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>>> NOT EVEN AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER OF RAIN STOPPED TEACHERS FOR PICKETING TODAY FOR A NEW CONTRACT.

THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR MONTHS WITH TERMS OF THEIR OLD CONTRACT AND HAVE BEEN HOLDING PROTESTS OFF THE DISTRICT.

MG PEREZ IS OUT THERE WITH US NOW.

>> Reporter: THE RAIN HAS FINALLY SUBSIDED THIS EVENING BUT THE ENTHUSIASM OF TEACHERS HAS NOT.

WE KNOW THAT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT A CONTRACT FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

THEY HAVE BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.

THEY ARE FRUSTRATED AND HAVE BEEN PICKETING ALL THIS WEEK.

TODAY THEY TOOK THOSE PICKETS ON THE ROAD.

TEACHERS HERE AT MILLENNIAL TECH WERE JUST A SHORT WAY UP THE HILL AND PROTESTED ON THE EUCLID AVENUE BRIDGE WITH SOME OF THEIR STUDENTS.

THEY ARE ASKING FOR A 10% RATE OF INCREASE IN THEIR PAY RETROACTIVE TO THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THEY ALSO WANT MORE STAFFING.

IN PARTICULAR, COUNSELORS.

THE TEACHERS TELL US THEY ARE NOW WAITING ON THE DISTRICT.

>> WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE RESPONSE WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE AT THE BARGAINING TABLE FROM THE DISTRICT.

WE HAVE BEEN PREPARED AS OUR UNION BARGAINING TEAM MADE UP OF COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, EDUCATORS.

WE HAVE COME PREPARED AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE SAME URGENCY ON THE DISTRICT AND.

>> WE ARE THE ONE OF THE ONLY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THAT WE DO NOT VALUE TEACHERS.

I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE COMPENSATED.

>> Reporter: WE GOT A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE DISTRICT.

THE STATEMENT SAID THE DEDICATION OF EMPLOYEES TO THE WORK THEY DO IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOLS.

TO EDUCATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS WE HEAR YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.

WE WILL CONTINUE THE CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED A PLACE TO LIVE, GROW, AND THRIVE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES.

THAT WAS A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.

THERE WILL BE MORE PICKETING TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY AND NEGOTIATIONS RESUME NEXT THURSDAY.

.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> WORK IS UNDERWAY TO STOP A SINKHOLE FROM GETTING ANY BETTER.

THE RAIN DID NOT MAKE THAT ANY EASIER.

CLAIRE STRONG HAS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAMAGE.

>> Reporter: THE CONSTANT AND WET WEATHER HAS LEFT MANY ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY WORSE FOR WEAR.

NOWHERE IS THAT MORE A PARENT THAN IN CARDIFF.

PART OF LAKE DRIVE HAS BEEN TOTALLY WASHED AWAY.

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED A SINKHOLE ON THE EDGE OF THE STREET TO GET EVEN BIGGER.

GENE ALMOST BUILT ON THE SAME SPOT YEARS AGO.

SHE IS THANKFUL THAT SHE DIDN'T.

>> I MARRIED AN ARCHITECT.

HE LOVED THIS LITTLE PIECE OF PROPERTY.

HE WANTED TO BUILD HERE BECAUSE IT HAS PANORAMIC VIEWS TO THE BEACH DOWN THERE.

I CALLED HIM YESTERDAY AND SAID, YOU KNOW, IF WE WOULD HAVE BUILT THAT HOUSE WE WOULD HAVE LOST IT BECAUSE OF THIS GIANT SINKHOLE.

>> Reporter: CARDIFF IS UNINCORPORATED AND PART OF THE CITY OF ENCINITAS.

OFFICIALS SAY THE SINKHOLE WAS AN UNDERGROUND PIPE INSTALLED YEARS AGO.

CREWS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE PAST MONTH, BUT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND HAS MADE IT WORSE.

THIS PART OF THE STREET HAS BEEN CORDONED OFF.

CREWS ARE WORKING ON THE SINKHOLE BEHIND ME TO TRY TO STABILIZE IT TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER EROSION FROM HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: HOWARD THINKS IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO FIX.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS QUITE DRAMATIC.

I DO NOT THINK THEY WILL HAVE IT ALL CURED AND REPAIRED WITHIN SIX WEEKS.

>> Reporter: THE CLOSURE IS ALSO CAUSING TRAFFIC ISSUES.

MOTORISTS ARE BEING DIVERTED ON CREST DRIVE.

PEOPLE LIVING THERE SAY SPEEDING CARS ARE MAKING THE ROAD DANGEROUS.

>> I WOULD DEFINITELY PUT IN SPEED BUMPS OR HAVE THE POLICE GIVE TICKETS.

PEOPLE ARE JUST GOING THROUGH HERE AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

IT IS SCARY.

ALL THE NEIGHBORS ARE CONCERNED.

>> Reporter: THE CITY RELEASED A STATEMENT LAST WEEK SAYING THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH APRIL.

MEANWHILE, THE RESIDENTS ARE PRAYING FOR THE RAIN TO STOP.

CLAIRE STRONG, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE STORMS ARE MORE SEVERE IN OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA INCLUDING MONTEREY COUNTY WHERE GOVERNOR NEWSOM WAS TODAY.

MIKE VALERIO HAS AN UPDATE ON THE LATEST AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER AND ALL OF THE DAMAGE IT IS DOING.

>> IT IS REALLY HORRIBLE.

>> Reporter: AND 11th ATMOSPHERIC RIVER SYSTEM BARELY GIVING CALIFORNIANS A CHANCE TO CATCH THEIR BREATH.

>> WE WERE NOT EXPECTING IT TO BE AS BAD AS WE ARE SEEING.

>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF PEOPLE UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

>> THE FLOOD CAME IN AND TOOK OUT THINGS FROM PEOPLE'S YARDS, TOYS, THE GARDEN.

EVERYTHING IS JUST DOWN.

>> OUR WORST NIGHTMARE CAME TRUE.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE MADE PROGRESS JOIN UP THE RIVER BUT NOW IT HAS RAVAGED HUNDREDS OF HOMES.

MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE HAVE AND EVACUATED, SAID THE SHERIFF.

>> THERE IT GOES.

OH MY GOD.

>> Reporter: IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH WINDS TOPPLED TREES AND POWER LINES.

>> THERE GOES MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 180,000 HOMES HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OFF-LINE WITH A POWER OUTAGE.

>> WE HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF PEOPLE SEEING THINGS FLYING THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO.

>> Reporter: THE GUSTS WERE SO STRONG THEY BLEW WINDOWS OUT OF THIS HIGH-RISE.

>> THE BUILDING WAS SHAKING A LITTLE BIT.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER THREAT AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS MUDSLIDES LIKE THE ONE THAT CRASHED INTO THIS WOMAN PLACER COUNTY.

>> A TREE CAME THROUGH ONE OF THEIR WINDOWS.

IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRAIN HITTING THEIR HOUSE.

>> Reporter: THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT BY THURSDAY.

FORECASTERS SAY ANOTHER IS RIGHT BEHIND IT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>>> THE CITY AMBULANCE PROVIDER IS ONCE AGAIN UNDER SCRUTINY FOR RESPONSE TIMES AND STAFF LEVELS.

NOW AT LEAST ONE CITY COUNCILMEMBER SAYS SHE IS ALMOST READY TO CALL FOR AN END TO THEIR SERVICE CONTRACT.

THEY TOOK OVER THE AMBULANCE SERVICES BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.

THEY HAVE STRUGGLED TO MEET THE SERVICE LEVELS THAT THEY PROMISED.

THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN FINED AND MORE FINES ARE ON THE WAY.

THIS CHART SHOWS SOME OF THE RESPONSE TIMES FROM THE END OF LAST YEAR.

THIS IS OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER.

GREEN IS GOOD AND RIGHT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE.

THEY HAVE TO HIT 90% TO AVOID FINES FROM THE CITY.

SOME OF THESE ARE VERY CLOSE.

89 AND 88% BUT STILL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ISSUING THEM WITH ANOTHER $1.2 MILLION FINE.

THEY ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE STRUGGLED WITH STAFFING AND SAY THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO DO BETTER.

THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR SAID THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN GIVEN WELL OVER A YEAR TO FIX THESE ISSUES BUT THEY STILL ARE NOT THERE.

ALSO, THE CITY HAS BEEN TRYING TO AMEND THEIR CONTRACT SO THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN BRING IN ANOTHER AMBULANCE PROVIDER TO BACKFILL ANY MISSING HOURS.

THAT SHOULD BOOST RESPONSE TIMES.

IF THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN BY NEXT MONTH, ONE COUNCILMEMBER IS READY TO TAKE ACTION.

>> IF WE DO NOT HAVE A FULL AMENDMENT BY DOCKET CLOSING IN APRIL, I WILL BE ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DOCKET AN ITEM TO EXPLORE OUR LEGAL OPTIONS TO END THE CONTRACT.

I AM NOT AFRAID OF A BREACH OF CONTRACT LAWSUIT.

I DO NOT WANT THAT.

I WANT THIS TO WORK.

>> Reporter: THE FIRE CHIEF SAID THEY MAY NEED TO CHANGE THEIR BUSINESS MODEL.

THAT COULD MEAN ACCEPTING LOWER PROFITS TO MAKE THE NEW CONTRACT AMENDMENT WORK.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE COMMITTED TO GETTING IT DONE.

>> THEY PAY $9 MILLION TO THE CITY ANNUALLY FOR FEE-FOR- SERVICE.

AND FOR LEASE PAYMENTS FOR THE FIRE HOUSES THAT WE HAVE THE STAFF.

THAT GOES AWAY.

THAT DOES REDUCE THE COST, BUT WE STILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE COST TO RUN THE PROGRAM.

WE ARE WORKING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE RATE THAT WE CAN AGREE ON.

>> Reporter: ON THE STAFF IN FRONT THEY ARE OFFERING A $50,000 SIGN-ON BONUS THAT STARTED LATE LAST YEAR.

THEY SAY IT HAS HELPED BRING ON AN ADDITIONAL 40 PARAMEDICS.

STAFFING ISSUES ARE STILL THERE AND MANY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY SEE AS A LACK OF PROGRESS.

ONE YEAR AFTER A WOMAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, HER FAMILY IS SUING.

THEY CLAIM THAT THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ESCALATED THE SITUATION.

SHE WAS KILLED IN MARCH OF 2022.

THAT IS WHEN COPS WERE SENT TO HER APARTMENT.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RELEASED VIDEO SAYING SHE CAME AFTER THEM WITH A KNIFE.

POLICE OFFICER WAS INJURED IN THE CONFRONTATION.

IT STARTED AS AN ATTEMPT TO SERVE AN EVICTION NOTICE.

HER SON FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT ARGUING THAT SHE WAS SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND SHE WAS NOT A THREAT TO ANYONE.

>>> WHILE VISITING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT BIDEN ONCE AGAIN CALLED ON CONGRESS TO DO MORE WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE.

AS WE WAIT FOR POLITICIANS TO RESPOND, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS PREPARING FOR THE NEXT MASS SHOOTING.

>> Reporter: SHOTS FIRED MID- DAY ON A CALIFORNIA COLLEGE CAMPUS.

THE START OF A RAMPAGE BY AN ACTIVE SHOOTER AS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FLEE FOR SAFETY.

>> Reporter: RESPONDING OFFICERS NOW ENGAGE THE GUNMAN.

FOLLOWING HIM TO THE SCHOOL LIBRARY.

POLICE RESOURCES FLOOD THE CAMPUS BY AIR AND GROUND, SPECIALLY TRAINED S.W.A.T.

OFFICERS BEGIN ARRIVING ON SCENE.

THE TACTICAL TEAMS MOVING.

AND OFFICER RADIO SAID THE THREAT HAS BEEN NEUTRALIZED, BUT THE WORK IS FAR FROM OVER.

THE CAVALRY OF FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS STAGING NEARBY RUSH TO TRIAGE AND ADMINISTER FIRST AID.

THIS IS ONLY AN EXERCISE.

AN EMPTY COLLEGE CAMPUS ON SPRING BREAK TURNED INTO A SIMULATED WAR ZONE AS POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON THEIR LIFE-SAVING SKILLS.

THIS TYPE OF TRAINING HAS BECOME THE NEW NORMAL IN AN AGE OF ENDLESS MASS SHOOTINGS.

>> WE STUDY THEM.

WE READ ABOUT THEM AND WE LEARN WHAT WENT WELL AND WHAT DIDN'T.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF SAYS CONTINUALLY PLANNING FOR A MASS ATTACK IS A REALITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, IN PART DUE TO AN ACTION IN WASHINGTON TO REGULATE DANGEROUS WEAPONS.

>> WE CHALLENGE OUR LEADERS AT A NATIONAL LEVEL TO DO MORE ABOUT GUNS.

TO DO MORE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER.

>> Reporter: IT IS A SENTIMENT THAT HAS BEEN HEARD ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> WE ARE OUTGUNNED, OUTMANNED, OUT STAFFED.

WE NEED RESPONSIBLE GUN LEGISLATION.

>> Reporter: A RARE MOMENT OF BIPARTISAN ACTION FOLLOWED THE TRAGIC SHOOTINGS LAST YEAR AT A SUPERMARKET IN BUFFALO AND AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TEXAS.

16 REPUBLICANS AND 14 IN THE HOUSE VOTED TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION EXPANDING SOME BACKGROUND CHECKS AND DEDICATING MILLIONS TO SOME PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS.

OTHER MEASURES REMAIN PERPETUALLY STALLED INCLUDING NATIONAL RED FLAG LOSS, UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AND A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS.

MANY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THE BAN INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE IS A THE CRIMINAL USE OF THESE ASSAULT WEAPONS POSE A GREAT RISK TO OUR OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE SWORN TO PROTECT.

A GROUP REPRESENTING COLLEGE CAMPUS OFFICERS ALSO SUPPORTS A BAN ON MILITARY ASSAULT WEAPONS AND HIGH-CAPACITY AMMUNITION MAGAZINES FOR CIVILIAN USE.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN REITERATED CALLS FOR GUN REFORM DURING A VISIT NEAR THE SCENE OF JANUARY'S MASS SHOOTING IN MONTEREY PARK WHERE A GUNMAN SLAUGHTERED 11 BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE.

>> I AM DETERMINED ONCE AGAIN TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS AND HIGH- CAPACITY MAGAZINES.

LET'S FINISH THE JOB.

DOWN ASSAULT WEAPONS, DO IT NOW.

DO SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: WITH MAJOR REFORM LEGISLATION ON HOLD IT REMAINS UP TO THE POLICE TO CONTINUALLY PREPARE FOR THE DAY THEY MAY HAVE TO RISK THEIR OWN LIVES TO STOP A GUNMAN.

>> WE DO NOT WANT IT TO HAPPEN.

STATISTICS TELL US THAT WILL HAPPEN.

HERE WE SIT, READY TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING THAT MAY COME OUR WAY.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A FEDERAL JUDGE HEARS A CASE THAT COULD BAN ABORTIONS PILLS NATIONWIDE.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> THE PROBLEMS WITH SILICON VALLEY BANK HAVE INTRODUCED MORE UNCERTAINTY ON WALL STREET THIS WEEK.

THERE IS SOME BETTER NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO INFLATION.

THE LATEST MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN THE FEDERAL RESERVE MORE TO THINK ABOUT.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER KEY INFLATION GAUGES DOWN BUT SO IS CONSUMER SPENDING ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT DATA RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY.

TURMOIL IN THE BANKING SECTOR COULD REPLICATE THE FEDERAL RESERVE COURSE AHEAD.

>> THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS THIS STABILITY.

THAT IS STILL A QUESTION.

>> Reporter: ON THE HEELS OF A REPORT THAT CONSUMER PRICES PULLED BACK, THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAID WHOLESALE PRICES SLOWED LAST MONTH ALSO TO 4.6% YEAR-OVER-YEAR FROM 6% IN JANUARY.

THAT MEANS PRODUCER SOLD THEIR KIDS FROM LESS SO CONSUMERS COULD SEE LOWER PRICES AT THE STORES, DRIVING THE DROP IS A 36.1% PLUNGE IN THE WHOLESALE COST OF EGGS.

WHOLESALE PRICES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ALSO FELL.

AFTER A HOT START TO 2023, CONSUMER SPENDING COLD IN FEBRUARY.

RETAIL SALES DROPPED 4% WITH AMERICANS PULLING BACK ON DINING OUT, AUTOSALES AND FURNISHINGS.

SLOWING CONSUMER SPENDING TO COOL INFLATION IS THE STRATEGY FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE RECENT INTEREST RATE HIKES.

WEDNESDAY SAW PRESSURE ON THE GLOBAL BANKING SECTOR AFTER THE SILICON VALLEY BANK AND SIGNATURE BANK COLLAPSES.

>> IT INDICATES TO ME THAT THE SYSTEMIC QUESTION IS STILL ALIVE.

.

WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT OVER THE COMING DAYS.

>> Reporter: THAT MAY PROMPT THE FED TO CHANGE ITS APPROACH WHICH WHEN IT ANNOUNCES THE NEXT DECISION ON INTEREST RATES ON WEDNESDAY.

>>> MORE DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS SLAMMING CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING A SCARY SCENE NOT FAR FROM HOME.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

PEOPLE LIVING IN THREE APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN SAN CLEMENTE HAD TO EVACUATE AFTER A LANDSLIDE THERE.

THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY IS NOT ALLOWING ANYBODY TO GO INSIDE SAYING THAT THE STRUCTURES ARE IN DANGER OF CRUMBLING DOWN THE HILLSIDE.

NOBODY WAS HURT AND NEARBY STREETS AND BEACH TRAIL BELOW WERE CLOSED.

>>> QUIETER CONDITIONS ON THE WAY.

IT WILL BE A RELATIVELY COOL BUT QUIET THURSDAY.

WE CAN SEE SOME SHOWERS MAKING A RETURN AS WE WERE KIND OF FRIDAY.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT, COMING UP.

THE WIND ADVISORY IS EXPIRING OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS THROUGH MID-EVENING.

MAINLY NORTHEAST OF OCEANSIDE.

TALKING ABOUT RAINFALL, WE HAD QUITE A BIT.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN A COUPLE DAYS AGO I MET DID MATERIALIZE.

HIGHER AMOUNTS WERE REALIZED OFF TO THE NORTH.

WE COULD STILL SEE A LINGERING SPRINKLE OUR SHOWER.

WE ARE TRYING THINGS OUT LATER TONIGHT.

AS A GO TO THURSDAY, CHULA VISTA IS DOWN TO 50.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS FALLING BACK TO 32.

STILL A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE IN PLACE THERE.

HERE IS A LOOK AT FUTURE CAST.

WE WILL START TO SEE THIS PRECIPITATION BEGIN TO DEPART OFF TOWARD THE EAST.

STILL SOME CLOUDS LINGERING AND THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE SUNSHINE AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGHOUT THURSDAY.

BEFORE WE SEE SOME ABOUT MOISTURE BOUNCE BACK INTO PLAY.

A QUIET DAY WITH DRIER AIR SO WE WILL TRY TO SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES MAKE A BIT OF A COMEBACK AS WE CLIMB TO THE MID- 60s.

WE ARE STILL BELOW THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

OCEANSIDE IS 62.

THE SAME IN RAMONA.

75 IN BARRANCO SPRINGS.

WE WILL SEE SOME MOISTURE WORKING ITS WAY INLAND.

WE CAN SEE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS ARRIVING FOR THE AFTERNOON.

IT WILL PALE IN COMPARISON TO WHAT WE JUST SAW BUT YOU WILL STILL NEED THE UMBRELLA.

THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS RIGHT INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE INLAND VALLEYS WHERE THERE COULD BE SOME SHOWERS HEADING IN TOWARD FRIDAY.

FOR THE WEEKEND, DECREASING CLOUDS ON SATURDAY BUT THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS HANGING AROUND ON SUNDAY.

WE COULD SEE SOME MORE WET WEATHER INTO NEXT WEEK.

OVER THE MOUNTAINS IT WILL REMAIN ON THE CHILLY SIDE.

WE WILL SEE SOME WET WEATHER AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT ON FRIDAY.

FOR THE DESERTS, ALSO LOOKING COOL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND TURNING BREEZY LATER ON THIS WEEKEND.

>>> THESE STORMS ALSO REPRESENT VARIABLES WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST OF GROCERIES.

AS SHELLEY REPORTS, CALIFORNIA IS LEADING THE FOOD PRODUCER IN THE COUNTRY.

THE HARVEST MIGHT BE DELAYED BY ALL OF THIS WHETHER.

>> Reporter: A DEVASTATING BLOW TO THE NATION'S TOP CROP PRODUCER.

THE REASON BACK TO BACK STORMS HITTING THE CRIPPLED AGRICULTURAL REGIONS MAY ALSO IMPACT THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY.

>> THE PAIN WILL BE PROLONGED FOR MANY WEEKS AND MONTHS.

THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEGINNING OF THE HARVEST SEASON.

>> Reporter: THE RAIN IS FLOODING CROPS, EVACUATING FARMWORKER COMMUNITIES AND DELAYING THE HARVEST SEASON.

CALIFORNIA IS THE GOLDEN STATE OF FOOD PRODUCTION, PRODUCING THE MAJORITY OF SOME SPECIALTY CROPS LIKE CERTAIN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

>> IN JANUARY WE HAD OVER 15,000 ACRES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY FLOODING AND INUNDATION WITH OVER $330 MILLION WORTH OF FARM LOSSES.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN PLANTING SCHEDULES WILL RESUME AND THIS COULD LEAD TO HIGHER COSTS FOR CONSUMERS NATIONWIDE.

AS THE SUPPLIES TIE IN AND PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS TRIP TO MEXICO OR OTHER REGIONS TO MAKE UP FOR SHORTAGES AND PASS ON THE ADDED COST TO CONSUMERS.

THEY SAY IT IS TOO EARLY TO FULLY ASSESS THE DAMAGE, BUT THEY ARE WORKING TO MITIGATE THE LONG-TERM IMPACT.

>> THERE WILL BE MORE CROP LOSSES AS AREAS THAT HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED FLOODING ARE NOW EXPERIENCING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> Reporter: SEVERE WEATHER HAS FORCED FARMWORKERS OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND LEFT THEM WITHOUT JOBS.

>> THIS COMMUNITY IS MOSTLY LOW INCOME LATINO FARMWORKERS.

THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO IS OPENING TWO EXHIBITIONS THIS WEEK.

THEY ARE FROM TWO ARTAS REPRESENTING TWO GENERATIONS AND TWO DIFFERENT PLACES ALONG THE BORDER.

JULIA DIXON EVANS TAKES A CLOSER LOOK.

>> Reporter: AT FIRST GLANCE WITH THE OVERSIZED ILLUSTRATIONS AND TEXT, BRIGHT COLORS AND OBJECTS SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING IT FEELS LIKE STEPPING INSIDE A CHILDREN'S BOOK ON A MASSIVE SCALE.

BREAKING THE BINDING IS THE FIRST CAREER RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBIT HERE THIS 86-YEAR-OLD ARTIST IS NOTED FOR HER PUBLIC ART.

HER WHIMSICAL BOOKS AND ACTIVISM THROUGH ART AS WELL.

AFTER A LONG CAREER SHE IS STILL DRIVEN TO MAKE ART.

>> WHY DO I KEEP GOING?

BECAUSE IT KEEPS ME GOING.

THAT IS WHAT PROPELS ME TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND HAVE A MISSION.

I THINK, FOR ME, IT HAS BEEN MORE OF A VOCATION.

>> Reporter: HER WORK INFUSES HUMOR AND PRIVATE NARRATIVE INTO BROAD THEMES INFORMED BY HER LIFE ALONG THE BORDER.

AS WELL AS HER BACKGROUND WORKING IN ADVERTISING.

SHE COMBINES TEXT AND IMAGE IN NEARLY EVERY PIECE, PLAYING WITH PONDS, MISTRANSLATION.

THE EXHIBIT HAS 35 ARTWORKS.

SEVEN ARE MAJOR INSTALLATIONS.

>> SHE IS AN UNBELIEVABLY DISTINCT VISUAL AND VERBAL STORYTELLER.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST WORK YOU SEE WITH IMAGES OF SARDINE CAN TRAINS.

LARGE PRINTED TEXT WITH CHILDHOOD STORIES ABOUT POSTWAR IMMIGRATION ROUTES.

>> SHE DRAWS ON MANY THINGS FROM HER OWN PERSONAL HISTORY.

I THINK IT IS ONE OF HER GREATEST SKILLS.

>> Reporter: IT CENTERS ON AN ARTIFACT SHE INVENTED MADE FROM A GAS MASK AND VIVID FEATHERS.

SETTING UP THE FULL MURAL.

IT IS SET AGAINST BRIGHT FUCHSIA.

ONE OF HER DARKER WORKS IS THIS ZEBRA.

AND HAS EMBELLISHED CLOTHING AND DIAPERS MADE FROM LACE.

>> IT WAS A REBUTTAL AGAINST THE FASHION INDUSTRY FOR THE SEXUALIZATION OF WOMEN FROM EARLY AGE.

>> Reporter: IT ALSO TOUCHES ON POSTWAR WOMEN'S LABOR ISSUES.

IT EVOLVED OVER TIME TO ADDRESS HER FURY OVER THE MURDERS OF YOUNG WOMEN WORKERS.

>> WE HAVE THE BRIDAL GOWN OVER HERE.

IT IS WICKED.

IT IS IN DECAY.

IT IS A LOT OF DECAY.

>> Reporter: DOWNSTAIRS IS THE FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION THE SENIOR CURATOR HELPED WITH THE EXHIBIT.

>> SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST GIFTED AND COMPELLING ARTISTS OF OUR REGION.

SHE HAS SO AUTHENTICALLY DAFT AT WORKING WITH MATERIALS.

>> Reporter: WHEN HER SON WAS SMALL SHE BEGAN BORROWING CHARACTERS FROM HIS DRAWINGS AND ADDING EMBROIDERY WITH HER SEWING MACHINE.

>> I WORK AT MY KITCHEN TABLE.

IT IS ALWAYS A MESS.

>> Reporter: HER WORKS ARE LIKE LITTLE SCULPTURES WITH VIVID SPLASHES OF WATERCOLOR AND BRIGHT RED.

IT FILLS IN, BORDERS OR EMBELLISHES THE PAINTING BENEATH IT.

THERE IS WEAPONRY AND WAR REGALIA ON FANTASTICAL CREATURES INFUSED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF PRE-AND POST COLONIAL HISTORY.

>> YOU HAVE THIS LAYERING OF MOMENTS IN TIME.

THE WORK REALLY COMES TO SHED LIGHT ON THE ENTANGLEMENTS OF THE PAST AND THE PRESENT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ALSO A SCULPTOR.

MORE THAN A DOZEN OVERSIZED SLINGSHOTS ARE ON THE WALL.

THEY ARE MADE FROM BRANCHES FOUND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

THE ELASTIC IS STRETCHED TO THE BRIM CASTING SHADOWS LIKE DRAWINGS OF THEIR OWN.

THEY ENCAPSULATE HER FASCINATION WITH THE TOOLS AND REGALIA OF WAR AND CHILDHOOD.

>> I WAS THINKING ABOUT TENSION AND HOW DO YOU GET TO THE OTHER SIDE THROUGH A SLINGSHOT.

>> Reporter: BOTH EXHIBITIONS OPEN DURING THE FREE THIRD THURSDAY EVENT WHICH RUNS FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY.

THE WORK WILL BE ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 13.

>> BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER FROM OUR CONTENT FROM JULIA.

IT IS ONE OF SEVERAL NEWSLETTERS AVAILABLE AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> ONE QUICK CORRECTION.

YESTERDAY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE NEW APP THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS DEVELOPING THAT CONNECTS ON HOUSED PEOPLE IN SHELTERS.

WE MISSTATED THE AMOUNT THAT WAS APPROVED FOR IT.

IT WAS $300,000.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR.

>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES , PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

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