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

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & 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 TUESDAY, JULY 13.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FULL OF CONFUSION AND CONTROVERSY, AND NOW DESPITE PUSHBACK FROM MANY PARENTS, CALIFORNIA WILL REQUIRE MASKS FOR K-12 SCHOOLS.

ALEXANDRA RANGEL SPOKE WITH LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS ABOUT HOW THEY PLAN TO ENFORCE MASKS ON CAMPUS.

>>> IT'S BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BREATHE OR NOTHING IN THE MASK.

>> Reporter: A THIRD GRADER AT SAN MARINO ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS ACADEMY IN THE SOUTH BAY IS NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT WEARING A FACEMASK TO SCHOOL MAMA BUT HE UNDERSTANDS WHY IT IS REQUIRED.

>> TODAY, THERE WAS SOMEONE TESTING POSITIVE OF COVID HERE IN THE SCHOOL, BUT THEY SANITIZED IT.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE FOLLOWING THE CDC ON GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS.

WHILE SCHOOLS STUDENTS WILL NOT HAVE TO SOCIAL DISTANCE, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN DECIDE HOW TO ENFORCE A MASK MANDATE.

>> MASKING IS A VERY IMPORTANT MITIGATION STRATEGY, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE.

>> Reporter: WITH THE DELTA VARIANT STILL SPREADING ACROSS THE U.S., SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT RICHARD BARRERA SAYS HE AGREES WITH THE STATE.

>> WE AREN'T OUT OF THE WOODS YET IN THIS PANDEMIC.

WE KNOW THAT DESPITE ALL OF OUR BEST EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE VACCINATIONS, WE WILL STILL HAVE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS IN THE FALL WHO WILL NOT BE VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE DISTRICT EXPECTS 90% OF STUDENTS TO RETURN BACK TO CAMPUS WHEN SCHOOL BEGINS IN AUGUST.

6000 STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT HAD BEEN VACCINATED, BUT HE SAYS EVERYONE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACEMASK.

>> OTHER STUDENTS HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AND ARE NOT WEARING MASKS, AND NOW YOU ARE PUTTING STUDENTS IN A REALLY TOUGH SPOT.

YOU KNOW, WE COULD SEE SITUATIONS OF BULLYING OR HARASSMENT.

>> Reporter: MARIA HAS TWO DAUGHTERS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

SHE THINKS MASKS ARE THE SAFEST OPTION.

SHE SAYS PARENTS WHO DON'T AGREE WITH THE MASKING STILL HAVE THEIR CHILDREN TAKING ONLINE CLASSES.

SHE SAYS ONLINE LEARNING IS AN OPTION FOR FAMILIES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO SEND THEIR KIDS BACK TO THE CLASSROOM.

THE STATE PLANS TO GO BACK TO REASSESS THE MASK MANDATE ON NOVEMBER 1st.

ALEXANDRA RANGEL , KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS GOING BACK TO REPORTING COVID-19 CASE NUMBERS DAILY FOLLOWING AN INCREASE IN CASES.

TODAY MY 349 CASES WERE REPORTED.

IT COMES AFTER THE COUNTY YESTERDAY REPORTED 829 NEW CASES SINCE LAST FRIDAY.

THAT MEANS THE DAILY AVERAGE NEARLY DOUBLED OVER THE WEEKEND.

THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 26 NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND ONE DEATH.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE IS GROWING CONCERN OVER THE DELTA VARIANT, WHICH IS NOW THE DOMINANT STRAIN OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> THE BAD NEWS IS THE DELTA VARIANT IS MORE INFECTIOUS, AND IT IS MORE DEADLY IF YOU WERE TO GET IT AND NOT BE VACCINATED.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IF YOU GET VACCINATED, YOU ARE PROTECTED FROM DYING FROM THIS VARIANT.

>> THE DELTA VARIANT CASES IN THE COUNTY HAVE JUST ABOUT DOUBLED SINCE LAST FRIDAY, WITH 107 CONFIRMS.

AS OF TODAY, THERE COULD BE EVEN MORE, SINCE NOT EVERY POSITIVE TEST IS SEQUENCED TO FIGURE OUT THE EXACT MAKEUP OF THAT VIRUS.

>>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATIONS AND WHERE TO GET ONE, YOU CAN VISIT HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

WE HAVE MADE IT EASY TO FIND VACCINES THROUGH THE LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> A NEW UC SAN DIEGO STUDY FINDS HEAT AND CITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS POOR AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: THE PAPER ANALYZED MORE THAN 1000 COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

HE FOUND THAT BLACK, HISPANIC, AND ASIAN NEIGHBORHOODS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE HEAT THAN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS.

THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE TYPICALLY MORE DENSE WITH FEWER TREES.

THE DIFFERENCE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 7 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

>> 75% OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THESE CITIES LIVE IN THESE URBAN HEAT ISLANDS.

75% OF URBAN INHABITANTS EXPERIENCE IS URBAN HEAT AT NIGHT.

AND DURING THE DAY.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE PAY FOR A COOLER URBAN LOCATION, BUT THE RACIAL DISPARITY REMAINS EVEN WHEN NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE SIMILAR INCOME LEVELS.

>> EVEN WHEN YOU ADJUST FOR INCOME, SO NOW SAY, I'M GOING TO LOOK AT NEIGHBORHOODS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION THAT HAVE THE SAME INCOME, AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME , AND YOU STILL SEE THIS RACE AND ETHNICITY GRADIENT.

EVEN WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT NORMALIZING OUT INCOMES, SO SETTING THAT TO BE EQUAL, YOU STILL SEE THE RACIAL GRADIENT.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER PUBLISHED PAPER EXPANDED THE STUDY GLOBALLY.

IT FOUND PEOPLE LIVING IN THE WORLD CITIES TYPICALLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH HOTTER CONDITIONS AND SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS.

ERIK ANDERSON , KPBS NEWS .

>>> TODAY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED THE $100 BILLION CALIFORNIA COME BACK PLAN TO SPEED UP THE STATES RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC.

IT WAS POSSIBLE THANKS TO A RECORD SURPLUS OF $80 BILLION.

>> WE NOT ONLY ARE ENJOYING RECORD SURPLUSES, AND RECORD RESERVES, NOT ONLY PAYING DOWN A RECORD AMOUNT OF PENSION OBLIGATION, BUT WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING THE BIGGEST TAX REBATE IN AMERICAN HISTORY, $12 BILLION TO LITERALLY THREE QUARTERS OF ALL TAX FILERS.

>> 2 OUT OF EVERY 3 CALIFORNIANS WILL GET STIMULUS CHECKS OF $600, WILL QUALIFYING FAMILIES WITH KIDS WILL GET AN EXTRA $500.

THERE'S ALSO AN ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION IN SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS, AND OVER $5 BILLION TO COVER 100% OF RENT FOR LOW INCOME TENANTS AND SMALL LANDLORDS.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE UNIVERSAL PRE-K, FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES, AND $2 BILLION FOR WILDLIFE AND WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS.

>>> IS SOMETHING MANY OF US DON'T THINK ABOUT.

YOU GRAB YOUR SMART DEVICE OR SIT DOWN AT A COMPUTER, AND YOU HAVE A HIGH QUALITY INTERNET CONNECTION.

FOR MANY CALIFORNIANS, THAT KIND OF ACCESS IS OUT OF REACH.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL HAS DETAILS ON NEW LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARD CLOSING THE GAP.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE TWO BIG REASONS WHY MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS DON'T HAVE HIGH QUALITY INTERNET.

EITHER THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT, OR THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT THERE TO PROVIDE IT.

A NEW AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AIMS TO FIX THAT, TO PEOPLE IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS.

THE AGREEMENT IF IT BECOMES LAW WILL BE A GAME CHANGER.

>> EFFORT THESE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE, SO WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR OUR INVESTMENTS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO NATIVE BARRY POLLARD IS THE CEO OF THE URBAN COLLABORATIVE PROJECT, A GROUP THAT IDENTIFIES DISPARITIES WITHIN THE GREATER SAN DIEGO AREA, AND WORKS ON SOLUTIONS.

HE SAYS THE NEW BROADBAND BILL IS CRITICAL IN CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, HELPING FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING.

>> THAT HAVE FORTIFIED KIDS IN SCHOOL, AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE TURNS ON THE INTERNET, BECAUSE IT WILL DROP CONNECTION.

THAT IS REAL.

>> Reporter: THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD SET ASIDE OR THAN $5 BILLION FOR THE EXPANSION OF BROADBAND .3 .4 BILLION TO BUILD OUT THE LINES, THE SO-CALLED MIDDLE MILE, AND $2 BILLION FOR THE LAST MILE LINES THAT WILL CONNECT HOMES AND BUSINESSES WITH LOCAL NETWORKS.

1 BILLION EACH FOR URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.

THERE'S ANOTHER SIZABLE GROUP UNDERSERVED WHEN IT COMES TO BROADBAND.

THAT IS SENIORS.

HERE AT THE GARY AND MARY WEST SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER, THE GROUP SERVING SENIORS, THEY ARE MAKING SURE THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

>> THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR OLDER ADULTS THAT HAS BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: SERVING SENIORS PRESIDENT AND CEO PAUL DOWNEY SAID A LOT OF SENIORS HAD TO SIT AT HOME DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CONNECTIVITY, THE ABILITY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT THERE'S ANOTHER ASPECT THAT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR SENIORS, THEIR HEALTH.

>> IT CAN ALSO BE COST- EFFECTIVE IF WE CAN CONVERT A LOT OF OLDER ADULTS TO BE ABLE TO USE TELEHEALTH ARE THINGS THAT DON'T REQUIRE AN IN OFFICE VISIT WITH A PHYSICIAN.

>> Reporter: THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY AS PART OF THIS EFFORT.

THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS SAY THEY ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FUNDING BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR TO HELP PEOPLE PAY FOR THAT ACCESS TO TODAY'S HIGH-SPEED INTERNET.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> LOCAL RESTAURANTS WERE EXPECTING AN END TODAY TO TEMPORARY OUTDOOR SEATING.

THE CITY WAS SUPPOSED TO START FINDING THOSE WHO DID NOT COMPLY WITH BRINGING THEIR SPACE UP TO CODE.

BUT AS KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US, THOSE RESTAURANTS GOT A REPRIEVE.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THE SUMMER AFTER THE PANDEMIC WITH BONUS SEATING IN PARK LIGHTS THAT MANY SAN DIEGO RESTAURANTS PUT UP DURING RESTRICTIONS.

>> THIS IS SAN DIEGO, SITTING OUTSIDE, ENJOYING A GLASS OF WINE WITH GREAT FOOD.

>> Reporter: THE LITTLE ITALY NEIGHBORHOOD TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE CONCEPT, AND BUILT SOME REALLY NICE OUTDOOR DINING SPACES.

>> IT HELPED TREMENDOUSLY.

IT'S A BILLBOARD ON THE SIDEWALK.

WHEN WE HAVE OUR FOOD OUT PEOPLE WALK BY AND THEY WANT TO COME IN.

>> Reporter: VINCE IS THE GENERAL MANAGER AT NONA IN LITTLE ITALY, AND THEIR OUTDOOR SEATING COST ABOUT $10,000 TO BUILD.

TEMPORARY OUTDOOR BUSINESS OPERATION PERMITS ALLOWED RESTAURANTS TO BUILD FEATURES LIKE THIS TO ACCOMMODATE FOR OUTDOOR SEATING.

THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT THAT THEY WERE EXTENDING THE DEADLINE TO AUGUST THE SECOND, FOUR RESTAURANTS TO RESTRUCTURE THE PARK LIGHTS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAFE LAW AND SAFER FOR THE PUBLIC.

TODAY, JULY 13, WAS THE ORIGINAL DEADLINE FOR RESTAURANTS TO BRING THESE DINING AREAS UP TO CODE.

BUSINESS OWNERS WHO DID NOT COMPLY COULD HAVE FACED UP TO A $10,000 FINE.

>> WE ARE LUCKY TO GET THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE, SO WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND STATE TO SEE IF IT MEANS CUTTING ROOFS OFF AND GETTING COMPLIANCE, AND THAT IS OKAY FOR A WHILE.

WE WILL DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

>> Reporter: RESTAURANTS HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME NOW TO MODIFY THESE AREAS TO FIT WITHIN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FIRE CODES.

THIS INCLUDES MOVING PERMANENT ROOFTOPS, AND MOVING A PORTION OF THE PARKS THAT BLOCK RED CURBS AMONG THE REQUIREMENTS.

>> THERE'S A GRAY AREA, WHO IS LIABLE AND WHO IS NOT LIABLE, BUT ALL IN ALL, WE ARE JUST THANKFUL THE CITY ALLOWED US TO DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IS STILL TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE HAVE ROLLED WITH THE PUNCHES.

WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT THIS LAST YEAR.

THIS IS ANOTHER BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT WE HAVE TO HANDLE AND FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY TO GO WITH IT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS WORKING WITH BUSINESS GROUPS TO HELP THEM BRING THESE PARKS UP TO CODE.

THE CITY SAYS COMMUNICATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN ABOUT THE EXTENSION, AND THE FUTURE OF THEM IN SAN DIEGO.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK FOR FATHER JOE CARROLL .

THE CATHOLIC PRIEST WHO BECAME AN ICON FOR HIS TERRIBLE SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS DIED ON SATURDAY AT THE AGE OF 80, FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH DIABETES.

THE SERVICE IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE AT SAINT RITA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LINCOLN PARK ON JULY 20th.

CARROLL WAS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE FROM 1982 UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2011.

AFTER WHICH THE FACILITY WAS RENAMED AS FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES.

>>> TODAY MARKS 10 YEARS SINCE REBECCA SOMEHOW DIED AT THE SPRECKELS MANSION IN CORONADO, AND HER FAMILY IS STILL INSISTING THAT SHE DID NOT TAKE HER OWN LIFE.

THE FAMILY'S ATTORNEY FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY ASKING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS FROM THE INVESTIGATION.

THE ATTORNEY SAYS NEW EVIDENCE CAME TO LIGHT DURING THE WRONGFUL DEATH TRIAL OF ADAM SHACK I IN 2018.

MONTHS LATER, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WOULD NOT REOPEN THE DEATH CASE, AFTER THEY SAY THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT SHE DIED AT ANOTHER'S HANDS.

>> WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WHAT THE SHERIFF DID WAS LIE TO THE PUBLIC, MAKE IT APPEAR LIKE HE WAS STILL WORKING ON THIS AND LOOKING AT THE CASE, WHEN REALLY HE WAS TELLING HIS PEOPLE, DON'T DO IT.

>> JURORS FOUND ADAM SHACK I LIABLE FOR HER DEATH, BUT HE HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER DID REACH OUT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR COMMENT, BUT HAS NOT YET HEARD BACK.

>>> FIRE SEASON IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE WESTERN U.S., IS STARTING EARLIER, AND ENDING LATER EACH YEAR.

CURRENTLY 67 LARGE FIRES ARE BURNING ACROSS 12 STATES, SCORCHING NEARLY 918,000 ACRES.

DARRELL FORGES BREAKS DOWN THE TROUBLING TREND, AS SEVERE DROUGHT MANES IN THE FORECAST.

>> Reporter: RELENTLESS WILDFIRES RAVAGING THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON FOR THE SNAKE RIVER COMPLEX WILDFIRE TAKING PRIORITY.

>> AS OF TODAY, THE NUMBER ONE FIRE IN THE COUNTRY, ACROSS THE WHOLE U.S.. >> Reporter: CALIFORNIA HAS ALREADY SEEN OR THAN THREE TIMES AS MUCH LAND BURNED THIS YEAR THAN THE SAME PERIOD IN 2020, WHEN THE STATE WENT ON TO RECORD ITS WORST FIRE SEASON EVER.

THE COMPLEX FIRE IS THE LARGEST BURNING IN CALIFORNIA.

ALL OF THIS PARTLY CAUSED BY SEVERE DROUGHT, AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

>> I AM MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE WIND.

THE FIRE COULD BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND THE EMBERS COULD COME INTO THIS TOWN AND BURN IT TO THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: FIREFIGHTERS DESCRIBE IT AS THE MOST EXTREME.

THE BOOTLEG WILDFIRE ALONG OREGON AND CALIFORNIA HAS SCORCHED MORE THAN 200,000 ACRES.

IF PEOPLE DON'T EVACUATE, AUTHORITIES IN KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, WORN THEY COULD FACE A CITATION OR ARREST.

RESIDENTS ARE PROTECTING VALUABLES.

>> TAKE YOUR CELL PHONE, ONCE PER YEAR, TWICE PER YEAR, WALK THROUGH YOUR HOUSE, VIDEO EVERYTHING YOU HAVE.

>> Reporter: SO FAR, THE UNITED STATES HAS SEEN NEARLY 34,000 FIRES IN 2021.

THE LARGEST NUMBER OF FIRES AT THIS POINT OF THE YEAR IN THE PAST DECADE.

THEY ALSO SAID THAT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL, AN AVERAGE OF 87% OF WILDFIRES ARE HUMAN- CAUSED, AND THAT MOST OF THESE FIRES CAN BE PREVENTED.

DARRELL FORGES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> BAHA'I THAT HAS BEEN WITH US HERE IS EVER SO SLOWLY GOING TO WEAKEN, WHICH MEANS THAT THE PATTERN ALONG WITH IT WILL ALSO BEGIN.

COASTAL COMFORT IN THE FORM OF SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES RIGHT ALONG THE COAST, AND WE ARE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE, POTENTIALLY, LATER IN THE WEEK.

EARLIER TODAY, L.A. DID RECORD A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT MAKE IT AS FAR SOUTH AS SAN DIEGO.

FIRST TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES DROPPING OFF INTO THE UPPER 60s IN THE METRO, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER OUT THERE.

LOW HANGING CLOUDS AS YOU WAKE UP EARLY ON YOUR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

65 DEGREES IN OCEANSIDE.

ESCONDIDO, 64.

RAMONA, 61 DEGREES FOR THE OVERNIGHT LOW.

WE GET INTO THE SAME PATTERN ON WEDNESDAY.

THE HEAT REMAINS LOCKED IN FOR MUCH OF CALIFORNIA, OUT TOWARDS NEVADA.

AND THE SCATTERED STORMS ARE LIKELY GOING TO HANG AROUND FOR THE MOST PART IN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

SOME OF THAT COULD MOVE INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS HERE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF IT IS GOING TO STAY OUT OF OUR HAIR, UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH WE COULD CERTAINLY USE A BIT OF RAIN HERE .77 DEGREES IN CHULA VISTA TOMORROW.

EL CAJON, 90 DEGREES.

SAME THING IN RAMONA.

BORREGO SPRINGS, STILLWELL UP INTO TRIPLE DIGITS.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, SAME PATTERN.

IT COULD BE JUST A VERY LITTLE BIT COOLER.

IT IS STILL WARM, BUT POTENTIALLY COOLER THAN WHEN WE HAD IT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE STORMS GETS LOCKED INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONS.

ARE THE COAST, TEMPERATURES NOT WAVERING A WHOLE LOT.

UPPER 70s THROUGH THURSDAY.

AFTER THAT, FALLING BACK DOWN INTO THE MID-70s.

FURTHER INLAND, BUTCHERS FALL FROM CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES FROM WEDNESDAY BACK DOWN INTO THE LOW 80s.

THOSE LOW HANGING CLOUDS BREAK FOR SOME MORE SUNSHINE THIS WEEKEND AS WELL.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES FALL FOR MID-70s BACK DOWN TO THE LOW 70s BEFORE REBOUNDING A LITTLE BIT FOR SUNDAY.

IN THE DESERT, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE.

TEMPERATURES LIKELY GOING TO BE UP INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH .

>>> THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT MIXED WITH AN ONGOING DROUGHT HAS ALSO LEFT SOME IN CALIFORNIA WITHOUT RUNNING WATER.

WELLS ARE NOW HIGH AND DRY, LEAVING PEOPLE UNABLE TO SHOWER, BRUSH THEIR TEETH, OR TO COOK.

WE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE FEELING THE IMPACT.

>>> THERE ARE SEVEN OF US LIVING IN A HOUSE, AND WE'VE HAD NO WATER FOR A MONTH.

>> Reporter: FOR THE BORLAND FAMILY, THE DROUGHT IS HEADING HOME.

>> USED TO WALK OVER TO BRUSH HER TEETH AND TURN ON THE FAUCET, THEN YOU REALIZE THERE IS NO WATER.

>> Reporter: THE LACK OF RUNNING WATER MAKES THE SIMPLEST OF ROUTINES CHALLENGING, ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES.

>> OUR NEIGHBOR WHO HAS A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET WITH THE ONE LIVING IN IT SAYS WE CAN USE HIS HOSE OUT FRONT TO FILL OUR WATER BUCKET.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THIS, BECAUSE THE WELL AT THEIR CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA HOME LITERALLY RAN DRY.

THE RESULT OF YEARS OF UNDERWHELMING PRECIPITATION IN THE REGION.

>> IT WENT FROM BEING SUFFICIENT TO BEING GONE OVERNIGHT.

NOW YOU CAN MOVE THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WATER IN IT.

>> Reporter: BY A STROKE OF LUCK, THEY CAME ACROSS SELF- HELP ENTERPRISES, WHICH HELPS RESIDENTS GET THE WATER THEY NEED.

>> WE HOME WATER WEEKLY, AND THEY CAN RESUME NORMAL HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES IN THIS PREDICAMENT.

ACROSS THE STATE CENTRAL VALLEY, WELLS ARE DRYING OUT, DRYING UP DEMAND.

THE FAMILY IS ON A 9 MONTH WAITING LIST TO TO DRILL A NEW, DEEPER WELL.

>> Reporter: HOW EARLY DURING THE YEAR TO THE CALLS START TO COME IN FOR THE NEED FOR WATER?

>> 40% MORE CALLS IN MARCH, THEN APRIL FULL INTO DROUGHT.

>> Reporter: IN FACT, CALIFORNIA JUST RECORDED ITS LOWEST RAINFALL YEAR SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1895.

AND IT IS NOT JUST HOMEOWNERS READ EVEN TOWNS ARE BEING FORCED TO DRILL DEEPER TO FIND WATER.

>> WE ALL JUST EXPECT TO GO TO THE FAUCET AND TURN IT ON THE AND THERE'S WATER, AND WHEN THERE ISN'T, IT'S A SHOCK.

>> Reporter: FRANK LIVES IN THOMASTON.

IN EARLY JUNE, 700 OR SO RESIDENTS WERE LEFT HIGH AND DRY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE TOWNS WELL FAILED.

NOW THEY ARE RELYING ON THESE FOR MASSIVE ABOVEGROUND TANKS THEY GET REFILL DAILY.

EACH HOLDS 10,000 GALLONS OF CRUCIAL H2O IN A DISTRICT WERE ONLY 1 OF 3 WELLS IS NOW FUNCTIONAL.

A QUARTER OF AMERICA'S FOOD IS PRODUCED HERE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, WITH 80% OF CALIFORNIA'S WATER SUPPLY GOING TO AGRICULTURE.

SO WITH THE LACK OF RAIN AND THE GROWERS ARE RELYING HEAVILY ON GROUNDWATER PUMPED FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO IRRIGATE THEIR CROPS.

WHILE SOME WORRY THAT INCREASED PUMPING COULD IMPACT SMALLER WELLS, HE SAYS THE GIANT AGRICULTURE MACHINE IS A NECESSITY.

>> WE HAVE TO HAVE FOOD.

WE HAVE TO HAVE IT WORK FOR THE FARMWORKERS.

>> Reporter: AND THIS MUCH DRYNESS SO EARLY IN THE SUMMER DOESN'T BODE WELL.

>> WE EXPECT MORE WELLS TO GO DRY.

>> Reporter: AS FOR LAUREL, SHE WAS AWASH WITH EMOTIONS AS THE PLUMBERS FINALLY ARRIVED WITH HER TANKS.

>> THEY CALLED THIS MORNING, AND I STARTED BAWLING.

YOU'RE TELLING ME I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT TODAY WAS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING.

>> WHAT DOES THAT SOUND LIKE TO YOU?

>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE HEAVEN.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.

WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOWER TONIGHT.

YOU TAKE RUNNING WATER FOR GRANTED.

I WILL NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED AGAIN.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" THE FIGHT TO VOTE .

WHY TEXAS DEMOCRATS LEAD THE STATE TO BLOCK A RESTRICTIVE NEW VOTING LAW, COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SAYS ROUGHLY 70% OF THE U.S. MILITARY HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.

A PENTAGON SPOKESMAN SAID WHILE THE FIGURE IS ENCOURAGING, THE MILITARY IS STILL COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGING TROOPS TO GET VACCINATED TO, QUOTE, THE MAXIMUM DEGREE.

AND THE MILITARY IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE DELTA VARIANT.

>>> DEMOCRAT WILL NOT APPEAR NEXT TO GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S NAME ON THE UPCOMING RECALL ELECTION BALLOT.

NEWSOM SUED HIS OWN SECRETARY OF STATE TO HAVE HIS PARTY AFFILIATION APPEAR ON THE BALLOT, AFTER HIS ELECTION ATTORNEY ACCIDENTALLY LEFT IT OFF OF LAST YEAR'S FILING.

A SACRAMENTO SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DENIED THE REQUEST, RULING THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT JUSTIFY AN EXCUSE FROM THE DEADLINE.

THE RECALL ELECTION IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 14.

>>> SAN DIEGO WILL BE LIT UP WITH THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW AS PRIDE EVENTS WRAP UP.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA, THE CITY'S FIRST OPENLY HOMOSEXUAL MAYOR, RAISED THE RAINBOW FLAG LAST MONTH AT CITY HALL, AND TONIGHT HE AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS WILL TAKE PART IN A SPECIAL LIGHTING CEREMONY AT BALBOA PARK.

SAN DIEGO PRIDE DIRECTOR FERNANDO LOPEZ SAYS THERE ARE PLENTY OF IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS HAPPENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

>> SOME FOLKS JUST AREN'T FEELING SAFE AND READY TO COME OUT YET.

WITH THE DELTA VARIANT, THAT'S SUPER UNDERSTANDABLE.

WE WANTED TO GIVE FOLKS AS MANY OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE, FOR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND KEEP THEM FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH IT THIS YEAR, AND I THINK FOLKS ARE READY TO COME BACK AND CONNECT.

>> THE FOCUS IS ON SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK, BUT PRIDE EVENTS ARE EXPANDING.

ESCONDIDO WILL HOLD ITS FIRST CELEBRATION ON JULY 24.

>>> SUNNY WEATHER AND WARM WATERS ARE MAKING SAN DIEGO BEACHES A POPULAR PLACE TO BE MY NOT JUST FOR SURFERS, BUT FOR SHARKS AS WELL.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE HAS MORE ON THE INCREASE IN SHARK SIGHTINGS IN DELMAR.

>> Reporter: KEENE HOOVER HAS BEEN SURFING DELMAR BEACHES MOST OF HIS LIFE.

WHEN HE WAS FLYING HIS DRONE OVER THE DELMAR OCEAN RECENTLY, HE WAS SURPRISED TO SEE MORE THAN THE DAILY SURFERS.

>> I FLEW THE DRONE DOWN PAST 15th STREET, AND IMMEDIATELY SAW TWO JUVENILE WHITE SHARKS.

>> Reporter: WHAT DOES A CURIOUS 19-YEAR-OLD DO?

>> YEAH, WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER AND TAKE STANDUP PADDLE BOARDS AND CHECK OUT THE SHARKS.

ALL RIGHT, I'M DOWN, THAT SOUNDS FUN.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE GOPRO FOOTAGE THAT GOD WILL IN THE WATER LAST WEEK.

>> AS WE KEPT PADDLING AROUND, MORE AND MORE KEPT GOING BY, UNTIL HE SAW ABOUT 7 OR 8 TOTAL.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL SCARED WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED THE SHARKS.

>> I KIND OF KNEW THAT THE SMALLER JUVENILE SHARKS ARE LESS AGGRESSIVE IN GENERAL.

THEY ARE AFTER SMALLER PREY LIKE STINGRAY AND FISH.

BUT IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: DR. CHRIS LOW IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SHARK LAB AT CAL STATE, LONG BEACH.

>> THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN INCREASING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS BECAUSE WE PROTECTED THEM, AND COMMERCIAL FISHING IS BETTER MANAGED, SO AS A RESULT SHARK POPULATIONS ARE COMING BACK, PARTICULARLY WHITE SHARKS, WHICH IS KIND OF COOL.

>> Reporter: HE SAID A GROUP OF JUVENILE WHITE SHARKS HAVE MADE DELMAR THEIR HOME.

>> WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IS AT THE SHARKS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG ONES, HAVE FAVORITE BEACHES.

THEY PICK A BEACH ANY GIVEN SUMMER HIM AND THEY WILL THERE, AND THEY WILL BE THERE DAY AND NIGHT FOR MONTHS AT A TIME.

THEN, SOMETHING CHANGES, MAYBE THE WATER TEMPERATURE DROPS, AND THEY MOVED TO ANOTHER FAVORITE BEACH.

>> Reporter: HE HAS PARTNERED WITH DELMAR LIFEGUARDS TO TAG AND ATTRACT THE ACTIVITY OF THE SHARKS FOR RESEARCH.

>> WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY GO, SO NOW THAT WE ARE TAGGING BABY SHARKS WITH TRANSMITTERS THAT LAST 10 YEARS, WE ARE STARTING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE HEARS OF SHARK SIGHTINGS ALMOST EVERY DAY.

>> OUR BEACHES ARE AWESOME NURSERIES FOR WHITE SHARKS, BUT THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO BE OUR PLAYGROUND.

SO WE HAVE TO LEARN TO SHARE THE PLAYGROUND.

>> Reporter: HE THINKS THE SHARKS ARE GOING TO STICK AROUND, BECAUSE THEY HAVE GROWN FOND OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

HE SUGGESTED THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING OUT TO THE BEACH OR SURFING, TO ALWAYS BE RESPECTFUL IF YOU DO ENCOUNTER THEM, AND ALSO TRY TO GO OUT IN GROUPS.

IN DELMAR, TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

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