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THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT IS GOING TO CUT 7,000 JOBS IN KEEPING WITH EXECUTIVE ORDERS FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL WORK FORCE.

KPBS REPORTER TANYA THORNE SAID THOSE CUTS COULD INCLUDE AN OFFICE IN THE NORTH COUNTY.

>> THEY CLOSE AN OFFICE.

IT DOESN'T JUST MEAN -- >> Reporter: IN A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY, CONGRESSMAN MIKE LIN DEMANDED A HALT TO THE LOOMING CLOSURES OF SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICES.

>> I'M HERE TO SOUND THE ALARM ABOUT ELON MUSK'S ATTEMPT TO DISMANTLE THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND POTENTIALLY DISRUPT AND DELAY BENEFITS FOR THE 70 MILLION AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO RELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY WEBSITE, OR DOGE, LIFTED A CARLSBAD SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE AS PART OF THE REAL ESTATE SAVINGS LIST.

THERE IS NO KNOWN SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE IN CARLSBAD.

THE NEAREST OFFICE IS IN OCEANSIDE.

>> THERE IS INDEED A NONPUBLIC FACING SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE.

IT IS THE AREA DIRECTOR'S OFFICE IN CARLSBAD.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TO GO FIND OUT FOR OURSELVES.

THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVER SHARED THAT.

THAT OFFICE HELPS TO OVERSEE THE EIGHT REGIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHICH RANGE FROM DOWNTOWN TO OCEANSIDE TO CHULA VISTA, SAN MARCOS, AND OTHERS.

>> Reporter: LEVIN SAID HE'S BEEN GIVEN VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFICE IN CARLSBAD AND IS WORKING TO FIND OUT THE LOCATION AND STAFF SIZE.

REGARDLESS, HE SAYS THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO MILLIONS OF VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.

>> WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE A SINGLE ONE OF THESE EIGHT REGIONAL OFFICES, CERTAINLY INCLUDING THE ONE IN OCEANSIDE THAT I WAS JUST AT.

WHEN THEY CLOSE AN OFFICE, IT DOESN'T JUST MEAN WORSE SERVICE OR LONGER LINES.

IT MEANS SOME PEOPLE WILL HAVE NO ACCESS AT ALL TO THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.

>> Reporter: HELP THAT MANY SAY IS ALREADY SO BACKED UP.

OCEANSIDE RESIDENT SAID IN JANUARY, SHE WAITED NINE HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH SOCIAL SECURITY FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO RECEIVE SPOUSAL BENEFITS.

>> SO MY APPOINTMENT WAS SET A MONTH LATER, WHICH WAS A WEEK AGO.

SO I WAS SO EXCITED.

I HAD ALL MY PAPERWORK READY TO TALK TO SOMEBODY AND LITERALLY, NOBODY CALLED ME FROM SOCIAL SECURITY.

I STAYED ON THE PHONE.

I SAT NEXT TO THE PHONE ALL DAY.

WAITING, WAITING, WAITING.

I COULDN'T SLEEP THAT NIGHT.

THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER AGAIN AND FINALLY, THE WAIT WAS ONLY TWO HOURS THIS TIME.

SOMEBODY ANSWERED AND SAID THEY WERE VERY SORRY BUT THERE ARE GLITCHES IN THE SYSTEM AND ALL THEY COULD DO WAS OFFER ME ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.

>> Reporter: HER NEW APPOINTMENT IS NOW IN APRIL.

NEWS OF CUTS IN STAFF MAKE HER THINK THAT APPOINTMENT COULD NOT HAPPEN.

>> IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.

OBVIOUSLY, THEY WILL NOT CALL ME IN APRIL.

IF I TRY TO CALL BACK, IT WILL PROBABLY BE A 20-HOUR WAIT THE NEXT TIME AND THEN MY APPOINTMENT WILL PROBABLY BE NEXT JANUARY.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S GOING TO BE HORRIBLE.

>> Reporter: SOCIAL SECURITY ANTICIPATE MANY OF ITS JOB CUTS WILL BE CUT THROUGH RETIREMENTS AND VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS.

SSA AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE UNTIL MARCH 13th TO SUBMIT THEIR RESTRUCTURING PLANS.

LEVIN HOPES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WILL SPEAK UP AND PUSH BACK AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYONE.

WEATHER HEADLINES HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

I AM TRACKING A CLOUDY BUT MILD FORECAST FOR YOUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

RAIN CHANCES WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE FORECAST AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK HERE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

OVERALL, I AM TRACKING A MILD AND NICE PATTERN HERE SHAPING UP AS WE HEAD INTO MARCH.

I'LL HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> RECOVERY OPERATIONS ARE WINDING DOWN IN THE SAN DIEGO BAY FOLLOWING A FIGHTER JET CRASH TWO WEEKS AGO.

THE NAVY ANNOUNCED THAT CIVILIAN BOATERS WILL REGAIN ACCESS TO THE SHELTER ISLAND BASIN AFTER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IS REMOVED ON SUNDAY.

OFFICIAL SAY THEY HAVE RECOVERED MORE THAN 15 TONS OF WRECKAGE FROM THE UNDERWATER DEBRIS FIELD, SCALED DOWN, SALVAGED OPERATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY WITHOUT A DEAL AFTER A HEATED EXCHANGE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY ARRIVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FRIDAY AFTER HIGH STAKES WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT THE WAR IN UKRAINE.

AFTER SITTING DOWN IN THE OVAL OFFICE, AN A NOT TOISHING EXCHANGE, THE TWO WORLD LEADERS SHOUTING AT ONE ANOTHER.

>> NO, NO.

YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF TALKING.

YOUR COUNTRY IS IN BIG TROUBLE.

>> I KNOW.

>> YOU'RE NOT WINNING.

YOU'RE NOT WINNING.

>> Reporter: PART OF TODAY'S GOAL WAS TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD GIVE THE U.S. ACCESS TO UKRAINE'S RARE EARTH MINERALS IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT UKRAINE HOPED WOULD BE CONCRETE SECURITY GUARANTEES.

>> NOT IN A GOOD POSITION.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE CARDS RIGHT NOW.

WITH US, YOU START HAVING CARDS.

>> NOT PLAYING CARDS.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, U.S.

LEADERS HELD TALKS WITH RUSSIAN LEADERS ABOUT A PEACE AGREEMENT.

BUT UKRAINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE TALKS.

>> IF I DIDN'T ALIGN MYSELF WITH BOTH OF THEM, YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE A DEAL.

YOU WANT ME TO SAY REALLY TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT PUTIN AND THEN SAY HI, VLADIMIR, HOW ARE WE DOING ON THE DEAL?

IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: ZELENSKYY DEPARTED EARLY WITH NO DEAL AND NO PRONKS.

TRUMP POSTED THAT'LL ZELENSKYY HAD DISRESPECTED THE UNITED STATES AND WAS NOT, QUOTE, READY FOR PEACE.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

>>> LGBTQ+ MIGRANTS IN TIJUANA HAVE A NEW PLACE TO SEEK SUPPORT.

THE JOURNALIST WAS IN TIJUANA FOR THE OPENING.

♪ >> Reporter: A BIG FIESTA TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF A PLACE WITH A SERIOUS MISSION.

>> JUST IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, 3,000 REFUGEES HAVE BEEN, OR LGBTQ PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

THERE ARE STILL 60 COUNTRIES WHERE IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE A SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIP AND SEVEN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WHERE YOU'RE PUT TO DEATH IF YOU ARE PART OF A SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIP.

>> Reporter: THAT'S JACK, THE FOUNDER OF THE PLACE IN SAN DIEGO.

FIVE YEARS AGO, HE CAME TO TIJUANA AND LEARNED ABOUT THE UNIQUE STRUGGLES LGBTQIA+ REFUGEES FACE IN TIJUANA.

>> I DECIDED AFTER BEING INVOLVED FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAVING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN REAL ESTATE, I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING IN A BIG WAY.

SO I ACQUIRED THE HOUSE BEHIND US.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY TURNED THE ORIGINAL BUILDING INTO 20 DORM ROOMS WITH THREE STAFF QUARTERS, AND THEY CAN HOUSE UP TO 60 REFUGEES.

THEY COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> THEY'RE COMING IN FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.

A LOT OF THEM ARE FROM THE CARIBBEAN, FROM CUBA, JAMAICA, AND CURRENTLY, WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING LOTS OF REFUGEES FROM THE UKRAINE AND RUSSIA.

>> Reporter: TODAY'S CELEBRATION BROUGHT SAN DIEGO'S MAYOR TODD GLORIA.

>> CHANGING IT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER THAT LOCAL CIVILIAN DIPLOMATS DO THE WORK TO MAKE SURE WE REMAIN CONNECTED.

OUR FUTURES AND OUR FATES ARE TIED TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: TIJUANA'S MAYOR SAYS THAT HIS GOVERNMENT AIMS TO BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> Reporter: 18 OF THE DORMS ARE ALREADY FULL AND HE EXPECTS THE REMAINING TWO VACANCIES TO BE FILLED OVER THE WEEKEND.

IN TIJUANA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FEDERAL RESERVES PREFERRED INFLATION GAUGE COOLED AS EXPECTED LAST MONTH.

THE GOOD NEWS CAME WITH A POTENTIAL RED FLAG FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ BREAKS DOWN THE NUMBERS AND WHAT AMERICANS CAN EXPECT.

>> Reporter: TYPICALLY, AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, CONSUMER SPENDING SUFFERS FROM A HANGOVER IN THE NEW YEAR.

NEWLY RELEASED COMMERCE DATA SHOWS CONSUMERS PULLED BACK FAR MORE IN JANUARY THAN ECONOMISTS EXPECTED.

SPENDING FELL 0.2% FROM DECEMBER, ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION, SPENDING SANK 0.5%.

THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST MONTHLY DROPS SINCE FEBRUARY 2021.

>> HERE IN THE COFFEE SHOP, WE HEAR PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT WILL WE BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO GET A CAR LOAN?

WILL WE BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BUY EGGS?

>> Reporter: THE COST OF FOOD, ESPECIALLY EGGS, ALONG WITH ENERGY, PUSHED UP PRICES FOR CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS LAST MONTH.

>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE, LIKE ANYTHING ELSE.

YOU'RE JUST HOPING THAT YOUR COSTS DON'T INCREASE MORE.

>> Reporter: THE AVERAGE COST OF A DOZEN EGGS IN JANUARY WAS $4.95.

ALMOST DOUBLE THE PRICE FROM A YEAR AGO AND SURPASSING A RECORD HIGH ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

>> AS LONG AS YOU CAN STABILIZE YOUR COST AND FORECAST WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE, THEN YOU CAN ADJUST EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND IT.

WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, LIKE THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT'S JUST LIKE, WHEN YOU GET THESE MASSIVE SURGES IN COSTS.

>> Reporter: CERTAIN SIGNALS ALSO INDICATED THE ECONOMY IS SOFTENING.

GDP GROWTH IS GROWING.

BUSINESS INVESTMENT IS SLUGGISH AND CONSUMERS ARE GROWING PESSIMISTIC ON FATHERS THAT INFLATION WILL PICK UP, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TALKS OF TARIFFS, ACCORDING TO VARIOUS SURVEYS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> FOUR OPTIONS FOR MOVING THE RAILROAD TRACKS OFF THE DEL MAR BLUFFS WILL GO THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW THIS SPRING.

TODAY THE BOARD VOTED TO ADVANCE ALL FOUR ALTERNATIVES.

THEY INCLUDE A NO-BUILD OPTION WHERE THE TRACKS REMAIN WHERE THEY ARE AND THE BLUFFS ARE REINFORCED.

THE FINAL OPTION IS TO TUNNEL AROUND THE CITY AND UNDER THE FAIR GROUNDS, WHICH FAIR GROUND OFFICIALS ARE AGAINST.

THEY SAID THE ROUTES COULD BE FURTHER REFINED DURING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW PROCESS.

>>> MORE AND MORE TENTS ARE POPPING UP ALONG GO THE SIDES OF FREEWAYS ON STATE PROPERTY MANAGED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CALTRANS.

CITY LEADERS CALL IT A GROWING PROBLEM.

OUR REPORTER SPOKE TO HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO SAY THEIR CLIENTS ARE MOVING TO STATE PROPERTY TO ESCAPE MORE FREQUENT ENCAMP.

SWEEPS UNDER THE CITY'S UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE.

>> Reporter: WALK THROUGH DOWNTOWN AND YOU'LL SEE THEM.

NEON GREEN SIGNS GIVING PEOPLE 24 HOURS NOTICE BEFORE AN ENCAMPMENT SWEEP.

SAN DIEGO HAS PROHIBITED TENT CAMPING IN PUBLIC SPACES FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

SHE GOT USED TO IT WHEN SHE WAS CAMPING DOWNTOWN.

>> EVERY OTHER DAY, PRETTY MUCH, THEY MAKE US CLEAN UP AND MOVE.

>> Reporter: SHE FOUND AUTHORITIES WERE LESS LIKELY TO MAKE HER MOVE NEXT TO THE FREEWAY.

>> WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR LIKE A MONTH, OR DOWN BY 17th STREET.

AND THAT WAS OKAY, YOU KNOW.

AND THEN MORE PEOPLE STARTED TO COME.

>> Reporter: OUTREACH WORKERS WITH THE STREET HEALTH TEAM SAY MORE AND MORE OF THEIR HOMELESS PATIENTS ARE CROSSING FROM CITY TO STATE PROPERTY.

IT MAKES IT HARDER AND MORE DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO PROVIDE CARE AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO SERVICES.

>> WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO COME OUT FOR HEALTH CARE OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE, BUT SINCE THE ENCAMPMENTS HAVE MOVED TO THE CALTRANS AREA, BEHIND FREEWAYS, IT SCARES ME MORE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.

>> Reporter: THE TEAM VISITS ENCAMPMENTS WEEKLY TO PROVIDE THING LIKE WOUND CARE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COUNSELLING AND PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT.

WITHOUT IT, MINOR HEALTH ISSUES CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

>> THE SMALL INGROWN HAIR TURNS INTO AN ABCESS.

IF WE CAN'T FIND THEM IN THAT INTERIM WHEN THAT IS GOING ON, IT GOES FROM BEING A MILD WOUND CARE SITUATION TO AN ANTIBODY SITUATION.

>> A COUPLE TIME THEY COULDN'T FIND ME AND I WAS LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET AND AROUND THE CORNER.

>> Reporter: THEY MONITOR HER HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HER MEDICATION.

>> I HAVE NOTICED IT HELPS CONSIDERABLY.

AT FIRST I WAS HESITANT TO REALIZE IT WAS HELPING.

WHEN WE STARTED SEEING THE RESULTS IN THE BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS, AND MY HEADACHES, I WAS GETTING HEADACHES.

>> Reporter: JENNY MANAGES THE STREET HEALTH TEAM.

SHE SAYS MORE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE ABATEMENT SWEEPS SINCE THE CITY PASSED ITS UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE HAS MADE IT TOUGHER TO KEEP TRACK OF PATIENTS.

>> I HAVE SEEN WHERE PEOPLE ARE MORE WILLING TO ACCEPT HELP OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALTERNATE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THEY'RE TIRED OF BEING SHIFTED AND MOVED AROUND AND DISPLACED SO REGULARLY.

AND THEN I'VE ALSO SEEN WHERE PEOPLE HAVE RETREATED INTO THE RECESSES AND THEY'RE LIKE NEVER TO BE FOUND, YOU KNOW?

SO WE'RE LEFT WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.

WHERE THEY WENT.

ARE THEY OKAY?

>> Reporter: CITY LEADERS STAY CAMPING ORDINANCE HAS HELPED THEM CONNECT PEOPLE TO SHELTER SERVICES.

FRANKLIN COOPERSMITH IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT CLEAN SD DIVISION.

HE ISSES THE CITY'S HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM RECENTLY SPENT SEVERAL DAYS AT THE OPEN SPACE.

>> THEY WERE ABLE TO GET 16 OF THE 20 PEOPLE INTO SOME TYPE OF HOUSING OPTION.

>> Reporter: BEFORE THE ORDINANCE, THE CITY GAVE 72 HOURS NOTICE BEFORE CLEARING AN ENCAMPMENT.

NOW THEY GIVE 24 HOURS.

>> WE FOUND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MIDDLE GROUND OF TRYING TO BE COMPASSIONATE WHILE ALSO TRYING TO ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.

>> Reporter: ONCE PEOPLE MOVE TO STATE AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEY CAN'T END FORCE IT.

>> IT'S AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT EXISTS AND THEY KNOW THEY CAN GO ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THAT'S WHER OUR RESOURCE STOP.

WE DON'T GO ON TO STATE, WE DON'T GO TO PRIVATE, WE DON'T GO TO COUNTY PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: CALTRANS SAYS IT PRIORITIZES REMOVING ENCAMPMENTS THAT PRESENT A THREAT TO INFRASTRUCTURE OR PEOPLE.

THE AGENCY GIVES 48 HOURS NOTICE UNLESS THERE'S AN IMMINENT SAFETY RISK.

STEVE IS CAPTAIN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING DIVISION.

HE SAID THEY'RE TALKING WITH STATE AUTHORITIES ABOUT HOW THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER.

>> WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH AND WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON CITY PROPERTY.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET INTO THE WORLD OF POLICING 151 MILES OF STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK, THE STATE SENATOR ANNOUNCED A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE CALTRANS TO COORDINATE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADDRESS ENCAMPMENTS AND FUND CLEAN-UP EFFORTS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND SHELTER SERVICES.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA CO-SPONSORED THE BILL SAYING HE KNOWS IT WILL HELP CITIES LIKE SAN DIEGO ADDRESS THE GROWING PROBLEM OF FREEWAY ENCAMPMENTS.

SHE IS STILL LIVING IN A TENT BUT NOW SHE'S AT ONE OF THE SAFE SLEEPING SITES.

SHE CAN KEEP TRACK OF HER BELONGINGS AND STAY WITH HER HUSBAND AND THEIR DOG.

>> HAVING SOMEWHERE TO KEEP YOUR STUFF AND NOT WORRY ABOUT IT GETTING STOLEN OR MESSED UP, YEAH, IT IS A BIG HELP.

>> Reporter: IT IS EASIER FOR THE HEALTH TEAM TO FIND HER.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> STARTING THIS WEEKEND, PEOPLE PARKED WITHIN 20 FEET OF A MARKED OR UNMARKED CROSSWALK MAY GET A TICKET UNDER THE DAYLIGHTING LAW.

THAT'S ABOUT THE LENGTH OF A CAR AND A HALF.

THE LAW AIMS TO IMPROVE SAFETY.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IMPLEMENTED A 60-DAY GRACE PERIOD.

TICKETS WILL COST $65 PLUS A STATE MANDATED ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR A TOTAL OF $77.50.

>>> SAN DIEGO ASSEMBLYMAN CHRIS WARD HAS INTRODUCED A BILL TO PROHIBIT SURVEILLANCE PRICING IN CALIFORNIA.

IT'S A PRACTICE THAT LEADS MERCHANTS TO CHARGE DIFFERENT PRICES TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

OUR REPORTER EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: MOST PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT COMPUTER COOKIES AND HOW MERCHANTS CAN RECOGNIZE THIS ONLINE AND KNOW WHAT KIND OF STUFF WE LIKE.

DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS WARD SAYS THIS IS WHY COMPANY WITH AN NOT ENJOY LINE PRESENCE CAN CHARGE YOU A HIGHER PRICE FOR THE SAME PRODUCT IF THEY THINK YOU'RE LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE.

>> WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS A GROWING BODY OF EVIDENCE WHERE COMPANIES ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO USE SURVEILLANCE PRICING USING YOUR OWN PERSONAL DATA FROM YOUR CELL PHONE, GO FROM THE IP ADDRESS ADDRESSED TO YOUR HOME COMPUTER, TO MODULATE THE PRICING ON GOODS OR SERVICES THAT YOU PAY AND THAT RUNS COMPLETELY AFOUL TO WHAT WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE A DIRECT VERY BASIC CONSUMER INTEREST, YOU SHOULD PAY THE SAME PRICE FOR THE SAME PRODUCT, REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE.

>> Reporter: WARD SAID HE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH STORES GIVING DISCOUNTS TO VETERANS OR STUDENTS.

HE WANTS TO STOP THE PRICE DISCRIMINATION WHERE COMPANIES USE PERSONAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ABOUT BUYING HABITS THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA IS GOING ON.

>> WE NEED STANDARD PRICING BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY WE ALWAYS FAIRLY OPERATED AS A CONSUMER SOCIETY AND MAKE SURE THAT SURVEILLANCE PRICING IS NOT AS DEFINED IN THE LAW BECAUSE IT ISN'T DEFINED IN CALIFORNIA CODE NOW.

THIS IS A KNEW THING.

WE HAVE TO KEEP ONE THE TIMES, AND MAKE SURE THAT IS PROHIBITED.

>> Reporter: ONE ADVANTAGE OF SURVEILLANCE PRICING.

TWO YEARS AGO THE SAN DIEGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY SETTLED A CASE OF FRAUD AGAINST TARGET.

TARGET WAS ACCUSED OF ADVERTISING A PRAISE FOR AN ITEM ON THEIR WEBSITE BUT ONCE GPS SHOWED THE CUSTOMER'S SMARTPHONE WAS IN PROXIMITY TO THE STORE, THE PRICE INCREASED TO MATCH THE HIGHER PRICE THE STORE WAS CHARGING FOR THE ITEM.

OR LET'S SAY, YOU'RE A STRESSED OUT PARENT THAT NEEDS TO ORDER DIAPERS.

IF AN ONLINE RETAILER KNOWS YOU SOUGHT OUT EXPEDITED DELIVERY BEFORE, YOU COULD BE CHARGED A HARE PRAISE FOR IT BECAUSE THE MERCHANTS BELIEFS YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO PAY.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION THEY HAVE ON YOU WHETHER YOU DIRECTLY BOUGHT IT, THEY CAN BASICALLY HACK YOUR MIND AND PREY ON YOU.

IT SOUNDS HYPERBOLIC BUT THEY ARE PREYING ON YOUR IMPULSES AND DESIRES.

>> Reporter: WE CONTACTED SEVERAL OTHER GROUPS INCLUDING RETALON, THE CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION, AND CTIA REPRESENTING THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY.

NONE OF THEM GOT BACK TO US.

CHRIS WARD SAYS PRICE DISCRIMINATION CAN PREY ON PEOPLE IN POORER NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> IF THEY ARE FARTHER AWAY FROM SOME STORES AND IT'S A LOT HARDER TO BE ABLE TO GET CERTAIN PRODUCTS, COMPANIES KNOW THIS.

SO THEY ARE INCREASING THE PRICES FOR SOME OF THE VERY SAME PRODUCTS AT THOSE STORES BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE AS MANY OPTIONS.

>> Reporter: WARD'S BILL, AB-446, WILL SOON GO BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY PRIVACY COMMITTEE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> HARD TO BELIEVE IT BUT TOMORROW MARKS THE BEGINNING OF MARCH AND THE REOPENING OF THE FLOWER FIELDS AT CARLSBAD RANCH.

THIS YEAR'S THEM A, WHERE COLOR TAKES FLIGHT.

THIS SEASON WE'LL INTRODUCE A NEW ART EXHIBIT, LIVE MUSIC, % TRACTOR RIDES AND WINE TASTING WILL RETURN.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, FRED CLARK, WHO SAYS THIS YEAR WILL BE ITS MOST COLORFUL SEASON TO DATE.

>> Reporter: WHEN YOU STAND HERE AND YOU LOOK AT THIS COLOR, YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THE TULIP FIELDS IN HOLLAND ARE NICE.

BUT THIS IS BETTER.

I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIASED BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD.

YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE AND SEE THIS.

IT IS OUR LITTLE GEM RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE FLOWER FIELDS, YOU HAVE TO COME.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT.

>> IT SURE IS A GEM.

THE FLOWER FIELDS WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH EARLY MAY.

TICKETS ARE $27 FOR ADULTS AND $17 FOR KIDS AGES 3-10.

THERE ARE MILITARY AND SENIOR DISCOUNTS TARGS.

BE SURE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME AS YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THEM AT THE DOOR.

>>> AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND START THE MONTH OF MARCH, I AM TRACKING A WARM FORECAST HERE ACROSS THE SOUTH.

DRY AND MILD WEATHER CONTINUE THERE ACROSS THE ROCKIES.

ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, IT WILL BE DRY FOR NOW.

AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY NIGHT, THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT, HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THAT RAINFALL WILL EXTEND ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SOUTHERN WEST COAST HERE ACROSS THE STATE AND WILL BE TRACKING SOME PRETTY GOOD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES.

SOME PRETTY GOOD MOUNTAIN SNOW.

AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, WE'LL SEE SOME OF THE LINGERING RAINFALL.

IT WILL START TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE SAN DIEGO VALLEY.

PRIMARILY ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THAT'S WHERE WE'LL SEE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHAPING UP.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, WE'LL SEE LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.

A POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRAY SHOWERS AS THE SUN COME UP FOR YOU EARLY SATURDAY.

LOWS IN THE MID 50s ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION, WE'LL SEE SOME MILD CONDITIONS.

A MIX OF 40s AND 50s.

WE'LL SEE SOME MORE COOLER CONDITIONS HERE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH SOME 30s HERE.

OVERALL, WE'RE WATCHING FOR SOME RAIN CHANCES AS THE SUN COMES UP.

6:00 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING, YOU WILL SEE MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE TO THE NORTH.

THAT RAINFALL WILL SLOWLY WORKING TO THE SOUTH.

BY SUNRISE HERE FOR EARLY SATURDAY, I CAN'T RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRAY SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

MOST OF THE ORGANIZED RAINFALL WILL STAY WELL TO THE NORTH HERE, AND SOME HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS LATE SATURDAY, EARLY SUNDAY, ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

LOOK WHAT HAPPENS SUNDAY MORNING.

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AND MOUNTAIN SNOW HERE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

IT WILL BE A PRETTY ACTIVE FORECAST HERE SHAPING UP.

FOR TOMORROW, LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60s.

PRETTY MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

64 FOR OCEANSIDE AND CAMP PENDLETON.

FOR THAT EXTENDED COAST FORECAST, WE'LL SEE 60s WITH RAIN CHANCES HERE.

THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

INLAND FORECAST WILL BE MAILED, TRACKING SOME RAINFALL AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, WE'LL SEE SOME COOLER AIR AND BREEZY CONDITIONS AND THEN ACROSS THE DESERT, SUNNY SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s.

>>> TONIGHT, A MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY IS CUT SHORT AFTER A TENSE EXCHANGE IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

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

>>> IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE MAJOR LEAK SOCCER ANNOUNCED SAN DIEGO AS THEIR 30th EXPANSION TEAM.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY CAUGHT UP WITH THE TEAM ABOUT HOW MUCH THE FANS MEAN TO THEM AND THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SEASON.

>> Reporter: ON FEBRUARY 23rd, SAN DIEGO AT SEA OPENED THEIR SEASON ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE REIGNING MLS CUP CHAMPIONS AND THE GALAXY.

THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO FC FANS MADE THE TRIP TO THE SPORTS PARK IN CARSON, CALIFORNIA.

THE MIDFIELDER ANDERS DREYER SCORED THE FIRST MID LEAGUE GOAL IN HISTORY.

>> YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE FANS AND THE PASSION ABOUT HAVING A FOOTBALL TEAM IN SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN FEEL IT, DEFINITELY.

WE CAN FEEL IT OUT HERE.

AND AS I SAID, WE NEED THAT 12th MAN AT HOME.

THE FANS IS OUR 12th MAN.

>> Reporter: THE TEAM BEAT GALAXY 2-0 IN THEIR FIRST EVER LEAGUE MATCH AND ARE EXCITED TO PLAY IN FRONT OF 35,000 FANS AT SNAP DRAGON STADIUM.

[ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE FORWARD SAYS IT IS AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF SAN DIEGO'S FC HISTORY.

>> EVERYTHING YOU DO AND DO WELL, IT WILL BE THERE FOREVER AND NOBODY WILL ERASE IT.

>> Reporter: THE HOCHUL EXPLAINS WHAT IT MEANS TO HIM TO BE A PART OF THE MLS'S NEWEST TEAM.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE CHERISH THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH IT.

IT IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THE CLUB WILL BE HERE 100 YEARS FROM NOW.

>> Reporter: HE DESCRIBES THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CLUB THIS YEAR.

>> EXPECTATIONS ARE, THERE WILL BE UPS, DOWNS, THERE WILL BE REALLY HIGH HIGHS.

WE'RE GOING TO TRIP AND WE'LL HAVE STUMBLING BLOCKS.

WHAT I KNOW IS THE GUYS WILL STAY COMMITTED TO OUR STYLE OF PLAY, TO OUR VALUES AND HAD A WE ARE.

>> Reporter: THE COACH SAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THIS SEASON IN BOTH TRAINING AND GAMES IS HOW THEY CAN IMPACT THE MOMENTUM, OR WHAT THE TEAM CALLS, LOW, GOING IN THEIR DIRECTION.

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