>>> 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.

IT IS MONDAY, JUNE 28 I AM AMITA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> CALTRANS AND JOSH ARE PARTNERING TO DEVELOP A NEW PROJECT AT THE RDER.

> RIGHT BEHIND ME WE HAVE TRUCKS PREPPING THE FOUNDATION FOR WHAT WILL BE THE IS PORT OF ENTRY THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE UP AND RUNNING BY 2024.

>> IT IS THE FUTURE OF A PROSPERITY THAT WE WANT FOR MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO ENSURE A NEW PORT OF ENTRY.

IT IS THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO BE TIED TO A TOLL ROAD.

COMMERCIAL AND -- VEHICLES WILL BE ABLE TO CROSS HERE.

THE NEW ENTRY WILL HAVE AN AVERAGE WAIT TIME OF ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

>> WHEN THIS IS COMPLETE, PEAK WAIT TIMES AT THE EXISTING PORTS OF ENTRY WILL BE REDUCED BY ABOUT 50% ON OPENING DAY.

>> Reporter: ON AVERAGE, KIM SAYS THAT BORDER CROSSERS WAIT 1-2 HOURS IN LINE WHILE COMMERCIAL >> Reporter: DRIVERS WAIT AS MUCH AS SIX HOURS .

THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA SAYS THAT BOER RD TIMES IS THE BIGGEST BARRIER COMMERCIAL TRADE FACES.

>> MEXICO IS TRULY THE MOST IMPORTANT AND CLOSEST FOREIGN PARTNER.

>> Reporter: THE $600 MILLION PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE POLLUTION ALONG THE BORDER.

>> THE WAIT TIME FOR THE TRUCKS AND THE PRIVATE VEHICLES, THERE ENGINES AND THEIR MOTORS ARE GOING AND THEY ARE SPEWING OUT GREENHOUSE GASES.

SO THE MORE EFFICIENT WE CAN MAKE IT, THE LESS POLLUTION.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE WORKING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH IT WILL COST OF FOUR DRIVERS TO ACCESS THE TOLL ROAD.

I'M ALEXANDRA RANGEL REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE FOLLOWING A STORY REGARDING A FORMER CAREGIVER ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THREE WOMEN AT NURSING HOMES.

A $60,000 FINE HAS BEEN LEVELED WHERE THE FORMER NURSING ASSISTANT RATES A WOMAN TWICE IN ONE HOUR.

PARKWAY HILLS IS BEING FINED FOR FAILING TO SCREEN WORKERS FOR PAST ABUSE.

FLICKINGER HAD BEEN ACCUSED TWICE OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS.

THEY ALSO CITED PARKWAY HILLS FOR FAILING TO PROTECT THE VICTIM AND NOT MONITORING INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR OF STAFF TOWARDS REV IS RESIDENTS.

PARKWAY HILLS HAS NOT RESPONDED YET.

FLICKINGER IS IN JAIL AWAITING TRIAL.

>>> ADDITIONAL BOOSTER SHOTS MAY NOT BE NEEDED TO COMBAT THE CORONAVIRUS ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH ON HOW LONG PROTECTION FROM THE COVID-19 VACCINATION MAY LAST.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: EVERYTHING POINTS TO THE DIRECTION OF THE VACCINE BEING PROTECTS OF.

>> Reporter: A NEWS STORY AND STUDY SAYS THAT'S ADDITIONAL VIRUS PROTECTION MAY NOT BE NEEDED.

>> AS A GENERAL RULE, THE GENERAL POPULATION MAY NOT NEED A BOOSTER GOING FORWARD.

I THINK WE MAY HAVE SELECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF BOOSTERS.

FOR EXAMPLE, TO OLDER PEOPLE AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEOPLE, WHMAY BE MORE KELY TO LOSE THAT RESPONSE OVERTIME.

>> Reporter: A DOCTOR AT THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO SAID, THEY HAVE STUDIED THE CELLS THAT FEND OFF THE VIRUS.

>> WE CAN MAKE PROJECTIONS BECAUSE THE CELLS IN THIS STUDY ARE LONG-LASTING.

IF WE FOUND THEM NOW THEY ARE HIGHLY LIKELY TO BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

>> Reporter: THE FINDINGS HAVE BEEN CALLED REMARKABLE.

A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE LOOKED AT THOUGH.

ONLY 41.

>> NOT EVERYBODY IS THE SAME.

IN THESE 41 VOLUNTEERS, IF THERE WAS A GOOD RESPONSE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN EVERYBODY WILL HAVE THAT RESPONSE.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINATION WAS NOT PART OF THE STUDY.

BUT IS BUT IT DOES SHOW JUST HOW EFFECTIVE THE VACCINATION IS.

>> IF YOU GET A BREAKTHROUGH INFECTION IT IS LIKELY TO BE LESS SERIOUS THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN.

>> Reporter: THE WILDCARD ART THE VARIANCE BUT SO FAR, THEY DO PROTECT AGAINST ALL OF THE VARIANCE INCLUDING THE DELTA.

I'M MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE OF THE MOST PUBLIC PROBLEMS IN SAN SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE MOST PERSONAL.

ANYBODY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME.

THAT IS THE THINKING KING THINKING BEHIND THE LATEST OUTREACH EFFORT.

SEVERAL ALLER TALKING WITH THE PEOPLE LIVING ON DOWNTOWN STREETS TO SEE WHAT THEY NEED TO ACCEPT SHELTER AND OTHER HELP.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.

THEY ARE IN A TOUGH MOMENT.

AND IF WE LEAN IN, WE CAN HELP SOLVE HOMELESSNESS.

>> THAT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA AND HE SAYS HE HAS BEEN ON THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS HIMSELF.

THIS LATEST PUSH WILL LAST ABOUT A MONTH.

ABOUT 250 SHELTER BEDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

>>> EXCESSIVE HE CONTINUES THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERT ERIE HE IS.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US WHAT THAT MEANS .

>> Reporter: IT IS SIMILAR TO THE HEAT WAVE THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK BUT NOT AS HOT.

>> Reporter: ALEX IS A WEATHER COORDINATOR METEOROLOGIST IN SAN DIEGO.

TARDY DESCRIBES THE MONSOON FLOW THAT BRINGS THE HIGH- PRESSURE AREA THAT HAS SETTLED OVER PORTLAND AND SEATTLE.

THAT WIND FLOW WILL BRING MOISTURE TO THE SAN DIEGO AREA.

>> NOT HURRICANE BUT TROPICAL MOISTURE.

AND THAT IS WHAT THE MONSOON FLOW DOES.

IT LOOKS LIKE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME ACTIVE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

>> Reporter: THIS WESTERN HEAT DOME HAS BEEN SITTING OVER THE STATES.

AND AS IT SHIFTS BACK DOWN, THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND COULD BRING EXTRA HOT TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA.

THE CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS COULD BE AFFECTING THE COUNTY TEMPERATURES.

>> THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN DRY AREAS AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WAVES.

IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG SUMMER.

SEVERAL HEAT WAVES PROBABLY ALL THE WAY INTO SEPTEMBER.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, AT LEAST A FEW OF THOSE WILL IMPACT ON THE COAST.

>> SO WHAT WILL THAT MEAN FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY?

>> ELECTRICITY AL AND EXCESSIVE HEAT.

>> SOMETIMES THAT MEANS POTENTIAL POWER SHORTAGES.

NO FLEX ALERT WAS ISSUED TODAY.

AND GONZALES SAYS THE GRID HAS ENOUGH ENERGY FOR RIGHT NOW BUT THE UPCOMING THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS.

>> THE GRID IS STABLE AND WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY RESOURCE SHORTFALLS P ARE BUT, THOSE STORMS CAN DO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT LIKE GENERATORS.

>> Reporter: TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING, FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER AT CALIFORNIA UNDERSCORE ISO.

I AM MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SEATTLE HIT 107 DEGREES TODAY.

PORTLAND HIT 115 DEGREES.

THE SWELTERING TEMPERATURES ARE UNHEARD OF IN A REGION BETTER KNOWN FOR RAIN.

THE HEAT WAVE WAS CAUSED BY WHAT METEOROLOGISTS DESCRIBE AS A DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST.

THAT HAS BEEN WORSENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

>>> WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT EXCESSIVE HE WARNINGS IN SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

THE MOISTURE IS GOING TO BE CREEPING WEST.

OUT OF THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY.

THAT MEANS WE COULD GET SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY AND EVEN THUNDERSTORMS.

LIKELY IN THE INTERIOR SECTIONS AND THE MOUNTAINS.

WE COULD EVEN SEE DRIZZLE AS FAR WEST AS THE METRO GOING TO THE LEADER AND MIDDLE PART OF THE WE CAN.

WE HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS IN PLACES LIKE MOUNT LAGUNA UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING.

AFTER THAT THOSE WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL NOT GET TOO COOL.

WE DROP OFF TO 65 DEGREES IN ESCONDIDO.

RAMONA WILL BE 62 DEGREES.

TUESDAY, ANOTHER HOT DAY ACROSS MUCH OF CALIFORNIA AND INTO NEVADA.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE GOING TO CREEP FURTHER TO THE WEST.

THERE IS A QUESTION STILL AS FAR AS HOW WEST THEY WILL GET BUT IT DOES FEATURE A PRETTY DECENT CHANCE OF MOISTURE, ESPECIALLY INTO THE MOUNTAINS P ARE HIGHS OUT THERE ON TUESDAY INTO THE MID-80s.

VIRAGO SPRINGS, INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

AND YOU WILL NOTICE, AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE FUTURECAST THROUGH THE DAY, THERE IS SOME GREEN POPPING UP A.

NOT A LOT BUT SOME WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

AGAIN, THE MOISTURE IS SLOWLY INCHING FORWARD.

TEMPERATURES GENERALLY SITTING IN THE LOW 70s.

NOT A LOT OF CHANGE HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

AGAIN, I DO THINK THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.

WEDNESDAY, THAT IS THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS.

INE DESERT, TEMPERATURES IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS AND WEDNESDAY, ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASCH.

>>> THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL EVER NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE TRAVELING OVER THE HOLIDAY., CAR TROUBLE IS UP 5% FROM 2019 THOUGH.

OF THE 3.3 MILLION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS TRAVELING, 2.8 MILLION WILL BE TAKING A ROAD TRIP.

>> PEOPLE ARE JUST READY TO GET OUT THERE AGAIN.

THEY HAVE HAD TO PUT THOSE PLANS ON HOLD.

AND WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM MEMBERS IS THEY ARE READY TO TRAVEL.

>> AAA SO SAN DIEGO IS AMONG THE TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS ALONG WITH LAS VEGAS AND NATIONAL PARKS LIKE YOSEMITE.

>> IF YOU ARE HITTING THE ROAD, GET READY TO PAY MORE TO PHILIP.

THE GAS TAX HIKE GOES INTO PLACE ON JULY 1.

GAS TAXES ARE INCREASING EACH YEAR TO PAY FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIRS.

EIGHT WILL RISE TO 51.1 CENTS PER GALLON.

YOU WILL PAY ABOUT EIGHT CENTS MORE PER GALLON IF YOU HAVE A 14 GALLON TANK.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS $4.25.

THAT IS ALMOST $1.17 MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.

>>> A SAN DIEGO RESEARCHER HAS HELPED AN AUSTRALIAN COLLEAGUE FILL OUT FIGURE OUT HOW A MASSIVE ICE SHELF DISAPPEARED.

KPBS REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THIS ICE HILL.

SATELLITE IMAGES GATHERED REVEALED AN EVENT THAT MIGHT HAVE GONE UNNOTICED.

>> MIDWINTER, WHEN YOU EXPECT EVERYTHING TO STAY COLD AND FROZEN AND NOT MUCH GOING ON, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING INVOLVING WATER IN LIQUID FORM AND THEN, WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF SATELLITES.

>> Reporter: 21.6 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER POURED INTO THE OCEAN.

THEY SAY A FISSURE LIKELY OPENED UNDERNEATH THE LAKE.

THE ICE COVER FELL AND WAS PUSHED BACK UP CREATING A RISE IN THE ICE.

THEY SAY IT IS THE SATELLITE IS CONSTANTLY GATHERING DATA ON ICE SHELVES IN ANTARCTICA AND GREENLAND.

>> THIS CAPABILITY THAT WE HAVE SEEN, IT WILL HELP US LEARN ABOUT MELTWATER SYSTEMS AROUND THE ICE SHEETS.

>> THEY SAY, UNDERSTANDING THINGS LIKE THIS WILL HELP THEM DEVELOP MODELS.

THE FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH.

I AM ERIK ANDERSON FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THREE SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE DIED FROM COVID- 19 AFTER BEING VACCINATED ACCORDING TO OUR PARTNERS AT I NEWS SOURCE.

I SPOKE WITH MARY PLUMMER AT I NEWS SOURCE.

>> Reporter: SO IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE PEOPLE THAT DIED EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE FULLY VACCINATED?

>> ALL THREE HAD UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

AT LEAST THREE SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS DIED AFTER VACCINATION.

THERE WAS A 73-YEAR-OLD MAN THAT DIED IN EARLY FEBRUARY.

THERE IS A 70-YEAR-OLD WOMAN THAT DIED IN MARCH AND A 69- YEAR-OLD MAN WHO DIED JUNE 14.

>> DOES THE TIMING OF WHEN THEY GOT THE VACCINE PLAY A ROLE?

>> I CAN TELL YOU THAT JEFFREY SCHMIDT, THE 73-YEAR-OLD THAT I JUST MENTIONED, HE TESTED POSITIVE ONE DAY AFTER RECEIVING THE FIRST DOSE OF THE PFIZER VACCINATION.

WE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE OTHERS BUT, IN HIS CASE, EXPERTS EXPECT THAT HE CONTRACTED COVID-19 BEFORE HE WAS VACCINATED.

SO IT WAS SOMETHING ALREADY IN HIS SYSTEM AND TAKING HOLD BEFORE HE RECEIVED AT FIRST DOES.

>> SO, MOST OF THE DEATHS IN THE COUNTRY ARE AMONG THOSE UNVACCINATED.

HOW WHERE IS IT TO GET COVID-19 AND DIE AFTER BEING FULLY VACCINATED?

>> THESE DEATHS ARE INCREDIBLY RARE.

THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN ABOUT 750 DOCUMENTED DEATHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE.

THAT IS THE LATEST DATA FROM THE CDC.

WE INTERVIEWED A PHYSICIAN AT UC SAN DIEGO WHO SAID THE LIKELIHOOD OF DYING FROM ONE OF THESE VACCINES IS ABOUT THE SAME AS BEING HIT BY A METEOR.

SO JUST INCREDIBLY UNLIKELY.

>> MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE RESISTANT TO GETTING THE COVID- 19 SHOT ARE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT DECISION.

DO DOCTORS WORRY THAT REPORTS OF FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE DYING FROM THE DISEASE MIGHT DISSUADE ANTI-VAXXERS?

>> I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO KEEP THESE DEATHS, IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE.

DOCTORS THAT I HAVE INTERVIEWED HAVE SAID THAT THESE VACCINATIONS ARE TRUSTWORTHY.

AND WORTHY OF EVERYONE GOING OUT TO GET VACCINATED.

DOCTORS ARE RECOMMENDING THAT PEOPLE GO OUT AND GET THE VACCINE TO BE FULLY PROTECTED.

>> THANK YOU, FOR SPEAKING WITH US TODAY.

>>> I NEWS SOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

AT >>> IN CALIFORNIA HAS ADDED FIVE MORE STATES TO THE LIST OF PLACES WHERE STATE-FUNDED TRAVEL IS BANNED BECAUSE OF LAWS THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LGBTQ PEOPLE.

FLORIDA, MONTANA, WEST VIRGINIA AND OTHERS WERE ADDED TO THE LIST BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 17 STATES.

MOST ARE BEING ADDED BECAUSE THEY PREVENT WOMEN AND TRANSGENDER GIRLS FROM PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS.

>>> THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS FACING RETRIBUTION FOR WORKING WITH THE AMERICAN MILITARY DURING TWO DECADES OF WAR.

STEVE WALSH SAYS A SPECIAL PROGRAM TO BRING THEM TO THE UNITED STATES THOUGH IS BADLY BACKLOGGED.

>> BEFORE COMING TO SAN DIEGO IN 2017, ALI WAS A TRANSLATOR WORKING WITH SPECIAL OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF KABUL.

HE WAS A TARGET OF THE TALIBAN.

HE TOOK THE JOB --.

>> THERE WERE TWO OCCASIONS WHEN PEOPLE CAME TO ME AND SAID THEY KNOW ME FROM SOMEWHERE.

>> HE DENIED BEING AN INTERPRETER BUT AFTER BEING APPROACHED A SECOND TIME -- >> THAT SAME NIGHT, WE MOVED.

I QUIT MY JOB AND I CALLED MY EMPLOYER AND SAID I WAS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR THE COMPANY BECAUSE OF PERSONAL ISSUES.

EVEN THE EMPLOYER DID NOT KNOW THAT I USED TO WORK FOR THE UNITED STATES.

>> NOW THAT THE UNITED STATES IS PREPARING TO WITHDRAW, HE FEELS BETRAYED.

HE STILL HAS FAMILY IN AFGHANISTAN.

>> THESE ARE LIKE 300 --.

>> NOW HE WATCHES AND VIDEOS ONLINE OF THE TALIBAN GOING UNOPPOSED INTO THE AREA.

>> THEY SHOULD NOT LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

>> HE WAS ALLOWED TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE SPECIAL IMMIGRATION VISA PROGRAM.

VISA SET ASIDE FOR PEOPLE THAT WORKED WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

NOAH COBURN, A POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST AT BENNINGTON COLLEGE SAYS THE U.S.

DEPENDS ON LOCAL CONTRACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN BUT HAS NEVER REALLY HAD A PLAN TO HANDLE THE FALLOUT WHEN THEIR LIVES ARE THREATENED.

>> I THINK THE WAY THAT THE U.S. VIEWS OF THESE GLOBAL ENTANGLEMENTS, TRYING TO KEEP THEM TEMPORARY AND ECONOMICAL BUT NOT THINKING THROUGH THE LONGER-TERM REPERCUSSIONS.

>> WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS ON THE VERGE OF PULLING OUT, THERE IS A REAL POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE TO BE SLAUGHTERED.

THE BIDART ADMINISTRATION SAYS THEY WILL TRY TO EVACUATE AFGHANI PEOPLE WHILE THEY WAIT FOR THEIR VISAS.

THE PROCESS IS THOSE SLOW THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN UP.

>> SO, IF I HAVE A TALIBAN THREAT THAT IS IMMINENT, I WILL NOT BE APPLYING FOR THIS.

I HAVE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE FOREGONE THIS.

IT IS A WASTE OF TIME.

>> THE AFGHAN COMMUNITY IS TINY COMPARED TO OTHERS.

THEY TOOK IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES AT THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR.

WE SPOKE WITH ONE MAN WHO WORKS WITH JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES BUT WAS A TRANSLATOR BEFORE.

HE IS COUNSELING OTHERS FROM AFGHANISTAN.

>> THEY COME HERE THINKING IT WILL BE EASY FOR THEM IN AMERICA BUT THE FIRST YEAR IT IS DIFFICULT.

>> HE SAYS IT HAS BEEN WORTH IT THOUGH.

HE SAYS, IS WAS NEARLY THE ONLY OPTION FOR A WHILE.

>> THE SITUATION IS NOT GETTING BETTER.

>> AT THE MOMENT, ALMOST NO AFGHANS ARE COMING INTO SAN DIEGO.

A COMBINATION OF THE VISA PROCESS BEING SLOWED AND MORE RECENTLY, COMPLICATIONS.

THEY ARE WAITING FOR EVERYTHING TO REBOOT FEARING TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

I'M STEVE WALSH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> PAGES PANTRY FEEDS THE HUNGRY.

THAT IT HAS A DUAL MISSION.

AS KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE REPORTS, IT ALSO HELPS CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON THE SPECTRUM.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHOT DOWN A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL, ONE YOUNG LADY WAS LEFT WITH FEW OPTIONS.

>> PAGE WAS NOT HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH ONLINE LEARNING.

IT SHE GOES TO A SPECIAL SCHOOL AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF PROGRAM.

THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: MELINDA IS HER MOM.

THEY DECIDED TO USE HER INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE AS A WAY TO KEEP HER GOING.

>> SHE WAS JUST OUT THERE HUSTLING.

>> Reporter: PAIGE AND HER MOM STARTED TAKING THE FRESHLY PICKED PRODUCE TO A CHURCH TO HELP PEOPLE DEALING WITH FOOD INSECURITY.

THAT IS HOW PAIGE'S PANTRY WAS BORN.

>> WE BECAME PARTNERS WITH A LOT OF FARMS AND THEY KNEW THEY COULD DROP THINGS OFF AT OUR HOUSE.

IT >> Reporter: NOW VOLUNTEERS, WITH AND WITHOUT NEEDS VOLUNTEER.

>> I PUT ALL OF THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN THE BAG.

>> FOR DENISE, ESPECIALLY, NOW THAT SHE IS OUT OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, THINGS FOR HER TO DO ARE HARD TO FIND.

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OVER 22 OR THEY ARE OUT OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

>> VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED THE FOOD WITH A PERSONALIZED NOTE.

>> SHE HAS LEARNED COMMUNICATION GOALS.

SHE HAS LEARNED ADMINISTRATION GOALS.

SHE TYPES OUT LETTERS EVERY WEEK.

>> Reporter: PAIGE'S PANTRY IS NONPROFIT AND THEY HOPE TO EXPAND INTO A WAREHOUSE BUT MORE VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

>> WE WANT TO BRING ANYBODY OF ANY LEVEL OF AUTISM IN.

>> I MET TANIA THORNE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SMALL TOWN IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS SETTLED A DISPUTE WITH THE OWNER OF THE FLINTSTONE HOUSE.

IT HAS BEEN CALLED A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THEY TOOK THE OWNER TO COURT TO MAKE USE AGO.

BUT THE OWNER, FLORENCE, COUNTERSUED.

NOW, SHE WILL BE PAID $125,000 TO DISMISS HER CASE.

SHE AGREED TO APPLY FOR PERMITS IT GOING FORWARD AND EVERYTHING CAN STAY AS IT IS.

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

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM AMITA SHARMA.

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 PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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