>>> IT HAS PUT A BIG DAMPER ON DEMAND.

>> HE HAS BEEN A REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR A DECADE AND HE SAYS THEY ARE WILLING TO GET INTO BIDDING WARS AND THEY ARE HESITANT TO GET INTO THE HOUSING MARKET.

>> THE MARKET IS STILL MOVING ALONG, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT IT IS NOT THAT 10 TO 15 OFFER TYPE OF SITUATION OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND.

IT'S MORE LIKE, MAYBE YOU PUT YOUR HOME ON A MARKET ON A THURSDAY AND IT TAKES A WEEK OR TWO TO GET AN OFFER.

THE WAY I'M PUTTING IT TO MY CLIENTS RIGHT NOW IS THAT THINGS ARE NORMALIZING.

>> HE IS THE CFO OF CALIFORNIA COAST CREDIT UNION AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN HOME AND AUTO LOANS SLOWLY EVAPORATE AND HE SAID THAT WHEN INTEREST RATES WERE NEAR ZERO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THERE WAS A BORROWING FRENZY THAT CONTINUED THROUGH LATE SUMMER.

>> THESE GREAT HIKES IT STARTED TO KICK IN.

WE SAW THE VOLUME START TO TAPER OFF.

>> HE SAYS THAT ALL OF THE RATE HIKES IN THE MARKET WHERE THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE IS $850,000, MET MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF ONE AFFORDABLE FOR MANY.

>> IF YOU ARE BUYING THE SAME HOUSE TODAY THAT YOU BOUGHT A YEAR AGO, YOUR MONTHLY PAYMENT IS THAT BY $1000 AND EVEN MORE IN SOME CASES.

THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.

>> THE SAME THING APPLIES FOR CAR LOANS.

>> WE SEE CONSUMERS EXTEND THEIR CAR LOT OUT TO 96 MONTHS OR 100 MONTHS.

IT IS SIGNIFICANT TERMS TO PAY AN AUTO LOAN.

>> HOME MORTGAGES HAVE GONE AWAY .

WE STILL ARE SEEING SOME BORROWING ON SECOND MORTGAGES OR HOME EQUITY.

>> BUYERS SHOULD NOT GET INTO A HOME A MARKET FOR A WRONG REASON.

IF THE BUYER IS GOING TO STAY IN A HOUSE FOR A LONG TIME, THAT'S WHEN THING.

>> MY ANSWER RIGHT NOW IS, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR YOU TO BUY.

>> HE ALSO SAYS.

>> RENTAL RATE ARE SO HIGH AND THEY ARE RIGHT ON THE SAME LEVEL AND IT DOES MAKE SENSE FOR YOU TO BUY.

>> HE SEES A WORRYING TREND AND HE HELPS PEOPLE ALSO THINK TWICE ABOUT HOLIDAY SPENDING BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ALSO AFFECT CREDIT CARDS.

>> CONSUMERS USING THEIR CREDIT CARDS TO PAY FOR THESE BASIC LIVING NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD SIGN THAT WE LIKE TO SEE.

>> HE ALSO SAYS IN SITUATIONS LIKE HIS, IT HELPS CONSUMERS FOR FREE AND CREATING PLANS IF THEY DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CALIFORNIA PROSECUTORS THIS WEEK SENTENCE TWO CARTEL HITMEN TO 20 YEARS.

MARTINEZ WAS ONE OF TWO JOURNALIST GUN DOWN IN JANUARY.

KPBS BOARD A REPORTER SPOKE WITH THE OTHER JOURNALISTS ABOUT THEIR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

>> SHE ATTENDED EVERY SINGLE COURT HEARING IN THE MURDER TRIAL.

PROSECUTORS RECOUNTED THE COURSE IN DETAIL DURING THE FIVE HOUR-LONG SENTENCING HEARING IN A COURTROOM ON MONDAY.

SHE SAYS THAT THE GUNMAN HUNTED DOWN THE 49-YEAR-OLD MARTINEZ, AS IF HE WERE THE PREY.

>> THE TWO HITMEN STOCKED MARTINEZ FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE KILLING HIM ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 19th AND NSI'S AND SHOT MARTINEZ THREE TIMES FROM THE BACK WHILE ANOTHER MAN, FROM THE HOME, FILLED THE WHOLE THING.

HIS MOTHER PROMPTED PROTESTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

PROSECUTORS ALSO IDENTIFIED THE MASTERMIND OF THE MURDER, A MAN KNOWN AS -- HE BELIEVED INCORRECTLY THAT MARTINEZ HAD TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIS FAMILY.

THE PHOTOS ACTUALLY CAME FROM GOVERNMENT SOURCES.

HE IS CURRENTLY IN JAIL FOR ANOTHER MURDER AND HAS NOT BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED IN MARTINEZ'S DEATH.

THEY SAY THAT JUSTICE WON'T BE SERVING TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED IS CONVICTED.

SHE SAYS THAT JOURNALISTS WILL CONTINUE TO PRESSURE AUTHORITIES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A GROUP OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS MARCHED ON CAMPUS TODAY.

IT COMES ONE WEEK AFTER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DECIDED NOT TO FILE CHARGES IN A SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTED IN OCTOBER, 2021.

KPBS REPORTER, MELISSA MAE, HAS THE STORY.

>> LET IT BE KNOWN.

LET IT BE HEARD.

WE ARE UPSET AND WE ARE DISAPPOINTED.

>> I WANT THIS MARCH TO BE SEEN AND I WANTED TO BE HEARD.

>> THIS IS JAYDEN SMITH, A SECOND-YEAR STUDENT AND ORGANIZER OF THE SURVIVORS MARKED ON CAMPUS.

>> IT'S ONLY ME DOING THIS AND WHETHER IT IS FIVE PEOPLE OR IF IT IS 20+ PEOPLE, OUR MESSAGE IS STILL THE SAME.

WE WANT SOMETHING TO CHANGE.

WE WANT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.

WE WANT CONSEQUENCES BE GIVEN BECAUSE IF THEY ARE NOT, IT ENABLES THIS BEHAVIOR.

>> THE FIRST YEAR ALSO TOOK PART IN THE MARCH.

>> MY FIRST SEMESTER HERE AND IT WAS A ROUGH START GETTING THAT EMAIL RIGHT IN THE START OF THE SEMESTER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HUGE SEXUAL ASSAULT SCANDAL.

>> THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT NO CHARGES WERE GOING TO BE FILED FOR THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE COLLEGE AREA OVER A YEAR AGO.

>> THIS ISSUE, SPECIFICALLY, HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SO MANY TIMES AND I KNOW HOW SURVIVORS FEEL WHEN THEY GO THROUGH THIS.

>> SHE HOPES FOR CHANGE AND SHE WANTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STUDENTS CONCERNS.

>> IT'S HARD HAVING TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING TRAUMATIZING, TO THE POINT WHERE YOU DON'T FEEL HEARD OR YOU FILL NUMB EVEN MENTIONING OR TALKING ABOUT IT.

IT IS REALLY HARD AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE ON THIS CAMPUS AND I KNOW OTHER SURVIVORS DON'T FEEL SAFE ON THIS CAMPUS AND THAT IS WHY I AM HERE.

>> HE FEELS SAFER THAN HIS FEMALE FRIENDS ON CAMPUS.

>> IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY.

IT SHOULD BE EQUAL LEVELS OF SAFETY REGARDLESS.

>> SHE HAS THIS MESSAGE FOR OTHER SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS.

>> DO NOT BE AFRAID, EVEN WHEN IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE WORLD IS CRUMBLING DOWN.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT BELIEVE YOU AND WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT I AM HERE FOR THEM.

>> THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ACTIVE, REGARDLESS OF THE DA'S DECISION.

THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO URGE ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD AND SHARE IT WITH THE OFFICE.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE WORK OF DETERMINING HOW TO COMPENSATE BLACK CALIFORNIANS FOR HOLOCAUST, BY NEARLY 200 YEARS OF DISCRIMINATION, BEGAN TODAY IN OAKLAND.

THE FIRST IN THE NATION IS DISCUSSING REQUIREMENTS AND UPON ITS EXPECTED BY JULY 1st OF NEXT YEAR.

>>> HISTORY IS A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT BUT SOME STUDENTS HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT SOME FORGOTTEN SAN DIEGO HISTORY.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER, MJ PEREZ, SHOWS US HOW THEY ARE EXPOSING UGLY TRUTHS AND DISCOVERING SOME INTERESTING SURPRISES.

>> THIS IS A BABY.

RIGHT THERE.

>> KATE PFISTER, DENISE ALVAREZ, AND GIOVANNI GONZALES, ARE ON THE HUNT FOR HIDDEN HISTORY AT PIONEER PARK AND MISSIONARY HILLS.

THESE GRAY STONES ARE A CLUE TO WHAT USED TO BE HERE IN THE LATE 1800S.

FOR DECADES, LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE ONLY KNOWN IT AS THE POPULAR PIONEER PARK.

>> THERE WAS SOME NEW LAWS THAT WERE PASSED THAT DETERMINED THAT IF A CEMETERY WAS DEEMED ABANDONED, IT COULD BE TURNED INTO A PARK.

>> THIS TRIO OF SENIORS AT JACOB HIGH-TECH HIGH SCHOOL, FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THEY HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON A HISTORY ASSIGNMENT TO UNCOVER WHAT WAS ONCE A CATHOLIC CEMETERY.

THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR MORE THAN 1000 BODIES.

NOW, THERE IS A PARK WITH A PLAYGROUND AND A PICNIC SPOT.

PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT WAS RESEARCH.

THE OTHER PART OF IT WAS TO CREATE A SCULPTURE TO VISUALIZE IT.

>> WE THINK, OH, WHAT ARE SOME AREAS IN THE PARK THAT WE CAN CONTRIBUTE INTO THE SCULPTURES?

>> IT'S ONE OF THE MORE NOTABLE ASPECTS OF THE PARK.

IT SOMETHING YOU WILL NOTICE MORE BECAUSE CHILDREN PLAY ON IT.

EVEN THOUGH IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORBID, THERE ARE BODIES AT THIS ENTIRE PARK.

>> NOT FAR AWAY THE BUSY INTERSECTION IN HILLCREST, THREE MORE HIGH-TECH HIGH SENIORS ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR HISTORY/ART PROJECT.

IT SHOWS A HARSH REALITY.

>> A SMALLER, RUNDOWN BUILDING BEING MADE INTO A MODERN ONE.

>> THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IS BEING PUSHED OUT TO DO JUSTIFICATION.

THEY CREATED THE CHARM IN HILLCREST, YOU KNOW, THE UNIQUE AND VERY WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE.

>> THERE IS THIS SCULPTURE DISPLAYED NEAR THE PARK FOUNTAIN.

HIGH-TECH HIGH SENIORS, SERENA FOR DOOR AND SANTANA HAVE CREATED A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART WITH TENTS AT A HOUSE, WITH THE STEEL LOOKING ON.

THE GREEK GOD OF HOME AND HEART.

>> WHAT OF THE SITES ARE BROKEN, WHILE THE OTHER HAS A FIVE MINUTE.

THE BROKEN SIDE REPRESENTS THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY, WHILE THE INTACT SIDE REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE LIVING A NORMAL DAY-TO-DAY LIFE.

>> THIS HISTORY PROJECT HITS CLOSE TO HOME.

>> SAN DIEGO IS AMERICA'S FINEST CITY, BUT IN REALITY, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY WALK THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN, YOU SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH HOMELESSNESS AND PEOPLE NOT HAVING FAMILIES AND PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS AND BABIES BEING OUT THERE.

>> THIS IS ONE SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT THAT WILL BE GRADED AND REMEMBERED FOR BRINGING SOME OF SAN DIEGO'S HISTORY BACK TO LIFE.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE ONE YEAR INTO A PROGRAM THAT GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM WILL TRANSFORM EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

THE KPBS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, CLAIRE, SAYS THAT SCHOOLS ARE NOT PREPARED.

>> Reporter: THE MORNING DRAW COSTS IS AN EASY FOR MANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS AND THEIR PARENTS, BUT IT WAS DOWNRIGHT BRUTAL AND SEPTEMBER FOR SARAH AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON, TEDDY.

>> HE WOULD LAY DOWN ON THE GROUND THE SECOND HE GOT INSIDE THE GATE.

>> TEDDY ATTENDS McKINLEY ELEMENTARY, A SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL NEAR BALBOA PARK.

SHE SAYS THAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP AT THE GATE AND TELL HER SON TO WALK BY HIMSELF TO CLASS.

IT DIDN'T GO WELL.

>> I FELT LIKE I COULDN'T GO IN AND DO ANYTHING, BUT HE WASN'T GOING TO CLASS, SO I WAS WATCHING HIM LAY ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF STUFF AND I JUST FELL -- IT WAS AWFUL.

>> NOW, THE SCHOOL HAS CHANGED THE ROLES SO PARENTS CAN MARK THEIR KIDS TO CLASS, BUT TEDDY IS STILL STRUGGLING TO ADJUST TO MANY OTHER PARTS OF BEING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

>> HE HAS BEEN HAVING BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT WE NEVER SAW WHEN HE WAS IN PRESCHOOL.

HITTING KIDS AND TEACHERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO, WHICH, OBVIOUSLY, IS A BIG SAFETY RISK AND IT IS CONCERNING FOR US AND FOR HIS TEACHERS.

>> TEDDY IS ONE OF MANY YOUNGER FOUR-YEAR-OLDS WHO ARE NOW ATTENDING PRE-K.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND OTHER STATE LEADERS SAY IT WILL BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN, BUT MANY PARENTS AND EXPERTS SAY THE SCHOOLS ARE READY FOR THEM.

>> YOU MIGHT WALK INTO A PRE-K CLASSROOM AND YOU MIGHT SEE 75% OF THE TIME IS DEVOTED TO INSTRUCTION ON MATH AND LITERACY AND THAT IS A RED FLAG.

>> SASHA IS THE CHAIR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

>> MAYBE THEY, THEY ARE A LITTLE TOO HEAVY ON THE ELEMENTARY CITED THE NEED TO INTRODUCE THE MORE DEVELOPMENTALLY PRACTICE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

>> STATE GUIDELINES ON HOW IT WILL BE TAUGHT HAVEN'T BEEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED.

THAT MEANS THAT SOME CLASSROOMS ARE NOT STRUCTURED WITH THE RIGHT BALANCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND PLAYTIME.

SHE SAYS THAT THIS IS A RECIPE FOR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS.

>> THESE CHILDREN THAT DO NEED TO HAVE EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING.

THEY NEED TO HAVE A LOT OF MOVEMENT.

>> A SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SPOKESPERSON SAID THE NEEDS OF FOUR-YEAR-OLDS ARE BEING MET.

IN STATEMENTS, HE SAID THAT STUDENT SCHEDULES INCLUDE PURPOSEFUL PLAY, RECESS, AND PHYSICAL MOVEMENT.

THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS GENERALLY HAVE 16 MINUTES OF OUTDOOR RECESS AND ANOTHER 20 MINUTES AFTER LUNCH.

PARENTS SAY THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.

AND THEY SAY THE PROBLEMS WITH PRE-K, DON'T END WITH THE SCHOOL DAY.

HER SON IS HAVING EVEN MORE ISSUES AT THE SCHOOLS AFTERCARE PROGRAM.

>> THERE ARE VERY QUICK TO BE LIKE, WHAT YOU NEED TO COME GET THEM.

WE CAN HANDLE THEM.

IT WAS RAINING AND THEY WERE LIKE, YOU NEED TO COME GET HIM BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO KEEP HIM ENTERTAINED.

>> IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, IT GIVES SOME PARENTS THOUGHTS.

HER DAUGHTER, VALENTINA, WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR TK IN 2024, BUT SHE IS NOT GOING.

>> I JUST DON'T THINK THE FACILITIES ARE BUILT FOR FOUR- YEAR-OLDS.

THEY ARE NOT REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE SITTING IN A CLASSROOM ALL DAY.

THEY ARE NOT DEVELOPMENTALLY READY FOR THAT.

>> SHE SAYS THAT SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE BATHROOMS OR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT RIGHT FOR FOUR EUROS AND THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM TO NAP.

CLAIRE, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE UNCERTAIN SOLAR MARKETPLACE COULD BE SO THIS WEEK AS KPBS AND VITAMIN A REPORTER EXPLAINS THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING A PLAN THAT FLASHES THE ROOFTOP SOLAR SUBSIDY.

>> CITY HEIGHTS COURTYARD COTTAGE.

GOT MY TANGERINES, SOME AVOCADOS GOING HERE.

>> WHEN KPBS TALK TO RICARDO CASTEEL A YEAR AGO, HE WAS JUST AS IS EXCITED AND SHOWING OFF HIS GARDEN AT THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

THE SOLAR PANELS HAVE SLASHED HIS UTILITY BILLS, BUT NEW SOLAR CUSTOMERS ARE FACING A DIFFERENT REALITY IF REGULATORS APPROVE PROPOSED CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA'S SOLAR ROLES.

>> WE THINK THAT ROOFTOP SOLAR IS VERY IMPORTANT.

OUR CONCERN WITH HOW IT IS FUNDED.

>> THE PROPOSED NET ENERGY METEOR ROLES DON'T INCLUDE INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITY CALLS FOR MANDATORY CONNECTION FEES, BUT THE PLAN DOES/THE VALUES OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCED ON ROOFTOPS AND THAT MEANS IT WILL TAKE LONGER TO RECOVER THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HOMEOWNERS SPENT TO INSTALL THE SOLAR PANELS.

>> CALIFORNIA'S EYE WATERING RATES ARE THE OTHER PART OF THE EQUATION AND IF YOU LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, YOU GET THE HIGHEST RATE IN CALIFORNIA.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SECOND, FIRST, THIRD, YOU KNOW, MEASUREMENT, HIGHEST RATES IN THE COUNTRY AND 10 TO 20% OF THAT HIGH RATE, IT IS SUBSIDY TO EXISTING CUSTOMERS.

>> THE RATE SPECIALIST SAYS THAT EXISTING SOLAR OWNERS CAN BE RATE BENEFITS THAT CAN HAVE SIX TIMES THE VALUE OF THEIR INITIAL INVESTMENTS.

MIKE CAMPBELL SAYS THAT IS TOO MUCH AND THE PROPOSED RULES ARE MUCH MORE SUSTAINABLE.

>> IF THE QUESTION ISN'T LESS GENEROUS, THEN, YES.

IS THE AMOUNT OF GENEROSITY WE HAVE CURRENTLY REASONABLE?

>> NO.

RATES ARE DESIGNED TO CREATE AN INCENTIVE TO INSTALL BATTERIES.

THAT WOULD GIVE RESIDENTS THE ABILITY TO STORE ELECTRICITY DURING THE DAY AND USE IT DURING PEAK PRICING HOURS.

CAMPBELL AND BAKER SAID THEY WOULD RATHER SEE SOLAR SUBSIDIES THEY GET CREDITS FOR INSTALLATION, LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES, BUT THEY ARE STUCK WITH PAYING FOR THE SUBSIDIES INSIDE ALREADY HIGH ELECTRICITY RATES.

>> THAT'S RIGHT!

>> YEAH!

>> THE PROPOSED CHANGES DON'T SIT WELL.

ADVOCATES HAVE WORKED HARD FOR OVER A YEAR TO KEEP EXISTING INCENTIVES.

THEY'VE TAKEN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF SOLAR HOUSEHOLDS TO 3 MILLION BY 2030.

ADVOCATES ARE OPTIMISTIC THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CAN STILL MAKE CHANGES.

>> WE HAVE MANAGED TO BUILD A STATEWIDE AND LOCAL COALITION OF CITIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, NONPROFITS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, CLIMATE JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES.

>> THE NEW PLAN DOESN'T INCLUDE A $600 MILLION EQUITY FUND THAT WAS IN LAST YEAR'S REDUCTION PROPOSAL.

THAT WAS A SUBSIDY DESIGNED TO BRING LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

>> IN ORDER TO ADDRESS EQUITY, YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS IN EQUITY AND ROOFTOP SOLAR IS A WAY TO DO THAT.

YOU ALLOW US TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR OWN LIFE HERE, RIGHT?

AS WELL AS HELPING THE PLANET AND THE GRID, WHICH THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE ALL OF THAT AWAY.

>> THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD SAYS THE STATE NEEDS TO QUADRUPLE THE AMOUNT OF SOLAR GENERATED ELECTRICITY BY 2045 TO HELP HIT THE STATE'S CARBON NEUTRALITY GOALS.

STATES MOVED TO CUT THE SOLAR SUBSIDY BY 75% AND IT'S WIDELY EXPECTED TO SLOW SOLAR INSTALLATIONS.

SHE WORKS FOR A SOLAR INSTALLATION COMPANY IN SAN DIEGO AND IT WILL HURT AN INDUSTRY THAT EMPLOYS MORE THAN 60,000 WORKERS.

>> THIS IS VERY INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO BECAUSE BY PUTTING IN THIS NEW MANDATE, THEY ARE BASICALLY TRYING TO CUT THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL SOLAR INSTALLS AND THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE INDUSTRY AT ALL.

IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE INDUSTRY, THE HOMEOWNERS.

>> REGULATORS WILL DISCUSS THE SECOND PROPOSAL TO REVISE NET ENERGY READINGS ON THURSDAY AND THEY CAN ADOPT, REJECT, OR TWEAK THE MEASURE AND THE COMMISSIONER COULD INTRODUCE A DIFFERENT OPTION.

ANY ACTION REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE FROM THE FIVE MENDER PANEL.

KPBS NEWS.

>> A DROUGHT EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED.

THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT PROVIDED WATER TO 26 AGENCIES, INCLUDING ONES COVERING LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO.

THE BOARD CALLED ON AGENCIES TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE HOW MUCH WATER RECEIVED FROM THE DISTRICT.

>>> AFTER A FROSTY START OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEY, EVEN INTO THE DESERT, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 31 EARLY THIS MORNING.

NOT QUITE AS COLD TONIGHT.

STILL CHILLY, BUT GRADUAL WARMING TREND, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT.

JUST A LITTLE HIGHER IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES AND WE ARE GOING TO STAY DRY.

LET'S TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

DOWN AROUND 31.

35 TONIGHT, SO CLOSE CALL AND DOWN TO 32.

THERE CAN BE SOME PATCHY FROST, BUT NOT NEARLY AS WIDESPREAD AS IT WAS THIS MORNING.

OCEANSIDE TO SAN DIEGO, ON EITHER SIDE OF THAT 40 DEGREE MARK.

IT'S PRETTY QUIET HERE, NOT PAINTING ANY PRECIPITATION IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

IF ANYTHING, AS WE WORK OUR WAY BE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WE WILL NOTICE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OFFSHORE AND THAT CAN ENHANCE A LITTLE BIT MORE AND IT CAN SYRUP A BIT OF A GUSTY BREEZE.

AGAIN, SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEY, ESPECIALLY POINT NORTH.

HERE IS YOUR OVERALL LOOK AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY.

STILL A CHILL IN THE AIR.

TEMPERATURES CLIMBING JUST A TINY BIT HIGHER.

LOWER 60s.

TOPPING OFF AT 49 AND AS WE GO TO FRIDAY, I THINK WE CAN SEE A GENTLE OFFSHORE FLOW KICKING IN HERE, SO THE WINS WILL BE STEERING UP JUST A BIT MORE.

MORE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A LITTLE BIT HIGHER AND THEY ARE GOING TO SETTLE BACK DOWN.

PERHAPS A COUPLE DEGREES AS WE PITCH OUR WAY INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

JEFF SPRINGS STAYS WELL OFF TO THE NORTH, SO WE WON'T LOOK AT ACTIVE STORE MINUTES ANYTIME SOON.

CLIMBING TEMPERATURES WILL SETTLE BACK DOWN AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND.

THERE WILL BE CLOUDS AROUND OVER THE SOME INTERIOR VALLEY.

UPPER SIXES ON FRIDAY.

YOU CAN SEE A BIT OF A BREEZE STIRRING ABOUT AND YOU CAN SEE THE TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID- 60s INTO NEXT WEEK.

IT'S A SILLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND AS WE TALK ABOUT THE DESERT HERE, WE WILL LOOK AT THE OVERNIGHT LOWS.

STILL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30s AND NOT QUITE AS LOW AS WHAT WAS OUT THIS MORNING.

STILL LOOKING AT THE SUNSHINE.

STILL A BIT ON THE COOL SIDE, ESPECIALLY TO SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS, I AM THE METEOROLOGIST, JUSTIN.

>> A WOMAN FROM DELMAR IS HOPING TO GIVE CHILDREN A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER.

CLAIRE HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A REAL LIFE SANTA CLAUS AND SHE IS DETERMINED TO MAKE CHRISTMAS HAPPENED FOR AROUND 200 SCHOOL CHILDREN BY RAISING $4000 TO BUY PRESENTS.

NO IPHONES OR XBOX IS THIS ON THE LIST, JUST EVERYDAY ITEMS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.

>> WHAT THESE CHILDREN GET FOR CHRISTMAS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO.

THEY DON'T RECEIVE A WRAPPED TOY.

IT IS USED CLOSE IN A TRASH BACK.

>> LISA IS HELPING UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS AND SHE STARTED IN 2018 WHEN SHE FOSTERED OB DYER, WHO WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.

>> HE HAD A LARGE CONFIRMATION ON HIS FACE AND HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, SO HIS WHOLE LIFE, HE LIVED IN THE VERY, VERY POOR COUNTRY WHERE HE WAS TREATED WITH WHICH DOCTORS AND SUFFERED A LOT OF BULLYING BECAUSE OF HIS APPEARANCE, BUT SHE SO SMART AND SO TALENTED AND FUNNY AND I THINK HE GOT THROUGH ALL OF THAT DO TO HIS SENSE OF HUMOR.

>> HE NEEDED A FAMILY TO LOOK AFTER HIM WHILE HE UNDERWENT SURGERY, SO LISA AND HER HUSBAND, JOHN, STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE.

>> THIS IS HIS BED.

HE SLEPT HERE.

IT WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR THIS CLEAN WHEN HE LEFT HERE.

>> IS NOW LIVING BACK THERE AS HE COMPLETED HIS MEDICAL TREATMENT IN THE U.S.

BUT LISA WANTED TO DO MORE, SO SHE SET UP THE PERSEVERANCE FOUNDATION.

THE NONPROFIT HAS RAISED ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND HIM AND HIS SIBLINGS TO A BOARDING SCHOOL WHERE THEY RECEIVE AN EDUCATION, REGULAR MEALS AND BEDS TO SLEEP IN, ALL THINGS I DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE.

>> THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF KIDS THAT ARE AT THE SCHOOL AND AS A BOARDING SCHOOL.

IT'S NOT WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

IT IS BARE-BONES.

EDUCATION IS NOT GREAT.

>> THE CHARITY ALSO PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH ESSENTIALS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

THEY'VE ALSO BOUGHT THE SCHOOL A GAS STOVE.

INSTEAD OF USING A HOLE IN THE GROUND.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

>> LISA HOPES THE CHARITY WILL EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO RAISE ENOUGH CASH TO BUY SOME LAND SO THE COMMUNITY CAN GROW THEIR OWN FOOD AND RAISE LIVESTOCK.

FOR NOW THOUGH, LISA'S CHRISTMAS WISH IS THE PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO TO GIVE WHAT THEY CAN SO THAT HIM AND HIS FRIENDS FILL EXTRA LOVE THIS SEASON.

KPBS NEWS .

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GOOD NIGHT.