>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILL HOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> IS A DECISION THAT BOILS DOWN TO THE HIGH COST OF WATER AND THAT COULD RUN UP BILLS HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M TRYING TO.

TODAY FALLBROOK AND RAINBOW WERE GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD TO LEAD THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AS KPBS ALEXANDER WHEN SHOWS OF THE GAME CAME DURING A EMOTIONALLY CHARGED MEETING.

>> THREE OPPOSED, THE MOTION PASSES.

>> Reporter: CHEERS ERUPTED FROM THE SAN DIEGO LOCAL AGENCY FROM MASON COMMISSION VOTED TO ALLOW FALLBROOK AND RAINBOW TO DETACH FROM THE 24 MEMBER SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.

THIS BOILS DOWN TO THE HIGH COST OF WATER FALLBROOK PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT AND RAINBOW DISTRICT WANT TO BUY CHEAPER WATER FROM A RIVERSIDE WATER WHOLESALER.

>> I'M NOT SURE I'M GOING TO BE AROUND NEXT YEAR.

>> Reporter: IT'S A MATTER OF SURVIVAL.

THEY SAY THEIR WATER COSTS ARE TOO HIGH AND THAT THREATENS THEIR LIVELIHOODS.

NICK IS A FOURTH-GENERATION AVOCADO FARMER.

>> I'M HOPING THIS WILL OPEN UP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS TO ACTUALLY GET FAIR WATER RIGHTS AND GET THE RELIEF THAT WE NEED.

AS A FARMER THAT'S BEEN VERY MUCH IMPACTED BY THESE RATE INCREASES, HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH MY FAMILY ABOUT POSSIBLY SELLING OUR LAND --.

>> Reporter: THEY VOTED TODAY TO SAVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF THOUSANDS UPON -- THEY SAY PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY CHEAPER WATER ELSEWHERE AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WATER AUTHORITY AND RAINBOW AND FALLBROOK IS AN ABUSE.

THAT'S THE TERM USED OVER AND OVER INTO NAMES --.

>> WE WANT TO LEAVE THIS TOXIC MARRIAGE.

>> I SIT AS A CHILD ABUSE CASE.

>> Reporter: A RETIRED TEACHER SAYS IT'S NOT JUST FARMERS WHO ARE HURTING, WORKING CLASS CITIZENS ARE HURTING TOO.

>> A LOT OF OUR FARMWORKERS, THAT IS THEIR LIVELIHOOD.

SO IT GOES HAND-IN-HAND.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING THESE DECISIONS SEE WHAT THIS REPRESENTS.

>> Reporter: STEPHEN WOODBURN WHO VOTED NO ON DETACHMENT SAYS THE DETACHMENT WOULD ONLY BENEFIT RESIDENTS OF RAINBOW AND FALLBROOK.

>> IT WILL HURT EVERYBODY ELSE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> Reporter: AT THE WATER AUTHORITY RELEASED A REPORT SAYING DETACHMENT MAKE COST REPAIRS TO THE REST OF THE COUNTY IN THE NEXT DECADE.

>> WE FEEL THE VOTE THAT WAS TAKEN TODAY IS REALLY A DISSERVICE TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DOWN RATEPAYERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND ALSO TO AGRICULTURE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT'S NOT IN FALLBROOK AND RAINBOW.

>> Reporter: TO OFFSET THE COST, COMMISSIONERS APPROVED AN EXIT FEE OF $25 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

VOTERS IN RAINBOW AND FALLBROOK WILL STILL NEED TO APPROVE THE DETACHMENT.

>>> A SHAKEUP IN THE MEDIA MARKET, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES HAS SOLD THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE TO AN AFFILIATE OF MEDIANEWS GROUP THAT'S ACCORDING TO A MEMO SENT TO STAFF TODAY BUT THAT ALSO ANNOUNCED THEIR WOULD BE LAYOFFS.

IT DATES BACK TO 1868, IT WAS BOUGHT BY TRIBUNE PUBLISHING IN 2015 AND SOLD WITH THE L.A. TIMES IN 2018.

MEDIANEWS GROUP OWNS MORE THAN 100 NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE OC REGISTER.

>>> THREE STUDENT WORKERS ARE IN LEGAL LIMBO TONIGHT.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ARRAIGNED ON PHALLIC THE CONSPIRACY FOLLOWING THEIR ARREST IN WHAT THEY CALL RETALIATION BY THE UNIVERSITY.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER HAS THE LATEST ON THIS ONGOING LABOR DISPUTE.

>> Reporter: THEIR MESSAGE IS LOUD AND CLEAR.

THESE HUNDREDS OF UC SAN DIEGO ACADEMIC WORKERS GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS ARE UAW UNION MEMBERS HERE TO SUPPORT THREE OF THEIR OWN.

>> ON THURSDAY JUNE 29th, TWO COLLEAGUES AND I WERE ARRESTED BY OUR HOMES BY YOU CPD AND JAILED OVERNIGHT ON ALLEGATIONS OF A FELONY VANDALISM AND CAN THURSBY IS THE CONSPIRACY.

>> Reporter: JESSICA AND TWO GRADUATE WORKERS ARE ACCUSED OF USING CHALK AND ERASABLE MARKERS TO WRITE PROTEST MESSAGES OUTSIDE THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY.

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.

THEY CLAIMED UC HAS REFUSED TO IMPLEMENT NEW CONTRACTS RATIFIED LAST DECEMBER.

UC OFFICIALS SAY THEY COST $12,000 IN DAMAGE.

UNION MEMBERS CALL THE ARRESTS RETALIATION.

>> WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF PROTEST FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY AND THIS GETS THE POINT THAT THE ARRESTED PEOPLE, THEY CHARGED PEOPLE WITH FELONIES, BUT THEY DIDN'T CHARGE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE ARRAIGNMENTS OF THE COUNTY COURT HOUT WAS CALLED UP ON --.

MORE THAN 600 FACULTY ALUMNI AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SIGNED A PETITION SENT TO THE STRICT ATTORNEY SUMMER STEFAN THIS MORNING.

CALLING ON HER TO DISMISS THE CHARGES.

MEANWHILE REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAY THE ARRAIGNMENTS DID NOT GO FORWARD TODAY BECAUSE THE CASE HAS NOT BEEN REFERRED TO THEIR OFFICE.

THEY THEN REFERRED US TO UC SAN DIEGO POLICE.

UNIVERSITY SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMED THE UC POLICE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

AND ALSO SAID UC SAN DIEGO DOES NOT TOLERATE VANDALISM OR OTHER DAMAGE TO TAPAS PROPERTY.

THE DRUMBEAT OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROTESTING UNION MEMBERS IS GROWING TO INCLUDE MANY MORE FACULTY MEMBERS.

>> THEY WILL HELP US MAKE SURE WORKERS GET THEIR WAGES OR IS SHE GOING TO GO AFTER MEMBERS WERE ASKING FOR WAGES?

THIS IS SOMETHING THE HALL COUNTY SHOULD CARE ABOUT.

>> THESE CHARGES ARE MEANT TO INTIMIDATE.

EVERY PERSON WHO DARES TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FELLOW WORKERS.

>> Reporter: NO WORD YET ON WHEN OR IF SHE AND HER TWO COLLEAGUES WILL BE CHARGED AND FACE THE ARRAIGNMENTS THEY HAD EXPECTED TODAY.

>>> AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN EL CERRITO IS GETTING READY TO BECOME HOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE FORMALLY HOMELESS WITH NUMBERS OF UNSHELTERED RESIDENCE INCREASING IN THE COUNTY.

MATT HOFFMAN SHOWS US HOW DEVELOPERS ARE WORKING TO GET THE PROJECT DONE .

>> Reporter: THESE SHIPPING CONTAINERS USED TO MOVE PRODUCT THE COST THE OCEAN AND SOON THEY WILL HAVE A NEW LIFE AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE ARE HERE IN THE ONE BEDROOM UNIT AND I GUESS WHAT WOULD BE THE DINING ROOM AREA.

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE INSIDE A BIG SHIPPING CONTAINER.

IT'S THREE OF THEM PUT TOGETHER AND BEHIND ME IS THE KITCHEN AREA AND AS YOU GO DOWN THE HALLWAY, YOU HAVE A FULL BATHROOM HERE AND TO MY RIGHT IS THE BEDROOM.

THE IDEA WITH THE SPACE IS AT LEAST 40 UNITS WILL BE OPEN BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

>> OUR HOPE IS DECEMBER.

RIGHT AROUND HOLIDAY.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER HART IS CEO OF PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS OR PATH, A NONPROFIT DEVELOPER.

PREFABRICATED HOUSING ISN'T CHEAPER THAN TRADITIONAL BUILD BUT IT HAS ONE MAJOR BONUS.

>> WHERE THE MONEY MIGHT BE THE SAME, WHAT YOU GAIN IS THAT YOU ARE GAINING THAT TIME.

WE NEED TO GET MORE UNITS ONLINE AND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE COMPLEXES BUILT ON TOP OF A FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS SO ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE IS NEARBY.

FORMALLY UNHOUSED RESIDENTS WILL ALSO HAVE ON- SITE ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT INCLUDES CASE MANAGEMENT, LIVING SKILLS, AND EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

>> MOST FOLKS MOVING IN ARE CONSIDERED LOW INCOME SO THEY ARE LIKELY NOT GOING TO PAY MORE THAN $300, IF THAT.

IS BASED ON THEIR INCOME LEVEL.

>> WE NEED HOUSING PERIOD.

>> Reporter: SEAN RIVERA SAYS SOME PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT FORMALLY HOMELESS RESIDENTS MOVING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT HE HOPES THAT IS CHANGING.

>> ALL --.

IF FOLKS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HOMELESSNESS THEY SEE ON THE STREET, THEY SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE A PROJECT LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: EXPENDING HOUSING USING PREFABRICATED UNITS COULD BECOME CHEAPER ONCE MORE DEVELOPMENTS ARE UNDERWAY.

>> I THINK IT'S AN INNOVATIVE MODEL AND GIVEN THE HOUSING CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA AND SAN DIEGO, WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION FOR HOW WE CAN CREATE MORE HOUSING FASTER.

>> Reporter: IT'S RUNNING ABOUT SIX MONTHS BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO SOME SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES, BUT ALL THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR THE FIRST PHASE WILL BE IN PLACE SOON.

THEY ARE STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER ALMOST LIKE LEGOS AND INSIDE THEM, NEARLY EVERYTHING IS ALREADY DONE.

>> FINISHED PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, CABINETRY, TOILETS, BASICALLY WHEN THE UNITS ARE DELIVERED TO SITE, THEY ARE ABOUT 95, 99% COMPLETE.

>> Reporter: PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT WAS AN ADDITIONAL 131 UNITS.

THOSE WILL ALSO BE FOR FORMALLY UNHOUSED RESIDENTS AND OTHER LOW INCOME SAN DIEGANS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BILL ENACTED LAST YEAR EXPENDED VETERANS HEALTHCARE BENEFITS TO INCLUDE CONDITIONS CONNECTED TO TOXINS, MANY VETERANS WERE EXPOSED TO WHILE SERVING.

TO CLINICS IN CHULA VISTA AND OCEANSIDE AIM TO GIVE VETERANS BENEFITS .

ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF HEALTH CONDITIONS CONNECTED TO TOXIN EXPOSURE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS WAS EXPENDED WITH THE SIGNING OF THE PACT ACT BY RESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

VETERANS SOUGHT CARE AND COMPENSATION FOR ILLNESSES CONNECTED TO THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.

EVERYTHING FROM AGENT ORANGE IN THE VIETNAM WAR TO RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS CONNECTED TO BURN PITS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

>> EVERYTHING IS CONSIDERED.

THERE IS NOT A LIST THAT SAYS, NO, THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE CONSIDERED.

>> Reporter: FRANK PIERSON, CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE VA SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM SAYS VA BENEFITS PERSONNEL WILL BE ON HAND AT TWO SUMMER BUT FESTS IN CHULA VISTA AND OCEANSIDE TO HELP VETERANS FIND OUT IF THEY QUALIFY FOR NEW PACT ACT BENEFITS.

>> THERE ARE PRESUMPTIVE DIAGNOSIS.

IF YOU SERVED IN CERTAIN AREAS THAT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE HAD EXPOSURES, YOU ARE GOING TO BE INTERVIEWED AND WITNESSED AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A REVIEW OF YOUR INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT.

>> Reporter: OCEANSIDE VETS WILL BE SATURDAY JULY 15th AT THE OCEANSIDE VA FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER AUGUST 5th AT THE CHULA VISTA VET CENTER.

WHILE VETERANS CAN SUBMIT CLAIMS FOR ILLNESSES IDENTIFIED BY THE PACT ACT AT ANY TIME, THOSE WHO SUBMIT THOSE CLAIMS ABOUT AUGUST 9th WILL HAVE ANY AWARDED DENTIST DISABILITY IF IT'S BACKDATED TO AUGUST 2022.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LAWMAKERS ARE RAISING THE ALARM OVER A POPULAR ENERGY TRYING DRINK.

HAS SIX TIMES THE CAFFEINE OF A CAN OF COKE AND POSES A HEALTH RISK TO KIDS AND TEENS.

GLORIA REPORTS.

>> Reporter: IT'S ONE OF THE HOTTEST DRINKS OF THE SUMMER.

NOW, THE INFLUENCER CREATED ENERGY DRINK PRIME IS FACING GROWING SCRUTINY.

>> THIS IS AN EYE-POPPING LEVEL OF CAFFEINE FOR A YOUNG KIDS BODY.

>> Reporter: CHUCK SCHUMER IS CALLING ON THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO INVESTIGATE THE PRODUCT.

PRIME ENERGY DRINKS CONTAIN MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CAFFEINE OF A CAN OF RED BULL AND SIX TIMES MORE CAFFEINE THAN A CAN OF COCA-COLA.

>> THE AMOUNT OF CAFFEINE IN THESE DRINKS CAN GIVE CHILDREN AND TEENS HEADACHES, JITTERS, NERVOUSNESS, AND CAN INTERFERE WITH SLEEP WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPING BRAIN.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, THE COMPANY DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE ENERGY DRINKS FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

STILL, SCHUMER CLAIMS THE COMPANY IS TARGETING CHILDREN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> KIDS EAT ON THEIR PHONES AS THEY SCROLL AND THEN THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A NEED FOR IT.

>> Reporter: THEY SELL A CAFFEINE FREE DRINK CALLED PRIME HYDRATION.

BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS THE BRANDING BETWEEN THE TWO PRODUCTS ARE TWO SIMILAR.

>> BECAUSE THE PRODUCT IS BILLED AS HYDRATION AND SPORTS DRINK IT'S A NEAR IDENTICAL FORM, KIDS ARE LIKELY TO INGEST CANS OF THE STUFF WITH THE PARENTS BEING UNAWARE.

>> Reporter: I'M GLORIA, REPORTING.

>>> CALIFORNIA LAW SAYS THAT WHEN A PERSON WITH VISIBLE INJURIES SHOWS UP IN HOSPITAL IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS SUSPECTED, MEDICAL STAFF MUST NOTIFY POLICE.

BUT A PROPOSED BILL WOULD LEAVE THE DECISION TO CONTACT POLICE TO THE VICTIM.

KPBS JW AUGUST AND AMITA SHARMA BRING US THE STORY AND A WARNING, THE STORY CONTAINS DISTURBING IMAGES OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.

>> Reporter: VIDEO FROM A SAN DIEGO POLICE A BODY CAMERA IN 2018 CAPTURED ISABEL ROSALES RUNNING FROM HER HOME.

SHE HAD BEEN STABBED AND HAD HER THROAT SLASHED >> I STARTED SKIMMING FOR HELP AND THAT MY KIDS ARE IN MY HOUSE.

I SCREAMED HIS NAME.

>> Reporter: THE NAME SHE SCREAMED AS DAVID ESPINOZA, HER HUSBAND AT THE TIME.

THIS SCENE PLAYED OUT ON THE STREET IN OLD TOWN SAN DIEGO.

ESPINOZA ATTACKED HER AS SHE TRIED TO ESCAPE THROUGH A SCREEN DOOR WHILE HER THREE CHILDREN WATCHED.

>> I REMEMBER SEEING MY GIRLS JUMP UP FROM THEIR BED AND MY SON WAS LAYING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME.

THE BLOOD SPLASHED ON HIS BED AND HE PULLED ME BUT HE HAD THIS LOOK LIKE, AND EVIL LOOK.

>> Reporter: THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS IS WHEN THEY TRY TO END THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ABUSER ISABEL ENDED UP IN A UCSD EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN SUSPECTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFTER TREATING HER CONTACTED POLICE AS MANDATED BY LAW.

>> ALL I WANTED TO KNOW WAS MY KIDS WERE UNHARMED AND THEY WERE OKAY.

>> Reporter: HE DID GO AWAY, PLEADING GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SPOUSAL .

ISABEL, IT WORKED EXACTLY AS THE LAW INTENDED.

BUT TINA McKENNA, A DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLYWOMAN IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS PROPOSED A BILL TO CHANGE THE LAW.

THE BILL IS SUPPORTED BY MORE THAN 60 ACTIVIST GROUPS.

>> THIS MAKES THEM SAFER.

>> Reporter: SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL SAY MANDATED REPORTING INFRINGES ON THE AUTONOMY OF POTENTIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND INCREASES THE DANGERS THEY FACE.

HER PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD LEAVE IT UP TO BIG COMES TO DECIDE WHETHER POLICE ARE CALLED.

>> IF THE VICTIM WANTS TO PRESS CHARGES OR CALL THE POLICE THEY ARE STILL ABLE TO DO THAT.

THEY CAN ASK THE DOCTOR AT THAT TIME TO PLEASE CALL THE POLICE.

THIS PUTS THE CONTROL IN THE VICTIM'S HAND.

>> Reporter: DIMINISHING THE ROLE OF POLICE IN THESE CASES WILL ENCOURAGE MORE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS TO SEEK HELP.

HOSPITAL WOULD BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE PHONE NUMBERS TO VICTIMS FOR SERVICES.

NOTHING MORE.

NOW POLICE, NO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GET INVOLVED.

THIS IS A MISTAKE, SAYS HILLARY LARKIN, THE PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT AND LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CALIFORNIA SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINERS ASSOCIATION.

>> WE ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

WE ARE SEEING PATIENTS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND DOCUMENTING INJURIES.

>> Reporter: LARKIN WORKS IN ONE OF 48 HEALTHCARE TEAMS ACROSS CALIFORNIA WHO DO AS MANY AS 14,000 EXAMS ON TRAUMA PATIENTS EACH YEAR.

SHE SAYS THE BILL WOULD REVERSE YEARS OF PROGRESS.

>> WE DON'T CONSIDER IT MANDATED REPORTING FOR IT IS DOCUMENTATION OF INJURIES SUSTAINED BY A VICTIM OF A CRIME.

>> Reporter: DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE CITY ATTORNEY ALSO OPPOSED THE BUILD -- BILL AS WRITTEN.

SODAS FORMER SAN DIEGO ATTORNEY CASEY GWEN WHO PROSECUTED OVER 10,000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES BEFORE HE LEFT OFFICE IN 2004.

>> IF ANYBODY THINKS THIS BILL IS PRO SURVIVOR, OR PRO- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION IS DELUDING THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: HER SUPPORTERS ARGUE THAT THE CURRENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BUT WOMEN OF COLOR AT GREATER RISK.

THEY SAY TREATING DOMESTIC ABUSE REQUIRES A HEALTH-BASED APPROACH, NOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT ONE.

>> YOU WALK IN, SEEM TO BE BEAT UP AND THE DOCTOR JUST CALLED THE POLICE WITH NO SERVICES.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FOR WOMEN OF COLOR AND ANY TYPE OF MINORITY, IMMIGRANTS AS WELL, LGBTQ FOLKS.

>> Reporter: SHE STARTED THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER TO PROTECT VICTIMS IN SAN DIEGO.

IT LINKS ABUSE VICTIMS WITH LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

THERE ARE NOW OVER 140 SIMILAR CENTERS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

GWEN SAYS McKENNA'S BILL WOULD HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: THERE WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY NO REPORTING IN THOSE CASES WHERE THE VICTIM IS TOO TERRIFIED TO REPORT TO POLICE.

>> Reporter: THE NEW BILL WOULD CONTINUE REPORTING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE THE INJURY IS BY MEANS OF A FIREARM.

LARKIN SAYS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

ALL VIOLENCE SHOULD BE REPORTED.

>> NOT JUST STAB WOUNDS, REGULATION, RUN OVER, BEATEN WITH A HAMMER -- ALL THESE THINGS I HAVE SEEN IN MY PRACTICE.

WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

>> Reporter: THE BILL HAS CLEARED THE STATE ASSEMBLY AND GOES BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA SENATE'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> AND KPBS JW AUGUST REPORTED AND WROTE THIS STORY.

SAN DIEGO WANTS TO CRACKDOWN ON COMPANIES THAT DIG UP CITY STREETS WITHOUT PROPERLY FIXING THEM.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN IT BEFORE, A SMALL SECTION OF THE STREET GETS DUG UP FOR SOME KIND OF CONSTRUCTION OR UTILITY PROJECT BUT THE REPAIR JOB ISN'T VERY THOROUGH.

THAT SECTION OF THE PAVEMENT SINKS DOWN.

IF THE UNDERLYING SOIL IS DISTURBED, EVEN A SMALL EXCAVATION CAN CAUSE CRACKS OR POTHOLES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE STREET.

>> I THINK WE ALL EXPERIENCE IT AND NOTHING IS MORE --.

EVEN IF IT IS JUST WITHIN RECENT YEARS, GET TORN UP AND IMPROPERLY RESTORED OR WHEN THE TEMPORARY TRENCH GETS LEFT FOR MONTHS ON END.

IT'S BECOME THE NEW NORMAL.

>> Reporter: THE COUNCIL APPROVED AN UPDATE TO THE CITY'S STREET PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.

IT INCREASES THE FEES CHARGED TO COMPANIES THAT DIG INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EXPANDS THE AREA THEY HAVE TO REPORT WAS THE ROAD IS FINISHED.

SOME ON THE COUNCIL FEAR THE CITY NEEDS MORE STAFFING TO ENFORCE THE NEW RULES.

>> FOR US TO BE IN THE POSITION TO PASS THE ORDINANCE AND NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE BACKUP STAFF IS CONCERNING FOR ME AND I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: THE ORDINANCE AND HIGHER FEES GO INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1st OF NEXT YEAR.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SUMMER CONSTRUCTION CAMP FOR GIRLS HOPES TO DRAW MORE WOMEN TO ENTER THE MALE- DOMINATED FIELD.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION IS HOLDING THE CAMP IN LAKESIDE.

THE CAMP IS FREE FOR 12 WEEKS TO 100 GIRLS FROM GREAT EIGHTH THROUGH 12 LEARN TO DUPE TRADE PROJECTS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS.

THOSE INCLUDE COVERAGE, ELECTRICAL WIRING, AND PLUMBING.

>> ALSO TEACHES THEM ABOUT TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, HOW TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO EXPERIENCE NEW THINGS.

>> Reporter: THE AND A WIC STARTED THE CAMP 15 YEARS AGO AND THE FIRST YEAR THERE WERE JUST 20 CAMPERS.

NOW, THERE ARE OVER 100 WITH A WAITING LIST.

>>> HISTORIC FLOODING IN THE NORTHEAST HAS CAUSED ONE DEATH AND TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY LOSS.

AS LAURA REPORTS, BOTH WATER LEVELS AND DAMAGE ESTIMATES ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP RISING.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL.

NEW YORK STATE, BACK IN THE EPICENTER OF EXTREME WEATHER JUST DAYS AFTER SAVAGE JULY 4th STORMS.

THE GOVERNOR THERE MOBILIZING RESOURCES AND DECLARING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ORANGE COUNTY WHERE ONE WOMAN DIED AFTER BEING SWEPT AWAY BY FAST-MOVING FLOODWATERS.

AND WEST POINT, NEW YORK, MANY ROADS HAVE TURNED INTO RIVERS WITH RAINFALL LEVELS BEING CALLED ONCE IN A MILLENNIUM.

FORECASTERS PREDICT UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR COULD FALL IN SOME AREAS IN ONE DAY.

>> THIS IS DEVASTATING.

THIS USED TO BE A STREAM AND NOW IT'S A ROARING RIVER.

>> Reporter: MANY RESIDENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT CAN ONLY WALK HELPLESSLY AS RUSHING WATER RAVAGES PROPERTY.

>> IT'S NOT JUST THE INITIAL DAMAGE.

IT'S THE WAVE, THE SECOND WAVE AND A THIRD WAVE.

WE ARE TRYING TO ANTICIPATE THAT.

>> Reporter: A DAILY RAINFALL RECORD IS SET IN 1952 WAS SHATTERED BY AN INCH AND A HALF AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE REMAIN UNDER SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS IN THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR BLAMES A BROADER ISSUE FOR THE FLOODS AND SAYS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT MUST WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS IT.

>> WE CAN STAND UP USING EVERY BIT OF OUR POWER MOBILIZING TO FIGHT THE RAVAGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE BECAUSE AGAIN, THESE ARE UNPRECEDENTED WEATHER EVENTS THAT KEEP HITTING US OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> KPBS NEWS .

>>> SOMETHING WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS IS STAYING STORM FREE BUT A BIT OF A DISPARITY IN THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTMENT.

THE COAST, THAT'S WHERE THE COMFORT WILL BE, ALTHOUGH IT WILL COME WITH SOME OF THAT LOW CLOUD AND FOG ACTION TO START THE DAY.

INLAND IT WILL BE FULL-BLOWN TRIPLE DIGIT TAKEOVER AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT THAT CONTINUES TO BUILD.

WE ALREADY HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS POSTED FOR ALL INLAND LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE DESERTS WHERE HUNDREDS WILL BE RUNNING WILD LATER THIS WEEK, HEAT ADVISORY IS TOO FOR THESE COUNTIES HIGHLIGHTED IN THAT ORANGE COLOR.

OVERNIGHT, STILL NOT TOO BAD.

LOWS IN THE 50s TO AROUND 60 ONCE YOU GET CLOSE TO THE COAST, ALTHOUGH --.

DURING THE DAY TOMORROW, A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND IT IS WARM SUNSHINE AROUND 80 NEAR THE COAST, 90s IN INLAND AND BEGINNING TO FLIRT WITH TRIPLE DIGITS ONCE YOU GET INTO THE DESERT LOCATIONS.

AS FAR AS ANY CLOUDS GO, IT WILL BE CONFINED TO COASTAL SECTIONS.

SOME OF THAT LOW CLOUD AND FOG ACTIVITY TO START OFF THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO HOP ON I-10 AND GO REALLY FAR EAST TO FIND ANY CLOUD COVER OR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

IS LIMITED TO BASICALLY EASTERN ARIZONA CLOSE TO HOME HERE.

IT IS HIGH AND DRY AND HOT.

AT THE COAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, 79 TO 82 WILL DO IT ON THE HIGH SIDE.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE, ALTHOUGH STARTING SOME OF THESE DAYS WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE AROUND 60.

IN LENGTH, IT IS 90s, LOW 90s WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND NO REAL RISK FOR ANY SORT OF RAIN, SIMILAR STORE IN THE MOUNTAIN TOWNS, WE WILL BE IN THE MID- 70s SO MORE COMFORTABLE HERE.

STILL NO.

ANY THREAT OF RAIN IS GOING TO REMAIN ELUSIVE AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE DESERTS, THAT'S WHERE THE HEAT IS REALLY ON.

BLAZING SUNSHINE, TEMPERATURES STARTING OFF AROUND 105 TO 107 AND THEN BY THE END OF THIS PERIOD, ENDING UP BY 111 AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST, THEN RIVER.

>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES, HOLBROOKE AND RAYMO ARE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THIS AND TO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.

THAT WAS THE DECISION TODAY FROM THE VEHICLE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION.

HOLBROOKE AND RAMBO WANTED TO LEAVE TO GET CHEAPER WATER FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTIES EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.

THE WATER AUTHORITY WARNS THAT THIS MAY COST SAN DIEGANS NEARLY $200 MILLION OVER A DECADE.

RESIDENCE IN FALLBROOK AND RAN BUT WILL NEED TO VOTE TO APPROVE THE DETACHMENTS.

>>> ARRAIGNMENTS FOR THREE UC SAN DIEGO STUDENT WORKERS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY WERE UNEXPECTEDLY CALLED OFF THE STUDENTS FACE FELONY CONSPIRACY AND VANDALISM CHARGES.

THEY WERE ARRESTED LAST MONTH AND WHAT THEY CALL RETALIATION BY THE UNIVERSITY OVER A LABOR CONTRACT DISPUTE.

UC OFFICIALS SAY STUDENTS CAUSED $12,000 IN DAMAGE USING CHALK AND ERASABLE MARKERS DOING A RECENT PROTEST.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS UC OFFICIALS HAVE NOT REFERRED THE CHARGES FOR REVIEW.

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