>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR 80 YEARS.

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>>> A SOUTH BAY CITY IS THE LATEST IN THE COUNTY TO ADOPT A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AND.

CHULA VISTA IS MOVING FORWARD WITH RESTRICTIONS ON PROMISING CABINETS.

SOUTH BAY REPORTER COREY SUZUKI SAYS THAT DESPITE THE FACT FEWER PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.>> HOMELESSNESS IN CHULA VISTA HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO A CITY LED TO CENSUS, THAT COUNTED 450 FEET LIVING THERE IN AUGUST.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW RESTRICTIONS ON ENCAMPMENTS, THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADVANCE THE ORDINANCE.

IF NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S HOMELESSNESS.

WITHOUT THE ORDINANCES AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY, I DON'T THINK OUR TEAM HAS THE RIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THE JOB.

THEY ADVOCATE FOR UNHOUSED PEOPLE.

ONE WOMAN SAID HER DAUGHTER RECENTLY DIED WHILE LIVING IN AN ENCAMPMENT.>> THE TO NEED TO BE MADE TO FEEL MORE LIKE CRAP, THEY NEED MORE SUPPORT.

THEY DON'T NEED TO BE INCARCERATED.

THE RESEARCHERS FOUND LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWNS CAN REDUCE TRUST IN CITY SERVICES, AND CAN MAKE IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO LEAVE HOMELESSNESS ALIVE.

THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A FINAL VOTE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

IN CHULA VISTA, COREY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.>> WE ARE GETTING READY FOR SOME BIG CHANGES.

I WILL DETAIL THE UPDATED FORECAST, COMING UP.

>>> THE F VI IS WARNING OF A NEW SCAM TARGETING TEAM'S, WITH DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.

IT INVOLVES EXTORTING THEM OVER SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS.

ALEXANDER HAS MORE ON WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN.>> WITH A DAUGHTER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ONE ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL, CARMEN IS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.

SHE GAVE HER DAUGHTERS THE TALK.

THE ONLINE SAFETY TALK.

>> I HAVE A 12-YEAR-OLD AND A 14-YEAR-OLD.

DAVE HAD PHONES FOR THREE YEARS NOW.

THAT DISCUSSION HAPPENED EARLY ON.

>> SHE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT MISINFORMATION, SHOPPING SCANS, AND NOT ANSWERING CALLS FROM UNKNOWN NUMBERS.

HER PARENTS GAVE HER A DIFFERENT SAFETY TALK.>> A SCARY PERSON FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU.>> SHE SAYS PARENTS NEED TO TALK TO TEENS ABOUT OTHER ONLINE DANGERS LIKE EXTORTION.

YOU WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION BEFORE IT EVEN HAPPENS.

>> EXTORTION INVOLVING TEENS BEING FORCED TO SEND THEM PHOTOS, AND BEING TOLD THEY WILL BE RELEASED UNLESS THEY PAY MONEY.

THIS TYPE OF SCAM IS INCREASING.>> WE WENT FROM 5800 TIPS TO OVER 6000, WE ARE SEEING A 20% TO 30% INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEARS.>> AUTHORITIES SOUGHT 13,000 REPORTS OF EXTORTION OF MINORS.

>> THE FBI SAYS SCAMMERS ARE TARGETING TEENS THROUGH INSTAGRAM AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPS, IT HAPPENS FASTER THAN YOU THINK.

>> THEY TARGET A VICTIM ON ONE OF THESE GAMING OR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND THEY WILL TRY TO MOVE THEM TO A CHATTING AND STREAMING FORM.

>> THAT'S WHEN SCAMMERS COERCE THEM INTO SHARING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS.

TYPICALLY PREDATORS LOOK TO GET MORE PHOTOS FROM THEIR VICTIMS.

FINANCIALLY THEY THREATENED TO SEND EXPLICIT PHOTOS TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY.

THE TYPICAL VICTIMS ARE TEENAGE BOYS.

AND THAT HAS DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.

THERE IS ONE STORY WHERE A MINOR MALE ENDED UP CONTACT AT 11 P.M., AND BY 4:00 A.M. HAD ALREADY TAKEN HIS LIFE.

>> SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES ARE TO STEPS TO PROTECT TEENS FROM PREDATORS AND SCAMMERS.

MEHTA RECENTLY ANNOUNCED NEW TEEN ACCOUNTS THAT ARE PRIVATE BY DEFAULT, WITH OTHER SAFEGUARDS INTRODUCED BY THE COMPANY.

BUT THEY SAY PARENTS ARE THE BEST SAFEGUARDS.

>> MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS CAN COME TO YOU WITH ANYTHING.>>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, YOU CAN CALL OR TEXT 988.

YOU CAN ALSO VISIT LIFELINE.ORG FOR 24 SEVEN 24 73 AND CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT.>>> A COUNTY LEADER TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS TODAY ABOUT THE SITUATION AT THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER.

A COUNTY SUPERVISOR TOLD THE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE THERE WAS WHAT HE CALLED AN INVASION OF PEOPLE CROSSING THE BORDER ILLEGALLY, FROM SEPTEMBER 2023 THROUGH JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

HE PRESENTED DATA TO CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, SAYING AN AVERAGE OF 600 PEOPLE WERE ENTERING THE COUNTY DAILY.

A BORDER ADVOCATE TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER TEACHING TV THAT DESMOND IS MISREPRESENTING THE SITUATION AT THE BORDER.>> WE SPENT $6 MILLION TO SET UP A MIGRANT RECEIVING CENTER TO ASSIST THEM AND MOVE THEM MORE QUICKLY TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

THESE WERE LOCAL DOLLARS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SPENT ON ROADS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PARKS.

MIGRANTS SLEPT IN THE AIRPORT, THEY STAY IN HOMELESS SHELTERS.>> WE NEED TO ENSURE THERE IS A COMMITMENT TO THE ASYLUM PROCESS BY THE GOVERNMENT.

PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CROSS IN DANGEROUS WAYS SUCH AS CLIMBING A BORDER WALL.>> DATA SHOWS THERE WERE 14 1/2 THOUSAND MIGRANT ENCOUNTERS IN SAN DIEGO IN AUGUST.

>>> IT'S THE MOMENT MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS ANNOUNCED ITS FIRST INTEREST RATE CUTS SINCE MARCH 2020.

KAREN HAS THE DETAILS, AND WHAT IS NEXT.

>> THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE IS REDUCING POLICY RESTRAINT BY LOWERING POLICY INTEREST RATES.>> EIGHT LITTLE MOMENT IN THE BATTLE AGAINST POST-PANDEMIC INFLATION, AND FOR CONSUMERS SQUEEZED BY HIGH PRICES AT HIGH INTEREST RATES, THE FED STARTED TO PEEL THE HE INTEREST-RATE OFF A 25 YEAR HIGH, PUTTING THE WHEELS IN MOTION TO SEE RELIEF ON PAYMENT ON CREDIT CARDS, AUTO LOANS AND MORTGAGES.

THAT WON'T COME QUICKLY, AS THE FED LOOKS AT THE SLOWING LABOR MARKET.>> IS THIS A RETURN NORMAL, OR A SLOWDOWN WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED WITH?

THERE ARE DIFFERENT POLICY DESCRIPTIONS AND A TRICKY BALANCE.

>> DATA RELEASED ON TUESDAY SHOWS CONSUMER SPENDING HOLDING UP.

MOST ECONOMISTS VIEWING THE MEETING NOT AS AN END OF AN ERA, BUT THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ONE.

>> EVERYONE AGREES RIGHT NOW, INCLUDING THE FED OFFICIALS, INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO HEAD MUCH LOWER, THAT IS ULTIMATELY NEEDED TO SUSTAIN HEALTHY ECONOMIC GROWTH.

>> THE LAST INCREASE WAS IN JULY 2023.

>>> AS PART OF THE NEW PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE, WE ARE LAUNCHING ON SEGMENT, CALLING IT WHY IT MATTERS.

WE PARTNER WITH VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

WE TALK ABOUT A RECENT KERFUFFLE IN THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN PARTY, AND WHY IT MATTERS.

[ MUSIC ] >> FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, NOBODY HAS BEEN MORE PROMINENT OR INFLUENTIAL IN THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN PARTY THEN CARL DEMAIO.

THAT PARTY IS GOING ALL IN TO SUPPORT HIS OPPONENT IN A CLOSELY WATCHED ASSEMBLY RACE, DENOUNCING HIM IN A WAY THAT WOULD NOT HAVE UNTHINKABLE JUST LAST YEAR.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, A REVOKING PARTY CHAIR RELEASED AN OPEN LETTER ENCOURAGING REPUBLICANS TO SUPPORT ANDREW HAYES IN THE 75th ASSEMBLY RACE.

HE WENT AFTER HIM, SAYING "HE OPPOSED OR OFFICIALLY ENDORSED CANDIDATES, HELPING DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS THAT SHOULD BE REPUBLICAN.

HE HAS BULLIED, THREATENED, AND LIED ABOUT CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

HERE IS WHAT IS HAVE NOW.

AMY REICHERT CALLED HIM OUT, SAYING HE THREATENED HER, AND THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW.

REICHERT SHARED THIS VIDEO OF A COUNTRY CONFRONTATION SHE HAD WITH ASSOCIATES WHILE SHE PROTESTED ONE OF HIS EVENTS.

POLICE OFFICERS ARE CHALLENGING HIM AFTER A DECADES-OLD FEUD.

THEY FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST HIS ORGANIZATION, SAYING "IT APPEARS MR. DEMAIO AND REFORM CALIFORNIA HAVE BLURRED THE LINES BETWEEN THE RESOURCES, RESULTING IN A LEGAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

THAT'S WHAT THE COMPLAINT SAYS.

HERE IS WHY IT MATTERS.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS ALREADY ENDORSED HAYES OVER DEMAIO, BUT BECAUSE OF HIS INFLUENCE, GUSTAVUS AND AT PARTY LEADERS AGREED NOT TO LET HAYES THAT IF IT FROM THE DOORS.

ARTIST CAN HELP CANDIDATES IN THREE MAJOR WAYS.

THEY CAN RAISE AND SPEND UNLIMITED FUNDING, THEY CAN INCLUDE CANDIDATES ON SLEEP MAILERS, AND THEY CAN PROMOTE A CANDIDATE IN THEIR OWN VOTER GUIDES.

NOW ALL OF THAT IS ON THE TABLE, NOT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN IS RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, AND THAT IS A BIG CHANGE FROM WHEN REPUBLICANS HAD THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND MORE THAN A FEW CITY COUNCIL SEEDS, AND THAT WAS JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.

WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF THIS IS THE START OF A NEW PARTY, OR ASSIGN OF FURTHER DYSFUNCTION.>> TO EXPLORE ALL OUR STORIES AND GET UPDATES, VISIT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> TONIGHT, WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE INTEREST RATE CUT, WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT THE FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION, COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION, ON KPBS.

>>> IN THE WAKE OF THE APPARENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER THE SECRET SERVICE IS UNDERFUNDED OR MISMANAGED.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT HAS DETAILS ON THE DISCUSSION.

>> AT HIS FIRST CAMPAIGN EVENT AFTER A SECOND APPARENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PRAISED THE SECRET SERVICE WHILE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING RESOURCE CONCERN AT THE AGENCY.

>> THESE GUYS DO A GREAT JOB, THEY DO NEED MORE PEOPLE, THEY BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT FOR A LONG TIME.

>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ALSO EMPHASIZED HE BELIEVES THE SECRET SERVICE NEEDS MORE S&L TO HANDLE AN ELEVATED THREAT ENVIRONMENT.

>> THE SERVICE NEEDS MORE HELP.

>> WHILE LAWMAKERS SAY THEY ARE OPEN TO CHANGES ON THE HILL - - >> WE WANT A REPORT ON THIS.

IF DECREASING FUNDING IS PART OF THE SOLUTION, I'M FOR IT.

IF THE SECRET SERVICE IS IN NEED OF MORE RESOURCES, WE ARE PREPARED TO PROVIDE IT FOR THEM, POSSIBLY IN UPCOMING FUNDING.

>> SOME ARE STILL CONTENDING WITH WHETHER THE SECRET SERVICE IS UNDERFUNDED OR MISMANAGED.

MANY HAVE LESSONS ABOUT WHAT MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH LESS THAN 50 DAYS.

INVESTIGATIONS ARE STILL UNDERWAY REGARDING THE TRUMP INCIDENTS.

THE SECRET SERVICE ACTING DIRECTOR IS GOING TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO ADDRESS EXPOSED SECURITY GAPS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO INSTALL TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES LIKE CROSSWALKS AND SPEED BUMPS.

OUR KPBS METRO REPORTER HAS MORE.>> A UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION DECLARES SAFETY AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION.

IT COMES AFTER MANY RESIDENTS COMPLAINED CITY POLICIES ARE RESTRICTIVE AROUND TRAFFIC CALMING.

THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAYS THINGS NEED TO CHANGE.>> I HEAR MEMBERS CAN'T GET TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES, THEY DO NOT SATISFY SCORING CRITERIA, AND IT BOTHERS ME.

IT BOTHERS ME BECAUSE A RESIDENT SIMPLY WANTS TO FEEL SAFE, AND THEY ARE RUNNING INTO BARRIERS.

>> IN 2015, SAN DIEGO I ADOPTED A GOAL OF ENDING ALL TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON CITY STREETS BY 2025.

DESPITE CITY EFFORTS, TRAFFIC DEATHS HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED SINCE 2015.

>> OVER THE WEEKEND, ONE OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED VIKING WITH THEIR ONE- YEAR-OLD CHILD.

WE JUST HAVE TO DO MORE TO MAKE THE STREETS SAFER.>> THEY WANTS TO PRESENT OPTIONS TO BETTER PRESENT SAFETY IN POLICIES.

>>> AFFORDABLE PERMANENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS, THAT'S THE GOAL OF TODAY'S TINY HOUSES BUILDING IN LAKESIDE.

STUDENTS PUT THEIR HANDS TOGETHER TO WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL TRADESMEN TO BUILD SIX MOVABLE HOMES.

THE EVENT ALSO GIVE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOMEBUILDERS.>> YOU LOOK AT THE FIVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE BUILDING TINY HOMES, THIS IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL EXAMPLE OF GIVING BACK, THROUGH THIS GIVING BACK PROJECT, WE ARE DEVELOPING HIGH DEMAND SKILLS, SEEING HOW THE WORLD OF WORK REALLY LOOKS.

>> CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES AND IF IT FROM HAVING ACCESS TO A POOL OF WELL VETTED EMPLOYEES.

THEY ARE SPONSORED BY THE WARRIORS PROJECT.

>>> COVID-19 CASES ARE CONTINUE TO RISE IN MANY PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

WITH FLU SEASON COMING UP AND RSP LEVELS PICKING UP, EXPERTS SAY NOW IS THE TIME TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

>> IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, THE CDC FORECAST SUGGESTS THIS RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON WILL BE SIMILAR.

LAST YEAR BROUGHT HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE IN ONE WEEK AT ITS PEAK, FAR WORSE THAN PRE- PANDEMIC YEARS.>> GETTING VACCINATION NUMBERS UP IS AN ONGOING BATTLE.>> THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND THOSE AROUND YOU IS BY GETTING VACCINATED.

LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE UNITED STATES HAD VACCINES AVAILABLE TO PROTECT AGAINST ALL THREE MAJOR RESPIRATORY VIRUSES, THE FLU, RSV, AND COVID-19.

>> IF YOU ARE ABLE TO GET VACCINES AT THE SAME TIME.

>> THE CDC RECOMMENDS EVERYONE AGES SIX MONTHS AND OLDER.

NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO RECEIVE IT, SINCE COVID-19 CASES ARE HIGH.

OTHERS WHO HAVE NATURAL IMMUNITY MAY DECIDE TO WAIT.

THE SEASONAL FLU VACCINE IS ALSO RECOMMENDED.

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ARE THE BEST TIMES TO GET THOSE.

SOME HAVE CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS, LIVING IN A NURSING HOME OR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY.>>> THE RSV VACCINE IS ONE TIME, ADULTS WHO GOT THE SHOT LAST YEAR WON'T NEED IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

THE CDC SAYS PREGNANT PEOPLE CAN GET A VACCINE OR GIVE IT TO A NEWBORN AFTER BIRTH.>>> AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, I WILL BE TRACKING SOME COOLER AIR AND CLOUD COVERAGE TO START EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

A MIX OF MID-60s, SEASONABLE, WITH LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TEMPERATURES FROM THE 50s TO 60s.

61 TONIGHT FOR OCEANSIDE, AND KEMP NELSON.

TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES ARE PRIMARILY IN THE 70s.

THE DESERT AREAS WILL BE IN THE 90s FOR TOMORROW.

AT 10:00 P.M., THERE WILL BE SOME SHOWERS AROUND, RENO, AND THE CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA STATE LINES.

TOMORROW THERE WILL BE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS, POSSIBLY SOME FLAKES OF SNOW.

SAN FRANCISCO, DOWN TOWARD LOS ANGELES, THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS.

OVERALL IT WILL STAY DRY ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON WE WILL START TO SEE SOME MORE SUNSHINE.

THERE WILL BE RAINFALL PRIMARILY ACROSS NEVADA.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT WILL BE HIGH, DRY, AND PRETTY NICE ACROSS THE COAST.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE ALONG THE COASTAL REGIONS, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEK.

LOWE'S, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING, IN THE 50s.

80s ON SUNDAY AND HEADING INTO MONDAY.

INLAND, 70s, REBOUNDING IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80s BY MONDAY.

OVERNIGHT LOW CHAPTERS IN MY 50s AND 60s.

THE MOUNTAIN WEST REGION WILL SEE MODERATE CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY, LOOK AT THOSE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES.

70s NEXT WEEK, AND FOR THE DESERT, BACK TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT WEEK.

>>> AN UNUSUAL SIGHT TO SEE IN SAN DIEGO, FIRE PREVENTION SPECIALISTS HARD AT WORK ON URBAN HILLSIDES.

THEY DON'T REQUIRE SPECIAL TRAINING.

THEY ARE VERY QUALIFIED TO DO WHAT THEY DO.

>> MAY I INTRODUCE YOU TO MR. GONZALES.

JOHNNY IS CHECKING IN ON HIS 300 WORKERS, ALL OF THEM ARE ON A LUNCH RAKE.

OR MAYBE IT IS DINNER, MID-DAY SNACK, YOU JUST EAT.

IT'S WHAT YOU DO IF YOU ARE A BLUSH - - IT'S WHAT YOU DO IF YOU ARE A BRUSH CLEARING GOAT.

A HERD WILL DEVOUR TONS OF BRUSH, THEY EAT, REST, AND THE SOME MORE, NINE TIMES PER DAY.

>> THEY ARE NOT COUNTRY GOATS.

THEY ARE RIGHT HERE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IN LAMESA, IN EL CAJON.>> HE HAS A FEW HERDS AT WORK IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WHEN CITY PEOPLE CDS GOATS SCATTERED ACROSS THE HILLSIDE, IT'S HARD NOT TO FIND IT PRETTY CHARMING.

JOHNNY UNDERSTANDS, HE REALLY DOES.

IT'S JUST FOR HIM, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON.

HIS GOATS ARE CONTRACTED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND LAND OWNERS.

THE BURN LETTER FUELS THAT SPREAD THE FIRE TO TALLER BRUSH, EVEN AS THEY LEAVE BEHIND NATURAL VEGETATION.

THEY DO IT ALL YEAR LONG, AND THERE'S NO HOMEBASE FOR THESE GOATS.

SO THERE BORN AND RAISED HERE, THE MOTHERS HAVE THE KIDS, THESE DOUGHS ARE HAVING THEIR FAMILIES IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

THEY BECOME VERY, VERY ACCUSTOMED TO THE COMINGS AND GOINGS.

>> TRAFFIC DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER THEM A BIT.

THEY WORK RIGHT NEXT TO A BUSY FREEWAY AND STAY FOCUSED.

AND YES, THEY DO HAVE NAMES.

THE CHILDREN NAMED THEM.>> THEY ARE NEVER ALONE.

THE GOAT HERDERS COME OUT FROM IMPERIAL VALLEY.

THEY STAY WITH THE GOATS, WHATEVER THE WEATHER, DAY OR NIGHT.

SO YOU ARE WORKING HARD, WORKING ON WHAT YOU LOVE.>> PABLO IS AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

MICHELANGELO, LEONARDO.

I'M A BIG FAN OF RENAISSANCE.

>> AT A COUPLE DOGS.

THEY PREFER NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED.>> THEY BLEAT IN A CERTAIN WAY.

THE DOGS KNOW WHAT THAT.>> ON ONE HAND, THERE IS A TACTICAL SIDE, EVERYTHING PLANNED OUT IN ADVANCE WITH FIRE PENSION SPECIALISTS.

THEY TALK ABOUT BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE BACTERIA, NITROGEN BLOOMS.

ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT SCIENTISTS CAN TELL YOU.

>> A RURAL TOUCH ALONG THE FREEWAY.

>> YOU HAVE TO COMMIT TO THIS.

THIS JOB DOES NOT GO AWAY.

>> THE GOAT HERDERS AND THE HER DOGS.

FOR ALL THE MEDICATION HERE, AT THE END OF THE DAY ESPECIALLY, IT'S HARD NOT TO FIND A LITTLE CHARM.

AND IF A FIRE SHOULD PAY A VISIT, ONLY TO FIND THAT GOATS GOT HERE FIRST, I GUESS THEY DESERVE TO BE TAKEN TO LUNCH.

>> HIS HALF-HOUR SHOW CAN BE SEEN EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT, AT 8:00 P.M., HERE ON KPBS.

HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

MORNING EDITION LOOKS AT A NEW STUDY, WHICH FOUND THOUSANDS OF USED IN FOOD PACKAGING ARE GETTING INTO OUR BODIES.

AND MID-DAY EDITION IS ON EVERYTHING ARTS AND CULTURE HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CAROL, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, EATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.