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

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  San Diego Hospice Moving Operations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The county's largest hospice provider is moving to its Hillcrest facility to save money.

  Water Wars Spreading | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

San Diego County Water Authority is suing its counterpart in Riverside. It’s the latest splash in water wars that involve millions of ratepayer dollars.

  Seabass Released Into San Diego's Mission Bay | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

La Jolla High School students released four months of work into the waters off Mission Bay's Crowne Point Thursday afternoon as part of a hands on project to raise white seabass.

  Several Projects In Works To Ease San Diego Area Border Crossings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The man who oversees inspections at the San Diego area’s border crossings gave a State of the Ports address on Thursday. Some progress is being made on easing border wait times, but big improvements are still a ways off.

  Fixing Streets, Pipes Will Cost $1 Billion And Take Years | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Crumbling streets and cracked sidewalks have long been a thorn in the side of San Diegans. But one councilman has a plan to tackle these problems for good.

  Panetta, Dempsey Officially Lift Ban On Women In Combat | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

It's official. Today Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey announced the Pentagon has lifted the ban on women serving in more than 230,000 combat roles.

  ACLU Pushing For English Classes For 20,000 California Kids | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The ACLU says the number of students not receiving English language instruction in California schools is unacceptable.

  The Quest For A Secure Border | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The latest in our Broken Border series looks at what border security really means and whether the United States has reached its goal.

  Invasive Insects Put San Diego Ecosystems In Peril | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In the serenity of the San Diego County mountains, workers armed with chainsaws are in a race against an invasive creature on a path of destruction.

  Foreclosures Fall To Six-Year Low In California | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Home foreclosure activity in California fell to a six-year low in the final quarter of 2012.

  Top San Diego Marine Says Budget Cuts Could Hold Back Troops | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The withdrawal of U.S. troop in Afghanistan and growing turf battles within the Pentagon were just a few of the topics the top San Diego Marine talked about with the San Diego Military Advisory Council on Wednesday.

  Demographic Shift Could Lead To Leadership Shake-Up | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Changing demographics in San Diego may mean the city’s traditionally African American City Council district could look different in the future.

  As Immigration Reform Looms, Workers Ponder Legalization | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The most contentious component of what President Obama is likely to include in his immigration overhaul proposal is a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. What might that look like in one industry with a high percentage of undocumented immigrant workers?

  District Attorney Hopes To Protect Children With Free Computer Software | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

San Diego County's top legal official wants to help parents protect their children from online predators.

  School Board Votes To Avoid Employee Layoffs Despite $90 Million Deficit | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The San Diego Unified School District board began its annual budget process today with a 4-0 vote to avoid employee layoffs when offsetting a nearly $90 million deficit projected for the 2013-14 academic year, based on figures from Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed state budget.

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