>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE BEST ORIGINAL REPORTING FROM KPBS THIS WEEK, I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

COMING UP, THE COST OF CHILDCARE.

THE PRICE PARENTS PAY AND A STRUGGLE FOR PROVIDERS TO STAY IN BUSINESS.

A TWO-PART SPECIAL REPORT.

>>> TRANSFORMING TERMINAL ONE.

THE MAJOR WORK AT THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR ACCESS STARTING THIS WEEKEND.

>>> SECURING WATER FOR THE EAST COUNTY.

REDUCING THE LOCAL SUPPLY.

>>> WE START WITH GAS PRICES BACK ON THE RISE.

THIS WEEK WE SAW NEW RECORD HIGHS OF MORE THAN SIX DOLLARS PER GALLON.

KITTY ALVARADO SAYS THOSE IN NEED OF HELP ARE WONDERING HOW LONG THEY CAN WAIT.

>> Reporter: THEY UNLOAD PRODUCE AT THE NEW FARMERS MARKET.

THEIR MINDS ARE PREOCCUPIED WITH THE HIGH COST OF TRAVEL TO FARMERS MARKETS FROM THEIR FARM.

>> Guest: PRICES HAVE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE COST OF OPERATIONS ON THE SMALL FAMILY FARM.

WE HAD TO INCREASE PRICES BUT WE CAN'T INCREASE THEM SO MUCH BECAUSE THEN, WE WON'T SELL ANYTHING.

SOMETIMES, WE CAN EVEN COVER THE COST OF GAS.

FAR WAY FROM SACRAMENTO WHAT IS DONE THERE WILL AFFECT THEM.

RIGHT NOW, POLITICIANS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE NEARLY $90 BILLION BUDGET SURPLUS AND THE BUDGET IN GENERAL.

THEY HOPE AND INCLUDES RELIEF FOR HIGHER GAS PRICES AT THE PUMP SEEPING THEIR WAY INTO EVERYTHING THEY DO AND WILL AFFECT THE FUTURE OF THEIR FIRM.

>> WE OFTEN THINK ABOUT CLOSING THE FARM.

WE WORK SO HARD AND IT IS ALL FOR NOTHING SOMETIMES.

WE JUST CAN'T MAKE A PROFIT.

>> IT IS SAID TO C. I KNOW PEOPLE ARE PINCHING PENNIES.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COUNCIL MEMBERS SAYS HAS OFFICE HAS BEEN FLOODED WITH EMAILS AND CALLS FROM HIS CONSTITUENTS WHO WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT INFLATION.

BUT THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT SORT OF SUBSIDY CAN THEY GET IT.

WHAT IS THE PLAN OF THE STATE AND WHAT DID THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE THINK ABOUT DOING.

IT IS ABOUT MAKING FAMILIES STRETCH EVEN MORE THINLY.

>> Reporter: THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR THE NEARLY $240 BILLION BUDGET INCLUDES AN $8 BILLION RELIEF FUND FOR CALIFORNIANS STRUGGLING WITH HIGHER GAS PRICES AND INFLATION.

THIS INCLUDES $200 REFUNDS FOR TAXPAYER AND DEPENDENTS.

>> WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAPPEN SOONER RATHER THAN LATER .

THE THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATOR NEED TO NEGOTIATE A MORE QUICK SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: HE HAS A MESSAGE FOR SACRAMENTO TOO.

>> YES, PLEASE HELP US MORE BECAUSE WE JUST CANNOT MAKE IT NOT LIKE THIS.

>> THE BUDGET DEADLINE IS JUNE 15th.

>>> THE COST OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IS BEING TOUCHED BY INFLATION.

THAT INCLUDES THE IMPORTANT WORK OF WATCHING OUR KIDS.

CLAIRE TRAGESER HAS A DEEP LOOK AT HOW PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING.

>> Reporter: SHE WALKS OVER THE CRACKED CONCRETE OUTSIDE OF HER HOME IN SAN DIEGO CITY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ENVISIONING SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT, A PLAYSPACE FOR KIDS.

>> I WANTS TO PUT, YOU C, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

I WANT TO PUT A BETTER ONE.

THAT WAY THE KIDS CAN BE SAFE.

AS YOU CAN SEE I NEED A LOT OF WORK BUT I CANNOT AFFORD.

I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A REFUGEE WHO USED TO RUN A HOME CHILDCARE WITH 12 KIDS.

WHEN COVID STARTED, SHE HAD TO CLOSE.

ALL OF HER CLIENTS WERE REFUGEES WHO WORKED IN HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING AND THEY WERE LAID OFF.

>> I LOST MY CLIENTS BECAUSE THE PARENTS, YOU KNOW, THEY DID NOT GO TO WORK.

SO THEY DECIDED TO STAY WITH THEIR KIDS.

SO I LOST MY WORK THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: IT WAS ONE OF ALMOST 4000 THAT CLOSED IN CALIFORNIA AFTER COVID HIT.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE RATE OF CHILDCARE CLOSURES NEARLY TRIPLED.

ON AVERAGE, ALMOST 5 A DAY.

MANY OF THOSE BUSINESSES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REOPEN.

>> IT WAS REALLY TOUGH AND VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COME BACK INTO BUSINESS BECAUSE AS I WAS SAYING, OTHER CLIENTS MOVED OUT OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: IN MANY PLACES, CLOSURES HITS THE MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS THE HARDEST.

WHILE THERE WAS GOVERNMENT AID IN CHILDCARE, IT DID NOT DO ENOUGH.

WITH MORE MONEY SHE WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD AN EXTRA ROOM AND CARE FOR KIDS WHOSE PARENTS WORK NIGHT SHIFTS.

>> MY PLAN, I WANTED ONE MORE ROOM UPSTAIRS.

>> A LOT OF THEM COULD NOT MAKE IT.

THEY DID NOT HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT THEY COULD RELY ON.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS A CHILD CARE RESOURCE SERVICE FOR THE SAN DIEGO YMCA.

SHE SAYS EVEN A SMALL OBSTRUCTION IS ENOUGH TO PUT CHILDCARE PROVIDERS OUT OF BUSINESS.

ESPECIALLY IN LOWER INCOME AREAS.

>> MANY OF THE HIGHER INCOME COMMUNITIES WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CHILDCARE SUPPLY.

THAT IS BECAUSE PROBABLY THEY ARE ABLE TO CHARGE A HIGHER PRICE FOR CARE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING.

>> Reporter: AT THOSE BUSINESSES LIKELY HAD A SAFETY NETS.

SHE SAYS DURING COVID, THE COUNTRY LOST ABOUT 9% OF THE CHILDCARE SUPPLY AND THERE WAS ALREADY A BIG DEFICIT.

SHE SITS AT A DESK IN HER SMALL APARTMENT WITH FOUR DIFFERENT BABY CONTRAPTIONS ALL WITHIN ARMS REACH.

RIGHT NOW, HER SIX MONTH OLD SON, GRIFFIN, STANDING IN A JUMPER SURROUNDED BY BUTTONS THAT PLAY MUSIC.

>> I STARTED USING A FAMILY CHILD CARE AT HOME.

ONE DAY A WEEK.

THE REST OF THE DAYS I AM CHILDCARE AND EMPLOYEE.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN BACK AT WORK A MONTH.

SHE'S ON A CHILDCARE WAITLIST LONG BEFORE HE WAS ACTUALLY BORN, SHE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND FULL-TIME CARE.

>> MANY CENTERS HAVE VACANCIES UNTIL THE WINTER OF 2022.

ONE CENTER SAID THEY HAD 100 INFANTS ON THE WAITLIST.

IT WAS LIKE, HE WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL BY THE TIME YOU CALL US.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ATTEMPTING TO WORK FROM HOME WHILE CARING FOR THE BABY.

>> MY FIRST WEEK BACK I STARTED MY DAYS AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING HE SLEPT UNTIL 7:00 SO I GOT THREE HOURS AND THEN.

JOKER THAT WAS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

NOW SHE GETS A LITTLE MORE SLEEP AND TRIES TO WORK.

>> WE HAVE A FOOTSTOOL I USE FOR THE ROCKER.

I PARKED MY LAPTOP ON THAT AND HE IS SITTING NEXT TO ME.

>> Reporter: SHE SHE WORKS IN PART DOING CHILD CARE REFERRALS.

SHE HAS BETTER ACCESS TO CHILDCARE THAN ALMOST ANYONE.

WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT, SHE KNEW THERE WAS A CHILD CARE CRISIS.

>> LET'S YOU ARE SITTING IN IT, YOU ARE LIKE THIS IS A CRISIS.

THERE IS A LEGITIMATE THING HAPPENING HERE WHERE THERE IS A HUGE DEMAND FOR DAYCARE AND THE SUPPLY IS NOT THERE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IF SHE DID NOT HAVE A FLEXIBLE EMPLOYER, SHE WOULD HAVE TO QUIT HER JOB.

CLAIRE TRAGESER , KPBS NEWS.

>>> A DOZEN YOUNG CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE ON THE SUN SPECKLED LAWN OF LIBERTY WINS HOME CHILDCARE IN CARLSBAD.

AFTER SINGING THE SCHOOL SONG, SHE DISMISSES THEM ONE BY ONE TO LEAVE THE CIRCLE, VISIT THE BATHROOM AND THEN PICK UP THEIR SNACKS.

>> SEE WEIGHED IN.

>> Reporter: THE IDYLLIC SCENE RELIES ON MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF TURMOIL FACED IN THE AGE OF COVID.

SHE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE WHEN THE PANDEMIC FIRST HIT IN MARCH OF 2020.

SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO REOPEN TWO MONTHS.

>> THEN, WITHIN TWO WEEKS, WE GOT THE EVICTION.

>> Reporter: HER LEONARD SAID THAT HE WAS MOVING BACK INTO THE HOME.

SHE FRANTICALLY SEARCHED FOR A NEW PLACE WHERE SHE COULD BOTH LIVE AND HAVE HER CHILDCARE BUSINESS.

SHE ULTIMATELY FOUND THE BUILDING IN CARLSBAD.

>>, IT WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR A DICKER.

SO, SHE HAD TO TAKE OUT A FEDERAL EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF LOAN AND SPEND $20,000 ON THE PROPERTY.

>> I HAD TO PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS PLACE.

IT IS LOVELY AND GORGEOUS BUT, IT WAS A HUGE WRIST.

>> Reporter: HER LEASE WILL BE UP IN SUMMER.

SHE JUST RECEIVE MORE BAD NEWS.

HER LANDLORD HAS PLANS TO TURN THE PROPERTY INSTEAD INTO A LUXURY AIRBNB.

SO, OUT OF BUSINESS AGAIN.

THIS TIME, PERMANENTLY.

>> THE LAST DAY IS AUGUST 26th.

OASIS OF SAN DIEGO WILL BE ENDING.

>> Reporter: THE HISTORICALLY TIGHT HOUSING MARKET CREATED A CRISIS ON TOP OF A CRISIS FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

FIRST THE PANDEMIC WALLOPS THE ALREADY FRAGILE INDUSTRY.

STATE DATA SHOWS ONE IN EIGHT HEALTHCARE BUSINESS IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS.

NOW, MANY ARE STRUGGLING TO REOPEN DUE TO STAGGERING RENTAL COSTS.

>> IT PUTS PROVIDERS IN A TERRIBLY VULNERABLE POSITION.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A LONG-TERM EARLY EDUCATION EXPERT.

>> THE CHILDCARE PROVIDER IS TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE RENTAL SITUATION FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD.

MOVING THE BUSINESS WOULD BE INCREDIBLY DISRUPTIVE TO A LOT OF PARENTS AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS TO THE PROVIDERS BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: WITHOUT GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO HELP PROVIDERS, CHILD CARE AVAILABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO DECLINE.

>> THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR CHILDCARE IS TRULY BROKEN AND THE WAY WE BUILT THE ECONOMIC MODEL IS TRULY BROKEN AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS GOING FORWARD IF WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE THE CHILDCARE CRISIS BECAUSE PARENTS CAN'T PAY MORE AND PROVIDERS CANNOT CHARGE LESS THAN IT WILL NEVER MATCH UP WITHOUT PUBLIC SUBSIDY FOR IT.

>> Reporter: A SUBSIDY CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE HELPED IN CARLSBAD.

SHE WILL HAVE TO PACK UP OR SELL EVERYTHING.

ART SUPPLIES AND TINY TABLES AND CHAIRS TO THE AQUARIUMS HOLDING SNAKES AND TURTLES.

ALL OF THE MONEY SHE PUT INTO THE PROPERTY WILL BE LOST.

>> I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE FOUND MY CALLING AND HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WAS FLOURISHING AND TO BE IN MY ELEMENT.

THAT IS JUST THE BEST.

YOU KNOW, IF I REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, I FEEL VULNERABLE THAT IS WHAT I AM NOTICING.

>> Reporter: THE KIDS IN SCHOOL AND THEIR PARENTS WILL HAVE TO FIND NEW CARE WHEN SHE MOVES.

CLAIRE TRAGESER , KPBS NEWS.

>>> MONEY IS AVAILABLE TO HELP THOSE LIVING ON THE MARGINS IN NORTH COUNTY.

SO FAR, THERE ARE NO TAKERS.

THE CHALLENGE TO GET A HOMELESS SHELTER UP AND RUNNING.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CITY ACCEPTED A 1.8 MILLION DOLLAR AND CABIN RESOLUTION GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS.

THE GRANT IS INTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS IN THE BONAVISTA WATERSHED AREA.

SHE IS WITH THE STATE AGENCY PROVIDING AND VISITING THE CAMERAS THAT RECEIVE THE AWARD AND MEETING CITY PARTNERS.

IT WAS THE ONLY SAN DIEGO CITY TO RECEIVE A GRANT.

>> THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE CITY AND TO MEET WITH THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, TO MEET WITH EXODUS AND VARIOUS PARTNERS THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LIVING IN AND CABINS HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND ULTIMATELY, ARE ABLE TO MOVE INTO STABLE HOUSING ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: THE 73-YEAR-OLD JIM CONNOLLY CURRENTLY LIVES IN THE ENCAMPMENTS.

HE SAYS WHAT HE HAS NOTICED MORE HELP FROM THE CITY HE IS LOST WHEN IT COMES TO STATUS ON GETTING HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

>> THE CAME UP TO ME AND ASKED ME AND I TOLD THEM AT THE NEXT THING I KNOW I WAS AT A PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE WANTS TO GET OUT OF THE ENCAMPMENT.

>> I DON'T WANT ANYTHING.

ALL I WANT IS A ROOM, YOU KNOW?

THEY CAN KEEP MY MONEY.

JUST A ROOM TO SLEEP IN AT NIGHT.

IT'S GETTING COLD.

AND IT IS SUMMER.

>> Reporter: HE SHARED HE GETS AROUND $700 A MONTH FROM SOCIAL SECURITY.

>> I GET MY RETIREMENT AND ALL THAT, BUT, IT IS NOT, IF THEY COULD PUT SOMEPLACE UP FOR PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW?

JUST SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, PAY WHAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW?

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF VISTA WAS ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR A SHELTER BUT NO APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED.

THE HOUSING PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE CITY REACHED OUT TO PROVIDERS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS NO INTEREST.

SPOKE A LOT OF THE PROVIDERS SEE THE INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS AND INCREASED COST ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND IT IS A CHALLENGE FOR PROVIDERS.

IT IS NOT JUST THAT THERE IS NOT A NEED, IT IS JUST THE GROWING CHALLENGES THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE CITY HAS NOW CHANGED GEARS AND IS LOOKING INTO DEVELOPING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN A SAFE AREA.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

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

LOCAL COVID-19 CASES ARE TRENDING UP AS DAILY NUMBERS REACHED THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE FEBRUARY.

ONE OF THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF LOST A KEY ENDORSEMENT WITH PAST COMMENTS ON TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS RESURFACE.

THIS STORY FROM OUR METRO REPORTER ON HOW THE GOAL FOR SAN DIEGO IS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND HOW IT IS BEING TESTED IN BALBOA PARK.

>> I HAD TO DIAGNOSE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THE CITY FACES.

WARY MIXED CITY THAT TOO OFTEN ACTS LIKE A SMALL TOWN.

>> Reporter: HE SPEAKING AT A MAYORAL CANDIDATE DEBATE IN 2019.

BIG-CITY THINKING WAS THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE CAMPAIGN AND A BIG PART OF THAT WAS MAKING THE CITY LESS DEPENDENT ON CARS.

THE CITIES LARGEST SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

>> I AM THE GUY THAT WROTE THE ACTION PLAN NOW I'M THE GUY WHO IMPLEMENTS THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

>> Reporter: JUST HOW FAR IS HE WILLING TO GO FOR THE GOAL?

PART OF THE ANSWER COULD BE ON PARK BOULEVARD IN BALBOA PARK WHERE THE CITY IS PREPARING TO REPLACE AN UNDERGROUND WATER MAIN.

AFTER THAT IS DONE AT THE STREET IS RESURFACE, CITY OFFICIALS WANT TO REDESIGN IT.

>> INCREASING SAFETY FOR ALL ROAD USERS IS THE GO.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

HE SAYS GIVING A DEDICATED LANE TO PUBLIC TRANSIT ON PARK BOULEVARD WOULD HELP BUSES STAY ON TIME.

>> THIS AREA IS IN THE URBAN CORE ANSWERS A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IT IS SOME OF THE HIGHEST USED BUS ROUTES IN THE CITY.

SO, INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY MAKES TRANSIT USE A MORE ATTRACTIVE OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND.

>> Reporter: A PROTECTED BIKE LANE MAKES THINGS SAFER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE ARE ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE, CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

>> PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL SAFE WITH BEING ABLE TO BIKE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A IS A NONPROFIT CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN.

ON A SHORT WHITE RIDE UP AND DOWN THE BOULEVARD WERE BIKES CURRENTLY SHARE A LANE WITH CARS, IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THINGS TO FEEL UNSAFE.

A DRIVER IN A SPORTS CAR ZOOMS PAST US, WELL ABOVE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT.

IT IS ALREADY 40 MILES PER HOUR, OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES WANT THE MAYOR TO ADD BOTH BUS AND BIKE LANES TO PARK ALL OF OUR.

>> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO STAND UP AND BE THE MODEL FOR THE REGION TO CREATE REALLY SAFE AND EFFICIENT OTHER TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE SO THEY CAN NOT RELY ON CARS AS MUCH AS THEY PROBABLY DO RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: HERE IS THE CATCH.

TWO AT A BUS AND BIKE LANE, THE STREET WOULD HAVE TO SACRIFICE A TRAVELING FOR CARS AND ON STREET PARKING WHICH IS ABOUT 4% OF THE AREA TOTAL PARKING.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BALBOA PARK CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP REPRESENTS THE PARK ATTRACTIONS.

HE SAYS REMOVING PARKING TO ADD THESE AND BIKE LANES WILL MAKE THE PARK LESS ACCESSIBLE.

>> MOST OF THIS IS FOR 90% OF PEOPLE COMING TO THE PARK TO OVERLAP COMING IN VEHICLES AND OFTEN THEY ARE COMING IN GROUPS.

FAMILIES ARE NOT ABLE TO USE RIDESHARE.

THOSE ARE NOT SOLUTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY IS STUDYING OTHER OPTIONS THAT WOULD PRESERVE STREET PARKING AT THE EXPENSE OF IKE AND TRANSIT WRITERS.

BUT HE DOES NOT LIKE THOSE OPTIONS EITHER.

HE WANTS THE CITY TO FINISH A MOBILITY AND PARKING MANAGEMENT STUDY FIRST.

SPOKE HISTORICALLY, A LOT OF SOLUTIONS FORCED INTO THE PARK ARE DONE IN A PIECEMEAL AND REACTIVE WAY.

INSTEAD OF HAVING A SOLID STRATEGIC APPROACH.

>> Reporter: THE CITY MEASUREMENTS SHOW IT IS BEHIND SWITCHING AWAY FROM CARS WITH BUS AND BIKE LANES ON PARK BOULEVARD HAPPENING FOR VIRTUALLY NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

AGAIN, HERE IS THE MAYOR SPEAKING AS A CANDIDATE IN 2019.

>> WE HAD FACTS ABOUT BIKE LANES AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS THIS IS OFTEN ABOUT CAMPAIGNS AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LEADERSHIP.

WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN THAT IS NOT ALWAYS PERMANENT.

WE WILL START SUPPORTING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE IT IS CRITICAL TO THE FUTURE OF THE QUALITY-OF-LIFE.

THANK YOU.

DJOKOVIC EVER DESIGNED THE MAYOR SELECTS THEY ARE SAID TO BE CHANGED BY DECEMBER.

>>> THE BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON IS JUST GETTING STARTED AND SO IS A MAJOR PROJECT AT THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

AS A BRAND NEW TERMINAL IS BUILT, WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS FOR THOSE TRYING TO GET TO AND FROM THEIR FLIGHTS.

>> Reporter: NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

THE PHRASE ASSOCIATED WITH WORKING OUT ALSO APPLIES TO WHAT IS UNDERWAY AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE GAIN, A SPARKLING NEW TERMINAL.

THE PAIN, TRYING TO PARK OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

>> IT IS GOING TO BE A BIT OF A NIGHTMARE.

>> Reporter: THIS AIRPORT SPOKESPERSON SIMPLY STATES THE OBVIOUS.

EFFECTS, THE TERMINAL ONE PARKING LOT WAS ALREADY SHRUNK BY ABOUT 300 SPACES.

THAT IS THE PART BEHIND THE SMILEY FACE FENCE COVERINGS AND SOON IT WILL GO AWAY ALTOGETHER.

>> COME JUNE 5th, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE THE TERMINAL ONE PARKING LOT AND AS OF JUNE 15th THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT WILL BE EMPTY AND TURNOVER AS A CONSTRUCTION SITE.

THIS SITE SPECIFICALLY WILL BE NEW TERMINAL ONE PARKING STRUCTURE.

>> Reporter: ANY VEHICLE HERE AFTER JUNE 15th WILL BE TOWED AND AFTER THAT THE TERMINAL TWO PARKING PLEASANT WITH THE 3000 OR SO SPACES WILL BE AT.

THE BRIDGE WILL BE TORN DOWN TO BE REPLACED BY THIS CROSSWALK BEING PUT TOGETHER NOW.

THE 55+-YEAR-OLD TERMINAL ONE WILL BE AROUND A WHILE BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, CREWS ARE ALREADY WORKING IN THE AREA AND NEXT, THEY WILL TEAR DOWN THE CURRENT AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HEADQUARTERS FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE.

A NEW BUILDING IS BEING BILLED.

PART OF THE NEW TERMINAL WILL GO WHERE THE CURRENT BUILDING IT.

BUT ONCE THE NEW TERMINAL IS OPEN THE FIRST THING, WE WILL MOVE ALL OF THE AIRLINES OVER.

WE WILL GET THEM SETTLED.

THEN, THE DEMOLITION OF THE CURRENT TERMINAL ONE WILL BEGIN.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE DESTRUCTION GOES OUTSIDE THE CROWDS GROW INSIDE AS THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS UPON US.

GO IT IS A LOCAL RELIABLE SUPPLY OF WATER.

>> Reporter: WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS FORCE WASTEWATER THROUGH FINE FILTERS AND THE REMAINING CONTAMINANTS ARE BLASTED WITH UV LIGHT AND MIXED WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.

THE PLANTS ARE EXPENSIVE.

THE THIS WILL COST $950 MILLION.

FOUR YEARS AGO THE DISTRICT WATER ENGINEER TOLD US THE ESTIMATED COST WAS AROUND $460 MILLION.

BUT THE OUTGOING GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DAM DISTRICT SAYS THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

>> THE PROJECT HAS EVOLVED AND EXPANDED AND WE HAVE ADDED ENERGY RECOVERY.

WE HAVE INCREASED THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT.

OF COURSE, THE IMPACT OF THE WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, INFLATION.

THOSE HAVE ALL IMPACTED THE PRICE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THERE WILL BE SAVINGS ON THE COST OF IMPORTED WATER.

>> IT OTHER WORDS, IF WE DO NOTHING, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR WATER?

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR WASTEWATER SERVICES COMPARED TO WHAT THOSE SERVICES WILL COST WHEN WE DO THE PROJECT?

>> Reporter: IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, OCEANSIDE ALREADY HAS MADE PURIFIED WASTEWATER A PART OF THE WATER SUPPLY.

A MUCH BIGGER PROJECT IS BEING PLANNED FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF THE LA-BASED METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT SAYS THE EAST COUNTY WATER PROJECT IS CENTRAL TO THE REGIONAL GOALS.

>> WE PROVIDE ABOUT HALF OF THE WATER THAT IS USED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>>, AS WE HAVE SEEN CLIMATE CONDITIONS CHANGE, WE HAVE SEEN GROWTH PATTERNS IN THE REGION CHANGE .

THE BOARD HAS TAKEN A POSITION THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE SELF-RELIANCE ON LOCAL SUPPLIES THAT ARE DEVELOPED HERE WITHIN THE REGION TO REDUCE STRAIN ON IMPORTS AND SUPPLIES.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE OFFERING A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO EAST COUNTY THAT WILL COVER $92 MILLION OF THE COST OF THE PLAN .

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE COST, $800 MILLION WILL BE COVERED BY LOANS FROM THE STATE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH INTEREST RATES AS LOW AS 1%.

>>> WE WILL STAY IN EAST COUNTY FOR THE FINAL STORY WHICH MARKS TWO YEARS SINCE THE SOCIAL JUSTICE PROTEST IN LA MESA.

WE SPOKE WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT IT MEANS TO REFLECTS ON EVENTS OF THAT DAY.

>> Reporter: THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 30th, 2020, PEOPLE GATHERED IN LA MESA TO PROTEST THE CONTROVERSIAL REST OF A BLACK MAN EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

WRITING AND LOOTING BROKE OUT IN THE CITY MAINE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

THE CAFE OWNER SAYS HERS WAS ONE OF MANY BUSINESSES DAMAGED.

>> THE NIGHT OF THE RIOTS, WE CAME DOWN HERE TO GET SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT OUT AND WE WERE FACED WITH RIOTERS AND LOOTERS THAT WERE LITERALLY SNATCHING THINGS OUT OF OUR HANDS.

SO, JUST SEEING, IT LOOKED LIKE A WAR, LIKE A WAR ZONE.

>> Reporter: OF MUCH OF THE DOWNTOWN IS FIXED UP FROM DAMAGES SUSTAINED, THERE ARE STILL REMINDERS OF WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.

MOST OBVIOUS IS THE REBUILDING OF UNION AND CHASE BANKS WHICH WERE LARGELY DESTROYED.

AMONG THE MOST HARD-HIT BUSINESS WAS PLAYED AGAIN SPORTS AND A SHOPPING CENTER.

IT TOOK HIS STORE ABOUT 6 TO 7 MONTHS TO GET UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.

>> WE HAD TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE STORE, THE STORE WAS FLOODED.

INVENTORY, 50% OF IT WAS LOST.

THE COMMUNITY CAME IN AND HELPED OUT AND CLEARED IT UP AND THAT IS WHEN WE STARTED FOR TO PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: BUT THEY SAY THE CAFE NOT ONLY SURVIVED BUT NOW IS THRIVING.

SHE SAYS THE COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT IT DID NOT BEFORE.

>> BEING THE ONLY LATINO BUSINESS ON THIS BLOCK, I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY I FEEL VERY EMBRACED BY ALL OF THE MERCHANTS.

I FEEL LIKE WE BROUGHT AWARENESS TO LA MESA THAT PROBABLY WAS NEEDED.

I AM NOT SAYING I JUSTIFY ANYTHING WITH WHAT HAPPENED.

IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GROW.

>> Reporter: SHE WENT ON TO SAY THE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY IS A REMINDER OF HOW RESIDENTS SUPPORTED ONE ANOTHER.

>>> WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED KPBS THIS WEEK .

I AM MAYA TRABULSI , THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.