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>>> A RECORD $300,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED AT SAN DIEGO PRIDE THIS WEEKEND AND SECURITY WILL BE TIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

EVENTS CELEBRATING THE COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE ALL WEEK, CULMINATING AT A FESTIVAL DOWN UNIVERSITY AVENUE ON SATURDAY.

PREPARATIONS ARE TRAINING AND TRAINING RATHER ARE UNDERWAY TONIGHT.

LIVE IN THE HEART OF HILLCREST AT RICHES, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ESTABLISHED GAY BARS IN THE COUNTY.

M.G., WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?

>> Reporter: JOHN, INDEED, FOR DECADES, RICHES HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS LATE NIGHT DANCES AND STELLAR ENTERTAINMENT.

BUT THIS IS PRIDE WEEK.

AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF FUN AND PARTYING GOING ON HERE.

WHERE THERE ARE LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE, THERE IS PLENTY OF PREPARATION THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THOSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

THIS AFTERNOON, THERE WAS THE RICHES DANCE FLOOR, TURNED INTO A CLASSROOM IF YOU WILL AS BAR EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED AN ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING.

NOW TO BE CLEAR, THERE IS NO CREDIBLE THREAT TONIGHT.

THIS ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND IDENTIFY THE SOLUTIONS.

>> WE'RE UNDER ATTACK FROM OUR OWN GOVERNMENT.

OUR RIGHTS ARE BEING REMOVED.

WE'RE UNDER ATTACK BY THE RELIGIOUS RIGHTS.

PEOPLE EMPOWERED WITH HATE.

WE'RE UNDER ATTACK BY THEM.

AND SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PROACTIVE STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING.

>> THREE IMPORTANT WORDS TO RUN, FIGHT, HIDE IN THAT ORDER.

THAT YOU GET OUT OF THERE IF YOU CAN AND TO HIDE IF YOU CAN.

AND IF YOU CAN'T AND THE SITUATION IS DIRE THAT YOU NEED TO FIGHT.

>> Reporter: AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.

RUN, HIDE, FIGHT.

THE THREE SIMPLE WORDS THAT ARE TAUGHT BY A SPECIAL FBI AGENT WHO DID THE TRAINING TODAY.

IT IS THE BEST HOPE HE SAYS FOR SURVIVAL AND PREVENTION FROM SOME KIND OF TRAGEDY HAPPENING OVER THIS WEEKEND.

JOHN?

>> AND ANY THREATS AGAINST THE COMMUNITY OR NOTHING NEW?

AND WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM BUSINESSES IN THE AREA IN THIS LEAD UP TO ALL THE FESTIVITIES?

>> Reporter: WELL, AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE NO CREDIBLE THREATS, BUT CERTAINLY PROBLEMS LIKE THE OTHER PARTS OF SAN DIEGO.

THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE WITH AGGRESSIVE HOMELESS PEOPLE.

AND WE ARE ALSO TOLD THAT OUTSIDERS HAVE COME FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO SPREAD MESSAGES OF HATE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT THAT WILL NOT STOP THE PEOPLE HERE AT RICHES AND THE COMMUNITY FROM CELEBRATING THIS WEEKEND.

>> LIVE FOR US IN HILLCREST, THANK YOU.

>>> IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, A SUMMER HEAT WAVE IS SWEEPING THROUGH WITH A HEAT HEAT RISK WARNING FOR SOME INLAND AREAS WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST IN THE 90s AND UP TO 120 IN THE DESERTS THIS WEEKEND.

REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN WENT TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING TO KEEP THEIR COOL.

>> AND THE CRAZY SUN AND HEAT, IT IS VERY NICE.

>> AND IT IS WHERE THEY ARE ARE FINDING SOME RELIEF.

AND TO COME WITH HIS SISTER HERE TO PLAY WITH THE WATER.

WE ARE JUST GOING TO STAY HERE EVERY DAY UNTIL THAT HEAT GOES A LITTLE BIT.

>> Reporter: THE POOL AREA IS FREE FOR MEMBERS, COSTING $4 FOR SANTEE RESIDENTS, AND $15 FOR THOSE LIVING OUTSIDE THE AREA.

>> AND PRETTY MUCH TWO TO THREE TIMES A DAY OR A WEEK I SHOULD SAY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE HAS LIVED IN OKLAHOMA WHERE IT GETS HOTTER.

BUT THE AREAS LIKE JULIAN ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 100 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND.

BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS SOME RECORDS COULD BE TIED OR BROKEN.

>> TODAY IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE THE SECOND DAY OF THE HEAT WAVE WHERE IT STARTED IN JULY AND IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER TWO MONTHS TO COOL DOWN.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO STAY COOL AND TO GET THE SWIMMING LESSONS AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE KIDS.

>> Reporter: FORECASTERS SAY IT WILL GET HOTTER AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE WARMEST DAYS BEING SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NOW HERE IN SANTEE, IT'S ABOUT MIDDAY AROUND 95 DEGREES.

IT'S PRETTY WARM IF YOU CAN'T TELL.

BUT JUST STEPS BEHIND ME IN THE LIBRARY, MUCH COOLER.

>> AND IT IS A LOT NICER AND COOLER.

>> Reporter: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ONE OF THE COUNTY'S COOL ZONE AROUND 100 IN THE REGION.

MOSTLY AT LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS.

AND IT IS WHERE PEOPLE COULD GO TO ESCAPE THE DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES.

AND THESE SPACES ARE IMPORTANT FOR SENIORS ON FIXED INCOMES.

>> AND SENIORS WILL NEED THAT PUSH TO GO TO STAY COOL AND BECAUSE THEY CAME TO PAY THAT HIGH TAX OF GAS OR ELECTRIC.

>> Reporter: STAYING HYDRATED AND AVOIDING EXERCISING OR STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EARLIER TODAY, SAN DIEGO CITY MAYOR TODD GLORIA JOINED THE MIDDAY EDITION GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THE FIRST SAFE SLEEPING SITE, OPENING IN GOLDEN HILL TWO WEEKS AGO.

AS OF THIS MORNING, 33 PEOPLE ARE USING JUST 24 OF THE 130 TENTS ON SITE.

THE MAYOR SAYS THE CITY IS INVITING PEOPLE GRADUALLY AND EXPECTS THE SITE TO BE AT CAPACITY IN THE COMING WEEKS.

IT WILL COME AS ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY'S UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

>> DO YOU NOT START WITH THAT CITATION OR VEST, AND WHAT WE START WITH IS EDUCATION.

AND I WANT YOU AND YOUR LISTENERS TO KNOW THEY'RE STARTING NOW.

OUR OUTREACH WORKERS OVER THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT, SPINNING OUT ACROSS THE CITY EVERY SINGLE DAY TO INFORM FOLKS OF OF THE POLICY CHANGE.

BUT WHAT WE ANTICIPATE, HAVING THE THREE CONTACTS BEFORE THERE IS ANY POTENTIAL FOR THE ARREST.

>> THE MAYOR ALSO DISCUSSED THAT HIGH COST OF RENT AND THE UPCOMING SAN DIEGO PRIDE WEEKEND EVENTS.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW AT KPBS.COM OR ON THE KPBS MIDDAY EDITION PODCAST.

>>> THE NEED FOR FOOD BANKS HAS GROWN SINCE THE PANDEMIC, AND IT'S EXPECTED TO DEEPEN WITH THE RISING COST OF LIVING.

BUT A RECENT STUDY FROM THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK SAYS SOME AREAS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT NEED MORE THAN OTHERS.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: WHEN NEWS OF THE PANDEMIC BROKE, THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK WAS QUICK TO COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING FOOD AND INSECURITIES.

THE CEO OF THE FOOD BANK SAYS THAT NEED HAS NOT FULLY GONE AWAY.

>> SO WE'RE CURRENTLY SERVING 400,000 PEOPLE PER MONTH, WHICH IS MORE THAN WE WERE SERVING BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

OUR NUMBERS NEARLY DOUBLED THEN.

>> Reporter: WITH THE CONSISTENT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE RELYING ON THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK.

CASTILLO SAYS HE WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW THE ORGANIZATION IS HELPING.

>> WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE HOW OFTEN ARE WE SERVING THIS POPULATION?

WHY ARE THEY NEEDING OUR SERVICES?

HOW FAR ARE THEY TRAVELING TO OUR DISTRIBUTION SITES?

WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, AND JOB STATUS.

>> Reporter: THE FOOD BANK PARTNERED WITH SDSU'S SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT TO CONDUCT SURVEYS OF PEOPLE WHO USE THE FOOD BANK.

HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE FOOD BANK ACTUALLY GENERATE IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR SAN DIEGO?

>> Reporter: MARK TESTA IS THE SDSU PROFESSOR WHO SET OUT TO HELP FIND THE ANSWER.

HERE IS WHAT HE FOUND.

>> FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT THEY GIVE IN FOOD PRODUCTS, THAT'S $1 A LESS THAT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE TO SPEND ON OTHER THINGS, FREEZING UP MONEY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO SPEND ON HOUSING OR HEALTHCARE OR CHILDCARE, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO ASSESS THAT AND A RANGE OF IMPACT UP TO ABOUT $134 MILLION, WHICH IS A MONSTROUS NUMBER.

>> Reporter: THE TOP REASONS WHY THOSE SURVEYED WERE RISING COSTS, SENIORS ON FIXED INCOMES, AND NOT ENOUGH INCOME.

>> I THINK THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM THE STUDY IS THAT FOOD INSECURITY IS ONE, NOT ISOLATED TO ANY FAMILIAR GROUP.

WE TEND TO THINK THAT IT IS ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR HOMELESS THAT HAVE FOOD INSECURITY.

LITERALLY A THIRD OF SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF IT.

>> Reporter: TESTA SAYS MANY PEOPLE SURVEYED HAVE JOBS, HOMES, AND HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE HOME WORKING.

BUT STILL RELY ON THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK FOR GROCERIES.

ON AVERAGE, FOOD FROM THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK MADE UP 42% OF A HOUSEHOLD FOOD IN SAN DIEGO.

BUT IN NORTH COUNTY.

THAT NUMBER ROSE TO OVER 50%.

IT IS ALSO LED TO THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK'S OWN EXPANSION IN THE NORTH COUNTY.

LAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION MOVED IN TO A LARGER BUILDING IN VISTA TO MEET NORTH COUNTY'S DEMAND.

THE FACILITY PROVIDES FOODS TO OTHER NON-PROFITS AND HAS A STOREFRONT FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE.

>> WHICH IS REALLY A MINIATURE GROCERY STORE.

SO CLIENTS COME IN BY APPOINTMENT.

WE SERVE ABOUT 75 HOUSEHOLDS EACH DAY.

AND THEY COME IN AND SHOP AND FIND WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK IS WORKING ON IN RESPONSE TO WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM THE SURVEYS ARE MOBILE PANTRIES TO HELP GET NUTRITIOUS FOODS TO PEOPLE'S TABLES.

>> TONYA THORN, KPBS NEWS.

>> WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES.

>>> NEW DATA SHOWS INFLATION CONTINUED TO EASE LAST MONTH.

ECONOMIST CAUTION THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO.

KAREN KAEFA BREAKS DOWN THE NUMBERS.

>> P I THINK CONSUMERS MIGHT BE BREAKING DOWN SOMETHING OF A SIGH OF A RELIEF BECAUSE OF INFLATION.

>> Reporter: FOR THE 12th CONSECUTIVE MONTH, U.S. INFLATION SLOWED IN JUNE ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER INDEX RELEASED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WEDNESDAY.

OVERALL CONSUMER PRICING INCREASED YEAR OVER YEAR THE GOVERNMENT SAID.

FAR FROM THE PEAK OF 9.1% LAST JUNE WHEN PRICES CLIMBED AT THEIR FASTEST ANNUAL RATE SINCE NOVEMBER OF 1981.

>> THIS ISN'T A MUCH BETTER PLACE, BUT YET TO THE PROMISE LAND OF WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

WE SEE THE ELEVATED PRICES FOR THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS AT THE GROCERY STORE WITH THE OVERALL FOOD PRICING THAT ARE CONTINUING TO MODERATE AND THE INDEX FOR MEAT, POULTRY, EGGS, PRICES FALLING IN JUNE.

GASOLINE PRICING ARE DOWN 26% FROM LAST YEAR.

AND THEY DROPPED TOO.

BUT THE SHELTER COSTS WILL REMAIN HIGH IN THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYING THAT ACCOUNTED FOR THE BULK OF THE JUNE INCREASE.

THE NUMBER IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE.

THE JOBS REPORT RELEASED BIT LABOR DEPARTMENT OF FRIDAY SHOWED A STRONG, BUT SLOWING U.S. LABOR MARKET.

BUT THE FED ROLLED OUT TEN CONSECUTIVE RATE HIKES IN AN EFFORT TO TAME INFLATION.

AND THE CENTRAL BANK IS EXPECTED TO RAISE THE RATES AGAIN AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN KAEFA.

>>> THIS FRIDAY, FIVE FORMER SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS ACCUSED OF RAPE WILL GET THEIR DAY IN COURT.

PROSECUTORS DECLINE TO PRESS CHARGES IN DECEMBER.

BUT THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO ACCUSED THE MEN HAS FILED A CIVIL LAWSUIT.

KPBS REPORTER SPOKE TO AN ATTORNEY ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT AT PRELIMINARY HEARING.

>> AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE IS CREDIBILITY.

>> Reporter: BRIAN WATKINS IS A CRIMINAL AND CIVIL DEFENSE ATTORNEY WHO IS NOT A PARTY TO THIS CASE.

HE SAYS IN CASES LIKE THIS HAD, CREDIBILITY IS IMPORTANT.

>> AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE WHERE SOMETHING IS CONSENSUAL OR NON-CONSENSUAL, BUT OFTEN THE PERSON'S WORDS AND THEIR CREDIBILITY IS HUGE.

>> Reporter: IT'S THAT CREDIBILITY THAT MET THE ATTORNEYS WHO ARE DISPUTING.

YET THE COMPLAINT, JANE DOE CLAIMS SHE CONTRACTED THAT DISEASE BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGED RAPE.

SHE HAS SINCE WALKED BACK ON THAT CLAIM.

>> SO THE FACT SHE MADE THAT ALLEGATION AND NOW HAS TO BACKTRACK AND REMOVE THAT ALLEGATION, AGAIN, GOES TO THE CREDIBILITY, WHICH OPENS UP THE PANDORA'S BOX.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT THAT CLAIM, THE ATTORNEY SAY HER SEXUAL HISTORY IS NOW RELEVANT TO THE CASE.

AND THEY AGREE.

>> CLEARLY IN THIS CASE, IT IS RELEVANT INTO ONE MAIN POINT BECAUSE SHE HAS ALLEGED THAT SHE CONTACTED A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE FROM THIS ENCOUNTER.

>> NOW THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS MUCH LOWER IN A CIVIL CASE THAN A CRIMINAL CASE INSTEAD OF PROVING THE CASE BEYOND THE REASONABLE DOUBT IN A CIVIL TRIAL.

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS SHOW THE ALLEGED INCIDENT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO HAPPEN AT THE PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS FRIDAY WHERE THE JUDGE WILL DECIDE WHAT EVIDENCE COULD BE USED AND THAT IS WHAT BOTH SIDES ARE ARGUING OVER.

>> Reporter: TAY SAY THE BIG FIGHT WILL BE OVER THE YOUNG WOMAN'S SEXUAL HISTORY.

>> AND THE RELEVANTS OF HER SEXUAL HISTORY IS SOMETHING THAT THE JUDGE NEEDS TO MAKE A DETERMINATION.

>> Reporter: THE OTHER ISSUE IS WHETHER THE VIDEO EVIDENCE COLLECTED BY POLICE OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT COULD BE ENTERED INTO EVIDENCE.

THE CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE UNSEALED EVIDENCE IN APRIL.

BUT THE JUDGE IN THE CIVIL CASE WILL NEED TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION.

THE YOUNG WOMAN'S ATTORNEYS CALLED THE VIDEO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND HAS FILED A MOTION TO SQUASH THEM.

A HEARING OF THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 21.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ACTORS COULD JOIN WRITERS.

THE SAG-AFTRA UNION REPRESENTS 160,000 PERFORMERS.

THEIR CONTRACTS WITH STUDIOS EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

AND WITH NO SIGNS OF MOVEMENTS TOWARDS AN AGREEMENT, A STRIKE APPEARS INCREASINGLY LIKELY.

THE CURRENT CONTRACT ORIGINALLY EXPIRED ON JUNE 30.

IT'S UNCLEAR IF THE UNION WILL AGREE TO ANOTHER.

IF THEY DO STRIKE, THEY WILL NOT PROMOTE THEIR MOVIES AND SHOWS AT COMIC-CONNECTION WEEK.

>>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED IS MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OPENING IN THE DISTRICT THIS FALL.

TEN ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES WILL PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO FIT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY SERVE.

HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL IN CITY HEIGHTS IS ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S ORIGINAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

THERE IS A FOOD PANTRY THERE, OPERATED IN COLLABORATION WITH FEEDING SAN DIEGO.

HOOVER AND FOUR OTHER SCHOOLS ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HEALTH SERVICES AND LIFE SKILL CLASSES FOR PARENTS.

>> I THINK THE BEAUTY OF THE SCHOOL STRATEGY IS THAT IT LOCALIZES THE NEEDS OF THE SPECIFIC SITES.

WHATEVER THOSE SITES NEED, NOW IT'S THE WORK OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL TEAM TO GO OUT TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

>> AND SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WILL RECEIVE $40 MILLION IN STATE GRANT MONEY TO PAY FOR MORE PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS CAN OFFER OUTSIDE OF CLASSROOM TIME.

HOOVER HIGH WILL BE JOINED THIS FALL BY LINCOLN, MORSE, AND CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL TRANSITION.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S PUBLIC POOLS OFFER PEOPLE A PLACE TO COOL OFF DURING THE SUMMER HEAT.

THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT REQUIRES THE CITY TO OFFER SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS.

KPBS REPORTER ATTENDED ONE CHILD'S SWIMMING LESSON TO SEE THE IMPACT.

>> Reporter: LIKE MANY PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS, IT'S LOUD WITH SPLASHING AND ADULTS EXERCISING PATIENTS.

>> I KNOW YOU JUST SAID TO MESSAGE ME.

>> Reporter: THEY SUGGEST THAT TO THE 9-YEAR-OLD, IT MIGHT SOUND SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

SHE WAS BORN WITHOUT CERTAIN CELLS IN HER EARS THAT ARE NEEDED TO HEAR.

ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF HER NECK IS A WATER PROOF IMPLANT THAT ALLOWS HER TO HEAR SOME SOUND.

LIKE WHEN HER SWIMMING COACH CALLS.

HER INTERPRETER COMMUNICATES WHAT HER COACH IS EXPLAINING.

SOMETIMES POINTING TO HER COACH WHO DEMONSTRATES THE KICKS WITH HIS ARMS.

>> A FEW YEARS AGO WE TRIED TO GIVE HER SWIM LESSONS THAT THEY USE.

AND SHE REALLY COULD NOT CATCH ON.

>> Reporter: THE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY OF THE CITY'S PROGRAMS, BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW THEY EXIST.

>> WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS AVAILABLE AND WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE SWIM LESSONS, YO ANOA, THROUGH THE PUBLIC, AND WE WEREN'T GETTING ANYWHERE UNTIL HER MOM TOLD US THAT WE COULD ASK FOR AN INTERPRETER.

>> Reporter: AND BROWN IS HOPING THAT THE CITY WILL EXPAND THEIR OFFERINGS.

>> I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY OFFER THIS.

BUT IF THERE IS MORE, MORE OF A VARIETY OF SPORTS THAT THEY WOULD OFFER THE INTERPRETER TO, THEN ITY IT WILL BE GREAT.

>> Reporter: SHE PRACTICES TAEKWONDO, NOT YET OFFERED BY THE CITY AND ALSO PLAYS VOLLEYBALL.

>> AND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BE ON THE TEAM AND TO INTERACT WITH THE HEARING OF THE CHILDREN, THEN I THINK IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE THAT THEY COULD SEE THAT THEY COULD BE ON THE TEAM AND IT WILL BE AS GOOD AS THE OTHER TEAMMATES.

>> Reporter: SHE WANTED BELLA WHO SERVES TO BECOME A STRONG SWIMMER FOR SAFETY.

>> Reporter: SHE FEELS MUCH MORE CONFIDENT IN THE WATER.

AND SHE IS NOT AFRAID TO GO INTO THE OCEAN BY HERSELF, AND SHE IS WILLING TO JUST JUMP RIGHT IN AND BEFORE, SHE WOULD HOLD ON TO THE EDGE.

YOU KNOW, SO I THINK THAT I FEEL THAT SENSE OF ABILITY, YOU KNOW, THE CONFIDENCE, THAT THEY ALSO HAVE EXPANDED ITSELF OUT ONTO SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER BLADING, OH, I CAN DO THIS, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S BEEN A HUGE BOOST.

>> SHE IS A LOT COOLER THAN I WAS AT HER AGE.

>> Reporter: AND BROWN SAYS THAT NEW CONFIDENCE EMPOWERED HER TO APPROACH PEOPLE AND TO MAKE FRIENDS TOO.

>> AND SHE HAS INCLUDED A LOT MORE WITH THE OTHER KIDS AT THE PLAYGROUND.

>> Reporter: AND TO HER INTERPRETER, IT'S ABOUT BASIC EQUITY.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS A PART OF LIFE.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE KID WILL WANT TO DO, SO IT SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: FOR BELLA, IT IS EVEN MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD.

WHILE INTERPRETING FOR HER, SHE SIGNS HER REASONS FOR SWIMMING.

>> BECAUSE I NEED TO LEARN.

AND EXERCISE MY LEGS.

AND BECOME SMART.

>> I LIKE SWIMMING.

I JUST LOVE IT.

I LOVE IT.

>> Reporter: KATIE HAINSEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE HEAT, THE HEAT, THE HEAT, ONE OF THE MAIN TOPICS WE'RE COVERING.

IT'S A LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE THAT WE'RE CONTINUE TO TRACK.

WE'LL HAVE COOL SPOTS ALONG THE COAST, SO YOU MAY NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE TRIP TO GET TO THE COOLER TEMPERATURES.

OTHERWISE LOOK AT ALL THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS.

THESE GO ALL THE WAY OUT UNTIL TUESDAY.

THE LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE DOES CONTINUE.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, OCEAN SIDE DROPS TO 61.

SAN DIEGO 66.

AND ONLY DROPS TO 81 OVERNIGHT.

AND MOUNT LAGOON DOWN TO 66.

A HOT PATTERN CONTINUES AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

AGAIN, PRETTY PLEASANT.

BUT THE HEAT FURTHER INLAND THROUGHOUT THE DESERT IS REALLY FEELING THOSE NUMBERS WELL INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA 75.

AND OCEANSIDE AT 81.

LOOKING AT THIS PATTERN THAT'S GOING TO BE CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE MONTH WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES RUNNING 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

THIS WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE US THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

THINGS SHOULD BE STAYING DRY.

BUT THAT WILL INCREASE THE FIRE RISK.

LET'S LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT HERE.

YOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE WARM INTO THE 80s AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL DROP TO THE UPPER 70s.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH SOME MORE HUMIDITY.

MEANWHILE FURTHER INLAND, THE HEAT DOES CONTINUE HERE.

91 FOR THURSDAY.

93 ON FRIDAY.

90 ON SATURDAY.

THEN THE PEAK OF THE HEAT ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND THOSE TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW TO MID-90s.

YOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE MOUNTAINS DOES SHOW THE WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70s.

A LOOK AT THE INTENSE TEMPERATURES WE'LL BE DEALING WITH INTO THE DESERTS.

I MENTIONED THAT HEAT PEAKING INTO THE WEEKEND AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALISE.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND SANDAG LAUNCHED THE BEACH BUG SHUTTLE BUS, IT CAN TRAVEL UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.

THE CITY LEADERS SAY SERVICE WILL NOT ONLY MAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MORE CONVENIENT AND REDUCE THE NEED FOR PARKING, BUT WILL SUPPORT THE CITY'S CLIMATE GOALS AS WELL.

>> REDUCING CONGESTION AND ALLEVIATING THE PRESSURE AND IMPROVING WALK ABILITY, ALL WHILE HELPING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE.

>> WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON BEING THAT SUSTAINABLE CITY THAT PEOPLE CAN LOOK TO AND TO SAY THEY COULD MAKE THOSE STEPS TO MAKE OUR ENVIRONMENT THAT MUCH BETTER.

>> Reporter: YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THE CIRCUIT APP.

THE FIRST THREE MONTHS ARE FREE.

AFTER THAT IT WILL BE $2.50 FOR ALL-DAY USE.

A BARGAIN.

>>> THE CLUB REOPENED THIS AFTERNOON AFTER CLOSING FOR MAJOR RENOVATIONS LAST OCTOBER.

AND THE REPORTER SHOWS US ALL THE UPGRADES TO THIS SAN DIEGO LANDMARK.

>>> THE LAFAYETTE HOTEL AND CLUB MAINTAINS ITS ICONIC HALLWAY COLUMNS.

>> WE WERE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT RESPECTING THE HISTORY OF THIS PLACE AND WHAT IT DOES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE CULTURE HERE AS WELL.

>> Reporter: AS SOON AS YOU STEP INSIDE.

>> WE WILL WORK WITH THOUSANDS OF DESIGNERS AND THE ARCHITECTS, AND THAT THEY WILL NEED TO BRING THE PLACE ALIVE.

>> Reporter: THE COST OF THE REMODEL IS $31 MILLION.

>> THE IDEA THAT YOU'LL WANT TO COME IN TO A SPACE AND TO BE VISUALLY STIMULATED.

>> Reporter: WILLIS IS THE DIRECTOR FOR LAFAYETTE.

>> AND ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ELEVATE THE COMMUNITY AND TO BRING SOMETHING REALLY COOL TO NORTH PARK.

>> THE FIRST HOTEL OWNED AND DEVELOPED.

THE GROUP IS KNOWN FOR THEIR RESTAURANTS.

>> WE'VE DONE REALLY WELL IN THAT RESTAURANT SPACE AND ALL OF OUR SPACES THAT ARE VERY COLLECTIVE AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO THE DESIGN OF THAT.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THAT RESTAURANT SPACE THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL GIVE BACK TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

THIS RIGHT HERE FELT LIKE IT WAS HOME FOR US.

>> THE BAR IS THE CENTER OF THE HOTEL, SITTING BETWEEN THE DINER AND THE HISTORIC POOL.

>> WHEN WE STORED THAT POOL, THEY DID THE TILING AND THEY DIDN'T TOUCH IT TOO MUCH.

THAT'S THE INSTRUMENTAL FOCAL POINTS OF THE PROPERTY AND THAT POOL WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNED AND TO BE BUILT BY E THE VERY FIRST TARZAN.

IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE KEPT THE SPIRIT OF THE POOL AS WELL.

>> Reporter: WHILE FEATURING THE STYLES OF VICTORIAN DESIGNS, WILLIS DESCRIBES THE THEME OF THE HOTEL.

>> IT'S COMMUNITY.

I WOULD PROBABLY SAY THAT'S THE THEME.

WHEN WE CREATE SPACES, IT'S FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY COME TOGETHER AND HAVE A PLACE THAT GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT OF AN ESCAPE, AND ALSO A STAYCATION IS GOOD FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TAKING A STAYCATION AT THE HOTEL, ROOM RATES START AT $299 A NIGHT.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO PADRES WILL MAKE HISTORY WHEN THEY COMPETE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME IN SOUTH KOREA.

THEY'LL FACE THE L.A. DODGERS AT NEXT SEASON'S OPENER ON MARCH 20 AND THE 21.

YOU'LL REMEMBER THE PADRES PLAYED THE FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAMES IN MEXICO CITY AGAINST THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS EARLIER THIS YEAR.

MLB ANNOUNCED OTHER INTERNATIONAL GAMES IN LONDON, MEXICO CITY, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

>>> A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW ON THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

THE FIRST ALBUM BY QUEEN WAS RELEASED, OH MY GOSH, 50 YEARS AGO.

CAN THAT BE TRUE?

AND THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE MUSIC THAT INTRODUCED THE WORLD TO THE VOICE OF FREDDIE MERCURY.

AND MIDDAY EDITION, INTERVIEWING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAN DIEGO PRIDE ABOUT THE RECENT U.S. SUPREME COURT'S DECISION RESTRICTING THE RIGHTS.

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