>>> 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.

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

>>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> A GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TODAY, MARCH 9.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL BE COMING TO THE SAN DIEGO REGION AS PART OF THE $1.9 TRILLION AID PACKAGE CONGRESS IS ON THE VERGE OF PASSING POINT THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN TOMORROW, WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNING IT INTO LAW SOON AFTER THAT.

IT INCLUDES $1400 CHECKS FOR MANY AMERICANS, $300 PER WEEK IN AN APPOINTMENT ASSISTANCE HELP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOLS, AND VACCINES.

KPBS REPORTER THAT HOFFMAN BREAKS DOWN WHERE THAT LOCAL FUNDING WILL GO.

>> Reporter: THIS RELIEF PACKAGE WILL PRESERVE JOBS, AVOID SALARY CUTS, AND ENSURE EMPLOYEES WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VITAL SERVICES -- >> Reporter: TODD GLORIA SAYS THE CITY ALONE IS EXPECTING AROUND $300 MILLION IN FEDERAL AID.

>> IT SEEMS MORE LIKELY THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE TO CLOSE A $150,000 DEFICIT, BUT PRESERVING SERVICES, AND POTENTIALLY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RELIEF.

>> Reporter: HE IS HOPING TO SPEND SOME OF THAT MONEY TO KEEP ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN SPENT THIN, LIKE TRASH PICKUP.

>> WE WILL BUILD BACK BETTER.

>> Reporter: WILL THE STIMULUS PACKAGE DOES INCLUDE MONEY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, GLORIA IS HOPING TO PROVIDE THEM RELIEF AS WELL.

>> RIGHT NOW WE NEED ALL OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES.

WE NEED THE GOVERNMENT TO'S SEND FOR HELP.

>> Reporter: JAVIER GIMENEZ SAYS WITH NEARBY BUSINESSES HAVING EMPLOYEES WORK FROM HOME, PLUS PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, IT HAS BEEN TOUGH.

>> MY KIDS AND SON HELP ME.

IF THEY DON'T CHARGE US ONE PENNY, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

THE MONEY THAT WE GET IS TO PAY THE BILLS, PAY THE RENT.

>> Reporter: HE DID GET SOME FEDERAL PPP MONEY, BUT SAYS IT IS CONFUSING WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS.

>> HAVE A SPECIFIC LINK FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: IT WILL ALSO ADD ANOTHER $30 MILLION INTO THE COUNTY'S SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF FUND.

>> WE WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT SERIES OF INITIATIVES MORE GEARED TO RECOVERY FROM COVID IN RESPONSE.

WE ARE GOING TO DO A SERIES OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIR NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS OFFICIALS ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH THE ALLOCATION WILL BE BUT SAYS IT WILL HAVE TO PAY EXISTING BILLS FIRST.

IT IS COSTING AROUND $10 MILLION PER DAY TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC POINT THEN THEY CAN LOOK TO SEE WHERE THE MONEY IS BEST NEEDED COUNTYWIDE.

>> I RECENTLY TALKED TO A BREWERY, A SMALL BUSINESS.

THEY SAID THAT THE STATE AMOUNT CUT OFF OF $2.5 MILLION IN REVENUE AND WE HAD $2.6 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR THE YEAR COVERED.

YOU KNOW, AS WE FIND GAPS LIKE THAT, THEN HOW CAN WE DO VERY TARGETED THINGS TO FILL IN THE GAPS.

>> Reporter: PART OF THE $1.9 TRILLION PACKAGE INCLUDES A STIMULUS CHECKS FOR AMERICANS THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS COULD BE SENT OUT AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS INCHING CLOSER TO RED DEER TERRITORY, WHICH WOULD ALLOW MORE BUSINESSES TO REOPEN.

FOR NOW, WE ARE STILL IN THE MOST RESTRICTIVE VERBAL TEAR.

TODAY THE STATE UPDATED SAN DIEGO SADISTIC CASE RATE TO 8.8 COVID-19 CASES PER DAY PER 100,000 PEOPLE.

THAT IS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM LAST WEEK, BUT TO GET TO THE RED TEAR UNDER THE CURRENT GUIDELINES, THE COUNTY HAS TO HAVE A CASE RATE NO HIGHER THAN 7.

>>> MORE SAN DIEGANS ARE GETTING THE SINGLE SHOT JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE , AND THAT INCLUDES THOSE STAYING AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

TODAY AND TOMORROW, SAN DIEGO FIREFIGHTERS AND LIFEGUARDS WILL BE GIVING THE LATEST COVID- 19 VACCINE TO ALL CONVENTION CENTER RESIDENTS AND STAFF.

SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER IS A SINGLE-DOSE VACCINE IS A GOOD OPTION FOR THIS GROUP.

>> WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE THAT VACCINE FOR THOSE HARDEST TO REACH, THE MOST UNDERSERVED, THOSE WITH WHOM TWO DOSES COULD PROVIDE A CHALLENGE, AND THAT INCLUDES THE UN-SHELTERED RESIDENTS HERE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

>> WITH NO EVENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS REPURPOSED AS A SHELTER.

THAT'LL END LATER THIS MONTH AMOUNT WHEN EVERYONE IS RELOCATED TO OTHER VENUES.

>>> HEADS UP IF YOU HAVE VACCINATION PLANS AT THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS.

DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF VACCINE, THE SUPERSTATION SITE WILL BE CLOSED THIS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, AND REOPEN MONDAY MARCH 15th.

THOSE WITH APPOINTMENTS WILL HAVE THEIR APPOINTMENTS RESCHEDULED AUTOMATICALLY.

>>> WE ARE TAKING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AT KPBS.ORG.

JUST GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB TO FIND CLINIC LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS LINKS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

>>> VIOLENT CRIME HAS GONE UP IN A NUMBER OF BIG CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

KPBS INVESTIGATIVE QUARTER CLEAR TO US OR SAYS IT HAS BEEN TRUE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY CITIES AS WELL.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO SAW A 1.7% INCREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME IN THE LAST YEAR.

MURDERS TAKES UP BY 5%, AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ROSE BY ABOUT 300.

ROBBERIES AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS WERE DOWN.

THE NUMBERS WERE PRESENTED TO THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL.

POLICE SAID OVERALL, CRIMES ARE DOWN 8%, MOSTLY BECAUSE THEFTS AND BURGLARIES ARE DOWN.

DURING THE PRESENTATION, A RESIDENT OF SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 SAID THE DECREASE IN CRIME CITYWIDE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DETERMINING THE NEXT POLICE BUDGET.

>> I HOPE THAT AS YOU GO INTO THIS BUDGET CYCLE, YOU CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF THINGS WE CAN DO TO PREVENT CRIME THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE ADDING MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREETS.

>> Reporter: THOSE COMMENTS WERE ECHOED, AND HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE INVESTMENT IN CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP PREVENT CRIME AND THE LONG-TERM.

>> HOLISTICALLY, THINKING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY, LETTING OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE.

IT WILL MAKE A SAFER COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN DIEGO FOR EVERYONE , AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN LEAN INTO THOSE EFFORTS JUST AS MUCH AS A MORE DIRECT WAYS THAT WE DEAL WITH INTERRUPTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTY EXPERIENCED MOLAR TRENDS, ACCORDING TO WRITE CRIME RECORDS OBTAINED BY KPBS.

VIOLENT CRIME INCREASED BETWEEN 1% AND 50% FROM 2019 TO 2020 POINT IN OCEANSIDE, CHULA VISTA, CORONADO, ESCONDIDO, AND LA MESA COME UP WITH EVERY CITY EXCEPT CORONADO SEEING AN INCREASE IN MURDERS.

CORONADO HAD NO MURDERS IN EITHER 2019 OR 2020.

VIOLENT CRIME WAS DOWN IN CARLSBAD BY 7%, AND NATIONAL CITY BY 4%.

THE OTHER CITIES HAVE NOT YET PROVIDED RECORDS TO KPBS.

CLAIRE TRAGUS ARE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> NOT GUILTY.

THAT WAS THE PLEA TODAY BY A FORMER LA MESA POLICE OFFICER AT THE CENTER OF A CONTROVERSIAL ARREST.

MATTHEW TAGUS IS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 27th ARREST OF OMARI JOHNSON, WHICH WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO.

IT SPARKED CONDEMNATION IN THE WAKE OF THE IN CUSTODY DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS.

HE FACES A FELONY CHARGE OF FILING A FALSE REPORT, AND FACES UP TO 3 YEARS IN STATE PRISON.

JOHNSON WAS INITIALLY CONTACTED FOR SMOKING IN PUBLIC, THEN LATER ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER.

CHARGES WERE LATER DROPPED.

>>> JURY SELECTION STARTED TODAY IN THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN, THE FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, WHOSE VIDEOTAPED DEATH SPARKED GLOBAL OUTRAGE.

MORE NOW FROM REPORTER CAMILO BURNELL.

>>> GOOD MORNING.

>> Reporter: DEREK CHAUVIN, WEARING A GRAY SUIT AND BLACK MASK, SITS NEXT TO HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY TAKING NOTES AS POTENTIAL JURORS FOR HIS TRIAL ARE QUESTIONED.

>> DID YOU SEE A VIDEO OF MR. FLOYD BEING ARRESTED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT?

>> YES.

>> Reporter: VIDEO OF GEORGE FLOYD'S ARREST SHOWS DEREK CHAUVIN WITH HIS KNEE ON FLOYD'S NECK FOR NEARLY 8 MINUTES.

>> I CAN'T BREATHE.

>> Reporter: FLOYD'S DEATH LED TO WIDESPREAD PROTEST AGAINST POLICE TOTALITY AND RACISM.

DEREK CHAUVIN WAS FIRED AND CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE UNINTENTIONAL MURDER, AND SECOND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER, TO WHICH HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

>> DURING TRIAL, CHARGES IN THE NORMAL COURSE MIGHT BE ADDED TO OR SUBTRACTED FROM THESE CHARGES.

>> Reporter: IS INCLUDING A CHARGE OF THIRD-DEGREE MURDER THAT THE PROSECUTION HOPES TO GET REINSTATED.

THE DEFENSE FILING A PETITION WITH THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO KEEP THE CURRENT CHARGES.

BUT AS HIGHER COURTS WORK THROUGH THE CHARGES, THE TRIAL JUDGE AND LAWYERS ATTEMPTS TO FIND IMPARTIAL JURORS.

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN PROMISE IMPARTIALITY.

>> I'M GOING TO EXCUSE YOU FROM THIS CASE.

>> YOU MADE A DECISION ALREADY.

>> YES.

>> YOU ARE RELEASED FROM JURY SERVICE.

>> Reporter: 12 JURORS AND SEVERAL ALTERNATES NEED TO BE SEATED BEFORE THE TRIAL BEGINS.

>> JUROR NUMBER TWO, YOU WILL BE ON THIS JURY.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM WILL DELIVER HIS STATE OF THE STATE TONIGHT.

CRITICS SAY IT COULD BE HIS MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH OF HIS POLITICAL LIFE, AS HE FACES A POSSIBLE RECALL.

NEWSOM WILL LAY OUT HOW HE PLANS TO DEAL WITH THE PANDEMIC, VACCINATIONS, AND GETTING SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES FULLY REOPENED, AS WELL AS GETTING THE STATE ECONOMY ROLLING AGAIN.

RECALL ORGANIZERS SAY THEY HAVE GATHERED THE 1.5 MILLION SIGNATURES NEEDED TO FORCE A VOTE, LIKELY LATER THIS YEAR.

>>> WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT 1 YEAR AGO, MANY HOME-BASED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS SAW THEIR BUSINESSES FALL APART OVERNIGHT.

KPBS REPORTER SHOWS US HOW CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND CITY HEIGHTS ARE STAYING IN BUSINESS, AND IN SOME CASES, THRIVING.

>> Reporter: LAST MARCH, SOMALI IMMIGRANTS SAW HER HOME-BASED CHILDCARE BUSINESS FALL APART.

WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, CHILDREN WERE KEPT HOME.

THEIR PARENTS COULD NOT PAY FOR CARE ANYMORE, AND HER REVENUE DROPPED EXHIBIT ASLEEP.

>> THE YEAR THE EPIDEMIC STARTED MY AIDED US.

IT HIT ME HARD.

I LOST A LOT OF KIDS AND FAMILIES, WHO COULD NOT KEEP THEIR JOBS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHEN A COALITION OF LOCAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE HORN OF AFRICA, THE CHICANA FEDERATION, THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION COMMITTEE, THE YMCA, AND SDSU STEPPED UP.

THEY LAUNCHED A PILOT PROGRAM MEANT TO KEEP THESE VITAL LOCAL INSTITUTIONS ALIVE.

DURING A TIME WHEN MANY ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN THIS IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOOD STILL HAD TO GO INTO WORK.

THE SENIOR CHILDCARE PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE EXPLAINS THE PILOT PROGRAM WAS NOT ONLY MEANT TO HELP SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES FINANCIALLY, BUT WITH OTHER SUPPORT LIKE MARKETING AND BOOKKEEPING.

>> THE LIFELINE FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: BETWEEN MARCH AND JULY 2020, MORE THAN 9300 LICENSED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA GREAT WITH HOME- BASED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, REPRESENTING 80% OF THOSE CLOSURES.

BUT NONE OF THE 15 BUSINESSES THAT REOPENED THE CHILDREN LAST SPRING AND TOOK PART IN THE 12 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM HAD TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS.

SOME EVEN INCREASE THEIR REVENUES, AND ENROLLMENT, FROM BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

SHE NOW HAS A WAITING LIST.

SHE THINKS THE MOST VALUABLE ASSISTANCE SHE RECEIVED WAS FINDING WAYS TO CONNECT WITH THE LARGER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, AND BEING MADE AWARE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

>> THEY EMAIL US AND LET US KNOW WHAT IS COMING OUR WAY, WHEN WE CAN APPLY, HOW WE CAN MAKE BIG OUR BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE PADRES ARE HAVING TO PLAY A WAIT AND SEE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO FANS RETURNING TO PETCO PARK.

TODAY, TEAM OFFICIALS UNVEILED HOPEFUL PLANS TO GET APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25% OF FRIAR FAITHFUL'S BACK IN THE STATES.

A LOT DEPENDS ON WHAT TIER THE COUNTY IS IN AT THE TIME OF THE BALL GAMES.

SEASON-TICKET HOLDERS WILL GET THE FIRST CRACK AT WHICH GAMES THEY WANT TO ATTEND, AND THEIR SEEDS WILL BE BASED ON TENURE, AND THE TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE.

>> WE MAY START WITH REDUCED CAPACITY OF 20 TO 25%.

THAT WILL LIKELY INCREASE, AND MAYBE EVEN TOWARDS THE BACK HALF OF THE SEASON GET TO CLOSE TO FULL CAPACITY, INCLUDING POSTSEASON.

>> FANS WILL BE SEATED IN PARTS OF NO MORE THAN 6 PEOPLE AND 6 FEET APART, WITH MASKS REQUIRED.

OPENING DAY IS APRIL 1st.

>>> TODAY THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO CREATE A NEW CLIMATE EQUITY FUND.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT IS MEANT TO LIFT UP DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, WHICH OFTEN SUFFER FROM EXTREME HEAT AND POOR AIR QUALITY.

THEY ALSO TEND TO LACK PARKS, SAFE STREETS, AND OTHER AMENITIES THAT MAKE NEIGHBORHOOD MORE LIVABLE IN A WARMING PLANET.

THE NEW CLIMATE EQUITY FUND WOULD DEDICATE A PORTION OF THE CITY'S TAX AND FEE REVENUES TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE DEFICITS.

COUNCILMEMBER VIVIAN MARINO PROPOSED THE FUND.

>> THE LACK OF INVESTMENT BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS HAD A DOMINO EFFECT AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS WITHIN THESE AREAS, INCLUDING INSUFFICIENT ACCESS TO GOODS AND SERVICES.

>> Reporter: THE CITY WILL USE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC DATA TO DETERMINE WHICH NEIGHBORHOODS CAN RECEIVE MONEY FROM THE FUND.

MOST OF THEM ARE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 8.

COUNCILMEMBER SEAN ELO-RIVERA SAID THOSE COMMUNITIES WERE VICTIMS OF RACIST GOVERNMENT POLICIES, LIKE REDLINING.

>> THE DISCREPANCIES WE SEE WERE INTENTIONAL.

DECISION-MAKERS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS TO WHAT WE ARE IN TODAY MADE INTENTIONAL DECISIONS TO SET THESE COMMUNITIES BACK.

COUNCILWOMAN MORENO, I AM APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU ARE TAKING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO PUT THESE COMMUNITIES FORWARD.

>> Reporter: THE FUND IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE $4.8 MILLION IN THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR WHICH BEGINS JULY 1st.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT.

AND INDIVISIBLE, NATION THAT IS THE CORNERSTONE FOR HOLISTIC WELLNESS.

A RECENTLY, I RECENTLY PAID A VISIT TO A LOCAL HEALTH CENTER TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW THE LOCAL URBAN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAS BEEN UNIQUELY AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: RUBIN POURS KERNELS OF DRIED CORN FROM A SMALL POUCH.

IT IS AN OFFERING TO HONOR THE LAND AT THE SAN DIEGO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH CENTER, TURNING IN EACH DIRECTION FOR THE FOUR PHASES OF LIFE, FROM CHILDREN TO ELDERS.

>> DONE SO NEEDS HELLO IN THE APACHE LANGUAGE.

I AM A TERRA-COTTA TODAY APACHE.

>> Reporter: HE'S A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THIS CLINIC.

>> I STAND HERE HONORED AND HUMBLED TO SPEAK TO YOU.

MAC STARTED IN 1979, THE CLINIC PROVIDES A HUB OF SERVICES FOR PATIENTS MADE UP OF 33% NATIVE AMERICANS.

HE SAYS THE CLINIC REPRESENTS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT, FOR THE URBAN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY.

>> THE URBAN COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT THAN THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY, BECAUSE MANY OF US HERE IN THE URBAN AREAS MAY NOT BE TRADITIONAL TO THESE LANDS.

SO WE RELY ON PLACES LIKE SAN DIEGO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH CENTER TO ESTABLISH NETWORKS OF SUPPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND HOW COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED NATIVE AMERICANS, HE OFFERS SOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

>> DATING BACK TO 1519 WHEN CORTEZ ENTERED THE AMERICAS, HE CAME ACROSS MONTEZUMA AND THE AZTECS.

FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, WE HAVE BEEN BATTLING DISEASES.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS NATIVE AMERICANS BORN INTO HISTORICAL TRAUMA WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARM COMMITTED AGAINST THEM HIM ABOUT CAN USE THE STRUGGLES OF THE PAST TO TURN INTO POSITIVE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING A FIGHT AGAINST THE LATEST PANDEMIC.

RONNIE WHITE HORSE IS AN RN HERE , AND A MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO NATION IN ARIZONA, WHICH HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE CAN'T GO BACK, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT ENDANGERING A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: SHE SHARES REAL CONCERNS OF MEMBERS ON THE RESERVATIONS, BECAUSE OF LACK OF SUPPLIES OR MEDICINE.

>> HAVING THIS VACCINE HERE, AND THE MAXILLARY ABILITY TO GET THAT OUT IS REALLY HUGE FOR US.

>> Reporter: EVEN WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF THE VACCINE, WHITE HORSE FACES RESISTANCE WHEN CALLING ON PATIENTS TO COME IN FOR THEIR SHOTS.

>> WE DO NOT HAVE A GOOD HISTORICAL HISTORY WITH THE GOVERNMENT, SO THAT IS THE BASIS OF A LOT OF OUR MISTRUST.

>> I CAN IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE WOULD SAY, WAIT A MINUTE.

>> Reporter: KEVIN LA CHAPELLE SAYS THE ORGANIZATION IS BUILT AROUND THE PATIENT, WITH NATIVE AMERICANS SERVING NATIVE AMERICANS, WHICH HELPS BUILD TRUST.

>> ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE INDIGENOUS.

>> Reporter: USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENGAGE IN URBAN MEMBERS WITH CLASSES AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

>> A CLOTH MEXICAN ISRAEL EASY.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINATION HESITANCY, PATIENCE IS PARAMOUNT, BUT SOCIAL MEDIA HAS HELPED THEIR, TOO.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID TO COUNTER IT, SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE ELDERS, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHEN I GET MINE I AM HAPPY TO DO IT ON VIDEO AND GIVE A MESSAGE, AND SHOW THAT I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO PROTECT EACH OTHER.

THAT HELPED A LOT.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THOSE ELDERS IS WENDY EDMONDS.

>> AND FROM THE NATIONS OF OKLAHOMA.

>> Reporter: HE RECEIVED BOTH COVID-19 VACCINATIONS, HIS VISITS DOCUMENTED AND POSTED ON FACEBOOK TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO FOLLOW SUIT.

>> SO THEY COULD UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ELDER WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE LIVING, AND WANTS TO TAKE THE SHOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: A SURVIVOR OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AND LATER RELOCATED TO CALIFORNIA BY THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

>> IN HISTORY WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO, DISENFRANCHISED.

WE BEGIN TO LOSE TRADITIONS BY THAT, WE BEGIN TO LOSE OUR LANGUAGE.

WE BEGIN TO LOSE OUR HISTORY.

>> Reporter: LOSING HISTORY IS SOMETHING THIS TIGHTKNIT COMMUNITY FACES AGAIN, THIS TIME AS A SIDE EFFECT OF THE PANDEMIC.

EDMONDS, A CELEBRATED COURT ANSWER, SAYS BONITA COLORFUL MURAL CREATED OF HIS IMAGE AND TRADITIONAL REGALIA, A REMINDER OF THE PRE-PANDEMIC DAYS OF SINGING, DANCING AMMA AND SOCIALIZING AT POWWOWS.

>> THAT IS HOW WE STAY TOGETHER AS INDIAN PEOPLE.

WE DON'T HAVE A COMMUNITY LIKE THE AFRICAN- AMERICANS DO, THE HISPANICS, THE ASIANS.

THEY ALL HAVE THEIR LITTLE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT.

WE ARE SCATTERED ALL OVER SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: WHILE SOCIAL MEDIA HAS HELPED TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY CONNECTED WITH TRADITIONS, THE PANDEMIC STILL IMPEDES THE CONVEYING OF IMPORTANT GENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE.

RUBIN SAYS SOME OBJECTS AND CEREMONIES ARE TO PRIVATE OR SACRED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED AMMA FILMED, OR SHARED ONLINE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE A TREMENDOUS, DOCUMENTED, WRITTEN EXPLANATION OF OUR CUSTOMS AND CULTURE.

THOSE ARE DELIVERED AND HAVE BEEN SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, VERBALLY, AND IN PERSON.

>> Reporter: LIKE ALL CHALLENGES OF THE PAST, THAT THE URBAN NATIVE COMMUNITY HAS ENDURED AND OVERCOME DURING THIS PANDEMIC, IT IS THE TIME SPENT APART THAT HURTS THE MOTES MOST.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH CENTER IS ALSO OPEN TO NON-NATIVE AMERICAN PATIENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

>>> CALLED PACIFIC STORM WILL BE WITH US FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

EXPECT SHOWERS AND SOME FUNDERS, COOL TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS.

HERE COMES A STORM THAT WILL GIVE US SOME BENEFICIAL RAIN.

WE CAN SEE CLOSE TO 1 INCH OF RAIN, AND IN THE MOUNTAINS THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT IN THE MOUNTAINS.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE NUMBERS, 10 TO 15 BIG BEAR LAKE DOWN TO MT.

LAGUNA.

AND THE WIND WILL BE STRONG, RIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING .

IN THE DESERTS, WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT.

COOL TONIGHT, A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING.

31 AT MT.

LAGUNA AND EL CAJON.

RAMONA IS DOWN TO 40.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE A COOL DAY, TEMPERATURES WELL THE LOAN AVERAGE.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD STORM MOVES IN.

WE WILL BE DODGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, SNOW AS LOW AS 3000 FEET.

COOL 50s, WIDESPREAD SAN DIEGO.

61 BORREGO SPRINGS.

QUITE COOL HERE TO THURSDAY, WELL BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.

MORE SHOWERS, AND PERHAPS A FEW PASSING THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY, WITH MORE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER, LOOKING AT WET, COOL CONDITIONS, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

BREEZY.

THE WEEKEND WILL BE DRY AND MILDER.

INLAND SECTIONS, SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS, COOL TEMPERATURES.

MAYBE A SHOWER INTO FRIDAY.

GET READY FOR SOME SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THERE WILL BE TROUBLE AT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES HERE.

IMPROVING WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND IN THE DESERTS, IF YOU SHOWERS, COOL TEMPERATURES, AND THEN A NICE WARM-UP ON SUNDAY.

AND FOR KPBS NEWS , I'M METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH TO BE WELCOMING GUESTS BACK BY LATE APRIL.

WALT DISNEY COMPANY CEO ANNOUNCED TODAY MORE THAN 10,000 FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES ARE RETURNING TO WORK FOR TRAINING ON NEW SAFETY STANDARDS.

ORANGE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY THE MOST RESPECTIVE PURPLE TEAR AMMA BUT COULD MOVE TO THE RED TEAR NEXT WEEK.

THAT WOULD ALLOW DISNEYLAND AND DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE PARK TO REOPEN AT 15% CAPACITY.

>>> FOR MANY, SPRING BREAK IS A TIME TO RELAX AND MAYBE TAKE A VACATION, BUT THERE IS CONTINUED CONCERN ABOUT COVID- 19 AND HOW THIS BREAK COULD CAUSE ANOTHER SEARCH AROUND THE U.S. MANDY GAITHER WITH MORE ON SPRING BREAK GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC.

>> Reporter: AFTER A YEAR OF BEING COOPED UP, AND HE MAY BE EAGER TO SEEK SOLACE IN A SPRING BREAK TRIP.

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SOME OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.

>> WE ARE VERY WORRIED THERE WILL BE A CONVERGENCE OF PEOPLE HERE, AND A REAL PROBLEM IN THE AFTERMATH.

>> Reporter: AND FAVORITE DESTINATIONS LIKE MIAMI BEACH, CHEAP FLIGHTS AND DISCOUNTED HOTEL ROOMS ARE MAKING THE AREA EVEN MORE APPEALING, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, FORCING SOME LEADERS TO BRACE FOR WHAT MAY COME.

>> IT IS REALLY THE BARS AND OTHER KINDS OF GATHERINGS THAT MIGHT BECOME THE KINDS OF SUPER SPIDERS THAT I THINK WE SAW A YEAR AGO.

>> Reporter: THE CDC HAS MADE HIS POSITION CLEAR.

>> AVOIDED TRAVEL, CROWDS, AND POORLY VENTILATED SPACES.

>> Reporter: THE AGENCY SAYS TRAVEL INCREASES YOUR CHANCE OF GETTING AND SPREADING COVID-19, AND RECOMMENDS STAYING HOME TO STAY SAFE.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, THE CDC SAYS TO GET VACCINATED IF ELIGIBLE, AND WEIGHT 2 WEEKS AFTER A SECOND DOSE.

GET A VIRAL COVID TEST 1 TO 3 DAYS BEFORE TRAVEL, AND KEEP A COPY OF THOSE TEST RESULTS WITH YOU IN CASE IT IS NEEDED.

DON'T TRAVEL IF YOU TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.

CHECK TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS BEFORE YOU GO, AND CONTINUE TO TAKE THE SAME HEALTH MEASURES.

WEAR A MASK, AVOID CROWDS, STAY AT LEAST 6 FEET AWAY FROM OTHERS, AND WASH HER HANDS.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M ANDY GAITHER.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, COVID RELIEF.

PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PANDEMIC A BILL IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW.

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MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS HE WANTS TO USE $300 MILLION FEDERAL RELIEF DOLLARS TO JUMPSTART SAN DIEGO'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY, AND PROVIDE HELP TO ITS MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.

GLORIA ALSO WANTS TO PROTECT CORE CITY SERVICES AND PROVIDE AID TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

HE ALSO WANTS TO MAKE SURE TO VACCINATE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

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