Cal State is recasting its Basic Needs Initiative into proactive, campus‑wide hubs that connect food, housing and mental‑health supports to keep students enrolled. Early data show big increases in pantry use and new centers on several campuses.

Cemetery plots, embalming and ceremony fees can push San Diego funeral bills past $10,000. We break down where the money goes and lower‑cost options families can consider.

A Longwood tenant says rodents have infested her apartment for years while she undergoes cancer treatment; she wants her landlord to rehouse her family. Management says exterminators treated accessible areas on July 9.