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THANK YOU >>> GOOD EVENING IS MONDAY, JULY 26, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

THE COVID CASE SEARCH AND THE SPREAD OF THE DELTA.

IS SPARKING ACTION BY STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS AT THE STATE LEVELS, NEW REQUIREMENTS ARE IMPLEMENTED INVOLVING REQUIRING VACCINATIONS.

OUR COVERAGE BEGINS WITH TONYA THORNE.

>> Reporter: THE COVID DELTA BYRON CONTINUES TO SPIKE.

THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR CALIFORNIA.

>> 246,000 CALIFORNIANS ARE STATE EMPLOYEES.

246,000 CALIFORNIANS SHOULD BE VACCINATED.

AND IF THEY ARE NOT VACCINATED, AND CANNOT VERIFY THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, WE ARE REQUIRING THAT THEY GET TESTED.

>> Reporter: THE NEW REQUIREMENTS WILL ALSO INCLUDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SETTINGS.

>> WE ARE NOT STOPPING WITH STATE EMPLOYEES.

TODAY, WE ARE ALSO ANNOUNCING PARTNERSHIPS THAT INCLUDE THOSE LIKE KAISER, PRIVATE SECTOR NOW STEPPING UP, ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, DIALYSIS CLINICS, STEPPING UP PRIVATE-SECTOR CLINICS ARE COMMITTING TO THE SAME.

>> Reporter: MISSISSIPPI GULF OTHER SECTORS WILL FOLLOW THE NEW ORDER.

>> WE HOPE THIS EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LEADERSHIP, AS IT RELATES TO VACCINE VERIFICATIONS, VACCINE MANDATES AND/OR MANDATED TESTING 1 TO 2 TIMES A WEEK.

WHAT ALSO COMMENSURATE PPP OR PPE OBLIGATIONS AS IT RELATES TO PROTECTIVE GEAR.

WILLIE TO OTHERS TO REPLICATE THIS EXAMPLE >> THIS COMES AS AN INCREASE IN COVERT RATES MOSTLY IN VACCINATED COMMUNITY.

>> INDIVIDUALS CHOICE NOT TO GIVE VACCINATED IS NOT IMPACTING THE REST OF US.

IN A PROFOUND AND DEVASTATING IN THAT LEEWAY.

>> Reporter: THE ORDER FOR STATE WORKERS TAKES EFFECT ON AUGUST 2.

HEALTHCARE FACILITY SEVEN TO AUGUST 9.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEW SPEAR >>> THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS BECAME THE FIRST MAJOR FEDERAL AGENCY TO REQUIRE HEALTHCARE WORKERS GET VACCINATED.

FULL IMMUNIZATION WILL BE MANDATORY AT THE VA FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DENTIST AND OTHERS WHO PROVIDE DIRECT CARE TO VETERANS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUST REPORTED NEW CASES.

784 REPORTER FOR FRIDAY.

515 ON SATURDAY AND 745 ON SUNDAY.

AND THAT COMES AFTER MORE THAN 1200 CASES ON THURSDAY.

WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCEMENT, PRESSURE IS ON TO PUT THE VACCINATION PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

KPBS REPORTED MELISSA MAY SPOKE WITH A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ABOUT THEIR PLANS.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA WILL REQUIRE HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO VERIFY WORKERS ARE FULLY VACCINATED OR TESTED REGULARLY.

UNVACCINATED WORKERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO AT LEAST WEEKLY COVID-19 TESTING.

AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR APPROPRIATE PPE.

DR. JIM SCHULTZ IS THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHCARE WITH 60 FACILITIES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

>> WE WANT OUR PATIENTS TO FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO COME HERE AND GET A DISEASE THAT THEY DID NOT COME IN HERE WITH.

I THINK IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY, OUR ETHICAL DUTY TO OUR PATIENTS, TO MAKE SURE WE DO NOT MAKE THEM ANYTHING THAT THEY ARE.

>> Reporter: APPROXIMATELY 70% OF HEALTHCARE PLOYS ARE VACCINATED.

SCHULTZ HOPES THE NEW PROTOCOLS ENCOURAGE THE REST OF THE STAFF TO GIVE VACCINATED.

>> TESTING IS NOT THE MOST PLEASANT THING IN THE WORLD.

SO THAT MIGHT CONVINCE PEOPLE, IF THE TESTS COME BACK POSITIVE THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME AVAILABLE TO THEM.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR AGREES WITH THE NEW VACCINE POLICY.

WES WE NEED ALL OF OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS ALL OF OUR STAFF.

BECAUSE WE ARE VERY BUSY RIGHT NOW WITH COVID.

AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE HEALTHCARE PERSON OFF-LINE, SICK WITH COVID, DYING FOR THE OR JUST INFECTED WITH COVID.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS ALSO APPLY TO WORKERS IN HIGH RISK CONGREGANTS SAVINGS LIKE JAILS AND HOMELESS SHELTERS.

DR. SCHULTZ SAYS THIS IS IMPORTANT.

>> ESPECIALLY WITH THE DELTA VARIANT THAT IS MUCH MORE CONTAGIOUS.

HE CAN REALLY RIP THROUGH ANY SORT OF CONGREGANTS SETTING.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHCARE IS MAKING IT EASY FOR STAFF TO GET VACCINATED.

>> EVER SINCE THE VACCINES CAME OUT, WE HAVE SET TIMES WERE ANYBODY CAN GET A VACCINE.

AND REALLY IF ANYBODY ASKED FOR IT AT ANY TIME, WE HAVE A GOOD SUPPLY OF VACCINE.

AND WE CAN GET THEM THE VACCINE.

>>> WITH LESS THAN HALF OF THE U.S. POPULATION FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, CASES ARE SURGING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

AS THE DELTA VARIANT TARGETS THAT UNVACCINATED.

MANY PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS ARE NOW URGING A RETURN TO PRECAUTIONS LIKE MASKING AND AVOIDED CROWDED INDOOR SPACES.

>> Reporter: NEW CASES OF COVID- 19 ARE SURGING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

MORE THAN 34 STATES THING AN INCREASE OF 50% IN JUST THE LAST WEEK AMID THE RAPID SPREAD OF THE DELTA VARIANT.

>> THESE DELTA VARIANTS PRODUCE SO MUCH MORE VIRUS IN THE BODY.

1000 TIMES MORE THAN THE PARENT STRAIN.

>> Reporter: HOSPITALIZATION RATES IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS ARE CLIMBING.

H IS NOW YOUNGER ON AVERAGE THAN EARLIER IN THE PANDEMIC.

97% OF THOSE HOSPITALIZED ARE UNVACCINATED.

>> WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY YOUNG WITH NO PRECONDITIONS.

AND THEY ARE GETTING PRETTY SICK SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GET OUT OF THE ICU.

>> Reporter: ANY HEALTH EXPERTS URGING A RETURN TO MITIGATION EFFORTS LIKE MASKING.

>> THE TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF THE DELTA VARIANT ARE CLEARLY DIFFERENT AND MORE AGGRESSIVE.

IS DATA BEING COLLECTED NOW THAT SURELY WILL INFORM RECOMMENDATIONS DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT HERE IN LOUISIANA, IS ABSOLUTELY NO TIME TO WAIT ON THAT.

>> Reporter: IS THE PUSH TO GET AMERICANS VACCINATED FLOODS TO GIVE HESITANCY, THERE ARE GROWING CALLS FOR EMPLOYERS TO INSTITUTE MANDATES.

50 HEALTHCARE GROUPS ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT CALLING FOR ALL HEALTHCARE AND LONG-TERM CARE EMPLOYERS TO MANDATE EMPLOYEES BE VACCINATED.

>> WHEN YOU GOT INTO A HOSPITAL, YOU WANT ISSUES THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE GIVEN A DISEASE YOU DID NOT COME THERE TO GET.

>>> A REMINDER, EVERYONE AGED 12 AND OLDER MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A DEADLY MONTH FOR CYCLISTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE RECENT SPIKE OF FATAL CRASHES IS PROMPTING CALLS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO MOVE FASTER ON SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

>> SHE WAS KIND AND BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL.

>> Reporter: KRISTIN VICTOR REMEMBERS HER FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE LAURA, A PROMINENT LOCAL ARCHITECT WHO WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A DRIVER LAST TUESDAY.

WHILE RIDING HER BIKE IN BALBOA PARK.

>> IT REALLY HITS CLOSE TO HOME BECAUSE WE BOTH ADVOCATED FOR A SAFER MORE SUSTAINABLE SAN DIEGO.

IT WAS IN OUR HEARTS.

>> Reporter: CHIN WAS ONE OF FIVE PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED WHILE BIKING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY OVER THE PAST MONTH.

DOZENS OF ACTIVISTS GATHERED NEAR THE CRASH SITE, SAN DIEGO MAYOR AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS TO BUILD SAFE BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH A GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY.

PLANS TO ADD PROTECTED BIKE LANES TO PERSHING DRIVE HAVE BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR NEARLY A DECADE.

BUT THEY HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY DELAYED AS HAVE A HOST OF OTHER BIKE SAFETY PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>> THE CHOICE TO RISE SHOULD NOT COST US OUR LIVES.

THIS IS THE TIME FOR OUR GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO ACT QUICKER THAN EVER BEFORE.

>> Reporter: THE ACTIVISTS WANT GLORIA TO COMMIT TO 25 MILES A PROTECTIVE LIKELY IN SAN DIEGO EACH YEAR.

THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON PLANS TO BUILD A STRUCTURE QUICKLY.

BUT THE MAYOR HAS NOT COMMITTED TO A TIMELINE.

ANDREW BOWEN KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE U.S. MILITARY'S COMBAT MISSION IN IRAQ WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

THAT IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM RESIDENT BIDEN TODAY DURING A MEETING WITH IRAQ'S PRIME MINISTER AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE PLAN IS TO SHIP OPERATIONS TO AN ADVISOR IN TRAINING MISSION, AS AMERICAN FORCES STEP BACK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE.

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TIMELINE ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED LATER.

>>> WITH U.S.

FORCES PULLING OUT OF AFGHANISTAN, THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO EVACUATE AFGHANS WHO HAVE HELPED IN THE MISSION.

IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THOSE PEOPLE WILL LIKELY BE TARGETED BY THE TALIBAN.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS TOLD CONGRESS IN THESE $1 BILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR THE EFFORT TO GET JESUS TO THOSE AFGHANS.

NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AT THE TOP REPUBLICAN SENATOR SAYS LAWMAKERS ARE CLOSE TO REACHING A DEAL.

>>> TOMORROW THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE ON EXTENDING A CONTRACT WITH SHOT SPOTTER.

IT PROVIDES POLICE WITH SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY THAT DETECTS AND TRACKS GUNSHOTS IN SOME OF THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS.

KPBS EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM SAYS ADVOCATES WANT CITY LEADERS TO DELAY THE VOTE.

>> Reporter: SINCE 2016, SAN DIEGO HAS USED SHOTS FIRED AUDIO SENSORS THAT COVER 3.6 SQUARE MILES IN PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AND LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS OF LINCOLN PARK, AND OTHERS.

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW AMERICANS, TOGETHER WITH OTHER MEMBERS INTEREST IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT ENOUGH CLEAR EVIDENCE THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS AS ADVERTISED.

WE NEED TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT IS THIS ACTUALLY CURBING VIOLENCE OR NOT?

BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING IS THAT IT IS NOT.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY AUDIO SENSORS ARE ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF BUILDINGS, ELECTRIC POLES OR LIGHT STOPS.

WHEN THEY HEAR A SHOT THEY RECORD IT, TIMESTAMP IT, LOCATE IT AND SEND DATA TO THE INCIDENT REVIEW CENTER WHERE PEOPLE VERIFY THE SOUND AS A GUNSHOT BEFORE ALERTING THE POLICE.

CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ARE SET TO DECIDE WHETHER TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR WITH AN OPTION OF EXTENDING AND ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.

AT A TOTAL PRICE TAG OF ABOUT $1.1 MILLION.

SOME PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE MAKING THE DECISION WITHOUT ANY OF THE MEASURES THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED LAST NOVEMBER TO SET UP PRACTICES FOR USING SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

>> THE REALITY IS WE ARE LIVING IN A TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD WE NEED TO HAVE A PROCESS IN WHICH THE CITY IS ABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH KINDS OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES MAKE SENSE AND DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

AND RAMMING THINGS LIKE SHOT SPOTTERS THROUGH THE PROCESS IS NOT HOW WE DO THAT.

THAT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE GOVERNING.

>> Reporter: IN JUNE POLICE RELEASED INFORMATION REGARDING GUN VIOLENCE.

DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS WROTE THAT THE TOOL ENABLES A NEW NORMAL WHERE POLICE CAN PROVIDE A CONSISTENT, RAPID IMPRECISE RESPONSE, WHICH WILL LEAD TO INCREASED COMMUNITY TRUST.

PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY SAYS THE TOOL DOES THE EXACT OPPOSITE.

WANTS TO SEE ALL SHOT SPOTTERS OUT OF SAN DIEGO.

>> WE ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF PICKING UP A CELL PHONE AND CALLING 91 WHAT IS NEEDED.

SHOT SPOTTERS ARE ANOTHER EXCUSE TO OVER POLICE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

TO COME IN AND PULL PEOPLE OVER .

AT ESSENTIALLY COME INTO PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED TO COME.

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET VIRTUALLY ON TUESDAY IN THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BEGINNING AT 11:00 A.M. >>> A SAN DIEGO MAN SAYS HE EXPERIENCED BANKING WHILE BLACK WHEN HE TRIED TO CASH A CHECK AT A BANK OF AMERICA IN PACIFIC BEACH.

HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY.

>> Reporter: JOHN PITTMAN III IS A LAWYER WHO ALSO SPENT 19 YEARS WORKING IN THE FINANCE INDUSTRY.

HE KNOWS THE BANKING BUSINESS.

>> YOU KNOW, THEY VERIFY.

THEY VERIFY IF THERE IS AN ISSUE.

>> Reporter: SO THE SAN DIEGO RESIDENT WAS PREPARED IN EARLY 2020 WHEN HE WENT TO A BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH IN PACIFIC BEACH TO CAST A $12,000 CHECK FROM AN INSURANCE SETTLEMENT.

THE PAYMENT FROM THE GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY WAS A BANK OF AMERICA CHECK.

JUST IN CASE HE BROUGHT ADDITIONAL PAPERWORK FROM GEICO AND THREE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION.

DRIVERS LICENSE, PASSPORT AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES.

YET, THAT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR THE PRACTICE ASSISTANT MANAGER.

>> SHE CAME BACK AND SHE WAS TELLING ME THAT SHE CAN'T CASH IN BECAUSE MY NAME HAD THE THIRD ON MY IDENTIFICATION BUT THE THIRD WAS NOT WRITTEN ON THE CHECK.

>> Reporter: THE SUFFIX ON PITTMAN'S NAME WAS WRITTEN ON THE REST OF THE GEICO DOCUMENTS.

HE SUGGESTED THE ASSISTANT MANAGER CONTACT GEICO TO CONFIRM HIS IDENTITY.

WHEN SHE WAS LIKE WE CAN'T.

WE HAVE NO WAY, EVEN IF WE CALL TO VERIFY, WE HAVE NO WAY TO NOTATE THAT WE VERIFY.

>> Reporter: PITTMAN SAYS HE CALLED GEICO ON HIS CELL PHONE, BUT THE ISSUE IS REPRESENTATIVE ON SPEAKERPHONE ADDRESS THE ASSISTANT MANAGER'S CONCERNS.

>> AND ASSISTANT MANAGER SAYS I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

YOU COULD BE JUST ONE OF HIS FRIENDS HE'S CALLING.

>> Reporter: PITTMAN AGAIN ASKED HER TO CALL GEICO.

SHE REFUSED TO MAKE THAT CALL BUT SAID SHE MADE ANOTHER.

>> SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO TALK TO THE MANAGER AND SHE COMES BACK AND WE NOTIFIED THE AUTHORITIES.

SO, YOU ARE TRYING TO STEAL MONEY FROM THE REAL JOB PITTMAN.

>> Reporter: SAYS ON THE ADVICE OF THE GEICO REPRESENTATIVE HE EXITED THE BANK BUT WAS LEFT WITH AN ACHING OUT.

>> I'M THINKING THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS NOT A BLACK PERSON.

I JUST CANNOT SEE THEM CALLING THE POLICE ON EVERY PERSON THAT THEY GET A CHECK THAT DOESN'T HAVE JUNIOR OR THE THIRD OR WHATEVER.

THAT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

>> Reporter: PITTMAN SAYS THE BRANCH MANAGER TOLD HIM MORE THAN A YEAR LATER THAT THE ASSISTANT MANAGER WAS ONLY PRETENDING TO CALL THE POLICE.

KPBS TRIED TO INTERVIEW THAT BRANCH MANAGER BUT HE DECLINED.

THE CORPORATE'S OAKS MEANT SAYS IT IS STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICE NOT TO CASH A CHECK IF THE RECIPIENT NAME AND IDENTIFICATION DON'T PRECISELY MATCH, TO PROTECT AGAINST POTENTIAL FRAUD.

BUT, IS IT STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICE TO ACCUSE A CUSTOMER IS STEALING AND THEN THREATENED TO CALL THE POLICE AS PITTMAN SAYS B OF A DATE WITH HIM?

>> IT IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT UNCOMMON FOR US TO HEAR STORIES OF RACIALIZED AND RACIST BEHAVIOR AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

>> Reporter: >> IT IS A PROBLEM WHEN THE FIRST RESPONSE AT ANY ORGANIZATION IS TO INVOLVE THE POLICE RATHER THAN TO TREAT THE CUSTOMER IS A TRUTHFUL PERSON.

ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE MATERIAL THAT THIS PERSON HAD TO BACK UP THAT IDENTITY.

>> Reporter: THE TERM ADVOCATES USED TO DESCRIBE THESE SITUATIONS IS BANKING WHILE BLACK.

BANK CUSTOMERS HAVE LONG COMPLAINED OF BEING CONFRONTED WITH SKEPTICISM, HURDLES AND CALLS TO POLICE WHILE SEEKING BASIC TRANSACTIONS.

ED GOLDING IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MIT'S CENTER FOR FINANCE AND BANKING.

HE SAYS RACE ISN'T LIKELY THE ONLY ISSUE IN PITTMAN'S CASE.

THE SIZE OF THE CHECK, AND THE FACT THAT PITTMAN WASN'T A CUSTOMER WERE ALSO FACTORS.

HE SAYS THEY DON'T EXCUSE THE ASSISTANT MANAGERS ALLEGED ACTIONS.

>> IS SEEMS LIKE FROM THE FACTS OF THIS CASE, IT WAS A VERY INAPPROPRIATE WAY OF SAYING WE DON'T WANT TO SERVE YOU.

>> Reporter: OF AMERICA SENT A LETTER SET STANDING BY ITS POLICY.

HOWEVER IT SAYS WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE YOU MIGHT HAVE ENCOUNTERED AS A RESULT OF THIS MATTER.

AT APOLOGIZE FOR ANY SERVICE PROVIDER TO DID NOT MAKE MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

PITTMAN WANTED THE BANK TO APOLOGIZE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ASSISTANT MANAGER'S BEHAVIOR.

HE ALSO ASKED FOR MONETARY DAMAGES WHICH THE BANK REFUSED.

HE SAYS HE STILL FEELS DEMORALIZED.

WITH A MAKES ME FEEL TWO INCHES TALL, LITTLE BIT.

IT MAKES YOU FEEL TARGETED.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST WILDFIRE GETTING BETTER BIGGER AND MORE DESTRUCTIVE.

THE DIXIE FIRE MERGED WITH ANOTHER FIRE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND DESTROYED HOMES AND A REMOTE AREA CALL INDIAN FALLS.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME WITH THE TERRAIN AND SO FAR CONTAINMENT IS A 22%.

DESPITE EVACUATION ORDERS, SOME PEOPLE STAYED HOME TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTIES AND ANIMALS.

>> IT IS VERY STRESSFUL.

SCARY AT TIMES.

LAST NIGHT THERE WAS, YOU CAN SEE THE GLOW OF THAT HILL RIGHT THERE.

AND THE FIREFIGHTERS PUT IT OUT OR KNOCKED IT DOWN TO WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GLOW WAS GONE.

AND I WAS RELIEVED.

>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE MAKING PROGRESS AGAINST THE LARGEST FIRE FIRE.

THE BOOTLEG FIRE IN SOUTHERN OREGON.

IT IS 53% CONTAINED.

FIRES ARE BURNING IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO AND MONTANA.

>>> THE LOAD THAT HAS BROUGHT US MOISTURE TODAY IS DRIFTING WEST AND IT IS GOING TO EXIT WITH THE MOISTURE WITH IT.

IS STILL A POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW STORMS.

MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN FOR YOUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

STILL HAVE LAST FLOOD WATCH IS POSTED HERE FOR MAINLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THE REST OF THIS EVENING.

AFTER THAT, IT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

TEMPERATURES FALLING OFF INTO THE LOW 70s TONIGHT.

WE WILL SEE CLOUD COVER HERE AS THE MARINE LAYER THICKENS UP THE COAST.

TO PRODUCE IN OCEANSIDE GETTING DOWN TO 67 DEGREES FOR THE OVERNIGHT LOW.

CHULA VISTA GETTING DOWN TO 69.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE PLENTY OF KYLE COVER HERE.

STILL LINGERING FOR SOME OF THE COASTAL REGIONS BECAUSE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING OFFSHORE AND INCREASING THAT MARINE LAYER.

TO PURCHASE FOR TOMORROW ARE GOING TO BE ON THE RISE HERE TUESDAY.

IT IS A DRY AND WARM DAY FOR MOST.

SPOTTY AFTERNOON STORMS HERE WITH THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE MAINLY IN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

TEMPERATURES ON YOUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, GETTING UP INTO THE LOW 80s.

ESCONDIDO, RAMONA, WARMING UP TO 89 DEGREES.

BUT AGAIN, I MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH ARE STORMS THAT HAVE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN.

AS THE UPPER-LEVEL BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHWARD, THERE WILL STILL BE ENERGY AND A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE WHICH COULD SPARK UP ADDITIONAL WILDFIRES.

SO WE WILL BE WATCHING THAT HERE FOR YOUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

NEAR THE COAST, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE.

TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70s TO 80 DEGREES.

A MIXTURE OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS AND NOT MUCH RAIN BEYOND TODAY.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES ALSO NOT CHANGING A WHOLE LOT.

MID TO UPPER 80s.

NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN CHANCES HERE IN THE FORECAST.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE CAN HAVE A STRAY STORM OR TWO TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY WHICH IS GENERALLY SITTING IN THE LOW 70s.

IN THE DESERT IT IS THE HEAT THAT IS ON ONCE AGAIN.

TRIPLE DIGITS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

>>> THE OCEAN SHORELINE NEAR THE BORDER WAS ONLY OPEN FOR ONE WEEK BEFORE IT WAS FORCED TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF SEWAGE CONTAMINATION.

CLOSURE INCLUDES ALL BEACHES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO THE SOUTH END OF SEACOAST DRIVE.

SIGNS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL OCEAN WATER SAMPLING MEETS HEALTH STANDARDS FOR RECREATIONAL USE.

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS YEAR THE BEACH HAS BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE OF POLLUTION.

IMPERIAL BEACH RESIDENT SAYS IT GIVES THE TOWN A BAD REPUTATION.

>> IT BRINGS A BAD STATEMENT TO IT AND MAKES THE BUSINESSES SUFFER BECAUSE PEOPLE ALREADY HAVE THE IDEA THAT IT IS NOT THE BEST PLACE TO COME VISIT.

BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A FUN LITTLE TOWN TO COME TO.

>>> AT THE END OF 2019, THE TRADE BILL PROMISED $300 MILLION TO GO TOWARDS LONG-TERM PROJECTS THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE CONTAMINATION ISSUE.

THERE STILL NO DECISION ON HOW THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT OR A TIMELINE.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S DROP IS DRYING UP THE SECOND LARGEST WAS A BAR IN THE STATE.

LAKE OROVILLE.

WHEN IT IS FULL LAKE SINCE AROUND 900 FEET WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN DROPPING IN RECENT WEEKS.

NOW IT IS DOWN TO LESS THAN 700 FEET.

AS MARISSA PERLMAN REPORTS, THE HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT WILL BE SHUT DOWN BY AUGUST AND IT COULD TAKE MONTHS BEFORE HE GETS TURNED BACK ON.

>> IS DROPPING REALLY REALLY FAST.

>> Reporter: AS THE WATER LEVEL DROPS, CONSTRUCTION CREWS REBUILD THE BOAT LAUNCH.

>> IT IS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER.

>> Reporter: SO BOATERS AND ANGLERS CAN MAKE THEIR WAY ONTO WHAT'S LEFT OF IT.

TIM HOWELL HAS BEEN COMING HERE FOR 30 YEARS.

>> WE GO FOR A WEEK EVERY SUMMER.

SO IT'S LOWER THAN WE'VE EVER SEEN IT, FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: AND DROPPING BY THE DAY.

THIS WAS THE LINK AT THE END OF MAY.

AMIR EIGHT WEEKS LATER THE LAKE IS NOT JUST OVER ONE QUARTER FULL.

RYAN WAS FISHING WHERE HE STANDING NOW JUST A MONTH AGO.

>> THIS IS USUALLY UNDERWATER.

>> Reporter: WATER IS SO LOW, THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES THE POWER PLANT WILL GO OFF-LINE IN AUGUST FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

NEIGHBORS WORRY IT CREATES THE PERFECT STORM.

MEETING THE PEAK OF WILDFIRE SEASON IS SUMMER HEAT, AND AN ANTICIPATED POWER CRUNCH.

>> NOT THAT MUCH WATER SO NOT THAT MUCH POWER.

>> Reporter: BUT WITH WATER DROPPING ON AVERAGE ONE FOOT PER DAY, THEY ARE OUT BLOWING MORE THAN 2000 GALLONS PER MINUTE OF WATER INTO THE RIVER.

WHY?

DWR SAYS IT IS REQUIRED FOR CRITICAL WATER SUPPLY, FISHERY NEEDS, AND TO PREVENT THE WATER INTRUSION INTO DRINKING WATER.

ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS LIKE NOAH SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT DESPITE WATER LEFT.

>> IF THE SALMON CAN'T GET OUT THERE, THEY CANNOT SPAWN.

AND THE FISH WILL NEVER COME BACK.

>> Reporter: FOR TIM AND HIS FAMILY THEY ARE SOAKING UP THE WATER NOW.

WAS WE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT WHILE WE CAN.

>> Reporter: AS THIS LAKE CONTINUES TO DISAPPEAR.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE LINK IS LOW IN NEARLY HALF A CENTURY.

AT FULL CAPACITY THE POWER PLANT GENERATES ENOUGH POWER TO SERVE 800,000 HOMES.

NOW LEADERS SAY THEY WILL BE PULLING POWER OF THE FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE.

>> THE LAKE IS ONLY ABOUT 12 FROM REACHING ITS RECORD LOW WHICH WAS SENT BACK IN 19 1977.

>>> WHY THIS MEDICAL RESEARCH IS SPURRING MOVES TOWARDS MANDATORY VACCINES.

COMING UP IS 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

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

CALIFORNIA WILL REQUIRE STATE EMPLOYEES AND ALL HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO SHOW PROOF OF COVID VACCINATION, OR GET TESTED WEEKLY.

ABOUT 62% OF ALL ELIGIBLE CALIFORNIANS ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

THE ORDER COMES AS CORONAVIRUS CASES RISE STATE WIDE WITH THE DELTA.

MAKING UP ABOUT 80% OF INFECTIONS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPORTED MORE THAN 2000 CASES IN THE PAST THREE DAYS.

>>> FIVE CYCLISTS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN COLLISIONS WITH CARS OVER THE PAST MONTH IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

ACTIVISTS ARE CALLING ON THE MAYOR AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS TO SPEED UP LIMITATION OF PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

THEY WANT THE MAYOR TO COMMIT TO BUILDING 25 MILES OF PROTECTED BIKE LANES EACH YEAR.

THE MAYOR HAS NOT YET COMMITTED TO A TIMELINE.

>>> TOMORROW, THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO EXTEND THE CITIES CONTRACT WAS SHOT SPOTTER.

THE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY HAS DETECTED GUNSHOTS IN SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE 2016.

COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WHAT IT GOD CALLING IT AN EXCUSE TO OVER POLICE NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON A FOUR- YEAR EXTENSION WHICH WILL COST $1.1 MILLION.

YOU CAN FIND A NICE STORY ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

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