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

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

COMING UP, SHARING THE ROAD IN SAN DIEGO.

AN UPDATE ON THE NEW PROTECTED BIKE LANES IN NORTHPARK, AND HOW IT MIGHT SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE CITY.

>>> TAKING OUT THE TRASH.

MOM'S IN NORTH COUNTY DECIDE PART OF THE SOLUTION IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IS TO GRAB A BAG.

>>> AND DISCOVERING LOCAL MUSIC.

WE WILL HAVE A PREVIEW OF THIS YEAR'S KPBS SUMMER MUSIC SERIES .

>>> WE START WITH THE ONGOING BATTLE TO DEAL WITH COVID-19.

KPBS.ORG HAS ALL THE LATEST MOVES ON MASK WEARING AND VACCINE MANDATES.

LOCALLY, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE GETTING NERVOUS.

KPBS REPORTER CLAIRE TRICK US OR TELLS US CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE WONDERING WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT HOLD .

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN A ROUGH PAST YEAR AND A HALF FOR RANDY AND HIS 4-YEAR-OLD SON.

THEY WERE EXCITED FOR THE 1st DAY AT A NEW PRESCHOOL LAST WEEK , BUT THEIR EXCITEMENT DID NOT LAST LONG.

>> WE CAUGHT A SUMMER COLD.

AND WITH ANY COLD, FOR YOU TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, YOU NEED A NEGATIVE COVID TEST.

4 AFTER ONE DAY AT SCHOOL, MILES WAS HOME AGAIN.

HE WENT BACK ON FRIDAY BUT ON SATURDAY, THEY GOT MORE BAD NEWS.

>> WE GOT A CALL FROM THE YMCA.

LONG STORY SHORT, ONE OF THE KIDS OVER THE WEEKEND TESTED POSITIVE, AND THE KID WAS AT SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, SO THAT IS WHERE THEY WERE IN MILES CLASS, AND HE WAS EXPOSED.

HIS CLASS WAS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN FOR 2 WEEKS.

4 RANDY AND HIS WIFE ABIGAIL ARE BACK TO A REALITY THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD PASSED, TRYING TO WORK FROM HOME WILL TAKEN CARE OF MILES AND HIS YOUNGER SISTER, AMELIA.

THOUGH EMILIO WAS NOT EXPOSED, THEY ARE ALSO KEEPING HER HOME FOR 2 WEEKS.

>> ABBY IS UPSTAIRS WORKING NORMALLY, AND I AM STUCK DOWNSTAIRS WITH THE DEVILS.

>> Reporter: AT MOST CHILDCARE CENTERS, IT STILL LOOKS LIKE 2020.

KIDS 12 AND UNDER ARE UNVACCINATED, SO EVERYONE AGES 2 END UP ARE WEARING MASKS.

PROVIDERS ARE STILL TAKING OTHER PRECAUTIONS AS WELL, WHICH IS HARD ON THEIR BUSINESS.

SO SAYS LAURA, AN EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE ADVISOR.

>> SOME OF THEM ARE CHOOSING TO SERVE FEWER KIDS, OR SERVE THEM IN GROUPS THAT MAKE IT HARDER TO STAFF.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE JUST REDUCING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT THEY CAN PULL IN FOR THEIR BUSINESS, AND ALREADY THESE ARE BUSINESSES OPERATING ON THEN TO NONEXISTENT MARGINS.

>> Reporter: SALLY, THE OWNER OF DISCOVERY PRESCHOOL IN OCEANSIDE, SAYS SHE IS NOW AT 70 PERCENT CAPACITY, AND SHE'S ALLOWING GROUPS OF KIDS TO MIX IN THE MORNING AND EVENING SO SHE CAN EXTEND HER HOURS, BUT SHE CAN'T COUNT ON CONSISTENCY, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE DELTA VARIANT IS CAUSING CASES TO SURGE AGAIN.

>> I COULD'VE CALLED UP MY WAITLIST, BUT I'M JUST SO WORRIED THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO GO BACK IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND I HAVE TO ASK ALL OF THESE PEOPLE THAT STARTED TO GO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

>> Reporter: SHE LIKE MANY PROVIDERS ARE STRUGGLING TO HIRE NEW STAFF.

SHE'S ALSO HAD TO PASS IT ON THE COST TO PARENTS.

THIS YEAR SHE RAISED RATES BY 8%.

HOLLY WEBER, THE OWNER OF MAGIC HOURS CHILDREN CENTER, SAYS SHE IS AT 60% CAPACITY NOW, AND SHE IS STUCK AT THAT LEVEL, BECAUSE SHE CANNOT HIRE MORE QUALIFIED STAFF TO INCREASE CLASS SIZES.

>> THE ONLY THING THAT IS STOPPING US AS HAVING A QUALIFIED STAFF MEMBER TO CONTINUE TO BUILD.

>> Reporter: THE VACCINE FOR KIDS 2 AND UP IS A GLOW ON THE HORIZON AND IT COULD COME BY LATE FALL OR EARLY WINTER MAMA BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE THEM FEEL MUCH BETTER.

>> ONCE IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, HOW MANY PARENTS ARE WILLING AND COMFORTABLE?

WHAT IF WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PARENTS WHO AREN'T COMFORTABLE TO AND VACCINATE THEIR CHILD.

HOW MUCH LONGER ARE THESE RESTRICTIONS GOING TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS?

>> Reporter: ONE POSITIVE IS THAT MASKS HAVE REALLY CUT DOWN ON THE TYPICAL ILLNESSES THAT USUALLY COARSER DAY CARE CENTERS.

SHE PLANS TO USE THEM WELL INTO THE FUTURE TO WRINKLED AND FEW SEASON, BUT SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTAL IMPACTS.

>> WE HAVE 2-YEAR-OLDS THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN THE FACES OF THEIR CAREGIVERS.

>> Reporter: FOR PARENTS, THEY KNOW THE YEAR AHEAD WILL LIKELY INVOLVE STAYING AT HOME FROM WORK WHEN A KID IS SICK, EVEN WITH JUST A RUNNY NOSE.

AND THAT PUTS NEW WEIGHT ON HIS DAY-TO-DAY DECISIONS.

>> I THINK IT'S AT HOME WHO AREN'T VACCINATED AND WILL BE VACCINATED FOR PROBABLY ANOTHER YEAR, I AM GOING TO WEAR A MASK.

I AM GOING TO WEAR A MASK LIKE NOTHING HAS CHANGED, BECAUSE NOTHING HAS.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE COUNTY REPORTS 70% OF ELIGIBLE SAN DIEGANS ARE FULLY VACCINATED, AND EVEN MORE HAVE AT LEAST ONE SHOT.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF VACCINE RESOURCES AT KPBS.ORG , INCLUDING A MAP OF LOCATIONS.

JUST CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> OUR COVID-19 LIVE BLOG IS ALSO GETTING A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER STORIES RESONATING WITH READERS THIS WEEK.

>>> NEARLY A QUARTER OF 1 MILLION CALIFORNIANS ARE STATE WORKERS, AND SOON THEY WILL NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION, OR GET REGULAR COVID TESTS.

YOU SEE SANDY AGOURA HILLS SAYS IT IS DEALING WITH A DATA BREACH THAT INVOLVES EMPLOYEE EMAIL ACCOUNTS, AND A SAN DIEGO MAN SAYS HE EXPERIENCED BANKING WHILE BLACK.

KPBS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER AMITA SHARMA HAS HIS STORY.

>> Reporter: JOHN PITTMAN THE THIRD IS A LAWYER, WHO ALSO SPENT 19 YEARS WORKING IN THE FINANCE INDUSTRY.

HE KNOWS THE BANKING BUSINESS.

>> YOU KNOW, THEY VERIFY THE MOTHER VERIFY IF THERE'S AN ISSUE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO RESIDENT WAS PREPARED IN EARLY 2020 WHEN HE WENT THROUGH A BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH IN PACIFIC BEACH TO CASH A $12,000 CHECK FROM AN INSURANCE SETTLEMENT.

THE PAYMENT FROM THE GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY WAS A BANK OF AMERICA CHECK, BUT JUST IN CASE, HE BROUGHT ADDITIONAL PAPERWORK FROM GEICO, AND THREE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION.

A DRIVERS LICENSE, PASSPORT, AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

YET THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE BRANCHES ASSISTANT MANAGER POINT >> SHE CAME BACK AND WAS TELLING ME THAT SHE CAN'T CASH IT, BECAUSE MY NAME HAD THE THIRD ON MY IDENTIFICATION, BUT THE THIRD WAS NOT WRITTEN ON THE CHECK.

>> Reporter: BUT THE SUFFIX THE THIRD ON PITTMAN'S NAME WAS WRITTEN ON THE REST OF THE GEICO DOCUMENTS.

HE SUGGESTED THE ASSISTANT MANAGER CONTACT GEICO TO CONFIRM HIS IDENTITY.

>> SHE'S LIKE NO, WE CAN'T, WE HAVE NO WAY.

EVEN IF WE CALL TO VERIFY, WE HAVE NO WAY TO NOTATE THAT WE VERIFIED.

>> Reporter: PITTMAN SAID HE CALLED GEICO ON THE CELL PHONE, BUT THE INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE ON SPEAKERPHONE TO ADDRESS THE ASSISTANT MANAGER'S CONCERNS.

>> AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGER SAYS I DON'T KNOW YOU ARE.

YOU COULD BE JUST ONE OF HIS FRIENDS HE'S CALLING.

>> Reporter: PITTMAN AGAIN ASKED HER TO CALL GEICO.

SHE REFUSED TO MAKE THAT CALL, BUT THAT SHE MADE ANOTHER.

>> SHE SAID SHE'S GOING TO TALK TO THE MANAGER, AND SHE COMES BACK AND SAYS, WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE AUTHORITIES, SO, YOU ARE TRYING TO STEAL THE MONEY FROM THE REAL JOHN PITTMAN.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS ON THE ADVICE OF THE GEICO REPRESENTATIVE, HE EXITED THE BANK, BUT WAS LEFT WITH AN ACHING THOUGHT.

>> SO I'M THINKING THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF I WASN'T A BLACK PERSON, YOU KNOW.

I , I JUST CANNOT SEE THEM CALLING THE POLICE ON EVERY PERSON THAT THEY GET A CHECK THAT DOESN'T HAVE "JUNIOR," OR "THE THIRD."

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID TO BE A MANAGER TOLD HER MORE THAN A YEAR LATER THAT THE ASSISTANT MANAGER WAS ONLY PRETENDING TO CALL THE POLICE.

KPBS TRIED TO INTERVIEW THAT BRANCH MANAGER, BUT HE DECLINED .

BE A CORPORATE SPOKESMAN BILL HALLIGAN SAYS IT IS STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICE NOT TO CASH A CHECK IF THE RECIPIENT NAME AND IDENTIFICATION DON'T PRECISELY MATCH, TO PROTECT AGAINST POTENTIAL FRAUD.

BUT IS IT STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICE TO ACCUSE A CUSTOMER OF STEALING, AND THEN THREATENED TO CALL THE POLICE, AS PITTMAN SAYS THEY DID WITH HIM?

>> IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT UNCOMMON FOR US TO HEAR STORIES OF RACIALIZED AND RACIST BEHAVIOR IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

MAC HUDSON MUNOZ IS A RESEARCH ANALYST WITH THE COMMITTEE FOR BETTER BANKS, WHICH REPRESENTS INDUSTRY WORKERS AND CONSUMERS.

>> IT IS A PROBLEM WHEN THE FIRST RESPONSE AT ANY ORGANIZATION IS TO INVOLVE THE POLICE, RATHER THAN TO TREAT THE CUSTOMER AS A REAL PERSON, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE MATERIALS THAT THIS PERSON HAD TO BACK UP THEIR IDENTITY.

>> Reporter: THE TERM ADVOCATES USED TO DESCRIBE THESE SITUATIONS IS BANKING WHILE BLACK.

BLACK CUSTOMERS HAVE LONG COMPLAINED OF BEING CONFRONTED WITH SKEPTICISM, HURDLES, AND CALLS TO POLICE WHILE SEEKING BASIC TRANSACTIONS.

ED GOLDING IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MIT'S GOLUB CENTER FOR FINANCE AND BANKING.

HE SAYS RACE ISN'T LIKELY THE ONLY ISSUE IN PITTMAN'S CASE.

THE SIZE OF THE CHECK, AND THE FACT THAT PITTMAN WASN'T A CUSTOMER, WERE ALSO FACTORS, BUT HE SAYS THEY DON'T EXCUSE THE ASSISTANT MANAGER'S ALLEGED ACTIONS.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE THE FACTS OF THIS CASE, IT WAS A VERY INAPPROPRIATE WAY OF SAYING, GO AWAY, WE DON'T WANT TO SERVE YOU.

>> Reporter: BANK OF AMERICA ULTIMATELY SENT A LETTER TO PITTMAN, STANDING BY ITS POLICY.

HOWEVER, THE LETTER ALSO STATED, QUOTE, WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE YOU MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED AS A RESULT OF THIS MATTER, AND APOLOGIZE FOR ANY SERVICE PROVIDED THAT DID NOT MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

PITTMAN WANTED THE BANK TO APOLOGIZE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ASSISTANT MANAGER'S BEHAVIOR.

HE ALSO ASKED FOR MONETARY DAMAGES, WHICH THE BANK REFUSED.

HE SAYS HE IS STILL FEELING DEMORALIZED.

>> IT MAKES ME FEEL 2 INCHES TALL, A LITTLE BIT.

IT MAKES ME FEEL TARGETED.

>> Reporter: AMITA SHARMA , KPBS NEWS .

>>> DOZENS OF LOCAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE PART OF A $1 BILLION REAL ESTATE DEAL.

THE SELLER IS A MAJOR PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION.

KPBS RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM TALKED WITH RENTERS WHO ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

>> Reporter: LOCAL LEADERS AND TENANT RATE LEADERS GATHERED IN NATIONAL CITY, DEMANDING THAT THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION STOP THE SALE OF ITS NEARLY 6000 HOUSING UNITS TO THE PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM, BLACKSTONE.

STANDING IN FRONT OF THE GOLD ENTRY APARTMENTS, ANNE-MARIE McCALEB HAS CALLED THIS BUILDING HOME FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS.

AS ONE OF THE 66 BUILDINGS THE FOUNDATION IS SELLING TO BLACKSTONE FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $1 BILLION.

MOST OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE FOUNDATIONS MANY PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS IN SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING KPBS.

SHE WAS ALSO MEMBER OF THE TENANTS RIGHT ORGANIZATION, AND SHE'S WORRIED WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HER FAMILY WHEN BLACKSTONE TAKES OVER.

>> AM AFRAID THAT WILL HAVE TO MOVE ON, BECAUSE THEY AREN'T IN FAVOR OF US.

THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF HIMSELF, AND GROWING THEIR MONEY.

>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK CITY- BASED BLACKSTONE HAS BEEN BUYING UP LOW INCOME AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING COMPLEXES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS , KATHLEEN McCARTHY, THE GLOBAL COHEAD OF BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE WROTE, WE EXPECT THAT A RESIDENT MAKING 80% OR LESS OF AMI WILL CONTINUE TO FIND THE MAJORITY OF UNITS AFFORDABLE.

WE PLAN TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, EXCEEDING $100 MILLION, TO ADDRESS UNADDRESSED RESIDENT REQUESTS.

McCARTHY ALSO WROTE BLACKSTONE'S RENOVATION OF THE APARTMENTS WILL GENERATE 500 LOCAL JOBS.

McCALEB PAYS $1400 PER MONTH FOR A ROACH INFESTED ONE- BEDROOM APARTMENT DOUBTS SHE WILL BENEFIT FROM ANY UPGRADES.

>> THEY WILL MAYBE TRY TO OFFER SOMETHING, BECAUSE PRETTY MUCH THAT'S WHAT THEY DO TO MAKE IT A FANCIER APARTMENT, AND THEN MAYBE THE AMOUNT THAT THEY GIVE US CAN'T EVEN FUND WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

>> Reporter: NATIONAL CITY VICE MAYOR JOSE RODRIGUEZ SAYS HE'S NOT CONFIDENT BLACKSTONE WILL KEEP ANY PROMISES IT'S MAKING, AND HE'S MORNING BLACKSTONE THAT A STRONG TENANTS RIGHT CULTURE IS GROWING IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

>> THE GOOD THING IS DOING THESE PUBLIC ACTIONS IS TO ENSURE THAT THIS NEW PROSPECTIVE BUYER KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH, AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH TENANTS THAT ARE ORGANIZED, WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REPRESENT EVERYBODY , SO THAT THEY KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A FIGHT ONCE THE SALE GOES THROUGH.

>> Reporter: BLACKSTONE GROUP EXPECTS THE TRANSACTION TO CLOSE LATER THIS YEAR.

CHRISTINA KIM, KPBS NEWS .

>> WE HAVE MORE FROM CHRISTINA KIM, INCLUDING OUR LATEST COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON THE MEANING BEHIND THE TERM LET NEXT.

YOU CAN STREAM IT ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A MONTH OF PAIN AND PROGRESS FOR CYCLISTS IN SAN DIEGO.

THESE TWO STORIES FROM KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN DETAIL THE RECENT SPIKE IN DEADLY CRASHES ON OUR STREETS, AND THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE TO MAKE THEM SAFER.

>>> SHE WAS KIND, AND BRILLIANT , AND BEAUTIFUL.

>> Reporter: KRISTIN VICTOR REMEMBERS HER FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, LAURA CHIN, A PROMINENT LOCAL ARCHITECT, WHO WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A DRIVER LAST TUESDAY.

WHILE RIDING HER BIKE ON PERSHING DRIVE AND BALBOA PARK.

>> IT IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO HOME, BECAUSE WE BOTH ADVOCATED FOR A SAVER, MORE SUSTAINABLE SAN DIEGO.

IT WAS IN OUR HEARTS.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS ONE OF FIVE PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED BY BIKING AND SANDED THE COUNTY OVER THE PAST MONTH.

>> SAFE STREETS NOW.

>> Reporter: DOZENS OF ACTIVISTS GATHER NEAR THE CRASH SITE TO: SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA, AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS TO BUILD SAFE BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH A GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY.

PLANS TO ADD PROTECTED BY CLAIMS TO PERSHING DRIVE HAVE IT ON THE BOOKS FOR NEARLY A DECADE, BUT THEY'VE BEEN REPEATEDLY DELAYED, AS HAVE A HOST OF OTHER BIKE SAFETY PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>> THE CHOICE TO RIDE SHOULD NOT COST US OUR LIVES.

THIS IS THE TIME FOR OUR GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO ACT QUICKER THAN EVER BEFORE.

>> Reporter: THE ACTIVISTS WANT GLORIA TO COMMIT TO BUILDING 25 MILES OF PROTECTED BIKE LANES IN SAN DIEGO EACH YEAR.

GLORIA'S OFFICE SAYS IT IS WORKING ON PLANS TO BUILD BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE MORE QUICKLY COME UP AT THE MAYOR HAS NOT YET COMMITTED TO A TIMELINE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS .

>> Reporter: JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, 30th STREET WAS ONLY FOR THE BRAVEST OF CYCLISTS, THOSE WILLING TO SHARE A LIEN ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE WITH CARS ZOOMING BY.

NOW CYCLISTS HAVE THEIR OWN LANE, PROTECTED FROM TRAFFIC WITH A PAINTED BUFFER ZONE, PLASTIC POLES, AND IN SOME PLACES, A LINE OF PARKED CARS.

>> IT'S SO RELAXING.

I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I CAN RIDE FOREVER.

>> Reporter: MARISSA TUCKER BORK AS SAYS THE DIFFERENCES NIGHT AND DAY.

>> THE PLACES WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING BACK IN, THE PARKING FEELS QUITE PROTECTED, AND ACTUALLY ACTS AS A ADDITIONAL BARRIER.

OVERALL, IN TERMS OF THE COMPROMISES THAT WERE MADE WITH THE COMMUNITY, I FEEL THEY DID A SOLID JOB.

>> Reporter: CURRENTLY, THE BIKE LANES STRETCH 1.5 MILES FROM JUNIPER STREET TO POLK AVENUE.

IN A FEW MONTHS, THEY PLAN ON EXTENDING THE NORTH BY ANOTHER MILE TO ADAMS AVENUE.

THE DESIGN IS NOT PERFECT.

ON A QUICK RIDE UP AND DOWN 30th, WE HAD TO WEAVE INTO TRAFFIC TO AVOID A U.P.S.

TRUCK PARKED IN THE BIKE LANE, BUT THERE IS TIME TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

>> I HAVE SEEN BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS WITH PLANTERS, BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS WITH CEMENT OR TREES, SO I THINK THAT AS THIS CORRIDOR EVOLVES, AND AS IT CHANGES, THERE IS TONS OF OPPORTUNITY.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE GREENERY.

>> WE DID GET ONE YELP REVIEW THAT SAID PARKING IS A CHALLENGE.

MAC LAURA OWNS THE CIDER WORKS ON 30th STREET.

SHE FEELS FOR HER FELLOW BUSINESS OWNERS WORRIED ABOUT HOW THE LOSS OF STREET PARKING WILL IMPACT THEIR LIVELIHOODS, BUT SHE NOTES THERE IS AN UNDERUTILIZED PARKING GARAGE ON 30th STREET, WITH SOME OF THE CHEAPEST RATES IN SAN DIEGO.

EVEN WITH LESS PARKING, LAST WEEKEND DURING PRIDE, SHE GOT MORE BUSINESS THAN ANY TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

>> THIS IS A COMPROMISE.

WE NEED TO SHARE THE ROADS AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE NEED TO PLAN FOR PROGRESS TOGETHER.

IT DOESN'T DO ANYONE ANY GOOD TO BE FIGHTING.

IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD TO HATE BIKERS OR BUSINESSES.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE WE NEED EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: MANY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS DON'T SHARE THE OPTIMISM, AND A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE PROJECT IS ONGOING.

MEANWHILE, CYCLISTS ARE PLANNING A GROUP BIKE RIDE ON AUGUST 1st TO CELEBRATE THE NEW BIKE LANES.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> IN NORTH COUNTY, A CYCLIST HURT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IS RECOVERING AT A BRAND-NEW REHAB HOSPITAL.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN GOT A LOOK INSIDE , AND SHOWS US HOW IT HELPS PEOPLE MAKE THE TRANSITION BACK TO THEIR HOMES.

>> Reporter: 77-YEAR-OLD DOUG BAILEY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSION.

>> LET'S GO AROUND IN FRONT OF THE CAR.

>> Reporter: AFTER A HORRIBLE BIKE ACCIDENT WHICH BROKE HIS NECK, AND CAUSED SPINAL CORD DAMAGE.

HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW PALOMAR HEALTH REHABILITATION INSTITUTE.

>> I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, ACTUALLY.

IT COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUS ENOUGH TO STOP MY BREATHING.

>> Reporter: WHILE BAILEY'S BRAIN IS WORKING FINE, HE IS HAVING TO RELEARN HOW TO USE IT.

2 WEEKS BEFORE BEING ADMITTED, HE WAS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND.

A >> THEY TAUGHT ME HOW TO WALK AGAIN, ACTUALLY, HOW TO USE NEW NEURAL PATHWAYS, SINCE THE SPINAL CORD IS DAMAGED.

YOU KNOW, MY BRAIN THINKS I CAN GET UP AND GO FOR A JOG RIGHT NOW, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: WITH A FEW HOURS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PER DAY, BAILEY SAYS HE FEELS HIMSELF GETTING STRONGER.

>> I CAN TELL IN IMPROVING.

MY FUNCTION IN THE FINGERTIPS, I COULDN'T DO THIS BEFORE AT ALL.

SO IT'S COMING BACK.

NOT AS FAST AS I WOULD LIKE, BUT FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED.

>> THAT WAS GOOD.

HER BALANCE IS GETTING BETTER.

>> Reporter: BAILEY IS ALSO UNDERGOING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.

>> PUTTING ON MY CLOTHES, BATHING MYSELF, FEEDING MYSELF.

>> Reporter: MOST PATIENTS STAY HERE FOR JUST UNDER 2 WEEKS, BUT BAILEY HAS A 30 DAY STAY.

WHILE HE CAN WALK AGAIN, THE NEXT PART OF HIS RECOVERY WILL FOCUS ON REFINING HIS MOTOR SKILLS.

>> RIGHT NOW I DON'T EVEN THINK I COULD SIGN MY NAME TO A PIECE OF PAPER, BUT I THINK THAT WILL IMPROVE A LOT.

>> Reporter: THE IDEA BEHIND THIS FACILITY IS TO PREPARE PEOPLE FOR A RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE.

FOR SOME THAT COULD MEAN LEARNING HOW TO USE A WASHER OR DRYER AGAIN.

OR EVEN LEARNING HOW TO OPEN AND CLOSE A REFRIGERATOR.

THE REHAB FACILITY IS TECHNICALLY A HOSPITAL, AND ALSO HAS A FULL APARTMENT INSIDE WHERE PATIENTS CAN STAY OVERNIGHT JUST BEFORE BEING RELEASED BACK INTO THEIR HOMES.

>> WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL DAY LIKE AT HOME?

ARE YOU A GOLFER?

IS THAT WHERE WE WANT TO GO WITH THIS?

ARE YOU A WALKER, HIKER?

WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES DO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO TOLERATE WHEN YOU GO HOME?

THAT'S HOW WE BUILD THAT PLAN.

>> Reporter: NATALIE IS THE CEO OF THE REHAB INSTITUTE, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN PALOMAR HEALTH AND KINDRED HOSPITAL.

>> THERE IS DEFINITELY A NEED, ESPECIALLY IN NORTH COUNTY, FOR THIS TYPE OF CARE.

AS A SEPARATE ENTITY FROM A NORMAL ACUTE CARE, SO WE HAVE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, SPECIAL TRAINED NURSING STAFF.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THAT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDES MOTION SENSING TECHNOLOGY, WHICH CAN BE USED IN GAMES TO HELP PEOPLE REGAIN BALANCE AND FUNCTION.

IS ALSO A SMALL CAR INSIDE OF THE GYM THAT PATIENTS CAN PRACTICE GETTING IN AND OUT OF.

>> OUR HOSPITAL IS BILLED FOR THAT REHABILITATION PATIENT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE OB OR E.R.

WE ARE NOT COMPETING FOR RESOURCES.

EVERYTHING IS BUILT AROUND REHABILITATION.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITY WAS LICENSED BY THE STATE IN MAY, AND ONLY ACCEPTING MEDICARE PATIENTS, BUT THAT WILL CHANGE AS OPERATIONS ARE SCALED UP OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN JUST WITH OUR SMALL POPULATION, IS 84 TO 90% OF OUR PATIENTS GO HOME.

THEY DON'T NEED TO GO TO A SKILL LEVEL FOR FURTHER CARE.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITY GENERALLY TREATS PATIENTS WHO SUFFER STROKES, AMPUTATIONS, AND SPINAL CORD DAMAGE.

>> I WANT YOU TO NOT HOLD ON IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

>> OKAY.

>> THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME WALKING WITHOUT HOLDING ONTO ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: BAILEY'S PROGRESS IS REMARKABLE.

HE'S HOPING TO BE AT OR NEAR 100% FUNCTION SOON.

RIGHT NOW, HE STILL HAS TO WEAR A BRACE AROUND HIS BODY AND NECK.

>> I'M HOPING THAT AS MY STRENGTH RETURNS, AND MY BALANCE RETURNS, THAT I WON'T HAVE TO WEAR AS MANY BRACES, ANYWAY.

MAYBE NOT EVEN A NECK BRACE.

I DON'T KNOW.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IF YOU ARE COACHABLE, AND WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM STAFF, RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE.

HE'S NOT SURE WHAT LIFE WILL BE LIKE WHEN SHE GOES HOME.

>> I THINK MY BICYCLING DAYS MIGHT BE OVER, JUST BECAUSE I AM MY WIFE'S PRIMARY CAREGIVER, AND I DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THAT ANYMORE THAN I HAVE TO.

>> I WANT YOU TO DO IT REALLY SAFELY, SLOWLY.

>> I'M NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING.

>> TRY NOT TO.

IF YOU HAVE TO, IT IS HERE.

>> Reporter: HE IS SAID TO GO HOME AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

>> YES, NICE WORK.

TURNAROUND FOR ME.

>> Reporter: MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> ALSO IN NORTH COUNTY, A STORY THAT SHOWS IT IS HARD TO STOP A GROUP OF DETERMINED MOMS.

TONYA THORNE SHOWS US HOW THEY MENTION AND NOTICED A PROBLEM IN THEIR VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD.

INSTEAD OF WALKING PAST IT, THEY DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, JOVITA SERAFIN GETS SUPPLIES READY FOR HER VOLUNTEERS.

SHE SUPPLIES BUCKETS, TRASH BAGS, GLOVES, AND GRABBERS, FOR THE GROUP OF PEOPLE MEETING HER AT LUZ DURAN PARK PARK .

WE ARE A GROUP OF VOLUNTEER MOMS AND GRANDMOTHERS.

RIGHT NOW SINCE THE KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL, THE CHILDREN, AND HELP AS WELL.

THEY CALL THEMSELVES GUERRERAS EN ACCISN POR UN VISTA LIMPIO , OR WARRIORS IN ACTION FOR A CLEANER VISTA .

WE WANT TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN, WITH A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN.

FOR THE ELDERLY THAT WALK THE STREETS, AND FOR THE PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS.

SOME OF THE WHEELCHAIRS HER HAND PUSHED, AND HANDS GET DIRTY BECAUSE OF ALL THE TRASH THE WHEELCHAIRS TOUCH.

SHE SAYS THE GROUP OFTEN PICKS UP MASKS, USED NEEDLES AND SYRINGES, PET FECES, AND BOTTLES.

WE WANT TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR VISTA RESIDENTS TO PLEASE JOIN US BY KEEPING OUR CITY CLEAN.

DISPOSE OF YOUR TRASH CORRECTLY, ESPECIALLY FACEMASKS.

WE'VE BEEN FINDING THAT A LOT.

THE GROUP HAS BEEN CLEANING THE STREETS OF VISTA FOR 2 YEARS.

MICHAEL SALDANA IS A FIREFIGHTER WITH THE VISTA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION , AND A VISTA RESIDENT.

HE OFTEN VOLUNTEERS WITH THE GROUP.

>> IT STARTED OFF PRETTY ROUGH, A LOT OF TRASH THEY WERE FINDING, A LOT OF NEEDLES.

THAT IS WHAT IT WAS BORN OUT OF, THEN FINDING NEEDLES AS THEY WALKED THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOLS, FINDING A LOT OF TRASH AS THEY WALKED THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOLS.

INSTEAD OF WRITING SOMEONE, OR TRYING TO MAKE WAVES THEY DECIDED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, AND ORGANIZE THESE WOKS.

>> Reporter: MAROUF SULEIMAN, A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC WITH THE VISTA FIRE DEPARTMENT, SAYS HE ESPECIALLY ENJOYS A SCENE THE KIDS VOLUNTEER WITH THE GROUP.

>> US BEING WITH THE KIDS HERE TODAY, WALKING AROUND, THEY GET THE EXPOSURE, AND NOT ONLY THAT, THEY ARE ASKING THAT WE DO, AND WE ARE EXPOSING THE KIDS TO US HELPING OUT.

AND NOW THEY WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED, GOING, WE COULD DO MORE THINGS LIKE THIS.

IT'S AWESOME SEEING THESE YOUNG ONES OUT HERE.

>> Reporter: I ASKED THE KIDS WHY THEY LIKE TO VOLUNTEER.

>> BECAUSE WE WANT OUR TOWN TO BE CLEAN.

>> Reporter: HOW DOES MAKE YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SEE ALL THE TRASH EVERYWHERE?

>> SAD.

>> REALLY SAD.

>> Reporter: THE VOLUNTEERS MEET HERE AT LUZ DURAN PARK IN VISTA EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9:00 A.M.

THEY WELCOME ANY NEW VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES TO COME AND HELP OUT CLEAN UP THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IN VISTA, TANIA THORNE , KPBS NEWS .

>>> AND WE END THE SHOW WITH A RETURN OF THE KPBS SUMMER MUSIC SERIES .

OVER THE COMING WEEKS, WE WILL BE SHARING PERFORMANCES BY A WIDE RANGE OF LOCAL ARTISTS.

ALL WILL BE POSTED TO THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

OUR FIRST PERFORMANCE IS J MONEY REA.

HIS NEW ALBUM "I'VE GOT SOME LIVING TO DO" IS OUT THIS WEEKEND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

>>> ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH THE MUSIC.

I WANT THEM TO FEEL SOMETHING.

THAT IS REALLY MY MAIN GOAL AT THE END OF THE DAY.

JUST AFTER LISTENING TO MY MUSIC, HAVING A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, OR JUST, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW HIM A BETTER SENSE OF SELF AT THE END OF THE DAY.

>>> ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> THE TITLE OF MY NEW ALBUM IS CALLED ♪ I'VE GOT SOME LIVING TO DO."

IT CAME TO ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO, AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT NEXT ALBUM.

I WAS LIKE, WHAT DO I WANT TO SAY WITH THAT ALBUM?

I WAS LIKE, I'VE GOT SOME LIVING TO DO.

WHEN I CAME UP WITH THAT KIND OF SENTIMENT, THE TITLE FEELS RIGHT, AND IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE YOU ARE JUST YOUNG, 21 YEARS OLD, AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO, LIKE, LIVE AND