TRAN06 >>> >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

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♪ >>> A GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI., THE GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO GET KIDS BACK TO CLASS.

WE BEGIN OUR COVERAGE WITH KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN.

>> COUNTY BY COUNTY SAN DIEGO IS LEADING THE WAY.

A TRUCK THIS MORNING THE GOVERNOR WAS VISITING THE LATEST SUPERSTATION RUN BY YOU SEE SAN DIEGO.

>> THIS INSPIRES PEOPLE.

A TRUCK COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE ADOPTING THE DRIVE- THRU MODEL AND THE FIFTH SUPERSTATION RUN BY SCRIPPS WILL BE COMING TO THE AREA.

>> SCARCITY IS THE ISSUE THAT WE ARE ALL MINDFUL OF.

IT IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS INCREASINGLY BEEN BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

A TRUCK AT 4.6 MILLION CALIFORNIANS HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED AT LEAST ONE VACCINATION BUT SUPPLY IS NOT KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND AND A LOT OF NEW DOSES ARE BEING PRIORITIZED FOR SECOND SHOTS.

>> WHEN IT IS YOUR TIME TO GET THE VACCINATION, PLEASE DO THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

A TRUCK THERE HAD BEEN OPEN APPOINTMENTS THAT COUNTY SPONSORED SITES WHILE NEARLY 400,000 SAN DIEGANS HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FIRST DOSE BUT THERE ARE 1 MILLION PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR SHOTS THAT HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT YET.

THOSE THAT CANNOT LEAVE THEIR HOME CAN SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO THEIR HOMES BY DIALING 211.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE WANTS SCHOOLS REOPEN SAFELY AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION IS ASKING THAT STOP BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET VACCINATED FIRST.

>> WE ARE WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND WE HOPE TO GET THERE THIS WEEK AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE PROGRESS.

IT INCLUDES PRIORITIZATION, FRAMEWORK TO GET TEACHERS VACCINATED.

WE ARE PRIORITIZING TEACHERS AND WE WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.

>> Reporter: VACCINATION SUPPLY IS IN FLUX BUT CASE RATES OF THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS OR DROPPING STATEWIDE.

JUST ONE MONTH AGO, CALIFORNIA REPORTED 50,000 CASES AND TODAY THE DAILY TOTAL WAS 10,000 CASES.

>> EVERYTHING THAT SHOULD BE DOWN IS DOWN.

IT PEOPLE BEING HOSPITALIZED AND PEOPLE IN ICUS.

>> I'M MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION AT WWW.KPBS.ORG.

IT IS CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB ON OUR HOMEPAGE AND YOU WILL FIND A SEARCHABLE MAP WITH LOCATIONS AND WAYS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE.

AND >>> AS SAN DIEGO COUNTY ADMINISTERED THOUSANDS OF DOSES PER DAY SOME ARE GOING TO MEXICAN CITIZENS.

AND THE COUNTY IS TAKING A REGIONAL APPROACH ACCORDING TO WORKED ON BY MAX RIVLIN-NADLER.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINATIONS, THE COUNTY IS NOT WORRYING ABOUT CITIZENSHIP.

>> IF THEY LIVE OR WORK IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND THERE ARE MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN TIJUANA THAT CROSSOVER TO WORK AT MANY OF OUR MANUFACTURING PLANTS, OUR FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS.

AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE VACCINATED BECAUSE THEY ARE INTERMINGLING WITH OUR RESIDENTS.

THE VIRUS DOESN'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE FROM.

>> Reporter: NANCY MALDONADO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHICANO FEDERATION AND BELIEVES THAT LIKE HOUSING, VACCINATIONS ARE SHARED RESOURCE.

>> WE NEED TO TELL THE WHOLE STORY AND RELATIONSHIP VERSUS JUST FOCUSING ON, MEXICAN CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS ARE COMING OVER TO GET THE VACCINE.

THE TRUTH IS THAT THIS IS A MEGA RATION AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLACES IN THE COUNTRY AND IT IS A DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP.

WE RELY ON EACH OTHER FOR A LOT OF THINGS.

INCLUDING HEALTHCARE.

>> Reporter: THE REALITY IS, FOR SEVERAL YEARS, U.S. CITIZENS HAVE GONE TO MEXICO AND HAVE GONE TO TIJUANA FOR LOW-COST CARE.

WHETHER IT IS DENTISTRY, PLASTIC SURGERY AND MEDICAL CARE AND GENERAL.

IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE COST OF HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: CARLOS GONZALEZ SAYS HE THINKS THIS HELPS MANY WORKERS THAT LIVE IN SAN DIEGO WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION.

AND HE SAYS THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN LOCAL STATUS.

>> IF YOU ARE AN ESSENTIAL WORKER, YOU SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED.

I THINK COVID-19 HAS SHOWN HOW MUCH THIS COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE DEPENDS ON FOREIGN WORKERS.

A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WHOM ARE UNDOCUMENTED.

A TRUCK MEXICO HAS EXHAUSTED ITS FIRST DOSE OF THE VACCINE BUT IS EXPECTING MORE.

THE MEXICAN CONSULATE HAS ACTED AS A SUCCESSFUL COVID-19 TESTING SIDE.

AND COUNSEL GUTIERREZ SAYS THEY HOPE TO BE A DISTRIBUTION SITE FOR THE VACCINE IN THE FUTURE.

I'M MAX RIVLIN-NADLER FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> EMERGING VARIANCE OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS ARE MAKING FOR PROBLEMS.

THERE IS 698 NEW CASES IN SAN DIEGO AND THAT IS THE HIGHEST TOTAL SINCE NOVEMBER.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS HAVE DECLINED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO -- THEY SAY THAT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP PREVENTION MEASURES LIKE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WEARING MASKS.

>> WE ARE ASKING EVERYBODY TO KEEP THEIR GUARD UP.

THE PROLIFERATION OF VARIANCE CAN IMPACT THE POSITIVE TRENDS WE ARE SEEING.

A TRUCK DR. ANTHONY FAUCI IS WARNING AGAINST DELAYING THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINATION.

HE SAYS THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS COULD BE WEAKER WITHOUT THE BOOSTER SHOT AND COULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VARIANCE.

>> THE OTHER THEORETICAL ISSUE THAT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC, WITH REGARD TO ONLY A SINGLE DOSE, IF YOU GET A SUB OPTIMUM RESPONSE, THE WAY THAT THE VIRUS RESPONSE TO THE PRESSURE, YOU COULD BE INADVERTENTLY SELECTING MORE MUTANTS.

>> Reporter: DR. FAUCI SAYS IT IS US PORT IMPORTANT TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE THEIR FIRST DOSE AND TAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE GET THEIR SECOND DOSE ON TIME.

>>> POLITICAL THEATER IS WHAT THE LEGAL TEAM FOR TRUMP IS CALLING THE UPCOMING IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

BUT OTHERS SAY HE ABUSED HIS POWER.

AND NADIA RAMIREZ REPORTS.

>> Reporter: ON THE EVE OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT, HE IS STILL CHARGED WITH INCITEMENT OF VIOLENCE.

IT TRUMP LAWYERS LAYOUT THEIR CASE.

THEY SAID THE IMPEACHMENT ITSELF IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND SIMPLY AN ACTIVE POLITICAL THEATER.

>> IT IS JUST PARTISAN POLITICS.

>> Reporter: AS THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS PLAYS OUT, THEY ARE WORKING ON LEGISLATION BUT DEMOCRATS AS THE LOOK AT THE MINIMUM WAGE.

>> THESE LAST THIS LAST YEAR, THIS IS PEOPLE THAT WE THAT WERE NOT WORTH PAYING $15 PER HOUR.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN DOES NOT THINK THE PROGRESSIVE PROPOSAL WILL MAKE IT INTO THE FINAL PACKAGE.

>> MY GUESS IS IT WILL NOT MAKE IT THERE.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER STICKING POINT IS STIMULUS CHECKS.

THEY WANT TO GIVE THE FULL AMOUNT PEOPLE THAT MAKE $50,000 PER YEAR OR LESS.

>> Reporter: IN THOSE THAT MAKE A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT MAY NOT BE THE MOST IN NEED.

>> IT WOULD BE ABSURD THAT WHAT YOU HAVE UNDER TRUMP IS FOLKS GETTING THE BENEFIT BUT UNDER JOE BIDEN THEY WOULD NOT GET THAT FULL BENEFIT.

>> Reporter: CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS AGREE ON A TAX CREDIT TO GIVE FAMILIES AT LEAST $3000 PER CHILD.

IN WASHINGTON I AM NADIA ROMERO FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE WILL CARRY COVERAGE OF THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL ON KPBS TO CO-ED COVERAGE BEGINS AT 10:00 A.M.

TOMORROW.

>>> TWO SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE CALLING FOR AN ADDITIONAL $30 MILLION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND THIS INCLUDES A GROUP FOR TOMORROW.

THEY SAY THAT NOW, THE LOSSES ARE PILING UP.

>> WE HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING AND NOW EVERYTHING IS TO GO BUT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WONDERFUL IN SUPPORTING US.

BUT EVEN THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR US TO SUSTAIN THE LOSSES THAT WE ARE HAVING SINCE BEING ABLE TO BE OPEN.

>> FUNDING FOR A THIRD ROUND OF GRANTS WILL BE CONTINGENT ON --.

THEY SAID SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLY APPLY AS LONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLIANT WITH STATE AND COUNTY GUIDELINES.

>>> INDOOR WORSHIP IS A LOT AGAIN IN CALIFORNIA.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE HAS MORE.

A TRUCK IN THE SIX HAVE A DECISION HANDED DOWN ON MONDAY, IT HAS BEEN RULED THAT INDOOR CHURCH SERVICES ARE NO LONGER BANNED.

AT ONE OF THE TWO CASES THAT THE ROLE THAT COMES FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

A PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN SAN DIEGO SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE BAN OVERTURNED SINCE LAST MAY SAYING THEY SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME AS BIG-BOX STORES AND GROCERY STORES.

>> WE ARE TREATED MORE OTHER GROUPS WERE TREATED MORE FAVORABLY THAN CHURCHES.

>> Reporter: SOUTHBAY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH WAS REPRESENTED.

THEY SAY THERE IS NOT SIGNIFICANT DATA THAT CHURCHES ARE THE CAUSE OF OUTBREAKS.

>> SINCE MAY THERE HAS BEEN FEW INFECTIONS AT CHURCHES COMPARED TO OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PEOPLE SHOPPING OR PEOPLE USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

SO, WE HAD, I THINK STRONG DATA THAT CHURCHES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.

>> SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS DO NOT WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS BUT THEY HAVE CHANGED REGULATIONS TO MEET THIS.

IT IS LISTED UNDER SECTION 11 A THAT SAYS PLACES OF WORSHIP ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE INDOOR AND 20% CAPACITY WITH SINGING AND CHANTING BEING PROHIBITED DURING SERVICES.

THEY SAY THE RULING ON FRIDAY WAS JUST PART OF THE CASE THAT THEY FILED.

THEY ARE EXPECTING MORE RULINGS ON INDOOR CHURCH CAPACITY AND CHANTING INDOORS OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS.

I'M JACOB AERE WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS NEW CDC GUIDANCE ON REOPENING SCHOOLS COULD COME OUT AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY.

HE MADE COMMENTS DURING THE PRE- SIMPLE BOWL SUPER BOWL INTERVIEW.

SOME TEACHER UNIONS ARE RESISTING AMID FEARS OVER INFECTION.

THE CDC SAYS COMMUNITY SPREAD MUST BE DOWN BEFORE IT IS SAFE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM.

>>> THE CDC IS REPORTING MORE THAN 2000 CASES OF A RARE CONDITION LINKED TO CORONAVIRUS IN CHILDREN.

IT IS KNOWN AS MULTI SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN.

IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSES THE CONDITION THAT CAN SET IN WEEKS AFTER A CHILD IS EXPOSED TO COVID-19.

AND HIS JASMINE FIELD REPORTS, A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOY IS RECOVERING FROM THE ILLNESS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ JUNIOR GETTING A WARM WELCOME HOME IN BEAUMONT AFTER FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE IN THE ICU AT MELINDA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AGAINST A RARE ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19.

ASPECTS SO YOU THINK IF YOU DID NOT TAKE OF THAT DAY HE MIGHT HAVE DIED?

>> YES.

WE DO NOT KNOW IF HE WOULD HAVE WOKEN UP THE NEXT DAY.

A TRUCK THEY ALL HAD COVID-19 EARLY IN DECEMBER AND RECOVERED.

ABOUT ABOUT FIVE WEEKS LATER, ANTHONY JUNIOR CAME DOWN WITH A FEVER.

>> HE HAD A BLOODSHOT EYES, A LITTLE BIT OF VOMITING.

A TRUCK AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, AND HE THOUGHT HE WAS GETTING BETTER, HIS WIFE CAME ACROSS THE SYMPTOMS OF MISC.

>> SHE READ ABOUT MISC.

EVEN THOUGH HE WAS GETTING BETTER, THEY DID TELL US HE WAS SUFFERING FROM SEPTIC SHOCK AND HE WAS HAVING HEART FAILURE.

>> Reporter: HIS PARENTS SAY ANTHONY HAS NO UNDERLYING CONDITIONS.

HE WENT THROUGH DAYS OF DIFFERENT TREATMENTS AT THE HOSPITAL UNTIL ONE FINALLY WORKED.

DOCTORS SAY EVEN THE SYMPTOMS CAN VARY IN THIS RARE INFLAMMATORY CONDITION.

>> WE ARE SEEING FEVER THAT LAST SEVERAL DAYS.

VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SKIN RASHES.

FEELING TIRED, FAST HEARTBEAT, SWELLING.

IT >> Reporter: A PEDIATRICIAN, DOCTOR JOE WALSH SAYS THAT PARENTS HAVE CALLED HIM WORRIED ABOUT WHAT TO LOOK FOR.

HE SAYS IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHY SOME AT THIS ILLNESS AND OTHERS DON'T.

RODRIGUEZ SAYS HE BELIEVES THAT SHARING HIS STORY COULD HELP SAVE A CHILD SUFFERING FROM MISC.

>> WE JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE DID.

>> IT THAT WAS JASMINE FIELD REPORTING.

>>> AND CHILDREN TYPICALLY RECOVER BUT IT CAN RESULT IN COMPLICATIONS LIKE HEART DAMAGE.

MOST CASES HAPPENED BETWEEN THE AGES OF ONE AND 14.

>>> THERE HAS BEEN NEWS ON THE RECALL OF GOVERNOR NEWSOM.

AND IT IS NOT AN EASY PROCESS.

WE EXPLAIN WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

>>> WHAT DO ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, KAMALA HARRIS AND GAVIN NEWSOM HAVE IN COMMON?

PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO THROW THEM OUT OF OFFICE.

THEY HAVE TRIED TO RECALL ELECTED OFFICIALS 171 TIMES.

10 RECALLS MADE IT TO THE BALLOT AND SOME OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

SO WHAT IS IT TAKE TO RECALL IT GOVERNOR?

>> I AM LAUREL ROSEN HALL REPORTING FOR CAL MATTERS.

IT >> Reporter: CORONAVIRUS HAS CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF CALIFORNIA.

EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL PETITION DOES NOT SAY A WORD ABOUT THE PANDEMIC, IT BEGAN AS A RIGHT- WING EFFORT TO OUST A GOVERNOR FOR BEING TOO CONSERVATIVE.

BUT, AS PEOPLE WANTED TO RESTRAIN THE VIRUS, HE DID NOT HELP HIMSELF.

HE WENT TO THE SWANKY FRENCH LAUNDRY LOCATION.

ALL IT TAKES OUR SIGNATURES FROM TELL % OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED IN THE LAST ELECTION.

NORMALLY, RECALL SUPPORTERS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME OR MONEY TO DO THAT BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC STAY AT HOME ORDER LAST YEAR, A JUDGE GAVE THEM EXTRA TIME.

UNTIL MARCH 17.

SUCCESSFULLY RECALLING THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE WHEN THIS GUY WAS REPLACED BY THIS GUY.

ALSO KNOWN AS THE GOVENATOR.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER WON BECAUSE HE HAD THE MOST VOTES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LESS THE MAJORITY.

I AM SURE YOU ARE WONDERING WHO WANT TO TAKE HIS SPOT .

FOR STARTERS, THESE TWO REPUBLICANS.

AND JOHN COX LOST TO NEWSOM IN 2018 AND KEVIN FAULCONER, KEVIN FAULCONER, FORMER MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO.

IN THEIR FACE AND QUESTIONS LIKE DO YOU WANT TO CALL RECALL GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND IF NOT, WHO SHOULD REPLACE HIM?

WHOEVER GETS THE MOST VOTES BECOMES GOVERNOR UNTIL WE HAVE ANOTHER ELECTION NEXT YEAR.

IT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CALIFORNIA POLITICS AND POLICIES, GO TO CALMATTERS.ORG AND DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

I AM LAUREN ROSEN HALL FOR CAL MATTERS.

>>> WE ARE HEARING MORE FORM ONE OF THE CANDIDATES.

SOME ARE TRYING TO PORTRAY KEVIN FAULCONER AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS THE SAME.

>> KEVIN FAULCONER GOT GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO PAY FOR A HIGH RISE THAT HURT THE --.

>>> WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS.

>> THAT TELEVISION AD IS PAIRED WITH A NEW WEBSITE THAT WENT PUBLIC TODAY.

JOHN COX WAS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE AGAINST HIM.

HE PLANS TO MAKE THE COVID-19 RECOVERY AND THE COST OF HOUSING CENTRAL THEMES IN HIS NEW CAMPAIGN.

>>> THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO FACES SOME FINANCIAL HURDLES IN 2021 AS THE PUBLIC AGENCY DEALS WITH THE PANDEMIC.

IN THE MIDST OF THAT FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY, THE PORT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS WORKING WELCOMING ITS FIRST LATINA.

>>> JOSI MENDOZA AND -- ARE AT THE BOAT LAUNCH IN MENDOZA CITY.

THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN COLLECT THIS BOWED.

THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE AT THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO SAN DIEGO BAY.

HELPING PRESERVE THAT ACCESS IS A PRIORITY FOR THE FIRST LATINA TO HOLD A SEAT ON THE COURT COMMISSION BOARD.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CONTINUE THE LEGACY.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PORT IS INCLUSIVE OF EVERYONE.

IT >> SHE IS FEELING THE SHOES OF DUKE VALOR HIM,.

>> WHEN EVERYBODY THINKS OF SAN DIEGO THEY THINK OF THE WATERFRONT.

AND I WANT TO EMBRACE THAT BUT I ALSO WANT TO EMBRACE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT LIVE HERE TO ENJOY THAT AS WELL.

I WANTED TO BE INVITING TO FOLKS THAT LIVE NOT JUST IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT ALSO SAND HAS CEDRO AND SAN DIEGO SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN COME HERE AND HAVE ACCESS.

>> Reporter: SHE BRINGS A FRESH SET OF EYES TO THE BOARD.

SHE HAS FOUGHT FOR CLEAN AIR IN COMMUNITIES NEAR THE BAY.

IT IS A BATTLE ROOTED IN HER CHILDHOOD WHEN SHE HAD HER FIRST SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK.

AND SHE LINKS THAT TO DIESEL TRUCK TRAFFIC.

>> UNFORTUNATELY MY SITUATION IS NOT UNIQUE.

WE SEE BROWN AND BLACK CHILDREN BEING DIAGNOSED WITH ASTHMA BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPOSED TO TOXIC POLLUTION BECAUSE THEY ARE NEAR THIS LOCATION.

IS >> NARANJO HAS WORKED FOR MOTHERS UPFRONT AND SHE HOPES TO BRING THE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE TO THE PORT.

>> SOMEBODY LIKE MYSELF WITH MY BACKGROUND IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ADVOCACY HAS NOT BEEN TRADITIONALLY WELCOMED BUT, I BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO SERVE AS A POSITIVE FORCE.

>>> AT THE NATIONAL CITY MAYOR PRAISES HER WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE MAYOR SAYS THAT MAKES THE NEWPORT COMMISSIONER THE RIGHT PERSON TO PUSH WERE ISSUES IMPORTANT FOR NATIONAL CITY.

>> SHE HAS A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOVERNMENT ASPECT AS WELL AS THE PERSONABLE ASPECT OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE NEEDED AND IMPACT REAL PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY NARANJO HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND WILL FIGHT TO KEEP NATIONAL CITY FROM BEING OVERRUN BY SMELLY CITIES.

SHE IS CONVINCED THAT NARANJO IS THE RIGHT PERSON TO FIGHT FOR THE CITY.

>> IT IS ALSO KNOWING THAT THOSE NATIONAL THOSE NATURAL RESOURCES AT THE WATERFRONT, IT IS WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION TO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE.

>> OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE A QUALITY OF LIFE.

IT >> Reporter: BUT FOR ONE PERSON, IT CHANGES THE WAY BUSINESS IS DONE.

>> THE COALITION HAS BEEN ADVOCATING WITH THE PORT FOR CLOSE TO 30 YEARS NOW.

AND THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

IT >> Reporter: PORT OFFICIALS WERE SURPRISED YEARS AGO WHEN RESIDENTS FIRST BEGAN SPEAKING OUT ABOUT AIR POLLUTION.

NOW, ADVOCATES ARE NOT JUST CROWDING PUBLIC MEETING SPACES DEMANDING TO BE HEARD.

THEY HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

LISTING CHANCES THAT CLEAN AIR AND WATER WILL BE A PRIORITY FOR THE PORT.

I'M ERIK ANDERSON FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONSHORE FLOW WITH A DEEPENING MARINE LAYER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

A PLENTY OF MORNING CLOUDS AND FOG AND DOES THAT MARINE LAYER DEEPENS WE WILL SEE MORE PENETRATION INTO THE INLAND AREAS.

THAT WILL LEAD TO A COOLING TREND THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.

THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES PASSING BY MAINLY TO THE NORTH.

ALTHOUGH WE COULD SEE SOME DEEP DAMP WEATHER IN HERE.

MAYBE IF YOU SHOWERS AND OVER THE WEEKEND, WE EXPECT THESE TO GET STRONGER.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, 47 DEGREES EL CAJON IS AT 47 DEGREES AND THE SPRINGS ARE AT 49 DEGREES.

IT WILL BE DRY AND PLEASANT TEMPERATURES.

CLOUD AND CLOUDS AND COOL CONDITIONS HERE.

WE WILL SEE SOME BRIGHTNESS IN THE AFTERNOON.

OCEANSIDE SAN DIEGO AND 62 AND RAMONA 61 AND RAMON AT 65 DEGREES.

L CAMPO IS AT 69.

WEDNESDAY, THINGS WILL BE COOL HERE.

MILDER AIR IN THE DESERTS OFF TO THE EAST.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE AIR CHART.

THIS IS DROPPING DOWN ON FRIDAY.

MAYBE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS WITH THAT AND THEN ANOTHER ONE IS COMING LATER SATURDAY GOING INTO SUNDAY.

SO SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHOWERS.

HERE IS A LOOK AT TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

COOL AND SUNSHINE.

AS WE MOVE TO THE INLAND AREAS, WE ARE LOOKING AT CLOUDS AND SUN.

MILDER ON THURSDAY.

AS WE MOVE OUT TO THE MOUNTAINS, MORE SUNSHINE.

AND KIND OF WINDY WITH THAT SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE DESERTS, THE BREEZES, AND TEMPERATURES THAT WILL NOT BE TOO HARD TO DATE.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

IT >>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT THE TOP STORIES.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM ONCE SCHOOLS REOPENED THIS IT IS POSSIBLE.

THE GOVERNOR SAID HE IS WORKING WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE ON A PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES PRIORITIZING VACCINATIONS FOR TEACHERS.

WHILE VACCINATION SUPPLY IS STILL IN FLUX, HE SAYS THAT CASE RATES AND THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS ARE DROPPING STATEWIDE.

>>> A CHULA VISTA CHURCH HAS RESUMED INDOORS SERVICE AFTER A SUPREME COURT GRANTED A PARTIAL INJUNCTION.

THE HIGH COURT RULED THAT PROHIBITING INDOOR SERVICES VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

HOWEVER, THEY CAN LIMIT ATTENDANCE TO 25% OF BUILDING CAPACITY AND RESTRICT SINGING INSIDE.

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

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE 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.

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