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The firm is investigating allegations that several Public Defender Office supervisors engaged in discrimination and retaliation.

The county settled a lawsuit filed by a former deputy public defender and agreed not to appeal the $2.6 million jury verdict in the case of another ex-employee.

Whistleblowers alerted San Diego County about alleged poor treatment of employees in its public defender office in late 2020, before a multi-million dollar settlement. In other news, volunteers took to the streets to do the annual point-in-time count Thursday. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening around San Diego County.

The county cut short an investigation on the complaints after it received notice that former deputy public defenders would be filing wrongful termination suits.

Court transcripts show San Diego County Public Defender Randy Mize admitted under oath last month that he signed off on an investigative report knowing it contained false statements. In other news, the Chula Vista Elementary School District is moving ahead with plans to convert two of its campuses to Community Schools. Plus, we rounded up some of the most popular New Year's resolutions, and the most popular ones were about getting in shape.

The 35th Annual All Peoples Celebration on Monday was centered around Dr. King’s words, “Let’s build bridges, not walls.” We hear from keynote speaker, bestselling author and columnist, Steve Phillips. Then, court transcripts show San Diego County Public Defender Randy Mize admitted under oath last month that he signed off on an investigative report knowing it contained false statements.KPBS Investigative Reporter Amita Sharma joins us to talk about her reporting. And, this Wednesday som...

Mize said under oath that he signed off on a report on the firing of an employee knowing that the report contained false statements.

The verdict came in the case of a deputy public defender who said he was forced out after complaining about a racist remark by a supervisor and because of his "gender expression" as a gay man.

The jury found that the office fired a gay lawyer because of his gender expression and his complaints about how a Black and Latino colleague was treated.

Members of San Diego’s LGBTQ community are shaken after a shooting late Saturday night at a Colorado Springs nightclub left five people dead. Then, allegations regarding a San Diego County Public Defender supervisor’s use of racist terminology are scheduled to be aired in Superior Court soon. And, the controversies surrounding the World Cup have made it hard for many fans to focus on the games being played. We’ll hear from a San Diego-based reporter who’s in Qatar. The University of Cali...