>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS .

CALL 1-800 BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, AND THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

EXTREME WINDS AND DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS HAVE EASED A BIT IN LOS ANGELES, GIVING FIRE TEAMS IN ADVANTAGE WITH MULTIPLE FIRES STILL BURNING.

THE DEATH TOLL REMAINS AT 25 WITH THE SEARCH IN FIRE DECIMATED AREAS STILL GOING.

IN ALTADENA, FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND A HOME BASE TO BEGIN THEIR RECOVERY.

>> Reporter: THIS HISTORICALLY DISCOVERED -- DESTRUCTIVE PALISADES FIRE LEFT A QUARTER CONTAINED WITH FIRE CREWS MAKING GROUND.

THREE OTHER BLAZES BETWEEN HALF AND TOTAL CONTAINMENT IS MONITORED BY CAL FIRE.

NOT AS CONTAINED, RISING FRUSTRATIONS AMONG MANY FIRE VICTIMS UNABLE TO ACCESS THEIR DEVASTATED COMMUNITIES.

>> THE REPOPULATION OF RESIDENCE IN THE EVACUATION AREAS WILL NOT OCCUR FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE WEEK FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE DEEMED SAFE.

>> THE U.S. EPA HAS BEEN TASKED BY FEMA TO CONDUCT PHASE ONE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REMOVAL IN THE BURN FOOTPRINT.

WE ARE BEGINNING THIS WORK TODAY.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE MADE IT BACK TO THE ASHES OF THEIR HOMES.

>> EVERYTHING IS GONE.

>> Reporter: THIS FAMILY LIKE SO MANY OTHERS SCRAMBLING, UNABLE TO AFFORD TEMPORARY HOUSING.

>> THIS COST TWICE MY MORTGAGE.

WHAT?

>> AIRBNB'S AND HOTELS IN THE REGION ARE OFFERING DISPLACED RESIDENTS LOW PRICES.

ALLOWING MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES TO BE USED OUTSIDE OF DESIGNATED MOBILE PARKS DURING THE BUILDING.

GIVING THOSE LEFT WITH NOTHING HELPED.

>> WE DID IT ONCE.

WE CAN DO IT AGAIN.

>> IN ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA, MARY GONZALES, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE FIRES COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA'S INSURANCE MARKET.

COMING UP, WE LOOK AT WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR HOMEOWNERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>>> TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE UPPER 40s AND STAYING CLEAR.

THE BIG STORY HAS BEEN SANTA ANA WINDS AND FIRE DANGERS.

WE HAVE SOME CHANGES ON THE WAY.

CONCERNING THESE TOPICS.

I WILL BRING ALL OF THAT DOWN COMING UP.

>> LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE MADE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A POTENTIAL CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS.

THE TERMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED TODAY.

IT INCLUDES THE RELEASE OF AT LEAST 33 OCTOBER 7th HOSTAGES AS WELL AS PALESTINIAN PRISONERS.

WE SPOKE TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE WHO TOLD HIM THE VIDEO GIVES THEM HOPE AFTER 15 MONTHS OF AGONY.

>> WHAT IS UP AND LIKE FOR YOU SINCE THE START OF THE WAR?

>> I WOULD SAY IT HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR US.

THE GROUND HAS SHIFTED.

>> WE ARE HAPPY THAT SOME KIND OF CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED.

HOWEVER, WE ARE OPTIMISTIC.

YOU NEED TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE CAN EXIST FREELY.

>> BOTH WOMEN AGREE THAT PEACE WILL AGREE WITH COMMON GROUND.

IF FINALIZED, IT WILL BEGIN THIS SUNDAY.

>>> NUDE TENANT PROTECTIONS AFTER MASS EVICTIONS IN THE CITY LATE LAST YEAR.

COREY SUZUKI SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL STOPPED SHORT OF ACTUALLY HALTING THE EVICTIONS.

>> THE LAW WAS UNVEILED ON WEDNESDAY.

IT WILL TIGHTEN THE DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF EVICTIONS AND RAISE THE AMOUNT OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT LANDLORDS OF BIG APARTMENT COMPLEXES NEED TO GIVE THEIR TENANTS.

IT WOULD START REQUIRING LANDLORDS TO REPORT EVICTION DATA TO THE CITY.

THIS COMES AFTER THE OWNERS OF TWO LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES BEGAN ISSUING EVICTION NOTICES IN RECENT MONTHS.

DOZENS OF RENTERS HOPE THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD INTERVENE BUT THE LAW IS NOT RETROACTIVE AND WILL NOT AFFECT THOSE RENTERS.

SEE RECEIVED AN EVICTION NOTICE LAST WEEK.

>> IS LIKE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS TURNED THEIR BACKS ON US AND DID NOT SUPPORT US AT ALL AND WE GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO DO THESE VOTES.

IT MIGHT HELP PROTECT OTHERS BUT IT IS NOT PROTECTING ME.

>> Reporter: THE IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR SAYS A STRONG ORDINANCE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ENOUGH SUPPORT AMONG CITY LEADERSHIP.

EVEN AS PROPOSED BY TWO COUNCILMEMBERS.

>> TO THE RESIDENTS OF HAWAII GARDENS AND SUSSEX, I'M SORRY WE CANNOT HELP YOU.

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE PROPOSED PROTECTIONS IN THE COMING WEEKS.

IN IMPERIAL BEACH, COREY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANNOUNCING HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE 49th CONTRACT DISTRICT.

HE ANNOUNCED HOW THE COST OF DISTRICT -- LIVING HAS DRIVEN THE DISTRICT.

HE AND ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS LEADERS TO FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS FOR IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS.

THE DISTRICT COVERS ORANGE COUNTY'S AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF OCEANSIDE, VISTA, ENCINITAS AND CARLSBAD.

>>> IN SOME PLACES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP ACTUALLY GAINED VOTES.

OUR NEWS REPORTER SOPHIA HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WON A MAJORITY OF VOTES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

OVERALL, SHE LOST VOTES COMPARED TO JOE BIDEN'S WIN IN 2020.

WHILE HARRIS LOST SUPPORT, TRUMP ACTUALLY GAINED SUPPORT IN SOME PLACES, INCLUDING NEARBY CHULA VISTA.

PREDOMINANTLY LATINO COMMUNITIES.

IN NOVEMBER, TRUMP GAINED 12 AND SEVEN PERCENTAGE POINTS HERE RESPECTIVELY.

COMPARED TO HIS BOAT SHARE OF 2020.

LEONARD IS AMONG THOSE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

>> I AM EXCITED.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW MUCH MY TAXES DROPPED.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ALL MY BUDDIES AREN'T LOOKING FOR JOBS, TELLING ME THAT GOD JOBS.

>> EXPERTS SAY THEY COULD BE PART OF A NATIONAL TREND AMONG CONSERVATIVE LATINOS MOVING TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

HERE IS UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO ASSESSOR CASEY.

>> THERE ARE MORE LATINOS WITH CONSERVATIVE ATTITUDES.

THIS MAY HELP THOSE FOLKS ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THOSE ISSUES IN PARTICULAR.

>> Reporter: FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M YOUR NEW SOURCE REPORTER SOPHIA.

>> AND INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

TO SEE HOW IT IS FUNDED ACROSS THE REGION, GO TO KPBS.ORG /SHIFT.

>>> JEFF BENNETT WITH THE NEWSHOUR.

HOW GAZA IS REACTING TO A CEASE- FIRE DEAL BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS.

THAT'S AT 7:00 ON "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> PLANS TO BUILD A PROTECTIVE BITE -- BIKE PATH HAVE HAD A SETBACK.

KPBS MATCHA REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT COMES AS INFLATION CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> SO WHAT WE WILL SEE HERE IS A NUMBER OF HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: I NEED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BIKE STF THE CORNER OF UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND 54th STREET.

>> BIKING, WALKING ON IT, DRIVING ON IT IS A NIGHTMARE.

>> IT'S A HIGH-TRAFFIC, HIGH- SPEED AREA, NOT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE OF A CAR.

>> VERY WIDE LANES, VERY DIFFICULT FOR BICYCLISTS TO RIDE ALONG WITH TRAFFIC.

A LOT OF THEM DO IN FACT WRITE ON THE SIDEWALKS, WHICH POSES A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, SAN DIEGO'S TRANSPORTATION AGENCY HAS PLANNED TO BUILD PROTECTIVE BIKE LANES HERE, THREE MILES FROM LA MESA TO CITY HEIGHTS WHERE IT WILL CONNECT WITH A MUCH LARGER BIKE NETWORK THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND TRANSIT RIDERS ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP OF BUS ROUTE IN THE WHOLE COUNTY.

>> MOST IMPORTANTLY IT WILL CALM TRAFFIC, WHICH WILL MAKE THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS EXPONENTIALLY BETTER.

REALLY ONLY THE EAST-WEST CORRIDOR FROM THE MIDCITY NEIGHBORHOODS TO LA MESA IS CERTAINLY ONE THAT WE SHOULD INVEST IN AND MAKE SAFER FOR EVERYBODY GOING TO AND FROM THOSE REGIONS.

>> Reporter: THE UNIVERSITY BIKEWAY HIT A SNAG LAST MONTH.

CONSTRUCTION BIDS CAME IN OVER BUDGET.

THEY DECIDED TO REJECT ALL OF THEM AND START THE BIDDING PROCESS OVER.

HOPEFULLY BY THE SPRING.

>> THE COSTS ARE CRAZY.

>> THE MAYOR AND CHAIR LISA SAYS BIKE PROJECTS ARE MORE THAN JUST BIKE PROJECTS.

THEY CAN INVOLVE RECONSTRUCTING THE ROAD AND SIDEWALK AND INVOLVE RELOCATING UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.

BUT DESPITE THE PRICE TAG, THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO DELIVER ON THE PROJECTS PROMISE.

>> I SEE IT AS A PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENT FOR COMMUNITIES.

A LOT MORE PEOPLE ARE RIDING BIKES.

ESPECIALLY WITH e-BIKES ON THE RISE.

WE NEED TO HAVE THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET PEOPLE TO AND FROM WHERE THEY WANT TO GO SAFELY.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW THEY ARE TWEAKING THE DESIGN TO ALLOW LOWER-COST BUILDING MATERIALS LIKE PLASTIC POSTS INSTEAD OF CONCRETE CURBS.

SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCILMEMBER SEAN RIVERA, WHOSE DISTRICT INCLUDES THE PROJECT AREA, SAYS THAT SHOULD BE THE NORM IN FUTURE BIKE PROJECTS.

>> WE CAN DO BETTER TO LOOK AT THE LOW COST QUICK OPTION FIRST, BECAUSE THERE ARE MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO DOING THAT.

WE GET MORE BUDGETS DONE.

PROVIDING THE BENEFIT QUICKLY TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I THINK THOSE ARE BENEFITS WELL WORTH PURSUING AS A DEFAULT.

>> THE NEW TIMELINE FOR THE UNIVERSITY BIKEWAY LEAVES LITTLE ROOM FOR ERROR.

PART OF THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY STATE GRANTS THAT HAVE TO BE AWARDED BY THE END OF JUNE.

IF THEY MISS THE DEADLINE, IT WILL HAVE TO SEND THE MONEY BACK TO SACRAMENTO.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TAX SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

THE IRS IS JANUARY 27th IS THE FIRST THE AGENCY WILL START ACCEPTING AND PROCESSING 2024 INCOME TAX RETURNS.

AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS START TO PREPARE TO FILE, IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON WHAT IS NEW THIS YEAR AND WHAT TO KEEP IN MIND.

>> Reporter: THIS TAX SEASON, THE IRS EXPECTS MORE THAN 140 MILLION INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURNS TO BE FILED AHEAD OF THE APRIL 15 FEDERAL DEADLINE.

LISA WITH TURBOTAX IS AS BEFORE GETTING STARTED, THERE'S A FEW THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND.

>> W-2s, 1099S TO REPORT YOUR INCOME.

AND ALSO THOSE RECEIPTS FOR ANYTHING THAT IS DEDUCTIBLE.

>> ALTHOUGH THE OFFICIAL DEADLINE TO FILE YOUR RETURN IS IN APRIL, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WANT THE UP AGAINST THE TIMELINE.

YOUR TIMELINE MAY BE DIFFERENT IF YOU LIVE OR DO BUSINESS IN A FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER AREA.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE IRS ANNOUNCED SEVEN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE VICTIMS HAVE UNTIL OCTOBER 15th TO FILE FEDERAL, INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESS TERMS AND MAKE TAX PAYMENTS.

SIMILARLY BECAUSE OF THE DEVASTATION WROUGHT BY HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON, THOSE IN GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS PARTS OF TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA HAVE UNTIL MAY 1st TO FILE THEIR RETURNS AND PAY ANY TAXES DUE.

>> KEEP IN MIND IF YOU ARE IMPACTED THAT YOU COULD CLAIM THE CASUALTY ON YOUR 2024 TAXES.

>> THE IRS ALSO SAYS IT'S DIRECT PROGRAM WILL BE OPEN IN 25 STATES, UP FROM 12 LAST YEAR WHEN IT LAUNCHED.

TO THOSE ELIGIBLE IT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO FILE THEIR TAXES DIRECTLY WITH THE IRS FOR FREE.

IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT THE POINT IS A FILING EARLY, EXPERTS SAY YOU COULD GET YOUR TAX REFUND SOONER.

ANOTHER REASON IS IF YOU HAVE ANY OWED TAXES, YOU CAN PREPARE THE PAYMENT SO IT WON'T BE DUE UNTIL THE FILING DEADLINE.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> TRUCKLOADS OF FOOD DONATIONS ARE PACKED AND READY TO SEND TO THOSE IMPACTED BY RECENT WILDFIRES.

SAN DIEGO SENDING 33,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AND WATER TOMORROW MORNING.

MUCH OF IT DONATED BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

PATTY O'CONNOR TELLS US WHAT THEY ARE NEEDING FOR FUTURE DELIVERIES.

>> IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REFRIGERATED OR CUT, SUCH AS READY TO EAT MEALS LIKE POP TOP RAVIOLI OR POP TOP CHICKEN OR TUNA, CEREAL, SMALL CEREAL BOXES ARE GREAT.

LITTLE SMALL CONTAINERS.

PROTEIN BARS ARE REALLY HELPFUL AND SNACKS ACTUALLY.

>> THEY SAY THERE IS NO SET DATE YET FOR THE NEXT SHIPMENT AND IN THE MEANTIME IT WILL CONTINUE ACCEPTING DONATIONS.

BEFORE THE FIRES IN LOS ANGELES ERUPTED, INSURANCE WAS ALREADY ROCKING.

THOUSANDS OF CLAIMS ARE FLOODING THE SYSTEM.

OUR REPORTER TONYA HAS BEEN COVERING THE CANCELLATIONS AND JOINS US NOW.

WELCOME.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN DEVASTATING TO WASH THE FIRES IN LOS ANGELES.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THE INSURANCE MARKET WAS SO SHAKY AND MANY WERE FORCED TO DECREASE COVERAGE OR FORGO GETTING INSURANCE ALTOGETHER.

HERE IS THE BACKGROUND.

>> COMPANIES LIKE FARMERS INSURANCE, ALLSTATE OFFLOADING CALIFORNIA CLIENTS AND CANCELING POLICIES BECAUSE OF THE FIRE RISKS.

WHAT HOMEOWNERS WERE LEFT WITH LITTLE OPTIONS SUCH AS LIMITED COVERAGE AT DOUBLE OR EVEN TRIPLE THE COST.

SOME WERE PUSHED TO THE LAST RESORT.

THE CALIFORNIA FAIR PLAN REQUIRED COVERAGE.

>> LIMITED COVERAGE AT A HIGHER COST.

YOU PAY MORE AND YOU GET LESS IN TERMS OF COVERAGE.

SO GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO THE REGULAR MARKET IS OUR TOP PRIORITY.

>> THAT IS DEPUTY INSURANCE COMMISSIONER MICHAEL SOLER.

THEIR OFFICES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON STABILIZING THE INSURANCE MARKET.

ON THE 31st, THE COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCED NEW REGULATIONS.

IF INSURANCE COMPANIES WANT TO CONTINUE DOING BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY WOULD NEED TO START WRITING POLICIES AND FIRE -- IN FIRE RISK AREAS AGAIN.

>> WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THESE IN COMING MONTHS, ALL OF THESE NEW RULES SO THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES CAN GET BACK TO DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING, WRITING POLICIES FOR CALIFORNIANS IN EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO DO HAVE THAT RISK OF WILDFIRE.

>> BAVARIAN BAND THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES FEARED IS PLAYING OUT IN LOS ANGELES.

ENTIRE COMMUNITIES WIPED OUT, AND MILLIONS IN DAMAGES FROM WILDFIRES.

HE THINKS THAT THE THOUSANDS OF FILED CLAIMS WILL SEE A PAYOUT.

>> WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO PAY THE CLAIMS.

WE ARE GOING TO BE STAYING ON THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT INSURANCE CLAIMS ARE PAID FAIRLY, FULLY, QUICKLY, GETTING MONEY BACK INTO PEOPLE'S POCKETS RIGHT NOW.

IT IS ESSENTIAL.

AND THAT INCLUDES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE EVACUATED.

IF YOU ARE UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION, YOU CAN GET HELP WITH RENTAL BENEFITS.

>> WAS YET TO BE DISCOVERED IS HOW THESE EVENTS WILL IMPACT THE RETURN OF THE INSURANCE MARKET IN CALIFORNIA, AND THEIR RATES.

DAVE JONES IS A FORMER INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF THE CLIMATE RISK INITIATIVE AT UC BERKELEY CENTER FOR LAW ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> THIS IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS WORSE.

WE CAN EXPECT BEFORE THESE WILDFIRES, WE WERE GOING TO SEE TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN INSURANCE PRICES.

>> Reporter: HE THINKS WE SHOULD FIRST HOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY AGREED TO DO WHICH IS TO COME BACK TO THE CALIFORNIA MARKET AND IN RETURN, WE WILL BE SEEING HIGHER RATES FOR COVERAGE.

AND THERE IS STILL A MATTER OF ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE OF FIRE RISK AREAS.

>> IT'S A SAD AND TRAGIC CONSEQUENCE OF OUR FAILURE TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GAS EMITTING INDUSTRIES WHICH ARE DRIVING GLOBAL TEMPERATURE INCREASES, DRIVING EXTREME AND SEVERE WEATHER, LIKE THESE MASSIVE INFERNOS THAT ARE GOING IN CALIFORNIA.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.

I KNOW IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL HOW INSURANCE IS GOING TO TURN AROUND AS WELL AS HOW THE RATES MIGHT CHANGE GOING FORWARD, BUT WHAT CAN HOMEOWNERS ASK AND EXPECT?

>> Reporter: I THINK IT IS EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE.

I THINK HOMEOWNERS CAN EXPECT TO PUT MORE PROTECTIONS IN THEIR HOME.

SOMETIMES THEY ARE LIFELONG INVESTMENTS SO HOMEOWNERS CAN PUT IN THINGS LIKE FIRE SPRINKLERS.

WE HAVE SEEN FIRE SPRINKLERS SAVED A LOT OF HOMES IN THE RECENT FIRES AS WELL AS BRUSH CLEARING AND HARDENING SOLUTIONS THEY CAN PUT IN.

GOING TO BE WORKING ON THIS THINGS AND SEEING WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES.

I SPOKE TO THE DEPUTY INSURANCE COMMISSIONER AND HE SAID THAT HE THINKS INSURANCES WILL ALSO BE ASKING FOR THESE THINGS IF THEY WANT TO MAKE A COMEBACK TO THE CALIFORNIA MARKET.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR MAINTENANCE OF LAND AS WELL FROM THE COUNTY, THE CITY AND THE UTILITY COMPANIES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE DOING THE WORK TO PREVENT FIRES AND PREVENT EVENTS LIKE THE ONE HAPPENING IN LOS ANGELES.

>> SOMETIMES TRIPLING BEFORE ANY OF THIS.

WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT COULD NOT AFFORD COVERAGE THEN AND HOW WILL THEY NOT BE ABLE TO IN THE FUTURE?

>> Reporter: MORTGAGES ALREADY REQUIRE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY.

SOME SAY THAT THIS COULD BE PUSHING HOMEOWNERSHIP EVEN FURTHER AWAY FROM UP AND COMING GENERATIONS.

IS LOOKING TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PRICE OF WHAT YOUR INSURANCE WILL COST YOU, IT IS HARD TO THINK ABOUT BUYING A HOME, MORTGAGE, INSURANCE COSTS, EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH OWNING A HOME.

WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE SENIORS ON FIXED INCOMES.

HOW DO THEY AFFORD THESE TROUBLING INSURANCE RATES?

SENIORS ARE OBVIOUSLY OLDER, SO SOME OF THEM DON'T HAVE A MORTGAGE ANYMORE AND WE DID SEE A LOT OF CASES WHERE THEY DID NOT GO WITH ANY INSURANCE.

IN THE CASE OF LOS ANGELES AND THE BUYERS THERE, THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER DRAWS THINK THERE WILL BE SOME FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

OF COURSE, WITH THE INCOMING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF ASSISTANCE CALIFORNIA WILL BE GETTING ON THESE FIRES.

GOING FORWARD, THE DEPUTY INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ALSO DID TELL ME THAT HE HOPES TO PUT IN SOME GRANSON PLACE TO HELP SENIORS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES PAY FOR SOME OF THE RATES AS WELL AS SOLUTIONS.

HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET BETTER AND WE SEE A COMEBACK WITH THESE INSURANCES AND KNOW MY WILDFIRES IN THE AREA.

>> YES, WE WILL WAIT AND SEE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.

>>> WE ARE GETTING A MUCH NEEDED BREAK FROM THE STRONGER SANTA ANA WINDS THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO, BUT THE BREAK WON'T LAST FOREVER, UNFORTUNATELY.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL HAVE SOME CLOUDS A SATURDAY MORNING TO START THINGS OFF WITH TEMPERATURES GOING BACK AND FORTH.

CALLED HER TO WANDER.

LET'S BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT, PER STARTING WITH TENETS TEMPERATURES, 48 FOR SAN DIEGO, 42 IN THE SPRINGS AND 49 , CHILLY MOUNT LAGUNA THERE.

TOMORROW WE SEE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE AND THE COAST.

62 FOR SAN DIEGO.

70 THERE AND 42 FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

WE CONTINUE TO SEE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS.

AFTER SATURDAY MORNING, WE WILL BE DEALING WITH SOME OF THE LOW CLOUDS.

THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND START TO COME BACK, GOING BACK TO AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

A BREAK IS NEEDED WITH WILDFIRES GOING ON A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH IN THE L.A. AREA.

DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN QUITE YET BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING BACK.

TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

63 ON FRIDAY.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY IT WILL WARM BACK UP TO 65 FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THESE ARE THE SEESAW TEMPERATURES I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

BACK AND FORTH.

62 BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY AND THEN BACK TO 70 FOR YOUR TUESDAY.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO ENJOY.

LOOK FORWARD TO THAT TUESDAY.

42 FOR YOUR FRIDAY DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 40s FOR YOUR SUNDAY AND BACKUP TO THE MID- 40s BY THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY.

OUR DESERT FIVE DAY OUTLOOK IS KIND OF THE EXCEPTION HERE.

WE ARE JUST BEING A COOLING TREND FOR THE MOST PART BUT NOT BY A LOT.

70 ON FRIDAY.

INTO 68 BY SUNDAY.

DOWN TO THE MID-60s FOR YOUR MONDAY AND YOUR TUESDAY.

STEADY ACROSS THE BOARD WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ACCUWEATHER 'S ANNA.

>>> DIRECTOR DAVID LYNCH HAS DIED.

HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS UNIQUE AND SURREALISTIC FILMS, TV SHOWS INCLUDING BLUE VELVET AND TWIN PEAKS.

HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM IS THE CULT CLASSIC ERASER HAD WHICH HE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE ELEPHANT MAN.

HIS FAMILY CONFIRMED HIS DEATH TODAY BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A CAUSE.

HE WAS 78 YEARS OLD.

BETH INTERVIEWED BLANCHE A FEW YEARS AGO AND SHARED A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO HIM.

YOU CAN FIND THE INTERVIEW AND ATTRIBUTE ON KPBS.ORG.

>>> THERE WAS A TIME WHEN SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WERE VERY EXCITED AND JUST A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT SOMETHING GOING ON IN OUR COUNTY.

IT WAS THE FINAL PHASE OF A PROJECT THAT WOULD CHANGE THE WORLD OF ASTRONOMY FOREVER.

AS KEN KRAMER SHOWS US, IN THIS STORY IN SAN DIEGO, THE LAST FEW MILES OF THE JOURNEY WERE A REAL CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A CROWD GATHERED HERE FOR AN UNVEILING.

ARE YOU READY?

HERE WE GO.

IT SAYS HIGHWAY TO THE STARS.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS ROAD THROUGH VALLEY CENTER USED TO BE CALLED.

BACK MORE THAN 70 YEARS.

>> SELECTED YEARS PREVIOUSLY AFTER MANY OBSERVATIONS AS AN IDEAL SITE FOR A TELESCOPE.

>> TO LOOK AT THE ROAD TO GET UP TO THE DOME.

TWISTING, TURNING.

IMAGINE TRYING TO GET THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF GLASS IN HISTORY, SOMETHING PLANNED FOR AND WORKED FOR FOR YEARS, THE CENTERPIECE OF THE PALOMAR TELESCOPE.

IT IS A 200 INCH REFLECTING MIRROR ON THIS ROAD.

>> THE TWO DAYS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE MIRROR WERE AVAILABLE WITH CALIFORNIA'S IDEAL SUNSHINE.

>> AND IT WAS RAINING.

>> FINALLY AFTER YEARS OF PATIENT EFFORT, THE TELESCOPE IS PULLED SAFELY INTO THE SHELTER OF THE HUGE PROTECTING DOME.

>> IT IS HARD FOR US TO APPRECIATE WHAT A BIG DEAL THIS TELESCOPE WAS.

HOW CROWDS CAME OUT TO SEE THE MIRROR GO BY.

HOW MANY WORKED OR LIVED ALONG THE ROUTE AND IDENTIFIED IT WITH PRIDE AND A SIGN OF ACHIEVEMENT.

SO MUCH SO, THEY STARTED CALLING IT THE HIGHWAY TO THE STARS.

GOING UP TO SEE THE TELESCOPE, YOU SAW SIGNS REMINDING YOU THAT YOU WERE ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE STARS.

TODAY WE THINK OF IT AS COUNTY ROAD S6.

RIGHT THROUGH VALLEY CENTER AND TWISTING AND TURNING THOUSANDS OF FEET, UP TO THE CRYSTAL CLEAR MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN TOP.

AND THE SIGNS ARE COMING BACK.

THE MUSEUM, HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY REVIVING GROUP HAVE PLACED SIGNS ALONG THE ROUTE.

IT IS A NOT TO HISTORY AND A CELEBRATION OF SCIENTIFIC TRIUMPH AND A RENEWED ATTRIBUTE TO SOMETHING INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> KEN KRAMER HAS A HALF HOUR OF STORIES EVERY WEEK ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE THEM HERE AT 8:00 ON KPBS.

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

LOS ANGELES PRIVATE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN HIRED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES AND RESIDENTS TO PROTECT BUSINESSES.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION TAKES A LOOK AT WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY DO.

ON ROUNDTABLE, WE WILL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION SURROUNDING THE UNCERTAINTY IN CALIFORNIA'S INSURANCE MARKET FOLLOWING THE L.A.

FIRES.

BE SURE TO ADD KPBS TO YOUR PLAYLIST.

WE HAVE DAILY CONTENT FROM OUR NEWSROOM AND SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW AND MID-DAY EDITION.

SEARCH KPBS ON APPLE, SPOTIFY AND OTHER PODCAST PLATFORMS.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US .

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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

CALL 1-800 BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

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