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>>> THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS FRONT AND CENTER TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM JOHN CAROL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

ANNUAL JOINT MEETING OF THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD AND TRUSTEES FROM THE SAN DIEGO UNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT HAS JUST GOTTEN UNDERWAY.

THE EDUCATION LEADERS ARE MEETING AT THIS HOUR TO ASSESS THEIR SHARED GOALS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS THAT IMPROVE LEARNING FOR A GENERATION OF STUDENTS.

KPBS EDUCATION PER REPORTER MG PEREZ IS THAT THE CAMPUS OF SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE DOWNTOWN TO PHYLLIS IN.

>> Reporter: WE ARE HERE AT THE SEVILLE THEATER ON THE CAMPUS OF CITY COLLEGE WHERE SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES ARE GATHERING AND WILL BE MEETING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTS ABOUT 100,000 STUDENTS.

MANY OF THEM GO ON TO GRADUATE AND THEN ATTEND CAMPUSES IN THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, WHICH HAS MORE THAN 80,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY.

THE FACE-TO-FACE MEETING ONCE A YEAR HERE GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE IN CHARGE TO MAKE SCHOOL BETTER FOR EVERY STUDENT THAT THEY REPRESENT.

SHE IS ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS.

SHE IS THE STUDENT TRUSTEE REPRESENTING MIRAMAR COLLEGE.

SHE TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON IN FEBRUARY WITH OTHER COLLEAGUES TO LOBBY CONGRESS FOR MORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING.

NOW SHE IS AN INTERN IN THE OFFICE OF SAN DIEGO COUNCILMAN CANTLEY, AND SHE IS A GRADUATE OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, WHERE SHE STARTED HER ASSOCIATES DEGREE.

SHE WANTS MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE THAT CHANCE.

>> BY COMPLETING HER ASSOCIATES IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT IS PHENOMENAL AND DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN NOW.

WE NEED HER STUDENTS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CLASSES EARLIER ON.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CANNOT START TAKING COLLEGE COURSES UNTIL THE SOPHOMORE OR JUNIOR YEAR.

SHE IS ASKING THE JOINT BOARD MEMBERS TO CONSIDER STARTING THAT ACADEMIC PATH WITH FRESHMAN.

>> I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO ADOPT TODAY'S AGENDA AS PUBLISHED.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD CONTINUES TO PROCESS THE REALITY OF MORE TEACHER LAYOFFS IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE SCHOOLS PROJECTED $93.7 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL.

WHAT WILL NOT BE CUT OUR PROGRAMS THAT WILL ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION IN A COLLEGE PROGRAM ACCORDING TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT WHO IS PROPOSING TO THE JOINT BOARD MEETING TONIGHT THAT A LONG-TERM ASSESSMENT MODEL BE CREATED TO QUANTIFY THE SUCCESS AND FAILURES OF STUDENTS.

>> WHEN THEY EXIT SANDY GO UNIFIED AND ENTER THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BUT ARE THOSE THINGS WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DO, AND HOW CAN WE BETTER EVALUATE THAT AND DEVELOP PLANS AND SUPPORTS TO HELP THEM DO THOSE THINGS.

>> Reporter: AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE STAGE FOR THIS MEETINGS OF THE MINDS WILL HAPPEN THIS EVENING.

BY THE WAY, IN MY CONVERSATION, I WAS TOLD TONIGHT'S MEETING IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH DISTRICTS TO RESET AS FEDERAL COVID FUNDING STARTS TO END AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND A CHALLENGE FOR EACH DISTRICT BEGINS.

>> AS YOU WERE SAYING IN THE STORY, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED IS HAVING BUDGET PROBLEMS.

GIVEN THAT, WILL THIS JOINT EFFORT BE ABLE TO SUCCEED?

>> Reporter: JOHN, AS THEY SAY, IT AIN'T OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER, AND NEITHER DISTRICT WILL KNOW FOR CERTAIN FROM THE STATE UNTIL ABOUT MAY OR JUNE AS TO HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WILL RECEIVE, SO FOR THE MOMENT, BOTH DISTRICTS ARE REMAINING OPTIMISTIC AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> THE COUNTY IS HONORING THE LATE LABOR RIGHTS LEADER CESAR CHAVEZ BY KICKING OFF A WEEK OF ACTION.

TODAY COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS AGAINST WAGE THEFT IN THE PAST YEAR.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN WAS THERE AND HAS A STORY.

>>> AND I HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY TO HOLD THIS COMPANY ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS ACTIONS.

>> Reporter: CHOKING BACK TEARS, HER VOICE TREMBLING, SHE DESCRIBED HER ORDEAL WITH WAGE THEFT.

SHE WAS CLEANING SHORT-TERM DIMPLES FOR A COMPANY DESPITE PROMISING SEVERAL TIMES TO PAY HER BACK WAGES.

THERE WAS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS, BUT SHE SAID THAT MONEY CAN MAKE A DIFF -- DIFFERENCE IN A WORKERS LIFE.

>> THEY DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY WHEN I WENT TO WORK WHETHER OR NOT I HAD MONEY TO PUT GAS SO I CAN GO TO WORK.

THEY DON'T KNOW THAT.

>> Reporter: SHE FILED A COMPLAINT BUT HER EMPLOYER WAS LONG GONE.

SHE EVENTUALLY GOT HER MONEY THROUGH THE WORKPLACE JUSTICE FUND PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED LAST DECEMBER THROUGH THE COUNTY'S OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT.

>> IN THREE SHORT MONTHS, THEY HAVE EXHAUSTED THE $100,000 FUNDS.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY SAYS IT IS THE FIRST PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY TO PAY UP TO $3000 TO WORKERS WHO HAVE WON LEGAL JUDGMENTS AGAINST THEIR EMPLOYERS.

CREWS WAS ONE OF 35 PEOPLE HELPED BY THE PROGRAM.

BETWEEN 2018 AND 2022 THE COUNTY RECEIVED NEARLY 50,000 WAGE THEFT CLAIMS.

IN THE SAME TIMEFRAME THE COURT ORDERED NEARLY $20 MILLION TO BE PAID BACK TO WORKERS.

HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY WAS RETURNED IS UNCLEAR.

WAGE THEFT HURTS MORE THAN JUST THE EMPLOYEE INVOLVED.

IT ALSO HURTS OTHER BUSINESSES AND TAXPAYERS.

SUPERVISOR TARA LAWSON REAMER SAYS WHEN WORKERS CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE, THEY COME SEEKING PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS AND THAT HURTS TAXPAYERS.

>> WORKERS WERE GETTING CHEATED OUT OF THEIR WAGES AND THEY CANNOT PAY THEIR RENT, THEY CAN'T BUY GROCERIES.

IT HURTS THE ENTIRE LOCAL ECONOMY.

IT CONTRIBUTES TO HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS HER OFFICE TAKES CASES OF WAGE THEFT SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE IT OFTEN LEADS THE OTHER CRIMES.

>> WAGE THEFT IN THOSE ABUSES EXCAVATE TO THE POINT OF BEING ONE OF MOST SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF LABOR TRAFFICKING.

THAT IS WHEN YOU ADD FORCE, FRAUD, AND COERCION TO THE WAGE THEFT AND THE WAGE ABUSES.

>> Reporter: THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE WAGE THEFT CAN VISIT SAN DIEGO DA.COM TO FILE A COMPLAINT OR CALL 866-402-6044 TO GET HELP REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN , KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SUPREME COURT HAS CLEARED THE WAY FOR STATE OFFICIALS IN TEXAS TO BEGIN ENFORCING A CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION LAW.

THAT LAW, KNOWN AS SB FOR MAC ALLOWS THEM TO ARREST AND DETAIN PEOPLE THEY SUSPECT OF ENTERING THE STATE ILLEGALLY.

IT HAS RAISED CONCERNS FROM CRITICS OVER RACIAL PROFILING.

40% OF THE TEXAS POPULATION IS LATINO.

TODAY'S DECISION ONLY ALLOWS ENFORCEMENT WHILE LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THE LAW CONTINUE IN A LOWER FEDERAL APPEALS COURT.

IT DOES NOT SET A PRECEDENT.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO DECIDE SOON WHETHER TO EXTEND THE STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO JANUARY'S STORM.

THE DECLARATION WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO UNLEASH FUNDS THAT NORMALLY WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO.

BUT ALSO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY TO QUALIFY FOR STATE FUNDS.

SINCE JANUARY 22nd, MANY FAMILIES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO STAY IN HOTELS WHILE REPAIRING OR FINDING THEIR NEW HOME.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE WITH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR WHO SAYS THAT THE FLOODS IMPACT ISN'T JUST PHYSICAL.

>> RESIDENTS ARE ON EDGE.

HIS PTSD, AND A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE SITTING IN THE HOTELS AND THEY ARE FORCED TO SIT WITH THEIR THOUGHTS.

>> THERE ARE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH SEVERAL LOCAL NONPROFITS AND A HELPLINE THROUGH FEMA.

THAT NUMBER IS 800-985-5990.

IT IS FREE AND IS OFFERED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

>>> SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOLTED BY WEATHER.

THE REGION DOESN'T TYPICALLY GET IT.

THE KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON SAYS YESTERDAY'S STORM GENERATED A LOT OF LIGHTNING.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE STORM LIT UP THE SKY WITH MORE THAN 1400 REGIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES.

650 MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO.

IT DOESN'T LIGHTNING STRIKES IS CONSIDERED A LOT.

>> IT HAD SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AND A LOT OF ENERGY, MEANING UNUSUAL WEATHER TO THE CASUAL OBSERVER.

A LOT OF LIGHTNING.

STRONG WIND.

THUNDERSTORMS THAT WE NORMALLY SEE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY HAPPENED IN SAN DIEGO YESTERDAY.

IT WASN'T JUST YESTERDAY.

WAS ON FRIDAY.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHEN UNSETTLED WEATHER BROUGHT HAIL TO THE COUNTY.

FORECASTERS SAY THE STORMS ARE UNUSUAL TO TO THE REGION ANY TIME OF YEAR.

SAN DIEGO'S MARINE LAYER IS CREDITED FOR MODERATING LOCAL WEATHER PATTERNS.

>> IT IS A STABLE CONDITION WHERE THE ATMOSPHERE IS HAPPY, NOT EXCITED.

THERE IS NOT MUCH ENERGY IN THE MARINE LAYER, SO WHEN WE ARE DOMINATED BY THAT, THAT PREVENTS US FROM GETTING ENERGETIC STORMS LIKE WE SAW YESTERDAY.

>> Reporter: THE STORM SYSTEM DID NOT DO MUCH FOR RAINFALL TOTALS AVERAGING NEAR AVERAGE FOR THE RAINFALL YEAR, BUT THERE IS ANOTHER STORM IN THE FORECAST THIS UP COMING WEEKEND, AND THAT CAN MEAN MORE RAIN AND WIND.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT LOOKS LIKE THE CLOUDS ARE BACK IN THE MASK AS WE GO THROUGH AT THE NEXT COUPLE OF MORNINGS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SHORELINE.

OVERALL, WE ARE LOOKING AT A DRY SPELL PERSISTING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT WE DO SEE SOME CHANGES KICKING IN AS WE VENTURE OUR WAY TOWARD THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH SOME WET WEATHER BACK IN THE EQUATION.

I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AND MUCH MORE WITH REGARDS TO THE TEMPERATURES COMING UP HERE IN JUST A BIT.

>>> TOMORROW WE LAUNCH A VERY SPECIAL PROJECT HERE AT KPBS.

IT IS IN -- AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE CHILDCARE CRISIS HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

SIX EPISODES WILL DOVE INTO THE CRISIS USING DIFFERENT LENSES.

PARENTS, PROVIDERS, AND THOSE LOOKING TO HELP.

KPBS REPORTER TANIA THORNE BRINGS US A PREVIEW OF THE SERIES.

>> MANY OF US PARENTS FEEL OUR VILLAGE IS LACKING.

FROM 0 TO 5 MANY OF US ARE ON OUR OWN.

THAT IS WHERE CHILDCARE COMES IN, BUT THE CHILDCARE INDUSTRY IS IN A CRISIS.

WRITING QUALITY CARE THAT IS EVEN REMOTELY AFFORDABLE IS REALLY HARD TO DO.

I HAVE BEEN REPORTING ON CHILDCARE FOR YEARS, AND THERE WAS STILL SO MUCH I DID NOT KNOW , SO I WENT TO FIND OUT MORE.

I MET PEOPLE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE CHILDCARE SYSTEM.

PARENTS LOOKING FOR INFANT CARE.

>> IT IS CRAZY THAT I FEEL BEHIND, AND THE BABY IS NOT EVEN HERE YET.

>> FAMILIES WHO GET CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES.

>> IT HELPS A LOT BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

BEING A DISABLED VETERAN, I WAS ABLE TO GET A ZERO DOWN LOAN FOR A HOME, AND IN THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING FROM COVID WENT UP.

INFLATION WENT UP.

>> MOM SAYS TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN IS HELPING HER GO BACK TO WORK.

>> I REMEMBER THE WHOLE 1st DAY WE WERE AT HOME JUST WORRIED, WORRIED, WORRIED, BUT HE CAME OUT AND HE WAS LIKE, I MADE THIS FRIEND, I LOVE MY TEACHER.

DO I GET TO COME BACK TOMORROW?

>> FAMILIES WITH KIDS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

>> MOST FAMILIES WHO HAVE A CHILD WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY WILL TELL YOU THE FIGHT TO HAVE THEIR CHILD INCLUDED IS A LIFELONG ONE.

>> AND PROVIDERS WHO ARE TRYING TO EXPAND AND PAY A LIVING WAGE.

>> WE TALK TO OWNERS OF PROPERTIES WHO ARE NO WE AREN'T DOING THAT.

WE AREN'T GOING TO DO A DAYCARE FACILITY BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF WORK.

>> WE WILL TRY TO HELP PARENTS FIND THEIR VILLAGE BECAUSE THERE ARE RESOURCES OUT THERE TO HELP, AND WE WILL LOOK AT EFFORTS TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM, BOTH HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.

COME WITH US AND FIND YOUR VILLAGE.

>>> AND NOW I AM JOINED BY TANIA THORNE TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS.

HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO REPORT ON CHILDCARE?

>> JOHN, CHILDCARE IS A PERSONAL ISSUE FOR ME.

OUTSIDE OF NEWS REPORTING, I AM A MOM OF THREE LITTLE ONES UNDER 5, BUT THANKFULLY MY MOM IS MY MAIN CHILDCARE PROVIDER.

THANKS TO HER, I DID NOT NEED TO LEAVE THE WORKFORCE TO CARE FOR MY LITTLE ONES, BUT IT IS A TOPIC THAT COMES UP ALL THE TIME.

WE SEE IT IN NEWS HEADLINES, THE MOM GROUPS AT YOUR LOCAL PARK.

I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT IT IS A STRUGGLE MANY FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO AND NATIONWIDE ARE FEELING.

IT IS NOT JUST THE COST ANYMORE, ALTHOUGH THAT IS A BIG ONE, BUT IT IS ALSO SECURING THE SPOT WITHOUT LANDING ON A WAIT LIST.

>> WHAT WERE THE MOST SURPRISING THINGS YOU LEARNED?

>> I LEARNED THAT I WASN'T ALONE IN FEELING LOST WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING OUT ABOUT CHILDCARE.

DOCTORS WHEN YOU ARE GETTING READY TO HAVE A BABY GO OVER BREAST-FEEDING TIPS, CAR SEATS, RULES AGAINST COSLEEPING, BUT NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU ABOUT CHILDCARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, SO PARENTS WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE THE VILLAGE AROUND THEM ARE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THE COST OF CHILDCARE, WHICH CAN BE UP TO $19,000 PER YEAR, AND THE LACK OF SPACES.

I THINK THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION WHEN IT COMES TO RESOURCES IS FINDING OUT.

I GOT SOMETHING HERE FROM FAMILIES ALL IN SAN DIEGO.

>> I KNOW WE WILL BE PLAYING SOME OF YOUR STORIES HERE ON THE "EVENING EDITION" IN COMING WEEKS.

CAN YOU GIVE US A PREVIEW?

>> THERE ARE SIX EPISODES IN EACH FOLLOWS THE JOURNEY OF FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE CHILDCARE SYSTEM.

THEY RANGE FROM A NEW MOM JUST STARTING THIS JOURNEY, A FAMILY GETTING SUBSIDIZED ASSISTANCE AND HOW IT HAS HELPED THEM, AS WELL AS A MOM LOOKING FOR CHILD CARE FOR HER SON WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

IT ALSO TAKES A LOOK AT THE PROVIDER ANGLE AND THEIR STRUGGLES, AND OBSTACLES THEY FACE AS THEY TRY TO EXPAND TO PROVIDE MORE CARE FROM OUR CHILDREN.

DEFINITELY A BIT OF EVERYTHING.

>> IT SOUNDS REALLY INTERESTING, AND I KNOW IT IS A CRITICAL SITUATION RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE, KPBS IS HOSTING THE FIND YOUR VILLAGE CONVERSATION, COMPLETE WITH CHILDCARE RESOURCES COMING UP THIS SATURDAY.

IT WILL BE FROM 10:00 TO 12:00 AT THE KPBS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

>>> REGULAR TRAIN SERVICE THROUGH SAM CLEMENTE IS SET TO RESUME ON MONDAY.

THE RAILWAY WAS CLOSED AFTER ROCKS AND DEBRIS FELL ON THE TRACKS.

AMTRAK'S PACIFIC SURFLINE ARE RESTARTED LIMITED SERVICE EARLIER THIS MONTH, BUT NOW ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SAY WORK TO PROTECT THE TRACKS FROM ADDITIONAL FALLING DEBRIS SHOULD WRAP UP THIS WEEK.

THAT WILL CLEAR THE WAY FOR TRAINS TO RESUME THE USUAL SCHEDULE.

>>> CALIFORNIA SCHOOL TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY THE END OF THE DECADE MAY BE OUT OF REACH.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT BY THE NONPROFIT NEXT TO 10 AND BEACON ECONOMICS.

THEY SAY IT IS UNLIKELY THE STATE WILL MEET ITS GOAL TO CUT EMISSIONS BY 40% OF 1990 LEVELS BY 2030.

THE REPORT SAYS CALIFORNIA CAN ONLY ACHIEVE THE GOAL IF IT TRIPLES ITS EFFORTS STRAIGHT WIDE.

ACCORDING TO THE DATA, THE STATE NEEDS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS BY ABOUT 4.5% PER YEAR TO REACH THE MARK.

>>> IT IS SOMETHING MOST OF US RARELY THINK ABOUT.

YOU TURN ON THE TAP AND WATER IS THERE.

THAT WATER COMES TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, BUT IT MUST ALL TRAVEL THROUGH PIPES.

I TOOK A LOOK AT THE HIGH-TECH METHODS USED TO INSPECT AND MAINTAIN THOSE PIPES TO KEEP THE WATER FLOWING.

>> Reporter: IT TAKES A LOT OF PIPELINES TO GET WATER TO ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S NEARLY 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE.

THIS STORY IS ABOUT LARGE DIAMETER PIPELINES.

THIS MAP SHOWS THE 308 MILES OF THOSE BIG PIPES RUNNING ALL THROUGH THE COUNTY, DELIVERING WATER TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND ITS 23 MEMBER AGENCIES.

SO, IT IS CRITICAL THOSE PIPELINES ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

>> THESE LARGE DIAMETER PIPELINES ARE KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY AS TRANSMISSION PIPELINES.

THEY ARE LIKE YOUR MAIN ARTERIES IN YOUR BODY.

>> Reporter: STICKING WITH THE MEDICAL ANALOGY, YOU MIGHT CALL MARTIN COGHILL THE LEAD PHYSICIAN WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEALTH OF THIS AREA IS TRANSMISSION PIPELINES.

HIS ACTUAL TITLE IS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANAGER FOR ASSET MANAGER FOR THE WATER AUTHORITY.

WE MET HIM OFF OF SYCAMORE CANYON ROAD IN POLLY WITHIN THE NEWTON RANCH RESERVE.

>> THERE IS VISUAL WITH US CLIMBING INSIDE THE PIPELINES AND THEN ALSO USING VIDEO TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: BEFORE HEADING TO THE AREA WHERE MAINTENANCE WAS HAPPENING, COGHILL DID A BIT OF SHOW AND TELL, SHOWING US THE WAYS HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES HAVE OF DETERMINING WHAT SHAPE THE ALL-IMPORTANT TRANSMISSION PIPELINES ARE IN.

>> THEN THERE IS ACOUSTICS.

WE HAVE ACOUSTIC FIBER OPTIC CABLES WHICH GO IN SOME OF OUR PIPELINES.

>> Reporter: HIGH TENSION WIRES SHOWN IN THIS CUTAWAY PICTURE OF A PIPE WILL SNAP IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE THEN PICKS UP THAT NOISE AND REVEALS EXACTLY WHERE THERE IS A PROBLEM.

CAN THERE IS ANOTHER KIND OF ACOUSTIC MEASURING DEVICE.

THIS FOAM BALL AND ACOUSTIC LEAK DETECTION BALL.

>> THIS GOES INSIDE THIS INSERT , AND THE TECHNOLOGY INSIDE OF THIS BALL CAN HEAR LEAKS AS THIS FLOWS THROUGH THE PIPELINE.

>> Reporter: BACK TO THE VISUAL ASPECTS, THIS DEVICE INVENTED BY COGHILL.

IT MAKES HIGH-RESOLUTION VIDEO SURVEILLANCE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE IT IS A CHALLENGE FOR HUMANS TO BE IN THE PIPES.

>> SOME OF THEM GO THROUGH VERY STEEP SECTIONS AND THAT REQUIRE SPECIALIST ROPE SUPPORT FOR THE PERSONNEL INSIDE THE PIPELINES.

>> Reporter: IN OTHER WORDS IT IS RISKY FOR PEOPLE.

WITH THE SCANNING YOU GET THE SURVEILLANCE WITHOUT THE DANGER.

>> AND IT ALLOWS FOR US TO LOWER THE DEVICE WITH AN ARRAY OF SEVEN CAMERAS SO THAT WE CAN GET AN EQUIVALENT RESOLUTION FROM SOMEONE BEING INSIDE THE PIPE DONE VIA THE CAMERAS.

>> Reporter: THERE'S ANOTHER DEVICE BEING USED FOR THIS INSPECTION.

WE FIND IT AT A DEVICE ACCESS POINT JUST DOWN THE ROAD.

IT IS THIS CONTRAPTION, AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TOOL INVENTED BY THE COMPANY DOING THIS PART OF THE INSPECTION, EICA.

>> THIS IS AN INGENIOUS TOOL.

THEY HAVE USED INFLATABLE SURFBOARD TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE THIS TOOL.

>> Reporter: THESE DISCS ARE ALL PUT DOWN INTO THE PIPE WHERE WORKER JOINS THEM TOGETHER , AND THEY ARE INFLATED IN THE HIGH-RESOLUTION TECHNOLOGY GOES TO WORK.

>> THESE SENSORS WILL FIT TO THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE PIPELINE.

WE CAN FIND THE LOCAL CORROSION SPOTS AND MIGHT BE OCCURRING TO THE PIPELINE WITHIN THE PIPELINE.

WHILE THEY MAY SEEM SMALL WITH THE PRESSURES IN THE VOLUMES OF WATER THAT WE HAVE INSIDE THE PIPELINE, EVEN A LEAK CAN BE QUITE DEVASTATING.

>> Reporter: THIS WORK WAS HAPPENING AND WHAT IS KNOWN AS AQUEDUCT 1, COMPRISED OF ONE PIPELINE BUILT IN THE 1940s, AND PIPELINE TWO BUILT IN THE 1950s.

PIPELINE TWO IS BEING INSPECTED NOW WITH REPAIRS TO FOLLOW.

IN THE OLDER ONE IS UP NEXT FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS.

>> THIS CONDITION IN ASSESSMENT WHICH INVOLVES 15 MILES, WE ANTICIPATE IT WILL BE COMPLETED ANOTHER 45 WEEKS.

THERE IS OTHER WORK GOING ON IN THIS PIPELINE TO REHABILITATE THESE STRUCTURES THAT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR.

SO IN A YEARS TIME WE WILL ACTUALLY FINISH THAT REHABILITATION WORK, AND WE WILL SWITCH THE PIPELINES OVER POINT >> Reporter: WE WERE SHOOTING THIS STORY, MARTIN COGHILL SAID SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT THIS INSPECTION, AND THAT IS THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT 10 YEARS AGO.

THE DIFFERENCE?

CONSERVATION BY WATER USERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> THE DEMAND HAD COME DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH THAT WE COULD ISOLATE ONE PIPELINE FROM THE OTHER END SUPPLY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR USING ONE PIPELINE.

>> Reporter: SO THE WORK CONTINUES, THE NEVER-ENDING WORK OF KEEPING THE PIPELINES IN GOOD SHAPE.

THE PIPELINES THAT DELIVER SOMETHING NO LIVING THING ON EARTH CAN DO WITHOUT, THE ELIXIR OF LIFE, WATER.

SEAN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE DO HAVE SOME CLOUDS ROLLING BACK LATER ON TONIGHT.

HELLO CLOUDINESS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST, BUT EVEN TOWARD SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE MID-50s.

WE WILL EXPERIENCE SUNSHINE RETURNING LATER ON TOMORROW AFTER A BIT OF A CLOUDY START.

70 OCEANSIDE.

CHULA VISTA UPPER 60s.

MID-70s IN RAMONA.

MID-80s NEAR BORREGO SPRINGS.

MOUNT LAGUNA CLOUDS AROUND THROUGHOUT THE DAY, TEMPERATURES TOPPING OFF IN THE UPPER 40s.

WE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR.

YOU SEE THE CLOUDS HUGGING THE COAST.

THEY WILL GO AWAY HERE.

THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE, I CAN SEE SOME OF THE CLOUDINESS AT TIMES GOING RIGHT INTO THE AFTERNOON.

WE CAN THE A SIMILAR SET WORK IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON I THINK THERE WILL BE A QUICKER CLEARING TREND.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TREND HERE AS WE WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE ROAD.

NOTICE THOSE CONDITIONS, AGAIN LOOKING QUIETER AFTER WE GET THROUGH AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING.

SOME SUNSHINE ON FRIDAY.

THEN WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO WET WEATHER AS WE WORK OUR WAY TO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

RAIN AND DRIZZLE ON SATURDAY.

IT DOES NOT LOOK TO BE A POWERHOUSE OF A STORM, BUT IT WILL BRING A CHANGE TO WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW.

INTERIOR VALLEYS SIMILAR SITUATION.

CLEARING SKIES.

TEMPERATURES HERE ON THE WARM SIDE.

THEN SOME CHANGES FOR THE WEEKEND.

WET WEATHER ARRIVES AND SO THE COOLER AIR WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 60s.

TAKING A LOOK, CHILLY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT AS WE WORK OUR WAY TOWARD THE WEEKEND, WE NOTICE WIND IN THE EQUATION WITH CLOUDS AROUND.

AS WE TALK ABOUT THE DESERTS, NOTICE THE 70s RETURNING AFTER A SPELL OF 80s WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS , I AM METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN --.

>>> GOOD NEWS FOR PADRES FANS LOOKING TO WATCH OPENING-DAY PICK A CABLE OR SATELLITE OPTION WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK.

THEY FACE OFF AGAINST THE L.A. DODGERS IN THE MLB FIRST-EVER REGULAR-SEASON GAME IN SOUTH KOREA.

IT IS A PLACE NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR SHORTSTOP WHO HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT HIS RETURN HOME.

>> I AM REALLY GRATEFUL THAT HONOR TO BE A PART OF THIS HISTORICAL MLB GAME THAT HAS EVER BEEN PLAYED BEFORE IN KOREA .

I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY MAJOR LEAGUE GAME WITH THESE GUYS.

I THINK WE ARE EXCITED TO SHOW MY TEAMMATES MY HOME COUNTRY, THE CULTURE, AND HOW BASEBALL CULTURE IS IN SOUTH KOREA.

>> FIRST PAGE FOR THE HOME OPENER IS SET FOR 3:00 A.M. ON MARCH 28.

KOREA SERIES GAMES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STREAM FOR FREE ON PADRES TV.

THEY WILL ALSO BE TELEVISED ON ESPN.

>>> LET THE MADNESS BEGIN.

THE NCAA COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS ARE ABOUT TO KICK OFF, AND IT IS NOT JUST THE MEN'S GAMES THAT WILL DRAW BIG AUDIENCES AND BIG DISTRACTIONS THIS YEAR.

WE LOOK AT HOW THE GAMES CAN ACTUALLY BE A GOOD THING FOR THE WORK LACE.

>> Reporter: GET READY FOR A LOT OF COLLEGE HOOPS.

>> THE GAME HAS GOTTEN SO GOOD.

THE PLAYERS HAVE GOTTEN SO GOOD.

THE STORY LINES HAVE GOTTEN SO GOOD.

THE COACHES ARE AMAZING.

>> Reporter: MEREDITH, VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT IS TALKING ABOUT NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL.

IT'S DRIVING MORE INTERESTS THAN EVER IN THE WOMEN'S ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR.

>> IT IS ALL CONVERGED TO MAKE IT SO THAT WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND ULTIMATELY PROBABLY THE WNBA AS WELL HAS REALLY EMERGED AS A PRODUCT THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE.

>> Reporter: THAT MEANS THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN MORE EXCITING GAMES THAT CAN DISTRACT WORKERS.

EVERY MARCH, OUTPLACEMENT FIRM CHALLENGER GRAY AND CHRISTMAS CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS ON WORK PLACE PRODUCTIVITY LOSS TO GAMES AND BRACKETS.

THERE 2024 ESTIMATE, $9.6 BILLION.

>> WHETHER THEY ARE RESEARCHING AND FILLING UP BRACKETS, ORGANIZING POOLS IN THE OFFICE, OR THEY ARE LIVE STREAMING THOSE GAMES DURING THE WORKDAY, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF KNOTWORK OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

>> Reporter: BUT AMY CHALLENGER SAYS THE TOURNAMENTS CAN ALSO REAP AND IF IT'S FOR EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE STRUGGLED WITH TEAMBUILDING IN AN ERA OF HYBRID AND REMOTE WORK.

>> THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF WAYS YOU CAN GET PEOPLE ENGAGED AND IT IS A REALLY FUN AND EASY WAY TO ENGENDER A LOT OF CAMARADERIE AND MORALE.

>> IN WASHINGTON.

>>> SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM IN THE FIRST ROUND.

THAT TAKES PLACE THIS FRIDAY IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

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