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I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> BALBOA PARK HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A FESTIVE WONDERLAND.

DECEMBER 9th, 2025, IS HERE AND KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS HERE AND I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE BEEN CHECKING OUT SOME OF THE LAST MINUTE SETUP.

>> Reporter: I HAVE, MAYA.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST HOLIDAY EVENT OF THE YEAR IN SAN DIEGO.

IN FACT, THE CITY IS EXPECTING MORE THAN 350,000 PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF TONIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW AND AS I CAN MOVE OUT OF THE WAY HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THINGS ARE ALREADY HOPPING, SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THEM ARE HERE.

SO WE WILL TALK TRANSPORTATION IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT FIRST AS YOU WERE SAYING, MAYA, AN EVENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE TAKES QUITE A BIT OF SETUP AND WE WERE INDEED CHECKING THAT OUT EARLIER TODAY.

IT'S BALBOA PARK'S TIME TO SHINE.

>> OH, IT IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE.

WE HAVE NEW THINGS HAPPENING AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE OLD STANDARDS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: AMONGST THE NEW, THE AU PRAY TAVERN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

>> THAT IS A 21 AND UP SPECIAL PLACE FOR ADULTS WHO WANT TO GET A LIGHT BEVERAGE AND ALSO WANT TO ENJOY ONE OF OUR STAGES.

>> Reporter: ON THE STAGE RIGHT NEXT TO THE TAVERN WILL THIS BE YEAR'S HEADLINER, GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SINGER FRANKY JAY.

HE'LL BE ENTERTAINING TOMORROW.

EVERYWHERE YOU LOOKED TODAY FOLKS WERE BUSY GETTING READY.

OF COURSE, THAT INCLUDES JUST ABOUT EVERY TYPE OF FOOD YOU CAN THINK OF FROM THESE FAIR- STYLE VENDORS TO ONE OF THE JEWELS IN THE BALBOA PARK CROWN, THE INTERNATIONAL COTTAGES.

>> WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE SALES PART OF OUR FOOD.

>> Reporter: WE ASKED EMILIA ABOUT THAT FOOD AND JUST LIKE OFFERINGS AT ALL THE INTERNATIONAL COTTAGES, IT SOUNDED ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.

>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CORN ON THE COB CHURROS, CHURRO SUNDAY, FRIED PLANTAINS.

>> Reporter: THE GRAND CHRISTMAS TREE WILL BREAK FORTH WITH BEAUTY AT 6:00 TONIGHT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THE LAST FEW YEARS IF YOU'VE LOOKED CLOSELY THAT SANTA AND HIS REINDEER, YES, INCLUDING YOU, RUDOLPH, HAVE LOOKED A LITTLE SAD, BUT NOT THIS YEAR.

THANKS TO A DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $25,000 WORTH OF PAINT AND LABOR, THINGS ARE BACK TO LOOKING HOLIDAY HAPPY, RIGHT, SANTA?

HE SAID YES.

>> THIS IS THE KICKOFF TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

NO MATTER HOW YOU CELEBRATE AND YOU GET TO SEE THE COLOR, THE LIGHTS.

YOU'LL HEAR HOLIDAY MUSIC.

IT JUST KIND OF HARKENS BACK TO SORT OF MAYBE AN OLDER TIME OR WHEN WE WERE ALL YOUNG AND WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY.

>> Reporter: NOW AS WE COME BACK LIVE TO THIS FESTIVE SCENE, LET'S GET YOU UP TO SPEED ON TRANSPORTATION.

SO YOU CAN DRIVE HERE IF YOU WANT, BUT JUST BE READY FOR HUGE CROWDS WHICH, OF COURSE, MEANS BIG DELAYS AND THE RULE OF THUMB FOR PARKING LOTS IS THAT THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE ACTION, THE MORE EXPENSIVE PARKING WILL BE.

EARLIER I SAW A SIGN THAT SAID 50 BUCKS TO PARK IN ONE OF THE LOTS.

SO BEST TO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT.

MTS WILL DROP YOU OFF AT THE BORDERS OF THE PARK.

THERE IS ALSO A FREE SHUTTLE THAT RUNS EVERY HALF HOUR FROM HERE TO THE BIG PARKING LOTS OVER AT CITY COLLEGE AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT IS IT'S FREE.

THE EVENT RUNS TONIGHT UNTIL 11:00 AND THEN TOMORROW FROM 11:00 A.M.

TO 11 P.M., A BEAUTIFUL FESTIVE TRADITIONAL SAN DIEGO HOLIDAY SCENE.

LIVE AT BALBOA PARK, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE A CHILLY NIGHT TONIGHT DOWN INTO THE 30s IN MOST INTERIOR AREAS, 38 IN RAMONA, ESCONDIDO, EL CAJON, CAMPO DOWN TO 31, BELOW FREEZING NEAR THE BORDER.

OVERALL THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS IF YOU'RE MAYBE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE CHILL.

WE HAVE A WARMING TREND.

WE'LL WARM UP IN A BIG WAY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

WE MAY EVEN SEE A NEAR RECORD HIGH IN SAN DIEGO COP WEDNESDAY.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT COMING UP.

>>> SHARPE HEALTHCARE SAYS A FEDERAL MEDIATOR WILL JOIN ITS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS THAT WEEK AND THAT'S AS A NEW DISPUTE EMERGES FROM THE COMPANY AND ITS NURSES FOLLOWING THE RECENT THREE-DAY STRIKE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI de MARCO SAID IT'S REGARDING SHARPE'S AVERAGE NURSE SALARY.

>> Reporter: DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE STRIKE SHARPE ANNOUNCED NURSES MAKE -- >> CURRENT AVERAGE SALARY OF $160,000.

>> Reporter: UNION LEADERS SAY THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD THAT FIGURE AND SAY IT DOESN'T REFLECT WHAT MOST NURSES MAKE.

>> THE QUESTION IS IS SHE COUNTING PTO AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS AS THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE, IN WHICH CASE IMPLYING AND STATING THAT WAGES IS MISLEADING, AT BEST.

>> Reporter: PAMELA SHONDRON IS THE UNION'S CHIEF NEGOTIATOR.

SHE SAYS IT TAKES NEARLY THREE DECADES TO REACH THE KIND OF PAY SHARPE DESCRIBED.

>> AT 18 YEARS I FEEL I SHOULD BE MAKING THE AVERAGE OR A LITTLE MORE.

THEY SAY THE AVERAGE IS $77 PER HOUR AND I MAKE 75.

>> Reporter: DANIELLE BAGLEY IS A SURGICAL PROCEDURE NURSE AT SHARPE MEMORIAL.

SHE SAID SHARPE'S FRAMING HIDES THE REAL STRUGGLES AROUND AFFORDABILITY, RETENTION, AND MORALE.

SHARPE MAINTAINS ITS AVERAGE IS ACCURATE AND REFLECTS THE TRUE SCOPE OF NURSE COMPENSATION.

THEY SAY IT INCLUDES TOTAL EARNINGS, NOT JUST BASE PAY.

>> THESE ARE OUR CLINICAL NURSES, ADVANCED CLINICIANS.

>> Reporter: RITA IS SHARPE'S CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER.

>> WE TOOK ALL THOSE EARNINGS DIVIDED BY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IN THE BARGAINING UNIT AND THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE IS A LITTLE ABOVE $77.

SO THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF REGULAR TIME, PRECEPTOR TIME, ORIENTATION, SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS FOR OUR NURSES.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE INTO THE PAY.

>> I'LL BEGIN WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE STAND WITH OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NURSING UNION.

>> Reporter: SUSAN STONE IS SHARP'S CHIEF NURSING OFFICER.

SHE SAYS NURSING MAY BE COMPARING THE NUMBER TO THE WAGE GRID, NOT WHAT SHOWS UP ON THEIR PAYCHECKS WHEN BASE IS INCLUDED.

>> IT IS THE TOTAL GROSS INCOME DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF NURSES THAT WE HAVE.

>> Reporter: BAGLEY SAYS THE BIGGER PICTURE IS HOW THE INFLATED FIGURE IS BEING PERCEIVED PUBLICLY.

>> IT'S VERY MISLEADING AND IT FEELS VERY WRONG.

>> Reporter: NEGOTIATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEXT WEEK WITH THE HELP OF A FEDERAL MEDIATOR.

HEIDI de MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE MARINES TODAY IDENTIFIED THE MARINE KILLED WEDNESDAY AT CAMP PENDLETON AS 21-YEAR-OLD PRIVATE FIRST CLASS TANNER RUBIO OF DIXON, CALIFORNIA.

HE WAS KILLED IN A TRAINING INCIDENT INVOLVING A TACTICAL VEHICLE, BUT THE SERVICE ISN'T PROVIDING ANY DETAILS CITING AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION.

THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION SAYS THE TRAINING IS NOT RELATED TO AN ONGOING LARGE SCALE EXERCISE AT THE BASE.

>>> CHANGES COULD BE COMING TO THE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE.

A FEDERAL VACCINE PANEL VOTED TO NIX THE DECADES LONG RECOMMENDATION THAT INFANTS BE IMMUNIZED AT BIRTH AGAINST HEPATITIS B. THE CDC MAKES THE FINAL DECISION ON VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS BUT TYPICALLY ALIGNS WITH ITS ADVISORY PANEL'S VOTE.

KARIN CAIFA HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: A MAJOR CHANGE ON VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR U.S.

INFANTS, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S VACCINE ADVISORY PANEL VOTED FRIDAY TO STOP RECOMMENDING ALL NEWBORNS STEVE A VACCINE AGAINST HEPATITIS B REVERSING A RECOMMENDATION IN PLACE FOR THREE DECADES.

>> THE LANGUAGE OFFERS FLEXIBILITY, ACCESS, COVERAGE AT ANY TIME, I VOTE YES.

>> Reporter: THE LEAD UP TO THE VOTE SAW DELAYS, CONTENTION, AND CONFUSION.

>> WE ARE NOT -- WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE NOT REACHED CONSENSUS.

>> Reporter: THE MEMBERS OF THE PANEL WERE HAND PICKED BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR., A LONG TIME ANTI-VACCINE ACTIVIST AFTER HE FIRED ITS 17 SITTING MEMBERS THIS YEAR, FRIDAY'S VOTE PROMPTING MORE CONCERN FROM FORMER PANEL MEMBERS.

>> THIS RFK JR.-INSPIRED ACIP IS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ANTI- VACCINE ACTIVISTS AND SCIENCE DENIALISTS.

YOU KNOW THEIR DECISIONS ARE NOT SCIENCE-BASED.

I WORRY MORE ABOUT THIS VOTE TODAY THAN ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED SO FAR.

>> Reporter: THREE PANEL MEMBERS VOTED AGAINST THE CHANGE.

>> I WILL JUST SAY WE'VE HEARD DO NO HARM IS A MORAL IMPERATIVE.

WE ARE DOING HARM BY CHANGING THIS WORDING AND I VOTE NO.

>> Reporter: HEPATITIS B IS A LIVER INFECTION CAUSED BY A VIRUS.

IT IS HIGHLY INFECTIOUS AND CAN BE DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN AND INFANTS AND MAKE THEM MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP CHRONIC DISEASE.

THE PANEL'S RECOMMENDATION SHAPED DOCTORS' GUIDANCE TO PATIENCE AS WELL AS STATE VACCINE POLICY, INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND THE VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.

IN WASHINGTON, KARIN CAIFA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM IN ENCINITAS IS ENDING THE END OF THE MONTH.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN LOOKS INTO WHY.

>> Reporter: THE SAFE PARKING PROGRAM IS OPERATED AT THE ENCINITAS COMMUNITY AND SENIOR PARKING LOT SERVING UP TO 25 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEIR CARS.

DRAKE LIVES AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE LOT AND PLAYS BASKETBALL AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER EVERY DAY.

HE'S SAD THE PROGRAM IS ENDING.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A MONEY THING.

I THOUGHT IT WAS WORKING PRETTY WELL.

HE'S BEEN HERE A COUPLE YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAD OFFERED TO FUND THE PROGRAM FOR A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES SAY THAT WASN'T SUSTAINABLE.

ELLER SAYS IT WAS A SHOCK THE EXTENSION WAS TURNED DOWN.

>> THEY JUST DID A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION WITH US AND DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.

NOW THEY SAY THEY CAN'T HIRE PEOPLE FOR SIX MONTHS.

THEY JUST DID IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THE STORY CHANGED.

>> Reporter: THEY TOLD US LAST MONTH THEY COULDN'T DO A PROGRAM WITH COMPASSION AND INTENSITY FOR SIX MONTHS.

THE AGENCY ASKED FOR A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT COSTING $610,000.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES SAY THEY WILL CLOSE THE LOT AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

>> I THINK IT'S TOO BAD THEY HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO GO.

>> Reporter: IN OCTOBER 17 PEOPLE USED THE LOT ACCORDING TO JFS.

THE ONLY OTHER PROGRAM IS IN RIO VISTA ALSO OPERATED BY JFS.

ALEXAND ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> U.S.

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE WORKING ON IMPROVEMENTS AT THE HOLLISTER AND GOATS PUMP STATION WHEN THE LINE BROKE RELEASING 120,000 GALLONS.

THEY SAY THE LINE BROKE BECAUSE OF RECENT RAIN.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO A RESIDENT WHO SAID THE POLLUTION HAS IMPACTED THEM IN A SURPRISING WAY.

>> WE GOT BROCCOLI AND SWISS CHARD AND SOME PARSLEY OVER HERE.

THEY BASICALLY FLOURISH BECAUSE THE SEWAGE WATER IS HIGH IN FERTILIZER.

>> VERY INTERESTING.

THE DAMAGED SEWER LINE IS NOW CONTAINED AND OFFICIALS SAY THEY'LL KEEP VACUUM TRUCKS IN PLACE UNTIL ALL FLOWS ARE FULLY UNDER CONTROL.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S MIDWAY RISING PROJECT WAS DELAYED ONCE AGAIN IN RECENT WEEKS EXTENDING THE TIMELINE ON THE $4 BILLION DEVELOPMENT.

IT AIMS TO REVITALIZE THE AREA NORTH OF THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND REPLACE THE ARENA WITH A NEW EVENT CENTER, BUT IT'S BEEN HELD UP BY LEGAL CHALLENGES.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER JAKE GOTTA HAS THE STORY HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHAT IS NEXT.

>> Reporter: MIDWAY RISING IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD FULLY REVITALIZE THIS YEAR, A KEY PART OF THE MAYOR'S PLAN TO BOOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> IT WILL BE THE LARGEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY AND WE ARE PROUD BUT NOT SURPRISED THAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN IN THE WORK FOR YEARS AND JUST GOT PUSHED BACK AGAIN, BUT TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROJECT KEEPS GETTING DELAYED, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO 1969.

WAY BACK THEN PACIFIC BEACH RESIDENTS LEARNED THIS BUILDING WAS GOING UP HERE ON THE BLUFFS.

THEY WERE TERRIFIED DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS WOULD BLOCK THEIR VIEWS OF THE OCEAN AND BRING UNWANTED POPULATION DENSITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY COULDN'T STOP THIS ONE, BUT THEY GOT TOGETHER AND GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO STOP ANY FUTURE TALL BUILDINGS.

THE 30-FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 1972 AND PUT A CAP ON DEVELOPMENT TO THIS DAY.

IN 2018 THE CITY REZONED THE ENTIRE MIDWAY AREA TO ALLOW FOR 10,000 NEW HOMES AND THEY DID THE REVIEW REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

THEY ALSO WANTED TO EXEMPT THE AREA FROM THAT HEIGHT LIMIT TO FACILITATE PROJECTS LIKE MIDWAY RISING.

>> IT CAN BECOME NOT ONLY AN AREA FOR A NEW SPORTS OR ENTERTAINMENT ARENA, BUT ALSO A VIBRANT TRANSPORTATION, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT AREA.

>> Reporter: THE CITY PUT FORWARD A BALLOT MEASURE IN 2020 TO REMOVE THE HEIGHT LIMIT RESTRICTION AND A MAJORITY OF SAN DIEGO VOTERS APPROVED IT, BUT NOT AREA RESIDENT JOHN McNABB.

HE LEADS A SMALL GROUP CALLED SAVE OUR ACCESS THAT CHALLENGED THE ACTION IN COURT.

>> SAVE OUR ACCESS FILED THIS LAWSUIT BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE IMPACTS THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD HAVE ON SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT CLAIMED THE CITY'S INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT DIDN'T STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF TALL BUILDINGS.

THE COURTS AGREED.

SO THE CITY STUDIED THE IMPACTS OF TALL BUILDINGS.

VOTERS REAPPROVED THE MEASURE IN 2022 AND SAVE OUR ACCESS SUED AGAIN SAYING THE CITY ESSENTIALLY HAD TO REDO THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT TO INCLUDE TALL BUILDINGS.

THE COURTS ONCE AGAIN AGREED.

McNABB SAYS HIS PRIMARY CONCERN IS TRAFFIC FROM MIDWAY RISING.

>> YOU PUT 150,000 TO 200,000 PEOPLE HERE, YOU FREEZE THE FREEWAYS.

THE NORTH/SOUTH CORRIDOR PEOPLE TAKE EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM SAYS THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY AND TRANSIT AGENCIES TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON CARS FOR THE PROJECT.

THAT INCLUDES BUILDING THINGS LIKE BIKE LANES AND WALKING PATHS.

McNABB ISN'T CONVINCED.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO JAM AND CRAM ALL THESE PEOPLE IN HERE.

WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF EVERYBODY?

>> Reporter: HE TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T SUPPORT MIDWAY RISING EVEN IF IT WAS BUILT BELOW 30 FEET.

UC DAVIS LAW PROFESSOR CHRIS ELMENDORF SAID THE CITY BELIEVED ITS FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT WAS DEFICIENT AND ARGUED THE COURTS SHOULD DEFER TO THAT ANALYSIS.

>> THAT'S THE ONLY WAY CEQA CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS A MODICUM OF PREDICTABILITY FOR THE CITY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED LAWS IN RECENT YEARS TO MINIMIZE WHAT HE CALLS CEQA ABUSE.

>> FOR THE COURT JUST TO SAY NONE OF THAT HAS ANY BEARING ON WHETHER WE INTERPRET CEQA IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS RETURN RANDO WHO DOESN'T LIKE DENSE HOUSING TO HOLD IT UP A DECADE, THAT'S INSANE.

>> Reporter: FORMER PLANNING DIRECTOR BILL FULTON SAID THE ISSUE WAS A BALLOT MEASURE.

>> THE JUDGE MADE THAT POINT VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF A BALLOT MEASURE, THE PUBLIC NEEDED TO KNOW ALL OF THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, NOT JUST THOSE THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.

>> Reporter: MAYOR GLORIA SAYS THE CITY IS GOING TO APPEAL THAT DECISION TO THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT.

THAT CASE COULD MAKE IT EASIER OR HARDER FOR CITIES TO FULFILL CEQA'S REQUIREMENTS, BUT THE MIDWAY RISING PROJECT HAS ANOTHER TOOL IT MAY USE TO EXCEED THE 30-FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT REGARDLESS.

THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM SAID THE STATE'S DENSITY BONUS LAW LETS THEM EXCEED THAT THRESHOLD BECAUSE THE PROJECT INCLUDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE TIMELINE ON MIDWAY RISING HAS BEEN EXTENDED EVEN FURTHER AS THE CITY AND DEVELOPERS REEVALUATE THEIR PATH FORWARD.

>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> THE GOAL OF THE NATION'S FIRST ALL ELECTRIC ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL OPENING NEXT WEEK HERE IN CALIFORNIA, WE GET A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE FACILITY HOPING TO LEAD THE WAY.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST ALL- ELECTRIC HOSPITAL.

>> Reporter: UCI HEALTH HOSPITAL IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, IS BREAKING GROUND IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

>> WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE'S NO NATURAL GAS COME INTO THIS ENTIRE CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: IT'S WELCOMING PATIENTS THIS MONTH AND OPENING THE DOOR TO HOSPITAL INNOVATION.

>> HOSPITALS OPERATE 24/7, 365, 366 ON LEAP YEAR.

WE NEVER TURN OFF.

THEY'RE INCREDIBLY ENERGY INTENSIVE BUILDINGS.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

HEALTH SYSTEM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 8.5% OF CARBON EMISSIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

>> OPERATIONS HERE HAVE NO NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES.

>> Reporter: THIS SEVEN-STORY 144 BED FACILITY IS POWERED BY SUSTAINABLE MEANS LIKE SOLAR PANELS AND WATER RUNNING THROUGH THESE PIPES.

EVEN THE KITCHEN RUNS ON GREEN.

>> EVERY APPLIANCE HERE IS ELECTRIC.

THERE'S NO NATURAL GAS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I CAN'T MAKE YOUR SMASH BURGER.

>> Reporter: FROM THE SETUP OF ROBOTICS ANALYZING SAMPLES TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSIDE PATIENTS' ROOMS -- >> IT LISTENS TO THE CONVERSATION.

SO IT'S MORE NATURAL LIKE YOU AND I NOW HAVING A CONVERSATION AND NOT ME BEHIND THE COMPUTER TYPING.

>> Reporter: -- DOCTORS SAY HI- TECH IS NOT ONLY FUELING CRITICAL CARE, BUT EMPHASIZING HUMAN INTERACTION.

>> THIS IS THE WAY HEALTHCARE SHOULD BE OPERATING IN REGARDS TO HEALTHCARE WITHOUT HARM.

>> Reporter: I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>>> IT'S BEEN KIND OF A COOL TIME, STILL A CHILLY NIGHT, A LOT OF US IN THE INTERIOR GETTING DOWN TO THE 30s, A COUPLE OF THE COLDEST AREAS FAR TO THE EAST GETTING DOWN BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT.

A PLEASANT WEEKEND WILL WIN OUT WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND.

WE'LL TURN WARM INTO NEXT WEEK.

COME WEDNESDAY WE MAY SEE A NEAR RECORD HIGH IN A FEW SPOTS INCLUDING SAN DIEGO, BUT TONIGHT 46 SAN DIEGO, CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, COLDEST INLAND, FOR SURE, AND A COOL START TO YOUR SATURDAY, BUT OTHERWISE WE'LL BE DRY.

YOU CAN SEE SOME SNOW INTO THE ROCKIES FOR THE SKI FANS IF YOU'RE PLANNING A TRIP UP THAT WAY.

THEY'RE GETTING INTO IT, BUT DURING THE DAY AFTER A CHILLY START WE HAVE A NICE REBOUND, TEMPERATURES SURGING BACK INTO THE LOW 70s IN RAMONA, EL CAJON, MOUNT LAGUNA 54, COOL ONE FOR A HIKE.

SAN DIEGO 68 DEGREES FOR YOUR HIGH, CHULA VISTA 69.

A LITTLE WARMER ON SUNDAY.

THE COLD AIR IS RESTRICTED TO THE INTERIOR PART OF THE NATION IN THE PLAINS AND THE EAST, MIDWEST VERY COLD AND AGAIN, THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES TO TAKE OVER.

THIS BIG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FLEXING ITS MUSCLE NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE WEST.

THAT WILL MAKE THINGS EXTRAORDINARILY WET UP IN SEATTLE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT NOT JUST FEET, BUT YARDS OF SNOW UP IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES, BUT ALSO SNOW LEVELS ARE RELATIVELY HIGH.

YOU HAVE TO GET WAY UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, JUST AN INUNDATION OF RAIN FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

SO OUR PLEASANT WEATHER IS KIND OF AT THEIR EXPENSE, THE RIDGE HOLDING FOR US DIVERTING THE STORM TRACK RIGHT UP INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

THE COASTAL FORECAST, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, CERTAINLY A WARMING TREND TAKING US INTO TUESDAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE NICE, LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

WE'LL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-70s WEDNESDAY.

WE'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A COUPLE NEAR RECORD HIGHS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

INLAND AREAS, MID-80s, VERY WARM, 80s ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

WE MAY HAVE TO BUMP THAT UP SLIGHTLY.

THE TREND IS A LITTLE WARMER INTO WEDNESDAY AND THE MOUNTAINS, HERE WE ARE AGAIN RECOVERING FROM SOME COLD NIGHTS, A COUPLE MORE COLD NIGHTS COMING, 20s, THEN 30s AND BY TUESDAY NIGHT LOWS AROUND 40 AND WEDNESDAY REALLY BREAKS OUT INTO SOME NICE WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS.

IN THE DESERTS, TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s, SLOWLY CREEPING UP THERE.

BY WEDNESDAY WE'RE VERY WARM, BACK UP TO 80 DEGREES.

SO I THINK IT WILL BE VERY COMFORTABLE.

IF YOU LIKE THE WARMTH, IT'S COMING BACK FOR A BIT.

>>> THIS NEXT STORY IS SOMETHING I'M VERY PERSONALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

LAST NOVEMBER A TIKTOK VIDEO MADE MARIGOLD BAGELS SO POPULAR THE BUSINESS HAD TO MOVE UP PLANS TO EXPAND FROM A BOOTH AT A FARMERS MARKET TO AN ACTUAL STOREFRONT AND KPBS ARTS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO SAYS A YEAR LATER MARIGOLD BAGELS IS FINALLY READY FOR ITS GRAND OPENING TOMORROW AT ITS NEW NORTH PARK HOME.

>> Reporter: WE ARE HERE AT THE NEW MARIGOLD BAGEL STOREFRONT ON EL CAJON BOULEVARD.

IT WAS ALMOST A YEAR AGO TODAY THAT I MET MIKE, THE OWNER OF MARIGOLD BAGELS.

HE HAD A TIKTOK VIDEO MAKE HIS BUSINESS GO VIRAL AND IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMAND OF EVERYBODY WHO WANTED BAGELS, HE HAD TO OPEN THE STOREFRONT HERE.

SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK INSIDE.

HERE WE ARE AT THE NEW MARIGOLD BAGELS.

MIKE, THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR YOU.

>> YES.

>> Reporter: YOU USED TO HAVE ONLINE AND AT FARMERS MARKETS BAGELS AVAILABLE.

>> YES.

>> Reporter: SO IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A LONG AND ROCKY ROAD TO THE STOREFRONT?

>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEEN ROCKY.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE, OF COURSE, AND IT'S BEEN SOMETIMES OVERWHELMING GOING FROM THE HOME KITCHEN, WHICH IS A SMALL OPERATION.

MY REFRIGERATOR COULDN'T FIT ANYMORE, SO WE GOT A SHARED KITCHEN, EVENTUALLY A GHOST KITCHEN, MOVING UP EVERY STEP AND THAT'S ALL BEEN GREAT, FUN CHALLENGES AND NOW, OF COURSE, WE'RE HERE.

>> Reporter: YOU USED TO HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF BAGELS YOU COULD MAKE, ABOUT 500.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO NOW?

>> WE CAN MAKE ABOUT 800 A DAY NOW WHICH IS ACTUALLY NOT THAT UNCOMMON FOR A BAGEL SHOP OUR SIZE.

I THINK AT THE BEGINNING WE PROBABLY WILL V A HIGHER DEMAND BECAUSE WE'RE RELATIVELY NEW AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING A WHILE.

>> Reporter: PART OF THE REASON YOUR BUSINESS HAS GONE KIND OF VIRAL AND PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING THESE BAGELS IS THESE BAGELS HAVE A NEW YORK SOUL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THESE?

>> NEW YORK SOUL, SAN DIEGO HEART.

WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THEM, IT'S A FOUR-DAY PROCESS.

WE REALLY DO USE THE OLDEST OF TRADITIONS.

I MEAN, WE USE THE VERY HIGH PROTEIN OR STRONG FLOUR, WHICH IS 14%, SO HIGH GLUTEN, RIGHT?

WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME IF WE HAVE ANY NONGLUTTEN AND I SAY ACTUALLY, WE HAVE EXTRA AND IT'S NOT ON PURPOSE.

IT'S JUST HOW THE BAGELS ARE MADE, FLOUR, WATER, SUGARS, YEAST AND SALT.

THAT'S IT.

PLAYED AROUND WITH TEMPERATURES, TIMES, COOKING, HAD FRIENDS WHO WERE TASTE TESTERS AND SORT OF NARROWED IT DOWN.

>> Reporter: YOU CAME TO THIS AFTER RETIRING FROM BEING A CHEMIST.

>> YES.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER RETIRE FROM BEING A CHEMIST.

IT'S ALWAYS WITH YOU, SORT OF BUILT IN, BUT YES, I WAS A RESEARCH CHEMIST FOR 32 YEARS IN PHARMA AND BIOTECH.

>> Reporter: YOU PUT THAT KIND OF SCIENTIST APPROACH TO KIND OF CONCOCTING YOUR RECIPE HERE.

>> YES.

IT WAS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT BAKING -- IMPORTANT THINGS IN BAKING I FOUND ARE ACTUALLY SORT OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN CHEMISTRY, BUT IT TURNS OUT WHEN YOU'RE BAKING, YOU PAY ATTENTION TO TEMPERATURE, QUANTITIES, HAVING THE COMFORT OF WEIGHING EVERYTHING IN GRAMS, NO CUPS OR OUNCES OR GALLONS.

EVERYTHING IS WEIGHED OUT IN GRAMS AND KILOGRAMS.

THAT WAS A VERY COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR ME.

IT ALSO LED TO VERY REPRODUCIBLE RESULTS.

>> Reporter: NOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE HAVING YOUR GRAND OPENING ON SATURDAY, TOMORROW.

>> YES.

>> Reporter: SO I THINK IT'S NOW TIME FOR ME TO FINALLY GET TO ORDER A BAGEL SANDWICH.

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