Description: San Diego County has nearly 600 assisted living facilities but not a lot is publicly known about how they’re handling COVID-19; inewsource investigative reporter Jill Castellano tells the story of a tragic outbreak at one local facility. Plus: One superintendent about plans to reopen schools even if the COVID numbers in San Diego County remain high, San Diego records the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since July 7 and more of the local news you need. San Diego News Matters is KPBS’ daily news podcast. Support the show: https://www.kpbs.org/donate

The state now says barber shops and nail salons can reopen if operations are moved outside. Plus: Low-income San Diegans who have experienced financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic can begin applying today for one-time emergency financial help to pay their rent, hiking San Diego County and more local news you need.

We now know that many schools in San Diego will likely be closed in the fall, but what about daycares and preschools? Plus: Thousands of workers in California have filed complaints in recent months about feeling unsafe on the job because of coronavirus, members of the Kumeyaay Nation have been protesting the construction of a border wall and more local news you need. San Diego News Matters is KPBS’ daily news podcast. Support the show: https://www.kpbs.org/donate

San Diego County public health officials reported a record 17 COVID-19-related deaths and 409 new cases Thursday as they opened a new testing site in Imperial Beach. Plus: some school districts are still planning on bringing students back to campuses, San Diego Pride’s digital offerings and more local news you need. San Diego News Matters is KPBS’ daily news podcast. Support the show: https://www.kpbs.org/donate

The number of COVID cases in San Diego continues to rise in people between the ages of 20 and 49, Especially for people in their 20s. Plus: problems inside one San Diego memory care facility, safe-as-possible camping in California during the pandemic and more local news you need. San Diego News Matters is KPBS’ daily news podcast. Support the show: https://www.kpbs.org/donate

The state’s fluctuating rules for indoor-dining are making it harder for restaurants to stay afloat. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: the San Diego City Council Tuesday approved a bond measure for the November ballot that would help create around 7,500 new affordable homes for low-income households, concerns about the air quality in communities neighboring the Navy warship fire and more local news you need.

Even though San Diego County continues to break daily records for COVID-19 cases, local law enforcement remains reluctant to issue citations for violating the county’s health order on social distancing and the wearing of facial coverings. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: firefighters spent a second day battling a raging fire Monday aboard a ship at Naval Base San Diego, San Diego County is now limiting who can get swabbed for coronavirus at its testing sites and more local news you need.

The coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on Black and Hispanic communities has highlighted long-existing health disparities. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: eighteen sailors were hospitalized Sunday with minor injuries after a fire broke out aboard a ship docked at Naval Base San Diego, about 136 of every 100,000 San Diegans are testing positive for COVID-19 and more local news you need.

San Diego County is seeking to make a sea change in how it handles people facing mental health crises. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters Podcast: a new daily high of 38 COVID- 19 positive patients were hospitalized in Wednesday's data, single-use plastic bags reappeared in California at the end of April because of the COVID 19 pandemic and more local news you need.

An independent audit of Baja California’s water agency has found that many international companies with operations in Baja California have paid for only a fraction of the water they’ve used for years and have dumped waste without approval into the overburdened Tijuana sewage system. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: the Chula Vista Police Department is broadening its use of drones, California is moving toward a future when plastics will help build the roads people drive on and more local news you need.