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  • De-escalation is the buzzword in law enforcement around the country right now, but in Berkeley, it’s been central to the city’s police department’s mission for years. Plus, an estimated 28,000 essential workers in California could be at risk of deportation. That's if the courts allow President Trump to end humanitarian protections called "temporary protected status" or TPS. And, Redwoods Music founder and songwriter Alfred Howard shows off his playlist of music that influenced him as he kicks off a new year-long songwriting challenge.
  • San Diego County officials announced yesterday that lounging at our region's shores is OK beginning Tuesday. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: CVS Health will open seven additional drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites across San Diego County today, parents who are wrestling with the difficult decision over whether to send their kids back to daycare and more local news you need.
  • La Mesa city officials on Wednesday released the body cam footage from the arrest of Amaurie Johnson, an African American man who was arrested last week on charges of assaulting a police officer. . Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: For a sixth straight day, protesters calling for an end to police brutality demonstrated across San Diego County, neighborhoods near the border and industrial areas face a persistent pollution related health risk and more local news you need.
  • WSJ reporter Jeff Horwitz says Facebook executives often choose to boost engagement at the expense of tackling misinformation and mental health problems, which are rampant on their platforms.
  • A new program is meant to stave off senior loneliness — already widespread before COVID-19 but now intensified amid strict stay-at-home orders.
  • 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.
  • The impact ordinary Russians face from President Vladimir Putin's recent crackdown on the media and the opposition could be an issue at the forthcoming summit with President Biden.
  • Last week, the federation's chairman said he and other leaders weren't aware of any reports of sexual assaults. The next day, a woman spoke up to say that wasn't true.
  • Representatives of three major tourist attractions in San Diego County — SeaWorld, the USS Midway Museum and Legoland California — presented their reopening plans to the county. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: Law enforcement agencies across the county are not citing people for being out in public without a face covering, many daycares are trying to reopen, but they continue to struggle with a maze of confusing and sometimes conflicting regulations and more of the local news you need.
  • After diverting ambulances elsewhere for a day because of a spike in cases, Imperial County’s hospitals again are accepting COVID-19 patients.
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