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>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

A SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING ANY PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE MINIMUM AGE FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY WORKERS.

VIDEO JOURNALIST MATTHEW BULLER HEARD FROM BOTH SIDES ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE SAN DIEGO TOURISM AUTHORITY, THEIR INDUSTRY HAS A $22 BILLION IMPACT ON OUR REGION, AND ONE OUT OF EVERY EIGHT SAN DIEGO INNS WORKS IN IT.

NOW, SEAN RIVERA IS PROPOSING A 25 MILLION -- $25 MINIMUM WAGE.

>> L.A. JUST RAISED THEIR MINIMUM WAGE TO $30 AN HOUR FOR TOURISM WORKERS.

LONG BEACH HAS A HIGHER ONE.

>> Reporter: TOURISM INDUSTRY LEADER SAY THIS IS BAD FOR THEIR BUSINESS.

CHRIS CAPE, SAN DIEGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THIS COULD CRIPPLE SAN DIEGO'S ECONOMY.

>> AT SOME POINT IN TIME, YOU WILL SEE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THESE MANDATES, WHETHER IT IS AUTOMATION, JOBS AND BUSINESSES PICKING UP AND LEAVING.

>> WE HAVE SIX LOCATIONS.

IN THE SUMMER, WE PROBABLY HAVE 150 EMPLOYEES.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IS -- IF HE IS FORCED TO PAY HIS EMPLOYEES $25 AN HOUR, HE WILL CLOSE.

RIVERA SAYS THIS ARGUMENT IS OLD AND DOES NOT HOLD WATER.

>> SAN DIEGO IS BETTER THAN THE SKY WILL FALL ARGUMENTS, WHENEVER WE START TALKING ABOUT PAYING WORKERS A FAIR WAGE.

EVERY SINGLE TIME, WORKERS ASK FOR A DECENT WAGE TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND FOOD ON THEIR FAMILIES PLATES.

ROOM ACCORDING TO A 2022 TOURISM STUDY, THE AVERAGE WAGE FOR A TOURISM WORKER IS $28 AN HOUR, THREE DOLLARS MORE THAN THE PROPOSED MINIMUM WAGE.

THE PROPOSAL WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE TOMORROW MATTHEW BULLARD, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AN $8 BILLION BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, BUT AS ALEXANDER NGUYEN EXPLAINS, THE COUNTY IS BRACING FOR THE ANTICIPATED COST SHIFTS FROM THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

>> HOPE FOR THE BEST, BUT PLAN FOR THE WORST.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A REVISED BUDGET, BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AFTER THE INITIAL BUDGET WAS RELEASED IN MAY.

SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND PRAISED THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, ANTHONY SHELTON, FOR CREATING A BALANCED BUDGET.

>> THERE IS A LOT TO LIKE ABOUT THIS $8.6 BILLION BUDGET.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE LARGEST INCREASE, $149 MILLION GOING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND, AS IT SHOULD, FOR SHERIFF SERVICES, JAIL IMPROVEMENTS, AND OPIOID ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS.

>> Reporter: THE $8.63 BILLION BUDGET WAS INCREASED BY $18.3 MILLION WITH MOST OF IT GOING TOWARD PUBLIC SAFETY.

IT ALSO INCLUDES $800,000 FOR LGBTQ+ HOUSING PROGRAM, $600,000 FOR A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM AND A $4.1 MILLION INCREASE, INCLUDING ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND FLOOD CONTROL, BUT THERE ARE ALSO CUTS.

THE BUDGET DECREASES COUNTY STAFFING BY 191 POSITIONS, MOSTLY THROUGH ATTRITION, ELIMINATING VACANT SPOTS AND STREAMLINING OPERATIONS.

>> THIS BUDGET IS A REALLY SOLID JOB OF TRYING TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET IN A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME.

I THINK IT DOES DO A GOOD JOB OF REALLY INVESTING IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COUNTY, WHICH ARE THE COUNTY WORKERS.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY IS ALSO BRACING FOR POSSIBLE CUTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S, BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.

ON A 3-1 VOTE, THE SUPERVISOR PASSED A BUDGET READINESS PLAN.

>> I WANT A FLACK THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FEDERAL AND STATE ACTIVITIES, BECAUSE THEY, CERTAINLY, WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR COUNTY, AND PARTICULARLY, ARE MOST VULNERABLE.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL BUDGET IS BEING DEBATED IN THE SENATE.

IF PASSED, IT WOULD CUT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT MEDICAID EXPANSION, CREATING A $10 MILLION SHORTFALL FOR THE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

IT WOULD SHIP 276 MILLION DOLLARS IN FOOD BENEFITS TO THE COUNTY.

THE FISCAL YEAR STARTS ON OCTOBER 1st.

THE BOARD IS DIRECTING THE CAO TO PRESENT A FISCAL ANALYSIS WITH FUNDING ANALYSIS BY SEPTEMBER 30th.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IS ANOTHER RELATIVELY MILD NIGHT AHEAD, DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 60s.

STILL DEALING WITH SOME OF THOSE INTERMITTENT HIGH CLOUDS, AND LOW CLOUDS BECAUSE OF THE MARINE LAYER WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE.

IT WILL EBB AND FLOW AS FAR AS HOW FAR INLAND IT GETS FROM DAY- TO-DAY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

I WILL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, COMING UP.

>>> HOURS AFTER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED A CEASE- FIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN, ISRAEL STRUCK A RADAR SITE NORTH OF TORONTO.

THE MOVE ANGERED TRUMP AND THROUGH THE CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT INTO TURMOIL.

>> Reporter: THE NIGHT SKY IN TEHRAN, LIGHTING UP AS ISRAEL LAUNCHED ATTACKS ON IRAN ARROW -- HOURS AFTER A CEASE-FIRE WAS EXPECTED TO TAKE EFFECT.

THE SITUATION AND INFURIATING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, WHO HELPED FACILITATE THE CEASE- FIRE.

>> YOU, BASICALLY, HAVE TWO COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN FIGHTING SO LONG AND SO HARD, THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [ BLEEP ] THEY ARE DOING.

>> Reporter: BEFORE THE CEASE- FIRE WENT INTO EFFECT, IRAN LAUNCHING MISSILES AT A BUILDING IN ISRAEL.

>> IT IS A COMPLETE MESS.

THERE WAS A MISSILE THAT DIRECTLY HIT ONE OF THE BUILDINGS.

DIRECT STRIKE FROM THE TOP OF THE BUILDING.

REMIT THE PRESIDENT OF IRAN RELEASING A STATEMENT SAYING, TEHRAN IS READY FOR TALKS AND TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF THE IRANIAN PEOPLE AT THE NEGOTIATION TABLE.

ADDING, IRAN WILL NOT VIOLATE THE CEASE-FIRE, UNLESS ISRAEL DOES FIRST.

THE CURRENT CONFLICT BEGAN ON JUNE 13th WHEN ISRAEL LAUNCHED MULTIPLE ATTACKS AIMED AT DESTROYING IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND ITS MILITARY LEADERSHIP.

NEARLY A WEEK LATER, THE U.S.

ATTACKED THREE OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITIES, IN WHAT THE PENTAGON CALLED OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER.

FOLLOWING THIS LATEST ESCALATION, TRUMP BECOMING MORE CRITICAL OF ISRAEL.

>> I DID NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT ISRAEL UNLOADED RIGHT AFTER WE MADE THE DEAL.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO UNLOAD.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES AS PRESIDENT TRUMP TRAVELS TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR THE NATO SUMMIT.

JENN SULLIVAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHEN THE U.S. IRAN OVER THE WEEKEND, THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO- BASED TROOPS WERE ALREADY STATIONED IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

ANDREW DYER SAYS DEPLOYMENTS TO THE REGION HAVE AGAIN BECOME ROUTINE.

>> THEY POSSESS CONSIDERABLE TECHNICAL CAPABILITY.

>> Reporter: VICE ADMIRAL BRETT COOPER TELLS THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE TODAY ABOUT THE THREAT IRAN'S MILITARY POSES TO U.S.

FORCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

COOPER IS THE DEPUTY COMMANDER OF U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, WHICH OVERSEES MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE REGION.

HE HAS BEEN NOMINATED TO BECOME ITS COMMANDER.

SIX SAN DIEGO-BASED WARSHIPS ARE UNDER COOPER'S AUTHORITY IN THE REGION.

THE USS CARL VINSON DEPLOYED SEVEN MONTHS AGO.

ITS DEPLOYMENT WAS EXTENDED IN MARCH WHEN IT WAS REDIRECTED TO THE MIDDLE EAST.

THE NAVY HAS MAINTAINED A STEADY CARRIER PRESENCE IN THE REGION SINCE OCTOBER 2023 WHEN HAMAS ATTACKED ISRAEL.

THE VINSON HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN STRIKES WITH HOUTHI REBELS IN YEMEN, BUT WERE NOT PART OF THE OPERATION INSIDE IRAN.

THE USS CAMBRIA IS ALSO IN THE REGION.

THAT IS NOTABLE, BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST LCS TO DEPLOY WITH A LONG DELAYED COUNTER MISSION MISSION PACKAGE.

THAT IS SOMETHING COOPER SAYS IS NEEDED.

>> IRAN HAS THOUSANDS OF SEA MINES.

IT IS A FAIRLY NARROW AREA.

WE DO HAVE A SUFFICIENT AND THE LARGEST MINE FORCE IN THE WORLD, PRESENTLY, IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT CLEAR WHEN THE VINSON MIGHT RETURN HOME.

RELIEF COULD BE ON THE WAY, FROM EAST COAST-BASED USS CARRIER GERALD FORD.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DOZENS OF PEOPLE PROTESTED OUTSIDE OF UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH IN LA JOLLA ONE DAY AFTER HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES LOST THEIR JOBS.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KG TV WAS THERE TODAY AS CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES FORMED A PICKET LINE.

230 PEOPLE WERE LAID OFF AT THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY.

ONE EMPLOYEE SAYS THE HOSPITAL HAS ALREADY BEEN DEALING WITH A STAFFING CRISIS IMPACTING PATIENT WAIT TIMES AND LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.

>> CRITICAL LAB SCIENTISTS, WHO EVEN BEFORE THE LAYOFFS, WERE SAYING THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED , BECAUSE STAFFING WAS SO LIMITED, THEY WERE GOING TO BE MAKING THE POSSIBILITY OF ERRORS -- THE POSSIBILITY OF ERRORS WOULD BE HIGH.

>> A NEW NATIONWIDE STUDY SHOWS MEDICAID, THE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM -- OKAY, UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THE LAYOFFS WERE IN RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL PRESSURE CAUSED BY FEDERAL IMPACTS TO HEALTHCARE.

>>> A NEW NATIONWIDE STUDY SHOWS MEDICAID, THE MEDICAL PROGRAM FOR AMERICANS SAVES LIVES.

WITH LAWMAKERS PUSHING MASSIVE CUTS TO THE PROGRAM, HEIDI DE MARCO SAYS THE SAFETY NET COULD UNRAVEL FOR THE MORE THAN 880,000 PEOPLE, WHO RELY ON IT IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS WHEN PEOPLE GAIN ACCESS TO MEDICAID, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO DIE.

RESEARCHERS FROM THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH TRACK TWO 37 MILLION LOW INCOME ADULTS, WHO GAINED ACCESS TO MEDICAID UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

THEY FOUND A 21% REDUCTION IN THE RISK OF DEATH FOR THOSE ENROLLED.

BRUCE MEYER CO-AUTHORED THE STUDY.

>> WE LOOKED AT WHAT WE THOUGHT OF AS THE MOST PRONOUNCED, MOST GRAVE OUTCOME, WHEN YOU CUT HEALTH INSURANCE, AND THAT IS MORTALITY.

>> Reporter: MEYER SAYS PREVIOUS STUDIES FOCUSED ON SMALLER, OLDER, MORE SICKER GROUPS.

THIS ONE FOLLOWED A BROAD AGE RANGE FROM 25 TO 59 YEARS OLD.

IT FOUND THAT MEDICAID IS CRITICAL FOR SAVING YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES.

>> A REDUCTION IN MORTALITY FOR SOMEONE IN THEIR 20s, TRANSLATES TO MANY MORE LIFE YEARS SAVED.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS ALSO FOUND MEDICAID IS COST- EFFECTIVE, SAVING LIVES AT ABOUT 5.4 MILLION EACH.

MEYER SAYS THAT IS WELL BELOW WHAT IS TYPICALLY SPENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH.

THIS STUDY IS PART OF A GROWING BODY OF EVIDENCE SHOWING MEDICAID IS A LIFELINE.

UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH ECONOMIST, TODD GILMER.

>> IT FUNDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, RURAL HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, SO IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SAFETY NET.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. SENATE IS DEBATING A FEDERAL BILL THAT WOULD SLASH MEDICAID FUNDING BY MORE THAN $800 MILLION.

MEYER WARNS THE CUTS COULD LEAVE MILLIONS UNINSURED.

>> THAT IS GOING TO LEAD TO INCREASED DEATHS.

>> Reporter: MEYER SAYS THE CHOICE IS NOT JUST ABOUT BALANCING BUDGETS.

>> YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER THE COST SAVINGS ARE WORTH THE INCREASED MORTALITY, AND THAT'S A JUDGMENT THAT CONGRESS IS IMPLICITLY MAKING.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY IF THE CUTS GO THROUGH, THE EFFECTS WILL SHOW UP IN CLINICS, E.R.s, AND IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE, WHO COULD LOSE ACCESS TO CARE PROVEN TO SAVE THEM.

HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING RELOCATING THE TRAIN TRACKS IN DEL MAR AWAY FROM THE COLLAPSING BLUFFS, BUT METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS RAIL ADVOCATES FEAR THE PROJECT COULD LOCK IN SLOWER AND MORE POLLUTING TRAINS TO LOS ANGELES.

>> I TAKE THE COASTER DOWN HERE.

I TAKE METROLINK TO VISIT MY GIRLFRIEND IN ORANGE COUNTY.

I LOVE TAKING IT.

IT BEATS DRIVING THROUGH TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY, DURING PEAK HOURS.

IN PEAK HOURS, TRAFFIC SUCKS.

>> Reporter: BRIAN LEGAL LIVES IN NORTH COUNTY AND IS A BIG FAN OF RIDING THE TRAIN.

I MEET HIM ON A HIKING TRAIL THAT OVERLOOKS THE SINGLETRACK ALONG THE DEL MAR BLUFFS.

>> I LOVE HOW CONVENIENT IT IS, AND THE BEAUTIFUL CITY VIEWS IN SOCAL'S RAIL NETWORK, AND BEING ABLE TO HOP ON A TRAIN AND SEE MY FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN SAN DIEGO OR UP THERE, AND GET A GOOD OCEANVIEW ON THE WAY.

>> Reporter: BEING A TRAIN RIDER IN SAN DIEGO IS NOT EASY.

THESE ARE THE ONLY TRACKS THAT CONNECT SAN DIEGO TO LOS ANGELES AND THE REST OF CALIFORNIA.

THEY ARE OFTEN CONGESTED OR TOTALLY CLOSED DUE TO LANDSLIDES AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS.

>> EVEN IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE VISITED MICROPHONE TWICE, AND I HAD TO TAKE THE AMTRAK BUS IN ORDER TO GET THERE, WHICH IS VERY CONVENIENT, -- INCONVENIENT, BECAUSE AMTRAK ACCOSTS TOMORROW IT SELLS OUT A WEEK IN ADVANCE.

>> Reporter: DEL MAR IS ONE OF THE RAIL CORRIDOR'S WORST PINCH POINTS.

THE COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY IS CONSIDERING RELOCATING THE TRACKS, POSSIBLY, INTO UNDERGROUND TUNNELS, WHICH RAISES AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

WILL THOSE TUNNELS BE BIG ENOUGH FOR ELECTRIC TRAINS?

>> ELECTRIC TRAINS ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO MOVE ANYTHING ON LAND, AND MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT THAN OTHERS ZERO EMISSIONS ALTERNATIVES.

>> Reporter: ADRIANA RIZZO IS A MEMBER OF THE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION, CALIFORNIANS FOR ELECTRIC RAIL.

>> THE BIGGEST BENEFIT IS FOR PASSENGER SERVICE.

ELECTRIC TRAINS ACCELERATE FASTER.

YOU CAN HAVE FASTER TRIPS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CALTRAIN CUT 25 MINUTES OFF OF ITS LOCAL SERVICE, JUST BY GOING FROM DIESEL TO ELECTRIC SERVICE.

THEY CAN ALSO GO FASTER.

YOU CAN HAVE THESE TRAINS GOING UP TO 110, 125 MILES AN HOUR, WITHOUT ANY SPECIALIZED UPGRADES NEEDED FOR TRUE HIGH- SPEED RAIL.

>> Reporter: CURRENTLY, ALL THE TRAINS ON THIS CORRIDOR ARE PULLED BY DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, WHICH ARE SLOWER, NOISIER AND MORE POLLUTING.

ELECTRIC TRAINS WOULD CUT THE TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO TO LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR.

THAT IS FASTER THAN DRIVING, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO TRAFFIC, BUT ELECTRIC TRAINS WOULD REQUIRE A WIDER TUNNEL THROUGH DEL MAR TO ACCOMMODATE THE OVERHEAD WIRES THAT POWER THE TRAINS, AND A WIDER TUNNEL WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> PART OF OUR SHARED USE AGREEMENT, IN PARTICULAR, IS TO MAKE SURE THE TRAVEL TIMES ARE NOT INCREASED.

>> Reporter: MARY DOVER IS A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT, WHICH OWNS THE TRAIN TRACKS, AND WILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THEM, WHETHER SANDBAG REROUTES THEM THROUGH DEL MAR OR KEEPS THEM IN PLACE.

DOVER SAYS ELECTRIFYING THE TRAINS WOULD COME WITH A BIG UP FRONT COST TO INSTALL THE OVERHEAD WIRES.

SOME RESIDENTS DON'T LIKE HOW THOSE WIRES LOOK.

>> MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE, AT LEAST, AWARE OF THE COSTS THAT WE WILL INCUR IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE LIFECYCLE OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> Reporter: CALTRANS RELEASED ITS STATE RAIL PLAN IN JANUARY.

IT AIMS FOR A TRANSITION TO ALL ZERO EMISSION TRAINS, BUT IT LEAVES OUT THE SAN DIEGO TO LOS ANGELES CORRIDOR FROM ITS PLANS FOR ELECTRIFICATION.

INSTEAD, IT IMAGINES TRAINS POWERED BY BATTERIES OR HYDROGEN FUEL.

TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE SLOWER AND LESS PROVEN.

RIZZO SAYS, EVEN IF THERE IS NO MONEY TO ELECTRIFY THE TRAINS TODAY, SANDBAG SHOULD, AT LEAST, LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN TO ELECTRIC TRAINS IN THE FUTURE.

>> THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE BUILDING ANOTHER ONE OF THESE TUNNELS FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS, SO IF THEY MAKE THESE TUNNELS TOO SMALL TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, BASICALLY, THEY ARE MAKING A DECISION NOW THAT -- IT SEEMS REALLY FOOLISH TO MAKE THAT LONG-TERM DECISION BASED ON A SMALL MARGIN OF WHAT IS ALREADY AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT.

>> Reporter: FOR BRIAN LEGAL, ELECTRIC TRAINS IN SAN DIEGO WOULD HELP BACK RIDERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN LOST, DUE TO THE CONSTANT DELAYS AND TRACK CLOSURES.

CAL TRAN IN THE BAY AREA ELECTRIFY THE TRAINS LAST YEAR, TO RESOUNDING SUCCESS.

>> EVERY QUARTER, THEY HAVE SEEN MORE RIDERS TAKE IT, QUARTER AFTER QUARTER, AND I DON'T EXPECT THAT TO SLOW DOWN ANYTIME SOON.

SEEING THAT, AND WANTING TO BRING THAT DOWN AND GIVE THAT A SHOT WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF EVERYONE.

IT WILL TAKE TRAFFIC OFF THE ROADS.

WILL IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF EVERYONE, NOT JUST PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN, BUT EVERYONE COMMUTING DOWNTOWN AND BACK.

>> Reporter: SANDBAG IS CURRENTLY SCOPING OUT WHAT IT WILL STUDY IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.

IT'S ACCEPTING COMMENTS ON ITS PRELIMINARY STUDY THROUGH JUNE 30th.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING A WARMING TREND CONTINUING TO SEE THOSE LOW CLOUDS FROM THE MARINE LAYER, AND WE ARE ALSO GOING TO GET BACK TO BALLPARK AVERAGES BY THE WEEKEND.

THE WEEKEND, A FEW DEGREES ABOVE OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGES, WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WE WILL START OFF WITH WHAT TO EXPECT FOR TONIGHT, DROPPING DOWN TO THE MID-50s, ESCONDIDO TO OCEANSIDE.

62 IN SAN DIEGO.

67 IN REDWOOD SPRINGS.

THE HIGH CLOUDS IMPACTING CLOSER TO THE CLOSE, AND WE HAVE THAT MARINE LAYER BRINGING VISIBILITY CONCERNS WITH LOW CLOUDS.

THAT CONTINUES INTO TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE LOW CLOUDS.

THE REST OF THE DAY FOR SOME OF THE HIGHER CLOUDS, INTERMITTENTLY.

TEMPERATURE WISE, UP TO 78.

71 IN SAN DIEGO.

TRIPLE DIGITS ONCE AGAIN FOR RIGO SPRINGS.

YOU DID NOT GET A BREAK FOR LONG BEAR.

THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, HERE IS THE WARMING TREND I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

IT IS VERY SUBTLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE ARE WARMING BY A DEGREE OR TWO.

BY THE TIME YOU GET TO THE WEEKEND, WE GET UP INTO THE MID- 70s.

NOT A LOT OF VARIATION.

YOU PROBABLY WON'T NOTICE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE DAY TODAY, BUT WE DO GET BACK TO THE BALLPARK OF WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH THOSE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

FARTHER INLAND, WE DO WARM UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.

84 FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

WE ALSO LOSE THOSE CLOUDS, SO A SUNNY AND PLEASANT WEEKEND AHEAD.

SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO AS WE HEAD FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.

INTO THE MOUNTAIN FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, WE JUMP FROM 70 TO 81 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THAT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE THAT IS WHERE WE GET TO THE BALLPARK OF WHERE WE SHOULD BE WITH HISTORICAL AVERAGES, AND THEN, EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT WARMER.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE DESERT FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, BACK IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS, AND STAYING THERE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

BACK TO THE STATUS QUO, SUMMER IN THE DESERT.

108 SUNDAY, AND THERE WILL BE HAZY SKIES, AS WELL.

THE MAIN DIFFERENCE FROM THE END OF THE WEEK TO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS, I AM ACCUWEATHER MAX ANNA AS ALIEN.

>> SHE MARCHED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR PEOPLE THAT PICK OUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

SHE COFOUNDED THE RENOWNED LABOR UNION WITH CESAR CHAVEZ.

AT 89, DOLORES HUERTA REMAINS ACTIVE IN PUBLIC LIFE.

SHE SPOKE WITH KPBS'S AMITA SHARMA, ABOUT TODAY'S POLITICAL CLIMATE.

>> Reporter: DOLORES, YOU BEEN A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, A LABOR ORGANIZER.

YOU HAVE LOBBIED AND NEGOTIATED FOR PEOPLE THAT HELD LITTLE POWER IN OUR SOCIETY.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE STATE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA TODAY?

>> I WOULD SAY, IT IS LACKING.

WE ARE SEEING THAT EVERYBODY'S RIGHTS ARE BEING TRAMPLED.

AND, PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIGHT BACK, BUT I WOULD SAY, SOCIAL JUSTICE IS IN THE DARK RIGHT NOW, IN THE CLOSET.

IT IS TOTALLY GONE.

>> Reporter: WHAT CONCERNS YOU THE MOST ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?

>> WELL, IT CONCERNS ME THAT SO MANY PEOPLE'S RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM.

I AM 95 YEARS OLD, AND I LIVED RIGHT AFTER THE DEPRESSION, WORLD WAR II.

THE '60s AND '70s, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING AS HORRIFIC AS WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW, IN TERMS OF THE WAY PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE BEING TREATED.

>> Reporter: YOUR ACTIVISM STRETCHES BACK DECADES, AND YOU SCORED BIG WINS.

YOU SECURED AID FOR INDEPENDENT FAMILIES AND DISABILITY INSURANCE FOR FARMWORKERS, TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT OBTAINING THEIR RIGHT TO ORGANIZE.

GIVEN THOSE VICTORIES, DID YOU EVER ANTICIPATE A TIME IN THE UNITED STATES, SUCH AS WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW?

>> WE WERE FOREWARNED BEFORE THE ELECTION, ABOUT PROJECT 2025.

WE WERE TOLD WHAT PROJECT 2025 INCLUDED.

WE HAVE SEEN THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THAT, RIGHT NOW.

YES, THE BILLIONAIRES WANTED MORE AUTHORITY, AND THEY WANTED A DICTATORSHIP, AND WE ARE SEEING THAT IT IS BEING PLAYED OUT.

IT'S NOT THAT WE WERE NOT WARNED.

WE WERE WARNED, BUT PEOPLE DID NOT BELIEVE IT.

>> Reporter: WHY DO YOU THINK THAT PEOPLE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE WARNINGS, ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE COMING DOWN THE PIKE?

>> NO ONE THOUGHT THAT ANYONE WOULD EVER ACTED THAT WAY.

OF COURSE, PEOPLE OF COLOR, WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MET WITH A LOT OF OPPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, THEY KNOW, BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIVED IT.

THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HERE DID NOT KNOW, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO WORK VERY, VERY HARD, IF WE ARE GOING TO SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY, AND EVEN SAVE OUR SOCIETY, AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: FOR PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT MASS DEPORTATIONS, CUTS TO MEDICAID AND FOOD STAMPS, THE DEPLOY TO THE MILITARY IN RESPONSE TO PROTESTS, WHICH HAVE GOTTEN VIOLENT, AT TIMES.

WHAT IS THE PATH FORWARD?

HOW CAN THEY AFFECT CHANGE?

>> THE VIOLENCE IS NOT -- HAS NOT WARRANTED THE TYPE OF RESPONSE OF HAVING THE NATIONAL GUARD.

THERE WERE SOME RANDOM ACTS OF DEFIANCE, I WOULD SAY, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT THEY HAD TO SEND IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.

RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS CONTINUE TO PROTEST.

I THINK WE HAD 5 MILLION PEOPLE ON THE STREETS ON NO KINGS DAVID THAT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE THE POWER TO SPEAK UP.

WE SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING BACK, AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.

>> Reporter: WHAT IF YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE VALUE OF PROTEST, AND THE OVERALL FIGHT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE OVER THE DECADES, THAT CAN BE APPLIED NOW?

>> I AM PROMOTING, VERY MUCH, THAT WE GO BACK TO PEACEFUL NONVIOLENCE, THE WAY THAT GANDHI WAS ABLE TO LIBERATE INDIA.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, WHAT HE DID TO GET CIVIL RIGHTS SUCCESSFUL IN THE SOUTH.

AND, OF COURSE, THE FARMWORKERS MOVEMENT.

WE WERE ABLE TO WIN BY USING NONVIOLENCE, AND I KNOW IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT HAS A POWER OF ITS OWN.

>> Reporter: DOLORES, YOU TURNED 95 IN APRIL.

WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING?

WHAT KEEPS YOU POLITICALLY ACTIVE?

>> KNOWING ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO, AND WE DO KNOW THAT OUR MAIN JOB IS TO RECRUIT MORE PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE MOVEMENT, BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT THE MORE OF US THAT CAN PARTICIPATE, THIS IS THE WAY WE CAN MAKE THE CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE, AND THIS IS THE WAY WE CAN WIN.

I WOULD JUST SAY TO PEOPLE, THEY CAN CUT ALL THE FLOWERS, BUT THEY CAN'T HOLD BACK THE SPRING.

THEY CAN CUT ALL THE FLOWERS, BUT THEY CAN'T HOLD BACK THE SPRING.

WE HAVE TO BE THE MESSENGERS AND THE GARDENERS, AND WE HAVE TO SPREAD THE SEEDS OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM OUT THERE.

>> AMITA SHARMA'S INTERVIEW AS PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

IT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS , A NEW SOURCE OF VOICE IN SAN DIEGO.

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

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE PUSHES BACK ON REPORTS THAT THE STRIKES ON IRAN SET BACK ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM BY MONTHS, NOT YEARS.

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

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