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Alex Saab's extradition and the subsequent jailing of six American oil executives in Venezuela are a sign that relations between Washington and Caracas could be upended.

Today on San Diego News Matters: Local LGBTQ rights activists are celebrating Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protects employees from discrimination based on sex and gender. And San Diego County officials lose another round in their battle to pass a climate action plan. Also, multiple lawsuits doubt the viability of a coronavirus vaccine developed at a Pennsylvania company's lab in San Diego.

A former student at Francis Parker School in Linda Vista went public Friday about a lawsuit she filed against school administrators, claiming they ignored signs of grooming and inappropriate behavior by a former teacher.

U.S. firms are confident about prospects in China despite a global coronavirus pandemic and stagnant bilateral relations, according to a new survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.

It is "a sensual, popular and monumental gesture," says Carine Rolland, the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of culture. The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude came up with the idea before they died.

After more than 10 hours of public comments, the San Diego City Council voted to pass the budget with no cuts to the police department. Plus, the coronavirus pandemic is magnifying the social inequity in at-risk communities, such as the homeless. Also, two local black journalists reflect on recent protests and why they remain hopeful for the future of race relations in the U.S. And, the Navy continues to lean heavily on isolation in its response to COVID-19 after the virus spread uncontrollably through the USS Roosevelt. Finally, a new San Diego-based documentary on hospice and the impact of AIDS on the gay rights movement

The council took more than 10 hours of public testimony, nearly all of it from people asking for cuts to the San Diego Police Department amid nationwide outrage over police violence in the wake of the George Floyd killing.

The Supreme Court didn't say Trump can't end DACA, just that his administration went about it the wrong way. We’ll explain the court’s majority opinion. Also, what are the political implications of the DACA ruling for the November election. And, advocacy groups say about 40,000 Daca eligible immigrants live in San Diego County. Today’s decision means they are safe from deportation - for now. We hear the voices of two San Diego DACA recipients.

The San Diego City Council heard public comments Monday — both written and telephoned in — from hundreds of residents urging the council to reject a proposed $27 million increase in the budget for the San Diego Police Department. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: what defunding the police actually means and more local news you need.

Today on San Diego news Matters: Local Faith leaders come together to demand an end to police brutality. We have the third and final installment of our investigative series on Police Use of Force. And from our KPBS film critic: a review of an old-new movie, PBS’ American Playhouse ‘The Killing Floor’ (1984).