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With county restaurants shuttered for indoor dining in response to a spike in local COVID-19 cases, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said he will sign an emergency executive order that will waive regulatory requirements, allowing restaurants to expand their service into outdoor spaces, like sidewalks and even parking lots. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: COVID-19 numbers continue trending up, the San Diego City Council Tuesday approved a measure for the November ballot that if passed would change how San Diego Unified School District board members are elected and more local news you need.

One thing we don’t know now, and might never know is exactly when the coronavirus first arrived in California, which has led to lots of people suspecting they may have had the virus before it was a thing in California. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to kill DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the zoo is reopening and more local news you need.

Unless the COVID numbers change, San Diego County could be forced to restrict more indoor business activities as soon as Monday. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: African Americans are disproportionately represented in the county's foster system and local leaders are working to fix that, San Diego officials are optimistic that a long-term fix to stop persistent cross-border sewage flows is close and more local news you need. Local beer resource: https://bit.ly/HelpSDbeer2

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher asked to speed up the creation of a non-law enforcement "Mobile Crisis Response Team" that would respond to nonviolent incidents countywide involving people with behavioral health crises.

The group has become a regular presence at ongoing protests over racial injustice to provide licensed care for any injuries and demonstrate support for community health.

Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county's public health officer, said a significant spike in cases could be traced to the periods following restaurants opening, churches allowing services, and the mass protests calling for police reform.

The vote was expected, but is still a setback for President Joe Biden and his party after a raw, emotional debate.

San Diego County amended its public health order to require all employers to inform anyone who could have possibly been exposed if three or more cases of COVID-19 occur at the workplace in a 14-day period. Plus, South of Interstate 8 is the dividing line in the wide gap in the number of Paycheck Protection Program loans awarded to small businesses in San Diego County. Also, a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California shows that a majority of Californians take the coronavirus pandemic seriously and also believe racism is widespread and a long-festering problem. And, Dolores Robledo, the matriarch of Roberto’s, one of San Diego’s favorite taco shops and the first Mexican fast-food chains, has died. The impact she had on the community. Finally, KPBS’ Summer Music Series is back. The series is to highlight and support San Diego’s music and artists. On today’s episode is blues artist Whitney Shay, a four-time San Diego Music Award winner.

A new report from the U.S. Immigration Policy Center at UC San Diego says one-third of the city of San Diego's essential health, food and agricultural workers in the city of San Diego are foreign-born. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: San Diego City Council members voted Tuesday to extend the city's moratorium on evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more restrictions for bars and restaurants and more of the local news you need.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Arash Azizzada, a Los Angeles based local organizer in the Afghan-American community that is helping Afghans escape after the country came under Taliban control.