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In San Diego, wildfire smoke days have more than tripled in the last decade, and smoke from western wildfires is causing air pollution problems and health issues far away from fire zones. That’s according to a new analysis of satellite imagery from the California newsroom and Stanford’s Environmental Change and Human Outcomes Lab. Meanwhile, Mayor Todd Gloria announced a proposal on Monday to establish a $5 million legal defense fund to support struggling tenants as statewide eviction protections end. And, our partners at inewsource found that Black students and kids with disabilities are being reported to police at school at disproportionately higher numbers.

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool.

In public statements to the San Diego Redistricting Commission, students highlighted several issues that they believe should separate them from La Jolla, including transportation, differences in demographics and where they spend their time. But the biggest issue by far is housing.

Recent polls suggest good news for Newsom, though voting continues through next Tuesday.

After weeks of silence following a scathing independent review of the county’s COVID-19 hotel sheltering program, Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher conceded Wednesday that improvements are needed. Meanwhile, a plan by two county supervisors might pave the way for people to start selling food from their home kitchens. Plus, the election of former President Donald Trump and all that followed ushered in a new era, that marked a break with post 9/11 unity and foreign policy.

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke said he will rest from home after being diagnosed with a bacterial infection. He's now holding virtual campaign events instead.

Some critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin have died over the years from murky circumstances, as NPR's Scott Simon points out following the death this week of a Russian oligarch.

Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a physician in Nigeria, which has seen a monkeypox outbreak over the past few years. He does not like the way the media is covering the current outbreak in Western countries.

The new climate spending package boosts wind and solar power to clean up the country's electricity grid. But these efforts face an ongoing misinformation campaign.

FilmOut San Diego’s LGBTQ Film Festival returns to an in-person event Thursday night with the British-Estonian co-production "Firebird."