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>>> SAN DIEGO'S BEACH SIDE CLIFFS ARE A PART OF THE BEAUTY OF OUR COAST, BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THOSE CLIFFS CAN CRUMBLE WITH DEADLY RESULTS.

NOW LOCAL SCIENTISTS SAY GROUND CENSORS CAN HELP PREDICT CLIFF COLLAPSE.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS THE FINDINGS COULD SAVE LIVES.

>> Reporter: HIGH TIDES AND BEACH TIDES OFTEN PUSH WAVES UP TO THE CLIFFS.

>> CAN WE DETECT GROUND MOTION SIGNALS PRIOR TO ONE OF THE SUDDEN COLLAPSES OF A LANDSLIDE?

>> Reporter: ADAM YOUNG IS A COASTAL GEOMOROLOGIST WITH SCRIPPS INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY.

HE SHOWS THE STUDY THEY CAN RELIABLY PREDICT LAND SLIDES HOURS TO DAYS AHEAD OF TIME.

YOUNG SAYS IT COULD LEAD TO AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT COULD MAKE BEACHES SAFER.

RESEARCHERS RECOMMEND.

>> YOU COULD TEMPORARILY CLOSE PART OF THE BEACH.

YOU COULD ALSO CLOSE THE CLIFF TOP.

AGAIN, IFATESEN IMMINENT FAILURE YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND CLEAR THE AREA ON THE BEACH AND PROACTIVELY DETACH IT SO NO ONE GETS HURT, YOU CAN ADD ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE WARNING OF RISK IN THE AREA.

>> Reporter: ASSEMBLY MEMBER TASHA BURNER WROTE LEGISLATION FOLLOWING A LOCAL TRAGEDYCH.

>> IN 2019 THREE WOMEN DIED FROM A BLUFF COLLAPSE ADGRAND VIEW BEACH IN ENCINITAS.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS WAS DEVASTATING BUT NOT UNIQUE TO OUR AREA.

BLUFF COLLAPSES HAVE TAKEN LIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

>> Reporter: 25 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM COASTAL LAND SLIDES IN CALIFORNIA.

THE MAJORITY HAVE HAPPENED IN SAN DIEGO.

BURNER HOPES THE PILOT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM -- >> COULD GIVE OUR COMMUNITIES ENOUGH WARNING.

>> Reporter: THEY PREDICTED FIVE BLUFF COLLAPSES BEFORE THEY HAPPENED.

YOUNG THINKS A WARNING SYSTEM COULD PREVENT DEATHS.

>> WE WERE EXPECTING TO SEE SOME SORT OF SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE COLLAPSE, BUT IT WAS SURPRISING, I THINK, AT HOW GOOD THE DATA TURNED OUT TO BE AND HOW CONSISTENT IT WAS FOR THESE TYPES OF LAND SLIDES THAT WE WERE MONITORING.

>> Reporter: YOUNG SAYS NEXT STEPS INCLUDE THE STATE CREATING PLANS FOR WARNING THE PUBLIC WHEN A CLIFF IS LIKELY TO COLLAPSE.

THEY'RE TRYING TO GET MORE FEDERAL FUNDING TO CONTINUE THE RESEARCH.

YOUNG SAYS HE HOPES TO EXPAND MONITORING TO MORE LOCATIONS.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND KPBS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER CARLY KAYE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THAT REPORT.

>>> AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS SINCE SHE FIRST WENT MISSING THE HUSBAND OF A SOUTH BAY WOMAN IS NOW CONVICTED OF HER MURDER.

A JURY ANNOUNCED ITS DECISION TODAY IN THE CASE AGAINST LARRY MILLETE.

HIS WIFE, MAYA MILLETE WENT MISSING IN JANUARY OF 2021 AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE.

PROSECUTORS ARGUED PRESSURE FROM A PENDING DIVORCE WAS A MOTIVATING FACTOR.

THE EXACT CAUSE OF MAYA MILLETE'S DEATH WAS NEVER DETERMINED.

UP NEXT FOR LARRY MILLETE IS THE SENTENCING PHASE, WHICH COULD BRING UP TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES RELEASED A NEW REPORT THIS WEEK FROM AN OUTSIDE ANIMAL WELFARE CONSULTING FIRM.

THE ASSESSMENT LOOKED AT THE DEPARTMENT'S SUCCESSES AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

KPBS REPORTER ELAINE ALFARROW SAT DOWN WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTOR AT THE BONETA ANIMAL SHELTER TO DISCUSS THE REPORT'S FINDINGS.

>> Reporter: THE CONSULTANT, TEAM SHELTER USA, TOOK A BROAD LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES.

THEIR REPORT ASSESSED HOW COUNTY SHELTERS HANDLE STAFFING, MEDICAL CARE, POPULATION MANAGEMENT, EUTHANASIA, AND KENNEL CLEANING.

DR.

BRIE SZARVAS REQUESTED THE REVIEW LAST FALL.

SHE WAS NAMED DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT IN APRIL AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE COUNTY'S CHIEF VETERINARIAN.

>> WE REQUESTED THE ASSESSMENT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GET AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF WHERE THE SHELTER IS CURRENTLY, WHAT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY NEEDS ARE, AND IN ORDER TO BEST FOCUS OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS A NUMBER OF SUCCESSES AT THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING IMPROVED LEADERSHIP AND A DECLINING DOG EUTHANASIA RATE, BUT IT ALSO POINTS OUT PROBLEMS INCLUDING OVERBURDENED STAFF AND UNCLEAR GUIDELINES AROUND SHELTER POLICIES.

SZARVAS ACKNOWLEDGED COUNTY SHELTERS HAVE THEIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER.

>> THIS IS ALWAYS A HARD TIME FOR SHELTERS.

JUNE THROUGH AUGUST ARE USUALLY THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR, AND A LOT OF TIMES OUR STAFF'S EFFORTS ARE REALLY JUST FOCUSING ON MAKING THROUGH EACH DAY, MAKING SURE EVERY ANIMAL IS CLEAN AND FED.

AND THEY HAVE TROUBLE KIND OF, LIKE, TAKING A STEP BACK AND LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE AND CERTAINLY HAVE TROUBLE WITH ANY BIG PROTOCOL CHANGES.

BUT I HOPE TO GET AT LEAST SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T ALREADY STARTED ONGOING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

>> Reporter: OVER THE PAST YEAR KPBS PUBLISHED A SERIES OF INVESTIGATIVE STORIES THAT DETAILED SOME OF THE LONG-STANDING ISSUES AT COUNTY-RUN ANIMAL SHELTERS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE DEPARTMENT'S DOG EUTHANASIA RATE SPIKED COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

SZARVAS SAID THE SHELTERS ARE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THEIR WORKFLOW AROUND DOCUMENTING DOG'S BEHAVIORS AND MAKING EUTHANASIA DECISIONS.

>> WE STILL DO HAVE WORK TO DO HERE.

THIS IS NOT KIND OF WHERE -- WHERE WE WANT TO END UP, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET VERY THOROUGH NOTES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ANIMAL.

SO WE'RE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT BOTH OUR STAFF AND OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVING US A LOT OF INPUT ABOUT AN ANIMAL'S BEHAVIOR AND THAT WE'RE USING OBJECTIVE LANGUAGE, SO THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT SAYING, OH, HE LOOKS ANGRY OR HE LOOKS FRIENDLY, BUT YOU'RE ACTUALLY DESCRIBING WHAT THE BODY LANGUAGE OF THE ANIMAL LOOKS LIKE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS AND WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THAT BEHAVIOR WAS OCCURRING IN AND DECIDE WHETHER IT WAS REALLY A RISKY BEHAVIOR OR NOT.

>> Reporter: THOSE CHANGES ARE SHOWING RESULTS.

THE DOG EUTHANASIA RATE DROPPED BY ABOUT HALF SINCE 2024 ACCORDING TO RECENT COUNTY DATA.

KPBS' REPORTING ALSO UNCOVERED HOW THE DEPARTMENT VARIED AN AUDIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT POINTED OUT ISSUES AT ITS SHELTERS, SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS RAISED IN THE NEW REPORT.

SZARVAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT PAST AUDIT.

>> WE DO SEE SIMILAR ISSUES TO SOME OF THE PREVIOUS REPORTS, AND I THINK THAT IT JUST SHOWS THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE TRANSPARENT AND OPEN ABOUT WHERE OUR WEAKNESS IS AND TO HAVE A DISCUSSION NOT ONLY WITH OUR LEADERSHIP BUT WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BEST WAYS TO HANDLE THOSE THINGS.

>> Reporter: SZARVAS SAYS THE BONETA SHELTER HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES.

FOR EXAMPLE, KENNELS ARE STILL BEING HOSED DOWN WITH DOGS INSIDE, A CLEAR VIOLATION OF SHELTER INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

THE COUNTY IS BUILDING A NEW SHELTER IN SAN TE TO REPLACE THE BONETA FACILITY.

THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THE FACILITY WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS.

IN THE MEANTIME SZARVAS SAYS THE DEPARTMENT IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING STAFF AND BUILDING TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> SOME TRUST ISSUES CAN BE REALLY HARD TO ADDRESS BECAUSE A LOT OF IT IS JUST MISCOMMUNICATION OR MISINTERPRETATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND IT IS AN ISSUE THAT ALL SHELTERS STRUGGLE WITH NO MATTER HOW MANY RESOURCES THEY HAVE, BUT I DO THINK THAT COMMITTING TO BEING AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE ABOUT OUR PROCESSES, ENSURING THAT FOR EVERY SITUATION, FOR EVERY ANIMAL THAT MIGHT HAVE A, YOU KNOW, POSITIVE OUTCOME, THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT FOR ALL OF THE OPTIONS FOR THAT ANIMAL.

AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT, AND I THINK EVENTUALLY, LIKE, THAT WILL SHOW THROUGH.

>> Reporter: COMPLETION OF THE SAN TE SHELTER HAS ALREADY BEEN DELAYED SEVERAL TIMES.

A COUNTY SPOKESPERSON SAID THE SHELTER IS EXPECTED TO OPEN THIS OCTOBER.

ELAINE ALFARROW, KPBS NEWS.

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>>> WELL, WE HAVE SOME HEAT ACROSS THE INTERIOR TONIGHT.

WE ONLY DROPPED DOWN TO 74 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

A WARM ONE IN THE DESERTS, AND THE HEAT IS CERTAINLY ON.

INTERIOR AREAS WILL REMAIN UNDER HEAT ADVISORIES ACROSS MOST OF ININTERIOR PORTION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND PARTS OF ORANGE COUNTY, UP INTO THE L.A.

BASIN.

THAT'S A HEAT ADVISORY.

BUT AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING HOLDS UNTIL 8:00 FRIDAY FOR FAR EASTERN PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT PUTS US IN THE DESERTS.

HEAT ALERTS UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

FRIDAY.

NOT MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS WEEKEND.

>>> TENSIONS ARE BACK ON THE RISE AND SO ARE THE GAS PRICES.

ACCORDING TO TRIPLE "A" GAS PRICES HAD THEIR BIGGEST OVERNIGHT JUMP SINCE MAY HEADING INTO TODAY.

IT COMES AS PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS A CEASE-FIRE WITH IRAN IS OVER.

CAIRN CAYE REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

MILITARY SAYS IT HIT 90 TARGETS ALONG THE COASTLINE WHILE IRAN SAYS IT TARGETED U.S.

MILITARY BASES IN CUWAIT AND BAHRAIN AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP ON WEDNESDAY SAID THE CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES IS OVER.

THE CLASHES BRINGING MORE VOLATILITY AND UNCERTAINTY TO THE REGION.

>> EVERY TIME THESE STRIKES ARE EXCHANGED, EVERY TIME THERE'S A THREAT OF FURTHER AIR STRIKES FROM IRAN ON THE GULF ARAB STATES EVEN IF THEY'RE LIMITED TO U.S.

AIR BASES ON THEIR TERRITORY, IT CAUSES REAL DISRUPTION.

>> Reporter: AMID THE NEW STRIKES TRAFFIC HAS SLOWED THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AFTER OIL PRICES MADE THEIR SINGLE BIGGEST DAY GAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

TRIPLE "A" SAYS THE AVERAGE GAS PRICE SURGED FROM 5 CENTS A GALLON.

>> A 5LIFE CENT OVERNIGHT JUMP IS SOMETHING TO WATCH, BUT BECAUSE CRUDE OIL REMAINS IN THE $70 A BARREL RANGE, THAT IS A BIT OF COMFORTING NEWS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN CRUDE OIL SPIKE INTO THE 80s OR 90s OR EVEN ABOVE A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: THURSDAY OIL PRICES RETREATED WHILE SOME DOUBTFUL THE CONFLICT WILL MAKE A BROAD, FULL-SCALE ESCALATION.

>> WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW IRAN PLAYS THEIR ROLE, BUT AGAIN THE ECONOMY IS IN SUCH DIRE STRAITS I DON'T SEE THEM HAVING THAT MUCH TIME TO GET BACK INTO A FULL-TIME WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: SOURCES SAY MEDIATOR COUNTRIES WERE WORKING THURSDAY TO BRING THE U.S.

AND IRAN BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND THE GRADUAL DECREASE IN PRICES AT THE PUMP, WE'VE BEEN ENJOYING LOCALLY APPEARS TO BE OVER.

TODAY SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECORDED ITS LARGEST INCREASE IN AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS SINCE MAY 6th.

IT COSTS $5.45 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS ON AVERAGE.

THAT'S UP 4 CENTS SINCE YESTERDAY.

WHILE IT'S 43 CENTS LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, IT'S STILL 76 CENTS PER GALLON MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO.

♪ >>> CONGRESS PASSED A BIPARTISAN BILL LAST MONTH THAT AIMS TO ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

TODAY LOCAL HOUSING LEADERS JOINED U.S.

REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT PETERS DOWNTOWN TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEGISLATION.

PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER JAKE GHANA TELLS US WHAT IMPACT A FEDERAL BILL COULD HAVE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE 21st CENTURY ROAD TO HOUSING ACT IS A SWEEPING PACKAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT TRIES TO ADDRESS A RANGE OF HOUSING ISSUES.

IN SAN DIEGO IT COULD MEAN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOMES BUILT.

>> THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO LOWER HOUSING COSTS IS TO INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY.

THE 21st CENTURY ROAD TO HOUSING ACT IS LANDMARK FEDERAL LAEJ LEGISLATION TO INCRUSE HOUSING SUPPLY.

>> Reporter: SCOTT PETERS DRAFTED LEGISLATION IN THE BILL TO MAKE FACTORY HOMES AND ADUs EASIER TO BUILD.

EFFORTS TO BOOST PRODUCTION ARE IMPERATIVE.

>> THE REALITY IS SIMPLE.

HOMELESSNESS CANNOT BE SOLVED WITHOUT HOUSING.

.

EVERY DAY WE WORK ALONGSIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE FROM HOMELESSNESS INTO STABLE HOUSING.

ONE OF OUR GREATEST CHALLENGES ISN'T A LACK OF COLLABORATION, IT'S A SHORTAGE OF HOUSING PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD.

THE ROAD TO HOUSING ACT HELPS ADDRESS THAT CHALLENGE IN MEANINGFUL WAYS.

>> Reporter: THE BILL WOULD ALSO LIMIT LARGE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS LIKE WALL STREET BANKS THAT OWN AT LEAST 350 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FROM BUYING ANYMORE.

BUT ONLY 3.6% OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE OWNED BY LARGE INVESTORS, ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA RESEARCH BUREAU.

>> IT'S A VERY, VERY, VERY SMALL SHARE, AND EVEN SMALLER IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

>> Reporter: COLLIN PARENT IS CEO OF CIRCULATE PLANNING AND POLICY.

HE SAYS THE MORE IMPACTFUL PARTS OF THE BILL UNLOCK MORE MONEY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND STREAM LINE PRODUCTION.

STEVEN RUSSELL WITH THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION AGREED.

>> IT ALSO STREAM LINES FEDERAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR INFIELD HOUSING PROJECTS WHICH HAS ADDED MONTHS AND SOMETIMES YEARS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TIME LINES EVEN WHEN CALIFORNIA'S OWN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SEQU WAS SATISFIED.

THAT DELAY COSTS MONEY.

>> Reporter: THE BILL IS SET TO BECOME LAW FRIDAY EVEN WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE.

ITS STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT MEANS A VETO IS UNLIKELY.

>> THIS BILL IS EXACTLY HOW CONGRESS AND GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL SHOULD WORK.

IT'S HOW WE SHOULD FUNCTION.

ELECTED OFFICIALS COMING TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO TRUSTED THEM AND CHOSE THEM TO DO JUST THAT.

>> Reporter: BUT PARENT SAID THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE.

>> IT'S GREAT CONGRESS IS DOING THIS, BUT, BOY, OH, BOY, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO NEED STATE OFFICIALS TO PASS GOOD LAWS IN CALIFORNIA.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED LOCAL OFFICIALS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYORS TO SAY YES TO MORE HOMES.

>> Reporter: JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, I-NEWS SOURCE AND SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> CALIFORNIA IS MAKING A HUGE INVESTMENT IN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATORS.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCED A $2.4 BILLION INVESTMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING TODAY.

THAT MARKS A 43% INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

>> THESE HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION WILL HELP US TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN REACHING THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL.

>> AND THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES MORE PAID LEAVE FOR TEACHERS, INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

>>> BACK TO SCHOOL BARGAINS ARE ALREADY LAUNCHING.

TO SAVE MONEY MANY FAMILIES SHOP AT OUTLET MALLS, BUT ARE YOU REALLY GETTING A DISCOUNT WHEN YOU SHOP IN AN OUTLET OR FACTORY STORE?

JEN SULLIVAN TALKS TO A FASHION EXPERT WHO RECENTLY WENT UNDERCOVER TO LEARN THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LABELS.

>> Reporter: OUTLET MALLS PROMISE SHOPPERS BIG DISCOUNTS AND SALES, BUT ARE YOU REALLY GETTING A BARGAIN?

>> IT'S NOT PRESUMABLY THE SAME LEVEL OF QUALITY THAT YOU'RE GETTING AT THE REGULAR MALL STORE OR AT THE REGULAR DEPARTMENT STORES.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER BARGER IS A FASHION EXPERT WITH THE NON-PROFIT, CONSUMERS CHECKBOOK.

THEIR TEAM SPENT MONTHS SURVEYING PRODUCTS AT VARIOUS OUTLET STORES AND COMPARING THEM TO PRODUCTS AT THE MAIN STORE.

>> ABOUT HALF OF THE BRANDS WERE SELLING OR CREATING STUFF JUST FOR THEIR OUTLETS.

NOTHING THERE EVER APPEARED IN THEIR REGULAR STORE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID THAT CHEAPER PRICE OFTEN COINCIDES WITH PRODUCTS MADE WITH LOWER COST MATERIALS AND SOMETIMES FEWER FINE DETAILS AMONG MANY MID-LEVEL CLOTHING BRANDS, AND THE PROOF IS ON THE LABEL.

>> THE ONE THAT YOU WOULD GET AT THE OUTLET WOULD BE MAYBE A VISCOSE OR OTHER MATERIAL BLEND WITH LINEN.

>> Reporter: SOME BRANDS EVEN HAVE SPECIFIC LABELS JUST FOR THEIR OUTLET STORES, SO LOOK AT THAT TOO.

OUTLET STORES WILL OFTEN HAVE PRICE TAGS WITH AN MSRP ON IT, WHICH STANDS FOR MANUFACTURED SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE, WHICH IS OFTEN THE SUGGESTED PRICE FOR THE HIGHER QUALITY.

MADE FOR THE MAIN STORES.

BUT IT MAKES YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING A BARGAIN.

>> IT REALLY WAS PROBABLY MADE TO COST EXACTLY WHAT THE LABEL SAID.

>> Reporter: HERE'S WHERE BARGER SAYS YOU CAN FIND A DEAL.

LUXURY BRANDS OFTEN DO SELL ITEMS THAT WERE ONCE IN THE REGULAR STORES, BUT SHE RECOMMENDS ASKING THE SALES REPS.

AND OUTLET FURNITURE STORES OFTEN SELL FLOOR MODELS AND ITEMS THAT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AT A BIG DISCOUNT.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT IS BRINGING COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN ENCANTO WITH A BLOCK PARTY.

KPBS NEWS REPORTER OTTI McAFEE SAYS THE EVENT WAS INSPIRED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S ORIGINAL BLOCK PARTIES.

>> Reporter: IN THE EARLY 1990s THE SOUTH EASTERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INVESTED $400,000 IN A STREET SCAPE ART PROJECT TO REVITALIZE THE MEDIAN STRIPS IN ENCANTO FROM 62nd TO 69th STREET.

AFTER LOCAL ARTIST EDDIE EDWARDS DEPICTED 29 PANELS A STREET FAIR WAS LAUNCHED.

THE FAIR BECAME ANNUAL EVENT THAT STRETCHED ACROSS THOSE BLOCKS.

DERRICK BANKS IS A CHAIR PERSON WITH THE DISTRICT.

HE SAYS THE ENCANTO BLOCK PARTY MUSIC FESTIVAL REFLECTS THE CREATIVITY OF BLACK CULTURE.

>> IT'S BEEN ABOUT REMIXING.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT TAKING SOME FLAVORS AND ADDING SOME NEW SPICE IT, THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS EVENT BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE OUR OLD SCHOOL MUSIC THERE, AND YOU'LL HAVE THE NEW STUFF FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: BANKS HOPES THIS FESTIVAL ALSO SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON ENCANTO.

>> WE CALL THIS SOUTHEAST, BUT IT'S ALSO THE DIAMOND DISTRICT.

THIS COMMUNITY IS A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH, AND IT'S PRODUCED SOME OF THE COOLEST, MOST TALENTED ARTISTS AND JUST BRILLIANT MINDS EVER.

AND WE JUST HOPE A LIGHT CAN SHINE ON THAT DIAMOND SO THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD CAN SEE.

>> Reporter: THE LINE-UP INCLUDES LOCAL ARTISTS LIKE COMPOSER BEN WILLIAMS AND VOCALIST DENINI WILLBURN.

FOR HIM THIS GOES BEYOND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ATTEND.

>> SUCCESS TO US IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T MEASURE.

MAYBE IT'S IN THE SMILE OF THE KID GETTING HIS FACE PAINTED OR A PERSON TASTING JERK CHICKEN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WHEN WE SEE THOSE TYPE OF THINGS GOING ON, THAT'S HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: GETTING THE FESTIVAL OFF THE GROUND WASN'T EASY.

BANKS SAID WHEN THE CITY CUT ARTS FUNDING, THE EVENT LOST ITS FUNDING, TOO.

>> BUT LUCKILY ENOUGH WE WERE ABLE TO GET FUNDING THROUGH THE COUNTY BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE CHILDREN, FOR THE PEOPLE HERE TO SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED THROUGH THE ARTS.

I HOPE PEOPLE LEAVE WITH A SENSE OF PRIDE IN THEIR PEOPLE, A SENSE OF JOY FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, AND LEAVING IN A SENSE OF AWE.

LIKE, WOW, WE REALLY DID THAT.

WE CAME TOGETHER AND WE REALLY DID OUR THING.

>> Reporter: THE ENCANTO BLOCK PARTY MUSIC FESTIVAL IS JULY 12th STARTING AT NOON IN MARIE WOODMAN PARK.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> OUR HEADLINES FEATURE HEAT AS THE BIG STORYLINE.

CERTAINLY WORSE INLAND THAN NEAR THE COAST.

SIZZLING MIDSUMMER HEAT INTO THE DESERTS.

WORST OF THE HEAT DOME WILL BE MAINLY ACTUALLY CENTERED OVER THE ROCKIES, AND THEN IT KIND OF MIGRATES AWAY FROM US EARLY NEXT WEEK INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND NORTHERN ROCKIES, SO IT WON'T BE AS EXTREME FOR US.

WE'RE NOT EXPECTING RECORDS LOCALLY, BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A LOT OF HEAT IN THE DESERTS AND SOME FIRE DANGER PRESENT IN THE MOUNTAINS.

JUST GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS DRYNESS EVEN ANY BREEZE IN THE AFTERNOON CAN LEAD TO WILDFIRE SPREAD.

BUT BIG PICTURE YOU CAN SEE ABOUT THE WESTERN HALF OF THE NATION AND ALSO THE NORTHERN PLAINS UNDER THIS -- THIS REALLY SIGNIFICANT HEAT DOME.

DRIFTING NORTH AND THEN KIND OF PULLING NORTH EAST AND CENTERING NEXT WEEK OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

SO, AGAIN, THE HOTTEST WEATHER KIND OF IN THE SHORT-TERM PART OF THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR US.

TONIGHT DOWN TO 65.

MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH THAT MARINE LAYER NEAR THE COASTLINE.

HEAT ALERTS ARE STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00 FRIDAY EVENING.

HEAT ADVISORIES FOR THE INLAND PORTIONS OF OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY OFF TO THE NORTH.

AGAIN, SOME AREAS PRETTY, PRETTY HOT OUT THERE.

AND THEN YOU GET INTO THE FAR EASTERN SECTIONS, INTO THE DESERTS.

THAT'S WHERE EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS ARE LOCATED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WITH US FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME.

UNTIL 8:00 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SUMMER SWELTER ACROSS THE BOARD.

INLAND AREAS ESPECIALLY HOT.

STORMS STAYING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.

HINTS OF THE MONSOON THERE, BUT NOT FOR US.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO STAY DRY.

110 DEGREES IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

CLASSIC JULY HEAT THERE, LIVING UP TO ITS HOT REPUTATION.

85 IN ESCONDIDO, LOW TO MID-70s.

A BIT OF AN OASIS NEAR THE PACIFIC COAST AS THE DOORS OF THE REFRIGERATOR OPEN OVER THE PACIFIC FOR US.

THE REST OF THE HEAT FAR OVER THE INTERIOR AND CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN ROCKIES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE STAY DRY.

ANY STORMS SLIM AND OVER ARIZONA WITH THE MONSOON MOISTURE WRAPPING UP THERE, BUT WE DO EXPECT TO STAY DRY LOCALLY.

COASTAL FORECAST HERE WE'RE IN THE 70s EVERY DAY.

MID TO UPPER 70s IN VIEW TUESDAY AND THAT'S WHEN WE BEGIN TO SEE MORE MOISTURE SNEAKING IN.

TURNING A BIT MORE HUMID ON TUESDAY.

A BIT OF A CHANGE FOR US.

INLAND AREAS, HERE WE ARE.

MID-80s, LOW 80s AND BACK INTO THE UPPER 80s EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A TOUCH OF HUMIDITY THERE AS WELL COMPARED TO NORMAL.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO.

COULD BE SOME STRAY THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO POP AS JUST A HINT OF THE MONSOON BEGINS TO SNEAK IN SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

DOESN'T LOOK WIDESPREAD FOR US.

THE BULK OF IT WILL BE THE WEST, BUT THERE IS A HINT OF SPARKING WILDFIRES.

THE DESERTS COULD EVEN SEE A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ON SUNDAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE HOT OUT THERE.

BUT THE WORST OF THE HEAT FOR SURE FRIDAY, AND THEN WE'LL SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AS TEMPERATURES RAMP BACK DOWN.

I'M ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST JEFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> HAVE YOU EVER MET SOMEONE WHO HAS A PASSION FOR COLLECTING THINGS?

IT MIGHT BE STAMPS OR COINS OR SOMETHING MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE MORE UNUSUAL.

WELL, CEN KRAMER FOUND A MAN WHOSE COLLECTION FLIES HIGH IN THE SKY FOR THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: OVER AT MR.

FRANK'S HOUSE A LITTLE WIND IS A WELCOME THING.

>> WE GET A REALLY GOOD PREVAILING BREEZE FROM THE OCEAN THAT GOES OUT TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS UNLESS THE SANTA ANAS ARE COMING IN, AND THEN IT TURNS AROUND AND GOES THE OTHER WAY.

>> Reporter: ANDREW FRANKS LIKES THE FLY FLAGS, YOU SEE.

AMERICAN FLAGS, YES, HE'S GOT QUITE A FEW.

>> AND THEN WE GET INTO A BETSEY ROSS.

THIS IS ANOTHER ONE -- EARLY FLAG.

SO ALL THESE ARE EARLY REVOLUTIONARY WAR MOSTLY.

>> Reporter: AND THEN THERE ARE HIS OTHER FLAGS OF WHICH HE HAS, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY, MANY.

>> SOMEWHERE AROUND 515, AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: IF HE STARTED JANUARY 1st HE COULD FLY A DIFFERENT FLAG EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR AND ALL THE WAY TO JUNE OF NEXT YEAR, AND BY THEN HE'D PROBABLY HAVE SOME MORE BECAUSE HE JUST LOVES COLLECTING AND DISPLAYING FLAGS FROM EVERYWHERE.

>> SO THIS FLAG IS THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF ESSEXVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

>> Reporter: OF COURSE WE WANTED TO SEE DID HE HAVE A COUPLE OF FLAGS FROM SAN DIEGO?

>> GOT TO GET TO THE ESSENCE, HOLD ON.

THERE'S PINK FLOYD.

I LOVE THAT ONE.

PIRATES AS WELL.

EARTH.

WE'LL GET TO SAN DIEGO EVENTUALLY.

>> Reporter: GETTING THERE BEFORE IS S--N IS S-A-L.

>> THIS IS THE SEA.

SOME GUY WORKED OUT THAT'S THE LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE COORDINATES.

>> Reporter: ONTO SPORTS HISTORY.

>> THE NEXT ONE IS THE SAN DIEGO WAVE.

AND ARE I REALLY LIKE THE SAN DIEGO ZOO ONE FROM THE 100.

YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

>> Reporter: SEEMS LIKE HE'S GOT A FLAG TO FIT ALMOST ANY OCCASION.

MIGHT BE HOLIDAY, BIRTHDAY.

>> OTHER DAYS IT JUST VARIES ON SOMETIMES WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS, ALTHOUGH I TRY TO GET NOT TOO POLITICAL.

>> Reporter: OH, AND ONE MORE THING.

JUST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, LOOK AT THIS -- ON SOME OCCASIONS RANDOM AND I MUST SAY GREATLY APPRECIATED, AMONG MR.

ANDREW FRANK'S MANY FLAGS ABOUT CITIES AND ABOUT ROCK BANDS AND ABOUT SPORTS TEAMS -- >> I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO GET ONE OF THOSE.

>> Reporter: -- DANCING IN THE WIND IS THIS FLAG ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

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