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In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General also signed by Rep. Juan Vargas, the leaders cited reports that detainees were being required to sign documentation in order to receive protective masks.
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In a new episode of KPBS Explore podcast "My First Day," Frank Nasworthy talks to host Andrew Bracken about how he came to Encinitas for surfing, and helped revolutionize skateboarding along the way with his company Cadillac Wheels.
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Liberty Call Distilling is giving out free bottles of hand sanitizer every weekend in Barrio Logan.
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KPBS Midday Edition"The Pandemic Pivot" is a new pop-up podcast series about people who are doing creative and innovative things to keep the community connected through COVID-19 isolation.
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Restaurants across San Diego are stepping up to feed healthcare workers and those who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus. One local pizza chain is doing both.
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The Pala Band of Mission Indians is following the state's stay-at-home guidance on its reservation as local communities try to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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In February, the Border Patrol announced that it had safely helped an asylum-seeker give birth while in custody. But a new complaint says the woman instead gave birth holding on to the side of a garbage can while still wearing pants.
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There are now six confirmed cases of COVID-19 among detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and five among employees. Immigrant advocates now fear a wider coronavirus outbreak in the facility is inevitable.
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There can be emotional and financial strength in a close, multigenerational family, those who live with kids and grandparents say. Now they're finding ways to keep members safe and sane in a pandemic.
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