>>> 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 45 YEARS.

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>>> GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

A NEW REPORT FOUND THAT UNHOUSED SENIORS ARE STAYING HOME LESS FOR LONGER.

BUT STREET OUTREACH HAS BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WAY TO GET PEOPLE HOUSED.

KPBS'S EMMY HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: OVERALL MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO ARE FINDING HOUSING.

BUT THE AVERAGE TIME SENIORS ARE STAYING HOMELESS IS UP TO 234 DAYS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER AGE GROUP.

THAT'S WHAT CAME OUT OF A RECENT REPORT THAT LOOKED AT TRENDS IN HOMELESSNESS COMPILED BY THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS.

TOMORROW, KOEHLER HEADS UP THE GROUP.

GETTING SENIORS INTO HOUSING IS OFTEN MORE CHALLENGING THAN WITH OTHER GROUPS.

>> DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISABILITIES, MANY TIMES PHYSICAL, THAT LIMIT THEIR EARNINGS INCOME OR THEY'RE ALREADY ON A FIXED INCOME, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO REALLY INCREASE THAT.

WITH THE VERY HIGH HOUSING COST AND LIMITED HOUSING STOCK FOR UNITS THEY CAN AFFORD, MAKES IT HARD TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM INTO HOUSING THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO COVER.

>> Reporter: THE NEW REPORT HELPS TO DECIDE HOW TO SPEND THEIR MONEY.

SO KOEHLER SAYS MORE RESOURCES WILL NOW GO TOWARDS HOMELESS SENIORS.

IT ALSO FOUND STREET OUTREACH WAS MORE SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING PEOPLE FIND HOUSING.

IN FACT, THAT DOUBLED BETWEEN 2023 AND 2025.

PATH IS A SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTED BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO DO THE OUTREACH WORK.

>> THERE IS VALUE IN INDIVIDUALS MEETING PEOPLE EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE AT.

WHETHER IT BE IN THE RIVER BED, IN A CANYON, ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY.

THERE IS VALUE GETTING ON SOMEONE'S LEVEL, MEETING THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT, AND TRYING TO CONNECT WITH THEM.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF DATA ON TRENDS AND LOCAL HOMELESSNESS OVER THREE YEARS.

AS OPPOSED TO THE ANNUAL POINT TIME COUNT, THE SNAPSHOT OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE SINGLE NIGHT.

EMMY BURROS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MEANWHILE THE COUNTY SAYS ITS SHELTER READY APP IS MAKING BIG STRIDES AFTER THEIR FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS.

COUNTY LEADERS SAY THE APP IS HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT STRATEGIES ARE WORKING AND WHICH ARE NOT.

SHELTER READY IS FREE AND ACTS LIKE A HOTEL APP.

OUTREACH WORKERS CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S SPACE, THE TYPE OF BEDS AVAILABLE, AND RESERVE A BED ON THE SPOT.

NEARLY 600 ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SIGNED UP INCLUDING SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION.

THEIR CHIEF OF STAFF TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER, THE MORE COORDINATED EVERYONE IS, THE MORE EFFECTIVE THE WORK CAN BE.

>> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS IMMEDIATELY AND GET DATA TO MAKE SURE OUR SHELTER SYSTEM IS RIGHT SIZED TO MEET THE DEMANDS THAT OUR OUTREACH WORKERS ARE SEEING.

>> ONE BIG WISH LIST ITEM FOR ITS SECOND YEAR IS TO EVENTUALLY TURN THE APP INTO A KIOSK AT LIBRARIES AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES.

THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN FIND SHELTER SPACE ON THEIR OWN.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A CONTROVERSIAL NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

ONE WHICH WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE NEW HOMES FOR SALE.

FOR THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF WHY IT MATTERS, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO'S WILL HUNSBURY EXPLAINS HOW THE CITY HOPES TO GET MORE HOMES ON THE MARKET.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ >> Reporter: SAN DIEGO LEADERS HAVE FACED A LOT OF PUSHBACK OVER THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOMES IN RECENT YEARS.

MOST OF IT HAS BEEN ABOUT SERIOUS IDENTIFICATION.

PEOPLE MAD APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE GOING UP NEXT TO THEIR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE OLD MEMORY LANE PROJECT IN EMERALD HILLS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS WEEK.

THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL ADD NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES TO WHAT IS ALREADY A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD.

123 NEW HOMES WILL GO ON A 31-ACRE PATCH OF LAND.

THAT'S FOUR HOMES PER ACRE.

A SUPER GENTLE DENSITY THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IN KEEPING WITH THE REST OF THE CITY.

13 OF THE HOMES WILL BE RESERVED FOR MODERATE INCOME BUYERS.

EVEN STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE MAD ABOUT THIS PROJECT, AND THEY HAD BEEN FIGHTING IT AGGRESSIVELY FOR MONTHS.

THEY WANTED A PARK, NOT A DEVELOPMENT, THEY SAID.

AND THEY ALSO LISTED A LOT OF OTHER REASONS THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE PROJECT.

BUT THOSE IN FAVOR SAID THE REASONS ALL BOILED DOWN TO NEIGHBORS WHO DIDN'T WANT NEW HOMES IN THEIR BACKYARD.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR MONICA MONTGOMERY REPRESENTS THE AREA.

TAKING THE REAR STEP TO SPEAK AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

>> I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT WILL ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY OF DISTRICT FOUR AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO, WHICH IS VERY RARE THESE DAYS.

>> SHE'S RIGHT THAT THE NEW HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE VERY RARE.

DESPITE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THIS HAPPENED IN RECENT YEARS, FEW NEW HOMES WENT UP FOR SALE.

BUT SAN DIEGO LEADERS SAY THEY WANT TO CHANGE THAT.

THEY WANT TO DO THAT BY GETTING RID OF ROAR DEUCING MINIMUM LOT SIZES.

THAT MIGHT SOUND BORING.

BUT IN THE WORLD OF HOUSING POLICY, IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL.

IF YOU MAKE A LAW THAT SAYS ONLY ONE HOUSE CAN GO ON ONE LOT, AND YOU MAKE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE HUGE, THAT'S A RECIPE FOR A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF HOMES.

HERE'S WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER HENRY FOSTER SAYS ABOUT THE MEETING.

>> THEY MADE LAND MORE EXPENSIVE.

LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT COULD BE BUILT, AND THEY KEPT HOMEOWNERSHIP OUT OF REACH FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ALREADY WEALTHY.

AS I POINTED OUT LAST YEAR, STUDIES CONSISTENTLY SHOW LARGE MINIMUM LOT SIZES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP, INCREASING HOUSING COST, DEEPEN INEQUALITY, AND ENCOURAGE GREATER RELIANCE ON RENTAL FOCUS, MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

LET ME BE CLEAR, LARGE MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS ARE RACIST.

>> Reporter: HOUSING ADVOCATES SAY THE ENDING OR EVEN JUST REDUCING MINIMUM LOT SIZES COULD LEAD TO MORE HOMEOWNERSHIP.

IT DOES IT THROUGH WHAT THEY CALL GENTLE DENSITY.

IF YOU REDUCE MINIMUM LOT SIZES, IT ESSENTIALLY MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO BUILD TOWN HOMES, RATHER THAN SAY LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

AND THE IDEA IS THESE WOULD BE FOR SALE, AND MUCH CHEAPER THAN SAN DIEGO'S MEDIAN HOME PRICE.

PROMISED TO BRING FORTH A MINIMUM LOT SIZE PROPOSAL BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

I'M WILL HUNTSBURY, THE LIFE OF SAN DIEGO.

>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> WELL, OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING BACK DOWN INTO THE MID-60s, AT LEAST FOR SAN DIEGO.

A FEW CLOUDS OUT THERE.

AND GET USED TO IT BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE PLENTY MORE CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

BUT ALSO IF YOU'VE BEEN HOPING FOR THE WARMTH, WELL, IT'S ON THE WAY.

I'LL GIVE YOU A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT FOR YOUR WEEKEND AND THE START OF NEXT WEEK COMING UP.

>>> THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION YESTERDAY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A REQUEST BY THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TO ENACT STRICTER ZONING LAWS AROUND MCLELLAN AIRPORT.

KPBS NORTH CAROLINA REPORTER, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, LOOKS AT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE AIRPORT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS OPPOSED TO THE RULING BECAUSE IT COULD PREVENT THEM FROM MAKING UNNECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS.

THE CITY'S ACTION HAS A BROADER REACH.

THIS ALL CAME ABOUT BECAUSE THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE THROUGH COMMERCIAL AIRLINES AND INCREASING COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS.

SO CALLS THAT UPDATED THEIR GENERAL LAND AND ZONING ORDINANCE TWO YEARS AGO TO REDEFINE AIRPORT USE.

THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THE REVIEWS TOUGHER FOR AIRPORT EXTENSION.

BUT THE COASTAL COMMISSION SAYS JUST BECAUSE THEY APPROVED THIS DOES NOT MEAN IT AFFECTS ANY ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AT THE AIRPORT.

CARL IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION, SAN DIEGO DISTRICTS.

>> THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ANY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OR AIRPORT OPERATIONS, THE COMMISSION'S ACTION ON THE AMENDMENT DOES NOT EXPRESS CURRENT OR FUTURE OPERATIONS, USES, EXPANSIONS.

>> Reporter: THE CHANGES AFFECT THE PROPERTIES SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT.

SHOULD THE COUNTY DECIDE TO EXPAND IT IN THE FUTURE.

THE AIRPORT ITSELF IS NOT WITHIN THE COASTAL COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION.

IN A STATEMENT, THE COUNTY SAYS THE ACTION IS PART OF THE LARGER EFFORT BY THE CITY TO USE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE TO LIMIT SAFETY AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDED IN THE MASTER PLAN APPROVED FOR THE AIRPORT.

A GROUP CALLED CITIZENS FOR FRIENDLY AIRPORT HAS FILED THREE LOSSES AGAINST THE COUNTY FOR IMPROVING COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS.

THE CITY HAS JOINED IN ONE OF THOSE LAWSUITS.

IN CARLSBAD, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> I'M JEFF BENNETT TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR.

WHY PRESIDENT TRUMP IS REFUSING TO SIGN A BIPARTISAN BILL TO ADDRESS HOUSING COSTS.

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

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IMPOSING FRESH SANCTIONS ON IRAN FOLLOWING THE ATTACKS ON COMMERCIAL STRAITS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

IT'S THE LATEST IN THE STRING OF RETALIATORY ATTACKS, ACTIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE U.S.

CARRIED OUT DAYS OF BOMBING ON IRANIAN TARGETS.

THE ADD MIN STATION ARE ALSO RESCINDED A WAIVER TO ALLOW IRAN TO SELL ITS OIL WITHOUT SANCTIONS.

ALTHOUGH THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH IRAN IS OVER, HE ALSO SAYS TALKS WITH TEHRAN WILL CONTINUE.

>>> YOUNG USERS FACE SAFETY RISKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA DESPITE EXISTING ONLINE PROTECTIONS.

A RECENT STUDY FOUND MORE THAN HALF OF THE FEATURES ARE NOT WORKING AS ADVERTISED.

MAYOR GONZALEZ BREAKS DOWN WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT KEEPING THEIR PARENTS SAFE ONLINE.

>> Reporter: FOR YEARS, SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES HAVE TOUTED THEIR SAFETY TOOLS AND FEATURES AS PROOF THAT THEY ARE PRIORITIZING THE WELL BEING OF THEIR YOUNGER USERS.

AND WHILE THEY SAY THOSE ARE DEFINITELY MAKING A DIFFERENCE, THEY TELL US THEY REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT YOUNGER USERS AND MINORS COULD STILL ENCOUNTER ONLINE.

>> WE HAD A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION, WHICH IS TO DO THE SAFETY TOOLS, THE WORK AS DESCRIBED.

>> Reporter: IN THIS REPORT, LAURA AND RESEARCHERS TESTED 86 YOUTH SAFETY FEATURES ACROSS TIKTOK, INSTAGRAM, SNAP, AND YOUTUBE TO SEE IF CHILDREN COULD FIND AND USE THEM.

>> WHAT WE FOUND IS 60% OF THOSE FEATURES WERE -- THEY DIDN'T WORK IN SOME WAY.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS CREATED CHILD AND ADULT TEST ACCOUNTS TO EVALUATE SAFETY FEATURES FOR MINORS AND LIMITS ONLINE ADULT INTERACTIONS WITH CHILDREN.

>> SO FOR EXAMPLE ON SNAPCHAT, THERE WERE SUPPOSE TO BE RESTRICTIONS THAT PREVENT ADULTS FROM MESSAGING KIDS, WHO THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED TO.

BUT WHEN WE TRIED TO DO THAT, WE ACTUALLY COULDN'T FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF ANY KIND OF RESTRICTION ON THAT.

>> Reporter: THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES LARGELY DISPUTE THE REPORT, SAYING THEIR FEATURES WORK AS INTENDED OR THAT THE TEST DIDN'T REPRESENT TYPICAL USE OF THE PLATFORMS BY KIDS AND TEENS.

ONLINE SAFETY ADVOCATES SAY PARENTS SHOULDN'T RELY ON SETTINGS ALONE.

>> IT'S NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL.

IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, DEFINITELY SIX MONTHS BEFOREHAND, REALLY STARTING TO ENGAGE WITH THEM ABOUT ASKING QUESTIONS, WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE, WHAT THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO SEE ON THESE PLATFORMS, HOW THEY WANT TO USE IT, HOW THEIR FRIENDS ARE USING IT.

>> Reporter: THIS REPORT DID NOT LOOK INTO PARENTAL CONTROL FEATURES.

ONLY FOCUSING ON THOSE SETTINGS THAT THE MINORS OR YOUNGER USERS COULD TURN ON FOR THEMSELVES.

THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WE REACHED OUT TO SAY THESE PARENTAL CONTROLS ARE A KEY TO ADDING A LAYER OF PROTECTION.

MAKING IT HARDER FOR THE YOUNGER USERS TO BYPASS CERTAIN SETTINGS LIKE THE SCREEN TIME LIMITS AND OTHER SAFETY FEATURES.

REPORTING IN LOS ANGELES, I'M MARCH BELLE GONZALEZ.

>>> KPBS ARTS REPORTER, EXPLAINS WHAT THE NEW SPACE MEANS TO ITS FOUNDER.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN NINE YEARS AGO, CREATING LOCAL BROWN BABY.

IT BEGAN AS A PLACE TO EXPLORE HER IDENTITY AS A KURDISH AND MEXICAN WOMAN.

>> I DID WHAT I COULD WITH WHAT I HAD AT THE TIME, AND PHOTOGRAPHTY WAS MY FIRST LOVE.

AND I USED MY CAMERA TO EXPRESS THOSE STORIES, LITTLE BY LITTLE, AND THEN I STARTED POSTING IT ON THE INTERNET, AND THEN PEOPLE STARTED CONNECTING WITH THEM.

>> Reporter: GROWING UP IN SAN DIEGO, LED HER TO SEARCH FOR STORIES ABOUT CULTURES, WHICH WENT ON TO INFLUENCE HER ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY.

>> I USED MY CAMERA AS A CANVAS.

AND I WOULD DRESS UP MY FRIENDS IN KURDISH CLOTHES WITH GOLD HOOPS.

I WAS LIKE THAT IS WHO I AM, YOU KNOW?

I GREW UP WITH THIS TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND, BUT ALSO GREW UP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND I'M ALSO LIKE A 90s KID, YOU KNOW?

AND ALL OF THIS STUFF IN SAN DIEGO, BORDER CITY, LIKE THERE IS SO MUCH.

>> Reporter: SHE WANTED SOMETHING MORE TANGIBLE.

>> A PLACE, A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIKE EXPERIENCE IN PERSON AND DISCOVER OTHER ARTISTS, LEARN DIFFERENT STORIES, AND JUST FEEL LIKE THEY COULD SLOW DOWN.

>> Reporter: SHE FOUND THAT PLACE IN BARRIO LOGAN, A PLACE THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY CULTURED TO HER.

>> IT IS SOMETHING I RESPECT AND CHERISH VERY MUCH BECAUSE IT IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN ART AND STORY TELLING, AND TURNED IT INTO ACTION AND ACTIVISM.

CHICANO PARK, THE MURALS, IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS USED THAT METHOD AND ACHIEVED AMAZING THINGS.

>> Reporter: A MURAL HOLDING GREAT BELIEFS.

>> THESE WOMEN FACE EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY ALSO COME FROM CULTURES OF RESISTANCE, CULTURE OF RESISTANCE A THIS FIGHT AGAINST OPPRESSION AND DISCRIMINATION, AND THEY FACE EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER IN CONVERSATION, AND THEY ARE SYMBOLIZING THE BORDERS THAT OUR STRUGGLES ARE MORE CONNECTED THAN WE THINK THEY ARE.

THE LIBRARY WALL IS A VERY BIG PART OF THE STORE FOR ME.

>> Reporter: SHE ALSO HOPES IT BECOMES A PLATFORM FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THEY BUILD THE CENTER OF THE STORE WITH CARDS IDENTIFYING EACH MAKER.

>> I THINK THAT A LOT OF THINGS, LIKE WE START FROM OUR OWN PERSONNEL EXPERIENCE, THE OWN ABSENCE THAT WE HAVE.

AND I THINK THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING THAT SOMEBODY COULD DO IS GIVE BACK WHAT THEY WISH THEY HAD.

CREATE WHAT THEY WISH THEY HAD BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY LIKELY THAT MOST PEOPLE FEEL THE SAME WAY, RIGHT?

>> Reporter: AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ABOUT EMBRACING WHO YOU ARE.

>> TO THE LITTLE BROWN GIRL INSIDE.

FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO DO CONNECT WITH IT.

I THINK IT'S THE INNER TEENAGER TOO, YOU KNOW?

ALL THE THINGS WE HAD TO HIDE GROWING UP.

THIS IS A LOVE LETTER SAYING BEING THAT, EXPRESS YOURSELF.

BE YOURSELF 100%.

>> Reporter: LOCAL BROWN BABY OPENS SATURDAY AT NOON.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> HIGH SUMMER TEMPERATURES ARE NOT ONLY POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH.

MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS HOW HEAT COULD HAVE WAYS TO HALT HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM TAKING A TOLL ON YOUR WELL BEING.

>> IT'S TO HAD SECRET, EXTREME HEAT PUTS A STRAIN ON THE BODY.

BUT IT ALSO BURDENS THE BRAIN.

>> WHEN WE FEEL HOT, WE'RE PHYSICALLY UNCOMFORTABLE, AND IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO REGULATE EMOTIONS, FEEL CALM, PATIENT, AND MAKE DECISIONS.

>> Reporter: PSYCHOLOGIST SUSAN ALBERTS WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS THAT COULD MAKE A PERSON FEEL STRESS, SAD, DEPRESSED, AND ANXIOUS.

>> HEAT MIMICS ANXIETY.

SYMPTOMS SUCH AS SWEATING, RACING HEART, DIZZINESS.

THESE ARE COMMON TO BEING OVERHEATED AND ANXIOUS.

AND YOUR BRAIN CAN MISTAKE THE TWO.

>> Reporter: TO HALT HEAT FROM TAKING A HIT ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, FIRST RECOGNIZE WHAT'S HAPPENING, IF YOU'RE FEELING IRRITABLE OR YOUR MOOD HAS CHANGED, YOU MAY BE OVERHEATED.

>> COOL DOWN YOUR BODY QUICKLY BY DRINKING SOME COOL WATER OR PLACING A WASH CLOTH ON YOUR WRIST OR BEHIND YOUR NECK FOR 60 SECONDS.

>> Reporter: ALBERTS SAYS REGULATING YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE COULD HELP YOU FEEL CALMER.

TO DRINK COOL WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE THIRSTY.

YOU CAN ALSO STAY HYDRATED WITH FROZEN GRAPES, POPSICLES, OR CUCUMBERS.

AND FIND WAYS TO GET GOOD QUALITY SLEEP.

TAKE A COOL SHOWER.

USE FANS OR BLACKOUT CURTAINS.

>> ANYTHING THAT IS GOING TO HELP TO COOL DOWN YOUR BEDROOM IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR YOUR SLEEP AND YOUR MOOD DURING THE HEAT.

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

>>> WELL, SOME BIG CHANGES ARE COMING, AND IT IS ALL BECAUSE OF OUR AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE.

IT'S BEEN PARKED OVER THE SOUTHWEST THIS WEEK.

IT'LL START TO MOVE AND STRENGTH AN BIT.

SO IT DOES A FEW THINGS FOR US.

IT'S GOING TO HEAT UP OUR TEMPERATURES.

THEY'RE GOING UP.

WE'LL SEE A FEW RAIN CHANCES, BUT MAINLY WE'RE GETTING MORE MOISTURE BECAUSE OF THAT CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION.

IT'S GOING TO USHER IN SOME MOISTURE.

THE BETTER RAIN CHANCES ARE FURTHER TO THE EAST.

HOWEVER, WE'LL GET AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS.

IT WILL FEEL STICKIER OUTSIDE, AND WE DO HAVE A FEW RAIN CHANCES.

FIRST, THE HEAT THOUGH.

NOW, OUR HEAT ALERTS, THEY ARE JUST ABOUT DONE.

THIS EVENING IS THE END OF ALL OF THESE.

BUT DON'T NECESSARILY GET USED TO THEM BEING GONE BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING UP NEXT WEEK.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER.

TONIGHT THOUGH, 69 IN THE SPRINGS.

WE'RE OUT OF THE 70s.

THAT'S SOMETHING.

THAT HELPS US OUT WITH OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES.

OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO, AND CHULA VISTA.

A LOT OF 70s THERE OVERALL.

TOMORROW, MORE VARIATION.

SO 74 FOR OCEANSIDE.

LOW 70s FOR SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA.

CLOSE TO 90 FOR ROMONA.

HEY, WE'RE BELOW 110, 104 IS BETTER THAN IT'S BEEN AT SOME POINT, SO WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE COULD GET.

TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR.

NOW, WE'RE GOING TO START TO SEE MORE CLOUDS COME IN.

LOOK AT THAT, SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

A FEW RAIN CHANCES HERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY SPOTTY.

YOU CAN KIND OF SEE BEHIND ME.

ACTUALLY THE MOISTURE IS COMING IN A LITTLE FURTHER INLAND HERE.

BUT GET USED TO THE CLOUDS, GET USED TO THE STICKINESS.

DON'T BE SURPRISED IF WE SEE A COUPLE OF RAIN DROPS.

LET'S BREAK DOWN YOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK AND GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF WHEN AND WHERE WE COULD SEE SOME OF THE RAIN.

NOW, IT'S NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION AT THE COAST.

YOU'LL SEE THE WORD HUMID WITH TUESDAY.

THERE'S THAT MOISTURE I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

SO BE PREPARED FOR THE RAIN DROP OR TWO.

BUT THE CHANCES ARE PRETTY LOW ALONG THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES THOUGH, THEY GET INTO THE 80s BY THE TIME WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY.

TAKING A LOOK FURTHER INLAND.

WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS HERE THIS WEEKEND.

MAYBE EVEN INTO MONDAY.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S JUST SOME CLOUDS, SOME SUNSHINE, AND THOSE TEMPERATURES ARE GETTING UP TO THE LOW 90s.

INTO OUR MOUNTAINS, WHERE OUR CHANCES OF SHOWERS ARE BETTER.

WE COULD EVEN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

SO ESPECIALLY MONDAY EARLY ON, TUESDAY.

WATCH OUT FOR FIRE DANGER AS WELL.

JUST WITH DRY LIGHTNING IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MOISTURE TO ACCOMPANY THIS.

TEMPERATURE WISE, BIG JUMP, TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

75 TO 88 FOR MIDWEEK.

ALL RIGHT, THEN INTO THE DESERTS, SOME OF OUR BETTER RAIN CHANCES OVERALL.

TIMING LOOKS SUNDAY, BUT OVERALL, SATURDAY TO MONDAY, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF WE SEE A RAIN DROP OR TWO.

BUT SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE YOUR BEST SHOT HERE.

TEMPERATURE WISE, BIG JUMP ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

105, THAT'S BAD ENOUGH.

IT'S NOT THAT DIFFERENT FROM WHERE WE'VE BEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

JUMPING BACK UP TO 110 BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY.

STAY HYDRATED AND COOL.

HOPEFULLY STAY IN THE AIR- CONDITIONING.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ACCUWEATHER ANNA.

>>> A NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK FEATURING LENNY LITTLE SHEEP.

THE BOOK IS THE FIRST IN THE SERIES OF STORIES CREATED BY A PAIR OF SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER, TAKES US BEHIND THE SCENES TO SEE HOW A FICTIONAL FARM YARD ANIMAL COMES TO LIFE.

>> TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO WIGGLY FARM TO MEET LENNY, THE LITTLE SHEEP.

>> LENNY HAD ALWAYS BEEN SMALLER THAN MOST WITH BUCKLING KNEES AND LESS THAN A FULL COAT.

HE WOULD WATCH ALL THE SHEEP, AND WONDER WHY DO THEIR FACE LOOK BETTER THAN MINE?

>> LENNY WAS INSPIRED BY STUFFED ANIMALS.

I WANTED LENNY TO HAVE A VERY ROUND, A LOT OF SOFT COLORS ON THE PALETTE.

AND SO THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE A CHARACTER THAT COULD BE IMAGINED OR BECOME AN ACTUAL STUFFED ANIMAL.

>> Reporter: LENNY IS THE CREATION OF THE ARTHUR AND ILLUSTRATOR.

GANOIDEI IS ONE-THIRD OF THE MOVIE.

OYE IS THE DANCE INSTRUCTOR AND DRAG QUEEN.

AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM PLAN TO CREATE A CHILDREN'S BOOK, BUT THEY DID.

>> MY BOOK IS CALLED FLUFF IS ENOUGH.

AND IT'S THE FIRST FARM-TO-SERIES OF THE FARM.

LENNY IS A LITTLE SHEEP, WHO PERCEIVES THAT.

HE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FUR OR WOOL OR FLUFF, COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER SHEEP.

AND SO HE GOES ON AN ADVENTURE TO TRY ON OTHER COATS AND DISCOVERS WHAT HE HAS IS ABSOLUTELY ENOUGH.

>> GIVING LENNY A THEME SONG.

AND OYE SHOWS ME HOW TO BRING THAT FLUFF TO LIFE.

>> TO DO A CLOUD, SOMETIMES THERE ARE THREES, SOMETIMES IT IS EXTRA PATTERNS.

I'LL START WITH A CIRCLE.

SO NOW THE EYES.

THEY'RE A HUGE PART OF THE DESIGN.

SO I USUALLY TAKE UP QUITE A BIG AMOUNT OF SPACE WITH THE EYES BECAUSE I WANT THERE TO BE NO QUESTION AT ALL ABOUT HOW THESE CHARACTERS ARE THINKING AND FEELING.

I DRAW THIS CIRCLE THAT'S SUPPOSE TO BE THE SHINE IN THE EYE AND THEN THE PUPIL.

NOW I'M GOING TO DRAW THE SNOUT, WITH THE NOSE.

BECAUSE HE'S A SHEEP, WE'LL GIVE HIM THE LINE IN THE MIDDLE.

IT'S ANOTHER CLOUD, AND I GIVE HIM A DARK ERSKINE TONE.

>> WHAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO BOTH OF US IS REPRESENTATION WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN YOUR FACE.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE LENNY AS DARK ERSKINE.

WHEN YOU DID THE FARMER, THE FARMER'S ARMS, WE ONLY SHOWED THEIR ARMS, BUT IT'S A WOMAN FOR SURE WHO IS WEARING NAIL POLISH.

>> RED NAILS.

>> AND SHE HAS DARK ERSKINE.

>> NOW WITH ALL THESE CHARACTERS, I LIKE TO ADD LIFE AND DIMENSION WITH HIGHLIGHTING.

SO THIS IS KIND OF WHERE MY BACKGROUND IN DRAG HAPPENED A LOT, MADE WITH SHADING AND A LOT OF FIGURING OUT WHERE YOU'RE IMAGINING LIGHT TO HIT YOU.

AND WITH THAT SHADING, I ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE MIDDLE OF LENNY'S FACE, AND THEN THE OUTSIDES OF HIS LIMBS BECAUSE I IMAGINE THIS IS WHERE THE LIGHT WILL BE BOUNCING OFF OF.

THERE IS MORE DIMENSION BUILDING BECAUSE NOW YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE DEPTH, AND THERE WE HAVE LENNY.

>> Reporter: GHANDI HAS BIG PLANS FOR LENNY AND HER FRIENDS.

SHE HAS BOOKS DONE FOR EACH OF THE ANIMALS AND A WEBSITE FOR TOOLS AND PARENTS WITH DOWN LOADABLE ACTIVITIES.

PLUS, SOMETHING THEY WERE EXCITED TO CREATE?

A MAP OF THE FARM.

>> AND OUR GOAL IS WITH EVERY BOOK, WE'LL EXPAND THAT MAP, SO YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT WHERE THEY LIVE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THEY LIVE IN.

>> YEAH, UNLESS SOMEBODY GREW UP PLAYING A LOT OF VIDEO GAMES.

ALMOST EVERY VIDEO GAME HAS SOME KIND OF A MAP BECAUSE YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE SIDE QUESTS ARE, THE MAIN QUEST.

SO IT FELT LIKE AN EASY WAY FOR US TO HELP BUILD THE ENTIRE WORLD, BEFORE WE WENT INTO WORKING ON THE OTHER BOOKS.

>> Reporter: BUT GHANDI SAYS ALL THE BOOKS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON.

>> AGAIN, THE WHOLE WORLD IS ABOUT SHARING KINDNESS, AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS TRITE.

BUT I REALLY FELT LIKE THIS WORLD AT THIS TIME REALLY NEEDS MORE KINDNESS.

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