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>> WE ARE NOW IN THE HOME STRETCH OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S DISTRICT ONE SUPERVISOR.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS A RACE THAT WILL DETERMINE THE DIRECTION OF BOARD TAKES ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES FROM HEALTHCARE TO IMMIGRATION, AS THE 8:00 P.M.

DEADLINE APPROACHES, WE WENT TO VISIT A VOTING CENTER.

>> GRANGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN NATIONAL CITY, WHERE THIS AFTERNOON, VOTERS HAVE BEEN CASTING THEIR BALLOTS IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S DISTRICT ONE SUPERVISOR.

IT IS PRETTY QUIET HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT DON'T LET THAT FOOL YOU.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR ELECTION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE SEED REPRESENTS SOUTH BAY AND PARTS OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND UNINCORPORATED SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

YOU CAN ONLY VOTE IN THIS RACE IF YOU LIVE IN DISTRICT 1, BUT THE SELECTION WILL ALSO DECIDE WHETHER DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS HAVE A MAJORITY ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

THE BOARD IS OFFICIALLY NONPARTISAN, BUT IN REALITY, PARTY POLITICS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN HOW IT VOTES ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS, HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND IMMIGRATION POLICY.

THE CANDIDATES ARE TWO PROMINENT MAYORS, PALOMA AGUIRRE AND A JOHN McCANN.

THEY EMERGED FROM THE CROWDED FIELD OF CANDIDATES IN A PRIMARY ELECTION THIS YEAR.

THEY HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK COUNTING MAIL IN BALLOTS.

POLLS CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. TONIGHT, SO THE FIRST RESULTS SHOULD START COMING IN IN A FEW HOURS.

IN NATIONAL CITY, KORI SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>> VISTA MAYOR JOHN McCANN AND PALOMA AGUIRRE ARE VYING FOR THIS ONE SEAT OPEN.

HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO SAYS WHOEVER WINS COULD BECOME THE TIEBREAKINGCUTS, THREATENING FOOD, HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS.

>> HR 1 REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST AGGRESSIVE FEDERAL DISINVESTMENT IN CORE SAFETY NET PROGRAMS IN DECADES, AND IT COULD SHIFT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN COST TO THE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THOSE CHANGES, IF PASSED, COULD HAVE REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THOUSANDS OF LOCAL FAMILIES.

>> 900,000 SAN DIEGO AND RELY ON MEDI-CAL.

OVER 400,000 DEPEND ON CAL FRESH.

130,000 OF THEM ARE KIDS.

MORE THAN 10,000 HOUSEHOLDS USE SECTION 8 VOUCHERS, JUST TO STAY HOUSED.

>> Reporter: HOUSING DIRECTOR DAVID ESTRELLA SAYS FUNDING CUTS WOULD FREEZE THE SECTION 8 WAITLIST, LEAVING 11,000 FAMILIES STUCK.

>> A 40% PET MEANS THERE IS LESS MONEY AVAILABLE TO SUBSIDIZE UNITS THAT WOULD BE PERMANENTLY AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.

>> Reporter: RICK WAYNE OVERSEES SELF-SUFFICIENCY SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY.

HE WARNS NEW ELIGIBILITY RULES AND REQUIREMENTS WOULD IMPACT RESIDENTS AND THE STAFF HELPING THEM.

>> FOLKS WILL SOMETIMES NOT SUBMIT THEIR PAPERWORK.

THEY CAN FALL OFF THE PROGRAM.

THEY LOSE ELIGIBILITY, TEMPORARILY, COME BACK ON, REAPPLY, AND THESE CREATE SIGNIFICANT PAPERWORK CHALLENGES FOR OUR CUSTOMER RECIPIENTS, AS WELL AS FOR OUR STAFF.

>> Reporter: WITH THE BOARD STILL DOWN ONE SEAT, SOME PROPOSALS LIKE A MOTION TO NOTIFY CAL FRESH RECIPIENTS, FOOD BANKS, CLINICS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF UPCOMING CHANGES ENDED IN A TIE.

>> THAT MOTION FAILS DUE TO A TIE VOTE.

>> Reporter: THE NEW DISTRICT ONE SUPERVISOR COULD BE THE DECIDING VOTE ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>> YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SPECIAL ELECTION, THE CANDIDATES, WHETHER YOU LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE, AND MORE ON HER WEBSITE.

GO TO KPBS.ORG/VOTERHUB , AND BE SURE TO VISIT AGAIN AFTER THE ELECTION FOR THE RESULTS.

>>> NOT MUCH CHANGED.

IT IS A COMMON QUIET WEEK AHEAD FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY.

OVERNIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE MID-60s, STILL STICKING WITH SOME OF THE INTERMITTENT CLOUDS.

THE MARINE LAYER CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE.

IT'S ABOUT THIS TIME WE ARE SEEING THE MARINE LAYER DEEPEN AS WE GO INTO MIDWEEK.

I WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT AND A LOOK AT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AHEAD, COMING UP.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SWEEPING DOMESTIC POLICY BILL HEADS BACK TO THE HOUSE AFTER NARROWLY PASSING THE SENATE TODAY.

VICE PRESIDENT J.D.

VANCE CAST THE TIEBREAKING VOTE TO ADVANCE A SO-CALLED, BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.

AMENDMENTS WERE MADE TO THE BILL, NOTABLY, TO MEDICAID, WHICH COULD MAKE ITS FEATURE IN THE HOUSE UNCERTAIN.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS MUST PASS THE EXACT VERSION OF THE BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE HOUSE.

THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE IT UP PRETTY SOON.

DO THEY HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS EXACTLY WHAT WE DID?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST THINK WE DELIVERED FOR THE PRESIDENT.

WE GAVE OUR HOUSE COLLEAGUES A BETTER BILL THAN WE FOUND.

>> STOP LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

DONALD TRUMP'S, ONE BIG UGLY BILL RIPS HEALTHCARE AWAY FROM MORE THAN 17 MILLION AMERICANS.

>>> HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE VOWED TO GET THE BILL TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK BY JULY 4th.

>>> HOUSING DEVELOPMENT MAY HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE EASIER IN THE GOLDEN STATE AND HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

STATE LAWMAKERS, YESTERDAY, PASSED TWO BILLS THAT ROLLED BACK A LONG-STANDING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT IN ORDER TO SPEED ALONG DEVELOPMENT.

>> Reporter: ASSEMBLY BILL 130 AND SENATE BILL 131 WERE PASSED ON MONDAY, AND OVERHAULED THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, OR CEQA.

IT IS A 1970s LAW THAT REQUIRES STRICT EXAMINATION.

>> OVER THE YEARS THAT CEQA HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED, IT HAS BEEN USED FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BY VARIOUS SIDES, VARIOUS FACTIONS, TO SLOW DOWN AND FRUSTRATE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY.

DEVELOPERS HAVE USED IT TO TRY TO STOP PROJECTS THEY SEE AS COMPETITION.

>> Reporter: SEAN KILKENNY IS A SAN DIEGO-BASED DEVELOPER.

HE SAYS HIS COMPANY DOES NOT PLAN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW LEGISLATION AT THE MOMENT.

HE SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS ONLY AFFECTS URBAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, IN AND AROUND OTHER EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS, UP TO 20 ACRES.

>> IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE STATE HAS TRIED TO SPUR HOUSING.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR AND HOUSING ADVOCATES, SAY THAT CEQA, WHILE WELL-INTENTIONED AT THE TIME, HAVE PUT UP ROADBLOCKS THAT HAVE MADE IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO BUILD HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA.

>> THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT BECAME A SOURCE OF CONTROVERSY, BECAUSE, OVER TIME, THE LEGISLATURE ADDED NEW REQUIREMENTS AND THESE BECAME TRIPWIRES FOR DEVELOPERS, AND THEY BECAME OPPORTUNITIES FOR LITIGATION, AS WELL.

>> Reporter: MARY JO WIGGINS IS A PROFESSOR AT LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO AND EXPERT ON LAND USE.

SHE SAYS AS THE STATE GREW, SO DID THE ISSUES BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND CEQA REQUIREMENTS.

SHE SAYS IT'S ABOUT TRYING TO FIND BALANCE.

>> THE NEED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, WITH THE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE UTILIZING THE LAND THAT WE HAVE, TO ITS MAXIMUM, TO ITS HIGHEST AND BEST USE.

>> Reporter: WIGGINS SAYS THAT CEQA HAS NOT BEEN ABOLISHED, AND THE NEW LAW DOES NOT AFFECT ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITATS.

THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB SAID IN A STATEMENT, IN A TIME OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ROLLING BACK ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS, IT'S SAD THAT THE GOVERNOR IS FOLLOWING SUIT BY RAMMING THROUGH DEREGULATION VIA THE BUDGET PROCESS.

THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAYS THE TWO BILLS CREATE TOOLS TO SPEED UP HOUSING PRODUCTION AND REDUCE COSTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SIGN THAT WE COULD USE MORE HOUSING, THE COST TO RENT IS UP ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION RELEASED A SURVEY, AND IT SHOWED THAT RENT HAS INCREASED BY 4.1% AROUND THE COUNTY.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAW A SPIKE OF 9.3%.

THIS COMES AFTER AVERAGE RENTS DECREASED BY MORE THAN 7% BETWEEN THE YEARS 2023 AND 2024.

>>> THE LOOMING QUESTION AFTER THE NO KINGS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS LAST MONTH WAS, NOW WHAT?

LONGTIME SAN DIEGO POLITICAL SCIENTIST, CARL LUNA, WHO HAS WRITTEN EXTENSIVELY ON PRESIDENTIAL POWER AND CIVIC CIVIL ENGAGEMENT HAS AN ANSWER.

IN FACT, HE HAS A ROAD MAP.

AMITA SHARMA SPOKE WITH HIM EARLIER TODAY.

>> Reporter: CARL, YOU HAVE SAID THAT AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING REQUIRES MASS LEADERSHIP.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, IN SAN DIEGO, AND WHO NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED?

>> WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, IS YOU GET THE LEADERS OF ALL THE MAJOR SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS.

THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS, THE CHURCH LEADERS, THE BISHOPS.

YOU BRING TOGETHER THE SOCIAL ACTIVIST COMMUNITY, THE LABOR UNIONS.

YOU GET THERE LEADERS IN A ROOM TO HAMMER OUT A CLEAR AGENDA FOR WHAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BE PROTESTING FOR, AND THAT BECOMES THE POLITICAL POWER TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

>> Reporter: HOW DOES THIS COALITION FIGHT BACK AGAINST ANTI-DEMOCRATIC MOVES, GIVEN THAT SOME OF THE CHECKS, I.E., THE COURTS AND CONGRESS, HAVE BEEN WEEKEND?

>> THE IDEA OF MASS MOBILIZATION IS YOU ARE CREATING A POLITICAL ARMY.

TODAY WE PROTEST, TOMORROW, WE VOTE, AND THE PEOPLE INTENTION BETTER PAY -- PEOPLE IN POWER BETTER PAY ATTENTION OR LOSE THEIR JOB.

YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO PARALYZE THE COUNTRY UNTIL YOU GET YOUR SAY.

NATIONAL STRIKES BECOME AN OPTION.

>> Reporter: WHAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING TAKES WILL, A CLEAR GOAL, AND A DETAILED PLAN.

YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS COALITION COMING TOGETHER AND MEETING A CRYSTALLIZED AGENDA.

WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW?

>> THE NUMBER ONE CORNERSTONE OF ANY AGENDA IS TO RESTORE CHECKS AND BALANCES, SO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH CAN'T SUBVERT DEMOCRACY, CAN'T DO WHATEVER IT WANTS.

THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AUTHORITARIANISM.

YOU HAVE TO HOLD CONGRESS AND THE COURTS ACCOUNTABLE, AND THE PEOPLE IN THEM ARE NOT DEFENDING DEMOCRACY.

YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THEM FROM OFFICE THROUGH THE BALLOT BOX, THROUGH NEW APPOINTMENTS.

>> Reporter: MUCH OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AGENDA, SO FAR, IS INSPIRED BY PROJECT 2025.

WHY DOESN'T THE OPPOSITION, TO THE ADMINISTRATION, HAVE A SIMILAR BLUEPRINT FOR WHAT IT WANTS?

>> I THINK THE PROBLEM WAS, THE OPPOSITION, THE ADMINISTRATION NEVER REALLY TREATED PROJECT 2025 SERIOUSLY.

IT'S PLAYBOOK IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH VIKTOR ORBAN IN HUNGRY, HOW THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TAKES OVER A GOVERNMENT AND BECOMES AN AUTHORITARIAN REGIME, NOT REALLY A DEMOCRACY.

THE LEADERSHIP OF THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT FACTIONS OF THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT HAD THEIR OWN AGENDAS THEY WERE PURSUING.

THEY NEVER REALIZED THAT UNLESS YOU GET TOGETHER TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY FIRST, DEALING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, DEALING WITH TRANS RIGHTS, DEALING WITH IMMIGRATION, IT IS NEVER GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.

>> Reporter: HOW URGENT IS YOUR ACTION PLAN?

HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT BEFORE YOU BELIEVE THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE CROSSED FULLY INTO AUTHORITARIANISM?

>> THE PROBLEM IS, WE ARE NOT SURE.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DISMANTLE A REAL DEMOCRACY?

THE NEXT ELECTION IS NOVEMBER OF 2026?

DO WE HAVE A DEMOCRATIC ELECTION?

IN WHICH CASE, THE PARTY IN POWER SHOULD LOSE A LOT OF SEATS IN THE HOUSE, BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES.

OR, DO YOU SEE ACTION OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO RIG THE NEXT ELECTION?

IF THAT IS THE CASE.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE THE ELECTION WILL BE RIGGED, YOU REALLY HAVE TO TAKE TO THE STREETS TO BE -- PROTEST, BECAUSE DEMOCRACY CAN DISAPPEAR IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

>> Reporter: HOW HOPEFUL ARE YOU THAT WHAT YOU HAVE PRESCRIBED CAN ACTUALLY HAPPEN?

>> A PEOPLE OF GOODWILL COME TOGETHER WITH A SIMPLE AGENDA.

WE WANT OUR CONSTITUTION AND CHECKS AND BALANCES TO BE PROTECTED, AND WE WILL WORK TO REMOVE FROM OFFICE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT, THEN, WE HAVE A SHOT TO PROTECT AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

IF YOU GET BOGGED DOWN, I WANT TO LOOK AT ISSUES, OTHER SPECIFIC POLICIES, THEN, THE OPPOSITION STARTS FIGHTING WITH ITSELF AND THE ADMINISTRATION WILL STEAMROLL OVER THEM.

>> Reporter: YOU THINK THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW?

>> RIGHT NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE A COHERENT VOICE IN OPPOSITION TO WHAT MANY PERCEIVE AS THREATS TO DEMOCRACY.

UNTIL YOU GET THAT COHERENT VOICE, THE NUMBER ONE TASK IS TO HOLD THE ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE, AND THE PEOPLE, WHO SUPPORT IT.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST A DISTRACTION.

>> Reporter: THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH ME TODAY.

>>> PUBLIC MATTERS HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS.

A NEW SOURCE AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> THE PRESIDENT A BIG BUDGET BILL NEARS FINAL PASSAGE AFTER APPROVAL FROM THE U.S. SENATE.

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

>>> SAN DIEGO'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS TAKING A BIG HIT RIGHT NOW.

SHARP HEALTHCARE ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE CUTTING 315 JOBS.

THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH ANNOUNCED IT WOULD BE MAKING CUTS.

IN A STATEMENT, SHARP SAYS CUTS WERE MADE TO JOBS IN NONCLINICAL AREAS, SUCH AS COMMUNICATIONS AND I.T.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KGTV, SPOKE TO AN IMPACTED EMPLOYEE, WHO REQUESTED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, BECAUSE HIS SEVERANCE PLAN HAS NOT YET BEEN FINALIZED.

>> I KNEW I WAS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE, WHETHER IT WAS THE PATIENT, OR EVEN OUR CARETAKERS.

26 YEARS.

IT'S LIKE A MARRIAGE.

JUST TO HAVE YOUR HEART JUST PULLED OUT, IMMEDIATELY, WITHOUT NOTICE.

YEAH, IT REALLY HURT INSIDE.

>> Reporter: SHARP SAYS SENIOR EXECUTIVES ARE TAKING A 15% CUT TO THEIR SALARIES, AND THE CEO IS TAKING A 10% CUT.

SHARP ALSO SAYS THERE WILL BE MINIMAL IMPACTS TO PATIENT CARE.

>>> 20 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA SUED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TODAY FOR SHARING THE PERSONAL DATA OF MEDICAID ENROLLEES WITH I.C.E.

IT IS ILLEGAL AND IT'S HAVING A CHILLING EFFECT ON PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

>> ONE PROVIDER WE SPOKE TO ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF OF RECENT NO-SHOWS AT MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN OUT OF FEAR OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF THEY SHOW UP, AND THOSE ARE JUST THE APPOINTMENTS THAT WERE MADE.

THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING AT HOME, TOO SCARED TO GET THE CARE THEY NEED.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SEES THE MOVE AS A WAY FOR I.C.E.

TO MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND INDIVIDUALS AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CRACKDOWN ON IMMIGRATION.

THE LAWSUIT SAID IT WAS CONGRESS THAT EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAID TO ALL INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE U.S., REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.

>>> THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN THE U.S. DIPS AS PEOPLE GET AWAY FROM THEIR ROUTINES, AND FEWER BLOOD DERIVES ARE HELD, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SAYS IT NEEDS BLOOD YEAR-ROUND, AND THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO PREVENT SHORTAGES.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE NEED AND THE NEW PROMOTION STARTING TODAY THAT MAY ENCOURAGE DONORS TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES.

>> Reporter: FROM SURGERIES TO EMERGENCIES, BLOOD CAN BE A CRITICAL KEY TO KEEPING A PATIENT ALIVE, BUT OFTEN, IN SUMMER, DONOR TURNOUT DIPS.

>> EVEN THOUGH, EVERYBODY ELSE IS TAKING A VACATION DURING THE SUMMER, THE NEED FOR BLOOD DOES NOT STOP AND DOES NOT TAKE A VACATION.

>> Reporter: DR. COURTNEY LAWRENCE WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SAYS THE ORGANIZATION TYPICALLY REACHES THEIR LOWEST SUPPLY IN LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL, AND THEY ARE TRYING TO PREVENT SHORTAGES BY CALLING ALL DONORS TO GIVE, WHILE ALL BLOOD TYPES ARE NEEDED, TYPE O IS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH DEMAND.

>> IT USED TO BE THOUGHT THAT TYPE O NEGATIVE WAS THE ONLY BLOOD TYPE THAT COULD BE GIVEN TO PEOPLE IN EMERGENCIES, BUT WE KNOW THAT EVEN A POSITIVE CAN BE GIVEN SAFELY TO 80% OF THE POPULATION.

>> Reporter: TO ENCOURAGE SUMMER BLOOD DONATION, THE RED CROSS HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE COMPANY, GOOD OR, FROM JULY 1st THROUGH THE 14th.

YOU WILL GET AN EXCLUSIVE PAIR OF SUNGLASSES, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

>> THEY COME WITH STICKERS THAT YOU CAN PERSONALIZE WITH YOUR BLOOD TYPE.

LESS THAN 3% OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION CHOOSES TO DONATE BLOOD EVERY YEAR, SO IF YOU WANT TO SHOW OFF AND BE PART OF THAT PROUD PERCENT, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO WITH THE SUNGLASSES IN THE FIRST HALF OF JULY.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>> IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MAKING AN APPOINTMENT, YOU CAN VISIT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WEBSITE OR USE THEIR MOBILE APP.

YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, 800-RED-CROSS TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT.

>>> CALTRANS IS PLANNING CHANGES TO THE AID OF FIVE FREEWAY IN THE SOUTH BAY.

IN A FEW YEARS, SOLO DRIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE CARPOOL LANES BY PAYING A TOLL.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK, THE STATE GAVE CALTRANS $40 MILLION TO HELP UPGRADE THE HOV LANES ON THE ETA FIVE FROM PALOMAR STREET TO THE 94.

THE PROJECT WILL INSTALL CAMERAS, MESSAGE BOARDS AND NEW LANE SEPARATION BUFFERS.

ALL THAT TO GIVE SOLAR DRIVERS A NEW CHOICE.

SIT IN CONGESTION FOR FREE, OR PAY TO USE THE EXPRESS LANES.

THE PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED BY CLIMATE PLAN, THE STATEWIDE COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS.

>> I THINK IT IS THE WAY WE NEED TO BE GOING, MORE PROJECTS LIKE THIS THAT IMPROVE TRAVEL ON OUR ROADWAYS WITHOUT EXPANDING THEM.

OF COURSE, EXPANDING THEM MAKES TRAFFIC WORSE OVER THE LONG TERM.

>> Reporter: THE TOLL AMOUNTS HAVE NOT BEEN SET YET, BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE, BASED ON HOW CONGESTED THE FREEWAY IS.

SIMILAR TO THE EXPRESS LANES ON I-15 IN NORTH COUNTY, AND THE MONEY FROM THE TOLLS WILL BE INVESTED IN CAR FREE TRAVEL OPTIONS, LIKE THE SOUTH BAY RAPID BUS.

TRANSPORTATION IS CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND THE STATES CLIMATE GOALS DEPEND ON REDUCING CAR TRAVEL.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ROLLING BACK A LOT OF OUR AUTHORITY IN CALIFORNIA TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS LIKE REGULATE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WHICH IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CLIMATE STRATEGY.

WE ARE SORT OF LOSING THOSE TOOLS.

BEING ABLE TO USE OUR STATE DOLLARS AND ARE STATE AUTHORITY, AS EFFECTIVELY AS WE CAN, TO CONTINUE TO STAY ON THAT PATH TOWARD ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE IS REALLY CRITICAL.

>> Reporter: CALTRANS EXPECTS THE PROJECT TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY 2030.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CITY LEADERS CELEBRATED A MILESTONE FOR IMPROVING SAN DIEGO'S ROADS.

CITY CREWS PAVED AROUND 500 MILES OF STREETS IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR.

THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 340 MILES OF SLURRY SEAL RESURFACING, 140 MILES OF ASPHALT OVERLAY PAVING, AND 24 MILES OF MILL AND PAVED TREATMENT.

ACCORDING TO THE PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX, THE CITIES PAVEMENT CONDITION HAS IMPROVED BY TWO POINTS SINCE 2023, IMPROVING TO 65.

>>> AS WE LOOK AHEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR COOLING TREND THROUGH THURSDAY.

THEN, TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

WHEN I SAY REBOUND, WE ARE TALKING IN THE BALLPARK OF HISTORICAL AVERAGES, WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

ONE ISSUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE MARINE LAYER IS DEEPENING SPREADING FURTHER INLAND, SOME MORE LOW CLOUDS, MORE LOW FOG, MORE VISIBILITY ISSUES.

A BUSY TRAVEL WEEK, AND THE AIRPORT COULD MAYBE CAUSE SOME SLOWDOWNS.

TONIGHT, MID-70s, NOT DEALING WITH THE CLOUDS THAT FAR INLAND, BUT WHEN WE GET TO PLACES LIKE ESCONDIDO, EL CAJON, THROUGH TO THE COAST, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE CLOUDS.

TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50s, LOW TO MID 60s CLOSER TO THE COAST.

TOMORROW, MORE OF THE SAME WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CLOUD COVER, BUT WE ARE THE 70s IN OCEANSIDE, 71 IN SAN DIEGO.

80s A LITTLE FURTHER INLAND.

107 IS YOUR HIGH IN RIGO SPRINGS FOR TOMORROW.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, BECAUSE YES, THAT IS ALREADY ON THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK.

WE ARE GETTING THERE.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, BUT WE ARE VERY MILD.

EVEN THIS COOLING TREND, WE GET DOWN TO 73 WEDNESDAY, 74 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WE WARM UP ONE OR TWO DEGREES FOR THE WEEKEND.

NOT A LOT OF CHANGE HERE, REALLY, OVERALL.

JUST A FEW DEGREES DIFFERENCE DAY TODAY.

WE MOVE FURTHER INLAND, AND IT'S MORE OF THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR THE 70s, WE ARE IN THE 80s.

84 BY THE TIME WE GET TO FRIDAY.

CLOUDS CLEAR UP JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND.

OF COURSE, FRIDAY IS THE FOURTH OF JULY.

YOU WANT LESS CLOUDS.

TEMPERATURES REBOUND INTO THE MID-80s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKEND.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO, AND A LITTLE MORE ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH TEMPERATURES.

WE GO FROM LOW 70s TO THURSDAY IN THE 60s.

BACK INTO THE 70s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND WE JUMP FROM 71 FRIDAY, TO 80 ON SUNDAY.

THE DESERT, TRIPLE DIGITS ALL THE WAY.

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR.

107 DOWN TO 102, AND WE REBOUND TO 107 BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKEND.

THIS IS ONE AREA, WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH THE CLOUDS AT ALL.

>>> IF YOU ARE FEELING OVERWHELMED BY CONSTANT HEADLINES, BREAKING NEWS ALERTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

EXPERTS SAY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM SOMETHING CALLED NEWS FATIGUE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ JOINTS WITH HOW TO SPOT THE SIGNS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR PEACE OF MIND.

>> Reporter: BETWEEN TV, PUSH ALERTS AND NONSTOP SOCIAL MEDIA DATES, MANY OF US ARE OVERWHELMED BY THE CONSTANT STREAM OF NEWS, AND COULD BE AFFECTING YOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

>> BREAKING NEWS -- >> BREAKING NEWS.

>> Reporter: THE SAYING GOES, THE NEWS NEVER SLEEPS, BUT WITH SO MUCH AT OUR FINGERTIPS, IT'S EASY TO GET FATIGUED.

>> NEWS FATIGUE IS DEFINED AS A STATE OF EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL EXHAUSTION, AND IT IS CAUSED BY CONSUMING OR BEING EXPOSED TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF NEWS, ESPECIALLY NEGATIVE OR DISTRESSING NEWS.

>> Reporter: DR. DON BRANDT POINTS TO THE USE OF SMART PHONES AS TURNING POINTS.

NOW, SOCIAL MEDIA CAN DELIVER HEADLINE AFTER HEADLINE WITH LITTLE CONTEXT, AND SOMETIMES FROM SOURCES THAT LACK CREDIBILITY.

>> EXPONENTIALLY, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY DAY, THERE ARE MORE AND MORE PLATFORMS THAT ARE SUPPLYING US WITH THE NEWS.

WHETHER IT IS LEGITIMATE NEWS OR IT'S NOT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE FEELING NEWS FATIGUE, THERE ARE WAYS IT CAN BE MANAGED WITHOUT DISCONNECTING FROM THE WORLD.

>> LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE.

I REALLY ASK PEOPLE, PLEASE, DO NOT CHECK YOUR NEWS THE SECOND YOU WAKE UP, OR RIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED.

WHAT THAT COULD, POSSIBLY, DO, IS, IF THERE IS SOMETHING UNSETTLING, IT WILL JAR YOUR ENTIRE DAY.

>> Reporter: IT'S ALSO OKAY TO TAKE A BREAK.

>> ANYTHING THAT IS DELIVERED THROUGH THAT DEVICE, THAT IS ON A DIGITAL PLATFORM, IT IS THERE FOREVER, AND CURRENTLY BEING BEAMED OUT INTO SPACE.

IT IS NEVER GONE.

YOU WILL MISS NOTHING.

YOU CAN ALWAYS TAKE A BREAK.

>> Reporter: DR. GRANT RECOMMENDS MUTING OR ON FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL WORSE, AND DOING REGULAR SPRING CLEANING OF YOUR APPS AND ALERTS.

IN ATLANTA, I AM IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU FOR TOMORROW FROM THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

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