MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING-AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING.

IT'S MONDAY, AUGUST 30th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

BACK TO SCHOOL BUT NOT BACK TO NORMAL.

FOR MORE THAN 100 THE THOUSAND STUDENTS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED THE ONGOING SURGE OF COVID-19 IS BRINGING WITH IT SOME NEW RULES THAT OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE YET TO ADOPT.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MJ PEREZ BEGINS OUR TEAM COVERAGE.

>> Reporter: THE MIRA MESA HIGH SCHOOL SHE LEADERS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

NOW HAPPENING ON CAMPUS, IN PERSON, WITH MASK WEARING REQUIRED INDOORS AND OUTDOORS.

>> IT CAN BE HARD SOMETIMES.

SOMETIMES THE WEATHER DOES NOT PERMIT TO BE EASY.

WHATEVER KEEPS US COOL AND FROM DISTANCE LEARNING AT HOME.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, STUDENTS RETURNED TO LEARN AT MIRA MESA HIGH SCHOOL ALONG WITH STUDENTS AT NORTHERN 230 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE COVID-19 DELTA VARIANT IS STILL EXPECT AFFECTING PEOPLE PER DAY.

THE DISTRICT HAS MADE A EFFORT TO INSTALL FILTRATION SYSTEMS TO CLEAN AIR OF COVID-19 DROPLETS IN CLASSROOMS.

EVERY SCHOOL IS OFFERING FREE VOLUNTARY COVID-19 TESTING ONCE A WEEK FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS IT.

MASKS ARE A MUST TO KEEP THE CORONAVIRUS FROM SPREADING.

>> I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT OPENING DAY FOR THE PADRES, BUT THIS IS BIGGER THAN THAT.

THIS IS WHAT OUR CHILDREN NEED.

>> Reporter: THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THERE IS NO MORE DEBATE ON THE SUBJECT OF WEARING MASKS.

>> THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE UPPER MASKS.

WE HAVE MASK BREAKS.

WE RECOGNIZE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES AND TAKE THEIR MASK DOWN.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT.

WE BELIEVE THAT IS SETTLED.

WE WILL REQUIRE MASK INDOORS AND OUTDOORS.

>> Reporter: IF IT IS ABOUT THE MASKS, THEN WHAT ABOUT MASK EXEMPTIONS?

STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR MASKS WHILE EATING OR PARTICIPATING IN MANY OUTDOOR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.

A DOCTORS NOTE DOES NOT GUARANTEE AN EXEMPTION.

>> I WOULD PROBABLY SAY ABOUT 80% OF THE NOTES WE GET FROM DOCTORS THAT A CHILD CANNOT WEAR A MASK TURN OUT TO BE WRONG.

THESE CHILDREN CAN WEAR A MASK.

>> STUDENTS WEARING A DOCTORS NOTE OUT OF WEARING A MASK WILL FIRST BE INTERVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL NURSE AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS BEFORE DECISION IS MADE.

OPENING-DAY INCLUDED A VISIT BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERINTENDENT TO MARSHALL ELEMENTARY.

HE HAD SOMETHING TO ADMIT.

>> I WAS AFRAID TO GET A VACCINE, BUT I GOT A VACCINE.

BOTH OF MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS, WHO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE, GOT THEIR VACCINES AS SOON AS THEY WERE ELIGIBLE TO DO SO.

IN MY ESTIMATION, THOSE VACCINES ARE ALLOWING US TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN, RESTAURANTS OPEN AND TO BE WITH OUR LOVED ONES.

>> REPORTER:, FOR NOW, THE BAND PLAYS ON, HIGH HOPES FOR A HAPPY AND HEALTHY SCHOOL YEAR.

MJ PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> MORE THAN 100 SAN DIEGO UNIFIED FACILITIES SERVE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT YET OLD ENOUGH TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE VISITED A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO SEE HOW THEY ARE KEEPING THEIR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE.

>> Reporter: ADAMS ELEMENTARY IS ONE OF THE MANY SCHOOLS IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WELCOMED BACK STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 12.

TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS ALL SHARE THE SAME FEELING.

>> THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THE KIDS.

>> I AM EXCITED.

>> WHEN WE ARE EXCITED, THAT IS THE FIRST SCHOOL DAY SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

IT'S EXCITING FOR ALL OF US.

>> Reporter: EMILY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARENT-TEACHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AT MESA ELEMENTARY AND IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE SCHOOL REOPENING.

>> A LOT OF THE KIDS THAT, MOST OF THEIR MEMORIES ARE IN THIS COVID-19 LANDSCAPE, THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT MASKING AND HANDWASHING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE ARE HOPING FOR THE BEST.

>> Reporter: HER THREE CHILDREN ARE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL.

THEY KNOW THERE IS A RISK TO HAVING OVER 300 AND VACCINATED STUDENTS ON SITE.

>> IT'S A WORRY.

I THINK WE WILL FEEL BETTER ONCE THEY ARE VACCINATED.

I THINK WITH THE TESTING AND DISTANCING AND MASKING AND MEASURES BEING TAKEN, WE ARE HOPING FOR THE BEST.

IT DOES WORRY ME FOR THEM.

AS AN ADULT, UNVACCINATED.

I FEEL SAFE WITHIN MYSELF.

FOR THEM, IT IS A POINT OF CONCERN.

>> Reporter: SANDRA MESA IS A THIRD-GRADE TEACHER.

EVEN THOUGH SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER STUDENTS HEALTH, SHE KNOWS THE BENEFITS OF IN PERSON LEARNING.

>> HAVING THEM HERE AND LISTEN TO ME IN PERSON AND MEET BEING ABLE TO HELP THEM, IT WILL BE BETTER FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: ONE BY ONE, STUDENTS ENTER THE SCHOOL AND WALKED TO THE CLASSROOM.

THIRD-GRADER ONLY LIKES BEING BACK WITH HER PEERS IN PERSON SHE SAYS.

>> I CAN SEE THEM.

IF I NEED HELP, MY TEACHER CAN HELP ME.

>> Reporter: GIULIANA LA PAZ IS A FIRST GRADE STUDENT, AND KNOWS HOW TO KEEP EVERYBODY AT SCHOOL SAFE PLACE >> PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASK.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT IS PROVIDING ON-CAMPUS COVID-19 TESTING AND WILL HANDLE ANY TESTING ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME BREAKING NEWS, MOMENTS AGO, THE COUNTY ANNOUNCED A COVID-19 MILESTONE.

75% OF THOSE 12 AND UP, IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

A LIFE-SAVING THERAPY FOR THOSE INFECTED WITH COVID-19 IS BEING EXPANDED.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SHOWS US A NEW MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT CENTER OPENING IN CLAREMONT.

>> Reporter: THIS WILL EASE THE BURDEN ON LOCAL HOSPITALS AND HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DELTA VARIANT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THIS MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CENTER IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE CITY BRINGING COVID-19 TESTING ALONG WITH TREATMENT FOR THOSE INFECTED.

COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER DR. WOBBLER WOULDN'T SAYS THAT SHOULD NOT BE A REPLACEMENT FOR VACCINES.

>> MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES ARE PROTEINS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION BY THE FDA TO FIGHT THE VIRUS ONCE YOU ARE INFECTED.

IN SHORT, VACCINATIONS ARE PREVENTED.

THE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES ARE TREATMENT ONCE YOU GET INFECTED.

>> Reporter: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN USED FOR MONTHS IN SAN DIEGO, PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS UNDERUSED.

WITH INCREASES IN INFECTIONS, SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS DEMAND HAS GONE UP.

>> SINCE FEATHERING THAT, THE SLICING SAVINGS THE TREATMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THIS IS MUCH NEEDED.

>> Reporter: THIS IS AT THE KATHY HOPPER CLAREMONT FRIENDSHIP CENTER.

THE TREATMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE OR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

>> TREATMENT IS ONCE AND YOU'RE DONE.

>> Reporter: THE DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. JENNIFER SAYS PEOPLE CAN BE GIVEN THE TREATMENT UP TO 10 DAYS AFTER TESTING POSITIVE AND SHOWING SYMPTOMS.

>> WITH THIS TREATMENT, THERE IS A 70 TO 85% DECREASE IN THE RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION MORTALITY.

IT IS IMPORTANT WE GET THE TREATMENT EARLY.

>> Reporter: IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS AND TEST POSITIVE, CALL 619-685-2500.

APPOINTMENTS ARE NECESSARY BUT CAN BE BOOKED THE SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY.

>> RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF CALLS A DAY.

WE ARE ENCOURAGED THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES.

WE ARE SAD PEOPLE HAVE SO MUCH COVID-19 THAT THEY NEED THAT .

>> Reporter: THERE ARE OTHER MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENTS IN ESCONDIDO, AND CHULA VISTA.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CITY OF SAN DIEGO EMPLOYEES WILL ALL HAVE TO GET VACCINATED OR FIND ANOTHER JOB.

COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION, WHICH DEPARTMENTS HAVE THE MOST WORK TO DO.

>>> AFTER 20 YEARS, AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR IS OVER.

AS THE LAST U.S.

TROOPS LEAVE AFGHANISTAN, THE HEAD OF THE U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS A NUMBER OF AMERICANS, LIKELY IN THE LOW HUNDREDS, WERE LEFT BEHIND.

HE BELIEVES THEY CAN STILL GET OUT.

>> SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVE LEFT, THAT DOES NOT MEET THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICANS, IN AFGHANISTAN, AND AFGHANS THAT WANT TO LEAVE, THEY WILL NOT HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS U.S. MILITARY LEADERS AGREED TO END THE AIRLIFT MISSION AS PLANNED.

HE WILL ADDRESS THE NATION TOMORROW.

>>> WE ARE AWAITING AN UPDATE ON TWO FAMILIES FROM THE COHOES SCHOOL DISTRICT IN AFGHANISTAN.

A DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON SAYS ONE FAMILY WAS IN THE PROCESS AT THE AIRPORT WHILE ANOTHER IS WAITING FOR HELP.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SAYS NO EVACUEES WERE LEFT AT THE AIRPORT WHEN THE LAST U.S. MILITARY PLANE LEFT.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF THE 10 SERVICE MEMBERS FROM CAMP PENDLETON WHO DIED IN A SUICIDE ATTACK OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT IN KABUL.

HERE IS KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WAS.

>> Reporter: THE PENTAGON ANNOUNCED AFTER MIDNIGHT AUGUST 31st KABUL TIME THAT THE LAST U.S.

FLIGHT LEFT AFGHANISTAN ARTIFICIALLY MEANING THE 13 U.S.

TROOPS WHO DIED LAST THURSDAY WOULD BE THE LAST AMERICANS KILLED ANYWHERE THAT LASTED NEARLY 20 YEARS.

A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL IS AT THE GATES OF CAMP PENDLETON WHERE NINE OF THE MARINES AND ONE SAILOR WHO DIED WERE EACH STATIONED.

CHARLENE IS A MILITARY SPOUSE.

>> THEY ARE BABIES, TO HAVE THEIR LIFE TAKEN FROM THEM IS JUST UNBEARABLE.

I MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN THEM BUT IT IS A PIECE OF ME.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A RETIRED MARINE MASTER SERGEANT WHO FELT A KINSHIP WITH THE YOUNG MARINES.

>> THIS BREAKS MY HEART TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THIS IS SOMEBODY'S FRIEND OR SON AND DAUGHTER.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO VAI SEEN A SPIKE AND REQUEST FOR MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE SINCE THE EVACUATION TWO WEEKS AGO.

DR. ABIGAIL SAYS THE LARGER VETERAN COMMUNITY IS IN MOURNING.

>> WE SEE VETERANS WITH A RANGE OF EMOTIONS.

IN TERMS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, IT IS PROBABLY BEST NOT TO ASSUME THAT SOMEBODY SHOULD RESPOND IN A SPECIFIC WAY AND AT THE SAME TIME TO CREATE A SPACE TO ALLOW THEM TO SHARE AND TO INVITE THEM TO SHARE.

>> Reporter: OVER THE WEEKEND, THE BODIES RETURNED TO DOVER AIR FORCE BASE ALONG THE COLUMN WAS ABOUT TO HAVE A BABY.

THREE OF THE FOUR MARINES WERE FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN THE INLAND VALLEY.

HUNTER LOPEZ IS THE SON OF A RIVERSIDE DEPUTY OF FREELANCE DEALING WAS FROM RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

HIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM HONORED HIM BY WEARING RED, WHITE AND BLUE AT THEIR GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE REST OF THE UNIT IS NOT SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO SAN DIEGO UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE FALL.

IN THE MEANTIME, PENDLETON HAS DISPATCHED CHAPLAINS TO DISCUSS CRISIS COUNSELING.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FEDERAL PROSECUTORS WILL NOT SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY AGAINST THE HUB OUT OF PAULY SHOOTER.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTS FILED TODAY IN SAN DIEGO FEDERAL COURT.

JAUNTY ERNEST PLEADED GUILTY TO MURDER AND OTHER CHARGES.

IS EXPECTED TO BE SENTENCED NEXT MONTH TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.

>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS DEPLOYED ESTATE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS TO ASSIST IN LIFE- SAVING EFFORTS IN LOUISIANA.

THAT WAS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IDA PICK THE CATEGORY FOUR STORM LEFT BEHIND A TRAIL OF DISCUSSION.

HERE IS OUR REPORT TO ISABEL ROSALES.

>> Reporter: SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE GULF COAST AFTER IDA SLAMMED INTO LOUISIANA AS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE KILLING AT LEAST ONE PERSON.

>> NOBODY HAS CELL PHONE SERVICE OR ANYTHING.

IT IS A WAITING GAME.

>> Reporter: HEAVY RAIN POUNDING HOURS CAUSING SEVERE FLOODING, PUNISHING STORM SURGE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES, THAT MAY LAST WEEKS IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS.

THE RAPIDLY RISING WATERS TRAPPING SOME PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.

>> WE HAD TO PLAY BOTH AT 4:00 THIS MORNING AND DO WATER RESCUES.

WE HAD ABOUT 15 PEOPLE.

SPENT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HUNKERED DOWN SINCE LAST NIGHT.

THEY WERE JUST GETTING PULLED OUT TODAY.

>> Reporter: DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ACCESSED THE MOST HARDEST HIT AREAS, FORCING SOME RESIDENTS TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

>> PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS OUT THERE.

IF I CAN GET A COUPLE PEOPLE TO RIDE WITH ME, ONCE WE GET OUT.

>> Reporter: IDA HAS WEEKEND, BUT WITH HEAVY RAINFALL, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS WITHOUT POWER, AND OVERWHELMED LEVEES, RISK MORE LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING.

PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PLEDGING.

>> MORE THAN 5000 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED FOR LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA AND TEXAS TO SUPPORT SEARCH AND RESCUE.

>> Reporter: IN NEW ORLEANS, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS OTHERS ARE DEALING WITH THE RAVAGING FORCE OF HURRICANE IDA, A FAST-GROWING WILDFIRE NORTH OF US IS FORCING SOME SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES.

CAL FIRE SAYS THE CHAPARRAL FIRE IS 13% CONTAINED AND HOLDING AT OVER 1400 ACRES.

THE FIRE IGNITED BY THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST SPANNING OVER RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

LOCAL CREWS ARE BATTLING THE BLAZE FROM THE GROUND AND AIR WITH ASSISTANCE FROM U.S. FOREST SERVICE FIRE CREWS.

EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO WARNINGS AND EVACUATION WARNINGS HAVE BEEN LIFTED.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> MORE EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR THE CALDOR FIRE NEAR LAKE TAHOE.

SEVERAL COMMUNITIES SOUTH OF THE LAKE HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE ABRUPTLY WHILE OTHER RESIDENTS ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SURE WERE WARNED THEY COULD BE EVACUATING NEXT.

THE FIRES WERE WET FROM 19% DOWN TO 30% ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

IT HAS BURNED MORE THAN 177,000 ACRES DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS AND INJURING FIVE PEOPLE.

>>> WE WILL BE WATCHING AS TROPICAL RAIN STORM NORDIC CONTINUES TO SURGE NORTHWARD BRINGING SOME MUCH-NEEDED RAIN FOR SOME, BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING.

FOR OTHERS, FLASH FLOOD WATCHES HAPPENED POST-YEAR.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT OR TEMPERATURES FOR SOME OF YOU THAT HAVE THE RAIN IN THE CLOUD COVER.

THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING, FLASH FLOOD WATCHES, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DESERTS.

PLACES LIKE BORREGO SPRINGS, MT.

LAGUNA SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING.

AS WE MOVE INTO NIGHT, TEMPERATURES ARE FALLING OFF INTO THE LOW TO MID 60s FROM ESCONDIDO TO OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO AND UPPER 60s, BORREGO SPRINGS, AND THE UPPER 70s.

AS WE GO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, YOU WILL SEE THIS IS POPPING UP.

MOST OF THAT WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

COASTAL AREAS ARE LIKELY NOT GOING TO SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY.

LOOKING TO TOMORROW, 100 DEGREES IN BORREGO SPRINGS, MT.

LAGUNA IS LOW 70s.

RAMONA IS 85 DEGREES.

MORE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

THAT IS ON TUESDAY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DESERTS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

NEAR THE COAST, NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF CHANGE.

TEMPERATURES ARE SEASONABLE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s.

YOU LIKELY WILL SEE CLOUD COVER KICKBACK YOUR WAY.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOW 80s.

NOT A LOT IN THE WAY OF CHANGE, MAYBE AN INCREASE WITH CLOUD COVER.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL STAY DRY.

NOT SO MUCH IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE HAVE A POSSIBILITY FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS MAINLY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER BACK DOWN TO THE 60s WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND AND DESERTS, COUPLES DRUMS POSSIBLE ON YOUR TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY IN THE LOW TRIPLE DIGITS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS TO CITY BUILDINGS HAVE TO WEAR MASKS INDOORS REGARDLESS OF THEIR VACCINATION STATUS.

THE REQUIREMENT COMES AFTER COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDING REGULAR MASK WEARING TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

LAST WEEK, MORE THAN 11,000 CITY EMPLOYEES WERE TOLD THEY MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED BY NOVEMBER.

AS KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SHOWS US, SOME CITY DEPARTMENTS HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

>> Reporter: JUST 49% OF SAN DIEGO'S SWORN POLICE OFFICERS ARE FULLY VACCINATED, THE LOWEST RATE OF ANY CITY EMPLOYEE UNION.

65% OF ALL THE CITIES, MORE THAN 11,000 EMPLOYEES, HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED.

THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE 100% BY NOVEMBER 2nd WHEN THOSE WHO REFUSE TO GET VACCINATED COULD LOSE THEIR JOBS.

UCSD PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL REBECCA MILLER SAYS INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC AS PART OF A CITY EMPLOYEES JOB.

>> THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE IN THOSE INTERACTIONS .

IN A PANDEMIC, THAT MEANS THE PERSON YOU ARE INTERACTING WITH HAS A LOWER PROBABILITY OF GIVING YOU AN AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE LOW VACCINATION RATE AMONG POLICE OFFICERS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE FACE-TO-FACE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT USUALLY CANNOT JUST WALK AWAY IF THEY FEEL UNSAFE.

>> IT'S EXTRA-IMPORTANT THAT POLICE BE VACCINATED BECAUSE IT IS THEIR JOB TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, AND BECAUSE THAT INTERACTION IS OFTEN NOT VOLUNTARY FOR THE OTHER PERSON.

>> Reporter: EMPLOYEE UNIONS ARE NEGOTIATING WITH THE MANAGEMENT STILL OVER THE DETAILS OF THE VACCINATION REQUIREMENT, LIKE HOW TO HAVE MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS COVID-19 OUTBREAKS ARE INTERFERING WITH ESSENTIAL CITY OPERATIONS.

THE VACCINE REQUIREMENT WILL KEEP CITY STAFFERS AND THE PUBLIC SAFE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR COUNTY NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS MISINFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19 IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

TOMORROW, HE PLANS TO INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION TO MAKE BENEFICIAL.

FLETCHER SAYS THE FIRST AMENDMENT GIVES PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO SAY THINGS EVEN IF THEY ARE UNTRUE.

HE SAYS FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRUS, AND VACCINES, IS KILLING PEOPLE.

>> PEOPLE ARE DYING BECAUSE THEY ARE BELIEVING THINGS THAT ARE UNTRUE.

AS A COUNTY, WE FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO LEAN INTO THIS RIGHT.

WE HAVE TO TRY TO EQUIP EVERYONE WITH THE TRUTH.

>> FLETCHER'S PROPOSAL INCLUDES MORE RESOURCES FOR COMBATING MISINFORMATION AND COUNTERING IT WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION.

>>> FOR THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC AND RESOURCES, CHECK OUT THE TRACKING COVID-19 SECTION AT KPBS.ORG .

THAT INCLUDES DETAILS ON VACCINES, THE LATEST CASE NUMBERS AND OUR LOCAL REPORTING.

GET THERE BY CLICKING THE LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> OCEANSIDE'S BEACHFRONT HAS BEEN UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS.

NOW, ATTENTION IS SHIFTING TO THE CITY'S 102 YEAR AMPHITHEATER AND A NEARBY COMMUNITY CENTER NAMED FOR THE LATE JR. SALE.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE TELLS US THE FAMILY HAS STARTED A PETITION TO KEEP THE FACILITIES INTACT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: MARY THINKS OF HER BROTHER JR.

WHENEVER SHE WALKS THE OCEANSIDE STRAND.

>> I CAN FEEL THE SPIRIT, FREEDOM AND HAPPINESS.

EXCITING TO BE AROUND THE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IN 2012, THE JUNIOR SEAU AMPHITHEATER AND COMMUNITY CENTER WERE NAMED AFTER THE NATIVE AND PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER.

WHEN THE AMPHITHEATER WAS BUILT, CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS HAVE TAKEN THE EMPATHY STAGE.

ESTHER CENTAGE SAYS SHE HAS NOTICED A DECREASE IN SPORTS.

SHE SAYS COVID-19 IS PART OF THE PROBLEM BUT SO IS SCHEDULING.

>> I HAVE HEARD FROM A LOT OF VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT IT'S HARD TO GET GOING HERE, WHETHER YOU ARE NONPROFIT OR A CHURCH OR ANYONE OR PRIVATE CITIZEN HAVING AN EVENT, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY.

>> Reporter: WHEN THEY PRESENTED A IMPROVEMENT STUDY LOOKING INTO THE AMPHITHEATER AND COMMUNITY CENTER, SANCHEZ GOT CONCERNED .

>> WHEN THE CITY DECIDED LET'S START LOOKING AND INCLUDE THE BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER, A LOT OF BELLS AND WHISTLES STARTED GOING OFF IN MY HEAD LIKE GREAT, IS THIS FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF THE YOUTH FAMILIES?

I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE THE DIRECTION IS GOING.

>> Reporter: FOOD RENTALS AND BIKE COMPANIES ARE OPERATING OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

SANCHEZ WORRIES MORE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE PUBLIC PARK WHEN.

RUMORS OF DEMOLISHING THE FACILITIES AND PUTTING PARKING IN ITS PLACE HAVE STARTED TO SWIRL AMONG THE COMMUNITY., WHICH IS A ENGINEER WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE MANAGING THE PROJECT.

SHE SAYS IT'S THE STARTING AND NO PLANS OR PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED.

>> WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS AREA IS TO THE CITY AND COMMUNITY.

THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SEE.

THERE ARE SAFETY NEEDS, BUT THE PUBLIC NEEDS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT.

THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR.

>> Reporter: MARY SEAU IS NOT TAKING HER CHANCES AND STARTED A PETITION TO MAKE SURE THE FACILITIES ARE SAVED.

>> WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM, FIX THE BROKEN WALLS, FIX THE STAIRS, THE COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING.

HAVE THEM FIX IT, BUT DO NOT DEMOLISH IT.

THIS BELONGS TO THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE.

>> Reporter: OTHER RESIDENTS HAVE MIXED OPINIONS.

DOUG THINKS IT NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT RENOVATED AND MAYBE HAVE CONCERTS OR SOMETHING.

THE OTHER OPTION I THINK YOU SEE KIDS SKATEBOARDING ALL THE TIME, MAYBE MAKE A SKATE PARK FOR THE KIDS TO COME DOWN TO, SAME THING WITH THE GYM.

I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY USE THAT ANYMORE.

IT IS LIKE PRIME PROPERTY, WHY DON'T, I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE REMODELED OR SOMETHING DONE.

RENOVATIONS WILL BE GOOD.

>> THE DESTRUCTION I DO NOT THINK IS NECESSARY.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS JOEY, WHO RUNS A SNACK SHACK AND BIKE RENTALS NEAR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

OCEANSIDE RESIDENT COCO BROWN HAD THIS OBSERVATION.

>> THIS IS HISTORICAL.

THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW.

TEARING THIS TOWN WILL BE PROBLEMATIC.

NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THAT.

>> Reporter: A INPUT MEETING IS SET FOR TUESDAY AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE OCEANSIDE LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOMS.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> JUDY WOODRUFF TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR OUT OF AFGHANISTAN, THE FINAL U.S. MILITARY FLIGHT AND AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR.

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

>>> AS OUR LIVES BECOME MORE DIGITIZED, THERE IS A GROWING NEED FOR WORKERS WHO KNOW HOW TO CODE.

COATING TRAINING IS OUT OF REACH FOR PEOPLE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.

AS KPBS'S ALEXANDRA WHEN SHOWS US, ONE PROGRAM, IN ESCONDIDO, IS LOOKING TO CHANGE THAT.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PAYING MONEY TO LEARN HOW TO CODE.

FOR ME, IT'S THE OPPOSITE.

I'M GETTING PAID TO LEARN.

>> Reporter: YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT, JOSIAH IS BEING PAID TO LEARN HOW TO CODE.

HE IS PART OF THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AT CODE CAREERS.

MIKE FOUNDERS IS THE FOUNDER.

>> I STARTED THIS BECAUSE AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER, I HAVE BEEN WRITING CODE FOR ABOUT 32 YEARS.

I DID NOT SEE MANY PEOPLE THAT LOOKED LIKE ME IN THIS.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU LABOR STATISTICS, THERE IS A TECH THAT MAKE UP ABOUT 50% OF THE POPULATION BUT ONLY ABOUT 25% OF TECH JOBS, LACKS ABOUT 13%, BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF TECH JOBS.

LATIN X WITH 18% OF THE POPULATION WITH ONLY 7.5% IN TECH.

>> IF WE DO NOT SEE THE PEOPLE REPRESENTED INSIDE SOFTWARE ORGANIZATIONS, THAT MUST MAKE THEIR TALENTED PEOPLE THAT NEED A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO GAIN THOSE SKILLS.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE LIKE HANNAH, WHO SAYS SHE CANNOT CONTINUE LEARNING TO CODE WITHOUT THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM, SHE WAS LAID OFF WHEN COVID-19 HIT AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO FIND ANOTHER JOB.

>> IT WAS GETTING TO A POINT WHERE I WOULD TAKE ANOTHER JOB RATHER THAN LOOKING FOR A DEVELOPMENT JOB.

I DID NOT FIND SOMETHING.

THE APPRENTICESHIP THING LETS ME WORK IN DEVELOPMENT WHILE I AM GETTING TO A LEVEL THAT IS YEAH, BETTER FOR BUSINESSES.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM WAS STARTED LAST YEAR JUST AS COVID- 19 HITS.

SO FAR, A HANDFUL OF GRADUATES HAVE FOUND FULL-TIME JOBS.

IN ADDITION TO THE ESCONDIDO CAMPUS HERE, ROBERTS HAS ANOTHER CAMPUS IN ENCANTO, AND IS LOOKING TO EXPAND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

IN ESCONDIDO, ALEXANDER DELAND, KPBS NEWS .

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