>>> 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.

>> FEDERAL AND COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARRIVED IN THE VALLEY TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THEY ARE ASKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES WITH CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION.

THE THREE DAY EFFORT WILL INCLUDE MORE THAN 200 HOUSEHOLDS.

>> Reporter: THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO CONDUCT THE SURVEY.

THEY ARE VISITING 210 HOMES TO ASK OUTLIVING YOUR POLLUTION HAS AFFECTED PEOPLE'S LIVES.

SOME HOUSEHOLDS MIGHT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT ARE ATTENDING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THEY MIGHT BE AFFECTED IN A DIFFERENT WAY BY THE SEWAGE CRISIS VERSUS OTHER HOUSEHOLD THAT MIGHT HAVE HONORABLY OR ELDERLY RESIDENTS LIVING THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

THIS SURVEY WILL ASK RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND QUALITY-OF- LIFE.

>> WE WERE HEARING REPORTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH VARIOUS SYMPTOMS.

RIGHT?

THEY MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE COMING INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN CAPTURE THAT.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE ALSO ASKING HOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE UPDATES ON THE SEWAGE CRISIS.

THE SURVEY INCLUDES MORE THAN 30 CDC STAFF MEMBERS.

CDC EFFORTS HELPED THE COUNTY DEVELOP THE SURVEY AND IDENTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS TO VISIT.

>> THE RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS WILL ALLOW US TO GET KIND OF THE CROSS-SECTION AND DIVERSE SECTION OF FEEDBACK DIRECTLY FROM THE COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: A FINAL REPORT WILL BE EARLY READY NEXT YEAR.

THE REPORT WILL HELP SHAPE THE FINAL RESPONSE.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE CDC'S AGENCY OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY WILL ALSO SURVEY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN LIKE LIFEGUARDS, FISHERMEN, AND COASTAL BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH CONTAMINATED WATER.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY'S MAYOR SAYS ONLY HALF OF THOSE BEDS ARE FILLED.

WRITTEN MAYOR RON MORRISON TELLS THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE BEING PUSHED ARE FROM SURROUNDING AREAS AND THAT MANY REFUSE HELP.

HE ADDS THERE IS A GROWING NUMBER OF ENCAMPMENTS THOUGH A LONG STAY PROPERTY AND FREEWAYS.

>> WE ARE HUMANIZING THIS THING SAYING IT IS NOT HUMANE TO SAY IT IS NOT HUMANE TO HAVE A PERSON SLEEP ON THE SIDEWALK.

IT IS NOT HUMANE TO HAVE A PERSON SLEEPING WITH RATS.

IT IS NOT HUMANE TO HAVE A PERSON SLEEPING IN BATHROOM FACILITIES.

>> HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AND CERTAIN PART OF THE STATE TAKES EFFECT ON THURSDAY UNDER THE ORDINANCE WHICH WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL CITY COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER.

PEOPLE ARE PROHIBITED FROM SLEEPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY ANYWHERE WITHIN TWO BLOCKS OF SCHOOLS, WATERWAYS, TRANSIT STOPS, AND HUBS.

>>> THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD TAKE THE NEXT STEP TOWARD A FINANCIAL AUDIT OF ALL ITS SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS.

IT COMES AFTER A STUDENT REPORT CLAIMED ONE FOUNDATION WAS MISMANAGING FUNDS RAISED BY STUDENT CLUBS.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WIN SAYS THAT REPORTERS DISPUTE THE CLAIM AND HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE.

>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY TRUSTS WHAT WE DO, AND THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY KID AT THIS SCHOOL EVERY DAY HAS AN ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: YVETTE ROBERTS AND SANDRA ARE MEMBERS OF THE CANYON CREST FOUNDATION BOARD.

THEY ARE GIVEN A TOUR OF THE ROBOTICS LAB.

THEY SAY THAT DONATIONS FROM PARENTS PAID FOR THIS LAB AND THE EQUIPMENT HERE.

>> EXAMPLES WOULD BE THE MACHINE.

AP BIOLOGY SUPPLIES.

WE HAVE ALSO GOT DAY CLASSES AND S.T.E.M.

DAY CLASSES.

AND, ALSO, THE MACHINE LEARNING KITS AND CABLES.

THEY ALL BENEFIT FROM THAT.

>> Reporter: LAST MONTH, TWO CANYON CREST STUDENTS PUBLISHED A REPORT SAYING THEY CHARGE THE STUDENT CLUBS IGNORANTLY HIGHER FEES FOR DONATIONS AND SIMILAR FOUNDATIONS AT OTHER SCHOOLS.

THEY SAY CCIF CHARGES 25% WHILE OTHER FOUNDATIONS CHART BETWEEN 5% AND 10%.

IT IS NOT A FEE BUT A RELOCATION TO THE GENERAL FUND.

THEY SAY THIS IS HOW THEY CAN FIND BIG-TICKET ITEMS.

>> IS ANOTHER SCHOOL CHOOSES 10%, THAT MUST WORK FOR THEIR FOUNDATION.

FOR US, LET'S SAY WE DO NEED A NEW GYM FLOOR.

IT IS GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR THAT.

BUT IF THE 25% COMES IN, WE CAN FIND IT.

>> THE 25% IS VERY TRANSPARENT.

IT IS EVERYWHERE.

IT IS ON THE WEBSITE.

IT WAS IN ORIENTATION MEETINGS.

IT WAS IN PROGRAM MATERIALS.

>> Reporter: CHRISTIE GROVER IS AN EXECUTIVE WITH 25 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY.

SHE SAYS ALL STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THAT 25%.

>> IN THE CASE OF ROBOTICS, THEY NEEDED ADDITIONAL FENCING TO HELP WITH THEIR ROBOTS AND TRY THINGS OUT.

ALSO, A 3-D PRINTER IS SOMETHING THEY WERE ABLE TO GET.

BUT, REALLY, IT IS BASED ON NEED WITHIN THE PROGRAM SCOPE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE BENEFITS DO NOT JUSTIFY WHAT THEY SAY ARE HIGH FEES.

>> WE CAN LOOK AT TORREY PINES FOR EXAMPLE.

THEY CHARGE UNDER 10%.

I THINK IT IS 5% OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THAT.

A THIRD OF WHAT WE CHARGE.

THEIR ROBOTICS TEAM IS VERY COMPARABLE TO OURS.

THEY HAVE SCORED BETTER THAN US OVER SOME OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE STUDENTS REPORT WAS PUBLISHED LAST MONTH, THE DISTRICT ANNOUNCED IT WOULD AUDIT ALL SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS.

THEY ARE CONFIDENT THE AUDIT WILL SHOW NOTHING UNUSUAL.

>> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR DONORS.

>> THE STUDENTS SAY THEY WILL NOT RESECT THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT NO MATTER THE RESULTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> HAPPY THURSDAY, EVERYONE.

I AM TRACKING LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

WE WILL SEE SOME QUALITY STARTS TO THE EARLY MORNING, BUT THE AFTERNOONS ARE TO BE FILLED WITH SUNNY SKIES BUT I AM ALSO TRACKING SOME CHILI MORNINGS HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

THEN, AFTER THAT, A PRETTY GOOD WARM UP.

EVEN GETTING BACK TO THE 90s.

I WILL DETAIL THE FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> PROJECT 2025 IS BILLED AS A ROAD MAP TO BREAK UP THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

WHAT THAT COULD MEAN FOR WEATHER PREDICTION.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS HOUSED WITHIN THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, KNOWN AS NOAA.

IT'S CALIFORNIA WHETHER FORECAST OFFICES ARE STAFFED 24/7 TO PREDICT THE WEATHER AND ISSUE WARNINGS TO RESIDENTS.

PAUL HEFNER, CO-FARE OF FRIENDS OF NOAA SAYS IT IS A CRITICAL SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

>> SO WHEN THEY ARE ISSUING FOR INSTANCE A WINTER STORM WARNING OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, THEY ARE COLLABORATING AMONGST THE OFFICES TO SEE HOW THEY CAN SYNCHRONIZE AND TIE IN THEIR WARNING SO YOU DO NOT HAVE GAPS.

>> Reporter: PROJECT 2025, THE BRAINCHILD OF THE CONSERVATIVE THINK TAKE THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION WANTS TO SPLIT AND DOWNSIZE NOAA, CLAIMING IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE, QUOTE, DRIVERS OF THE CLIMATE ALARM INDUSTRY.

PROJECT 2025 ADVOCATES COMMERCIALIZING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, REFOCUSING IT ON DATA COLLECTION, AND LEAVING THE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS TO PRIVATE COMPANIES.

AGAIN, HEFNER.

>> IF YOU DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT BEHIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, THEN, YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE HODGEPODGE AND ALMOST CHAOTIC IN A WAY.

>> Reporter: FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS SEPARATED HIMSELF FROM PROJECT 2025, BUT MANY OF HIS FORMER STAFFERS HELPED DRAFT IT.

THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION DECLINED AN INTERVIEW ON THE PLAN.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND THIS SERIOUS AS PART OF A PROJECT WE ARE DOING.

YOU CAN SEE MORE COVERAGE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTRESS.

WE ARE NOW JUST 19 DAYS FROM THE GENERAL ELECTION, AND THE KPBS VOTER HUB IS FILLED WITH INFORMATION TO GET YOU INFORMED.

WE RECENTLY LAUNCHED THIS YEAR'S VOTER HUB IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

THERE ARE MEASURES ON THE BALLOT AND A LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES AND AN INTERACTIVE QUIZ TO HELP NARROW DOWN WHICH CANDIDATES AND ISSUES MATCH YOUR VIEWS.

YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO THE VOTER HUB ON TOP OF OUR HOME PAGE AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> ONE OF THOSE EXPLAINERS IS FOR SAN DIEGO'S MEASURE E. WHY SAN DIEGO'S MAYOR IS ASKING TO RAISE THE LOCAL SALES TAX, AND WHERE THAT MONEY WOULD GO.

>> WELL, HEY, CITY OF SAN DIEGO, WHY THE LONG FACE?

WE ARE FACING A $200 MILLION STRUCTURAL DEFICIT.

I AM NOT BRINGING IN ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY MY BILLS.

>> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

>> I AM ASKING VOTERS.

THE TAX RATE IN THE CITY IS 7.75%.

I GET 1% OF THAT OR ONE CENT ON EACH DOLLAR SUBJECT TO SALES TAX.

THIS MEASURE WOULD INCREASE THE RATE TO 8.5% AND GIVE ME ANOTHER PENNY.

>> OKAY.

HOW MUCH WOULD THAT GIVE YOU?

>> $260 MILLION-$400 MILLION EACH YEAR.

I COULD SPEND THAT ON THINGS LIKE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND FIXING POTHOLES.

>> IT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING SHORTAGES.

THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES AND HAVE HELD OUR CITY BACK AND COST OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC ASSETS TO FALL INTO DISREPAIR.

>> HOLD ON.

HOLD ON.

HOLD ON.

WHO ARE YOU?

>> I AM A CONCERNED TAXPAYER.

DON'T YOU WANT BETTER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE?

>> YEAH.

BUT I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB MANAGING THE MONEY IT ALREADY GETS, EVEN IF IT MEANS MAKING TOUGH BUDGET CUTS.

>> WHAT IS CHANGING IN OUR SPENDING HABITS?

OUR SPENDING HABITS ARE NOT CHANGING, IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY IS ON THE TABLE.

THE PROBLEM WILL NOT GET ADDRESSED.

>> THIS IS A TOUGH ONE.

I GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR FULL VOTER GUIDE AT KPBS.ORG.

>> IT IS LESS THAN THREE WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY, AND THERE IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION ON EVERY VOTER'S BALLOT.

MEASURE G. WE ARE IN STUDIO TO HELP BRING THIS DOWN.

WELCOME, ANDREW.

>> THANKS, MAYA.

>> IT WILL BREAK IT DOWN BY HALF A PERCENTAGE POINT AND THAT WILL PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

HOW MUCH IS THAT LOOKING TO RAISE AND WHAT WILL THAT MONEY BE USED FOR?

>> OVERALL, MEASURE G WOULD RAISE ABOUT $250 MILLION PER YEAR.

THAT IS A GOOD CHUNK OF CHANGE THAT SAN DIEGO COULD BUILD SOME NEW THINGS WITH.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE IS A DETAILED SPENDING PLAN THAT DETAILS ABOUT 50% OR EXACTLY 50% OF THE FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE, SO THAT WOULD MEAN NEW RAIL LINES, NEW HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINES, ADDITIONAL RAPID BUS SERVICES, PHYSICAL PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE TRANSIT SYSTEM.

SO ONCE YOU BUILD THAT NEW RAIL LINE, YOU HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE THE TRAINS ARE RUNNING OFTEN ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT AN HOUR ONCE THEY GET TO THE STATION.

THAT COULD ALSO HELP PREVENT FARE INCREASES SO KEEPING TRANSIT AFFORDABLE FOR THE FOLKS WHO REALLY DEPEND ON IT LIKE SENIORS, YOUTH, AND LOW INCOME OR DISABLED VETERANS.

2% IS A SMALL SET ASIDE FOR REAL REPAIRS, AND YOU HAVE JUST OVER A THIRD OF THE FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL STREETS, SO THAT WOULD MEAN A NEW HOV LANE ON THE FREEWAYS, IMPROVED WILDFIRE EVACUATION ROUTES, AND SOME OF OUR WILDFIRE PRONE AREAS, AND THEN THE STREETS SET ASIDE OR FOR ROAD REPAIR, FILLING POTHOLES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> WELL, SAN DIEGO, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REGION SO TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS FOR CONSUMERS HERE.

>> RIGHT NOW, THE SALES TAX RATE IS 7.75%.

SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE COUNTY HAVE ADDITIONAL TAX MEASURES ON TOP OF THAT, BUT THE BASE RATE IN THE COUNTY IS 7.75%, AND IF MEASURE G PASSES THAT WILL GO UP TO 8.25%.

THAT IS STILL RELATIVELY LOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE CITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND WHAT TAX RATE THEY ALL HAVE.

IT WOULD STILL PUT US WELL BELOW THE SALES TAX RATE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, MOST OF THE CITIES IN THE BAY AREA.

AND SO I WOULD SAY ONE WAY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS WILL COST FOR AN INDIVIDUAL IS TO THINK OF A $100 TRANSACTION.

A NICE ROUND NUMBER.

YOU EAT OUT AT A RESTAURANT AND THE BILL IS $100.

IF MEASURE G PASSES, AN ADDITIONAL $.50 IN SALES TAX WILL BE ADDED TO THAT BILL.

>> SO COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT THE OPPONENTS ARE SAYING?

>> YEAH.

OPPONENTS SAY THAT UNSURPRISINGLY SAN DIEGO IS SO EXPENSIVE AND THAT CONSUMERS JUST CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER TAX INCREASE LIKE THIS.

THEY ALSO ARGUE THAT THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO SPEND THIS MONEY WISELY, AND THEY POINT TO SOME SCANDALS AT THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AGENCY THAT WOULD BE MANAGING A LOT OF THESE BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT IN THAT PIE CHART, THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE THAT MONEY IS GONE, NOT ENOUGH MONEY IS GOING TOWARDS HIGHWAYS AND TOO MUCH IS GOING TOWARDS PUBLIC TRANSIT.

NOW, THE SUPPORTERS OF MEASURE G ARGUES, SURE, NOT EVERYBODY TAKES TRANSIT, BUT SOME PEOPLE DO, AND IF YOU IMPROVE THE SYSTEM THERE WILL BE FEWER CARS ON THE ROAD, LESS TRAFFIC, LESS CONGESTION, AND LESS EMISSIONS.

THEY SAY THAT WE NEED TO INVEST IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO AVOID THE GRIDLOCK AND SMOG ISSUES THAT OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE NORTH IN LOS ANGELES EXPERIENCE ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THEY SAY THIS MONEY IS WORTH INVESTING.

IT WILL CREATE LOCAL JOBS.

AND IT WILL CREATE MORE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.

PARTICULARLY, MORE AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.

>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS BREAKDOWN.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYA.

>>> FOLLOW KPBS ON OUR ELECTION BREAKDOWNS.

YOU'LL FIND THEM ON THE KPBS INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK ACCOUNTS.

AT THE STATE LEVEL, VOTERS ARE DECIDING A PROPOSITION THAT IS A SOURCE OF STRESS FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES.

HEALTHCARE AND HOW TO PAY FOR IT.

PROP 35 DEALS WITH HOW DOCTORS ARE COMPENSATED THROUGH MEDI- CAL.

KRISTIN EXPLAINS THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST.

>> EVERY FEW YEARS, LAWMAKERS RENEW A TAX ON CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS.

IT IS CALLED THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION, OR MCO TAX.

IT GETS AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET HEALTH CARE.

THEY HAVE RELIED ON THIS FOR MANY YEARS TO EXPAND THE EXPANSIVE PROGRAM KNOWN AS MEDI- CAL.

MORE THAN 40 MILLION LOW INCOME MEDICAL CALIFORNIANS USE MEDI- CAL.

HOW WOULD THE STATEWIDE BALLOT INITIATIVE CHANGE IT?

I AM KRISTIN WONG, AND THIS IS PROP 35 IN A MINUTE.

OVER THE PAST DECADE, CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS HAVE DRASTICALLY EXPANDED MEDI-CAL.

LOW INCOME PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF CITIZENSHIP ARE COVERED AND BENEFITS INCLUDING THINGS LIKE HEARING AIDS, DENTAL CARE, AND DUELISTS.

THE BENEFITS TO THE DOCTORS WHO PAID MEDI-CAL HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH EXPANSION OR INFLATION.

INFLATION FALLS IN THE BOTTOM THIRD NATIONALLY ACCORDING TO THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION.

THIS MAKES IT HARD FOR MEDI-CAL PATIENTS TO FIND A DOCTOR.

THIS WOULD EARMARK THE MONEY TO INCREASE URGENT MEDI-CAL PAYMENTS, INCLUDING PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE.

IT WOULD ALSO PREVENT LAWMAKERS FROM USING THE TAX MONEY FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SOUGHT TO DO JUST THAT BY ELIMINATING MEDI-CAL RATE INCREASES TO DECREASE THE STATE DEFICIT.

THERE IS NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE, THE POLICY EXPERTS TO CAUTION THAT INITIATIVES LIKE THIS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO BALANCE THE STATE BUDGET.

CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY FACES AN ESTIMATED $6 BILLION DEFICIT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

SO VOTE YES IF YOU WANT TO ENSURE THIS TAX MONEY IS SPENT ON MEDI-CAL PROGRAM ABOUT KNOW IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EVERYTHING ON YOUR 2024 BALLOT, GO TO OCALMATTERS.ORG.

>>> A SUIT INVOLVING 1300 PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED BY CLERGY AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN.

EXPERTS ARE CALLING THE HIGHEST SINGLE PAYOUT BY A DIOCESE.

THE SETTLEMENT WILL BE PAID TO RESERVES, INVESTMENTS, AND LOANS, AND BRINGS THE TOTAL SEX ABUSE LAWSUIT PAYOUT TO $9 MILLION.

>>> WELL, SAN DIEGO WAVE FC WRAPS UP THE MONTHS LONG PROCESS.

THE NEW OWNERS ARE LAUREN AND ARTHUR LEVINE.

THEY RUN A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM BASED IN LOS ANGELES.

THEY ARE BUYING AT A COST OF $113 MILLION.

THIS IS A REBUILDING PRAY FOR THE TEAM THAT LOST ITS HEAD COACH AND START PLAYER ALEX MORGAN THIS SEASON AND RECENTLY SEVERAL X EMPLOYEES HAVE ALLEGED A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

THIS WEEK BROUGHT US INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY IN CALIFORNIA, AND NEAR THE STATE A FIRST OF ITS KIND LIBRARY OPEN TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

ASHLEY SHARP TELLS US HOW IT IS SHOWING THE STORIES OF CURRENT AND PAST NATIVE CULTURES.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND GET SOME INSIGHT INTO NATIVE CULTURE, NATIVE TRIBES, ARE DIFFERENT TRADITIONS, AND CEREMONIES.

>> Reporter: BOOK BIBLE, JOSHING A WOODLANDS AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE COMMITTEE BUILD A LIBRARY FULL OF NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY.

AND HERITAGE.

FOR ALL AGES.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE GOLD RUSH.

THE IMPACT OF THE MISSION.

THE IMPACT OF JOHN SUTTER.

>> Reporter: THE LIBRARY AT DOUGLAS MIDDLE WAS BLESSED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

AND OFFICIALLY OPENED TO STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC.

>> SO THIS IS A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT.

IT IS GOOD TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST KIDS -- THE FIRST KID TO CHECK OUT A BOOK FROM HERE.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS, THESE INVESTMENTS FOR THE DISTRICT'S NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE A LONG TIME COMING.

>> NO.

YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

WE SEE YOU.

WE HEAR YOU.

>> Reporter: NEVER FORGETTING THE TRIBAL TRUTHS OF THESE LANDS MEANS PASSING THOSE STORIES ONTO THE NEXT GENERATION.

>> IT GETS PEOPLE TO READ THE TRUTH.

RIGHT?

THEY DON'T HAVE TO STEREOTYPE ANYMORE OR MAKE THINGS UP OR SEE THINGS ON TV.

>> Reporter: MIKE DUNCAN OF NATIVE DANCE NETWORK SAYS THIS LIBRARY IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.

>> WE ARE MODELING SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.

IN AN ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE FIRST PAGE OF A CAPTURE IN WOODLAND SCHOOLS THAT THEY HOPE WILL BE READ REGIONWIDE.

>>> FOR TONIGHT, OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE LOW 60s.

THERE WILL BE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND THE COAST.

OVERALL, LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

LOWS HERE TONIGHT WILL BE A MIX OF 50s AND 60s.

WE WILL EVEN SEE SOME 40s HERE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

BUT 57 TONIGHT FOR OCEANSIDE AND KENT MIDDLETON.

62 FOR DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SOME SNOW INTO THE ROCKIES.

MUCH COOLER AIR THE FURTHER YOU GO.

THE COASTAL REGIONS WILL BE FOR THE MOST PART NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

SOME AREAS ARE GOING TO BE 20 TO 30 DEGREES COOLER.

SO FOR YOUR FORECAST HIGHS HERE FOR YOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

LOW MIX OF UPPER 70s REALLY.

THEN TEMPERATURES IN THIS.

50s AND 80s FOR THE DESERT REGIONS.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE HERE ON THE MAP.

FUTURE TRACK RADAR HAS SHOWN WATCH OUT FOR SHOWERS.

EVEN THAT SNOWBALL DEVELOPING ACROSS THE ROCKIES.

ESPECIALLY IN UTAH.

THAT WILL LAST THEM PUSH INTO THE DENVER AREA HERE.

LATE FRIDAY, EARLY SATURDAY.

OVERALL, STAYING CLEAR THERE ACROSS THE COAST.

SO FOR THAT COASTAL FORECAST, I AM TRACKING SOME CHILI STARCH.

LOOK AT THOSE LOWS IN THE 40s.

SPEAKING OF THE WEEKEND, SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WE WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A WARMING TREND HERE WITH HIGHS BACK IN THE LOW TO MID 80s.

THEN WE WILL SEE THINGS MODERATE A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY.

I DRIVE FORECAST.

IN LENT TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70 BEFORE THEY CLIMBED BACK TO THE MID-TO-UPPER 70s.

THAT SAME WARMING TREND I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 40s.

NEAR FREEZING SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE HIGHS MAKE IT BACK INTO THE 70s ON TUESDAY.

THEN WE WILL SEE SOME MORE WARM AIR FOR THE DESERTS.

>>> WELL, LET OUT FOR A LITTLE HISTORY MYSTERY?

IT IS A LITTLE SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED ABOUT SAN DIEGO WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING.

WHAT IS BEHIND ONE PARTICULARLY PUZZLING CURIOSITY.

>> Reporter: TRAVELING THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO, YOU GET FAMILIAR WITH THEM.

HERE IS ONE.

WHERE IS UNDERPASS STREET?

IT POPS UP ONLINE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

HERE, FOR EXAMPLE, A COUPLE OF HOUSES ARE LISTED ON UNDERPASS STREET.

YOU FIND INTERESTING NAMES.

GALAXIES LIKE ANDROMEDA AND THE CONSOLATIONS ABOUND, AND SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.

CAPRICORN AND LIBRA.

IT IS SAID THAT SOMEONE IN THE DEVELOPER'S FAMILY HAD A FASCINATION WITH ASTRONOMY.

DRIVE NORTHEAST UP ROSECRANS.

IT IS A CAPITAL A TO Z ARRAY OF AUTHORS FROM ENGLISH ESSAYIST JOSEPH ADDISON AND POET LORD BYRON THROUGH D, E, AND F, TO THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER WHO WAS BORN IN 4:30 BC.

THEN NOVELIST CHARLOTTE MARY YONG AND FRENCH NOVELIST EMMANUEL ZOLA BEFORE THE A's START UP AGAIN.

THEN REASONING FOR TREES BEEN WITH ASH, BEACH, AND CEDAR THROUGH S FOR SPOONS, T FOR THORNE, AND U FOR UPUS.

NOW, CAN I SAY THAT UPUS ALWAYS SORT OF THREW ME.

I DID NOT EXACTLY KNEW WHAT A UPUS ONCE.

I KNEW IT HAD TO BE A TREE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT ALL THIS TREES ARE NAMED FOR.

IT IS A TROPICAL TREE FROM ASIA THAT IS SURROUNDED BY FEARSOME MYTH.

NOW, IT IS TRUE THAT THE AND BARK OF A UPAS TREE PRODUCES A VERY TOXIC CHEMICAL AND ARROWS THAT WERE DIPPED IN IT WERE DEADLY, BUT THE STORY DID NOT STOP THERE.

NO.

THE UPAS TREE ITSELF EXHALED A POISON THAT BROUGHT DEATH TO EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY WITHIN A 15 MILE RADIUS.

IT ISN'T TRUE OF COURSE.

THERE IS ACTUALLY A CHRISTMAS STORY CALLED THE UPAS TREE, AND HERE IN SAN DIEGO, ONE MORE LITTLE ODDITY ABOUT UPAS STREET.

THOSE LETTERS , U-P-A-S, WHEN SOME COMPUTERIZED MAPS SEE THOSE LETTERS TOGETHER THEY THINK IT IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR UNDERPASS.

IF SOMETIME YOU COME ACROSS THAT MYSTERIES UNDERPASS STREET, SAVE YOUR TIME SEARCHING FOR IT AND JUST REMEMBER THE STORY.

>> I LOVE LEARNING NEW THINGS.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF KEN KRAMER'S STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO, HE HAS A HALF HOUR OF THEM EVERY THURSDAY AT 8:00 ON KPBS.

>>> IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TOMORROW.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS IN EUROPE FOR WHAT MAY BE ONE OF THE LAST FOREIGN TRIPS OF HIS TERM.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE THE UPDATE FROM GERMANY.

AND GET KPBS DELIVERED RIGHT INTO YOUR INBOX.

WE HAVE A VARIETY OF LETTERS INCLUDING HEADLINES, KPBS ARTS, STREAMING PICS, AND EMERALD COUNTY FOCUS.

JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG AND LOOK FOR THE NEWSLETTER SECTION AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN AND FROM THERE YOU CAN SIGN UP WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> 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 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.