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KPBS Midday EditionA patchwork of local eviction moratoriums could end in the weeks ahead and possibly lead to a rent crisis brought on by the COVID-19 economic collapse, major economic interests urge action on climate change, and a new podcast series takes a look at the experiences of Generation Z. -
Those who work from home are taking more nonessential trips by car, and are generating more vehicle travel through the use of home delivery services, according to the San Diego Association of Governments. -
A recent surge pushes California to the top of the list for new COVID-19 cases, local parents form learning pods to help their kids' virtual education, and how uneven funding in the public justice system creates an advantage for prosecutors. -
Margaret Hunter was slated to be sentenced next Monday, but COVID-19- related concerns led the prosecution and defense to jointly agree to postpone her sentencing until Aug. 24, "in the hope that the present public emergency will have abated" by then. -
While police departments in several major California urban centers, including San Diego County and San Francisco, already have done away with the practice, a statewide policy is needed, according to Gloria. -
The supervisors' request — to be made in the form of a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom — also includes seeking more leeway to allow the reopening of wineries, breweries, churches, theme parks, youth sports facilities, charter and fishing boats and public swimming pools. -
The head of the federal Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has told Gov. Gavin Newsom that his plan to reopen California discriminates against churches. -
Mayor Kevin Faulconer said $270 million in federal and state funding will help prevent some cuts he proposed last month. -
Funding will be distributed through vouchers, which will remain available until the funds are fully exhausted. -
KPBS Midday EditionWith encouraging results in the fight against the coronavirus, San Diego County supervisors have voted to ask the state to allow California’s second-largest county to be a test case for whether more rapid reopening can safely occur.
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