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>>> THE WORKERS WHO KEEP SAN DIEGO'S TOURISM ECONOMY RUNNING COULD SOON GET A RAISE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M ELIZABETH SANCHEZ IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON A $25 MINIMUM WAGE FOR EMPLOYEES AT HOTELS, EVENT CENTERS, AND THEME PARKS.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW WOE WIN SAYS IT WOULD TAKE EFFECT NEXT YEAR.

>> Reporter: COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA INTRODUCED THE PROPOSAL IN FEBRUARY FOLLOWING SIMILAR WAGE ORDINANCES IN LONG BEACH AND LOS ANGELES.

AT A COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY, HOTEL AND EVENT CENTER WORKERS SAID THEY STRUGGLE TO GET BY IN SAN DIEGO.

>> WHILE THE COST OF LIVING KEEPS RISING, OUR WAGES HAVE STAYED THE SAME.

RENT, FOOD, GAS, EVERYTHING COSTS MORE.

AND YET WE'RE STILL BEING PAID LIKE IT'S 2010.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A FAVOR.

WE'RE ASKING FOR WHAT'S FAIR.

>> Reporter: ILA RIVERA RECENTLY EXPANDED THE PROPOSAL TO COVER THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AND SEAWORLD.

IT ALSO COVERS SPORTS VENUES LIKE PETCO PARK.

THAT'S DRAWN OPPOSITION FROM THE SAN DIEGO PADRES.

>> IF $25 AN HOUR IS TRULY WHAT IT TAKES TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, WHY DOESN'T THAT APPLY TO YOUR OWN WORKFORCE?

THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE.

THE CITY KNOWS IT CAN'T ABSORB THAT COST, AND BUSINESSES CAN'T EITHER.

>> Reporter: REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOTEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY WARNED THE SECTOR IS ALREADY IN A PRECARIOUS ECONOMIC POSITION AND THAT RAISING LABOR COSTS COULD RESULT IN FEWER JOBS.

ILA RIVERA SAID HE DOESN'T BUY IT.

>> THE REAL PROBLEM HERE IS NOT THAT WORKERS ARE ASKING FOR TOO MUCH, IT'S THAT CORPORATIONS WANT TO GIVE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

WE'VE HEARD THESE SCARE TACK KICKS BEFORE.

WE'LL LOSE JOBS, WE'LL HAVE TO RAISE PRICES, IT'S NOT THE RIGHT TIME.

WE HEARD IT WHEN WE RAISED THE WAGE TO $15.

WE HEARD WHEN IT WE PASSED SICK LEAVE.

EVERY TIME THEY SAY THE SKY WILL FALL, AND EVERY TIME THEY'RE WRONG.

>> Reporter: RIVERA'S FS WILL CONTINUE REFINING THE ORDINANCE WHICH IT HOPES TO PRESENT TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WEATHER HEADLINES.

I'M GOING TO BE TRACKING SUNNY SKIES AND MILD CONDITIONS.

GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT WARM HERE FOR SUMMER, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

OVERALL, GREAT WEATHER.

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

I AM GOING TO BE TRACKING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN.

THE CHANCE IS THERE.

I'LL DETAIL THAT UPDATED FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HELD A LENGTHY NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN THE NETHERLANDS.

DURING THE REMARKS, HE AGAIN DISPUTED EARLY U.S. INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF U.S.

STRIKES ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES LAST WEEKEND.

HE EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO COMPARE THE SUCCESS OF THE BOMBING HE ORDERED TO THE END OF THE WORLD WAR II.

LAURA GEARY REPORTS.

>> WE CALL IT THE 12-DAY WAR.

WE THINK IT'S OVER.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING BACK AT EACH OTHER.

I DON'T THINK SO.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PROJECTING CONFIDENCE THAT ISRAEL AND IRAN'S CEASE-FIRE WILL HOLD AND THAT TARGETED U.S.

STRIKES SUCCESSFULLY DESTROYED IRAN'S NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES.

>> WE ASSESSED THAT THE AMERICAN STRIKES ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITIES HAS SET BACK IRAN'S ABILITY TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

>> Reporter: COMPARING THE IMPACT TO WORLD WAR II.

>> ACTUALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT HIROSHIMA, IF YOU LOOK AT NAGASAKI, YOU KNOW, THAT ENDED A WAR, TOO.

THIS ENDED A WAR IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

BUT IT WAS SO DEVASTATING.

>> Reporter: THIS COUNTERS AN INITIAL U.S. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED BY SOURCES BRIEFED ON IT WHO SAY THE U.S.

STRIKES DID NOT DESTROY CORE COMPONENTS OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND LIKELY ONLY SET IT BACK BY MONTHS.

TRUMP ACKNOWLEDGED THE EXISTENCE OF THE REPORT BUT DISMISSED IT IS PRELIMINARY AND INCONCLUSIVE.

>> SINCE THEN, WE'VE COLLECTED ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

WE'VE ALSO SPOKEN TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN THE SITE.

AND THE SITE, THE SITE IS OBLITERATED.

AND WE THINK EVERYTHING NUCLEAR IS DOWN THERE.

THEY DIDN'T TAKE IT OUT.

>> Reporter: ON CAPITOL HILL, AGREEMENT RUNS LARGELY ALONG PARTISAN LINES.

>> DONALD TRUMP HAS A LONG HISTORY OF DISTORTING AND, YOU KNOW, PUTTING HIS OWN TAKE ON U.S. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT ACTUALLY SAYS.

>> YOU HAVE THE IRANIANS THAT ARE SAYING, WE WANT TO NEGOTIATE PEACE NOW.

OBVIOUSLY, WE IMPACTED THEIR FACILITIES.

>> Reporter: TRUMP CONFIRMED TODAY THE U.S. WILL MEET WITH IRAN NEXT WEEK ABOUT A POTENTIAL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT BUT HAS REPEATEDLY SAID HE DOESN'T FEEL THAT FORMALITY IS NECESSARY.

I'M LAURA AGEARY FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE U.S. MILITARY IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE TWO NEW MILITARY ZONES ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER THIS WEEK.

THEY'RE CALLED NATIONAL DEFENSE AREAS.

ONE WILL BE ATTACHED TO JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO IN TEXAS TO INCLUDE ROUGHLY 250 MILES OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER.

THE OTHER WILL BE ATTACHED TO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA IN ARIZONA.

IT WILL EXTEND MORE THAN 100 MILES ALONG THE BORDER.

THE ZONES ARE CONSIDERED EXTENSIONS OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND WILL ALLOW TROOPS TO TEMPORARILY DETAIN MIGRANTS.

>>> WITH I.C.E.

RAIDS CONTINUING HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, MANY ARE MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE DOCUMENTATION ON THEM.

MICHELLE JEELLY REPORTS FROM ORANGE COUNTY WHERE SHE SPOKE TO EXPERTS ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE FOR UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS.

>> WELL, JUST WITH EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THERE WAS DEFINITELY THAT SENSE OF, AM I SAFE?

I'M A CITIZEN, AM I OKAY?

HOW CAN I PROVE THAT?

>> Reporter: SANTA ANA COMMUNITIED A VOE CASS MARIA CORONA HELPED A 15-YEAR-OLD BET GET HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE AFTER HIS FATHER WAS DETAINED BY IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.

THE TEEN WORRIED HE COULD BE PICKED UP AND NEEDED PROOF THAT HE IS A U.S. CITIZEN.

>> HE HAD A PHOTOCOPY OF HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SO IT WASN'T -- IT WAS JUST A COPY OF A COPY.

AND HE JUST NEEDED AN ORIGINAL COPY OF THE DOCUMENT, JUST TO HAVE ON HIS PERSON, JUST SOMETHING THAT IDENTIFIED HIM AS A CITIZEN.

SO WHAT HE HAD IN HIS HAND WASN'T AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.

SO HE WANTED AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.

>> Reporter: IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY MIKE HUSSEIN SAYS BY LAW, CITIZENS AREN'T REQUIRED TO CARRY DOCUMENTATION.

BUT HE'S RECOMMENDING IT TO HIS CLIENTS.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE PROOF OF U.S.

CITIZENSHIP ON YOU IF YOU'RE WALKING AROUND.

YOU DON'T NEED TO CARRY YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO CARRY YOUR AMERICAN PASSPORT.

BUT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EVERYBODY AND FOR YOURSELF, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO ARGUE WITH AN ARRESTING OFFICER FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT'S ADVISABLE TO CARRY SOME PROOF OF YOUR CITIZENSHIP TO AVOID THE CONFRONTATION AND THE ARGUMENT.

>> Reporter: SANTA ANA CONGRESSMEMBER LOU CORREIA'S OFFICE SAYS A REAL I.D., BIRTH CERTIFICATE, U.S. PASSPORT, OR U.S. PASSPORT CARD.

FOR NATURALIZED CITIZENS, THE IMMIGRATION LAWYER TELLS PEOPLE TO CARRY THEIR CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION.

>> FROM THE HOME SCREEN, IT SAYS BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.

>> Reporter: BIRTH CERTIFICATES CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK WHERE A PERSON WAS BORN.

WITH HIS STUDENT I.D., THE SANTA ANA TEEN WAS ABLE TO GET HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

AND BECAUSE OF A PROVISION IN THE LAW, HE DIDN'T NEED BOTH PARENTS TO BE WITH HIM.

>> THAT WAS MICHELLE GIGLI REPORTING.

KPBS HAS AN IMMIGRATION REPORTER.

GEE STAUF VOE SOLIS HAS DONE EXTENSIVE WORK ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES AND HOW THEY'RE AFFECTING SAN DIEGO.

FIND HIS STORIES AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> RENTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE INCREASED 52% SINCE 2018 ACCORDING TO DATA FROM ZILLOW.

BUT THEY'VE GROWN THE SLOWEST IN ZIP CODES WHERE THE MOST NEW HOMES WERE PERMITTED IN THAT TIME.

KPBS "PUBLIC MATTERS" REPORTER JAKE GAUDA BREAKS DOWN THE NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: ALL THESE LUXURY BUILDINGS ARE GOING UP BUT ARE THEY HELPING PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH RENT?

YES.

THOUSANDS OF HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT DOWNTOWN, MORE THAN 10,000 PERMITTED BETWEEN 2018 AND 2024.

RENTS DEFINITELY STILL WENT UP DURING THAT TIME FRAME BUT ONLY BY ABOUT 31%, ACCORDING TO ZILLOW DATA.

THAT'S THE LOWEST RATE IN THE COUNTY AMONG 42 ZIP CODES THAT HAD DATA GOING BACK THAT FAR.

MEANWHILE, THE PLACES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHERE RENTS WERE THE MOST PERMITTED FAR FEWER HOMES.

CORONADO, 133 HOMES PERMITTED BETWEEN 2018 AND 2024.

IN THAT TIME, RENTS GREW BY 75%.

IT TURNS OUT THERE'S A CONNECTION BETWEEN BUILDING LOTS OF HOMES AND KEEPING RENTS FROM GOING UP.

COUNCILMEMBER STEVEN WHITBURN, WHO REPRESENTS DOWNTOWN, HAS SEEN THE IMPACT THIS AN HAVE.

>> IF WE CAN HAVE RENTS BE STABLE AND PEOPLE ARE EARNING MORE MONEY IN THEIR PAYCHECKS, THAT DELTA IS MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

>> Reporter: IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

THE HOUSING SHORTAGE MEANS HIGHER RENTS.

SO MORE HOUSING MEANS LORENTZ.

EVEN IF THEY'RE ALL LUXURY BUILDINGS LIKE THESE.

>>> A HOMELESS SHELTER IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT WAS ONCE CHEERED AS A MODEL WORTH REPLICATING, BUT IT'S BEING FORCED TO CLOSE DOORS SOON.

FOR OUR LATEST "WHY IT MATTERS" SEGMENT, "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO" REPORTER LISA HALL VERSTAT EXPLAINS WHAT'S GOING ON.

♪ >> Reporter: THE CITY AND THE COUNTY BATTLED OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE SHELTER ARE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE.

AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE STAYING IN THE SHELTER ARE NOW BACK ON THE STREETS.

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

FIRST, SOME HISTORY.

A FEW YEARS AGO, THE CITY, COUNTY, AND PHILANTHROPISTS PARTNERED TO OPEN A SHELTER IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT.

THE COUNTY IED LAND, UTILITIES, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

THE CITY OVERSAW THE CONTRACT.

DONATIONS FOR THE SHELTER TENT FILLED WITH 150 BEDS.

MAYOR GLORIA AND LEADERS WERE EXCITED.

>> THIS KIND OF COLLABORATION IS HOW YOU REDUCE STREET HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: NOW THE SHELTER IS CLOSING.

GLORIA LEFT NEARLY $5 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDING FOR THE SHELTER OUT OF HIS BUDGET AS HE TRIED TO ADDRESS A SHORTFALL.

HE WANTED THE COUNTY TO FUND THE SHELTER, AND HE SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM.

THE SHELTER IS NEXT DOOR TO A BUILDING THE COUNTY PLANS TO TEAR DOWN NEXT YEAR.

GLORIA SAYS THAT MEANS THAT THE SHELTER CAN'T CONTINUE TO OPERATE.

COUNTY SUPERVISORS TRIED TO HELP THE CITY ADDRESS COSTS TIED TO THE DEMOLITION, BUT IT ULTIMATELY WAS NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE IT.

THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED EARLIER THIS MONTH ON A CITY BUDGET THAT GIVES THE SHELTER TWO MONTHS TO RAMP DOWN.

IT'S NOW SET TO CLOSE BY AUGUST 31st.

SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE PEOPLE STAYING AT THE SHELTER?

GLORIA AND CITY OFFICIALS PROMISE THEY'LL HELP THEM FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO GO.

THE ALPHA PROJECT AND THE CITY'S HOUSING AGENCY ARE WORKING ON IT NOW.

AS OF LAST WEEK, 85 PEOPLE HAD MOVED OUT, INCLUDING 50 WHO WENT TO OTHER SHELTERS.

15 MOVED TO THE STREET.

60 PEOPLE WERE STILL SAN DIEGO AT THE SHELTER.

OTHER HOMELESS SAN DIEGANS ARE HAVING A HARDER TIME GETTING SHELTER.

I'M LISA HALLVERSTAT FOR "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO," AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO" IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE "PUBLIC MATTERS" INITIATIVE.

LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS FOR WORKERS AT ALBERTSON'S, PAVILION, RALPH'S, AND VON'S GROCERY STORES.

PAMPHLETS TOLD SHOPPERS THEY'RE NOT ON STRIKE YET BUT THEY WANT SUPPORT IF THEY DO STRIKE.

UFCW LOCAL 135 REPRESENTS MORE THAN 7,000 WORKERS AT 87 GROCERY STORES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE UNION SAYS MOST OF ITS MEMBERS MAKE LESS THAN $20 AN HOUR.

THEY'RE DEMANDING FAIR LIVING WAGES AND SAFE STAFFING LEVELS AND SAY WORKERS COULD STRIKE IF A DEAL ISN'T REACHED BY FRIDAY.

>> WE DON'T WANT IT TO COME TO THIS, BUT IF IT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, IT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO HAVE OUR RIGHTS AND TRY TO GET WHAT WE NEED.

>> OUR MEDIA PARTNER REACHED OUT TO KROGER AND ALBERTSON'S FOR COMMENT.

BOTH COMPANIES SAY THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO BARGAINING IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE UNION TO REACH A DEAL THAT IS FAIR FOR EVERYONE.

>>> IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW JOB, BE PATIENT.

EXPERTS SAY IT'S TAKING AWHILE FOR COMPANIES TO HIRE, AND THE SLOWDOWN IS CAUSED BY A VARIETY OF FACTORS.

JEN SULLIVAN LOOKS AT THE JOB MARKET AND HOW YOU CAN STAND OUT AMONG OTHER CANDIDATES.

>> Reporter: THE JOB MARKET APPEARS TO BE COOLING.

LAST MONTH, 139,000 JOBS WERE ADDED, ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINED STEADY AT 4.2%.

EXPERTS SAY THERE'S A LOT OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IMPACTING HIRING.

>> THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE MARKETPLACE CERTAINLY CAUSES THE PROCESS TO SLOW DOWN ON BOTH THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE SIDE.

>> Reporter: DAWN FAY WORKS AT RECRUITING FIRM ROBERT HALF.

THEY RECENTLY ASKED OVER 2,200 U.S. MANAGERS ABOUT HIRING AND FOUND 93% SAY THE PROCESS IS TAKING LONGER THAN IT DID TWO YEARS AGO.

IN ONE OF THE BIG REASONS WHY IS THEY'RE OVERWHELMED WITH APPLICANTS.

>> IT IS CAUSING PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT MUCH MORE INFORMATION AND RESUMES TO GO THROUGH.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE HIRING SLOWDOWN IS HAPPENING ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES.

>> IT'S NOT JUST SOME OF THE MORE SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS.

WE'RE SEEING THEM AT ENTRY LEVEL ROLES AS WELL.

>> Reporter: HOW CAN YOU STAND OUT?

>> WANT TO REALLY BE ABLE TO GIVE THE SPECIFICS OF THINGS THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE RETURN ON YOUR EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE?

THOSE TYPES OF THINGS TEND TO REALLY STAND OUT.

>> Reporter: FAY SAYS DON'T FILL YOUR RESUME WITH KEY WORDS.

GIVE SPECIFICS ABOUT HOW YOU MET TIGHT DEADLINES OR DID A PROJECT UNDER BUDGET.

SHE RECOMMENDS GETTING A REFERRAL FROM SOMEONE AT THE COMPANY.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, FAY SAYS THE HIRING PROCESS CAN TAKE A WEEK TO SIX MONTHS, SO BE PATIENT.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> THE JOB CORPS IS THE NATION'S OLDEST AND MOST PROLIFIC VOCATIONAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS.

IT ALSO PROVIDES HOUSING AND SCHOOLING FOR YOUNG ADULTS.

BUT THE PROGRAM HAS PLUNGED INTO UNCERTAINTY SINCE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERED ITS OPERATIONS TO BE PAUSED.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON WHAT COULD BE AHEAD.

>> Reporter: CARMELO MUNOZ COTA ENTERED PHOENIX JOB CORPS AT 18 YEARS OLD.

SHE SAYS THE IMPACT ON HER LIFE WAS PROFOUND.

>> WHEN I FIRST CAME TO JOB CORPS, I HAD NOTHING BUT A TRASH BAG OF CLOTHES WITH ME.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN SIX DECADES, JOB CORPS HAS TRAINED AND EDUCATED OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE.

LOW-INCOME PEOPLE BETWEEN AGES 16 TO 24 ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO HOUSING WHILE LEARNING SPECIFIC TRAINING SKILLS FOR UP TO THREE YEARS.

GRADUATES CAN EITHER ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR AN APPRENTICESHIP, GO ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION, OR JOIN THE MILITARY.

ARTHUR MERITIA WITH THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS UNION SAYS MANY GRADUATES CONTINUE TRAINING WITH THEM.

>> WE TRAIN ON RAILROAD JOBS AND AVIATION JOBS.

WE'VE PLACED OVER 16,000 YOUNG ADULTS AND KIDS IN QUALITY JOBS.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FIRST ANNOUNCED IT WAS PAUSING OPERATIONS, A SCRAMBLE BEGAN TO FIND SHELTERS FOR STUDENTS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.

AFTER A JUDGE ISSUED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, JOB CORPS CENTERS WORKED TO BRING THEM BACK INTO THE PROGRAM.

MERITIA SAYS IF THE PROGRAM IS AXED, IT WOULD AFFECT THE STUDENTS AND BROADER ECONOMY.

>> IF WE'RE NOT FILLING THOSE JOBS, IF WE'RE NOT BACK-FILLING THOSE POSITIONS, THERE'S GOING TO BE LESS WORKERS OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: AFTER SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATING, MUNOZ COTA HOPES FUTURE STUDENTS HAVE A SIMILAR CHANCE.

>> IT'S GOING TO AFFECT EVERYONE.

NOW THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO BROKEN HOMES, BACK TO VIOLENCE, BACK TO TRYING TO SURVIVE.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> WELL, HELP WITH THEIR KIDS' BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES THROUGH A PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM, THAT'S WHAT SOME PARENTS IN ELMESA AND SPRING VALLEY HAVE BEEN GETTING.

AS KATIE ANASTAS TELLS US, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ENDING THE GRANT PROGRAM THAT PAYS FOR IT.

♪ WE'RE SO GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE ♪ >> Reporter: 3 TO 6-YEAR-OLDS AND THEIR PARENTS GATHER IN A CLASSROOM IN SPRING VALLEY.

THERE'S STORYTIME.

>> THIS IS THE COLOR MONSTER.

TODAY, HE WOKE UP FEELING CONFUSED.

>> Reporter: A SWITCH FROM THE CARPET TO A DESK.

AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES.

PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TAKE NOTES ON KIDS' PROGRESS AND WHERE THEY NEED HELP.

IT'S CALLED THE PARENT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM, P.E.P., TO GIVE FAMILIES THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO OVERCOME BEHAVIORS LIKE TANTRUMS, AGGRESSION, AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL ANXIETY.

CHELSEA GOULD LEADS IT.

>> WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE TRIED WHAT CHALLENGES THEY'RE SEEING.

FROM THERE, WE'RE ABLE TO MIMIC THOSE SCENARIOS HERE AT P.E.P.

>> Reporter: 4-YEAR-OLD BIRDIE DAVIS, JUST GETTING TO SCHOOL USED TO BE A CHALLENGE.

McMAHON IS HER MOM.

>> WE COULD NOT GET HER FROM THE CAR TO THE CLASSROOM.

AND IT WAS LIKE TO A POINT THAT SHE WOULD KICK, SCREAM, RUN AWAY AND JUST COMPLETELY REFUSE.

>> Reporter: ACTIVITIES LIKE GROCERY SHOPPING OR TAKING A WALK HAD BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

BIRDIE IS NONVERBAL AND ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

>> YOU REALLY DO LOSE, LIKE, THE VILLAGE OR A COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: FOUR MONTHS IN THE PARENT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM -- >> IT'S TOTALLY CHANGED MY LIFE.

WE CAN TAKE HER OUT AND DON'T FEEL LIKE PRISONERS IN OUR OWN HOME.

THAT'S HOW IT WAS BEFORE.

>> Reporter: McMAHON IS HELPING LEAD CLASSROOM TIME.

WHILE SHE READS STORIES AND HANDS OUT PUZZLES, PARENTS AND STAFF USE A STRATEGY CALLED SPECIFIC POSITIVE ATTENTION.

IT INVOLVES DESCRIBING AND PRAISING A CERTAIN BEHAVIOR.

>> EVEN LIKE ONE OF THE FIRST DAYS THAT WE WERE HERE, ONE OF THE OTHER BOYS WAS OUTSIDE AND BIRDIE WAS TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM ME IN THE PARKING LOT, WHICH SHE LOVES TO DO.

I SAID, "OH, WOW, DANNY'S HOLING HIS MOM'S HAND."

SHE WAS LIKE -- GRABBED MY HAND.

SO THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEY'RE VERY SMALL TWEAKS, BUT IT'S THE WAY YOU TALK TO YOUR KID.

>> Reporter: BIRDIE HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE FEBRUARY, BUT IS SKILLS SHE'S WORKING ON LIKE TRADING.

>> FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE -- ALL DONE, THANK YOU.

[ SCREAMING ] >> Reporter: KIDS AND PARENTS WORK ON SPECIFIC SKILLS AND GET FEEDBACK IN AN OBSERVATION ROOM.

>> TIME TO CLEAN UP.

>> LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES.

♪ CLEAN UP CLEAN UP ♪ >> SHE CLEANED UP!

>> Reporter: A STAFFMEMBER WATCHES THROUGH A ONE-WAY MIRROR, KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT WORKS AND DOESN'T.

ALONG WITH TEACHING PARENTS ABOUT TOOLS TO USE AT HOME, THE PROGRAM SHARES INFORMATION WITH KIDS' TEACHERS.

>> WE'RE ABLE TO BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE NEVER THAT CHILD'S LIFE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, DOING THE SAME THINGS, WITH THE SAME WORDS.

WE REALLY START TO SEE POWERFUL CHANGE ACROSS SETTINGS, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY EXCITING.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM COMES FROM SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS, PART OF A BILL PASSED AFTER A GUNMAN KILLED 21 PEOPLE AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UVALDE, TEXAS, IN 2022.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDED THE LA MESA SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT MORE THAN $12 MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS.

IN MAY, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOLD SCHOOL DISTRICTS IT WOULD STOP FUNDING THE GRANT PROGRAM TWO YEARS EARLY.

DEANNE RAGSDALE IS A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IN THE DISTRICT.

>> AND TO HAVE NOBODY COME AND EVEN LOOK AT THE WORK THAT WE WERE DOING, TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING OR TO SEE WHAT WE WERE DOING AND HOW IT'S CHANGING LIVES AND HAVE THAT JUST BE STRIPPED FROM US?

IT WAS SHOCKING, IT WAS SAD, IT MADE ME ANGRY.

>> Reporter: A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SPOKESPERSON SAID GRANT RECIPIENTS WERE USING THE FUNDS TO, QUOTE, IMPLEMENT RACE-BASED ACTIONS LIKE RECRUITING QUOTAS.

>> WE WERE GOING TO HIRE BILINGUAL SOCIAL WORKERS TO COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH OUR FAMILIES IN COMMUNITIES WITH BILINGUAL FAMILIES.

TO ME, THAT'S ABOUT PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES, NOT EXCLUDING ANYONE.

>> Reporter: THE GRANT FUNDING WILL END IN DECEMBER.

RAGSDALE SAYS THE DISTRICT HAS ENOUGH FUNDING TO KEEP STAFF ON THROUGH THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BUT THEY'LL NEED ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE IF THEY WANT THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE AFTER THAT.

McMAHON SAYS SHE'S WORRIED FAMILIES MIGHT MISS OUT ON LIFE-CHANGING HELP.

>> IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROGRAM -- I FEEL LIKE WE WOULD BE REALLY EXCLUDED FROM, YOU KNOW, DAILY LIFE.

AND THIS PROGRAM HAS REALLY MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR BIRDIE TO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT IS APPEALING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S DECISION.

THEY'RE NOT SURE WHEN OR IF THEY'LL HEAR BACK.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M TRACKING A GREAT STRETCH OF WEATHER HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE WEEKEND JUST MIGHT LOOK EVEN BETTER THAN THAT.

BEFORE TONIGHT, TRACKING LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS.

OVERNIGHT LOWS LOW TO MID-60s.

PRETTY MILD START FOR YOUR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

THE REST OF THE REGION, TEMPERATURE-WISE, 50s AND 60s HERE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.

PUT INTERIOR WILL SEE SOME TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE 40s TO EVEN THE 70s THERE IN THE DESERT.

OVERALL, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.

SOME CLOUD COVER THERE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.

FUTURE TRACK RADAR 6:00 A.M., YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT CLOUD COVER IS WORKING ALONG THE I-5 BETWEEN L.A. AND SAN DIEGO.

BY 9:00 A.M., WE'LL SLOWLY START TO SEE CLOUD COVER STARTING TO TAPER OFF.

BY MIDDAY, NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF NEW MEXICO.

THAT'S GOING TO ELEVATE OF RISK OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THURSDAY.

OVERALL, A NICE, SUNNY DAY.

A LITTLE CLOUD COVER WORKING BACK INTO THE FORECAST AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT LATE THURSDAY, EARLY PARTS OF FRIDAY MORNING.

OVERALL, THE FORECAST HERE FOR YOUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NICE AND WARM ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION.

SOME THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THERE ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

BUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOST PART ARE GOING TO BE A MIX OF 70s PRIMARILY AND 80s ALONG THE COAST AND THE INTERIOR.

A LITTLE HOTTER IN THE DESERT, TAPPING TRIPLE DIGITS.

THEN AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, VERY WARM, VERY DRY, VERY NICE HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

UPDATED LOOK AT YOUR COAST FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK.

YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

HIGHS WILL MAKE IT TO THE 70s.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE A MIX OF UPPER 50s TO LOW 60s, SO SOME MILD STARTS TO SOME VERY NICE AFTERNOONSES.

INLAND FORECAST, OVERNIGHT LOWS DIPPING INTO THE 50s.

PRETTY MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

HIGHS INTO THE 80s, SETTING UP FOR A PRETTY NICE WEEKEND.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 50s TO LOW 60s.

HIGHS INTO THE LOW 70s BEFORE THEY REALLY RAMP UP THERE EARLY NEXT WEEKEND.

ACROSS THE DESERT, OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 70s.

TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES MAINTAINING ITS HIGHS AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

>>> A NEW STUDY FROM UC SAN DIEGO SHOWS MORE BABY BOOMERS ARE CONSUMING CANNABIS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN.

AND MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN LOOKS INTO WHY.

>> Reporter: AT TRADECRAFT FARMS DISPENSARY IN VISTA, NAVARRO IS SEEING A STEADY INCREASE IN ELDERLY CUSTOMERS.

>> THEY'RE LIKE, I HAVE NO IDEA, I DON'T WANT TO SMOKE, I DON'T WANT TO BE SMELLING LIKE WEED, I DON'T WANT TO BE REEKING OF IT.

>> Reporter: FROM DECADES OF "REEFER MADNESS" PROPAGANDA.

THAT'S WHERE NAVARRO COMES IN, TO GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE CANNABIS OPTIONS AVAILABLE.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF EDIBLE GUMMIES HERE.

>> Reporter: NAVARRO'S EXPERIENCE IS NOT ANECDOTAL.

A RECENT STUDY BY THE UC SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SHOWS A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN CANNABIS USE AMONG SENIORS 65 AND OLDER.

IT WAS PUBLISH IN "THE JOURNAL OF JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE."

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE ABLE TO EXAMINE CURRENT OR PAST USE OF CANNABIS AMONG THIS OLDER POPULATION, BECAUSE THE NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED SO SHARPLY OVER THE PAST DECADE.

>> Reporter: DR. BENJAMIN HAN IS THE LEAD AUTHOR OF THE PAPER.

HE LOOKED AT DATA FROM THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF DRUG USE AS FAR BACK AS 2005.

AT THAT TIME, THE PREVALENCE AMONG ADULTS 65 AND OLDER WAS LESS THAN 1%.

FAST FORWARD TO 2023.

CANNABIS USE WAS UP TO 7.4%.

HAN SAYS INCREASING LEGALIZATION IS PART OF THE REASON.

>> AND WITH THAT, I THINK THERE'S ALSO BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST IN CANNABIS TO TREAT CHRONIC SYMPTOMS, CHRONIC DISEASES, ESPECIALLY AMONG OLDER ADULTS.

>> Reporter: THE STUDY ALSO SHOWS INCREASES AMONG SENIORS WHO ARE MARRIED, COLLEGE EDUCATED, FINANCIALLY WELL OFF, OR WOMEN.

NAVARRO HAS A CUSTOMER LIKE THAT WHO WAS SEEKING RELIEF FOR CHRONIC PAIN.

SHE DIDN'T LIKE HOW SHE FELT WHILE TAKING PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS.

>> TO HER, SHE WAS LIKE, I'M NOT LIVING ANYMORE.

I JUST FEEL DRUGGED ALL THE TIME.

SO SHE GOT OFF THE OPIOIDS AND STARTED TAKING CAN THAT BUSINESS PRODUCTS.

>> Reporter: BUT AS A DOCTOR TREATING GERIATRIC PATIENTS, HAN HAS CONCERNS ABOUT SENIORS SELF-MEDICATING WITH POT.

>> AND WHILE CANNABIS MAY BE HELPFUL FOR CERTAIN CHRONIC SYMPTOMS, IT ISN'T WELL STUDIED.

AND IT'S HARD TO KNOW FOR A CERTAIN PATIENT WHAT WOULD -- YOU KNOW, TO BALANCE THE BENEFITS VERSUS THE RISKS FOR THAT PERSON.

>> Reporter: ON TOP OF THAT, HAN SAYS MANY OLDER PATIENTS DON'T TELL DOCTORS THAT THEY ARE USING CANNABIS.

THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A STIGMA AMONG BABY BOOMERS.

THAT WAS EVIDENCED BY THE NUMBER OF SENIORS WHO TURNED DOWN BEING INTERVIEWED FOR THIS STORY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO KNOW THEY WERE USING CANNABIS.

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