Firefighters continue to work to put out the Bunnie fire in Ramona, and we hear from a homeowner whose house was saved from the fire. In other news, we hear from a San Diego drag queen, who shot to the top of the iTunes Christian music charts after a Twitter tiff with a conservative worship leader. Plus, we have details on a Filipino Punk Rock music festival happening Saturday.
The University of San Diego is expected to release its final report on threats against local elected officials any day now, and preliminary findings show politicians who are women are targeted more frequently than men. In other news, we have all the information you need to know on the upcoming special primary election to fill Nathan Fletcher’s vacant seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening in San Diego County.
California’s power grid is showing a little more stress this week during a persistent hot spell. In other news, a small group of indigenous athletes in San Diego are working to bring back one of the oldest team sports in history, called Ulama. Plus, we have details on some arts events happening this weekend in San Diego County.
SDG&E is reacting to an oversized natural gas bill, after KPBS brought the issue to their attention. In other news, the Village Health Center at Father Joe’s is now open after flooding caused major damage this past spring. Plus, a local artistic director talks about why she chose to study the transgender singing voice.
San Diego County leaders are calling on landlords to make rooms and apartments available to homeless veterans who have been granted vouchers from the VA, yet still can't find housing.