>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH FLOOD AND MODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PRIVATE FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCO SHYLEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS MONDAY, MAY 2nd.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT WHEN THE NEXT WILDFIRE STRIKES.

TONIGHT, ONE LOCAL LAWMAKER IS TAKING STEPS TO MAKE SURE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.

IT COMES AS CALIFORNIA MARKS THE START OF WILDFIRE PREPARED TO SPEAK.

HE WAS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN.

>> Reporter: IS A FAMILIAR NOISE FOR SANDY AKINS DURING FIRE SEASON.

CAL FIRE HELICOPTERS FLYING OVERHEAD TO HELP BROWSE A FIRE.

WITH MUCH OF CALIFORNIA UNDER SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM AND DECLARED THIS WEEK WILDFIRE PREPARED WEEK.

RIGHT NOW, IT IS VERY LUSH AND SCENIC.

BY THE SUMMER, ALL THIS GREENERY WILL TURN TO BROWN, DRY BRUSH, PERFECT FUEL FOR WILDFIRES.

PATRICK WALKER IS WITH THE UNION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 800 CAL FIRE FIREFIGHTERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

HE SAYS WITH CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE SEASON LASTED LONGER AND LONGER, IT IS TAKING A TOLL ON HIS MEMBERS.

>> BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, MARRIAGES, FAMILY LIFE, EVERYTHING COSTS.

IT IS 2022 AND WE ARE UTILIZING 1975 LEVELS IN OUR STAFFING.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, CAL FIRE OPERATES WITH AN AVERAGE OF 2.7 CREW MEMBERS PER FIRE ENGINE.

A FULLY STAFFED ENGINE NEEDS AT LEAST THREE CREW MEMBERS.

TO KEEP ENGINES FULLY STAFFED, CAL FIRE IS MANDATING OVERTIME .

DURING WILDFIRE SEASON, THAT COULD MEAN FIREFIGHTERS WORKING 40 OR MORE DAYS NONSTOP.

>> IT TAKES A TREMENDOUS TOLL ON THE FIREFIGHTERS WORKING THOSE SHIFTS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHY STATE SENATOR BRIAN JONES, REPRESENTING A WIDE SWATH OF RURAL EAST COUNTY, IS CO- AUTHORING A BILL THAT WOULD ADD MORE THAN 1100 FIREFIGHTERS TO CAL FIRE.

HIS DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE MOST FIRE PRONE AREAS IN THE COUNTY.

>> WE NEED TO ADVERTISE AND KEEP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF, RE-STAFF AND EXPAND THE STAFFING SO THAT WE ARE READY FOR THE FIRES WHEN THEY HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: CAL FIRE'S UNION SUPPORT THE BILL.

IT IS CURRENTLY MOVING FORWARD IN COMMITTEE, HEADING TO THE GOVERNOR'S MAY BUDGET REVISION.

IF PASSED, IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED IS FACING A RENEWED CHALLENGE TO ITS VACCINATION MANDATE THAT BEGINS IN THE SUMMER SESSION.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SPOKE WITH A LAW PROFESSOR ABOUT THE LAWSUIT.

>> Reporter: STARTING THIS SUMMER, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENTS AGES 16 AND OVER WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

THE DISTRICT IS MANDATING IT WHERE THERE IS FULL FDA AUTHORIZATION, WHICH, RIGHT NOW IS JUST THOSE 16 AND OVER.

THEY ARE TAKING MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS BUT NOT THOSE FOR RELIGIOUS OR PERSONAL BELIEFS.

>> MY AREA IS THE INTERPLAY OF SCIENCE AND THE LAW.

>> Reporter: JOANNA SACHS IS A PROFESSOR AT CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW.

SHE SPECIALIZES IN HEALTH LAW AND REVIEWED THE COMPLAINT, WHICH NOW INCLUDES FOUR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENT.

IT STARTED WITH ONE STUDENT AND AN EMERGENCY RELIEF REQUESTED ALL THE WAY TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT BUT WAS DENIED DUE TO THERE BEING NO OFFICIAL POLICY AT THE TIME.

THE STUDENTS ARGUED THE MANDATE VIOLATES THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RELIGIOUS RIGHTS.

LOOKING AT THE LAWSUIT, A FEW THINGS STAND OUT.

>> THEY NEVER DISCLOSE WHICH RELIGION IS THEIR OBJECTION.

THEY SAY THEY ARE CHRISTIANS, THEY IDENTIFY AS CHRISTIANS BUT , THAT IS VERY BROAD.

>> Reporter: SHE FOUND THE COMPLETE AND CONSISTENT IN PLACES.

IT SAYS THAT ONE OF THE STUDENTS ARE READY HAD COVID-19 AND THEREFORE IS IMMUNE TO CATCHING IT WERE SPREADING IT BUT THEN LATER, ANOTHER TEAM IS MENTIONED WHO HAS BEEN INFECTED TWICE.

>> ONE OF THEIR ARGUMENTS IS THAT THESE TEENAGERS HAVE ALL GOTTEN COVID-19.

SO, THEY HAVE NATURAL IMMUNITY AND SO THEY CAN'T GET IT AND CAN'T SPREAD IT TO OTHER PEOPLE.

BUT, THAT IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE ONE OF THEM HAS ALREADY HAD IT MULTIPLE TIMES.

>> Reporter: SACHS DOESN'T SEE THE LAWSUIT PREVAILING, PARTICULARLY AS CALIFORNIA DOES NOT ALLOW FOR RELIGIOUS OR PERSONAL BELIEFS EXCEPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINATING KIDS IN SCHOOLS, SOMETHING JESUS HAS BEEN CHALLENGED NUMEROUS TIMES.

>> IN 2016, 2010, 2019.

ALL THOSE CHALLENGES LOST.

>> Reporter: ATTORNEYS WERE PRESENT IN THE FAMILIES SAY THEY ARE CONFIDENT THEY WILL WIN THIS CASE NOT JUST FOR THEIR CLIENTS BUT FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS.

A SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SPOKESPERSON SENDS, "THE HEALTH OF STUDENTS IS A TOP PRIORITY AND VACCINES ARE KEY TO THAT COMMITMENT.

"THEY ARE AWARE OF THE AMENDED LAWSUIT BUT DON'T BELIEVE IT IMPACTS THE VIABILITY OF THE CASE.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS ALSO LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT THEIR OWN VACCINE REQUIREMENT.

THE EARLIEST THAT COULD HAPPEN IS THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR, PENDING FULL FDA APPROVAL FOR THOSE UNDER 16 YEARS OLD.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A LARGE EVACUATION IS UNDERWAY IN THE UKRAINIAN CITY OF MARIUPOL.

CIVILIANS TRAPPED IN THE RUBBLE OF A BOMBED OUT STEEL MILL HAVE FINALLY BEEN ABLE TO CRAWL TO SAFETY.

AS REPORTER CHRIS NGUYEN CLIENT THE U.S. IS HOPING TO REOPEN THEIR EMBASSY IN THE CAPITOL CITY OF KYIV.

>> MANY OF THE PRESENT IN KYIV THE BUILDING CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: THE LAST HOLDOUT FOR YOU NEED POSITIONS IN MARIUPOL WERE MADE IN THE BALANCE.

>> A LOT OF EXPECTATION THAT FINALLY THE AGONIZING TRAGEDY OF THOSE CAUGHT INSIDE MARIUPOL MIGHT BE COMING TO AN END COURTESY OF THIS YOU AND ESCORTED CONVOY.

>> Reporter: NEW SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW HOW RUSSIAN MILITARY STRIKES AND SLOWLY DECIMATED THE PLANT OF THE PAST MONTH .

ACCORDING TO A UKRAINIAN OFFICIAL ON THE GROUND, MORE THAN 100 CIVILIANS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE PLANT SUNDAY BEFORE IT CAME UNDER FIRE AGAIN.

ALSO OVER THE WEEKEND, ANTI- SOMATIC STATEMENTS BY RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER TO CONDEMNATION AFTER HE SAID THAT DICTATOR ADOLF HITLER HAD JEWISH BLOOD.

ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER RESPONDING BACK, "HIS WORDS ARE UNTRUE AND INTENTIONS ARE WRONG."

MEANWHILE, THE U.S. EMBASSY IN UKRAINE HOPES TO RETURN TO KYIV BY THE END OF MAY IF CONDITIONS ALLOW.

A SMALL NUMBER OF THE PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT ON LVIV SINCE MID FEBRUARY.

>> WE HAVE BEEN DOING THINGS THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCING AND TELEPHONE.

THAT IS USEFUL BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE SITTING ACROSS FROM INTERLOCUTORS AND TALKING TO THEM DIRECTLY.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, CHRIS NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER THE EIGHTH IN CUSTODY DEATHS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS, RACIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DEMANDING CHANGE IN SAN DIEGO JAILS.

TODAY, CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYERS WITH THE ACLU FILED MOTIONS FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND CLASS CERTIFICATION.

THEY ARE ASKING THE COURT TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REQUIRE THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN COUNTY JAILS THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF FATALITIES.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER DOWNTOWN TODAY TO SHOW SUPPORT AND ASK FOR JUSTICE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY.

>> IT IS A CRISIS WE NEED TO GET A HANDLE ON IT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN IF WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOR THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

THE NAMES AND FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING AND THE NAMES ARE PILING UP.

WE WANT RELIEF AND INSTANT RELIEF NOW, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> THE LAWSUIT ALSO SEEKS TO ADDRESS OVER INCARCERATION IN COUNTY JAILS.

A STATE AUDIT RELEASED IN FEBRUARY SHOWED 185 DEATHS OCCURRED IN COUNTY JAILS BETWEEN 2006 AND 2020.

LAST YEAR, 18 PEOPLE DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY.

ADVOCATES EDUCATE THE LOCAL STATISTICS ARE ALMOST TRIPLE THE NATIONAL RATE.

>>> THERE HAS BEEN A SETTLEMENT OVER A CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL FOR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN ENCINITAS, A CITY FACING TROUBLE FROM THE STATE OVER MEETING AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE SHOWS US WHERE THINGS STAND.

>> Reporter: THE ENCINITAS BOULEVARD APARTMENT PROJECT IS CITED NEAR THE BUSY INTERSECTION OF ENCINITAS BOULEVARD AND RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD.

>> WHAT IS PROPOSED WAS A BAD DESIGN.

THIS IS AN APARTMENT BUILDING WRAPPED AROUND A SIX STORY PARKING GARAGE.

SO, THE PROJECT IS LITERALLY A CAR CENTRIC PROJECT.

>> Reporter: DAN FOREST WITH ENCINITAS PRESIDENT FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH OPPOSES THE PLAN.

THE MULTISTORY COMPLEX IS PROPOSED TO REACH 69 FEET, MUCH HIGHER THAN THE CITY STANDARD HEIGHT LIMIT OF 39 FEET.

AND, DAN VANN SAYS RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY ARE CONCERNED OVER TRAFFIC JAMS IN CASE OF FIRE.

>> THERE IS A SPIDERWEB OF SMALL RURAL ROADS THAT ALL CAN DEFAULT VOTE ON RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD, WHICH IS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY THAT GOES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF OUR VILLAGE.

AND, IN AN EVACUATION, WE'VE GOT TO PUT 6000 RESIDENTS THROUGH THAT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY DENIED THE PERMIT AND RESIDENTS THAT THE PROJECT WAS BLOCKED BUT THE DEVELOPER SUED.

ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ARRIVED IN THE FORM OF A LETTER FROM THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SAYING THE CITY OF ENCINITAS VIOLATED STATE HOUSING IN DENYING THE PERMIT FOR THE ELEMENT OF LOWER INCOME HOUSING.

THEY ALSO THREATENED LEGAL ACTION AND REVISED PLANS WERE TURNED ON AGAIN.

LAST WEEK, THE CITY AND DEVELOPERS REACHED AN AGREEMENT, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF OVERALL UNITS BUT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE UNITS.

DAN VANN SAYS HE APPLIED TO THE INCREASE IN INEVITABLE UNITS BUT SAYS HE THINKS MORE STUDIES ARE NEEDED BEFORE ANYTHING IS APPROVED.

>> AT A MINIMUM, THE CITY NEEDS TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY.

DOING THAT REQUIRES A LEGITIMATE MULTIPARTY STUDY OF THE ADVERSE IMPACTS THAT INCLUDES ALL THE KEY STAKE ORDERS.

>> Reporter: THE GROUP HAS SEVERAL LAWSUITS RELATED TO THE PRODUCT THAT ARE STILL PENDING.

REVISED PLANS FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 8.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHO SAYS THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE RIDE?

MTS OFFICIALS KICKED OFF YOU THE OPPORTUNITY PERMIT PROGRAM TODAY.

ALLOWS ANYONE AGED 18 AND TO WRITE ALL TREATED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR FREE.

THAT INCLUDES THE BUS, TROLLEY, COASTER, AND THE SPRINTER.

THIS PROGRAM IS HOPED TO HELP WITH STUDENT ATTENDANCE AS WELL AS INCREASED CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

>> GETTING TWO JOBS WITH SCHOOL IS SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THESE FOLKS.

THE MORE SERVICE WE CAN PROVIDE, THE MORE FREQUENT WE CAN HAVE IT, IT IS EASIER FOR THEM TO GET ON TRANSIT AND RIGHT.

>> THOSE 18 AND YOUNGER CAN GET A FREE PASS BY DOWNLOADING THE PRONTO APP OR PICKING UP A CARD AT TRANSIT STORIES.

>>> COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HAVE MADE THEIR DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE GOING.

NOW THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE HARD REALITY OF BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THEIR FIRST CHOICE.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ HAS MORE ABOUT THE COST COLLEGE COST CLIENT.

>> Reporter: ALONZO RIVERA WILL GRADUATE WITH A 4.1 GRADE-POINT AVERAGE.

SHE APPLIED TO 25 UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE U.S. OUT OF THE 25, HOW MANY WE ACCEPT THAT?

>> 17.

>> Reporter: WITH THE HELP OF HER COLLEGE COUNSELOR AND THE SUPPORT OF HER FAMILY, SHE HAS CHOSEN BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND WILL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP OF $80,000.00 FOR TUITION AND HOUSING.

SHE VISITED THE CAMPUS LAST WEEK.

>> SEEING THAT AND THE NEW ENVIRONMENT, I WAS ACTUALLY EXCITED.

I SAW MYSELF THERE AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE OF THE NEW PLACES I WOULD BE ABLE TO VISIT AND ALSO THE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: INFLATION IS BOMBARDING COSTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.

ACCEPTANCE LETTER FOR THE FALL DOESN'T GUARANTEE FAMILIES CAN AFFORD ALL THE COSTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

COVID-19 HAS TRIGGERED THE STATE TO INVEST IN ALMOST $1 BILLION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL AID.

A FEDERAL STUDENT HOUSING AND LOOSENED REQUIREMENTS FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES TO RECEIVE CALIFORNIA GRANTS COVERING MOST TUITION.

>> THERE WOULD HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH STUDENTS WHERE WE HAD TO LOOK AT THE REALITY OF WHAT AMOUNT OF LOANS THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE OUT, MULTIPLY THAT BY 4 AND WHAT TYPE OF LIFE THEY WOULD LIVE AFTER THAT?

>> I'M GOING TO CAL POLY CELEBES AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: DIANE RAMIREZ HAS DECIDED TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME AND STUDYING FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION.

>> I'M WORRIED CAN I AFFORD THIS?

IS IT GOING TO BE A LOT OF MONEY?

LUCKILY, A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS DID GIVE ME SCHOLARSHIPS.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST THING TO DO IS GO TO SALARY.COM.

I TY TY INTERNATIONAL IS OFFERING ITS STUDENTS AN EDUCATION IN FINANCIAL RESPONSE THAT.

NOW THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE MADE THEIR COLLEGE DECISIONS, THEY WILL SPEND THE NEXT FEW WEEKS LEARNING HOW TO BUDGET AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

>> KPBS EVENING EDITION HAVE THE MINDSET OF NOT BEING MORE SO MATERIALISTIC, AND, JUST FOCUS ON IMPROVING MYSELF.

>> Reporter: ALONZO RIVERA IS WELL ON HER WAY TO THE CAREER OF HER DREAMS.

>> TO BE LIKE A BUSINESS OWNER, HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS AND ALSO BE ABLE TO RETIRE EARLY.

>> Reporter: RING THE BELL FOR EACH COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTER IS A HIGH-TECH HIGH TRADITION.

PRACTICED PLENTY OF TIMES THIS MONTH.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS ALREADY BLEAK CHILDCARE LANDSCAPE COULD GET EVEN WORSE IN THE FUTURE.

THAT IS BECAUSE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF CHILD CARE PROVIDER SAY THEY ARE MAKING A PROFIT.

MEANWHILE, 78% OF PROVIDERS ARE EITHER LOSING MONEY OR BREAKING EVEN, ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

CHEMICAL, GET SECOND DIRECTOR OF THE YMCA CHILDCARE RESOURCE SERVICE AND ASSESS THE SITUATION WILL ONLY BECOME MORE DIRECT PUBLIC MONEY CAN'T BE FOUND TO HELP PROVIDERS AT RISK OF GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY CRITICAL TIME.

BUT, IF WE DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS MOMENTUM AND THIS AWARENESS OF THIS CRITICAL STATE IN CHILDCARE AND GET IT INTO THE RECONCILIATION PACKAGE FOR THE BUDGET, THIS COULD BE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOREVER.

>> Reporter: THE YMCA AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOBBYING FOR MORE FUNDING IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET CONGRESS IS DEBATING NOW.

>>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GOT A PAY CUT THIS YEAR?

YOU PROBABLY DID, THANKS TO INFLATION.

WAGES FOR AMERICAN WORKERS ROSE THE 4.5% OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

THAT IS THE MOST THEY HAVE GONE UP IN 20 YEARS.

BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, THE SPENDING POWER OF WORKERS HAS DROPPED MORE THAN IT DOES DURING THAT SAME 20 YEAR TIME.

THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REPORTED REAL COMPENSATION, WHICH IS ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, FELL 3.7% FOR ALL WORKERS.

THAT IS BECAUSE INFLATION HAS MADE ALMOST EVERYTHING MORE EXPENSIVE AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE VALUE OF EACH DOLLAR.

>>> THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF REDWOOD TREES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE AGAIN.

IT IS A SIGN OF HOPE AFTER THE DEVASTATING 2020 FIRE WHICH CLOSED BIG BASIN STATE PARK.

DAVID LOUISE SHOWS US HOW RESILIENT THE REDWOOD TREES ARE PROVING TO BE.

>> Reporter: THE LIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRE REACHED ACROSS 97% OF THE 18,000 ACRES THAT MAKE A BIG BASIN STATE PARK.

IT KILLED DOUGLAS OFFERS LIVE OAKS AND DRONES.

IT CHARTERED THE OLD-GROWTH REDWOODS.

NEARLY 2 YEARS LATER, NATURE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF RESILIENCY.

IF AFTER LOSING MOST OF THEIR LEAVES, THE REDWOODS ARE GROWING AND PAINT CANOPY OVERHEAD WORK DONE BY THEIR ROOTS, THEY ARE SENDING OUT NEW GROWTH.

>> THEY SEND OUT ALL OF THESE NEW SAPLINGS SO THEY STOMPS PROUD.

THESE LITTLE GUYS WILL KEEP GROWING, COMPETING WITH ONE ANOTHER, ONE OR MORE MAY MAKE IT.

>> Reporter: LAURA McLENDON IS DIRECTOR OF A LAND TRUST THAT PARTNERS WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS.

SHE TOOK US INSIDE A BIG BASIN, WHICH REMAINS CLOSED, WHERE THEY HAVE PLANTED THOUSANDS OF REDWOOD SAPLINGS IN THE HARDEST HIT ZONES.

IT WAS HARD AT WORK TOO.

>> WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE MANY OF THE LITTLE SAPLINGS AND SHRUBS GET BIGGER AND AS LITTLE AS 20 YEARS, MOST PEOPLE WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO TELL THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A FAMOUS TREE WHERE VISITORS USED DURING THEIR VEHICLES AND HAVE A PICTURE TAKEN HERE.

IT LOOKS VERY MUCH DEAD, HOWEVER IT IS VERY MUCH ALIVE AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW RESILIENT REDWOOD TREES ARE.

BIG BASIN HAS GONE FROM LUSH GREEN TO BLACK AND WHITE AFTER THE FIRE.

IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A COMEBACK.

THE FUND WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE 153 ADJACENT ACRES AT THE ENTRANCE TO BIG BASIN.

NO ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE ABOUT REOPENING BIG BASIN AS WORK CONTINUES TO FELT TREES THAT POSE A SAFETY RISK.

SUPPORT STRUCTURES, FENCES, AND OTHER FACILITIES NEED TO BE REPLACED.

PRESENT SOME WILDLIFE HAVE RETURNED HOME ALREADY.

THE RISK OF FUTURE WILDFIRES REMAIN A THREAT.

HOW MUCH MORE STRESS CAN THE FOREST TAKE?

THAT COULD BE IMPEDING THE REGENERATION PROCESS.

FOR NOW, NATURE IS MOVING FORWARD.

>>> WE WILL BE LOOKING AHEAD TO SOME DAYS WITH ONSHORE FLOW.

FOR YOU TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

AFTER THAT, A WARMING TREND.

OR IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE.

NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST.

WE COULD CERTAINLY USE IT BUT IT IS NOT COMING OUR WAY ANYTIME SOON.

FOR TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE MID-50s FOR YOU IN OCEANSIDE.

LOOKING AT THE ONE IN ESCONDIDO, 47 IN ROMANO, THE 60s IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

TUESDAY, SEASONABLY WARM DAY.

ACROSS MUCH OF CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE A COOLER POCKET OF AIR DIVING SOUTHWARD INTO NEVADA AND UTAH.

THAT IS NOT GOING TO AFFECT US HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

TEMPERATURES, UPPER 60s IN SAN DIEGO.

MID-70s IN EL CAJON.

70s IN ESCONDIDO.

A GOOD AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST.

THAT SHOULD GIVE WAY TO MORE IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY, ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY FOR US.

THAT COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PRESS FURTHER EAST.

AND, BACK IN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

BUT, IT WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE WEDNESDAY COMPARED TO TUESDAY.

AND, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THAT TREND AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE IN TIME.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES GO FROM THE UPPER 60s ON TUESDAY TO ABOUT 70 ON WEDNESDAY.

REFORM UP IN THE LOW TO MID 70s FOR YOU AS WE PUSH TOWARD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND STAY THERE AS WE HEAD INTO ASKED WEEKEND.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES FROM THE MID-70s ON TUESDAY, FACING UP TO THE 80s WEDNESDAY.

MID 80s THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THEN A LITTLE COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

BACK INTO THE UPPER 70s FOR YOU AS WE LOOK AT AHEAD TO NEXT SATURDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, MID TO UPPER 60s FOR YOU.

OR CAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, NOT ALL LOT OF DANGER.

WE WILL LIKELY SEE MORE IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

SON BREEZY WINDS PICKING UP AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

IN THE DESERT, LOOKING AT TRIPLE DIGITS HERE.

IN THE LOW 90s TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND HEADING INTO SATURDAY.

NO COOLDOWN ON THE WAY FOR US HERE.

FOR KPBS THE ITEM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> RAISING THE HEIGHT OF THE BORDER WALL HAS NOT KEPT PEOPLE FROM ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OVER IT.

BUT, IT HAS LED TO A FIVEFOLD INCREASE IN TRAUMATIC INJURIES THAT LOCAL HOSPITALS ARE CALLING A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

FROM 2016 TO 2019, UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH AND SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL REPORTED A COMBINED 110 INJURIES FROM BORDER WALL FALLS.

THAT NUMBER JUMPED TO NEARLY 600 FROM 2019 TO 2021.

SCRIPPS HEALTH CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. SHARIF SAYS THAT UPWARD TREND IS CONTINUING AND STRAINING HOSPITAL RESOURCES.

>> ONE DAY, WE HAD 10 BORDER FALL INJURIES IN THE SAME DAY.

IMAGINE WHAT THAT SPW OF COMPLEX PATIENTS, IT'S NOT JUST ONE BROKEN BONE, IMAGINE YOU ALSO HAVE OTHER INJURIES AS WELL.

AND TO THE OPERATING ROOMS HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY, WHICH MEANS THAT WE NEED TO, SOMETIMES, DELAY THE PATIENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THEIR CASES.

THERE IS A DEFINITE DOWNSTREAM EFFECT FOR THESE PATIENTS.

>> THE INCREASE IN INJURIES CAME AFTER THE LAW WAS RAISED FROM A RANGE OF 8 TO 17 FEET FROM ITS CURRENT HEIGHT OF 30 FEET.

>>> TELEPHONE'S POPULATION SHRUNK FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

ALTHOUGH, SAN DIEGO COUNTY GREW SLIGHTLY.

THAT IS GOING TO RENEW ESTIMATE FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.

IN 2021, THE STATE LOST 117,552 PEOPLE, BRINGING THE POPULATION TO JUST OVER 39 MILLION RESIDENTS.

STATE OFFICIALS SAY THE DECLINING BIRTH RATE AND INCREASING DEATHS FROM THE PANDEMIC ARE TO BLAME.

FEWER PEOPLE ARE ALSO MOVING HERE FROM OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES.

34 OF CALIFORNIA'S 58 COUNTIES LAST POPULATION.

HOWEVER, SAN DIEGO COUNTY GREW BY 2958 PEOPLE OR .2%.

>>> MUSLIMS AROUND THE WORLD ARE CELEBRATING THE END OF RAMADAN, A HOLY MONTH OF FASTING.

KPBS REPORTER JACKIE LAYER SHOWS US HOW SOME SAN DIEGANS ARE MARKING THE OCCASION.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING IN CITY HEIGHTS, MUSLIMS FROM ACROSS SAN DIEGO CAME TOGETHER.

WAS ONE OF MANY EVENTS IN THE COUNTY WHERE MUSLIMS MARKED THE END OF RAMADAN.

ABDULLAH HASAN AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS HELPED PLAN THE EVENT.

>> TODAY, WE ARE COMMEMORATING CZU DO.

WE ARE COMMEMORATING THE END OF THE MONTH OF RAMADAN, AND WHAT WE ARE FASTED, EVEN TO CHARITY, PRAYED, AND HAVE CONNECTED WITH OUR COMMUNITY ADVOCATE, SISTERHOOD.

TODAY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS OF OUR YEAR.

>> Reporter: EID UL-FITR INCLUDES PRAYER, FAMILY, FRIENDS, FOOD, AND GIFTS.

IT IS ALSO TIME FOR MUSLIMS TO BREAK THEIR FAST, WHICH LASTS FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF RAMADAN.

>> WHAT WE DO IS RIGHT AFTER PRAYER, WE GO , FAMILY AND FRIENDS TAKE PICTURES, EAT SOME GOOD FOOD, PASS OUT SOME TIPS, MONEY, WHATEVER IT IS, HAVE A GOOD TIME, DEDICATED TODAY TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND WHATEVER YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX.

>> Reporter: MANY FAMILIES GO TO AMUSEMENT PARKS, DO ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND CELEBRATE WITH MUSIC AND DANCING.

>> IT IS A DAY WHERE FOLKS CAN TAKE WORK OFF.

WE DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL TODAY.

AND, IT IS REALLY ABOUT COMMUNITY.

IF YOU SEE A FELLOW MUSLIM, LET HIM KNOW EID MUBARAK.

GIVE GIFTS TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND COME OVER AND CELEBRATE IT WITH US AS WELL.

WE LOVE OUR NON-MUSLIM BROTHERS AND COUNTERPARTS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT IS A THREE DAY CELEBRATION FULL OF FUN BUT EID UL-FITR IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT AS IT BRINGS THE AND ONE THAT FOSTERS KINDNESS AND COMMUNITY.

>> FOR NON-MUSLIMS, THEY THINK WE ARE HAPPY WHEN RAMADAN ENDS BECAUSE WE CAN GO BACK TO EATING AND LOOKING INTO DOING ACTIVITIES WITH IT BEFORE.

WHAT THEY FAIL TO REALIZE IS OUR HEARTS ARE YEARNING FOR A LONGER RAMADAN.

THE MUCH IS SPENT IN A VERY BEAUTIFUL WAY THAT CANNOT BE ENCOMPASSED IN WORDS.

>> Reporter: THE SECOND HOLIDAY FOR MUSLIMS WILL BE CELEBRATED THIS YEAR IN JULY.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FUNDRAISING EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TO PUT CONVOY ASIAN CULTURAL DISTRICT ON THE MAP.

THE CONVOY DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP IS OPEN TO BUY AND INSTALL SIX SIGNS ALONG THE 805 FREEWAY TO ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO STOP AND CHECK OUT THE AREA.

IN SAN DIEGO, FREEWAY SIGNS IDENTIFY LITTLE ITALY, THE GASLAMP DISTRICT, AND LITTLE SAIGON, AMONG OTHERS.

THE CONVOY ASIAN CULTURAL DISTRICT IS HOME TO 1500 BUSINESSES AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY.

>> MANY BUSINESSES SINCE THE PANDEMIC HAVE STRUGGLED.

THERE ARE MANY BUSINESSES HERE THAT HAVE STRUGGLED BUT ARE RECOVERING INITIALLY STILL IN THE CONVOY AREA IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY CONVOY ON THE MAP.

>> THEY ARE TRYING TO RAISE $30,000.00 BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DONATING, CHECK OUT GOFUNDME.COM/CONVOYSIGNS.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON HIS, CIVILIANS TRY TO FLEE THE DEADLY CITY OF MARIUPOL AMID RUSSIAN ATTACKS.

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

>>> THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY IS STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO SAVE PETS OF UKRAINIAN RAVAGES.

THE ORGANIZATION IS PARTNERED WITH THE CDC TO HELP REFUGEES CROSSING THE US/MEXICO BORDER TO BRING THEIR PETS INTO THE COUNTRY WITH THEM.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY TRANSPORTED THE FIRST DOG FROM UKRAINE TO THE SAME YSIDRO PORT OF ENTRY OVER THE WEEKEND.

BUT WAS GIVEN THE EXAM, VACCINES AND FLU MEDICATION BEFORE BEING PLACED ON QUARANTINE TO WATCH FOR RABIES.

SHE WILL BE REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY.

MORE HUMANE SOCIETY OFFICERS ARE ON CALL TO TRANSPORT DOGS AND NEEDED TO.

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THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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