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>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS CALLING ON NATHAN FLETCHER TO RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.

THAN FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULI.

>>> THE BOARD'S VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE TODAY WAS UNANIMOUS.

BUT AS KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL EXPLAINS, IT MAY NOT CHANGE ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: BOARD CHAIR NORA VARGAS CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING FOR ONE PURPOSE: TO TAKE A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN NATHAN FLETCHER AND TO DEMAND HIS IMMEDIATE RESIGNATIO >> SUPERVISOR FLETCHER HAS BEEN ABSENT FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND UNABLE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO OR TO ANSWER FOR ANY OF THE TROUBLING ALLEGATIONS BROUGHT AGAINST HIM.

ô Reporter: AT THIS MORNING'S MEETING, PUBLIC COMMENT WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION DEMANDING LETCHER STEP DOWN.

>> IF THIS EGREGIOUS ACT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED SOMEPLACE ELSE, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD HIM RESIGN OR AT LEAST GO ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAE WITHOUT PAY.

>> Reporter: ALL FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MADE IT CLEAR THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE FLETCHER GONE IMMEDIATELY BUT THE BOARD'S LAWYER SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE HIM.

FLETCHER HAS SAID HE'LL RESIGN ON MAY 15th.

A CALLER SAID THE LEGAL PROCESS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE ITS COURSE.

>> THE JURY IS OUT ON MR. FLETCHER.

IT'S A CIVIL PROCESS THAT MUST GO THROUGH.

>> Reporter: TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE, THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF NO CONFIDENCE WAS UNANIMOUS.

>> CHAIRWOMAN VARGAS THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH ALL SUPERVISOR PRESENT VOTING NINE.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE METING, SUPERVISORS VARGAS AND DESMOND TALKED TO THE MEDIA AND SAID THEIR FOLK IS ON THE FUTURE.

>> MY GOAL IS TO FOCUS ON WHAT THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE NEXT BECAUSE THERE ARE 675,000 PEOPLE IN HIS DISTRICT BOARD WHO REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE REPRESENTATION.

>> Reporter: DESMOND SAID A MAJOR CONCERN IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS HIRING A NEW CHIEF- ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR THE COUNY WITHOUT FLETCHER'S INVOLVEMENT.

BUT WE NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT.

WE NEED TO HAVE HIS HANDS -- úBECAUSE THIS PERSON IN THIS POSITION LASTS FOR MANY YEARS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD NEXT MEETS ON MAY 2nd AND WHILE HERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT NATHAN FLETCHER, THEY MAY- VERY WELL DECIDE TO RESTART THE PROCESS OF HIRING A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OFFICER AS WELL AS DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH NATHAN FLETCHER'S SEAT APPOINTING SOMEONE TO FILL THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM, HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION OR LETTING THE DISTRICT 4 SEAT REMAIN EMPTY UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND OUR MOST RECENT EPISODE OF KPBS ROUND TABLE FOCUSES ON THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING COUNCIL MEMBER NATHAN FLETCHER.

>>> PLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF TWO REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS ACCUSED OF RAPING MINORS WHILE STAYING IN A MOTEL THROUGH A COUNTY PROGRAM.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS CITY- OFFICIALS WANT THE PROGRAM STOPPED, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.

>> Reporter 70-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL INMAN AND 34-YEAR-OLD LAWRENCE CANTRELL ARE REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS WITH GPS ANKLE MONITORS.

THEY WERE PLACED IN MOTELS BY A COUNTY PROGRAM RAN BY PEOPLE ASSITING THE HOMELESS.

>> THESE SEX PREDATORS SET UP SHOP AND STARTED RAPING GIRLS, YOUNG GIRLS IN THE HOTEL ROOM THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDED.

>> Reporter: LITTLE WELLS, MAYOR OF ALKAHONE SAYS THERE COULD BE MANY CHARGES.

THE MEN WERE CHARGED WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN FELL NICE.

ACCORDING TO JAIL RECORDS, SOME OF THE VICTIMS WERE THREE.

THE CITY TRIED TO PASS ORDINANCES THAT FORCE MOTELS TO CHANGE THEIR BUSINESS STATUS.

>> THEY COULDNT OPERATE AS HOTELS AND HOMELESS SHELTERS, THEY BASICALLY HAD TO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER AND THEN THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WEIGHED IN AND THREATENED US WITH A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER AND SAYING THAT WE WERE IOLATING FAIR HOUSING LAWS.

>> Reporter: NOW THE CITY IS CONSIDERIN OTHER OPTIONS INCLUDING A 90-DAY MORATORIUM.

>> WE'VE GOT TO STOP IT NOW.

THIS IS MADNESS.

>Reporter: STEVE GOEBEL IS THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF AL KAJOH.

>> WE'LL START HOLDING THESE OPERATORS CONTRACTORS ACCOUNTABLE, WE WILL REQUIRE A SPECIAL LICENSE AND IF YOU DON'T FULFILL THE CONDITIONS OF THAT - LICENSE TO PROTECT EVERYONE, THEN YOU CAN'T DO BUSINES HERE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS COUNTY PROGRAMS PAY ALMOST TWICE THE GOING RATE FOR THESE ROOMS AND HE SAYS THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT MOTEL OPERATORS PUTTING PROFITS OVER SAFETY HAS BROKEN THE SYSTEM.

>> WE'RE ENABLING THEM TO DO THEIR CRIMES IN SECRET.

>> Reporter: THE CITY IS HOLDING A SERIES OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS THROUGH MAY 4th TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND GET IDEAS FROM RESIDENTS.

IT'S MY CITY, I LOVE IT.

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: HE THINKS PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR PROGRAMS LIKE PATH DO CARE.

>> BUT IS IT FAIR ENOUGH?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I REALLY DON'T THINK SO AND ARE THERE APPROPRIATE LAWS THAT ARE ENFORCIBLE TO KEEP SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN?

>> Reporter: CITY LEADERS LIKE THIS COUNCIL MEMBER ARE CONFUSED AND FURIOUS.

>> WE'RE NOT GETTING THE ANSWERS FROM ANYONE.

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO TO GO TO.

I'M VERY FRUSTRATED.

>> Reporter: WE GOT CLARIFICATION FROM THE COUNTY.

IN A STATEMENT, THEY SAID, THE TWO MEN ARRESTED WERE NOT IN PROGRAMS TO HOUSE THE HOMELESS, EY WERE IN SEPARATE PROGRAMS INCLUDING ONE FOR VETERANS.

THEY'RE COORDINATED THROUGH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE AND ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER STATE AND COUNTY-FUNDED VOUCHER PROGRAMS.

COUNTY STATUS SHOWS IT DECREASS úRECIDIVISM BY MORE THAN 50%.

>> BUT WE WERE TOLD SIX MONTHS AGO THAT THERE WEREN' ANY úCRIMINALS COMING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE COUNTY HAS BEEN GIVING THEM CONFLICTING INFORMATION OR NONE AT ALL.

>> WHO MAKES THOSE DECISIONS?

THAT'S WHAT I'M ANGRY ABOUT.

TH THESE TWO MEN WERE GIVEN FREE HOUSING, WHEN WE HAVE 80-YEAR-OLDS, 70-YEAR-ODS DYING ON THE STREET.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY DECLINED AN INTERVIEW BUT SAID A STATEMENT, THEY'RE INVESTIGATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF INMAN AND CANTRELL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED AND - POTENTIAL CHANGES.

THEY SAY THEIR POLICY IS TO HOUSE PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE FROM BUT COULD NOT ELABORATE.

>> WE CAN'T LOOK AT THE WHOLE PROGRAM LIKE IT'S A HORRIBLE PROGRAM AND ALL BAD THINGS ARE HAPPENING THERE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT TRUE.

>> Reporter: PERRY ERWIN RUNS A DRUG REHAB PROGRAM.

SHE SAYS WHAT SHE SAW AND HEARD AT THE MEETING GAVE HER HOPE.

SHE SAYS THE WORK THE RGANIZATION DOES WHEN THERE'S úSTRICT MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE EVEN ONE VICTIM IS TOO MANY.

>> WE WANT TO HAVE ZERO.

LET'S OPEN UP OUR EYES AND BE MORE VIGILANT.

>> Reporter: ELCAJON POLICE SERGEANT SAID THEY ARRESTED DOZENS OF PEOPLE FROM COUNTY PROGRAMS.

>> TO JUST THINK THAT PROGRAM ONLY SERVES THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT IS OFF BASE.

>> Reporter: BUT WHAT THESE MEN ARE ACCUSED OF DOING IS SO HEINOUS GOOD PROGRAMS WILL BE PUT IN JEOPARDY IF THIS CONTINUES.

ú >> THE PROBLEM IS THE FEW RUIN IT FOR THE MANY.

Reporter: PATH DECLINED AN INTERVIEW BUT SAY THEY CONTINU O WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADD WE EXTEND OUR SYMPATHIES TO ALL THOSE IMPACTED BY THIS DISTURBING INCIDENT.

MOTEL 6 AND THE COUNTY PAROLE DEPARTMENT DID NOT RETURN OUR CALLS.

THE TWO ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN COURT ON APRIL 27th.

THE CITY OF EL CAJON PLANS A CITY HALL MEETING THIS SATURDAY.

WELL SAYS IT'S TIME TO PUT DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND WORK TOGETHER.% >> I'M WILLING TO PUT IT ALL AWAY AND NEVER SHAKE A FINGER AT ANYBODY EVER AGAIN IF THEY WOULD% LEAVE MY CITY ALONE.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>> POLICE IN KENTUCKY SAY THEY ARE REVIEWING VIDEO FROM AN INSTAGRAM LIVE STREAM BROADCAST BY THE PERSON THEY BELIEVE CARRIED OUT A MASS SHOOTING NSIDE A BANK.

WE HEAR ABOUT THE NEW INFORMATION THAT'S COMING OUT ONE DAY AFTER THE ATTACK.

>> Reporter: AS LOUISVILLE POLICE LAY OUT THE FACTS OF MONDAY'S DEADLY BANK SHOOTING -- >> HE PURCHASED THE WEAPON USED ON APRIL THE 4th LEGALLY FROM M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M HERE IN LOUISVILLE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS WERE CLEAR ON THE BROADER PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT OF GUN VIOLENCE.

>> WE KNOW HE TEXTED OR CALLED AT LEAST ONE PERSON TO LET THEM KNOW HE WAS SUICIDAL AND CONTEMPLATIG HARM.

úBUT WE DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS ON THE BOOKS TO DEAL WITH SOMEONE WHO IS IMMINENT DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR TO OTHERS.

>> Reporter: SOME LEADERS WHO SPOKE TUESDAY HAD CLOSE TIES TO ONE OF THOSE KILLED OR INJURED.

>> I NEW TOMMY WELL.

HIS WIFE EVEN WORKED WITH MY WIFE FOR A TIME AT A COMPANY HERE IN TOWN.

>> YESTERDAY, I'VE LOST A VERY CLOSE FRIEND IN ANOTHER WORKPLACE SHOOTING.

>> OFFICER NICOLAS WILKES, JUST GRADUATED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY ON MARCH 31st.

I JUST SWORE HIM IN.

>> Reporter: FER WILT REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THE úUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE - HOSPITAL.

>> FOR 15 YEARS I'VE CARED FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND PEOPLE SAY I'M TIRED.

IT'S MOE THAN TIRED.

IM WEARY.

WHEN YOU HEAR SOMEONE SCREAMING MOMMY OR DADDY, IT JUST BECOMES úTOO HARD DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

>> WE NEED POLICIES IN PLACE THAT WILL KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN FOR THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE OFFERED TO YET ANOTHER COMMUNITY RPPED APART BY THE SAVAGE VLENCE COMING FROM GUNS.

>> Reporter: I'M LAURA AGUIRRE REPORTING.

>> ASS SHOOTINGS AND THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC ARE SOME OF THE MOST CURRENT REALITIES FACING HEALTHCARE WORKERS.

HERE IN SAN DIEGO, CITY COLLEGE IS RANKED AS HAVING ONE OF THE BEST NURSING PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY WE GO ON CAMPUS FOR THIS STORY.

>> INHALE.

>> Reporter: THIS COULD BE A LIFE-SAVING LESSON.

THE PATIENTS ARE ONLY MANNEQUINS BUT THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IS REAL.

STUDENTS IN THE SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAM HAVE TWO YEARS OF CURRICULUM AND DOZENS OF CLINICAL HOURS THEY MUST COMPLETE BEFORE EARNING THEIR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.

BETTY ROBBINS IS ONE OF THEM.

>> ESPECIALLY WITH AN IV, YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST, IT IS GOING TO HURT A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS.

>> Reporter: IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, CLASSES OF 50 TO 65 STUDENTS EACH SEMESTER LEARN HERE AND THE INDUSTRY-LEADING WEBSITE RNCAREERSORG HAS RANKED THE CITY COLLEGE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM AS THE SECOND-BEST IN CALIFORNIA.

- AND THE NUMBER THREE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY.

COMPETING WITH 1700 OTHER NURSING SCHOOLS.

FOR BETTY ROBBINS, IT'S PERSONAL.

SHE GOT INTO NURSING SCHOOL AFTER CARING FOR HER SISTER BEFORE SHE DIED FROM CANCER AND A CLOSE FRIEND WHO ALMOST DIED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.

>> HAVING A NURSE CARES ABOUT YOU AND KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND KNOWS HOW TO HELP YOU MAKES LL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.- >> WITH OUR RANKING, IT SHOWS HOW DEDICATED WE ARE WHEN IT COMES TO INSTRUCTORS, STAFF, WHEN IT COMES TO THE STUDENTS AND HOW HARD THEY WORK.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE IS HIGH RANKING, IT'S NOT LIKE COMPARING APPLES AND ORAGES WITH OTHER NURSING SCHOOLS.

THIS IS ABOUT COMPARING TEST RESULTS ON A VERY IMPORTANT EXAM REQUIRED OF EVERY STUDENT WHO WANS TO BECOME A NURSE.

T'S CALLED THE NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES.

úAND EVERY ONE OF THESE STUDENTS IS WORKING TO PASS IT.

MOST RECENTLY, CITY COLLEGE HAS HAD A 100% PASS RATE.

WHICH DROPPED TO 98.5% LAST YEAR.

STILL, WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

- >> WE HAVE MULTIPLE RESOURCES HERE, SO I JUST ENCOURAGE THEM TO KEEP PURSUING THEIR GOAL AND DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT THEY - WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S THE BEST MEDICINE THESE NURSING STUDENTS CAN SHARE WITH FUTURE PATIENTS.

>> HERE YOU GO.

>> Reporter MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>> PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS SAY THIS BUILDING WAS SO UNSAFE IT HAD TO BE DESTROYED THIS VIDEO IS FROM SUNDAY SHOWING THE CONTROLLED COLLAPSE.

EVERYONE WAS EVACUATED BECAUSE OFFICIALS SAY THEY FOUND CRACKS NEAR THE BUILDING THAT CAUSED SEPARATION.

THE MAYOR SAYS THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION SHOULD NOT HAVE úALLOWED PERMITS FOR THE BUILDING SINCE THE CITY HAS WEAK SOIL.

>>> THERE ARE NEARLY ONE MILLION VACANT I.T.

JOBS IN THE U.S. LAST YEAR AND THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR TECH COMPANIES.

BUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR I.T.

PROFESSIONALS IN MEXICO.

KPBS REPORTER EXPLAINS HOW úTIJUANA IS MORE THAN JUST A MANUFACTURING HUB.

>> Reporter: THIS OFFICE HASSERING YOU'D EXPECT FROM A SILICON VALLEY TECH COMPANY.

FREE FOOD, ART-COVERED WALLS, BOARD GAMES AND STUNNING VIEWS.

EXCEPT THESE VIEWS AREN'T OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IN THE BAY AREA.

THEY'RE OF THE SKYLINE AND THE MEXICAN BORDER AND THIS OFFICE IS A SIGN OF TIJUANA'S BOOMING TECH SECTOR WHICH IS MOSTLY FUELED BY THE FACT THAT THERE% AREN'T ENOUGH AMERICAN ENGINEERS TO FILL I.T.

JOBS NORTH OF THE BORDER.

- >> I DO SEE THAT THE REASON OF OUR EXISTENCE, IF YOU WILL, IS BECAUSE THERE IS THIS EXTREME NEED FOR ENGINEERS IN THE U.S. AND RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT MEETING THAT DEMAND.

>> Reporter: THAT'S OMAR PARA, ENGINEERING DIRECTO WITH I TIJUANA.

CONNECTING AMERICAN COMPANIES WITH MEXICAN TALENT.

>> BASICALLY, WE BUILT A TEAM FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: THOSE TEAMS INCLUDE EVERYTHING.

ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, SITE DIRECTOS, NOT TO MENTION SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS WELL-VERSED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

LIKE -- >> IOS DEVELOPMENT, ANDROID, FULL STACK WEB, CLOUD, DBAs AND SO ON.% >> Reporter: ITIJUANA CURRENTLY HAS 400 EMPLOYEES CONTRACTED WITH AMERICAN CMPANIES.

PARRA EXPECTS THAT NUMBER TO GROW TO 1,000 WITHIN TWO YEARS.

FRNANDO TORRES CALLS THIS THE PANDEMIC LAY-OFF BOOM.

HE WORKS FOR SOFT TECH, THE LARGEST IT COMPANY IN MEXICO.

TORRES SAYS AMERICAN COMPANIES INCREASE THEIR WORKFORCE AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC BUT STARTED LAYING OFF THOSE NEW HIRES IN JANUARY.

NOW THEY'RE REVERTING BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC STAFFING LEVELS.

TORRES SAYS THAT THE COMPANIES THAT LAID OFF WORKERS ARE NOW SEEKING MORE COST EFFECTIVE PTIONS IN MEXICO.

>> WE HAD SO MUCH WORK THAT WE COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH IT.

>> Reporter: DAVID FISCHMAN IS SEEING THE SAME THING.

HE'S CEO OF A SPARROW COMPANY, A RECRUITING FIRM THAT HELPS COMPANIE FIND WORKERS IN MEXICO.

HE SAYS THAT THE PANDEMIC DISRUPTION TO GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS FORCED COMPANIES TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND FOR A LOT OF THEM, THAT MEANT MEXICO.

>> NOT JUST THE BIG MULTINATIONALS BUT THE SMALLER, - YOU KNOW, THE 50 MILLION, $100 MILLION COMPANIES SAYING, HEY, WE HAD LIKE TO HEAD I.T.

STAFF, EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO MEXICO.

>> Reporter: THERE IS SO MUCH INTEREST IN MEXICAN I.T.

WORKERS, IT'S GETTING HARDER TO- FIND THEM.

FISCHMAN SAYS THEY TRY TO LURE WORKERS WITH MORE MONEY BUT NOW IT'S MORE COMMON THOSE WORKERS- WILL GET A COUNTEROFFER TO STAY.

>> LET'S SAY THEY OFFER 45,000 úPESOS, WE OFFER 60,000 PESOS, WHICH IS A DECENT RAISE, AND THEN THEY OFFER THEM 70 TO STAY, OKAY, AND THEN THEY TURN OUR CUSTOMER DOWN.

>> IT WAS VERY INTERESTING -- >> Reporter: BACK IN TIJUANA, PARRA HOPES TO AVOID THIS- COMPETITION BY INVESTING IN DEVELOPING LOCAL TALENT.- ITIJUANA HAS MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH TIJUANA UNIVERSITIES.

>> WHAT WE'VE DONE IS INVEST HEAVILY IN PROGRAMS LIKE THE TRAINEE PROGRAM WITH UNIVERSITIES.

>> Reportr: TIJUANA HAS MORE THAN 35 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND MORE THAN 14000 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS.

DOZENS OF THEM WORK AS PART-TIME TRAINEES AT ITIJUANA.

>> WE PUT THEM IN REAL POSSESSION, REAL JOBS, REAL PROJECTS.

>> Reporter: A GROUP OF STUDETS TOURED THE OFFICE DURNG OUR VISIT.

THEY COULD BE WORKING THERE ONE DAY AND THEY FINISHED THE TOUR WIH A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

KPBS NEWS REPORTING.

>> IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO HEAR IT.

A TWO-MONTH PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN.

PRESIDENT BIDEN'S TEAM IN THE HOW TO BEST REGULATE THE TECHNOLOGY.

IT'S TAKEN OFF IN RECENT MONTHS WITH PROGRAMS LIKE CHATGPT WHICH IS MADE BY GOOGLE.

THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WANTS TO ENSURE PRODUCTS ARE ETHICAL, SAFE AND TRUSTWORTHY.

ú >>> A.I.

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JACOB AERE NOW CHATGPT IS USED IN MANY SETTINGS.

IT'S ALL AVAILABLE AT KPBS.ORG AND THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

ú >> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, NEW DTAILS EMERGE ABOUT THE MASS SHOOTING IN LOUISVILLE AND THE POLICE RESPONSE.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

ON KPBS.

>> TODAY IS NATIONAL PET DAY AND WHILE YOU MAY BE SNUGGLING AT HO WITH YOUR FURRY FRIEND, THERE ARE MANY MORE IN NEED OF HOMES.

AS KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US, THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY HAS A NEW INCENTIVE TO HELP FIND FOSTERS FOR DOGS WHO ARE AMONG THE MOST DIFFICULT TO PLACE.

>> Reporte IN MID-MARCH, THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY REACHED A RECORD HIGH 620 ADULT DOGS IN THEIR CARE.

>> EVEN A SHELTER AS WONDERFUL AS OURS IS STRESSFUL, IT'S A STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DOGS.

THEY HAVE OTHER DOG NEIGHBORS WHO ARE BARKING POSSIBLY ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT LONG.

AND THEY DON'T GET THE% ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION LIKE THEY DESERVE.

>> Reporter SO THE HUMANE SOCIETY CREATED THE FOSTER INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

>> IF A FOSTER TAKES ON A DOG 50 POUNDS OR MORE, BECAUSE THAT'S OUR BIGGEST NEED, FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS, AND AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD, YOU WOULD GET A $100 GIFT CARD AND IT'S REALLY JUST TO POSSIBLY WELCOME THE NEW AUDIENCE WE HAVEN'T HAD BEFORE.

>> Rerter: JACKIE NOBLE, THE DIRECTOR OF NURSERY AND PLACEMENT AT THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY, CAME UP WITH THE PROGRAM.

TO HELP DOGS LIKE MAMA'S.

>> WE KNEW RIGHT OFF THE BAT SHE DOES NOT DO GREAT IN THE SHELTER AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW SHE'S A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, SHE'S PANTING, HER TAIL'S A LITTLE BIT TUCKED AND YOU CAN SEE JUST THE úSHELTER CAN BE REALLY OVERWHELMING FOR SOME DOGS, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE DOGS.

>> Reporter: FOSTERING HELPS THE HUMANE SOCIETY LEARN ABOUT THE DOG'S PERSONALITY, TOO.

>> SHE HAS VERY GOOD MANNERS.

SHE DOESN'T TRY AND GET ON THE FURNITURE.

SHE DOESN'T TRY AND PUT HER PAWS UP ON THE COUNTER EVEN IF THERE'S FOOD UP THERE.

SHE KNOWS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HER SAYING GOOD THINGS.

>> Reporter: MAMA'S FOSTER FAMILY ALSO LEARNED SHE GETS ALONG WITH CATS, DOES GREAT WITH ALKS AND CAR RIDES, TOO.

NOW A 50-POUND DOG MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT TO TAKE ON BUT THE HUMANE SOCIETY PROVIDES EVERYTHING FROM SUPPLIES TO MEDICAL CARE WHILE YOU FOSTER.

AND THERE'S MORE TO LOVE WITH A BIGGER DOG.

>> THESE LARGER-BREED DOGS ARE GOING TO BE LIKE YOUR HIKING COMPANIONS, YOUR WALKING COMPANIONS, A FITNESS BUDDY, BUT ALSO THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH MOST IG DOGS WILL TURN INTO LAP DOGS ONCE THEY GET COMFORTABLE IN YOUR HOME SO THEY'RE GOOD LAP WARMERS, READING BUDDIES, IT AND WATCH TV WITH THEM.

>> Reporter: IN ORDER TO PARTICIPA IN THE PROGRAM, YOU MUST ATTEND THE MANDATORY TRAININ AT ONE OF THEIR FOUR CAMPUSES.

LEARN MORE, GO TO SDhumane.org/ster.

>> WEEKS AFTER A RARE TORNADO DAMAGED BUSINESSES NEAR L.A., THOSE SAY THEY'RE GETTING LITTLE HELP IN RECOVERY.

WE HAVE THIS UPDATE WHERE GETTING INSURANCE COMPANIES TO PAY UP IS AN ON-GOING STRUGGLE.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS SINCE AN F-1 TORNADO SWIRLED AN UNLIKELY PATH OF DESTRUCTION THROUGH MONTEBELLO.

AND THIS TRUCKING BUSINESS THAT SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ITS FLEET, IT'S STILL GETTING THE RUN-AROUND FROM ITS INSURANCE COMPAN >> UNLESSOU HAVE COVERAGE FOR EXTRA TORNADOES AND EARTHQUAKES, THEY WON'T COVERING YOU AND WE WEREN'T EXPECTING TO HAVE A TORNADO HERE.

>> Reportr: ISABELLE CRUZ SAYS L.A. COUNTY STOPPED BY ASKING FOR A DAMAGE ESTIMATE FOR FOOT THE BILL.

>> IT'S COSTING RIGHT NOW THE OWNER/OPERATOR, MOST OF THEM ARE DOING OUT OF POCKET REPAIRS.

>> Reporter: IT'S COSTIN ONE BUSINESS EVERYTHING.

p>> ONE BUSINESS HAS INDICATED THEY WILL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSING UNFORTUNATELY.

>Reporter: CITY SPOKESPERSON ALEX GILLMAN NOW CONFIRMS THAT A COMPANY WHICH CUSTOMIZES COMMERCIAL DELIVERY TRUCKS PLANS TO CLOSE FOR GOOD DUE TO TORNADO DAMAGE.

NEW VIDEO SHOWS A THIRD OF THE ROOF IS STILL MISSING AT THE RED TAGGD WAREHOUSE.

AND A LETTER THE COMPANY SENT TO THE CITY REPORTEDLY SAYS 60 EMPLOYEES WILL LIKELY BE LAID OFF.

WE REACHED OUT TO THE COMPANY FOR A COMMENT BUT HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK FROM THEM.

>> WE ARE HOSTING A JOB FAIR ON MAY 3rd.

IT WILL BE FOR THE EMPLOYEES SPECIFIC TO UTILIMASTER AND WE'RE LOOKING TO CONNECT THOSE INIVIDUALS CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED ITH EMPLOYRS LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A MATCHED SKILLSET THAT WE CAN GET THEM OUT OF UNEMPLOYMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: GILLMAN SAYS THE CITY PLANS TO HELP OTHERS FROM TE TEN ADDITIONAL RED TAGGED BUILDINGS RETURN TO WORK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THEY'RE WAITING TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APPROVED BUT THE BUSINESSES SAY THEY'RE EXPECTING SLOW RECOVERY.

>> GETTI EVERYTHING BACK TO NOMAL, REPAIRED.

IT'S TAKING A WHILE.

[ ♪7 ] >> AS WE GO DOWN THE ROAD, WE WILL ENCOUNTER SOME CHANGES BUT AT LEAST FOR THE SHORT TERM, THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MORE CLOUDS.

MARINE LAYER CONTINUES TO DEEPEN INTO SOME OF THOSE INTERIOR VALLEY AND EVEN SOME WET WEATHER AROUND.

MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, GUSTY WINDS WILL BE PERSISTENT.

THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT AS WE GO DOWN THE ROAD, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A BIT OF A WARMING TREND.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TRENDS HERE.

LOCAL AVERAGE RAINFALL IN SAN DIEGO, HERE WE ARE IN THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE TYPICALLY START TO SEE THAT DOWNWARD TREND IN PRECPITATION, INDEED THAT IS THE CASE AFTER A VERY, VERY GAIN SOAKING OF A MARCH.

SO AGAIN, NOT LOOKING AT PRECIPITATION -- SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

LOW CLOUDS IN PLACE AGAIN AS WE TALK ABOUT OVERNIGHT LOWS SLIPPING DOWN INTO THE MID-50s LAER ON TONIGHT.

AND AGAIN IT'S BEEN THE CASE THE PAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS WITH THOSE FOG ADVISORIES WILL NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A SIMILAR SITUATION OF BOATING AND THERE WILL BE SOME MORE LOW CLOUDS AGAIN TOWARDS THE COAST, EVEN SOME INTERIOR VALLEYS, DOWN TO 53 CHULA VISTA, AND FUTURECAST, SEE MORE INDICATION OF THOSE CLOUDS IN PLACE.

WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGHOUT THE LATE MORNING AND EVEN INTO THE MIDDAY HOURS.

NOW, THAT PUTS A LID ON THE WARMTH, WHERE THERE'S CLOUDS, NOT A LOT OF WARMTH.

62 CHULA VISTA OCEANSIDE, RAMONA 66,.

COAST EXTENDED FORECAST, SIMILAR SITUATION ON THURSDAY.

THAT BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN, WE'LL START TO SEE INCREASING AMOUNTS OF SUN, LITTLE WARMER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, HIGHS BACK INTO THE MID-60s, INTERIOR VALLEYS NOT AS WARM NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, EVEN A SHOWER POSSIBLE THURSDAY.

THERE'S THE WARMTH RETURNING SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY ALONG WITH SOME SUNSHINE INTO THE MOUNTAINS LIKE I SAID, INCREASINGLY WINDY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

GUSTS TOPPING 30, IF NOT 35 MILES PER HOUR.

A LITTLE MILDER AS WE HEAD OUR WAY TOWARDS THE TAIL OF THE WEEKEND WITH SOME SUNSHINE AND THE DESERTS WILL ALSO BE QUITE BREEZY.

COOLER ON THURSDAY AND THEN% WE'LL START TO WARM THINGS BACK UP SATURD TO SUNDAY.

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