>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR , PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS , AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR , HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING, AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TUESDAY, JULY 27.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT WAS POWERFUL, POIGNANT, AND AT TIMES POLITICAL.

4 POLICE OFFICERS DELIVERED EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY TODAY, RECOUNTING THE TRAUMA THEY ENDURED WHILE DEFENDING THE CAPITAL ON JANUARY 6.

WE HAVE MORE ON TODAY'S HOUSE HEARING AND INVESTIGATION.

>>> THE INDIFFERENCE SHOWN TO MY COLLEAGUES IS DISGRACEFUL.

>> Reporter: EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY AS TO HOW SELECT COMMITTEE HOLDS ITS FIRST HIGH- PROFILE HEARING ON THE DEADLY JANUARY 6 CAPITAL RIOT.

>> I FEEL LIKE I WENT TO AND BACK TO PROTECT THEM, AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.

>> Reporter: 4 POLICE OFFICERS IN COUNTING THE TRAUMA ENCOUNTERED WHILE DEFENDING THE CAPITAL THAT DAY, GIVING THE PANEL FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF BEING OUTNUMBERED.

SOME SAID THEY WERE DRAGGED INTO THE CROWD, AND ATTACKED WITH THEIR OWN GEAR AND WEAPONS.

>> I COULD FEEL MYSELF LOSING OXYGEN, AND RECALL TALKING TO MYSELF, THIS IS HOW I AM GOING TO DIE.

>> THE TERRORISTS WERE COORDINATING THEIR EFFORTS SHOUTING HEAVE AND HOE, AS THEY SYNCHRONIZED PUSHING THEIR WAY FORWARD, CRUSHING ME FURTHER AGAINST THE DOORFRAME.

>> Reporter: THE HEARING ALSO SHOWED NEVER BEFORE SEEN VIDEO, SHOWING THE VIOLENT CLASHES BETWEEN POLICE AND THE SEA OF RIOTERS WHO STORMED THE BUILDING IN CHAOS.

>> IT WAS AN ATTACK CARRIED OUT ON JANUARY 6, AND A HITMAN SEND THEM.

I WANTED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT.

>> Reporter: A BIPARTISAN INVESTIGATION FACING CRITICISM FROM HOUSE REPUBLICANS OVER THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE.

ONE OF THE ONLY TWO REPUBLICANS ON THE PANEL IS GETTING EMOTIONAL BUSING AMERICANS DESERVE ANSWERS.

>> DEMOCRACIES ARE NOT DEFINED BY OUR BAD DAYS.

WE ARE BUT FIND I HAVE WE COME BACK FROM BAD DAYS, HOW WE TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION IS REVERSING COURSE AND NOW RECOMMENDING EVERYONE WEAR MASKS AND DOORS, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR AREAS EXPERIENCING HIGH OR SUBSTANTIAL COVID-19 TRANSMISSION.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS LISTED AS HAVING A HIGH TRANSMISSION RATE, WITH 741 CASES REPORTED JUST TODAY.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID THE STATE WILL LIKELY UPDATE MASKING GUIDELINES.

>> I HAVE BEEN WORKING HAND IN GLOVE WITH THE CDC, OR FACE TO MASK WITH THE CDC, FOR SOME TIME.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DETAILS, AND AS SOON AS WE AVAIL OURSELVES AS A DETAILS FROM THE STRATEGIES, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN IN DIALOGUE WITH THE CDC ON, WE WILL MAKE SOME COMMENTS IN VERY SHORT ORDER.

>> L.A. COUNTY MOVED TO REQUIRE MASKS AND DOORS EARLIER THIS MONTH, BUT SADIE GO DADDY HAS NOT YET FOLLOWED SUIT.

BUT AS KPBS REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON TELLS US, THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS TIGHTENING RULES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID- 19 IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS ARE ASKING STATE WORKERS TO PROVE THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, OR FACE REGULAR TESTING OR MASKING AT WORK.

THE MOVE WAS APPROVED BY MANY OF THE STATES BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS.

THEY SEE THE RULES AS A WAY TO GET THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GOING.

THE CHAMBER SUPPORTS ASKING WORKERS FOR VACCINATION RECORDS.

>> IT'S JUST BEING AWARE OF OTHER PEOPLE'S POSITIONS, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANYBODY ELSE SICK.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPREADING THE VIRUS.

WE KNOW THAT THIS CAN STILL BE VERY DEADLY WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED, AND I JUST AM A I DON'T THINK IT IS MUCH TO ASK SOMEBODY TO WEAR A MASK.

HE SAYS HE WEARS A MASK INDOORS AND OUTDOORS AT-LARGE GATHERINGS.

HE CALLS IT A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP KEEP OTHERS SAFE.

>> YOU CAN BE SAFE BY WEARING MASKS, AND YOU CAN BE SAFE BY HAVING PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR BUSINESS IS WEARING MASKS.

RIGHT NOW, THE SAFETY OF ALL OF OUR BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEIR PATRONS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE.

>> Reporter: THE CHAMBER IS RECOMMENDING THAT EVERYONE GET VACCINATED, AND THEY ARE TELLING THEIR BUSINESSES AND BUSINESSES AND CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO BE MASKED TO PROVIDE AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION, AND THAT PROTECTION MAY BE ENOUGH TO HELP STUNT THE LATEST VIRUS SURGE.

ERIK ANDERSON MUCH KPBS NEWS .

>>> IS IN CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES START REQUIRING MASKS AND DOORS AGAIN, OTHERS ARE TAKING IT A STEP FURTHER.

COMING UP ON "EVENING EDITION," WHERE PROOF OF VACCINATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENTER BARS.

>>> IF YOU WANT AN IN PERSON EDUCATION, THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS AS YOU HAS TO BE VACCINATED.

THE CSU ANNOUNCED IT IS REQUIRING ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 FOR THE FALL TERM.

ADMINISTRATORS HAD PREVIOUSLY SAID THEY WOULD REQUIRE VACCINATIONS ONCE THE FDA GAVE FULL APPROVAL TO AT LEAST ONE VACCINE.

VACCINES ARE STILL BEING ADMINISTERED AS AN EMERGENCY USE, BUT THE SPREAD OF DELTA VARIANT HAS BEEN A NEW FACTOR.

THERE WILL BE AN ALLOWANCE FOR MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS.

>>> WITH NEW MANDATES FOR STATE AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS, PRIVATE BUSINESSES NOW HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO FOLLOW SUIT AND REQUIRE VACCINES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE HAS MORE ON WHAT PEOPLE COULD EXPECT AS THEY RETURNED TO WORK.

>> Reporter: UC HASTINGS LAW PROFESSOR JERRY RICE IS AN EXPERT IN VACCINE LAW AND POLICY .

SHE SAYS SHE EXPECTED TO SEE PROOF OF VACCINATION MANDATES.

>> I DIDN'T EXPECT WE WOULD SEE AS MUCH AS WE ARE SEEING, BUT AS ALWAYS WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IT IS BECAUSE THE VIRUS KEEPS SURPRISING US.

WE ARE SEEING MORE CASES, AND THE DELTA VARIANT IS PROVING MORE CONTAGIOUS.

>> Reporter: PROOF OF VACCINATION STATUS WAS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL NOW BECAUSE THE COVID-19 VACCINES HAVE STILL NOT BEEN FULLY APPROVED BY THE FDA.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR AN EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION.

RICE SAYS THE LEGAL CONCEPT OF A VACCINE MANDATE HAS NOT BEEN TESTED UNTIL NOW.

>> BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN EMERGENCY USE VACCINE FOR THE POPULATION, BUT NOW WE ARE FACING IT, AND THERE ARE INCREASING REASONS TO THINK THAT YES, YOU CAN STILL MANDATE THE VACCINE, BUT IT'S AN AREA WHERE THE LAW IS NOT SETTLED.

>> Reporter: RICE SAYS REQUIRING VACCINE HAS TWO EFFECTS.

>> ONE IS A LIMIT, MAKING IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED TO DO CERTAIN THINGS.

THE OTHER THING IS ENABLING US TO DO THINGS THAT WE CAN'T DO OTHERWISE.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED A NEW VACCINE POLICY, REQUIRING ALLSTATE, HEALTHCARE, AT HIGH RISK CONGREGATE EMPLOYEES TO BE VACCINATED, OR BE SUBJECT TO WEEKLY COVID-19 TESTING.

RICE CALLS NEWSOM'S POLICY A SOFT MANDATE.

>> THEY CAN SAY GET THE VACCINE OR YOU ARE FIRED.

THAT'S A VERY STRONG MANDATE.

A MANDATE THAT SAYS VACCINATE, OR WE WILL PUT IN PLACE REQUIREMENTS FOR YOU TO REDUCE YOUR RISK, SUCH AS TESTING OR MASKING, IS A SOFTER ONE.

THE CONSEQUENCE IS NOT AS BAD.

>> Reporter: MANY BUSINESSES HAVE STAYED AWAY FROM REQUIRING PROOF OF VACCINATION BECAUSE OF THE RISK A BACKLASH.

>> THE RISK OF BACKLASH HAS TO BE BALANCED WITH THE RISK OF NOT VACCINATING, AND NOT VACCINATING WITHOUT A MANDATE.

RIGHT NOW, THE DELTA VARIANT IS RAGING, AND NOT MANDATING CREATES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF PREVENTABLE DEATH AND HARM.

>> Reporter: MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH ANNOUNCED A DATA BREACH MAY HAVE COMPROMISED THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF PATIENTS, STUDENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.

THE BREACH INVOLVED UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO EMPLOYEE EMAIL ACCOUNTS BETWEEN DECEMBER OF 2020 AND APRIL 2021 .

THAT LEFT PROTECTED INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE, INCLUDING NAMES, ADDRESSES, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, CREDIT CARD INFORMATION, AS WELL AS USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS.

THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FBI.

UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH SAYS IT IS WORKING WITH CYBER SECURITY EXPERTS TO INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED, AND NOTIFY ALL OF THOSE AFFECTED.

>>> EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED IT WAS PLANNING TO SELL 66 RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO BLACKSTONE.

THE PRICE TAG, $1 BILLION.

NOW AS KPBS RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM SHOWS US, TENANTS THAT LIVE AT SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES SAY THEY FEAR THEY WILL BE DISPLACED.

>> Reporter: LEADERS AND TENANT RIGHT ADVOCATES GATHERED TODAY IN NATIONAL CITY, DEMANDING THAT THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION STOP THE SALE OF ITS NEARLY 6000 HOUSING UNITS TO THE PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM BLACKSTONE.

>> FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.

>> Reporter: STANDING IN FRONT OF THE GOLDEN TREE APARTMENTS, THEY HAVE CALLED THIS BUILDING OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS.

IT IS ONE OF THE 66 BUILDINGS THE FOUNDATION IS SELLING TO BLACKSTONE FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $1 BILLION.

MOST OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE FOUNDATIONS MANY PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS IN SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING KPBS.

THEY WERE ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TENANTS RIGHT ORGANIZATION, AND IS WORRIED WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HER FAMILY WHEN BLACKSTONE TAKES OVER.

>> I'M AFRAID WE WILL HAVE TO MOVE OUT, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF US.

THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF THEMSELVES AND GROWING THEIR MONEY HIGHER.

>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK CITY- BASED BLACKSTONE HAS BEEN BUYING UP LOW INCOME AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING COMPLEXES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS , KATHLEEN McCARTHY, THE GLOBAL COHEAD OF BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE WROTE, WE EXPECT THAT A RESIDENT MAKING 80% OR LESS WILL CONTINUE TO FIND THE MAJORITY OF UNITS AFFORDABLE.

WE PLAN TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, EXCEEDING $100 MILLION TO ADDRESS UNADDRESSED RESIDENT REQUESTS.

McCARTHY ALSO WROTE EXXON'S RENOVATION OF THE APARTMENTS WILL GENERATE 500 LOCAL JOBS.

THEY PAY $1400 A MONTH FOR A ROACH INFESTED ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT AND DOUBT THEY WILL BENEFIT FROM ANY UPGRADES.

>> THEY MAY BE TRYING TO OFFER A SOMETHING, BECAUSE IT'S WHAT THEY DO TO MAKE IT A FANCIER APARTMENT, AND THEN MAYBE THE AMOUNT THEY GIVE US CAN'T EVEN FUND TO WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

>> Reporter: NATIONAL CITY VICE MAYOR JOSE RODRIGUEZ SAYS HE'S NOT CONFIDENT BLACKSTONE WILL KEEP WINNING PROMISES HE'S MAKING, AND HE'S WARNING BLACKSTONE THAT A STRONG TENANTS RIGHT CULTURE IS GROWING IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

>> THE GOOD THING OF DOING THESE PUBLIC ACTIONS IS TO ENSURE THIS NEW PROSPECTIVE BUYER KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH, AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH TENANTS THAT ARE ORGANIZED, WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REPRESENT EVERYBODY, AND EVERYBODY'S INTERESTS, SO THEY KNOW THIS WILL BE A FIGHT ONCE THE SALE GOES THROUGH.

>> Reporter: BLACKSTONE GROUP EXPECTS THE TRANSACTION TO CLOSE LATER THIS YEAR.

CHRISTINA KIM, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL HAS PUT OFF A DECISION ON WHETHER TO EXTEND A CONTRACT WITH AN AUDIO SURVEILLANCE COMPANY USED TO DETECT GUNSHOTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE SANDIA POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE DEVICES MADE BY SHOT SPOTTER ENABLE OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO SHOOTINGS MORE QUICKLY, BUT PRIVACY ADVOCATES SAY THE TECHNOLOGY IS ONLY DEPLOYED IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND NEEDS MORE OVERSIGHT.

NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE ISSUE TO COME BACK BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.

>>> A GROUP OF PARENTS AND ADVOCATES IN CORONADO ARE SEEKING TO MAKE AMENDS WITH THE ESCONDIDO COMMUNITY FOLLOWING A TORTILLA THROWING INCIDENT AT A BASKETBALL GAME BACK IN JUNE.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDRA RANGEL HAS MORE ON THE JOURNEY TO HEALING THEY ARE HOPING TO START.

>>> WE ARE DEEPLY SORRY.

>> Reporter: A GROUP OF PARENTS AND ADVOCATES, GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE CORONADO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ON TUESDAY TO SIMPLY SAY SORRY.

DESPITE AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, THE GROUP WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE TORTILLA THROWING INCIDENT THAT HURT AND OFFENDED NOT ONLY THE PLAYERS OF ESCONDIDO ORANGE GLEN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THE LATINO COMMUNITY.

>> WE SEE YOU.

WE HEAR YOU, AND WE STAND BY YOU.

>> Reporter: RAMIREZ, A PARENT ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE, SAYS IT IS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A BRIDGE, A BRIDGE OF RESPECT BETWEEN CORONADO AND ESCONDIDO.

>> Reporter: THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BETWEEN CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL AND ORANGE GLEN THAT RESULTED IN TORTILLAS BEING THROWN AT ORANGE GLEN ATHLETES HAS CAUSED MUCH CONTROVERSY.

IT HAS ALSO LED TO THE STRIPPING OF CORONADO'S CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE BY THE CIF BOARD.

>> HOW CAN IT BE?

HOW CAN IT BE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY EDUCATED PEOPLE, CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY, THAT WOULD ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN?

>> Reporter: THOMAS, A CORONADO RESIDENT IN SUPPORT OF THE APOLOGY MUST SAYS HEALING NEEDS TO HAPPEN FAR BEYOND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

HE HAS HAD NEIGHBORS OF COLOR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, AND HE IS WILLING TO DO HIS PART TO FOSTER INCLUSION.

>> WE WANT TO BRING INCLUSION IN THIS CITY, AND I PRAY THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDRA RANGEL , KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL TODAY FINALIZED A DEAL TO MOVE THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOWL TO PETCO PARK.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAID THEY HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR A NEW HOME SINCE THE MISSION VALLEY STADIUM WAS DEMOLISHED LAST YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE PADRES DOWNTOWN BALLPARK SEEMED LIKE A GREAT FIT FOR THE HOLIDAY BOWL, BUT THE 1998 BALLOT MEASURE THAT CREATED PETCO PARK INCLUDED A PROHIBITION ON FOOTBALL GAMES.

COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTION TO ENSURE THE BALL CAME STAYS IN SAN DIEGO.

THE PADRES WILL SHARE THE REVENUE FROM THE GAME, AND THE CEO SAYS THE TEAM IS COVERING THE UPFRONT RENOVATION COSTS.

>> RECONFIGURING THE BALLPARK WILL TAKE SOME WORK, WORK THAT WE HAVE LARGELY ALREADY DONE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FINALIZING PERMITS AND CONSTRUCTION, AND WE HAVE A TEAM THAT IS WORKING HARD ON THAT AS I SPEAK.

>> Reporter: WHEN RETROFITTED FOR FOOTBALL, PETCO CAN HOLD ABOUT 50,000 FANS.

THE HOLIDAY BOWL IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 28.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> WORLD CHAMPION GYMNAST SIMONE BILES WITHDREW FROM THE WOMEN STEAMED AND YEAH STICKS EVENT.

HER AMERICAN TEAMMATES ENDED UP TAKING HOME THE SILVER.

SHE WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN TOKYO THIS SUMMER, AND SHE REALIZED AFTER A DISAPPOINTING VAULT THAT SHE WAS NOT IN THE RIGHT HEADSPACE TO COMPETE.

20-YEAR-OLD JORDAN CHILDS TOOK HER PLACE ON THE UNEVEN BARS, WHILE SIMONE BILES TOOK ON THE ROLE OF CHEERLEADER FROM THE SIDELINES.

>> I FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE A BIT BETTER TO TAKE A BACKSEAT, WORK ON MY MINDFULNESS.

I KNEW THE GIRLS WOULD DO AN ABSOLUTELY GREAT JOB, AND I DID NOT WANT TO RISK THE TEAM A MEDAL FOR MY SCRUBS, BECAUSE THEY WORKED TOO HARD FOR THAT.

I JUST DECIDED THOSE GIRLS NEED TO GO IN FOR THE REST OF THE COMPETITION.

>> AS TO WHETHER SHE WILL COMPETE IN THE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, SHE SAID SHE IS TAKING IT A DAY AT A TIME.

THE SUPERSTAR GYMNAST AT HOME 4 GOLD MEDALS AND 2016 OLYMPICS.

THE RUSSIAN TEAM TOOK GOLD AT THIS YEAR'S WOMEN'S TEAM EVENT.

>>> A NEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN IN THE NORTH COUNTY.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS EVERYTHING INSIDE AND OUT WAS BUILT WITH THE IDEA OF GETTING CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS BACK INTO THEIR HOMES.

>>> NICE WORK.

>> Reporter: 77-YEAR-OLD DOUG BAILEY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSION.

>> LET'S GO AROUND IN FRONT OF THE CAR.

>> Reporter: AFTER A HORRIBLE BIKE ACCIDENT THAT BROKE HIS NECK AND CAUSED SPINAL CORD DAMAGE, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW PALOMAR HEALTH REHABILITATION INSTITUTE.

>> I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

IT COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUS ENOUGH TO STOP MY BREATHING.

>> Reporter: WHILE HIS BRAIN IS WORKING FINE, HE'S HAVING TO RELEARN HOW TO USE IT.

2 WEEKS BEFORE BEING ADMITTED TO THE REHAB INSTITUTE, HE WAS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND.

>> THEY TAUGHT ME TO WALK AGAIN, ACTUALLY MY HOW TO USE NEW NEURAL PATHWAYS, SINCE THE SPINAL CORD IS DAMAGED.

WHAT MY BRAIN THINKS, I CAN GET UP AND GO FOR A JOG RIGHT NOW, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: WITH A FEW HOURS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PER DAY, BAILEY SAYS HE FEELS HIMSELF GETTING STRONGER.

>> I CAN TELL I'M IMPROVING.

MY FUNCTION IN THE FINGERTIPS, I COULDN'T DO THIS BEFORE AT ALL, SO IT IS COMING BACK, FASTER, NOT AS FAST AS I WOULD LIKE, BUT FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED.

>> THAT'S GOOD.

YOUR BALANCE IS GETTING BETTER.

>> Reporter: BAILEY IS ALSO UNDERGOING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY HERE.

>> PUT ON MY CLOTHES, BATHING MYSELF, FEEDING MYSELF.

>> Reporter: MOST PATIENTS STAY HERE FOR JUST UNDER 2 WEEKS, BUT BAILEY HAS A 30 DAY STAY.

WHILE HE CAN WALK AGAIN, THE NEXT PART OF HIS RECOVERY WILL FOCUS ON REFINING HIS MOTOR SKILLS.

>> RIGHT NOW, I DON'T EVEN THINK I COULD SIGN MY NAME TO A PIECE OF PAPER, BUT I THINK THAT WILL IMPROVE A LOT.

>> Reporter: THE IDEA BEHIND THE FACILITY IS TO PREPARE PEOPLE TO HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL LIFE, AND FOR SOME THAT COULD BE LEARNING HOW TO USE A WASHER AND DRYER AGAIN TOMORROW EVEN SIMPLER TASKS, LIKE LETTING HAD OPEN AND CLOSE A REFRIGERATOR.

THE REHAB FACILITY IS TECHNICALLY HOSPITAL, IT ALSO HAS A FULL APARTMENT INSIDE, WHERE PATIENTS CAN STAY OVERNIGHT JUST BEFORE BEING RELEASED BACK INTO THEIR HOMES.

>> WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL DAY LIKE AT HOME?

ARE YOU A GOLFER?

ARE YOU A WALKER, A HIKER?

WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO TOLERATE WHEN YOU GO HOME?

THAT IS HOW WE BUILD THAT PLAN.

>> Reporter: NATALIE IS THE CEO OF THE REHAB INSTITUTE, WHICH IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN PALOMAR HEALTH AND KINDRED HOSPITAL.

>> THERE'S DEFINITELY A NEED, ESPECIALLY IN NORTH COUNTY, FOR THIS TYPE OF CARE.

IT'S A SEPARATE ENTITY FROM NORMAL ACUTE CARE.

WE HAVE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, SPECIAL TRAINED NURSING STAFF.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDES MOTION SENSING TECHNOLOGY, WHICH CAN BE USED IN GAMES TO HELP PEOPLE REGAIN BALANCE AND FUNCTION.

THERE'S ALSO A SMALL CAR THAT PATIENTS CAN PACK SINCE GETTING IN AND OUT OF.

>> OUR HOSPITAL IS BILLED FOR THE REHABILITATION PATIENT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE OB OR E.R.

WE ARE NOT COMPETING FOR RESOURCES.

EVERYTHING IS BUILT AROUND REHABILITATION.

>> Reporter: THE 52 BED FACILITY WAS LICENSED BY THE STATE IN MAY, AND IS ONLY ACCEPTING MEDICARE PATIENTS, BUT THAT WILL CHANGE HIS OPERATIONS ARE GRADUALLY SCALED UP OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN JUST WITH HER SMALL POPULATION, IS 84 TO 90% OF OUR PATIENTS GO HOME AND THEY DON'T NEED TO GO TO A SKILLED LEVEL FOR FURTHER CARE.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITY GENERALLY TREATS PATIENTS WHO SUFFER STROKES, INVITATIONS, AND SPINAL CORD DAMAGE.

>> DON'T HOLD ON IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

THIS IS ACTUALLY HIS FIRST TIME WALKING WITHOUT HOLDING ONTO ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: BAILEY'S PROGRESS IS REMARKABLE.

HE'S HOPING TO BE AT OR NEAR 100% FUNCTION SOON.

RIGHT NOW HE STILL HAS TO WEAR A BRACE AROUND HIS BODY AND NECK.

>> I'M HOPING THAT AS MY STRENGTH RETURNS, AND MY BALANCE RETURNS, THAT I WON'T HAVE TO WEAR AS MANY BRACES, ANYWAY.

MAYBE NOT EVEN A NECK BRACE.

I DON'T KNOW.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE COACHABLE, AND WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM STAFF, RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE.

HE'S NOT SURE WHAT LIFE WILL BE LIKE ONCE HE GOES HOME.

>> I THINK MY BIKING DAYS MIGHT BE OVER, JUST BECAUSE I AM MY WIFE'S PRIMARY CAREGIVER, AND I DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THAT ANYMORE THAN I HAVE TO.

>> I WANT YOU TO DO IT REALLY SAFELY, SLOWLY.

>> I'M NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING.

>> TRY NOT TO, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO, IT IS HERE.

>> Reporter: HE IS SAID TO GO HOME AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

>> NICE WORK, TURNAROUND FOR ME.

>> Reporter: THAT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS THE SAFEST CAMPUS IN CALIFORNIA.

ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT I THE SAFEST COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN AMERICA, UC SAN DIEGO ALSO RANKED SEVENTH IN THE NATION.

THE REPORT SAYS THE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION BRINGS SUNSHINE AND SAFETY, WITH CRIME STATS LOW IN BOTH VIOLENT AND HATE CRIMES, AS WELL AS PROPERTY CRIME.

IT SAYS THE CAMPUS TAKES EXTRA MEASURES TO ENSURE STUDENT SAFETY BY OFFERING A PUBLIC SAFETY ESCORT FOR STUDENTS TO UTILIZE FROM DAWN UNTIL DUSK.

>>> WE ARE BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL HERE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

MORE DRY DAYS AHEAD, BUT WE WILL BE WATCHING THE LATER PART OF THE WORK WEEK FOR SOME MONTHS IN MOISTURE TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN, BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL MAKE IT QUITE AS FAR WEST AS WHAT WE JUST HAD YESTERDAY.

SOMETHING TO MONITOR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TONIGHT IN THE METRO, TEMPERATURES DOWN TO THE UPPER 60s.

THE FOG WILL BE BUILDING IN LATE TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE DOWN TO 65.

OCEANSIDE 63.

ESCONDIDO, YOU NOTICE THE MARINE LAYER WILL THICKEN UP VERY LATE TONIGHT, AND TO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF YOUR WEDNESDAY.

AGAIN, THIS ARE AS USUAL, AND SUNSHINE WILL RETURN AS WE MOVE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HIGHS IN THE MID 80s AND ESCONDIDO.

90 DEGREES IN RAMONA.

BORREGO SPRINGS BACK UP TO 107 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH AND YOUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, WE START TO SEE THE MONSON MOISTURE BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN AS WE HAVE THIS UPPER- LEVEL HIGH OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY.

THAT'S GOING TO BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS TOO MUCH OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONS, BUT SOME WILL TRY TO GET INTO THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE WILL MONITOR OVER THE DAYS TO COME.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80s, OR UPPER 70s, EXCUSE ME, CLOSING IN ON THAT 80 DEGREE MARK BY THE TIME WE GET HERE SATURDAY.

A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS, NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES ARE BIT WARMER.

THIS IS WHERE WE GET UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80s FOR THE DAYTIME HIGHS.

AGAIN, NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST.

EVEN THE MOUNTAINS LOOKS REMAIN DRY, AT LEAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT, MID TO UPPER 70s ON THE BOARD FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

COULD COOL OFF A LITTLE BIT, WITH SOME MORE IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVER POSSIBLE TOWARDS YOUR WEEKEND, WITH SOME OF THAT MONSON MOISTURE BEGINNING TO KICK UP AGAIN.

IN THE DESERTS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES HERE, ALL THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.

THE HEAT IS CERTAINLY ON.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF, AND TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" MASKING UP.

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI ON THE LATEST GUIDELINES FOR FACE COVERINGS, COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS .

>>> A GROUP OF MORE THAN 300 BARS IN SAN FRANCISCO WILL NOW REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION OR A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST TO GO INSIDE.

THE POLICY GOES INTO EFFECT ON THURSDAY, THOUGH SOME BARS ARE ALREADY ENFORCING IT.

MATT BOONE SPOKE WITH SOME CUSTOMERS ABOUT HOW THEY ARE RESPONDING TO THE REQUIREMENT.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST YOUR I.D.

YOU WILL NEED TO GET INTO THE OASIS CABARET AND NIGHTCLUB IN SAN FRANCISCO.

PROOF OF VACCINATION IS REQUIRED AS WELL.

>> AND MAKES THE WHOLE NIGHT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE.

>> Reporter: DARCY IS THE OWNER.

WHEN THEY REOPENED IN JUNE, THEY WERE ONE OF THE FIRST SMALL VENUES IN THE CITY TO REQUIRE VACCINATION, BUT GOT RID OF THE POLICY WHEN THINGS WERE LOOKING GOOD IN EARLY JULY.

>> THEN AS SOON AS THE DELTA VARIANT WAS BECOMING OBVIOUSLY MORE PREVALENT, WE FELT LIKE FOR THE SAFETY OF HER PATRONS, AND OUR STAFF, AND OUR PERFORMERS, IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

>> Reporter: DRAG PERFORMER KATYA SMYRNA SKIES AS THE COMEBACK OF THEIR ENTIRE INDUSTRY WILL RELY ON PEOPLE FEELING COMFORTABLE.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF TREPIDATION AROUND COMING BACK TO LIFE VENUES.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO MAKING PATRONS CALMER, IT COULD HAVE ANOTHER SIDE EFFECT.

>> IF YOU REALLY WANT TO COME SEE THE SHOW, IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE INCENTIVE TO GO AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

>> Reporter: AT THE SEAVIEW CAFE IN NORTH BEACH, THE POLICY HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR A WEEK, CATCHING SOME PEOPLE OFF GUARD.

>> I HAVE IT, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME.

>> Reporter: LJ JONES SAID SHE RECENTLY GOT VACCINATED, BUT HAD TO SIT OUTSIDE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE THE PROOF WITH HER.

FOR HALEY CRUZ, SHE CAME SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE POLICY.

>> AND MAKES IT FEEL SAFER AS A CUSTOMER.

>>> THAT WAS MATT BOONE REPORTING.

THE SF BAR OWNER ALLIANCE SAYS THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PROTECT THEIR WORKERS, CUSTOMERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BUT THEY HOPE IT MIGHT ALSO INFLUENCE SOME HAVE NOT GOTTEN VACCINATED YET TO DO SO.

>>> A REMINDER, EVERYONE AGE 12 AND OLDER MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATIONS AND WHERE YOU CAN GET ONE YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG , AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK YOU CAN FIND RIGHT ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING OF ADOPTING A NEW FURRY FRIEND, NOW MIGHT BE A GREAT TIME TO DO SO.

THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY IS WAIVING ADOPTION FEES FOR ALL OF ITS ADULT ANIMALS STARTING TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY CURRENTLY HAS MORE THAN 1500 ANIMALS, AND 466 OF THEM ARE WAITING FOR NEW HOMES.

THE FEE WAIVER WILL HELP CREATE MORE SPACE FOR OTHER ANIMALS IN NEED OF URGENT CARE.

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

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