KPBS Midday Edition

When so many people rely on social media for news, it can be a challenge to tell the difference between credible information and misinformation. California lawmakers are trying to change that.

Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro is coming to San Diego next week. The three-day festival will bring more than 140 female surfers to Oceanside Pier to compete.

A San Diego author offers simple and tasty recipes for people on-the-go. Plus, a new exhibit at the Mesa College Art Gallery. And, San Diego's LGBTQ+ film festival FilmOut is back.

Student loan repayments are set to start again. We hear some advice on how to pay the debt back. Plus, the fight for mass debt relief continues — and how seniors are still burdened by their loans.

Football season is back, and girls flag football is now being played at high schools across the San Diego region.

The benefits of youth sports "far outweigh the risks," a San Diego sports medicine doctor said.

A new graphic novel brings Buddhist stories to a younger audience. Plus, a look at the world premiere of a new musical and a local arts and culture festival.

In 1963, as many as 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand voting rights, fair wages, economic justice and more. Thousands again converged on Saturday for the March on Washington's 60th anniversary.

In recent months, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria criticized other cities in San Diego County for not doing their part to combat homelessness in the region. Tuesday on KPBS Midday Edition, mayors from across the county respond and talk about what their cities are doing to address homelessness.

For hip-hop's 50th anniversary, we look at how NPR Music's Tiny Desk concert series became a platform for many of hip-hop's greatest. Plus, what the San Diego hip-hop scene is like — and how the genre grew into the cultural force it is today.

A local author is out with the second book in her Gothic-inspired young adult fantasy series. Plus, a poetry collection about the Vietnamese-American experience. And finally, a look at the weekend arts calendar.

A new coronavirus variant of concern is getting the attention of public health officials. Plus, how an increase in international travel has led to a backlog in processing passports and other travel documents.

Today is the first day of school for the San Diego Unified School District, the second largest in California. This year the district opened more community schools as a strategy to better provide for students. Plus, some San Diego community colleges look to recover from enrollment declines brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

San Diego is recovering from the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary, which brought rare August rainfall, wind, and some flooding to the region on Sunday.

“Wannabe,” the debut book from Aisha Harris, is both a memoir and a personal reckoning with pop culture and its influence on us.

We explore the gift of a public art collection, how one artist paints the relationship between the Colorado River and climate change. Plus, a Filipino punk rock festival that creates a sense of identity.

Hoover High School students produced an eight-minute podcast called “Why Are You So Distracted?” which looked at technology addiction, the endless scroll and why it affects so many teens.

We featured a story on KPBS Midday Edition from NPR’s Code Switch podcast that digs into the little-known history of Japanese Americans who were living in Japan during World War II.

When's the last time you had a real, in-depth talk to anyone about menopause? Oh, never? Let's change that. On Midday Edition, KPBS revisited our previous conversation about menopause and answer your questions.

KPBS Midday Edition revisited a panel discussion that pulled back the curtain on menopause. The panel talked about the sometimes debilitating — sometimes welcomed — changes associated with menopause, the state of modern treatment, and how we — as a society — can support women as they go through this stage of life.

Dostoevsky's epic novel about murder, morality and suffering is now a 90-minute comic romp at The Globe.

One local author draws from personal experience in a new middle-grade novel about anxiety. Plus, "Crime and Punishment, A Comedy" is playing at the Old Globe. And, chamber music concerts and other events to look out for this weekend.

Steve Chu juggles duties as a judge and a pop culture nerd.

July marked Disability Pride Month when the ADA is commemorated and attention is brought to issues impacting people with disabilities.

Voting is underway in the special election for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat. We hear from some of the candidates running for the seat.