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Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, introduced a bill that would put the issue on the November ballot.

Police were initially called to an apartment building in the Dutch city of Almelo for a reported stabbing incident Friday morning. There, they confronted a man standing with a crossbow on his balcony.

San Diego scientists have zoomed in on the coronavirus and say the virus is coated with a sugary exterior that makes it hard for the human body to fight it. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: San Diego County public health authorities reported over 300 new COVID-19 cases for the fourth time in five days, unemployment numbers continue to decrease across San Diego County from a high of 25% in May and more local news you need.

This November, California voters will decide whether the state should restore voting rights to nearly 40,000 people on parole for a felony.

An independent audit of Baja California’s water agency has found that many international companies with operations in Baja California have paid for only a fraction of the water they’ve used for years and have dumped waste without approval into the overburdened Tijuana sewage system. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: the Chula Vista Police Department is broadening its use of drones, California is moving toward a future when plastics will help build the roads people drive on and more local news you need.

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered 19 counties to close certain businesses including indoor restaurants, movie theatres and museums. While San Diego isn’t one of them, local public health officials have issued their own restrictions. San Diego County Undersheriff Michael Barnett discusses what enforcement will look like.

A KPBS analysis of more than 9,400 district police records shows that Black youth are up to four times as likely to be arrested or detained as their white peers.

India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.

Citizens in Ruili are complaining about lengthy lockdowns and terrible conditions in quarantine centers. Others in China don't want to hear about it.

An independent audit of Baja California’s water agency has found that many international companies with operations in Baja California have paid for only a fraction of the water they have used for years and have dumped waste without approval into the overburdened Tijuana sewage system, while water agency officials looked the other way.