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

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ANIMAL WAGE IN CALIFORNIA IS $16 PER HOUR, AND IN SAN DIEGO, IT'S 16 TO PER HOUR, AND IN SAN DIEGO, IT'S $.16-$.85.

>> AND GROCERY STORES CLOSE, WORKERS LIKE ALEJANDRA GO INTO CLEAN AND SYNTHESIZE THE EMPTY SUPERMARKETS.

HE DID THIS FOR TWO YEARS, UNTIL ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH.

HE SAYS THERE WERE TIMES HE WOULDN'T GET PAID ON TIME FOR HIS WORK.

HE WOULDN'T GET MEALS OR BREAKS, AND WOULD OFTEN PAY FOR MATERIALS OUT OF POCKET.

HIS COMPANY WAS BASED OUT OF ARIZONA, AND GETTING A HOLD OF HR WAS DIFFICULT.

HE SAID HE NEVER GOT REIMBURSED FOR MATERIAL OR UNPAID WAGES, BUT HAS NOW MOVED ON TO A DIFFERENT JOB THAT HE ENJOYS.

HE IS ONE OF MANY WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA THAT HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF WAGE THEFT.

A STUDY FOUND MINIMUM WAGE THEFT VIOLATIONS MORE THAN DOUBLED OVER A DECADE, AFFECTING 1.5 MILLION WORKERS, IN FOUR MAJOR CITIES IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING SAN DIEGO, MEANING SOME EMPLOYERS ARE STILL PAYING LESS OF THE MANDATED MINIMUM WAGE.>> WE ESTIMATE $2.3 MILLION ANNUALLY STOLEN IN TERMS OF MINIMUM WAGE THEFT, UNDERNEATH THE STATUTORY MINIMUM WAGE THEY ARE OWED.

>> JAKE BARNES IS WITH THE WORKPLACE JUSTICE LAB AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.

HE SAYS THE STUDY FOUND WORKERS WERE PAID LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE LOSS ON AVERAGE ABOUT $4000, OR 20% OF THEIR TOTAL PAYCHECK PER YEAR.

SOME OF THE WORKERS MORE LIKELY TO FALL VICTIM TO WAGE THEFT ARE PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD DOMESTIC WORKERS, SUCH AS GROUNDSKEEPERS, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, AND CLEANERS.

THESE WORKERS ARE ACROSS-THE- BOARD FOR THE MOST PART EXPERIENCING MINIMUM WAGE VIOLATIONS AT MUCH HIGHER RATES THAN MOST OTHER WORKERS.

>> HE ADDS THAT THESE ARE JOBS OFTEN FILLED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LESS THAN A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

>> THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS WHERE THIS IS PROMINENT, RESTAURANTS, FAST FOOD, WHICH OF COURSE IS A HUGE SECTOR, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ACCOUNT FOR IT.

HE SAYS IN MANY WAYS, CALIFORNIA IS A LEADER IN LABOR PRACTICES, BUT MORE SUPPORT IS NEEDED IN LOCAL, AND IN-STATE WAGE REPLACEMENT.

>>> THE LATEST INFLATION REPORTS ARE A MIX OF GOOD AND BAD NEWS.

ONE SET OF NUMBERS MEASURES HOW MUCH LECTURES PAYS TO SUPPLIERS.

PRICES HAVE GONE UP TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL IN A YEAR.

THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SHOWS OVERALL, INFLATION COOLED IN APRIL, PROVIDING A BIT OF HOPE.

JENN SULLIVAN BASED ON THE NUMBERS, AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR YOUR WALLET.>> THERE IS GOOD AND BAD NEWS THIS WEEK.

WHOLESALE INFLATION, MEASURED BY THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX TICKED UP TO ITS HIGHEST RATE IN A YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

THAT, EXPERTS SAY, WHEN SUPPLIERS CHARGE MORE, THAT INCREASE IS PASSED TO CONSUMERS.

ON TUESDAY, JEROME POWELL EXPRESSED CONCERNS.

>> WE DID NOT EXPECT THIS TO BE A SMOOTH ROAD, BUT THESE WERE HIGHER THAN ANYBODY EXPECTED.

>> PART OF THE REASON THE NUMBERS ROSE WAS BECAUSE ENERGY COSTS JUMPED UP TO 2% IN APRIL.

HE THEN HELPED PUSH SOME GOODS HIGHER.

POWELL ALSO INDICATED THAT THESE NUMBERS JUSTIFIED KEEPING INTEREST RATES ELEVATED FOR NOW.>> THAT TOLD US IF WE ARE WILLING TO BE PATIENT, WE CAN LET POLICY WORK.

>> THE LATEST INDEX REPORT RELEASED WEDNESDAY SHOWS INFLATION ROSE SLIGHTLY IN APRIL.

CONSUMER PRICES WERE UP 3.4% FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING IN APRIL, SLOWING FROM 3.5% A MONTH BEFORE.

HOUSING AND GAS COSTS REMAIN HIGH, BUT GROCERY PRICES FELL 0.2% FROM MARCH.

THE OTHER GOOD NEWS IS WAGES ARE OUTPACING INFLATION, HELPING WORKERS TO PENN STATE FOR HIGHER PRICES.>> REAL WAGES ARE NOW POSITIVE.

>> TWO MONTHS AGO, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED CALL FOR THE ELIMINATION OF HUNDREDS OF DISTRICT JOBS, AND TODAY, THOSE LAYOFFS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED.

ACCORDING TO THE UNION TRIBUNE, LAYOFFS WERE SAID TO BE FINALIZED ON OR BEFORE TODAY, MAY 15.

THE LAYOFFS COME AFTER THE DISTRICT FACED A HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT OF $94 MILLION.

A DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER THE DISTRICT IS STILL "ANALYZING THE NUMBERS, AND ASSESSING THE NUMBERS FROM ATTRITION.>>> QUALIFIED'S SAN DIEGO DISTRICT STUDENTS HAVE A QUALIFYING SPOT AT CAL STATE SAN MARCUS.

THERE WILL BE COLLEGE PREP SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES STARTING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

GRADUATING STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA TO QUALIFY, WHICH INCLUDES A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.0 OR HIGHER.

THE CLASS OF 2025 WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO CSU.>>> THE PENTAGON CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS AND REFORMS ON HOW IT HANDLES SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT.

ACCORDING TO A PAIR OF RECENT REPORTS FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, ANDREW DYER SPOKE TO ONE ADVOCATE ABOUT WHY THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.>> FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, JESS CONLEY WAS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR JACKIE SPEIER.

JACKIE SPEIER INTRODUCED SEVERAL REFORMS, MOST NOTABLY THOSE THAT TOOK DECISIONS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES OUT OF THE HANDS OF MILITARY COMMANDERS.>> THIS IS A TOXIC CULTURE PROBLEM, AND ONE FIX ISN'T GOING TO NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM.

>> A PAIR OF REPORTS DESCRIBE OTHER ISSUES.

ONE SAYS ABOUT HALF THE TIME, THE MILITARY IS FAILING TO QUICKLY TRANSFER VICTIMS TO OTHER UNITS.

THE OTHER FOUND PROBLEMS WITH HOW THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS TRACK DOCUMENT COMPLAINTS.

THE NONPROFIT IS FOCUSING ON THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM.

BOTH REPORTS HIGHLIGHT CLEARING DEFICIENCIES IN HOW THE SERIES IS HANDLING REFORMS.>> THERE IS NO AMBIGUITY AS TO WHAT THE LAW IS, NOR AMBIGUITY AS TO WHETHER THEY FOLLOWED THAT LAW, THE ANSWER IS NO, THEY DID NOT.

HE SAYS THE REPORTS SUBSTANTIATE HIS VIEW THAT THE MILITARY HAS A CULTURE PROBLEM.

>> STORIES LIKE THIS AND THESE REPORTS THAT HIGHLIGHT A LACK OF SERIOUSNESS THAT THE VARIOUS SERVICES ARE HANDLING IN THIS ISSUE.

>> THE ACTING UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE WROTE THAT CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND EACH TRANSFER ARE DIFFERENT, AND THERE ARE LEGITIMATE REASONS FOR SOME DELAYS.

IN THEIR RESPONSE, THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SAYS ALL OF THEIR HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT PROCEDURES ARE CURRENTLY BEING OVERHAULED.

GOOD NIGHT, PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED TO DEBATE.

PLUS, A LOOK AT THE LATEST KEY PRIMARY RESULTS.

THAT'S AFTER EVENING EDITION, ON KEY PDFS.>>> FEW POPULATION SUFFERED MORE DURING THE COVID ENDEMIC THAN RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES.

MOST WERE SHUT OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, SOME DIED WITHOUT FAMILY BY THEIR SIDE.

NOW, A NEW BILL IN THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE AIMS TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING DURING FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.

>> I THINK YOU ARE FEELING A LITTLE SAD TODAY.>> YES, VERY SAD.

>> IT WAS THE DARKEST OF TIMES FOR GABRIEL, A RESIDENT OF A NURSING HOME IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS.

EACH DAWN DURING THE PANDEMIC BROUGHT ANOTHER DAY OF LONELINESS AND ANXIETY.

THE PAIN IS STILL FRESH FOR HER DAUGHTER, DENISE.

SHE WAS HAVING FEELINGS THAT SHE HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN, SOMETIMES SHE WOULD CRY.

IT WAS COMPLETELY TRAUMATIC.

>> THE LOCKDOWNS WERE FOR THE MOST PART, A FAILURE.>> TONY IS WITH THE ADVOCATES FOR NURSING HOME REFORM.

HE ARGUED WITH GOVERNMENT HEALTH AGENCIES, SAYING THEY WERE NEGLECTING AN OBVIOUS TRUTH.>> VISITORS PROVIDE JUST AS MUCH SUPPORT, AND GIVE MORE SUPPORT TO THE ROLE COMPARED TO PAID STAFF.

SAID HE IS AMONG THE SPONSORS OF THE RESIDENT ACCESS PROTECTION ACT.

HE SAYS THE BILL, AUTHORED BY DAVID ALVAREZ, IS VITAL PROTECTION FOR LONG-TERM CARE NURSING HOME PATIENTS.>> VISITATION RIGHTS HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

THE RIGHT TO IN PERSON, ON SITE ACCESS TO VISITORS DURING HEALTH EMERGENCIES, AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW SAFETY ARTICLES THAT ARE OUTLINED BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, AND REQUIRED BY STAFF.

>> SIMILAR LEGISLATION WAS DEPOSED IN 2022.

POWERFUL STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS BLOCKED IT.

THE NEW BILL ALSO FACES OPPOSITION AS IT HEADS TO ITS NEXT HURDLE.

THAT'S THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, ON MAY 15.>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT PANDEMIC WILL POTENTIALLY BRING, AND HOW IT COULD IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND.

>> CAMERON KAISER REPRESENTS HEALTH OFFICERS OF CALIFORNIA.

HE AGREES PATIENT ASSETS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT MANDATING IT BY LAW COULD HAMSTRING HEALTH EXPERTS EFFORTS.

SO THIS CAN HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

IT CAN BE IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHAT STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO TAKE.>> ADVOCATES SAY THE COST OF DOING NOTHING IS MUCH HIGHER.

THEY POINT TO A STUDY OF THE PANDEMICS IMPACT ON NURSING HOME RESIDENTS, RELEASED LAST OCTOBER.>> VISITATION MIGHT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED ON PAPER, THAT IT WASN'T HAPPENING.

>> THE STUDY REVEALED PROLONGED SHUTDOWNS LED TO RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND SEVERE FEELINGS OF ISOLATION, MALNUTRITION, AND DEPRESSION.

IT CONCLUDES THAT A NEW APPROACH IS NEEDED DURING ANY DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY.

>> NOT ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH HER, NOT ALLOWING ME IN.>> SHE KNOWS FIRSTHAND WHY CHANGE IS NECESSARY.

HER MOTHER RESIDED IN AND ENCINITAS NURSING HOME.>> SHE HAD ALZHEIMER'S.

SHE COULDN'T REMEMBER ABOUT THE PANDEMIC, SHE THOUGHT I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT HER.>> WITHOUT FAMILIAR ROUTINE, SHE SPIRALED.>> ALL THE SUDDEN I DIDN'T COME ANYMORE.

I THINK SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG.>> COME AND GET ME, AND TAKE ME HOME.

>> GABRIELLE SUFFERED A PARTICULARLY CRUEL FATE.

HER FAMILY COULDN'T VISIT HER, AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST COVID, BUT SHE ENDED UP DYING IN THE HOME AFTER CATCHING IT FROM A MEMBER OF THE NURSING HOME STAFF.>> STAFF, IN THESE SITUATIONS, CAN BE MORE DANGEROUS THAN VISITORS, THE STAFF GO FROM RESIDENT TO RESIDENTS THROUGH OUT THE DAY, THE VISITORS JUST COME AND SEE ONE RESIDENT.

SO THE BILL WOULD MANDATE A DESIGNATED PERSON ACCESS TO A ROOM.

>> NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THE LAST WEEKS OR MONTHS OF THEIR LOVED ONES LIFE STOLEN FROM THEM.>> THIS JUST SHOULDN'T HAPPEN EVER AGAIN.>> THAT WAS WRITTEN AND REPORTED BY FREELANCE REPORTER JW AUGUST.

>>> OTIS, PICKET LINES, THE FIGHT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IS NOW A MATTER FOR THE UAW.

NOW WORKERS ARE WORKING TO VOTE ON AUTHORIZING A HISTORIC STRIKE.>> MEYER, THIS COVERS MORE THAN 48,000 ACADEMIC WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING UC SAN DIEGO.

THIS IS NOT A STRIKE ABOUT MORE MONEY, IT IS A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TO SUPPORT UNION MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.

MANY OF THEM PARTICIPATED IN RECENT PROTESTS IN AND CHEMNITZ FOR PALESTINIANS, CALLING FOR AN END TO THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR.>> WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT, ESSENTIAL FIGHT.>> THE UNIT CHAIR FOR THE UAW 4811, BASED AT UCLA, SHE AND HER COLLEAGUES EXPERIENCED MANY OF THE PROTESTS, AND MUCH OF THE VIOLENCE THAT ERUPTED THERE.>> WITHOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIGHT FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.

THIS IS CONNECTED TO OUR ABILITY TO ADVANCE.

>> A WEEK LATER, THE ENCAMPMENT AT UC SAN DIEGO WAS TORN DOWN BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND MORE THAN 60 ARRESTS WERE MADE.

SOME WERE ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, AND GRADUATE STUDENT WORKERS.

THIS KIND OF SCENE PLAYED OUT ON SEVERAL UC CAMPUSES, IN THE FIGHT TO SUPPORT PALESTINIANS.>> WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO PROTEST, WITHOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT WE KNOW TO BE BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.

WE SEE THIS BEING CONNECTED TO OUR ABILITY TO ADVANCE.>> THE TOUGH DEMANDS INCLUDE AMNESTY FOR ALL ACADEMIC EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF WHO FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR ARRESTS DUE TO PROTESTS, THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH AND POLITICAL EXPRESSION ON CAMPUS, AND DIVESTMENT FROM ALL UC FINANCIAL INTERESTS SUPPORTING THE MILITARY RESPONSE IN GAZA.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAYS IT ACKNOWLEDGES THE ISSUES ABOUT THE ONGOING WAR, BUT UC BELIEVES THAT THE VOTE CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED BY LEADERSHIP SETS EIGHT DANGEROUS PRECEDENT, WHEN INTRODUCING NONLABOR ISSUES INTO LABOR AGREEMENTS.

THE WRITTEN STATEMENT ALSO SAYS THAT UC UNDERSTANDS AND EMBRACES ITS ROLE AS A FORUM FOR FREE SPEECH, LAWFUL PROTESTS, AND PUBLIC DEBATE, HOWEVER, GIVEN THAT ROLE, THESE NON-WORK-RELATED DISPUTES CANNOT PREVENT IT FROM FULFILLING ITS ACADEMIC MISSION, AND THESE ISSUES FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF NEGOTIATION FOR EMPLOYMENT, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING LABOR CONTRACTS.>> WE HAVE CONSTANT UNDERGROUND ORGANIZING, WHERE WE MEET WITH LEADERS, WORKERS, WE GATHER FROM THEM WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO BE STRIKE READY, AND READY TO PUT UP A BIG FIGHT.>> WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE RESULTS, AND WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

IF IT PASSES, THE PLAN IS TO HOLD A STAND UP STRIKE, MOTTO AFTER THEIR UNITED WORKERS, SELECTING UC CAMPUSES CHOSEN BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.

NO WORD ON WHEN IT WOULD BEGIN.>>> BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF NEW STATE FUNDING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SEVENS ABUSE WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL NONPROFITS.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED $3.3 BILLION WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JULY, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO EXPEDITE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE.

>> I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT OUR PROSPECTS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE STREET AND SIDEWALKS IN THE STATE THAT I AM IN TODAY.

THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS WILL BE IN A HINGE MOMENT, ADDRESSING A LOT OF THE BARRIERS, A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE STRUGGLED WITH, FOR DECADES, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE INABILITY TO DO SOME THINGS, IN THE MOMENT.>> CURRENTLY THE STATE HAS AN INVENTORY OF 5500 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEDS, AND NEEDS ABOUT A DOZEN MORE UNITS TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION.>>> WE MAY SEE COMPASSION AS A VALUE THAT MUST BE TAUGHT, BUT NEUROSCIENTISTS SAY HUMANS ARE HARDWIRED TO UNDERSTAND THE FEELINGS AND NEEDS OF THE OTHER.

THOMAS FUDGE TELLS OF A PLACE WHERE THOSE NEURAL NETWORKS ARE RESEARCHED, AND WHERE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS LEARN TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEM.>> IT LOOKS LIKE A DANCE PARTY, BUT THIS IS FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AT THE SANFORD INSTITUTE FOR EMPATHY AND COMPASSION AT UC SAN DIEGO.

THE FOLKS OUT ON THE FLOOR ARE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.

AND WHY ARE THESE DOCTORS DANCING?

>> WE USE ARTS AND HUMANITIES CURRICULUM TO TEACH LISTENING, CONNECTION, TEAM BUILDING, AND THROUGH THAT COMES EMPATHY AND WELLNESS, IS WHAT WE ARE FINDING THROUGH OUR RESEARCH.

SO JUST DOWN THE HALL FROM THE FELLOWSHIP CLASS, BILL WORKS BENEATH A LARGE PORTRAIT OF THE DALAI LAMA, WITH A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF EMPATHY AND COMPASSION INFLUENCING THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF TRAINING, UNDERSTANDING THE OTHER.

>> TO BE COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO SEE THE OTHER, TO BE NONJUDGMENTAL ENOUGH TO SEE THE OTHER.

>> THIS ABILITY TO FEEL ANOTHER PERSON'S PAIN OR COMFORT IS NOT JUST IN THE LESSONS WE LEARN.

HE SAYS WE ARE HARDWIRED TO FEEL THEM.

SO WE KNOW IT'S IN THE BRAIN, EMPATHY AND COMPASSION ARE AS MUCH A FUNCTION OF BRAIN FUNCTION AS LISTENING, HEARING, AND VISION, AND MOTOR FUNCTION.

I MEAN IT IS IN THE BRAIN, IT IS RIGHT THERE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND, TO EXPLORE, HOPEFULLY RIGHT THERE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WELL ENOUGH THAT WE CAN DEVISE TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT REALLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO LEARN HOW TO BE SKILLFUL IN OUR EMPATHY.>> NEUROSCIENTISTS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NEURAL CIRCUIT THAT CREATES FEELINGS OF EMPATHY.

>> AND ANOTHER CIRCUIT THAT IS LINKED TO THAT, THAT HAS THE WILLINGNESS TO UNDERSTAND THE STRESS OF ANOTHER, TO CARE FOR ANOTHER WITH COMPASSION, THEY ARE SEPARATE CIRCUITS.

>> ALONG WITH THE INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, TRAINING IN EMPATHY AND COMPASSION ARE ALSO PART OF THE MED SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

THOSE SENSES MAY COME NATURALLY, BUT THEY CAN BE FORGOTTEN WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH FRIGHTENED OR FRUSTRATED PATIENTS.

IN THIS VIDEO, AN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR GIVES AN EXAMPLE OF PATIENTS WAITING FOR HOURS IN A HALLWAY TO SEE A DOCTOR.

IT USED TO BE THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO ADDRESS IT, BUT HER WAYS HAVE CHANGED.

SO I JUST GO TO THE PATIENT AND SAY I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR WEIGHT, I'M SORRY YOU ARE IN THE HALLWAY, THIS IS NOT THE CARE I WANT FOR MYSELF OR MY LOVED ONES.

THAT ALONE HAS MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE, JUST ACKNOWLEDGING IT.>> BURNOUT AND SUICIDE ARE ALSO AT THE CENTER OF THE INSTITUTE, THEY SAY TO BE COMPASSIONATE TO A PATIENT, YOU NEED TO BE COMPASSIONATE TO YOURSELF.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, MEANING MORE LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COASTLINE TONIGHT.

EVEN SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME CLOUD COVER OVER TIME LATE NIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO 60 AT OCEANSIDE AND CHULA VISTA, RAMONA DOWN TO 55 DEGREES, MID-60s TOWARD BORREGO SPRINGS, MOUNT LAGUNA DIPPING DOWN TO 53.

YOU CAN SEE THAT RIBBON OF CLOUDINESS ALONG THE LINE, EVEN TOWARD SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

THAT WILL ERODE, THOSE CLOUDS WILL BE TOUGH, TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF THE IMMEDIATE COAST HERE, EVEN AS THEY VENTURE IN DURING THE AFTERNOON.

AS WE WORK OUR WAY TO THE EVENING, THOSE LOW CLOUDS AGAIN BEGIN TO SLIDE THEIR WAY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INLAND, SO WE GET THE SUNSHINE, THE CORE OF THE WARMTH WILL BE WELL OFF TO THE EAST, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME SUBTLE WARMING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90s AROUND BORREGO SPRINGS, UPPER 60s TOWARD OCEANSIDE, CHULA VISTA, RAMONA, TOPPING OFF AT 72 DEGREES.

LET'S TAKE YOU DOWN THE ROAD AT THE COAST.

NUMBERS HERE WILL KIND OF STATE PUT, ESPECIALLY AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, OVERNIGHT MOSTLY IN THE 50s.

INTERIOR VALLEYS, THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE HERE IN THE TEMPERATURES, GOING UP INTO THE MIDDLE 70s ON SATURDAY, FALLING BACK DOWN HERE WITH MORE LOW CLOUDS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS LOCATIONS WE WILL ALSO SEE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, SOME REESE'S ON SATURDAY, AND A LITTLE BIT COOLER HERE AS WE HAD OUR WAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE WILL NOTICE SOME BREEZES OVER THE WEEKENDS, A LITTLE COOLER AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY, NEXT WEEK, WITH A HIGH IN THE 80s.>> THE MONTH OF MAY IS BIKE MONTH, AND TOMORROW IS BIKE ANYWHERE DAY.

THERE ARE PERKS FOR ANYONE WHO TRADES IN FOUR WHEELS FOR TRUE TWO.>> BIKE ANYWHERE ORGANIZERS HAVE A GOAL OF AT LEAST 10,000 PARTICIPANTS.>> WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO NOT JUST LOOK AT THE COMMUTE, THE COMMUTE MIGHT BE TOO LONG FOR THEM, MAYBE THEY RIDE WITH THEIR CHILD TO SCHOOL, MAYBE IT IS JUST GOING TO THE MARKET, OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS NEARBY AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

>> THE DIRECTOR OF MOBILITY PLANNING SAYS OVER 100 PITSTOPS WILL BE OPEN AROUND THE COUNTY.

DISPENSE CAN GET A FREE T- SHIRT, BIKE SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND REFRESHMENTS.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, THIS IS A VIABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTION.

>> FOR THE FIRST TIME, SANDAG IS PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE KIDS TO GET OUT AND RIDE.

SO WE HAVE VARIOUS PITSTOPS FOR KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN, NOT ONLY JUST FOR THE KIDS, BUT FOR THEIR PARENTS TO REALIZE IT IS A GOOD OPTION TO GET THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BIKE COALITION IS HOSTING A PIT STOP AT THEIR DOWNTOWN OFFICE.>> FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK BIKE PATH.

WE WILL BE EXTENDING THIS YELLOW BRICK ROAD INTO A BIKE PATH THAT GOES FROM THE OFFICE TO THE CYCLE TRACK.>> CHLOE LOWER IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

>> THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY KEY TO MAKING BIKING ENJOYABLE, MAINSTREAM, AND SAFE.

THE MORE PEOPLE OUT ON THE ROAD, THE MORE DRIVERS GET USED TO SHARING THE ROAD.

MAKE SURE THAT YOUR AIR IS CHECKED IN YOUR TIRES, YOUR BRAKES ARE CHECKED, YOUR SHAFT AND CHAIN ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.

>> WEAR A HELMET, MAKE SURE IT FITS PROPERLY.

>> MADE FINGERS BETWEEN YOUR EYEBROWS AND THE TOP OF YOUR HELMET.>> AND START LOCAL BEFORE HEADING OUT FOR A LONGER RIDE.>> TAKING A LOOP AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE YOU GO 10 OR MORE MILES.>> BIKE ANYWHERE DAY IS ALSO ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS, MAKING THE REGION SAFER FOR CYCLISTS.

>> 6% OF OUR ROADWAYS ARE WHERE 50% OF THE INJURIES AND FATALITIES HAPPEN.

IF WE COULD FIX A FRACTION OF OUR ROADWAYS, WE COULD CUT THOSE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES IN HALF.>> IF YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE, SANDAG IS ALSO HOSTING A BIKE LOCAL DAY THIS SATURDAY, MAY 18, WHERE PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO BIKE WITHIN COMMUNITIES AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PROMOTIONS AT LOCAL PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI, GOOD NIGHT.

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

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

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