PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION.

FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 OR VISIT.

BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION.

BY THE FOLLOWING.

>> BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

IN QUEUE.

>>> WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS, A BRUSH FIRE PROMPTING EVACUATIONS NEAR TORREY PINES.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOW EVACUATING RESIDENTS OF NORTH OF CARMEL VALLEY ROAD EAST OF NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, SOUTH OF DELMAR HEIGHTS ROAD AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 5.

THE FIRE HAS GROWN TO 19 ACRES.

DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS IS THE TEMPORARY EVACUATION POINT.

POLICE TELL US 2500 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED AND APPROXIMATELY 1200 ARE NOW ON EVACUATION WARNING.

MULTIPLE CREWS ARE FIGHTING THE FLAMES BURNING CLOSE TO HOMES AND WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING VIDEO FEEDS OF THE FIRE AND HAVE SEEN FIRE TRUCKS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.

WE HAVE ALSO SEEN GROUND CREWS HIKING UP TO THE FLAMES.

THE SAN DIEGO FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A ONE ACRE BRUSH FIRE EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON.

THEY STOPPED THAT FIRE BUT THEN A STOP -- SPOT FIRE ERUPTED OUTSIDE THE FIRE LINES.

TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION AND WE HAVE A NEWSGROUP IN THE AREA GATHERING INFORMATION AS WE SPEAK AND WE WILL BRING YOU UPDATES AS WE GET TO THEM.

>>> LOOKING AHEAD TO TONIGHT, IF WE LOOK AROUND SAN DIEGO WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 67.

WE ARE DEALING WITH A FEW LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.

YOU MAY RUN INTO LOWER VISIBILITY IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT LATE OR EARLY IN THE MORNING.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PULLING TREND THIS WEEK.

WE WILL SHOW YOU WHERE TEMPERATURES GO AND WHO COULD SEE SOME EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING UP.

>> THE AUTO CLUB PREDICTS 5.4 MILLION AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY.

MELISSA MAE TELLS US BOTH THE ROADS AND SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE EXPECTED TO BE PACKED WITH TRAVELERS.

>> FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS INCLUDING THE WEEKENDS BEFORE AND AFTER JULY 4th AS THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY PERIOD.

JANE WITH THE AUTO CLUB SAYS ABOUT 80% OF THE HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE DRIVING TO THEIR DESTINATIONS.

>> WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE MORE THAN 4 MILLION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS DRIVING TO THEIR DESTINATIONS AND 4.6 PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, A 6% INCREASE FROM 2019.

>> ALTHOUGH THE ROADS MAY BE BUSY THAN A GUESS HAS NEWS FOR DRIVERS.

>> GAS PRICES WILL BE LOWER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR AND MOST LOCATIONS.

THIS IS AFTER TWO STRAIGHT MONTHS.

>> AIRLINE PASSENGERS CAN EXPECT PRE-PANDEMIC CROWDS AT THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STARTING JUNE 28th THROUGH JULY 7th.

>> WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IS ABOUT A 5 TO 7% INCREASE VERSUS LAST YEAR AT ABOUT A 3 TO 5% INCREASE COMPARED TO 2019 MEMBERS.

>> NICOLE HALL IS AIRPORT SPOKESWOMAN.

>> WE ANTICIPATE SEEING AS MANY AS 80,000 PEOPLE COMING TO THE AIRPORT SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PLAN AHEAD AND GIVE THEMSELVES ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO THE AIRPORT AND GET TO THE GATE.

>> THAT BREAKS DOWN TO ABOUT 78,000 PEOPLE A DAY OVER 10 DAYS.

THE SAN DIEGO TOURISM AUTHORITY EXPECTS THE CITY TO BENEFIT FROM THE INCREASED TRAVEL.

IN A STATEMENT, THEY SAID EVEN AMID INFLATION THEY HAVE REHIRED TIES TO TRAVEL AS A NECESSITY RATHER THAN LUXURY SINCE THE PANDEMIC AND ARE MAKING ROOM IN THE FINANCES FOR TRAVEL.

WHETHER FLYING OR DRIVING TO YOUR DESTINATIONS EXPECT THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS TO BE THE SUNDAYS BEFORE AND AFTER JULY 4th.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM STATED THE STATE SPEECH ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR MARCH WAS DELIVERED TODAY.

THE PRERECORDED ADDRESS WAS BROADCASTED ON LINED AFTER LEGISLATIVE LEADERS REACHED A BUDGET DEAL OVER THE WEEKEND.

IN THE SPEECH, NEWSOM TOUTED THE SUCCESS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAYING CONSERVATIVES" DELUSIONAL CALIFORNIA BASHERS DEPEND ON FAILURE OF THE STATE.

>> WE WON'T BEND.

WE ARE A SUCCESS STORY BECAUSE OF OUR UNIVERSALITY.

OUR EXTRAORDINARY DIVERSITY AND BECAUSE WE PRACTICE PLURALISM.

FOR GENERATIONS WE HAVE STOOD FOR PROGRESS, CHAMPIONING WOMEN RIGHTS AND LGBTQ RIGHTS, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND EXPANDING CIVIL RIGHTS.

WE SEE THIS HARD-EARNED PROGRESS NOT AS SOMETHING APART FROM LIBERTY AND FREEDOM BUT AS THEIR FULFILLMENT.

>> NEWSOM ADDRESSED HIS CONCERNS COMPARING THE HIGHER RATES IN REPUBLICAN-LED STATES.

HE MADE TALKING POINTS OVER THE CARE COURT SYSTEM THAT HE WORKED ON TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE STATE.

>>> THE SEND TO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY APPROVED AN 8 1/2 ALIEN DOLLAR BUDGET FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING , JUSTICE REFORM AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND INCLUDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE D.A.S OFFICE AND MIGRANT TRANSITION DAY CENTER AND A SAFE PARKING LOT IN GRANVILLE.

THE NEW BUDGET WILL TAKE EFFECT ON MONDAY, JULY 1st.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL THIS MORNING APPOINTED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES.

KPBS REPORTER SCOTT RODD SAYS THIS IS A BIG STEP FOR THE POLICE OVERSIGHT BODY THAT HAS STRUGGLED TO GET ITS FOOTING IN RECENT YEARS.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED PAUL PARKER AS THE NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION.

HE LAID OUT HIS PRIORITIES DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING.

>> I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST THIS COMMISSION, THIS COUNSEL AND HOLDING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, INCREASING THE COMMUNITY TRUST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INCREASING THE SAFETY TO BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

>> PARKER IS WELL KNOWN IN SAN DIEGO AS AN EXPERT IN POLICE AGAIN ABILITY.

HE PREVIOUSLY LED THE COUNTIES REVIEW BOARD BUT RESIGNED IN FRUSTRATION EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY PUSHING FOR STRONGER SAFETY MEASURES IN COUNTY JAILS.

COUNCILMEMBERS PRAISED PARKER'S QUALIFICATIONS AHEAD OF THE APPOINTMENT.

HERE IS COUNCILMAN RAUL.

>> IS QUALIFIED FOR THIS ROLE HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

HE DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND BUILDING COMMUNITY TRUST.

>> IN 2020 SENEGAL VOTIVES OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED CREATING THE COMMISSION ON LACHESIS.

IT'S TEST WITH A REVIEWING COMPLAINT AGAINST OFFICERS AND LAUNCHING INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS.

IT TOOK YEARS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPOINT PERMANENT MEMBERS AND THE COMMISSION IS STILL WORKING OUT HOW IT WILL INVESTIGATE OFFICERS.

SUPPORTERS BELIEVE PARKER'S APPOINTMENT WILL HELP FAST- TRACK THE COMMISSIONS OVERSIGHT WORK.

SCOTT RODD, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FAMILIES THAT LOST EVERYTHING IN THE JANUARY FLOOD SAY THEY ARE STILL DEALING WITH LOOTERS.

THE MOST RECENT CASE WAS AT A HOME ON BIRCH STREET AND SOUTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE WITH A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY WHO OWNS THE HOME AND SHE SAYS THIEVES APPEAR TO HAVE KICKED IN THE FENCE, BROKE INTO TWO SHEDS AND STOLE THE TOOLS THE FAMILY WAS USING TO REPAIR THEIR FLOOD DAMAGED HOME.

>> COMPRESSOR, TWO CHAINSAWS, AND EXPENSIVE WEED WACKER THAT WAS VALUED UP TO $100 AS WELL AS SOME OTHER TOOLS, MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS THEY HAD TO WORK ON.

HEARTBREAKING FOR ME, IT'S UPSETTING BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY GOTTEN ENOUGH.

>> SENDING A POLICE SAY THERE ARE STILL INCREASED PATROLS IN THE IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS TO DETER LOOTERS.

GARCIA SAYS THAT DOES HELP BUT HOPES POLICE CAN INCREASE PATROLS OVERNIGHT.

>>> THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AGAINST AMERICA'S CHILDREN AND TEENS IS NOT MEDICAL BUT MAN- MADE.

LORI GEARY HAS MORE ON THE U.S.

SURGEON GENERAL'S STUNNING DECLARATION TODAY AND HIS QUEST TO PRIORITIZE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS TO GUN VIOLENCE.

>> ON VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN AMERICA.

>> A NEW ADVISORY FROM THE U.S.

SURGEON GENERAL IS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, FOCUSING ON FIREARM VIOLENCE AS A TOP THREAT TO THE HEALTH OF OUR NATION.

MOST PROFOUNDLY SO WHEN IT COMES TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> WE HAVE NOW REACHED A POINT WHERE GUN VIOLENCE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG KIDS AND TEENS.

>> STUDIES IN THE U.S. SHOW CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM A GUN THAN ANY OTHER CAUSE.

AN ANALYSIS OF UNINTENTIONAL FIREARM DEATHS AMONG THAT AGE GROUP FINDS MORE THAN HALF HAPPEN IN THE CHILD'S OWN HOME.

MOST OFTEN RELATED TO IMPROPER STORAGE AND LEAVING FIREARMS UNLOCKED OR LOADED.

>> HAVE OF OUR KIDS ARE WORRIED ABOUT A SHOOTING IN THEIR SCHOOL.

>> MASS SHOOTINGS MAKE UP ABOUT 1% OF GUN DEATHS BUT INCIDENTS ARE RISING ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL'S ADVISORY AND THEY'VE DRAMATICALLY CHANGED THE WAY CHILDREN EXPERIENCE THEIR SCHOOL YEARS.

ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE AND SOME SCHOOLS LIKE THIS ONE IN ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA TRAINED KIDS AS YOUNG AS EARLY ELEMENTARY AGE ON HOW TO STOP A WOMAN FROM BLEEDING OUT.

>> YOU COULD SAVE SOMEBODY'S LIFE.

HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?

I LOVE THAT WORD.

>> THE SURGEON GENERAL'S ADVISORY CALLS FOR CHANGES LIKE MORE EFFECTIVE GUN LAWS, SAFE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS, ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN'S AND UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

>> MY HOPE IS WE CAN TAKE IT OUT OF THE REALM AND POLITICS AND PUT IT INTO THE REALM OF PUBLIC HEALTH WHICH IS WHERE IT BELONGS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WIKILEAKS FOUNDER AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY TO A NATIONAL SECURITY CRIME IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS RELEASE.

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

>>> WE WANT TO GET BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS.

THE CREWS ARE BATTLING A BRUSH FIRE NEAR TORREY PINES PROMPTING WIDESPREAD EVACUATION AND KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER IS LIVE NOW WITH MORE.

ALEX.

>> RIGHT NOW THERE ARE PEOPLE BEING EVACUATED AS WE SPEAK.

ABOUT 1200 MORE ARE UNDER EVACUATION AND SO FAR THE FIRE HAS BURNED ABOUT 19 ACRES AND IT STARTED AROUND 3:45 THIS AFTERNOON FROM A SPOT FIRE THAT STARTED EARLIER THIS MORNING.

I'M HERE WITH BOB BERMAN WHO LIVES AROUND HERE.

WHAT DID YOU SEE THIS MORNING AND TELL US ABOUT IT.

>> THIS MORNING, WHAT WE HEARD WAS A WHOLE LOT OF SIRENS THAT WE ARE NOT USED TO HERE.

I COME OUT AND LOOK UP AND WE CAN SEE HEAVY SMOKE AND A LITTLE BIT OF FLAME AND IT IS REALLY SCARY HAVING THIS RESERVE BEHIND YOUR HOUSE.

IT SEEMED LIKE ALL THESE FIRE CREWS THAT CAME AND DID A GREAT JOB AND IT LOOKED LIKE EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL.

THE SMOKE HAD LESSENED, WE ALL WALKED AWAY.

WE ARE VERY COMPLACENT THERE.

THEN MAYBE THREE HOURS LATER WE HEAR MORE SIRENS AND AS YOU LOOK UP AND DOWN THE STREET HERE IT IS PACKED WITH FIRE CREWS.

IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY CAME FROM ALL OVER SAN DIEGO.

I'M SEEING EVERY KIND OF FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CREWS COMING FROM RAINBOW, AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE.

I THINK THE TAKE AWAY FOR ME IS REALLY HOW WELL THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER AND NOW WE WATCHED HELICOPTERS DROPPING WATER AND CHEMICALS AND I DON'T SEE ANY SMOKE NOW.

I THINK IT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, HOW WELL THAT THEY RESPOND TO THINGS LIKE THIS.

>> THANK YOU.

AS HE MENTIONED, THERE IS ABOUT THREE FIRE HELICOPTERS RIGHT NOW AND ONE FIXED WING HELICOPTER ON THIS RIGHT NOW.

FOR THOSE BEING EVACUATED, THEY ARE BEING EVACUATED TO DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS.

IT'S A TEMPORARY EVACUATION POINT AT THIS POINT.

LIVE IN DELMAR, TOSSING IT BACK TO YOU.

>>> A FEDERAL LAWSUIT FROM LGBTQ PLUS VETERANS AGAINST THE MILITARY OVER SO-CALLED BAD PAPER DISCHARGES OVERCAME A MAJOR HURDLE LAST WEEK WHEN A FEDERAL JUDGE DENIED THE PENTAGON'S REQUEST TO DISMISS.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORTER ANDREW DYER HAS MORE ABOUT WHAT COMES NEXT.

>> FOR THE BAN ON SERVICE LIFTED IN 2010 MORE THAN 35,000 LGBTQ MILITARY VETERANS LEFT THE SERVICE WITH SO-CALLED BAD PAPER DISCHARGES.

RIGHT NOW THERE'S A FIVE NAMED PLAINTIFFS IN THE SUIT WHICH SEEKS TO FORCE THE PENTAGON TO PROACTIVELY AMEND THEIR DISCHARGES.

THE JUDGE'S RULING INDICATES THE COURT MIGHT AGREE IT SHOULD INCLUDE ALL THE AFFECTED VETERANS.

>> WE WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM IN THE CORRECTIONS PROCESS BUT RATHER A DECISION MADE AT THE TIME.

NOT TO PROACTIVELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY CORRECT PEOPLE'S DISCHARGE DOCUMENTS.

THAT IS REALLY THE HEART OF THE CASE.

>> THE JUDGE DENIED THE PENTAGON'S MOTION TO DISMISS THE CASE.

THE GOVERNMENT ARGUED TOO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED AND VETERANS WERE ALREADY ABLE TO HAVE THEIR DISCHARGE STATUS IS CHANGED.

MELISSA JOHNSON IS AN AIR FORCE VETERAN AND ATTORNEY IN SAN DIEGO.

SHE WAS FORCED OUT OF THE SERVICE IN THE EARLY 1980S DUE TO HER SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

SHE SAYS SHE NEVER BOTHERED TO CHANGE HER PAPERWORK.

>> THE PROCESS IS HARD, IT'S DIFFICULT, IT'S PAINFUL.

I GOT INVOLUNTARILY DISCHARGED 41 YEARS AGO.

I STILL CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT WITHOUT GETTING EMOTIONAL.

>> JOHNSON ISN'T CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT BUT HOPES IT WILL HELP HER AND THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED VETERANS.

LARKIN SAYS IT'S PAST TIME FOR THE MILITARY TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE FINAL PIECE OF THE GOVERNMENT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT WAS A TERRIBLE INJUSTICE THAT HURT SO MANY PEOPLE OVER THEIR LIFETIMES.

>> THIS IT WILL CONTINUE AND ATTORNEYS FOR THE VETERANS DAY THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO ASK THE SUIT BE GRANTED CLASS ACTION STATUS.

ANDREW DYER KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN CLIMATE GOALS TODAY.

THE NATION'S FIRST ALL ELECTRIC BUT WAS CHRISTENED IN SAN DIEGO.

>> IT WILL HELP LARGER SHIPS MANEUVER IN AND OUT OF THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO.

IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO A PARTNERSHIP WITH MARITIME COMPANY CROWLEY.

THEY SAY COMPARED TO A CONVENTIONAL DRUG THIS HAS GREATER TORT CAPACITY.

THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO SAYS IT IS ONE OF MANY STEPS TOWARDS THEIR GOAL TO LOWER EMISSIONS BY 2030.

>> IS ONE OF SEVERAL FIRSTS FOR US.

THE FIRST ELECTRIC TUG IN THE COUNTRY.

THE FIRST ELECTRIC CRANES IN NORTH AMERICA AND SOON WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST ELECTRIC TRUCK STOP.

>> IS EXPECTED TO ELIMINATE EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO 350,000 GALLONS OF GASOLINE OVER 10 YEARS AND THAT IS ACCORDING TO EPA CALCULATIONS.

THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO SAYS IT WILL HAVE LIMITATIONS TO ITS NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL HOURS AND WILL NEED TO BE RECHARGED NIGHTLY.

>>> GREEN OAK RANCH IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY CAMPS AND RV PARKS AND A RECOVERY PROGRAM BUT THE MAJORITY OF THAT SPACE IS NOW UP FOR SALE AND MULTIPLE AGENCIES ARE AFTER IT.

KPBS MERRICK COUNTY REPORTER BREAKS DOWN THE OFFERS ON THE TABLE.

>> FOR A LONG TIME, GREEN OAK RANCH WAS THE BEST KEPT SECRET.

GREEN OAK RANCH MINISTRIES MANAGED CAMPS, RETREATS, A MEN'S RECOVERY PROGRAM AND AN RV PARK ON THE 140 ACRE PROPERTY.

IN LATE APRIL THE SANDY HOOK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER NEGOTIATIONS TO BUY A BIG PART OF THE RANCH.

110 ACRES.

>> WHAT I ENVISION FOR THE PROPERTY IS SOBER LIVING, 24/7 STAFF AND SERVICES, 24/7 SECURITY, MONITORING WHO COMES AND GOES FOR BOTH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PROGRAMS PARTICIPANTS SAFETY.

LONGER-TERM CARE, NOT A REVOLVING DOOR, NO WALK-INS, ONLY REFERRALS AND ALL RESIDENTS TO BE IN PROGRAMS.

>> SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF A CAMPUS OF HEALING THAT WOULD BRING MUCH NEEDED SERVICE TO NORTH COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO AS A WHOLE.

>> NORTH COUNTY IS A DESERT.

THIS LOCATION WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND OUR REGIONAL BOARD AND CARE FACILITY.

>> SUPERVISORS AGREED TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS TO BUY THE PROPERTY FOR $12 MILLION BUT IT COULD COST THE COUNTY OVER $300 MILLION TO BRING THE CAMPUS OF HEALING TO LIFE.

ENTER INTERESTED PARTY NUMBER TWO, SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE.

THAT IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN VISTA HELPING PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

CHRIS MAGNUSON IS THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO.

THEY'VE BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH GREEN OAKS RANCH LANDWARD TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FOR A YEAR.

>> WE WENT THROUGH SO MANY DIFFERENT VETTING ACTIVITIES WITH THEM, MULTIPLE MEETINGS, THEY CAME HERE, WE WENT THERE.

MANY DIFFERENT VISITS FOR THEM TO VET US.

IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR WE WERE NOTIFIED WE WERE SELECTED AS THE ENTITY THEY WANTED TO SELL IT TO.

>> HE SAYS THEY GOT AS FAR AS EXECUTING A PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

>> THEY HAVE OUR SIGN PURCHASING SALES AGREEMENT IN THEIR OFFICE RIGHT NOW TODAY.

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS IMMINENT ANY DAY NOW THEY WILL SIGN IT AND GET IT BACK TO US.

IN ALL THAT, THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMES IN OUT OF NOWHERE.

>> SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE PLANS TO EXPAND ON THE PROGRAM THEY RUN FOR ALMOST THREE DECADES.

>> DIVISION INCLUDES WHAT WE DO NOW BUT BIGGER.

WE WOULD HAVE A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER THERE, WE WOULD NEED THE CITY OF VISTA'S APPROVAL TO DO THAT AND WE WOULD ALSO HAVE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING.

>> THE CITY OF VISTA IS CONTENDER NUMBER THREE.

SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE HAS OFFERED TO PARTNER WITH THEM GIVING THE CITY 50 ACRES THAT THEY CAN'T DEVELOP.

>> THERE'S CREEKS AND A LOT OF BRUSH AND THAT KIND OF THING.

WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIFT THAT TO THE CITY.

THAT SAVES THEM 12 MILLION+ IN TAXPAYER FUNDS.

>> VISTA CITY COUNCILMEMBER DAN O'DONNELL SAYS THE OFFER IS INTRIGUING BUT HE'S GOT CONCERNS INCLUDING WHETHER SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE CAN MAKE THAT OFFER IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE CITY IS DOING ITS OWN APPRAISAL OF THE RANCH.

O'DONNELL SEES OPPORTUNITY.

>> YOU CAN PUT BALLPARKS, DIFFERENT PARK ACTIVITIES, OTHER THINGS THAT WILL BENEFIT THE CITY BUT BENEFIT GREEN OAK AT THE END OF THE DAY.

I WOULD LOVE FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVATE THE SPACE AND A WAY THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THE ENTIRETY OF VISTA AS WELL AS KEEP GREEN OAK ABLE TO OPERATE THEIR MINISTRY.

>> MR. IS IN NEED OF MORE GREEN SPACE AND THE CITY SHOULDN'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY AND LOSING GREEN OAK RANCH TO THE COUNTY COULD MEAN LOSING LOCAL CONTROL OF WHAT THEY DECIDE TO DO WITH IT.

>> WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS OR ABILITY TO WORK THROUGH WHAT PROGRAMS THEY WANT TO BRING HERE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY CAN HELP.

WHAT VISION THEY HAVE NOW MAY CHANGE.

>> YOU WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE GREEN OAK RANCH MINISTRIES CONTINUE THEIR WORK.

HANNAH GAILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY, SAYS ALL FRIENDS JEOPARDIZE MORE THAN THEIR PROGRAM.

>> IT'S A HUGE LOSS FOR THE RECOVERY PROGRAM.

A LOSS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF CAMP AND RETREAT CENTERS OF THE SIZE IN THE AREA ANYMORE.

IT REALLY HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY CAMP WISE, ON OUR PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY FUNDING WISE.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO SLEEP AT NIGHT NOT KNOWING WHERE ALL OF THE RESIDENCE IN THE RV PARK WILL END UP.

>> COUNTY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND AND CITY OF VISTA ARE HOSTING A TOWN HALL ABOUT THE FUTURE OF GREEN OAK RANCH ON JUNE 30th.

A FINAL RESOLUTION COULD BE YEARS AWAY.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE LAND BOARD WHICH OWNS THE RANCH BUT DID NOT GET A RESPONSE.

>>> IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, YOU CAN FIND PART ONE OF THE STORY ON GREEN OAK RANCH CURRENT TENANTS AND WHAT THEY FEAR CAN HAPPEN TO THEM ON KPBS.ORG OR CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE PAGE WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR VIDEO STORIES IN ONE PLACE.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK , NOW WE ARE NECESSARILY TALKING ABOUT A WHOLE LOT OF MOISTURE HERE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THOUGH WE DO HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS TO DEAL WITH.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S GOING TO BE AIR-QUALITY PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY THROUGH THE MIDDLE HALF OF THE WEEK.

THOUGH I TOLD YOU THAT THOSE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE COMING DOWN A LITTLE BIT, WE ARE OVERALL IN A COOLING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL SHOW YOU WHERE THOSE TEMPERATURES GO.

AS FOR TONIGHT WE DROP DOWN TO 67 IN SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE 63.

BORREGO SPRINGS STILL A LITTLE WARM TONIGHT, DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW 80.

THAT IS WHERE WE DO HAVE THOSE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS IN EFFECT AND THAT'S GOING TO LAST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE TRACKING, AGAIN, SOME INTENSE HEAT ANYWHERE FROM PREGO SPRINGS UP THROUGH COACHELLA VALLEY SO IF YOU ARE IN THESE AREAS YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO STAY WEATHER AWARE ESPECIALLY AS AMATEURS CONTINUE TO HEAT UP.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, TAKE THOSE COOLING BREAKS, WE KNOW WHAT TO DO.

IT'S NEVER A BAD IDEA TO REMIND YOU OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS HEAT CAN BE.

AS FOR TOMORROW, OCEANSIDE, 78.

BORREGO SPRINGS, GETTING INTO THE TRIPLE DIGIT TEENS FOR THE HIGH OF 110.

RAMONA, YOU'RE GOING TO BE FLIRTING WITH 90.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT FEW DAYS HERE ON OUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK.

HERE ALONG THE COAST WE STAY IN THE MID-70s FOR THE MOST PART.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE TOO MANY CHANGES.

FURTHER INLAND, WE ARE DOWN TO THE MID-80s SO WE DO START TO RISE AGAIN AS WE HEAD TO THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

WE ARE AT 90 THERE BY SUNDAY.

AS FOR THE MOUNTAINS, COMFORTABLE I WOULD SAY SITTING IN THE 70s.

IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE TOASTY.

MY NEXT WEEKEND, 90 BY SUNDAY.

AS FOR THE DESERTS, WE ARE STAYING IN THOSE TRIPLE DIGITS OF COURSE NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT EVEN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND WE ARE REACHING THOSE TRIPLE DIGIT TEENS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A HOT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR PADRES FANS.

STAR RIGHT FIELDER FERNANDO JUNIOR MAYBE OUT FOR THE ALL- STAR BREAK.

HE WAS PLACED ON THE TEN-DAY INJURED LIST YESTERDAY DUE TO A REACTION IN HIS RIGHT FEMUR.

THAT INJURY HAS BEEN NAGGING HIM FOR THE WHOLE SEASON.

THE TEAM MANAGER SAYS TATIS COULD PLAY WITH THE INJURY BUT IT WON'T GET BETTER WITHOUT REST.

>>> AN UPDATE ON SOME BREAKING NEWS, A BRUSH FIRE BURNING NEAR TORREY PINES.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IS EVACUATING RESIDENTS NORTH OF CARMEL VALLEY ROAD, EAST OF NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, SOUTH OF DELMAR HEIGHTS ROAD AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 5.

POLICE TELL US 2500 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED AND AROUND 1200 MORE ARE NOW UNDER A WARNING TO EVACUATE.

THE SAN DIEGO FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A ONE ACRE BRUSH FIRE THAT WAS EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE AREA OF DELMAR SCENIC PARKWAY.

THEY DID STOP THAT FIRE, BUT THEN A SPOT FIRE ERUPTED OUTSIDE OF THE FIRE LINES.

NOW THE FIRE IS UP TO 19 ACRES.

THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS IS THE TEMPORARY EVACUATION POINT FOR RESIDENCE.

WE ARE TOLD TO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION WHILE FIGHTING THE FLAMES.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS DEVELOPING STORY AND BRING YOU MORE INFORMATION ONLINE AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

BILLIONS OF FEDERAL RELIEF DOLLARS WERE SENT TO SCHOOLS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION HAS A LOOK AT TWO NEW REPORTS EXAMINING WHETHER THEY HELPED STUDENTS MAKE UP FOR THE LEARNING THEY MISSED.

KPBS IS HOSTING AN ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RISING COST OF LIVING IN SAN DIEGO.

MIDDAY DISH AND HOST WILL SPEAK OF DRIVING FACTORS OF THOSE COSTS AND EXPLORE COMMUNITY- BASED SOLUTIONS TO THE CRISIS.

THAT WILL STREAM ON KPBS YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM TOMORROW AT 6:00.

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