>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE LOOK AT THE BEST ORIGINAL REPORTING THIS WEEK, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

COMING UP, EDDIE PEREZ MEETS MED SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE CHASING THEIR DREAM DURING A PANDEMIC.

MORE THAN A GAME, LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL DECIDES NOT TO PLAY OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT ARE RACIST FROM AN OPPOSING TEAM.

THE NEW CONDOR CHECK, THAT IS A BREAKTHROUGH IN REPRODUCTION.

>>> WE START WITH PROGRESS IN PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PUSH TO REVAMP THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEAL WITH THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

VOTES ARE EXPECTED IN THE COMING DAYS AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATION.

KPBS RECORDER CAUGHT UP WITH THE CONGRESS MEMBER WHOSE VOTE IS NEEDED TO GET IT PASSED.

>> Reporter: THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MYSTIC POLICY PLAN.

THAT INCLUDES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING AND A $1.5 TRILLION SPENDING AGENDA.

CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERSON REPRESENTS THE 52nd DISTRICT, HE SAYS THIS IS A BIG TASK, HE DOES NOT EXPECT THE BILL TO BE FINALIZED TODAY OR TOMORROW.

>> IT IS A STORY, I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED THIS TO BE EASY.

I THINK IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF GIVE-AND-TAKE.

THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY TO >> Reporter: THE PLAN ELIMINATES SEVERAL ITEMS INCLUDING FREE COMMITTEE COLLEGE AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE, WHICH IS ALREADY OFFERED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

BUT PETER'S SAID A LEAVE PLAN WOULD NOT BE REDUNDANT.

>> IT WILL TAKE SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF OF OUR OWN POCKET >> Reporter: PETERS SAYS THIS IS GOOD FOR CALIFORNIANS WHO PAY HIGHER STATE AND TAX BILLS.

>> CALIFORNIA HAS INVESTED IN THE FUTURE.

IT COST MONEY, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE HIGHER TAXES.

THE SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO ABATE THAT.

UNDER FEDERAL TAX PAYMENTS, SINCE THE WEAKENING.

WE HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT UNFAIRLY.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE EMPHASIS ON THE TUG-OF-WAR, SCOTT PETERS IS OPTIMISTIC.

>> WE WILL COME OUT WITH SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.

TO >> Reporter: KELLY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWSPRINT >>> THE ONGOING PANDEMIC CASE TRENDS CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT THERE ARE PARTS OF OUR MANY FALLING BEHIND IN VACCINES.

KPBS'S TANIA THORNE SHOWS US SOME OF THE FACE-TO-FACE WORK HAPPENING TO IMPROVE THOSE NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS DAISY MORENO.

SHE SPENT HER MORNINGS GOING DOOR TO DOOR, GIVING INFORMATION ON COVID VACCINES AND TESTING CENTERS.

>> TODAY WE ARE DOING TESTING AND VACCINATIONS.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ONE OF THE TESTERS FOR POPULAR POWER, THEY INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN NORTH COUNTY.

EVERY WEEK, AND SHE MEETS WITH VOLUNTEERS IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS TO GIVE INFORMATION ON COVID VACCINES AND LOCAL TESTING CENTERS.

>> IT IS REALLY SOMETHING FUNDAMENTAL, ENSURING THAT THE INFORMATION THAT COMMITTEE MEMBERS RECEIVE IS TRUSTED.

WE ALWAYS THINK OF THEM AS THE MOST TRUSTED MESSENGERS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

A LOT OF THE MATERIAL THAT WE DISTRIBUTE GOES THROUGH, KIND OF LIKE THE APPROVAL FIRST.

>> Reporter: A REPORT BY THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE SAID THAT SAN DIEGO'S ARE FALLING BEHIND IN GETTING VACCINATED.

THEY ARE WORKING TO GET MORE LATINOS VACCINATED.

BUT SHE SAID THAT SOME OF THE LATINOS THAT SHE ENCOUNTERED ARE HESITANT OVER THE VACCINE.

>> SOMETIMES THEY ARE OPEN TO RECEIVING INFORMATION, BUT OTHER TIMES THEY DO HAVE QUESTIONS, REGARDING WHAT THEY HAVE FOR A PREFERENCE.

OR IS THIS GOING TO CAUSE INFERTILITY INFERTILITY?

I HAVE HEARD THIS FROM FRIENDS.

WE ALWAYS HAVE A FLYER THAT BREAKS DOWN EVERYTHING THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE HEARD.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THEY HAVE HEARD ALL KINDS OF MEDS AND GOT CALLED NAMES, BUT THE GROUP SAID THAT INSULTS WILL NOT STOP THEM, THEY WILL CONTINUE IN THEIR EFFORT.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> BECOMING A DOCTOR IS HARD ENOUGH WITHOUT THE OBSTACLES OF A PANDEMIC.

THOSE WHO ARE IN MED SCHOOL KNOW THAT THEY ARE ON THIS JOURNEY DURING A DIFFICULT AND HISTORIC TIME.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ MET SOME STUDENTS WHO ARE OVERCOMING HUGE OBSTACLES.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE SOUND OF DOCTORS PRACTICING MEDICINE.

AT LEAST ONE DOZEN OF THEM WORKING WITH SUPPORT STAFF AND EXPERIENCED COLLEAGUES.

SOME OF THESE DOCTORS ARE SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS FROM THE UC SAN DIEGO MEDICAL SCHOOL.

THE CLASSROOM ON THIS PARTICULAR WEDNESDAY EVENING IS THE FREE CLINIC HOUSED IN ROOMS AND THE AUDITORIUM AT THE CIVIC BEACH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

JUSTINE IS THE DESIGNATED CLINIC GENERAL MANAGER.

SHE IS A SECOND-YOUR MEDICALS DIDN'T WHO SURVIVED HER FIRST- YEAR PROGRAM, RIPPED BY THE CHAOS OF COVID-19.

>> IT WAS REALLY INSPIRING SEEING EVERYBODY UNITE, IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS PANDEMIC.

IT REALLY SHOWS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT LINES IN ORDER TO FIGHT THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: DR. NATALIE RODRIGUEZ, THE USDA ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR AND MENTOR TO THE STUDENTS, SHE WAS A YOUNG MEDICAL STUDENT HERSELF WHEN SHE STARTED VOLUNTEERING AT THE FREE CLINIC 20 YEARS AGO.

13 YEARS AGO SHE BECAME THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN AND SHE NOW BEAMS WITH PRIDE WHEN TALKING ABOUT HER STUDENTS.

>> THEIR ENTHUSIASM.

THEIR COMPASSION, THEIR PASSIONS.

THEIR INNOVATION.

ESPECIALLY THIS PAST YEAR WITH COVID.

>> Reporter: THIS CHURCH BUILDING PROVIDES A LIFELINE OF HEALTHCARE FOR THOSE WHO NEEDED THE MOST.

IT IS A FREE CLINIC.

THE QUALITY OF CARE IS PROFESSIONAL AND WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE BACKBONE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO SHOW UP EVERY WEEK TO RUN IT.

>> MANY TIMES.

>> Reporter: DR. RODRIGUEZ AND HER STUDENT ARE BACK TO IN- PERSON CLASSES ON THE CAMPUS AFTER ONE YEAR OF DISTANCE LEARNING FOR THE CRITICAL FIRST YEAR OF MEDICAL SCHOOL.

MORGAN IS HAPPY TO FINALLY BE IN PERSON AND IN COMMUNITY WITH HER CLASSMATES WHO ALSO TRUDGED THROUGH A YEAR OF ZOOM CLASSES.

MORGAN PREFERRED TO GIVE ONLY HER FIRST NAME, AS SHE SHARED PERSONAL MEMORIES AND HER EXPERIENCE, LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF MEDICAL SCHOOL AT HOME.

>> OUR EDUCATION, SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY, WAS DISRUPTED.

WE VALUE ALL OF THE CLINICAL WORK THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH, WORKING AT THE FREE CLINIC, GETTING TO SEE A PATIENT.

GETTING TO DO A PHYSICAL, IT JUST DOES MAKE YOU APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THEY COULD BE TAKEN AWAY, AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: SECOND-YEAR STUDENT GROUP THE SPENT THE FIRST CRITICAL YEAR IN DISTANCE LEARNING, SHE ALSO DEALT WITH THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY COVID- 19 IN HER FAMILY'S HOME COUNTRY OF INDIA.

IF ANYTHING, SHE SAID THE EXPERIENCE WILL JUST MAKE HER A BETTER DOCTOR.

>> NO MATTER WHAT THE MEDIUM OF THE CLASSROOM, OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS MAKING PATIENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE EXCELLENT CARE.

THIS PAST YEAR HAS SHOWN US THAT NO MATTER WHAT SITUATION WE ARE PUTTING, WE CAN DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE COVID SHUTDOWN DID NOT STOP THE WEDNESDAY WEEKLY FREE CLINIC IN PACIFIC BEACH.

IT DID CUT THE STAFF TO JUST A HANDFUL OF DOCTORS WHO DID NOT SEE PEOPLE IN PERSON, BUT INSTEAD ADMITTED DROP BY DROP OFFS.

ONLINE CONSULTATIONS, AND VACCINE EDUCATION SYSTEMS WHEN THE VACCINE BECAME AVAILABLE.

AND THEN THESE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ALSO ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN LESSON IN SOCIAL JUSTICE.

>> WE HAD JUST COME OFF OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS AND IT ENCOURAGED INSPECTION INTO RACIAL JUSTICE TO JUST HELP EQUITY.

>> Reporter: IN FACT THE RACIAL DIVIDE TRIGGERED IN 2020 INSPIRED THE CREATION OF A NEW, ENHANCED EQUITY HEALTH CURRICULUM AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.

ENGAGING STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT BELIEFS AND BACKGROUNDS.

DR. RODRIGUEZ COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

>> IT GIVES ME SO MUCH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE, KNOWING THAT THAT ARE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD AND IN HEALTHCARE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS SOME GOOD MEDICINE THAT WE CAN ALL USE.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS CONTINUES TO STAY ON TOP OF ALL THE LATEST COVID-19 NUMBERS, TRENDS, VACCINE, AND NEWS.

WE HAVE A WEALTH OF RESOURCES ON OUR HOMEPAGE, FIND THE DROP- DOWN NEXT TO THE HOMEPAGE AND CLICK TRACKING COVID-19.

>>> HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST- READ STORIES BY OUR ONLINE AUDIENCE, STARTING WITH THE FIRST FOR THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

ZOOKEEPERS SAY A COUPLE OF THEIR CONDOR CHECKS WERE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE HELP OF A MALE.

WE WILL HAVE THAT STORY FROM ERIK ANDERSON A LITTLE LATER.

>>> A LOT OF PEOPLE LISTEN TO THE SPECIAL ON KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION, ALL ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING CRISIS.

AND THE STORY WITH A LOT OF INTEREST IN NORTH COUNTY, WHERE I RECALL EFFORT IS UNDERWAY AT AGAINST THE MAIL.

>>> ONE COUNTY WILL NOT BE PLAYING A SCHEDULE FOR PAUL, THAT IS BECAUSE THE SCHOOL HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH RACIST SOCIAL MEDIA POST FROM CATHEDRAL PLAYERS.

EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM EXPLAINS THE DECISION AND THE SUPPORT IT IS GETTING.

>> INDIAN, WE WILL ALL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.

BUT YOU CANNOT PUT A TIMELINE ON HEALING.

>> Reporter: THAT IS COACH DONE, MANY OF THEM AT THE BIWEEKLY COACHES FOR EQUALITY MEETING.

HE IS EXPLAINING HIS DECISION TO NOT PLAY AGAINST CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY.

DURING THE HOUR-LONG MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE COACH SAID HE LOOKS FORWARD TO REPAIRING THE HARM THAT WAS DONE.

AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE REACHED OUT, BUT HE DID SAY THAT SO FAR, RESTORATIVE EFFORTS HAVE NOT FELT GENUINE AND THE HEALING PROCESS IS FAR FROM OVER.

>> WHEN WE WENT EARLY INTO THIS RESTORATIVE CIRCLE, WE DID NOT COME OUT OF IT THE WAY WE SHOULD HAVE.

AND I KNOW IT TAKES MORE AND MORE.

AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE, AS A COACHING STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY HERE, WE ARE VERY SHAKEN BY IT.

YOU KNOW, IT OPENED UP OLD WOUNDS AND THINGS FROM A LONG TIME AGO.

>> Reporter: COACH DAVID DUNN SAID THAT WHAT REMINDED HIM THAT NEEDED TO BE TOLD WAS A 9- YEAR-OLD BLACK ATHLETE WHO WAS CALLED NAMES AND DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP REPEATING THE MESSAGE TO HIS PLAYERS.

>> WE HAVE GROWN TO ACCEPT AND CONTINUE ON, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OKAY.

SO I WANTED TO JUST CONTINUE TO RAISE THE AWARENESS.

OF THE THINGS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE.

WE ALL HAVE TO DO BETTER.

I AM NOT SAYING THAT LINCOLN IS PERFECT.

I AM NOT SAYING THAT CATHEDRAL IS IMPERFECT.

WE ARE ALL IMPERFECT.

>> Reporter: THE COACHES FOR RACHEL RACIAL EQUALITY OCCURRED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE RACIAL JUSTICE PROTEST.

CHRIS SMITH GOES BY TALK DOG AND HE SAID THAT THE CATHEDRAL STUDENTS HE WORKS WITH ARE ALL TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THIS.

>> I WANT TO SAY THAT I RESPECT HIS DECISION.

BUT KIDS COME HOME, THEY ASK THEIR PARENTS WHY THIS PERSON IS CALLING ME RACES.

THESE KIDS ARE HURT, TOO.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO CATHEDRAL HIGH STUDENTS, THE MEETING EXPRESSED AT THE MEETING WAS PALPABLE.

MANY SHARED STORIES OF THE DOUBLE STANDARDS THAT SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHEAST, LIKE LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS AN EARLY LATINO, BLACK, AND LOW INCOME, FEEL AGAINST PRIVATE AND NORTHERN COUNTY SCHOOLS LIKE CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

HE SAID THE CONVERSATION GOES FAR BEYOND TWO HIGH SCHOOLS AND A FOOTBALL GAME.

>> IT IS NOT JUST LINCOLN, THESE ARE ISSUES.

THAT IS THE PROBLEM, IT IS A HOLT COUNTY ISSUE.

IT HAS BEEN A MAJOR VISION.

>> Reporter: A LOT OF FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS WILL NOT BE SHINING TOMORROW.

BUT THIS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE, BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST FOOTBALL.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER STORY FROM CHRISTINA KIM WAS AMONG OUR MOST POPULAR THIS WAY, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE SKYROCKETING RENT IN SAN DIEGO AND WHO IS PAYING THE MOST.

CHRISTINA DIVES INTO THE RECENT NATIONAL REPORT THAT SHOWS THIS IS THE WORST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO BLACK RENTERS.

YOU CAN STREAM THAT ANY TIME ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, KILLING TWO PEOPLE AS JOHN CARROLL REPORT, THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT FORGOTTEN ABOUT THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND THOSE WHO STILL NEED HELP TO RECOVER.

>> Reporter: AT THE WENDY'S ON MISSION GORGE ROAD IN SANTEE, BIG CROWDS, MANY OF THEM HERE FOR MORE THAN JUST THE FOOD.

>> ANYTHING I COULD DO TO HELP, THAT IS WHY I AM HERE.

>> Reporter: SENTI RESIDENT JACKIE BROWN HEARD ABOUT A FOUND FUNDRAISER, FAMILIES BEING AFFECTED BY THE OCTOBER 11th CRASH.

THE MORRISES LIVED ON THIS HOUSE IN THE CORNER, THEY WERE PULLED TO SAFETY BY NEIGHBORS, THEY ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING.

THE OTHER COUPLE, COURTNEY CAMPBELL, THEY SPENT PART OF THE MORNING AT THIS WENDY'S WHERE ALL PROCEEDS, NOT JUST PROFIT, ARE BEING PROFITED DONATED TO THE FAMILIES.

>> THERE IS NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT.

>> COMING UP WITH THIS ON THEIR OWN HERE, LIKE CODY SAID,.

>> WE WANT TO STEP UP AND HELP OUR NEIGHBORS OUT.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THE WENDY'S RESTAURANT IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA, WE GOT A CALL FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THIS ONE SHORTLY AFTER THE CRASH, WONDERING HOW THEY CAN HELP YOU THAT LED TO THIS FUNDRAISER.

IT STARTED AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING WHEN THE RESTAURANT OPENED AND IT WILL END AT 10:00 TONIGHT WHEN IT CLOSES.

>> YOU HAVE GOT TO PAY THE TAXES ON THE PURCHASES, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, 100% WILL GO TO THE TWO FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: THE NTSB HAS RELEASED ITS INITIAL FINDINGS.

IT IS PRELIMINARY, BUT IT GIVES US A WINDOW INTO WHAT WAS GOING ON JUST MOMENTS BEFORE THE CRASH.

IT MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE PILOT WAS OFF COURSE, AND FLYING WAY TOO LOW.

A TRANSCRIPT OF THE BACK-AND- FORTH BETWEEN THE PILOT AND AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER'S SHOWS A COURSE CORRECTION ORDER JUST AFTER 12:09, OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES, THE CONTROLLER CONTINUES TO ORDER COURSE AND ALTITUDE CORRECTIONS UNTIL ABOUT 1:15 YET AGAIN TELLS THE PILOT THAT HE IS AT THE WRONG ALTITUDE AND ORDERS HIM TO CLIMB IMMEDIATELY.

LESS THAN TWO MINUTES LATER, THE LANE SLAMMED INTO THE HOMES AT JEREMY AND GREENCASTLE STREETS.

NOW, MEMORIALS MARK WHERE THIS HAPPENED, ONE TO THE UPS DRIVER, AND ANOTHER TO THE MORRISES DOG, ROXIE, WHO DID NOT SURVIVE.

BACK AT THE WENDY'S, THE LINES, INSIDE AND OUT, BUT GROWING.

COURTNEY AND CODY CAMPBELL SAID THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AT A RENTAL HOME.

THEY DO HAVE INSURANCE, BUT IT WILL NOT COVER EVERYTHING.

COURTNEY SAID THAT SEEING ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE REASSURES HER THAT THEY CHOSE THE RIGHT PLACE TO LIVE.

>> WE GREW UP HERE.

BUT WE DECIDED TO STAY HERE FOR A REASON.

AND THIS COMMUNITY, AND EVERYTHING THEY ARE DOING NOW TO SUPPORT US, IT JUST REMINDS US, YOU KNOW, THAT WE MADE THE RIGHT CALL.

>> Reporter: THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, A SILVER LINING TO THE UNIMAGINABLE TRAGEDY OF LOSING ONE'S HOME.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BIG CHANGE IS COMING TO THE SAN DIEGO PADRES, THEY ARE EXPECTING TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

MLB AND OTHERS ARE REPORTING THAT THE TEAM WILL HIRE BOB MELVIN, THE LONGTIME MANAGER OF THE OAKLAND ATHLETICS, THE PADRES ALSO HIRED A NEW PITCHING COACH THIS WEEK.

>>> COMING SOON ON KPBS, A STORY ABOUT THE INNOVATORS OF THE SKATE CULTURE THAT HAS HELPED TO DEFINE SAN DIEGO.

SKATE SD IS ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED AND WHERE THE SPORT IS GOING.

HERE IS THE TRAILER.

>> IN THE EARLY DAYS, WHEN I REALLY FOUND OUT ABOUT SKATEBOARDING, IT WAS NOT A CAREER CHOICE, IT WAS MORE, YOU DID IT BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT.

>> I DON'T THINK SKATEBOARDING WAS REALLY ON ANYBODY'S RADAR.

EXCEPT FOR THE PEOPLE WANTING TO SKATE.

THAT IS WHERE IT HAPPENED.

>> IT WAS THE EPICENTER OF SKATEBOARDING.

>> SKATEBOARDING HAS COME A LONG WAY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO FORGET HOW SAN DIEGO'S IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF SKATEBOARDING.

>> IT IS PART OF THE FRESH KPBS CONTENT COMING IN NOVEMBER, SKATE SD FOR MEARS IN NOVEMBER, THAT IS A THURSDAY NIGHT RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> SPEAKING OF THINGS THAT ARE UNIQUELY SAN DIEGO, THE ZOO SAID IT HAS A FIRST FOR ITS CONDORS, SOME OF ITS NEW CHECKS WERE HATCHED WITHOUT THE HELP OF A MALE, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG.

HERE IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER , ERIC ANDERSON.

>> Reporter: TESTING REVEALED THAT TWO YOUNG CONDORS REARED BY SEPARATE MOTHERS HAD ONLY ONE PARENT.

THE EGGS WERE NOT FERTILIZED BY MALE SPERM.

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION WAS A KEY PLOT ELEMENT IN THE 1993 MOVIE JURASSIC PARK AS ACTOR JEFF GOLDBLUM CALLED OUT.

>> I AM SIMPLY SAYING THAT LIFE FINDS A WAY.

>> IT HIT US IN THE FACE, WE DID NOT LOOK FOR IT, WE DID NOT EXPECT IT.

>> Reporter: IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE, AS RESOURCES WORK TO MAINTAIN GENETIC VIABILITY.

THE GENOMES OF MOTHERS AND OFFSPRING ARE THE SAME, CONFIRMING THE FINDINGS.

>> IT HAPPENED TWICE, WHEN THE POPULATION WAS SMALL, WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN THE POPULATION GETS BIGGER?

I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

>> Reporter: THESE ARE THE FIRST KNOWN CASES OF NO FERTILIZATION.

IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT GENETIC TESTING HAS CONFIRMED THE PHENOMENON.

IT IS ALSO UNIQUE BECAUSE THERE WERE FERTILE MALES PREGNANT, BUT THE ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION HAPPENED ANYWAY.

>> IT WAS TWO INDIVIDUALS FROM TWO SEPARATE FAMILIES, THAT WERE ABLE TO BE REGENERATING, AND YOU MIGHT THINK THAT THIS IS NOT AS COMMON AS UNCOMMON AS WE THOUGHT BEFORE.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR IS THE LARGEST FLYING BIRD IN THE WORLD WITH A WINGSPAN THAT CAN REACH 9', THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 500 CONDORS IN CAPTIVITY AND FLYING FREE.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU CAME FACE-TO-FACE WITH A RATTLESNAKE ON YOUR PROPERTY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

WHO WOULD YOU CALL?

HE WANTS HIS COMMUNITY TO CALL HIM IF OR WHEN THEY FIND A RATTLESNAKE ON THEIR PROPERTY.

BUT AS I CANNOT, RELOCATING LIVE RATTLESNAKES IS NOT QUITE AS SIMPLE OR AS LEGAL AS SOME MIGHT THINK.

>> PART OF THE PERKS ABOUT BEING A HANDYMAN IS THAT YOU WORK IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: HANDYMAN PATRICK RADY DOES IT ALL.

BUT HE IS ALSO KNOWN AS SOMEBODY ELSE.

TO THE RESIDENCE OF HIS COMMUNITY.

>> THEY NOTICED THE BABY RATTLESNAKE.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN RELYING ON HIM TO DO WHAT MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT.

CATCH RATTLESNAKES.

>> ONCE EVERYBODY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, I WOULD GO PLACES.

>> Reporter: HE ANSWERED THE CALL DAY OR NIGHT AND PRIDES HIMSELF ON BEING WHERE HE IS NEEDED IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, ALL FREE OF CHARGE.

>> I TELL MYSELF ALL THE TIME, BUT TODAY IS THE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE A BIT.

NO, I AM NOT GOING TO PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION WHEN I'M GOING TO GET BIT.

>> WOULD YOU MIND CHECKING SOME MORE?

>> Reporter: BUT BRADY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT RATTLESNAKE SHOULD BE KILLED, PREFERRING TO LOCATE THEM NEARBY.

>> I DO NOT WANT TO KILL SOMETHING THAT IS ALIVE, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ITS LIFE BECAUSE OF WHAT IT IS.

HAS A RIGHT TO BE HERE.

>> Reporter: STORIES OF HIS BRAVE ENDEAVORS ECHOED THEIR WAY TO STATE GOVERNMENT.

BRIAN MENTIONED THANKED HIM FOR HIS WORK.

IRONICALLY, THE OFFICIAL ENVELOPE WAS USED IT TO WRITE DOWN THE ADDRESS TO HIS NEXT EMERGENCY RATTLESNAKE CALL, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR EMMA BRADY NOTED SOMETHING INTERESTING.

EVERY SNAKE ALL CALL, ONLY BABIES, HE CALLED THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND MY LIFE TO SHARE HIS ETA.

LIEUTENANT CALLED HIM BACK.

THAT, HE SAYS, IS WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED.

>> THEY SAID MR. BRADY COMMUNITY DECEASED AND STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO BE DOING WHAT YOU'RE ARGUING.

THERE ARE LOSE RULES AND READ REGULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: BRADY STOPPED POSTING HIS STORIES ON NEXT- DOOR AND SOCIAL MEDIA, HE DID ON HIS WEBSITE.

HE ASKED THE COMMUNITY NOT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO HIM.

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE AND ACTIVITY THAT SUDDENLY CAME TO A HALT.

>> Reporter: SO WHAT ARE THE LAWS WHEN IT COMES TO RATTLESNAKES?

TO BEGIN WITH, IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL TO KILL ANY RATTLESNAKE FOUND ON YOUR PROPERTY.

>> NO LICENSE, NO PERMIT, NO AUTHORIZATION, HIT THEM WITH A FLAT PART OF THE SHUTTLE, THAT WILL DO THE JOB.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN PATRICK FORD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, WHEN IT COMES TO REMOVING SNAKES IN ORDER TO LET THEM GO, THE LAW GETS A LITTLE GRAY.

>> THEY NEVER REALLY ACCOUNTED FOR A PERSON WHO MIGHT BE SAYING I DON'T WANT TO KILL THE RATTLESNAKE, I WANT TO TAKE IT SOMEPLACE ELSE AND LET IT GO.

THAT WAS NEVER CLEARLY MADE APPARENT IN THE LEGISLATION.

AND SO IT IS, NOW, HERE WE ARE TODAY.

AND WE ARE HAVING A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME SAYS YOU CAN TAKE UP TO TWO LIVE RATTLESNAKES PER DAY WITH NO LICENSE REQUIRED.

IN ORDER TO RELEASE ANY CAPTIVE SNAKES, YOU NEED TO HAVE THE DEPARTMENT'S WRITTEN APPROVAL, IN MOST CASES THIS MEANS APPLYING FOR A SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION PERMIT, NOT A SWIFT OR EASY PROCESS.

>> IF I COULD HAVE WRITTEN THAT LAW I WOULD'VE TWEAKED IT A LITTLE BIT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT TYPE OF REQUEST.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN FLOYD SAID THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER.

>> I WOULD NOT CALL AN UNLICENSED, UNBONDED, UNINSURED PERSON TO MY HOUSE TO REMOVE A RATTLESNAKE.

BECAUSE OF THAT PERSON GETS IT, YOU ARE GOING TO OWN IT.

THAT IS MY FORMAL ADVICE.

AND MIKE INFORMAL, MY LIKE, JUST DON'T DO IT.

>> Reporter: THE OPTIONS ARE FEW, AND IT ALMOST ALWAYS MEANS DESTROYING THE SNAKE.

SOME PEST CONTROL COMPANIES CHARGE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO ANSWER RATTLESNAKE CALLS, UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY.

>> THEY DO CHARGE HIGH FEES, BUT THEY ARE PAYING FOR THAT INSURANCE AND TRAINING.

>> WE PRIORITIZE RATTLESNAKE CALLS AS A PRIORITY ONE FOR US.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY ANSWERED ALMOST 1000 RATTLESNAKE CALLS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, SPREAD OVER 13 CITIES.

THEIR TEAM IS TRAINED TO CATCH AND RELEASE NEARBY.

>> IT GOES TO THE TOP OF OUR TRIAGE.

AND WE RESPOND WITHIN HALF AN HOUR.

>> Reporter: CONSIDERING THE VOLUME OF RATTLESNAKE CALLS IN THE COUNTY, HE CONSIDERS BRADY TO BE AN ALLY.

>> HE RESPONDS QUICKLY, EVERY TIME I HAVE SEEN IT ON NEXT DOOR, HE WAS RIGHT HERE, PEOPLE SAY YEAH HE WAS RIGHT HERE.

I BELIEVE HE HAS AN ADVOCATE OF HUMANELY HANDLING AND, YOU KNOW, RELEASING THE STATE.

THAT IS A GOOD THING.

>> Reporter: BRADY'S CASE HAS SPARKED INTERNAL DISCUSSION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.

THEY TOLD KPBS THAT WITH A SPECIAL PERMIT, THERE MAY BE A PATH TO CONTINUE.

WHICH COULD MEAN FINDING SUITABLE PLACES FOR RELEASE.

HOW EASY THAT PAT IS STILL REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

>> DOING A GOOD THING IS JUST DOING A GOOD THING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ALSO TOLD KPBS THAT BECAUSE OF THIS STORY IT IS ENTERING INTO LAMENTING CHANGES IN CALIFORNIA CODE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO RELOCATE RATTLESNAKES.

>>> WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOYED THIS LOOK AT KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.