City News Service

San Diego County's COVID-19 numbers are headed in the right direction, leaders said Wednesday, even as the county reported 539 new infections of the virus and 57 deaths.

A USD professor and the Democracy Fund Foundation released a report detailing the physical, psychological and economic costs of political violence in the United States.

The Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative at UC San Diego received a $1.3 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to fund a clinical trial investigating the therapeutic potential of psilocybin in treating phantom limb pain.

A delayed shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in San Diego County following a shortage that forced some vaccination sites to dramatically slow the pace of inoculations or completely reschedule appointments over the holiday weekend.

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at improving worker conditions at warehouse distribution centers.

San Diego County has named Andrew Strong its director of the Office of Equity and Racial Justice following a national recruitment and selection process.

There were no reports of any damage or public threats related to the quake.

The plan calls for a permanent center that migrants and asylum seekers can use while they finalize travel arrangements to other parts of the country.

There have been 16 earthquakes reported near El Centro and Imperial since midnight.