>>> 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 THE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR THEM A HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN TERRAIN, 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.

>>> A GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE SHOOTING THAT CLAIMED THE LIVES OF EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING SIX ASIAN WOMEN IN ATLANTA, HAS REIGNITED WIDESPREAD CONCERN OVER THE SEARCH OF ASIAN AMERICAN HATE CRIMES.

KPBS REPORTER TONYA THORNE GETS LOCAL REACTIONS.

>>> GRIEF.

WE HAVE MUCH TO GRIEVE IN TERMS OF THE RISE IN ATTACKS AGAINST ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER PEOPLE, BUT THE KILLINGS YESTERDAY JUST BROUGHT MORE OVERWHELMING GRIEF.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ON THE BOARD OF THE SAN DIEGO PACIFIC ISLANDER COALITION.

LAST NIGHT'S SHOOTING IN ATLANTA IS THE MOST SEVERE, PAINFUL EXAMPLE OF INCIDENTS AGAINST THE ASIAN COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, RACISM AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IS NOT NEW.

HOWEVER, WE ARE SEEING A RISE IN IT BECAUSE OF THE RHETORIC THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM DECISION-MAKERS AND LEADERS CALLING IT THE "CHINESE BLUE" AND ATTRIBUTING IT TO ASIAN COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: HATE ORGANIZATION REPORTED INCIDENTS OF ATTACKS AND SENECA COUNTY BETWEEN MARCH AND DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

WHAT HAPPENED IN SAN MARCOS AGAINST THREE WOMEN IN THE SAME FAMILY.

>> ARE TAKING A FAMILY STROLL WHEN PEOPLE WHO WERE DRIVING BY ACTUALLY STOPPED THEIR CAR, GOT OUT OF THE CAR, STARTED SCREAMING AT THEM, LEAVING THEM FOR CORONAVIRUS, BLAMING THEM FOR EVERYTHING HAPPENING WITH THE PANDEMIC, AND THEY EVEN ATTEMPTED TO ATTACK THE 17-YEAR- OLD DAUGHTER.

>> Reporter: THAT THE SUSPECT IN ATLANTA CLAIMS THE ATTACK WAS NOT RACIALLY DRIVEN, THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION SAYS THE DAMAGE TO ASIAN BUSINESSES HAS BEEN DONE.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF ELDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO RUN THESE BUSINESSES, AND A LOT OF THE TIME, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY FEEL SAFE IN THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY RUN, BUT ALSO ON A HUMAN LEVEL.

THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THESE HEADLINES AND SAYING ALL OF THIS.

IT'S A TRAUMA, AND HOW ARE THEY GOING TO TROPE WITH THAT, AND HOW ARE THEY GOING TO FEEL GOING INTO THEIR WORKPLACE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS INCIDENT IS WHAT IS BRINGING THE CONVERSATION OF HATE CRIMES AGAINST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO THE FOREFRONT, BUT SHE SAYS SHE HAS ALSO SEE MORE PEOPLE COMING FORWARD TO DENOUNCE IT AND STAND AGAINST ALL FORMS OF HATE.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ATLANTA POLICE SAY IT IS TOO EARLY IN THE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF THE SHOOTINGS IN ATLANTA WILL BE CHARGED AS A HATE CRIME.

ANYONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE OR HAS WITNESSED AN ACTIVE HATE TOWARDS THE ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT IS IN THE WEBSITE YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

>>> THE CAR CRASH IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO ON MONDAY THAT KILLED THREE HOMELESS PEOPLE IS PROMPTING ADVOCATES TO PUSH FOR AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN HAS THE STORY.

>>> JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM ME IS THE SITE WHERE ON MONDAY MORNING, A 71-YEAR-OLD MAN DROVE HIS CAR ONTO THE SIDEWALK, WHERE SEVERAL HOMELESS PEOPLE WERE SLEEPING IN TENTS.

HE KILLED THREE PEOPLE AND INJURED SIX OTHERS.

HE IS SUSPECTED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND IS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER.

THE EXACT SITE OF THE CRASH, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAD LAID DOWN FLOWERS AND CANDLES AND WRITTEN MESSAGES ON THE WALL MY THINGS LIKE HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A CRIME .

A SHORT WHILE AGO, ADVOCATES FOR THE HOMELESS SPOKE TO THE MEDIA.

THEY ARGUE THE CITY NEEDS OF RAPID RESPONSE TO GET AS MANY UNFILTERED PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE OFF OF THE STREETS AND INTO HOTEL ROOMS.

>> MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE ELSE DIES ON THE STREETS BECAUSE THEY ARE AND HOUSED.

MAKE SURE THAT HIGH RISK, ON HOUSED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE FOR 100% FEMA REIMBURSABLE HOTELS ARE DIRECTED TO THE EXISTING COME UP PROCURED HOTELS.

THEY ARE GLORIA, BE CERTAIN TO PROCURE ADDITIONAL HOTEL ROOMS.

PLEASE, STOP THE CRIMINALIZATION OF OUR UNFILTERED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION THIS WEEK DID PUT OUT A CALL TO SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ASKING FOR HELP ON HOW TO GET THOSE HOMELESS FOLKS INTO HOTEL ROOMS SO THAT THEY CAN GET THAT REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHILE THIS PANDEMIC CONTINUES.

IN THE MEANTIME, OFFICIALS DID IDENTIFY ONE OF THE THREE VICTIMS OF THE CRASH ON MONDAY.

HIS NAME WAS RODNEY DIFFENDAL, 40 YEARS OLD.

REPORTING FROM DOWNTOWN, ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEARLY A YEAR AGO TO THE DAY, BUSINESSES WERE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

NOW JUST-IN-TIME ST. PATRICK'S DAY, RESTRICTIONS ARE BEING EASED.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN IS LIVE IN THE GASLAMP QUARTER THAT IS LOOKING MORE ACTIVE THAN USUAL .

>> Reporter: YOU ARE RIGHT.

CROWDS ARE GROWING IN THIS AREA.

A LOT OF GREEN FOR THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY HOLIDAY.

THIS AREA OF THE STREET WAS CLOSED OFF SO BUSINESSES HAVE MORE AREA.

RIGHT NOW THEY CAN REOPEN INDOORS AT 25% CAPACITY, AND OWNERS SAY THEY ARE FEELING A SENSE OF OPTIMISM AND THAT WE ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN.

>> Reporter: FOR BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE PETER SMITH, THE EASING OF RESTRICTIONS COULD NOT HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME.

>> IT'S MARVELOUS.

EXACTLY A YEAR AGO TODAY WE WERE SHUT DOWN, WHICH WAS DEVASTATING FOR US.

IT'S THE BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR FOR US.

>> Reporter: WHILE HIS PLACE WAS BUSY CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY WITH PLENTY OF TRADITIONS LIKE CORNED BEEF AND GREEN BEER, HE SAYS THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT FUN.

>> IT'S BEEN DREADFUL.

WE HAVE BEEN CLOSED MOST OF THE TIME.

SPORADIC OPENING OUTSIDE, BUT WHEN THEY GIVE US THIS SIDEWALK AREA MOTHER THAT SOLVED A LOT.

WE HELP PEOPLE START COMING INTO THE HOTELS AND CONVENTION CENTER.

I THINK GRADUALLY WE WILL GET BACK TO NORMAL.

>> Reporter: GOING TO THE LESS RESTRICTIVE FRONTIER MEANS THAT SOME BUSINESSES WILL BE WELCOMING CUSTOMERS IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS.

>> IT MEANS WE CAN FINALLY OPEN UP FOR BUSINESS.

BEFORE WE WERE OPENING UP FOOD TO GO AND DO DELIVERY, BUT NOW WE CAN OPEN UP AND SHOW MOVIES, WHICH IS WHAT WE DO.

>> Reporter: HE'S THE GENERAL MANAGER OF ANGELIKA FILM CENTER AND CAFE, WHICH HAS NOT SEEN GUESTS SINCE LAST NOVEMBER.

>> OUR STAFF IS READY TO GO.

OUR REGULAR GUESTS HAVE BEEN CALLING MONTH AFTER MONTH ASKING WHEN WE ARE GOING TO OPEN.

>> THEY HAVE KEPT THE DOORS OPEN SELLING MOVIE THEATER POPCORN, BUT AT THE STAFF IS BACK AND THINGS ARE UNDERWAY FOR A FRIDAY REOPENING.

>> MY BEER LINES HAVE BEEN CLEANED, AND WE ARE EXCHANGING PRODUCTS.

>> Reporter: FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED, EXCEPT WHILE EATING, AND THERE WILL BE EXTRA SPACING INSIDE OF THE THEATERS.

>> IF SOMEONE IS HERE, THEN THOSE TWO SEATS ARE BLOCKED OFF, AND THESE TWO SEATS ARE BLOCKED OFF.

>> Reporter: WHILE IT IS CERTAINLY GOOD NEWS FOR MANY BUSINESSES, SOME ARE NOT SO LUCKY AND COULD NOT SURVIVE THE LAST YEAR OF CLOSURES AND PANDEMIC RELATED RESTRICTIONS.

WHILE ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS ARE IN FULL SWING DOWN HERE, GOING INTO THE BREAD TIER ALSO MEANS THAT PADRE FANS CAN BE BACK IN THE STANDS JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.

BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HOPING SOME OF THOSE FANS WILL START FILLING UP THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS.

THAT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT IS RETURNING TO A PRE- PANDEMIC SCHEDULE AFTER SPRING BREAK.

THE DISTRICT 17,000 STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO CAMPUS ON APRIL 12th, 5 DAYS PER WEEK, FROM 8:00 TO 3:00 P.M.

TEACHER BRADLEY HUTCHINSON SAYS MANY OF HIS COLLEAGUES ARE REALLY READY TO COME BACK, AND WANT THAT FULL-TIME WITH THEIR STUDENTS.

>> WE HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON CDC GUIDELINES MUSCLE EVERYONE'S VOICE IS HEARD AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS SAFE, AND HAS THEIR NEEDS MET.

>> OVER 80 ADDITIONAL TEACHERS, AND SEVERAL HUNDRED STAFF, OR HIRED TO ACCOMMODATE REDUCED CLASS SIZES, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CARE AND SUPERVISION, AS WELL AS TO PROPERLY ADHERE TO SAFETY GUIDELINES.

>>> TEACHERS HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR VACCINATIONS, AND IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE, AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOT, HEAD TO 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.

>>> TODAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR ORGANIZERS BEHIND THE EFFORT TO RECALL GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM TO SUBMIT NEARLY 1.5 MILLION SIGNATURES TO QUALIFY FOR THE BALLOT.

AND THE GOVERNOR IS NOW RAISING MONEY TO DEFEND HIS SEAT.

>> THIS IS THE SIXTH, SIXTH RECALL EFFORT IN JUST 25 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE BEEN GOVERNOR.

THIS ONE APPEARS BECAUSE THEY GOT AN EXTENSION FROM THE JUDGE TO HAVE THE REQUISITE SIGNATURES , AND ABSOLUTELY WE ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.

>> SUPPORTERS SAY THEY HAVE COLLECTED MORE THAN ENOUGH SIGNATURES, THOUGH THEY NEED TO BE VERIFIED.

IF THE RECALL QUALIFIES, WHICH APPEARS LIKELY, AND ELECTION DATE TO NOT BE SENT UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

>>> AS PART OF OUR SERIES PANDEMIC LIFE, ONE YEAR ON, KPBS REPORTER CLAIRE TRAGUS ARE TELLS US ABOUT THE DEVASTATING TOLD THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON SMALL BUSINESSES.

SHE SAYS THERE CLOSURES MEAN LOST JOBS, LOST FAMILY WEALTH, AND A FREIGHT COMMUNITY FABRIC.

>> MY GRANDFATHER STARTED IN 1941, AND IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS A SMALL APPLIANCE STORE WHERE HE SOLD RADIOS AND PHONOGRAPHIC RECORDS, AND ALL KINDS OF SMALL APPLIANCES.

>> Reporter: A AND B SPORTING GOODS HAD BEEN IN GREG SCHLOSS'S FAMILY FOR 80 YEARS.

>> I HAVE WORKED THERE FOR 40 YEARS.

I WAS 22 WHEN I STARTED WORKING THERE.

>> Reporter: THE STORE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE HEADING INTO 2020.

IT HAD ORDERS FROM YOUTH SPORTS TEAMS, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE NORTH PARK LITTLE LEAGUE.

>> THAN THE PANDEMIC HIT, AND I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE IMMEDIATELY.

THE LOCAL LITTLE LEAGUE PLAYED A SINGLE GAME, THEN CANCELED THE REST OF THE SEASON.

>> Reporter: IN JANUARY, HE CLOSED HIS DOORS.

STORIES LIKE HIS HAVE BECOME ALL TOO MILLIONAIRE FAMILIAR DURING THE PANDEMIC YEAR.

THOUSANDS HAVE CLOSED FOR GOOD, WHILE COUNTLESS OTHERS ARE BARELY HOLDING ON AS THEY RIDE A ROLLER COASTER OF OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS.

COVID-19'S FINAL TOLL ON SAN DIEGO'S ECONOMY WILL TAKE YEARS TO CALCULATE, SAYS AS WEIRDO VELASQUEZ, THE RESEARCH DIRECTOR AT THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

>> IT MAY VERY WELL BE THAT WE MAY NOT ACTUALLY KNOW FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME HOW BIG THE IMPACT HAS BEEN IN TERMS OF THE PERMANENT FIRM CLOSURES AND THE TRUE JOB LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: THIS MEANS MASSIVE JOB LOSSES.

SINCE FEBRUARY, 2020, 580 BUSINESSES HAVE NOTIFIED THE SAN DIEGO WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP OF LAYOFFS OR FURLOUGHS, ACCOUNTING FOR 90,000 EMPLOYEES.

IN A TYPICAL YEAR, THE PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES 100 TO 150 SUCH NOTICES.

THE CLOSURE OF BUSINESSES GOES BEYOND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT, SAYS RACHEL, A NONPROFIT DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES.

>> IT IS NOT ONLY A FINANCIAL IMPACT, BUT A RELATIONSHIP AND VERY EMOTIONAL DECISION FOR THEM ABOUT HAVING TO CONSIDER POTENTIALLY SACRIFICING CERTAIN THINGS ON THE FAMILY SIDE IN ORDER TO SAVE THE BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS TRUE OF A VERONICA, WHO OWNS THE MESSIAH'S MASSAGE BUSINESS.

>> I WAS USING MY DISABILITY TO TRY TO PAD, YOU KNOW, SO THAT I WASN'T, LIKE, $20,000 IN BACK RENT, YOU KNOW?

>> Reporter: AND MARIBEL ESTRADA WHO OWNS EL TORO GRILL TACO REA IN CITY HEIGHTS SAYS SHE IS BARELY HOLDING ON, BUT WANTS TO KEEP THE BUSINESS TO PASS ON TO HER CHILDREN.

>> SO THEY CAN GROW UP WITH THE BEST OF US, AND CONTINUE HAVING SOMETHING.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO BE IN THE BEST RENTAL OF THE TIME, AND NOT GET A CAREER, YOU KNOW?

BUT THEY HAVE SOMETHING ALREADY , SO THEY CAN START.

>> Reporter: FAMILY BUSINESSES ARE A BIG SOURCE OF GENERATIONAL WEALTH, PARTICULARLY FOR IMMIGRANTS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, SAYS JUAN PABLO, AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AT UC SAN DIEGO.

>> PART OF THE ADVANTAGES OF SMALL BUSINESSES IS THAT THEY BECOME ASSETS.

THEY CAN BE PASSED ON TO OTHER GENERATIONS AS ASSETS.

IT IS NOT THE SAME AS WITH EMPLOYMENT.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR JOB TO YOUR KIDS.

>> Reporter: LIKE WITH SO MANY OF THE ILLS BROUGHT BY THE PANDEMIC MY BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE SUFFERED DISPROPORTIONATELY.

A NATIONWIDE SOCIETY FOUND THAT SINCE THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, BLACK AND LATINO BUSINESSES DROPPED BY 41%, AND 32% RESPECTIVELY.

MEANWHILE, WHITE BUSINESS OWNERSHIP DROPPED BY 17%.

>> ANOTHER PICTURE OF MY FATHER AND MY GRANDPA.

>> Reporter: FOR THE OWNER OF A B SPORTING GOODS, IT IS TOO LATE.

HIS STORE HAVE SITS VACANT, AND HE IS LEFT WONDERING WHAT TO DO NEXT.

>> I FEEL LIKE I AM FLOATING AROUND ABOUT FOR A CERTAIN EXTENT.

IT IS HARD BECAUSE I'M A ROUTINE ORIENTED PERSON.

I WENT TO THE STORE EVERY DAY AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING FOR 40 YEARS.

THAT'S A DIFFICULT ROUTINE TO STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> TOMORROW WE CONTINUE OUR SERIES, PANDEMIC LIFE, ONE YEAR ON, WITH THE STORY ABOUT HOW THE PANDEMIC WILL IMPACT TRANSPORTATION IN SAN DIEGO AND FOURTH THE SHORT AND THE LONG TERM.

>>> A DEADLINE EXTENSION THAT IS WELCOME NEWS FOR MANY OF US.

YOU KNOW HAVE UNTIL MAY 17 TO FILE YOUR TAXES.

THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO GIVE AMERICANS MORE TIME BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC MADE TAXES MORE COMPLICATED FOR SOME AM I NOT TO MENTION THE IRS IS ALSO SWAMPED WITH ITS WORKLOAD RIGHT NOW.

KEEP IN MIND, STATE TAXES ARE STILL DUE BY APRIL 15.

>>> CHECK YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR MAILBOX.

ABOUT 90 MILLION STIMULUS PAYMENTS HAVE ALREADY GONE OUT, AND THAT INCLUDES DIRECT DEPOSITS, AND ABOUT 150,000 PAPER CHECKS.

INDIVIDUALS EARNING UNDER $75,000, AND MARRIED COUPLES MAKING LESS THAN $150,000, GET THE FULL AMOUNT, $1400 EACH.

YOU CAN CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR PAYMENT USING THE AT MY PAYMENT TOOL ON IRS.GOV.

>>> DRY WEATHER AHEAD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

OUR TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE.

THIS WEEKEND, OUR NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH.

JUST SOME WIND AND CLOUDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

WE START OFF BY LOOKING AT TONIGHT'S WEATHER.

TEMPERATURES DROP DOWN TO THE LOW 40s IN ESCONDIDO.

MID-40s OCEANSIDE, AND IN EL CAJON.

RAMONA DIPS DOWN TO THE 30s.

LOW 40s MT.

LAGUNA.

FOR TOMORROW , THE NEXT SYSTEM RINGS RAIN INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH SNOW IN THE SIERRA.

WE DON'T SEE ANY OF THAT.

WE LOOK AT TEMPERATURES ON THE RISE, ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR SECTIONS AND DESERTS.

THE FLOW TURNS A LITTLE ONSHORE.

63 IN OCEANSIDE.

65 IN SAN DIEGO.

RAMONA 69.

EL CAJON A COMFORTABLE 73.

PREGO SPRINGS WARMS TO 81.

FRIDAY, WE SEE SOME COOL AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS COMING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAMA BUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BE DRY.

WE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER NICE DAY .

YOU CAN SEE OUR TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID-60s OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE ATTACHED COOLER WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS AROUND.

NO PRECIPITATION.

70s THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TEMPERATURES COME DOWN A FEW NOTCHES OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT DRY.

AS WE TAKE YOU TO THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES TO THE LOW 50s WITH SOME SUN, AND COOLER SUNDAY, ONLY AROUND 40 DEGREES.

IN THE DESERTS, TEMPERATURES WARM NICELY INTO FRIDAY.

OVER THE WEEKEND, MUCH COOLER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, BUT A COUPLE OF CLOUDS HERE.

FOR KPBS , I AM UROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, ONE OF BALBOA'S PARK ICONIC ATTRACTIONS REOPENED TODAY.

NOW THAT THE COUNTY IS IN THE RED TIER, THERE IS AN EFFORT TO BRING BACK MOST STAFF MEMBERS WHO WERE EITHER LAID OFF OR FURLOUGHED.

MANY OF THE PARKS OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS, INCLUDING THE JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN, THE ZOO, AND SPANISH VILLAGE, HAVE REMAINED OPEN.

OTHERS HAVE HAD TO STRETCH INTO NEW VIRTUAL SPACES, IN SOME CASES REACHING A NEW AUDIENCE.

>> THAT SAID, NOTHING REPLACES THE EXPERIENCE OF PEOPLE COMING TO A MUSEUM IN BALBOA PARK.

>> THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS ARE UNIFORM ACROSS ALL PARK ORGANIZATIONS, AND YOU CAN FIND UPDATES ON REOPENING'S AT CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP.ORG.

>>> THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH IS ALMOST READY TO WELCOME BACK GUESTS.

DISNEYLAND AND CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE ARE SET TO REOPEN ON APRIL 30th.

THEY WILL BE LIMITED TO 15% CAPACITY, AND ONLY CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS.

IT MAY BE A LITTLE QUIETER, AND THAT IS BECAUSE A TRADE GROUP REPRESENTING THEME PARKS IS SUGGESTING GUIDELINES THAT INCLUDE FACE COVERINGS, AND NO SCREAMING ON RIDES.

>>> THEATERS ARE OPENING UP, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO GO TO THE MOVIES, THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF OPTIONS FOR WATCHING AT HOME.

HERE IS BETH OKAMOTO.

>>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES UNVEILED A MONTH- LONG SERIES CALLED "TCM REFRAMES" THESE ARE FILMS THAT HAVE BEEN DEFINED AS IMPORTANT IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA, BUT WHEN WATCHED TODAY DIFFERENT CONTEXT, THEY CAN OFTEN BE AUTOMATIC IN TERMS OF DEPICTIONS IN RACE AND LGBTQ ISSUES.

IT'S NOT ABOUT CANCELING OR EXCUSING THEM, ONE OF THE FIVE HOSTS.

INSTEAD IT IS ABOUT PUTTING THEM INTO A CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO KEEP WATCHING THESE MOVIES, NOT BECAUSE THEY PERPETUATE THESE STEREOTYPES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO OVERCOME, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE GREAT FILMS.

THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR CULTURE, AND IMPORTANT TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CINEMA, AND OURSELVES.

>> Reporter: IF YOU REMOVE A FILM LIKE "GONE WITH THE WIND," THEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAR WE HAVE COME, OR HOW FAR WE STILL HAVE TO GO IN TERMS OF OVERCOMING STEREOTYPES AND INCREASING DIVERSITY.

>> IF YOU REMOVE IT AND CANCEL IT, PEOPLE HAVE THIS ASSUMPTIONS LIKE YOU, I GUESS THERE WERE NOT RACIST THINGS IN THESE MOVIES.

NO, THERE WERE, AND WE ARE POINTING IT OUT.

IT IS MUCH BETTER TO POINTED OUT THEN IT IS TO HIDE THE FILM.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE FILMS PLAYING THIS WEEK ON TCM THAT CAN OPEN A DISCUSSION.

>> IS THIS A RACIST MOVIE, OR IS THIS A MOVIE ABOUT RACISTS?

THERE ARE A LOT OF RACIST WESTERNS.

THEN THERE ARE THESE WESTERNS THAT ARE ABOUT RACISM, AND JOHN FORD, WHO HAS MADE BOTH OF THEM, IT'S WHERE I THINK HE STARTED TO SECOND-GUESS THE HISTORY THAT HE WAS PUTTING OUT THERE AND SAYING THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMATIC THINGS HERE.

>> Reporter: THEN THERE ARE FILMS THAT REVEAL THE INCREMENTAL STEPS HOLLYWOOD HAS TAKEN IN TRYING TO BE MORE REPRESENTATIONAL.

TAKE "THE CHILDREN'S HOUR" FROM 1961, WHICH TCM IS SHOWCASING, IN WHICH SHIRLEY McCLAIN PLAYS A LESBIAN WHO WAS STIGMATIZED.

IT CONVEYS THE ATTITUDES OF THE 60s, AND THEY ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE, BUT WITH THE PROPER CONTEXT, IT CAN BE VIEWED AS HOLLYWOOD'S ATTEMPT TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> HISTORY IS A WHEEL, AND THE WHEEL TURNS, AND WE SEEM TO BE COMPELLED TO REPEAT THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

BUT THE WHEEL IS ALWAYS ROLLING FORWARDS, AND DO YOU WANT THESE MOVIES TO BE WITH US ON THE TRIP?

OR DO WE LEAVE THEM BEHIND?

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEM BEHIND.

>> Reporter: THAT ARE TO FEEL QUEASY ABOUT THESE HOLLYWOOD STEREOTYPES AND ON THAT DISCOMFORT RATHER THAN TO HIDE THESE FILMS AWAY TO GLOSS OVER AN UNPLEASANT PAST.

TCM REFRAMES PROVIDES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT PROBLEMATIC FILMS FROM A MORE ENLIGHTENED POINT OF VIEW.

AT ONE LOCAL OPTION, SAN DIEGO ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL IS SHOW CASING AND ITALIAN ADAPTATION OF JACK LONDON'S CLASSIC AMERICAN NOVEL.

IN ADDITION TO THE VIRTUAL SCREENING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ONLINE DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR AND SCREENWRITER THIS SUNDAY.

PLENTY OF OPTIONS IF YOU ARE NOT QUITE READY TO VENTURE OUT INTO A CINEMA.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, DEADLY ATTACKS IN ATLANTA AREA SPAS RAISED NEW FEARS FOR ASIAN AMERICANS.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> HOPES ARE RISING FOR A RETURN TO NORMAL.

KPBS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER TALKED TO SAN DIEGANS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST.

>> Reporter: THE PANDEMIC HAS TURNED ALL OF OUR LIVES UPSIDE DOWN, BUT NOW AS MORE PEOPLE GET VACCINATED EVERY DAY, THERE IS HOPE THAT WE CAN EVENTUALLY DO THE THINGS WE USED TO.

WE TALKED TO PEOPLE AROUND THE COMMUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ONCE THE PANDEMIC IS OVER.

HERE IS WHAT SOME OF THEM HAD TO SAY.

>> MY NAME IS CATHERINE GARCIA.

I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

THE ONE THING I CAN'T WAIT TO DO ONCE THE PANDEMIC IS OVER IS GOING TO A CONCERT AGAIN, AND FEELING THE ENERGY OF BEING IN A SWEATY CROWD, ALL CONNECTED BY THE MUSIC THAT WE LOVE.

>> MY NAME IS CARLA, AND I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.

WHAT I AM MOST EXCITED ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PANDEMIC, AFTER IT IS OVER, IS TRAVELING.

I LOVE TO TRAVEL.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MAYBE GETTING ON AN AIRPLANE AND GOING SOMEWHERE FAR, MAYBE TO EUROPE.

ONE OF THE PLACES I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO VISIT HIS SWITZERLAND.

MAYBE I WILL GET TO DO THAT AFTER THIS IS ALL OVER.

>> HI, MY NAME IS FLORA, AND I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, IN THE CLAREMONT COMMUNITY AREA.

WHAT I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO DO WHEN THIS PANDEMIC IS OVER IS SHARE A BOWL OF BRIGHT GREEN TEA WITH MY FRIENDS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DO SINCE LAST MARCH, AND WE REALLY MISS ONE ANOTHER.

WE SEE EACH OTHER VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM, BUT IT IS JUST NOT THE SAME.

>> I AM KEVIN DAVIS, AND I LIVE IN NORTHPARK, IN SAN DIEGO.

THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO DO AFTER THE PANDEMIC IS OVER IS TRAVEL TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.

I LIKE TO VISIT FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN TUCSON, DENVER, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA NEW YORK CITY, THAT AREA WASHINGTON, D.C., AND BALTIMORE , AND THEN FLORIDA, ORLANDO AND FT. LAUDERDALE.

FOR FUN I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO LAS VEGAS, MAYBE, OR TO LONDON, ENGLAND.

>> MY NAME IS JEANETTE AND I AM FROM SAN DIEGO IN MIRA MESA.

BEFORE COVID-19 STRUCK HIM I WAS TRAVELING A LOT.

I MEAN A LOT.

LIKE 3 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR, MAYBE , OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

I WAS DANCING A LOT.

WHEN I WASN'T TRAVELING, I WAS DANCING, OR WHEN I'M TRAVELING I AM DANCING.

IF IT'S A CRUISE, I AM DANCING ON THE SHIP.

SO, AFTER THIS COVID-19 IS DONE, AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN VACCINATED, HOPEFULLY, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO THAT AGAIN.

TO TRAVEL, AND TO DANCE.

>>> THAT STORY WAS PRODUCED BY OUR ASSOCIATE PRODUCER.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> 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 THE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR , HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN TRAIN, 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.