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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 HER.

I AM JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> THE HEAT IS ON.

WAIT UNTIL THE DAYS AFTER.

FORECASTERS SAY WE ARE IN FOR AN EXTENDED HEAT WAVE, AND LIKE THE TEMPERATURE, THAT IS RAISING CONCERNS OVER HOW TO KEEP THE MORE VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES COOL.

A LOOK AT HOW SOME ARE DOING JUST THAT.

>> Reporter: START HYDRATING, PUT ON THAT SUNSCREEN, AND CREATE A PLAN TO STAY COOL.

STARTING TODAY, FROM THE COAST TO THE DESERTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, A HEAT WAVE WILL SETTLE IN UNTIL LABOR DAY.

THREE-YEAR-OLD LIAM FROM OCEAN BEACH HAS THE RIGHT IDEA.

>> I LOVE TO JUMP IN THE WATER.

IT'S COLD.

>> Reporter: HE AND OTHER SMART KIDS TOOK THEIR PARENTS TO A WATERPARK IN SAN DIEGO.

THEY WERE HAVING A BLAST SPLASHING IN THE WATER FEATURES.

LIAM'S DAD SAYS WHILE THEY DO LIVE ON THE COAST, THE HUMIDITY MAKES IT FEEL HOTTER.

AND DURING THIS HEAT WAVE, THEY HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.

>> WE DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, SO ANY WAY TO STAY COOL.

WE TAKE HIM TO THE BEACH ALL THE TIME ?

>> Reporter: HOW HARD IS IT GOING TO BE TO BRING THEM HOME?

>> VERY HARD.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR A HALF HOUR NOW.

>> Reporter: BACK ON OCEAN BEACH, WE FIND A MAIL CARRIER HARD AT WORK, WHO KEPT WALKING, SORTING, AND DELIVERING MAIL WHILE TELLING US, 'TIS THE SEASON.

>> SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ARE PROBABLY THE HOTTEST MONTH I CAN REMEMBER.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN ACCEPTED HEAT WARNING.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE MAILED PACKAGES SUFFER DEBILITATING KEYSTROKES ON THE JOBS.

EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING PEAK HEAT HOURS.

>> HEATSTROKE CAN HIT YOU WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT.

THE PROBLEM IS, IT STAYS WITH YOU.

DRINK A LOT OF WATER, EVERY 15 MINUTES, ALWAYS DRINKING WATER.

>> Reporter: ON THE BEACH, WE FOUND COLTON, GETTING HIS FITNESS ON.

HE LIVES IN CORONADO, WHERE HE USUALLY DOES NOT NEED AC.

HE SAYS HE WILL SPEND MOST OF THIS HEAT WAVE OUTDOORS.

>> IT IS HOT, IT IS HUMID.

I FEEL BAD FOR THE DOGS.

THE ANIMALS, STUCK INSIDE ALL DAY.

BUT I ALWAYS TRY TO GET OUT AND GET SOME AIR, AND CATCH THE BREEZE.

>> Reporter: THE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGH, MAKING A HEAT WAVE MORE DANGEROUS.

HE DID TRY TO GIVE US A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE.

>> I WAS DIGGING SOME TRENCHES IN LIKE 110 DEGREES, RUNNING SOME ELECTRICAL STUFF.

SOME 90 DOES NOT SOUND THAT BAD, BUT I DO KNOW WE HAVE THE HUMIDITY FACTOR, SO IT WILL PROBABLY FEEL HOTTER.

.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO AND PATRICK WALSH COMES THROUGH WITH SOME WORDS OF WISDOM THAT ONLY AN AVID SURFER COULD GIVE.

>> CHILL OUT AT THE BEACH, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS HOT.

YOU DON'T NOTICE IT HERE.

>> IT APPEARS WE MAY ONLY GET HOTTER BEFORE WE SEE A COOLDOWN.

WE WILL HAVE THE DETAILED IN OUR FORECAST LATER ON.

>>> PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING IN TENTS IN A CHULA VISTA PARK ARE MAKING THERE TO STAY PUT, A DAY BEFORE THE PARK IS SUPPOSED TO CLOSE DOWN.

AS KPBS REPORTER TELLS US, THEY ARE GOING TO THE COURT TO KEEP THE CITY FROM EVICTING THEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO.

>> A SHELTER COMMUNITY IS JUST AS MUCH A PART OF CHULA VISTA AS THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ARE INSIDE.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL TO FILE A REQUEST, -- MUSIC THEY ARE FILING MARTIN VERSUS BOISE.

THEY HAVEN'T OFFERED NO REASONABLE SHELTER, AND PER THAT, THEY CANNOT BE EVICTED FROM THIS PARK BECAUSE CHULA VISTA HAS ZERO SHELTER BEDS.

AND EVEN IF THEY SEND THEM TO OTHER AREAS, THERE ARE NO SHELTER BEDS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNIT UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEEK TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE HARBORSIDE PARK WHILE THE CITY LOOKS FOR WAYS TO HELP UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN USING THE PARK AS A TENT CITY.

MOVE OUT DATE IS THIS TUESDAY.

MAMA HEATHER HAS BEEN HOMELESS FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND LIVED IN A TENT AT THE PARK FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS.

SHE PACKED ALL OF HER BELONGINGS.

>> MOVING DAY TOMORROW.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TIES WITH EACH OTHER.

THEY ARE TRYING TO BE TOGETHER.

I KNOW A LOT OF THE GUYS HERE, THE PEOPLE HERE, AND I HAVE MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS.

AND THEY HAVE TO MOVE?

THEY HAVE NOWHERE THEY ARE GOING TO GO.

>> Reporter: MAYORAL CANDIDATE JOHN McCANN LED THE PUSH TO CLOSE THE PARK.

HE SAYS THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA HAS BEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS AT THE PARKS WITH NONPROFIT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

>> THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AT THE PARK IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

WE CANNOT ALLOW OPEN DRUG USE AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN A PUBLIC SPACE.

HARBORSIDE PARK MUST BE OPEN FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES OF HARBORSIDE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: SEBASTIAN MARTINEZ DISAGREES WITH McCANN, BUT WHAT THE CITY IS PROVIDING FOR SELF SAFE SHELTER OFTEN OPTIONS.

HE SAYS THE CONCERNS FROM PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE VALID, BUT THESE FOLKS WILL END UP IN SIMILAR SCENARIOS IN PARKS OR ON THE STREETS.

>> THE TRUTH IS THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO GO OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THESE PARENTS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT.

THAT IS THE REASON I AM NOT FOR THE DISPLACEMENT, THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO.

THEY ARE EITHER GOING TO GO TO DIFFERENT PARKS ACROSS THE CITY, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, OR GO TO PLACES WHERE NO PEOPLE SHOULD BE FORCED TO GO.

>> Reporter: MARTINEZ SAYS SOME OF THOSE INCLUDES SEWERS AND RIVERBEDS.

THE FILING DOES NOT WORK, HARBORSIDE CLUB PARK WILL BE CLOSED FOR 90 DAYS, WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND LONGER.

IT WILL COST THE CITY $350,000 FOR TEMPORARY FENCING AND SECURITY.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> IT MAY NOT SPEED UP THE BACK LOGGING OF RAPE KITS , BUT IT WILL ALLOW VICTIMS TO KNOW WHERE THEIR CASE STANDS.

SAN DIEGO POLICE NOW HAVE A NEW ONLINE PORTAL TO PROVIDE BETTER TRANSIT APPARENTLY.

THOSE WITH A KIT PENDING CAN ENTER THEIR I.D.

NUMBER TO SEE HOW CLOSE IT IS TO BEING PROCESSED BY LAB WORKERS.

>> THE VICTIM IS ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT, WHERE IS MY KIT?

IS IT BEING HANDLED PROPERLY?

IS IT BEING TESTED?

>> THERE ARE SO MANY LAYERS AND STEPS ALONG THE WAY, SO THIS IS ONE EXTRA WAY THAT WE CAN CARE FOR SURVIVORS.

>> THE KIT TRACKING PORTAL CAN BE FOUND AT THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.

A NEW LAW REQUIRES ALL SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS TO BE PROCESSED WITHIN 120 DAYS.

>>> SAN DIEGO STATES ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DEPARTMENT HIRED A RAPE SURVIVOR AND ADVOCATE .

A 17- YEAR-OLD GIRL REPORTED BEING SENATE BILL 1375 BY PLAYERS.

KPBS HAS A LOOK AT ALL OF THE TRAINING ATHLETES HAVE TO GO THROUGH .

>> I AM ONLY ONE PERSON.

>> Reporter: BRENDA TRACY HAS BEEN GIVING TALKS ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AS A RAPE SURVIVOR.

SHE WAS GANG-RAPING BY ATHLETES AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY.

SHE SEES A LOT OF SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HER CASE AND THE CASE AT SAN DIEGO STATE.

>> LOOKING BACK ON IT, THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, AS MORE DETAILS COME OUT AND I THINK ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES OF THE STORY, I JUST DO NOT GET IT.

I SPEAK VERY SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOTHING.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE CIVIL COMPLAINT FILED, THE THEN 17-YEAR-OLD TEENAGER, IDENTIFIED ONLY AS JANE DOE, WAS TAKEN TO THE BACK ROOM OF THIS HOUSE AND REPEATEDLY ASSAULTED BY THREE MEN, IDENTIFIED IN THE LAWSUIT AS MATT ARAIZA, ZAVIER LEONARD, AND NOWLIN "PA'A" EWALIKO.

NONE HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS STILL REVIEWING THE CASE.

AS THE THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SAID TRACY WAS BROUGHT IN AS PART OF THE ENHANCED TRAINING THAT ATHLETES GET.

>> WE HAVE GOT ALL OF THE PROGRAMMING AROUND INFORMATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

TRAINING AND ETIQUETTE.

WE ALSO DO LEADERSHIP TRAINING, WE DO FINANCIAL PLANNING, ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

>> Reporter: ALL STUDENT ATHLETES AT SAN DIEGO STATE GO THROUGH A SEXUAL VIOLENCE TRAINING DURING THE FALL SEMESTER.

THE TRAINING IS PROVIDED BY THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, SAN DIEGO'S ONLY RAPE CRISIS CENTER.

THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

>> WE HAVE A CURRICULUM THAT WE GO THROUGH, AND IT IS, WHAT IS CONSENT, SOME ROLE-PLAYING, SOME DISCUSSIONS, AND BREAKING OUT IN SMALLER GROUPS.

HOPEFULLY THE ATHLETES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE, REALLY SELF REFLECT, LOOK AT PAST SITUATIONS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE TRAINING INCLUDES BREAKING DOWN THE POWER DYNAMICS AND BYSTANDER INTERVENTION SO THAT WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, ATHLETES HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS.

>> IF YOU CANNOT INTERVENE SAFELY, HOW TO GO ACCESS HELP AND NOT PUT YOURSELF AT RISK.

THE OTHER PART IS, IF YOU LEARN ABOUT SOMETHING LATER WHERE SOMEONE HAS BEEN HARMED OR NEED HELP, WHAT DO YOU DO ?

>> Reporter: IT WAS BROUGHT TO SDSU BY COACH MARC MARTINEZ ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

HE WAS FIRST EXPOSED TO THE TRAINING WHEN THE SESSION WITH HIS SON'S LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM.

>> IT WAS EYE-OPENING FOR THE PARENTS, AND VERY EYE-OPENING FOR OUR YOUNG GUYS.

THEY ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THAT STUFF AT THAT AGE.

SO THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO START EDUCATING OUR GUYS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON CAMPUS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND DATE RAPE , AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

>> WE WENT TO TALK WITH THEM AND SAID WE WILL NOT TRAIN THE TEAM UNLESS WE CAN TRAIN YOU.

THEY SAID ABSOLUTELY, THEY WILL DO THAT.

>> Reporter: MARTINEZ SAYS HE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN HIS TRAINERS ATHLETES AFTER THE TRAINING.

THEY ARE MORE COMPASSIONATE.

>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS OUTSIDE THE BASEBALL STADIUM, IT IS ALSO WITHIN THE CLUBHOUSE, AND UNDERSTANDING HOW TO COMMUNICATE TO PEOPLE THE RIGHT WAY.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE TRAINING, THREE FORMER SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS STAND ACCUSED OF GANG-RAPING A TEENAGE GIRL.

THE NEWS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY.

>> ONE OF OUR PILLARS IS TO CREATE GREAT HUMAN BEINGS.

IT IS HARD WHEN THE TRAINING YOU PROVIDE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: TRACY SAYS ALL SHE CAN DO IS TELL THEM HOW HER SEXUAL ASSAULT AFFECTED HER.

>> THEN THEY ALSO HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES SOMETIMES OF THOSE DECISIONS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER WYNN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> FIRST-YEAR STUDENT AT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS ARE FEELING THE JITTERS AS CLASSES KICK OFF THIS WEEK.

BUT SOME OF THEM GET TO WIND DOWN IN A BRAND-NEW HOUSING FACILITY.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER, TONYA THORNE, GETS A LOOK INSIDE.

>> NOTHING IS BROKEN, EVERYTHING WORKS.

>> AC.

>> Reporter: THESE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS GAVE US A PEEK AT THEIR NEW DORM STYLE HOUSING WHERE THEY WILL BE LIVING FOR THE NEXT SEMESTER.

IT IS PART OF A BRAND-NEW 332 RED HOUSING UNIT FOR STUDENTS INSIDE THE NORTH CITY PROJECT ACROSS FROM CAMPUS.

IT IS CALLED NORTH COMMONS, AND IT IS THE SECOND HOUSING FACILITY TO BE BUILT BY THE NORTH CITY DEVELOPER, SEA BREEZE PROPERTIES.

>> IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THE STUDENTS MOVED IN.

WE ARE AT 100% OCCUPANCY.

JUST TO GET THAT VIBE AND THAT EXCITEMENT BACK HERE ON CAMPUS, AND AT THE NORTH CITY DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR.

>> Reporter: DARREN LEAVITT WITH SEA BREEZE PROPERTIES SAYS NORTH'S COMMENTS ARE JUST PART OF THE FULL PROJECT IN THE WORKS .

>> A 100 ACRE PLAN THAT WILL HAVE A MIX OF DIFFERENT USES FROM STUDENT USES TO FAMILY HOUSES, SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING.

A LOT OF GREAT DETAIL ON NORTH CITY DRIVE, AND A LOT OF OFFICE SPACE THAT WILL BE COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF -- AT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS SAYS THE NEW HOUSING FACILITIES ARE HELPING THE CAMPUS KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND OF NEW STUDENTS.

>> CS USM IS NO LONGER JUST A CAMPUS.

IS A PLACE STUDENTS ARE EXCITED TO BE AT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE BEST YEARS OF THEIR LIFE.. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS HAVING MORE HOUSING NEAR CAMPUS HELPS MORE STUDENTS CHOOSE CAL STATE SAN MARCOS.

>> THEY HAVE SUCH AMAZING STORIES, PLACES THEY ARE COMING FROM, A HUGE INTERNATIONAL POPULATION, STUDENTS OUT-OF- STATE.

FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: SERRANO SAYS IT HOLDS EVEN MORE POTENTIAL AS IT GETS DEVELOPED.

>> JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS.

AND REALLY, THEIR HOME ON CAMPUS.

WE WANT THIS TO BE AN AMAZING FOUNDATION FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS COUGARS.

>> Reporter: NEXT YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY WILL BREAK DOWN ON A NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DINING FACILITY ON CAMPUS FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS ARE CALLING TO APPROVE A $3.2 BILLION BOND THAT WOULD HELP KEEP KIDS SAFE.

THE DISTRICTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED TO PUT MEASURE U ON THE BALLOT.

IT IS AN EFFORT TO MODERNIZE FACILITIES, AND IT CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PROTECT AGAINST SCHOOL SHOOTINGS.

$200 MILLION WOULD BE USED TO PAY FOR NEW CAMERAS, DOOR LOCKS, CONTROLLED ENTRY POINTS, FENCING, UPGRADED SECURITY SYSTEMS, AND MORE.

>> THIS IS ONE ISSUE THAT WE WISH WE DID NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

BUT WE ALSO CANNOT JUST CLOSE OUR EYES AND NOT BE AWARE OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> MEASURE U NEEDS 55% OF THE VOTE TO PASS.

IT WOULD BE THE FIFTH BOND THAT THEY HAVE ASKED VOTERS TO PASS SINCE 1998.

HOMEOWNERS WOULD KEEP PAYING $60 FOR EVERY $100,000 OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THEIR HOMES.

>>> EVERY CHILD IS GUARANTEED A SPOT IN THEIR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, BUT THE SAME DOES NOT GO FOR SPOTS IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS.

KPBS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CLAIRE TRAGER SAYS THIS IS BECOMING A BIG PROBLEM AS CALIFORNIA EXPANDS ON KINDERGARTEN CLASSES.

>> Reporter: ON A HOT SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SARAH AND HER HUSBAND VINCE FOLLOW THEIR FOUR- YEAR-OLD SON, TEDDY, AROUND BALBOA PARK.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A RELAXING DAY, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN TEDDY'S FUTURE.

THEY LEARNED IN JUNE THAT HE GOT A SPOT IN THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL 'S TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, OR TK CLASS.

THEY FELT LIKE THEY HAD WON THE LOTTERY.

THEY COULD STOP PAYING $2000 A MONTH FOR HIS PRESCHOOL, AND THE SPEECH THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TEDDY GETS WOULD BE ON AT THE SCHOOL.

.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE LOTTERY TICKET TURNED OUT TO BE A DUD.

>> WE FOUND OUT THAT EVERYBODY HAD SIGNED UP FOR THE AFTERSCHOOL CARE MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO.

>> Reporter: WHILE TEDDY HAD A SPOT IN TK, HE DID NOT HAVE A SPOT IN AFTERSCHOOL CARE.

THAT MEANS THEY HAVE TO PICK HIM UP AT 2:00 P.M. EVERY DAY, AND NOON ON WEDNESDAYS.

IMPOSSIBLE, GIVEN THEIR WORK SCHEDULES.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE BEEN TEARING OUR HAIR OUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO SOLUTION.

SO I REALLY DO THINK UNLESS SOMETHING MAGIC COMES ALONG, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP HIM IN PRESCHOOL.

>> Reporter: PARENTS HERE AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA ARE IN SIMILAR PREDICAMENTS.

STARTING THIS SCHOOL YEAR, CALIFORNIA EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF KIDS AS OLD ELIGIBLE FOR TK, WITH THE GOAL OF TK FOR ALL FOUR-YEAR-OLD BY 2025.

BUT THE PROGRAM IS MISSING A CRUCIAL PIECE.

AFTERSCHOOL CARE.

>> WE KNOW THAT AFTERSCHOOL PARENTS WORKING PARENTS ARE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN A 6:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. DAY.

>> Reporter: CEO OF -- SAN DIEGO, WHICH PROVIDES AFTERCARE TO MANY SCHOOLS.

SHE SAYS STAFFING AND LICENSING DELAYS MEANS IT IS LIMITED IN HOW MANY STUDENTS IT CAN SERVE.

>> IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR PARENTS WHO WERE COUNTING ON THAT LONGER DAY OF CARE.

AND WE ARE HERE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE TO PRESCHOOL OR SOME OTHER FORM OF CARE FOR THEIR TK ' ERRS.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED THE CLASSES, AND THE WAIT LIST FOR AFTERCARE HAS SHOT UP TOO.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 2000 KIDS ON WAIT LISTS, ALMOST TWICE AS MANY AS LAST YEAR.

>> IT'S INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING.

IT HAS BEEN MAKING US CRAZY SINCE THE IDEA EVER CAME OUT.

>> Reporter: KAREN McDOUGAL RUNS AFTERSCHOOL CARE FOR THE YMCA.

AFTER THE STATE ANNOUNCED THE EXPANSION, THEY LOOKED AT WHETHER THEY COULD GET LICENSES TO CARE FOR YOUNGER KIDS AT THEIR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM SITES.

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO DO ALL KINDS OF FACILITIES RENOVATION, CHILD SIZE TOILET, AGE- APPROPRIATE PLAYGROUNDS.

IT WOULD BE REALLY CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO EVEN DO.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER KEVIN McCARTY OFFERED THE TK EXPANSION LAW.

>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS LACKING WAS HAVING UNIVERSAL PRE-K FOR ALL FOUR-YEAR-OLD TO SHOW UP KINDERGARTEN READY.

>> Reporter: ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TAKEN MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS.

COHEN VALLEY IS PROVIDING FREE AFTERSCHOOL CARE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

SUPERINTENDED SAID IT STARTED DURING COVID, AND HE PLANS TO CONTINUE IT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

>> PENDING SOME TYPE OF FISCAL CLIFF IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO A CUTTING SITUATION, WE ARE PLANNING TO PROVIDE THIS FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THE PARENTS HAVE HEARD THAT TEDDY MIGHT GET INTO AN AFTER CLASS RUN BY THE YMCA, BUT THEY ARE STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT.

CLAIRE TRAGER, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A BILL -- IS NOW HEADED TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S DESK.

SENATE BILL 1375 WAS AUTHORED BY SENATOR PRO TEMPORE TONI ATKINS.

SHE IS A SAN DIEGO DEMOCRAT.

IF SIGNED INTO LAW, IT WOULD ALLOW QUALIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO PROVIDE FIRST TRIMESTER ABORTIONS WITHOUT A SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN.

ATKINS ALSO LED EFFORTS TO PUT INTO THE CALIFORNIA STATE CONSTITUTION PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ABORTION AND CONTRACEPTION.

THAT WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.

>>> A NEW ANALYSIS SAYS THE MELTING ICE SHEETS OF GREENLAND ALONE WILL CAUSE A 10 INCH LIES RISE TO SEA LEVELS AROUND THE WORLD.

KPBS REPORTER, THOMAS FUDGE, SAYS WHAT THAT MEANS FOR SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: AS OUR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE GET WARMER, THE ICE SHEETS OF GREENLAND ARE MELTING AND BREAKING APART.

ALL OF THAT ICE IS GOING IN THE OCEAN.

A NEW STUDY ON CLIMATE CHANGE SAYS THIS WILL CAUSE A SEALEVEL RISE OF AT LEAST 10 INCHES.

THE STUDY'S AUTHOR SAYS THE RISE COULD TOTAL 30 INCHES.

>> THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE ICE IS BEING ADDED TO THE OCEAN IS INCREASING.

WE KNOW THAT FROM SATELLITE MONITORING.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A PHYSICIST WHO STUDIES ICE SHEETS SUCH AS THE ONE IN GREENLAND AND ANTARCTICA.

SHE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN A NEW STUDY, BUT SHE SAYS IT REACHES A CONCLUSION THAT IS COMMONLY ACCEPTED.

>> WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS ACTUALLY TRACKING THE HIGH END OF A WORST-CASE SCENARIO OF THE IPCC PROJECTIONS .

>> Reporter: WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN FOR SAN DIEGO?

SHE SAYS IT WILL AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY, AND WILL DO SO IN OUR LIFETIMES.

SHE CITES THE EXAMPLE FOR DEVELOPING SAN DIEGO'S LOW- LYING DISTRICT.

>> THE SPORTS ARENA, LOOK AT THAT.

THEY WANT TO BUILD ALL OF THIS HOUSING ON A FLOODPLAIN, WHICH IN 10 OR 20 YEARS TIME IS GOING TO BE UNDERWATER.

I'M SORRY, THE ICS ARE MELTING.

>> Reporter: JUST HOW MUCH OF GREENLAND'S ICE SHEETS WILL MELT IN THE COMING YEARS, COASTAL COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS RECEIVE THE CONSEQUENCES.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> IT IS NOT JUST HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

BRUTAL HEAT IS BEARING ON CITIES UP AND DOWN THE WEST COAST.

MORE THAN 20 U.S. CITIES WILL BE UNDER A HEAT ALERT AS A PROLONGED AND RECORD-BREAKING HEAT DOME BUILDS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THAT IS ON TOP OF THE 30 MILLION PEOPLE ALREADY UNDER HEAT WARNINGS, FROM CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

EVEN COASTAL CALIFORNIA CITIES, LIKE SAN FRANCISCO, THAT SOMETIME AVOID THESE HEAT WAVES WILL NOT ESCAPE THE HEAT.

METER ALL IS JUSTIN POVICK HAS OUR FORECAST.

>> THE HEAT IS GOING TO BE PROLONGED, AND QUITE INTENSE AS WE GO THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.

THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CASE RIGHT INTO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

DRY, AND LATER ON THIS WEEKEND, SPOHN WILL BE CHALLENGING.

DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS.

UNDER EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS.

WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT CONDITIONS HEATING UP, NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS, THE HIGH DESERT, INTO THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, ESPECIALLY BELOW 5500 FEET, BUT EVEN UP THE COAST.

YOU WILL REALLY SEE THOSE NUMBERS ON THE RISE LATER ON THIS WEEK.

LOTS OF DRY AIR IN PLACE, AND THAT WILL KEEP SKIES MAINLY CLEAR FOR TONIGHT.

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE DROPPING DOWN TO 70 DEGREES.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR TONIGHT.

CHULA VISTA, DOWN INTO THE UPPER 60s.

MOUNT LAGUNA, DROPPING DOWN TO 68.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SIZZLE INLAND AS WE GO INTO WEDNESDAY.

NOT QUITE AS HOT AT THE COAST, BUT STILL QUITE WARM.

SAN DIEGO TO OCEANSIDE, WARMING UP TO MID 80s.

JUST INLAND, IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE, LOOK AT THIS, CLIMBING UP INTO THE LOWER 100 TOWARD RAMONA.

DURANGO SPRINGS TOPPING OUT AT 110.

FUTURECAST, NOT A LOT OF CLOUDINESS.

QUITE SHALLOW AS WE TALK ABOUT THE TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO CLIMB.

ON THURSDAY, LITTLE RELIEF AT THE COAST.

SOME SPOT AGAIN GOING DOUBLE DIGITS ABOVE NORMAL AS WE ENTER INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

AND LOOK AT THIS, WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT HIGHS GOING AS HIGH AS 30 TO 35 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

FIND WAYS TO STAY COOL, HYDRATED, BE SURE TO PICK CHECK ON THE PETS.

AT THE COAST, WE ARE INTO THE 90s BY SUNDAY.

JUST INLAND, GOING UP TO THE CENTURY MARK BY SUNDAY.

TALKING ABOUT THE MOUNTAINS, CLIMBING INTO THE 90s LATER ON THIS WEEKEND.

AND THE DESERT, VERY HOT INTO THE 110s.

I'M METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN POVICK .

>>> RESIDENTS OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPI ARE LEFT WITHOUT DRINKING WATER AFTER A FAILURE AT A SAY TREATMENT PLANS.

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

>>> A PENGUIN AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO IS WALKING A LITTLE EASIER NOW THANKS TO SPECIAL ORTHOPEDIC FOOTWEAR.

THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD PENGUIN NAMED LUCAS HAS LESIONS ON HIS FEET DUE TO A CHRONIC CONDITION KNOWN AS BUMBLE FOOT.

WILDLIFE CARE SPECIALISTS TURNED TO AN ORGANIZATION CALLED -- WHICH MAY CHOOSE MADE OF NEOPRENE AND RUBBER.

>> ONCE WE PUT THE SHOES ON HIM, HE IS SHOWN A MORE NORMAL GAIT, WALKING ON FLAT SERVICES, THERE IS NO LINGERING LIMPING OR FAVORING HIS LEFT SIDE.

>> NO MORE BUMBLING AROUND FOR LUCAS.

THERE HE IS.

AFRICAN PENGUINS HAVE SUFFERED A MASSIVE POPULATION DECLINE, AND ARE LISTED AS ENDANGERED I THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, THAT IS OF COURSE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

♪ ♪ >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "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.

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