San Diego News Matters

As a movement to "defund police" travels across the country, one potential target for budget cuts is removing police from mental health calls. Many activists, health officials and some elected leaders say police are the wrong people to be responding to these calls. KPBS reporter Claire Trageser says the details on how that would work are being explored in San Diego County. Plus: the La Mesa Police Department has released body camera footage from a use-of-force incident that left a grandmother blind in one eye, some San Diego gyms are defying County health orders and staying open and more local news you need. San Diego News Matters is KPBS’ daily news podcast. Support the show: https://www.kpbs.org/donate