Mayor Kevin Faulconer joined mobility advocates yesterday to introduce what they’re calling a “Slow Streets” pilot program. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: demographic details about those who've succumbed to the coronavirus here and more local news you need.

California kids could return to their classrooms as soon as late July, though likely with some noticeable changes. Also on the San Diego News Matters podcast: annual homeless point-in-time count shows drop in unsheltered people, public transit passengers in San Diego County will be required to cover their nose and mouth on buses and trolleys starting Friday and more local news you need.

San Diegans kept their distance at city beaches that reopened Monday morning. Also in the San Diego News Matters podcast: Imperial County is getting help from the state after it was designated a testing desert during the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego) has details on the latest relief package for small business owners in San Diego and more local news you need.

San Diego city beaches reopened at sunrise Monday, but there are rules for beachgoers. Also on the San Diego News Matters podcast: new pop-up COVID-19 testing sites, city officials say two homeless people sheltering at the San Diego Convention Center tested positive for the coronavirus and are currently in isolation and more local news you need.

The parenting struggle right now is real. Parenting is hard all the time. But in a pandemic, with families stuck at home trying to juggle work and school and all the rest of what life is throwing at us, it's just brutal. Lisa Howe is a parenting coach who launched a “Peaceful Parenting in a Pandemic” online support group twice a week. And most nights, it's packed. Lisa joins host Kinsee Morlan to talk about how to stop the yelling and become a peaceful parent, even in the middle of a pandemic.

The South Bay has the most confirmed cases of Covid-19, but recent data show the region also has the fewest hospital beds. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: how contract tracing works and why it's crucial in the fight against the coronavirus, a sign the real estate market could be recovering in San Diego and more.

UC San Diego Health has started testing patients and health care workers for the presence of novel coronavirus antibodies, but the tests come with warnings. Also on the KPBS daily San Diego News Matters podcast: A regional plan to reopen local beaches and bays, lower income communities of color in southern parts of the county are being hit hardest by the coronavirus and more local news you need.

Although interest in the latest news, press conferences and reporting on the virus is way up, advertising revenue that fuels local newspapers, magazines and broadcasting is way down. Also on the San Diego News Matters Podcast: People were back in public parks after some have reopened, Earth Day will not go unremembered and more local news you need.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said some city parks will reopen to the public Tuesday, following weeks of COVID-19 related closures, but there will be some extra rules. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: San Diego Unified School District could extend distance learning through the summer to make up for lost instruction and more local news you need.

Over the weekend, two separate protests questioned the governor’s stay-at-home orders. Also on the San Diego News Matters podcast: around 1500 labs around the country say they aren't testing for COVID-19, but they could if they had the right guidance, The Old Globe’s online efforts and more local news you need.