California state lawmakers drafted Proposition 1 to protect abortion rights under the state constitution, but there is a debate on whether it will actually expand abortion rights. In other news, San Diego's city and county governments held a joint meeting Monday on affordable housing. Plus, after two decades of waiting, the San Diego Zoo welcomed 41 tiny Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchlings.
Details on why an El Cajon nursing home remains open after a long record of poor care and abuse. In other news, a local doctor’s monkeypox advice is going viral. Plus, how schools without AC units are dealing with the heat wave.
The governor of Baja California vetoed a ban on conversion therapy earlier this year, and now the region’s gay rights activists are fighting back. In San Diego County, wastewater shows that COVID cases are spiking. Plus, nearly 50,000 pounds of trash were left downtown after Comic-Con festivities ended.
COVID-related hospitalizations are rising, but far fewer people are in ICUs or on ventilators. Meanwhile, new overnight camping options are being considered at Silver Strand Beach in San Diego’s South Bay region. Plus, San Diego scientists create a new video game that takes kids on a scientific journey inside their body’s cells.
A local grocery store closes its doors, creating food insecurity for nearby residents. Meanwhile, volunteers help clean up San Diego County beaches after Fourth of July celebrations. Plus, a new study on microscopic creatures in our homes.