>>> 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, THIS MONDAY, JULY 19th.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE NOTICING CASES OF COVID-19 INCREASING WHICH IS LIKELY BECAUSE OF THE DELTA VARIANT.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUST TO RELEASE THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN TALK WITH EXPERTS WHO SAYS THE WAY TO STOP THE SPREAD IS EASY.

AT VACCINATION.

AT >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THE PREVALENCE OF THE MORE CONTAGIOUS DELTA VARIANT IS TO BLAME.

>> IT IS A BIGGER PROBLEM IT IS EASIER TO CATCH AND TRANSMIT.

>> Reporter: THE LA JOLLA RESEARCH INSTITUTE SAYS THAT THE VACCINES DO PROTECT AGAINST THE DELTA VARIANT.

IS BACK AT THIS POINT YOU WERE EITHER VACCINATED OR YOU WERE GOING TO CATCH THE DELTA VARIANT.

IF YOU ARE NOT VACCINATED AND YOU CATCH THE DELTA VARIANT, YOU WILL LIKELY END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

>> Reporter: WE SIMPLY NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED OR DELTA COULD BRING BACK MORE RESTRICT LIVES REQUIREMENTS.

>> WE DO NOT HAVE A HIGH ENOUGH VACCINATION RATE TO STOP THE DELTA.

>> Reporter: THERE IS STILL EMERGENCY YEARS AND IT IS BELIEVED IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE FEDERAL REGULATORS GIVE FULL PERMISSION.

>> YOU REALLY SHOULD, PICK UP THE PACE AND DO THE PAPERWORK.

THE SAFETY DATA ARE FANTASTIC.

THE PROTECTION DATA ARE FANTASTIC.

THE INCLUSIVENESS OF THE DATA IS FANTASTIC.

>> Reporter: WITH MORE CASES COMING IN, THE TREND MAY CONTINUE.

>> UC SAN DIEGO CHIEF OF PULMONARY CARE SAYS ALL OF THE CURRENT HOSPITALIZED COVID-19 CASES ARE UNVACCINATED.

>> IT IS HEARTBREAKING WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE THAT ARE CRITICALLY SICK AND THE TRAUMA TO THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND YOU JUST THINK HOW MUCH OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

AT >> Reporter: AND MORE EVIDENCE IS COMING IN THAT JUST ONE DOSE IS NOT ENOUGH.

AND THE IDEA OF BOOSTER SHOTS IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION JUST YET.

I'M MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>> A REMINDER.

EVERYONE 12 AND OLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR A COVID-19 VACCINATION.

IT TO FIND OUT WHERE TO GET ONE GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG.

A THERE IS A VACCINATION LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS WANTS EVERYBODY TO BE MASKED UP WHEN SCHOOL RESUMES.

WHILE THAT IS AT ODDS WITH THE CDC RECOMMENDATIONS THE TOP INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS THE GROUP RECOMMENDATION IS REASONABLE.

>> THE DEGREE OF VIRAL DYNAMICS IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOU HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION THAT IS UNVACCINATED.

AND DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GO THE EXTRA STEP OR THE EXTRA MILE?

TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT TRANSMISSION?

FOR THAT REASON, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT.

THEY MAY WANT TO BE EXTRA SAFE.

>> CALIFORNIA IS REQUIRING MASKS IN SCHOOLS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS BUT IT WILL BE UP TO LOCAL DISTRICTS TO ENFORCE THE RULES.

>>> CALIFORNIA LEADERS ARE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE SHOWS HOW THE GOVERNOR IS TAKING ON THIS ISSUE.

IT >> Reporter: A $12 MILLION INVESTMENT PACKAGE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.

IT COMES WITH STRINGS ATTACHED AND ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.

>> THERE ARE METRICS THAT COUNTIES HAVE TO MEET.

IF YOU MEET THEM, WE ARE ATTACHING BONUSES.

18% BONUSES AND WE ARE DELIVERING ON THIS.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS THIS IS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT.

AND THE MAYOR SAYS THERE IS A HOMELESS CRISIS IN THE AREA.

>> WE HAVE MORE THAN EIGHT THOUSAND AND SHELTER PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY.

IT >> Reporter: MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THE GAME TO SET UP HOUSING FOR MIDDLE-CLASS AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

>> OF FOLKS THAT CALMLY CANNOT AFFORD THE LUXURY STUFF THAT IS BUILT EASILY, THE WILL --.

IT TOOK THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON SEVERAL INITIATIVES.

THEY INCLUDE CREATING HOUSING IT TO THE FACILITIES AND UNDERUSED COMMERCIAL SITES.

THEY CALL FOR BETTER HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY.

HOUSING FOR FAMILIES AND MORE.

>> EVERYBODY KNOWS IT IS HARD TO FIND HOUSING SO THAT HE CAN CAN HAVE THEIR OWN BEDROOM.

WE HAVE TO BE A CITY THAT WELCOMES FAMILIES.

WE CAN DO THAT THOUGH.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH THE THIRD YEAR SAN DIEGO STATE STUDENT.

>> UNFORTUNATELY THE COST OF HOUSING IN SAN DIEGO MAY PROHIBIT ME FROM STAYING HERE AND WORKING HERE AFTER GRADUATION.

>> Reporter: SHE WANTS TO PRACTICE IN THE NON---.

>> IF I WANT TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS, I NEED TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY.

THE COST OF HOUSING AND GROW WEALTH IN THE AIR YET MAKES IT A CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS SAN DIEGO HAS EN THE LARGEST INCREASE EVER IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE BUT, THAT NEEDS TO TRIPLE TO MEET THAT IN THE NEXT FEW DECADES.

I AM MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.

INSTRUCTED COMING UP AN EVENING EDITION, HOW A LOCAL ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO CHANGE THE LACK OF CLEAN CLOTHING.

FOR THE HOMELESS.

>>> A CATHOLIC PRIEST DIED LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF 80 FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH DIABETES.

HIS SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW.

HE WAS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL FROM 1982 UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.

AFTER WHICH, IT WAS NAMED AS FATHER JOE VILLAGES.

>>> AT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS WORKING TO AND DEPORTATION PROTECTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS.

OF THE RULING BARS ANYONE ELSE FROM APPLYING FOR THE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS ALSO KNOWN AS DACA.

THOSE THAT ARE HERE ALREADY CAN STAY BUT, JOSI GARCIA SAYS THERE IS A BACKLOG OF RENEWALS AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS WAITING.

SHE SAYS THAT DACA WAS NEVER A PERMANENT SOLUTION.

>> IT IS NOT A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP.

IT ALLOWS US A PERMIT SO WE CAN WORK AND CONTRIBUTE BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE FULL BENEFITS AS A CITIZEN.

IT IS TIME THAT WE HAVE THAT.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP AND THE UPCOMING BUDGET BILL COULD GIVE THE DEMOCRATIC BILL A PATH TO A FILIBUSTER.

BUT THEY WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF THE MEASURE CAN BE INCLUDED.

>>> THE BIPARTISAN BILL IS ON LIFE SUPPORT.

IT IS A $1 TRILLION BILL.

ISABEL ROSALES SAYS IT IS A STRESS TEST TO DECIDE IF BOTH SIDES OF THE POLITICAL BILL CAN WORK TO FINALIZE A DEAL.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS TOUTING THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AS THEY DIG OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> THE EARTH 3 MILLION NEW JOBS.

THAT IS THE FASTEST INCREASE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE LOOKING AT GROWTH RATES NEVER SEEN.

>> RECORD GROWTH.

RECORD JOB CREATION.

WORKERS GETTING HARDER AND BREAKS.

AT >> Reporter: A HIGH-STAKES LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE CAME ON WEDNESDAY.

>> THE PASSAGE OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAME ON WEDNESDAY.

AT >> Reporter: IT IS TO PRESSURE NEGOTIATORS AS R AS A DEAL.

NATION WHY THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT INFLATION.

LEAD GOP NEGOTIATORS SAY THE BILL IS NOT READY.

>> UNLESS YOU WANT PROGRAM FAILURE, UNLESS SENATOR SCHUMER DOES NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, YOU NEED MORE TIME TO GET IT RIGHT.

>> WE ARE WORKING TO GET IT RIGHT.

WE DON'T WANT TO MEET AN ARBITRARY DEADLINE.

>> Reporter: INFLATION IS AT ITS HIGHEST IN 13 YEARS.

BIDEN SAYS HE WANTS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND THAT WILL LEAD TO LOWER PRICES OVER TIME.

>> THE ADMINISTRATION UNDERSTANDS, WE POSE A REAL CHALLENGE.

IT >> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON I AM ISABEL WERE BALL IS FOR KPBS NEWS.

AND >>> A GLOBAL HACKING CASE HAS BEEN BROKEN HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

AT FOUR CHINESE RESIDENTS ARE INDICTED FOR MULTIPLE COUNTS OF CONSPIRACY.

THREE ARE DIRECT EMPLOYEES OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

THEY ARE ACCUSED OF USING COMPANIES WHERE PEOPLE WORKED TO STEAL INTELLIGENCE ON EVERYTHING FROM AVIATION TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

>> THEY WANT TO FIND THE BEST HACKERS AND RECRUIT THEM TO STEAL INFORMATION.

>> THE FBI SAYS THE CRIMES GO BACK AS FAR AS 2011 AND SOME LOCAL COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES WERE TARGETED.

THE PEOPLE NAMED ARE IN CHINA SO IT IS UNLIKELY THEY WILL FACE TRIAL IN THE UNITED STATES.

>>> A SCARY SCENE AT THE PADRES VERSUS THE NATIONAL SET SEEN OVER THE WEEKEND.

A SHOOTING SENT PEOPLE SCRAMBLING FOR COVER.

>> WE ASK THAT YOREMAIN INSIDE THE STADIUM AT THIS TIME.

>> PADRES PLAYERS WERE SEEN RUNNING INTO THE STANDS TO USHER FANS TO SAFETY IN THEIR DUGOUT.

THEIR ACTIONS HAVE SOME CALLING THEM HEROES NOW.

THEY SAY THIS RESPONSE FROM THE TEAM MANAGER LED TO THE FOLLOWING.

>> I COULD NOT BE ANY MORE PROUD TO BE A PADRE.

TO BE WITH THE MEN IN THEIR.

AND OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE THINKING OF THEIR LOVED ONES.

THEY ARE GETTING THEIR FAMILIES.

IT IS JUST HUMAN NATURE.

SEEING FANS AND PEOPLE IN PANIC -- THEY DID THE RIGHT THING.

>> THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE SHOOTING OUTSI OF THE STADIUM.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

IT TONIGHT, AS COVID-19 OUTBREAKS SPREAD, WE GET THE LATEST FROM DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.

COMING UP TONIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC SAYS EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SPARKING THE DIXIE FRYER.

IT HAS BEEN LINKED TO MAJOR WILDFIRES INCLUDING ONE IN 2018 THAT DEVASTATED THE COMMUNITY OF PARADISE.

IT HAS GROWN TO OVER 30,000 ACRES OF THIS 15% CONTAINED.

THE FIRE IS ONE OF DOZENS BURNING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

>>> WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME NICE AND COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE COAST.

FURTHER INLAND, THE MONSOON MOISTURE IS GOING TO BE BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY FOR STORMS.

MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

THAT ALSO MEANS COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE DESERTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 70s WITH PATCHY CLOUDS AS WELL AS FOG DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

SAN DIEGO WILL BE IN THE LOW 70s AND CHULA VISTA WILL BE IN THE 70s.

MOVING THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT, YOU WILL NOTICE, LOW HANGING CLOUD COVER AS YOU WAKE UP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

THAT MEANS, IT SHOULD BE A CLEAR NIGHT.

ESCONDIDO WILL BE 89 DEGREES TOMORROW.

EL CAJON WILL BE 95 DEGREES.

THE HEAT IS ON FOR SOME BUT OTHERS WILL SEE IT COOL DOWN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE WILL HAVE A SURGE OF MONSOON MOISTURE MAKING ITS WAY HERE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WE WILL SEE INCREASED DRY LIGHTNING AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS.

TEMPERATURES NOT CHANGING A WHOLE LOT.

LOW 80s ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND BACK DOWN TO THE 70s BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, UPPER 80s ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

AND THEN SATURDAY WE GET BACK TO ABOUT 80 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES COOLING OFF INTO THE LOW 70s OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND IN THE DESERT, WE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN BUT WE DO SEE A COOLING TREND.

ON TUESDAY ALL THE WAY INTO THE LOW TRIPLE DIGITS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASCH.

>>> THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO IS EXPECTING A RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS THIS FALL.

THE TUITION HIKE INCLUDES $500 PER STUDENT.

IN-STATE TUITION IS ALREADY CLOSE TO $50,000 PER YEAR.

>>> IT CALIFORNIA IS LAUNCHING THE LARGEST STATEWIDE FREE LUNCH PROGRAM.

2.6 MILLION SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EAT FREE LUNCH REGARDLESS OF THE INCOME OF THE FAMILY.

CALIFORNIA APPROVED THIS LAST MONTH IN RESPONSE TO AN UNEXPECTED BUDGET SURPLUS.

>>> A PROJECT HAS PROMISED CASS TO THE PROJECT.

I NEWS SOURCE EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS THE LARGEST FACILITY AND WOULD BE RIGHT NEXT TO THE TOWN.

THAT THE THE DEVELOPER SAYS, THERE ARE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT THIS.

AND THEY WILL GET $300,000.

JEFFREY OSBORNE OWNS A HISTORIC HOTEL AND SAYS HE IT IS NOT A GOOD DEAL.

>> A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS CANNOT REPLACE THE FUTURE AND THE HOPE OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE DEVASTATING EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE ON EVERYBODY HERE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> Reporter: HE IS PART OF A GROUP THAT WANTS TO CUT THE COST IN HALF.

A DEVELOPER HAS SAID NO THOUGH.

THEY SAY THE DONATIONS ARE ABOUT HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE THERE OVER THE NEXT 35 YEARS.

WE WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL DETERMINE IF THEY SHOULD APPROVE IT IN OCTOBER.

>>> I NEWS SOURCE IS A NONPROFIT NEWS SOURCE FOR KPBS.

>>> THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL OF GOVERNOR NEW SOME VOTES IN HIS --.

STATE OFFICIALS SAY IT IS BECAUSE HE SUBMITTED INCOMPLETE TAX RETURNS.

ELDER SAYS HE MIGHT SUE TO GET ON THE BALLOT.

FORMER SAN DIEGO MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER SAYS HE MAY APPLY BUT THERE IS QUESTION ON IF HE CAN DO THAT IS A RETIRED MAYOR.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS IS WORKING TO NAIL OUT BALLOTS.

THEY WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO CHECK THE REGISTRATION STATUS.

YOU CAN DO THAT ONLINE ONLINE AT SD VOTE.COM.

>>> JOHN LEWIS IS BEING HONORED .

THE U.S. AND S JOHN LEWIS HAS BEEN CHRISTENED.

>> I CHRISTEN THE JOHN LEWIS.

MAY GOD BLESS THIS SHIP AND ALL WHO SAIL ON HIM.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST SHIP IN ITS CLASS AND WILL KEEP OTHER SHIPS REPLENISHED WITH SUPPLIES.

OTHERS WILL BE NAMED FOR --.

>>> FOR MANY COD DOING LAUNDRY IS A CHORE BUT FOR OTHERS, IT MAY NOT BE SO EASY.

KPBS REPORTER TANIA THORNE HAS MORE ON SOMETHING NEW.

>> Reporter: THIS TRAILER HAS BEEN GUTTED AND TRANSFORMED.

IT GIVES PEOPLE ACCESS TO WASHERS AND DRIVERS, FREE OF CHARGE.

>> WE WANT TO TAKE THIS TO THE COMMUNITIES.

WE JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY FEEL LIKE, TO HAVE CLEAN LAUNDRY.

IT >> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF EXPERIENCES.

HE SAW A NEED FOR ACCESS TO LAUNDRY SERVICE.

>> A LOT OF US DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY OR THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE A WASHER AND DRIER.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO A LAUNDROMAT.

IT >> Reporter: HE HAD THE IDEA TO BRING LAUNDRY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY HE HELPS BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT.

>> THE IDEA CAME SIX MONTHS AGO.

BUT, WHERE DO YOU START?

HE THOUGHT, LET'S BY A TRAILER AND HOOK UP WASHERS BUT IT'S NOT THAT EASY.

>> Reporter: WATER AND ELECTRICITY HOOKUPS ARE NEEDED WHEREVER THEY GO.

BUT THEY STILL GO TO COMMUNITIES TO BRING THE TRAILER WHEREVER THEY ARE NEEDED.

>> EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS BASED OFF OF THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE MEET HERE.

A GUEST SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE THIS BETTER?

IS IF WE HAD SHOWERS.

>> THEY ALSO HOLD SHOWERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS FOR THOSE THAT NEED THEM.

SO SHOWERS, LAUNDRY AND MORE ARE HERE FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED THEM.

>> THIS IS HOME FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE.

SOMETIMES THEY HAVE SCARCE RESOURCES.

THIS IS AN EXTRA RESOURCE THAT NOBODY WAS EXPECTING.

IT IS EXCELLENT.

WE ALL NEED HELP SOMETIMES.

>> Reporter: HE GOT TO WASH HIS CLOTHES IN THE TRAILER.

>> I AM JUST HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THIS.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL BE GOING TO CARLSBAD EVERY WEEK.

BUT THEY PLAN TO DO MORE.

>> WE WANT TO BUILD MORE.

THE DREAM IS TO TAKE THIS TO THE COMMUNITIES.

TO GO TO THE COLLEGES AND HELP THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING OR ARE INSECURE MONEYWISE OR SOCIALLY HERE WE WANT TO PROVIDE THEM THE SERVICES THEY NEED.

THAT IS THE GOAL.

NOT ONLY HOMELESS BUT LOW- INCOME FAMILIES.

>> I AM TANIA THORNE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU HAVE GOT TO BE STUCK AT HOME, WHY NOT BE STUCK AT HOME WITH A PUPPY?

THAT IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE DID DURING THE LOCKDOWN WHEN SHELTERS SAW A RECORD NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS.

AND NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, SHELTERS ARE SEEING THE OPPOSITE.

IT >> Reporter: ROCKET DOG RESCUE HAS SO MANY DOGS THEY HAVE SET UP MAKESHIFT PANELS.

>> OVERNIGHT WE BECAME FULL.

SHELTERS ARE BURDEN.

IT >> Reporter: PAULA FOUND THE SHELTER 20 YEARS AGO AND SHE HAS SEEN RECORD NUMBERS OF PEOPLE SACRIFICING THEIR DOGS.

>> I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH REHOMING.

IT >> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE ADOPTED DOGS AT THE START OF THE LOCKDOWN AND NOW THAT THEY ARE BACK TO WORK OR TRAVELING, THEY DON'T WANT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A DOG.

OTHERS ARE DEALING WITH THE HARDSHIPS OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> 60% OF THE REHOMING IS PEOPLE BEING EVICTED OR FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

MAYBE THEY HAVE TO GO MOVE BACK IN WITH FAMILY MEMBER OR SOMEONE.

>> Reporter: IT IS A TREND ACROSS THE AREA.

THEY SAY OWNER SURRENDERS ARE TAKING UP MANY SPOTS.

>> IT IS JUST HORRIBLE.

I DO NOT THINK THAT ANY OTHER RESCUES OR SHELTERS WERE PREPARED FOR THIS.

>> Reporter: THAT THEY ARE ALSO SEEING FEWER PEOPLE LOOKING TO ADOPT.

>> WE GO TO THESE EVENTS AND EVERYBODY LOVES PUPPIES AND THEY ARE ADOPTED.

>> Reporter: UNTIL THE TRENDS TURN AROUND THEY WILL DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO MAKE SPACE FOR DOGS WHO NEED A HOME.

EVEN IF THAT MEANS KEEPING PUPPIES IN THEIR LOBBY.

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

COVID-19 CASES ARE RISING AND OFFICIALS ARE BLAMING THE DELTA VARIANT.

AS SAN DIEGO HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE LOW BUT NOT AT THE LEVELS THEY WERE IN THE WINTER.

UP BUT THE NUMBERS ARE RISING., DOCTORS SAY NEARLY ALL PATIENTS ARE VACCINATED.

>>> IT TODAY THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAID THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON SEVERAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING CREATING HOUSING AT UNDERUSED COMMERCIAL SITE AND MORE.

THEY CALL FOR BETTER ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION .

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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 PRYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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