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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS THURSDAY, MAY 27.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

WITH TIME TICKING DOWN INTO CALIFORNIA FULLY REOPENS, STATE OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING VACCINATIONS WITH CASH.

THAT HOFFMAN SAYS EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN VACCINATED HAS A SHOT AT GETTING A $1.5 MILLION CHECK.

>>> WE HAVE TO FINISH THE JOB.

>> Reporter: AND A PUSH TO VACCINATE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STATE REOPENS ON JUNE 15, CALIFORNIA IS GIVING AWAY MORE THAN $100 MILLION TO THOSE WHO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES.

>> THESE ARE REAL INCENTIVES.

THESE ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU.

>> Reporter: STARTING TODAY, GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS $50 GIFT CARDS WILL BE GIVEN OUT WITH EVERY FULL VACCINATION UP TO $2 MILLION WAS OF A FAMILY OF FIVE MAGGOTS VACCINATED, THAT IS $250.

>> THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCENTIVE PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

WE ARE PUTTING ASIDE MORE RESOURCES THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN AMERICA, AND WE ARE MAKING AVAILABLE THE LARGEST PRICES OF ANY STATE IN AMERICA.

OR BECKY SAYS CALIFORNIA HAS DELIVERED MORE VACCINATIONS THAN ANY OTHER STATE, IN ALL BUT FIVE NATIONS, BUT WE ARE NOT AT HERD IMMUNITY, AND DEMAND HAS BEEN SLIPPING.

>> IF WE CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH, AND THIS TREND, WE WILL NOT GET WERE ALL OF US NEED TO BE, AND THAT IS NORTH OF 70%.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THE $70 GIFT CARDS FOR PEOPLE GETTING VACCINATED RIGHT NOW, THERE WILL ALSO BE 30 STATE RESIDENTS WHO WIN $50,000 IN DRAWINGS, AND 10 CALIFORNIANS WILL WIN $1.5 MILLION EACH.

>> AND WE HAVE SOME IDEAS, DON'T ASK ME, BECAUSE I'M NOT PREPARED TO TELL YOU, BUT WE HAVE MORE IDEAS COMING AFTER JUNE 15.

BACK YOUR ODDS OF WINNING THE STATE POWERBALL LOTTERY ARE NEARLY 300 MILLION TO ONE, BUT THIS VACCINE LOTTERY GIVES MUCH BETTER ODDS TO PEOPLE.

WILL THE INCENTIVES WORK?

THE GOVERNOR THINKS SO, AND SAYS IT IS A GOOD USE OF PUBLIC DOLLARS.

>> THE COST OF NOT GETTING VACCINATED IS EXPONENTIALLY INCALCULABLY HIGHER.

>> Reporter: IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, OFFICIALS SAY WE ARE THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY TO HERD IMMUNITY, AND MORE MOBILE SITE LIKE THIS ONE AT THE AIRPORT TODAY ARE POPPING UP IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED.

>> WE ARE HERE TO VACCINATE EMPLOYEES OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HOWEVER IS READY AND WILLING FOR A VACCINE.

>> Reporter: THE AIRPORT REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY TO SET UP THE ONE-DAY EVENT, AND MOBILE UNITS ARE HEADING OUT TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS EVERY DAY.

>> THAT MAY BE BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, YOU NAME IT.

WHOEVER INVITES US, WE ARE HAPPY TO GO THERE.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE WHO GET THEIR SHOTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED TO WIN THE STATES CASH PRICES, EVEN THOSE VACCINATED BEFORE TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

JUST LIKE THE LOTTERY WINNERS OF THE BIG CASH PRIZES, WINNERS CAN CHOOSE TO STAY ANONYMOUS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOURSELF OR FOR AN ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBER BY GOING TO KPBS.ORG , AND CLICKING ON THE VACCINES LINK THAT YOU WILL FIND ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> A NINTH VICTIM HAS DIED FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING IN A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LIGHT RAIL YARD.

NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT WHAT LED TO THE OUTBURST OF VIOLENCE IN THE 17th MASS SHOOTING THIS WEEK.

AS INFORMATION COMES TO LIGHT ABOUT THE GUNMAN, THE VICTIMS WILL BE HONORED AT AN EVENT THIS EVENING.

CONNOR POWELL IS IN SANTA FE WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: IN THE WAKE OF ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING IN AMERICA -- I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT WE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR FALLEN WORKERS.

>> Reporter: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA IN MORNING.

>> ALL OF THE FAMILIES ARE IN PAIN, BUT WE ARE HERE TO HELP.

>> Reporter: NINE PEOPLE AGES 29 TO 63 WERE KILLED WHEN A COWORKER OPENED FIRE AT A SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RAILYARD WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AUTHORITIES SAY WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, THE SHOOTER IDENTIFIED AS VTA EMPLOYEE SAM CASSIDY, THEN TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF.

>> OUR DEPUTIES CONFRONTED THE SUSPECT, AND HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE IN FRONT OF THE DEPUTIES.

WE KNOW OUR PEOPLE ARE HEROES.

BANK OFFICIALS SAY CASSIDY WAS ARMED WITH TWO SEMI AUTOMATIC HANDGUNS, AND 11 MAGAZINES.

INVESTIGATORS ALSO FOUND, QUOTE, THE CURSOR THINGS FOR EXPLOSIVES IN HIS LOCKER AT HOME, AS WELL AS MORE AMMUNITION, BUT HAVE NOT YET IDENTIFIED A MOTIVE.

>> OUR DETECTIVES ARE BUSY INTERVIEWING, AND LOOKING INTO ALL OF THE PARTICULARS.

HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT WE WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF AN IDEA OF A MOTIVE.

>> Reporter: A VIGIL TO BE HELD IN HONOR OF THE VICTIMS THURSDAY EVENING, AS DEMANDS FOR ACTION ON GUN VIOLENCE ECHO FROM CALIFORNIA TO WASHINGTON.

>> CONGRESS NEEDS TO STEP UP.

I DON'T PRETEND THAT ANY LEVEL STOP MASS SHOOTINGS IN A COUNTRY WITH 300 MILLION GUNS, BUT WE ALL NEED TO DO MORE.

>> Reporter: IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, CONNOR POWELL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION HAS SENT A LETTER TO HOMELAND SECURITY URGING THEM TO GIVE DETAINED IMMIGRANTS ACCESS TO COVID-19 VACCINATIONS.

THE ACLU SAYS IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT HAS FAILED ON THE VACCINE FRONT FOR DETAINEES.

THERE ARE 22,000 IMMIGRANTS CURRENTLY IN CUSTODY, AND ONLY 2700 OF THEM HAVE RECEIVED A SINGLE DOSE.

AS OF THE BEGINNING OF MAY.

I.C.E.

CITES DIFFERENT GUIDELINES PER STATE HAS LED TO THE CONFUSION.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, DETENTION FACILITIES HAVE HAD MORE THAN 15,000 POSITIVE CASES, AND NINE DEATHS.

>>> LOCAL HOUSING ADVOCATES ARE CALLING ON THE STATE TO HELP PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE LATEST REPORT RAISING CONCERN.

>> Reporter: TUCKED BETWEEN HOUSES AND APARTMENTS IN THE BUSY NEIGHBORHOOD OF CITY HEIGHTS IS EUCLID COURT APARTMENTS.

NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PROPERTIES ACQUIRED IN CITY HEIGHTS, WITH PRESERVATION IN MIND.

>> IT HAS PRESERVED TO BE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: STEPHEN RUSSELL WITH THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION BELIEVES PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOMES IS ONE OF THE ANSWERS TO SAN DIEGO'S HOUSING SHORTAGE.

A RECENT HOUSING NEEDS REPORT FROM THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP REVEALED MORE THAN 100,000 LOW INCOME RENTERS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> IT IDENTIFIED A NEED FOR 132,000 HOMES, 132,000 HOUSEHOLDS WERE PAYING FAR TOO MUCH FOR RENT.

>> Reporter: IT COMES DAMES AFTER THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION SOLD NEARLY 6000 AFFORDABLE HOMES TO BLACKSTONE GROUP.

RUSSELL SAYS IF HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF WITH PREVIOUS PURCHASES FROM THE GROUP, OR THAN LIKELY THOSE 6000 UNITS WILL BE UPGRADED, WHICH THEN LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN RENT.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM REINVEST IN THE VERY COMMUNITIES THEY JUST DISINVEST IT FROM.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM PUT FORWARD RESOURCES TO HELP THESE FAMILIES STAY IN PLACE.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSING FEDERATION IS HELPING STATE LEADERS WILL HELP WITH THE HOUSING CRISIS THE COUNTY IS FACING.

>> WE ARE ALSO ASKING OUT OF THE STATE BUDGET, A $500 MILLION FUND FOR ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF EXISTING BULL AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SAYS EVEN WITH THE EVICTION MORATORIUM IN PLACE, SHE HAS STILL SEEN FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD RENT EVICTED FROM THEIR HOME.

A HUGE PROBLEM IS THE TENANTS DON'T KNOW THEIR RIGHTS.

THE CITY HEIGHTS CDC HAS DEVELOPED AN ADDICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM AREA >> WE HAVE WEEKLY WORKSHOPS ABOUT TENANT RIGHTS, SO THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT WHAT IS THERE RIGHT WHEN THEY GET HARASSMENT FROM A LANDLORD, OR NOTICE FROM THE LANDLORD.

SOMETHING THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

>> Reporter: IS INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM CAN VISIT HOUSING HELP SD.ORG.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE HOPING TO BRING MORE TRANSIT CENTERS TO NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR THE BORDER, ALL THE WAY UP TO NORTH COUNTY.

SANDAG'S PROPOSED 2021 REGIONAL PLAN IS A BLUEPRINT OF WHAT THE TRANSIT SYSTEM WOULD LOOK LIKE IN 2050.

IT INCLUDES LIGHT RAIL EXPANDING SIDEWALKS AND BICYCLE LANES, AS WELL AS MANAGED LANES ON OUR FREEWAYS.

THOSE ARE LANES THAT WOULD HAVE RESTRICTIONS OR REQUIRE TOLLS.

ONE IDEA IS A ROAD CHARGE FOR DRIVERS ON THE FREEWAY, BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR YET HOW EXACTLY IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.

>> AS WE LOOK AT THE GAS TAX DWINDLING RETURNS, AS MORE VEHICLES SHIFTS FROM GAS POWERED TO ELECTRIC POWER, WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING TESLAS AND OTHER VEHICLES LIKE THAT ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR ADDS THAT THIS MAY BE A WAY TO MAKE IT FAIR FOR EVERYONE, SAYING THE MORE YOU DRIVE, THE MORE YOU FUND THE SYSTEM.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL HEAR THE PROPOSED REGIONAL PLAN TOMORROW.

>>> SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE COUNTERING PRESIDENT BIDEN'S INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN WITH ONE THAT COST LESS THAN HALF AS MUCH IS HIS ORIGINAL PROPOSAL.

THE $928 BILLION PLAN REPORTEDLY INCLUDES $506 BILLION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES, AND $98 BILLION FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT.

REPUBLICANS WANT TO USE UNSPENT COVERED RELIEF DOLLARS TO HELP PAY FOR IT BUT WHILE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO FUND IT BY RAISING THE CORPORATE TAX RATE.

>>> THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE.

THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER IS EXPECTED TO DRAW HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES.

REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAYS SAN DIEGO POLICE AND LIFEGUARDS WILL BE OUT IN FORCE AS WELL.

>> Reporter: MISSION BEACH, ON THE EVE OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

A SCENE OF RELATIVE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.

>> WE ARE EXPECTING LARGE CROWDS TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THE WEATHER.

>> Reporter: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE YEAR IN BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY 2020 AND 2021 WAS MARKED BY THE WORST PANDEMIC OF OUR LIFETIME.

LAST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, THESE PARKING LOTS WERE CLOSED.

ACCESS TO THE BEACH LIMITED.

BUT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING VACCINATED EVERY DAY.

COVID IS FADING, SO PENT UP DEMAND TO EXPERIENCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF OUR BEACHES IS GOING TO MEAN PACKED BEACHES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

>> WE HAVE INCREASED OUR STAFFING CONSIDERABLY TRADE WE HAVE POLICE OFFICERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO WORK THE BEACHES.

>> Reporter: POLICE SIMPLY WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE A GOOD, SAFE TIME.

IT STARTS BY GETTING HERE NICE AND EARLY.

BUT GETTING HERE EARLY MEANS MORE THAN FINDING A PRIME PLACE ON THE SAND.

HE WON'T EVEN SEE THE BEACH IF YOU CANNOT FIND A PLACE TO PARK, AND THESE LOTS WILL FILL UP VERY EARLY.

>> IS PARKING LOTS ARE ONLY SO BIG.

ONCE THERE FULL, THERE IS NO MORE PARKING.

BRING PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: OTHER THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND, NO DRINKING ALCOHOL OR SMOKING ON SAN DIEGO BEACHES.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A FIRE, IT HAS TO BE IN ONE OF THE FIRE PITS.

AND WHATEVER YOU BRING IN, EITHER DISPOSE OF PROPERLY, OR TAKE IT WITH YOU.

AND IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY PLAN ON GOING INTO THE WATER, BE AWARE OF CONDITIONS.

>> WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF RESCUES.

THE WATER IS VERY WARM.

>> Reporter: LIEUTENANT MONEY STEVENS WITH THE SAN DIEGO LIFEGUARD SERVICE SAYS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF QUICK AND EASY THINGS TO DO TO PUT SAFETY FIRST.

>> ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD OR GUARDED AREA.

CHECK IN WITH THE LIFEGUARDS TO GIVE YOU THE BEST AREAS TO SWIM.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE GOING TO DRIVE A MOTORIZED BOAT UNDER 40, YOU NEED TO HAVE A BOATING CARD.

INFO ON HOW TO FIND ONE IS THAT CALIFORNIA BORDER CARD.COM.

AND OF COURSE, NO DRINKING WHILE DRIVING A BOAT.

IT IS REALLY ALL ABOUT SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.

EVERYONE DOING THEIR PART TO MAKE THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER 2021 A MOMENT TO ENJOY SOME GREAT TIMES AT THE BEACH, TO MAKE MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> IT LOOKS LIKE OUTDOOR DINING IS HERE TO STAY IN SAN DIEGO.

WHAT STARTED AS A LIFELINE FOR RESTAURANTS DURING THE PANDEMIC HAS BECOME A POPULAR FEATURE OF CITY LIVING, AND THESE HOT NEW DINING SPOTS USED TO BE PARKING SPOTS.

ANDREW BOWEN TAKES A LOOK AT HOW COVID-19 HAS ADDED ANOTHER LAYER TO THE LONG-RUNNING ARGUMENT OVER HOW PARKING SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED.

>>> THIS WAS A PARKING SPACE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYEES PARKED HERE.

>> Reporter: TAMMY WALKS ME THROUGH THE PATIO DINING SPACE AT HER NORTH PARK RESTAURANT ONE DOOR NORTH.

>> ONCE WE CLOSED INDOOR DINING, WE DECIDED TO MAKE THIS AN OUTDOOR SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY, AND WE COULD CONTINUE TO BE OPEN.

>> Reporter: THIS LOT USED TO PROVIDE 12 PARKING SPACES FOR EMPLOYEE CARS.

NOW IT CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 80 PAYING CUSTOMERS.

SHE ALSO PUT TABLES AND CHAIRS ON FOR STREET PARKING SPACES.

SHE SAYS WITHOUT CONVERTING PARKING TO DINING SPACE, SHE LIKELY WOULD HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.

>> WE REALLY WANTED TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED, AND THIS ALLOWED US TO LIMP ALONG SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE OUR BUSINESS AS THINGS BEGAN TO OPEN UP EVEN MORE.

>> Reporter: PARKING IS A SENSITIVE PART IN NORTH PARK.

THE CITY REMOVED STREET PARKING TO PROTECT BIKE LANES.

A GROUP CALLED SAVE 30th STREET PARKING SUED THE CITY TO STOP THE PROJECT.

IT PROCEEDED ANYWAY, BUT THE CONTROVERSY UNDERSCORES HOW PASSIONATE SOME SAN DIEGANS ARE ABOUT WORKING.

BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, EMPLOYEES WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT TROUBLE FINDING OUT PARKING SPOT, BUT NOW EVEN WITH LESS PARKING AVAILABLE.

>> I DON'T THINK I HAVE HEARD ABOUT A PARKING COMPLAINT SINCE WE HAVE REOPENED, AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN BACK TO WORKING CONSISTENTLY.

>> Reporter: BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS HAVE FOUGHT HARD FOR PARKING IN VIRTUALLY EVERY SAN DIEGO NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO EXTEND OUTDOOR DINING PERMITS LAST WEEK, NO ONE CALLED INTO THE MEETING TO ASK FOR THEIR PARKING SPACES BACK.

>> THERE IS THIS MISCONCEPTION THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU YOUR PARKING IN FRONT OF MY STORE, IF I DON'T HAVE THAT SPACE, I WILL BE LOSING BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL TRIMBLE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GASLAMP ORGANIZATION.

FOR THE PAST YEAR, THEY'VE BEEN CLOSING FIFTH AVENUE TO CARS IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

HE SAYS RATHER THAN CREATING PROBLEMS, THE CHANGES SOLVE THEM.

IT IS MORE WALKABLE.

THERE IS NO DOUBLE PARKING, AND THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS CAN GET TO EMERGENCIES FASTER.

>> THE LOSS OF PARKING HAS NOT BEEN A REAL ISSUE, BECAUSE THERE IS ALMOST, YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS OF SPOTS CLOSE TO 3000 SPOTS.

>> Reporter: THE GASLAMP QUARTER ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN PLANNING FOR A FULLY PEDESTRIAN ICED FIFTH AVENUE PROMENADE FOUR YEARS.

ORIGINALLY, CITY OFFICIALS THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COST $40 MILLION IN TAKE UP TO 8 YEARS TO GET DONE, BUT ONCE AGAIN, COVID-19 FORCED THEM TO THINK DIFFERENTLY.

>> EVERYONE GOT OUTDOOR DINING.

THEY GOT THE EXPOSURE TO EAT ON THE STREET.

YOU HAVE TO CLOSE THE STREET AND SHOW THEM IT REALLY DOES WORK, AND THE PUBLIC WANTS IT.

AND REALLY, IT'S BETTER OF THE PROJECT BY AT LEAST FIVE BACK YEARS.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE CITY WORKS TO RECLAIM THE GASLAMP QUARTER FOR PEDESTRIANS, OTHERS FEAR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.

>> EVERYTHING IS WOOD.

REESE SMOKE EVERYTHING WITH HER OAK.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO TURNED HIS BACK PARKING LOT INTO A DINING SPACE, AND IT HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS.

>> IT KIND OF GOES WITH THE BARBECUE FLAVOR IN THE BACKYARD, AND WE WANTED TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCE SO WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE, YOU ARE THE GOOD MUSIC AND HAVE A GOOD ATMOSPHERE FOR EATING YOUR FOOD.

>> Reporter: THIS PART OF MARKET STREET ISN'T PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.

CARS GO TOO FAST AND THERE AREN'T ENOUGH TREES OR CROSSWALKS.

HE CAME UP WITH HIS OWN RESOURCES TO KEEP HIS BUSINESS AFLOAT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

HE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CITY INVEST IN MT.

HOPE AS IT HAS IN NORTH PARK AS IT HAS IN GASLAMP.

>> WE ARE PUTTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO WORK, SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US, FOR THE LONGEVITY TO HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT.

IT WOULD BE WELCOME.

>> Reporter: MUST RESTAURANTS OF HEATHER OUTDOOR DINING PERMITS EXTENDED TO JULY OF 2022.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE CITY IS WORKING TO MAKE THE PROGRAM PERMANENT.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BIG DAY AT LEGOLAND IS A THEME PARK OFFICIAL REOPENED ITS LARGEST A ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR YET, THE LEGO MOVIE WORLD.

THE NEW ADDITION WILL SURELY HELP SPARK VISITORS, AND AS KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE SHOWS US, THAT MEANS MORE JOBS, AND A BOOST TO THE AREA ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: 400 PEOPLE WERE ON HAND FOR THE OPENING OF LEGOLAND'S BLOCKBUSTER WHERE THE ADDITION.

>> EVERYTHING IS AWESOME, ESPECIALLY FOR CARLSBAD TOURISM NOW THAT THE LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA RESORT HAS OFFICIALLY REOPENED.

GUESTS CAN NOW ENJOY THE NEWEST AND LARGEST PARK ADDITION IN LEGOLAND HISTORY.

WELCOME TO THE LEGO MOVIE WORLD.

>> WE ARE BRINGING THE MOVIE THEATER TO THE THEME PARK.

>> Reporter: LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA RESORT PRESIDENT KIRK STOCKS IS PROUD OF THE NEW WORLD.

>> THIS IS A NEW WORLD.

IT IS A FULLY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE, SO FROM THE TIME YOU WALK IN, TO THE TIME YOU WALK OUT, YOU WILL FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE PART OF SORT OF THE MOVIE SET ITSELF.

WE HAVE SIX BRAND-NEW RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS HERE, WHICH IS REALLY COOL.

BUT MY PERSONAL FAVORITE IS AMIT'S FLYING ADVENTURE.

>> FASTER.

>> Reporter: THIS ACTION-PACKED SUSPENDED RIGHT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FLYING ALONGSIDE SOME FAMILIAR LEGO MOVIE CHARACTERS.

THE LEGO MOVIE WORLD TOOK 2 YEARS TO BUILD, AND EVEN THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, HELPED THE CARLSBAD ECONOMY.

>> FROM CONSTRUCTION THROUGH TO OPERATIONS, THAT'S HUNDREDS OF JOBS WE HAVE CREATED AND HOPEFULLY GIVEN BACK TO THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THERE THE PANDEMIC THE PARK WHICH ADDENDA GUESTS AND EMPLOYEES.

>> IT WAS DIFFICULT.

WE WERE CLOSED FOR 13 MONTHS, WHICH IS REALLY TOUGH.

WE HAD CLOSE TO 1200 STAPP ON FURLOUGH FOR ALMOST ALL OF THAT TIME.

>> Reporter: HE'S CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

>> IT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT THINGS ARE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE.

I THINK WITH RESTRICTION SEIZING ON THE 15th OF JUNE, WE ARE GOING TO EXPECT A REALLY GOOD SUMMER.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW THERE ARE STILL SOME RESTRICTIONS.

MASKS ARE STILL REQUIRED, AND SO ARE RESERVATIONS.

OUT-OF-STATE VISITORS WILL HAVE TO SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> DISNEYLAND IS OPENING UP IN JUNE TWO PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA.

THE PARK REOPENED TO LOCAL RESIDENTS ON APRIL 30th.

OUT-OF- STATE VISITORS CAN NOW BOOK RESERVATIONS FOR JUNE 15, AND BEYOND.

CALIFORNIA LEADERS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO BE FULLY VACCINATED, OR HAVE A NEGATIVE COVID TEST BEFORE GOING TO THEME PARKS.

ALL DISNEY GUESTS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK WHILE VISITING.

>>> GAS PRICES ARE HITTING THEIR HIGHEST WORK IN 7 YEARS HEADING INTO MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

AND AS WE REPORT, IT COMES AS 34 MILLION AMERICANS ARE PLANNING TO DRIVE FOR A HOLIDAY GETAWAY.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE 34 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO HIT THE ROAD THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, PACK YOUR PATIENCE, AND MORE GAS MONEY.

>> WE ARE EXPECTING THESE HIGHER GAS PRICES TO BE UNFORTUNATELY STICKING AROUND.

>> YOU MAY STILL ENCOUNTER SOME OUTAGES.

>> Reporter: DRIVERS IN THE SOUTHEAST ARE STILL DEALING WITH GAS SHORTAGES ON MOTORISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LIKELY IN FOR A GASOLINE PRICE SHOCK AT THE PUMP.

GAS BUDDY REPORTING GAS PRICES HITTING THE HIGHEST IN 7 YEARS AHEAD OF THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

ON WEDNESDAY, GAS BUDDY REPORTING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A REGULAR GALLON OF GAS WAS THREE DOLLARS FOR.

>> IS THE FIRST THREE DOLLAR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SINCE 2014, BUT IT'S ONLY ABOUT 6 CENTS HIGHER THAN JUST 3 YEARS AGO.

>> Reporter: MASSIVE DEMAND IS DRIVING THE INCREASE, BUT ALSO THE LINGERING SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUE CAUSED BY THE COLONIAL PIPELINE OUTAGE THAT RAN HUNDREDS OF GAS STATIONS DRY POINT GAS BUDDY SAYS IT IS STILL SEEING LOW SUPPLY ISSUES AND SOME SOUTHEASTERN STATES.

>> GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, EVEN TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA STILL SEEING SOME OUTAGES OVER 10%.

IN FACT, THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA STILL SEEING OVER 20% OF STATIONS WITHOUT FUEL.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE HIGHER PRICES, PACKED ROADS, AND GAS SHORTAGES, PEOPLE ARE STICKING TO THEIR ROUTES.

>> FOLKS ARE STILL GOING TO TRAVEL.

THEY WILL FIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY OF TRYING TO SAVE MONEY.

MAYBE THEY WILL LOOK FOR MORE FREE ACTIVITIES WILL ON THEIR VACATION.

>> Reporter: FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM STEVE NANA'S.

>>> GAS PRICES HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE MORE THAN ONE DOLLAR ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

ACCORDING TO AAA, TODAY'S AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF REGULAR IS $4.17, THAT IS $1.27 MORE THAN THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR WHEN CALIFORNIA WAS ON LOCKDOWN.

>>> 400 VERTICAL FEET OF A CARLSBAD ICON ARE ALMOST GONE.

THE CONCRETE SMOKESTACK THAT HELPED GUIDE PILOTS, SAILORS, AND DRIVERS AT THE OLD ENCINA POWER PLANT HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED DOWN TO 135 FEET.

WORK WILL KEEP GOING INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND SHOULD BE DONE I THE MIDDLE OF 2022.

THE PLANT WAS BUILT BACK IN THE MID-70s, AND WAS OFFICIALLY RETIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2018, AFTER A MORE EFFICIENT GAS POWERED SYSTEM WAS BUILT.

THE NEW PLANT DOES NOT NEED SEAWATER FOR COOLING, SO IT DOES NOT DRAW WATER FROM THE LAGOON.

>>> WE ARE GOING TO BE KEEPING A LOT OF THE SAME TYPICAL WEATHER THAT WE SO OFTEN FIND THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WHICH MEANS OUR MORNING MAE GRAY, LEADING TO MORE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.

SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES, AND NO SURPRISE HERE, A DRY PATTERN REMAINING.

HERE IT IS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.

TONIGHT, 60 HELLO IN SAN DIEGO.

OCEANSIDE AT 55.

MT.

LAGUNA, UPPER 50s, CHULA VISTA 57.

FUTURECAST SHOWS AGAIN MAE GRAY IS HERE, HANGING RIGHT TOWARDS THE COAST.

DON'T WORRY, THAT BUILDS THROUGH TONIGHT.

WE WILL SEE IT WHITTLE AWAY TOMORROW AS WE GO THROUGH THE LATER MORNING HOURS.

TOMORROW, SUNNY, WARM, DRY.

THERE'S A BIT OF ACTIVITY FARTHER NORTH BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE IN OUR AREA.

IT MEANS WE ARE IN A QUIET PATTERN AS WE HAD THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WE GET INTO THE START OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

68 HIGH TOMORROW.

MT.

LAGUNA.

SAN DIEGO, UPPER 70s FOR YOU, BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL.

YOUR SATURDAY, WARM, DRY MAMA AGAIN, FEELING LIKE WE SHOULD THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH THE COASTAL CLOUDS FADING AWAY.

THE WEEKEND, NOT TOO BAD.

UPPER 60s, LOWER 70s FOR THE COAST.

SUNSHINE EVENTUALLY COMES OUT FOR THE AFTERNOON.

INLAND LOCATIONS, MORE LIKE THE MID-70s FOR THE WEEKEND, WHICH AGAIN, VERY COMFORTABLE AIR MASS.

NO COMPLAINTS.

A FEW EXTRA CLASS ON FRIDAY BREAKING AWAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS CRUISING THROUGH THE 60s.

UPPER 60s WILL BE THE CLIMB INTO THE END OF A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AND NEXT WORK WEEK.

IT WILL PROBABLY TURNED A LITTLE BIT WARMER, BUT NOT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

FOR THE DESERTS, SOMEWHERE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90s, RIGHT AROUND THE TRIPLE DIGIT MARK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER .

>>> NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EFFORT TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF COVID-19'S ORIGINS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN AND LAWMAKERS ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

MARY MALONEY HAS A CLOSER LOOK.

>> Reporter: DESPITE GETTING CLOSER TO CONTROLLING COVID-19 IN THE U.S., IN COUNTRIES FAR FROM REACHING A CONCLUSION ON THE ORIGIN OF THE VIRUS.

>> WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED.

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PREVENTING NEXT PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: NOW PRESIDENT BIDEN AND CONGRESS ARE TAKING ACTION.

ON WEDNESDAY, BIDEN DIRECTED THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE.

HE SAYS HE WANTS THE AGENCIES TO REPORT BACK TO HIM IN 90 DAYS.

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE TWO POSSIBLE SCENARIOS.

DID THE VIRUS PASS FROM AN INFECTED ANIMAL TO A HUMAN?

OR WAS IT THE RESULT OF A LAB ACCIDENT?

BIDEN'S PUSH COMES AFTER A U.S. INTELLIGENCE REPORT FOUND SEVERAL RESEARCHERS AT A LAB IN WUHAN, CHINA BECAME SICK, AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019.

>> IT'S CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND WHEN THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WITH A NEW MAMA BECAUSE IF IN FACT THERE WAS A COVER-UP FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, THAT WAS REALLY A CRITICAL TIME THE REST OF THE WORLD COULD'VE USED IN ORDER TO PREPARE.

>> Reporter: FOR ITS PART, CHINA SAYS THE U.S.

DOES NOT CARE ABOUT FACTS AND TRUTH AT ALL, AND IS MERELY SHIFTING THE BLAME.

ON CAPITOL HILL, THE SENATE PASSED A BILL REQUIRING U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES DECLASSIFY INFORMATION ON THE ORIGINS OF COVID-19, BUT FINDING ANSWERS WILL BE HARD.

>> WE NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, AND WE NEED A COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT PROCESS FROM CHINA.

WE NEED THE W.H.O.

TO ASSIST IN THAT MANNER.

WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THAT NOW.

>> Reporter: I'M MARY MALONEY FOR TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE.

>>> IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORY.

CALIFORNIA IS GIVING AWAY OVER $116 MILLION IN PRIZE MONEY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED.

10 PEOPLE WILL WIN $1.5 MILLION EACH ON JUNE 15th, THE SAME DAY THAT THE STATE REOPENS.

ANOTHER 30 PEOPLE WILL WIN $50,000 EACH, STARTING ON JUNE 4th.

THE NEXT 2 MILLION PEOPLE TO GET SHOTS WILL EACH GET A $50 GIFT CARD.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN YOUR SHOTS, GUESS WHAT?

YOU ARE ENTERED.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

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I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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