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Officials with the Del Mar Fairgrounds say the venue is struggling to survive after months of lost revenue due to COVID-19. The Fairgrounds income is down nearly 90%after the closure of the San Diego County Fair last summer and other revenue-generating events. In the latest cost-cutting move, the fairgrounds reduced its staff by nearly 60% this month from over 150 employees to 62 with many of the remaining staff in maintenance and security positions.

Tributes poured in from around the world of reggaeton music for the producer who'd worked with major artists such as Bad Bunny and Ozuna.

Photos posted by police on social media showed large sections of some of the flags had been cut or torn apart.

Nora Vargas, a vice president at Planned Parenthood, says her experience in health care makes her qualified to be county supervisor. State Sen. Ben Hueso argues his 15 years in elected office show he knows how to get things done.

San Diego County officials have sounded the alarm about rising COVID-19 rates, urging everyone to be vigilant and help keep the county from dipping back into the state’s most restrictive reopening tier. Plus: who’s back in school and who isn’t, early voting is underway and more of the local news you need. Support San Diego News Matters by becoming a KPBS member online now at www.kpbs.org/donate.

The ruling is the first in a series of cases brought against the Suu Kyi since the army seized power on Feb. 1, blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office.

We're listening to new music from Dani Bell, Ingonoir, Vanessa Zamora, Strange Ages and Cults.

Micro cinema hosts festival films Jan. 28 through 30 at new downtown venue

California voters rejected a proposal to partially dismantle the state’s 42-year-old cap on property taxes, a move that would have raised taxes for many businesses in a pandemic-hobbled economy. Plus, two new ordinances passed by the San Diego City Council will give the public more say over how surveillance technology, such as cameras and smart street lights, are used. Also, now that San Diego has sunk back into the purple tier, what does it mean for businesses and could it have been prevented? In addition, voters passed Measure B, which will establish an independent commission to oversee the San Diego Police Department. But there are still many details to be worked out regarding how the commission will operate. And, San Diego City College and the San Diego Housing Commission collaborated to create a class that will train people who are interested in working with the homeless. Finally, the rich sounds of the ocean right off San Diego’s coast in this replay of “Rad Scientist” episode.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may cost the region's economy more than $12.4 billion in 2020, according to a report released Thursday from the San Diego Association of Governments.