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Temporary fencing blocks off a park in Ocean Beach in an effort to enforce social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, San Diego, August 11, 2020.

New Efforts To Be Unveiled To Deter Large Crowds From Gathering In Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach residents have been complaining about big crowds gathering on Wednesday evenings for awhile. Now, the city is moving to do something about it.

American adults over 30 say they're drinking 14% more often during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Americans Are Drinking 14% More Often During Pandemic, Study Finds

The study compared drinking habits of adults age 30-80 with their habits a year earlier. The study found the increase is most pronounced among women, for whom days with heavy drinking spiked by 41%.

An early voting and registration sign is shown inside the San Diego Registrar of Voters' office, Feb. 18, 2020.

November Election Around The Corner, With Some Tweaks From Prior Years

This year voters will have more time and more ways to cast their ballots. But, there will be fewer polling sites.

A nurse helps prepare syringes with the Moderna vaccine at the Coronado Community Center, Mar. 1, 2021.

San Diego County Remains In Purple Tier Despite COVID-19 Improvements

Despite considerable improvement in handling the COVID-19 pandemic in recent weeks, San Diego County will remain in the state's "Purple Tier" for at least one more week.

Richard Anthony Sepolio, 27, at his sentencing hearing on May 2, 2019, where he was sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison.

Man Convicted In Fatal Coronado Bridge Crash Released From Prison Early

A man sentenced to nearly a decade in state prison for crashing a pickup truck over the side of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, killing four people and injuring several others, was released from state prison Friday.

Tents of homeless people line a street in Washington, D.C., in April.

For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed

The annual street survey of homeless people is being delayed or put off completely in some parts of the U.S. during the pandemic, even as the country's unsheltered population appears to be growing.

A sign reminding people of COVID safety measures is shown on the campus of Point Loma Nazarene University on Oct. 14, 2020.

Point Loma Nazarene Moves To Stop Outbreak Of COVID Cases

First it was San Diego State. Now Point Loma Nazarene University is dealing with an outbreak of COVID 19 cases among its student population.

Trainees march in formation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in this undated photo. The Air Force has restructured basic military training so that there is less travel time and fewer opportunities to practice drill.

'We Do Feel Kind Of Robbed': COVID-19 Forces The Military To Scale Back Basic Training

Health and safety precautions during the pandemic have led the Air Force to eliminate parts of basic training. But some military observers question whether the changes are leaving airmen unprepared for duty.

Health workers care for COVID patients at the emergency room of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição hospital on March 11. In more than half of Brazil's 26 states, ICU occupancy rates have hit 90% or above during the pandemic.

Brazil Is Looking Like The Worst Place On Earth For COVID-19

Brazil reported a terrible milestone: over 3,000 deaths in a day. The country is in crisis, with hospitals at capacity, politicians attacked for lockdowns and a controversial president.

A late July daycare drop off in Queens, N.Y., during the community's "phase 4 reopening" of businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daycare, Grandparent, Pod Or Nanny? How To Manage The Risks Of Pandemic Child Care

At least two thirds of U.S. families are struggling to find safe and affordable child care as the pandemic rages on. NPR asked infectious disease experts to help sort the health risks of each option.

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