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Cautious Optimism Surrounds San Diego’s Return To Purple Tier

KPBS Midday Edition
KPBS Midday Edition
Episode • Jan 27, 2021 • 45m
Many San Diego businesses are scrambling to reopen services, but with so much about the rate of vaccinations and variants still unknown, much of the optimism remains cautious. Plus, the Multicultural Health Foundation will hold a virtual panel called "Don't Hesitate To Vaccinate" on Thursday. And San Diego’s economy is on the cusp of a massive shift: Tech companies are thriving while the hospitality sector remains in a deep depression. Then, two years in, California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing a host of crises and the threat of a recall vote. Plus, BlueNalu, a San Diego aquaculture technology start-up, is betting that Americans' love of seafood will extend to fish fillets grown from fish cells. And California artists sound off on “Amazing Grace’s” enduring power, and what all of us, including our leaders, can learn from its message.

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