>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICE IS, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> CALIFORNIA'S DECISION TO SUE FIVE MAJOR OIL COMPANIES IS WELCOME NEWS FOR ENVIRONMENTALISTS WITH THE STATE, THIS IS BREAKING NEW GROUND, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IMPERIAL BEACH TOOK LEGAL ACTION SIX YEARS AGO, AND KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON HAS MORE ON THAT , AND THE NEW SUITS JUST FILE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S EMBATTLED COASTAL COMMUNITY JOINED SAN MATEO COUNTY IN 2017 IN ASKING OIL AND COAL COMPANIES FOR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE CITY WAS ALREADY FEELING THE IMPACT OF THE RISING SEA .

>> WE ARE SURROUNDED BY WATER, WITH ESTUARY TO THE SOUTH, AND THE BAY TO THE NORTH.

PROJECTIONS SHOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY SEA LEVEL RISING.

THE LAWSUIT ARGUED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CAUSE THE LEVEL RISE, WHICH LEADS TO COASTAL FLOODING, BEACH EROSION, AND WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER SYSTEMS.

THE LAWSUIT ARGUES THAT COMPANIES DID IT WILLFULLY .

>> THEY KNEW AT THE IMPACT FROM BURNING FOSSIL FUELS WOULD BE SEVERE.

AND, THEY KNEW THE CONSEQUENCES THAT WOULD RESULT FROM THAT, AND THEY STILL DECIDED TO KEEP THAT FROM THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT REMAINS ACTIVE.

CALIFORNIA, MEANWHILE, SHOOING FIVE MAJOR OIL COMPANIES FOR MISLEADING THE PUBLIC ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

THAT LAWSUIT COMES AS THE STATE DEALS WITH RECORD HEAT, WILDFIRES, SEVERE WEATHER, AND SEA LEVEL RISE.

THE LEGAL ACTION MAY BE D LATE, BUT IT IS WELCOME .

>> I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HOLD THE COMMUNITIES -- ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DAMAGE THEY HAVE DONE, AND EVEN THOUGH IT TAKES SOME TIME I THINK IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT THAT A STATE THE SIZE OF CALIFORNIA IS JOINING THIS EFFORT.

>> Reporter: ESTATE LAWSUIT ALLEGES OIL COMPANIES INTENTIONALLY SUPPRESSED INFORMATION ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE , AND THAT THE FIRMS CONTINUE TO DECEIVE THE PUBLIC TODAY.

SCIENTISTS SAY THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO SLOW GLOBAL WARMING.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WE HAVE PRETTY QUIET WEATHER THANKFULLY, BUT THERE ARE CHANGES BREWING FOR LATER THIS WEEK, NOTABLE CHANGES FOR SOME, TEMPERATURES DOWN TO 66 TONIGHT, INTO SAN DIEGO, 57 IN THE LAGUNA, YOU CAN SEE WE ARE GENERALLY DRY ACROSS ALL THE WEST, WE ARE DRY LOCALLY, A COUPLE OF SHOWERS INTO COLORADO, AND IT IS NO RELATIVELY WARM IN THE INTERIOR FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE CHANGES ARE BREWING, WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, STAY WITH US.

>>> AN AREA OF LA JOLLA POPULAR FOR WATCHING SEA LIONS WILL NOT BE REOPENING TO THE PUBLIC THIS FALL, ANDREW BOWEN SAYS VISITORS WILL HAVE TO ENJOY THE ANIMALS FROM A DISTANCE.

>> Reporter: POINT LA JOLLA IS A ROCKY OUTCROPPING RIGHT NEXT TO LA JOLLA COVE, A PERFECT RESTING PLACE FOR SEA LIONS.

BUT, FOR YEARS, CITY OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE ANIMALS.

SOMETIMES TAKING SELFIES, THAT CAN TRIGGER AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, AND CAN CAUSE OTHER SEA LIONS TO ABANDON THEIR OFFSPRING THE CITY HAD ALREADY CLOSED POINT LA JOLLA FOR THE POPPING SEASON, FROM MAY TO OCTOBER, BUT THE RISKY INTERACTIONS HAVE CONTINUED PIXEL, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED ON MONDAY TO KEEP THE AREA CLOSE YEAR-ROUND.

>> THE EVOLVING PROCESS TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY ELIMINATE SEVERAL ASPECTS ABOUT LA JOYA, THE SEASONAL CLOSURE WORKED.

MAY THROUGH OCTOBER THE CLOSURE PROTECTED THE PUBLIC FROM SEA LIONS, MINIMIZING INTERACTIONS AND CONFLICT AND GAVE THE RANGERS THE ENFORCEMENT TOOLS THEY NEEDED TO LET THE PUBLIC EXPERIENCE THE WILDLIFE AND COASTAL RESOURCES FROM A SAFE DISTANCE.

>> Reporter: THE YEAR-ROUND CLOSURE WILL LAST FOR UP TO SEVEN YEARS, UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION.

THE CITY IS ALSO EXPLORING ADDING MORE SIGNAGE AND GAIT AND POTENTIALLY SETTING UP SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.

HARASSING STEVE LYONS IS A FEDERAL CRIME THAT CAN COME WITH PRISON TIME, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FINES.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHEN IT OPENED NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO, THE EXTENSION OF THE BLUE LINE BROUGHT TO TROLLEY SERVICE NORTH TO UC SAN DIEGO.

ONE OF THE NEW STOPS ALONG THE WAY IS NOBEL DRIVE.

BUT, HOW EASY IS IT TO GET TO, AND FROM THAT STATION?

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TOOK A WALK WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO FIND OUT.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE PLACES IT IS NOW MUCH EASIER TO REACH IS UNIVERSITY CITY.

BUT, GETTING TO THE TROLLEY, TO THE NOBEL DRIVE STATION THAT IS NOT SO EASY PICKS SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO WALK AROUND STREET THAT WERE DESIGNED JUST FOR CARS AGREEMENT THE PROBLEM IS, THOSE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARE WHAT GETS YOU TO THIS TROLLEY STATION.

WILL IS THE POLICY COUNSEL FOR CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO.

THE NONPROFIT MISSION IS TO CREATE EXCELLENT MOBILITY CHOICES, AND VIBRANT, HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS.

TODAY, THAT MEANS TAKING A TOUR , A WALK AUDIT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING THE NOBLE DRIVE STATION.

SAFETY VESTS ON, THEY HAD OUT PICKS THIS IS USUALLY THE INTERSECTION I HAVE IN IT OR CHECK IN WITH .

>> THIS IS A REAL WALKER .

>> THERE IS NO CROSSWALK HERE, YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY OVER THERE.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THE LACK OF A CROSSWALK, TROLLEY RIDERS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST HAVE TO WALK THROUGH A SHOPPING CENTER TO GET TO THE STATION.

>> TO BE SAFE WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ACROSS ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE.

>> Reporter: THIS ROUTER TAKES THEM THROUGH THE SHOPPING CENTER, TO GILMAN DRIVE, UP TO BE A LA JOLLA DR., AND ONTO NOBEL, WHERE THEY CROSS THE FREEWAY, AND THEN WALKED BACK TO THE TROLLEY STATION.

ALONG THE WAY, PLENTY OF ISSUES ARE DISCOVERED PICKS THERE'S NO CROSSWALK, NO TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE TRUNCATED DOMES ARE FACED DIAGONALLY SO SOMEBODY WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS WOULD NOT KNOW WHICH DIRECTION THEY ARE WALKING.

>> Reporter: IS A WALK, THE WALKERS TAKE NOTES OF THE ISSUES THEY SEEK .

>> IT IS A FADED CROSSWALK RIGHT HERE.

>> Reporter: AT ONE STOP, WALKER , A NATIVE OF NEW YORK CITY MAKES AN OBSERVATION THAT MAY SUPPLIES ALL WANT TO SAN DIEGO PICKS I FELT FOR WALKING IN NEW YORK, KNOWING THAT PEDESTRIANS, I FEEL LIKE IT IS MORE ENFORCED FOR PEDESTRIAN RIGHT-OF-WAY.

>> Reporter: THE GROUP MAKES ITS WAY TO THE FIVE CROSSING ON THE NORTH SIDE RETURNING TO THE SOUTH, AND FINALLY BACK TO THE TROLLEY STATION WHERE RECENT UNIVERSITY CITY TRANSPLANT TRAY CANOE I HAD SOME THOUGHTS .

>> I WAS EARLIER WALKING AROUND, I GOT HIT BY A CAR JUST TODAY, THERE'S A LOT OF SIDEWALKS THAT ARE INADEQUATE, OR NOT JUST EVERY DAY OF SHOPPERS, BUT ALSO THOSE WITH MOBILITY AND IMPAIRMENTS.

VISUAL AND HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, IT IS NOT SUPERSAFE .

>> THE INFORMATION GLEANED FROM THE NOTES I WALKERS TO TODAY WILL BE DISTILLED INTO A REPORT WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE ITS WAY TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE HOPE OF BEING THAT WHAT WAS LEARNED ON THE WALK AUDIT WILL TRANSLATE INTO REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE.

IN UNIVERSITY CITY, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE IS A SERVE OF MIGRANTS COMING ACROSS THE BOARD INTO SAN DIEGO, LOCAL SHELTERS ARE AT CAPACITY, TRIGGERING STRICT RELEASES IN THE COUNTY.

MEANWHILE, MIGRANTS ALSO CONTINUE TO BE DROPPED OFF AT TRANSIT STATIONS ON THEIR WAY OUT OF TOWN.

JUST LIKE ORGANIZATIONS SHOWED UP AT THE BORDER, ORGANIZATIONS CAME TO TRANSIT NATIONS TO HELP RUN ANYWAY THEY CAN .

>> THE STREET RELEASES ARE CHALLENGING, AND CERTAINLY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING RELEASED, IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THEM, AND A CHALLENGE FOR THOSE OF US SERVING.

THESE ARE REFUGEES, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO SEEK REFUGE IN THE UNITED DATE, AND THE COUNTRIES THAT THEY ARE FROM REFLECT MANY OF THE CONFLICTS GOING ON AROUND THE WORLD.

>> A SPOKESPERSON FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND SAYS MORE THAN 2000 MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN DROPPED OFF .

>>> THAT STEREOTYPE THAT POOR PEOPLE TEND TO MAKE IMPULSIVE SHORTSIGHTED DECISIONS LIKE TAKING OUT A HIGH INTEREST LOAN TO MAKE RENT IS BEING CHALLENGED BY NEW RESEARCH.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HEINZ AND HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: SDSU PROF. STUDIES THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HEALING POOR.

LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME OR MONEY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS, REGARDLESS OF INCOME .

TO MAKE IT COULD BE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CAR THAT HAS BROKEN DOWN, IT COULD BE BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO SAVE UP FOR A CHILD, OR A HOME.

>> Reporter: PAST RESEARCH JUST THAT WHEN PEOPLE FEEL POOR, THEY MADE BACK, SHORTSIGHTED DECISIONS, THEY CHOOSE A SMALLER PAYOUT NOW OVER A BIGGER PAYOUT LATER PICKED LIKE TAKING OUT A HIGH INTEREST LOAN TO MAKE RENT .

>> DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE STUPID?

THEY ARE SHORTSIGHTED?

IMPULSIVE?

THEY JUST WANT MONEY NOW?

THAT IS ONE INTERPRETATIONS.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS ANOTHER THEORY .

>> THEY HAVE IMPORTANT NEEDS, AND PAYING RENT TODAY MIGHT FEEL A LOT MORE IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: RETAIN TESTED IT BY EXPERIMENTING WITH IMMEDIATE AND LONGER-TERM NEEDS.

WHEN THE NEED WAS LESS URGENT, THEY FOUND THAT SHORTSIGHTED EFFECT WENT AWAY.

SOMETIMES EVEN REVERSED .

>> SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY BECOME MORE PATIENT, POTENTIALLY, ARGUABLY MORE THOUGHTFUL, WHEN THEIR NEEDS HAVE LONGER TIME FOR SAMPLES .

>> THAT TAKE AWAY?

>> IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MAKE YOU A PORT DECISION-MAKER.

>> Reporter: THIS LEADS MORE CREDIBILITY TO CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WHERE PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE WHAT NEEDS TO MEET.

>> Reporter: THERE'S NO HITTING THE BRAKES ON GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS ROSE NEARLY THREE CENTS TODAY, TO OVER $5.80.

ACCORDING TO AAA, THAT IS OVER $.33 MORE THAN ONE WEEK AGO.

NEARLY $.58 MORE THAN A MONTH AGO.

AAA SAYS OIL COSTS ARE PUTTING PRESSURE ON PRICES AT THE PUMP, BUT THE RISE IS BEING TEMPERED BY MUCH LOWER DEMAND.

>>> THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS HISTORIC STRIKE AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS HAS ENTERED ITS FOURTH DAY WITH STILL NO DEAL INSIGHT.

NEGOTIATIONS FOUNDED OVER THE WEEKEND, WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THINGS STAND.

>> Reporter: WEEKEND NEGOTIATIONS SAW LITTLE PROGRESS BETWEEN THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS AND THE BIG THREE AUTOMAKERS PICKS WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE STRIKE REMAINS TARGETED AT ONE PLACE FOR EACH COMPANY, THE UNION WARNS IT COULD INTENSIFY EFFORTS THIS WEEK IF ITS DEMANDS ARE NOT MET.

>> WE WILL SEE HOW THINGS PROGRESS THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND IF WE HAVE TO AMP UP PRESSURE, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO.

>> Reporter: -- AN IMMEDIATE 20% RAISE, FOLLOWED BY FOUR ADDITIONAL 5% RAISES OVER THE FOUR YEAR DEAL, ALL THREE COMPANIES HAVE COUNTERED WITH A 20% RAISE DURING THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT WITH AN IMMEDIATE 10% .

>> WE GAVE A WHOLE LOT IN 2008 TO HELP FORD OUT DURING THE RECESSION.

WE DID NOT GET ANY RAISES FOR CONTRACTS.

SO, IT IS TIME FOR US TO WIN SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. ECONOMY IS GETTING BRUISED, BUT THE STRIKE'S IMPACT IS NOT LIKELY TO PUSH THE NATION INTO A RECESSION .

>> -- WOULD END VERY MUCH ON HOW LONG THE STRIKE LAST, AND EXACTLY WHO WAS AFFECTED BY IT.

>> Reporter: THE SPILLOVER IS ALREADY IMPACTING ON STRIKING WORKERS WITH GM AND FORD ANNOUNCING TEMPORARY LAYOFFS ON FRIDAY.

SUPPLIERS WORKING WITH THE BIG THREE COULD ALSO FACE LAYOUT, IMPACTED STATES LIKE MICHIGAN WILL SEE A DECREASE IN TAX REVENUE, AND BUYING A CAR COULD GET MORE EXPENSIVE PICKS THIS IS NOT THAT WE ARE GOING TO WRECK THE ECONOMY, WE ARE GOING TO WRECK THEIR ECONOMY, THE ECONOMY THAT ONLY WORKS FOR BILLIONAIRE CLASS.

>>> HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS AND STRIKING WRITERS ARE SAID TO RETURN TO THE BARGAINING TABLE ON WEDNESDAY, THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA SENT A MESSAGE TO MEMBERS TODAY CONFIRMING THE MEETING.

THE LAST TIME THE TWO SIDES MET WAS IN AUGUST, THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS FOR REGULATING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

BUT STREAMING RESIDUALS AND PROPOSAL FOR A MANDATORY STAFFING LEVELS IN THE WRITERS RINGS ARE STILL ON THE TABLE.

>>> A POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SAT DOWN IS GETTING CLOSER BY THE MINUTE.

OVER THE WEEKEND A GROUP OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE COME TO TERMS ON A SHORT-TERM FUNDING BILL, BUT AS JOHN LAURENCE REPORTS, NOTHING IS THAT IN STONE, AND THE CLOCK IS STILL TAKING.

>> Reporter: THERE IS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS FOR CAPITOL HILL TO TRY TO PREVENT THE GOVERNMENT FROM GOING BROKE, AND BE FORCED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS .

>> I DO HOPE THAT WE CAN AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

IN 2013, WHEN REPUBLICANS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT BACK THEN, IT WAS VERY COSTLY TO MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: SIX REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, THREE FROM THE HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS, AND THREE WITH A MAIN STREET CAUCUS, CLOSED A DEAL SUNDAY ON A SHORT-TERM SPENDING PLAN THEY HOPE WILL PREVENT THE SHUTDOWN.

BUT, WILL THE REST OF THE GOP CONFERENCE GIVE IT THE NOT?

>> WE WILL DO THAT THIS WEEK .

I GIVE THEM A OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEKEND TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS, AND WE WILL BRING IT TO THE FLOOR TO SHOW THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WHO IS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

WE MET REPUBLICAN SOURCES CLOSE TO THE MATTER SAY THE AGREEMENT HAS A 31 DAY CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT COMES WITH THE GOP APPROVED BORDER SECURITY PACKAGE.

., SOME HOUSE CONSERVATIVES ARE ALREADY GIVING THE IDEA A THUMBS DOWN.

>> I STRONGLY SUPPORT THEIR EFFORT TO STAND FIRM, AND DEMAND THE KIND OF BUDGET CUTS NECESSARY TO MAKE A SMALL DOWN PAYMENT ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM.

>> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME, THE DEADLINE IS INCHING CLOSER .

>> TO HOUSE REPUBLICANS CIVIL WAR IS HURTING HARD-WORKING AMERICAN TAXPAYERS.

AND LIMITING OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ON THEIR BEHALF.

>>> A LOT OF VEHICLES THAT USED TO ONLY RUN ON HUMAN POWER HAVE BEEN ELECTRIFIED.

BIKES, SCOOTERS AND SKATEBOARDS, THEY OFFER GREATER SPEED AND EASE OF USE THAT ENCOURAGE TRAVELERS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS WHO WANT TO REDUCE OUR RELIANCE ON GAS POWERED CARS.

BUT, ARE THEY SAFE?

THOMAS HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: CHLOE LOWERY SHOWS ME HER ELECTRIC BIKE IN DOWNTOWN PARK, SHE POINTS OUT THE VIDEO SCREEN THAT DISPLAYS HER BATTERY CHARGE PICKS THIS IS LIKE A FULL BATTERY.

YOU CAN SEE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, AND THIS IS THE PETAL ASSIST .

>> AND THE TOOLS THAT CONTROL THE BIKES MUCH OF >> YOU CAN PUT IT UP USING THE UP ARROW, OR DOWN.

>> Reporter: ELECTRIC BIKES CAN BE PEDDLED LIKE A REGULAR BIKE, THEY CAN ALSO RUN JUST ON THEIR MOTOR, OR HELP YOU PETAL, GIVEN YOUR LEG POWER A STRONG MOTORIZED BOOST.

SOME CYCLISTS HAVE CALLED ELECTRIC BIKES A GAME CHANGER.

LAUER, WHO IS DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY KEY COALITION, DOES NOT DISAGREE .

>> WE LOVE THESE BIKES BECAUSE IT'S GETTING MORE CYCLIST ON THE ROAD, AND BECAUSE WE WANTED TO EXPAND CYCLING AS A MAINSTREAM THING, THE MORE PEOPLE, THE MORE MAINSTREAM IT IS.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL OF GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS AND ON A BIKE IS A STEP TOWARD ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF GLOBAL WARMING.

TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS FOR HALF OF SAN DIEGO'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

BUT, THE MOVE TO ELECTRIFY BIKES AND SCOOTERS HAS RAISED CONCERNS AMONG PEOPLE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

DR. MICHELLE VANCE ALL IS CHIEF OF TRAUMA AT SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL, HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF ACCIDENTS LINKED TO MOTORIZED SCOOTERS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON THE STREET FOR RENT .

>> YOU CAN PICK ONE UP ANYTIME AND START DRIVING IT.

SO, IF YOU ARE INTOXICATED, IF YOU REALLY HAVE NO GOOD EXPERIENCE ON A SCOOTER, NO ONE IS WEARING A HELMET, I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT AT LEAST .

>> UC SAN DIEGO DID A STUDY ON JUST OVER 100 HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS RELATED TO MOTORIZED SCOOTERS IN 2017 AND 2018.

THEY FOUND A DRAMATIC MONTHLY INCREASE IN EMISSIONS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF INJURIES.

SOMETHING HE CAN VOUCH FOR .. WE SEE A FAIR AMOUNT OF HEAD INJURIES THAT CAN BE MILD, MODERATE, OR SEVERE.

THE MORTGAGEE MAJORITY ARE ON THE MODERATE SIDE, WE HAVE HAD SOME DEATHS FROM THESE VEHICLES PICKS CHRISTIAN RIB FRACTURES ARE COMMON, AND WHAT ABOUT E- BIKES?

HE SAYS HE SEES A LOT OF KIDS RIDING THEM UNSAFELY, HE THINKS THE SPEED IS NOT PROPERLY REGULATED.

SPLENECTOMY, THIS SUBJECT IS PERSONAL.

YEARS AGO I WAS RIDING MY BIKE TO WORK IN DIEGO WHEN I WAS HIT BY A CAR.

I SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND I DID END UP IN SCRIPPS MERCY TRAUMA WARD.

IT TOOK ME THREE MONTHS BEFORE I WAS WELL ENOUGH TO GO BACK TO WORK.

SO, I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE, HOW DANGEROUS IT CAN BE, TO RIDE AN UNPROTECTED VEHICLE ON A ROAD FULL OF CARS.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE THE INTERPLAY WHERE YOU HAVE BICYCLIST RIGHT NEXT TO CARS, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY PUTTING A TANK NEXT TO THIS ITTY-BITTY STICK, AND SOMEBODY IN THE INDY ITTY-BITTY HELMET, IT IS A FORMIDABLE TASK TO GO BIKING ON A REGULAR STREET.

>> ELIZABETH RIVERA IS ALSO AN EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN WHO SEES THE WORST RESULTS OF THAT MISMATCHED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, BUT SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF SAN DIEGO'S CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT HEALTH RISKS?

SHE SAYS THOSE THAT COME FROM CLIMATE CHANGE ARE SEVERE AND NUMEROUS, INCLUDING ASTHMA, HEATSTROKE, AND PREMATURE BIRTH.

THE UCSD STUDY ON THE SCOOTERS DESCRIBES THE VEHICLES AS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS, BUT RIVERA ARGUES THAT THE LEVEL OF SAFETY DEPENDS ON THE USER .

>> THE SAME AS ANYTHING ELSE, YOU HAVE TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY.

THEY ARE TREATED AS A TOY, THEN CERTAINLY THEY ARE NOT AS DAVE .

>> AT SAN DIEGO STATE, RACKS OF E-SCOOTERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENT, YOU CAN SEE THEM ZIPPING PAST PEDESTRIANS ON BLOGS AND BIKE PATHS.

CESAR JIMENEZ BOUGHT HIS OWN SCOOTER, WHICH HE DRIVES TO SCHOOL AFTER HE PARKS HIS CAR OFF CAMPUS.

I ASKED IF HE FEELS ON A FARM THE ROAD?

>> NO, I DON'T, TO BE HONEST.

NOT REALLY.

I NEVER FEEL LIKE I AM UNSAFE, THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS OF SAN DIEGO THAT, I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE LIKE SPACES FOR BIKES OR SCOOTERS, SOME PLACES NEED TO GET BETTER AT IT PICKS UP ON SUTURES SCOOTERS ARE JUST PERFECT, I HOP ON THE SCOOTER AND SOMETIMES IT HELPS ME OUT WHEN I AM IN A DILEMMA PICKS SOME STUDENTS SAY THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD WITH A SCOOTER, BUT WITH NEW ELECTRIC CARS GOING FOR MORE THAN $60,000 A POP, HERRERA HAS SAYS FINDING AN AFFORDABLE GLOBAL- FRIENDLY WAY TO TRAVEL MAY DEPEND ON THOSE KINDS OF VEHICLES .

>> I THINK THAT WE FACE A CHOICE WHERE WE EITHER HAVE TO MAKE SOME SACRIFICES TO BE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, OR YOU KNOW, WE FACE THE GREATEST EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO HUMANS.

>>> GROUNDWATER STORAGE IS ABOUT TO GET A BOOST ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, THANKS TO A NEW PROJECT.

IT COULD END UP DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR SOME LAKE HOLDS.

ASHLEY EXPLAINED HOW IT COULD WORK.

>> IT IS RIGHT HERE BENEATH OUR FEET.

>> Reporter: IT IS A CHANGE WE CANNOT SEE, BUT A CHANGE THAT IS NEEDED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PICKS THE STATE HAS SEEN A LOT OF GROUND WATER LEVEL DECLINE .

>> AFTER YEARS OF DROUGHT IN BATTLING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, OUR REGENTS GROUNDWATER IS NOT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.

AND NOW THE SACRAMENTO REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY IS WORKING TO SAVE IT .

>> ESPECIALLY TAKING EXTRA SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, AND USING WELLS AND REVERSING THE FLOW THAT WELLS NORMALLY OPERATE, AND INJECT WATER INTO OUR GROUNDWATER AQUIFER BENEATH OUR FEET .

>> IT IS THROUGH A NEW GROUNDWATER BANK PROJECT THAT COULD DOUBLE OUR STORAGE.

>> WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO STORE TWICE THE SIZE OF FULL SOME RESERVOIR IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY.

>> Reporter: IT WORKS LIKE A BANK.

IN THE WET YEARS, THEY TAKE EXCESS WATER FROM THE FULL SOME RESERVOIR AND RIVERS, TO STORE IT UNDERGROUND.

>> WE TAKE THE EXTRA WATER SUPPLY, AND INJECT IT DIRECTLY INTO AQUIFERS.

>> Reporter: IN DRY YEARS, THEY WOULD DRAW WATER BACK UP TO THE SURFACE TO USE WHEN IT IS NEEDED MOST .

LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF WATER WE WOULD BE TAKING IS A REALLY SMALL PERCENTAGE.

AND AGAIN, IT IS A TIME WHERE THERE IS ACTUALLY EXCESS FLOW IN THE RIVERS, AND STREAMS, AND SO, WE WOULD NOT BE CREATING IMPACT.

>> BY USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND 20 LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS TO INCREASE STORAGE NATURALLY, TO SAVE WATER AND NOT WASTE IT.

>> Reporter: TO TAKE THE EXCESS WATER SUPPLY SO IT IS NOT LOST AS IT FLOWS OUT THE DELTA.

>> Reporter: ON AVERAGE, GROUNDWATER MAKES UP 40% OF THE REGION'S WATER SUPPLY.

BUT, IN DROUGHT IT CAN MAKE UP 60%.

NOT HAVING ENOUGH CAN IMPACT ECOSYSTEMS AND HOMES THAT NEED IT MOST .

>> IF WE ARE NOT MANAGING THE GROUNDWATER CYST TECHNICALLY, THEY COULD BE IMPACTED, THE WATER LEVEL CAN DROP BELOW THOSE WELLS, AND THEY CAN BE IMPACTED BY OVERPUMPING .

>> WITH THE GOAL OF LOCKING IN THE BANK BY 2024 .

>> WE ALREADY HAVE A PROOF OF CONCEPT THAT THIS TYPE OF PROJECT WILL WORK, BUT THIS IS REALLY TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S INPUT ON AREAS WHERE THEY CAN EXPAND THE BANK NEXT.

>>> AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER HEADLINES HERE ON KPBS, WE ARE DEALING WITH A BIT OF A SOMEWHAT WARM START TO THE WEEK FOR THE INLAND AREAS, BUT WE ARE VERY PLEASANTLY COOL FOR THE COAST.

WE WILL TURN COOLER AROUND IT MADE TO LATE WEEK AND THE INLAND AREAS, WE LOOK AT THAT IN A BIT, IT HAD TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE IN THE TRANSITION, NOTHING TOO JARRING FOR US THIS WEEK.

WE HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CLASS THIS EVENING, AND TONIGHT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST, TEMPERATURES DROP DOWN TO ABOUT 66, THE TUESDAY FORECAST IS DRY, A LITTLE WARM IN THE INTERIOR, THE WARMEST WILL BE FARTHER EAST AND MOST OF US ARE DRY, YOU CAN SEE THE SHOWERS UP INTO COLORADO.

A LONG WAYS FROM US.

TOMORROW'S FORECAST A HIGH OF 74 IN SAN DIEGO, 79 HERE.

IF YOU GET TO THE SPRINGS, 94 DEGREES, THE SEASONS BEGIN TO CHANGE, BUT IT GETS COOLER OUT THERE.

AT THE TOP OF MOUNT LAGUNA, AND IN TOWN THERE, 65 PIXEL, A LITTLE COOL FOR SOME, BUT LATER THIS WEEK, THE COOLER AIR REALLY BEGINS TO OVER SPREAD MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S., AND INTO THE INTERIOR AS WELL, SOME OF OUR FRIENDS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST WILL SEE SOME OF CHELATING SNOW, AND SO IS FUN WHEN WE GET TO THAT TIME OF THE SEASON THAT WE SEE SOME CHANGES THERE.

TEMPERATURES BARELY CHANGING ALONG THE COASTLINE.

LOCALES IN THE MORNING, BRIGHTER IN THE AFTERNOON, 75 ACROSS THE BOARD.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WE NOTICE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE.

57 IS YOUR LOW ON THURSDAY, THAT WILL BE A BIT COOLER.

INLAND AREAS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF VARIETY, 77 TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, THEN WE DO WANT BACK UP TO 70 DEGREES ON SATURDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE FIND A LITTLE BIT MORE VARIETY, 65 ON THE WARMEST DAY, TUESDAY IS THE COOLEST DAY, AND IT WILL BE BREEZY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THE DESERTS GO FROM 94 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO A HIGH OF 85 THURSDAY, RECOVERING TO NEAR 90 ON THE WEEKEND.

I'M METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>> TONIGHT IN THE NEWSHOUR, FIVE AMERICAN PRISONERS FLOWN OUT OF IRAN AFTER THE U.S. U.S. AGREES TO THE DEAL.

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

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR IS GOING BACK IN TIME FOR NEXT YEAR'S THERE.

LET'S GO RETRO WILL BE THE THEME.

SO, GET OUT THOSE BAGGY PANTS AND THAT CRUNCH FLANNELS, THE FAIR SPOKESPERSON SAYS IT IS ALL BACK IN STYLE.

>> NOBODY DOES ANYTHING LIKE WE DO.

AND, WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE, BECAUSE WE CAN SEE THE EXCITEMENT, IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF, IN TERMS OF THE NOSTALGIA.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE RETRO FASHION, PEOPLE CAN EXPECT RETRO ARCADE GAMES, AS WELL AS MUSICAL BLAST FROM THE PAST, NEXT YEAR'S FAIR WILL RUN FROM JUNE 12 THROUGH JULY 7.

>>> GOOD NEWS FOR FANS OF BLINK 182, THE POP PUNK BAND STARTED -- PRODUCTIVE VIDEO TRAILER ANNOUNCING THE NEW ALBUM ONE MORE TIME BUT THEY STARTED RECORDING 17 NEW SONGS JUST LAST YEAR AND CONTINUE DOING THE REUNION TOUR.

IS THE BAND'S FIRST ALBUM IN 12 YEARS.

ONE MORE TIME IS DUE OUT ON OCTOBER 20.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM, NPR'S MORNING EDITION HAS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SPEECH TO THE UNITED NATIONS GEN.

ASSEMBLY.

AND KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION IS TALKING ABOUT OUR DIGITAL LIVES , FROM THE RISE OF LONELINESS, TO THE TREND OF MINIMIZING OUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS.

AT AYRES AT NOON ON KPBS .

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOODNIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW EMILY ACCOMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOW, OR VISIT BILL HOW.COM.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREFACE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING: [ MUSIC ] >>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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