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Leaked documents reveal that Facebook struggled to quash misinformation and anti-Muslim propaganda and lacked the resources to do so, even as its own employees raised red flags.

Mistakes and alleged abuse of power by San Diego County sheriff’s deputies have already cost taxpayers almost 2-million dollars this year. As reported by the San Diego Union Tribune, county supervisors have paid out settlements to claims ranging from excessive force to unlawful arrest to being injured in SD County jail. And the lawsuits keep coming...15 of them filed in the last year. Many of the claims reportedly contain the same types of allegations against the sheriff’s department.

A survey found widespread concern from Black, Latino, and Asian military families about inequality in cities where bases are located.

An estimated 2,000 people took to the streets Thursday evening — the day of George Floyd's memorial service — to protest against police brutality and racial injustice. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: several hundred California National Guard troops were deployed to support police in La Mesa and deputies around the county after a request from Sheriff Bill Gore, Fiesta Island, Balboa Park and other COVID-19 reopenings coming early next week and more local news you need.

Under the guidelines, places of worship must limit attendance to 25% of building capacity or 100 attendees, whichever is lower. This limitation will be in effect for the first 21 days of a county public health department's approval of religious services within their jurisdictions, after which the California Department of Public Health will review the limits.

The uptick in enforcement has happened as Mayor Kevin Faulconer repeatedly tells the public the city’s approach toward the unsheltered homeless is more about encouragement than enforcement.

Fernando Zweifach López Jr. escaped a difficult childhood growing up in the Imperial Valley and discovered a new life a short drive—yet a whole new world—away. About the show: My First Day is a KPBS Explore series that explores these important days through people who came to San Diego from elsewhere, and now call it home. About the producer: Andrew Bracken is a documentary mediamaker working with audio, video, and interactive media. He is the creator, producer, and host of the KPBS podcast My First Day. Follow the show: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myfirstdaystories/ Contact: myfirstdaystories@gmail.com

Even before Invisibilia looked into the viral sensation of Norwegian Slow TV, NPR has had its share of "ambient media" pieces, with stories dating back to the 1970s.

A statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a park in Southern California was vandalized with racist images. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia called the graffiti "horrific."

Parts of southern Louisiana could see isolated rain totals of 20 inches through Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said. Hundreds of thousands of utility accounts are now without power in Texas.