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RESEARCHERS AT UC SAN DIEGO SAY THEY FOUND A COMPLICATED CHEMICAL SOUP IN THE AIR AND WATER OF THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY WITH COCAINE AND METH AMPHETAMINE.

WE HAVE MORE ON WHAT WAS FOUND IN SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE BORDER UP TO LA JOLLA.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE BEACH MIGHT SEEM LIKE THE PLACE FOR A YOGA CLASS -- >> BREATHE DEEPLY AND YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THAT'S BECAUSE A STUDY RELEASED TODAY FOUND THAT SEWAGE FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER NOT ONLY POLLUTES THE WATER, BUT THE AIR.

NOT JUST NEAR THE RIVER, BUT AS FAR NORTH AS LA JOLLA.

THE STUDY FOUND WHEN IT REACHES THE OCEAN, IT BECOMES AIRBORNE.

CARRYING HARMFUL PARTICLES.

>> IT'S THIS COMPLICATED SOUP OF THOUSANDS OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS, BACTERIA, VIRUSES.

ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

>> Reporter: ADAM COOPER IS THE LEAD AUTHOR OF THE PAPER.

HE SAYS IT INCLUDES COCAINE, METH AMPHETAMINE, AND A COMPOUND FOUND IN SUNSCREEN.

>> STUDIES SHOW WHEN IT'S EXPOSED TO LIGHT, IT CAN DAMAGE DNA.

>> Reporter: THE WAVES ARE CRASHING AGAINST THE PIER AND THAT'S HOW THESE TOXINS BECOME AIRBORNE.

>> MY SINUSES ARE WORSE THAN EVER.

>> Reporter: NOREEN HAS LIVED IN IMPERIAL BEACH FOR 35 YEARS.

SHE SAYS BREATHING IN THE TOXIC AIR IS THE CAUSE OF HER NUMEROUS HEALTH ISSUES.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE BREATHING.

WE KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

>> IT'S QUITE FRUSTRATING.

IT'S ALSO VINDICATING.

>> Reporter: LIKE OTHERS IN HER CITY, IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR HAS EXPERIENCED HEALTH ISSUES FROM THE AIR.

SHE HOPES THE STUDY WILL SPUR ACTION INTO FIXING THE ISSUE.

>> WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR GOVERNOR TO DECLARE THIS A STATE OF EMERGENCY?

WE NEED A STATE OF EMERGENCY SO THAT WE CAN WAVE ALL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REVIEWS AND ANYTHING THAT WILL LENGTHEN THE FIXES IN TIME.

WE NEED TO EXPEDITE DIVERSION AND TREATMENT OF THE RIVER.

OTHERWISE, WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE A DENT IN THIS, ON THIS CRISIS AT ALL.

>> Reporter: AT THE INVITATION OF THE MAYOR, CORY BOOKER IS COMING TO IMPERIAL BEACH TO TOUR THE RIVER TOMORROW.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HEAT WILL BE BUILDING AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE WESTERN U.S. FOR THE UPCOMING DAYS.

FOR MUCH OF THE WEST, IT RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY.

FOR US, IT WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN IN PART DUE TO SOME MOISTURE COMING IN.

WE'LL BREAK DOWN THE FULL FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA IS MAKING STEEP CUTS IN NEXT YEAR'S FISCAL BUDGET AND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

IN THIS WEEK'S WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, SCOTT LEWIS SAYS IT COULD LEAD TO A BIG SHOWDOWN.

♪ >> WE COULD BE HEADED FOR THE BIGGEST BUDGET STANDOFF IN 20 YEARS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH CUTS THE MAYOR IS PROPOSING THE PARKS, LIBRARIES, PUBLIC RESTROOMS AND MORE.

FIRST, WE NEED TO KNOW HISTORY.

20 YEARS AGO, THE CITY SWITCHED TO THE STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

THAT MEANS THE MAYOR IS NOT PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND INSTEAD ACTS AS THE CEO.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS LEGISLATIVE BODY.

THE CITY COUNCIL MUST APPROVE THE MAYOR'S BUDGET.

NOW, JUMP FORWARD FROM 2004 TO 2017.

WONDER WOMAN WAS THE MOVIE OF THE SUMMER AND KEVIN FAULCONER WAS MAYOR.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAD APPROVED A BUDGET THAT CUT OUT $5 MILLION THAT FAULCONER WANTED.

IT WOULD GO TOWARD HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE FUTURE OF MISSION VALLEY.

FAULCONER SIMPLY PUT THE MONEY BACK IN THE BUDGET.

THAT'S WHEN WE REALIZED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE MAYOR'S VETO POWER GAVE HIM THE ABILITY TO SHAPE THE BUDGET HOWEVER HE WANTED.

IT WASN'T JUST A LINE ITEM VETO POWER.

HE HAD LINE ITEM ADDITION POWER.

I REMEMBER THINKING SOME DAY, THAT COULD BE A MUCH BIGGER DEAL THAN IT WAS THEN AND THAT DAY IS TODAY.

THIS YEAR, TENSIONS AND DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET HAVE REACHED A NEW HIGH.

THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYORS SEEM TO NOT ONLY BE DISAGREEING ABOUT HOW TO SPEND MONEY, THEY ARE DISPLAYING SEVERE CONTEMPT FOR EACH OTHER.

HENRY FOSTER SUGGESTED IN THE MOST PUBLIC SETTING YET, SOMETHING THAT'S ONLY BEEN MURMURED ABOUT.

MAYBE IT'S TIME PUT THE MAYOR BACK ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND GO BACK TO A CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

>> I THINK THE PUBLIC ALSO NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

IN OUR FAVOR.

AND I THINK THAT IS A REAL CONVERSATION AND THAT I THINK IT IS A CONVERSATION THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO CONSIDER.

>> HERE ARE THE AREAS OF DISPUTE.

THE COUNCIL SEEMS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN RESTORING THOSE PARK AND LIBRARY HOURS AN THE SERVICES THE MAYOR WANTS TO CUT.

IT WANTS TO FIND THE MONEY TO DO THAT BY ELIMINATING UPPER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS AND SPEEDING UP THE EFFORT TO IMPOSE PAY PARKING IN BALBOA PARK AND MISSION BAY.

HERE'S WHAT TO WATCH.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW SEND THEIR HOPES TO THE INDEPENDENT BUDGET ANALYSTS.

THEN THE MAYOR WILL COME WITH HIS FINAL PROPOSED BUDGET, EITHER IGNORING THOSE IDEAS OR INCORPORATING THEM.

WE COULD VERY WELL BE HEADING DOWN A PATH WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.

THE COUNCIL COULD MAKE MORE THAN JUST MARGINAL CHANGES TO THE MAYOR'S BUDGET THEN WE'LL WANT TO SEE WHAT THE MAYOR DOES.

I'M SCOTT LEWIS AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

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>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS PAUSING INTERVIEWS THAT WOULD ALLOW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO GET THEIR VISAS.

UC SAN DIEGO SAYS ABOUT A FIFTH OF ITS STUDENT POPULATION IS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SOME STUDENTS TOLD OUR PARTNER, KGTV, THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT HOW IT ALL AFFECTS THEM.

>> I HAVE MANY FRIENDS, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS DECISION.

AND MANY ASPIRING STUDENTS COMING TO THIS UNIVERSITY AND MANY OTHERS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS DECISION AND AFRAID FOR WHAT THIS MEAN FOR THEIR FUTURE.

>> AND UC SAN DIEGO COULD ALSO TAKE A BIG FINANCIAL HIT.

INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PAY AN ADDITIONAL $34,000 IN TUITION ON TOP OF THE 19,000 BASE TUITION.

THAT WORKS OUT TO MORE THAN $216 MILLION ANNUALLY.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PAUSE DOES NOT APPLY TO STUDENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE INTERVIEWS SCHEDULED.

>>> GETTING PARENTS INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDRENS' EDUCATION CAN HELP IMPROVE GRADES AND ATTENDANCE.

LANGUAGE BARRIERS AN FEARS ABOUT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES CAN MAKE PARENTS RELUCTANT TO PARTICIPATE.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER HAS MORE FROM OUR LATER COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: THIS MONLT, WE INVITED EDUCATION ADVOCATES, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS TO DISCUSS EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH BAY.

>> THERE ARE IEPs, 504s, SCHOOL SIDE COUNCIL.

WHAT'S A PTA?

WHAT IS LCAP?

>> Reporter: MONICA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PARENT INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION.

THEY OFFER WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS ON HELPING THEIR KIDS WITH SCHOOL WORK AND NAVIGATING THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

>> PARENTS NEED TO BE EMPOWERED TO SAY CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT STANDS FOR?

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEANT BY THAT?

IF THEY'RE NOT SPEAKING THAT LANGUAGE, THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN THAT CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THE PARENTS ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANTS.

LATELY, IT'S BEEN HARDER TO TELL THEM ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS.

SHE SAYS SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME HESITANT TO SHARE CLASS ROSTERS AND PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION BECAUSE OF IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

PROVIDING CHILDCARE AND MEALS AT EVENING EVENTS CAN HELP SCHOOLS BRING MORE PARENTS IN.

>> WE ARE SEEING MORE OF THIS NOW DUE TO THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL GRANTS THAT A LOT OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVE RECEIVED.

>> Reporter: VANESSA IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH BAY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT'S TEACHER'S UNION.

SHE SAYS OTHER WAYS DISTRICTS CAN BOOST ATTENDANCE INCLUDE RECONSIDERING THEIR CALENDARS.

>> OUR SCHOOL YEAR STARTS IN JULY.

WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TRADITIONAL VACATION TIME IS DURING THAT JULY AND AUGUST.

SO WE SEE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO DON'T START THE SCHOOL YEAR WHEN WE START AND INSTEAD, WE GET A BIG FLUX OF STUDENTS THAT ARE REGISTERING IN SEPTEMBER.

>> Reporter: CROSS BORDER STUDENTS FACE ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES.

ISABELLA STARTED CROSSING THE BORDER EVERY DAY DURING HER SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE SAID IT WAS UP TO HERE TO EXPLAIN HER NEW SCHOOL SYSTEM TO HER PARENTS.

>> PARENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

THEY'RE JUST OPEN TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD AND WHOLE NEW CONCEPT AND IT'S SO HARD FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND AS THE STUDENTS EXPLAIN, IT'S SO HARD AND THEN TRANSLATE EVERYTHING TO SPANISH IS ALSO HONESTLY TIRING.

>> Reporter: THE INSTITUTE HELPS STUDENTS LIKE HER APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID AND PREPARE FOR COLLEGE.

SHE SAYS THEY PROVIDED GUIDANCE SHE COULDN'T FIND AT HER SCHOOL.

SHE SAYS SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEED TO INVEST IN PARENT ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS NOW MORE THAN EVER.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ON THE GROUND DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS FOR STUDENTS, BUT LIKE ANY TOOL THAT'S NOT BEING USED, IT'S NOT THAT USEFUL TO THE FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS HELPING PARENTS GET INVOLVED IS KEY TO THEIR KIDS' SUCCESS.

>>> IMAGINE LIVING IN A 15 STORY BUILDING WHERE THE ELEVATORS RARELY WORK.

RESIDENTS OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY IN THE EAST VILLAGE SAY THAT'S BEEN THEIR SITUATION UNTIL RECENTLY.

JOHN CARROLL SAYS THERE'S NOW HOPE THE ELEVATOR NIGHTMARE IS OVER.

>> ONE, TWO, THREE.

>> Reporter: WHEN ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA VILLA OPENED IN EARLY 2022, IT WAS HAILED AS A SYMBOL OF HOPE BY DEACON JIM VARGAS.

I WAS THERE WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT DAY AND THE FACILITY WAS IMPRESSIVE.

407 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SAN DIEGANS TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

A PLAZA ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

OPEN AIR DECKS ON OTHER FLOORS.

THE NICE PLACE TO WELCOME MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE TO A NEW HOME.

A PLACE WHERE THEY COULD CONNECT WITH SERVICES.

>> ATTENTION, ATTENTION.

AN EMERGENCY.

>> Reporter: BUT RESIDENTS SAY IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE ALL THAT HOPE AND PROMISE DESCENDED INTO SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT.

A BUILDING THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL, THE BANK OF THREE ELEVATORS.

THESE PICTURES OF THE NON-FUNCTIONING ELEVATORS WERE PROVIDED TO US BY A RESIDENT.

>> I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO USE THE STAIRS.

I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LIFT ANYTHING OVER FIVE POUNDS.

I HAVE SEVERE DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S CHRISTINA.

SHE GOES BY HER MIDDLE NAME, MARIA.

SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST RESIDENTS OF ST. TERESA.

SHE MOVED HERE IN FEBRUARY OF 2022.

WE FIRST MET HER IN JULY OF 2023 WHEN SHE AND FELLOW RESIDENT, MAURICE, GOT A LAWYER AND BROUGHT A LAWSUIT AGAINST FATHER JOE'S AND THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE PLACE.

KNOWN AS COMMERCIAL AND 14th, LLC.

>> THERE'S MANY, MANY, MANY MORE PEOPLE, A LOT WORSE OFF THAN I AM, THAT LIVE IN THIS BUILDING.

PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS AND WALKERS AND CANES.

ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 15th FLOOR.

>> IT HAD BEEN KIND OF DIFFICULT BECAUSE I LIKE TO GO.

COME AND GO LIKE I WANT TO.

>> I HAVE MISSED APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THE ELEVATORS HAVE BEEN DOWN.

>> Reporter: WE MET ARMY VET, JIMMY WILLIAMS, WHEN WE VISITED THE BUILDING LAST YEAR.

WILLIAMS USES A WHEELCHAIR.

NEVER THE LESS, BUILDING MANAGEMENT PLACED HIM IN A FOURTH FLOOR APARTMENT.

>> THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

IF THEY DID, EVERYBODY HAS WALKERS AND WHEELCHAIRS, AUTOMATICALLY SHOULD BE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

BEING ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, THIRD FLOOR, WE CAN'T GET OUT.

>> Reporter: THE ALLEGATIONS WERE CONFIRMED BY CAL OSHA'S ELEVATOR UNIT.

THEY TOLD US THEY HAD GOTTEN CONFIDENTIAL COMPLAINTS IN 2023 AND 2024.

THEY SAID THEIR INSPECTORS FOUND THE ELEVATOR TO BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE, BUT THE ELEVATOR UNIT COULD NOT REQUIRE THE OWNERS TO GET THE ELEVATORS WORKING AGAIN.

>> THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE FAIR HOUSING LAWS THAT REQUIRE ACCESS.

>> Reporter: ANY ATTORNEY ANN MANASHE.

SHE TOOK UP THE CASE.

>> CONSTANT BREAKDOWNS.

EITHER ONE WORKING, TWO WORKING, OR NONE WORKING.

WHICH WAS DISASTROUS FOR PEOPLE.

INCLUDING MICHAEL MENDEZ, ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS, WHO ENDED UP BEING STUCK OUT OF HIS APARTMENT FOR HOURS, ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

JUST ONE DISASTER AFTER ANOTHER.

AND THAT'S SO INCREDIBLY IRRESPONSIBLE TO NOT PUT THE MONEY IN TO HAVE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF ELEVATORS.

>> Reporter: SHE FILED HER LAWSUIT IN JULY OF 2023.

AT THAT TIME, FATHER JOE'S SAID THEY COULDN'T TALK ABOUT PENDING LITIGATION, BUT DID PROVIDE A STATEMENT WHICH SAID IN PART, FJV HAS AN INTERNAL COMPLAINT PROCESS TO REMEDY STRUCTURAL OR MAINTENANCE ISSUES RESIDENTS MAY DISCOVER.

AND NOW IN 2025, THERE IS A SETTLEMENT.

BUILDING MANAGEMENT IS BEING COMPELLED TO FIX THE ELEVATORS AND TO KEEP THEM RUNNING.

>> AND WE HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE WITH THE COURT FOR TWO YEARS THAT THEY'LL BE COURT MONITORING AND WE CAN GO TO THE JUDGE IF THERE'S A PROBLEM NOT BEING HANDLED PROPERLY.

SO WE HAVE THAT MECHANISM.

THERE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE QUARTERLY MEETINGS, SO WE ARE GOING TO STAY ON TOP OF IT.

>> Reporter: NOW THAT THE LAWSUIT IS SETTLED, WE THOUGHT FATHER JOE'S WOULD BE EAGER TO BE INTERVIEWED ON THE MATTER.

I SPOKE ON THE PHONE WITH FATHER JOE'S PRESIDENT AND CEO AND HE CONFIRMED TO ME THAT HE WAS AWARE THE LITIGATION HAD BEEN RESOLVED.

HE SAID HE'D DIRECT THEIR MEDIA RELATIONS COMPANY TO MIX OUT TO ME.

BIRON CAMPBELL DID REACH OUT.

IN AN E-MAIL, HE SAID THIS IS AN ACTIVE CASE AND FATHER JOE'S IS NOT AT LIBERTY TO COMMENT ON THE PROCEEDINGS.

KNOWING THE CASE HAD BEEN SETTLED, I RESPONDED WITH THAT FACT AND ASKED IF PERHAPS HE WAS REFERRING TO A DIFFERENT LAWSUIT.

HE RESPONDED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AND THAT QUOTE, DESPITE ALL THAT, FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES IS NOT ABLE TO DISCUSS THIS CASE OR ITS PROCEEDINGS AT THIS TIME.

WE CAN'T GRANT YOU AN INTERVIEW.

I ASKED WHY THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE SOMEONE FOR AN INTERVIEW OR EVEN A STATEMENT.

I NEVER HEARD BACK.

I'VE ALSO TRIED CALLING AND TEXTING DEACON VARGAS AGAIN.

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.

I ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE LAW FIRM THAT REPRESENTED THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 14th AND COMMERCIAL, LLC.

I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE FROM THEM EITHER.

THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM FATHER JOE'S AND THE LAW FIRM ASIDE, RESIDENTS, MARIA AND MAURICE, ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

>> THEY'VE BEEN A LOT NICER NOW THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENING UP AND THE ELEVATORS HAVE BEEN FIXED A LOT MORE LATELY.

NOW THAT EVERYTHING'S COMING TOGETHER, THERE'S A LOT LESS TENSION IN THE BUILDING WITH RESIDENTS AND MANAGEMENT AND EVERYTHING.

>> THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE IT'S SO MANY PEOPLE IN HERE THAT NEED THINGS TO WORK FOR THEM.

ESPECIALLY WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO GET OUT.

IF THE ELEVATORS DON'T WORK, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THE WEATHER, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

THIS IS A GREAT THING.

>> Reporter: A GREAT THING THAT'S NOW UNDER COURT ORDER TO STAY THAT WAY.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS FIGURING OUT CHANGES TO RULES AROUND ADUs OR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND ONE OF THOSE CHANGES COULD MAKE THESE SMALLER BACKYARD HOMES AVAILABLE TO BUY AND SELL.

JAKE WENT TO CHECK ONE OUT.

>> Reporter: IN SAN DIEGO, THE MEDIAN SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IS OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

THE OTHER GENERATIONS ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND AFFORDABLE BUYING OPTIONS BUT THERE COULD SOON BE THOUSANDS OF NEW HOMES ON THE MARKET, BUT GET THIS.

THEY'RE ALREADY BUILT.

THAT IS IF THE CITY APPROVES THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF ADUs.

SAN DIEGO PERMITTED OVER 5,000 SINCE 2021, BUT FOR NOW, THEY CAN ONLY BE RENTED, NOT BOUGHT AN SOLD.

THAT COULD CHANGE IF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES 25 AMENDMENTS THAT PASSED COMMUNITY LAST WEEK.

WHITNEY HILL TOLD ME THIS COULD MAKE HOME OWNERSHIP MORE ATTAINABLE.

>> CURRENTLY IN THE REGULATIONS, YOU CAN'T HAVE AN ADU SOLD SEPARATELY FROM THAT PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

THE STATE LISTED THAT PROHIBITION ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND SAN DIEGO'S GETTING READY TO OPT IN.

IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO A CONDO MAPPING OF A MULTIUNIT PROPERTY NOW WHERE YOU CAN OWN ONE OF THE UNITS.

>> Reporter: IN SAN DIEGO, THEY RANGE FROM ONE TO FOUR BEDROOMS.

>> WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT SELLING THESE, YOU'RE ACCESSING THESE STAND ALONE HOMES YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OTHERWISE.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A MULTIFAMILY LIVING SITUATION, SO BEING ABLE TO SELL THESE SMALLER UNITS MEANS FOLKS MIGHT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT STARTER HOME THEY WANT.

>> Reporter: ADUs IN SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN CONTROVERSIAL.

SOME WORRIED ABOUT PUTTING TOO MANY IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS.

OTHERS HAVE CONCERNS THEY DON'T CREATE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED WITH THESE CHANGES.

AND SELLING ADUs IS A WAY TO CREATE THE MISSING MIDDLE OF HOUSING.

>>> AS SCHOOL LETS OUT, MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE LOOKING FOR SUMMER JOBS.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW SAN DIEGO'S SEASONAL JOB MARKET COMPARES TO OTHER U.S. CITIES.

WALLET HUB RANKED 182 CITIES WITH THE BEST JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

OCEAN SIDE RANKED 131.

SAN DIEGO RANKED AT 144 AND CHULA VISTA AT 177.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE WITH COLBY GOODMAN, WHO HAD THIS ADVICE FOR JOB SEEKERS.

>> GO TO THE PLACE OF BUSINESS, TALK TO THE MANAGER AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF SO THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE AS A PERSON AND YOU'RE MAKING A REALLY GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION.

GET REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE PAIN POINTS, THE ISSUES.

WHAT ARE THE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES THAT THAT PERSON IS HAVING THAT THEY WOULD LOVE THE NEXT NEW HIRE TO COME IN AND HELP THEM SOLVE.

>> AND HE ALSO RECOMMENDS RAMPING UP YOUR RESUME WITH VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT SHOW OFF YOUR SKILLS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT IS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN ON A NEW OPTION FOR THE RAILROAD TRACKS FOR BLUFFS OF DEL MAR.

LEAVING THE ROUTE EXACTLY WHERE IT IS.

>> Reporter: EMMA DALEY LIVES ON THE BLUFFS OF DEL MAR NEXT TO THE TRACKS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING FOR THE RAIL REALIGNMENT.

THE PLAN IS TO REENFORCE THE BLUFF AND BUILD TWO TRACKS THROUGH THIS ROUGHLY MILE AND A HALF CORRIDOR.

SHE AND HER NEIGHBORS DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

>> 100 YEARS FROM NOW, THERE'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ANYMORE BLUFFS.

EVERY YEAR, WE SEE ROCK FALLS AND EROSION.

SO, I DON'T SEE THE POINT OF BUILDING MORE TRAIN TRACKS HERE.

>> Reporter: IN RECENT YEARS, COASTAL EROSION HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE BLUFF COLLAPSES THAT HAVE DISRUPTED RAIL TRAFFIC.

LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO, SAN LUIS IS THE MAIN CORRIDOR TO THE REST OF THE NATION AND MOVES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOODS EACH YEAR.

THE PLANNING DIRECTOR SAYS THIS OPTION WAS ADDED AFTER MORE THAN 1500 RESIDENT INPUTS.

>> THIS PROJECT TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST SOLUTION FOR MAINTAINING THE LINE.

WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR INPUT ON THOSE.

>> YEAH, IT'S A PUZZLE.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR SAYS THE BEST OPTION IS TO MOVE THE TRACKS NEXT TO INTERSTATE 5.

BUT ADD IN THE OPTION TO LEAVE THE TRACKS WHERE THEY ARE FOR THE NEXT PHASE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY WOULD GIVE THE CITY MORE OPTIONS.

>> PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS ENVIRONMENT STUDY IS GOING TO TELL US ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOOD, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE BAD, AND WE'RE GOING TO WIND UP WITH A MENU OF WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE DONE.

>> Reporter: FOR DALEY, THE CHASE IS CLEAR.

>> I THINK MOVING THE TRACKS CLOSER TO THE 5 WOULD BE A BETTER IDEA.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC HAS A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON THE OPTIONS THIS THURSDAY AT THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS.

>>> THE UPCOMING DAYING, WE ARE WATCHING THE HEAT BUILD WHICH MEANS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

WHEN THE NUMBERS GO UP, WE NOTICE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO, WE ARE GOING TO GET A WEAKER MARINE LAYER COMING IN, WHICH MEANS A LITTLE LESS IN OUR MAY GRAY COVERAGE AS WE CLOSE OUT THE MONTH OF MAY.

BUT COASTAL LOW WILL BRING WEEKEND CHANGES FOR US AND IT COMES IN THE FORM OF MORE CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY EVEN A BIT OF MOISTURE.

AND THAT MOISTURE, TOO, WILL DEPEND ON WHERE YOU LIVE.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND AS WELL ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. FIRST UP THOUGH, YOU CAN SEE ACROSS OUR AREA, WE DO HAVE 62, THE OVERNIGHT LOW, WITH OUR MAY GRAY.

SO MORE CLOUDS COMING IN TONIGHT AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY INTO THE CITY, ESCONDIDO, 59.

REALLY PRETTY QUIET TIME.

AS THE SUN COMES OUT TOMORROW, WE'LL START TO SEE SUNSHINE APPEAR AND IT GETS RIGHT BACK TO 70 DEGREES FOR THE CITY.

70 FOR CHULA VISTA.

71 IN OCEAN SIDE.

AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY INLAND, BORREGO SPRINGS AT 97.

WE'LL RAMP UP THE HEAT IN THE DAYS TO COME BEFORE WE COOL DOWN.

WHY?

I TOLD YOU ABOUT A TROPICAL SYSTEM.

THAT MOISTURE GETS INJECTED AROUND THIS COASTAL LOW NEAR OUR AREA.

NOW, REMEMBER, MOST OF THE TROPICAL MOISTURE IS GOING INTO THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

WE WILL GET THIS LOW THAT JUST KIND OF KEEPS CLOUDS AROUND, MAYBE A SPRINKLE OR TWO.

THIS IS WHAT WE'LL WATCH FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

SO DOES KNOCK DOWN BEGINNING ON SATURDAY SOME OF OUR NUMBERS IN SOME LOCATIONS.

AS YOU GO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS HERE ON THE COAST, WE HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE FOR FRIDAY.

SO THAT'S WHEN THAT MARINE LAYER, VERY THIN AS HE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, TEMPERATURES GO BACK INTO THE LOWER 70s AND THAT HOLDS WITH US THROUGH A LOT OF THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL ADD THE CLOUDS BACK IN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND BY MONDAY, THE INLAND COMMUNITY IS GETTING DREARY BECAUSE OF ALL THE MOISTURE FROM THE COASTAL LOW.

AGAIN, NOT THE TROPICAL SYSTEM.

JUST THE COASTAL LOW THAT'S OUT THERE.

THAT WILL HOLD FOR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, TOO, AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY.

NOTICE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY START EVEN ON SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-60s GOING DOWN TO THE LOWER 60s BY SUNDAY AND A PEEK AT THE DESERT COMMUNITIES SHOWS YOU EXTRA CLOUDS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

>>> WHAT DO THERAPY DOGS AND AIRPORTS HAVE IN COMMON?

HOW ABOUT A PARTY TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE VOLUNTEERS.

THERAPY DOGS GOT A PARTY TODAY AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

MORE THAN A DOZEN CERTIFIED THERAPY DOGS HAD THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.

SPLISH SPLASHING IN POOLS AND ENJOYING AMAZING DOG TREATS.

>> IT'S A DOG PARTY.

IT'S HERE TO HONOR AND THANK OUR THERAPY DOGS HERE AT THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE APPRECIATION EVENTS FOR OUR HUMAN VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR DOGS CAN OFTEN ATTEND.

SO THIS IS A PARTY STRICTLY FOR THE DOGS.

>> AND THESE ADORABLE VOLUNTEERS, THEY VOLUNTEER ALL YEAR ROUND AND THEY DEDICATE MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS TO GIVE COMFORT AND STRESS RELIEF TO TRAVELERS.

THE AIRPORT IS LOOKING TO RECRUIT MORE VOLUNTEERS OF CERTIFIED THERAPY DOGS.

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