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The KPBS Radio Reading Service broadcasts the readings of newspapers, books, and magazines to those with low vision, blindness, and other impairments. The Reading Service is available 24 hours a day over a private audio channel, and online via audio webstream.

On Day 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kristina Wong began sewing masks out of old bedsheets and bra straps on her Hello Kitty sewing machine. Before long, she was leading the Auntie Sewing Squad, a work-from-home sweatshop of hundreds of volunteers—including children and her own mother—to fix the U.S. public health care system while in quarantine. It was a feminist care utopia forming in the midst of crisis. Or was it a mutual aid doomsday cult? With hilarity and boundless generosity, she invites the audience in on her work building community in isolation, while reflecting on what we’d been through and imagining what we wanted to become. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

A shot of the Nazi concentration camp appeared briefly in a video promoting a wrestling match. The Auschwitz Memorial called the move "shameless."

A judge stopped the Biden Administration from ending Title 42. It was set to expire today. Also, the U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a case involving job protections for National Guard members and reservists. Plus, discovering a “living fossil.”

This week a collaboration between Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera, in addition to a historic chart placement for Mexican artist Peso Pluma, pushed regional Mexican music to international attention

Chula Vista city officials quietly amended a contract with Motorola Solutions to provide the software that would power the police department’s real-time operations center. But, privacy concerns still remain. Meanwhile, San Diego police have released a video of an officer shooting a woman in a mental health crisis two years after it happened. Plus, state data shows California lost on average five childcare businesses a day, during the pandemic.

One base in Missouri is outsourcing the charging stations to the local utility co-op.

Come hear about the state of the restaurant industry in CA and specifically San Diego. San Diego restaurateurs are seeing an influx of guests, confident and excited to return to our dining rooms (and the expanded patios many of us have and hope will never go away!) Staffing in the hospitality sector continues to recover very slowly. Now that masks are off and temporary barriers between tables have been removed, the pandemic is harder to see, but the lingering effect of short staffing continues as demand rises. RSVP by email sdlionsclub@gmail.com or lbian007@yahoo.com and bring your questions about this recovering industry. For a direct link to contact click on "Get Tickets". Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

It’s the perfect time to register for our Chunky Knit Blanket Workshop®! In this workshop, we will guide you step-by-step through the hand knitting process to create a super cozy, one-of-a-kind blanket. Make one for you or one as a gift! The blanket requires no needles or knitting experience! The registration fee is $89.00 and includes all materials and instruction. Our standard blankets consist of 5 skeins of chunky chenille yarn to make an (approximately) 40" x 50" blanket. The finished size may vary depending on your individual hand-knitting process. This is an advanced project and intended for guests aged 15 and up. PLEASE NOTE: You will be able to choose your yarn colors when you arrive for your workshop. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

A network of more than 300 surveillance towers along the southern border has widespread bipartisan support. Their locations were a mystery until recently.