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>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A PROGRAM TO START A NEW PROGRAM THEY SAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2000 2400 CASES WERE INVESTIGATED.

THEY SEE THE VIDEO FROM THESE LIGHTS HELPED INCREASE CONVICTION RATES, REDUCE VIOLENCE IN SAVED INVESTIGATION TIME.

THEY ADVOCATE FOR TRANSPARENT AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE JUST DON'T KNOW IS WHAT IS THIS ISSUE THAT THE POLICE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE AND, WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS THAT THIS CAN UNLEASH ON THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS.

>> SHE SAYS THE SYSTEM HAS TRIPPED FALSE ALARMS BEFORE.

>> I AM WONDERING WHAT ARE THE STATISTICS THAT ARE BEING ANALYZED THERE IN OUR DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE NIGHT OTHER DISTRICTS TO JUSTIFY THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.

>> CAPTAIN JEFF JORDAN SAYS SPD IS CONCERNED AND THAT IS WHY THE DEPARTMENT HELD A MEETING.

>> WE ARE USING THIS TECHNOLOGY IN A LEGAL MATTER.

WE WANT TO ENSURE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS.

>> SOME WELCOME THE TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS.

>> I SEE PEOPLE SPEEDING AND CUTTING PEOPLE OFF.

IT IS REALLY CONCERNING TO ME.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO HELP WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: BACK HERE AT THE LIBRARY POLICE SAY THEY UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY PRIVACY CONCERNS.

THEY SAY THE VIDEOS ARE ONLY STORED FOR 15 DAYS.

THEY SAY THEY ONLY SHARE WITH OTHER AGENCIES FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.

THESE ARE REACTIVE TOOLS AND ONLY USED IF THERE IS A RECORDED CRIME.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG.

I'M ALEXANDER NGUYEN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO PAID $4 MILLION TO SETTLE CASES TO PUBLIC DEFENDERS.

MICHELLE REYNOSO ALLEGED THAT SHE WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF HER SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK DURING HER OFF HOURS.

THEY ALSO WON'T APPEAL A $2.6 MILLION JURY VITEK AWARDED TO A FORMER PUBLIC DEFENDER WHO IS GAY.

THE SAME LAWYER REPRESENTS TO ZACH DAVINA AND REYNOSO.

>> WHERE THERE IS REAL RESPONSIBILITY, STEP UP AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND RESOLVE THESE CASES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> THE COUNTY DID NOT RESPOND TO AN INTERVIEW REQUEST BY DEADLINE.

>>> DREAMERS AND LGBTQ STUDENTS ARE AMONG THOSE THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM $40.4 MILLION AWARDED TO THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A DACA DREAMER WHO COUNSELORS COUNSELS STUDENTS ON CAMPUS OF MESA VERDE COLLEGE.

SHE WAS BROUGHT TO THE COUNTRY BY HER UNDOCUMENTED PARENTS.

THEY WILL BE EXPANDING A DACA OFFICE AND OTHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

>> TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO AND TO GET THE INFORMATION AND THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUE OUR COLLEGE JOURNEY.

>> THAT THE CONDITIONS ARE OPTIMAL.

LIFE THRIVES AND THAT IS THE MAGIC SAUCE HERE.

>> WHAT THEY CALL MAGIC NOW INCLUDES $2.3 MILLION THAT CONGRESS AND PER APPROVED TO SUPPORT SEVERAL DISTRICT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ONE TO BETTER SERVE THE LGBTQ STUDENTS.

THE FUNDING WAS OPPOSED BY SEVERAL CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN WHO CALLED IT A PART OF WOKE CULTURE.

>> IF IT IS WOKE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE A SPACE TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN BE THEMSELVES AND ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND MARGINALIZED, THEN I GUESS I AM WOKE.

>> Reporter: SHE JOINED IN SPREADING NEWS TO THESE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND HOW THIS HELPS THEM FINANCIALLY.

>> Reporter: IT WILL SUPPORT STUDENTS AT EACH OF THE DISTRICT CAMPUSES BUT WHAT IT WILL NOT DO IS OFFER RELIEF FOR STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

THAT IS ANOTHER STORY.

THE STORY OF TWO CASES BROUGHT TO COURT LAST WEEK BY A HANDFUL OF CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN STATES.

THEY WANT TO CANCEL THE PRESIDENT BIDEN PLAN TO FORGIVE UP TO $20,000 OF LOAN DEBT FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS.

>> I THINK WE HAVE A CORRUPT SUPREME COURT.

THEY ARE NO LONGER PAYING ATTENTION TO THE LAW AND TO ONLY THEIR POLITICS.

>> Reporter: BACK ON CAMPUS THERE IS ANOTHER $1 MILLION THAT WAS SECURED TO EXPAND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.

A CELEBRATION BROUGHT BY POLITICIANS FOR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS WHO COULD STILL BE VICTIMS OF POLITICS.

REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY, WE KNOW WHO THE UNIVERSITY WILL BE WORKING WITH.

-- WILL COMPLETE THE FIRST PROJECT.

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS NEXT YEAR AND WILL FINISH NEXT YEAR.

>>> THE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS LAUNCHED A SEARCH FOR A NEW PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT.

THREE NEW TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY VOTERS LOOKING FOR CHANGE ON THE TROUBLED SCHOOL BOARD.

THERE IS ALSO A NEW BOARD PRESIDENT LEADING THE EFFORT TO REGAIN THE DISTRICT REPUTATION.

>> WE WANT TO GET BACK TO READ THE BOARD IS LESS KNOWN AND REALLY LET THEM SHINE.

>> THE BOARD HAS HIRED A SEARCH FOR SOMEBODY THAT SPECIALIZES IN EDUCATION.

THE PROCESS BEGINS TOMORROW NIGHT WITH A TOWN HALL AT THE SAN DIEGO ACADEMY.

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SHARE THEIR INPUT.

>>> COMING UP, WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THAT IS COMING UP AFTER KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> PANDEMIC ERA SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES, CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE EVENTS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS ARE CULMINATING IN HIGHER FOOD PRICES ABROAD AND AT HOME.

THE UNITED STATES IS TAKING STEPS TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY AROUND THE WORLD.

>> THE WAR IN UKRAINE IS EXACERBATING FOOD INSECURITY.

LAST WEEK THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED PARTNERSHIPS TO BOOST THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR.

>> WE HAVE GOT TO GET FOOD TO THE HUNGRY NOW AND HELP COUNTRIES BUILD UP THEIR AGRICULTURAL CAPABILITIES.

THEY ARE ALSO IMPACTING GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.

>> 25% OF THE NITROGEN-BASED FERTILIZER EXPORTED COMES FROM UKRAINE.

WE DON'T HAVE A VIABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT YET.

>> MANY AMERICANS ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS AND FOR SOME IT COULD GET WORSE.

>> WE ARE PREPARING FOR AN INCREASED DEMAND OF FOOD.

>> IT IS ALMOST A TWO FOLD OFFENSE AFFECT WITH BENEFIT LEVELS GOING DOWN AND PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING WITH HIGH FOOD PRICES.

>>> AND MAKE ESTIMATED 16 MILLION S.N.A.P.

FAMILIES WILL SEE A D CHRIS IN A FUNDING.

IN LOS ANGELES, I'M GREG VALERIO FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HIGH SEAS IS STARTING UP.

IT IS HELPING OCEANOGRAPHERS FIGURE OUT WHAT A NEW AGREEMENT CAN ACHIEVE.

>> LISA LEMON WANTED TO HELP CREATE A TREATY THAT COULD BE AGREED-UPON.

SHE IS A PROFESSOR AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTE AND SAYS THE AGREEMENT WAS A LONG TIME COMING.

>> IT HAS BEEN 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR UNITED NATIONS BUT IT IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

NOW CREATES A VEHICLE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE 60% OF THE OCEAN THAT WAS NOT UNDER REGULATION.

>> THE MAIN PURPOSE IN CREATING THE TREATY WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE REDUCTION IN CLIMATE OXYGEN WAS AT THE TOP OF THE TREATY.

SHE SAID THE TREATY COULD BE USED TO MAKE SOME PARTS OF THE HIGH SEAS OFF-LIMITS.

>> IT WILL ALLOW FOR THERE TO BE PROTECTED AREAS OR PARKS WHERE THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE NO HUMAN ACTIVITY.

>> THEY CREATE OUT CREATE GROUND RULES FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE OCEANS, OVERFISHING, MINING, AND LOW LEVELS OF OXYGEN ARE AMONG THE FACTORS THAT HAVE DEVASTATED OCEAN WILDLIFE.

A MARINE ECOLOGIST AT SCRIPPS SAYS 90% OF THE LARGE FISH IN THE OCEAN HAVE BEEN LOST.

>> MANY SPECIES HAVE DASHED BECAUSE OF INDUSTRY.

IF THAT KEEPS HAPPENING WE WILL LOSE MORE AND MORE.

>> LEVIN HOPES THAT WILL HAPPEN SOON.

>> THE OCEAN FACES MANY THREATS.

THE BIGGEST THREATS ARE CLIMATE CHANGE COMBINED WITH OVERFISHING.

AND THOSE CAN EXERT ENORMOUS STRESS ON THE OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS.

>> SHE WELCOMES THE UN TREATY IN HOPES THAT BY THE END OF THE CENTURY WE WILL HAVE LEARNED TO REDUCE OMISSIONS ENTERING THE EARTH AND OCEANS INTO SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>> PEOPLE ARE GETTING DESPERATE AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE.

>>> SNOWED IN AND RUNNING LOW ON SUPPLIES BUT HELP IS ON THE WAY.

FIRE CREWS ARE IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS RESCUE RESCUING PEOPLE TRAPPED BY SNOWFALL FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO HAS THE STORY.

>>> THE STORM HIT SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS STARTING ON FEBRUARY 2, COVERING SOME AREAS WITH UP TO 8 FEET OF SNOW.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES WITH NO ACCESS TO FOOD.

CAL FIRE WAS CALLED IN TO HELP.

>> THEY REQUESTED ASSISTANCE LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WE WERE ON THE ROAD FIRST THING THURSDAY MORNING.

WE SENT EIGHT ENGINES, A BATTALION CHIEF AND TWO HAND CREWS.

>> THEY SENT 56 PEOPLE IN ALL AND THEY ARE HELPING WHEREVER THEY ARE NEEDED.

SUMMER IN CRESTLINE WHERE HEAVY SNOW MADE THE ROOF ALL IN ON A GROCERY STORE.

>> THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF SNOW TO CLEAR OUT AND WE ARE USING HAND TOOLS THAT WE OFTEN USE ON FIRES BUT THIS TIME WE ARE CHECKING OUT SNOW WITH IT INSTEAD OF CUTTING A FIRE LINE.

WE ARE HELPING TO GET THROUGH PEOPLES DRIVEWAYS INTO THEIR HOMES.

>> THE SITUATION IS GROWING MORE DESPERATE AS PEOPLE RUN OUT OF FOOD.

WHEN THEY CDS CREWS, THEY BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF.

>> THESE PEOPLE ARE VERY THANKFUL.

ANY HELP THEY CAN GET GOES A LONG WAY.

THEY HAD TO HIKE IN A DIAPERS, BABY FORMULA, FOOD AND WATER.

THEY COULD NOT GET ROADWAYS CLEARED TO THE HOUSE SO THEY BACKPACKED IN SUPPLIES TO A FAMILY.

HAVING KIDS, I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING STUCK LIKE THAT.

>> WITH A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS AMOUNT OF SNOW, IT IS A DAUNTING TASK BUT BEING IN THIS LINE OF WORK, THEY ALSO KNOW THE REALITY.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE HOPE.

YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT LITTLE BIT OF HOPE SOMEWHERE.

THAT IS WHERE YOU DIG DEEP AND THAT IS WHERE YOU FIND PEOPLE AND YOU FIND THAT MIRACLE.

>> FIRE CREWS IN SAN DIEGO ARE WORKING OVERTIME TO FILL IN FOR THOSE THAT NEED RESCUING.

THE PLAN IS FOR THEM TO STAY UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE.

I MET KITTY ALVARADO FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THANK YOU, FOR TUNING IN.

LET'S START WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW AVERAGE.

A BREEZY START TO THE WEEK BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE TRENDING DRIER FOR MOST OF THE WEEK.

TONIGHT AROUND SAN DIEGO METRO DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 49 AND MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES REMAINING.

AREAS LIKE RAMONA DROPPING DOWN TO 37.

BORREGO SPRINGS WILL BE 32.

TOMORROW, WE ARE RISING INTO THE 60s AND IN SAN DIEGO 61.

POMONA 67 AND MOUNT LAGUNA WITH A HIGH OF 45 DEGREES BUT, BORREGO SPRINGS AND THE DESERTS ARE NOT TOO BAD WITH A HIGH OF 71.

TUESDAY, AGAIN, 60 WILL BE THE HIGH WITH A LOW OF 41.

CLOUDS AND SUN AND WE WILL BE STAYING ON THAT TREND THROUGH THE WEEK.

DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 50s ON WEDNESDAY.

THERE WILL BE RAIN PUSHING IN ON FRIDAY.

WE WILL DROP DOWN TO THE 50s BUT THEN BACK UP TO THE 60s BY SATURDAY.

INLAND, ON TUESDAY, WE ARE TRACKING 60s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

THURSDAY WE ARE RISING TO THE MID 60s.

SHOWERS PUSHING IN ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL HAVE HIGHS IN THE MID 60s.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, IT WILL BE WINDY EVEN ON WEDNESDAY.

THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE PUSHES IN ON FRIDAY.

VERY WINDY SATURDAY AND THEN WE ARE STAYING IN THE 40s.

80s BY SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS'S I AM METEOROLOGIST BREE GUY.

>>> THE FIRST OF FOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS IS SET FOR 6:00 TONIGHT AND AT THAT, SDGE WILL BE ASKING FOR A RAISE IN THE AMOUNT THAT THEY CAN COLLECT FROM PEOPLE NEXT YEAR.

9.2% IN 2026 AND 7.7% IN 2027.

UTILITY REVENUE WILL GO UP $3.6 BILLION.

SDGE SAYS THEY NEED THE MONEY TO WORK TOWARDS BECOMING CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2045.

>>> LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE GETTING CREATIVE TO BRING IN EXTRA INCOME DURING DIFFICULT TIMES.

JACOB AERE SAYS THOSE WITH EXTRA PARKING SPACE ARE LETTING RVS AND TRUCKS PARK IN THEIR SPACES OVERNIGHT.

>> Reporter: THIS HAS ROWS OF CITRUS TREES AND GARDENS BUT YOU MIGHT ALSO SEE SOMETHING UNEXPECTED.

OVERNIGHT CAMPERS.

>> PEOPLE COME HERE TO CAMP AND THEY HAVE A GOOD TIME AND IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

>> I BUILT ONE DOWN HERE .

>> Reporter: HIS WINERY IS ONE OF ABOUT A DOZEN BUSINESSES TAKING EXTRA MONEY BY LETTING SELF-CONTAINED RVS, THOSE WITH BATHROOM, WATER, AND FOOD ON BOARD, STAY ON THE PREMISES.

>> WE HAVE A 40 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL DOWN BELOW BUT WE ALSO HAVE LITTLE SPRINTER VANS.

ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE USE TO CAMP, WE HAVE THEM.

>> Reporter: ONE COUPLE SAID THIS WAY OF TRAVEL DOES NOT OFFER UTILITY HOOKUPS BUT IT IS A SAFE, FUN AND COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE COMPARED TO A REST STOP.

>> IT WAS JUST GARY TO NOT HAVE A PLACE TO STOP OVERNIGHT AND JUST BE SAFE.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY BE SAFE BUT, LOOK AT THIS PLACE.

IT IS JUST GORGEOUS.

>> Reporter: THE IDEA COMES FROM A COMPANY CALLED HARVEST HOST.

THEY BROUGHT TOGETHER FIRMS, BREWERIES, WINERIES, AND EVEN CHURCHES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA TO HOST RV DRIVERS OVERNIGHT.

THE CEO EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS.

>> IT DOES NOT COST ANYTHING TO STAY THERE BUT THE EXPECT TATIAN IS THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESS THAT YOU VISIT.

HE SAYS BUSINESSES CAN SET A LIMIT AS TO HOW MANY CAN STAY AT A TIME.

THEY SAY THE PROGRAM IS HELPING OFFSET RISING PRICES.

>> THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WOULD NEVER COME HERE BEFORE.

>> RV MEMBERS ARE CHARGED AN ANNUAL FEE OF ABOUT $100 BUT BUSINESSES CAN SIGN UP FREE AND KEEP ALL OF THE INCOME THEY MAKE FROM OVERNIGHT CAMPERS.

ANY LICENSED BUSINESS WITH EXTRA PARKING SPACE CAN BECOME A HOST.

I'M JACOB AERE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> AN UPDATE ON THE MARQUIS SOCCER TEAM.

THEY ARE PART OF A FEATURE COMING TO EA SPORTS.

ON MARCH 15 PLAYERS WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THE WOMEN'S TEAM.

THE WAVE WILL BEGIN A NEW SEASON LATER THIS MONTH.

>>> SAN DIEGO TOURISM IS BIG BUSINESS.

28 MILLION VISITORS SPENT ABOUT $11 MILLION.

KPBS NEWS REPORTER MELISSA MAE INTRODUCES US TO A PUSH TO GIVE SOME BUSINESSES A PUSH IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT SMALL DIVERSE BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE TOURISM ECONOMY.

>> THE TOURISM ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IS PROBABLY THE FIRST PROGRAM OF ITS TIME OFFERED BY A DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION.

>> THE PRESIDENT AND THE CEO SPOKE WITH US.

>> THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESSES.

US PARTIALLY PEOPLE OF COLOR.

IT IS INVESTED BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THIS INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY ADVERTISING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.

>> WE HAVE AMAZING PARTNERS.

AND MEMBERS THAT WILL OFFER MENTORSHIP.

SO, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT AND WE ALSO HAVE COACHING IN THE AREA OF FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT AND REAL ESTATE.

OPERATIONS AND MARKETING.

>> THERE ARE NO FEES OR PROFIT REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY.

BUT THEY CANNOT CURRENTLY BE A MEMBER OF SD TA.

>> BEING BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO IT JUST FEELS GOOD THAT THE CITY IS ACCEPTING ME AND REALLY WANTS TO SUPPORT ME AS A LOCAL OWNED BUSINESS OWNER.

>> LIBERTY STATION IS ONE OF THE BUSINESSES THAT WAS SELECT DEAD.

>> THIS IS A COHORT REPRESENTING SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY MINORITY BUSINESSES, THIS GIVES US ACCESS TO SOMETHING WE WOULD NOT NORMALLY HAVE.

I AM REALLY EXCITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS COHORT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE ACCESS THEY GIVE YOU TO INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND THE EDUCATION.

I THINK THAT WILL REALLY HELP US.

>>, SHANNON AND HER HUSBAND PAUL HOPE TO EXPAND THEIR FOOT PRINT IN SAN DIEGO AND EVEN GO INTERNATIONAL.

>> IT IS REALLY MEANT TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE MEMBERS BUT ALSO HAVE LASTING BENEFITS FROM VISITORS COMING TO THE DESTINATION.

>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM GO TO SAN DIEGO.ORG.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

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

MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS WITH LITTLE ACCESS TO FOOD AND SUPPLIES DUE TO SNOW STORMS.

CAL FIRE SANTA CRUZ LAUGH THURSDAY AFTER RECEIVING A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE.

>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING ON THE USE OF SMART STREETLIGHTS.

THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH LICENSE PLATE READERS AND CAMERAS.

SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORRY THIS WILL CREATE A RISK TO PRIVACY.

>>> THREE SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATS VISITED MESA COLLEGE TO CELEBRATE A FEDERAL GRANT FOR THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.

CONGRESS APPROVES THE MONEY TO SUPPORT SEVERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WANTS TO BETTER SERVE LGBTQ+ STUDENTS.

IT WILL SUPPORT UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE THAT HAVE AGED OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.

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

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

TRAN 20 >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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