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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks The Washington Post's Jerusalem's bureau chief Steve Hendrix about the violence in Jerusalem.

A degree too warm, or a room too bright, all problems that could render a vial of Covid-19 vaccine ineffective at a time when shipment delays and shortages plague the distribution system. Meanwhile, after a suicide death at a COVID-19 isolation hotel last year, San Diego County paid a private company millions of dollars to take over operations. Our partners at Inewsource check out the progress. Plus, student loan forgiveness is a hot political topic these days as the student debt crisis deepens.

A top Southern Baptist committee has publicly apologized and agreed to a confidential financial settlement with a sexual abuse survivor.

The IRS is delaying the 2020 tax filing deadline until May 17. How will provisions in the latest stimulus bill will affect your taxes? Plus, Moderna has begun testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12, another step to getting everyone protected. Then, San Diego’s freeways and public transportation were empty in the early days of the pandemic. Traffic and transit ridership are now recovering, but will they ever come back all the way? And, Carlsbad’s GenMark Diagnostics, developer of rapid COVID-19 testing kits, was sold for $1.8 billion — a testament to the San Diego region’s biotech industry innovation during the pandemic. Also, the controversy over how to safely move millions of pounds of nuclear waste from the shuttered San Onofre power plant is back in the headlines. And, efforts to improve the environment around the Salton Sea were widely expected to begin at Red Hill Bay in 2015 but the project remains undone. Finally, KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with Turner Classic Movies host Eddie Muller about contextualizing classic films that might be problematic and often downright offensive for contemporary audiences.

Inspired by Veteranas and Rucas, Djali Brown-Cepeda, a Black Indigenous Latina, created the NuevaYorkinos and BLK THEN archival projects to showcase people like herself in New York City.

The Chula Vista City Council will vote today on millions of dollars in relief funding for residents impacted by the pandemic. Meanwhile, President Biden is facing increasing pressure at the border. Plus, an update on the female marines training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

Francisco González, a founding member of Los Lobos, has died at 68. González left the band in 1976 to continue playing acoustic Mexican folk music, and became a master of Veracruz harp.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that any attempt to install a no-fly zone in Ukraine would cause catastrophic consequences for Europe and the world.

More than 70 hospital patients and staff members from the besieged Ukrainian city have been sent to Russia against their will, officials say, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.

Customs. If you're from a faraway place, it's quite possible a school teacher could be your first real guide into this new country. For someone moving to a new city, teachers can really shape their first impressions of a new culture. In this episode, we hear from an educator taking a holistic approach to teaching a special demographic. Then we stop for a cup of coffee to take note of the ways customs even play a part in what our minds imagine. Music credits: * Dan Harumi - the coffee beat * Tres ‘Sojourn’ Hodgens - 2nd wind * Oranje Space - Zoom Guests: Robert Lee, San Diego Refugee Tutoring: sdrefugeetutoring.com James 'Opoetik' Stewart Music: https://opoetik.bandcamp.com Bizzy Balboa, The Get to Know Me Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g2km-podcast/id1436863437 Casj DahFlow Show credits: Parker Edison (Host), Kurt Kohnen (Co-creator), Chris Reyes (Head Editor) and Tres ”Sojourn” Hodgens (Music Supervisor)