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People are using social media to proclaim joy at getting a jab. And that's not just boasting. Even in a world of vaccine inequity, these celebratory tweets and videos carry a vital message.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SANDAG found about 20%, or about 360,000 San Diego County residents, have lost their jobs since March 7 when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The point-in-time count conducted Jan 23-25 determined there were 7,619 people in San Diego County, 3,971 unsheltered and 3,648 sheltered. The unsheltered population includes 17% who are chronically homeless, 8% who are youth and 8% who are veterans.

We caught up with Jenn Budd at Las Americas mall a few months before the pandemic hit. Jenn has become well known in the border activism world. Her criticisms of U.S. immigration policies and Customs and Border Protection are harsh, and very personal. Because Jenn; she used to be a Border Patrol agent herself. Today, a story about a big perspective shift at the border. It’s also a story about how some people have to hit rock bottom before they change. About the Show: “Only Here” is about the unexplored subcultures, creativity and struggles at the U.S.-Mexico border. The KPBS podcast tells personal stories from people whose lives are shaped by the tension reverberating around the wall. This is a show for border babies, urban explorers or those who wonder what happens when two cultures are both separated and intertwined. Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/onlyherepodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/onlyherepodcast/ Support Us: https://www.kpbs.org/donate Give us Feedback: 619-452-0228‬ podcasts@kpbs.org

The Otay Mesa Detention Center has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates of immigration detention centers in the nation and ICE has been slow to release “medically vulnerable” detainees. Also, advances in digital technology has made telehealth accessible for years, but the pandemic is making health care providers see its benefits and it may become standard practice. Plus, the pandemic is putting a strain on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, some are seeking help virtually. And, the Navajo Nation in Arizona has been hit especially hard by COVID-19. Alcoholism among tribal members is partly to blame, local leaders said. Finally, theaters are struggling to mount productions during the pandemic quarantine but the annual La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Festival actually lends itself to it.