
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3033 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
San Diego is considering new protections to help keep people in their homes.
With rents rising, San Diego is considering new protections to help keep people in their homes. What the rules would mean for renters and landlords. Plus, an emotional day celebrating precious gifts. How more than a dozen young lives were transformed thanks to kidney donors. And Chicano Park has brought neighbors together since day one. A look at the park's legacy.. and its future.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3033 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
With rents rising, San Diego is considering new protections to help keep people in their homes. What the rules would mean for renters and landlords. Plus, an emotional day celebrating precious gifts. How more than a dozen young lives were transformed thanks to kidney donors. And Chicano Park has brought neighbors together since day one. A look at the park's legacy.. and its future.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> RENTERS IN SAN DIEGO MAY SOON HAVE NEW PROTECTIONS FROM EVE YIKS.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
I'M THE CITY COUNCIL POISED TO VOTE ON A PROPOSAL AIMED AT KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES, METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN BREAKS DOWN WHAT IT WOULD MEAN.
>> IN SAN DIEGO'S COMPETITIVE HOUSING MARKET, LAND LORDS OFTEN HAVE THE UPPER HAND.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT RIVIERA SAYS THE CITY HAS TO DO MORE TO KEEP TENANTS IN THEIR HOMES WHEN THEY PAY ON TIME AND DON'T VIOLATE THE LEASE.
>> THESE PROTECTNS WILL PROVIDE GREATER PROTECTIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RENTERS IN SAN DIEGO A UNDOUBTEDLY PREVENT SOME OF THESE SAN DIEGOINS FROM FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS FROM BEING DISPLACED IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY'VE POURED THEIR HEARTS AND SOULS INTO IMPROVING.
>> HERE ARE THE ORDINANCE'S MAIN PROVISIONS.
TENANTS BEING EVICTED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN WOULD 72 MONTHS RENT TO HELP THEM RELOCATE.
SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WOULD 73 MONTHS RENT.
LANDLORDS HOPPING TO REMODEL WOULD HAVE TO GET A BUILDING PERMIT BEFORE EVICTING AND FACE TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING ORDINANCE, SUCH AS HAVING TO PAY ATTORNEY'S FEES.
THIS MRO TEKSZ WOULD TAKE EFFECT ON THE FIRST DAY OF A TENANT'S LEASE.
DOZENS OF LAND LORDS SAYING WOULD IT MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM TO TURN A PROFIT.
>> I'M ENCOURAGING TO RETHINK THIS ORDINANCE.
IT WILL PUT MOM AND POPS LIKE US OUT OF BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW?
WE DO NOTHING BUT TRY TO PROVIDE SAFE HOUSING, CLEAN HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IT'S DRIVEN BY OPEN MARKET RENTS.
>> THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS TO THE ORDINANCE, WHEN A LANDLORD LIVE INS A DUPLEX AND RENTS OUT THE SECOND UNIT, TENANT RIGHT GROUPS ARGUED THE PROPOSAL DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH AND HAS TOO MANY LOOPHOLES, ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN FORMALLY ANNOUNCED HIS BID FOR REELECTION AND AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE NEEDS MORE TIME TO REALIZE HIS VOW TO RESTORE THE NATION'S CHARACTER.
>> HAD I RAN FOR PRESIDENT FOUR YEARS AGO I SAID WE ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF AMERICA.
WE STILL ARE.
>> PRESIDENT BIDEN LAUNCHED HIS BID FOR REELECTION FOUR YEARS TO THE DAY HE MADE HIS 2020 BID.
IN THAT RACE, HIS MISSION WAS TO RESTORE THE COUNTRY'S CHARACTER AND PREVENT TRUMP FROM SECURING HIS SECOND TERM.
THIS YEAR HE SAYS HIS WORK IS NOT FINISHED.
>> THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR OT WE HAVE MORE FREEDOM OR LESS FREEDOM.
>> THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE RESPONDED WITH AN AI AGAIN RATED VIDEO OF IMAGINED SCENARIOS.
>> WE CAN CALL THE 024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE FOR JOE BIDEN.
>> THE PRESIDENT ENTERS A RACE WITH A RETH SLATIVE RECORD BUT LOW APPROVAL RATINGS AND NBC NEWS POLL CONDUCTED BEFORE BIDEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT FINDS JUST 26% OF AMERICANS THINK BIDEN SHOULD RUN FOR A SECOND TERM AND HALF OF THE PEOPLE OPPOSING A BIDEN RUN SAY HIS AGE IS A MAJOR REASON.
>> WE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD PULL IT OFF FOUR YEARS AGO.
>> THE PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTED HIS WORK FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
>> FINISH THE JOB.
REMEMBER WHO WE ARE.
WE'RE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
.
>> AS OF NOW, BIDEN'S ADVISORS SAY THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT INTEND TO HOLD REELECTION CAMPAIGN RALLIES UNTIL REPUBLICANS HAVE A PRESUMPIVE NOMINEE.
HE COULD BEGIN A HEAVIER SCHEDULE OF FUND RAISING.
IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.
>>> THE RACE TO REPLACE NATHAN FLETCHER ON SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE.
SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MONICA MONTGOMERY SAID SHE WOULD BE SEEKING THE FOURTH'S SUPERVISOR'S SEAT.
FLESHER ANNOUNCED WOE RESIGN AFTER AN.
>> PASSENGERS COULD HIT BE A WORK STOPPAGE.
FIRST TRANSIT IS IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH DRIVERS BUT THEY HAVE NOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT.
ACCORDING TO NTS THERE ARE 18 MINI BUS ROUTES AND THREE THU PASSENGERS WHO REGULARLY USE THE SERVICE.
MANY HAVE DISABILITIES AND ARE UNABLE TO USE REGULAR BUS ROUTES OR TROLLEYS.
>> IT WOULD HURT, REAL BAD.
THIS AWALK TO THE GROCERY STORE.
AND THAT IS SIX BLOCKS.
THE REASON I TAKE IT IS CONVENIENCE.
>> AND FIRST TRANSIT SAYS IT'S TRIEP PROOIPED TO USE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THESE PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF A STRIKE.
>>> SOME BY THE MIDEL SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SAN YSIDRO ARE LEARNING IMPORTANT LESSONS ABOUT THE CHANGING JOB MARKET.
THEIR CLASSROOM TODAY WAS AN OUTLET MALL AT THE MEXICAN BORDER.
>> RESALE IS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE AND HERE AT THE PLAZA PALMERA OUTLET MALL, SHOPPERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE MEXICAN BORDER ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR BARGAINS.
THESE STUDENTS ARE HERE, LOOKING TO LEARN, ALL LATINO AND A MAJORITY BILINGUAL.
>> YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH SPEAKING ENGLISH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SPEAK SPANISH.
>> THIS 13-YEAR-OLD FERNANDA SALINAS IS ONE OF THE DOZENS OF 7TH GRADERS VISITING AS GUESTS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
IN A FEW HOURS THEY TOURED STORES THAT SELL CLOTHING, VIDEO GAMES AND HIGH END MERCHANDISE.
THEY'RE NOT HERE TO BUY, SALES ASSOCIATES AND MANAGERS EDUCATE THEM ON REALITY OF TAKING INVENTORY, WORKING LONG HOURS, AND DEVELOPING GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE.
>> THEY'RE ABLE TO BUY DYE JEST, AND LEARN MORE, BEYOND JUST THE ITEM AVAILABLE AND PEOPLE GET TO SHOP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IT REQUIRES TO OPEN A STORE AND OPERATE A STORE.
>> THESE STUDENTS ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH YET TO APPLY FOR THE ACTUAL RETAIL JOBS THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW ABOUT SHOPPING AND MONEY AND NOW ABOUT NEW OPPORTUNITIES.
>> I SAW A DRESS, BUT IT'S A DREAM.
>> SEBASTIAN IS DREAMING ABOUT PARIS AND THE REALITY HE FACES TO GET THERE.
HE'S WILLING OWE TO SELL CLOTHES AND WHATEVER IT TAKES.
AFTER THIS DAY LONG INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE, THERE IS TIME TO REFLECT ON WHAT THEY CAN ADD TO THEIR PRACTICE RESUME.
>> OUR KIDS NEED TO UNDERSTAND POSSIBILITIES AND BE ABLE TO DREAM ABOUT THEM.
WHAT BETTER OPPORTUNITY THAN COME, LOOK AT THEM.
YOU KNOW?
AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS.
>> FOR THESE STUDENTS THAT, DREAM JOB MAY NOT BE SO FAR AWAY.
>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT SET TO HEAR A CASE FROM POWAY THAT COULD CHANGE HOW POLITICAL DISCOURSE IS REGULATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TALKS TO TWO LEGAL EXPERTS TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS AT STAKE.
>> IT'S 2017.
TWO POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS BROUGHT PROMISE FROM TWO PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT, THOSE PARENTS SUED SAYING IT VIOLATED THEIR RIGHTS.
A JUDGE RULED IN THEIR FAVOR AND IN JULY, THE 9TH U.S.
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS YOU UPHELD THAT RULING.
THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT CAME TO A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION ON A SIMILAR CASE RULING AI CITY MANAGER IN MICHIGAN DID IN THE VIOLATE A CONSTITUENT'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH WHEN BLOCKING THE MONEY FROM HIS SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE.
>> THE ISSUE IN THIS CASE WHETHER A PUBLIC OFFICIAL'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE IS AN EXTENSION OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICE OR EXTENSION OF THE OFFICIAL'S PERSONAL LIFE.
>> THIS LEGAL ANNA LIST SAYS THE CASE MATTERS IF PUBLIC OFFICIALS CAN BLOCK CONSTWIT TWENTIES IT MEANS THEY'RE INSULATING THEMSELVES FROM NEGATIVE FEED BACK.
>> THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CASE.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT A WILD WEST WITH RESPECT TO SOCIAL MEDIA N THE SENSE THAT ROLES AREN'T CLEARLY ESTABLISHED.
THE COURT IS ABOUT TO TAKE A STEP IN, DEFINING SOME OF THE RULES THAT APPLY WHEN A PUBLIC OFFICIAL HAS A SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE.
>> HE SAYS TWO CASES ARE SIMILAR BUT OUTCOMES DIFFERENT.
IT'S UP TO THE SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE THE ISSUE.
AND ALREADY DIFFERENCES AS WELL.
IN THE POWAY CASE, OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO USE TO INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC.
IN THE MICHIGAN CASE, THE AGE PAIGE HAD MORE PERSONAL ELEMENTS.
>> THIS ISSUE IS WHETHER THESE ARE PUBLIC FORUM AND NOT.
>> THIS FIRST AMENDMENT LAWYER SAYS THIS CASE WILL CLARIFY RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE AND CRITICIZE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT KINDS OF RESTRICTIONS CAN BE PLACED ON THEM?
THAT IS AN OPEN QUESTION.
CAN USERS ARE BLOCKED?
AND CAN COMMENTS ARE HIDDEN?
THESE ARE PLAYED OUT IN COURTS OVER THE COMING YEARS.
>> THE SUPREME COURT WILL TAKE UP THE ISSUE AND THE DECISION ISN'T EXPECTED UNTIL SPRING, 2024.
>> IT'S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE NEIGHBORS TOOK PAINT BRUSHES TO HIGHWAY PILLARS IN CHICANO PARK CREATING NOW-FAMOUS MURALS.
>> CHICANO PARK BEGAN WITH AN ALMOST BROKEN PROMISE.
LOGAN HEIGHTS WAS A MOSTLY CHICANO COMMUNITY, SEGREGATED FROM THE REST OF SAN DIEGO BY RED LINING.
WHEN THE STATE BUILT THE 5 FREEWAY AND CORONADO BRIDGE IT DIVIDED THE COMMUNITY IN HALF.
I SPOKE WITH THE PARK'S CO-FOUNDER AND IT'S NEWLY OPENED MUSEUM.
SHE STILL GETS EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT.
SIX # YEARS LATER.
>> WE LOST THREE FOURTHS OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS DISPLACEMENT, THE CITY AGREED TO LEARN A HAND BENEATH THE BRIDGE INTO A PARK.
WHEN BULLDOZER ARRIVED ON APRIL 22, 197 # THEY WERE THERE NOT TO BUILT BUILD A PARK BUT HIGHWAY PATROL STATION.
HE FOUND TELE-MONTEZ AND EXPLAINED WHAT'S HAPPENING SO THEY LEFT CLASS, MARCHING NEARLY TWO MILES BACK AND BLOCKED THE BULLDOZERS WITH THEIR BODIES.
>> WE'RE GOING TO CREATE OUR OWN PARK.
BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN TIRED OF BEING DISRESPECTED AND TREATED LIKE WE HAD NO PLACE WITHIN OUR COUNTRY.
WITHIN A MATTER OF HOURS THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE HERE.
IT PRAEDZ LIKE WILDFIRE.
>> TELE-MONTEZ AND A GROWING PARK OCCUPIED THE PARK 12 DAYS BEFORE NEGOTIATION BEGAN.
THE COMMUNITY WON.
AND THEY BEGAN PAINTING THE MURALS FOR WHICH THE PARK NOW FAMOUS.
OVER THE YEARS, INDUSTRY AND NAVY CREPT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TAKING OVER THE BEACH WHERE MANY SPENT THEIR WEEKENDS OCCUPYING MORE THAN HALF OF BARRIO LOWING WRAN AND CREATING CALIFORNIA'S WORST AIR POLLUTION.
WHAT REMAINS FACES A NEW THREAT.
>> WHAT IS LEFT OF THIS THAT HAS BEEN INFRINGED UPON BEING VIEWED AS A HIP PLACE TO LIVE THIS, IS A PROPERTY THAT SOLD FOR $1.2 MILLION.
HERE NSHG THE HOOD.
WE'RE LOSING THE LAST OF THE RESIDENTS.
p>> THE YOUNGER GENERATION INHERITING THIS BATTLE OF GENTRIFICATION.
>> I'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE MAYBE TEN DIFFERENT EITHER STORES OR GALLERIES SHIFT OUT OF WHAT THEY USED TO BE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BEING BOUGHT OUT.
AND NOT EVEN JUST ON LOGAN AVENUE.
>> SOME BEING DISPLACED THE PARK OFFERS CULTURAL PRIDE TO THOSE WHO REMAIN.
>> THIS WAS A SPACE CREATED FOR CHICANOS MY MOM WAS A DOWN CHICK CHICK.
WE TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE GET HERE IS WATERED DOWN.
>> SHE ATTENDED MOSTLY WHITE SCHOOLS, QUESTIONING WHETHER SHE BELONGED.
SHE SAYS THE PARK GAVE HER A PLACE SPACE TO LEARN ABOUT HER HISTORY AND EMBRACE HER CHICANA IDENTITY.
>> COMING HERE AND SEEING PILLARS WITH PEOPLE AS BROWN AS I AM, AND DARKER.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL EVER BE PUT IT INTO WORDS.
THIS IS ALWAYS A SENSE OF JOY.
>> LAST YEAR MARKS THE END OF THE CYCLE OF THE AS TECHNICALDER.
THE ELDERS HELD SYMBOLISM PASSING TO.
THE PARK COMMITTEE EYEING NEW PROJECTS LIKE AN ELECTRIC BUSINESS PLACING A LID ON THE FREEWAY SUPPORTED BY CONGRESSMAN JUAN VARG YEZ.
UNDER THE PRESSURE OF AGAIN TRI FICTION TELE-MONTEZ SAYS THE MESSAGE WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
>> WE'RE HERE, WE'RE NOT LEAVING.
>> A NEW EXHIBIT DEDICATED TO ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN CARTOONISTS IS OPEN IN BALBOA PARK CELEBRATING ART OF JOSE TRIN YI DAD CAMACHO.
THE CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION THE FIRST TIME THE WORK IS BEING EXHIBITED IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE WORK SATTORIZES AND CELEBRATES JOYS AND ABSURDITIES OF LIFE IN MEXICO.
THE CONSUL GENERAL OF MEXICO SAYS THE EXHIBITION USES ART TO BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND MEXICO.
>> BECAUSE IT SHOWS PART OF OUR WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS.
IT'S CULTURAL DIPLOMACY AT IT'S BEST AND WAY WAY TO SHOW WHAT MEXICO IS AND THROUGH THE LOOIS OF ONE OF ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL ART TOONISTS >> HE'S PUBLISHED MORE THAN 20 BOOKS AND COME YI CONAWARDED HIM AN INK POT AWARD.
IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY NOW, THROUGH JULY 5TH.
>> APRIL IS DONATE LIFE MONTH AND TODAY, A SPECIAL CEREMONY CELEBRATING SUCCESSFUL KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS.
MATT HOFFMAN WAS THERE WITH TEARY EYED NURSES AND FAMILIES.
>> SINCE LAST YEAR, 13 YOUNG LIVES HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED THANKS TO KIDNEY DONORS.
KIDS, AND FAMES GOT THE CHANCE TO RING BABY CHILDREN TRANSPLANT BELLS CELEBRATING SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.
THIS SIX YEAR OLD WAS BORN WITH ONE KIDNEY AND HAD A TUMOR NEARBY.
IT WAS REMOVED BUT IT LEFT THE KIDNEY DAMAGED.
HER DAD STEPPED IN TO GIVE HER ONE OF HIS.
>> THIS THE LAST PART OF THE JOURNEY.
>> HE SAYS IT WAS SIX YEARS OF TREATMENTS BEFORE BROOKLYN GOT THE TRANSPLANT IN JANUARY.
>> SHE'S BEEN INCREDIBLY BRAVE GIRL AND THAT GOING TO SHOW WHEN SHE'S OLDER SHE'S NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT GOING TO DIALYSIS WITH FOLKS -- THE POLKS SHE'S BEEN GIVEN.
>> SHE LOVES EATING CHESS AND SHE LOVES.
>> MAZES.
MY WIFE IS GOOD AT MAKING THEMMING.
>> NOT ALL KIDNEYS NEED TO COME FROM A LIVING DONOR BUT THEY TEND TO LIVE LONGER.
>> WE CAN GIVE TIME AND ENERGY, BUT TO GIVE AN ORGAN UNBELIEVABLE.
IT DOES CHANGE LIVES AND FOR KIDS.
SO KIDS ARE ARE IN LONGER TIED TO A MACHINE.
>> THIS 15-YEAR-OLD WAS DIAGNOSED FOUR YEARS AGO AND SAYS BEING ON DIALYSIS SUCKED.
LAST YEAR SHE WAS ABLE TO GET A TRANSPLANT.
NOW.... >> IT'S AMAZING.
MY MOM SAID I'M THE BRAVEST PERSON SHE KNOWS.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRAVE THE CHALLENGES.
>> I ALSO WANT TO HELP KIDS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING I WENT THROUGH.
>> KIDS WAIT 1 TO 3 YEARS TO GET A TRANS PLANT.
OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE 28 KIDS ON THE LIST.
FAMILIES NEVER FORGET THE CALL SAYING THE WAIT IS OVER.
>> JUST IN THERE LIKE WATCHING A MOVIE AND THOUGHT WE'RE GETTING A CALL FOR LAB WORKS BUT IT WAS THAT CAL THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
.
>> DAVIS HAD TWO KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS.
HIS MOM CAN'T THANK CONDONORS ENOUGH FOR TRANSFORMING HER SON'S LIFE.
>> MATT HOFFMAN, K PCHL BS NEWS.
>>> IT'S A GROUP EFFORT IN TOWNS THIS THE UPPER MID WEST.
THE RISK OF FLOODING IN SEVERAL STATES AND WHAT RESIDENTS ARE DOING TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE.
>> IN STATE LIKE MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN AND IOWA PEOPLE ARE PITCHING IN TO KEEP THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BAY.
IN FOUNTAIN CITY, COMING HOURS WILL TEST THEIR EFFORTS.
>> WATER IS GOING TO CRASH WE'RE PREDICTING TUESDAY NIGHT.
>> SNOW IS MELTING AN SOME AREAS AND PARKS ARE UNDERWATER.
THE RIVER IS AT 19 FEET IN LAKE CITY, THE HIGHEST POINT SINCE 2001.
>> NEW, CONCERN IS GETTING OUT WHEN YOU PULL THE TRAILERS, DOES IT HAPPEN IN 19?
19 AND A HALF?
TWO?
>> RESIDENTS ARE NOT KNOWING WHEN THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO RETURN.
>> I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NEIGHBORS FRANDZ.
>> THE RIVER NOT EXPECTED TO CREST UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
>> IF THERE ARE ROADS BARRICADED TO OR BLOCKED OFF, TO NEVER CROSS ROADS THAT ARE FLOODED.
>> NOW, FILLING SANDBAGS AND HELPING NEIGHBORS WILL CONTINUE.
SEEING HOW THE COMMUNITY GETS TOGETHER AND FINDS OUT WHEN THEY NEED TO DO AND DOES IT IS GREAT TO SEE.
>> I'M LAURA AGUIRRE FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> SEVERA RURAL COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FACING THE THREAT OF BEING FLOODED OUT DUE TO RECENT RAIN AND SNOWFALL ACROSS THE STATE.
MANAGERS AT PINE FLAT RESERVOIR SAY WATER LEVELS HAVE BECOME SO HIGH THEY'RE FORCED TO DIVERT WATER AWAY FROM KING'S RIVER.
THEY EXPECT TO 73 TIMES MORE CAPACITY DUE TO SNOW MELT FROM THE SIERRA NEVADA INCOMING MONTHS.
THEY'RE CONCERNED COMMUNITIES NEARBY WILL BE MAROONED OR FLOODED OUT BY THE RISING RIVER.
>>> YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSING FRIDAY NIGHT BECAUSE OF EXPECTED FLOODING EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY BUT COULD BE EXPENDED LONGER, SEVERE WEATHER HIT YOSEMITE LAST MONTH.
15 FEET OF SNOW FELL THERE.
>> WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE MILDER AIR, OVER THE COURSE.
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME MORNING LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY OUT OF THE COAST, BUT LESS THAT HAVE WORKING TOWARDS SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS WE'LL TALK ABOUT NUMBERS AND LOOKS LIKE A DRY STRETCH OF WEATHER COMING UP OVER THE COURSE OF THE COMING DAYS.
WITH THAT SAID, LET'S WORK OUR WAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT, AGAIN, MARINE LAYER LOOKING AT THOSE ONSHORE FLOW AND TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT INTO UPPER 50s AROUND OCEAN SIDE, 53.
CHUM CHOOULA VISTA, 54 AND WE FALL INTO 60s AND UPPER 40s OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT TOMORROW'S FORECAST.
MORNING CLOUDS OVE SOME OF THOSE INTERIOR VALLEYS BUT CLOUDS GIVE WAY TO SUNSHINE AND LINGER LONGER AT THE COAST.
AT CHULA VISTA UP TO 70 DEGREES RAMONA, 81.
LOOK AT BORRE G O SPRINGS YOU'RE GOING TO BE CLIMBING IN THE DESERT.
NOTICE HOW CLOUDS ROLL IN.
YOU CAN SEE THEM TOWARDS THE COAST FIRST THING AND CLOUDS BURN OFF AND TAKES LONGER TOWARD THE COAST Z SPEAKING OF RAINFALL, WELL, IT'S BEEN A DRY MONTH.
LET'S SAY THIS IS THE TREND WE SEE GOING FROM MARCH INTO APRIL LEFT A LOT WAY OF H20 ONLY AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH SO FAR THIS MONTH.
AND IN MARCH WE SAW A LOT OF PRECIPITATION.
OUT OF THE COAST LIKE I SAID MORNING CLOUDS AND TURNING OUT SUNNY NEXT COUPLE DAYS RISING INTO MID-70s FRIDAY, INTO SATURDAY.
INTERIOR VALLEYS LOOKING AT MORE SUNSHINE HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AND LESS CLOUDINESS AND PEAKING NEAR 90 FRIDAY.
WOW AND MOUNTAINS COOL, CLIMBING INTO 60s INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND HEAT ON.
WOW.
LOOK AT THE DESERT FORECAST HERE, UPPER NINE #S FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
>> THERE IS A GROWING EFFORT TO STOP BEACH GOERS FROM GETTING CLOSE TO THE SEA LIONS IN LA JOLLA.
IT'S CLOSED DURING SEA LION PUPPING SEASON BUT A ELECTRICAL GROUP IS CALLING TO LOS THE AREA YEAR ROUND.
REPORTEDLY THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE STAFF TO KEEP SEA LIONS AND PEOPLE SAFE AND SIERRA CLUB SEAL SOCIETY SAY MANY PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW DANGEROUS SEA LIONS CAN BE.
>> THEY CAN BITE.
THEY HAVE SHARP TEETH.
IF TWO MALES ARE ARE CHARGING BECAUSE THEY GET TERRITORIAL AND THERE IS A HIELD IN THE WAY THAT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ANIMAL THAT WEIGHS 800 TO A THOUSAND POUNDS.
>> ABOUT IT GOES THROUGH, AREA CLOSED WOULD BE ROCKY BLUFF AND VISITORS WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO STAND ON THE WALKWAY FROM A SAFE DISTANCE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PLAN TO PRESENT THE PRO POSSESSAL IN THE FALL.
>> WE HAVE AN EXCITING UPDATE TO A STORY LAST MONTH A CARLSBAD FOURTH GRADER DECLARED WINNER OF A NATIONWIDE NASA COMPETITION, KIDS IMAGINE WAYS TO EXPLORE SPACE.
LUKA POLLACK ATTENDS PACIFIC RIM ELEMENTARY WON THE TOP PRIZE IN HIS AGE GROUP.
HIS PROPOSES MISSION TO SEND A SPACE CRAFT HERO ABOVE JUPITER, LANDING ON A FROZEN OCEAN AND SEARCH FOR LIFE BENEATH THE ICE.
HIS PRIZE WILL BE A VISIT TO NASA'S CENTER OR A VIP TOUR OF THE RESEARCH FACILITIES.
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