California’s net metering regulations, which determine how residential solar users are paid, are the subject of a bill in the Assembly. Plus, San Diego County started a pilot program to increase access to free tampons and pads to address "period poverty" — a person's inability to access or pay for menstrual products. And a Honduran family flew a Biden 2020 flag at the migrant encampment, saying it gave them hope. Now they're safely in the United States. Then, inspector vacancies at the state agency in charge of protecting workers from health and safety hazards only increased during the pandemic, crippling the agency’s ability to protect millions of workers who faced new risks from COVID-19. Plus, "_____ While Black" interrogates the fraught notion of Black identity in San Diego through the firsthand testimony of several San Diegans. Finally, the San Diego Arab Film Festival kicks off in-person and online events Saturday, opening with Palestinian drama "Between Heaven and Earth.”