
Monday, October 9, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3155 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Americans were killed during an Israel and Hamas conflict.
Americans were among the hundreds of civilians killed during an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. Plus, a proposal poses to cut the financial benefits of adding solar to schools, farms and apartments. What does that mean for the state’s climate goals? Finally, how local tribes keep their ancestors and traditions alive as Indigenous People’s Day approaches.
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Monday, October 9, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3155 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Americans were among the hundreds of civilians killed during an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. Plus, a proposal poses to cut the financial benefits of adding solar to schools, farms and apartments. What does that mean for the state’s climate goals? Finally, how local tribes keep their ancestors and traditions alive as Indigenous People’s Day approaches.
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>>> SAN DIEGANS ARE MOURNING THE KILLINGS OF HUNDREDS OF CIVILIANS AS FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
AT LEAST 90 MIKE THE DEAD ARE AMERICANS, WE ARE HEADING DOWN TO LAURA.
A WARNING, THE IMAGES ARE GRAPHIC AND SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND THEM DISTURBING.
>> THIS REFUGEE CAMP IS ONE OF THE ISRAELI HORSES HIT MONDAY.
THE IDF SAYS IT HAS HIT AROUND 800 STRIKES, AND THE STRIKES CONTINUE PICK >> WE WILL CHAIR -- CHANGE THE REALITY, WHAT WAS BEFORE WILL BE NO MORE.
>> ISRAELI STRIKES LANDING IN LEBANON, GUNMEN ARE CROSSING THE BORDER INTO ISRAEL.
ISRAEL'S ACTIONS FOLLOW A ATTACK ON JEWISH TARGETS SATURDAY INCLUDING A MUSIC FESTIVAL WHERE AT LEAST 260 PEOPLE WERE GUNNED DOWN, MANY OTHER CIVILIANS INCLUDING AMERICANS HAVE BEEN TAKEN HOSTAGE.
>> I BEG YOU, ALL THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE WORLD TO TELL PEOPLE THESE ARE CIVILIANS.
>> THE DEATH TOLL INTO THE HUNDREDS ON BOTH SIDES AND CLIMBING.
IN THE U.S., PROTESTERS IN SEVERAL CITIES ARE TRADING BLAME FOR THE ERUPTION OF VIOLENCE.
>> MANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT THE PALESTINIANS WILL RISE UP, THAT YOU CANNOT EXPECT THEM TO SIT ON THEIR HANDS.
>> THE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL EVEN ARGUING JEWISH EXISTENCE IN 2023 IS PRETTY SHOCKING TO ME.
>> I PREFER -- CIVILIANS ON BOTH SIDES, CIVILIAN CASUALTIES.
THEIR LIES ARE VALUE JUST AS MUCH.
>> I AM LAURA REPORTING.
>>> THE SHOCKING EVENTS OVER THE WEEKEND HIT CLOSE TO HOME ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS, MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE.
>> THERE IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT NUANCE AND ISRAELI POLITICS, AND THE PALESTINIAN CHALLENGE.
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW IS A MASSIVE COORDINATED, UNPROVOKED ATTACK BY >> Reporter: -- HAMAS .
>> PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN DIEGO SAYS SHE HAS NOT IN CONFLICT LIKE THIS IN THE YEARS SINCE THE YOM KIPPUR WAR.
>> THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES, THE AMOUNT OF DESTRUCTION, THE TARGETING OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS AND THE NUMBERS MISSING, CAPTURE, HELD HOSTAGE IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD.
>> SHE HAS A VERY PERSONAL STAKE, SHE SAYS HER SON IS CURRENTLY IN JERUSALEM AND HOPES TO HAVE HIM HOME SOON.
>> THE COMMUNITY HERE IS IN SHOCK, WE HAVE A BIG ISRAELI COMMUNITY AND MANY OF THEM HAVE FAMILY OR FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE, WHO ARE MISSING, INJURED, WE HAVE SAN DIEGO WHO ARE LIVING IN ISRAEL WHO WERE ALSO STRUGGLING PICK >> THE JEWISH FEDERATION IS HOLDING A VIGIL TUESDAY EVENING IN LA JOLLA FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AND TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL.
THEY ARE COLLECTING DONATIONS.
SABRINA WITH THE PALESTINIAN YOUTH GROUP SAN DIEGO CHAPTERS SO SHE HELPS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS CONFLICT STARTED LONG BEFORE SATURDAY.
>> THIS HAS BEEN AN OPEN PRISON FOR 15 YEARS, NOT NECESSARILY JUST THERE, THEIR SETTLEMENTS POPPING UP LEFT AND RIGHT, IT'S NOT UNPROVOKED, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1940 PICK >> SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO, SHE SPENT SUMMERS IN THE WEST BANK AND SAYS THERE IS A GROWING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE REGION.
>> MY PERSONAL FAMILY, WE LIVE IN THE WEST BANK AREA.
IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF THE SAME THING, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF SHUTDOWNS.
ISRAEL HAS BEEN CLOSING A LOT OF ELECTRICITY, THE WATER IS GETTING CUT IN CERTAIN AREAS, MY HOPE IS REALLY JUST FOR A FREE AND JUST PALESTINE.
>> MIKE COFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.
>>> AROUND 4000 HEALTHCARE COUNTY WORKERS ARE PREPARED TO GO ON STRIKE IF A DEAL IS NOT MADE, A KAISER PERMANENTE WORKER SAID THAT WORKERS WOULD WALK OFF THE JOB NOVEMBER FIRST THROUGH THE EIGHTH, OUTSOURCING IN PARTICULAR HAS EMERGED AS A STICKING POINT IN NEGOTIATIONS.
KAISER AND UNION NEGOTIATORS ARE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO BARGAINING ON THURSDAY.
NEARLY 600,000 BALLOTS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO REGISTERED VOTERS FOR THE NOVEMBER 7th SPECIAL ELECTION.
ONLY VOTERS WHO LIVE IN THE SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT CITY OF CHULA VISTA, AND THE RAINBOW MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE BALLOTS THIS WEEK.
ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD FOR THE SPECIAL RUNOFF FOR DISTRICT FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR, CHULA VISTA CITY ATTORNEY AND A BALLOT MEASURE TO DETACH FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.
KPBS HAS EXPLAINERS ON EACH OF THE RACES TONIGHT, GUSTAVO SULLY'S TOLD US ABOUT THE CANDIDATES VYING FOR CITY OF 30 -- CITY ATTORNEY.
>> THE WINNER WILL BECOME CHULA VISTA'S TOP LAWYER, THEY WILL GET LEGAL ADVICE TO THE CITY DEPARTMENT, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT JOB SAYS RUDY RAMIREZ.
>> YOU WANT SOMEBODY WHO IS APOLITICAL AND SOMEONE WHO CAN JUST FOCUS ON THE LAW.
>> WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES?
DAN SMITH DIAZ WAS A PUBLIC DEFENDER WHO OWNED A CAB COMPANY IN SAN DIEGO THEN OPEN HIS LAW FIRM IN CHULA VISTA PICK >> I STARTED FEDERAL DEFENDERS, I KNOW HOW TO LITIGATE.
I HAVE BEEN THE LITIGATOR FOR THE -- MY ENTIRE CAREER.
THAT MEANS GOING TO COURT AND ACTUALLY TRYING JURY TRIAL CASES AND WINNING THEM.
>> MICHAEL VERDUGO STARTED HIS CAREER AS AN INTERN IN THE CHULA VISTA CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WORKED AT THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND NOW WORKS FOR A PRIVATE LAW FIRM ADVISING THE CITIES OF CORONADO .
>> I KNOW WHAT ISSUES BIG-CITY SPACE AND THE ISSUES OF SMALLER CITY SPACE, I AM PREPARED TO HANDLE ANYTHING THAT CHULA VISTA IS FACING IN THE COMING YEARS.
>> THE THIRD CANADA, HEART AND MIND SPELLED RESPONDED AFTER OUR BROADCAST DEADLINE, HIS COMMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE KPBS WEBSITE.
GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.
>>> FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR VOTER HUB AT KPBS.ORG/VOTE, YOU CAN FIND IT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
THREE HIGH PROFILE BILLS WERE AMONG THOSE THAT GOVERNORS -- GOVERNOR NEWSOM VETOED, ONE BASED ON CAST WAS UNNECESSARY.
ANOTHER ONE THAT REDUCES THE SUPPLY OF INSULIN FOR $35 A MONTH.
WHAT INSURANCE -- ENCOURAGE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO RAISE PREMIUMS, CALIFORNIA HAS ITS CONTRACT TO PRODUCE INSULIN.
THEY VETOED A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE DECRIMINALIZED THE USE OF PLANT-BASED HALLUCINOGENS SUCH AS MAGIC MUSHROOMS, THE GOVERNOR PROVED MORE BILLS HE BLOCKED INCLUDING ONE MAKING TELEPHONE IN THE FIRST STATE TO BAN SOME COMMON FOOD ADDITIVES, AMONG THE FOUR CHEMICALS BANNED IS RED DYE NUMBER 3, A FOOD COLORING USED IN CANDY.
THE BAN TAKES EFFECT IN THE YEAR 2027.
NEWSOM SAYS THAT GIVES COMPANIES TIME TO REVISE THEIR RECIPES AND WILL GIVE CALIFORNIANS GREATER CONFIDENCE THAT FOOD IS SAFE.
>>> ONCE AGAIN, THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND OUR WEATHER OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, MORE CLOUDS SPREADING THEIR WAY FROM THE COAST AND INTO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AS WE SEE TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK.
62 CHULA VISTA DOWN INTO THE MID-60s, MOUNT LAGUNA FALLING OFF TO 54.
ANY CHANGES ON THE HORIZON, I WILL LET YOU KNOW COMING UP IN JUST A BIT.
>>> THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO AND ARE CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY-TO-DAY AT MIRAMAR COLLEGE.
THE CELEBRATION STARTED WITH A PERFORMANCE BY THE SOARING EAGLES OF SAN DIEGO.
THE HOLIDAY REPLACED COLUMBUS DAY IN CALIFORNIA FOUR YEARS AGO, KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER WHEN HAS MORE ON THE LOCAL CELEBRATIONS.
>>> BRINGING THE SONGS OF THEIR ANCESTORS TO LIFE, THEY ARE PASSING DOWN THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF CANNED -- TRADITION, THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY RATTLES.
>> THEY WERE GIVEN TO US BY THE BIRDS.
>> HE'S A BIRD SINGER FROM THE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, HOSTING THE ALL DAY CELEBRATION TODAY, HE SAYS THE SONGS ARE NOT JUST A STORY BUT ALSO A WAY OF LIFE >> THAT'S HOW OUR PEOPLE SHOULD LIVE, AND IT TELLS A STORY FROM SUNUP, SUNDOWN, THEN ALL- AROUND, THE SONGS ARE VERY SACRED TO US.
>> THROUGHOUT THE SAFARI PARK, THERE ARE DISPLAYS OF AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE, THE CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THE NATIVE AMERICAN CREATION STORIES AS WELL AS GAMES.
>> FINDING THE ACORN.
>> WILLIS O'DONNELL IS LEARNING TO MAKE A GAME, THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS -- >> THESE GAMES HELP US PRACTICE HAND EYE COORDINATION.
ALSO, THEY TEACH US ABOUT PATIENCE.
WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE .
>> THE OPTIC OF THE GAME IS TO GET ALL THE ACORN TOPS THROUGH THE STICK ONE BY ONE IN ORDER.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY HAS ONLY BEEN CELEBRATED HERE IN CALIFORNIA RECENTLY FOR THE LOCAL TRIBES, AIMING THE CELEBRATION OF THEIR CULTURE BUT FOR THEM, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY IS EVERY DAY.
>> WE HAD TO FIGHT FOR EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT WE HAVE.
>> JENNY IS THE SECRETARY- TREASURER OR THE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, SHE SAYS TODAY IS ABOUT THE CELEBRATION OF NATIVE CULTURES.
>> IT'S A DAY FOR US TO CELEBRATE WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE CAME FROM.
>> HONORING WHERE THEY CAME FROM IS WHY THEY CONTINUE TO SING THE BIRD SONGS, AND TO PASS THAT TRADITION ON.
>> I TOLD THE KIDS YOU KNOW, KEEP LEARNING, KEEP DANCING, KEEP TRYING.
>> KEEP THEIR TRADITIONS ALIVE THE NEXT THOUSAND YEARS.
ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.
>> CALIFORNIA REGULATORS ARE POISED TO SHAKE UP THE SOLAR MARKET FOR APARTMENTS, SCHOOLS, AND FARMS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES -- JUDGES INVESTING IN SOLAR MARKETS UNAPPEALING, KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS MORE DETAILS.
>> THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES MUNITION HAS REWROTE THE RULES, THEY COULD BE DOING THE SAME FOR BIGGER COMPLEX WITH MULTIPLE METER HOOKUPS, PART OF A MANDATED REVIEW OF THE STATE SOLAR RULES.
STATES APPROVED FOR SINGLE- FAMILY HOMEOWNERS/THE VALUE OF ELECTRICITY SOLD BACK TO THE GRID, THE NEW PROPOSED DECISION CALLS FOR AN END AND -- END TO SOMETHING CALLED VIRTUAL METERING PICK >> ONE FAMILY WITH ONE PROPERTY IN MULTIPLE METERS, VIRTUAL NET METERING ALLOWS THE PROPERTY TO INSTALL ONE SOLAR SYSTEM ON THE PROPERTY.
>> SHE WORKS WITH THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND THAT ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION ON THE PROPOSED DECISION.
SHE SAYS THAT VIRTUAL NET METERING ALLOWS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON HER TO USE SOLAR GENERATED ELECTRICITY TO POWER COMMUNITY SPACES AND TO SHARE THE PROCEEDS WITH RESIDENCE.
SHE SAYS THE PROCESS IS FAIRLY COMMON.
>> THERE ARE CONTRACTORS THAT SPECIALIZE IN VIRTUAL NET METERING AND THEY ARE EXPERT TO HELP PROPERTY OWNERS GO AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO BREAK UP THE ALLOCATION SO THAT EACH PROPERTY FOR EACH TENANT IS GETTING THE DESIRED AMOUNT.
>> CALIFORNIA'S INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES INCLUDING SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC ARGUE IN THEIR LEGAL FILINGS THAT DEVELOPING AN UPDATED VIRTUAL NET METERING PROGRAM IS TOO COMPLICATED AND TOO EXPENSIVE.
>> THE UTILITIES HAVE NO PROBLEM BILLING US, THEY CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
WHAT THEY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IS GIVING US CREDITS AND LOWING OUR ENERGY BILLS.
SHE SAYS THAT'S TOO DIFFICULT.
WE JUST DON'T BUY IT, WE KNOW IT'S NOT TRUE.
>> SDG ANY DECLINED A CHANCE TO COMMENT, UTILITIES ALSO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REQUIRE COMPLEXES TO SELL THEIR SOLAR GENERATED ELECTRICITY TO THE UTILITIES OF THE WHOLESALE PRICE AND REQUIRE THEM TO BUY THAT SAME ELECTRICITY FROM THE UTILITY AT THE RETAIL PRICE.
THE PANELS CANNOT BE USED TO OFFER -- OFFSET USAGE OF COMPLEX LIKE HIM SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
>> WHERE DEVELOPERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE BUILT MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.
WE HAVE BEEN INSTALLING SOLAR IN A LOT OF OUR APARTMENTS.
>> HE RUNS A SOCIAL SERVICES NONPROFIT AND DIEGO COUNTY, HIS AGENCY OPERATES A 300 UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX IN THE SAN DIEGO, HE SAYS VIRTUAL NET METERING ALLOWS EVERYONE IN THE COMPLEX TO BENEFIT.
>> WE WANT SOLAR BECAUSE IT IS USING SOLAR, A NATURAL RESOURCE.
IT DOES HAVE SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS TO WATER OPERATIONS ON THE COST OF THE LANDLORD PAYING, THE SAVINGS GET PASS THROUGH TO THE RESIDENCE FOR UTILITIES THAT THEY SPEND INDIVIDUALLY AND IN THEIR OWN UNIT.
>> HE SAYS CHANGING THE RULES MAKES SOLAR FINANCIALLY UNAPPEALING, OTHERS SAY CHANGES ARE UNFAIR AND HURT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
>> TO THIS PROPOSED DECISION, WHICH WOULD VIRTUALLY END THE PROGRAM IS TAKING MULTIPLE STEPS BACK FOR US.
REALLY FOR US, WE BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO PERPETUATE A LONG LEGACY OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.
>> THEY WERE SET TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE LAST MONTH BUT POSTPONE THAT DECISION A COUPLE OF WEEKS, SOME OBSERVERS THINK THAT CHANGES MAY BE IN THE WORKS .
THE SOLAR INDUSTRY SAYS THAT IT IS STILL THE SAME COMMISSION THAT GUTTED FINANCIAL BENEFITS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMEOWNERS.
>> WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS COMMISSION TO GET BACK INTO THE PLACE OF PROMOTING DISTRIBUTED ROOFTOP SOLAR FOR CALIFORNIANS.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET THERE IF WE BASICALLY TIE UP THE ECONOMICS OF SOLAR FOR RENTERS.
>> THE COMMISSIONERS WILL LIKELY DECIDE THE FATE OF THEIR PROPOSAL WHEN THEY MEET ON THURSDAY.
ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.
>> IT'S A TOUGH TIME FOR POTENTIAL HOMEBUYERS, RIGHT NOW THE AVERAGE RATE.
IT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN 23 YEARS, MIKE HAS IMPROVED -- THE BEST RATE FROM LENDERS.
>> AMERICANS ARE FEELING THE IMPACT OF INFLATION IN MOST AREAS OF THEIR LIVES, BUT GETTING A HIGH MORTGAGE RATE NOW CAN MAKE A BIG DENT ON YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR DECADES.
THE AVERAGE U.S. MORTGAGE RATE IS 7.49%, THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN 23 YEARS.
>> YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET 4%, YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING THE BEST RATE OUT THERE.
GREG McBRIDE SAYS THAT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SHOW LENDERS YOU ARE A LOW RISK.
>> MAKE SURE YOUR CREDIT REPORT IS ACCURATE AND DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO INCREASE YOUR CREDIT SCORE THERE, THAT MEANS PULLING COPIES OF YOUR CREDIT REPORTS AND GETTING INCORRECT INFORMATION REMOVED FROM THAT REPORT.
>> HE SAYS IT IS GOOD TO CUT -- SHOP AROUND.
>> YOU WANT TO COMPARE COATS -- QUOTES, YOU WANT TO PUT AN APPLICATION WITH AS MANY AS THREE LENDERS, DO SO IN AS CLOSE OF A PERIOD OF TIME AS POSSIBLE, THAT WAY YOU GET A REAL APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON.
NOT JUST ON THE RATE AVAILABLE, ALSO THE FEES THAT THE LENDER IS CHARGING, AFTER DOING YOUR RESEARCH, IF THE NUMBERS DO NOT WORK FOR YOU, YOU MAY WANT TO HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON ON PURCHASING A NEW HOME.
>> AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS OF PLAYING -- PAYING DOWN DEBT, MAYBE ANOTHER MOTION COULD PUT YOU IN A POSITION WHERE HOMEOWNERSHIP IS MUCH MORE TENABLE BY A YEAR OR TWO FROM NOW THAN IT IS TODAY PICK >> IN LOS ANGELES, I AM MIKE VALERIO REPORTING.
>>> HOMELESSNESS IS A CRISIS AFFECTING ALL PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INCLUDING THE SOUTH BAY, LAST WEEK, THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL UPDATED RESIDENCE ON THE CITY'S PLANS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, KPBS REPORTER COREY SUZUKI SAYS OFFICIALS ARE LEANING AWAY FROM A SAN DIEGO STYLE CAMPING BAN.
>> IT WAS IN JUNE WHEN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO PASS ITS CONTROVERSIAL CAMPING BAN, A SWEEPING ORDINANCE THAT MADE IT ILLEGAL FOR A HOUSE RESIDENCE TO SET UP ENCAMPMENTS IN PUBLIC SPACES.
ACROSS CALIFORNIA, MANY CITIES HAVE BEEN TAKING SIMILAR AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS.
CHULA VISTA IS ALSO HOME TO MANY ON HOUSE RESIDENCE.
OFFICIAL THERE WERE ALREADY STARTING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ABANDON CITY LOOKS LIKE.
>> JOHN McCANN AS CITY STAFF TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS BASED ON LAWS IN SAN DIEGO AND OTHER CITIES.
NOW, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, CITY LEADERS SEEM TO BE STIRRING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
IN A PUBLIC MEETING ON HOMELESSNESS LAST WEEK, SEVERAL COUNCILMEMBERS SAID THEY WANTED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME MORE LIMITED RESTRICTIONS.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD BE VERY SPECIFIC, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE OVERLY BROAD BUT I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALREADY HAVE THEM SET TO START MOVING FORWARD.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO EXPLORE LOS ANGELES AND SACRAMENTO, CITY STAFF SAY BOTH OF THOSE CITIES FOCUS ON BLOCKING CAMPING ONLY AT SPECIFIC PLACES AND THAT IS -- SPECIFIC HOURS OF THE DAY.
SAN DIEGO'S CAMPING BAN IS FACING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER IF I LET THE RIGHTS OF ON HOUSE RESIDENCE.
EARLIER, A PANEL OF THREE FEDERAL JUDGES STRUCK DOWN A SIMILAR LAW AND THE CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
THE CITY IS NOW ASKING THE U.S. SUPREME COURT TO WEIGH IN.
AT THE MEETING, CHULA VISTA DIRECTOR OF HOUSING SET A MORE LIMITED ORDINANCE WOULD BE LIKELY TO HOLD UP IN COURT.
>> BOTH OF THESE HAVE BEEN SUED EXTENSIVELY, THEY HAVE PROVIDED ORDINANCES AS A RESULT OF THOSE LAWSUITS.
IN MY OPINION, THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA GOING FORWARD PROVISIONS.
THESE ARE GOOD EXAMPLES OF CAREFULLY CRAFTED ORDINANCES, THEY WILL RUN AFOUL OF THE RIGHTS OF UNSHELTERED PEOPLE.
>> CITY STAFF SHARED A NUMBER OF OTHER UPDATES INCLUDING THE RESULTS OF ANY CITY LEAD POINT IN TIME COUNT HELD LAST MONTH.
THE NEW COUNT FOUND CHULA VISTA'S UNHOUSED POPULATION IS MUCH LARGER THAN PREVIOUS COUNTS.
THE CITY HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM COUNTED 786 ON HOUSE RESIDENCE, ALMOST DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE REPORTED IN SAN DIEGO CALLIE -- THEIR NUMBER WAS ALSO LARGER BECAUSE IT INCLUDED PEOPLE WHO WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY STAYING IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL, SOMETHING THEY SAID THE COUNTY DOES NOT TRACK.
THE MEETING ENDED WITH A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS, SANDRA SAYS SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FOR AROUND SIX YEAR.
>> I KNOW WE ARE LEARNING, SOME OF US ARE ANGRY OR DISAPPOINTED.
IT IS A MIX, I SEE US ALL AS TRYING.
I AM JUST GIVING YOU GUYS A LOOK AT ONE OF THE FACES OF THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL IN YOUR CITY.
>> COREY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS >>> IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS RESPIRATORY VIRUSES START SPREADING RAPIDLY DURING FALL AND WINTER MONTHS.
THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP PREVENT INFECTION, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE WITH A DOCTOR ON HOW NOT TO GET SICK THIS VIRUS SEASON.
>> ACROSS MUCH OF THE U.S., ILLNESSES ARE STARTING TO UP.
>> THIS IS THE SEASON WERE RESPIRATORY VIRUSES TYPICALLY OCCUR.
>> OVERALL, COVID-19 LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY DIPPING BUT IT REMAINS A CONCERN CAUSING NEARLY ALL VIRUS RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS SINCE THE START OF THE YEAR ACCORDING TO THE CDC, SOME MAJOR CITIES INCLUDING NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE HIGH LEVELS OF HEALTH CARE VISITS FOR RESPIRATORY VIRUS SYMPTOMS, GEORGIA AND NEW MEXICO ARE ALSO SEEING MODERATE LEVELS.
YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF, THAT STARTS WITH PRACTICING HEALTHY HABITS AS DR. JESSE BROUGHT AMONTE WITH MAYO CLINIC.
>> YOU'RE EATING HEALTHY, YOU EXERCISE, YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF.
>> THIS SEASON, THERE ARE ALSO VEXING TO PRESENT AGAINST THREE MAJOR ILLNESSES, FLU, RSV, AND COVID-19.
>> THESE ARE EFFECTIVE FOR HELPING PREVENT SEVERE, THREATENING INFECTION OF THESE VIRUSES.
CONSIDER THAT.
>> HE SAYS IF YOU ARE SICK, STAY HOME, THAT WILL HELP STOP THE SPREAD AND PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO SEVERE ILLNESS.
>> IT'S IN NOT THE RISK GOING TO TO WORK, YOU CAN HOPEFULLY PREVENT YOUR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS FROM GETTING SICK.
>> FINALLY, DON'T FORGET TO WASH THOSE HANDS.
FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.
>>> OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WE HAVE COOLER AIR OR ON THE MOVE AS I MENTIONED EARLIER ON, THE MARINE LAYER IS GOING TO BE A HUGE BACK HER AS IT DEEPENS, THAT MEANS THE CLOUDS WILL LINGER LONGER AND THAT MEANS NOT AS MUCH WARMTH.
LIMITED SUNSHINE, LIMITED WARMTH.
WE COULD SEE SOME CHANGES BY THE TIME WE GET INTO WORDS THE WEEK, WE WILL GET PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT POINT IN THAT EXTENDED FORECAST COMING UP IN A MOMENT, BUT FOR TONIGHT, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ANTICIPATED, WE WILL DROP DOWN BACK INTO THE MID-60s BUT AGAIN, WORK YOUR WAY OUT TOWARDS THE COAST, START TO SEE THE CLOUDS RETURNING AND SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS AGAIN WE WILL FIND THEIR WAY ALL THE WAY INTO SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS, WATCH WHAT HAPPENS, YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESSION OF SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS MOVING INLAND, THEN THEY BEGIN TO SHRINK, THIS IS RIGHT AROUND MIDMORNING.
10:30, 11:00 HOUR WE STILL HAVE CLOUDS HERE RIGHT ALONG THE COAST.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME REALLY UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON THAT WE BE A FEW BREAKS AND THEN, WE SEE THE CLOUDS ROLL THEIR WAY BACK INTO THE PICTURE, TEMPERATURE WISE WE ARE LOOKING AT NUMBERS BACK IN THE 70s AGAIN, OCEANSIDE CHULA VISTA 72.
MORNING CLOUDS, SOME LATE DAY SUNSHINE AWAY FROM THE COAST, TOPPING OFF AT 93.
WE WANT TO TAKE YOU DOWN THE ROAD THOUGH, A NOTICE FROM A TEMPERATURE STANDPOINT, LOT OF -- NOT A LOT OF CHANGE ON THE COAST, YOU CAN SEE AND OFFSHORE FLOW, PERHAPS A BIT LESS IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVERAGE THIS WEEK FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.
THAT WILL SIGNAL WARMER AIR AS WE TOP OFF THE 80 DEGREES HERE BRIEFLY ON THURSDAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE TURNING COOLER LATER ON THIS WEEK AND TOWARDS THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, ALSO A BIT OF A BREEZE BLOWING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
OVER THE DESERT, LOOKS LIKE OUR WARMEST AIR OVER THE NEXT 48 OR SO HOURS, WE DO SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR WARMER AIR ALSO RETURNING LATER ON THIS WEEKEND, FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM JUST IMPART IT.
-- JUSTIN.
>>> DAY OF THE DEAD IS A PROPER NECK SKIN TRADITION DEVOTED TO CELEBRATING DEATH, LIFE, AND MEMORIES OF THE DEPARTED.
THIS YEAR, KPBS IS HOSTING A DIGITAL COMMUNITY ALTAR WHERE YOU CAN CELEBRATE A LOVED ONE WHO HAS PASSED AWAY.
YOU CAN SHARE PHOTOS AND MEMORIES THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AT KPBS.ORG/DAYOFTHEDEAD, OR YOU CAN CALL AND LEAVE A MESSAGE.
INCLUDE YOUR LOVED ONE'S NAME, THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO YOU, YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU ARE FROM.
WE ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 22nd .
>>> IT IS OFFICIAL, THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA HAS OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFIED A NEW LABOR CONTRACT WITH HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS, THE UNION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT OF ITS MEMBERS WHO CAST BALLOTS, 99% VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE THREE YEAR AGREEMENT, IT INCLUDES MINIMUM SALARY INCREASES, RESTRICTIONS ON STUDIOS USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND A NEW, RESIDUAL FORMULA FOR STREAMING PROGRAMS.
SOME WRITERS HAVE ALREADY RESUMED WORK WITH LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOWS RETURNING, OTHERS ARE HONORING PICKET LINES AT THE STRIKING SAGA ACTORS UNION, LABOR TALKS BETWEEN STUDIOS WERE SET TO CONTINUE TODAY.
>>> I AM JEFF BENNETT, TONIGHT, ISRAEL ORDERS A COMPLETE SIEGE OF GAZA.
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