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>>> NOW THE WEATHER SERVICE IS ISSUING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

IT WILL TAKE EFFECT LATER THIS WEEK.

>> DRY AND WINDY WEATHER IS AHEAD OF US.

AFTER LAST WEEK'S FIRE NEAR SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY CAUSED THOUSANDS OF EVACUATION WARNINGS SOME SAN DIEGANS SHOULD BE PRONE.

>> THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO RED FLAG.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE COULD SEE STRONG WIND AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY OVER OUR FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS WHERE A LOT OF OUR CRITICAL DRY FUEL IS SITTING RIGHT NOW.

>> OUR METEOROLOGIST SAYS STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED THE STRONGEST EVENT IN THE REGION SO FAR THIS YEAR.

YOU HAVE TO PICK UP THE LEAVES, MAKE SURE THERE IS NO BRUSH.

MAKE SURE THERE IS DEFENSIBLE SPACE IF YOU LIVE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OR THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE MOUNTAINS, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALL OF THESE INGREDIENTS MEET UP.

>> CAL FIRE CAPTAIN SAYS THEY ARE READY AND FULLY STAFFED AT ALL 42 STATIONS COUNTY WIDE.

AND AS CONDITIONS CHANGE, THEY HAVE .

>> CAPABILITIES TO BRING ON EXTRA STAFFING, HAND CREWS, DOZERS, AIRCRAFT, WE CAN MOVE AIRCRAFT AROUND.

BUT RIGHT NOW NONE OF THOSE PLANS ARE IN EFFECT.. >> HE SAYS PEAK FIRE SEASON IN THE COUNTY.

THE VEGETATION IS DRY DUE TO A LACK OF RAIN.

>> THE MOISTURE, THE FUEL, IF IS TO A CRITICAL POINT WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO LET THE FIRE GROW FASTER AND KIND OF REBURN COMPARED TO THE FUEL, IT CAN BE SLOW.

>> SO FAR NO RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, SANTA ANA WINDS ARE CREATING FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

KPBS NEWS.

>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS ENLISTED THE HELP OF FOUR- LEGGED FRIENDS TO REDUCE FIRE RISK.

COMING UP, A LOOK AT HOW GOATS ARE CLEARING BRUSH AROUND THE MIRA MAR DAM.

>>> COMING UP TONIGHT, THE TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BACK TO THE 50s ACROSS SAN DIEGO.

WE WILL BE CLEAR AND COOL.

COOL BEING THE NAME OF THE GAME HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE GAME ON WEDNESDAY.

SANTA ANA WINDS PICK BACK UP.

WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE WARMER AND CALMER CONDITIONS MOVE BACK IN, THAT IS ALL COMING UP TONIGHT.

AND, IT IS ALMOST HERE.

TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY.

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP ARE DELIVERING THEIR LAST PITCHES TO VOTERS.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARE USING THE LAST HOURS BEFORE ELECTION DAY TO MAKE THEIR FINAL PITCHES TO VOTERS.

>> AMERICA IS READY FOR A FRESH START.

READY FOR A NEW WAY FORWARD WHERE WE SEE OUR FELLOW AMERICANS NOT AS AN ENEMY BUT AS A NEIGHBOR.

>> ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW THAN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS AGO?

WITH YOUR VOTE TOMORROW I WILL END INFLATION, I WILL STOP THE INVASION OF CRIMINALS COMING INTO OUR COUNTRY.

>> WHILE A HISTORIC SWITCH OFF AT THE TOP OF THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET LED HARRIS TO RUN AN ACCELERATED CAMPAIGN >> ARE GOING TO WIN.

I DO BELIEVE THAT.. >> THIS IS TRUMP'S THIRD TIME.

>> WE ARE GOING TO DEFEAT KAMALA HARRIS AND WE ARE GO TO WIN BACK THAT BEAUTIFUL WHITE HOUSE.

>> THE 270 VOTES NEEDED TO WIN WILL LIKELY COME DOWN TO A HANDFUL OF BATTLEGROUND STATES AND BALANCE OF POWER ON CAPITOL HILL FOR CONTROL OF THE CHAMBERS.

IN THE HOUSE, CONTROLLED BY REPUBLICANS.

>> MAJORITY BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WILL SEE HOW THINGS PLAY OUT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF RACES THAT ARE REALLY CLOSE.

>> IN THE SENATE CONTROLLED BY DEMOCRATS, A THIRD OF THE SEATS ARE UP FOR GRABS >> I BELIEVE WE WILL HOLD OUR MAJORITY.

IT WILL BE CLOSE DOWN TO THE WIRE.. >> Reporter: REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, BACK TO YOU.

>> A POLL OF LIKELY CALIFORNIA VOTERS SHOWS PRESIDENTIAL KAMALA HARRIS UNDER PERFORMING IN A STATE WHERE SHE AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WON HANDILY FOUR YEARS AGO.

DEMOCRAT HARRIS WAS THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE OF 53% RESPOND ANTS IN THE POLL.

TRUMP GOT 38%.

BY COMPARISON, BIDEN WON CALIFORNIA BY MORE THAN 63% IN 2020.

THE POLL IS FROM SAN DIEGO- BASED COMPETITIVE EDGE RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION, COMPETITIVE EDGE PRESIDENT SAYS HE EXPECTS SOME UNDECIDED OR THIRD PARTY VOTERS WILL DECIDE TO VOTE FOR HARRIS COME ELECTION DAY.

>> I THINK SHE WILL COME IN THE HIGH 50s.

THAT WILL BE AROUND 5-6% LESS THAN WHERE BIDEN WAS.

THE IMPLICATION THERE IS NATIONALLY THAT IS A GOOD SIGN FOR DONALD TRUMP, RIGHT?

BECAUSE IF SHE IS UNDER PERFORMING IN CALIFORNIA, WHAT DOES THAT IS A FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

>> AND COMPETITIVE EDGE ALSO POLLED PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA SENATE RACE WHERE THE EXPECTED WINNER IS ADAM SCHIFF IN THAT CONTEST HE WON THE SUPPORT OF 52% WHILE REPUBLICAN STEVE GARVEY GOT FROM%.

>>> KPBS HELD A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WITH SOUTH BAY LEADERS, INFLUENCERS AND NEW VOICES TO UPLIFTING THE COMMUNITY.

THE AIM WAS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DRIVES, CHALLENGES AND INFORMS THEIR DECISION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER SAYS IN THE SOUTH BAY, WHERE MANY RESIDENTS HAVE CLOSE TIES TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES VOTING IS NOT JUST ABOUT CIVIC DUTY IT IS A CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN A SYSTEM THAT OFTEN OVERLOOKS THEM.

>> WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS THAT WE ARE FACING, OUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, OUR COMMUNITIES ARE STRUGGLING WITH?

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS THE GROUP EXPRESSED WAS FEAR.

FEAR OF DIVISION AND FEAR OF PICKING A SIDE.

MANY RESIDENTS FEEL PRESSURED TO CAST THEIR VOTE.

>> SOMETIMES I FEEL PRESSURE.

THEY ARE BALANCING THEMSELVES OUT.

THE WORLD IS NOT GOING TO END.

NOW IT FEELS LIKE IT IS.

YOU KNOW.

>> Reporter: MISINFORMATION IS A MAJOR HURDLE.

SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS SAY THAT WITHOUT CLEAR CULTURALLY RELEVANT INFORMATION THEY STRUGGLE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

JOSE WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

HE IS TEACHING WORKSHOPS FOR THE CHICANO FEDERATION >> TO CONTINUE TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.

YOUR VOTE MATTERS, YOU HAVE THAT POWER.

YOU CAN EXERCISE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.

>> Reporter: MANY SAY THAT THEY GET THEIR NEWS ONLINE.

THE RESEARCH CENTER REPORTS THAT LATINOS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN BLACK OR WHITE AMERICANS TO GET THEIR NEWS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

THIS TREND INCREASES THE CHANCES OF ENCOUNTERING AND SHARING MISINFORMATION.

MARISSA HAS BEEN STUDYING IT FOR 20 YEARS >> THOSE THAT RELY ON SPANISH SOCIAL MEDIA WE FOUND THERE IS A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH BEING MORE LIKELY TO BELIEVE FALSE POLITICAL NARRATIVES AND WE KNOW AMONG THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND MUCH OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY THEY HAVE BEEN TARGETED WITH LOTS OF THIS.

GOING BACK TO THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

>> HE SAYS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS LIKE FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM HAVE LESS ROBUST FOR NONENGLISH CONTENT DUE TO COST.

SHE SAYS ON WHAT'SUP, THE APP POPULAR WITH U.S. LATINOS FACT CHECKING IS NOT EXISTING.

>> NEWS LINKS THAT ARE POSTED AND INFORMATION THAT YOU SEE IT IS HARD TO VALIDATE IF THE INFORMATION IS TRUE OR NOT AND ADDED COMPLICATION IN THIS DAY IN AGE IT IS NOT JUST NEW THAT IS PRODUCED FOR THE UNITED STATES BUT WORLDWIDE.

>> Reporter: COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY THE IMPACT OF MISINFORMATION EXTENDS THE FEELINGS OF DISTRUST TOWARDS CANDIDATES AND POLICIES.

THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR SOME TO DECERTAIN FACT FROM FICTION.

THEY LOOK FOR TRUSTED PEOPLE TO BREAK IT DOWN IN A WAY THAT FEELS RELATABLE.

>> POLITICAL CARTOONIST CREATED A SERIES OF CARTOONS AND ANIMATIONS PROMOTING VACCINES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC.

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION TO FIGHT THERE.

AND THEN AS THAT WENT ALONG IT WAS NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, MIGRANT FARMWORKERS THAT NEEDED THAT INFORMATION IT WAS GUYS I WENT TO COLLEGE WITH THAT SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.

>> HE USES SLANG AND CULTURAL WORDS.

>> IT WOULD NOT BE MEXICAN IF IT DID NOT HAVE CUSSING IN IT, RIGHT?

>> Reporter: NOW HE IS WORKING WITH LOCAL LATINO ORGANIZATION.

CREATING CARTOONS TO ENCOURAGE VOTING AND BATTLE ELECTION MISINFORMATION >> THERE IS NO WORD IN SPANISH FOR FACT CHECKING, YOU KNOW.

THAT TERM DOES NOT EXIST.

>> Reporter: BACK IN THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, HE BELIEVES THAT POLITICAL EDUCATION SHOULD START EARLY AND CONTINUE BEYOND THE ELECTION.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH AT STAKE, RIGHT?

THERE ARE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS UP COMING ELECTION AND VOTING.

>> Reporter: WITH MORE OUTREACH AND RESOURCES THAT REFLECT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE SOUTH BAY, RESIDENTS SAY THEY WOULD FEEL MORE MOTIVATED TO PARTICIPATE AS A GEAR UP FOR TOMORROW'S ELECTION, THIS COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR SUPPORT AND INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP THEM OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES.

HIDY DEMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SECURITY SURROUNDING THE ELECTION WILL BE TIGHT.

LOOKING INTO THE SECURITY SITUATION IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ON THE EVE OF ELECTION.

>> NOT TAKING CHANCES IN OREGON OR WASHINGTON STATE, ALL OF THEM PLACED THEIR NATIONAL GUARDS ON STAND BY FOR TOMORROW'S BIG VOTE.

NOT SO IN CALIFORNIA.

BUT, THERE IS STILL CONCERN.

KPBS VIEWER WROTE TO US ASKING, WHAT TO DO IF SOMEONE IS QUOTE OBSERVING THEM VOTING AND DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO IT PEACEFULLY?

HE WONDERS HOW TO GO ABOUT REPORTING THAT AND WHAT LEGAL RECOURSE HE HAS.

IT IS A QUESTION THAT I PUT TO REGISTER OF VOTERS.

>> ALERT THE POLL WORKER.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN NO CASES OF VOTER INTIMIDATION IN THE DAYS OF EARLY VOTING AND DOES NOT EXPECT ANY.

>> WE ARE WELL PREPARED FOR THIS ELECTION.

OUR POLL WORKERS ARE TRAINED IN DEESCALATION TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE A POSITIVE VOTING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL VOTERS.

OUR ELECTIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THEY ARE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT.

WE WELCOME THE COMMUNITY TO COME IN AND OBSERVE EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: BUT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE AND DEESCALATION DOES NOT WORK, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS READY AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.

STILL, SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THEY HAVE NOT PICKED UP THREATS TO THE VOTING PROCESS HERE EITHER.

>> I THINK WE HAVE TAKEN A GOOD PRACTICAL APPROACH TO IT.

WE HAVE OUR RESOURCES IDENTIFIED TO ENHANCE IF NEED BE AND WE GOT FOLKS AT OUR SHERIFF'S OPERATIONS CENTER MONITORING EVERYTHING.

LIKE I SAID, OUR FBI AND OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.

>> Reporter: VOTING CENTERS STAY OPEN UNTIL 8:00 TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE FIRST RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER.

THE NEXT STEP IN A PROCESS THAT HAS GONE SMOOTHLY SO FAR.

ONE THAT SHE SAYS SHE IS CONFIDENT IT WILL BE EXCITING AND HOPEFULLY UNEVENTFUL.

KPBS NEWS.

>> DOOM SCROLLING, SLEEPLESSNESS, ANGST, AS MANY FEAR DEMOCRACY IS ON THE WING AND CHAOS IS SO THE RISE.

WE SPOKE TO A FEW LOCAL VOTERS ABOUT THEIR ELECTION DISTRESS.

>> ELECTION ANXIETY IS NOT NEW.

THERE WAS A LOT OF THAT IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

NOW, IT IS NEXT LEVEL.

MANY VOTERS CAN'T TUNE OUT THE NEVER-ENDING POLLS WITH THEIR BLUE, RED, PURPLE MAPS AND CHARTS.

THE CABLE NEWS/PODCAST COVERAGE AND REALLY, THE TALK ABOUT IT ALL AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY, COLLEAGUES.

KEY QUESTIONS UNDER SCORING THE WORRY?

WHEN WILL WE KNOW THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION.

WILL THEY BE CHALLENGED?

WHO WILL WIN THE CHALLENGE?

EL CAJON VOTER SAYS RELIEF FROM ALL OF THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN ANY TIME SOON.

>> IF DONALD TRUMP WINS I WORRY WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OUR COUNTRY, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS THAT ARE IN OUR, YOU KNOW, IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND IN AND AROUND US.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO WOMEN AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN, WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

HE MADE ALL KINDS OF THREATS, HE SAID ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

WHAT IF SOME OF THAT ACTUALLY COME TRUE?

>> Reporter: SHE IS EQUALLY WORRIED IF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WINS.

>> WILL THERE BE VIOLENCE?

WILL THERE BE ANOTHER INSURRECTION?

WILL THERE BE REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO DO VIOLENCE AGAINST OUR CAPITOL OR PEOPLE THAT DO NOT AGREE?

WHAT, WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND THAT, ALL OF THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS.

>> Reporter: SHE FINDS IT SOOTHING TO SCROLL THROUGH NEWS SOURCES, EVEN THOSE OPPOSITE TO HER OWN VIEWS SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS, DIFFERENT POLITICAL OPINIONS AND BINGE WATCHING NETFLIX, ANOTHER LOCAL VOTER, ALAN, HE BELIEVES THE BEST CURE FOR HIS ELECTION STRESS IS TO WORK.

WORK TO HELP FELLOW AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THE STAKES OF THE ELECTION.

>> LAST WEEKEND I WAS OVER IN ARIZONA WHICH IS MY ADOPTED BATTLEGROUND STATE AND WE WERE CANVASSING AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERY VOTE COUNTS.

I DON'T NECESSARILY TELL PEOPLE WHO I AM VOTING FOR OR TELL THEM WHO TO VOTE FOR.

>> Reporter: SOME VOTERS ARE SEEKING PROFESSIONAL HELP WITH THEIR ELECTION STRESS.

EVEN THOSE THAT SEEK THERAPISTS REGULARLY FOR OTHER MATTERS USE SOME OF THEIR TIME TO VENT ABOUT THE ELECTION.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SURVEY SHOWED 7 OUT OF 10 ADULTS SAY THE ELECTION IS A SOURCE OF STRESS FOR THEM.

SAN DIEGO THERAPIST DAVID PETERS SAYS BOTH CLIENTS AND COLLEAGUES ARE TENSE ABOUT WHAT MAY HAPPEN NEXT IN THE UNITED STATES.

PETER SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO DEEP BREATHE AND TAKE EXTRA CARE OF THEIR MINDS AND BODIES DURING THIS TIME.

AND, REMIND THEM THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS FACED CHALLENGES IN THE PAST AND PULLED THROUGH.

HE SPOKE ABOUT THE NEED FOR HOPE.

BACK IN MAY WHEN WE FIRST DISCUSSED THIS.

>> HOPE IS MORAL POSITION, IF WE GIVE UP HOPE WE HAVE BECOME PART OF THE PROBLEM.

WE PULL OUT OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY.

WE GET OUT OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

HOPE IS THE WAY IN WHICH WE CAN INFLUENCE THE WORLD TO HEAL.

>> HE SAYS HE FIRMLY PARKED HIS FAITH IN HIS FELLOW CITIZENS.

KPBS REACHED OUT TO SPEAK TO VOTERS SUPPORTING TRUMP, THEY DID NOT RESPOND.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SEVERE WEATHER THREATS AND RAIN ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR SEVERAL STATES AHEAD OF ELECTION DAY.

HERE IS HOW THE OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO ENSURE VOTERS CAN STILL GET TO THE POLLS.

>> I LOOKED OUTSIDE.

WITHIN LIKE FIVE SECONDS ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE.

>> Reporter: SHANE AND HIS DOG IS ONE OF THE TORNADO SURVIVORS.

FIVE TWISTERS, TWO OF THOSE POWERFUL EF-3 TORE THROUGH PARTS OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

MANY RESIDENTS ONLY HAD SECONDS TO SCRAMBLE TO SAFETY IN THE DARK.

AWAKENED BY WARNINGS SENT TO THEIR CELL PHONES.

>> I CAN ONLY SEE WHEN THERE WAS FLASHES OF LIGHTNING.

IT WAS RANDOM THINGS LIKE MOVING >> ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS A NEIGHBOR'S BOAT THAT LANDED IN KATIE'S BACKYARD.

BY THE LIGHT OF DAY THE FULL SCOPE CAME INTO FOCUS.

SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES FLATTENED OR HEAVILY DAMAGED.

>> IT IS A WAR ZONE.

THE WHOLE ROOF, ROLLED INTO A BURRITO.

>> Reporter: ONE SCHOOL LOST A GOOD PORTION OF ITS ROOF.

THE STATE'S GOVERNOR ANNOUNCING ON SUNDAY THERE IS AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR SIX COUNTIES AND THE OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO ENSURE ALL POLLING PLACES HAVE POWER AHEAD OF TUESDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THERE WAS NO RELIEF FOR THE REGION ON MONDAY WITH THUNDERSTORM, TORNADO, WIND, LARGE HAIL THREATS PERSISTING.

THROUGH ELECTION DAY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IS TRACKING RAINFALL BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND MIDWESTERN U.S.

INCLUDING WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN.

TWO CLOSELY WATCHED SWING STATES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS BROUGHT IN ABOUT 350 GOATS TO REMOVE BRUSH AROUND THE DAM AT THE MIRA MAR RESERVOIR.

WE JOIN THE HEARD AND EXPLAIN HOW THE GOATS ARE MAKING THE LAND BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: THIS HEARD OF GOATS KNOWN AS A TRIP OF GOATS ARE ON THE MOVE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MIRAMAR RESERVOIR.

THESE FOUR-LEGGED EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN HIRED TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST.

EAT.

>> SO, THE GOATS ARE HERE TO CLEAR THE VEGETATION FOR VISIBILITY SO WE CAN INSPECT THE DAM AND ENSURE IT IS HOLDING AND EVERYTHING, SO WE CAN SEE THE DAM AND INSPECT IT FOR DAILY INSPECTIONS AND LIMITS THE FUEL LOAD FOR FIRES AS WELL.. >> Reporter: TIM IS A RESERVOIR MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> THIS IS OUR FIRST GO THROUGH WITH THE GOATS, VERY IMPRESSED.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE EATING UP THE BRUSH AROUND THE RESERVOIR FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

HERE IS WHAT THEY LEFT ON THE WEST SIDE.

THE CITY GETS THE GOATS FROM A COMPANY CALLED ENVIRONMENTAL LAND MANAGEMENT GOATS.

JOHNNY GONZALEZ IS THE COMPANY'S FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER.

HE SAYS THE ANIMALS ARE EATING SOME NATIVE VEGETATION AND INVASIVE GRASSES AND WEEDS.

>> BOTH ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE SECURITY AND THE ACCESS TO THE DAM.

MAINLY THEY ARE REMOVING SEEDS OF THE INVASIVE GRASSES.

CONVERSING IT IN A WAY TO MAINTAIN THE PH OF THE SOILS, KEEPING THE ROOTING SYSTEM.

IT IS ALL FOR SOIL INTEGRITY AND PLANT RESTORATION.

>> THE GOATINGS DROPPINGS RETURN NUTRIENTS BACK TOO WITHOUT IMPACTING THE WATER SUPPLY >> THE PELLETS WILL NOT CREATE A BLOOM.

AND THE BACTERIA LOAD IS SO MINIMAL THEY ARE CONSIDERED AN EARTH.

>> Reporter: NORMALLY IT WOULD BE DONE WITH HUMAN CREWS WITH GAS-POWERED EQUIPMENT.

GOATS ARE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

AT ABOUT THE SAME COST.

>> WE FELT IT MIGHT BE A GREENER OPTION TO UTILIZE GOATS INSTEAD OF HAVING PEOPLE OUT HERE WITH WE'D WHIPS AND THE NOISE.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL BE THERE THROUGH TUESDAY.

WHEN THEY ARE DONE THEY WILL HAVE CLEARED ABOUT 12 ACRES OF VEGETATION.

MELISA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LET'S BREAK IF DOWN WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES HERE AFTER THE SANTA ANA WINDS KICKING IT IN TO START THE WEEK.

THINGS SETTLING DOWN TONIGHT AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY.

HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY, THE WINDS PICK BACK UP.

COOLER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE WARMER FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE TEMPERATURES TONIGHT, UNDER CLEAR SKY DOWN TO 45 IN BER BORREGO SPRINGS, THINGS REMAIN DRY AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY.

THE TEMPERATURES COME UP A LITTLE BIT COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE TODAY.

IT PUTS US BACK INTO THE 80s FOR BORREGO SPRINGS, 73 IN SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE, 74, CHULA VISTA YOUR TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER 70s.

THEN, TO THE WINDS PICKING BACK UP.

YOU SEE THE SANTA ANA WINDS TAKING BACK OVER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE OUR RELATIVE HUMIDITY STAYS LOW.

IT WILL BE AN INCREASE FIRE DANGER HEADING INTO THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE WEEK.

WE TAKE YOU OUT THE NEXT 5 DAYS ALONG THE COAST HERE, SUNNY CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES COMING BACK UP BEFORE COOLING BACK DOWN A BIT MORE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

TAKING YOU OUT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, INLAND, WATCHING THE TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP.

UPPER 70s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

79 WITH SUNSHINE ON THURSDAY.

FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH 80 DEGREES.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING QUICKLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

COLDER THERE WITH OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE 20s.

AFTERNOON HIGHS ONLY IN THE 40s.

WE WILL STAY IN THE 40s ON FRIDAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BUT THE TEMPERATURES COME BACK UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

TO THE DESERT WE GO.

80 DEGREES PLEASANT FOR TUESDAY.

MUCH COOLER AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY.

COOLER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE UPPER 70s.

>>> TONIGHT, ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR FINAL PUSH IN THE SWING STATES ON THIS ELECTION EVE.

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

>>> A YOUNG SAN DIEGO ARTIST IS COMBINING ACTIVISM WITH ART TO GET HIS PEERS INTERESTED IN DEMOCRACY.

ARTS REPORTER SHOWS US HOW ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO YOUTH PROGRAM IS WORKING TO GET OUT THE VOTE.

>> MY RELATIONSHIP WITH ART HAS ALWAYS BEEN POLITICAL.

>> Reporter: CHRISTIAN IS THE YOUTH ARTIST AND RESIDENTS FOR ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO.

A NONPROFIT THAT ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

HE WANTS HIS ART TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE IN HIS COMMUNITY TO VOTE.

>> SO, FOR ME IT IS ABOUT WANTING TO PAINT THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW, THE FACES THAT I SEE.

I AM PAINTING THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF THE PROPOSITIONS WILL BE EFFECTING MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

>> Reporter: HE MADE TWO POSTER- STYLE PAINTINGS DURING HIS RESIDENCY.

ONE INSPIRED BY OBAMA POSTER, PREDICTS A YOUNG MAN IN A PADRES HT HOLDING A BALLOT.

THE OTHER, A MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND GOLD LEAF ACCENTS >> THE VISION WITH THE PAINTING ITSELF IT IS JUST TO TAKE THAT ISOLATED MOMENT OF SOMEONE VOTING AND BRINGING OUT THE BEAUTY IN IT.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO RECENT CALIFORNIA STATE DATA, YOUNG VOTERS AGE 18-25 MAKE UP 11.9% OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTERED VOTERS.

REACHING YOUNG VOTERS REQUIRES A TAILORED APPROACH.

>> I THINK THERE IS A NEED FOR ORGANIZATION TO STEP IN AND MAKE THEIR CONTENT DIGESTIBLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> HE IS 18, THIS IS HIS FIRST ELECTION, HE SAYS MANY OF HIS PEERS ARE INTERESTED IN POLITICS BUT NOT EVERYONE FEELS THEIR VOICES MATTER, YET.

>> THE MANTRA THAT I SAY TO MYSELF, OKAY.

DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU FEEL SEEN OR HEARD IT IS PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE.

YOU ARE CLAIMING SPACE IN THESE AREAS SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BE SEEN AND HEARD.

NOT JUST MYSELF BUT I THINK ON A LARGER SCALE.

LIKE YOUNGER PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

>> JULIA DIXON EVERY ONS, KPBS NEWS.

>> WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR PLANS, KPBS WILL HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE AT 10:00 ON TELEVISION AND STREAMING ONLINE.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT ON KPBS FM.

PLENTY OF ELECTION CONTENT ON MID-DAY EDITION INCLUDING INTERVIEW WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS THAT AIRS AT NOON.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE IN PART BY BILL HOWE.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS, CALL 1-800- BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREVIS FOUNDATION.

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THANK YOU.