>>> 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.

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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

FROM POLICE REFORM TO INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMMIGRATION, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS SET TO UNVEIL MORE OF HIS AGENDA BEFORE CONGRESS.

HE HAS NOW BEEN IN OFFICE 100 DAYS, AND ALTHOUGH HE HAS HAD HIS HANDS FULL WITH THE PANDEMIC HE SAYS MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE, INCLUDING FREE CHILDCARE, AND COLLEGE.

ISABEL ROSALES HAS MORE ON THE PRESIDENT'S BIG SPEECH.

>> Reporter: AS HE ADDRESSES A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO EXPRESS EMPATHY FOR THE LIVES LOST DURING THE PANDEMIC.

WHILE ALSO SHARING A MESSAGE OF OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE.

>> YOU WILL HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT HIS VISION FOR THE COUNTRY TONIGHT.

A VISION THAT INCLUDES A MASS OF JOBS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, AS WELL AS A PROPOSAL TO MAKE FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, CHILDCARE, AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE.

>> THE PRESIDENT BELIEVES WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO COME TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS FEEL THE PRIORITIES ARE TO PROGRESSIVE AND COSTLY.

>> YOU CAN SUM UP THE SPEECH WE ARE GOING TO HEAR TONIGHT IN THREE WORDS.

BORING, BUT RADICAL.

THIS IS NOT A MODERATE AGENDA.

THIS IS NOT A UNITY AGENDA.

THIS IS A RADICAL AGENDA.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICAN SENATOR TIM SCOTT TO GET THE REPUBLICAN REBUTTAL AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SPEECH.

>> HE PROMISED THAT HIS WHOLE SOUL IS COMMITTED TO UNITING HER PEOPLE.

MANY HOPE HIS ADMINISTRATION WOULD REFLECT THAT PROMISE.

BUT THE FIRST 100 DAYS HAVE LEFT MUCH TO BE DESIRED.

>> Reporter: A PARTISAN DIVIDE IS EXPECTED.

HIS ADDRESS TO CONGRESS LOOK ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL.

THE AUDIENCE WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO PANDEMIC PRECAUTIONS, AND SECURITY WILL BE TIGHT DUE TO LINGERING CONCERNS AFTER THE CAPITAL ATTACK.

ALSO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, TWO WOMEN, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, WILL BE BEHIND THE PRESIDENT.

>> IT'S WONDERFUL TO MAKE HISTORY.

IT'S ABOUT TIME.

FOR MAC IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SPEECH TO CONGRESS.

PBS "NEWS HOUR" WILL BEGIN LIVE COVERAGE AT 6:00 P.M. WE WILL CARRY THE SPEECH LIVE ON KPBS FM, AND YOU CAN STREAM IT ON THE HOMEPAGE, KPBS.ORG.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS FOLLOWING BOTH SPEECHES.

>>> RIGHT NOW, A PROTEST IS GETTING UNDERWAY IN ESCONDIDO, 1 WEEK AFTER A DEADLY SHOOTING BY POLICE OFFICER.

TONYA THORNE IS LIVE OUTSIDE OF ESCONDIDO CITY HALL.

>> Reporter: WE ARE HERE AT ESCONDIDO CITY HALL, WHERE PROTESTERS ARE STILL DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE OF THE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.

ONLY SOME DETAILS ARE KNOWN OF THE OFFICER ENCOUNTER THAT LEFT 59-YEAR-OLD STEVE WILSON DEAD.

WE THE PEOPLE ESCONDIDO ORGANIZED THIS PROTEST.

>> TODAY WE ARE STILL FIGHTING FOR TRANSPARENCY.

WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE, AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO RELEASE PART OF THE FOOTAGE, WHICH IS NOT TRUE TRANSPARENCY.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR CITY COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THE POLICE HERE IN ESCONDIDO, AND WE HOPE THEY WILL PUT THE BUDGET MORE TOWARDS COMMUNITY CARE.

>> Reporter: HE DID RECEIVE A STATEMENT BY THE ESCONDIDO POLICE DEPARTMENT STATING, BY LAW WE HAVE 45 DAYS TO RELEASE VIDEO, AND AS THIS IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, ANY RELEASE OF VIDEO IS COORDINATED THROUGH THE INVESTIGATORS AND DA.

THAT SAID, OUR CHIEF HAS AN INTEREST IN GETTING IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC IN A TIMELY MANNER.

IT IS STILL ANTICIPATED TO COME OUT THIS WEEK.

WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED WHEN THE FOOTAGE IS RELEASED.

IN ESCONDIDO, TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS SENDING ALL 20 GANG INJUNCTIONS IN THE COUNTY .

IT IS SOMETHING ADVOCATES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM HAVE LONG CALLED FOR.

OUR RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY REPORTER HAS MORE.

HER BACK THE DA ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE INJUNCTIONS ARE, QUOTE, NOT EFFECTIVE IN PROTECTING THE REPUBLIC.

A MEMBER OF SAN DIEGO AND ITS COMMISSION IS HAPPY THE INJUNCTIONS ARE GONE, BUT THE DA SHOULD NOT GET MUCH CREDIT PRODUCING THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO.

>> THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE YEARS AGO, AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE YEARS AGO.

THOSE SAME OFFICIALS THAT WE SEE TOUTING THE ELIMINATION OF GANG INJUNCTIONS ARE THE VERY SAME PEOPLE WHO WORKED AGAINST THAT EFFORT.

I THINK IT IS DISINGENUOUS.

>> Reporter: DOES RIGHT RAN FOR DA AGAINST STEPHANIE 2018 WISHES COMMUNITY EFFORTS HAD BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

>> GOING FORWARD, ELECTED OFFICIALS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, HAVE GOT TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY, AND BE VERY HONEST AND SAY, I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND.

I NOW STAND WITH YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING THE WORK TO EDUCATE ME.

THAT WAS NOT DONE HERE.

IT SEEMS TO HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, BUT IT NEEDS TO START HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: GANG INJUNCTIONS RESTRICT ACTIVITIES OF ALLEGED GANG MEMBERS IN SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS.

HISTORICALLY, PROSECUTORS AND POLICE SAY THEY ARE USEFUL CRIME-FIGHTING TOOLS.

BUT IN PRACTICE, THEY HAVE UNFAIRLY TARGETED BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, AND DIVIDED FAMILIES.

>> THERE ARE CERTAINLY RACIST MOTIVES BEHIND THESE GANG INJUNCTIONS, AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THEM.

>> Reporter: AND HER STATEMENT, THE DA SAID SHE CONSULTED WITH POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING OCEANSIDE.

THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE OCEANSIDE POLICE ONCE SUPPORTED INJUNCTION, BUT NOW SAYS THEY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR OFFICERS TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY SERVE.

>> BY TAKING THIS AWAY, IT HELPS US CREATE MORE TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY, I THINK.

AND NOWADAYS, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW?

TO BUILD THAT TRUST WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE DA OFFICE IN SAN DIEGO ATTORNEY OFFICE HAVE SLOWLY BEEN REMOVING HUNDREDS OF NAMES OFF OF THE INJUNCTION LIST OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT WILL OFFICIALLY REMOVE THE LAST REMAINING 349 INDIVIDUALS.

CHRISTINA KIM, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO'S EAST COUNTY HAS BECOME THE DUMPING GROUND FOR SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS.

THAT CHARGE TODAY FROM THE DISTRICT TO SUPERVISOR JOEL ANDERSON, WHO REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAYS NEIGHBORS ARE JOINING HIS CALL FOR CHANGE.

>> Reporter: ON A SUNNY SPRING DAY IN EL CAJON'S WELLS PARK, A CALL FOR EQUITY FROM SUPERVISOR JOEL ANDERSON, EQUITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE PLACEMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS WHO HAVE DONE THEIR TIME, AND NOW MUST BE RELEASED.

>> MY CITIZENS, OUR NEIGHBORS, HAVE A RIGHT TO THE SAME LEVEL OF SAFETY AS ANYBODY DOES IN ANY OTHER RICH NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: INSTEAD, ANDERSON SAYS 31% OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS ARE RELEASED INTO GROUP HOMES IN EAST COUNTY.

THIS CHART FROM HIS OFFICE SHOWS WHAT HE SAYS IS THE BREAKDOWN.

THE MOST IN DISTRICT 2, AND THE LEAST IN DISTRICT 3, WHICH ENCOMPASSES SOME OF THE COUNTY'S WEALTHIEST NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> THEY HAVE SELECTED A HOME, NOT FOR ONE, BUT FOR TWO SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FAMILY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE HOME KATHLEEN HEDBERG IS TALKING ABOUT ON HORIZON HILLS DRIVE.

SIGNS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAY THE COMPANY THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE TO MANAGE IT, LIBERTY HEALTHCARE, WANTS TO PUT DOUGLAS BADGER AND MERYL WAKEFIELD HERE.

BOTH ARE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS.

HEDBERG SAYS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALS IS NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW, NOR SHE SAYS IS LIBERTY HEALTHCARE.

>> THE PROPOSED PLACEMENT ON HORIZON HILLS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH 89 CHILDREN WITHIN 2000 FEET OF THE PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: THE LIBERTY HEALTHCARE PHONE NUMBER IS ON A FLYER OUTSIDE OF THE HOME.

WE CALLED TO GET A COMMENT.

>> Reporter: I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANYONE AVAILABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE UPSET AMONG NEIGHBORS IN THE MOUNT HELIX NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT THE HOUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE -- >> NO, I'M SORRY.

>> Reporter: THE PERSON WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE DIRECTED US TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS.

THEY ASKED US TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS IN WRITING.

WE HAVE, AND AS OF THE TIME THIS STORY WENT INTO EDITING, WE ARE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.

SUPERVISOR ANDERSON SAYS THE COUNTY CAN TAKE A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BY RECONVENING THE SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, WHICH HAS NOT MET SINCE 2019.

THIS STORY IS FAR FROM OVER, AND YOU CAN SEE WHY ON SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

A VIRTUAL COURT HEARING COMING UP IN SUPERIOR COURT ON MAY 10, A MONDAY, EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING URGED TO ATTEND.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A COVID-19 MILESTONE.

1 MILLION SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS VACCINE DEMAND IS WANING, AND OFFICIALS ARE GETTING CREATIVE.

>>> THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REACHED OVER 1 MILLION VACCINATIONS IS A HERCULEAN FEED.

>> Reporter: PROGRESS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME DR. WILMA WOOTEN SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME DEMAND FOR VACCINATIONS IS FALLING, BRINGING US TO A CROSSROADS.

BEING >> THINGS WILL NOT STAY CONSTANT.

THE TEMPERAMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC CHANGES, SO OUR STRATEGIES MUST CHANGE.

>> Reporter: NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STEPPING UP OUTREACH EFFORTS.

>> WE ARE WRAPPING UP ALL OF OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH VARIOUS SECTORS.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET VACCINATED, NOT REQUIRING APPOINTMENTS AT SOME STATES, EXPANDING HOURS, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A 24 HOUR SITE FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T GET VACCINATED DURING THE DAY.

>> WE KNEW IT AT SOME POINT THE FOLKS VERY MOTIVATED WOULD GET IT.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF SAN DIEGANS WHO ARE OPEN AND WILLING TO GET A VACCINE.

WE JUST HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO ACCESS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS ABOUT HALFWAY TO THE GOAL OF 75% OF RESIDENTS 16 AND OVER FULLY VACCINATED BY MID JULY.

>> THAT GOAL IS JUST FOR THE 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER.

WE WILL HAVE TO READJUST AND MODIFY THAT WHEN THE VACCINE IS AVAILABLE FOR THE POPULATION OF 12 TO 15 YEARS OF AGE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO ALIGNED LOCAL HEALTH ORDERS WITH NEW CDC GUIDANCE THAT SAYS THOSE VACCINATED DON'T NEED TO WEAR MASKS OUTSIDE UNLESS IN LARGE CLOUDS, AND TODAY WE SAW LOTS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT FACE COVERINGS, AND SOME THAT STILL HAVE THEM.

>> THIS IS THE GUIDANCE OUT THERE, AND WE TRUST THAT A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW IT.

I GET THERE IS FRUSTRATION.

I GOT VACCINATED, SO WHY DO I HAVE TO WEAR MY MASK AT ALL.

>> Reporter: OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE ALSO BEING INCREASED, AND NORA VARGAS SAYS PILOT PROGRAMS THAT ARE HELPING HARD-HIT SOUTH BAY COMMUNITIES ARE NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED IN NORTH COUNTY.

>> WE ASK ALL OF YOU TO SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ASKED THEM TO GET VACCINES.

>> Reporter: AT THE 20 OR SO VACCINATION SITES, THERE ARE NOW A LIMITED NUMBER OF DOSES SET ASIDE FOR WALK UPS, BUT OTHER SITES LIKE SUPERSTITIONS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE STILL REQUIRING APPOINTMENT.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FOLLOW THE COUNTY'S PROGRESS TOWARD HERD IMMUNITY, AND FIND A VACCINE LOCATION CLOSE TO YOU AT KPBS.ORG.

QUICK ON THE VACCINES LINK THAT YOU CAN FIND ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> A WAY TO HELP SAN DIEGANS AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED.

BUSINESSES AND THE SD PD ARE TEAMING UP ON WHAT IS CALLED THE SAFE PLACE PROGRAM.

THEY HAVE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES PUT VISIBLE STICKERS IN THEIR STOREFRONT.

THOSE IDENTIFY THEM AS PLACES VICTIMS OF HATE CRIMES CAN GO FOR SAFE HAVEN, AND TO GET HELP FROM THE AUTHORITIES.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LGBTQ LIAISON SAYS SHE KNOWS FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE SPACES LIKE THE ONE AT URBAN MOVES IN HILLCREST.

>> I CAME IN HERE AND FELT WELCOMED, RESPECTED, AND SAFE.

IT ONLY MADE SENSE TO BRING THIS STICKER TO THIS BUSINESS, SO THAT WAY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY MUCH LIKE MYSELF HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME.

WHEN IN SPACES LIKE THAT, THEY FEEL SAFE AND CAN CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> THE PROGRAM IS STARTING IN HILLCREST NORTH PARK, AND OTHER NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS.

FOR NOW, IT IS GEARED TOWARD THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, BUT IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN THE MONTHS AHEAD TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE AAPI COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>>> A DECADE AFTER DON'T ASK DON'T TELL ENDED, ONE OF NAVAL AVIATION'S FEW OPENLY PILOTS IS ON HIS WAY OUT.

HE SUBSTANTIATED HIS CLAIMS A HARASSMENT AFTER AN INCIDENT FOLLOWING A WEST COAST MARINE CORPS BALL.

STEVE WALSH TELLS US WHY IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO SAVE HIS CAREER.

>> Reporter: FOR MOST OF HIS A 6 YEARS IN THE NAVY, LIEUTENANT ADAM SAID HE FELT SUPPORTED AS AN OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL PILOT.

HE WAS A PILOT FOR THE SEARCH AND RESCUE STRONG DRINK.

HE WAS INVITED TO A WEST COAST MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL AT A LOCAL CASINO.

HE CAME BACK TO THE HOTEL ROOM WHERE THE MARINES HAD BEEN HOLDING AN AFTER PARTY.

>> WHEN I WALKED INTO THE DOOR, I KNEW SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT BECAUSE THE TV IN THAT SUITE HAD BEEN MOVED TO FACE THE DOORWAY, AND I SAW MY DRESS WHITES DRAPED OVER AND AROUND THE TV, AND THERE WAS HARD-CORE GAY PORNOGRAPHY PLAYING.

>> Reporter: IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A HARMLESS PRANK.

IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING ELSE.

SOME OF THE OTHER MARINES IN THE SQUADRON WANTED TO FIND THOSE RESPONSIBLE, BUT HE SAYS HE WAS GETTING READY FOR HIS FIRST DEPLOYMENT AS A PILOT.

HE WANTED TO SHRUG IT OFF AND LET THE MATTER GO, BUT WORD HAD SPREAD.

>> I RECEIVED NUMEROUS CALLS FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE CLOSET, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN THAT SQUADRON, AND OPENLY GAY SERVICE MEMBERS, TELLING ME THEY WERE UPSET, AND THEY DO NOT THINK THE CLIMATE IS A GOOD CLIMATE IN THAT SQUADRON.

>> Reporter: THE DON'T ASK DON'T TELL POLICY ENDED A DECADE AGO, ALLOWING LGBTQ SERVICE MEMBERS TO SERVE OPENLY HIM ABOUT A STUDY IN THE JOURNAL OF SEXUALITY RESEARCH AND SOCIAL POLICY FOUND 59% OF SERVICEMEMBERS STILL DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING OUT TO THEIR PEERS.

SASHA BOOKER IS A FORMER MARINE, AND AN ATTORNEY WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION LAMBDA LEGAL.

SHE SAYS CHANGING THE LAW DID NOT CHANGE THE CULTURE.

>> IS ANOTHER THING TO HAVE A CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE CAN FEEL SAFE BEING WHO THEY ARE, AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST OR HARASSED.

>> Reporter: 18 MONTHS AFTER HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT, HE HAS NOT RECEIVED FINAL WORD ON HIS CASE.

HIS VERSION OF EVENTS HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIATED BY THE SQUADRON COMMANDER IN CHARGE OF THE THREE MARINES FOUND CULPABLE.

INITIALLY, THE SQUADRON COMMANDER EVEN OFFERED TO PULL THEIR PILOT SWINGS FOR THE INCIDENT.

ADAM THOUGHT IT WAS TOO SEVERE.

>> I WANT AN IN PERSON APOLOGY FROM ALL THREE OF THEM.

I WANT A MEETING TO WHICH THEY ARE THERE AND I CAN TALK TO THEM.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO WANTED SOMETHING ON THEIR PERMANENT RECORD.

THE INCIDENT CONTINUED TO EAT AT HIM.

HE WAS IN A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH AN AIR FORCE PILOT WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET.

THEY BROKE UP AFTER HE SAW HIS EXPERIENCE.

>> I LOST A LOT.

I'M NOT HAPPY.

I NO LONGER FEEL LIKE I'M AN EFFECTIVE LEADER, AN OFFICER, A PILOT, AND I DON'T FEEL PART OF THE MILITARY ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: HE IS BEEN CALLED INTO THE HEADQUARTERS FOR NAVAL AIR COMMAND MORE THAN ONCE TO ADDRESS HIS DECISION TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT HIS CASE.

MAJOR ALEX, SPOKESMAN FOR THE THIRD MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, SAID THE MARINES INITIALLY ACTED QUICKLY ON HIS COMPLAINT.

>> SERVICE MEMBER, MARINES, SAILORS IN OUR UNIT ARE TREATED IN A CULTURE OF GENUINE RESPECT.

WE WANT TO PROHIBIT ANY TYPE OF ACTIVITY WHERE THESE INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE HARASSED.

>> Reporter: ADAM STOPPED LOGGING FLIGHT HOURS AS HIS CASE DRAGGED ON.

LAST SPRING, HE HAD A ROAD ACCIDENT THAT MADE IT EVEN TOUGHER TO QUALIFY TO FLY.

HE WAS GIVEN AN OPTION AS A NAVY OFFICER TO RETIRE.

HE TOOK IT.

IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, HIS CAREER AS A NAVY PILOT WILL COME TO AN END.

BUT NOT HIS QUEST FOR SOME KIND OF RECOGNITION THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM WASN'T RIGHT.

>> MOST PEOPLE BACK DOWN BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE HASSLE, AND I AM NOT SOMEONE THAT WILL BACK DOWN EASILY.

>> Reporter: AT THIS POINT HE SAYS HE HAS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS .

>>> HE MADE THE APOLLO MOON LANDING IN 1969 A POSSIBILITY.

TODAY, ASTRONAUT MICHAEL COLLINS HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 90.

HE WAS THE COMMAND MODULE PILOT OF THE LEGENDARY SHIP FROM WHICH NEIL ARMSTRONG AND BUZZ ALDRIN MADE THEIR FIRST LUNAR LANDING.

HIS FAMILY RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING HE DIED OF CANCER.

MICHAEL COLLINS ENTERED THE INTERNATIONAL AIR AND SPACE HALL OF FAME HERE IN SAN DIEGO IN 1971.

>>> AN ABANDONED THEATER IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO IS BEING REDEVELOPED INTO APARTMENTS AND A HOTEL.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE THE PROJECT FINAL APPROVAL ON TUESDAY.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA THEATRE AT THE CORNER OF C STREET AND FOURTH AVENUE HAS BEEN VACANT AND DETERIORATING SINCE 1990.

DEVELOPMENT FIRM KAYDEN LANCE ON TEARING IT DOWN, AND BUILDING A HIGH-RISE WITH CONDOS AT A HOTEL.

THE THEATER'S HISTORIC FACADE WOULD ALSO BE RECONSTRUCTED, AND INCORPORATED INTO THE BUILDING DESIGN.

CRITICS, INCLUDING THE LOCAL HOTEL WORKERS UNION, SAID THE FINAL PROJECT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING IT SITS RIGHT NEXT TO A TROLLEY STOP.

>> THE OPPORTUNITY IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

WE BELIEVE THAT WORKING FAMILIES WHO RELY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT SHOULD HAVE A GREATER STAKE THAN SEVEN AFFORDABLE UNITS AT A 336 MARKET RATE CONDOS.

4 COUNCILMEMBERS SAID THEY WISHED THE PROJECT INCLUDED MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES, BUT THEY LARGELY PRAISED THE PROJECTS BLEND OF NEW DEVELOPMENT WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

>> IT PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED ESTATE INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR C STREET CORRIDOR YOU.

IT WILL ACTIVATE AND REVITALIZE THE TRANSIT CORRIDOR USED BY CITY EMPLOYEES , BY THE LOCAL WORKFORCE, DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS, AND VISITORS TO THE GREAT CITY.

>> Reporter: THE DEVELOPERS PLAN ON SAVING AS MUCH OF THE BUILDING'S ORIGINAL EXTERIOR AS POSSIBLE BEFORE DEMOLITION.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS 2023.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS NEWS.

>>> THE SOUTHWESTERN MOST CAMPGROUND IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. IS NOW OPEN.

MELISSA MAY SHOWS US THIS UNIQUE 79 ACRE SITE, AND WHAT CAMPERS CAN EXPECT.

>> Reporter: THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY REGIONAL PARK CAMPGROUND OPENED WEDNESDAY IN THE SOUTH BAY, AND IT PROVIDES MORE THAN JUST 51 CAMPSITES.

DAVID NORGAARD, THE CHIEF OF DEVELOPMENT FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY, ELABORATED ON THE AFFORDABLE UNITS, MODERN VERSION OF ANCIENT, ROUND, TENTLIKE DWELLINGS, WITH DOORS, WINDOWS, BED FRAMES, AND SPACE FOR 4 TO 10 PEOPLE.

THERE'S ALSO AN EDUCATION CENTER AND -- >> A BIRD AND BUTTERFLY GARDEN, COMMUNITY GARDENS, FIVE BALL FIELDS, AND 22.5 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS.

THIS SPOT IS THE BEST LOCATION, UNAFFECTED BY FLOODING, AND UNAFFECTED BY ANY OTHER ISSUES GOING ON IN THE VALLEY.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS ADDRESSED PAST ISSUES WITH THE AREA.

>> WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH SEWAGE AND CONTAMINATION FROM FOR, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS WHERE WE CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUTY OF THIS VALLEY.

>> Reporter: THE SOIL HAS BEEN TESTED, AND IT IS A SAFE CAMPGROUND FOR THE COMMUNITY, MAKING THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY PARK INTO A DESTINATION.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG GOAL FOR THE SOUTH BAY RESIDENT AND FORMER COUNTY SUPERVISOR RON ROBERTS.

>> IS THE ONLY VALLEY THAT IS NOT BIFURCATED BY FREEWAYS ARE RAILROAD TRACKS OR ELECTRICAL LINES.

IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST PRISTINE AREAS, EVEN IN SPITE OF THE SEWAGE RELATED ISSUES.

>> Reporter: IS PART OF THE WILL LIVE WELL SAN DIEGO VISION, THIS LOCATION GIVES PEOPLE A NEW WAY TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, EXERCISE, AND HAVE FUN.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY.

YOU WILL NOTE THOSE TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ON THE UP AND UP, WARMER THAN AVERAGE, BUT MORE SEASONABLE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

ESPECIALLY BY SUNDAY.

COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY MAMA BUT NOT BY MUCH.

50s TONIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES ALONG THE COAST.

AREAS FURTHER TO THE EAST, SOME COOL SPOTS.

RAMONA FALLING BACK INTO THE MID-40s.

BUT HANG ON, BECAUSE WE WILL TALK ABOUT ANOTHER WARM-UP IN THE MAKING AS WE GO FROM THE 40s TO THE LOW 90s.

SUNSHINE DOING THE JOB FOR INLAND SPOTS.

MT.

LAGUNA, COOLER.

BORREGO SPRINGS, BUT HE DOES BUILDING.

THAT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE JUST OFF THE COAST DROPS IN THE TEMPERATURES TO BE ON THE HOTTER SIDE.

WE HAVE THAT SINKING AIR, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE WARM FOR THE ENTIRE WEST.

RIGHT INTO YOUR FRIDAY, WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE IS IN PLACE RIGHT OVER CALIFORNIA.

10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORM.

VERY MUCH ON THE WARM SIDE.

THE OTHER CONCERN IS WE HAVE BEEN SO DRY, WITH THE CONTINUED DROUGHT WITH THE RECORD, CHALLENGING TEMPERATURES.

FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70s.

BY THE WEEKEND, WE COOL DOWN SLIGHTLY.

OR SEASONABLE FOR SUNDAY PLACES LIKE SAN DIEGO.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES IN THE 90s, BUT THEN NOTE TEMPERATURES GO TO THE MID-80s ON SATURDAY, AND THEN INTO THE 70s BY SUNDAY.

MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.

SOME SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS MIXED IN, MORE SO AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES ARE THE LOW 60s SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS BACK INTO THE 40s.

INTO THE DESERT, WHAT A FRIDAY, COOLING ON DOWN FOR YOUR SUNDAY.

A TOUCH COOLER, BUT DEFINITELY FEELING LIKE SUMMER HERE.

>>> IF YOU HAVE SPENT THE PANDEMIC WORKING FROM HOME, THAT MIGHT BE CHANGING SOON.

RANDY GAITHER HAS TIPS ON HOW TO HANDLE ANY ANXIOUS FEELINGS OR STRESS THAT MAY COME WITH HEADING BACK TO THE OFFICE.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, YOUR WORK LIFE MAY HAVE LOOKED A LOT DIFFERENT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> THE PROSPECT FOR MANY PEOPLE OF GOING BACK INTO THE OFFICE IF THEY HAVE BEEN HOME FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE YEAR IS REALLY INTIMIDATING.

>> Reporter: TRISTAN CARPENTER, A PSYCHOLOGIST AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEBSTER MEDICAL CENTER SAYS HEADING BACK TO WORK MAY BE HARD ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> I THINK IT IS DIFFICULT FOR EMPLOYEES THINKING ABOUT COMING BACK INTO WORK, BUT IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT FOR MANAGERS AND BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYERS TO FIGURE OUT THE LOGISTICS.

>> Reporter: CARPENTER SAYS SOME PEOPLE MAY STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE PANDEMIC, FEARS OF THE VIRUS, OR SIMPLY SEEING COWORKERS AGAIN AFTER BEING ISOLATED.

>> IT MAKES A GREAT DEAL OF SENSE FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN NEEDS AND TAKE STOCK OF HOW THEY'RE FEELING.

TO WORK WITH THEIR MANAGERS IF THEY CAN ON A MORE FLEXIBLE AND GRADUAL RETURN.

>> Reporter: ASKING ABOUT THE WORK SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND KNOWING THINGS WILL LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AS PRE- PANDEMIC CAN HELP, AND IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN OUT MUCH THE PAST YEAR SHE SAYS YOU SHOULD SLOWLY AND SAFELY START DOING SO.

>> IF IT'S REALLY INTIMIDATING, DO SO IN OFF HOURS WHEN THE TRAFFIC WILL BE SO HIGH, AND YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE.

BE IN THE WORLD AGAIN.

>> Reporter: WHILE IT MIGHT SEEM DAUNTING FOR SOME, GOING BACK TO THE OFFICE COULD BE A GOOD THING FOR MANY.

>> I THINK WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO A BIT MORE NORMAL.

>>> SOME DISNEYLAND EMPLOYEES GOT TO VISIT THE PARK AHEAD OF ITS GRAND OPENING THIS WEEKEND.

DISNEYLAND AND CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE HELD SOFT OPENINGS FOR CAST MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

DISNEYLAND REOPENS TWO GUESTS WITH RESERVATIONS THIS FRIDAY AT ONLY 25% CAPACITY.

ENHANCED PHYSICAL DISTANCING WILL BE IN PLACE, AND MASKS ARE REQUIRED.

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