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>>> AND BY THE CONRA D PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

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>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JACOB AERE IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

ENDORSE A PACKAGE OF STATE BILLS AIMED AT REFORMING FOR PROFIT UTILITY COMPANY ASKS LIKE SDG AND E. METRO REPORTER, ANDREW BOWAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: AIMED AT MAKING ELECTRICITY MORE AFFORDABLE.

INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO RATE PAYERS.

ONE OF THE BILLS TAKES AIM AT THE PROFITS THAT UTILITIES MAKE OFF OF WILD FIRE MITIGATION.

IT WOULD ALSO TIE EXECUTIVE PAY TO LOWERING ELECTRICITY RATES.

COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN RIVERA SAID UTILITIES ARE INCENTIVIZED TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS.

>> FOR YEARS, I HEAR FROM FAMILIES ACROSS SAN DIEGO,STOCKTON, WHO ARE MAKING IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES BETWEEN KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON AND PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE.

THIS ISN'T A POLITICAL STATEMENT.

IT'S ABOUT DIGNITY AND ECONOMIC SURVIVAL.

>> I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE FAMILIES, LIKE MINE ACROSS SAN DIEGO, ARE BEING CRUSHED BY SDG AND E BILLS.

WHY IS IT THAT OVER THE YEARS, THE RICH GOT RICHER AND THE WORKING CLASS, LIKE US, STARTED PAYING MORE.

>> THEY OPPOSE SOME OF THE BILLS ENDORSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT HASN'T REGISTERED A POSITION ON SB905.

THE BILLS ARE AWAITING FINAL APPROVAL IN THE LEGISLATURE AND CAN STILL BE AMENDMENTED.

IN THE MEANTIME, SAN DIEGO IS CONTINUING TO EXPLORE THE FORMATION OF A PUBLIC UTILITY.

THE COUNCIL IS SET TO DISCUSS A PHASE TWO PUBLIC POWER FEASIBILITY STUDY NEXT WEEK.

ANDREW BOWAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MEANWHILE, YOU MAY SOON BE PAYING MORE TO KEEP THE POWER ON IN YOUR HOME.

THAT'S BECAUSE SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC IS ASKING THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION FOR A RATE INCREASE OF MORE THAN 8%.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO THE OWNER OF SHELLTON CLEANERS IN DOWNTOWN.

THEY SAY IF THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASE WERE TO HAPPEN, THE COST WILL BE PASSED ON TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.

>> AT THIS LOCATION, ENERGY IS ABOUT $6,000 A MONTH, ALL IN.

AND RENT ACROSS ALL FOUR LOCATIONS IS $38,000.

WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY ANY WAY WE CAN.

>> SDG AND E SAYS THE 8.6% RATE HIKE IS NEEDED DUE TO THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES.

WILD FIRE MITIGATION, INSURANCE, CYBER SECURITY, AND MORE.

>>> OVERNIGHT LOWS VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE'RE INTO THE MID 60s.

A LOT OF CLOUDS OVERNIGHT.

THAT'S AFTER SOME RAIN CHANCES THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING FOR TODAY.

AND EVEN A FEW INTO TOMORROW.

I'LL BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE SMALL RAIN CHANCES TO THE TEMPERATURES COMING UP.

>>> MORE THAN 16 MILLION PEOPLE FROM SOUTH TEXAS TO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ARE UNDER FLOOD WATCHES.

LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS ALREADY DIED IN TEXAS.

AS LEE REPORTS, METEOROLOGISTS WARN WHAT COULD BE THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON, IS SUPER CHARGING FLOODING IN THE GULF THIS WEEK.

>> RIVERS ARE OVERFLOWING THEIR BANKS, ROADWAYS AND VEHICLES SUBMERGED AS THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A LEVEL 3 OUT OF 4 THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING UNTIL THURSDAY FOR PARTS OF TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, AND ALABAMA.

>> NOW JUST BE CAREFUL GETTING OUT.

>> TEXAS GOVERNOR POSTING THIS VIDEO OF A WATER RESCUE WITH A WARNING.

TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWNED.

HE ISSUED A DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MORE THAN 100 COUNTIES.

THIS COMES AS ONE WOMAN IN BANDERA COUNTY, NORTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO, DIED MONDAY WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS SWEPT INTO A FLOODED CREEK.

>> I DON'T KNOW HER, BUT I CRIED MULTIPLE TIMES, CHECKED FACEBOOK, IT'S JUST SO SAD.

>> HEAVY RAIN CAUSED PART OF THE ROOF TO COLLAPSE MONDAY MORNING, ACCORDING TO CNN AFFILIATE, SENDING WATER POURING INTO THE BUILDING AND FORCING THE FACILITY TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY.

>> ONE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS, NO ONE WAS INJURED, FIRST OF ALL.

BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM PEOPLE DO WORK VERY HARD TO HELP US.

>> IN LOUISIANA, FLOOD WATERS STRANDED DRIVERS AND ENTERED SEVERAL BUILDINGS MONDAY.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY TOLD CNN, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS IT RECEIVED 52 CALLS FOR WATER RESCUES IN A SIX HOUR PERIOD.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAYS THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME THE ATLANTIC'S FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE YEAR IF IT PUSHES OFFSHORE INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.

LEE WALDMAN.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT SAYS IT NEEDS TO REPLACE ITS OLDEST JAIL.

THAT'S THE VISTA DETENTION FACILITY.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTER, ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAT DOWN WITH KELLY MARTINEZ ON WHY A NEW FACILITY IS NEEDED.

>> THE VISTA DETENTION FACILITY IS OLD.

IT WAS BUILT IN 1972, AND AS WITH MOST THINGS FROM THE 1970s, IT'S SHOWING ITS AGE.

>> WE HAD SEWAGE BACKUPS, FOR INSTANCE.

>> THE SHERIFF SAYS THE FACILITY IS PAST ITS USE LIFE, AND THE DEPARTMENT SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP IT GOING.

LIKE $16 MILLION TO UPGRADE THE WIRELESS NETWORK.

>> WHICH HAS BEEN IMPORTANT FOR OUR BODY WORN CAMERAS AND OUR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO KEEP IT GOING.

>> WHICH IS WHY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS HOLDING COMMUNITY FORUMS TO GET FEEDBACK ON THE FUTURE OF THE NORTH COUNTY JAIL.

MARTINEZ SAYS IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE NEED AND ALSO TO LISTEN TO STAKE HOLDERS.

THAT INCLUDES FORMER INMATES.

>> PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE.

PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, HAD PEOPLE WHO DIED IN CUSTODY.

THEY WANT TO SHARE WITH US THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT A FACILITY SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

>> THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UNDER SCRUTINY FOR THE HIGH NUMBER OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS.

THE VISTA FACILITY IS ONE OF TWO FACILITIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS.

MARTINEZ SAYS THAT'S PART OF THE REASON FOR BUILDING A NEW FACILITY.

>> THEY HAVE SAFE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET THE TREATMENT THEY NEED.

WHERE WE CAN GIVE THEM THE PROPER MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO PREVENT IN CUSTODY DEATHS.

>> THE SECOND COMMUNITY FORUM, THE FIRST WAS HELD IN FEBRUARY, WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC AND COST.

>> EVERYONE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST AND WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING TO COME FROM.

>> THE COUNTY RECENTLY ALLOCATED $3 MILLION FOR THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR A NEW FACILITY.

THE DEPARTMENT EXPECTS TO HAVE THE MASTER PLAN COMPLETE THIS FALL.

CONSTRUCTION COULD BEGIN IN 2028.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE COMMUNITY FORUM STARTS AT 6:00 P.M.

THIS EVENING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THE ADDRESS IS LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN.

>>> THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH COUNTY IS CELEBRATING THE COMPLETION OF A NEW SOLAR STORAGE PROJECT.

IT WILL BRING SAVINGS TO THE NONPROFIT.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT IMPERIAL BEACH THESE DAYS, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT'S ABOUT THEBEACH.

FOR ONE DAY, LEADERS WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION.

IT IS A NEW SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF SOLAR PANELS AND STORAGE.

>> AS ADULTS, I THINK WE ARE ALL TRYING TO BE ADVOCATES.

WHEN YOU SIT DOWN AND PAUSE AND TALK TO THE YOUTH, THERE ARE SOLUTIONS.

THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP OUR ENVIRONMENT AND MAKE THEM AWARE AND HAVE THEM HAVE THOSE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.

IT REALLY DOES SHOW OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT.

>> CLUB MEMBERS AND LELANY GOT THE CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOLAR ENERGY TODAY.

>> IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER THAT WE HAVE MORE ENERGY NOW.

SOLAR ENERGY.

>> IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER, SO LIKE, WHEN I'M PLAYING A GAME AND THE POWER GOES OFF, I CAN JUST PUT BACK ON THE POWER.

>> THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER'S COMMUNITY CLEAN ENERGY GRANT PROGRAM.

IT WAS LED BY THE HAMMOND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION.

>> THE SOLAR AND STORAGE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SAVE THE CLUB $12,000 THIS FIRST YEAR.

AS ELECTRICITY RATES CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS, THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SAVE THE CLUB NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

THOSE ARE REAL SAVINGS THAT ARE BEING REINVESTED INTO THE CLUB.

>> THE SAVINGS MEANS MORE GOOD, CLEAN FUN.

>> IT MEANS LIKE, THAT I CAN BE WITH MY FRIENDS AND LIKE, HAVE FUN AND I FEEL PROTECTED IN A WAY.

>> WITH SOLAR ENERGY PANELS THAT WILL POWER THE BUILDING FOR YEARS TO COME.

ELAINE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DRUGS LIKE OZEMPIC AND WEGOVY ARE CHANGING THE WAY DOCTORS TREAT DIABETES AND OBESITY.

HEIDI SAYS UC SAN DIEGO RESEARCHERS ARE ASKING ANOTHER QUESTION.

COULD THEY ALSO HELP SLOW BIOLOGICAL AGING?

>> RESEARCHERS ANALYZE DATA FROM MORE THAN 100 ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV, WHO ALSO HAD EXCESS FAT AROUND THEIR ABDOMENS.

PEOPLE WITH HIV OFTEN EXPERIENCE FASTER BIOLOGICAL AGING, EVEN WHEN THEIR VIRUS IS WELL CONTROLLED.

>> BUY LOGICALLY, THAT POPULATION APPEARS TO BE ON AVERAGE AROUND FIVE YEARS OLDER.

SO, IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A THERAPEUTIC THAT COULD IMPROVE AGING OR HAVE SOME SORT OF IMPACT, THAT WOULD BE THE STARTING POINT.

>> HALF THE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED WEEKLY SEMIGLUTIDE INJECTIONS.

COMPARED WITH THE PLACEBO GROUP, PEOPLE TAKING THE INJECTIONS SHOWED SIGNS OF SLOWER BUY LOGICAL AGING.

THE PROFESSOR IS LEAD RESEARCHER ON THE STUDY.

>> THEY WERE LIVING 32 WEEKS IN A CONDITION THAT WAS MORE OPTIMAL FOR THEIR BODY IN TERMS OF KIND OF SOMEBODY'S BIOMARKERS OF AGING.

>> IMPROVEMENTS IN DNA MARKERS LINKED TO INFLAMMATION, AND THE HEALTH OF THE HEART, BRAIN, LIVER, AND KIDNEYS.

THEY BELIEVE THE DRUG MAY HELP BY REDUCING CHRONIC INFLAMMATION, AND UNHEALTHY FAT AROUND ORGANS.

BOTH OF THOSE CONDITIONS ARE LINKED TO AGING.

BUT CAUTIONS THE FINDINGS DO NOT MEAN SEMIGLUTIDE REVERSES AGING OR BE USED AS AN ANTIAGING TREATMENT.

>> THEY WENT OFF THOSE MEDICATIONS, WOULD THAT SNAP BACK AND THEN ESSENTIALLY THEY WOULD BE AGING AT THE RATE THEY WERE?

>> THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS STILL NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED.

>> I THINK THE BIG THING THAT WE'RE ALL WAITING TO SEE IS WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY SLOW THE AGING PROCESS IN PEOPLE THAT DO NOT NEED THEM, ACCORDING TO KIND OF HOW THEY HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY PRESCRIBED.

>> HE SAYS THE GOAL IS NOT HELP PEOPLE LIVE FOREVER., IT'S TO REDUCE THE RISK OF AGE RELATED DISEASES.

FOR NOW, THE BENCHMARK FOR OPTIMAL AGING IS STILL DIET AND EXERCISE.

HEIDI DEMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WHAT THE STILL MURKY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND IRAN MEANS FOR OIL SUPPLIES WORLDWIDE.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THERE ARE PLENTY OF WILD CARDS THAT COULD SINK A FINAL U.S.

IRAN DEAL.

PERHAPS THE BIGGEST IS LEBANON, WHERE ISRAEL LAUNCHED NEW DEADLY STRIKES JUST TODAY.

JEREMY DIAMOND EXPLAINS WHY THE GAP BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND ISRAEL APPEARS TO BE GETTING WIDER.

>> IN SO MANY WAY, THE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN BY THE VARIOUS PARTIES ABOUT THE WAY FORWARD FOR THIS U.S., IRAN AGREEMENT, AND WHAT EACH SIDE IS AND IS NOT WILLING TO DO, BUT THERE IS UNCERTAINTY HOW THE DIFFERENT SIDES WILL INTERPRET THE ACTIONS OF THE OTHER AND ULTIMATELY SEPARATING THE RHETORIC FROM ACTUAL ACTION, AND ON THAT FRONT, YOU HAVE THE ISREALI STATEMENTS.

THEY WILL NOT WITHDRAW THEIR THOUSANDS OF TROOPS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON FROM LEBANESE TERRITORY.

THAT WAS SAID BY THE DEFENSE MINISTER, BY THE ISREALI PRIME MINISTER HIMSELF, AND WE ARE ALSO SEEING ON THE GROUND, THAT ISREALI ATTACKS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON ARE CONTINUING WITH FOUR PEOPLE KILLED IN MULTIPLE ISREALI STRIKES THAT TOOK PLACE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON, IN ONE TOWN SQUARE, AND ALSO ON A VEHICLE IN A NEIGHBORING VILLAGE.

THEN YOU HAVE WHAT THE IRANIANS ARE SAYING.

THE IRANIANS ARE VOWING THAT THIS WAR, THE BROADER REGIONAL WAR WILL NOT END UNTIL THE WAR IN LEBANON ENDS.

UNTIL FIRST OF ALL, ISREALI TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON AND UNTIL ISREALI ATTACKS IN LEBANON STOCK AS WELL.

WHAT WE DON'T KNOW YET IS WHETHER OR NOT WHAT IRAN SAYS WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, WOULD LEAD THEM TO CARRY OUT ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL OR TO, YOU KNOW, ABANDON THIS NEWLY CRAFTED DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES.

FROM THE U.S.

PERSPECTIVE, THAT ONE IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS WELL, OF COURSE, AND THE U.S.

IS I. CAITING THAT AN ISREALI WITHDRAWN FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON IS NOT NECESSARY.

BUT WHAT YOU DO HAVE IS PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING THE ISREALI PRIME MINISTER AND BY EXTENSION, THE ISREALI GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY MUST ACT MORE RESPONSIBLELY IN LEBANON.

THE PRESIDENT WENT SO FAR TO SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS SYRIA, THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN TAKING CARE OF HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON INSTEAD OF ISRAEL, WHO PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID IS TAKING TOO LONG AND EVEN SUGGESTED THAT IS CAUSING MORE CIVILIAN CASUALTIES THAN ARE NECESSARY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.

BUT U.S.

OFFICIALS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THERE IS LATITUDE FOR ISRAEL TO CARRY OUT ACTIONS THAT THEY DEEM TO BE IN THEIR OWN SELF-DEFENSE IN LEBANON, BUT THE WAY IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS GOING TO DEFINE THAT FROM THE WAY IRAN IS GOING TO DEFINE THAT ARE GOING TO BE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

AS WE HAVE SEEN AT SO MANY DIFFERENT POINTS IN THIS NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN, THAT ULTIMATELY, LEBANON IS A LYNCH PIN OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IT IS THE ONE OVER WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS THE LEAST CONTROL, INCREASINGLY SO, IT SEEMS, AS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE ISREALI PRIME MINISTER HAS GROWN INCREASINGLY STRAINED.

>> THAT WAS JEREMY DIAMOND WITH THAT REPORT.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PROMISED GAS PRICES WOULD FALL LIKE IRAQ ONCE THE WAR WITH IRAN WAS OVER.

NOW WITH THE U.S.

REACHING SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT WITH IRAN, HOW QUICKLY WILL OUR GAS PRICES RETURN TO PREWAR LEVELS?

HERE'S BRIAN ABEL TO HELP GIVE US A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.

>> OIL PRICES HITTING THE LOWEST LEVELS THIS WEEK SINCE THE START OF THE WAR WITH IRAN.

AFTER THE U.S.

SAID IT REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH TEHRAN THAT WOULD OPEN THE VITAL STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

YET, CRUDE PRICES REMAIN $10 A BARREL MORE THAN THEY WERE BEFORE THE U.S.

LAUNCHED ITS CAMPAIGN IN LATE FEBRUARY.

WHEN FULLY OPENED TO VESSELS, 20% OF THE WORLD'S OIL AND NATURAL GAS SUPPLY MOVES THROUGH THE STRAIT, WHICH WAS EFFECTIVELY CLOSED AS A RESULT OF THE CONFLICT, SENDING PRICES SOARING.

HERE'S WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID ABOUT THEM.

>> THE GAS WILL GO DOWN.

AS SOON AS THE WAR IS OVER.

>> EXPERTS, HOWEVER, SAY NOT SO FAST.

>> THE ADMINISTRATION TALKED ABOUT 40 TO 50 VESSELS THAT MAY GO THROUGH SOON, BUT UNTIL WE START TO SEE THE BACKLOG EASING AND SHIPS TRANSITING THROUGH, WE'RE RIGHT WHERE WE WERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

>> GETTING A STEADY FLOW OF SHIPS WON'T PRESUMABLY COME QUICKLY.

ONE, IRAN LACED THE STRAIT WITH MINES, SO THE STUCK SHIPS FULL WITH OIL WILL HAVE TO HUG COAST CAREFULLY, AS THE U.S.

NAVY WORKS TO CLEAR THE EXPLOSIVES.

THERE ARE FEW EMPTY SHIPS COMING THROUGH.

THAT COULD TAKE A MONTH TO RAMP UP TO PREWAR FLOW, OR LONGER.

>> IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO REBUILD CONFIDENCE OF SHIPS GOING THROUGH THE STRAIT.

>> IN WASHINGTON, BRIAN ABEL REPORTING.

>>> SAN DIEGO A ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXPENSIVE REGIONS AND PEOPLE ARE FEELING THE SQUEEZE.

IN THIS LATEST FROM THE PRICE OF SAN DIEGO SERIES, KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER SAYS MILITARY FAMILIES HAVE TO ADAPT.

>> I ALREADY HAD IN MY MIND, PACIFIC BEACH, OR MISSION VALLEY.

>> ARMY VETERAN WAS EXCITED WHEN HER HUSBAND RECEIVED ORDERS TO SAN DIEGO IN 2022.

SHE WAS FAMILIAR WITH SAN DIEGO, BUT WAS SURPRISED BY WHAT SHE FOUND WHEN THEY BEGAN HOUSE HUNTING.

>> THE RENT WAS EXPENSIVE, AND THEN WE COULDN'T FATHOM HAVING TO AFFORD THAT AND UTILITIES.

>> THE MILITARY PROVIDES HOUSING FOR TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY GIVING THEM A TAX- FREEBASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING OR B.A.H.

IT VARIES BASED ON A MEMBER'S RANK, WHETHER THEY HAVE DEPENDENTS, AND IN THE COUNTRY THEY ARE STATIONED.

HIGHER COST OF LIVING AREAS RECEIVE HIGHER AMOUNT.

AN E6 IN THE NAVY.

HE HAS A FAMILY.

SO IN SAN DIEGO, HE IS PAID ABOUT $4,000 A MONTH.

THAT WASN'T GOING TO BE ENOUGH.

>> SO, ULTIMATELY, WE DECIDED TO WAIT IT OUT AND GO INTO HOUSING.

>> BASE HOUSING IN SAN DIEGO IS PROVIDED BY LIBERTY MILITARY HOUSING, A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT PARTNERS WITH THE NAVY.

>> BEING ABLE TO HAVE SPACE OF YOUR OWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS A HUGE DEAL, AND THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE FAMILIES WHO LIVE WITH US.

>> THE CEO OF LIBERTY MILITARY HOUSING.

THE COMPANY CHARGES EACH SERVICE MEMBER BASED ON THEIR RATE.

IT MANAGES ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS OF HOMES THROUGHOUT THE SAN DIEGO AREA.

INCLUDING IN MURPHY CANYON AND LIBERTY STATION.

BUT, THEY HAVE LIMITATIONS.

>> THERE'S ABOUT 62,000 THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO LIVE IN HOUSING.

WE ONLY HAVE 17,000 HOMES.

>> FOR HER FAMILY, LIVING IN MILITARY HOUSING MADE THE MOST SENSE.

>> THAT BAH COVERS YOUR RENT, IT COVERS 24/7 MAINTENANCE.

IT COVERS REPLACEMENT OF ANY APPLIANCES.

IT COVERS THE WATER.

IT COVERS THE ELECTRICITY.

AND THEN WHENEVER THEY DO RENOVATIONS, OF COURSE, LIKE REPLACING THE FLOORS, REPLACING THE CARPET, THE DOORS, ALL OF THAT IS INCLUDED WITHIN WHATEVER IS YOUR BAH RATE.

>> HER FAMILY LIVED IN THE NAVY HOTEL FOR FIVE MONTH, WAITING FOR A UNIT TO OPEN.

THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL.

>> WE HAVE WAITING LISTS.

THEY ARE A LITTLE MORE RELATIVE TO WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE.

>> FOR SOME MILITARY FAMILIES, THE ANSWER TO EXPENSIVE HOUSING IS MORE THAN AN HOUR AWAY IN RIVER SIDE COUNTY.

>> WE HAVE SEEN A HUGE INCREASE ON MILITARY FAMILIES MOVING OUTSIDE OF THAT SAN DIEGO AREA.

>> SHE RUNS CHILD AND YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR THE NAVY IN THE REGION.

ALONG WITH HOUSING CHILD CARE COSTS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP CONCERNS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.

NEW MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OPENED AROUND SAN DIEGO OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

CHILD CARE CAN SAVE MILITARY FAMILIES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A MONTH VERSUS OUTSIDE DAYCARE.

>> ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS GO UNDER SOMETHING CALLED TOTAL FAMILY INCOME.

SO WE BASE THEIR FEES, THEIR MILITARY PAYDAY FEES, BASED ON THEIR TOTAL FAMILY INCOME.

AND THEN WE GET SUBSIDIZED LATER AFTER THE FACT.

>> BUT THERE'S STILL A WAITING LIST.

MILITARY FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE FEE ASSISTANCE IF THEY HAVE TO SEEK CARE AT AN OUTSIDE FACILITY.

>> SO OUR WAIT LIST HAS DROPPED TREMENDOUSLY.

NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE NEW FACILITIES, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR FEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AS WELL.

BEFORE A FEW YEARS BACK, MAYBE OUR WAIT LIST COULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 4,000 KIDS HERE IN METRO SAN DIEGO, NOW WE'RE DOWN TO A FEW HUNDRED KIDS.

>> JONES SAYS WITHOUT THE FEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, HER FAMILY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD CHILDCARE.

THERE'S BEEN OTHER ADJUSTMENTS, TOO.

>> SO YES, WE DO A LOT OF PLANNING, AND I THINK THAT SINCE LIVING IN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED TO READ OUR AD PAPERS SO WE USE COUPONS.

WE SEE WHEN THERE'S A DEAL ON DIFFERENT JUICES OR IF MEAT IS ON SALE.

>> LIFE HERE IS WORTH THE EXTRA WORK.

>> WE REALLY LOVE IT HERE.

I THINK THE COST OF LIVING IS WORTH THE THINGS THAT YOU RECEIVE.

IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT IS AFFORDABLE FOR A MILITARY FAMILY.

>> ANDREW DIRE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR PRICE OF SAN DIEGO SERIES.

WE HAVE MORE COST OF LIVING STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM RISING GAS PRICES, TO SAVING MONEY ON LIVE SPORTS EVENTS.

CHECK IT OUT ONLINE AT KPBS.ORG/PRICEOFSAN DIEGO.

>>> SEVERAL COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

THIS AS KING TIDES BATTERING OUR COAST PEEKED OVERNIGHT.

NICOLE REPORTS FROM LONG BEACH.

>> Reporter: PUTTING IN SOME LAST MINUTE WORK TO REENFORCE THESE SAND BERMS, WORK CREWS ARE GETTING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD READY FOR POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS KING TIDES.

THE HIGHER THAN USUAL LONG PERIOD WAVES TYPICALLY HAPPEN DURING A NEW OR FULL MOON.

AS GRAVITY PULLS THE OCEAN BACK AND FORTH.

>> LIKE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, I THINK THIS HAPPENS, WHERE THEY JUST START DUMPING SAND AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS -- THIS IS NEW.

>> NEIGHBORS TELL US THESE WOODEN BOARDS WERE INSTALLED, BECAUSE THE TIDE WAS SO HIGH, IT CRESTED THE BERMS.

>> THIS IS BRAND-NEW.

THE BERM GETS WASHED AWAY, USUALLY IN PIECES, OVER A FEW DAYS.

THE CHAPS ARE OUT NEXT MORNING, EARLIER THAN YOU WANT THEM TO BE, BUT THEY REBUILD IT.

>> IT'S HIDDEN ALONG THE COAST.

>> A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS UP FOR L.A.

COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH TOMORROW.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER AS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA, AND WASH PEOPLE OFF BEACHES.

LONG BEACH AND MALIBU COULD SEE COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE PEEK OF THE EVENT FROM 8:00 TO MIDNIGHT.

IT CAN BE UNSETTLING TO WATCH.

>> I THINK IT'S REACHING THE BERM, IT'S GOING TO COME OVER.

NOT KNOWING IF IT WOULD HAVE A VERY BAD EFFECT.

>>> WE'RE ON A LITTLE BIT OF A TEMPERATURE ROLLER COASTER.

IT'S NOT DRAMATIC RISES AND DROPS, BUT WE'RE BOUNCING FROM ABOVE AND BELOW A HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

WE HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF RAIN CHANCES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND MAYBE A FEW MORE WEDNESDAY, BUT OVERALL, MUCH DRYER.

I MEAN NOT EVERYBODY EVEN SEES RAIN WHEN WE HAVE THE RAIN CHANCES.

OUR MARINE LAYER, IT'S EBBING AND FLOWING.

DEEPENING THE REST OF THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AND WE SEE IT BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT MORE NEXT WEEK.

76 TONIGHT IN BERAGO SPRINGS.

MID 60s ALONG THE COAST FROM OCEAN SIDE TO SAN DIEGO THERE.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD TOWARDS TOMORROW, WELL, LOOKS FAMILIAR, RIGHT?

STILL 104 IN BERAGO SPRINGS.

BUT 73 ALONG THE COAST.

SAN DIEGO, UP TOWARDS OCEAN SIDE.

TAKING A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR, YOU CAN SEE BY THE TIME WE GET TO MID EVENING, I MEAN THE RAIN CHANCES ARE OUT OF HERE.

WE COULD SEE A FEW MORE SPRINKLES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW, BUT OVERALL, I MEAN, NOT A LOT GOING ON HERE AND IT'S ON THE SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS, NOT EVERYBODY EVEN SEES THE RAIN CHANCES WHEN WE DO HAVE THEM ON FUTURE RADAR.

MOVING FORWARD TO OUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE COAST.

I MEAN, THE STORY IS THE SAME AS IT'S BEEN.

WE'RE SEEING A FEW DEGREES HERE AND THERE, BUT MILD CONDITIONS, THAT JUNE FEEL ALONG THE COAST, BUT THAT JUNE GLOOM AS WELL WITH THE MARINE LAYER.

FURTHER INLAND, WE GO FROM THE 80s WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, WE DROP BACK INTO THE 70s FRIDAY.

WE STAY THERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

A FEW DEGREES DIFFERENCE FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY.

LOOKING AT OUR MOUNTAIN OUTLOOK, 70s TO 60s AND BACK TO LOW 70s.

THERE'S THAT ROLLER COASTER I'M TALKING ABOUT.

YES, IT'S ABOUT 3, 4 DEGREES HERE AND THERE, LITTLE DIFFERENCES EACH DAY.

OUR DESERT OUTLOOK, WE GET OUT OF THE TRIPLE DIGITS BY THE TIME WE GET TO FRIDAY.

SOMETHING TO ENJOY.

DOES 99 FEEL THAT DIFFERENT FROM 100?

NOT REALLY.

BUT, WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET AND WE STAY IN THE 90s THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> HAVE YOU BOUGHT DAD A GIFT FOR FATHER'S DAY YET?

DON'T WORRY, THERE'S STILL TIME.

WHEN IT COMES TO GIFT BUYING THIS YEAR, THE PEOPLE ARE SPENDING A LOT.

JEN SULLIVAN BREAKS DOWN FATHER'S DAY SPENDING TRENDS AND GIFT IDEAS FOR THOSE LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO SHOPPING FOR FATHER'S DAY, PEOPLE ARE SPLURGING ON DAD.

TOTAL SPENDING IS EXPECTED TO HIT A RECORD $27.9 BILLION THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION.

PEOPLE SPENDING AN AVERAGE OF JUST UNDER $227, PER PERSON.

THAT'S ABOUT $27 MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

>> PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES.

>> WE ASKED MARK MATTHEWS WITH THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION IF PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MORE OR IF GIFTS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> WE ARE SEEING MORE GOODS INFLATION THAN WE SAW LAST YEAR.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1 OR 2%.

>> RETAIL SALES HAVE GONE UP EIGHT MONTHS IN A ROW, AND SHOPPERS ARE JUST SPENDING MORE.

SO WHAT ARE PEOPLE BUYING DAD THIS YEAR?

THE NUMBER ONE ITEM PEOPLE ARE BUYING, A GREETING CARD, FOLLOWED BY CLOTHES AND A SPECIAL OUTING.

>> WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON THIS SUMMER.

YOU KNOW, THE WORLD CUP IS HERE.

SO THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SPECIAL OUTINGS THAT THE PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE THEIR DADS ON.

>> MANY PEOPLE SURVEYED SAID THEY PLAN ON BUYING DAD PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, LIKE SKIN CARE AND HYGIENE ITEMS.

>> THIS YEAR, WE'RE SPENDING A THIRD OF A BILLION DOLLARS MORE ON PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS THAN ON HOME IMPROVEMENT AND GARDENING ITEMS.

>> NO MATTER WHAT YOU BUY DAD THIS YEAR, QUALITY TIME IS ALWAYS A GREAT GIFT AND TIME TOGETHER IS PRICELESS.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

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