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>>> TONIGHT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS LAYING OUT HER VISIONS FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THE ANNUAL SPEECH HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE COUNTY'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES.

KPBS, JACOB AERE IS DOWNTOWN ON WHAT WE EXPECT TO HEAR TONIGHT.

JACOB?

>> Reporter: HELLO.

THIS IS THE FIRST ESTATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS.

SHE IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON HOUSING, AND HOMELESSNESS LOOK AT SOME OF HER TOP PRIORITIES.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES.

WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER ONE.

FROM " LIST SAN DIEGO".

THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

>> HOW ARE THEY GOING TO CHANGE ZONING?

SO WE CAN PROVIDE MORE DENSELY IN NEIGHBORHOODS?

AND NOT JUST CONCERNED NEIGHBORS ARE TRANSIENT CORE DOORS BUT IN THE COUNTY HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT?

AND HOW ARE WE ALSO GOING TO THINK ABOUT TENANT EVICTION.

IT IS ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT, HERE.

>> Reporter: THE CHAIRWOMAN'S OFFICE SAYS THAT SHE WILL ALSO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CARE, FOOD INSECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

ALSO EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LOCAL WORKFORCE WITH ECONOMY, AND A WIDE RANGE OF ACTION GOALS.

AND SHE SAID TO TAKE THIS WITHIN JUST ONE HOUR.

DELIVERING THE STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS YORK >> THANK YOU, JACOB AERE.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO WATCH.

THERE IS A LINK RIGHT ON OUR HOME PAGE, KPBS .ORG AND IT STARTS AT 6 P.M. >> AFTER ONE MONTH OF MASS SHOOTINGS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY WANT TIGHTER GUN LAWS.

IN SACRAMENTO, HE PROPOSED BILLS AND FOCUSING ON CONCEALED WEAPONS.

TO BEND THEM AT CHURCHES, PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND BUSINESSES.

UNLESS THAT THE BUSINESS WILL POST A SIGN THAT CONCEALED WEAPONS ARE ALLOWED ON THE PROPER SIMILAR EFFORTS HAVE STALLED IN THE PAST.

>> WE REALLY FELL SHORT LAST YEAR.

AND THERE WAS ONE, DISAPPOINTING THING ABOUT A REMARKABLE LEGISLATIVE YEAR.

IT WAS THAT WE FELL A LITTLE SHORT.

THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

>> IN OTHER PARTS OF THE PROPOSAL WOULD INTRODUCE A 21 AND OLDER AGE REQUIREMENT FOR CONCEALED PERMITS.

THE FBI SAYS THAT VIOLENT EXTREMISM FROM WITHIN THE COUNTRY POSES ONE OF THE MOST PERSISTENT THREATS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

A LOCAL SURVEY IS UNDERGOING TO GAUGE WHETHER LOCAL POLITICIANS HAVE TURNED INTO TARGETS.

WE EXPLAIN.

>> Reporter: JANUARY 6, 2021.

IT IS WIDELY SEEN AS A WAKE-UP CALL.

TO EXPERTISE IN SOME ON AMERICAN POLITICS.

TWO YEARS LATER, THE HOLD OF EXTREMISM.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS THAT THE RECEIVE GENERAL CALLS AGAINST ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES.

SOME WERE FOLLOWED THROUGH.

NEW MEXICO CANDIDATE WAS INDICTED THIS WEEK OVER THE DECEMBER SHOOTING.

HAVE TWO DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS AND TWO COMMISSIONERS.

IN OCTOBER, FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI AND HER HUSBAND PAUL PELOSI WAS ATTACKED IN HIS HOME.

HE WAS IN THE ICU.

>> SINCE COVID A RISING VEHEMENCE IN PUBLIC DISPLAYS.

NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY.

WE HAVE HAD THREATS OF LOCAL OFFICEHOLDERS YORK RIGHT IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

>> Reporter: WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT THE SUSPECTED ARSON ATTACK ONE YEAR AGO.

IT IS SCORCHED THE HOUSE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER.

WITH HIS WIFE.

BOTH ARE DEMOCRATS.

>> WITHIN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS OF A VARIETY OF SCHOOL BOARDS.

THEY HAVE PROTESTING OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOMES.

AND IN THEIR PERSONAL MALE.

THAT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND OPEN MEETING LAW REQUIREMENTS.

>> Reporter: 300 ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ASSESS IF THEY ARE RECEIVING MORE THREATS.

AND WHETHER THOSE THREATS ARE BECOMING MORE VIOLENT.

HE SAYS PART OF THE SURVEY WOULD ALSO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF THOSE THREATS.

>> YES.

THE ASSUMPTION WOULD BE THAT THERE WOULD BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT OR CAN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE RESULTS IF WE COULD GET A HANDLE ON JUST HOW SEVERE IT IS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF THE PETITION OF GOVERNMENT AND FREE SPEECH BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

>> Reporter: THE RESULTS ARE GOING TO BE RELEASED IN JUNE.

THE POLE IS BEING MONITORED.

KPBS .

>> MANY OF THE NEWS HEADLINES HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

BUT TODAY WAS ABOUT CELEBRATION.

THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

IT ALSO PROVIDES HOPE FOR STUDENTS.

HERE IS OUR EDUCATION REPORTER.

>> Reporter: THE WIND WAS STIFLED THIS MORNING.

BUT THE MESSAGE WAS NOT.

THE BLACK LIVES MATTER FLAG IS A SYMBOL THAT WILL FLY OVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING OF THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND HIS STUDENTS ARE WELL EDUCATED ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT THAT MEANS.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THEY PUT IT IN WORDS AND RECITED IT IN POETRY.

>> DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE STRONG?

I MEAN REALLY STRONG.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

IF YOU TRY TO DO.

>> Reporter: TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS RECOGNIZE THE WORDS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE POET.

THE 12-YEAR-OLD EVEN HAD WORDS OF HER OWN.

>> BEING A BLACK PERSON IS AN ONGOING JOURNEY.

BUT YOU CAN NEVER GIVE UP.

>> Reporter: DISTRICT OFFICIALS DECIDED TO RAISE THE BLACK LIVES MATTER FLAG TO SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES.

AS MANY OF THEM SAID.

IT IS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR THEM, INDIVIDUALLY.

AND I KNOW I STRUGGLE WITH IDENTITY GROWING UP.

AND I AM PROUD OF WHO I AM TODAY.

BECAUSE OF EDUCATORS.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE FLAG IS A SYMBOL OF CELEBRATION AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT SAY THAT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATION HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

THE CURRENT STATE BUDGET HAS $300 MILLION TO HELP STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED SCHOOL LUNCHES.

GAVIN NEWSON PROPOSED THE SPENDING TO GIVE CHILDREN SUPPORT IN CLOSING THE EDUCATIONAL GAP.

SOME LEADERS BELIEVE THAT EXCLUDES ALMOST 350,000 CHILDREN OF COLOR WHO ARE NOT IN POVERTY.

BUT HAVE FALLEN BEHIND THEIR WHITE CLASSMATES.

>> IF YOU REALLY ANALYZE THE DATA IT IS NOT A FACTOR OF WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS ARE MIDDLE-CLASS.

IT IS A FACTOR OF WHETHER YOU ARE BLACK RIGHT NOW IN THE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: THESE BLACK STUDENTS REMAIN IN REALITY.

ALSO HANG ON.

>> CAN YOU SEE THE BAD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP?

ONE DAY YOUR COMMUNITY IS JUST GOING TO BE A COMMITTEE WHERE EVERYBODY IS TREATED EQUALLY.

>> Reporter: THAT IS A MESSAGE IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS PASSING WITH FLYING COLORS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, TYRE NICHOLS IS RELATED TO REST .

COMING UP AT 7 P.M. AFTER "KPBS EVENING EDITION" .

>>> IF YOU'RE HOLDING ON TO THAT BATH & BEYOND COUPONS, NOW IS THE TIME TO USE THEM.

THE RETAIL IS CLOSING 87 STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

INCLUDING THREE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THOSE LOCATIONS ARE LISTED.

LAST WEEK, BED BATH AND BEYOND RECEIVED A NOTICE OF DEFAULT FROM ITS LENDER, J.P. MORGAN CHASE.

THE LATEST CLOSURES ARE ON TOP OF 150 ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST.

ANOTHER SIGN THAT THE COMPANY IS LIKELY HEADED FOR BANKRUPTCY.

>>> THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO IS HALTING TALKS TO BUILD A CEMENT WAREHOUSE.

AT THE 10th AVENUE MARINA TERMINAL.

ANDERSON TELLS US THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE INCREASING DIESEL TRUCK TRAFFIC THROUGH BARRIO LOGAN.

>> Reporter: THEY WANTED TO SHIP CEMENT MAKING MATERIALS AND PUT THAT AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

LOCAL RESIDENCES WERE OUTRAGED.

IT CALLED FOR 4000 DIESEL TRUCKS TO RUMBLE THROUGH BARRIO LOGAN IN NATIONAL CITY EVERY MONTH.

>> WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST DIESEL POLLUTION IN ERROR COLLUSION.

AND HIGHER THAN 95% OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: MITSUBISHI DID NOT OFFER SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM THAT TRUCK FLEET.

OR PROJECT TALKS FOR A SECOND TIME.

THE BOARD VOTED DOWN THE FIRST PROPOSAL IN 2020.

>> I DO NOT THINK IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD.

WHEN THEY GET A CLEAR STATEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THEY WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS LEVEL OF POLLUTION.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS STILL FEATURED ON THE WEBSITE BUT THERE ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE TALKS ABOUT MOVING THE PLAN FORWARD.

THE BOARD CHAIR THIS IS THAT MITSUBISHI IS THIS MODEL RELIED TOO MUCH ON FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLES.

AND THE NEIGHBORS WERE NOT HAVING IT.

REQUIRING THEM TO REASSESS.

>> LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM VIEWS YORK AND MAKING DIFFERENT DECISIONS.

AND IN THIS CASE.

IT IS TIME TO STEP BACK.

AND REEVALUATE.

HOW WE COULD GET THERE.

TO SEE IF WE CAN MEET OUR GOALS.

>> Reporter: THEY HAD A MARITIME CLEAN-AIR STRATEGY THAT CREATED A ROADMAP.

TO MOVE TOWARDS ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES AT ITS WATERFORD LOCATIONS.

INCLUDING REPLACING FOSSIL FUEL POWERED VEHICLES WHEREVER POSSIBLE.ANDERSON , KPBS .

>> CLEAN AIR AND CLEAR MINDS.

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THE AIR WE BREATHE PLAYS A LARGE ROLE IN MENTAL HEALTH.

SCIENTISTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE LINKS TO DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

>> Reporter: AIR POLLUTION IT IS NOT JUST BAD FOR YOUR LUNGS, IT COULD ALSO BE BAD FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY.

RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT PEOPLE WHO WERE EXPOSED TO MULTIPLE WERE AT A HIGHER RISK OF SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY.

THEN THOSE LIVING WITH CLEAR ERROR.

>> THE KINDS OF POLLUTION WAS EXPOSED TO FROM EVERYTHING FROM FARMS, COAL PLANTS AND CARS.

>> Reporter: 300,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE EXAMINED.

DURING THE STUDY, MORE THAN 13,000 WERE DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION.

AND OVER 15,000 WERE DIAGNOSED WITH ANXIETY.

RESEARCHERS FOUND THOSE THAT LIVED IN AREAS WITH HIGHER POLLUTION LEVELS WERE AT A HIGHER RISK FOR DEPRESSION.

OR ANXIETY.

>> BETWEEN AN 8% AND 70% RISK OF DEPRESSION.

9 TO 14% OF ANXIETY.

IT IS NOT EXACTLY KNOWN WHY POLLUTION WOULD HAVE THIS LINK TO ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.

POLLUTION CAN DAMAGE YOUR LUNGS, AND YOUR HEART.

IT MAKES SENSE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE COULD ALSO DAMAGE YOUR BRAIN AND YOUR NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM.

>> LOCAL SHELTERS ARE MAKING MORE SPACE AVAILABLE.

FOR ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IN THE FORECAST.

ALL LOCATIONS ARE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

FOR THOSE LACKING A PLACE OVERNIGHT.

INCLUDING THE FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES.

AND THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE.

IN THE RESCUE MISSION.

TOTAL CAPACITY ARE VARYING BY LOCATION.

>> ALL OF THE STORMS ARE PAYING OFF WHEN IT COMES TO OUR SNOWPACK.

STATE WATER MONITORS INTO THEIR SECOND SNOW SURVEY OF THE YEAR AT PHILLIPS STATION NEAR SACRAMENTO TODAY.

REPORTING A DEATH OF 85 INCHES.

NEARLY 200% OF THE AVERAGE FOR FEBRUARY 1st.

THE MEASUREMENT HELPS THE STATE PLAN FOR HOW MUCH WATER WE WILL HAVE IN THE YEAR AHEAD.

>> WE HAVE MORE SUNSHINE BACK IN THE MIX.

AND A SLIGHT WARMING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE WILL SEE THOSE NUMBERS GO BACK DOWN LATER THIS WEEKEND.

AND SOME WIND WITH THAT NEXT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.

TONIGHT, CLEAR BUT CHILLY.

DOWN TO 41 DEGREES.

IN THE OUTLYING AREAS, THEY COULD EVEN BE IN THE 30s.

NEAR OCEANSIDE.

IN CHULA VISTA, 41 DEGREES.

AND AROUND THE SPRINGS, LOW 30s.

BUT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AGAIN ANTICIPATED.

FUTURECAST.

NOT A LOT TO SHOW.

A CLEAN SWEEP.

SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS TO THE LEFT NEAR I-5 THAT IS GOING TO BE NORTH.

THE SAN JOAQUIN AND SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

BUT DRY, AND SLIGHTLY WARMER AS WE INCH OUR WAY TOWARDS THURSDAY.

THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND EAST.

GUSTING WINDS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON TO OUR NORTH.

AGAIN TO SAN GABRIELLE.

THOSE WINDS ARE COMING OUT OF THE NORTH AND THE EAST.

TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, MID 60s.

AND RAMONA, 67 DEGREES.

THE SAME FOR LAGUNA AT 46.

CHULA VISTA, 65.

AND EVEN A BIT WARMER AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY.

AND THE NORTH IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SHOWERS.

AND THE ONSHORE FLOW WITH LOW PRESSURE AS WE GO TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

EVEN TABRIZ IS KICKING UP.

THE TEMP WILL GO DOWN JUST A BIT.

NEAR THE COAST, NOT MUCH IMPACT.

CLOUDS LATER THIS WEEKEND.

AND FOR SUNDAY, MONDAY THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.

AND COOLER AIR.

62 DEGREES ON SUNDAY.

ALSO NOTICE HOW THE NUMBERS WILL CLIMB OVER SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

SATURDAY.

AND FALL BACK WITH SOME CLOUDS MID 60s BY SUNDAY.

THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN LOOKING FOR SOME WIND UP WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE THIS WEEKEND.

NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE.

SOME COOL AREA.

AND THE DESERT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A WARM-UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WITH SOME SUNSHINE.

>> MORE MONEY IS COMING TO SAN DIEGO.

TO MAKE STREETS SAFER.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ANNOUNCING $2.5 MILLION FOR THE COUNTY.

AND THIS WILL GO TOWARDS A MIX OF PROJECTS PICK WITH A AIM OF REDUCING DEADLY ACCIDENTS.

$700,000 WAS FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO THAT WAS SPENDING THAT REDUCES CAR SPEEDS AND OVERALL TRAFFIC IN SELECT AREAS.

LOW INCOME COULD BE GET A FREE E-BIKE AS PART OF A BUDGETED STATEWIDE INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

KPBS WENT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: ELECTRIC BICYCLES.

THEY ARE MORE POPULAR THAN EVER.

CHILDREN USE THEM TO GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

AND EVEN PEOPLE RIDE THEM TO THEIR FAVORITE SPOT.

AND EVEN USE THEM AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CARS.

THEY CAN REACH SPEEDS OF NEARLY 30 MILES PER HOUR >> JUST MY MOAT AROUND TOWN IT IS A MUCH EASIER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.

I NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PARKING.

WE USUALLY HAVE GREAT WEATHER, YEAR-ROUND.

IT IS A CONVENIENT AND EASY WAY FOR ME TO GET AROUND.

>> Reporter: THE STEEP PRICE TAG OF $200,000.

IS PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM ABLE TO AFFORD THEM.

HOWEVER, A NEW STATEWIDE PROGRAM WILL BE AN INCENTIVE PROJECT.

IT LOOKS TO CHANGE THAT, THIS SPRING.

THIS IS FROM THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD PICK WITH INCOME FROM A LOCAL NONPROFIT.

IT RUNS A SIMILAR ONE IN SAN DIEGO.

AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA BICYCLE COALITION.

>> IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THIS PROGRAM.

PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE TO PUT THE MONEY OUT FRONT.

IT IS NOT LIKE A TAX REBATE.

LIKE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE.

IN THIS CASE.

YOU WILL GET AN APPOINTED SALE VOUCHER.

IF YOU FIND A QUALIFIED BIKE THEY WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE?

GO TO A QUALIFIED VENDOR.

AND YOU ASKED TO PURCHASE THE BIKE TOOK IN YOUR VOUCHER WILL BE APPLIED.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO BE THEM MORE EQUITABLE, IT IS ALSO COUNTING THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE ROAD.

AND ALSO GREENHOUSE GASES.

FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY, THE VOUCHER WILL BE BETWEEN $1000- $2000 FOR A CALIFORNIA-BASED E- BIKE RETAILER.

THAT IS HEADQUARTERED IN CARLSBAD.

>> IS A GREAT, GREAT WAY TO GET AROUND TOWN.

NO GASOLINE IS NEEDED.

ELECTRIC POWER I BELIEVE IS THE FUTURE.

AND AS TECHNOLOGY GROWS.

OUR BATTERIES WILL GET MORE COMPACT.

AND EVEN MORE DISTANCE OUT OF THEM.

WE BECOME MORE EDUCATED ON HOW TO HANDLE THE BATTERIES, ESPECIALLY.

>> Reporter: I'M GOING TO PUT MY HELMET ON.

UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE, I DECIDED TO TRY OUT AN E-BIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME MYSELF.

>> HERE WE GO.

>> Reporter: $10 MILLION HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE PROGRAM.

IT IS FOR PEOPLE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INITIATIVE THAT IS GOING TO BEGINNING AT CAL BIKE.ORG >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING MARKET.

YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF LUXURY HOUSING AND A GROWING SHARE OF LOW INCOME UNITS.

FOUR PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE, IT IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO PURCHASE OR RENT.

JACOB AERE LOOKS AT THE EFFORT TO BUILD MORE WORKFORCE HOUSING AROUND SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: WHILE SAN DIEGO HOUSING IS STARTING TO COME DOWN.

ZILLOW SAYS THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY THE FIFTH LEAST AFFORDABLE REGION IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO PURCHASING.

AND THE SEVEN LEASE FOR RENTING COMPARED TO AVERAGE INCOME.

THAT IS BRINGING THINGS WAY BOILING POINT FOR MANY MIDDLE INCOME WORKERS.

>> MANY FEEL LIKE THEY WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD A HOME IN SAN DIEGO.

IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY WORK.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION BOARD.

SHE REPRESENTS EDUCATORS ACROSS SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTY.

SHE SAYS THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS CONTRIBUTING TO A TEACHER SHORTAGE.

>> WE ARE ALSO SEEING OUR FAMILIES HAVING TO MOVE, AS WELL.

SO, WE ARE SEEING A DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT.

BECAUSE FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.

WE MET SOME LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

BY BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES ON THE LAND.

>> IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THAT HOUSING.

FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

I THINK IT IS BETTER.

SO, HOPEFULLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN SPREAD TO OTHER DISTRICTS.

LIKE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WAS ABLE TO PASS A BOND.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS A POINT WHENEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A HOMEOWNER.

HE IS A POLY SEE ASSOCIATE AT UC BERKELEY FOR HOUSING INNOVATION.

HE SAYS MODERATE INCOME WORKERS LIKE TEACHERS MAKE UP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE POPULATION, STATEWIDE.

THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO LIVE WHERE THEY WORK.

>> NUMBER ONE, THE RENTS ARE TOO HIGH.

AND PEOPLE LEAVING THE STATE.

NUMBER TWO, HOME OWNERSHIP.

>> Reporter: ZONING IS PART OF THE ISSUE.

HE SAYS 70% OF LAND IN CALIFORNIA ZONED FOR SINGLE- FAMILY HOUSING.

IT MAKES THE COST OF LIVING PRICEY.

THAT IS WHERE WORKFORCE HOUSING COMES INTO PLAY.

>> IT WILL BE PLACED IN A WAY WHERE THERE IS A TRIPLEX.

OR A COTTAGE CLUSTER.

BASICALLY A BUNCH OF HOUSING UNITS SURROUNDED BY A COURTYARD.

>> Reporter: THE SMALLER FLOOR PLANS AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS WHAT MAKE RENTING AND PURCHASING MORE AFFORDABLE.

THEY LOWER THE LAND COST PER UNIT.

MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

>> ESSENTIALLY WE COULD TAKE MARKET RATE FORMALLY HOUSING.

AND CONVERT THEM TO MIDDLE INCOME PROJECTS.

>> Reporter: WATERFORD COMPANY CONVERTS CURRENT PROPERTIES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF BONDS AND PROPERTY TAXES.

HE SAYS THE EXEMPTIONS HAVE CAUSED SOME CONTROVERSY.

WITH LOST REVENUE FOR THE CITIES.

BUT THE PROGRAM WORKS.

WATERFORD SAYS THAT THERE IS A PROJECT UNDERWAY WITH HUNDREDS OF UNITS IN ESCONDIDO.

>> WE HAVE LOWERED BY 80%.

FROM WHERE THEY WERE.

THAT TRANSLATES INTO ABOUT AN $800 MONTHLY SAVINGS TO OUR TENANTS.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE INCENTIVES FOR BUILDING MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING.

DEVELOPERS ARE TAKING THEM UP ON IT.

IN 2021, THEY ONLY BUILT 19 UNITS.

>> WE HAVE PRODUCED THOUSANDS OF UNITS, WE ARE PRODUCING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LUXURY UNITS.

JUST ONLY A COUPLE OF DOZEN OF MIDDLE INCOME.

THAT IS THE CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: THE MIDDLE INCOME WORKING GROUP IN 2021 WAS ESTABLISHED.

HELPING TO CREATE POLICY CHANGE.

SOME WORKFORCE HOUSING IS STARTING TO BE BUILT RIGHT NOW.

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SIZABLE UNITS IN MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS NEAR TRANSIT.

THAT IS A DIFFERENCE FOR US.

WITHOUT THOSE TYPES OF UNITS, WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: THIS HAS BEEN CALLED BEFORE WORLD WAR II.

IT IS BEEN SOLD WITH MULTIPLE OTHER COUNTRIES.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.

AND LET THAT GUIDE US.

WE WILL NOT REINVENT THE WHEEL.

THERE WILL BE A SECOND HOUSING PACKAGE TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE COMING WEEKS.

WITH MORE INCENTIVES TO BUILD MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING.

JACOB AERE, KPBS .

>> AND YOU CAN FIND MORE OF OUR FUTURE REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS ONLINE AT THE KPBS PAGE.

IT IS UP DATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THAT IS ALSO WHERE WE LIVE STREAM "KPBS EVENING EDITION" .

AS WE MENTIONED, BLACK HISTORY MONTH BEGINS TODAY.

WE HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE CAN KICK OF THE CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST DAY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

JOHN JENNINGS IS INSPIRED BY THE CHARACTER.

IT APPEARED IN 1969.

DR. HOPPER WAS GREETED WITH AND CREATED.

HE ENDED UP SACRIFICING HIMSELF TO SAVE THE WORLD.

AND HE PLAYS TRIBBETT WITH A COSMIC FLAME.

>> WHY CANNOT WE BRING THIS BACK ?

SO THEY SAID YES.

SO I CONCOCTED THIS WILD STORY.

AND I BROUGHT HIM BLACK AS A BLACK SUPERHERO.

>> Reporter: THIS WILL BE COMING FOR THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A PANEL THE NEW MASTERS OF HORROR.

THIS TAKES PLACE EVERY 11th AND 12th AT THE CULTURAL CENTER IN BALBOA PARK.

FOUNDED BY JONES IN 2018.

THE CONVENTION CELEBRATES BLACK COMIC CREATORS.

AND HAPPENING NEXT WEEK, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY NEW CENTER FOR COMIC STUDIES IS HOSTING A LECTURE.

AND CO. AND EISNER AWARD WINNER CALLED CAPTIONS AND CORPORATIONS >> AND I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT A CHAPTER FROM THAT COMPANY.

AND HOW THEY USE ELEMENTS OF THE COMICS.

THE ACTUAL TEXT AND THE DIALOGUE TO RELAY MESSAGES.

BECAUSE THEY WERE NOTED FOR ALIENS AND SEVERED HEADS.

BUT SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MESSAGES ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM AND RACISM.

AND OTHER THINGS THAT WERE RAGING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: FINALLY, A DISCUSSION FOR A CENTURY OF BLACK CINEMA THAT YOU CAN ENJOY OVER THE NEXT 28 DAYS.

CHECK BACK FOR MY COVERAGE OF BLACK CULTURE COMING UP.

>> YOU CAN FIND OUR STORIES ON KPBS.ORG THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.