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MAYA TRABULSI.

COMING UP, A PLAN TO BUILD MORE HOMES IN DELMAR HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR YEARS.

NOW, A DEVELOPER IS READY TO GO TO COURT TO GAIN ACCESS TO BEACHFRONT PROPERTY.

THE GREAT SHAKEOUT.

SEE HOW ONE LOCAL CLASSROOM PARTICIPATED IN A STATEWIDE EFFORT TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT MAJOR EARTHQUAKE.

>>> AND THE GANG.

SEE HOW THE EVENT HAS MADE A DENT IN THE LIVES OF ADAPTIVE SPORTS ATHLETES.

>>> CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE NO PLANS TO STOP SHARING LICENSE PLATE SURVEILLANCE DATA WITH OUT-OF-STATE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

HOW THAT INFORMATION IS BEING USED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: A GROUP OF PROTESTERS MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL'S REGULAR MEETING EVEN STARTED.

>> NO DATA FOR US.

>> NO DATA FOR US!

>> Reporter: THEY ARE UPSET THE ONLY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA THAT SHARES DATA FROM ITS AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM WITH POLICE AGENCIES OUTSIDE THE STATE.

AND THE KPBS INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT SURVEILLANCE DATA HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN HUNDREDS OF IMMIGRATION-RELATED SEARCHES NATIONWIDE.

NOW, THE DATE DOES NOT SHARE DIRECTLY WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.

INSTEAD, POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER STATES LIKE TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND FLORIDA CONDUCT THE IMMIGRATION SEARCHES.

YET COUNCIL MEMBERS MADE IT CLEAR ON TUESDAY THAT THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE THIS DATA OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA.

COUNCILMAN STEVE GLOBAL WAS AMONG THOSE DEFENDING THE PRACTICE, SAYING THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED TO RECOVER STOLEN VEHICLES AND IT COULD BE USED TO SOLVE OTHER CRIMES LIKE CHILD KIDNAPPINGS.

>> FOR THAT REASON, FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT DATA AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS MONTH, ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA ASKED THE JUDGE TO DECLARE DATA SHARING PRACTICE ILLEGAL AND ORDERED THEM TO STOP.

MAYOR BILL WELLS SAID THE CITY WILL NOT STOP SHARING THE DATA UNTIL THE JUDGE ORDERS THEM TO DO SO.

DRAWING THE PUBLIC MEETING, POLICE CHIEF JEREMIAH LARSON EXPLAIN HOW DATA COLLECTED IN EL CAJON WAS INCLUDED IN IMMIGRATION-RELATED SEARCHES.

>> OUT OF THE THOUSANDS OF NETWORKS ACROSS THE NATION, EL CAJON IS INCLUDED IN THAT NETWORK.

THEY SEARCH NATIONWIDE AND EL CAJON WAS INCLUDED IN THOSE SEARCHES.

>> Reporter: LARSON SAYS THIS TECHNOLOGY WORKS BECAUSE IT GIVES OFFICERS ACCESS TO MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION.

>> WHERE YOU ARE TRYING TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY WHERE SOMEONE MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, YOU WANT MORE CAMERAS.

>> Reporter: SOME CRITICS SUPPORT THE USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY TO FIND STOLEN CARS AND FIND MISSING CHILDREN, BUT THEY DO NOT WANT OUTSIDE AGENCIES USING IT TO TARGET IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS.

>> THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS.

PEOPLE WE WORK AND PLAY WITH.

THEY HAVE COMMITTED NO CRIME.

>> Reporter: A HEARING FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S LAWSUIT HAS YET TO BE SCHEDULED.

>>> NOW, A FIGHT OVER BEACHFRONT PROPERTY IN DELMAR.

FOR YEARS, THE BEACHFRONT CITY HAS DEBATED HOW TO MAKE MORE HOUSING.

NOW, A DEVELOPER PLANS TO SUE.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS REACTION FROM THE CITY.

MACRO THE PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECT WOULD BE BUILT HERE ON THIS BLUFF ABOVE DELMAR'S DOG BEACH.

THE PROJECT IS CALLED SEASIDE RIDGE AND IT HAS BEEN STUCK IN LEGAL MANEUVERING SINCE 2022.

DARREN IS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PROJECT.

>> WE SUBMITTED OUR APPLICATION TO THE CITY OF DELMAR.

UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORT, THE CITY WHICH DOESN'T HAVE ANY LOW INCOME HOUSING AND NONE IN THE PIPELINE HAS CONTINUED TO FIGHT THIS PROJECT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAD DEEMED THE APPLICATION INCOMPLETE.

IT WAS MISSING KEY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS.

>> THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAD DETERMINED IT WAS NOT COMPLETE BECAUSE IT LACKED CERTAIN MATERIALS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OR CEQA AND THE COASTAL ACT.

>> Reporter: SUED.

BUILDERS REMEDY.

WHICH MEANS LESS RED TAPE TO GET THE PROJECT APPROVED.

>> WE HAVE SUBMITTED EVERYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE IS REQUIRED UNDER THE BUILDERS REMEDY LAW.

WE ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICATION.

MacQUARIE BUILDERS REMEDY ALLOWS BYPASS TO BUILD WITH A AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT.

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD A 259 APARTMENT UNIT WITH 42 UNITS THAT ARE LOW INCOME.

>> Reporter: DEVELOPERS NEED TO EXHAUST ALL AND MISTED OF OPTIONS AT THE CITY LEVEL FIRST.

SEASIDE RIDGE APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH DENIED THE APPEAL LAST MONTH.

>> WE HAVE UNANIMOUSLY DETERMINED THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAD DETERMINED CORRECTLY THAT IT WAS INCOMPLETE.

>> Reporter: SEASIDE RIDGE NOW PLANS TO SUE.

>> I AM LOCKING YOU OUT OF FLINT RIDGE IN NORTHERN L.A.

THE DEVELOPER TOOK THE CITY TO COURT.

THE DEVELOPER WAS SUCCESSFUL.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE 90 DAYS TO FILE THE LAWSUIT.

KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: A NEW STUDY LINKS WILDFIRE SMOKE TWO MORE PEOPLE VISITING EMERGENCY ROOMS AND MORE DEATHS.

CLIMATE CHANGE WILL MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE.

>> Reporter: LAYERS OF SMOKE OVER THE AFTERNOON SKY IN JANUARY.

THE BORDER TO WILDFIRE WAS GROWING QUICKLY.

SHE DIDN'T LIVE IN AN EVACUATION ZONE BUT IT WAS -- >> CLOSE ENOUGH THAT HER HEALTH WAS THREATENED.

>> Reporter: ZORRI WAS HER PULMONOLOGIST.

PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE OR C P.O.D.

KNOW SMOKE IS DANGEROUS.

>> SHE WOULD IMMEDIATELY PACK UP AND DRIVE A FEW HOURS TO STAY WITH THE FAMILY .

JUST LIKE HOW DISRUPTIVE THAT IS TO FOCUS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS THAT ARE LIVING WITH SEVERE COPD OR ASTHMA.

>> Reporter: PARTS OF CALIFORNIA ARE EXPERIENCING FIRE CONDITIONS TWICE AS OFTEN AS THEY DID MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO, AND THE RISK IS EXPECTED TO WORSEN AS THE CLIMATE CHANGES.

ZORRI IS CONCERNED HOW THAT WILL IMPACT HIS PATIENTS AND THE SYSTEM THAT CARES FOR THEM .

>> IT IS GOING TO BE A REALITY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PLAN FOR IT TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE PATIENTS IN THOSE REGARDS.

>> Reporter: A NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW WILDFIRE SMOKE MAY LEAD TO HUNDREDS NEW DEATHS EACH YEAR IN SAN MATEO COUNTY BY 2050.

HE SAYS, A PRESSING QUESTION FOR MANY IS -- >> UNDERSTANDING THE EXPECTED HEALTH IMPACTS FROM WILDFIRE ACTIVITY.

NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS SAN DIEGO COUNTY COULD EXPERIENCE UP TO 505 90 EXIT STEPS PER YEAR BY 2050.

THAT IS ABOUT 400 MORE DEATHS PER YEAR.

>> EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE RELATIVELY LITTLE SMOKE, WHEN WE EXPOSE WE DO FACE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: MARSHALL BURKE IS ANOTHER CO-AUTHOR OF THE STUDY.

HE SAYS, SAN DIEGO HAS LESS SMOKE THAN OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA BECAUSE -- >> SAN DIEGO, IN SOME SENSE, IS IN A LUCKY SPOT.

IT IS BY THE COAST AND THE WIND BLOWS BY THE COAST IN LENT.

BUT IN TERMS OF SMOKE EXPOSURE, SAN DIEGO HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH LESS EXPOSURE THAN MANY OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

ABOUT ONE WILDFIRE SMOKE INCREASES, SO DO ASTHMA RATES AND DEATHS.

BURKE HELP CREATE A ILLUSTRATIVE MAP THAT ILLUSTRATES THAT DATA.

>> THIS IS REALLY TRYING TO MEASURE, OKAY, WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE EXTREME DAYS.

ON THE REALLY BAD DAYS, WHAT IS LIKELY HAPPENING?

>> Reporter: HOW MANY PEOPLE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

>> A INCREASE ON THE SINGLE WORST DAY.

>> Reporter: FINE PARTICULATE MATTER.

FOR DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS.

>> THESE ARE REALLY, REALLY SMALL PARTICLES.

1/30 THE WIDTH OF HUMAN HAIR IS THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THESE PARTICLES CAN GET DEEP INTO YOUR LUNGS AND HAVE A CASCADING EFFECT ON YOUR HEALTH.

>> WE KNOW ABOUT THESE VARIOUS POLLUTANTS.

EXPOSURE TO THEM CAN LEAD TO INCREASED RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

SPECIFICALLY WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.

WORSE OUTCOMES WITH COPD.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS SAY THERE IS ALREADY AN URGENT NEED FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE ADAPTATION.

TO KEEP DRY BRUSH FROM BECOMING FUEL FOR FUTURE FIRES.

THESE WORST-CASE SCENARIOS CAN HAPPEN IF THE WORLD WARMS EVEN JUST TWO DEGREES CELSIUS MORE.

GOLD SAYS THEIR FINDINGS ARE FORECASTS.

>> SO THEY AREN'T TELLING THE FUTURE.

WE HAVE A ROLE IN SHAPING OUR OWN FUTURE.

>> WILDFIRES ARE NOT THE ONLY NATURAL DISASTERS WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>>> KNOWING WHAT TO DO DURING AN EARTHQUAKE IS ALSO IMPORTANT AND IT IS A LESSON THAT IS BEING TAUGHT AT AN EARLY AGE.

HORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE ANNUAL GREAT SHAKEOUT EARTHQUAKE DRILL.

>> AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED.

>> Reporter: THE GROUND ISN'T SHAKING, BUT IF THAT WERE THESE FOURTH-GRADERS WOULD KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.

>> LACE YOUR FINGERS BEHIND YOUR HEAD.

PROTECT YOUR NECK.

SUPER QUIET.

>> Reporter: THE GREAT SHAKEOUT, EVERY YEAR.

IT IS A STATEWIDE EARTHQUAKE DRILL AND FOURTH-GRADER GENESIS LOPEZ WAS READY.

>> I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE LIKE KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE.

GO UNDER OUR DESKS, QUIETLY.

AND DO THIS POSITION.

TO COVER OUR HEADS.

>> Reporter: DRILLS CAN BE SCARY, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS.

LOPEZ SAYS IT HAS GOTTEN BETTER WITH PRACTICE.

>> I USED TO BE SCARED A LOT WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

THEN I GOT USED TO IT.

SO I STARTED GETTING CALMER AND CALMER DURING THE YEARS.

>> Reporter: HER TEACHER WINNIE GONZALES WAS IN CLASS DURING APRIL'S 5.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE.

SHE TOLD HER STUDENTS TO DO WHAT THEY PRACTICED AND TAKE COVER UNDER THEIR DESKS.

>> THERE WERE CALM AND AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS THE TEARS STARTED COMING BUT THEY DID EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.

PRACTICE IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: 70% OF CALIFORNIANS LIVE WITHIN 20 MILES OF AN ACTIVE FAULT.

HE IS AND EARTH SCIENCES PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> WITHIN THE NEXT 30 YEARS, THERE IS ALMOST CERTAINTY TO GET A EARTHQUAKE WITH LARGER THAN 6.7.

ALMOST 99%.

EVERY DAY THAT PASSES IN CALIFORNIA WITHOUT THIS BIG EARTHQUAKE HAPPENING IS A GIFT AND A BLESSING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE.

>> SITUATION HAS BEEN RESOLVED.

PLEASE RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: AFTER TAKING COVER, HORTON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS EVACUATED TO THE BLACKTOP.

THEY MADE IT FROM THEIR CLASSROOMS TO THE BLACKTOP IN JUST THREE MINUTES.

THE PRINCIPAL SAYS IT IS A NEW RECORD.

LOPEZ'S ASSESSMENT -- >> I DID GOOD AND SO DID MY CLASSMATES.

AND I ACTUALLY FELT -- I ACTUALLY FELT A LITTLE -- A LITTLE PROUD OF MYSELF.

>> Reporter: PROUD THAT SHE AND HER CLASSMATES FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS AND STAYED SAFE.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>> UPDATES CAN BE FOUND AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> YOUR ARE OTHER STORIES THAT ARE POPULAR THIS WEEK.

DELIVERY OF SAN DIEGO'S NEW HIGH-TECH TRASH BINS HAS BEGUN.

WE WILL HAVE THAT'S THREE A LITTLE BIT LATER.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAYER ANNOUNCES NEXT YEAR'S THEME WITH A NOD TO READING.

>>> THE MARINE CORPS'S 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

HEARS THAT STORY.

>> Reporter: THE MARINE CORPS'S SAYS THIS SATURDAY'S SYLLABUS WILL INCLUDE A DEMONSTRATION OF AMPHIBIOUS CAPABILITIES AT RED BEACH.

RUMORS OF ROAD CLOSURE STARTED YESTERDAY AFTER THE MEDIA OUTLET CLAIMED THE WHITE HOUSE WILL SHUT DOWN PORTIONS OF THE I-5 FOR THE EVENT AND THAT TRUMP MAY LAUNCH MISSILES FROM WARSHIPS INTO CALIFORNIA THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S OFFICE REPLIED ON X SHORTLY AFTER SAYING, THIS WOULD BE AN ABSURD SHOW OF FORCE AND TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WHEN MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY CANNOT EVEN GET A PAYCHECK.

NEWSOM LATER POSTED AGAIN ABOUT THE REPORT.

THE MARINES AND LATER RELEASED A STATEMENT YESTERDAY EVENING TO CLARIFY THE SITUATION.

THEY SAID, NO PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OR TRANSPORTATION ROUTES WILL BE CLOSED.

THEY ALSO SAID ALL TRAINING EVENTS WILL OCCUR ON APPROVED TRAINING RANGES AND PROTOCOLS.

THIS MORNING FOLLOWING THE PRESS RELEASE, NEWSOM'S OFFICE POSTED ONCE AGAIN ON X. THEY SAID THEY ARE RELIEVED THE WHITE HOUSE BACKED OFF ITS PLAN TO SHUT DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE.

WE HOPE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION APPLIES THE SAME COMMON SENSE TO REOPENING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

IN AN EMAILED STATEMENT, VICE PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SECRETARY KAYLA VAN KIRK SAID GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS SPREADING FAKE NEWS TO CALIFORNIANS TO FEARMONGER AND SCORE CHEAP POLITICAL POINTS.

VICE PRESIDENT PENCE IS EAGER TO BE IN CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY TO CELEBRATE THE MAIN COURSE 250th BIRTHDAY.

KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ABOUT THE CLAIMED I-5 CLOSURES.

CALTRANS SAID, WE ARE INFORMED OF INTENTIONAL PLANS AND CAUTIONED AGAINST IT.

WE ARE GLAD THEY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT SAYS THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN FOLLOWING THE SITUATION.

MONITORING THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT AND IS COORDINATING WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS.

AT THIS TIME, SERVICES ARE NOT IMPACTED, SAID THE ORGANIZATION'S MARY DOVER IN A STATEMENT.

THE MARINE SAFETY DEMONSTRATION AT RED BEACH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AT DELMAR BEACH.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FIVE DAY STRIKE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO SAYS STAFF ARE DEMANDING SAFE STAFFING AND FAIR PAY.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE KAISER PERMANENTE'S SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER, UNION NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LINE THE SIDEWALKS, BRACING AGAINST THE WIND, SIGNS IN HAND.

>> SO IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER WE ARE PHARMACISTS OR NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, DIETITIANS, WE ALL HAVE ONE GOAL AND OUR GOAL IS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PATIENTS AND TO DO IT SAFELY.

>> Reporter: THAT MEANS HAVING ENOUGH STAFF AND SUPPORT.

>> WE ASK FOR TRAINING.

WE ASK OUR BODIES.

YOU KNOW?

PIZZA PARTIES DON'T DO IT.

THAT IS NOT WHAT WE WANT.

WE NEED THE SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE OUR PATIENTS ARE SAFE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO FIGHT BECAUSE FOUR YEARS AGO -- >> EVERYBODY WAS BURNT OUT FROM COVID AND NOBODY HAD THE STRENGTH OR THE CAPACITY OR ENERGY TO FIGHT FOR A FAIR CONTRACT.

>> Reporter: AN ESTIMATED 2000 WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE.

THEY ARE PART OF A LARGER 31,000 MEMBER WALKOUT HAPPENING ACROSS CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, IN OREGON.

THE UNION SAYS, THE STRIKE ISN'T JUST ABOUT PAY OR STAFFING.

THEY ARE ALSO PUSHING FOR BETTER RETIREMENT SECURITY AND BENEFITS.

AND SAY KAISER'S PARKS DON'T FULLY MAKE UP FOR YEARS OF STAGNANT PAY.

>> WE SEE HOW SICK THE PATIENTS ARE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE BEST CARE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE NOT GETTING THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED TO DO OUR JOBS EFFECTIVELY.

>> Reporter: KAISER SAYS IT'S THE LATEST PROPOSAL BALANCES FAIR PAY WITH KEEPING COSTS MANAGEABLE FOR PATIENTS.

IT IS BRINGING IN TEMPORARY STAFF TO MAINTAIN CARE AND CALLS THE STRIKE UNNECESSARY AND DISRUPTIVE.

STANDING ON THE PICKET LINE AND WATCHING HER COLLEAGUES RALLY ALONGSIDE HER, THIS WEEK IS ABOUT THE ONE GOAL THEY ALL SHARE.

>> TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND THOSE ARE THE PATIENTS THAT WALK IN EVERY DAY.

EVERY CLINIC.

EVERY OTHER WAR ROOM.

>> Reporter: THE STRIKE IS SCHEDULED TO RUN UNTIL SUNDAY.

HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS DAYS.

>>> A SMALL GROUP OF VETERANS ARE WORKING TO GET THE 2029 INVICTUS GAMES TO SAN DIEGO.

THIS SUMMER THEY MADE THE FINAL SIX.

ANDREW DYER HAS MORE ON WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO THESE ATHLETES.

>> Reporter: IT IS A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ONE OF THE PLAYERS IS ANTHONY.

HE WAS ALWAYS A BASKETBALL PLAYER BUT YEARS AGO HE LOST HIS RIGHT LEG IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

THE ARMY VETERAN THOUGHT HIS SPORTS CAREER WAS OVER.

THAT IS WHEN HE FOUND WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL.

>> I THOUGHT THAT THE GAME WAS OVER FOR ME BUT WHEN I STARTED TO PLAY AGAIN, OKAY, IT IS JUST AS COMPETITIVE, IF NOT MORE.

>> Reporter: SUCH AS THE POWER FOR SPORTS FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES.

PRINCE HARRY OF GREAT BRITAIN SAW THIS FOR HIMSELF.

IN 2014, HE WANTS THE INVICTUS GAMES.

VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE COMPETE IN WHAT HAS BECOME A BIANNUAL ADAPTIVE SPORT COMPETITION.

SAN DIEGO HAS ITS OWN BID TO HOST THE GAMES IN 2029.

>> I THINK WE'VE GOT A PRETTY STRONG BID.

>> Reporter: ANDY REPRESENTS THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND IS THE CO-CHAIR.

HE SAYS THE RESPONSE TO THE BID HAS BEEN GOOD.

>> IT DEFINITELY HAS BEEN THE MOST HUMBLING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.

EVERYWHERE WE HAVE GONE, WE HAVE JUST BEEN MET WITH POSITIVITY, WITH PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO BRING THE GAMES TO SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE VETERAN ATHLETES WORKING TO BRING THE GAMES.

>> ADAPTIVE SPORTS HAS CHANGED MY LIFE.

IT HAS GIVEN ME COMMUNITY.

IT HAS GIVEN ME A PLACE TO BE MYSELF AND FEEL NORMAL.

>> Reporter: HER SERVICE DOG, HUGO.

FIVE YEARS AGO SHE WAS A SAILOR ON THE GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER USS FITZGERALD.

IN 2020, HER SHIP WAS DOCKED ACROSS THE PIER WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE.

>> WE WERE ACTUALLY RESPONDING TO THE FIRE.

I HAPPENED TO BE OUTSIDE DURING THE SECOND BLAST, WHERE THAT BLAST, THE FORCE OF THE BLAST, YOU KNOW, THROUGH ME BACK.

>> Reporter: INJURIES WERE SEVERE AND SHE WAS MEDICALLY RETIRED FROM THE NAVY.

SINCE THEN, SHE PARTICIPATED IN AT THE WARRIOR GAMES.

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S ADAPTIVE SPORTS COMPETITION.

THAT EARNED HER A SPOT ON TEAM USA FOR THIS YEAR'S VINTAGES GAMES.

>> THE SECRET SAUCE FOR THE INVICTUS GAMES IS EASY TO DESCRIBE.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BE THERE.

YOU HAVE TO BE THERE.

YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE IT.

EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN DOING THE INVICTUS GAMES, HAS SEEN THE INVICTUS GAMES, EXPERIENCED THE INVICTUS GAMES, IT IS VERY IMPACTFUL.

IT IS LIFE-CHANGING.

>> I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT OFF THE TOP.

I HAVE HAD MANY WOUNDED, ILL, SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS SAY TO ME AFTER WE DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP AND TRUST THAT OUR TENNIS PROGRAM HAS SAVED THEIR LIVES.

>> Reporter: STEVE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO WOUNDED WARRIOR TENNIS PROGRAM.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO DURING A COLLEGE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

HE HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND WHAT THESE SPORTS PROGRAMS DO FOR VETERANS.

>> IT WILL SHINE A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT ON THE WHOLE WORLD OF ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND CERTAINLY WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE MILITARY POPULATION.

I THINK IT IS GOING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY IN GENERAL UNDERSTAND A LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT ADAPTIVE SPORTS ARE ABOUT.

>> Reporter: HOSTING THE GAMES WOULD MEAN WERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIM TO GIVE BACK.

>> I AM HAPPY THAT I AM ALIVE BECAUSE THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE.

SO EVERY DAY I AM ALIVE, I BELIEVE DEEP ENOUGH I SEE SOMEBODY IN THE POSITION JUST LIKE ME, IT IS ALL ABOUT SHARING MY EXPERIENCES AND HOPE THEY ARE MOTIVATED BY THEM SO THEY CAN GET ON THEIR JOURNEY AS WELL.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO ISN'T A SHOO-IN TO HOST THE GAMES.

OTHERS ARE ITALY, SOUTH KOREA, AND UKRAINE.

THE BID NEEDS COMMUNITY COMMITMENT AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO MAKE IT TO THE FINAL TWO CITIES IN DECEMBER.

THE 2029 HOST CITY WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT SUMMER.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO BEGAN ROLLING OUT NEW TRASH BINS OF THIS WEEK.

MATTHEW BOWLER GOT A LOOK AT THE HIGH-TECH RECEPTACLES.

>> WE ARE STANDING IN MY DISTRICT BUT THIS WEEK'S INAUGURAL ROLLOUT OF BINS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.

SAN DIEGO COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOEL THAT WAS SHOWING OFF THE NEW SET OF TRASH BINS FOR SAN DIEGANS.

THE PASSING OF MEASURE B AND CHARGING SAN DIEGANS FOR TRASH COLLECTION IS WHAT MADE GETTING THE NEW BINS POSSIBLE.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST ON THE GROUND STEP AS WE MODERNIZE COLLECTION, IMPROVE AND INCREASE CITY SERVICES, AND MAKE SURE WE ARE USING 21ST- CENTURY METHODS TO TRACK OUR WORK AND MAKE SURE WE ONLY COLLECT FROM THOSE THAT ARE QUALIFIED.

>> Reporter: 225,000 SAN DIEGO HOUSEHOLDS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEW BINS ACCORDING TO THE CITY.

THREE QUARTERS OF TRASH CANS CURRENTLY IN USE ARE MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD AND THE NEW CANS HAVE MORE FEATURES MAKING COLLECTION SAFER AND EASIER.

KIRBY BRADY FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SHOWS OFF SOME OF THE NEW BINS.

THEY HAVE BETTER SIGNAGE, ARE EASIER TO WRITE YOUR ADDRESS ON, AND THEY HAVE RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION CHIPS HIDDEN IN THE HANDLE.

>> THERE IS THE TAG THAT WE TALK ABOUT.

THE RFID.

>> Reporter: RFID CHIPS WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR TRASH TRUCKS TO CONFIRM THE CORRECT CAN IS AT THE CORRECT HOUSE.

THE NEW BINS ARE BEING HANDED OUT TODAY.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN YOUR NEW TRASH BIN IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE, GO TO SANDIEGO.GOV/TRASH .

>> DELIVERIES WILL HAPPEN ON RESIDENTS'S REGULAR TRASH COLLECTION DAYS.

>> Reporter: IN THE OLD BINS WILL NOT GO TO WASTE.

THEY ARE BEING RECYCLED INTO THE NEW BINS.

>> HELPING ENSURE WE CLOSE THE LOOP ON SUSTAINABILITY.

>> Reporter: MATTHEW BOWLER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ONE BOOK, ONE SAN DIEGO CAMPAIGN.

THIS COMING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21st, KPBS WILL HOST A Q&A WITH AUTHOR JAMES McBRIDE.

IT IS HAPPENING AT THE BELLY UP TAVERN IN SOLANA BEACH.

AND IT IS FREE.

YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

WE HAVE MORE DETAILS AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> AFTER STREET CLOSURE PERMITS WERE CANCELED, THE BOOK FAIR COMES BACK THIS SATURDAY IN POP-UP FORM.

JULIA DIXON EVANS SAYS RALLIED THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: GAVE A LOCAL CIDER HE A CHANCE TO FULFILL A VISION.

BECOMING A TRUE THIRD PLACE.

>> I ALWAYS TOLD MY FRIENDS, I WANTED THEM TO WRITE A BOOK HERE OR HELP SOMEBODY RIGHTS AND EXCRETE SCREENPLAY.

>> Reporter: FIRST HEARD THE NORTH PARK BOOK FAIR WAS IN JEOPARDY FROM HER SISTER.

INSTEAD OF SEEING THOUSANDS OF BOOK LOVERS LEFT STRANDED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AND PERMIT ISSUES, SHE OFFERED UP THE ADVENTURE LOT SPACE ON 30th STREET.

>> THE WHOLE KEY OF THE SPACE IS TO BE LIKE A COMMUNITY CENTER SPACE.

OF COURSE, WE ARE A CIDER BAR AND WE HAVE A COFFEE SHOP AND WE SELL FOOD AND SELL CIDER TO GO.

MY REAL FOCUS WAS TO GET PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT, GET TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS, AND HAVE ORGANIC CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HANG OUT WITH IN A DIFFERENT PLACE OR IN A DIFFERENT TIME.

>> Reporter: THE MINI VERSION OF THE FAIR, DUBBED TASTE OF THE BOOK FAIR, IS SPREAD ACROSS THREE SPOTS IN BOOK PARK.

AUTHORS UP, ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS AT VERBATIM BOOKS, AND BOOKSELLERS AT THE BERGEN CENTER PARKING LOT.

NORTHPARK IS A CREATIVE, COLLABORATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SHE SEES HER SPACE IN THIS BOOK FAIR IS A WAY TO CAPTURE AND CELEBRATE THAT SPIRIT.

>> I THINK YOU SEE IT IN A LOT OF OTHER GREAT CITIES IN THE WORLD, WHERE THERE ARE THIRD PLACES OR CITY CENTERS OR CAFES OR PLAZAS WHERE ARTISTS ARE GOING.

WHERE KIDS ARE GOING.

WHERE DOGS ARE GOING.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT A TON IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE BOOK FAIR TAKES PLACE SATURDAY FROM 10:00 A.M.

TO 2:00 P.M.

>> JULIA DIXON EVANS ALSO HOST THE K PBX PODCAST COMMIT REDEFINING OUR REGION'S HEART AND COMMUNITY.

PERFORMANCE FROM LOCAL BAND SLACKER.

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