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The latest weekly jobless claims push the COVID-19 total to 30 million as America suffers a steep drop in its gross domestic product. -
KPBS Midday EditionHair salons, bars, gyms, and golf courses have been closed for more than a month under coronavirus restrictions. Now a handful of mayors in San Diego county are calling for these and other non-essential businesses to reopen as soon as this week. -
KPBS Midday EditionNan Sterman, host of the KPBS show A Growing Passion, is working with donors, volunteers and local nonprofits to include entry level gardening kits among traditional food distributions around San Diego County. -
Netflix audience doubles during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and other streaming sites report a big increases in overall subscribers. -
Area farmers who grow cut flowers and ornamental plants have seen their sales decline, while other farmers who sell produce are taking less of a hit. -
San Diego’s economy is taking a beating because of the COVID-19 restrictions that limit human interaction. -
San Diego stands to lose millions in economic and tax revenue due to the cancellation of Comic-Con, the San Diego County Fair, and the annual San Diego Pride Festival. -
Borrego Springs, the small desert community in northeastern San Diego County, has been forced to cancel events and close parks during its busy spring tourism season due to COVID-19. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe stimulus money is part of the $2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the economy. The goal of the individual stimulus payments is to get the money quickly circulating in the battered economy. -
SeaWorld San Diego's parent company announces its CEO is leaving the position after just a few months on the job, and analysts say closures related to COVID-19 are threatening a major movie theater chain.
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