Season 1 Episode 3309 | 27m 30s | Video has closed captioning.
Mayor Todd Gloria rethinks some proposed budget cuts following public outcry. After, the future of De Anza Cove will be decided tonight. What’s included in the amendment to Mission Bay’s master plan? Then, birthing centers are providing care that’s becoming vital as maternity wards close across the county.
Aired: 05/14/24
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>>> SEVERAL CITY PROGRAMS THAT WERE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK ARE NOW GETTING FUNDED.
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AFTER WEEKS OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, MAYOR TODD GLORIA RELEASED A REVISED BUDGET.
WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE CHANGES.
>> Reporter: LAST MONTH, TODD GLORIA PROPOSED A CITY BUDGET THAT WOULD HAVE CUT FUNDING TO SEVERAL PROGRAMS MEANT TO ADDRESS RACIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN SAN DIEGO.
HE SAYS HIS UPDATED PROPOSAL, WHICH HAD NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WOULD RESTORE FUNDING TO SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS INCLUDING ONE THAT HELPS LOW INCOME RENTERS FACING EVICTION, TEEN CENTERS IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CITY, AND OTHERS.
>> IT FUNDS OUR ACCESS FOR ALL INITIATIVE.
WI-FI ACCESS, LIBRARY HOTSPOT CHECKOUTS, DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING.
FOR LIBRARIES, IT FUNDS YOUTH SERVICE LIBRARY POSITIONS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND OUR LIBRARY MATERIALS DONATION MATCH PROGRAM.
>> Reporter: GLORIOUS IS THE FUNDING TO ADD THOSE PROGRAMS BACK INTO THE BUDGET COMES FROM A FEW SOURCES .
HE SAYS THE CITY IS SAVING MONEY BY SLOWING DOWN HIRING, PAUSING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CITY SAVINGS AND PUTTING UNSPENT MONEY TO THE FUND.
HE SAYS THEY WILL GET $7 MILLION IN HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FUNDING FROM THE STATE.
THIS BUDGET COMES AFTER WEEKS OF CITY COUNCIL BUDGET MEETINGS OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SHARED CONCERNS ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS.
ONE COUNCILMEMBERS IS THE FEEDBACK PROCESS IS WORKING.
>> THANK YOU TO THE HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR AT THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING THESE PAST TWO WEEKS.
>> Reporter: MAYOR GLORIA SAYS THIS BUDGET DOES NOT RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS OR THE CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM.
HIS STAFF WILL PRESENT THE REVISED BUDGET TO THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE THURSDAY.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A NEW DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 500 ACRES OF MISSION BAY PARK.
THE GOAL IS TO RESTORE MORE NATIVE HABITAT.
>> Reporter: NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND THE BAY LOOKED TOTALLY DIFFERENT NOT LONG AGO.
I'M WALKING ALONG THE SHORES OF DE ANZA COVE IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MISSION BAY PARK WITH ANDREW MEYER, A CONSERVATION DIRECTOR FOR THE SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY, ONE OF 89 ORGANIZATIONS ASKING THE CITY TO RESTORE TIDAL WETLANDS IN THE AREA.
IN THE 1940S, HUMANS DRASTICALLY ALTER THE LANDSCAPE TO CREATE MORE SANDY BEACHES AND PARKLAND, BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES WERE DEVASTATING.
ENDANGERED BIRDS LOST HABITAT IN THE WATER IN MISSION BAY IS TEEMING WITH BACTERIA AND POLLUTANTS.
>> IT'S NOT A SAFE PLACE TO BE SWIMMING AND IT'S NOT AS IF PLACE TO BE RECREATING UNTIL WE START INVESTING AND WATER QUALITY BENEFITS FROM TIDAL WETLAND HABITATS.
THE WATER FLUSHES THROUGH AND IMPROVES AS IT GOES TO THE BAY.
>> Reporter: WETLANDS ARE A KEY COMPONENT IN THE CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN BECAUSE THEY SUCK CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND RETURN IT TO THE EARTH.
THEY ARE MORE RESILIENT TO SEA LEVEL RISE.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, PUBLIC COMMENTERS SAID THE CITY SHOULD PRIORITIZE PARKING FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PRESERVING THE MISSION BAY GOLF COURSE IN ITS CURRENT SIZE OF 46 ACRES.
>> THIS SHOULD BE A BUSINESS DECISION THAT SHOULD CREATE MORE ACTIVE RECREATION ACRES FOR AN EVER INCREASING POPULATION IN SAN DIEGO.
INCREASE REVENUES, IMPROVE TOURISM, AND ENHANCE THE MISSION BAY MASTER PLAN FOR ACTIVE RECREATION.
BY THE WAY, LAST I CHECKED, MARSHLAND IS NOT ACTIVE RECREATION.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE LAND- USE PLAN FOR DE ANZA COVE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL .
IT CALLS FOR 140 ACRES OF NEW WETLANDS, SHOWN IN GREEN BROWN.
THE PLAN FACES A VOTE OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND THE CITY WILL NEED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH WILL LIKELY TAKE SEVERAL DECADES.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> AT UC SAN DIEGO, THE SON OF ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF HAMAS WILL SPEAK ON CAMPUS BUT HE'S A GUEST AND NOT A SUPPORTER OF THE ORGANIZATION.
HERE'S THE STORY OF THE CONTINUING CONTROVERSY, THERE.
>> Reporter: THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL THIS WEEK, ALONG LIBRARY WALK ON THE CAMPUS OF UC SAN DIEGO.
>> THE WESTERN WALL IS A PLACE WHERE JEWISH PEOPLE COME TO GO PRAY AND TO EXPERIENCE THIS SPIRITUALITY.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A U.S. CD JUNIOR AND COPRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT ORGANIZATION, TRITON'S FOR ISRAEL.
THIS REPRESENTATION OF THE SACRED WALL SERVES AS A TALKING POINT DURING THE UNIVERSITY'S WEEKLONG ANNUAL PEACE IN ISRAEL CELEBRATION.
THIS YEAR, THERE IS A DEEPER MEANING AS THE MIDDLE EAST WAR CONTINUES.
THERE IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION.
>> A LOT OF STUDENTS ON THIS CAMPUS SEE THE ISSUE IN ISRAEL AS BLACK AND WHITE.
THEY SEE IT ULTIMATELY AS A SOCCER GAME.
THEY THINK THEY CAN CHOOSE ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLEXITIES TO THE CONFLICT.
>> Reporter: THE LATEST COMPLEXITY INVOLVED THE SON OF ONE OF HAMAS'S FOUNDERS.
AT THE INVITATION FOR THE TRANSFER ISRAEL, HE WILL SPEAK TONIGHT AT THE UC SAN DIEGO PRICE CENTER .
HE BROKE FROM HIS FATHER AND HAMAS IN 1997, DEFECTING TO ISRAEL AND BECOMING AN ADAMANT OPPONENT OF THE PALESTINIAN MILITARY ORGANIZATION.
>> EVERYONE YOU MEET HAS SOMEONE THAT -- THAT WAS KILLED BY HAMAS ON OCTOBER 7th OR BY A MISSILE.
>> Reporter: JONATHAN IS AN ISRAELI CHRISTIAN , ALSO INVITED TO CAMPUS, TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE LIVING IN THE WAR ZONE.
HE ALSO SUPPORTS THE MAN KNOWN AS THE HAMAS SON.
>> HIS OWN EXPERIENCE, GROWING UP IN THE REALITY THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, CREATED THAT TERROR ORGANIZATION.
>> Reporter: THE PRICE CENTER IS A HUB OF ACTIVITY ON CAMPUS .
STUDENTS COME HERE TO GATHER, EAT, RELAX, PLAY, AND PROTEST, LIKE THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT, THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN A FOCUS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS.
>> Reporter: PRO-PALESTINIAN STUDENT PROTESTERS BLOCKED THE ENTRANCES TO THE BUILDING ON MAY 6th AFTER UNIVERSITY POLICE TORE DOWN THE ENCAMPMENT AND ARRESTED MORE THAN 60 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS.
MANY OF THEM WILL BE BACK THIS EVENING, PROTESTING THE APPEARANCE OF THE HAMAS SON.
THEY USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO SPREAD THEIR MESSAGE AND OBJECTIONS.
CARE SAN DIEGO, THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS, WILL ALSO LEAVE THAT PROTEST TONIGHT AS THE PEACE IN ISRAEL WEEK CONTINUES, THEY WILL KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING.
>> THERE IS AN IDEA THAT YOU CAN ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE OR LEARN SOMETHING NEW FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU HAD NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO BEFORE, SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE.
WE ARE HERE TO REPRESENT THE JEWISH AND ISRAELI PEOPLE AND THEIR STORY.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THIS APPEARANCE IS A STUDENT RUN EVENT, AND CAMPUS POLICE WILL BE ON SITE TO MONITOR IT.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> THE SECRETARY OF STATE, ANTONY BLINKEN, IS IN UKRAINE TO REASSURE THE LEADERS AND PEOPLE OF THAT COUNTRY THAT U.S. REPORT REMAINS STRONG.
IT'S HIS FIRST VISIT SINCE CONGRESS PASSED THE MILITARY AID PACKAGE AFTER A SIX-MONTH DELAY.
WE ARE EXPLAINING WHY IT COMES AT A CRUCIAL TIME ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
>> UNITED STATES HAS BEEN BY YOUR SIDE FROM DAY ONE.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
>> Reporter: EVAL, RENEWED, FROM THE U.S. TO UKRAINE AS SECRETARY OF STATE, ANTONY BLINKEN, MET WITH THAT COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, AND KYIV ON TUESDAY.
>> WE KNOW THIS IS A CHALLENGING TIME, BUT WE ALSO KNOW IN THE NEAR TERM, ASSISTANCE IS ON THE WAY.
>> Reporter: ASSISTANCE WAS STALLED FOR OVER SIX MONTHS BY FEARS BIPARTISAN DEBATE ON CAPITOL HILL.
FRIDAY, THE U.S.
ANNOUNCED A $400 MILLION AID PACKAGE TO UKRAINE THAT INCLUDES DESPERATELY REQUESTED WEAPONS LIKE PATRIOT AND STINGER MISSILE SYSTEMS AND BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLES.
>> THIS WAS CRUCIAL FOR US.
>> IT WILL MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE AGAINST ONGOING RUSSIAN AGGRESSION ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
>> Reporter: THIS COMES AT A CRITICAL TIME WITH RUSSIAN TROOPS CLAIMING THEY PUSHED FARTHER INTO NORTHEASTERN UKRAINE IN RECENT DAYS, MARKING SOME OF MOSCOW'S MOST SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THAT REGION SENSE KYIV FORCES RECAPTURED THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN 2022.
>> THE WORRY IS THAT RUSSIA COULD ONCE AGAIN BE IN ARTILLERY RANGE IN WHICH CASE THEY WILL LITERALLY DISMANTLE THE CITY PIECE BY PIECE.
>> Reporter: U.S. SUPPORT TO HELP UKRAINE IS ONE GOAL OF MANY IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD.
>> WE HAVE A PLAN.
WE ARE GETTING TO THE DAY WHEN UKRAINE CAN STAND STRONGLY ON ITS OWN FEET.
MILITARILY.
ECONOMICALLY.
DEMOCRATICALLY.
>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.
>>> PINK SLIME IS KNOWN AS PIECES OF BUTCHERED COW KNOWN AS PIECES OF FAT, STEAMED WITH AMMONIA, AND USED AS FILLER.
IT'S A NICKNAME FOR A GROWING NUMBER OF PARTISAN WEBSITE, POSING AS LOCAL NEWS.
TWO IN SAN DIEGO ARE RUN BY A CONSERVATIVE NETWORK OPERATING HUNDREDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU SAY THERE ARE TWO PINK SLIME WEBSITE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
WHO ARE THEY AND WHAT KINDS OF STORIES DO THEY HAVE?
>> ONE IS SAN DIEGO CITY WIRE AND THE OTHER IS THE SISTER OUTLET, YOU SEEN DIEGO NEWS.
THEY ARE LAID OUT SIMILAR TO CONVENTIONAL NEWSPAPERS WITH SECTIONS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, BUSINESS, SPORTS, SCHOOLS, AND HEALTH BUT THERE ARE STRIKING DIFFERENCES.
ONE IS THAT THERE ARE NO HUMAN BYLINES.
THE BYLINES USED ARE ON THEIR WEBSITE AND BASED ON THEIR NAMES.
SO, NO HUMAN BYLINES.
>> HOW DO THEY GET THEIR STORIES, THEN?
>> I SPOKE TO A NEW YORK COMPANY THAT GATHERS DATA ON NEWS OUTLETS AND SHE SAID THAT CONTENT ON PINK SLIME WEBSITES IS PRIMARILY GENERATED BY AI, ALGORITHMS, AND PRESS RELEASES AND SAID THE CONTENT TENDS TO BE VERY PARTISAN.
HERE IS MORE OF WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.
THE MAC ESSENTIALLY, WHAT THESE SITES DO IS THEY USE A SOFTWARE THAT ANALYZES LARGE SETS OF DATA.
FOR EXAMPLE, CAMPAIGN-FINANCE RECORDS OR UNEMPLOYMENT DATA IN SPECIFIC COUNTY, SCHOOL TEST SCORES, AND THEY TAKE THAT DATA , THAT LARGE SET OF DATA AND TURN IT INTO A REPORT, MAKING IT SPECIFIC AND TAILORED TO THAT SPECIFIC COUNTY.
>> AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE, LAST MONTH, SAN DIEGO CITY WIRE RAN STORIES ABOUT THE NUMBER OF LOCAL FDA INSPECTIONS, POLITICAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND HOW MANY TEACHERS PLEDGE TO TEACH CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
ANOTHER HEADLINE THIS WEEK ON SAN DIEGO CITY WIRES WEBSITE READ, "CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN LEADERS TAKE ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL PROTEST ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES" REFERRING TO PRO- PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATIONS AT UNIVERSITIES.
>> CAN YOU TELL US WHO OWNS THE LOCAL WEBSITES?
>> WELL, SAN DIEGO CITY WIRE AND EAST SAN DIEGO NEWS ARE PART OF A NETWORK OF PARTISAN WEBSITES OWNED BY FOUR INTERCONNECTED COMPANIES.
METRIC MEDIA LLC D, RAINBOW ARCHER, THE MADISON COUNTY RECORD, AND LOCALITY LABS LLC, ACCORDING TO NEWS GUARD.
NOW, THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL JOURNALISM, AT COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL, REPORTS THE COMPANIES ARE OVERSEEN BY A CONSERVATIVE CHICAGO BUSINESS MAN AND FORMER JOURNALIST, BRIAN TIMPANI.
WE REACHED OUT TO HIM AND HE DID NOT RESPOND.
WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL WEBSITES AND COULD NOT CONNECT WITH ANYONE AND I SHOULD ADD THAT NEWS GUARD, WHICH RATES NEWS OUTLETS, GIVES METRIC MEDIA A 32 OUT OF 100 FOR VIOLATING BASIC JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS OF INFORMATION GATHERING, DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN NEWS AND OPINION, AND TRANSPARENCY ON WHO IS IN CHARGE, WHO WRITES STORIES, AND OWNERSHIP.
>> WHAT DOES THE ONGOING DECLINE OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS HAVE TO DO WITH THE EMERGENCY OF THESE HYPER- PARTISAN, THE EMERGENCE OF THESE HYPER- PARTISAN WEBSITES?
>> EVERYTHING.
FIRST, A SOBERING STAT.
THERE ARE 1200 DAILY NEWSPAPERS LEFT IN THE UNITED STATES.
THERE ARE ALMOST AN EQUAL NUMBER OF THESE PINK SLIME WEBSITES IN THE COUNTRY.
LONGTIME NEWS ANALYST SAY THAT THE VACUUM IS ONLY GETTING BIGGER.
>> I FEAR THAT WE ARE ENTERING A BLATANT ERA OF THE NEWS BUSINESS, GIVEN REALLY WHAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN DO IN THE WRONG HANDS, AND THAT IS PART OF WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE THIS PINK SLIME PROBLEM FAR WORSE, VERY QUICKLY.
>> YOU KNOW, TIM FRANKLIN, DEAN AT THE MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, SAYS THAT HE IS ALSO AFRAID, GIVEN THAT WE ARE IN AN ELECTION YEAR.
>> I FEAR WE ARE HEADED FOR A DUMPSTER FIRE.
WE HAVE HYPER- PARTISAN THINGS, HOTLY CONTESTED ELECTIONS COMING UP THIS FALL, AND GROWING NEWS DESERTS AND FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED RELIABLE, ACCURATE, LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AS VOTERS.
I FEAR THAT PINK SLIME WILL ONLY MUDDY THE SITUATION.
>> SO, FRANKLIN SAYS THE ANTIDOTE TO PINK SLIME IS A NATIONAL MEDIA LITERACY CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NEWS AND INFORMATION THAT IS DESIGNED TO MISLEAD.
>> YES, INFORMATION THAT EVERYONE CAN BENEFIT FROM.
I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH AMITA SHARMA.
THANK YOU.
>>> TONIGHT, THE PROSECUTIONS STAR WITNESS, MICHAEL COHEN, IS GO BY THE DEFENSE IN FOUR PRESIDENT TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION NEWS ON KPBS .
>>> WITH RECENT HOSPITAL MATERNITY CLOSURES IN THE COUNTY, THE RULE -- ROLE OF BIRTH INTEREST IS COMING TO BE INCREASINGLY VITAL.
WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT ONE SAN DIEGO CENTER THAT IS RECEIVING A FUNDING BOOST TO KEEP ITS DOORS OPEN AND CONTINUE PROVIDING MATERNAL CARE.
>> Reporter: NIKKI HELM SAYS THAT OPERATING THE ONLY BLACK OWNED BRICK CENTER IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY NOW.
>> WE HAVE LOST A BIRTH CENTER, WE'VE LOST TWO MATERNITY WARDS.
BY DOING THIS WORK, IT'S BECOME THAT MUCH MORE IMPORTANT AS MATERNITY CARE STARTS TO DISAPPEAR FROM THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
I NEED TO BE HERE.
>> Reporter: SINCE 2021, FOUR SAN DIEGO HOSS ROLES AND ONE BRICK CENTER HAVE EITHER CLOSED MATERNITY WARDS OR ANNOUNCED PLANS TO DO SO.
>> A LOT OF FOLKS ARE AND WHAT IS CONSIDERED A MATERNITY CARE DESERT.
THERE IS NO PLACE YOU CAN GO WHERE YOU CAN GET THAT TYPE OF CARE IN YOUR PREGNANCY.
>> Reporter: MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES CAME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY.
VALERIE FELIX GAVE BIRTH TO HER SON, OSCAR.
>> I WANTED SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTOOD.
>> Reporter: LOOKS AS HER MOTHER ALMOST DIED GIVING BIRTH TO HER.
SHE SAYS THAT HAVING A BLACK MIDWIFE CALMED HER WORRIES.
>> IT MADE THE PROCESS MORE RELAXING AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL.
STUDY SHOW THAT WOMEN OF COLOR HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES WHEN THEY HAVE CULTURALLY SIMILAR CARE PROVIDERS.
I AM DIRECTLY AFFECTING THOSE DISPARITIES IN A POSITIVE WAY AND I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE HAS THOUGHT ABOUT CLOSING DOORS DUE TO FINANCIAL STRUGGLES, BUT WITH A NEW EQUITY IMPACT GRANT FROM A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY'S OFFICE OF EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE AND THE NONPROFIT INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, SHE IS GETTING READY TO ASK AND HER MATERNAL CARE SERVICES.
10 MONS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE COACHING AND A GRANT.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO REVERSE THE DISPARITIES THAT EXIST FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IN HOSPITALS, AND I THINK THAT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I WANT TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR GROUP PRENATAL PROGRAM.
>> Reporter: MOTHERS WITH SIMILAR DUE DATES WILL GO TO THE EDUCATION PROCESS TOGETHER .
THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE GRANT STIR UP A MIX OF EMOTIONS FOR HELMS.
>> IT IS EXCITING, IT'S DAUNTING, IT IS TERRIFYING.
IT IS ALL OF THE EMOTIONS, BUT, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I AM SUPPOSED TO BE.
>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.
>>> IT IS NOT ALWAYS COMFORTABLE TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH WITH YOUR KIDS, BUT EXPERTS SAY THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE CRITICAL FOR A CHILD HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING.
THE RECOMMENDED AGE TO START THESE TALKS MAY SURPRISE YOU.
>> Reporter: YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE DINNER FOR YOUR KIDS AND LEND A HAND WITH HOMEWORK, BUT WHAT ABOUT HOW TO HELP THEM WITH MENTAL HEALTH?
>> WE WANT KIDS TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THEIR EMOTIONS, BECAUSE EVERY EMOTION IS OKAY, RIGHT?
BUT NOT EVER REACTION IS.
>> Reporter: PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGIST, WHITNEY BIG NOW, SAYS THAT MANY PARENTS ARE DIVIDED ON WHEN TO START MENTAL HEALTH CONVERSATIONS, BUT SHE SAYS THE EARLIER, THE BETTER, FOR BUILDING KEY MENTAL-HEALTH SKILLS.
>> I HAVE A 16 MONTH OLD.
HE DOES NOT LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN I TELL HIM NO, RIGHT?
I AM SHARING WITH HIM, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE REALLY UPSET THAT MOMMY IS NOT ALLOWING YOU TO TOUCH THIS VERY DANGEROUS THING, BUT MOMMY CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT.
IT IS HELPING HIM SEE THAT YES, I KNOW HE IS UPSET ABOUT IT, IT IS GIVING HIM A WORD FOR IT SO THAT IT EVENTUALLY, WHEN HE STARTS TALKING MORE, HE CAN START TELLING ME THAT HE FEELS UPSET AND HE IS LEARNING SOME OF THOSE SIGNALS.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD BE OPEN WHEN TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND LISTEN TO WHAT CHILDREN SAY.
AVOID DISTRACTIONS, DO NOT BE JUDGMENTAL, WATCH BODY LANGUAGE AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, AND DO NOT ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE THE GOAL IS FOR THEM TO WANT TO TALK OPENLY WITH YOU.
>> CONNECTION AND BELONGING IS SO VITAL, JUST AS WE NEED TO EAT AND DRINK, WE NEED TO BE CONNECTED WITH ONE ANOTHER.
>>> WILDFIRE SEASON IS UNDERWAY IN CANADA.
THE SMOKE HAS DIMINISHED AIR QUALITY IN SOME PLACES NEAR THE U.S. NORTHERN BORDER.
WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT MIGHT BE AHEAD IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND HOW JUST A HEALTHY.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER BLAZING START TO WILDFIRE SEASON IN CANADA WITH FIRES RAGING AT BOTH ENDS OF THE COUNTRY.
>> THE FUEL OR VEGETATION IS SO DRY THAT IT IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO IGNITING AND SPREADING.
>> Reporter: THE DRIFTING SMOKE HAS AFFECTED AIR QUALITY IN PARTS OF THE U.S. AT IOWA, WISCONSIN, AND MINNESOTA.
>> A COUPLE DAYS MIGHT NOT BE THE END OF THE WORLD FOR MOST PEOPLE IN GOOD HEALTH BUT YOU DO WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION.
>> Reporter: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IS ALSO A MEDIA VOLUNTEER SPOKESPERSON WHO SAYS THAT OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE WITH CONDITIONS LIKE ASTHMA SHOULD BE SURE THEY ARE PROTECTED WHEN AIR QUALITY IS POOR AND CHILDREN SHOULD LIMIT TIME-OUT DIED.
>> THOSE YEARS ARE PIVOTAL TO HOW THEIR HEALTHY LUNGS WILL DEVELOP.
>> Reporter: DANIEL WESTERVELT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SAYS FIRES ARE BURNING ON THE GROUND .
>> IN ADDITION TO THERE BEING FUEL, WOOD, VEGETATION BURNING, YOU NEED STRONG SURFACE HEATING , FROM THE SUN, TO INITIATE THOSE UPLIFTING MOTIONS.
>> Reporter: WHEN SUMMER SKIES LOOK CLEAR, SMALL POLLUTANT PARTICLES CAN IMPACT THE AIR QUALITY INDEX AND DAILY LIFE.
>> IT SHOULD IMPACT HOW YOU PLAN TO GO OUTSIDE, HOW YOU BEHAVE WHEN YOU ARE OUTDOORS, HOW LONG YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE OUTDOORS.
POOR AIR QUALITY HAS A LOT OF HEALTH QUANT TO -- CONSEQUENCES FOR EVERYONE.
>>> WINE LOVERS HAVE A LITTLE MORE TO CELEBRATE AT DIEGO WINE WEEK KICKS OFF.
OUR LOCAL WINERIES HAVE BEEN ENJOYING A STEADY INCREASE IN WINE SALES, BUT THE REPORT FROM THE COUNTY VINTNERS ASSOCIATION SHOWS 166 WINERIES IN SAN DIEGO GENERATED MORE THAN $54 MILLION IN SALES, AND 11% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
ONE LOCAL WINERY OWNER THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN BETTER EACH YEAR, AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
>> MORE OF AN EXPERIENCE-BASED INDUSTRY HERE IN SAN DIEGO.
WE DON'T HAVE, OUR WINERIES DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WIDESPREAD DISTRIBUTION.
WE DRAW MORE ON THE LOCAL CROWD , BECAUSE SAN DIEGO JUST IS NOT KNOWN TO VACATIONERS AS A WINE PLACE.
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO DO.
>> HE ALSO SAYS THAT ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN SAN DIEGO'S LOCAL AND LOYAL BASE OF CUSTOMERS, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE EVERYWHERE.
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT, WINE SALES DROPPED LAST YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>>> OUR WEATHER PATTERN STAYED SOMEWHAT CONSISTENT TO THE UPCOMING DAYS.
A FEW CHANGES, ONE NOT BEING THE MAY GRAY PATTERN.
THAT STATES FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AS WE KEEP CLOUDS IN THE MORNING GIVING WAY TO AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.
IF YOU LOOK TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS, WE HAVE SPOTTY SPRINKLES WEDNESDAY.
A PASSING SHOWER IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE AND MOSTLY CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE INTERIOR, IT'S WARMING UP.
IT REALLY STARTS THURSDAY AND CONTINUES BEYOND THAT.
FOR TONIGHT, WE KEEP THE CLASS, DEVELOPING AT OCEANSIDE, 60 DEGREES FOR THE LOW.
RAMONA, COMING IN AT 53, TOWARD MOUNT LAGUNA, 54 IS THE LOW, THERE.
AS A TRANSITION INTO TAMAYO, WE HAVE SUNSHINE BREAKING OUT ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST LOCATIONS TO CHULA VISTA, 67.
AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY FARTHER TO THE NORTHWEST, WE SPRING BACK INTO THE MID-90s.
THOSE NUMBERS ARE TAKEN OFT AFTER WE GET CLOUD COVER AT MOISTURE THROUGH TOMORROW.
WE ARE WATCHING SOME OF THE ACTIVITY TO THE INTERIOR WEST AS IT DEVELOPS LATER ON AND CONTINUES TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY, TAMAYO.
SHOWERS ARE POPPING UP AND THIS SHOWS COASTAL CLOUDS.
WE HAVE CLOUDS IN THE COASTLINE, AND IT DOESN'T BREAK UP TO THE WEEKEND.
FOR THE INLAND LOCATIONS, MORE OF THE SAME, STARTING OFF WITH MORNING CLOUDS AND DEVELOPING INTO AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.
TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE RISE TO THE MID-70s FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND.
INTO THE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, THAT STRAY SHOWER IS POSSIBLE FOR TOMORROW.
WE GET A CHANCE OF RAIN AND BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE NUMBERS GOING UP BACK TOWARD THE TRIPLE DIGITS.
FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M YOUR METEOROLOGIST.
STOMACH HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION.
THE AMATEUR SONGWRITER COMPETITION, TINY DESK A CONTEST, IS REVEALING ANOTHER WINNER AND THE MIDDAY ADDITION WILL HELP YOU GET READY TO TAKE PART IN BIKE TO WORK DAY THIS THURSDAY.
AND, FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.
>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION NEWS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD, AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
CALL 1-800-BILLEHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.
AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.
DARLENE MARCO SHYLY.
AND, BY THE FOLLOWING.
QATAR EIGHT.
-- AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU.
