>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE KPBS AND PROUD TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978 AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

A MAJOR MILESTONE WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVEL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND MEXICO.

IT IS ABOUT TO GET EASIER AND FASTER.

NEW ABRIDGES LINK 11, 125, AND THE 905.

THE LONG-AWAITED IMPROVEMENTS WILL LEAD TO THE NEW POINT OF ENTRY BILLED.

>> Reporter: CARS AND TRUCKS WILL SOON BE ON THE CONNECTOR BRIDGES AT OTAY MESA.

BUT TODAY THE FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL DIGNITARIES AND A BIG RED RIBBON.

CONNECTOR BRIDGES LINKING THREE STATE ROUTES ARE NOW COMPLETE.

THE SOUTHBOUND 125 IS LINKED TO THE EASTBOUND 905 AND 11.

HAVING THESE CONNECTORS MEANS CAR AND TRUCK TRAFFIC HAVING TO TRAVEL ON SERVICE STREET IN THE AREA WON'T HAVE TO ANYMORE.

>> THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T INVEST IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: AN INVESTMENT THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

>> THESE HIGHWAY MILITIAS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH NOT ONLY IN SAN DIEGO, BUT FOR THE WHOLE BORDER IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: THE INFRASTRUCTURE ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT IS CRITICAL.

IT WILL RELIEVE A MAJOR BOBBLEHEAD PURE CONGRESSWOMAN SARA JACOBS SAYS IT IS MUCH THAN THAT.

>> THIS IS ABOUT BRINGING OUR COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO WORK TOGETHER AND DELIVER FOR PEOPLE'S DAILY NEEDS.

>> Reporter: OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT, ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST ONE FOR FOLKS THAT USE IT REGULARLY IS THE FACT IT IS SLATED TO CUT WEIGHT TIMES BY 50%.

TRAFFIC WILL START FLOWING ON THE NEW BRIDGES TOMORROW.

THIS IS THE NEWEST MOVE FORWARD TO BUILD A NEW PORT OF ENTRY.

THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE BY LATE 2024.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE CITY 'S REDISTRICTING COMMISSION APPROVED NEW BOUNDARIES.

>> Reporter: THE NEW MAP UNITES SOME NEIGHBORHOODS INTO A SINGLE COUNCIL DISTRICT.

RIGHT NOW THEY ARE SPLIT BETWEEN TWO DISTRICTS, BUT THE MAP SPLITS UP OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS TO EVEN OUT THE POPULATION.

MISSION VALLEY WILL STRADDLE THREE COUNCIL DISTRICT.

TRADE-OFFS WERE UNAVOIDABLE.

>> WITHOUT VIOLATING OTHER REDISTRICTING PRINCIPLES AND MAINTAINING AN EQUAL POPULATION , IT WAS NECESSARY TO SPLIT SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE FINAL MAPPING PLAN.

>> Reporter: THE MAP PASSED ON A 7-2 VOTE.

THE REFUSAL TO CREATE ONE DISTRICT CAME AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYONE ELSE, ESPECIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES.

>> AS A RESULT, WE WERE FORCED INTO MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS.

RATHER THAN MAKING THOSE TYPES OF DECISIONS IN THOSE HISTORICALLY ADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS WERE UNHAPPY THEIR CAMPUS WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN TWO DISTRICTS AFTER MONTH OF CALLING FOR THE UNIVERSITY BE TO SEPARATED FROM LA JOLLA.

THE FINAL MAP WAS DRAWN BASED ON 2020 CENSUS DATA.

THE NEXT REDISTRICTING PROCESS WON'T HAPPEN FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED INTO NEXT YEAR WITH A FEW CHANGES.

THE CALIFORNIA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD OR CAL/OSHA MADE IT OFFICIAL TODAY.

THE MAIN CHANGE DOES AWAY WITH DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES.

THEY WILL BE BARRED FROM THE WORKPLACE IF THEY COME INTO CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS.

THIS COULD WORSEN THE LABOR SHORTAGE.

THE RULES WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM JANUARY 14th THROUGH APRIL 14th.

>>> THE AIR FORCE HAS DISCHARGED 27 SERVICEMEMBERS WHO DECIDED TO NOT GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 AND THE U.S. NAVY SAYS THEY WILL START DOING THE SAME.

THE NAVY HAD JUST OVER 5700 UNVACCINATED SAILORS.

ABOUT HALF OF THEM HAVE ASKED FOR RELIGIOUS RELIEF EXEMPTIONS.

THE NAVY HAS SAID WHILE THE REQUESTS ARE PENDING, SERVICEMEMBERS WILL NOT BE DISCHARGED.

U.S. ARMY VACCINATION DEADLINE ALSO HAS PASSED AND A MAJORITY OF THE FORCE HAS BEEN PARTIALLY OR FULLY VACCINATED.

>>> AND A MASK MANDATE IS BACK AND COVID IS SPREADING AT HIGH RATES IN MANY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: AS THE PANDEMIC TOOK HOLD, SAN DIEGO COUNTY SOUTH BAY QUICKLY BECAME THE HARDEST HIT AREA.

NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE CHULA VISTA AND NATIONAL CITY HAVE SEEN A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF COVID- 19 CASES AND DEATHS.

>> WE WERE SEEING WEIGHTS OF LIKE THREE DAYS TO GET INTO THE HOSPITAL.

WE WERE VERY MUCH IN HIGH TURMOIL AND STILL LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE VIRUS.

>> Reporter: NOW VACCINATIONS ARE WILDLY AVAILABLE AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN.

WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION IS HAPPENING IN AREAS WITH POOR ACCESS TO HEALTHY LIVING CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, LOW EDUCATION LEVELS, AND POOR AIR QUALITY.

EXPERTS SAY THE CASE NUMBERS SHARE WHO IS AT HIGHEST RISK.

OTHERS WHO MUST INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SOUTH COUNTY HAS HIGH VACCINATION RATES THANKS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS AND TRUSTED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.

>> WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM COVID, WE ARE BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS AND CREATING A PREVENTION THAT WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ON THE FRONT LINES.

IT CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE .

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS HOPE THE STRATEGIES THAT WORKED IN THE SOUTH BAY CAN BE USED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WHERE CASE RATES ARE HIGH.

FOR KPBS , JENNIFER BOWMAN.

>>> I NEW SOURCE IS A NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

>>> ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES THIS MORNING, LEARNING INCLUDED A VERY SERIOUS LESSON IN ILLEGAL DRUGS.

THE FIRST OPIOID SUMMIT WAS HELD FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ TELLS US ABOUT THE MESSAGE SHARED BY RECOVERING ADDICTS.

>> Reporter: IT IS STORYTELLING AT ITS BEST AND MOST DEVASTATING.

>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE.

>> WHOA!

>> OH, MY GOD.

>> Reporter: THIS DRUG OVERDOSE IS NOT REAL.

IT IS A PERFORMANCE BY THEATER STUDENTS HERE AT SAN DIEGO SCHOOL FOR CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS.

THIS CAMPUS HOSTED THE FIRST EVER OPIOID SUMMIT SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO STOPPING AN EPIDEMIC THAT IS KILLING 1000 PEOPLE A YEAR.

MOST OF IT FROM FENTANYL AND OTHER OPIOIDS.

>> IT IS A TRUE CRISIS.

IF WE DON'T GET THAT INFORMATION TO THEM, WE CAN'T BE AT EVERY CORNER TRYING TO PROTECT THEM.

>> A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STAR IS IN TROUBLED WITH THE LAW.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS HEARD THE HORRIFIC STORY OF CHRIS AARON.

HIS DRUG USE STARTED YOUNG.

>> OUT OF THOSE 15 KIDS, 7 OF US .

SEVEN OF US TURNED INTO HEROIN ADDICTS.

>> THEY PUT TOO MUCH EMPHASIS.

WE WANT TO SHOW THEM DRUG ADDICTS.

WE WANT TO DRIVE THEM AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAY, LOOK AT THAT PERSON.

>> Reporter: OPIOID ABUSE LED TO FOUR OVERDOSES HE CAN REMEMBER AND HE DIED FOR A MOMENT DURING ONE OF THEM.

HE AND OTHERS SHARE THEIR STORIES VIA LIVE STREAM, INCLUDING A MAN WHO BECAME A QUADRIPLEGIC AFTER AN OVERDOSE.

>> I WAS GUILTY OF IT AT A YOUNG AGE.

YOU THINK IT'S COOL TO BE SEEN AS THAT GUY AT THE PARTY WITH THE BEER.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE, IN 2020, 19 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 DIED FROM OPIOID OVERDOSES.

THIS YEAR THAT NUMBER IS ALSO 19 .

A COUPLE OF WEEKS STILL LEFT TO GO.

>> I HOPED THAT IF I COULD HELP ONE PERSON SAY OH, MAYBE I SHOULDN'T SKIP THAT TONIGHT, I HOPE I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO.

>> LIVING IN SAN DIEGO, IT IS A REALLY BIG CULTURE.

I AM AWARE OF THE CULTURE AROUND ME AND I AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS A MESSAGE EVERYONE SHOULD KEEP.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> MORE COMMUNITY GARDENS AND BETTER BROADBAND COULD SOON BE COMING TO SAN DIEGO.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AIR SAYS THAT IS AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED 33 CODE UPDATES.

>> Reporter: THESE UPDATES COME FROM CHANGES FROM THE ELEMENT CODE.

SIMON SAYS ONE OF THE CODE UPDATES WILL CREATE A FASTER PROCESS TO INSTALL FIBER OPTIC EQUIPMENT.

>> IN SHORT, IT IS INTENDED TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ACCESS BY STREAMLINING OUR PROCESS FOR DATA ACCESS AND TO ALLOW FOR INCREASED CAPACITY.

ULTIMATELY THIS WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESSES, EDUCATORS, AND CENTERS.

>> Reporter: COMMUNITY GARDENS WILL BE ALLOWED IN OPEN-SPACE PARKS.

THE PREVIOUS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR SAN DIEGANS TO GROW NUTRITIOUS FOODS.

LAUREN WELCH, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.

>> THERE ARE CHALLENGES WHERE COMMUNITY PARKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN SPACES.

YOU KNOW, TO DO IT, IT IS A LOT OF PAPERWORK AND TIME AND EFFORT, OR YOU CAN'T DO IT AT ALL.

WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE FOUR GRANDKIDS AND COME BACK.

IT WASN'T USEFUL, THE TIMING OR THE CHALLENGES.

>> Reporter: SPACES TO GROW FRESH FOOD ARE KEY FOR FOOD DESERTS, MOSTLY LOW INCOME AREAS THAT LACK GROCERY STORES THAT SELL HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS.

>> THIS ALLOWS COMMUNITIES TO PUT TOGETHER MORE GARDENS OR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PUT TOGETHER SHARED SPACES FOR FOOD .

I MADE A WHOLE BUNCH OF CUCUMBERS.

LEARN HOW TO GROW.

LEARN HOW TO SHARE THAT FOOD.

IT REALLY ALLOWS AND MAKES EVERYTHING A LOT EASIER.

>> Reporter: THE CITY MAKES UPDATES TO THE CODE YEARLY.

VISIT THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT WEBPAGE.

YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF MARCH TO SIT SUBMIT IDEAS FOR NEXT YEAR.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE TROLLEY COULD BE EXPENDED.

TODAY THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH THE RESULTS OF A RECENT STUDY AND PROJECT PROPOSAL.

IT FOUND 65% OF THOSE ASKED WERE IN FAVOR OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONNECTING PUBLIC TRANSIT TO THE AIRPORT.

ONE OPTION IS TO UTILIZE A RAIL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE AIRPORT.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE TROLLEY TO LIBERTY STATION, THE SPORTS ARENA, AND OTHER COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

>> IT IS TIME TO STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND TIME TO START DOING IT.

THE TIME IS NOW.

WITH A SIGNIFICANT AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE, THE TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT WE SAW AROUND THE CONNECTION TO THIS.

>> THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED MORE THAN $24 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.

THE PROPOSED TIMELINE TO GET THE TROLLEY EXTENSION DONE IS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 YEARS, ONCE THE GREEN LIGHT IS GIVEN.

>>> SOON CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL OFFER FREE TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN FOR ALL 4-YEAR-OLDS.

IT WILL BE A BIG HELP TO WORKING PARENTS.

IT MAY HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

>> Reporter: PAMELA'S 4-YEAR-OLD GOES TO AN IN-HOME DAYCARE.

IT COST HER ABOUT $700 A MONTH.

BY 2025, KIDS HIS AGE CAN GO TO PRE-TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.

BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WILL DO.

>> I WORRY THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ATTENTION.

I CONSIDER STAYING WHERE I AM AT NOW.

>> Reporter: SOME PARENTS TOLD KPBS THE COST OF THEIR CHILDCARE EXCEEDS THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENT.

CASAS ' PAYMENT IS IN THAT HIGH .

SHE SAID SHE WILL CONTINUE PAYING OUT OF POCKET IF SHE DOESN'T LIKE THE SCHOOL.

>> WILL IT BE EQUITABLE ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS?

WE KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF DISPARITIES.

>> Reporter: NOT ALL PARENTS HAVE THE LUXURY OF CHOICE.

>> I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD THING.

AT LEAST IT WILL DECREASE THE COST.

EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A COST- BENEFIT ANALYSIS, IS IT STILL THE RIGHT CHOICE?

>> Reporter: A COUNTYWIDE ORGANIZATION HELPS LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES LIKE FULL-DAY CHILDCARE.

THE CEO SAYS WHILE T-K IS FREE, IT WILL HAVE A SHORTER SCHEDULE, WHICH MAY NOT WORK FOR SOME FAMILIES.

>> THEY ARE ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THEY HAVE TO BE ON SITE FOR THE MOST PART.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY CONCERNING FOR US.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE UNIVERSAL PRE-K, OR T-K IS OUT THERE.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE IS A HUGE NEED FOR IT.

>> Reporter: IF IT IS RUN WELL, IT WILL HELP PREPARE KIDS FOR THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN KINDERGARTEN.

STILL, THERE COULD BE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

>> IN AUGUST, I LOST A THIRD.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY OPENED UP A THREE TO FOUR-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: SHE LOST KIDS TO A NEW T-K PROGRAM IN MIRA MESA.

SHE HAS HAD TO APPLY FOR A LICENSE TO CARE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS.

THE CHANGES TO THE BUSINESS AREN'T HER BIGGEST CONCERN.

>> THERE WERE CHILDREN THAT HAD FREQUENT ACCIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY THAT COULDN'T CORRECTLY EXPRESS THEMSELVES OR ARTICULATE THEIR NEEDS.

THOSE ARE VERY, VERY CRITICAL THINGS IN A CHILD'S LIFE.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT BUSINESSES ALL DAY LONG, BUT WHAT WE REALLY, REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON IS THE DEVELOPMENTAL CONCERNS AND THE GENERATION OF CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: WEBER FEARS SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE BURDENED WITH A NEW SET OF RESPONSIBILITIES.

>> THERE IS A REASON WHY CHILDCARE CENTERS HAVE STAFF WITH CENTRALIZED EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH FIVE YEARS, AS WELL AS ELEMENTARY STAFF WHO HAVE SPECIALIZED CREDENTIALS FOR TEACHING ABOVE FIVE YEARS OF AGE , AND HOW IT IS PROPOSED TO MIX THOSE MODELS.

I DON'T KNOW.

>> Reporter: ALREADY KIDS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER GET FREE T-K. ONE TEACHER SET FOR THE PROGRAM TO WORK, SCHOOLS NEED THE PROPER RESOURCES.

SHE ASKED KPBS NOT USE HER NAME TO PROTECT HER JOB.

>> I AM CONCERNED HOW THE DISTRICT WILL IMPLEMENT THIS AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE THE STAFFING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS COMING IN.

WITH THE ADDED EXTRA STUDENTS FOR ALL OF THE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS, THEY WOULD DEFINITELY NEED TO GET A LOT MORE STAFF THAT HAVE BOTH TEACHING CREDENTIALS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE REGION ARE FACING STAFFING SHORTAGES.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR TO FIGURE IT OUT.

>>> THREE COMPANIES ARE BEING INDICTED FOR THE WEEK THAT SPILLED AT 25,000 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL OFF OUR COAST IN OCTOBER A FEDERAL GRAND JURY CHARGED AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP. WITH TWO SUBSIDIARIES WITH A MISDEMEANOR FOR NEGLIGENTLY LEAKING THE OIL THAT CAUSED BEACHES TO CLOSE AND A FISHING BAN.

PROSECUTORS SAY AMPLIFY WORKERS IGNORED EIGHT LEAK ALARMS, WHILE AMPLIFY SAYS THEY BELIEVE THEY WERE FALSE ALARMS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

BEACHES WERE CLOSED FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.

OFFICIALS THERE WANT AMPLIFY TO PAY FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

>>> SHOWERS TONIGHT ARE PRETTY LIKELY.

CHILLY NIGHTS REMAIN AHEAD OF US.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 30s IN SOME SPOTS HERE.

THE NEXT RAIN CHANCE WORKS ITS WAY ON IN.

WE WILL SEE THAT CONTINUAL COLD PATTERN AS WE GET A CHANCE TO DRY OUT.

ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 30s IN A FEW SPOTS HERE.

31.

MORE IMPORTANTLY WE'VE GOT CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WORKING THROUGH, SO MOISTURE.

THE CLOSER TO THE COAST YOU ARE, YOU WILL SEE SHOWERS POSSIBLY BRIEFLY.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF RAIN, BUT IT IS NICE TO SEE SHOWERS OUT THERE.

FOR THE EVENING HOURS, YOU CAN TELL THERE IS MOISTURE OUT THERE.

CLOUDS EAST OF THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS.

HERE IS THAT MOISTURE ALONG THE COAST AROUND 1:00 A.M.

BUT TOMORROW MORNING, IT IS ALL GONE.

IN FACT, THE SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT FOR US TOWARDS DAYBREAK.

THEN WE KEEP THE COOL PATTERN COMING.

TEMPERATURES STAY 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

WHILE OUR AFTERNOON HIGHS WON'T BE TOO BAD, OUR NIGHT TIME LOWS WILL BE THE BIG CHANGE.

63 FOR THE HIGH.

ONCE AGAIN IT BECOMES PRETTY BRIGHT AT THERE FOR FOLKS.

BORREGO SPRINGS COMING IN IN THE MID-60s.

SATURDAY REMAINS WITH COOL AIR STICKING AROUND AND KEEPING THINGS A LITTLE COOLER THAN MAYBE WHERE WE OFTEN FIND OURSELVES THIS TIME OF YEAR.

ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT LOWS.

30s FOR THE COAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, SO IT WILL BE QUITE CHILLY WITH THE COOL AIR IN PLACE FOR US.

AS WE TRANSITION INTO THE INLAND COMMUNITIES, STILL HOLDING ONTO THE 60s FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS BUT THE LOWS STILL FOUND IN THE 30s.

BUNDLE UP, ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING.

VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, 40s THROUGH THE DAY.

OVERNIGHT, 20s AT TIMES, LIKE ON SATURDAY HERE.

COOL AIR SINKING AROUND THE DESERT LOCATIONS.

HOLDING ON TO 30s FOR THE LOWS AND MID 60s FOR THE DAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS , I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER .

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE HAS A NEW PLAN TO GET MORE TRUCKERS ON THE ROAD.

THE CURRENT SHORTAGE HAS GROWN TO 80,000 UNFILLED JOBS AND COULD DOUBLE BY 2030.

THE PLAN WILL EARMARK $30 MILLION TO EXPEDITE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES, INCREASE TRUCKING APPRENTICES, AND OUTREACH TO MILITARY VETERANS.

IT ESTABLISHES A JOINT INITIATIVE BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRANSPORTATION TO RECRUIT NEW DRIVERS.

>>> THE RESIGNATION OF PEOPLE LEAVING THEIR JOBS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE NEW YEAR.

69% OF THOSE WHO MADE A CHANGE THIS YEAR SAY THEY PLAN TO MAKE ANOTHER MOVE NEXT YEAR.

MORE THAN A QUARTER SAY THEY ARE LEARNING NEW SKILLS TO GET A BETTER JOB.

THOSE MOST LIKELY TO MOVE ON EARN LESS THAN $40,000 A YEAR, ARE MEN UNDER 24 YEARS OLD, AND ARE ETHNIC MINORITIES.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HOW AMERICANS CAN PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL WAVE OF ALL MICRON CASES.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> THE PUNTER ON SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS BEEN NAMED A FIRST- TEAM ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION.

MATT ARAIZA IS THE ONLY OTHER AZTEC TO EARN ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETES.

HE WON THE BEST COLLEGIATE PUNTER.

HE PUNTED 76 TIMES OVER 3900 YARDS.

SAN DIEGO STATE, WHICH HAS TIED A SCHOOL RECORD WITH 11 VICTORIES THIS SEASON, PLAYS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND SAN ANTONIO IN THE FRISCO BOWL NEXT TUESDAY.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS HOME TO THE NEWEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE EXPANSION TEAM.

KPBS REPORTER GIVES US A LOOK AT THE SAN DIEGO WAVE FC >> Reporter: OUR CREST HAS RISEN.

OUR TIME TO STAND TOGETHER IS NOW.

THE WAVE IS CALLING.

THE NEWEST EXPANSION TEAM REVEALED THEIR CREST AND COLORS TO THE PUBLIC.

AS THE WAVE RISES, IT FORMS A CREST OVER THE HORIZON.

>> COLORS OF THE SKY AS VIBRANT AND PROUD AS OUR CULTURE.

THE COMMON GROUND WE SHARE.

COLORS THAT SHOWCASE THE BEAUTY OF OUR PACIFIC OCEAN.

>> SOCCER FOOTBALL IS EVERYWHERE IN THIS CITY.

THE RICH TRADITION AND HISTORY OF SOCCER IS WHY I TRULY BELIEVE THIS TOWN WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH OUR TEAM.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT ALICE DESCRIBED HOW THE TEAM NAME CAME TO BE.

>> IT TAKES FROM THE COASTLINE.

WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF BEING A BOLD FORCE IN TODAY'S SPORTS LANDSCAPE.

>> IT IS AND JUST A GAME.

IT IS PART OF LIFE.

IT IS PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY.

GIRLS ARE NOT ONLY ENCOURAGED TO PLAY THE GAME, BUT THEY ARE GIVEN A PLATFORM TO THRIVE.

>> Reporter: CASEY STONEY IS THE FIRST HEAD COACH AND HOPES HAVING A PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM WILL INSPIRE YOUNG FEMALES TO PLAY SOCCER.

MELANIE IS ALREADY A FAN.

>> I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SEASON TO KICKOFF IT TO CHEER FOR MY OWN LOCAL TEAM.

>> Reporter: SHE IS INSPIRED BY WOMEN'S U.S. NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS AND WAVE FC'S RECENT SIGNINGS.

>> THEY ARE STRONG AND FIERCE WOMEN THAT HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MANY GREAT THINGS AND THAT IS WHY I LOOK UP TO THEM.

>> Reporter: BEING A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIVE, ALEX MORGAN IS EXCITED TO MAKE A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THE CLUB AND THE CITY.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY I LIVE IN.

NOT ONLY DOES THAT MEAN PLAYING IN THE FIELD AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG GIRLS, BUT DIGGING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BEING PART OF, YOU KNOW, WHY THESE GIRLS CONTINUE TO PLAY SOCCER.

>> Reporter: THE INAUGURAL SEASON KICKS OFF IN MAY AND THEY WILL TEMPORARILY PLAY AT THE TOREROS STADIUM UNTIL THEIR PERMANENT HOME IN MISSION VALLEY IS COMPLETED.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWS NEWSROOM .

IT IS THE SEASON OF GIVING, BUT THE NEEDS LAST ALL THROUGH THE YEAR.

ON MORNING EDITION, HOW SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE STEPPING UP THEIR EFFORTS AND STAFFING HERE AND THERE IS ONLY ONE WEEKEND LEFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

A ROUNDUP OF THE BEST EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AROUND TOWN.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US .

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

GOODNIGHT.

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