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>>> TONIGHT, SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPUBLICANS ARE CALLING FOR THE BORDER TO BE SHUT DOWN OVER WHAT THEY CLAIM ARE NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MATT HOFFMAN IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE SUPERVISOR SAID HAMAS FIGHTERS COULD INTO THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.

WE SPOKE TO MIDDLE EAST EXPERTS WHO SAY THOSE CONCERNS ARE PREPOSTEROUS, UNHINGED, AND IRRESPONSIBLE.

>> IT IS TIME TO CLOSE THE BORDER TO NEW IMMIGRATION.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR DESMOND MADE THIS POPULATE -- PROP A -- PROCLAMATION BECAUSE OF A LEAKED MEMO.

IT SAID THAT BORDER AGENTS COULD ENCOUNTER FOREIGN FIGHTERS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

CBP WOULD NOT CONFIRM THE AUTHENTICITY OR EVEN COMMENT ON IT.

IN FACT, BORDER OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO INDICATION OF HAMAS TERRORISTS TRYING TO ENTER THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.

>> THIS IS NOT JUST ALARMIST POLITICIANS.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS THAT STUDY THE MIDDLE EAST SAY ALARMIST IS EXACTLY WHAT THESE POLITICIANS ARE.

A PROFESSOR AT UC SAN DIEGO HAS SPENT DECADES STUDYING THE REGION AND HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS.

>> IT'S NOT BASED ON ANY KIND OF EVEN BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS.

IF A PERSON IN GAZA WANTED TO GET TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER, THERE IS NO U.S. CONSULATE.

THEY COULD NOT GET OUT OF GAZA.

IT'S COMPLETELY RINGED IN BY THE ISRAELIS.

IT WOULD BE PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THAT THIS QUESTIONABLE LEAKED MEMO IS NOT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THIS LEVEL OF CONCERN.

>> WE DID NOT HEAR IT FROM THE FBI.

WE DID NOT HEAR FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION.

WE DID NOT HEAR IT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

WE HEARD IT FROM A HANDFUL OF MOSTLY CONSERVATIVE LOCAL POLITICAL OFFICIALS WHO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST OR OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE.

IT SEEMS TO ME REALLY IRRESPONSIBLE.

I THINK THE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PICKING UP THESE STORIES, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE THEY SAY IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS TRUE OR WE SHOULD PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR OF EL CAJON, A CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE AND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CANDIDATE JOINED THE CALLS FOR A BORDER SHUTDOWN.

WE ASKED ABOUT THE CRITICISMS.

DESMOND DISMISSED THEM AS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

>> THEY CALLED IT RIDICULOUS.

>> THERE ARE MANY OPINIONS OUT THERE.

I WANT TO PROTECT THE UNITED STATES.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE NO TERRORISTS ENTER OUR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: PREVIOUS BORDER CLOSURES HAVE DEVASTATED THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

>>> THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER HAS CONFIRMED THAT PREPARATIONS FOR A GROUND OFFENSIVE TARGETING HAMAS IS UNDERWAY.

THEY CONTINUE TO TARGET PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT.

AT LEAST 1400 ISRAELIS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MORE THAN 200 TAKEN HOSTAGE.

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SAYS MORE THAN 7000 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN RECENT AIRSTRIKES.

>> IT IS SEEKING OUT TERRORIST HIDING POSITIONS THAT THEY COULD BE TRYING TO SET UP AN AMBUSH.

>> Reporter: ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ARE CALLING THE OVERNIGHT 10 GRADE INTO GAZA REPARATION FOR A LARGER OFFENSIVE.

WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN IS STILL UNKNOWN.

AS IS THE FATE OF HOSTAGES, INCLUDING AMERICANS STILL HELD BY HAMAS.

MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED WITH NO ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, WATER, OR MEDICINE.

>> HUMANITARIAN PAUSES MUST BE CONSIDERED.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE PRESSURES FOR A PAUSE, PLANS FOR AN INCURSION ARE UNDERWAY.

>> WHEN WE GO INTO GAZA AND THE CONTINUATION OF FIGHTING, WE WILL EXACT THE FULL PRICE FOR THE MURDERS.

>> Reporter: HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT THE ISSUES IN GAZA.

THE KEY ISSUE IS A LACK OF FUEL WHICH IS BEING BLOCKED OVER FEARS IT WILL BE USED FOR ATTACKS.

THE MAIN AGENCIES WILL HAVE TO HALT OPERATIONS WITHIN HOURS IF FUEL IS NOT DELIVERED.

>> WE ARE PUSHED TO THE BRINK.

WE ARE STILL HOPEFUL THAT AN URGENT SHIPMENT OF FUEL WILL COME IN SO WE ARE NOT FORCED TO STOP HUMANITARIAN SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

>> THE WORLD COMMUNITY NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION.

WE HAVE TO GET IN THERE SO WE CAN HELP THESE PEOPLE SO THEY DO NOT DIE.

>>> AT LEAST 27 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND FOUR MISSING IN ACAPULCO, MEXICO, IN THE WAKE OF OTIS.

IT MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE.

OVER HALF 1 MILLION HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE LEFT WITHOUT POWER.

SERVICE HAS BEEN RESTORED TO 40% OF THOSE AFFECTED.

OTIS WEAKENED QUICKLY ONCE IT MOVED INLAND, BUT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAID IT MAY STILL TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES AS IT CONTINUES THROUGH THE REGION.

>>> AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.

TEMPERATURES DROPPING AROUND 60 DEGREES.

WE ARE TRACKING A GRADUAL WARM UP AND THEN THE RETURN OF SANTA ANA WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FORECAST IS COMING UP.

>>> $310 MILLION OF FEDERAL FUNDING WILL GO TO EXPANDING WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN SOUTH BAY.

IT'S PART OF THE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO ADDRESS CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION IN THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADVANCED A $5 MILLION CLEANUP PROJECT THAT IS SET TO BEGIN EARLIER NEXT YEAR.

>>> THE URGENT NEED TO FIND AN END TO HOMELESSNESS HAS STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS UNDER THE SAME ROOF TODAY.

THEY GATHERED AT THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY TO LEARN WHAT IS BEING DONE, THE BARRIERS, AND DISCUSS SOLUTIONS.

TANIA THORNE GIVES US A LOOK.

>> Reporter: A CALIFORNIA SENATOR CALLED HIM A LOCAL LEADERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ATTEND A SUMMIT ON ENDING HOMELESSNESS ON THURSDAY.

>> ONE OF THE POINTS OF HAVING THE SUMMIT IS TO SAY, WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS A PROBLEM.

WHAT CAN WE DO AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT?

ALL OF THE SECTORS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO ACTUALLY REDUCE HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THAT THAT SHOULD BE THE GOAL, FINDING AN END TO HOMELESSNESS.

FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, ALL OF THE LEVELS INVOLVED IN SOLVING HOMELESSNESS MUST ENGAGE TOGETHER.

>> HOW CAN WE START TO DO MORE THAN WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING?

BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM IS HOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO CREATE THE BETTER WORLD THAT WE WANT.

>> Reporter: IN A PERFECT WORLD, SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOMELESS SERVICE HOUSING MATCHING THE POINT IN TIME COUNT DATA COLLECTED EVERY YEAR.

THAT WOULD MEAN ENOUGH HOUSING FOR THE 10,263 PEOPLE COUNTED THIS YEAR.

THAT IS A 20% JUMP FROM 2022.

>> THE NEED CONTINUES TO GROW, BUT THE FUNDING IS NOT CATCHING UP.

>> Reporter: JIMMY IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION HELP.

IT'S A HOMELESS SHELTER FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND SINGLE MOMS IN VISTA.

>> WE ARE IMPACTED AT THE SHELTER.

WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT NEED BUT THE FUNDING IS LIMITED.

IT IS LIMITED AT THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL.

IT'S LIMITED AT A HIGH BARRIER MODEL.

IT'S LIMITED AT THE PREVENTION SERVICES MODEL.

ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> Reporter: A PINCH THAT MANY SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO ARE FEELING AND WAS ECHOED DURING THE SUMMIT.

TAMARA IS THE CEO OF THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS.

SHE SET UP FORCING HOUSING -- SAID AFFORDING HOUSING IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE.

>> WE ARE MONITORING THE NUMBERS.

IT WILL BE A MULTI-YEAR APPROACH THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT .

I THINK THAT IS WHY YOU GET THE ELECTED AND THOSE INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY, THE PROVIDERS AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE ALL COMING TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: EVEN WITH JOIN FORCES THEY SAID THAT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WHAT IS BEING DONE WILL ALSO BE NEEDED TO MEASURE PROGRESS.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NATIONAL REPORT SAYS SAN DIEGO IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLACE TO LIVE IN THE U.S. MELISSA MAE SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT THE REASONS WHY.

>> Reporter: HOUSING COSTS ARE THE BIG FACTOR IN THE RANKING BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT.

FRANK POWELL IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

HE SAID THAT THE AVERAGE INCOME FOR SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS IS ABOUT $70,000 A YEAR.

REALISTICALLY TO PURCHASE A HOUSE YOU NEED TO MAKE ABOUT $180,000 A YEAR.

>> THE AVERAGE HOUSE IS NOW $1 MILLION.

>> Reporter: THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL MEDIAN SALE PRICE WHICH WAS PUT AT $431,000.

U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORTS SAID THAT SAN DIEGO ALSO TOPS THE LIST BECAUSE JUST IT REQUIRES THE MOST WEALTH TO LIVE COMFORTABLY.

>> THE BOND SYNTAXES AND COST- OF-LIVING.

WE HAVE THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES AND ALL OF THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAID THE 4.7% OVERALL WITH INFLATION RATE WAS A FULL PLATE HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL RATE.

OVER THE LAST YEAR THE COST OF IT HAS GONE UP 3% AND ENERGY PRICES ARE UP NEAR 7%.

ON TOP OF THE HIGH COST OF LIVING THERE IS NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO BUILD.

>> ON THE WEST WE HAVE THE OCEAN.

ON THE SOUTH WE HAVE MEXICO.

ON THE NORTH WE HAVE CAMP PENDLETON AND ON THE EAST WE HAVE MOUNTAINS.

THERE'S ONLY A CERTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT WE CAN BUILD.

>> Reporter: HE SUGGESTS BUILDING MY ACCESSORY DWELLING WE KNOW IT'S AS UNITS.

>> IT'S A WAY TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF.

YOU ALLOW SOMEBODY TO BUILD A HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY.

NOW YOU HAVE TWO HOUSES.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS NOT THE ONLY CITY IN CALIFORNIA TO MAKE THE LIST.

SEVEN OF THE TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES WERE IN THE GOLDEN STATE.

>> AS YOU JUST HEARD, SAN DIEGO IS IN NEED OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

COMING UP, HOW A BILL RECENTLY SIGNED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HOPES TO SPUR MORE DEVELOPMENT.

>>> PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED FOR M POX FOLLOWING NEW CASES.

11 CASES WERE REPORTED THIS MONTH.

IT IS SPREAD THROUGH CLOSE PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS THE VIRUS.

IT USUALLY CAUSES RASHES OR SORES THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

LAST SUMMER DURING THE GLOBAL OUTBREAK IT AFFECTED MOSTLY THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY BUT ANYONE CAN CONTRACT IT.

TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET A VACCINE, CALL 211 OR MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE.

>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOM APPEARS TO BE MAKING HEADWAY TOWARD AN APARTMENT SHIP -- A PARTNERSHIP WITH OFFICIALS IN CHINA.

THEY PLEDGED TO WORK TOGETHER TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE.

HE'S ON A WEEKLONG TOUR OF THE COUNTRY.

IT WAS ONCE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BUT HAS GAINED ATTENTION FOLLOWING YEARS OF HEIGHTENED TENSIONS.

WYMAN ACTION IS ONE OF THE FEW ISSUES IN WHICH THE U.S. AND CHINA AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER ON.

THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT CALIFORNIA IS LEADING THE CHARGE.

>> OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS WE'VE BEEN LEADING.

WE RECOGNIZE THE LIMITS OF LEADERSHIP.

WE NEED MORE PARTNERS.

I AM HERE IN MY LIGHT AND IN THAT SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP.

ALSO HUMILITY, RECOGNIZING WE DO NOT HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.

>> ACCORDING TO THIS DECLARATION, THE STATE AND CHINA WILL WORK TOGETHER ON OFFSHORE WIND, ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES AND ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.

>>> CALIFORNIA UTILITIES ARE HOPEFUL THEY CAN AVOID RECORD PRICE SPIKES FOR NATURAL GAS THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THE EARLY OUT FOR OUTLOOK FOR THIS WINTER IS MUCH MORE POSITIVE THAN LAST YEAR.

PRICES CLIMBED INTO RECORD TERRITORY LAST JANUARY.

THE COST OF THE COMMODITY MORE THAN DOUBLED FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.

OFFICIALS SAY UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER CONSPIRED WITH PIPELINE REPAIRS AND LOW INVENTORY TO PUSH PRICES UP.

>> CURRENTLY THERE IS MUCH MORE SUPPLY THAN LAST YEAR.

MOST OF THE PIPELINE OUTAGES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.

THAT IS A HUGE DEAL ESPECIALLY WITH THE RETURN OF THE EL PASO NINE 2000.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE HOPEFUL THAT WILL PUSH PRICES DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM LAST YEAR.

IT HIT $5.11 LAST YEAR IN JANUARY AT A TIME WHEN GAS USE IN SAN DIEGO IS HIGHEST.

SUPPLY AND RESERVE CAN PULL PRICES DOWN.

>> THEY ARE UP BY 9% OVERALL BUT IN THE WEST THEY ARE UP BY 14%.

HAVING MORE AND RESERVE KEEPS PRICES DOWN BECAUSE UTILITIES CAN DRAW DOWN THE RESERVES TO PROVIDE NATURAL GAS TO HELP FAMILIES WITH HOME HEATING.

>> Reporter: ONE THING THEY ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON HIS THE WEATHER.

AND EL NINO IS EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE THE CALIFORNIA WINTER BUT THE EXACT IMPACT REMAINS UNCERTAIN.

CONSUMER ADVOCATES ARE PUSHING STATE UTILITIES TO DO BETTER.

>> THE PARENT COMPANY THAT PURCHASES THE GAS DID A VERY POOR JOB.

THEY FAILED LAST YEAR TO DO PROPER MANAGEMENT.

WINTER COMES EVERY YEAR.

EVERY YEAR THERE NEEDS TO BE GOOD MANAGEMENT OF BUYING AHEAD OF TIME, STORING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF GAS.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE RATES GO THROUGH THE ROOFS.

SAN DIEGO GAS OFFICIAL SAID THEY SPOKE OUT TO ALERT CUSTOMERS AND HELP THEM OFFSET PAST DUE BILLS.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORTGAGE RATES ARE CONTINUING TO CLIMB AMID STRONGER THAN EXPECTED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

DATA RELEASED TODAY SHOWS THE 30 YEAR FIXED-RATE AVERAGED NEARLY 7.9% THIS WEEK.

THAT IS UP FROM 7.63% BEFORE.

ONE YEAR AGO IT WAS JUST OVER 7% THIS MARKS THE SEVENTH WEEK IN A ROW THAT MORTGAGE RATES HAVE CONTINUED TO CLIMB TOWARD 8%.

IT'S THE LONGEST CONSECUTIVE RISE SPRING OF LAST YEAR.

>>> A NEW STATE WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

CORY SUZUKI SAID THAT THE NEW LAW HAS ROOTS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE NEW LAW SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR THIS MONTH WILL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR DEVELOPERS ACROSS THE STATE TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IT WAS CO-AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVID ALVAREZ WHO REPRESENTS SOUTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> WE WANT TO SUPPORT CITIES THAT WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND GOT AFFORDABLE HOUSING QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: THEY OPEN UP A GAP IN CEQA GIVING PEOPLE THE POWER TO CHALLENGE THESE IN COURT.

SOME CRITICS SAY THOSE POWERS CAN BE MISUSED BY RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO STOP CONSTRUCTION OF THINGS LIKE HOUSING.

THE NEW LAW CREATES AN EXCEPTION IN CEQA FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLOWING THE PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD.

DEVELOPERS SAY THAT THE LAW COULD SPEED UP A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION.

THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF THE NONPROFIT JAMBOREE HOUSING SPOKE TO US.

>> WE CAN HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTEMPLATED AND COMPLETED.

WE SEE 1449 AS A WAY TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE NEEDLESS FRICTION AND SOME OF THAT UNNECESSARY RESISTANCE TO GETTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILT.

>> Reporter: THERE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH PUSHBACK.

THE ONLY OPPOSITION IS A LABOR GROUP THAT SAID THEY NEED STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS.

IT'S PART OF A GROWING EFFORT TO BUILD NEW HOMES FASTER.

VALERIE IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CITY PLANNING AT SAN DIEGO STATE.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW EXCEPTIONS TO CEQA, INCLUDING AN INSTANT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT THIS DOES IS UNIVERSALLY EXPAND THAT AND REALLY FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT EVEN FURTHER.

>> Reporter: SHE EMPHASIZED THAT NO ONE BILL WILL FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS.

STILL, SHE DOES SEE THIS AS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>>> IT IS NATIONAL SEAFOOD MONTH.

AN EFFORT TO INCORPORATE MORE SEAFOOD INTO AMERICAN DIETS.

THERE IS ALSO A PUSH TO BOOST THE GROWING FISHING INDUSTRY.

THE BLUEWATER BOATHOUSE IN CORONADO HAS MADE SUPPORTING LOCAL FISHERMEN ITS MISSION.

THE RESTAURANT USES FRESH FISH FROM LOCAL FISHERMEN AS WELL AS FROM ITS OWN BOAT.

THE GENERAL MANAGER SAID THAT IT IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, HEALTH, AND TASTES PRETTY GOOD.

>> THEY ARE LOOKING TO GET SEABASS, SWORDFISH, LOBSTER.

YOU ARE GETTING AN AMAZING PRODUCT AND YOU CAN TASTE IT.

>> AMERICANS SHOULD EAT FISH ABOUT TWICE A WEEK.

FISHER RICH IN ANTIOXIDANTS AS WELL AS OMEGA-3 WHICH ARE GOOD FOR THE BRAIN AND HEART AND I HEALTH.

>>> TAKING A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

IT'S A GRADUAL INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES BUT ALSO THE RETURN OF SANTA AND TO WINS -- SANTA ANA WINDS.

WE HAVE TO WATCH THE FIRE THREAT AS WE HEAD INTO THE COMING DAYS.

TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 50s AND 60s TONIGHT.

WE MAY HAVE SOME COOLER WEATHER.

MOUNT LAGUNA IN THE 40s.

WE CAN SEE SOME PLEASANT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

70 IN SAN DIEGO.

71 IN OCEANSIDE.

IN MOUNT LAGUNA THE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE UPPER 50s.

WE HAVE A GRADUAL WARM UP WITH PLEASANT CONDITIONS RETURNING.

SOME OF THE WIND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

A BETTER CHANCE FOR WIND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

IF YOU ARE HEADED THAT DIRECTION HEADS-UP.

THAT INCREASED FIRE RISK.

WE COULD SEE THINGS GUSTING UP TO 80.

THAT'S WHAT WE WILL SEE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND THE START OF THE NEXT WEEK.

70s AND LOW 80s OVER THE COAST.

WE GO FROM 73 BACK TO 83.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO.

WE SEE TEMPERATURES TAKING A DIP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

ONLY 45 FOR SUNDAY.

IN THE DESERT WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE A DIP BACK TO THE 70s AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

>>> THE NEXT STORY HIGHLIGHTS PUBLIC ART IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

LOCAL ARTISTS TOLD US THEY WERE INSPIRED BY THE SURFING CULTURE.

>> Reporter: MALCOLM JOHNSON IS BEING MODEST.

IS NOT JUST ANY SCULPTOR WHO LIVES IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

HE'S THE ARTIST BEHIND ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC PUBLIC ART PIECES IN THE SOUTH BAY.

>> THE IDEA WAS THAT IN THE OLD DAYS WHEN SURFERS WOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER THEY HAD TO DIG A LITTLE HOLE AND STICK THE BOARD DOWN AND THE WHOLE AND MOUNTED UP SO THE BOARD WAS STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR.

THAT WAS SO THE WAX WOULD NOT MELT OR GET SAND IN IT.

THEY WOULD STAY IN GROUPS AND PUT THEM IN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

>> Reporter: THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO COMMISSION THIS TO CHANGE PUBLIC PERCEPTION.

BACK THEN THE CITY WAS KNOWN MORE FOR DRUG DEALERS AND BIKER GANGS.

>> 20 OR 30 YEARS AGO IMPERIAL BEACH HAD A REALLY BAD REPUTATION.

WHEN WE WERE THINKING OF MOVING HERE PEOPLE ASKED WHY WE WOULD DO THAT.

THE REASON WE ARE HERE IS TO PROMOTE IMPERIAL BEACH AND THE PUBLIC ART SCENE WOULD REALLY WANT IMPERIAL BEACH TO BE KNOWN AS A PUBLIC ART DESTINATION.

>> Reporter: THERE IS AN INTERACTIVE MAP ONLINE WHERE VISITORS CAN FIND EVERY PIECE OF PUBLIC ART.

>> THE SPIRIT RECOGNIZING THE SURFING CULTURE AND DEMPSEY HOLDER WHO WAS SO INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE SURF.

>> Reporter: THE SPIRIT SHOWS AN ABSOLUTELY RIPPED SERVER NEXT TO A GIANT LONGBOARD.

HIS FACE IS MODELED AFTER THE LOCAL LEGEND HOLDER BUT HIS BODY IS INSPIRED BY ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.

THE COMMISSIONER AT THE TIME THOUGHT THAT SURFERS WERE TOO PUNY AND ASK TO HAVE HIM BEEFED UP.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED PIECES WE HAVE.

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

>> Reporter: THE SCULPTOR PASSED AWAY BEFORE THE PIECE WAS INSTALLED.

THEY ARE BOTH WITH THE SAME GOAL OF CHANGING PUBLIC PERCEPTION.

>> THEY CAME OFF WHAT I CALL THE PIRATE ERA WHERE THE TOWN WAS KIND OF LAWLESS AND THEY FASTENED ON HISTORIC SURF.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD TO OFFER AND THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO HISTORIC SERVERS WHO WERE DOWN HERE BRAVING THESE WAVES.

>> Reporter: DEMPSEY WAS A LOCAL LIFEGUARD THAT PUT IMPERIAL BEACH ON THE MAP.

HE ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO READ THE MASSIVE WAVES AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER.

THEY WOULD USE THE WAVES TO TRAIN FOR A BIG WAVE CONTEST IN HAWAII.

>> THEY WERE ON WAVES AS TALL AS 20 TO 25 FEET.

THESE WOODEN BOARDS THAT WEIGHED LIKE 90 POUNDS, THEY DID NOT HAVE WETSUITS.

THE GOOD WAVES WERE IN THE WINTERTIME AND THEY WERE FAMOUS AROUND HERE.

>> Reporter: UNFORTUNATELY, CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE KEEPS MOST SURFERS AWAY FROM HERE BUT THERE ARE SUE -- STILL A FEW DEDICATED SERVERS THAT PADDLE OUT.

EVEN THOUGH SEWAGE CONTINUES TO CLOSE THE COASTLINE, THESE REMAIN A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.

>> WHAT A COOL STORY.

TO SEE MORE, GO TO KPBS.ORG .

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

UNION ORGANIZING AND STRIKES ARE ON THE RISE THIS YEAR.

MORNING EDITION EXAMINES HOW IT COMPARES TO HISTORIC LABOR ACTIVITY.

THE ROUNDTABLE IS PREVIEWING THE UPCOMING SPECIAL ELECTION WHERE VOTERS WILL BE CHOOSING A NEW DISTRICT SUPERVISOR.

ALSO WAIVING IN ON THE RAINBOW FALLBROOK WATER DIVORCE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND 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-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.