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A play about self liberation, black culture and queer identity is coming to the Old Globe this weekend. Fat Ham is an award-winning story that reimagines a timeless Shakespeare tale.
We have details on San Diego County’s budget for the next fiscal year. It will be bigger than this year’s spending plan. In other news, UC San Diego students continue their encampment in support of Palestinians caught in the Israel-Hamas War. Plus, an original play about family, food and love is making its in-person debut at the Old Globe this weekend.
Members of Congress have launched an investigation into Oceanside-based Frontwave Credit Union. In other news, San Diego is looking to add tens of thousands of new homes in Hillcrest, and with the neighborhood short on open space, some are looking to the 163 freeway for a new park. Plus, coming up at San Diego Civic Theater this weekend, is San Diego Opera’s Madama Butterfly. We get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making the grand production.
KPBS got a behind the scenes look into the making of such a grand production and spoke with one of the stars and directors ahead of Friday and Sunday's showings.
The mayors of California's largest cities, including San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, are asking Governor Gavin Newsom for more consistent funding for homelessness. In other news, thousands of victims of the January flooding have been approved for federal assistance through FEMA. Plus, the city of Vista is backing up its climate action goals with its first environmental commission.