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>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.

KIDS AGES FIVE TO 11 CAN GET VACCINATED SNS TOMORROW.

THE CDC COMMITTED PFIZER'S COVID-19 SHOTS AND THE AGENCY'S DIRECTOR JUST SIGNED OFF.

HERE IS KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO .

>> Reporter: AFTER A LENGTHY MEETING, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES, OR ACIP RECOMMENDED CHILDREN 5 TO 11 GET THE PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE.

THIS WOULD MAKE THE VACCINE ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING AVAILABLE TO 20 MILLION CHILDREN ACROSS THE U.S., 300,000 RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> I'M EXCITED AND READY TO GO.

AND READY TO GET MY 8-YEAR-OLD VACCINATED.

I AM RELIEVED.

I HAVE BEEN READY FOR A LONG TIME.

>> Reporter: LISA, WHO HAS TWO DAUGHTERS AND, SAID SHE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE NEWS FOR MONTHS.

THEY HAD A SCARE AT HER DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL.

>> WE WERE ON EDGE AND WE WERE LIKE SHE IS SITTING NEXT TO THIS GIRL WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.

>> Reporter: DR. KRISTEN WITH A FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO SAYS APPROVAL DOES NOT MEAN CHILDREN CAN GET THE VACCINE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE ADULT DOSE.

>> IT IS A DIFFERENT FORMULATION AND IT HAS A LONGER SHELF LIFE AND THE VIALS ARE DIFFERENT.

IT IS NOT EASY TO SAY I WILL TAKE A THIRD OF THE ADULT DOSE.

THEY REQUIRE SMALLER NEEDLES AND SMALLER VIALS.

>> HE SAID MYOCARDITIS, WHICH SOME BELIEVE IS LINKED TO PUBERTY HORMONES WILL BE TRACKED BY THE CDC AND FDA.

>> EVERYONE WILL BE WATCHING INCLUDING PARENTS ON THE FENCE RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THIS DECISION IS A GAME CHANGER FOR COMBATING THE VIRUS.. >> I KNOW PEDIATRICIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE EXCITED BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THE SUFFERING OF THE KIDS WHO END UP IN THE HOSPITAL AND THOSE WITH LONG-TERM SYMPTOMS, AND WE HAVE KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME THAT CHILDREN CAN SERVE AND CAN TRANSMIT THE DISEASE.

I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF TWO PEOPLE I CAN REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHO HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF COVID- 19 BROUGHT INTO THE HOUSE FROM A CHILD WHO BROUGHT IT FROM SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: PARENTS GOING TO PEDIATRICIANS WITH THE VACCINE, NOT THE INTERNET.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE FIGHT OVER COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES IS HEATING UP ACROSS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BY DEADLINES TO GET SHOTS HAVE ENDED OR BY INSIGHT.

REPORTER ISABEL ROSALES BREAKS DOWN THE HEADBUTTING FROM COAST TO COAST, AND THE NEW AND PENDING RULING FROM THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.

>> Reporter: ESCALATING TENSIONS OVER COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES.

>> WE ARE PRO-VACCINE, WE ARE ANTI-MANDATE.

>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK CITY, A SPIKE OF CALLOUTS, ABOUT 23 FIREFIGHTERS OUT SINCE THE VACCINE MANDATE WENT INTO EFFECT MONDAY.

MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO WARNS THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES.

>> THE FOLKS WHO ARE FAKING IT IS DOING IMMENSE DISSERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY AND TO THEIR FELLOW MEMBERS OF SERVICE .

>> Reporter: THE CITY INVESTIGATING IF THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION COORDINATE THIS.

>> THOUSANDS OF FIREFIGHTERS FAKING ON MEDICAL LEAVE, WE REJECT THE STAFFING ISSUES IN THE CITIES, OR NOT TO REMAIN MEDICAL LEAVE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE BATTLE OVER MANDATES, DiBLASIO SAID THEY WERE.

IN THE LAST 13 DAYS, 24,000 MORE CITY WORKERS GOT THE SHOT, ABOUT 92% OF CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE.

SO FAR, LESS THAN 3% OF THE WORKFORCE IS ON UNPAID LEAVE FOR REFUSING TO COMPLY.

THE MAYOR INSISTS NEW YORKERS REMAIN SAFE BY WITH NO SERVICE DISRUPTION.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF REFUSING TO ENFORCE A VACCINE MANDATE ON COUNTY EMPLOYEES INCLUDING HIS DEPUTIES.

>> IF WE HAVE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY AND UNDERSTAFFED AS IT IS TO THROW THIS ON TOP OF THAT, YOU ATTEMPTING TO HANDLE FREIGHT.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAME THE FIRST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO OFFER COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS TO STAFF TODAY.

THE PFIZER SITE WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO FACULTY AND STAFF AND AMANDA KELLER OF SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER WAS AMONG THOSE WHO GOT THE BOOSTER SHOT.

SHE SAID SHE DID THAT TO PROTECT HER STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

>> I WOULD NOT WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO ONE OF MY STUDENTS.

MY STUDENTS HAVE DIFFERENT HEALTH ISSUES AND WE NEVER KNOW WHAT SOMEONE HAS.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

>> AND SOMEBODY LOST MY GRANDPA TO COVID-19 THIS SUMMER'S PERSONAL.

>> ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DISTRICT NUMBERS, THEY HAVE ZERO ACTIVE CASES AMONG THEIR ROUGHLY 200 EMPLOYEES.

AMONG STUDENTS, THERE ARE FOUR ACTIVE CASES AROUND 1500 CHILDREN AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THEY PLAN TO VACCINATION EVENTS FOR STUDENTS AS WELL.

>>> THE CAJON UNION VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT 22 STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS STUCK IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE MADE IT OUT.

IN A PRESS RELEASE, THE DISTRICT ANNOUNCED THE FINAL FAMILY IS ON THEIR WAY HOME WITH THE HEALTH OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

THE DISTRICT ADDS THAT HE LOOKS FORWARD TO STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS VERY SOON, AND IT URGED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION TO BRING ALL U.S. CITIZENS HOME AS WELL.

>>> PARENTS IN OCEANSIDE ARE GATHERING TO PROTEST.

THEY ARE MAKING THEIR FEELINGS KNOWN BEFORE TONIGHT'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WHERE OFFICIALS ARE SET TO VOTE ON PROPOSALS THAT COULD BRING BIG CHANGES TO SOME OF ITS SCHOOLS.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE TELLS US PARENTS HAVE PLANNING SCHOOLS SERVING MOSTLY STUDENTS OF COLOR.

>> Reporter: THE OCEANSIDE SCHOOL BOARD IS CONSIDERING TWO PLANS THAT INCLUDE REMODELING SCHOOLS IN NEED OF REPAIRS, CONSOLIDATING TWO SCHOOLS INTO ONE, AND POTENTIALLY CLOSING SCHOOLS.

THIS COMES AFTER THE DISTRICT REPORTED A DECLINE IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, AND A NEED TO MAKE BUDGET CUTS.

NATALIE IS A PARENT AT LIBBY LAKE ELEMENTARY, ONE OF THE SCHOOLS INVOLVED.

SHE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL'S PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION.

>> ANYTIME THERE HAS BEEN A FINANCIAL CUT, THEY COME AFTER OUR SCHOOL SO WE FEEL LIKE THE STEPCHILD OF THE DISTRICT.

WE ARE THE FURTHEST BROWN SCHOOL FROM THE DISTRICT, SO IT'S EASIER TO TARGET.

>> Reporter: SANCHEZ'S PARENTS FELT BLINDSIDED BECAUSE THE DISTRICT DID NOT CONSULT THEM ABOUT POSSIBLE CHANGES, CHANGES THAT IMPACT A LARGE NUMBER OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES OF COLOR.

THE DISTRICT WITHOUT A ONLINE SURVEY.

SANCHEZ SAID SHE TOOK IT ON HERSELF TO PRINT THE SURVEY TO PASS OUT TO PARENTS UNAWARE OF THE DISTRICT'S PLANS.

>> OUR PARENTS ARE NOT VERY WELCOME.

WE HAVE PARENTS THAT DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AND ARE NOT VERY HIGH-TECH, SO WE ARE EASY TO A TARGET.

>> Reporter: LIBBY LAKE ELEMENTARY AND SURFSIDE ACADEMY ARE THE SCHOOLS TAKING THE BIGGEST BROUGHT FROM THE CHANGES .

SOME OF THE SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN AREAS OF OCEANSIDE WHERE GANGS HAVE A HISTORY OF RIVALRY.

THAT'S A CONCERN FOR YOUTH ADVOCATES.

JIMMY FIGARO IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER OF RESILIENCE, A NONPROFIT THAT MENTOR IS AT RISK YOUTH ON PROBATION.

HE SAID SEVERAL INCIDENTS AROUND TO A NEW AREA IN THE SCHOOL COULD RESULT IN GANG VIOLENCE, OR STUDENTS DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.

>> I DO NOT THINK EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS OCEANSIDE TO THIS DEPTH, OR UNDERSTANDS OUR MARGINALIZED LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

IF THEY DID, THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED THAT.

IF THEY DO, THAT IS MORE EGREGIOUS BECAUSE THAT'S AS THEY DO NOT CARE.

>> THE OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD WEEK DECLINED A REQUEST ABOUT AN INTERVIEW.

THE BOARD IS HOLDING A MEETING ABOUT THE PROPOSALS TONIGHT AT 6:00.

PARENTS ARE PLANNING A RALLY OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT BEFORE THE MEETING.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS HISTORY PROJECT WAS ACHIEVED AT THE U.S.

CLIMATE CONFERENCE AND HE HIGHLIGHTED NEW EVIDENCE TO STOP MESSING LEAKS, PROTECT FORESTS, INVEST IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND SPEND MONEY ON CLEAN ENERGY, BUT HE HAD A WARNING ALSO.

>> I AM WORRIED.

I AM WORRIED IF WE DO NOT CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING, WE HAVE THROWN IN JEOPARDY THE PROSPECT THAT WE WILL KEEP THE TEMPERATURE RISING ABOVE 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS.

>> LOCAL CLIMATE WATCHES ARE CONCERNED THE TALKS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PARTIES IN SCOTLAND ARE NOT FOCUSED ON THE ACTION THAT WILL TAKE TUESDAY OFF SEVERE GLOBAL WARMING IMPACTS.

HERE IS KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO RESEARCHER VERA SAID SAN DIEGO IS ALREADY EXPERIENCING THE IMPACT OF RISING TEMPERATURES AND HE WORRIES HOW PEOPLE WILL COPE.

HE SAID IMMEDIATE AND DRASTIC ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TO KEEP GLOBAL WARMING FROM GETTING DRAMATICALLY WORSE.

SPIKE EVEN IF YOU ASK THE MOST GUNG PERSON ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 20 YEARS, IF NOT 30 YEARS TO BRING DOWN THE ADMISSIONS.

I DON'T THINK IT WILL GET 20.

>> Reporter: HE URGED WORLD LEADERS, INCLUDING THE POPE, TO MAKE CLIMATE CHANGE A PRIORITY, BUT HE'S LOSING FAITH.

>> I AM QUITE AT THESE MEETINGS .

THERE ARE A LOT OF TOPICS NOT SUBSTANCE, OKAY.

WE WILL COME WITH SOME MEANINGFUL THINGS BUT NOTHING TO THE PROBLEM WE ARE FACING.

SPEC NEW RESEARCH OUT OF UCLA BLAMES MOST OF THE WESTERN WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

STUDIES SAY THE ATMOSPHERE IS DRAWING OUT LANDSCAPES, AND THAT IS ONE IMPACT.

CLIMATE SCIENCE DIRECTOR ANDREW SAYS SAN DIEGO'S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE COULD CLIMB SIX DEGREES BY THE END OF THE CENTURY IF CARBON EMISSIONS ARE NOT CUT SHARPLY.

>> THAT IS A DIFFERENT CLIMATE THAN WHAT MANY PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO GREW UP IN.

IF WE CAN LIMIT WARMING TO ONE AND A HALF DEGREES, THEN SAN DIEGO IS LOOKING AT ANOTHER DEGREE FAHRENHEIT WARNING.

THAT IS A SIMILAR WORLD TO THE ONE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA HAS AGGRESSIVE GOALS WITH REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF CARBON RELEASED INTO THE AIR BUT ACHIEVING A CARBON NEUTRAL ECONOMY BY 2050 MIGHT COME TOO LATE TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WARMING.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS .

>>> MAYOR TODD GLORIA IS TALKING CLIMATE CHANGE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TODAY.

IS TAKING PART IN THE 2021 ASPEN SECURITY FORUM WHICH MEETS EVERY YEAR TO FOCUS ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY.

GLORIA WILL FOCUS ON THE CITY'S SANCTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH HE SAYS IS NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE.

HE IS LAYING THE PLANS FOR OUR CLIMATE AND OUR FUTURE INITIATIVE, WHICH HE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK.

OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE CONSIDERING A PLAN TO OPEN A NEW REGIONAL FILM OFFICE.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY TALKED WITH LOCALS WHO WORK IN THE FILM INDUSTRY TO LEARN HOW THIS NEW OFFICE COULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT SAN DIEGO FILM AND ARTS.

>> IT IS CRUCIAL THAT THERE WILL BE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS.

SPEC ETHAN IS THE FOUNDER OF MEDIA ARTS SAN DIEGO AND THE LATINO FESTIVAL, A REGIONAL FILM OFFICE TO BRING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR PRODUCTION UNDER ONE ROOF.

>> A COMPANY FROM L.A., OR WHEREVER CAN CALL THAT OFF AND THE PERSON IN THE OFFICE WILL HELP THEM GET THE RIGHT LICENSES AND PERMITS THEY NEED TO FILM ON A BEACH OR MOUNTAIN OR DESERT, AND THAT IS A ONE- STOP SHOP.

>> HE DESCRIBES WHAT THAT WAS LIKE HAVING A SAN DIEGO FILM COMMISSION BEFORE THAT WENT DORMANT IN 2013.

>> IT WAS A PLACE WITH A BROAD AND LOCAL PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION THAT HELPED CREATE TV SHOWS, NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION.

>> THE LACK OF A OFFICE AFFECTED ASPIRING CREATIVE'S.

>> I DID NOT KNOW WHO TO GET TO TO GET GIGS.

I DID NOT HAVE A GOOD IDEA OR FOUNDATION OF WHERE I COULD GO AND WHO I COULD TALK TO IN ORDER TO BE ON SITE IN GENERAL.

>> Reporter: PATRICIA IS A SENIOR, TELEVISION AND MEDIA MAJOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

SHE SAYS THIS OFFICE COULD HELP OTHERS AND TO NAVIGATE THE INDUSTRY.

>> THAT WILL BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO PRODUCTION WORK AND WHO WANT TO BE ON THE SET AND A GREAT ASSET TO ANY SORT OF PRODUCTION.

THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

>> Reporter: BRINGING TELEVISION AND PRODUCTION BACK TO SAN DIEGO BENEFITS THE WHOLE ECONOMY.

>> THIS IS A COMPLEX INDUSTRY, AND A EXPENSIVE CITY, SO CREATING ANY JOBS HERE IS INCREDIBLE AND IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE BUDGETS ON SOME OF THESE FILMS, THEY ARE HUGE.

A LOT OF MONEY CAN BE SPENT HERE.

>> Reporter: THE FILM SAN DIEGO FOUNDER JODY EMPHASIZES HOW PRODUCTIONS MARK IN OUR CITY TO THE WHOLE WORLD AND FUTURE PRODUCTIONS >> HAVING THAT ON A BIG SCREEN AT BY THINKING ABOUT THE LONG- TERM RETURN THROUGH THE TOURISM.

>> Reporter: THE FILM CONSTRUCTION HAS A ROBUST TALENT AND CREW DIRECTORY.

>> IF WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER, I THINK THAT'S THE BEST CASE SCENARIO.

THE WORD CONSORTIUM IS A GROUP OF BUSINESSES WORKING TOWARDS SIMILAR GOALS, AND THE SHARED GOAL IS A FILM INDUSTRY IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS SET TO VOTE ON THE POLICY LATER TODAY.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT MIGHT BE AN OFF YEAR ELECTION BUT THE DECISION VOTERS MAKE TODAY COULD HAVE MAJOR RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

REPORTER CHRIS NGUYEN RUNS DOWN THE RACES AND ISSUES ON THE BALLOT NATIONWIDE.

>> Reporter: ELECTION DAY, IN THE U.S., THE RESULTS OF THESE OFF YOUR RACES POTENTIALLY PROVIDING ROADMAPS TO THE 2022 MIDTERMS AND THE 2024 RESIDENTIAL CONTEST.

IN VIRGINIA, FOCUS ON A STATEWIDE RACE, FORMER DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR TERRY McAULIFFE SEEKING OFFICE AGAIN.

>> I AM RUNNING AGAIN.

I HAVE PLANS OF WHERE I WANT TO TAKE THIS.

>> Reporter: HE'S FACING A TIGHT CONTEST AGAINST REPUBLICAN BUSINESS EXECUTIVE GLENN YOUNG AND.

>> I FELT THE GREAT SURGE OF MOMENTUM FROM THE LAST 6 TO 8 WEEKS.

>> Reporter: AND NEW JERSEY, GOVERNOR MURPHY AIMS FOR A SECOND TERM, BUT THAT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 40 YEARS SINCE A REPUBLICAN WON ELECTION THERE.

>> WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS HAS BEEN WORKING AND FOLKS WANT TO SEE MORE.

>> Reporter: OTHERS INCLUDE MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN THE BIGGEST CITIES.

IN NEW YORK CITY, BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT AND FORMER POLICE CAPTAIN ERIC ADAMS IS WIDELY SEEN AS THE FRONT RUNNER.

IN BOSTON, HISTORY WILL BE MADE WITH HER MICHELLE WILL OR ALYSSA BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN IN PERSON OF COLOR TO BE ELECTED.

>> I AM A MOM WITH KIDS IN OUR SCHOOLS, I HAVE BEEN IN CITY HALL FOR 10 YEARS.

SEEING JUST HOW MUCH POWER WE HAVE IN CITY GOVERNMENT STEPS UP AND CONNECTS WITH OUR COMMUNITIES IS GOOD.

>> Reporter: EYES ON MINNEAPOLIS AS VOTERS FACE POLICE REFORM FOLLOWING THE MAY 2020 MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD.

IN WASHINGTON, CHRIS NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR HEALTH COVERAGE, NOW IS THE TIME.

COVER CALIFORNIA, WHICH SELLS INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLANS, HAS STARTED OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2022.

DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, 12 INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL SELL PLANTS THAT COULD OFFER SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNTS ON YOUR PREMIUMS.

OPEN ENROLLMENT RUNS THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS TODAY APPROVED A FRAMEWORK FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS.

THE LONG-TERM PLAN HAS FIVE ELEMENTS, THEY INCLUDE APPROACHES CENTERED ON PEOPLE AND DRIVEN BY DATA, ALONG WITH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ENSURING HOUSING STABILITY THROUGH FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS AS WELL AS RACIAL AND SOCIAL EQUITY.

THE COUNTY WILL SEEK STATE FUNDING AND CONTINUE TO USE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT MONEY.

>>> FOR PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF JAIL, OR RECOVERY CENTERS, REINTEGRATION BACK INTO SOCIETY CAN BE A TOUGH JOURNEY.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORT ON YOUR THORN INTRODUCES US TO A NONPROFIT HELPING HELPING RECENTLY RELEASED INDIVIDUALS WITH SUPPORT AND JOBS.

>> Reporter: ON HIS DAYS OFF, HE GETS READY TO HIT THE WAVES.

LIFE FOR HIM WAS NOT ALWAYS SWEET, AS HE SAYS.

>> COUCH SURFING, DOING ANYTHING I HAVE TO DO TO GET MONEY NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS AS FAR AS STEALING STUFF FROM STORES TO EAT, TO GOING TO DIFFERENT FRIENDS HOUSE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE FOOD OR WHATEVER THAT WAS.

IT WAS COUCH SURF LIFE .

>> Reporter: A FINAL ROBBERY AND INTERNIST RECORD GOT HIM NINE YEARS IN PRISON.

>> NOW I CAN SEE PEOPLE COMING BACK IN TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE I EVEN GET UP.

THEY WOULD BE IN THERE FOR A YEAR AND THREE YEARS LATER, THEY WILL COME BACK AND THEY ARE LIKE YOU ARE STILL HERE, AND I'M LIKE YOU ARE BACK.

>> Reporter: HE DID NOT WANT TO BE BACK AND HE COMPLETED HIS SENTENCE BY STAYING BUSY WITH FIRE CAMP, WORKING OUT AND LOOKING AHEAD TO LEAVING HIS PAST BEHIND.

WHEN SALDANA WAS RELEASED, HE GOT A JOB AT A GROCERY STORE THAT HELPED HIM PAY RENT AND BUY A CAR, BUT HE WAS NOT HAPPY.

>> I WOULD WAKE UP AT FOUR OR 5:00 AND GO STRAIGHT TO WORK EVEN IF IT WAS RAINING AND IN THE BUS TO THE RAIN AND SHOWING UP SOAKING WET, HAVING TO WORK IN A DAIRY COOLER AND THEY DID NOT CARE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN HE GOT CONNECTED WITH TIM LYNN BASIS, THE FOUNDER OF A NONPROFIT CALLED REINTEGRATION.

THAT HELPS PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVED TIMES BY HELPING THEM GET JOBS.

HE HELPED NICK SALDANA GET A STAGE CREW FOR TV AND EVENTS, SOMETHING HE ENJOYS UP.

>> YOU HAVE TO GO AND LOOK FOR A JOB AND REACH OUT TO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND APPLY EVERYWHERE AND SOONER OR LATER, THAT WILL COME.

THAT DEPENDS ON HOW FAST AND MOTIVATED THE PERSON IS.

>> Reporter: HE IS A LEAD SINGER OF THE MUSIC GROUP, AS I LAY DYING.

HE PLED GUILTY FOR ATTEMPTING TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO MURDER HIS WIFE AT THE TIME.

>> NOTHING I CAN DEFEND OR EXPLAIN LIKE OH, I GET IT, IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME, IT IS NOT A LOGICAL PLACE IN MY LIFE, JUST A DARK SPOT IN MY LIFE.

>> Reporter: NOTHING HE CAN DO.

>> I CAN JUST SHOW IT WAS A ISOLATED MOMENT IN MY LIFE.

THE ONLY WAY TO PROVE THAT IS HOW I LIVE MY LIFE GOING FORWARD.

>> Reporter: WHILE HE WAS IN PRISON, LAMESIS GOT DEGREES.

>> Reporter: >> THE FRIENDS WERE NOT POSITIVE INFLUENCE, AND THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE COME OUT OF PRISON WITH PARTICULAR JOB SKILLS.

I WANTED TO HELP GUYS HAVE ALL THREE OF THOSE RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: REINTEGRATION WORKS WITH COMPANIES LOOKING TO HIRE AND WILLING TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE.

THEY OFFER RESUME SUPPORT AND WALKING INTERVIEWS TO HELP THEM SECURE THE JOB.

>> A LOT OF THESE GUYS ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE ON THEIR OWN TO GET A JOB, AND THEY HAVE SKILLS, THEY JUST NEED THE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND OTHERS NEED TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS, MAYBE WORK THEIR WAY UP SO THEY CAN HAVE SOMETHING THAT STARTS ON MINIMUM WAGE LEVEL THAT CAN BECOME A CAREER.

>> Reporter: LAMBESIS SAYS PEOPLE ARE FACING DIFFERENT THINGS AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKE EVERYTHING CASE-BY-CASE.

OFFERING SUPPORT AND HELPING PEOPLE FIND A JOB, LAMBESIS SAYS THEY ARE REDUCING RECIDIVISM AND REDUCING OLD PATTERNS FROM REPEATING.

>> THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THINGS AND SOMETIMES, VERY HEARTBREAKING THINGS.

AS WE GIVE SOME OF THESE GUYS AND GIRLS AS WELL TO TELL THEIR STORIES, THAT THAT NOT ONLY VALIDATES WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH BUT HELPS VALIDATE THAT THESE ARE GREAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE A BAD THING AND NOT BAD PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS REINTEGRATION'S FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, AND THEY HELPED 13 PEOPLE SO FAR.

THEIR OFFICE OPENS LATER THIS MONTH IN CARLSBAD.

LAMBESIS HOPES THE ORGANIZATION CAN GROW THEIR STAFF, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY HELP .

>> I THINK A LITTLE OF THE NARRATIVE IS CHANGING, ESPECIALLY AROUND ADDICTION BUT WITHIN CORPORATIONS LIKE PEOPLE ARE DEFINED BY THIS WORST MOMENT IN THEIR LIFE, AND I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

>> Reporter: TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> WHATEVER YOU HAVE PLANNED, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING A JACKET AND IT IS FEELING LIKE FALL WITH PLACES DIPPING INTO THE 40s TONIGHT.

JESSICA PATRICK HAS THE FORECAST.

>> ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WHICH MEANS THEY MIGHT HAVE MORNING CLOUD COVER, BUT THAT SHOULD GIVE WAY TOO BRIGHT AND SUNNY AFTERNOON.

THAT IS LOOKING TO STAY DRY AND NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST.

TEMPERATURE WISE, WE CAN SEE A WARM-UP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BUT WE ARE TALKING A COUPLE DEGREES, SO THAT WILL NOT MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE MOVING FORWARD.

TEMPERATURES TO NOT FALL INTO LOW 50s IN OCEANSIDE, BORREGO SPRINGS AND EL CAJON 52 AND RAMONA INTO THE 40s.

WEDNESDAY, WE ARE WATCHING AS LIGHT RAIN COMES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT BIG PATTERN CONTINUES HERE BEYOND THAT, AND THAT MEANS WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FOR MOST.

TEMPERATURE WISE WEDNESDAY, WE HAVE 80s IN RAMONA AND LOW 60s IN THE MOUNTAINS, CHULA VISTA IS 71 AND SAN DIEGO AT 71.

THURSDAY IS DRY AND PLEASANT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND THE DIP IN THE JET STREAM IMPACTING PLACES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST.

IT IS LOOKING LIKE A PLEASANT AND DRY DAY.

NO COMPLAINTS FOR THURSDAY.

NEAR THE COAST, THE SAME FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 70s AND MORNING FOG GIVING WAY TO SOME SUNSHINE IN THE AFTERNOON.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES GO FROM UPPER 70s INTO LOW 80s THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WE DIP INTO 70s INTO THE WEEKEND.

NOT A LOT OF CHANGE IN THE FORECAST MOVING FORWARD.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST, NO RAIN AND MAINLY SUNNY AND NOT A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN THE FORECAST.

IN THE DESERT, WE SEE TEMPERATURES WARM UP INTO THE 90s ON FRIDAY, BUT OVERALL LOOKING TO STAY IN THE UPPER 80s .

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH .

>>> HERE IS THE TOP STORIES, THE CDC DIRECTOR HAS GIVEN THE FINAL GO-AHEAD TO ADMINISTER PFIZER'S COVID-19 VACCINE FOR ALL CHILDREN AGES FIVE TO 11.

THE FIRST VACCINATIONS FOR THAT AGE GROUP CAN START TOMORROW MORNING.

PFIZER HAS ALREADY BEGUN SHIPPING MILLIONS OF DOSES TO STATES, DOCTORS OFFICES, AND PHARMACIES.

THE KID -SIZED SHOTS CONTAIN A THIRD OF THAT IS GIVEN TO TEENS AND ADULTS.

HOPE TONIGHT, THE OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CONSIDER PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES AT SEVERAL OF ITS CAMPUSES INCLUDING MARCHERS AND POSSIBLE CLOSURES.

THE CHANGES ARE A RESPONSE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND BUDGET TROUBLES.

ANY APPEARANCE SAY THEY FELT BLINDSIDED BECAUSE THE DISTRICT DID NOT CONSULT THEM ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CHANGES, ALTHOUGH IT PUT OUT AN ONLINE SURVEY.

THE DISTRICT DECLINED A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW AND THE KPBS NEWSROOM ON MORNING EDITION, WE CHECK IN ON SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING PROGRAM.

ON MIDDAY ADDITION, WITH THE EXPANSION OF OUTDOOR DINING IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO MEANS FOR DINERS.

>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

OUR VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS IN CRUCIAL CONTEST THAT MIGHT HOLD CLUES FOR NEXT YEAR'S NATIONWIDE RACES.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER THE EVENING EDITION OF KPBS .

>>> SIX MONTHS AND SPACE APPARENTLY DOES NOTHING FOR YOUR CRAVINGS.

NASA ASTRONAUT AND UCSD ALUMNI MEGAN MacARTHUR HAD TO HAVE HER TACOS.

IT WAS BASED TACOS.

ON FRIDAY, SHE TREATED THESE PHOTOS OF HER FOOD MADE WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART PEPPERS, THEY HAVE TO THESE ARE PART OF AN EXPERIMENT GROWN ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

NASA RESEARCHERS SPENT TWO YEARS TESTING OTHER VARIATIONS BEFORE LANDING ON THE GREEN CHILI PEPPERS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME MacARTHUR GOT TO ENJOY TREATS IN SPACE.

ON HER 50th BIRTHDAY, BACK IN AUGUST, THE SPACE CARGO DELIVERY BROUGHT HER SOME ICE CREAM, THAT IS PERFECT WITH TACOS.

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