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>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ADMITS IT RECENTLY MADE A MISTAKE IN CORRECTLY CHARGING THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS ON THE TRASH FEES ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILLS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

JACOB AERE SAYS THAT ERROR LED TO SOME STRONG EMOTIONS AT A SAN DIEGO COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY OVER AN ITEM RELATED TO WASTE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION.

>> CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

>> Reporter: IN JUNE, 2025, THE CITY APPROVED A HISTORIC AND CONTROVERSIAL TRASH FEE.

AFFECTING SING-FAMILY HOMES OR MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS WITH FOUR OR FEWER UNITS.

THE TRASH FEES WERE REDUCED EARLIER THIS YEAR AS PART OF A SETTLEMENT.

NOW SOME CITY COUNCILMEMBERS SAY THE IMPROPER BILLING OF THAT TRASH FEE ON PROPERTY TAX BILLS IS CAUSING ANXIETY FOR MANY.

>> WE HAVE RESIDENTS OPENING UP THEIR BILLS AND SEEING SIGNIFICANT OVERCHARGES.

SOME RESIDENTS ARE REPORTING CHARGES THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN THEY SHOULD BE.

>> Reporter: THOSE EMOTIONS SPILLED OVER INTO WEDNESDAY'S BUDGETING GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE MEETING.

>> WHY DO I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION AS A BUDGET CHAIR?

>> Reporter: THE AGENDA INCLUDED A DISCUSSION ITEM ABOUT THE MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT TO FINANCE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FUND VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES IN THE CITY.

COMMITTEE CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBER MEMBER HENRY FOSTER III ULTIMATELY MADE A MOTION TO RETURN THE ITEM TO STAFF.

IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

FOSTER PUT THE BLAME FOR THE BILLING ERROR ON MAYOR TODD GLORIA.

>> HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO BUILD TRUST?

HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A MAYOR WHO HAS MADE A DECISION THAT HE WILL SERVE AS A COO?

AND HAS NO EXPERIENCE?

HE HAS FAILED THE CITY, HE HAS FAILED THE RESIDENTS TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

>> Reporter: GLORIA SAYS THE ERROR IS UNACCEPTABLE.

HE SAYS THERE WILL BE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE ISSUE, AND THE CITY IS WORKING SWIFTLY TO CORRECT IT.

>> IT'S LIKELY TO RESULT IN A SECONDARY BILL THAT WILL BE SENT TO FOLKS WITH THE CORRECTED NUMBER, BUT THAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS.

MAKING SURE WE ARE MINDFUL AND FOLLOWING ALL THE LAWS THAT THE TAX COLLECTOR HAS TO FOLLOW IN TERMS OF NOTIFICATION TO FOLKS.

BUT IT IS AN ERROR AND IT WILL BE FIXED.

>> Reporter: THE CITY SAYS THEY BECAME AWARE OF THE TECHNICAL ERROR ON MONDAY AND PLANS TO NOTIFY AFFECTED CUSTOMERS DIRECTLY.

IT SAID THE ERROR IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 87,000 ACCOUNTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THAT IMACCOUNT IMPACTED CUSTOMERS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERCHARGES.

HE SAID RESIDENTS CAN SEE THE CORRECT AMOUNT THEY KNOW ON THE CITY'S TRASH BILLING WEBSITE.

COUNCILMEMBER HENRY FOSTER IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN A TIGHTLY CONTESTED RACE FOR SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.

HIS OPPONENT IS MARTHA ABRAHAM.

PROPERTY TAXES ARE DUE NOVEMBER 1.

BILLS BECOME DELINQUENT AFTER DECEMBER 10.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ARIELLA SCALESE, COMING UP, TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE UPPER 60s.

WE'LL BE WATCHING A BIT OF A TEMPERATURE ROLLER COASTER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH WARMER WEATHER.

PLUS A THUNDERSTORM CHANCE THURSDAY.

WE'LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK.

>> A WATER MAIN BREAK SENT WATER RUSHING THROUGH THE AREA NEAR SEAPORT VILLAGE, FORCING SIX BUSINESSES TO CLOSE.

PIPE BURST ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY JUST AFTER 5:00 YESTERDAY EVENING.

CITY AND CREWS WERE OUT TRYING TO GET THE PIPES FIXED THIS MORNING.

BROWN MURKY WATER FILLED SIDEWALKS AND ROADS FROM THE ENTRANCE OF SEAPORT VILLAGE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOARDWALK.

>> MY BOYS WERE GOING TO TAKE ME TO EDDIE V. ISLAND PRIME, AND WE DIDN'T MAKE RESERVATIONS.

WHEN WE CAME DOWN HERE, WE SAW ALL THIS STUFF.

WE'RE LIKE, OH, THIS LOOKS BAD.

AND I RAN IN HERE, THEY'RE NOT OPEN.

SO I GUESS WE'RE NOT EATING HERE.

>> NEARBY HOTELS, APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND SOME OTHER BUSINESSES WERE NOT AFFECTED.

CREWS ARE STILL LOOKING INTO WHAT CAUSED THE PIPE TO BURST.

>>> SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH.

IT'S A REMINDER FOR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES.

OFFICIALS GATHER TODAY IN MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK TO SHARE PROGRESS ON A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO REDUCE FIRE RISK.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS SAYS IT IS ALSO HELPING TO RESTORE NATIVE PLANT HABITATS.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE CREWS STARTED THEIR WORK IN MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK.

SO FAR THEY'VE COVERED ABOUT A TENTH OF THE PARK'S ACREAGE AND REMOVED MORE THAN 60 TONS OF DRIED BRUSH AND INVASIVE PLANTS.

>> THAT'S 31 CARS WORTH OF WEIGHT THAT IS NO LONGER IN THIS PARK THAT CAN CATCH FIRE AND SPREAD WITH THE WIND AND START TO BURN DOWN HOMES.

>> Reporter: RAUL CAMPILLO REPRESENTS DISTRICT SEVEN ON THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL.

HIS DISTRICT INCLUDES MISSION TRAILS.

IN 2003, THE CEDAR FIRE BURNED ABOUT 2,800 ACRES IN THE PARK.

>> MY NEIGHBORS DRIVE HOME FROM WORK FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY, AND THEY SEE JUST HOW MISSION TRAILS GOES FROM GREEN TO BROWN AS IT GETS HOTTER AND HOTTER AT THE END OF THE SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL.

AND THEY RIGHTFULLY WORRY.

IS THIS GOING TO BE A FIRE HAZARD?

>> Reporter: THE NON-PROFIT MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION IS MANAGING THE PROJECT.

THEY HIRED RESTORATION ANALYSTS, MARGARET THOMPSON.

SHE SAYS THE FIRST STEP WAS TO REMOVE NON-NATIVE THATCH.

THAT'S A LAYER OF DEAD OR DECAYING PLANT MATTER ON TOP OF THE SOIL.

>> THAT NATIVE THATCH CAN ACT AS KINDLING FOR FIRES.

SO IT IS NOT ONLY A HUGE FIRE RISK, BUT TAKES AWAY OPEN SPACE OR HABITAT THAT COULD BE NATIVE SPECIES HABITAT.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, CREWS WERE LINE TRIMMING INVASIVE GRASS.

IT DEPLETES THE NUMBER OF SEEDS THE PLANTS HAVE IN THEIR RESERVES.

THOMPSON SAYS BIOLOGISTS HAVE BEEN COLLECTING NATIVE PLANT SEEDS THROUGHOUT THE PARK, AND THEY WILL USE THEM TO GROW MORE NATIVE PLANTS.

>> WE PLAN TO SPREAD THOSE SEEDS THROUGHOUT THE PARK TOWARDS THE END OF OUR PROJECT.

>> Reporter: STATE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT COMES FROM THE SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY.

THE GRANT RUNS THROUGH FALL 2027.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CESAR CHAVEZ PARK IS GETTING A NEW NAME.

CHICANO PARK ON THE BAY.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS THEY APPROVED THE NEW NAME TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE PORT COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE NEW NAME THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR COMMUNITY LEADER JOSEPHINE AND OTHERS WHO SPOKE IN PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE'S A HISTORY OF WANTING THE NAME CHANGE.

I MET UP WITH HER AT THE MURAL ALL THE WAY TO THE BAY.

>> REGARDING TO YOUR QUESTION OF WHAT DO I THINK THE NAME CHANGE MEANS TO US?

IT'S A VALIDATION THAT FINALLY SOMEBODY IS LISTENING TO WHAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE NEW YORK TIMES PUBLISHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT CESAR CHAVEZ SEXUALLY ABUSED WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR YEARS.

SINCE THEN, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COWN I HAVE HAVE BEEN SCRUBBING THE LABOR LEADER'S NAME FROM BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS.

THE PORT DISTRICT STAFF HOSTED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS BETWEEN MAY AND AUGUST.

TO GATHER NAME IDEAS.

THE COMMISSIONERS THANKED THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED AND SPOKE AT THE MEETING TODAY.

>> HE HAS SPOKEN LOUD AND CLEAR.

>> Reporter: THEY HOPE THE NEW NAME WILL HELP CEMENT THE CHICANO COMMUNITY'S RICH HISTORY AND BARRIO LOGAN.

>> I'M ANA HERNANDEZ, GIVING A DEFIANT SPEECH AT THE UNITED NATIONS.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 ON THE EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> CHINESE LEADER XI JINPING'S ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON KICKS OFF A FLURRY OF MEETINGS IN DIPLOMACY.

THE CONVERSATIONS COULD IMPACT EVERY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET FROM GAS PRICES TO HOLIDAY WISH LISTS.

KAREN CAIFA HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP AND CHINESE LEADER XI JINPING CERTAINLY HAVE A LOT TO DISCUSS.

WHILE A.I.

MAY TOP THE AGENDA, THERE IS ALSO THE OIL SUPPLY AND A FRAGILE TRADE TRUCE THAT HAS KEPT AMERICAN CONSUMERS IN THE MIDDLE.

A WASHINGTON SUMMIT BETWEEN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND CHINESE LEADER, XI JINPING, COMES AT STAKE FOR THE U.S.

ECONOMY, AS THE WAR WITH IRAN DRAGS ON.

>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT THOUGH IS TAKING THE VIEW THAT CHINA IS THE ROOT OR ROUTE REALLY TOWARD SOME KIND OF SOLUTION.

>> Reporter: DURING THE EARLY MONTHS OF THE IRAN WAR, CHINA DECREASED ITS OIL IMPORTS, LEANING ON RESERVES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES THAT HELPED TEMP DOWN GLOBAL DEMAND AND PRICES.

STILL A GALLON OF GAS IS ABOUT 40 CENTS HIGHER THAN ONE YEAR AGO, AND DIESEL PRICES HAVE CLIMBED INTO RECORD TERRITORY, PUSHING GROCERY PRICES HIGHER AMID PRESSURE ON FARMERS.

>> THE PRICE OF DIESEL FUEL IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T CONTROL, BUT I'M FEELING IT IN MY POCKETBOOKS.

>> Reporter: IF CHINA WERE TO RAMP UP OIL SUPPORT, THE SITUATION FOR U.S.

CONSUMERS COULD GET WORSE.

AFTER AN ESCALATION OF TARIFFS LAST FALL, TRUMP AND XI REACHED A FRAGILE TRADE TRUCE.

EVEN THOUGH GOODS IMPORTED FROM CHINA INTO THE U.S.

FACE A TARIFF HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER MAJOR TRADING PARTNER.

MEANWHILE AS PRESIDENT TRUMP TALKS ABOUT WINNING THE A.I.

RACE AGAINST CHINA, SOME EXPERTS SAY SOME COOPERATION IS NEEDED.

>> IT DOESN'T MATTER IF ONE SIDE IS CONSTRAINING OR STEALING FROM THE OTHER ONE.

IF A CHINESE MODEL SPINS OUT OF CONTROL, IT ESCAPES THE CONTROL, THE LAB THAT BUILT IT, THAT'S A THREAT NOT JUST TO CHINA, BUT ALSO TO THE UNITED STATES AND VICE VERSA.

SO THERE STILL ARE MUTUAL INTERESTS.

>> Reporter: XI'S LAST FACE-TO-FACE VISIT WITH TRUMP IN THE U.S.

WAS IN 2017.

TRUMP WAS WELCOMED IN BEIJING IN MAY.

AND TO UNDERSCORE THE STRENGTH OF THE AMERICAN TECH INDUSTRY, A NUMBER OF MAJOR U.S.

TECH NAMES ARE ON THE GUEST LISTS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT'S STATE DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE, INCLUDING AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS, OPENAI, SAM ALTMAN, AND APPLE'S TIM COOK WITH A, I'M KAREN CAIFA.

>>> THE WARS BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND IRAN, AS WELL AS RUSSIA AND UKRAINE, HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SURGING GAS PRICES AND RECORD COSTS FOR DIESEL.

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOW SUGGESTING HE'S CONSIDERING A TEMPORARY BAN ON DIESEL EXPORTS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP.

BUT THERE'S SKEPTICISM.

SUCH A MOVE WOULD MAKE A REAL POSITIVE DIFFERENCE.

MADDIE GANNON HAS THE LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: NEW INSIGHTS FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SUGGESTING HE MIGHT SUPPORT A TEMPORARY BAN ON DIESEL EXPORTS IS BEING MET WITH A RANGE OF REACTIONS ON CAPITOL HILL AND BEYOND.

TRUMP TOLD REPORTERS TUESDAY THAT HE'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE IDEA.

TREASURY SECRETARY, SCOTT FOLLOWED THAT UP BY SAYING THEY ARE EXAMINING A FULL OR PARTIAL BAN IS FEASIBLE.

THE IDEA GAIN STEAMED THIS WEEK AFTER MULTIPLE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS CALLED FOR THE MOVE.

IN THE HOURS AFTER THE NEW COMMENTS, MET WITH SKEPTICISM AND PUSHBACK.

JOHN THUNE SAID HE WOULD NEED TO SEE WHAT SPECIFICALLY THE WHITE HOUSE IS PROPOSING.

THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE SAID THAT A BAN ON U.S.

ENERGY EXPORTS WOULD ONLY COMPOUND THE PROBLEM.

EXPERTS SAY DISRUPTIONS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AMID THE WAR BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND IRAN, AS WELL AS UKRAINIAN STRIKES AGAINST REFINERIES IN RUSSIA ARE CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH DIESEL PRICES.

TRUMP HAS BEEN CALLING ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TO HOLD ATTACKS ON ONE ANOTHER'S ENERGY AS A RESULT.

SOMETHING THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT SAID HE AND TRUMP DISCUSSED TUESDAY.

>> FOR US, WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO DETAILS.

WE ARE READY FOR ENERGY.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IF THEY DON'T WANT US TO ATTACK THE DIESEL AND REFINERIES, ETC.

WE'RE READY.

>> Reporter: THE AVERAGE PRICE HAS HIT RECORD HIGHS IN THE U.S.

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, ACCORDING TO AAA.

ON WEDNESDAY, THE AVERAGE PRICE WAS NEARLY $3 MORE THAN IT WAS ONE YEAR AGO.

EXPERTS SAY DIESEL PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.

POWERING EVERYTHING FROM TRUCKS TO TRAINS TO FARM EQUIPMENT.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>>> X2 IS THE FLAGSHIP RIDE AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ATTORNEYS SAY THE SAME THING THAT MAKES IT THRILLING IS WHAT MAKES IT SO DANGEROUS.

MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE CLAIMED THE ROLLER COASTER INJURED THEM.

>> IT'S NOT ABOUT THE LAWSUIT.

>> Reporter: IT'S HARD FOR MICHAEL WILT TO COMPREHEND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE HIM SAY THEY WERE INJURED AT SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN ON A ROLLER COASTER CALLED X2.

HE SUFFERED A SEVERE BRAIN BLEED AND HAD TO GIVE UP HIS LIFELONG CAREER AS AN ATTORNEY.

>> I TRULY HOPE THAT BY COMING FORWARD, CHANGES WILL BE MADE.

THAT'S MY GOAL.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY.

>> Reporter: HIS LAWYERS ANNOUNCED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE PLAN TO SUE SIX FLAGS.

THREE HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED.

MANY MORE SAY THEY WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED ON THIS RIDE.

>> WE WERE CONTACTED BY MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE INJURED ON THE X2 RIDE.

WE COULDN'T TAKE ALL OF THE CASES.

SOME WERE PAST THE TIME LIMITS IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS TWO YEARS.

>> Reporter: A CNN INVESTIGATION FIRST REPORTED TWO WOMEN COLLAPSE RIGHT AFTER RIDING THE X2 ROLLER COASTER THIS SUMMER.

THEY ENDED UP IN THE SAME HOSPITAL, THE SAME WEEK, AND BOTH WOMEN UNDERWENT EMERGENCY SURGERY FOR SIMILAR BRAIN HEMORRHAGES.

PAM GILLEN WAS AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN CELEBRATING HER DAUGHTER'S 16th BIRTHDAY.

>> IT WAS SECONDS.

YOU GO IN AS YOURSELF, AND THEN WHEN YOU COME BACK, YOU'RE IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS FROM A ROLLER COASTER.

>> EXACTLY.

>> Reporter: SIX DAYS LATER, NAOMI GOT ON THE X2 ROLLER COASTER.

COLLAPSING AFTER SHE GOT OFF THE RIDE AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE PAM GILLEN WAS BEING TREATED.

DOCTORS WHO TREATED BOTH NAOMI GREER WILL CONSENT AND PAM GILLEN SAY THE SEVERE BRAIN INJURIES WERE THE RESULT OF THE TRAUMATIC RAPID ACCELERATION DECELERATION EVENT EXPERIENCED WHILE ON THE X2 RIDE.

>> I DO REMEMBER ONE OF THE SURGEONS STORMING THROUGH THE E.R.

AND YELLING.

HOW MANY IS IT THIS MONTH?

THEY'VE GOT TO SHUT THAT RIDE DOWN.

HE WAS FURIOUS.

NAOMI SHOULD HAVE NEVER EVER IN A MILLION YEARS EVEN HAD THE OPTION TO GET ON THAT RIDE.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY INSANE.

>> Reporter: HERE IS WHAT SIX FLAGS SAYS THAT MAKES THE X2 ROLLER COASTER DIFFERENT.

THE SEATS SPIN 360 DEGREES, FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS, INDEPENDENTLY AROUND THE TRACK.

RIDERS PLUMMET 200 FEET AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 56 MILES PER HOUR WITH TWO SO-CALLED RAVEN TURNS.

AND THREE LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST MAGIC MOUNTAIN.

RIDERS SAY THE PARK DELIBERATELY HID EVIDENCE FROM THE PUBLIC AND RIDERS LIKE THEM.

>> IT'S THE DESIGN OF THE RIDE THAT MAKES THIS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS.

TIME AFTER TIME, INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE COMING OFF THE RIDE WITH PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE.

>> Reporter: WILKS STOOD NEXT TO THE PARENTS AT THE NEWS CONFERENCE, FILLED WITH REGRET.

HE WAS HURT JUST MONTHS BEFORE NAOMI AND PAM.

>> I CANNOT HELP, BUT FEEL IF I HAD REPORTED IT, MAYBE, MAYBE SOMETHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

MAYBE MAGIC MOUNTAIN WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT MORE SERIOUSLY.

AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED.

>>> LAST NIGHT MARKED THE FALL EQUINOX AND THE OFFICIAL ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN.

YOU MAY LOOK FORWARD TO A BREAK FROM THE HEAT, FALL COULD COST AT A COST FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM SEASONAL ALLERGIES.

MANDY GAITHER HAS THREE WAYS YOU CAN PREPARE FOR AND MANAGE THOSE UNPLEASANT SYMPTOMS.

>> Reporter: IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.

THE CHANGING TREES, THE RAKING OF LEAVES, THE MILDER TEMPERATURES, FALL IS IN THE AIR.

LITERALLY.

>> ABOUT ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ALLERGY.

SO IT IS A REALLY COMMON TIME FOR PEOPLE TO BE MISERABLE.

>> Reporter: DR.

SAN SANDRA SAYS TO AVOID THAT INJURY IN THREE YEARS.

FIRST, KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED AND ALLERGENS OUT.

USE AIR PURIFIERS WITH HEPA FILTERS TO KEEP CLEAN AIR FLOWING.

TAKE A SHOWER WHEN YOU COME INDOORS TO GET THE POLLEN OFF, AND THEN CHANGE CLOTHES.

AND ALSO, DON'T DRY CLOTHING OUTDOORS.

IF YOU HAVE A PET, KEEP THEM OUT OF YOUR BED.

>> WHEN THEY GO OUTSIDE, THEY ACTUALLY GET COVERED IF IN THAT POLLEN.

SO BASICALLY YOU'RE BRINGING IT IN AND YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH A RAGWEED.

>> Reporter: NEXT, TAKE ALLERGY MEDICATIONS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL HELPFUL OVER-THE-COUNTER OPTIONS.

IF YOU'VE GOT NASAL CONGESTIONS, STUFFINESS AND A DRIPPY NOSE, ANTISTEROIDS COULD HELP.

IF YOU HAVE ITCHING OR A LOT OF SNEEZING.

SHE SAYS ORAL ANTIHISTAMINES CAN BRING SYMPTOM RELIEF.

>> IF YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE STILL THERE AND YOU'RE NOT FEELING SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER, I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY SEEING AN ALLERGIST COULD BE HELPFUL.

WE CAN ACTUALLY IDENTIFY WHAT YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO.

>> Reporter: THAT'S THE THIRD WAY TO FIND FALL RELIEF.

DOCTORS CAN PROVIDE ALLERGY SHOTS OR OTHER TREATMENTS LIKE SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY.

>> WE CAN GET YOU PREPARED, SO NEXT YEAR YOU AREN'T MISERABLE.

>> Reporter: HAD FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> LOOKING AT OUR WEATHER HEADLINES AS WARMER WEATHER CONTINUES AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

PLUS WITH SOME OF THAT INCREASE IN THE MOISTURE, THERE IS A STORM CHANCE IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY.

WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AND TIME THAT OUT.

AND THEN SOME COOLER WEATHER DOES RETURN AFTER THAT WARMUP THAT I TALKED ABOUT THROUGH SATURDAY.

COOLER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEFORE WE WARM UP YET AGAIN.

SO LET'S LOOK AT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TONIGHT.

65, MOUNT LAGUNA, 57.

66 OCEANSIDE, 69 SAN DIEGO, AND IN CHULA VISTA, TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 60s.

RADAR AND SATELLITE SHOWS SOME OF THAT CLOUD COVERAGE MOVING BACK ON THROUGH WITH LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST OF THE MORNING.

THEN THERE WE GO THROUGHOUT LATER INTO OUR THURSDAY.

WE COULD SEE SOME AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS POP BACK UP AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AS WELL.

SO SOME IMPACTS TO THOSE OUTDOOR PLANS.

OTHERWISE WE STAY PLEASANT THROUGH TOMORROW'S FORECAST HERE.

97 FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

67 CHULA VISTA, AND SAN DIEGO WITH SUNSHINE, AND 78 IN OCEANSIDE.

THEN WE'RE TRACKING A FRONT THROUGH NORTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA.

AND WARM WEATHER STILL OUT AHEAD OF THAT.

STILL STORMY ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

BUT EVENTUALLY WE'LL SEE TEMPERATURES COMING BACK ON DOWN.

WE'LL FOLLOW THE FORECAST ALONG THE COAST WITH HUMIDITY STICKING AROUND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES STILL WARM OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT WE WILL TREND A LITTLE BIT LOWER BY NEXT MONDAY.

WE'LL TAKE YOU INLAND.

OUR TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK ON SATURDAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE TOASTY.

92 DEGREES.

BUT THEN NOTICE HOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE DECREASING.

BY MONDAY, BACK INTO THE MID-80s.

WE'LL WATCH FOR THE STORM CHANCE INTO THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY.

AND WE WILL SEE SOME PLEASANT CONDITIONS WITH THE WARMEST DAY ON SATURDAY.

BRIEFLY COOLER ON SUNDAY, THEN WARM AGAIN ON MONDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB.

WE'RE IN THE DESERT.

TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT ON THURSDAY BEFORE WE'RE BACK INTO THE MID-90s WITH MORE CLOUDS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> TURNING GRIEF INTO ART.

IT'S HUE SAN DIEGO WOMAN HONORED A BELOVED PET WHO DIED.

THAT TRIBUTE HAS BECOME SOMETHING BIGGER.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER TAKES US TO SPANISH VILLAGE TO SEE.

>> Reporter: AMANDA IS A VOLUNTEER AT THE SPANISH VILLAGE ART CENTER IN BALBOA PARK.

SHE WOULD COME HERE OFTEN WITH HER DOG, SHILOH.

>> SHE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

SHE JUST CELEBRATED HER 16th BIRTHDAY IN MARCH.

AND SHE WAS A WARRIOR.

EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER KNEW WHATEVER BATTLE SHE WAS KIND OF GIVEN.

>> Reporter: SHILOH'S EXPECTED LIFE SPAN WAS SIX YEARS.

SHILOH WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, BEAT KIDNEY FAILURE, AND RECOVERED FROM VARIOUS SURGERIES.

SHILOH'S VISITS WERE ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT KEPT HER GOING.

ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE GOT TO VISIT THE COFFEE.

>> TO ME, WE ALWAYS WALKED WITH HER HERE ON THE WEEKENDS.

SHE WOULD GET A TREAT FOR THEM.

SO I FEEL LIKE IT WAS HER MOTE VISION TO KEEP WALKING THROUGH HER INJURIES AND HER HEALTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: UNFORTUNATELY SHE DIED FROM KIDNEY DISEASE AT THE END OF JUNE.

SHE WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO HONOR HER.

WITH PERMISSION, SHE CREATED A GARDEN WITH THE PLAQUE HONORING SHILOH.

>> I THINK WHEN WE PLANTED THE GARDEN, IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO KIND OF BE IN NATURE AND DECOMPRESS AFTER THE WORK DAY.

WHEN WE HEARD THAT DANIELS WANTED TO KIND OF REPAINT THEIR TILES, THEY DIDN'T THINK WE WERE SERIOUS WHEN WE WANTED TO HELP THEM.

>> Reporter: BUT THEY WERE SERIOUS.

SHE AND SOME FRIENDS BEGAN REPAINTING THE TILES AROUND DANIEL'S COFFEE.

THE WORD GAVE THEM A PLACE TO GRIEVE TOGETHER.

>> IT WAS A SAFE PLACE FOR US.

IT KIND OF FELT A LITTLE HARD TO DO OUT IN PUBLIC OR DURING THEIR EVERYDAY WORK LIFE.

>> Reporter: AS THEY'RE A LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND THE FOUNDER OF ASPIRING FAMILIES.

A SAN DIEGO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER.

THE CENTER OFFERS EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY, WHICH USES CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AS PART OF THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS.

MAKER SAYS CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS CAN GIVE PEOPLE ANOTHER WAY TO EXPLORE FEELINGS THAT COULD BE DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO WORDS.

>> IT IS SELF-EMPOWERING.

IT IS NOT SOMEBODY TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO OR MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS.

YOU PICK THE MATERIAL, YOU PICK THE DESIGN, YOU PICK HOW YOU WANT TO EXPRESS IT.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE COMMUNITY ASPECT COULD BE IMPORTANT TOO.

PARTICULARLY DURING GRIEF.

>> IT'S CONNECTIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY, RIGHT?

YOU'RE NOT ISOLATED.

YOU'RE NOT SUFFERING ALONE AND IN SILENCE.

IT'S SYMBOLIC.

I THINK THAT'S WHY I THINK IT COULD BE SO POWERFUL AND SO EFFECTIVE.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE WORK AROUND DANIEL'S COFFEE WAS FINISHED.

THEY SAY THE SPANISH VILLAGE ASKED HER TO PAINT MORE OF THE VILLAGES TILES.

SHE KNEW SHE WOULD NEED MORE HELP, SO SHE POSTED ON INSTAGRAM, INVITING PEOPLE WHO ARE GRIEVING TO JOIN THE PROJECT.

SHE EXPECTED MOST OF THE RESPONSES TO COME FROM FRIENDS.

>> WE WANT TO RECEIVE OVER 100,000 VIEWS ON THE VIDEO THAT WE POSTED TO INVITE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROCESSING GRIEF TO KIND OF HAVE A SPACE TO PUT THAT GRIEF.

AND I WAS FLOORED WITH HOW MANY RESPONSES WE RECEIVED.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED WAS WINNIE LONG, ANOTHER SPANISH VILLAGE VOLUNTEER.

>> MY DOG, HE PASSED AWAY A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

ME AND HIM USED TO COME HERE ALL THE TIME.

IT JUST BROUGHT A LOT OF REALLY JOYFUL MEMORIES FOR US.

AND SO WHEN I SAW IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY GIVE BACK TO THIS PLACE.

I COULDN'T PASS UP ON THAT CHANCE.

>> Reporter: LONG DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS TO SHILOH OR SO SHE THOUGHT.

>> AND COINCIDENTALLY, I FOUND A PHOTO WHERE SHILOH APPEARED IN THE BACKGROUND, AND I SENT IT TO AMANDA.

I'M LIKE, IS THIS SHILOH IT MANY SHE SAID, YES, IT'S SHILOH.

I SAID, OKAY, I THINK THIS IS KIND OF MEANT TO BE.

>> Reporter: NOWADAYS, LONG SEES THE SPANISH VILLAGE DIFFERENTLY.

>> WILL IT IS NOW BUILT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE COLLECTIVELY COMING TOGETHER, SHARING THEIR PAIN AND CHANNELING IN A WAY JUST TO REALLY BEAUTIFY A VERY MEANINGFUL PLACE.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT HAS BECOME MORE THAN REMEMBERING SHILOH.

SHE SAYS SHE HOPES TO KEEP CREATING SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN PROCESS LOSS TOGETHER.

>> WE'VE NOTICED THAT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO MOVE ON AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE ON.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO PUT THAT GRIEF.

FOR ME, THAT WAS THE SPANISH VILLAGE, AND KIND OF PICKING UP A PAINT BRUSH.

I THINK NOW I'M HONORED TO STEP INTO THIS SPACE OF CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS WHO ARE GRIEVING.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

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