>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY -- >>> GOOD EVENING.

IT'S MONDAY, APRIL 12th.

THANKS FOR JOINING IT.

I'M AMITA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

TODAY FELT LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ALL OVER AGAIN FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

CAMPUSES IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THREE SOUTH BAY DISTRICT REOPEN FOR PART-TIME, IN PERSON LEARNING.

KPBS EDUCATIONAL REPORTER JOE HONG BEGINS OUR COVERAGE.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A YEAR, KATE CHAISSON IS LEAVING HER HOUSE AND HEADING TO SCHOOL.

>> I'M FEELING GOOD NOW THAT I'M IN MY CLOTHES, I HAVE MY BAG, I HAVE MY TRAVEL MUG OF COFFEE.

I'M READY TO GO AND JUST BE AT SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: KATE IS A 17-YEAR- OLD JUNIOR AT CANYON HILLS HIGHS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS SARAH HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE'S ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 50,000 STUDENTS IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO WERE AT SCHOOL MONDAY FOR PART-TIME IN-PERSON LEARNING.

>> IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, LIKE IT SEPTEMBER BUT IT'S APRIL, WHICH IS A LITTLE WEIRD, BUT I'M READY TO GO BACK.

>> Reporter: THAT DOESN'T MEAN THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL, WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY IN PLACE AND NO HUGGING.

CHAISSON SAID SHE EXPECTS TO FEEL VERY ISOLATED ON HER FIRST DAY BACK.

>> I'M VERY LONELY BUT ALSO THE SCHOOLDAY IS SHORTENED SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OFF JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT TOTALLY NORMAL, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING SOMEWHAT OF A NORMAL SCHOOL DAY.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE CITY AND SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS CANCELED MONDAY MORNING TO CELEBRATE THE REOPENING OF CAMPUSES.

SUPERINTENDENT SIDNEY MARTIN THANKED BOTH TEACHERS AND STAFF WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO ENSURE SCHOOLS ARE SAFE.

>> YOU SEE WITH ME WHETHER IT'S FOOD SERVICES, LANDSCAPING SERVICES, CUSTODIAL SERVICES, GETTING TEACHERS PREPARED FOR ONLINE LEARNING THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DOUBLING DOWN ON OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND MAKING SURE OUR TEACHERS ARE PREPARED TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS AND GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED, WHEN THEY NEED IT, IN THE WAY THAT THEY NEED IT, WHENEVER THING AROUND THEM HAS CHANGED.

>> Reporter: AT ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE ON CAMPUS FOR FOUR DAYS A WEEK OF OF A DOUBLED THE DATA BY BOWEL BOW BYE-BYE BYE-BYE BYE-BYE >>> I'M SO EXCITED JUST EXCITED SCHOOLS ARE REOPENING.

IT'S ABOUT TIME.

IT'S APRIL.

I'M READY.

LET'S GO.

>> Reporter: JOE HONG, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, SANYO CEDRO DISTRICT AND CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT ALSO REOPENED FOR IN PERSON LEARNING.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER ON SHOWS US THE SPECIAL WELCOME BACK FOR SOME ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.

>> AN EMOTIONAL MORNING FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AT LOUDERBACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE STUDENTS LAST STEPPED FOOT ON CAMPUS.

>> DISDAIN MEANS ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.

THIS IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH.

>> Reporter: A SPECIAL MOMENT INDEED FOR JAKE ALLEN LOUDERBACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MELODY BELCHER, WHO NEVER IMAGINED HER FOURTH YEAR AT SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WOULD BE REMOTE.

>> THE PAST YEAR HAS BROUGHT MANY STRUGGLES.

WE'VE LOST IN SOME OF OUR FAMILIES HERE AT LAUTERBACH HAVE PASSED COVID.

WE HAVE HAD ILLNESSES.

WE'VE HAD FAMILIES HAVE TO MOVE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR BELTRAN TO PERSONALLY WELCOME BACK EACH STUDENT AS THEY ARRIVED ON CAMPUS FOR IN PERSON INSTRUCTION.

SOME PARENTS ARE NERVOUS FOR THE BIG DAY.

>> WE HAVE THEM AT HOME WITH US WHERE WE'VE BEEN SAFE, WHERE WE KNEW WHERE THEY WERE.

>> Reporter: DEBORAH SAYS SHE'S PUTTING HER TRUST IN SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO KEEP HER KIDS SAFE.

HER CHILDREN WILL BE ATTENDING A MORNING COHORT WHICH CONSISTS OF IN PERSON INSTRUCTION FOR THREE HOURS, FOUR TIMES A WEEK.

HOWEVER, SOME PARENTS SAY THEY'RE STICKING TO DISTANCE LEARNING, AS THEY'VE SEEN THEIR CHILDREN ADAPT WELL TO THE MODULE.

>> SHE JUST JOINED THE BAND THIS YEAR SO SHE JUST LEARNED HER FIRST INTERIM IN VIRTUALLY AND SHE HAS NEVER PLAYED BEFORE.

>> CHANTEL JOHNSON'S DAUGHTER IS PART OF THE SCHOOL'S ORCHESTRA.

ALTHOUGH HER DAUGHTER WILL BE LEARNING FROM HOME, SHE ACCOMPANIED HER PEERS AS THEY HAD THEIR FIRST PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE MONDAY MORNING.

JOHNSON SAYS DISTANCE LEARNING IS THE BEST OPTION FOR HER FAMILY AT THIS TIME.

>> IT WAS HARD BECAUSE MY KIDS REALLY WANT TO BE BACK IN CLASS AND THAT'S THEIR PREFERRED LEARNING STYLE.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT MATTHEW TESSIER SAYS ABOUT 57% OF THE DISTRICT STUDENTS ARE RETURNING TO SCHOOL OUT OF THE 30,000 STUDENTS THEY SERVE.

HE SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS SOME PARENTS MAY FEEL SAFER AT HOME, BUT PROJECTS THE DISTRICT WILL START SEEING MORE STUDENTS BACK IN SCHOOL AS VACCINE AVAILABILITY INCREASES IN CHULA VISTA.

>> WE WERE A HIGHER RATE OF INFECTION MANY MONTHS AGO.

HOWEVER, THOSE RATES HAVE REALLY PLUMMETED.

>> Reporter: TESSIER SAYS ALL STAFF AT THE DISTRICT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINE.

HE HOPED THE EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION ON TOP OF THE SAFETY MEASURES EACH SCHOOL IS TAKING WILL HELP KEEP THEIR COMMUNITY ON THE RIGHT PATH.

ALEXANDRA ANGEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COVID-19 VACCINE AVAILABILITY IS STILL INCONSISTENT THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

WHILE SMALLER CLINICS ARE PROVIDING VACCINES, KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US ONE SUPERSTATION IS CLOSING AGAIN BECAUSE OF SHORT SUPPLY.

>> Reporter: ON SUNDAY, THE COUNTY TWEETED OUT THAT THERE WOULD BE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THE VACCINE WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT EARLY THIS WEEK.

AT THE BORDER VIEW YMCA MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AND ALSO AT THE MOUNTAIN VIEW EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL COMPLEX ON TUESDAY.

PLENTY OF PEOPLE WERE LINED UP AT THE YMCA SITE ON MONDAY MORNING.

CHULA VISTA RESIDENT JOHN McNULTY SAID HE HAD A CHALLENGING TIME GETTING A VACCINE.

>> GOING TO PLACES LIKE CVS, THEY SAID I WAS ALL SET UP AND THEN I WALKED BACK TO CHECK IN, THEY SAID I'M NOT QUALIFIED, SO THERE SEEMS TO BE MIXUP IN PAPERWORK.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION.

>> Reporter: NATIONAL CITY RESIDENT MIKE THOUGHT THESE CLINICS COULD HELP ANOTHER PART OF THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY GET THE VACCINE.

>> A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY IS STILL TECHNOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THAT AREN'T ABLE TO NAVIGATE A WEBSITE LIKE I WAS ABLE TO.

SO I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THESE SITES DO NOT REQUIRE AN APPOINTMENT, THERE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED, AND BOTH CLINICS TO HAVE ZIP CODE RESTRICTIONS, PROOF OF RESIDENCY OR BUSINESS ADDRESS ARE REQUIRED.

IN THE MEANTIME, VACCINATION DELIVERIES STILL REMAIN LOW FOR SCRIPPS HEALTH, WHICH RUNS THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS VACCINATION SUPERSTATION.

THEY CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14th, AND APRIL 16th, 17th, AND 18th.

THE COUNTY SAYS ABOUT 43% OF SAN DIEGO'S HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE TWO DOSE VACCINES, AND ABOUT 25% ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A REMINDER, ON THURSDAY, VACCINE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE OPEN TO EVERYONE AGES 16 AND UP.

WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOT AT KPBS.ORG.

JUST GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB.

>>> PROSECUTORS IN THE DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL KICKED OFF THE THIRD WEEK OF TESTIMONY WITH ANOTHER MEDICAL EXPERT AND GEORGE FLOYD'S BROTHER TAKING THE STAND.

THIS COMES AS TENSIONS ARE HIGH IN MINNEAPOLIS AFTER A POLICE OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED A 20- YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN JUST YESTERDAY.

POLICE SAY THE OFFICER MEANT TO DRAW HIS TASER, NOT HIS GUN.

NOW FOR A SECOND NIGHT, PROTESTERS ARE GATHERING.

PAMELA BERNARD HAS THE LATEST.

>> THAT'S MY OLDEST BROTHER, GEORGE.

>> Reporter: WEEK THREE OF TESTIMONY IN THE DEREK CHAUVIN MURDER TRIAL UNDERWAY, WITH THE PROSECUTION BEGINNING TO REV UP ITS CASE AGAINST THE FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER.

CARDIOLOGIST DR. JONATHAN RICH LAYING OUT HIS OPINION ON FLOYD'S DEATH.

>> I BELIEVE THAT MR. GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH WAS ABSOLUTELY PREVENTABLE.

>> Reporter: DR. RICH ALSO TESTIFYING THAT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE FLOYD DIED FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE.

THE DEFENSE PUSHING BACK.

>> THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT CAN MAKE THE HEART WORK HARDER AND FASTER, RIGHT?

>> SURE.

>> METHAMPHETAMINE BEING ONE OF THEM.

>> YES.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN THE AREA AFTER A BLACK MAN WAS FATALLY SHOT BY A POLICE OFFICER.

POLICE SAY THEY WERE TRYING TO TAKE 20-YEAR-OLD DANTE WRIGHT INTO CUSTODY DURING A TRAFFIC STOP, AFTER LEARNING HE HAD OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.

HE GOT BACK INTO HIS VEHICLE, AT WHICH POINT POLICE SHOT HIM.

>> THIS APPEARS TO ME, FROM WHAT I'VE YOU, AND THE OFFICER'S REACTION AND DISTRESS IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THAT THIS WAS AN ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE.

WE WILL DO ALL THAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT JUSTICE IS DONE FOR DANTE WRIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR CHAUVIN ARGUING AFTER SUNDAY'S SHOOTING THAT THE JURY SHOULD NOW BE SEQUESTERED.

THE JUDGE DECLINED THAT REQUEST.

CAMILO BURNELL, NEWSMACK.

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR HAS ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF REFORMS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN POLICING.

AMONG THE 11 ITEMS, FUNDING THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES, ELIMINATING CIVIL GANG INJUNCTIONS, AND REVIEWING THE TYPES OF CALLS DISPATCHED TO THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

GLORIA IS ALSO CALLING TO EXPLORE POLICIES LIMITING PRETEXTUAL STOPS AND CONSENT SEARCHES.

ALTERNATIVES TO ARREST FOR LOW- LEVEL OFFENSES AND OPTIONS TO LIMIT USE OF TEAR GAS.

NO TIMELINE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED.

>>> A LARGE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE CLEARED OUT BY OCEANSIDE POLICE THIS WEEK.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE TELLS US THOSE LANDS HAVE CHANGED AS THE CITY TRIES TO PLACE THE PEOPLE IN MOTELS.

>> CALL IT MY LITTLE EVICTION NOTICE.

>> Reporter: TO LISA BELL OF EASTER HAS BEEN LIVING AT THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT OFF SOUTH OCEANSIDE BOULEVARD FOR FOUR MONTHS, UNTIL SHE WOKE UP TO THIS NOTICE TAPED ON HER TENT LAST WEEK.

>> THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE WILL CONDUCT A CLEANUP OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF ALL INDIVIDUALS PERSONAL PROPERTY, ENCAMPMENTS, JUNK, TRASH, AND DEBRIS.

>> Reporter: THE NOTICE CAME AFTER OCEANSIDE CITY COUNCIL PASSED AN ANTI-CAMPING ORDINANCE AND EMERGENCY MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM AT LAST WEEK'S COUNCIL MEETING.

THE ENCAMPMENT THAT HAS OVER 30 TENTS AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN IT WILL NOW GET SOME EXTRA TIME BEFORE IT IS CLEARED OUT, AND WHILE MOTEL VOUCHERS ARE SECURED.

>> GET PEOPLE TRANSPORTED TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: TOM BUSEY IS A PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR OCEANSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE SAYS THE CITY IS WORKING TO GET THE PEOPLE LIVING AT THE ENCAMPMENT MOTEL VOUCHERS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

SHE SAID SHE LAST HEARD THERE WERE ONLY 30 MOTEL VOUCHERS AVAILABLE.

>> THERE'S MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE HERE.

THERE IS MORE THAN 30 TENTS RIGHT HERE SO THAT'S CONCERNING, BECAUSE WHO GETS TO HAVE THOSE ROOMS?

HOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT WHO GETS TO HAVE THEM?

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE VOUCHERS OFFER A TEMPORARY SHELTER, THE ENCAMPMENT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTERS IN NORTH COUNTY.

>> ALREADY TO HAVE TEMPORARILY.

>> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME, BUSEY WOULD NOT COMMENT ON HOW MANY VOUCHERS WOULD BE PROVIDED OR WHEN THE ENCAMP WOULD BE CLEARED OUT.

IN OCEANSIDE, TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE LATEST ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO'S SKYLINE HITS A BIG MILESTONE.

FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES IS CELEBRATING THE TOPPING OFF OF ITS LATEST DEVELOPMENT.

SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA VILLAGE WILL OPEN NEXT YEAR.

THE BANNER UNFURLED TODAY SUMS UP THE VISION BEHIND THIS PROJECT.

HOPE LIVES HERE.

MORE THAN 400 NEW HOUSING UNITS WILL HELP GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET.

>> THEY'RE BUILDING THIS COMMUNITY OF HOPE.

WE DECLARE BOLDLY THAT NO MAN OR WOMAN, VETERAN, SENIOR, OR FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO SLEEP ON THE STREET.

>> TODAY IS ALSO A BIT OF A CELEBRATION FOR FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES.

IT'S THE 80th BIRTHDAY FOR FATHER JOE CARROLL, WHO RETIRED FROM LEADING THE ORGANIZATION BACK IN 2011.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE BACK IN PERSON IN THE COMING MONTHS AS PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS EASE.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THERE'S ONE ASPECT TO VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT MANY WANT TO KEEP .

>> AT THAT POINT IN TIME THOSE WILL BE ISSUING IDENTIFIED 8.3 MILLION NET -- >> INITIALLY IDENTIFIED -- >> PLEASE ATTEMPT TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

ON THE ICON, OR YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND BY PRESSING STAR NINE IF YOU ARE A CALL-IN PARTICIPANT.

>> Reporter: COUNCILMAN RIVERA SAYS REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR YOU -- YOUTH, PARENTS, WORKING PEOPLE, AND THOSE WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND THAT'S WORTH KEEPING.

>> WE OFTEN USE THE PHRASE OF BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS OF CITY HALL TO MAKE GOVERNMENT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WHEN WE SAY THAT, IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO US THAT SOMEONE FEELS LIKE THEY CAN JUST SHOW UP AND BE PART OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE AND WILL IMPACT THEM.

>> Reporter: FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE DONNA FRYE AGREES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD STAY, BUT SHE'S ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE CAN BE IN THE SAME ROOM AS THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS AGAIN.

>> THERE IS VALUE IN BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN PERSON AND SEE WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE DOING THE WHOLE TIME AT THE MEETING, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THAT ON THE ZOOM.

>> Reporter: COUNCIL PRESIDENT JEN CAMPBELL TOLD KPBS SHE'S INTERESTED IN EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR REMOTE TESTIMONY, POST PANDEMIC.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE ONSHORE FLOW IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS THAT WILL BRING US BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, PLENTY OF CLOUDS, AND THERE COULD BE SOME SPOTTY, LIGHT PRECIPITATION AT TIMES.

WON'T AMOUNT TO MUCH BUT WE COULD SEE SOME SPOTTY, LIGHT RAIN, DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WE'LL SEE SOME STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERT.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WARMER WEATHER, PROBABLY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK.

>>> OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, PLENTY OF CLOUDS AROUND.

MID-50s OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO 59, RAMONA DIPS DOWN TO 48.

IT WILL BE DOWN TO 48 IN MOUNT LEGUME.

LOOKING AT TUESDAY'S WEATHER, A TROUGH HERE IN THE WESTERN STATES AND WITH THIS TROUGH WE'LL BE LOOKING AT STRONG ONSHORE FLOW HERE, AND THAT WILL KEEP THE CLOUDS RIGHT ALONG THE COASTAL REGIONS THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY.

OCEANSIDE 65, SAN DIEGO 65, ESCONDIDO A COOL 66.

DITTO THAT FOR RAMONA.

THE SPRINGS UP TO 86 AND CAMPOS AT 64.

LET'S CHECK THAT FUTURE CAST OUT, TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, PLENTY OF CLOUDS AROUND BUT IF THERE IS ANY PRECIPITATION IT'S MAINLY KIND OF DRIZZLY AND THERE MAY BE SOME SPOTTY AREAS OF SOME VERY LIGHT RAIN.

IT MAY BE WET.

ON WEDNESDAY THAT ONSHORE FLOW GIVING US PLENTY OF CLOUDS, KEEPING IT COOL.

STORM SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN THROUGH THE ROCKIES.

SO AGAIN, OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, PLENTY OF CLOUDS FOR YOUR NEXT COUPLE DAYS AND IT'S COOL, AND BY THE END OF THE WEEK IT FINALLY STARTS TO WARM UP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

VALLEYS DEALING WITH THE COOL TEMPERATURES, A LITTLE BIT MILDER FRIDAY AND CERTAINLY WARMER ON SATURDAY.

HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS, THOSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS, A LITTLE BIT COOL, AND FOR THE WEEKEND WE DO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT.

IN THE DESERTS IT WILL BE LOOKING AT PERIODS OF SUN AND OVER THE WEEKEND WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> ANOTHER SIGN THAT SAN DIEGO'S REOPENING IS ROLLING ALONG.

TODAY, SEAWORLD OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS RIDES AND ROLLER COASTERS.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON WHAT IT MEANS FOR VISITORS AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE.

>> WE KNOW THERE'S A PENT-UP DEMAND.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EMAILING US, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMMENTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHEN WILL SEAWORLD OPEN RIDES?

>> Reporter: AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR, NEARLY ALL THE RIDES ARE REOPENING HERE AT SEAWORLD AND STAFF ARE BEING HIRED BACK.

>> WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL THAT THINGS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING TO GO BACKWARDS.

>> Reporter: SEAWORLD VICE PRESIDENT KARINE BRINLEY SAID IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO GET TO THIS POINT.

ALL THE RIDES CLOSED IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THIS FEBRUARY WHEN THEY STARTED REOPENING AGAIN AS A ZOO.

>> YOU COULD COME AND SEE PENGUINS AND SHARKS AND THE DOLPHIN PRESENTATION, LEARN ABOUT SEA LIONS.

A LOT WAS HAPPENING AS A ZOO AND AT THAT POINT WE COULD DEMONSTRATE, WE COULD KEEP PEOPLE SIX FEET APART, WE COULD REQUIRE PEOPLE TO WEAR THEIR MASKS.

WE HAD A LOT OF PLEXIGLAS AND SPECIAL BARRIERS IN PLACE.

>> Reporter: NOW THAT WE ARE IN THE STATE'S ORANGE REOPENING TIER, THE PARK CAN REOPEN AGAIN AT 25% CAPACITY, AND IN ADDITION TO MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING, STATE OFFICIALS WANT EVERYONE WHO VISITS SEAWORLD TO BE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT.

>> WHEN YOU MAKE THAT RESERVATION, BECAUSE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, THEN YOU WILL ATTEST AT THAT POINT THAT YOU ARE IN FACT FROM CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: NOT EVERYONE AT THE PARK TODAY WAS A STATE RESIDENT.

WE SPOKE TO SOME WHO SAID THEY WERE VISITING FROM PLACES LIKE ARIZONA.

OFFICIALS ARE HOPING PEOPLE WILL BE HONEST WHEN BUYING THEIR TICKETS.

>> WE WERE HERE YESTERDAY, TOO, AND WE HEARD THAT THE RIDES ARE SUPPOSED TO OPEN TODAY.

>> Reporter: EVEN WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS, FAMILIES ARE TURNING OUT.

>> WE ARE GOING TO RIDE ALL THE RIDES IN SEAWORLD.

>> IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE SOME NORMALCY UNDERNEATH THE MASK.

>> Reporter: SEAWORLD LAID OFF 95% OF THEIR STAFF WHEN THE PANDEMIC FIRST HIT.

NOW WITH RIDES REOPENING, THEY'RE EXTENDING PARK HOURS AND ARE CURRENTLY FILLING OPEN POSITIONS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A GROWING NUMBER OF STATES ARE COMING FORWARD WITH THEIR OWN PLANS TO USE SO-CALLED COVID-19 VACCINE PASSPORTS.

BUT FOR NOW, THERE'S NO FEDERAL PLAN TO IMPLEMENT ANY KIND OF PASSPORT SYSTEM IN THE U.S. AS NADIA ROMERO REPORTS, THE ISSUE IS ALREADY RAISING BOTH EQUITY AND SECURITY CONCERNS.

>> Reporter: COVID-19 DIGITAL VACCINE PASSPORTS QUICKLY BECOMING A DEVICE AT ISSUE AND RAISING PRIVACY CONCERNS, AND AS SOME STATES FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM, TECH GIANTS ARE TEAMING UP WITH HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE THEIR DIGITAL COVID PAST A REALITY FOR CONSUMERS.

>> THIS IS A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET BACK TO OUR NEW NORMAL IN A SAFEWAY.

>> Reporter: THE VACCINATION CREDENTIAL INITIATIVE HAS TEAMED UP COMPANIES INCLUDING IBM, SALESFORCE AND ORACLE, WITH THE MAYO CLINIC AND THE COMMONS PROJECT, A NONPROFIT WITH THE VACCINE PASSPORT APP CURRENTLY WORKING WITH SOME AIRLINES.

>> YOU GET YOUR VACCINATION OR YOU GET COVID-19 TEST, YOU'RE NEGATIVE, IF YOU HAVE A SMART PHONE, YOU DOWNLOAD IT ONTO YOUR APPLE WALLET OR YOUR GOOGLE PAY AND YOU STORE IT IN THERE.

>> Reporter: NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD.

WHILE THE COMPANIES SAY NO LOCATION OR MEDICAL DATA WILL BE STORED IN THE APPS, THAT CONCERN MIGHT RAISE CONCERNS FOR POTENTIAL USERS.

THERE'S ALSO EQUITY CONCERNS.

>> NOT EVERYBODY HAS A SMART PHONE.

I HAVE LOTS OF PATIENTS WITH FLIP PHONES COME WITH THOSE LITTLE BURNER PHONES.

>> Reporter: THE VACCINATION CREDENTIAL INITIATIVE IS PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN DEVELOPING U.S. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR THESE HEALTH PASSES AND SAYS IT'S UP TO EACH COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTION TO DECIDE HOW TO USE THE APPS.

>> I THINK SOME EMPLOYERS ARE MAKING A DECISION TO REQUIRE VACCINATION AND I THINK THE EEOC ISSUED A RULING IN DECEMBER THAT IS UP TO EMPLOYERS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

>> Reporter: FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M NADIA ROMERO.

>>> ORANGE COUNTY ANNOUNCED IT WILL LAUNCH A PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST DIGITAL VACCINE PASSPORTS, BUT HASN'T RELEASED ANY DETAILS.

>>> ONE DAY YOU MAY BE ABLE TO LEAVE YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE AT HOME, AS EDIE LAMBERT REPORTS.

A CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO MAKE THE LICENSES DIGITAL.

>> Reporter: SMART PHONES CAN HOLD OUR MOST PERSONAL INFORMATION, FROM BANK RECORDS TO OUR MEDICAL HISTORY, AND NOW A CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER SAYS IT'S ABOUT TIME THEY STORED SOMETHING EVEN MORE USEFUL.

>> YOU REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT IT, YOU DO EVERYTHING ON YOUR CELL PHONE AND YOU CAN DO STOCK TRANSACTIONS, CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.

I HAVE MY INSURANCE PAPERWORK ON MY CELL PHONE APP, EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE ONE THING I NEED THE MOST, WHICH IS MY DRIVER'S LICENSE AND MY I.D.

>> Reporter: IOWA WAS THE FIRST STATE TO CREATE A PERMANENT DIGITAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AND I.D.

SYSTEM.

CALIFORNIA'S WOULD WORK IN A SIMILAR WAY.

EVERYONE STILL GETS A PHYSICAL LICENSE OR I.D.

CARD, AND IF YOU WANT A DIGITAL CARD, YOU OPT INTO THE PROGRAM USING AN APP.

YOU UPLOAD YOUR I.D., ADD A SELFIE FOR THEIR RECTIFICATION.

YOU COULD USE IT IN AIRPORTS, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND TO PROVE YOUR AGE, AND WHEN YOU SHOW SOMEONE YOUR DIGITAL I.D., YOU DECIDE WHAT INFORMATION TO SHARE.

FOR INSTANCE, A BARTENDER DOESN'T NEED TO SEE YOUR HOME ADDRESS.

>> YOU COULD PRESS, GETTING A DRINK, AND YOU'D BE ABLE TO SHOW AGE.

THERE IS MORE SECURITY AND PRIVACY WHEN YOU'RE USING A DIGITAL APP THAT DOESN'T THROW ALL YOUR INFORMATION OUT WHERE THEY CAN SEE IT.

>> Reporter: ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIGUEL SANTIAGO'S BILL WOULD CREATE A PILOT PROJECT, GIVING THE DMV UNTIL 2026 TO REPORT BACK WITH A PROGRAM THE STATE CAN ADOPT PERMANENTLY.

SO FAR, THERE'S NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.

>> WE ARE JUST TRYING TO GIVE PEOPLE ONE MORE STEP TOWARDS, I WOULD SAY, SECURITY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR PHONE.

YOU DO EVERYTHING ELSE ON IT.

>> THAT WAS EDIE LAMBERT REPORTING.

A REMINDER, THE DEADLINE FOR THE REAL I.D.

ROLLOUT IS OCTOBER 1st.

YOU'LL NEED A REAL I.D.

DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD TO BOARD A FLIGHT OR ENTER MOST FEDERAL BUILDINGS, UNLESS YOU PRESENT YOUR VALID PASSPORT.

>>> THE PADRES ARE PLAYING IN PITTSBURGH TONIGHT AFTER A SERIES SWEEP IN TEXAS.

JOE MUSGROVE GOT IT STARTED WITH THE FIRST PADRES EVER -- I'M SORRY, WITH THE FIRST-EVER NO-HITTER FRIDAY.

THAT PROPELLED A THREE-GAME WINNING STREAK WITH ANOTHER WIN ON SUNDAY.

THE PADRES WILL BE BACK IN SAN DIEGO THIS WEEKEND FOR THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON AGAINST THEIR RIVAL L.A. DODGERS.

>>> A DAY OF MIXED EMOTIONS ON THIS FIRST DAY OF IN PERSON INSTRUCTION AT MANY LOCAL DISTRICTS.

WE ASKED PARENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT RETURNING TO SCHOOL.

>> PERSONALLY I ABSOLUTELY CHOSE TO KEEP MY KIDS HOME AND I DO NOT WANT TO SEND THEM FOR IN PERSON INSTRUCTION.

MY SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY FULLY VACCINATED, BUT EVEN SO, WE STILL DON'T WANT TO DO IN PERSON LEARNING.

OBVIOUSLY MY 14-YEAR-OLD CAN'T HIT A VACCINE YET.

BUT AGAIN, EVEN IF HE WAS, WE WOULD STILL BE AT HOME BECAUSE OF THE NEW VARIANTS THAT ARE COMING OUT AND THE RESEARCH THAT SHOWS WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT WE ARE IN FOR.

WE SEE IN SAN DIEGO THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE REOPENING AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BARS AND RESTAURANTS AND GYMS, SO I HAVE A LOT OF -- IT'S NOT EVEN FEAR.

I WATCHED HOW THIS CYCLE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BY NOW, AND IT'S PRETTY PREDICTABLE I THINK WHAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, EVEN WITH THE VACCINATIONS THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET, OR CHOOSING TO GET.

>> MY BOYS ARE SO EXCITED TO BE BACK IN PERSON EVERY DAY, AND GET TO GO A FULL DAY.

THEY START AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING AND THEY'RE BOTH IN HIGH SCHOOL, A FRESHMAN AND A SENIOR.

THE FRESHMAN GOES UNTIL 2:30 AND THE SENIOR GOES ON TO 1:00.

AND OVER THE PAST YEAR, IT'S JUST BEEN HARD TO WATCH THEM STRUGGLE.

IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY SAD.

STRUGGLING WITH THE VIRTUAL AND THE DISTANCE LEARNING.

>> IT'S CHANGED THE DYNAMIC OF OUR FAMILY.

I'M NOT A TEACHER.

I'M DEFINITELY NOT A SPANISH TEACHER.

AND SO, IT'S CAUSED FRUSTRATIONS.

IT'S HARD TO DO AT HOME WITH MY KIDS.

MY DAUGHTER DID IT LAST YEAR.

I COULD HELP HER WITH HOMEWORK AT NIGHTTIME, AND THAT WAS FUN, BUT DOING IT ALL DAY LONG AND THEN TRYING TO BE A PARENT ON TOP OF IT, IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY CHALLENGING.

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