>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE IN -- HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO COMPANIES WITH HEAT AND COOLING.

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>>> MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER FLOODS DEVASTATED PARTS OF SAN DIEGO, THE RECOVERY CONTINUES.

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THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO PEOPLE DISPLACED BY THE JANUARY STORM.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE LOOKED INTO WHY MILLIONS MORE STILL SIT UNUSED.

>> Reporter: THE FLOOD HIT A SAN DIEGO'S LOWEST INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THE HARDEST.

DISPLACING MOSTLY BLACK AND LATINO RESIDENTS.

MANY LIVED WITH ROOMMATES AND HAD BEEN IN THEIR HOMES FOR A LONG TIME.

THEIR RENT HADN'T KEPT PACE WITH THE SKYROCKETING MARKET.

SUDDENLY THEY ARE FACING RENT MUCH HIGHER THAN THEIR MONTHLY INCOME.

THE HOUSING COMMISSION'S VICE PRESIDENT OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

>> LOTS OF PEOPLE OR ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM FALLING INTO BEING AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS OR HOMELESSNESS.

THIS FLOOD DISASTER REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THAT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS EVEN WITH RENTAL HELP, MANY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS COULDN'T FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO THE COMMISSION ADDED A CASH OPTION OF ABOUT $15,000.

STILL, 90 FAMILIES WHO WERE NOTIFIED THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, HAVEN'T APPLIED.

THEY LIKELY INCLUDE PEOPLE WITHOUT A LEGAL IMMIGRATION STATUS PICK >> THE FEAR TO ENGAGE WITH A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T ASK FOR IMMIGRATION STATUS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, NONE OF THAT IS A CONDITION.

>> Reporter: THE DEADLINE IS THE END OF THE MONTH.

>>> WARM AND DRY ACROSS OUR REGION AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

WHAT WE ALSO START TO SEE THIS WEEKEND, THE MOISTURE POKING BACK INTO THE REGION.

>>> NURSES AT THE HOSPITAL VOTED TO RATIFY A NEW CONTRACT.

THE UNION IS CALLING OFF A FIVE DAY STRIKE.

THEY PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK.

THE AGREEMENT COMES AFTER MONTHS OF CONTENTIOUS NEGOTIATIONS THAT'S BUILT INTO PUBLIC VIEW.

NURSES WENT ON STRIKE FOR TWO DAYS LAST MONTH.

THE THREE DAY CONTRACT INCLUDES WAGE INCREASES, BONUSES AND LOWER HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS FOR SOME MEMBERS.

THE UNION SAYS NURSES WILL NOW HAVE A PAY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE THAT COMPETES WITH AND EVEN SURPASSES OTHER SAN DIEGO HOSPITALS.

THE HOSPITAL SAID IN A STATEMENT THEY WILL FOCUS ON MOVING FORWARD AS A UNITED TEAM.

>>> WAGE THEFT IMPACT THOUSANDS OF WORKERS AND IT OFTEN GOES UNREPORTED.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS WORKERS SHOULD KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE EXEMPT, OR NOT EXEMPT FROM OVERTIME LAWS.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA LAW HAS A HOST OF PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OVERTIME AND MEAL BREAKS.

SOME JOBS ARE EXEMPT FROM THOSE LAWS.

THE RULES RUN EXEMPTIONS CAN BE COMPLEX.

GENERALLY SPEAKING EXEMPT EMPLOYEES MUST EARN AT LEAST $66,560 PER YEAR.

KEIRA GREEN SAYS EXEMPT EMPLOYEES SHOULD ALSO HAVE MORE AUTONOMY OVER THEIR WORK.

>> IF YOUR EMPLOYER CAN TELL YOU WHAT TIME TO SHOW UP IN THE TIME TO LEAVE EVERY DAY EXACTLY WHAT WORK TO DO, THAT IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE HE CAN BE A SALARY EXEMPT EMPLOYEE.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WON A STATE GRANTOR CRACKDOWN ON WAGE THEFT.

SHE SAYS HER OFFICE HAS PROSECUTED 14 FELONY CASES OF WAGE THEFT SINCE 2021.

FOR LESSER VIOLATIONS, HER OFFICE REFERS VICTIMS TO ATTORNEYS WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO FOR CIVIL PROSECUTION.

>> THE DOOR ISN'T JUST SHOT, THERE IS THIS COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION AND WITH A GRANT THAT'S EVEN EXPANDED, SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET HELP FOR SOMEONE AT THE RIGHT LEVEL.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN CONTACT THE CITY OR COUNTY OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT TO LEARN MORE.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WAGE THEFT TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S WORKPLACE JUSTICE UNIT.

>> GREAT INFORMATION THERE.

>>> SEVERAL MIGRANTS ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO STAY AFTER THEY WERE FORCED TO LEAVE THE CESAR CHAVEZ PARK.

BASTED A 10:00 A.M.

DEADLINE THURSDAY FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS THERE, TO CLEAR OUT.

THE PART OF SAN DIEGO TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER NOT ISSUE ANY CITATIONS OR MAKE ANY ARRESTS.

ONE-MAN THEY SPOKE TO SAYS HE COULD ONLY MAKE IT A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM THE PARK.

>> I CAN'T TAKE MY THINGS.

THE PLUS ONE WITH MY DOG, IT'S HARD TO TRAVEL.

HAULING EVERYTHING.

>> THE CHAIR OF THE SAN DIEGO IMMIGRANTS CONSORTIUM SAYS THEY ARE WORKING WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MIGRANTS FIND SHELTER AND MOVED THEIR BELONGINGS.

>>> GANG VIOLENCE IN ESCONDIDO IS ON THE RISE AND POLICE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND PARENTS ARE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF ANY MORE TRAGEDIES.

TONYA THORNE TAKES A LOOK AT THE LIFELONG IMPACT GANGS CAN HAVE ON A COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: SHOWING US AROUND ESCONDIDO.

>> THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN THE WESTSIDE GANG IS ON THE NUMBERED STREETS >> Reporter: IS A FORMER GANG MEMBER HE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE GANG ACTIVITY AND VIOLENCE THAT HAS PLAGUED THE CITY.

>> IT'S ANOTHER ACTIVE STREET TOO.

ASTOR RIGHT HERE USED TO BE THE GANG HANGOUT FOR THE 700 BLOCK THEY CALL IT.

>> Reporter: WE STOP AT ONE OF THE MOST RECENT MEMORIALS.

>> WHERE WE GO, THIS IS THE MEMORIAL SITE OF ONE OF THE YOUNG KIDS THAT GOT KILLED ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

>> Reporter: KAYDEN DIED AT A HOSPITAL AFTER BEING STABBED IN A STREET FIGHT.

POLICE SAID THE FIGHT WAS GANG RELATED AND ARRESTED TWO TEENAGE BOYS.

GANG VIOLENCE TOOK HIS LIFE.

OTHERS LIVE WITH LIFELONG CONSEQUENCES.

>> WE ARE JUST FIGHTING FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL ONE OF THEM PULLED OUT A GUN.

THEY LET A SHOT OFF.

AFTER THE SHOT THEY GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND RAN.

>> Reporter: CONCERN FOR HIS SAFETY, THIS YOUNG MAN AGREED TO AN INTERVIEW WITHOUT REVEALING HIS IDENTITY.

EARLIER THIS YEAR HE WAS SHOT OUTSIDE HIS HOME LEAVING HIM PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

>> IT WAS LIFE-CHANGING.

EVERYTHING I WAS ABLE TO DO BACK THEN, I'M TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO DO EVERYTHING ON MY OWN NOW.

EVERYTHING IS BETTER.

>> Reporter: FROM JANUARY TO JUNE UNTIL THIS YEAR, POLICE HAVE MADE 41 JUVENILE CRIME ARRESTS.

THAT'S A FASTER PACE THAN IN 2023 WHEN THEY MADE 57 ARRESTS OVER THE WHOLE YEAR.

>> WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT MORE GANG ACTIVITY WITH JUVENILES.

>> Reporter: THE LIEUTENANT IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATIONS WITH ESCONDIDO POLICE.

>> THESE KIDS ARE GETTING IN FIGHTS AND CARRYING KNIVES, GUNS, IMPROVISED WEAPONS TO STAB WITH.

IT TURNS WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN A FIGHT AMONG TEENAGERS, INTO A HOMICIDE OR AN ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE.

>> Reporter: POLICE HAD A GANG ENFORCEMENT TEAM A FEW YEARS AGO BUT IT WAS CUT DUE TO STAFFING PROBLEMS AND BECAUSE GANG CRIME HAD GONE DOWN.

>> PATROL ALWAYS HAS TO COME FIRST.

WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THAT ENFORCEMENT TEAM AND IT WAS UP TO THE PATROL OFFICERS.

>> Reporter: NOW GANG ENFORCEMENT IS BACK WITH THE TEAM OF TWO OFFICERS WHO WILL ALSO DO FENTANYL ENFORCEMENT.

>> THEY ARE SPANISH, WHICH HELPS US.

THEIR JOB IS A GO OUT AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THESE KIDS.

>> Reporter: WHILE POLICE ARE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF ANY MORE CRIMES, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES SAYS THE PROBLEM HAS DEEPER ROOTS.

HE SAYS A LACK OF RESOURCES FOR USE IS AN INGREDIENT FOR GANGS TO RISE.

>> WHERE THERE IS POVERTY AND DIVISION, DRUGS, GUNS, ALL THAT.

THAT'S AN ELEMENT FOR GANGS.

>> THERE AREN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES.

THE CITY IS SEEING A HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT.

>> Reporter: COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ SAYS GAPS IN THE CITY'S BUDGET HAVE PREVENTED ANY KIND OF EXPANSION OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

SO SHE'S PUT OUT A CALL FOR CREATIVITY.

>> TO SAY WE MIGHT NOT HAVE UNLIMITED RESOURCES, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COMMUNITY -- YOU RESOURCES.

LET'S COME TOGETHER AND REALLY TRY TO SUPPORT OUR USE.

DETER THIS VIOLENCE AND SAY THIS IS NOT OKAY.

>> Reporter: WHEN HE WAS IN A GANG, HE WAS A YOUNG BOY WHO NEEDED SOME GUIDANCE.

A NEED HE STILL SEES TODAY.

>> WE NEED TO BE MENTORS TO OUR KIDS.

SOMETIMES WE NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR VILLAGE.

THIS IS OUR VILLAGE.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP OUR YOUTH?

>> Reporter: THE CHANGE CAN FALL ON ANYONE'S HANDS.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO.

RYAN PREVIEWS THE CONVENTION WHICH LOOK FAR DIFFERENT A MONTH AGO, THEN WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE NEXT WEEK.

>> THIS IS A BIG MOMENT FOR DEMOCRATS.

A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR THIS ELECTION.

PRESIDENT BIDEN PASSES THE TORCH TO THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.

THEY HOPE TO BUILD THE MOMENTUM HER CAMPAIGN AS THEY WILL BE USING THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE PARTY TO DO THIS.

>> WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS ARE HOPING TO SHINE THIS WEEK IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

FINAL PREPARATIONS HAPPENING AROUND THE STAGE AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN ANTICIPATION OF 50,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING.

SECURITY.

TOP OF MIND WITH PROTESTS ALREADY STARTING AND AFTER THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LAST MONTH.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE ARE PREPARED FOR ANY POSSIBILITY.

HOWEVER, IT DID HEIGHTEN OUR AWARENESS HERE OF THOSE POSSIBILITIES.

>> Reporter: WITH A SHIFT IN MOMENTUM FOLLOWING PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE, THE KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGN WILL USE THIS PRIMETIME MOMENT TO CAPITALIZE.

BY DEFINING HARRIS AND HIGHLIGHTING HER RECORD BEFORE AND DURING HER VICE PRESIDENCY.

HELPING HER?

DEMOCRATIC HEAVYWEIGHTS.

THE PASSING OF THE TORCH AS BIDEN IS SET TO SPEAK.

THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY, HILLARY CLINTON.

FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WEDNESDAY AND HARRIS'S RUNNING MATE GOVERNOR TIM WALZ.

BEFORE HARRIS HERSELF CLOSES THE CONVENTION ON THURSDAY.

DEMOCRATS EXPECTING THE WEEK TO BE A UNIFYING CONCERT LIKE CELEBRATION.

>> WHEN WE SAY THIS IS A CULTURAL ICONIC MOMENT, THE STUFF YOU DON'T MANUFACTURE.

IT'S THE POLITICAL COACHELLA.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS THAT HIS RESORT IN NEW JERSEY.

NO PUBLIC EVENTS WERE SCHEDULED AT ALL FOR FRIDAY.

YESTERDAY HOWEVER, HE DID HOLD A RALLY WHERE HE RAILED AGAINST HARRIS'S HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY WHEN HE USES GROCERY STORE PROPS TO HIGHLIGHT INFLATION.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> KPBS NEWS WILL HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE POLITICAL COACHELLA KNOWN AS THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT WEEK.

YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE STARTING MONDAY AT 5:00 P.M., ONE OF THE HOTTEST HOUSING BUILDINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR IS NOW DEAD.

A.B.

2560 WOULD'VE STREAMLINED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COASTAL ZONE THAT USES DATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE PROGRAMS.

CURRENTLY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION HAS VETO POWER.

DAVID ALVAREZ SAID, HE WITHDREW THE BILL DUE TO HOSTILE AMENDMENTS IN THE SENATE BUT HE VOWED TO BRING IT BACK NEXT YEAR.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF NEW SUPPORT.

PEOPLE FROM SAN DIEGO THAT HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH PRIOR WHO SOUGHT JUST LIKE ME, WE SHOULD BE BUILDING MORE HOUSING.

SO WE BUILT THAT AND IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.

>> COASTAL COMMISSION STAFF LOBBIED AGAINST THE BILL THIS YEAR.

THE COASTAL COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1972, TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COAST.

FEDERAL HOUSING DATA SHOWS LOCAL RENT TENDS JUMPED MORE THAN $600 IN RECENT YEARS.

THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT SAYS -- TELLS US HOW THE TREND GOES FAR BEYOND SAN DIEGO.

>> ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES OF INFLATION HAS BEEN NOT JUST INCREASING PRICES OF GOODS AND SERVICES, BUT RENT.

SINCE 2019 THE AVERAGE RENT OF ONE APARTMENT IS UP ALMOST $660 FROM ALMOST $1600 TO OVER $2200.

CITIES LIKE NEW YORK, MIAMI, PHOENIX AND SEATTLE SAW RENT INCREASES FROM $700-$850.

FAR MORE THAN WHAT WE SAW IN SAN DIEGO.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE PERCENT INCREASE.

FOR EXAMPLE, PHOENIX INCREASED $731.

THE AVERAGE RENT FOR A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT WAS THAT 84%.

EVEN IN SACRAMENTO, RENT STOP $698., 74%.

THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW.

IN CONTEXT, SAN DIEGO THE AVERAGE RENTAL INCREASE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WAS 46%.

SAN DIEGO WAS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE.

BUTTER BASE RENTAL RATE IS MUCH HIGHER.

>> OVERALL, CALIFORNIANS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS NEARLY 6% WHILE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WAS 4.5%.

THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR SAW THE BIGGEST JOB LOSSES, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF SUMMER RECESS, LEISURE, HOSPITALITY ADDED THE MOST JOBS IN JULY.

NEWLY ANNOUNCED PRICE JOBS ON 10 MEDICARE DRUGS COULD BE JUST THE START OF MORE AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTIONS.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS MEDICARE NOW HAS THE POWER TO NEGOTIATE SUCH PRICES.

NOT JUST THIS YEAR, BUT IN THE YEARS TO COME.

AMY KAILEE REPORTS ON ONE THAT COULD MEAN FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WALLET.

>> WE TOOK THOSE 10 DRUGS, DID NEGOTIATIONS, DROP THE PRICE.

>> Reporter: 10 MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES ARE SET TO COME DOWN IN 2026.

THAT'S HOW TO SELECT THEM.

THE COVER CONDITIONS LIKE DIABETES, HEART FAILURE AND CANCER.

ABOUT $6 BILLION.

TRUCK COMPANIES ARE SUING OVER THE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE VARYING OPINIONS ON THEM.

>> THEY SAID OKAY.

MAKING IT LESS EXPENSIVE THAT HELPS ME.

>> Reporter: THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT.

AND ALLOWS DOZENS MORE IN THE YEARS TO COME.

NEGOTIATIONS COULD SAVE $100 BILLION OVER A DECADE.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY WE GOT TO NEGOTIATE TO LOWER THE PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

FOR NOW, THE SCOPE IS LIMITED TO THAT PROGRAM.

KPBS REPORTER HEIDI SAYS NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS CONTAMINATED INK MAY ALSO BE A FACTOR.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE HAVE USED TATTOOS TO TELL STORIES FOR CENTURIES.

ABOUT 32% OF U.S.

ADULTS HAVE AT LEAST ONE, WITH NEARLY A QUARTER HAVING SEVERAL.

THE TATTOO ARTIST AT THE EAST VILLAGE OF SAN DIEGO TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR WORK.

FOCUSING ON BOTH EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTRY AND CLIENT SAFETY.

>> THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE THERE ARE SOME BACTERIA IN MY INK, I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW.

I WOULD JUST ASSUME IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING I DID.

I TRY TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING I DO IS CLEAN, SO THE CHANCE OF AN INFECTION OR ANYTHING, IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER.

>> Reporter: WHILE TATTOO AFTERCARE CAN BE A MAJOR INFECTION CONCERN, NEW RESEARCH FROM THE U.S. DRUG AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION FOUND OUT 35% OF TATTOO AND PERMANENT MAKEUP INKS THEY TESTED, WERE CONTAMINATED WITH HARMFUL BACTERIA.

75 INKS IN TOTAL WERE TESTED.

DR.TERESA ORTIZ STUDIED COSMETIC TATTOOS.

>> WE SEE ALL KINDS OF COMPLICATIONS TO TATTOO INK.

AUTOIMMUNE DIRECTIONS -- REACTIONS.

THIS BRINGS UP AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT MORE CLOSELY.

>> Reporter: MANY TATTOO ENTHUSIASTS ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT THEM.

>> KYLE DORSEY SAYS HE HAS NO HESITATION ABOUT GETTING MORE TATTOOS.

EACH OF HIS PIECE HAS A SPECIAL MEANING.

LIKE THIS ONE.

COMMEMORATING HIS GRANDFATHER.

>> DOG TAGS FROM HIS TIME.

AND SYMBOLIZES STRENGTH.

EACH INK BOTTLE CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE SPECIFIC BRAND AND BADGE, IN CASE THEY NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT.

>> I'VE SEEN DIFFERENT ONES,.

I STICK WITH THOSE.

>> Reporter: IN ALMOST 3 DECADES OF CREATING ART, HE HAS NEVER HAD TO REPORT A CASE OF POSSIBLY CONTAMINATED INK AND HOPES IT STAYS THAT WAY.

HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> AS WE LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND, WE ARE LOOKING AT A SLIGHTLY COOLER START.

WHY WE GET JUST ENOUGH OF A THICKER MARINE LAYER TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES.

EXPECT THAT SATURDAY TO BE ONE OF THE COOLER DAYS OF THE WEEK.

AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, IT REALLY DOES START TO GET HOT, ESPECIALLY THROUGH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS RAMP US -- RAMP UP FOR US.

STARTING TO MAKE A RETURN TO THE SOUTHWEST.

IT COMES IN LIMITED FASHION AND NOT IMPACTING US SO MUCH.

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COASTAL CLOUDS, A LITTLE THICKER.

WE MANAGED TO KEEP THE NUMBERS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

COASTAL INLAND COMMUNITIES OFF TOWARDS THE EAST.

THERE'S THAT MOISTURE PICKING UP.

TUCSON FEELING THE RETURN AROUND THAT.

IT WILL START TO SHIFT A LITTLE FARTHER WEST AS WE GO INTO IN THE UPCOMING DAYS.

ESPECIALLY EARLY WEEK, NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

WE WILL START YOU OFF TOMORROW AS WE BEGIN WITH TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE MID-70s.

OCEANSIDE 80 DEGREES.

MOUNT LAGUNA, MID-70s UP IN ELEVATION THERE.

OVERALL, OUR STORY IS THE COOLER TREND.

80 DEGREES RIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

MORE HUMIDITY AND WE ARE BACK UP TO THE MID-80s.

THINGS GET WARM.

THAT'S TRICKY FOR THE INLAND COMMUNITIES.

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WE MANAGED TO KEEP THINGS IN THE MID-70s.

PRETTY PLEASANT.

FOR THE DESERT, 110 BY MONDAY AND ONE 13 BY TUESDAY.

>>> ARE YOU BOOKED FOR THE WEEKEND?

JOIN KPBS FOR THE SAN DIEGO SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE FIRST 300 PEOPLE TO CHECK IN CAN GET A COPY OF THE ADULT, TEENAGER OR CHILDREN'S ONE BOOK SELECTION.

THIS NEW FILM EMPLOYS A CAST OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN TO SHARE A TRUE STORY.

BETH HAS THIS REVIEW.

>> CLARENCE IS AN ALUMNI.

THE REHABILITATION THROUGH THE ARTS PROGRAM FOR THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

>> IT'S BEEN A PROGRAM THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP POPULATION WITH MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

IT TURNED INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE WONDERFUL.

IT HELPS PEOPLE GET MORE IN TOUCH WITH THEIR FEELINGS.

THEY WILL PROCESS HOW THEY MOVE THROUGH AND GET SOME LIMITATION.

>> THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO CREATE ACTIVES.

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE BETTER HUMAN BEINGS.

TO BECOME BETTER THAN WE WERE THROUGH ART, REDUCTIONS AND VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS.

WHO WE ARE, WHO WE CAN BE.

>> ONE OF THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN.

IN THIS SCENE HE TALKS ABOUT CONNECTING TO SHAKESPEARE.

>> WHEN WE WERE BORN, WE CRY.

WE WERE BORN TO A FORCE.

I SAID WHOEVER WROTE THIS -- >> Reporter: IT REFLECTED THE REAL-LIFE CONNECTION.

>> I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM IT.

JUST THE WAY IT SOUNDED TO ME.

IT SOUNDED BEAUTIFUL.

IT TAKES TIME TO PAINT A PICTURE WITH HIS WORDS.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT LINGO AND A PERFORMANCE THAT CAN BE HAD WITH A SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION.

>> YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, I MURDERED THAT HAMLET.

HE ROLLED ON WITH IT.

>> IT'S AN INSPIRING AND HOPEFUL PORTRAIT OF THESE MEN.

IT WILL HELP TO HUMANIZE THEM.

>> WE HOPE PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE WILL UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ON THE INSIDE ARE ACTUALLY HUMAN BEINGS.

MOTHERS, FATHERS, PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM.

CHILDREN THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AGAIN AND LIVE WITH.

IF YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU MAY FIND SOME OF US CLOSE TO YOU.

THEY NEED THE SAME LOVE, TRUST, EVERYTHING.

THEY NEED ALL OF THESE THINGS POURED INTO THEM AS WELL.

BECOME PRODUCTIVE AND COME BACK TO SOCIETY AND DO WELL.

WE ARE A LOT MORE THAN THE SUMMER OF OUR MISTAKES.

WE STILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CHANGE IN A POSITIVE WAY.

>> THE NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES WITH THIS DEEPLY PERSONAL STORY.

KPBS NEWS.

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HAVE A GREAT EVENING, EVERYONE.