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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 bipartisan group is hoping to support voting workers who have faced unprecedented scrutiny and pressure for more than a year now.

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.

Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig says President Trump froze key federal agencies, including the FBI and Dept. of Defense, whose job it was to investigate and stop threats to national security.

Now that American troops have left Afghanistan, Afghans in the U.S. face long odds as they try to help their family members escape the Taliban.

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

Doctors at West Chester Hospital were forced to give ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient after his wife went to court. A judge has reversed the order, citing lack of medical support for the treatment.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to move further into phase two and reopen restaurants for dine-in service and some retailers with modifications.