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Saying, "We need to go boldly. We need to not play small ball,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday he will be asking state legislators to spend up to $1.4 billion to secure a monthly supply of personal protective equipment to protect California healthcare workers and other essential personnel on the COVID-19 frontlines. Also in today’s San Diego News Mattes podcast: Easter virtual-style, a call for plasma from those who've recovered from COVID-19, a Chula Vista Councilmember’s personal battle with the coronavirus and more local news you need.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out the parameters to reopen the state, Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkis created a subcommittee to review state spending related to the pandemic. Tentative talks about lifting shelter-in-place orders have people asking, have we flattened the curve? Plus, military families are struggling to make ends meet because of restrictions designed to stop the spread of COVID-19. Also, conditions at San Diego County jails are frightening inmates amid the coronavirus pandemic. And, the once-sizzling San Diego housing market is flaming out now, what should we expect to see next year?

In a televised address Wednesday night, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that failings by the state have played a role in the protests that roiled the island nation this week.

Cruise lines, concerts, classes, conventions, conferences, even conversations. The novel coronavirus is disrupting most aspects of daily life in San Diego, just as it is in the rest of the world.

An analysis of hospital bed data shows that even under a best case scenario, San Diego County hospitals will be filled beyond capacity in the coming months with an influx of patients.

Researchers at four University of California Health medical centers — including UC San Diego Health — have begun recruiting participants for a clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of treating adult COVID-19 patients with an antiviral drug that has shown some success against other viruses.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will train thousands of contact tracers as part of his plan to reopen the state. We break down what contact tracing is and how it works. Plus, how to grieve during the pandemic as safety restrictions make the feeling of loss all the more difficult to deal with. Also, with more people working from home, there are fewer cars on the road. Advocates are asking the city of San Diego to make the street safer for pedestrians and bicyclists to social distance. And, more from our pop-up podcast “Pandemic Pivot” on how local creatives are adjusting to a lack of work. Finally, pop culture and science fiction have been dealing with the notion of climate change since the Industrial Revolution. Beth Accomando looks at films that tackle the topic of fictional global catastrophes.

While the Navy is removing 1,000 sailors off the USS Theordore Roosevelt after a desperate letter from the captain became public, top Navy brass are being criticized for their response to the outbreak. Also, where do San Diego’s most vulnerable residents to COVID-19 complications live? We break it down. Plus, while people are hunkering down at home during the stay-at-home order, there’s a hidden danger for victims of domestic violence. They’re trapped at home with their abuser with no idea when it will end and few ways of asking for help. And, learn about ways you can help your neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Justice Department has charged four Iranian nationals for allegedly plotting to kidnap an Iranian-American journalist living in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The Biden administration believes the resulting legislation will still be transformative, but it is far less than what the president originally proposed.