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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS MONDAY, APRIL 11th, THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM ARETHA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI FOR TONIGHT, MORE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN THE UKRAINE AND NEARLY 7 WEEKS SINCE RUSSIA'S INVASION.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THEIR HOMES, THOUSANDS ARE SEEKING REFUGE AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER.

KPBS REPORTER, KITTY ALVARADO BEGINS COVERAGE WITH HOW A CHULA VISTA CHURCH'S MISSION TO HELP IS CHANGING.

>> CALVARY SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN A REFUGE FOR UKRAINIANS WHO HAVE JUST CROSSED THE BORDER FROM TIJUANA ON THE LAST LEG OF THEIR JOURNEY.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO, JOY METZGER WITH CALVARY SAN DIEGO SAYS THEY OPEN THEIR DOORS WHEN THEY SAW THE NEED.

>> IT WAS JUST THE OBVIOUS THING TO DO, THEY WERE UP IN MEXICO.

>> BUT THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.

CALVARY SAN DIEGO HAS STEPPED BACK AS NONPROFITS WITH GREATER ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT FUNDING SERVICES STEPPED IN.

>> WE'VE HAD OVER 2500 PEOPLE COMING IN AND THROUGH THE OTHER SLEEPING, STAYING FOR THEIR NEXT TRANSPORT, TAKING A SHOWER, AND THEN HEADING OFF POINT >> THEY ARE STILL WORKING WITH FAMILIES OF THE BORDER, HELPING THEM FIND TRANSPORTATION AND HOST FAMILIES FROM THEIR CHURCH, LIKE THE SEIDEL'S FROM BONITA.

AS EMPTY-NESTERS WHO RAISED SEVEN CHILDREN AND NOW HAVE FOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

THE FAMILY OF FOUR IS THE SECOND FAMILY THAT STAYED WITH THEM.

>> IT'S LIKE HAVING STRANGERS IN OUR HOUSE, IT'S LIKE, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE KNOWN THEM.

>> MASS IS THE JOURNEY WAS TOUGH, THEY WERE AFRAID THEY WOULD NOT MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

>> WAS VERY SCARY, BECAUSE YOU'RE STANDING IN LINE, AND THAT POSITION.

>> AND WHEN THEY GOT TO THE BORDER, THEY LOST THEIR LUGGAGE AND MISSED THEIR RIGHT.

THE SEIDEL'S TOOK THEM IN, HELPING THEM GET SOME CLOSURE, SHOWING THEM AROUND SAN DIEGO AND EVEN RAISE MONEY FOR THEIR AIRFARE TO KENTUCKY.

WHERE THEY HAVE FAMILY.

>> YEAH, THEY ARE SO GOOD PEOPLE REALLY, YOU COME ALMOST LIKE ANGELS IT'S AMAZING.

THANK YOU.

>> WE WANTED TO HELP THEM AND BLESS THEM BUT THEY HAVE A HUGE BLESSING TO US.

>> RIGHT NOW, 75 HOST FAMILIES FROM CALVARY, SAN DIEGO HAS OPENED THEIR HEARTS AND HOMES TO FAMILIES FROM UKRAINE.

>> WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY, HOW THEY CAME TOGETHER.

>> KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> RUSSIA'S FOCUS IN THE WAR HAS SHIFTED TO EASTERN UKRAINE.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR ZELENSKY SAYS HIS TROOPS CAN FIGHT BACK, BUT INSISTED THEY NEED HELP FROM THE U.S. ISABEL ROSALES HAS THE LATEST.

>> UKRAINE, BRACING FOR MAJOR WITH ASSAULTS IN THE EAST.

>> RUSSIA IS PREPARING ANOTHER OFFENSIVE.

>> RELENTLESS SHOWING.

>> WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEBODY'S DYING AT THIS MOMENT, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY HAPPY THAT IT'S NOT YOU.

>> UKRAINE PRESENTS AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE CITY.

THE LATEST BATTLE FOR THE REGION IS UNDERWAY.

SOME UKRAINIANS EVACUATING WEST.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF FARMING, HERE SAYS OKSANA.

I'M AFRAID FOR THE CHILDREN.

RUSSIAN TROOPS, WITHDRAWING FROM THE NORTH, BUT BUILDING UP IN THE EAST.

THE FIGHTING THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE PIVOTAL THIS MORNING.

>> I DON'T THINK WE CAN DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN YOU KNOW, STAGES OF THAT UKRAINE IS NOW GOING THROUGH.

>> PRESIDENT VLADIMIR ZELENSKY SAYS HIS PEOPLE ARE READY FOR THIS NEW WAVE OF RUSSIAN ATTACKS, BUT SAYS THEY CANNOT DO IT ALONE.

>> HOW FAST WE WILL BE HELD BY THE UNITED STATES IS WHAT IT DEPENDS ON.

TO BE HONEST, WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE DEPENDS ON THIS.

>> AND FOR THAT CHANCE OF SURVIVAL, UKRAINIANS ARE PLEADING FOR WEAPONS, PLANES, TANKS, AND DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

MEANWHILE, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, BODMAN PUTIN, APPOINTING A GENERAL NECK THEM, THE BUTCHER OF SYRIA.

ACCORDING TO ONE U.S. AND EUROPEAN OFFICIAL, ALEXANDER IS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND BRUTAL TACTICS AND PAST CONFLICTS LEADING TO MAJOR CIVILIAN DEATHS.

IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MUCH OF THE FOCUS NOW IS ON UKRAINIAN REFUGEES ON OUR BORDER.

ASYLUMS ACRES, DISPLACED FROM THE NATION'S CAPTAIN TIJUANA FIND THEMSELVES IN MORE DANGER THAN EVER.

THEIR STORIES, COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION.

>>> IN THE NORTH COUNTY, HEALTHCARE WORKERS CANNOT REACH A DEAL WITH ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST PROVIDERS, KPBS HEALTH REPORTER, MATT HOFFMANN EXPLAINS.

>> THIS IS THE MOST RACIST ANTIUNION WORKERS MINISTRATION THAT I'VE EVER WORKED WITH SINCE 2003.

>> CAREGIVERS AND NURSES IN ESCONDIDO ARE CALLING ON PALOMAR HEALTH FOR GOOD FAITH AS NEW TALKS STILL HAVE NOT RESULTED ANY NEW CONTRACTS.

>> VERY ANTIUNION.

WE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE BEFORE POINT >> THE UNIONS SAY AND IT HAS BEEN INTIMIDATING EMPLOYEES, SOMETHING THEY SAY THEY SAW AGAIN DURING MONDAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE AS MANAGEMENT WATCHED ON.

>> IS KIND OF LIKE INTIMIDATING, BUT I DON'T CARE.

I DON'T CARE, THEY CAN HEAR WHAT WE ARE SAYING.

BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS TRUE.

>> HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING EMPLOYEES IF THEY WOULD PARTICIPATE IN A STRIKE.

CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES, JEFF WASHBURN, MAINTAINED THAT THAT IS NOT INTIMIDATION EDITS THE COMPANY'S RIGHT.

HE ALSO PUSHES BACK ON ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM.

>> IS FICTITIOUS, ERRONEOUS, YOU KNOW, IT IS SHAMEFUL AND DISAPPOINTING.

>> THE CONTRACT FOR THE CAREGIVERS AND NURSES EXPIRED LAST MONTH, PALOMAR HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY RECENTLY MADE THEIR LAST BEST, AND FINAL OFFER, WHICH INCLUDED 4% RAISES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

>> JUST BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE DISCUSSIONS ALONG, SO, STILL OPEN TO NEGOTIATIONS, ABSOLUTELY.

WE ARE READY TO MEET.

WE JUST CAN'T BE HELD HOSTAGE TO THESE DELAYS.

>> A FOOD SERVICE WORKER HAS BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS AT PALOMAR HEALTH.

HE SAYS SOME OF HIS COWORKERS ARE MAKING JUST ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE.

>> SO EVERY YEAR, 4%?

INFLATION IS WHAT?

ON MOST 8% RIGHT NOW.

COME ON.

YOU CANNOT SURVIVE ON THAT.

>> THE UNION SAYS IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY, THERE'S ALSO DISAGREEMENT ABOUT PATIENT CARE AND CONTRACTING OUT CERTAIN SERVICES.

>> I THINK THAT'S KIND OF HOW THEY'RE TRYING TO PORTRAY IT.

THAT WE ARE GREEDY OR SOMETHING.

TRYING TO SAY THIS IS A GREAT OFFER, YOU HAVE NOT HAD A RAISE, YOU NEED THIS.

>> BOTH SIDES SAY AFTER 20 YEARS OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, IT'S UNUSUAL THE NEW DEAL CANNOT BE FINALIZED.

THERE HAS NOT BEEN A STRIKE CALL, BUT THE UNION IS ACCUSING MANAGEMENT OF ILLEGALLY DECLARING AN IMPASSE OF NEGOTIATIONS.

>> WE ARE NOT ANTIUNION, WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.

THEY ARE JUST PUSHING THE ENVELOPE RIGHT NOW.

>> THE NURSES AND CAREGIVERS UNIONS REPRESENT ABOUT 3000 EMPLOYEES.

MATT HOFFMANN, KPBS NEWS.

>> ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER WEEKEND, DOUBLY GUN VIOLENCE, PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED A NEW REGULATION AROUND SO-CALLED GHOST GUNS.

THE UNTRACEABLE WEAPONS HAVE BEEN POPPING UP AT MORE CRIME SCENES NATIONWIDE.

KAREN HAS MORE FROM WASHINGTON.

>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, MONDAY, TAKING STEPS HE HOPES WILL HELP THE RISE IN GUN VIOLENCE.

>> EXPECT FEDERAL PROSECUTION IF YOU COMMIT A CRIME WITH A GHOST COMPARED >> THE WHITE HOUSE TRYING TO CURB SO-CALLED GHOST GUNS LIKE A POLICE SOURCE SAYS WAS RECOVERED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A 16-YEAR- OLD GIRL IN NEW YORK CITY, SOUTH BRONX.

>> THE NUMBER OF GHOST GUNS IN NEW YORK CITY AND ON LONG ISLAND ARE SKYROCKETING.

>> KITS TO ASSEMBLE THE GUNS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE WITH MOST STATES WITH SOME PARTS UNREGULATED AND WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS UNTRACEABLE.

>> YOU CAN SORT THE BACKGROUND CHECKS, DOMESTIC ABUSERS, CONVICTED FELONS, PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT OTHERWISE ABLE TO HAVE A GUN CANNOT GET THEIR HANDS ON THEM.

>> THE NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS WILL REQUIRE PURCHASERS TO PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK, MANUFACTURES TO THE SERIAL NUMBERS ON THE FIREARM COMPONENTS AND FIREARM DEALERS TO ADD A SERIAL NUMBER TWO ALREADY GHOST GUNS THEY COME ACROSS.

>> IS GUNS OR WEAPONS OF CHOICE.

FOR MANY CRIMINALS.

WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DEPRIVE THEM OF THAT CHOICE.

>> BIDEN ALSO NAMED A FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY FROM OHIO TO LEAD THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.

THE FEDERAL AGENCY TASKED WITH ENFORCING FEDERAL GUN LAWS HAS NOT HAD A PERMANENT DIRECTOR SINCE 2015.

IN WASHINGTON, KAREN K FOE, KPBS NEWS.

>> SAN DIEGO HAS ITS OWN GHOST GUN BANS .

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SIGNED THE ELIMINATE NON- SERIALIZE UNTRACEABLE FIREARMS ORDINANCE LAST SEPTEMBER, AND IN JANUARY, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PASSED A LAW THAT BANNED THE DISTRIBUTION OR CREATION OF GHOST GUNS.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR COULD BE CANCELED FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR.

THAT IS THE CLAIM MADE IN COURT PAPERS FILED TODAY BY FAIR OFFICIALS.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR A STAY ON A RULING THAT INVALIDATED THE COLLEGE FUND AWARDED TO THIS YEAR'S CARNIVAL RIDES OPERATOR.

THEY SAY THERE IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH TIME TO FIND A NEW CARNIVAL OPERATOR.

LAST WEEK, THE JUDGE ISSUED AN INJUNCTION SAYING THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THE PROCESS WAS WRECKED.

JOHN MILTON IS THE ATTORNEY WHO FILED THE LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF TALLY AMUSEMENTS.

>> IT IS THE SAME ARGUMENTS THEY MADE BEFORE.

BUT, THEY PUT ON A MIDWAY CARNIVAL IF THERE'S AN INJUNCTION IN PLACE.

THAT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE.

THE YOUTH CAN BE THERE.

AND DOWN A FULL CARNIVAL THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.

>> HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW MORNING, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR IS MEANT TO OPEN JUNE 8th.

WORKERS AT ALBERTSON'S PAVILION'S AND RALPH'S THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE JOINING THIS WEEK ON A NEW THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.

KPBS HAD REPORTER SPOKE TO PEOPLE VOTING TODAY IN CHULA VISTA.

>> UNIONS REPRESENTING FOOD WORKERS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAME TO ATTEND A REMAKE WITH THE GROCERY CHAINS ON APRIL 4th.

NOW, THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO VOTE TO MAKE THE NEW TERMS OFFICIAL.

TOM WALTERS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 135.

HE DESCRIBES SOME OF WHAT IS IN THE CONTRACT.

>> IS GOING TO BE SOME MUCH- NEEDED WAGE INCREASES COMING INTO THOSE WILL BE PUT THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TAKING CARE OF OUR WORKERS, AND THEN HELD DOWN FOR SO LONG.

WE GOT SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON SOME OF THE LANGUAGE ARE CONTRACT MINIMAL OUR GUARANTEE SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE TWO OR THREE JOBS >> SHE IS ABOUT TO START WORKING THE DELI SECTION OF YVONNE'S AND EASTWICK THIS WEDNESDAY.

SHE RICHLY CHANGED JOBS FROM CAFETERIA WORK AT SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> AND >> IN THE DISTRICT I ONLY HAVE 3 1/2 HOURS DURING THE DAY.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO LIVE.

SO, MY IDEA WAS TO LOOK FOR A JOB WITH MORE HOURS AND BETTER BENEFITS AND WITH A BETTER SALARY.

MINIMUM WAGE HAS BEEN COLLAPSING UPON SOME OF OUR].

>> AND, WE GOT 20 OR 30 YEAR MEMBERS THAT ARE MAKING JUST TWO DOLLARS ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE.

WE ARE NOT TRYING TO GET RICH, JUST TRYING TO HAVE A MINIMUM WAGE TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND I THINK THAT IT APPEARS >> WALTERS OF THE CHANGES APPLY TO WORKERS FROM BAKERSFIELD TO THE BORDER, BOARDING CONTINUES TOMORROW IN ESCONDIDO AND WEDNESDAY IN MISSION VALLEY.

RESULTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.

IF THE CONTRACT IS RATIFIED, AGENDAS WILL BE APPLIED RETROACTIVELY GOING BACK TO MARCH 7th.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MANY OF THE BANANAS AND PINEAPPLE MAKING THEIR WAY TO SAN DIEGO WILL BE MOVED BY ELECTRIC TRUCKS.

THE FOOD COMPANY DOLE IS ADDING 50 EMISSION TRUCKS TO THE BUSINESS TO UNLOAD CARGO AT THE DEPARTMENT OF SAN DIEGO.

THAT MEANS LESS POLLUTION ON THE BAY AND AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.

HE HOPES TO TRANSITION TO AN ALL ELECTRIC PORT BY 2030.

>> THAT IS A WIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HE WENT FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND ONE FOR THE MARITIME BUSINESS HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.

>> ELECTRIC TRUCKS CAUSED $1.5 MILLION, SOME OF THAT MANY CAME FROM THE STATEMENT THAT RESOURCES UPON WHICH PROVIDES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND REBATES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

>>> COOL AND WINDY TO START OFF THE WEEK AND ALSO SOME SHOWERS IN THE AIR.

HE SEE MY SHOWERS TOMORROW NIGHT AND MORNING.

MOSTLY ON THE WEST SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.

BUT THE TIP OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN, ABOUT 6000 FEET.

HE MAY SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW.

SO WHAT'S LOOK AT OUR HEADLINES, COOL AND WINDY, SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS WE START OFF THE WEEK.

BUT, WE WILL SEE SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

HIGH WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS, HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR.

ALONG THE COAST, WE DO HAVE SMALL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS OFFSHORE.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WINS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY AND DIPPING DOWN INTO THE MID-50s.

OTHER LOCALES LIKE OCEANSIDE WILL BE IN THE 40s AND THE 30s.

SO, AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR TUESDAY, VERY COOL FLOW HERE OVER THE SOUTHWEST WITH THIS TROUGH OVERHEAD.

TEMPERATURES HOVERING IN THE 60s FOR MOST, SOME 70s WILL START TO SHOP AROUND SPRINGS AND SAN DIEGO.

72 A LITTLE COOLER AT LAGUNA.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE DRY AND COOL INTO WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL START TO CREEP UP LATER IN THE WEEK.

SO, AS WE HEAD TO THE COAST, WE WILL SEE A PARTLY SUNNY, BREEZY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, LITTLE BIT MORE PLEASANT, AS WE HAD OUR WAY TO THE INLAND SECTIONS.

QUITE COOL, GUSTY WIND ON TUESDAY AND TEMPERATURES START TO CREEP UP AFTER THE 70s BY THURSDAY, AND IN THE MOUNTAINS, IT WILL BE CHILLY HERE, 40s AND 50s.

AND, IN THE DESERT, WE SEE TEMPERATURES RISING IN THE 80s TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.

AND IT SHOULD BE DRY.

>> AND FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST, MARK MANCUSO.

>>> PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC WILL PAY OUT A COMBINED $55 MILLION SETTLEMENT OVER FAULTY A COMMAND THAT SPARKED TWO WILDFIRES IN 2019, THE KINKEAD FIRE BURNED MORE THAN 77,000 ACRES IN SONOMA COUNTY.

THEN, LAST SUMMER, THE DIXIE FIRE CHARRED CLOSE TO 1 MILLION ACRES ACROSS FIVE NORTHERN COUNTIES.

THE SETTLEMENT ALSO INCLUDES FIVE YEARS OF INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT.

THEY PLAN TO HIRE MORE STAFF FOR WILDFIRE FIRE SAFETY POSITIONS.

THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION GOT THE CONTRACT TO RUN OCEANSIDE'S FIRST HOMELESS SHELTER LAST YEAR.

THE CONSTRUCTION HAS YET TO START ON THE SITE.

KPBS COUNTY REPORTER EXPLAINS THE HOLDER.

>> DONNIE D LETTUCE INSIDE THE FUTURE SITE OF OCEANSIDE'S FIRST HOMELESS SHELTER.

>> MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE WE SAW THE SERVICE AGREEMENT AND I THINK THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE, RIGHT?

PATIENCE IS THE KEY, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN HARD.

>> HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION SELECTED TO RUN THE SHELTER.

IT WILL BE LOCATED AT THE OLD OCEAN SHORES HIGH SCHOOL OFF OCEANSIDE BOULEVARD.

BUT, THE BUILDINGS ARE IN NEED OF A REMODEL, AND A SHOVEL HAS YET TO HIT THE GROUND TO PREPARE FOR THE HOMELESS SHELTER.

>> SINCE NOVEMBER, IT HAS BEEN SUMMONING PLANS AND TRYING TO GET PERMITS AND READY TO GO.

I THINK OUR CONTRACTOR TRIED TO GET A LICENSE THAT WAS ACCEPTABLE.

>> THE SITE IS CITY-OWNED AND WORKING WITH A GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS NEW TERRITORY FOR THE RESCUE MISSION.

>> TYPICALLY OWN OUR OWN STUFF, AND WE SET OUR OWN TIMELINES.

WORKING WITH ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY AND WORKING WITH ANOTHER CITY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO JUMP THROUGH SOME HOOPS JUST TO TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

I THINK THAT HAS DELAYED IT A LITTLE BIT.

>> HE SAYS HE HOPES TO BE OPEN BY NOW, BUT THE CITY REQUIRES THREE DIFFERENT BIDS FOR ALL WORK BEFORE ONE WAS APPROVED.

IN A STATEMENT, THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE SAID THAT WHEN DEVELOPING A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE, IT IS NORMAL AND EXPECTED FOR PLANS TO CHANGE.

WORK ON THE SHELTER IS ABOUT TO START.

>> WE ARE READY TO START DEMOLITION, AND THAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT WEEK OR THAT'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GET EVERYTHING CLEANED OUT, AND THEN THEY WILL START TO RENOVATE THIS PROPERTY.

>> RESCUE MISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING OPERATIONS OF THE SHELTER WHILE THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMODEL OF THE BUILDINGS.

AND, OVER $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING, WAS RECENTLY SECURE, DEDICATED TO THE REMODEL OF THE HOMELESS SHELTER.

>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY WILL USE TO RENOVATE THIS FACILITY, WHICH IS ABOUT A $2 MILLION BUDGET.

AND I THINK IT'S ANOTHER THREE OR 400,000 TO BURNISH IT.

>> WON'T SOLVE HOMELESSNESS IN OCEANSIDE, HE HOPES THE SHELTER WILL FILL UP IN ORDER TO MEET AND EXPANSION.

>> MY HOPE THAT I HAVE TO GO TO MY BOARD AND TO THE CITY AND SAY LOOK, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BEDS.

WE ARE GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND IN A REMARKABLE WAY, WE NEED MORE BEDS.

THAT WOULD BE A GREAT NEXT STEP.

>> MOTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN THE COMING WEEKS.

AND HE HOPES TO BE OPEN BY LATE SUMMER.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE TIJUANA EVICTED HUNDREDS OF ASSIGNMENTS SEEKERS FROM THE MAKESHIFT MICRO CAMP JUST SOUTH OF THE SAN YSIDRO ORDER.

MANY OF THOSE MIGRANTS WERE PUSHED TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN WHERE THEY FACE THE PROSPECT OF HOMELESSNESS AND A DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD.

PBS REPORTER, CHRIS THOMAS ELYSE HAS MORE.

>> SHE AND HER TWO YOUNGEST CHILDREN FLED FROM THEIR HOME AND IN THE MEXICAN STATE AFTER NUMBERS OF A DRUG CARTEL STILL HER FAMILY'S FARM AND KIDNAPPED HER OLDEST SON.

NOW IN TIJUANA, ROSA STILL PAYS A MONTH IN RENT SOME OF $60 A MONTH TO KEEP HER SON FROM BEING TORTURED.

>> [ SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> ROSA SAYS THE CARTEL KNOWS HE AND HER CHILDREN ARE IN TIJUANA AND SHE'S TERRIFIED OF THE THOUGHT.

SHE IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN.

PAYING $150 A MONTH TO SHARE A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT WITH FIVE OTHER PEOPLE.

SHE HAS WAITED NEARLY A YEAR FOR A CHANCE TO REQUEST A SETTLEMENT IN THE U.S.. THAT IS THE LATEST COST BY TITLE 42.

THE TRUMP ERA LIMITS ACCESS TO ASYLUM SEEKERS.

>> THE OTHER ONE IN TIJUANA.

>> ROSA SAID SHE FELT MUCH SAFER.

A MAKESHIFT CAMP AT THE SAN YSIDRO ORDER THAT WAS SHUT DOWN BY AUTHORITIES IN FEBRUARY.

FOR MONTH, SHE LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER SEEKERS MOSLEY FROM MEXICO.

SHE KNEW HER NEIGHBORS HAD ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICE AND COULD EVEN WORK IN NEARBY STORES.

HER NEW APARTMENT IS ISOLATED AND IN A DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT TAKES HER AN HOUR TO GET TO DOWNTOWN TIJUANA MOST OF THE JOBS AND SOCIAL SERVICES ARE.

ADVOCATE WITH AMERICAN SERVICE COMMITTEE SAYS THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE CAMP ARE NO MEANS IDEAL, BUT THEY ARE SAFER THERE THAN THEY ARE NOW.

>> CONDITION FOR THEM, FOR MANY OF THEM WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE.

>> HE SAYS THE MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES AND ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN MEXICO.

>> YOU SPEAK TO THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND FIND OUT THEY ARE GOING TO SOME SERIOUS TROUBLING SITUATIONS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE HOUSING, LACK OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

THEY ARE MUCH MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING ROBBED, OR BEING APPREHENDED BY THE AUTHORITIES.

>> ROSES NEIGHBOR IS A HONDURAN WOMAN.

SHE'S ALSO RUNNING FROM GANGS AND ACTUALLY ASKING NOT TO USE HER NAMES.

LIKE ROSA, DARCY USED TO LIVE IN ELSE UP HER OWN.

>> [ SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> DARCY SAID THERE IS NO WORKING AS PART OF TIJUANA.

SHE HAS APPLIED TO JOBS, BUT THEY DON'T HIRE FOREIGNERS.

SHE LIVES OFF OF WHATEVER MONEY SHE CAN MAKE BEGGING AND WASHING CARS AT THE WEIGHT LINES.

RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS, DARCY IS LEFT WAITING FOR U.S. BORDER POLICY TO CHANGE.

[ SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> ROSA AND DARCY'S FRUSTRATIONS HAVE HIGH END OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THE SAME OFFICIALS WHO USED TITLE 42 TO BLOCK THEIR ASYLUM HAVE ALLOWED HUNDREDS OF UKRAINIAN WAR REFUGEES TO ENTER THE COUNTRY.

SHE UNDERSTANDS THE UKRAINIANS ARE FLEEING WAR, BUT LIVING WHERE SHE LIVES IS ALMOST LIKE LIVING IN A WAR ZONE.

>> [ SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE CURRENTLY HAS A LEVEL 4 TRAVEL ADVISORY.

IT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND ADVISES PEOPLE TO NOT TRAVEL DAY BECAUSE OF CRIME AND KIDNAPPING RISKS.

THE SAME THING THAT ROSA IS FLEEING FROM.

AFTER A YEAR OF WAITING AND LIVING IN CONSTANT FEAR, ROSA FEELS ABANDONED BY BOTH THE AMERICAN AND MEXICAN GOVERNMENTS.

>> [ SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> GUSTAVO'S ELYSE KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FORMER CAREGIVER WHO WORKED IN SEVERAL SAN DIEGO NURSING HOMES FACES A TRIAL THAT HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ELDERLY WOMAN IN HIS CARE.

IN LATE MARCH, A JURY FOUND MATTHEW GUILTY ON THREE COUNTS, BUT NOT ON TWO OTHERS.

SAN DIEGO PROBABLY COUNTY PROSECUTORS HAVE TOLD KPBS THEY WILL RETRY HIM ON THOSE TWO REMAINING COUNTS.

FORCIBLY COMMITTING A LEWD ACT ON A DEPENDENT BY A CARETAKER.

>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF TONIGHT.

AHEAD OF THE U.N.

REFUGEE AGENCY, DISCUSSING THE MASS EXODUS OF UKRAINIANS FLEEING RUSSIA'S INVASION.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EATING CONDITION ON KPBS.

>>> EMPLOYEES PULLED OUT THEIR AGENCY CREDIT CARDS HUNDREDS OF TIMES FOR MEALS, AND TAXPAYERS COVERED THE TACH.

HERE IS OUR NEW SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER WITH MORE.

>> A $50 FILET MIGNON, LATE DINNERS AND EXTRAVAGANT BILLS, THE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY KNOWN AS SANDAG MADE IT A REGULAR PRACTICE TO ENJOY UPSCALE DINING ON TAXPAYERS DIME.

AUDITORS HAD ALREADY FLAGGED CREDIT CARD PURCHASES, INCLUDING ROUGHLY $70,000 AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS.

BUT, OUR NEWS SOURCE FOUND THAT SOME OF THE HIGHEST PAID STAFF OFTEN HELD BUSINESS MEETINGS AT HIGH-PROFILE RESTAURANTS, SOMETIMES OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EVEN LOBBYISTS JOIN THEM.

CEO, HASSAN NAKATA IS ONE OF THE AGENCIES MOST FREQUENT SPENDERS.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHARGED OVER $17,000 IN JUST TWO YEARS.

SANDAG SAYS IT IS NOW UPDATING ITS POLICIES.

SO FAR, NO WORD ON WHETHER ANY EMPLOYEE WILL FACE DISCIPLINE.

FOR KPBS, I AM NEW SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, JENNIFER BOWMAN.

>> FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO THREE, A NON-FUNDED PARTNER OF KPBS.

ATTENTION KMART SHOPPERS, THE ONCE POWERFUL RETAILER IS EXTINCT.

I WANT TIME, KMART EMPLOYED MORE THAN 300,000 PEOPLE, AND HAD MORE THAN 2400 STORES, BUT AFTER THIS LOCATION IN NEW JERSEY CLOSES THIS WEEK, THERE WILL ONLY BE THREE LEFT THE UNITED STATES.

KMART FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY TWO DECADES AGO AND HAS BEEN ON A SLOW DECLINE EVER SINCE.

AN AUTHOR WHO HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS ABOUT LEGACY DEPARTMENT STORES SAYS HE IS SAD ABOUT THE CLOSING OF THE RETAIL CHAIN, CALLING IT A PIECE OF AMERICANA.

>> EVERYBODY WANTS TO KMART WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, THEY HAD EVERYTHING.

YOU COULD GO THERE, MEN COULD GO THERE FOR, I MEAN, YOU HAD ALL THE APPLIANCES AND TOOLS, THE WOMEN HAD THE CHILDREN'S CLOTHES AND THE KIDS.

COME ON, YOU HAD TOYS, SPORTING GOODS, EVEN CANDY, STATIONARY.

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