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.

With county restaurants shuttered for indoor dining in response to a spike in local COVID-19 cases, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said he will sign an emergency executive order that will waive regulatory requirements, allowing restaurants to expand their service into outdoor spaces, like sidewalks and even parking lots. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: COVID-19 numbers continue trending up, the San Diego City Council Tuesday approved a measure for the November ballot that if passed would change how San Diego Unified School District board members are elected and more local news you need.

The county continues to ramp up its contact tracing program in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus, but the program has some big limitations. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: San Diego County public health officials ordered a halt to all indoor operations in several businesses, a rise in COVID-19 cases in Pacific Beach and more local news you need.