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>>> AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION TO A STRING OF PELLET GUN SHOOTINGS THIS MONTH IN HILLCREST, WHICH INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING HATE CRIMES.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA.

HERNANDEZ PLEADED NOT GUILTY AT HIS ARRAIGNMENT TODAY.

THE JUDGE ORDERED THE MEDIA NOT TO SHOW HIS FACE.

HE WAS ARRESTED ON SEPTEMBER 11th AND CHARGED WITH SEVEN COUNTS OF ASSAULT WITH FORCE.

HE FIRED PELLETS AT SIX PEOPLE DURING THREE ATTACKS OUTSIDE BURGER LUNCH ON HILLCREST ON SEPTEMBER 7th.

IN MAY, SEVERAL SEPARATE PELLET SHOOTINGS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THOSE CASES.

ALL THESE ATTACKS HAVE RATTLED THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE WENT TO HILLCREST TO GET REACTION TO NEWS OF THE RESTAURANT >> YOU MOVED TO THIS AREA, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFE SPACE.

>> Reporter: RUDY OPERAS LIVES A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE REAL, POPULAR HILLCREST BAR AND NIGHTCLUB THAT WAS THE SCENE OF A DRIVE-BY ASSAULT INVOLVING A PELLET GUN THIS PAST MAY.

>> EVERYTHING HERE IS LGBTQ FRIENDLY, AND IT IS JUST THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING TOGETHER TO DECIDE TO COME OUT HERE AND DO GRAFFITI AND IT'S JUST DISHEARTENING.

>> Reporter: NORTHPARK RESIDENT KEVIN FINDS COMFORT THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOK THESE INCIDENTS SERIOUSLY AND ARE TAKING ACTION.

>> THERE IS SOME SHOE LEATHER.

YOU KNOW?

SOMEBODY AT A HIGH LEVEL HAD TO TELL SOMEBODY AT A LOWER LEVEL, WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I AM PLEASED TO SEE.

>> Reporter: USES THESE INCIDENTS HAVE REALLY IMPACTED PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> A LOT OF OLDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES GETTING OUT ANYWAY, AND YOU PUT THIS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, AND THEY STAY HOME.

IT ISOLATES, IN MY JUDGMENT, LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO DEPEND UPON HAVING A SAFE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: A REPORT ISSUED JUST LAST WEEK SAID HATE CRIMES WERE UP BY 39% IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION WAS THE SECOND-HIGHEST MOTIVE FOR THOSE CRIMES.

IN A STATEMENT, SAN DIEGO PRIDE SAID UNFORTUNATELY, VIOLENCE TARGETING OUR COMMUNITY IS NOTHING NEW.

OUR COMMUNITY IS UNITED AND ITS COMMITMENT TO KEEP ONE ANOTHER SAFE, AND SAN DIEGO PRIDE IS COMMITTED TO CREATING SAFE, INCLUSIVE SPACES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>> HERNANDEZ HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO THE ATTACKS THAT TOOK PLACE IN MAY.

HIS BAIL IS SET AT $30,000.

HIS NEXT COURT DATE IS SEPTEMBER 23rd POINT >>> AN IMPERIAL BEACH MOM FED UP WITH THE SEWAGE SMELL IS CALLING ON LOCAL SCHOOLS TO DO MORE TO COMBAT THE ONGOING PROBLEM.

VIRGINIA CASTELLANOS TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER SHE HAS ALREADY RAISED CONCERNS WITH THE COUNTY AND THE GOVERNOR.

NOW SHE IS ASKING THE SOUTH BAY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR HELP.

HER THREE CHILDREN ATTEND IMPERIAL BEACH CHARTER SCHOOL.

SHE SAYS RECENTLY, HER FIVE- YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S ASTHMA HAS GOTTEN WORSE, AND JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, SHE WAS RUSHED TO THE E.R.

>> OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE EDUCATED.

PLEASE BE OUR VOICE AND CONTINUE TO PUT PRESSURE ON OUR LEADERS TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

>> CASTELLANOS WANTS THE BOARD TO NOTIFY PARENTS ON DAYS WHEN AIR QUALITY IS BAD, SO THEY CAN DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THEY HAVE SENT A LETTER TO THE COUNTY, ASKING FOR GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROTECT STUDENTS' HEALTH.

>>> OUR MARINE LAYER IS RETURNING AGAIN TONIGHT, AND KEEPING US BACK TO 65 IN THE CITY AS HE LOOKED TOWARD ESCONDIDO, 59.

I WILL TELL YOU HOW YOUR WEEKEND WILL BE CHANGING WITH A BIT MORE MOISTURE RETURNING TO THE PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

APPROVED A SET OF RULES RELATING SHORT-TERM KPBS NORTH HAS MORE ON WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: WITH AN IDYLLIC VIEW, SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS, DELMAR IS A VACATION PARADISE.

TEXT ME ABOUT THE RACETRACK, OR HORSE SHOWS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY ATTRACTS MORE THAN 2 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR, AND THAT IS PART OF WHY JACKSON LOVES IT HERE.

SHE OWNS VACATION RENTALS BY KIMBERLY AND HAS BEEN RENTING OUT HER PROPERTY IS IN DELMAR FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.

BUT A NEW SET OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS PASSED BY THE DELMAR CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK COULD JEOPARDIZE HER BUSINESS.

THE ORDINANCE SETS A CAP ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS OR STRS AT 129 UNITS OR 5% OF DELMAR'S HOUSING STOCK.

IT ALSO LIMITS SDR'S PER OWNER WITH OLD MINIMUM THREE NIGHT STAY.

ALSO USED AS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE, MEANING SOMEONE IS LIVING THERE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

JACKSON SAYS THAT IS TOO RESTRICTIVE.

>> THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMY AND REALIZED THE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE IN MONEY AND ORDERED TO PAY THEIR HEAVY MORTGAGES AND THEIR HEFTY PROPERTY TAXES.

I JUST THINK THAT DELMAR REALLY WANTS TO DO AWAY WITH VACATION RENTAL.

>> Reporter: DELMAR HAS BEEN TRYING TO REGULATE SHORT-TERM RENTALS FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.

IN 2017, THE CITY PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT NEVER WENT INTO EFFECT BECAUSE THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION DEEMED IT TOO RESTRICTIVE.

BECAUSE THE CITY IS WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE, IT NEEDS A COASTAL COMMISSION'S APPROVAL.

THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION AND IS HOPEFUL THE ORDINANCE WILL BE APPROVED.

>> ONE OF THE KEYS THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE IS THAT IT BE A PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE OWNER, RATHER THAN JUST A BUSINESS COMING IN AND BUYING A HOUSE AND RENTING.

>> Reporter: HOMES IN DELMAR HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EXPENSIVE, BUT THE CITY SAYS THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL CAP WON'T NECESSARILY ADD MORE HOUSING STOCK TO THE CITY, BUT IT IS NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE HOUSING RULES.

THE CITY COUNCIL SAYS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS CONSIDERING A RULE REQUIRING CITIES TO CREATE ONE HOUSING UNIT FOR EVERY SDR AND ALLOCATION CYCLE.

WITH THE ORDINANCE REQUIRING SDR'S TO BE PRIMARY RESIDENCES, THE HOPE IS THAT IT WILL BUFFERED THE CITIES FROM THAT REQUIREMENT.

GRANT SAYS THE ORDINANCE IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

HE USED TO LIVE IN DELMAR.

>> I AM FOR HAVING A COP, A MINIMUM, EVERYONE MOVING HERE AND BUYING UP ALL THE HOMES, THEY DON'T EVEN LIVE HERE, AND WATCHING THE PARTIES HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS ORDINANCE MIGHT HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT.

>> THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO LEAVE IT VACANT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO USE IT.

I DON'T KNOW MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO WANT TO PUT A LONG- TERM TENANT IN THERE.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS ARE BECOMING ALL TOO COMMON AMID CLIMATE CHANGE.

COMING UP, HOW THAT IS LEAVING HOMEOWNERS IN A TOUGH SPOT.

>>> UNION MEMBERS STRIKE AGAINST THE HILTON DAY FRONT HOTEL, HAS NOW REACHED 13 DAYS.

TODAY WAS THE SECOND DAY UNITE HERE HELD CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HOTEL.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KG TV SPOKE WITH ONE STRIKER WHO SAYS HIGHER PAY WOULD MEAN HE COULD MOVE BACK TO SAN DIEGO, WHERE HE WANTS TO BE.

A MERE SAYS HE SPENDS NEARLY FOUR HOURS EACH WAY, EVERY DAY, TRAVELING FROM TIJUANA TO DOWNTOWN.

>> THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO MANAGE EVERY DAY, DEPENDS ON TRAFFIC, BORDER CROSSING TIMES.

BUT YOU CAN SEE IT IN MY EYES, IT IS A LITTLE BIT TIRING.

>> Reporter: STRIKERS SAY THEY WILL STAY ON THE PICKET LINE UNTIL AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED.

>>> THOUSANDS OF BOEING UNION MEMBERS ARE ON STRIKE, BRINGING AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY LINES AT THE COMPANY'S WASHINGTON STATE PLANTS TO A NEAR STANDSTILL.

MANY WORKERS MARCHING TODAY SAY THIS IS A BOILING POINT THAT HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.

LAURA AGUIRRE BRINGS US MORE ON THAT AND HOW THIS STRIKE COULD DENT THE U.S. ECONOMY.

>> IF BOEING TOUTS THAT WE ARE THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY, THEY NEED TO TREAT US THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY.

>> WE EXPECT OUR DEMANDS TO BE MET AND WE WON'T STOP UNTIL THEY ARE MET.

>> Reporter: DAYBREAK FRIDAY REVEALING THE DETERMINATION OF STRIKING BOEING UNION MEMBERS.

ABOUT 33,000 WALKED OUT FRIDAY AFTER VOTING OVERWHELMINGLY TO REJECT A PROPOSED FOUR YEAR CONTRACT.

LEADERS AT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS UNION DESCRIBE THE DEAL AS THE BEST IT HAS EVER NEGOTIATED WITH THE AIRCRAFT MAKER.

ENTHUSIASM IS NOT MATCHED ON THE PICKET LINE.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF THAT JUST DOESN'T ADD UP.

THEIR MATH IS CRAZY.

>> AS WE WATCH THEIR PAY GO UP, WE HAVE WATCHED STAGNANT PAY ON OUR SIDE.

>> Reporter: STAGNANT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, SAYS IAM 751 PRESIDENT, JOHN HOLDEN.

THE REJECTED CONTRACT OFFERED WORKERS AT LEAST A 25% PAY RAISE OVER FOUR YEARS.

IT WOULD HAVE ALSO HELPED WITH HEALTHCARE AND RETIREMENT COSTS.

BUT MANY WORKERS WANT THEIR TRADITIONAL PENSION PLAN BACK, ONE CUT BY BOEING YEARS AGO.

>> SOME PEOPLE MAY BE BETTER ABOUT THE WHOLE THING, AND THAT IS A GOOD PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: THE STRIKE IS THE COMPANY'S FIRST IN 16 YEARS, AND WHILE CONSUMER TRAVEL WON'T BE AFFECTED, AN ONGOING STRIKE COULD IMPACT NEARLY 10,000 BOEING SUPPLIERS NATIONWIDE, POSSIBLY AFFECTING WELL OVER 1,000,000 1/2 JOBS.

BOEING ESTIMATES REPORT IS AROUND $80 BILLION INTO THE ECONOMY ANNUALLY AND IT IS EAGER TO RESUME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.

>> I THINK THAT BOEING UNDERSTANDS NOW THAT WE REALLY ARE SINCERE ABOUT THE WAY WE FEEL.

I HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED SOON.

>> Reporter: I AM LAURA AGUIRRE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE THAN 100 DISABLED VETERANS MET IN SAN DIEGO LAST MONTH FOR THE VA SUMMER SPORTS CLINIC.

IT IS ONE WAY THE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO HELP VETERANS STAY HEALTHY WHEN PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO EXERCISE.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER ANDREW DYER SPENT SOME TIME WITH SOME OF THE VETERANS, AND HE SAYS THEY GET SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A WORKOUT.

>> Reporter: NAVY VETERAN MIGUEL NAVARRO IS ALL SMILES WHEN HE COMES OUT OF THE CORE PACIFIC OCEAN WATER.

NAVARRO IS FROM MIAMI WHERE HE SAYS THE WATER IS MUCH WARMER.

HE USES A WHEELCHAIR TO GET AROUND, BUT TODAY, HE IS ON A SURFBOARD.

>> IT REALLY MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN STILL DO EVERYTHING.

[ INAUDIBLE ] >> Reporter: IT IS HIS SECOND YEAR AT THE VA'S SUMMER SPORTS CLINIC.

HE IS ONE OF THE MORE THAN 100 VETERANS THAT THE VA HAS BROUGHT TO SAN DIEGO FOR THE CLINIC.

VA STAFFERS AND VOLUNTEERS HELP VETERANS COMPETE IN A VARIETY OF ADAPTIVE SPORTS, SURFING, KAYAKING, AND CYCLING OUTDOORS, AND ONE DAY IN THE GYM.

THE VA UNDERSECRETARY FOR HEALTH: >> WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF DEMAND FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED THE PACT ACT TWO YEARS AGO, AND THAT OPENED MORE DOORS IN THE VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAN EVER BEFORE, WE HAVE MORE THAN 750,000 NEW VETERANS IN OUR SYSTEM OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND MANY OF THEM ARE INTERESTED IN THESE EVENTS.

>> Reporter: THE VA OFFERS THE CLINICS AS PART OF EACH VETERANS REHABILITATION PROGRAM.

SOME LIVE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AND OTHERS WITH THOSE YOU CAN'T SEE.

VA SPOKESPERSON MICKEY SAYS THIS WEEK, NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN'T DO.

>> SOME OF THEM HAVE VARIOUS INJURIES, AND DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY'RE FROM AND WHO THEY ARE AROUND, MAYBE THEY ARE TOLD THEY CAN'T DO THINGS, MAYBE THEY ARE TOLD ABOUT HER LIMITATIONS, BUT HERE, WE DON'T FOCUS ON WHAT PEOPLE CAN'T DO, WE ONLY FOCUS ON WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF AND HOW FAR THEY CAN GO, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HEAR THEM TALKING ABOUT.

>> Reporter: MARINE CORPS VETERAN WILSON JUST KAYAKED ACROSS MICHIGAN BAY.

HE USES A WHEELCHAIR.

HE CAN'T USE HIS HANDS VERY WELL.

HE ENJOYS KAYAKING, BUT SAYS IT IS NOT EASY.

>> FOR ME BEING DISABLED, IN A WHEELCHAIR, I NEED A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MECHANISM IN ORDER TO GET INTO THE KAYAK.

I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO JUMP OUT OF MY WHEELCHAIR, TRANSFER INTO THE KAYAK, I HAVE TO SET MYSELF UP IN THE POSITION THAT I'M GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE IN.

>> READY.

>> Reporter: IN EAST VILLAGE NEAR DOWNTOWN, ALEX LEADS ANOTHER GROUP IN SOME RESISTANCE TRAINING.

HE IS A NAVY VETERAN, HE IS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE ADAPTIVE TRAINING ACADEMY.

THEY TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO WORK OUT IN SPITE OF ANY DISABILITY.

HE CALLS IT FUNCTIONAL FITNESS.

>> FUNCTIONAL FITNESS UTILIZES MOVEMENTS THAT YOU DO IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IS WHAT THERAPISTS AND THE PRACTITIONERS WOULD CALL THEM.

MAYBE SQUATS, HINGES FOR PICKING THINGS UP, PUTTING THINGS DOWN, PUSHING, PULLING, PRESSING, ALL THE BASIC MOVEMENTS YOUR BODY IS MEANT TO DO.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND, THE VA LIMITS VETERANS TO TWO CLINICS, SO FOR SOME, IT IS THEIR SECOND AND LAST TIME WITH THE GROUP.

IT IS THIS VETERANS FIRST TIME.

>> THE EXPERIENCE TO ME WAS ONE- OF-A-KIND.

I WAS TELLING A LADY EARLIER, I WOULD ALWAYS MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOT TO WHERE THEY NEEDED TO GO, BUT THIS WAS MY TIME TO GET TO WHERE I NEEDED TO BE.

>> Reporter: THE VA SAYS IT WANTS VETERANS TO BRING THE LESSONS OF THE CLINIC HOME AND MAKE EXERCISE PART OF THEIR ROUTINES.

WILSON SAYS THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID AFTER ATTENDING LAST YEAR.

HE STARTED WORKING OUT MORE, AND NOW IT IS EASIER TO LIFT HIMSELF IN AND OUT OF HIS CHAIR.

>> I AM ABLE TO ACTUALLY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO GET OUT WITH MY KIDS, YOU KNOW, I HAVE CHILDREN, AND WE ARE ABLE TO GET OUT AND WE CAN ACTUALLY GO KAYAKING TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: WILSON AND HIS FOUR KIDS, THREE GIRLS AND A BOY, ARE 18.

>> SO, THEY HELP ME OUT AND I AM ABLE TO TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT I NEED AND WHERE I NEED STRAPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: THE VA RUNS SIX NATIONAL ADAPTIVE EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THERE ARE WINTER SPORTS, WHEELCHAIR GAMES, GOLF, AND EVEN A SPRING THE CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

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SUBSCRIBE AND GET NOTIFIED WHEN NEW CONTENT IS POSTED.

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>>> A SAN DIEGO SHELTER AS AGREED TO PAY A MAN $40,000 AFTER HE AND HIS PETS WERE KICKED OUT OF ITS HOUSING PROGRAM.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO SAYS THE SHELTER CAME TO A SETTLEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK.

>> Reporter: THE NONPROFIT SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT TO END ITS ALLEGEDLY AND ON EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS AND ITS YEAR- LONG PROGRAM.

>> FEDERAL AND STATE LAW HAVE FOR A VERY LONG TIME PROTECTIVE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

AND PART OF THAT IS REASONABLY ACCOMMODATING THEM, INCLUDING WITH ANIMALS, SUPPORT ANIMALS AND SERVICE ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: 820 22 STATE LAW THAT MADE IT EASIER FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS TO SHELTERS AND PUBLIC PLACES.

IN 2023, A MAN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT, AGAINST THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION.

>> HE WAS KICKED OUT OF A 12 MONTH RESIDENTIAL REHOUSING PROGRAM BECAUSE OF HIS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL AND HIS SERVICE DOG.

AND HE HAD A LETTER FROM HIS MEDICAL PROVIDER, TALKING ABOUT HIS NEED FOR THESE ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: KEVIN IS DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT.

HE SAYS SUPPORT ANIMALS ARE OFTEN CONFUSED WITH SERVICE ANIMALS, BUT THE TWO ARE DIFFERENT.

SERVICE ANIMALS ARE TRAINED FOR SPECIFIC TASKS, WHILE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS DIVIDE COMFORT.

>> ANYBODY CAN HAVE AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL, AND THERE ISN'T ACTUALLY A CERTIFICATION PROCESS.

AND FOR THIS REASON, I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION, AND THERE IS ALSO, TO BE FRANK, A LITTLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE RESCUE MISSION AGREED TO MAKE CHANGES.

>> MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR POLICY AND THEY WILL NO LONGER NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE HOUSING SERVICES IF THEY HAVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS.

THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO THEIR STAFF ON HOUSING RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND THAT INCLUDES REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS.

>> Reporter: OTHER HOMELESS ADVOCATES WON OUT THAT SHELTERS SHOULD HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY IN HOW THEY OPERATE, BECAUSE ACCOMMODATING ANIMALS CAN INCREASE COSTS AND COMPLEXITY.

THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION SAYS THEY ARE NOT COMMENTING ON THE SETTLEMENT.

HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE A FOUR-LEGGED REASON TO MARK THIS SEPTEMBER, IT IS NATIONAL PET INSURANCE MONTH.

EMILY SCHMIDT REPORTS ON THE PRICE OF PEACE OF MIND WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING FOR YOUR PETS HEALTH.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE PLENTY OF TIMES LIKE WITH A PET IS PRICELESS, UNTIL THAT PRICELESS MOMENT CARRIES A COST.

>> PET SURGERIES AND PET VETERINARY COSTS CAN BE REALLY, REALLY EXPENSIVE.

>> Reporter: LENDING TREE CHIEF CREDIT ANALYST MATT SHOLES SAYS IT CAN HARM YOUR BUDGET.

ONE OPTION, PET INSURANCE, A MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP REPORTS THAT 6.25 MILLION PETS WERE INSURED IN NORTH AMERICA IN 2023, NEARLY 1 MILLION MORE THAN THE YEAR BEFORE.

THE AVERAGE PREMIUM FOR ACCIDENT AND ILLNESS INSURANCE FOR A DOG WAS AROUND $675 IN 2023 AND AROUND $383 FOR A CAT.

ACCIDENT ONLY INSURANCE IS CHEAPER, BUT DOESN'T COVER ILLNESSES LIKE CANCER, INFECTIONS, OR DIGESTIVE ISSUES.

>> ALL PET ENTRANCES ARE DEFINITELY NOT CREATED EQUAL, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH YOUR TIME TO TAKE THE EFFORT TO SHOP AROUND.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER CHALLENGE, KEEPING YOUR PETS INSURED.

IN JUNE, NATIONWIDE PET, THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY, SAID IT WOULD DROP ABOUT 100,000 POLICIES BY NEXT SUMMER TO KEEP UP WITH THE RISING VETERINARY CARE COSTS.

>> IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT DECISION FOR FOLKS AS TO HOW TO SPEND THEIR MONEY AND WHAT TO DO IN PLACE OF THAT INSURANCE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS INFLATION MEANS IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO LOOK DOWN THE ROAD AND ANTICIPATE WHAT COULD GO WRONG, IT IS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE CAN END UP BEING PRETTY PRICEY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PETS.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM EMILY SCHMIDT.

>>> A BIT OF A MIXED BAG FROM HOME SALES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY LAST MONTH.

ACCORDING TO THE GREATER SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALES SLOWED IN AUGUST WHILE CONDO AND TOWN HOME SALES ROSE SLIGHTLY.

PRICES HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH IN RECENT MONTHS.

THE MEDIAN SALE PRICE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME WAS $1,055,000 IN AUGUST, UP SLIGHTLY FROM JULY.

MEDIAN PRICES OF CONDOS AND TOWNHOMES WERE DOWN SLIGHTLY, AT $675,000.

>>> GOOD NEWS FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS, MORTGAGE RATES ARE STILL FALLING.

FREDDIE MAC SAYS THE STANDARD 30 YEAR FIXED-RATE MORTGAGE AVERAGED 6.2% THIS WEEK.

THAT IS A LOW NOT SEEN SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2023.

ANALYSTS SAY RECENT ECONOMIC DATA, INCLUDING A SLOWDOWN OF INFLATION AND A LESS ROBUST JOB MARKET BECAUSE THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO CUT INTEREST RATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

THE FED DOESN'T SET MORTGAGE RATES, BUT THE MOVES IT MAKES PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE.

>>> THE UNITED STATES IS IN THE MIDST OF BOTH HURRICANE AND WILDFIRE SEASONS.

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS CROSSING THEIR FINGERS, HOPING MOTHER NATURE WILL SPARE THEM, PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY AS WELL.

LEE WALDMAN EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: HAS HURRICANE FRANCINE SLAMS THE GULF COAST AND WILDFIRES RAGE IN THE WEST, 26% OF HOMEOWNERS SURVEYED BY BANK RATE SAY THEY'RE NOT FINANCIALLY READY FOR A NATURAL DISASTER.

THAT'S A LOT OF INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE STARTING TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN THINGS WE ARE USED TO HAVING COVERED.

>> Reporter: SHANNON MARTIN, A BANK RATE ANALYST WHO SPECIALIZES IN INSURANCE SAYS HOMEOWNERS IN THE SOUTH AND WEST ARE MOST LIKELY TO FEEL UNPREPARED TO SHOULDER THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF EXTREME WEATHER.

>> THOSE HOMEOWNERS FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE UNPREPARED BECAUSE THEY KNOW KIND OF WHAT THEY ARE HEADING INTO.

>> Reporter: IN ALL, THE MAJORITY OF HOMEOWNERS SURVEYED DO HAVE INSURANCE.

THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY KNOW IF THEY HAVE ADEQUATE COVERAGE.

>> WHAT TYPE OF REPAIRS AND UPDATES DO WE NEED TO MAKE TO THIS HOME TO MAKE IT MORE INSURABLE?

INVEST IN UPGRADING YOUR ROOF.

IF YOU LIVE SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE IS WILDFIRE, IT REALLY CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS MAKING SURE THE AREA AROUND YOUR HOME IS FREE OF DEBRIS, FREE OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY THAT CAN CATCH FIRE EASILY.

>> Reporter: MARTIN SAYS TO PAIR THAT INFORMATION WITH THE REALISTIC EXTREME WEATHER THREATS FACING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.

>> I WOULD SUGGEST GOING ONLINE TO AN ONLINE TOOL, LIKE RISK FACTOR.COM OR CLIMATE CHECK.COM, PUT IN EITHER YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS OR THE ADDRESS YOU ARE THINKING OF PURCHASING, AND IT WILL FORECAST WHAT THE NEXT 30 YEARS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THAT AREA.

>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, EMILY WALDMAN REPORTING.

>>> AS WE GET THROUGH THE UPCOMING DAYS, THIS WEEKEND A LOT DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS ONES IN RECENT WEEKS, BECAUSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE QUITE LOW AS WE VENTURED TO AND TOWARDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SO, WE ARE ENTERING A CLEAR PATTERN FOR US.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, THOSE MORNING CLOUDS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT THICKER THAN WE HAVE SEEN, TOO.

SO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE OF THAT PERSISTENCE, WHICH MEANS THE MARINE LAYER MAYBE IT LEADS TO SOME AREAS OF DRIZZLE OVER THE UPCOMING DAYS, BUT OVERALL, I THINK MOST OF US STAY DRY.

WENDY FOR THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A NEW STORM SYSTEM WORKS ITS WAY INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SO WE WILL SEE THOSE CHANGES TONIGHT.

65 FOR THE LOW WITH LOW CLOUDS RETURNING FOR US, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST.

WE KNOW HOW THOSE TYPICALLY TRANSPIRE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THEN LEAD TO SOME MORE SUNSHINE LATER ON.

I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT SATURDAY, TOMORROW, BECAUSE THERE IS SOME MORE MOISTURE COMING INTO THE SOUTHWEST.

IT IS ALMOST THE LAST GASP, IF YOU WILL, OF THE MONSOON.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET IN ON THE ACTION, BUT SOME OF THIS HAS SPURRED UP FROM A LITTLE MOISTURE, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT FLOW COMING IN HERE ACROSS PLACES LIKE ARIZONA, TUCSON FOR EXAMPLE PICKING UP SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD INTO PORTIONS OF THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS ILIANA'S EYE PATH, TAKING IT FROM CABO SAN LUCAS AREA AT NORTHWARD HERE, WEAKENING AS IT DOES SO, SO NOT HAVING ANY DIRECT IMPACTS ON OUR WEATHER.

AS WE HAD THROUGH TIME TOMORROW, 76 FOR THE HYBRID RAMONA, 85 FOR THE DAY.

EL CAJON COMING IN AT 82 DEGREES.

CHULA VISTA, 76.

TOWARDS THE COAST, WE KEEP MORE OF A COMFORTABLE WEATHER, STAYING IN THE 70s, NOT REALLY MUCH CHANGE HERE AS WE ALLOW FOR THE MORNING CLOUDS TO BE QUITE THICK, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, BEFORE LIMITING SOME MORE SUNSHINE LATER ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AS WE WORK INTO THE INLAND COMMUNITIES, FALLING BACK INTO THE 70s AND EVEN LOWER TO MID 70s FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK, SO THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES FOR US WITH THE NUMBERS GOING DOWN.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN THE 50s HERE AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY, A VERY COOL PATTERN.

BUT WATCH FOR THOSE WINDS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, THAT'S WHEN THEY WILL REALLY RAMP UP WITH THE NEW AIR MASS COMING IN, AND IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE DESERT HERE AS WE TALK ABOUT TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM MELISSA.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HOW COLLEGES ARE CHANGING THE WAY THEY RESPOND TO PROTESTS ABOUT THE WAR IN GAZA.

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

>> [ MUSIC ] >>> TWO BOEING STAR LINER ASTRONAUTS WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SPIRITS, DESPITE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCE.

BUTCH WILMORE AND SONNY WILLIAMS TEST PILOTED THE CAPSULE IN EARLY JUNE.

THEY ONLY EXPECTED TO BE IN SPACE FOR EIGHT DAYS, BUT DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES, THE STAR LINER RETURNED TO EARTH EMPTY LAST WEEK.

THE TWO TOOK QUESTIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS TODAY.

AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WON'T BE HOME IN TIME FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, THEY STILL PLAN TO VOTE, ABSENTEE, OF COURSE.

>> I SENT DOWN MY REQUEST FOR A BALLOT TODAY, AS A MATTER OF FACT, AND THEY SHOULD GET IT TO US IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

ABSOLUTELY, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE WE ALL PLAY AS CITIZENS, TO BE INCLUDED IN THOSE ELECTIONS, AND NASA MAKES IT VERY EASY FOR US TO DO THAT.

>> IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT DUTY WE HAVE AS CITIZENS, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO VOTE FROM SPACE, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.

>> Reporter: WILMORE AND WILLIAMS ARE SET TO HITCH A RIDE BACK TO EARTH ON THE SPACEX DRAGON VEHICLE, AND THAT SHOULD HAPPEN SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

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