>>> MAJOR FUND OVER FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HOW TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

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

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU!

>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

RECALL REJECTED.

SOME BELIEF TOO HIGH OF A PRICE.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM WILL REMAIN IN OFFICE BUT WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF HIS RIVALS?

THE RECALL PROCESS AND CALIFORNIA?

OUR COVERAGE BEGINS WITH KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN.

>> Reporter: NEWSOM GAVE HIS VICTORY SPEECH IN SACRAMENTO, SAYING THE VOTE WAS CALIFORNIA'S REJECTION OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S BRAND OF POLITICS.

>> HE SAID YES TO SCIENCE, WE SAID YES TO VACCINES, WE SAID YES TO ENDING THIS PANDEMIC.

WE SAID YES TWO PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE WITHOUT FEAR OF FAKE FRAUD OR VOTER SUPPRESSION.

WE SAID YES TO WOMEN'S FUNDAMENTAL, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO DECIDE FOR HERSELF WHAT SHE DOES WITH HER BODY.

FOR HER FATE AND FUTURE.

>> Reporter: HIS MARGIN OF VICTORY WAS NEARLY 30 PERCENTAGE POINTS, THAT WILL LIKELY GIVE HIM A BOOST AHEAD OF HIS 2022 REELECTION CAMPAIGN.

AND, IT COULD ALSO CHANGE HOW HE GOVERNS.

UCSD POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR FAD KOSER SAYS NEWSOM HAS BEEN RELATIVELY TIMID ON MANY CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES.

>> I THINK HE MAY BE EMBOLDENED TO TAKE SOME STRONGER STEPS ON PROGRESSIVE ISSUES, THINGS LIKE SINGLE-PAYER HEALTHCARE, POLICE REFORM, IF HE WANTS TO HAVE THOSE NATIONAL AMBITIONS FOR TWO OR SIX YEARS FROM NOW, HE HAS GOT TO RUN ON THAT RECORD.

>> Reporter: THE RECALL ALSO SUGGESTS TROPISM IS STILL THE DOMINANT FORCE IN REPUBLICAN POLITICS.

CONSERVATIVE RADIO HOST LARRY ELDER EMERGED AS THE TOP REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE.

THOUGH CLEARLY NOT ONE THAT CAN WIN STATEWIDE OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA.

FOR SAN DIEGO MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER TRAILED FAR BEHIND ELDER, THAT SUGGESTS AT LEAST FOR NOW, HIS MORE MODERATE POLITICS ARE INCREASINGLY OUT OF STEP WITH CALIFORNIA'S J.O.P.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS FOR LARRY ELDER, HE MADE IT KNOWN TO HIS FOLLOWERS THAT ALTHOUGH HE CONCEDES NEWSOM WON THIS RECALL ELECTION CHALLENGE, HIS POLITICAL FIGHT AND FUTURE IS NOT OVER.

>> MY OPPONENT, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM -- COME ON!

LET'S BE GRACIOUS, LET'S BE GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT.

AND BY THE WAY, WE MAY HAVE LOST THE BATTLE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE WAR.

>> Reporter: ELDER WENT ON TO CRITICIZE NEWSOM FOR WHAT HE CLAIMED IS RISING CRIME IN CALIFORNIA AND AN UNCHECKED HOMELESS CRISIS.

ELDER ALSO REFERRED TO HIMSELF AS A COACH, FORMER RADIO HOST", ARGUED RACIAL DIVISIONS ARE WILDLY OVERBLOWN.

ELDER WAS THE TOP REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER WHILE FORMER SAN DIEGO MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER CAME IN A DISTANT THIRD.

>>> FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN.

THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN CALIFORNIA.

I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS.

TONIGHT WAS ROUND ONE.

THERE IS MORE TO COME.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE NUMBERS WEREN'T WHAT THE FAULKNER CAMPAIGN WAS HOPING FOR, THEY SAY THE RECALL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THEIR NETWORK OUTSIDE OF SAN DIEGO AND USE IT IN A FUTURE ENDEAVOR.

>>> THE FIELD RECALL ELECTION DID NOT COME CHEAP, THOUGH.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TALKED TO A LOCAL POLITICAL EXPERT ABOUT WHETHER THE ENORMOUS COST WILL SPUR ANY CHANGES TO HOW RECALL ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: THIS RECALL ELECTION IS A REMINDER OF JUST HOW COSTLY IT IS TO STAGE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS.

THE FINAL ESTIMATE CAME IN JULY FROM CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE SHIRLEY WEBER, PUTTING THE COST OF THIS ONE AT 276 MILLION, WITH MORE THAN 243 MILLION BORNE BY THE COUNTIES AND THE REMAINING 32 PLUS MILLION FROM THE STATE.

BUT WEBER SAYS WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THIS RECALL ELECTION WILL LIKELY COST TAXPAYERS UPWARDS OF $300 MILLION.

MESA COLLEGE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE CARL LUNA SAYS THE RECALL ELECTION LAW DATES BACK TO 1911, MEANT TO KEEP POWERFUL INTEREST GROUPS LIKE RAILROADS, FROM PICKING THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE.

>> THIS GIVES CITIZENS A CHANCE TO REPLACE PEOPLE WHO THEY THOUGHT WERE BEING MORE RESPONSIVE TO SPECIAL INTERESTS AND TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REFORM TO HELP THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: THE LAW REQUIRES SIGNATURES FROM 12% OF THE VOTER TURNOUT OF THE LAST ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR, IN THIS CASE, THAT WORKED OUT TO NEARLY ONE AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE.

BUT LUNA SAYS POWERFUL, WEALTHY PEOPLE HAVE FIGURED OUT WAYS TO WORK THE SYSTEM.

>> REMEMBER, ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT IN FRONT OF THE TRADER JOE'S SIGNING PEOPLE UP FOR THESE INITIATIVES ARE BEING PAID TO BE THERE, THE MORE MONEY YOU HAVE, THE EASIER IT IS TO QUALIFY SOMETHING FOR THE BALLOT.

THERE A COUPLE OF REFORMS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY AROUND THE HALLS OF THE LEGISLATURE, DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN OF FULLERTON HAS PROPOSED NUMEROUS CHANGES, INCLUDING BANNING PAYING SIGNATURE COLLECTORS AND UPPING THE THRESHOLD TO QUALIFY FOR A RECALL ELECTION.

BUT LUNA IS SKEPTICAL OF THOSE PROPOSALS GOING ANYWHERE.

>> EVERYBODY IS UPSET ABOUT IT IN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE THE PRIMARIES AND BY THE TIME YOU GET BACK TO THINKING ABOUT IT, IT WILL BE THE NEXT EVENT, THE NEXT RECALL.

>> Reporter: OR, THE NEXT ELECTION, WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY, WHEN GAVIN NEWSOM WILL RUN ONCE AGAIN TO KEEP HIS JOB.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EDUCATION HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY POLITICS IN THE PANDEMIC, WITH THE RECALL BEHIND US, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE SAN DIEGO SCHOOLS AND PARENTS WHO HAVE STRUGGLED TO KEEP UP WITH CHANGING HEALTH MANDATES?

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MJ PEREZ HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: PARENTS ARE LINED UP EARLY FOR WEDNESDAY'S MIDDAY DISMISSAL HERE AT HARDY ELEMENTARY IN THE COLLEGE AREA, WHILE THEY WAIT THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT LAST NIGHT'S RECALL ELECTION RESULTS.

>> RELIEVED, HAPPY.

>> BECAUSE?

>> WE HAVE OUR GOVERNOR.

>> I AM GLAD IT IS OVER AND I'M GLAD NEWSOM WON, BECAUSE WE NEED TO PUT ON OUR MASKS, THAT WAY EVERYBODY STAYS HEALTHY.

AND THE ONES THAT DO NOT PUT IT, THEY ARE THE ONES GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

AND I FEEL SORRY FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE RECALL IS OVER BUT THE CONTROVERSY IS NOT.

LEADERSHIP OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOLS IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER.

AND THOSE IN CHARGE ARE BEING GREETED.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED BOARD MEMBERS VOTED TUESDAY ON JOB REVIEWS FOR FORMER SUPERINTENDENT CINDY MARTEN, WHO RESIGNED IN MAY TO JOIN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

AND, HER REPLACEMENT, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT DR. LaMONT JACKSON.

THEY WERE NOT GREETED WITH LETTERS OR SCORES BUT WITH THIS SCALE, BEGINNING FOR WORK STARTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS YET, DEVELOPING FOR PROJECTS STARTED BUT STILL BEING IMPLEMENTED.

ACCOMPLISHING FOR WORK WITH EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS, EXTENDING MEANS THE SUPERINTENDENT ACCOMPLISH THE WORK AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON STUDENTS.

BOTH LEADERS RECEIVED CREDIT FOR EXTENDING EFFORTS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION.

AND BOTH HAVE ACCOMPLISHED PROGRESS IN CULTIVATING INCLUSIVE AND ANTIRACISM PROGRAMS.

>> WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING A REAL CHANGE.

IN A WAY THAT MAKES THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR STUDENTS GOING FORWARD DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY.

>> Reporter: ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AUGUST 30th, DR. JACKSON WAS CLEAR ON HIS INTENTION FOR THIS YEAR.

>> WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR STUDENTS.

WHETHER THAT BE THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, WHETHER THAT BE THE ACADEMIC LEARNING, WE ARE ALL IN.

>> Reporter: WHETHER THAT COMMITMENT WILL INCLUDE A NEW VACCINE MANDATE IS STILL TO BE DECIDED.

BUT NO DECISION IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 28th.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME PROMISING PANDEMIC NEWS FOR CALIFORNIA, TRANSMISSION RATES ARE DROPPING.

THE CDC SAYS THE STATE'S CORONAVIRUS TRANSMISSION LEVEL HAS FALLEN FROM HIGH TO SUBSTANTIAL.

THAT IS THE SECOND HIGHEST OF FOUR TIERS.

IN PERCENTAGE TERMS, CALIFORNIA HAS SEEN A 27% DECLINE IN WEEKLY CASES OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

IT IS A HOPEFUL SIGN, THOUGH, THAT THE SUMMER SURGE, FUELED BY THE DELTA VARIANT, IS SUBSIDING.

CALIFORNIA IS THE ONLY LARGE STATE TO IMPROVE IN THE TIER LEVELS AND HIGH VACCINATION RATES.

INDOOR MASKING PRACTICES ARE BEING CREDITED.

>>> CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS HAVE INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY AMONG CHILDREN, ACROSS THE U.S.

IN THE LAST WEEK.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A WELL- KNOWN PEDIATRIC GROUP.

SO, WHERE DO WE STAND ON GETTING CHILDREN UNDER 12 VACCINE ELIGIBLE?

HERE IS MANDY GAITHER.

>> Reporter: THE WAR IN THE 19, HITTING THE YOUNG HARD.

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS REPORTS MORE THAN 240,000 NEW CASES AMONG CHILDREN OVER THE PAST WEEK, PEDIATRIC CASES NOW ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY 29% OF ALL CASES REPORTED NATIONWIDE.

>> BEFORE SCHOOLS OPEN, WE KNEW CHILDREN CONGREGATING IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHOUT HAVING MASK MANDATES, CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO GET VACCINATED, WAS A PRIME FACTOR TO SPREAD DISEASE.

>> Reporter: IN GEORGIA, THE STATE'S EPIDEMIOLOGIST SAYS ABOUT 60% OF ALL COVID OUTBREAKS REPORTED IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS ARE HAPPENING IN K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS AND ALMOST SEVEN FOLD INCREASE.

THE STATE RANKS NEAR BOTTOM OF THE U.S.

WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINATION RATES.

>> YES, IT IS TRUE THAT CHILDREN MAY NOT GET AS SICK AS ADULTS, THEY ARE NOT HOSPITALIZED AS OFTEN, THEY DO NOT DIE AS OFTEN, BUT IT CAN HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, ONLY THOSE 12 AND OLDER ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COVID-19 VACCINE BUT THAT COULD SOON CHANGE.

>> BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE SOMETIME IN THE FALL.

>> Reporter: KAISER'S CEO, CONFIRMING DATA FROM THEIR VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AGE 5 TO 11 SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE FDA BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

>> AND THEN IT IS UP TO THE FDA TO TAKE THEIR TIME AND TO MAKE THE DECISION.

>> Reporter: PFIZER ALSO WORKING WITH VACCINE DATA FOR CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS.

THE COMPANY SAYING THAT INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF OCTOBER OR BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM INDICATOR.

>>> COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS MAY NOT HAVE AS BIG OF A BENEFIT AS SOME EXPERTS HAVE HOPED.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A BRIEFING DOCUMENT RISK LEASED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.

IT FOCUSES ON THE KAISER BIOTECH VACCINE AND STATES A BENEFIT FROM BOOSTERS COULD BE MORE LIMITED IF THE PRIMARY VACCINE DOSES ARE STILL EFFECTIVE.

AN FDA VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED TO MEET FRIDAY TO DISCUSS THE DATA ON A SIX-MONTH COVID BOOSTER.

>>> FOR THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC AND RESOURCES, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE TRACKING COVID-19 SECTION AT KPBS.ORG, THAT INCLUDES DETAILS ON VACCINES, THE LATEST CASE NUMBERS, AND OUR LOCAL REPORTING.

YOU CAN GET THERE BY CLICKING THE LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> SAN MARCOS WILL BECOME THE NECK CITY TO BAN SMOKING AND VAPING IN OUTDOOR PATIOS AND DINING AREAS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PASS THE ORDINANCE LAST NIGHT, SIGNS WILL BE GIVEN TO BUSINESSES NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS OF THE OUTDOOR SMOKING AND VAPING BAND.

THE POLICY WILL GET A SECOND READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IN TWO WEEKS AND THEN IS SET TO GO INTO EFFECT 30 DAYS LATER.

>>> FIRST IT WAS THE OCEAN BEACH PIER AND NOW ANOTHER LOCAL PEER IS IN NEED OF REPAIRS.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY EXPLAINS WHY THE IMPERIAL BEACH PEER WAS FORCED TO CLOSE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH NOTIFIED THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO ON MONDAY EVENING THAT A PILING FROM THE IMPERIAL BEACH PEER HAD FALLEN OFF.

IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THE PEER WAS IMMEDIATELY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

>> IT IS TOUGH ANYTIME YOU GET AN ICONIC PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU HAVE TO SHUT DOWN.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO SIDE ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION, IN THIS CASE, WE DO NOT WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THIS AS SOON AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: ERNIE MEDINA IS THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO'S CHIEF ENGINEER AND SAYS THERE IS CURRENTLY A LARGE SWELL AROUND THE PURE BUT HOPES TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE AN ASSESSMENT AS SOON AS THURSDAY.

>> ANYTIME WE HAVE A ROUGH ENVIRONMENT WITH SOME INFRASTRUCTURE WE PUT IN, IT'S GOING TO BE THE ENVIRONMENT VERSUS THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOMETIMES THE ENVIRONMENT WINS.

>> Reporter: THE EASTERN PART OF THE PIER WHERE THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IS MADE UP OF TIMBER AND WAS BUILT IN THE 1960s.

THE WESTERN PORTION, MADE UP OF STEEL, WAS BUILT IN 1989, SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE ADMIRING THE CLOSED.

FROM A DIFFERENCE INCLUDING ELLEN ACKER WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF THE IVY KENNEDY FOR OVER 60 YEARS.

>> IF YOU LOOK AROUND AND SEE THE DEVELOPMENT IMPERIAL BEACH HAS DONE OVER THE LAST 15, 10 YEARS, IT IS ALL AROUND THE PEER.

RIGHT?

SO, A LOT OF ECONOMY, A LOT OF NEW HOUSES.

IT IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

>> IT IS A MAIN FOCUS WHENEVER ANYBODY COMES TO IMPERIAL BEACH, THIS IS AN ICONIC PLACE THAT THEY WANT TO GO.

IT IS WHERE PEOPLE GATHER, YOU MAKE MEMORIES, WHETHER IT IS FISHING, SURFING, IT IS CLASSIC, ICONIC IMPERIAL BEACH.

>> Reporter: HE IS A LOCAL SURFER AND HAS CALLED IVY HIS HOME FOR OVER 30 YEARS, HE HAPPENED TO BE ON SITE THE NIGHT THE PILING FELL OFF THE PEER.

>> IT IS UP OVER IT BUT IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME.

I HOPE IT BRINGS AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED TO INVEST IN THE ICONIC PIECES OF IMPERIAL BEACH AND FOCUS OUR MONEY ON AREAS THAT SERVE THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS SAY IT WOULD BE A HUGE LOSS TO THE IB COMMUNITY IF THE PEER PERMANENTLY CLOSED.

>> IT WOULD BE LIKE LOSING A FAMILY MEMBER, YOU KNOW?

THAT PEER HAS BEEN HERE EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY.

>> Reporter: MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE CLOSURE OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK.

THE FEDERAL AGENCY TOOK THE EXTRAORDINARY STEP TO CLOSE ALL NATIONAL FORESTS IN CALIFORNIA AT THE END OF AUGUST.

THAT CLOSURE WAS DUE TO EXPIRE ON FRIDAY.

THE SERVICE LIFTED THE CLOSURE TWO DAYS EARLY FOR NATIONAL FORESTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST IS ONE OF FIVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESERVES THAT WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22nd.

>>> WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THE COOLING TREND IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS ESPECIALLY.

WE WILL SEE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THE COAST AND INLAND BUT THE BIGGEST DROPS ARE LIKELY GOING TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING BACK DOWN CLOSER TO WHAT IS MORE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

AND THE WINDS SHOULD PICK UP THIS WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

WITH A POWERFUL SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE IN THE NORTHWEST.

FOR NOW, TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FALLING BACK DOWN INTO THE UPPER 50s IN OCEANSIDE, MID 50s IN ESCONDIDO.

ORIOLE FISH SPRINGS DROPPING UP TO 70 DEGREES THERE, AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD TO THURSDAY, THE INTERIOR SECTIONS HERE OF THE SOUTHWEST ARE LOOKING TO STAY DRY AND HOT.

BUT NEAR THE COAST YOU WILL FIND SOME COMFORT.

IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE DESERTS, THINGS ARE REALLY COOL OFF TOWARD FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES FOR YOUR HIGHS ON THURSDAY GETTING UP INTO THE LOW 80s IN RAMONA, UP INTO THE LOW 70s FOR YOU IN OCEANSIDE, CHULA VISTA, 73 DEGREES FOR YOUR DAYTIME HIGH.

FRIDAY IT IS BONE DRY AGAIN HERE, BUT IT WILL FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

ALL THE HEAT BEGINS TO SHIFT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OFF TO THE EAST HERE ON FRIDAY.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE LOW TO MID 70s HERE SO PRETTY MUCH RIGHT ON PAR WITH WHAT IS AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

FURTHER INLAND, UPPER 70s, LOW 80s HERE, NOT A LOT OF CHANGE IN YOUR FIVE-DAY FORECAST, BUT THE BIG CHANGES AGAIN ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

YOU WILL BE DROPPING OFF FROM THE 80s INTO THE LOW 60s, THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY NIGHT, COULD BE FALLING DOWN INTO THE LOW TO MID 50s.

SO, THAT IS SO MUCH COOLER AIR THAT IS ON THE WAY HERE AND YOU WILL ACTUALLY SEE A NICE LITTLE DROP OFF IN THE DESERTS TOO.

TEMPERATURES WILL ACTUALLY FALL OUT OF THE TRIPLE DIGITS, AND BACK INTO THE UPPER 90s WITH PLENTY OF SUNNY DAYS AHEAD.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> A RECENT STUDY OF THE PLANET 'S WARMING CLIMATE PREDICTS WORKING OUTSIDE WILL BECOME RISKIER AS COMMUNITIES ENDURE MORE EXTREME HEAT DAYS MORE OFTEN.

ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON SAYS THAT HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NATION'S ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: JOSH MENDELSON SCANS A PRODUCT BLUEPRINT AT THE UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER.

>> WE HAVE TO RUN A PIPE FROM HERE TO HERE.

>> Reporter: OF MENTAL 10 RUNS CJ ELECTRIC, THE FIRM IS A SUBCONTRACTOR ON THE MIDCOAST TROLLEY EXTENSION, ONE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S LARGEST PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

HIS WORKERS ARE UP IN A CHERRY PICKER UNDER A TRACK PLATFORM.

THEY ARE DRILLING HOLES INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CHARLIE BRIDGE, INSTALLING ELECTRICAL LINES TO CONNECT TO AN ELECTRICAL BOX JUST ACROSS THE STREET.

ONLY SELECT COLUMNS UNDER TROLLEY STATIONS WILL BE LIT SO PASSENGERS CAN FIND THE PLATFORMS AT NIGHT.

AND MIDDLETON SAYS THIS WORK IS FORTUNATELY IN THE SHADE.

THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR EVERY JOB.

IN FACT, SUN AND HEAT CAN BE BRUTAL WITHOUT SPECIAL GEAR.

>> THEY MAKE CERTAIN VISORS, YOUR SUNGLASSES.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOLING PACKS.

>> Reporter: GEAR SOMETIMES IS NOT ENOUGH AS HOSPITALS GET MORE INTENSE.

HAPPEN MORE OFTEN, AND LAST LONGER.

MIDDLETON SAYS THE KEY IS FINDING WAYS TO COPE.

>> IT IS REALLY BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE JOB ENVIRONMENT.

WE WOULD INCREASE WATER INTAKE AND WE WOULD PROBABLY ALLOW MORE TIME FOR BREAK PERIODS.

>> Reporter: UNION RULES REQUIRE EXTRA ATTENTION FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN HOT CONDITIONS.

MIDDLETON MAKES SURE HIS EMPLOYEES HAVE PLENTY OF SHADE AND AT LEAST TWO GALLONS OF WATER PER WORKER.

THE CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WARNED MAKING SIMPLE ADJUSTMENTS MAY NOT BE ENOUGH.

A RECENT REPORT, TOO HOT TO WORK, FROM THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, FINDS OUTDOOR WORKERS FACE HIGHER RISKS, AS A NUMBER OF EXTREME HEAT DAYS GOES UP AND THE INTENSITY OF HEAT SPELLS INCREASES.

>> BETWEEN NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTURY, OUTDOOR WORKERS ARE GOING TO INCREASINGLY LOSE WORK TIME BECAUSE IT IS TOO HOT TO WORK.

IN MANY CASES THAT'S GOING TO MEAN THAT THEY WILL LOSE OUT ON POTENTIAL EARNINGS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE GROUP'S CLIMATE RESEARCHER, CHRISTINA DOLL, SAYS THOSE LOST EARNINGS COULD TOTAL MORE THAN $55 BILLION A YEAR BY THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTURY.

IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, THEY MAY SUFFER MORE.

>> PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HISPANIC OR LATINO, MAKE UP ABOUT 32% OF THE POPULATION IN THE U.S.

BUT THEY MAKE UP ABOUT 40% OF OUTDOOR WORKERS.

IN SOME DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS, THOSE NUMBERS ARE EVEN HIGHER.

>> Reporter: THE ANALYSIS CONCLUDES THAT MORE THAN 7 MILLION WORKERS COULD LOSE UP TO 10% OF THEIR PAY BECAUSE OF EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS THAT KEEPS THEM FROM DOING THEIR JOB.

EMPLOYERS CAN PROVIDE EXTRA PROTECTION AND MORE BREAKS BUT THE REPORT CO-AUTHOR, RACHEL LIQUOR, SAYS AVOIDING WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY DOES NOT ALWAYS HELP.

>> SHIFTING WORK SCHEDULES TO COOLER PARTS OF THE DAY CAN IN AND OF ITSELF HAS IMPLICATIONS THAT ARE NEGATIVE FOR OUTDOOR WORKERS SO NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO WORK NIGHTTIME SHIFTS.

IT CAN HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR ABILITY TO SEE YOUR FAMILY, YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, ETC.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN TAKE ACTION TO KEEP WORKERS FROM SUFFERING IN THE HEAT AS IT PROTECTS THEIR POCKETBOOKS.

SHE SAYS ALL THOSE LOST WAGES COULD HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIES.

SHE SAYS SLOWING CLIMATE CHANGE REMAINS THE BEST STRATEGY FOR AVOIDING EXTREME HEAT.

>> WE CAN SAVE TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN OUTDOOR WORKER EARNINGS IF WE TAKE ACTION NOW AND THOSE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE WE HAVE IN HAND.

THESE ARE MEASURES LIKE INVESTING IN MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, GETTING OFF FOSSIL FUELS, ELECTRIFYING OUR ENERGY SYSTEMS WORK >> AS THE CHANGING CLIMATE CHANGES THE WORK ENVIRONMENT OUTDOORS, COMPANIES WILL HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EXTRA SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE EXTRA EXPENSE.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FOLLOW-UP TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU ON EVENING EDITION.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY BORDER SUPERVISORS VOTED TO START THE PROCESS OF ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SELL FOOD STRAIGHT FROM THEIR HOME KITCHEN.

THEY ARE KNOWN AS MICRO- ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS, OR ME GOES.

THE SMALL-SCALE HOME COOKING OPERATIONS ARE PRIMARILY OPERATED BY WOMEN, IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.

THE COUNTY'S TEETH CHIEF ADMINISTERED OF OFFICER WILL CREATE AN ORDINANCE AND RETURNED TO THE BOARD IN 120 DAYS.

>>> MILLIONS OF FAMILIES WILL FIND MORE MONEY IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS THIS WEEK.

TODAY THE IRS IS BEGINNING TO DISTRIBUTE ITS THIRD CHILD TAX CREDIT PAYMENT, MOST PARENTS WILL RECEIVE UP TO $300 FOR EACH CHILD YOUNGER THAN 6 YEARS OLD, AND $250 FOR EACH OLDER CHILD UP TO 17 YEARS OLD.

AFTER MONEY GOES OUT TODAY, THE IRS WILL HAVE THREE MORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO SEND OUT THIS YEAR.

DEMOCRATS ARE LOOKING AT EXTENDING THE TAX CREDIT AS A PART OF THEIR BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL.

>>> SUNNY DAYS ARE COMING TO CHULA VISTA WITH INSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON A NEW THEME PARK.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDRA VAUGHN HOWELL GIVES US A BEHIND-THE- SCENES LOOK.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE NEWEST THEMEPARK BY SEAWORLD PARKED IN ENTERTAINMENT IN SESAME WORKSHOP.

IT WILL BE LOCATED AT THE FORMER SITE OF AQUATIC WATERPARK IN CHULA VISTA.

THE PARK WILL BE COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED INTO A SESAME STREET WATERPARK THAT INCLUDES 11 WATER ATTRACTIONS, SEVEN THEMED JOYRIDE, A THEATER SHOW, AND A PARADE PACKED WITH POPULAR CHARACTERS FROM THE SHOW.

PRESIDENT OF THE PARK JOHN DUNLAP SAYS IT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE WEST COAST.

>> THE FUN, LAUGHTER AND LEARNING A SESAME STREET WILL COME TO LIFE.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY MEMBER AQUILLA WEBER WAS PRESENT AT THE UNVEILING OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SHE SAYS SESAME STREET WAS A STAPLE IN HER CHILDHOOD AS IT WAS FOR MILLIONS OF KIDS.

>> SESAME STREET WAS ONLY ONE OF TWO SHOWS THAT MY PARENTS ALLOWED ME TO WATCH.

>> Reporter: WEBER CANNOT WAIT TO BRING HER OWN KIDS IN THE PARK OPENS.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN COME, WHETHER YOU HAVE YOUNG KIDS OR TEENAGERS.

>> SHE SAYS THE PARK IS EXPECTED TO BRING 800 JOBS.

>> ANOTHER ECONOMIC BOON AND BOOSTER TO THE CITY AND THIS PARTICULAR REGION.

AND LOCAL JOBS FOR OUR YOUTH WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL.

>> Reporter: SESAME PLACE WILL EVEN FEATURE THE ICONIC 123 STUP, THE PARK IS EXPECTED TO OPEN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR, DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM SAN DIEGO TO LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT ARE BACK.

STARTING OCTOBER 13th, BRITISH AIRWAYS WILL RESUME FLYING PASSENGERS ON ITS NONSTOP SERVICE, BRITISH AIRWAYS IS THE FIRST AIRLINE TO RESUME NONSTOP FLIGHTS BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND THE UK SINCE MARCH OF 2020.

TRAVELERS ARE BEING ASKED TO REVIEW INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER REQUIREMENTS WHICH INCLUDED NEGATIVE COVID TEST NO MORE THAN THREE DAYS BEFORE TRAVELING.

THIS INCLUDES VACCINATED PASSENGERS AS WELL AS RETURNING CITIZENS OF THE UK.

ONCE A RESUME IN OCTOBER, THE FLIGHTS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, EACH WEEK, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, COUNTERING CHINA, THE U.S. PARTNERS WITH AUSTRALIA AND THE UK TO CURB BEIJING'S AMBITIONS.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS ENTERING HIS 2022 REELECTION CAMPAIGN STRONGER THAN EVER AFTER WINNING YESTERDAY'S RECALL ELECTION.

AND OBSERVERS SAY IT COULD EMBOLDEN HIM TO TAKE MORE PROGRESSIVE STANCES ON ISSUES LIKE HEALTHCARE AND POLICE REFORM.

CONSERVATIVE RADIO HOST LARRY ELDER WAS THE TOP REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE, AFTER RUNNING A TRUMP STYLE CAMPAIGN.

>>> CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE SHIRLEY WEBER SAYS WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THE RECALL ELECTION WILL HAVE COST TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $300 MILLION.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE COSTS ARE CARRIED BY THE COUNTIES.

CALIFORNIANS WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO JUDGE NEWSOM IN THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.

>>> EDUCATION HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY POLITICS AND THE PANDEMIC.

WITH THE RECALL BEHIND US, PARENTS ARE STILL FACED WITH CHALLENGES TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN SAFE.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE STILL AT CONSIDERING A NEW VACCINE MANDATE BUT NO DECISION IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 28th.

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