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Advocates are battling the mental health stigma with this week's National Mental Illness Awareness. In San Diego, a temporary mural brings awareness to the issue but changing the negative perception hinges on more than just education. Plus, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear SDG&E’s appeal to pass on the $379 million in costs related to the 2007 fires that razed parts of San Diego County through to customers. Also on today’s podcast, the city of Del Mar and the California Coastal Commission are set to lock horns next week over how the city will deal with rising sea levels. And, as the war in Vietnam dragged on for years, the wives of American POWs were faced with a choice. Hear how their decision to go public became a national movement.

California Republicans have approved a rule change intended to ensure the party can send delegates to the GOP's national convention next summer, even if President Donald Trump is kept off the state's 2020 primary ballot.

California is taking the first steps in discussing ways to give descendants of enslaved people reparations. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 130 calls on lawmakers to research what reparations would look like here and how best to fix inequity.

Monsoonal moisture will remain in the region until Friday when the high-pressure system is expected to weaken and temperatures will drop through the weekend, forecasters said.

TEASE: Radio Silence, a creative collective that started on the web, is making some noise with its new feature film "Ready or Not."

One Book, One San Diego is a partnership between KPBS and 80 libraries across the county to get the public reading and discussing the same book. This year’s One Book selection is “The Great Believers” a novel set in Chicago in the 80s at the height of the AIDS crisis. Author Rebecca Makkai spoke with KPBS Evening Edition anchor Ebone Monet about the book’s theme of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss.

California has the lowest maternal mortality rate in the country, according to the United Health Foundation. Black women in California, however, continue to die in pregnancy-related deaths at a rate three to four times higher than white women. The disparity can’t be explained by education, income or prenatal care.

Newsom’s popularity has fallen significantly after reaching record highs at the start of the pandemic and he’s likely to face a recall election later this year driven by critics of his stewardship during the crisis.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski will face voters in 2022 but her state's new primary and voting system likely means she'll be in less danger of losing her primary.

In Cleveland, as in other cities, a move for "tree equity" is bringing more trees to low-income neighborhoods that often lack them. It also helps neighborhoods stay cooler as the planet heats up.