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>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

AS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES ON ITS 22nd DAY, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED HE WOULD DO THE NATIONAL GUARD AND SET ASIDE $80 MILLION TO SUPPORT FOOD BANKS.

THIS COMES AS THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES WARNS THAT PEOPLE ON FOOD STAMPS MAY NOT BE RECEIVING THEIR BENEFITS COME NOVEMBER.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS MORE ON WHAT THAT MEANS FOR SAN DIEGANS.

>> I NEED MY EBT.

IT'S THANKSGIVING, TOO, WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS.

>> Reporter: AS CORAL UNLOADS THE FOOD SHE GOT FROM FEEDING SAN DIEGO MARKETPLACE, SHE WORRIES ABOUT HOW SHE IS GOING TO FEED HERSELF NEXT MONTH.

>> I'VE GOT TO FIND ME A FOOD LINE, BECAUSE I DON'T GET BUT $112 A MONTH ANYWAY.

>> Reporter: SHE RECEIVES CAL FRESH BENEFITS, WHICH IS CALIFORNIA'S VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THOSE BENEFITS MAY NOT BE COMING NEXT MONTH.

A NOTIFICATION FROM THE COUNTY YESTERDAY.

>> THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING, MY MEALS FOR NEXT MONTH, MY THANKSGIVING PLAN, EVERYTHING IS OUT THE WINDOW NOW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE CASH TO FIND MEALS.

FOR MYSELF.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE STATE WARNED THE COUNTY THAT THERE MIGHT BE A DISRUPTION IF THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES PAST THURSDAY.

>> WHEN THE BENEFITS DISAPPEAR, THERE ARE GOING TO BE OVER 400,000 PEOPLE ADDED INTO THE HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK.

>> IT IS VERY DIFFICULT, IT IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK TO RESPOND AND TO MAKE UP THAT GAP.

>> Reporter: TODAY, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED HE WOULD DEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD AND FREE OF $80 MILLION TO HELP FOOD BANKS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR THE $80 MILLION IS COMING FROM CAL FUNDING.

>> WHAT THE GOVERNOR DID IS HE IS ADVANCING THOSE DOLLARS, SO WE CAN UTILIZE THEM NOW TO RESPOND TO THE INCREASED DEMAND.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK CEO CASEY CASTILLO SAYS THE NATIONAL GUARD WOULD HELP SORT FOOD IN THE FOOD BANK'S WAREHOUSE.

BOTH OF THE FOOD BANK AND FEEDING SAN DIEGO SAY THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE OF FEDERAL WORKERS AND MILITARY FAMILIES.

>> LATELY, WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS UP AT CAMP PENDLETON TO DO DISCRETE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS.

>> Reporter: AS FOR WEBER, FEEDING SAN DIEGO STAFF IS HELPING HER CONNECTED TO OTHER FOOD DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS.

IF YOU NEED FOOD ASSISTANCE, VISIT THE WEBSITES ON YOUR SCREEN.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HOLIDAY SEASON IS TYPICALLY A TIME WHEN PEOPLE PICK UP HOLIDAY JOBS, BUT THIS YEAR IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

COMING UP, WHAT MAY BE THE KEY TO FINDING A GOOD SEASONAL GIG THIS YEAR.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNCILMEMBERS ARE CONSIDERING BALLOT MEASURE THAT ATTACKS VACATION HOMES.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT IS AN EFFORT.

>> IT IS SAN DIEGO HAS ABOUT 5600 HOMES THAT ARE RENTED OUT SHORT-TERM ON PLATFORMS LIKE AIRBNB.

ABOUT 5000 HOMES IN THE CITY ARE CONSIDERED SECOND HOMES, MEANING THEY ARE VACANT MOST OF THE YEAR.

COUNCILMEMBER SEAN ELO-RIVERA WANTS TO ASK VOTERS TO TAX THOSE HOMES BASED ON HOW MANY VETERANS THEY HAVE.

THE REVENUE WOULD GO INTO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT SERVICES LIKE POLICE, FIRE, LIBRARIES, AND PARKS.

>> THE VACATION TAX IS RESTORING FAIRNESS AND BALANCE IN OUR HOUSING MARKET, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

IF YOU LIVE HERE, YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN THE CLEAR.

IF YOU USE YOUR HOME AS A BUSINESS, IT IS ONLY FAIR TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY SERVICES THAT MAKE THAT BUSINESS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE TAX WOULD NOT APPLY TO PROPERTIES WHERE THE OWNER LIVES ON SITE AND RENTS OUT A SPARE BEDROOM.

THE PROPOSAL IS SUPPORTED BY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES, UNIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS THAT HAVE PROTESTED SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

A NUMBER OF POSTS ON AIRBNB SHOWED UP IN OPPOSITION, SAYING THE TAX COULD PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS.

>> PLEASE DON'T MAKE US PAY EVEN MORE IN EXCESSIVE TAXES WHEN WE CANNOT AFFORD IT.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL POSTS IN SAN DIEGO ARE RESIDENTS AND RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBORS WHO SHARE THEIR HOME WITH GUESTS TO EARN AN EXTRA INCOME.

WHAT'S MORE, WE ALREADY CONTRIBUTE TAXES ANNUALLY.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL RULES COMMITTEE VOTED TO CONTINUE.

SUPPORTERS WANT TO PLACE IT ON THE JUNE 2026 BALLOT.

IT WOULD NEED A SIMPLE MAJORITY TO PASS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN A REPORT THIS WEEK SHOWS NATIONAL CITY HAS ADDED HUNDREDS OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

KPBS SOUTHBAY REPORTER KORI SUZUKI SAYS THAT IS A FRACTION OF WHAT THE CITY WILL NEED TO MEET ITS HOUSING GOES BY THE END OF THE DECADE.

>> Reporter: AND 2021, NATIONAL CITY LEADERS ADDED A GOAL OF ADDING HOMES ACROSS INCOME LEVELS IN ORDER TO MEET TARGETS SET BY STATE AND REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES.

THERE SEEMS SLOW BUT CONSISTENT PROGRESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HOMES THAT ARE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE.

AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT, ACTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEADER SAID DEVELOPERS A PARTY BUILT OVER 300 AFFORDABLE HOMES AND 700 UNITS IN TOTAL, BUT THE CITY STILL HAS TO ADD THOUSANDS MORE BY 2030.

>> THE ORIGINAL NUMBER WAS 5437, SO WE HAVE STILL GOT SOME WORK TO DO.

WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

>> Reporter: CITY OFFICIALS GRUMBLED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THEIR HOUSING TARGETS.

MAYOR RON MORRISON SAYS NATIONAL CITY THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH PART EXHIBITS STRONG PUBLIC TRANSIT AND A GOOD BALANCE OF JOBS AND HOUSING PROJECTS BECAUSE WE GET SMART GROWTH, WE GET THE HUGE NUMBERS, AND THE CITIES THAT DID DUMB GROWTH, THEY GET REWARDED FOR IT.

>> Reporter: DURING THE LAST PLANNING CYCLE WHICH ENDED IN 2020, NATIONAL CITY WASN'T ABLE TO MEET ANY OF ITS HOUSING GOALS.

FIVE OTHER CITIES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY ALSO FAILED TO MEET THEIR GOALS.

SIDE-TO-SIDE IS WITH THE PRO- HOUSING ADVOCACY GROUP.

HE SAYS SMALLER CITIES DO FACE GREATER LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO ADDING NEW HOUSING.

>> I DON'T WANT TO COMPLETELY ABSORB THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AND THE MAYOR OF NATIONAL CITY, THEY CAN DO MORE, BUT I AM ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT THEY DO HAVE QUITE LITERALLY LESS STAFF AND LESS TAX DOLLARS TO SPEND ON SOME OF THESE THINGS.

>> Reporter: NATIONAL CITY HAS ANOTHER FOUR YEARS TO MEET ITS HOUSING GOALS.

KORI SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE ON A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER THIS WEEK WITH CHANGING TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN IF YOU SHOWERS EARLIER TODAY, BUT IF YOU DID, YOU ONLY PICKED UP ONE OR TWO HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH BUT OVERALL TONIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 60s IN THE MARINE LAYER, THAT IS A FACTOR INTO TOMORROW AS WELL.

I WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THAT AND WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND, COMING UP.

>>> TODAY, A FEDERAL JUDGE IS HOLDING A HEARING ON WHETHER TO EXTEND AN ORDER BLOCKING THE DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO CHICAGO.

MEANWHILE, IMMIGRATION RATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE TRIGGERING PROTESTS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: IMMIGRATION RATES FLARING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS WEEK.

A CHAOTIC SCENE IN NEW YORK TUESDAY, BYSTANDERS STEPPED IN AS I.C.E.

AGENTS BEGAN ARRESTING THE STREET VENDORS ILLEGALLY OPERATING ALONG CANAL STREET IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN.

IN LOS ANGELES, A FEDERAL MARSHAL AND AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WERE INJURED AFTER AN IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT WEAPON DISCHARGED DURING AN OPERATION, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS.

INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE GUNFIRE ERUPTED AFTER AN I.C.E.

OFFICER CONFRONTED A MAN IN A VEHICLE AND SMASHED A WINDOW WITH THEIR SERVICE WEAPON.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE AGENT'S WEAPON DISCHARGED WHILE THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO GRAB THE SUSPECT STRIKING BOTH THE SUSPECT AND A DEPUTY U.S.

MARSHAL.

BOTH ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER, ACCORDING TO THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, A NUMBER OF HEARINGS ARE TAKING PLACE RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS.

>> HE WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE COMMON SENSE.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE FEELS EMPOWERED TO SEND NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS INTO ANY CITY HE SEES FIT AFTER A RULING BY AN APPEALS COURT ALLOW THIS IN PORTLAND, OREGON.

>> WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE THE NATIONAL GUARD TO PUT OUT TROUBLE.

>> REPORTER:'S ADMINISTRATION IS URGING THE U.S.

SUPREME COURT TO ALLOW A SIMILAR DEPLOYMENT IN CHICAGO.

THE JUSTICES ARE REVIEWING WHETHER LOWER FEDERAL COURTS WERE CORRECT TO BLOCK TRUMP FROM SENDING NATIONAL GUARD TO THE CITY SUBURBS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION BY MAIL, STATE OFFICIALS ARE URGING YOU TO RETURN YOUR BALLOT AHEAD OF ELECTION DAY.

AS THE BATTLE REPORTS, IT IS BECAUSE OF CHANGES AT THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE DR.

SHIRLEY WEBER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA ARE URGING VOTERS WHO ARE CASTING THEIR BALLOT BY MAIL TO DO SO NO LATER THAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, SINCE CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES BALLOTS BE POSTMARKED BY ELECTION DAY IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED.

IN THIS CASE, THAT IS POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 4th.

>> IF THEY ARE GOING TO PUT IT IN THE MAILBOX, DO IT NOW AND GET YOUR BALLOT IN.

>> Reporter: AS BONTA EXPLAINED THAT A NEWS CONFERENCE EARLIER THIS MONTH: >> THE DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE'S POLICIES, MAIL-IN BALLOTS IN SOME COMMUNITIES WILL NOT BE POSTMARKED THE DAY THEY ARE MAILED, BUT WILL INSTEAD BE POSTMARKED A DAY LATER.

>> Reporter: USES PEOPLE LIVING IN COMMUNITY IS MORE THAN 50 MILES FROM CALIFORNIA'S SIXTH REGIONAL MAIL PROCESSING FACILITIES MIGHT SEE THEIR BALLOT MARKED THE DAY AFTER DROPPING IT IN THE MAILBOX.

>> THE GET YOUR BALLOT SUBMITTED THROUGH THE USPS IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE A USPS SYSTEM BY NOVEMBER 1st TO MAKE SURE YOUR BALLOT WILL BE COUNTED IN OUR ELECTION.

>> Reporter: ARMANDO IS CLERK RECORDER AND REGISTRAR OF VOTERS FOR THE COUNTY, MOST OF WHICH LIES OUTSIDE THE 50 MILE PROXIMITY TO A REGIONAL MAIL PROCESSING FACILITY.

HE SAYS YOU CAN ALWAYS BRING YOUR BALLOT ENVELOPE TO THE SERVICE COUNTER AT A POST OFFICE.

>> IF YOU VISIT YOUR LOCAL POST OFFICE AND YOU WANT TO GET THAT COMFORT OF KNOWING YOUR BALLOT WAS POSTMARKED, GO AHEAD AND ASK THE POSTAL CLERK TO POSTMARKED IT AND YOU WILL BE FINE.

>> Reporter: U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE TELLS ABC 10 IN A STATEMENT, "GIVEN THE VARIETY OF WAYS PIECES OF MAIL ENTER THE NETWORK, U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE HAS NEVER GUARANTEED SAME DAY POST MARKING.

THERE ARE CHANGES OCCURRING IN OUR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULES AS WE OPTIMIZE OUR NETWORK.

THESE CAN CHANGE THE TIMELINE FOR THE POSTMARK."

IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON THAT MAIL IS POSTMARKED AT THE PROCESSING FACILITY A DAY AFTER IT IS COLLECTED BY A CARRIER OR DROPPED OFF AT A POST OFFICE.

>> PLEASE GET YOUR VOTE IN, DON'T FORGET TO SIGN YOUR ENVELOPE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIGH TURNOUT.

>> BACKUP REPORTING.

FOR MORE ON HOW TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE KPBS VOTER HUB.

WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON PROP 50, INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWING HOW YOUR DISTRICT MIGHT CHANGE IF IT PASSES.

YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO THE VOTER HUB ON OUR HOME PAGE OR GO TO KPBS.ORG/VOTE.

>>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, A GROSSMONT HIGH SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO GRANT ONE POSITION TO SUPPORT ALL LIBRARIES IN THE DISTRICT BUT IT WAS THE SECOND SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE DISTRICT'S LIBRARIES IN A YEAR.

KPBS REPORTER SPOKE WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO SAY THE DECISIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISRUPTIVE.

>> Reporter: THE GRANITE HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY WAS LIKE A SECOND HOME FOR JUNIOR KYRA JONES.

SHE WOULD GO THERE TO RELAX IN THE QUIET SANCTUARY, SIFTING THROUGH BOOKS OR ASKING THE LIBRARIAN FOR HELP WITH RESEARCH PAPERS BUT >> OUR LIBRARIAN, SHE KNEW EVERY BOOK THAT WAS IN THE LIBRARY.

AS SOON AS YOU SAID A TITLE, SHE SAID THAT ONE IS CHECKED OUT, NO, THAT ONE IS RIGHT OVER THERE.

SO, I WENT THERE PRETTY OFTEN.

>> Reporter: BUT ALL OF THAT CHANGED THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING A MARCH VOTE BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CUT ALL THE BRAND POSITIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

>> A LOT OF THE TIMES, IT HAS BEEN CLOSED, MOST OF INTO LUNCH AND THAT WERE THERE, WHICH FOR ME, THOSE ARE THE TIMES I CAN GO TO THE LIBRARY BECAUSE ALL OF MY OTHER CLASSES, WE ARE DOING STUFF UNTIL THE BELL.

>> Reporter: WEST HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR LILLIAN ALSO FELT THE LOSS OF HER SCHOOL LIBRARY EXIT HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED.

MOST OF THE WORK THAT OUR LIBRARIAN PUT INTO IT, DISPLAYING ARTWORK,, A LOT OF HER REFERENCES, RECOMMENDATIONS, THAT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE.

BECAUSE IT WENT WITH HER.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE BOARD MAJORITY FOLLOWED UP THEIR MARCH POSITION BY APPROVING ONE LIBRARIAN TO OVERSEE ALL LIBRARIES IN THE DISTRICT BUT IN THAT LIBRARY AND WILL REPORT TO AN OFFICIAL IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

DISTRICT OFFICIALS REFUSED A REQUEST FROM KPBS FOR AN INTERVIEW, BUT IN AN EMAIL STATEMENT SAID CURRENT LIBRARY STAFF MEMBERS CAN CHECK OUT BOOKS, HOWEVER THEY CAN'T SUPERVISE STUDENTS LIKE THE FORMER LIBRARIANS COULD STUDENTS SAY THIS MEANS THEY CAN'T STUDY, GATHER FOR CLUBS, OR GET HELP WITH THEIR RESEARCH IN THE LIBRARY.

ANY, PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SAYS WHEN YOU REMOVE A TEACHER LIBRARIAN -- >> THERE IS A BIG -- HUGE ABSENCE OF THOSE TYPES OF LESSONS AND THE DEPTH TO WHICH THE TEACHER LIBRARIAN CAN GO.

>> Reporter: AND ITS EMAIL RESPONSE TO KPBS, THE DISTRICT SAID, "AS IS NATURAL DURING A PERIOD OF TRANSITION, WE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS REGARDING LIBRARY OPERATIONS.

TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY THROUGHOUT THE DAY, EXCEPT FOR BRIEF PERIODS WHEN A LIBRARY TECHNICIAN MAY BE ON BREAK OR LUNCH."

JACKIE IS A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL WHO SPOKE TO KPBS AFTER THE BOARD'S MOST RECENT MEETING.

SHE SAYS THE BOARD'S MOVES LOOK LIKE A STEP TOWARDS CENSORSHIP.

>> I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE CONSTANT CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT LEVEL OF INTERACTION THE BOARD EXPECTED TO HAVE WITH SAID DISTRICT LIBRARIAN, BECAUSE I THINK THEY HAVE OVERSTEPPED IN A LOT OF AREAS, TRYING TO MICROMANAGE DAY-TO- DAY DECISIONS OF STAFF IN THE DISTRICT WHERE THAT IS NOT REALLY THEIR ROLE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS NOT ALONE IN HER CONCERNS.

TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND FORMER LIBRARIANS SAY THE BOARD MAJORITY'S ACTIONS SPEAK TO A LARGER CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL MOVEMENT.

JASON IS A FORMER LIBRARIAN AND NOW TEACHES HISTORY AT MOUNT MIGUEL HIGH SCHOOL.

>> DEFINITELY, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS AN IDEOLOGICAL AGENDA AND IT IS LIKE A FULL FRONT BATTLE.

IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE ATTACKING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THEY ARE.

>> Reporter: BARBARA, WEST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER IS ONE OF MULTIPLE TEACHERS WHO SAY THAT ISSUES WITH GETTING APPROVAL FOR NEW BOOKS FEED INTO CENSORSHIP CONCERNS BUT >> FOR US TO JUST BE CONTINUOUSLY TOLD NO, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT, SUGGESTS THERE IS SOME OTHER CENSORSHIP GOING ON, BECAUSE THEY JUST REFUSE TO TELL US ANYTHING MORE.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT ACKNOWLEDGED THE BOOK REVIEW PROCESS NEEDS CLARIFICATION AND ADDED THAT OFFICIALS HAVE OUTLINED GOALS TO BUILD A CULTURE OF TRUST AND COLLABORATION.

HE SAYS THE REASON FOR DECISIONS HAVE ACTUALLY ERODED TRUST IN THE DISTRICT.

>> IT APPEARS THAT THERE AT THE WHIMS OF THE BOARD IN THE DISTRICT.

IT SEEMS THAT SEPARATIONS OF POWER AND CHECKS AND BALANCES HAS DISAPPEARED, AND NOW IT JUST SEEMS THE BOARD -- I MEAN, THE DISTRICT WILL DO WHATEVER THE BOARD SAYS.

>> Reporter: DISTRICT OFFICIALS HAVE NOT SAID WHEN THEY PLAN TO HIRE THE DISTRICT LIBRARIAN.

ALEINU, KPBS NEWS.

>>> INTEREST IN SEASONAL WORK IS SURGING THIS YEAR, BUT THE NUMBER OF HOLIDAY JOB OPENINGS WILL LIKELY MEET THAT DEMAND.

KARIN CAIFA BREAKS DOWN WHAT JOB HUNTERS NEED TO KNOW AND WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.

>> Reporter: HOLIDAY JOB OPENINGS ARE OUT THERE, BUT SO IS STIFF COMPETITION.

>> COMPETITION IS GOING TO BE MUCH STIFFER THIS YEAR THAN IT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN THAT SLOWDOWN IN THE NUMBER OF JOB POSTINGS PAIRED WITH AN INCREASE IN THE COMPETITION OF MORE AND MORE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: COREY STALEY, SENIOR ECONOMIST FOR INDIA HIRING LAB SAYS THEIR DATA FINDS JOB SEARCH IS SURGING AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON WHILE EMPLOYERS PULL BACK.

>> TEMPORARY JOBS IN SOME WAYS ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE SEE IN FULL-TIME AND OTHER JOBS IN THE ECONOMY, BUT IN OTHER WAYS, THERE ALSO VERY MUCH THE SAME.

SO, WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF THE BROADER TRENDS IN THE LABOR MARKET BEING REFLECTED IN THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY HIRING.

>> Reporter: SEASONAL RETAIL HIRING TO FALL TO ITS LOWEST POINT SINCE 2009 DURING THE GREAT RECESSION.

NANCY, LEAD ECONOMIST FOR OXFORD ECONOMICS SAYS THOSE EMPLOYERS MAY BE TAKING CUES FROM CONSUMERS.

>> A LOT OF CONSUMERS ARE FEELING, YOU KNOW, PRESSURED BY HIGH COSTS FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS, WHETHER IT IS THINGS WHERE TARIFFS HAVE BEEN APPLIED, OR JUST EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS, FOOD, HOUSING, ELECTRICITY.

SO, RETAILERS SEEM TO BE TAKING A CAUTIOUS APPROACH.

>> Reporter: BUT STALEY SAYS INDEED'S REAL-TIME POSTING SHOWS RETAIL ISN'T THE ONLY PLACE TO LOOK FOR A HOLIDAY JOB.

>> WE SEE SOME LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY, BUT WE ALSO START SEEING SOME INTERESTING CASES WHERE EVEN ACCOUNTING JOBS START TO PICK UP THIS TIME OF YEAR.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE TOP SEASONAL POSTINGS ARE FOR BEAUTY VISORS, DELIVERY DRIVERS, FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, TRUCK DRIVERS BUT IN WASHINGTON, KARIN CAIFA.

NEW MARKET HAS BEEN A DECADE SINCE THE LANDMARK STUDY IS PART OF NEW GUIDELINES RECOMMENDING PEANUT PRODUCTS BE SAID TO YOUNG BABIES TO HELP PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE- THREATENING ALLERGIES.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT SINCE THEN, PEANUT ALLERGIES HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DECLINED IN THE U.S.

MANDY GAITHER LOOKS INTO THE DATA.

>> Reporter: FOR DECADES, PARENTS WERE TOLD TO KEEP PEANUTS AND NUT PRODUCTS AWAY FROM YOUNG CHILDREN UNTIL AGE 3, BUT IN 2015, RESEARCH CAUSED EXPERTS TO FLIP-FLOP.

THE CURRENT GUIDELINES SAY INTRODUCING THESE FOODS IN INFANCY CAN ACTUALLY HELP PREVENT FOOD ALLERGIES.

>> THE END GOAL IS TO SEE THIS TIDE TURNED.

>> Reporter: IN HIS STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS DETERMINED ABOUT 60,000 CHILDREN HAVE AVOIDED FOOD ALLERGIES SINCE GUIDELINES CHANGED, INCLUDING 40,000 CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE DEVELOPED PEANUT ALLERGIES.

STILL, ABOUT 8% OF CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY FOOD ALLERGIES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 2% WITH A PEANUT ALLERGY.

>> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF FEAR.

>> Reporter: THIS DR.

SAYS THAT FEAR MAY HAVE STOPPED SOME FROM FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES, BUT SHE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD START INTRODUCING PEANUT PRODUCTS AS SOON AS THEIR BABY IS READY TO EAT SOLID FOODS, USUALLY AROUND FOUR TO SIX MONTHS.

>> USE LIKE PEANUT BUTTER, SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER, THEN SEND IT OUT WITH THE BREASTMILK, FORMULA, APPLESAUCE, WHATEVER YOU DESIRE.

AND THEN ONLY INTRODUCE IT TO YOUR BABY.

A LITTLE BIT ON THE LEFT, LET THEM LICK IT, ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS WHEN INTRODUCING PEANUT PRODUCTS, PARENTS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR SIGNS OF AN ALLERGY -LIKE RASH, HIVES, AND VOMITING.

SHE SAYS THOSE ARE THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS IN BABIES WITH A FOOD ALLERGY.

>> BUT IF THEY EAT IT JUST FINE, THEN I RECOMMEND JUST KEEPING IT IN THEIR DIET, KEEPING IT IN TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK, AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THAT WAY, THEY GO ON TO ENJOYING IT.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> SOME GOOD NEWS IS THE PLUMBING AT THE RIVER COMMUNITY GARDEN.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY HAS AN UPDATE ON PLANS FOR KEEPING GARDENERS PLANTING.

>> Reporter: ANDRADE HAS BEEN GROWING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN HIS PLOT FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

>> CAULIFLOWER, BROCCOLI CILANTRO.

>> HE HAS ALSO GROWN MEMORIES WITH HIS GRANDDAUGHTER.

THOSE MEMORIES ARE SHOWN ON A BRIGHT GREEN POSTER HIS NINE- YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER MADE IT IT SAYS INSTALL CLOSE HIS GARDEN.

THE AGENCY MANAGING THE 17 ACRE COMMUNITY GARDEN GAVE HIM 60 DAYS TO LEAVE OVER CONCERNS ABOUT CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION, BUT ANDRADE HAS BEEN HOPEFUL THAT DOZENS OF GROWERS LIKE HIMSELF WAS SOMEHOW GET TO STAY.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> HE SAYS IT WON'T CLOSE, THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO HEAR.

THAT'S WHAT THEY HEARD AT A RECENT MEETING WITH SUPERVISOR PALOMA AGGIE RAY.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO THEM THAT THE GARDEN WILL CONTINUE NO MATTER WHAT.

>> THE COUNTY OWNS THE LAND AND IS NOW LOOKING FOR A NEW GARDEN OPERATOR.

A FORMAL SEARCH IS UNDERWAY.

THE DEADLINE FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY CLOSES FRIDAY.

AGUIRRE SAYS THE COUNTY IS MOVING QUICKLY BECAUSE THE DEADLINE TO VACATE THE GARDEN IS APPROACHING.

>> WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLOTS JUST TO DIG UP EVERYTHING AND EXIT ONLY TO TRY AND RE-ENTER.

>> Reporter: AGUIRRE SAYS SOME LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ALREADY SHOWN INTEREST.

TAMMY MERCKER, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE MARINE LAYER IS GOING TO DEEPEN AS WE HEAD INTO OUR THURSDAY, SO FIRST THING OUT THE DOOR CAN EXPECT SOME LOW CLOUDS AND VISIBILITY ISSUES, ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST, BUT IT IS GOING TO MOVE QUITE A BIT INLAND AS WELL.

AS WE GET TO THE END OF THE WORKWEEK, THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DRIER, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER, BUT NOT FOR LONG, THOUGH.

WE HAVE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING IN THIS WEEKEND, NOT REALLY A RAIN PRODUCER, BUT THE WIND, THE LOWER TEMPERATURES, THAT WILL COME BACK.

LET'S BREAK IT DOWN PIECE BY PIECE, THOUGH.

WIND A FACTOR TODAY AS WELL.

WE DO HAVE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EVERYBODY IN PURPLE HERE.

A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE EAST AS WELL.

THESE LAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT, SO SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND, WE ARE TALKING UP TO 50 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS WITH THIS.

OVERALL, TEMPERATURES TONIGHT, WE'RE DROPPING TO 54 IN OCEANSIDE.

61 IN SAN DIEGO.

YOU SEE ALL OF THE CLOUDS, THE LOW CLOUDS, THE VISIBILITY ISSUES.

52 FOR OUR LOVES OVERNIGHT.

WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AND THERE IS A VARIETY.

WE ARE IN THE 70s IN OCEANSIDE.

ESCONDIDO, RAMONA.

INTO THE UPPER 50s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

YOU WILL NOTICE THE LOW CLOUDS, MAINLY JUST ALONG THE COAST.

OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE MARINE LAYER, THOSE LESSON THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, THOUGH.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALONG THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES, NOT TOO MUCH VARIATION, WE ARE AT 72 REALLY FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS.

THEN WE JUMP UP TO 74 FOR YOUR MONDAY.

WE HAD FURTHER INLAND, HERE IS WHERE WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE TEMPERATURE VARIATION AS TENDS TO BE THE CASE.

WE WILL HAVE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, MONDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, THOUGH.

NOT EVEN SEEING THE CLOUD COVER.

WE GET TO THE 80s FOR FRIDAY, DOES NOT LAST LONG.

WE'RE BACK TO THE MID-70s FOR SATURDAY AND WE STAY THERE THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

WE HAD TO OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS AND WE ARE BOUNCING THROUGH THE 50s AND 60s HERE.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE UNTIL WE GET TO SUNDAY.

THOSE LOWS JUMPING FROM THE 40s TO THE 50s FOR SUNDAY.

IN OUR DESERTS, AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER AREA WE ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT FOR THE WIND TODAY AND THEN INTO THE WEEKEND AS WELL.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE ARE IN THE 80s FOR THURSDAY, WE JUMP TO THE 90s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

NOT TOO MUCH OF A COOL DOWN FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY, DOWN TO THAT 89, BUT THEN 86 FOR YOUR MONDAY.

STILL A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER, BUT NOT TOO MUCH VARIATION.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM ACCUWEATHER'S ANNA.

>>> ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES AS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THREATENS TO EXTEND INTO NOVEMBER, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS TAKING ACTION TO HELP CALIFORNIANS AT RISK OF LOSING FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE WILL DEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD AND SET ASIDE $80 MILLION TO HELP SUPPORT FOOD BANKS.

THIS IN ANTICIPATION OF INCREASED DEMAND NEARLY 4000 PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY RECEIVED COW FRESH BENEFITS.

BOTH THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK AND SEEDING SAN DIEGO SAY THEY HAVE SEEN INCREASED DEMAND FROM FEDERAL WORKERS AND FROM MILITARY FAMILIES.

>>> AND THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING A MEASURE THAT WOULD TAX VACATION HOMES.

COUNCILMEMBER SEAN ELO-RIVERA WANTS TO ASK VOTERS TO TAX HOMES THAT ARE USED AS SHORT- TERM VACATION RENTALS BASED ON HOW MANY BEDROOMS THEY HAVE READ THAT MONEY WOULD GO TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND, WHICH SUPPORTS SERVICES LIKE POLICE, FIRE PROTECTION, LIBRARIES, AND PARKS.

SUPPORTERS WANT TO PLACE THE MEASURE ON THE JUNE 2026 BALLOT.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SANCTIONS RUSSIA FOR REFUSING TO END THE WAR IN UKRAINE BUT THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

♪ >>> AND HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

FOR FANS, THERE IS NOTHING AS EXCITING AS GOING TO SEE YOUR TEAM PLAY, BUT WHAT WAS ONCE AN AFFORDABLE FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT IS INCREASINGLY MORE EXPENSIVE AND PRICING OUT SOME LOYAL FANS.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION EXAMINES WHY.

>>> SPEAKING OF ENTERTAINMENT, KPBS MIDDAY EDITION IS ROUNDING UP THE BEST ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR THE WEEKEND PREVIEW.

>>> AND CHECK OUT THE KPBS ARTS AND CULTURE PODCAST CALLED THE FINEST.

A NEW EPISODE IS OUT TOMORROW BUT YOU CAN LISTEN AT KPBS.ORG/THE FINEST OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

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