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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER BOOSTER SHOT RECOMMENDATION.

FDA ADVISERS VOTED TODAY TO RECOMMEND JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTERS FOR ALL ADULTS.

IT COMES ONE DAY AFTER THEY AUTHORIZED EIGHT THIRD MODERNA DOSE.

EMILY SCHMIDT HAS A CLOSER LOOK.

>> WE DO HAVE 19 OUT OF 19 UNANIMOUS YES VOTES.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MAKING ITS CASE TO THE FDA.

ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR A BOOSTER FOR ITS ONE AND DONE COVID VACCINE.

>> I KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF RECIPIENTS WHO JUST REALLY WANT TO KNOW, WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING?

>> Reporter: ON FRIDAY, FDA ADVISERS VOTING UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND BOOSTER DOSES OF J&J COVID-19 VACCINE.

AT LEAST 2 MONTHS AFTER PEOPLE GET THE FIRST DOSE.

>> QUESTION IS, ARE PEOPLE WHO GOT THE FIRST J&J VACCINE BETTER OFF GETTING A SECOND DOSE?

AND I THINK THE DATA THAT ARE PRESENTED SAYS YES, THEY ARE BETTER OFF, AND THERE IS NO INCREASED RISK OF VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS.

>> Reporter: PFIZER'S ROOSTER SHOT HAS ALREADY BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR SOME VULNERABLE GROUPS.

MEANWHILE, NEW CDC DATA SHOWING UNVACCINATED ADULTS FACE 11 TIMES HIGHER RISK OF DYING FROM COVID THAN FULLY VACCINATED ADULTS.

WITH EXPERT SAYING THE DATA HAS BEEN CONSISTENT.

VACCINES SAVE LIVES.

>> WE NEED TO GET THE UNVACCINATED VACCINATED.

THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF DRIVING DOWN INFECTION NUMBERS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: SOME POSITIVE NEWS ON THE VACCINE FRONT.

USING CDC DATA, THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION RECORDING AN UPTICK IN VACCINATION RATES IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

AS MANY OVERCOME VACCINE HESITANCY.

>> WE HAVE GOT TO GET FIRST DOSES OF VACCINE IN THOSE WHO ARE HESITANT OR REFUSING, AND WE HAVE TO BOOST.

IT IS A SIMPLE AS THAT.

>> Reporter: EMILY SCHMIDT, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GET VACCINATED OR FACE DISCHARGE.

THAT IS WHAT THE NAVY NOW SAYS WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO REFUSE VACCINATION WITHOUT A PENDING OR APPROVED EXEMPTION.

ALL ACTIVE-DUTY SAILORS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED BY NOVEMBER 28.

WHILE THOSE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 28th.

THOSE WHO REFUSE THE VACCINE WILL RECEIVE A GENERAL DISCHARGE UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.

THAT COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SOME VETERANS BENEFITS.

SAILORS CAN APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS, OR, A RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION.

>>> THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SAYS, 40% OF ITS WORKERS ARE UNVACCINATED.

AND THE DEADLINE IS LOOMING.

THEY NEED TO BE FULLY VACCINATED BY NOVEMBER 22nd.

RIGHT BEFORE THE BUSY THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PERIOD.

EVEN WITH THE SINGLE-DOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE, EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE TO GET THE SHOT BY NOVEMBER 8th.

THE TSA ADMINISTRATOR SAYS THE AGENCY IS CREATING CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CASE OF A STAFF SHORTAGE.

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS FULLY VACCINATED FOREIGN TRAVELERS CAN ENTER THE U.S.

STARTING ON NOVEMBER 8th.

IT IS A DATE MANY HAD BEEN WAITING FOR.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER RUN HAS A REPORT FROM A BUSINESS AND SEND SEIZURE IS DOUBTFUL ABOUT THE NEWS.

>> Reporter: THE NEW GUIDELINES ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE APPLY TO INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL AND LAND TROUBLE.

IT'S LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED BY BORDER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN HOPING TO HEAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW.

ROSA MARIA GIL G, A RETAIL MANAGER DOWN THE BLOCK FROM A SANTA CEDRO PORT OF ENTRY ISN'T TOO SURE THE WHITE HOUSE WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE NOVEMBER 8th PROMISE.

SHE SAYS, LET'S HOPE THEY DO START LETTING PEOPLE IN.

BECAUSE BUSINESS IS DYING.

WE SPOKE TO OTHER BUSINESSES IN SANTA CEDRO WHO THINK THE SAME.

THEY ARE QUESTIONING IF IT ACTUALLY WILL HAPPEN.

THEY ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT VACCINES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE U.S. >> SHE SAYS SOME VACCINES GIVEN IN MEXICO MIGHT NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THE U.S.

ACCORDING TO A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL, VACCINES AUTHORIZED BY THE FDA OR HAVE AN EMERGENCY USE LISTED FROM THE WORLD HELP ORGANIZATION WILL BE ALLOWED.

IT IS STILL UNCLEAR HOW THE U.S. WILL TREAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE MIXED SHOTS.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAID MORE DETAILS ARE STILL TO COME.

>>> IN THE MEANTIME, GIL G SAYS, THEY ARE STARTING TO PREPARE FOR NOVEMBER 8 AND WILL HAVE THE STORE FULLY STOCKED JUST IN CASE THEY SEE AN INFLUX OF CUSTOMERS.

SHE ALSO SAYS SOME OF THEIR EMPLOYEES WILL GET CALLED BACK TO WORK, SINCE MANY OF THEM WERE LAID OFF.

SHE SAYS FORMER WORKERS CALLED DAILY TO ASK IF BUSINESS IS PICKING UP SO THEY CAN COME BACK TO WORK.

THE SANTA CEDRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ESTIMATES 250 BUSINESSES HAVE SHUT DOWN SINCE THE BORDER CLOSED TO NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL LAST YEAR.

THEY ARE HOPING TO RECUPERATE MONEY LOST THIS COMING HOLIDAY SEASON.

ALEXANDRA RANGEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT PLANS TO REINSTATE THE REMAIN IN MEXICO POLICY.

THE TRUMP ERA DIRECTIVE CALLS FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO WAIT IN MEXICO FOR HEARINGS IN U.S. IMMIGRATION COURT.

THE MOVE HINGES ON APPROVAL FROM THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS RAISED CONCERNS THAT U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS.

AMONG THOSE, MEXICO WANTS CASES TO GENERALLY CONCLUDE WITHIN SIX MONTHS AND ENSURE THAT ASYLUM-SEEKERS HAVE TIMELY AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT HEARING DATES AND TIMES.

>>> AND THAT DATE NOW ON THE DEBATE OVER THE CONTROVERSIAL AND OFTEN MISREPRESENTED ISSUE OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN THE SAN DIEGO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PROPOSAL TO BAN IT WAS PULLED FROM LAST NIGHT'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TABLING THE ISSUE FOR NOW.

BOARD TRUSTEES DECIDED A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES POLICY WAS NOT APPROPRIATE IN ITS CURRENT FORM.

THE DISTRICT DOES NOT CURRENTLY USE CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND THERE ARE NO PLANS TO TEACH IT IN THE FUTURE.

>> I DO BELIEVE THAT TALKING ABOUT RACE AND RACISM IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC INSIDE A CLASSROOM.

IT IS HOW WE -- WITH OURSELVES AND WE NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING IT IN A RESPECTFUL, COMPASSIONATE WAY.

BUT I DON'T SEE THE LANGUAGE THAT IS PRESENTED AS REPRESENTING WHAT I THINK WE HOPE TO DO.

>> ALSO LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD APPROVED AND HIRED ITS NEW SUPERINTENDENCE, DR. CHERYL JAMES WARD WHO WILL BEGIN ON NOVEMBER 1st.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO HAS A RECORD HIGH 42,000 STUDENTS ON CAMPUS THIS QUARTER.

A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE LAST DECADE.

K PBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE SPOKE WITH SOME UCS THE STUDENT ABOUT THEIR RECENT EXPERIENCES ON CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO WAS THE SECOND-LARGEST UC CAMPUS AND HAS INCREASED ITS STUDENT BODY BY OVER 2300 STUDENTS FROM US ALL.

>> PEOPLE THAT COME HERE, IT JUST BECOMES MORE, IT BECOMES A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.

>> Reporter: ALEXIS DAMIEN IS A 50 HER STUDENT AT UCSD'S MARSHALL COLLEGE AND COMMUTES TO CAMPUS FROM THE SOUTH BAY.

>> I DRIVE, BUT SOMETIMES I JUST DROP OFF BECAUSE IT IS EASIER AND LIKE I SAID, PARKING HERE SUCKS.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND PARKING, SO I USUALLY JUST GET DROPPED OFF.

>> Reporter: UCSD DOES PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A FREE BUS PASS.

BUT FOR THOSE WHO DRIVE, PARKING IS DIFFICULT.

ANOTHER CHALLENGE ON CAMPUS, GRABBING A BITE TO EAT.

STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE TREND TO GO MOBILE ORDERING AFTER ORDER A FEW FOOD FROM THE DINING HALLS.

BUT FRESHMAN ANNA NORA SAYS THAT IS DIFFICULT SOMETIMES.

>> ALL THE DINING HALLS CLOSE AT 8:00.

SO, IF YOU DON'T ORDER GOODBYE 6:00, YOU ARE NOT GETTING DINNER IN THE DINING HALLS BECAUSE WE DON'T HOW LONG THE WAIT TIMES ARE.

>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL DOES OFFER FREE GRUB HUB MEMBERSHIP WITH THE DELIVERY FEES.

AND THERE ARE SOME MARKETS ON CAMPUS.

THE PRICE CENTER IS OPEN LATER THAN THE OTHER DINING HALLS BUT LINES ARE SOMETIMES LONG AND FINDING A PLACE TO SIT CAN BEAT UP.

AND THEN, THERE IS TRYING TO ENROLL IN CLASSES.

>> THAT IS A HUMANITIES MAJORS, THAT IS, OTHER PEOPLE HAD A HARDER TIME THAN ME.

BUT I WILL SAY, IT STILL HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE FILLING -- REQUIREMENTS.

EVERYONE HERE IS ALSO TRYING TO FULFILL THE SAME REQUIREMENTS.

>> Reporter: -- HAS SCHOOL PRIDE BUT IS NOT CONSIDERING UCSD FOR HER MASTERS.

BASED ON HER EXPERIENCE AS AN UNDERGRAD.

>> THE WORST IT CAN GET IS LIMITED AND -- SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON WAITING.

WAITING EVERYTHING.

LIKE, WAITING FOR -- WAITING FOR GETTING, YOU KNOW, -- CLASS.

>> Reporter:THINKS THERE IS AN IMBALANCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE NUMBER OF PROFESSORS.

>> THEIR OFFICE HOURS, STUDENT HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE TO WAIT FOR THEIR TURNS.

AND LIKE, EACH SLOT, EVERY STUDENT CAN GET, IT IS ABOUT LIKE 15 MINUTES.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 12,200 UNDERGRAD STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS.

AS OF OCTOBER 13, ONLY 72 UPPER DIVISION UNDERGRADS ON THE WAITLIST FOR HOUSING.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHILE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED NEW MOVES TO EAST AND WEST COAST SHIPPING BACK LOT, SOME SMALL BUSINESSES SAY IT IS TOO LATE.

DISTRIBUTORS SAY THEY ARE STILL ANTICIPATING A SHORTAGE AND A PRICE INCREASE.

CAMELLIA VERNELL HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THIS WHOLESALE RETAIL STORE DISTRIBUTES TOYS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

BUT, THE MERCHANDISE COMES FROM CHINA.

AND WITH DELAYS AT THE LONG BEACH AND LOS ANGELES PORTS, THEY ARE EITHER STUCK IN SHIPPING CONTAINERS ALONG THE COAST OR COMING OUT DRAMATICALLY INCREASED PRICES.

>> EVERYDAY, I AM CROSSING MY FINGERS AND HOPING THAT OUR CONTAINERS GET HERE.

>> Reporter: IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REPORTS ARE NOW OPERATING AROUND THE CLOCK.

>> THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCT RIGHT NOW ARE ALL THE -- TOYS.

>> Reporter: BUT FOR DISTRIBUTOR, CLAIRE LOU, THIS CHRISTMAS, THE DAMAGES DONE.

>> WE HAVE TO HOPE AND PRAY THAT PRODUCTS ARE GETTING THROUGH.

>> Reporter: THESE SMALL BUSINESSES PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

BUT GOODS ARE ALREADY LIMITED AND PRICES ARE ALREADY HIGH.

>> MOVING IN FROM THE FACTORY TO THE CUSTOMER.

SOME NUMBERS -- EARLY INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT IS GONE UP ON AVERAGE BY 56%.

>> Reporter: AT -- PARTY SUPPLY IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, THE OWNERS WORRY ABOUT THEIR HOLIDAY SUPPLY.

>> -- FOR CHRISTMAS.

BUT BECAUSE THE DELAYS AND LOGISTICS, WE GOT A PRODUCT FOR CHRISTMAS, WE GOT --.

>> Reporter: THEY EXPECT A SIMILAR SITUATION THIS YEAR.

PLUS, THE ADDED COST.

>> I HAVE TO PAY EMPLOYEES.

IF I DON'T INCREASE THE PRICE, I WOULDN'T BE IN BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: BOTH OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES SAY, IN THE END, THEY SUFFER.

AS DO RETAIL STORES AMERICANS RELY ON EVERY DAY.

AND THEIR CUSTOMERS PAY THE PRICE.

>> LOOK AT IT IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

IT IS EVERYONE'S CONCERN.

IT IS EVERYONE'S PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: IN LOS ANGELES, I AM CAMILLA BURNELL.

>>> FORMER PRESIDENTS BILL CLINTON WILL REMAIN AT UC IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER OVERNIGHT WHERE HE IS RECOVERING FROM THE UROLOGICAL INFECTION.

CLINTON'S INFECTION SPREAD TO HIS BLOODSTREAM, A SPOKESMAN SAYS THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS STAYING AT THE HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE MORE IV ANTIBIOTICS.

BUT THAT ALL HEALTH INDICATORS ARE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

HE ADDS THAT CLINTON CONTINUES TO BE IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS.

>>> COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO STOP AND OUT BREAK OF SHIGA LLOSA'S AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

KPBS HELP REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS, 7 CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR.

>> WHEN THERE IS AN OUTBREAK IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WANT PEOPLE NOT TO WRITE OFF SYMPTOMS THAT THEY HAVE.

>> Reporter: SHIGA LLOSA'S OUTBREAK AMONG HOMELESS RESIDENTS ESSENTIALLY SEVEN PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL.

DR. VICTOR NEC IS A VISCERA PEDIATRICS AND PHARMACY AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS THE BACTERIAL INFECTION IS A FOODBORNE ILLNESS SIMILAR TO E. COLI AND SALMONELLA AND IS VERY CONTAGIOUS.

>> IF YOU'RE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED INDIVIDUAL, EVEN IF YOU ARE BEING RELATIVELY CAREFUL, IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET AN INFECTION.

>> Reporter: AND CITY OFFICIALS ARE SETTING UP ADDITIONAL HANDWASHING STATIONS AND PORTABLE RESTROOMS IN AREAS WERE ON SHELTERED RESTAURANT, CITIZENS ARE STAYING.

THEY ARE ALSO DEPLOYING COUNTY NURSES TO SHELTERS AND INCREASING SANITATION MEASURES THERE.

SAN DIEGO MAYOR CLAUDE DORIA AND SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE IN SHELTERED AND PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE IS A PRIORITY.

AND THEY DON'T WANT THIS OUTBREAK TO TURN INTO A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

SHE SAYS FROM A MOST PEOPLE, SHIGELLOSIS SYMPTOMS ARE MILD.

>> SOME DIARRHEA, MAYBE LOW GRADE FEVER.

ABDOMINAL CRAMPING.

AND ACTUALLY ITSELF RESOLVES ON ITS OWN.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BAD OUTCOMES AND BEING HOSPITALIZED.

BUT IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> -- ARE EXTREMELY RARE.

>> Reporter: NISEI SAYS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE LIKELY WORKING TO SANITIZE AREAS WERE KNOWN CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

AND TESTING THOSE WHO COULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSE.

NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THOSE HOSPITALIZED ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.

TO HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTING MORE HYGIENE KITS AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SHIGELLOSIS ON SHELTERED RESIDENTS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO NEW AMBULANCE PROVIDERS SET IT AS WELL ON THE WAY TO HIRING THE NECESSARY STAFF TO TAKE OVER NEXT MONTH AND THAT IS DESPITE A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF EMTS AND PARAMEDICS.

FALCK SAYS THEY HAVE HIRED 221 EMTS, WHICH EXCEEDS THE VEHICLE.

THEY HAVE ALSO BROUGHT ON 143 PARAMEDICS, WHICH IS JUST 6 SHY OF THEIR TARGET GOAL.

>>> -- HAS FACED SOME CRITICISM OF HER RESPONSE TIME AND OTHER COUNTIES.

BUT THE COMPANY SAYS, WHEN THEY TAKE OVER IN SAN DIEGO, THERE WILL BE MORE AMBULANCES OUT IN THE CITY.

>> BY HAVING MORE AMBULANCES ON THE ROAD, THAT'S WHY THE STAFFING IS A CRITICAL.

HALF THE VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE AMBULANCES, HAVING MORE AMBULANCES ON THE ROAD MEANS THAT THERE ARE TYPICALLY GOING TO BE CLOSER.

>>> CELL TAKES OVER IN SAN DIEGO ON NOVEMBER 27th.

IT WILL PROVIDE 33 KNOW AMBULANCES AND 33 EXISTING ONE.

EARLY NEXT YEAR, IF FINDS ON SWITCHING OUT THE OLD ONES FOR 33 MORE NEW AMBULANCES.

>>> CALIFORNIA WILL NOW STUDY HOW TO SET UP ITS OWN ZERO FEE PUBLIC BANK ACCOUNTS.

THE LATEST STEP IN THE STATES EXPLORATION OF PUBLIC BANKING.

KPBS RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER SAYS, SOME LOCAL LEADERS NOW WANT TO EXPLORE HOW A PUBLIC BANK MIGHT WORK IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA IS TAKING THE FIRST STEPS TO CREATE A STATEWIDE INKING OPTION THAT COULD HELP IT'S ESTIMATED 1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS THAT DON'T HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS.

MOST OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS ARE BLACK OR LATINO.

>> -- THEY CAN'T MONEY AT HOME BECAUSE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WERE -- TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT I NOW KNOW, AND MY EXPERIENCE, AND IT MAKES SENSE THAT WE SHOULD TACKLE ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INCOME INEQUALITY.

>> Reporter: THAT IS LOS ANGELES ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIGUEL SAN DIEGO.

HE LOVE HE AUTHORED THE NEW LAW AB 77 ALONG WITH A SIMILE WOMAN MARINA GONZALES.

IT WILL SET UP A COMMISSION TO STUDY HOW TO CREATE A PUBLIC BANKING OPTION.

HE HOPES THAT WILL LEAD TO THE CREATION TO WHAT HE IS CALLING CAL ACCOUNTS.

>> THIS WILL ALLOW CONSUMERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO GET A ZERO FEE, ZERO COST, ZERO PENALTY SAVINGS ACCOUNT, CHECKING ACCOUNT, BANKING ACCOUNT THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEN ONE THAT THEY COULD TRUST.

IT IS NOT AFTER CREATING THE HIGHEST PROFIT.

>> Reporter: SO, WHAT DOES PUBLIC BANKING REALLY MEAN?

IT INCLUDES PUBLIC FACING BANKS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN USE FOR NORMAL BANKING BUSINESS.

THAT IS WHAT THE NEW LAW IS EXPLORING.

IT CAN ALSO BE GOVERNMENT OWNED BANKS THAT CITIES OR STATE AGENCIES COULD USE TO DEPOSIT THEIR FUNDS, AND THEN FINANCE PUBLIC PROJECTS LIKE BIKE LANES, HOUSING, OR OTHER PUBLIC GOODS.

HERE IN SAN DIEGO, COUNTY SUPERVISOR TARA LAWSON REMER SAYS PUBLIC BANKING OPTIONS COULD ADDRESS INCOME INEQUALITY.

>> WE KNOW IT IS EASIER TO GET ACCESS TO CAPITAL IF YOU ALREADY HAVE CAPITAL.

SO, WE ARE REALLY STUCK IN A PRETTY MUCH CYCLE OF INEQUALITY, AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT -- TO BREAK THAT CYCLE.

>> Reporter: NATIONWIDE, THERE ARE ONLY TWO PUBLIC BANKS.

ONE IN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE OTHER IN THE TERRITORY OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

IN 2019, A CALIFORNIA LAW PAVED THE WAY FOR UP TO 10 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CHARTER PUBLIC BANKS.

THIS MONTH, THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL PASSED A MOTION TO START DRAFTING A BUSINESS PLAN FOR A PUBLIC BANK.

AND SAN FRANCISCO IS ALSO NOT FAR BEHIND.

SAN DIEGO COULD BE ONE OF THE STATE'S 10 PILOT PROGRAMS.

BUT, JEFF OLSON, A LOCAL PUBLIC BANK ADVOCATE IS WORRIED SAN DIEGO WILL MISS OUT ON THE OPPORTUNITY.

>> SAN DIEGO HAS FAMOUSLY PROCRASTINATED SO LONG ON SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE LOST OUT BIG TIME.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE TO REMIND ANYBODY THAT WE WAITED SO LONG TO BUILD A STADIUM THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE A FOOTBALL TEAM.

>> Reporter: IN THE LAST ROUND OF BUDGET PROPOSALS, SIX COUNCILMEMBERS SAID THEY WERE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING A PUBLIC BANK OPTION.

BUT IT IS NOT IN THE CITY OR COUNTY BUDGET YET THE JEWEL DAYS IS RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL IN DISTRICT 6.

HE INCLUDED PUBLIC BANKING AS PART OF HIS HOUSING PLATFORM.

>> WE NEED AN ALL HANDS ON DECK TO DEAL WITH INFRASTRUCTURE CRISIS AND HOUSING.

WE CAN DO THAT BY PUTTING PUBLIC MONEY INTO A PUBLIC BANK TO THEN WORK WITH THOSE PUBLIC ASSETS TO ADDRESS THE BIG CRISES OF OUR TIME, LIKE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

A PUBLIC BANK ALLOWS US TO DO THAT MUCH MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN ASKING WALL STREET TO HOLD THE MONEY.

>> Reporter: BUT, NOT EVERYONE IN SAN DIEGO LIKES THE IDEA.

IN A 2020 SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE ARTICLE, ECONOMIST FROM -- SEVERAL ECONOMIST FROM MAJOR LOCAL UNIVERSITY SAID THEY WERE AGAINST THE IDEA.

PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS LIKE MICHAEL LEIGH, A PRINCIPAL AT CARDIFF CONSULTING SERVICES, AGREES WITH HER CONCERNS.

>> I THINK THE REASON THAT A LOT OF ADVOCATES LIKE THE IDEA OF A BANK LIKE THIS IS, THEY ARE GOING TO LEND TO ACTIVITIES AND INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS NOT LENDING TO NOW.

WELL, THERE IS A REASON WHY THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES NOT LEND THERE AND IT IS OFTEN TIME THAT THERE IS MORE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: WHILE LOCAL LEADERS DEBATE SETTING UP A PUBLIC BANK, CALIFORNIA IS PRESSING AHEAD.

STATEWIDE STUDY HAS TO BE DONE BY 2024.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> >>> AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS, HOUR WINDS DYING DOWN.

THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.

BETTER THAT SANTA ANNA EVENT GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

IT WILL BE QUIETER THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AND REALLY, IT PRETTY QUIET WEEKEND.

HOWEVER, WE WILL SEE THE FLOW KICK AROUND AND BECOME ONSHORE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK SIGNS OF MORE CHANGES UPON US.

FOR NOW, TEMPERATURES HOLDING ONTO THE 50s AS WE FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT.

58 FOR THE LOW IN SAN DIEGO.

OCEANSIDE, COMING IN IN THE MID- 40s.

MAYBE A FEW CLOUDS OUT THERE, BUT OVERALL BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT OFFSHORE FLOW, IT IS RELATIVELY CLEAR IN MOST LOCATIONS.

HIGH-PRESSURE IS GOING TO STICK WITH US AS WE VENTURE THROUGH TOMORROW.

THAT WILL BE THE STORY THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST.

AGAIN, KEEPING THAT SUBTLE OFFSHORE FLOW.

NOT AS GUSTY, THOUGH, AS THE STORM SYSTEM, AS HIS HIGH- PRESSURE SYSTEM STARTS TO SLIDE ITS WAY A LITTLE FARTHER TOWARD THE EAST, LEAVING US A LITTLE QUIETER, AS FAR AS WEATHER IS CONCERNED.

>> THERE WILL BE MAYBE JUST A FEW COASTAL CLOUDS OUT THERE TOMORROW.

BUT FOR THE HIGH, WE ARE BACK INTO THE MID-80s IN SAN DIEGO.

MEANWHILE, MOUNT LAGUNA COMING IN AT 62.

BORREGO SPRINGS, A BRADY, MID- TO UPPER 80s FOR YOU AND IT IS BASICALLY A WARM, PRETTY DRY TIME.

SUNDAY'S FORECAST.

HERE COMES AT ONSHORE FLOW, SWITCHING AND.

THAT MEANS COOLER TIMES FOR MOST UNDER THE AREA AS WE GET THAT ONSHORE FLOW.

THERE WILL ACTUALLY BE RAIN IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WE MISS OUT ON THAT BUT AT LEAST WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW, WE WILL START TO RAMP UP A LITTLE MORE HUMIDITY.

IT CAN ALSO MEAN A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS.

ESPECIALLY MARINE LAYER CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE THOSE CLOUDS ADDED IN FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY, EVEN INTO WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER THERE FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES, IN- LINE COMMUNITIES, IT IS THE 90s AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROW.

BUT BACK INTO THE 70s AND EVEN UPPER 60s BY THE TIME WE GET THE MONEY.

SO, THAT IS THAT COOL DOWN WE HAVE WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW BRINGING US SOME OF THOSE CHANGES.

WE WILL ACTUALLY BE IN THE MID TO LOWER 50s FOR OUR MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AS WE HEAD THROUGH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THE CORE OF THAT COOL AIR KIND OF SLIDING ITS WAY ON EAST AND FOR DESERT COMMUNITIES, WE WILL FALL BACK TO THE LOWER 80s FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> MANY PRODUCTS COST A BIT MORE DUE TO INFLATION.

THAT'S AFFECTING THOSE HOW MUCH SOCIAL SECURITY WILL GET PAID.

MAY ACCOMPANY BREAKDOWN IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THAT INFLATION IS REALLY RUNNING WELL AHEAD OF THE FED TARGET OF 15% AS OF LAST MONTH.

EVEN THOUGH INFLATION HAS BEEN MODERATING SOMEWHAT.

SO, FOR SENIORS, THIS RELIEF CAN'T COME FAST ENOUGH.

THEY HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

MANY HAVE STRUGGLED TO MAKE THEIR HOUSING PAYMENTS.

SOME HAVE ACTUALLY YOU CAN REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MEALS THEY TAKE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS, BUT I HAVE TO BUY MEDICATION I HAVE TO EAT.

SO, THIS IS A WELCOME RELIEF.

SOCIAL SECURITY IS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INCOME FOR SENIORS.

IN FACT, 1 AND 4 SENIORS REPRESENT OVER 90% OF THE INCOME THEY RECEIVE EVERY MONTH.

AND THIS COST OF LIVING INCREASE IS GOING TO REPRESENT BASICALLY ABOUT A 90, $95 INCREASE IN THE MONTHLY STIPEND THAT SOCIAL SECURITY SENDS.

WHICH, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, ABOUT $90, THAT IS AN EXTRA $1000 PER YEAR, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO HELP THE SENIORS SIGNIFICANTLY, THAT RELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY AS THEIR SINGLE OR PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME.

>> AND THE NEWS HOUR, AN FDA ADVISORY PANEL AUTHORIZES A BOOSTER SHOT FOR JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE RECIPIENTS.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> A TEACHER FROM THE EAST COUNTY IS ONE OF 5 2022 CALIFORNIA TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.

TIFFANY JOE CURSED IS A MATH AND ENGINEERING TEACHER AT WEST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL IN SANTEE.

SHE TEACHES GRADES 9 THROUGH 12 AND SHE IS THE FIRST SAN DIEGO COUNTY TEACHER TO BE NAMED A CALIFORNIA TEACHER OF THE YEAR SINCE 2017.

THINKING OF CATCHING A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND?

KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE BETHEL, THOUGH WANTS TO RECOMMEND THAT USED DEER CLEAR OF A PAIR OF NEW RELEASES.

>>> HALLOWEEN IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.

WITH THE LATEST FILM AND THE HALLOWEEN FRANCHISE NEARLY RUINED THE SEASON FOR ME.

>> -- GUYS TONIGHT.

'S >> NO, IT DOESN'T.

THE FRANCHISE NEEDS MICHAEL MYERS ALLY.

THE ORIGINAL SHOW WAS LEAN AND MEAN AND HAS A FRACTION OF THE KILL OF WHAT THE LATEST FILM POPS UP.

WHAT JOHN CARPENTER SAID THAT NONE OF THE SUBSEQUENT FILMS HAVE ABLE TO REPLICATE.

MICHAEL WAS JUST EVIL, YOU DIDN'T NEED A LENGTHY EXPLANATION ABOUT IT.

THE BEST THING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS REBOOT WAS SEEING JAMIE LEIGH CURTIS COME BACK AS A CRAZY BAD .

BUT NOW, SHE IS SIDELINED FOR MOST OF THE MOVIE IN THE HOSPITAL WHILE THE REST OF THE SURVIVORS TRY TO INSTIGATE A MOB TO GO MICHAEL.

>> SERIOUSLY, WHO ORGANIZES THE MOB TO GO AFTER MICHAEL MYERS WITH A BASEBALL BAT?

I MEAN, THIS IS THE TOWN THAT HAS WITNESSED MICHAEL'S CARNAGE FIRSTHAND.

SO, ARE THEY REALLY THAT STUPID?

THE WORST OFFENSE ANY HORROR FILM CAN COMMIT, FOR ME, IS TO BE BORING.

AND I JUST GOT SO BORED WATCHING THESE CHARACTERS BEHAVE SO STUPIDLY.

THE BEST THING ABOUT HALLOWEEN KILLS IS JAMIE LEIGH CURTIS AT THE FILM'S PREMIERE, JUST LIKE HER MOM'S ICONIC CHARACTER FROM CYCLE.

SO, SHOULD YOU SEE HALLOWEEN KILLS?

LET -- ANSWER THAT.

>> NO.

NO.

>>> RIDLEY SCOTT'S LAST TOOL IS NOT ENTIRELY BAD.

IT IS JUST TWO THIRDS OF A BAD MOVIE.

THE FILM IS SET UP AS A KIND OF A RUSH AMOUNT LIKE NARRATIVE WHERE YOU SEE A STORY FROM THREE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW.

BUT THAT STRUCTURE IS ONLY INTERESTING IF WE HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO DECIDE WHOSE STORY IS THE TRUTH.

THE LAST TOOL, WE ARE TOLD WHICH ONE IS TRUE.

AND IN AN ERA OF AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, WE KNOW FROM THE START THAT WE ARE MET TO BELIEVE THE WOMAN'S STORY.

WHEN WE GET TO HER STORY, THAT IS WHEN THE FILM COMES ALIVE.

BY SHOWING US THE PAST FROM A FRESH AND FEMALE PERSPECTIVE.

THE OTHER TWO THIRDS OF THE FILM, YOU CAN JUST GET.

BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE FAMILIAR TROPES ABOUT MEDIEVAL LIFE THAT WE HAVE SEEN FAR TOO OFTEN BEFORE.

SO, MAYBE DON'T SKIP THIS ONE ENTIRELY.

JUST TIME IT TO COME IN FOR THE THIRD CHAPTER.

>> I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITHOUT ANY OPTIONS FOR AN OCTOBER WEEKEND.

SO, I RECOMMEND CHECKING OUT THE MEDIUM ON SHUTTER.

IT IS A TIE TALE A POSSESSION THAT REINVIGORATE THE FAMILIAR EXORCISM FORMULA BY PUTTING IT IN FRESH CULTURAL CONTEXT.

BETHEL,, KPBS NEWS.

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

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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