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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY JUNE 30th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS EVER WANTED, BUT POLITICIANS ALWAYS SAY IT IS NEEDED , AND COME TOMORROW, YOU MAY FEEL ANOTHER FINANCIAL PINCH AT THE PUMP.

REPORTER ALEXANDRA RANGEL IS LIVE IN LA MESA TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS BEHIND THE LATEST GAS TAX HIKE.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

>> Reporter: WE ARE OUTSIDE OF THE COSTCO GAS STATION HERE IN LA MESA BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE AND PUMPING GAS.

THIS IS USUALLY WHERE PEOPLE COME TO SAVE MONEY, AS A GUEST TENDS TO BE CHEAPER HERE.

WITH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND APPROACHING, THE GAS HIKE COULD NOT COME AT A WORST TIME, AS PEOPLE ARE GETTING READY TO TRAVEL INTO THE ROAD.

WE SPOKE TO A LOT OF LOCALS WHO ARE NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THE TAX HIKE.

>> THEY ARE TOO MUCH TOO HIGH.

>> EVERY DAY.

HER BACK STARTING THURSDAY, THE STATE'S GAS TAX WILL ONCE AGAIN GO UP BY A FEW CENTS, BRINGING THE OVERALL EXCISE TAX TO 51.1 CENTS PER GALLON.

WITH GAS PRICES HITTING CLOSE TO THE FIVE DOLLAR MARK, CALIFORNIANS ARE FEELING THE BRUNT IN THEIR WALLETS.

WE FOUND SAN DIEGO AND TOM WILLIAMS AT THE PUMP TODAY MOSES HE IS DONE PAYING FOR OVERPRICED FUEL.

>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BUY A HYBRID CAR NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF THE RISING GAS PRICES.

>> Reporter: THE AUTOMATIC INCREASES DUE TO SENATE BILL 1, PASSED BY LAWMAKERS IN 2017, ALLOWING FOR GAS TO GO UP IN ORDER TO PAY FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE WORK.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MAINTAINING OF THE ROADS THEY'RE DOING.

>> THE TAXES PLACED ON THE FUEL, AND THEN WE PAY AT THE PUMP THE SALES TAX THAT GOES ON TOP OF THAT.

>> Reporter: THERE MAY BE SOME HOPE FOR CALIFORNIANS.

SENATOR BRIAN JONES, ALONG WITH REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, ARE PROPOSING TO SUSPEND THE GAS TAX FOR A YEAR.

>> FOR THE GOVERNOR TO USE HIS EXECUTIVE POWERS TO WAIVE THE FEE FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND USE SOME OF THE MULTIPLE BILLION DOLLARS SURPLUS THAT THE STATE IS PROPOSING IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: SUSPENDING THE TAX WILL HELP FAMILIES RECOVER FROM THE HARDSHIPS OF THE PANDEMIC.

LOCAL RESIDENT DON BECKER AGREES.

HE SPENT NEARLY $300 ON DIESEL EVERY WEEK.

>> THE PANDEMIC SET ME BACK.

TRYING TO CATCH UP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

>> Reporter: SENATOR JONES SAYS LAWMAKERS SENT A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OVER A WEEK AGO, AND THEY HAVE YET TO HEAR A RESPONSE, BUT THEY ARE HOPING TO GAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORT, AND HOPEFULLY SAVE PEOPLE SOME MONEY AT THE GAS PUMP.

REPORTING LIVE IN LA MESA, ALEXANDRA RANGEL , KPBS NEWS .

>>> WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS INVOLVING THE TORTILLA THROWING INCIDENT AT A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL GAME.

CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL'S TEAM HAS LOST ITS TITLE.

AFTER A REVIEW, THE CIF STATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOUND ACTIONS BY CORONADO HIGH AGAINST ORANGE GLEN HIGH TO BE UNACCEPTABLE AND WARRANT SANCTIONS.

THE ORANGE GLEN TEAM IS MADE UP OF MOSTLY LATINO PLAYERS.

THE DIRECTOR SAYS THE SANCTIONS MUST BE MET WITH A CHANGE IN ACTIONS, AND TO COME WITH THEM BUT THE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON THE RECEIVING END OF THIS TYPE OF DEGRADING AND DEMEANING BEHAVIOR.

CORONADO HIGH IS ALSO ON PROBATION THROUGH THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

STUDENTS, ATHLETES, COACHES, ADMINISTRATORS, MUST COMPLETE RACIAL CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING.

>>> HATE CRIME IN CALIFORNIA WHICH IS HIGHEST REPORTED LEVEL IN MORE THAN A DECADE LAST YEAR.

THE REPORT RELEASED TODAY BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOWS A DOUBLING OF CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE OF ASIAN DESCENT, AND NEARLY 90% JUMP IN THOSE TARGETING BLACK PEOPLE.

THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF OFFENSE AGAINST THE AAPI COMMUNITY WERE REPORTED IN MARCH AND APRIL, WHEN LOCKDOWNS WERE FIRST ORDERED.

>> IT WAS ALSO ABOUT WONDERING WHETHER YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE WOULD BE ATTACKED, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU LOOK.

WHILE THE PANDEMIC MAY BE RECEDING FOR NOW, THAT OTHER FEAR STILL RESIDES WITHIN US, WITHIN OUR ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY GENERALLY.

>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS HE IS ENCOURAGING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO PREVENT THESE CRIMES, AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO REPORT THEM.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY IT IS TIME FOR ACTION ON RACIAL DISPARITIES IN POLICING.

THIS AFTER ANOTHER REPORT OUTLINED HOW BLACK AND LATIN X PEOPLE ARE STOPPED BY POLICE ARE OFTEN.

RECENT EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA CAME TELLS US WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO NEXT.

>> Reporter: COUNCILMEMBERS WANT DATA DRIVEN POLICY CHANGES AND ONGOING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.

COUNCILMEMBER, SAYS THE TIME IS NOW.

>> WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE CPE REPORT, I THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE STUDIES A BREAK AND TURN OUR ATTENTION TO ACTION.

>> Reporter: THIS REPORT WAS RELEASED EARLIER THIS MONTH.

IT IS ONE IN A SERIES THAT SHOWS RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SAN DIEGO POLICING.

IT FOUND POLICE ARE MORE THAN FOUR TIMES AS LIKELY TO PULL OVER A BLACK SAN DIEGANS FOR A NON-TRAFFIC VIOLATION THAN A WHITE PERSON.

THAT'S EVEN WHEN CONTROLLING FOR FACTORS LIKE POVERTY OR CRIME RATES.

WHEN THE REPORT WAS PUBLISHED, THE POLICE CHIEF TOLD KPBS HE WAS NOT SURPRISED , BUT HE STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING THESE FINDINGS ARE EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION.

>> DISPARITIES ARE GOING TO EXIST, BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN SOCIETY DOESN'T HAPPEN ALONG THE DEMOGRAPHIC LINE.

UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE DISPARITIES.

THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT DISPARITY DOES NOT EQUAL DISCRIMINATION.

>> Reporter: WITH THE 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS GAVE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING.

MANY SAID THEY WANT TO SEE AN END TO STOPS AND CONSENSUAL SEARCHES.

HE IS CRITICAL OF THE CHIEFS RESPONSE.

>> IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME AT ALL HOW THE CHIEF OF POLICE CAN SAY THAT DISPARITIES DOES NOT EQUAL DISCRIMINATION.

THAT'S BASICALLY ON THE VERGE OF ERASURE OF OUR EXPERIENCES, AS NONWHITE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY, THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CONSTANT OVER POLICING, ESPECIALLY.

>> Reporter: IN RESPONSE OF THE REPORT, WHICH THE POLICE HAVE HAD SINCE MARCH, THE APARTMENT WILL BE RELEASING A NEW CONSENT SEARCH POLICY IN THE COMING WEEKS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE EAGER TO REVIEW.

CHRISTINA KIM, KPBS NEWS .

>>> BILL COSBY IS A FREE MAN.

THE NOW 83-YEAR-OLD COMEDIAN AND ACTOR HAD HIS SEXUAL ASSAULT CONVICTION OVERTURNED BY PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT.

DEFENDANT AGREEMENT WITH THE PREVIOUS PROSECUTOR PREVENTED HIM FROM BEING CHARGED IN THE CASE.

COSBY WAS SENTENCED IN 2018 TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUGGING AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN AT HIS HOME 14 YEARS AGO.

SEVERAL OTHER WOMEN HAD MADE SIMILAR ACCUSATIONS AND PROSECUTORS CANNOT APPEAL THE HIGH COURT DECISION.

>> THIS WAS AND STILL IS AN IMPORTANT FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

EVEN THOUGH THE COURT OVERTURNED THE CONVICTION ON TECHNICAL GROUNDS, AS YOU JUST SAID, IT DID NOT INDICATE BILL COSBY'S CONDUCT , AND IT SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A STATEMENT ARE FINDING THAT HE DID NOT ENGAGE IN THE ACT OF WHICH HE HAD BEEN ACCUSED.

>> COSBY WAS ONCE CONSIDERED AMERICA'S DAD FOR HIS ROLE AS CLIFF HUXTABLE ON THE LONG- RUNNING AND POPULAR "COSBY SHOW."

>>> LEGAL TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION.

THE MANHATTAN DAS OFFICE IS EXPECTED TO HAND DOWN TAX CRIME CHARGES.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS THE COMPANY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILL ALSO RECHARGED.

THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR TAX RELATED FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH BENEFITS AWARDED TO EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING SCHOOL TUITION THE CARS, AND RENT-FREE APARTMENTS.

A LAWYER FOR THE FORMER PRESIDENT SAYS HE DOES NOT BELIEVE TRUMP HIMSELF WILL BE CHARGED.

>>> LA JOLLA WILL NOT HAVE A FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY THIS YEAR.

ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON SAYS THE BOOSTERS DON'T HAVE ALL THE PERMITS.

>> Reporter: FIREWORKS WILL NOT BE SHUT OFF AT ELLEN BROWNING SCRIPPS MEMORIAL PARK IN LA JOLLA THIS YEAR.

SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS SAY THE BOOSTERS WHO RAISE THE MONEY FOR THE EVENT LIKELY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET ALL OF THE PERMITS BEFORE JULY 4th.

THE SIERRA CLUB'S RICHARD MILLER SAYS THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE NEARBY SEA LION POPULATION.

>> WE'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FIREWORKS THERE.

>> Reporter: CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE EVENT NEEDS A PARK USE PERMIT, A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FROM THE COASTAL COMMISSION, AND A PYROTECHNICS PERMIT.

THE COASTAL COMMISSION PERMIT COULD TAKE UP TO 2 MONTHS.

MONEY ISSUES AND THE PANDEMIC THE FIREWORKS FROM HAPPENING SINCE 2017.

MILLER SAYS THE SEA LION ROOKERY WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2019.

>> THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION THERE HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY, AND I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

>> Reporter: KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE LA JOLLA COMMUNITY FIREWORKS ASSOCIATION, AND THEY DID NOT RETURN A CALL SEEKING COMMENT.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MANY MORE FIREWORKS SHOWS ARE SCHEDULED ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR AFTER BEING CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

SAN DIEGO FIREFIGHTERS ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO TO SHOWS LIKE THE BIG DAY BOOM INSTEAD OF SETTING OFF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS AT HOME.

LAST YEAR THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED 323 CALLS OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, UP FROM 76 IN 2019.

ALL CONSUMER FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN THE COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF INJURY, AND THE RISK OF STARTING A FIRE, AND THAT INCLUDES SPARKLERS.

>> SPARKLERS BURN VERY HOT, AND A LOT OF KIDS USE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY SMALL, MINIMAL.

THEY ARE VERY PRETTY AND FUN TO PLAY WITH, WRITE YOUR NAME IN THE SKY.

THE PROBLEM IS THEY DO BRING HOT, AND THEY CAUSE A LOT OF BURN INJURIES TO THE EYES AND ARMS.

>> YOU CAN DROP OFF FIREWORKS AT ANY LOCAL FIRE STATION IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE IS A DRIVING FACTOR IN THE THREAT FROM WILDFIRES, DROUGHT, AND THE HEAT WAVE SCORCHING WESTERN STATES.

>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO ACT, AND ACT FAST.

WE ARE LATE IN THE GAME HERE.

THE TRUTH IS, WE ARE PLAYING CATCH-UP.

THIS IS AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN UNDER RESOURCED, BUT THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE IF WE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.

WE CANNOT CUT CORNERS WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING OUR WILDFIRES COME A WHILE SUPPORTING OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

>> DURING A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH WESTERN STATE GOVERNORS, THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO HIRE MORE FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS, AND RAISE THEIR PAY TO GUARANTEE THEY MAKE AT LEAST $15 PER HOUR.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAID HE IS PLEASED TO BE WORKING WITH THE WHITE HOUSE HIM A RATHER THAN AS, QUOTE, SPARRING PARTNERS, AS HE DESCRIBED CALIFORNIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THOSE WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN SCIENCE, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE YOUR OWN EYES, OBSERVED EVIDENCE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT THERMOMETER, HUNDRED 17 DEGREES UP NORTH, 123 DOWN IN PALM SPRINGS, 111 JUST 48 HOURS AGO MOTHER IS NO REPUBLICAN THERMOMETER.

NO DEMOCRATIC THERMOMETER.

THESE REALITIES ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.

>> RIGHT NOW FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING SEVERAL FIRES ACROSS CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE LAVA FIRE IN SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.

IT IS GOING TO MORE THAN 17,000 ACRES, AND IS 19% CONTAINED.

>>> WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LINGERING MOISTURE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS, THOUGH.

A FEW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE, AND GENERALLY SPEAKING , THE INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES ON THE RISE AGAIN.

WATER VAPOR IMAGER IS REALLY SHOWING WHERE ALL THE MOISTURE IS.

WHERE YOU SEE THE DARK BLUE, EVEN THE WHITE, THAT IS WHERE THE MOISTURE REALLY IS RICH, AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE IT'S MAINLY UP IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THAT IS WHERE IT IS LIKELY GOING TO REMAIN, WITH DRY CONDITIONS NEAR THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AT THE METRO FALLING OFF INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60s, UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OUT THERE.

THAT IS WHAT WE WILL SEE HER NEAR THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE MID 60s.

ONCE YOU GET FURTHER INLAND, DOWN INTO THE LOW 60s IN ESCONDIDO, UPPER 50s TOWARDS RAMONA.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 75 DEGREES FOR THE OVERNIGHT LOW.

THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE HEAT INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA, BUT NOT SO MUCH THE FURTHER SOUTH YOU GET.

YOU CAN SEE THE SCATTERED STORMS COMING IN WITH THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE EAST, AND THAT'S WHY I MENTIONED IT STILL POSSIBLE WE GET A COUPLE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN UP IN THE MOUNTAINS.

TEMPERATURES WERE THURSDAY, GETTING UP INTO THE MID-70s TOWARD OCEANSIDE.

109 AGAIN AND BORREGO SPRINGS AS TEMPERATURES TO RECOVER BACKUP INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

EL CAJON GETTING UP TO 87 DEGREES.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO STAY PRETTY SIMILAR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MID-70s, A BIT OF LOW HANGING CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, BUT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.

INLAND, MID-80s, ALSO NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE, BUT AGAIN, REALLY WARMING UP IN THE DESERT .

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MID-70s, AND FOLLOW OFF TO 70 DEGREES ON SATURDAY, THEN RECOVER FOR THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK.

IN THE DESERT WE GO FROM 109, THEN 106, THEN BACK UP TO 110, 110, 112 AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT WORKWEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH .

>>> TO MASK OR NOT TO MASK?

AN INCREASINGLY CONFUSING QUESTION THANKS TO THE DELTA VARIANT, EVEN FOR THE VACCINATED.

OFFICIALS IN L.A. AND ILLINOIS ARE SUGGESTING THAT EVEN THE VACCINATED SHOULD MASK UP.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HEALTH EXPERTS.

>>> IF YOU ARE NOT VACCINATED, THEN YOU ARE IN TROUBLE.

THIS IS A SERIOUS THREAT, AND WE ARE SEEING IT SPREAD AMONG UNVACCINATED PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: A STARK WARNING FROM THE SURGEON GENERAL COME UP BUT AS THE MORE TRANSMISSIBLE COVID-19 DELTA VARIANT CONTINUES TO SPREAD, THE GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC FOR NOW REMAINS THE SAME.

>> IF THERE IS A SHIFT IN THE EVIDENCE BASE, AND THE SCIENCE, THEN THEY WILL UPDATE THEIR GUIDANCE ACCORDINGLY.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE VACCINATED, YOU ARE SAFE FROM THE VARIANTS CIRCULATING HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG UNVACCINATED CHILDREN, THIS ADVICE.

>> IT'S VERY REASONABLE FOR PARENTS WHO ARE LIVING WITH KIDS WHO ARE UNVACCINATED, OR FOR THAT MEMBER, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS UNVACCINATED, TO CONSIDER WEARING A MASK.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC, THE DELTA VARIANT, ACCOUNTING FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF COVID-19 CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE DAILY PACE OF VACCINATIONS SLOWING, DOWN TO ROUGHLY A THIRD FROM WHAT IT WAS 2 MONTHS AGO.

HEALTH EXPERTS CONCERNED ABOUT THE GROWING DIVIDE.

>>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE 2 AMERICAS.

GOING TO HAVE AREAS WHERE THE VACCINE RATE IS HIGH, WHERE IT IS MORE THAN 70% OF THE POPULATION THAT HAS RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE.

>> Reporter: HEALTH EXPERTS WORRY THE RISE AND SPREAD OF MORE TRANSMISSIBLE VARIANTS COULD MAKE IT HARDER TO REACH HERD IMMUNITY CREATED NEW POLLING SHOWS MOST U.S.

ADULTS WHO PLAN TO GET VACCINATED HAVE ALREADY DONE SO, WAS 77% OF VACCINATED ADULTS SAYING EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS VACCINATED, WHILE 75% OF UNVACCINATED ADULTS SAID NO WHEN THEY LIVED WITH HIS VACCINATED.

>> IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT VACCINATIONS AND WHERE TO GET ONE, YOU CAN FIND ALL THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK THAT YOU CAN FIND ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON IS IN FULL SWING WITH MANY PEOPLE WANTING TO JUST GET AWAY NOW THAT THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED, BUT THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY IS NOT QUITE READY FOR THE PENT-UP DEMAND.

IN A MATTER OF DAYS, AIRLINES HAVE CANCELED HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS.

RACHEL KIM REPORTS ON WHAT TRAVELERS CAN EXPECT.

>>> IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BOARDING PASS, PLEASE REPORT BACK TO THE TICKET COUNTER TO OBTAIN ONE.

>> Reporter: SUMMER AND HOLIDAY TRAVEL IS PICKING UP AND TAKING OFF, BUT SOME TRAVELERS ARE FINDING THEMSELVES UNEXPECTEDLY GROUNDED.

>> WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE AT 8:30 THIS MORNING, NOW 2:30.

NO NOTIFICATION THEY WERE CANCELING THE FLIGHT, NOTHING.

>> Reporter: WHEN JASON KING CHECKED IN 16 HOURS BEFORE HIS FAMILY'S FLIGHT TO KANSAS CITY, HE FOUND AT THE FLIGHTED BEEN CANCELED AND REBOOKED.

>> IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO HAVE A NOTIFICATION, WE ARE GOING TO REBOOK YOU, IS THIS OKAY.

IT'S SO LAST-MINUTE YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO REBOOK ANOTHER FLIGHT, THERE IS NOTHING AVAILABLE AREA SO WE SCRAMBLED IT HAD TO TAKE WHAT WE GOT.

>> WE HAVE A PERFECT STORM OF PENT-UP DEMAND IN UNDERSTAFFING HAPPENING AT THE EXACT SAME TIME, NOT JUST AT THE AIRLINE LEVEL, BUT HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, ALMOST EVERY SECTOR OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY.

>> Reporter: PETER GREENBERG SAYS WE ARE SEEING AIRLINES CANCELING FLIGHTS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO OPERATE THEM.

>> THE AIRLINES BROUGHT ALL OF THEIR PLANES HAD A PARKED STATUS, YOU HAVE TO RETRAIN PILOTS IN STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, WHETHER WE HAD A PANDEMIC OR NOT.

ANY TIME YOU'RE OUTSIDE OF WORK FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, YOU HAVE TO REQUALIFY.

>> Reporter: AIRLINES HAVE ADDED MORE THAN 170 NEW RATS IN THE U.S.

IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, SO THAT'S MAKING IT HARDER FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN.

DOMINIC AND HIS FAMILY JUST FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE TO THEIR TRAVEL PLANS.

>> WE HAVE A LAYOVER FOR A WHOLE DAY IN TEXAS TOMORROW, AND WE HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE 24 HOURS TO GET ON ANOTHER PLANE TO GET BACK TO VIRGINIA BEACH.

BACK ALL THE TRAVELERS WE SPOKE WITH SAID THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THE PRICE OF THEIR TICKETS.

EXPERTS SAY AS THE COUNTRY AND WORLD REOPENS, A SPIKE IN LEISURE TRAVEL IS FUELING THE RISING TRAVEL COST.

>> YOU NEED A BOOK NOW, BUT NOT JUST FOR THE SUMMER.

BOOK NOW FOR SEPTEMBER THE THE MAGIC MONTH WHERE YOU SEE GREAT DEALS.

>>> AN ACT OF KINDNESS HAS GROWN INTO AN OPERATION TO HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE INTRODUCES US TO A WOMAN RUNNING AND FINDING A SHELTER OUT OF THE MOTEL IN CARLSBAD.

>> Reporter: VANESSA DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE RUNNING A HOMELESS SHELTER.

SHE STARTS EACH DAY AT THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE AND MOTEL THE MOWER ONE OF THE ROOMS SERVES AS AN INTAKE OFFICE.

HERE, COFFEE IS SERVED DAILY, AND MEALS ARE PLANNED.

>> WE HAVE DINNER BEING PROVIDED FROM JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES.

THEY DO IT EVERY MONDAY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ALSO WHERE SHE MEETS THE PEOPLE STAYING AT THE SHELTER TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES.

>> DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY NEED, EVERYONE IS UNIQUE, RIGHT?

WE FIND IT OR THEY ARE, I GET TO KNOW THEM, THEIR STORY.

>> Reporter: THE STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN SHE, WHO HAD ONCE BEEN HOMELESS HERSELF, DECIDED TO PAY FOR A MOTEL FOR A FAMILY IN NEED.

THE ACT OF KINDNESS GREW INTO WHAT IS NOW THE OCEANSIDE HOMELESS RESOURCE.

>> WE REALIZED WE NEEDED TO CREATE SOME KIND OF SHELTER AND ALSO FOOD SERVICE, SO I CAME TOGETHER WITH A FEW PEOPLE, AND WE STARTED THIS EMERGENCY SHELTER, WHICH ABSOLUTELY GREW.

>> Reporter: ONE ROOM GREW TO 15 ROOMS IN OUR HOUSE 35 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 14 CHILDREN.

>> ALL THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

>> Reporter: ORIGINALLY, SHE OPERATED OUT OF AN OCEANSIDE MOTEL, BUT COST FORCED HER TO MOVE TO A CHEAPER LOCATION, FORCING HER TO CARLSBAD.

EVERY DAY SHE JUMPS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO ASK FOR DONATIONS.

>> WE PROBABLY RAISED OVER A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH THE LAST YEAR, THROUGH ME, PRIVATE FUNDING, DIFFERENT CHURCHES, LOCALS THAT HAVE COME ON BOARD.

WE HAD A FEW GRANTS FROM PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT HONESTLY, THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

>> Reporter: SHAWNA HAS BEEN AT THE SHELTER FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER BEING HOMELESS FOR 2 YEARS.

SHE NEEDED STABILITY.

>> WHEN YOU'RE ON THE STREET, YOU CAN'T BE STABLE.

REALLY, YOU CAN'T.

I WAS SLEEPING ON THE BENCHES OVER AT THE HARBOR.

THEY KICK YOU OUT.

I WAS SLEEPING ON THE GROUND.

YOU CAN'T.

>> Reporter: MOTEL HAS GIVEN HER A SEMIPERMANENT ADDRESS THAT HELPED HER GET A GOOD JOB.

SHE STARTED LAST WEEK.

DESIREE'S AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL STARTING A NEW JOB RICHIE AND HER FAMILY ARE GOING INTO THE THIRD MONTH AT THE SHELTER HERE THEY ALSO NEEDED STABILITY, AND AN ADDRESS, TO GET HER CHILDREN ENROLLED IN SCHOOL.

>> IT'S HARD TO GET A JOB OR PUT THEM IN SCHOOL WHEN YOU MOVE AROUND.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE LISTENS TO WHAT OUR CLIENTS NEED, BUT THEIR RULES THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW.

>> IT'S A COMMENT TO OUR PROGRAM, BUT WE ARE VERY, LIKE, IF YOU ARE ON DRUGS, WE REALLY WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND YOU CAN BE ARE SAFE MAMA BUT WE WILL GET YOU INTO DETOX AND RECOVERY.

>> Reporter: THE NONPROFIT HAS BEEN ABLE TO MOVE 38 CLIENTS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

SHE ALSO CONNECTS HER CLIENTS WITH RESOURCES, LIKE COUNTY CASEWORKERS AND HEALTHCARE.

SHE ALSO ARRANGES EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND TRANSIT PASSES TO GET THEM TO THEIR NEW JOBS.

>> THOSE GROUPS ARE IMPORTANT.

IT'S GRASSROOTS IS PEOPLES, INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY SAYING YOU KNOW WHAT, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING MORE MY COMMUNITY, AND FOR, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE JUST NOT HAVING ENOUGH RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: ORETTA IS THE DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATIVE SERVICES AT THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IN ENCINITAS.

THEY WORK WITH DIFFERENT GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS.

SHE SAYS SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS CAN FILL NEEDS THAT LARGE ONES CAN'T.

>> I THINK THE LARGER AN ORGANIZATION IS, AND THE MORE INVOLVED GOVERNMENT IS, PEOPLE ARE WARY OF IT.

>> Reporter: HER CLIENTS TRUST HER BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN HOMELESS.

>> I LIVED PRETTY SUCCESSFUL LIFE, AND MARRIAGE, AND I GOT DIVORCE MEDICINE BUT OTHER DRUGS.

BEEBE BEING ABLE TO COME ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT AND HAVE THE LIVED EXPERIENCE, I DO BELIEVE MY VOICE IS VALUABLE AND CREDIBLE TODAY.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN CLEAN FOR 6 YEARS.

HER GOAL IS TO CREATE A COTTAGE COMMUNITY WHERE CLIENTS CAN LEARN JOB SKILLS TO PREPARE THEM TO LIVE ON THEIR OWN.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> CALIFORNIA SPEECHES GOT MOSTLY GOOD MARKS IN A NEW HEEL THE BASE SURVEY, BUT A PAIR OF SAN DIEGO BEACHES HAVE SOME OF THE STATES WORST WATER QUALITY.

THREE NORTH COUNTY BEACHES, TWO IN CARLSBAD AND ONE IN SOLANA BEACH, LANDED ON THE HONOR ROLL FOR EXCELLENT YEAR-ROUND WATER QUALITY.

HOWEVER, TO BE JUST YOU THE MOUTH OF THE TIJUANA RIVER ENDED UP ON THE OTHER END OF THE LIST, THE MOST POLLUTED.

LOU GINGER SAYS HE LOOKS FOR KEY CONDITIONS WHEN HE CONSIDERS SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN.

>> I WOULD WANT TO SWIM IN WHAT WE CALL AN OPEN OCEAN BEACH THAT IS A BEACH THAT IS NOT ENCLOSED IN ANY SORT OF BAY, OR HARBOR, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

>> HE ALSO SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO SWIM AT LEAST 100 YARDS AWAY FROM ANY STORMWATER DRAINS.

THEY CARRY URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION, AND CAN POSE A HEALTH RISK.

>>> ONE SIGN THAT THE U.S. MILITARY SLOWLY REOPENING, THE USO IS MAKING ITS FIRST STOPS SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.

MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH SAYS THAT INCLUDES TWO STOPS HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: LIVE USO EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE HELD LAST NIGHT AT NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO MY THAT INCLUDED MATT WALSH, HAD VANISHED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

>> LET'S MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN THE FRONT ROWS IS INTELLIGENT.

>> Reporter: THE USO, KNOWN FOR ITS LIVE EVENT AT BASES AROUND THE WORLD, TURNED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

BOB CURTIN, HEAD OF USO WEST, SAID PART OF THEIR JOB IS TO COMBAT ISOLATION AMONG TROOPS.

>> MENTAL RESILIENCY AND HEALTH IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE MILITARY RIGHT NOW.

IT IS SO INCREDIBLY VITAL THAT WE GET FOLKS BACK OUT INTO THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO IS STILL AT HEALTH PROTECTION CONDITION BRAVO, WHICH MEANS THAT EVERYONE IS BACK TO WORK ON BASE.

SAILORS WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED ARE STILL REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS OR AVOID THE USO EVENT.

ROUGHLY HALF OF THE U.S. MILITARY HAS BEEN VACCINATED, WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE DELTA VARIANT, SAYS GENERAL JOHN E HAYDEN, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.

>> THE DELTA VARIANT IS DANGEROUS, AND VERY VIRAL.

WE DON'T HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF VACCINATION YET IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GET TO ANY KIND OF BROAD-BASED IMMUNITY .

>> Reporter: THE VACCINATION IS STILL OPTIONAL FOR TROOPS, SO PARTICIPATION VARIES.

THE CARRIER USS LINCOLN IS DEPLOYING WITH OVER 90% OF THE SAILORS VACCINATED.

THE USO IS FOLLOWING THE RULES IN PLACE AND LOCAL BASES.

THIS FIRST USO TOUR STARTED SUNDAY, AT THE AMERICAN BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

THE USO MAKES IT SECOND STEP IN SAN DIEGO, WITH THE MARINES AT MIRAMAR TONIGHT.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS .

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