>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOUSE FAMILY OF COMPANY PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, FLOODING AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWE.

AND BY THE CONRAD PROVOST FOUNDATION.

DARLING MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING, FRIDAY APRIL 15th, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM SHARMA.

SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA UNVEILED THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS IT RELIES ON ONE-TIME FUNDING THAT WILL SOON RUN OUT.

>>> SAN DIEGO ECONOMY RECOVERING THE SALES TAX REVENUES WAY UP COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

GLORIA IS STILL HAVING TO USE LEFTOVER FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL COVID RELIEF PACKAGE APPROVED LAST YEAR.

THAT ALLOWED THE MAYOR TO RAISE SPENDING BY 5% FOR AN $8.9 BILLION BUDGET THAT HE SAYS MAKES NO SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO ANY DEPARTMENT.

GLORIA HELD THE PRESS CONFERENCE BY EMISSION BEACH HE SAYS HAS BEEN NEEDING EMERGENCY REPAIRS FOR 12 YEARS.

>> THIS BUDGET AND THIS YEAR WE WILL FINALLY ALLOCATE THE FUNDING NEEDED TO FIX ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE FULL REBUILD OF THE STATION.

>> SAN DIEGO STORM WATER DRAINS AND PUMPS ARE THE MOST UNDERFUNDED CATEGORY OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY.

IT WILL NEED TO FIND AN EXTRA 1.4 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO FUND THOSE REPAIRS WHICH ARE CRITICAL TO PREVENTING FLOODS AND KEEPING POLLUTION OUT OF BEACHES AND BAYS FOR THE CITY ALSO FACES A CHRONIC SHORTAGE OF WORKERS WHO CAN DO THOSE REPAIRS.

THAT'S WHY GLORIA IS ALSO BUDGETING FOR RAISES HE HOPES WILL HELP RECRUIT AND ATTAIN EMPLOYEES.

>> PROVIDING COMPETITIVE PAY AND BENEFITS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT IS A REAL CHALLENGE.

THIS DOES ALLOW US TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE.

WITH THE CITY COUNCIL WILL KICKOFF A ONE MONTH LONG REVIEW OF THE BUDGET PROPOSAL.

GLORIA IS SLATED TO REVIEW A REVISED BUDGET IN MAY WITH A FINAL VOTE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> STRIKE AVERTED.

THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIA GROCERY STORE WORKERS HAVE APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT WITH MAJOR SUPERMARKET CHAINS.

THE UNION SAID MEMBERS RATIFIED A TENTATIVE DEAL REACHED LAST WEEK.

IT GRANTS 47,000 EMPLOYEES HIGHER WAGES, STRONGER HEALTH BENEFITS, AND OTHER BENEFITS.

WORKERS HAVE VOTED TO AUTHORIZE A STRIKE IF THE NEW CONTRACT WAS NOT REACHED.

>>> THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DELAYING ENFORCEMENT OF A COVENANT VACCINE REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOL KIDS.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THERE REMAINS A QUESTION OF WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL APPROVE SHOTS FOR KIDS UNDER 16.

>>> STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA WILL NOT HAVE STATE REQUIRED COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

>> WE DON'T HAVE FULL FDA APPROVAL AND WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES THAT SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LEADERS WOULD FACE THAT WE ARE NOT MOVING TO HAVE A VACCINE REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOLS IN THIS COMING ACADEMIC YEAR AND NO SOONER THAN JULY 2023.

>> CORONAVIRUS VACCINES HAS EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FOR KIDS AS YOUNG AS FIVE FULL FDA APPROVAL HAS ONLY BEEN GRANTED FOR AGES 16 AND UP.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS, BUT BOARD TRUSTEE RICHARD SAYS THE STATE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT IMPACT THE DISTRICTS EXISTING VACCINATION REQUIREMENT.

>> WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR VACCINE MANDATE BECAUSE THE VACCINE MANDATE IS FOR STUDENTS AGED 16 AND ABOVE.

THERE IS ALREADY FULL FDA APPROVAL FOR STUDENTS IN A AGE GROUP.

>> STUDENTS 16 AND OLDER STARTING IN THE UPCOMING SUMMER TERM WITH FULL IMPLEMENTATION IN THE FALL.

HE SAYS RIGHT NOW, 80% OF THE DISTRICT STUDENTS AGES 16 AND UP ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

>> UNFORTUNATELY THE STUDENTS BETWEEN FIVE AND 12 ARE STILL HOVERING IN THE 35 TO 40% RANGE .

>> ONCE FDA APPROVAL IS GIVEN FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN HE SAYS SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WILL MOVE TO INCLUDE THEM UNDER THE VACCINE MANDATE.

AND WORD FROM THE FDA COULD BE COMING SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

>> THIS IS THE STANDARD TIMELINE AND I EXPECT FULL APPROVAL TO COME RELATIVELY SOON AND OF COURSE I HAVE NO CRYSTAL BALL INTO THE INSIGHT OF FDA BUT I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT.

>> MARK SAWYER IS A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS.

HE ALSO SITS ON THE FDA ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT GAVE EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE VACCINE.

HE SAYS DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW THEY ARE SAFE.

>> PEDIATRICIANS ARE STILL FULLY IN SUPPORT OF IMMUNIZATION ALL THE WAY DOWN TO AGE 5.

IT WILL HELP WITH OUTBREAKS AND SCHOOLS.

>> DATE OFFICIALS IN PERMITTING NEW PROGRAMS TO TRY TO INCREASE THE VACCINATION RATE AMONG YOUNGER KIDS.

THEY'RE ALSO MAKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR VACCINATION SITES TO STAY OPEN LATER FOR WORKING FAMILIES.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES SAYS RUSSIA IS ALREADY RETALIATING FOR THE DRAMATIC SINKING OF ITS FLAGSHIP CRUISER IN THE BLACK SEA.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR ZELENSKY IS NOW WARNING THE WORLD THAT SOMETHING WORSE MAY BE COMING.

VALERIO HAS THE LATEST.

HE WAS ONLY HOURS AFTER IT SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BLACK SEA, NEW FEARS OF RUSSIAN RETALIATION.

>> THE RUSSIAN PRESTIGE HAS BEEN BADLY DAMAGED BY THIS.

>> UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES SAY RUSSIA LAUNCHED NEW STRIKES TO THE WARSHIP.

>> THE NOISE OF A ROCKET FLYING AN EXPLOSION, THAT'S WHAT I SAW AND HEARD WHEN I WAS IN THE SHOP.

WAS MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS LEFT TWO PEOPLE DEAD OUTSIDE OF AN ORTHODOX CHURCH.

>> PEOPLE RUN INTO THE STORE AND I SAW PEOPLE SCARED AND PEOPLE DROPPING TO THE GROUND FROM EXPLOSIONS.

>> UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT SAYS ALL THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN USING TACTICAL WEAPONS.

>> WE SHOULD THINK AND NOT BE AFRAID, BE READY.

>> GIVEN THE SETBACKS THEY HAVE FACED SO FAR, NONE OF THIS CAN TAKE LIGHTLY THE THREAT POSED BY POTENTIAL RESORT TO TECHNICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

>> THIS AS A SENIOR U.S. DEFENSE OFFICIAL SAYS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF $800 MILLION IN U.S. MILITARY AID IS EXPECTED TO REACH UKRAINE AND THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IT IS A PACKAGE OF MORE SOPHISTICATED AND HEAVIER DUTY WEAPONRY INCLUDING 11 HELICOPTERS EARMARKED FOR AFGHANISTAN.

MIKE VILLARREAL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SHAKING AND PARTS OF SAN EAGLE COUNTY AS AN EARTHQUAKE HIT OFFSHORE.

HIM AND TO 4.6 STRUCK AT 9:30 LAST NIGHT ON THE AQUA BLANCO FAULT WEST OF MEXICO.

AND THEN THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORTED A MAGNITUDE FOUR QUAKE AT 9:40 AT THIS ONE FOR NORTHWEST SACRAMENTO ISLAND.

THE AGENCY LATER SAID IT WAS A FALSE ALARM CAUSED BY A COMPUTER GLITCH.

>>> IT'S GOOD FRIDAY COME THE DAY WHEN CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD MARK THE DAY THE BIBLE SAYS CHRIST WAS CRUCIFIED.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SHOWS US TWO VERY DIFFERENT WAYS LOCAL CHRISTIANS OBSERVED THE DAY.

>> THE FAMILIAR STRAINS OF AMAZING GRACE FILLING THE SPRING AIR ATOP MT.

HELIX.

A HYMN WRITTEN BY A FORMER SLAVE TRADER WHO BECAME AN ABOLITIONIST.

CARRYING A MESSAGE THAT FORGIVENESS AND REDEMPTION ARE POSSIBLE, NO MATTER WHAT.

>> WE ARE GRATEFUL YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO COME EVEN THOUGH IT IS A WEEKDAY.

WITH MEMBERS OF HILLCREST UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH HOLDING THEIR GOOD FRIDAY OBSERVANCE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, A CROWN OF THORNS ON DISPLAY REMINDING EVERYONE OF WHAT THIS DAY IS ALL ABOUT FOR CHRISTIANS.

IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT SEEING PEOPLE WALKING BUT LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER.

THESE PEDESTRIANS HAVE A DISTINCT PURPOSE.

THIS IS THE 29th ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY WALK WITH THE SUFFERING.

REENACTMENT OF THE STATIONS OF THE CROSSED.

THE 15 EPISODES CHRISTIANS SCRIPTURE SAYS JESUS EXPERIENCED ON HIS JOURNEY TO CALVARY.

STUDENTS FROM CRYSTAL RAY HIGH SCHOOL TAKING THE PARTS OF ROMAN SOLDIERS AND OF CHRIST.

>> THIS IS STATION 14, JESUS IS LAID IN A TOMB.

>> THE INFAMOUS JOURNEY OF MORE THAN 2000 YEARS AGO IS BROUGHT INTO THE PRESENT.

A STOP AT EACH STATION A CHANCE TO REFLECT ON PROBLEMS FACED BY HUMANITY IN THE EARLY 21st CENTURY.

>> HERE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE SUFFERING OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION.

>> AND ON THEY WENT, MARCHING TO THEIR DESTINATION THE STANDING GO -- SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION.

>> I HOPE PEOPLE REMEMBER THIS MORE TO EASTER THAN THE EASTER BUNNY.

WAS THIS A THE 29th ANNUAL WALK.

JOHNSON STARTED IT AND COORDINATED EVERY WALK EVER SINCE.

THIS YEAR, THE WAR IN UKRAINE IS SHAPING HER VIEW OF GOOD FRIDAY.

>> EVERYONE, THEIR HEART BLEEDS FOR WHAT IS GOING ON AND WE FEEL POWERLESS AND IT'S TIMES LIKE THAT WE NEED TO TURN TO GOD IN PRAYER AND ASK FOR GUIDANCE AND FORGIVENESS OF THE OPPRESSORS AS WELL AS AID TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS.

>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IT AND THIS IS A PERFECT MOMENT.

>> XAVIER IS A FRESHMAN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HE BETRAYED JESUS, HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVENTS OF THE FIRST GOOD FRIDAY IS STRAIGHTFORWARD >> IT WAS A DAY OF PAIN AND SORROW BUT IN THE END HE RESURRECTED AND SAVE OUR SOULS.

>> THIS MARCH IS A CHRISTIAN EVENT BUT ROSEMARY JOHNSTON SAYS SHE HOPES THE FOUNDATIONAL MESSAGE OF FORGIVENESS AND ULTIMATE LOVE REACHES EVERYONE WHETHER THERE PEOPLE OF FAITH OR NOT.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND IMPLEMENT RATE DROPPED TO 3.4% LAST MONTH, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY THE STATE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

MARCHES RATE IS DOWN FROM A REVISED 4% IN FEBRUARY AND IT'S ALSO LOWER THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF 4.2% AND THE NATIONWIDE AVERAGE OF 3.8%.

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY SAW THE BIGGEST MONTH OVER MONTH GAMES ADDED 5000 JOBS.

>>> AS THE JOB MARKET HEATS OF THE NAVY IS OFFERING LARGE BONUSES FOR NEW SAILORS, KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH HAS THE STORY.

>>> STARTING THIS MONTH THE NAVY WILL OFFER $25,000 SIGNING BONUS FOR ANY POTENTIAL SAILOR WHO AGREES TO SHIP OUT THE BOOT CAMP BY THE END OF JULY SAYS COMMANDER DAVID YOON.

>> WE ARE IN A TALENT ACQUISITION COMPETITION WITH FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND COMMERCIAL SECTOR AT-LARGE.

OBVIOUSLY THE UNEMPLOYMENT IS BEING DRIVEN DOWN AND THERE IS A COMPETITION TO TRY TO GET TALENT IN THE FRONT DOOR WHETHER YOUR WALMART, U.P.S., AMAZON, ANY NUMBER OF OTHER COMPANIES.

WAS THE NAVY CONTINUE TO MEET RECRUITING GOALS EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AS COMPANIES OFFER HIGHER STARTING SALARIES AND BETTER BENEFITS THE NAVY IS FALLING BEHIND.

SEVERAL BONUSES HAVE SPRUNG UP.

AVIATION IS OFFERING UP TO $175,000 TO RETAIN SOME PILOTS.

>> WE ALL KNOW THE KIND OF DOWNTURN THAT THE AVIATION INDUSTRY TOOK AS COVID CAME AND THAT BASICALLY THE AIRLINES ARE HIRING.

>> INFLATION IS ANOTHER FACTOR, THE BIDEN MENSTRUATION IS ALREADY PROPOSING A 4.6% PAY RAISE FOR ALL TROOPS, THE LARGEST JUMP IN 20 YEARS.

BUT SOME DEMOCRATS SAY IT SHOULD BE EVEN HIGHER.

THE NAVY IS PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO THE COST OF LIVING SINCE SO MUCH OF THE FLEET IS BASED IN PRICEY AREAS LIKE SAN DIEGO.

>> ESPECIALLY WITH HOUSING AND GAS PRICES, THOSE HAVE GONE TO THE ROOF OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS THE HOUSING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE HAS A HUGE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SAILORS ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS.

>> STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YEAR AND A HALF AGO, SAN DIEGO STARTED A RADICAL EXPERIENCE WITH HOUSING POLICY.

INCOMPLETE COMMUNITY, A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS DEVELOPERS TO BUILD APARTMENTS NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT WITH UNLIMITED DENSITY AND UNLIMITED HEIGHT.

AN EXCHANGE TO HAVE TO SET ASIDE A GREATER SHARE OF THEIR HOMES AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWMAN SAYS THE PROGRAM IS SHOWING RESULTS AND SPARKING OPPOSITION.

>> CONSTRUCTION IS JUST GETTING STARTED AT 901 WEST WASHINGTON STREET IN MISSION HILLS.

THIS IS WHERE THEIR BUILDING 54 STUDIO APARTMENTS.

THEY WILL BE COMPACT HE SAYS, LIKE A SWISS ARMY KNIFE.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE RENDERINGS WE HAVE BUILT IN SO FAR THE TRANSITIONS AND BECOMES A BED.

WE HAVE TABLES THAT COME OUT OF THE WALL, ABUNDANT STORAGE.

>> USING COMPLETE COMMUNITIES, A PROGRAM THAT LETS DEVELOPERS HOLD AS MANY APARTMENTS AS WILL FIT ON A GIVEN LOT WITH NO LIMITS ON DENSITY OR HEIGHT.

INSTEAD, THE LIMIT IS ON FLOOR SPACE MEANING THE TALLER THE BUILDING, THE MORE SLENDER IT HAS TO BE.

A NEW APPROACH TO HOUSING THAT ENCOURAGES SMALLER, LESS EXPENSIVE HOMES AND IF THE GOAL WAS TO GET MORE HOUSING BUILT, EARLY RESULTS SHOW IT IS WORKING.

THEY BUILT ACCORDING TO THE SIZE OFFICIALS OWNING IT WOULD SHRINK FROM 54 HOMES TO NINE.

THE FIVE LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME AFFORDABLE HOMES AND HIS PROJECT WOULD BE GONE.

>> THINK ABOUT IT, IF IT IS ONLY NINE UNITS AND I'M ALREADY INTO THE LAND FOR $2 MILLION, HAVE TO BUILD HIGH AND LUXURY JUST TO COVER MY BASES INTO THE PROPERTY.

THESE WILL NOT BE RENTALS, SUPER BOUGIE UNITS.

THAT DOES NOT ADD VALUE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT DOES NOT ACTIVATE THE COMMUNITY.

>> UNLIMITED HEIGHT MIGHT CONJURE IMAGES OF SKYSCRAPERS BUT MOST, IF NOT ALL THE COMPLETE COMMITTEES PROJECTS ARE AROUND EIGHT STORIES OR LESS.

HE SAYS HIGH-RISES TRIGGER EXPENSIVE BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT DO NOT MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE.

>> SPECIFICALLY WITH THESE URBAN SITES THAT ARE SO SMALL THEY CONSUME SO MUCH OF THE FOOTPRINT THEY ARE NOT REALLY ABLE TO FIND THE SWEET SPOT OF MAXIMIZING THE DWELLING UNITS THAT YOU TRY TO ACHIEVE WHICH IS THE GOAL FOR EVERYBODY.

CREATE MORE DWELLING UNITS.

>> THE PROJECT IS ONE OF FOUR APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNDER COMPLETE COMMUNITIES.

ANOTHER 10 PROJECTS ARE PENDING APPROVAL AND MORE ARE POPPING UP EVERY MONTH.

ALTOGETHER, THE PROGRAM TRIPLED THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE ALLOWED ON THESE SITES.

>> WE HAVE SOME ON GRADE PARKING AND LITTLE BIT LOW GRADE PARKING.

>> USING COMPLETE DIVINITIES OF SHORELINE.

100% AFFORDABLE, LOW INCOME HOUSING.

LESLIE TWO AND THREE BEDROOMS RIGHT BY THE GRANVILLE TROLLEY STATION.

MARIE ALLEN OF FROM HOUSING SAYS IT WAS NOT UNLIMITED HEIGHT OR DENSITY THAT ATTRACTED HER TO COMPLETE COMMUNITIES, IT WAS RELIEF FROM DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND THE PROGRAM GIVES A STEEP DISCOUNT ON THOSE FEES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ALAN SAYS THAT SAVED THE PROJECT ABOUT $1 MILLION WHICH HELPED IMMENSELY WHEN APPLYING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDITS.

>> THE SAVINGS THAT COMPLETE COMMITTEES PROVIDED MEETING WE NEEDED LESS FROM THE STATE AND THE LAST ONE WE ASKED FOR FROM THE STATE, THE MORE COMPETITIVE WE ARE.

AND IF WE ARE NOT COMPETITIVE, THEN WE HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER SIX OR NINE MONTHS TO APPLY AGAIN.

>> COMPLETE COMMUNITIES DESIGNED TO BE RESISTANT TO NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION LETTING PROJECTS BYPASS THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL GET APPROVAL DIRECTLY FROM CITY STAFFERS.

BUT THE OPPOSITION HAS NOT GONE AWAY.

>> AND EXTERNALLY OPPOSED TO THIS BUILDING.

THIS IS JUST WAY TOO MUCH, TOO BIG.

>> THE BUILDING WILL STAND OUT.

>> WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY GETTING OUT OF THIS QUESTION >> THAT WAS NICOLE PHILLIPS AND FRANCIS SPEAKING AT A RECENT MEETING OF THE NORMAL HEIGHTS COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP.

THEY ARE ALL OPPOSED TO A SEVEN- STORY, 175 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING PROPOSED RIGHT HERE ON ADAMS AVENUE.

THE DEVELOPMENT INTENDS TO USE SIX TIMES THE DENSITY AND DOUBLE THE HEIGHT.

RESIDENT ADAM DEUTSCH SUMS IT UP.

WAS MY SENSE IS THAT THIS PROJECT SIMPLY DOES NOT FIT THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

>> AND IN A HOUSING MARKET WERE SCARCITY IS DRIVING DEEP INFLATION AND HOME PRICES AND RENTS, COMPLETE AMENITIES PROVING EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AT GETTING A LOT MORE HOUSING BUILT FAST.

AND YOUR BONE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW PROGRAM ON THE WAY TO PROVIDE FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR SAN DIEGANS AGE 18 AND YOUNGER.

THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PASS PILOT PROGRAM INCLUDES THE TROLLEY, COASTER AND BUSES.

YOUTH WITH THESE PASSES COULD START GETTING FREE RIDES ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM.

>> MY FAMILY WAS NEVER ABLE TO CONSIDER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AS A VIABLE OPTION.

I'M A RESIDENT OF CITY HEIGHTS AND I GO TO PATRICK HENRY.

>> TO TAKE PART, CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER WOULD HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A YOUTH PRONTO APP ACCOUNT OR USE PRONTO CARD.

INFORMATION ON PRONTO CAN BE FOUND AT SD MTS.COM.

THE PROGRAM WILL RUN THROUGH JUNE 30th OF NEXT YEAR.

COASTAL CLOWNS ARE STILL AROUND FOR US AS WE HAD TO THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT STORM SYSTEMS.

LARGELY STAYING NOR THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

IT WILL BRING WHAT WHETHER TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND REALLY NOT IN OUR AREA.

INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK THOUGH.

THOSE NUMBERS COULD BE IN THE 70s AND SOME SPOTS, EASILY.

AS WE WORKED THERE TONIGHT, WE'VE GOT LOWE'S BACK INTO THE 50s, 58 FOR SAN DIEGO AS YOU LOOK TOUR ESCONDIDO, COMING BACK INTO THE 40s HERE.

TRANSITIONING INTO SATURDAY, HERE'S THE STORM SYSTEM I TOLD YOU WILL STAY LARGELY NORTH WE SEE SOME SHOWERS INTO A POINT CONCEPTION.

THIS ACTION ALL STATES TO OUR NORTH.

WE WILL NOT GET IN ON THE RAINY WEATHER WE WILL HAVE COASTAL CLOWNS GIVING AWAY TO MORE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.

71 FOR THE HIGH.

AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY TOWARDS BORREGO SPRINGS, LOWER 80s.

SUNDAY, THE ONES TRYING TO REBOUND HERE AFTER THE STORM SYSTEM CUTS ITS WAY TO THE WEST.

WE WILL SEE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS GO UP SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

NOTICE THE COAST HERE HANGING ONTO ABOUT 70 DEGREES ALL THROUGHOUT.

NO BIG CHANGES FOR US.

WE HAVE THE CLOUDS PRETTY THICK FOR SATURDAY.

AND THEN WE GIVEAWAY TO MORE SUNSHINE AND WE HAVE A BETTER TIME ALTHOUGH THERE WILL STILL BE SOME CLOUDS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

INLAND COMMUNITIES, THIS IS WHERE WE START TO NOTICE THE WARMING TREND AND YOU CAN FIND IT CLIMBING THROUGH THE 70s ON SUNDAY, BACK TO THE MID-70s FOR MONDAY.

AGAIN, LOOKING BRIGHTER AND DRIER AND CERTAINLY WILL BE PRETTY MILD.

ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND, SATURDAY COULD BE BLUSTERY ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS HERE.

WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS FOR GUSTY WINDS ON SATURDAY AND AFTER THAT, AGAIN, THE TREND IS TO GULP A LITTLE BIT BACK TO THE MID-60s FOR MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND LOOKING A LITTLE BRIGHTER, TO FOR THE DESERT COMMUNITIES STAYING DRY THROUGHOUT AND BRIGHT AS WE CRUISE TO THE MID-90s BY THE TIME I GET INTO MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST.

>>> ELON MUSK SWAMPS TWITTER BUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKING MOVES TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING WITH SOMETHING CALLED A POISON PILL.

A PROVISION THAT PRESERVES THE RIGHT FOR TWITTER SHAREHOLDERS OTHER THAN MUSK TO ACQUIRE MORE SHARES OF THE COMPANY AT A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE PRICE WHICH WOULD EFFECTIVELY DILUTE HIS STEAK.

IT WILL BE TRIGGERED IF ANY INVESTOR GETS MORE THAN 15% OF THE COMPANY SHARES.

MUSK CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 9% OF TWITTER SHARES AND THE POISON PILL WILL NOT NECESSARILY STOP HIS ACQUISITION BID BUT IT COULD ENCOURAGE HIM TO COME TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE WITH THE COMPANY.

>>> IS THE 40 HOUR WORKWEEK OUTDATED?

MARICOPA TELLS US ABOUT AN IDEA THAT WOULD CHANGE HOW MUCH TIME CALIFORNIANS SPEND ON THE JOB IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>>> CALLING FOR A 32 HOUR WORK WEEK.

THE REDUCTION FROM THE TRADITIONAL 40 HOUR WORKWEEK FOR NONUNION WORKERS AT LARGE COMPANIES.

500 OR MORE EMPLOYEES.

SOME COMPANIES TESTED THIS 32 HOUR WORKWEEK LIKE MICROSOFT.

THEY HAVE TESTED IN SOME OF THE DIVISIONS AND WHAT THEY SAY IS THEY SAW 40% INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY FOR WORKERS WORKING LESS BUT THEY CAN DO MORE WHILE THEY'RE THERE IN THE OFFICE.

IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE WORLD, THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT A 36 HOUR WORK WEEK.

ICELAND TESTED A 32 HOUR WORK WEEK IS AWFULLY GOOD RESULTS.

WITH JAPAN, THE GOVERNMENT IS RECOMMENDING TO MAKE IT FORMAL POLICY THAT WORKERS WORK A 32 HOUR WEEK THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT ALLOWS TO VALIDATE A 32 HOUR WORK WEEK.

>> MUSIC LOVERS UNITE IN CALIFORNIA FOR COACHELLA THIS WEEKEND.

THE MASSIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL BIG RETURN AFTER A TWO-YEAR PANDEMIC HIATUS.

HARRY STILES, BILLIE EILISH, AND DOJO CAT AMONG THE ARTISTS PERFORMING.

SAMANTHA SPOKE TO SOME CAMPERS WHO WERE EAGER TO GET THE PARTY STARTED.

>> AND THOUSANDS OF FESTIVAL GOULDER'S FLOODING THE DESERT AS I GET READY TO KICK OFF AFTER BEING CANCELED FOR TWO YEARS.

>> WE ARE STOKED AND READY TO GET PUMPING IN AND HAVE A FUN TIME.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF BANDS I HAVE NOT SEEN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND SEEING LIVE MUSIC.

>> FOR MANY IT IS A YEARLY TRADITION THEY ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME BACK >> THIS IS MY THIRD.

>> THIS WILL BE MY NINTH YEAR.

>> I THINK THIS'LL BE MY 16th TIME.

WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD PACKED THEIR CARS, PITCHED TENTS AND SET UP FOR THE BIG WEEKEND.

I ASKED MANY OF THEM WHY THEY ARE OPTING TO CAMP RATHER THAN GET A HOTEL OR AIRBNB.

>> GET INTO THE EXPERIENCE AND YOUR CELL PHONE DOESN'T WORK AND YOU GET TO PASS OUT AT THE END OF THE NIGHT.

I'M ALL IN.

>> WE ARE KEEPING IT REAL, GOING BAREFOOT, ENJOYING THE TIME.

VOICE AND EXPERIENCE MANY SAY THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.

>> HONESTLY THE WHOLE THING ABOUT BEING IN A GROUP, COMMUNITY, AND JUST IMMERSE YOURSELF INTO THE FESTIVAL.

>> THE MOON WILL NOT BE BLUE THIS WE CAN.

THE PINK FULL MOON WILL ELIMINATE THIS GUY FOR MONDAY MORNING.

THE MOON SHOULD BE AT ITS PEAK FULLNESS TOMORROW.

IT'S ALSO CALLED A PASSOVER MOON BECAUSE IT'S APPEARANCE COINCIDES WITH THE JEWISH HOLIDAY THAT BEGINS AT SUNDOWN.

>>> A CHANCE TO DISCOVER THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN HONOR OF NATIONAL PARK WEEK, ENTRANCE FEES WILL BE WAIVED TOMORROW.

THAT INCLUDES SAN DIEGO'S OWN NATIONAL PARK.

IF YOU ARE CHECKING OUT ANOTHER PARK LIKE YOSEMITE OR JOSHUA RETREAT, CAMPING FEES ARE STILL IN EFFECT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE HOME TO SEE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST AMAZING NATIONAL PARKS.

DAVID DANIEL HAS THIS PREVIEW.

>> AROUND THE WORLD, THE MORE ISOLATED THE NATIONAL PARK, THE MORE UNUSUAL IT'S CREATURES AND THE MORE EXTRAORDINARY THEIR BEHAVIORS.

>> BARACK OBAMA NARRATES THE SERIES, ARE GREAT NATIONAL PARKS AND FILMMAKERS MADE THREE DOZEN EXPEDITIONS TO 10 COUNTRIES ON FIVE CONTINENTS INCLUDING A RARE SIGHT ON THE COAST.

>> HE WAS FANTASTICALLY SATISFYING TO COMMUTE UP AND DOWN THE BEACH.

>> 4000 NATIONAL PARKS ESTABLISH IN THE LAST 50 YEARS.

WHILE PLATEA'S FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

ARE GREAT NATIONAL PARKS NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX.

IN HOLLYWOOD, I AM DAVID DANIEL.

>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON THE WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.