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Live Blog: Legoland California Opens For 'Build 'N Play Days'
- March 4
- By KPBS Staff
This is a breaking news blog for all of the latest updates about the coronavirus pandemic.

Vaccine Shortage Prompts One-Day Closure of Del Mar Super Station
- March 4
- By City News Service
The Scripps Del Mar Vaccination Super Station will be closed on Saturday due to a shortage of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine but will reopen Sunday, officials announced Thursday.

Voting To Begin Monday In 79th Assembly District Special Election
- March 4
- By City News Service
Voting will begin Monday in the special election to fill the 79th Assembly District seat vacated by Shirley Weber when she was appointed secretary of state.

San Diego's Spike In Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Mirrors National Trend
- March 4
- By Claire Trageser
There were at least 29 reports of racist incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in San Diego County in 2020, according to a national advocacy group.

San Diego Research Finds Atmospheric Rivers Building Ice In Antarctica
- March 4
- By Erik Anderson
Antarctic ice may be piling up on the western edge of the continent because climate change is helping atmospheric rivers deliver moisture there.

San Diego Zoo Apes Receive Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine
- March 4
- By City News Service
Nine apes at the San Diego Zoo were the first non- human primates to receive a version of the COVID-19 vaccine designed for animals, zoo officials announced Thursday.
Sacramento Leaders Speak Out As Asian And Pacific Islander Hate Crimes Continue In City
- March 4
- Sarah Mizes-Tan / CapRadio
Kelly Shum, owner of the Mad Butcher Meat Company in South Sacramento, remembers the incident clearly: A white man wearing a “Stand With The Flag” shirt came into her shop, made a purchase, and then, upon exiting, threw a dead cat into the parking lot right outside the store.

San Diego Blood Bank Experiencing Critically Low Blood Supply Levels
- March 4
- By City News Service
As local hospitals continue to reschedule elective surgeries delayed due to COVID-19 and utilize even more blood for standard surgeries, the San Diego Blood Bank put out an urgent call Thursday for donors to replenish its critically low blood supply.

Two Local Tribes Get Increase From Federal Government Disaster Assistance
- March 4
- By City News Service
Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Bob Fenton announced Thursday that President Joe Biden has increased disaster assistance available for two local tribes.

Study Of San Diego City Employees Finds Women, People Of Color Receive Lower Pay
- March 4
- By City News Service
Mayor Todd Gloria released San Diego's first pay equity study Tuesday, finding city employees of color made an average of 20.8% less than white employees and female city employees earned an average of 17.6% less than male employees in 2019.