EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FAMILY AND COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> DARLING MARCO SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> A BIG SHAKEUP IN SAN DIEGO'S REPUBLICAN PARTY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE CHAIR OF THE PARTY ABRUPTLY RESIGNED LAST NIGHT AFTER AN INTERPARTY SQUABBLE OVER THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE CANDIDATE FOR THE STATE ASSEMBLY.

KPBS REPORTER TALKED TO TWO POLITICAL EXPERTS.

>> Reporter: THE NEWS OF DEPARTURE AS CHAIR OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS FIRST REPORTED.

THINGS STARTED TO UNSPOOL LAST WEEK WHEN THE PARTIES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TOOK A PROMOTION TO RESENT THE ENDORSEMENT OF ANDREW HAYES IN THE RACE FOR THE DISTRICT 75 SEAT.

WANTED TO GIVE THE ENDORSEMENT INSTEAD TO LONGTIME REPUBLICAN ACTIVIST AND THE EFFORT FAILED.

>> ON THURSDAY, THE CHAIR OF THE PARTY FILED A WHISTLE.

THE ENDORSEMENT EXPIRED AFTER THEY GOT A HOLD OF THE ENDORSEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT THEY DID LAST NIGHT.

BEFORE THE MEETING, HE RESIGNED WHEN THEY TOOK UP THE MOTION LAST NIGHT AND TO KEEP THE ENDORSEMENT.

>> IC THREE COMPETING HYPOTHESES FOR WHAT DROVE THE RESIGNATION.

>> Reporter: CARL LUNA IS THE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT THE SAN DIEGO COLLEGE.

>> THE LOCAL PARTY HAS IN UPKEEP SAYING, WE ARE NEVER GOING TO WIN AND WE ARE PART OF THE RIGHT, AS CARL WOULD SAY TO US.

IT COULD BE AN EFFORT TO GET BACK TO CENTER.

>> Reporter: IT COULD BE PART OF A POWER STRUGGLE WITHIN THE PARTIES CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE CONTROL OR THERE IS OPTION THREE.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE HIM.

>> Reporter: BOTH OF THEM ARE STEEPED IN POLITICS.

LUNA AS A TEACHER AND HAS RUN MANY CAMPAIGNS AND USED TO BE CHAIR OF THE SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THEY BOTH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE ARE INSIDE BASEBALL, BUT BOTH SAY THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE TWO HEALTHY PARTIES THAT HELP THEIR CANDIDATES UP AND DOWN THE PALLET.

>> IT DRAWS TOO MUCH ATTENTION AWAY FROM OTHER REPUBLICANS IN SMALLER SCHOOL BOARDS, CITY COUNCILS AND MAYORS, BECAUSE THERE IS A FIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE TICKET AND IT COULD DISTRACT THEM FROM WHAT THEIR CORE PRINCIPLES SHOULD BE.

>> Reporter: IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE TWO COMPETITIVE PARTIES IN SAN DIEGO AND THE STATE.

YOU HAVE DEMOCRATIC AFTER YEARS OF REPUBLICAN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER PARTY, SO YOU CAN BE SLOPPY WITH YOUR OTHER POLICYMAKING.

USED TO BE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE WENT TO GET EXPERIENCE, THEN GO INTO PUBLIC LIFE.

NOW, HE SAYS THAT THERE ARE PLACES WHERE POLITICAL MACHINES ARE BEING BUILT.

DEPENDING ON ONE'S PERSPECTIVE, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE A GOOD THING.

>>> REPORTS OF ANTI-MUSLIM HATE INCIDENTS AND DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S. HAVE HIT A 30 YEAR HIGH FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 7th HAMAS ATTACK IN ISRAEL, ACCORDING TO COUNCIL ON ISLAMIC RELATIONS.

MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT THE LOCAL IMPACT.

>> Reporter: 8061 IS HOW MANY COMPLAINTS OF ANTI-MUSLIM HATE INCIDENTS AND DISCRIMINATION RECEIVED NATIONWIDE LAST YEAR.

NEARLY HALF IN THE FINAL THREE MONTHS ALONE.

THEY SAY THAT NUMBER IS UNDERREPORTED DUE TO FEAR.

STILL, IT IS A BIGGER SPIKE IN COMPLAINTS AFTER FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TRAVEL PLANS.

THE INCIDENTS RANGE FROM PHYSICAL AND VERBAL ASSAULT TO DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION.

45 OF THOSE REPORTS CAME FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY, INCLUDING VANDALISM OF A LOCAL MOSQUE IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE HAMAS ATTACK.

STUDENT SAYS THAT THE CITY HAS NOT FELT SAFE.

>> WE HAVE SEEN THEM BE TARGETED AND WE CANNOT PRAY WITHOUT ARMED SECURITY AND MANY DO NOT FEEL SAFE GOING TO PLACES OF WORSHIP ANYMORE.

THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE GATHERING WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE PROFESSOR SAYS THAT COLLEGE STAFF WROTE A RESOLUTION ASKING DISTRICT LEADERS TO AFFIRM THEIR SPEECH RIGHT TO VOICE SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.

>> OUR FACULTY WHO ARE VOTING ON THE RESOLUTION ARE FLOODED WITH ANTI-PALESTINIAN ISLAMOPHOBIC EMAILS URGING PEOPLE TO NOT VOTE AND IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION -- REVOLUTION.

>> Reporter: LOCAL RISE INTI -- IN ANTI-SOMATIC.

SAN DIEGO CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE YET TO FOLLOW SUIT.

KITTY-, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LET'S LOOK FURTHER AHEAD TO TONIGHT.

WE ARE DROPPING TO A LOW OF 53 AND IT WILL BE CLEAR.

I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE JUST CONTINUE ON THIS GOOD WEATHER TREND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END.

WE ARE TRACKING CHANGES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND WE WILL BREAK THOSE DOWN COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MONEY IT SPENDS ON HOMELESS PROGRAMS.

THAT IS ONE OF THE CONCLUSIONS OF A REPORT FROM THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

KPBS HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE STATE AUDITOR RELEASED A REPORT THAT DRILLED DOWN ON THE HOMELESS PROGRAMS OF TWO CITIES, SAN JOSE AND SAN DIEGO.

REPORTS THAT SAN DIEGO SPENT $218 MILLION ON HOMELESS SERVICES OVER THE PAST THREE FISCAL YEARS, YET COULD NOT FULLY ACCOUNT FOR HIS HOMELESS SPENDING BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CENTRAL SPENDING PLAN.

TRANSITIONING MOST HOMELESS PEOPLE TO TEMPORARY HOUSING AND NOT PERMANENT HOUSING.

40% OF PEOPLE LEAVING TEMPORARY HOUSING END UP BACK ON THE STREET.

IN A LETTER TO THE AUDITOR SAN DIEGO STAFF SAYS THAT THE CITY DOES MAINTAIN SPENDING PLANS, BUT NOT IN CENTRAL LOCATIONS, WHICH THEY WILL CORRECT.

THE CITY AGREED FOR THE NEED FOR MORE PERMANENT HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS BUT SAID QUOTE, RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS AND PREVENTED THEM FROM CREATING A PLAN FOR SUCH HOUSING.

>> WHAT GENDER?

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO HOMELESS IN 2023 SHOWED A TOTAL OF 6500 HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE CITY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> HIGHLY USED SAFE SLEEPING CYCLE GETTING MORE FUNDING TO STAY IN OPERATION.

KEEP THE SITE ON 20th AND GOLDEN HILL OPEN FOR SIX MONTHS LONGER THAN ORIGINALLY INTENDED.

IT WILL BE AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY SOON AND THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO FUND STAFF, FOOD AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE SITE.

>> PEOPLE WANT TO BE IN THE SITES AND THEY PREFER THEM OVER SHELTERS FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.

SOME PEOPLE PREFER SHELTERS, BUT MANY PEOPLE WOULD RATHER HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVACY.

>> THE BOAT INCREASES FUNDING BY NEARLY $488,000, WHICH WOULD KEEP THIS SAFE SLEEPING SITE IN OPERATION THROUGH JUNE.

>>> THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY TO EXPLORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS ON THE STATE OWNED FAIRGROUNDS, BUT HOUSING ADVOCATES SAY THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO DO MORE.

KPBS REPORTER HAS THE UPDATE.

RIDE IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE, COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PASSED A RESOLUTION TO HELP SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.

>> THE BOW --.

>> Reporter: AGREED TO EXPLORE THE OPTIONS IF ANY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE UNITS ON THE GROUNDS.

>> PROVIDING SPACE FOR 61 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IS NO SMALL TASK FOR AN EVENT CENTER LIKE THIS ONE.

PARTICULARLY, DOING SO IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T IMPEDE OUR MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS, SO WE DON'T YET KNOW IF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL REALLY WORK HERE.

WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT WE WILL NEVER GET ANYTHING DONE IF WE DON'T START SOMEWHERE.

>> Reporter: IT CAN TAKE TWO YEARS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PLANS ARE FEASIBLE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.

HOUSING ADVOCATES FEAR THAT ONCE AGAIN WILL FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE HOUSING LAWS.

>> THREE YEARS INTO THE CYCLE, WHICH STARTED IN 2021 AND THEY HAVE YET TO PRODUCE A SINGLE AFFORDABLE UNITS.

>> Reporter: GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR MORE ABUNDANT HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND SAYS THAT DELMAR SHOULD TAKE A MULTI- APPROACH TO FULFILL HOUSING COMPLIANCE.

>> I THINK THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS, BUT IF IT TAKES UNTIL 2030, THEN THEY ARE NOT DOING THEIR FAIR SHARE THAT OTHER CITIES NEARBY ARE ALREADY MAKING PROGRESS ON, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

>> Reporter: THE OTHER HOUSING PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF DELMAR AND IT IS 250 NIGHT APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH 85 UNITS DEEMED AFFORDABLE.

THAT PROJECT IS HELD IN LITIGATION WITH THE CITY AND SITTING AT A STANDSTILL.

>> WE HAVE REJECTED THEIR APPLICATION, BECAUSE IT IS INCOMPLETE.

THEY HAVE NOT CREATED A COMPLETE APPLICATION.

THE NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> Reporter: IT COULD BE 100% LOW INCOME.

THE PROJECT BREAKS DOWN TO 42 LOW INCOME UNITS AND 43 MODERATE INCOME.

IN A STATEMENT, A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SAID, FINALLY, STOPPED DRAGGING ITS FEET AND IS AT LEAST TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WHETHER THESE TALKS ACTUALLY LEAD TO ANYTHING IS ANYONE'S GUESS.

IF THEY WERE SERIOUS ABOUT MEETING A STATE MANDATE, THEY WOULD APPROVE THE READY TO GO PROJECT.

THE SUPERVISORS VOTE ON TUESDAY DOES NOT OPEN ANY FUNDING FOR THE HOUSING ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, BUT IT DOES REPRESENT SUPPORT ON A COUNTY LEVEL.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ARIZONA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS A CIVIL WAR ERA ABORTION LAW EFFECTIVELY BANNING THE PROCEDURE IN THE STATE.

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

>>> UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS READY TO TRANSFER MORE OF ITS CAMPUS INTO COMMITTEE SCHOOLS.

THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN GIVEN A $7 MILLION STATE GRANT TO EXPAND PROGRAMS, LIKE THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAY IN EL CAJON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY PREPARE STUDENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL JOBS RIGHT AFTER GRADUATION.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, EL CAJON VALLEY HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL MODEL OF A COMMUNITY SCHOOL OFFERING RESOURCES THAT INCLUDE JOB TRAINING, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND OTHER HELP FOR STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM TIME.

>> THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, FAMILY PARTICIPATION, IMPROVE ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

>> THE GRANT MONEY WILL BE USED TO CREATE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.

EL CAJON VALLEY HAS DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT RESTAURANT SERVICE PATHWAY WITH MANY STUDENTS OBTAINING JOBS AT A LOCAL HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS RACING TO ENACT A NEW STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PLAN AHEAD OF THE ELECTION THIS NOVEMBER AND ANNOUNCED HIS NEW PLAN YESTERDAY SPEAKING FROM THE BATTLEGROUND STATE OF WISCONSIN.

>> I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE FIVE MAJOR ACTIONS TO CONTINUE TO RELIEVE STUDENT DEBT FOR MORE THAN 30 MILLION AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: NEW PUSH FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN TO FULFILL ONE OF HIS 2020 CAMPAIGN PROMISES.

THE PRESIDENT TRAVELED TO WISCONSIN ON MONDAY, KEY SWING STATE, TO UNVEIL THE DETAILS OF HIS NEW FORGIVENESS PLAN.

>> TOO MANY AMERICANS AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE DEBTS IN EXCHANGE FOR A COLLEGE DEGREE.

IT'S NOT JUST A DRAG ON THEM, BUT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THE NEW PLAN WILL IMPACT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BALANCES BIGGER THAN WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY BORROWED DUE TO INTEREST.

THOSE WHO QUALIFY FOR FORGIVENESS UNDER EXISTING PROGRAMS, BUT HAVE NOT APPLIED.

IT WILL ALSO ASSIST THOSE WHO BEGIN REPAYING THEIR DEBTS AT LEAST 20 YEARS AGO.

THOSE WHO ENROLLED IN SO-CALLED LOW FINANCIAL VALUE PROGRAMS AND THOSE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

>> OVER THE COMING MONTHS, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT THESE PLANS.

>> Reporter: SECOND ATTEMPT TO IMPLEMENT STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS.

THE SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN HIS FIRST PLAN LAST SUMMER AND SEVERAL CONSERVATIVE LED STATES AND GROUPS SUED HAS ADMINISTRATION OVER THE FIRST PROGRAM DID ARGUING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAD OVERSTEPPED ITS AUTHORITY.

>> THE SUPREME COURT BLOCKED US.

THAT DIDN'T STOP US.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS CANCELED STUDENT LOAN DEBT FOR ABOUT 4 MILLION PEOPLE.

THEY ARE MOSTLY USING EXISTING PROGRAMS.

THAT IS MORE THAN ANY OTHER PRESIDENT.

THE NEW PROPOSALS MUST STILL GO THROUGH A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND THE REVIEWING THOSE COMMENTS, DEFERMENT OF EDUCATION WILL PUBLISH THE FINAL VERSION OF THE RULE.

IT IS A PROCESS THAT COULD TAKE MONTHS AND WILL LIKELY FACE NEW CHALLENGES.

IN WASHINGTON, JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> UNION REPRESENTING HOLLYWOOD ACTORS IS LOOKING TO PROTECTIONS AGAINST AI.

THEY ARE PUSHING A BILL, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE DETAILED CONSENT FOR THE USE OF DIGITAL REPLICAS , WHICH INCLUDES REPLICAS USED IN AUDIOBOOKS, VIDEO GAMES, PRODUCT ENDORSEMENTS AND CONCERTS.

A SEPARATE BUILD ALSO ASKS STUDENTS -- STUDIOS TO NOT PUT ACTORS WHO PASSED AWAY IN FILMS WITHOUT CONSENT FROM THEIR FAMILIES.

>>> THE APRIL 15th FILING DEADLINE IS LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY, BUT THOSE FOR LOOKING FOR LAST-MINUTE TAX TIPS MAY NOT ALWAYS GET THE BEST ADVICE ACCORDING TO THE IRS.

KAREN TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE RED FLAGS.

>> Reporter: FROM BUDGETING TO STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS, THE HASHTAG HAS EXPLODED ON TIKTOK.

>> IT REALLY SHOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT PERSONAL-FINANCE ADVICE, HOW TO SAVE THEIR PAYCHECK AND SPEND THEIR PAYCHECK AND HOW TO FILE TAXES.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TAX PROFESSIONALS AND A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SAYS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA CAN GET VOICED TO SOME HELPFUL SOURCES FOR TAX TOPICS, BUT NOT ALL HAVE THE SAME CREDIBILITY AND EXPERTISE.

>> THERE IS LOT OF EXPERTISE -- INTRICACIES AND NUANCES.

THERE IS NO WAY A 15 SECOND OR 32 SECOND CLIP CAN EXPLAIN ALL OF THE DETAILS AROUND THE TOPIC.

>> Reporter: THE IRS SAID THAT THAT INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA, INCLUDING SCHEMES LIKE THIS USING W-2 FORMS TO SCAN A BIGGER REFUND CAN LEAD A TAXPAYER TO BIG TROUBLE.

USERS SHOULD ALWAYS DO THEIR OWN RESEARCH.

>> FACT CHECK THAT YOU ALWAYS WANT TO PUT INTO PLACE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THE BASICS AND THAT YOU ARE NOT JUST FOLLOWING SOMEONE'S POTENTIAL GET RICH QUICK MESSAGING THAT MAY NOT BE TRUE.

>> Reporter: AFTER ALL, THE INDIVIDUAL FILER IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT TAX RETURN.

>> WHEN YOU SUBMIT THAT RETURN OR SIGN THAT RETURN, YOU ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.

IF ANYTHING COMES INTO QUESTION, JUST THE RESPONSE OF, I SAW THAT ON TIKTOK, IS NOT REALLY A VALID RESPONSE IN THE TERMS OF AN AUDIT.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, KAREN.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH A BIG PICTURE FOR YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

THE WARMTH IS NUMBER ONE ON OUR LIST AND IT CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY, SO WE GET TO HANG ONTO IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER AND WHILE WE HAVE THE WARMTH, IT'S GOING TO BE DRY, AS WELL.

I THINK THAT'S A WIN.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE AND WE ARE GOING TO TURN WET AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND ALSO THAT IS WHEN WE WILL SEE THAT COOL DOWN.

TONIGHT, LOOKING OUT ACROSS THE COUNTY AND OCEANSIDE AT 47 TONIGHT.

SAN DIEGO DROPPING TO 53.

YOU ARE UP 46.

SPRINGS, 53.

MOUNT LAGUNA, DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 40.

THE GUY SAID, WEDNESDAY IS NOT LOOKING TOO SHABBY.

IT'S GOING TO BE WARM ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

AS WE LOOK AT THE HIGHS, THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE.

IT IS A SIMILAR STORY UP AND DOWN THE COAST.

RAMONA IS HITTING A HIGH OF 80.

SPRINGS, YOU ARE IN THE 90s.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS NOT LOOKING TOO BAD HE DID -- EITHER WITH A HIGH OF 57.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE COOLDOWN I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

ENJOY YOUR WEDNESDAY.

ENJOY THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST.

WE ARE GOING TO COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY WITH A FEW OF THOSE LOW CLOUDS BREAKING AND IT'S NOT A BAD DAY BY ANY CHANCE, BUT THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS RETURNS JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND.

PERFECT TIMING.

68 FOR THE HIGH ON SATURDAY AND WE DROPPED TO 66 BY SUNDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, YOU WILL SEE THAT DRAMATIC DROP IN THE MERCURY AND WE ARE AND 80 ON WEDNESDAY AND 79 ON THURSDAY.

BY FRIDAY, DOWN TO 70.

IN THE WEEKEND, UPPER 60s.

AS FOR THE MOUNTAINS, IT'S A SIMILAR STORY AND STAYING IN THE 50s THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

FRIDAY, LOW 50s.

WE ARE IN THE 40s AGAIN AS THE WIND WILL PICK UP THIS WEEKEND.

AS FOR THE DESERTS, WARM TO WEDNESDAY WITH A HIGH OF 91 AND 92 ON THURSDAY.

THEN, WE DROP DOWN TO THE 80s HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A CHANCE FOR A SHOWER.

I WON'T RULE IT OUT WITH A HIGH OF 78 AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.

>>> SAN DIEGO BIOTECH COMPANY IS PUTTING A NEW SPIN ON HOW TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE'S.

BIOTECHNOLOGIES IS SENDING A TEAM OF CYCLISTS TO DEATH VALLEY TO SPARK CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT THEY USE AND HOW THEY CAN BE USED TO FIND A CURE FOR ALS.

ALS IS A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.

THE PRESIDENT SAYS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING THE DISEASE ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE ON FINDING A CURE.

THAT IS THE MESSAGE WE ARE TRYING TO DELIVER.

IF YOU REMEMBER, 10 YEARS AGO, THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE.

AT THAT TIME, IT CAUSED A LOT OF AWARENESS IN THE PUBLIC, BUT THERE IS NO CURE AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.

THINGS ARE STARTING TO CHANGE.

>> THE BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKS WITH YOUNG PATIENTS ON RARE DISEASES THAT IMPACT THE BRAIN.

THE BIKERS WILL TRAVEL 400 MILES OVER A 90 SPIN.

>>> SAN DIEGO RANKED IN THE TOP 10 IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE MOST PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ACCORDING TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.

THE DISEASE IS THE THIRD HIGHEST COST THAT MY CAUSE OF DEATH.

WHILE NEW DRUGS OFFER HOPE, KPBS REPORTER TELLS US THAT THE BENEFITS MAY NOT BE WIDELY ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL.

>> MY DAD IMMIGRATED HERE WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 17 OR 18 AND MY MOTHER AND HER DAD ARE FROM MEXICO.

>> Reporter: HAS BEEN TIRELESSLY CARING FOR HER PARENTS FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES.

IT IS A JOURNEY THAT HAS TAKEN A TOLL EMOTIONALLY.

>> HAVING TWO PARENTS DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA IS DEVASTATING.

THEY WERE NOT DIAGNOSED AT THE SAME TIME.

MY MOTHER'S DIAGNOSIS CAME FIRST.

>> Reporter: THE FAMILY HAD NO HISTORY OF ALZHEIMER'S.

PATRICIA THOUGHT THAT HER MOTHER'S SYMPTOMS WERE A NATURAL PART OF AGING.

>> I KNOW THAT SHE WAS LOSING HER MEMORY, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WOULD EVENTUALLY FIND OUT THAT IT WAS AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR DEMENTIA.

ABOUT FIVE YEARS LATER, MY DAD STACKED JUST CAME -- DIAGNOSIS CAME.

>> Reporter: HER DAD DIED IN 2021 FROM COMPLICATIONS.

>> HIS ALZHEIMER'S PROGRESSED FASTER, SO SHE HAS DIGRESSED IN HER ABILITIES VERY SLOWLY.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY WERE TELLING ME, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE TWO PARENTS WITH DEMENTIA AT THE SAME TIME >> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND RELATED DEMENTIAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS SET TO SURPASS 115,000 IN THE NEXT SIX YEARS.

SLOWING ITS PROGRESSION OFFER HOPE.

WILL THE MOST AT RISK HAVE ACCESS TO THE NEW MEDICATION?

>> WANT ME TO GET TO SOME?

>> WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

>> Reporter: BY THE TIME HER PARENTS WERE DIAGNOSED, THEY WERE ALREADY HAVING HALLUCINATIONS.

IT WAS CONSIDERED MODERATE TO SEVERE MAKING THE FDA FOR APPROVAL BITTERSWEET.

>> I'M HAPPY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BENEFIT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY , IT'S BETTER, BECAUSE MY PARENTS WON'T BENEFIT FROM IT.

>> Reporter: LATINOS AND BLACKS TEND TO BE DIAGNOSED AT LATER STAGES, AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDING THEM FROM THE USE OF THE DRUG.

IT WAS ASSIGNED AND APPROVED TO TREAT EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S.

SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF THE MEDICATION, ESPECIALLY FOR LATINOS WHO ARE 1.5 TO TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALZHEIMER'S THAN WHITES.

THE HEALTH CONDITIONS LIKE HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES WHICH ARE MORE PREVALENT AMONG BLACK AND LATINO POPULATIONS ARE KNOWN RISK FACTORS.

>> A LOT OF THEM ARE RECENT IMMIGRANTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN MUCH WEALTH AS PEOPLE THAT HAVE MANY GENERATIONS LIVING HERE.

I DON'T THINK MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THAT AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO GET THAT MEDICATION.

>> Reporter: MEDICARE IS CRUCIAL FOR PEOPLE HOPING TO AFFORD IT, WHICH IS PRICED AT $26,500 A YEAR.

AS MANY AS 37% ARE REPORTED TO LIVE ON INCOMES OF ABOUT $28,000 A YEAR OR LESS .

EVEN THOUGH MEDICARE IS PICKING UP THE MAJORITY OF THE BILL, MANY PATIENTS WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $5000 ANNUALLY IN OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS.

CLINICAL CARE COACH AT ALZHEIMER'S SAN DIEGO SAYS THAT IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE.

>> THEIR BUDGET WILL COVER FOOD, EXPENSES, CARE, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER NEEDS BEFORE HAVING TO MAKE THAT EXPENSE.

>> Reporter: HECTOR GONZALES IS A PROFESSOR OF NEUROSCIENCES AT UCSD AND IS LEADING THE NATION'S LARGEST STUDY ON LATINO BRAIN AGING AND SAYS THAT COST ISN'T THE ONLY BARRIER .

>> INVARIABLY, WE SEE PEOPLE OF LATINO HERITAGE AND IN PARTICULAR, MEXICAN HERITAGE, HAVE A LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

IN ORDER TO GET ONE OF THESE TRIALS, YOU NEED A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SAYING, THIS PERSON DOES LOOK LIKE A TRUE ALZHEIMER'S CASE.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE WITH LOWER INCOMES OR LIMITED ENGLISH SKILLS HAVE UNEQUAL ACCESS TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO EARLY DETECTION, GONZALES SAYS.

>> WE NEED TO LOOK AT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS.

ARE WE SERVING THOSE COMMUNITIES?

ARE WE DOING THE EDUCATION TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS MAY HELP OR NOT?

>> Reporter: THERE IS ANOTHER COST.

>> WHAT WE SEE AMONGST LATINOS, THE VASCULAR TYPE OF DEMENTIA SEEMS TO BE MOST PREVALENT.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE BLACKS AND LATINOS HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF VASCULAR DEMENTIA, IT WON'T BE AS EFFECTIVE.

PATRICIA WASN'T SURE IF THERE WERE DIAGNOSED WITH THAT TYPE, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED HAVING MORE TIME.

>> EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAY HAVE BANKRUPTED US TO GET THAT MEDICATION, BECAUSE IT IS HOPE.

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS.

>> Reporter: THESE DAYS, VIRGINIA CONTINUES TO HAVE SOME MOBILITY.

MOST AFTERNOONS, YOU FIND HER ON THE PORCH, DANCING IN HER CHAIR AND WEARING RED CAT EYE SUNGLASSES AND LIPSTICK TO MATCH.

>> ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS ABOUT MY MOM IS HER SENSE OF HUMOR AND SHE IS ALWAYS HAPPY AND LOVES MUSIC.

>> Reporter: PATRICIA USES MUSIC TO KEEP HER MOTHER MOTIVATED AND ACTIVE AND TO HOLD ONTO SOMETHING THAT SHE ALWAYS LOVED.

>> I AM SO BLESSED THAT DURING HER PROGRESSION WITH ALZHEIMER'S , IT HASN'T BEEN LOST.

>> SOME TERRIFIC REPORTING.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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