>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, MAINTAINING DRAINING COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978 AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS THE VOTE TO MAKE SOME PEOPLE HAPPY.

NOW RECOMMENDING MANDATORY COVID VACCINATIONS FOR ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

KPBS REPORTER MG PEREZ LAYS OUT THE DETAILS AND THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.

>> Reporter: THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR.

>> THE VACCINE IS SAFE, THE VACCINE IS EFFECTIVE, AND TO COMBAT THIS PANDEMIC WE MUST GET EVERYONE VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: AND THERE IS THIS, TOO.

>> WE HAVE GOT TO KILLED VIRUS, THIS IS OUR WAY OF SAYING WE WENT OVER WITH SO THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO REALITY.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING AFTER UNANIMOUSLY APPROVING A VACCINE MANDATE AT THEIR MARATHON MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT, THE MEETING WAS VIRTUAL AND CONTENTIOUS, DOZENS OF PEOPLE SPOKE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, FOR AND VERY MUCH ALL ELIGIBLE STAFF 16 YEARS AND OLDER TO BE VACCINATED.

OTHERWISE, THEY WOULD BE TERMINATED OR FORCED OFF CAMPUS.

>> IF I GET CORONAVIRUS, IT COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE FOR ME.

>> Reporter: 18-YEAR-OLD ZACHARY PUBLICLY REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT HE IS IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.

>> WHAT I SAY IS, REMEMBER ME, REMEMBER US, REMEMBER THE FACT THAT WE CAN CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THIS PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVES AHEAD WITH ITS MANDATE PLANS, OPPOSITION IS NOT GOING AWAY.

THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WITH PLENTY TO SAY AND THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP SAYING IT.

LAST EVENING, BEFORE THE PUBLIC BOARD MEETING BEGAN, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE POSTURED AND PROTESTED OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, FOR MANY OF THEM, IT IS A MATTER OF CHOICE THAT THEY FEEL HAS BEEN RIPPED AWAY BY THE BOARD'S MANDATE.

>> IF THEY ARE NOT HONORING PERSONAL BELIEF EXEMPTIONS, THAT THEY ARE PLANNING TO REVIEW GET FROM IN-PERSON LEARNING, THERE ARE A LOT OF STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, THE CITY CANNOT DO THAT.

>> GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR STUDENT VACCINATED, IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, RATHER THAN KEEP YOUR KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL.

THAT IS NOT THE DECISION THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

THAT IS NOT OUR GOAL.

>> Reporter: LOUD AND CLEAR, MANDATED COVID VACCINATIONS ARE HERE.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TOMORROW, THE STATEWIDE MANDATE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO BE VACCINATED OR LOSE THEIR JOBS GOES INTO EFFECT.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF AN ALREADY STRAINED WORKFORCE.

>> THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY SMALL FOR US.

>> Reporter: WITH THE STATE MANDATE LUMEN, THERE HAS RECENTLY BEEN AN EMPLOYEE INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE VACCINATION.

ONE DAY BEFORE THE MANDATE HITS, LESS THAN 41% OF THE WORKFORCE ARE VACCINATED OR HAVE APPROVED EXEMPTIONS.

>> YOU WILL.

FROM EVERY ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFFING SORT SHORTAGES RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: PER POLICY, IF THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT VACCINATED, THEY WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS.

>> IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OBSERVE I BELIEVE, TERMINATING, THAT IS WHAT THE RULES SAY, BUT IF THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING MONTH, THEY WILL BE REHIRED, AND ALL OF THAT WITHIN THE SAME MONTH.

>> Reporter: MANY OTHER LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INCLUDING SHARP, PALAMAR HEALTH, THEY'RE PUTTING EMPLOYEES ON UNPAID LEAVE FOR A MONTH OR TWO, BUT THEN QUARTER IS HEARING THAT SOME MAY DELAY.

>> FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS REALLY FACING A SIGNIFICANT STAFFING SHORTAGE.

YOU KNOW, THE IMMEDIATE ADOPTION OF THE REGULATIONS COULD CREATE A PROBLEM FOR PATIENTS, I THINK THEY WILL THINK ABOUT A SHORT-TERM EXEMPTION.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A CRITICALLY-IMPORTANT MANDATE TO ENSURE EVERYONE AT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, ADDING THAT OFFICIALS ARE CONTINUING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE GET VACCINATED.

THIS IS A DEADLINE THAT THEY ARE EXPECTING FULL COMPLIANCE.

WHILE SCRIPPS HAS LESS THAN 1% FACING TERMINATION, A SPOKESPERSON FOR SHARP SAYS THEY HAVE 3% OF THEIR WORKFORCE ON VACCINATED AND WITHOUT EXEMPTION.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN HALF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOW FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

NEW CDC DATA RELEASED TODAY SHOWS 55.8% OF ALL AMERICANS ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

THAT IS MORE THAN 185 MILLION PEOPLE.

AND WE JUST GOT UPDATED NUMBERS HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

NEARLY 79% OF ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED, WHILE OVER 80% HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOES.

>>> ONE THING THAT HAS GONE HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE PANDEMIC, SINCE IT BEGAN, OUR QUESTION.

SOME OF THE LATEST ONES THAT SURROUND BOOSTER SHOT, TESTING, AND THE NEW R1 VARIANT.

ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING QUESTION FROM A LEADING EXPERT.

>> Reporter: SHORTLY AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BEGAN, KPBS LAUNCHED A COVID BLOG ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON A WHOLE HOST OF ISSUES.

IT HAS REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST VISITED PAGES ON OUR WEBSITE EVER SINCE, IN ADDITION, WE CALL UPON EXPERTS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PANDEMIC.

TODAY, IT WAS DR. ERIC KOEGEL, DIRECTOR OF THE REGIONAL INSTITUTE IN LA JOLLA, HE SPOKE TO KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION, AND THE TOP QUESTION WAS THE NEW VARIANT CALLED R1 VARIANT.

ON THAT, HE HAD GOOD NEWS.

>> IT HAS NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT COMPETING DELTA, DELTA IS THE ONE THAT WE NEED, THERE IS NO FEATURES THAT WILL COMPETE WITH DELTA.

A LOT OF >> Reporter: RIGHT NOW 12 TO 16- YEAR-OLDS CAN GET IT UNDER AN EMERGENCY USE SITUATION, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE UNDER 12?

>> WE ARE EXPECTING IT SOMETIME IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND WILL BE REVIEWED, POSSIBLY THE EARLY PART OF NOVEMBER.

IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, IT COULD GET AN EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION.

>> Reporter: ONE AREA WHERE THE REST OF THE, TESTING, MANY COUNTRIES DISTRIBUTE FREE RAPID TEST WHICH THE DOCTOR SAYS IS VERY EFFECTIVE IN LIMITING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.

>> IT IS AMAZING THAT WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THAT STRAIGHT, THE FDA IS STILL THE BOTTLENECK.

>> Reporter: FINALLY, BOOSTERS, THE FDA APPROVED THEM FOR 55 OR OLDER, THOSE WITH CERTAIN HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT PEOPLE WHO WORK IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY DATA ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOOSTERS IS IN ISRAEL WITH THE VACCINE.

>> BY GETTING THE BOOSTER, THERE WAS A 20 FOLD INCREASE THAT WAS EXTORTING RESTORING INTO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PROTECTION.

>> Reporter: MODERNA AND J&J HAVE YET TO ACCEPT DATA ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BOOSTER SHOTS, LEADING TO MORE QUESTIONS AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RIDES ON INTO WHAT WILL SOON BE MONTH NUMBER 19.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CITY OF SAN DIEGO EMPLOYEES WERE TOLD TO GET VACCINATED OR FIND ANOTHER JOB, COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION, WHY THE MANDATE HAS BEEN DELAYED, AND FOR HOW LONG.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR CONGRESS TO STAVE OFF A SHUTDOWN WITH MONEY TO FUND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SET TO RUN OUT IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS.

AS KRISTIN WYNN REPORTS, THE MAD SCRAMBLE INCLUDES MUCH OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S DOMESTIC AGENDA.

>> Reporter: PROGRESS ON CAPITOL HILL AS LAWMAKERS WORK TOWARDS AVERTING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THURSDAY NIGHT.

>> TO PREVENT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SENATE DEMOCRATS WILL BE INTRODUCING A CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT KEEPS THE GOVERNMENT OPEN UNTIL EARLY- DECEMBER.

>> Reporter: WITH ONE CRISIS LIKELY AVOIDED, DEMOCRATS, PROGRESSIVES ARE PUSHING BACK OVER SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI'S PLAN TO HOLD A HOUSEBOAT ON A $1.2 TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, BEFORE STRIKING A DEAL ON A SEPARATE $3.5 TRILLION SOCIAL SAFETY NET PACKAGE.

>> WE ALWAYS SAID WE SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA, THAT IS THE BUILD BACK BETTER, AS WELL AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.

IF YOU JUST DO THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, THAT IS 9% OF WHAT THE PRESIDENT WANTED TO GET DONE.

>> Reporter: PRESSURE NOW BEING PUT ON TWO CENTER MODERATES.

SO FAR, THEY RELENT REMAIN TIGHTLIPPED.

>> ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PASS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, SIT DOWN AND START NEGOTIATING.

>> Reporter: THE FIGHT OVER THE DEBT LIMIT ALSO RAMPING UP, WITH THE GOVERNMENT SET TO RUN OUT OF MONEY TO PAY ITS BILLS BY MID-OCTOBER, REPUBLICANS, VOTING EARLIER IN THE WEEK TO BLOCK A BILL THAT WOULD AVOID A DEBT DEFAULT.

>> IT IS THE DEMOCRATS THAT WANT TO TAKE ON ALL OF THIS DEBT, AND IT IS THE DEMOCRATS WHO ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE THE HOUSE SHE DEBT CEILING.

>> Reporter: THEY FACE AN UNCERTAIN ROAD HAD, IN WASHINGTON, CHRIS NGUYEN, MAYA TRABULSI , KPBS NEWS.

>>> ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE FINDING ITEMS ON THE STORE SHELVES OR NOTICE THE PRICES SURGING?

THE ANSWER IS BECAUSE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

STACEY BUTLER EXPLAINED.

>> Reporter: ALMOST 70 CARGO SHIPS AND COUNTY FROM LONG BEACH TO LAGUNA.

>> I HAVE BEEN COMING 31 YEARS, YEAH, 31 YEARS.

>> Reporter: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS?

>> NO, THIS IS A PHENOMENON, FOR REAL.

THIS IS BAD.

>> Reporter: FEW ARE MORE FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE BACKLOG AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH THAN TRUCK DRIVERS, CAUGHT IN THE CHAOS.

>> I HAVE PEOPLE FROM 9:00 IN THE MORNING, AND THE LONGSHOREMEN, THE PEOPLE INSIDE, THEY GET PAID BY THE HOUR.

BUT NOT THE DRIVERS.

>> Reporter: SOME LAME AN OUTDATED INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH NOWHERE TO STORE THE CONTAINERS AND DOCK HELP NOT KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND.

>> LAST NIGHT I WAS THERE FROM 8:00 TO 3:00 IN THE MORNING, AND THEY LEAVE AT 3:00.

SO I AM OUT.

AND THEY ONLY HAVE ONE TRAIN FOR 60 TRUCKS, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT THING IS?

IT IS RIDICULOUS.

YOU HAVE TWO OTHER CRANES SITTING.

>> Reporter: SO HOW OFTEN IS IT THAT YOU SHOW UP AND GET TURNED AWAY?

>> WOW.

OUT OF 10, I WOULD SAY SIX OR SEVEN TIMES.

>> Reporter: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES JUST FINISHED A MASSIVE STUDY OF THE PORT'S WEAK SPOT.

HE KNOWS TRUCKERS NEED HELP, HE JUST LAUNCHED ACCELERATE CARGO L.A., A PILOT PROGRAM TO GET CARGO MOVING, AND FAST.

IT IT LIKELY WILL NOT BE ENOUGH, HE SAID THAT THE FEDS HAVE GOT TO STEP IN.

BE BACK OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND CONGRESS HAS 11 TO ONE, THAT HAS GOT TO CHANGE.

WITH THE INSTRUCTOR BILL PENDING VOTE IN CONGRESS, WE NEED ALL EYES IN LOS ANGELES.

THIS IS WHAT 10 YEARS OF UNDERINVESTMENT LOOK LIKE.

WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.

>>> MAIL DELIVERY COULD SLOW DOWN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY.

THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE SAID MOST FIRST-CLASS AND PERIODICALS WILL BE UNAFFECTED AND A SINGLE PURPOSE OF FIRST- CLASS MAIL TRAVELING LOCALLY WILL CONTINUE TO BE TWO DAYS, HOWEVER THERE MIGHT BE INCREASED TRAVEL TIMES FOR LONG-DISTANCE DELIVERIES.

ALSO PRICES WILL INCREASE FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON BEGINNING OCTOBER 3rd AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 26.

>>> THE NATIONAL EVICTION THEN GET IS BEING LIFTED, SURPRISING RENTERS.

ONLY A PORTION OF THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE HAVE REACHED THOSE ANITA PADILLA REPORTER JENN SULLIVAN, WITH A LOOK OF WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES.

>> Reporter: THIS TIME IT IS FOR REAL.

A NATIONWIDE BAN ON EVICTIONS, COMING TO AN END THIS WEEK.

>> THIS WAS THE LAST REMAINING PROTECTION THAT WAS KEEPING MANY OF THESE FAMILIES STABLY HOUSED DURING A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE CDC EVICTION MORATORIUM, SEVERAL STATES THAT ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCED PLANS TO EXTEND THE BAN, THE NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION SAID THE CURRENTLY THERE ARE ROUGHLY 6 .5 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS BEHIND IRAN.

AFTER LOSING JOBS, WORK HOURS AND WAGES DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> THERE WAS ESTIMATES THAT ABOUT 40% OF RENTERS ARE CURRENTLY PROTECTED BY STATE OR CITYWIDE EVICTION MORATORIUMS.

>> Reporter: BUT NOW, THAT SAFETY NET IS DISAPPEARING FROM MILLIONS OF TENANTS.

LIKE CHRISTINA, WHO APPLIED FOR ASSISTANCE AND FEARS THE WORST.

>> BEING A RENTER WITH MY CHILD, NOT HAVING ANYWHERE TO GO.

I THINK ABOUT MY SON, YOU KNOW, WHAT AM I GOING TO TELL HIM?

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING ASSOCIATION SAID ONLY AID IN CONGRESS HAS GONE OUT TO PEOPLE IN DANGER OF LOSING THE MOVES OVER THEIR HEAD DID HOUSING ADVOCATES SAY THAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE FEDERALLY BUT ALSO WANT TO STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL AS WELL.

>> GOVERNORS AND MAYORS SHOULD IMPLEMENT OR EXTEND EVICTION MORATORIUMS, AT LEAST UNTIL ALL THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE BREACHES THE TENANTS AND LANDLORDS WHO NEED IT.

>> Reporter: FOR TODAY IT'S CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION HELD A ROUNDTABLE MEETING WITH AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTY WORKING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.

THOSE WHO ATTENDED WERE THE COUNTY HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION.

THEY DISCUSSED NEW FUNDING SOURCES LIKE THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

OTHER TAKEAWAYS INCLUDED MORE DEVELOPMENT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND SUPERVISORS ALLOCATING $50 MILLION TO CREATE MORE THAN 13,000 UNITS.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT QUALITY PROJECTS THAT REALLY ADDED TO, YOU KNOW, THE COMPUTED COMMUNITY FABRIC.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT PROPERTIES AND PROJECTS THAT REALLY HAVE A COMPONENT, RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION.

>> THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS ALSO SPOKE DURING THE MEETING.

THEY ARE ASKING FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO CREATE AN ACTION PLAN TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT.

>>> PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIVE WITH NOISE.

NOW, THE AIRPORT HAS GOTTEN ITS BIGGEST GRANT EVER TO TRY TO GIVE NEIGHBORS RELIEF, NEARLY $26 MILLION FROM THE FROM THE FAA TO AVERT NOISE MITIGATION, HOMES COULD GET RETROFITTED WITH NEW EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS, ALL TO PROVIDE BETTER SOUND INSULATION.

>>> WE ARE LOOKING AT WARM AIR MOVING IN THE WAY FOR THE WEEKEND.

ESPECIALLY FOR SOME OF THE COASTAL AREAS, A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INLAND, THE MOUNTAINS, THE DESERT, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES HERE IN THE FORECAST, BUT WE ARE ALSO WATCHING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A PATTERN CHANGE NEXT WEEK AND ALONG WITH THAT, SOME POTENTIAL MOISTURE THAT COULD WORK ITS WAY INTO THE PICTURE.

TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES FALL OFF INTO THE MID-50s IN OCEANSIDE, MID-60s IN SAN DIEGO, 60 DEGREES IN CHULA VISTA, FOR THAT OVERNIGHT LOW NUMBER 66 OUT TOWARDS RIGO SPRINGS.

THURSDAY, THE BIG PICTURE OF COURSE, THE BIG DIP IN THE JET STREAM ACROSS MOST OF THE FOUR CORNERS AREA, OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS, WE WILL BE WATCHING THAT WARM OFFSHORE FLOW THAT COULD ALLOW FOR SOME WINDS TO PICK UP AND SOME OF THE RAIN HITTING THE MOUNTAINS HERE LIKELY IN THE LATER PART OF THIS WEEK.

TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW, MID- 80s, ESCONDIDO, OUT TOWARDS RAMONA, RIGO SPRINGS, LOW-90S FOR THOSE DAYTIME HIGHS.

BY FRIDAY, WE START TO SEE AN INCREASE IN THE ONSHORE FLOW.

AND SO THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE A LITTLE BIT, TEMPERATURES THOUGH, IDEAL TO WARM UP.

FROM THE COAST WE GO FROM THE UPPER-70S UP UNTIL THE LOW-80, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND ALONG WITH THAT, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST FOR YOU NEAR THE COAST.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES GENERALLY SITTING IN THE UPPER- 80S FOR YOU THROUGH SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AFTER THAT, WE WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP-OFF PERHAPS INTO THE MID-80s.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF THE WORK WEEK.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES HERE, WE ARE GENERALLY GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE LOW TO MID-60s, IT WILL BE COOL OUT THERE, HOWEVER, THAT DOES COME WITH SUNSHINE, SO, NOT A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HERE.

IN THE DESERT, TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY SITTING IN THE LOW TO MID-90s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH NO WET WEATHER IN THE FORECAST.

AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WE COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE CHANGES NEXT WEEK, FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> A LOCAL GROUP HAS LAUNCHED A SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP TO TRY TO GIVE HER SEXUALLY-VIOLENT PREDATOR OUT OF RANCHO BERNARDO, THE DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA STATE HOSPITALS WANT TO PUT HIM INTO A HOME WITH A GOLF COURSE AND OF YOU.

A HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH, AND THE LIFE FOUNDATION IS ASKING PEOPLE TO FLOOD THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WITH EMAILS AGAINST THE PLACEMENT.

THE FOUNDATION IS NAMED FOR CHELSEA KING, A TEENAGER MURDERED JUST OVER ONE DECADE AGO BY ANOTHER SEXUALLY-VIOLET PREDATOR.

HER FATHER, HAS WORKED TO GET LAWS PASSED TO KEEP THESE PREDATORS FROM BEING RELEASED.

>> IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF DOING THIS, BADGER IS GOING TO COMMIT A CRIME AGAIN IF HE GETS THE OPPORTUNITY, IT IS A GIVEN.

>> HE SAID THAT IF HE HAD BEEN TRIED UNDER CHELSEA'S LAW, HE WOULD'VE NEVER BEEN RELEASED.

AND THE PROPOSAL TO PLACE HIM IN THE MOUNT HELIX AREA.

>>> THE PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC HANGS IN THE BALANCE, AND PRESSURE IS INTENSIFYING BETWEEN THOSE ON CAPITOL HILL AND THE WHITE HOUSE, THAT IS COMING UP ON IT EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> SAN DIEGO WAS THE FIRST MAJOR CITY TO ISSUE A MAC OF VACCINE MANDATE, THE DEADLINE HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED.

BUT THE VACCINE MANDATE IS STILL IN PLACE.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE SPOKE WITH A REPORTER ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR SAN DIEGO'S UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES.

>> Reporter: 11,300 WORKERS ARE EMPLOYED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, INCLUDING WHITE AND BLUE COLLAR JOBS.

>> THE CITY CAN CERTAINLY MANDATE VACCINATIONS SUBJECT TO THE WIDELY RECEIVED OBJECTIONS FROM RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS AND DISABILITY THAT MAY MAKE GETTING VACCINATED UNWARRANTED.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE CITY IS WITHIN ITS RIGHTS TO ENFORCE A VACCINE MANDATE.

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A PANDEMIC, THE POTENTIAL HAS LIFE AND DEATH CONSEQUENCES.

WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT CITY WORKERS, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS WHOLE CITY POPULATION.

>> Reporter: THE CITY ANNOUNCED THAT UNVACCINATED CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 1st TO GET FULLY VACCINATED.

THE ORIGINAL DEADLINE WAS NOVEMBER SECOND.

>> I ASSUME THAT THE REASON FOR THE EXTENSION IS TO GIVE PEOPLE, GIVE THE CITY MORE TIME TO BARGAIN, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY REALLY HAVE EXPLORED ALL POSSIBLE AVENUES TOWARD REACHING AN AGREEMENT, THAT IS ALWAYS THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.

>> Reporter: HE EXPLAINS WHY THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE HAPPENING.

>> A VACCINE MANDATE IS A CHANGE IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND THE CITY HAS A DUTY TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH OVER THAT CHANGE, BUT THE CITY IS TAKING A HARD LINE, BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC HAS PROVEN TO BE UNIQUELY UNCOMPROMISING IN ITS IMPACT, AND THE EFFECT THAT IT HAS AS AN OPTICAL TO NORMAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS.

>> Reporter: UNFORTUNATELY, UNVACCINATED CITY EMPLOYEES DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS.

>> THE WHOLE IDEA OF A NON- COMPLIANCE, A MANDATE NONCOMPLIANCE RESULT IN TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT IF THEY ARE FIRED, IT WILL BE AN STRAIN ON THE CITY.

>> WILL HAVE A STRAIN ON RESOURCES, NOT AS MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO DO THE JOBS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

WHICH MEANS MORE OVERTIME, WHICH IS A HIGHER EXPENSE TO THE CITY, AND IT MEANS MORE BEING DONE WITH FEWER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: NEGOTIATIONS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 1st AND HOW MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS VACCINE OBLIGATIONS WILL WORK.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE REDESIGNED OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG, IT LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT YOU CAN STILL FIND THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC AND RESOURCES IN THE TRACKING >> Reporter: SECTION, YOU WILL FIND IT UNDER THE NEWS TAB ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> MILITARY FAMILIES ARE GETTING SETTLED IN NEW COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES, AS THEY HEAD TO NEW DUTY STATIONS, UNDERREPORT THAT ISOLATION FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS IS INCREASING FOR THEM, OUTPACING DEPLOYMENTS AS THE TOP CONCERN, BLUE STAR IS AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THIS TROUBLING TREND.

RHIANNA KEELER INTRODUCES US TO ONE FAMILY MAKING THE TRANSITION.

>> I AM AN OLD HAT ADDED AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: JUST LIKE 600,000 OTHER VETERANS THIS YEAR IS SETTLING INTO A NEW HOUSE IN A NEW CITY.

>> WE HAVE MOVED EIGHT TIMES IN THE LAST 18 YEARS, WE DID A COUPLE OF YEARS OVERSEAS.

>> Reporter: THOSE MILL SPRING CHALLENGES.

>> HOUSING AND TRYING TO GET SCHOOLS SET UP, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE I HAVE FOUND IS BEING CONNECTED TO PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: MOST MILITARY FAMILIES DO NOT LIVE ON MILITARY BASES, THEY LIVE ON CIVILIAN COMMUNITY LIKE YOURS, AND THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO CONNECT, ONLY ONE IN FOUR SAY THEY HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE PLACES WHERE THEY LIVE, ONE IN THREE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE TO ASK FOR A FAVOR.

>> WHEN WE MOVE FROM OVERSEAS TO FLORIDA, I NEEDED TO FIND EMERGENCY CONTACT, I KNEW NOBODY IN THE AREA.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHY BLUE STAR FAMILIES HAS LAUNCHED WELCOME WEEK, TO BRING HELP FOR MILITARY FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.

ONLINE TOOLKITS WILL ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO WELCOME FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS TO ACCOMMODATE NEW STUDENTS.

>> IT IS THE SCHOOLS, THEY DID A GREAT JOB INTEGRATING THE KIDS, THEY MAKE FOR HAPPY FAMILIES, IT HELPS EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: RETIRED ARMY GENERAL JOSEPH DUNFORD WAS RAISING AWARENESS WITH HIS WIFE ELLEN, HE RECALLS HOW NEW FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS HELPED EASE HIS MONEY WHILE HE WAS DEPLOYED.

>> GETTING NOTES BACK FROM OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS THAT THEY ARE WELCOME IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT THEY ARE INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES, IT MADE ALL OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD IN MY ABILITY TO FOCUS ON MY JOB DID >> IF YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO RAN AWAY TO STEP IN AND A SHOW THAT GIANT MOVING AND SHOW UP AT YOUR HOME AND THEY SAY, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP.

WHAT MIGHT YOU BE LOOKING FOR?

THAT RIGHT THERE, THAT WOULD SOLVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF CONCERNS.

>> Reporter: ERIN LAUREN KNOWS THAT ALL TOO WELL, EVEN THE VETERAN OF MOVING SEASON IS FEELING LONELY IN HER OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> WE HAVE BEEN HERE THREE MONTHS NOW, AND I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT LIVE DIRECTLY AROUND ME THAT I HAVE MET, I FOUND THAT IT TAKES ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS TO TRULY GET CONNECTED IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

IF IT HAPPENED A LITTLE BIT SOONER, I MEAN I THINK THAT WOULD BE NICE.

>> Reporter: IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO HELP MILITARY FAMILIES CONFRONT THE EPIDEMIC OF ISOLATION THEY ARE FACING.

JUST SMALL KINDNESS THAT CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> I WOULD RECOMMEND JUST COMING OVER AND SAYING HI AND INTRODUCING YOURSELF.

>> Reporter: RHIANNA KEELER, WASHINGTON.

>>> ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SENT UP TO THE DIXIE FIRE.

NOW A FIRE THE VICTIM IS HERE.

HE IS A 7-MONTH-OLD BEAR CUB WHO GOT HIS PAWS AND BURNED, HE IS, HE APPROACHED FIREFIGHTERS IN LATE AUGUST AFTER GETTING KAREN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, HE WAS SENT DOWN TO THE RAMONA WILDLIFE CENTER WHERE HE WILL STAY UNTIL HE IS READY TO BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD.

THIS IS ONE OF SIX ORPHANED CUBS AT THE CENTER RIGHT NOW.

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

YOU CAN FIND THEM THERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS 'S EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AN PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING MAINTAIN AIR, DRAIN, 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.