>>> WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING SAN DIEGO RENT PRICES RISE FOR MANY MONTHS.

NOW THE TREND MAY BE CHANGING.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I MAYA TRABULSI.

A NEW REAL ESTATE REPORT SAYS THE CITY IS THE SEVENTH MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE COUNTRY FOR RENTERS, BUT AS KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY TELLS US, IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS.

>> Reporter: THE NEW REPORT TELLS PUTS THE MEDIUM RENTAL PRICE FOR A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT AT 2460 A MONTH.

FOR A TWO BEDROOM, IT'S 3260.

>> TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE, WE CALCULATE NATIONAL ONE AND TWO BEDS AS WELL.

THE NATIONAL ONE BIT IS A 1311 AND THE NATIONAL TWO BEDS ARE AT 1865.

SO SAN DIEGO IS CONSIDERABLY MORE PENSIVE THAN THE NATIONAL MEDIUM.

>> Reporter: CRYSTAL CHEN SAYS THOSE PRICES COME FROM THE COMPANY'S RENTAL MARKETPLACE AND FROM OTHER LISTING SERVICES.

>> WE AGGREGATE DATA FROM OVER 1 MILLION ACTIVE LISTINGS.

TO CALCULATE THE MEDIAN ASKING RENTS FOR OUR TOP 100 CITIES FOR THE SPECIFIC REPORT.

>> Reporter: CHEN SAYS RENTS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT THEY FOUND A SLIGHT DROP IN THE LAST YEAR.

SUITE 1 BEDS ARE DOWN 6% YEAR- OVER-YEAR AND TWO BIDS ARE DOWN ABOUT 5% YEAR-OVER-YEAR.

SO I THINK THAT'S A SEEING THAT RENTS ARE DOWN SHOWS THAT PERHAPS THERE'S A RENT CEILING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO PAY FOR LIVING IN SAN DIEGO AND IT WAS HIT.

>> WE SEE A LEVELING OFF OF THE RENTS.

LUCINDA IS THE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING IS YOU SHOULD.

HE MET THE RENTS ARE NOT INCREASING THE RATES THEY WERE INCREASING LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE.

WE FEEL LIKE WHAT I'M SEEING IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE CAUGHT UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> Reporter: CHEN SAYS THERE'S A RECORD NUMBER OF SUPPLY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HIT THE MARKET THIS YEAR.

SO THAT MAY ALSO HELP THE RENTAL PRICES IN SAN DIEGO MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S BEEN 100 YEARS SINCE SAN DIEGO SINGLE FAMILY ZONING LAW, HOW THE CREATED RACIAL DIVIDES IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT PERSIST TO THIS DAY.

>>> SENIORS WITH CERTAIN MEDICARE PLANS WILL SOON HAVE TO FIND DIFFERENT DOCTORS THROUGH SCRIPPS HEALTH.

DOCTORS WITH SCRIPPS CLINIC AND MEDICAL GROUPS WILL NO LONGER BE IN NETWORK FOR INDIVIDUAL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS NEXT YEAR.

IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS, SCRIPPS SAVE THE REVENUE FROM THOSE PLANS DOESN'T COVER THE COST OF THE PATIENT CARE IT PROVIDES PEER AROUND 32,000 PATIENTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE BOTH MEDICAL GROUP WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT ORIGINAL MEDICARE PLANS AND SCRIPT SAYS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS MAY CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED BY DOCTORS AND OTHER AFFILIATED MEDICAL GROUPS ALLOWING PATIENT TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CARE AT SCRIPPS HOSPITALS.

>>> STARTING NEXT WEEK, SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUDGES WILL BE ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR CARE COURT.

IT'S A NEW PROGRAM AIMED AT HELPING SECURE LONG-TERM TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON HOW IT .

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY LEADERS ARE PREVIEWING WHAT CARE COURT WILL LOOK LIKE.

SEVEN COUNTIES ARE STARTING THEIR PILOT PROGRAMS IN OCTOBER.

FAMILY MEMBERS, TREATMENT PROVIDERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE AMONG THOSE WHO CAN PETITION THE COURT FOR AN ADULT TO HAVE A TREATMENT PLAN.

THERE'S A NARROW FOCUS FOR ELIGIBILITY.

IT'S DESIGNED FOR SAN DIEGANS LIVING WITH UNTREATED SCHIZOPHRENIA OR OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY COURT AND IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE UTILIZED AS A CRISIS SERVICE.

IT IS VERY MUCH A PROCESS.

>> Reporter: TREATMENT PROGRAMS WILL LAST UP TO A YEAR WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND IT OUT ANOTHER YEAR.

COUNTY OFFICIALS ANTICIPATE ABOUT 1000 PETITIONS TO BE MADE OVER THE NEXT YEAR WITH AROUND 250 OF THOSE ACTUALLY QUALIFYING.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT METRIC OF SUCCESS, I WOULD SAY, FOR THE CARE ACT PROGRAM WOULD BE AMONG FOLKS WHO ARE PETITIONED IN, HOW MANY CAN WE ENGAGE IN CARE WITHOUT A CASE BEING ESTABLISHED AT ALL?

>> Reporter: PARTICIPATION IN CARE COURT IS VOLUNTARY MEANING JUST BECAUSE A FAMILY MEMBER MAKES A PETITION FOR A LOVED ONE TO GET TREATMENT, THEY WOULDN'T BE FORCED INTO IT.

A JUDGE REVIEWS PETITIONS AND THEN A HEARING IS SET TO COME UP WITH A CARE PLAN.

>> OUR COURT WILL STRIVE TO MAKE CARE ACT PROCEEDINGS A SUCCESS.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS.

>> THIS IS LIKE AN iMAC OF TRYING TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN LONG- TERM OR CONTINUOUS CARE TO INTERRUPT CYCLES.

OF CRISIS RESPONSE AND NEEDS FOR CRISIS SERVICES.

>> Reporter: HOMELESSNESS IS NOT AN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT AND IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MANY UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS COULD WELL IF I FOR CARE COURT.

HOWEVER, STATE FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED FOR FUNDING, SHOULD THOSE IN TREATMENT NEEDED.

OFFICIALS MAINTAIN CARE COURT IS NOT A PATHWAY TO CONSERVATORSHIP IF SOMEONE REFUSES SERVICES.

>> I THINK ALL THE PARTIES AGREE THAT CARE COURT IS A SEPARATE, VOLUNTARY ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE PEOPLE AT A TIME WHEN A THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE IS NECESSARY.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF GETTING A BETTER OUTCOME FOR THEM.

WERE AS A CONSERVATORSHIP IS USUALLY CONSIDERED TO BE ALMOST THE LAST POSSIBLE ATTEMPT TO PROTECT A PERSON FROM THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: PETITION APPLICATIONS FOR CARE COURT CAN BE FOUND AT SD COURT.CA.GOV/CARE ACT.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TWO AGING SCHOOLS HAVE TRANSFERRED INTO AN ADVANCED EDUCATION COMPLEX IN THE HEART OF CITY HEIGHTS.

THEY WERE DEDICATED TODAY IN A CEREMONY THAT BROUGHT BACK ONE OF THE SCHOOL'S FORMER PRINCIPLES WHO'S NOW A NATIONAL LEADER.

KPBS EDUCATED REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ WAS THERE.

>> Reporter: WITH THE LYRICS OF A CLASSIC SPANISH FOLKSONG, THESE DUAL LANGUAGE PRE-K STUDENTS WELCOMED A NEW ERA FOR CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL NEXT DOOR.

THE CITY HEIGHTS CAMPUSES STARTED AS ONE BUILDING AND TWO STORY SCHOOLHOUSE IN THE LATE 1920s AND 30s.

DECADES LATER, THE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL HAD A DREAM.

>> WHEN YOU DREAM BIG, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE SOMETHING.

AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT, I HOPE YOU ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE IT.

MET CINDY BARTON WAS THE PRINCIPAL BEFORE SHE WENT ON TO BECOME SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT THAN THE APPOINTMENT AS U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

SHE CAME BACK HOME TODAY TO DEDICATE THIS $150 MILLION STATE OF THE ART REBUILT EDUCATION COMPLEX.

A DREAM COME TRUE THAT STARTED WITH STUDENTS COLLECTING LUCKY PENNIES IN A JAR AND THEN GOT FUNDED WITH BOND MONEY.

OLIVIA CHIN IS STILL A SPEECH THERAPIST AT CENTRAL WHO TRUSTED MARTIN'S DREAM FROM THE BEGINNING.

SWING THAT HE COULD SEE HER FINGERPRINT ALL OVER THE CAMPUS.

HOW SHE THOUGHT ABOUT ALL OF THE STUDENTS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

SO IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.

>> Reporter: THAT INCLUDES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE WILSON SIDE OF THE EDUCATION COMPLEX WILL NOW WORK ON THEIR OWN DREAMS.

EIGHTH-GRADER VANESSA GIMENEZ NEEDS A SCIENTIST TEAM THAT CALLS THEMSELVES THE RAW ROBOTICS.

PAYMENT PEOPLE CONTROL ROBOTS SO YOU CAN BUILD THOSE HUMAN SIZED ROBOTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

I WAS LIKE I WANT TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE TWO CAMPUSES ARE CONNECTED IN A WAY LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

THAT CONNECTION HONORS A MAN WHO WAS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL.

SWEEP NOBODY SHOULD LEAVE HERE WITHOUT TRYING TO DO BETTER.

>> Reporter: THE REVEREND GEORGE WALKER SMITH WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO BE ELECTED TO OFFICE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHEN HE WON A SEAT ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN 1963.

THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP IN THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.

>> HE SET THE PATH FOR MANY OF US AND WE SHOULD NOT TAKE THAT LIGHTLY.

SO I'M HONORED AS A BLACK MAN, AS AN EDUCATOR, TO FOLLOW IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS.

>> Reporter: NO OPEN, THE GEORGE WALKER SMITH EDUCATION CENTER HAS SEVEN NEW BUILDINGS.

MORE THAN 147,000 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL EDUCATION SPACE, PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND A MODERN PLAYGROUND FOR THESE STUDENTS TO PLAY AND KEEP DREAMING.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO THE 60s AND PARTLY PARTY CLOSE CLOUDY SKIES BUT WE WILL TALK ABOUT A COOLING TREND ON THE WAY.

SOME GUSTY WINDS IN THE DESERT ARE NOW IN.

SOME DRIZZLE AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS STRAIGHT AHEAD.

>>> SAN DIEGO ORGANIZERS ARE TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOW TO FILE COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS.

KPBS A QUARTER KATIE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: TASHA WILLIAMSON TAUGHT HERSELF HOW TO FILE COMPLAINTS AGAINST SAN DIEGO POLICE.

>> A POLICE OFFICER CAN TAKE LIFE, TAKE YOUR FREEDOM, CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD.

IN ONE INSTANCE.

AND YOU DON'T THINK THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW?

THEIR BEHAVIORS?

>> Reporter: SHE NOW TRAINS OTHERS OR FILES ON THEIR BEHALF.

HOW MANY HAS SHE FILED?

>> I THINK MAYBE, MAYBE 100.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE PAPER TRAIL IS VITAL.

COMPLAINTS CAN ADD UP TO AN OFFICER GETTING FIRED OR MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM TO GET A JOB AND OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

SHE SAYS IT PUTS PRESSURE ON OFFICERS TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.

WILLIAM SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO FILE NOT JUST DIRECTLY WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, BUT ALSO WITH THEIR OVERSIGHT COMMISSION AND THE STATE'S POLICE STANDARDS COMMISSION.

>> VERIFY DO THEIR VOICES.

THEY'RE TIRED.

YOU CAN HARM SOMEONE SO MUCH THAT THEY WOULD EITHER RUN AWAY OR NOT DEAL WITH IT, OR THEY WILL STAND UP.

AND PART OF COMPLAINING IS THE COMMUNITY STANDING UP AND FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, THE STATE COMMISSION GAINED THE POWER TO DECERTIFY OFFICERS FOR SERIOUS MISCONDUCT.

THEY ANTICIPATE REMOVING THOUSANDS OF OFFICERS FROM THE PROFESSION EACH YEAR.

KATIE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> CONGRESS IS DEEPLY DIVIDED AND IMMEDIATELY FROM THE GOVERNMENT ISN'T REACHED BY THE END OF THE WEEK, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIKELY FEEL THE EFFECTS.

KAREN IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: IF CONGRESS CAN'T REACH A DEAL TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT BY THIS WEEKEND, FEDERAL OPERATIONS DEEMED NONESSENTIAL WILL COME TO A HALT, WHILE SOME OF THE NEARLY 4 MILLION FEDERAL WORKERS WILL STAY ON THE JOB.

OTHERS WILL BE FURLOUGHED, AND PAID UNTIL THE SHUTDOWN ENDS.

>> ONE WEEK WITHOUT A PATIENT COULD BE DEVASTATING BECAUSE PEOPLE STRUGGLE.

>> Reporter: DOING THE SHUTDOWN LAST TIME, MANY FOUND OTHER WAYS TO MAKE MONEY.

>> THERE WILL BE SOME PEOPLE WHO DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE SHUTDOWN GOES, WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO GET TO WORK.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE TSA AGENTS COULD MEAN LONGER LINES AND MORE TRAVEL TROUBLES IN THE LONG-TERM.

>> IT STOPS US FROM TRAINING AND HIRING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS OVERTIME, MORE SHORTAGES, MORE OUTAGES, MORE POTENTIAL DISRUPTIONS.

>> Reporter: IF YOUR DESTINATION IS A NATIONAL PARK OR FEDERALLY OPERATED MUSEUM, YOU MAY NOT BE ALLOWED IN IF THE FACILITIES ARE FORCED TO CLOSE.

MEANWHILE MAINTENANCE OF FOOD, AIR, WATER AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ALSO LIKELY TO TAKE A HIT.

AGENCIES TASKED WITH UPHOLDING PROTECTIONS LIKE THE FDA AND THE EPA WILL PULL BACK OPERATIONS.

PEOPLE WHO RELY ON FEDERAL AID LIKE HOUSING OR FOOD ASSISTANCE AND EVEN STUDENT LOANS MAY EXPERIENCE DISRUPTIONS A SHUTDOWN ALSO PUTTING U.S. CREDIT ON THE LINE AS RATINGS AGENCIES CONSIDER WHETHER INVESTING IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS STILL A SAFE BET.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE CASSIDY HUTCHINSON SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER TIME IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION .

COMING UP AT SEVEN AFTER EVENING ADDITION ON KPBS.

>>> AFTER 148 DAYS OF STRIKING, IT MAY ONCE AGAIN BE LIGHTS, CAMERA ACTION IN HOLLYWOOD SOON.

LEADERS WITH THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA UNANIMOUSLY VOTED IN FAVOR OF ITS MEMBERS GOING BACK TO WORK.

THE TENTATIVE CONTRACT OF AGER STUDIOS INCLUDES STRONGER BENEFITS, PROTECTIONS AGAINST THE USE OF AI AND GUARANTEES FOR STREAMING COMPENSATION.

BUT IT STILL NEEDS TO BE RATIFIED BY MEMBERS AND HOLLYWOOD ACTORS ARE STILL ON THE PICKET LINE.

>> IF THIS DEAL GOES THROUGH, WE STILL HAVE TO GET THE ACTORS PAID.

'S WE MET WE WILL HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS AS WELL AS RECEIVE .

AS LONG AS IT'S BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN.

>> ECONOMISTS SAY THE STRIKES HAVE ALREADY HAD A MORE THAN $5 BILLION EFFECT ON THE OVERALL U.S. ECONOMY.

>>> IF YOU OWN A HYUNDAI OR KIA VEHICLE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK FOR RECALLS.

REGULATORS SAY SEVERAL MODELS CAN CATCH FIRE EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF.

THE AUTOMAKERS SUGGEST PARKING OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM BUILDINGS.

THE RECALLS COVER MORE THAN 3 MILLION CARS AND SUVs FROM 2010 THROUGH 2017.

THE COMPANY DOES THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED REPORTS OF INJURIES OR DEATHS.

>>> SAN DIEGO FAMILY ADOPTED ZONING 100 YEARS AGO.

KATIE LOOKED INTO THE RACIST ORIGINS OF ZONING AND HOW ITS EFFECTS CONTINUE TODAY.

>> Reporter: AS A CHILD, RICARDO FLOREZ MOVED AWAY FROM APARTMENT CITY HEIGHTS WHERE HIS EXTENDED FAMILY LIVE TO THE RELATIVE QUIET OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AT RANCHO SAN DIEGO.

FLOREZ SAYS HE STUCK OUT.

>> IN MY NEW, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH WHITE KIDS AND I WAS THE ONLY BROWN PERSON.

THEN WHEN I WOULD GO VISIT MY COUSINS, IT WAS ONLY PEOPLE OF COLOR.

>> Reporter: OF THE TIME, HE NEVER QUESTIONED WHY THAT WAS.

HE THINKS MOST PEOPLE DON'T.

>> WE PROBABLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE LIVING HERE AND OTHERS ARE LIVING THERE.

WE ASSUMED IT'S WE WENT TO COLLEGE AND WE WERE CHARTING OUR PARENTS DID THE SAME BUT IN REALITY IT'S MUCH DEEPER THAN THAT.

IT'S MUCH MORE SINISTER THAN THAT ACTUALLY.

>> Reporter: SINISTER HE SAYS BECAUSE THAT SEPARATION BETWEEN PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WHITE PEOPLE WAS INTENTIONAL.

BERKELEY CREATED ONE OF THE FIRST OF ZONING LAWS IN 1916.

WHITE NEIGHBORS WANTED TO PUSH OUT TWO JAPANESE OWNED LAUNDRIES, A CHINESE OWN LAUNDRY AND A DANCE HALL MOSTLY USED BY BLACK PEOPLE.

SO THEY ENFORCED RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND THOSE LOCATIONS.

A YEAR LATER, THE SUPREME COURT RULED RACIAL ZONING UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

BUT IN SOME WAYS, IT DIDN'T MATTER.

SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING WORKS JUST AS WELL TO SEGREGATE.

SAN DIEGO ADOPTED IT IN 1923.

SOME NEIGHBORHOODS, DEVELOPERS CAN BUILD DUPLEXES UNAFFORDABLE TO THEM.

IT'S RESTRICTED TO'S SINGLE- FAMILY HOMES.

PLANNERS MANAGED TO SEGREGATE SAN DIEGO WITHOUT SAYING THE WORD RACE.

BERKELEY RESEARCHERS WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE LAST 100 YEARS OF ZONING IN SAN DIEGO SO THEY CATEGORIZED EVERY PLOT IN THE CITY.

TURNS OUT SINGLE-FAMILY ONLY ZONING TAKES UP MOST OF THE RESIDENTIAL LAND.

81%.

THOSE AREAS ARE WEALTHIER AND WHITER WITH HIGHER HOME PRICES AND THEY ENGAGE IN SOMETHING RESEARCHERS CALL RESOURCE HOARDING.

>> THE SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES HAVE FEWER RESOURCES.

FEWER GOOD SCHOOLS AND LARGE COMMUTE, COMMUTE TIMES, AND THAT REALLY RESTRICTS THE RATIO.

>> Reporter: UNDER ZONING, Z.I.P.

CODES BECAME POWERFUL PREDICTORS OF SOMEONE'S EDUCATION, INCOME, HEALTH OR EVEN HOW LONG THEY LIVE.

CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE VOTED TO END SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING IN RECENT YEARS, INCLUDING BERKELEY.

IT GAM BEERS CO-RESEARCHER JOSHUA KEN TONG SAYS IS AN UPHILL BATTLE.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN UNDERESTIMATE HOW POWERFUL HOMEOWNER RESISTANCE IS TO RETAINING FAMILY SINGLE ZONING BECAUSE GENERALLY, WHITE, AFFLUENT MALE OLDER CONSTITUENTS ARE MORE INVOLVED IN PLANNING PROCESSES.

>> Reporter: IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S OFTEN WEALTHY WHITE HOMEOWNERS I CAN GO TO CITY MEETINGS AND ARGUE THEIR SIDE.

FLOREZ SAYS THE REASONS THEY GIVE HER PUSHBACK HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

SEEM AT FIRST IT IS YOU'RE IN A FIRE HAZARD AND NOW IT'S NOT TRUE.

YOU'RE GOING TO DESTROY LAND VALUES.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE MAIN ARGUMENT NOW IS THAT IT WILL CHANGE THE QUOTE UNQUOTE CHARACTER OF NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE WENT YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE LOOK OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT I WOULD WONDER IS ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT THE BUILDINGS?

WE CAN REPLICATE BUILDINGS.

>> Reporter: THE BUILDINGS HE QUESTIONS, OR THE PEOPLE?

REGARDLESS OF THE REASONS, FLOREZ SAYS SAN DIEGO EXPLODING WITH POPULATION GROWTH CAN'T AFFORD TO HOLD ONTO OLD ZONING RESTRAINTS.

>> HERE WE ARE 1.3 MILLION WE HAVE THIS ANTIQUATED ZONING POLICY.

WE SEE IT IN HOMELESSNESS.

WE SEE IT AND SKYROCKETING HOME PRICES.

OVER $1 MILLION.

WE SEE IT IN SEGREGATION.

>> Reporter: HE FOUGHT FOR A PROPOSAL TO END SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING AND HALF OF SAN DIEGO, BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED IN AUGUST TO HOLD IT BACK FOR WORK SHOPPING HE SAYS IT COULD CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR MIDDLE INCOME EARNERS.

FREE UP EXISTING APARTMENTS FOR LOWER INCOME EARNERS.

LIMIT URBAN SPRAWL AND SLOW CLIMATE CHANGE.

AND, HE SAYS, IT COULD FINALLY FULFILL A GOAL OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

INTEGRATION.

STATEMENT WE HAVE SEGMENT OF OUR SOCIETY THAT DOES NOT GROW UP WITH PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THEN THEY ACHIEVE POWER AND OTHER STATUS AND THEY REINFORCE THOSE BAD DECISIONS BECAUSE THEY DON'T GROW UP WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEM.

>> Reporter: FLOREZ PLANS TO CONTINUE HALLOWING FOR SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL BEFORE BRINGING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.

KATIE TYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGANS WILL SEE SOME MONEY BACK FOR NEXT MONTH YOU'D KILL THE BILL.

SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WILL SEE $60 .70 CREDIT ON THEIR OCTOBER STATEMENT AND THAT'S COURTESY OF THE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE REDDIT PROGRAM.

IT'S A PART OF THE STATE'S EFFORT TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.

COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION CUSTOMERS WILL GET THE SAME REBATE.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE CREDIT SINCE BILLING CYCLES VERY.

NOT EVERY CUSTOMER WILL SEE THE CREDIT AT THE SAME TIME.

>>> WINTER IS COMING, BUT NOT JUST ANY WINTER.

THE EL NIÑO WINTER IS HEADED OUR WAY.

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS SAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO UPEND OUR ALREADY WILD WEATHER EXPECTATIONS MICHAEL HAS A BRIEF BREAKDOWN OF WHAT MAY BE IN STORE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, SCIENTISTS ARE WATCHING A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING EL NIÑO EVENT.

IT'S A NATURAL CLIMATE PATTERN, TYPICALLY FROM TWO TO SEVEN YEARS BRINGING WARMER THAN AVERAGE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES TO THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN.

THAT WARMING CAN INFLUENCE OUR WINTER WEATHER.

>> THE EFFECTS OF EL NIÑO ARE PRONOUNCED ACROSS LOT OF THE CONTINENT AND A LOT OF THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: DR. DANIEL SWING EXPLAINS EL NIÑO IS NOT JUST A PACIFIC STORY.

THE PHENOMENON TYPICALLY LEADS TO WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE U.S., WITH COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN STRETCHES OF THE COUNTRY.

AFTER CALIFORNIA ENDURED A WINTER OF RELENTLESS ATMOSPHERIC RIVER SYSTEMS, EL NIÑO LIKELY MEANS MORE WINTER STORMS THIS COMING JANUARY THROUGH MARCH.

GOOD, COULD BE ON THE WAY.

>> THERE IS A TILT IN THE ODDS ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL KELLY CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS OF THE INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN U.S. >> Reporter: HE ADDS EL NIÑO COULD MEAN AN UNUSUALLY DRY WINTER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND HAWAII WHERE WE HAVE SEEN WILDFIRES LIKE THE DEVASTATION IN AUGUST IN LAHAINA.

BUT A CURVEBALL IN THIS YEAR EL NIÑO PREDICTIONS, HAD ABNORMALLY WARM WATER ACROSS THE REST OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS COULD CHANGE HOW EL NIÑO IMPACTS US.

AS WE HAVE THESE GLOBAL OCEANS OUTSIDE OF THE EL NIÑO ZONE IN THE TROPICS ARE ALSO EXTREMELY WARM.

SO THAT COMBINATION IS SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE.

>> Reporter: I MIKE VILLARREAL REPORTING.

>>> OUR WEATHER HEADLINES AS WE ARE TRACKING A COOLING TREND BEGINNING AS WE HEAD INTO OUR THURSDAY OR SOME GUSTY MOUNTAIN AND DESERT WINS AND WE WILL BE TRACKING SOME DRIZZLE AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

HEADING INTO TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 50s AT OCEANSIDE, BORREGO SPRINGS DOWN TO 66.

AND SAN DIEGO DOWN TO 63.

INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY WE GO WITH COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH A LOT OF THE SOUTHWEST.

A GREAT DAY TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY.

LOOK AT TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY WITH 73 AND SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE 76.

CHULA VISTA, 73 AND BORREGO SPRINGS, TEMPERATURES IN TO THE UPPER 90s.

MOUNT LAGUNA INTO THE UPPER 60s.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON FRIDAY?

THOSE WINDY AIR CONDITIONS IN PARTS OF THE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF OUR WEEK.

OTHERWISE THINGS STAYED LOOK AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

COOLER CONDITIONS AND SOME SHOWERS FOLLOWING A FRONT MOVING ON THROUGH.

AS WE LOOK AT THINGS TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, WE WILL BE WATCHING SOME OF THOSE FLOWS LOW CLOUDS BUILDING IN IN THE EVENINGS AND MORNING SO THAT MAY IMPACT THE START OF YOUR DAY YOU COULD SEE SOME LIGHT DRIZZLE MOVING THROUGH AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

LOOK AT THIS.

A BIT OF RAIN ALONG THE COAST FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER 70s AND THEN WE CLIMB UP WITH MORE SUNSHINE AS WE DO HEAD INTO THE START OF OUR WEEK.

IT WILL BE DRY AND WARM THROUGH OUR THURSDAY, WITH A COOLING TREND ON THE WAY FRIDAY, 75.

LOOK OVER THE WEEKEND, WE WILL BE WATCHING SOME MIST AND CLOUDS LINGERING FURTHER IN LAND.

THEN WE DRY OUT FOR A NICER START NEXT WEEK.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS THINGS GET BREEZY AND BIG DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES COMING TO LOOK AT THE WEEKEND.

ONLY INTO THE 50s.

OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING TO THE 30s AND A HIGH OF ONLY 48 ON SUNDAY.

THE DESERTS WILL HAVE BREEZY CONDITIONS BUT ALSO WILL FEATURE SOME COOLING CONDITIONS HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

81 ON SATURDAY.

77 ON SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M MARIE.

>>> BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WILL BE COMING TO SAN DIEGO THIS YEAR.

THE 74-YEAR-OLD MUSICIAN ANNOUNCED TODAY HE HAS CANCELED HIS WHO SHOWS FOR THE REST OF 2023 AS HE RECOVERS FROM PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE.

RESCHEDULED DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK.

VENUES WILL NOT CHANGE AND THAT INCLUDES A SHOW AT THE TONGA ARENA ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER.

TICKETHOLDERS WHO CAN'T MAKE THE NEW DATES HAVE 30 DAYS TO REQUEST A REFUND.

>>> SAN DIEGO RESEARCHERS SAY A BOOST IN THE NUMBER OF SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOS LIVING IN THE WILD IS A POSITIVE SIGN THAT CONSERVATION IS WORKING.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS MORE ON THE EFFORTS UNDERWAY.

>> Reporter: THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURE RESOURCES REPORT SAYS THE POPULATION OF THE THREATENED RHINOS INCREASED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE.

THE POPULATION CLIMBED JUAN THEN 5.5% OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THAT HAPPENED AS POACHING CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM.

STUDY CREDITS CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

>> THESE NUMBERS GIVE US HOPE AND MAKE US REALIZE THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE BEING SUCCESSFUL.

THAT GENERATES MORE INTEREST IN THESE EFFORTS AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE EFFORTS.

SO IT'S A NICE CIRCLE.

AN INCREASING CIRCLE OF AWARENESS.

>> Reporter: SHE'S ACTIVELY WORKING TO REVIVE THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO.

ONLY TWO FEMALES PASSED THE READING AGE REMAIN ALIVE.

SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCES PREPARING FEMALE SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOS TO CARRY A NORTHERN WHITE EMBRYO CREATED FROM FROZEN GENETIC MATERIAL.

>> THERE ARE NOW THREE OR FOUR GROUPS IN THE WORLD THAT ARE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT AND SOME EMBRYOS HAVING PRODUCED.

NO EMBRYO TRANSFERS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

VERY FEW HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED.

EMBRYO TRANSFER ARE A COMPLEX PROCEDURE IN ITSELF.

>> Reporter: DURANT HOPES THAT USING PROVEN MOTHERS AND SAN DIEGO WILL INCREASE CHANCES A NORTHERN WHITE RHINO CAN BE BORN, EVEN IF THAT HAPPENS AFTER THE SPECIES GOES EXTINCT.

DURANT SAYS THERE IS ENOUGH FROZEN GENETIC MATERIAL TO CREATE A DIVERSE LIVING HEARD.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

WE HAVE A STORY THAT A BILL PASSED BY CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS TO BEEN CASTE DISCRIMINATION AND WHY IT STILL WAITING FOR THE GOVERNOR'S APPROVAL.

>>> AND ON WITH THE ADDITION, WE HAVE THE WE CAN PREVIEW WITH KPBS ARTS PRODUCER JULIA DIXON EVANS FOR EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND SAN DIEGO.

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

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I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.