HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, DIVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE, OR VISIT BILL HOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREVACID NATION, DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> HELLO AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL, IN FOR MY TROUBLES.

NEARLY 1.777 CALIFORNIANS QUALIFY FOR BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDI-CAL.

STARTING IN JANUARY, KP ASSAULT REPORTER SAYS A MAJOR EXPANSION WILL BRING COORDINATED CARE OPTIONS TO RESIDENTS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY.

>> RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY FOR BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDI-CAL OFTEN JUGGLE TWO PLANS, TWO INSURANCE CARDS, AND TWO SETS OF BENEFITS.

>> BUT WHEN THE DO QUALIFY FOR BOTH, IT CAN OFTEN BE HARD TO NAVIGATE THE BENEFITS OF IT.

>> DR.

IAN MEAL IS A UCSD HEALTH -- HE TREATS PATIENTS IN MANY PLAN, PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE MEDICARE AND MEDI-CAL INTO A SINGLE COORDINATED PLAN.

>> BUT WITH THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A CARE COORDINATOR, THAT HELPS YOU WITH FINDING DOCTORS APPOINTMENT, UNDERSTANDING YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS, SETTING UP TRANSPORTATION TO YOUR VISITS.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO OFFER MANY, MANY PLANS.

STARTING JANUARY FIRST, IMPERIAL COUNTY WILL JOIN 29 NEW COUNTIES, GIVING LOCAL SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACCESS TO COORDINATED COVERAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> THERE'S ABOUT 15,000 ARE IN THE COUNTY THAT COULD QUALIFY FOR THIS THAT HAVE BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDI-CAL.

>> ONE OF THE PLANS WILL BE OFFERED BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN OF IMPERIAL VALLEY.

CEO LAWRENCE LUIS SAEZ -- >> WHAT WE'RE REALLY CHARGED WITH IS MAKING THIS MUCH MORE CONVENIENT FOR THEIR MEMBERS.

>> A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT, LUIS SAEZ, CAN BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN RURAL AREAS LIKE IMPERIAL COUNTY, WHERE RESIDENTS OFTEN FACE ACCESS BARRIERS AND A SHORTAGE OF PROVIDERS.

WITHOUT COORDINATION, SOME PATIENTS MISS OUT ON SERVICES THEY'RE ALREADY ENTITLED TO, INCLUDING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND IN-HOME CARE.

>> SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THOSE SERVICES, AND A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO THEM IN CLINIC AND WE MENTIONED THAT THEY COULD ASK THIS THROUGH MEDI-CAL, THEY'RE LIKE, WAIT, WE CAN, WE CAN DO THAT?

>> ULTIMATELY, NEIL SAYS COORDINATED CARE OFFERED BY MEDI-MEDI PLANS IS ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE STAY HEALTHIER LONGER, AND CAN IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS.

>>, LET'S TAKE PATIENT THAT WE KNOW ARE FRAIL, AND LET'S GET AN EXTRA SAFETY NET AROUND THEM.

>> HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PEOPLE IN LIGHT HILL CREEK, CALIFORNIA ARE DIGGING OUT" CLEANING UP AFTER A STORM FLOODED THE COMMUNITY.

JOY BENEDICT HAS THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: IS A SOUNDLESS COMMUNITY CAN'T FORGET AS WATER RUSHED THROUGH HOMES.

TODAY, IT'S HEAVY MACHINERY AND SHOVELS AS SEVERAL HOMEOWNERS ARE STILL DIGGING.

>> FOUR FEET.

>> Reporter: SAM'S SON LIZ ALONG THE NORTH FORK OF LYTLE CREEK.

HE OWNS ONE OF SEVERAL HOMES.

AND LAST WEEK'S STORMS.

HE HIGH CREWS TO HELP THEM DIG OUT.

MONDAY, HE FINALLY FOUND HIS CHRISTMAS TREE.

>> BECAUSE NOBODY -- THE COUNTY -- AND EVEN THE TRASH, THEY NOT TAKE IT.

>> GOES ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE.

IT'S ALL IN THE BATHROOM.

>> Reporter: ACROSS THE STREET, SELENA WRIGHT IS TRYING TO SALVAGE ANYTHING LEFT OF HER FRIENDS HOME AS THE MUD REACHES THE KITCHEN COUNTER.

THE HOME IS RED TAGGED.

ALL THE BELONGINGS LOST.

>> IT'S HEARTBREAKING.

IT'S HEART BREAKING.

IT IS.

SO I DO THE BEST AS I CAN TO HELP, YOU KNOW.

>> Reporter: NEIGHBORS SAY THE WATER ROSE WEEKLY, COVERING BRIDGES, TRAPPING CARS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

>> AND WE WERE STANDING THERE WATCHING AND THINKING IT WAS HORRIBLE, BUT WITHIN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, IT JUST TOOK OVER THE BRIDGE COMPLETELY, AND WE HAD TO KEEP BACKING UP ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY JUST KEPT COMING CLOSER AND CLOSER.

IT WAS VERY, VERY FAST.

>> Reporter: ROBIN VOIDER LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF HAPPY JACK, WITH RUN ROAD IN OR OUT, SHE WAS TRAPPED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE FLOOD WATER WASHED AWAY THE ROAD LEADING TO THE ONLY BRIDGE.

CREWS WERE ABLE TO MAKE A TEMPORARY REPAIR SUNDAY, REOPENING ACCESS TO THIS COMMUNITY.

>> THE WORK, THE RESPONSE FROM EVERYBODY CAME SO QUICKLY.

IT WAS LIKE A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.

>> MIRACLE.

NO ONE WAS INJURED.

BUT A MESS THIS COMMUNITY AND THESE HOMEOWNERS WILL BE DEALING WITH FOR MONTHS TO COME.

>> WE'RE JUST LUCKY THAT THIS IS ALL THAT IT DID.

>>> SHOWERS ARE INCREASING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING, AND INTO THE NIGHT.

HERE WE CAN HAVE RAIN RETURNING TO HIM MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

WE MAY BE HOLDING ONTO DRIER AIR JUST A LITTLE LONGER IN PLACES LIKE BORREGO SPRINGS, BUT MOST OF US ARE SEEING THE RAIN INCREASE.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY WET NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NEW YEAR'S DAY, SIMILAR TO CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.

THE HOLIDAY RAIN THE THEME THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM ORANGE COUNTY NORTHWARD.

DETAILS AHEAD.

>>> PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WRITE HOME ON NEW YEAR'S EVE THAT'S SAFE AND CHEAP CAN FIND IT ON SAN DIEGO TRANSIT.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE TELLS US HOW BUS AND TROLLEY SERVICE WILL RESPOND TO NEW YEAR RIVALRIES.

>> HAPPY NEW YEAR!

>> THE CELEBRATION OF THE NEW YEAR ALWAYS COMES WITH THE DANGER OF SOME PEOPLE DRIVING WHILE DRUNK STEPHEN WOODBURN IS THE CHAIR OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM.

>> TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE OUT HAVING A GOOD TIME ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

WE SUPPORT THAT, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS GETTING HOME SAFELY, SORT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE, TO CONSIDER TAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT.

>> HE SAYS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THEY TYPICALLY HAVE THOUSANDS MORE PEOPLE USING TRANSIT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

THIS YEAR, THE MTS AND THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT WILL BE OFFERING FREE SERVICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TROLLEYS WILL BE RUNNING LATER.

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL SERVICE THAT ACTUALLY CONTINUES ALL THE WAY PAST MIDNIGHT, AND TRANSIT IS GOING TO BE FREE AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AFTER 6:00 P.M.

>> THE LAST TRAINS ON LOCAL TROLLEY LINES AND NORTH COUNT SPRINTER SERVICES WILL DEPART FOR THEIR FINAL RUN BETWEEN 2:00 AND 2:30 A.M.. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TRANSIT SCHEDULES AND FREE SERVICE, GOOGLE NEW YEAR'S EVE MTS OR NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT.

THOMAS FUDGE, GENDER KPBS NEWS.

>>> HUNDREDS OF CAMP PENDLETON MARINES DEPLOYED THIS MONTH TO THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER.

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE ROUGHLY 450 MARIE FROM THE FIRST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION ARE WORKING NEAR YUMA, ARIZONA, AS PART OF A REGULAR ROTATION OF FORCES.

THEY REPLACED MARINES FROM COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION 15, ALSO BASED AT CAMP PENDLETON.

A NEW NATIONAL DEFENSE AREA DESIGNATION FOR MUCH OF CALIFORNIA'S BORDER WITH MEXICO TREATS THE AREA AS A MILITARY BASE, ALLOWING MILITARY PERSONNEL TO DETAIN MIGRANTS.

SINCE THE FIRST SUCH DESIGNATIONS IN OTHER BORDER STATES, THE PENTAGON SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 3000 MIGRANT INTENTIONS.

>>> THIS WEEK, KPBS IS LOOKING BACK ON THE TOP STORIES OF 2025 .

AT THE TOP OF MANY LISTS ARE THE I.C.E.

RAIDS THAT AFFECTED FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY HERE IN OUR CROSS BORDER REGIONS.

THIS THURSDAY, WE'RE BROADCASTING AN ENCORE OF OUR KPBS NEWS SPECIAL.

IT AIRS AT 5:00 AND 6:30 IN PLACE OF EVENING EDITION.

REPORTERS FROM KPBS NEWS OFFER THEIR INSIGHT AND COMMENTARY ON THE BIGGEST STORIES THEY COVERED THIS YEAR.

HERE'S A PREVIEW.

>> ANYONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAS, WHETHER YOU FOLLOW THESE ACCOUNTS OR YOU DON'T, THE, THE ODDS ARE YOU'VE BEEN BOMBARDED WITH IMAGES OF THE I.C.E.

RAIDS .

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE THESE IMAGES, THESE VIDEOS.

AND I THINK THE PUBLIC NOW, YOU KNOW, RECORDING THIS IN NOVEMBER, I THINK THE, THE PUBLIC HAS A GENERAL, REALLY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THESE ARRESTS LOOK LIKE.

>> ON JUNE 18th, THE ORTEGA SET WOKE UP AT 6:00 A.M.

TO SHATTERED WINDOWS AND LOUD NOISES.

>> I MEAN, TWO FLASH GRENADES IN HERE.

THEY FLEW THE DRONE IN HERE, BROKE WINDOWS, AND THEY WERE NOT SAYING WHO THEY WERE.

WE DIDN'T KNOW WHO IT ACTUALLY WAS.

WE WERE THINKING IT WAS I.C.E.. WELL, WE WERE CORRECT.

>> I DON'T THINK THEY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS.

THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF MY REPORTING HAS BEEN TRYING TO CAPTURE NOW.

WHAT AFTER THE VIRAL VIDEO?

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE ARREST?

>> WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A DATABASE, AND IT SHOWS YOU EXACTLY WHO IS BEING HELD IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION, AND YOU CAN LOOK IT UP?

>> WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY'RE BEING DETAINED IN?

WHAT LEGAL AND, AND QUESTIONABLY LEGAL TACTICS IS THE ADMINISTRATION USING?

I THINK ALL THOSE QUESTIONS AREN'T FULLY ANSWERED IN THOSE VIRAL VIDEOS, AND I, I THINK, WHAT I HOPE TO DO WITH MY REPORTING IS SHOW PEOPLE WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS.

>> YOU CAN APPROACH PEOPLE AT ANY OTHER TIME, AND YET YOU'RE CHOOSING TO DO IT AS THEY'RE PICKING UP THEIR KIDS, AS THEY'RE DROPPING OFF THEIR CHILDREN, AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

>> BE REALLY TRAUMATIZING TO SEE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS REALLY YOUNG TO SAY A PARENT, EVEN IF IT'S NOT THERE IS, GETTING ARRESTED.

>> DHS SAID I.C.E.

AGENTS ARRESTED YOU BECAUSE HER VISA IN THE U.S.

EXPIRED NEARLY EIGHT YEARS AGO.

THE AGENCY CONFIRMED THE REPORTS THAT HER CHILDREN WERE IN THE WHEN THEY ARRESTED HER.

>> TO ME, WHAT REALLY STOOD OUT WERE THE, THE CONDEMNATION THAT CAME FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.

>> THE AGENTS CROSSED THE LINE BY ARRESTINGAS STUDENTS WERE ARRIVING AT SCHOOL.

>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR US TO GO THE EXTRA STEP AND DRAMATICALLY AND INTENTIONALLY ARREST PEOPLE WHOSE ONLY CRIME IS BEING UNDOCUMENTED.

>> IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ARREST CUP, THE SCHOOL, ITSELF, PUT OUT A STATEMENT REAFFIRMING THAT, THAT THE SCHOOL WOULD TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT THEM FROM ACCESSING THE CAMPUS, AND WE'VE SEEN THIS FROM A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTY, NOT JUST IN SOUTHBAY.

>> OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE PARISH CALLS ITS SELF AN IMMIGRANT CHURCH.

IN JANUARY, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOOK BACK A LONG- STANDING POLICY THAT CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND HOSPITALS WERE GENERALLY OFF-LIMITS TO IMMIGRATION RAIDS AND ARRESTS.

>> THAT JUST SENT, I WOULD SAY, FEAR TREMORS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

>> I REALLY LOOK FOR WAYS THAT IT'S IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY, EVEN BEYOND THE IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES.

THESE ARE RIPPLE EFFECTS THAT AFFECT EVERYONE IN SAN DIEGO, ESPECIALLY BEING SUCH A BIG IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND AN IMMIGRANT CITY.

AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING AT, HOW IS THE COMMUNITY RESPONDING, HOW IS THIS AFFECTING ALL OF US?

>> I.C.E.

WAS HOLDING HERE AT THE IMPERIAL COUNTY REGIONAL DETECTION FACILITY IN CALEXICO.

SHE HAD DIED AFTER HAVING A SEIZURE AT THE DETENTION CENTER, ACCORDING TO I.C.E.. -- A PATTERN OF DWINDLING OVERSIGHT AND INCREASINGLY HARSH CONDITIONS AT THE IMPERIAL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER AND OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> I.C.E.

NV, THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE FACILITY ITSELF, THE PRESENT PROPERTY -- INCORPORATION -- DON'T SHARE A LOT OF INFORMATION.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE INCREASINGLY THE CASE THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS ADVOCATES I'VE SPOKEN TO WHO SAID THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO VISIT DETAINEES SINCE 2022 INSIDE THE FACILITY, BUT THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR, STARTING IN AUGUST, THEY'VE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO, TO SPEAK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING HELD THERE.

>> IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR ME COVERING THIS STUFF.

IT'S BEEN REALLY HEAVY.

AND YOU ARE EXPOSED TO, TO READING AND HEARING A LOT OF HORRIBLE STORIES, BUT ONE BIT OF, OF HOPE AND SOURCE FOR INSPIRATION IS SEEING HOW PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING TO THIS.

ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEING THESE IMAGES, EITHER FIRSTHAND OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY'RE SEEING, AND THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

AND THEY'RE FINDING THEIR OWN WAY OF, OF PUSHING BACK.

YOU KNOW, THEY ORGANIZE RIDE ALONG'S, MORNING PATROLS AROUND SCHOOLS IN DIFFERENT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

THE HAVE MUTUAL AID NETWORKS WHO ARE SUPPORT UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS WITH GROCERIES.

THERE ARE VOLUNTEERS GOING TO THE DETENTION CENTER, VOLUNTEERS GOING TO IMMIGRATION COURT TO JUST WITNESS ANY ARRESTS THAT HAPPEN IN IMMIGRATION COURT.

AND I THINK YOU SEE IT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

THERE ARE KIND OF JUST SMALL POCKETS OF RESISTANCE AGAINST WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS DOING.

AND EVERYONE FINDING THEIR OWN UNIQUE ROLE.

>> OUR TRIP 35 NEW SPECIAL ERRORS HERE ON KPBS THURSDAY AT 5:00.

BUT YOU CAN ALREADY FIND IT ON OUR STREAMING PLATFORMS.

THE SPECIAL IS AVAILABLE ON KP YES PLUS AND THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> I'M NICK SHIFRIN.

TONIGHT ON NEWSHOUR, THE U.S.

INCREASES PRESSURE ON THE MADURO REGIME.

A STRIKE INSIDE VENEZUELA.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.. >>> THE HOLIDAY BOWL IS AN ANNUAL SAN DIEGO EVENT WHERE TOP COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE U.S.

COME HERE TO PLAY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AYRES HAS FOR THE FIRST, THE GAME IS BEING HELD IN JANUARY.

>> FOR NEARLY FIVE DECADES, COLLEGE FOOTBALL HOLIDAY BOWL HAS CALLED SENT DIEGO HOME.

THIS YEAR, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND TEXAS IS SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY ARE THE TWO TEAMS GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE 46 YEAR HISTORY OF THE TRUST WILL HOLIDAY BOWL THAT THE GAME WILL BE HELD IN JANUARY.

NATALIE SCHNECK IS VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING WITH SPORTS SAN DIEGO, WHO PRODUCES THE EVENT.

SHE SAYS THE GAME IS SET TO TAKE PLACE AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM THIS FOR, JANUARY 2nd.

>> WE HAVE TWO INCREDIBLE TEAMS THAT ARE BRINGING A LOT OF FANS FROM NEAR AND FAR, ARIZONA AND SM YOU BOTH HAVE INCREDIBLE ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

REALLY STRONG SUPPORT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR LOCAL SAN DIEGO AND, YOU KNOW, OUR LOYAL LOCALS WHO ALSO COME TO THIS YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT.

>> TODAY IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN THE ON-FIELD ACTION.

THERE ARE ALSO EVENTS DOWNTOWN, INCLUDING A 5K RUN AND A LARGE PARADE.

>> YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE BANDS FROM BOTH TEAMS, BALLOONS, FLOATS AND IT IS ALSO A LOT OF, LIKE, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT MARCH IN THE PARADE AS WELL.

>> THE HOLIDAY BOWL DRAWS OUT- OF-TOWN TOURISTS TO THE REGION DURING THE SLOWER WINTER MONTHS, SAID USD PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS ALAN GIN.

HE SAYS WELL LAST YEAR'S ATTENDANCE FOR THE GAME WAS HISTORICALLY LOW, HE EXPECTS A BIT OF A REBOUND THIS YEAR DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE TEAMS THAT ARE PLAYING.

>> ATTRACT PEOPLE, THEN, FROM OUTSIDE OF THE REASON.

THEY'RE GOING TO COME AND THEY'RE GOING TO STAY, THEY'RE WITH TO SPEND MONEY IN RESTAURANTS AND BARS, MAYBE IN RETAIL STORES.

UNTIL THAT WILL GIVE A BOOST, THEN, TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> KICKOFF FOR THE HOLIDAY BOWL IS 5:00 P.M.

ON FRIDAY.

SCHNECK SAYS AS OF MONDAY MORNING, THERE WAS A LITTLE OVER 3000 UNSOLD TICKETS.

THE 5K RUN AND PARADE TAKE PLACE FRIDAY MORNING, ALONG SAN DIEGO'S DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET CAN EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT BOOST IN 2026 THANKS TO STATE AND LOCAL MINIMUM WAGE.

STARTING JANUARY 1st, THE NEW STATE MINIMUM WAGE JUMPS FROM $16.50 TO $16.90 AN HOUR, AND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S WILL KLEIN TO $17.75 AN HOUR.

IT'S THE FINAL INCREASE THROUGH THE CITY'S SICK LEAVE AND MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE THAT TOOK EFFECT IN 2016.

STARTING JULY 1st, HOSPITALITY WORKERS WILL MAKE ANYWHERE FROM $19 TO JUST OVER 21 TO PRESENT OUR.

HOSPITALITY WORKERS ARE SET TO MAKE $25 AN HOUR BY 2030.

>>> TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A JOB THAT'S MAKING $25 AN HOUR CONSISTENTLY MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE STABILITY.

I HAVE PLENTY OF COWORKERS WHO HAD WONDERED WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM SOMETIMES.

>> SANDY EGO IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE COUNTRY.

ACCORDING TO M.I.T.

'S WAGE CALCULATOR, A SINGLE ADULT NEEDS TO MAKE AT LEAST $30 AND TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES HERE.

>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN ON 2025, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEW YEAR.

MANDY GAITHER TALKS TO A FAMILY PHYSICIAN ABOUT WHAT TO CROSS OFF YOUR YEAR-END CHECKLIST.

>> YOU'RE DONE CHECKING OFF THAT HOLIDAY SHOPPING LIST.

NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER ONE.

>> THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE STOCK OF WHAT'S GOING WELL AND WHAT'S NOT GOING WELL IN TERMS OF YOUR HEALTH.

>> DR.

KEISHA DAVIS WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SAYS FORCED UPON YOUR YEAR-END HEALTH CHECKLIST, TAKING STOCK OF YOUR MEDICAL NEEDS.

IF YOU HAVE CONVICTIONS LIKE DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, HEART DISEASE, AND OBESITY, DETERMINE IF YOU NEED A HEALTH RESET IN THE NEW YEAR, AND FACTOR IN FAMILY HEALTH HISTORY.

NEXT ON THE LIST?

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.

>> ARE MY VACCINES UP-TO-DATE?

ARE THOSE CANCER SCREENINGS UP- TO-DATE FOR WOMEN?

HAVE YOU GOTTEN THOSE, YOU KNOW, PAP SMEARS AND BREAST EXAMS?

FOR GENTLEMEN, HAVE YOU GOTTEN THE CANCER SCREENING?

FOR EVERYBODY, HAVE YOU GOTTEN THE COLON CANCER SCREENING OR LUNG CANCER SCREENING IF YOU'RE A CURRENT OR FORMER SMOKER?

>> DAVIS IS TO ALSO GO OVER THE MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS YOU'RE TAKING.

MAYBE SOME CAN BE CONSOLIDATED, DECREASED, OR DISCONTINUED ALTOGETHER.

NEXT, CHECK ON YOUR MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.

THAT INCLUDES SOCIAL CONNECTION BEFORE AND AFTER THE NEW YEAR.

>> EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE OFTEN ARE ALL AROUND US, IT CAN ALSO BE A TIME OF FEELING REALLY LONELY.

>> AND FINALLY, LOOK AT YOUR LIFESTYLE CHOICES.

ARE YOU GETTING QUALITY SLEEP, GOOD NUTRITION, DO YOU EXERCISE?

ALL ARE CRITICAL FOR OVERALL HEALTH?

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR NEW YEAR'S TO START THAT RESOLUTION.

YOU CAN START IT RIGHT NOW.

>> FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I MANDY GAITHER.

>>> WHILE WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT HERE THROUGH NEW YEAR'S EVE, NEW YEAR'S DAY, SIMILAR TO CHRISTMAS, EVEN CHRISTMAS DAY.

WET WEATHER FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

WE HAVING CREASING RAINFALL TONIGHT.

THE HEAVIEST RAIN OVERALL WITH THIS BATCH IS GOING TO OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY, SO AS WE TURN THE PAGE FROM 2025 TO 2026, WE HAD SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY, JANUARY 2nd.

BUT TONIGHT, SHOWERS INCREASE.

62 YEAR LOW.

LOTS OF CLOUDS OUT THERE.

AND OVERALL, MOST OF US IN THE SOUTHWEST WILL BE EXPERIENCING SOME RAIN, BUT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE FROM APPROXIMATELY SAN DIEGO NORTHWESTWARD UP IN THE AREAS AROUND LOS ANGELES.

SOME WELL TOWARD NORTH WILL SEE MORE THAN TWO INCHES OF RAIN UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH OF L.A., BUT FOR US TOMORROW, VERY WET DAY.

WIDESPREAD RAIN TO CLOSE OUT 2025.

FOR COASTAL AREAS AND AREAS JUST A LITTLE BIT INLAND.

IF YOU'RE FAR INLAND, IT WILL BE CLOUDY, BUT GENERAL NOT AS WHAT.

IN BORREGO SPRINGS OR MOUNT LAGUNA.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE NUDGING DOWNWARD A BIT.

YOU CAN SEE THE AREA OF SHOWERS , MAINLY WESTERN OR COASTAL PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALL THE WAY UP IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, EVEN, ON WEDNESDAY.

AND THEN A SOGGY START TO 2026 WITH A SOAKING RAIN ACROSS OUR WHOLE REGION, AND AGAIN, THERE WILL BE SOME TRAP DELAYS TIED TO THIS.

NOW, IF WE COMPARE THIS WITH LAST WEEK'S EVENT, IT MAY NOT BE QUITE AS INTENSE.

WHEN WE HAD OVER FOUR INCHES UP IN DOWNTOWN L.A.

THIS TIME, ONE TO TWO INCHES FROM LOS ANGELES ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH SAN DIEGO AND DOWN SOUTH OF THE BORDER AS WELL.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY WET, AND AGAIN, THE WETTEST WEATHER ROLES IN OUR AREA NEW YEAR'S EVE LATE INTO EARLY NEW YEAR'S DAY.

SO LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR ORANGE COUNTY UP IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

OTHER AREAS IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL.

FUTURE RADAR AND SATELLITE SHOW THESE WAVES OF RAIN ROLLING IN.

HERE'S WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WE'RE INTO IT.

IT INCREASES DURING THE DAY.

WE GET A LITTLE BREAK, MORE ROUNDS OF MAY BE A LITTLE PESKY ON NEW YEAR'S MORNING.

HERE WE HAVE THURSDAY MORNING SOAKING RAIN IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY UP AND AREAS JUST TO THE NORTH INTO ORANGE COUNTY AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE OUR HANDS FULL WITH SOME SHOWERS FRIDAY.

MOST OF THE ACTION WILL BE PEELING AWAY TO THE EAST.

THERE MAY BE SOME BODY LEFT OVER SPRECKELS OR A SHOWER OR TWO, BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK AS HEAVY.

FRIDAY NIGHT, THOUGH, WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS.

THIS IS MORE KIND OF A FRIDAY NIGHT SITUATION AS THIS NEXT WAVE ROLLS IN.

PRIMARILY ACCURATE FARMER TO OUR NORTH.

SO LOCALLY, WE'VE GOT RAIN TURNING COOLER, SOAKING, SOAKING RAIN TO KICKOFF 2026.

THE CLOUDS LINGER FOR FRIDAY.

FRIDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY, IF YOU SHOWERS RETURN TO COASTAL AREAS, AND WE DO TURN A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER, BUT CERTAINLY DRIER ON SUNDAY.

INLAND AREAS, VERY WET WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, A LITTLE DRYER FRIDAY, ANOTHER WAVE OF PRECIPITATION FRIDAY NIGHT LATE INTO SATURDAY MORNING, AND IN DRYER FOR SUNDAY.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO.

STILL A LOT OF CLOUDS.

SOME SHOWERS.

THE WETTEST DAY IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE THURSDAY AND GET ON SATURDAY.

TURNING COOLER BEFORE THE REBOUND ON SUNDAY.

AND IN THE DESERTS, LOTS OF CLOUDS, LOTS OF SHOWERS.

THE WETTEST DAY IN THE DESERTS WILL INDEED BE NEW YEAR'S DAY ITSELF.

COOL AS WELL.

59 FOR YOUR HIGH.

AND THEN A NICE REBOUNDED TO SUNDAY.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT MAKE SAN DIEGO THE GREAT PLACE IT IS, INCLUDING THE FACT WE HAVE NOT ONE, BUT TWO GREAT PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS.

SO WHEN FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS THIS SUMMER, BOTH KPBS AND K SDS JAZZ 88.3 TOOK BIG HITS.

I DROPPED BY YESTERDAY TO SEE HOW SAN DIEGO'S OTHER PUBLIC RADIO STATION IS WEATHERING THE STORM.

>> DUANE CLEMENS OUT FRONT.

>> THIS IS AN BARRY BECK'S FIRST TIME AT THE RADIO RODEO.

>> OH MY GOD, 52 YEARS THIS OCTOBER.

>> BECK WAS BORN IN SAN DIEGO, AND HE GOT HIS START HERE, BUT HE'S ALSO BEEN ON THE AIR IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK.

HE'S BEEN BACK ON THE AIR AT KSDS FOR 15 YEARS NOW.

IN THE LAST HALF-CENTURY, HE'S SEEN AND HEARD IT ALL.

WITH ALL THAT UNDER HIS BROADCAST BELT, HIS CONTENT TO SPEND HIS LAST YEARS AT ONE OF THE LAST TRUE JAZZ RADIO STATIONS IN THE U.S.. >> YOU GET TO PLAY -- UNLIKE ALL THOSE OTHER, YOU GET TO PLAY MUSIC YOU LIKE.

>> WE TAKE IT, YEAH.

WE ALL ADD SOMETHING TO THE STATION, AND WE KNOW THE MUSIC.

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THE MUSIC, YOU COULDN'T DO IT.

>> WE VISITED KSDS LAST AUGUST , A FEW DAYS AFTER THEY'D GOTTEN THE NEWS OF THE MORE THAN $200,000 HOLE BEING BLOWN RIGHT THROUGH THEIR BUDGET.

THEY DID A SPECIAL THREE DAY FUNDRAISER AFTER THAT, AND THEY'VE HAD A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE SINCE THEN.

>> I THINK WE'RE ABOUT 70%, MAYBE.

SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE.

>> PART OF GENERAL MANAGER KEN POSTON'S JOB IS WORRYING ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE, BUT AS 2025 COMES TO A CLOSE, HE'S SEEING POSITIVE SIGNS.

>> BECAUSE COMING IN, WE'RE ALWAYS TAKING OUR NORMAL AMOUNT OF MENTORSHIP, WHICH MEANS THAT YEAR WE HAVE TO TAKE IN 200,000 MORE IN SOME COMBINATION.

SO IT'S, IT, ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT WE ARE ON TRACK TO DO THAT.

BUT I'M JUST CAUTIOUS BUT OPTIMISTIC.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

>> ART OF KEEPING THE DOLLARS FLOWING IN HAS TO DO WITH HOW THE STATION POSITIONS ITSELF.

A LOT OF THAT INVOLVED REMINDING LISTENERS OF JUST HOW RARE THIS PLACES.

>> SAN DIEGO'S ONE OF THE LAST PLACES THAT ACTUALLY HAS THIS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST A HANDFUL OF FULL-TIME JAZZ RADIO STATIONS LEFT.

>> AND THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE UNIQUE ABOUT PUBLIC RADIO IN SAN DIEGO.

OTHER CITIES, LIKE L.A., HAVE MORE THAN ONE STATION LIKE KPBS THAT ARE NPR MEMBER STATION.

THEY, IN ESSENCE, COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE HERE.

>> WE HAVE IT HERE TO WHERE WE COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER, THE PEOPLE, AND THERE'S PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT BOTH STATIONS.

>> NEXT UP, NEW YEAR'S.

SONNY CLARK.

>> BACK INTO THE ON AIR BOOTH AND GARY BACK IS DOING HIS THING, KEEPING THE JAZZ ROLLING, AND NOT WORRYING ABOUT THE FUTURE.

>> WITH GREAT -- BUT WE HAVE, AND THE GOOD STAFF THAT WE HAVE, WE JUST KEEP GOING, YOU KNOW?

YOU GOT TO KEEP GOING FORWARD.

>> YES.

YOU CAN HELP.

KEEP BOTH KSDS AND KPBS MOVING FORWARD.

TO SUPPORT KSDS, JUST GO TO JAZZ 88.ORG/DONATE , AND WE ALWAYS WELCOME YOUR SUPPORT, LIKE KSDS , IN ANY AMOUNT THAT'S COMFORTABLE FOR YOU.

YOU CAN SUPPORT US AT KPBS.ORG, AND YOU'LL SEE THE BIG BLUE GIVE NOW BUTTON UP IN THE RIGHT CORNER, AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PART OF WHAT MAKES SANDY GO GREAT, YOU GUYS.

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

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

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, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE, OR VISIT BILL HOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PRIVATE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.