
Monday, May 22, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3053 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Community volunteers will start reviewing allegations of police misconduct.
Community volunteers will start reviewing allegations of police misconduct for the first time in months. Plus, a new report reveals North County wineries' impact on our region’s economy. Then, meet the people working to protect San Diego's bat habitats.
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Monday, May 22, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3053 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Community volunteers will start reviewing allegations of police misconduct for the first time in months. Plus, a new report reveals North County wineries' impact on our region’s economy. Then, meet the people working to protect San Diego's bat habitats.
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STICK ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT WILL BE UP FOR REVIEW BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.
THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED THOSE VOLUNTEERS AFTER A RECENT INVESTIGATION FOUND COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT HAS COME TO A HALT IN RECENT MONTHS.
OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: DOZENS OF NOMINEES FROM THE COMMUNITY APPEARED BEFORE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE COUNCIL CHOSE 25 OF THEM TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT DISTRESS.
>> Reporter: HE IS AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS SELECTED AND TOLD KPBS HE WANTS TO SEE MORE TRANSPARENCY WHEN IT COMES TO THE HANDLING OF POLICE MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS >> OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE A VOICE AND THERE IS NO BACK DOOR MEETINGS WHEN WE HAVE TO CONDUCT CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS .
>> VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED THE MEASURE IN 2020.
IT WILL HAVE THE POWER TO INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATE POLICE MISCONDUCT AND SUBPOENA WITNESSES.
IT HAS TAKEN 2 1/2 YEARS TO CREATE THE FRAMEWORK AND APPOINT COMMISSIONERS.
THE BACKLOG OF UNREVIEWED MISCONDUCT CASES HAS PILED UP DURING THAT TIME.
SEVERAL PUBLIC COMMENTERS CRITICIZE THEM FOR TAKING TOO MUCH TIME TO HONOR THE WILL OF THE VOTERS .
>> I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF ACTION .
>> THIS IS A REMINDER IT IS MEANT TO BE RELATED TO THE NOMINEES .
>> THE COMMISSIONERS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE EXTENSIVE TRAINING.
THE COMMISSION WILL NEED TO HIRE FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS BEFORE INVESTIGATIONS CAN GET STARTED.
>>> PASSENGERS ARE DEALING WITH MORE SERVICE DISRUPTIONS AS NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE.
BUS OPERATOR SAY THE BIGGEST ISSUE COMES DOWN TO MEAL BREAKS AND HAVING ACCESS TO RESTROOMS OR COMMUTERS SAY THEY HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR DAILY LIVES INCLUDING FINDING OTHER WAYS TO GET THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL >> WE GET UP AN HOUR EARLIER AND PLAN ON WALKING.
>> ACCORDING TO NTS, THE EAST COUNTY BUS SERVICES OPERATING AT 90%.
A REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THEY HAVE MADE A GOOD-FAITH CONCESSION AND REMAIN OPEN TO CONTINUE TALKS WITH OPERATORS OR THE HOLLYWOOD WRITERS STRIKE ENTERED ITS FOURTH WEEK TODAY.
PICKUP LINES WENT UP OVER THE MAJOR STUDIOS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA.
THERE IS A MESSAGE TO THE MEMBERS.
THEY AND NOW'S PLANNING A MULTI- UNION RALLY IN DOWNTOWN LA THIS FRIDAY.
SOME OF THE UNIONS ARE THE TEAMSTERS AND UT LA.
>> THE U.S. DEFAULTING ON DEBT WOULD HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD.
STRICT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND KEVIN McCARTHY MEET MONDAY TO DISCUSS RAISING THE DEBT CEILING AND AVOIDING THE FIRST EVER DEFAULT .
>> WE HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENTS BUT I THINK WE WILL GET WHERE WE HAVE TO GO .
>> WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY AND OUR DEBT IS TOO LARGE.
>> THE STAKES ARE HIGH AND THE COUNTDOWN IS ON .
>> WE EXPECT TO BE UNABLE TO PAY ALL OF OUR BILLS IN EARLY JUNE AND POSSIBLY AS SOON AS JUNE 1.
>> Reporter: HOUSE REPUBLICANS WENT DEEP SPENDING CUTS IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
>> WE HAVE TOUGH ISSUES.
IT IS A DIFFICULT PROPOSITION.
>> A WHITE HOUSE TEAM REMAINED TIGHTLIPPED.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID MUCH OF WHAT REPUBLICANS ARE PROPOSING IS UNACCEPTABLE INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD STAMPS.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE COULD SEE RETIREMENT AND VETERANS BENEFITS PUT ON HOLD AND LIKELY TRIGGER OF SESSION AND MASSIVE LAYOFFS PICK >> WE WILL HAVE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CATASTROPHE.
SIX SOME AMERICANS AND MILITARY CITIES LIKE OURS ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THIS LATEST ROUND OF DEBT CEILING TALKS.
AT THE COMPROMISES AND FOUND THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY THE SALARIES OF FEDERAL WORKERS.
THAT COULD HIT CITIES WITH LARGE MILITARY BASES PARTICULARLY HARD.
A DROP IN SPENDING COULD AFFECT THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT PAYMENTS THE WHELP PRIORITIZE.
>>> A WATER SHORTAGE CRISIS ON THE COLORADO RIVER.
THE SYSTEM PROVIDES WATER TO 40 MILLION PEOPLE.
A DEAL WAS STRUCK TODAY TO CUT MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER USAGE AND THE CUTS REPRESENT 10% OF THE THREE STATES RIVER ALLOCATION WOULD BE SPLIT AMONG FARMERS, TRIBES, AND CITIES.
IT NEEDS TO BE FINALIZED AFTER A REVIEW.
STRAIGHT THE STATE COASTAL COMMISSION IS TAKING ON OUTDOOR DINING.
KPBS REPORTER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: VISITING MISSION BEACH IN SAN DIEGO IS POPULAR.
LOCALS HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF THIS COASTAL GYM.
VISITING IS A TRADITION IN THE SMITH FAMILY AND ONE BEING PASSED DOWN TO A NEW GENERATION .
>> I HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE THE LAST 45 YEARS TO BRING THE KIDS AND THE GRANDKIDS.
WE ENJOYED THE BEACH AND CARJACKS OUR FAVORITE SPOTS.COM .
>> Reporter: THIS IS A RELAXING AND HAPPY PLACE WITH ONE EXCEPTION, TRYING TO FIND PARKING .
>> IT IS CRAZY ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.
ALL OF THE KIDS ARE GETTING OUT OF SCHOOL AND EVERYBODY IS GRADUATING AND IT GETS RIDICULOUS OUT.. >> Reporter: BUSINESSES WERE ALLOWED TO EXTEND DINING SPACES INTO STREET PARKING TO ADHERE TO RESTRICTIONS.
THE CITY CREATED A POLICY TO ALLOW THIS >> I HAVE BEEN HERE ALMOST 40 YEARS AND I'VE GOT GRAY HAIR NOW.
>> Reporter: HE OWNS AND OPERATES CARJACKS JUST STEPS FROM THE SAND .
>> NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE WE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE COVID .
IT WAS SUCH A TOP TWO YEARS.
>> Reporter: WHILE HE DIDN'T EXPAND HIMSELF, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR MANY TO GET BY .
>> I AM GLAD THAT THEY DID IT BECAUSE IT HELPED THE SITUATION DURING COVID.
RIGHT NOW, THAT AREA, WE NEED PARKING SPOTS.
>> Reporter: THESE SPACES VIOLATE ACCESS, TRAFFIC AND FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS.
THEY TOLD THE CITY PARKING WITHIN A QUARTER-MILE OF THE BEACH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
PUBLIC COMMENT CAME DOWN ON BOTH SIDES.
BUSINESS OWNER SAID IT IMPROVED THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE BEACH SAYING IT WAS MEANT TO BE TEMPORARY AND ARE TIRED OF STREET CLOSURES.
THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO COMPROMISE.
THEY WOULD ACCEPT THE RULES WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS INCLUDING BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO KEEP THE SPACES MUST HAVE A PERMIT AND REPLACE THE ACCESS OR PARKING THEY USE UP TO A NEARBY LOCATION AND PAY FOR THE COSTS >> IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON AND LET PEOPLE COME BACK AND ENJOYED THEIR PARKING.
STRICT THE SAN DIEGO WINE INDUSTRY GREW LAST YEAR WITH AN 11% INCREASE IN SALES MARKING AN ALL-TIME HIGH FOR THE INDUSTRY.
WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE REGION.
>> Reporter: LAST YEAR SAN DIEGO COUNTY BINARIES HAVE MORE THAN $49 MILLION IN GROSS SALES AND THE NUMBER OF WINERIES GREW TO 166.
THAT ACCORDING TO THE RECENT REPORT RELEASED BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY ASSOCIATION .
>> HE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION AND GENERAL MANAGER OF OFELIA WINERY.
HE SAYS COVID DID A NUMBER ON THE INDUSTRY BUT THOSE PANDEMIC CHANGES ARE HELPING THE INDUSTRY GROW RIGHT NOW .
>> IT HAS BEEN RATHER EFFECTIVE FOR THE WIND BUSINESS IN GENERAL.
IT IS AN EVENT TYPE BUSINESS.
HAVING MORE ROOM OUTSIDE AND IF YOU LIKE THIS REALLY IS STERLING FOR PEOPLE .
>> IT WAS A SUDDEN JOLT TO OUR BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT THE WINERY HAD ONLY BEEN IN OPERATION FOR SIX YEARS.
THE OUTDOOR DINING GUIDELINES HELP TO EXPAND HIS BUSINESS .
>> WE ENDED UP HIRING MORE EMPLOYEES.
THOSE CHANGES MADE A BIG CHANGE IN OUR BUSINESS.
IT IS A POSITIVE CHANGE THAT WE HAVE CARRIED OVER A LOT OF THOSE SAME PROCEDURES TODAY.
>> Reporter: NEARLY HALF OF THE WINERIES IN THE AREA HAVE REBOUNDED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS AND THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN 6% ADDING MORE THAN 700 JOBS TO THE AREA.
>> Reporter: THE INDUSTRY IS FACING SOME CHALLENGES IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS.
>> INFLATION HAS DEFINITELY HURT THE WIND BUSINESS IN A PROMINENT WAY.
SUPERSEDED THAT, WE CAN FIND OUT MORE PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO AND IT IS UP, UP, UP.
A VERY GOOD TREAD .
>> WITH NEARLY 170 WINERIES IN THE COUNTRY, THE WINE INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE TOP 10 AGRICULTURAL IN SAN DIEGO.
>>> IT IS A CORPORATE PARTNER OF KPBS.
SECT THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE SUMMER IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY.
THIS MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.
WE HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AND HOW TO AVOID THE HEADACHES.
>> Reporter: GET READY FOR A RECORD-BREAKING MEMORIAL DAY.
42.3 MILLION AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE FROM HOME OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND .
>> THE DESIRE TO TRAVEL IS HIGH .
>> Reporter: COMPARED TO 2022, THAT IS NEARLY 3 MILLION MORE PEOPLE.
AAA SAYS IT IS A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IS OUR IT COULD SAYING THAT ROADS AND AIRPORTS WILL BE BUSIER THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
MORE PEOPLE ARE BOOKING TRIPS AHEAD OF TIME.
THERE IS A DEMAND FOR FLIGHTS DESPITE INFLATION.
>> Reporter: THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WE CAN SEE THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS SINCE 2005.
AAA RECOMMENDS BOOKING THE FIRST FLIGHT IN THE MORNING.
DON'T CHECK IN AND BE FLEXIBLE.
>> HAVE THOSE PLAN B'S AND PLANT SEEDS IN EFFECT.
YOU COULD RUN INTO DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS AT THE AIRPORT.
>> Reporter: MOST TRAVELERS ARE EXPECTED TO DRIVE THE CAR TROUBLE IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN FROM PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.
PRICES AT THE PUMP ARE LIKELY FUELING THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR ROAD TRIPS.
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS BELOW FOUR DOLLARS WHICH IS LOWER THAN IT WAS LAST SUMMER.
AAA RECOMMENDS AVOIDING THE ROADS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY BETWEEN NOON AND 3:00 .
>> IF YOU CAN EXTEND THAT WE CAN TRIP UNTIL TUESDAY OR WORK REMOTELY ON TUESDAY AND COME BACK WEDNESDAY, AVOID THOSE BIG DELAYS.
>>> DRIVING AS PART OF MANY OF HER DAILY LIVES HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
WE EXPLORED THIS QUESTION IN OF PODCAST CALLED FREEWAY EXIT.
IT IS CREATED AND HOSTED BY ANDREW BEAUDOIN.
THE SERIES DIVES INTO THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR FREEWAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CLIMATE IMPACTS AND DIVIDING OF COMMUNITIES AND EVERY DAY PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.
THE FIRST THREE EPISODES ARE READY RIGHT NOW.
FIND FREEWAY EXIT WHERE EVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS.
>>> ONE DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY PROGRAM IS USING SCAPE BOARDING TO HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME ADDICTION AND IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
MATT HOFFMAN WENT TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.
>> Reporter: BRANDON TURNER IS A PROFESSIONAL SCAPE ORDER CALLED IS SKATING PRODIGY, HE HAS BEEN SPONSORED SINCE HE WAS 13.
HE HAS ALSO STRUGGLED WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE .
>> AND STARTED FROM TAKING AT A YOUNG AGE AND TRYING TO GROW UP TOO FAST.
>> Reporter: HE FOUNDED WESTSIDE RECOVERY LAST YEAR.
IT IS A DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTER THAT USES SKATING TO HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME ADDICTION.
SOME 46 MILLION AMERICANS 12 AND OLDER HAVE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER AND ONLY A FRACTION RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF TREATMENT FOR IT IN 2021.
>> WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH MY JOURNEY AND ANYONE MENTIONED THE WORD FREE, IT SOUNDED LIKE A CONFINEMENT TO ME.
I WANT TO HELP REMOVE THE STIGMA WITH NOT JUST REHAB BUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS A WHOLE AND GETTING HEALTH IS NOT WEAKNESS AND IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND YOU WERE BAD .
>> SKATEBOARDING IS I FELT A RELEASE WITH VALUABLE LESSONS .
>> SKATEBOARDING TEACHES YOU FAILURE ON A DAILY BASIS.
YOU WILL BE FEELING EVERY SINGLE DAY AND IT IS NOT WHAT YOU DO.
YOU'RE GOING TO FALL, IT'S WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU PICK YOURSELF BACK UP.
>> Reporter: USED TO SKATE NEARLY EVERY DAY BUT HE SAYS DRINKING PULLED HIM AWAY FROM HIS FASHION .
>> IT SUCKS TO ADMIT IT BUT WHEN I WOULD START, I WOULDN'T STOP.
>> Reporter: IT WASN'T UNTIL A CLOSE FRIEND DIED THAT HE REACHED OUT FOR HELP.
SKATING IS JUST ONE ASPECT OF THE RECOVERY PROGRAM.
THERE IS ESPECIALLY CURATED PROGRAMS INCLUDING SURFING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND MUSICMAKING.
HE SAYS THAT HE IS BACK TO SKATING MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK .
>> IT FEELS GOOD TO FALL AGAIN.
INSTEAD OF FALLING, I GET BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN .
>> HE HOSTS A SKATING PROGRAM TWICE A WEEK AT SKATE PARKS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IS A KEY PART OF RECOVERY .
>> PART OF ADDICTION IS CONNECTION.
THE BIGGER YOUR CIRCLE OF RESOURCES OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE, THE MORE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE.
>>> WINTER WAS BEHIND US AND THAT MEANS THAT BATHS IN SAN DIEGO HAVE COME OUT OF SECLUSION.
HERE IS A VIEW OF LOCAL FATS AS FANS LINEUP FOR SEASONAL BAT WALKS.
>> NATALIE STANDS ON THE EDGE OF THE SAN DIEGO RIVER IN MISSION VALLEY AS SHE DESCRIBES THE BAT WALKS THEY HOST EVERY SPRING AND SUMMER.
WARM WEATHER AND THE INSECTS THAT COME WITH IT HAVE BROUGHT BATS OUT OF THEIR HIBERNATION.
ONE COOL THING ABOUT BATS, THEY NAVIGATE AND HUNT USING ECHOLOCATION.
A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAK BOUNCES OFF A BUNCH IN THEIR PATH .
>> WHEN YOU STAND IN THE CANYON AND SAY ECHO AND YOU HEAR IT BACK, THAT IS WHAT THE BAT IS DOING.
THEY ARE SENDING OUT A FREQUENCY AND BASED ON WHAT THEY GET BACK, THEY CAN TELL HOW FAR AWAY THAT BUG IS >> BATS LIVE ALL OVER SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO BAT WALKS ARE VERY POPULAR.
THEY HAVE HAD TO ATTENDANCE.
SHE CHOSE THIS PART OF THE RIVER DUE TO ACCESSIBILITY, A GOOD SUPPLY OF REGULAR BUGS AND CONDOS WITH TILE ROOFS.
THEY SQUEEZE BETWEEN THE TIGERS FOR COVER.
HER GROUP WANTS TO HELP PEOPLE ENGAGE WITH BATS.
>> WE OFFER FOR SCOUTS TO DESIGN AND BUILD THEIR OWN BAT BOXES.
ONE OF THOSE SCOUTS IS TY CASTLE.
HE BUILT SIX BAT BOXES TO EARN HIS EAGLE SCOUT RANK AND THREE OF THEM ARE INSTALLED NEAR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER'S EDGE IN JULIAN.
AGAINST THE ANIMAL A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE IN THAT AREA.
IT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE BIRDHOUSE.
ASKED WHY HE BECAME INTERESTED IN BATS, HE EXPLAINS IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE BATS >> THEY ARE MAMMALS SECOND FLY.
OFTEN TIMES WE GET CAUGHT UP IN THAT FANTASY OF FLYING.
OFTENTIMES IT IS VERY MYSTICAL BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT SUPERPOWER .
>> AND THEN THERE IS THAT CREEPY GOTHIC ALLURE OF THE BAT .
>> BEYOND BATMAN, THERE IS A LOT OF WITCHCRAFT ELEMENTS INVOLVED WITH BATS.
YOU HAVE CHARACTERS LIKE DRACULA AND THE VAMPIRES THAT CAN TURN INTO BATS OR SHAPES SHIPPED.
THOSE ARE COOL AND POPULAR ELEMENTS .
>> BEFORE SHE CREATED THAT PROGRAMS, SHE USED TO BE TERRIFIED OF BATS >> I STILL GET A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS WHEN THEY DIVEBOMB MY HEAD.
I HAVE HEARD IT IS POSSIBLY BECAUSE I LIKE COLORED HAIR AND INSECTS REFLECT WELL OFF OF THE HAIR.
THE BATS COME VERY CLOSE TO YOU .
>> THE BAT IS NOT AIMING FOR YOUR HEAD.
>> THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF MYTHS ABOUT BATS.
THEY ATTACK YOU, BUT THEY DON'T .
THEY WILL DRINK YOUR BLOOD.
THERE ARE THREE SPECIES OF VAMPIRE BATS AND NORN NORTH OF CENTRAL MEXICO.
NINE HERE.
>> Reporter: HE IS A SELF- TAUGHT BAT EXPERT.
SAN DIEGO HAS A TERRIFIC BOGGLE DIVERSITY AMONG ITS BATS.
45 BAT SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA AND 22 OF THEM CAN BE FOUND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
THAT AND THE HEAVY USE OF PESTICIDES TO KILL A BAT'S INSECT PREY.
THE ONLY TRUE DANGER BATS PRESENT TO US IS RABIES.
THEY CAN BE FACTORS FOR THE DISEASE .
>> COUNTY HEALTH REQUIREMENT IS THAT IF THERE IS HUMAN CONTACT WITH THE BACK, THE BAT HAS TO BE TESTED FOR RABIES.
THAT IS AN INVASIVE PROCEDURE.
THE BAT HAS TO BE EUTHANIZED AND IT REQUIRES SAMPLE IN BRAIN TISSUES .
>> NEVER TOUCH A BAT.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT RABID IT WILL HAVE TO BE CAPTURED AND KILLED.
BATS ARE NATURE'S INSECTICIDES.
THEY CAN EAT TONS OF BUGS EVERY NIGHT.
THEY ARE POLLINATORS UPDATED PLANS LIKE AGAPE.
THOUGH THEY ARE FAST AND ELUSIVE, HE RECALLS ONE INSTANCE WHEN HE CAMPED AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE NEAR TWILIGHT .
>> IT WAS AFTER DARK AND I HAD MY HEADLAMP ON.
NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD.
I LOOKED TO MY LEFT AND THERE WAS A BAT FLYING AS MY WING MAN RIGHT OF MY SHOULDER FOLLOWING ME DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE UNDOUBTEDLY I AM BRINGING UP INSECTS TO THE LIGHT >> BATS ARE NOT FLYING RODENTS.
THEY ARE MEMBERS AND THEY BEAR A CLOSER RELATION TO PRIMATES THAN THEY DO TO MICE.
KPBS NEWS.
SHAKE THE OFF SHORE FLOW WILL BE A MAJOR INFLUENCER RUBBER WEATHER OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
THERE WILL BE MORE PERSISTENT CLOUDINESS AT THE COAST AND EVEN INTERIOR VALLEYS.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS AND CHANGES TOO AS WE WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE ROAD.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SHORT TERM FIRST.
IT WILL BE CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 60s.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE CLOUDS AROUND OCEANSIDE.
BORREGO SPRINGS, 68.
TO LAVISTA, 61.
HERE IS A LOOK AT FUTURECAST.
THE CALLS HAVE A PERSISTENT LOOK TO THEM AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.
THEY WILL FADE OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS BUT LINGERING AT THE COAST.
HIGH TEMPERATURE, 66.
TO LAVISTA, 68.
BORREGO SPRINGS, BACK UP INTO THE 90s.
WE WILL WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICE WHAT THE CALLS WE WILL SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES COMING BACK DOWN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
THE ONSHORE FLOW WAS ON THE INCREASE.
LOTS OF LOVE CLOUDS GRADUALLY BREAKING WITH LOW TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50s.
HOW ABOUT THE INTERIOR VALLEYS?
WE WILL LOOK AT LOCAL HOTEL TOO WITH SUNSHINE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE RIGHT AROUND 70.
HISTORIC AVERAGES IN SOME CASES.
GUSTY BREEZES PICKING UP ON THIS WEEKEND.
IT WILL STAY COOL WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50s AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 40s.
OVER THE DESERTS, THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY BREEZES USHERING IN SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES AS WE GO INTO A THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY.
>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S STORIES.
A GROUP OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT.
25 PEOPLE WILL SERVE ON THE COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE POWER TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT AND SUBPOENA WITNESSES.
NEW COMMISSIONERS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE EXTENSIVE TRAINING.
>>> SERVICE DISRUPTIONS CONTINUE AMID NEGOTIATIONS.
EAST COUNTY BUS SERVICES OPERATING AT 90% AND SOUTH BAY SURFACES AT 20%.
OF REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THEY HAVE MAKE GOOD FAITH CONCESSIONS AND REMAIN OPEN TO TALK TO OTHERS.
>>> A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS OUTDOOR DINING ON STREET PARKING SPACES.
THEY WANT TO MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT FOR RESTAURANTS TO ESTABLISH OUTDOOR DINING SPACES AND IS ASKING THE CITY TO REQUIRE PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR DINING AND REPLACE ANY LOST PARKING SPACES.
STEAK TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, SEVERAL WESTERN STATES AGREE TO CUT THEIR WATER GIVES FROM THE DROUGHT STRICKEN COLORADO RIVER.
THAT'S COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
>>> AND HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.
INSURANCE COMPANIES RELY ON MODELS TO UNDERSTAND THE RISK OF SEALEVEL RISE, WILDFIRES, AND FLOODS.
>>> KPBS MID-DAY EDITION IS FOCUSING ON THE TITLE IX LAWSUIT AND WOMEN'S SPORTS.
JILL ELLIS WILL BE AMONG TOMORROW'S GUESS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOODNIGHT.

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