
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3070 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
How will San Diego's newly passed ban on homeless encampments impact residents?
One day after San Diego approved a ban on homeless encampments we took a look at what it's like for families who don't have permanent housing. Plus, you've probably seen these colorful sculptures across San Diego. Who takes care of the art work, and why it's a more difficult job than you may think. And if the June gloom is starting to affect your mood you're not alone.
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3070 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
One day after San Diego approved a ban on homeless encampments we took a look at what it's like for families who don't have permanent housing. Plus, you've probably seen these colorful sculptures across San Diego. Who takes care of the art work, and why it's a more difficult job than you may think. And if the June gloom is starting to affect your mood you're not alone.
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>>> A BAN ON, AND COMMENTS IN CERTAIN PARTS OF SAN DIEGO IT'S ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING LAW.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
IT HAS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE.
THIS PAST LAST NIGHT AFTER HOURS OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
IS KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TELLS US, THE VOTE WAS CLOSE AND THE DISAGREEMENTS WERE DEEP.
>> I THINK THE AMENDMENT IS REASONABLE.
THIS TELLS US TO FASHION A COMPROMISE.
>> FLANKED BY COUNCILMEMBER STEVE WOODBURN WHO PROPOSED THE ORDINANCE, SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA WAS FIRM IN THE FACE OF IN OPPOSITION.
>> THE STATUS QUO IS INDEFENSIBLE AND WHAT THE COUNCIL DID UNDER COUNCIL MEMBER WHITMER'S LEADERSHIP WAS TAKE ACTION AND MOVE FORWARD.
>> Reporter: THE VOTE WAS 5:4.
MEMBERS WHO OPPOSED HAD A VARIETY OF REASONS FOR VOTING NO.
>> IT APPEARS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THIS ORDINANCE TO ENFORCE WITH NO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
>> Reporter: THE NEW LOBBY AND SENTIMENTS WITHIN TWO BLOCKS OF SCHOOLS.
IN SOME CARDS, CANYONS ALONG WATERWAYS, AND NEAR TROLLEY TRACKS AS WELL.
>> OUR NEIGHBORS DO NOT GET TREATED THE SAME.
>> Reporter: COUNSEL MONTGOMERY SAYS THE NEW ORDINANCE DOES NOT ADDRESS RACIAL INEQUITIES FACED BY HOMELESS PEOPLE OF COLOR.
>> IS A PHASE APATHY, DISCRIMINATION AND DISRESPECT FROM POLICE.
THE RESULT IS A RELUCTANCE TO SEEK ACTIVE SERVICES TO ENGAGE WITH OUTREACH WHEN OFFERED.
>> Reporter: COUNCILMEMBER JOE LOOKED UP AND SAID HE SUPPORTED THE ORDINANCE AFTER RECEIVING INSURANCE IS ABOUT GETTING UPDATES ON ISSUES LIKE SHELTER AVAILABILITY AND ABATEMENT ACTIONS.
THE MAYOR SAYS THE CITY IS BEING PROACTIVE ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS INCLUDING OPENING SAFE PARKING LOTS FOR THOSE LIVING IN THEIR CARS.
HE SAID THE CITY IS MOVING FORWARD AS FAST AS THEY CAN TO BRING SHELTER BEDS ONLINE.
THE ENFORCEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE JULY.
TONIGHT, QUESTIONS AND ANGER REMAIN AS TO WHETHER THE CITY IS DOING ENOUGH AND WHETHER IT'S DOING THE RIGHT THING.
JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .
>>> STUDENTS ARE ONE VULNERABLE GROUP SOMETIMES FORGOTTEN IN THE HOMELESS CRISIS.
THEY WERE NOT EVEN CONSIDERED IN THE RECENT POINT IN TIME COUNT.
ASTRONAUT EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.
PEREZ EXPLAINS, HOMELESS CAMPS WILL IMPACT CHILDREN IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
>> Reporter: 7-YEAR-OLD MAXIMILIAN IS EXCITED ABOUT THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.
HIS MOTHER DROPPED HIM OFF AS USUAL HERE AT SHERMAN ELEMENTARY.
MAX AND HIS MOTHER SHARE A LOT OF LOVE AND LEARNING.
>> WE WORKED ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND WE WORK ON HABITS AND HOW TO HAVE PROPER VALUES.
>> Reporter: AT THE MOMENT, THEY ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE WITHOUT A PERMANENT HOME, ON HOUSED AND ONLY EMPLOYED PART- TIME.
SHE AND HER SON ARE EATING AND SLEEPING AT FATHER'S VILLAGES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAX IS ONE OF AN ESTIMATED 11,000 HOMELESS STUDENTS SPREAD ACROSS SAN DIEGO.
THOSE NUMBERS COME FROM FAMILIES REPORTING THEIR SITUATION TO SCHOOLS THAT THEN REPORT THE DATA TO THE STATE.
THERE ARE NO FORMAL REPORTS OF THE EXTREMES PARENTS GO THROUGH TO EDUCATE AND PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN.
>> EVERYDAY I TELL HIM I SAID FOR HIM, THAT I WONDER WOMAN.
I TELL HIM THAT WHEN THINGS GET HARD, I TAKE MY SWORD AND I BEING IT ON THE CEMENT.
>> Reporter: THE RECENT REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS POINT IN TIME COUNT AND COUNT STUDENTS INTO THE CITY'S APPROVAL LAST NIGHT OF A BAN ON UNSAFE CAMPING DID NOT TAKE THEM INTO ACCOUNT EITHER ACCORDING TO ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO, AN ORGANIZATION THAT FIGHTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF HOMELESS FAMILIES TO SURVIVE WHEREVER THEY CAN.
>> CLOSEST TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE IS WHICH WILL BE A SCHOOL.
WHILE THEY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT STUDENTS HAVING TO WALK THROUGH HOMELESS INCUMBENTS, THEY ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT THE FACT SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE LIVING IN THESE ENCAMPMENTS.
>> Reporter: EVERY STUDENT ON HOUSED HAS A DIFFERENT STORY AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS OF WHAT THE CITY HAS NOW DONE TO BAN HOMELESS AND CABINETS.
FOR SOME, IT'S A FEAR OF VIOLENCE.
ONE THIRD OF THE STUDENTS AT PERKINS KH SCHOOL IN BARRIO LOGAN YELLOW ARE HOMELESS.
THAT TRAUMA IS MADE WORSE BY KAREN CAUSED IN NEARBY CRAMPS WHERE THERE WAS A MURDER LAST MONTH AND VANDALISM TO SCHOOL PROPERTY.
FERNANDO HERNANDEZ IS THE PRINCIPAL THAT SUPPORTS THE CITY'S BAN.
>> WE UNDERSTAND YOUR STUDENTS NEEDS.
OUR STUDENTS' EMOTIONAL TRAUMA MUST BE ADDRESSED NOW, NOT LATER IN LIFE.
ZULEMA GUARDADO AGREES.
>> I KNOW I CAN ACHIEVE MY DREAM AND I CAN TAKE ME AND MAX OUT OF THIS.
>> Reporter: M.G.
PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .
>>> THE FLYING OF THE LGBTQ PRESS PRODUCTS LIKE HAS BEEN MUCH DEBATED IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE SHOWS US WHAT LED TO A DIFFERENT OUTCOME IN CARLSBAD.
>> Reporter: THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS REVERSED THEIR DECISION ON FLYING THE RAINBOW PRIDE FLAG AT CITY HALL EVERY DAY.
THE DECISION CAME DURING TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHEN THE ITEM WAS BROUGHT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.
THE DEBATE THAT DID NOT GO SORT OF CONTROVERSY.
>> THE SPREAD PEOPLE WANT THEIR FLAG UP AND DISPLAYED AS MUCH AS THE NAZIS DID AND FURTHERMORE.
THE NAZIS HAD THEIR PROPAGANDA PUSHED INTO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH THESE PRIDE PEOPLE ARE LIKEWISE DOING.
>> WHY DO WE NEED A PRIDE FLAG?
BEFORE IT WAS EQUALITY.
NOW, THEY ARE IN A PROTECTED CLASS THAT HAS MORE RIGHTS THAN ANY OTHER CLASS.
>> Reporter: FLYING THE FLAG IN CARLSBAD SAID YOU WANT ME HERE.
>> THIS IS A PLACE I BELONG TO.
PEOPLE HAVE IMPLIED I AM A NAZI OR ANTI-CHRISTIAN AND MANY OTHER THINGS TONIGHT, I'M SURE I WILL HEAR MORE JUST FOR EXISTING.
I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT US IN BEING RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS RATHER THAN ATTACK US.
>> Reporter: THE RAISING OF COMMEMORATIVE FLAGS WAS VOTED DOWN IN MAY BECAUSE THE CITY OF CARLSBAD DIDN'T HAVE A FLIGHT POLICY IN PLACE.
LAST WEEK, MEMBERS AND ALLIES OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO GET A TEMPORARY PRIDE FLAG OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL.
THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER REJECTED CARLSBAD'S PROCLAMATION.
>> WE SENT THE PROCLAMATION BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH A PROMISE OF COMING BACK WHEN THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS OUR HUMAN RIGHTS WITH THE DIGNITY AND RESPECT WE DESERVE.
>> Reporter: MAYOR PRO TEM SAID THE FLAG WAS APPROVED ON TUESDAY AS A RESOLUTION.
>> INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU SAW PREVIOUSLY, WHICH REQUIRED A 401 VOTE, THIS REQUIRED A 3:2 VOTE.
WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE A FEW AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN FLY THIS AS GOVERNMENT SPEECH.
I KNOW THAT HAS COME UP QUITE A BIT.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID SPECIAL LANGUAGE WILL BE ADDED TO THE RESOLUTION TO PROTECT THE CITY'S FLAGPOLES FROM BECOMING PUBLIC FORUMS.
>> I WOULD HOPE WE ARE SEEN AS POLICYMAKERS THAT WANT TO REPRESENT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, THAT WE BELIEVE IN INCLUSIVITY, THAT WE ARE NOT JUST PUTTING WORDS OUT THERE THAT THERE ARE ACTIONS BEHIND THE WORDS AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO FOLKS.
>> THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER HAS OFFERED A PRIDE FLAG THAT WILL BE RAISED BELOW THE STATE FLAG ON CITY HALL.
TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .
>>> THE TEMECULA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTED TO FIRE ITS SUPERINTENDENT AFTER THE SCHOOL BOARD'S CONTROVERSIAL BOOK THE BAN.
PROTESTERS ARGUE EDUCATORS ARE OVERSTEPPING BOUNDARIES BY TALKING ABOUT ISSUES ON GENDER IDENTITY.
NICOLE COMSTOCK HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: SCREAMING AND HOLLERING INSIDE A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN TO MAKE MASTER THE BOARD VOTED 3:1 TO FIRE BELOVED SUPERINTENDENT JODY McLEAN.
EDUCATORS IN THE AUDIENCE CHANTED JODY'S NAME AS SHE WAVED GOODBYE.
HER 25 YEAR CAREER IN THE DISTRICT ENDED WITH A CLOSED DOOR FIRING.
AMID THE CONSERVATIVE BOARDS BAN ON BOOKS AND WITH SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM.
ALL OVER ONE TEXT MENTION OF GAY CHAMPION HARVEY MILK .
>> TEACHERS ARE TARGETED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS A SAFE SPACE.
>> IT IS OUR FAULT AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND FAMILY TO GUARD THOSE CHILDREN, TO PROTECT THEM.
>> KEEP THE PORN OUT OF KIDS BOOKS.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE PROTESTING OUTSIDE THINK THE EDUCATORS ARE OVERSTEPPING THEIR BOUNDS BY TALKING TO STUDENTS PERTAINING TO GENDER IDENTITY.
>> THE LGBTQ, TRANSGENDER, GENDER DYSPHORIA- >> ONCE YOU READ THE INFORMATION AND TAKE THAT TO YOURSELF, IT'S NOT LIKE IF YOU EAT A BAD MEAL, YOU CAN THROW THAT UP, THAT IS IN YOUR BRAIN NOW.
>> IF WE COULD INDOCTRINATE THEM, WE WOULD FIRST INDOCTRINATE THEM ON HOW TO LISTEN AND DO THEIR WORK.
>> Reporter: A TEACHER SAID THE BIOGRAPHY PARENTS WERE SO OPPOSED TO WAS NOT GOING TO BE PURCHASED AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM ANYWAY.
LEAVING THE SCHOOLS WITHOUT TEXT OVER IT IS A DISSERVICE TO THEIR STUDENTS.
>> I THINK THAT IS MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING.
>> THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS TAKING A TIMEOUT TO TAKE STOCK OF THE OVERALL IMPACT OF ITS INTEREST RATE HIKES ON THE ECONOMY.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT FOR YOUR MONEY?
KAREN KAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT THE FED'S LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE SKIPPING A RATE HIKE THIS MONTH.
>> LOOKING AHEAD, NEARLY ALL COMMITTEE PARTICIPANTS VIEWED AS LIKELY THAT SOME FURTHER RATE INCREASES WILL BE APPROPRIATE WITH YOUR.
>> Reporter: THE FED STARTED INCREASING THE BENCHMARK RATE IN MARCH 22 MAKING BARLEY MORE EXPENSIVE TO CURB SPENDING AND INFLATION.
THE STRATEGY HAS BEEN WORKING SLOWLY.
DATA RELEASED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON TUESDAY POINTED TO CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION EASY FOR THE 11th STRAIGHT MONTH IN MAY.
DATA RELEASED WEDNESDAY BY THE LABOR DEPARTMENT POINTED TO A DECELERATION IN PRODUCER PRICES.
>> BASICALLY WHAT THE FEDS IS DOING IS WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WE WILL TAKE A LITTLE PAUSE, WE WANT TO SEE IF THIS MEDICINE HAS WORKED, THEY ARE NOT SAYING THEIR JOB IS DONE.
>> Reporter: CONSUMER PRICES WERE UP 4% YEAR-OVER-YEAR ACCORDING TO THE MAY REPORT, TWICE THE FED'S TARGET RATE OF 2% AND SOME SECTORS REMAIN STICKY LIKE HOUSING FOR BOTH HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS AND THE COST OF SERVICES LIKE TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY.
INFLATION HAS DENTED THE SAVINGS MANY AMERICANS FELT DURING LOCKDOWNS AND SOME HAVE TURNED TO CREDIT CARDS AND OTHER BORROWING.
THE INTEREST RATE POSITIVE WILL NOT PROVIDE TOO MUCH RELIEF.
>> THOSE TEND TO BE VARIABLE RATES.
EVEN A PAUSE FROM THE FED MEANS YOUR RATE COULD BE STICKING AT THE HIGHEST WE HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE.
>> Reporter: THE FEDS BENCHMARK RATE IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN ALMOST 16 YEARS.
IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN KAIFA.
>>> TODAY IS WILL BLOOD DONOR DAY.
THIS IS A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE LOCAL PEOPLE TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE.
THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK SAYS DONATIONS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR SURGERIES, CHILDBIRTH COMPLICATIONS, TRAUMATIC INJURIES, CANCER TREATMENTS AND SO MUCH MORE.
THEY SAY THEY NEED AROUND 300 DONORS A DAY TO MEET HOSPITAL NEEDS THIS YEAR.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT DURING THE SUMMER.
>> THERE IS NORMALLY A BLOOD SHORTAGE DRIVEN BY THE FACT THAT HIGH SCHOOLS DO NOT RUN DURING THE SUMMER, THEREFORE, THE MOBILE BLOOD DRIVES DO NOT RUN.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, THAT IS ABOUT 50% OF THE SUPPLY.
THAT ADDS ANOTHER ELEMENT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A MOM KNOWING HER CHILD WILL NEED TO GO AND GET BLOOD, WE NEVER WANT THE FAMILY TO WORRY THE BLOOD WILL BE ON THE SHELF OR NOT.
>> IF YOU DONATE TO THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, YOU WILL GET A PADRES INSPIRED PROMOTIONAL T- SHIRT.
>>> MAY GRAY AND JUNE BLOOM, YES.
SAN DIEGOANS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
THE LACK OF SUN IS OBVIOUS.
KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US ABOUT ANOTHER THING THAT THIS WEATHER CAN AFFECT.
>> Reporter: IF YOU FELT THIS YEAR'S MAY GRAY AND JUNE GLOOM HAVE BEEN EXTRA GRAY AND GLOOMY, YOU ARE RIGHT.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THERE WERE 20 DAYS OF MAKER IN SAN DIEGO.
11 IS THE AVERAGE.
JUNE GLOOM IS IN FULL EFFECT WITH NO CLEAR DAYS SO FAR.
SOME PEOPLE ARE OKAY WITH THE CLOUDS.
>> FOR ME, THAT'S PERFECT.
I KNOW PEOPLE WANT SUNSHINE ALL THE TIME THE.
I'M FINE WITH US.
>> Reporter: SOME ARE SEEING THE BRIGHT SIDE.
>> MAY GRAY AND JUNE GLOOM BEATS 10 FEET OF SNOW AND NEGATIVE 20 DEGREES WEATHER BUT WE CAME HERE FOR SUNNY SAN DIEGO.
THE LAST MONTH OR TWO HAS BEEN ROUGH FOR MY WIFE AND I AFTER NOT SEEING THE SUN.
>> Reporter: FOR SOME, THE WEATHER HAS A BIG IMPACT.
>> THIS MAKES ME SAD AND SLEEP IN, I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF BED OR EXERCISE.
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE NICER TO EXERCISE IN.
THIS DOES NOT HELP MY SEASONAL DEPRESSION.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO NICOLE PSYCHOLOGIST, JOE WE SAYS THESE ARE COMMON AND COULD OCCUR BECAUSE THE WEATHER DOES NOT MATCH OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
>> WHEN THERE IS A MISMATCH BETWEEN WHAT SOMEONE EXPECTS AND WHAT IS REALITY, THERE COULD BE A SENSE OF LOSS.
WHEN THERE IS A SENSE OF LOSS, THERE TENDS TO BE LOW MOTIVATION.
YOU CAN BE TIRED, DO NOT WANT TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES YOU NORMALLY ENGAGE IN.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID THE SENSE OF LOSS COULD AFFECT EATING AND SLEEPING PATTERNS AND MOOD.
>> WHEN THERE IS A LACK OF UVB RAYS, UVB RAYS ARE DIRECTLY ARE IMPACTING OUR VITAMIN D. WHEN OUR VITAMIN D HAS LOWER LEVELS, OFTEN TIMES, THAT CAN IMPACT OUR SEROTONIN AND DOPAMINE, WHICH PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR MOOD.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE WAYS TO HELP THE GRAY AND GLOOMY FEELINGS.
>> EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE MORE GLOOMY, STILL GO TO THE BEACH, WALK YOUR DOG, SOCIALIZE, GET OUT AND BE WITH FRIENDS.
>> Reporter: DR. JOANNA SAVARESE SAYS IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LIKE PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MEDICATION ARE OPTIONS.
>> I HAVE A LIGHT I USE FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES A DAY.
UNDER THE LIGHT HELPS ME OUT A LOT.
>> Reporter: DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR, DR. JOANNA SAVARESE ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO CHECK IN WITH CHILDREN AND ELDERS ABOUT THEIR MOODS AND BE ALERT TO CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR.
MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS .
>>> BOATERS, ANGLERS AND CAMPERS WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER THE RECREATION AT LAKE OROVILLE.
THESE ARE SATELLITE IMAGES OF THE RESERVOIR.
CALIFORNIA'S WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SAID THE RESERVOIR IS FULL A YEAR AFTER BEING AT HALF CAPACITY.
RUNOFF FROM HISTORIC RAINFALL AND SNOW MELTS CAUSED THE LAKE LEVEL TO REBOUND NEARLY 100%.
STRATEGIC RELEASES ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO ENSURE THERE IS ROOM FOR FURTHER RUNOFF.
>>> THANK YOU.
LET'S START OFF WITH OUR WEATHER HEADLINES.
WE ARE TRACKING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AND A WARMING TREND ON THE WAY.
AFTER THE WARMING TREND COMES COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS.
HEADS UP FOR CHANGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
LOOKING AT AND IT'S FORECAST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, OCEANSIDE IS 62 AND SAN DIEGO IS 62.
THE SPRINGS 65 AND MT.
LAGUNA IS ABOUT 52 DEGREES.
LOOKING THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY, SEEING THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MORE INTO THE MOUNTAINS DOWN WITH FRESNO.
L.A. AND SAN DIEGO IS LOOKING GOOD ALL THINGS WILL BE DRIER THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW.
LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY, OCEANSIDE GOES UP TO 73 DEGREES.
SAN DIEGO 70.
PARETO SPRINGS IS 96 AND MT.
LAGUNA IS LOWER 60'S AND CHULA VISTA IS ABOUT 71.
AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY, BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS PUSHES FURTHER TO THE EAST.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR CALIFORNIA AND TURNING COOLER INTO NEVADA.
WHEN WE LOOK AHEAD TO A FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ACROSS THE COAST, TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD STEADY INTO THE LOWER 70s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
STILL SEEING LOW CLOUDS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT MORE SUNSHINE ON THE WAY AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND AND THE START OF NEXT WEEK.
INLAND, WE ARE LOOKING AT CLEARING SKIES.
THURSDAY IS 73 AND THE RISING TEMPERATURES ARE UPPER 70s AND UPPER 80s ON SATURDAY AND SUPPER 70s FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE MOUNTAINS SHOWS UP AS A WARMING TREND.
LOW 60s FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND TEMPERATURES INTO UPPER 60s BY THE TIME WE GO INTO SATURDAY.
THERE IS THE WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
THE TEMPERATURES HAVE LOWER 60s.
WE FINISH OFF INTO THE DESERT FOR YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK.
TEMPERATURES WILL HIT THE 100 DEGREES MARK AS WE GO INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY, BUT NOTICE HOW THINGS DROP SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND THE WINDS KICKED UP.
FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE .
>>> A NEW STUDY REVEALS THE JUVENILE WHITE SHARKS CONGREGATE ALONG DELMAR SPEECHES BUT THAT IT IS ONE OF TWO HOTSPOTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER WIND TELLS US HOW CLOSE SHARKS SWIM NEXT TO PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: SUNSET AND SURF, THE BEACHES OF DELMAR ARE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND THEY ARE POPULAR WITH SWIMMERS AND SURFERS AND SHARKS SEEM TO LIKE THEM AS WELL.
TED IS A LOCAL SURFER IN DELMAR.
HE SAYS SURFERS HERE DO NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED FOR THE MOST PART.
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, HE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THE SHARK POPULATION.
>> THE LAST TWO YEARS, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS THE CASE FOR A FACT, BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT MORE.
>> Reporter: HE MIGHT NOT BE RUN.. >> WE THINK THE POPULATION IS INCREASING >> Reporter: THAT IS PATRICK REX, A TECHNICIAN AT THE CAL STATE BEACH SHARK.
USING DRONES TO TRACK SHARKS, HE FOUND THERE WERE MORE SHARKS AND THEY ARE SWIMMING NEXT TO PEOPLE.
>> I THOUGHT SHARKS WOULD AVOID PEOPLE.
WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT SHARKS WERE AROUND PEOPLE.
THEY WERE USING THE EXACT SAME PLACE.
>> Reporter: THE STUDY FOUND JUVENILE WHITE SHARKS ARE CONCENTRATED IN TWO AREAS, SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND DELMAR.
THOSE TWO SPOTS, SHARKS WERE SWIMMING NEXT TO HUMANS AGAINST 97% OF THE DAYS SURVEY.
DELMAR HAD CLOSE TO 100% OF THE TIME AND THAT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE IN THE WATER THERE THAN IN SANTA BARBARA.
THAT IS WHAT CHRIS LOW, THE DIRECTOR SAYS.
>> SOME OF THE SHARKS SIGHTING FROM THE DRONE BEING CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A PERSON IN DELMAR WAS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER SITE WHERE THERE WERE FEWER PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THE BEACHES OF DELMAR ARE GREAT WHITE SHARK NURSERIES.
THE CHANCES OF SWIMMING NEXT TO ONE IS PRETTY HIGH, BUT WE DID NOT KNOW HOW HIGH AND HOW MUCH THAT SHARKS DO NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT US.
>> I THINK THE THING THAT SURPRISES ME THE MOST IS SHARKS ARE OUT THERE ALL THE TIME WHETHER YOU SEE THEM OR NOT, BUT THEY DON'T BOTHER ANYONE.
WE ARE NOT ON THE MENU.
WE DO NOT POSE A THREAT.
AS A RESULT, THE KIND OF ENORMOUS.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE DOES THE SAME WITH SHARKS.
>> I IGNORE THEM AND LET THEM DO THEIR THING AND I DO MY THING.
>> Reporter: THAT IS THE TIP FROM THE EXPERTS DURING THE ENTIRE PERIOD BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021, THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF A SHARK ATTACK IN THE AREA.
ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS .
>>> EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ART, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE'S FAMOUS SCULPTURES.
HER LONGTIME ASSISTANT TAKE CARE OF THEM ALL.
KPBS ARCH PRODUCER AND EDITOR JULIA DIXON SAID THE HIGH COST OF REPAIRS AND YEARS OF VANDALISM MAKE THIS JOB DIFFICULT.
>> Reporter: ARTISTIC NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE LIVED IN SAN DIEGO TO THE END OF HER LIFE UNTIL HER DEATH IN 2022.
HER FINAL WORK OF PUBLIC ART "QUEEN CALIFIA'S MAGICAL CIRCLE" IS LOCATED IN ESCONDIDO'S KIT CARSON PARK.
THERE IS A ABSTRACT MARY MAYS AND TOTEM POLES OF FANTASTICAL CREATURES.
THIS IS ALL SURROUNDED BY GIANT SERVANTS.
>> THIS LOOKS LIKE M&Ms.
>> Reporter: SHE DIED BEFORE THE WORK WAS FINISHED.
NIKKI'S LONGTIME ASSISTANT, LECH JURETKO, FINISHED THIS.
HE TAKES CARE OF HER WORK STONE BY STONE.
>> IT WAS A BIG SHOCK FOR ME AS WELL.
IF YOU KNOW A PERSON FOR SO MANY YEARS, YOU GET CLOSE TO THEM.
LIFE GOES ON, YOU HAVE TO FINISH IT.
>> Reporter: THIS TYPE OF ART THAT NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE CREATED IN HER YEARS IS VIVID AND RECOGNIZABLE, BRIGHT, LARGER-THAN-LIFE CHARACTERS, EACH ONE IS MOSAIC WITH INTRICATE DETAILS LIKE SMALL AND POLISHED STONES.
>> THERE ARE VIBRANT COLORS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT COLORS.
I DO NOT THINK YOU CAN BUY THIS RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: LECH JURETKO MET NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE AS A HANDYMAN WORKING ON HER HOME.
SHE ASKED TO HELP WITH HER MOSAIC CULTURES AND BEFORE LONG, HE WAS TRAVELING WITH HER AROUND THE WORLD.
>> SHE WAS THE BEST PERSON.
SHE IS AN ARTIST.
SOMETIMES YOU HEAR THE ARTIST IS THIS AND THAT, SHE WAS THE BEST PERSON.
SHE WILL EXPLAIN THINGS TO YOU.
YOU KNOW?
THAT IS WHY.
BECAUSE OF HER, I LEARN EVERYTHING, WHAT I LEARN IS BECAUSE OF HER.
>> Reporter: HE WORKED CLOSELY WITH NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE ON HER SCULPTURES, AND LIKE INCLUDING "THE NIKIGATOR" AND "QUEEN CALIFIA'S MAGICAL CIRCLE".
HERE THEY ARE IN THE KPBS DOCUMENTARY FROM 2002.
>> I LOVE ALL OF THESE.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST?
>> I LIKE THE PINK ONE FROM MADAGASCAR BECAUSE THIS ONLY COMES FROM MADAGASCAR.
YOU CANNOT HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY BUT IT WILL NOT BE LIKE THE BRIGHT COLOR LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: HER ELABORATE CONSTRUCTION MAKES TAKING CARE OF THE SCULPTURES A SIGNIFICANT JOB.
>> JUST CLEAN UP AND PUT UP THE REPLACEMENTS.
>> Reporter: WHEN A STONE FALLS OUT, REPLACEMENT IS MORE LIKE A DENTAL PROCEDURE THEN ARCH.
THE CITY THAT ONLY PUBLIC ART CANNOT ALWAYS PROVIDE ENOUGH FUNDING.
FOR THE REGULAR UPKEEP , LECH JURETKO THINKS IS NECESSARY.
"QUEEN CALIFIA'S MAGICAL CIRCLE" IS NORMALLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO THE RAIN.
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED AND HOURS WERE LIMITED TO A FEW HOURS A MORNING AND OCCASIONAL SATURDAYS WHEN DONORS CAN BE PRESENT.
SOMEONE HAS TO DO THE REPAIRS AS WELL.
>> THIS WILL PROBABLY REMAIN LIKE.
>> Reporter: DANIEL LA PAZ IS A ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SERVICES FOR ESCONDIDO.
ART FALLS UNDER HER.
THE NAKED CHARITABLE ART FOUNDATION SPLITS THE COST.
RECENTLY, THEY REPAIRED A LARGE SECTION TO THE TUNE OF $56,000.
>> THESE TILES ARE FROM NEW MEXICO, ITALY, IT'S NOT LIKE SOMETHING YOU CAN GO TO YOUR LOCAL TILE STORE AND PICK UP.
>> Reporter: LECH JURETKO WANTS THE PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT MAINTENANCE RATHER THAN REPAIRS.
>> WHEN YOU COME HERE WHEN EVERYTHING LOOKS DISASTROUS AND YOU START FROM THE SCRATCH AGAIN AND AFTER THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IS THE SAME, HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU DO THIS?
THIS SHOULD BE MADE NICE.
>> Reporter: THERE IS SOMETHING INTENSELY PERSONAL ABOUT LECH JURETKO'S DEDICATION TO NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE, HIS LONGTIME FRIEND AND MENTOR.
JULIA DIXON-EVANS, KPBS NEWS .
>> QUEEN CALIFIA'S MAGICAL CIRCLE'S IS OPEN FROM 9:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL NOON ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AND OPENS ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
>>> ONE OF THE STARS OF WAVE FC WILL STAY IN SAN DIEGO FOR YEARS TO COME.
THE TEAM ANNOUNCED A CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR NAOMI ARE THROUGH 2026.
HER WORK AS A DEFENDER HAS HELPED LEAD THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE NWS L STANDINGS THIS SEASON.
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