In today's San Diego News Matters podcast: Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have cautioned against accepting a church-sponsored program to financially compensate them. Also in the show: While President Trump pushes Congress to create a new military branch called the Space Force, the Pentagon is about to choose a permanent home for its existing Space Command. And to help address the flow of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tapping its partner agencies — including the TSA.

A growing number of California seniors are moving in together to deal with the state’s affordability crisis and the solitude that comes with the death of a spouse. San Diego officials are proposing a new program to help police officers live within the city. And unexpectedly wet weather is set to start today.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced $6.7 million in additional spending Tuesday as part of his revised fiscal year 2020 budget proposal. Women participating in a UCSD HIV research study still haven't been told their information was exposed in an October data breach. And California advocacy groups want lawmakers to further address what they call a blind spot in the state's climate policy.

In a variety of recent assembly bills: one proposes a form of rent control statewide, another bans tiny toiletry bottles in hotels, and another aims to expand the practice of collecting scooter ride data. KPBS Film Critic and host of Cinema Junkie podcast Beth Accomando has full details on how the LGBTQ film festival is taking a year off, but will still being showing a series of short films at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas.

As more growers enter the cannabis cultivation business in California business are getting ready for a changing market. The San Diego Hunger Coalition warns the Trump Administration's proposed budget cuts to Cal Fresh, known nationally as SNAP, would be devastating. And the San Diego City Council is set to hold a meeting this evening for public comments on their spending plan.

San Diego County's new budget proposal includes money for short-term and long-term mental health care. Also in the podcast: A new study shows teachers in San Diego are facing financial crisis due salaries not keeping up with housing costs. And KPBS's film critic and host of the Cinema Junkie podcast, Beth Accomando, has a full preview of the oncoming Ken Cinema film week.

Some Uber and Lyft drivers feel companies are taking too much money from their rides and want to be paid more for their work. Also on the podcast: The Pentagon is planning to address pitfalls in how it moves military families, and Mayor Kevin Faulconer says eight city properties will be made into affordable housing.

As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to stop the spread of another highly contagious Ebola outbreak, researchers in San Diego are working on a cure. Plus: San Diego based Alpha Project celebrated a recent opening of an apartment complex aimed at getting homeless vets into housing, and Governor Newsom's budget is coming out on Thursday and it's expected to have millions of dollars for women and children.

In today's San Diego News Matters podcast: The health of the trees in San Diego’s largest park is getting some extra attention because the urban forest here isn’t as healthy as it used to be. Also on the show: Washington State Governor Jay Inslee campaigns his climate change message in California, and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants to review how the state's Roman Catholic dioceses handled allegations of child sex abuse.

City Councilwoman Jen Campbell has a family history of political engagement. Her election last November tipped the partisan balance on the council, giving Democrats a veto-proof majority. Police departments across San Diego are releasing their records. And USD students partake in a "sustainable shark tank" at the Fowler Global Innovation Challenge.