On June 15, California lifted many pandemic restrictions for vaccinated residents. Yet after 15 months of a quarantine routine, adjusting to the reopening can be tricky. Host Kelli Kyle spoke with UCSD psychology professor Karen Dobkins to find out how COVID-19 has affected us socially, emotionally and mentally, and what we can do to adjust to this new-old normal. Catch new episodes of The North County Beat every other week.

In San Diego, food insecurity is more common than you might think. Enter Feeding San Diego, a local nonprofit reimagining food distribution so that families get what they need with nothing going to waste. The North County Beat host Kelli Kyle spoke with Mark Loretta, a former professional baseball player and current board member for Feeding San Diego, to learn more about the organization and how the pandemic has affected the need for this work. Catch new episodes of The North County Beat every other week.

The recent wave of ransomware attacks — including one at local hospital network Scripps Health — have left major organizations scrambling to get back online. We explain what these attacks are, why they're on the rise and what companies can do to prevent these in the future. Catch new episodes of The North County Beat every other Friday with host Kelli Kyle.

A "deal" is so much more than just a business transaction. In his new column for The Coast News, local business leader Patrick Howell explores what it means to really "get deals done" and why those deals are especially significant in the North County San Diego region. In this interview, Patrick Howell shares his motivations behind the Getting Deals Done initiative, which includes his column in The Coast News as well as a podcast ("Getting Deals Done with Patrick Howell" available on all podcast platforms) — oh, and a media storytelling company. It's kind of a big deal! Catch new episodes of The North County Beat every other week with host Kelli Kyle.

Between the vaccine rollout and statewide reopening plans, things seem to be looking up with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. North County Beat host Kelli Kyle brought back Dr. Kevin Shaw, an ICU doctor at Scripps Encinitas, to ask him how the hospitals are holding up, what you can safely do when vaccinated, and when the world may be able to return to normal. Catch new episodes of The North County Beat every other week.

We've all heard the conversations about coming to the U.S., but what happens when you're already here? The Dream Act WOULD grant children of undocumented migrants a path to citizenship if it passed, but there's another class of young immigrants who get left out — and soon, they may have to self-deport to a life in their birth country that they don't really know. North County Beat host Kelli Kyle joins Coast News Reporter Hafsa Fathima to introduce you to the "other dreamers." Catch new episodes of The North County Beat every other week.

Carlsbad resident Kaso John was recently named the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year by Career Communications Group. We sat down to talk about his move to the US as a teen, what it was like being the only black student in his college's mechanical engineering program, the significance of his recent honor and the value of hard work. Catch new episodes of the North County Beat every other week with host Kelli Kyle.

Your apartment complex is rebuilding. Where do you go? That's a question many residents are facing at the Villa Serena Apartments in San Marcos. The affordable housing complex is being demolished, but many affected tenants had to waive their rights to receive relocation benefits upon move-in. The Coast News reporter Tigist Layne joins North County Beat host Kelli Kyle to unpack this layer of the affordable housing situation. Catch new episodes of The North County Beat every other week!