Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThis is the final story in a . Read parts and . The scanner beeped in Berkeley Police Lt. Spencer Fomby's SUV and a scratchy voice came over the radio."We have a patient wearing a ski mask and clutching a beer, says he may be robbing a bank," the dispatcher said. Fomby turned his SUV around and sped through the narrow, twisty streets toward a small hospital near the UC Berkeley campus."There are two hospitals that we take people to if they’re in mental health crisis," he said as he drove. "This is one of them calling us. Their security is...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThis is the final story in a . Read parts and . The scanner beeped in Berkeley Police Lt. Spencer Fomby's SUV and a scratchy voice came over the radio."We have a patient wearing a ski mask and clutching a beer, says he may be robbing a bank," the dispatcher said. Fomby turned his SUV around and sped through the narrow, twisty streets toward a small hospital near the UC Berkeley campus."There are two hospitals that we take people to if they’re in mental health crisis," he said as he drove. "This is one of them calling us. Their security is...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThis week San Diego County narrowly avoided more business closures and school reopening delays. The region's case rate placed us just below a threshold that would've triggered restrictions yet again.The back and forth over what can open and when has left San Diegans with many questions about reopening — and we asked you to share them with us. KPBS Health Reporter Tarryn Mento collected our audience's questions and asked infectious disease specialist Dr. Christian Ramers to reply.San Diego County this week narrowly avoided more business...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThis week San Diego County narrowly avoided more business closures and school reopening delays. The region's case rate placed us just below a threshold that would've triggered restrictions yet again.The back and forth over what can open and when has left San Diegans with many questions about reopening — and we asked you to share them with us. KPBS Health Reporter Tarryn Mento collected our audience's questions and asked infectious disease specialist Dr. Christian Ramers to reply.San Diego County this week narrowly avoided more business...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsBiotech Inovio Pharmaceuticals catapulted into the spotlight earlier this year after announcing it rapidly developed a coronavirus vaccine at its San Diego lab. Multiple lawsuits recently brought by shareholders, however, allege the company publicly misrepresented the viability of its product and defrauded the market. A filed in March claims Inovio its share price when, without basis, it touted how quickly it created a vaccine and when it would begin human testing. The complaint claims the price came back down when a market research firm...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsBiotech Inovio Pharmaceuticals catapulted into the spotlight earlier this year after announcing it rapidly developed a coronavirus vaccine at its San Diego lab. Multiple lawsuits recently brought by shareholders, however, allege the company publicly misrepresented the viability of its product and defrauded the market. A filed in March claims Inovio its share price when, without basis, it touted how quickly it created a vaccine and when it would begin human testing. The complaint claims the price came back down when a market research firm...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsTemperatures will remain around average Friday throughout San Diego County, but a high pressure system is expected to arrive on Sunday and bring hot weather along with an increased risk of wildfires next week, according to the .An upper ridge will begin building in the region on Sunday and cause temperatures to rise through at least Tuesday, forecasters said. Gusty winds and low humidity are also expected in the mountains on Sunday and Monday, significantly raising the threat of wildfires.High temperatures today are forecast to reach 77...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsTemperatures will remain around average Friday throughout San Diego County, but a high pressure system is expected to arrive on Sunday and bring hot weather along with an increased risk of wildfires next week, according to the .An upper ridge will begin building in the region on Sunday and cause temperatures to rise through at least Tuesday, forecasters said. Gusty winds and low humidity are also expected in the mountains on Sunday and Monday, significantly raising the threat of wildfires.High temperatures today are forecast to reach 77...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsAs a result, the county is stepping up targeted enforcement on entities that are not complying with the public health orders.There were eight community outbreaks of coronavirus in San Diego within seven days, the county announced Thursday, “triggering” a set back on the county’s reopening plan.The threshold for the trigger is seven community outbreaks in seven days. Community outbreaks are defined as three or more cases at the same location that are not linked to each other.As a result, the county is stepping up targeted enforcement on...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsAs a result, the county is stepping up targeted enforcement on entities that are not complying with the public health orders.There were eight community outbreaks of coronavirus in San Diego within seven days, the county announced Thursday, “triggering” a set back on the county’s reopening plan.The threshold for the trigger is seven community outbreaks in seven days. Community outbreaks are defined as three or more cases at the same location that are not linked to each other.As a result, the county is stepping up targeted enforcement on...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsPolitical leaders in San Diego says state requirements to reopen businesses are too strict. Meanwhile businesses in Oceanside plan to reopen in violation on local health orders.San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox and San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer are telling California Governor Gavin Newsom requirements to reopen businesses are too strict.In a joint letter to Newsom on Monday, Cox and Faulconer pointed to readiness criteria to reopen businesses, such as having no COVID-19 related deaths in the last 14 days.Such requirements, they said, "are...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsPolitical leaders in San Diego says state requirements to reopen businesses are too strict. Meanwhile businesses in Oceanside plan to reopen in violation on local health orders.San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox and San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer are telling California Governor Gavin Newsom requirements to reopen businesses are too strict.In a joint letter to Newsom on Monday, Cox and Faulconer pointed to readiness criteria to reopen businesses, such as having no COVID-19 related deaths in the last 14 days.Such requirements, they said, "are...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsWhen local stage actor, performer and singer Eboni Muse decided to plan an art-based event tackling racism and systemic injustice, it all started with silence and big questions. "Some organizations were not reaching out like they should have, especially in the arts community," Muse said. "A lot of us had been talking about why haven’t our theaters said anything? Why haven't our artists said anything?"Social media brainstorming turned into taking matters into their own hands, and Muse and some friends conceived a sit-in/sing-in style event to...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsWhen local stage actor, performer and singer Eboni Muse decided to plan an art-based event tackling racism and systemic injustice, it all started with silence and big questions. "Some organizations were not reaching out like they should have, especially in the arts community," Muse said. "A lot of us had been talking about why haven’t our theaters said anything? Why haven't our artists said anything?"Social media brainstorming turned into taking matters into their own hands, and Muse and some friends conceived a sit-in/sing-in style event to...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsSan Diego County's estimated unemployment rose to a record-high 28.7% this week according to a report released Thursday by the San Diego Association of Governments.This follows the previous week's 26.8% unemployment rate, also a record-high for the region, surpassing both the recession of 2008 and the Great Depression.More than 34,000 San Diegans lost their jobs in the week reflected by the data, April 25 to May 2, before Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an order to open some industries May 8.The skyrocketing unemployment numbers caused by the state's...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsSan Diego County's estimated unemployment rose to a record-high 28.7% this week according to a report released Thursday by the San Diego Association of Governments.This follows the previous week's 26.8% unemployment rate, also a record-high for the region, surpassing both the recession of 2008 and the Great Depression.More than 34,000 San Diegans lost their jobs in the week reflected by the data, April 25 to May 2, before Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an order to open some industries May 8.The skyrocketing unemployment numbers caused by the state's...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA study from researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology offers the first detailed look at the immune response of patients who contracted and recovered from SARS-CoV-2, which is causing the coronavirus pandemic.New research findings by San Diego scientists offer good news in the worldwide race to develop a vaccine against the deadly COVID-19 disease. The research is a collaboration between and both professors at the Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research at the . Their findings offer the first detailed look at the immune...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA study from researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology offers the first detailed look at the immune response of patients who contracted and recovered from SARS-CoV-2, which is causing the coronavirus pandemic.New research findings by San Diego scientists offer good news in the worldwide race to develop a vaccine against the deadly COVID-19 disease. The research is a collaboration between and both professors at the Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research at the . Their findings offer the first detailed look at the immune...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe San Diego Police Department is developing "a new and more robust de-escalation policy" as a result of feedback from residents who have questioned police tactics surrounding use of force, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said Wednesday.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.Faulconer said such a policy was important...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe San Diego Police Department is developing "a new and more robust de-escalation policy" as a result of feedback from residents who have questioned police tactics surrounding use of force, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said Wednesday.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.Faulconer said such a policy was important...WW…