>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE THERE WILL BE A NEW SHERIFF IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY IT WILL BE A WOMAN.

GOOD EVENING.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

A NEW UNDERSHERIFF AND ASSISTANT SHERIFF FOR APPOINTED FOLLOWING THE CONCESSION OF HER OPPONENT.

WHEN SHE IS SWORN IN SHE WILL FACE MANY CHALLENGES, INCLUDING WHAT TO DO ABOUT A JAIL SYSTEM WITH THE WORST RECORD OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA.

HERE IS JOHN CARROLL.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR TO KPBS VIEWERS AND LISTENERS.

MEMBERS OF THE JUSTICE COALITION ALONG WITH OTHER CIVIL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS PROTESTING THE SEEMINGLY NEVER- ENDING DEATHS IN JAILS RUN BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

>> WE ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

>> Reporter: THE NORTH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY ARE READY TO WORK WITH THE SHERIFF.

THE QUESTION IS HOW WILLING WILL SHE BE TO WORK WITH THEM?

>> THEIR ABILITY TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO SAVE LIVES IN CUSTODY IS TEMPERED WITH NEEDING TO WORK WITH HER FOR THE REFORMS THAT NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

>> Reporter: THE REFORMS CAME IN AN AUDIT THAT LAID OUT A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO HOW THE JAIL SYSTEM SHOULD BE RUN.

HE SAID MARTINEZ NEEDS TO GO BEYOND THAT.

>> WE HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES IN PERSONNEL.

WE HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES IN CULTURE.

>> THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE WORK WITH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ENDS UP BEING A BIG PART OF OUR DAILY LIVES.

>> Reporter: THE CODIRECT TO THAT WORKS WITH IMMIGRANTS OF THE NORTH COUNTY, THEY SHARED CONCERNS ABOUT THE HIGH NUMBER OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS.

SHE WANTS TO SEE MARTINEZ MAKE OTHER CHANGES AS WELL.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BE ABLE TO FOSTER AND CREATE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW SHE IS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD IN THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

MILLER SAID HIS GROUP IS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH HER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

HE SAID THAT HE WILL SHARE THE OUTCOME OF THE MEETING WITH US.

THOSE CALLING FOR CHANGE WILL GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHETHER THE CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IS JUSTIFIED.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS PROVIDED A REAL-WORLD LESSON FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS OF THE NORTH COUNTY.

COMING UP, WHAT THEY LEARNED IN CLASS AND BY VOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE IS SIDING WITH THE ACLU IN ITS CHALLENGE TO THE AMERICAN ASYLUM POLICY.

JUDGES CALLING IT UNLAWFUL.

THE CDC ISSUED THE RULING AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

PRESIDENT BIDEN KEPT IT IN PLACE.

IT HAS FORCED 1 MILLION MIGRANTS WHO HAVE CROSSED THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER TO BE EXPELLED.

IN THE PAST, THEY WOULD LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE U.S. >>> THE GRADUATE STUDENT STRIKE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM ENTERS ITS SECOND DAY.

LEADERS SAY THEY ARE HOLDING ON FOR BETTER WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS.

IT IS AFFECTING CLASSES, BUT WE FOUND THAT STUDENTS BY AND LARGE ARE SUPPORTING THE TA.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE ALL ON STRIKES.

THEY CANNOT PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTION THAT STUDENTS DESERVE.

>> WE ARE STRESSED ABOUT HER LIVING SITUATION.

>> Reporter: THIS TIME IT IS ON THE UC CAMPUSES.

>> WE ARE ON STRIKE FOR BETTER WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS.

>> WHAT I TELL STUDENTS IS THAT MY WORKING CONDITIONS ARE THERE LEARNING CONDITIONS.

I'M TEACHING A BIOLOGY LAB CLASS THIS QUARTER.

IT'S A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY, OR THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY.

THEY DO NOT PAY US WORLD-CLASS WAGES.

WE AREN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION THAT STUDENTS DESERVE.

>> Reporter: WHEN STUDENTS COME HERE THEY EXPECT A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION FROM WORLD-CLASS TEACHERS.

MANY WERE SURPRISED AT HOW LITTLE THE TEACHERS WERE GETTING PAID.

>> I WAS SURPRISED.

WHEN I SAW THE FLYER IN MY ELEVATOR, HOW MUCH THEY WERE ASKING IS LESS THAN I THOUGHT THEY WERE ALREADY BEING PAID.

>> Reporter: THAT IS THE REACTION FROM MANY STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.

>> I WAS REALLY SURPRISED.

OF COURSE, HEARING THEM COMPLAIN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME I GUESS I DID NOT REALLY KNOW THE EXTENT OF EVERYTHING THEY WERE DEALING WITH.

>> Reporter: NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONTINUING, BUT THE IDEA OF MEDIATION HAS BEEN FLOATED.

UNION LEADERS ARE OPPOSED TO THE IDEA.

THEY SAY THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH.

>>> POLYSTYRENE IS ON ITS WAY OUT OF SAN DIEGO.

THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO BAN THE PRODUCT.

THE CITY COUNCIL TRIED A SIMILAR MID IN 2019 BUT IT WAS TIED UP IN COURTS.

PART OF IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW THAT WAS IMPOSED.

IMPERIAL BEACH HAD A SIMILAR BAN A FEW YEARS AGO.

THE CO-OWNER OF A THAI RESTAURANT SAID IT IS A ADDED COST AND IS WORKING LONGER HOURS AS A RESULT.

>> WE WANT TO KEEP OUR CUSTOMERS HERE.

IT'S HARD TO INCREASE THE PRICE.

>> THE BAN WILL BEGIN ON APRIL 1.

SMALLER COMPANIES THAT MAKE LESS THAN HALF 1 MILLION PER YEAR WILL GET A ONE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD.

>>> THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEPEND ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MONEY TO GET BY.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT MONEY IS STOLEN?

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VIC DEMISED IN RECENT MONTHS.

KITTY ALVARADO SPOKE TO AN ADVOCATE WORKING HARD TO RECOVER THEIR MONEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR KIKI SINCE SHE LOST HER JOB IN MAY.

SHE'S A SINGLE MOM OF TWO BUT SHE HAS BEEN GETTING BY WITH TEMP WORK AS A DENTAL HYGIENIST AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

>> I WAS JUST TRYING TO STAY ABOVE WATER.

EBT CARD.

IN OCTOBER SHE WENT TO USE IT AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM.

>> OCTOBER 1 MY BENEFITS LANDED ON MY CARD AND BY 8:05 THEY WERE TAKEN OFF BY SOMEBODY WHO EITHER HAS A DUPLICATE CARD WITH MY PIN NUMBER, IT'S EVERYTHING I DEPENDED ON.

I DID NOT HAVE ANY MONEY AT THE TIME.

>> Reporter: SHE CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAPPENED.

>> SOMEBODY WAS ABLE TO SCAN IT .

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE.

>> Reporter: SHE FILED A POLICE REPORT AND CLAIM WITH THE COUNTY BUT IT WAS DENIED SAYING IT WAS HER CAR THAT WAS USED.

SHE FILED AN APPEAL.

BY THIS TIME IT WAS WEEKS LATER WITH NO ANSWERS AND NO MONEY.

FORTUNATELY, SHE REACHED OUT TO MELISSA HERNANDEZ, A FRIEND WHO RUNS A WOMEN'S ADVOCACY NONPROFIT.

SHE IMMEDIATELY JUMPED INTO ACTION.

SHE SOON UNCOVERED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY CASE.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAID THIS IS BEING DONE BY AN ORGANIZED CRIME RING.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS ISSUED A WARNING SAYING THAT THEFT IS UP 4000% WITH EBT CARDS.

THE MAIN WAY THAT CRIMINALS ARE DRAINING FUNDS IS USING SKIMMING DEVICES ON TOP OF ATM AND POINT-OF-SALE DEVICES TO CLONE THE CARDS.

THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF THE CRIME SO FAR.

HERNANDEZ SAID SHE CONTACTED A SUPERVISOR AND HAD A MEETING.

>> IN 24 HOURS, ABOUT 15 OUT OF 23 WOMEN GOT THEIR MONEY BACK.

>> Reporter: TURNER WAS AMONG THEM BUT SHE FELT TOO FAR BEHIND BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT.

>> I HAVE AN UNLAWFUL DETAINER.

I AM LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SAY.

>> Reporter: TURNER SAID THAT SHE DID THIS TO HELP OTHERS IN HER SITUATION WHO ARE TOO EMBARRASSED TO ASK FOR HELP AND THINK THEY MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG.

>> YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE BEING VICTIMIZED TWICE.

>> Reporter: VARGAS SAID SHE HER STAFF AND THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO EXPEDITE HELP FOR THE VICTIMS.

THEY ALSO SAY ONE WAY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IS CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD ON YOUR CASH ACCOUNT ONCE A MONTH.

>>> A WARNING FROM SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC.

THEY ARE URGING CUSTOMERS TO BE VIGILANT AGAINST SCAMMERS.

THE SCAMMERS MAY THREATEN TO DISCONNECT SERVICE IN A RUSE FOR MONEY.

VICTIMS MAY RECEIVE A CALL TELLING THEM THAT THEIR ACCOUNT IS IN DELINQUENCY AND A TECHNICIAN WILL SHUT OFF THEIR POWER IF THEY DO NOT PAY IMMEDIATELY.

SAN DIEGO ELECTRIC SAID THEY WERE NEVER CALLED TO DEMAND PAYMENT OVER THE PHONE.

CUSTOMERS CAN CHECK PAYMENT HISTORY ONLINE AS WELL OR BY CALLING.

>>> A COMBINATION OF RSV AND THE FLU HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A YOUNG CHILD IN CALIFORNIA.

IT IS NOT JUST A MAJOR CONCERN FOR CHILDREN ANYMORE.

HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE UP AMONGST SENIORS.

>> SHE WAS GRAY AND LAME.

SHE WOULD NOT REACT TO TOUCH.

>> Reporter: AS AN AND RECOVERS FROM RSV AND CHILDREN IN ROSS THE NATION ARE BATTLING THE ILLNESS, PARENTS SUFFER ALONGSIDE HIM.

>> THEY TRIED TO INTUBATE HER SEVEN TIMES AND THEN THEY HAD TO DO CPR BECAUSE THEY LOST HER HEART BEAT.

>> Reporter: THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT OF THE FIRST DEATH OF THE WINTER SEASON.

A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE HAS DIED.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID IN A STATEMENT THIS TRAGIC EVENT SERVES AS A STARK REMINDER THAT RESPIRATORY VIRUSES CAN BE DEADLY, ESPECIALLY IN VERY YOUNG CHILDREN AND IN'S.

WE ARE ENTERING A BUSY WINTER VIRUS SEASON.

PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE URGED TO VACCINATE THEIR CHILDREN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AGAINST FLU AND COVID-19.

IN WASHINGTON STATE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ARE IN CRISIS MODE.

>> WE ARE BORDERING IF NOT ALREADY IN DISASTER MODE.

>> MANY ARE EXCEEDING 100% OF THE AVAILABLE CAPACITY.

THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.

>> Reporter: THE OVERWHELMING IMPACT IS EXPANDING PAST CHILDREN.

THE CDC IS REPORTING THAT SENIORS ARE 10 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED WITH RSV THAN TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FOR PEACE AT THE G 20 SUMMIT TODAY OFFERING A PATHWAY TO ENDING THE RUSSIAN INVASION.

'S PROPOSAL CAME AS RUSSIA LAUNCHED NEW MISSILE STRIKES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PRIMARILY TARGETING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE HAVE MORE FROM LATE WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: AS A RIGHT SIRENS RING ACROSS UKRAINE THERE ARE REPORTS THAT TWO MISSILES STRUCK POLAND KILLING AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE.

IT'S UNCLEAR FROM WHERE THEY ORIGINATED, BUT THEY LANDED AT ROUGHLY THE SAME TIME AS A RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER UKRAINIANS WERE WARNED TO EXPECT MORE ATTACKS.

>> MOSTLY IN ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE CAN SEE WHAT THE ENEMY WANT.

THEY WILL NOT SUCCEED.

>> Reporter: THE MISSILE STRUCK ABOUT A DOZEN UKRAINIAN CITIES AND DISTRICTS ON TUESDAY MARKING THE LARGEST WAVE OF ATTACKS THIS MONTH FOLLOWING SEVERAL DEVASTATING ROUNDS ARE NOT OVER.

SENIOR OFFICIALS THEY AT LEAST HALF OF THEIR CUSTOMERS HAVE NO ELECTRICITY.

THESE ATTACKS COME AFTER THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT PRESENTED A 10 POINT PEACE PLAN TO END THE INVASION IN A VIDEO SPEECH.

>> WE WILL NOT ALLOW RUSSIA TO WAIT IT OUT, BUILD UP ITS FORCES AND START A NEW SERIES OF TERROR.

>> Reporter: THE STEPS INCLUDE A PASS TO NUCLEAR SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, AND A SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR ALLEGED RUSSIAN WAR CRIMES.

>> NOW IS THE TIME WHEN THE WAR CAN BE STOPPED.

>> Reporter: THE KREMLIN SPOKESPERSON SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROPOSAL BUT DO NOT BELIEVE THEY WANT TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH.

>>> UNCERTAINTY HANGING OVER THE SOLAR MARKETPLACE IS BEGINNING TO CLEAR NOW THAT REGULATORS HAVE UNVEILED THE PLAN TO RESHAPE SOLAR ROLES.

ERIC ANDERSON SAID REGULATORS ARE HEARING FROM AFFECT THE PARTIES TOMORROW.

THE LAST CHANCE FOR PUBLIC INPUT BEFORE THE COMMISSION VOTES NEXT MONTH.

>> Reporter: BELINDA MARTINEZ MOVED INTO ONE OF THESE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS OF OCEANSIDE IN 2003 AFTER FINDING A SPANISH COLONIAL COLLEGE ON A RARE OVERSIZED LOT.

>> WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE NEIGHBORS ARE JUST SWEETHEARTS.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS ADDED 13 SOLAR PANELS JUST OVER FIVE YEARS AGO.

THE ARRAY IS LOCATED ON THE FLAT ROOF KEEPING IT MOSTLY HIDDEN FROM THE STREET.

THE IMPACT IS VERY VISIBLE ON THEIR ELECTRICITY BILL.

>> WE HAVE ONLY SEEN CREDIT ON THE UTILITY.

WE HAVE NO ELECTRICAL BILL.

>> Reporter: THE BILL CREDIT COMES FROM THE NET ENERGY METERING REGULATIONS.

INITIALLY UTILITIES HAD TO PAY HOMEOWNERS THE RETAIL RATE FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY ROOFTOP SOLAR.

THE SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED IN 2017 .

SOLAR OWNERS HAD TO ENROLL IN TIME OF USE RATE PLANS AND UTILITIES PAID A FEW PENNIES LESS FOR A KILOWATT HOUR THAT THEY PURCHASED FROM SOLAR OWNERS THAN WHAT THEY COULD SELL TO OTHER CUSTOMERS.

>> WE PUT OUT ENERGY TO THEM AND THEY PAY UP THE AND WE ARE PAYING FOR THE ENERGY IN THE PEAK.

TICKET STILL ALLOWS US TO HAVE CREDIT.

>> Reporter: CHANGES PROPOSED LAST DECEMBER WOULD HAVE UPENDED THE SYSTEM.

THE PLAN SLASHED THE VALUE OF ROOFTOP GENERATED ELECTRICITY BY 80%.

THE PLAN HAD STEEP MANDATORY GRID ACCESS FEES.

THE OUTCRY WAS IMMEDIATE.

REGULATORS THAT THE PLAN ON HOLD AFTER PUBLIC DISSENT.

SOLAR ADVOCATES CHEERED THE DELAY BUT IT WASN'T TIME TO RING THE VICTORY BELL.

>> WE KNEW THAT JUST BECAUSE IT WAS PAUSE DID NOT MEAN THAT THEY WERE CONVINCED THAT THEY WERE WRONG.

THE GOVERNOR DID ALSO SAY THAT CHANGES NEEDED TO BE MADE BUT HE DID NOT SAY WHAT THEY SHOULD BE.

THAT'S A PRETTY WIDESPREAD.

>> Reporter: SOLAR SUPPORTERS SPENT THE YEAR SHINING A LIGHT ON THE THREAT POSED BY THE PROPOSAL.

PROTESTERS RALLIED AT UTILITY OFFICES AROUND THE STATE INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO- BASED ENERGY HEADQUARTERS IN JULY.

>> PLEASE REVERSE COURSE ON YOUR ATTACK CAMPAIGN ON ROOFTOP SOLAR.

>> Reporter: ORALIA NOT OVER APPEAL TO GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ASKING HIM TO PROTECT THE SOLAR INDUSTRY JOBS.

HE SAID THAT THEY LOBBIED LAWMAKERS AND FLOODED MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> IT IS RARE FOR THE REGULAR PUBLIC TO INTERACT DIRECTLY.

FOR MOST OF THE TIME THAT THE CAMPAIGN HAS GOING ON WE HAVE BEEN IN A COVID TYPE ENVIRONMENT.

IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE SPRING THAT THERE WAS EVEN AN IN PERSON MEETING WHERE THEY WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO LOOK THE PUBLIC IN THE EYE AND HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: ECONOMICS ARE AT THE HEART OF THE ISSUE.

ADVOCATES WANT TO BE SURE THAT HOMEOWNERS SEE FINANCIAL BENEFITS.

>> IF YOU PUT $25,000 INTO A SOLAR SYSTEM, HOW MANY YEARS DOES IT TAKE FOR THE INVESTMENT TO PAY FOR ITSELF IN SAVINGS?

>> Reporter: REMOVE THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE, SUPPORTERS SAY, AND THE INSTALLATION WILL GRIND TO A HALT.

INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES SACRED EXPENSES ARE BEING SHIFTED TO NON-SOLAR CUSTOMERS.

>> WE WANT IT TO BE REFORMED TO BE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE.

>> Reporter: THE RULES DID NOT PLEASE EITHER SIDE.

THE GRID CONNECTION FEE IS GONE, BUT THE VALUE OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY ROOFTOP SOLAR IS BEING SLASHED.

PRO UTILITY GROUPS SAY NON- SOLAR CUSTOMERS STILL PAY AND UNFAIR SHARE OF ACTIN COSTS.

SOLAR INDUSTRY BACKERS SAY REMOVING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES WILL SLOW THE ADOPTION WHICH IS BAD FOR CLIMATE GOALS.

REGULATORS COULD TWEAK THE PLAN BASED ON THIS HEARING AND REMAIN POISED TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION IN MID DECEMBER.

>>> INFLATION AND GAS PRICES DO NOT APPEAR TO BE HURTING DEMAND FOR TRAVEL THIS THANKSGIVING.

AAA IS PREDICTING THAT 54.6 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL OVER THE HOLIDAY.

THAT'S UP SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR AND NEARLY BACK TO PRE- PANDEMIC LEVELS.

AAA SAID IT IS IN PART BECAUSE AMERICANS ARE MORE COMFORTABLE TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGAIN, INCLUDING AIRPLANES AND TRAINS.

>>> OVER TOURISM IS A PROBLEM.

LICKED ALSO SAW A SURGE IN VISITORS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

NOW IT IS BEING ADDED TO A NO LIST FOR 2023.

THOSE WHO WORK IN THE AREA SAY THERE NEEDS TO BE A VALANCE BETWEEN VISITORS AND THE STRAIN THEY PUT ON LOCAL RESOURCES.

>> THERE ARE LOCALS THAT DON'T WANT ANY TOURISM.

HOW DO YOU LIVE IN A TOURIST TOWN WITHOUT THEIR INCOME?

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE.

>> WE WOULD NEVER SAY NOT COME.

DO IT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS IT NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: TRAVEL PATTERNS ARE MOSTLY BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

>>> THE BIG STORY BEFORE WE GO OUT TO THE EVENING WILL BE THE WIND.

THIS WILL BE A DRIVING FACTOR WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR BIG IMPACT ESPECIALLY IF YOUR TRAVELS TAKE THE NORTH AND EAST .

MORE DRY CONDITIONS.

WE COULD SEE AROUND OF THAT.

YOU SEE A A LACK OF CLOUD COVER ALL THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST.

HIGH PRESSURE IS IN CONTROL.

TRAVERSING THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

IT COMPRESSES THE AIR AND WARMS UP AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT MORE HUMIDITY.

THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THIS EVENING RIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE WARNINGS OUT OVER SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND INTO THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

YOU CAN SEE WINDS TOPPING 50 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.

PERHAPS EVEN 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH THAT WIND DIRECTION OUT OF THE NORTH AND EAST.

IT CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS WITH REGARDS TO CROSSWINDS.

THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTY BREEZES ON THE COAST.

IT WILL ALLOW US TO WARM UP ABOVE NORMAL AS WE TALK ABOUT THE MID-70s.

A WARMER DAY IN OCEANSIDE THAN IT WILL BE IN FARRAGO SPRINGS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT A COOLDOWN ON FRIDAY.

WE COULD SEE SOME MORE WIND AS WE WORK OUR WAY UP.

WE ARE WATCHING THAT VERY CLOSELY.

LOOK AT THE WARMTH OVER THE INTERIOR.

THE WIND BACKS UP ON THURSDAY AND WE COULD SEE SOME MORE HEADING IN TOWARD THE WEEKEND.

NOTICE A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLDOWN HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

OVER THE DESERTS WE WILL BE STAYING PUT INTO THE LOW AND MID 70s.

>>> WHILE ELECTION RESULTS HAVE REAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCES, THEY ALSO PROVIDE LESSONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOTERS.

WE GO TO A CLASSROOM FOR REACTION FROM SOME HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS.

>> IT IS A BIG SELLER FOR GO QUESTION.

DO YOU THINK POLITICIANS SHOULD REPRESENT EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T VOTE?

>> Reporter: ALBERT IS A GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS TEACHER IN NORTH COUNTY.

HE HAS OFFERED HIS CLASS OF SENIORS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A TRUE REALITY CHECK.

>> THE CONTROL OF THE HOUSE IS TOO EARLY TO CALL.

IT WILL BE VERY CLOSE.

WANT TO BE CHALLENGING MY STUDENTS BUT I ALSO WANT TO VALIDATE THEM.

EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS FROM THEIR NEIGHBORS OR AT HOME I WANT TO ARM THEM WITH THE TRUTH THROUGH FACTS AND FIGURES AND HOPEFULLY CHALLENGE THEM ON PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS.

>> Reporter: : TURNED 18 IN SEPTEMBER.

HE VOTED FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> I WAS EXCITED TO VOTE AND TO THIS RESEARCH AND LEARN ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.

I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT SOME OF THE OUTCOMES.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THESE STUDENTS LIVE IN THE NORTH COUNTY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WHERE VOTES ARE STILL BEING COUNTED.

IT ENCOURAGES THEM EVEN MORE TO GET INVOLVED.

>> IF MY VOTE CAN HELP AT ALL TO HELP THINGS GET WETTER, I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT.

>> I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN AND I'M PROUD TO CHALLENGE EVERYTHING THAT IS AMERICA AND REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TWO SOLVE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE KNOWN FOR PROJECT-BASED LEARNING.

IN DECEMBER, THE SENIOR PROJECT WILL BE MORE ON THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

STUDENTS WILL RELEASE THEIR RESULTS OF THEIR OWN BALLOTS TAKEN IN NOVEMBER.

THAT MEANS THE 95 NUMBER SENIOR CLASS WILL BE JOINED BY FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORES, AND JUNIORS WHO VOTED ON CALIFORNIA PROPOSITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM.

IT WILL NOT CHANGE THE OUTCOMES OFFICIALLY, BUT IT DOES COUNT TOWARD THE FUTURE.

>> WHILE SOME OF THEM MAY NOT KNOW, I KNOW THEY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE COVERING THE MAJOR AND LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS ON OUR WEBSITE ON KPBS.ORG .

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY ELECT SHERIFF IS APPOINTING NEW SENIOR LEVEL STAFF.

MARTINEZ WILL FACE MAJOR CHALLENGES ONCE HE TAKES OFFICE, INCLUDING THE WAY THEY RUN THE COUNTY JAILS.

THERE ARE MORE IN CUSTODY DEATHS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS THAN ANY OTHER CALIFORNIA.

>>> UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA TEACHER CESAR DEMANDING BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND RAISES.

UNION LEADERS ARE POST.

THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, CAN KEVIN McCARTHY HAVE THE INSIDE TRACK TO BECOMING THE NEXT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

THAT COMES UP AT 7:00.

>>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID HE IS ON THE VERGE OF A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.

WE WILL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE POTENTIAL WHITE HOUSE RUN.

WITH THANKSGIVING JUST A WEEK AWAY, MIDDAY ADDITION WILL BRING US AN UPDATE ON THE LOCAL COVID-19 SITUATION IN SAN DIEGO.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI, GOOD NIGHT.

>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING, AIR, FLOODING, REMODELING SERVICES.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.