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Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. on KPBS + Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS Kids. Join the Peanuts gang for a timeless adventure as Charlie Brown preps for a party, Snoopy sets his sights on the Red Baron, and Linus patiently awaits a pumpkin patch miracle.

Combing through the archives, Erin Overbey found that the print publication resembles "Southern country clubs circa 1950," in which barely any writers and editors of color or women are represented.

San Diego State’s coronavirus cases will continue to be counted in the county’s total, the state said, because students can contribute to the spread of the disease. Plus, getting the facts right about California’s Senate Bill 145, signed into law by Governor Newsom, which will give judges expanded discretion to determine whether someone must register as a sex offender. Also, the Navy is looking into whether systemic racism is a part of the reason why only a handful of African Americans reach top jobs. In addition, the Trump administration may be pushing more expats living in Mexico to vote this year. And, after canceling in March, the San Diego Latino Film Festival relaunches today, virtually. Finally, as part of the last episode of this year’s Summer Music series, we present Indian K, a hip-hop artist who’s also a member of the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians.

In Cuba, opponents of the government urged citizens to put on white shirts and march in the streets. The government denied permits for the protest. Activists now face detentions and intimidation.

Monday, San Diego County restaurants, gyms, salons and other businesses are allowed to reopen for indoor operations — with restrictions. But some business owners said they cannot survive on the severely limited capacity required. Also, one-fifth of San Diego students returning to virtual school this month are English Language Learners -- and that makes distanced-learning all the more difficult. Plus, a state law that went into effect a year ago requires police departments to release videos within 45 days every time an officer fires his or her weapon or uses force that causes great bodily injury. But the law is limited -- it doesn't say "all the video," instead it says "a video or audio recording."

Former President Donald Trump's onetime top adviser surrendered to federal authorities Monday. Bannon was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

"Be alert to criminals who ask you, by phone, email, text – or even on social media, to verify your information," the IRS cautions.

The Black Lives Matter movement has generated debate and awareness regarding racial prejudice, and calls for reform, in communities across America. That includes the overwhelmingly white city of Coronado … where a petition to encourage schools there to imbue curricula with minority perspectives garnered 4,500 signatures. But that movement for change has sparked a backlash, a counter-petition. It labels Black Lives Matter a “highly political Marxist organization with views that are rightfully alarming to anyone who believes in family, the Constitution, and civil society.”

A stretch of high temperatures in the 80s and 90s for San Diego is not that unusual in August - but with humidities also near 80-percent? That is not typical San Diego weather. However, it might be something we’re going to have to get used to. The heat and humidity we’ve been experiencing for the past two weeks can be traced back to changes in the earth’s climate - and those uncomfortable conditions could become more frequent in the coming years.

The presidential election matchup is set as Joe Biden chooses California Senator Kamala Harris as his democratic running mate, a local Republican leader rails against voting by mail despite a long history of doing so himself, and the push for more enforcement of COVID-19 public health orders.