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KPBS Midday EditionMorning rush hour is significantly lighter than before the pandemic, but afternoons can get busy as remote workers seek to get out of the house. -
The San Diego Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into a social media posting in which an officer urged his colleagues to refuse any orders to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to wear protective masks. -
The city of Encinitas is the latest entity to require COVID-19 vaccines or regular negative tests for employees, bringing the North County city in step with the city and county of San Diego, which have installed similar policies, it was announced Tuesday. -
KPBS Midday EditionA sewage testing program at UCSD could be key to helping identify COVID-19 outbreaks when students return to school in the fall. -
The leader of the California Assembly has ordered all of its employees to receive the coronavirus vaccine. -
San Diego County reported 1,095 new COVID-19 cases and one additional hospitalization, but no new virus-related deaths, as county leaders Monday encouraged employers to require employees to either show proof of vaccination or get weekly testing. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn addition to a wave delta-variant-related COVID cases, San Diego's hospitals are struggling to keep up with a high volume of non-COVID-related hospitalizations. -
Remote, low-income and hit hard by COVID-19, the Imperial Valley has emerged as an unexpected success story — 86% of eligible residents are vaccinated. The county relied on its trusted networks of clinics, hospitals and farm employers. -
The recommendation comes a day before the county will begin collecting vaccination proof from its 18,000 employees before the requirement goes into effect next Monday. -
San Diego County Reports 642 New COVID-19 CasesThe rate of hospitalization for the unvaccinated is about 51 times higher than for those fully vaccinated — 1.01 average daily hospitalizations compared to .02, according to the data.
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