>>> GOOD EVENING IT IS A THURSDAY OCTOBER 14th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM A MAYA TRABULSI .

WE BEGIN WITH NEWS ON THE COVID-19 FRONT.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST EXITING RATES IN THE STATE.

AS KPBS REPORTS, NUMBERS COULD RISE IN THE WAKE OF NEW BOOSTER SHOT NEWS.

>> Reporter: A PERCENT OF SAN DIEGANS ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE ARE NOW FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

89% ARE PARTIALLY VACCINATED.

UST HEALTH SAYS WE ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> WE HAVE PROTECTION FROM EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: A BENCHMARK FOR PEOPLE FULLY VACCINATED, BOOSTER SHOTS ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK OF SEVERE ILLNESS AND PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OLDER WHO HAD THEIR LAST SHOT AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AGO.

>> CERTAIN POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY AT HIGH RISK, THEY JUST DO NOT HAVE THAT WIGGLE ROOM WITH SUCH A HORRIBLE DISEASE.

>> Reporter: PFIZER IS THE ONLY BOOSTER SHOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT NOW.

THAT MIGHT CHANGE SOON.

THURSDAY, FDA ADVISERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION OF A BOOSTER DOSE OF THE MODERNA VACCINE.

THERE STILL ARE STEPS BEFORE THE BOOSTER DOSE IS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

>> THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWS IT, AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY ADVISING THE CDC.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE CDC, JUST OVER 66% OF THE ELIGIBLE U.S. POPULATION IS FULLY VACCINATED.

WE CAME ACROSS ONE PERSON FROM SAN DIEGO THURSDAY THE FINALLY MADE THE CHOICE TO GET VACCINATED.

THEY SAY IN RECENT DAYS, THE VIRUS HITS CLOSE TO HOME.

>> THE PEOPLE AROUND ME HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COVID.

I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A BIT TOO COINCIDENTAL FOR ME TO KNOW I'M LIKE THIS SO I WENT OUT AND GOT THE VACCINE.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO HAD ANOTHER MOTIVE FOR GETTING VACCINATED.

>> TO START LOOKING FOR A JOB.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS JOBHUNTING HAS NOT BEEN EASY AS IN UNVACCINATED CITIZEN.

>> COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.

SAFETY FOR THOSE AROUND AND EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS.

>>> A LOCAL FIRE CREWS ARE ONCE AGAIN ANSWERING THE CALL TO HELP AFTER A LARGE WILDFIRE.

THIS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.

FIREFIGHTERS STRETCHED IN THE SEASON.

MELISSA MAE LOOKS AT STAFFING ISSUES AT AREA STATIONS.

>> SEE MOST DEVASTATING FIRES IN SAN DIEGO IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY TO PLACE IN OCTOBER.

THE CEDAR FIRE IN 2003 AND THE WITCH FIRE IN 2007.

>> PREPARE FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

WE ARE READY TO GO IF WE GET DISPATCHED TO A FIRE.

>> Reporter: CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO DESCRIBING THE NEAR CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THE COUNTY WILL FACE SATURDAY.

>> WE ARE NOT QUITE AT A RED FLAG OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE A CHANGE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH OFFSHORE WIND.

TYPICALLY THOSE COINCIDE WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIND GUST BETWEEN 30-40 MILES AN HOUR.

>> THE EFFECT FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS, THE EFFECT IS THE ABILITY TO FIGHT FIRE BY TAKING CHANGES.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE TOOLS IS THE AIRCRAFT SUPPORT.

AIRCRAFT ARE GROUNDED WITH WINDS UP TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.

>> PILOT SAFETY AND REALLY RENDERING THE RETARDANT DROPS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

BECAUSE IT TURNS INTO MS. BEFORE IT HITS THE GROUND.

>> CREWS IN SAN DIEGO ARE CURRENTLY HELPING WITH THE FIRE.

>> THEY HAVE TWO HAND CREWS AT THE FIRE IN SANTA BARBARA.

REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE A STATEWIDE FIRE AGENCY.

SO, IF THERE'S A NEED WE ARE RESPONDING.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO IS PREPARED FOR THE FIRES THIS YEAR.

>> THE DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE COUNTY, DIFFERENT TOPOGRAPHY, DIFFERENT PLANT LIFE, DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFRA STRUCTURE ISSUES.

WE REALLY, YOU KNOW, PREPLAN ALL OF THE AREAS THAT WE RESPOND TO SO IN THE EVENT WE ARE DISPATCHED TO A FIRE, WE ARE ADEQUATELY PREPARED.

>>> OFFICIALS AT THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE MAKING A PLEA FOR WORKERS DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES.

DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, POSITIONS LIKE BUS DRIVERS, OFFICE ASSISTANCE AND FOOD SERVICE STAFFING ARE IN DEMAND.

STUDENTS ARE GETTING MEALS LATER AND ARE ON WAIT LISTS FOR A BUS.

>> PEOPLE ARE WORN OUT.

THEY ARE GETTING TIRED.

>> THE SHOUT OUT TO THE CURRENT STAFF EMPLOYEES.

ASKING THE WORLD OF THE CURRENT STAFF.

WE HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT HELPS PEOPLE LOOKING TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AS A NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITY.

>>> THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING AT THIS HOUR.

THE AGENDA INCLUDES A FINAL VOTE TO HIRE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

THE BOARD ALSO IS TAKING ON THE CONTROVERSIAL AND OFTEN MISREPRESENTED ISSUE OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

THE EDUCATION REPORTER EXPLAINING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BOTH NOTES.

>> Reporter: AT THE CORNER OF 11th AVENUE AND J STREET, THERE IS BIG NEWS FOR THE CIVIC HIGH CHARTER SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOL CEO AND PRINCIPAL IS LEAVING TO LEAVE THE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

E3 CIVIC HIGH BOASTS 100% GRADUATION RATES WITH A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY OF ABOUT 400 STUDENTS WITH 35 ZIP CODES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE DISTANCE FROM THIS URBAN CAMPUS TO THE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A FEW MILES ON THE MAP.

THERE IS A DIVIDE WITH PHILOSOPHY AND THE STUDENT POPULATION LOOKS MUCH DIFFERENT.

>> THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRESENTS ABOUT 30,000 STUDENTS.

ALMOST 60% OF THEM ARE WHITE.

ONLY 16% ARE HISPANIC AND LESS THAN 2% BLACK.

>> WE ARE TAKING, YOU KNOW, 20 STEPS BACK.

WE ARE GOING BACK.

>> Reporter: A PARENT AT THE DISTRICT HAS A 15-YEAR-OLD SON IN 10th GRADE AT THE ACADEMY.

ON THE SAME NIGHT THEY WERE HIRING A BLACK FEMALE SUPERINTENDENT AND ALSO VOTING TO BAN THE TEACHING OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

AN ISSUE HAS BECOME POLITICAL AND MISREPRESENTED.

CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS ONLY TAUGHT IN LAW SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION.

FIGUEROA SAYS APPROPRIATE ETHNIC STUDIES OF MINORITY HISTORY IT'S LOST IN THE CONFUSION.

>> PLENTY OF RESEARCH DEMONSTRATING STUDENTS ENGAGING IN THIS TYPE OF WAGE SUCCEED BEST.

THEY DO WELL ON THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY.

>> Reporter: IT'S LIKE THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTES ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES POLICY DESIGNED TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM INAPPROPRIATE CURRICULUM AND OTHER INFORMATION.

THE AMENDMENT SAYS INSTRUCTIONS SHALL NOT TEACH OR INCLUDE CRITICAL RACE THEORY AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION OR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS PART OF ANY OF THE CONTENT STANDARDS OR FRAMEWORK.

CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE STATE, BUT ETHNIC STUDIES ARE BECOMING A REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION.

ONCE DR. WARD IS HIRED AND BEGINS IS THE SUPERINTENDENT NOVEMBER 1st, SHE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

SHE AGREED TO INTERVIEW WITH KPBS TODAY, THEN CANCELED .

>>> SAN DIEGO HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST INFLATION RATES IN THE NATION.

NUMBERS SHOW SIX BY 5% IN SEPTEMBER.

NATIONWIDE, INFLATION INDICATORS ROSE FOR .1% AND IT APPEARS THE PRICE OF BOOZE IS NOT GOING DOWN ANYTIME SOON.

FOOD, SHELTER, HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS, CAR INSURANCE AND MORE, ALL UP.

ON THE FLIPSIDE, AIR TRAVEL PRICES MOSTLY ARE DOWN OR, STUDY.

WHAT PLACE YOU WILL NOTICE THE SHARP INCREASE OF INFLATION IS THE GROCERY STORE.

DAVID LOUIS REPORTS FROM THE BAY AREA.

>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: A BUTCHER 44 YEARS.

THE MEAT MANAGER IN SAN MATEO HAS SEEN BEEF PRICES JUMP THREE DOLLARS UP TO FOUR DOLLARS A POUND RECENTLY.

12% INCREASE IN MEAT PRICES THIS YEAR IS A KEY REASON WHY INFLATION IS HEATING UP.

>> IN SOME OF THE TRENDS OF HAMBURGERS AND LOWER CUTS OF MEAT ARE SELLING MORE THAN USUAL.

THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE USED TO BE A GOOD BUDGET STRETCH BUT NOT ANYMORE.

LIZ CRITES FOUND THIS PACKAGE OF CHICKEN PRICED AT OVER $20.

FRANCISCO IS THE OWNER OF A TALKER AREA IN SAN MATEO.

CHICKEN USED TO BE THE NUMBER ONE SELLER BUT IS PRICES INCHED UP, CUSTOMERS SWITCH TO BEEF.

>> CHICKEN HAS NEVER BEEN OVERPRICED.

NOW $100 A CASE AND WE USED TO PAY $40, $50.

NOW IT'S $100 A CASE.

>> Reporter: BEEF PRICES ALSO SOARED, DOUBLING FROM $200-$400 TO MAKE A CUSTOMER FAVORITE.

CONSUMERS ARE SHOCKED HOW GROCERY BILLS HAVE SKYROCKETED.

>> IT DOUBLED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

>> Reporter: DOES IT HURT?

>> YES.

CHANGES SOME OF MY MENU.

THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BUY.

THAT I LOOK AT IT AND I THINK, IT WAS $12 NOW, IT IS $24.

>> Reporter: SHIPPING COSTS ARE THE REASON.

>> I HEARD ANYWHERE FROM $7000- $50,000 FOR THE SAME CONTAINER TO SHIP FROM OVERSEAS.

>> Reporter: QUESTIONS ALSO RAISED ABOUT THE PROCESSING PLANTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

IT HAS REDUCED RICE COMPETITION.

>>> NEW HOUSING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS NOW AVAILABLE IN OKLAHOMA.

THE EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER OPENED THE BRAND NEW DORMS TODAY.

THE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO FREE UP SPACE AT THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER AND HELP ABOUT 150 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.

WHILE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO A NUMBER OF HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.

>> WE LOST THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR FAMILY, HOPE.

THEY WIND UP EVICTED AND AFFLICTED AND ON THE STREETS.

BUT, THEY ARE NOT THROWAWAY PEOPLE.

THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO SOCIETY.

WE NEED TO HELP THEM GET BACK INTO LIFE.

>> THE BUILDINGS WERE PAID FOR THROUGH DONATIONS AND WERE BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED THEIR TIME.

>>> A PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON A TROLLEY STATION ARCING LOT WON APPROVAL TODAY.

OUR METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE PROJECT COULD BE ONE OF MANY MORE TO COME.

>> Reporter: THE PALM AVENUE TROLLEY STATION IN THE SOUTH BAY HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF PARKING.

THAT WAS THE CASE EVEN BEFORE TROLLEY RIDERSHIP PLUMMETED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

NOW A TEAM OF DEVELOPERS HAS THE ALL CLEAR FROM THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM TO BUILD 390 APARTMENTS HERE.

VERY WILL HAVE LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AFFORDABILITY.

THEY VOTE ON THE PROJECT BUT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOSS OF PARKING.

ADVOCATES TOLD THE BOARD THAT CONCERN WAS MISGUIDED.

>> THE BEST WAY OF INCREASING TRANSIT RIDERSHIP AND REACHING GOALS IS REDEVELOPMENT.

NOT WITH PARKING.

THE MORE PARKING REQUIRED, THE LESS HOUSING THEY CAN BUILD AND THE OTHER GOAL OF MEETING THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS FOR HOUSING IS NOT SERVED BY MORE PARKING.

>> Reporter: STAFF NOW ARE PLANNING A STUDY FOR MTS HOW TO ACCOMMODATE PASSENGERS WHILE REDUCING THE DEMAND FOR PARKING THAT COULD INCLUDE BETTER ACCESS TO STATIONS VIA BUS, BIKING, AND WALKING.

THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCILMEMBER SAYS SHE IS HAPPY WITH THE PLAN GOING FORWARD.

>> WE CAN JUST ILLUMINATE PARKING.

WE HAVE TO DEVELOP A BETTER TRANSITION TO ACCESS THE STATION AND ACTIVELY HELP CUSTOMERS.

>> Reporter: MTS HAS MORE THAN 50 ACRES OF PRIME REAL ESTATE SCATTERED ACROSS THE COUNTY.

LAND THAT COULD BE KEY TO HELPING SOLVE THE REGIONS HOUSING SHORTAGE.

THE DEBATES OVER HOW OR WHETHER TO DEVELOP THE LAND AND HOW MUCH PARKING THE PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCY REALLY NEEDS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

STRICT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE 20 COUNTRIES ARE ON THE RISE ACCORDING TO A REPORT OUT TODAY FROM THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP CLIMATE TRANSPARENCY.

WHILE EMISSIONS PLUNGED BY 6% LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR THEY ARE PROJECTED TO RISE BY 4%.

THAT IS DESPITE STRONG GROWTH IN SOLAR POWER AND WIND POWER.

RESEARCHERS PREDICT TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER 2 DEGREES CELSIUS FROM PREINDUSTRIAL TIMES BY THE END OF THE CENTURY.

EVEN IF ALL OF THE CURRENT G-20 TARGETS ARE ACHIEVED.

THAT AS WELL ABOVE THE GOAL SET BY THE PARIS AGREEMENTS.

>>> THE AMOUNT OF OIL SPILLED FROM OFFSHORE PIPELINE LEAKING OFF THE COAST OF ORANGE COUNTY IS NOW BELIEVED TO BE CLOSE TO ABOUT 25,000 GALLONS.

PREVIOUSLY IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 25,000 GALLONS AND 132,000 GALLONS.

A COAST GUARD OFFICIAL SAID TODAY THE FINAL COUNT FOR THE SPILL LIKELY WILL BE CLOSER TO THE LOWER FIGURE.

THIS BILL KILLED DOZENS OF FISH AND BIRDS.

OTHERS JUST NEEDED CARE AND CLEANING.

AS OUR REPORTER SHOWS US, A FEW SUCH BIRDS ARE ONCE AGAIN FREE.

>> Reporter: BACK INTO THE WILD FOR TWO INJURED IN THE OIL SPILL A DUCK COVERED IN OIL AT HUNTINGTON BEACH NINE DAYS AGO REHABILITATED.

WEDNESDAY, SET FREE.

>> THE ABILITY TO TAKE SOMETHING AND TAKE AN ANIMAL SO AFFECTED DURING AN ACCIDENT SUCH AS THIS AND RETURN IT BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT, IT IS A TIME OF CELEBRATION.

>> Reporter: THE WILDLIFE PEER NETWORK BASED OUT OF UC DAVIS IS STILL MOBILIZED ON THE COAST.

85 ANIMALS, MAINLY BIRDS HAVE BEEN RESCUED.

>> WE HELPED 22 BIRDS, TWO RELEASED.

BUT, 57 BIRDS WERE DEAD ON ARRIVAL.

DEFINITELY AN IMPACT HERE.

TRUCK AT THE WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE CENTER IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, A BIRD WAS STABILIZED AND TRANSFERRED TO A FACILITY IN SAN PEDRO.

AS THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS INTO THE SPELL, WHILE IF EXPERTS ARE GRATEFUL THE WORST MAY NOW BE OVER.

THEY STILL ARE UPSET IT HAPPENED AT ALL.

>> EVEN IF ONE BIRD IS AFFECTED IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.

>> Reporter: THE SPILL HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE MIGRATORY SEASON WHICH WAS LUCKY.

BOOMS AND BURNS WERE IN AREAS QUICKLY BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT SAID CONSERVATION IS.

>> JUST BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE IT, IF YOU WERE HERE SUNDAY LAST WEEK, YOU COULD SMELL IT.

YOUR EYES WOULD BE WATERING.

THAT IS HOW MUCH OIL WAS ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER OVER HERE.

ANOTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS, YOU KNOW, THROW A CAN OF OIL IN YOUR BACKYARD POOL AND GO SWIM IN IT.

>> THAS WAS CREWS CLEANING UP THE SPILL TESTING BOTH THE WATER AND THE SOIL.

>>> THE SALE OF AFFORDABLE GAS POWERED GENERATORS WILL BE BANNED IN CALIFORNIA STARTING IN THE YEAR 2028 AFTER A STATE LAW PASSED THIS MONTH.

THE NEW LAW IS GENERATING CONCERNED.

>> Reporter: THE ROAR OF A GENERATOR AT THE WORKSHOP AT THIS ELECTRICAL SUPPLY STORE IN RANCHO CORDOVA.

>> IS BUT ACTUALLY AUTOMATICALLY GOES ON WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT.

>> Reporter: THE MANAGER SHOWS US WHAT IS IN STOCK.

RIGHT NOW, SHOP CARRIES GAS POWERED EQUIPMENT.

THAT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE.

THE STATE THIS MONTH BANNING THE SALE OF GAS POWERED LAWNMOWERS AND LEAF BLOWERS BY 2024.

TODAY WE LEARNED SALES OF GAS PORTABLE GENERATORS THAT RUN UNDER 25 HORSEPOWER WILL ALSO BE RESTRICTED BY 2028.

>> HONESTLY, WE WILL HAVE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THE CALL TO GET CALIFORNIA 20 EMISSION STANDARDS.

BUT THE SWITCH TO BATTERY- POWERED POWER WILL COST THE COMPANY WHICH STILL NEEDS TO OFF-ROAD THE TEST GENERATORS.

THE BIGGER LOSS MIGHT BE FELT BY CUSTOMERS.

>> I SEE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON UP.

IT DEPENDS A BIG OF A BATTERY.

>> Reporter: ONE BIG ADVANTAGE OF GAS POWERED GENERATORS LIKE THIS ONE HAS OVER BATTERY- POWERED GENERATORS IS YOU CAN CONSTANTLY REFUEL THEM THROUGH AN EMERGENCY LIKE A POWER OUTAGE.

>> THERE IS NO COMPARISON.

>> Reporter: THE MANUFACTURER ASSOCIATION RAISES CONCERNS OVER THE RELIABILITY OF BATTERY BACKED EQUIPMENT DURING A TIME OF INCREASED WILDFIRE AND PG&E OUTAGES IN CALIFORNIA BUT WE DO NOT THINK ZERO EMISSION GENERATORS ARE SUITABLE.

EVEN IN POWER OUTAGES.

IS TO GO TO THE GAS STATION TO GET MORE GAS.

>> Reporter: I REACHED OUT TO AN ASSEMBLY MAN WHO CO-AUTHORED THE BILL.

IN A STATEMENT THE OFFICE RESPONDED.

THE LAW DOES NOT PHASE OF THE SALE OF GAS POWERED GENERATORS UNTIL 2028.

THE EXTENSION IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE TIME FOR MANUFACTURERS TO DEVELOP COST- EFFECTIVE ZERO EMISSION PORTABLE GENERATORS THAT MEET CONSUMER NEEDS DURING OUTAGES.

STILL, CRITICS SAY THEY ARE NOT SATISFIED.

>> RESOURCES MANDATING WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE BY 2020.

HOPE TO PRAYER THE TECHNOLOGY WILL BE THERE.

>> ONE OF THE NEW LAW, PEOPLE WHO OWN GAS GENERATORS CAN CONTINUE USING THEM AFTER 2028.

PEOPLE CANNOT BUY NEW ONES.

>>> HAPPY THURSDAY, EVERYONE .

THANK YOU FOR TUNING INTO KPBS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA .

HIGH- PRESSURE CROSS INLAND AREAS.

IT WILL GIVE US AN OFFSHORE FLOW DURING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AND THE WIND REALLY WILL PICK UP.

ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SANTA ANA WINDS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AS WE TRANSITION TOWARDS NEXT WEEK AFTER A FEW DAYS OF WARM WEATHER, WE WILL TRACK COOLER CONDITIONS.

LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALSO WILL BE COMING BACK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

HERE IS A LOOK AT SAN DIEGO TONIGHT.

MOUNT LAGUNA 47 DEGREES.

CHULA VISTA, 57.

THERE IT IS.

HIGH-PRESSURE CROSS THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN DOES NOT HAVE AS UNDER A RED FLAG WARNING AT THE MOMENT HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

BUT, FARTHER NORTHWEST, PARTS OF THE METRO AREA, ALREADY THERE WITHIN THE WEATHER ALERTS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GUSTY WIND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THANKS TO THE HIGH-PRESSURE THAT IS GOING TO BE INLAND.

SOME GUST COULD BE BETWEEN 40- 50 MILES AN HOUR.

DRY VEGETATION OBVIOUSLY WILL BE SENSITIVE TO THE WINDS.

83 DEGREES FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

TOMORROW MOUNT LAGUNA 58.

SAN DIEGO CLIMBING UP INTO THE LOW 80s.

ON THE COAST YOU CAN SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s STICKING AROUND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THEN TRENDING BACK DOWN INTO THE LOW 70s.

EARLY NEXT WEEK, INLAND AREAS UP TO 90 DEGREES.

FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY, LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE.

IT IS GOING TO BE VERY WINDY ACROSS MANY AREAS AS WELL.

ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE STAYING IN THE UPPER 50s AND LOW 60s FOR SATURDAY.

QUIET WEATHER WITH NO SIGN OF RAIN AND OF COURSE ACROSS THE DESERT, THIS WILL BE ANOTHER SPOT WHERE MOST A SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE AND TEMPERATURES WILL STAY IN THE 80s AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

I AM MARVIN GOMEZ FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF ONE OF THE LARGEST SCANDALS IN NAVY HISTORY .

OUR MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH SAYS THE CASE IS JUST GETTING STARTED.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN YEARS SINCE THE MALAYSIAN CONTRACTOR LEONARD FRANCIS PLEADED GUILTY TO BRIBING NAVY OFFICIALS WITH PROSTITUTES, ALCOHOL AND EXPENSIVE TRIPS TO WIN A CONTRACTS FOR NAVY SHIPS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN PACIFIC.

THE FORMER WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTER TOM WRIGHT SET DOWN FOR THE PODCAST.

>> STORIES OF THE CHAIN OF COMMAND OF THE FLEET.

ATTENDING OR JESUS.

HE SAYS HE RECORDED OR JESUS USING CAMERAS PUT INTO VIDEO MACHINES.

KARAOKE MACHINE SET UP IN THE SUITES.

>> Reporter: RISING TO PROMINENCE IN THE 1990s.

HE WAS ARRESTED IN SAN DIEGO IN 2013.

HE HAS BEEN SILENT SINCE HE PLEADED GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES IN THE 2015.

>> THEN HE BECOMES A LOT MORE PROMINENCE WITH MORE SHIPS GOING THROUGH TO THE FIRST GOLF IN THE 90s.

THEN SEPTEMBER 11th HE BECOMES EXTREMELY WEALTHY TO PROTECT THE FLEETS WITH HUGE AMOUNTS OF DEFENSE SPENDING AT THE TIME.

>> Reporter: THE 27 CURRENT AND FORMER MILITARY MEMBERS ALSO GUILTY, INCLUDING TWO THIS YEAR.

OTHERS ARE SET TO GO ON TRIAL NEXT YEAR, INCLUDING A RETIRED ADMIRAL BRUCE LOVELESS.

FRANCIS IS THE STAR WITNESS AND REMAINS ON HOUSE ARREST IN SAN DIEGO.

WRITES MAX SAYS FRANCIS IS FRUSTRATED.

>> HE HAS KIDNEY CANCER.

ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE TALKING IS HE PROBABLY IS GOING TO DIE ALTHOUGH, HE DID NOT SAY EXACTLY, HE DISCUSSES ONLY PODCAST ABOUT HIS CANCER.

DEFINITELY THAT IS A FACTOR WHY HE DECIDED TO TALK.

>> Reporter: AMAZING FEDERAL PROSECUTORS TURNED OVER OTHER CASES TO THE NAVY WHICH HAVE NOT PUBLICLY STATED HOW OR WHETHER THE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN REPRIMANDED.

REFORMS WERE PUT IN PLACE JUST THIS WEEK.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED ANOTHER MAJOR BRIBERY SCANDAL INVOLVING THE NAVIES FIFTH LEAD.

>>> THE DAY OF THE DEAD IS ONE OF MEXICO'S MOST ROOTED TRADITIONS DATING BACK THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

IT IS THE DAY WHEN FAMILIES HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED.

IT ALSO HAS BECOME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON IN THE U.S. WITH FESTIVALS AND COLORFUL SKULLS ADORNING SKULL SHELVES.

MANY HOPING TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION TO REMEMBER THE DEAD AND KEEP THEIR MEMORIES ALIVE.

>> Reporter: A WELL-KNOWN CELEBRATION OF LIFE-AND-DEATH.

IN 1979, BEFORE THE FESTIVALS AND PARADES BECAME POPULAR IN THE U.S., THEY BEGAN BUILDING ALTARS AND OFFERINGS WITH GRAPHICS AND ART IN EAST LOS ANGELES.

THE OFFERINGS DISPLAY PHOTOS OF THOSE WHO HAVE DEPARTED, ADORNED WITH MARIGOLD FLOWERS AND THEIR FAVORITE FOOD.

THE BELIEF IS THE DEPARTED SOULS RETURN AND REUNITE WITH THE LIVING.

>> A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND REVERENCE HONORING OUR LOVED ONES AND OUR ANCESTORS.

>> I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER.

>> Reporter: FOR THIS SET DESIGNER, RICARDO, DISPLAYING HIS ARTS AT THE HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY FOR THE DAY OF THE DEAD HAS A SPECIAL MEANING.

>> I AM VERY PROUD THAT OUR TRADITION HAS PASSED TO OTHER COUNTRIES, NOT JUST THE UNITED STATES.

PEOPLE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD ARE CELEBRATING NOW LIKE MEXICO.

>> Reporter: BACK AT THE GRAPHICS AND ART COMMUNITY, THEY ARE PREPARING FOR THE CELEBRATION.

THEY NOW HAVE BEEN DOING IT 48 YEARS.

>> WE ARE REALLY NOW I THINK IN A POSITION TO STILL BE THE CULTURAL TIE TO KEEP THE CONNECTION TO THE SPIRITUALITY ELEMENTS.

>> Reporter: THE HOLIDAY EVEN MAKING IT TO THE BIG SCREEN WITH A FILM, COCOA.

SHE AND HER DAUGHTER ROSETTA SERVED AS CONSULTANTS FOR THE ADMITTED FILM.

IN ITS, A PROFOUND MESSAGE PASSED ON BY HER MOTHER.

>> SHE TOLD ME MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, WE ALL SUFFER THREE DEATHS.

THE FIRST DEATH IS THE DAY WE GIVE OUR LAST BREATH, THE DAY WE DIE.

OUR SECOND DEATH IS THE DAY WE ARE BURIED, NEVER TO BE SEEN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH AGAIN.

THEN, WE HAVE THE THIRD DEATH.

THE MOST DREADED DEATH OF ALL.

TO BE FORGOTTEN.

SPIKE YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITES, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI , GOOD NIGHT.