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Most states do not currently grant anonymity to lottery winners. Some lawmakers have tried to change that in recent years out of growing privacy and safety concerns.

Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the hit TV show Leave It To Beaver, has died at 77. He had cancer.

A new article in National Geographic outlines both the necessity of shade for a warming planet and the unequal distribution of shady, tree-lined streets in our cities, including here in San Diego.

Health officials in Los Angeles County now strongly recommend that people wear masks indoors in public places — regardless of their vaccination status — to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage topped 7% this week, according to federal mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

This weekend in the arts, the culmination of a pandemic-era program from the city's Commission for Arts and Culture, live performances of a haunting dance production, an outdoor music, art and food festival in Oceanside, a music video viewing party and closing weekend of a very timely virtual play.

Ron Avi Astor, a mass shooting expert and UCLA professor, said the approach to gun law reform should begin at the community level, with discussions between parents, schools and residents.

A rental relief program meant to prevent massive evictions is not working as it should, as KPBS investigative reporter Claire Trageser found. Plus: The push is on for a California Assembly bill that addresses learning loss suffered by students during the pandemic and more local news you need. San Diego News Now is KPBS' daily news podcast powered, in part, by listeners like you. Join the KPBS family today by becoming a member online at www.kpbs.org/donate

San Diego County supervisors last week approved a $7.2 billion budget with funding for mental health services and the pandemic recovery. For years the county has maintained hefty reserves. This year it also received more than half a billion dollars in federal aid.

Sweltering conditions will persist in the San Diego County mountains and deserts Monday, but cooler weather is expected the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service.