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Summary: KPBS News covers San Diego city politics, education, health, environment, the border, and more.

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  Governor Brown Calls Texas Ad Campaign A 'Big Nothing' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

California Governor Jerry Brown is downplaying Texas Governor Rick Perry’s effort to lure businesses to the Lone Star state.

  San Diego Supervisors Consider Ramona Solar Farm | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

San Diego County Supervisors will decide Wednesday on the fate of a solar project near Ramona.

  Cute But Deadly: Cats Kill By The Billions Each Year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

New research indicates that stray and feral cats are a real threat to other wildlife. San Diego's Humane Society and the Audubon Society weigh in on the new report.

  House Immigration Reform Hearings Kick Off In D.C. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The first hearing on fixing the immigration system will be held by the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

  ICE Fines San Diego, Imperial County Businesses More Than $173,800 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fined 10 businesses in San Diego and Imperial counties more than $173,800 for hiring “unlawful” employees.

  Texas Coming After California Jobs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

They’re coming for our jobs. A new ad from Texas Gov. Rick Perry hit the California airwaves this week.

  Momentum Builds In Sacramento For Medical Interpretation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Local refugees fighting for better medical interpretation are joining a statewide effort to pass legislation that would add interpretation services to Medi-Cal.

  Defense Produces Own Wiretap Translation In Somali Trial | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The trial against four Somali men accused of funneling money to terrorists began last week in San Diego. How strong is the government's case and how has is affected the San Diego Somali community?

  Women Take Prominent Role In Gun Debate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The debate over what to do to prevent gun violence in the U.S. is splitting the nation, and women are weighing in as strongly as men.

  Antibiotics Without A Prescription Still Common In Tijuana | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Only about 5 percent of the respiratory illnesses presented at area clinics are bacterial, but San Diego's proximity to the border means many patients are taking antibiotics anyway.

  Roundtable: Border Patrol Hiring; Guest Worker Program; Gregory Canyon; Plaza de Panama; Coastal Commission Sues Navy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The Border Patrol's hiring and training practices scrutinized. Local farmers don't use the guest worker program. The Gregory Canyon Landfill Gets Another Airing. The Coastal Commission sues the Navy. SOHO sues over Plaza de Panama.

  Feds Outline Proposed Fines Under Affordable Care Act | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Starting next year, everyone will be required to have health insurance, or pay a fine.

  Customer Advocates Accuse Regulators Of Capitulation In San Onofre Probe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Groups say California Public Utilities Commission is pulling a fast one on ratepayers by narrowing scope of investigation.

  Gregory Canyon Pits Water Against Trash | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A decades-long debate over a new landfill in North County pitted trash against water at an Army Corps of Engineers’ hearing.

  Kamala Harris Joins CPUC Investigation Into San Onofre | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris will play a role in a CPUC investigation into whether ratepayers should continue paying for the San Onofre nuclear power plant, which has been offline for a year.

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