>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW FAMILY COMPANY PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 100 YEARS.

>>> AND, BY THE CONRAD PREFACE FOUNDATION.

AND, BY THE FOLLOWING--AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> A STATE-MANDATED COOLING OFF PERIOD IS OVER AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION ARE ON STRIKE.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THEY WORK FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND THEY STARTED WALKING ON A PICKET LINE TODAY.

AS ANGIE PEREZ TELLS US, THEY ARE DOING IT ONE CAMPUS AT A TIME.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE PROFESSORS, LECTURERS, COUNSELORS AND LIBRARIANS ON THE CSU CAMPUSES AND TODAY, THEIR ENERGY WAS DIRECTED TO A PICKET LINE AT CAL POLY POMONA.

>> WE ARE NOT AT THE TABLE THIS WEEK.

>> Reporter: CHARLES TOOMBS IS PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION, A UNION WITH 20,000 MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING THE CAMPUS OF SDSU WHERE TOOMBS IS ALSO A PROFESSOR IN AFRICANA STUDIES.

HE IS LEADING THE DEMANDS WOULD START WITH A 12% INCREASE IN PAY AND MORE.

>> WE ARE ASKING TO LIFT THE SALARY FLOOR FOR THE LOWEST PAID FACULTY AND THAT IS THE LESSER FACULTY.

WE ARE ASKING FOR A FULL SEMESTER OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE .

WE ARE ASKING FOR THE WORKLOAD TO BE ADDRESSED.

>> Reporter: IN A NEW STRATEGY, THIS IS THE ONLY PICKET LINE FOR THE DAY.

THE ONE-DAY STRIKES THAT STARTED TODAY AT CAL POLY POMONA MOVED TO SAKS FRISCO --SAN FRANCISCO TUESDAY AND BACK TO LOS ANGELES.

KATE OZMENT IS A ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT CAL POLY POMONA WHO IS PICKETING FOR HER STUDENTS, TOO.

>> THEY NEED FACULTY WHO ARE NOT BURNT OUT TO SHOW UP FOR THEM.

AND, THEY NEED FACULTY WHO WILL TAKE THEM TO A COUNSELOR WITH THE STRUGGLING WITH SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: THE ROWING STRIKE IS DESIGNED TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM FOR STRIKING FACULTY.

RIGHT NOW, SAN DIEGO STATE AND CAL STATE SAN MARCOS ARE NOT ON THE PICKET LIST, BUT THEY COULD BE DEPENDING ON WHETHER NEGOTIATIONS STALL.

STUDENTS AT SDSU TOLD US TODAY, THEY ARE PARTNERS WITH THE PROFESSORS.

JULIE IVEY IS A SOPHOMORE STUDYING BIOLOGY WHO WON'T FORGET THE SUPPORT SHE GOT LAST YEAR AND SHE HAD A PERSONAL CRISIS.

>> ONE OF THE PROFESSORS HELPED ME OUT.

SHE UNDERSTOOD AND SHE HELPED ME THROUGH.

SO, NOT JUST BECAUSE I AM BIASED BUT ALSO BECAUSE THEY ARE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE TREATED FAIRLY.

>> I AM WILLING TO SUPPORT MY PROFESSORS.

THEY ARE THE REASON I AM GETTING AN EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: IN A PRESS RELEASE , LEONORE FRIEDMAN, CSU CHANCELLOR FOR RESOURCES SAID CSU STRIVES CAN--TO PREPARE FAIR EMPLOYMENT.

WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO INCREASE COMPENSATION AND ARE COMMITTED TO DOING SO, BUT OUR FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS MUST BE FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE.

CSU IS PREPARED TO GET BACK TO THE BARGAINING TABLE.

IF THEY DON'T, THE ROWING STRIKES COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

>>> CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THE DEATH OF A TEENAGE BOY ALONG THE U.S.- MEXICO BORDER TODAY.

OFFICIALS SAID THE 13-YEAR-OLD BOY SHOWED UP AT THE BORDER SATURDAY MORNING WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

CAL FIRE OFFICIALS RESPONDED AND PERFORMED CPR ON THE CHILD WHO DIED AT THE SCENE.

ROBERT WORKS WITH THE ASYLUM- SEEKERS WAITING ALONG THE BORDER AND HE SAYS HE KNOWS WHAT MIGRANTS ARE WILLING TO RISK FOR A BETTER LIFE IN THE U.S. >> ANYBODY THAT IS TRYING TO SEEK A BETTER LIFE IS VERY SAD AND EMOTIONAL TO US.

THAT WAS SOMEBODY'S CHILD.

SOMEBODY'S GRANDCHILD.

>> THE CAUSE OF THE BOYS DEATH HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

>>> SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY MAY GET A BREAK FROM THE PERSISTENT CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE FLOWS THAT ARE FOULED THE OCEAN AND ENDANGERED PUBLIC HEALTH.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER, ERIC ANDERSON SAID THE MEXICAN PIPE REPAIR COULD GET CREDIT.

>> FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT A PIPELINE REPAIR ON THE MEXICAN SIDE OF THE BOARD WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TAINTED WATER FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES.

THE 42-YEAR-OLD CANYON PIPE WILL CARRY DIRTY WATER AWAY FROM THE BORDER AND FUNNEL IT SOUTH OF TIJUANA.

>> WE ARE NOT REAL EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS WORKING BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY BUILT A BRAND-NEW PIPE.

AND, THEY DID IT IN RECORD TIME.

>> Reporter: CRUISER PRESSURE TESTING THE LINE AND SHOULD KNOW MORE THIS WEEK.

BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF CONTAMINATED FLOWS ACROSS THE BORDER SINCE AUGUST 2022, INCLUDING ALL SUMMER.

DRY WEATHER TYPICALLY MEANS THE POLLUTED FLOWS STOP, BUT NOT THIS YEAR.

>> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WHERE WE ARE HAVING IMPACTS TO PEOPLE JUST BREATHING IN THE POLLUTED AIR.

SO, THAT IS WHY WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE SITUATION HAS NEVER BEEN WORSE AND THE FIX WILL BE EXPENSIVE.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S FIRST ESTIMATE TO IMPROVE SEWAGE SYSTEMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER WAS $630 MILLION.

ESTIMATES HAVE SINCE BALLOONED.

>> WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR US TO HAVE CLEAN WATER?

THAT IS A BILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION, RIGHT?

ESTIMATES PUT THIS COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION ANYWHERE BETWEEN $900 MILLION AND $1.5 BILLION.

>> Reporter: $300 MILLION IS AVAILABLE BUT IT IS UNCLEAR WHERE OFFICIALS WILL GET THE REST OF THE MONEY.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CURRENTLY, WE ARE SEEING A BIT OF A WARMING TREND AS YOU HEAD TOWARDS THE COAST.

IS THAT WARMING TREND GOING TO CONTINUE UNTIL MIDWEEK?

IS IT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND?

STAY TUNED AND I WILL HAVE THOSE DETAILS.

>>> SOME OF THE CONCRETE BENCHES AT SWAMI'S BEACH IN ENCINITAS ARE BACK.

THEY REMOVE THEM WITHIN TWO WEEKS AGO FOR WHAT IT SAYS IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.

ALEXANDER SHOWS US THEY ARE NOT BACK YET, BUT WILL BE WITH THE NEW ADDITION.

>> Reporter: SWAMI'S BEACH IS BELOVED BY LOCALS FOR ITS GREAT VIEW OF THE OCEAN.

SURFERS LOVE IT FOR THE GREAT WAVES.

ONE OF THE WAYS LOCALS CAN ENJOY THE BEACH IS SITTING ON THE MEMORIAL BENCHES.

THAT IS WHY SOME WERE SHOCKED WHEN THE CITY REMOVE THEM ON NOVEMBER 17th.

THE CITY SAID IT WAS FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

SOME OF THEM ARE BACK NOW WITH THE NEW ADDITION.

>> THE BENCHES BEFORE DIDN'T HAVE THE CENTER DIVIDER IN THEM.

>> Reporter: THE CITY SAID THEY ADDED THE ARMREST TO MATCH THE PREFERRED STANDARDS THE CITY BENCHES.

SOME LOCALS THINK IT WAS DONE FOR ANOTHER REASON.

>> THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE SLEEPING HERE.

>> Reporter: ROBERT STEIN HAS LIVED IN ENCINITAS FOR 25 YEARS AND IS A FREQUENT VISITOR TO SWAMI'S BEACH.

>> THERE IS A LADY RIGHT OVER THERE RIGHT NOW WITH PROBABLY, 25 BAGS AND SHE IS HERE ALL OF THE TIME.

OFTEN, A NUMBER OF THEM ARE JUST SCATTERED ABOUT.

>> Reporter: HE SAID NEIGHBORS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM AT SWAMI'S FOR YEARS.

WHILE HE HAS NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS, OTHERS LIKE LARRY THEY HAVE HAD ENCOUNTERS WITH BELLIGERENT INDIVIDUALS.

>> I HAVE HAD THEM YELLING AT MY FACE AND I HAD TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH SOME BACK BECAUSE HE WAS SO DRUNK.

>> Reporter: THIS CONCRETE BLOCK ON THIS BENCH IS WHAT SOME HOMELESS ADVOCATES ARE CALLING HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE BECAUSE IT PREVENTS HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM LYING DOWN.

THE CITY DID NOT WRITE SAY THIS WAS THE REASON THE CONCRETE BLOCKS WAS INSTALLED WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR SAID THE CITY IS ENCOURAGING THAT BENCHES ARE DESIGNED TO DISCOURAGE SLEEPING.

THE REST OF THE BENCHES WILL BE RETURNED AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN POWER WASHED, RESEALED WITH ANTI-GRAFFITI COATING AND THE ARMREST INSTALLED.

>>> THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORT SAID THERE ARE GLARING VULNERABILITIES IN THE NATION'S AVIATION SAFETY SYSTEM.

IT HIGHLIGHTS SEVERAL INCIDENTS FOR STAFFING SHORTAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF STRETCHED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TO THE LIMIT VISIBLY AND MENTALLY.

LAURA HAS MORE ON THE REPORT IN WHICH SOME CONTROLLERS TOLD THE TIMES THAT, "A DEADLY CRASH IS INEVITABLE.

CLOSE CRASH.

>> WE ARE USING AGING EQUIPMENT AND PAPER STRIPS.

WE DON'T HAVE GROUND RADARS AND MOST OF OUR FACILITIES.

>> Reporter: IT IS NOT JUST AN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE PUTTING AIR TRAFFICKERS IN GRAVE DANGER.

NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED CONTROLLERS ARE BEING PUSHED TO THE BRINK.

USING OPEN RECORDS REQUEST THE TIMES FOUND REPORTS OF SOME CONTROLLERS ADMITTING TO BEING DRUNK, SMOKING MARIJUANA OR EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE ON THE JOB.

IN SOME CASES, EVEN SLEEPING DURING A SHIFT.

THE NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION TELLS CNN CONTROLLERS ARE OVERWORKED AND UNDERSTAFFED.

>> THE SHORTAGE IS A BIG PROBLEM.

IF YOU LOOK AT HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET AN CERTIFIED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FROM THE ACADEMY THAT IS CERTIFIED IN THE FACILITY, IT TAKES 2-3 YEARS.

>> MY OFFICIAL FOCUS HAS BEEN HOW TO MAKE THESE NUMBERS IMPROVE WITHOUT LOWERING STANDARDS.

>> Reporter: THE SAFETY TEAM POINTS OUT THAT THE CURRENT FEDERAL HIRING PLAN WHEN FACTORING IN RETIREMENTS AND OTHER ATTRITION BRINGS ON FEWER THAN 200 NEW CONTROLLERS BY 2032.

SOME RELIEF COULD COME FROM THE FAA'S COLLEGIATE TRAINING INITIATIVE, WHICH FAST TRACKS GETTING CONTROLLERS INTO CONTROL TOWERS USING SELECT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

>> WE GET NEW PEOPLE INTO THE CERTIFIED FACILITIES AND IT WILL TAKE TWO TO THREE YEARS.

WE WILL START TO SEE MORE THAN SIX CONTROLLERS PER YEAR INCREASE.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS RISING IN RENTS AND RECOVERY GROUPS ARE SEARCHING FOR A PERMANENT HOME.

KATIE SPOKE WITH MEMBERS ABOUT WHY IT IS NEEDED.

>> Reporter: MUSIC FROM ANTI- HELLAND THRIFT STORE IN NORTHPARK FILTERS INTO THE BACK ROOM WERE SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY GROUPS MEAT.

MOST ARE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE LIVE AND LET LIVE RECOVERY CENTER IN HILLCREST, A PROMINENT LGTBQ+ NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> IT WAS SAFE.

I WAS ABLE TO BE MYSELF.

I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK FREELY AND OPENLY ABOUT MY ADDICTION PROBLEMS AND THE FACT THAT I AM A GAY PERSON-->>--AND OTHER FORMER MEMBER ECHOED THIS.

>> SOMETIMES WHEN WE WALKED THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO WE DO SEE THE PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET THAT ARE DOWN AND OUT.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: SHE FOUND LIVE AND LET LIVE A FEW YEARS AGO.

>> I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE LACE WHEN I WAS FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE.

BY DOING SO I WAS ABLE TO WORK ON MYSELF VERY DEEP.

I CALL IT MY 911.

>> Reporter: A LIFESAVER, MANY FORMER MEMBERS SAY THE SAME.

LIVE AND LET LIVE IS OFTEN THE THING STANDING BETWEEN THEM AND USING AGAIN.

IT WAS OPEN ALL DAY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF RECOVERY MEETINGS, NOT JUST FOR SUBSTANCE USE, BUT VOLUNTEERS WERE ALWAYS AROUND TO TALK.

WEARING A SPARKLING GOWN AND CROWN ALEXIS GABRIELLE TOLD ME SHE LEARNED A VITAL LESSON THERE.

>> THAT WE CAN RISE FROM WHERE WE WERE BEFORE WITHOUT SHAME AND HOLD OUR HEADS HIGH.

BUT THE DOOR IS CLOSED.

>> Reporter: LIVE AND LET LIVE DIDN'T ON THE BUILDING.

RENTS BEGAN TO SKYROCKET IN THE ALREADY EXISTING FINANCIAL TROUBLE WAS COMPOUNDED.

AFTER NEARLY FOUR DECADES A CLOSED LAST FALL.

THE DOZENS OF SUPPORT GROUP SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO LOCATIONS THAT WERE NOT AS WELL-SUITED.

MANY SAY DOWNTOWN LOCATIONS TRIGGER THEIR URGE TO USE AGAIN.

CHURCHES CAN CARRY BAGGAGE AND WHILE LIVE AND LET LIVE WAS NEARBY, MANY NOW HAVE TO TAKE BUSES OR WALK LONG DISTANCES TO GET TO MEETINGS.

IT DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL SAFE, THEY SAY, ESPECIALLY WITH RECENT ANTI-LGBTQ PLUS LEGISLATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> I AM TIRED OF HAVING TO DO THIS BEHIND MY BACK OR LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER.

>> Reporter: HE SAID MEETING ATTENDANCE DROPPED SHARPLY AFTER LIVE AND LET LIVE CLOSED.

>> THEY HAVE ALL DISPERSED AND THEY HAVE GONE AWAY.

I WAS SURPRISED.

IT WAS SHOCKING.

>> Reporter: ANTI-HELLAND STEPPED UP.

IT USED TO BE A LAUNDRY SERVICE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AIDS AT A TIME WHEN MEN REFUSE TO EVEN TOUCH THEIR CLOTHING.

IT HAS OFFERED SUPPORT TO SAN DIEGO'S LGTBQ+ PEOPLE FOR DECADES.

IT ALLOWED THEM TO MOVE IN 50 CHAIRS AND THE PODIUM.

BUT, THE SPACE CLOSES AS SOON AS MEETINGS AND.

IT DOESN'T OFFER THE SAME ANYTIME SAFETY NET OF A RECOVERY CENTER.

THAT IS WHY HEATHER IS NOW SEARCHING FOR A PERMANENT HOME.

>> I AM ONE OF THE UNUSUAL PEOPLE THAT DOESN'T DO THE PRONOUN THING BECAUSE I DID 20 YEARS IN THE MILITARY WHERE I ACTUALLY HAD TO USE THEY, THEM, AND THERE TO DISGUISE MY RELATIONSHIPS.

IT IS SORT OF LIKE AN UNCOMFORTABLE THING FOR ME.

>> Reporter: SHE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE TO ENTER SAN DIEGO'S LGTBQ+ CENTER, BUT SHE DID FEEL SAFE TO ATTEND LIVE AND LET LIVE.

IT WAS LESS OBVIOUS TO OUTSIDE OBSERVERS.

THERE, SHE COULD BE RIGOROUSLY HONEST.

THAT IS ONE OF THE CORE TENETS OF RECOVERY.

SHE AND HER PARTNER LAUNCHED A NONPROFIT AND ARE NOW HOPING TO OWN A BUILDING TO REPLACE THAT LOST SPACE.

THEY PLAN TO NAME IT, THE UPTOWN ALANO CLUB.

UPTOWN IS THE INTENDED LOCATION.

>> WITH ALL THE HIGH-RISES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE HILLCREST AREA, A LOT OF THE TREND 33 COMMUNITY HAS MIGRATED MORE TOWARDS NORTHPARK.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE ASKED LOCAL PEOPLE ABOUT AND USE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT ANTI-HELLAND IS ABOUT TO CLOSE, TOO.

IT WILL CLOSE ON DECEMBER 31st.

THE OWNER TOLD ME AFTER 36 YEARS THE RENT IS MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD.

HE SAID SHE NEGOTIATED FOR THE GROUP TO HAVE CONTINUED USE OF THE BACK ROOM.

>>> RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES AMONG CHILDREN IN THE U.S. ARE UP ACCORDING TO THE CDC.

THAT IS TRUE FOR KIDS UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD.

EXPERTS SAY WHAT WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS MANAGEABLE.

WE ARE DIGGING INTO THE DATA.

>> Reporter: DOCTORS HAVE TOLD US THEY SEE THESE UPTICKS COMMONLY AND THE POSITIVE NEWS IS THIS IS THE FIRST SEASON EVER WE HAVE VACCINES FOR THE THREE MAIN CULPRITS THAT MAKE US AND OUR CHILDREN SICK THIS TIME OF YEAR.

AFTER A HUGE SURGE OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IN THE WINTER OF 2022, PEDIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR THOSE ILLNESSES ARE NOW TAKING BACK UP DESPITE THE TREND.

A PEDIATRICIAN IN BOSTON SAID HE IS NOT CONCERNED BY THE NUMBER.

>> I WOULD SAY MOST PEDIATRICIANS AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS THAT ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS ARE NOT WORRIED RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS IN WARREN COUNTY, OHIO SAY THEY SAW AN OUTBREAK OF PD TRACK-- PEDIATRIC PNEUMONIA CASES.

IT IS HIGHLY PREVALENT IN THE SOUTHERN U.S. >> THE PATHOGENS AND VIRUSES AND BACTERIA THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THESE INFECTIONS ARE THOSE THAT WE SEE EVERY YEAR.

WE MIGHT BE SEEING HIGHER THAN USUAL RATES, OR WE MIGHT SEE SOME AREAS THAT HAVE SMALL OUTBREAKS OF THESE, BUT THIS IS STANDARD AND THIS IS QUITE EXPECTED AND VERY MANAGEABLE.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, CHINA IS EXPERIENCING A HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF RESPIRATORY INFECTION RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS CAUSING SOME CONCERN.

THE HEAD OF THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, DR. MANDY: SAID THE SEARCH IS ALL RELATED TO EXISTING VIRUSES.

>> WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A NEW OR NOVEL PATHOGEN.

WE BELIEVE THIS IS ALL EXISTING , MEANING COVID, FLU, RSV-- >> REPORTER:--IN TERMS OF FIGHTING BACK, THE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL THREE OF THE MAJOR FALL AND WINTER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES.

THEY ARE FLU, COVID-19, AND JUST APPROVED THIS YEAR, VACCINES FOR RSV.

THOSE NEW RSV VACCINES ARE APPROVED FOR BABIES WHO ARE EIGHT MONTHS AND YOUNGER AND BABIES WHO ARE BETWEEN 8 AND 18 MONTHS TO MAY HAVE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

THIS CAN BE A SCARY INFECTION IN RARE CASES.

THE RSV VACCINES ARE ALSO APPROVED FOR ADULTS WHO ARE 60 AND OVER.

>>> THREE AREAS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE NOW UNDER CITRUS QUARANTINE BECAUSE OF A DISEASE THAT KILLED CITRUS TREES.

JACOB EXPLAINS HOW IT IS IMPACTING COMMERCIAL GROWERS AND MAYBE, EVEN THE TREES IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD.

>> Reporter: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE, ROLLING HILLS AND CROP PLANTS LIKE AVOCADO, GRAPEFRUIT AND ORANGES, SAN DIEGO FORMER, MICHAEL SHOWS THE LAY OF THE LAND OF ONE OF HIS FAMILY'S MANY COMMERCIAL GROVES IN THE COUNTY.

HE IS A BIT ON EDGE.

>> IT WILL YELLOW OUT THE TREE AND IT WILL LOOK LIKE IT IS STARTING IN NUTRIENTS.

>> Reporter: THREE OF HIS GROWING SITE IN THE COUNTY FALL UNDER A NEW QUARANTINE IN VALLEY CENTER FOR CITRUS GREENING DISEASE.

THAT IS AFFECTING BUSINESS.

HE SAYS IT IS CARRIED BY A SMALL DOG, CALL THE AGENT CITRUS APHID WITH A BROWN OR ORANGE COLOR.

>> WE ARE FINDING IT IN RESIDENTIAL TREES BECAUSE THOSE TREES ARE NOT BEING TREATED AT ALL.

SO, WE ARE DOING COORDINATED SPRAYS TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE OF THE PAST.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY SAID RESIDENTS SHOULD CONSIDER REMOVING NEGLECTED OR ABANDONED CITRUS TREES IF THEY DON'T WANT TO TREAT THEM FOR THE PAST, BUT NOT TAKE TO THE PLANTS OR FRUIT OUT OF THE QUARANTINED AREA.

HOME GROWERS CAN FIND MORE TIPS ONLINE AT CALIFORNIA CITY THREAT.ORG.

HE SAID THE SIGHTINGS OF THE BUGS ARE PRETTY COMMON THESE DAYS.

HE IS KEEPING HIS FINGERS CROSSED.

>> I THINK, AS LONG AS WE KEEP THEM OUT OF THE COMMERCIAL GROVES WE WILL BE FINE.

ONCE IT HITS COMMERCIAL STUFF IT WILL BE A MESS.

A BIG MESS.

>> Reporter: OTHERWISE KNOWN ASTHE , THIS DEVASTATED THE FLORIDA CITRUS INDUSTRY OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES.

IT IS A MAJOR THREAT TO THE SAN DIEGO CITRUS CROP.

THE COUNTY SAID THERE ARE ABOUT 1100 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL CITRUS IN THE QUARANTINE AREA.

>> THERE IS NO CURE.

THERE IS NO CURE FOR HOV.

>> Reporter: WHILE CITRUS GREENING DISEASE IS NOT HARMFUL TO HUMANS IT IS FATAL FOR CITRUS TREES.

VALLEY CENTER IS THE THIRD AREA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO HAVE HAD A POSITIVE DETECTION IN RECENT YEARS, JOINING OCEANSIDE AND RANCHO BERNARDO IN QUARANTINE.

>>> HERE ARE YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES RIGHT OFF THE TOP.

IT IS WARMING TO WEDNESDAY, BUT THAT IS FURTHER IN LAND.

I DO HAVE A MID-WALK--MIDWEEK ONSHORE FLOOR THAT MEANS THINGS WILL START COOLING DOWN.

DON'T WORRY, THAT WARMER WEATHER COMING IN FOR THE WEEKEND IS COMING.

48 DEGREES TONIGHT UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES.

NOT A BAD NIGHT TONIGHT.

GOING INTO TOMORROW, IT IS GOING TO BE PLEASANT IN PORTIONS OF SAN DIEGO.

GENERALLY PLEASANT.

TEMPERATURE WISE YOU WILL SEE THEM IN THE 70s AND 80s.

YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

TEMPS WILL BE A BIT COOLER AS YOU HEAD TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS.

WE ARE SEEING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW.

WITH THE FUTURE CAST, LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT THINGS ARE LOOKING LIKE.

WE HAVE A FEW HIGH CLOUDS INTO TUESDAY MORNING, BUT TUESDAY AFTERNOON WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

WEDNESDAY, IT IS ANOTHER DRY DAY.

DO YOU WANT RAIN?

HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY UP TO REDDING TO GET IN ON SOME OF THAT HEAVIER AND STEADIER RAIN.

WE WILL CONTINUE THAT DRY AND NICE WEATHER.

THERE WILL BE SOME DIFFERENCES WITH THE TEMPERATURES.

HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE ALONG THE COAST FOR YOUR FIVE-DAY OUT LOOK.

TEMPERATURE START OUT IN THE UPPER 70s BUT THEY START TO DECREASE BY LATE WEEK.

YOU WILL BE IN THE 60s THEN.

BUT YOU BOUNCE BACK BY THE WEEKEND.

FURTHER IN LAND THE SAME TREND IS HAPPENING.

WE START RINGS OFF IN THE 80s.

BY WEEKS END, THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK WE ARE IN THE UPPER 60s.

WE WILL START AN UPPER TREND INTO THE WEEKEND.

WILL WE DO THE SAME THING IN THE MOUNTAINS?

HERE IS THE STORY.

THE TEMPERATURES WILL START IN THE 50s, BUT YOU DO NOTICE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPSWING BY THURSDAY AND IT IS UP AND DOWN HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE DESERT HAS A TREND GOING UPWARD INTO MIDWEEK BUT DOWN AS YOU HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

I AM METEOROLOGIST, MICHELLE MacLEOD.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S RAINY SEASON IS OFF TO A DRY START, AT LEAST UP NORTH.

WHILE THIS YEAR'S OFFICE POWDER OVER THE WEEKEND IT IS A STARK COMPARISON FROM THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

BRADY HAS MORE ON THE SLOW STARTS TO THIS SKI SEASON.

>> Reporter: SPIRITS ARE HIGH AS SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS HIT THE SUGAR BOWL MOUNTAIN RESORT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.

>> I LIKE IT.

WE FINALLY GOT SOME SNOW.

>> Reporter: JEROME HILL AND WHITE PINE ARE THE ONLY LIFT THAT ARE OPEN, INCLUDING A TRAIN PARK PROVIDING VISITORS WITH A TASTE OF WHAT THE WINTER SEASON HAS TO BRING.

KEVIN CAME UP FROM NEVADA CITY HITTING THE SLOPES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

>> FIRST DAY, BREAKING IN THE NEW BOOTS.

>> Reporter: LET US KNOW TO KICK OF THE SEASON IS NOT THE CONCERN.

>> I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND WE HAVE HAD JUST THIS TRAIL OPEN AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN EPIC YEAR.

YOU CAN NEVER TELL.

>> Reporter: AT 800 FEET IN ELEVATION THIS IS A PRIME LOCATION FOR SNOWMAKING, ALLOWING THEM TO MAXIMIZE THEIR SNOWMAKING CAPABILITIES.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN DOING AN AWESOME JOB.

>> Reporter: IN THE MOUNTAIN IS COVERED WITH SNOW THE OPENING IS NOT DELAYED.

LAST YEAR, SUGAR BOWL OPENED ITS DOORS THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, SETTING THE STAGE FOR AN HISTORIC WINTER SEASON.

THEY FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A WHOPPING 110 INCHES OF SNOW.

>> AT SOME POINT LAST YEAR WE HAD TOO MUCH SNOW TO EVEN OPERATE THE RESORT.

IT IS THE WILD AND STORMY SIERRA.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL GET.

>>> BRADY, THANK YOU.

RESORT CITE SIERRA TAHOE DELAY THE OPENING SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER 2nd IS THE HOPE FOR NO --MORE SNOW IN THE COMING WEEKS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS A BANKRUPTCY DEAL THAT SHIELD THE OWNERS OF A MAJOR OPIOID MAKER FROM CIVIL LAWSUITS.

THAT IS AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION KICKED OFF A SERIES OF ROLLING STRIKES AT CAL POLY POMONA TODAY.

A SECOND STRIKE SET FOR SOME PHYSICAL STATE UNIVERSITY TOMORROW.

A THIRD WILL BE AT CSU LOS ANGELES ON WEDNESDAY.

AMONG THEIR DEMANDS, 12% PAY INCREASE AND A SEMESTER OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE.

IN A STATEMENT, CSU SAID IT IS PREPARED TO RETURN TO THE BARGAINING TABLE IF A DEAL IS NOT REACHED.

STRIKES COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

>>> FEDERAL OFFICIAL STATE REPLACED THE RIDGELINE IN MEXICO COULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS SLOWING CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE FLOWS, POLLUTED WATER ENTERING THE UNITED STATES.

CREWS WILL PRESSURE TEST THE LINE OVER THE WEEKEND AND SHOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FIX NEXT WEEK.

>>> IMPERIAL BEACH AS MAYOR SET ESTIMATES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION ARE BETWEEN $900 MILLION AND 1 1/2 BILLION DOLLARS.

>>> THERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO GET EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP PER NIGHT .

RESEARCHERS SAY IT IS NOT JUST THE NUMBER OF HOURS, BUT ALSO SLEEPING ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE.

THAT IS THE KEY.

>>> THE MIDDAY EDITION IS DISCUSSING LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND EFFORTS TO PRESERVE NATIVE CULTURE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.