El Cajon officials are angry after two registered sex offenders were arrested for allegedly raping minors while staying at an El Cajon motel through a county program. City officials want motels to temporarily stop accepting clients from county programs. Then, an ordinance to ban camping in public places in the city of San Diego moved to the full city council. There’s questions about how it will be enforced if it passes. Plus, a study from UC San Diego suggests that home ownership grows as inflation grows.
The mother of a woman who died in a San Diego County jail rallied last week for justice for her daughter, with the help of a local advocate. We hear about how the daughter's death led to change and a friendship. Then, the Measure A sales tax was passed by Chula Vista voters in 2018 to hire more than 100 public safety personnel, but now the city is using those tax revenues to buy more police cars and drones. Finally, “The Nineteenth” is on stage at the Old Globe. We’ll hear from the author of the play.
This week’s shooting in Nashville sparked painful memories for a Riverside County couple, we hear about how they’ve turned their pain into action. In other news, the U.S. Navy is struggling to provide child care to its sailors and their families. Plus, San Diego State University has founded a center for research into artificial intelligence.
San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced on Sunday that he’s checking into a treatment center for post traumatic stress, trauma and alcohol abuse. In other news, we hear about Javier Salazar Rojas, who is known in Tijuana as the Deported Artist. Plus, NASA is running a competition to get kids to imagine future space missions. We hear from a local third grader who’s doing just that.