3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1748+ words) The Investigations Team at KPBS holds powerful people and institutions accountable. But we can't do it alone " we depend on tips from the public to point us in the right direction. There are two ways to contact the I-Team. For…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (294+ words) Plans for a controversial Battery Energy Storage System in an unincorporated neighborhood near Escondido have been withdrawn, according to officials at the local town council in the area where the project was proposed. Virginia-based global power company Applied Energy Services…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (223+ words) San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Citizens Energy Corporation on Tuesday awarded new electric vehicles to three San Diego nonprofits. Citizens Energy Corporation is a nonprofit founded in 1979 by former Congressman Joseph Kennedy II and currently run by his son,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (633+ words) By 2030, state and local agencies will no longer be able to purchase new, gas -and diesel-powered vehicles for their fleets. They must be zero-emissions, according to state regulations. The Helix Water District, which serves about 270, 000 people in San Diego's East…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1205+ words) Last spring, tens of millions of people lost electricity across Spain, Portugal and part of France. Trains stopped in their tracks, and people were stuck in elevators, as southwestern Europe went without power for " in some cases " more than ten…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (377+ words) Public confidence in self-driving cars remains low, in both the ability to navigate around our cities and in the impact they will have on driving and delivery jobs, a report released Thursday by UC San Diego researchers found. The study,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (698+ words) The reason? The state is facing an $18 billion budget shortfall next fiscal year and should prioritize more urgent needs, according to the budget watchdog's estimate. Newsom's plan would create a state-funded rebate to help offset the loss of a now-expired…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (190+ words) The judge had recommended that regulators suspend Tesla's license to sell cars for 30 days, but the regulators gave the company a 90-day window to make changes. They decided it had done that sufficiently to fix the deceptive marketing. California regulators…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1331+ words) FOUR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE" FINALISTS FOR A 20-26 AMERICA'S BEST SCHOOLS AWARD" THE LIST IS PUT TOGETHER BY SDSU'S NATIONAL CENTER FOR URBAN" SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION ALSO KNOWN AS N-C-U-S-T" GARFIELD ELEMENTARY IN NORTH PARK, NYE ELEMENTARY IN VALENCIA…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (461+ words) S2: Thank you. Happy to be here. S1: So happy to have you on. Um, so give me a little history here. For those who don't know. S1: Hmm. Well, what did your research find? When it comes to hydrogen sulfide levels around…...