>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT THE BEST ORIGINAL REPORTING FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

COMING UP, KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.

SAN DIEGO BOOSTS PROTECTIONS FOR THOSE WHO FACE NO-FAULT EVICTION.

>>> LIMIT CHANGE THROUGH THE EYES OF KIDS.

SEE A NEW EXHIBIT DISPLAYING THE WORK OF LOCAL CHILDREN.

>>> IS THIS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL BIKE LANE IN SAN DIEGO?

THE PUSHBACK FORCING THE CITY TO RETHINK HOW IT ROLLS OUT FUTURE PRODUCTS.

>>> SAN DIEGANS ARE SHOWING SUSTAINED SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WAR IN UKRAINE AS THE NUMBER OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS GROWS AT THE BORDER THE SITUATION IS WEIGHING ON THOSE TRYING TO ORGANIZE HOW.

>> Reporter: AFTER BEING OVERWHELMED BY THOUSANDS OF UKRAINIANS FLEEING THE HORRORS OF WAR, TIJUANA OFFICIALS OPENED UP A SHELTER.

THOUSANDS MORE ARE CAMPING OR THE PORT OF ENTRY.

MORE THAN 3000 UKRAINIANS HAVE COME THROUGH THIS PORT OF ENTRY.

SOME ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SETTLE IN SAN DIEGO.

AMONG THEM -- THE FORMER TEACHER ARRIVED HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.

SHE NOW VOLUNTEERS AT THE HOUSE OF UKRAINE IN BALBOA PARK.

THE CULTURAL CENTER HAS BECOME GROUND ZERO FOR FUNDRAISING FOR THE COUNTRY UNDER SIEGE.

>> MY MIND VISITED ONLY DIFFICULT THOUGHTS.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS STAYED IN CONTACT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN UKRAINE AND UNTIL NOW SHE WAS HOPEFUL THEY COULD QUICKLY MOVE ON AFTER THE WAR.

>> NOW I FEEL EMPTY IN MY HEART.

>> Reporter: IMAGES OF MASS GRAVES AND PEOPLE MURDERED EXECUTION STYLE WHERE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS OCCUPIED UNTIL RECENTLY HAS LEFT HER SO TRAUMATIZED IT IS HARD TO SPEAK.

REPORTERS SAY THERE IS EVIDENCE OF WAR CRIMES.

FELLOW VOLUNTEER NINA K WHO WAS HOPING TRANSLATE STEPS IN AS -- SHUTS DOWN.

>> I AM AFRAID SHE IS HAVING PTSD RIGHT NOW.

THE PICTURES THAT WE SAW OF WHAT THE RUSSIANS DID AFFECTED HER TERRIBLY.

THOSE HORRIFYING PICTURES OF ATROCITIES COMPLETELY DESTROYED HER.

>> Reporter: ALSO WEIGHING HEAVY ON HER HEART IS HER FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, A MATH TEACHER, VICTORIA.

THE STATE BEHIND TO TAKE CARE OF HER ELDERLY PARENTS.

SHE SAID VICTORIA AND HER FAMILY WERE BRUTALIZED BY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WHO BROKE INTO THEIR HOME.

THEY STAYED FOR DAYS AND THEN TOOK HER WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEFT.

>> KNOWING HOW IT HAPPENED IT JUST HORRIFIES HER.

SHE IS JUST DEVASTATED.

>> Reporter: KAY SAYS THIS IS A TURNING POINT.

>> THOSE MASS GRAVES IT JUST DESTROYS ME TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN UKRAINE.

>> I AM JUST SO UPSET ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON.

AND FEELING HELPLESS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGANS ARE COMING IN TO DONATE AND OFFER SUPPORT.

WENDY SAMMONS SAID SHE WISHES SHE COULD MORE BUT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO STOP THIS WAR.

>> IT'S HARD TO JUST GO IN THERE AND START WORLD WAR III.

WE DON'T WANT THAT BUT WE HAVE TO STOP THIS.

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST KNOW IT NEEDS TO STOP.

>> Reporter: KAY SAYS PEOPLE LIKE WENDY MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

>>> KITTY WENT BACK TO THE BORDER TO SEE HOW PEOPLE IN UKRAINE ARE BEING GREETED ONCE THEY ARRIVE IN THE U.S.

IT'S PART OF OUR LOCAL COVERAGE ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND ALL THAT CAN BE FOUND ANYTIME AT WWW.KPBS.ORG.

THERE ARE MANY LAYERS TO SAN DIEGO'S HOUSING CRISIS EVEN THOSE WHO COULD AFFORD TO PAY THE RENT ON TIME FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT IS CALLED A NO-FAULT EVICTION EVEN WITH PANDEMIC PROTECTIONS.

RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM TELLS US WHAT IS BEING DONE TO STRENGTHEN TENANTS RIGHTS.

>> NO-FAULT EVICTIONS ARE WHEN A TENANT IS EVICTED DESPITE PAYING RENT AND OPENING THE LEASE.

THE LANDLORD WANTS TO LEAVE THE RENTAL MARKET.

THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS DECIDING WHETHER TO BAN THESE EVICTIONS UNTIL 60 DAYS.

COUNSEL PRESIDENT -- PROPOSED THE ORDINANCE.

HIS DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AND DIRECTOR OF TRANSFORMATIVE POLICY -- SPOKE AHEAD OF THE MEETING.

>> PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN PAYING THE RENT EVERY MONTH OR BEING EVICTED AND FORCED TO PAY FOR MOVING COSTS, FIRST AND LAST MONTHS RENT, SECURITY DEPOSIT.

AT A TIME WHEN RENT HAS CLIMBED TO 27% IN THE LAST YEAR.

WE HAVE A HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND A HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE ONE MORE PERSON FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: NO-FAULT EVICTIONS ARE THE NUMBER ONE HOUSING ISSUE THAT THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN HEARING ABOUT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

ACCORDING TO SENIOR HOUSING ATTORNEY -- HE SAID THIS MORATORIUM ADDRESSES A PRACTICE THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

>> IT IS A MISNOMER THAT THE EVICTION MORATORIUM BUT WE HAVE HAD THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC THAT TENANTS CAN NOW BE EVICTED.

NOW FOR NO-FAULT EVICTIONS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE EVICTED SINCE OCTOBER OF 2020.

OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

IT IS PARTICULARLY DEVASTATING FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOMES.

>> Reporter: -- HIS ABATEMENT WORKER WHO RECEIVED A NO-FAULT EVICTION IN 2013.

SHE NOW FIGHTS FOR TENANT RIGHTS.

SHE SAYS THE LAW AS IT STANDS DOES NOT PROTECT TENANTS AND MORE PROTECTIONS ARE NEEDED.

FOR MANY OF THE LANDLORDS THE NO-FAULT MORATORIUM IS A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

>> I DON'T THINK IT IS AS SIGNIFICANT AS IT IS BEING MADE OUT TO BE.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW RAPIDLY THIS WAS LAID OUT.

WHILE EVERYONE WAS ON RECESS AND WITH NO COOPERATION WHATSOEVER FROM THE ENTIRE HOUSING SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: LUCINDA LILLY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION AND VICE PRESIDENT OF A LOCAL COPY MANAGEMENT FIRM.

SHE OPPOSES THE MORATORIUM AND SAYS SHE FAVORS OTHER SOLUTIONS LIKE RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

>>> THE RESULTS ARE IN AND THERE WILL BE YET ANOTHER ELECTION TO FIGURE OUT WHO WILL FILL AN OPEN STATE ASSEMBLY SEAT IN THE SOUTH BAY.

THE CANDIDATES ARE FAMILIAR BUT THE PROCESS MIGHT BE A BIT CONFUSING.

>> Reporter: AFTER TUESDAY'S SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CALIFORNIA'S 80th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT THE TWO DEMOCRATS IN THE RACE, DAVID ALVAREZ AND GEORGETTE GOMEZ ARE NECK AND NECK WITH NEITHER CANDIDATE GIVING THE 50% PLUS ONE THRESHOLD TO WIN THE SEAT OUT RIGHT ON TUESDAY.

THE TWO TOP VOTE GETTING CANDIDATES ARE HEADED TO A RUNOFF ELECTION ON JUNE 7th.

WE SPOKE WITH ALVAREZ OUTSIDE HIS HOME TODAY.

HE LEADS GOMEZ BY JUST 491 VOTES.

>> IS A REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE ENDED.

THE OTHER CAMPAIGNS ARE SAYING WE MIGHT MAKE IT INTO THE RUNOFF.

SO TO COME IN FIRST IS DEFINITELY A BOOST.

WE HAVE TWO MORE MONTHS TO TALK TO MORE VOTERS.

>> Reporter: OVER 34,400 VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED IN THE RACE.

6500 STILL TO BE ADDED ON THURSDAY AFTER 5 P.M. WE ALSO SPOKE WITH GOMEZ TODAY AT THE -- >> I AM VERY EXCITED AND VERY TIRED.

EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN WITH THE FEELINGS.

IT'S GOOD TO BE WHERE WE ARE.

WE THINK IT WILL GET EVEN BETTER IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE COUNTS CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JUNE 7th.

>> Reporter: THE RUNOFF SPECIAL ON JUNE 7th ALSO COINCIDES WITH THE REGULAR ELECTION PRIMARY FOR THE SAME ROLE.

THAT CAN MAKE THINGS CONFUSING FOR SOME VOTERS ACCORDING TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, CYNTHIA PASS.

>> THROUGH DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR IS WHEN THE ELECTION WILL BE FOUR.

THE NEW TERM WILL START JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN JUNE.

FOR THE FULL TERM.

>> THERE WILL BE ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE VOTE ON THURSDAY AND THE ELECTION WILL BE CERTIFIED ON APRIL 14th.

>>> SINCE THAT REPORT THE LATEST RESULTS SHOW GEORGETTE GOMEZ WITH A SLIGHT LEAD.

>>> HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST READ STORIES THIS WEEK.

A LOCAL JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT THE CONTRACT BETWEEN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR IN THE OPERATOR OF ITS CARNIVAL GAMES AND RIDES.

CHRISTINA KIM'S REPORT ON THE NO-FAULT EVICTION MORATORIUM IS ALSO GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION.

SO IS THE STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL SPENT THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF HER LIFE AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

FINALLY GOING HOME.

WE WILL HAVE THAT FOR YOU A BIT LATER.

>>> ANOTHER POPULAR STORY IS THE BEEF OVER NEW BIKE LANES IN MIRA MESA.

THE CITY ADMITS A DIFFERENT KIND OF DESIGN FOR THE ROAD MISSED THE MARK.

THEY WILL SOON PAVE OVER THE NEW MARKINGS.

>> IF YOU GO ON NEXT-DOOR YOU KEEP SEEING THESE TWO WORDS, STUPID AND RIDICULOUS.

>> Reporter: CARRIE SHARP LIVES IN MIRA MESA ON A QUARTER-MILE STRETCH OF GOLD COAST DRIVE.

HE IS NOT A FAN OF THE LANES.

>> IF IT IS ON THIS STREET, WILL BE ON THE NEXT TREE FOR MY STREET?

TOTALLY UNSAFE.

STUPID AND RIDICULOUS.

>> Reporter: I TOOK THE BIKE LANES FOR A SPIN MYSELF.

THEY ARE CALLED ADVISORY BIKE LANES AND WHILE THEY ARE NEW TO SAN DIEGO THEY HAVE EXISTED IN OTHER CITIES AND COUNTRIES FOR DECADES.

THEY ARE GENERALLY USED ON STREETS WITH LOW TRAFFIC VOLUMES THAT ARE TOO NARROW FOR CONVENTIONAL BIKE LANES.

THERE IS NO CENTER DIVIDING LINE.

MOTORISTS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS HAVE TO SHARE A SINGLE LANE AND CAN VEER INTO THE BIKE LANE WHEN ANOTHER CAR APPROACHES.

ON A STREET LIKE COAST DRIVE THEY OFFER CYCLISTS THEIR OWN DEDICATED SPACE WITH NO LOSS OF STREET PARKING.

>> IT IS SO NEW THAT WE NEEDED EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: NICOLE BURGESS IS A CYCLING -- SHE SAYS THE CITIES SHOULD'VE DONE BETTER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON HOW TO USE ADVISORY BIKE LANES.

SHE DOES NOT AGREE THEY ARE UNSAFE.

IF ANYTHING SHE SAYS DRIVERS WHO ARE CONFUSED BY THE STREET DESIGN WILL SLOW DOWN AND BE MORE ALERT.

>> THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE, THE CARS ARE FLYING IN ON AUTOPILOT.

SO THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS.

THIS MAKES PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: 2021 WAS THE DEADLIEST YEAR FOR CYCLISTS IN RECENT MEMORY.

COAST DRIVE IS NOT EXACTLY SAFE BEFORE THE BIKE LANES.

IT HAS SEEN 72 COLLISIONS SINCE 2015.

THE CLASHES INTERVIEWED 38 PEOPLE.

THE BACKLASH IN MIRA MESA CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE MAYOR.

HE DECIDED TO PUT PLANS FOR MORE ADVISORY BIKE LANES ON HOLD PENDING A PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.

>>> THIS WEEK FOR YOU AND PUT OUT ITS LATEST CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT WARNING TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

YOUNG PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT REALITY.

THEIR PERSPECTIVE IS ON DISPLAY IN A NEW EXHIBIT IN HILLCREST.

>> Reporter: DR. --, DR.

PLASTIC PICKER CALLS HERSELF A SEAT AT ECO-WARRIOR TRYING TO SAVE THE EARTH ONE PIECE OF OCEAN BOUND PLASTIC AT A TIME.

>> I AM A CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH ADVOCATE.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME IS TO LET THE WORLD KNOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS A PUBLIC AND PEDIATRIC HEALTH CRISIS.

I WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND THINK TO MYSELF, HOW CAN I HELP STOP THIS AND THEN THE ARK TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?

IT SEEMS CRAZY BUT ONE OF THE SIMPLE THINGS A CHILD CAN DO IS ACTUALLY DRY PICTURE.

>> I USE MARKER AND I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY DON'T LIKE THE WASTE IN THE OCEAN.

SO I MADE THE OCEAN BLACK LIKE IT WAS OIL.

IN THE OIL IT'S A LOT OF OTHER PLASTIC TRASH AND STUFF THAT IS BAD FOR ANIMALS.

BUT WHEN IT COMES OUT OF THE BLACKWATER THE COLORS CHANGE FROM GRAY TO A BRIGHTER BLUE.

THAT MAKES IT SEYMOUR LIFE.

>> Reporter: LOOKING AT CLIMATE CHANGE IS AT THE HEART OF HASHTAG WE BORROWED THE EARTH FROM OUR CHILDREN.

-- AS AN ARTIST BUT HIS PATIENTS KNOW HIM AS DR. ANDRE.

>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO INVOLVE THE CHILDREN IN CREATING ART AND CREATING EXPERIENCE ABOUT HOW TO THINK ABOUT NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND BECOME A BETTER CITIZEN OF THIS WORLD.

>> Reporter: MIYA CENTERBURG IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THOSE CITIZENS.

THE 17-YEAR-OLD MISSION BAY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAD HER WATER THEMED PAINTING SELECTS AND FOR THE EXHIBIT.

>> I PORTRAYED EVERYBODY'S COLLECTIVE NEED AND THE WAYS WE ARE AFFECTING IT.

AND I SOUNDED THE WHOLE PIECE BY MAKING WAVES NEXT TO IT TO SHOW HOW EVERY ASPECT IS BEING AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: MAKING WAVES IS EXACTLY WHAT THE ARTIST AND ORGANIZERS WANT TO SHOW TO DO.

>> I THINK IT IS SUCH A USEFUL AND POWERFUL TOOLS TO CONVEY ANY SORT OF MESSAGES.

ANY VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS IS WHAT I AM MOSTLY INTERESTED IN.

I THICK IT IS SO INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS COME UP WITH AS WELL.

>> Reporter: A 12-YEAR-OLD OAK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, MICHELLE YOU.

>> I AM INTERESTED IN ANIMALS.

A LOT OF ANIMALS I LIKE ARE SLOWLY GOING EXTINCT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING CLIMATE.

AND A LOT OF TRASH THAT WE DUMP IT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENTS.

>> Reporter:.

CHRISTIANS WITNESS FIRSTHAND HOW CLIMATE CHANGES IMPACTING CHILDREN.

>> WE SEE AS MORE AND OBESITY.

WE SEE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

WE CAN ONLY BE HEALTHY AND A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S ALL CONNECTED.

THE REASON I BECAME A PEDIATRICIAN WAS TO CHANGE THINGS FROM THE START.

>> THESE PROBLEMS WE SEE PEDIATRICS IS ALL CONNECTED TO THE CLIMATE.

WHEN YOU REALIZE THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE AND HEALTH IN CHILDREN OF THE EARTH IT JUST OPENS THE DOORS AND MAKES US BE MORE CREATIVE TO DEAL WITH THESE MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT THE KIDS HAVE.

>> Reporter: HASHTAG WE BORROWED THE EARTH FROM OUR CHILDREN LETS STUDENTS EXPRESSIBLE IN CLEAR MESSAGES.

>> CHILDREN FUNDAMENTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE AS ADULTS MAKE HIM LOOK AT IT.

I THINK YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IT IS AN EX-ESSENTIAL CRISIS.

>> ART CAN HELP CONVEY THAT MESSAGE AND ENRICH A STUDENT'S LIFE.

>> IT IS CRITICALLY ENGAGING WITH THE TOPICS YOU ARE MAKING ARTWORK OF BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS TO BREAK IT DOWN AND VISUALLY COMMUNICATED TO AN AUDIENCE.

ART ACTUALLY DOES HAVE A VERY GREAT TRANSFORMATIVE POWER BECAUSE IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO CRITICALLY ENGAGE WITH THE IDEAS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AT THE STUDIO DOOR WITH HASHTAG WE BORROW THE EARTH FROM OUR CHILDREN.

>>> THIS IS A WEEKEND THAT IS LONG IN THE MAKING FOR A FAMILY AND THEIR DAUGHTER.

AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SHE IS FINALLY HEALTHY ENOUGH TO GO HOME.

MATT HOFFMAN WAS THEREFORE AN EMOTIONAL SENDOFF.

>> Reporter: AFTER 848 DAYS TO- YEAR-OLD EDDIE SMITH IS GOING HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

SHE WAS BORN PREMATURE IN DECEMBER OF 2019 AND DEVELOPED A CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE.

HER CONDITION WAS SO SEVERE THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL.

THERE WERE EVEN TIMES IT WAS UNCLEAR IF SHE WOULD EVER GO HOME.

>> SHE GAVE EVERYONE A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY BUT SHE HELD OUT AND SHE IS THE SWEETEST LITTLE THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

>> WE ALWAYS SAID ADDIE IS DRIVING THE BUS.

>> Reporter: HER PARENTS ALICIA AND CHRIS HAVE BEEN BY HER SIDE THE ENTIRE TIME.

HER DISCHARGE WAS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SPEND SOME REAL TIME WITH HER LITTLE BROTHER.

DOCTORS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A CASE LIKE AT THESE BEFORE.

SHE HAD ONGOING RESPIRATORY FAILURE AND CONSTANTLY NEEDED TO BE ON A VENTILATOR.

SUMAC SHE HAD VERY CRITICALLY ILL LUNGS AND WE REALLY STRUGGLE TO HELP SUPPORT HER.

THE PARENTS PERSEVERED AND SHE PERSEVERED.

WE FOUND A WAY TO HAVE HER GET HOME.

>> Reporter: 848 DAYS AS LONG AS THE PATIENT HAS EVER BEEN HERE AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

HER PARENTS SAY THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING TOGETHER AS A COMPLETE FAMILY.

>> OUR SON WHO IS SIX MONTHS, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH HIM AS WE WOULD'VE LIKED TO BECAUSE WE ARE HERE WITH ADDIE.

WE HAD TO PRIORITIZE OR ABOUT THAT.

JUST HAVE EVERYONE AT HOME UNDER ONE ROOF TOGETHER IS EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: ADDIE'S DISCHARGE BROUGHT TOGETHER DOZENS OF FAMILIES FRIENDS AND CARETAKERS.

BEING HOSPITALIZED DURING THE PANDEMIC MEANT FAMILY AND FRIENDS REALLY COULD NOT SEE HER MUCH.

AT HIS GRANDPARENTS SAY AFTER TWO YEARS THEY HAVE SOME GROUND MAKEUP.

>> BEING TOGETHER AT CHRISTMAS, FOR HER BIRTHDAY, JUST ENJOYING THOSE TIMES.

WE HAVE HARDLY HELD HER OR SEEN HER IN TWO YEARS.

WE HAVE MISSED SO MUCH.

WE WILL MAKE UP FOR IT.

>> Reporter: DOCTORS ARE HOPEFUL AT HIS LUNGS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW EVEN TO A POINT WHERE SHE CAN BE OFF OF A VENTILATOR ONE DAY.

>>> MAJOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL IS BACK.

THE PADRES WELCOME THEIR FANS TO PETCO PARK ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOR FAN FEST.

PAST PLAYERS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS AND WATCH PARTY WAS HELD ON THE BIG SCREEN.

THE PADRES WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST HOME GAME THIS COMING THURSDAY ON APRIL 14th AGAINST LAST YEAR'S WORLD SERIES CHAMPS, THE ATLANTA BRAVES.

>>> ANOTHER SIGN OF SPRING IS THE WARMER WEATHER.

THERE WAS A NEW PLACE TO COOL OFF AT UNIVERSITY CITY.

THE NEW COMMUNITY POOL MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAM OR FIRST IN THE POOL.

THIS POOL IS NOW OPEN FOR EVERYONE.

>> THIS IS A 25 YARD BY 25 METER.

IT ALSO HAS AN A.D.A.

ACCESS AND A SHALLOW END.

FOR YOUNGER SWIMMERS OR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY POOL IS PLACED RIGHT BETWEEN STANLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SPRECKELS ELEMENTARY.

THE PLAYGROUND HAS WALKING TRAILS AND OUTDOOR THEATER SPACE.

THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS IN 2014.

THEY WORKED WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

>> LIVING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S RIGHT FOR ANY CHILD TO GO THROUGH SCHOOLS WITHOUT LEARNING HOW TO SWIM.

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN MAKING THAT REALITY.

>> Reporter: THIS COMMUNITY POOL HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR YEARS.

AFTER ALL THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TAKEN TIME TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN THE FUND AND THE FUNDING.

THE JOINT VENTURE WAS PAID FOR BY CAPITAL BOND MONEY APPROVED BY SAN DIEGO VOTERS.

THIS WILL BE USED BY STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM AND PLAY AND POSSIBLY TRAIN FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

THE GRAND OPENING COMES TOO LATE FOR UNIVERSITY CITY HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMERS WHO ARE ABOUT TO GRADUATE AND WHO HAVE BEEN BORROWING LANES LATELY.

>> WE HAD TO BOUNCE AROUND AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY POOLS.

I WISH WE HAD THIS FOR SEASON BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE IT WILL BE FOR THE NEXT KIDS.

>> Reporter: BRIAN HELD THE RIBBON THAT WAS EVENTUALLY CUT TO OPEN THE POOL.

SHE STOOD IN THE SWELTERING HEAT HAPPY TO DO SO FOR HER NEIGHBORHOOD.

UP HERE AND IS NOW A MEMBER OF SAN DIEGO STATE SWIM.

>> SEEN THIS INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL POOL FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, FOR ALL CHILDREN TO NOT ONLY LEARN HOW TO SWIM BUT A RELATIONAL PLAY IN AND IT LEAVES ME AT ALL.

>> Reporter: SUMMER IN APRIL WITH THE PERFECT PLACE TO COOL OFF.

>>> FINALLY ON THE SO WE HAVE A STORY THAT ANY PET OWNER WANT TO SEE.

JOHN CARROLL VISITED A SENIOR HOME BUT TURNED OUT OF ITS PROPERTY INTO A CAT SANCTUARY.

THAT IS WHERE HE MET A WOMAN WHO IS PROVIDING HEALING AND LOVE TO SOME OF THE COUNTIES 1 MILLION STRAYS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS PROBABLY NOT WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE AT THE BACK OF AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY FOR SENIORS.

>> THIS IS OUR MAIN COTTAGE.

WELCOME TO CHANTE'S HOUSE.

>> Reporter: CHRISTINA HANCOCK FOUNDED CHANTE'S PLACE FIVE YEARS AGO.

SHE IS A LAWYER AND A CRITICAL CARE NURSE.

ONE DAY SHE TOOK A WRONG TURN AND FOUND HERSELF FACE TO FACE WITH A BARREL QUIT THAT WOULD CHANGE HER LIFE.

SHE NAMED HER CHANTE AND SHE BEGAN DRIVING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY DAY TO FEED HER.

>> I THOUGHT I WILL TRAP HER AND BRING HER HOME AND THEN I DISCOVERED SHE WAS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

>> Reporter: HANCOCK LEARNED THERE WERE MORE THAN 60 FERAL CATS IN THE AREA.

SHE AND A HANDFUL OF VOLUNTEERS STARTED FEEDING THEM AND GETTING THEM SPAYED AND NEUTERED AND CARING FOR THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS.

HANCOCK SAID SHE KNEW THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH.

THEY NEEDED A PLACE.

AND SHE HAD AN IDEA.

SHE CONTACTED THE OWNERS OF THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY AND PROPOSED BUILDING A CAT SANCTUARY BEHIND THE BUILDING AND CHANTE'S HOUSE WAS BORN.

>> WE HAVE A GROUND LEASE FOR 12 1/2 YEARS.

THEY GIVE US THE SPACE.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT KNEW A GOOD THING WHEN THEY SAW IT.

>> THE RESIDENCE OF THE CATS.

WE WILL COME IN IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEY WILL TELL US STORIES ABOUT THE CATS.

>> Reporter: YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING AT THIS POINT I'M AWARE IS THE SPECIAL PLACE?

THE LOCATION IS A SECRET.

CHRISTINA HANCOCK SAID IF PEOPLE KNEW WHAT WAS SHE IS AFRAID THEY WOULD START BRINGING FERAL CATS HERE AND THEY HAVE A GOT ALL THEY CAN HANDLE.

PLUS THERE IS THE ABANDONMENT OF CATS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF AN ANIMAL IS A CRIME.

BUT FOR THE FERAL CATS WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO LIVE YOUR, LIFE IS GOOD.

>> THIS ALL HAPPENED VERY ORGANICALLY.

FIRST WE BUILT THE FIRST COTTAGE TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN.

THEN WE WERE LIKE LET'S HAVE A TREE HOUSE, LET'S HAVE A WATERFALL.

>> Reporter: THE SANCTUARY IS DIVIDED INTO A SERIES OF PAVILIONS.

EACH ONE AN OASIS OF CALM AND HEALING.

WHEN IT COMES TO HEALING CHANTE'S HOUSE TOOK A GIANT STEP FORWARD A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

>> THIS IS THE NEW INFIRMARY THAT WE JUST BUILT.

SO CATS CAN GO IN AND OUT.

>> Reporter: FOR THE CATS THAT DON'T NEED MEDICAL CARE THE VIBE IS STILL ONE OF HEALING.

SOFT AND SOOTHING MUSIC AND WIND CHIMES ARE IN THE AIR.

EVERY NEED OF THE CATS IS TAKEN CARE OF.

BUT THAT MEANS DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED.

>> WE CAN ALWAYS USE FOOD, KITTY LITTER, AND WE CAN USE VOLUNTEERS JUST TO CUDDLE THE KITTIES THAT ARE TAME AND WANT TO BE CUDDLED.

WE ARE STRETCHED PRETTY THIN.

>> WE DID NOT SEE MANY CATS THE DAY WE SHOP THE STORY.

CATS TEND TO SLEEP DURING THE DAY.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF SABINA WHO SEEMS TO BE WONDERING WHAT WE ARE DOING.

THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING AT CHANTE'S PLACE AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE GOAL IS TO ADOPT THE CATS OUT ONCE THEY BECOME TAME.

BUT IF THEY REMAIN FERAL THEY CAN STAY HERE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

CHRISTINA HANCOCK HOPES OTHER PEOPLE FOLLOW HER MODEL FOR A CAT SANCTUARY.

IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE A DONATION JUST GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, CHANTE'S HOUSE.ORG.

THERE YOU WILL ALSO SEE A LOT OF PICTURES OF THE FELINE RESIDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO TRANSFORMED THIS PREVIOUSLY UNUSED AREA INTO THE PLACE OF BEAUTY AND LOVE THAT IT IS TODAY.

>>> A REMINDER THAT ALL OF THE STORIES CAN BE FOUND AT THE CAPE DBs NEWS PAGE AND WE HAVE FULL EPISODES OF EVENING EDITION WHICH YOU CAN STREAM MY WIFE WEEKNIGHTS AT 5:00.

>>> WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS LOOK AT THE KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

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