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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IN YET ANOTHER EFFORT TO COMBAT COVID-19, A NEW ORDER IS GOING OUT TONIGHT.

IT IS FROM THE GOVERNOR TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF ACROSS THE STATE.

MANDATING THAT THEY SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION.

AS KPBS'S ALEXANDRA RANGEL REPORTS, THE GOAL IS TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE IN THE CLASSROOM.

>>> WE THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AND WE THINK THIS IS A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS OPEN.

>> Reporter: SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF IN CALIFORNIA ARE NOW REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF COVERED VACCINATION, OR UNDERGO WEEKLY TESTING.

THE NEW POLICY ANNOUNCED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM GOES INTO EFFECT AUGUST 12.

SCHOOLS MUST BE IN FULL COMPLIANCE BY MID-OCTOBER.

NEWSOM APPLAUDED THE STATE FOR HAVING SOME OF THE HIGHEST VACCINATION RATES, BUT SAYS IT IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> WE NEED TO DO MORE, AND DO BETTER BY BECOMING THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO REQUIRE A VACCINE MANDATE, OR AT LEAST VERIFICATION, AND/OR A TESTING REQUIREMENT.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT SAYS THAT THEIR DISTRICT HAS HAD A VACCINATION POLICY SINCE THE SPRING.

>> BECAUSE WE HAD A TESTING PROGRAM ALREADY IN PLACE, IT WAS EASIER FOR US TO MANDATE THAT STAFF EITHER GO THROUGH THE TESTING, OR SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS MOST TEACHERS WERE IN FAVOR OF THE DISTRICT IMPLEMENTING ALL POSSIBLE HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.

>> STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDER 12, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE YET, SO ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, GO TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY WITHOUT ACCESS YET TO THE VACCINES.

YOU KNOW, ADULTS REALLY NEED TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING, AND GET THEMSELVES VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: THIS POLICY COMES WEEKS AFTER REQUIRING STATE WORKERS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO SHOW VACCINE VERIFICATION.

WHETHER STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET THE VACCINE, IF AND WHEN IT IS APPROVED BY THE F DA REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

ALEXANDRA RANGEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> STARTING TODAY, ANYONE VISITING A HOSPITAL OR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY IN CALIFORNIA WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION, OR A NEGATIVE COVID TEST.

ALL VISITORS MUST ALSO WEAR A FACE MASK WITH A SURGICAL MASK, WITH DOUBLE MASKING RECOMMENDED.

THERE IS AN EXEMPTION FOR PEOPLE VISITING A PATIENT NEAR DEATH, AND DOES NOT APPLY TO PEOPLE VISITING OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

>>> ALMOST ALL 50 STATES ARE SEEING A RISE IN CODED CASES.

ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, HOSPITAL BEDS ARE FILLING UP, LEAVING MANY PATIENTS TO SEEK TREATMENTS IN NEIGHBORING STATES.

WE HAVE MORE ON WHAT IS BEING DONE TO ENHANCE VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKERS.

>> Reporter: TIM HAS BEEN AT KINGWOOD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY, AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH COVID PNEUMONIA, AND NEEDS URGENT CARE POINT THE HOSPITAL IS OUT OF ICU BEDS.

>> AS WE ARE LEAVING, THE NURSE COMES RUNNING OUT THAT HE HAD GOTTEN A BETTER NEW MEXICO.

WE WERE EXCITED, AND CELEBRATED, BUT SINCE THEN, HAS BEEN HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE.

>> Reporter: AS ICU BEDS RUN LOW NATIONWIDE, 45 STATES SAW A RISE IN CASES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, AND AS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO THE CLASSROOM, A NEW NATIONAL SURVEY FROM THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION SHOWS 63% OF PARENTS WANT MASK REQUIREMENTS AT SCHOOLS, BUT 58% OF PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGES 12 TO 17% BELIEVE VACCINES SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.

>> THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO MANAGE THIS, AND THAT IS TO DEMAND THAT EVERYBODY IN A CLASSROOM IS MASKED, AND THAT EVERYONE WHO WALKS INTO THAT SCHOOL, WHO IS VACCINE ELIGIBLE , IS VACCINATED.

BACK THE KENTUCKY GOVERNOR REQUIRED SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING MASKS IN SCHOOLS AND DAYCARE'S.

AS SCHOOLS BATTLE THIS ISSUE, SOME BUSINESSES ARE TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO MANDATE VACCINES FOR EMPLOYEES.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE CDC IS STRENGTHENING ITS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN TO GET A COVID VACCINE.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE NOT SEEING VACCINE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING PREGNANCY.

THE CDC SAYS PREGNANT WOMEN WHO DON'T GET VACCINATED ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19, AND PRETERM BIRTH.

THE AGENCY ALSO SHUT DOWN THE MYTH THAT VACCINES CAN CAUSE FERTILITY ISSUES, SAYING THERE IS NO DATA TO SUPPORT THAT ASSERTION.

>>> WITH CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS ON THE RISE, DISCUSSION AROUND THE NEED FOR A BOOSTER SHOT IS HEATING UP AGAIN.

THE DRUGMAKERS SAY THEY ARE READY TO GO, BUT MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY CURRENT VACCINES OFFER GOOD PROTECTION.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>>> WE WILL BE SEEING BOOSTER SHOTS FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS, AND THAT IS WHO NEEDS THEM.

I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE BROADLY FOR THE ENTIRE POPULATION.

>> Reporter: DR. SHIRA ABLEST AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH IS PREDICTING THAT BOOSTER SHOTS WILL LIKELY BE RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE MOST AT RISK OF BEING HOSPITALIZED, OR DYING FROM THE VIRUS.

>> VERY ELDERLY , AND CERTAINLY FOR PEOPLE WITH IMMUNOCOMPROMISED POSITIONS, SUCH AS THOSE WHO HAVE GOTTEN ON ORGAN TRANSPLANT, A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT, THEY WOULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM THE EXTRA PROTECTION.

>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT BOOSTER SHOTS, GET EVENT VACCINATION SHOTS ARE STILL OPEN FOR FIRST AND SECOND DOSES.

NURSES AND STAFF ARE HERE TO MY READY TO DELIVER VACCINATIONS, BUT DEMAND HAS FALLEN.

VACCINATION STAFF AT THE JACOB CENTER OFF OF EUCLID AVENUE THE PEOPLE COME IN WAVES.

NATIONAL CITY RESIDENT JOANNA CORONADO JUST GOT THE SINGLE- DOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON SHOT.

SHE RECENTLY HAD A BABY, AND WANTED TO WAIT TO GET THE VACCINE TO OBLIGATIONS WITH HER PREGNANCY.

SHE IS NOT OPPOSED TO BOOSTER SHOTS IF THEY ARE RECOMMENDED.

>> IF I HAVE TO GET A BOOSTER, IT IS WHAT IT IS, AND I WILL COME AND TAKE IT.

I WOULD NOT WANT TO NOT TAKE IT AND GET SICK AGAIN.

I WOULD RATHER GET THE BOOSTER SHOT.

>> Reporter: AND SEMPER CISCO, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ALLOWING THOSE A GOT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE TO GET BOOSTER SHOTS RIGHT NOW, BUT SOME MEDICAL EXPERTS QUESTION IF IT'S NECESSARY.

>> WE ARE NOT OFFERING OR ADVOCATING FOR THAT AT THIS TIME AREA AND WE ARE DEFINITELY WAITING FOR MORE DATA.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL REGULATORS COULD BE APPROVING BOOSTER SHOTS FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEOPLE VERY SOON.

THE FDA IS ALSO EXPECTED TO GIVE FULL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE VACCINES ANY DAY NOW, SOMETHING THAT COULD DRIVE MORE PEOPLE TO GET THE SHOTS.

>> RIGHT NOW, THE PRIORITY IS VACCINATING THE UNVACCINATED, BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING GOOD PROTECTION FROM THE VACCINES.

>> Reporter: JUST OVER 2 MILLION SAN DIEGANS ARE FULLY VACCINATED, JUST UNDER THE GOALS SET BY HEALTH OFFICIALS OF VACCINATING 75% OF ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A REMINDER, EVERYONE AGED 12 AND OVER MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG , AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK RIGHT ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> SAN DIEGO SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS HIT HARD BY THE PANDEMIC CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS STARTING TODAY.

THE CITY AND THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION ARE PUTTING UP $12 MILLION FOR THE COVID RELIEF PROGRAM, AND EACH CHOSEN APPLICANT WILL RECEIVE ABOUT $5000.

BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS APPLYING MUST BE WITHIN SAN DIEGO CITY LIMITS.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS CONTINUES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ONLINE.

>>> GETTING HELP FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT CHALLENGE FOR SAN DIEGO, BUT NOW A NEW CITY OFFICIAL IS IN CHARGE OF FINDING NEW SOLUTIONS.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE IS MORE.

ARE BACK MAYOR TODD GLORIA INSTALLED THIS AS A STRATEGY.

TODAY THEY BOTH SPOKE WITH KPBS'S "MID EDITION."

GLORIA SAYS THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX ISSUES THE CITY FACES, BECAUSE EACH PERSON'S SITUATION IS DIFFERENT.

>> MOBILE MacROLEVEL ISSUES OF INCOME INEQUALITY, AND THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE CONSPIRING TO MAKE THE CIRCUMSTANCES ON OUR CITY STREETS, AND THE STREETS OF OTHER AMERICAN CITIES GET WORSE.

>> Reporter: THEY PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A HOMELESS OFFICER IN RIVERSIDE.

SHE IMPLEMENTED A PROGRAM THAT REMOVED THE LARGEST AND CAM IT.

>> WE ARE WORKING AND BUILDING UPON A COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN.

WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL SHELTERS, AS THE MAYOR JUST MENTIONED.

WE ARE ENHANCING OUR OUTREACH.

>> Reporter: SHE PLANS ON EXPANDING THE DEPARTMENT TO INCLUDE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL HELP EXECUTE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

>> THESE BEST PRACTICES INCLUDE HALL HOME, SOCIAL WORK, TO ENGAGE THE PEOPLE EXPERIMENTING HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: IS A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE.

>> WE KNOW THE COMPLEXITIES WITHIN THE HOMELESS INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ECOSYSTEM, IS NOT MONOLITHIC.

EVERY INDIVIDUAL COMES UNIQUE, AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ADDRESSED.

>> Reporter: ONCE THAT IS IN PLACE, THAT IS WHEN CITY, COUNTY, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CAN INCREASE THEIR EFFORTS.

>> WE NEED TO LOOK AT COORDINATED OUTREACH, THAT FIRST TOUCH FOR INDIVIDUALS, OR PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

OFTENTIMES IT IS ABOUT ACCESS.

US COMING TO THEM.

4 THE MAYOR ADDS THAT THEY WILL ALSO BE LOOKING TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AMONG SPECIFICALLY IN VETERANS AND YOUTH.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HE WAS A CATCHER TURNED COP , A FORMER PADRE.

A DIGGER POLICE OFFICER WHO FRIENDS AND COWORKERS DESCRIBED AS AN ALL-AROUND GOOD GUY.

TODAY, A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD FOR DAN WALTERS, WHO DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE LINE OF DUTY BACK IN APRIL OF 2020.

BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, SERVICES WERE PUT OFF UNTIL TODAY AT SHADOW MOUNTAIN CHURCH IN EL CAJON.

WALTERS PLAYED WITH THE PADRES BACK IN 1992, AND 93.

HE THEN SERVED BY FIGURES ON THE FORCE BEFORE BEING SHOT IN THE NECK DURING A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE CALL IN SOUTH CREST, WHICH LEFT HIM IN A WHEELCHAIR.

>> DAN WAS A WARRIOR THROUGH AND THROUGH.

DAN HAD A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 10 YEARS AFTER HIS INJURY.

HE LIVED ALMOST 17.

I WILL TELL YOU, THOSE WERE NOT EASY DAYS, MONTHS, OR YEARS.

DAN SPENT MONTHS AT A TIME AND HOSPITALS, DEALING WITH INFECTIONS.

HE EXPERIENCED PAINFUL SPASMS IN HIS LEGS.

HE HAD OPEN WOUNDS, AND MENTALLY , HE WOULD HAVE HIS DAYS WHERE HE WANTED TO THROW IN THE TOWEL, BUT HE NEVER DID.

>> DAN WALTERS WAS JUST 53 YEARS OLD.

>>> TWO BIG WINS FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, AS DEMOCRATS ARE TOUTING THE PASSAGE OF THE $1.2 TRILLION BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, AS WELL AS A $3.5 TRILLION BUDGET RESOLUTION.

ISABEL ROSALES HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: BACK TO BACK WINS FOR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S AGENDA.

>> ON THIS PHOTO -- >> Reporter: DEMOCRATS ARE TOUTING THE SENATE PASSAGE OF THE $1.2 TRILLION BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, AND A NEARLY 3 TIMES AS EXPENSIVE SWEEPING BUDGET RESOLUTION, PASSED ON A PARTYLINE VOTE.

>> NOW IS THE MOMENT TO PUT IN PLACE A LONG-TERM PLAN TO BUILD BACK AMERICA BETTER.

>> Reporter: COMBINED, THEY CREATE A BLUEPRINT FOR A NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION.

IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC WORKS, AND EXPANDING THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET.

THE BILLS NOW HAD TO THE HOUSE, WHERE CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ARE RELYING ON A SLIM MAJORITY TO PASS BOTH.

THE WEATHER, MODERATE DEMOCRATS COULD PUT A DAMPER ON THE PASSING OF THE BUDGET PLAN, CRITICAL OF THE PRICE TAKEN PRIORITIES.

IF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION PASSES THE HOUSE, IT FACES AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE IN THE SENATE, WITH NO REPUBLICAN SUPPORT.

>> THIS BUDGET RESOLUTION IS FULL OF RECKLESS SPENDING.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS WILL NEED TO PASS THE MONUMENTAL PROGRAM THROUGH A BUDGETARY PROCESS KNOWN AS RECONCILIATION.

IT WOULD ALLOW THE PACKAGE TO ADVANCE WITH ONLY DEMOCRATIC VOTES.

>> MY ENTIRE CAUCUS AGREES THAT THERE IS MUCH MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

>> Reporter: THE ENTIRE CAUCUS MAY NOT BE ON BOARD WITH THE RESOLUTION ITSELF.

BOTH SENATORS JOE MANCHIN AND KYRSTEN SINEMA HAVE RAISED CONCERNS OVER THE PRICE TAG.

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER IS PUSHING BACK AGAINST THAT CRITICISM.

>> IT WILL BE PAID FOR BY MAKING OUR TAX CODE MORE PROGRESSIVE AND FAIR.

BACK IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS .

A >>> TIME TO CHECK YOUR MAILBOX.

SAMPLE BALLOT AND VOTER INFORMATION PAMPHLETS FOR THE CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL RECALL ELECTION ARE ON THE WAY.

THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OFFICE SAYS ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S 1.96 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS SHOULD GET THEIR PAMPHLETS BY AUGUST 21st.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND ALL OF THE INFORMATION ONLINE.

ALL VOTERS WILL ALSO GET A MAIL- IN BALLOT FOR THE SEPTEMBER 14 ELECTION.

>>> TOMORROW, THE CENSUS BUREAU IS SAID TO RELEASE DATA ON THE CHANGING U.S. POPULATION.

AS EXPECTED TO SHOW THE DOZENS OF COUNTIES ACROSS 18 STATES NO LONGER HAVE A MAJORITY RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP.

MOST OF THOSE STATES ARE IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.

THE NON-HISPANIC WHITE POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO SHRINK FOR THE FIRST CENSUS ON RECORD.

>>> A GROUP OF RESIDENTS IN RANCHO MOSQUITOES IS SUING THE CITY OVER THE JUNIPERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

IT IS A 536 UNIT SENIOR COMMUNITY PROJECT APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN JUNE.

>>> WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LONG TIME.

>> Reporter: THEY LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CONSTRUCTION .

IT IS THE 331 UNIT APARTMENT HOME IN CARMEL MOUNTAIN ROAD TO MY RIGHT BELOW WHERE THE JUNIPERS WILL BE BILLED.

>> THERE'S 100 HOUSES IN THE STREET, AND THERE'S NO OTHER WAY FOR THEM TO LEAVE THAT STREET IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, EXCEPT FOR THIS.

>> Reporter: RIGHT HERE, CLOSE TO CARMEL MOUNTAIN ROAD, IT IS A FOUR LANE STREET, BUT JUST UP THAT WAY, IT TURNS INTO A TWO LANE STREET.

CONCERNS OVER AN ADEQUATE EVACUATION ROUTE IS OUT OF THE REASON WHY THE PENASQUITOS NORTHEAST ACTION GROUP IS SUING TO STOP THE JUNIPERS PROJECT.

HE SAYS HE IS CONCERNED OVER THE FIRE DANGER THE PROJECT POSES.

>> WE ARE LANDLOCKED WITH ONE MAY IN AND OUT.

THAT HILL IS THE BLACK MOUNTAIN OPEN PRESERVE.

IT'S A DANGER WAITING TO HAPPEN.

WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW SAN DIEGO COMMUNITIES THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN APPROVED FIRE PLAN, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.

>> Reporter: DELANO IS THE GROUP'S LAWYER.

HE'S BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND CITY ON THIS ISSUE, BUT GOT NOWHERE.

THEY FELT THE LAWSUIT WAS THE ONLY WAY THAT THEIR VOICES COULD BE HEARD.

>> IN ESSENCE, THE CASE IS SAYING THE CITY APPROVED A PROJECT THAT WILL DUMP A LOT OF BAD IMPACTS, IN TERMS OF FIRE SAFETY, IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC, AND OTHER KINDS OF IMPACTS, ONTO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSING THOSE.

>> IT'S NOT THAT WE ARE AGAINST DEVELOPMENT, BUT WHAT WE WANT IS SAFE DEVELOPMENT.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS IT WILL REVIEW THE COMPLAINT AND RESPOND IN COURT.

THE PROJECTS DEVELOPERS DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

>>> MOTHER NATURE PROVIDED QUITE A LIGHT SHOW OVERNIGHT.

LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD BE SEEN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

ONE-STRIKE HAD A BOAT IN PARADISE HILLS, CAUSING A FIRE.

THE OWNER SAID HE HEARD A LOUD BOOM, CAME OUTSIDE TO FIND THE BOAT IN FLAMES.

>>> WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME MONSOON MOISTURE LINGERING FOR SOME MY MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

WE STILL HAVE SOME FLASH FLOOD WATCHES THAT REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE SEASONABLY WARM WITH NO REAL CHANGES IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, MAYBE WARMING UP JUST A BIT AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE STILL HAVE SOME FLASH FLOOD WATCHES.

THOSE REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

AFTER THAT, THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT GETTING DOWN TO 63 IN ESCONDIDO.

69 OVER IN SAN DIEGO.

MT.

LAGUNA, 65.

BORREGO SPRINGS AT 77.

THURSDAY IS A TYPICAL DAY FOR MOST.

TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THE MONSOON MOISTURE LOOKS TO PULL BACK A LITTLE BIT, BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY WE DO GET SOME OF THE MOISTURE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

TEMPERATURES ON YOUR THURSDAY GETTING UP INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

SAN DIEGO GETTING UP TO 81 DEGREES.

SEASONABLE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

FRIDAY, THE HEAT REALLY BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM NEVADA, THROUGH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA, NORTH.

ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE STAY READY SEASONABLE.

NEAR THE COAST, WE WILL BE IN THE LOW 80s, UPPER 70s.

NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE HERE.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES ALSO HOVERING UPPER 80s, LOW 90s.

THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR STORMY ACTION AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, HERE IS WHERE ALL THE MOISTURE IS.

BASICALLY EVERY DAY WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY FOR A THUNDERSTORM TO POP UP WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY SITTING IN THE MID- 70s.

THE MONSOON MOISTURE IS TO THANK FOR SOME OF THOSE STORM CHANCES.

IN THE DESERTS, WE ALSO HAVE THAT POSSIBILITY FOR STORMS, BUT MOST OF IT HOLDS OFF UNTIL WE GET INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST WILDFIRE IN RECORDED HISTORY IS STILL GROWING.

THE EAST END OF THE DIXIE FIRE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FLARED UP YESTERDAY AS A WIND INCREASED IN THE AFTERNOON.

IT HAS DESTROYED OR THAN 1000 BUILDINGS, INCLUDING NEARLY 550 HOMES.

MUCH OF THE SMALL TOWN OF GREENVILLE WAS DESTROYED LAST WEEK.

>> A LOT OF HISTORY IN THIS TOWN.

UNTIL YOU REALLY COME HERE, AND YOU ACTUALLY SEE THIS, THE PICTURES THAT YOU SEE ON TV DON'T DO KNOW JUST AT ALL, NONE.

>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY.

IT FREES UP STATE RESOURCES TO HELP FIGHT THE FLAMES, AND HELP PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE FIRES.

>>> CALIFORNIANS ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THE CRIPPLING EFFECTS OF A HISTORIC DROUGHT.

LAKE ORO PHIL IS AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN NEARLY 44 YEARS, IMPACTING RECREATION AND WILDLIFE.

>> Reporter: A SHOT ABOUT FAIRIES PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH ACROSS LAKE ORO PHIL.

NOW IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO THE HOUSE BOATS ON THE WATER.

>> THERE IS NO LAUNCH RAMP OPEN.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT IS DRYING UP THE LAKE, IMPACTING ALL THOSE WHO USE AND RELY ON IT YET AGAIN.

>> EVERY YEAR THERE IS A DISASTER OR ISSUE.

LAST YEAR WE HAD COVID IN THAT LAST ACCESS.

>> Reporter: WHO COULD FORGET THE SPILLWAY CRISIS THAT AFFECTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES.

HEAVY FLOODING DAMAGE THE SPILLWAY, BUT TODAY A VERY DIFFERENT PICTURE.

THIS ENTIRE AREA, ONCE COVERED WITH WATER, NOW SUN BREAKS, CRACKED, AND DESPERATELY TRY.

>> IT'S HARD FOR THE COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: DOZENS OF HOUSE BOATS SIT EMPTY ON STACKS OF WOOD NEARBY.

WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF HOW FAR THE WATER LEVELS HAVE FALLEN.

TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME.

YOU CAN SEE THE TREE LINE BACK THERE, AND THAT IS WHERE THE WATER LEVEL USED TO BE.

SINCE THEN, IT HAS FALLEN ABOUT 300 FEET.

>> UP IN CALIFORNIA MY WHOLE LIFE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN IT THAT LOW.

>> Reporter: MARK RUSSELL DROVE TO BUTTE COUNTY ALL THE WAY FROM FAIRFIELD TO SEE THE DAM WITH HIS FAMILY.

HE REMEMBERS A VERY DIFFERENT LAKE OROVILLE 10 YEARS AGO.

>> THE WATER WAS INTO THE PARKING LOT , AND HAD TO GO ALMOST TO MY KNEES TO GET TO THE BOAT RAMP.

>> Reporter: QUITE THE OPPOSITE TODAY.

THE LOW WATER LEVELS ARE ALSO IMPACTING THE LOCAL WILDLIFE.

STEAK PARK REPRESENTATIVE SAY ANIMALS LIKE THE DEER HAVING TO TRAVEL FURTHER OUT FROM THE SHELTER OF THE TREE-LINED TO GET TO THE DRINKING WATER, WHICH MAKES THEM MORE VULNERABLE TO PREDATORS.

REPORTING, STEPHANIE LYNN.

>>> OCEANSIDE OFFICIALS ARE MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO CAPTURE OCEAN SAND TO HELP BOLSTER THE CITIES BEACHES, OVER THE OBJECTIONS OF THE MAYOR ESTHER SANCHEZ.

HERE'S KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON.

>> Reporter: CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAMP PENDLETON HARBOR IN 1942 CREATED A LONG-RUNNING SAND EROSION PROBLEM FOR THE NORTH COUNTY COMMUNITY.

CITY OFFICIALS HOPE TO FIX THAT BY BUILDING UNDERWATER BARRIERS TO KEEP THE SAND REMOVING OUT OF THE REGION.

MOST OF THE SPEAKERS AT THE MEETING SPOKE OUT IN FAVOR OF THE PLAN, BECAUSE THE CITIES BEACHES ARE SHRINKING.

THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION OPPOSES THE PROJECT BECAUSE IT COULD RUB SAND FROM BEACHES SOUTH OF OCEANSIDE.

>> IT IS A ZERO-SUM EQUATION IN SOME SENSE.

AGAIN, SAND DYNAMICS ARE REALLY COMPLICATED, BUT IF YOU ARE BLOCKING SAND HERE, THE SAND IS NOT GOING THERE.

>> Reporter: IS A THE CITY SHOULD BE PUTTING MORE ENERGY TO PLAN FOR ALL ASPECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE IN THEIR LOCAL COASTAL PLANNING UPDATE, WHICH IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

>> THE CITY IS IN THE MIDST OF THIS BIG PROCESS, AND PROJECT THAT SHOULD INCLUDE TRANSPARENT REVIEW OF OPTIONS FOR THE CITY TO DO SEALEVEL RISE PLANNING THAT IS EQUITABLE, THAT ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY, AND IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE TO US THAT IT WOULD COMMIT TO A $51 MILLION PROJECT THAT IS NOT SPECIFIED IN THAT PLAN.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION WILL HAVE TO EVALUATE THE PROJECT AT SOME POINT.

THEY HAVE NOT APPROVED A SAND RETENTION PROJECT LIKE THIS ONE IN DECADES.

ERIK ANDERSON , KPBS NEWS .

>>> EFFECTIVE TODAY, MORE PROTECTION FOR THE PUBLIC AND SEA LIONS IN LA JOLLA.

CITY OFFICIALS SECURED AN EMERGENCY COASTAL PERMIT THAT ALLOWS FOR A TEMPORARY SEASONAL CLOSURE OF POINT LA JOLLA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15.

THE CLOSURE COMES DURING THE MATING SEASON.

IT'S A SENSITIVE TIME WHEN SEA LIONS ARE BORN AND LEARNED TO SWIM.

SEA LION MOTHERS CAN BECOME AGGRESSIVE WHEN THEY FEEL THREATENED AS A RESULT OF VISITORS THAT GET TOO CLOSE.

>>> THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM IS SWITCHING TO A NEW FARE PAYMENT SYSTEM.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT IS MEANT TO ME WRITING PUBLIC TRANSIT A BIT EASIER.

>> Reporter: IF YOU RIDE THE BUS OR TROLLEY, IT IS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE COMPASS CARD, AND SAY HELLO TO PRONTO.

>> THE TECHNOLOGY HAS GOTTEN OUTDATED, AND THERE ARE NEW THINGS THAT CAME ALONG TO HELP THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: THE SPOKESMAN MEETS IS THAT A TROLLEY STATION IN CHULA VISTA, ONE OF MORE THAN 50 EVENTS WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN GET THEIR NEW PRONTO CARDS FOR FREE.

HE SAYS ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES OF THE NEW SYSTEM IS A PAY-AS-YOU-GO FUNCTION.

>> WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES THE BEST FARE FOR PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE WRITING, AND THE SMARTCARD FIGURES THAT WHAT THE BEST FARE IS GOING TO BE FOR THAT PERSON.

IT'S ONE LESS THING OUR CUSTOMERS NEED TO WORRY ABOUT.

THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO PAY MORE THAN A DAY PASS IN A GIVEN DAY, OR A MONTHLY PASS IN A GIVEN MONTH.

>> I TAKEN AN UBER TO WORK, BUT IN THE MORNING I WILL TAKE THE BUS.

>> Reporter: IT'S A USEFUL TOOL FOR LESS FREQUENT WRITERS.

SHE SAYS LOADING MONTHLY PASSES OR CASH ONTO A COMPASS CARD WAS A HASSLE.

>> IF YOU WEREN'T IN A TROLLEY STATION YOU HAD TO GO TO CERTAIN STORES.

PRONTO WILL BE MORE READILY AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T MOBILE.

>> MTS IS OFFERING FREE RIDES FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PRONTO CARD.

>> Reporter: REPORTING AT THE TRANSIT CENTER, AND ARE PUT BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE PRONTO SYSTEM COMES WITH A NEW SMART PHONE APP AS WELL.

YOU CAN FIND OUT HOW TO GET YOUR PRONTO CARD BY GOING TO THE WEBSITE.

>>> WEATHER PERMITTING, IT SHOULD BE QUITE THE SITE TONIGHT.

THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER IS SET TO PEAK WITH UP TO 40 SHOOTING STARS PER HOUR.

VIEWING SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY GOOD BECAUSE THE MOON IS AT ITS CRESCENT PHASE, AND WILL BE SETTING EARLY.

CROWD COVER AND CITY LIGHTS COULD MAKE VIEWING HARDER IN SOME AREAS.

MOVING INLAND MIGHT HELP.

THE COSMIC EVENT WILL PEAK AT MIDNIGHT TO DON ON FRIDAY.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

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