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The sweeping $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress has approved contains billions in aid directed specifically at struggling small businesses. But even if those businesses get all the money it needs before the end of January, many can't open right away. -
The pandemic has deprived many drag artists of the opportunity to perform in front of live audiences. But one local drag queen says she and others are still finding ways to keep their art alive. -
The surge in holiday travel coincides with the highest peaks of daily COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. -
Bigotry toward Asian Americans and Asian food has spread steadily alongside the coronavirus in the United States. Distorted information about the virus that first appeared in China has led to a revival of century-old tropes about Asian food being dirty. -
San Diego receives its first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, transportation advocates have high hopes for a major expansion of bus and rail service, and a look back at how KPBS covered the top stories of 2020. -
In 1983, it was just a dream. But Hiroe Otake made it a reality. The woman who founded Sushi Deli restaurants is about to retire after nearly 38 years. -
A California judge said Thursday that all restaurants in San Diego County can resume on-site dining with safety protocols, marking a setback to the governor’s stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. -
A former foster-kid-turned baker is giving back to the community as her cookie business soars. -
The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. -
California small businesses will have more time to file their tax returns in 2021. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Monday that gives small businesses until the end of July to file their first-quarter tax returns.
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