>>> ♪ MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION 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.

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>>> CERTAIN COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE OF DILUTION AND NOW THERE IS A NEW EFFORT TO ADDRESS THESE DISPARITIES.

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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> THEY ARE MAKING A NEW HUB TO GET PROJECTS INTO THE RIGHT HANDS AND WE LOOKED INTO THE CENTER WHICH LAWMAKERS SAY IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.

>> Reporter: I AM STANDING IN NATIONAL CITY AND WHAT IS KNOWN AS A BROWNFIELD, A PLOT OF LAND POLLUTED BY INDUSTRY AND MAKING IT ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE AND USABLE AGAIN AS A PROJECT IN WHICH THE NEW CENTER COULD ASSIST AND CALLED A CENTER FOR COMMUNITY, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ONE OF 16 LAUNCHING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IT WILL SERVE STATES AND TERRITORIES AS FAR AS THE GUAM AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT IS A STEP ON A LONG JOURNEY.

>> EVENTS OF THE PAST HAVE CAUSED CERTAIN COMMUNITIES LIKE HERE IN NATIONAL CITY TO BE MORE BURDENED WITH OTHERS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND JUSTICE ISSUES.

AIR POLLUTION, FOR ONE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS ARE A COMPLICATED MATTER AND WILL TAKE EFFORT TO PEEL AWAY EACH OF THOSE LAYERS.

>> Reporter: THEY FUNNELED MINORITIES INTO AREAS WITH MORE POLLUTION AND LESS RESOURCES AND SUPPORT RESULTING IN WORSE HEALTH ISSUES LIKE HIGH ASTHMA RATES AND LOWER PROPERTY VALUES.

MORE FEDERAL FUNDING WAS RECENTLY DIRECTED TO PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS THESE DISPARITIES, BUT IT COULD BE HARD FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCESS.

TO KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT AND APPLY AND WHO CAN HELP, THE CENTER IS MEANT TO BRIDGE THAT GAP AND IT WILL HELP MEASURE NEED, FACILITATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OBTAIN GRANTS AND MORE.

THE EPA IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GAVE THE CENTER $10 MILLION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

>>> IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 2500 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND AS MELISSA TELLS US, A NEW PROGRAM WILL HELP WITH THE TRANSITION OUT OF FOSTER CARE.

>> Reporter: SAL WAS 12 WHEN HE ENTERED THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND HE TRANSITIONED INTO GUARDIANSHIP WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER BEFORE THE AGE OF 16, WHICH MADE HIM INELIGIBLE FOR A LOT OF SERVICES.

>> I TRULY WISH WHEN I WAS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24 THERE WAS AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS TO HELP ME NAVIGATE WHAT I WANTED TO DO IN MY FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL OF THE NEW CAREER PATHWAYS FOR FOSTER YOUTH PROGRAM IS GETTING FORMER AND CURRENT FOSTER YOUTH INTO CAREERS OF THEIR CHOICE AS THEY TRANSITION OUT.

>> YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT IS TOTALLY OKAY NOT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP AND WE WILL HELP EXPLORE THOSE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR YOUTH.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS FUNDING THIS TO COMBAT ISSUES LIKE HIGH LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG FOSTER YOUTH AND HIGH RATES OF HOMELESSNESS.

>> BY 21, 75% OF CALIFORNIA'S GENERAL YOUTH POPULATION HAD FULL OR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AS COMPARED TO 51% OF THOSE IN CALIFORNIA THAT HAD FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS BEING LED BY PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.

THE FOSTER YOUTH LIAISON FOR THE SAN DIEGO WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP IS ONE OF THEM.

>> A LOT OF THE ISSUES OUR YOUTH ARE FACED WITH IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY OR ACROSS THE NATION DOESN'T HAPPEN AT THE INTERVIEW TABLE BUT IT IS HAPPENING AT HOME AND A LOT OF OUR YOUTH ARE FACED WITH HOMELESSNESS.

FOOD INSECURITY'S IS ANOTHER AND THEY HAVE CHILDREN WHO CAN'T AFFORD DAY CARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM INCLUDES HELP WITH HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, TRANSPORTATION AND CHILDCARE, BUT THE MAIN FOCUSES ON SUPPORT FOR FINDING A JOB AND PAID INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO TRAINING PROGRAMS.

>> IF THEY WANT TO BECOME A VETERINARIAN TECHNICIAN, WE HAVE A PROGRAM.

IF THEY WANT TO GET INTO I.T.

OR CYBER SECURITY WE HAVE BOTH OF THOSE.

SO THESE ARE EITHER AT NO TO LITTLE COST EITHER.

IT IS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO OBTAINING A HIGHER EDUCATION WITHOUT THE COST.

>> Reporter: APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM ARE OPEN TO CURRENT OR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AGES 16 TO 24 WHO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>>> THE ORDINANCE BANNING SIDEWALK BENDING NEAR A CERTAIN AREA SUCH AS BEACHES AND BALBOA PARK HAVE BEEN LIFTED BUT MANY VENDORS HAVE GOTTEN AROUND IT ALL SUMMER LONG THANKS TO A LOOPHOLE.

A CLAUSE EXEMPTS VENDORS FROM THE BAND IF THEY ARE ENGAGED IN AN ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE, FREE- SPEECH OR EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITY.

>> THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS I AM A CREATOR WITH MY HANDS AND YOU CAN'T SAY I CAN COME TO THE BEACH AND NOT CREATE BECAUSE ANYBODY CAN COME ANYWHERE AND CREATE BECAUSE I DO IT WITH MY HANDS AND MINE ARE SO AMAZING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO PURCHASE THEM.

TRUCK THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SAID THE CITY WILL CREATE A ZONE WHERE PEOPLE CLAIMING FREEDOM OF SPEECH CAN OPERATE IN THE CITY ALSO SAID IT WILL MAKE THE ORDINANCE MORE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT VENDING ACTIVITY IS BEING REGULATED.

>>> IT APPEARS THE LATEST COVID- 19 VARIANT IT MAY NOT BE TOO VICIOUS AND THE LATEST RESEARCH SUGGESTS PEOPLE VACCINATED APPEAR TO FIGHT IT OFF BUT THE VIRUS IS STILL SWIRLING IN INCREASING NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: COVID-19 DIDN'T TAKE A VACATION THIS SUMMER.

IT ISN'T HEADING OUT FOR FALL EITHER.

>> HOW BAD IT WILL GET, WE DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS A VERY UNPRINTED BULL VIRUS AND IT HAS SHOWN US THAT OVER THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE CDC, COVID RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE BEEN INCHING UPWARD.

ON MONDAY NIGHT THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THAT THE FIRST LADY TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.

A SPOKESWOMAN FOR MRS. BIDEN SAID SHE IS STAYING AT HER DELAWARE HOME DEALING WITH MILD SYMPTOMS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN TESTED NEGATIVE.

>> PEOPLE ARE MORE THAN LIKELY TO KNOW SOMEBODY WHO HAD COVID OR HAD IT HIMSELF BUT, ADMITTEDLY, THIS IS HARD TO VALIDATE BECAUSE THERE ISN'T AS MUCH TESTING.

>> Reporter: THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT THOSE WHO GET IT SHOULD ISOLATE FOR FIVE DAYS AND WEAR A MASK UNTIL TESTING NEGATIVE TWICE OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD, AND KEEP UP-TO-DATE WITH VACCINATIONS.

>> THERE WILL BE AC/DC ADVISORY MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 12 WHICH IS THE POINT THAT THIS BOOSTER MAY BE RECOMMENDED BROADLY FOR THE POPULATION AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>>> WE DO HAVE A REMINDER.

THERE IS MAJOR WORK PLANNED DOWNTOWN BY CALTRANS THIS WEEKEND AND THEY WILL BE DOING EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK OVER ROUTE 163 AND SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE 5 WILL BE CLOSED FOR A WHILE AND THEY WILL BEGIN AT I ATE BEGINNING AT NINE A CLOCK P.M. UNTIL FIVE A CLOCK P.M. MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE A LONGER CLOSURE LATER THIS MONTH AND IT ORIGINALLY STATED IT WOULD AFFECT NORTHBOUND LANES OF THE 5 BUT IT WILL BE FROM THE 15 UP TO THE REPAIR SITE AND WE DO REGRET THE AIR.

THE CLOSURE WILL START ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 29 AND RUN THROUGH OCTOBER 2.

>>> TONIGHT, CONGRESS RETURNED TO WASHINGTON WITH A FUNDING DEADLINE CLOSE AT HAND AND THAT IS COMING UP AFTER THE EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> TWO YEARS AFTER THE CHAOTIC WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN, THE SAN DIEGO MARINE UNITS ARE AMONG SEVERAL RECEIVING THE HIGHEST UNIT LEVEL AWARD IN THE MILITARY.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: ON THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEADLY U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN, THEY ANNOUNCED MARINE UNITS FROM CAMP PENDLETON AND MIRAMAR ARE RECEIVING CITATIONS, THE HIGHEST AWARD A UNIT CAN RECEIVE AND USUALLY AWARDED FOR GALLANTRY IN COMBAT AND THIS IS ON PAR WITH THE INDIVIDUALLY AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PRIZE AND IN A STATEMENT MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE WITHDRAWAL AUSTIN ACKNOWLEDGED THE MORE THAN 2400 U.S.

TROOPS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN SINCE 2001 AND CREDITED THE TROOPS WHO DEPLOYED TO THE AIRPORT IN AUGUST 2021 WITH EVACUATING MORE THAN 120,000 AFGHAN CIVILIANS.

>> I WASN'T GOING TO EXTEND THIS FOREVER WAR AND I WASN'T EXTENDING A FOREVER EXIT.

>> Reporter: THE MARINES FROM THE SECOND BATTALION WERE AMONG THE TASK COURSE SOCIETY AND -- ASSIGNED TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND THEY WERE SENT TO THE AIRPORT AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS TRIED TO GET OUT AHEAD OF THE TALIBAN TAKE OVER ON AUGUST 26 OF 2021.

A SUICIDE BOMBER DETONATED A BOMB NEAR THE GATE AT THE AIRPORT KILLING 13 YOU AS TROOPS AND AT LEAST 170 AFGHANS AND 10 OF THEM KILLED WERE BASED AT CAMP PENDLETON AND IN ADDITION TO 21 THEY SAY THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE COBBLE OPERATION ARE RECEIVING THE AWARD AND IN TOTAL THE UNIT CITATION IS BEING AWARDED TO MORE THAN 30 UNITS ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS AND ARMY.

>>> FLIGHTS FOR THE NATIONS THIRD LARGEST AIRLINE CAN RESUME AFTER A NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP WAS LIFTED AND THE FAA ISSUED AN ALERT THAT UNITED AIRLINES IS DELAYING ALL FLIGHTS NATIONWIDE DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT OUTAGE.

THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM FLIGHT AWARE SHOW UNITED DELAYED HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS AND CANCELED 14 AS A RESULT.

>>> IF THE END OF SUMMER HAS YOU THINKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S TRAVEL PLANS, YOU AREN'T ALONE.

BUT IF YOU ARE PLANNING A EUROPEAN VACATION IN 2024, YOU NEED TO APPLY IN ADVANCE TO GO TO MOST COUNTRIES.

WE EXPLAIN THAT CHANGE.

>> Reporter: SO YOU WANT TO GO TO EUROPE IN THE NEW YEAR?

THIS WILL LIKELY BE A NEW MUST DO, APPLYING ONLINE TO ENTER MOST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FIRST BEFORE YOU GET ON A PLANE.

>> YOU WILL ENTER YOUR PASSPORT DETAILS IN A FEW SECURITY QUESTIONS OR MAYBE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR TRIP.

>> Reporter: IT IS A NEW LAYER OF BORDER SECURITY CALLED THE EUROPEAN TRAVEL INFORMATION AND AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND CITIZENS OF THE 60 OR SO NON-EU COUNTRIES THAT DON'T CURRENTLY REQUIRE A VISA TO ENTER THE EU SUCH AS THE UNITED STATES OR THE UK OR CANADA WILL NEED A VISA WAIVER TO ENTER THE WORLD'S LARGEST VISA FREE ZONE INCLUDING COUNTRIES LIKE ITALY, FRANCE, GREECE, AND SWITZERLAND.

>> IT IS BASICALLY BEING IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY AND STRENGTHEN BORDERS IN THIS VISA FREE ZONE.

THIS WILL SCREEN TRAVELERS WHO DON'T REQUIRE A FULL VISA.

>> Reporter: DESIGNERS OF THE SYSTEM SAY APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE PROCESSED IN MINUTES AND THE VAST MAJORITY COMPLETED IN 96 HOURS.

AUTHORITIES FROM THE EU CAUTIONED THAT SOME APPLICANTS MAY NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION OR TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERVIEW WITH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WHICH COULD TAKE UP AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS.

>> WE RECOMMEND YOU DO THESE 30 DAYS PRIOR.

>> Reporter: IT IS ADVISED NOT TO BOOK ANY FLIGHTS OR ACCOMMODATIONS UNTIL CONFIRMATION OF THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED.

>>> KIDS ARE FILLING CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AFTER THEIR SUMMER BREAK AND IS IT TIME FOR ADULTS TO GET BACK INTO THE OFFICE TOO?

SOME MAJOR COMPANIES THAT ALLOWED REMOTE WORK SAY YES.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT HOW WORKPLACE DYNAMICS AND THE LABOR MARKET HAS CHANGED.

>> Reporter: GETTING WORKERS BACK TO THE OFFICE AFTER THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD STOPS AND STARTS.

NOW, THE CEOs OF MAJOR COMPANIES SAY THEY MEAN IT AND THEY WANT WORKERS BACK IN THE OFFICE THIS FALL OR THEY WILL FACE CONSEQUENCES.

>> WE ARE OUT AT A CLASH RIGHT NOW WHERE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE.

>> Reporter: THAT INCLUDE SOME COMPANIES WHO FLOURISHED DURING THE PANDEMIC LIKE AMAZON WHO RECENTLY TOLD THEIR EMPLOYEES TO GET ON BOARD WITH A POLICY REQUIRING THREE DAYS AT AN OFFICE OR CONSIDER WORKING ELSEWHERE AND ZOOM SAID LAST MONTH THAT EMPLOYEES NEAR THE OFFICE HAVE TO BE ON SITE AT THESE TWO DAYS A WEEK AND EMPLOYEES ARE FINDING THE LABOR MARKET ISN'T TIGHT ENOUGH TO GIVE THEM AN UPPER HAND AND THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE JOBS IN THE U.S.

DROPPED TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE MARCH 2021 IN JULY.

EMPLOYERS CITE THE BENEFITS OF FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS, BUT EXPERTS LIKE THIS COMPANY SAID THIS IS STILL AN EXPERIMENT.

>> IN THE OFFICE DOESN'T EQUAL IN PERSON AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AND ASK THE QUESTION, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO AND HOW AND WHEN AND WHERE DO WE DO IT BEST?

>>> THE HUMAN SUFFERING FROM THE WILDFIRES IN MAUI IS IMMENSE.

BUT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES.

VETERINARIANS ARE WORKING AS HARD AS THEY CAN TO EASE THE PAIN OF PETS AND OTHER ANIMALS INJURED AND LOST IN FIRES.

WE REPORT.

>> Reporter: THESE ARE SOME OF THE HELPLESS VICTIMS OF THE LAHAINA WILDFIRE .

ROMAN RAN OFF FROM HIS DOG SITTER AND SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS.

HE WAS RESCUED BY A GOOD SAMARITAN.

AND HE WAS REUNITED WITH HIS OWNER THANKS TO A MICROCHIP.

HERE AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY, MORE THAN 20 BURNED ANIMALS ARE UNDER CONSTANT CARE NEEDING DAILY BANDAGE CHANGES AND PAIN MEDICATIONS, ANTIBIOTICS AND FLUIDS.

>> IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE ANIMALS IN SUCH TREMENDOUS PAIN.

>> SOMEBODY TURNED HER IN THREE WEEKS AFTER THE WILDFIRE AND YOU CAN SEE SHE HAS ALL OF THESE BANDAGES AND SHE ISN'T VERY COMFORTABLE, BUT DOCTORS GIVE HER A GOOD PROGNOSIS.

THEY DO SAY THAT SHE IS GOING TO BE OKAY AFTER SOME LOVING CARE.

>> THE MAJORITY OF THE ANIMALS WE ARE CARING FOR RIGHT NOW ARE SEVERE BURN VICTIMS AND WHETHER IT IS THE EARS OF CATS OR THE WHISKERS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SINGED, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE PAW PADS OF A LOT OF THESE ANIMALS HAVE EITHER BEEN DOWN TO THE BONE OR EXTREMELY RAW.

>> TIFFANY IS A FOSTER THAT TECH WHO IS CARING FOR NIGEL >> TWO DAYS AGO HE STARTED TO PLAY BALL A LITTLE BIT.

AS BEST AS HE COULD.

SO HE IS BETTER AND GETTING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: THE HUMANE SOCIETY, ALONG WITH A TEAM OF ANIMAL GROUPS HAVE BEEN ESCORTED BY THE NATIONAL GUARD INTO THE BURNS ON SINCE LAST WEEK WHERE THEY DO SET UP TRAPS IN THE HOPES OF FINDING MORE LOST ANIMALS.

>> WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WE ARE HERE FOR THEM AND WE WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO REUNITE THEM WITH THEIR PETS BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY ARE APART OF THIS.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER ANIMAL PATIENT IN THE CLINIC AND DESPITE THE LOSS OF LAHAINA, IT IS ABOUT PERSEVERANCE FOR THESE ANIMALS AND THE PEOPLE WHO CHERISH THEM.

>> THIS IS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY AND WE ARE IN THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL.

>> THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY SENT A TEAM THERE TO HELP AND DURING THEIR TIME THEY HELPED OVER 1000 ANIMALS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM.

>>> OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WE WILL SEE A BIT OF A CHANGE GOING ON WITH LESS LOW CLOUDS AND MORNING FOG AND THIS WILL CONTINUE ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND THERE ARE SOME ALERTS OUT AND THE INTERIOR HEAT WILL BE MAKING A BIT OF A RETURN AND A SURF ADVISORY IS STILL STRETCHING FROM NEWPORT BEACH ON OFF TOWARD THE NORTH FROM CATALINA ISLAND AND THIS GOING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THIS IS WHERE SOME OF THE WAVE HEIGHT WILL BE AT THE HIGHEST.

WITH THAT IN MIND WE WILL WORK OUR WAY THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK DOWN INTO THE MID- 60s AROUND OCEANSIDE AND CHULA VISTA AND FALLING OFF INTO THE UPPER 60s WITH MOUNT LAGUNA UP TO 58.

LET'S WORK OUR WAY HERE INTO THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING AND YOU WILL NOTICE SOME LOW CLOUDS HAVE BEEN HERE AND NOT AS MUCH OF AN IMPACT AS RECENT DAYS AND THIS WILL BE THE TENDENCY AS WE WORK THROUGH TIME AND EVEN WHERE WE SEE SOME LOW CLOUDS MAKE A RETURN THE LONGEVITY HERE WON'T BE THE CASE AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY.

TEMPERATURE -WISE AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IT IS BACK IN THE MID-90s HERE AND IT TOPS OFF AT 84 WITH CHULA VISTA AT 75 AND DOWN THE ROAD WE GO TO THE COAST.

HERE COMES THE WARMTH ALONG WITH MORE SUNSHINE AND WE ARE BACK IN THE MID 80s AND IN FACT WE WILL EXPERIENCE THAT CHANGE HERE OVER SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS WITH SUNSHINE ON THE WAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL RESPOND AS THEY CLIMB UP THROUGH THE 80s AND BACK INTO THE MID-90s LATER THIS WEEK, SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

AND HERE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND GRADUALLY WE SEE THE TEMPERATURES CLIMBING UP IN THE 70s BUT NOTABLY TOWARD THE DESERTS WE GO FROM THE MID-90s WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE UPPER 100S THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

>>> PICKLEBALL IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA.

ACCORDING TO SOME NEIGHBORS, IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE LOUDEST.

HOMEOWNERS IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE INCREASINGLY TAKING LEGAL ACTION TO RESOLVE PICKLEBALL NOISE DISPUTES.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS ALL MOVED INTO HER HOME ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO AND SHE WAS DRAWN TO THE GATED COMMUNITY FOR ITS TRANQUILITY.

TWO YEARS AGO -- >> THEY STARTED PICKLEBALL.

OH MY GOD.

IT CHANGED MY LIFE OVERNIGHT.

>> Reporter: PICKLEBALL IS A GAME SIMILAR TO TENNIS PLAYED WITH PADDLES AND A HARD PLASTIC WELL AND THE COMMUNITIES TENNIS PICKLEBALL COURT IS 60 FEET FROM HER BEDROOM WINDOW AND NOBODY IS ON THE COURT THIS AFTERNOON, BUT SHE REENACTS THE SOUND.

>> I HEAR THIS POP POP POP POP FOR HOURS.

IT COULD BE UP TO EIGHT HOURS A DAY AND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

TRUCK SHE SAID THE NOISE PIERCES THROUGH HER DOUBLE PANED WINDOWS AND SHE WORKS FROM HOME IN THE EVENINGS AND TRIES TO SLEEP DURING THE DAY BUT THE POPPING OFTEN KEEPS HER AWAKE AND IF THEY ARE STILL PLAYING BY THE TIME SHE STARTS WORK, SHE HAS TO WEAR NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES TO FOCUS.

SHE SAID IT HAS AFFECTED HER HEALTH.

>> I WOULD GET THESE SPLITTING HEADACHES AND MY BLOOD PRESSURE STARTED GOING UP AND THIS WAS THE ONLY CONSISTENT IRRITATION IN MY LIFE.

>> Reporter: SHE RECENTLY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND SHE WANTS IT BANNED FROM THE COMMUNITY TENNIS COURTS AND IS SEEKING $300,000 IN DAMAGES AND A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION DECLINED AN INTERVIEW REQUEST.

THIS LAWSUIT IS NOT A ONE-OFF THING AS MORE AND MORE PLAYERS PICK UP PADDLES.

THE CLASHES ARE HAPPENING UP AND DOWN CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> OUR FIRM HAS HANDLED ABOUT 25 SEPARATE CASES.

>> Reporter: HE IS A PARTNER AT THIS LAW FIRM AND REPRESENTS HER IN THE LAWSUIT.

>> FROM SACRAMENTO DOWN, THEY ARE ALL OVER THE STATE AND ORANGE COUNTY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY AND I COULD GO ON AND ON.

>> Reporter: HE HAS CARVED OUT SOMETHING OF A SPECIALTY HANDLING THESE CASES AND SOME OF HIS CLIENTS HAVE TAKEN ON THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS WHILE OTHERS HAVE CHALLENGED CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT ALLOW THEM IN PUBLIC PARKS NEAR HOMES AND SHE SAID WELL SOME CASES GO TO COURT, MOST ARE SETTLED THROUGH MEDIATION AND OFTEN RESULT IN A BAN ON PICKLEBALL IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION.

>> I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THE SPORT AND THEY NEED EXERCISE AND IT IS PLAYABLE BY A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD NOT INFRINGE ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: SINCE MANY OF THESE DISPUTES ARRIVE WHEN A COURT IS CONVERTED INTO A PICKLEBALL COURT, MANY ASK IS THE SOUND THAT MUCH DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE TWO SPORTS?

>> YES.

TENNIS IS DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: LANCE WILLIS IS THE ACOUSTICAL ENGINEER AT THIS COMPANY AND IT IS A TUCSON BASED FIRM THAT IS HANDLED 80 NOISE CONSULTATIONS FOR PICKLEBALL AROUND THE COUNTRY SINCE 2010 INCLUDING THE ONES TIED THE LAWSUITS AND HE SAID WITH TENNIS -- >> THE STRONG RACKET DOESN'T RADIATE SOUND EFFICIENTLY AND THE TENNIS BALL IS STILL FILLED WITH AIR AND IT IS SOFT AND HAS A RUBBER OUTSIDE AND YOU DON'T GET AS MUCH SOUND.

>> Reporter: WITH PICKLEBALL AND RAPIDFIRE POINTS ARE EXCHANGED AT THE NET.

>> IT IS THE POPPING SOUND AND A HARD BALL AGAINST THE PADDLE AND THE SOUND IS RADIATED MOSTLY FROM THE PADDLE AND IT CAUSES A GREAT DEAL OF DISTRACTION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSE TO THE COURTS.

>> Reporter: WILLIS SAID THAT SOUND CAN TEAR NEIGHBORHOODS APART.

>> IT IS SAD TO WATCH IN SOME SITUATIONS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT DIVIDE COMMUNITIES DOWN THE MIDDLE.

>> Reporter: HERE IN SAN DIEGO A REGULAR GROUP OF PICKLEBALL PLAYERS ARE TRYING TO FIND COMMON GROUND WITH NEIGHBORS TO AVOID THAT DIVISION.

THIS RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PLACE PICKLEBALL MOST MORNINGS.

>> WE TRY TO BE AS RESPECTFUL AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP TO THE HOURS AND THE HOURS THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO PLAY AND, BEYOND THAT, I DON'T KNOW THERE IS AN EASY SOLUTION.

>> Reporter: SOME FRUSTRATED NEIGHBORS HAVE FILED NOISE COMPLETE WITH THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, BUT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SOUNDPROOF A COURT ALREADY BUILT.

FOR NOW THE CITY GIVES PRIORITY TO PICKLEBALL IN THE MORNING AND TENNIS LATER ON.

SHE SAID A LONG-TERM ANSWER MAY BE FOUND IN EMBRACING THE SPORTS EXPLODING POPULARITY.

>> AS THE CITY DEVELOPS MORE PUBLIC COURTS, IT WILL LESSEN THE IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS ONE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID MORE PLACES TO SERVE, SLICE AND THINK MEANS SPREADING OUT THE NOISE AND, HOPEFULLY, KEEPING PICKLEBALL ON THE PLANE COURTS AND NOT IN THE COURT OF LAW.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION STARTED 25 YEARS AGO WITH JUST THREE LADIES.

THERE IS NOW A NEW LEAGUE IN NORTH COUNTY AND THEY PARTNERED WITH CARLSBAD I DO SEE ASSISTED- LIVING TO CREATE THE SAN DIEGO SENIOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.

IT IS A FUN BUT COMPETITIVE LEAGUE FOR WOMEN AGES OF 50 AND UP WITH ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE.

>> MEET SOME NEW PEOPLE, GOING OUT AND DOING THINGS WITH PEOPLE AND CHEERING MY TEAMMATES ON.

>> IT IS LIKE A WOMEN'S GET TOGETHER.

WE HAVE FUN AND GET EXERCISE AND HAVE SOME COMPETITION AND EVERYBODY IS NICE TO EACH OTHER, WHICH IS GREAT.

>> THE SAN DIEGO SENIOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION IS A RECREATIONAL LEAGUE, BUT THEY DO COMPETE IN STATE AND NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND NEW PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

ROOKIE TRAININGS ARE HELD ON MOST SUNDAY STARTING AT 9:30 IN THE MORNING.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

WOMEN IN THE U.S. MILITARY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES STILL FACE INTENSE SEXISM AND THE MORNING EDITION DIVES INTO RECENT REPORTS HIGHLIGHTING BARRIERS FOR WOMEN SERVICE MEMBERS.

AND STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS ARE SET TO RESUME OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AFTER MORE THAN A THREE- YEAR PAUSE AND THE MIDDAY EDITION IS BREAKING DOWN ALL OF THE CHANGES AND WHAT BORROWERS CAN EXPECT.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWE OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.