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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI AND WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MISSING SOUTH BAY MOTHER, MAY "MAYA" MILLETE.

NINE MONTHS AGO, THE MOTHER OF THREE DISAPPEARED FROM HER HOME .

THOUSANDS OF SEARCHED WITHOUT A TRACE.

BUT NOW A BREAK AND AN ARREST.

JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE IN CHULA VISTA WHERE A POLICE NEWS CONFERENCE HAS JUST ENDED.

WHAT IS THE LATEST?

>> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE HERE JUST A SHORT TIME AGO BY CHULA VISTA POLICE CHIEF ROXANA KENNEDY ALONG WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY D STEFAN.

THIS AFTER MONTHS OF AGONY FOR THE FRIENDS OF MAY "MAYA" MILLETE.

BOTH CPD OFFICERS AND A FEDERAL AGENT SHOWED UP AT LARRY MILLETE'S HOME TO TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY.

EVER SINCE MY UP'S DISAPPEARANCE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS OFTEN LED BY HER SISTER, HAVE CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE SEARCHES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

THE SEARCH AND INVESTIGATION WAS EXHAUSTION INVOLVING THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS.

87 PEOPLE WERE INTERVIEWED.

67 SEARCH WARRANTS WERE SERVED.

MAYA MILLETE DISAPPEARED TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FAMILY WAS SET TO TAKE IT VACATION A BIG BEAR TO CELEBRATE HER DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY.

LARRY MILLETE STOPPED COOPERATING WITH POLICE IN FEBRUARY WHEN HE ALSO HIRED A LAWYER .

IN JULY, HE WAS NAMED A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE CASE AND NOW HE FACES A MURDER CHARGE.

WE ARE GOING TO HERE NOW FROM MY'S SISTER, MARY CHRIS WITH AN EMOTIONAL PLEA TO THE PUBLIC.

>> WE ASK YOU, PLEASE, HELP US BRING MY SISTER HOME.

I JUST WANT TO SEE MY SISTER.

>> WE ARE HERE.

>> -- PLEASE.

IF YOU THINK AT ALL, PLEASE, HELP US.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS STRESSED THAT EVEN WITH THE ARREST OF LARRY MILLETE, THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

THEY DID PROVIDE A NUMBER OF NEW DETAILS INCLUDING ONE VERY IMPORTANT WHEN THEY ASKED US TO PASS ALONG TO ALL OF YOU.

HE WAS DRIVING APPARENTLY ONE HE PRESUMABLY ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, MIGHT HAVE TAKEN MY A's BODY SOMEWHERE, DRIVING A 2015 BLACK LEXUS GX 460 WITH A PERSONALIZED PLATE OF " MALONI."

>>> NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT MAYA MILLETE'S FAMILY AND LOTS OF SUPPORTERS WERE THERE TODAY AT THE NEWS CONFERENCE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS RIGHT.

I COVERED A NUMBER OF THESE OVER THE YEARS.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THERE WERE A COUPLE DOZEN SUPPORTERS OUT HERE ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF MAYEA'S FAMILY, ALL OF THEM GIVING SUPPORT TO MARY CHRIS WHO AS YOU CAN SEE HAD A TOUGH TIME OF IT TODAY BUT THEY WERE THERE, CHEERING HER ON AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

MAYEA?

>> THANKS, JOHN.

NEW DETAILS ON THE ARSON FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE SAN DIEGO- BASED U.S.S.

BONHAM OR.

NAV REPORT BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CALLED THE FIVE-DAY FIRE IN JULY 2020 PREVENTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE.

ONE SAILOR HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SETTING THE FIRE.

THE REPORT LISTS THREE DOZEN OFFICERS AND SAILORS WHOSE FAILINGS EITHER DIRECTLY LED TO THE SHIPS LOSS OR CONTRIBUTED TO IT.

THE FINDINGS INCLUDE FAILURES WITH TRAINING, COORDINATION, MUNICATION, FIRE PREPAREDNESS, EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND OVERALL COMMAND AND CONTROL.

>>> THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT UNVEILED ITS COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE FOR ITS CIVILIAN WORKERS .

WORKERS WHO REFUSE TO GET VACCINATED COULD FACE SEVERAL REPERCUSSIONS.

THOSE INCLUDE A TWO WEEK SOUPS MENTION WITHOUT PAY AND POSSIBLE TERMINATION FOR FAILING TO FOLLOW A DIRECT ORDER.

THE DEADLINE TO GET VACCINATED IS NOVEMBER 22nd.

CIVILIAN WORKERS WHO HAVE VACCINATION EXEMPTIONS OR HAVE A PENDING DECISION ON THE ISSUE WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE ENFORCEMENTS ACTIONS.

>>> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSES.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS AS FEDERAL REGULATORS WORK THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE PREPARED TO ROLL THEM UP.

>> WE HAVE PLENTY OF SUPPLY AND ARE WRAPPING UP FOR THE SCHEDULE.

>> Reporter: KAISER SAN DIEGO ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR, DR. WILLIAM SAYING SAYS THEY ARE GETTING READY TO DELIVER MODERNA AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON BOOSTERS IF GIVEN APPROVAL THIS WEEK.

>> WE ARE MUCH BETTER PREPARED THIS TIME AROUND SO WE ARE ABLE TO GET ALL THE APPOINTMENTS OUT, GET THEM PLANNED EARLY, >> Reporter: LAST WEEKEND, AN FDA ADVISORY PANEL GAVE IT'S OKAY FOR MODERNA AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON BOOSTER SHOTS AFTER REGULATORS APPROVED PFIZER BOOSTERS A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SAYING IT IS ANTICIPATING A SIMILAR ROLE OF FROM MODERNA AND J&J.

THE CDC OKAYED PFIZER BOOSTERS FOR 65 AND OVER, PEOPLE 18 AND OLDER OVER WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND THOSE WORKING IN HIGH RISK SETTINGS LIKE HEALTHCARE.

>> 65 AND OLDER WHO LIVE IN A LONG-TERM HEALTH ACIDITY FACILITY SHOULD BE THE FIRST GET THIS ONE.

IN IS REALLY STUDIES THEY SAW THE IMMUNITY WANED AND THEY GET SICK MORE.

PORTMAN HE SAYS THE VACCINES OFFER GOOD PROTECTION AGAINST HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH BUT PROTECTION AGAINST INFECTION IN GENERAL IS WHAT BOOSTERS ARE TARGETING.

>> IF YOU PREVENT YOURSELF FROM GETTING INFECTED THEN WE WILL NOT SPREAD IT AND WE ARE ASKING THOSE BEING VACCINATED THE VACCINES TO WHAT THEY WERE NOT PLAN TO DO BUT IT IS DOING A GOOD JOB.

>> Reporter: SAYING SAYS IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF COVID-19 SHOTS WILL BE ANNUALLY RECOMMENDED LIKE THE FLU.

>> IS THERE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT STRAINS THAT REQUIRE VACCINES EVERY YEAR?

WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE ON THAT YET.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS SAN DIEGANS SHOULD BE PROUD OF HAVING 2.2 MILLION COUNTY RESIDENTS ALREADY FULLY VACCINATED BUT HE IS ENCOURAGING THOSE UNVACCINATED TO GET A DATA DONE AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS.

>> TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE AGAIN FOR HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS, WE NEED TO BE FULLY PROTECTED SO WE CAN DO THIS.

>> Reporter: DEPENDING ON APPROVALS, MODERNA AND J&J BOOSTERS COULD BE UNAVAILABLE IN SAN DIEGO BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT UNDER 90,000 RESIDENTS HAVE GOTTEN THEIR PFIZER BOOSTERS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE ARE STILL STRONG PUSHBACK AGAINST COVID VACCINE MANDATES PARTICULARLY AMONG SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

THIS DESPITE COVID BEING THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF POLICE SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

DARRELL FORTRESS HAS OUR REPORT.

>> Reporter: FROM COAST-TO- COAST, MANDATES ARE SPREADING.

IN CHICAGO, A SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND THE POLICE UNION OVER COVID-19 SHOTS.

ABOUT 4500 OFFICERS FAILED TO REPORT THE VACCINATION STATUS BY THE CITY'S DEADLINE MEANING ROUGHLY 35% OF THE FORCE COULD BE PLACED ON NO PAY STATUS.

>> I HOPE THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE BEEN SAID A LOT OF STUFF, THAT IS THE MOST POLITE APPROPRIATE WORD I CAN USE, IN THIS FORUM, ARE NOT GOING TO RUIN THEIR CAREERS.

>> Reporter: IN RESPONSE, THE CHICAGO FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FILED A LAWSUIT ALLEGING THE CITY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS STATUS QUO WHILE THE CITY HAS FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE POLICE UNION.

>> YOU HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

THE CITY HAS REFUSED TO DO THAT.

OUR MONIKER HAS BEEN HOLD THE LINE FOR A REASON.

>> Reporter: IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THE SHERIFF SAYS HE WILL NOT FORCE HIS 18,000 EMPLOYEES TO BE VACCINATED DESPITE A COUNTY MANDATE.

MEANWHILE, SOME OFFICERS IN WASHINGTON STATE ARE LEAVING THE FORCE ALTOGETHER.

>> FOR MEDICAL FREEDOM AND PERSONAL CHOICE.

I WILL BE SIGNING OUT OF SERVICE FOR THE LAST TIME TODAY.

>> Reporter: ALSO IN THE EVERGREEN STATE, WASHINGTON STATE HEAD COACH, NICK ROLOVICH AND FOUR ASSISTANT COACHES WERE FIRED FOR REFUSING TO GET THE COVID-19 SHOT REQUIRED FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.

ROLOVICH INCITING PRIVATE REASONS.

DARRELL FORGES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LIKE MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AROUND THE COUNTY, BUS ROUTES IN THE POWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE BEEN CUT THIS FALL BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF DRIVERS.

AS KPBS EDUCATIONAL REPORTER, MG PEREZ SHOWS US, AN AGGRESSIVE RECRUITMENT EFFORT IS UNDERWAY AND BENEFITS ARE ATTRACTING SOME CANDIDATES TO CONSIDER A CAREER CHANGE.

>> YOU ARE MAKING SURE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPER IS ON.

>> Reporter: SEAN LEE IS GETTING TO KNOW EVERY INCH OF THIS SCHOOL BUS FROM WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO EXIT DOORS.

LEE IS ONE OF A DOZEN NEW TRAINEES HERE AT THE POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

THE DISTRICT IS SHORT MORE THAN 40 SCHOOLBUS DRIVERS NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE EVERY STUDENT REQUIRING TRANSPORTATION.

MOST OF THEM ARE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

LIKE SIX-YEAR-OLD ELEANOR, LEE'S DAUGHTER AND THE INSPIRATION FOR HIS TEMPORARY CAREER CHANGE.

HE IS CLEAR ON HIS MISSION.

>> MAKE IT A FUN RIDE I GUESS.

A FUN AND SAFE RIDE.

IT IS THE FIRST PART OF THEIR DAY AND THE LAST PART OF THEIR DAY.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT BE THE FACE OF THE SCHOOL AS WELL.

PORTMAN HE IS PUTTING HIS REAL ESTATE BUSINESS ON THE BACK BURNER FOR THE SCHOOLBUS TRAINING.

THE POWER DISTRICT IS SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING AS MANY NEW SCHOOLBUS DRIVERS BEHIND THE WHEEL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THE JOB OFFERS FULL BENEFITS AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL LICENSE TO START THE PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: THE POWAY PROGRAM OFFICE 30 HOURS OF CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ALL THE REQUIRED CURRICULUM TO OBTAIN A CLASS B COMMERCIAL LICENSE WITH MEDICAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION TO DRIVE A SCHOOL BUS.

THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL 30 HOURS OF DRIVERS TRAINING, TOO.

THEY HELP AND THE HELP WANTED SIGN IS UP OFFICIALS ARE AGGRESSIVELY SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB.

THE STARTING PAY RATE OF $19.30 TOPPING OFF AT $23.52 AN HOUR.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPENINGS.

>> THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WE COLLAPSED OVER 12% OF OUR ROUTES WHICH REPRESENTED 15 BUS ROUTES.

OFF THE ROAD, NOT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T NEED THEM BUT BECAUSE WE HAD TO.

>> Reporter: LEE HOPES TO HAVE COMPLETED TRAINING AND PASSED THE REQUIRED HIGHWAY PATROL JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING SO HE CAN SURPRISE HIS DAUGHTER WITH A SPECIAL PICKUP IN HIS NEW SCHOOLBUS.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTED TO DEVELOP AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE GHOST GUNS, HOMEMADE GUNS WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS.

MAKING THEM UNTRACEABLE.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE HAS MORE ON THE VOTE AND PUBLIC REACTION.

>> Reporter: THE VOTE WAS 3-2, DIRECTING COUNTY STAFF TO DEVELOP THE ORDINANCE.

IT WILL INCLUDE A BAN ON POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF NON-SERIAL NUMBER DEPARTS USED TO BUILD THE GHOST GUNS.

>> YOU SEE THESE TRAGEDIES, THINK YOU KNOW WILL WORK AND YOU FEEL LIKE THEY NEVER GET AN ADVANCE BUT TODAY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE ADVANCED ONE.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISORS PROPOSED THE ORDINANCE, WORKING WITH THE ORDINANCE FROM THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WHICH HAS PASSED ITS OWN LAW.

THEY WORK WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> SO MUCH OF THIS WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADVOCACY GROUPS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS FIGHTING FOR COMMON SENSE, JUST LIKE YOUR FOR A LONG TIME.

>> Reporter: THE VOTE AFTER PUBLIC OPPONENT FROM OPPONENTS WHO EXPRESSED THEIR GUN OWNERSHIP RIGHTS.

A FORMER NATIONAL CITY POLICE OFFICER DISAGREES.

>> GHOST GUNS HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BUILD A FIREARM IN 30 MINUTES.

NO SERIAL NUMBERS AND ARE SOLD AND PURCHASED WITHOUT STATE OR FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

WITHOUT A SERIAL NUMBER, THE FIREARMS CANNOT BE TRACED TO AN OWNER.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERVISORS ALSO HEARD FROM STEFAN ABRAMS WHO SPOKE ON BEHALF OF TEAM ENOUGH, A YOUTH LED ORGANIZATION TRYING TO END GUN VIOLENCE.

>> I BOUGHT A GUN FROM A KID AS A MINOR.

I DID THIS BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW HOW PRESENT THESE WERE.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISORS, JIM DESMOND AND JOE ANDERSON VOTED AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.

COUNTY STAFF IS NOW TASKED WITH DEVELOPING THE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE AROUND GHOST GUNS AND THIS A SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS.

THEY WILL RETURN TO THE BOARD WITHIN 90 DAYS.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN, GABRIEL GIFFORD HAS SURVIVED A MASS SHOOTING, UNVEILED A GUN VIOLENCE MEMORIAL IN LOS ANGELES TODAY.

THE MEMORIAL, IN EXPOSITION PARK, FEATURES DIRTY 400 FACES WITH FLOWERS, ONE FOR EACH PERSON WHO LOST THEIR LIFE TO GUN VIOLENCE IN 2020.

GIFFORDS IS CALLING ON ELLIE LAWMAKERS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT FURTHER TRAGEDY.

>> WE ARE AT A CROSSROADS.

WE CAN LET THE SHOOTING CONTINUE OR WE CAN ACT.

WE CAN PROTECT OUR FAMILIES, OUR FUTURE.

WE CAN VOTE.

WE CAN BE ON THE RIGHT HISTORY.

>> GIFFORDS BEGAN THE NATIONAL TOUR AT THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON, DC WHERE SHE AND HER FRIENDS PLACED NEARLY 40,000 BAIT FACES FACES TO REPRESENT 40,000 DEATHS.

>>> A NEW OUTREACH PROGRAM HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED TO HELP SHELTERED PEOPLE CAMPED OUT ALONG THE FREEWAYS.

KPBS REPORTER, ALEXANDRA RANGEL HAS MORE WITH HOW THE CITY WILL WORK WITH CALTRANS TO IDENTIFY ENCAMPMENTS.

>> Reporter: THERE COULD BE AN CHEMIST BETWEEN SHRUBS, UNDER OVERPASSES.

THE ROWS OF MAKESHIFT TENTS ALONG SAN DIEGO FREEWAY'S ARE HARD TO MISS.

IT IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND DRIVERS SPEEDING BY.

HEAD OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS SAYS THE NEW RESOURCES AND COORDINATE EFFORTS WITH CALTRANS WILL MAKE AN IMPACT.

>> WITH THE GOVERNOR'S INITIATIVES COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE WE FIND THIS TO BE A GREAT INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALTRANS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THEY WILL WORK WITH CITY NET, A NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON'S STREET ART RIDGE.

>> WE KNOW VERY WELL THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PROVIDERS IN THE CITY SO BY BRINGING CITY NET TO HAVE THIS INITIATIVE WITH CALTRANS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY IS REALLY SETTING UP A PROGRAM TO EXPAND THE SERVICE BASE.

>> Reporter: SEAN RIZZUTO WITH DISTRICT 11 SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HOMELESS OUTREACH ORGANIZATIONS FOR A WHILE NOW.

BUT THIS TARGETED FUNDING IS WHAT IS NEEDED.

RIZZUTO SAYS HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT ALONG HIGHWAYS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

HE ESTIMATES THERE ARE ABOUT 150 HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT ALONG CALTRANS RIGHT OF WAYS.

>> JUST MOVING THEM BACK AND FORTH IS NOT THE SOLUTION.

THE SOLUTION IS A SOCIAL OUTREACH AND DEALING WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL'S UNIQUE ISSUES THAT HAVE LED TO THEIR SHELTERED STATUS.

>> Reporter: COORDINATED OUTREACH TEAMS WITH CITY NET AND CALTRANS ARE EXPECTED TO DEPLOY IN THE COMING WEEK.

EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO PROVIDE SHELTER PLACEMENTS, TRANSPORTATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

ALEXANDRA RANGEL , KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS MOVING CLOSER TO GETTING A WORKABLE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT STANDS UP TO LEGAL SCRUTINY.

COUNTY STAFF IS REVIEWING PROGRESS TOMORROW ON A PLAN THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE WAY THE COUNTY GROWS.

HERE IS KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER, ERIK ANDERSON.

>> Reporter: RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE TRANSIT CENTER, JP STANDS NEXT TO THAT WEST VALLEY PARKWAY.

>> WE HAVE A BREW PUB, A BUNCH OF RETAIL DOWN THAT WAY, ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE.

WE HAVE A SUPERMARKET.

WE HAVE FAST FOOD.

WE HAVE RESTAURANTS.

>> Reporter: BUT THE FOCAL POINT FOR THEM IS THE NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX ACROSS FROM THE TRANSIT CENTER.

IT IS THE KIND OF DEVELOPMENT URBAN PLANNERS TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY DISCUSS GROWTH, THE IDEA THAT CLUSTERING HOUSING AND SERVICES IS THE WAY TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

>> THE SAME FOOTPRINT YOU MIGHT HAVE THREE OR FOUR HOMES, IT'S NOT EVEN THAT BIG OF A LOT, YOU CAN HAVE 250 UNITS.

AND THE ADVANTAGE IS PEOPLE WHO DO LIVE HERE ARE NOT PAYING ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES.

THESE ARE NICE UNITS.

>> Reporter: THE OPPOSITE OF THE KIND OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT MAJOR BUILDERS HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY PUSHING FOR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SPRAWLING BACKCOUNTRY HOUSING TRACTS THAT PLOP HOMES INTO RURAL PARTS OF THE COUNTY WOULD ADD HUGE NUMBERS OF VEHICLE TRIPS TO LOCAL ROADWAYS.

BUT STATE-MANDATED EFFORTS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS BECAUSE CARS AND TRUCKS ARE THE BIGGEST SOURCES OF GREENHOUSE GASES.

THAT'S WHAT URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S ARE EXACTLY WHY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUS PLANNERS SEE AS THE FUTURE.

>> LESS DRIVING, MORE OF THIS MEANS LESS DRIVING, LESS POLLUTION, LOCALLY AND LESS CONTRIBUTION TO GREENHOUSE GASES WHICH IS WHAT THE STATE IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO GET EVERY JURISDICTION TO DO.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY HOPING TO BE CARBON NEUTRAL BEFORE THE STATE REQUIRES IT IN 2045.

THAT IS WHERE THE COUNTY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE.

THAT PLANNING DOCUMENTS WILL DRAW THE ROAD MAP THAT WILL HELP THE COUNTY GROW AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GASES THAT ARE EMITTED.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR, NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS THE COUNTY HAS FAMOUSLY TRIED TO DO THE BARE MINIMUM WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

HE SAYS THE CURRENT BOARD IS CHANGING THAT.

>> Reporter: GIVEN THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE COURTS HAVE THROWN IT OUT, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WE GET IT RIGHT.

PERMIT THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IS ONE PART OF A REGIONAL STRATEGY AIMED AT CHARTING THE COUNTY'S FUTURE.

THE DOCUMENT WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY GENERAL PLAN CHANGES, HOUSING FORECASTS SET BY THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND INCLUDE SAN DIEGO COUNTY PLANS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED ON LOCAL ROADS.

FLETCHER SAYS, CARVING OUT A LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE PLAN TAKES EFFORT.

>> WE ARE DOING THE REALLY HARD, DIFFICULT, GRITTY WORK OF PUTTING THESE PIECES TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN BOTH MEET OUR REGIONS HOUSING NEED AND WE CAN MEET THE ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS WE HAVE.

>> Reporter: WEDNESDAY'S MEETING IS THE SECOND TIME STAFF HAS UPDATED SUPERVISORS ON THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

IT IS A CHANGE FROM THE PAST BUT FLETCHER CONCEDES THE PROCESS STILL TAKES TIME.

>> WE DON'T EXPECT TO COMPLETE THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UNTIL 2024 THAT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET IT IN PLACE AND TO LOWER THE HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND DO OUR PART TO EFFECT, CHANGE.

>> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, WE ARE TAKING UNPRECEDENTED ACTION AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO/EMISSIONS.

>> HARRIS WORKS FOR THE SAN DIEGO CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN.

HE IS NOT ENCOURAGED BY THE LONG TIMELINE BUT HE IS PLEASED THE COUNTY IS TALKING ABOUT A COMMITMENT TO D CARBONIZED THE REGION.

HARRIS SAYS THAT IS GOOD FOR SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS WHO USUALLY FEEL THE IMPACT OF BAD PLANNING.

>> WE KNOW THE CLIMATE CRISIS IN THE ENVIRONMENT HAS AND WILL IMPACT LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FIRST AND WORST.

SO THE COUNTY SHOULD PRIORITIZE ALL OF THE CLIMATE ACTION INVESTMENT IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO AND WE WANT TO PUSH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE USING THE CAP TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE JUSTICE.

>> Reporter: COUNTY STAFF INCLUDING RESIDENTS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND RESIDENTS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS.

HE SAYS IT IS BETTER TO HAVE DISAGREEMENTS WORKED ON IN A PLANNING ROOM THAN A COURTROOM.

>> AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR A LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AT THE COUNTY, I'M OPTIMISTIC BUT WE STILL NEED TO KEEP PUSHING.

>> Reporter: COUNTY STAFF WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH HOPES OF ADDING A FINISHED PLAN IN PLACE BY 2024.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WATER LEVELS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE REACHED HISTORIC LOWS AS THE DRUG CONTINUES.

BUT A NEW WATER FACILITY IN ENCINITAS IS EXPECTED TO HELP WITH CONSERVATION.

TODAY, OFFICIALS CUT THE RIBBON ON THE SENNA LEE HOUCK WATER CAMPUS INCLUDING A BRAND-NEW FACILITY AND 90,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND TANK TO CATCH AND STORE STORMWATER SO RUNOFF RETURNS TO THE SYSTEM INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THE LAGOON OR THE OCEAN.

>> WHERE PEOPLE THOUGHT YOU DON'T PUT STORMWATER INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM, WE BELIEVE WE CAN STRATEGICALLY SO THAT WE CAN CAPTURE THAT WATER, PREVENT THE GOONS FROM GOING INTO THE SENSITIVE WATER BODIES AND REUSE THAT WATER AS PART OF OUR LOCAL WATER SUPPLY.

>> THAT NEW STORM WATER SYSTEM WILL JOIN THE LARGER WASTEWATER RECYCLING PROGRAM WHICH TREATS MORE THAN 5 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY.

IT HELPS PROVIDE WATER FOR ENCINITAS, SOLANA BEACH, DELMAR AND PARTS OF RANCHO SANTA FE.

>>> WE ARE LOOKING AT A NICE WARMING TREND MOVING FORWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AT LEAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

AFTER THAT, THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND A NUMBER OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST, BRINGING CLOUDS LATE IN THE WEEK AND A PUSH OF COOLER AIR HERE.

TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES FALL BACK DOWN INTO THE LOW 40s IN RAMONA, LOW 50s IN BORREGO SPRINGS, 47 FOR THE OVERNIGHT LOW IN OCEANSIDE BUT AT LEAST WE DON'T HAVE ANY 30s ON THE MAP TONIGHT.

HIGH PRESSURE KIND OF WALKS ITSELF IN HERE OVER ARIZONA FOR THE SECOND PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARMER AIR AND A LITTLE MORE IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY BUT AGAIN, TOWARDS FRIDAY, THAT ONSHORE FLOW REALLY DOES WIN OUT AND THE CLOUD COVER IS GOING TO MAKE A RETURN.

TOWARD THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

WE WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT MOVING FORWARD.

FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY, 70 IN OCEANSIDE, 73 TOWARDS ESCONDIDO, 82 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

STILL IN THE UPPER 50s IN MOUNT LAGUNA BUT DON'T WORRY, YOU WILL WARM UP NICELY BY THE TIME WE GET TOWARDS THE LATER PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

SHOULD MAKE IT BACK UP INTO THE 60s.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES GO FROM ABOUT 70 DEGREES WEDNESDAY BACK UP INTO THE MID-70s THURSDAY.

BUT AGAIN, THE WARM-UP IS SHORT- LIVED BECAUSE BY FRIDAY, WE WILL BE BACK DOWN TO THE 70 DEGREES AND DO EXPECT A GOOD AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH PATCHY FOG.

SOME SUNSHINE AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

FURTHER INLAND, WE GO FROM LOW 70s TO CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES ON THURSDAY.

A NICE WARM-UP, STILL IN THE MID-70s FRIDAY BUT AFTER THAT, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WE WILL SEE A BIG DROP OFF BACK INTO THE 60s WITH MORE IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVER AND CERTAINLY SOME COOLER AIR.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE GO FROM THE 50s TO THE 60s FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THEN AFTER THAT, MORE CLOUD COVER, COOLER WEATHER BEGINS TO MOVE IN AND A PRETTY SIMILAR PATTERN IN THE DESERTS, TOO TEMPERATURES FROM THE LOW 80s WEDNESDAY CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES BY FRIDAY, BUT AFTER THAT WE, TOO, FEEL A COOLDOWN WITH MORE CLOUD COVER FOR THE WEEKEND AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST, JESSICA PASH.

>>> A SAN -- SCHOOL BOARD CANADA CONTINUES TO DEFEND HIS CHECKERED HISTORY BUT HIS LATEST EXPLANATION RAISES EVEN MORE QUESTIONS.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, JENNIFER BOWMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: BEFORE HE RAN FOR SAN DIEGO TRUSTEE, HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE DELMAR SCHOOLS EDUCATION PROGRAM.

INEWS FOUND A 2017 FUNDRAISER THAT HE ORGANIZED FOR THE NONPROFIT LEFT UNPAID BILLS AND NOTHING IN PROCEEDS.

NOW, HIS NEW STATEMENT REVEALS FAR MORE IS OWED, POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS $90,000.

HUGHES WON'T PAY AND STILL CLAIMS AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZER IS TO BLAME.

THE FOUNDATION HAS STAYED SILENT IN ITS ROLE ON THE EVENT AND SOME DONORS ARE CALLING ON OFFICIALS TO START TALKING.

FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION, I'M I NEWS SOURCE, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, JENNIFER BOWMAN.

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

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

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NEW OPTIMISM FROM KEY LAWMAKERS THAT AN AGREEMENT WILL BE REACHED OVER PRESIDENT BIDEN'S DOMESTIC AGENDA, COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORY.

THE HUSBAND OF A CHULA VISTA WOMAN WHO WAS LAST SEEN MORE THAN 10 MONTHS AGO IS UNDER ARREST FOR HER MURDER.

LAST TIME ANYONE SAW MAYA MILLETE WAS ON JANUARY 7.

HER HUSBAND, KPBS WAS NAMED A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE CASE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.

POLICE SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND THEY ASK ANYONE WITH INFORMATION REGARDING HER DISAPPEARANCE TO COME FORWARD.

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