After unseasonably high temperatures last week, San Diego is bracing for cold and wet weather over the next few days. Next, according to a new UC Berkeley poll, Senator Dianne Feinstein is down to an all-time-low 30% approval rating and her home-state support is collapsing. Then, Marine families are still mourning and seeking closure from the military justice system 18 months after the AAV accident that killed nine in July 2020. And, we hear from Lamont Jackson, a finalist for the San Diego Unified School District superintendent position. Finally, the theme for this year’s Writer’s Symposium by the sea at Point Loma Nazarene University is “Writing that Provokes.” Author and public-theologian Nadia Bolts-Weber joins Midday Edition to talk about religion and radical honesty.
San Diego County saw a slight reduction in cases over the weekend, what can this tell us? Later, demonstrations are planned today across Mexico to protest the deaths and intimidation of journalists. The latest victim, Lordes Maldonado, was killed in Tijuana Sunday. After, the San Diego Regional Task Force has postponed the annual count of people who are homeless until late next month due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. Then, KPBS investigative reporter Claire Trageser looks at potential solutions to the staffing crisis at child care centers. Later, all eyes are on California as the state comes up with a proposal on what reparations could look like for Black Californians descended from slavery and who qualifies. Then, California legislation that would help create a single-payer, government-run health plan, faces a key hurdle next week. Finally, KPBS/Arts editor and producer Julia Dixon Evans talks to the new executive director and CEO for the New Children's Museum in San Diego, Eli
The country continues to battle the surge of omicron cases as the Biden Administration is taking steps to increase the availability of test kits and N95 masks. Plus, mental fatigue is on the rise and is less avoidable as the pandemic enters its third year with the omicron variant. Next, we remember Tijuana photojournalist Margarito Martinez Esquivel who was killed Monday. Later, Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations or MEHKOs could soon become legal in San Diego County. After, KPBS Race and Equity reporter Cristina Kim reports on the community revitalization of the secret stairs near Valencia Park. Finally, KPBS revisits an interview about a book that explores the power of memory and desire.