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>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY COMPANY.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

ABOUT 40,000 PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO ARE ABOUT TO HAVE THEIR FOOD CUT OFF.

WHAT THE FOOD BANKS ARE KEEPING THE FOOD FLOWING.

>> AMONG THE 400,000 RESIDENTS ARE 100,000 CHILDREN, SENIORS, DISABILITIES AND MORE.

THE CEO FRAME TODAY IN STARK TERMS.

>> THIS MORNING WHEN I PULLED INTO OUR PARKING LOT I SAW A LINE OF PEOPLE EXTENDING OUT FROM OUR MARKETPLACE PANTRY AT OUR FACILITY TWO HOURS BEFORE SCHEDULED OPENING.

>> Reporter: AND HE DID NOT STOP THERE.

>> TSA EMPLOYEES, 700 FAMILY BOXES JUST LAST WEEK.

AIRPORT AUTHORITY, THEY REQUESTED 800 MORE NEXT WEEK.

>> WHEN FAMILIES LOSE ACCESS TO FOOD ASSISTANCE THE IMPACT DOES NOT STOP AT THE DINNER TABLE.

THEY FALL BEHIND ON RENT, MEDICATION, CAR PAYMENTS, THEY TAKE ON MORE PERSONAL DEBT TO GET BY.

>> Reporter: THIS NEWS CONFERENCE WAS NOT JUST ABOUT DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM.

THE FACT THAT FEDERAL BENEFITS PROBABLY WON'T BE LOADED ON TO CALL-FRESH CARDS THIS WEEKEND.

IT -- CAL-FRESH CARDS THIS WEEKEND IT IS ABOUT WHAT WILL HELP FILL THE GAP AND HOW TO ACCESS THE ASSISTANCE.

>> WE IMPLEMENTED 100 POP UP DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL WORKERS AND POPPING UP FOR CAL- FRESH RECIPIENTS.

>> Reporter: IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT FOOD BENEFITS, THERE IS A ONE- STOP SHOPPING CENTER, THE COUNTIES 211 >> ANYONE CAN CALL 211 TO SPEAK WITH A TRAINED SPECIALIST OR VISIT 211.SAN DIEGO.ORG WHERE THERE IS A FULL PAGE AND SEARCH CAPABILITIES FOR FOOD SERVICES FOR SHUTDOWN-RELATED ACTIVITIES.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS A GLIMMER OF HOPE TODAY, A FEDERAL JUDGE INDICATED SHE WILL INTERVENE AND FORCE THE ADMINISTRATION TO SPEND THE NEARLY $6 BILLION IT HAS IN EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY FUNDING THE PEOPLE AT TODAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE SAID THEY WILL BE READY TO HELP NO MATTER WHEN THE HELP IS NEEDED.

IN THE NEWS ROOM, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEARLY HALF OF STUDENTS IN THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ARE FOOD INSECURE.

COMING UP, HOW THE DISTRICT IS HELPING STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE LOSS OF SNAP BENEFITS.

>>> SAN DIEGO LANDLORDS CAN FACE NEW LIMITATIONS FOR CHARGING ADD-ON FEES.

METRO REPORTER SAYS THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE MORE TRANSPARENCY AND FAIRNESS.

>> Reporter: IT WOULD REQUIRE LANDLORDS TO DISCLOSE ALL OF THE FEES THEY WILL CHARGE WHEN THEY LIST THE PROPERTY ON THE MARKET.

IT WOULD CAP LATE FEES AT 2% OF THE MONTHLY RENT.

AND IT WOULD PROHIBIT FEES FOR PETS, MANDATORY PEST CONTROL OR TRASH VALET WHEN YOU HIRE SOMEONE TO CARRY TRASH FROM A UNIT'S DOORSTEP TO THE DUMPSTER.

EVA SAYS LANDLORDS HAVE POWER IN SAN DIEGO CONSTRAINED HOUSING MARKET.

>> THEY KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR RENTERS TO FIND HOMES AND THEY USE THE KNOWLEDGE TO SQUEEZE AS MUCH OUT OF THEIR TENANTS AS POSSIBLE.

KNOWING THE STRESS, THE -- HASSLE OF FINDING A NEW PLACE WILL HAVE THEM OKAY WE WILL PAY ANOTHER FEE EVEN THOUGH WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO.

>> Reporter: AT TODAY'S COST OF LIVING MEETING, RENTERS SHARED THEIR STORIES ABOUT BEING CHARGED FEES THAT WERE NOT DISCLOSED WHETHER THEY SIGNED THEIR LEASE.

REP SIEVES OF THE LANDLORD AND HOME BUILDING ADMINISTRIES OPPOSED IT SAYING IT WILL BE HARDER FOR THEM TO DO BUSINESS.

>> IT IS TO UNDERMINE THE ABILITY OF OWNERS TO RECOVER OPERATIONAL LEGITIMATE OPERATION ALEX PENSES AND THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR.

SAN DIEGO IS BECOMING A HIGH- RISK PLACE TO BE A HOUSING PROVIDER.

>> Reporter: THE COST OF LIVING COMMITTEE VOTED TO START THE WORK OF DRAFTING AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL LATER BE PRESENTED TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL.

THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP A SIMILAR ORDINANCE NEXT WEEK.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER MAJOR AIRLINE WANTS TO FLY OUT OF CARLSBAD PALOMAR AIRPORT.

COUNTY SUPERVISORS WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE IT.

BUT UNITED AIRLINES ALREADY HAS TICKETS FOR SALE.

>> Reporter: UNITED AIRLINES SAYS IT WANTS TO FLY OUT OF PALOMAR AIRPORT AGAIN, STARTING NEXT MARCH.

>> THIS UNITED USED TO FLY TO CARLSBAD, NOW IT HAS BEEN OVER A DECADE AGO AND A SMALLER AIRPORT TO JUST LOS ANGELES, NO STRANGER TO THE AIRPORT.

>> Reporter: UNITED SAID THEY STOPPED FLYING OUT OF PALOMAR IN 2015 BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF AIRCRAFT FOR THE RUNWAY, NOW THEY DO.

>> THE EVOLUTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WE HAVE IN THE REGIONAL NETWORK ENABLED THIS.

>> Reporter: UNITED PLANS TO USE THE 175 AIRCRAFT FOR THE NEW FLIGHTS, IT SEATS 70 PASSENGERS, PROPOSING FOUR DAILY TRIPS, TWO TO DENVER AND TWO TO SAN FRANCISCO.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF DEMAND THAT USES SAN DIEGO AIRPORT TO THESE DESTINATIONS AND WE THINK OFFERING SERVICE TO CARLSBAD WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR CUSTOMERS TO GO FROM CARLSBAD TO ACROSS THE UNITED NETWORK.

>> Reporter: THIS WILL BE PALOMAR'S SECOND COMMERCIAL CARRIER AFTER A DECADE WITHOUT ANY COMMERCIAL SERVICE.

AMERICAN AIRLINES STARTED FLYING TO PHOENIX TWICE A DAY IN FEBRUARY.

>> THE FLIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AND THE FLIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE REALLY SERVE NORTH COUNTY'S LEISURE AND BUSINESS TRAVEL.

>> Reporter: THE CEO OF THE SAN DIEGO NORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

HE SAYS ADDING MORE COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS AT PALOMAR WILL SERVE THE GROWING NORTH COUNTY REGION THAT LACKS A MAJOR AIRPORT.

>> 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIVE NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 56.

THAT IF WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF, THE PERCENTAGE OF JOBS IN THE REGION.

ABOUT 37-38% OF THE TOTAL JOBS ARE IN NORTH COUNTY.

>> Reporter: IN ANTICIPATION OF THE NEW SERVICE UNITED BEGAN PRESELLING TICKETS LAST WEEK.

THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE TO APPROVE THE FLIGHTS AND NOT EVERYONE IS EXCITED.

CITIZENS FOR A FRIENDLY AIRPORT HAS AN UNRESOLVED LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY OVER THE AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS.

THE LAWSUIT SAYS THE EXPANSION OF SERVICE VIOLATES CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AS WELL AS PLANNING AND ZONING LAWS IN A PAST COURT ORDERER.

THE ATTORNEY SENT KPBS A STATEMENT SAYING, IT APPEARS THE COUNTY IS PLANNING TO COMPOUND ITS ILLEGAL USE OF THE AIRPORT FOR LARGE COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS BY ADDING YET ANOTHER AIRLINE TO THE LIST.

HE SAYS THAT THE GROUP WILL MONITOR THE LAN AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOUBLES DOWN ON WHAT THE SUIT SAYS IS ILLEGAL USE OF THE AIRPORT.

COUNTY SPOKESPERSON SENT KPBS A STATEMENT THAT SAID, AS A COMMERCIAL AIRPORT, PALOMAR IS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE THESE REGIONAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS AND THESE OPERATIONS ARE ALLOWED IN THE AIRPORT'S CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND MASTER PLAN.

DERKEL SAID THE LEASE WITH UNITED AIRLINES IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR CONSIDERATION IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY 2026.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A TRAIL OF DEVASTATION ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN FOLLOWING EUROPEAN MELISA.

AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE DIED AND THERE IS WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION IN JAMAICA, CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS.

THE STORM WAS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL ATLANTIC HURRICANES IN MORE THAN 150 YEARS.

>> Reporter: DEVASTATION ACROSS JAMAICA.

HOMES DESTROYED AND NEIGHBORHOODS UNDER WATER.

INFRASTRUCTURE LEFT FAILING AFTER HURRICANE MELISA SLAMMED INTO THE COUNTRY AS A POWERFUL CATEGORY 5 STORM, WHIPPING WINDS AND RAIN BATTERED THE COUNTRY.

THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SIDES OF THE ISLAND FEELING THE FULL FORCE OF THE HURRICANE.

>> THE ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR MODERN LIVING IS DESTROYED.

>> Reporter: FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHERS TRIED TO MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AFTERMATH.

OFFICIALS SAYING IT COULD TAKE DAYS OR WEEKS TO DETERMINE THE FULL TOLL OF MELISSA.

>> EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WASHED AWAY.

>> Reporter: THE BAHAMAS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HIT BY THE RAINS, ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN, 30 PEOPLE DIED AS RESCUE AND RECOVERY MISSIONS ARE UNDERWAY, EMERGENCY CREWS ARE RUSHING TO RESTORE POWER AND BEGIN THE CLEANUP.

>> THE SITUATION HERE IS DEVASTATING.

WE NEED ALL OF THE HELP THAT WE CAN GET.

CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS LAUNCHED THE AID.

UNITED KINGDOM, CHINA AND UNITED STATES ANNOUNCED FUNDING AND RESOURCES WILL BE SENT TO THOSE AFFECTED ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN.

>> KEEP THE POSITIVE OUTLOOK.

KEEP HOPE ALIVE AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS.

WE WILL REBUILD BACK UP.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, DETAILS OF THE TRADE TRUCE, PRESIDENT TRUMP REACHED IT WITH CHINA JINPING THAT IS COMING UP ON AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON PBS.

>>> THERE IS A RIPPLE EFFECT THAT HAS COME TO THE SHUTDOWN, ONE EFFECTING THE NATIONAL PARKS.

REPORTING FROM YOSEMITE.

DOGE CUTS AND THE SHUTDOWN.

>> Reporter: AFTER MUSK TOOK A DOGE SAW.

IT WAS UNDER STAFFED AND UNDER SIEGED.

A QUARTER OF THE SERVICE STAFF AND THEIR COMBINED EXPERIENCE WAS LOST.

THEN CAME THE SHUTDOWN.

FURLOUGHS AND THREATS OF MORE LAYOFFS AND UNDER TRUMP, PARKS LIKE YOSEMITE STAY OPEN WITH NO ONE AT THE GATES AND A SKELETON STAFF.

ONE OF THE WORST IDEAS FOR NATIONAL PARK HEALTH ACCORDING TO 43 FORMER SUPERINTENDENTS, THEY TRIED BUT FAILED TO CONVINCE INTERIOR SECRETARY TO PROTECT THE NATION'S MOST CHERISHED LANDSCAPES FROM UNMANAGED.

>> I AM CONCERNED, DEFINITELY.

SEEN THIS STUFF IN THE PAST.

THIS ONE FEELS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

I HAVE A FEELING IT WILL LAST LONGER.

>> Reporter: AS FOUNDER OF THE YOSEMITE CLIMBERS ASSOCIATION, HE HAS BEEN A FIXTURE ON THE ROCKS FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

>> I WORRY ABOUT DAMAGE, IN A LOT OF WAYS, TO THE PARKS.

SO MANY PEOPLE IN A NATIONAL PARK LIKE THIS IT DISRESULTS WILDLIFE, PLANT LIFE, TRASH GETS LEFT EVERYWHERE.

CLEANUP, THAT IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR TWO YEARS WITH VOLUNTEERS, WE CLEANED UP 1.2 MILLION POUNDS OF TRASH.

SHOW YOU HOW MUCH AND HOW QUICKLY IT WILL BUILD UP.

>> Reporter: RESERVATION SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO CONTROL THE NUMBERS HIKING UP HALF DOME, BUT MOMENTS OF CROWDED CHAOS.

>> NEVER, NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.

>> RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE -- [ BEEP ] -- WOW!

>> Reporter: BASE JUMPERS AND DRONE PILOTS.

LAST YEAR THERE WERE 15 CAMPGROUND RANGERS IN YOSEMITE VALLEY, THIS YEAR, SIX, AND HAD TO PITCH IN WITH MAINTENANCE WITH CITIZENS.

>> I KNOW VOLUNTEERS ARE FILLING THE GAP IN THE SHUTDOWN DAYS, WHO ARE THESE FOLKS?

>> A LOT OF THEM ARE MAYBE FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES OR FOLKS THAT ARE LIKE PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE THAT JUST REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS PLACE AND CARE ABOUT THIS PARK.

>> FOR THE MOST PART WE ARE SEEING THE BEST OF PEOPLE COME OUT AT THIS TIME.

>> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS LIKE CORY FROM NONPROFIT ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION AS THEY CAN.

HE SAYS DAYS LIKE THESE REMIND AMERICANS THAT THE PARK BELONGS TO THEM.

IT IS TIME TO BE A GOOD STEWARD.

>> NUMBER ONE, THE MOST IMPORTANT, PLAN AHEAD AND PREPARE.

NUMBER TWO, TRAVEL AND CAMP ON DURABLE SURFACES, NUMBER THREE, DISPOSE OF WASTE PROPERLY.

NUMBER FOUR, BASICALLY, LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND.

TAKE ONLY PICTURES, LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS.

>> THAT IS THE ONE MY DAD HAMMERED INTO ME.

>> NUMBER FIVE, ONLY USE ESTABLISHED FIRE RINGS, NUMBER SIX, RESPECT WILDLIFE.

>> OH, OKAY.

I LOVE THAT.

>> THAT IS A DIFFERENCE >> AND NUMBER SEVEN, YES, RESPECT EACH OTHER WHILE YOU ARE HERE AND VISITING.

>> Reporter: GOOD CAMPERS CAN NOT CONTROL INVASIVE SPECIES OR PROTECT LIKE THE PROS CA.

>> MORE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE PARK, PEOPLE GOING OFF OF TRAIL, LITTER, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ADD UP WHEN WE DON'T HAVE FULL STAFFING IN THE PARK.

SO, FOLKS LIKE ME WILL GO AROUND AND WE FILL IN THE GAPS WHERE WE CAN.

IT IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.

>> IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE LONG- TERM >> IT IS NOT.

A LOT OF US ARE PASSING THROUGH, VISITING, PEOPLE COMING FOR THE WEEKEND VACATION OR SOMETHING.

WE NEED THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN EFFECTS PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

ON SATURDAY 400,000 RESIDENTS EXPECTING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO BUY FOOD MAY NOT GET IT.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER SAYS SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE IS HELPING STUDENTS PREPARE.

>> Reporter: NEARLY HALF OF STUDENTS IN THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ARE FOOD INSECURE ACCORDING TO A 2025 SURVEY.

SOME SAID THEY GET HELP PAYING FOR GROCERIES THROUGH CAL- FRESH.

FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM IS MEANT TO HELP LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS BUY HEALTHY FOOD.

FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM RUNS OUT ON SATURDAY.

RECIPIENTS ARE BRACING FOR A LOSS OF BENEFITS.

SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE CAL- FRESH TECHNICIANING >> IN SAN DIEGO THERE IS 1 OUT OF 8 PEOPLE ANTICIPATED TO BE IMPACTED BY THE DELAY OF BENEFITS, WE CAN ALL THINK OF EIGHT PEOPLE AND THINK OF ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCESS SOMETHING THEY NEED.

AND THAT IN ITSELF IS HEAVY JUST TO THINK ABOUT LET ALONE BEING THE PERSON IMPACTED.

>> Reporter: CARLOS IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

HE IS STUDYING PSYCHOLOGY.

HE AND HIS MOM GET A COUPLE HUNDRED A MONTH THROUGH CAL- FRESH.

>> WE LIVE IN A SMALL HOUSE, WITH RENT AND THAT WAS LIKE KIND OF LIKE EBT HELPING US TO PAY FOR THE FOOD.

NOW SHE IS SAYING SHE IS TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER JOB.

I AM TRYING TO GET ANOTHER JOB, TOO, A LOT OF PLACES ARE NOT ACCEPTING, TOO.

IT WILL MAKE IT CHALLENGING FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: THIS WOKE, CITY COLLEGE BASIC NEEDS CENTER HOSTED A CAL-FRESH EVENT.

CASEWORKERS WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTY HELP STUDENTS APPLY.

FULL TIME AND HALFTIME STUDENTS FACE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING FOOD ASSISTANCE.

>> YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED FROM CAL-FRESH UNLESS YOU MEET A STUDENT EXCEPTION, WORKING 20 HOURS A WEEK T COULD LOOK LIKE HAVING A CHILD UNDER 6 OR A CHILD UNDER 12 AND BEING A SINGLE PARENT.

>> Reporter: SHE WANTS STUDENTS TO KNOW IT CAN BE WORTH TRYING.

THE PROCESS TAKES A MONTH AND STAFF PROCESSING APPLICATIONS DURING THE SHUTDOWN.

COLLEGE BASIC NEEDS CENTER IS PREPARING FOR INCREASED DEMAND IN NOVEMBER.

THEY ASKED THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK FOR TWICE THE AMOUNT OF FRESH PRODUCE AS THEY USUALLY ORDER FOR THEIR FOOD PANTRY.

STUDENTS WHO ARE MISSING OUT ON CAL-FRESH WILL GET ADDITIONAL ITEMS.

GONZALEZ SAYS THE PANTRY WILL BE A HELP.

>> EVEN ONE SNACK A DAY OR A MONTH IT IS STILL ONE SNACK COMPARED TO NOTHING.

IT WILL HELP FOR SURE, A LOT OF PEOPLE.

I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE STRUGGLING AT THIS MOMENT.

THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY WILL NEED IT FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA AND 20 OTHER STATES SUED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER ITS DECISION NOT TO USE EMERGENCY FUNDING TO KEEP FOOD BENEFITS GOING.

THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK IS USING $500,000 OF ITS RESERVES TO COVER THE INCREASE IN DEMAND.

YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF OTHER FOOD RESOURCES AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> TODAY IS THE OPENING DAY OF THE BING CROSBY SEASON DEL MAR THOROUGHBRED SIGNATURE EVENT.

ANOTHER SIGNATURE HORSE RACING EVENT STARTS TOMORROW.

>> WELCOME TO DEL MAR.

>> IT IS OPENING DAY FOR THE BING CROSBY SEASON.

NORMALLY A BIG DEAL.

BUT THIS YEAR FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROWAN EVEN BIGGER DEAL IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.

>> EVERYBODY IS EXCITED FOR THE BREEDER'S CUP CLASSIC.

>> Reporter: THAT IS RIGHT, BREEDER'S CUP.

CONSIDERED A SUPER BOWL OF HORSE RACING.

VP OF MARKETING FOR THE DEL MAR THOROUGHBRED CLUB SAYS IT IS A YEAR OF RACING.

>> THE BEST OF THE BEST GET INVITED TO COME HERE TO BREEDER'S CUP.

THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL SEE 14 GREAT RACES, CHAMPIONSHIP RACES OF THE BEST HORSES AROUND THE WORLD.

AND, SO, IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO BE IN ONE OF THESE RACES AND LET ALONE WIN ONE OF THESE RACES.

>> Reporter: WITH A $7 MILLION PURSE IT IS THE RICHEST.

THE TOP THREE FINISHES FROM LAST YEAR ARE HERE AND THE WINNER OF THE PREAKNESS.

BIG NAMED CELEBRITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HERE.

ELIZABETH BANKS AND MORE.

A LOT OF MONEY WILL BE SPENT AT THE TRACKS AND AROUND TOWN.

>> COLLECTIVELY DEL MAR AND BREEDER'S CUP PUT $3 MILLION IN THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: PUMPING $100 MILLION INTO THE ECONOMY THROUGH PEOPLE STAYING HERE AND EATING OUT AROUND TOWN.

LIKE JENNIFER AND SARA.

>> WE ARE STAYING IN LA JOLLA.

OUR FAVORITE PLACE TO STAY.

SO BEAUTIFUL.

WE LOVE LA JOLLA.

>> Reporter: AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A FAVORITE THEY ARE ROOTING FOR.

>> I AM GOING TO GO WITH SIERRA LEON.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY THEY EXPECT TO AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT THIS YEAR.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE BEEN WANTING SOME CHANGES IN OUR WEATHER PATTERN IN THE FORM OF MORE FALL-LIKE AIR.

HEY, WE WILL GET BACK TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE.

GOOD-BYE TO THE HEAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE UP COMING HOURS THE ONSHORE FLOW IS KICKING BACK IN.

IT MEANS WE WILL GET BACK TO A QUIET, DRY WEEKEND THAT IS COOLER.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART HERE.

SO, THE NUMBERS WILL BE LOWER FOR EVERYONE AS THAT HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WAS SO WARM AND DRY WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW MOVES EAST.

HERE IS OCEANSIDE TONIGHT, 51 DEGREES, 58 IN SAN DIEGO.

AS WE LOOK THERE WILL BE MORE CLOUDS TO THE COAST IF WE GET ANY FOG THERE RIGHT ALONG THE SHORELINES IS WHERE WE EXPECT THAT.

OTHERWISE INTERIORS ARE QUIET.

WARMER AIR STILL REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

AGAIN, GOING TO BE MORE TOWARDS THE INTERIOR.

WE WILL FIND THAT TYPICAL COMFORT ALONG THE COAST FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

72 DEGREES IN THE CITY.

WORKING TOWARDS ESCONDIDO, 81 FOR THE HIGH, GOING INTO MOUNT LAGOONA, 63, BORREGO SPRINGS, TOPPING OFF AT 90 DEGREES AS WE START OFF, GO THROUGH, I SHOULD SAY, THE LAST DAY OF OCTOBER.

UP COMING DAYS HERE PROVIDING US A CHANCE FOR SUNSHINE AND A FEW CLOUDS OUT THERE.

CERTAINLY THE CLOUDS MOST LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING THEN MORE SUNSHINE LATER IN THE DAY.

THE TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 70s.

REALLY PRETTY QUIET HERE TOWARDS THE COAST AND INLAND COMMUNITIES NOT TOO MUCH CHANGE IN THE DAYS TO COME AS WE HOLD NUMBERS LARGELY THROUGH THE 80s IN INLAND COUNTIES.

MOUNTAINS, SOME FLUCTUATION, COOLER AIR MASS WORKING IN AS WE MOVE INTO SUNDAY.

THAT IS WHY THE TEMPERATURES DIP BACK INTO THE 50s FROM THE MIDDLE 60s.

LIKE I SAID, NOT TOO MUCH VARIATION.

AND OUR COMMUNITIES HOLDING ON TO THE UPPER 80s AND CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES IN SEVERAL SPOTS.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> OKAY, IMAGINE THIS.

YOU ARE DIGGING IN YOUR BACKYARD AND YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING THAT JUST CAN'T BE EXPLAINED.

IT HAPPENED TO ONE EAST COUNTY WOMAN.

AS KEN KRAMER SHOWS US, THE RESULT WAS A HISTORY MYSTERY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

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>> Reporter: IT WAS THE STRANGEST THING THAT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN EL CAJON IN JENNIFER'S BACKYARD >> IT WAS RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GRASS AREA OVER HERE.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER, YOU SEE, WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH GOPHERS, SHE DECIDED TO DIG DOWN TO FIND THE TUNNEL TO THE HOLES WHETHER SUDDENLY >> .

>> SHE HIT SOMETHING IN THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: A SOLID ROCK SHE THOUGHT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF ROCKS, DID NOT SEEM UNUSUAL.

>> MY BACKYARD HAS A TON OF ROCKS I FIGURED IT WAS A ROCK.

>> Reporter: SHE DIGS THE ROCK UP, PUSHES IT OFF TO A SIDE FOR AWHILE.

SIX MONTHS LATER SHE SAID SOMETHING CAUGHT HER EYE ABOUT THIS DIRT-COVERED ROCK.

IT LOOKED LIKE, YES, IT WAS, THE LETTER "F."

>> I GOT A BUCKET OF WATER AND STARTED RINSING IT OFF.

>> Reporter: NEXT TO IT SHE FOUND A "A" THEN MORE LETTERS.

IT IS FATHER.

IT IS NOT AN ORDINARY ROCK IT IS SOMEBODY'S HEADSTONE.

IT IS CRAZY.

SIMON HEALEY DIED WOW.

IS HE BURIED THERE.

ALL OF MY COUSINS STARTED CALLING THERE IS SOMEONE BURIED IN YOUR YARD.

>> Reporter: NO, HE WAS BURIED HERE MILES AWAY IN MISSION HILLS UNDER PIONEER PARK, THE LAWN, THE TREES, SAN DIEGO CITY PARK NOW.

BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS PARK USED TO BE CALVERY CEMETERY AND THERE STILL ARE, UNDER THE WALK WAYS AND PICNIC- PERFECT GRASS, HUNDREDS OF BODIES SOME FROM A CENTURY OR MORE AGO.

IN THE MIDDLE A PLAQUE WITH ALL OF THE NAMES THERE AND THERE IS SIMON'S NAME.

THEY CLEARED AWAY THE HEADSTONES THEY LEFT A FEW OFF TO ONE SIDE AS A MEMORIAL.

ALL OF THE REST WERE BURIED AT MOUNT HOPE BUT SOMEHOW MR.

HEALEY'S ENDED UP IN JENNIFER'S BACKYARD.

HOW IN EARTH, SO TO SPEAK, DID THAT HAPPEN?

>> COULD IT BE A HEADSTONE NOT MADE PROPERLY AND DISCARDED?

>> Reporter: IF YOU NOTICE IT IS MISSPELLED.

THEY LEFT AN "E" OUT OF HIS NAME.

BUT RECORDS SHOW THIS REALLY WAS HIS HEADSTONE.

STOLEN, SOMEHOW, I GUESS.

AND IT IS A FUNNY THING IT HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, SAME HEADSTONE, VANDALS TOOK IT FROM THE CEMETERY IN 1957 AND LEFT IT ON SOMEBODY'S FRONT PORCH IN LOMA PORTO.

THE POLICE GAVE IT BACK TO THE FAMILY THAT PLACED IT BACK IN THE GRASS AT HIS GRAVE AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO IT UNTIL JENNIFER HIT IT WITH H SHOVAL.

HOW DID IT GET THERE?

NO CONNECTION TO SIMON, NONE.

AND THAT PART OF THE STORY, SO FAR, IF YOU WILL PARDON THE EXPRESSION, DEAD END.

JENNIFER TOLD US WHAT SHE REALLY WANTED WAS JUST ONE THING.

>> I WANTED, IF POSSIBLE, GO BACK TO THE FAMILY.

>> Reporter: GET IT BACK TO SOMEBODY WHO, WELL OVER A CENTURY LATER, WOULD CARE ABOUT SIMON HEALEY.

SHE BEGAN CHECKING ANCESTRY WEBSITES.

>> I WENT ON THE COMPUTER AND STARTED RESEARCHING HIS NAME AND WHERE HE WAS FROM AND HIS FAMILY.

>> Reporter: WE CALLED AROUND, TOO, FINALLY .

>> HI, I'M JENNIFER.

>> HI, I'M JULIE.

>> Reporter: NICE TO MEET YOU.

JULIE AND DAVID, THE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OF SIMON, STILL IN SAN DIEGO.

YEARS AGO THEY HEARD THE HEADSTONE WAS MISSING BUT NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD THEY HAVE THOUGHT IT COULD OF ENDED UP HERE.

>> KIND OF CLOSURE.

THE STORIES WE HEARD OUR WHOLE LIFE ABOUT IT BEING STOLEN, NOW WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT.

IT IS REALLY GREAT.

>> Reporter: EVERYBODY TALKED, THEY SHARED WHAT THEY KNEW.

>> CAME OVER FROM IRELAND IN THE 1850s AND HE FOUND OUT IN IDAHO.

>> Reporter: ONLY LIVED IN SAN DIEGO FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, HAD LUNG PROBLEMS AND DIED PRETTY YOUNG.

NOW HIS HEADSTONE AND HIS FAMILY ARE REUNITED.

OF COURSE, NO MORE CEMETERY TO RETURN IT TO.

IT IS A PUBLIC PARK NOW.

SO, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH IT?

>> I AM NOT SURE.

>> PUT IT AT MY PLACE AS A DOORSTEP.

>> YOU WANT IT?

>> SURE, I WILL TAKE IT.

>> Reporter: SO, THERE YOU ARE.

>> LET'S GO.

>> Reporter: IT TOOK SOME DIGGING BUT JENNIFER GOT HER WISH, SIMON HEALY'S HEADSTONE IS HEADED HOME.

>> REST IN PEACE.

>> INCREDIBLE.

AND FOR MORE STORIES LIKE THIS ONE, YOU CAN TUNE INTO KEN KRAMER'S "ABOUT SAN DIEGO" TONIGHT AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

THAT WAS GREAT.

FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE IN PART BY BILL HOWE, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS, CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.