>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS NOW CANCELED THE VISAS OF AT LEAST 529 STUDENTS, FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS ACROSS 88 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY.

THAT, ACCORDING TO CNN.

THE REPORTER SAYS AT LEAST NINE OF THOSE STUDENTS ATTEND UNIVERSITIES IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: FOUR STUDENTS AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY HAVE HAD THEIR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISAS REVOKED.

SCHOOL OFFICIALS TOLD STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF YESTERDAY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT COORDINATE WITH THE CAMPUS OR PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE OR EXPLANATION.

F-1 VISA HOLDER WASN'T ONE OF THE FOUR STUDENTS BUT THE NEWS STILL SHOCKED HER.

SHE'S LEARNING ENGLISH AND PLANS TO STUDY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

>> I THINK IT IS GOOD THING TO CONNECT WORLD AND TALK OTHER COUNTRIES, PEOPLE.

I WANT TO BE LIKE THAT.

IF THEY TAKE MY RIGHT TO STUDY HERE, HOW CAN I LIVE HERE?

IT'S SO CRAZY WORLD.

>> Reporter: F-1 VISAS ALLOW PEOPLE TO ENTER THE U.S. AS FULL-TIME STUDENTS.

INFORMATION ABOUT THEM IS STORED IN A FEDERAL DATABASE.

UC SAN DIEGO SAYS IT LEARNED OF ITS FIVE STUDENTS' VISA REVOCATIONS DURING A ROUTINE CHECK OF THE SYSTEM.

SAN DIEGO STATE SAYS IT IS LOOKING FOR CHANGES MULTIPLE TIMES DAY.

>> IT WILL USUALLY GET REVOKED IF THEY AREN'T GOING TO CLASS OR FAILING GRADES OR NOT PAYING TUITION.

USUALLY IT IS THE SCHOOLS THAT WILL AFFIRMATIVELY REVOKE IT.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH WHAT THEY NEED TO BE A STUDENT.

WHAT IS UNUSUAL NOW IS IT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE GOING INTO SYSTEMS AND REVOKING IT WITHOUT GIVING ANY NOTICE TO THE SCHOOLS.

>> Reporter: SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO HAS SAID SOME PEOPLE WITH REVOKED VISAS WERE INVOLVED WITH PRO-PALESTINIAN CAMPUSES WHILE OTHERS HAD CRIMINAL RECORDS.

ARRESTS CAN AFFECT A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO KEEP OR RENEW A VISA.

IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS SAY SOME STUDENTS HAVE HAD THEIR VISAS REVOKED, EVEN THOUGH THEIR CRIMINAL CASES WERE DISMISSED.

LYNN SAYS IT MAY LEAD STUDENTS TO AVOID COMING TO THE U.S. AT ALL.

>> WITH THE AIM TO CREATE FEAR, A CHILLING EFFECT ON EVERYONE, STUDENTS ARE A VITAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

VITAL PARTS OF OUR UNIVERSITY, OUR ECONOMY, AND THEY BRING A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN THAT IS IMPACTFUL IN SO MANY WAYS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO STATE HAS DIRECTED STUDENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CENTER FOR ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE IS DEMANDING TO KNOW HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS FACILITATING THE RETURN OF A MAN IT ILLEGALLY DEPORTED.

DURING A HEARING THIS AFTERNOON, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADMITTED IT HAD NO INFORMATION ON KILMAR ARMANDO ABREGO GARCIA'S CURRENT WHEREABOUTS.

THE MARYLAND MAN WAS MISTAKENLY DEPORTED TO EL SALVADOR DUE TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.

HE IS BEING HELD IN A HIGH-SECURITY PRISON WITH OTHER U.S. DEPORTEES.

TODAY'S HEARING FOLLOWS A SUPREME COURT HEARING REQUIRING THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE STEPS TOWARD SECURING ABREGO GARCIA'S RELEASE, BUT IT STOPS SHORT OF REQUIRING THE GOVERNMENT TO ACTUALLY BRING HIM BACK HOME.

>> THE GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY DID SAY THAT THEY INTEND TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER AND BRING HIM BACK.

THAT'S THE BARE MINIMUM.

THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT ALREADY.

THEY'VE HAD PLENTY OF TIME BETWEEN THE SUPREME COURT'S ORDER EARLY YESTERDAY THIS EVENING AND NOW.

HE SHOULD BE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S A FIVE-HOUR FLIGHT.

>> THE SUPREME COURT MADE THEIR RULING LAST NIGHT VERY CLEAR THAT IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FACILITATE THE RETURN, NOT TO FECTUATE THE RETURN.

>> THE U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE IS ORDERING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE DAILY UPDATES ON ITS PROGRESS.

THE SUPREME COURT DID NOT GIVE A DEADLINE FOR WHEN ABREGO GARCIA SHOULD BE RETURNED.

>>> TONIGHT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME EXTRA CLOUDS STILL BEING AROUND, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR COASTAL AREAS.

MAYBE SOME OF THE DENSE FOG A BIT OF A CONCERN AND THAT WILL HOLD AS WE GO THROUGH WEEKEND.

56, THE LOW FOR THE CITY.

WE ARE COMING OFF OF THE HOT TEMPERATURES.

THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES, I SHOULD SAY, WITH THAT FULL FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> FROM DRAMATIC MARKET UPS AND DOWNS TO TARIFF CONFUSION, IT'S BEEN ANOTHER ROLLER COASTER WEEK ON WALL STREET.

THE SURVEY OUT TODAY SHOWS THE ECONOMIC CHAOS IS STOKING CONSUMER PESSIMISM.

KAREN IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT WHY THAT MATTERS.

>> Reporter: THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SAID FRIDAY THAT ITS MONTHLY CONSUMER SENTIMENT READING, A LOOK AT HOW CONSUMERS FEEL ABOUT THE ECONOMY, PLUNGED FOR THE MONTH WITH AMERICANS NOT ONLY FEELING UNEASY ABOUT WHERE THE ECONOMY IS RIGHT NOW BUT ALSO WHERE IT IS HEADED.

AMERICANS FEEL UNEASY ABOUT THE ECONOMY, ACCORDING TO A CLOSELY WATCHED MONTHLY SURVEY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

THE PESSIMISM DRIVEN IN PART BY CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS THAT INFLATION WILL PUSH HIGHER BY THE END.

YEAR.

>> WHEN PRICES GO UP, BY DEFINITION, PEOPLE BUY LESS.

WHEN THEY BUY LESS, THERE IS LESS DEMAND.

YOU SEE THE DECLINE IN CONSUMER AND INVESTOR SENTIMENT.

>> Reporter: THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WHICH NUKTD THIS PRIOR TO TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON A 90-DAY PAUSE ON SOME TARIFFS, I SAID CONSUMERS ARE MORE SOUR ON THE ECONOMY WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT UNEMPLOYMENT WILL RISE AS WELL.

WILD SWINGS IN THE STOCK MARKET WILL LIKELY PERSIST TOO, STRATEGISTS SAY.

>> UNLESS WE GET TO A PLACE WHERE SOME OF THE NEGOTIATIONS TURN INTO SOME TRADE DEAL.

>> Reporter: BOTH WALL STREET AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE HOW CONSUMER PESSIMISM AND MARKET ANXIETY IMPACT CONSUMER SPENDING WHICH DRIVES ABOUT 70% OF THE U.S. ECONOMIC ENGINE.

>> VOLATILITY IS HERE TO STAY.

THE MARKET ISN'T GOING DIRECTLY DOWN.

IT WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY UP.

A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS EACH DAY.

THAT MEANS IFICATION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

>> Reporter: AND LOOKING AT THE IMPACT, NOW TRUMP HAS HIKED THE TARIFF ON GOODS IMPORTED FROM CHINA TOOT LEAST 145%, UPDATED RESEARCH BY THE BUDGET LAB AT YALE ESTIMATES PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TARIFF THERE'S COST THE TYPICAL MIDDLE CLASS HOUSEHOLD AN STRAN EXTRA $3700 A YEAR.

>>> TARIFFS ON ILL PORTED GOODS ARE LEADING TO PRICE HIKES AT ASIAN MARKETS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

CARA REPORTS FROM LOS ANGELES.

>> Reporter: SHE RUNS WING HOP FUNG, THE FAMILY BUSINESS HER PARENTS STARTED IN CHINATOWN IN 1985.

ITS FOCUS, IMPORTING TEAS AND OTHER ASIAN PRODUCTS, SOMETHING THAT JUST GOT EXPONENTIALLY HARDER.

>> OUR BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER IS CHINA.

WHEN WE HEAR THE TARIFFS ARE GOING UP, WE FEEL IT IS A THREAT TO SMALL MINORITY BUSINESSES LIKE OURS.

>> Reporter: WEDNESDAY MORNING, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HIKED THE TARIFFS ON CHINA.

SHE SAID SHE HAS CONTAINERS COMING IN WITH SIX FIGURES WORTH OF PRODUCT.

SHE'LL NOT SURE HOW SHE'LL ABSORB A TARIFF THAT MORE THAN DOUBLES HER COST.

>> AS SOON AS THAT CONTAINER ARRIVES TO OUR WAREHOUSE, IT HAS TO BE PAID RIGHT AWAY.

>> Reporter: SHE'S HOLDING SHIPMENTS BUST ONE TOUGH TO DELAY, THE SPRING TEAS HER RETAIL AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS WANT.

>> I'M TALKING TO BROKE ORDERS.

WE HAVE CALLS WITH OUR VENDORS, OUR SUPPLIERS.

>> THE PRICES WILL GO UP.

MAYBE I GET A LITTLE TIME TO GET SOME OTHER STUFF BEFORE EVERYTHING GOES UP.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID HER BUSINESS HAS ALREADY TAKEN HITS FROM COVID, INFLATION, AND DROPS IN TOURISM.

THE TARIFFS COULD BE A MASSIVE NEW BLOW.

>> WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS 40 YEARS.

OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE COME TO TRUST US.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST.

>> Reporter: OVER AT JONES COFFEE, CHUCK JONES IMPORTS MUCH OF HIS BEAN INVENTORY FROM GUATEMALA.

HE THEN ROASTS AND SELLS IT.

>> MY MOM WAS BORN ON OUR FAMILY COFFEE FARM.

SHE'S FIFTH GENERATION.

>> Reporter: BUT HE SAID THANKS TO A DROP IN THE WORLD MARKED O'MARKET ALONG WITH MUCH HIGHER TARIFFS, HIS COFFEE FINANCIALS ARE OKAY FOR NOW.

HIS BIGGER IMMEDIATE CONCERN, CUPS AND EQUIPMENT IMPORTED FROM CHINA.

>> ONCE IT GETS ROASTED, IT REVEALS STUFF TOO.

>> Reporter: WE SAT DOWN FOR A TASTING OF THE BEANS JUST BOUGHT BACK FROM BOUGHT.

HE IS HOPING A TEMPORARY TARIFF SHAKE-UP COULD CAUSE SOME POSITIVE CHANGE.

>> I HOPE THE END RESULT WILL BE A MORE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR EVERYBODY.

I HOPE THAT ALSO SHAKES DOWN TO THE FARMERS AND THE AMERICANS THAT AREN'T PART OF THE 1%.

>> Reporter: UNTIL NOW, HE SAYS AMERICAN HISTORY HAS HELPED PROTECT HIS BUSINESS FROM TARIFFS.

>> EVER SINCE THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, COFFEE AND TEA HAS BEEN THE SACRED COW.

>> Reporter: BUT THAT'S ALL CHANGED FOR HER.

SHE SUDDENLY FOUND HERSELF IN ROUGH NEW WATERS.

>> DEAL WITH THE BEST WE CAN TO STAY IN BUSINESS.

>>> TUESDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO FILE INCOME TAXES.

IF YOU STILL NEED TO FILE.

THERE ARE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING FREE ASSISTANCE.

UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAYS IF YOU MAKE $60,000 A YEAR OR LESS, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SOME TAX CREDITS.

THEY TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV, THEY HELP AROUND 40,000 FAMILIES EVERY YEAR.

>> MAYBE BLOW IT OFF AND THINK I'M NOT ELIGIBLE, OR I'M NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING BACK.

PROBABLY ABOUT 20% OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE DON'T EVEN TRY.

YOU COULD GET A REFUND THAT IS $100.

YOU COULD GET A REFUND THAT'S THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT YOUR OWN SITUATION WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY.

>> Reporter: IT'S TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR FREE TAX PREM SERVICE THIS YEAR.

BUT APPOINTMENTS USUALLY OPEN BY THE END OF JANUARY.

>>> THE SCHOOL YEAR ISN'T OVER YET BUT THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT FALL.

KPBS ROTTER MELISSA MAY IS IN THE NEWSROOM TO TELL US HOW THE DISTRICT IS MAKING IT EASIER TO APPLY FOR A BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HAS A PROGRAM CALLED PRIME TIME OFFERING LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL WHILE THE PARENTS ARE AT WORK.

THEY HAVE 16,000 SPOTS AND THEY HOPE TO HAVE MORE NEXT YEAR, DEPENDING ON THE STATE BUDGET.

IT IS PAID FOR WITH GRANTS SO IT'S FREE FOR FAMILIES.

AND IT HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR.

SO POPULAR THAT IN THE PAST, ALL THE SPOTS FILLED UP ALMOST RIGHT AWAY.

FOR FAMILIES, THAT HAS BEEN STRESSFUL.

>> WE REALLY WANTED TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE STRESS IT PUT ON OUR FAMILIES, MAKING SURE THAT FAMILIES WITH SIBLINGS, MAYBE YOU HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AT HOME.

OH, WAIT, YOU GET IN BUT YOU'RE 801 AND YOU'RE 805.

SO IT IS CHANGING TO A LOTTERY SYSTEM WHICH OPENS UP MONDAY MORNING.

PARENTS WILL GET A TEXT MESSAGE AND AN EMAIL WITH THE LINK THAT THEY CAN CLICK ON STARTING AT 8:00.

PACE EMPHASIZE THAT HAD PARENTS DO NOT NEED TO STRESS OUT ABOUT BEING THE FIRST TO SUBMIT THEIR STUDENTS' APPLICATION.

IT'S NOT FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.

YOU CAN SMILT RIGHT AT 8:00 A.M. ON MONDAY OR WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD ON MAY 2nd.

THE LOTTERY WILL BE HELD IN JULY.

IN THE NEWSROOM, MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, CHINA RAISES TARIFFS ON THE U.S.

EVEN FURTHER IN THE ESCALATING TRADE WAR.

THAT'S COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> AS PART OF OUR REPUBLICAN MATTERS INITIATIVE, KPBS WORKS WITH ANOTHER NONPROFIT NEWSROOM.

I-NEWS SOURCE.

YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THEIR STORIES HERE ON EVENING EDITION.

THEY ARE GUN THE HELP OF A PROGRAM CALLED DOCUMENTERS.

IT TRAINS AND PAYS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TAKE NOTES AT GOVERNMENT MEETINGS.

OUR REPORTER SPOKE WITH TWO PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK.

>> Reporter: WHY DID YOU BECOME A DOCUMENTER?

>> YEAH.

I MOVED TO SAN DIEGO LAST YEAR AND I WAS REALLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY.

I HEARD ABOUT THE DOCUMENTERS PROGRAM AND IT SEEMED AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO DO JUST THAT.

I'M ALSO REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT LOCAL JOURNALISM.

>> Reporter: WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A DOCUMENTER?

>> OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS OR SO, I'VE GONE TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION MEETINGS.

AND I RECALL THERE BEING A NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS THERE AT ALL TIMES.

NOW THAT'S NOT TRUE AT ALL.

AND I THOUGHT WE NEED TO FILL IN THAT GAP.

IF GRACE AND I CAN'T, AREN'T TELLING THE STORIES, HOW WILL PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN.

>> SO WHAT ARE SOME TOPICS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT FOR YOU?

>> I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A COUPLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT-RELATED MEETINGS.

I WENT TO THE REVIEW BOARD MEETING AND I THINK THE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THERE WERE AT LOVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAKING COMMENTS AND HAVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO DIED IN CUSTODY AND HOW IT AFFECTED THEM AND THE CHANGES THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

BEING ABLE TO RECORD THAT AND PASS IT ON TO REPORTERS WAS REALLY VALUABLE, I THINK.

>> Reporter: AND SIMON, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN AND HEARD AT THESE MEETINGS THAT STICKS OUT IN.

>> ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS I WENT TO WAS IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO RIGHT AFTER THE RAINS AND THE FLOODING.

AND THIS MEETING WAS THE COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP.

PEOPLE WERE THERE WITH FEAR AND ANGER.

AND THERE WERE A FEW DIFFERENT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT ARE PART OF THAT.

THE MAYOR, PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WOULD GO ON WITH THEIR LIVES.

IN A LOT OF CASES, THEY WERE OUT OF A PLACE TO LIVE AND THEY WERE HAPPY FOLKS.

>> Reporter: GRACE, HOW DOES YOUR REPORTING FROM THESE MEETINGS GET FED TO NEWS SOURCE JOURNALISTS AND ACTUALLY TURN INTO STORIES?

WHAT IS THAT PROCESS LIKE?

>> WE'LL GO TO THE MEETINGS.

WE'LL TAKE NOTES.

WHETHER HANDWRITTEN OR ON A COMPUTER.

THEN WE HAVE A FORM, A TEMPLATE THAT WE PUT IT INTO TO MAKE IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED.

AND THEN WE WRITE WHAT WE THINK THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WERE WITH SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE.

IT IS PASSED ON TO REPORTERS AND THEY CAN DECIDE WHETHER IT IS WORTH FOLLOWING UP ON AND IT EXPANDS THE COVERAGE AND THE TOPICS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BE AWARE OF.

>> SIMON.

YOU'RE 73.

>> HOW DO YOU THINK THAT INFLUENCES THE ISSUES THAT SPARK YOUR INTEREST?

>> I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE AND I SOMETIMES SEE THE SAME SORT OF ISSUES MING UP WITH EVERY SO OFTEN WITH NEW YOUNGER ELECTED OFFICIALS.

SOMETIMES MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SOMETIMES I WANT TO GRAB THEM AND SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS HIT YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

TAKE A LOOK AT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

YOU YOUNGER FOLKS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES THAN WE DO.

I THINK IN A LOT OF CASES, THEY'LL BE BETTER.

AND THAT'S SORT OF WHERE I COME FROM.

>> Reporter: AND GRACE, AGO WHEN ABOUT YOU?

DO YOU THINK YOUR YOUTH MIGHT BE USED AS A FILTER FOR WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU IN.

>> I THINK DEFINITELY.

ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES I CARE ABOUT IS CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH I THINK IS TRUE FOR LOOT OF PEOPLE IN MY GENERATION.

I THINK THE LOCAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS IT, IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> HAS THE PROGRAM MADE YOU MORE INTERESTED IN GOVERNMENT?

>> WELL, I'VE BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN GOVERNMENT FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.

AND, BUT AS A DOCUMENTER, I HAVE TO DIG DEEPER AND I WATCH PEOPLE COME OUT WITH DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO FOLKS.

THAT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: GRACE, HAS THIS PROGRAM MADE YOU PAY MORE ATTENTION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN.

>> IT DEFINITELY HAS.

I'VE LEARNED A TON ABOUT DIFFERENT AGENCIES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

I THINK IT PROVIDES A REALLY VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET MORE INVOLVED AND UNDERSTAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

BY PROVIDING TRAININGS TO GO TO THE MEETING.

FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT CAN BE HARD THE PAY SUCH CLOSE ATTENTION.

>> PUBLIC MATTERS WITH VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> CONCERNS ARE SKYROCKETING AROUND THE TIJUANA SEWAGE CRISIS.

IN A STATEMENT WEDNESDAY, THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION SAID MEXICO HAD INFORMED THEM IT STARTED DUMPING ROUGHLY 5 MILLION GALLONS OF WASTE WATER INTO THE TIJUANA RIVER.

MEXICO SAYS IT IS TRYING TO ACTIVATE ITS LIFT STATION TO REMOVE AS MUCH WASTE WATER AS IT CAN BEFORE IT GETS TO THE U.S.

BUT AT THIS RATE, IT COULD BE TOO LATE.

>> THE NUMBERS ARE ALARMING.

WHEN YOU SEE THAT, CONSIDERING THE THRESHOLD THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT IS SET BY THE STANDARDS THROUGH CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD IS 30 PARTS PER BILLION.

WE'RE TALKING 400 TO 500 PARTS PER BILLION.

>> WE WAKE UP AND THE SMELL IS BAD.

THE PATIENTS START COMING IN WITH WHEEZING, HEADACHES, NAUSEA.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION.

>>> DISAPPEARING SAND ON SAN DIEGO'S COASTLINES ARE A DAILY REMINDER OF THE NEED TO REPLENISH AND RETAIN BEACH SAND.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY TANYA THORNE SAID OCEANSIDE'S SAND REPLENISHMENT PROJECT IS ONE STEP CLOSER AFTER GETTING A STATE GRANT THIS WEEK.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE GOT A $1.8 MILLION GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR ITS SAND REPLENISHMENT PROJECT KNOWN AS REBEACH.

>> THIS GRANT IS FOR DEVELOPING A REALLY ROBUST DATA SET THAT WILL ALLOW US TO THEN COMPARE AGAINST ONCE WE PUT THE PROJECT INTO THE GROUND.

SO IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE BASELINE CONDITIONS OF THIS EXPERIMENT THAT WE'RE DOING.

>> Reporter: IT IS AN ARTIFICIAL REEF DESIGN USED IN AUSTRALIA.

THE ARTIFICIAL HEADLANDS ACT AS POINTS THAT SLOW DOWN OCEAN CURRENTS AND HELP RETAIN SAND ON THE SHORELINE.

BEFORE THAT GETS BUILT, SHE SAID MORE DATA IS NEEDED.

>> BUT NOT REALLY BIG COMPONENT OF THIS GRANT WILL BE COVERING THE COST OF UNDERSTANDING THE SEA FLOOR BOTTOM AND HOW THE SAND MOVES AROUND ON THE SEA FLOOR.

>> Reporter: SURF MONITORING AND BEACH USAGE WILL BE SURVEYED DURING THIS STUDY PHASE.

THE GRANT IS EXPECTED TO COVER THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDIES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LAST ONE TO TWO YEARS.

>> WE'RE STILL ON TRACK TO HOPEFULLY HAVE A SHOVEL READY PROJECT BY 2027.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE ALSO NEED TO BE DOING A FAIR BIT OF FUNDRAISING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT.

PROJECT.

>> Reporter: CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARTIFICIAL REEF IS EXPECTED TO COST $50 MILLION WHICH COULD BE FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS AND CITY FUNDS.

SANDBAG ALSO IT'S ANNOUNCE AD REGIONAL SAND REPLENISHMENT PROJECT THAT WOULD STRETCH FROM DANA POINT TO IMPERIAL BEACH.

>> WHAT SANDEX IS TRYING TO DO IS MAKE THIS A MORE CYCLICAL PROGRAM WHERE WE AS COASTAL CITIES COLLABORATE TOGETHER AND WORK ON THIS PROJECT TOGETHER, SHARE THE COST OF IT, SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERSEEING THE FEASIBILITY AND THE DESIGN OF IT, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT.

>> Reporter: IT IS IN EARLY PLANNING STAGES AND IS EXPECTED TO COST $216 MILLION.

AT SUCH A HEFTY PRICE, THEY ARE BOTH INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW OCEANSIDE'S PILOT PROJECT PLAYS OUT.

TANYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS WE TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING DAYS, WE ARE EASING OFF THE REALLY WARM WEATHER.

AND WE'RE GETTING MORE OF A MARINE LAYER WHILE WE DO IT.

SO THE ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES.

WE'LL MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BREEZY.

ULTIMATELY, BITS THAT HEAT EASING FORWARD.

THE COOLEST PAT REMINDER AS WE GO INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE WON'T REALLY WARM UP THAT MUCH.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.

56 THE LOW IN SAN DIEGO.

WE GO TO 52 IN OCEANSIDE.

AS YOU WORK TOWARD MT.

LAGOONA, 54 THERE.

BORREGO SPRINGS, LOWER 60s FOR YOU.

REALLY A LOT OF THE WARMTH CONTINUES TO SHIFT ITS WAY FARTHER AND FARTHER EAST.

SO MOVING OUT OF OUR AREA ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

THAT'S WHERE WE'LL HAVE THE RECORD-CHALLENGING HIGHS THROUGH SATURDAY.

MOVING BEYOND, BASICALLY, OUR STORY WILL BE AGAIN, COMING DOWN FROM THE NUMBERS HERE.

69 FOR THE HIGHS.

WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROW.

THE MORNING CLOUDS VERY LIKELY OUT THERE.

AND WE WILL KEEP THE ONSHORE FLOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

RAMONA, 81 FOR YOU.

BORREGO SPRINGS, BACK INTO THE MID 90s.

MT.

LAGOONA IN THE MID 60s.

COASTAL COMMUNITIES, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE DEALING WITH THE CLOUDS, THE FOG.

I THINK THE MARINE LAYER WILL THICKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL HAVE SOME FOG TONIGHT.

WE'LL SEE MORE OF THAT SUNDAY MORNING.

JUST BE AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME DENSE FOG POTENTIAL SUNDAY MORNING.

THEN WE CONTINUE THE ONSHORE PATTERN AS WE HOLD ON TO THE 60s THROUGH THE UPCOMING DAYS.

INLAND COMMUNITIES, FALLING TO THE LOWER 70s FOR HIGHS BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

BUT AT LEAST FOR SATURDAY, TO START THINGS OFF, WE'LL STILL BE CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES.

STILL FAIRLY MILD.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, BACK TO THE 50s FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

IT IS GOING TO BE A MUCH COOLER PATTERN THAN WHERE WE'VE BEEN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AND DESERT COMMUNITIES, SAY GOODBYE TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

WE RETURN TO THE 80s FOR THE START OF THE NEXT WORKWEEK AFTER FALLING THROUGH THE MID 90s AS WE HEAD INTO THIS WEEKEND.

>>> NOW, AN AUDIO VISUAL POST CARD FROM KPBS ARTS REPORTER BETH.

IT FEATURES THE WORLD BEATS CENTER SOUND HEALING GARDEN.

WE ARE GUIDED THROUGH A CALMING VISIT, IN CASE YOU NEED A LITTLE CHILL TIME BEFORE THE WEEKEND.

>> SO COME INTO THE WORLD BEATS GARDEN.

SO NICE TO BE OUT HERE.

OUR PLANTS PLAY MUSIC.

♪ >> SO THERE DEVICE IS JUST AN INSTRUMENT, AND THE PLANT ITSELF IS PLAYING IT.

>> YOU CAN COME HERE AND RELAX, MEDITATE.

I DO A BREATH MEDITATION.

BREATHE IN.

I KNOW I'M BREATHING IN.

AND BREATHING OUT.

I KNOW I'M BREATHING OUT.

SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A PLACE IN THE CITY THAT WE CAN SLOW DOWN, RELAX.

BREATHE IN.

BREATHING OUT.

BREATHING IN.

I KNOW I'M BREATHING IN.

BREATHING OUT.

TAKING CARE OF OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR BODIES RIGHT NOW IN THESE CRUCIAL TIMES IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LOVE IS THE HIGHEST EMOTION ON THIS PLANET.

WE MUST LOVE OURSELVES FIRST.

AND THEN WE ARE A BENEFIT TO OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO OUR NATION, AND TO THE WORLD.

SO PEACE IS IN EVERY STEP.

♪ >> PEACE IN EVERY STEP.

LOVE THAT.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU.

SO FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE AN EXCELLENT EVENING AND A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY -- BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION.

FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS FAMILY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.