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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 13th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IT'S AN ISSUE MANY ARE FACING EACH DAY.

THE WORRY OF YOUR JOB DURING THE PANDEMIC AND FOR THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES, IT IS A SCARY TIME, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE, TOO.

TODAY, LABOR UNIONS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS URGED LAWMAKERS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER, MATT HOFFMAN BEGINS OUR COVERAGE.

>> RESEARCH IS CLEAR.

WHEN WORKERS HAVE THE OPTION TO ISOLATE AND NOT LOSE EARNINGS, TRANSMISSION GOES DOWN.

>> Reporter: THE ELITES THE UNION CALL SEI YOU SHE SAYS TWO WEEKS OF COVID-19 PAID LEAVE IS ESSENTIAL DURING A RECORD SURGE IN INFECTIONS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS.

>> IF YOU ARE YOUR CHILDREN ARE SICK OR EXPOSED YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE NOT TO PASS IT ON AND THAT MEANS STAYING AT HOME.

UNFORTUNATELY IF YOU HAVE TO GO TO WORK IN ORDER TO PAY THE RENT, OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, YOU MIGHT NOT FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

RHIANNON RAMOS WORKS AT STATER BROTHERS GROCERY STORE AND SHE ENDED UP TESTING POSITIVE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SICK TIME TO COVER QUARANTINE.

NOW SHE SAYS SHE IS OUT OF SICK DAYS THROUGH NEXT AUGUST.

>> I HAVE A CHOICE TO IGNORE MY RESULTS AND CONTINUE TO WORK SEEING AS MONEY WAS VERY TIGHT AS I GOT OFF OF DISABILITY BUT I STAYED HOME.

AND I MADE THE DECISION TO PROTECT MY COWORKERS AND CUSTOMERS.

>> Reporter: LABOR UNIONS INCLUDING THE GROCERY WORKERS OF CALIFORNIA WHICH RECOMMENDS REPRESENTS MORE THAN 9000 HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE CALLING FOR SICK LEAVE NOW.

>> RIGHT NOW WHILE I'M OFF I HAVE TO USE PTO OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PAID TIME OFF.

IF I RUN OF OUT OF PTO I DON'T GET PAID UNLESS A GO ON MEDICAL LEAVE.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SUGGESTED HE IS ON BOARD WITH WE UP AND THE SICK LEAVE WHICH PREVIOUSLY EXPIRED LASTED TO SEPTEMBER JUST BEFORE THE COVID-19 SURGE.

>> IT IS MANAGEABLE BUT TELL CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT AND NONE MORE CHALLENGING THAN OUR FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES AND THESE NURSES AND DOCTORS THAT HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED.

WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AROUND OUR SICK LEAVE POLICY.

WE BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO VALUE THOSE WORKERS AND PROVIDE THEM SICK LEAVE PROTECTIONS.

>> Reporter: TEACHERS ARE ALSO CALLING ON LAWMAKERS TO ACT QUICKLY.

>> I CAN SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE.

I, LIKE MOST EDUCATORS RECEIVE A FINITE NUMBER OF SICK DAYS PER SCHOOL YEAR.

WHEN THOSE DAYS ARE GONE, THEY ARE GONE.

>> Reporter: MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SUPREME COURT HAS BLOCKED ENFORCEMENT OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S NATIONWIDE VACCINE AND TESTING MANDATE FOR LARGE BUSINESSES.

HOWEVER, THE COURT WILL ALLOW A VACCINE MANDATE FOR CERTAIN HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO TAKE EFFECT.

THE COURTS CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY RULED THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER TO ENACT THE MANDATE.

IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED WORKERS AT BUSINESSES WITH 100 OR MORE EMPLOYEES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED OR UNDERGO REGULAR TESTING.

AND WEAR A FACE COVERING.

>>> AS COVID CASES RAKE RECORDS EVERY DAY, HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE SAY THEY ARE IN DIRE STRAITS, MANY WITH FEW I SEE BEDS OPEN.

ICU BEDS OPEN.

TODAY PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCE MORE DEPLOYMENTS TO HELP.

>> Reporter: WITH COVID HOSPITALIZATIONS AT RECORD HIGHS, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SENDING MUCH-NEEDED HELP TO KEEP UP.

ON THURSDAY THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED HIS DEPLOYED MILITARY MEDICAL TEAMS TO 6 STATES, OHIO, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN, RHODE ISLAND, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW MEXICO.

>> REQUIRING MAJOR DEPLOYMENT OF OUR NATION'S ARMED FORCES AT HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO MANAGE THE SURGE OF OMICRON VIRUS.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ALSO SAYS THE GOVERNMENT IS PURCHASING 500 MILLION ADDITIONAL COVID-19 TESTS.

ANOTHER CRITICAL ISSUE THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED, MASKS.

>> FOR SOME AMERICANS, A MASK IS NOT AFFORDABLE OR CONVENIENT TO GET SO NEXT WEEK, WE WILL ANNOUNCE HOW WE ARE MAKING HIGH- QUALITY MASKS AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR FREE.

>> Reporter: IT IS A HUGE RELIEF FOR HOSPITALS STRETCHED THIN AND HEALTHCARE STAFFING START SHORTAGES STRAINING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE CURRENTLY OVER 155,000.

>> WE HAVE OVER THREE PHONE HUNDRED PEOPLE RIGHT NOW 300 PEOPLE ALL RIGHT UP DUE TO COVID OR PANDEMIC RELATED CONCERNS.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES REPORT THEY HAVE LESS THAN 15% OF ICU BEDS LEFT.

>> I AM I NAME AND ABLE -- I AM UNABLE TO CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS.

I HAD THREE NURSES LEAVE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO THIS AGAIN.

THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING BACKWARDS.

>>> COVID-19 IS NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG U.S. POLICE OFFICERS.

A NEW REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND FOUND MORE THAN 300 FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS DIED BECAUSE OF COVID LAST YEAR.

THIS IS DESPITE THE NUMBERS.

POLICE OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS HAVE PUSHED AGAINST VACCINE MANDATES AND THREATENED RESIGNATIONS AND LAWSUITS.

YESTERDAY THE SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION FILED AN INJUNCTION AGAINST SAN DIEGO CLAIMING OFFICERS HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO RECORD THEIR INTERVIEWS REGARDING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE CITY'S EMPLOYEE VACCINE MANDATE.

>>> AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY AT THE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THE VACCINE MANDATE WILL BE PUSHED BACK.

STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL TODAY AFTER WINTER BREAK.

BEFORE THE BREAK, THE DISTRICT ANNOUNCED THE MANDATE FOR STUDENTS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO BE FULFILLED BY EARLY FEBRUARY.

NOW THOSE KIDS WILL HAVE UNTIL MAY.

STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LEARN IN PERSON WILL NEED TO BE FULLY VACCINATED BY THE START OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

SOME PARENTS CRITICIZED THE MOVE SAYING WITHOUT THE MANDATE THINGS MAY NEVER GET BACK TO NORMAL.

>> WE AS PARENTS HAVE TO NOTIFY OUR JOBS AND SAY HEY, WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AND SO THAT LEAVES US, OUR FAMILY UNIT DISRUPTED.

>>> TEACHERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR FIRST VACCINE DOSE BY FEBRUARY 1st OR APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION.

>>> SOBERING CHALLENGES FOR THE STRENGTH AND WILL TO MEET THEM.

THAT WAS THE CENTRAL MESSAGE FROM SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA IN HIS 2022 STATE OF THE CITY SPEECH.

KPBS REPORTER, JOHN CARROLL HAS MORE ON THE MAYOR'S PRIORITIES FOR THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: BEFORE THE MAYOR SAID A WORD, FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHTS SPEECH, THE SETTING SET A LOT.

A NEARLY EMPTY CONVENTION CENTER, A REALITY FORCED BY THE OMICRON VARIANT.

>> I WISH I COULD DELIVER THIS INTEREST TO YOU IN ADDRESSED TO YOU IN PERSON WITH THE NEWS THAT MOST OF OUR WOES ARE BEHIND US.

I AM ABLE TO REPORT THAT YES, WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS., GLORIA'S SPEECH FOCUSED ON BIG ISSUES, AMONG THEM THE RISING CRIME RATE.

HE PLEDGED TO PROVIDE POLICE RESOURCES THEY NEED WITH A FOCUS ON TREATING EVERYONE FAIRLY.

>> THIS HELP SHOULD COME WITHOUT EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE, RACIAL PROFILING OR ANY ABUSE BY THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SWORN TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

A GREAT CITY CAN FULLY FUND AND SUPPORT ITS LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHILE ALSO ENSURING THEY HONOR THEIR OATH.

>> Reporter: GLORIA ACKNOWLEDGED THE CITY'S ONGOING NEEDS WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLEDGED TO SPEND THE MONEY NEEDED FOR SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING THEM.

>> THESE ARE CORE SYSTEMS THAT ARE AGING, UPDATED, OFTEN NEGLECTED AND IN SOME CASES, IN DANGER OF FAILING.

IN 2021, WE BUDGETED NEARLY $1 BILLION FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORK.

THAT'S 4 1/2 TIMES THE AMOUNT WE PUT TOWARDS INFRASTRUCTURE JUST A DECADE AGO.

>> Reporter: HOUSING, GETTING IT FOR PEOPLE ON THE STREETS AND FOR THOSE ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE STREET.

GLORIOUS IS THE CITY IS MOVING AGGRESSIVELY TO ADDRESS BOTH ISSUES.

>> HOUSING WITH SERVICES ENDS HOMELESSNESS.

IN 2021, WE CREATED 132 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

WE HAVE NEARLY 1000 MORE IN THE PIPELINE.

IN 2021, WE ISSUED MILLION PURPOSE PERMITS AND ENTITLEMENTS THAT WILL CREATE AS MANY AS 12,000 NEW HOMES WITH MORE THAN 6500 AND THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR FINISHED ON A NOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN SAN DIEGO'S FUTURE.

>> AMID THE DARKEST OF TIMES, UNDER THE MOST DIFFICULT STEP CIRCUMSTANCES, WE HAVE SEEN A CHALLENGE, STEPPED UP, COME TOGETHER AND WE TRIUMPHED.

THIS SAYS TO ME THAT WE CAN AND WILL DO IT AGAIN.

>> Reporter: JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN CHULA VISTA AS THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT TO THE REPUBLIC SERVICES LABOR STRIKE.

KPBS REPORTER, ALEXANDRA RANGEL HAS MORE ON HOW THE CITY PLANS TO CLEAN UP THE OVERFLOWING GARBAGE.

TRASH CANS FIELD FILLED TO THE BRIM CAN BE SEEN IN THE STREETS OF CHULA VISTA.

IT HAS BEEN A MONTH OF TRASH PILING UP.

IT HAS BECOME A HEALTH HAZARD.

>> THE INFESTATION PILED UP IN ONE PLACE, MAGGOTS, ANIMALS COMING AROUND, JUST THE AIR BEING POLLUTED IN THIS LITTLE SPACE.

HIM AND HE LIVES IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR EAST ORANGE AVENUE AND SAYS HE AND HIS NEIGHBORS ARE TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH.

THEY ARE GETTING TIRED OF SEEING THEIR KIDS PLAY OUTSIDE RIGHT NEXT TO AN OVERFLOWING DUMP.

>> WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO PUT OUR MONEY TOGETHER AND I WILL CALL MY BUDDIES AND HAVE THEM HOLD IT OUT AND TAKE IT TO THE LANDFILL.

>> Reporter: THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR IS ALSO DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

MR. DOMINGUEZ SAYS THEY PAID AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO HAUL THEIR TRASH TO THE LANDFILL.

>> IT IS A PROBLEM FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JILL GALVEZ SAYS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY HAS BEEN TO CLEAR BY THE CITY MANAGER.

SHE ISSUED A PRINTER STATEMENT WEDNESDAY SAYING "THE CITY WOULD BE INVOKING THE CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES.

SHE SAYS CITY WORKERS HAS STARTED TO PICK UP OVERFLOWING TRASH AT MULTI-HOUSING CONFLICT IS.

THE DECLARATION IS EXPECTED TO BE RATIFIED AT TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

NEARLY 250 SANITATION WORKERS OF REPUBLIC SERVICES ARE STILL ON STRIKE.

THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT GOING BACK TO WORK UNTIL THEY GET A CONTRACT THEY THINK IS FAIR.

ALEXANDRA RANGEL , KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE MAN WHO KILLED ROBERT F KENNEDY WILL NOT BE PAROLED AFTER ALL.

GOVERNOR NEWSOME HAS REJECTED RELEASING 77-YEAR-OLD SIRHAN SIRHAN.

HE WENT TO PRISON MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY AFTER THE SLAYING SHOOK THE WORLD IN 1968.

KENNEDY, THE U.S.

SENATOR FROM NEW YORK WAS KILLED MOMENTS AFTER HE CLAIMED VICTORY IN CALIFORNIA'S A LITTLE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.

>>> THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD THIS WEEK RELEASED ITS PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED FOUR PEOPLE IN AN EL CAJON NEIGHBORHOOD IN LATE DECEMBER.

KPBS REPORTER, KITTY ALVARADO HAS THE STORY.

FORMAT ON DECEMBER 27th AT 12:00 AT NIGHT A MEDICAL TRANSPORT CARRYING TWO PILOTS AND TWO NURSES WAS ABOUT TO LAND AT GILLESPIE FIELD IN EL CAJON.

>> -- >> Reporter: THAT WAS THE LAST COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PILOT AND AIR TRACK IT TRAFFIC CONTROL.

SOMETHING WENT TERRIBLY WRONG.

MOMENTS LATER THE PLANE CRASHED INTO THIS EL CAJON NEIGHBORHOOD.

>>, GOD.

ALL FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD THE LEAR JET WERE KILLED.

NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS HURT.

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OR NTSB, THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT INVESTIGATES ALL PLANE CRASHES, HAS RELEASED A PRELIMINARY REPORT.

PETER KNUTSON WITH THE NTSB GAVE A FEW DETAILS ABOUT THE FINAL MOMENTS OF THE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED IN SANTA ANA.

>> THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE CONTROLLERS AT GILLESPIE FIELD.

AND THE PILOT HAD REQUESTED A CHANGE FROM AN INSTRUMENT FIGHT FLIGHT APPROACH TO ONE OF THE RUNWAYS TO A VISUAL APPROACH TO ANOTHER RUNWAY AND WAS ON THE APPROACH TO THAT RUNWAY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

>> Reporter: KNUTSON SAYS THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED IF THAT CHANGE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE CRASH BUT ANOTHER FACTOR IS GENERATING A LOT OF SPECULATION.

>> THE AIRCRAFT DID HAVE DID HIT A POWER LINE SHORTLY BEFORE.

IT IS UNUSUAL FOR AIRCRAFT TO HIT POWER LINES.

:HE SAYS IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE.

>> WE HAVE DRAWN NO CONCLUSION ABOUT WHAT ROLE THAT HAD.

>> Reporter: VISIBILITY IS ANOTHER MAJOR FACTOR THEY ARE LOOKING INTO.

THAT EVENING WAS OVERCAST AND THE PILOT ASKED FOR MORE LIGHTING.

>> CAN YOU PLEASE TURN UP THE LIGHTS FOR US A LITTLE MORE?

>> Reporter: -- >> LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND THE WEATHER, CLOUD CONDITIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

ALL OF THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO MORE DEEPLY.

FROM HE SAYS WHAT STANDS OUT IS THE FACT THAT ANOTHER HAD BEEN TWO MONTHS EARLIER INVOLVING THE SAME AIRPORT.

THAT PLANE CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS REPORT IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, HE SAYS BUT IF THE AIRPORT HAS ISSUES PUTTING THE COMMUNITY AT RISK, THEY WILL ADDRESS THAT IN THE FINAL REPORT.

>> IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IF WE FIND SAFETY ISSUES THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY MAKE SECOND SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> Reporter: INVESTIGATIONS INTO BOTH CRASHES ARE STILL IN INITIAL PHASES.

FINAL REPORTS TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO BE COMPLETED.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA HAS BECOME KNOWN FOR ITS AGGRESSIVE USE OF DRONES AND OTHER POLICE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

YET CITY LEADERS INSIST THEY ARE USING THESE TOOLS WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THE PRIVACY OF THEIR LAW-ABIDING RESIDENTS.

HOWEVER, KPBS 'S NATHAN SHARMA REPORTS CHULA VISTA GIVES WIDE CONTROL OVER DATA ON PEOPLE COLLECTED BY ITS POLICE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA CITY OFFICIALS BILL THE POLICE TO PROMISE NEW REAL-TIME OPERATIONS CENTER AS A STATE-OF- THE-ART PUBLIC SAFETY HUB.

PRIVACY ADVOCATES SAY IT IS A CHARGING HORSE.

IN LATE 2020, WITH NO PUBLIC DEBATE, AND NO COMPETITIVE BIDDING, THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ALLOWS THE COMPANY TO USE, COPY, ANALYZE, PUBLISH, AND OFFER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES TO ANY DATA THAT PASSES THROUGH ITS REAL-TIME OPERATIONS CENTER.

THOSE DATA INCLUDE LIVE SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS, INFORMATION PICKED UP BY THE AGENCIES AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS AND VIDEO CAPTURED BY ITS DRONES, SENT OUT TO 9-1-1 CALLS.

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A REAL- TIME PERPETUAL HISTORY OF OUR LIVES IN THE MOST INTIMATE MOMENTS.

WHERE WE GO, WHO WE SPEND TIME WITH, HOW WE SOCIALIZE.

THIS SEASON WHO GOES TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY AND WHO GOES TO A MOSQUE AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GOES FAR BEYOND GEORGE ORWELL'S WORST NIGHTMARES.

>> Reporter: ALBERT FOXCONN IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK-BASED SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT PROJECT.

>> THIS IS REALLY JUST CHILLING.

IT FEELS LIKE HANDING OVER CALIFORNIANS' INFORMATION WHOLESALE.

TO THESE SURVEILLANCE VENDORS.

AND A REAL DERELICT OF DUTY.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA CITY LEADERS REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THE CONTRACT BUT THE VENDOR, MAYOR MILLER MARY SALAS SAID THERE IS ALWAYS A CONCERN ABOUT TRAVELING OF PRIVACY RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE "EVER WATCHFUL OF IT. "

>> ON STAFF WE HAVE EXCELLENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO THIS AND THAT REALLY ARE STUDENTS OF THIS AND I HAVE FAITH IN THEIR EXPERTISE.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATES DISAGREE.

THEY ARE ESPECIALLY ALARMED WITH THE CITY ALSO GRANTING MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS PERMISSION TO SELL ANY DATA THAT RUNS THROUGH ITS REAL-TIME OPERATION CENTER AS LONG AS IT IS ANONYMIZED.

>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING.

>> Reporter: BRIAN HOKE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OAKLAND-BASED PRIVACY OUT TO SEA GROUP, SECURE JUSTICE.

>> IF THE CITY COUNCIL OR ADMINISTRATION PROCUREMENT PEOPLE REVIEWED THIS WITH A LENS OF PROTECTING RESIDENTS' PRIVATE HE PRIVACY, THEY COMPLETELY FAILED.

>> Reporter: MOTOROLA DID NOT RESPOND TO AN INTERVIEW REQUEST.

SAN DIEGO ACLU LAWYER, CONTENDS THE OVERALL CONTRACT IS SO LOPSIDED LEE FAVORING MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS THAT SHE WONDERS WHETHER CHULA VISTA CITY OFFICIALS UNDERSTOOD THE STAKES OR WERE SIMPLY A BOX BY THE COMPANY'S HIGH-PRICED LAWYERS.

>> EITHER THE LACK THE EXPERTISE TO APPROPRIATELY ANALYZE AND UNDERSTAND THESE CONTRACTS WILL TERMS IN WHICH CASE THEY SHOULDN'T BE ENTERING INTO THEM AT ALL, OR THEY UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS AND THEY ARE HAPPILY TRADING AWAY THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF CHULA VISTA RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: FOXCONN SAYS THE PRIVACY LOSSES MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS FINANCIAL WINDFALL.

>> THE DATA BROKER INDUSTRY IS A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY THAT IS TRYING TO TAKE EVERYTHING WE DO, BOTH IN DIGITAL SPACES AND PHYSICAL SPACES, AND TURN IT INTO A PRODUCT FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

>> Reporter: HE AND OTHER PRIVACY ADVOCATES WANT LAWMAKERS TO BAR CITIES LIKE CHULA VISTA FROM GIVING THEM ACCESS TO DATA ON THEIR RESIDENT S. >> THIS IS SOMETHING POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD PROTECT US FROM, NOT SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE FUELING.

>> Reporter: FROM PRIVACY SECURITY TO NATIONAL SECURITY, TOMORROW, WE WILL TELL YOU HOW CHULA VISTA POLICE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BUY THEIR DRONES FROM A CHINESE MANUFACTURER ON A WATCHLIST FOR SPYING.

>>> EMPLOYEES OF SOLAR COMPANIES ARE RALLYING TO SEND GOVERNOR NEWSOME A MESSAGE.

THEY LEFT FOR LOS ANGELES THIS MORNING TO JOIN WORKERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE IN PROTESTING THE LATEST CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION PROPOSAL THAT WOULD TAX ROOFTOP SOLAR CUSTOMERS AND REDUCE COMPETITION COMPENSATION FOR CLEAN ENERGY.

EMPLOYEES WORRY LESS PEOPLE WILL INVEST IN SOLAR WHICH MEANS LESS WORK FOR THEM.

>> ANYWHERE FROM INSTALLERS, TO ELECTRICIANS, TO ADMINISTRATIVE FOLKS, SALESPEOPLE, ACCOUNTING.

EVERYBODY WHO WORKS IN THIS CONSTRUCTION AND SOLAR INDUSTRY IS -- HAS SOMETHING TO LOSE HIS IF THIS GOES THROUGH.

>>> ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE SAYS THAT THE PROPOSAL PASSES 30 TO 40 JOBS CAN BE 30 TO 40,000 JOBS COULD BE LOST IN CALIFORNIA.

A RALLY IS BEING HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY.

>>> AN ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL TEMPERATURES RELEASED TODAY SHOW 2021 CONTINUED THE DECADES LONG TREND OF GLOBAL WARMING.

TIMES MUCH HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE FEDERAL AGENCIES NOAH AND NASA SHOW THE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES WERE THE SIXTH WARMEST ON RECORD.

>> THE LAST SEVEN YEARS HAVE BEEN WARMER THAN ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST CENTURY.

RUSSELL'S CHIEF OF THE CLIMATIC ANALYSIS BRANCH OF NOAA.

>> EACH OF THE LAST FOUR DECADES HAS BEEN HARDER THAN THAT DECADE THAT PRECEDED.

A STEADY INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE SINCE THE 1960s AND WE ARE PROBABLY WARMER THAN ANYTIME IN THE LAST 2000 YEARS AT LEAST.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL REPORT PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF REAL EVENTS LIKE DAMAGING CYCLONES IN THE PHILIPPINES AND WILDFIRES IN THE AMERICAN WEST THAT FEED OFF RISING TEMPERATURES.

MAYBE THE BEST INDICATION OF GLOBAL WARMING IS THE TEMPERATURE OF THE OCEANS.

WHICH ABSORB 90% OF THE CLIMATE OFFICE EXCESS HEAT.

LAST YEAR, IT SET A NEW RECORD FOR THE OCEAN'S HEAT CONTENT.

SO DID THE YEAR BEFORE THAT AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.

>> SO BASICALLY THE ENERGY THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR HURRICANES, FOR VARIOUS EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS LIKE HEAT WAVES CERTAINLY INFLUENCES CLIMATE AND THE WEATHER ON THE CONTINENTS.

THIS IS THE ENERGY AVAILABLE TO ERODE GLACIERS AND ICE SHEETS.

>> Reporter: ASKED WHAT COULD BE DONE TO STOP THE PROGRESS OF GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATOLOGIST AT NOAA AND NASA SAID ANYTHING THAT REDUCES GREENHOUSE GASES MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> >>> WE HAVE CERTAINLY SEEN A LOT OF CLOUDS THANKS TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT IS PARKED JUST OFFSHORE AND IS GOING TO KEEP SPINNING THE CLOUDS IN AND MAYBE EVEN A FEW SPRINKLES AS WE ENTER SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY.

SO NOT NECESSARILY A LOT OF RAIN CHANCES, NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE IF WE SEE ANY AT ALL BUT WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT.

AS YOU CAN TELL THERE ARE HIGH SURF ADVISORY'S IN PLACE BECAUSE AN UPPER LOW OFFSHORE IS KEEPING THAT FLOW COMING IN AND A LOT OF THE WAVE ENERGY, TOO WITH IT NOTICE TONIGHT WE GET 50 IN THE CITY, OCEANSIDE, 45, 47 IN RAMONA, 44 IN MOUNT LAGUNA AND MOST OF US KEEPING AT LEAST SOME CLOUDS AROUND.

IT IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE PERMANENTLY CLOUDY, A FEW BREAKS OF SUNSHINE NOW AND THEN BUT WE ARE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THIS STRONG HIGH OFF TO THE NORTH THAT IS KEEPING SO MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST DRY AND OFF TOWARD THE SOUTH AGAIN INTO THE PACIFIC WE HAVE THAT UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN MEXICO THAT IS WHAT IS KEEPING THE CLOUDS PIPING IN.

MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR US HEADING INTO TOMORROW, 68 FOR THE HIGH.

TOWARD MOUNT LAGUNA, 56, BORREGO SPRINGS AT 77 AND CHULA VISTA BACK INTO THE LOWER 70s.

AGAIN INTO SATURDAY, KEEPING THE SAME PATTERN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

DRIVE BUT AGAIN STILL WITH CLOUDS AND COASTAL INFLUENCE DUE TO THE LOW OFFSHORE WHICH DOESN'T REALLY BUDGE MUCH.

YOU CAN SEE HERE SATURDAY MAYBE SOME BREAKS OF SUNSHINE, MAYBE A POSSIBLE SPRINKLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS BUT I THINK OVERALL WE ARE PRETTY QUIET.

THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE CLOUDS AS WE GET INTO MONDAY SO SUNDAY ASHLEY COULD BE THE BRIGHTEST, NICEST DAY OF THE NEXT FEW.

THAT MIGHT BE YOUR CHANCE TO GET OUT AND ABOUT.

MID 70s FOR THE INLAND LOCATIONS SUNDAY AND NOTICE AGAIN, MORE CLOUDS AS WE GET INTO MONDAY WITH A LITTLE MORE ENERGY COMING ONSHORE.

MAYBE A BRIEF SPRINKLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

WE DO HAVE SHOWERS AROUND FOR THE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MONDAY.

CANNOT RULE OUT COMPLETELY A SHOWER OR TWO ON SATURDAY EITHER BUT OVERALL, A REALLY RELATIVELY DRY TREND WITH EXTRA CLOUDS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE DAYS TO COME.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST, ALYSSA CONSTANZA.

>>> THE U.S. ARMY HOPES CASH WILL FILL ITS RANKS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

NEW RECRUITS ARE BEING OFFERED TO UP TO $50,000 IN INCENTIVES TO ENDLESS FOR 6 YEARS, THE LARGEST THE MILITARY BRANCH HAS EVER OFFERED.

THE ARMY SAYS CERTAIN JOBS COME WITH HIGHER BONUSES BECAUSE THEY NEED TO FILL THEM QUICKLY OR POSITIONS ARE DIFFICULT TO FILL.

BONUSES ARE ALSO GIVEN TO THOSE WHO CAN QUICKLY COMPLETE COME BACK TRAINING.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS, A SUPREME COURT DECISION ON VACCINE MANDATE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR WORKERS IS COVID CASES SURGE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION OF KPBS.

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

LABOR UNIONS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE URGING LAWMAKERS TO ONCE AGAIN PROVIDE COVID-19 PAID SICK LEAVE.

ADVOCATES ARGUE THAT WITHOUT IT PEOPLE MAY GO TO WORK SICK TO STAY AFLOAT.

>>> EARLIER THIS WEEK, SENATOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAID HE IS ON BOARD WITH ME UPPING THE SICK LEAVE WHICH PREVIOUSLY EXPIRED LAST SEPTEMBER.

GOVERNOR NEWSOME SAYS HE IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERS.

>>> CHULA VISTA OFFICIALS HAVE DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO BACK THE MOVE NEXT WEEK.

A FOUR WEEK LONG TRASH STRIKE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND UNION DRIVERS HAS LED TO TRASH PILING UP IN THE STREETS.

THE CITY MANAGER DECLARED A HEALTH EMERGENCY THIS WEEK.

THE DECLARATION COULD BE RATIFIED BY CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY.

THE STRIKE ENTERS ITS FIFTH WEEK ON MONDAY.

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