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>> A GOOD EVENING, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

FIRST, WAS THE GLOVES, NOW THE MASKS ARE SET TO FINALLY COME OFF.

FOR MONTHS A MONTH, THE ANTI- MASK OTHER KIDS FOUGHT TO GET RID OF THEM ON CAMPUS.

THAT IS MOTT HOFFMAN EXPLAINED, IS THE DROP IN CASES, NOT THE COMPLAINING THAT SPURRED THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION.

>> IT'S DRIVEN BY THE DATA IN THE SCIENCE.

>> Reporter: STARTING TUESDAY, THE UNVACCINATED WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS ENDORSE.

AND AFTER MARCH 11th, THEY WILL NOT BE MANDATED INSIDE OF SCHOOLS.

>> THIS IS THE STATE OF EVENTS.

AND IN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, IN THIS CASE, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY DECIDE TO KEEP OR ADD ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS BEYOND THE STATE OUTLINE.

>> Reporter: THE STATE IS STILL RECOGNIZING THAT MASKS SHOULD BE WORN INSIDE.

IT PUTS -- INTO HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW RISK CATEGORIES.

>> MAYBE -- IN THE HIGH CATEGORY.

FEWER IN THE LOW, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE DATA IS TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS IN THE HIGH TRANSMISSION CATEGORY.

>> RIGHT NOW, OUR PLAN IS TO CONTINUE WITH OUR MASKING REQUIREMENTS AT A MINIMUM, UNTIL SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS OUT OF THAT HIGH RISK BY CATEGORY.

>> Reporter: RICHARD BARRERA SAYS DISTRICT LEADERS ARE DISCUSSING HOW TO PROCEED.

>> IF THERE ARE SCIENTIFIC REASONS THAT THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDING, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR US, AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THEN SAY WE ARE GOING TO RELAX THE REQUIREMENT.

>> Reporter: GALLEY SAYS THAT IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE FOR DISTRICTS TO CONTINUE WITH MASKING.

>> NOT THE DECISION I AM IN CHARGE OF MAKING, BUT CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE DISTRICTS AND THOSE JURISDICTIONS THAT MAKE A DECISION TO CONTINUE REQUIRING MASKS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE 42 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO UNIFIED IS THE LARGEST.

THEY HAVE ALREADY MOVED TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT.

THEY SAY THEY WILL SOON DO THE SAME.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TALKS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINIAN DELEGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AS RUSSIA CONTINUES TO RAMP UP WAR EFFORTS.

PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN ORDERED HIS COUNTRY'S DETERRENCE FORCES, PLACED ON HIGH ALERT, INCLUDING NO CLEAR ARMS.

WE WILL HEAR NOW FROM REPORTER EMILY SCHMIDT.

>> Reporter: IT TOOK THIS UKRAINIAN DISASTER TO SPARK A WORLD DIPLOMACY NOT SEEN FOR 40 YEARS.

>> THE FIGHTING IN UKRAINE MUST STOP.

>> Reporter: THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD AN EMERGENCY MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1982.

CONDEMNING RUSSIA'S THE TAX AND SUPPORTING UKRAINE SOVEREIGNTY, CALLING FOR PEACE.

>> FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE UNITED NATIONS WAS BORN, THERE IS A FULL-FLEDGED WAR IN THE -- GROUP.

>> Reporter: MORE IMAGES EMERGED FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

ATTACKS, THAT APPEAR TO BE ON A SECTION OF MARQUIS.

OUTSIDE, KEY SIGNS OF LOSSES FOR RUSSIA.

UKRAINIANS FIGHTING, INSPIRED BY THE PRESIDENTS RALLY.

>> THIS, OUR PRESIDENT, FEELS A LITTLE -- >> Reporter: MORE FALLOUT, THE STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED MONDAY, WHEN ECONOMIC SANCTIONS CAUSE THE GROUP TO LOSE NEARLY A THIRD OF ITS VALUE.

CLOSED ITS AIRSPACE TO AIRLINES FROM 36 COUNTRIES, AND UKRAINE AND RUSSIA HELD TALKS IN BELARUS, AHMAD FEARS THAT TROOPS COULD SUPPORT RUSSIA.

SO MUCH REMARKABLE MOVEMENT, INCLUDING THIS.

THE U.N. NOW ESTIMATES MORE THAN HALF 1 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FLED UKRAINE.

SEEKING SAFETY, BUT THEIR HOMELAND VERY MUCH STILL IN DANGER.

EMILY SCHMIDT, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SUFFERING SEEN IN THE AFTERMATH OF RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE HAS LEFT MANY ASKING THEMSELVES HOW THEY CAN HELP.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO SPOKE WITH LOCAL UKRAINIANS TRYING TO HELP AND AN EXPERT IN ECONOMICS WHO EXPLAINS THE COMPLEX STRUGGLE.

>> Reporter: DARYA -- GETTING A LOT OF LOVE FROM HER CUSTOMERS THAT HER NEW BAKERY IN THE HILLCREST NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAN DIEGO.

>> SHE CAN'T STOP CRYING.

>> Reporter: WHILE HER DREAM OF OPENING UP HER BAKERY, OH MY CAKE HAS COME TRUE, HER FAMILY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.

>> THEY ARE IN UKRAINE, WHICH IS GETTING BOMBED RIGHT NOW, PROBABLY THE SECOND THAT THEY ARE -- THE SECOND THAT WE ARE TALKING.

THEY SLEEP IN THE BASEMENT, JUST IN CASE.

>> Reporter: SHE DECIDED TO USE HER TALENTS FOR UKRAINE, SINCE GIVING MONEY DIRECTLY TO HER FAMILY IS NOT EASY.

SHE IS DONATING 25% OF HERSELF TO THE NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE'S SPECIAL ACCOUNT.

>> IT'S ALSO FOR MEDICATION, ANY TYPE OF PROTECTION.

THAT WE CAN PROVIDE, AND HELP THEM.

>> Reporter: AND THE PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING AND BUYING HER DELICIOUS TREATS.

>> PEOPLE WERE COMING IN LIKE CRAZY YESTERDAY.

THE SHOPS WERE EMPTY.

I'M JUST OVERWHELMED WITH SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: DURING THIS TIME, PEOPLE WITH LOVED ONES IN UKRAINE, LIKE NADIA HE WAS, ARE TRYING TO HELP YOU SHE ALSO SAYS THE NATIONAL UKRAINE INC. IS A SAFE OPTION.

>> THE MILITARY, THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE FIREMEN, THE POLICEMAN, PEOPLE HAVE TO HELP OUT.

THERE ARE TEACHERS THAT ARE STILL TEACHING CLASSES IN THOSE SUBWAYS, BECAUSE THEY NEED TO KEEP THEMSELVES CALM.

THE NATIONAL BANK IS THE BEST WAY TO GET THE MONEY STRAIGHT TO UKRAINE.

WITH NO WAIT, IT'S JUST A BANK TRANSFER.

>> DR. ALAN JEN, AN ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SAYS HE WORRIES FOR THE PEOPLE HAVE TO FLEE AND THE HUMANITARIAN DISASTER LOOMING.

HE SAYS HAVING ORGANIZATIONS ON THE GROUND, LIKE THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE YOU GIVE.

AS MANY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CRISIS TO TAKE FROM THOSE IN NEED.

AND AS TOUGH AS SANCTIONS WILL BE ON ORDINARY RUSSIANS, THEY ARE NECESSARY.

>> MAYBE, IF THERE IS YOU KNOW, WIDESPREAD DIFFICULTIES, THAT MIGHT CAUSE PEOPLE TO WISING UP IN PROTEST.

AND MAYBE, IMPACT THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE EFFECTS WILL BE FELT HERE TOO.

THROUGH HIGHER PRICES, AND IT'S NOT JUST OIL.

>> HIGHER PRICES FOR GRAIN.

THE FOURTH LARGEST EXPORT ABROAD.

THE EIGHTH LARGEST EXPORTER OF WHEAT.

THAT IS MINOR, COMPARED TO WHAT PEOPLE IN UKRAINE ARE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: HE APPLAUDS THE EFFORTS OF ORDINARY SAN DIEGANS.

REACHING OUT, TO EASE THEIR SUFFERING, AND HELPING CAN BE AS EASY AND DELICIOUS AS CAKE.

DARIUS SAYS CAKE IS LEFT.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE COUNTY WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT NEW SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY TODAY KICKED OFF AN AD CAMPAIGN ABOUT THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.

THE PROGRAM OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE TO POLICE RESPONSE, BY HAVING TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS ANSWER MENTAL HEALTH CALLS.

>> SEVERAL CLIENTS THAT WE HAVE, THAT SAY INTO THE TRIAGE THAT THEY DO NOT WANT POLICE THAT ALL.

YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM CALLED IN.

THEY ARE ONLY REQUESTING FOR US.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES WITH POLICE.

BUT WE CAN BE THAT FORCE THAT KIND OF HELPS THEM GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED WITHOUT THE POLICE INVOLVED.

>> THE PROGRAM WAS PILOTED IN NORTH COUNTY IN 2021, AND EXPANDED COUNTYWIDE IN DECEMBER.

SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS IT HAS HELPED MORE THAN 670 PEOPLE SINCE FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR.

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE EXPERIENCED A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

888-724-7240.

FOR THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.

CORONADO IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAWS, BUT KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWMAN SAYS A CRACKDOWN FROM STATE OFFICIALS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COMING ANYTIME SOON.

>> Reporter: CORONADO WAS TASKED BY THE STATE WITH ZONING FOR 912 NEW HOMES.

BOTH TO ACCOUNT FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND TO MAKE UP FOR THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING THAT EXIST TODAY.

BUT LAST YEAR, THE CITY CHOSE TO PLAN FOR JUST OVER A THIRD OF THAT.

AND THEY DID SO, BEDDING THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH IT.

AT LEAST FOR A WHILE.

SO FAR, THAT THAT IS PAYING OFF.

STATE OFFICIALS CAN SUE THE CITY INTO COMPLIANCE, BUT DAVIDSON SARRO, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SAYS THEY ARE NOT THAT POINT YET.

>> WE ARE CURRENTLY DISCUSSING WHAT THE TIMEFRAME IS.

HOW, WHEN DO WE REACH OUT TO JURISDICTIONS?

IT'S REALLY NOT A MATTER OF IF, IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN.

>> Reporter: CORONADO IS FAR FROM ALONE.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF CITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAVE HOUSING PLANS THAT ARE ALSO OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.

JOHN WIZARD OF THE NONPROFIT -- SAYS MANY ARE MAKING GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE.

>> BUT CERTAINLY, CITIES THAT ARE OBJECTIVELY, AND OBVIOUSLY, CONSTRUCTION OR OBSTINATE SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION THAN I THINK WE HAVE BEEN SEEING FROM THE STATE.

>> Reporter: CORONADO SAYS IT'S WORKING ON ITS HOUSING PLAN, BUT IT HAS NOT HELD ANY MEETINGS ON THE MATTER, OR GIVEN ITSELF A DEADLINE FOR ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE.

ANDREW BOWMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A TWO DAY MEETING OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IS UNDERWAY, AND IT'S SKYROCKETING BUILD HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

SDG&E SAYS THE PRICE OF WHOLESALE NATURAL GAS HAS GONE UP BY 25% IN JUST ONE YEAR, WHILE THE AVERAGE ELECTRIC RATE HAS GONE UP BY NEARLY 8%.

THOSE COSTS ARE BEING PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS.

>> MANY FAMILIES ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR MONTHLY BILLS.

OFTEN, HAVING TO DECIDE WHICH EXPENSES THEY WILL PAY AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

OFTEN HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PAYING THE LIGHT BILL, OR BUYING GROCERIES.

PAYING THE GAS BILL, OR BUYING GAS FOR THEIR CAR.

>> Reporter: VARIOUS PANELS ARE BEING HELD OVER TWO DAYS, COVERING TOPICS INCLUDING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES.

>>> COFFEE AND CULTURE ARE NOW BEING SERVED AT A BLACK-OWNED CAFE IN SHERMAN HEIGHTS, AND AS KPBS REPORTER JACOB AIRSHOWS US, THE OWNERS SAY THEIR GOAL IS NOT JUST ABOUT COFFEE, BUT TO CREATE A GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: FILLED WITH MUSIC, DANCE.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: AND LOTS OF CAFFEINE, AND BAKED GOODIES.

CO-OWNER AND FOUNDER, KIM BULLARD OPENED THE SHOP WITH HER MOM, CYNTHIA JOHNNY AND SAID THAT THE TIMING COULD NOT BE BETTER.

>> MALCOLM X IS INSPIRING THIS JOURNEY, THIS VISION.

IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO COMMEMORATE THAT.

AND TAKE THE TIME DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO REALLY STEP FORWARD.

SO FOR US, IT'S POWERFUL, AND IT'S ENERGIZING, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO SET US UP FOR THE REST OF YEAR.

>> Reporter: LATOYA -- AND COURTNEY JONES HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GRAND OPENING.

FOR THEM, IT'S ABOUT SUPPORTING OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE FROM THE SAME RACIAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND, TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY, WHILE ENJOYING WHAT THEY SAY IS PHENOMENAL COFFEE.

>> I LOVE SUPPORTING BLACK- OWNED BUSINESSES, BLACK-OWNED, WOMEN-OWNED, THE TRIFECTA.

SO I LIKE, PEOPLE SAY YOU VOTE WITH YOUR DOLLARS.

I LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM VOTING WITH MY DOLLARS, AND ALLOWING MY MONEY TO GO BACK INTO COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT.

AND HELP SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

>> Reporter: THE NEW LOCATION, JUST EAST OF THE PLATTE FREEWAY IS NESTLED ALONGSIDE OTHER LIKE- MINDED CREATIVE AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE SAME BUILDING.

AFTER HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY SHUT DOWN DUE TO PANDEMIC RELATED STRUGGLES, BULLARD AND HER MOTHER WERE OVERCOME WITH JOY AND ARE ALREADY PLANNING OUT WITH THE HEAD.

>> GOING TO BE CONTINUOUS ACCLAMATION OF THE SPACE.

REALLY THINKING THROUGH THE BLACK WOMEN'S RESILIENCE PROJECT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.

MANY OTHERS TO COME, REALLY PLANNING THIS OUT.

NOT ONLY SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THROUGH ISSUES, TACKLE ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DO IT IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY, AND A WAY THAT IS FUN.

>> Reporter: BULLARD SAYS THAT THE CAFE WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME A SPACE WHERE THEY WILL OFFER A PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY, WITH THE GOAL OF INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURS AND LEADERS.

JACOB AYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY WORSENING AND EXTREME WEATHER AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO MAKE ANY LASTING CHANGES.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A MAJOR REPORT, JUST PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED NATIONS THAT WARRANTS AN IRREVERSIBLE IMPACT OF THE WORLD, THE WORLD EXCEEDS 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS OF WARMING.

IT'S BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH FROM HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS WHO CONCLUDE THE PACE OF HUMAN-CAUSED GLOBAL WARMING IS HAPPENING FASTER AND MORE WIDESPREAD THAN IT WAS PREDICTED TWO DECADES AGO.

>> REQUIRED -- TO CUT EMISSIONS BY 20%.

AND ACHIEVEMENT ZERO EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES BY 2015.

BUT ACCORDING TO CURRENT COMMITMENTS, GLOBALLY, GLOBAL EMISSIONS ARE SAID TO INCREASE ALMOST 14% OVER THE CURRENT -- THAT'S BOTH CATASTROPHE.

>> Reporter: THE REPORT SAYS TODAY'S CHILDREN, WHO MAY STILL BE ALIVE IN THE YEAR 2100 ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE FOUR TIMES MORE CLIMATE EXTREMES THAN THEY DO NOW.

THAT'S EVEN WITH ONLY A FEW MORE TENTHS OF A DEGREE OF WARMING OVER TODAY'S HEAT.

THE RECENT COLD SNAP HAS AFFECTED FARMERS UP AND DOWN THE STATE.

AS ALINA JONES SHOWS US, THE DEEP-FREEZE ARRIVES IN THE MIDDLE OF ALMOND BLOOMING SEASON IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: AN ALMOND WINTER FREEZE, CHILLING ALMONDS.

>> A HUGE SURPRISE, BECAUSE LOOK AT FEBRUARY AND JANUARY.

IT'S BEEN DRY, WARM.

>> Reporter: KELLY ABINGTON AND -- ARE ALMOND GROWERS.

>> IT'S A NONVIABLE ALMOND RIGHT THERE.

>> Reporter: FREEZING THEIR OMENS DURING BLOOMING SEASON, KILLING THEM BEFORE THEY EVER MAKE IT TO HARVEST.

>> OUR TOP CONCERN IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO PAY THE BILLS THIS YEAR.

WE DON'T HAVE A CROP.

>> Reporter: SO WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO TRY TO PROTECT THEIR CROP?

THE COUPLE SAYS THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGHT THE FROST WITH IRRIGATION.

>> WE CAN RAISE THE TEMPERATURE ONE DEGREE, MAYBE 2 DEGREES, AND EVEN IN 20 DEGREES, WE ARE SEEING MASSIVE CROP DAMAGE.

>> I FEEL NAUSEATED, IT'S JUST, LIKE THE UNCERTAINTY, AND THEN TRYING TO PLAN, AND NOW, REEVALUATING AND RECALIBRATING OUR BUDGET.

>> YOU HATE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: -- AT BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS SAYS THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE COMING AT A TERRIBLE TIME.

>> THEY ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE, SO THAT ALL GETS ROLLED INTO A CALCULATION AND A DECISION AS TO WHAT TO DO.

>> Reporter: ALMOND GROWERS, ALREADY DEALING WITH A JOB, NO FACE WITH THIS LATEST SETBACK.

>> EVERYBODY HOPES THAT WE CAN RECOVER.

>>> OUR PATTERN IS GOING TO BET MORE ACTIVE.

MONDAY, TUESDAY, BUT BY WEDNESDAY, THE WINDS ARE GOING TO START TO TURN ON SHORT AGAIN IS OUR NEXT-DOOR SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE DROPPING SOUTHWARD, AND WITH OUTCOME A DROP IN TEMPERATURES TOO FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK.

WE ARE LOOKING AT TEMPS TONIGHT GETTING BACK DOWN INTO THE LOW 40s.

OUT TOWARDS ESCONDIDO, OCEANSIDE.

RADAR -- INTO SAN DIEGO, LOW 50s IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

TUESDAY AGAIN, IT'S A DRY, MILD DAY HERE FOR US IN THE FORECAST, BUT BY WEDNESDAY, THINGS WILL START TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT HERE.

TEMPS IN THE MID-70s FOR YOUR TUESDAY IN OCEANSIDE.

MID-70s COME OUT TOWARDS CHULA VISTA, CLOSER TO 90 DEGREES FOR A DAYTIME HIGH, AND THEN WEDNESDAY, YOU CAN START TO SEE THE HANDS OF THE NEXT ROOM, BEGINNING TO PRESS SOUTHWARD, BRINGING RAIN INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND THERE'S THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THAT MOISTURE ACTUALLY MAKES IT INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

I THINK WE WILL DEFINITELY GET INTO THE -- IN THE FORM OF MAYBE SOME SNOW LATER IN THE WEEK AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

BUT THE QUESTION IS, DOES ANY OF THAT RAIN MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST?

RIGHT NOW, IT'S LOOKING LIKE OUR TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE DROPPING HERE, BUT NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY JUST YET.

TEMPERATURES WILL GO FROM THE MID-70s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY INTO THE LOW 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TOWARDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

FURTHER IN THE, TEMPERATURES SEE A SIMILAR JOB, BUT EVEN MORE DRAMATIC YEAR.

LOW 80s FOR YOU TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

LOW 60s, SO ABOUT A 20 DEGREE JOB FROM WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY.

BIG CHANGES ON THE WAY HERE.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES GOING FROM CLOSER TO 60 DEGREES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY INTO THE 40s, AND EVENTUALLY, DOWN INTO THE 30s.

AND A CHANCE FOR, AGAIN, SOME SNOW AND RAIN FRIDAY, AND INTO SATURDAY.

AND IN THE DESERT, TEMPERATURES HERE WILL BE GOING OFF TO CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES TUESDAY, THE LOW 80s THURSDAY.

70 DEGREES FOR A HIGH, BY FRIDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PATCH.

>>> THE TWO FINALISTS FOR THE PERMANENT JOB OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT HAVE SPOKEN AND NOW IT'S UP TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

BUT THE PUBLIC STILL HAS SOME TIME TO HAVE THEIR SAY.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MJ PEREZ HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: DR. LAMON JACKSON AND DR. SUSAN ENFIELD STARTED THEIR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CAREERS AS TEACHERS IN A CLASSROOM.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THEY WERE BACK ON CAMPUS, ON THE AUDITORIUM STAGE OF WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

FACE-TO-FACE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, DETERMINED TO BE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.

>> I THINK THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT DEEPLY CARES ABOUT ITS CHILDREN AND ITS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND THAT IS A PLACE THAT I THINK ANY SUPERINTENDENT WOULD BE HONORED TO LIVE, LEAD AND SERVE IN.

>> WE WILL BE ABOUT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND WE WILL BE UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT BEING INCLUSIVE.

IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: INTERPRETERS TRANSLATED EVER RESPONSE FROM THE CANDIDATES, AS THEY ANSWERED QUESTIONS SUBMITTED IN PERSON AND ONLINE.

DURING A LIVE STREAM OF THE OF THEM.

PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND EVEN STUDENTS WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO RACISM, AND INEQUITY IN SAN DIEGO'S SCHOOLS.

STATISTICS SHOW THAT BLACK STUDENTS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED THAN WHITE STUDENTS.

>> LEADERSHIP IS NOT A POPULARITY CONTEST AND WHEN YOU ARE GENUINELY, AUTHENTICALLY LEADING FROM EQUITY TO SERVE ALL CHILDREN REALLY WELL, YOU WILL MAKE UNPOPULAR DECISIONS, BUT YOU HAVE TO STAND BY WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN AND I BELIEVE DEEPLY THAT WE CAN DO BETTER AS A PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.

>> WE NEED TRAINING FOR OUR ADULTS.

BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO HAVE BIAS.

AND WE DO ACT WITH RACIST BEHAVIORS.

AND WE HAVE TO LIVE INTO THE FEAR THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN HOW WE WERE RAISED.

BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN THIS IS HOW WE WILL REMAIN.

>> Reporter: ON THE TOPIC OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, DR. ENFIELD HAS A PLAN OF INCLUSION, INSTEAD OF SEPARATION.

DR. JACKSON WILL MAKE CHANGES TO INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND IEP.

>> OFTEN, WE WRITE OUR IEP GOALS, AND WE ARE NOW TEACHING TO THE IEP, RATHER THAN TEACHING TO THE CHILD.

AND THAT, THAT IS FUNDAMENTAL.

>> Reporter: WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE HOW EVERY CHILD SEES THEMSELVES AS INCLUDED IN THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

AND THAT MEANS, WORKING TO DISMANTLE AS MANY SELF- CONTAINED PROGRAMS AS WE CAN.

>> Reporter: PUBLIC REVIEWS CAME QUICKLY.

>> THE FACT THAT DR. JACKSON MENTIONED POSITIVE DISCIPLINE, RIGHT?

AND THE FACT THAT -- MENTIONED BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: MELISSA -- IS A GRADUATE OF LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I APPRECIATED THE SPECIFICITY OF THE QUESTIONS.

I GOT THAT THE MODERATOR AND THE LIST IN GENERAL WHERE THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO ASK.

AROUND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC INPUT IS NOT OVER YET.

DISTRICT OFFICIALS HAVE SET UP AN ONLINE OPTION FOR ANYONE WHO STILL WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT WITH A QUICK CLICK ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CHURCH TAB ON THE DISTRICTS WEBSITE.

A DECISION ON WHO GETS THE JOB IS EXPECTED WITHIN A MONTH.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN SAY IT'S THE NINTH INNING BETWEEN PLAYERS AND OWNERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

THE TWO SIDES ARE TRYING TO END THE LOCKDOWN AND HAVE THE MARCH 31st OPENING FOR THE REGULAR- SEASON.

OF THE DEAL IS NOT REGIONAL, WE COULD SEE THE 162 GAME SEASON SHORTENED.

ALL SIDES OF BEEN FAR APART ON A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, PLAYOFF EXPANSION, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

IS GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON, BUT A LOCAL TROOP IS PROVIDING A DIFFERENT KIND OF SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

KPBS PEAK CITY HEIGHTS REPORTER JACOB AIRSHOWS OF HOW A LOCAL ORGANIZATION IS HELPING YOUNG GIRLS STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEIR EAST AFRICAN CULTURE.

>> Reporter: ON MONDAY EVENING, THE -- OF EAST AFRICA OPENS THEIR DOORS TO THE MEMBERS OF GIRL SCOUT TROOP 4307.

>> WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY GROUP ACTIVITIES AND STUFF, SO THIS IS A LOT FOR MY DAUGHTER, SO SHE CAN LEARN ABOUT HER COMMUNITY, HER CULTURE.

AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.

>> Reporter: A REFUGEE, LIKE MANY OF THE GIRLS IN HER DAUGHTER SHE.

SHE SAYS, GROWING UP IN SAN DIEGO CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS TO THEIR CHILDREN.

THAT'S WHY SHE'S HAPPY TO HAVE FOUND A SPECIALIZED GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM FOR OUR HER DAUGHTER.

>> WE ARE A MELTING POT OF DIFFERENT CULTURES.

THERE'S PEOPLE FROM SOMALIA, SUDAN, YOU NAME IT.

IS MUCH AS WE BRING CULTURE INTO A, THE KIDS THEMSELVES GET TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND THEY GET TO EMBRACE THAT.

AND REALLY, JUST FIND OUT WHO THEY ARE.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, THE TROOPS SHOULD BE PARTICIPATING IN GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE PANDEMIC HAS STOPPED THEM FROM SELLING.

THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT, SAYS TRUE MEMBER -- >> LIKE HOW WE JUST DID AN EXERCISE IN AN ICEBREAKER AND THAT WE DID THE PAINTING, SO THAT'S WHAT I REALLY LOVE.

I REALLY LOVE ART, SO THAT WAS THE HAPPIEST PART ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: BEYOND SELLING COOKIES, THEY TEACH THE YOUNG GIRLS HOW TO BECOME LEADERS OF TOMORROW.

BREAKING DOWN STEREOTYPES, AND OF COURSE, HAVING FUN.

>> WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN ISLAM.

THE KEY ROLES THAT THEY HAVE, THAT WOMEN ARE LOOKED AT EQUAL TO MEN, AND JUST KIND OF UPLIFTING AND EMPOWERING THEM, JUST SO THEY KNOW THE RELIGION IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF, BUT MORE SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE PROUD OF.

>> Reporter: THE -- UNITED WOMEN OF EAST AFRICA OFFERS MANY PROGRAMS.

THEY ALSO PROVIDE TUTORING SERVICES, INTERNSHIP TRAINING COURSES, AND GIRLS BASKETBALL PROGRAMS.

JACOB A YEAR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING!

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