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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M ELIZABETH SANCHEZ IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

>> A RACY ADULT GAME SHOW WAS FILMED ON THE CAMPUS OF CANYON CREST ACADEMY.

ON THURSDAY, THE DISTRICT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TO HAVE MORE OVERSIGHT OF THE SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS AS KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER, ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAYS THE VOTE CAME AFTER TWO CONTROVERSIES.

>> THESE FOUNDATIONS HELP FOR FUND RAISING.

RENTING OUT SCHOOL FACILITIES.

LAST WEEKEND, THE CANYON CREST ACADEMY FOUNDATION RENTED OUT THE SCHOOL GYM TO A PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT FILMED QUESTIONABLE CONTENT.

SOME SPEAKERS ASKED THE ENTIRE FOUNDATION BOARD TO RESIGN.

>> PARENTS AND DONORS MUST ELECT THE NEXT FOUNDATION MEMBERS TO RESTORE ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE FOUNDATION PUT OUT A STATEMENT SAYING IT WAS APPALLED BY THE PRODUCTION.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD ABOUT ITS NATURE AND EVENTS.

THEY APOLOGIZED AND SAY THEY ARE CONSULTING WITH LEGAL COUNCIL.

THE INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR DISTRICT OVERSIGHT.

>> SOMETIMES TERRIBLE EVENTS MAKE MANIFEST THE CRACKS IN OUR SYSTEMS.

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS TRUSTEES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM, ADDRESS THEM, AND REPAIR THEM.

SO THEY CANNOT WIDEN INTO SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS.

>> WITH ALL OF THE SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS, AFTER ANOTHER ISSUE AT CANYON CREST.

QUESTIONING THE FOUNDATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

PUTS THE DISTRICT IN CHARGE OF ALL FACILITY RENTALS THAT ARE NOT SCHOOL RELATED.

IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT JULY 1, EXCEPT AT CANYON CREST, FOR THEM, IT TAKES EFFECT FEBRUARY 1.

IN THE NEWSROOM, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FIGHT OVER A MASSIVE DATA CENTER IN IMPERIAL VALLEY IS MOVING TO THE COURTS.

KPB S IMPERIAL VALLEY SAYS ONE CITY IS SUING TO FORCE AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE PROJECT.

>> THE DATA CENTER WAS PROPOSED BY A DEVELOPER BASED IN HUNTINGTON BEACH.

THE FACILITY WOULD BE ALMOST A MILLION SQUARE FEET AND WOULD INCLUDE ITS OWN POWER SUBSTATION AND A GIANT BATTERY SYSTEM.

THE DATA CENTER WOULD BE LOCATED ON UNINCORPORATED LAND, THE CENTER OF IMPERIAL.

NOW, CITY OFFICIALS THERE ARE SUING TO TRY AND HALT THE PROJECT.

DENNIS IS IMPERIAL'S CITY MANAGER.

>> WE FELT LIKE IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROJECT AND LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE MAGNITUDE OF IT.

>> LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN IMPERIAL COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT LATE LAST WEEK.

VIOLATING STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, ISSUE AND LOCAL CODES BY MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD WITHOUT CERTAIN PERMITS, HEARING, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

CRITICS OF THE PROJECT CELEBRATED THE NEWS.

FRANCISCO LIVES RIGHT NEXT TO THE PLANNED DATA CENTER SITE.

>> THAT GIVES US OPEN, RIGHT?

THAT WE'RE NOT ALONE.

THE RESIDENTS IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> A SPOKESPERSON FOR COUNTY DID NOT RESPOND TO THE REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

IN A TEXT, THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROJECT SAID HE HADN'T SEEN THE SUIT YET.

ARGUED THE LAND WAS ALREADY SET ASIDE FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

PROJECT IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE DATA CENTER BOOM, AS THE MAJOR TECH COMPANIES RACE TO EXPAND THEIR AI CAPABILITIES.

AND MORE COMMUNITIES PUSH BACK OVER THE ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE ANOTHER QUIET NIGHT FOR US.

THERE WILL BE LOW CLOUDS.

SOME OF THESE CLOUDS NEAR THE OCEAN OFF THE PACIFIC AND MARINE LAYERS HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY PERSISTENT.

ORANGE COUNTY, AND NORTH.

BUT WE'VE HAD OUR SHARE OF THEM THESE LOW CLOUDS AND THE MORNING FOG INTO THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COASTLINE.

OTHERWISE, BEYOND A COOL NIGHT.

DOWN TO 42 IN RAMONA.

VERY WARM DAYTIME WEATHER PREVAILS FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR COMPLETE FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> THE U.S.

ECONOMY HAS SHIFTED FROM RED HOT TO COOL AND NOW TO SOMEWHAT FROZEN.

THAT'S HOW SOME KEY ECONOMISTS DESCRIBE THE LATEST FINDINGS FROM THE U.S.

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

MARYBELL SPOKE TO SEVERAL EXPERTS WHO BREAK DOWN WHAT THE DATA REVEALS ABOUT WHERE THE ECONOMY MAY BE HEADED.

>> THE JOBS OPENING AND LABOR TURNOVER SURVEY, OR JOLT REPORT, PRODUCES MONTHLY AND ANNUAL DATA ON HIRE, LAYOFF, QUITS, AND OTHER LABOR METRICS THAT PROVIDE AN INSIGHT INTO THE ECONOMY'S HEALTH.

ITS RELEASE HAD BEEN DELAYED BY THE HISTORIC FEDERAL SHUTDOWN, UNTIL NOW.

>> IT'S A REALLY GOOD TIME TO HAVE A JOB.

IT'S A REALLY TERRIBLE TIME NOT TO HAVE ONE.

>> DATA FROM THE U.S.

BUREAU SHOWS HIRING IN THE U.S.

CONTINUED TO STALL IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.

WHILE EMPLOYEES CLUNG TO THEIR JOBS WITH WHITE KNUCKLES.

EXPERTS SAY THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS KNOWN AS A LOW HIRE, LOW FIRE MARKET.

>> THE JOB MARKET IS NOT GROWING AND THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING NEW EMPLOYMENT ARE FINDING LONGER SEARCH TIMES AND THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED HAVE THEIR JOB SECURITY SOMEWHAT UNDERMINED.

>> AUGUST JOLT'S REPORT RELEASED ON THE EVE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SHOWED JOB OPENINGS AS A SHARE OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT REMAINED AT A FIVE- YEAR LOW AT 7.23 MILLION.

THAT NUMBER INCREASED IN SEPTEMBER AND THEN IN OCTOBER TO 7.67 MILLION.

>> EVER SINCE 2022, WHEN WE SAW AN ACCELERATION IN INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES, EMPLOYERS SAW THEIR COSTS TO HIRE MORE HEAD COUNT INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY.

THEY ARE BECOMING MORE CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW MANY WORKERS THEY ARE ADDING TO THEIR PAYROLL.

>> NOT ALL INDUSTRIES HAVE STAYED STAGNANT.

AI IS BOOMING.

>> COMPUTER SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIAN, THEY ARE SEEING DEMAND.

>> THE MARKET APPEARS BLEAK.

ECONOMISTS POINT TO UPCOMING FACTORS THAT COULD CHANGE THAT.

>> THE TAX CUT TAKES EFFECT EARLY IN 2026.

THERE IS GOING BE A LOT OF MONEY FLOWING INTO BANK ACCOUNTS, BECAUSE OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS.

>> A CLEARER SNAPSHOT WILL BE AVAILABLE THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 16, WHEN THE BLS RELEASES THE NOVEMBER JOBS REPORT.

REPORTING IN LOS ANGELES, I'M MARYBEL GONZALEZ.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINED OVER A DOZEN DEMOCRATIC AGs IN SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER A NEW FEE FOR H1B VISAS IS.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED THE $1 00,000 FEE IN SEPTEMBER, SAYING THE VISA PROGRAM IS OVERUSED.

ALLOWS FOREIGN WORKERS TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN PROFESSIONS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE MORE SPECIALIZED.

THE SUIT ALLEGES THE FEE IS OUT OF BOUNDS OF WHAT IS AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS FOR THE PROGRAM AND THAT IT WILL CREATE FINANCIAL BURDENS ON EMPLOYERS TRYING TO FILL JOBS.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DECLINED TO COMMENT.

>>> BE A FOREIGN STUDENT IN THE UNITED STATES HAS BECOME MORE THAT LEKKING AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CLAMPS DOWN ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION.

MATTHEW SAYS A NEW GROUP OF CALIFORNIA AND BAJA UNIVERSITIES STEPPING UP TO ASSIST STUDENTS WHO LOOK TO STUDY NORTH OF THE BORDER.

>> IT'S A QUIET TIME OF YEAR AT THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY IN BAJA, CALIFORNIA.

IT IS THE END OF THE SEMESTER AND MOST OF THE 28,000 STUDENTS ARE DONE WITH THEIR FINAL EXAMS.

VALERIA GOT HER INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BACHELOR'S DEGREE HERE.

AFTER THAT, SHE HAD TROUBLE FINDING ANYWHERE IN BAJA, CALIFORNIA, TO GO FOR GUIDANCE.

>> I FINALLY WENT AND I GRADUATED WITH MY MASTER'S.

HOWEVER, IT WAS DIFFICULT.

I MADE MISTAKES.

>> THAT'S WHY SHE'S EXCITED TO WORK FOR THE NEW EDUCATION U.S.A.

OFFICE ON THE CAMPUS.

HELPING STUDENTS SO THEY DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES SHE DID.

EDUCATION U.S.A.

IS A U.S.

STATE DEPARTMENT NETWORK THAT HELPS FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDY AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, THEY REPORTEDLY FURLOUGHED MOST OF THEIR DOMESTIC STAFF, EVEN WITH THESE CHALLENGES, EDUCATION U.S.A.

STILL HAS 400 OFFICES WORLDWIDE WITH 16 OF THEM IN MEXICO.

THE LATEST OFFICE IS ON THE CAMPUS AND SERVES BOTH BAJA, CALIFORNIA, AND BAJA STUDENTS.

>> THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE REGION.

ALL OF THEM.

AND THIS IS A VERY INTEGRATED REGION.

A LOT OF POTENTIAL, SO IT IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR THE CENTER.

>> EDUCATION U.S.A.

IS ONE PART OF A LARGER EFFORT TO INCREASE STUDENT AND PROFESSOR MOBILITY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL CENTER FOR U.S., MEXICAN STUDIES.

>> MORE MEXICANS COMING INTO SAN DIEGO AND CALIFORNIA, AND ALSO MORE CALIFORNIANS AND AMERICANS TO COME INTO MEXICO.

IT IS BOTH WAYS.

>> FERNANDEZ LEADS THE NEW CALI, BAJA HIGHER CONSORTIUM.

IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND BAJA UNIVERSITIES, DOMESTIC LEADERS, EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF INCREASING CROSS BORDER MOBILITY OF STUDENTS.

THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS REPORT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE $6.3 BILLION TO CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY ALONE.

FERNANDEZ SAYS THIS NEW CONSORTIUM IS A LOCAL, CALIFORNIA EFFORT THAT COMBATS THE INCREASING POLARIZATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

>> WE ARE TAKING AGENTS.

THIS IS LOCAL.

THIS IS LOCAL.

LET'S GO LOCAL AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE LAUNCHING THIS CONSORTIUM OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

>> BACK, HE LOOKS FORWARD TO HELPING GUIDE MEXICAN STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

>> THERE'S A REGION, IT'S INTERCONNECTED AND IT'S GOING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE PENINSULA.

THAT'S WHY THIS CENTER IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

AND I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY TO BE THE ADVISER THAT IS GOING TO BE WITH STUDENTS.

>> MATTHEW BOLLER.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, NEW PHOTOS FROM JEFFREY EVEN EPSTEIN'S FILES ARE RELEASED.

THAT'S COMING UP ON PBS.

>>> A HUGE MILESTONE FOR LOS ANGELES AS IT TRIES TO REBUILD AFTER THE MOST DAMAGING FIRE IN ITS HISTORY.

THE FIRST HOME IN THE PALISADES AREA JUST GOT ITS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, BUT THERE'S ONE BIG CATCH, NO ONE CAN MOVE IN AND IT'S NOT EVEN FOR SALE.

NICK WATT EXPLAINS WHY.

>> NEW HOUSE SMELL.

THAT'S KIND OF ENCOURAGING.

>> BECAUSE WITHIN A YEAR OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE HISTORY OF L.A., THE FIRST CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WAS ISSUED FOR A REBUILD IN THE PALISADES.

>> WOW.

WOW.

WOW.

>> A MAJOR PRIORITY, MAKING SURE ALL THIS DOESN'T BURN DOWN AGAIN.

>> SO THAT'S NOT WOOD.

>> IT'S NOT.

IT'S CEMENT AND FIBERS THAT HOLD IT TOGETHER.

YOU ALSO NOTICE UP IN THE EVES, THOSE NOZZLES, IN THE CASE OF A FIRE, DOUSE THE HOUSE WITH EITHER WATER OR A FIRE RETARDANT.

THERE ARE SPRINKLES THAT POP UP ON THE ROOF AND DOUSE THE ROOF LIKE A LAWN SYSTEM.

THE OTHER THING THAT WE ADDED IS THE 6-FOOT ALUMINUM FENCE.

>> HE IS COO OF THE DEVELOPER THAT BOUGHT THIS LOT LAST NOVEMBER TO TEAR DOWN, REBUILD, AND SELL.

THEN IT BURNED DOWN.

SO THEY BUILT THIS AS A SHOW HOME.

>> SO PEOPLE THINKING, WHAT DO I DO?

DO I WANT TO BUILD AGAIN?

DO I WANT TO SELL MY LOT?

IT GIVES THEM AN IDEA WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

>> FOUR BEDS, FOUR AND A HALF BATH.

WALK-IN HIS AND HERS CLOSETS.

>> DID YOU EVER THINK, YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO FLORIDA.

>> NEVER.

>> OUR COMMUNITY WAS HERE.

OUR CHURCH, OUR FRIENDS, OUR KIDS FRIENDS.

>> SUSAN AND JIM HAVE ASKED THESE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD ON THE LOT WHERE THEY LIVED 28 YEARS.

THEY MISS THE VIEW.

>> WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BREAK GROUND >> >> THEY STARTED GRADING.

OUR PERMITS ARE ALREADY APPROVED.

>> SOME PEOPLE, LIKE THE OLD NEIGHBORS, ARE SELLING UP.

PLENTY OTHERS STILL FIGHTING INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR THE MONEY TO REBUILD OR WRAPPED UP IN RED TAPE.

>> WHEN WE TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON THE SPEEDY TRAIN.

>> THE CITY HAS STREAMLINED THE PERMITTING PROCESS, NEAR TRIPLING THE SPEEDS, SAYS THE MAYOR.

>> IS IT STREAMLINED?

>> IT'S BETTER.

IT IS CERTAINLY BETTER THAN IT WAS PREFIRE.

>> SO MUCH TO REBUILD.

MORE THAN 9,000 STRUCTURES WERE DESTROYED IN THE EATON FIRE TO THE EAST, NEARLY 7,000 STRUCTURES IN THE PALISADES FIRE.

1200 CONSTRUCTION PERMITS ISSUED HERE SO FAR.

A SHADE OVER 340 PROJECTS ACTUALLY UNDERWAY IN WHAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TRANQUIL CORNERS OF THE CITY.

LESS TRANQUIL RIGHT NOW, STILL BEAUTIFUL.

>> WHEN PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED, THEY JUST WANT TO GET HOME.

EVEN IF IT'S A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.

IT'S STILL HOME.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

>> IT'S GOING BE AWHILE BEFORE THERE'S A REAL COMMUNITY HERE AGAIN.

>> GETTING THE SUPERMARKETS BACK AND THE DRUGSTORES AND THE LIBRARY AND ALL THAT, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE YEARS.

>> AND BACK HERE SOUTH, NATIONAL CITY'S AIR BNB AND OTHER SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATORS WILL HAVE TO RACE FOR A PERMIT IF THEY WANT TO KEEP UP BUSINESS.

I NEWS SOURCE REPORTER, CRYSTAL NEBLA HAS MORE.

>> NATIONAL CITIES NEW LAW REGULATING SHORT-TERM RENTALS WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED TO PREVENT CRIME.

LOUD PARTIES, VIOLENCE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAVE GONE OUT OF CONTROL AT SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES.

TO HAVE AN EASIER TIME TRACKING THESE RENTALS, THE CITY IS ALLOWING 45 APPLICANTS PER COUNCIL DISTRICT.

>> THERE WILL INEVITABLELY BE A RACE FOR SOME OF THESE PERMITS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO STAY ON TOP OF AND APPLY QUICKLY.

IF THEY WISH TO OPERATE A SHORT- TERM RENTAL PROPERTY.

>> THE CITY PLANS TO CONTRACT A VENDOR TO REGULATE OPERATORS AND IF THE CITY FINDS OPERATORS ARE POSTING SHORT-TERM RENTALS WITHOUT A PERMIT, VIOLATORS COULD FACE HEAVY FINES OR BANISHMENT FROM THE INDUSTRY.

ASIDE FROM THE GOAL OF PREVENTING CRIME, THE CITY EXPECTS TO GENERATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AFTER THE RULES ALLOW FOR A HOTEL TAX ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

THE NEW RULES ALSO REQUIRE OPERATORS TO EITHER LIVE IN NATIONAL CITY OR WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF CITY LIMITS.

CITY OFFICIALS EXPECT TO CONTRACT A VENDOR TO BEGIN REGULATING THESE SHORT-TERM RENTALS NEXT YEAR.

FOR KPBS, I'M KRISTAN NIEBLA.

>>> INEWS SOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNERSHIP.

TO FIND OUT MORE, GO TO KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> THE SALVATION ARMY NEEDS YOUR HELP TO MAKE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOR ABOUT 400 FAMILIES.

THEY ARE COLLECTING DONATIONS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES AT THE CENTER.

THE ORGANIZATION SAYS IT IS ESPECIALLY IN NEED OF TOYS FOR OLDER CHILDREN.

PRESELECTED FAMILIES CAN REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN UP TO AGE 12.

NEXT WEEK, THE PARENTS WILL GET TO PICK OUT THE GIFTS.

>> WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE WITH A SANTA SACK FULL OF TOYS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, ALONG WITH GIFT WRAP AND BOWS AND GIFT TAGS AS WELL AS A FOOD BOX.

WHEN THEY GO HOME AND THEY ARE WRAPPING UP ALL THEIR TOYS, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAD THE CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE.

>> YOU CAN DONATE TOYS OR MONEY TO THE CENTER OR GIVE ONLINE.

>>> WE SHARED THE CALL FOR TOY DONATIONS FROM THE LOGAN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND YOU ANSWERED.

THE ORGANIZATION SAYS IT SURPASSED ITS GOAL OF COLLECTING 700 TOYS.

THE CDC SAYS IT PROVIDED GIFTS FOR ALL 200 FAMILIES WHO REGISTERED FOR THEIR EVENT.

ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL 50 FAMILIES.

>>> DECEMBER IS NATIONAL SAFE TOYS AND GIFTS MONTH.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON WHAT TO THINK ABOUT AS YOU SHOP FOR PRESENTS.

>> IT'S THE SEASON OF GIVING.

BUT EXPERTS SAY SOME GIFTS CAN COME AT A DANGEROUS PRICE.

>> PARENTS ONLY, EACH PARENT HAS TWO EYES AND A LOFT THINGS TO DO AND THINGS HAPPEN QUICKLY.

>> DR.

MAUREEN WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS IF YOU ARE BUYING GIFTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, THE FIRST THING TO STAY AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT HATS A BUTTON BATTERY IN IT.

>> KIDS CAN SWALLOW THOSE AND THE PARENTS DON'T REALLY REALIZE IT.

>> IF THE GIFT MUST HAVE A BATTERY, RECOMMEND ONLY BUYING ONES THAT NEED A SCREWDRIVER TO BE OPENED.

NEXT, AVOID TOYS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

>> APPARENTLY, THERE ARE SOME TOYS THAT HAVE AI FEATURES THAT WILL HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHILD.

AND THIS COULD OBVIOUSLY BE VERY DANGEROUS.

>> SHE ALSO SEES A LOT OF INJURIES FROM MOTORIZED VEHICLES LIKE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS OR BIKES, SO SHE URGES CAUTION.

>> IT IS BETTER, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT FLASHY AND DOESN'T SEEM SUPER EXCITING, TO GET KIDS THINGS THAT DON'T HAVE ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES.

LIKE BOOKS, PUZZLES, BOARD GAMES.

THINGS THAT MAKE THEM USE THEIR MUSCLES.

>> FINALLY, TO AVOID GIVING YOUNG CHILDREN TOYS WITH SMALL PARTS OR ANYTHING THAT CAN BREAK OFF.

>> A GENERAL RULE OF THUMB IS IF THE TOY OR A PART OF THE TOY THAT COMES OFF FITS THROUGH A TOILET PAPER ROLL, THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR SMALL CHILDREN.

>> FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> WELL, THE WARM, DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF US.

THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE THOSE LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY PER ASSISTANT.

LOW CLOUDS, THE MARINE LAYER HAS BEEN STICKING AROUND.

BUT FOR MOST OF US, WARM STRETCH CONTINUES.

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS.

THE STORM TRACK OFF THE PACIFIC INTO AT LEAST THE NORTH WESTERN U.S.

IS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD A BIT INTO NEXT WEEK.

IT'S NOT GOING TO SHIFT FAR ENOUGH SOUTH.

IT'S SHIFTING, BUT IT WILL REMAIN TO OUR NORTH.

TONIGHT, WE'RE ON THE ROAD, DOWN TO 52.

LOW CLOUDS BEGIN TO LURK NEAR THE COASTLINE, THE BEACHES, SATURDAY, A VERY WARM ONE OUT THERE.

IT WILL BE A TIME WITH SOME SNOW UP INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

THERE'S THE EDGE OF THE COLD AIR MASS, WAY EAST OF THE DIVIDE.

SO WE STAY VERY WARM IN THE INLAND AREAS AND TEMPERATE FOR THE COASTLINE.

COMFORTABLE HERE ALONG THE COAST WITH THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR OPEN, THE PACIFIC OCEAN KEEPING TEMPERATURES IN CHECK.

MORNING CLOUDS, SAN DIEGO, 69 DEGREES.

YOU STEP INLAND, 78 IN RAMONA.

SPRING, 78 DEGREES.

MOUNT LEGUNA, 59.

WARM AND DRY FOR SUNDAY.

NOT MANY CHANGES.

VERY COLD WEATHER.

WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS.

WARM, DRY WEATHER CONTINUES LOCALLY AND AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE WARMEST INLAND THROUGH SUNDAY HERE.

YOU'LL NOTICE IF YOU ARE TRAVELING UP INTO THE SAN WASHINGTON KEEN VALLEY OR THE CENTRAL VALLEY THIS WEEKEND, THOSE LOW CLOUDS HAVE BEEN STUBBORN.

FOG HAS KEPT THAT AREA COOL.

TEMPERATURES FOR SOME INLAND AREAS 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGES AND WE'LL STAY DRY.

SO THE COASTAL FORECAST HERE, MID TO UPPER 60s FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WARM ON TUESDAY.

WE HIT 70 FOR THE COAST, AND PLEASANT COOL AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS WITH THIS SETUP.

INLAND AREAS, A LITTLE WARMER.

IN FACT, TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FOR A TIME, MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, TUESDAY, MAY BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE STRETCH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HANG OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO, WITH ELEVATION UNDER OUR FEET.

UPPER 50s, BACK INTO THE MID 50s, WE MAY STRIKE AROUND 60 ON A WARMER TUESDAY.

FOR THE DESERT LOCATIONS, WE HAVE OUR WARMTH, MOST PREVALENT.

HOVERING NEAR 81 ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

JUST A SMUDGE COOLER FOR WEDNESDAY, BUT PLEASANT WEATHER WINS OUT FOR MOST OF US.

I'M GOEFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE WEATHER AND ANOTHER BENEFIT OF LIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE ABILITY TO HAVE A GARDEN YEAR ROUND.

IN DECEMBER'S MUSEUM A MONTH, JOHN CARROLL TELLS US WHY THE BOTANIC GARDEN IS SO SPECIAL THIS TIME OF YEAR.

>>> THE WORDS YOU COULD USE TO DESCRIBE THE SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN ARE ENDLESS.

SOME EXAMPLES THAT COME TO MIND ARE LUSH, STUNNING, BREATHTAKING.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TAKE IN THE COMMANDING VIEWS OF THE PACIFIC.

THAT IS THE VIEW THAT GREETS THE GARDEN'S PRESIDENT AND CEO.

PROBABLY NO SURPRISE THEN THAT HE LOVES HIS JOB.

>> MY JOB IS THE BEST.

I SIGN CHECKS AND HANG AROUND A GARDEN.

>> THE GARDEN HE HANGS AROUND HAS AN INTERESTING HISTORY.

A WOMAN NAMED RUTH LARABY DONATED 20-ACRES TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN 1957.

SHE DEVELOPED IT INTO A BOTANICAL PARADISE THAT WAS A PRESERVE FOR QUAIL.

IT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1970 AS QUAIL PARK, BUT WAS RENAMED THE SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN IN 2009.

IT IS 37-ACRES.

COMPRISING MORE THAN 5,000 PLANT SPECIES AND VARIETIES OF BIODIVERSE PLACE AND A COUNTY THAT CAN DEFINITELY SAY THE SAME.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS THE MOST PLANT BIODIVERSE COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES.

MEANING WE HAVE MORE PLANT SPECIES NATIVE TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> THAT BIODIVERSITY IS SHOWCASED OVER 29 THEMED GARDENS, INCLUDING ONE THAT FEATURES THE FLORA OF THE PLACE WE CALL HOME.

>> THIS IS OUR CALIFORNIA GARDEN SCAPES GARDEN.

IT IS NATIVE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND A LITTLE BIT INTO MEXICO, PLANTS, SO WE WANTED PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GET INSPIRED AND SAY, I WANT TO TRY IT IN MY YARD, AND SAY HEY, THE PLANTS IN THIS ZONE, YOU CAN MORE OR LESS FIND SOMEWHERE IN A LANDSCAPE NURSERY TO PUT IN YOUR YARD.

>> A BIG PART OF THE GARDEN'S MISSION IS EDUCATING PEOPLE, BUT NOT JUST ABOUT HORTICULTURE.

>> IF WE'RE NOT EDUCATING AT EVERY PHASE OF LIFE, WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOBS.

THE PROGRAMS HERE START AT EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EVERY SINGLE AGE GOING ALL THE WAY UP TO COLLEGE AND THEN WE BEGIN THE LIFETIME LEARNING FOR THE ADULTS.

YOU CAN COME HERE AND LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR ORCHIDS OR BONSAI.

WE HAVE BIRDING PROGRAMMING, BUTTERFLY IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMS, HORTICULTURE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE LIFELONG LEARNING ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT IS PLANT OR PLANT ADJACENT.

>> AS MUCH AS THERE IS TO LEARN ABOUT HORTICULTURE HERE, THERE'S ALSO JUST CULTURE.

LIKE HERE IN THE NATIVE PLANTS NATIVE PEOPLE TRAIL SECTION OF THE GARDEN, THIS IS WHERE WE FIND A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT A VILLAGE WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.

FROM A DOMED STRUCTURE, THAT'S WHAT THEY CALLED IT, TO OVER HERE, WHERE WOMEN OF THE VILLAGE WOULD TAKE ACORNS GATHERED FROM AROUND THE AREA AND GRIND THEM INTO FLOUR.

>> WHAT ARE THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THERE DOING WHO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS?

HOW HAVE THEY MANAGED THAT LAND?

THAT IS IMPORTANT AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISCOVERED ALL OF THE IMPORTANT HUMAN USAGES FOR THE PLANTS AND OFTENTIMES MADE SURE THAT MORE OF THOSE USEFUL PLANTS ARE PREVALENT OR AROUND.

>> TO THE SERIOUS OR THE SUBLIME.

THE GARDEN COMES TO LIGHT AND ALIVE WITH COLOR.

IT IS THE FOURTH ANNUAL LIGHT SCAPE, A DAZZLING, ONE MILE LONG TRAIL OF COLOR AND LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN.

>> SO WE HEARD ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM AT CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN.

WE THOUGHT WOW, WE LOVE THE WAY THIS HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW IS FOR A BOTANIC GARDEN.

IT'S HIGHLIGHTING THE PLANTS.

MANY OF THE ARTISTS WHO DESIGNED THE EXHIBITS STUDY THE PLANTS WHERE THOSE EXHIBITS ARE GOING TO BE, AND THE EXHIBITS LIVE ON THE PLANTS.

BUT IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER.

IN A SAFE MANNER, FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE PLANTS.

SO, WE THOUGHT OH, THIS IS GREAT.

WE WANT TO HAVE A HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW THAT IS ELEVATED, BUT CONSIDERS THE GARDEN TOGETHER WITH THE VISIONS OF THE ARTIST.

>> LIGHT SCAPE TAKES AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND A HALF TO EXPERIENCE AND THERE IS A SEPARATE CHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR ADMISSION.

IT RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 4.

THE MONEY RAISED FROM LIGHTSCAPE GOES TO SUPPORT THE GARDEN.

THE YEARS OF COVID ASIDE, THE GARDEN HAS BEEN ON A TRAJECTORY OF GROWTH LATELY AND HE SAYS THAT WILL CONTINUE.

55 YEARS LATER, THIS BEAUTIFUL CORNER OF THE COUNTY IS GOING STRONG WITH BIG PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

>> THE BOARD OF THE GARDEN HAS APPROVED A 20 YEAR MASTER SITE PLAN, WHICH IN TODAY'S DOLLARS, INCLUDES $100 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GARDEN.

>> THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE NEW BUILDINGS AND NEW GARDENS.

SOME THINGS WON'T CHANGE, INCLUDING THAT VIEW OF THE PACIFIC, IN A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN RECONNECT WITH NATURE AND FIND REFRESHMENT AND RENEWAL IN A PART OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY YOU COULD CALL A SLICE OF PARADISE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

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