Matthew Bowler
San Diego is starting to come off the current surge in COVID-19 cases, according to wastewater data from across the region.
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San Diego County recorded more than 35,000 new COVID-19 cases from Friday to Monday. -
The high-quality masks will go to pharmacies and community health centers starting this week in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19. -
A San Diego detention center that houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees saw COVID-19 cases surge last week, reporting the third highest number of active cases among ICE detainees of any of the federal agency's more than 130 detention centers. -
Thomas Apollo, 44, allegedly punched a medical assistant five times and another one twice after he was told to leave the clinic for not wearing a mask, prosecutors said. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $50 million on youth opioids education in his latest budget, funding that comes as colleges are grappling with how to best protect students and train them in overdose prevention. The proposal, though subject to negotiation, is a sign of increased concern amid rising opioid overdoses nationwide. -
The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests. -
The number of COVID-positive patients in San Diego County hospitals has increased by four people to 1,260, according to the latest state data released Tuesday. -
A local researcher now says there is more bad bacteria, which county testing doesn’t pick up. -
Child vaccination rates are relatively low, and children that contract COVID-19 could be at increased risk for rare conditions and diabetes. -
As California enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales, industry insiders say the practice of working simultaneously in the legal and illicit markets is all too commonplace in the struggling pot economy.
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