>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING-AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS FEBRUARY 1st.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT TODAY FOR A NUMBER OF PEOPLE CALLING THE STREETS OF THE MIDWEIGHT DISTRICT THEIR HOME.

BRIGHT AND EARLY, CITY CREWS MOVED TO MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP OF THE EVER-GROWING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT.

AS KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SHOWS US, WHILE SOME APPLAUDED THE EFFORT , OTHERS DID NOT.

>> IN THE MIDWEIGHT DISTRICT, CITY CREWS ARE CLEANING UP THE SPORTS ARENA HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, SIMILAR TO HOW THEY DO DOWNTOWN SWEEPS.

>> THEY DO THIS ALL THE TIME LIKE EVERY, I THINK THEY DO THAT TWICE A WEEK I THINK.

OUT HERE, WE ARE NOT USED TO DOING THIS AT ALL.

>> RACHEL STAYS IN THE ENCAMPMENT.

SHE USED TO SLEEP DOWNTOWN, SO SHE'S USED TO GARBAGE TRUCKS COMING TO HOLLOWAY BELONGINGS.

SHE SAYS IT NEVER GETS EASIER.

>> I AM TIRED AS HELL RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE BEEN RUNNING BACK AND FORTH HELPING 20 DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

>> SHE WAS HELPING WYATT, WHO HAS BEEN HOMELESS IN SAN DIEGO FOR 35 YEARS.

HE SAID WITHOUT HOUSING OPTIONS, THIS WAS CREATED TO SURVIVE.

>> THIS RIGHT HERE IS OUR SOLUTION.

THIS IS WHERE WE BECAME AS ONE AND BECAME SELF-SUFFICIENT.

>> BECAUSE HE'S DISABLED, CREWS DID NOT TAKE AWAY HIS TENT, BUT THEY SAID CLEANUP SWEEPS TAKE A MENTAL TOLL.

>> IT IS GIVING STRESS AND DURESS.

I NEED TO DO THESE THINGS TODAY WITH DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND STUFF BUT I CANNOT BECAUSE OF FEAR OF WALKING OFF AND COMING BACK AND NOTHING IS HERE.

IF YOU TAKE EVERYTHING I GOT, WHAT WILL I DO?

WILL I FREEZE TONIGHT?

>> THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR HOMELESS AND CHEMICALLY UP FOR THE SPORTS ARENA.

THE CITY ESTIMATES ABOUT 180 OR SO PEOPLE STAY HERE.

SOME PEOPLE EITHER HAD TO MOVE THEIR STUFF OR LOSE IT.

>> IF YOU ARE NOT WITH YOUR STUFF, A LOT OF IT WILL GET THROWN AWAY.

THAT'S THE BAD PART OF WHAT THEY DO.

>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA ORDERED THE CLEANUP.

HE SAID THERE IS DRUG USE, CRIMES AND CONDITIONS UNSANITARY.

HE SAID ACTIONS ARE TAKEN TO STOP A FULL-BLOWN CRISIS.

>> THERE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE ON SPORTS ARENA BOULEVARD.

TO IGNORE THAT WOULD BE TO CONSIGN THOSE VERY SICK AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO A EXISTENCE THAT PUTS THEM AT RISK.

I'M NOT WILLING TO DO THAT.

>> THIS IS DAY ONE OF THE CLEANUP.

PEOPLE ARE GIVEN TIME TO MOVE THEIR STUFF AND WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER GOES INTO THE TRASH.

THE MAYOR SAYS IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO THIS, OUTREACH WORKERS HAVE BEEN CONNECTING PEOPLE TO SERVICES, BUT ONLY SEVEN HAVE GONE INTO SHELTERS.

PEOPLE AT THE INCOME AND SAID THEY ARE GLAD THE RESTROOMS WERE ADDED HERE, BUT GOING TO A CONGREGATE SHELTER ARE ARGUING THAT EVERYBODY IS THE SAME.

>> YOU ARE TALKING A GROUP OF PEOPLE, BUT LIKE I SAID I HAVE A HOME.

THIS IS SAN DIEGO.

I'M STANDING MY GROUND.

>> THE MAYOR SAYS WHILE THE SHORT-TERM CLEANUP IS GETTING ATTENTION, THE CITY IS WORKING TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM NEEDS OF HOMELESS RESIDENTS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> AFTER BEING SLAMMED WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS FOR WEEKS, SCRIPPS EXPERTS SAY THEIR MODELS SO THE OMICRON IS SLOWLY TRENDING DOWNWARD.

THEIR COMPUTER MODELING SHOWS THE SURGE OF COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS SHOULD WIND DOWN BY EARLY MARCH.

COVID-19 OMISSIONS PEAKED TWO WEEKS AGO WITH OVER 350 PATIENTS INCLUDING 60 IN THE ICU.

THAT IS OVER FIVE TIMES HIGHER THAN BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.

SCRIPPS HEALTH PRESIDENT AND CEO CHRIS VAN ORDER SAID IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE WITH STAFF OUT SICK AND CATCHING UP ON PATIENTS POSTPONED MEDICAL TREATMENTS.

>> OUR HOSPITAL CENSUS IS HIGH.

WE ARE BIDDING IN THE HOSPITAL.

WE WILL STILL HAVE SCRAPPING CHALLENGES LIKE EVERY INDUSTRY IS HAVING PROBABLY FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO EXPECT THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HAS BEEN USING MODELING SINCE 2020.

IT HAS OVER A 90% ACCURACY RATE.

TODAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPORTED OVER 2400 NEW COVID-19 CASES AS WELL AS 73 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND SIX ICU ADMISSIONS.

>>> SOME GOOD NEWS FOR MANY PARENTS, PFIZER IS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FDA FOR ITS COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AGED SIX MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS.

AS MARY MALONEY REPORTS, THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THE YOUNGEST KIDS HAVE AT LEAST A BASELINE IMMUNITY TO THE VIRUS.

>> THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE COVID-19, COULD BE GETTING BRIGHTER FOR THE MILLIONS OF PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> THEY ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT WHO SUFFER THE MOST FROM BE ISOLATED, BUT WHO ARE STILL AT RISK OF COVID-19.

>> PFIZER BIOTECH IS SEEKING EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION FOR THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR TWO DOES COVID-19 REGIMEN FOR CHILDREN AGES SIX MONTHS UP TO FIVE YEARS.

DR. PAUL, WHO HAS BEEN SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE FDA VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SAYS HE ANTICIPATES THEY WILL LOOK AT THE DATA ON FEBRUARY 15th.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS VACCINE IS SAFE.

THAT IS ROBUST DATA IT IS SAFE AND ROBUST DATA THAT IT IS EFFECTIVE AND ENERGETIC.. >> THIS IS FOLLOWING A DECEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE DRUGMAKER THAT TWO CHILD SIDES DOSES OF THE VACCINE DID NOT PROVIDE THE EXPECTED IMMUNITY IN TWO TO 5- YEAR-OLDS.

IT WAS EXTENDING THE TRIAL TO ADD A THIRD SHOT.. >> GETTING TWO DOSES INTO A CHILD CAN PROVIDE BASELINE IMMUNITY THAT PROTECTS THEM FROM SEVERE DISEASE AND HOSPITALIZATION.

>> IF HOSPITALIZATION IS GRANTED, SHOTS COULD BE OFFERED TO THE TINIEST ARMS BY EARLY MARCH.. >> GETTING THE VACCINES IN ARMS IS A CRITICAL PART OF HELPING THOSE PREVENT COVID-19 AND HELPING TO MOVE US A LITTLE BIT CLOSER BACK TO NORMAL.. >> IN WASHINGTON, MARY MALONEY, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO HAS TAKEN THE FIRST STEPS TOWARD UNWINDING THE PENSION REFORM MEASURE PROPOSITION B. KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAID THAT IS A COSTLY BUT NECESSARY ACTION .

>> THE NEW CITY EMPLOYEES FROM THE PENSION SYSTEM, IT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2012, BUT THE COURTS FOUND THE MEASURE ILLEGAL AND ORDERED THE CITY TO OFFER PENSIONS TO ALL ITS IMPACTED EMPLOYEES.

THERE IS A BONUS TO MAKE UP FOR MISTAKES.

THE CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, IMPROVED ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT COURT ORDERS.

COUNCILMEMBER VIVIAN MARINO SAID SAY THINGS FROM PROP B NEVER MATERIALIZED.

>> IN FACT, THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED.

THE CITY BEGAN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH RECRUITING BECAUSE WE CANNOT OFFER COMPETITIVE BENEFITS.

THAT MEANS HUNDREDS OF POSITIONS WERE VACANT WHICH HAD THE EFFECT OF SERVICE LEVELS DECREASING FOR CITY RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: THINGS LIKE POTHOLE REPAIR AND GRAFFITI CLEANUP TOOK LONGER BECAUSE THE CITY CANNOT HIRE THE STAFF IF NEEDED.

CITY OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THE TOTAL COST OF UNDOING PROP B COULD EXCEED $80 MILLION.

THE COUNCIL'S ACTIONS ONLY COVERED TWO OF THE FOUR CITY EMPLOYEE UNIONS IMPACTED BY THE INVALIDATION OF PROP B.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE OTHER TWO UNIONS ARE ONGOING.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> ANOTHER JOURNALIST HAS BEEN KILLED IN MEXICO THE FOURTH TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH.

ONLINE NEWS MINOTAUR SAYS ONE OF ITS JOURNALISTS, ROBERTO TOLEDO, WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY THREE ASSAILANTS ON MONDAY WHILE GETTING READY TO CONDUCT A VIDEO INTERVIEW.

THE WEBSITE WAS REPORTEDLY RECEIVING THREATS FOR EXPOSING CORRUPTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

THE GOVERNMENT SAYS OVER 50 JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN MEXICO IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

>>> THE NAVY IS NOT REVEALING WHETHER THE SELLER ACCUSED OF SETTING FIRE TO THE U.S. BORDER RASHAD WILL STAND TRIAL.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH SAYS IT IS PART OF A QUIRK IN MILITARY JUSTICE.

>> IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN SIX WEEKS SINCE THE APPRENTICE RYAN SAWYER MAYS WAS IN MILITARY COURT.

HE FACES CHARGES RELATED TO ARSON IN THE JULY 2020 FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE USS BORDER MICHELLE.

VICE ADMIRAL STEVE KOHLER HAS DECIDED NOT TO REVEAL THE HEARING OFFICER'S DECISION UNTIL HE FEELS WITH HER TO ACCEPT HER RECOMMENDATION.

SHE IS WITH THE CLINIC.

HE SAID THIS IS SOMETHING PECULIAR TO MILITARY JUSTICE.. >> IF YOU CAN IMAGINE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY ARE DEPLOYED, OR UNDERWAY, A COMMANDER WANTS TO HAVE THE POWER TO ENSURE THAT HIS TROOPS ARE BEHAVING IN HIS OR HER INTENDED FASHION.

OF COURSE THE CONS TO THAT IS YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS NOT LEGALLY TRAINED AND MAKING A VERY, SOMETIMES, COMPLICATE THE DECISION LIKE A ARSON CASE.

>> THE HONORABLE CAN THROUGHOUT DECISIONS EVEN AFTER A CONVICTION.

CONGRESS LOOKS AT LIMITING THE ROLE WITH MILITARY JUSTICE, THE LAW RECENTLY CHANGED TO REMOVE THEM ENTIRELY IN CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.. >> WE HAVE SEEN CASES WHERE COMMANDERS SAID I KNOW THIS INDIVIDUAL AND I THINK THEY ARE A GOOD PERSON, I DON'T THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THEY WOULD DO.

A PROSECUTABLE HAPPENED TO KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN THAT CASE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN A LONG HAUL TO BRING THIS TO A COURT- MARTIAL.

THE FIRE HAPPENED 18 MONTHS AGO.

STILL, THE LEGAL STANDARD FOR BRINGING A CASE TO TRIAL IS WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT MAYS COMMITTED THE CRIME.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS .

>>> NEW RULES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN CHULA VISTA WITH THE GOAL OF CRACKING DOWN ON LARGE GATHERINGS.

THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRED A TWO NIGHT MINIMUM FOR RESIDENTS WHO RENT OUT THEIR ENTIRE HOME.

THERE WAS A MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY OF 10 PEOPLE PER RENTAL, AND ONLY CHULA VISTA RESIDENTS CAN OFFER A SHORT-TERM RENTAL WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

OWNERS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE VOICED SUPPORT FOR THE CHANGES SAYING THEY BENEFIT THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE RULES.

>> AIRBNB HAS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE ON THE PROPERTY THAT WE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO.

WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BEAUTIFY OUR HOUSE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.. >> THOSE WHO VIOLATE THE RULES, INCLUDING THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE, FACE FINES FROM $100 TO $2000.

>>> A STEPPINGSTONE CAN BE USED TO BUILD PATHWAYS, AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING AT A REHAB CENTER WITH THAT NAME IN CITY HEIGHTS.

THAT PATHWAYS FOR LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

KPBS SPEAKS HEIGHTS REPORTER JACOB AIR HAS THEIR STORIES.

WE WANT TO WARN YOU SOME ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAR.. >> KELLY JOHNSON SAID HE STARTED MESSING WITH DRUGS WHEN HE WAS 16.

>> I FOUND METH PRETTY EASILY.

>> HE SAYS THE DRUGS HELPED TO SUIT HIS INTERNALIZED PAIN ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

>> I HAVE NEVER NECESSARILY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE FACT I AM A GAY MAN.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN THE CLOSET.

GROWING UP, I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE IN HIGH SCHOOL COMING UP.

TO BE HONEST, I PRETTY MUCH HATED THE PERSON I WAS.

>> THAT IS WHERE STEPPINGSTONE COMES IN, THE RECOVERY CENTER OPENED IN CITY HEIGHTS IN 1976.

IT HAS NOT STOPPED SERVING THE QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE THEN, EVEN THREE ONGOING PANDEMIC.

STEPPINGSTONE OUTPATIENT DIRECTOR SAID THE FACILITY HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM ITS HUMBLE ROOTS.

>> IT WAS FOUR OR SIX COTTAGES HERE AT THE TIME.

THAT IS HOW WE GOT KICKED OFF AND STARTED.

OVER THE YEARS, WE CONTINUE TO GROW.

>> SHE SAYS THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE REGION THAT SPECIALIZES WITH THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE TURN TO US RELATED TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

WE DO A LOT WITH TRANSGENDER.

THAT HAS BEEN OUT THE GATE.

EVERYPLACE HAS TO NOW, BUT BACK IN THE DAY, THE OTHER FACILITIES DID NOT KNOW WHAT DID THEY DO EXPECT FOR GRADUATES OF STEPPING STONES RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AT CITY HEIGHTS, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A SILVERLINING PROGRAM.

JOHNSON BEGAN THE PROCESS RECENTLY.

THE 32-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT REHAB FACILITIES AND RELAPSED MORE THAN ONCE.

HE SAID HE FELT UNDERSTOOD AT STEPPINGSTONE, UNLIKE OTHER TREATMENT CENTERS.

>> USING DRUGS HAS LED ME TO HOMELESSNESS AND SELLING MY BODY , ENDING UP IN THE HOSPITAL MORE TIMES THAN I WANT FOR NUMEROUS REASONS.

I PRETTY MUCH LOST MY WAY.

THIS WAS THE ONE PLACE WHERE I HAVE BEEN TO OTHER REHABILITATION CENTERS, AND THIS WAS ONE PLACE I THOUGHT A SPECIAL CLOSENESS TO PEOPLE THAT NO ONE ELSE COULD PROVIDE.

>> CHRIS MULLER IS THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS.

HE WAS ONCE A CLIENT AND SAID STEPPINGSTONE SAVED HIS LIFE.. >> 22 YEARS AGO, I WENT THROUGH STEPPINGSTONE OUTPATIENT.

I HAVE BEEN CLEAN AND EVER SINCE THEN.. >> HE SAID PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MS., MISUNDERSTAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HOW THAT AFFECTS THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

HE SAID CLIENTS FEEL A SENSE OF SHAME WHEN REACHING OUT FOR HELP .

>> THERE IS STIGMA OF THE ADDICTION AND STIGMA OF BEING GAY AND LESBIAN AND UNACCEPTED IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE SERVE TRANSGENDER CLIENTS.

SOME INDIVIDUALS ARE HIV- POSITIVE, THERE IS A STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.. >> JOE WESCOTT IS THE LEAD COUNSEL AT STEPPINGSTONE'S OUTPATIENT FACILITY IN NORTHPARK.

BACK IN 2017, HE WAS A CLIENT AS WELL.. >> WE TACKLE THE REASONS WHY THEY USE.

MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS OF METH USERS AND THERE IS DRUG SEX LINKS WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH AND THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM AND MYSELF TO DO THAT.

>> FOR WESCOTT, THE BEST PART, WAS AND STILL IS, COMMUNITY OF OFFERS.

>> WHEN I LEFT, I WOULD COME BACK AND SIT DOWNSTAIRS ON THE BENCHES.

WHEN I WAS FEELING A LITTLE SQUARELY OR HAVING CRAVINGS, THIS PLACE HAS A FEELING, AND THEY CALL IT A MIRACLE HERE THAT HAPPENS.. >> FOR CLIENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED DIFFERENT STEPPINGSTONE PROGRAMS OVER THE YEARS, MILLER SAID THE JOURNEY OFTEN COMES FULL CIRCLE, LIKE IT DID FOR HIMSELF AND WESCOTT.

THEY WORK FOR THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDED THEM SOBRIETY TO HELP THE STEPPINGSTONE COMMUNITY FOR THE GROW.

WITH IT, THEY COULD GUIDE OTHERS LIKE JOHNSON TO FOLLOW SIMILAR PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A NEW TEST BEGIN THIS WEEK ON AN EARTHQUAKE SHAKE TABLE ON THE CAMPUS OF UC SAN DIEGO.

THE THING BEING TESTED IS BEARINGS THAT CAN CARRY THE WEIGHT OF A BUILDING.

KPBS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER THOMAS SLIDES EXPLAINS .

>> Reporter: WHAT IF THERE IS A EARTHQUAKE AND BUILDING START TO SWAY?

THEY WILL SWAY LESS IF THEY ARE SITTING ON BEARINGS THAT HELP THE BUILDING SPACE TO MOVE ALSO.

BEARINGS LIKE THIS ONE, AT A UST SHAKE TABLE, THE BEARINGS TESTED ON THIS SHAKE TABLE ARE CALLED FRICTION SLIDING BEARINGS.

THE BUILDING RESTS ON THE BUILDING'S TOP AND SHIPS WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE TUMBLER.

THAT RETURNS TO THE CENTER OF THE SHAPE WHEN THE SHAPING STOPS .. >> THIS CAN TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE BUILDING.

>> Reporter: ALBERTO IS INSTRUCTIONAL ENGINEERING AT UCSD.

HE OVERSAW THE TEST OF THE NEW BEARING PRODUCT DEVELOPED BY A TAIWANESE COMPANY.

THESE RUBBER BEARINGS, SHOWN IN ANOTHER SHAKE TABLE TEST, THE FORM AS THE BUILDING SHAKES.

>> WHEN THE BUILDING IS SUBJECTED TO AN EARTHQUAKE, THAT INFORMATION HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.

THAT IS CONCENTRATED IN THE BEARINGS AND PSALMS INSTEAD OF THE BUILDING.

THE BUILDING MOVES AS A RIGID BLOCK.

>> Reporter: THIS TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN SEVERAL STRUCTURES IN SAN DIEGO.

RUBBER BEARINGS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CORONADO BRIDGE BETWEEN THE PEERS AND DECK THAT CARS DRIVE ON.

SAN DIEGO'S COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES IS IN A BUILDING BUILT ON BEARINGS.

THE USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY, IN THE U.S., HAS BEEN LIMITED TO CRITICAL STRUCTURES LIKE HOSPITALS AND HIGH-TECH FACILITIES THAT CAN AFFORD THAT.

>> THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE THAT MORE WIDESPREAD TO USE MORE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS LIKE THEY DO IN JAPAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: GILBERTO MOSQUERA SAID THIS TECHNOLOGY DATES BACK TO THE 70s.

SOME BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN RETROFITTED WITH BUILDINGS MOUNTED ON THEIR FOUNDATIONS.

THOMAS SLIDES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> BUNCH OF CALIFORNIA IS STILL IN A SEVERE DROUGHT.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF WATER ISSUED MEASUREMENTS TODAY SAYING WATER CONTAINED MOUNTAIN SNOW IS AT 92% OF THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE AFTER A DRY MONTH.

HEAVY RAIN, IN DECEMBER, HAD I WAS NO PADLOCK TO CONTACT AT 160% AS THE AVERAGE.

ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WATER SUPPLY COMES FROM THE SNOW THAT MELTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THIS STATE.

>>> A LITTLE BIT OF FLIPPING THE PATTERN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS HOUR WINDS TURN OFF SHORE AGAIN.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE CLIMB AS A RESULT.

WE ARE LOOKING TO STAY MAINLY DRY OVER THESE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

TEMPERATURES, AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, GETTING DOWN TO 30s.

ESCONDIDO AND 33 TOWARDS RAMONA AND A CHILLY NIGHT THERE ARE 47 IN SAN DIEGO, 42 TONIGHT IN EL CAJON.

THE BIG STORY IS A BIG DIP IN THE JET STREAM OFF TO OUR EAST AND WAITING FOR COLD AIR TO COME SOUTH, AND THE WINDS TO PICK UP.

AS WINDS TURN OFF SHORE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, THEY WILL LIKELY GET MORE GUSTY AS WELL.

WE WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT MOVING FORWARD.

ON WEDNESDAY, HIGHS ARE IN THE LOW 60s IN BORREGO SPRINGS AND UPPER 30s IN MT.

LAGUNA, CHILE FOR US THERE.

64 IN CHULA VISTA AND 65 IN SAN DIEGO.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THE TREND, AND THE TREND SHOWS WARMING AIR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

THURSDAY IS A NICE AND DRY DAY FOR MOST OF US IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA AND COLDER AIRSHIPS OFF TO THE EAST.

THANKFULLY, AWAY FROM US AND OUR TEMPERATURES WILL BE REBOUNDING.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES STAY IN THE LOW TO MID 60s FOR YOU.

WE HAVE UPPER 60s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND 70s BY THE TIME WE GET INTO SUNDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, LOW TO MID 60s FOR YOU AS WE GO TOWARDS THURSDAY.

UPPER 60s ON FRIDAY AND LOW 70s AND PLENTY SUNSHINE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE MENTIONED THE CHILL IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR YOU BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND HIGHS IN THE 30s.

WE GET INTO LOW TO MID 40s ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND HEADING INTO SUNDAY.

SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

IN THE DESERT, LOW 60s THROUGH FRIDAY GETTING INTO UPPER 60s AND MAYBE CLOSING ON 70 THERE INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH .

>>> A NEW NORMAL IS WHAT EXPERTS SAY WE CAN EXPECT FROM THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IN THE 2022 STATE REPORT, THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SAID RESTAURANTS MIGHT NOT RETURN TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BUT THE OUTLOOK IS NOT THAT.

THANKS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY, CHANGES AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND DINING PREFERENCES, THE GROUP SAID SALES WILL GROW FROM 864 BILLION, IN 2019, TO $890 BILLION THIS YEAR.

ONLY A QUARTER OF RESTAURANT OPERATORS BELIEVE THEIR BUSINESS WILL TURN A BIGGER PROFIT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF SUPPLY ISSUES, EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND RISING COST.

>>> AMERICANS ARE TAKING A HIT AT THE GROCERY STORE.

INFLATION, SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES, AND THE IMPACT OF THE OMICRON VARIANT ARE DRIVING UP THE COST OF FOOD.

DAVE CARLIN EXPLAINS WHY COSTS ARE SKYROCKETING AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT THAT.

>> IT IS REAL TOUGH.

>> FOR MIKE, FINDING AFFORDABLE FOOD HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.

HE IS BATTLING CANCER IN LIVING ON A TIGHT BUDGET.. >> IT IS HARD FOR ME TO GET OUT AND WORK AND BE AROUND PEOPLE.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO WITHOUT SOME THINGS TO EAT.. >> GROCERY COSTS KEEP CLIMBING ON EVERYTHING FROM MEAT TO SEAFOOD, PRODUCE, CEREAL AND MUCH MORE WITH OVERALL PRICES UP 9% FROM A YEAR AGO.

>> FEELS LIKE I'M PAYING MORE AT THE REGISTER WHEN I DO CHECK OUT.

>> Reporter: NAME BRANDS ARE RAISING PRICES.

KRAFT HEINZ IS THE LATEST ANNOUNCING HEIGHTS ON OSCAR MAYER MEATS, COFFEE AND KOOL- AID AND CHEESE.

JOINING GENERAL MILLS, PROCTOR AND GAMBLE WHICH IS RAISING THE PRICE OF TIDE AND LAUNDRY PRODUCTS.. >> THEY ARE PUT OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND WE WILL FEEL THE EFFECT FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

>> Reporter: THE ENTIRE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IS FACING SURGING COSTS, CONGESTION AND A LABOR SHORTAGE, WHICH HAVE HARDLY IMPROVED.

THE NUMBER OF CARGO SHIPS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST HIT A RECORD HIGH IN JANUARY WITH MORE THAN 100 STILL WAITING.

EVEN AFTER THE PORTS UNLOADED, 13 WERE PRESENT CONTAINERS THAN EVER BEFORE WAS IN 2021.

THE COST OF INGREDIENTS, PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION KEEPS CORRECTING.. >> THE EXTRAORDINARY COST OF PRESSURE THAT WE SEE IN THE BUSINESS NOW IS LANDING IN THE LAST RESORT.

THAT IS WHY THERE IS INFLATION.

>> Reporter: OMICRON IS ADDING FROM THAT, PEELING WORKERS FROM WAREHOUSES AND GROCERY STORES.

THIS MONTH, U.S.

PORT PRODUCTION DROPPED 8% IN A WEEK WITH STAFF SICK OR QUARANTINED WITH FEWER EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS ARE CUTTING ORDERS FROM GROCERY STORES FROM 20 TO 40%.

>> IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SEGMENTS THE NEXT DAY.. >> DEMAND FOR GROCERIES KEEPS URGING WITH PEOPLE STUCK AT HOME AND INFLATION AT A 39 YEAR HIGH.

>> A LOT OF TIMES, YOU ARE LIMITED WITH WHAT YOU CAN GET.

>> Reporter: A RECENT SURVEY FOUND 37% OF CUSTOMERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SHORTAGES.

ITEMS LIKE PET FOOD, PAPER FOODS AND CREAM CHEESE.

>> THERE ARE NOT AS MANY THINGS ON THE SHELVES.

>> Reporter: THE BITING ADMINISTRATION SAID THEY ARE WORKING TO EASE INFLATION, ACCUSING SOME OF THE LARGEST MEAT COMPANIES JUST TO DRIVE THE PROCESS.

EXPERTS PREDICT MORE GROCERY PRICE HIKES IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.. >> WE HAVE TO BE STRATEGIC AND INTENTIONAL.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A BLOG ABOUT COOKING ON A BUDGET.

THE ADVICE IS LOOK FOR SALES FLYERS BEFORE JOINING, JOINT STORE LOYALTY PROGRAMS AND PLAN MEALS AROUND KEEP FEELING ITEMS LIKE RICE AND BEANS AS WELL AS SHELFSTABLE INGREDIENTS LIKE FROZEN VEGETABLES.

>> WHEN YOU THROW FOOD AWAY, YOU ARE THROWING MONEY IN THE GARBAGE.

>> Reporter: EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS FOR FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO EAT THESE COSTS.. >> IT IS KIND OF HARD BUT I HAVE TO GET OUT HERE AND FIND SOMETHING TO DO AND MAKE IT WORK.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF, WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A POSSIBLE VACCINE FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN FIVE YEARS OLD.

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

>>> IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT VISITING ANY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S MANY MUSEUMS, FEBRUARY IS YOUR MONTH.

AFTER GOING VIRTUAL LAST YEAR, MUSEUM MONTH IS BACK WITH HALF OFF ADMISSION TO MORE THAN 45 MUSEUMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THAT INCLUDES THE 17 FAMILY MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN BALBOA PARK.

AMONG THEM ARE NEW AND REIMAGINED SPACES YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN YET.. >> WE HAVE THE NEW COMIC-CON MUSEUM, THAT IS OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING MUSEUM MONTH.

THE MAIN DAY HAS BEEN TOTALLY RE-CREATED.

MOST HAVE NOT SEEN THAT YET.

THAT IS HALF PRICE.

WE HAVE CONTEMPORARY ART, WHICH IS OPENED IN THE PARK.. >> OVER THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS, KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL WILL SHOWCASE TWO MUSEUMS FEATURED DURING MUSEUM MONTH.

THE PASSES ARE THAT MORE THAN 75 PUBLIC LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND AT ALL MACY'S STORES.

EACH PATH COVERS FOUR PEOPLE.

>>> IT IS NOT JUST MUSEUMS OFFERING A DEAL THIS MONTH, THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK IS INVITING SENIORS TO VISIT FOR FREE.

GUESTS AGED 65 AND OLDER MAY PRESENT THEIR VALID PHOTO I.D.

AND GET FREE ADMISSION TO THE PARK ANY DAY IN FEBRUARY.

>>> ONE VERY LUCKY SAN DIEGO IS $489,000 RICHER TONIGHT.

A LOTTERY TICKET WITH FIVE WINNING NUMBERS, BUT MISSING THE POWERBALL NUMBER, WAS SOLD IN A LOCAL SUPERMARKET.

THE TICKET WAS SOLD ON MONDAY AT THE VONS SUPERMARKET ON SATURN BOULEVARD.

IT IS WORTH $489,235.

THE NEXT DRAWING WILL BE TOMORROW WITH A $123 MILLION JACKPOT.

THE ODDS OF MATCHING ALL FIVE NUMBERS, AND THE POWERBALL NUMBER, IS ONE IN ABOUT 293 MILLION.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

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