>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST STORIES FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK I'M JOHN CARROLL.

>>> COMING UP, THE COST OF LIVING SQUEEZING OUT A SAFE HAVEN.

A TRUSTED SPACE FOR THOSE IN RECOVERY WILL SOON HAVE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.

SAN DIEGO REMEMBERS PEARL HARBOR AND DREW DIRE SHOWS UP THIS CEREMONY.

ONE OF THE POPULAR STORIES THIS WEEK.

WE WILL HAVE A LOOK AT WHY SOLARCOMPANIES ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY IN BUSINESS.

>> WE START WITH A NEW STATE LAW THAT EXPANDING WHO CAN BE TREATED INVOLUNTARY FOR A METAL CRISIS.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE DELAYED.

>> IN CALIFORNIA, INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT POLICY REMAINED LARGELY UNCHANGED SINCE IT WAS REPUBLICAN.

I THINK AS WE THERE.

>> DELAYED SEVERE SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS TO BE INVOLUNTARILY TREATED.

THE BEHAVIAL HEALTH TOLD THE BOARD IT WOULD BE FAR REACHING.

>> SB43 WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY RESULT IN MANY MORE FOLKS BEING BROUGHT INTO EMERGENCY ROOM DEPARTMENTS WITH SIMILAR PRESENTATIONS.

BUT IT COMES WITH NO NEW RESOURCES.

>> THAT IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE COUNTY'S HOSPITAL SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORTED DELAYING IMPLEMENTATION FOR UP TO A YEAR.

>> WE ARE SIMPLY NOT READY TODAY TO START THE SYSTEM.

NONE OF OUR HOSPITALS DISAGREE WITH THE CONTEXT OF TRYING TO GET PEOPLE HELP.

MORE ABOUT HAVING A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR SPOKE OUT ABOUT THE VOTE TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION.

HE UNDERSTANDS HOSPITALS ARE ALREADY BUSY BUT -- >> THEY ARE CARING FOR THIS POPULATION TODAY.

THEN THEY DISCHARGE THEM ON TO OUR SIDEWALKS.

I HAVE TO FEEL LIKE SAN DIEGANS FEEL AS THOUGH HOSPITAL SETTING IS A BETTER PLACE FOR VERY SICK PEOPLE.

IT IS BETTER THAN THE SIDEWALK WHICH IS WHERE THEY ARE ENDING UP NOW.

WE GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

DELAYING IS NOT GOING TO HELP US FIGURE IT OUT.

DELAY US HAVING TO MAKE THE TOUGH CHOICES THAT WE KNOW ARE AHEAD.

>> THE OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY'S POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT SAY FIRST RESPONDERS ARE CURRENTLY IN A TOUGH SPOT.

>> POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD NOT BE MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS ON THE STREET.

WE GET CALLED BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE THE DUTY TO RESPOND.

MY FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS, EMTs SEE THE SAME INDIVIDUAL CYCLES FROM THE STREETS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOMS, BACK OUT TO THE STREETS, TO JAILS.

>> Reporter: IN A 3-2 VOTE, THE SUPERVISORS AGREED WITH CHAIR VARGAS PROPOSAL TO HAVE MORE TIME TO DEVELOP HOW THIS INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT WILL ACTUALLY WORK.

>> OUR COUNTY TEAM HAS NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO IMPLEMENT SMART POLICIES OR TO ADDRESS SOME TOUGH ISSUES.

BUT I ALSO INSIST THAT WE ALWAYS BEEN CAREFUL AND THAT WE DO THINGS RIGHT AND WE DO IT WELL.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT REAL PEOPLE.

>> WE CAN'T OVERRUN OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS, WE JUST CAN'T DO THAT.

WE CAN'T TAKE THAT RISK.

>> THE SUPERVISORS VOTED AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION.

THEY QUESTIONED COUNTY OFFICIALS SUGGESTING THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MOVING QUICKER.

>> I AM CONCERNED THAT WE WERE NOT A FOCUS WITH THE URGENCY IN THE CRISIS THAT I THINK THIS DEMANDS.

>> THE SUPERVISORS DID AGREE TO HAVE STAFF REPORT BACK IN 90 DAYS TO ASSESS IF IT CAN HAPPEN SOONER.

CANCAN CITY COUNCIL DECLARED A BEHAVIAL BED CRISIS.

EASING ZONING OR FINDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CREATE MORE BEDS >> NOT JUST FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.

ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE PROPER CARE AND WORKING WITH HOSPITALS, FIRST RESPONDERS.

A LOT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE CITY HAS TO PARTNER WITH THEY ARE TAKING ON THE BRUNT AND WE ARE TRYING TO CALL ON OTHER LEVELS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT THEY CAN.

>> COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY A LACK OF BEHAVIOR HEALTH BEDS CAUSED PEOPLE TO BE TREATED LONGER.

IT IS TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF EMERGENCY ROOMS.

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>> SAN DIEGO'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGENCY IS GETTING A NEW CEO.

METRO REPORTER SAYS LISA JONES IS THE NOMINEE TO LEAD THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION.

>> WE ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE LISA JONES TELLS THE TRUTH.

>> THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION ADMINISTERS THE HOLELESSNESS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOMELESSNESS.

JONES HAS OVER SEEN IT FOR YEARS PROVIDING SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS.

THEY SAY SHE IS COMPASSIONATE AND HONEST WILLING TO TELL PEOPLE THE TRUTH.

>> SHE TELLS US THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING ON OUR STREETS, HOW MANY PEOPLE ASK FOR SHELTER BUT WE DON'T HAVE SHELTER TO OFFER THEM.

SHE TELLS THE TRUTH, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHEN WE MAKE MISTAKES AND TELLS US WHAT WE CAN DO TO LEARN FROM AND CORRECT THOSE MISTAKES.

>> JONES TAKES THE HELM AS THE HOMELESS POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW.

PEOPLE ARE GETTING OFF OF THE STREETS AND INTO HOUSING.

EVEN MORE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING HOMELESS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> WE HAVE HARD TIMES AHEAD.

WE HAVE HARD TIMES IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW.

AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER RYAN.

FOR TELLING THE TRUTH THAT IT IS NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE EASY.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT OUR COUNCIL, WE HAVE OUR PARTNER IN THE MAYOR, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT IS EXCITED AND READY TO DO THE WORK.

>> ONE OF JONES'FIRST CHALLENGES IS A PROPOSAL FROM TODD GLORIA TO DEVELOP NEW SHELTER SPACE AND FIVE ACRE LOT JUST WEST OF THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT.

THE SPACE COULD PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF SAN DIEGANS A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.

MOVING AWAY FROM THE CITY'S SIDEWALK.

AND BACKLASH FROM RESIDENTS IN NEIGHBORING POINT LOMA.

JONES HAS TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY.

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>>> SAN DIEGO'S RISING RENT LEFT LGBTQ RECOVERY GROUPS SEARCHING FOR A NEW HOME.

WE SPOKE WITH MEMBERS ABOUT WHY IT IS NEEDED.

>> MUSIC FROM THE THRIFT SHOP FILTERS INTO THE BACK ROOM WHERE SUBSTANCE ABUSE GROUPS MEET.

>> Reporter: MOST ARE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE LIVE AND LET LIVE RECOVERY CENTER IN HILLCREST.

A PROMINENT LBGTQ NEIGHBORHOOD >> IT WAS SAFE.

I WAS ABLE TO BE MYSELF.

I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK FREELY AND OPENLY ABOUT MY ADDICTION PROBLEMS.

AND, AND THE FACT THAT I AM A GAY PERSON.

>> HOVER SAYS THAT OFTEN WAS NOT THE CASE AND ATTENDED OTHER RECOVERY GROUPS.

ANOTHER FORMER MEMBER ECHOED THIS.

>> SOMETIMES WHEN WE WALK THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO WE DO SEE THE PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET THAT ARE DOWN AND OUT.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

>> SHE FOUND LIVE AND LET LIVE A FEW YEARS AGO >> I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE WHEN I WAS FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE.

AND BY DOING SO I WAS ABLE TO WORK ON MYSELF VERY DEEP.

I CALL IT MY 911.

>> A LIFESAVER.

MANY FORMER MEMBERS SAY THE SAME.

LIVE AND LET LIVE WAS OFTEN THE THING STANDING BETWEEN THEM AND USING AGAIN.

IT WAS OPEN ALL DAY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF RECOVERY MEETINGS NOT JUST FOR SUBSTANCE USE.

VOLUNTEERS WERE ALWAYS AROUND TO TALK.

WEARING A SPARKLING GOWN SHE TELLS SHE SHE LEARNED A LESSON.

>> WE CAN RISE FROM WHERE WE WERE BEFORE WITHOUT SHAME BUT THE DOORS CLOSE.

>> Reporter: THEY DID NOT OWN THE BUILDING.

SAN DIEGO RENTS BEGAN TO SKYROCKET, COMPOUNDING EXISTING FINANCIAL TROUBLE.

AFTER NEARLY FOUR DECADES THEY CLOSED LAST FALL.

DOZENS OF SUPPORT GROUPS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO LOCATIONS THAT WERE NOT AS WELL SUITED.

MANY SAY DOWNTOWN LOCATIONS TRIGGER THE URGE TO USE AGAIN.

CHURCHES CAN CARRY BAGGAGE, AND WHILE LIVE AND LET LIVE WAS NEARBY MANY HAVE TO TAKE BUSES OR WALK LONG DISTANCES TO GET TO MEETINGS.

IT DOES NOT ALWAYS FEEL SAFE, THEY SAY, ESPECIALLY WITH RECENT LBGTQ PLUS LEGISLATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> I AM PERSONALLY TIRED OF HAVING TO ALWAYS LOOK BEHIND MY BACK, OVER MY SHOULDER ON BUSES AND WALKING.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS MEETING ATTENDANCE DROPPED SHARPLY AFTER LIVE AND LET LIVE CLOSED.

>> THEY ALL DISBURSED.

THEY HAVE GONE AWAY.

>> I WAS LIKE WOW!

IT WAS, IT WAS SHOCKING [MUSIC] >> AUNTIE HELEN STEPPED UP.

IT USED TO BE A LAUNDRY SERVICE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AIDS AT A TIME MANY REFUSED TO TOUCH THEIR CLOTHING.

OFFERED SUPPORT TO THE LBGTQ PLUS PEOPLE FOR DECADES.

MANAGEMENT ALLOWED SOME OF THE GROUPS TO CLEAR OUT THE BACK ROOM AND MOVE IN 50 CHAIRS AND A PODIUM.

THE SPACE CLOSES AS SOON AS MEETINGS END.

DOES NOT OFFER THE ANY TIME SAFETY NET OF A RECOVERY CENTER.

THAT IS WHY HEATHER IS SEARCHING FOR A PERMANENT HOME.

>> I AM ACTUALLY ONE OF THE UNUSUAL PEOPLE WHO DOES NOT DO THE PRONOUN BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MILITARY AND HAD TO USE THEM TO DISGUISE MY RELATIONSHIP.

IT IS SAN UNCOMFORTABLE THING.

>> PATO DID NOT FEEL SAFE, BUT DID FEEL SAFE ATTENDING LIVE AND LET LIVE.

WHERE THE ASSOCIATION WITH LBGTQ PEOPLE WAS MAYBE LESS OBVIOUS TO OUTSIDE PEOPLE.

THEY CAN BE HONEST.

ONE OF THE CORE THINGS OF RECOVERY.

THEY LAUNCHED A NONPROFIT AND NOW HOPING TO OWN A BUILDING TO REPLACE THAT LOST SPACE.

THEY PLAN TO NAME IT UPTOWN CLUB.

IT IS A NOD TO THE SYMBOL OF GAY AND LESBIAN RATES.

UPTOWN IS THE INTENDED LOCATION.

>> WITH ALL OF THE HIGH-RISES BUILT IN THE HILLCREST AREA.

A LOT OF THE LBGTQ COMMUNITY MORE TOWARDS NORTH PARK.

THEY ASKED LEADERS ABOUT UNUSED GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

WHEN I SPOKE TO THEM THEY DID NOT KNOW AUNTIE HELENS IS ABOUT TO CLOSE TOO.

ON DECEMBER 31st THE OWNER TOLD ME AFTER 36 YEARS THE RENT IS MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD [MUSIC] HE SAYS HE NEGOTIATED FOR THE GROUPS TO HAVE CONTINUED USE OF THE BACK ROOM.

>> ONE OF THE GUESTS ON THE LATEST KPBS ROUND TABLE.

YOU CAN LISTEN AT KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCAST.

>>> IN NORTH COUNTY, WHAT IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY SOME IS DESCRIBED AS HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE BY OTHERS.

ALEXANDER WYNN TELLS US HOW SOME BENCHES AT THE BEACH AT ENCINITAS SPARKED DISCUSSION WHO GETS TO USE THEM.

>> IT IS BELOVED BY THE LOCALS FOR THE VIEW OF THE OCEAN AND SURFERS LOVE IT BECAUSE OF THE WAVES.

ONE WAY LOCALS ENJOY THE BEACH IS SITTING ON THE MEMORIAL BENCHES, THE CITY SUDDENLY REMOVED THEM ON NOVEMBER 17th.

THE CITY SAID IT WAS FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

SOME OF THEM ARE BACK WITH A NEW EDITION >> THE BENCHES BEFORE DID NOT HAVE THE CENTER DIVIDER IN THEM.

>> Reporter: THE CITY SAYS IT ADDED THE ARMREST TO MATCH THE PREFERRED STANDARDS OF CITY BENCHES.

SOME LOCALS THINK IT WAS DONE FOR ANOTHER REASON.

>> THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE SLEEPING HERE.

>> Reporter: ROBERT STEIN HAS LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS AND VISITOR OF THE BEACH.

>> THERE IS A AHEAD OVER THERE RIGHT NOW WITH PROBABLY 25 BAGS THERE AND SHE, SHE IS HERE ALL OF THE TIME.

AND, OFTEN A NUMBER OF THEM, YOU KNOW, JUST SCATTER ABOUT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE HOMELESS PROBLEM HERE FOR YEARS.

WHILE HE NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS OTHERS HAVE HAD ENCOUNTERS WITH INDIVIDUALS.

>> OUT OF THE WHIM YELLING AT MY FACE.

YELLING AT MY FACE.

I HAD TO PUSH HIM BACK.

HE WAS SO DRUNK... >> Reporter: THIS CONCRETE BENCH IS WHAT THEY ARE CALLING HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE.

>> THE CITY DID NOT OUT RIGHT SAY THAT WAS THE REASON THEY WERE INSTALLED IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE DEPUTY MAYOR SAYS THAT THE CITY IS ENCOURAGING SITTING AND THAT MANY BENCHES AROUND THE REGION ARE DESIGNED TO DISCOURAGE SLEEPING THE CITY SAYS THE REST OF THE BENCHES WILL BE RETURNED AFTER THEY ARE POWER WASHED, RESEALED WITH ANTIGRAFFITI COATING AND THE ARMREST INSTALLED.

>> THIS WEEK BROUGHT US THE ANNUAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE.

82 YEARS SINCE THAT FATAL DAY IN HAWAII.

ANDREW DIRE SHOWS US THIS EVENT AT THE MIDWAY MUSEUM WHERE YOUNGER GENERATIONS PLAY A BIGGER ROLE.

>> HERE IS THE ACTUAL BOMBING OF THE MIGHTY USS ARIZONA.

>> Reporter: IT WAS 82 YEARS AGO THAT A SLEEPY SUNDAY MORNING TURNED INTO A DAY THAT LIVES IN INFAMY.

IT PLUNGED THE U.S.

INTO WORLD WAR II AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF THE 20th CENTURY.

IN SAN DIEGO THERE IS A CEREMONY ON THE MIGHT DECK OF THE MIDWAY.

A SHIP THAT WAS NAMED FROM THE BATTLE IN THAT ATTACK.

TIME HAS NOT DIMINISHED THE DAY'S IMPORTANCE.

>> WE HAD OVER 300 PEOPLE HERE TODAY.

WHAT WAS MORE GRATIFYING FOR ME WAS THE FACT THAT I HAVE PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE IN THEIR 70s, 80s, A FEW 90-YEAR-OLDS.

I SAW YOUNG PEOPLE OUT HERE.

20-YEAR-OLDS.

>> Reporter: PHOTOS FEATURED IN THE CEREMONY.

INCLUDING TWO LOCAL SURVIVORS.

THE FIRST BLACK MAN AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS.

WHOM AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS TO BE NAMED.

MILLER WAS KILLED IN THE WAR.

THE SAN DIEGO SURVIVORS BOTH DIED IN 2021.

WHILE SOME OF THEIR FAMILIES ATTENDED, THIS WAS THE THIRD YEAR IN WHICH NO SURVIVORS MADE THE CEREMONY.

>> IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO FINALLY COME TO REALIZE THAT THOSE THAT SURVIVED PEARL HARBOR WILL NOT LAST FOREVER.

IT HAS BEEN OVER EIGHT DECADES, THE YOUNGEST ARE PROBABLY 99 YEARS OLD.

>> THE CEREMONY CLOSED WITH RINGING BELLS, WREATH LAYING AND A VINTAGE AIRCRAFT MISSING MAN FLY OVER.

BACK TO YOU.

>>> HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR STORIES THIS WEEK AT KPBS.ORG.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION EXECUTIVES SEE PAY RAISES AND CUSTOMERS PAY MILLIONS IN OVERDRAFT FEES, A NEW REPORT FEATURES LITHIUM DEPOSITS AND ERIC ANDERSON STORY ON THE SOLARINDUSTRY STRUGGLING WITH NEW REGULATIONS HAS A LOT OF INTEREST.

HERE IS THAT STORY.

>> Reporter: ROSS WILLIAMS WORKED IN SAN DIEGO SOLARINDUSTRY SINCE 2010.

HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS DARK FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT ENJOYED DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH OVER THE LAST DECADE.

>> SALES HAVE BEEN 20-30% YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND IT IS BRUTAL.

NO COMPANY CAN SURVIVE WHERE YOUR SALES WERE 30% OF WHAT THEY WERE LAST YEAR, RIGHT?

JUST A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

>> THEY HAD FEWER THAN 10 EMPLOYEES WHEN WILLIAMS JOINED THE FIRM A DECADE AGO.

HE BOUGHT THE COMPANY IN 2015 BECAUSE THE FUTURE WAS BRIGHT.

UNDER NEW SOLARRULES THAT TOOK EFFECT IN APRIL, WILLIAMS WAS FORCED TO CUT JOBS IN JULY.

AND, AGAIN IN AUGUST.

THE SAN DIEGO COMPANY IS DOWN TO THRIVE WORKERS.

>> SALUTE WORSE.

SALUTE WORSE.

>> OUR CULTURE IS, FAMILY FIRST, AND, IT IS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL PEOPLE THAT I PERSONALLY HIRED WITH THAT PROMISE, LIKE, HEY, WE ARE GOING TO BE THE SPOT FOR YOU, YOU WORK WELL FOR US, WE WILL BE THERE FOR YOU TO SAY HEY, SORRY, YOU KNOW, I CAN NOT EMPLOY YOU ANYMORE.

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

>> EMPLOYING 78,000 PEOPLE IN 2023.

67,000 IN THE RESIDENTIAL ROOF TOP SOLARSECTOR.

INDUSTRY OFFICIALS PROJECT 17,000 OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL JOBS WILL BE SNUFFED OUT BY THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE NEW YEAR.

PROSPECTS FOR THE REST OF IT IS 80% FROM WHERE IT WAS LAST SUMMER.

ADVISING THE STATE'S METERING RULES.

THE RULE CHANGES SLASHED THE VALUE OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCED BY ROOF TOP SOLARAND THAT HAS CRUSHED DEMAND.

>> 80% IS SALES, MEASURED BY SALES DATA COLLECTED ACROSS THE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS APPLICATIONS, THAT WAS THE FIRST STEP OF THE PROCESS.

>> THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ARE ONLY PART OF THE STORY.

THE DECLINE WILL ALSO HURT CALIFORNIA'S EFFORTS TO REACH CARBON NEUTRALITY.

THAT REQUIRES SLASHING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, CUTTING AIR POLLUTION AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL REDUCTION.

SANFORD UNIVERSITY SAYS ROOF TOP SOLARWAS EXPECTED TO ACCOUNT FOR A QUARTER OF THAT PRODUCTION.

THIS YEAR'S RULE CHANGES MAY PUT THAT TARGET OUT OF REACH.

AS SOLARADOPTION STALLS.

>> SLOWING IT DOWN WITH HOSTILE REGULATIONS TO MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE IS JUST GOING TO SLOW DOWN A TRANSITION, CAUSE MORE AIR POLLUTION DEATHS AND MORRABILITIS IN CALIFORNIA AND RAISE MORBILITY.

>> IT WILL EXPAND THERMOENERGY, BACK STORAGE AND SOLARFROM ROOF TOPS >> EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE REGULATORS NEED IT TO MAKE IT EASIER NOT MORE DIFFICULT.

AND NOT, NOT LISTEN TO THESE NAH SAYERS WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE MONEY BY, BY OUTLAWING THE INEXPENSIVE USE OF SOLAR ON PEOPLE'S HOMES.

>> THEY ARE BEING CHALLENGED IN COURT THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP ASKED THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL IN SAN FRANCISCO TO FORCE REGULATORS TO RECONSIDER THE CHANGES.

THE CHALLENGE ARGUES THAT THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITY'S COMMISSION FAILED TO SUPPORT SOLARIN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES SOLARIN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

AND MAKING SURE IT GROWS SUSTAINABLY.

>> ALL OF THOSE ARE REQUIREMENTS IN THE CODE AND THE COMMISSIONER'S DECISION DOES NOT MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS >> THEY ASKED THE COURT TO REJECT IT IN THE LEGAL FILING.

THEY ARE GOING TO HEAR THE CASE.

ORAL ARGUMENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 18th T. IS UNCLEAR WHEN A DECISION WILL BE RENDERED.

>>> A WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR FOR FILMMAKERS.

AND DIGITAL GYM CINEMA IS THE BEST PLACE TO BUY GIFTS THIS WEEK.

FOR ANYONE MOURNING THE LOSS OF THE CINEMA, THEY HAVE ONE VENUE WORKING TO FILL THE VOID.

YOU CAN SEE HOW STUNNING IT IS.

LET'S START WITH HAVANA BORN ACTRESS, MORE OF A FORCE OF NATURE.

A SERIES OF MEXICAN FILMS IN THE 1950sMENT CAPTIVATED THE AUDIENCES WITH HER BLOND BOMBSHELL LOOKS AND HER SENSUAL DANCING.

SHE PLAYS A PERFORMER WHOSE LIFE TAKES A DOWNWARD SPIRAL WHEN SHE TAKES IN AN ABANDONED BABY.

A SEDUCTIVE FILM, MELODRAMA AND CATHOLIC REDEMPTION.

THE 4K RESTORATION HIGHLIGHTS THE REDEMPTION OF HER AND PHOTOGRAPHY.

VICTIMS OF SIN, CONTRAST TO AMERICAN, DOES NOT HAVE A FILM FATALE OF HELPLESS MEN BUT GIVES US A FALLEN WOMAN WITH A HEART OF GOLD.

IT SUCKS US IN BUT THE UNDER PINNINGS ADD AN EDGE.

IT ALLOWS THEM TO SHINE AND ALLOWS THEM FOR NAUGHTY SONGS THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED AND SUBTITLED.

>>> PLUS, WE GET TO SEE VIBRANT FEMALE CHARACTERS.

NEXT UP, STUDIO BOY AND THE HERRING OPENS UP ON FRIDAY.

THE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN CALLED THE JAPANESE WALT DISNEY.

THE MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION IS CALLING HIM THE KIRASAWA OF ANIMATION.

THE FILM FEATURES HAND DRAWN ANIMATION AND AS WITH ALL OF THE FILMS, VISUALLY BREATHTAKING.

ARTISTRY AND NARRATIVE.

IT IS SUPERIOR TO ANY ANIMATED FILM HOLLYWOOD IS RELEASING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

>>> ON SATURDAY, DIGITAL GYM SHOWING ITS DIVERSITY.

NOT JUST IN TERMS OF THE FILMS IT SHOWS BUT HOW IT SHOWS THEM.

THE 16mm RETURNS WITH THE CLASSIC "BLACK CHRISTMAS" AUDIENCES CAN DELIGHT IN A '70s CULT FILM THAT IS THE INAUGURAL SLASHER MOVIE, BUT WASHING IT WITH A 16mm PROJECTOR PUREEING IN PURRING.

>> AND THEN "COBRA."

>> YOU'RE THE DISEASE, I'M THE CURE.

>> IT WILL SERVE PIZZA, COBRA STYLE, AT THE SCREENING.

GO SEE ANY OF THESE FILMS AT DIGITAL FILM CINEMA THIS WEEK.

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>>> BACK BEFORE ELECTRIC AND HYBRID CARS ARE AS COMMON AS THEY ARE NOW THE EMPHASIS WAS ON FUEL ECONOMY.

ONE ENGINEER TOOK IT SO SERIOUSLY THAT IN THE EARLY '80s HE BUILT A CAR THAT GOT UNHEARD OF GAS MILEAGE.

>> Reporter: IT LOOKS LIKE IT CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FUTURE.

THIS IS THE AVION CAR.

>> IT WOULD BE LOGICAL TO THINK THAT YOU WILL FIND IT INSIDE THE SAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM BUT IT IS SAT THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM BECAUSE IT IS MORE THAN JUST A CAR.

>> IT IS SO STREAMLINE TODAY IS BUILT MUCH ALONG THE WAY THAT PLANES WERE BUILT.

WE USE A LOT OF BOEING COMPONENTS IN IT.

>> HENDERSON BUILT THE CAR.

>> I WAS WORKING AS AN ENGINEER AT A COLLEGE.

IN COLLEGE WE WERE BUILDING CARS AT THE VEHICLE RESOURCES, TOO.

>> THAT WAS IN THE EARLY '80s.

MAKING THE MOLDS AND CHASSIS.

WE WORK ON IT IN THE EVENING, AFTER THREE YEARS SHE WAS FINISHED.

A COLLEAGUE CAME UP WITH A NAME LIKE THAT.

>> IT MEANS AIRPLANE.

>> IT IS BUILT LIKE A RACE CAR AND A AIRPLANE.

THE STREAMLINING WAS IMPORTANT AND THE LIGHTWEIGHT WAS IMPORTANT, TOO.

>> IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE MAIN GOAL HERE WAS GETTING EYE HOPPING FUEL ECONOMY.

ON THAT HENDERSON SUCCEEDED TO PUT IT MILDLY.

>> STARTED AT DODGERS STADIUM AND WENT DOWN TO THE BORDER AND WENT BACK UP TO THE CANADIAN BORDER.

WE AVERAGED 103.7 MILES A GALLON IN 1986.

>> Reporter: THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT THE CAR THAT HENDERSON WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT WHEN HE BUILT IT.

HE CALLS IT THE GRIM FACTOR.

I FOUND OUT WHAT HE MEANT ON A DRIVE AROUND BALBOA PARK.

>> PEOPLE SMILE, LITTLE KIDS LOVE IT.

MAYBE WITH THAT, THEY WILL BE MOTIVATED GOING INTO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING AND DO WHAT I DID, THINK OUT OF THE BOX.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST ENGINE TO POWER IT WAS OUT OF A '67VW BEETLE.

HE SWAPPED IT OUT FOR A NEWER ENGINE AND NOW GETS BETTER MILEAGE.

>> IT IS A BONUS IT GETS 120 MILES A GALLON.

WHEN WE DROVE FROM CANADA IN 2010 I HAD TO SUPPORT FOR MY SUPPORT VEHICLE ALL OF THE TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE FILLING UP WITH FUEL.

WE USED 12.4 GALLONS TO GO FROM BELLINGHAM TO SAN DIEGO.

>> SAN DIEGO IS WHERE IT WILL STAY FOR THE FUTURE.

IT IS ON LONG-TERM LOAN TO THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM AMIDst ALL OF THE AIRPLANES .

>>> I'M JOHN CARROLL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.