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>> A PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS JUST AS THE FALL SEMESTER GETS UNDERWAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM A -- >>> A SAN DIEGO STUDENT REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT BY SOMEONE WHO MIGHT HAVE POSED AS A RIDESHARE DRIVER.

WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT SAFETY MEASURES WHILE USING RIDE- SHARING SERVICES.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO STATE CAMPUS IS BUSTLING WITH ACTIVITIES.

ONE THING THAT IS TOP OF MIND TODAY FOR MANY STUDENTS IS THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OVER THE WEEKEND BY SOMEONE A STUDENT BELIEVED WAS A RIDESHARE DRIVER.

>> IT MAKES ME FEEL THREATENED.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A FRESHMAN AT SDSU.

SHE COMMUTES USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

SHE SAYS THE INCIDENT MADE HER MORE ALERT WHEN USING RIDE- SHARING SERVICES.

>> ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT COULD BE COMING OR GOING FROM SCHOOL.

I DO THAT EVERY DAY.

IT'S LIKE, I COULD BE AT A THREAT SOMETIMES, TOO.

>> Reporter: FOR THIS STUDENT, IT'S ABOUT THE LOSS OF TRUST IN RIDE-SHARING SERVICES.

SHE USES THE SERVICES TO GET TO AND FROM SDSU TO GET TO EVENTS FROM CAMPUS.

>> WHETHER YOU HAVE BEEN DRINKING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU TAKE A RIDESHARE BECAUSE YOU TRUSTED YOU GET HOME SAFE, RIGHT?

SO, THAT HAPPENING IN A RIDESHARE IS LIKE, IT IS UNIMAGINABLE.

IT IS UNTHINKABLE.

>> THE POLICE SAY THE ASSAULT HAPPENED IN THE COLLEGE AREA.

A STUDENT GOT INTO A CAR AT THE UNKNOWN LOCATION AND WAS ASSAULTED BEFORE THEY WERE DROPPED OFF.

SDSU SAYS POLICE AND POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN PATROLLING THE CAMPUS AROUND THE AREA WITH THE START OF THE FALL SEMESTER.

UNIVERSITY POLICE ADVISE STUDENTS TO USE THE SDSU SAFE APP TO SHARE THE LOCATION IN REAL TIME WHEN USING RIDE- SHARING SERVICES.

GARCIA SAYS, IN ADDITION TO LETTING HER BOYFRIEND KNOW HER LOCATION AT ALL TIMES, SHE MAKES SURE SHE LEAVES A HAIR STRAND BEHIND OR HER FINGERPRINTS.

>> BECAUSE IF I'M EVER GOING MISSING OR LIKE, ANYTHING, MY DNA CAN BE TRACED.

THEY'LL KNOW IT WAS ME AND I WAS IN THE SITUATION.

SO IT MAKES IT EASIER TO FIND ME.

>> I ALWAYS FACETIME FRIENDS WHEN I'M WALKING IN PLACES I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN.

IF I AM IN A SKETCHY RIDESHARE OR MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I KEEP FRIENDS ON THE PHONE WHILE I'M GOING TO PLACES.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD ALSO TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS AND AVOID POORLY LIT AREAS.

ALEXANDER WINN, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND NOW TO OUR OTHER STOCK TOP STORY OF THE DAY.

>>> WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES IN OUR COUNTY.

>> WELL, IT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN WHEN MY DRESS MATCHES THE MAPS BEHIND ME.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS IN PLACE ACROSS AREAS FURTHER INLAND AND ALSO THROUGH PARTS OF THE DESERTS.

WE ALSO HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES OUT .

SO THE BIG STORY FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT DAY OR SO IS GOING TO BE THE HEAT.

BUT WE DO HAVE RELIEF ON THE WAY.

WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN WE ARE GOING TO START TO COOL DOWN, COMING UP.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS IN OUR AREA ARE ALSO KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE WEATHER.

HIGHER TEMPERATURES MEANS HIGHER RISK FOR WILDFIRES.

WHILE THE EXTRA RAIN DID HELP A LITTLE BIT, FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO ELIMINATE THE RISK OF DRIED BRUSH.

>> IF WE HAVE THE WIND, THE SLOPE AND THE HEAT LIKE WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WE CAN HAVE A MAJOR FIRE ON HER HANDS.

WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

>> THE CAPTAIN SAID FIREFIGHTERS ARE FULLY PREPARED.

THEY ARE STAFFED WITH ENGINES AND AIR RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND READY TO GO.

>>> AND A REMINDER, IF YOU NEED A PLACE TO ESCAPE THE HEAT, THERE ARE DESIGNATED COOL ZONE THAT LIBRARIES, RECREATION CENTERS AND OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THEY ARE ALL LISTED ONLINE AT COOL ZONES.ORG.

YOU CAN ALSO CALL 211 TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU.

IF YOU CAN'T GET TO A COOL ZONE, YOU CAN ASK FOR HELP WITH FREE TRANSPORTATION.

THE UNOFFICIAL END OF SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WILL CAP OFF A BUSY SUMMER SEASON AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

HERE IS KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL.

>> Reporter: AT THE AIRPORT, PASSENGER COUNTS HAVE MERELY REBOUNDED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

ONE WEEK OUT FROM LABOR DAY AND IT IS BUSY.

FROM EVERYTHING WE SAW, THINGS ARE PRETTY CALM.

>> Reporter: THAT IS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.

THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRAVELING THROUGH SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS HEADED STRAIGHT UP.

>> BASED ON WHAT WE SAW DURING THE SUMMER, WE WILL HAVE ABOUT 80,000 PEOPLE COMING AND GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT DURING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY EACH DAY.

>> Reporter: SOME QUICK MATH TELLS YOU THAT IT EQUATES TO ABOUT 400,000 PEOPLE MOVING THROUGH THE AIRPORT FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THAT WOULD MAKE FOR DELAYS ON A GOOD DAY.

BUT DON'T FORGET THESE ARE CONSTRUCTION DAYS AT THE AIRPORT.

AIRPORT CREWS ARE BUILDING NEW TERMINAL ONE AND THE NEW TERMINAL PARKING GARAGE.

NICOLE SAYS THAT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT THAN EVER TO PLAN FOR PLENTY OF TIME.

>> WE RECOMMEND PEOPLE COME ABOUT TWO HOURS AHEAD OF TIME.

IF YOU PLAN TO PARK, MAKE A PARKING RESERVATION.

>> Reporter: BETTER YET, TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

USE A RIDESHARE SERVICE OR TAXI.

HAVE A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER DROP YOU OFF OR PICK YOU UP.

ANOTHER OPTION IS PARKING OFF- SITE.

>> WE HAVE A SAN DIEGO FLYER THAT WILL TAKE YOU FROM THE OLD TOWN TRANSIT STATION TO THE AIRPORT FOR FREE.

>> Reporter: AT TSA CHECKPOINTS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOW BOARDING PASS ANY LONGER, JUST YOUR PICTURE I.D.

REMEMBER THE ITEMS YOU CANNOT BRING IN CHECKED BAGS OR CARRY- ONS.

FINALLY, YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING, WHEN WILL THOSE CONSTRUCTION DELAYS COME TO AN END?

THAT WILL HAPPEN IN PHASES.

>> ARE FIRST PHASE OF TERMINAL ONE WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2025.

OUR PARKING STRUCTURE WILL BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF 2024.

>> THE ENTIRE TERMINAL ONE WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2028.

>> Reporter: IN OTHER WORDS, PATIENCE IS SOMETHING YOU WILL NEED AT THE AIRPORT.

OVER THE NEXT WEEK AND FOR THE NEXT 4+ YEARS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TIME IS MONEY WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR DAILY COMMUTE.

COMING UP, HOW MUCH MONEY SAN DIEGANS ARE LOSING WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, AND WHICH PARTS OF THE COUNTY ARE THE WORST FOR YOUR WALLET?

>>> COASTAL EROSION MEANS IT'S A PROBLEM TO HAVE TRAIN TRACKS RIGHT ALONG THE BEACH.

ONE SOLUTION, TO MOVE THE RAIL LINE OFF THE COASTAL BLUFFS INCLUDING IN DELMAR.

PLANS TO TUNNEL THAT PORTION ARE UNDERWAY.

COUNTY REPORTER CHAYA THORNE SAYS DELMAR RESIDENTS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: JUST A FEW FEET AWAY STAND BETWEEN THE SCENIC RAILWAY AND THE BEACH DOWN BELOW WHERE PEOPLE OFTEN SUNBATHE AND WALK.

IT IS ALSO THE AREA WHERE OFFICIALS WANT TO MOVE THE GRAY LINE AWAY FROM THE BEACH INTO A TUNNEL.

IT WOULD BE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO COASTAL EROSION HALTING TRAIN SERVICE.

BUT THOSE PLANS DON'T SIT VERY WELL WITH SOME OF THE CURRENT RESIDENCE.

BECAUSE THEY INCLUDE AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL RUNNING UNDER THE TOWN.

>> WHO DOES NOT WANT TO TUNNEL IN DELMAR?

RAISE YOUR HAND.

>> Reporter: DURING A RECENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MANY RESIDENTS GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE REALIGNMENT PROJECT IN DELMAR.

FIVE MORE OPTIONS WERE PRESENTED.

TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN STUDIED MORE SERIOUSLY.

THE DEPUTY CEO COLLEEN CLEMENS SAID WHY.

>> THIS HELPS TO INFORM THE PROCESS.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY TAKE ANYTHING ELSE OFF THE TABLE.

IT JUST GIVES US THIS FINER LEVEL OF DETAIL TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH IN THIS PROJECT.

>> THE STATE HAS GIVEN A $300 MILLION GRANT TO STUDY THE BEST OPTIONS.

THE TWO ROUTES THAT WERE ANALYZED RUN BENEATH TWO ROADS.

COMING TO DELMAR AND CREST CANYON.

>> AS WE STARTED TO DO THAT DETAILED ANALYSIS, WE CAME TO UNDERSTAND WE DID NOT NEED AS BIG A TUNNEL AS WE THOUGHT.

IT CAN ACTUALLY BE SMALLER.

>> Reporter: THE ANALYSIS DOES NOT MEAN THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE ELIMINATED.

REVEREND PAIGE BLAIR HUBERT IS THE DIRECTOR OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH WHICH IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE TWO STUDIED ROUTES.

>> SO WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS SOIL.

AND WE VERY RECENTLY DID A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN WHICH WE DUG AN ELEVATOR SHAFT.

AND IT WAS ACTUALLY THE MOST HAIRY PART OF THE PROJECT.

>> Reporter: BEFORE A SHOVEL WENT INTO THE GROUND, SOIL TESTS AND ENGINEERING HAD TO BE CLEARED.

NOTHING PREDICTED WHAT THEY FOUND ONCE DIGGING BEGAN.

>> THE SIDES WERE COMING IN ON THEMSELVES.

IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO SHOVEL GLITTER.

>> Reporter: HER CONCERN IS WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES THAT HAVE YET TO BE DONE.

>> IF THE SOIL IS ALREADY PROBLEMATIC, WHERE THEY HAVE THE TRAIN TRACKS IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION, USE, EROSION AND ET CETERA.

TUNNELING THROUGH THE EARTH CREATING EROSION OPPORTUNITIES AND VIBRATION OPPORTUNITIES, IT JUST SEEMS PRETTY PROBLEMATIC.

>> Reporter: SOME RESIDENTS THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO MOVE THE TRACKS NEAR THE I-5 FREEWAY.

THE I-5 ROUTE COMES WITH CHALLENGES.

>> WITH I-5, IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER OPTIONS, IT IS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE EXISTING RAIL.

WE HAVE TO BUILD MORE INFRASTRUCTURE.

THAT INCREASES COST.

>> Reporter: CLEMENS AND SAYS MORE TRACKS NEED A LARGER IMPACT TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

>> WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN PURCHASED.

WE NOTE NO MATTER WHAT WITH THIS PROJECT, THERE WILL BE THE NEED FOR PROPERTY ACCUSATION.

>> Reporter: LONGER RAIL LINES MEANS AN INCREASE IN TRAVEL TIME, TOO.

WHICH SOME DON'T WANT.

THE TRAIN BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY HAS BEEN HALTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE OF ANOTHER TROUBLE SPOT IN SAN CLEMENTE.

>> WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING, INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS WILL COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR GRANTS.

>> Reporter: CATHERINE SAYS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 350 MILE LONG CORRIDOR FALLS ALONG MULTIPLE AGENCIES.

>> THEY WILL ALSO MAKE THEIR OWN INTERNAL DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE TRANSIT AGENCY WANTS TO MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE TRANSIT STATION.

>> Reporter: THE AGENCIES NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND PRIORITIZE PROJECTS, NOT COMPETE FOR FUNDING.

AND RIGHT NOW, THE ATTENTION FALLS ON DELMAR.

A FINAL DESIGN FOR DELMAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN 2026.

UNTIL THEN, THEY PLAN ON CONDUCTING STUDIES AND TALKING TO THE PUBLIC.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO WEIGH IN ON THE PLANS WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 6:30 UNTIL 8:30 AT DELMAR TOWN HALL.

>>> A SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS BEING SUED BY THE STATE OVER ITS NEW POLICY REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO NOTIFY PARENTS IF THEIR CHILDREN CHANGE THEIR GENDER IDENTIFICATION.

THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ADOPTED THE POLICY FOLLOWING A SHIFT IN LEADERSHIP ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.

UNDER THE POLICY, PARENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING IF CHILDREN ASK TO BE IDENTIFIED AS A GENDER DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE LISTED ON RECORDS.

SEGREGATED ACTIVITIES OR FACILITIES LIKE BATHROOMS, AND ANY INJURIES OR THREATS TO THEIR CHILDREN.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS THE POLICY VIOLATES TRANSGENDER STUDENTS CIVIL RIGHTS.

>> THAT THE POLICY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING STUDENTS.

THAT IT HAS ALREADY HARMED AND CONTINUES TO THREATEN THEIR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO SAYS HE BELIEVES SCHOOLS THAT HAVE ADOPTED SIMILAR POLICIES WILL BE AFFECTED, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT NAMED IN THE SUIT.

A SPOKESPERSON SAID THE DISTRICT IS WORKING WITH ITS ATTORNEYS TO REVIEW THE LAWSUIT AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING STATE OFFICIALS WITH REQUESTS TO DOCUMENTS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A JUDGE ORDERS THE FEDERAL TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO START BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION.

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

>>> FLORIDA IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS A TROPICAL STORM IDALIA HITS THE COAST.

>> ANYONE ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, YOU CAN SEE MAJOR, MAJOR IMPACT.

PLEASE PREPARE ACCORDINGLY.

>> IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE STORM SERIOUSLY.

YOUR LAST FULL DAY TO PREPARE IS TODAY.

>> Reporter: SANDBAGS ARE DISTRIBUTED AND BEING PUT IN PLACE.

STORM DRAINS ARE BEING PREPARED TO PREVENT FLOODING OR CLOGGING.

>> IT'S BETTER TO BE PREPARED VERSUS NOT PREPARED AND HAVE REGRETS.

>> Reporter: SOME AREAS EXPECT DIRECT IMPACTS ALONG THE COAST.

>> WE WANT EVERYONE TO NOT BE THERE WHEN THE STORM HITS.

WE DO NOT WANT TO FIND PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.

>> Reporter: SCHOOLS ARE CLOSING.

THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.

>> WE HAVE 2500 GUARDSMEN AND AIRMEN THAT ARE PRE-STAGED.

3000 MORE ARE CURRENTLY BEING MOBILIZED AND ARE ON THE WAY FOR A TOTAL OF 5500.

THEY WILL HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSAL 25 VEHICLES AND 12 AIRCRAFT'S.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS ARE NOT MINCING WORDS WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE WRATH THAT IDALIA HAS THE ABILITY TO UNLEASH.

>> STORM SURGE CAN BE THREATENING AT 2 TO 3 FEET.

SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE STORM SURGE OVER SEVEN FOOT.

THERE'S NOT A PERSON IN THIS ROOM OVER SEVEN FOOT TALL.

>> THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY IS JUST THAT.

IT IS UNCERTAIN.

IT IS UP TO MOTHER NATURE WHERE THIS STORM IS GOING TO HIT AND TO WHAT INTENSITY IT'S GOING TO HIT.

>> Reporter: PATRICK CORNELL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE YOUNG ADULTS ARE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CERTAIN KINDS OF CANCER.

TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE ARE MOST EFFECTIVE BY RISING RATES.

MANDY GAITHER HAS A LOOK AT THE RESEARCH.

>> Reporter: WOMEN AND ADULTS IN THEIR 30s SEEM TO BE DRIVING A RISE IN EARLY ONSET CANCER DIAGNOSIS RATES.

>> TO GET THE DEFINITION STRAIGHT, IF THE CANCER IS DIAGNOSED FOR THE AGE OF 50, IT IS CONCERNED AN EARLY ONSET DIAGNOSIS.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT THE RATE OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS ROSE IN ADULTS IN THEIR 30s FROM 2010 TO 2019, BUT REMAINED STABLE OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME IN UNDER 50 AGE GROUPS.

THE RATE OF CANCER IN THOSE 50 OR OLDER IS GOING DOWN.

>> IF YOU GO BACK TO 2010, THERE WAS ROUGHLY 100 PER 100,000 DIAGNOSES MADE IN THE POPULATION OF PEOPLE AGAIN UNDER THE AGE OF 50.

FAST FORWARD 10 YEARS, IT HAS GONE UP TO CLOSE TO 103, ABOUT A 3% INCREASE.

>> Reporter: EARLY ONSET CANCERS WERE GOING FASTEST AMONG THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS AMERICAN INDIAN, NATIVES AND HISPANICS.

CANCER WITH A HIGHER NUMBER, ONSET CASES IN 2019 WERE BREAST, THYROID AND COLORECTAL CANCERS.

>> THE PERCENTAGE OF THE COUNTRY THAT IS OBESE AT THIS YOUNG AGE IS HIGHER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN.

>> Reporter: HEALTH EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT'S ONE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE RISE ALONG WITH SMOKING AND LACK OF EXERCISE.

RESEARCHERS ALSO THINK SCREENINGS FOR THESE CANCERS HAS BECOME MORE SENSITIVE.

>> WE ARE BETTER AT FINDING THESE CANCERS EARLIER.

THE SCREENINGS ARE HAPPENING.

THEY ARE MORE SENSITIVE.

WE MIGHT BE FINDING MORE CANCERS THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: FOR HALF MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> A RECENT STUDY FOUND CTE MIGHT BE MORE PREVALENT THAN PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED ESPECIALLY IN AMATEUR ATHLETES.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY ANALYZED 152 DONATED BRAINS FROM ATHLETES UNDER THE AGE OF 30 AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH.

63 HAD DEVELOPED EARLY SIGNS OF CTE.

UNLIKE PAST STUDIES, MOST OF THE ATHLETES WERE AMONG YOUTH OR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS.

THE YOUNGEST PERSON DIAGNOSED WAS A 17-YEAR-OLD FOOTBALL PLAYER.

A 28-YEAR-OLD SOCCER PLAYER WAS ALSO THE FIRST FEMALE TO BE DIAGNOSED.

>>> EVEN WITH MORE PEOPLE WORKING REMOTELY, TRAFFIC IS STILL A HEADACHE.

JACOB SAYS A NEW STUDY REVEALS COMMUTING TO A JOB MIGHT BE COSTING SAN DIEGANS MORE THAN THEY THINK.

>> Reporter: HOW MUCH IS YOUR COMMUTE TO WORK REALLY TAKING FROM YOU?

A STUDY SHOWS COMMUTERS IN SAN DIEGO LOSE AN AVERAGE OF $6200 PER WAGES PER YEAR DUE TO AN AVERAGE 45 MINUTE COMMUTE.

IT IS SIMILAR IN CHULA VISTA AND EVEN WORSE IN OCEANSIDE.

MANY LOW INCOME WORKERS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE.

>> WE CAN BE TALKING ABOUT WORKING FOR HOME.

NOT FOR BUS DRIVERS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, WE NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND THINK ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S COMMUTES.

>> Reporter: THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE REMOTE AND HYBRID OPTIONS FOR CERTAIN FIELDS WHICH HAS ITS OWN SET OF PERKS AND DRAWBACKS.

>> WORKERS AVOIDING THOSE COMMUTE, YOU HAVE AN IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE, I THINK.

FROM ANOTHER STANDPOINT, YOU COULD BE FAR HAPPIER FOR SOMEBODY TO BE WORKING AND BEING PRODUCTIVE RATHER THAN SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON OUR FREEWAYS.

>> Reporter: ERIC FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SAYS COMMUTING TIMES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET LONGER UNLESS WE CHANGE WHERE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE.

>> SOME OF THE THINGS DRIVING COMMUTE COSTS ARTIFACT THAT HOUSING APPROXIMATE TWO EMPLOYMENT SITES IS IN SCARCE SUPPLY.

AND THAT DRIVES UP THE COST.

IT FORCES PEOPLE TO LIVE FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO HOUSING, MORE FUNCTIONAL MASS TRANSIT COULD CUT DOWN ON COSTS.

>> WE MADE THE BUSES RUN MORE FREQUENTLY.

HAVE THE TROLLEY MORE FREQUENTLY.

WE BUILD MORE BIKE LANES.

MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO WHERE THEY ARE GOING AT A FASTER RATE WITHOUT HAVING TO BE STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

>> Reporter: THE STUDY SHOWS 9 TO 12% OF WAGES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY GOES STRAIGHT INTO A GAS TANK.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TOMORROW KICKS OFF WHAT BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN HOPE WILL BECOME A SUMMERTIME STAPLE.

MORE THAN 35 RESTAURANTS WILL OPEN THEIR DOORS FOR THE INAUGURAL TASTE OF THE EAST VILLAGE.

ONE OF THOSE RESTAURANTS WILL BE CITY TACOS.

THE OWNER SAYS THIS IS THEIR TIME TO SHINE AND SHOW PEOPLE WHAT THE EAST VILLAGE IS ALL ABOUT.

>> SHOWCASES THE LOCAL TALENT, I THINK IT REMINDS PEOPLE OF THEIR LOCAL GEMS.

IT ALSO PUSHES THEM TO PATRONIZE THESE RESTAURANTS WHICH KEEPS HIM GOING AND IMPROVING.

>> TASTE OF EAST VILLAGE RUNS FROM 4:00 UNTIL 8:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

TICKETS ARE $40.00 PLUS A SERVICE FEE.

WE HAVE A LINK TO GET TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> ALRIGHTY.

LET'S START YOU OFF WITH WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHILE IT IS STILL GOING TO BE HOT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO, MOSTLY SUNNY FROM THE COAST TO THE DESERTS.

WE ARE DEALING WITH MID TO LATE WEEK COOLING PERIOD THAT WILL BE A WELCOME RELIEF FOR THIS INTENSE HEAT.

WE HAVE A WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY EVENING FOR AREAS INLAND, RAMONA INCLUDED.

WE WILL BE WATCHING HEAT ADVISORIES AS WE GO TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO HEATING UP.

MT.

LAGUNA IS STILL GOING TO BE QUITE HOT.

THEN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AS WE GO EVEN FURTHER EAST INTO PARTS OF THE DESERTS.

SURVIVING THE HEAT IN THE TIPS TO STAY COOL, LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY AND LATE PARTS OF THE DAY WILL WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING.

MAKE SURE OUR FURRY FRIENDS ARE NOT OUT IN THE HEAT.

CHILDREN, MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR BACKSEATS.

SENIORS, CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS, THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT.

TONIGHT, WE DROP DOWN TO A LOW OF 66, MAINLY CLEAR.

AROUND THE REST OF THE AREA, LOOK AT THIS.

YOU ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 84.

YOU ARE NOT EATING MUCH RELIEF FROM THAT INTENSE HEAT.

BUT AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON, I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.

MT.

LAGUNA HAS A HIGH OF 80.

IT WILL BE HOT FOR THOSE AREAS.

VITAL SPRINGS, 114, TRIPLE DIGIT TEENS ARE ON THE WAY.

WOW!

SAN DIEGO HAS A HIGH OF 84.

IT WILL BE QUITE TOASTY ACROSS THE REGION.

BUT AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE RELIEF ON THE WAY WHICH IS GOOD NEWS, RIGHT?

THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST, WE WILL BE DIPPING BACK DOWN TO THE 70s BY THURSDAY, PATCHY FOG AND SUNSHINE WILL BE THE STORY FOR THE LATE WEEK HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE COULD HAVE DELAYS ON THE ROADS.

FURTHER INLAND, ANOTHER STORY FOR THURSDAY.

WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE 80s FOR THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE WEEK.

AND FOR THE MOUNTAINS, WE HAVE A HIGH OF 80 ON TUESDAY.

AND WE SHARPLY START TO DROP BACK DOWN TO THE 60s BY THURSDAY.

THEN AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE DESERTS, TRIPLE DIGITS ON TUESDAY.

LOOK AT THAT.

WE WILL GRADUALLY GET BACK DOWN TO THE 90s ON FRIDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM BREVE REPORTING.

>>> THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES CHAMPS CALLED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOME.

THE TOURNAMENT ENDED IN A DRAMATIC WAY.

EL SEGUNDO'S LEWIS HIT A WALKOFF HOME RUN TO CLINCH THE WIN FOR THE TEAM FROM CURACAO.

THERE WAS A LOT OF CHEER FOR THIS YEAR INCLUDING THE TEAM FROM TIJUANA THAT DELIVERED MEXICO'S BEST SHOWING AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES SINCE 2013.

>>> KPBS IS BRINGING YOU AN ONGOING SERIES ON PUBLIC ART.

FOR THIS INSTALLMENT, VIDEO JOURNALIST MATT BOWLER HAS THE STORY OF SAN DIEGO ARTISTS WHO MAKE ART IN PUBLIC THAT IS ALSO ABOUT THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: THEY WEAR OUT SHOE LEATHER.

THEY TALK TO STRANGERS.

>> I AM FELIX.

I AM A VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THEY MOVED THROUGH SHARED SPACES.

-- LIKE BALLERINAS.

FOR THEM, THE PUBLIC IS THE SOURCE OF OUR.

>> I ACTUALLY STARTED DOING STREET PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE I GOT INTO PHOTOJOURNALISM.

THAT WAS IN 2010, 2011, JUST WALKING AROUND, TAKING PHOTOS.

>> Reporter: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY MEANS DEPICTING ORDINARY LIFE.

IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST PHOTOGRAPHIC STYLES.

CHANTEL IS THE COORDINATOR FOR STATE SAN DIEGO'S 4 GALLERIES.

>> THIS IS A STYLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY THAT QUITE OFTEN IS REFERRED TO AS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY CAPTURING THE ENERGY OR ESSENCE OF LIFE ON THE STREET.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS, THE DESIRE TO DOCUMENT SAN DIEGO COMES OUT OF A SENSE OF PRIDE.

>> I THINK THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE WORKING IN OUR CITY IN THIS WAY, IT ALSO ELEVATES SAN DIEGO IN A WAY TO SAY, PEOPLE WANT TO SHARE WHAT THIS CITY IS.

THEY WANT A PORTRAIT OF THE CITY.

>> Reporter: JASON SANTIAGO SAYS THIS IS A STYLE THAT IS A COUSIN TATE PHOTOJOURNALISM.

>> IT'S LIKE PHOTOJOURNALISM WITHOUT A PURPOSE.

YOU KNOW?

I'M DOCUMENTING EVERYDAY LIFE.

>> Reporter: AND RIHANNA IS A PHOTOJOURNALIST FOR SAN DIEGO.

EVEN ON ASSIGNMENT, SOMETIMES, THE STREET GIVES HER SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.

>> MONTHS AGO, I SAW THIS WOMAN AT LIKE 7:00 A.M.

FEEDING BIRDS, MAYBE EVEN EARLIER.

THE LIGHT WAS AMAZING.

THERE WERE ALL THESE BIRDS.

>> Reporter: SANTIAGO SAYS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY CAN SHOW US WHO WE ARE TODAY AS IMPORTANT AS WE ARE IN THE PAST -- >> THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW VERSUS WHAT HAPPENED 20, 30, 40 YEARS AGO.

>> Reporter: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IS ABOUT THE PUBLIC.

IT IS MADE IN PUBLIC.

IN SOME WAYS, IT IS PUBLIC ART.

PAUL SAYS, IT IS EASY ON INSTAGRAM.

>> YOU CAN FILTER YOUR FEED TO LOOK AT CERTAIN HASHTAGS TO FIND CERTAIN ACCOUNTS.

AND THEN, YOU CAN KEEP FOLLOWING THOSE.

YOU CAN REACH OUT TO PEOPLE.

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