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>>> HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY WERE UP BEFORE THE SUN THIS MORNING WITH ONE GOAL, COUNT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

WE HAVE COVERAGE FROM THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, AS WELL AS NORTH COUNTY.

WE BEGIN WITH KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL WHO TAKES US ALONG WITH TWO VOLUNTEERS.

>> Reporter: 16th STREET AND EAST VILLAGE, WELL BEFORE DAWN, IT'S COLD AND STILL DAMP FROM MONDAY'S DAILY HUGE.

TWO VOLUNTEERS FROM FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES WEARING ORANGE SAFETY VESTS SET OUT ON THEIR TASK .

THEY ASKED QUESTIONS, SOME PERFUNCTORY.

>> DATE OF BIRTH?

TRENDIER OTHERS PRODUCE ANSWERS THAT ARE HEARTBREAKING.

>> IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN HOMELESS?

IN YOUR LIFE?

>> THREE YEARS AGO.

>> Reporter: THE NONPROFIT DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO PARTNERSHIP SAID SINCE THE CITY'S SAY SWEEPING SITES OPENED, THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS DOWNTOWN DROPPED FROM 1200 IN MAY OF LAST YEAR TO FEWER THAN 900 NOW.

LATER IN THE MORNING, WE CAME DOWN HERE TO THE CITY'S FIRST SAFE SLEEPING SITE, THE ONE LOCATED NEXT TO THE CITY OPERATIONS YOUR KID IT'S ALSO LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE MAJOR STORM DRAIN, SO ON MONDAY, THINGS GOT VERY WET VERY FAST DOWN HERE.

>> THE WATER WAS ALMOST UP TO MY KNEECAPS.

>> Reporter: SETH ACTUALLY LIVES IN THE CITY'S LARGER SLAVE SLEEPING SITE ON THE EDGE OF BALBOA PARK, KNOWN AS THE O LOTS, BUT HE WORKS DOWN AT THIS SITE AND HE SAID THE O LOT FELT FARED BETTER THAN MONDAY'S TORRENTIAL RAIN, BUT LIVING DURING A DELUGE IN A TENT IS DANGEROUS.

>> THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF COLD WEATHER.

I GOT MY SLEEPING LOT AND BLANKET.

>> Reporter: WE ASKED COUNCIL MAN IS STEPHEN WOODBURN THIS MORNING.

HE WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND A ENCAMPMENT BAN AND THE CREATION OF THE SAFE SLEEPING SITES.

>> HERE AT THE 20th SLEEPING SITE, THERE WAS SOME WATER, SO WE MOVED PEOPLE OUT OF THIS SITE , AND TO TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT DRIED UP PRETTY QUICKLY, SO THEY ARE BACK NOW.

EVERYTHING IS FINE.

>> Reporter: EVERYTHING IS MOST DEFINITELY NOT FINE FOR THOSE STILL ON THE STREETS LIKE FRANK CHANTILLY, WHO RODE UP ON HIS BIKE WHILE WE WERE SHOOTING THIS STORY.

>> I FEEL UNSAFE.

I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING CRAZY, MAN.

I'M FIGHTING WITH THE DRUGS.

I NEED SOME TYPE OF HELP REALLY BAD.

>> Reporter: A STAFFER HERE TOLD CHANTILLY WERE TO GO TO GET THAT HELP , TO GET INTO A TENT HERE, WHERE THERE IS SECURITY AND SERVICES THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE TRANSITION INTO HOUSING.

>> DO YOU GUYS KNOW YOU CAN GO?

IT HAS SHOWERS.

>> Reporter: THE POINT AND TIME COUNT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING, A DATA POINT THAT WILL PUT A NUMBER ON THE HUMAN TRAGEDY OF HOMELESSNESS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> WE ALSO JOINED VOLUNTEERS AS THEY CONDUCTED THE POINT AND TIME COUNT EARLIER THIS MORNING IN NORTH COUNTY.

COMING UP, WE MEET A PERSON WHO SHOWS HAVING A JOB DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN HAVING A PLACE TO LIVE.

>>> NOW, TO THE LATEST ON THE IMPACT OF THE 1000 YEAR STORM THAT PUMMELED OUR REGION THIS WEEK.

THIS AFTERNOON, SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAID VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO HELP IT WHY THE CITY AND COUNTY WERE TO SECURE A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION, THEY SET UP A NEW FLOOD RESPONSE FUND TO ACCEPT DONATIONS.

THE MONEY RAISED FROM THE FUND WILL BE DIRECTED TO NONPROFITS HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS.

EARLIER TODAY, OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV GOT A LOOK INSIDE ONE MAN'S DAMAGED HOME.

>> THIS IS SO SAD.

>> IT IS.

>> MY DAD CAME TO THIS COUNTRY WITH NOTHING, NO MONEY.

HE DIDN'T KNOW ANY ENGLISH.

HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY, AND HE JUST, THROUGH HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE, HE WAS ABLE TO BUY THIS HOUSE.

>> THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION WILL MATCH DONATIONS UP TO $100,000.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE, WE HAVE THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.

VISIT KPBS.ORG /WEATHER.

>>> WE'RE TRACKING SOME CHANGES HERE.

A NICE WARMING TREND WILL BE ON THE WAY.

TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO THE 40s AND WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AS WE WRAP UP THE WEEK AND HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

THAT'S ALL COMING UP IT >>> NEW FUNDING WAS ANNOUNCED TO REPAIR A RAILWAY BRIDGE IN NORTH COUNTY COME AS ANOTHER LANDSLIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY IS DISRUPTING TRAIN TRAFFIC.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS DETAILS WHEN THE TRACKS WILL REOPEN AND HOW THE NEW FUNDING AIMS TO PREVENT SUCH DISRUPTION IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THE LOS ANGELES/ SAN DIEGO/SAN LUIS OBISPO RAIL CORRIDOR IS THE SECOND BUSIEST RAIL CORRIDOR.

IT IS SAN DIEGO'S ONLY REAL CONNECTION TO THE REST OF THE NATION, SO ONE RAIL TRAFFIC STOPS BECAUSE THE LANDSLIDES THE TRACKS, NOT ONLY A DISRUPTS PASSENGER SERVICE.

>> THERE WAS A WOMAN WHO WAS SPANISH-SPEAKING, AND SHE HAD WRITTEN THE TRAIN FROM RIVERSIDE, AND SHE LANDED ADD IN THE LAGUNA NIGUEL, AND SHE WAS TRYING TO GET TO THIS SPOT.

SHE DID NOT KNOW THE TRAINS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DOWN, AND SHE WAS STUCK AT ALEX PADILLA ALSO DISRUPTS COMMERCE.

>> JUST AS IMPORTANT ARE THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF COMMERCE THAT FLOW THROUGH THE RAIL CORRIDOR EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN HIGHLIGHT THAT POINT DURING HIS NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY, ANNOUNCING FUNDING TO REPLACE THE 109-YEAR-OLD SAN DIEGUITO RIVER RAILWAY BRIDGE.

>> THIS MORNING, WE HAD HOPED TO GO ALL THE WAY UP TO LOS ANGELES AND UNION STATION.

"EVENING EDITION" INSTEAD, LEVIN ENDED HIS RAIL TRIP IN OCEANSIDE BEFORE DRIVING TO SAN CLEMENTE TO TOUR THE LANDSLIDE, WHICH TOOK OUT A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

>> MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS WINS , AND WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO WITH THIS CORRIDOR, IF IT STAYS WHERE IT IS OR PARTS OF IT ARE RELOCATED, REGARDLESS, ANY EVENT WILL TAKE SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL INVESTMENT.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY THE FUNDING FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW WILL BE USED TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE, MOVING IT FROM A SINGLE TRACK TO A DOUBLE TRUCK AND RAISING THE BRIDGE BY EIGHT FEET BECAUSE OF SEA LEVEL RISE.

IT WILL ADD A SPECIAL STOP AT THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS.

IT IS A PRECURSOR TO MOVING THE TRACKS UNDERGROUND AND AWAY FROM THE BLUFFS IN DELMAR.

>> THE TRAIN IS OUR SOLUTION, PART OF OUR SOLUTION TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS, OUR EQUITY CONCERNS, TO RESUMES AND CONGESTION ON LOCAL ROADS, TO IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING AND HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: TWO YEARS AGO, SEVERAL BLUFF COLLAPSES DISRUPTED RAIL SERVICE ON THE CORRIDOR KID NOW THAT'S HAPPENING IN SAN CLEMENTE.

THE LAST 18 MONTHS, SEVERAL LANDSLIDES HAVE HAPPENED IN SAN CLEMENTE.

OVER THERE IS WHERE CASA ROMANTICA HAPPEN, NOW THIS LANDSLIDE.

CHRIS DUNCAN WAS NOT PLEASED, BUT HE SAID THE CORRIDOR SHOULD OPEN IN A FEW DAYS.

>> IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR ME BUT REALLY OUR RESIDENTS TO GET TO ENJOY THE SPEECH TRAIL.

>> Reporter: LEVIN ANNOUNCED $500,000 TO GET LOSSAN INTO THE RAILROAD CORRIDOR PROGRAM.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAYS IT'S WORKING URGENTLY TO RESOLVE THE TRAIN NOISE ISSUE DISRUPTING RESIDENTS DOWNTOWN .

A WEEK HAS PASSED SINCE THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDED THE QUIET ZONE FOR THE LARGE TRAIN PER THE FRA.

TRAINS FRA.

NOW REQUIRED TO SOUND THEIR HORNS WHEN ENTERING A CROSSING DUE TO THE CITY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH SEVERAL SAFETY RULES.

RESIDENTS SAY THAT THEY CANNOT GO 10 MINUTES WITHOUT TRAINS BLARING HOUR TO THEIR HARMS.

>> NOBODY CAN GET SLEEP.

IT'S DISCONCERTING , JUST WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO A GROOVE, IT'S A HONK, HONK, HONK.

>> THE CITY SAID CREWS ARE ACTIVELY INSTALLING PAVEMENT STRIPING AT ALL INTERSECTIONS BUT THE CITY EXPECTS TO SUBMIT THE TRAFFIC COUNT SURVEY TO BRING THE ZONE BACK INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE FRA FOR REVIEW BY NEXT WEEK.

>>> AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM DID NOT FIRE AN EMPLOYEE LAST YEAR IN RETALIATION FOR ACCUSING EX-BOARD MEMBER NATHAN FLETCHER OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

KPBS'S AND AMITA SHARMA SAID THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMMISSIONED BY MTS ITSELF.

>> Reporter: THE INQUIRY STEMS FROM A LAWSUIT FILED LAST MARCH AGAINST THE AGENCY BY FORMER SPECIALIST GRECIA FIGUEROA.

SHE HAD ALLEGED MTS FAILED TO PREVENT FLETCHER, WHO WAS ALSO THE SUPERVISOR, FROM SEXUALLY HARASSING HER.

SHE ALSO ACCUSED THE AGENCY OF FIRING HER BECAUSE OF FLETCHER'S ALLEGED HARASSMENT.

THE MTS PROBE CARRIED OUT BY OPPENHEIMER INVESTIGATIONS GROUP DREW A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION.

THE FIRM FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT MTS KNEW OF EITHER A CONSENSUAL OR NONCONSENSUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIGUEROA AND FLETCHER , NO EVIDENCE THAT MTS TERMINATED FIGUEROA AT THE RECOMMENDATION OR DIRECTION OF FLETCHER, AND THAT FIGUEROA'S SUPERVISOR SAID THERE WAS A PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE TERMINATION BASED ON FIGUEROA'S OWN JOB PERFORMANCE.

FIGUEROA'S LAWYER JESSICA PRIDE SAID IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED BUT UNSURPRISED BY MTS' PURPORTED INDEPENDENT RESULT, ADDING, QUOTE, IT'S CLEAR MISS FIGUEROA WAS DRIVING AT WORK BEFORE FLETCHER ANNOUNCED HIS RUN FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.

IT IS ALSO CRUCIAL AND TELLING THAT MS. FIGUEROA WAS NOT EVEN INTERVIEWED OR CONSULTED BY THE SUPPOSEDLY INDEPENDENT BODY PERFORMING THIS INVESTIGATION .

HOW COULD A FAIR OR IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION OCCUR WHEN THE VICTIM HERSELF IS NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HER STORY?

FLETCHER RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOLLOWING FIGUEROA'S ALLEGATIONS.

PRIDE SAID FIGUEROA'S LAWSUIT AGAINST MTS AND FLETCHER IS HEADED FOR A TRIAL THIS YEAR.

AMITA SHARMA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TRUMP WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL PETER NAVARRO WAS SENTENCED TODAY TO FOUR MONTHS BEHIND BARS.

HE WAS CONVICTED OF CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS FOR REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL.

NOVARA, A SAN DIEGO MAYORAL CANDIDATE IN 1992, SERVED AS A TRADE ADVISER UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP GET HIS SENTENCING COMES AFTER A JUDGE REJECTED HIS BID FOR A NEW TRIAL.

>>> DESPITE CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SPENDING DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH TO CLOSE OUT 2023, TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN SAYS IT'S STILL TOO HARD TO BE A WORKING PARENT IN AMERICA.

IN A SPEECH IN CHICAGO, SHE OUTLINES WAYS SHE HOPES FEDERAL ECONOMIC POLICY CAN HELP.

KARIN CAIFA HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: TREASURY CHECK YET JANET YELLEN ADDRESSING THE TOPIC THAT HITS HOME FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

>> IT IS STILL TOO HARD TO BE A WORKING PARENT.

>> Reporter: AN EFFORT TO HIGHLIGHT ECONOMIC POLICY AS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN CAMPAIGNS FOR US THAT CONCERN.

AMERICAN VOTERS ARE SKEPTICAL ABOUT BIDEN'S HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY.

FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR, FEELING PRESSURES OF A CHALLENGING HOUSING MARKET AND CHILDCARE COSTS THAT HAVE INCREASED WITH DEMAND AND SHORTER POST- PANDEMIC SUPPLY.

>> CHILDCARE IS EXCEEDINGLY EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW IN THIS COUNTRY, AND THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR FAMILIES TO WORK IT >> Reporter: WENDY ADALBERT OF THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION SAID THE CHILDCARE INSTITUTIONS SUFFERS FROM UNDERINVESTMENT FROM TRAINING TO RETAINING WORKERS.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF TURNOVER IN THE SYSTEM .

IT'S TYPICAL FOR A CHILD TO IT'S DIFFICULT, CHILDCARE FACILITY TO MAINTAIN STABLE CHILDCARE IN THESE PRESSURES.

>> Reporter: TIDES HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES TO VEX THE HOMEBUYERS BUT ESPECIALLY FAMILIES.

IT'S LESS ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF THE ECONOMY AND MORE ABOUT THE POLICIES WITHIN IT.

>> Reporter: THERE'S A LOT THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING TO MAKE IT EASIER BOTH WORK TO RAISE CHILDREN AND MAKE IT WORTHWHILE TO WORK.

THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SAID THURSDAY CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO SPEND THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF 2023 WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH RISING AT AN ANNUALIZED RATE OF 3.3%.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>>> HOMELESSNESS CAN LOOK DIFFERENT WAYS AND AFFECTS PEOPLE IN A WIDE RANGE OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING NORTH COUNTY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB EYRE WOKE UP EARLY THIS MORNING TO SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO TAKE PART OF THE ANNUAL POINT AND TIME COUNT FOR VISTA AND SAN MARCO'S.

>> Reporter: IT WAS AN EARLY WAKE-UP CALL AT 4:00 A.M. START FOR NEARLY 60 VOLUNTEERS IN VISTA, WHO TOOK PART IN THE ONE NIGHT SNAPSHOT OF THE REGION'S HOMELESS POPULATION KNOWN AS THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.

>> LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE COVERING UP THEIR WINDOWS AT NIGHT, SOMETHING THAT THE SUNSHADE UP, SOMETHING WITH A BUNCH OF TRASH AT THE BACK OF A VEHICLE.

>> Reporter: KPBS JOINED THE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS .

THEY SET OUT IN THE DARK TO COVER THEIR ASSIGNED TO DISTRICT ALONG THE VISTA/SAN MARCOS BORDER.

>> I WORK WITH A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO UNFORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE A HOUSE AND ARE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES.

>> Reporter: DRIVING THROUGH BUSINESS PARKS, CANYONS, ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN, THE GROUP SEARCHED FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT A PROPER HOME .

IT'S NOT A PERFECT SYSTEM CAN VOLUNTEERS LOOK FOR CLUES TO GIVE THEM INSIGHT ON WHERE PEOPLE MAY BE SLEEPING.

>> WE DID FIND SEVERAL FAMILIES LIVING IN RVs, THEIR CAR, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, WORKING ALSO.

>> Reporter: DURING THE FOUR HOURS OF SCANNING, THEY COUNTED NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITHOUT HOMES AND INTERVIEWED THOSE WHO WERE WILLING TO TALK AND ONE WAS JASON, WHO DID NOT WANT TO USE HIS LAST NAME.

>> THERE ARE SOME GOOD PEOPLE OUT HERE, TRYING HARD, WORKING HARD, DOING THEIR PART.

I'VE ALWAYS PAY TAXES, HELD A JOB.

I'VE NEVER TAKEN A SUBSIDY FROM THE GOVERNMENT, NEVER TAKEN FOOD STAMPS, ALWAYS SUPPORTED MY CHILDREN, ALWAYS DONE THAT ALL THE TIME HE TRENDED HE WAS A LONGTIME OCEANSIDE RESIDENT AND BECAME HOMELESS IN THE CITY SIX YEARS AGO.

NOW, HE SLEEPS IN A VAN NEAR HIS PLACE AT WORK IN VISTA.

HE SAID THE COST OF FOOD, GAS, AND HOUSING ARE TOO MUCH.

>> Reporter: PRICES WERE GOING UP IN RENT, ESPECIALLY IN SAN DIEGO.

COULDN'T AFFORD TO LIVE, YOU KNOW?

MY WIFE AT THE TIME, SHE'S PERMANENTLY DISABLED WITH ASTHMA, HAD TWO CHILDREN ON A SINGLE INCOME.

COULDN'T AFFORD IT ANYMORE.

TRENDED THE DATA FROM THE POINT AND TIME COUNT MATTERS BUT IT IS USED TO DETERMINE HOW TO DISTRIBUTE FEDERAL HOMELESSNESS FUNDING.

THOSE FUNDS SHOULD GO TOWARD A REGIONAL SOLUTION.

>> NORTH COUNTY HOMELESSNESS ISN'T NECESSARILY A SINGULAR CITY PROBLEM.

WE HAVE THIS LINEUP HERE, THE 78 CORRIDOR, SO A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS TRAVEL ACROSS THAT 78 CORRIDOR.

>> Reporter: AS MORE TABARES, WHO GREW UP IN VISTA AND WAS FORCED OUT OF THE COUNTY DUE TO COST OF LIVING, IT'S PERSONAL.

>> THE CONCERNS I HAVE FOR THE COMMUNITY WHERE I GREW UP IN, JUST HAVING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> Reporter: OFFICIAL NUMBERS FOR THE POLL COUNT ARE EXPECTED IN LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> STUDENTS ARE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM AT KIP PROPER AREA.

IT IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT FLOODED IN MONDAY'S STORM.

IT WAS SO BAD, STUDENTS HAD TO STAND ON TOP OF THEIR DESKS TO AVOID GETTING WET.

FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS, STAFF HAVE BEEN GETTING CLASSROOMS READY FOR KIDS TO RETURN.

>> THIS IS THEIR SAFE SPACE, AND THIS IS WHERE THEY ENJOY TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS, WHERE THEY LEARN, SO SEEING THE JOY OF FAMILIES BEING ABLE TO COME BACK TO CAMPUS, IT'S BEEN A HIGHLIGHT OF MY MORNING.

>> THE SCHOOL TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV THAT THEY BROUGHT IN EXTRA COUNSEL IS FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN CASE THEY ARE NEEDED.

>>> WORLDBEAT CULTURAL CENTER IN BALBOA PARK IS BACK OPEN AFTER EXPERIENCING FLOODING THAT FORCED IT TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE .

>> I WAS COMING FROM THE STREETS, AND IT CAME DOWN ALL INSIDE INSIDE THE WORLDBEAT CENTER.

AND ONE OF THE MAJOR DRAINS HAD BEEN STOPPED UP YET WE FOUND A PIT IT TOOK US DIGGING UP BEAUTIFUL PLANTS, AND WE FOUND THE DRAIN, SO WE HAD TO REALLY UN-STOP IT KID WE'RE PUTTING DEHUMIDIFIERS THERE SO WE CAN TAKE THE WATER OUT OF THE AIR, AND SO WE DON'T HAVE MOLD.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REALLY TRYING TO FIGHT IN SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH FLOODING.

I WANT TO THANK THE PARK FOR COMING OUT SO PROMPTLY AND HELPING ME.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OUR FRIENDS AT WORLDBEAT CENTER FOR COMING OUT AND SHOVELING AND SWEEPING AND SAVING THE WORLDBEAT CENTER.

THANKS SO MUCH.

>> THE CENTER IS RUNNING A FUNDRAISER TO HELP COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIRING WATER DAMAGED AREAS GET >>> IF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS WAS DAMAGED DURING THE STORM, YOU'RE ASKED TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE SURVEY.

COUPLING THE DAMAGE SURVEY DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO REALLY EAT YOU RECEIVE ASSISTANCE, BUT THE INFORMATION WILL BE HELPFUL IN REQUEST FOR FEDERAL AID, AND YOU CAN FIND THE LINK TO THE WEBSITE.

JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG / WEATHER.

A IS >>> LET'S START OFF WITH OUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WE WILL BE TRACKING A STRENGTHENING OFFSHORE FLOW.

WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO IS WARM TEMPERATURES COULD WE ARE TALKING TEN-DAY, EVEN 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE AT TIMES.

I WILL BE NICE TO ENJOY BEFORE WE WATCH THE WEATHER PATTERN RETURNING AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

DOWN TO THE 40s FOR OCEANSIDE, 49 SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA, DOWN TO 46.

A COOL NIGHT IN MOUNT LAGUNA, DOWN TO 34.

THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY, WE START TO WATCH THAT STRENGTHENING OFFSHORE FLOW BRINGING US A PLEASANT STRETCH OF WEATHER INTO SAN DIEGO AS WE DO WRAP UP OUR WEEK, SO HOPEFULLY HAVE PLANS TO BE OUTSIDE.

68 WITH A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 70 TO GREENS, AND MOUNT LAGUNA WILL STAY IN THE 40s AS WE HEAD INTO THE DATA MARKET SATURDAY IS ANOTHER GOOD STRETCH OF WEATHER, COMFORTABLE START TO THE WEEKEND , SO NICE WEATHER LINGERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE COAST AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING UP.

TAKE A LOOK AT SATURDAY, UP TO 74 DEGREES OF NICE BEACH CONDITIONS.

INTO SUNDAY WE GO.

73 DEGREES.

A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES MONDAY AT 70, BUT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE STICKING AROUND TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 60s.

WE GO FURTHER INLAND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO WATCH A STEADY CLIMB IN TEMPERATURES FOR 74 FRIDAY, 78 SATURDAY, PUSHING YOUR 80 AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY SUNDAY, AND AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, WE'LL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES COME DOWN A FEW DEGREES, BUT STAYING SUNNY AND PLEASANT YET IF YOU HAVE A TRIP PLANNED FOR THE MOUNTAINS, IT WILL BE CHILLY AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT OUR DAY FRIDAY, ONLY 49 DEGREES.

49 WITH FREEZING CONDITIONS TO START SUNDAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP BACK DOWN AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

MAKING YOUR WAY OUT TO THE DESERT, MAYBE FOR HIKING?

PRETTY NICE CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES, INTO THE 70s, AND WE'LL SEE TEMPERATURES PEEKING THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALISE.

>>> A PROGRAM FOR LOCAL FARMERS.

HOW ONE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS IS HELPING A WHOLE SYSTEM WORK.

>> 99% OF OUR FARMS ARE RIGHT HERE IN THIS COUNTY.

>> Reporter: IT IS A BUSY DAY FOR KRISTIN AT FOOD SHED COOPERATIVE ON FAIRMOUNT AVENUE.

SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THE FARMS FOOD SHED WORKS WITH, THE IMPORTANCE OF SOURCING FOOD LOCALLY.

ON THIS DAY, HER TEAM IS PACKING UP FOOD DELIVERIES MAINLY FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE OF COLOR.

>> THE MORE WE INVEST, LIKE THE BETTER IT IS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE MORE NUTRITIONALLY DENSE THE FOOD IS, AND THE MORE YOU CAN SUPPORT LOCAL, SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND KEEP YOUR MONEY CIRCULATING IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT IS WHAT THE COUNTY'S NEW SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, AND NEW FOOD SOURCING PROGRAM IS ABOUT.

>> IT IS VAST, THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT SERVE MEALS AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: TERYL AUSTIN REAMER SAID SHORTLY AFTER BEING ELECTED A SUPERVISOR, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE COUNTY'S WAY OF PAYING FOR ALL THAT FOOD LARGELY LEFT LOCAL FARMERS OUT OF THE PICTURE, SO SHE SET ABOUT DESIGNING A PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES WHAT SHE CALLS A VALUES BASED SYSTEM THAT PRIORITIZES SAN DIEGO COUNTY FARMERS.

>> YOU HAVE THE VALUE OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT WE HAVE THE VALUE OF BUYING FOOD THAT DOESN'T EXPLOIT THE WORKERS AND HAVE PEOPLE WORKING ON NOT GETTING A WATER BREAK OR WHAT EVER, GOING TO THE BATHROOM.

WE HAVE TO HAVE THE VALUE OF MAKING SURE THE FOOD WE BUY FOR THE COUNTY IS GROWN IN A WAY THAT IS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO OUR STORMWATER RUNOFF.

>> Reporter: THOSE VALUES HAVE BEEN PART OF THE FOOD SHED OPERATION FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS .

KRISTIN KVERNLAND SAID WITH THE COUNTY PROGRAM NOW IN PLACE, IT WILL HELP FOOD SHED TURNED THE TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF PROCURING FOOD ON ITS HEAD TO THE WAY IT WORKS NOW IS SCHOOLS, JAILS, AND ALL SORTS OF PROGRAMS THAT FEED PEOPLE DECIDE WHAT THEY NEED AND ORDER THE FOOD .

KVERNLAND, SAID WITH FOOD SHED, IT'S THE OPPOSITE.

SHE TALKS TO BUYERS WHAT THEY NEED SO FARMERS GROW WHAT'S NEEDED.

>> WE'RE ASKING OUR BUYERS TO WORK WITH US TO PLAN TOGETHER SO WE CAN GUARANTEE THE FARMERS THEIR SALE, SO WE HAVE TO PREDICT OUR MARKET SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR IN ADVANCE, THEN I CREATE A COLLECTIVE CROP PLAN, AND I GO OUT AND LET THE FARMERS KNOW WE NEED 15,000 BUNCHES OF CARROTS THIS YEAR, 20,000 HEADS OF LETTUCE.

WHO CAN GROW IT?

AND WE DIVIDED UP AMONGST OUR FIRMS.

>> Reporter: KVERNLAND SAYS DOING BUSINESS THIS WAY ALSO HELPS DIVERSIFY RISK, SO IF ONE FARM HAS A FAILURE, OTHERS CAN PICK UP THE SLACK , AND THAT, SHE SAYS, BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM.

IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT THEY DO AT FOOD SHED DOVETAILS WITH THE NEW COUNTY'S PROGRAM.

>> IT'S HUGE FOR OUR FARM, ALL THE OTHER LOCAL FARMS IN THIS AREA.

>> Reporter: MIKE CLARK OF RODRIGUEZ FAMILY FARMS IN VALLEY CENTER IS THRILLED WITH THE NEW COUNTY PROGRAM AND SAYS FOODSHED IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS.

>> AS FARMERS, WE'RE BUSY WITH FARMING, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND TIME TO DO THE FARMING WORK , SO DOWN AT FOODSHED, THEY ARE DOING AMAZING WORK, BRINGING THAT CONNECTION TO US IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE CORRECTION FACILITIES, WHEREVER THIS PRODUCT AND MONEY IS GOING TO BE GOING TO .

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE VARIOUS TYPES OF SQUASH, KALE, AND STRAWBERRIES, THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE TO BE FOUND ON RODRIGUEZ FAMILY FARMS.

THIS PRODUCT IS OF THE RHYTHMIC PRIORITY.

IT IS HIS COUSIN, COMMUNICATING THE MESSAGE OF IMPORTANT ORGANIC FARMING IN HIS OWN UNIQUE WAY.

>> PROTECTORS OF A RIGHTEOUS CREEPY AND WE NEED MORE NON-GMO SEEDS.

>> Reporter: IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT THE NEW COUNTY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DO, REFOCUS THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY OF THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S FARMERS .

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, NEGOTIATIONS ON FUNDING FOR UKRAINE AND THE U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER ARE THREATENED BY REPUBLICAN INFIGHTING THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW'S NEWSROOM.

>>> TIPS WERE NOT FOOTBALL FANS TO FAKE IT UNTIL THEY MAKE IT WITH ONLY FOUR TEAMS REMAINING IN THE NFL PLAYOFFS.

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