
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3254 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
People who were impacted by January's historic storms are getting some tax deadline relief
People who were impacted by January's historic storms are getting some relief when it comes to filing their taxes. Who is eligible for extended deadlines. Plus, early voting is underway in San Diego County. What the turnout has been so far, one week from election day. And a food truck is offering high school students real world lessons in cooking and running a business.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3254 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
People who were impacted by January's historic storms are getting some relief when it comes to filing their taxes. Who is eligible for extended deadlines. Plus, early voting is underway in San Diego County. What the turnout has been so far, one week from election day. And a food truck is offering high school students real world lessons in cooking and running a business.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> THE RRS IS GIVING A BREAK TO TAXPAYERS AFFECTED BY THE JANUARY FLOODS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
AFFECTED AREAS ARE GETTING MORE TIME TO FILE.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS LOOKING AT THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS.
WE MET JANUARY STORMS BROUGHT SEVERE DAMAGE TO MANY SAN DIEGO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
SOME TAX RELIEF IS ON THE WAY.
RAPHAEL TOLEDO FROM THE IRS SAID INDIVIDUAL AND TAX RETURNS AND FEDERAL TAX PAYMENTS ARE NOW DUE JUNE 17th.
>> THE TAX RELIEF FOR BUSINESSES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL APPLY TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
IT IS BASICALLY PER THE DESIGNATION AS A DISASTER AREA.
>> Reporter: HE SAID THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS NOT YET ANNOUNCED A DEADLINE EXTENSION.
BUT IN PREVIOUS DISASTERS THEY HAVE USUALLY MATCHED FEDERAL DEADLINES.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE CONSIDERING ANOTHER TYPE OF TAX RELIEF.
DEFERRING SUPPLEMENTAL TAX PAYMENTS.
>> THIS WOULD APPLY TO HOMES THAT HAVE $10,000 MORE DAMAGE.
WOULD ALSO HELP BUSINESSES WITH 20% OF THE VALUE OR MORE OF THAT PROPERTIES DAMAGE.
THAT COULD BE MULTIFAMILY UNITS OR IT COULD BE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE MANUFACTURING.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAID IT CAN BENEFIT HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
HE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO GET PEOPLE THE TIME AND MONEY THEY NEED TO RECOVER AND REBUILD.
>> I WOULD TAKE THE ABLE DEADLINE WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR PROPERTY TAX DEADLINE AND TAKE IT WHEN YOUR PERMIT IS FINALIZED.
WHEN THAT IS DONE THEN YOU WOULD HAVE 30 DAYS TO PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.
>> Reporter: HE EXPECTS HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS AND SAYS PEOPLE CANNOT REFILE FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF WITH HIS OFFICE.
IF APPROVED THE AGENDA ITEM WILL BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON MARK 12th.
>>> LET'S LOOK INTO TONIGHT.
WE ARE JUMPING TO A LOW OF 53 AND WE WILL HAVE A FEW CLOUDS STILL ROLLING AROUND.
WITH THAT RAIN IT IS TAPERING OFF.
HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WE WILL BE MUCH DRIER.
STAY TUNED TO SEE HOW TEMPERATURES LOOK THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE EVENING.
WE WILL SEE A RAKE DOWN AND WHEN OUR NEXT SHOWERS WILL COME BACK.
>>> SAN DIEGO'S MIGRANT -- DO THE LACK OF FUNDING.
THE COUNTY IS LOOKING FOR A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
TODAY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A MIGRANT TRANSIT SITE TO SEND A LETTER TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS CALLING ON THEM TO WORK WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN TO PASS BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION REFORM.
MEANWHILE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SAY THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY CAN AS STREET RELEASES RESUME.
>> I ASKED WITH THE COUNTY TO ASK WHAT IS THE PLAN AFTERWARDS ON THE 23rd AND I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE.
I JUST CAN'T SEE PEOPLE IN THE STREETS.
I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE TO SEE A BORDER PATROL ASSIST DROPPING THEM OFF.
>> Reporter: -- SAID HE ALSO WROTE RESIDENT BIDEN TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE THE BORDER HE SAID WILL ALLOW A LITTLE TIME TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND RESOURCES.
>>> BOARD OF FUNDING WAS A MAJOR FOCUS OF A CLOSED DOOR MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN AND TOP CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TODAY.
THIS IS THE THREAT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS CLOSER BY THE DAY.
>> WE WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT.
>> Reporter: IT WAS UP TO MID TO START TO A JOINT CONTENTIOUS MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON TUESDAY.
THE PRESIDENT ALONG WITH FOUR TOP LEADERS OF CONGRESS AND THE VICE PRESIDENT SET DOWN TO FIND SOLUTIONS ON THE STALLED GOVERNMENT SPENDING AGREEMENT.
>> THIS FRIDAY UNLESS BOTH SIDES ARE QUICKLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL ENTER A PARTIAL SHUTDOWN.
>> IS SHUTDOWN THAT WOULD IMPACT THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE, AND ENERGY.
>> MR.
SPEAKERS ARE GOING TO BE A SHUTDOWN?
>> WERE TO WORK TO PREVENT THAT.
>> Reporter: THAT WAS MIKE JOHNSON AHEAD OF THE MEETING.
CONFIDENT DESPITE REFUSING TO BRING A PASSED SENATE FOR A DAY BUILT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CHAMBER.
THE SENATE BILL INCLUDES AID FOR UKRAINE, A KEY STICKING POINT FOR MANY REPUBLICANS.
>> I THINK THE CONSEQUENCE OF AN ACTION EVERY DAY IN UKRAINE IS DIRE.
>> Reporter: LEADERS EMERGED FROM THE MEETING WITH ADVANCES MADE ON KEY POINTS.
>> THE MEETING ON UKRAINE WAS ONE OF THE MOST INTENSE I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
THE FOUR OF US MADE IT SO CLEAR HOW VITAL THIS WAS TO THE UNITED STATES.
>> WE HAD AN OPEN, HONEST, CANDID INFIRM DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BORDER.
WE ALL AGREE WE HAVE A BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.
>> WE ARE OPTIMISTIC AND WE BELIEVE WE CAN GET TO THAT AGREEMENT.
>> Reporter: AN AGREEMENT THEY HAVE OVER THREE DAYS TO REACH.
>>> THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCILS MADE IT OFFICIAL AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW VACANT AFTER THE RESIGNATION OF -- AMID CHARGES OF FRAUD.
SOME VOTERS SAY THEY DO NOT WANT THEM TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT FOR HER THEY WANT TO ELECT A NEW MEMBER.
>> THE COMMUNITY DESERVES TO PICK HER THEY WANT TO REPRESENT THEM.
WE DON'T NEED SOMEONE WHO WILL JUST COME IN FOR A FEW MONTHS AND TRY TO GET UP TO SPEED.
THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO MAKE A GOOD FAITH BEST EFFORT TO FILL THE SEAT FOR APRIL 11th.
THAT APPOINTEE WOULD SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER AND THEN AN ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER WILL TAKE OVER.
>>> EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
MELISSA MAE CHECKED IN WITH THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS.
ABOUT 4550S PERCENT OF VOTERS SHOWED UP TODAY SO FAR.
>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY VOTERS HAVE CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN PERSON SINCE THE FIRST VOTING CENTERS OPEN ON SATURDAY.
>> WE DO STILL SEE THE PROXIMATELY 10% OF THE PEOPLE THAT DO TURN OUT THE VOTE DO LIKE TO GO TO THE BOAT CENTERS.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS OF ALL THOSE BOAT CENTERS.
>> Reporter: SEAN BRAUM SAYS THE VOTING CENTERS ARE STAFFED WITH COWORKERS.
>> THERE ARE BOAT CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS BEST WE CAN TO HAVE SOME TARGETED DATE AND COUNTY LANGUAGES COVERED.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS MOST COUNTY VOTERS CAST THEIR BALLOTS BY MAIL.
>> WE HAVE MAILED OVER 1.5 MILLION VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS.
MOST PEOPLE DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CONVENIENCE OF VOTING AT HOME AND DROPPING IT OFF IN THE MAIL OR ANY OF OUR 146 BALLOT DROPBOX LOCATIONS.
>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE REGISTERED VOTER BUT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT ANYMORE YOU CAN GO TO ANY BOAT CENTER AND CAST YOUR BALLOT.
YOU CAN EVEN REGISTER TO VOTE ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL ELECTION DAY.
HE RECOMMENDS GOING TO A BOAT CENTER NEAR YOU EVEN IF YOU LOST YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
>> WE WILL LOOK TO SEE IF THE INDIVIDUAL BODED IN CALIFORNIA AND ONCE THE ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED THE REGISTRATION WILL BE PROCESSED AND THEN THAT BOAT WILL BE CAST.
SO YOU ARE REGISTERING CONDITIONALLY AND THEN VOTING.
>> Reporter: STARTING SATURDAY 218 COUNTY BOAT CENTERS WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M.. ON ELECTION DAY ALL VOTE CENTERS , DROP BOXES, AND REGISTER OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M. >>> RIGHT NOW A THREE-WAY RACE IS UNDERWAY FOR ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST DIVERSE DISTRICTS AS WE CONTINUE OUR ELECTION COVERAGE.
WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL RACE FOR THE DISTRICT 9 SEAT.
THAT IS COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES.
>>> THE EARNINGS REPORT CAUSED A STIR LOBBYING TO HAVE A MUNICIPAL ACTIVITY FOR THE GAS AND ELECTRIC.
THE SHAREHOLDERS SUPPORT DIDN'T ITEMIZED THE PROPHETS.
>> Reporter: -- DOESN'T HAVE MUCH GOOD TO SAY WHEN SHE OPENS HER UTILITY BILL EACH MONTH.
>> THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING FOR SAN DIEGO.
THEY ONLY PROFIT.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS ONE PROTESTING THE ENERGY FINANCIAL REPORT OPEN TO TALK ABOUT SOME GAS AND ELECTRIC PROPHETS BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES THOSE NUMBERS WERE GROUPED TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS.
THEY EARNED JUST OVER 1.7 BILLION IN PROFITS IN 2023.
>> TO SAFELY EARNED NEARLY $1 BILLION OVERALL AND PROBABLY CLOSE TO $450 MILLION FROM SG AND E IN SAN DIEGO.
>> Reporter: SG ANY HAD A PROFIT OF $936 MILLION LAST YEAR.
THAT IS $21 MILLION MORE THAN THE PROFIT THEY MADE IN 2022.
>> MANY OTHER CASES BUSINESSES USE CITY LAND AND WE TAKE A SHARE OF THE PROFITS.
WE DON'T DO THAT WITH SG ANY.
WE AT LEAST HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW YOU ARE CHARGING THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE NATION.
HOW MUCH PROFIT ARE YOU MAKING?
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THEY TOLD SHAREHOLDERS THREE MONTHS AGO THEY WOULD BE SIMPLIFYING THEIR EARNINGS REPORTS AND THEY SAY UTILITY IS STILL FILED PAPERS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
THE STATEMENT OF COST INFLATION IS -- WE ARE FOCUSED ON DOING OUR PART TO HELP THE CONSUMERS.
THE UTILITY'S SUBSIDIARIES ARE GOING TO DELIVER SOLUTIONS TO CUSTOMERS INCLUDING SHAREHOLDER FRONT INSISTENCE PROGRAMS AND INCOME QUALIFYING BILL DISCOUNTS FOR THOSE WITH FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS.
THE COMPANY SAID IT WORKS HARD TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MORE THAN 25 MILLION CUSTOMERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
>>> THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX IS OUT TODAY AND IT SHOWS MORE AMERICANS ARE FEELING LESS CONFIDENT ABOUT THE ECONOMY.
FEBRUARYS INDEX FELL ON CONCERNS OF RISING GAS PRICES AND THE JOBS MARKET.
BUT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT YOUR GROCERY BILL?
>> Reporter: THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX IS OUT TODAY BUT A SIMPLER MEASURE OF HOW AMERICANS FEEL ABOUT THE ECONOMY MIGHT BE A TRIP TO THE SUPERMARKET.
>> WE STILL HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE TABLE.
>> Reporter: WAGE GROWTH IS NOT WAKING UP TO HIGH PRICES.
A NEW REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. CREDIT CARD DEBT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR.
IT IS NOT AS BAD WHEN ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION AND THAT INFLATION IS COOLING.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME KELLOGG'S IS ADVERTISING SERIAL AS A DINNER FOOD.
>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE COST OF A CEREAL FOR A FAMILY VERSUS WHAT THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE DO, THAT MIGHT BE MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE.
>> Reporter: WITH A LAWSUIT FILED YESTERDAY DID FCC IS TRYING TO BLOCK THE LARGEST SUPERMARKET MERGER IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
KROGER AND ALBERTSONS TO UNITING WOULD UPSET THE COST OF THEIR UNIONIZED WORK HORSES.
THE FTC ARGUES THE DEAL WOULD REDUCE COMPETITION AND RAISE FOOD PRICES.
IT SOON COULD BE A FOLLOW-UP TO A CAMPAIGN PROMISE.
>> THERE ARE STILL TOO MANY CORPORATIONS IN AMERICA RIPPING PEOPLE OFF.
PRICE GOUGING, JUNK FEES, GREED FOR ELATION, SHRINK INFLATION.
>>> WE KNOW NOW SOME OF THE CHANGES COMING TO FAFSA.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAID HOW THE DEPARTMENT CALCULATES THE AMOUNT OF EIGHT STUDENTS WILL GET.
7.3 MILLION STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PELL GRANTS.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO SUPPORTING PERSONAL TO COVER RESOURCE COLLEGES TO DO MEANS ASSESSMENTS AND HELP SCHOOLS WITH STUDENT EIGHT PACKAGES.
>>> SENATE DEMOCRATS TOMORROW WILL TRY TO PASS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.
THIS COMES AFTER ALABAMA SUPREME COURT RULED FROZEN EMBRYOS OR CHILDREN.
LEADING MANY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING HELD LIABLE FOR WRONGFUL DEATH IF THEY DESTROY THEM.
IN A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY DEMOCRATIC SENATORS CALLED UPON LAWMAKERS TO PASS THE BILL UNANIMOUSLY AS JUST ONE OBJECTION COULD KILL THE BILL.
IN RESPONSE ALABAMA'S AG SAID HE HAS NO INTENTION OF PROSECUTING IVF FAMILIES OR PROVIDERS.
>>> HAVE SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED A BIRTH CONTROL PILL FOR MEN?
THOMAS FUDGE TELLS US ABOUT A STUDY IN THE TREATMENT OF MICE THAT STOPPED THEIR SPERM PRODUCTION.
>> REPORTER:'S BURN PRODUCTION IN A MEMO RELIES ON NETWORK OF GENES AND PROTEINS INTERACTING IN A CERTAIN WAY.
WHAT IF YOU BLOCKED OR INHIBITED ONE OF THE ELEMENTS ON THAT ASSEMBLY LINE?
THAT IS WHAT SCIENTISTS HAVE DONE INJECTING MICE WITH AN INHIBITOR THAT STOPS A CRUCIAL GENETIC -- THEY SAID THIS HAS NO EFFECT ON LIBIDO AND IF THE MICE GO OFF THE PILL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS FERTILITY RETURNS.
THIS FOUR PANEL PHOTO SHOWS TISSUE WHERE SPERM IS STORED IN THE UPPER RIGHT YOU CAN CEASE ARM ELIMINATED BY THE TREATMENT.
THE LOWER RIGHT YOU CAN SEE SPERM PRODUCTION IS RESTORED SOON AFTER TREATMENT HAS ENDED.
THE INSTITUTE SAYS THEY HAD TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT GENETIC NETWORK PRODUCES SPERM TO ARRIVE AT THEIR FINDINGS.
>> I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART.
UNCOVERING THE NATURE OF THE NETWORK AND FINDING A NETWORK THAT IS OPEN TO THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION.
>> Reporter: THE RESEARCH COULD LEAD TO A MALE BIRTH CONTROL PILL.
EVANS SAID EXPERIMENTS WILL MOVE FROM MICE TO LARGER MAMMALS AND ULTIMATELY TO CLINICAL TRIALS FOR HUMANS.
>>> SAN DIEGO'S DISTRICT 9 IS ARGUABLY THE MOST DIVERSE DISTRICT IN THE CITY.
ENCOMPASSING WEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS AND FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED AREAS.
IT'S CURRENTLY REPRESENTED BY SHAWN RIVERA BUT AS JOHN CARROLL TELLS US TWO CHALLENGERS ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE THEM.
>> Reporter: DEMOCRAT SHAWN RIVERA HAS REPRESENTED DISTRICT NINE SINCE 2020.
THIS TIME AROUND HE IS FACING DEMOCRAT TERRY HOSKINS AND INDEPENDENT FERNANDO GARCIA.
>> I WOULD UNDERSTAND WHY ANY CONSTITUENT OR ANY PERSON LIVING IN THE CITY WOULD THINK WE ARE NOT DOING WELL ENOUGH.
>> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH RIVERA FROM A PARK IN THE STOCKTON NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WAS DAYS AFTER THE TORRENTIAL DAMAGING STORM OF JANUARY 22nd AND THE DESTRUCTION THAT IT BROUGHT TO NEIGHBORHOODS IN HIS DISTRICT IT WAS VERY MUCH ON HIS MIND.
>> WE HAVE I THINK WE MORE PEOPLE THE FOLKS REALIZE OR PICKING UP THE PIECES ARE TRYING TO PICK UP THE PIECES AND I THINK WE HAVE A LEGITIMATE DISASTER IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY.
THAT WILL NEED TO BE A TOP PRIORITY.
>> Reporter: HE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT ADVOCATING FOR PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE TO GET BY IS HIS TOP PRIORITY.
THAT MEANS FINDING SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS.
>> WITH THAT IT MEANS HOUSING IS ALSO A TOP PRIORITY.
THE TWO ISSUES GO HAND-IN-HAND.
YOU CANNOT SEPARATE HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING.
THEY'RE PER CITY COUNCIL THE LEADERSHIP, SPECIFICALLY DISTRICT NINE IS NOT THERE.
>> Reporter: INDEPENDENT FERNANDO GARCIA AGREES WITH THE INCUMBENT ABOUT WHAT HE SEES AS THE DISTRICT'S MOST PRESSING ISSUE.
>> IS A HOMELESSNESS AND THEN ALSO HOUSING OR DEVELOPMENT.
IN TERMS OF HOMELESSNESS, A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL WE HAVE A POLICY WE HAVE ENABLED AS OPPOSED TO EMPOWERMENT.
MEANING THE STREETS SHOULD NOT BE AN OPTION.
NOT WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE BEING ON HOUSE.
>> Reporter: GARCIA LEFT HIS CAREER IN FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH REAL ESTATE IN 2017 WHEN HE FORMED SCHOOLS SOLAR WHICH SPECIALIZES IN SOLAR PANELS ON SCHOOL ROOFS.
HE SAID HIS BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE BACKGROUND WILL HELP TACKLE HOMELESSNESS SPECIFICALLY THROUGH GRANNY FLATS.
>> HE BUILT ONE FOR 250,000, WE CAN EXEMPT THAT FROM THE PROPERTY TAX OF THE DON'T PAY THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX.
AS LONG AS THEY AGREE TO RENT IT AT AFFORDABLE RATES, IT IS AN INCENTIVE TO THE HOMEOWNER, NOT THESE BIG BUILDERS OR DEVELOPERS.
>> I HAVE BEEN SERVING THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DISTRICT 9 FOR THE PAST 14 1/2 YEARS.
>> Reporter: DR. TERRY HOSKINS'S SPENT 25 YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS BEFORE BECOMING A SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICER IN 2008.
HE RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE FORCE.
HE SAYS HE WANTS TO CONTINUE SERVING THE PUBLIC ON THE CITY COUNCIL WHERE HE SAYS HIS TOP PRIORITY WOULD BE PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION FOR DISTRICT 9 DOESN'T EVEN TALK TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
NOT AT ALL.
I WILL CHANGE IT.
>> Reporter: BOTH HOSKINS OR GARCIA SAY THEY AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH CRITICIZED RIVERA'S MEMBERSHIP.
-- BUT ONLY BY ONE VOTE.
>> THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY THAT I INTERACT WITH AND ALL THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND ALL OF THE PLANNING MEETINGS , THEY FEEL THEY HAVE NO REPRESENTATION.
>> EVEN IN DISTRICT 9 HE IS ALIENATING A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS HEREBY NOT SHOWING UP TO MEETINGS OR JUST BEING DISMISSIVE OF THEIR CONCERNS.
>> Reporter: RIVERA SAID SINCE BEING REELECTED TO THE COUNCIL HE HAS REACHED OUT TO ALL OF HIS COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR THOUGHTS ON HOW THEY CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER.
HE SAYS THAT DOESN'T MEAN GOVERNING THE CITY THE WAY IT HAS BEEN COVERED IN THE PAST.
THE TOP TWO FINISHERS IN THE PRIMARY WILL FACE EACH OTHER IN THE ELECTION.
>>> WE HAVE MORE ABOUT THE ELECTION ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .
>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE WORKWEEK.
WE ARE MUCH DRIER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY OUTDOOR PLANS THESE ARE THE DAYS TO DO ANYTHING.
WE HAVE A WEEKEND COOLDOWN ON THE WAY AS TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO START TO TAKE A DROP.
WITH THAT THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR NEXT FORM.
GUSTY WIND AND SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
AS FOR TONIGHT THE RAIN, OVERALL ISOLATED SHOWER SITUATION WE HAVE BEEN SEEING WILL TAPER OFF.
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT.
OCEANSIDE 48, SAN DIEGO 53.
RAMONA YOU'RE DROPPING TO 42.
AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW HIGHS WILL RISE.
IN THE MID-60s ALONG THE COAST AND UPPER 60s AS YOU MOVE A LITTLE FURTHER INLAND.
MT.
LAGUNA WITH A HIGH OF 43.
I DO WANT TO TAKE YOU OVER THESE NEXT FEW DAYS TO SHOW YOU THE SHAPE UP WE WILL HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR WEATHER PATTERN.
MOSTLY SUNNY AND THESE WILL BE THE DAYS TO GET OUTSIDE IF YOU DO HAVE ANY PLANS HAVE IT ON TAP FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THOSE TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY ALONG THE COAST HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND GUSTY WIND.
THE HIGH WILL BE DROPPING TO 60s THERE.
AREAS FURTHER INLAND YOU WILL SEE A SLIGHT COOLDOWN.
WE ARE GOING TO BE ALMOST IN THE 70s.
THURSDAY YOU ARE AT 66 AND YOU WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 60s BY SATURDAY.
SO MUCH COOLER WITH RAIN ON THE WAY.
LIKE I SAID IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE WINDY ESPECIALLY GOING UP TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS.
LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE DROP.
THURSDAY WE ARE AT 44 AND 34 BY SATURDAY.
WE WILL EVEN SEE SOME WINTER PRECIPITATION AND ICE AT NIGHT BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
RAIN AND DRIZZLE STILL ON TAP FOR THE DANCERS AS WELL.
THAT WILL BRING TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE MID-60s AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND.
>>> YOU CAN GET THE LATEST FROM KPBS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX WITH BREAKING NEWS, ARTS, AND OUR TOP HEADLINES ALL AVAILABLE AS NEWSLETTERS.
NORTH COUNTY FOCUS IS OFFERING A QUICK RECAP OF THE BIG STORIES HAPPENING IN NORTH COUNTY AS WELL AS A ROUNDUP OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THE REGION.
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR ANY OF OUR NEWSLETTERS AT KPBS.ORG.
>>> SAN DIEGO GAINED ANOTHER FOOD TRUCK TODAY.
THIS ONE WILL SOON BE RUN BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
LEARNING LESSONS ON HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: IT'S A FIESTA FOR A FOOD TRUCK.
THIS ONE HAS BEEN UNDER WRAPS FOR A WHILE.
IT IS NAMED THE SUNSET BITE AND IT IS THE STATE-OF-THE-ART KITCHEN ON WHEELS DESIGNED BY AND WILL BE OPERATED WITH THE TALENT AND AMBITION OF CULINARY STUDENTS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE INTUIT COMPANY PAY FOR THE TRUCK AND IS PARTNERED WITH THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE WORK-BASED LEARNING.
>> I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED.
>> Reporter: -- IS A SENIOR AT MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL WITH A DAD WHO IS PACIFIC ISLANDER AND A MOM WHO IS JAPANESE.
HE IS READY TO COOK.
>> FAMILY WAS TO COOK.
I LOVE TO COOK.
WE LOVE TO MAKE -- WITH IT AND WITH MY MOM'S SIDE IF I GET THE CHANCE I'D LIKE TO MAKE RAMEN.
>> Reporter: MORE THAN 300 CULINARY STUDENTS CAME TO THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY THIS AFTERNOON NOT ONLY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S COLLEGE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BUT TO BE INSPIRED BY THOSE WHO ALREADY FOUND SUCCESS.
>> IS YOUR CAREER, JUST AS YOU FOULED IN ONE AREA DOESN'T MEAN YOU WILL AND ANOTHER.
>> Reporter: THIS FOOD TRUCK IS A CLASSROOM ON THE MOVE.
JUST LIKE IN THE REAL BUSINESS WORLD FOOD TRUCKS DO NOT STAY PUT.
THIS ONE WILL TRAVEL TO FIVE SCHOOLS WITH CULINARY PROGRAMS.
THE SUNSET SHOULD BE PERMANENT AND PREPARED FOR STUDENTS IN ABOUT A MONTH.
UNTIL THEN SAN DIEGO HAS PLENTY MORE OPTIONS FOR LEARNING AND LUNCH.
>> I THINK THAT IDEA TO BRING TO STUDENTS THAT THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN OPERATING A BURN OF THE FOOD TRUCK IS REALLY EXCITING.
>> Reporter: COMING SOON A SPECIAL DISH OF SPAM AND RAMEN.
>> PEOPLE TELL ME THAT THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND THAT MAKES ME HAPPY.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I ACCOMPLISHED WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO.
>> Reporter: ORDER UP.
>> WHAT A TERRIFIC PROJECT.
>>> EUROS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.
WE WILL HAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESULTS FROM THE BATTLEGROUND STATE OF MICHIGAN.
IN THE MIDDAY DISH AND IS TALKING ABOUT ELECTION -- AND WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW IF THEY ARE CONSIDERING BUYING ONE.
YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
GOOD NIGHT.

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