>>> GOOD EVENING.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9th.

CASES THE ARE CLIMBING AND A NEW EFFORT WAS UNDER TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO THOSE MOST AT RISK.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER, MATT HOFFMAN, WITH THE LATEST EMERGENCY MESSAGE.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS RATIFIED A MONK THE BOX LOCAL HEALTH EMERGENCY THAT WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK.

THE ACHUA VACCINE SUPPLY IS STILL FRONT AND CENTER.

>> WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF VACCINES AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A VACCINE BOX IN THE BASEMENT WE AREN'T JUST PLUGGING IN.

WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SEND THE STATE VACCINE.

>> THEY HAVE REQUESTED 25,000 MONKEYPOX VACCINES BUT HAVE RECEIVED THE FIFTH OF THAT.

THE VIRUS CAN CAUSE FLULIKE SYMPTOMS OR PAINFUL RASHES AND LESIONS.

TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN SAN DIEGO WITH NO DEATHS REPORTED.

WHEN SOMEBODY IS SYMPTOMATIC, THEY ARE ABLE TO TRANSMIT THE VIRUS, THROUGH CLOSE CONTACT.

IT COULD SPREAD THROUGH CLOTHING OR BEDDING.

>> STAY AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

IF YOU ARE WORKING, THAT MEANS NOT GOING TO WORK.

>> DOCTOR ELIZABETH DAWSON FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES SAID THAT OF THE KNOWN CASES, THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IDENTIFY AS OR BISEXUAL AND HEALTH OFFICIALS WOULD BE CLEAR THAT MONKEYPOX CAN AFFECT ANYONE AND THEY ARE SEEING INCREASED CASES IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

>> NO SINGLE COMMUNITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.

THE MONKEYPOX VIRUS CAN INFECT ANYONE, REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, OR GENDER.

>> FEDERAL REGULATORS HAVE FOUND A WORKAROUND.

THE FDA HAS GIVEN EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION FOR A MONKEYPOX VACCINE TO BE ADMINISTERED JUST UNDER THE SKIN AS OPPOSED TO INTO TISSUE OR MUSCLE IN THIS PROCESS CAUSE INTRADERMAL DOSES, COULD TURN ONE DOCENT FIVE.

>> WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THIS NEWS WHICH IS FORTHCOMING.

IT WILL REALLY HELP US TO VACCINATE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE AT HIGHEST RISK.

>> THEY BRIEF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON MONKEYPOX TUESDAY.

SHE SAID THAT MONEYPOX TESTING IS CONTINUING TO RAMP UP WITH MORE LABS COMING ONLINE.

>> RIGHT NOW IT IS SPECIFIC RASH LESIONS AND WE ARE LEARNING WITH OTHER PARTNERS IN ACADEMIC PARTNERS WITH OTHER SITES CAN BE TESTED.

>> THE STATE SENATOR FROM SAN FRANCISCO TERRACE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON MONKEYPOX.

HE SAYS OFFICIALS HAVE TO GET AHEAD OF THIS.

>> THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT THIS VIRUS THAT ENSURES IT'S ONLY GOING TO IN FACT AND BISEXUAL MEN.

AT THE MOMENT, THAT IS WHAT IS BEING IMPACTED AND THAT IS WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO GO.

>> NEARLY 1500 DOSES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO SAN DIEGO HEALTH PROVIDERS THIS WEEK.

SOME ARE BEING KEPT IN RESERVE FOR CLOSE CONTACTS OR PROBABLE CASES.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS ENDING THE CONTROVERSIAL TRUMP PROGRAM KNOWN AS REMAIN IN MEXICO POLICY.

GETTING THE PROGRAM IS ONE OF PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN PROMISES.

KPBS BORDER REPORTER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: UNDER THE PROGRAM OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS MICRO PROTECTION PARTICLES, THOUSANDS OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS WERE FORCED TO LIVE AND REMAIN IN MEXICO WHETHER CASES WERE ADJUDICATED.

WHILE IN MEXICO, MANY WERE ROBBED, BEATEN, AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND KIDNAPPED.

THE LEGAL DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER AND REFUGEE STUDIES.

>> IT AFFECTED THE POLICY AND IT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE POLICY WANTED.

DENY PEOPLE ACCESS.

>> LOCAL ADVOCATES WELCOME THE NEWS BUT THEY SAID THE PROGRAM AND OTHER RECENT IMMIGRATION POLICIES HAS WE CAN THE ASYLUM.

>> THERE IS A COMPLETE DISMANTLING AND DESTRUCTION OF OUR ASYLUM SYSTEM.

>> NICOLE RAMOS IS THE DIRECTOR .

SHE SAYS THAT REMAIN IN MEXICO IS WHEN COLIN MULTIPLE POLICIES THAT ARE KEEPING ASYLUM-SEEKERS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

>> THE LAST THREE ADMINISTRATIONS, WE HAVE SEEN A COMPLETE EROSION OF ASYLUM RIGHTS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE LEADING IN ALL KINDS OF OTHER IMMIGRANTS THAT HAVE EDUCATIONAL VISAS, WORKSPACES, AND THERE IS NO LEGITIMATE POLICY PURPOSE TO KEEP IN ASYLUM-SEEKERS OUT.

>> OFFICIALS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAY PEOPLE WILL NO LONGER BE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.

PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE U.S. AS THEY RETURN FOR THEIR NEXT SCHEDULED COURT DATE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A STUNNING MOVE BY THE FBI TO READ FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO HOME IS CREATING QUITE A STIR.

THEY WOULD NOT HAVE GRANTED A SEARCH WARRANT WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE.

SOME SUPPORTERS LIKE CALIFORNIA CONGRESSMAN, BOSTON AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

MORE NOW FROM THE REPORTER, AMY KILEY.

>> THE PURPOSE OF THE RAID WAS BECAUSE ACTUAL ARCHIVES WANTED TO COOPERATE WHETHER OR NOT DONALD TRUMP HAD ANY DOCUMENTS IN HIS POSSESSION.

>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS FAMILY CONFIRMED THE FBI SEARCHED HIS MAR-A-LAGO HOME YESTERDAY AND SEIZED ITEMS FROM IT.

TRUMP'S ATTORNEY SAYS HE HAD BEEN COOPERATING WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.

>> THIS IS A VERY CONVENIENT WAY TO THROW A LITTLE MORE MUD ON DONALD TRUMP.

>> THESE GOP GOVERNORS ARE CALLING THE MOVE ALARMING AND THEY WILL PRESENT STATION OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

THESE LAWMAKERS SAY THIS MAKES THE U.S. LOOK LIKE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.

HOUSE MINORITY LEADER, KEVIN McCARTHY, IS SHORTING THIS AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BUT TO GET A SEARCH WARRANT.

>> YOU HAVE TO GO BEFORE A FEDERAL JUDGE AND CONVINCE THE JUDGE THAT THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE, BOTH THAT A FEDERAL CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED AND THAT EVIDENCE OF THAT CRIME IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE SPACE.

>> THERE IS EVEN MORE STRICT RULES FOR CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS BEING REMOVED FROM OFFICIAL PREMISES BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE IT CAN DO TO NATIONAL SECURITY.

>> IF A SEARCH WARRANT INVOLVES A FORMER PRESIDENT, >> THE WORLD NEEDS TO MOVE.

>> I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW BIG OF A DEAL THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN.

>> I'M AMY REPORTING.

>> POLICE DEPARTMENT.THE ACCOUNT THE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE MORE WITH THE COMMUNITY IN HOPES TO BUILD TRUST.

THEY ARE CREATING A COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION TO DO JUST THAT.

THE NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TELLS US THAT ACTIVISTS HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THESE EFFORTS.

>> THEY VOTED TO VOTE A COMMISSION.

THE GOAL OF THE COMMISSION IS TO FOSTER STRONG POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS.

THE COMMISSION WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON POLICE POLICIES BUT ACTIVISTS SAY THAT IT IS MISSING KEY ELEMENTS.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER BEHIND IT AND NOT ENOUGH TEETH TO HOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBLE OR ACCOUNTABLE.

>> IS THE COFOUNDER OF THE JUSTICE COALITION.

HE SAYS THAT INCIDENTS CAN ESCALATE WHEN CONFRONTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

NOT WHEN DEALING WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS YET POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO NOT HAVE BROKEN ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS RULES OR POLICIES.

>> WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE KINDS OF PROBLEMATIC ARRESTING ENGAGEMENTS AND WE KNOW THAT THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN THE POST GEORGE FLOYD ERA AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN A WAY THAT COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED IN ITS POLICING REFORM.

>> MILLER SAYS THAT SOME RESIDENTS FEEL THERE IS NO NEED FOR COMMUNITY POLICE ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION AT ALL.

>> WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE CALL FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM AT ALL WHATSOEVER.

WHY ARE WE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THIS?

THEY TEND TO BE WHITE AND THEY HAVE UPPER-CLASS INCOME.

THEN WHEN YOU GO TO THE PEOPLE OF COLOR, LOWER-CLASS INCOME, THE ANSWER IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM THE UPPER-CLASS SCALE, TO THE, QUOTE/UNQUOTE, LOWER-CLASS SCALE.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE ARE SPEAKING TWO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

>> THE STATEMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT WE ENCOURAGE AND MAINTAIN AN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND ADVOCACY GROUP SO THAT WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS AND WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS SOLUTIONS.

WE UNDERSTAND STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSPARENCY ARE ESSENTIAL TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY POLICING.

WHILE MILLER HAD HOPED TO SEE MORE, HE SAYS THIS IS A START IN DEVELOPING SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR ALL.

>> THE PRODUCT THAT WILL PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND OFFICERS.

THE OFFICERS ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE WANT EVERYONE PROTECTED AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO GO HOME SAFELY AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE COURTESY WHEN THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

>> AND ORDINANCE WILL BE DEVELOPED LATER THIS YEAR BEFORE RECORDING FOR THE COMMISSION BEGINS.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER YEARS OF WORK TO CREATE OVERSIGHT OF SURVEILLANCE, TECHNOLOGIES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORDINANCE HAS BEEN FINALIZED.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS IT WILL GOVERNOR HOW THEY CAN USE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR JOBS BUT THE POLICE UNION IS CONCERNED.

>> UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST APPROVE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN MONITOR AND IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS.

PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW AMERICANS IT SAYS THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.

>> THE SURVEILLANCE OVERSIGHT ORDINANCE CAME ABOUT AFTER IT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAD SMART STREETLIGHT CAMERAS.

THOUSANDS OF THEM AND START ALL OVER THE CITY WITHOUT ANY EDUCATION OR INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.

>> CITY SERVICES LIKE THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO SEEK APPROVAL TO CONTINUE TO USE ANY TECHNOLOGIES THAT FALL UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT THEY DECLINED AN INTERVIEW TODAY.

THE SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION SENT US A STATEMENT SAYING THE ORDINANCE WOULD BURDEN POLICE WITH RED TAPE AND PERSONNEL COSTS.

THE POA SAYS IT'S NOT OPPOSED TO COMMUNITY INPUT ON SURVEILLANCE AND INCREASE TRANSPARENCY THAT IS NOT IMPACT ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS.

IT SAYS THE BUREAUCRACY IMPOSED BY THE ORDINANCE WOULD TAKE OFFICERS OFF THE STREET.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE ASSESSING TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE SURVEILLANCE IMPLICATIONS ON EVERY DAY SAN DIEGO'S, WE UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS.

THAT WE HAVE A TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT AND THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF OVERSIGHT OVER THESE THINGS.

>> THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES A ONE GRACE PERIOD, WHICH INCLUDES THE TIME FOR THE ADVISORY BOARD AND ALLOW CITIED DEPARTMENTS TO SURVEY WHICH TECHNOLOGIES THEY USE BUT THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES AN EXCEPTION FOR POLICE OFFICERS ON FEDERAL PASS FORCES.

AT THE REQUEST OF THE POLICE CHIEF.

>> WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FOOTBALL THAT WAS CREATED.

HOWEVER, WE STILL FEEL THIS IS A STRONG ORDINANCE AND IT WILL HELP FROM WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY TODAY.

>> STATED THE STAFF MEMBERS WOULD NEED TO ISSUE REPORTS THAT OUTLINE THE INTENDED USE OF TECHNOLOGIES AND HAVE THE PUBLICLY AND THROUGH COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

THE COUNCIL WILL RECONSIDER THE USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY ANNUALLY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT TOOK A DOZEN YEARS BUT COMPLAINING PRESIDENT OF ONE COMMUNITY FINALLY GOT THE STREET LIFE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WANTING.

SAFETY CONCERNS AND SPEEDING ARE THE ISSUES OF THIS BUSY INTERSECTION.

TODAY ALL OF THAT CAME TO A STOP AS THE STOPLIGHT GOT THE GO-AHEAD.

>> ANY MOTORISTS USE GOVERNOR DRIVE AS A WAY TO BYPASS TRAFFIC ON THE 805, WHICH IS A FEW BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET.

IT BECOMES A THOROUGH FARE.

WHEN THEY POP OFF THE FREEWAY, THEY CAN BE DOING 50, 60, 70 MILE-PER-HOUR DOWN THIS ROAD.

>> WHEN ASKED WHAT TOOK SO LONG, LEADERS OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS, THE FUNDING, AND THE PANDEMIC, MORE THAN $3 MILLION HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS ACROSS THE CITY.

THE LIGHT GOES UP AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

>>> IS THE FALL SEMESTER WITH MORE SCHOOLS OPENING THIS WEEK, TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FILL HUNDREDS OF VACANT JOBS.

THE TEACHER SHORTAGE HAS IMPROVED.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ EXPLAINS.

>> THESE NEW TEACHERS ARE WARMING UP FOR THE FALL SEMESTER.

THEY ARE ON STAFF HERE AT THE MPOWER LANGUAGE ACADEMY .

IT IS A SMALL DUAL LANGUAGE CHARTER SCHOOL.

TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF ARE GETTING READY TO WELCOME 160 STUDENTS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

RATES T K-6.

>> WE JUST WANT TO BRING IT.

WE WANT TO BRING IT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS TEAM IN PLACE AND THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

>> DEMI BROWN IS THE CHARTER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL AND SHE STRUGGLED TO FEEL SOME TEACHING POSITIONS BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATORS.

SHE DID IT.

>> I CAME UPON MPOWER ON FACEBOOK, ACTUALLY.

>> GARCIAS ONE OF THE NEW HIRES AND A FIRST YEAR TEACHER AMANDA IS A NEW HIRE TOO.

NEW TO THIS SCHOOL AND IT'S HER THIRD YEAR OF TEACHING.

SHE IS WILLING TO FACE WHATEVER THE FALL SEMESTER BRINGS WITH HER LESSON PLANS.

>> BUILDING A COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CLASSROOM AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND SENDING THAT THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.

>> TEACHER SHORTAGE IS REALLY TOUGH, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID AND DURING COVID.

THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING TIME BUT WHEN YOU ARE IN IT.

I BECAME A TEACHER TO HELP STUDENTS AND TO BE A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

>> I HOPE THEY LEARN TO LOVE LEARNING AND WILL ENJOY BEING IN HERE WITH HER PEERS AND WITH ME AND LEARN TO LOVE LANGUAGE AS WELL.

>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION STARTED ITS NEW PATH SITE WITH RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET TEACHING JOBS.

THE COUNTY REPORTS ABOUT 350 TEACHER OPENINGS RIGHT NOW.

DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS.

THE SITUATION IS FLUENT AND THERE IS A NEED TO KEEP RECORDING.

THIS FALL, THE COUNTY WILL LAUNCH A NEW INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR TEACHER CANDIDATES WORKING TURNED HER MULTI-SUBJECT CREDENTIAL.

THE PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET A FULL-TIME JOB WITH BENEFITS WHILE RECEIVING MENTORSHIP AND OTHER SUPPORT.

>> TO DO THAT, IT REALLY TAKES SOME REFINED TEACHING SKILLS AND THAT THEY COME IN READY TO TEACH AND CONTINUE TO GET BETTER , AS WE ALL SHOULD.

>> ALL OF THE STAFF POSITIONS ARE FILLED AT THE MPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL, INCLUDING A NEW FULL-TIME PSYCHOLOGIST.

DEMI BROWN HIRED WITH THE HELP OF MORE STATE FUNDING.

>> IT REALLY IS ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

>> CLASSES HERE START AUGUST 29th AND STAFF WILL BE READY.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCED A PROGRAM TO BRING THE ROOFTOP SOLAR TO MODERATE AND LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO HOMEOWNERS.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER SAYS THE PROGRAM IS PART OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY.

>> WITH THE AVERAGE OF 114 SUNNY DAYS A YEAR, SAN DIEGO IS A PERFECT PLACE FOR SOLAR PANELS TO LOWER ENERGY COSTS.

THE PROBLEM IS, NOT EVERYONE CO- CAN AFFORD IT.

NOW, A NEW PROGRAM SEEKS TO CHANGE THAT.

IT IS PART OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN GAS AND ELECTRIC IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> WE SHARE THE CITY SCHOOLS AROUND THE FUTURE IN CLIMATE EQUITY AND WE ARE ALL VERY ALIGNED ON THAT.

>> THE PROGRAM IS CALLED SAN DIEGO SOLAR EQUITY PROGRAM.

IT WILL COMMIT $10 MILLION OF THAT SHAREHOLDER FUNDS TOWARDS THE TENURE PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM WILL OFFSET THE COST OF SOLAR FROM MODERATE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN THE CITY'S COMMUNITIES OF CONCERN AND THAT MEANS THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO MEET THE INCOME QUALIFICATIONS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM LET SONIA.

WHILE HER NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM, SHE STILL WELCOMES THE IDEA.

SHE HAS CONSIDERED ADDING SOLAR PANELS BEFORE BUT COULDN'T AFFORD IT ON HER SOLIDARITY AS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT.

>> I THINK IT IS GREAT.

I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN MAKE IT AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO MORE PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHERE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED IT AS A CHOICE.

KIND OF LIKE MYSELF.

I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN THOUGHT THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AN OPTION.

>> THE PROGRAM AIMS TO COVER 100% OF THE COST AND UP TO $3500 IN UPGRADES FOR HOMES THAT NEED IT.

THE COMMUNITIES TARGETED FOR THE PROGRAM ARE BASED ON SAN DIEGO CLIMATES EQUITY INDEX.

>> IT COMBINES ECONOMIC FACTORS, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS TO IDENTIFY THOSE FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO THAT ARE MOST AT RISK BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WILL OVERSEE THE PROGRAM.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> ELECTRICITY USE ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO .4% THIS YEAR OVER LAST.

THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ATTRIBUTES THE SPIKE TO INCREASE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AS WELL AS MORE AIR- CONDITIONING USED DURING THE HOT SUMMER.

ONE UPSIDE, THE AGENCY SAYS GROWTH IN RENEWABLE ENERGY, INCLUDING SOLAR POWER, WILL MEET MOST OF THE INCREASED ELECTRICITY DEMAND THIS YEAR.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS THE CORPORATE FOR SOME OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST DISRUPTIVE BUYERS.

TRY LIGHTNING.

RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT NEARLY HALF OF THE LIGHTNING STRIKES HITTING THE GROUND DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER ARE DRY AND THAT HAPPENS IN EXTREME DROUGHT AREAS WHERE AIR IS SO DRY RAIN EVAPORATES BEFORE IT CAN EVEN HIT THE GROUND.

ACCORDING TO THEM, SEVERAL CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST EVER FIRES HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND FOUR WERE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.

CONDITIONS THAT FAVOR DRY LIGHTNING ARE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE CLIMATE CRISIS CONTINUES TO FOR THE WEST MAKER DROUGHT.

>>> MONSOON MOISTURE CONTINUES, ESPECIALLY FOR EASTERN AREAS.

MEANWHILE, COASTAL SECTIONS ACTUALLY STARTING TO HEAT UP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND I THINK ALL OF US WILL GET BACK IN ON THE RISK FOR THUNDERSHOWERS BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKEND.

UNTIL THEN THOUGH, IT'S REALLY EASTERN SECTIONS, THE MOUNTAINS, AND THE DESERTS THAT STAND THE BEST RISK FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS AND THAT IS BECAUSE THAT MONSOON OF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO GET DIRECTED FROM ARIZONA THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND UP INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND THE INTERIOR WEST.

THE START OF GETTING STEERED BY A HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM INLAND AND THIS BIG UPPER-LEVEL THAT WORKS OFFSHORE AND AS LONG AS THOSE FEATURES STAY WHERE THEY ARE, IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN.

THROUGHOUT EASTERN SECTIONS THOUGH, THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERT, WE DO HAVE A FLOOD WATCH THAT TAKES US INTO WEDNESDAY FOR ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS THAT POP UP.

THEY CAN CONTAIN DOWNPOURS AND REPEATED DOWN TOWARDS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING AND THAT IS A CONCERN, ESPECIALLY AREAS LIKE MT.

LAGUNA AND BERRIER GO SPRINGS.

AS FAR AS THE KNIGHTS FORECAST, LOWS WILL BE IN THE 60s AND 70s AND WILL HAVE SHOWERS AND STORMS ESPECIALLY IN LABOR CLOSER TO THE COAST.

JUST OURS AND CLOUD TEMPERATURES HOVERING AT 70 DEGREES.

EXCESSIVE RAIN RISK AVAILABLE TWO OUT OF FOUR FOR FAR EASTERN AREAS WAS A INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE MONSOON STORMS.

COAST-TO-COAST THOUGH, NOT A CONCERN BUT AS I MENTIONED, IT IS HEATING UP.

IT WILL BE HARDER THAN IT HAS BEEN.

EVEN TO THE BEACHES.

DO BE AWARE OF THAT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s AND 90s FOR THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND AT THE COAST, STAYING IN THE LOW 80s RIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND, A COUPLE OF US COULD GET A STORM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT THE COAST.

INLAND, IT'S ABOVE 90 WITH A LOT OF HOT SUNSHINE.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 80 DEGREES.

SHOWERS AND STORMS INCREASING COMFORTERS BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND IN THE DESERT, MOST ACTIVE IN TERMS OF CAUSE AND THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY AND THAT WILL KEEP TEMPTRESS RIGHT AROUND 100.

FOR KPBS NEWS, ON THE METEOROLOGIST, BEN.

STRIKE A NEW REPORT FINDS CALIFORNIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM IS TOO FOCUSED ON PULLING OUT FRAUD.

THE ANALYST OFFICE SAYS THAT LEAD TO DELAYED OR IMPROPERLY DENIED BENEFITS FOR 6 MILLION PEOPLE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

DESPITE MASSIVE FRAUD DURING THE PANDEMIC, CALIFORNIA'S SYSTEM TYPICALLY HAS A LOW FRAUD RATE.

THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FLAGS LEGITIMATE CLAIMS AND DEMANDS INFORMATION IT ALREADY HAS DELAYING PAYMENTS.

>> WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SO THAT WORKERS PROVE THEY ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE, MAKE SURE THOSE REQUESTS ARE MEANINGFUL.

THEY ARE NOT IN REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF FRAUD, LET'S DROP IT.

>> HALF OF THE CLAIMS DENIED BY THE EDD ARE OVERTURNED BY APPEAL AND THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST SAY THAT EACH YEAR BETWEEN 500 MILLION AND $1 BILLION IN LEGITIMATE HELP FOR UNEMPLOYED CALIFORNIANS NEVER GET PAID OUT.

>>> ACTIVE FAX SENT LENDERS INCORRECT CREDIT SCORES.

THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED A TECH GLITCH THAT MAY HAVE PREVENTED CONSUMERS FROM GETTING THE REMOTE AND IT IS A REMINDER THAT THEY SHOULD ROUTINELY CHECK THEIR CREDIT HISTORY FOR ANY SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES OR ERRORS.

SHE SHOWS US WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR.

>>!

FAX IS REELING FROM A TECH GLITCH EARLIER THIS YEAR WHICH COULD LEAD TO HIGHER RATES FOR SOME MORE PREVENTING OTHERS FROM GETTING LOANS.

>> AND 31 YEARS, I'VE NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN.

>> IT SENT LENDERS INCORRECT CREDIT SCORES FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE SPRING DURING A PERIOD OF ABOUT THREE WEEKS BLAMING IT ON A CODING ISSUE.

>> IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DATA BREACHES OR INFORMATION.

>> CREDIT EXPERT SAYS THAT SOME OF THOSE ERRORS THAT WERE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.

ACCORDING TO EQUIFAX, 300,000 CONSUMERS SAW A DIFFERENTIAL OF AT LEAST 25 POINTS.

THE COMPANY SAID THERE WAS NO SHIFT IN THE SCORES AND CREDIT REPORTS WERE NOT EFFECTIVE.

HOW DO YOU FIND OUT IF YOU ARE INFECTED?

EXPERTS SAY GETTING A DENIAL LETTER IS THE FIRST CLUE.

>> AS IF THEY ACTUALLY DID APPLY FOR SOME FORM OF CREDIT DURING MARCH AND APRIL OF THIS YEAR AND THEY WERE DENIED OR ADVERSELY APPROVED.

MEAN THEY WERE APPROVED BUT THEY DID NOT GET THE LENDERS BEST TERMS.

>> IT IS BEST ADVISED TO CONSTANTLY CHECK REPORTS FROM ALL THREE MAJOR CREDIT BUREAUS.

EQUIFAX, TRANS UNION, AND EXPERIENCE ARE LETTING CONSUMERS CHECK THEIR REPORTS FOR FREE.

ONCE A WEEK THROUGH THE END OF 2022 AT ANNUAL CREDIT REPORT.COM AND THEN EXPERTS SAY TAKE INVENTORY.

CHECK FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY OR ERRORS IN ANY INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU AND CHALLENGE THE CREDIT BURNS TO INVESTIGATE.

FOR TODAY'S CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>> I AM JUDY.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS, WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE FBI SEARCH OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PALM BEACH HOME.

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

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS RATIFIED A MONKEYPOX LOCAL HEALTH EMERGENCY THAT WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK BUT THE ISSUES OF VACCINE SUPPLY STILL FRONT AND CENTER.

THE COUNTY REQUESTED NEARLY 25,000 DOSES AND HAS SO FAR RECEIVED ABOUT A FIFTH OF THAT.

NEARLY 1500 DOSES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL HEALTH PROVIDERS THIS WEEK.

SOME ARE BEING KEPT IN RESERVE FOR CLOSE CONTACTS OR PROBABLE CAUSE.

>>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS ENDED ROMANIA MEXICO, THE TRUMP ERROR POLICY THAT REQUIRE ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO WAY TO MEXICO FOR HEARINGS.

THE SUPREME COURT RULED ON JUNE 30th AT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION COULD IN THE POLICY.

THE DHS SAYS NO MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM AND THOSE WHO APPEAR IN COURT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO MEXICO.

HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM .

>>> AN EPIC BATTLE PLAYING OUT ON THE COURSE.

WHAT IS PITTING TENNIS PLAYERS AGAINST PICKLE BALL ENTHUSIASTS.

IMPERIAL BEACH.

WE WILL STOP BY MIDDAY EDITION TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING ISSUE OF BORDER SEWAGE FLOWS CAUSING THESE CLOSURES.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.