
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Season 1 Episode 3565 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
New details are emerging in last week's fatal plane crash.
New details are emerging in last week's fatal plane crash, what the FAA should have notified the plane's pilot about, but didn't. Plus, San Diego Unified is rethinking its policy surrounding phones in school. Now it's asking parents to weigh in. And how much money do musicians make from millions of streams on Spotify? A local artist says it's probably a lot less than you think.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Season 1 Episode 3565 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
New details are emerging in last week's fatal plane crash, what the FAA should have notified the plane's pilot about, but didn't. Plus, San Diego Unified is rethinking its policy surrounding phones in school. Now it's asking parents to weigh in. And how much money do musicians make from millions of streams on Spotify? A local artist says it's probably a lot less than you think.
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>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS COUNTERSUING PROPERTY OWNERS HAD BY LAST YEAR'S DEVASTATING FLOOD.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.
AN ATTORNEY FOR THE FLOOD VICTIMS TELLS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NO-WIN IT'S AN INTIMIDATION TACTIC.
>> THIS IS A MESSAGE THE CITY IS SENDING, THEY SAID IF YOU COME AFTER US WE ARE COMING AFTER YOU.
>> Reporter: EVAN WALKER REPRESENTS CHARLES AND PATRICIA SLOAN, WHO OWN THE PROPERTY ON SOUTH 31st STREET.
THEY ARE PART OF THE 53 LAWSUITS AGAINST THE CITY OVER LESTER'S DEVASTATING JANUARY 22nd FLOOD.
NOW THEY ARE AMONG THE PARTIES BEING COUNTERSUED BY THE CITY.
WALKER SAYS THE CITY COULD COUNTER SUE MORE PEOPLE.
>> WE ARE SEEING IS AN INTIMIDATION AND RETALIATION TACTIC BY THE CITY, THAT THEY MAY HOPE TO SCARE SOME OF THESE OTHER FLOOD VICTIMS FROM MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS LAWSUIT.
>> BEHIND ME IS CHOLLAS CREEK.
QUITE A WAYS AWAY FROM HOMES HERE.
BUT IN THE CROSS-COMPLAINT, THE CITY SAYS THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY TO PREVENT FLOOD DAMAGE.
IN A STATEMENT, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS THESE PROPERTY OWNERS EITHER HAVE MANUS RESPONSE ABILITIES FOR DRAINAGE FACILITIES ON THE PROPERTIES, OR TOOK ACTIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE DIVERTED OR INCREASED STORMWATER RUNOFF.
>> THE PROBLEM IS THE CHANNEL OVER HERE.
>> Reporter: RICK CORPUS IS AMONG THE RESIDENTS SUING THE CITY OVER THE FLOOD.
>> IF YOUR CHANNEL IS PLUGGED IN, EVERYTHING OUT HERE, EVEN PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING TO GET FLOODED.
>> Reporter: AND MONTOYA LIVES NEXT TO THE CREEK.
THERE ARE STILL VISIBLE SIGNS FROM THE FLOOD LESTER.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE WATERMARK RIGHT THERE.
YOU SEE IT RIGHT THERE?
>> Reporter: MONTOYA SAYS HE IS BEEN AFTER THE CITY TO CLEAN UP THE CREEK FOR YEARS.
>> I'VE GOT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF EMAILS AND DOCUMENTATION TELLING THEM TO FIX PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA, AND THEY DON'T.
BUT YET THE CITY WILL TRY TO SPEND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO GET THEMSELVES OUT OF A LIABILITY THAT THEY KNOW THEY ARE LIABLE FOR.
>> Reporter: MONTOYA NOW PARTY TO THE COUNTERSUED.
THE CITY SAYS IT IS ENOUGH TO GETTING POTENTIAL THIRD-PARTY RESPONSE ABILITY IN THESE LAWSUITS AND IS COMMITTED TO GETTING A JUST OUTCOME FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED.
KPBS NEWS .
>>> HAPPY TUESDAY, EVERYONE.
THE WEATHER HEADLINES HERE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, I WILL BE TRACKING SUNNY SKIES WITH MILD TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
OVERALL, I'M ALSO TRACKING SOME GREAT WEATHER FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
BUT IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE WE COULD SEE OUR NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN, I WILL BE DETAILING THAT AND TAKING AN UPDATED LOOK AT OUR FORECAST COMING UP.
>>> MORE DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT LAST THURSDAY'S FATAL PLANE CRASH AT TIERRASANTA.
ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE FAA FAILED TO ISSUE A CRITICAL SAFETY NOTIFICATION TO THE PLANE PILOT.
>> Reporter: TWO DAYS BEFORE THE PLANE CRASHED IN FOGGY WEATHER, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION EQUIPMENT AT MONTGOMERY FIELD AIRPORT HAD STOPPED WORKING.
PILOTS USE THAT EQUIPMENT TO JUDGE WHETHER IT IS SAFE TO LAND.
NORMALLY, WHEN THE SYSTEM GOES OFF-LINE, THE FAA ISSUES A NOTICE TO AIRMEN.
HOWEVER, LAST WEEK, THE NOTICE ABOUT THE FAILED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM NEVER WENT OUT.
>> THAT'S THE WHOLE ESSENCE OF THE SYSTEM.
WE NEED TO NOTIFY.
>> Reporter: RANDY KLATCH IS AN AVIATION PILOT AND A FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER FOR THE FOUNDATION OF AVIATION SAFETY.
HE SAYS PILOTS DEPEND ON FAA NOTIFICATIONS TO FLY SAFELY.
THE PILOT DID EVENTUALLY OBSERVE THE WEATHER MONITORING SYSTEM WAS OFF-LINE.
WE KNOW THAT FROM HIS COMMUNICATIONS WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
THAT HE APPARENTLY LEARNED THIS MIDFLIGHT, WHILE AN FAA NOTICE WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM THAT INFORMATION BEFORE TAKEOFF.
>> ARE MULTIPLE FACTORS INVOLVED IN EVERY MISHAP LIKE THIS.
AND THIS IS ONE SMALL PIECE OF IT.
THAT INFORMATION PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN HELPFUL, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD'VE CHANGED THE OUTCOME.
>> Reporter: THE FAA REFUSED TO COMMENT, EXCEPT TO SAY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH.
A PRELIMINARY REPORT IS DUE OUT BY JUNE 21st.
WHILE A FINAL REPORT WILL TAKE 1-2 YEARS.
ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.
>> AS FAMILIES IMPACTED BY LAST WEEK'S CRASH TRY TO RECOVER, SOME SAY THEY ARE RECEIVING BAD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR AUTO INSURANCE.
RING VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOW A TRAIL IGNITING THIS KIA SOUL.
NOTICE THAT SHE BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW YEARS AGO AND HEARD FROM HER INSURER THIS WEEK THAT DESPITE HAVING CONFERENCE OF COVERAGE SHE WILL END UP OWING MONEY ON THE CAR.
>> IS BEEN VERY STRESSFUL.
WE DISCUSSED A SECOND VEHICLE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.
WE ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH BOTH CAR PAYMENTS, AND NOW WE LOST A VEHICLE AND WE WOULD START TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THAT VEHICLE.
>> NICHOLS PAYOUT WILL BE ABOUT $16,000.
SHE STILL OWNS $19,000 ON THE LOAN, PLUS THE $1000 DEDUCTIBLE, LEAVING HER ABOUT $4000 IN THE RED.
NICOLE AND HER HUSBAND ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY HAVE GAP INSURANCE TO HELP COVER THE DIFFERENCE.
>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CONSIDERING ELIMINATING HABEAS CORPUS PROTECTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS.
BUT KPBS BORDER REPORTER GUSTAVO SALINAS SAYS SAN DIEGO LAWYER USE THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT TO FREE HER CLIENT.
>> IMMIGRATION LAWYER KERRY YANILOS WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHE FOUND OUT THAT IMMIGRATION FORCES AGENTS ARRESTED THEIR CLIENT BACK IN FEBRUARY.
ANGELA IS MARRIED TO A U.S. CITIZEN.
SHE HAS FOUR U.S. CITIZEN CHILDREN, AND THREE GRANDKIDS.
SHE OWNS A HOME AND HAS WORKED IN THE SAME SUPERMARKET FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.
SHE IS ALSO APPEALING IN IMMIGRATION COURT DECISION.
SO, BY LAW, SHE CANNOT BE DEPORTED UNTIL THAT CASE IS SETTLED.
WHEN ANGELA HELD AT THE DETENTION CENTER, YANILOS WAS DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS.
>> THINK THE FIRST MONTH I MUST'VE LEFT OVER 30 VOICEMAILS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY EMAILS.
>> Reporter: ADDING TO THE CONFUSION WAS THE FACT THAT ANGELA WAS UNDER AN ORDER OF SUPERVISION, WHICH YANILOS DESCRIBED AS SIMILAR TO BEING OUT ON BOND.
IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE TO DETENTION THAT INVOLVES REGULAR CHECK INS WITH I.C.E.. >> THE PEOPLE CALLED ME HERE, I HAD TO GO IN PERSON TO MY HOUSE.
>> THEY LOOK AT HOW RUDE YOU ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHAT FAMILY YOU HAVE, YOUR EMPLOYMENT RECORD, WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY CRIMINAL OR OTHER IMMIGRATION OFFENSES.
ANY OTHER KIND OF RECORD.
>> Reporter: ANGELA'S ARREST HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON HER FAMILY, INCLUDING HER HUSBAND, WHO IS DIABETIC AND LOSING HIS VISION.
>> WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER 15 YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR TWO YEARS.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN APART.
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT AND WITHOUT WARNING, RUBEN FOUND HIMSELF BEING A SINGLE PARENT AND THE FAMILY'S SOLE INCOME EARNER.
>> THE HARDEST THING WAS WHAT CAN I EXPLAIN TO MY SEVEN-YEAR- OLD, WHERE IS MOM?
SHE MISSED HER BIRTHDAY WHEN SHE TURNED EIGHT.
THERE'S TIMES WHERE I HAVE TO HOLD HER, AND THEN I WOULD NOT LET HER SEE ME GET EMOTIONAL.
I HAD RUN THE SHOWER SO SHE WOULD NOT HEAR ANYTHING.
>> Reporter: THE WHOLE FAMILY STEP OF HELP.
OLDER SISTERS TOOK TIME OFF OR TO CARE FOR THE LITTLE ONE, AND THE EVEN DROVE THEIR DATA DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS.
BUT INSIDE THE DETENTION CENTER, ANGELA WAS BARELY HANGING ON.
>> I WANTED TO LOSE MY MIND EVERY DAY.
I CALLED MY HUSBAND IN THE MORNING, AND TALK TO MY SEVEN YEARS OLD, LIKE MOM, WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK?
I WOULD SAY I DON'T KNOW.
>> Reporter: AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SILENCE FROM I.C.E., AND EXHAUSTING ALL OTHER OPTIONS, YANILOS DECIDED TO FILE A HABEAS CORPUS PETITION IN FEDERAL COURT.
>> WHEN THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND, THE ONLY REMEDY AVAILABLE IS TO GO TO A FEDERAL JUDGE AND HAVE THEM ORDER THAT I.C.E.
TALK TO ME.
THAT THEY RESPOND.
COME AND EXPLAIN THE JUDGE WHY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO.
>> Reporter: ON MAY 7th, THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD TO RESPOND TO YANILOS'S PETITION, I.C.E.
RELEASED ANGELA.
THE AGENCY DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.
THE SAME WEEK, WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF STEPHEN MILLER SAID THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ACTIVELY THINKING OF SUSPENDING HABEAS CORPUS PROTECTION FOR IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS.
AND, MORE RECENTLY, SENATORS ASKED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM ABOUT THE LEGAL PRINCIPLE, AND IT APPEARED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
>> WHAT IS HABEAS CORPUS?
>> WELL, HABEAS CORPUS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT HAS TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE PEOPLE FROM THIS COUNTRY.
SUSPEND THEIR RIGHT -- >> LET ME STOP YOU.
EXCUSE ME, THAT IS INCORRECT.
>> PRESIDENT LINCOLN USED IT.
>> EXCUSE ME.
HABEAS CORPUS IS THE LEGAL PRINCIPLE THAT REQUIRES THAT THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDE A PUBLIC REASON FOR DETAINING AND IMPRISONING PEOPLE.
IF NOT FOR THAT PROTECTION, THE GOVERNMENT COULD SIMPLY ARREST PEOPLE, INCLUDING AMERICAN CITIZENS, AND HOLD THEM INDEFINITELY FOR NO REASON.
>> Reporter: YANILOS DOES NOT WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED TO ANGELA WITHOUT HER RIGHT FOR HABEAS CORPUS.
>> IS THERE NOTHING THEY ARE GOING TO NOT TRY TO MESS WITH?
I MEAN, WHAT IS THE MASTER PLAN HERE?
>> Reporter: AFTER HER RELEASE, ANGELA SUPPRESSED HER TWO DAUGHTERS AT HOME.
>> WIPE OUT MY HEAD OUT, SHOUTED, SHE STARTED SCREAMING.
THEN MY LITTLE ONE COMING IN AND SHE WAS CRYING.
>> MOM IS HOME.
>> I TOLD HER, MAMA IS BACK.
I AM BACK.
MY DAUGHTERS ARE LIKE DON'T LOOK AT THE HOUSE, IT IS SO MESSY.
I SAID THAT'S OKAY, I WANT TO LOOK AT YOU.
>> Reporter: RIBBONS THAT HE FELT A DARK CLOUD LOOMING OVER THE ENTIRE FAMILY WHILE HIS WIFE WAS AWAY, BUT THAT CLOUT HAS NOW BEEN LIFTED.
>> NOW THE HOUSE IS SO BRIGHT.
THAT'S HOW IT MAKES ME FEEL.
>> Reporter: THE FAMILY IS STILL DEALING WITH THE IMPACT OF ANGELA'S DETENTION.
THEY HAD A TAP INTO THEIR SAVINGS ACCOUNT TO KEEP UP WITH MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.
BUT RUBEN SAYS IT IS WELL WORTH IT.
GUSTAVO SALINAS, KPBS NEWS.
>>> POPE LEO HAS APPOINTED HIS FIRST BISHOP HERE IN SAN DIEGO.
THE FIRST TO MEET A DIOCESE, AND A LONG HISTORY IN OUR REGION.
>> Reporter: SOON AFTER THE FIRST EVER AMERICAN TOOK OVER AS LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, POPE LEO THE 14th MADE MORE HISTORY WITH HIS FIRST AMERICAN BISHOP APPOINTMENT.
NAMING MICHAEL FROM AS BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO.
>> IT IS SUCH GREAT NEWS FOR ME , AS A BISHOP, TO BE ABLE TO STAY AT THE HOME DIOCESE AND TO SERVE THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO.
>> A DEGREE FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO BEFORE BEING ORDAINED AS A PRIEST OF THE SAN DIEGO DIOCESE 26 YEARS AGO.
HE IS ALSO A REFUGEE FROM VIETNAM, MAKING THIS A LANDMARK APPOINTMENT IN THE U.S. >> I AM VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN, AND REPRESENTING MY HERITAGE.
TO THE UNITED STATES, AND HOPEFULLY AS A CHURCH, WE COME TO RECOGNIZE MULTICULTURAL IN THE COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: A CATHOLIC AND VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN.
>> HE REALLY INSPIRES ME, NOW SEEING SOMEONE OF THE SAME CULTURE AS MAY BE IN SUCH A HIGH STATUS POSITION, IT INSPIRED ME TO DO MORE AS A CATHOLIC, AND I AM REALLY, REALLY JOYFUL THAT HE TOOK THAT CALL TO SERVE.
>> Reporter: A FEW YEARS AGO PASTOR AT GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH IN MIRA MESA, WHERE TRAN HAS LONG BEEN A PARISHIONER.
>> I HAVE NOW KNOWN BISHOP MICHAEL FOR A VERY LONG TIME, SO I'VE SEEN THEM HOLD LOTS OF MASSES, I HAVE LISTENED TO HIS HOMILY.
>> Reporter: TRAN SAYS HE IS POLITE, GENTLE, AND KIND, IN AN INFLUENTIAL FIGURE IN HIS LIFE.
HE HAS HOPES THAT A NEW BISHOP WILL BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES.
>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO HAVE THAT KIND OF UNITY AND COMMUNITY.
AND I FEEL LIKE THIS BISHOP, MICHAEL, WOULD DEFINITELY FIND WAYS TO GROUP EVERYONE TOGETHER AND HAVE A GREAT FEAST.
>> Reporter: THE APPOINTMENT COMES AFTER THE RECENT DEPARTURE OF SAN DIEGO'S FIRST CARNAL, RUBBER McELROY, WHO LEFT EARLIER THIS YEAR TO LEAD THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. >> NOW WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE VISION THAT HE HAD LAID THE GROUND FOR ALL OF US.
>> Reporter: THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO SAY THEY SERVE AROUND 1.4 MILLION CATHOLICS.
IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES.
THE INSTALLATION MASS AS THE NEW BISHOP WILL BE HELD ON JULY 17th.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A NEW SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING AID INTO GAZA GETS OFF TO A ROCKY START.
THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
>>> BIG CHANGES ARE COMING FOR WHO CAN RECEIVE A COVID-19 VACCINE.
TODAY FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE VACCINE WILL NO LONGER BE RECOMMENDED FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN.
THIS FOLLOWS A NEW VACCINE POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FDA, CHANGING VACCINE ELIGIBILITY BEGINNING WITH A NEW SHOT THIS FALL.
KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO SAYS SOME EXPERTS ARE WORRIED TO PUT PEOPLE AT RISK.
>> Reporter: UNDER THE NEW FDA POLICY, ONLY THOSE 55 OR OLDER OR THOSE WITH LISTED RISK FACTORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR THE FALL COVERED SHOT.
BUT HEALTHY PEOPLE BETWEEN SIX MONTHS AND 64 YEARS OLD WON'T UNTIL MORE RESEARCH IS DONE.
DR. K READ WITH THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS MORE CONCERNS.
>> THE COVID STRAIN CHANGES EVERY YEAR, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK IT JUST BEHOOVES US TO BE A LITTLE BIT CAREFUL ABOUT THIS.
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
>> Reporter: WEARING THE NEW POLICY COULD WE CAN HERD IMMUNITY.
>> THERE'S AN IDEA THAT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE VACCINATED SO THEY DO NOT GET THE INFECTION, IS GOING TO PROTECT ALL THOSE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT OF GOTTEN VACCINATED OR PROTECTED.
>> THAT, SHE SAYS, LEADS TO MANY PEOPLE VULNERABLE.
>> BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE POTENTIAL OF GETTING LONG COVID FROM ANY ONE OF THESE STRAINS OF COVID-19.
SO I DO THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE TO CONSIDER.
>> Reporter: SARAH WHITEHEAD'S SON, JOE, HAS BEEN BATTLING LONG COVID FOR YEARS.
SHE THINKS OF THE VACCINE LITERAL.
>> I THINK MORE RESEARCH HAS TO BE DONE, JOE WAS A HEALTHY PERSON HAD ALREADY HAD COVID WANTS, WOULD'VE BEEN JUST FINE, AND IF HE HAD NOT GOTTEN THE SHOTS I DON'T THING WE WOULD BE HERE IN THIS SITUATION.
>> Reporter: WHITE BELIEVES HER SON HAS A RARE SYNDROME CALLED POST VACCINE SYNDROME.
CASES LIKE TOLLS ARE WHY SHE AGREES MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED.
BUT WHILE THE FDA IS CALLING FOR NEW STUDIES, AGENCIES LIKE THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ARE FACING STEEP BUDGET CUTS.
A CONTRADICTION REDEFINES TROUBLING.
>> BECAUSE IF THEY ARE WANTING TO DO THESE STUDIES IN 50 TO 64- YEAR-OLDS, IN CHILDREN, IN ADOLESCENCE, THEY ARE GOING TO NEED TO FUND THE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE POLICY COULD SHUT OUT PEOPLE WHO STILL WANT THE VACCINE BUT DO NOT QUALIFY.
IF THEIR INSURANCE WON'T COVER IT, SHE IS WORRIED IT CAN WIDEN THE GAP BETWEEN WHO CAN PAY FOR A VACCINE OUT-OF-POCKET AND WHO CAN'T.
HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS .
>>> A SPECIAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHO WILL TAKE THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 1 SEAT IS JUST OVER A MONTH AWAY.
REGISTER VOTERS WILL RECEIVE A BALLOT IN THE MAIL IN THE WEEK OF JUNE 2nd.
THE ELECTION TAKES PLACE ON JULY 1st.
IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE KPBS VOTER HUB , IT HAS GUIDES ON HOW TO CAST YOUR BALLOT, EXPLAINERS ON THE CANDIDATE, AND MORE.
JUST GO TO KPBS .ORG/VOTER HUB.
>>> SOUTHBAY HAS CLOSED IN ON A WAY TO FIX THIS BUDGET CRISIS.
BUT AS EXPLAINS, NOT EVERYONE IS IN SUPPORT.
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN A ROCKY TIME FOR THE SOUTHBAY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.
FROM MONEY PROBLEMS TO PROTEST, NOW I PLAN TO CLOSE SOME SCHOOLS.
>> A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION FOR OUR BOARD TO MAKE.
AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT.
THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS ARE RECOMMENDING CLOSING THREE IMPERIAL BEACH SCHOOLS.
HUNDREDS OF KIDS WILL BE SHIFTED AROUND CAMPUSES.
ENROLLMENT IS ROUGHLY HALF OF WHAT IT WAS A DECADE AGO.
THE DISTRICT ALSO HAS A BUDGET HOLD AND PLANS TO SPEND MOST OF ITS SAVINGS.
BUT SOME WORRY HOW THE CLOSURES WILL IMPACT STUDENTS AND STAFF.
>> EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK DOWN THE STREET TO THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL.
TO LEARN AND GROW IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY, WITH THEIR OWN NEIGHBORS.
>> Reporter: EACH CLOSURE COULD SAVE THE DISTRICT UP TO $900,000.
MOST OF THE SAVINGS WOULD COME FOR STAFFING CUTS.
FOR KPBS , I NEWS REPORTER.
>> AND INFINITELY FUNDED NONPROFIT FOR KPBS.
TO FIND OUT MORE, YOU CAN GO TO KPBS .ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.
>>> THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ASKING FOR INPUT ON A NEW CELL PHONE POLICY THIS WEEK.
MANY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE CELL PHONE POLICIES IN PLACE, BUT KPBS REPORTER SAYS THIS POLICY WOULD APPLY TO ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
>> Reporter: DISTRICT LEADERS SAY THEY MET WITH STUDENT ADVISERS AND PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS WHILE DROPPING THE NEW POLICY.
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, STUDENTS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE CELL PHONES AT ALL DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
FUNDS WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND STORED IN BACKPACKS OR CLASSROOM POUCHES.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, STUDENTS ONLY USE THEIR PHONES BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL, AND DURING LUNCH AND PASSING PERIOD.
A TEACHER WOULD NEED WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PRINCIPAL BEFORE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO USE THEM IN CLASS.
EACH CLASSROOM WOULD HAVE A PHONE STORAGE SYSTEM WITH ASSIGNED SLOTS FOR STUDENTS.
THE DISTRICT IS ASKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF BY FRIDAY.
THE SCHOOL BOARD PLANS TO REVIEW IT THIS SUMMER.
THE DISTRICT PLANS TO IMPLEMENT IT IN AUGUST.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA COULD SOON BE GETTING A BILL IN THE MAIL FROM THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY.
IN FEBRUARY, CALIFORNIA'S INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ORDERED INSURERS TO GIVE THE FAIR PLAN $1 BILLION TO HELP PAY FOR THE COSTLY LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES.
INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE ALLOWED TO CHARGE HALF THAT AMOUNT TO THEIR POLICYHOLDERS, AND THAT MEANS HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS WITH PRIVATE INSURANCE ARE ON THE HOOK FOR $500 MILLION.
OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO AN ATTORNEY WITH CONSUMER WATCHDOG, WHICH IS SUING.
THEY EXPECT POLICYHOLDERS TO START GETTING BILLS IN THE MAIL IN AUGUST.
KPBS ALSO SPOKE TO IN ESCONDIDO HOMEOWNER THAT HAD TO GO TO THE FAIR PLAN, CONSIDERED THE INSURANCE OF LAST RESORT.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
MORTGAGE COMPANIES, THEY REQUIRE INSURANCE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE.
SO WHETHER IT COST $1000 A YEAR OR $10,000 A YEAR, YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO DO IT.
>> A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE FAIR PLAN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO ROLE IN SURCHARGES APPROVED BY THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
>>> AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, TRACKING OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE 60'S.
A COUPLE OF LOW CLOUDS IN THE COASTAL AREAS BY THE TIME THE SUN COMES UP.
ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION WILL BE SEEING A MIX OF 50s AND 60s, PRIMARILY, FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS.
DOWN TO 56 FOR OCEANSIDE AND CAMP LITTLETON.
FUTURE TRACK RADAR IS SHOWING THAT BY 6:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, SOME CLOUD COVERAGE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.
BUT THE CLOUD COVERAGE SHOULD START TO FADE AWAY BY ABOUT NOON AND MIDDAY.
WE WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS OFFSHORE FOR THE MOST PART, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE DRY HERE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
MORE SHOWERS CONTINUING ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, BUT OVERALL, IT'S GOING TO BE A DRY AND WARM FOR SHAPING UP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HERE'S THE OVERALL SET UP FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.
YOU CAN SEE VERY WARM ALONG THE INTERIOR, BUT ACROSS THE WEST COAST, THE ENTIRE WEST COAST, REALLY NICE WEATHER HERE SHAPING UP FOR US.
TEMPERATURE WISE FOR SAN DIEGO FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, LOTS OF SUNSHINE.
PRIMARILY SEEING A MIX OF 60s AND 70s, SO OVERALL, PLEASANT AFTERNOON HERE SHAPING UP, INCLUDING 69 FOR OCEANSIDE AND CAMP LITTLETON.
HEADING INTO THURSDAY, THAT'S WHEN THE HEATWAVE REALLY RAMPS UP HERE ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING OUT FOR TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR TRIPLE DIGITS, POSSIBLY EVEN RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES FOR A FEW AREAS.
SO HERE'S AN UPDATED LOOK AT YOUR POST FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FORECAST.
YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUDIEST DAY AND THE FORECAST IS WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH YOU LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVERAGE, BUT AFTER THAT, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER IN THE FORECAST THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND, ONCE AGAIN, THE WEEKEND WAS GREAT.
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING IN THE MID-70s WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS, A MIX OF UPPER 50s TO LOW 60s.
INLAND FORECAST, MORE CLOUD COVER FOR WEDNESDAY BEFORE WE START TO QUIT OUT BEFORE WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING IN THE 80s THERE ON FRIDAY.
TWO PITCHERS IN THE 50s PRIMARILY, OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50s, IS A PRETTY CONSISTENT FORECAST WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SOME SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND ACROSS THE DESERT, BACK TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE AND LOTS OF HEAT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
>>> SPOTIFY IS THE LARGEST MUSIC STREAMING PLATFORM IN THE U.S. FOR A MONTHLY FEE, LISTENERS GAIN ACCESS TO 1 MILLIONS OF SONGS.
BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ARTISTS TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING?
ON THE RECENT EPISODE, HOST JULIA DIXON EVANS ASKED THAT QUESTION OF A LOCAL MUSICIAN.
>> Reporter: GIULIANA HAS EXPERIENCED WHAT MANY ARTISTS DREAM OF.
A HIT SONG.
HER 2018 TRACK, SUBWAY SONG, HAS RACKED UP MORE THAN 5 MILLION STREAMS ON SPOTIFY.
THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER.
SO WE ASKED PASSERSBY, HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU THINK AND MUSICIAN EARNS FROM THAT?
>> 500,000.
>> LIKE 700,000.
>> SOMEWHERE AROUND $300,000- $500,000.
>> 5 MILLION.
>> I DON'T KNOW, 300,000?
YEAH, THAT'S MY GUESS.
>> Reporter: I ASKED HER TO CALCULATE WHAT SHE EARNED FROM SUBWAY SONG, AT A RATE OF ABOUT 3/10 OF A CENT PER STREAM.
>> I'VE MADE $15,000 ON IT OVER SEVEN YEARS.
NOT GREAT.
HONESTLY, DOING THEM UP IN FRONT OF YOU JUST MAKES ME SO ANGRY.
AND EMOTIONAL.
I THINK THAT'S WHY I DON'T ENGAGE WITH IT TOO OFTEN, BECAUSE IT IS SO HEARTBREAKING.
AND I HAD THE LUCK OF GETTING ONE SONG INTO THOSE NUMBERS.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET THOSE NUMBERS.
IT'S A SHOOTING STAR KIND OF THING.
AND I GOT TO EXPERIENCE THAT IN MY LIFETIME AS AN ARTIST, AND I AM NOWHERE CLOSER TO BEING STABLE.
FINANCIALLY.
>> Reporter: PERFORMING JUNE 7th AT THE NORTHPARK MUSIC FESTIVAL, YOU CAN HEAR MORE OF HER STORY ON THE FINEST, WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.
JULIA DIXON EVANS, KPBS NEW THIS.
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