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We continue looking at Governor Gavin Newsom’s successes and failures at this midterm point, today addressing his record in tackling the environment and wildfires. Meanwhile, outdoor dining can resume in San Diego after stay at home orders were lifted for the Southern California region. Plus, a new plan to diversify jurors in US federal court in Southern California comes under fire.

The Super Bowl is often a time for gathering, but this year health officials warn it could lead to the spread of COVID-19. Plus, the Navy has come out with its long-awaited report on racial bias. Task Force One Navy was created in June, after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police. Then, this weekend in the arts, the experimental Vietnamese music of Vân-Ánh Võ, 1960's women's lithography, Human Rights Watch Film Festival and the Met Opera's "Ariadne Auf Naxos."

San Diego County students discuss history being made in real-time in Ukraine.

A special podcast today covering many of the different laws going into effect in California in 2021.

Record-breaking wildfires in 2020 turned huge swaths of Western forests into barren burn scars. Those forests store winter snowpack that millions of people rely on. But with such large and wide-reaching fires, the science on the effects to the region’s water supplies isn’t well understood.

After 29 years in prison for murdering her three children in a Los Angeles County house fire, JoAnn Parks was granted clemency and paroled. Her attorneys from the California Innocence project continue the fight to exonerate her.

Your questions about the covid-19 vaccine answered by local health experts. Meanwhile, a second super vaccination site for the region opened in Chula Vista on Thursday. Plus, political extremism among some veterans is a known problem, but there’s very few resources to bring those veterans back from the brink.

Last spring, COVID-19 threw a monkey wrench in pretty much every aspect of life, including K-12 education. By the end of school last year, many agreed online classes weren’t cutting it. Have things improved? Find out in this podcast episode, a follow-up to “Close-Up on Distance Learning,” a Community Conversation hosted by KPBS and the National Conflict Resolution Center. www.kpbs.org/sandiegoconversations

The U.S. has a home shortage, but builders may be slowing instead of increasing construction because of worries that the homes won't be sold.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised tensions in Taiwan. People there are worried an emboldened China may use force to remove the island's democratic government.