
Monday, November 3, 2025
Season 1 Episode 3679 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The Trump administration announced it is covering partial food stamp benefits this month.
The Trump administration announced it is covering partial food stamp benefits this month. Now, San Diego County is trying to help families fill the gap. Plus, Gov. Newsom was in San Diego over the weekend, making a final push for Prop. 50 ahead of tomorrow's special election. And we visit one of the largest model railroad museums in North America, tucked away in a basement at Balboa Park.
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Monday, November 3, 2025
Season 1 Episode 3679 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The Trump administration announced it is covering partial food stamp benefits this month. Now, San Diego County is trying to help families fill the gap. Plus, Gov. Newsom was in San Diego over the weekend, making a final push for Prop. 50 ahead of tomorrow's special election. And we visit one of the largest model railroad museums in North America, tucked away in a basement at Balboa Park.
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>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL PAY PARTIAL FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS DURING THE SHUTDOWN.
BUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY LEADERS ARE THINKING LONGER TERM.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABALSI.
FILL A FEDERAL CUT TO THE STATE'S MEDICAL PROGRAM.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE CUTS, THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT TRUMP PLACES TIGHTER ELIGIBILITY RULES ON BENEFICIARIES.
KPBS REPORTER, ANDREW DIRE HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: THE PROPOSAL WILL BOLSTER HEALTHCARE BENEFITS AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR WHEN STRICTER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TAKE EFFECT.
THE COUNTY IS REACTING TO A LACK OF HUMANITY FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
>> IT CREATES OVER BURDENSOME REQUIREMENT, AND IT REALLY CHANGES THE ELIGIBILITY ALL THE WAY AROUND.
>> THE NONPROFIT CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION SAYS THE NEW ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS COUPLED WITH FUNDING CUTS IN THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL MEAN AS MANY AS 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA LOSE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE.
THE BILL ALSO ADDS NEW BARRIERS TO THE STATE SNAP PROGRAM.
MONTGOMERY STEPS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO CONVERT EXISTING COUNTY LIVE WELL CENTERS INTO ONE STOP SAFETY NET HUBS.
PEOPLE COULD CONNECT WITH EVERYTHING FROM HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO FOOD JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS.
CASEY IS THE CEO OF THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK.
HE SAYS THE PROPOSED ADDITION OF COLD STORAGE CAPABILITIES TO THOSE LIVE WELL CENTERS WOULD MEAN MORE FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD TO MORE PEOPLE.
>> COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE IS TRANSFORMATIVE.
>> Reporter: THIS ISN'T MEANT TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS BROUGHT ON BY THE LOSS OF SNAP BENEFITS DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
THE COUNTY IS WORKING TO ADDRESS THOSE GAPS AS WELL.
FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.
>>> INFORMATION ON CURRENT LOCAL FOOD RESOURCES IS AVAILABLE BY CALLING 211, OR YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE AT 211SANDIEGO.ORG.
>>> HELP IS ON THE WAY.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY IT WILL COVER 50% OF THIS MONTH'S SNAP BENEFITS DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
ON NOVEMBER 1, NEARLY 400,000 SAN DIEGOENS DID NOT SEE A NEW DEPOSIT OF FUNDS INTO THEIR ACCOUNTS.
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK STEPPED IN TO HELP.
>> AND SO WE ESTABLISHED A POP UP DISTRIBUTION YESTERDAY AT SNAP DRAGON.
WE FED OVER 2,000 HOUSEHOLDS.
WHEN YOU ADD FEDERAL WORKERS.
WHEN YOU ADD ACTIVE MILITARY, DUTY MILITARY, THAT'S 150,000 FOLKS.
YOU ADD 400,000 CAL FRESH RECIPIENTS.
THOSE NUMBERS COULD BE SCARIER THAN WHAT WE SAW DURING COVID.
I THINK YOU ARE STARTING TO SEE PEOPLE SENSE THAT.
>> SO FAR, THERE'S NO WORD ON WHEN RECIPIENTS WILL SEE THE PARTIAL FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR NOVEMBER ADDED TO THEIR ACCOUNTS.
>>> AS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN APPROACHES RECORD LENGTH, THE REACH OF ITS IMPACT IS GROWING.
COMING UP, THE LATEST ON THE SHUTDOWN STALEMATE IN WASHINGTON AND THE RIPPLE EFFECT IT'S HAVING ON AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>>> TAKING A LOOK AT TONIGHT, WE'RE DROPPING DOWN TO THE UPPER 50s, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.
WE'RE GOING BE TRACKING COOLING TREND THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE START TO WARM BACK UP.
ALSO LOOKING AT THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENING.
BRINGING LOW CLOUDS TO SOME OF OUR INLAND VALLEYS.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE WEEK AHEAD COMING UP.
>>> PO WAY -- RECALL HIM.
THE COURT PROCEEDINGS WERE DELAYED.
KPBS REPORTER EXPLAINS WHY AND WHAT'S NEXT.
>> POWAY DISTRICT 2 COUNCIL MEMBER WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAR THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM IN COURT AND ENTER A PLEA MONDAY.
HE DIDN'T SHOW UP.
BLAINE FILED A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE, BECAUSE HE IS ON A MILITARY DEPLOYMENT.
>> 1:30 JANUARY 1, DEPARTMENT 101, MR.
BLAINE ORDERED BACK ON THAT DATE AND TIME.
>> JUDGE THEODORE WEATHERS GRANTED THAT REQUEST AND THE RAINMENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 12, 2026, AT THE SAME TIME AND PLACE.
BLAINE IS ACCUSED OF PERJURY, ASKING FOR A BRIBE, SOLICITING A BRIBE, AND DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PAPERS.
THOSE ARE FELONY CHARGES.
HE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR OF ALLEGEDLY STEALING A CAMPAIGN SIGN.
POWAY MAYOR SHOWED UP TO THE HEARING ON MONDAY.
>> I HEARD RUMOR THAT HE WOULDN'T BE HERE.
MAKE NO MISTAKE, JUSTICE WILL BE DELAYED, IT WILL NOT BE DENIED.
>> BLAINE HAS BEEN SUED BY THE CITY DUE TO HIS ACTIONS SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE LATE LAST YEAR.
ALL OF THAT ALSO LED TO A RECALL ELECTION TOMORROW IN POWAY'S DISTRICT 2.
>> THE VOTERS WILL HAVE THEIR SAY TOMORROW.
YOU KNOW, BLAINE HAS EMBARRASSED POWAY FROM THE TIME HE TOOK OFFICE.
AND WE DON'T TAKE KINDLY TO EMBARRASSMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK ON OUR FEET AND GET BACK TO DOING THE THINGS WE DO WELL.
>> IF A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE VOTE YES, BLAINE WILL BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE AND THE POSITION WILL BE VACANT UNTIL IT IS FILLED.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO CAST YOUR BALLOT IN THE NOVEMBER 4 SPECIAL ELECTION.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SUBMITTED YOUR BALLOT OR REGISTERED TO VOTE, YOU HAVE OPTIONS.
JUST HEAD TO ONE OF 68 VOTE CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
ALL WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M.
TO 8:00 P.M.
TOMORROW.
THERE, YOU CAN CONDITIONALLY REGISTER TO VOTE AND VOTE PROVISIONALLY.
IF YOU HAVE MAIL BALLOT, YOU CAN DROP IT OFF AT ONE OF THE 140 OFFICIAL BALLOT DROP OFF BOXES.
YOU MUST BE IN LINE BEFORE THE 8:00 P.M.
DEADLINE TO VOTE .
FEWER CENTERS ARE OPEN FOR THIS SPECIAL ELECTION, SO LINES COULD BE LONGER.
>>> FOR MANY VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE, PROPOSITION 50 IS THE ONLY THING ON THE BALLOT.
KPBS REPORTER, JAKE SAYS THE MEASURE COULD HELP DECIDE WHO CONTROLS THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOLLOWING NEXT YEAR'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
>> PROP 50 ASKS VOTERS TO APPROVE A TEMPORARY REDISTRICTING PLAN THAT WILL REDRAW THE MAP TO MAKE IT MORE FAVORABLE TO DEMOCRATS.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO TEXAS AND OTHER STATES REDRAWING THEIR MAPS TARGETING DEMOCRATIC HELD SEATS.
OVER THE WEEKEND, NEWSOM WAS IN SAN DIEGO RALLYING VOTERS.
>> THIS IS CODE RED.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT RED VERSUS BLUE.
THESE ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.
>> WITH CONTROL OF THE HOUSE AT STAKE, DEMOCRATS SAY PROP 50 IS THEIR CHANCE TO STOP THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S AGENDA.
SAN DIEGO IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
NORTH AND EAST COUNTY HAVE BEEN REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLDS.
CONGRESSMAN DARRELL REPRESENTED PARTS OF THIS REGION FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES.
HIS 48th DISTRICT C IS ONE OF FIVE THAT WILL BE TARGETED BY THE NEW MAP.
PROP 50 WILL RETURN, DRAWING TO THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION IN 2030.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> A NEW FIGHT OVER SHORT-TERM RENTALS IS GAINING MOMENTUM.
IT INVOLVES A NEW PROPOSAL TO TAX VACATION RENTALS AND VACANT HOMES.
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO CEO, SCOTT LEWIS, HAS OUR WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT AND TELLS US IT COULD END UP THE DEBATE OVER TRASH FEES.
>> I GOT A CALL FROM AIR BNB CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS.
ONE OF THE PR EXECUTIVES WAS PLANNING TO INVEST $15 MILLION SUPPORTING POLITICAL CANDIDATES IN CALIFORNIA.
SHE SAID THAT A LOT OF THE SPENDING WOULD BE IN SAN DIEGO AND THAT THEIR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO QUOTE, CHAMPION HOME SHARING AND TOURISM FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THE EXECUTIVE INSISTED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE NEW TAX THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH CITY HALL.
THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR A TAX OF UP TO $5,000 PER BEDROOM, PER YEAR, FOR A VACATION RENTAL.
SO, IF SOMEONE HAD AN EMPTY SECOND HOME OR VACATION RENTAL WITH FOUR BEDROOMS, IT COULD IMPOSE A $20,000 A YEAR TAX.
THE COUNCIL HELD A PUBLIC HEARING RECENTLY TO LISTEN TO FEEDBACK ON THE PROPOSAL AND VACATION RENTAL HOSTS SAID IT WOULD HURT THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, SEAN RIVERA PLANS TO PUT IT ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT NEXT JUNE AND THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE TO THEM.
>> YOU ARE BEING USED AS A PAWN IN THIS GAME.
THIS IS NOT AN ECONOMY THAT IS IN CRISIS.
IT'S A SYSTEM THAT'S WORKING EXACTLY AS IT'S DESIGNED.
WHILE WORKING FAMILIES, LIKE THE ONES IN THIS ROOM, FIGHT OVER THE SCRAPS OF A SHRINKING HOUSING MARKET.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RAUL OPPOSES THE PROPOSAL AND HE OFFERED AN ECONOMICS LESSON.
THE COST OF THE TAX WOULD LEAD TO PRICE INCREASES FOR VACATION RENTALS AND HOTELS.
>> THIS NEGATIVE SUPPLY SHOCK WILL BE A DOUBLE GUT PUNCH AND LEAD TO HERD BEHAVIOR, WITH A MAJOR SELLOFF OF SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL HOMES AND A RESULTING DROP IN THE TAX REVENUE COLLECTED BY THE CITY.
THAT WILL BE LOST.
THAT RESULTS IN A SUPPLY SIDE INFLATION.
>> I KNOW THERE MIGHT BE A FEW RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE THRILLED TO SEE THAT HERD SELLING OF I HAVE CASE RENTALS.
RETURNING THEM TO REGULAR RENTERS AND BUYERS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE CITY DIRECTED STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD ON A DRAFT OF THE NEW TAX PROPOSAL AND IT IS SHAPING UP TO BE A BIG FIGHT.
AIR BNB IS SO FIRED UP, THE COMPANY IS EXPLORING A NUCLEAR OPTION TO PUNISH THE CITY.
IT PULLED SAN DIEGONS ON WHETHER THEY WOULD SUPPORT A NEW BALLOT INITIATIVE TO KILL THE TRASH FEE.
HOW THIS ENDS UP WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON NEIGHBORHOODS, TOURISM, AND THE CITY'S BUDGET.
I'M SCOT LEWIS FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.
THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.
>>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.
>>> TONIGHT, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT PLANS TO PAY SOME, BUT NOT ALL FOOD STAMP BENEFITS DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
>>> THE SENATE RETURNED TO CAPITOL HILL TODAY, BUT REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS DON'T SEEM ANY CLOSER TO RESOLVING THEIR SHUTDOWN STALEMATE.
KAREN KAFFA REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.
>> AS THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN APPROACHES RECORD LENGTH, SNAP BENEFIT RECIPIENTS.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN LAST.
>> AND GOVERNMENT WORKERS REMAIN IN LIMBO.
>> BY NOT HAVING OUR PAYCHECKS, IT HAS BEEN -- WE HAVE A TWO- YEAR-OLD.
SO IT REALLY HAS IMPACTED OUR ABILITY TO JUST ENSURE WE ARE COVERING ALL OF OUR BILLS.
>> FACING A MONDAY DEADLINE FROM A FEDERAL JUDGE IN RHODE ISLAND, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAID IT WOULD FUND HALF OF NOVEMBER SNAP BENEFITS USING CONTINGENCY FUNDS.
TREASURY SECRETARY SAID SUNDAY, FULL BENEFITS CAN BE RESTORED IF DEMOCRATS DROP DEMANDS FOR AN EXTENSION OF FEDERAL HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES AND VOTE TO PASS THE FUNDING BILL TO END THE SHUTDOWN.
>> DEMOCRATS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CIVIL WAR AND THEY SHOULD JUST OPEN THE GOVERNMENT.
THAT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THIS.
>> SOME DEMOCRATS ARGUE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SHOULD DO MORE TO BREAK THE STALEMATE.
>> CUTTING DOWN THE EAST WING TO BUILD A BALLROOM.
HE SHOULD BE AT THE TABLE NEGOTIATING WITH DEMOCRATS TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT.
>> TRUMP IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CBS'S 60 MINUTE, AGAIN ENCOURAGED SENATE REPUBLICANS TO DITCH THE CHAMBERS 60 VOTE RULE TO FORCE AN END TO THE SHUTDOWN.
AN IDEA GOP LEADERSHIP REJECTED.
>> THE REPUBLICANS HAVE TO GET TOUGHER.
IF WE END THE FILIBUSTER, WE CAN DO EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE POWER.
>> MEANWHILE, MONDAY SAW MORE DELAYS AT THE NATION'S AIRPORTS.
SEAN DUFFY SAID SOME AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS HAVE CALLED IN SICK IN PROTEST OF HAVING TO WORK WITHOUT PAY, WHILE OTHERS ARE TAKING TIME OFF TO WORK OTHER JOBS UNTIL GOVERNMENT PAYCHECKS RESTART.
IN WASHINGTON, KAREN KAFFA, KPBS NEWS.
>>> FLIGHTS OUT OF THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE MOSTLY BACK ON SCHEDULE AFTER HUNDREDS WERE DELAYED THIS WEEKEND.
THE FLIGHT TRACKING WEBSITE, FLIGHT AWARE REPORTS 72 DELAYS SO FAR TODAY AND THAT'S COMPARED TO MORE THAN 300 YESTERDAY.
>> THINGS ARE GOING GREAT.
OPERATIONS ARE BACK TO NORMAL.
OF COURSELY, THIS WEEKEND, WE HAD A FEW DELAYS.
WE HAD FOG THIS MORNING.
IT BURNED OFF QUICKLY AND OPERATIONS WERE BACK TO NORMAL THIS MORNING.
>> THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SITED STAFFING AS THE CAUSE OF DELAYS.
POTENTIAL DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS ON FRIDAY, SAYING MANY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WERE CALLING OUT OF WORK FOR THE WEEKEND.
THEY SAID THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT PAY DURING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND WERE UNDER IMMENSE STRESS AND FATIGUE.
SAN DIEGO AIRPORT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND ARRIVING TWO HOURS BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT.
>>> STAYING WITHIN YOUR BUDGET DURING THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE TOUGH.
ACCORDING TO A RECENT BANK RATE SURVEY, MORE THAN 1 IN 4 SHOPPERS MAY TAKE ON DEBT THIS GIFT BUYING SEASON.
MICHAEL JOINS US WITH SOME FINANCIAL PITFALLS TO AVOID AND WAYS SOME SHOPPERS ARE FINDING SAVINGS WHILE STILL GIVING MEANINGFUL GIFTS.
TIS THE SEASON WHEN GIFT GIVING CAN TAKE OVER OUR LIVES.
WITH AMERICANS WORRIED ABOUT SHOPPING, FINDING VALUE IN MEANING AND GIFTS.
>> WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT CONSUMERS ARE READY TO SPEND NEARLY 40% OF THEIR HOLIDAY BUDGETS ON SECONDHAND, WHICH IS UP SIGNIFICANTLY FROM LAST YEAR.
>> AN ONLINE THRIFT STORE SAYS THE STIGMA AROUND BUYING SECONDHAND IS STARTING TO DISAPPEAR, BECOMING MORE MAINSTREAM.
>> BECAUSE VALUE IS KING, WITH CONSUMERS, THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR THEM TO EXTEND THEIR DOLLAR AND GET MORE FOR THEIR MONEY.
SECONDHAND IS ALSO A WAY TO SORT OF CUT THROUGH THE NOISE OF THE ORDINARY AND FIND MORE UNIQUE ITEMS, ITEMS THAT TELL A STORY.
ITEMS MORE PERSONAL.
>> OTHER WAYS TO SAVE.
START EARLY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF END OF SUMMER CLEARANCE SALES.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL BLACK FRIDAY.
USE REWARD CREDIT CARDS.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CASH BACK OR POINTS.
KEEP YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING FROM TURNING INTO A FINANCIAL HORROR SHOW, KNOWER BALANCE, DON'T OVER DRAFT.
PAY YOUR CREDIT CARD.
DON'T SPEND BEYOND YOUR BUDGET.
AND WITH BUY NOW, PAY LATER OPTIONS, TRY NOT TO USE THEM FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.
>> TWO OUT OF THE 20 SMALL PURCHASES WAS DIFFERENT.
PAY DUE DAYS THAT YOU MADE FROM A FEW MONTHS AGO.
ONCE YOU HAVE MISSED PAYMENTS, THEY REPORT TO THE CREDIT BUREAUS.
>> IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL YOSHITA.
>>> THE LAND ALONG THE SAN DIEGO RIVER IN OLD SEA WORLD DRIVE IS CLEANED TODAY.
THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS TODAY.
IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CITY, THE COUNTY, AND HOMELESS OUTREACH NONPROFIT, PATH.
THE ENCAMPMENT WAS CLEARED LAST YEAR, BUT THE CLEANUP PROCESS TOOK MONTHS DURING WHICH THEY REMOVED OVER 76-TONS OF TRASH AND 1300 POUNDS OF BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE.
>> I FEEL REALLY PROUD OF WHAT MY TEAM WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.
THE PEOPLE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HELP GET HOUSED, GET INTO SHELTER, AND EVEN GET CONNECTED TO THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES THAT THEY NEEDED.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, 59 INDIVIDUALS ARE IN PERMANENT HOUSING THAT OTHERWISE WERE SLEEPING, LIVING, EATING, THEIR OWN COMMUNITY WAS RIGHT HERE AND TO KNOW THEY HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING BETTER IN THEIR LIFE, IT MAKES MY GIDDY EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT.
>> PATH SAYS 91 PEOPLE WERE LIVING IN THE ENCAMPMENT.
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAYS IT IS DOING WHAT IT CAN TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T GO BACK THERE.
>>> IT IS A FRESH START TO A NEW WEEK, BUT IF YOU WOKE UP WANTING TO STAY IN BED THIS MORNING.
IT MAY NOT BE DUE TO YESTERDAY'S TIME CHANGE.
MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHY AND THE SUBTLE SIGNS TO WATCH OUT FOR.
>> WHENEVER THE TIME SHIFTS, SO DOES YOUR SLEEP ROUTINE AND IT MAY MEAN YOU WAKE UP SLEEPIER THAN USUAL, BUT IF IT'S A CONSISTENT PROBLEM, THE FATIGUE AND LACK OF ENERGY MAY NOT BE DUE TODAY LIGHT SAVING TIME.
>> YOU'RE GIVING YOURSELF SEVEN TO EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP AND STILL WAKING UP TIRED.
YOU ARE TIRED DURING THE DAY.
THEN DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A SLEEP DISORDER IS REASONABLE.
>> DR.
MINA WITH THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IS A MEDICAL CONDITION WHERE A PERSON'S AIRWAY CLOSES OFF AND ON DURING SLEEP.
SOME SUBTLE SIGNS OF THIS SLEEPING DISORDER INCLUDE WAKING UP FEELING TIRED, LIKE YOU HAVEN'T SLEPT AT ALL.
HAVING LOW ENERGY OR DIFFICULTIES WITH CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS.
SHE SAYS MORE OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS ARE SNORING, GASPING DURING SLEEP, AND DOZING OFF DURING THE DAY.
>> SEVERE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART ISSUES, STROKES, AND MEMORY PROBLEMS.
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO TREAT OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA.
THE MOST COMMON BEING THE USE OF A CPAP DEVICE, WHICH WORKS BY DELIVERING PRESSURIZED AIR TO KEEP THE AIRWAY OPEN.
IF YOU SUSPECT THIS SLEEP DISORDER, A DOCTOR CAN HAVE YOU TESTED.
>> IT IS DONE WITH A SLEEP STUDY.
THERE IS A HOME SLEEP STUDY THAT IS USED MAINLY TO DIAGNOSE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA.
NOT EVERYONE HAS TO COME INTO THE SLEEP LAB AND SLEEP OVERNIGHT.
>> FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.
>>> IF YOU'VE NOTICED IT FEELING A LITTLE BIT COOLER OUTSIDE, WE'RE IN THE MIST OF A COOLING TREND THAT WILL LAST THROUGH MIDWEEK.
WE'RE ALSO SEEING THAT MARINE LAYER OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW AND EVEN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS DEEPEN, SO WE'RE GOING TO START TO GET MORE OF THOSE LOW CLOUDS, THE MORNING FOG INTO SOME OF OUR INLAND VALLEYS.
KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE, IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT FIRST THING.
AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND.
THAT'S WHEN OUR TEMPERATURES START TO WARM BACK UP.
CLOSER TO OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGES.
WE'RE A FEW DEGREES BELOW.
OVERALL, WE'RE IN THE 50s.
OCEAN SIDE, INTO SAN DIEGO, 49.
50 IN MOUNT LEGUNA.
YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUDS STRETCHING FAR INLAND INTO PLACES LIKE SPRINGS, AND THEN ALONG THE COAST.
TAKING A LOOK AHEAD TO TOMORROW, WELL, WE HAVE THOSE CLOUDS BY THE COAST, 70s, IN RAMONA, 70 IN SAN DIEGO.
59 IN MOUNT LEGUNA.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FIVE- DAY OUTLOOK.
A LITTLE BIT OF THAT COOLING TREND HERE.
69 ON TUESDAY.
MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED AS WE HEAD FURTHER INLAND.
WE GET BACK TO 71 BY THE TIME WE GET TO THURSDAY.
AND 73 BY THE TIME WE GET TO OUR SATURDAY.
OVERALL, RELATIVELY PLEASANT.
KEEP AN EYE ON THAT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOW.
WE'RE IN THE UPPER 40s, PROBABLY NEED THE JACKET ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR.
HEADING FURTHER INLAND, A LITTLE BIT MORE PRONOUNCED AS FAR AS THAT COOLING TREND.
WE GET DOWN TO 74 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AND THEN REBOUND RIGHT BACK UP TO THE UPPER 70s FOR YOUR FRIDAY AND YOUR SATURDAY.
AGAIN, THAT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOW IN THE UPPER 40s.
A LITTLE CHILLY OUT THERE, FEELING LIKE FALL.
INDOOR MOUNTAIN REGIONS, TAKE A LOOK TUESDAY, WE'RE IN OUR UPPER 50s.
WE GET DOWN TO 56 BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY.
30 DEGREES BELOW FREEZING.
CERTAINLY.
BUT SUNNY SKIES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
BACK INTO THE LOW 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO YOUR SATURDAY.
TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR DESERT OUTLOOK, WE STAY IN THE 80s ALL WEEK.
84 FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.
BACK UP TO 87 BY THE TIME YOU GET TO FRIDAY.
OUR LOWS NOT LEAVING THE 50s.
CHILLY ON MORNINGS LIKE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ANNA.
>> THERE ARE 18 MUSEUMS IN BALBOA PARK.
ONE OF THEM IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN NORTH AMERICA.
YOU'LL FIND IT IN A BASEMENT.
KPBS REPORTER, JOHN CAROL, TAKES US IN NOVEMBER'S MUSEUM OF THE MONTH.
>>> THE HISTORY OF MODEL RAILROADING IN BALBOA PARK GOES BACK WAY BEFORE THE MUSEUM CAME TO BE.
BACK TO 1935, WHEN A PIONEER MODEL RAILROADER NAMED MINTON BUILT A 40 BY 70-FOOT MODEL RAILROAD EXHIBIT FOR THE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
FAST FORWARD TO 1981, WHEN BOTH THE SAN DIEGO MODEL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION AND THE LAMESA RAILROAD CLUB WERE SEARCHING FOR NEW HOMES.
THEY PETITIONS THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO FOR SPACE AND THIS IS WHAT THEY GOT.
THE BASEMENT OF CASA DE BALBOA.
27,000 SQUARE FEET, MAKING IT THE LARGEST MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM IN NORTH AMERICA.
>> THE MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM IS UNIQUE WHEN IT COMES TO HOW MUSEUMS FUNCTION.
>> MICHAEL TOOK OVER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
>> ALL OF THE LAYOUTS THAT ARE IN THE MUSEUM ARE RUN BY INDEPENDENT CLUBS.
AND SO THESE CLUBS REPRESENT DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAINS.
DIFFERENT SCALES.
DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES AROUND MODELING.
>> THE OTHER TWO CLUBS ARE THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF N SCALE, THOSE ARE AMONG THE SMALLEST MODEL TRAINS.
AND THE SAN DIEGO THREE RAILERS.
THEY OPERATE TOY TRAINS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES IN THIS ROOM.
THE TOY TRAIN GALLERY.
THIS ROOM IS AN EXTRAVAGANZA.
TRAINS, OF COURSE, DETAILED BUILDINGS, INCLUDING ONE ON FIRE.
THERE'S A DRIVE-IN THEATER.
YOU'LL ALSO SPOT OTHER TYPES OF WHEELED VEHICLES MOVING ABOUT IN THIS FANTASTIC SETTING.
IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN FOR BOTH THE VERY YOUNG AND THE YOUNG AT HEART.
>> IF YOU'RE LIKE ME WATCHING MODEL TRAINS IS ENDLESSLY FASCINATING.
MESMERIZING EVEN.
BUT THERE IS ONE PART THAT IS JUST A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.
I JUST WANT TO BE ON THE TRAIN.
BUT WAIT.
LOOK.
YOU CAN RIDE THE RAILS.
>> THAT AND EVERYTHING ELSE HERE THANKS NOT ONLY TO MUSEUM STAFF, BUT THE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO SHOW UP WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT TO ENGAGE IN THEIR PASSION RUNNING THE RAILS.
AND THAT TAKES US BACK TO THE MORE SERIOUS, STILL FUN, BUT SERIOUS SIDE OF THIS AMAZING PLACE.
>> THIS IS A SEMIPRODUCT TYPICAL PASS.
>> BENJI IS PROOF THE HOBBY IS NOT LIMITED TO THESE GUYS.
THE 23-YEAR-OLD IS A MEMBER OF THE LAMESA MODEL RAILROAD CLUB.
HE IS TELLING US ABOUT THEIR MODEL OF THE RAIL LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE PASS, LINKING BAKERSFIELD TO MAHAVE.
LIKE THE REAL LIFE RAIL LINE, THIS MODEL IS A MARVEL.
>> PART OF BEING PART OF THIS CLUB IS THE PROTOTYPE ACCURACY.
WE ARE DIVING INTO THE ACTUAL SPECIFICS OF WHAT TRAINS RAN OVER THIS LAYOUT.
WHAT CARS, WHAT ENGINES.
STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE'RE GETTING INTO TIME PERIOD OF THE CARS AND ACCURACY AND ALL THAT.
>> THE TRAINS MAY BE THE CENTER PIECE, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE THAT GOES INTO MAKING THIS MUSEUM SPECIAL.
>> MODEL RAILROADING IS SUCH -- I CALL IT A SUPER HOBBY, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE IT INCORPORATES SO MANY DIFFERENT HOBBIES IN ONE THING.
PAINTING, SCULPTURE, ELECTRONICS, WOOD WORKING, ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT COME TOGETHER IN THIS ONE SUPER HOBBY.
>> MUSEUM WORKS TO SPREAD ENTHUSIASM ABOUT MODEL RAILROADING BEYOND ITS WALLS.
A BIG PART OF THAT IS EDUCATION.
>> SCHOOLS CAN COME HERE AND DO PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS HERE.
WE CAN ALSO GO TO SCHOOLS AND DO PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.
WE HAVE ADULT CLINICS THAT WE DO AS WELL.
>> BUT AT THE HEART OF IT ALL IS THE FASCINATION WITH THE ENJOYMENT OF TRAINS.
>> I MEAN, JUST BEING ABLE TO WORK HERE AND WATCH MY TRAIN GO AROUND THE LAYOUT IS A PLEASURE.
>> AND THEN THERE'S THE JOY OF WATCHING OTHERS WATCH THE TRAINS.
>> THE REACTION OF KIDS JUST BEING SO EXCITED TO SEE THE TRAINS RUNNING AND SEE THEM RUNNING OVER BRIDGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN'T -- IF WE COULD BOTTLE THAT EXCITEMENT, IT WOULD BE AMAZING, RIGHT?
>> BOTTLEABLE, MAYBE NOT, BUT ALL IT TAKES IS A VISIT TO THE SAN DIEGO MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM.
WHERE IT IS ALL ABOARD FOR A TRIP INTO A TREASURE-TROVE OF TINY TRAINS.
JOHN CAROL, KPBS NEWS.
>> WHAT A TERRIFIC STORY THERE BY JOHN.
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