit with just one meteorologist, risking flight delays/disruptions. The unit oversees a vast airspace, ensuring the safe landing of over a million flights yearly. I reported a radio story on this today for @kqednews.kqed.org

✈️🌧️I got a tip Wednesday night that the federal hiring freeze affects the meteorologists who help air traffic controllers with weather reports for flights in and out of the Bay Area. They are down to 1 meteorologist & can't rehire the three vacancies. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203333...

As Trump attempts a flurry of executive actions, attorneys general are pushing back — and successfully getting some policies temporarily blocked. For @19thnews.org, fmr. Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum told me that months of prep that went into state AGs meeting this moment. 19thnews.org/2025/01/stat...

Really proud of this one! It's a story about how a neighborhood and the folks who grew up there have changed over time, told through one brick wall. Always really nice to get to make some pictures too. My latest, with video by Charlotte Radulovich: www.kpbs.org/news/arts-cu...

This guy looks more like Weird Al Yankovic than anyone else in Fresno 😭 The reporting we all need by @omarsrashad.bsky.social. fresnoland.org/2025/01/27/w...

As the wildfire near Chula Vista continues to grow, I spoke to an environmental epidemiologist about the risks of wildfire smoke and what you can do to protect yourself. An N95 can make a big difference! You can find more tips here: www.kpbs.org/news/public-...

Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.

A federal environmental public health agency said it will investigate the potential harm caused by exposure to hydrogen sulfide in the air near the sewage-tainted Tijuana River. More from Tammy Murga: www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/14/f...

When County Chair Nora Vargas suddenly announced her resignation last month, it set off a race to fill her influential seat on the Board of Supervisors. In just a few months, South Bay voters will choose her replacement. Here's what you need to know right now. www.kpbs.org/news/politic...

Voters in Imperial County narrowly chose Donald Trump over Kamala Harris this past November, the first time the county has backed a Republican presidential candidate in more than 30 years. My latest, as part of our democracy project Public Matters. www.kpbs.org/news/politic...

Israeli and Hamas negotiators have agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza, officials say, though many details remained unclear. The deal comes after months of shuttle diplomacy to end the war in Gaza, which began after Hamas launched an attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. nyti.ms/4jeAKD5

Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/u...

"Meta is one of several companies ending DEI efforts, including McDonald’s, Walmart, Ford and Lowe’s. Many of those companies have voluntarily walked back their diversity initiatives." @adriawalkr.bsky.social / @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Tribes and environmental groups in Southern California are celebrating after President Joe Biden created a new national monument yesterday on the border of Riverside and Imperial County. My latest for KPBS! www.kpbs.org/news/environ...

2 dead and more than 1,000 homes, businesses, other buildings destroyed in L.A. County fires @latimes @rgauth999.bsky.social @gferaz.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

President Biden will create two new national monuments in California in the coming days — the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments — honoring the requests of several tribes, The Washington Post reports. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

"For decades, NPR and PBS have overcome similar threats. But this year, 'the attention and intensity' of the calls to defund public media seem greater, said Michael Isip, the president and chief executive of KQED." By @benmullin.bsky.social / @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...

A joint statement from San Diego Pride, TransFamily Support Services and the San Diego LGBT Community Center has denounced the rebranding of the Imperial Valley LGBTQ Resource Center. By Eric Everwine / @ivweekly.bsky.social. calexicochronicle.com/2024/12/24/l...

Important work by my colleague Daniel Estrin, who found one of the most catastrophic Israeli strikes in Gaza killed more people than reported - and it’s been up to families themselves to record the dead. 9 nuclear families killed. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5227...

The leaders of Sweetwater Union High School District are planning to cut back the number of classes that students at Chula Vista High can take next year. That's left many students and parents worried about the future of the school's renowned arts program. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/educati...