San Diego News Now

San Diego news; when you want it, where you want it. Get local stories on politics, education, health, environment, the border and more. New episodes are ready weekday mornings. Hosted by Lawrence K. Jackson and produced by KPBS, San Diego and the Imperial County's NPR and PBS station.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diseases can shape and shift cities. What mark will the coronavirus leave in its wake? What twists and turns will we take? Will COVID-19 gouge ugly pockmarks deep into our urban landscapes? Like, will people be too afraid to go to public parks or use public transit, scarred for life with visions of spikey-ball germs dancing in their heads? Or will the exact opposite totally happen? There’s reason to be optimistic. In a new episode of KPBS' pop-up podcast series about how we’re all keeping connected through COVID-19 isolation, a story about Ian Patzke, a San Diego architectural photographer who’s creating community by leading online conversations with local urbanists, architects, designers and others who’ve shaped our city. Plus, former San Diego city planner Bill Fulton gives us some context and thoughts about how disease has shaped cities in the past and how it might shape cities in the future. Follow Ian Patzke: https://www.instagram.com/ian.patzke/ Read Bill Fulton's series: https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/2020/03/26/what-our-cities-will-look-after-coronavirus-pandemic By the way, if you want to join the conversation and share a story of hope, resilience, creativity through COVID-19, or you just need to vent, text or call (619) 452-0228. More than ever, we want to hear your voice. This Pandemic Pivot pop-up podcast is written, produced and hosted by me, Kinsee Morlan. It’s edited by Alisa Barba. Emily Jankowski is the master of sound design. Lisa Morissette is operations manager. And John Decker is director of programming. Thanks for listening
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At the Otay Mesa Detention Center, the COVID-19 outbreak is now the largest among all US immigration detention centers. Also on the San Diego News Matters podcast: San Diego Pride is cancelled due to the coronavirus, funding for artists and nonprofits impacted by the pandemic, a public radio playlist and more local news you need.
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With sales and hotel tax revenues plummeting, the city of San Diego is projecting a shortfall of 250 million dollars for the upcoming fiscal year. Also on the San Diego News Matters podcast: California is setting aside $75 million dollars for immigrants who are undocumented and impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, fact checking the county’s daily briefings and more local news you need.
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The San Diego County Fair has officially been canceled this year due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also in San Diego News Matters podcast: reports from inside jails contradict sheriff officials’ statements about conditions and more local news you need.
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On Monday, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced more than $300,000 in private donations to expand the city’s small business relief fund. Also on the San Diego News Matters podcast: Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology are leading the global hunt for coronavirus antibodies, a virtual Earth Day celebration and more local news you need.
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Over the weekend, the U.S. Navy announced 103 new cases of coronavirus onboard the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, bringing the number of positive cases on the ship to 550. Also on the San Diego News Matters podcast: the psychological impacts of the pandemic on police, a local distiller who’s stepping up to fill the hand-sanitizer need and more of the local news you need.