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Food costs, housing prices and hunger continue to rise in San Diego County

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By Amita Sharma Verified
| KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA) Verified
Food, shelter and medical care continue to squeeze San Diegans’ pocketbooks. In fact, they still pay some of the highest costs in the country for basic necessities. As a result, more people are going hungry. And a local economist says there are signs of a weakening local labor market. KPBS report Katie Anastas spoke to Public Matters reporter Amita Sharma about the rising cost of living. Their conversation is below. Amita, let’s start with inflation.
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Local TV ownership consolidates with potential changes to broadcast regulations expected

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By Amita Sharma Verified
| KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA) Verified
The federal government has rules in place to limit local TV station ownership. But those rules could be relaxed — or revoked — under the Trump administration. This comes as consolidation efforts are playing out across the country. The corporate owner of ABC 10 News in San Diego recently rejected a takeover bid by conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group. And the latest acquisition effort by Nexstar Media Group would give the company three San Diego TV stations.
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The antidote to online hate and disinformation? This nonprofit says it comes down to transparency

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By Amita Sharma Verified
| KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA) Verified
A new feature on the social media platform X reveals some influential political accounts are actually foreign actors. The revelation is more evidence of outside efforts to fan division and spread disinformation in the United States. KPBS’ Amita Sharma recently spoke to Imran Ahmed, the founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate about the role of social media in America's polarization and what each of us can do about it. Below is the full interview, edited for clarity.
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