>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800 BILL HOWELL.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREVICE FOUNDATION ; AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CAROL.

DESPITE SOME PUBLIC BACKLASH AND A LAWSUIT FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL EL CAJON HAVE NO PLANS TO STOP SHARING LICENSE PLATE SURVEILLANCE DATA WITH OUT OF STATE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO BRINGS US THIS DISPATCH FROM TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

>> Reporter: A GROUP OF PROTESTORS MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD BEFORE THE REGULAR MEETING EVEN STARTED.

>> NO DATA FOR ICE.

>> NO DATA FOR ICE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE UPSET THAT EL CAJON IS THE ONLY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA THAT SHARES DATA FROM IT'S PLATE LICENSE SYSTEM WITH SERVICES OUT OF STATE AND AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE SURVEILLANCE DATA HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN HUNDREDS OF IMMIGRATION RELATED SEARCHES NATIONWIDE.

NOW THE DATA IS NOT SHARED DIRECTLY WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.

INSTEAD POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER STATES LIKE TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND FLORIDA CONDUCT THE IMMIGRATION SEARCHES.

COUNCILMEMBERS MADE IT CLEAR ON TUESDAY THAT THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE THE DATA OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA.

ONE COUNCILMEMBER SAID ITS BEEN USED TO RECOVER STOLEN VEHICLES AND IT COULD BE USED TO SOLVE OTHER CRIMES LIKE CHILD KIDNAPPINGS.

>> FOR THAT REASON, FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS DATA AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS MONTH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKED A JUDGE TO DECLARE THE DATA SHARING PRACTICE ILLEGAL AND ORDER THEM TO STOP.

THE MAYOR SAID THE CITY WILL NOT STOP SHARING THE DATA UNTIL THE JUDGE ORDERS THEM TO DO SO.

DURING THE PUBLIC MEETING THE POLICE CHIEF EXPLAINED HOW DATA COLLECTED IN EL CAJUN WAS INCLUDED IN IMMIGRATION RELATED SEARCH.

>> OUT OF THE THOUSANDS OF NETWORKS ACROSS THE NATION WE ARE INCLUDED IN THAT NETWORK.

THEY SEARCH NATIONWIDE IN EL CAJON WAS INCLUDED IN THOSE SEARCHES.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THIS TECHNOLOGY WORKS BECAUSE IT GIVES OFFICERS ACCESS TO MASS AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION.

>> WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO QUICKLY IDENTITY WHERE SOMEONE MAY BE INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR YOU WANT MORE CAMERAS IN MORE PLACES TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY IDENTITY WHERE THAT VEHICLE MAY BE.

>> Reporter: SOME CRITICS SUPPORT THE USE TO FIND STOLEN CARS AND LOCATE MISSING CHILDREN BUT THEY DON'T WANT OUTSIDE AGENCIES USING IT TO TARGET IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS.

>> THEY ARE OUR FAMILIES, OUR NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE WE WORK AND PLAY WITH.

THEY HAVE COMMITTED NO CRIME.

>> Reporter: A HEARING FOR ITS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S LAWSUIT HAS WHY YET TO BE SCHEDULED.

>>> THOUSANDS OF SHARP HEALTH CARE NURSES TOOK TO THE PICKET LINE FOR THE FIRST OF THE THREE DAY STRIKE TODAY.

CONTRACTS ARE BOTH THE UNITED NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA AND UNION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS EXPIRED ON SEPTEMBER 30th.

THEY ARE ADVOCATING FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND CALLING FOR HIGHER WAGES.

ANOTHER CONCERN IS SHARPS SICK LEAVE POLICY.

NURSES SAY THE RATE IS EXTREMELY SLOW AND THEY CAN BE DISCIPLINED FOR USING TIME OFF.

>> WE GAIN ONE HOUR FOR EVERY 30 HOURS THAT WE WORK.

WE FEEL THAT DOESN'T FIT WHAT WE NEED.

WE WORK WITH SICK PATIENTS.

OR JOB JUST IN ITSELF, COULD YOU AT THAT POSITION -- WE CHOOSE TO DO IT AND WE DO IT WITH LOVE BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A POLICY THAT REFLECTS AND PROTECTS OUR PATIENTS AND OUR HEALTH.

>> IN A STATEMENT TO OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SHARP SAID IT PROVIDES NURSES WITH THE RESOURCES FOR MANAGING SICK DAYS AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE WHEN NEEDED.

SHARP ALSO CONTENDS THAT NURSES ARE PLAYED PAID AT OR ABOVE MARKET RATE.

>>> WE ARE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS IN TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN WITH NO END IN SIGHT.

THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL WORKERS HAVE BEEN FIRED FROM THEIR JOBS WHILE ROUGHLY ONE AND A HALF MILLION OTHERS ARE FURLOUGHED OR POTENTIALLY WORKING WITHOUT PAY.

LEE WALDMAN HAS THE LATEST.

>> EVERYBODY FOCUSES ON DC.

YOU KNOW WHEN IT GETS -- BOILS DOWN TO THE FACT IT'S -- IT'S US, YOU KNOW.

IT'S THE PERSON THAT YOU GO TO CHURCH WITH.

IT'S THE PERSON YOU ARE SHOPPING IN THE GROCERY STORE WITH.

>> Reporter: CHAPTER PRESIDENT OF THE LABOR UNION REPRESENTING FIREFIGHTERS AT MILITARY BASE AROUND NORFOLK VIRGINIA SAID THE PEOPLE HE REPRESENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN THEIR NEXT PAYCHECK WILL COME.

>> WE ARE ESSENTIAL PEOPLE THAT STILL HAVE TO GO TO WORK.

STILL HAVE TO GO EVERY DAY AND EVEN THOUGH WE AREN'T GETTING PAID UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT OPENS BACK UP.

>> Reporter: THEY AREN'T ALONE.

ROUGHLY 1.4 MILLION FEDERAL WORKERS ARE IN THE SAME BOAT INCLUDING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.

DAN MCABE WITH THE NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER'S SITUATION IS WORRIED ABOUT THE STRESSED ATC SYSTEM.

>> THIS JOB IS VERY STRESSFUL.

IT IS.

THEY DON'T NEED THE ADDED STRESS OF WONDERING WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO GET PAID.

>> Reporter: NOW SOME FACILITIES ARE REPORTING ISSUES WITH STAFFING SHORTAGES CAUSING DELAYS FOR TRAVELERS.

IN PAST SHUT DOWNS WORKERS RECEIVED BACK PAY ONCE THE AGREEMENT TO REOPEN WAS REACHED.

THIS GO ROUND THAT'S UNCLEAR.

A DRAFT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET MEMO SUGGESTD THAT FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES WOULDN'T BE PAID DESPITE A LAW SIGNED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP DURING HIS FIRST TERM THAT ASSURED THEY WOULD RECOUP THEIR LOSTWAGES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE'S A BIG CHANGE AT THAT COULD MAKE IT EASY TORE PUT THINGS ON THE BALLOT.

FOR OUR WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT VOICE OF SAN DIEGO CEO SCOTT LEWIS SAID IT'S A VERY BIG DEAL.

>> Reporter: FOR DECADES THE REGISTRAR HAS MAINTAINED UNFOR GIVING RULES ABOUT SIGNATURES.

THEY ARE HOW GROUPS PUT MEASURES ON THE BALLOT.

IF SOMEONE IS SIGNING AND SPELLED THEIR STREET NAME WRONG THEY WOULD THROW IT OUT.

NOT ANYMORE.

NOW THEY HAVE QUIETLY UPDATED THEIR GUIDANCE TO EMPLOYEE WHO REVIEW THE SIGNATURES AND THAT IS AFTER A COURT RULING IN MAY.

IF THE POLICY HAD BEEN IN PLACE EARLIER IT'S POSSIBLE SEVERAL PETITION THAT FAILED MAY HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO QUALIFYING.

I ASKED THE COUNTY IF MISTAKES LIKE SIMPLE MISS SPELLINGS OR DIFFERENT ABBREV," ATIONS WOULD BE ACCEPTED NOW.

THEY SAID IF THEY CAN VERIFY THE MISSPELLED ADDRESS THE SIGNATURE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE PROCESS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL REQUIREMENTS UNDER STATE LAW AND REGULATIONS MUST BE MET IN ORDER TO VERIFY IT.

THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

THERE ARE LAWSUITS RIGHT NOW OVER ONE EFFORT TO LEAVE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THIS CHANGE COULD IMPACT THAT.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CITY OF LAYOLA FILED A MOTION ARGUING THE CITY WAS AFFECTING AFFECTING ITS FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

THE GM OF THE LARGEST UNION OF CITY EMPLOYEES HAS LOST PATIENCE WITH THE CITY.

HE WORKED ON AN INITIATIVE TO RAISE THE PARCEL TAX AND IT CAME UP SHORT IN PART BECAUSE OF PETTY MISS SPELLINGS.

HE SAID THE STAFF VERY HELPFULLY WENT THROUGH EACH SIGNATURE THAT THEY THREW OUT.

EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HAD OUR MOUTHS ON THE FLOOR ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING ON THIS ISSUE HE TOLD ME.

THEY WERE LOOKING AT SOMEONE'S REGISTRATION, KNOWING EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE AND KNOWING THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW WHICH IS SIMPLY IS THERE ENOUGH TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A REGISTERED VOTER THEY WOULD SAY NO WE CAN'T APPROVE IT BECAUSE TWO LETTERS REVERSED.

IT'LL MAKE INITIATIVES EASIER TO QUALIFY.

SO MANY INITIATIVES WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEHIND THEM IN SAN DIEGO HAVE FAILED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.

WE DON'T KNOW NOW HOW MANY WERE BECAUSE THEY WERE INCOMPETENT OR WHETHER VOTERS WILL TOOK A BACKSEAT TO THE RULES THE REGISTRAR HAS NOW THROWN OUT.

THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

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

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> NORTHEAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS BECOMING A BATTLEGROUND IN THE NATIONWIDE FIGHT OVER CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AND CONTROL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

BALLOTS ARE NOW OUT NOW FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION THAT COULD CHANGE SEVERAL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA TO GIVE DEMOCRATS THE ADVANTAGE.

JAKE SPOKE TO ACTIVISTS ON THE GROUND TO LEARN HOW THEY PLAN TO FLIP THE SEAT.

>> Reporter: ANDY IS SPENDING HER WEEKEND KNOCKING ON DOORS AND TALKING TO VOTERS.

>> HI.

CATHRYN?

HI.

MY NAME IS ANDI.

I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE UPCOMING SPECIAL ELECTION.

YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

>> Reporter: SHE IS EXPLAINING PROP50 THAT ASKS FOR NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAPS BEFORE THE MIDTERMS.

THE NEW MAPS WOULD TARGET REPUBLICAN HELD CONGRESSIONAL SEATS.

THE GOVERNOR SAID THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO REPUBLICANS IN TEXAS REDRAWING THEIR MAPS TO TARGET DEMOCRATS.

IN NORTH COUNTY IT WOULD RESHAPE THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE.

MANY FEEL LEFT BEHIND BY BOTH PARTIES.

ITS LEADING TO INVESTMENT IN PLACE THAT ACTIVISTS SAY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED FOR A LONG TIME.

>> I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

>> WE'RE GOING TO VOTE YES ON THAT.

>> Reporter: FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE SEATS HELD BY DEMOCRATS.

IN THE RURAL NORTHEAST REPUBLICANS HAVE A WINNING STREAK THAT SPANS TWO DECADES.

THE CURRENT MAP GIVES REPUBLICANS A DOUBLE DIGIT ADVANTAGE IN THE 48th DISTRICT IN THIS AREA.

A CONGRESSMAN WHO REPRESENTED SOME PART OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR MOST OF THE PAST 25 YEARS WON LAST YEAR.

THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AREN'T AS RED AS SOME MIGHT THINK.

>> WHEN PEOPLE FIND OUT THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE DEMOCRATS OR LIKE MINDED PEOPLE AS THEIR NEIGHBORS THEY ARE SURPRISED BECAUSE WHILE THE MAGA PEOPLE ARE LOUD WITH THEIR FLAGS AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF KEEPS DEMOCRATS AFRAID AND SCARE.

ARED.

>> Reporter: IN ANOTHER AREA ORGANIZERS ALSO TRYING TO REACH VOTERS.

JULIA IS WITH THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB.

SHE SAID PROPOSITION 50 IS GIVING DEMOCRATS HOPE.

>> WE WITH PROPOSITION 50 HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE REPRESENTATION IN NORTH COUNTY BY A DEMOCRAT AND IT'S NOT JUST A DEMOCRAT.

IT'S SOMEONE WHO WILL BE -- WHO WILL RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY.

RIM SHE HELPED WIN ELECTIONS IN PLACES YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT.

>> 50% OF OUR DEMOCRATIC BASE HERE IS HISPANIC OR INDIGENOUS SO MAYBE IN THE PAST THEY MAY NOT -- THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR WANTS AND VOICES HAVE NOT BEENADDRESSED BUT THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB IS WORKING TO CHANGE THAT.

>> JULIA IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTY.

SHE IS PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THE LATINO COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THE SPAN SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY.

SHE INSISTED THAT WE ARE PRODUCING OUR LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND OTHER LANGUAGES.

>> Reporter: WILL RODRIGUEZ KENNEDY IS THE NEW CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

HE SAID THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT REACHING ALL VOTERS EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTY.

>> WE CHOSE THOSE THAT -- IT SHOWS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THEM.

WE ARE ACTUALLY REACHING OUT TO THEM.

>> WE DO GET A LOT OF THANK YOUS.

WE GET PEOPLE TELLING US THAT IN THE ENTIRE 20 YEARS OR SO THEY HAVE LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY NO ONE HAS EVER GIVEN THEM ANY VOTER INFORMATION IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE OF SPANISH THE .

>> Reporter: WHEN PROPOSITION 50 IS DECIDED IT COULD GIVE DEMOCRATS THE UPPER HAND.

>>> PLASTIC GRIT CERTIFY GLITTER IS HERE TO STAY.

THE GOVERNOR IS NOT SUPPORTING A BAN ON IT IN MAKE UP, SUN SCREENS AND LOTIONS.

WHY HE VOTE OWED THE LOCAL BILL.

>> Reporter: IN A MESSAGE TO LAWMAKERS THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT BANNING PLASTIC GLITTER AND MICRO BEADS WOULD HAVE CONSEQUENCES.

HE SAID IT COULD LEAD TO A STOP ON BIO DEGRADABLE OR NATURAL ALTERNATIVES.

TASHA BURNER WROTE THE BILL.

SHE SAID THAT IT GREW OUT OF CONCERNS RAISED BY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP THAT THE TINY PLASTICS END UP INOUR BODIES.

SHE SAID THE BILL WOULD HAVE BUILT ON AN EXISTING BAN ON MICRO BEADS IN PRODUCTS LIKE SOAPS.

>> I'M DISAPPOINTD THAT DISAPPOINTED THAT THE GOVERNOR VETOED THE BILL WE TRIED TO BALANCE IT BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> Reporter: THE BILL WOULD HAVE PHASED OUT THE INGREDIENTS.

THESE TINY PIECES OF PLASTIC DON'T BREAK DOWN EASILY AND CAN END UP IN DRINKING WATER, FOOD SOURCES AND HUMAN TISSUE.

BURNER SAID SHE WILL REGROUP WITH WITH SPONSORS.

>>> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT MORE HOMES NEED TO BE BUILT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

NOW KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER -- SAID A DEVELOPER PLANS TO SUE DEL MAR TO BUILD MORE THERE.

>> Reporter: A PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECT WILL BE BUILT HERE ON THIS BLUFF ABOVE THE BEACH.

THE PROJECT IS CALLED SEASIDE RIDGE AND ITS BEEN STUCK IN LEGAL MOVES SINCE 2022.

THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PROJECT.

IF WAS THREE YEARS AGO THAT WE SUBMITTED OUR PROJECT APPLICATION TO THE CITY.

UNFORTUNATELY DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORT THE CITY WHICH DOESN'T HAVE ANY LOW INCOME HOUSING AND NONE IN THE PIPELINE HAS CONTINUED TO FIGHT THIS PROJECT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAD DEEMED ITS APPLICATION INCOMPLETE.

IT WAS MISSING KEY REPORTS.

>> THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAD DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT COMPLETE BECAUSE IT LACKED CERTAIN MATERIALS THAT WERE NEEDED IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND THE COASTAL ACT.

>> Reporter: SEASIDE RIDGE SUED SAYING THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A BUILDER'S REMEDY.

>> WE HAVE SUBMITTED EVERYTHING WE BELIEVE IS REQUIRED UNDER THE BUILDER'S REMEDY LAW.

WE ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE.

>> Reporter: IT ALLOWS A SLEEPER TO BYPASS LOCAL ZONING LAWS TO BUILD WITH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD A 259 APARTMENT UNIT WITH 42 LOW INCOME UNITS.

EARLIER THIS SUMMER A JUDGE DISMISSED THE CASE SAYING THEY NEED TO EXHAUST ALL ADMINISTRATIVE OPTIONS AT THE CITY LEVEL FIRST.

SEASIDE APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH DENIED THE APPEAL LAST MANY.

>> THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAD DETERMINED CORRECTLY THAT IT WAS NOT COMPLETE.

>> Reporter: SEASIDE PLANS TO SUE AND SAID THE LAW IS ON THEIR SIDE.

>> I'M LOCKING YOU OUT OF FLINT RING.

THEY ARE WENT TO COURT.

THE DEVELOPER TOOK THE CITY TO COURT AND WAS SUCCESSFUL.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE 90 DAYS TO FILE THE LAWSUIT.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> HIGH SCHOOLERS APPLYING TO COLLEGE ARE EXPECTED TO DO IT ALL.

TAKE ADVANCED PLACEMENT, TRYOUT ART OR WOODSHOP AND EVEN GET COLLEGE CREDIT.

SOME LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS ARE CHANGING THEIR SCHEDULES TO HELP STUDENTS FIT MORE INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR.

KATIE TELLS US HOW IT WORKS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO UNWANTS TO SEE MORE STUDENTS GRADUATE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE OR A CAREER.

>> TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR EVERY GRADUATE TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE READY FOR A CHOICE FILLED LIFE.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS TAKE SIX CLASSES A YEAR.

OTHER SCHOOL SCHEDULES ARE MORE LIKE COLLEGE, STUDENTS TAKE FOUR CLASSES IN THE FIRST FIRST SEMESTER AND THEN FOUR MORE IN THE NEXT SEMESTER.

IT GIVES THEM MORE TIME TO MEET UNDER GOALS.

THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID THAT HELPS STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE MORE ADVANCED CLASSES OR ELECTIVES.

>> ALSO IF THEY ARE STRUGGLING HOW MIGHT WE OFFER MORE WAYS FOR CREDIT RECOVERY THAT DOESN'T SET THEM BACK SO MUCH THAT THEY FEEL HOPELESS.

>> Reporter: ON TUESDAY THE BOARD APPROVED A PLAN TO SWITCH SEVERAL SCHOOLS FROM SIX CLASSES A YEAR TO EIGHT.

ERICA IS PRINCIPAL OF CANYON HILLS AND SEA SHED THE CHANGE WILL GIVE STUDENTS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO RETAKE CLASSES THEY FAILED DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.

>> A CHILD THAT FAILS MULTIPLE CLASSES FRESHMAN YEAR ALREADY IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

JUST BETWEEN GRADUATION AND HOW MANY COURSES YOU CAN TAKE IN SUMMER SCHOOL.

IF THEY GET MORE THAN A SET AMOUNT IN FRESHMAN YEAR THEY ARE NOT ON TRACK TO GRADUATE.

>> Reporter: SCHOOL LEADERS HAVE BEEN GATHERING FEEDBACK.

THEY SAID STUDENTS WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING FEWER CLASSES AT ONCE AND HAVING MORE ROOM IN THEIR SCHEDULES FOR ELECTIVES.

SEAN SHUNTER ELECTIVES.

>> HOW IS THIS BEING ROLLED OUT IN A WAY THAT SHE CAN PICK HER CLASSES AND FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT?

SHE IS PRETTY STRESSED OUT ABOUT NOT KNOWING HOW IT'LL GO NEXT YEAR FOR HER SENIOR YEAR AND HAVE TO PICK CLASSES NOW.

>> Reporter: DISTRICT LEADERS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH COUNSELORS TO PREPARE FOR UPCOMING COURSE SELECTIONS.

THEY WILL HELP STUDENTS PICK CLASSES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN ENTERS IT'S THIRD WEEK.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SAID ABOUT 46,000 SAN DIEGO PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND 100,000 MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY IN SAN DIEGO.

TO HELP FINANCIAL PRESSURE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE IS HOSTING A WEEKLY DRIVE THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

TOM STUART SAID THAT EACH FAMILY WILL RECEIVE 40 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE AND SHELF STABLE FOOD EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR AS LONG AS THE SHUT DOWN CONTINUES.

>> WE TOOK OUR LEARNING FROM BOTH THE FIRST SHUT COUNSEL IN 2018 AND THEN ALL OF OUR SUPPORT DURING THE COVID19 PANDEMIC AND REALIZED WE COULD PARTNER WITH THE FOOD BANK AND QUICKLY GET THE EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION UP AND GOING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE NEEDING A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT.

>> THOSE IN NEED DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER.

THE DISTRIBUTIONS HAPPENING FROM 4 TO 6:00 P.M.

ON WEDNESDAYS WEDNESDAYS WEDNESDAYS.

>>> AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT I'M TRACKING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.

THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUD COVERAGE.

OVERNIGHT LOWS DIPPING IN TO THE MID-50s.

ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION WE WILL SEE A MIX OF 40s AND 50s.

MORE MILD THE FAR SOUTH YOU GO.

WE WILL SEE 52 THERE FOR CHULA VISTA.

DOWN TO 48 TONIGHT IN OCEANSIDE AND CAMP PENDLETON.

FUTURE TRACK RADAR SHOWING THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT A DRY FORECAST.

THERE WILL BE SOME OF THAT CLOUD COVER NEAR THE COAST BUT THAT WILL START TO BURN OFF BY ABOUT MIDDAY AND THEN BY THE AFTERNOON NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY FOR SOME AREAS.

IT'LL BE A NICE SUNNY AFTERNOON HERE AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THURSDAY AND WE WILL SEE THE CLEAR SKIES IN TO FRIDAY MORNING.

HERE IS THE OVERALL FORECAST FOR THURSDAY.

BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES HERE ACROSS NOT ONLY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT A MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHWEST.

OVERALL LOOKS LIKE IT'LL BE A DRY FORECAST.

TRACKING ANY RAIN OR MOUNTAIN NOW INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TEMPERATURES, TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

75 IN OCEANSIDE AND CAM PENDLETON.

INTO FRIDAY THE COOL WEATHER, THAT COOL AIR MASS WILL SLOWLY START TO SHIFT FROM WEST TO EAST.

ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS WE WILL SEE A REBOUNDING FORECAST THERE FOR YOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

OVERALL THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL BE PRETTY NICE FOR US.

THAT EXTENDED OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST.

IF YOU LOOK SUNNY SKIES AND HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s YOU WILL LOVE MY FORECAST IN TO THE WEEKEND.

WHO WILL SEE A TEMPERATURE DROP BETWEEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

IT'LL STAY SUNNY AND PLEASANT.

INLAND FORECASTS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THAT TEMPERATURE DROP HEADING IN TO MONDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID,EN EVEN UPPER 50s.

WE COULD SEE 60s BY MONDAY AND THEN ACROSS THE DESERT WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID- 80s, UPPER 80s INTO EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

OVERALL IT'LL BE PRETTY NICE.

>>> THERE WAS A TIME INO IN OUR HISTORY WHEN THE CITY SEEMED FASCINATED BY A COUPLE OF VISITORS.

IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK YOU CAN STILL SEE REMINDERS OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE.

THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> THIS STORY STARTS WITH A PICTURE FROM A VIEWER, BRUCE GOLDEN SENT IT INTAKEN IN 1956.

THERE HE IS BETWEEN HIS MOM AND GRAND DAD AT THE ZOO ALONG WITH A BRONZE STATUE OF A GORILLA.

FAMOUS GORILLA.

WHEN HE AND ANOTHER GORILLA CAME TO SAN DIEGO IN THE 30s IT WAS PRETTY SENSATIONAL.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER ALL WE KNEW ABOUT THEM WHAT WAS WE SAW IN MOVIES AND OUR IMAGINATION.

>> DON'T BE ALARMED.

THOSE CHAINS ARE MADE OF CHROME STEEL.

>> THAT MIGHT BE ALL WE HAD AT THAT TIME TO REALLY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT A GORILLA LOOKED LIKE OR BEHAVED.

>> TRANSPORT MYSELF BACK TO THE 30s.

WHAT INFORMATION WE HAD AVAILABLE VERSES NOW COME SEE ONE IN THE FLESH.

I CAN IMAGINE IT WAS A VERY BIG DEAL HERE TO HAVE THEM ARRIVE.

>> RICK IS AMBASSADOR FOR SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL AND WE WANTED TO KNOW HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

HOW DID GREAT APES SO FARAWAY AND FULL OF MYSTERY AND MYTH 90 YEARS AGO END UP AT OUR ZOO?

HE SAID BELL BENCHLY WHO WAS BACK IN THE 30s THE DIRECT ER OF THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AND ONLY WOMAN ZOO DIRECT EAR IN THE WORLD GOT IN TOUCH IN AFRICA WITH A FAMILY WHO HAD THEM.

>> SHE SAID THEY WILL BE HARDER TO HAVE WHEN THEY GROW UP AND CONVINCED THEM TO HAVE THEM COME HERE.

>> SHOULD >> SHE WROTE TO EXPERTS IN AVENUE CAST >> SHE WOULD GO DOWN TO EVERY MORNING TO VISIT WITH THEM.

>> FOR ALL THEIR LIVES THEY FASCINATED VISITORS AND WERE KIND OF LIKE THE PANDAS OF THE LATER ERA.

A REASON YOU WENT TO THE ZOO.

>> THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR EVERYBODY.

THE FASCINATION.

YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE.

TO LAY EYES ON THEM.

>> SO WHAT HAPPENED?

ONE DIED IN 1942, TWO YEARS LATER THE OTHER DIED.

>> I CAN TELL YOU THIS.

ONE OF THEM DID END UP AS STUFFED AT ONE OF THE MUSEUMS HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

ANOTHER ONE I BELIEVE WENT TO LOS ANGELES.

>> IN SAN DIEGO AT THE MUSEUM OF MAN UP UNTIL IT WAS REMOVED A FEW YEARS AGO COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF MUSEUM VISITORS DID SEE STUFFED WHAT THE GREAT APE LOOKED LIKE IN REAL LIFE.

TODAY THE ZOO IS A WONDERFUL CENTER PIECE OF SAN DIEGO.

A MODERN ATTRACTION, DRAWING FOUR MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR, WORLD FAMOUS.

THERE'S JUST NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT AND THERE IN THE GORIL LA HABITAT ARE THE GREAT APES.

STILL ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR EXHIBITS.

THE FASCINATION REMAINS.

AND IF YOU NOTICE JUST AS YOU GO INTO THE ZOO THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE YOU ARE GREETED BY A COUPLE OF STATUES IN BRONZE.

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL SEE THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL APES STILL IN A SENSE AT THE ZOO AFTER SO MANY YEARS AND COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS KIND OF APPROPRIATE.

>> THEY ARE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF WHAT SAN DIEGO ZOO IS ALL ABOUT.

>> AND VERY MUCH A PART OF HISTORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>>> IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF THE STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO BE WATCHING EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US EVERYBODY.

I'M JOHN CAROL.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.