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Flash back to last September: The Padres were winding down, showcasing young players before sparse crowds; the SDSU Aztecs were starting a successful football season. The baseball playoffs were about to begin, the NFL season was underway, and NBA and NHL teams were playing preseason games. This year, of course, sports have changed dramatically, along with everything else.

"We can do a lot better," said Laura Edelson, lead author of a new study on Facebook's ad program. "This is not the state of the art of content moderation, or detection of problematic content."

Takeaways from a hearing include: senators are frustrated with Instagram for not moving more quickly to protect young users and the CEO maintains the platform does more good than harm.

50th District Candidate, Ammar Campa-Najjar participated in an interview last week with a group called Defend East County. In the interview, Campa-Najjar made a number of controversial comments that have angered Democratic supporters. And, things are still rough for the San Diego tourism industry but the region's top tourism booster is hopeful. Plus, Prop 14 is asking voters to approve $5.5 billion in bonds to fund stem cell research. Supporters want the money to continue the science, but critics say the science didn’t do enough the first time.

San Diego City Council voted to repeal an antiquated seditious language law that has been disproportionately used in recent years to punish Black San Diegans.

Proposition 16 is asking California voters to bring affirmative action back to public schools and government work. Supporters of Prop. 16 say it would help balance the scales, but some critics say it could hurt.

The weather phenomenon known as La Nina has formed for the first time in two years. But scientists aren’t certain if that will guarantee a shorter, drier winter than usual for Southern California. Also, there are a lot more bikers on the roads in San Diego, but bike crashes are down. Plus, your fitness tracker may not be all that accurate depending on the color of your skin.

Today is Clean Air Day, a day to focus on the air we breathe, how it affects our health and what we can do to keep it clean. This year our awareness is heightened by the weeks of smoke from wildfires that have hung over the county, we had unhealthy smoke billowing over the south bay after the fire on the USS Bonnhomee Richard, and of course climate change is affecting everything.

After months and weeks of anticipation, registered voters in California will all automatically receive mail-in ballots in coming days. The message from officials -- send it in early. Also, as the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn continue, communities across the country are seeing an upsurge in mental illness and addiction. In City Heights, a group of addiction specialists have gone online to meet with people in crisis. Plus, an investigation into a nursing home in Chula Vista finds poor state and federal oversight allows abuse to occur.

New reporting suggests San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer had a more direct role in the Ash Street lease negotiations than previously known. Plus, Measure A on San Diego's ballot this election would raise 900 million dollars for affordable housing. We take deep dive into what the bill proposes and the pros and cons. Next, Prop. 14 asks voters to issue more bond money to further stem cell research, supporters want to continue the research but critics say the science didn’t do enough the first time. In addition, a look at the San Diego City Council District 7 race. Also, six candidates are vying for seats on the San Diego Unified School Board, meet them and hear their priorities. Finally, the San Diego Asian Film Festival goes virtual.