>>> 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, FLOODING AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THE PROCESS IS NOW IN MOTION TO REPLACE FORMER DISTRICT SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I AM AT MAYA TRABULSI.

AFTER BEING REELECTED, MARCUS ANNOUNCED LATE LAST MONTH SHE WOULD NOT SEEK A SECOND TERM.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS THE BOARD HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE OPTIONS REPLACING HER.

>> MUST BE A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1 FOR NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS PRECEDING THE APPLICATION.

>> THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD A SPECIAL MEETING TODAY TO DECIDE HOW TO REPLACE VARGAS.

THEY COULD APPOINT SOMEONE TO THE SEAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF HER TERM, APPOINT SOMEONE IN THE INTERIM UNTIL A SPECIAL ELECTION IS HELD OR LEAVE THE SEAT OPEN UNTIL THE VOTERS DECIDE IN A SPECIAL ELECTION.

>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH ALL SUPERVISORS PRESENT.

>> THEY CHOSE TO LEAVE THE SEAT OPEN UNTIL A SPECIAL ELECTION WAS HELD.

NO ONE WHO WAITED WANTED THE FIRST OPTION.

A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WANTED A SECOND, TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO SERVE IN THE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND A SPECIAL ELECTION.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO SPOKE WANTED THE THIRD OPTION.

>> THIS WAS FANTASTIC, EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO HERE.

>> CONSTITUENT DON DARE IS WITH A NONPROFIT FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION.

>> WE WANTED TO GIVE THE POWER BACK TO THE PEOPLE TO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHO THEY WANT TO SEE IN THAT SEAT, NOT LEAVE IT UP TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR ANYONE ELSE TO MAKE THAT DECISION FOR US.

>> A LOT OF COMMUNITARIANS OUT THERE WORKING RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY OMAR SAYS IT WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO BE HERE TODAY.

A LIFELONG DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TIME TO VOICE HIS OPINION IN PERSON.

>> I THINK IT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING RIGHT NOW, AND IT ALLOWS THE PEOPLE TO PROVIDE A VOICE.

YES, IT'S VERY COSTLY UP FRONT.

>> Reporter: ARE COSTLY?

SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND REMINDED EVERYONE THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE NATION FLETCHER COST THE COUNTY ABOUT $5 MILLION.

THIS ONE IS EXPECTED TO COST AT LEAST THAT MUCH.

SUPERVISORS VOTED TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION USING MAIL BALLOTS AND VOTE CENTERS.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS MARCH 10th AT THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE.

DROP BOXES WILL BE READY FOR USE THE NEXT DAY.

PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS APRIL 8th.

IF NO ONE WINS AN OUTRIGHT MAJORITY, THE TOP TWO VOTE GETTERS WILL MOVE ON TO THE GENERAL ELECTION JULY 1st.

THAT MEANS THE DISTRICT 1 SEAT WILL REMAIN VACANT UNTIL AT LEAST APRIL.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY DRY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE STILL TRACKING THE HIGH FIRE WEATHER RISK .

WE NEED TO STAY WEATHER AWARE, ESPECIALLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

TONIGHT WE DROP DOWN TO A LOW OF 41.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE CLEAR AND CHILLY.

WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON HOW TEMPERATURES PLAY OUT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND HOW THE WIND ALSO WILL PLAY OUT AS WE HAD TO NEXT WEEK.

>> THOUSANDS OF RURAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE WITHOUT POWER TODAY BECAUSE OF SANTA ANA WIND CONDITIONS.

THEY COULD EXTEND POWER SAFETY SHUTOFFS TO AN ADDITIONAL 49,000 CUSTOMERS.

MELISSA MAE CHECKED IN WITH A COMMUNITY THAT HAS ALREADY HAD THEIR POWER SHUT OFF A FEW TIMES THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS IN 10 BACKCOUNTRY COMMUNITIES ARE WITHOUT POWER.

>> THE BEST WAY TO KEEP THE BACKCOUNTRY SAFE IS PROBABLY TO TURN OFF THE POWER, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE A FIRE WILL RAGE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS SO MUCH BRUSH AROUND HERE.

IS ABOUT FIRE ZONE.

>> JAMES MARTINEZ AND HIS FAMILY HAVE LIVED IN THE AREA SINCE 2017.

HE SAYS THEY ARE PREPARED.

>> PROPANE, GASOLINE FOR THE GENERATOR.

AND FOOD.

WE DO A LOT OF SIMPLE FOODS, PASTA, STUFF LIKE THAT.

SOMETHING YOU CAN BOIL ON THE STOVETOP.

DEHYDRATED MEALS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF CAMPING GEAR SO IT'S NOT AN ISSUE FOR US.

>> Reporter: MARTINEZ SAYS HIS POWER HAS BEEN TURNED OFF TWICE ALREADY THIS YEAR BUT THEY TRIED TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT.

>> NOT BAD.

GOOD FAMILY TIME ACTUALLY.

GOT TO GO BACK TO THE BASICS.

MAYBE ONE OR TWO LIGHTS IN THE HOUSE.

WE PLAY A LOT OF GAMES WITH RUBY, OUR DAUGHTER.

YOU MAKE THE BEST OF IT, SO IT'S NOT BAD.

>> Reporter: RUBY IS IN KINDERGARTEN.

MARTINEZ SAYS HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF MISSED SCHOOL DAYS DUE TO WEATHER.

>> SO I WONDER HOW THAT WILL AFFECT MY DAUGHTER OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

WE HAVE MISSED QUITE A FEW DAYS ALREADY SO FAR.

I HOPE THEY MAKE IT UP AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

BUT WHILE SHE IS AT HOME, WE TRIED TO KEEP HER BUSY.

AND KEEP HER EDUCATED AND DO THINGS WITH HER.

>> THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION SAYS THE MOUNTAIN BY HER SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS CLOSED THE SCHOOLS FOUR DAYS ALREADY THIS MONTH.

RIGHT NEXT TO THE SCHOOL IS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER WITH ACCESS TO WI-FI AND SUPPLIES LIKE WATER AND WARM BLANKETS.

>> KIND OF PREPARED EVERY TIME WE HAVE A SHUT OFF.

HOPEFULLY, WE WON'T HAVE TO USE IT BUT IT'S GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.

>> THEY ARE ENFORCING PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT 6:00 P.M. RESOURCE CENTERS ARE OPEN FROM 8:00 A.M. UNTIL 10:00 P.M.

IN BOULEVARD, JULIAN AND CAMPO, AS WELL.

GO TO SGE.COM/READY FOR MORE INFORMATION.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE ONES THAT THREATENED THE FIRE ZONES IN LOS ANGELES ARE LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED TODAY.

THE TWO LARGEST FIRES ARE LESS THAN 40% CONTAINED ONE WEEK INTO THE NONSTOP BATTLE.

MAYOR GONZALES BRINGS US MORE FROM ALTADENA AS FIRE OFFICIALS LAID OUT THEIR PLAN OF ATTACK GOING FORWARD.

>> EVERYONE HERE URGES YOU TO REMAIN ALERT AS DANGER HASN'T YET PASSED.

>> THIS AS FIRE CREWS HAVE GAINED A FOOTHOLD ON MULTIPLE FRONTS TUESDAY.

AS OF MIDDAY, THIS FIRE WAS 92% CONTAINED.

THE EATEN AT 35% IN THE PALISADES AT 17%.

A FOURTH IGNITION IN THE AUTO FIRE STARTED MONDAY NIGHT.

OVER 50 ACRES.

FIRE CREWS WORKED TO CONTAIN IT.

>> WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 88,000 RESIDENTS UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS.

>> TO OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES.

POWER OUTAGES AND OTHER AREAS.

>> THE NECESSARY PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS WILL PREVENT FROM STARTING IF WE HAVE DOWNED POWER LINES.

>> ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE THIS WATER SYSTEM IN THE EATEN FIRE AREA AND IT'S OPERATIONAL.

>> THERE WAS SLIGHTLY HOPEFUL NEWS FROM BURNED ZONES.

>> THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NO OTHER REMAINS WERE FOUND YESTERDAY.

>> TALKS OF REOPENING NEIGHBORHOODS TO RESIDENTS ARE MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY.

>> REPOPULATION CONVERSATIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY ACTIVE AND ONGOING.

I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO START THINKING EVERYTHING IS OKAY NOW.

EVERYTHING IS NOT OKAY YET.

>> IT'S THE YET THAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING TO GET CLOSER TO TODAY.

>> THEY WILL WORK TIRELESSLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO ESTABLISH CONTAINMENT LINES, PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD AND ADDRESS FLAREUPS.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE HAS BEEN AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN THE L.A.

FIRES.

SCAMMERS ARE TRYING TO CASH IN ON THE TRAGEDY.

COMING UP, HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR DONATION GETS TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CONTINUES TO BE AT RISK OF FIRES, AS WELL.

IT STARTED AROUND 7:00 THIS MORNING NEAR WEST A PREFERRED ROAD AND BURNED AT LEAST 10 ACRES.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO SAYS THE DRYLAND AND HIGH WINDS CREATED PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR A FAST-MOVING FIRE.

>> WE'VE NOT SEEN ANY MEASURABLE RAINFALL THIS SEASON.

THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY, INCREASED WIND WE ARE ANTICIPATING AND THE AREA CREATES A RECIPE FOR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS IN THE EVENT THAT FIRE STARTS.

>> A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6:00 P.M.

TOMORROW.

SOME TRADITIONAL STALWARTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY JUMPED SHIP IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

THE EXIT WAS PRONOUNCED IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO.

MIRRORING TRENDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> DEMOCRATS LOST SLIGHTLY FEWER THAN 11,000 VOTES IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO BETWEEN NOVEMBER'S ELECTION AND FOUR YEARS AGO.

AT THE SAME TIME, FIGURES FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS SHOWED REPUBLICANS GAINED 2000 VOTES IN THE REGION.

PUT ANOTHER WAY, IN NOVEMBER 2020, 81% OF VOTERS IN THE AREA WENT DEMOCRATIC.

19% CAPPED THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.

71% IN THE AREA VOTED DEMOCRATIC WHILE 29% WENT REPUBLICAN.

ALAN NASH'S CHAIR AT THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF THE BLACK AMERICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA AND LIVES IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO.

SHE REPORTS THAT SOME LOCAL YOUNG VOTERS ARE FED UP WITH BOTH PARTIES.

THEY BELIEVE THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED THEM.

>> PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO, YOU LOOK AT THE DATA, WE ARE AT THE BOTTOM IN ALL CATEGORIES.

EDUCATION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, YOU KNOW.

RACIAL JUSTICE.

ALL OF THE AREAS, YOU KNOW, WE ARE AT THE BOTTOM ARE WE ARE AT THE HIGHEST, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE DATA IS SUPPOSED TO BE.

IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY HISTORICALLY.

>> Reporter: CLARISSA IS WITH THE RV FAMILY FOUNDATION WHICH PROVIDES SERVICES TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO.

SHE SAYS THE PERCEPTION OF LOCAL SYSTEMIC FAILURE WAS ONLY REINFORCED DURING THE JANUARY FLOODS LAST YEAR.

MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE WERE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES ALONG THE CREEK WHERE A NEARBY STORM DRAIN HAD BEEN CHOKED WITH VEGETATION FOR YEARS.

NATIONALLY, SOUTHEASTERN VOTERS WERE LESS APT TO BUY VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS' ECONOMIC AGENDA OVER TRUMPS BECAUSE SHE WAS PART OF THE ECONOMIC ESTABLISHMENT TODAY.

>> THE MESSAGING RESONATED.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE DIFFERENCE IS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF PROMISES.

WHEN YOU WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND YOU ARE STILL LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, INTANGIBLES AND DELIVERABLES ARE WHAT MATTER TO PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

>> TRUMP GOT A BOOST FROM TRADITIONALLY DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN SWING STATES.

MORE LATINO VOTERS CAST BALLOTS FOR TRUMP THAN IN THE PAST AND FEWER BLACK PEOPLE IN THOSE STATES VOTED DEMOCRATIC.

KPBS NEWS.

>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS .

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG /PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> TOMORROW, SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA WILL DELIVER HIS STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

THE SPEECH WILL FOCUS ON HIS CORE PRIORITIES, KEEPING NEIGHBORHOODS A SAFE, REDUCING HOMELESSNESS AND BUILDING MORE HOUSING AND FIXING ROADS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT COMES AS THE CITY FACES A $258 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT.

THE ADDRESS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND IT STARTS AT 3:00.

YOU CAN STREAM IT LIVE AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL DELIVER HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS TO THE NATION TOMORROW NIGHT.

WE WILL CARRY IT LIVE HERE ON KPBS AT 5:00 P.M. AND IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY EVENING EDITION LIVE AT 5:30.

>>> NOROVIRUS CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE U.S.

MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT MOST HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS, EVEN MANY HAND SANITIZER'S DO NOT GET RID OF THIS VIRUS.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY.

>> IN THE U.S., AS OF AUGUST 1st, THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY 500 NOROVIRUS OUTBREAKS IN STATES THAT REPORT THAT DATA.

THERE WERE 363 OUTBREAKS REPORTED BY THE STATE IN THE SAME PERIOD IN THE LAST SEASONAL YEAR.

>> BASICALLY ANY PLACE WHERE PEOPLE AGGREGATING CLOSE QUARTERS, THEY ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK.

>> Reporter: NOROVIRUS CAN SURVIVE ON SURFACES FOR LONG PERIODS.

MANY HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS AND EVEN HAND SANITIZER'S CANNOT KILL IT.

>> IT MAY SAY FOR EXAMPLE THAT THEY ARE 99.9% EFFECTIVE LIKE THIS DOES AGAINST VIRUS AND BACTERIA.

IT TURNS OUT THAT NOROVIRUS IS OFTEN IN THAT .1%.

>> Reporter: IT HAS TO DO WITH THE VIRUSES MAKE UP.

THE TO PROTEIN PROTECTIVE COAT MAKES IT TOUGHER TO PENETRATE.

COMPANIES DO MAKE PRODUCTS THAT KILL THE VIRUS, BUT YOU HAVE TO CHECK THE LABEL TO SEE IF IT IS INCLUDED.

YOU CAN ALSO MAKE YOUR OWN.

>> BY MIXING BLEACH WITH WATER, THREE QUARTERS OF A CUP OF BLEACH PER GALLON OF WATER.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE BLEACH ON YOUR COUNTERTOPS.

YOU CAN TRY A DISINFECTANT THAT CONTAINS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE INSTEAD.

>> Reporter: IT CAN SURVIVE TEMPERATURES UP TO 145 DEGREES.

IF YOU ARE DISINFECTANT CARPET, EXPERTS RECOMMEND STEAM CLEANING FOR FIVE MINUTES AT 175 DEGREES.

SAME FOR LAUNDRY.

>> HOT WATER ON THE LONGEST CYCLE AND DRY AT THE HIGHEST HEAT SETTING.

>> Reporter: FOR HELP MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> FEEDING SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WILDFIRES IN LOS ANGELES.

WE SPOKE ABOUT THE EFFORT AND LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP.

>> WE WILL BE COLLECTING AND PURCHASING FOOD STARTING ON FRIDAY.

WE HAVE THE WAREHOUSE, WE HAVE THE TRUCKS AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS IN CONTACT WITH LOS ANGELES AUTHORITIES, AND THEY WILL KNOW WHERE TO TAKE IT FROM THERE.

BECAUSE WE BUY IN BULK, WE ARE ABLE TO STRETCH THE DOLLAR A LOT FURTHER THAN AT THE GROCERY STORE.

>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, THERE IS A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

LOOK UNDER THE EVENTS TAB.

YOU CAN BRING SHELFSTABLE ITEMS OR DONATE MONEY.

THE FIRST TRUCKLOAD OF DONATIONS IS EXPECTED TO HEAD TO L.A. ON FRIDAY.

THE L.A. WILDFIRES HAVE LEFT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

OFFICIALS ARE WARNING PEOPLE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SCAMS.

HERE'S THE RED FLAGS TO LOOK OUT FOR.

>> Reporter: THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES SIEGE TO MORE THAN 40,000 ACRES.

HEARTBREAKING IMAGES AS FAMILIES SCOUR ASHES TRYING TO SALVAGE ANYTHING AGAIN.

YOU MAY BE WONDERING HOW YOU CAN HELP.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO ENSURE YOUR DONATIONS END UP IN THE RIGHT HANDS.

>> WE WANT TO STOP FRAUD AND ANY OTHER VICTIMS BECOMING VICTIMS.

>> SCAMMERS USE NATURAL DISASTERS TO PREY UPON VICTIMS FOR MONEY DONATIONS.

FRAUDSTERS WILL SEND OUT MESSAGES WITH URGENT AND PERSUASIVE LANGUAGE LIKE WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT.

A LINK WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A NAME THAT LOOKS LEGITIMATE.

BUT IT'S NOT.

IT'S OFTEN A SCAM.

>> THEY ARE OFTEN CREATIVE, CONFUSING, PERSUASIVE.

>> HERE THESE TIPS TO SPOT A SCAM.

LEGITIMATE ORGANIZATIONS USE.ORG, NOT.COM.

DON'T CLICK ON A LINK YOU GET THROUGH TEXTS OR EMAILS.

TYPE OUT THE WEBSITE ADDRESS AND SEE IF IT IS REAL AND WATCH OUT FOR CHARITIES WITH COPYCAT NAMES.

>> SOME EVEN CREATE FRAUDULENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH NAMES THAT SOUND REALLY LEGITIMATE AND ARE EASY TO FALL FOR.

LIKE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CALIFORNIA.

SOUNDS GOOD, SOUNDS LEGITIMATE, SOUNDS OFFICIAL.

IT IS NOT.

>> IF YOU DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT A CERTAIN CHARITY, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SUGGESTS USING WEBSITES LIKE CHARITY NAVIGATOR.ORG TO VERIFY THE SPECIFIC CHARITY.

AND NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS FORECASTING LOW TEMPERATURES OF 45 DEGREES TONIGHT.

ARE KPBS REPORTER WENT TO A DOWNTOWN CHURCH THAT IS OPENING ITS DOORS TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: 54-YEAR-OLD LISA LEFT HER APARTMENT IN DECEMBER.

>> I COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH INFLATION, COST OF LIVING, RENT INCREASES EVERY TIME WE GOT OURSELVES SECURE, IT INCREASES.

RENT TOOK IT AWAY FROM US.

LEFT ME WITH ABOUT $200 TO LIVE OFF OF AND I JUST COULDN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

>> SHE STAYED WITH FAMILY FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT SAYS SHE DID NOT WANT TO BURDEN THEM.

SHE WILL STAY AT LIVING WATER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE TONIGHT.

>> I STATE OUTSIDE FOR A WEEK.

LIKE I SAID, STARTED GETTING REAL COLD.

GRADUALLY GETTING TO FREEZING POINTS.

SO I'M AT THE LIVING WATER.

SHE TOLD ME WHERE IT'S AT AND I CAME HERE AND IT'S NICE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THREE LOCATIONS IN THE CITY'S INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER PROGRAM.

WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING, THE PROGRAM GETS ACTIVATED WHEN FORECASTS CALL FOR TEMPERATURES OF 45 DEGREES OR LOWER.

>> WE ALL JUMPED INTO ACTION.

COLOR VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP FOR THE NIGHT, GET FOOD ORGANIZED.

>> PASTOR CHRIS IS AS THE PROGRAM IS MEANT FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE SLEEPING OUTSIDE.

THE CHURCH IS ON THE CORNER OF 16th AND MARKET STREETS IN THE EAST VILLAGE.

THERE ARE 28 SPOTS FILL UP QUICKLY.

>> EVERYONE OUT HERE HAS A STORY.

EVERYONE OUT HERE HAS BEEN THROUGH SOME THINGS THAT WOULD BE UNIMAGINABLE TO OTHER PEOPLE.

AND THEY MAY NOT BE IN THE BEST PLACE IN THEIR LIFE, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE TRYING, AND MOST OF THEM DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE STREET.

>> FATHERS CHOSE VILLAGES OPERATES TO OTHER SHELTERS.

THERE IS ROOM FOR 61 INDIVIDUALS, +11 BEDS FOR SINGLE WOMEN OR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.

ANOTHER CENTER CAN PUT UP TO 62 PEOPLE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS LOWS OF 45 DEGREES FOR THE NEXT THREE NIGHTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S LIKE WE CANNOT GET A BREAK FROM THE SANTA ANA WINDS.

WE ARE STILL TRACKING THESE FEROCIOUS WINDS, EVEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WE ARE STILL TRACKING THE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER RISK, AND THERE ARE RED FLOOD WARNINGS, FIRE WEATHER WARNINGS IN EFFECT ACROSS OUR VALLEYS AND OUR MOUNTAINS AS WE HEAD EAST FROM THE COAST.

WE ARE STILL WATCHING FOR HIGH WINDS AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

THIS STORY IS NOT OVER YET.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE SANTA ANA WINDS AND THE GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MILES PER HOUR.

THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE THAT RISK FOR FIRE BUT ALSO BLOWING -- DUST.

LIKELY TO OCCUR FURTHER NORTH OF L.A. BY THE NORTHERN SUBURBS.

IT HAS BEEN A PRETTY DRY START.

THE RECORD DRIEST START TO THE SEASON IN SAN DIEGO.

WE'VE HAD OVER A 10th OF AN INCH OF RAIN.

THE OLD RECORD FROM OCTOBER FIRST THROUGH JANUARY 12th.

VERY DRY, BONE DRY HELPING TO FUEL THE FIRE THREAT.

THE FIRE WEATHER WARNING ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH RIVERSIDE COUNTY THAT GOES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND EVEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT, STILL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

TONIGHT WE ARE DOWN TO 34 IN OCEANSIDE.

39 WAKING UP TOMORROW.

STILL ON THE CHILLIER SIDE BUT THE HOUSE WARM BACK UP TO THE LOW 70s ON THE COAST.

UPPER 60s IN RAMONA.

68.

LET'S TAKE YOU TO THE NEXT FEW DAYS ON THE COAST.

74 WEDNESDAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE CHILLY EVEN AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

HIGHS REMAIN IN THE 60s THERE THROUGH SUNDAY.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A SIMILAR TREND.

TEMPERATURES DO DIFFER BACK DOWN TO THE 60s.

HEADS UP AGAIN.

IT'S GOING TO BE WINDY AT TIMES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE MUCH TO SPARK A FLAME.

DOWN TO THE 30s BY FRIDAY.

BACK UP TO 45 BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE DESERTS A LITTLE ON THE COOLER SIDE BUT NO COMPLAINTS HERE.

UPPER 60s.

72 ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 70.

STILL VERY DRY AND WINDY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M YOUR METEOROLOGIST.

>>> TIME TO TAKE A LITTLE TRIP BACK IN TIME.

DID YOU KNOW HOWARD COUNTY WAS ONCE CENTER OF THE MOVIEMAKING INDUSTRY?

ONE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR SEEMED TO ALWAYS BE READY FOR ITS CLOSE-UP.

KEN KRAMER HAS THE STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> LET'S SAY YOU'RE TAKING THE PASSENGER FERRY BOAT FROM SAN DIEGO TO CORONADO.

YOU GET OFF AND WALK DOWN THE PIER TOWARDS THE LANDING, THE RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS.

LOOK OFF TO YOUR RIGHT.

THERE IS A LITTLE SANDY BEACH.

OVERLOOKING THE BEACH IS THIS CONDO COMPLEX.

THAT IS WHAT IS THERE NOW.

GO BACK A LITTLE OVER A CENTURY AGO.

YOU KNOW WHAT WAS THERE?

SOMETHING THAT LOOKED LIKE A CASTLE ON THE BAY.

VERY STRANGE.

JOE IS A CORONADO HISTORIAN.

>> I WAS EDITOR OF THE MAGAZINE MANY YEARS AGO.

OUR MAYOR CALLED ME UP AND SAYS WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING ON THE SILENT FILM STUDIO ON CORONADO?

OF COURSE I DID NOT DO ANY -- KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

>> HE WAS SURPRISED.

>> OVER HERE IN THE YEAR 1950, THERE WAS THIS A NORMAL STRUCTURE THAT MUST HAVE LOOKED SO OUT OF PLACE.

IT LOOKED LIKE KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE.

INCREDIBLE FANCIFUL, THE ARCHITECTURE.

IT WAS A FILM STUDIO.

>> Reporter: AND INVENTOR AND PENNSYLVANIA FILMMAKER HAD MADE SOME MOVIES BACK EAST AND WAS A DISTRIBUTOR FOR THOMAS EDISON FILMS.

HE CAME OUT TO CORONADO AND SAW THE MOVIEMAKING MOTHER LOAD.

BACK THEN, THEY WERE IN THE SILENT RANGE.

TWO AND THREE REAL MELODRAMAS CREATED BY THE AMERICAN FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN LA MESA WITH ANY BACKGROUND THEY COULD FIND.

BUT HE BUILT HIS CASTLE ON THE WATER.

RIGHT AWAY, HEARD A FEW DOZEN EMPLOYEES TO MAKE MOVIES AND SETS THAT WERE BUILT BEHIND ITS TALL WALLS, AWAY FROM PRYING EYES AND IMAGINE THE ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE.

THE FAIRYTALE CASTLE.

SO MUCH TO FOUND.

THE POLO GROUNDS HAD COWBOYS AND HORSES.

>> WHAT THEY DID NOT HAVE AS A WAY TO PRESERVE ANY OF THE OLD MOVIES.

THERE WERE BITS AND PIECES FROM SOME OF THE WORK FROM HIS TIME BUT NOTHING FROM CORONADO.

JOE HAS SEARCHED AND RESEARCHED.

>> THE PHONE THAT THEY USE IN THOSE DAYS BURNED ITSELF OUT OVER TIME.

THERE WAS NO WAY THAN TO PROTECT IT.

>> STILL, JOE SAYS, LA MESA MONITORS ITS HISTORY.

THERE IS A PLAQUE TO THE MOVIES MADE THERE.

WHY NOT A HISTORICAL MARKER FOR THE CITY FOR EVERYONE TO SEE AS THEY ENJOY A WALK BY THE WATER?

>> IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SOMETHING HERE, EVEN IF IT WAS JUST A LITTLE BRONZE PLAQUE TO COMMEMORATE THE SITE WHERE THE STUDIO SAT IN 1950.

>> TO TELL THE LITTLE-KNOWN STORY OF CORONADO'S SILENT MOVIE HISTORY, AS WE'VE DONE HERE ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> IN CASE YOU DID NOT KNOW, KEN KRAMER HAS A HALF HOUR OF STORIES EVERY WEEK ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

SEE THEM THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO DONALD TRUMP'S SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON SAN DIEGO.

FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> 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.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.