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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS THURSDAY, JUNE 2nd.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

NEW GAS PRICE RECORDS EVERY DAY, HIGHER COST AT THE CHECKOUT STAND.

WE ARE FEELING THE INFLATION IMPACT.

STATE LAWMAKERS ARE OFFERING HELP, BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOU WERE EXPECTING.

KITTY ALVARADO TELLS US MANY HOPE THEY CAN AGREE TO HELP FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING.

>> Reporter: THESE PEOPLE ARE AND LIGHTING UNLOADING THEIR PRODUCE AT THE FARMERS MARKET, BUT THEIR MINDS ARE PREOCCUPIED WITH THE COST OF TRAVELING HERE.

GAS PRICES HAVE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE COST OF OPERATIONS OF OUR SMALL FAMILY FARM.

WE HAVE HAD TO INCREASE PRICES BUT WE CANNOT INCREASE THEM SO MUCH, BECAUSE THEN WE WILL NOT SELL ANYTHING.

SOMETIMES, WE CAN'T EVEN COVER THE COST OF GAS.

THEY ARE FAR AWAY FROM SACRAMENTO, BUT WHAT IS DONE THERE WILL AFFECT THEM.

POLITICIANS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE NEARLY $90 BILLION BUDGET SURPLUS AND THE BUDGET IN GENERAL.

THEY HOPE IT INCLUDES RELIEF FOR HIGHER GAS PRICES AT THE PUMP THAT ARE SEEPING THEIR WAY INTO EVERYTHING THEY DO, AND WILL AFFECT THE FUTURE OF THEIR FARM.

>> WE OFTEN THINK ABOUT CLOSING THE FARM.

WE WORK SO HARD, AND IT IS ALL FOR NOTHING, SOMETIMES.

WE CAN'T MAKE A PROFIT.

>> I KNOW PEOPLE ARE PINCHING PENNIES.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNCILMEMBER SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS BEEN FLOODED WITH EMAILS AND CALLS FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT INFLATION.

>> THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT SORT OF SUBSIDY THEY CAN GET, WHAT THE PLAN IS AT THE STATE, WHAT ARE THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATORS THINKING OF DOING.

IT IS MAKING FAMILIES STRETCH THINLY.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSAL FOR THE NEARLY $240 BILLION BUDGET INCLUDES AN $8 BILLION RELIEF FUND FOR CALIFORNIANS STRUGGLING WITH HIGHER GAS PRICES AND INFLATION.

THIS WILL INCLUDE $200 REFUNDS PER TAXPAYER INDEPENDENT.

>> I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

I THINK THE NEED TO NEGOTIATE A QUICK SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE A MESSAGE FOR SACRAMENTO.

>> YES, PLEASE HELP US MORE.

WE CANNOT MAKE IT, NOT LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: THE BUDGET DEADLINE IS JUNE 15th.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS POINT >>> THE STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL HAS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS EARMARKED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

EDUCATION REPORTER, ANGIE PEREZ, TAKES A LOOK AT THE IMPACT ON THE STATE'S SECOND- LARGEST DISTRICTS, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS NOT MUCH WIND THIS MORNING, BUT PLENTY OF PRIDE AND PURPOSE.

EARLY EVERY JUNE, THERE IS A FLAG RAISING CEREMONY TO HONOR THE DISTRICTS LGBTQ I A+ STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF.

>> THIS IS A SYMBOL, AND A POWERFUL ONE.

SYMBOLS LOSE THEIR MEANING WITHOUT ACTION.

>> Reporter: THEY PROMOTE A GROWING CURRICULUM OF INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY, A BOWLING REPORTING SYSTEM, TRANSGENDER AFFIRMING POLICIES.

THIS IS ONE OF THE NEWLY ELECTED STUDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHO HAS FINANCES AT THE TOP OF HIS AGENDA.

>> I'VE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF ECONOMIC DISPARITIES PERSONALLY.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN BRING THAT EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE AND BRING CHANGE THAT I WANT TO SEE.

>> Reporter: THE FUNDRAISING EVENT COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE RELEASE OF THE LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL , A PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES $300 MILLION TO FUND TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS GEARED TOWARD STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

THERE IS AN INCREASE OF $1.2 BILLION FOR SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION.

TO FUND ELECTRIC BUSES, AND OTHER 02 LOW EMISSION VEHICLES, AND HIGHER EDUCATION WOULD GET $2 BILLION TO DEVELOP MORE STUDENT HOUSING AT CAL STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

THE LEGISLATURE'S PROPOSAL ADDS ALMOST $10 BILLION TO A VERY IMPORTANT FORMULA.

THE FORMULA DETERMINES HOW MUCH THE STATE CONTRIBUTES TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LIKE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

THIS IS THE DISTRICT'S NEW CHIEF OF STAFF, WHO IS KEEPING CLOSE TABS ON THE STATES FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS.

>> WHAT WE LEARNED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC IS THAT SCHOOLS ARE CRITICAL, NOT ONLY TO THE ECONOMY, BUT TO THE FUTURE OF THE STATE.

>> Reporter: THAT FUTURE INCLUDES THE STUDENTS, REPRESENTING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND THE OTHER NEWLY ELECTED STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHO IS A JUNIOR AT SCRIPPS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL.

>> EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT.

THAT INCLUDES UPHOLDING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE POLICIES, GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, PRODUCT ACCESSIBILITY, SCHOOL LUNCH INCLUSIVITY.

>> WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED FUNDING, AND WE NEED TO SHOW UP WITH OUR HEARTS.

WE NEED MORE LOVE IN EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: LOVE AND PRIDE, TO RECOGNIZE PROBLEMS AND HONOR THE PROGRESS.

>> PRIDE, TO ME, IS BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS MYSELF EVERYWHERE, AND NOT NEEDING TO BE EMBARRASSED OF MY IDENTITY OR PUT INTO A BOX BECAUSE OF MY EXPRESSION.

>> THERE IS HOPE THAT CHANGE FOR EDUCATION IS IN THE AIR.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> MOMENTS AGO, PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS CALLING FOR STRONGER GUN CONTROL LAWS.

IT IS HAPPENED AGAIN, DEADLY MASS SHOOTING IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, AT A HOSPITAL.

ISABELLE ROSALES IS TRACKING THE LATEST ON THIS ONE, AS WELL AS UVALDE AND BUFFALO.

>> Reporter: FEAR AND PANIC, ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING IN AMERICA.

THIS TIME, THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

>> IT WAS CHAOS.

>> Reporter: A SHOOTER OPENED FIRE ON WEDNESDAY.

POLICE SAY HE KILLED TWO DOCTORS, RECEPTIONIST, AND THE PATIENT.

>> IT WAS A TERRIBLE, AWFUL SCENE.

>> Reporter: AN UPDATE FRONTALS AS POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE SHOOTER TARGETED THIS DOCTOR, PERFORMED BACK SURGERY ON HIM, BLAMING HIM FOR ONGOING PAIN.

>> WE HAVE FOUND A LOVER LETTER ON THE SUSPECT, WHICH MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE CAME IN WITH THE INTENT TO KILL DR. PHILLIPS.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THREE FEDERAL SOURCES, THE GUNMEN BOUGHT THE AR 15 FIREARM ON THE SAME DAY AS THE SHOOTING.

IN NEW YORK, THE 18-YEAR-OLD INDICTED IN LAST MONTH'S RACIST SUPERMARKET SHOOTING, IS APPEARING IN COURT THURSDAY, PLEADING NOT GUILTY.

ALL OF THIS, AS THE TRIBUTES POUR IN.

NEW DETAILS EMERGE OUT OF UVALDE, TEXAS.

THE MAYOR SAYS A NEGOTIATOR TRIED TO CALL THE KILLER.

IT IS CONTRARY TO TRAINING, CALLING FOR OFFICERS TO IMMEDIATELY CONFRONT ACTIVE SHOOTERS.

>> THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT AND IF WE MADE MISTAKES, WE WILL OWN THOSE MISTAKES.

>> Reporter: INCONSISTENCIES SHADOW POLICE RESPONSE, AS AMERICANS LOOK ON AND ASK, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

>> YOU CAN'T EVEN GO TO A STORE.

YOU CAN GO TO SCHOOL.

NOW YOU CAN GO TO THE DOCTOR.

>> Reporter: ISABELLE ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CDC IS WARNING THAT THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER AND IT IS LIKELY WE WILL SEE AN ALL NEW SURGE OF NEW COVID-19 CASES THIS SUMMER.

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, ANOTHER 1620 CASES WERE REPORTED TODAY.

WEEKLY AVERAGE CASES HAVE MORE THAN TRIPLED IN THE PAST 30 DAYS.

RECENT STUDIES SUGGEST NEW VARIANTS CAN GET PAST IMMUNITY BARRIERS MADE BY VACCINES AND PAST INFECTIONS.

CDC OFFICIALS SAY NEW VARIANTS MADE UP TO 7% OF NEW INFECTIONS IN THE U.S.

IN LATE MAY, A BIG JUMP FROM 0.2% A MONTH AGO.

>>> THE FIRST PRESUMPTIVE CASE OF MONKEYPOX HAS BEEN REPORTED IN LOS ANGELES.

COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS, IT IS AWAITING FINAL CONFIRMATION FROM THE CDC.

THE PATIENT IS AN ADULT RESIDENT WHO RECENTLY TRAVELED AND HAD CLOSE CONTACT TO THE CASE OF MONKEYPOX.

THE PATIENT IS SAID TO BE DOING WELL AND IS ISOLATING.

MONKEYPOX IS A VIRAL INFECTION, ENDEMIC IN PARTS OF AFRICA.

CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED, RECENTLY IN THE U.S. >>> IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES ARE DEMANDING IN AND TO TITLE 42 AS THEY HELD FUNERALS TODAY FOR TWO MEN IN MEXICO.

BOTH WERE MIGRANTS FROM HAITI, WHO DIED IN TIJUANA WHILE WAITING FOR A CHANCE AT ASYLUM IN THE U.S. DID ONE OF THE MAN WAS ROBBED AND MURDERED.

THE OTHER DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AFTER BEING DENIED MEDICAL CARE.

>> EVERY OTHER WEEK.

WE LITERALLY HAVE A FUNERAL, HERE IN TIJUANA, EVERY OTHER WEEK.

THE COMMUNITY IS IN FEAR.

THEY ARE LITERALLY AFRAID THAT, TOMORROW IT WILL BE THEM.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN CRITICIZED FOR NOT ENDING TITLE 42, THE POLICY THAT MAKES MIGRANTS WAIT TO CLAIM ASYLUM DUE TO COVID CONCERNS.

THE CDC TRIED TO END IN MAY BUT A FEDERAL JUDGE IN LOUISIANA RULED THAT IT HAD TO CONTINUE, SAYING THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT TAKE THE PROPER STEPS.

>>> THE LARGEST CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN NAVY HISTORY, SWIMMING UP MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED NAVY OFFICIALS MIGHT BE COMING TO A CLOSE.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEGAN IN THE FAT LEONARD CASE.

MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH HAS THE REPORT.

>> Reporter: MOST OF THE OFFICERS HAVE PLEADED GUILTY TO ACCEPTING BRIBES FROM LEONARD FRANCIS.

HE IS THE MALAYSIAN CONTRACTOR WHO WANTED TO STEER THE NAVY TO PORTS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC.

IN 2015, LEONARD PLEADED GUILTY TO OVERCHARGING THE GOVERNMENT BY $35 MILLION.

AFTER 14 WEEKS, THE TRIAL OF THE LAST FIVE NAVAL OFFICERS UNDER THE INDICTMENT IS NEARING AN END, WITH A MAN CALLED FAT LEONARD, NEVER TAKING THE STAND.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS, THE FEDERAL PROSECUTOR FOCUS THE JURY ON EMAILS BETWEEN THE MEN CHARGED, FRANCIS, AND OTHER OFFICERS WHO HAVE PLEADED GUILTY IN THE DECADE-LONG CORRUPTION PROBE.

THEY SAY DEFENDANTS TOOK CARE OF LEONARD FRANCIS BECAUSE TIME AND TIME AGAIN, HE TOOK CARE OF THEM.

IN THE EXCHANGE OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION, FRANCIS PAID FOR LAVISH PARTIES IN TOKYU, HONG KONG, AND MANILA, STAYS AT LUXURY HOTELS, LUXURY ITEMS, AND CHAMPAGNE.

PROSECUTORS SAY EACH OFFICER PLAYED A DIFFERENT ROLE IN THE CONSPIRACY.

BRUCE LOVELESS, HIGHEST RANKING OFFICER ON TRIAL, IS CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING BRIBES.

THE LAWYERS FOR EACH DEFENDANT CAN CLOSING ARGUMENTS ON MONDAY.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY OF VISTA GOT NEARLY $2 MILLION TO HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN AN ENCAMPMENT, BUT WHEN THE CITY PUT OUT A CALL FOR SOMEONE TO RUN A HOMELESS SHELTER, IT GOT NO TAKERS.

TONYA ZORN HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CITY OF VISTA ACCEPTED A $1.8 MILLION ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION GRANT, FROM CALIFORNIA'S INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS.

THE GRANT IS INTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS IN THE BONAVISTA WATERSHED AREA.

THE STATE AGENCY PROVIDED THE GRANT.

THIS AGENT HAS BEEN VISITING THE ENCAMPMENTS THAT RECEIVED THE AWARD AND MEETING WITH CITY PARTNERS.

THIS STATE WAS THE ONLY SAN DIEGO CITY TO RECEIVE THE GRANT.

>> I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND TO MEET WITH EXODUS AND THE VARIOUS PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND, ULTIMATELY, ARE ABLE TO MOVE INTO STABLE HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS.

>> Reporter: 73-YEAR-OLD JIM CONLEY CURRENTLY LIVES IN THE ENCAMPMENT.

HE SAYS HE HAS NOTICED MORE OUTREACH FROM THE CITY, BUT HE IS LOST WHEN IT COMES TO HIS STATUS ON GETTING HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

>> THEY CAME UP TO ME AND ASKED ME SOME QUESTIONS.

I TOLD THEM THE TRUTH, AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, I WAS OUT OF THE PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE WANTS TO GET OUT OF THE ENCAMPMENT.

>> I JUST WANT A ROOM, YOU KNOW?

THEY CAN KEEP MY MONEY.

A ROOM TO SLEEP IN AT NIGHT.

IT IS GETTING COLD.

IT IS SUMMER.

>> Reporter: HE SHARED HE GETS AROUND $700 A MONTH FOR SOCIAL SECURITY.

>> I GET MY RETIREMENT AND ALL THAT.

IF THEY COULD PUT SOMEPLACE UP FOR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW?

SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, PAY WHAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW?

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF VISTA WAS REQUESTING PROPOSALS FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER BUT NO APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED HEARD THIS IS THE HOUSING PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF VISTA.

SHE REACHED OUT TO PROVIDERS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS NO INTEREST.

>> A LOT OF PROVIDERS ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS AND INCREASE COST OF ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.

IT IS A CHALLENGE FOR PROVIDERS.

IT IS NOT JUST THAT THERE IS NOT A NEED, IT IS THE GROWING CHALLENGES THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THESE PROVIDERS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE CITY HAS CHANGED GEARS AND IS LOOKING INTO DEVELOPING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND A SAFE PARKING AREA.

TONYA ZORN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE KNOW THAT RENT AND HOUSING PRICES ARE SKYROCKETING, AND THAT MARKET IS BECOMING ONE MORE INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGE FOR SAN DIEGO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

CLAIRE TRAGESER EXPLAINS.

>> I GO OUT SIDE, MY LANTERN GOES WITH ME.

>> Reporter: A DOZEN YOUNG CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE ON THE SUN SPECKLED LAWN OF LIBERTY WINS, HOME CHILDCARE IN CARLSBAD.

AFTER SINGING THEIR SCHOOL SONG, SHE DISMISSES THEM, ONE BY ONE, TO LEAVE THE CIRCLE AND VISIT THE POTTY AND PICK OUT THEIR SNACKS.

THE IDYLLIC SCENE BELIES THE MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF TURMOIL FACED IN THE AGE OF COVID.

SHE WAS FORCED TO CLOSE WHEN THE PANDEMIC FIRST HIT IN MARCH OF 2020.

SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO REOPEN FOR TWO MONTHS.

>> WITHIN TWO WEEKS, WE GOT THE EVICTION.

>> Reporter: HER LANDLORD SAID HE WAS MOVING BACK INTO THE HOME SHE WAS RENTING.

SHE SEARCHED FOR A NEW PLACE, WHERE SHE COULD BOTH LIVE AND HAVE HER CHILDCARE BUSINESS.

SHE ULTIMATELY FOUND THE BUILDING IN CARLSBAD.

IT WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR A DAY CARE.

SHE HAD TO TAKE OUT A FEDERAL EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF LOAN AND SPENT $20,000 ON THE PROPERTY.

>> I HAD TO PUT A LOT OF THE LOAN MONEY INTO THIS PLACE BECAUSE IT IS ON A LAKE.

IT IS LOVELY, IT IS GORGEOUS, BUT IT WAS A HUGE RISK.

>> Reporter: HER LEASE IS UP THIS SUMMER, AND SHE JUST RECEIVED MORE BAD NEWS.

HER LANDLORD HAS PLANS TO TURN THE PROPERTY, INSTEAD, INTO A LUXURY AIRBNB.

SO, SHE IS OUT OF BUSINESS AGAIN.

THIS TIME, PERMANENTLY.

>> Reporter: OUR LAST DAY IS AUGUST 26.

OASIS OF SAN DIEGO WILL BE ENDING.

>> Reporter: THIS HISTORICALLY TIGHT HOUSING MARKET HAS CREATED A CRISIS ON TOP OF A CRISIS FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

FIRST, THE PANDEMIC SHOOK THE INDUSTRY.

DATA SHOWS THAT ONE IN EIGHT CHILDCARE BUSINESSES TEMPORARILY CLOSED DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS.

NOW, MANY ARE STRUGGLING TO REOPEN, DUE TO STAGGERING RENTAL COST.

>> IT PUTS PROVIDERS IN A TERRIBLY VULNERABLE POSITION.

>> Reporter: LAURA COHEN IS A LONG-TERM EARLY EDUCATION EXPERT.

>> CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THAT RENTAL SITUATION FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD, AND MOVING THE BUSINESS WOULD BE INCREDIBLY DISRUPTIVE TO A LOT OF PARENTS AND FAMILIES, AS WELL AS TO THE PROVIDER'S BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: WITHOUT GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO HELP PROVIDERS, CHILD CARE AVAILABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO DECLINE.

KAREN McDOUGAL RUNS CHILDCARE FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY YMCA.

>> THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR CHILDCARE IS TRULY BROKEN.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS, GOING FORWARD, IF WE WILL SOLVE THE CHILDCARE CRISIS.

PARENTS CAN PAY MORE, AND PROVIDERS CAN CHARGE LESS AND IT WILL NEVER MATCH UP WITHOUT HELP.

>> Reporter: A SUBSIDY WOULD'VE HELPED IN CARLSBAD.

THEY WILL HAVE TO PACK UP AND SELL EVERYTHING, FROM THE ART SUPPLIES AND TINY TABLES AND CHAIRS, TO THE AQUARIUMS HOLDING SNAKES AND TURTLES.

ALL OF THE MONEY SHE PUT INTO THE PROPERTY WILL BE LOST.

>> I WAS GRATEFUL TO HAVE FOUND MY CALLING AND HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WAS FLOURISHING, AND I SEEMED TO BE IN MY ELEMENT.

IT IS JUST THE BEST.

IF I REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, WE ARE QUITE VULNERABLE.

>> Reporter: THE KIDS AT HER SCHOOL AND HER PARENTS WILL HAVE TO FIND NEW CARE WHEN SHE MOVES.

CLAIRE TRAGESER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SDG&E IS OFFERING AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO REDUCE ENERGY, WHEN THE STATE POWER GRID IS HIT WITH HIGH DEMAND.

THE PROGRAM CAN BE ACTIVATED ANYTIME BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 31st, WHENEVER THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR ISSUES AND ALERT.

CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED A DAY AHEAD, TO CONSERVE.

THOSE ABLE TO REDUCE ENERGY USE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 4:00 P.M. AND 9:00 P.M., BELOW THEIR TYPICAL USE IN THESE HOURS WILL RECEIVE A TWO DOLLAR CREDIT FOR EACH KILOWATT HOUR OF ELECTRICITY SAVED.

THERE IS NO PENALTY FOR NOT REDUCING ENERGY USE.

YOU CAN VISIT SDG&E.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT DO WE SEE HERE?

WE HAVE A COOLING TREND, AND COOLER AIR SPREAD FURTHER INLAND.

COMING ALONG FOR THE RIDE WILL BE NIGHT AND MORNING CLOUDS.

WE WILL SEE PLENTY OF THAT PENETRATING INTO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AS THE COOLING SPREADS IN.

IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, IT'S BREEZY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

NEXT WEEK WE SHOULD SEE A WARM- UP.

HERE IS THE TROUGH WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

IT IS EDGING CLOSER AND CLOSER, WE WILL SEE THE COOLING GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DOMINANT.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE ARE DOWN TO 62 DEGREES.

THE CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND SPREADING INLAND.

OCEANSIDE IS DOWN TO 59, EL CAJON, 58, RAMONA, 51.

BORREGO SPRINGS WILL BE NICE AND WARM, WITH 71 FOR A LOW.

AS YOU TAKE A LOOK AT FRIDAY, AFTER THE MORNING CLOUDS, WE WILL SEE MORE SUNSHINE IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE CLOUDS WILL BE STUBBORN, NEAR THE COAST AND BEACHES.

AS WE LOOK AT TEMPERATURES, OCEANSIDE IS 71, SAN DIEGO 70.

WE ARE RIGHT ON THE AVERAGES, HERE.

RAMONA IS UP TO 85.

DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY, WELL, THAT TROUGH IS APPROACHING AND IT WILL GET BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON, THERE, AND ON SUNDAY, HE MUCH THE SAME STORY.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD, THROUGH THE UPPER FLOW ON MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY, WE START TO SEE THE RIDGE, STARTING TO BUILD.

THAT RIDGE WILL SEE SOME GRADUAL WARMING NEXT WEEK.

HERE IS THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

CLOUDS AND SUN, AND TEMPERATURES WILL START TO RISE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE WILL SEE MORE CLOUDS IN THE MORNING HOURS IN THE VALLEYS AND NEXT WEEK, IT WILL BE MILDER.

CHECK OUT THE MOUNTAINS, BREEZY AND COOL INTO THE WEEKEND.

IT WILL BE MILDER NEXT WEEK, AND THE DESERT WILL GET PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

IT WILL BE BREEZY FOR THE WEEKEND, AND A LITTLE WARMER NEXT WEEK.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> DESPITE HIGHER COST AND A POTENTIAL RECESSION, AS MRS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HIRING EMPLOYEES.

THE MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IS DUE TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW.

ECONOMISTS EXPECT TO SEE 350,000 JOBS ADDED LAST MONTH WITH AN UNPLEASANT RATE OF 3.5%.

THAT WOULD BE A NEW PANDEMIC ERA LOW, THE LABOR MARKET HAS NEARLY RECOVERED, BUT IS ABOUT 1.2 MILLION JOBS SHORT OF WHERE IT WAS BEFORE SHUTDOWNS BEGAN.

>>> WHEN YOU THINK OF DANGEROUS JOBS, MAIL CARRIER PROBABLY DOES NOT COME TO MIND.

A JOB CAN TURN DANGEROUS IN AN INSTANT, IF A DOG DECIDES TO ATTACK.

GOD BY AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS ON SUNDAY, AND JOHN CARROLL SHOWS US HOW THE POSTAL SERVICE WORKS TO KEEP CARRIER SAFE.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICE'S UNOFFICIAL MOTTO, NEITHER SNOW NOR RAIN NOR HEAT NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT STAYS THESE COURIERS FROM THE SWIFT COMPLETION OF THEIR APPOINTED ROUNDS.

BUT, DOG SKIN.

>> 6000 CARRIERS ARE BEING BITTEN EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: IN MISSION VALLEY , A DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT MAIL CARRIERS ARE TRAINED TO DO WHEN CONFRONTED BY A THREATENING DOG.

IN ADDITION TO USING THEIR SATCHEL AS A SHIELD, SAN DIEGO POSTMASTER, LISA BALDWIN, SAYS THERE ARE OTHER SAFEGUARDS.

>> RESIST THE IMPULSE TO SCREAM AND RUN AWAY.

AVOID EYE CONTACT.

ONCE THE DOG HAS CALM DOWN, THEY ARE TO BACK AWAY AND MUST NEVER ASSUME THAT A DOG WILL NOT BITE.

>> Reporter: THE HUMOR OF HALLOWEEN DISPLAY NOTWITHSTANDING, THE ISSUE OF MAIL CARRIERS GETTING BITTEN IS A SERIOUS ONE.

WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, SAN DIEGO IS NOT DOING SO WELL.

MAIL CARRIERS IN SAN DIEGO WERE BITTEN 31 TIMES LAST YEAR, PUTTING US AT NUMBER 11, NATIONWIDE.

L.A. WAS FOURTH, WITH 44 BITE, AND CLEVELAND MAIL CARRIERS GOT WRITTEN 58 TIMES LAST YEAR, PUTTING THEM AT NUMBER ONE.

>> I HAVE BEEN BITTEN AND IT WAS NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: CARLOS DOMINGUEZ WAS ATTACKED BY TWO DOGS LAST YEAR IN THE GRENVILLE AREA.

HE WAS ABLE TO FIND ONE OFF, BUT THE OTHER ONE BIT HIM.

>> I KEPT, AND KEPT COMPOSED.

I UTILIZE MY TOOLS AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SITUATION.

>> Reporter: THERE CAN BE CONSEQUENCES FOR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT CONTROL THEIR DOGS.

IF A MAIL CARRIER FEELS UNSAFE, MAIL DELIVERY CAN BE SUSPENDED.

SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND, SO THAT COURIERS CAN CONTINUE THE SWIFT AND SAFE COMPLETION OF THEIR APPOINTED ROUNDS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO IN PERSON LIVE THEATER, AFTER A TWO YEAR PANDEMIC BREAK.

THE FESTIVAL OFFERS 11 DAYS OF WILDLY DIVERSE SHOWS FROM ARTIST AROUND THE GLOBE, AS WELL AS FROM SAN DIEGO.

WE HAVE A QUICK PRIMER ON WHAT FRINGE IS.

>> Reporter: SO WHAT IS THIS FRENCH THING?

>> GOOD QUESTION.

IT IS UNCENSORED, OPEN ACCESS, COMPLETELY.

ANYONE THAT WANTS TO DO A SHOW CAN.

>> Reporter: IT IS AN ASSAULT ON THE SENSES WITH A WILDLY DIVERSE ARRAY OF ENTERTAINMENT.

>> IT IS A GOOD WASH OF ARTS.

THERE IS DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATER, AND OPERA, AND COMEDY, AND SOME CRAZY PEOPLE FROM JAPAN THAT ARE JUST CRAZY, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> Reporter: 11 DAYS OF EYEBALL BUSTING SHOWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE AND LOCAL ARTISTS.

>> MY NAME IS LAZARUS.

>> Reporter: FRINGE IS DIY.

>> FOR ARTIST LIKE ME, WHO ARE DIFFERENT, IT IS PERFECT.

>> IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE THIS, THAT WE MOVE AWAY FROM THE CONVENTIONAL, TRADITIONAL THEATER, WHERE EVERYBODY IS TELLING YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, AND DO SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE SHOCKING, AND HAVING IT IN A VENUE LIKE THIS, IS INCREDIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE FRINGE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO LIVE AND IN PERSON SHOES, SHOWS, JUNE 2nd THROUGH THE 12th AT MULTIPLE VENUES, WITH A HOME BASE IN BALBOA PARK.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION NEWS 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.

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