>>> TONIGHT THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK ON A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COULD HAPPEN.

THE GRIDLOCK CONTINUED TODAY.

IF THEY CAN'T DEAL BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH, MILLIONS OF FEDERAL WORKERS WILL NOT GET PAID.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

>> Reporter: CONGRESS'S INABILITY TO GET ANYTHING DONE, THAT IS THE GREATEST FRUSTRATION ALL OF US HAVE.

>> Reporter: NEW HAMPSHIRE'S GOVERNOR IS SAYING WHAT MANY PEOPLE ARE FEELING.

PARTISAN PARALYSIS AND INTERPARTY BATTLES WITHIN THE GOP ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON EVEN SPENDING BILLS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

THE SENATE IS WORKING ON ONE MEASURE THAT WILL FUND THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH NOVEMBER 17th AND IT INCLUDES MORE AID TO UKRAINE.

KEVIN McCARTHY IS BACKING A BILL IN HIS CHAMBER INCLUDING MORE MONEY FOR BORDER ENFORCEMENT.

SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM IS TRYING TO THREAD THE COMPROMISE NEEDLE.

>> MAKING A PROPOSAL MOEHRING UP WHAT WE HAVE MAYBE WE CAN KEEP THE GOVERNMENT ( >> AND WILL NOT HELP SECURITY AT THE BORDER IF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN AND PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING PAID IN A TIMELY MANNER.

>> Reporter: A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MEANS MILLIONS OF FEDERAL WORKERS WILL NOT GET PAID.

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NO MONEY FOR THE MORTGAGE, CARS, BILLS.

>> I AM SEEING ROUTINE MISTAKES AND CLEARANCES MADE BECAUSE CONTROLLERS ARE DISTRACTED.

>> Reporter: WITH THE DEADLINE THREE DAYS AWAY, ONE THING IS BECOMING MORE CLEAR BY THE HOUR.

>> ALL POLITICS ALL THE TIME.

>>> A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COULD HAVE A SEVERE IMPACT FOR ONE PROGRAM TO HELP WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

MELISSA MAY HAS THAT PART OF THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN HELPS NEARLY 7 MILLION WOMEN AND CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

INCLUDING OVER 970,000 JUST IN CALIFORNIA.

>> IT'S AN AMAZING PROGRAM.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM, ANTI-POVERTY.

>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE IS WORRYING IF THERE IS A SHUTDOWN RECIPIENTS WILL START BEING TURNED AWAY AT THE GROCERY STORE.

BUT HERE IN CALIFORNIA WIC RECIPIENTS WILL NOT FACE IMMEDIATE CRISIS.

>> CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE FUNDING THROUGH NOVEMBER 20th.

SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STILL GOING TO YOUR WIC APPOINTMENT EVEN IF WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

CALIFORNIA WET WILL NOT SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID ONE OF THE BENEFITS IS GOING TO BE INSTANTLY IMPACTED.

>> THE FOOD AND VEGETABLE BENEFIT WILL GO DOWN RATHER THAN THE $25-$49 PER MONTH FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT THEY ARE USED TO, IT WILL NOW SHOW BETWEEN 10 AND $12 PER MONTH.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK SAID THEY ARE READY TO STEP IN IF THE SHUTDOWN LASTS LONGER THAN NOVEMBER 20th.

>> WE ARE NOT JUST A FOOD SAFETY NET FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

WE WILL FOCUS NOT JUST ON FOOD TO HELP THOSE IMPACTED BY THE SHUTDOWN, BUT WE HAVE OTHER RESOURCES.

LIKE DIAPERS, FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

>> Reporter: THE CAL FRESH TEAM WILL ALSO BE THERE TO SUPPORT.

>> THAT WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND ADVOCATE FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WIC AND IF YOU QUALIFY GO TO WWW.CD PH.CA.GOV.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KEY FUNDING FOR DAYCARE PROVIDERS WILL ALSO EXPIRE THIS WEEKEND.

>>> THE BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO KEEP THOUSANDS OF CHILD CARE PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE (>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS CALLING FOR THE STATE TO TRANSITION TO A WINTER -- EARLY IN AN EFFORT TO BRING DOWN THE HIGH GAS PRICES.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF REGULAR GAS HERE JUMPED BY NEARLY $.11.

IT IS $6.20 PER GALLON.

PRICES HAVE INCREASED $.82.

ACCORDING TO AAA THERE IS ABOUT A TWO DOLLAR GAP BETWEEN THE PRICE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE REST OF THE NATION.

REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ARE ASKING THE STATE TO EXPEND THE GAS TAX.

>>> FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE.

>> Reporter: SERGIO LOPEZ SAID HE HAS WORKED AT A SAN DIEGO FOR 12 YEARS.

HE SPEAKS TO ME FROM HIS CAR IN L.A. WHERE HE IS ATTENDING A BILL SIGNING BY THE GOVERNOR.

IT WILL RAISE HIS WAGE FROM $16- $20 STARTING APRIL 1st.

>> I AM VERY ANXIOUS AND EXCITED.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE SPENT THE LAST YEAR FIGHTING ALONGSIDE OTHER WORKERS TO GET THEIR EMPLOYER'S TO GIVE THEM THE INCREASE.

>> FOR SO LONG WE HAVE BEEN MAKING BREADCRUMBS.

THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING TONS.

THEY ARE MAKING MILLIONS.

>> Reporter: COMPARABLE SERVICE WORKERS CALIFORNIA SERVICE WORKERS ARE PAID LESS.

MOST ARE WOMEN OF COLOR.

AND HIM SURVEY THERE IS A HUGE WAGE GAP.

>> THEY KNOW WE ARE GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

>> Reporter: I ASKED HIM WHAT HE WILL DO WITH THE INCREASE.

>> SAVING A LITTLE BIT IF I CAN.

IF NOT IT WILL HELP ME RELEASE THE STRESS.

>> Reporter: THE BILL ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE FAST FOOD COUNSEL TO DEVELOP MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WORKERS.

ON THE TOP OF HIS WISH LIST, BETTER WORKPLACE TREATMENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE.

>> I WISH THEY KNEW WHAT WE GO THROUGH IN A DAY.

>>> AS MORE MIGRANTS ARE BEING DROPPED OFF IN SAN DIEGO A LOCAL NONPROFIT IS SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING INTO A NEW CHALLENGE.

ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR ABOUT 8500 ASSIGNMENT SEEKERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN OUR COUNTY BUT SOME NONPROFIT GROUPS SAY THEY ARE NOT BEING RELEASED TOGETHER.

SOMETIMES RELATIVES ARE BEING DROPPED OFF HOURS AWAY.

>> IT IS VERY CHAOTIC SITUATION.

WE ARE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY EVERY SINGLE FAMILY THAT HAS BEEN SEPARATED.

WE ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AT LEAST CLOSE TO 100.

>> NONPROFITS SAY THEY ARE USING A WHATSAPP GROUP CHAT TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AT DIFFERENT DROP-OFF LOCATIONS.

ONE ALSO CREATED A GOOGLE DOCUMENT FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES TO FILL OUT.

ATTORNEYS THEN MAKE FORMAL INQUIRIES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE MISSING RELATIVES.

>>> BEFORE 2011, TENS AND THOUSANDS OF SERVICEMEMBERS WERE FORCED OUT OF THE MILITARY DUE TO THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

MANY WITH SO-CALLED BAD PAPER DISCHARGES.

NOW THE PENTAGON SAYS IT WILL PROACTIVELY FIX THEM.

BUT AS ANDREW DYER TELLS US, MANY INSIST THEY DO MORE.

>> Reporter: LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL WERE BARRED FROM THE MILITARY.

AND THEN IN 1994 UNTIL 2011 THE POLICY WAS CALLED, DON'T ASK DON'T TELL.

IT ALLOWED THEM TO SERVE AS LONG AS NOBODY KNEW THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

SINCE 1980 ALMOST 33,000 PEOPLE WERE SEPARATED FROM THE MILITARY UNDER THOSE POLICIES.

ON SEPTEMBER 20th, THE 12th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPEAL OF DON'T ASK DON'T TELL, THE PENTAGON ANNOUNCED IT WILL BEGIN PROACTIVELY UPGRADING THE DISCHARGE CODES OF THOSE SEPARATED UNDER THAT POLICY.

HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T HELP MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE WHO WERE TOSSED OUT OF THE MILITARY BEFORE 1994, WHEN DON'T ASK DON'T TELL TOOK EFFECT.

A NEW FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED IN CALIFORNIA SEEKS TO ADDRESS THAT.

>> FOR ME I WANTED TO BE A MARINE.

>> Reporter: -- THE PLAINTIFF WAS COMMISSIONED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE MARINE CORPS IN 1999.

SHE SAID SHE KNEW WAS A MEMBER OF THE LGBT Q COMMUNITY UNDER DON'T ASK DON'T TELL, SHE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN THE CLOSET.

>> I COULD HAVE MY PERSONAL LIFE AND MY MARINE CORPS LIFE.

I THOUGHT I COULD DO THAT.

>> Reporter: AFTER A TOUR IN IRAQ SHE LEFT ACTIVE DUTY.

SHE WAS APPROACHED BY ACTIVISTS TO TALK ABOUT SERVING UNDER THE DON'T ASK DON'T TELL POLICY.

SHE SAID HER DECISION TO SHARE HER STORY IS WHAT SPARKED AN INVESTIGATION INTO HER, EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS IN THE INACTIVE READY RESERVE.

SHE WAS DISCHARGED IN 2000 AND EIGHT.

IT WAS AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE, BUT IT WAS INVOLUNTARY, WHICH SHE SEES AS A BLACK MARK ON HER MILITARY RECORD.

>> HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO PEOPLE?

IT'S AWKWARD.

THEY ASKED IF IT'S HONORABLE, BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO SAY INVOLUNTARY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS AN ATTORNEY WHO SPECIALIZES IN GENDER EQUITY AND LGBT RIGHTS.

SHE SAYS SERVICEMEMBERS DISCHARGE PAPERS INCLUDE OUTDATED AND DISCRIMINATORY LANGUAGE.

>> IT SAYS TO ME SHOCKING THINGS ON IT.

IT SAYS HOMOSEXUAL ADMISSION, HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT, ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE IN HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT.

>> Reporter: THIS LANGUAGE APPEARS ON THE DOCUMENT VETERANS SUBMIT FOR FEDERAL JOBS AND VETERAN SERVICES.

VETERANS CAN HAVE THEIR DISCHARGE AMENDED BUT IT USUALLY REQUIRES LEGAL HELP.

-- JOINED A SOFTBALL TEAM AND COMPETED THROUGHOUT EUROPE.

SHE SAID AFTER GETTING KICKED OUT IN 1983 SHE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT HER MILITARY SERVICE.

>> PROBABLY FOR 20 YEARS.

I NEVER EVEN MENTIONED IT TO ANYBODY.

EVER.

PEOPLE WHO WERE MY BEST FRIENDS NEVER KNEW I SERVED.

AND I THINK I TUCKED IT AWAY.

BECAUSE I TUCKED IT AWAY, EVEN WHEN I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PETITION, IT JUST, I JUST NEVER DID.

AND I STILL HAVEN'T.

>> Reporter: SHE IS NOW THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO BAR ASSOCIATION.

BUT SHE SAYS IT TOOK YEARS TO RECOVER FROM THE TRAUMA OF HER DISCHARGE.

SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT AND SAYS VIC VETERANS PAPERWORK IS THE LEAST I CAN DO.

>> IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MY MILITARY SERVICE.

THAT THE GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING TO HELP ME.

SO I THINK IT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF VETERANS FEEL MORE SATISFIED WITH THEIR MILITARY SERVICE.

>> Reporter: THE LEGAL TEAM BEHIND THE SUIT SAID ALTHOUGH IT WELCOMES THE PENTAGON'S NEW INITIATIVE REGARDING THESE DISCHARGES, THE DEPARTMENT HAS MUCH MORE TO DO BEFORE EVERY VETERAN IMPACTED BY ITS LONGTIME BAN RECEIVES JUSTICE.

ANDREW DYER, TRENT THE NEWS.

>>> SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SAN DIEGO HAS SEEN AN EXPLOSION OF PEOPLE TRAVELING BY BIKE.

ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE ON THE LOCAL FINDINGS OF A NEW NATIONWIDE SETTING.

>> Reporter: YOU MAY REMEMBER THE HEADLINES FROM THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2020.

PEOPLE WERE SICK OF STAYING INDOORS AND TURNED TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BIKING, AS A TREND ONCE A FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATION.

BIKE SHOPS WERE RUNNING OUT OF INVENTORY.

LIKE COUNTERS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY LOGGED BIG INCREASES.

>> THE BOOM WAS SUSTAINED.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF -- FOR STREETLIGHT DATA.

THE COMPANY RELEASED A REPORT ON BIKING TRENDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IT FOUND A 37% INCREASE IN AVERAGE DAILY BIKE TRIPS NATIONWIDE FROM 2019 TO 2022.

NEW YORK CITY SAW THE LARGEST JUMP.

COMING IN SECOND, SAN DIEGO.

A 71% INCREASE IN BIKE TRIPS HERE.

THE REGION ALSO WENT FROM 16 PLACE TO FIFTH PLACE IN TERMS OF BIKE TRIPS PER CAPITA.

THE STUDY IS BASED ON NATIONAL TRAVEL SURVEYS AND ANONYMIZED CELL PHONE LOCATION DATA.

ADLER SAYS CITY SHOULD TAKE NOTE, ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY ARE ALSO SEEING AN INCREASE IN BIKE COLLISIONS.

>> WE HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE BIKING.

HOPEFULLY THAT IS AN ART BECAUSE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

IF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT THERE, WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO PROTECT THOSE PEOPLE?

>> I WAS APPRISED.

THAT WE WERE SECOND ON THE LIST.

>> Reporter: -- IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BIKE SD.

HE SAID THERE HAS BEEN A HANDFUL OF IMPROVEMENTS, MANY OF THE NEW BIKE LANES ARE NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER.

THERE ARE STILL GAPS IN THE BIKE NETWORK WHERE CYCLISTS HAVE TO SHARE A LEG WITH CARS.

HE HOPES THE REPORT WILL MOTIVATE CITY LEADERS TO DO MORE.

>> I HOPE IT WILL KNOW THERE IS A DEMAND FOR BIKING IN SAN DIEGO.

AND THEY WOULD BE MORE GALVANIZED AND WILLING TO NURTURE AND ENCOURAGE MORE OF THAT RIDERSHIP.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE PROGRESS, SAN DIEGO STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO MEET ITS CLINICALS.

CARS ARE STILL THE CITIES LARGEST RENOUNCE GAS EMITTERS.

BY 2025 SAN DIEGO HOPES TO HAVE HALF OF THE TRIPS BE BY BIKING, PUBLIC TRANSIT, OR WALKING.

>>> IN JUST A FEW DAYS NEARLY 44 MILLION AMERICANS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO START REPAYING THEIR STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

STARTING OCTOBER PAYMENTS WILL BE DUE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS.

WE HAVE TIPS ON HOW TO GET BACK ON TRACK.

>> Reporter: STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS ARE BACK ADDING TO A GROWING LIST OF THINGS EATING AWAY AT AMERICAN FINANCES.

THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU SAID ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE WITH STUDENT LOANS ARE LIKELY TO STRUGGLE ONCE THEIR PAYMENTS RESUME IN OCTOBER.

>> DOES FEEL LIKE AN EVEN BIGGER BURDEN FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE.

SO THERE IS KIND OF LIKE THIS MIX OF FEELINGS.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A SURVEY NEARLY A QUARTER OF AMERICANS WITH STUDENT LOAN DEBT SAY BORROWING TOO MUCH FOR THEIR EDUCATION IS THEIR BIGGEST FINANCIAL REGRET.

>> IT WAS UNREAL AND ASTRONOMICAL.

I CANNOT EVEN FATHOM MAKING A PAYMENT.

>> I HAD THAT, IF I HAD THAT ABILITY TO TALK TO MY YOUNGER SELF, I WOULD'VE NEVER DONE IT.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO FEDERAL EDUCATION DATA, THE AVERAGE STUDENT GOES OVER $37,000.

COSTING ON AVERAGE UP TO $300 A MONTH.

>> IF YOU HAVE DEBT YOU REALLY WANT TO FACE IT HEAD ON.

AND FIGURE A PLAN FOR IT.

>> Reporter: WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW TO GET A HANDLE ON YOUR DEBT?

GET YOUR FINANCES IN ORDER.

SEE WHERE YOU CAN TRIM DOWN TO HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL MONTHLY EXPENSE.

RESEARCH AND SIGN UP OR REPAYMENT PLANS.

>> AN INCOME-BASED PLAN THAT WILL MAKE SURE YOUR PAYMENT DOES NOT EXCEED A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF WHAT YOU ARE MAKING.

>> Reporter: BACK ON THE BANDWAGON.

MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE ONE PAYMENT AND AVOID DELINQUENCY.

I'M COLE HIGGINS FOR CONSUMER WATCH.

>>> -- ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE IN DANGER OF CLOSING AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK.

THAT IS BECAUSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WILL EXPIRE THIS WEEKEND.

MIKE VILLARREAL REPORTS.

THAT PANDEMIC ERA AID HAS KEPT MANY BUSINESSES AFLOAT.

>> I WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE MOMS.

SPECIFICALLY THE SINGLE PARENTS.

>> Reporter: -- A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO HAD TO LEAVE HER JOB TO TAKE CARE OF HER KIDS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

NOW SHE WORRIES SHE MAY HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN BECAUSE HISTORIC FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE EXPIRES THIS WEEKEND.

CHILDCARE COSTS COULD SOAR.

SUPPORTERS OF THE FUNDING FOR DAYCARE'S COULD BE FORCED TO CLOSE.

>> I LOSE SLEEP OVER IT.

IT IS A CONSTANT WORRY.

>> Reporter: WE WILL SEE THE EXPIRATION OF A $24 BILLION SUPPORT PROGRAM.

FUNDING THAT HELPED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS STATE IN BUSINESS.

EVEN WITH THE FEDERAL HELP, CARE FOR HER DAUGHTER WAS STILL EXPENSIVE.

>> RUNNING ALL THE NUMBERS AND ASSESSING ALL OF OUR OPTIONS, WE REALIZED WE WOULD PROBABLY BE LOSING MONEY IF WE DID SEND HER TO DAYCARE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE SENTRY FOUNDATION, WHEN FEDERAL SUPPORT EXPIRES MORE THAN 70,000 CHILDCARE PROGRAMS ARE PROJECTED TO CLOSE NATIONWIDE.

MORE THAN 3 MILLION CHILDREN COULD BE AT RISK OF LOSING ACCESS TO CARE.

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IF PARENTS CAN'T GET CARE FOR THEIR BABIES, THEY CAN'T GO TO WORK.

>> Reporter: THERE IS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT TO EXTEND FUNDING.

BUT HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT?

>> DO WE PAY TAXES?

>>> STUDENTS WORKING ON AN ADVANCED MARKETING PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO TOOK THEIR RESEARCH TO THE RUNWAY THIS AFTERNOON.

FASHION REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST A FLAIR FOR CLOTHING.

>> Reporter: A FASHION SHOW IS NOT SO GLAMOROUS BEHIND THE SCENES.

AND BEFORE THE EXCITEMENT BEGINS ON THE RUNWAY.

THIS FASHION SHOW IS BEING PRODUCED BY BUSINESS STUDENTS HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND ANYONE ELSE THAT CAN REACH THROUGH THEIR MARKETING OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS.

>> WE SETTLED TO FIND A PICTURE THAT WOULD BE ENGAGING TO STUDENTS THAT ALSO FIT THE AESTHETIC THAT WE WERE GOING FOR FOR THE FLYER.

>> Reporter: MARIA FLOREZ IS A SENIOR WHO WILL GRADUATE IN THE SPRING WITH A BACHELORS IN MARKETING.

BEFORE THAT HAPPENS SHE JOINED A GROUP OF HER BUSINESS CLASSMATES IN AN ADVANCED MARKETING PROJECT.

IT INCLUDED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND PLANNING, BRANDING, OUTFIT DURATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES.

>> BEING ABLE TO SEE BY THE SCENES OF PUTTING TOGETHER AN EVENT, SPECIFICALLY RUNWAY, I NEVER CONSIDERED HOW MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS COME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE AN EVENT.

>> Reporter: MEGAN IS ALSO A SENIOR WORKING ON THE PROJECT.

>> YOU HAVE LOOKS THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE PROFESSIONAL.

AND THEN SOME THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE GRUNGE.

>> Reporter: -- IS CONSIDERING A DOUBLE MAJOR IN MARKETING AND FINANCE USING HER FASHIONISTA SKILLS IT.

SHE VOLUNTEERED THE MODEL.

>> I WANT TO BE IN A CAREER WHERE I CAN TALK TO PEOPLE.

ULTIMATELY I WANT TO WORK ON A TIGHT SCHEDULE.

I LIKE HAVING DEADLINES AND MEETING THEM.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE DIFFICULT THINGS.

LIKE THE REALITY CHECK THIS MORNING WHEN THE SCHEDULED DJ FOR THE FASHION SHOW DID NOT SHOW UP.

THAT REQUIRED A BACKUP PLAN.

THERE WAS A LESSON IN THAT.

ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT PROFESSOR.

>> A LOT OF IT IS BEING COMFORTABLE WITH WORKING ON THE FLY AND TEACHING STUDENTS WHAT EXPECTATIONS ARE.

AND AT THE SAME TIME HAVING INDUSTRY PRESSURE AND EXPECTATIONS.

>> Reporter: ONE MARKETING STRATEGY IS TO USE THE EVENT AS A FUNDRAISER FOR A WORTHY CAUSE.

IN THIS CASE STUDENTS ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THE MAUI STRONG FUND, TO HELP VICTIMS OF THE RECENT WILDFIRES.

THE FASHION SO SOLD OUT.

75 SPECTATORS IN THE SEATS PLUS THE STANDING ROOM ONLY AUDIENCE.

BUSINESS STUDENTS RECEIVED A FASHION FORWARD EDUCATION.

THEY RAISED $850 FOR MAUI.

>>> CONTINUING TO TRACK A COOLING TREND.

WE COULD EVEN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION THIS WEEKEND.

ANYWHERE FROM THE COAST OF THE MOUNTAINS.

IT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT WINDY AT TIMES.

NEXT WEEK WE ARE TALKING DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS.

>>> SOME LOW CLOUDS MOVING IN OCEANSIDE AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 60s.

SAN DIEGO DOWN TO ABOUT 64.

BORREGO SPRINGS TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 60s THROUGH TONIGHT.

ON THE FRIDAY WE GO.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO TRACK THE COOLER CONDITIONS IN SOME SHOWERS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

MEANWHILE TEMPERATURES ARE STAYING A BIT COOLER THAN AVERAGE.

WE ARE STILL DRY AS WE GO INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

75 IN OCEANSIDE, 73 IN SAN DIEGO.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 93.

TEMPERATURES COOLING AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE WILL TRACK THIS FRONT SLIDING WELL FARTHER SOUTH.

ARRIVING TO A SATURDAY BRINGING WITH IT SOME SHOWERS AS WE GET INTO THE START OF OUR WEEKEND.

YOU WILL SEE LOW CLOUDS FOR THE FUTURECAST.

IF YOU LOOK FURTHER NORTH YOU WILL SEE THE GREEN TURNING ON THE SCREEN.

WE ARE TRACKING THAT FRONT BRINGING A SHOWERS INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR THE COAST A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN INTO THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY AND A SHOWER OR TWO ON SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES GO FROM THE MID- 70s FRIDAY BARELY TO 70 DEGREES ON SUNDAY.

THEN WARMING BACKUP INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS FURTHER INLAND AS WELL.

A LITTLE OF RAIN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THESE TEMPERATURES DON'T GET OUT OF THE 60s ON SUNDAY.

BUT THEN WE ARE BACK TO THE 80s BY THE TIME WE HIT TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

IT WILL BE WINDY AND MUCH COOLER.

ONLY A HIGH OF 40 DEGREES ON SUNDAY.

I'M ARI ELLIS LEASE.

>>> -- HAS BEEN HOME TO SOME OF THE TOP SKATEBOARDERS.

BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A SKATE PARK.

TANIA THORNE SHOWS US THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.

>> Reporter: TWO YEARS AGO WE SPOKE WITH TERRY NEUHAUS.

HIS HOARDING AMBASSADOR WHO HAD A VISION FOR THIS EMPTY LOT IN FALLBROOK.

>> YOU CAN WATCH PEOPLE SKATE, YOU CAN WALK OR JOG, YOU COULD EAT, THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK WE WILL BE FAMOUS FOR.

>> Reporter: THAT VISION IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING A REALITY.

ON WEDNESDAY COUNTY LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BROKE GROUND ON THE VILLAGE VIEW COUNTY PARK.

THE SEVEN ACRE SPACE WILL FEATURE NATURE TRAILS, PICNIC AREAS, A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, DOG PARK, AND IN ALL WILL PARK.

>> THAT TOOK LOCAL ACTIVISM.

WE ALL STAND BEHIND THE MISSION.

WE HAVE STUDIED FOR 20 YEARS.

LOCAL COMMUNITIES NEED ACTIVE RECREATION AREAS SET APART FOR OUR YOUTH.

>> Reporter: -- IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SKATEBOARD PARK.

FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEDICATED ITSELF TO BRINGING A SKATE PARK TO FALLBROOK.

USED FOR GETTING IN TROUBLE BY SKATING NEXT TO BUSINESSES.

>> IF MY USE WERE INTO FOOTBALL THEY WOULDN'T GET INTO TROUBLE.

HIS SPORT OF CHOICE IS SKATING.

>> Reporter: THE MISSION WAS TO MAKE FALLBROOK SKATE PARK ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

THAT IS WHY THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ALL WILL PARK.

>> THE TERMINOLOGY SKATE PARK, IT IS WHAT YOU CALL IT.

BUT HOPEFULLY YOU INCORPORATE THE BMX RIDERS AND ROLLER SKATERS.

IN SCOOTER WRITERS AND WHEELCHAIR.

>> Reporter: WHAT TOOK SO LONG TO MAKE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN?

>> REALLY IT IS FUNDING.

THAT IS WHY WE DIDN'T GET IT FOR SO LONG.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE COUNTY SAID THERE ARE $300 MILLION IN UNFUNDED APPROVED PROJECTS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> PROJECTS DO NOT GET FUNDED AND MOVE FORWARD.

THE SUPERVISOR WILL TELL YOU THIS.

UNLESS THEY ARE STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP.

AT LEAST IN MY WORLD.

I HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS OF A PROJECT WITH SO MUCH LOCAL SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM.

>> Reporter: THE COST IS $13.7 MILLION FOR THE PART.

HE SAYS HALF OF THE FUNDING CAME FROM DONATIONS.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY SPRING OF 2025.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

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>>> YOU WILL FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THEY COULD BE JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.