>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR EVENING EDITION IS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AS WELL AS YOURS BY LIKE YOU.

>>> EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY MAY 24th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IF YOU SPENT TIME OUTSIDE TODAY FELT THE HEAT BEATING DOWN.

WE ARE HEADING INTO THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER.

MELISSA MAY TELLS US ABOUT AN UNPRECEDENTED PUSH TO GET FIREFIGHTERS READY.

>> Reporter: A RECORD NUMBER OF FIRES ARE HERE.

THERE IS A RECORD-BREAKING $2 BILLION INVESTMENT IN WILDFIRE PREPARATIONS.

WITH 12 FIREWORK HELICOPTERS RESPONDING.

>> THESE ARE IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE CIVIL AERIAL FIREFIGHTING FLEET.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT TO HIRE 1400 NEW FIREFIGHTERS.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IT BURNED ABOUT SEVEN ACRES NEXT INTERSTATE 15.

>> THIS WAS EARLIER IN MAY THAN WE'VE SEEN IN MANY YEARS.

BECAUSE THE WIND IS COMING EARLIER.

SO LET US BE MINDFUL.

AND LET US BE PREPARED.

>> THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES LONG- RANGE PLANNING.

>> LOOKING AT MEDIUM AND LONG- TERM INTERESTING THAT DEFICIT IN TERMS OF EFFORTS ON FOREST MANAGEMENT AND FUEL MANAGEMENT.

AS WELL AS FIRE BREAKS UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY CALIFORNIANS CAN DO THEIR PART FOR PREPARING FOR THE ACTIVE WILDFIRE SEASON.

>> IF YOU HAVE NOT, CLEAN OUT YOUR FRONT YARD AND BACKYARD.

LOOK AT THE DEFENSIBLE SPACES.

REMEMBER THAT YOU NEED TO DO JUST THAT.

>> Reporter: MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP LOCAL RESTAURANTS FROM HAVING TO CLOSE, THERE'S A DINE IN AND HELP OUT PLAN.

HOW PUBLIC MONEY WOULD GIVE THE SMALL BUSINESSES A BOOST.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND HAS PROPOSED $50 MILLION OF THE COVID-19 FEDERAL RELIEF BE ALLOCATED TO WHAT THEY'RE CALLING THE DINE OUT AND HELP OUT RESTAURANT PROGRAM.

A SIMILAR PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHICH ALLOWED CUSTOMERS TO RECEIVE 50% OFF OF THEIR MEALS OR UP TO $10 PER PERSON.

THEY WOULD THEN REIMBURSE THE FULL COST THE GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS.

CLAUDIA RT'S SAYS IT WOULD HELP TO OFFSET CHALLENGES THE BUSINESSES AND RECENTLY FACED.

SUCH AS CUSTOMER LEVEL BELOW PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

AND A FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN HAS BECOME UNPREDICTABLE.

>> THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO MOVE OFF THE MENU BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEM.

OUR VENDORS HAVEN'T HAD THEM AVAILABLE.

AND THEY WERE EITHER TOO PRICEY OR THEY WOULD SAY THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT.

AND >> Reporter: THE PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.

BUT ALCOHOL WOULD NOT BE REFUNDABLE.

>> RESTAURANTS WOULD HAVE TO SIGN UP WITH THIS AND REGISTER THAT THEY ARE DOING IT.

AND THEN THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT THE RECEIPTS SO THEY COULD TRUST THE DISCOUNTS THEY WERE GIVEN A MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY TO PATRONS AND THEN OUT OF THIS MONEY WE ACTUALLY ASKED FOR 50 MILLION TO BE SET ASIDE WHICH IS A BIG NUMBER.

BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN BURN THROUGH THAT AND IT WOULD BE OVER.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID WILL HELP THE BUSINESS BOUNCE BACK AND HELP THOSE WHO OTHERWISE CANNOT AFFORD TO BOUNCE BACK BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.

>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BENEFIT EVERYONE.

AND PROVIDE FOOD FOR OTHERS WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN THE BEST CIRCUMSTANCES.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERVISORS WILL VOTE TO ENACT THIS PLAN.

THE PLAN FOR START DATE OF JUNE 15th TO COINCIDE WITH THE LOOSENING OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS HAS A NEW SERIES FEATURING INDEPENDENTLY RUN RESTAURANTS CALLED IT CITY HEIGHTS BITES.

THIS WEEK WE EXPLORE VIETNAMESE CUISINE AND MEET THOSE TRYING TO THRIVE POST PANDEMIC.

>>> GRABBING A BITE OUT MAY INCLUDE FEWER PLASTIC STRAWS AND UTENSILS.

THE NORTH COUNTY CITY IS TAKING STEPS TO IMPOSE A NEW BAN ON SINGLE USE PLASTIC UTENSILS.

ALEXANDER WHEN TELLS US WHY SOME BUSINESSES SAY NOW IS NOT THE TIME.

>> Reporter: BUSINESS IS STARTING TO PICK UP AGAIN.

BUT THEY'RE WORRIED A PROPOSED BAN OF PLASTIC WOULD CAUSE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE HIM THAT ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS.

>> WE HAVE HAD TO ABSORB SO MUCH OVER THE LAST YEAR ALREADY.

WITH THE PANDEMIC HERE.

MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT IT IS IN THE SPENCE THAT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE IT BUT HE COULD ACTUALLY PUSH US OVER THE EDGE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS A CONCERN THAT KARINA CONTRAST SAYS THEY TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY.

BUT NOW IS THE TIME FOR BUSINESSES TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.

>> THE MARKET HAS BILLY PROVIDED TO BUSINESSES NEW WAYS OF DOING TAKE OUT.

WHERE POLYSTYRENE IS NOT THE ONLY PRODUCT THAT IS OUT THERE IN THE MARKET TO ADDRESS TAKE- OUT NEEDS.

>> Reporter: THEY WOULD REQUIRE PLASTIC STRAWS GOING INTO EFFECT JULY 2023.

JOHN FRANKLIN SAYS THEY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A WAIVER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A STRONG MARRIAGE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS POLICIES AND REAL EFFORT TO REDUCED POSTCONSUMER WASTE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME WE DON'T LEVEL LARGE UNINTENDED TAXES ON SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IN A COMPROMISE THE CITY COUNCIL ORDERED STAFF TO DEVELOP A HARDSHIP POLICY FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE JUNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

INVESTOR, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> 25 STATES PLUS WASHINGTON DC HAVE NOW FULLY VACCINATED AT LEAST HALF OF THEIR ADULT RESIDENCE.

AND NEW NUMBERS ARE SHOWING ALMOST HALF THE TOTAL U.S. POPULATION HAS AT LEAST ONE SHOT.

ISABEL ROSALES EXPLAINS HOW THESE MILESTONES HAVE HELPED SOME RETURNS TO PRE-PANDEMIC ACTIVITIES.

>>> THE UNITED STATES IS ON THE REBOUND.

CDC DATA SHOWS 25 STATES HAVE FULLY VACCINATED AT LEAST HALF OF THE ADULTS AGAINST COVID-19.

WITH MAINE LEADING THE PACK.

YOUR AVERAGE COVID-19 CASES ARE ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THEY WERE THREE WEEKS AGO.

AND THE SEVEN-DAY DEATH AVERAGE IS DOWN BY MORE THAN 20% COMPARED ONE MONTH AGO.

>> THE CDC SHOWS THAT IF YOU'RE VACCINATED, YOU'RE PROTECTED.

>> THE PROGRESS BARKING THE OPENINGS.

AND SITES NOT SEEN SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

PHIL MICKELSON BECOMES THE OLDEST GOLFER TO WIN A MAJOR.

AND IS SURROUNDED BY THIS LARGE CROWD OF FANS.

NEW YORK'S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN'S SOLD-OUT 15,000 FANS WATCHING THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS.

ONE OF THE LARGEST INDOOR EVENT SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED.

WHILE OPTIMISTIC HEALTH EXPERTS ARE WARNING THAT WE CANNOT LET UP ON VACCINATIONS.

>> WE ARE LEFT WITH THE RESIDUAL THINGS THAT NOT EVERYONE IS OPPOSED TO VACCINATIONS.

IT IS DOWN NEARLY 50% FROM THE APRIL PEAK.

AND A COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT MAY BE NECESSARY AS RESEARCHERS SUSPECT THE IMMUNITY MAY WANE AFTER A YEAR OR MORE.

>> BOTH FIGHTERS THERE AND MADRONA CEOS HAVE COME OUT TO SAY THAT BOOSTER SHOTS ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED.

>> IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO HAS A BIG NAVY PRESENCE.

AND THE BRANCH IS OFFERING MORE INCENTIVES FOR THOSE WHO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE.

WHICH INCLUDES WAVING THE QUARANTINE PERIOD BEFORE DEPLOYMENTS.

THE MILITARY SING A BOOST IN VACCINATION RATES IN RECENT WEEKS.

SO FAR MORE THAN 3 1/2 MILLION DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED LOCALLY.

COUNTY OFFICIAL SAY WE ARE AT MORE THAN 70% OF THE GOAL OF VACCINATING ELIGIBLE GROUPS.

YOU CAN TRACK THE PROGRESS AND FIND VACCINE LOCATION CLOSE TO YOU AT KPBS.ORG.

JUST CLICK ON THE VACCINE LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> KIDS CAN EXPECT A NEW NORMAL WHEN THEY RETURN TO LOCAL SCHOOLS IN THE FALL.

JOE HUNG SAYS IN MANY WAYS IT'S LIKE A PRE-PANDEMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT STUDENTS SHOULD KEEP THEIR MASKS HANDY.

>> THE UNIFIED TO WELCOME ALL STUDENTS BACK FOR FULL TIME AND IN PERSON INSTRUCTION WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR STARTS IN THE FALL SAYS RICHARD BARRERA.

>> THOSE WHO ARE READY TO HAVE STUDENTS COME BACK TO IN PERSON LEARNING SHOULD EXPECT IT TO LOOK LIKE A TYPICAL SCHEDULE FROM PRE-COVID.

>> IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT STUDENTS WILL BE WEARING MASKS AND SOME PHYSICAL DISTANCING WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE IS UNLIKELY TO PASS A MANDATE BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEY'VE YET TO SAY HOW THE GUIDELINES CONTAINED.

>> THEIR GUIDELINES AROUND DISTANCING AND MASK WEARING.

ALL OF THOSE MEASURES THAT ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW.

WE THINK IT MAY LOOK DIFFERENTLY IN THE FALL AND WHATEVER THEY LOOK LIKE, AT THE BEGINNING OR AS WE GO INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR WE WANT TO EVOLVE BASED ON THOSE GUIDELINES.

>> LARGE DISTRICTS LIKE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH ALSO PLAN ON A FULL REOPENING.

BUT THESE DISC TRICKS WILL STILL OFFER VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION FOR THOSE WHO PREFER IT.

THEY SAID THE DISTRICT WILL EXPAND THE ONLINE INDEPENDENT LEARNING PROGRAM THAT EXISTED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

>> IF YOU WORK AT MOUNT EVEREST ACADEMY, THE FULL RANGE OF COURSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ALL OF THE COURSES THAT STUDENTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO IN PERSON, WE WANT AS MUCH IS POSSIBLE TO REPLICATE THAT ONLINE.

>> THE DISTRICT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO CAMPUSES IN THE FALL.

BUT THEY SAY THEY EXPECT CLASS SIZES TO BE BACK AT PRE- PANDEMIC LEVELS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA IS EMERGING FROM THE PANDEMIC.

BUT NOW WE MIGHT BE FACING A LOSS OF LEADERSHIP.

SOME OF THE TOP HEALTHCARE OFFICERS ARE DECIDING TO LEAVE THEIR POSITIONS.

COMING UP WE DESCRIBE THE BURNOUT AND THREATS THAT THEY HAVE ENDURED DURING THIS INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TIME.

>>> THE OTHER WAS A CAMPAIGN IS A YELLOW ASIAN COMMUNITY APPROVAL AREA.

WE HAVE MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT COMING UP.

>> GET YOUR HAND ON A WHISTLE AND SUPPORT THIS CAUSE.

>> CHRIS KATE IS CONTINUING HIS EFFORTS TO FIGHT AGAINST ASIAN HATE.

A COMMUNITY WHERE ONE OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS IS ASIAN.

WHEN SOMEONE BLOWS THE WHISTLE IT MEANS SOMEONE IS BEING ATTACKED.

IT IS A CALL FOR HELP.

>> THE OTHER WAS SO CAMPAIGN BEGAN IN NEW YORK CITY TO BOOST SECURITY AND SOLIDARITY FOR ASIAN AMERICANS.

>> THERE HOPING TO DO THE SAME ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>> THE OTHER WHISTLES WILL BE ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX.

>> A RECENT STUDY FROM STOP AAP I HATE REPORTED A SHARP RISE IN ASIAN HATE CRIMES WITH OVER 6000 INCIDENCES REPORTED IN THE AIR.

>> DO NOT BE SILENT.

>> THE CHAIR OF THE ASIAN- PACIFIC ISLANDER PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF SAN DIEGO IS HOPING THAT THE YELLOW WAS SO WILL HELP THEM FEEL PROTECT IT AND SCENE.

>> ASIAN AMERICANS ARE TYPICALLY VERY QUIET.

VERY SILENT AND ALMOST INVISIBLE.

>> FROM THE YOUNG EMPEROR TO THE YELLOW RIVER AS A CHINESE- AMERICAN THE COLOR YELLOW CARRIES A RICH HISTORY AND SHE WEARS IT WITH PRIDE.

BUT IT IS ALSO A SYMBOL OF GREAT PERIL FOR THE AGING COMMUNITY.

>> YELLOW HAS BEEN USED AND WEAPON ICED AS A WAY TO GET RID OF THOSE YELLOW PEOPLE.

YELLOW PEOPLE ARE DIRTY AND NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

YELLOW PEOPLE BRING DISEASES AND THEY ARE NOT THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT WE WANT.

THERE HOPING TO GIVE THE CALLER NEW MEANING.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO TURN THE YELLOW COLOR AROUND AND CALL THIS NOT YELLOW PERIL.

BUT YELLOW PRIDE.

>>> REFUGEES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE FACING INTERNET AND TECH CRISIS THAT IS NOT GOING TO EASE IN THE POST COVID-19 WORLD.

ROCKS ON A PREPOSTEROUS YOU EXPLAINS HOW THAT COULD HURT THEM ECONOMICALLY.

>> WITH SO MUCH MOVING ONLINE WITH SCHOOL, HEALTH CAN WORK LEARNING HOW TO USE THE INTERNET IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

AND THAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY REFUGEES.

SHE SAYS THAT COMPUTERS, WI-FI HER LAPTOP, THEY ARE ALL TOO HARD.

IT'S TOO HARD FOR THEM AND FOR ME AS WELL.

>> THEY'VE BEEN TAKING ONLINE CLASSES AND HELPING HER TWO SONS WITH REMOTE SCHOOL.

EVEN WITH SUPPORT FROM CASE MANAGER FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT, SHE STRUGGLES WITH FILLING OUT ONLINE FORMS AND WEBSITES.

REFUGEES WHO LACK THE SKILLS ARE MISSING OUT ON REMOTE WORK, RELIEF AND MORE BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE WEBSITES WORK AND IN SOME CASES THEY CAN'T EVEN DEFINE THEM.

WE HAVE THE NONPROFIT FROM CITY HEIGHTS PARTNERSHIP AND SHE SAYS IT WILL BE HARDER FOR SOME REFUGEES TO RECOVER AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

>> THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE EVICTED FROM THEIR HOMES.

THEY WILL BE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOLS ACROSS EVERYWHERE.

IT IS DEFINITELY GOING TO PLAY OUT WORSE FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO HAVE INEQUITIES.

>> AS THE ECONOMY REOPENS COMPANIES FAMILIES MAKE IT SHUT OUT.

BEING ABLE TO USE THE INTERNET COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

FOR KPBS, BACK TO YOU.

>>> AND INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NOT PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH KPBS.

>>> SOME HEALTHCARE LEADERS ARE DECIDING TO STEP ASIDE NOW.

ELIZABETH COHEN TELLS US HOW SOME OF THAT IS PLAYING OUT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER FOR RIVERSIDE.

>> A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT THAT HE HELD FOR NINE YEARS.

>> TODAY I SIGNED ORDERS CONTINUING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FACE COVERINGS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

>> WHEN COVID-19 HIT HE TOOK ACTION.

IMPLEMENT A MASK MANDATE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ORDERS THAT ARE MORE PROTECTIVE THAN THE STATE ORDERS.

AND HE HELPED WITH THE FEDERAL QUARANTINE OF AMERICAN CITIZENS EVACUATED FROM WILL ON CHINA.

HE ALSO CANCELED THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL.

BUT MANY PEOPLE RIVERSIDE COUNTY WERE NOT HAPPY.

>> THEY OBJECTED TO THE ENTIRE GAMUT.

>> YOU ARE TRAMPLING ON THE CONSTITUTION BY AGREEING TO EXTEND THIS RECOMMENDATION.

>> IT GOT VERY UGLY, VERY QUICKLY.

>> I RECEIVED THREATS AND UGLY LETTERS.

AND SOME MESSAGES THAT I WILL NOT EVEN DIGNIFY BY TALKING ABOUT THE ONE HERE.

>> AND HE IS NOT ALONE.

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL SAY THEY HAVE BEEN HARASSED LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

JUST FOR DOING THEIR JOBS.

>> PEOPLE FELT IN CERTAIN COMMUNITIES THAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE BEING INFRINGED UPON BY BEING ASKED TO STAY HOME AND SHELTER IN PLACE.

OR BEING ASKED TO WEAR MASKS.

SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN MORE THAN 250 PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE LEFT THEIR POST'S.

EITHER FIRED, RESIGNED OR RETIRED EARLY ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS.

LORI FREEMAN THE CEO CALLED IT AN EXODUS.

>> WE TRACKED THE REASON WHY THEY WERE LEAVING.

AND LARGELY FOUND IT WAS DUE TO EXTENSIVE PRESSURE AND ELECTED OFFICIALS INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES.

AND REALLY EFFORTS TO DIMINISH THE AUTHORITY DURING A PANDEMIC WHEN THEIR LEADERSHIP HAS NEEDED IT THE MOST.

>> AND THEY SAY THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

>> YOU WHEN AND PUBLIC HEALTH TO DO GOOD.

WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THE BITTERNESS AND ACRIMONY HERE?

>> I NEVER DEALT WITH THE SITUATION WHERE WE HAD TO MAKE THOSE NECESSARY ORDERS TO PROTECT SOCIETY.

>> WITHIN A MONTH OF THE MASK MANDATE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESCINDED HIS COVID- 19 ORDERS.

AFTER THAT, HE WAS GIVEN FEWER AND FEWER RESPONSIBILITIES.

TWO MONTHS AGO, HE WAS DISMISSED FROM HIS JOB.

AND HE SAYS IT WAS WITHOUT EXPLANATION.

DESPITE ALL OF THIS, HE STILL WANTS TO HELP HIS COMMUNITY.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN PUBLIC HEALTH.

BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE DOING GOOD WORK AND MAKING SOLID CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HELP OF THESE COMMUNITIES.

IT REALLY BREAKS HARD TO SEE GOOD PEOPLE CHASING THIS DOWN.

>> A LOS AT A CRITICAL TIME THAT WILL BE HARD TO REPLACE.

>>> THAT WAS ELIZABETH COHEN REPORTING.

BESIDES PUBLIC HEALTH, ONE AREA OF MEDICAL CARE THERE'S FACING THE MOST SEVERE LABOR SHORTAGES IS IN THE FIELD OF NURSING.

THE PANDEMIC AND STAFFING ISSUES ARE RAISING STRESS LEVELS OF NURSES AND IMPACTING THEIR JOB SATISFACTION DRIVING MANY TO LEAVE THE PROFESSION.

>>> YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT STATES OFFERING LOTTERY JACKPOTS FOR THOSE WHO GET VACCINATED?

NOW A MAJOR AIRLINE IS OFFERING ITS OWN INCENTIVE.

UNITED CUSTOMERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE YEAR'S WORTH OF FREE TRAVEL.

THEY WILL NEED TO UPLOAD A PROOF OF VACCINATION ON THE WEBSITE OR APP I JUNE 22nd.

FIVE PEOPLE WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THE YEAR OF FREE TRAVEL.

SOME WILL ALSO WIN ROUND-TRIP FLIGHTS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

>>> ANOTHER BUSY WEEKEND FOR AIR TRAVEL.

THE TSA REPORTS PASSENGER SCREENINGS WERE 90% OF THE LEVELS FROM 2019.

THE BUSIEST WEEKEND SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WILL BE EVEN BUSIER.

WE HAVE AN EARLY LOOK NOW AT THAT FORECAST.

>>> WE WILL SEE A RETURN TO WARM TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF YOU.

BUT SOME OF YOU ARE GOING TO COOL OFF SLIGHTLY.

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THANKS TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE SLIDING SOUTHWARD, BUT WHAT I CAN GUARANTEE IS THAT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE COMING DAYS.

AND IT DOES LOOK TO REMAIN MOSTLY DRY.

YOUR TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN TO THE LOW 60s UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OUT THERE.

TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE GETTING TO THE MID-50s.

OCEANSIDE GETTING DOWN TO 54 DEGREES.

51 FOR EAGLE SPRINGS.

GOING DOWN TO 68 DEGREES.

HERE IS THAT COLD FRONT THAT WILL ARRIVE AS WE GO INTO TUESDAY.

IT WILL BE ADVANCING SOUTHWARD BUT NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE FEELING THE IMPACT FROM IT.

IT WILL BE IN THE COASTAL REGIONS IN AREAS FURTHER INLAND WILL BE GETTING A COOLDOWN.

BUT IN THE DESERT AND THE MOUNTAINS TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY GOING TO BE ON THE RISE.

FOR TUESDAY, TEMPERATURES IN THE OCEANSIDE ARE GETTING INTO THE MID-70s.

74 DEGREES FOR YOU.

EAGLE SPRINGS GETTING BACK INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

THAT'S FOR YOU DAYTIME HIGHS ON TUESDAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WARMTH FOR THE CONTINUES EVEN AS IT DOES GO TOWARD THE MIDDLE THE WORK WEEK.

IT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND AGAIN BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE MODERATING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.

AT LEAST AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

NEAR THE COAST YOU WILL NOTICE TEMPERATURES DROPPING OFF INTO THE UPPER 60s BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE BUT A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLDOWN HERE.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES DROP OFF FROM THE MID TO UPPER 80s ON TUESDAY.

DOWN INTO THE MID-70s BY SATURDAY.

SO AGAIN WAITING FOR MORE OF A DRAMATIC COOLDOWN HERE.

TEMPERATURES GENERALLY GOING TO BE ON THE RISE BACK INTO THE 70s.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY OF NEXT WEEKEND, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CHANGE HERE.

TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT OUT THERE FOR TUESDAY.

POTENTIALLY DROPPING OFF INTO THE 90s FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THEN WE GO BACK INTO YOUR TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, FORCED LANDING.

BELARUS DEFERRED INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT TO A RACE OR OTHER ARREST A JOURNALIST.

>>> LONG-STANDING BUSINESSES, SHOW THAT THE PANDEMIC IS BEEN BRUTAL.

FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN JUST STARTING OUT SURVIVING HAS BEEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

KPBS REPORTER MAX NADLER LOOKS AT ONE RESTAURANT THAT IS NOT ONLY TRYING TO SURVIVE BUT ALSO TO THRIVE AS IT SHAKES OFF LOSSES FROM THE PAST YEAR.

>> INGENUITY.

IT CANNOT ONLY HELP A BUSINESS OF FIVE -- SURVIVE THE WORST PANDEMIC IN HISTORY, IT CAN ALSO BE DELICIOUS.

ELISE WHEN IT'S IN THE HAND OF TRAINED HIM AND THEIR CO- CONSPIRATORS.

>> THEY DON'T PROVIDE MUCH OF AN OPTION FOR VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN'S.

>> THE RESTAURANT OPEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

QUICKLY AMASSING REGULARS.

THEY THEN SWITCHED OVER TO PICK UP AND DELIVERY ONCE INDOOR DINING HAD TO SHUT DOWN.

THAT GAVE THE OWNER AND WORKERS AT THE RESTAURANT MORE TIME TO PERFECT RECIPES.

NOT TRYING TO JUST REPLICATE THE ENEMIES DISHES BUT CREATING THEIR OWN VERSIONS.

WITH CREATIVE USES OF SOY, TOFU AND OTHER VEGETABLE SUBSTITUTES.

TAKE THIS SANDWICH.

NOT ONLY DO THEY MAKE THEIR OWN BREAD EVERY DAY, THEY MAKE THEIR OWN MEAT.

>> IT'S REALLY POPULAR.

WE COMBINED TWO OF THE PROTEINS IN HERE.

ONE IS BARBECUE PORK AND THE OTHER ONE IS REAL BEEF.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE HERE IS THE BARBECUE ONE.

>> NAM IMMIGRATED FROM VIETNAM A DECADE AGO.

SAYING THAT THOSE LOOKING FOR VIETNAMESE FOOD WITHOUT MEAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS IN SAN DIEGO.

NOW THEY HAVE ONE OF THE MOST CUTTING-EDGE CULINARY EXPERIENCES IN CITY HEIGHTS.

GIVING EVEN THOSE WHO GREW UP WITH TRADITIONAL FOOD A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

>> CUSTOMERS ARE FREE TO CHOOSE VARIETY OF SIDES AND MEAT SUBSTITUTES TO SUPPLEMENT DISHES THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT HOME.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO WAIT TO MAKE THIS FOOD.

AND IT JUST HELPS THEM HIT IT UP.

>> BUSINESS IS STILL DOWN FROM THE PANDEMIC.

BUT THEY HOPE THAT THE INDOOR DINING RESUMES THIS WEEK IN THE RESTAURANT AND THERE WILL BE MORE REGULARS.

THOSE LOOKING FOR FOOD THAT WILL PUSH BOUNDARIES WHILE STILL FEELING VERY MUCH AT HOME IN THE DYNAMIC FOOD SCENE OF CITY HEIGHTS.

MAX NADLER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE STREAM EVENING EDITION LIVE ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE AND THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN ALSO FIND PAST EPISODES AND MORE FROM OUR CITY HEIGHTS BITES SERIES.

STOPS INCLUDE RESTAURANTS SERVING ETHIOPIAN AND CHINESE COMFORT FOOD.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON A WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION IS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY?

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY AND THE FOLLOWING?

>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.