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  San Diego Judicial Candidate Accused Of Embellishing Credentials | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A court hearing on whether San Diego Superior Court judicial candidate Ken Gosselin misrepresented his qualifications and should correct ballot language is scheduled for Thursday.

  Sharp Hospital Raises Awareness Of Need For Organ Donors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

April is national Donate Life Month, and Sharp Memorial Hospital in Kearny Mesa is raising awareness of the need for organ donors who can save lives.

  Groups Merge To Make San Diego More Pedestrian, Bike Friendly | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Two local groups, Move San Diego and Walk San Diego team up to form Circulate San Diego, a new organization that aims to boost efforts to bring alternative forms of transportation to San Diego.

  San Diego Mother-Daughter Adventures Highlighted In 'We'll Always Have Paris' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A San Diego author has given her daughter memories that will last a lifetime. When Jennifer Coburn's daughter Katie was just 8 years old the pair dropped everything, hopped on a plane and headed off to Paris for a mother-daughter vacation.

  Washington Landslide A Wake-Up Call About Threat Of Natural Disasters In San Diego | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

As of the latest update, officials say 29 bodies have been recovered from the collapse of the Hazel Slide in the town of Oso. Another 20 people are still reported missing.

  Measure To Raise California's Malpractice Cap Could Be On November Ballot | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

An expensive battle is looming over a proposed ballot measure that would raise the state’s cap on medical malpractice awards.

  Camp Pendleton Marines Head For First Major Deployment To Australia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Almost 1,000 Marines leave Camp Pendleton this week for the first major U.S. deployment to Australia, part of a strategy to refocus U.S. forces in the Western Pacific.

  Petco Park 2014: More Than A Ballpark But Not All That Was Promised | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Ten years ago, ballpark boosters said Petco Park would be a spur to development that would transform downtown San Diego. Ten years later, those promises appear to have been half true.

  U.S. Supreme Court Takes On San Diego Case Involving Warrantless Cellphone Searches | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Should police need a warrant to search your smartphone? A San Diego case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court late this month and tackles the ongoing debate over privacy rights and technology.

  How Might A Union For College Athletes Change Collegiate Sports? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

SDSU management professor Gangaram Singh discusses the implications across college sports of the recent decision allowing Northwestern University football players to unionize.

  San Diego County Students Begin Field Testing Common Core Standards | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Students are no longer filling in multiple-choice bubble circles. Instead, they're typing their answers in essay form on a keyboard and using a computer mouse to click and drag, create graphs, match, and fill in boxes.

  Genomic Sequencing Provides Hope For La Jolla Girl | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A teenage girl from La Jolla who has suffered from a mysterious illness her entire life has gotten some new found hope after having her genome sequenced.

  San Diego County’s System For Tracking Campaign Donations Called Outdated | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Open government advocates warn that San Diego County’s system for processing political candidates’ campaign finance reports makes it nearly impossible for the public to follow the money. But there’s a chance that could change soon.

  Cesar Chavez's Legacy Continues To Inspire San Diego Labor Movement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On Cesar Chavez Day, San Diego labor leaders remember the labor leader's legacy and discuss the state of the labor movement in the region.

  What You Need To Know About Today's Obamacare Deadline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Today is the deadline to sign up for health care insurance under the Affordable Care Act coverage – sort of.

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