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>>> FROM SOUTH BAY TO NORTH COUNTY, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HITTING THE STREETS FOR MAY DAY LABOR RALLIES.

THE -- THANKS FOR JOINING US.

RIGHT NOW, ORGANIZERS ARE MARCHING FROM WATERFRONT PARK TO THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.

EARLIER TODAY, KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN CAUGHT UP WITH COUNTY LEADERS AND STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT MAY DAY MEANS FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE OUT IN FRONT OF THE CHULA VISTA MALL THIS MORNING.

HOLDING SIGNS FOR WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES.

IT'S PRESIDENT BRIDGETTE BROWNING SAYS PEOPLE ARE FED UP.

>> CAPITALISM IS WORKING FOR THE VERY WEALTHY AND OLIGARCHS BUT REGULAR PEOPLE ARE BARELY ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

IT'S NOT JUST IN SAN DIEGO, IT'S ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

WE'RE TRYING TO LAY A FOUNDATION TO HAVE A TOTAL REALIGNMENT.

>> NO SCHOOL, NO WORK, NO SHOPPING.

>> Reporter: THAT SIMMERING SENTIMENT WAS ALSO FELT AT A NOONTIME RALLY AT CHICANO PARK.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE RALLIED AGAINST WHAT THEY SAY IS A BROKEN SYSTEM OF GREED AND EXPLOITATIONS OF WORKERS.

>> THE WORKERS MAKE UP THIS COUNTY.

THE WORKERS MAKE UP SAN DIEGO.

THE WORKERS BUILT SAN DIEGO.

NOT BILLIONAIRES.

BILLIONAIRES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WORKERS LABORS.

>> Reporter: OTHERS LIKE JESUS GALLEGOS MUNOS SAYS THESE RALLIES ARE NOT JUST ABOUT WORKERS RIGHTS BUT ALSO ABOUT FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE.

>> BECAUSE AS THE YOUTH OF SAN DIEGO WE'RE NOT JUST THE FUTURE BUT WE'RE THE PRESENT.

WE NEED TO START BUILDING THE COMMUNITIES AND THE FUTURE WE WANT FOR OURSELVES TODAY.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS WHY MAYRA ALVAREZ BROUGHT HER DAUGHTER TO THE RALLY AT CHICANO PARK.

SHE WANTED HER TO SEE ABOUT SHOWING UP AND THE MOVEMENT.

>> THIS LITTLE GIRL IS OUR FUTURE.

FOR HER TO SEE THE POWER OF DIVERSITY.

THE STRENGTH OF WORKERS, HOW WE'RE COMING TOGETHER TO FIGHT FOR THE COUNTRY WE BELIEVE IN.

THE VALUES THAT WE BELIEVE IN.

>> THESE PEOPLE ARE MARCHING FOR THE FUTURE.

THEY'RE MARCHING FOR WORKERS RIGHTS.

THEY SAY THE SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING FOR THEM ANYMORE.

THEY ARE WORKING FOR THE OLIGARCHS AND THE BILLIONAIRES AND THEY'RE OVER IT.

>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE GETTING ANGRY WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

I MEAN THERE'S I.C.E.

IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AI IS TAKING OVER EVERYTHING.

WE WANT TO RETURN THE POWER BACK TO THE WORKING CLASS.

>> ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> CALIFORNIA IS LAUNCHING A YEARLONG EFFORT TO EXPLORE BUILDING A UNIVERSITY IN CHULA VISTA.

SOUTH BAY REPORTER CORY SUZUKI SAYS AN AI TASK FORCE MET FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MORNING.

>> Reporter: THE TASK FORCE GATHERED FOR ITS INAUGURAL MEETING.

>> THE INTERSECTION OF EDUCATION, WORK FORCE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO BRING TOGETHER AS WE ENVISION WHAT THIS UNIVERSITY SHOULD DO AND BECOME FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE ASSIGNMENT IS TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR A C YBER -- >> WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, SEVERAL ARE ALREADY PROVIDING ACCESS.

>> Reporter: ALVAREZ REPRESENTS CHULA VISTA.

HE WROTE THE BILL THAT CREATED THE TASK FORCE.

ALVAREZ SAYS THE GOAL IS TO BRING THESE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS TOGETHER INTO ONE PLACE.

>> THEY ALREADY HAVE A PRESENCE IN ONE SHAPE OR FORM.

WE WANT TO HAVE A HOUSE FOR THEM THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY, AN ACTUAL BUILDING, AN ACTUAL CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: ALVAREZ SAYS THE TASK FORCE WILL LOOK AT HOW THEY CAN CREATE THIS CONFERENCE.

THE TASK FORCE IS SET TO MEET THREE MORE TIMES BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT YEAR.

IT'S ALSO PLANNING TO MEET SEVERAL TIMES.

>>> WE HAVE A WARM START TO THE WEEKEND THEN A BIT OF A COOLDOWN WITH A GRADUAL RETURN OF PACIFIC AIR.

A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER AND MAYBE EVEN A SPRINKLE OR TWO INTO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

50 IN RAMONA, 62-DEGREE LOW INTO BORREGO SPRINGS.

BUT WE'LL BE WATCHING AS A GRADUAL RETURN OF MOISTURE WILL COME INTO THE REGION.

ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

NOT MUCH BUT MAYBE A SPRINKLE OR TWO.

WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

>> THE NATIONWIDE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF GAS HAS SURGED AGAIN.

AAA SAYS PRICES AT THE PUMP ARE NOW UP MORE THAN 30-CENTS IN JUST THE LAST WEEK.

MEANWHILE IRAN SUBMITTED A FRESH PEACE PROPOSAL.

AND PRESIDENT TRUMP ARGUED TO CONGRESS THAT HOSTILITIES WITH IRAN TERMINATED WITH A CEASE- FIRE ON APRIL 7th.

KAREN KAFA HAS THE PRESSURES ABROAD AND AT HOME.

>> Reporter: U.S.

GAS PRICES MAKING ANOTHER OVERNIGHT SURGE.

>> I CRIED WHEN I SAW 4:22 LAST NIGHT BUT I PASSED IT STRAIGHT NOW.

I'M GOING TO PAY $4.69.

>> THE GALLON OF GAS SPIKED ACCORDING TO AAA.

IN SOME PLACES OF THE COUNTRY PRICES ARE EVEN HIGHER.

>> I USED TO FILL IT UP FOR 60, 80 BUCK, NOW I'M LOOKING AT 140, 150.

>> Reporter: IRAN SUBMITTED A FRESH PEACE PROPOSAL.

SPARKING HOPES THE TWO COUNTRIES COULD COME BACK TO NEGOTIATING TABLE.

>> THEY WANT TO DO IT SO BADLY BUT THEY'RE NOT THERE YET.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS CONSTRAINED BY THE MIDTERMS, HE'S CONSTRAINED BY THE WAR POWERS ACT, HE'S CONSTRAINED BY THE PUBLIC AT HOME.

WHILE AS YOU'RE RIGHT, THE IRANIAN REGIME IS ONLY CONSTRAINED BY WHAT ESSENTIALLY CAN GET AWAY WITH.

>> Reporter: IF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REOPENS, IT WILL TAKE MONTHS.

>> NOW U.S.

EXPORTINGS -- EXPORTS AND OIL ARE SPIKING.

>> Reporter: THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS WHEN THE FIRST STRIKE WAS $3.40.

>> THAT'S A $1.34 MORE THAN DRIVERS WERE PAYING AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

THOSE RECORD PRICES HAVE SOME SAN DIEGANS MAKING CHANGES TO SAVE MONEY.

THE TRANSIT SYSTEM SAYS HIGHER FUEL COSTS OFTEN LEADS TO MORE RIDERS ON BUSES AND TROLLIES.

>> HOW FAR YOU'RE TRAVELING.

WHAT THE MILES PER GALLON ARE IN YOUR CAR.

IF YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR PARKING AND THE CURRENT GAS PRICES YOU CAN PUNCH IT ALL IN.

>>> NTS SAYS WHEN GAS PRICES FIRST STARTED TO SKYROCKET IN MARCH, RIDERSHIP WENT UP.

BUSES SAW A 9% INCREASE AND THE TROLLY INCREASED BY 5%.

>>> TODAY WE HAVE A BETTER PICTURE OF PEOPLE LIVING ON SAN DIEGO COUNTY STREETS AND IN SHELTERS.

THE ANNUAL CENSUS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS OUT.

KPBS REPORTER KATY ANASTIS SAYS OLDER ADULTS ARE MAKING UP THE LARGER PART OF THE POPULATION.

>> Reporter: THE ANNUAL COUNT IS A ONE NIGHT CENSUS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

IT TRACKS WHETHER PEOPLE ARE UNSHELTERED MEANING THEY'RE SLEEPING OUTSIDE, IN TENTS OR IN CARS OR UN UNSHELTERED.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ON JANUARY 29 WAS 9,803.

THAT'S DOWN BY 102 PEOPLE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

TAMARA KHOL ER LEADS THE TASK FORCE.

>> ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A MODEST 1% REDUCTION IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ARE IN UNSAFE POSITIONS.

>> Reporter: THE DATA REFLECTED THAT.

SHELTERED HOMELESS GREW BY 12%.

ONE SUCCESS STORY IS LEMON GROVE.

THE CITY, THE TASK FORCE AND HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDER CONNECTED MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE SLEEPING OUTSIDE DIRECTLY TO HOUSING.

THIS YEAR'S COUNT FOUND HALF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING UNSHELTERED IN LEMON GROVE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

>> BUT WHERE WE GOT TARGETED INVESTMENTS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SOME REALLY MEASURABLE, VISIBLE REDUCTIONS.

>> THIS YEAR'S COUNT FOUND THAT ONE IN THREE UNSHELTERED PEOPLE WERE 55 OR OLDER.

MORE THAN HALF WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

MELINDA FORSTY IS THE CEO OF HOUSING SENIORS.

>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE OFTEN IT'S JUST INCREASED RENT ON A FIXED INCOME.

MANY OF THE SENIORS WE'RE SERVING THEY'VE BEEN IN THEIR HOMES FOR YEARS.

UNFORTUNATELY THEIR $1,200 A MONTH OF INCOME THAT THEY HAVE IS NOT KEEPING PACE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND ONE TIME FUNDS CAN HELP KEEP OLDER ADULTS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

ULTIMATELY SHE SAYS THE REGION NEEDS TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND QUICKLY.

KATY ANASTIS.

>>> A MASS RECUE OPERATION IS UNDER WAY AT AN ANIMAL SHELTER IN JULIUS.

THE SAN DIEGO HUMAN SOCIETY EXPECTS THERE TO BE AT LEAST 150 HORSES, MORE THAN 100 CATS AND 30 DOGS IN NEED OF HELP.

THERE ARE ALSO DONKEYS, ALPACAS, GEESE, CHICKENS AND GOATS.

THE HUMAN SOCIETY SAYS IT'S WORKING WITH ANIMAL SERVICES AND ANIMAL WELFARE PARTNERS TO CARE FOR THE ANIMALS.

>>> AT THE SCHOOL OF LAW, PROFESSORS TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF IMMIGRATION LAWYERS.

HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S MASS DEPORTATION CAMPAIGN IS FUELING MORE INTEREST THAN EVER.

>> WE SUBMITTED THAT TO THE COURT I THINK LAST WEEK.

>> AND THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL.

>> THAT'S EXCITING.

>> Reporter: THAT IS AMBER AHIM.

TALKING ABOUT A REAL LIFE CASE THAT SHE AND HER CLASSMATES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.

THEY'RE REPRESENTING A RUSSIAN ASYLUM SEEKER AND JUST HELPED HIM GET RELEASE FROM THE MESA DETENTION CENTER.

>> I CAME INTO LAW SCHOOL WANTING TO DO IMMIGRATION.

MY PARENTS ARE IMMIGRANTS.

I HAVE A FAMILY THAT IMMIGRATED HERE TO THE UNITED STATES.

SO GROWING UP I ALWAYS JUST KIND OF WATCHED THEIR JOURNEY OF COMING HERE.

I WENT TO MY DAD CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY.

>> Reporter: THE WORK IS PART OF A USD IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC WHICH GIVES STUDENTS REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE.

>> JUST GETTING TO LEARN ABOUT IT AS I WORK ON REAL LIFE CASES IS JUST SO INCREDIBLE.

>> Reporter: KATY LYNNE RUNS THE CLINIC.

SHE HAS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AS AN IMMIGRATION LAWYER.

>> STUDENTS WANTED TO GO TO WORK, THEY WANTED TO GO TO DETENTION.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS HELP PEOPLE FIGHT DEPORTATION CASES.

NGUYEN SAYS THE CLINIC HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE POPULAR AND THAT'S LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S MASS DEPORTATION CAMPAIGN.

>> THEY'RE LOOKING AT IMMIGRATION PRACTITIONERS AS THE FRONT LINE OF PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: WHEN LYNNE WAS IN SCHOOL THE STEREO TYPE WAS THAT IMMIGRATION LAWYERS WERE MORE ADMINISTRATORS THAN LIT GATORS.

FILLING OUT FORMS LIKE VISA APPLICATIONS.

BUT NOW, STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES ON THE FRONT LINES OF A HISTORIC BATTLE AGAINST MASS DEPORTATIONS.

>> TO THEM I THINK IT IS THE MOST TANGIBLE TYPE OF LAW YOU CAN DO.

WHERE YOU ARE IMPACTING SOMEONE DIRECTLY.

>> THAT IS CERTAINLY THE CASE FOR LOGAN QUESENBERRY WHO STARTED OUT WANTING TO BE A PUBLIC DEFENDER.

>> I FELT THIS SEMESTER MORE SO THAN EVER THE RESULT TO CONTINUE HELPING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.

THAT'S WHAT THE CLINICS ARE HERE FOR.

WE HELP PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: QUESENBERRY GREW UP IN SAN DIEGO AND HE SEES THE LOCAL IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT EVERY TIME HE VISITS THE OLD TIME MESA DETENTION CENTER.

>> SO MANY OF THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DETENTION, PEOPLE IF YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET YOU'RE LIKE, THAT'S JUST ANOTHER SAN DIEGAN.

AND WE HAVE SUCH A VIBRANT COMMUNITY NOT JUST FROM LATIN AMERICAN BUT FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THAT I JUST HAD NO CLUE ABOUT UNTIL I CAME AND WORKED IN THE CLINIC.

>> Reporter: DATA SHOWS MORE THAN 70% OF PEOPLE DETAINED AT OLTA MESA DO NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD.

AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAS NEARLY DOUBLED SINCE TRUMP TOOK OFFICE.

LYNNE SAYS ALL THIS MEANS THAT THEY'RE JUST AREN'T ENOUGH IMMIGRATION LAWYERS TO MEET THE DEMAND.

FEDERAL DATA SHOW THAT MORE THAN HALF OF THE PEOPLE WITH PENDING CASES IN IMMIGRATION COURT DO NOT HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

>> I THINK THAT THE MARKET FOR THEM RIGHT NOW IS VERY BRIGHT AND THAT THERE'S JUST SO MUCH NEED.

AND THERE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH ATTORNEYS AND SO, THERE'LL BE FUNDING FOR SOME OF THE NONPROFITS.

>> BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION LYNNE HOPES THOSE JOBS GET FILLED.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>> BALLOTS ARE ON THE WAY TO REGISTERED VOTERS FOR THE THE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION.

PEOPLE CAN DROP OFF BALLOTS AT ANY CENTER.

IN PERSON EARLY VOTING STARTS MONDAY MAY 4 AT THE REGISTRAR VOTERS OFFICE.

VISIT SDVOTE.COM FOR A LIST OF DROP BOX AND VOTE CENTER LOCATIONS AND HOURS OF OPERATION.

>>> A NEW MAP SHOWS THE ROUT OF A CONTROVERSIAL HIGH VOLTAGE LINE.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MERGA SAYS OPPOSITION IS ALREADY GROWING.

>> Reporter: IT'S CALLED THE GOLDEN PACIFIC POWER LINK AND IT'S 145 MILES LONG.

IT WOULD START AT SDG & E SUBSTATION AND RUN THROUGH THE BORREGO STATE PARK TO THE COAST NEAR THE GENERATING STATION.

THE UTILITY SAYS ITS BUILDING THE LINE BECAUSE THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR SAYS IT'S NECESSARY.

>> THEY IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO MEET THE ENERGY.

>> SERGIO OJEDA IS AN IMPERIAL VALLEY RESIDENT.

HE'S SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROJECTS THAT CAN'T PROMISE LASTING.

>> AREAS LIKE IMPERIAL VALLEY ARE BEING LOOKED AT AND TREATED AS A SACRIFICE ZONE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE WHOLE STATE.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE SIMILAR CONCERNS FOR WILDLIFE AND TOURISM.

FORRUM IS WITH THE FOUNDATION.

>> THE CUMULATIVE OF DISRUPTING HABITAT THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS DEEMED AS NEEDING TO BE PROTECTED SHOULD ALL TOGETHER.

>> MARTIN WITH SDG & E SAYS THE UTILITY WILL WEIGH CONCERNS AROUND AFFORDABILITY BEFORE SUBMITTING THE ROUT FOR STATE APPROVAL LATER THIS YEAR.

TAMMY MERGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR MONTHS HOT SPRING RESIDENTS SAY THEY'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION DUST FROM A NEAR BY SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT.

BUT THEY SAY LITTLE HAS CHANGED.

KPBS REPORTING ELAINE ALFARO SAYS NOW COUNTY LEADERS WANT THE COUNTY TO INTERVENE.

>> THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.

>> NO PROBLEM.

>> STEPH MOVED TO ACUMBA20 YEARS AGO AND CONNECTED TO NEIGHBORS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

BUT NOW, SHE'S INDOORS MOST DAYS.

>> WE'RE HAVING TO KEEP OUR WINDOWS CLOSED AND DOORS CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON NEXT DOOR IN THE FIELD IS SO BAD.

>> Reporter: DUST IS COMING FROM GRADING FOR A 600-ACRE SOLAR FARM.

TONKIN SAYS IT'S MADE HER CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WORSE.

SHE'S BEEN HOSPITALIZED SINCE JANUARY.

>> THEY PUT ME ON OXYGEN.

BECAUSE IT WAS, IT'S SO BAD AND SO HARD TO BREATHE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S OUT OF THE ORDINARY FROM YEARS PAST.

>> I HAD IT DOWN TO MAYBE ONE OR TWO TIMES A YEAR.

BUT NOT VERY FREQUENT.

SINCE THEY STARTED CONSTRUCTION IT'S CONSTANT.

THE PARAMEDICS HERE IN TOWN KNOW ME BY NAME.

>> Reporter: THE RESIDENTS SAY THAT THE DUST HAS LED TO COMPLAINTS.

THEY ARE ASKING FOR AN AUDIT, AN INDEPENDENT UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

TONKIN SAYS SHE'S CALLED IN THE DUST ISSUES TO THE HOT LINE DISPLAYED AT THE PROJECT SITE.

BUT,.

>> TáGS -- IT'S JUST FALLING ON DEAF EARS.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY REQUIRES THE DEVELOPER TO TAKE STEPS TO KEEP THE DUST AT A MINIMUM.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DEVELOPER TOLD KPBS IN AN E- MAIL QUOTE, THIS IS A LARGE PROJECT IN A DRY EXPOSED LOCATION AND DUST IS A REAL CHALLENGE.

WE RUN UP TO FIVE WATER TRUCKS ON-SITE AT ONCE, FOLLOW AN APPROVED DUST CONTROL PLAN AND PAUSE GRADING WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ARE TOO HIGH, END QUOTE.

A COUNTY SPOKESPERSON TOLD KPBS THEY ALREADY CONDUCT UNANNOUNCED -- ON A REGULAR BASIS.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE'LL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD START TO THE WEEKEND.

FAIRLY WARM, NOT HOT BUT FAIRLY WARM ON SATURDAY.

THEN WE'LL BEGIN TO TURN COOLER SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

MOISTURE WILL INCREASE, CLOUDS WILL ARRIVE.

AND THERE MAY BE EVEN A SPRINKLE OR TWO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

WITH A BIT OF AN INCREASE IN THAT LOW LEVEL PACIFIC MOISTURE.

WE'LL BECOME CLOUDY TONIGHT.

60 DEGREES.

SPRING WARM WILL CALL FOR SATURDAY, SHOWERS NORTH OF THE SIERRA AND EAST INTO PARTS OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.

A LITTLE KNOW -- SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT NOT FOR US.

MORE CLOUDS AT THE COAST.

BRIGHTER INLAND.

70 IN SAN DIEGO, 70 CHULA VISTA.

EL CAJON 90 DEGREES.

WE'LL TURN A LITTLE COOLER ON MONDAY AS A MORE ON SHORE INFLUENCE WILL TAKE OVER.

IT'LL BE COOLER WITH MORE MOISTURE ON MONDAY.

LOOK OUT ON MONDAY EVENING OR MONDAY NIGHT FOR PERHAPS A FEW SPRINKLES AROUND.

A STORM SYSTEM MOVES INLAND ON TUESDAY.

AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING THE MOUNTAINS THERE WHERE THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS AROUND WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM.

IT'LL BE WINDY INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

ISOLATED THUNDER.

SNOW HAIL INTO THE NORTH INTO PARTS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

A LITTLE LESS LIKELY WE'LL SEE THAT KIND OF IMPACT.

YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF FUZZY LIGHT GREEN.

THERE'S THAT HINT OF MOISTURE AND THAT WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY WITH THAT ON SHORE FLOW INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WE'RE GOING TO DRY BACK OUT THEN INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DIVERTING TO OUR NORTH.

SO FOR THE COAST HERE YOU CAN SEE A RELATIVELY WARM SATURDAY.

COOLER FOR SUNDAY.

MORE CLOUD COVER MONDAY.

MONDAY NIGHT MAYBE A SPRINKLE AND A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS FOR TUESDAY.

INLAND AREAS HERE YOU CAN SEE A MOSTLY CLOUDY MONDAY AS WE TURN COOLER THAT'S WHERE A FEW OF THESE SPRINKLES MIGHT BE AROUND MONDAY NIGHT.

67 DOWN TO 77 FOR SATURDAY INTO TUESDAY.

CERTAINLY A COOLING TREND AFTER A WARM SATURDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM THE 60s TO UPPER 30s WITH MORE CLOUD COVER MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THAT'S A BIG CHANGE BEFORE A WEDNESDAY REBOUND.

IN THE DESERTS HERE YOU CAN SEE A BIG 20 DEGREES DROP FROM A WARM SATURDAY.

A HOT SATURDAY TO A MUCH MUCH COOLER MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

I'M ACCU WEATHER METEOROLOGIST JOE CORNISH.

>>> KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAYS THE PROGRAM HELPS FARMERS.

>> IT'S KIND OF A MATCHING SERVICE MUCH LIKE A DATING SERVICE.

>> Reporter: ANDY WILLIAMSON SPENT OVER THREE YEARS FARMING IN A COMMUNITY GARDEN BEFORE LOOKING TO EXPAND.

THAT'S WHEN HE SIGNED UP WITH CALIFORNIA FARM LINK WHICH MATCHED HIM WITH THIS PROPERTY IN RAMONA.

IT'S OWNED BY KATY SCHULTZ AND A FRIEND.

>> WE'VE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT HOLD UP GREAT THAT IS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND WE WANTED TO FIND FARMERS WHO WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THAT.

>> Reporter: THE SCHULTZ ARE NO STRANGERS TO FARMING.

THEY ALSO WANTED TO FIND THE RIGHT TENANT.

THAT'S WHEN CALIFORNIA FARM LINK CAME IN.

THEY HELPED CRAFT THE AD THAT LED HER TO WILLIAMSON.

THE TWO MATCHED BECAUSE WILLIAMSON WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FARMING.

>> WATER POLLUTION, LAND POLLUTION THAT KIND OF THING.

>> Reporter: MATCHING FARM AND FARMERS WAS FOUNDED IN 1989.

PILLAR CARRANZA IS A SENIOR -- >> WE HELP WITH KNOWLEDGE, CAPITAL AS WELL AS LANDS.

>> Reporter: KNOWLEDGE MEANS TRAINING FOR MANY LANDOWNERS AND FARMERS THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME DEALING WITH FARM CONTRACTS.

AND FARM LINK HELPS WITH THAT.

>> IN THIS WORK WE SERVE AS MULTIPRESSURE ADVOCATING REPRESENTING BOTH PARTIES AND WE SUPPORT EVERYTHING FROM LIKE, NEGOTIATION TO FINALIZING THE LEASES OR AGREEMENTS.

AND IT'S ALL PROBONO.

>> THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL AS WELL.

>> THAT WAS A VERY SCARY PROPOSAL OF THE PROCESS.

I NEVER SIGNED A CONTRACT FOR LAND PREVIOUSLY.

SO IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT KNEW EXACTLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE IN THE CONTRACT.

THAT WAS CRITICAL TO THE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: CARRANZA SAYS THE GOAL IS TO CREATE EQUITABLE LAND AGREEMENTS THAT SUPPORT LONG LAND TENURE.

>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST LAND PRICES HERE AND IN THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS LOSING AROUND TWO FARMS A WEEK TO DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER FACTORS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S LATEST CROP REPORT SAYS IN 2024, THERE WERE JUST OVER 207,000 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL FARMLAND IN THE REGION.

DOWN NEARLY 23% IN A DECADE.

>> THE LAND NEXT DOOR CAME FOR SALE AND THEY WANTED TO DEVELOP IT AND BUILD FIVE HOUSES NEXT TO US.

>> Reporter: THAT'S PART OF THE REASON SANDY MILLER AND HER BUSINESS PARTNER BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY NEXT TO HER AVOCADO FARM.

>> THE LAND KIND OF GOES DOWN OVER HERE INTO A CREEK.

IT'S DRY AT THE MOMENT.

>> Reporter: SHE DIDN'T WANT HIDDEN VALLEY TO LOSE ITS CHARACTER.

IT'S A QUIET RURAL COMMUNITY WHERE PROPERTY LINES AREN'T MARKED BY FENCES ALLOWING WILDLIFE TO ROAM FREELY.

>> IT'S BENEFICIAL.

THE COYOTES TAKE CARE OF THE GOPHERS AND SQUIRRELS THAT COULD COME AFTER OUR TREES.

SO IT'S A WIN-WIN.

>> Reporter: MILLER AND HER BUSINESS PARTNER DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A CONCRETE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY UNTIL SHE FOUND FARM LINK AND HER FIRST TENANT THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

>> IT'S A SMALL FAMILY WHO JUST DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE IN THEIR YARD TO GROW ALL THE VEGETABLES THAT THEY WANTED.

MAY EVENTUALLY EXPAND IT BUT FOR NOW IT'S A GOOD START.

>> Reporter: THEY'RE BOTH LEARNING HOW IT WORKS AND WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE.

BUT SHE LIKES THAT IT GIVES ASPIRING FARMERS ACCESS TO LAND AND LETS THEM TRY THEIR HAND AT GROWING FOOD.

BACK IN RAMONA, AFTER THREE YEARS OF FARMING HERE.

>> HERE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BEDS OF STRAWBERRIES.

WE HAVE RADISHES, WE HAVE CHARD, WE HAVE SPINACH.

>> SO MANY REASONS SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US EVERYONE.

HAVE AN EXCELLENT EVENING AND A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

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