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The KPBS Roundtable returns from hiatus to discuss the two major stories driving our coverage. A KPBS investigation looks into use of force by local police, residents of Southeast San Diego describe their interactions with law enforcement, and more places reopen in San Diego County as COVID-19 restrictions ease. -
The mayor said the department has been developing the new policy since last week based on feedback received at hearings held by the city's Citizens Advisory Board on Police/Community Relations, Community Review Board on Police Practices, and Human Relations Commission.
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San Diego has received $248.45 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and $12.8 million of that money will go toward the fund. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe council took more than 10 hours of public testimony, nearly all of it from people asking for cuts to the San Diego Police Department amid nationwide outrage over police violence in the wake of the George Floyd killing. -
KPBS Midday EditionTwo San Diego council members are proposing using more social workers and fewer police officers to do homeless outreach in the city. -
The city fund would use federal stimulus money to make direct payments to landlords on behalf of tenants who have been unable to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic. -
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said the goal of both meetings is to "take a serious look at de-escalation recommendations that could be implemented by our department" and "increasing and facilitating further dialogue and understanding between our officers, our men and women who are out there protecting us, and the community." -
Some of the estimated 75 cars carried signs posted on windows saying "Black Lives Matter" and "I can't breathe." One car had "George" painted on its side. -
San Diego’s revenue losses are major. Among them: rent payments from people who lease land from the city. -
Mayor Kevin Faulconer said $270 million in federal and state funding will help prevent some cuts he proposed last month.
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