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"It takes time to build out of the depths of cruelty that the administration before us established," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.

Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal are pausing the theatrical releases of their films in Russia

Local hospitals explain why they asked for waivers to expand nurses’ workloads during a COVID-19 surge. Meanwhile, San Diego's spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans mirrors a national trend. Plus, what can be done to close the wage gap in San Diego?

San Diego State will open a COVID-19 vaccination site at Viejas Arena Tuesday. Plus, Jacumba Hot Springs residents are fighting back against a solar panel installation project that would take up 650 acres at the edge of town. And lawmakers are considering ending protections for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise after an altercation between conservationists and fishermen turned fatal. Then, a proposed legal settlement will force the Army to review the discharges of recent veterans with mental health issues. Plus, San Diego master gardener Maria Mata joined Midday Edition to answer questions about growing your own food. Finally, a new Institute of Contemporary Art has formed in San Diego, merging the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park with the Lux Art Institute in Encinitas.

In the past week, coronavirus cases have risen by as much as 12% nationwide. Will a rise happen in California too? Plus, the California Supreme court ruled that keeping people behind bars simply because they cannot pay a set bail amount is unconstitutional. And, thousands of people across the county get CalFresh, commonly known as food stamps, to help them buy food. But a KPBS investigative report found the program regularly pushes out people who are still eligible for the extra money. Then, there’s a push at the highest levels of state government to change how California goes about procuring and updating its technology. Plus, the city of San Diego and the county set aside $40 million in rental assistance last year to help low-income families. But some renters weren’t helped because their landlords didn’t take the money. Finally, a project created by a San Diego woman is recruiting the family stories from people of color who got left out of history.

China's lockdown and quarantine policy is testing the limits of the city of 26 million. Parents were separated from kids. And there's not enough staff for the elderly residents of care centers.

The woman burst onto the set of the evening news and told viewers they were being lied to about the war in Ukraine. She was fined for a video in which she called for Russians to protest the war.

In the wake of the 2020 killing of George Floyd, activists marched and called for police reform in cities around the nation — San Diego included. The city implemented several reforms that summer, however, community members said the changes did not go far enough. Has anything changed more than seven months later? Find out in today's episode of "San Diego Conversations." www.kpbs.org/sandiegoconversations

The video also offers information about what San Diegans can do if they believe they've experienced housing discrimination.

California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly.