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NO MORE MONEY FOR ISRAEL.

>>> PROTESTS AGAINST THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR CAME TO THE SAN DIEGO STATE CAMPUS AS STUDENTS DEPENDED TO BE HEARD.

GOOD EVENING, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HUNDREDS OF SDSU STUDENTS SUPPORTING PALESTINIANS IN THE GAZA STRIP WALKED OUT OF CLASS AND INTO A RALLY WHERE THEY WERE MET BY A GROUP SUPPORTING ISRAEL.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE CONFRONTATION.

>> Reporter: THESE STUDENTS AND SUPPORTERS MADE IT CLEAR WHAT SIDE THEY ARE ON.

>> BRING THEM HOME.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON, THE RALLY AT SAN DIEGO STATE WAS LED BY STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE IN THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR AND DIVEST FROM ANY ISRAELI FINANCIAL INTEREST.

THE SPOKESMAN ONLY WANTED TO BE IDENTIFIED BY HIS FIRST NAME.

>> THIS IS THE RIGHT OF EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES TO PROTEST, ASSEMBLE AND SPEAK UP AGAINST OPPRESSION.

>> Reporter: JEWISH ACTIVISTS USED PATRIOTIC HEBREW SONG AND DANCE TO GET THEIR MESSAGE ACROSS.

ON BOTH SIDES, THIS CROWD WAS LOUD AND PROUD LEAVING MANY OTHERS SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN NOT WANTING TO BE NAMED BUT OKAY TO BE HEARD.

>> WE HAVE SEEN SO MUCH DEATH AND INEQUALITY AND HOW THE U.S. IS FUNDING A LOT OF THE WAR IN GAZA.

>> IT'S PEACEFUL NOW AND AS LONG AS IT STAYS PEACEFUL.

>> Reporter: THE PASSION FOR ACTIVISM HERE IN SAN DIEGO STATE IS AS REAL AS IT IS ON ANY OTHER CAMPUS AROUND THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, BUT THE RESPONSE FROM ADMINISTRATIONS VARIES.

IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, SDSU SAID, IT MUST ALLOW FOR CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED FREE SPEECH AND AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO ACTS OF PEACEFUL PROTEST.

THE STATEMENT ALSO SAYS SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND ADMINISTRATORS CONTINUE TO BE IN CONTACT WITH MEMBERS OF OUR JEWISH, ISLAMIC, ARAB AND PALESTINIAN COMMUNITIES IN ADDITION TO OTHER CAMPUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND IT CONCLUDES, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL WHO CHOOSE TO GATHER TO ADHERE TO LAWS AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES.

>> OUR PEOPLE HAVE SURVIVED EVERY SINGLE GENERATION.

THERE'S ANTI-SEMITISM, AND WE WILL SURVIVE THIS.

>> Reporter: KAREN PERRY IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HALEL OF SAN DIEGO, AN ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THE SAN DIEGO STATES STUDENTS AS WELL AS 2500 OTHERS AT UC STAYING, THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO AND CAL STATE SAN MARCOS.

>> THEY ARE TRYING TO DEMONIZE AND ERASE JEWISH STUDENTS, WHOSE IDENTITY IS A BELIEF IN DISSEMINATION IN THE HOMELAND.

>> Reporter: IT IS PLOT THE FINAL WORD IN THE MIDEAST CONFLICT BUT THE LATEST THAT CONTINUES HERE AND A HALF A WORLD AWAY.

REPORTING LIVE FOR "KPBS NEWS."

>> SOME PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS ARE REFUSING TO LEAVE THEIR ENCAMPMENT AND OCCUPY BUILDINGS, AND AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS, SOME UNIVERSITIES ARE SUSPENDING STUDENTS AND OTHERS ARE GETTING POLICE ASSIST.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS ARE TAKING ACTION.

HERE IS VIDEO FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FROM PRO PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS HAVE BARRICADED THEMSELVES IN A BUILDING.

>> THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> Reporter:S THAT JEWISH STUDENT AT COLUMBIA.

HE SAYS PRO PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS JUST WANT THEIR VOICES HEARD.

HE SAYS THEY WANT THEIR UNIVERSITY TO SELL ITS INVESTMENT AND TIES WITH ISRAEL.

>> THERE'S A GENOCIDE IN GAZA FUNDED BY OUR GOVERNMENT THAT OUR UNIVERSITY IS PROFITING OFF OF.

I THINK IF THEY CAN USE TACTICS TO PORTRAY US ALL AS A HATEFUL MOB, THEN THEY CAN GO ON WITH IGNORING THE MESSAGE.

>> Reporter: COLUMBIA SAYS THE STUDENTS OCCUPYING THE BUILDING FACE EXPULSION, AND THEY WOULD NOT DIVEST.

POLICE IN RIOT GEAR ARRESTED DOZENS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY INCLUDING THE OCCUPIED BUILDINGS, AND THEY WROTE ON THE WEB SITE, WHAT WAS OCCURRING WAS NOT FREE SPEECH BUT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND THERE WERE CONCERNS IT WOULD SPREAD.

EDUCATION SECRETARY TOLD LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL TUESDAY THAT HIS DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING STUDENTS.

>> HATE HAS NO PLACE IN OUR CAMPUSES.

WE DO NOT CONDONE AND WE DEFINITELY REJECT ANY CALLS FOR GENOCIDE OR ANTI-SEMITISM ON CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, "KPBS NEWS."

>>> LOOKS LIKE OUR TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT REACHED THEIR PEAK JUST YET ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS, AND WE'LL EXPLORE HOW HIGH THE NUMBERS GO IN THE COMING DAYS WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE ANTICIPATED AND HERE ON THE SHORELINE, WE HAVE SOME CLOUDINESS AND VENTURE OUR WAY TO THE WEEKEND WITH LARGER SCALE CHANGES COMING UP, AND WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES DOWN THE ROAD INTO THE WEEKEND IN JUST A BIT.

>>> THE POWAY UNIFIED DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD HAS FIRED ITS SUPERINTENDENT.

THE DECISION TO TERMINATE MARIANNE PHELPS' EMPLOYMENT COMES AFTER AN INVESTIGATION THAT CONCLUDED ON APRIL 18th.

PARENTS ACCUSED THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF RETALIATING AGAINST STUDENTS FOR A PERCEIVED SLEIGHT AGAINST PHELPS' DAUGHTER IN A SOFTBALL BANQUET.

AND THERE IS AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.

>>> SCOTT WAHL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE NEXT SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF AND THE VOTE WAS NOT UNANIMOUS.

>> I MET WITH ALL THE FINALISTS, AND ONE CANDIDATE ROSE TO THE TOP.

>> Reporter: SCOTT WAHL HAS WORKED FOR SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 26 YEARS RISING THROUGH THE RANKS TO EVENTUALLY BECOME ASSISTANT CHIEF.

HE TOLD COUNCIL MEMBERS HE WANTS TO ESTABLISH TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY, PREPARE THE DEPARTMENT FOR A WAVE OF OFFICER RETIREMENTS AND REVAMP THE DEPARTMENT'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

>> I PLAN TO BALANCE THE DIVISION OF LABOR AND THE SPAN OF CONTROL PARTICULARLY WITH OUR COMMAND STAFF, WHICH WILL IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE.

IT WILL IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO MAKE TIMELY DECISIONS AND IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT TO EACH UNIQUE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: MOST OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS AT MONDAY'S MEETING SUPPORTED WAHL AND PRAISED HIM FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN, BUT A HANDFUL QUESTIONED IF HE WAS CAPABLE OF ADDRESSING LONGSTANDING DISPARITIES AND HOW THE SDPD OFFICERS TREAT BLACK AGAINST THE WHITE AND LATINO.

>> STOP USING THE BUZZWORD AND ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND ANSWER THE TOUGH QUESTIONS.

THESE ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS, AND THESE ARE OUR BLACK MEN THAT GET STOPPED DAILY.

>> Reporter: HENRY FOSTER, III CAST THE ONLY VOTE AGAINST WAHL AND SAID HIS OUTREACH TO THE CONSTITUENTS DURING RECRUITMENT.

WAHL HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND TRUSTS HIM TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY.

>> YOU LISTEN TO QUESTIONS WITHOUT BEING DEFENSIVE AND RESPONDED IN CANDOR AND HONESTY.

IT IMMEDIATELY STRUCK ME YOU'RE SOMEBODY DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: THE COUNSEL HAS TO VOTE A SECOND TIME ON THE CONFIRMATION AS POLICE CHIEF AND ASSUMING HE PASSES THAT PROCEDURAL VOTE, WAHL WILL TAKE OVER AS CHIEF ON JUNE 7th.

REPORTING LIVE FOR "KPBS NEWS."

>>> COUNTY LEADERS ARE BRAINSTORMING WAYS TO HAVE SUPPORT FOR COUNTY FLOOD VICTIMS, AND SET TO VOTE ON TWO PROPOSALS, THE FIRST TO ALLOCATE HALF A MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND THE OTHER WOULD SEND $46 MILLION TO HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE MEAL VOUCHERS ARE SET TO EXPENDITURE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.

>> THE COUNTY WANTS US TO START TRANSITIONING FROM OUR HOTELS, BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE LANDLORDS FOR RENTERS LIKE ME ARE NOT MOVING QUICKLY WERE EXPEDITING ON HER TIME GOT OUR TIME.

>> BOTH OF THE FUNDING PROPOSALS WILL EACH REQUIRE FOUR VOTES FROM THE BOARD.

>>> A NEW FIRE FIGHTING TOOL IS UNVEILED IN NORTH COUNTY AND AS WE SHOW YOU, IT AIMS TO CUT RESPONSE TIME IN HALF.

>> Reporter: WITH WILDFIRE AWARENESS MONTH STARTING IN MAY, THE OFFICIALS IN NORTH COUNTY ARE ADDING ANOTHER TOOL TO THE FIRE FIGHT ARSENAL.

IT'S CALLED A HELO POD.

>> IT'S A TANK THAT IS FILLED WITH 5,000 GALLONS OF WATER THAT WILL BE UTILIZED BY HELICOPTERS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE PAL SAY FIRE DISTRICT OF -- >> IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN FOR COUNTY IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CLIMATE EXTREMES AND WILDFIRE RISKS.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL FIRES IN THE AREA OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS WHERE PEOPLE HAD TO EVACUATE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE POD WILL MAKE THE WHOLE REGION SAFER.

THIS IS THE FIRST INSTALLED IN SAN MARCOS AND THE NEXT CLOSEST IS IN FASTBALL FALLBROOK.

>> THE SAN MARCOS DEPARTMENT PAID FOR THE LABOR AND INSTALLATION COST AND CAL FIRE BATTALION CHIEF SAYS THIS IS A GREAT CLASS ACTION FOR THE REGIONAL FIRE PROTECTION.

>> WHAT -- COLLABORATION FOR THE REGIONAL FIRE PROTECTION.

>> IT REDUCES THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR THE HELICOPTERS WHICH ARE SO IMPORTANT IN EXTINGUISHING THE FIRES.

>> Reporter: THE POD IS LOCATED ON THE HILLS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 78 YEAR PALOMAR COLLEGE.

CAL FIRE SAYS IT WILL CUT THE WATER RELOAD TIME IN HALF FROM 10 MINUTES TO FIVE.

THIS 5,000 GALLON TANK CAN BE FILLED UP IN THREE MINUTES, AND BECAUSE IT'S IN A FENCED AREA, HELICOPTERS CAN COME IN AND OUT QUICKLY WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC.

THIS TOOL WILL HELP THE SAN MARCOS FIRE DEPARTMENT KEEP THE HIGHEST RATING, THE HIGHEST PROTECTION -- >> THIS IS PRESTIGIOUS.

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>> WHICH IS IMPORTANT IN A FIRE-PRONE AREA.

REPORTING LIVE FOR "KPBS NEWS."

>>> THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. -- THE PROPOSAL WOULD RECOGNIZE MEDICAL USES FOR CANNABIS AND ACKNOWLEDGE IT HAS LESS POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE.

IT IS CURRENTLY A SCHEDULE ONE DRUG IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS HEROIN AND LSD, HOWEVER, THE RECLASSIFICATION WOULD NOT LEGALIZE CANNABIS.

>>> FEDERAL FUNDING THAT HELPED TO MAY MONTHLY INTERNET BILLS FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT.

DIGITAL ADVOCATES WARN THIS COULD HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED A DIGITAL LIFELINE WITH LOW OR NO COST INTERNET FOR ROUGHLY 23 MILLION AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS IS ABOUT TO END.

THE AFFORDABLE CONNECT /TáEUF CONSERVATIVE CITY.

>> THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS SAY THEY MAY RECEIVE A REDUCED BENEFIT AND IN JUNE, NOTHING AT ALL.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH CONGRESS FOR A RENEWAL AND ENCOURAGE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HELP IN THE IN THE MEANTIME.

>> WE ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT WE ARE ENCOURAGING PROVIDERS TO TAKE STEPS TO KEEP THEIR CONSUMERS CONNECTED AT THIS CRUCIAL TIME BY OFFERING LOW COST/NO COST PLANS.

>> Reporter: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL DIGITAL INCLUSION ALLIANCE SAYS USERS OF THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR INTERNET PROVIDERS ABOUT THE LOW COST OPTION.

>> IF AN INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD UTILIZED THE LOW COST OFFER PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, THEY SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK WHAT THE LOW COST OFFER IS.

>> Reporter: THE GROUP ALSO SUGGESTS LOOKING INTO THE FCC LIFELINE PROGRAM FOR DISCOUNTS ON PHONE AND INTERNET SERVICE,THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN SAN DIEGO COUNTY $19 MILLION TO EASE A SITUATION AT THE BORDER, AND WITH THAT MONEY, COUNTY LEADERS INTEND TO CREATE A LONG-TERM MIGRANT SITE AND SHELTER, BUT THE VOLUNTEERS HELPING AT THE BORDER SAY THEY WANT A SEAT AT THE TABLE AT HOW THE FUNDING IS USED.

WE TALKED TO ONE WHO HAS BEEN GUIDING MIGRANTS TO THEIR NEXT DESTINATION RIGHT AFTER THEIR STRAIGHT RELEASE FROM THE BORDER PATROL.

>> YOU CAN BUY THIS PICTURE.

>> WE HAVE HELPED MORE THAN 33,000 PEOPLE AND THEY ARE RELEASED TO SAN DIEGO WITH NO PLANS, VERY DISORIENTED.

>> THE PROCESSING CENTERS ARE OVERCAPACITY.

BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MARCH, THERE IS A INCREASE OF 7%.

THE AGENCY IS LEVERAGING ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND SURGING PERSONNEL TO THE MOST ACTIVE PARTS OF THE BORDER.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S TOP LAWMAKERS ARE URGING THE U.S. POSTMASTER GENERAL TO RIDGE OF LOW PRESSURE THE POST OFFICE IN NILAND.

WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE IMPERIAL VALLEY TOWN THAT HAS BEEN WITHOUT A POST OFFICE FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

>> Reporter: IN A LETTER THE POSTMASTER GENERAL THIS MONTH, THIS U.S.

SENATOR AND A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF PALM DESERT SAYS THE ONGOING CLOSURE WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND THE TOWN COULD NOT AFFORD THES THEY ARE.

IN 2022, A FIRE TORCHED THE POST OFFICE AND TWO YEARS LATER, RESIDENTS HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CONCRETE UPDATES WHEN IT WILL RIDGE OF LOW PRESSURE REOPEN.

>> THE RESIDENTS DESERVE MORE THAN A LETTER.

SHE WANTS THE LAWMAKERS TO COME TO NILAND.

>> WE NEED THEM TO COME TO AN ACTUAL TABLE AND SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER AND ASK WHAT IS THE HOLDUP?

IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON SAID THE AGENCY WOULD RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS DIRECTLY.

REPORTING LIVE FOR "KPBS NEWS."

>>> A MONTH AFTER A SLIP CAUSED PART OF HIGHWAY 1 TO COLLAPSE IN BIG SUR, THE ICONIC ROAD REOPENED TO LIMITED PUBLIC ACCESS.

HERE'S THE REPORT.

>> Reporter: 30 DAYS AFTER PARTS OF HIGHWAY 1 CRUMBLED INTO THE OCEAN AND NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL WAS BROUGHT TO A HALT, THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE ROCKY CREEK CLOSURE.

>> TO GET THIS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IS GREAT, TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY, NUMBER ONE.

WE REALLY WANT THE RESIDENTS TO BE SERVED DOWN THERE AND NUMBER TWO, FOR ECONOMIC PURPOSES.

WE WANT THE BUSINESSES TO RECOVER, SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY AND MILESTONE.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH A MAJOR STEP FORWARD, THERE ARE LIMITATIONS, CHP ALREADY TURNING AROUND HUNDREDS OF CARS THE FIRST DAY AS VISITORS ARE ONLY ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE CLOSURE DURING SET CONVOY TIMES, AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING AND 5:00 IN THE EVENING.

>> IF PEOPLE ARE GOING DOWN SOUTH AFTER 5:00 P.M., THEY HAVE TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS.

WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GO DOWN THERE AND NOT COME BACK OUT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO STAY.

>> Reporter: AN ECONOMY RELIANT ON THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO WORSEN BY THE DAY.

AT THIS POINT, THE BIG SUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ESTIMATES 30 MILLION IN LOSSES.

THIS NEW EFFORT A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR BUSINESSES HOPEFUL FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY.

>> THE BUSINESSES IN BIG SUR ARE HURTING SO BADLY, MORE TO THE POINT, THE EMPLOYEES ARE REALLY THE ONES THAT FACE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY NEED THE WORK.

THEY NEED THE HOURS OR ELSE THEY HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER JOB, AND THAT MAKES IT VERY, VERY HARD.

>> Reporter: POWER POLES WHERE TRAFFIC SIGNALS HAVE GONE UP, BUT WIND CONTINUES TO STOP CREWS FROM WORKING OFF THE CLIFF.

AT THIS POINT, OFFICIALS SAY THEY REMAIN ON SCHEDULE.

CONVOYS WILL REMAIN UNTIL ONE WAY TRAFFIC IS BACK OPEN.

>> IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE SAN DIEGO PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL BAN ON CAMPING TO CRACK DOWN ON THE GROWING NUMBER OF TENT ENCAMPMENTS AND OUR PARTNERS SAID IT'S HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SLEEPING ON DOWNTOWN SIDEWALKS HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

AT THE SAME TIME, PEOPLE ARE FLOCKING TO CANYON AND RIVERBANKS TO AVOID DETECTIONS, AND WE HAVE THIS STORY ABOUT A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF THIS GROWING TREND AND FOUND A HOME ON AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SAN DIEGO RIVER.

>> IT WILL BE 14 YEARS IN APRIL OFF AND ON THIS ISLAND FOR 14 YEARS, NOT A STEADY 14 YEARS -- A LONG TIME.

LONGER THAN I WANT IT TO BE.

I LOVE THE PEACE OF IT.

THERE'S WATER ALL AROUND.

I JUST SAW SOME DUCKS SURFING, YOU KNOW, THE RAPIDS OVER THERE.

THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

I DON'T REALLY LIKE LIVING OUT HERE.

I'M MORE OF AN INDOORSY TURN THE LICE ON, GO TO THE BATHROOM, CLOSE THE DOOR.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

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>> THE RIVER GETS CHEST HIGH.

IT GETS UP TO MY WAIST.

WE HAVE A BOAT OR RAFTS, WILLING TO TAKE US ACROSS, COME PICK US UP.

>> WE ALL GET ALONG AND HELP EACH OTHER.

WE ARE LIKE A FAMILY.

MOST PEOPLE CAN'T DO THIS, YOU KNOW.

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT IT.

IT IS WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW.

IT'S LONELY OUT HERE, IT REALLY IS.

I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS DOWN HERE.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE.

I WOULD RATHER HAVE MY OWN HOUSE OR APARTMENT AND A JOB AND BE BACK TO NORMAL THAN THIS.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE OUT HERE.

>> AND THIS STORY WAS COREPORTED BY ZOEY MYERS.

YOU CAN READ MORE ON iNEWS SOURCE A NON-FUNDED PARTNER OF KPBS.

>> AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CLOUDINESS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE INTERIOR VALLEY STAYING MAINLY CLEAR AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS AND ALSO IN TOWARD THE DESERT, Mt.

LAGUNA DOWN TO 48 AND 68 IN BORREGO SPRINGS AND CHULA VISTA AND OCEANSIDE WITH THE TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE MID-50s, AND YOU CAN SEE IT HERE ON A FUTURE SAFEGUARD, THE LOW CLOUDINESS THERE, YET, AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE WINDS TO PUSH THEIR WAY OFFSHORE AND GRADUALLY YOU START TO SEE THEM HERE AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND ALSO INTO THURSDAY, NOT AS MUCH CLOUDINESS, PERHAPS, TO START OFF OUR THURSDAY MORNING.

HERE'S THE OVERALL VIEW IS WORK OUR WAY WEDNESDAY, DRY AREA WIDE AND REGIONALLY, GOING TO BE DRY, TOO, THE LOW PRESSURE FAR TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND COLORADO SPINNING ABOUT.

THERE ARE GOING TO BE GUSTY BREEZES IF YOU'RE TRAVELING AND THERE COULD BE A COUPLE FLIGHT DELAYS.

BORREGO SPRINGS BACK IN THE 90s FOR TOMORROW.

TOMORROW, OCEANSIDE, 70 AND CHULA VISTA TOPPING OUT AT 68.

MORNING CLOUDINESS ALONG THE COAST, INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS LOOKING AT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION ON THURSDAY, AGAIN, PERHAPS WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN OFFSHORE FLOW DUE TO PLACEMENT OF HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH AND OUR EAST.

SO LOOKING AT THE TEMPERATURES HERE, AGAIN, THE TEMPERATURES PEAKING THURSDAY AND WE SLIDE BACK SOME.

LOOK AT THE CHANGES HERE ON SUNDAY TOWARD THE COAST, BREEZY WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 60s THERE.

THE INTERIOR VALLEYS LOOKING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING UP INTO THE 70s ON FRIDAY, AND WE'LL START TO GO BACKWARDS BY SUNDAY, LOTS OF LOW CLOUDS AND DRY AND QUIET THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND AND THE DESERTS, TEMPERATURES IN THE 90s THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BUT COOLING OFF AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO SUNDAY.

FOR "KPBS NEWS," I'M METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN PAUPER.

>> A RECORD NUMBER OF DOGS ARE IN ANIMAL SHELTERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ACCORDING TO LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS.

MELISSA MAY TELLS US WHY THEY ARE CALLING IT A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, DR. GARY WHITESMAN SAYS ALL OF THE COUNTY'S ANIMAL FACILITIES ARE CURRENTLY AT 150 TO 200% CAPACITY FOR DOGS.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS 640 DOGS A DAY IN THE FACILITY THIS YEAR, UP FROM 440 IN 2022.

>> AN INCREDIBLE UPTICK IN THE ANIMALS WE'RE COMING INTO ALL OUR FACILITIES.

WE ARE MAXED OUT.

ALL OF OUR PARTNERS ARE MAXED OUT.

OUR RESCUES ARE MAXED OUT.

SPAY AND NEUTER APPOINTMENTS ARE MAXED OUT AND WE'RE FACING SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER FACED BEFORE.

>> Reporter: THE COMBINATION OF FACTORS IS LEADING TO WHAT HE CALLS A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ANIMAL SHELTERS CALLING THE ZERO EUTHANASIA AND A REDUCTION OF SPAY AND NEUTERING IN THE PANDEMIC AND THE HIGH COST OF LIVE.

>> THE INCREDIBLE PRICE OF TAKING CARE OF YOUR PETS AND COMPOUNDING IN ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT HOUSING MARKETS IN THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S INCREDIBLY PEOPLE TO BUY A HOME AND RENT ONE AND ONE THEY CAN HAVE THEIR PETS IN.

>> THE SPAY AND NEUTER ACTION PROJECT WORKS TO DECREASE THE PET POPULATION BY PROVIDING LOW TO NO COST SERVICES.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DARRYL SACKETT SAYS THE NUMBER OF DOGS SKYROCKETS WITHOUT INTERVENTION.

>> IN TWO YEARS, TWO UNALTERED DOGS UNSPAYED AND UNNEUTERED, AND THEIR OFFSPRING CAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 60 CANINE.

>> PLEASE THINK OF ADOPTING AND SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS.

UNWANTED LITTERS AND ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE GETTING SO MANY ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO ADOPT, CONSIDER FOSTERING.

IF THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS NOT ABLE TO REDUCE THE DOG POPULATION, THEY WILL HAVE TO PUT THEM IN MULTIPLE KENNEL AND TRANSFORM WAREHOUSES AND CLASSROOMS TO KENNELS.

GO TO SPCA.ORG TO LEARN MORE.

MELISSA MAY, "KPBS NEWS."

>> AND YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORY ON OUR WEB SITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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