>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT THE BEST ORIGINAL REPORTING FROM KPBS NEWS.

THIS WEEK, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

COMING UP, DEMANDING SAFETY AT LOCAL SCHOOLS, STUDENTS WALK OUT TO CALL FOR ACTION ON GUN VIOLENCE AND THIS PAST WEEK MARKED 100 DAYS SINCE THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE.

MEET A LOCAL RUSSIAN DENTIST DOING WHAT SHE CAN TO HELP MAKE LIFE A BIT EASIER FOR WAR REFUGEES.

>>> LEADER, REMODELING THE SOCK.

SEE HOW THE ICONIC LATOYA RESEARCH CAMPUS CAME TO BE AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

LET'S START WITH THE VOICE OF THE VOTERS AND THE PUSH TOWARD THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

ONE OF THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE RACES IS TAKING SHAPE.

ELECTION COVERAGE INCLUDES KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE ON WHAT IS NEXT FOR THOSE HOPING TO BE SAN DIEGO'S NEXT SHERIFF.

>> Reporter: KELLY MARTINEZ TOPPED A SEVEN CANDIDATE FIELD IN TODAY'S JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION TO SECURE A SPOT ON THE NOVEMBER RUNOFF.

WHOEVER WINS THEN WILL SUCCEED LONGTIME SHERIFF BILL GORE, WHO RETIRED IN FEBRUARY.

GORE ENDORSED MARTINEZ, SO DID COUNTY SUPERVISOR FLETCHER AND MAYOR GLORIA AMONG OTHERS.

>> I AM ENCOURAGED THAT VOTERS HAVE TRUSTED ME AT THIS POINT WITH THE VOTES PUTTING ME THROUGH TO THE GENERAL.

I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC IN THE VOTERS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> JOHN HAMLIN HAS A SLIGHT LEAD OVER DAVE MYERS FOR SECOND PLACE WHICH WOULD EARN HIM A SPOT IN THE RUNOFF AGAINST MARTINEZ.

IN A STATEMENT HE TOLD KPBS THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION WAS GRATIFYING, AND SAID WE NEED FRESH LEADERSHIP FOR A CHANGE IN HOW WE SAFEGUARD OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, RUN OUR JAILS, PROTECT VICTIMS OF CRIME AND KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE GENERAL ELECTION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE KELLY MARTINEZ IN A SERIOUS AND DETAILED DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MARLING IS ENDORSED BY THE STATE AND COUNTY'S REPUBLICAN PARTY, AND BY FORMER SAN DIEGO MAYOR Kevin FALCONER, FORMER ATTORNEY JEFF GOLDSMITH, AND RETIRED SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF KELLY ZIMMERMAN.

HAD ALSO BEEN ENDORSED BY THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, BUT THAT THE PAPER WITHDREW THE ENDORSEMENT AFTER LEARNING HOW MARLING HAD MADE COMMENTS VIEWED AS ANTI-TRANSGENDER PARTY RETIRED SOON AFTER THAT BUT SAID THAT RETIREMENT HAD BEEN LONG PLANNED.

THIS COMES AS THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT DEALS WITH STAFFING ISSUES AND CONTINUED SCRUTINY OVER INMATE DEATHS AT ITS JAIL FACILITIES.

MARTINEZ SAYS SHE HAS THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE AND BACKGROUND TO TACKLE THOSE ISSUES.

>> I AM THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE.

I HAVE THE MOST EXPERIENCE IN THIS JOB, I HAVE BEEN WITH THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT FOR 37 YEARS AND I WORKED IN EVERY RANK AND EVERY LEVEL, I WORKED MY WAY UP TO UNDERSHERIFF AND I RUN THE DAY- TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

REMIC ASSISTANT SHERIFF ANTHONY RAY HAS SERVED AS INTERIM SHERIFF SINCE MARCH, AND WILL STAY IN THAT POST UNTIL JANUARY, WHEN A NEW SHERIFF WILL BE SWORN IN.

THE SAN DIEGO REGISTRAR OF VOTERS CONTINUE POSTING UPDATES FOR ALL RACES ON THEIR WEBSITE OVER THE COMING DAYS.

ELECTION RESULTS HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED BY JULY 7th.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER RACE TO WATCH IS THE SOUTH BAY WERE LONGTIME CITY COUNCILMEMBER IS ADVANCING TO THE GENERAL ELECTION AGAINST A FORMER CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE.

GUSTAVO UPDATES US ON THE CAMPAIGN FOR CHULA VISTA MAYOR.

REMIC JOHN McGINN IS THE LONE REPUBLICAN IN THE SIX CANDIDATE PRIMARY RACE TO BE CHULA'S NEXT MAYOR.

EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS HOME TO MORE DEMOCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS, McGANN SAYS HIS LEAD IN THE PRIMARY SHOWS THAT PARTY PREFERENCE IS NOT WHAT VOTERS CARE ABOUT.

>> POTHOLES DON'T HAVE A PARTY AFFILIATION, AS WELL AS, I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THE HYPER PARTISANSHIP, AND JUST WANT PEOPLE LEAVING THE CITY TO DO THEIR JOB.

>> Reporter: VOTERS SAY THERE IS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN CITY HALL WHICH WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE IN NOVEMBER.

THE FORMER CANDIDATE FOR SAN DIEGO'S 50th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SAYS THAT VOTERS ARE NEW FROM READY FOR NEW LEADERSHIP IN THE SOUTH BAY.

>> THERE TIRED OF THE SAME RECYCLED CAREER POLITICIANS.

REMIC CURRENTLY, Kevin IS NEARLY 10 POINTS BEHIND IN THE PRIMARY INTEREST AHEAD OF THIRD-PARTY PLACE FINISHER JILL GALVEZ.

ISSUES IN THE RACE INCLUDED THE CITY'S MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR MAY FRONT BAYFRONT SETTLEMENT PROJECT, EFFORTS TO BRING A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY TO THE SUSPECT AND MANAGING PROTECTED BUDGET DEFICITS.

GUSTAVO SULLY'S, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IS A PART OF OUR ELECTION COVERAGE BUT GET CAUGHT UP ON PRIMARY RESULTS, AND FIND CONTENT INCLUDING THE KPBS MID- DAY ADDITION AND SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW PODCAST.

THAT IS ALL AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> MOST OF THEM ARE TOO YOUNG TO VOTE, BUT THAT IS NOT STOPPING THEM FROM TAKING POLITICAL ACTION.

SAN DIEGO STUDENTS ARE RENEWING CALLS AND PROTEST AIMED AT ACTION ON GUN VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER PEREZ VISITED ONE OF THE WALKOUTS IN SAN CARLOS.

REMIC WE WATCHED THIS STUDENT WALKOUT AND RALLY FROM A DISTANCE THIS AFTERNOON.

UNLIKE PAST PROTEST, PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS DID NOT WELCOME THE ATTENTION.

STUDENTS WALKED OUT DURING THEIR LUNCH HOUR, IN SUPPORT OF GUN-CONTROL REFORM, AND DEMANDING THEIR PLACE AFTER THEY SAY THE EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT OF THEIR OWN.

>> WHEN WE HEARD YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL THREAT, SCHOOL SHOOTING DURING OUR RALLY, IT WASN'T IMPOSSIBLE, IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS FAR- FETCHED.

IT WAS WAY TO REAL.

REMIC THESE STUDENTS JOINED THOUSANDS OF OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO WALKED OUT AT THE SAME TIME, TODAY.

THE MASSACRE IN UVALDE, TEXAS, AND THE CONTINUING BODY COUNT OF YOUNGER VICTIMS AND SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM.

>> THE STUDENT MUST COME AND CAUSE VIOLENCE AT MY SCHOOL.

NOT ONLY A STUDENT, ANYBODY.

ANYBODY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO GUNS WHO IS 18.

THAT IS INSANE.

>> Reporter: THE CONVERSATION ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IS CLEARLY AN EMOTIONAL ONE, AND NOT SIMPLE.

GUN OWNERS HAVE THEIR OWN QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN FOLLOWING YET ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING.

>> IT'S NOT THE GUN.

RIGHT?

IT'S A SOCIETAL FAILURE.

REMIC MATH CLEAR IS A DECORATED MILITARY MAN HAVING SERVED WITH THE U.S. NAVY AND PARTICIPATED IN MILITARY S.W.A.T.

TEAMS, AND TRAINED NAVY SEALS IN COMBAT.

SINCE HE RETIRED IN 2013, HE HAS OPERATED THE ACTIVE SHOOTER DEFENSE SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

HIS STUDENTS INCLUDE LAW- ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND PARENTS, WITH THEIR OWN TEENAGE CHILDREN.

>> WE TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO FIGHT AND HOW TO SHOOT.

WE TEACH YOU HOW TO DO IT SO WELL THAT YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THE OTHER THINGS IN THE SITUATION.

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING, TO THE POINT WHERE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO THINK TO DO IT, YOU CAN THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS GOING ON IN THE ROOM AT THE MOMENT.

>> Reporter: CLEAR IS SO COMMITTED TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN USE EDUCATION, HE IS MAKING AN OFFER TO ANY SAN DIEGO EDUCATOR WILLING TO TAKE HIM UP ON IT.

>> SCHOOLTEACHERS TRAIN FOR FREE.

I WILL NOT PROVIDE AMMO, BRING YOUR GUNS, BRING YOUR AMMO, BUT WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO USE THEM.

REMIC STUDENTS AT PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL ARE COMMITTED TO THEIR BELIEFS AND THEIR MOVEMENT, TO.

>> IT NEEDS PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK OUT BUT IT TAKES A RIPPLE TO START A WAVE.

REMIC THIS WAIF HAS COME ASHORE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE NOW PAST 100 DAYS OF WAR IN UKRAINE, WITH NO END IN SIGHT TO RUSSIA'S INVASIONS.

REFUGEES WHO MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO SAN DIEGO FACE AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE, BUT THEY ARE GETTING HELP.

HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN MET A RUSSIAN DENTIST WHO WAS VOLUNTEERING HER TIME AND HER TALENT.

REMIC THIS DENTAL PROCEDURE IS MONTHS IN THE MAKING, DELAYED BY THE WAR IN UKRAINE.

>> Translator: WE ARE IN A VERY SERIOUS AND HEARTBREAKING SITUATION.

WE HAVE NOTHING, OTHER THAN TRAVEL SUITCASES, AND WE ARE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE VOLUNTEERS HELPING US.

>> Reporter: ELENA IS FROM UKRAINE'S CAPITAL CITY OF KYIV.

SHE WAS ON VACATION IN MEXICO WITH HER HUSBAND AND TEENAGE SON WHEN RUSSIA INVADED.

THE FAMILY SOUGHT HAVEN IN THE U.S. BY CROSSING THE BORDER IN SANTA CEDRO, BUT THERE IS STILL NO ESCAPING THE HORRORS OF WAR.

>> Translator: PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH.

SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY, I AM GETTING TEXT MESSAGES FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE DEATHS OF LOVED ONES.

>> Reporter: ONCE IN SAN DIEGO, ELLENA AND HER FAMILY MOVED INTO A HOST HOME WITH LA JOLLA RESIDENT JAMES WARE MEISTER.

>> I HAD SEEN EVERYTHING GOING ON, DOWN AT THE BORDER, HOW PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO COME ACROSS UNDER HUMANITARIAN PAROLE.

HOWEVER, I REALIZED, WHERE DO THEY GO ONCE THEY CROSSED THE BORDER?

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN HELPING THE FAMILY ADJUST TO LIFE HERE WITH A LITTLE GOOGLE TRANSLATE SHE LEARNED THAT ELENA WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DENTAL PROCEDURE BEFORE RUSSIA INVADED.

UNABLE TO RETURN TO UKRAINE, AND FINISH THE WORK, SHE REACHED OUT TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY.

THEY FOUND DENTIST ILONA GABLE, WITH BRIGHT SMILES.

>> MAYBE I CAN STOP THE WAR BUT I CAN HELP HERE.

I RESPONDED RIGHT AWAY AND CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE YOU SEND THEM HERE.

>> GABLE IS RUSSIAN.

>> ME HAVING THIS UNIQUE SKILL, YOU KNOW, OF SPEAKING RUSSIAN, BEING THERE FOR THEM, AND BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE, AND ALSO, TO DO WHAT I CAN, ANY OPPORTUNITY I HAVE TO GIVE BACK, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF THE WAR, NOT BY CHOICE, RIGHT?

>> Reporter: SOME OF GABLE'S FAMILY IS STILL IN RUSSIA, DOING DENTAL WORK ON ELENA IS NOT WITHOUT RISK.

>> I AM TAKING IS THAT OF COURAGE.

IT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT PERHAPS MY FAMILY BUT I AM ACTING IN COURAGE BECAUSE THE PRINCIPLE OF WHAT IS RIGHT IS MORE IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: FOR CROWNS ARE BEING REPLACED, TYPICALLY AT A COST OF AROUND $18,000.

GABLE IS NOT CHARGING HER.

AND, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS STEPPED IN TO HELP.

GABLES NONPROFIT, INSPIRED CHANGES PROVIDES PRO BONO DENTAL RESTORATIONS FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.

SHE MEASURES THE SUCCESS ON HOW MUCH SHE CAN GIVE, AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

>> GENEROUS, MUCH IS GIVEN, BUT BEYOND THAT, BEING EXTRA GENEROUS WITH TIME AND ANYTHING YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING ANOTHER LIFE BETTER IS THE BEST WAY TO BE IN THE WORLD AND THAT IS HOW WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

>> Reporter: ELENA IS THANKFUL FOR THE HELP, BUT THE INSTRUCTION OF WAR IMPACT HER IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

SHE SAYS IN UKRAINE HER TEENAGE SON IS AN INTERNATIONAL KARATE COMPETITOR.

>> Translator: AS A MOM, I FEEL COMPLETELY HELPLESS, AS I CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR MY CHILD.

HE IS EXTREMELY DEPRESSED, AND RARELY COMMUNICATES.

HE LOCKS HIMSELF IN A ROOM, PUTS HEADPHONES ON, AND DOES NOT EVEN SPEAK TO ME.

>> Reporter: SHE WANTS TO BE INDEPENDENT, AND SHE IS SEEKING WORK PERMITS.

>> Reporter: WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE SITUATION.

WE ARE PRISONERS OF OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE JUST WANT TO GO HOME.

>> Reporter: MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

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

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT A SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE INVOLVING STUDENT ATHLETES THAT HAPPENED MONTHS AGO.

LOCAL FAMILIES SUE OVER A HEPATITIS OUTBREAK LINKED TO STRAWBERRIES, AND ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS LOCAL CONFIRMED CASES PAST 800,000.

>> IT IS GOING TO BE AN EXTENSIVE SUMMER FOR DRIVERS AS GAS PRICES KEEP RISING.

WE ARE WELL INTO RECORD TERRITORY IN SAN DIEGO, NOW APPROACHING $6.50 PER GALLON.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN CAUGHT UP WITH THOSE WHOSE PAYCHECKS DEPEND ON WORKING BEHIND THE YEAR.

>> Reporter: PHOENIX RESIDENT KIM MOWBRAY IS A REGULAR TRAVELER.

SHE IS IN TOWN FOR WORK.

MOWBRAY HAS NOTICED HER USUAL TRIP FROM THE AIRPORT TO CORONADO HAS DOUBLED.

IT USED TO COST AROUND $20, NOW, IT IS 40.

>> I THINK UBER HAS DEFINITELY BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS GAS PRICES, OR, A BAIT AND SWITCH.

REMIC IT IS NOT JUST CUSTOMERS FEELING THE PINCH.

DRIVERS SAY GAS PRICES ARE AFFECTING THEM TO.

SOME ACQUITTING ALTOGETHER.

MOWBRAY'S UBER DRIVER SAYS THERE ARE FEWER RIDESHARE DRIVERS NOW.

SHE IS STILL WORKING BECAUSE PASSENGERS RELY ON HER SERVICE, BUT IT COMES AT A COST.

>> I HAVE TO WORK MORE PER TANK, AND IT IS NOT ADDING UP AS WELL AS IT USED TO.

REMIC SHE SAYS SHE HAS TO WORK 10 HOUR DAYS JUST TO MAKE AS MUCH AS SHE USED TO.

BOTH LYFT AND UBER SAY THEY HAVE ADDED A SURCHARGE TO HELP DRIVERS WITH GAS COSTS.

LAVENA SAYS THE SURCHARGE IS ONLY $.50 PER TRIP, NOT PER MILE.

SO, IT DOESN'T HELP THAT MUCH.

REMIC THE HIGH COST OF GAS PRICES IS MAKING IT HARD TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

IN SAN DIEGO, PRICES HAVE RISEN 10 DAYS STRAIGHT AND AAA SAYS IT IS NOT STARTING ANYTIME SOON.

>> Reporter: AAA SAYS THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL INCREASED NEARLY 70% SINCE DECEMBER.

CRUDE OIL PRICES ACCOUNT FOR 60% OF THE COST OF GASOLINE.

>> DUE TO CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT WORLD GASOLINE SUPPLY, AND ALSO THIS HIGH DEMAND THAT WE BELIEVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER, WE DO THINK THAT THIS SITUATION, THIS INCREASE IN GAS PRICES WILL CONTINUE, OR AT LEAST WILL STAY AROUND THIS LEVEL UNTIL THE SUMMER.

REMIC MEANWHILE, SOME DRIVERS HAVE SWITCHED TO ELLIPTICAL HYBRID CARS TO COMBAT RISING GAS PRICES, LIKE WILLIAM ROWE.

HE USED TO PAY $120 PER DAY FOR GAS.

NOW, HE ONLY PAYS $30 TO CHARGES TESLA.

>> IT IS GIVING ME A LOT OF, LIKE, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BETTER.

I GET MORE OPPORTUNITIES NOW.

REMIC HE RECOMMENDS DRIVERS IN SAN DIEGO SWITCH TO ELECTRIC OR HYBRID CARS IF THEY CAN.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS NOT JUST HIGH PRICES THAT HAVE PEOPLE UPSET WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

CLIMATE CHANGE IS ONLY GETTING WORSE AND AS ERIK ANDERSON REPORTS, ACTIVIST SAY THIS IS NO TIME TO BACK OFF THEIR MESSAGE.

>> Reporter: THE FRONT DOORS OF SEMPER ENERGIES DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS WERE BLOCKED FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS WITH SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS WORRIED ABOUT THE PLANETS FUTURE.

>> THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS REALLY BAD.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED OF IT.

TERRIFIED AND REALLY ANGRY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO 350 LEANED AGAINST A HUGE SIGN BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE OF THINGS SHE CAN NO LONGER TURN HER BACK ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> SEMPER'S BUSINESS PLAN IS TO INCREASE ITS PROFITS, BY DESTROYING OUR FUTURE AND OUR HEALTH, AND I WILL NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: SEMPER IS THE PARENT COMPANY FOR SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS.

THOSE TWO SEMPER OWNED UTILITIES PROVIDE LECTURE CITY AND NATURAL GAS TO MOST OF THE REGION.

>> METHANE IS NOT RENEWABLE, IT IS NOT A CLEAN ENERGY SOURCE, AND WE NEED TO STOP LYING TO THE PUBLIC AND SAYING THAT IT IS.

WE NEED TO MAKE A RAPID AND JUST A TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.

>> Reporter: COMPANY OFFICIALS SHARED AN EMAIL STATEMENT SAYING, QUOTE, WE ARE FOCUSING ON DELIVERING A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BY DEKE URBANIZING ENERGY NETWORKS, ADVANCING RESILIENCY, AND AFFORDABILITY.

PROTESTERS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PRESSURE THE COMPANY TO MAKE CLIMATE FRIENDLY CHANGES.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE ECONOMY IS PART OF THE REASON A LOCAL ARTISTIC INSTITUTION IS SHUTTING DOWN, SOON.

THE NEWS COMES AS A SURPRISE TO THE LOYAL AUDIENCE OF THE SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATER.

ARTS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO EXPLAINS THE SITUATION.

>> Reporter: SAM WOODHOUSE WAS PLANNING TO RETIRE FROM THE SAN DIEGO REP THIS SEPTEMBER, BUT THE THEATER HE COFOUNDED HAS BEEN HIT BY A SERIOUS FINANCIAL CRISIS WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE.

>> WE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT PROGRAMMING IN THE BASEMENT OF AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION ZONE FOR OVER A YEAR.

IT WILL CONTINUE FOR SOME INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME UNTIL 2023, LIKELY 2024.

WE HAVE SUFFERED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF SALES THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, AND PERHAPS OUR GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION.

AND, WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING SIMPLY AT AN EXPENSE LEVEL ABOVE WHAT WE HAVE PROVEN WE ARE ABLE TO GENERATE REVENUE.

IN SOME WAYS THE SIMPLEST WAY TO LOOK AT IT IS THAT WE HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY THAN YOU BROUGHT IN.

REMIC WOODHOUSE WANTS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE REP IS NOT DISAPPEARING, IT IS GOING ON HIATUS.

>> WE HAVE ALREADY FORMED A BRAIN TRUST, IF YOU WILL, TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT BE REBORN, AND RISE AGAIN AS A MORE FISCALLY STABLE ORGANIZATION, THAT PROVIDES THE ART WE CAN.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL DEPEND ON A BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STAFF LIKE WOODHOUSE STAYING ONE WITHOUT A SALARY FOR NOW.

THE REP WILL MAINTAIN ITS THEATER WHETHER THEY WILL STILL DO SOME PROGRAMMING AS IT CONTEMPLATES WHAT THE NEXT STEP IN ITS EVOLUTION MIGHT BE.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A LOT OF BIG EVENTS ARE BACK TO FULL CAPACITY THIS SUMMER , INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.

KPBS VISITED THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS FOR OPENING DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

THIS YEAR'S THEME IS HEROES REUNITE.

IT IS A NOD TO THE PLANNED THEME FOR THE 2020 FAIR WHICH WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

THIS YEAR'S FAIR RUNS THROUGH JULY 4th.

TICKETS AND PARKING MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE, AND ONLINE.

>>> PRIDE IS BACK THIS SUMMER, AND THERE ARE MORE CELEBRATIONS HAPPENING BEYOND BALBOA PARK.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE TELLS US ABOUT A FREE EVENT HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.

>> Reporter: IT IS A BUSY WEEK.

AT THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER IN OCEANSIDE.

STAFF IS PREPPING FOR THEIR PRIDE BY THE BEACH EVENT THIS SATURDAY.

LISA NAVA IS THE EVENTS DIRECTOR.

>> PRIDE BY THE BEACH USED TO BE ON COMING-OUT DAY IN OCTOBER.

THIS IS OUR FIRST IN-PERSON CELEBRATION IN THE MONTH OF JUNE.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE LAST MINUTE DETAILS COME TOGETHER FOR THE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT, STAFF SAYS THERE RESOURCE CENTER IS ALWAYS BUSY.

ALLEN ACEVEDO, THE CENTER'S DIRECTOR OF OSCAR OPERATIONS SAYS THEY WORK YEAR-ROUND TO SERVE, ADVOCATE, AND EMPOWER THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, AND BEYOND.

>> WE RECOGNIZE IN NORTH COUNTY THAT WE NEEDED MORE REPRESENTATION TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND WE ALSO NEEDED A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN STOP BY AND SHARE SPACE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND HAVE THAT BE AN EASY, LOW BARRIER WAY FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN, UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO HERE AT THE CENTER AND BE CONNECTED TO THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE IS BASED IN OPEN SIDE, THEY SERVE THE SURROUNDING NORTH COUNTY CITIES, AND OFFER SERVICES TO EVERYONE, NOT JUST THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

>> TO PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP AND SERVICES, NAVIGATING HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WE HAVE A BUDDHIST TRADITION PROGRAM HERE OPEN TO EVERYBODY, AND HIV TESTING ON SITE, ALSO FREE.

>> Reporter: ACEVEDO SAYS THE CENTER'S REAL IMPACT COMES FROM BEING A SAFE SPACE, OPEN TO ALL.

>> WE KNOW THAT JUST HAVING THIS SPACE HERE AND LETTING PEOPLE COME INTO USE THE COMPUTER, HAVE A PLACE TO CHECK OUT BOOKS FROM OUR LIBRARY OR EVEN JUST HANG OUT, AND GET TO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE, IT CREATES A SAFE SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET INTO EXPENSES THEY HAVE DEALT WITH >> Reporter: ACEVEDO SAYS THE CENTER IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS WITH ALL THE CENTER AND SUPPORT THEY HAVE BUT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A BIGGER SPACE.

>> FIGHTING TO BE RECOGNIZED AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY, AND THAT IS AT THE HEART OF EVERY CELEBRATION.

>> Reporter: FROM NOON TO SIX A CLOCK P.M. FROM THE PRIVATE CIVIC CENTER, THE EVENT IS FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND ALCOHOL FREE.

>>> FURTHER DOWN THE COAST, AND ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL IS DUE TO AN UPGRADE.

THE SALT INSTITUTE IS A PLACE THAT HAS INSPIRED THE WORK OF SCIENTISTS FOR 60 YEARS.

AS KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE REPORTS, PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO MODERNIZE.

>> IN THE LATE 1950s, JONAS SALK, FAMOUS FOR CREATING THE POLIO VACCINE, WANTED TO CREATE A RESEARCH INSTITUTE, A SITE IN SAN DIEGO WAS CHOSEN, AN ARCHITECT NAMED LOUIS KHAN WAS CHOSEN AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT SALK ENVISIONED THE BUILDING THAT WOULD ITSELF BE A WORK OF ART.

>> ONE OF THE MANDATES THAT HE GAVE TO CONNELL, WAS, HE WANTED A PLACE THAT WOULD BE WORTHY OF A VISIT BY PABLO PICASSO.

>> Reporter: GREG LEMKE IS A PROFESSOR OF NEUROBIOLOGY AT SALK INSTITUTE, WHO IS ALSO AN AVID FOLLOWER OF ARCHITECTURE TRENDS, AND WHAT BETTER PLACE FOR HIM TO WORK, THEN A BUILDING WHOSE LINES AND GEOMETRY AND EMBRACE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN HAVE MADE IT AND ARCHITECTURAL ICON, AND A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.

THE THINGS VISITORS DON'T SEE, OR WHAT MAKE IT A GREAT BUILDING FOR SCIENCE.

FOR INSTANCE, THE SKELETON OF TRUSSES WHICH BEAR THE BUILDINGS WAIT.

>> THERE IS A SERIES OF TRUSSES WHICH SPAN FROM THESE TOWERS, HERE, TO THE EXTERIOR STAIRWELLS.

AND, WHAT THAT MEANS, AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, IS THERE ARE NONE OF THE INTERIOR WALLS OF THESE LABORATORY SPACES WHICH SUPPORT ANY WASTE.

>> Reporter: THAT MEANS INTERIOR WALLS CAN BE MADE OUT OF DRYWALL WHICH CAN BE BROKEN DOWN TO RECONFIGURE SPACES, OR FROM GLASS TO LET IN NATURAL LIGHT, AND CREATE AN OPEN ATMOSPHERE.

SALK, AND HIS ARCHITECT, WANTED TO CREATE A COLLABORATIVE SPACE WHERE SCIENTISTS WOULD ENCOUNTER EACH OTHER AND OBSERVE EACH OTHER'S WORK.

LEMKE SHOWS US A CORRIDOR OF CONNECTED LABS.

>> WHEN WE WALKED DOWN THIS CORRIDOR, YOU ARE WALKING FROM ONE LAB TO THE NEXT LAB, TO THE NEXT.

THERE ARE NO WALLS BETWEEN THEM, NO BARRIERS.

THIS WAS A UNIQUE DESIGN FUTURE AT THE TIME.

IT HAS BEEN EMULATED AND DUPLICATED IN SCIENCE LABS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> THE BEAUTY OF THE BUILDING, IS THAT IT IS NOW ABOUT 60 YEARS OLD, AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO KEEP PACE WITH EVER-CHANGING SCIENCE.

>> Reporter: HE IS A NEUROLOGY PROFESSOR AT SALK WHO HAS SEEN THE BUILDING CHANGE TO MEET HIS RESEARCH NEEDS.

AT ONE TIME HE NEEDED A NEW ROOM TO ACCOMMODATE EXPERIMENTS HIS LAB WOULD DEAL WITH MY >>> HE SAYS HE TALKED TO THE INSTITUTE FACILITIES GUYS, AND THEY CONFIGURED A NEW ROOM, GETTING THE NEW ROOM TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

>> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FIX SOME METAL POLES FROM THE CEILING TO THE FLOOR, AND STICK TO PIECES OF DRYWALL INPUT THAT WAS IT.

>> Reporter: OF COURSE, IN THE EARLY 60s, SALK ARCHITECTS COULD NOT PREDICT THE FUTURE AND COULD NOT PREPARE FOR EVERY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE.

ONE OF THEM IS THE USE OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.

THE REINFORCED CONCRETE THE BUILDING IS MADE OF WHEN IT COMES TO BLOCKING CELL AND WI- FI SIGNALS.

THE INSTITUTE HAS HAD TO INSTALL MORE THAN 1000 WI-FI ACCESS POINTS, LIKE THIS ONE, TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

AND THEN THERE ARE THE PANELS THAT LOUIS KHAN MADE A KEY ASPECT OF THE BUILDING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDES NICHOLAS EUCALYPTUS TREES CAUSE TREMENDOUS DEGRADATION.

>> A LOT OF THE SPORES THAT COME OFF OF THE SAP THAT IS SUSPENDED IN THE AIR DEPOSITS OUT ON THE WOOD, WHICH THEN INTERACT WITH THE OCEAN AIR AND CREATES DRYWALL DRY ROT.

FACILITY DEGRADATION.

>> Reporter: TIM BALL SAYS IT COST JUST UNDER $10,000 TO RESTORE THE TEAK PANELS.

THE PROCESS WAS ALL THE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE SALK HAD TO MEET STRICT HISTORIC PRESERVATION RULES AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.

THE TEAK PANELS AND SHUTTERS FRAMED THE PERSONAL STUDY OF LEMKE WITH A VIEW TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

HE SAYS BUILDING A PLACE LIKE THE ORIGINAL BUILDINGS WOULD BE PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE, TODAY, EXPENSIVE ESPECIALLY THE CREATION OF INTERSTITIAL FLOORS, SHORT FLOORS BETWEEN EACH MAIN FLOOR WHICH PROVIDED VALUABLE STORAGE SPACE AND CONTAIN THE GUTS OF THE BUILDING, SUCH AS THE ELECTRICITY AND GAS LINES.

THERE IS A NEW BUILDING PLAN FOR THE SALK CAMPUS.

IT WILL BE BUILT IN THE SAME STYLE, LINED UP WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAZA IN ITS SYMBOLIC STREAM, CALLED THE CHANNEL OF LIFE.

'S BUDGET WILL HAVE AN OPEN SLOT ROOF WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE THE VIEW FROM THE SKY TO THE SEA, BEING TRANSFORMED FROM A LIGHT AND AIR STANDPOINT, TO THE WATER FEATURE IN THE MAIN COURTYARD, WHICH LEADS TO THE SEA OF DISCOVERY.

>> Reporter: THE INSTITUTE'S FUNDRAISING FOR THE NEW BUILDING NOW AND HOPE TO BREAK GROUND ON IT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

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