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Fast-rising home prices are creating opportunities for some longtime Black homeowners. Those high valuations can also raise big questions about the best way to tap into that wealth.

San Diego is seeing an uptick in new COVID-19 cases with health officials reporting more than 300 cases seven times in the past eight days. Plus, an officer involved shooting in downtown San Diego brings renewed scrutiny over police use of force. Also, military reservists are warning the public to not underestimate the coronavirus threat. They’re seeing rising cases in their home states after being deployed to New York to help with the pandemic. Is it time to give people who are on parole the right to vote? California voters will have a say in the matter this November. And, meet “Panca,” one of the border region’s most well-known artists who often incorporates lyrics from her favorite songs in her paintings and murals.

An agreement with prosecutors spared John T. Earnest the death penalty in Thursday's sentencing. But the hearing gave victims and families their first opportunity to address the killer in San Diego Superior Court.

More than 12,000 parents have signed a petition asking TikTok CEO Vanessa Pappas to introduce "mirror" accounts so parents can track how their kids are influenced on the platform.

A new manual from California’s Department of Education gives parents and students a how-to on going back to school during a pandemic. Plus, the city council leaves the police budget intact, despite protests, while internal police investigations show that San Diego police use deadly force against people of color at a higher rate than against white people.

Texas House Democrats have left the state in a second attempt to block controversial Republican legislation that critics have slammed as voter suppression.

New studies look at how the mRNA vaccines affect the cells in your body in the short run and the long run. The findings are a counterpoint to concerns about waning immunity.

President Biden said the U.S. will buy 500 million more vaccine doses. The goal: vaccinate 70% of the world's population within a year. But more rich nations need to pitch in, he said.

Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county's public health officer, reported several new community outbreaks — defined as at least three cases traced to one location — and the last seven days have seen six such outbreaks, one shy of "triggering" a setback in the county's reopening plans. Also in KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: a new report from the San Diego Association of governments says compared to whites, black and hispanics in our county are four times more likely to live in areas impacted by COVID-19 and unemployment, plus more local news you need.

France has recalled its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia as it registers its objection to a pact announced this week to build nuclear-powered submarines — a pact France wasn't included in.