>>> THANK YOU FOR JOIN US FOR THIS LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST STORIES IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK.

I'M JACOB AERE.

>>> >> COMING UP, A BIG STEP FORWARD TO MIDWAY RISING.

REACTION TO NEW LAWS THAT WILL CUT RED TAPE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND EL NINO IS ON THE WAY.

SIGN TESTS TELL US HOW THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINTER STORMS WILL AFFECT BEACH EROSION.

AND SAVING THE GREY WOLF.

A SANCTUARY IN EAST COUNTY SHOWS US MORE ABOUT ITS CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

>>> WE START WITH THE BIG INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO THAT WILL BOOST HOUSING ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS.

FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES WILL HELP IT BUILD OVER 500 UNITS.

IT'S PART OF A LARGER TRANSFORMATION PLANNED FOR ITS DOWNTOWN CAMPUS NEAR PICO PARK.

KPBS HAS MORE ON THE $50 MILLION DONATION.

>> Reporter: PHILANTHROPIST AND QUALCOMM COFOUNDER IRWIN JACOBS IS DONATING A RECORD $50 MILLION TO FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES, THE LARGEST SINGLE DONATION TO HELP BUILD THREE TOWERS DOWNTOWN, EACH WITH ABOUT TEN STORIES, TO HOUSE OVER 500 AFFORDABLE UNITS AND 77 SHELTER ROOMS.

THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COST OVER $300 MILLION.

DEACON JIM VARGAS WITH FATHER JOE'S SAYS JACOBS' DONATION WILL BUILD MORE THAN BUILD UNITS.

A NEW SENIOR CARE PROGRAM WILL BRING TOGETHER RESOURCES, OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT AND MORE.

>> IT HELPS US WITH THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE FOR SENIORS.

THINGS LIKE ASSISTED LIVING WHICH TYPICALLY HOMELESS SERVICES PROVIDERS DON'T PROVIDE ASSISTED LIVING.

HOSPICE CARE.

WE FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE, PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, UNFORTUNATELY, WHO HAVE AGED, AND IT'S TAKEN A TOLL ON THEM.

AND THEY NEED END-OF-LIFE CARE.

>> Reporter: COUNTY SUPERVISOR PALOMA AGUIRRE REPRESENTS THE AREA.

SHE SAYS THE CITY IS WORKING TO EXPEDITE THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

AGUIRRE SAYS THAT -- >> WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE NOW STRUGGLE WITH THE COST OF LIVING, STRUGGLE TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD.

MY CONSTITUENTS I HEAR THAT MANY OF THEM ARE ON FIXED INCOME, MANY OF THEM MAY BE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HEALTH CARE BECAUSE OF HR-1.

SO ISSUES OF, YOU KNOW, HOUSING INSECURITY ARE GROWING.

>> Reporter: OUT OF THE 500 NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS, 150 WILL BE RESERVED FOR SENIORS.

VARGAS SAYS AS PEOPLE AGE OUT OF THE JOB MARKET, IT BECOMES HARDER AND HARDER TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> FOR THOSE APPROACHING RETIREMENT AGE, THE IMPACT OF HOMELESSNESS CAN BE EVEN MORE DRASTIC.

HUNDREDS OF SENIORS ARE ENTERING THEIR GOLDEN YEARS WORRYING ABOUT WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SAFELY SLEEP AT NIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE CURRENT CENTER AT FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES IS ONE BUILDING WITH THREE STORIES FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

THE CENTER HAS BEEN SERVING SAN DIEGANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FOR DECADES.

THE JOHN CROCK CENTER WILL BE COMPLETELY TORN DOWN FOR THE JOE AND JACOB IRRIN FAMILY CAMPUS.

THE PLAN IS TO BREAK GROUND IN 2828.

THE FINISHED CAMPUS WILL HAVE A NEW STANDALONE CHAPEL.

WHEN PEOPLE LIVING AT THE JOAN KROC CENTER HAVE TO VACATE IN EARLY 2028 TO PREPARE FOR CONSTRUCTION, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO FATHER JOE'S TUCSON CAMPUS.

HE SAYS THEY'RE AIMING TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY 2032.

EMMY BURRIS, KPBS NEWS.

>> IRWIN JACOBS AS FINANCIAL SUPPORTER OF KPBS.

THE KPBS NEWS OPERATION MAINTAINS EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE FROM KPBS EXECUTIVES AND DONORS.

EMMY BURRIS IS PART OF THE "PUBLIC MATTERS" TEAM.

IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, INEWSOURCE, AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

SEE MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> THE MIDWAY RISING PROJECT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE LARGEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE.

THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THE LEGISLATURE GOT INVOLVED WITH NEW LAWS TO KEEP IT ON TRACK.

AS CARLEY KEY REPORTS, THE GOVERNOR GAVE HIS FINAL APPROVAL THIS WEEK.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED A BILL TUESDAY THAT SAYS ENVIRONMENT AT IMPACT REPORTS FOR THE MIDWAY RISING DEVELOPMENT CAN BE RELIED ON FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CEQA.

DEVELOPERS SAY THAT MEANS ONCE THE CITY APPROVES THE REPORT, THEY WILL FACE FEWER DELAYS.

>> IT PROVIDES CERTAINTY.

IT'S THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AT THE END OF NEXT CALENDAR YEAR IN 2027.

SHOULD THE PROJECT BE APPROVED AT CITY COUNCIL THIS FALL.

>> Reporter: MIDWAY RISING IS A $3.9 BILLION PROJECT PROPOSED FOR THE SPORTS ARENA PROPERTY.

IT WILL ADD 2,000 NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES, A NEW ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, AND ACRES OF OPEN SPACE.

JEFF MYER AS SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PROJECT.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S ABOUT DELIVERING DESPERATELY NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT VENUE THAT WILL BENEFIT NOT JUST THE CITY BUT THE ENTIRE REGION.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

>> Reporter: NOT ALL ARE EXCITED.

JOHN McNABB WITH SAVE OUR ACCESS SAYS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT MEANS COASTAL ACCESS WILL BECOME CONGESTED.

>> IT'S THE DEFINITION OF A GOVERNMENT THAT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT HUMAN NEED.

IT'S A MAJOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE.

BUT AGAIN, WHERE DO YOU GO?

YOU FIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE GROUP PREVIOUSLY SUED THE CITY OVER HEIGHT LIMITS FOR THE MIDWAY PROJECT.

McNABB SAYS THAT SAVE OUR ACCESS WILL ASSESS WAYS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE PROJECT.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT THIS FALL.

CARLY KAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER LAWSUIT IS CHALLENGING A CONTROVERSIAL DEVELOPMENT COMING TO EMERALD HILLS.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON SAYS THIS ONE CLAIMS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: 123 HOMES ARE COMING TO A HILLTOP NEIGHBORS HAVE LONG HOPED WOULD BE A PARK.

ANDRE HETERU LED THE COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP OPPOSING IT.

SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE DEVELOPMENT WAS ALLOWED.

THE AREA WASN'T ZONED FOR THAT DENSITY.

IT SENT HER DOWN A RABBIT HOLE.

>> I DID THINK IT WAS GOING TO TAKE 2 1/2 YEARS OF MY LIFE, HUNDREDS OF HOURS?

NOT GOING TO SLEEP FOR HOW MANY DAYS HAVE I NOT HAD ANY SLEEP AT ALL?

OVER FOOTNOTE 7, AND PARTICULARLY THIS ISSUE?

HECK NO.

>> Reporter: FOOTNOTE 7 IN CITY CODE WAS PASSED IN 2019.

IT ALLOWED FOR MUCH DENSER DEVELOPMENT ONLY IN THE MOSTLY BLACK, LATINO, AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO.

HETERU AND HER NEIGHBORS DISCOVERED AND FOUGHT THE FOOTNOTE.

THE CITY COUNCIL REPEALED IT.

BUT ALREADY-APPROVED DEVELOPMENTS WERE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.

THEIR APPEAL WAS REJECTED IN JULY.

ANOTHER RESIDENT IS SUING TO OVERTURN THAT REJECTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS.

HETERU SAYS THAT'S VALID, BUT IT'S NOT THE COMMUNITY'S CORE ISSUE WITH THE PROJECT.

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.

>> I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT DISAPPEAR FROM THE JUDICIAL RECORD.

NOW, CAN I CARRY THIS CASE BY MYSELF?

DEFINITELY, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

>> Reporter: SHE FILED SUIT HERSELF BUT SAYS THAT'S JUST TO BUY TIME TO FIND PRO BONO LEGAL HELP.

THE COMMUNITY ALREADY TRIED FUND-RAISING FOR LEGAL FIGHTS RELATED TO THE FOOTNOTE.

HETERU SAYS THEY RAISED $35,000 OVER TWO YEARS.

IT WASN'T ENOUGH.

THEY RAN OUT OF MONEY ON ANOTHER SUIT AND HAD TO DROP IT.

>> EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE DECK IS STACKED IN FAVOR OF THE PARTY WHO CAN SUSTAIN THE FIGHT THE LONGEST.

IN THE COURT.

>> Reporter: IT'S AN UPHILL BATTLE.

FOR RESIDENTS OF A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE CITY DECLINED TO COMMENT ON PENDING LITIGATION.

KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE'S MORE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ITS USE OF FLOCK CAMERAS.

KPBS REPORTER JAKE GOTTA HAS THE LATEST ON THE CONTROVERSY AND HOW THE LOCAL ACLU CHAPTER IS GETTING INVOLVED.

>> Reporter: THE ACLU IS SUING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER THE USE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS, ALPRs, SAYING THE USE VIOLATES THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

AT SAN DIEGO'S HALL OF JAWS ADVERTISE, ADVOCATES CALLED ON THE CITY TO CANCEL THEIR CONTRACT WITH FLOCK AND TAKE DOWN THE CAMERAS.

LEGAL DIRECTOR CARROLL SAID FLOCK CAMERAS HAVE BEEN ABUSED BY OFFICERS.

>> PEOPLE SEEKING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, OUR FRIENDS IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY ATTENDING PRIDE PARADES, PROTESTERS THAT DIDN'T LIKE WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS DOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TARGETED, WE KNOW, BY THESE CAMERAS.

>> Reporter: FLOCK CAMERAS WERE CONTROVERSIAL EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE CITY COUNCIL ULTIMATELY VOTED TO KEEP THAT CONTRACT.

AND LAST YEAR IN SAN DIEGO, SDPD SAID THEY WOULD STOP SHARING FLOCK DATA WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

ATTORNEY GENERAL RON BONTA'S OFFICE TOLD THEM THIS WAS LIKELY VIOLATING STATE LAW.

THE ACLU IS SEEKING A COURT ORDER TO END WHAT THEY CALL UNCONSTITUTIONAL MASS SURVEILLANCE OF SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

FLOCK SAFETY AND MAYOR TODD GLORIA HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY CAN'T COMMENT ON PENDING LITIGATION.

JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TWO YEARS AFTER OPENING IN NATIONAL CITY, THE FILM PHOTOGRAPHY LAB I'M STILL DEVELOPING HAS MOVED TO CHULA VISTA.

THE SHOP HAS BECOME MORE THAN JUST A CAMERA STORE TO SOME PEOPLE.

KPBS REPORTER KORI SUZUKI SAYS IT'S ALSO A GATHERING PLACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS.

>> FILM HAS TO GET PREPPED -- >> Reporter: GALVAN REMOVES THE END FILMSTRIP FROM THE CANISTER, A SMALL ORANGE CYLINDER.

IT'S A QUICK, PRACTICED MOTION.

>> LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO THIS ON THE FIRST SHOP.

>> Reporter: HE'S ONE OF THE CO-OWNERS OF I'M STILL DEVELOPING.

WE'RE IN THE BACK OF THE SHOP WHERE THEY PROCESS THE FILM, TURNING THE DARK BROWN STRIPS INTO VIBRANT PICTURES.

GARVAN SAYS THEY'RE GETTING USED TO HAVING SO MUCH ROOM.

>> LAST SHOP, THERE WAS A LITTLE SLIVER OF SPACE FROM THE WALL TO MAYBE LIKE RIGHT HERE.

FROM THE TRIPOD.

THAT'S WHERE WE HAD TO DO ALL OF THIS IN THE PREVIOUS SHOT.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE CREW HAS TOO SACRIFICE A LITTLE BIT OF PERSONAL SPACE, WE'RE ELBOW TO ELBOW.

>> Reporter: THE SHOP THEY'RE BUILDING FEATURED A GARAGE DOOR THAT FOLDS UP TO REVEAL A GALLERY AND PHOTO BOOTH.

ON WEEKDAYS A POPUP CAFE CART SERVES FILIPINO-INSPIRED LATTES.

JANESSA SAYS THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN WELCOMING SO FAR.

>> EMPLOYEES OF THE COFFEE SHOPS WOULD JUST COME IN, "WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE."

>> Reporter: THE ORIGINS DATE BACK SIX YEARS.

GALVAN HAD WORKED IN MUSIC PRODUCTION ALMOST A DECADE.

MARQUEZ HAD BEEN WORKING CALL CENTER JOBS.

BOTH HAD BEEN MAKING PICTURES FOR A LONG TIME.

WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED DATING THEY WOULD GO FOR WALKS WITH THEIR CAMERAS AT NIGHT.

>> A LOT OF WHAT THIS IS, IS REALLY THE LOVE THAT WE HAVE OF A COMMON HOBBY THAT WE SHARE TOGETHER.

IT'S HELPED US STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIP AND HELPED US KIND OF JUST EXPLORE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

>> Reporter: IN 2021, AS THE PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN EASED UP, THEY BEGAN HOSTING MEETUPS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS.

FRIENDS STARTED ASKING THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR FILM.

IN 2024, THEY OPENED A SHOP IN NATIONAL CITY.

IN THE YEARS SINCE, I'M STILL DEVELOPING HAS GROWN INTO MORE THAN JUST A FILM LAB.

IT'S BECOME A HUB FOR HOBBYISTS AND TRAVEL PROFFERS.

>> LIKE A GATHERING IN A WAY.

>> Reporter: SHE'S A PROFESSIONAL FILM PHOTOGRAPHER AND DEEJAY.

SHE'S A REGULAR CUSTOMER OF THE SHOP BUT SAYS SHE'S NOT SURE SHE WOULD DESCRIBE HERSELF THAT WAY.

>> I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M JUST DROPPING OFF FILM.

I'M ALSO JUST, LIKE, MEETING OTHER ARTISTS AND BEING ABLE TO BE IN COMMUNITY WITH THAT OR HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SHOOTING AND WHAT THEY'RE UP TO, WHAT'S INSPIRING THEM.

>> Reporter: THE LAB HOSTS GROUP WALKS WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS, LATE-NIGHT DEEJAY SETS AND HOLIDAY PARTIES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR IT WON THE TITLE OF BEST CAMERA STORE.

GROWTH COMES AS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD HAVE BEEN RECONNECTING WITH THE ART OF FILM PHOTOGRAPHY.

HERE IN SAN DIEGO, OTHER FILM LABS SAY THEY'VE SEEN A HUGE SURGE IN BUSINESS.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY INSPIRING.

I REALLY WANT THAT FOR US TOO.

>> Reporter: FOR GALVAN AND MARQUEZ THAT GROWING DEMAND WASN'T EASY TO HANDLE AT THEIR TINY NATIONAL CITY SHOP.

NOW MARQUEZ SAYS THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING MORE OF THEIR WALKS AND GALLERIES TO THIRD AVENUE.

GROWING THE NEW SPACE.

THE ELBOW ROOM, THE WIDE-OPEN FLOOR PLAN, THE BIG GARAGE DOORS.

BUT HE SAYS IT'S ALSO COMFORTABLE BECAUSE HE GREW UP CLOSE TO HER IN OTAY MESA.

>> THIS WAS ALL MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE WOULD HAVE TO QUINCEANERAS, YOU KNOW, ALL JUST MY BACKYARD.

>> Reporter: IN SOME WAYS GALLIVAN SAYS THE MOVE FEELS LIKE COMING BACK TO THE BEGINNING TO A PLACE THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES BEING FOR A LONG TIME.

KORI SUZUKI, KPBS.

>> SIGN UP FOR NEWS LETTERS FOR A LIST OF OUR MOST POPULAR STORIES.

HERE ARE SOME FROM THIS WEEK.

>>> A SAN DIEGO LAWMAKER INVESTMENTS THE "USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN."

SARAH JACOBS SAYS SHE DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION.

AND THE MUMPS OUTBREAK RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT WANING VACCINE IMMUNITY.

A NEW CALIFORNIA LAW MAY HELP MORE CANCER PATIENTS KEEP THEIR HAIR.

WE'LL HAVE THAT STORY A BIT LATER.

>>> BANCROFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SPRING VALLEY WAS ONE OF THE MANY PLACES THAT FLOODED DURING SAN DIEGO'S TORRENTIAL RAIN STORMS IN JANUARY 2024.

KPBS VISITED THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HOW THOUGH PRISONER OF WAR PREPARING FOR EL NINO.

>> I'M LIKE, OH, NO, IT'S GOING TO FLOOD AGAIN.

IT DIDN'T FLOOD.

THANK GOD.

>> Reporter: VALENTINO AS SECOND GRADER AT BANCROFT ELEMENTARY.

SHE AND HER MOM, ISABELLA SOLIS, VIVIDLY REMEMBER WHEN THE CAMPUS FLOODED IN 2024.

>> I REMEMBER THAT DAY, LOOKING OUTSIDE AND BEING LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD HAVE DROPPED HER OFF AT SCHOOL TODAY.

>> I STARTED TO WORRY BECAUSE I SAW THE RAIN COMING ALL OVER.

AND THEN I -- AND THEN WHEN I HAD TO EVACUATE THE FLOOD, IT WAS SO RAINY THAT I HAD TO GET PICKED UP BY MY DAD.

>> Reporter: ROUGHLY 400 STUDENTS AND ALL STAFFMEMBERS HAD TO EVACUATE.

CLASSES WERE RELOCATED TO NEARBY SPRING VALLEY ACADEMY.

IN THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED, THE SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT CLEANED AND REPAIRED BANCROFT'S CAMPUS.

BUT THE FLOODING HAD A LASTING IMPACT ON VALENTINA.

>> SHE WOULD HAVE PAN IRK ATTACKS.

SHE WOULD GET REALLY SCARED.

EVEN IF WE WERE DRIVING TOGETHER IN THE CAR.

BUT WE WORKED THROUGH THAT.

>> Reporter: FORECASTERS SAY THIS WINTER'S EL NINO COULD BRING HISTORIC RAINFALL AND THE RISK OF FLOODING.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES, TINA DOUGLAS, SAYS THE DISTRICT IS TAKING STEPS TO PREVENT FLOODING.

>> EVERY TIME WE KNOW THAT THERE'S RAIN COMING, WE GO TO THOSE SCHOOL SITES SPECIFICALLY.

IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT WE'RE DOING.

BUT TO GO OUT TO THOSE SCHOOL SITES SPECIFICALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE CLEANED UP, TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE ANY BLOCKAGES.

>> Reporter: SHE ENSURES GUTTERS ARE CLEARED AND PACKS SAND BAMS.

VALENTINA HAS BEEN HAPPY HER CLASSROOMS HAVE REMAINED DRY.

>> IT REMINDS ME OF FRIENDS, MEMORIES, AND TEACHERS THAT ARE VERY NICE AND I LIKE THAT.

>> ARE GOVERNOR NEWSOM DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY THIS MONTH TO BOOST STATEWIDE PREPAREDNESS FOR EL NINO.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>> EL NINO WILL ALSO BRING CHANGES TO OUR COAST, ESPECIALLY IN PLACES ALREADY DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF BEACH ELESION.

CARLSBAD IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN TALKS WITH SURFERS AND OCEAN EXPERTS ABOUT THE WEATHER PHENOMENON.

>> Reporter: TAMARACK STATE BEACH IS A STARK EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDES.

>> IT WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: THE BEACH LOST MOST OF ITS SAND BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, LEAVING ONLY PEBBLES BEHIND.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE FOR A FUN BEACH EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR SURFERS.

>> IT'S PRETTY, LIKE, CHAOTIC WITH ALL THE ROCKS, GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE WATER.

>> Reporter: FINN IS A SURFER IN CARLSBAD AND HE'S WORRIED ABOUT ABOUT BEACH EROSION.

>> IT'S GOING TO DAMAGE MORE OF THE BEACHES AROUND US TOO.

IT'S LIKE AFFECTING LIKE THE COAST AND EVERYTHING.

I THINK SOMETHING IS GOING TO CAUSE AN IMPACT.

>> Reporter: THERE'S HIDDEN DANGER FROM EL NINO THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

IT'S CALLED THE KELVIN WAVE.

HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE KELVIN WAVE?

>> NO, I HAVE NOT.

>> Reporter: NORMALLY BEACH FLOWS EAST TO WEST.

DURING EL NINO YEARS, THAT'S WINDS DIE DOWN.

>> WHEN THAT SLOWS DOWN, THAT ALLOWS THE WARM WATER THAT'S USUALLY IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, NEAR JAPAN, TO KIND OF SLOSH BACK VERY SLOWLY OVER TO OUR EASTERN PACIFIC WHERE WE ARE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: UNLIKE NORMAL WAVES WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT CRESTING AND CRASHING ONTO THE BEACH, THE KELVIN WAVE ISN'T LIKE A NORMAL WAVE.

IMAGINE A TUB OF WATER WHERE THE WATER IS SLOSHING BACK AND FORTH.

HE SAYS THAT COULD RAISE SEA LEVEL AROUND SIX INCHES.

WHILE THAT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE MUCH, IT'S ENOUGH TO CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE.

>> THAT ALLOWS FOR HIGHER POTENTIALS FOR STORMS, AND THEREFORE, MORE CONSISTENT, POTENTIALLY LARGER WAVES.

HITTING THE OCEAN, HITTING OUR COASTS, LEADS TO MORE EROSION.

>> I'M CONCERNED IT WILL GET WORSE.

BECAUSE AS LIKE THE TIDES DEFINITELY COME IN, AND WITH THESE BIG WAVES THAT THE EL NINO BRING, I THINK IT WILL JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE.

>> Reporter: MORE EROSION MEANS WE'LL SEE MORE BEACHES LIKE THIS WITH PEBBLES EVERYWHERE.

>> WALKING ON THESE ROCKS REALLY SUCKS.

IT HURTS MY FEET.

ESPECIALLY GOING INTO THE WATER.

>> Reporter: IN CARLSBAD, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS.

>>> FOR MANY CANCER PATIENTS, LOSING THEIR HAIR DURING CHEMOTHERAPY CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST DISTRESSING SIDE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO SAYS A NEW CALIFORNIA LAW MAY HELP PATIENTS KEEP MORE OF IT.

>> I WAS LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR, AND I WAS BRUSHING MY HAIR.

MY HAIR WAS JUST FALLING OUT.

>> Reporter: OCEANSIDE RESIDENT SHARISE DANIELS WAS 25 WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HODGE RIN LYMPHOMA.

THE CANCER AFFECTS THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM.

>> AND I START THE SCREAMING AND -- I JUST STARTED PULLING IT AT THAT POINT.

>> Reporter: SHE KNEW CHEMOTHERAPY WOULD MAKE HER HAIR FALL OUT, BUT SHE WASN'T PREPARED FOR WHAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE.

>> MY FAMILY HAD TO RUSH IN AND CALM ME DOWN.

I HAD TO BE MEDICATED.

>> Reporter: DANIELS LATER BATTLED BREAST CANCER.

NOW NEARLY 20 YEARS LATER, SHE'S DEALING WITH ANOTHER CANCER DIAGNOSIS.

WITH EACH ROUND OF CHEMOTHERAPY, DANIELS SAYS SHE FOUND BETTER WAYS TO COPE WITH LOSING HER HAIR.

>> BUT I AM NOW A WIG CONNOISSEUR.

I KNOW ABOUT WIGS.

I KNOW HOW TO WEAR THEM.

>> Reporter: STILL, SHE WISHES SHE'D HAD ANOTHER OPTION.

THAT OPTION IS CALLED SCALP COOLING.

MARIA IS AN ONCOLOGIST AT SHARP HEALTH CARE.

SHE USES A TREATMENT WITH HER PATIENTS.

>> SO BASICALLY, SCALP COOLING IS A MECHANISM THAT USES A PORTABLE REFRIGERATION UNIT AND A VERY WELL FITTED CAP FOR THE PATIENT AND IS USED TO PREVENT CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED ALOPECIA, OR HAIR LOSS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE BUT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE HAIR LOSS FOR MANY PATIENTS.

SHE SAYS COST IS OFTEN A BARRIER FOR SOME PATIENTS WHO WANT THE TREATMENT BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT.

>> CANCER CAN CAUSE ALSO FINANCIAL BURDEN.

SO SPENDING MOST $2,500 OR $5,000 EXTRA IS SOMETIMES NOT PART OF THE PLAN.

>> Reporter: NOW CALIFORNIA IS EXPANDING COVERAGE.

STARTING JANUARY 1st, A NEW LAW REQUIRES LARGE GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND MEDI-CAL TO COVER FDA-CLEARED SCALP COOLING FOR ELIGIBLE CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS.

>> WITH THIS NEW LEGISLATION, IT OPENS UP THIS SYSTEM TO MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE THAT HAVE MEDI-CAL.

WHICH IS THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ACCESS TO CARE.

>> Reporter: FOR DANIELS, HAVING THAT OPTION YEARS AGO COULD HAVE MADE A PAINFUL PART OF TREATMENT A LITTLE EASIER.

>> I WISH I HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT BACK THEN.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GRAY WOLVES ARE STEADILY MAKING A NATURAL COMEBACK IN CALIFORNIA AFTER HUMANS PUSHED THEM NEAR EXTINCTION BY THE 1920s.

BUT TODAY, THEY FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE AGAINST GROWING DEVELOPMENT, A WARMING PLANET, AND UNCERTAIN FEDERAL PROTECTIONS.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SAYS THE CALIFORNIA WOLF CENTER IN JULIAN IS EXPANDING ITS CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR THE CALIFORNIA WOLF CENTER IN JULIAN.

ITS 8-YEAR-OLD MEXICAN GREY WOLF DURANGO IS ABOUT TO MEET A POTENTIAL MATE.

>> I THINK HE'S A PRETTY HANDSOME GUY.

>> Reporter: JACOB KEATON WORKS AT THE CONSERVATION CENTER.

>> BROWN, BLACK, RUST, TAN-COLORED COAT.

>> Reporter: THE CENTER HOPES DURANGO AND THE FEMALE WOLF HIT IT OFF AND HAVE CUBS.

THEIR BABIES WOULD BE RELEASED IN ARIZONA OR NEW MEXICO SO WILD PARENTS CAN RAISE THEM.

THE ORGANIZATION'S BREEDING PROGRAM AND FEDERAL PROTECTIONS HAVE HELPED INCREASE THE WILD MEXICAN GREY WOLF POPULATION TO 317 IN THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S.

>> WITHOUT HUMANS, BREEDING THOSE WOLVES TO CREATE DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS, THE LACK OF GENETIC DIVERSITY WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT TO THAT SUBSPECIES OF GREY WOLFS.

>> Reporter: MEXICAN GREY WOLFS AREN'T NATURAL PREDATORS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUT THE NONPROFIT'S WORK IS AT THE CENTER OF NATIONWIDE CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

>> 2011, THE FIRST KNOWN WOLF CAME BACK INTO CALIFORNIA IN ALMOST 100 YEARS, RIGHT?

SINCE I THINK THE '20s, 1920s IS WHEN THEY -- WHEN THE LAST KNOWN WOLF WAS KILLED IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: KEATON SAYS THE WOLVES' RETURN TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PROVES WHY LONG-TERM CONSERVATION IS VITAL.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY AGREES.

>> IT'S REALLY COEXISTENCE.

IN ORDER TO FIND THAT, IT'S ONE OF THE DIFFICULT THINGS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY.

HOW CAN WE TALK TO SOMEBODY THAT MAYBE IS -- THAT DOESN'T BELIEVE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE, OR HAS DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCES THAN WE HAVE?

>> Reporter: RANCHERS SAY THE POPULATION GROWTH HAS LED TO MORE ATTACKS ON THEIR LIVESTOCK.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RESPONDED TO THEIR CONCERNS THIS MONTH WITH AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO EXAMINE REMOVING THE WOLVES FROM THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.

>> TO PROTECT RURAL COMMUNITIES AND CATTLE, HERDS FROM PREDATORY MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES, WHICH ARE COSTING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND ENDANGERING NOT ONLY HERDS BUT PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WOLVES WANDERED IN FROM NEIGHBORING STATES IN SEARCH OF MATES AND RESOURCES.

KEY TON SAYS PROTECTIONS FOR GREY WOLFS IN CALIFORNIA REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE.

>> HAVING DIFFERENT POLICIES THAT DO STOP AND START AT DIFFERENT STATE BOUNDARIES, IT'S NOT IDEAL.

WE WOULD WANT -- THE BEST THING FOR WOLVES IS TO HAVE A BLANKET FEDERAL PROTECTION THAT KIND OF GO FROM STATE TO STATE AND ALLOW FOR THEIR RECOVERY.

>> Reporter: NO MATTER WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES, KEATON SAYS THE WOLF CENTER WILL CONTINUE FOSTERING COEXISTENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATIVE PREDATORS.

AND IT'S EXPANDING.

IT BOUGHT LAND LESS THAN A MILE FROM ITS ORIGINAL SITE TO GROW ITS CARE FOR WOLVES.

>> FULL OF MATURE OAKS AND LOTS OF EXCITING NATIVE PLANTS.

>> Reporter: OTHER THAN A LARGE BARN AT THE ENTRANCE, THE 28-ACRE SITE IS UNDEVELOPED.

MATT ANDERSON IS ALSO WITH THE WOLF CENTER.

HE SAYS THERE WON'T BE MUCH CONSTRUCTION.

THE PROPERTY IS PRETTY PERFECT AS IS.

>> WILD TURKEY IS HERE, WOLVES WILL BE HERE SOON.

>> Reporter: THE IDEA IS TO GIVE WOLVES MORE SPACE TO ROAM.

>> WE'RE FOCUSING ON COEXISTENCE AND WHAT THAT MEANS WITH THE WOLVES PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE AS A CALIFORNIA NATIVE PREDATOR WITHIN A FOOD CHAIN SITUATION WHERE THEY CONTROL HERB RUSS SPECIES AND IN TURN HAVE A RETURN OVER PLANTS AND FREES.

>> Reporter: PLANS INCLUDE TURNING THE BARN INTO A VISITOR HUB AND DESIGNING AREAS FOR THE PUBLIC TO GET A CLOSER LOOK.

ANDERSON SAYS THE SITE WILL ALSO HAVE A NETWORK OF CAMERAS FOR REMOTE MONITORING.

>> DON'T WANT TOO MUCH HUMAN CONTACT, SO THEIR BEHAVIORS REMAIN NATURALISTIC FOR THE FUTURE OF REINTRODUCTION.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT FOOTAGE WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE.

>> THAT DATA THAT'S ACUED WILL BE EVERYTHING FROM PEOPLE WHO STUDY CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY, ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS UP TO Ph.D.

LEVEL.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON SAYS THE NONPROFIT IS RAISING $3 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.

HE SAYS IN THE FUTURE, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD ADD OTHER NATIVE PREDATORS TO SHOW WHY PROTECTING THEM MEANS PROTECTING SPIRE ECOSYSTEMS.

>> RABBITS, RODENTS, ET CETERA, WHO THEN IN TURN WOULD GENERALLY BE EATING THE HABITAT WE SEE OUT HERE.

THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PREDATORS -- WOLVES, MOUNTAIN LIONS, COYOTES, ET CETERA -- EFFECTIVELY CONTROL THOSE POPULATIONS.

SO THEY DON'T EAT US OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME IN TERMS OF THE HABITAT.

SO THE BIODIVERSITY WE SEE HERE IS AN INTRINSIC PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM.

>> Reporter: THAT ECOSYSTEM, HE SAYS, IS RELIANT UPON PREDATORS LIKE WOLVES.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

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