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Most rent and mortgage payments are due again tomorrow, the first of the month. But, according to a recent NPR/PBS poll, 50 percent of Americans say they or someone in their households have lost their jobs or had hours reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, if you're struggling to pay your rent or mortgage, what should you know?

Scripps Health and Sharp HealthCare sent a letter on Tuesday to health and homeland security agencies requesting support to curb and respond to the growth of cases seen along the U.S.-Mexico border.

We're listening to new music from Le Butcherettes, The Midnight Pine, Le Saboteur and Maura Rosa, plus an upcoming show from The Donkeys and a staff pick from Jens Lekman.

San Diego County is awaiting a response from the Governor on whether gyms, hair salons and similar businesses can reopen. Plus, Asian Pacific Islanders are facing an increase in harassment since the coronavirus pandemic started. Tomorrow, Jewish Family Services will be hosting a free virtual conversation on how it is affecting mental health. Also, the county is reviving the Human Relations Commission after two hate incidents at Santee grocery stores. And, for some Latinx first-time voters, the pandemic is upending the political issues they are watching.

San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox and San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer are telling California Governor Gavin Newsom requirements to reopen businesses are too strict. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: Southwestern Community College has been lauded for its restorative justice program, but its work has been upended by the coronavirus, how telework during the coronavirus pandemic may change the workplace for good and more local news you need.

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San Diego is gearing up to deploy hundreds of coronavirus trackers. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: a new program is letting San Diegans get tested for COVID-19 for free, what the pandemic means for the future of legal pot in San Diego and more local news you need.

First came news that one athlete had tested positive; three more quickly followed. Now the whole team is being moved to a separate hotel.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called it the first significant change to the state's stay-at-home order that has been in place for more than a month.

Perhaps the most vulnerable of vulnerable populations for the Covid virus are the residents of nursing homes. Clusters of the virus have emerged in these care facilities across the state and the country.