>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT'S WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 SAYS.

I'M TRYING FOR.

AFTER YET ANOTHER CRITICAL REPORT ABOUT DEATHS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES ARE AGAIN DEMANDING THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DO SOMETHING OR STEP DOWN.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL HEARD FROM FAMILY MEMBERS DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES WHO DIED BEHIND BARS.

>> Reporter: THEY GATHERED ON THE STEPS OF THE BUILDING NAMED FOR JUSTICE ITSELF.

THEIR DEMANDS CLEAR.

FIRST, A MESSAGE DIRECTED AT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUMMER STEFAN.

>> IS OBVIOUSLY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ASLEEP ON THE JOB.

THERE'S NO OVERSIGHT.

>> Reporter: DARLIN FISHMAN OF SAN DIEGO SOUNDED A NOW FAMILIAR CALL FOR D.A.

SUMMER STEFAN TO EITHER PROSECUTE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN CUSTODY DEATHS IN COUNTY JAILS, OR RESIGN.

SO THEY ARE HOMICIDES AND ITS IMPROPER TREATMENT AND CARE THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING IN JAIL.

>> Reporter: ONE BY ONE, FAMILY MEMBERS TOLD THEIR STORIES WITH A MIXTURE OF ANGER AND SADNESS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR LOVED ONES WHILE IN CUSTODY.

>> ON VALENTINE'S DAY, MY FATHER WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR, ALONE AND COLD IN HIS FECES.

I WANT SOMEONE TO ANSWER.

SOMEONE WHO IS NEGLECTFUL.

BUT NONE OF THAT WILL BRING BACK MY DAD WHO HAS NEVER HAD A TRAFFIC TICKET.

>> ONCE HE WAS BOOKED INTO JAIL, THEIR NEGLIGENCE LED TO MY HUSBAND'S DEATH.

HE WAS ONLY 33 YEARS OLD.

HE WAS NOT JUST MY HUSBAND, BUT MY VERY BEST FRIEND AND I MISS HIM EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: WE ASKED THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR HER REACTION.

SHE PROVIDED A STATEMENT.

WE FOLLOW THE LAW.

THEIR INDEPENDENT OBJECTIVE AND THOROUGH.

WHEN THE FACTS SUPPORT CRIMINAL CHARGES, WE WILL FILE THEM.

APART FROM THE D.A., THESE GROUPS ARE ALSO CALLING FOR REFORMS AND HOW THE JAILS ARE RUN.

THE DEMANDS ARE EMBODIED IN A PIECE OF LEGISLATION CALLED THE SAVING LIVES IN CUSTODY ACT MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW.

THIS COMING MONDAY, THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE ACLU IS SET TO FILE AN INJUNCTION ASKING THE JUDGE TO PUT THOSE PROVISIONS INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY TO, AS THESE PEOPLE WOULD SAY, STOP THE DEATHS FROM BEHIND BARS.

IN DOWNTOWN, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FORMER MARINE IS FREE, RELEASED FROM A RUSSIAN JAIL.

AFTER NEARLY 3 YEARS BEHIND BARS, TREVOR REED WAS EXCHANGED FOR A RUSSIAN CITIZEN IS IN IN A PRISONER SWAP AS ISABELLA ROSALES REPORTS.

THIS COMES AS RUSSIA ESCALATES IS COUNTERATTACK TO INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS.

AMERICAN TREVOR REED, A FREEMAN ONCE MORE.

U.S. AND RUSSIA AGREEING TO A PRISONER SWAP.

>> IT'S BEEN ALMOST 1000 DAYS SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE HIM.

>> Reporter: REED'S PARENTS CALLING HIS RELEASE AN ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYERS.

>> FINALLY, AFTER WAITING ALL THIS TIME I WILL BE ABLE TO HUG MY KID.

>> Reporter: THE TEXAN HAD BEEN DETAINED FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS ON CHARGES OF FIGHTING WITH RUSSIAN POLICE.

>> HE DOES NOT LOOK WELL.

IS VERY THIN.

>> IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD TO HELP HIM GET UP IN THE AIRPLANE.

>> Reporter: IS PART OF THE DEAL, THE U.S.

RELEASING A RUSSIAN PILOT SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING.

NO ANSWERS YET FOR TWO OTHER AMERICANS STILL UNDER RUSSIAN DETENTION.

BASKETBALL STAR BRITNEY GREINER AND FORMER MARINE, PAUL B LYNN.

SPOKE OF COURSE WE WILL CONTINUE AT IT.

>> Reporter: IN A DEVASTATING, MOSCOW CUT OFF POLAND AND BULGARIA FROM ITS GAS SUPPLY AFTER THEY REFUSED TO PAY IN RUSSIAN RUBLES.

IT'S A MOVE THE EU IS CALLING BLACKMAIL.

BRUSH OR REPORTING BLASTS ON THEIR TERRITORY.

THREE REGIONS BORDERING UKRAINE.

THIS RUSSIAN AMMO DEPOT UP IN FLAMES AND THIS VIDEO FOR MARCH SHOWS RUSSIAN MILITARY VEHICLES AND FORCES NEAR CIVILIAN BODIES IN PUJA.

NEW VIDEO EVIDENCE CONTRADICTING RUSSIA'S REPEATED DENIALS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MASS KILLINGS.

IN WASHINGTON, ISABELLA ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THREE YEARS AGO TODAY, A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE INSIDE THE BOD KILLING A WOMAN AND INJURING THREE OTHER PEOPLE.

IT COMES AS CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS, ALONG WITH AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE'S IN SEVERAL CITIES ARE GATHERING VIRTUALLY FOR A STATEWIDE ANTI-SEMITISM WORKSHOP.

IN 2021, IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THERE WERE 38 RECORDED INCIDENTS OF AMITE ANTI- SEMITISM.

THOSE INCLUDED 14 CASES OF VANDALISM AND 23 INCIDENTS OF HARASSMENT, AS WELL AS ONE ASSAULT.

A SURVIVOR OF THE SHOOTINGS SPOKE DURING THE MEETING TODAY.

>> WE NEED ATTENTION TO ENSURE THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE ACTUALLY WORK TODAY, TOMORROW AND IN THE FUTURE ONCE YOU PASS THE LEGISLATION.

>>> OSCAR STEWART, AN ARMY VETERAN WHO CHASED THE SHOOTER WAS CREDITED WITH SAVING MANY LIVES ON THAT DAY.

HE WAS AMONG THOSE HONORED THIS AFTERNOON DURING THIS YEAR'S CITIZENS OF COURAGE AWARDS.

>>> A NEW STUDY SAYS DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO IS THRIVING AND PROJECTIONS FOR GROWTH ARE STRONG.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO SAYS THE REPORT WILL HELP THE CITY AND INVESTORS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS THAT WILL BETTER SERVE THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK DOWNTOWN.

>> Reporter: WHAT WILL DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE?

>> IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND LOOK 10 YEARS IN THE FUTURE, YOU WILL SEE THIS EUROPEAN, VIBRANT MODEL OF 24/7 LIVING.

>> Reporter: THANKS TO A STUDY RELEASED BY THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, BETSY BRENNAN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO PARTNERSHIP CAN ENVISION IT.

>> EVERYTHING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF YOUR HOME AND YOUR BUSINESS.

YOU CAN GO STROLL TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE, BRING YOUR DOG FOR A WALK AT LUNCH.

AND ENJOY EVERYTHING DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO HAS TO OFFER.

>> Reporter: MARK CAFFERTY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY BEHIND THE STUDY SAYS ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, DATA IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

HE SAYS THE DATA SHOWS WHO LIVES, WORKS AND PLAYS DOWNTOWN, AND ALSO WHO'S MOVING THERE.

VITAL INFORMATION TO MAKING SMART DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT DECISIONS.

>> GONE ARE THE DAYS WHERE YOU CAN JUST THINK I WANT TO PUT A BUILDING SOMEWHERE AND NOT THINK ABOUT, IS THERE CHILDCARE FOR WORKERS IN THE, IN THAT BUILDING?

ARE THERE RESTAURANTS AND CAFES PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO?

IS IT ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE?

IS THERE HOUSING NEARBY?

SO THE MORE EFFORT AND INVESTMENT WE CAN PUT INTO THE DATA AND THE RESEARCH, THE MORE IT WILL PAY OFF IN THE END WE ARE WORKING ON THESE PROJECTS AND COMPLETING THEM.

>> Reporter: CAFFERTY SAYS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FINDINGS WITH THE INCREASE IN LIFE SCIENTIST WORKERS WHO ARE NOW LIVING AND WORKING DOWNTOWN.

>> IT'S A VERY SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE THAT OUR INDUSTRIES ARE CRAVINGS LIVING DOWNTOWN IN HIGHER NUMBERS.

IT'S A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC DOWNTOWN.

IT'S MORE DIVERSE DOWNTOWN.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HISTORICALLY, FINANCE, LAW AND TOURISM HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED DOWNTOWN, ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS IN THOSE AREAS.

AND WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO TOURISM DURING THE PANDEMIC.

NOW, THIS DATA PAINTS A DIFFERENT PICTURE THAT WILL HELP DRAW IN MORE DIVERSE INVESTMENTS.

>> THE TAKE AWAY IS THAT IF DOWNTOWN IS GOING TO THRIVE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE DIVERSE SEGMENTS OF INDUSTRY DOWN HERE SO THAT IF ONE IS STRUGGLING MORE THAN ANOTHER, IT'S LIFTED UP BY THE REST OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING AND LIVING DOWN HERE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THE STUDY FINDS IS HOW RESILIENT DOWNTOWN IS, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES.

>> Reporter: COUNCILMEMBER STEPHEN WEBER AND SAYS THE STUDY MAKES HIM EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN.

>> I LIVE DOWNTOWN.

I WORK DOWNTOWN AND IT WAS QUIET FOR A LITTLE WIRE DURING THE PANDEMIC WHILE EVERYONE WAS STAYING HOME.

BUT IT IS BACK TO BEING AS VIBRANT AS IT WAS BEFORE AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD SIGN FOR THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: KATIE ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ACCESSORY DRILLING UNITS COMMONLY KNOWN AS GRANNY FLATS HAVING BILLED AS A SOLUTION TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.

COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION, WHY SOME SAY THAT CLAIM IS FALSE ADVERTISING.

>>> COVID-19 CASES ARE INCREASING ACROSS THE U.S. AGAIN AS THE MORE CONTAGIOUS B.A.

2 VARIANT SWEEPS THERE.

THE INCREASES AREN'T ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT WE SAW IN THE WINTER WITH OMICRON.

CASES ARE STILL RELATIVELY LOW IN SAN DIEGO, BUT EXPERTS SAY THE VARIANT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.

>> REALLY ONLY A MODEST INCREASE FROM BEST WE CAN TELL, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL, AS WE ARE SEEING IN PUERTO RICO AND IN SOME PLACES IN THE NORTHEAST, TO GET TO BE SOMEWHAT SUBSTANTIAL.

NOTHING LIKE THE OMICRON WAVE THAT WE SUFFERED IN THE EARLY PART OF THIS YEAR, BUT CERTAINLY A WAVE.

>> EVEN THOUGH MANY PEOPLE ARE TAKING RABBIT TESTS AT HOME, THE CDC IS REPORTING 25% INCREASE IN CASES NATIONWIDE THIS WEEK.

IS NOT JUST THE B.A.

2 VARIANT BUT A MORE CONTAGIOUS THE VARIANT IS ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO ITS SPREAD.

>>> IT'S NATIONAL INFANT IMMUNIZATION WEEK AND THIS YEAR, IT CARRIES AN EVEN MORE IMPORTANT MESSAGE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: A RECENT CDC STUDY SHOWS THAT THE NUMBER OF KINDERGARTNERS UP-TO-DATE ON THEIR REQUIRED VACCINATIONS AS SLIGHTLY FALLING.

>> THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: THE CDC REPORTS 94% OF ALL KINDERGARTNERS GOT THEIR REQUIRED VACCINATIONS DURING THE 2020, 2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

THAT'S ONE PERCENTAGE POINT LOWER COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

STAY AT HOME ORDERS AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC ARE LIKELY WHAT'S BEHIND THE SMALL DECREASE.

>> ONCE THOSE MANDATES OR HEALTH ORDERS WERE LIFTED, PEOPLE WERE STILL PROBABLY A LITTLE HESITANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO COVID-19.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER DR. WILMA WOOTEN IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS HAVE THEIR VACCINATIONS I COULD SAVE THEIR LIVES.

>> THIS MESSAGE, GIVEN IT IS NATIONAL INFANT IMMUNIZATION WEEK, IT'S A OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE PARENTS THAT HEY, MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IN WITH YOUR DOCTOR.

MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD GETS THOSE ROUTINE VACCINATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF STATE REQUIRED VACCINATIONS DEPENDS ON STUDENT AGE.

OVER 19 VACCINATIONS ARE NOT ON THAT LIST.

AT LEAST NOT FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

OTHERS INCLUDE, MONTHS.

>> MEASLES AND HEPATITIS.

>> Reporter: SOME KIDS WILL NEED BOOSTERS FOR DISEASES LIKE CHICKENPOX AND POLIO.

THOSE WITHOUT MEDICAL INSURANCE CAN GET THEIR KIDS VACCINATED AT A COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER FREE OF CHARGE.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEW NUMBERS SHOW THAT SINCE MARCH, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS PROCESSED MORE THAN 20,000 UKRAINIANS OF THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER.

THEY WERE ALSO GRANTED HUMANITARIAN PAROLE ON A CASE- BY-CASE BASIS, AND WITH TITLE 42 POSSIBLY BEING LIFTED NEXT MONTH, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS PREPARING FOR AN INFLUX OF MIGRANTS.

>> WE EXPECT MIGRATION LEVELS TO INCREASE AS SMUGGLERS SEEK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND PROFIT FROM VULNERABLE MIGRANTS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENFORCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS.

>> A TOP SECURITY OFFICIAL HAS ADVISED UKRAINIAN REFUGEES TO START THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS IN EUROPE INSTEAD OF MEXICO.

>>> COMMENTS FROM A FEDERAL JUDGE HAVE PUT PLANS TO END TITLE 42 IN THE BOW.

REGARDLESS OF HOW THE JUDGE ULTIMATELY RULES, KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO SO LISA SAYS THERE ARE STILL MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE END OF THE POLICY WOULD MEAN FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS.

>> Reporter: JULIO HAS SPENT TWO YEARS AT BORDER CITIES.

DOCUMENTING THE STRUGGLES OF MIGRANT WORKERS BE AT TITLE 42.

THIS IS THE ORDER OF THE TRUMP AND MENSTRUATION PUT IN PLACE OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

GIVES CUSTOMS AND BORDER CONTROL AGENTS TO TURN AWAY ASYLUM-SEEKERS WITHOUT A HEARING.

AN ATTORNEY WITH HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST, HE RECENTLY VISITED TEAK ONE AND TALKED ABOUT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO ENDED ON MAY 23rd.

THEIR REACTION WASN'T PARTICULARLY POSITIVE.

>> WHEN I WAS VISITING SHELTERS IN TIJUANA, THE ADMINISTRATION HAD JUST ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO END THE PROGRAM.

I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING, PEOPLE HAD QUESTIONS AND DOUBTS.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION NEEDED NEARLY A MONTH BEFORE RELEASING A PLAN OF HOW THEY PLAN TO HANDLE THE END OF TITLE 42.

THAT PLAN WAS RELEASED TUESDAY AND CALLS FOR INCREASING STAFF ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER, EXPANDING PROCESSING CAPACITY, SUPPORTING LOCAL NONPROFITS AND DEPORTING UNAUTHORIZED MIGRANTS WHO ARE NOT REQUESTING ASYLUM.

THIS LACK OF CLEAR MESSAGING HAS REPEATEDLY FRUSTRATED TEAK ONE OFFICIALS DURING THE ENTIRE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

HENRIQUE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MIGRANT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

HE SAYS WHEN TRUMP WAS IN OFFICE, AT LEAST EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> NON-ENGLISH MAC.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS TOM WASN'T SHY ABOUT HIS VIEWS AND FOLLOWED HIS MESSAGE WITH ACTIONS.

BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE WITH BIDEN.

OVER AND OVER IN THE 2020 CAMPAIGN TRAIL, BIDEN'S COMMENTS TO AND TRUMPS ANTI- IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND RESTORE THE ASYLUM PROCESS, SO WHEN BIDEN WON THE ELECTION, THOUSANDS CAME AND WAITED FOR TRUMP'S POLICIES TO GO AWAY.

NOTHING HAPPENED.

BIDEN DIDN'T GET RID OF TITLE 42, SO ALL THOSE PEOPLE JUST STATED TIJUANA.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ].

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE MIXED MESSAGING PUT TEAK ONE IN A BAD SPOT.

NOW WITH LESS THAN A MONTH TO GO BEFORE THE PLANNED END DATE, ANOTHER TWIST.

A FEDERAL JUDGE IN LOUISIANA THIS WEEK INDICATED HIS INTENTION TO BLOCK THE TERMINATION OF TITLE 42.

ACCORDING TO THE CASE'S BRIEFING SCHEDULE, THE JUDGE COULD MAKE HIS FINAL RULING THE WEEK BEFORE ME 20 THERE.

AARON, THE SENIOR POLICY COUNSEL FOR THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNSEL.

HE SAYS WE PROBABLY WON'T KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE THE TERMINATION DATE.

>> SO REALISTICALLY SPEAKING, WE WILL PROBABLY GET A DECISION JUST BEFORE MAY 23rd.

IT COULD BE A FEW DAYS.

IT COULD BE A WEEK, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY MAJOR HEADS UP.

THE SCHEDULE IS SUCH THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS UNTIL REALLY THE LAST MINUTE.

>> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, ASYLUM- SEEKERS IN TEAK ONE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THE PRECARIOUS STATE OF LIMBO.

GUSTAVO'S LEASE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MEXICAN MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED TO TEAK WANTED TO CURB CRIME IN THE REGION.

A RECEPTION WAS HELD YESTERDAY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF 200 MEMBERS OF THE MEXICAN ARMY.

MEMBERS OF THE MEXICAN JOINT TASK FORCE.

THE TASK FORCE WILL BE DEPLOYED TO REINFORCE THE PUBLIC SECURITY AND ANTI-HOMICIDE CONTAINMENT.

ITS MAIN MISSION WILL BE TO STRENGTHEN THE RULE OF LAW.

>>> 6 MILLION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO CURB THEIR WATER CONSUMPTION IS THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT DECLARED A WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REGION'S WATER WHOLESALER APPROVED A SERIES OF ACTIONS TO ADDRESS SERIOUS WATER SHORTAGES IN AREAS THAT DEPEND ON THE STATE WATER PROJECT.

AREAS THAT ARE AFFECTED INCLUDE LOS ANGELES, VENTURA AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.

OUTDOOR WATERING IS BEING CUT BACK TO ONE DAY A WEEK STARTING ON JUNE 1st.

>> ALL HANDS ON DECK.

EFFORT BY ALL OF US.

ALL MANAGERS, ALL OPERATORS, BUT ALSO ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS.

THIS IS REAL.

THIS IS SERIOUS.

THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED.

>> THE RESTRICTIONS DON'T IMPACT RESIDENCE YOU GET WATER FROM THE WATER AUTHORITY BECAUSE OUR REGION ISN'T RECEIVING WATER FROM THE STATE WATER PROJECT.

STOMACH WAS CHECK OUT OUR WEATHER HEADLINES ACROSS THE AREA HERE.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A COOLING TREND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO STAY IN THE FORECAST MAINLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT.

YOU COULD HAVE GUSTS UP TO 40 OR 50 MILES AN HOUR.

THEN TEMPERATURES FINALLY REBOUND BY THE TIME WE GET INTO SATURDAY.

SOME GOOD NEWS.

YOU WILL START TO GET A LITTLE BIT WARMER, BUT WE DO HAVE A COLDER DAY ON TAP AS WE GO INTO OUR THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, ASIDE FROM LOW PATCHY CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA AND ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.

WE WILL START TO SEE THEM FALL BACK TO THE LOW TO EVEN MID- 50s.

EVEN 40s IN PLACES LIKE RAMONA.

AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY, REMAINING WARM IN THE FOUR CORNERS BUT WITH A JET PUSHING FOR THE TO THE SOUTH, WE SEE SOME COLDER AIR ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

YOU WILL START TO SEE THE COLD AIR SNEAK ITS WAY DOWN ACROSS LOS ANGELES INTO THE SAN DIEGO AREA.

BUT ALSO SOME WINS WILL RAMP UP AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE CHANCE FOR SOME OF THOSE GUSTY WINDS.

FOR YOUR MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY, YOU WILL START OFF WITH LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS AND EVEN PATCHY DRIZZLE AROUND THE COASTAL AREAS.

WE SHOULD START TO SEE THAT CLEAR AWAY.

ESPECIALLY AS YOU GO ON THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

WE HAD SOME HIGH WIND WARNINGS IN PLACE BUT NOW JUST WIND ADVISORIES.

AS I MENTIONED, WELL TO THE EAST OF PINE VALLEY, SO AGAIN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERTS.

THAT WOULD BE OUR CONCERT.

LET'S TALK TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW.

THE SUNSHINE GOING ON BUT NOTICE THE DIP IN TEMPERATURES.

THE 60s WERE OCEANSIDE, ESCONDIDO.

67 DOWN TO RAMONA.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLER DAY COMPARED TO ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAD YESTERDAY IN THE 90s.

SO YOU WILL FEEL TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID-80s.

MOUNT LAGUNA ABOUT 54.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE COAST.

THE COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY BUT YOU GET WARMER AS WE GO INTO YOUR SATURDAY AND THE SAME TREND CAN BE FOUND IN UPPER 70s FOR MORE IN LAND ON YOUR SATURDAY.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, IT'S COOLER FOR YOUR THURSDAY.

WILL START TO WARM UP TO LOWER 60s AND STAY STAGNANT INTO THE LOWER 60s ALL THE WAY TO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

SAME CAN BE SAID FOR THE DESERT.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE.

>>> AS WILD PFIZER SEASON APPROACHES, SD AND SHE HAS COMPLETED WORK ON A MICRO GRID THAT WILL POWER THE RAMONA ERA TYPIST.

FERNANDO VALERO SAYS THE BASE IS HOME TO CAL FIRE AND U.S. FOREST SERVICES AERIAL FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

>> IT MAKES ON AVERAGE, 450 CALLS PER YEAR.

THE BASE IS ALSO WHERE THE FIRE RETARDANT IS.

IT COMES 850,000 GALLONS OF FIRE RETARDANT A YEAR.

>> HE SAYS THE MICRO GRID IS ONE OF FOUR PROVIDING BACKUP POWER TO PLACES LIKE HOSPITALS AND GAS STATIONS IN RURAL AREAS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SEG AND HE SAYS THE MICRO GRID WILL POWER THE BASE WITH A BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM AND WON'T GENERATE ANY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

>>> ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS SOMETIMES KNOWN AS GRANNY FLATS HAVE BEEN POPPING UP IN SAN DIEGO.

SOME SAY IS PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THE REGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROBLEMS.

BUT KPBS JACOB AREY SAYS THAT CLAIM IS FALSE ADVERTISING.

>> Reporter: CARLOS IS A HOME OWNER IN SAN DIEGO.

RIGHT NEXT TO HIS HOME, A TWO STORY ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT KNOWN AS AN EDU IS BEING BUILT BY A DEVELOPER AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE ALREADY FINISHED JUST DOWN THE ROAD.

HE HAS SOME CONCERNS THAT DEVELOPERS ARE OUTFITTING FAMILIES TO CREATE APARTMENT STYLE BUILDINGS WITH UNITS THAT ARE TOO SMALL, ON LOTS THAT HE SAYS ARE OVERCROWDED.

SO THIS DEVELOPER CAME AND OUTBID BY $40,000.

IMPOSSIBLE.

IF THIS IS THE WAY THE CITY FEELS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM OF HOUSING IN SAN DIEGO, BY KEEPING FAMILIES FROM PURCHASING HOUSES, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE WAY.

>> Reporter: NEIGHBORS WERE A BETTER SAN DIEGO IS A GROUP THAT OPPOSES THE CURRENT LAWS FOR 80 USE, ALSO KNOWN AS GRANNY FLATS IN SAN DIEGO.

THE GROUP'S CHAIR, JEFF SAYS THEY ACTUALLY DON'T MIND THE GRANNY FLATS IN GENERAL.

WHAT THEY DON'T AGREE WITH IS THE DISTANCE ALLOWED BETWEEN ADU PRODUCTS AND TRANSIT LINES AND HOW MANY UNITS CAN BE BUILT ON A SINGLE PROPERTY IN SAN DIEGO, COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES IN THE STATE.

>> IS IS ABOUT CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT, OR IS IT REALLY JUST ABOUT LETTING DEVELOPERS BRING PROJECTS INTO SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS?

>> Reporter: KPBS SPOKE WITH THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY NEXT TO THE HOUSE SAYING ADU CAN BE BUILT AND HAVE THE TIME COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL FAMILY STRUCTURES.

WHILE ARTEAGA SAYS THEY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HIS CONCERNS, THEY THINK THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING SHORTAGE.

>> THEY SHOULD TRY TO DEVELOP AREAS, LIKE CORRIDORS AND OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY DEVELOP HIGH RISES WITH GARAGES AND PARKING UNDERNEATH.

LIKE ANY CITY IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE MAJORITY OF ADU'S ARE CLOSE IN COST TO MARKET UNITS AND DON'T HELP SAN DIEGO'S LOWEST INCOME RENTERS.

HE SAYS THEY SUPPORT ONE ADU AND ONE JUNIOR ADU PER PROPERTY.

JAY COULD AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, RUSSIA SHUTS OFF THE NATURAL GAS SUPPLY TO TORNADO COUNTRIES, ESCALATING THE STANDOFF BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST.

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

>>> A BRAND-NEW PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE IS SET TO BE LAUNCHED NEXT ONE TO GREAT THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND INTERACTIVE PIECES WERE SAN DIEGANS TO ENJOY.

PARK SOCIAL IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND LOCAL ARTISTS AND WILL EXPORT TOPICS THAT RANGE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL BELONGING, AS WELL AS CULINARY TRADITIONS.

NEW INSTALLATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF MAY AND NOVEMBER.

THE PROJECT GIVES OPPORTUNITIES TO ARTISTS WHO HAVE HAD A HARD TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> IT ALLOWS THE CITY TO REACH OUT TO AND WORK WITH ARTIST GROUPS AND ARTISTS THEY WOULD NORMALLY FIND THEMSELVES APPLYING FOR MURAL PROJECTS OR LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURAL INTERVENTIONS.

>> THERE WILL BE A KICKOFF EVENT FOR THE PROJECT ON MAY 21st AT FAULT LINE PARK WHERE SOME OF THE ARTISTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PIECES.

>>> A LOCAL BOUTIQUE COFFEE COMPANY BROUGHT HOME A BIG PRIZE AT THE RECENT U.S. COFFEE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER BRINGS US THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: MOST DAYS, YOU CAN FIND NICK ALONE WITH HIS ROASTERS AT ROASTERS CARMEL MOUNTAIN RANCH HEADQUARTERS.

>> BEFORE THE SUN IS UP AND BEFORE ANYBODY IS HERE, I'M ROASTING COFFEE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S BECAUSE THE EARLY MORNING IS THE OPTIMAL TIME TO ROAST SOME COFFEE VARIETIES.

>> HOW I MAINTAIN THE RATIOS OF CONDUCTIVE CONVECTIVE AND RADIANT HEAT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THROUGHOUT THE ROAST IS IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: THERE'S A SCIENCE TO ROASTING.

BERARDI DEFINITELY KNOWS MORE THAN MOST BUT HE'S STILL A RELATIVE NOVICE WHEN IT COMES TO ROASTING.

>> I'VE DONE ROASTING FOR FIVE OR SIX MONTHS WHEN I QUALIFIED IN ORANGE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THE QUALIFIER WAS IN 2020, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE COFFEE CHAMPIONSHIPS ONLY HAPPENED THIS MONTH IN BOSTON.

>> IN FIRST PLACE, MOVING ONTO WORLDS IN MILAN, NICK BERARDI.

>> Reporter: EVEN WITH TWO EXTRA YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, GERARDI SAYS IT WAS SURREAL TO BE NAMED THE BEST ROASTER.

HE WAS UP AGAINST SOME OF THE TOP ROASTERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> I KIND OF GAVE ONE OF MY CO- COMPETITORS A FIST BUMP BEFORE THEY ANNOUNCED NUMBER ONE BECAUSE I HAD A FEELING THEY WERE GOING TO ANNOUNCE HIM AS THE WINNER.

SO WHEN THEY SAID MY NAME, I HAD ONE OF THOSE, I HAD A LITTLE MEME GOING ON IN MY HEAD SAYING, IS THIS REAL?

>> Reporter: THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME HE'S WON A COFFEE ROASTING A WORKER IT WAS NAMED THE 2020 MICRO ROASTER OF THE YEAR BY A MAGAZINE.

A TRADE PUBLICATION.

WHILE BERARDI IS PREPARING FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS JUNE IN MILAN, HE HOPES WINNING THE U.S.

TITLE WILL SHINE A LIGHT ON THE MISSION TO ERADICATE POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES.

THAT'S WHERE SOME OF HIS COFFEE BEANS COME FROM.

>> EVEN BEFORE THE COMPETITION, SAM, ONE OF THE OWNERS TEXT ME THAT JUST BY QUALIFYING, WE WERE ABLE TO SHINE A LIGHT MORE ON THOSE LOOKING FORMS AND ALREADY HELP THEM OUT.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER, KPBS NEWS.

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