"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.

>>> PRESENTING A UNITED FRONT TO TOUT CALIFORNIA'S HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THE MAYORS OF CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST CITY ARE ASKING GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM FOR MORE CONSISTENT FUNDING FOR HOMELESSNESS.

METRO REPORTER ANDREW MELLON HAS THE STORY APPEAR >> Reporter: FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, CALIFORNIA HAS OFFERED GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE GET OFF OF THE STREET AND INTO HOUSING.

THE FUNDS PAY FOR THINGS LIKE SHELTERS AND OUTREACH WORKERS, BUT THE FUNDING IS NOT PERMANENT.

EACH YEAR IT IS SUBJECT TO STATE BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR CITIES TO DEVELOP CONSISTENT SPENDING PLANS.

>> WE CAN MAKE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS ON HOMELESSNESS, BUT WE NEED THE RESOURCES TO SCALER PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR LASTING IMPACT.

THAT IS WHY WE NEED THE FUNDING TO BE MADE ON GOING.

>> Reporter: A RECENT STATE AUDIT FOUND SAN DIEGO COULD IMPROVE HOW IT TRACKS AND REPORTS SPENDING ON HOMELESSNESS.

GLORIA SAYS HE WELCOMES MORE ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> THE CITY FUNDING, WE AREN'T SPENDING IT WISELY THEN WE SHOULD NOT GET THAT FUNDING ANYMORE, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

OUR CITIES ARE SPENDING LOCAL AND STATE FUNDING ON PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES THAT GET PEOPLE OFF OF THE STREETS AND INTO SHELTER AND INTO HOUSING, ENDING THEIR HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNORS AND LAWMAKERS HAVE TO CLOSE A BUDGET DEFICIT ESTIMATED AT $73 BILLION.

THE GROUP OF BIG-CITY MAYORS WANTS AT LEAST $1 BILLION IN HOMELESSNESS FUNDING IN THE STATE BUDGET, WHICH THE LEGISLATURE HAS TO ADOPT BY MID JUNE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS OF JANUARY FLOODING HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH FEMA.

MELISSA MAKE GIVES US A BREAKDOWN TO THE AID TO SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: THREE MONTHS AFTER THE JANUARY FLOODING AND TWO MONTHS SINCE THE PRESIDENTIAL MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION, FEMA HAS RELEASED A SNAPSHOT OF THE HELP IT HAS PROVIDED OVER 60 DAYS.

GERARD HAMMING WITH FEMA SAYS TODAY THE AGENCY HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 7000 EXPLICATIONS.

>> IT IS REALLY HARD TO COMPARE DISASTER TO DISASTER, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT NUMBER, YOU CAN JUST REALLY SEE THE NEED THAT WAS OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: CURRENTLY MORE THAN 2898 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR FEMA GRANTS, AND OVER $22 MILLION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APPROVED, INCLUDING $18.3 MILLION IN HOUSING GRANTS COVERING HOME REPAIRS AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

>> THERE WERE ABOUT $9 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR THOSE ESSENTIAL, CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS.

AND THEN THERE IS ANOTHER ABOUT $9 MILLION IN TEMPORARY RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

>> Reporter: ENEMA $3.9 MILLION APPROVED FOR OTHER ESSENTIAL NEEDS INCLUDING MEDICAL EXPENSES AND LOST PERSONAL POSSESSIONS.

>> OF SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, NEEDED THEIR CAR TO GET TO WORK, JUST A FUNCTION, WE HAVE DONE GRANTS TO HELP THEM REPLACE THAT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS MOST OF THE GRANT MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE VICTIMS.

>> THAT OF -- THE DISPERSED AMOUNT ONLY TRAILS THE APPROVED AMOUNT BY REALLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS REALLY.

YOU KNOW, 95 TO 99% OF ALL OF THE APPROVED MONEY HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO PEOPLE, GENERALLY DIRECT DEPOSIT.

>> Reporter: HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS CAN ALSO APPLY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LOANS, BUT THESE ARE LOANS, NOT GRANTS , AND NEED TO BE PAID BACK IN 30 YEARS.

TO HELP STREAMLINE THE APPLICATION PROCESS, BOTH FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS IN MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SPRING VALLEY HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO SBA DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTERS.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE CONTINUATION OF LOW CLOUDS AT THE COAST, AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME MISTY CONDITIONS AND A SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

NOTED WITH THAT WILL BE A COOLING TREND NOT ONLY FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES BUT THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, AND WHERE CHANGES ARE COMING UP AS WE VENTURE DOWN THE ROAD INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

I WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE CHANGES COMING UP.

>>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE CITY COMMISSION RECOMMENDED HAVING A STRETCH OF CARLSBAD BOULEVARD.

HIGHER GROUND BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAID THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL IS SET TO REVIEW THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THIS EVENING.

>> Reporter: CARLSBAD BOULEVARD ABUTS THE COAST.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DRIVER YOU CAN SEE PELICANS FLYING BY AND GLIDING PAST THE SERVERS.

>> IS IT BEAUTIFUL OR IS IT BEAUTIFUL?

FORMAT BUT THE ROAD ALSO KNOWN AS HIGHWAY 101 IS BEING THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND EROSION.

IN SOME CASES SOME OF THE PAVEMENT IS ONLY A FEW FEET FROM THE BLUFF.

ACCORDING TO A CITY REPORT, THIS STRETCH OF CARLSBAD BOULEVARD IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM SEA LEVEL RISE.

THE CITY'S BEACH PREVENTION COMMISSION EARLIER THIS MONTH RECOMMENDED MOVING THIS ONE MILE STRETCH OF CARLSBAD BOULEVARD TO HIGHER GROUND RETREATING FROM THE SEA.

THE COMMISSION HAS PRESENTED THE PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING.

MITCH SILVERSTEIN WITH THE FOUNDATION AGREES WITH THE COMMISSION.

HE THINKS THE COUNCIL SHOULD ACT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

>> WE WANT THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT WHEN THEY REALIGN TRAFFIC FROM THIS ROAD, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BEACH, TO THE NORTHBOUND ROAD, WE WANT THE CITY TO SUPPORT DEMOLISHING THIS WHOLE ROAD SO THAT THEY CAN RESTORE THE BEACH AND THE ADJACENT WETLANDS.

>> Reporter: AT ITS LOWEST POINT, CARLSBAD BOULEVARD IS ONLY A FEW FEET ABOVE THE BEACH.

AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW IT IS HIGH TIDE AND THE WAVES ALMOST HITTING THE STREET BUT DURING KING TIDE OR A SEVERE WINTER STORM, IT ACTUALLY CAN FLOOD THE ROAD.

THE CITY HAS BEEN PUTTING BOULDERS BY THE ROAD TO PREVENT EROSION, BUT THAT IS NOT A LONG- TERM SOLUTION.

>> IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF YOU GET IS A QUESTION OF WHEN WE MOVE THIS INFRASTRUCTURE BACK TO PROTECT THE ROAD AND PROTECT THIS CRITICAL CORRIDOR, AND THEN HOW WE DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE A PHASED APPROACH WHERE CHANGES WOULD TAKE PLACE INCREMENTALLY OVER A 96 YEAR PERIOD.

SILVERSTEIN DOES NOT THINK THAT IS A GOOD IDEA.

>> IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DEMOLISH THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME AS THEY REROUTE TRAFFIC, WE CAN CREATE A RESILIENT BEACH THAT WILL BE THERE WITH UP TO SIX FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE.

MEGA CITY SPOKESPERSON SAID THE CITY ONLY RECEIVES GRANT FUNDING TO DO THE STUDY, AND THE PRESENTATION TODAY IS THE END PRODUCT.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAKE ANY IMMEDIATE ACTION.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN , KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE COLLEGES ACROSS THE U.S. WOKE UP TO MAJOR PRO- PALESTINE PROTESTS ON THEIR CAMPUSES TODAY .

THERE ARE RISING CONCERNS ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY, BUT AS LAURA GEARY SHOWS US, STUDENTS VIEWS ABOUT THE WAR IN GAZA MAY BE MORE ALIGNED THAN HEADLINES MAY SUGGEST.

>> Reporter: COMMUNAL, COMPLEX, AND NOW COAST-TO-COAST HERE PRO- PALESTINIAN PROTESTS DEMANDING AN END TO THE WAR IN GAZA TAKING ROUTE ON COMPASS -- COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE U.S. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GALVANIZED AND INSPIRED TO JOIN US.

>> Reporter: PRO-PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS HAVE CONDEMNED CRACKDOWNS ON THE DEMONSTRATIONS AND FREE SPEECH, MEANWHILE ESCALATING ANTI- SEMITIC INCIDENTS HAVE LIST MANY STUDENTS MOSTLY JEWISH FEARING FOR THEIR SAFETY.

STILL, JEWISH STUDENTS AT COLUMBIA HOSTED A PASSOVER SEDER MONDAY EVENING FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF FAITH OR POLITICAL VIEWS.

>> ON PASSOVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAND UP FOR OPPRESSED PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, WHETHER THEY ARE JEWISH OR NOT.

>> Reporter: THERE REMAINS A KEEN AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL VIOLENCE AND THE NYPD SAYS IT HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS OF HARASSMENT.

I'VE ALSO MADE OVER 100 ARRESTS SINCE LAST WEEK FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASSING, AS HAVE OTHER CRIMINAL AGENCIES AND CAMPUS PROTESTS EARLIER THIS WEEK.

>> MANY COLLEAGUES ARE CALLING FOR THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY STEP UP AND PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: HAS NOW CANCELED IN-PERSON CLASSES ON ITS MAIN CAMPUSES FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER, BUT SOME STUDENTS SAY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS BEING LEARNED IS UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW.

>> IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO TRANSCEND THE BARRIERS OF RACE, CLASS, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, AND THERE IS A LOT OF JOY HERE.

REALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON CAMPUS IN MONTHS.

>> Reporter: I'M LAURA AGUIRRE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>> CLASSES ARE ALSO BEING CANCELED AT OTHER SCHOOLS PUTTING CALIFORNIA'S POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY HUMBLED CAMPUS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT BIDEN IS MONITORING THE PROTEST ACROSS THE U.S., BUT WON'T SAY IF HE BELIEVES NEW YORK OFFICIALS TO DEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD TO THE STORE ORDER THEY ARE.

THEY ADD THAT THE PRESIDENT IS CONDEMNED WHAT HE CALLS ALARMING MANDRAKE AT SOME OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS.

>>> I AM JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR," HUNDREDS ARE ARRESTED AS MORE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS SPREAD ACROSS COLLEGE CAMPUSES.

THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> DEMOCRATS HOPE ABORTION- RIGHTS WILL MOTIVATE MODERATE VOTERS IN KEY STATES THIS FALL, ESPECIALLY WOMEN.

PRESIDENT BIDEN CAMPAIGNED IN FLORIDA TODAY ONE WEEK BEFORE ONE OF THE STRICTEST ABORTION LAWS IN THE COUNTRY TAKES EFFECT IN THE SKATE.

-- STATE.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN UNDERSCORING HOW IS PARTY HOPES TO PUT FLORIDA BACK IN PLAY THIS FALL.

>> IT SHOULD BE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT IN THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.

THE FEDERAL RIGHT.

AND IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE AND AMERICAN LIVES.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT STATES RIGHTS.

THIS IS ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: BIDEN FOCUSED ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN TAMPA AS A LAW BANNING MOST ABORTIONS AFTER SIX WEEKS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS SET TO TAKE EFFECT NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 1.

KRATZ HOPE THE BAND COUPLED WITH A BALLOT QUESTION IN NOVEMBER SEEKING TO ENSHRINE ABORTION ACCESS IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION CAN MOTIVATE MODERATE VOTERS AND WOMEN THIS FALL.

>> STARTING IN TAMPA TODAY ON THIS MESSAGE OF ABORTION IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN ARIZONA AND OTHER PLACES I THINK IS A GOOD RATED "G." THAN WHILE TRUMP HAS SAID ABORTION POLICY SHOULD BE LEFT IN THE STATES, HE ALSO HAS SAID SOME STATES HAVE TAKEN IT TOO FAR, INCLUDING ARIZONA WHERE THE STATE SUPREME COURT RECENTLY RULED THAT A 160-YEAR- OLD NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION PAN CAN BE ENFORCED.

SOME REPUBLICANS ARE NOT OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT FLORIDA, WHICH TRUMP WON IN 2016 AND 2020, OR BIDEN'S VISIT WHILE TRUMP SITS IN A NEW YORK COURTROOM FOR HIS HUSH MONEY CRIMINAL TRIAL.

>> I THINK IT WAS A TACTICAL MOVE TO GO TO FLORIDA WHILE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ON TRIAL HERE TO MAKE THE POINT HE CAN'T BE THERE TO DEFEND HIS HOME TURF.

>> Reporter: THE BITING CAMPAIGN SEEKING TO TIE RESTRICTIVE ABORTION LAWS IN FLORIDA AND ARIZONA AND OTHER STATES TO TRUMP'S NOMINATION OF THREE CONSERVATIVES SUPREME COURT JUSTICES WHO HELPED OVERTURN ROE V. WADE IN A 2022 DECISION.

IN WASHINGTON, I AM KAREN K5.

>>> TIKTOK IS THREATENING LEGAL ACTION IF THE U.S. SPANS THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.

THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO PASS THE LEGISLATION AS EARLY AS TOMORROW PROPONENTS OF THE BAND SITE NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS, BUT LEGAL EXPERTS CAN SAY TIKTOK CAN ARGUE THE BAND WOULD HURT FREE SPEECH.

SHE WORKS FULL-TIME HELPING COMPANIES ADVERTISE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SHE ALSO USES TIKTOK HERSELF AS AN EXTRA SOURCE OF INCOME.

>> WHAT IS REALLY AMAZING IS THAT THESE PLATFORMS, THESE SOCIAL PLATFORMS ALLOW, YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOUR EVERYDAY PERSON TO START A BUSINESS ONLINE, GROW COMMUNITY, AND BE ABLE TO SELL PRODUCTS.

I WOULD BE UPSET IF IT WENT AWAY BECAUSE IT CURRENTLY IS THE LARGEST PLATFORM THAT I HAVE.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS SIGNALED HE WOULD SIGN THE BILL SHOULD IT PASS IN THE SENATE.

THE BILL ALSO INCLUDES AID FOR ISRAEL, TAIWAN, AND UKRAINE.

>>> THE CALIFORNIA BICYCLE SUMMIT TOOK PLACE IN SAN DIEGO LAST WEEK AND THE OPENING SPEAKER WAS JEANNIE WARD WALLER, THE FORMER CALTRANS EXECUTIVE FIRED LAST YEAR AFTER BLOWING THE WHISTLE ON A FREEWAY EXPANSION PROJECT OUTSIDE OF SACRAMENTO.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BORING SPOKE WITH HER ON HER FIRING AND WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION.

>> Reporter: OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, JEANNIE WARD WALLER HAS BECOME SOMETHING OF A CELEBRITY IN THE SMALL WORLD OF CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION POLITICS.

LAST SUMMER SHE BEGAN SPEAKING UP TO HER SUPERIORS AT CALTRANS ABOUT THE PLANNED WIDENING OF INTERSTATE 80.

SHE SUSPECTED CALTRANS WAS BEING DISHONEST ABOUT THE PROJECTS FUTURE IMPACTS ON AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH THE AGENCY DENIES.

STEPHEN CALLED FOR AN OUTSIDE AUDIT TO ASSESS WHETHER CALTRANS WAS BREAKING THE LAW HERE SHORTLY THEREAFTER SHE WAS FIRED.

SHE SAYS THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE WORKING AT CALTRANS, BUT THAT THE AGENCY'S LEADERSHIP OFTEN HAS A MINDLESS IMPULSE TO WIDEN FREEWAYS.

>> THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO FOR CALTRANS TO REALLY SHIFT AWAY FROM FEELING LIKE DRIVING IS THE ONLY OPTION AND THE ONLY, THE ONLY SOLUTION IS CONTINUING TO EXPAND OUR FREEWAYS, TO FOCUSING ON PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES FOR PEOPLE SO THEY HAVE SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS TO GET AROUND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA HAS SET A GOAL OF NET ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2045.

THAT MEANS IN ABOUT 20 YEARS, EVERY MOLECULE OF CARBON DIOXIDE THAT CALIFORNIANS PUT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE WOULD SOMEHOW HAVE TO BE RECAPTURED AND RETURNED TO THE EARTH.

WARD-WALLER SAYS IT IS A GOOD GOAL BASED ON WHAT SCIENTISTS SAY IS NECESSARY TO AVOID CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, BUT SHE ACKNOWLEDGES IT IS GOING TO BE HARD.

>> THE SOLUTIONS ARE MANY AND VARIED.

THEY INCLUDE THINGS LIKE BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ASSESSING COMMUNITIES OF PEOPLE CAN LIVE CLOSE TO WHERE THEY WORK AND IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE IS ALREADY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THINGS LIKE SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC TRANSIT.

THE MORE WE BUILD COMMUNITIES FARTHER AWAY, THE MORE WE ARE WORKING AGAINST THOSE GOALS.

BUT CERTAINLY HOW WE INVEST IN OUR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE HAS A LOT OF INFLUENCE ON HOW THOSE DEVELOPMENT PATTERS HAPPEN AND CHANGE.

THE MORE WE ARE EXPANDING FREEWAYS, THE MORE WE MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE FARTHER, TO AFFORD HOMES FARTHER AWAY FROM THOSE EXISTING COMMUNITIES.

THAT IS REALLY WORKING AGAINST OUR GOALS OF GETTING TO NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS.

>> Reporter: I POINT OUT TO WARD-WALLER THAT WHILE CALIFORNIANS CARE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, ECONOMIC ISSUES LIKE INFLATION AND THE COST OF HOUSING ARE USUALLY HIGHER PRIORITIES.

SHE SAYS ALL THESE THINGS ARE CONNECTED.

>> CALIFORNIA IS ALREADY BEING IMPACTED EVERY DAY.

EVERY YEAR WE SEE WORSE AND WORSE DISASTERS LIKE WILDFIRES, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SEALEVEL RISE, MAJOR STORMS, TROUT.

THOSE IMPACTS ARE WORSENING BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

EVERY YEAR.

THESE THINGS DO IMPACT PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIVES, AND I THINK THE MOST IMPACT THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THE LEAST RESOURCES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, SO THE COMMUNITIES ALREADY DIVIDED BY FREEWAYS, ALREADY MOST IMPACTED BY AIR POLLUTION FROM FREEWAYS, THOSE WILL BE THE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY THINGS LIKE SEVERE HEAT AS WELL AND THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE ALL NEED TO BE ENGAGED IN CHANGING THE SYSTEM, IN CHANGING HOW WE GET AROUND, AND ENSURING THAT OUR GOVERNMENTS ARE PROVIDING BETTER OPTIONS TO GET AROUND, TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE MOST BURDENED TODAY DO NOT CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST PERTINENT IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: WARD-WALLER ADDS THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM A CAR CENTRIC SOCIETY IS A POCKETBOOK ISSUE.

MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO OWN A CAR JUST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMY, AND LIKE MOST EVERYTHING THESE DAYS, CAR OWNERSHIP IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> I MEAN, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT GOES TOWARDS OUR GAS TAXES TO THEN MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM THAT WE ALL RELY ON, EVEN IF YOU MOSTLY DRIVE AND CAN GET EVERYWHERE IN A CAR EASILY TODAY, YOU KNOW THE SYSTEM IS NOT WELL MAINTAINED.

YOU CARE ABOUT THINGS LIKE FILLING POTHOLES, KEEPING THE SYSTEM YOU RELY ON FOR DRIVING IN A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.

THAT IS THE KIND OF POCKETBOOK ISSUE THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

THE MORE WE EXPAND THAT SYSTEM, THE LESS WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE, AND THAT WILL IMPACT EVERYONE.

IT CERTAINLY IMPACTS HOW WE SPEND TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: WARD-WALLER FILED A CLAIM OF WHISTLEBLOWER RETALIATION AGAINST CALTRANS FOR HER FIRING.

THAT LEGAL CLAIM IS STILL PENDING.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE ONSHORE FLOW CLOUDS WILL BE PICKETING AGAIN LATER ON TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE MID-50s.

THERE WILL BE A BIT OF A DIFFERENCE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE AS WE LOOK NORTH TOWARD OCEANSIDE 54 DEGREES.

RAMONA AND INTERIOR VALLEYS DROPPING INTO THE 40s WE CAN ALSO SEE OVER THE MOUNTAIN TERRAIN, LAGUNA SPRINGS DROPPING DOWN TO 55.

AGAIN AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH TIME, WE WILL NOTICE AGAIN THAT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THOSE LOW CLOUDS HANGING OUT HERE AS WE VENTURE OUR WAY AGAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND ALSO IN TOWARD THURSDAY.

FURTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD, PERHAPS SOME LARGER SCALE CHANGES.

WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UP IN JUST A MOMENT , BUT LOW CLOUDINESS HERE ALONG THE COASTLINE.

CAN EVEN SEE A BIT OF MISTY WEATHER TO STIR THINGS UP.

51 MOUNT LAGUNA.

MID-80s TOWARDS BORREGO SPRINGS.

HERE IS THE OVERALL OUTLOOK AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGHOUT YOUR WEDNESDAY.

IT WILL BE QUITE WARM OVER THE FAR INTERIOR, BUT AGAIN A BIT COOLER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE.

SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS ARE STILL LOOKING NICE.

AS WE WORK HER WAY INTO THURSDAY, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN, BUT ALSO NOTICE THE ONSHORE FLOW COMING BACK INTO PLAY, AND THAT WILL KEEP THE CLOUDS AROUND IN THE OVERALL PATTERN HERE LATER ON IN THE WEEK DOES FAVOR COOLER AIR.

MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL STAY OFF TO THE NORTH ESPECIALLY AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO INTO AREAS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON STATE, BUT LIKE I SAID, CANNOT RULE OUT A POSSIBLE SPRINKLE OR SHOWER HERE NEXT COUPLE OF MORNINGS OF THE COAST.

OTHERWISE WE START TO SEE A TURNAROUND FOR THE WEEKEND WITH SOME SUNSHINE AND MILDER AIR.

INTERIOR VALLEYS, LOW CLOUDS AND SPANGLES INTO THURSDAY, GRADUALLY WARMING UP LATER ON THIS WEEKEND.

WE WILL SEE IT SIMILAR TENDENCY TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINOUS LOCATIONS.

THE SLOWER TURNAROUND FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND FOR THE DESERTS, A BIG CHANGE FOR THE TEMPERATURE BY SUNDAY.

I AM METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN POVICK .

>>> CLIMATE CHANGE IS LITERALLY MAKING THE WORLD A POORER, THAT IS ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY WHICH SHOWS A 19% REDUCTION IN GLOBAL INCOME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DECADES.

AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS, IT WON'T JUST IMPACT THE GOVERNMENTS OR BIG CORPORATIONS.

>> Reporter: TROUBLING RESULTS FROM A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN "NATURE," SAYING THERE IS NO WAY TO AVOID SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL PAIN EVEN IF GOVERNMENTS RAMP UP THEIR EFFORTS TO TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS NOW.

>> IN THE LAST SEVEN COMPLETE YEARS, THE UNITED STATES HAS REALLY BROKEN SO MANY DIFFERENT WEATHERS BETWEEN RECORDS AND CLIMATE EXTREMES.

>> Reporter: THE DAMAGE TO PEOPLE'S HOMES, THE INCREASED CROSSED TO GROW AND TRANSPORT FOOD, AND MENTAL HEALTH TOLLS WILL BE A HIT ON THE ECONOMY, CLOSE TO 19% BY 2050.

IN SOME INSTANCES, THOSE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM THE LEASE WILL SUFFER THE MOST.

>> THE LUCK OF GEOGRAPHY OR LACK OF LUCK.

MET THE MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH AFRICA, AND SOUTH ASIA ARE THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE INCOME REDUCTIONS BASED ON THE REPORT.

>> THEY WILL LIKELY BE LARGER THERE BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER VULNERABILITY IN MANY REGIONS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE FRANKLY THEY REPRESENT GARGANTUAN DEPARTURES FROM THE CONDITIONS AT THESE PLACES ARE TYPICALLY USED TO.

>> Reporter: THE U.S., A HISTORICALLY LARGE POLLUTER, WILL SEE A SMALLER IMPACT THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, BUT WON'T BE SPARED OF THE EFFECTS OF A WARMING PLANET ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONS.

>> DISASTERS, SOME OF WHICH ARE GREATLY AMPLIFIED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, CAN PUT THE SQUEEZE ON HOUSING SUPPLIES, MAKING IT LESS AFFORDABLE.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> OVER THE LIFETIME OF A BABY BORN THIS YEAR, FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO SEEN RISING BY AN ESTIMATED $33,000 BECAUSE OF DISRUPTIONS TO AGRICULTURE AND SUPPLY CHAINS ACCORDING TO THE REPORT.

>>> FOOD DESERTS ARE LOW INCOME URBAN AREAS WHERE FRESH QUALITY FOOD IS NOT EASY TO FIND.

A GROUP OF ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE NOW ATTACKING THE PROBLEM IN SAN DIEGO BY REIMAGINING THE LOCAL FOOD INDUSTRY.

KPBS CYTEC REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: THIS PART OF SAN DIEGO NEAR IMPERIAL AVENUE IS CONSIDERED A FOOD DESERT.

YOU ARE NOT LIKELY TO FIND FULL- SERVICE SUPERMARKETS NEARBY.

YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND DOLLAR STORES AND CONVENIENCE STORES THAT SELL PROCESSED FOOD.

BUT IN THIS SAME NEIGHBORHOOD IS A GARDEN THAT IS DEVOTED TO FOOD EDUCATION AND SOCIAL ACTION.

IT IS RUN BY A COMMUNITY NONPROFIT CALLED GLOBAL ACTION RESEARCH CENTER, OR GLOBAL ARC.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE INTERVIEWED MANY EXISTING RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES, CATERERS, FOOD TRUCKS, SO THAT ALREADY IS IN EXISTENCE, AND TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT KINDS OF INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY FIRST GOT STARTED AND WHAT DO THEY NEED NOW.

>> Reporter: WATSON, THE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL A.R.C., TALKS ABOUT A TOOL HE THINKS WILL HELP PEOPLE SUCCEED IN THE FOOD BUSINESS IN PLACES LIKE LINCOLN PARK .

IT IS AN APP WITH ACCESS TO HUGE DATABASES THAT CAN MAP OUT A BUSINESS IDEA.

IT IS BEING CREATED UNDER A PROGRAM CALLED NOURISH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS LIKE GLOBAL A.R.C..

THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE PROJECT IS LAURA SCHMIDT OF UC SAN FRANCISCO.

SHE SAYS THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO CONVINCE STORES LIKE RALPHS OR VONS TO MOVE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> WHAT WE ARE DOING AT NOURISH IS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT ALTERNATIVE MODELS WHERE WE CAN STIMULATE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS IN THESE COMMUNITIES.

IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES IN AMERICA, YOU HAVE A LOT OF RECENT IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY ENTREPRENEURIAL.

>> Reporter: AND ONE THING A LOT OF THEM KNOW HOW TO MAKE AND PROCURE HIS FOOD.

IN ORDER TO CREATE A COMPUTER MODEL THAT CAN LEAD THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, NOURISH WENT TO THE UC SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER.

>> CONVERSATION AS DATA.

>> Reporter: GOOPED HAS ALSO TALKED TO A LOT OF WOULD-BE ENTREPRENEURS AND HAS FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

THE COMPUTER SCIENTIST IS WORKING TO CREATE AN APP INFUSED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

IT CAN CONSULT WITH AN ASPIRING BUSINESSPERSON THROUGH THEIR SMART PHONE OR LAPTOP AND GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION THEY NEED.

HE SAYS INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD MARKETS AND THE SUPPLY LINES, FOOT TRAFFIC, AND BUSINESS LICENSING IS OUT THERE, BUT IT'S VERY HARD FOR ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS TO FIND.

>> IF YOU KEEP ADDING THE CONDITIONS NEEDED FOR THEM TO START A BUSINESS, YOU FIND THAT THERE IS NO ONE INFORMATION SOURCE TO WHICH YOU CAN GO AND GET ALL OF THIS.

IT IS ALL DISPARATE.

IT IS ALL UNCONNECTED, AND THE VERACITY OF THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU GET FROM THE WEB IS A PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: THE APP IS MEANT TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH A HUMAN SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTANT.

GUPTA DEMONSTRATES ON A MODEL PLATFORM.

>> THE CONSULTANT WILL SEE THIS.

IT GIVES YOU SOME STATISTICS.

>> Reporter: NOURISH WILL TEST THE SYSTEM IN TWO LOCAL FOOD DESERTS, ONE IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND ANOTHER IN A RURAL SETTING IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

PAUL WATSON IS THE MISSION OF HIS GROUP, GLOBAL A.R.C.

, IS NOT JUST MAKING QUALITY FOOD AVAILABLE IN FOOD DESERTS, IT IS A SOCIAL CHANGE.

>> PART OF WHAT WE LOOK AT NOURISH IS THE ABILITY TO HAVE LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS THAT CAN HIRE PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THAT CAN REALLY BEGIN TO GET THESE BUSINESSES THRIVING AND GROWING THAT WE CAN KEEP THAT MONEY FLOWING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND NOT EXTRACTING IT LIKE THE BIG BOX CORPORATIONS DO.

>> Reporter: THAT IS HOW HE IMAGINES THAT THE BUSINESS SHOULD WORK AND MAYBE SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FOOD DESERTS.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

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TESLA IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING ELECTRIC CAR COMPANIES, BUT SALES ARE DOWN.

NPR MORNING EDITION WILL REPORT ON WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE EV INDUSTRY.

AND KPBS MIDDAY EDITION TALKS WITH THE HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE TO SEE HOW THEY ARE WORKING WITH ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN SAN DIEGO.

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