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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS THE NEWS AND HE WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE AMONG THOSE AFFECTED BY THE MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF SEWAGE THAT CONTINUES TO CLOSE LOCAL BEACHES.

THE MAYOR OF $0.01 BAY CITY HAS MADE A TENTATIVE DEAL TO TRY TO LIMIT FURTHER DAMAGE.

BUT WILL IT WORK?

HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN ON THE PLAN AND THE HOPE.

>> Reporter: REPAIRS ARE CONTINUING IN TIJUANA AFTER A SEWAGE RUPTURE LAST WEEK, BUT AN ESTIMATED 288 MILLION GALLONS OF SEWAGE HAS ALREADY HIT THE TIJUANA RIVER JUST NORTH OF THE BORDER COME OUT WITH SOME 32 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY FLOWING INTO THE SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, MORE THAN THE PLANT ITSELF CAN ACTUALLY HANDLE.

>> THAT IS RAW SEWAGE STRAIGHT FROM THE BOWELS LITERALLY OF TIJUANA, AND THAT IS POLLUTING OUR BEACH.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR OF IMPERIAL BEACH HAS ITS SHORELINES UNDER CLOSURE ORDERS DUE TO THE SEWAGE FLOWS.

CORONADO IS OPEN FOR NOW, BUT THERE ARE WARNINGS FOR SILVER STRAND BEACH.

IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS AT LEAST TO STOP THE FLOWS FROM HAPPENING.

IN THE MEANTIME, HE HAS MET WITH BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS AND SAID THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO EMERGENCY MITIGATION MEASURES.

>> DOING WHAT ANY OTHER SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT WOULD DO, CHLORINATION, DREDGING, HOPEFULLY AERATORS.

IF YOU ARE A CIVIL ENGINEER YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.

ANYTHING THAT WILL HELP REDUCE THE IMPACTS FROM THAT DEFUNCT ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER.

>> Reporter: AND SSO FROM THE INTERNATIONAL WATER BOUNDARY COMMISSION IN SAN DIEGO SAYS DETAILS ARE STILL BEING DISCUSSED WITH NOTHING YET FINALIZED.

>> WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR COLLEAGUES IN BAJA CALIFORNIA FOR TENTATIVELY AGREEING TO THAT.

WE HAVE TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS, BUT WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR THAT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE DISASTER, WHICH IS GOOD POINT THAT IS HOW THEY SHOULD OPERATE.

LIKE WHEN THE CLIFFS CRUMBLE TO DELMAR, SAN DIEGO GOES TO THE RESCUE.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE BUT IT IS STILL KILLING US, AND NOW WE NEED TO FIX THE SOURCE OF POLLUTION 6.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE BORDER, AND UPGRADE THE ENTIRE TIJUANA SEWAGE SYSTEM.

MAC SEWAGE FLOWS HAVE CLOSED MUCH OF THE SHORELINES THIS SUMMER WHICH HAS BEEN DEVASTATING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

HE SAYS FEDERAL OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN BETTER AT COMMUNICATING THE IMPACTS OF THE SPILLS, BUT HE WANTS TO SEE IMMEDIATE ACTION.

>> EVERYONE HAS BEEN SUPER DEPRESSED, AND FRANKLY MYSTIFIED, LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROMISES MADE, CIMINI AGREEMENTS, TWEETS, ET CETERA, ABOUT THIS PROMISE THAT IS COMING, AND IT JUST SHOWS THAT THIS IDEA OF DELAY, THIS OFFICIAL BUREAUCRATIC DELAY WHERE THINGS TAKE SO LONG TO FIX A PROBLEM HAS TO END.

>> Reporter: REPAIRS AND THE RUPTURE COULD BE FINISHED BY THIS WEEK.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE NOW USING WASTEWATER TO TRACK THE SPREAD OF MONKEYPOX JUST LIKE THEY DO WITH COVID.

RESEARCHERS AT UC SAN DIEGO SAY THEY FIRST DETECTED MONKEYPOX IN MID JULY AT THE POINT LOMA TREATMENT PLANT, AND SINCE THEN LEVELS HAVE BEEN STEADILY RISING.

SO FAR 113 CASES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WITH MORE THAN 1700 AND CALIFORNIA.

>> IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF VIRUS AND COVID.

IT IS A DNA VIRUS, NOT AN RNA VIRUS.

THAT BEING SAID, OUR WASTEWATER MONITORING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO TRACK THIS.

CORRELATES WITH THE INCREASING NUMBER OF CASES.

>> TO DATE, ALL CASES IN SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN IN MEN.

THE VIRUS CAN INFECT ANYONE, AND THEY EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO OTHER COMMUNITIES LIKE THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

IT IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH CLOSE CONTACT AND CAN CAUSE INCREDIBLY PAINFUL RASHES AND LESIONS.

>>> TONIGHT THE HOMELESS IN SAN DIEGO'S EAST COUNTY HAVE A NEW OPTION, A NEW OVERNIGHT SAFE PARKING SITE WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS IT IS ONE OF EAST COUNTIES SOLUTIONS TO THE GROWING PROBLEMS OF HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: UNDER THE 67 FREEWAY JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS OF EL CAJON, A NEW SAFE PARKING PROGRAM IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR CARS AND LOOKING TO FIND PERMANENT HOUSING.

BACK IN APRIL, THE NORTH MAGNOLIA AVENUE SITE WAS A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN TENTS.

NOW IT IS AN OVERNIGHT PLACE TO SLEEP FOR THOSE WITH CARS.

ACCORDING TO TERESA SMITH OF DREAMS FOR CHANGE HIM OR HER ORGANIZATION WAS CONTRACTED TO RUN THE PROGRAM.

>> WE WILL BE PARKING 17 VEHICLES, CARS, NO RVs.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR JOEL ANDERSON SAYS THE SAFE PARKING LOT MARKS THE FIRST COUNTY OPERATED EMERGENCY SHELTER IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> THIS PARKING LOT IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS SOLVING THE HOMELESS ISSUE.

THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THESE INDIVIDUALS WITH TWO HOT MEALS PER DAY, RESTROOMS, HYGIENE FACILITIES, 24/7 SECURITY, AND MEMBERSHIP TO THE LOCAL YMCA.

MAC THE PARKING LOT IS UP AND NIGHTLY FROM 5:30 P.M. TO 7:00 A.M.

THE FOLLOWING MORNING, BUT IT IS NOT A WALK-UP SITE.

PARTICIPANTS ARE REFERRED BY THE COUNTY'S HOMELESS OUTREACH WORKERS.

>> THIS IS LOW BARRIER.

FAMILIES WILL BE TOP PRIORITY.

WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO GET THE KIDS OFF OF THE STREETS, AND GET THEM IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

AS FAR AS WHAT WE MEAN BY LOW BARRIER IS THAT IT LITERALLY IS, WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS I JUST WANT TO MOVE TOWARDS PERMANENT HOUSING.

>> Reporter: THE LOCATION CAN ACCOMMODATE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RUNNING VEHICLES.

THE SITE WILL OPERATE WITH A WAITLIST.

THE COUNTY IS ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER UNINCORPORATED AREAS FOR EVEN LARGER SAFE PARKING LOTS.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW ECONOMIC REPORT AT TODAY'S GIVING CONSUMERS A GLIMMER OF HOPE.

NEW NUMBERS SIGNAL RUNAWAY INFLATION TOOK A BIT OF A BREATHER IN JULY BUT DESPITE SOME IMPROVEMENT, PRICES ARE STILL HIGH.

WE ARE IN WASHINGTON TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN.

>> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INFLATION REMAINS HOT, BUT RECENT PRICE HIKES ARE COOLING-OFF.

>> WE ARE SEEING A STRONGER LABOR MARKET WHERE JOBS ARE BLOOMING AND AMERICANS ARE WORKING, AND WE ARE SEEING SOME SIGNS THAT INFLATION MAY BEGINNING TO MODERATE.

FOR MEGHAN KEE INFLATION REPORT SUGGESTS AMERICANS ARE FINALLY GETTING SOME RELIEF AFTER 19 STRAIGHT MONTHS OF RISING PRICES.

>> IT'S HITTING EVERYTHING WE PURCHASE.

>> Reporter: BUT BUSINESS OWNERS ARE STILL FEELING THE PINCH.

>> THERE ARE TIMES, AND THESE ARE THOSE TIMES, YOU MUST RAISE PRICES TO REMAIN A SUPPLIER, AND REMAIN IN BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THE BUREAU OF LABOUR STATISTICS SAYS CONSUMER PRICES IN JULY WENT UP BY A .5% YEAR OVER HERE COMPARED TO THE 9.1% INCREASE IN JUNE.

PRICES OVERALL HELD STEADY MONTH-TO-MONTH.

ANALYSTS SAY FOLLOWING ENERGY COSTS HELPED OFFSET INCREASES IN OTHER AREAS.

>> I HESITATE TO SAY, BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE A STREAK OF A FEW MONTHS WHERE WE SEE SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT ACROSS A MUCH BROADER RANGE OF CATEGORIES.

BACK FOOD COSTS WENT UP SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST MONTH, BUT ARE NOW 10.9% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR, THE LARGEST ANNUAL INCREASE SINCE MAY OF 1979.

THE PRICE OF FOOD AT HOME ALSO SOARING.

>> FOOD PRICES IS PROBABLY THE PLACE WHERE WE DID NOT SEE AS MUCH PROGRESS AS WE LIKE.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS EXPECTED TO RAISE RATES IN SEPTEMBER TO KEEP PRICES UNDER CONTROL, AND TO AVOID PUNCHING THE ECONOMY INTO A RECESSION.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL TREND OF FALLING GAS PRICES.

TODAY THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS $5.38 , DOWN MORE THAN A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY, AND THE LOWEST PRICE SINCE MARCH 7th.

THE AVERAGE HAS DECREASED BY NEARLY 1 DOLLAR SINCE REACHING A RECORD $6.37 ON JUNE 15.

>>> IT IS OFFICIAL.

TODAY SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SIGNED THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE INTO LAW.

IT COMMITS TO NET ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 2035.

THE PLAN CALLS FOR A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, AND AMONG THEM PHASING OUT 90% OF FOSSIL FUEL USE IN BUILDINGS BY 2035 OFFERING 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY FOR ALL SAN DIEGO CUSTOMERS BY THE YEAR 2030, AND SHIFTING HALF OF ALL TRIPS TO WALKING, BIKING, OR TRANSIT.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS FAR BEHIND ON A CALL FROM THE PREVIOUS CLIMATE PLAN, BUILDING MORE ROUNDABOUTS.

METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE SLOW PACE OF CONSTRUCTION HAS IMPACTS ON CLIENT TRAFFIC SAFETY AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: ROUNDABOUTS HAVE A COUPLE OF ADVANTAGES.

THEY SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC, MAKING STREETS SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, AND UNLIKE STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THEY KEEP CARS MOVING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.

LET'S STOP AND GO MEANS LESS GAS TURNED INTO CARBON DIOXIDE.

>> EVEN AT THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MILES PER HOUR, THAT IS NOT THE SPEED THAT PEOPLE TEND TO TRAVEL ON THIS ROADWAY.

>> Reporter: KATIE IS AN URBAN PLANNER AND PRESIDENT OF THE NONPROFIT DUTIFUL PB.

WE MEET AT A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AND PACIFIC BEACH WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR YEARS.

THE CITY SAYS IT START WILL START BUILDING AROUND ABOUT BY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR AT A COST OF ALMOST $3 MILLION.

>> SOME OF THESE BIG ROUNDABOUT PROJECTS, THEY ARE COSTLY AND TAKE UP A LOT OF SPACE, THEY TAKE TIME TO DESIGN, BUT THERE ARE OTHER SMALLER, QUICK AND PREVENTS WE CAN MAKE THAT WILL HELP US REACH SOME OF OUR GOALS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S 2015 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN SET A GOAL OF BUILDING 15 ROUNDABOUTS BY 2020, BUT THE CITY BUILT ONLY TWO.

ADVOCATES SAY QUICK BUILD ROUNDABOUTS INSTALLED WITH PAINT AND PLASTIC BARRIERS DRILLED INTO THE STREET CAN BE A CHEAPER AND FASTER WAY TO IMPROVE SAFETY.

>> A QUICK BUILD PROJECT IS A GREAT WAY TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY EXACTLY WHAT THE BENEFIT OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO WILL NEED TO PICK UP THE PACE AND BUILD 2 TO 3 NEW ROUNDABOUTS PER YEAR TO MEET ITS NEW GOAL OF 33 NEW ROUNDABOUTS BY 2035.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME GOOD NEWS FOR MILLIONS OF VETERANS IN NEED OF MORE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY SIGNED THE PACT ACT TO HELP VETERANS EXPOSED TO TOXIC FUMES FROM BURN PITS.

AT ONE POINT, SENATE REPUBLICANS BLOCKED THE BILL, WANTING AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE COST LIMITS, AND THAT LED TO PROTESTS AT THE CAPITAL.

THE DEAL WAS FINALLY REACHED AND SENT TO THE PRESIDENT.

>>> MENTAL HEALTH EQUALS PUBLIC SAFETY.

THAT WAS THE MESSAGE AT A COMMUNITY EVENT IN OCEANSIDE TODAY I'M AWARE GUESTS LEARNED ABOUT RESOURCES AIMED AT PROVIDING UNIVERSAL SAFETY.

MORE NOW FROM KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE.

YOU'RE BACK GUESTS INSIDE OCEANSIDE STAR THEATER USUALLY FEEL THE SEEDS TO ENJOY THE SHOW, BUT TODAY THE COMMUNITY WAS INVITED TO AN EVENT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> TODAY'S EVENT IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO HAVE A DIALOGUE AND PROBLEM SOLVING ON HOW TO IMPROVE SOCIETY FOR ALL WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH LANGUAGE.

>> HE'S THE FOUNDER OF LIVED EXPERIENCES, A NORTH COUNTY ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.

THEY PUT ON THE EVENT AND INVITED DIFFERENT SPEAKERS TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM SEEKING HELP.

DR. VAZQUEZ WAS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS.

>> IN MANY CULTURES, INCLUDING MY OWN, IF I WERE TO TELL SOMEBODY THAT YOU NEEDED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY, IT IS ALMOST LIKE I JUST TOLD THEM OFF.

IT IS ALMOST LIKE I HAVE SAID BAD WORDS OR PROFANITY THEM.

>> Reporter: HE DOES COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR UC SAN DIEGO AND ENCOURAGES TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

>> THE MORE WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS OUT IN PUBLIC, THE MORE WE NORMALIZE, RIGHT, THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH.

>> Reporter: TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH IS ONE STEP, BUT HAVING PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD IS ANOTHER HURDLE SAYS ANOTHER EVENT SPEAKER.

>> WE HAVE A FUTURE NEED RIGHT NOW.

MAINLY, WHEN A FAMILY OR A PERSON ASKS FOR HELP FOR EMOTIONAL HELP OR THERAPY, AND YOU WANT TO SEND THEM FOR THERAPY, IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO IS CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, WHO UNDERSTANDS WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM, NOT JUST SOMEBODY WHO SPEAKS SPANISH, BUT WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM.

BACK SPEAKERS SHARED DIFFERENT TESTIMONIES, AND SITTING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION WAS THE OCEANSIDE CHIEF OF POLICE.

>> IN ONE SENSE IT MADE ME WISH SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD BE SOMETHING THAT MORE OF MY WHOLE DEPARTMENT CAN EXPERIENCE PEER CANNOT BECAUSE I THINK MY DEPARTMENT NEEDS IT, BUT EVERYBODY CAN BENEFIT FROM IT, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE INTERACTIONS AMONGST THE FOLKS HERE, AND THE CONNECTED IT THAT CAN TAKE PLACE.

>> Reporter: MENTAL HEALTH IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC TO DISCUSS BECAUSE THE CALLS HIS DEPARTMENT GETS ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT TO THEM.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE JUDGE WHO BECAME THE FIRST LATINO TO SERVE IN THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT COULD MAKE HISTORY AGAIN.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS NOMINATED PATRICIA GUERRERO AS THE NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT.

SHE HAS DEEP TIES TO OUR REGION.

SHE WAS RAISED BY IMMIGRANTS FROM MEXICO IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY, AND SERVED AS AN APPELLATE JUDGE IN SAN DIEGO.

OR NOMINATION MUST BE CONFIRMED BY THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS, AND THEN BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER.

>>> COUNTY LEADERS LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM TODAY AIMED AT GETTING YOU OUTDOORS.

THE GOAL OF THE EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS PROGRAM IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE COUNTY'S 23 REGIONAL PARKS.

IT IS ALSO THE BREAKDOWN COSTS, EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING BARRIERS THAT MIGHT EXIST.

>> PUT ASIDE THE WORRY ABOUT THE COST, AND REALLY JUST FOCUS ON GETTING TO THE OUTDOORS AND CONNECTING TO NATURE.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE A PAUSE FROM ALL OF THIS, ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING AROUND YOU, AND IT IS JUST PEACEFUL.

>> THERE IS A FIRST TIMER'S SERIES THAT GIVES LESSONS ON HOW TO BUILD A TENT, KAYAK, OR FISH.

THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS A COURSE ON MOUNTAIN BIKING, AND ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED.

>>> LET US TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER HEADLINES.

THE MONSOON MOISTURE IS IN FULL RETREAT, SO DECREASING MONSOON MOISTURE MEANS STORMS MORE ISOLATED.

IT WILL STILL STAY WARM AND HUMID.

GUESS WE TAKE A CHECK AT THE END OF THE WEEK, WE HAVE ANOTHER MOISTURE SURGE ON THE WAY, ESPECIALLY BY FRIDAY.

WE GO TO THE WATER VAPOR LOOP.

THERE IS THE UPPER LOW TURNING THE FLOW MORE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST.

THE MOISTURE IS STARTING TO LIFT A LITTLE BIT FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA, BUT NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AROUND 70.

THE MOONLIT SKY, BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.

MID 60s IN OCEANSIDE, ESCONDIDO, RAMONA.

EL CAJON, A LOW OF 72.

HERE IS OUR FUTURE CAST FOR TOMORROW.

IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY QUIET DAY, BUT YOU CAN SEE HINTS OF MOISTURE TRYING TO CREEP IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

THERE MAY BE A STRAY STORM IN THE HIGH DESERT.

CHECKING ON THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OUTLOOK, NOTICE JUST MARGINAL FOR THE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD THROUGH THE DESERTS.

TEMPERATURES SOARING, IT WILL BE A HOT DAY AT EL CAJON.

100.

RAMONA IS AT 98.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 108.

OCEANSIDE IS LOW 80s, AND LOW 80s IN SAN DIEGO.

CHECKING ON THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT, NOTICE THE MOISTURE CREEPS WEST, BUT JUST A MARGINAL RISK FOR ANY FLOODING.

CHECKING ON THOSE TEMPERATURES, IT STAYS WARM AND A LITTLE BIT HUMID NEAR THE COAST.

LOW TO MID 80s.

AS WE HEAD INLAND, KIND OF HOT.

TEMPERATURES WILL STAY IN THE 90s.

THERE COULD BE A STRAY STORM PERHAPS.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, BETTER CHANCES FOR THOSE STORMS FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND, AND IN THE DESERTS TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW HUNDREDS, AND THERE WILL BE A FEW STORMS ON THE PROWL.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> FAST FOOD WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA COULD GET THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN UNDER A BILL MOVING THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

IT WOULD CREATE A FAST FOOD SECTOR COUNCIL MADE UP OF LABOR AND BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES, AND OVERSEEN BY THE STATE.

GETS AUTHOR, DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS HOLDEN, IS A FORMER RESTAURANT FRANCHISEE, AND HE SAYS WORKERS ARE OFTEN DENIED BREAKS, SICK PAY, AND OVERTIME.

WHILE HE SAYS MANY FRANCHISE OWNERS TREAT THEIR WORKERS WELL, NOT ALL OF THEM DO.

>> THOSE WHO ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING WILL TELL THEIR EMPLOYEES HOW TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

THAT IS WHY THIS BILL IS HERE.

>> LABOR GROUPS SUPPORT THE MEASURE.

BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANT GROUPS OPPOSE IT, ARGUING THE BILL WOULD ADD MORE COSTS AND REGULATIONS.

>>> INFLATION IS NOT JUST MAKING YOUR FOOD AND RENT MORE EXPENSIVE.

FOR SOME AMERICANS, THE LIFESAVING THAT IS AND THEY NEED IS NOW UNAFFORDABLE.

GABE COHEN SPEAKS WITH SOME OF THOSE FAMILIES, AND THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THEY ARE HAVING TO FACE.

>> Reporter: THESE ARE THE MEDICINES ANGELINA SCOTT CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT.

FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, AND AN IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT.

>> IF I DON'T TAKE THESE MY HEART WILL STOP POINT >> Reporter: WITH SKY HIGH INFLATION AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN MONTHLY MEDICAL COSTS, THIS NOTARY AND HER HUSBAND, A MAINTENANCE WORKER, ARE FALLING BEHIND ON THEIR BILLS, STAVING OFF SHUTOFF NOTICES.

TO CUT COSTS, SHE HAS STOPPED TAKING MEDICINE FOR HER IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.

>> I CANNOT AFFORD TO.

IT MAKES ME REALLY SICK.

WHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN LIVING AND LIVING?

>> Reporter: IN JUNE, U.S. HEALTHCARE COSTS WERE UP 4.5% FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, AND WITH THE PRICE OF FOOD, GAS, PRINT, AND UTILITIES SURGING EVEN HIGHER, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE STRUGGLING TO AFFORD THE CARE THEY NEED.

>> WHAT THIS LEADS PEOPLE TO DO IS HAVE TO MAKE HORRIBLE TRADE- OFFS BETWEEN PAYING FOR THEIR MEDICATION OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS OR SEEING THEIR PHYSICIAN OR DR., AND HAVING TO PAY FOR BASIC COSTS OF LIVING.

>> Reporter: A NEW SURVEY FOUND ROUGHLY 2 IN 5 ADULTS, AN ESTIMATED 98 MILLION AMERICANS, HAVE DELAYED OR SKIPPED TREATMENT, CUT BACK ON DRIVING, UTILITIES, AND FOOD, OR BORROWED MONEY JUST TO PAY MEDICAL BILLS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

39% HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT AFFORDING CARE IN THE COMING MONTHS.

>> INFLATION AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE ARE BREAKING FAMILIES AND BREAKING INDIVIDUALS, AND WE NEED TO WAKE UP AND ACT.

>> EVERYTHING BUT MY PAYCHECK.

>> Reporter: 71-YEAR-OLD LIBBY DANCY IS A CASEWORKER FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS STRUGGLING SENIORS IN VIRGINIA, BUT SHE HERSELF CAN'T AFFORD TO RETIRE.

>> I WILL BE WORKING HERE PROBABLY UNTIL THEY FINALLY FIND MEAT LAID OUT BACK IN MY OFFICE.

>> Reporter: A THREE-TIME CANCER SURVIVOR, SHE SPENDS HUNDREDS EACH MONTH UNCRITICAL MEDICINE LIKE HARD PILLS, BREATHING TREATMENTS, AND INSULIN, SO SHE IS TIGHTENING HER BUDGET, KEEPING HER AC OFF IN THE SUMMER HEAT, AND FORGOING HER ALLERGY MEDICINES, PROBIOTICS, AND VITAMINS UNTIL PAYDAY.

>> Reporter: WHAT DID I DO TO YOU PHYSICALLY?

>> AND MESSED ME UP.

>> Reporter: HIGH INFLATION IS SQUEEZING MOST AMERICANS, SENDING U.S. HOUSEHOLD DEBT TO A RECORD HIGH, MORE THAN $16 TRILLION.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT IS SUFFOCATING ME SLOWLY.

>> Reporter: FOR SOME THE BALANCING ACT GROWS MORE DIFFICULT BY THE DAY.

>> ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE HORRIBLE, BUT HOW DO I TRY TO LIVE?

>>> THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT PASSED BY THE SENATE AND EXPECTED TO PASS IN THE HOUSE THIS WEEK WOULD PROVIDE SOME HEALTH CARE REFORM.

IT WOULD ALLOW MEDICARE TO NEGOTIATE SOME DRUG PRICES, CAP INSULIN PRICES AT $35 PER MONTH, AND CAP OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES FOR SENIORS AT $2000.

IT ALSO EXTENDS AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDIES FOR 3 YEARS.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" INFLATION SLOWS HIM A BUT THE GOOD NEWS PROVIDES LITTLE RELIEF TO MANY LOW INCOME AMERICANS.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS .

>>> SAN DIEGO PICKLEBALL ENTHUSIASTS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN A BIT OF A SOUR SITUATION.

THE GAME REQUIRES A SPECIAL COURT, AND THERE ARE FEW PLACES TO PLAY IN THE CITY.

THIS HAS LED TO DRAMA ON THE COURTS.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN HEAR IT FROM THE PARKING LOT.

EMANATING FROM A CHULA VISTA PARK ON A WARM THURSDAY EVENING IS THE SOUND OF HUNDREDS OF PLASTIC PICKLEBALL'S SLAMMING INTO HARD ASPHALT.

MEN AND WOMEN, YOUNG AND OLD, GATHER TO PLAY THE TRENDY SPORT THAT HAS EXPLODED IN POPULARITY IN RECENT YEARS.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT MY CONTACT LIST ON MY CELL PHONE, I PROBABLY HAVE 400 PEOPLE I HAVE MET PLAYING PICKLEBALL.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THEM IS 71- YEAR-OLD MARK BRISEBOIS, WHO SWITCHED TO PICKLEBALL FROM TENNIS 10 YEARS AGO AND NEVER LOOKED BACK.

BUT THESE PICKLERS HAVE A, WELL, PICKLE.

>> AM APPALLED AT THE FACT THAT SAN DIEGO DOES NOT JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON AND GET INTO THE PICKLEBALL SWING.

>> Reporter: LOCAL PICKLERS ARE LED BY STEFAN BOYLAND, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF PICKLEBALL SD.

IN PICKLEBALL THERE ARE DIGGERS WHO MAKE SOFT SHOTS AND BANGERS WHO DRIVE THE BALL HARD TO OVER POWER THEIR OPPONENTS.

IN HIS DEALINGS WITH THE CITY, BOYLAND IS DEFINITELY A BANGER.

>> WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF LIP SERVICE, BUT NOT A LOT OF ACTION.

WE STILL HAVE ZERO DEDICATED PUBLIC PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

ZERO.

YOU HEARD ME RIGHT.

WE ARE ABOUT FIVE YEARS BEHIND EVERY OTHER CITY.

>> Reporter: BOYLAND HAS A MISSION TO BRING PICKLEBALL TO THE MASSES, BUT LIKE MANY BEFORE HIM WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO DO ANYTHING IN A TIMELY FASHION, BOYLAND IS STYMIED.

TO BUILD NEW COURTS, HE NEEDS MEETINGS, PLANS, APPROVALS, PERMITS, AND CONSTRUCTION.

PICKLEBALL HE SAYS CANNOT WAIT , SO BOYLAND ROSE UP, STAGING WHAT AMOUNTED TO AN OCCUPIED TENNIS PROTEST, OR MAYBE A PICKLING?

>> YOU HAVE TO SIGN IN AND PAY A FEE, AND IT'S FOR TENANTS ONLY.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK HE AND OTHER PICKLERS STORMED THE COURSE AT ROB FIELD , SET UP THEIR OWN PICKLEBALL NET, AND STARTED TO PLAY.

TENNIS PLAYER CALLED THE POLICE, AND A DISPUTE ERUPTED OVER WHETHER THEY HAD AN ACTIVE PERMIT.

>> GET OFF THIS COURT.

>> FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

>> GET OUT OF HERE.

>> Reporter: NO CHARGES WERE FILED.

>> THE CITY WANTS BOTH SPORTS TO THRIVE, BUT NOT WITHOUT HINDERING ONE OVER THE OTHER POINT >> Reporter: TIM GRAHAM IS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND SAYS THE CITY HAS NO PLANS TO CHANGE THE TENNIS COURTS AT ROB FIELD TO PICKLEBALL.

>> THE CITY IS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO PROVIDE AS MANY PICKLEBALL COURTS AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT DISPLACING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, OR TO TRY TO FIND THEM, TO PUT THEM TOGETHER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, WITHOUT BUILDING AN ENTIRELY NEW FACILITY.

>> Reporter: OPTIONS INCLUDE TAKING OVER UNUSED SHUFFLE BALL COURTS.

APPARENTLY THERE IS NO SHUFFLEBOARD LOBBY IN THE CITY TO PROTEST, PLUS STRIPPING NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS ON BASKETBALL OR OTHER HARD SURFACES, AND THE CITY HAS BROUGHT IN A NATIONAL EXPERT TO INTERVIEW BOTH SIDES AND COME UP WITH A PICKLEBALL- TENNIS PEACE TREATY.

>> UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE PEOPLE GOT INTO THIS SPORT, IT'S PRETTY ADDICTIVE, AND PEOPLE SEEM TO REALLY LOVE IT.

I'VE NEVER PLAYED IT, SO I DON'T KNOW, BUT WHAT THE CITY IS DOING, IT IS BEST TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

>> Reporter: AT NOON ON A RECENT FRIDAY, ONLY A FEW COURTS AT ROB FIELD WERE BEING USED BY TENNIS PLAYERS.

WHY OUTSIDERS MIGHT WONDER WHY THEY CAN'T SHARE TENNIS COURTS WITH PICKLEBALL, THAT JUST WON'T WORK SAYS TODD SPRAGUE.

>> IF YOU PLAY PICKLEBALL, IT HAS A VERY DIFFERENT SOUND, OKAY?

AND THOSE SPORTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY COMPATIBLE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: LESS THE LINES ARE THE COURT ON DIFFERENT, THE NETS ARE DIFFERENT, AND PLAYERS WOULD WANT THE COURTS AT THE SAME TIME.

SPRAGUE SAYS HE AGREES, THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE PICKLEBALL FACILITIES IN SAN DIEGO.

>> BUT CANNIBALIZING TENNIS FACILITIES WHEN TENNIS IS GROWING, AND HAS GROWN, DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL POINT >> Reporter: SO THE CITY IS LEFT WORKING ON A COMPROMISE THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE CANNIBALISM.

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