>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRYING, COOLING SYSTEM SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE COMRADE PRENTICE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING: >>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS CALLED ACCESS FOR ALL.

A NEW STATE WIDE GOAL TO MAKE OUTDOOR SPACE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.

AND TODAY, WHEN LOCAL COMMUNITY WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF THE HALF ALIEN DOLLAR PLAN.

KPBS REPORTER, JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE AND AT THE SITE OF WHAT WILL BECOME BUYER PARK.

WITH DETAILS, JOHN.

>> Reporter: MEYER, THIS LAND BEHIND ME IS CURRENTLY FENCED OFF, AS YOU CAN SEE.

NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE.

BUT OVER THE COMING YEARS, IT WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A 13 ACRE PARK CALLED, AS YOU HAVE SAID, BUYER PARK.

WITH A LOT OF REALLY COOL FEATURES.

>>> INTERIOR SECRETARY DEB HOLLAND, STATE PARKS OFFICIALS AND SAN DIEGO MAYOR TOM, TODD GLORIA.

SAN DIEGO IS GETTING ABOUT 25 MILLION OF THAT $550 MILLION TOTAL FOR A NUMBER OF NEW PARKS AND RENOVATIONS OF OLDER PARKS ACROSS THE CITY.

$8.5 MILLION OF THAT GRANT MONEY IS GETTING THE PROCESS GOING HERE.

IT IS NOW IN THE DESIGN PHASE AND ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE, THE PROJECT WILL GO OUT TO BID.

SAN DIEGO CITY PARKS DIRECTOR, ANDY FIELD, TOLD ME TODAY, IF THE FUNDING STREAM COMES THROUGH AS OFFICIALS HELP, THE NEW PARK GOOD THE COMPLETE IN 3- 5 YEARS.

THIS IS IN CITY COUNCILMEMBER VIVIAN MORENO'S DISTRICT.

SHE SAID TODAY, THIS PARK WAS PROMISED 20 YEARS AGO.

MAYOR GLORIA SAYS THE FOCUS NOW IS, WHEN IT COMES TO PARKS, IS THE CITY'S PARKS FOR ALL OF US INITIATIVE.

WE WILL HEAR FROM HIM FIRST AND THEN INTERIOR SECRETARY HOLLAND ON HOW IMPORTANT GREEN OPEN SPACES ARE TO THE HELP THE PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

>> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDER INVESTED IN FOR DECADES.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SANDY AKINS WILL CERTAINLY CHERISH AND ENJOY.

>> BY FOSTERING LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE COMMUNITIES, CITY PARKS AND OTHER URBAN GREEN SPACES ARE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY COMMUNITY HAS A MEANINGFUL CHANCE TO BUILD A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SURROUNDING WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS.

>> Reporter: SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW BUYER PARK.

WILL HAVE A LARGE TURF AREA IN THE MIDDLE.

IT WILL HAVE DOG PARK AREAS FOR BOTH LARGE AND DOGS, SMALL DOCS.

AND GET THIS.

IT IS GOING TO HAVE A SKATE.

SO, A REALLY NEAT ADDITION TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

JUST HAVE TO WAIT A FEW YEARS.

LIVE OUTSIDE THE FUTURE BUYER PARK IN SANTA CEDRO, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> STARTING ON JANUARY 1st, WORKERS WITHIN SAN DIEGO CITY LIMITS WILL RECEIVE A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE FROM $14-$15 PER HOUR.

KB, KPBS REPORTER JACOB AFTER LOOKS AT WHAT THE WAGE BOTH SCENES FOR RESIDENTS AND FOR BUSINESSES.

>> Reporter: ON BUSY EL CAJON BOULEVARD, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

ONE OF THOSE STOREFRONTS IS LILY COUTURE, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN WEST AFRICAN DESIGNS AND CLOTHING FROM DOUBLE.

OWNER LILY LORI SAYS, SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE SET TO TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 1st AS SHE HAS ALREADY FACED INCREASED SHIPPING FEES AND LOW SALES.

>> I HAVE MY OWN -- BACK HOME AND THEN I AM -- ALL THE TIME.

SO, IS ALREADY AFFECTING.

BECAUSE LAST TIME I WANT TO DO THE SHIPMENT, THE PRICE DOUBLED.

AND THEN I COULDN'T, BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUDGET FOR.

>> Reporter: WILL SAN DIEGO BUSINESSES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY EMPLOYEES $15 PER HOUR, CALIFORNIA'S LAW SLIGHTLY DIFFERS.

ON JANUARY 1st, IT WILL BE $14 PER HOUR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND $15 PER HOUR WITH MORE THAN 26 EMPLOYEES.

IN 2023, THE RATE GOES TO $15 PER HOUR FOR ALL CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES.

LORI SAYS SHE UNDERSTANDS THE NEED FOR HIGHER WAGES, AND IT INCREASINGLY EXPENSIVE CALIFORNIA.

BUT WISHES THERE WAS A WAY TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AFFORD TO HIRE PEOPLE.

>> THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY.

BECAUSE, WE CAN'T STOP THEM TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE.

PEOPLE HAVE TO LIVE, TOO.

AND THEY NEED THAT MONEY TO SURVIVE.

BECAUSE -- MYSELF HERE, THE RENT IS GOING TO GO UP THIS, NEXT MONTH.

>> Reporter: NEXT-DOOR TO LILY CULTURE IS -- RESTAURANT.

CO-OWNER SAYS, SHE FEELS THE PRESSURE OF WAGE INCREASES WITH HER SMALL STEP.

>> EVEN THOUGH WE HERE FEEL LIKE WE ARE LIKE A FAMILY, WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER, THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.

BECAUSE -- TO LEAVE.

EVERYTHING IS INCREASING AT SAN DIEGO.

SO, THAT IS ANOTHER THING.

WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE PRICES.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA'S MINIMUM WAGE MAKE IT GOING UP EVEN AFTER 2023.

THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS REVIEWING A BALLOT PROPOSAL TO RAISE IT AGAIN, UP TO $18 PER HOUR BY 2026.

IT'S BACKERS ARE TRYING TO GET THE MEASURE ONTO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY ALEJANDRA MALLORCA'S VISITED SAN DIEGO TO CELEBRATE THE BORDERS REOPENING TO NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL.

IT COMES AS LOCAL ACTIVISTS CRITICIZE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FOR CONTINUING TO BLOCK ACCESS TO ASYLUM- SEEKERS.

KPBS BORDER REPORTER, GUSTAV LOSELI SAYS MORE.

>> Reporter: DHS SECRETARY ALEJANDRA MALLORCA CAME TO THE PORT OF ENTRY TO TOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE BORDER REOPENING.

>> I AM EXTRAORDINARILY PLEASED TO BE HERE AT THE SANTA CEDRO ORDER ENTRY.

>> Reporter: THE REPORTERS PRESSED HIM ON THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS UNFOLDING AT THE BORDER.

WHERE A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO RESURRECT A CONTROVERSIAL TRUMP ERA POLICY KNOWN AS REMADE IN MEXICO.

THE POLICY FORCES ASYLUM- SEEKERS TO LIVE AND WAIT IN MEXICO UNTIL THEIR COURT CASES ARE ADJUDICATED.

WHEN ASKED WHAT MESSAGE MALLORCA'S HOUSE FOR THE MIGRANTS, HE TOLD THEM NOT TO COME ILLEGALLY.

>> I CANNOT COMMUNICATE THIS MESSAGE TO STRONGLY.

THAT INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT PUT THEIR LIFE SAVINGS IN THE HANDS OF SMUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS THAT EXPLOIT THEIR VULNERABILITY.

>> Reporter: THE LOCAL ACTIVISTS WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT BIDEN'S DECISION TO EXPAND REMAIN IN MEXICO WILL PUT EVEN MORE MIGRANTS IN HARM'S WAY.

>> WE ARE EXPANDING THE POPULATION OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE SENT BACK -- WILL BE SUBJECTED TO THE RISK OF EXTORTION, OF KIDNAPPING -- AND ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE SEEN.

-- DOCUMENTED.

>> Reporter: BUT HIS DOCUMENT OF REMAIN IN MEXICO APPLIES TO ALL NATIONALITIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

THIS IN QUOTATIONS, BRAZILIANS AND JAMAICANS.

-- WAS LIMITED TO MIGRANTS FROM STEM BETTER SPEAKING COUNTRIES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE IS A NEW SAY UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AT SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE.

AS KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER, MG PEREZ SHOWS US, THE DREAMER RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES SUPPORT AND CRITICAL INFORMATION TO STUDENTS WHO FIND THEMSELVES TANGLED IN THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

>> THIS RIBBON-CUTTING IN THE STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING AT SAN DIEGO ASA COLLEGE COMES WITH LOTS OF BUZZ AND BUTTERFLIES.

>> -- BUTTERFLIES MIGRATE SHOWING HOW MIGRATION IS MOST BEAUTIFUL AND NATURAL.

>> Reporter: THE SYMBOLIC BUTTERFLIES REPRESENT STUDENTS WHO WERE ATTENDING SCHOOL HERE.

WITH UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRATION STATUS.

AND, THE SO-CALLED DREAMERS.

BROUGHT TO THE U.S. AS YOUNG CHILDREN BY THEIR UNDOCUMENTED PARENTS.

YOLANDA GRANADOS WAS ONE OF THEM.

>> WHEN I WAS 19, I WAS ACTUALLY AT SCHOOL, TAKING A FINAL.

AND, MY MOM GOT DEPORTED.

I HAD NOWHERE TO GO.

HAD NO SPACE TO RUN.

I HAD NO ONE TO TALK TO ORLEAN TO, OR COUNSEL OR OPEN UP TO.

SO, HAVING A SPACE LIKE THIS IS IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: THE DREAMERS RESOURCE CENTER IS A PLACE THAT WILL PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES.

CAREER COUNSELING, EDUCATION WORKSHOPS.

ANYTHING UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS NEED TO FEEL SUPPORTED AND ACCEPTED.

>> KIND OF LIKE A HOME.

A SAFE PLACE.

BECAUSE, I CAN BE AROUND PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE ME.

I DON'T HAVE TO HIDE WHO I AM.

>> Reporter: GRANT MONEY, DONATIONS, STATE FUNDING AND THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES MADE OF THE DREAMERS RESOURCE CENTER HAPPEN.

IT HAS TAKEN MORE THAN 5 YEARS TO GET TO THIS OPENING CELEBRATION.

>> THE DREAMERS HAVE AWAKENED.

AND THEY ARE HERE.

AND WE HAD CREATED SPACE FOR YOU.

TO DREAM EVEN BIGGER DREAMS NOW.

>> I WAS ACTUALLY, WANTED TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION, COUNT TRANSFERRED ESTATE LONG BEACH AND GRANTS, TRUST GRADUATE IN 20 WLVT.

>> Reporter: LaMOTTA -- -- INSPIRATION FOR THE 450 CURRENT MESA COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE UNDOCUMENTED AND WORKING ON THEIR EDUCATION.

AS WELL AS THE OTHERS WHO WILL COME AFTER.

PROUD TO BE UNDOCUMENTED, UNAFRAID, UNAPOLOGETIC.

AND, HASHTAG HERE TO STAY.

MG PEREZ, TRENT, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE MAKERS OF THE PFIZER VACCINE SAY OMICRON IS CHANGING HOW MANY DOSES THEY RECOMMEND FOR PEOPLE.

THE COMPANY'S CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER SAYS OF THIRD SHOT OFFERS THE STRONGEST PROTECTIONS AGAINST THE NEW VARIANT.

IT ALSO RAISES ANTIBODY LEVELS 25 FOLD.

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS THE NEWS IS ENCOURAGING, BUT THERE IS STILL MORE WE NEED TO KNOW.

>> IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, AS WE WILL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO WEEKS, ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIBILITY AS WELL AS THE DEGREE OF SEVERITY OF DISEASE.

>> DR. FAUCI SAYS HE HOPES THE NEWS ABOUT OMICRON AND VACCINATIONS IS GOING TO PUSH PEOPLE TO GET THEIR BOOSTER SHOT.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY WAS THE FIRST TO DECLARE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS OVER MISINFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19.

ONE WAY THE COUNTY IS COUNTERING IT IS BY HOLDING REGULAR MEDICAL PANELS.

THERE IS A PBS REPORTER KATIE ALVARADO.

>> Reporter: >> POISONOUS VACCINES.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE THESE WALLS, DOESN'T EXIST.

'S >> Reporter: IS JUST A TASTE OF WHAT WAS SHARED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT COVID-19 DURING TUESDAY'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.

>> SAN DIEGO IS CURRENTLY IN THE HIGHER READ LEVEL OF TRANSMISSION.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER, DR. WILMA WOOTEN SHOWED THE LATEST DATA COMPARING NONVACCINATED VERSUS VACCINATED COUNTY RESIDENTS.

>> THE CASE RATE WAS ABOUT THREE TIMES HIGHER.

THE HOSPITALIZATION RATE A RUN HIM, AMONG RESIDENTS NOT FULLY VACCINATED WAS ABOUT 20 ATTIRE.

THE DEATH RATE FOR NOT FULLY VACCINATED RESIDENTS WAS SEVEN TIMES HIGHER.

>> Reporter: IN SEPTEMBER, THE BOARD VOTED TO DECLARE MISINFORMATION A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

BOARD CHAIR, NATHAN FLETCHER, LED THE CHARGE.

>> THE REALITY IS, MISINFORMATION IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT IS LITERALLY KILLING PEOPLE.

AS A COUNTY, AS A PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY, AS A PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO CONFRONT THIS.

>> Reporter: TO THAT END, THE COUNTY HAS WEBSITE DEDICATED TO INFORMING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE VIRUS, AND DISPEL COMMON MYTHS.

>> AND MONEY, EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: NOW AFTER EVERY MEETING, MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRUS SHARED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT IS COMPILED AND DISCUSSED THE NEXT DAY BY A PANEL OF DOCTORS ON A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ZOOM MEETING.

>> -- CAN EVADE NATIONAL VERY COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE CHIEF OF POPULATION HEALTH AND FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE PANELISTS.

>> MISINFORMATION TRAVELS SO MUCH FASTER THAN GOOD SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS WHILE IT IS GOOD TO FIGHT THE AVALANCHE OF CONSTANT MISINFORMATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO START SOMEWHERE.

AND THESE PANELS ARE A GREAT START.

HE SEEMED SEEN PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIED OR BEEN SEVERELY SICK AND WILL SUFFER LIFELONG SIDE EFFECTS BECAUSE OF COVID MISINFORMATION.

>> MANY OF THEM, SPECIFICALLY SIGHT, THAT FAX FOR WHY THEY DIDN'T GET THE VACCINE.

AND A REAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF RISKS AND BENEFITS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS MANY OF THEM TELL HIM THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE DOCTOR.

UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

>> HOPEFULLY, THIS IS A WAY TO SORT OF MAKE IT MORE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: KATIE ALVARADO, K PBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA COULD BECOME A SANCTUARY FOR THOSE SINKING ABORTIONS.

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT OVER TERMS ROPEY WAY.

DOZENS OF ABORTION PROVIDERS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS RELEASED A REPORT TODAY.

THEY ARE ASKING STATE LAWMAKERS TO PAY FOR TRAVEL, LODGING AND CHILDCARE FOR THOSE COMING TO CALIFORNIA FROM OTHER STATES FOR ABORTIONS.

THE REPORT ALSO ASKS LAWMAKERS TO REIMBURSE PROCEDURES PERFORMED FOR PATIENTS WHO CAN'T AFFORD THEM.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM, A TOP LEGISLATIVE LEADERS HAVE SIGNALED THEIR SUPPORT.

>> A PROGRAM TO HELP BETTER RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CALLS IS EXPANDING TO THE REST OF THE COUNTY.

THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM SENDS SPECIFICALLY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED TEAM MEMBERS TO RESPOND TO HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CALLS.

THAT TAKES POLICE OFFICERS OUT OF THE MIX, UNLESS THEY ARE NEEDED BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS.

>> I MEAN, A STROKE, YOU DON'T SAY LAW ENFORCEMENT AS THE RESPONSE.

AND, IT OUGHT TO BE THE SAME IF YOU'RE HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH EPISODE.

UNLESS YOU ARE A DANGER TO YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE.

>> THE PROGRAM FIRST LAUNCH IN JANUARY AND COASTAL CITIES IN NORTH COUNTY, BUT YESTERDAY, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED TO EXPAND IT COUNTYWIDE.

IT IS EXPECTED TO COST ABOUT $10 MILLION.

>>> THOUSANDS OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAVE BEEN REPORTED STOLEN FROM CARS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEOS SHOW THIEVES GETTING AWAY WITH THE CONVERTER BEFORE ANYONE EVEN NOTICES.

KPBS REPORTER TANIA THORNE TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW THIS IS HAPPENING.

>> THEY ARE BEING DUBBED CAT BURGLARS.

BUT THEY ARE NOT AFTER YOUR JEWELS.

THEIR TARGET?

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

A PART FOUND IN CARS THAT REDUCES THEIR HARMFUL OMISSIONS.

THIEVES STOLE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FROM AMANDA HENDRIX TWICE.

THE FIRST TIME, HER CONVERTER WAS STOLEN ON THREE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

>> THANKFULLY, THE INSURANCE TOOK CARE OF IT.

THEY THE, THE POLICE CAME AND TOLD US TO PARK IT IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDER A LIGHT.

THAT WILL DISCOURAGE SO, WE DID IT, EVERYTHING HE SAID.

THEN APRIL CAME ALONG AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

>> Reporter: THIS TIME, HER RING CAMERA GOT FOOTAGE OF THE THEFT HAPPENING.

HER CAR WAS JACKED UP, AND THE CONVERTER STOLEN AND UNDER 4 MINUTES.

>> IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING.

I AM A LIGHT SLEEPER ANYWAY.

AND THEN, IT JUST, IT ADDS A LEVEL OF ANXIETY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU FEEL LIKE THOSE ARE YOUR PRIVATE THINGS.

YOU KNOW?

AND TO HAVE SOMEBODY COMING AND DAMAGING IT, TAKING IT APART YOU KNOW, IT JUST, IT FELT LIKE SUCH A VIOLATION.

>> Reporter: SHE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE.

THIS YEAR, MORE THAN 1500 CONVERTER THEFTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SAN DIEGO.

CAMERAS HAVE CAPTURED THAT'S HAPPENING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT IN PUBLIC PLACES.

BUT, WHY HAVE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BECOME A HOT COMMODITY?

THE PARTS CONTAIN PLATINUM AND RHODIUM.

AND THE PRICE PER OUNCE FOR THESE PRECIOUS METALS HAS GONE UP IN THE LAST YEAR.

>> TOYOTA PREVIOUS CONVERTERS CONTAIN MORE THESE METALS, MAKING THEM THE BIGGEST TARGETS.

>> THEY ARE CUTTING THEM ANYWHERE FROM HERE TO THERE, WHEREVER THEY CAN.

AND, WHEN OFFER THEM.

PUT THEM IN THE TRUCK AND LEIGH.

YOU KNOW.

>> Reporter: ENGLISH OWNS WHOLESALE PERFORMANCE MUFFLER IN ESCONDIDO.

HE SAYS HE SEES CARS WHOSE CONVERTERS HAVE BEEN STOLEN EVERY WEEK.

ESPECIALLY AFTER THE WEEKEND.

>> THEY STILL THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND SELL THEM TO RECYCLERS, YOU KNOW.

MOST OF THE LEGIT RECYCLERS WON'T BUY THEM.

BUT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY TRICKLE IT DOWN SOMEHOW WHEN THEY GET THEMSELVES A.

>> Reporter: SOME INSURANCES DO COVER STOLEN CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

THEY DON'T COVER THE SHIELD THAT PROTECTS THE CONVERTER FROM THE >> Reporter: THAT IS A PREVIOUS SHIELD TO KEEP FROM STEALING PREVIOUS CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

>> Reporter: ENGLISH SAYS HE IS INSTALLING MORE THAN.

>> Reporter: HE IS AS FOR INSTANCE ARE $3600 JUST IN PARTS WHEN SOMEBODY STEALS YOUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

SO, $500 SHIELD SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, >> Reporter: WHILE THE SHIELDS CONVECTIVE CONVERTER, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS TRY TO CRACK DOWN ON THE THEFTS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS HAPPENING BEFORE IS, IF SOMEONE WAS CONTACTED WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS SAY MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO LINK THEM TO A CRIME, THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE WAS STOLEN PROPERTY.

BUT, WE NEEDED OF THE THEM TO, YOU KNOW, FILE A CASE, MATCH IT UP TO A CAR.

>> Reporter: LIEUTENANT -- WITH THE ESCONDIDO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS GIVEN POLICE THE GREEN LIGHT TO START MAKING ARRESTS.

>> SPEAKING WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THEY ARE SAYING, THERE IS NO OTHER REASON TO HAVE THESE THINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

AND THEY ARE STOLEN PROPERTY.

SO, WE HAVE THE WILL COST TO MAKE THAT ARREST AND THEY WILL FILE ON THOSE CASES.

>> Reporter: LIEUTENANT BARRETT SAYS, SINCE NO ARREST ARE BEING MADE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THIEVES WERE GETTING BOLD.

SO BOLD THAT IN AUGUST, THIEVES STOLE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM IN ESCONDIDO POLICE DEPARTMENT VAN.

SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE HELPS POLICE CATCH THE THIEVES.

>> CHULA VISTA WAS ABLE TO MAKE A STOP ON THAT VEHICLE ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER.

THERE WERE SOME CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THAT VEHICLE AT THE TIME.

UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE TIMEFRAME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DAY, WE DIDN'T GET A CONVICTION ON OUR CASE.

BUT THE PERSON WAS CONTACTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE ALSO HOSTED EVENTS WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN GET THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ENGRAVED WITH THE VIN NUMBER, IN CASE IT IS EVER STOLEN.

OFFICIALS RECOMMEND PARKING YOUR VEHICLE INSIDE A GARAGE OR IN A WELL LIT AREA.

GETTING SECURITY CAMERAS AND ALARMS AND CONSIDER GETTING A CAT SHIELD TO PROTECT THE CONVERTER.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COMMERCIAL AIRLINES COULD ONE DAY FLY INTO CARLSBAD.

A LONGER RUNWAY AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE McCLELLAN PALOMAR AIRPORT APPROVED BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS TODAY.

THE AIRPORT MANAGER SAYS THE EXPANSION IS NEEDED FOR SAFETY.

BUT WOULD ALSO MAKE IT QUIETER, BECAUSE PLANES COULD TAKE OFF QUICKER AND GET HIGHER FASTER.

UNDER THE PLAN, STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE FAA ON NOISE CONCERNS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE QUIET HOURS FOR TAKEOFFS AND FOR LANDINGS.

>>> NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH AND ALONG WITH IT, HERE COMES THE RAIN.

AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY.

A LITTLE BIT OF A QUIETER PATTERN BEYOND THAT AS WE HEAD TOWARD FRIDAY AND THIS WEEKEND.

BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER STORM THAT LOOKS JUST AS POWERFUL AS WE HEAD INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK.

SO, WE WILL BE TRACKING THAT, MOVING FORWARD.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE LOW 50s IN OCEANSIDE.

MID TO UPPER 50s IN SAN DIEGO.

SOME OF THAT RAIN ALREADY ARRIVING LATER TONIGHT.

CHULA VISTA GETTING DOWN TO 55.

-- SPRINGS 50 DEGREES.

FOR YOUR OVERNIGHT LOW.

HERE AS THAT FRONT ON THURSDAY.

BEHIND IT, THE COLDER AIR PUSHING FOR THE RENT FOR THE SOUTH.

AND AGAIN, RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY FROM LOS ANGELES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SAN DIEGO.

GET SOAKING RAIN POSSIBLE HERE WITH THIS FIRST ROUND.

OF WHAT WEATHER.

TEMPERATURES WE ARE LOOKING AT 50s FOR YOU FROM ESCONDIDO TOWARD RAMONA, EL CAJON, CHULA VISTA.

ACROSS SOME OF THE DESERT, LOOKING AT MID-60s RICE.

61 21 OCEANSIDE.

AND THEN HEADING TOWARDS FRIDAY AGAIN, IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT WINDIER HERE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

AND THAT COLDER CONTINUES TO PRESS INTO THE INTERIOR SPOTS HERE.

I MENTIONED, THOUGH, THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER STORM NEXT WEEK.

THAT IS GOING TO BE MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND.

AND THEN PRESSING SOUTHWARD AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

AND I DO THINK THAT ONE IS GOING TO BRING MORE IN THE WAY OF RAIN FOR US HERE ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

AS WE LIKELY HEAD INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS NEAR THE COAST, BEYOND THURSDAY, WE LOOK TO BRING BACK THAT SUNSHINE FOR YOU.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, THE CLOUDS REALLY INCREASE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SOME COOLER AIR ARRIVING MONDAY.

OUT AHEAD OF THAT NEXT STORM.

FOR THE INLAND, RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE FOR YOU THURSDAY.

AND SUNNY AND DRY FRIDAY.

SATURDAY, SUNDAY BEFORE THE CLOUDS REALLY BEGIN TO INCREASE THEIR.

HEADING INTO MONDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 40s FOR YOU OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH DRY WEATHER BEYOND THURSDAY AND SIMILAR PATTERN HERE IN THE DESERT.

WE HAVE SOME SHOWERS ON THURSDAY.

OTHERWISE, TEMPERATURES HOLDING STEADY IN THE 60s.

WITH DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST, JESSICA PASH.

>>> FOOD INSECURITY CAN BE ESPECIALLY PAINFUL DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

KPBS SPEAK CITY HEIGHT REPORTER LOOKS AT A LOCAL EFFORT TO DELIVER FRESH PRODUCE STRAIGHT FROM THE GARDEN TO THOSE WHO NEED THE MOST.

>> WE HAVE MORE, BUT THE WALLEYE CONVEX.

>> THE LITTLE RED WAGON OUTSIDE -- ROLANDO HOME IS OFTEN FULL OF HER COMMUNITIES EXCESS PRODUCE.

THAT IS BECAUSE SHE IS THE FOUNDER OF DIETITIAN COOKS.

A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DONATE THEIR EXCESS PRODUCE FROM THE STORE OR THEIR GARDENS TO THOSE IN NEED.

>> CURRENTLY WE ARE GROWING COOL SEASON PRODUCE.

SO, WE HAVE THINGS LIKE SNOW PEAS, ALL THE BRASSICA'S, THINGS LIKE KALE AND ROMANESQUE OH.

BROCKLEY.

WE TRY TO SUPPORT LOCAL SEED GROWERS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: -- SAYS FRESH PRODUCE IS HARD TO COME BY AT MOST DONATION CENTERS.

THAT INSPIRED THE PRODUCE FOR THE PEOPLE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FOUNDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR TO COMBAT THE SKYROCKETING HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY IN SAN DIEGO, CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: WE RANGE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS, ABOUT 700 POUNDS A PRODUCE.

SO, SINCE THEN, I WOULD SAY, AT LEAST 1000 POUNDS A PRODUCE HAVE BEEN DONATED FROM THESE EFFORTS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE PROGRAM ALSO ENCOURAGES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

WHETHER IT IS GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD, OR CUTTING BACK ON FOOD WASTE.

PLUS, PRODUCE DROP-OFFS THAT ARE HIGH ENOUGH QUALITY ART WASTED.

THEY HELP FEED REDUCTASE CHICKENS, WHICH LEADS TWO EGGS THAT CAN BE DONATED.

BEHIND ME IS THE BROWN BUILDING IN CITY HEIGHTS WERE PRODUCED WITH THE PEOPLE DROPS OFF THE FOOD.

ON THURSDAYS, THE MUTUAL AID FUND -- DISTRIBUTE THAT FOOD ALONG WITH OTHER CANNED GOODS.

PRODUCE FOR THE PEOPLE ALSO HAS A SECOND DROPBOX FOR THE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN NORTH PARK.

IN THE NEAR FUTURE, RODARTE HE PLANS TO EXPAND THE NONPROFITS REACH THROUGH A NEW PROGRAM CALLED SPONSOR A FAMILY VEGETABLE WALKS.

RESOURCES PRODUCE FROM LOCAL FARMS.

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>>> I AM JUDY READ JEFF ON TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, REPUBLICAN AND SOME DEMOCRATIC SENATORS PUSH BACK ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S VACCINE MANDATES FOR BUSINESSES.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING ADDITION ON KPBS.

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>>> THIS WAS A DAY OF HOLIDAY JOY FOR HUNDREDS OF SAN DIEGO MILITARY FAMILIES.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TAKES US TO A BIG TOY GIVEAWAY.

>> Reporter: THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA HAS BEEN RUNNING OPERATION HOLIDAY JOY FOR 32 YEARS.

>> OUR MILITARY MEMBERS, THEY READ THEY PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF FRIDA.

THIS IS A SUBTLE OR SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

>> >> Reporter: THAT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA THAT IS LOCATED IN MURPHY CANYON.

WHICH HOUSES THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF OFF-BASE MILITARY AND THE FAMILIES IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: THIS EVENT IS UP IN ABOUT 12 MINUTES.

SO, IT IS VERY, VERY QUICK.

BUT THE FAMILIES WILL GO THROUGH AND GET THE SELECTION OF TOYS, WHICH ARE ALL STAGED BY VOLUNTEERS LAST NIGHT IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS BY ALL KINDS A DIFFERENT ASSORTMENT OF TOYS.

FOR THOSE OLDER KIDS, THERE IS GIFT CARDS AND SUCH.

>> Reporter: ABOUT 430 ENLISTED FAMILIES WITH 1300 CHILDREN WILL BE RECEIVING THE TWO GIFTS AND SOME STOCKING STUFFERS PICKED UP BY THE PARENTS DURING THIS EVENT.

SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING SOME NOTABLE SAN DIEGO SPORTS FIGURES, HELPED BRING SOME EARLY HOLIDAY CHEER TO THE FAMILIES.

>> WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE.

WERE HAPPY TO SUPPORT OUR MILITARY.

WE ARE HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE CITY.

>> Reporter: INCLUDING LANDON DONOVAN, MANAGER OF THE SAN DIEGO OIL.

>> TODAY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY FILLED WITH GRATITUDE FROM PEOPLE.

AND THAT HAS BEEN REALLY NICE.

>> Reporter: PADRES NEW MANAGER BOB MELVIN MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE DURING OPERATION HOLIDAY JOY.

>> Reporter: JUST LOOKING AT YOU KNOW, THE KIDS HERE AND BEING ABLE TO BE PART OF THE FAMILIES AND SEE SOME SMILES ON THE FACES, THAT IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST.

>> Reporter: MELVIN WAS A PERSONAL SHOPPER FOR SEVERAL FAMILIES AND SAYS EVENTS LIKE THIS ARE WHAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: >> GIVING AND THE FAMILIES AND YOU KNOW, NOW WITH INCORPORATING THE MILITARY.

IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT FEELING.

IT IS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME FOR THIS HERE TODAY AND JUST DRIVING UP HERE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GIVES YOU GOOSEBUMPS.

>> Reporter: IS LIKE ONE ARM SERVICES FAMILY THAT COMES TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN OUR MILITARY FAMILY.

>> Reporter: MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

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