
Monday, August 12, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3368 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
San Diego Unified students are already back in the classroom — one week earlier than last summer.
San Diego Unified students are already back in the classroom — one week earlier than last summer. What else is new this school year. Plus, the county district attorney's office is cracking down on wage theft, but many victims may not even know it's happening. And could there be water on Mars? What local researchers have discovered about the Red Planet.
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Monday, August 12, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3368 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
San Diego Unified students are already back in the classroom — one week earlier than last summer. What else is new this school year. Plus, the county district attorney's office is cracking down on wage theft, but many victims may not even know it's happening. And could there be water on Mars? What local researchers have discovered about the Red Planet.
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>>> LEADERS FROM AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAME TOGETHER TODAY TO FOCUS ON ONE PROBLEM, HOMELESSNESS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I MAYA TRABULSI.
18 MAYORS JOINED IN SOLANO BEACH.
TONYA THORNE SAYS ONE OF THE BIG TOPICS WAS HOW SO MANY CITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER.>> WE ARE AT THE SANTA FE COUNTRY CLUB, LAWMAKERS GATHERED TO DISCUSS THE REGIONWIDE ISSUE, HOMELESSNESS.
THE EVENT CALLED TOGETHER 18 CITY MAYORS TO COMBAT THE ISSUE.
HERE IS THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND NATIONAL CITY MAYOR.>> AND YOU SIT DOWN FACE-TO-FACE AND TALK TO SOMEONE FROM LA MESA, FROM THE BEACH, FROM NATIONAL CITY, FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE COUNTY, WE ALL NEED TO KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER.>> IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START GETTING THINGS CLEANED UP.
THERE IS A NEW WAVE OF HOMELESSNESS, PUSHED OUT OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, AND THEN WE TAKE ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN.
THERE ARE LIMITED RESOURCES FOR THESE HUGE PROBLEMS.>> THE SUPREME COURT IS GIVING CITIES MORE HELP TO EXPAND CAN BANDS AND CONSERVATORSHIPS.
HERE IS THE CEO OF THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION.>> AT SOME POINT, SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP FOR WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS AS AN 18 CITY STRATEGIC PLAN INSTEAD OF 18 INDIVIDUAL PLANS, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND THAT MAKES SENSE, THEY THINK ABOUT THEIR CITY, SO, WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE TO THEM, YOU JUST THINK ABOUT YOUR CITY.
HOMELESSNESS KNOWS NO Z.I.P.
CODE.>> WE CAN EXPECT MORE AND MORE SAN DIEGO CITIES TO PICK UP HOMELESS AND KIMMITT HANDS, STRETCHING ALREADY THIN RESOURCES.>> WHEN GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED SENATE BILL 43, HE GAVE COUNTIES TWO YEARS TO FERMENT THE UPDATED CONSERVATORSHIP LAWS, AND TACKLING ADDICTION, HOWEVER, ONLY TWO COUNTIES HAVE BEGUN IMPLEMENTATION SO FAR.
OUR HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI SAYS SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS ACTIVELY PREPARING TO BEGIN A ROLLOUT.
BEFORE SB 43, CONSERVATORSHIPS WERE FOR THOSE UNABLE TO MEET THEIR OWN BASIC NEEDS, LIKE FOOD, SHELTER, OR CLOTHING.
A 2023 BILL INCLUDES THOSE UNABLE TO ENSURE SAFETY AND CARE.
IT EXTENDS CONSERVATORSHIPS TO INCLUDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
DR. BERGMAN HEADS THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.>> THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL HOMES EVERY YEAR.>> LAW ENFORCEMENT, CLINICAL AND POLICY EXPERTS IS TO DEVELOP TRAINING AND EDUCATION THAT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
>> COLLECTIVELY, A NEW TRAINING WAS DESIGNED.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE WE GOING TO SEE?
WHAT KIND OF SCENARIOS WILL WE BE RESPONSIVE TO?
>> SO FAR, OVER 100 PEACE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON THE NEW MATERIA.>> WE'VE GOT TO PREPARE THEM FOR THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS APPROPRIATE, WE'VE GOT TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW TO BE RESPONSIVE TO SOME PRETTY COMP LOCATED STATUTORY LANGUAGE IN REAL TIME, AND OF COURSE UNDER WHAT WILL BE INEVITABLY MESSY CIRCUMSTANCES.>> THE COUNTY IS LAUNCHING A PROGRAM IN OCTOBER TO BETTER CONNECT ADDICTION TREATMENT WITH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.>> WE SEE PROVIDERS GOING INTO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE ON 5150S WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
ENGAGEMENT, ESTABLISHMENT, TRUSTING IN A RELATIONAL REPORT, IT'S SO CRITICAL.
HE SAYS THE COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS 78 DETOX BEDS AND NEEDS MORE.
THERE ARE PLANS UNDERWAY TO ADD 21 MORE BEDS, INCREASING CAPACITY BY NEARLY 30%.
ADDITIONALLY, A NEW SUCH AS ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY WILL ADD AROUND 100 MORE BEDS.>> WE ARE MAKING REALLY SIGNIFICANT STRIDES, ALL OF THESE COMING ONLINE BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2025.
CITY HAVE ALSO BROKEN GROUND IN EL CAJON WHERE UNITS OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE DROP OFF LOCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS DETAINED UNDER 5150 HOLDS.
ALTHOUGH SB 43 IS CHALLENGING, IT ALSO COMES WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY.
>> WE CAN MAKE IT REALLY PUNCTUATED PROGRESS.
>> BERGMAN SAYS THE COUNTY IS COLLABORATING WITH THE STATE TO CREATE NEW TREATMENT SETTINGS AND A SYSTEM THAT ETTER INTEGRATES MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION CARE.
HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.
JUMPING AHEAD TO TONIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING TO A LOW OF 68, NOT BAD, BUT WE ARE STILL TRACKING SOME LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.
TAKE IT EASY ON THE ROADS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OUT LATE OR EARLY, YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME LOWERED VISIBILITY, ALTHOUGH WE ARE TRACKING CHANCES FOR A THUNDERSTORM.
WE WILL TELL YOU WHICH AREA IS MOST AT RISK, AND HOW LONG THE RAIN WILL STICK AROUND.
>>> A ROUGH START TO THE WEEK, THE DOW FELL 1000 POINTS, MAKING THE BIGGEST DAILY PERCENTAGE LOSS IN TWO YEARS, AFTER FEARS OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN SENT SHOCKWAVES OVER THE MARKETS.
WHAT IS MAKING INVESTORS NERVOUS, AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR YOU.>> PANIC ON MONDAY, MARKETS DIPPING SHARPLY OVERNIGHT, THE DOW OPENED DOWN OVER 1000 POINTS, SETTING OFF ALARM BELLS.
>> UNCERTAINTY IS THE WORST ENEMY, PANIC IS THE ULTIMATE UNCERTAINTY OUT THERE.
>> INVESTORS APPEAR ANXIOUS OVER THE FEDERAL RESERVE DECISION NOT TO TRIM INTEREST RATES LAST WEEK, AS IT WAITS FOR INFLATION TO FALL FURTHER.
FOLLOWING FRIDAY'S DISAPPOINTING JULY JOBS REPORT SHOWING THE UNITED STATES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TAKING UP TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE OCTOBER 2021, THE FED CHAIR COULD SEE HIS PATIENTS BACKFIRING.>> THEY ARE FEELING REMORSE IF THEY DIDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER ON THE RATE CUT IN JULY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE WILL NECESSARILY GO INTO RECESSION, I THINK THE FINANCIAL MARKETS DO HAVE IT RIGHT.
>> SOME ARE SAYING THE U.S. CENTRAL BANK WILL BE FORCED INTO A RARE EMERGENCY RATE CUT.
SOME ANALYSTS SAY THIS IS POSSIBLE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE LIKELY.>> THE FED WANTS TO STICK TO A PREDETERMINED CALENDAR.
THE FED HAS A LOT TO CONSIDER BEFORE IT SLASHES RATES, AND IT IS STILL TOO SOON TO TELL IF THE ECONOMY IS SIMPLY COOLING AS PLANNED, OR HEADED FOR A DEEP-FREEZE.>> WE HAVE SOME DISAPPOINTING ECONOMIC DATA THAT IS WORRISOME, FAR FROM GIVING US PROOF THAT THE ECONOMY IS IN CONTRACT, BROADLY SPEAKING.
>> A LAWSUIT ACCUSING THE FORMER CHAIR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
OUR METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE ACCUSER HAS RECANTED.>> OSCAR BRENDAN PUBLICLY ACCUSED HIS EX- BOYFRIEND OF HAVING WITH HIM WHILE HE WAS TOO DRUNK TO CONSENT.
THE ACCUSATIONS WERE DETAILED IN A LAWSUIT THAT HAS NOW BEEN WITHDRAWN.
RODRIGUEZ KENNEDY HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE, HE STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS POSITION AS THE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN MAY 2022.
LAST WEEK, THEY ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT, SAYING "RECENTLY WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS ON A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT CAUSED US BOTH A LOT OF PAIN.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT CERTAIN POLITICAL ACTORS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS MISUNDERSTANDING IN AN EFFORT TO DAMAGE WILLIAMS REPUTATION.
WITH THIS BEHIND US, WE ARE WISHING EACH OTHER THE VERY BEST AS WE MOVE ON WITH OUR LIVES.
WILLIAM AND I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO RESPECT OUR PEACE AND PRIVACY.
RODRIGUEZ KENNEDY STILL WORKS IN TICS.
ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.
>>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS MAKING THE BIGGEST DECISION OF HER TWO WEEK OLD PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, SHE IS EXPECTED TO CHOOSE A RUNNING MATE AND INTRODUCE THE TICKET TO VOTERS THIS WEEK.
JULIA BENBROOK TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TOP CONTENDERS.>> VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS INTERVIEWED SOME OF HER POTENTIAL VP PICKS ON SUNDAY.
TWO OF THOSE TOP CONTENDERS ARE FROM BATTLEGROUND STATES, INCLUDING JOSH SHAPIRO.
THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS A DEEPLY PERSONAL DECISION, SHE WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR HER AND THE COUNTRY.
>> AND ARIZONA SENATOR MARK KELLY, A RETIRED NAVY CAPTAIN AND IS NOT, ARE VISITING A STATE JOE BIDEN ONE BY OVER 10,000 VOTES IN 2020.
>> DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO DRAG US BACK TO HIS PRIOR ADMINISTRATION, WHICH WAS A BAD DEAL FOR AMERICANS.
>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ OF MINNESOTA, A FORMER TEACHER AND CONGRESSMAN, ALSO ON THE SHORT LIST, ONE OF THE FIRST TO REFER TO THE TOP OF THE TICKET AS "WEIRD."
IT'S A TALKING POINT THAT HAS GAINED TRACTION IN RECENT WEEKS.
>> I THICK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT, THE BEST DECISION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT.
>> HARRIS WAS CONCERNED WITH WHAT ONE SOURCE CLOSE TO THE PROCESS CALLED THE THREE C'S, CONFIDENCE, CHEMISTRY, AND CORE VALUES.
AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S WHO SHE HAS CHEMISTRY WITH.>> HARRIS AND HER VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK WILL HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, CRISSCROSSING THE COUNTRY.
THE FIRST STOP IS TUESDAY, IN PHILADELPHIA.
REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.
>>> CHULA VISTA HAS BEEN TELLING MORE AND MORE CARS FOR BEING PARKED ON THE STREET FOR TOO LONG.
SOUTH BAY REPORTER COREY SUZUKI SAYS THEY ARE WORRIED THIS CRACKDOWN IS HURTING ONE OF THE REGIONS GROWING COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS SENIORS.>> DARRELL WARD STILL REMEMBERS THE DAY HIS MOM BOUGHT HER FIRST BRAND- NEW CAR, A GLEAMING SILVER BUICK.>> I WAS WITH HER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
THERE WAS THIS AIR OF COMPLETE, UTTER LOVE.
>> A CAREER, ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TO FLORIDA AND BACK.
AND TO THE LOCAL BOWLING ALLEY, WHERE SHE USED TO PLAY ALMOST EVERY DAY.
SHE IS 92 NOW.
GETTING AROUND HAS HELPED HER STAY INDEPENDENT.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, ALL OF THAT CHANGED.
THEY USUALLY PARK HER CAR ON THE STREET, SINCE IT HAS DISABLED PARKING.>> ONE MORNING I WENT OUT TO CHECK ON IT, AND IT WAS GONE.>> THE CAR HAD BEEN TOWED, THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK IT FOR VIOLATING THE 72 HOUR LAW, WHICH MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO PARK ON THE STREET IN THE SAME SPOT FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS.>> I WAS SHOCKED, NOT FOR ME, BUT FOR MY MOM, I KNEW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN INCIDENT THAT WOULD BE CLOSE TO HER HEART.
>> THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY, NOW HE IS CONSIDERING FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY.
CHULA VISTA HAS BEEN DOING MORE AND MORE CARS.
NUMBERS DIPPED SLIGHTLY WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT HIM ABOUT LAST YEAR THE CITY HAD A NEW RECORD, SEIZING 550 CARS IN ONE YEAR.
ADVOCATES FOR OLDER PEOPLE WORRY SOME OF THESE TOWING PRACTICES IN CHULA VISTA AND OTHER MAJOR CITIES ARE HURTING SENIORS MUCH MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DISABILITIES, MANY OF WHOM LIVE BY THEMSELVES.
JONAH IS AN ADVOCATE FOR SENIORS RIGHTS.
HE WROTE THAT OLDER PEOPLE OFTEN HAVE TO TAKE LONGER TRIPS TO THE HOSPITAL, FOR EXAMPLE.>> WHEN THEY COME OUT, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY WILL WORRY ABOUT IS THEIR CAR, MEDICINE, GETTING WELL, BUT MOSTLY THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR.
THE CAR MAY BE SITTING IN AN IMPOUND LOT FOUR DAYS, THEY MAY HAVE TO PAY SIGNIFICANT FEES TO GET IT BACK.
SOME HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED FOR TOWING PRACTICES, MAJOR CITIES LIKE SAN DIEGO AND SAN FRANCISCO FREQUENTLY CONDUCT WHAT THEY CALL POVERTY TOES, SEIZING CARS FOR MINOR VIOLATIONS THAT DON'T POSE ANY MAJOR THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE DISPROPORTIONATELY HURT POOR RESIDENTS, BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES, AND UNHOUSED PEOPLE, AND IN MANY CASES, THE OWNERS CANNOT AFFORD TICKETS AND FEES, AND LOSE THEIR CARS ALTOGETHER.
ANGELA VISTA, THE REASON THEY ARE DOING MORE CARS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE RECEIVING MORE COMPLAINTS.
WE SPOKE TO A TRAFFIC ATTENDANT.
>> WE ARE NOT SEEKING OUT THE ELDERLY, OR PEOPLE IN POVERTY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE ARE DEALING WITH POOR NEIGHBORHOODS, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE WELL OFF.
THOSE THAT ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT PEOPLE LEAVING THEIR CARS ON THE STREET.>> THE PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO GIVE THEM A FAIR ROAD WARNING, GIVING RESIDENTS THREE DAYS TO MOVE A CAR.
IF THEY DO END UP TELLING IT, THEY WILL SEND A LETTER TO THE OWNER.
STILL, HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CITY DOES NOT CHANGE THE APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO CARS WITH DISABLED PARKING RECORDS.
HE ARGUES THAT SHOULD CHANGE, HE SAYS THE CITY SHOULD GIVE OWNERS WITH DISABLED PLATES EXTRA TIME TO RESPOND, OR DO A WELLNESS CHECK WITH THE ADDRESS ON FILE BEFORE TOWING.
THEY ALSO EXCLUDE OTHER POLICY CHANGES, LIKE SENDING OWNERS A TEXT IF THEIR CAR IS ABOUT TO BE TOWED.
A CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS THEY WILL EXPLORE SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS.>> IN THE CASE OF WORKING WITH OUR SENIORS, AND IF THEY ARE DISABLED, WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM CONTINUING TO LIVE WITH THEIR INDEPENDENT LIVES.>> HE SAYS THE APPROACH NEEDS TO CHANGE.
THAT $1000 BILL DESTABILIZED THEM, AS THEY LIVE ON FIXED INCOMES AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO COVER RENT.
>> THAT WAS A CHANGE OF LIFE FOR BOTH OF US.
MOM, WE ENDED UP USING CREDIT CARDS, OVER $1000, AND IN DOING THAT, WE COULD NEVER RECOVER.
>> WARD BLAMES HIMSELF FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING THE LAW BETTER, BUT HE THINKS THE CITY SHOULD DO MORE TO SEE THINGS FROM A SENIORS POINT OF VIEW.
>> THAT IS COMMON SENSE, THAT'S NOT WRITING A TICKET, THAT'S BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.>> SHE DOES HAVE HER CAR BACK, AT LEAST THEY CAN'T MOVE IT EVERY THREE DAYS, SO THEY DECIDED TO LEAVE IT IN THE MACULA WITH WORTH DAUGHTER.
THEY TALKED ABOUT SELLING IT WORK SMARTER, BUT THEY CAN'T LET IT GO, TOO MANY MEMORIES.>>> COVID-19 CASES ARE ON THE RISE AGAIN, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS HAVE BEEN INCREASING FOR WEEKS, SHOWS THE LEVEL OF IN WASTEWATER ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS HIGH.
MANDY HAS MORE ON THE LATEST VARIANCE THAT IS SPREADING, AND WHEN THE UPDATED VACCINE IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT.>> RIGHT NOW, IT IS THE MOST COMMON COVID-19 VARIANT IN THE UNITED STATES, A DESCENDENT OF THE OMICRON VARIANT IS DESCENDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IF IT'S BEEN A WHILE, YOU MAY BE IN A VULNERABLE COMMUNITY.
>> WE ARE SEEING A SUMMER SURGE AS THE PROTECTION WEARS OFF FROM THE LAST SET OF SHOTS.
>> THE 2024 AND 2025 COVID-19 VACCINES, EXPECTED TO BE OUT THIS FALL, WILL TARGET NEW STRAINS, AND THE OMICRON FAMILY, AND EXPERTS EXPECT IT TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST STRAINS CURRENTLY CIRCULATING.
EVERYONE AGES SIX MONTHS AND OLDER SHOULD RECEIVE AN UPDATED VACCINE.
MANY HAVE UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS, CERTAIN DISABILITIES, AND SENIORS.>> A COMBINATION SHOT, COVID AND FLU, MAY BE HEARD ABOUT THIS, IT WOULD BE COLD AND FLU IN THE SAME SHOT.
MODERNA HAD POSITIVE TRIAL RESULTS WITH ACCOMMODATION EARLIER THIS SUMMER, BUT WE ARE LEARNING IT IS NOT GOING TO BE READY UNTIL THIS FALL.
SEE THE CDC SAYS IT IS SAFE TO RECEIVE THE COVID AND FLU VACCINES AT THE SAME TIME.
EXPERTS RECOMMEND YOU GET THOSE BEFORE THE END OF OCTOBER.
FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.
>> THE CDC SAYS AS OF MID-MAY, LESS THAN 20% OF U.S.
ADULTS HAVE REPORTED RECEIVING AN UPDATED VACCINE FOR LESS THAN 15% OF CHILDREN WERE REPORTED TO BE UP TO DATE WITH THEIR COVID VACCINATIONS.>>> SPENDING TIME OUT IN THE ELEMENTS CAN BE HAZARDOUS IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED, SOME POPULAR TRAILS ARE CLOSED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT, SOME HIKERS WERE THERE EARLIER TODAY, TO AVOID THE PEAK TEMPERATURES.
CAL FIRE RECOMMENDS LOOSE CLOTHING, HIKING IN GROUPS, AND HAVING A CHARGED BONE AND LESS IN CASE THEY NEED TO CALL FOR HELP.
>> I WANT TO BEAT THE HEAT BEFORE THE SUN STARTS TO COME IN AND THE HEAT STARTS TO INCREASE, TODAY IS JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL CHALLENGE, SO HEAT ON.
>> TWO TRAILS IN THE EAST COUNTY WERE BOTH CLOSED TODAY DUE TO THE HEAT, JUST YESTERDAY, SIX HIKERS WERE RESCUED IN JULIAN.
CAL FIRE SAYS THEY WERE ON A TRAIL THAT WAS CLOSED.
[ MUSIC ] >>> I WANT TO START YOU OFF WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES, THE BIG THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
IT HAS BEEN A HOT START, AND WHILE WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HANG ONTO THE HEAT HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AS WE DO HEAD INTO TUESDAY, WE ARE GOING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN MONSOON MOISTURE AND THE INFLUENCES THAT WILL BE BRINGING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WITH THAT, WE ARE STILL TRACKING SOME PATCHY LOW CLOUDS TOWARD THE COAST OVER THE NEXT COMING DAYS, SO AGAIN, TAKE IT EASY AND STAY AWARE OF THE WEATHER IF YOU ARE OUT EARLY OR OUT LATE.
WITH THAT INCREASE IN MONSOON MOISTURE, WE ARE TRACKING THE CHANCES FOR STORMS THIS WEEK, ESPECIALLY ACROSS MORE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND FURTHER EAST TOWARD THE DESERTS.
63 IN OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO, LOWER AT 68.
FURTHER EAST, RAMONA, A LOW OF 64, MOUNT LAGUNA, WARMER AT 70, DRAGO SPRINGS, LOW TEMPERATURE'S IN THE 80s.
WITH THAT HEAT, OF COURSE WE DO HAVE A FEW WEATHER ALERTS, WE DO HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES ACROSS INLAND AREAS, AND THAT DOES GO THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, AND WE EVEN HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS THAT ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS DESERT TERRAIN, BORREGO SPRINGS, COACHELLA VALLEY, HEADS UP, IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE TOASTY AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW.
LOOK AT WHERE THE HIGH WILL GO, INLAND, RAMONA, 100, BORREGO SPRINGS, 112 DEGREES, MOUNT LAGUNA, LOWER 80s, NOT FAR OFF IN SAN DIEGO, A HIGH OF 79, OCEANSIDE, REACHING HIGHS IN THE 80s AS WELL, WITH A HIGH OF 82.
THAT SLIGHT INCREASE FOR CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS DOES START TO ROLL THROUGH AGAIN WHEN YOU HAD THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING INTO TUESDAY, SIMILAR STORY ON WEDNESDAY.
HE WILL NOTICE IT IS NOT A WASHOUT, BUT WE COULD SNEAK IN A THUNDERSTORM THAT COULD REDUCE SOME GUSTS OF WIND.
ALONG THE COAST HERE, TEMPERATURES ARE STAYING IN THE 80s, EVEN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, NOT DROPPING MUCH, OVERALL, PRETTY STEADY HERE EVEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH THAT COMMITTEE DOES START TO INCREASE AS WELL AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE WEEKEND.
FURTHER INLAND WE ARE STAYING IN THE 90s THERE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, NOT DROPPING OFF MUCH, STILL IN THE UPPER 80s HERE HEADING INTO THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.
WE ARE TRACKING DIMENSIONS FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THOSE CHANCES DON'T QUITE GO AWAY, THE HIGH WILL DIP IN THE MOUNTAINS, BACK DOWN TO THE 70s, STAYING THERE EVEN THROUGH SATURDAY.
HOT, HOT, HOT, EVEN INTO TUESDAY, CAPTURES ACROSS THE DESERT WILL DROP JUST A FEW DEGREES, BUT STILL PRETTY HOT, WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.>>> TONIGHT, A JUDGE RULES GOOGLE IS OPERATING A MONOPOLY, A MAJOR BLOW TO THE TECH GIANT.
THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 P.M., AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
>>> SAN DIEGO ANIMAL SHELTERS HAVE BEEN FULL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS THE COST OF CARE AND SUPPLIES RISE.
KATIE SAYS THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY PET FOOD PANTRY IS SEEING HIGHER DEMAND, AND FEWER DONATIONS.
>> SHE'S BEEN GETTING PET FOOD AT THE PANTRY FOR TWO YEARS.
OUR RECENT TUESDAY, HE LEFT TO GET FOOD FOR HIS DOG CHLOE.
PET OWNERS CAN STOP BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY CAMPUSES TO GET A BAG OF DOG OR CAT FOOD, AND DEMAND HAS BEEN RISING.>> WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE 200 PEOPLE EVERY DAY.
WE ARE SERVING 300 PEOPLE EACH DAY.
SO THEY'VE ALSO BEEN GETTING FEWER DONATIONS.
GONZALES SAYS THEY DESPERATELY NEED DRY DOG AND CAT FOOD, AND WHAT DOG FOOD.
KEEPING THE PANTRY GOING IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS ANIMAL SHELTERS REMAIN FULL.
>> SUMMER IS ALWAYS THE HIGHEST CAPACITY, BUT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN DIFFERENT, WE HAVE REALLY BEEN THAT HIGH CAPACITY THE WHOLE TIME.
WE HAVE 2000 ANIMALS IN CARE, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DOGS WE'VE EVER HAD IN A 144 YEAR EXISTENCE, AND FRANKLY, NOT ENOUGH ADOPTERS.
>> ONE VET SURVEYED MORE THAN 1000 DOG OWNERS IN JUNE, ONE IN SIX HAD GIVEN UP A DOG IN A PREVIOUS YEAR, COMPARED TO NEARLY A THIRD CITING THE INABILITY TO AFFORD DOG FOOD OR VETERINARY CARE.
YOU SPEND SO MUCH MORE TIME BRINGING PETS INTO THE HOME, WE WANT THOSE PETS TO BE ABLE TO STAY THERE FOREVER.
SEE THE HUMANE SOCIETY PANTRIES ARE OPEN FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 6 P.M. TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, DONATIONS CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE PANTRIES OR PURCHASED THROUGH THE HUMANE SOCIETY AMAZON WISH LISTS.
>> AND HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW ON MORNING EDITION, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WANTS TO ALLOW ROCK CLIMBERS TO ESTABLISH PERMANENT SAFETY DEVICES, BUT THERE IS DEBATE OVER WHETHER THIS VIOLATES A FEDERAL WILDERNESS ACT, AND FROM FARMERS MARKETS TO COMMUNITY GARDENS, KPBS MID-DAY EDITION IS HIGHLIGHTING EFFORTS ACROSS SAN DIEGO TO PRIORITIZE FOOD ACCESS AND HEALTH HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT, I MAYA TRABULSI.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODEL SERVICES, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.
AND BY CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.
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