>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND ERROR RESTORATION , REMODELING SERVICES, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALLED 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS MAKING OPERATIONAL CHANGES AS IT FACES A $258 MILLION HOLE IN THE BUDGET.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI , THE MAYOR REVEALED THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF CUTS THAT HE SAYS ARE NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE DEFICIT.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAYS THAT THE CITY STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE GETTING TO A BALANCED BUDGET.

MAYBE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS A MONEY PROBLEM, NOT ENOUGH REVENUE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING.

FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, I'VE BEEN REVIEWING THE CITY BUDGET AND FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WITH EXPERTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AS WELL AS WITH DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.

MAYBE THE REVIEWS LAY BARE WHAT THE MAYOR SAYS IS A $258 MILLION HOLE IN THE BUDGET.

TO CLOSE THE GAP, GLORIA IS ELIMINATING POSITIONS AND WORKING WITH THE CITY'S CHAFE OPERATING OFFICER.

>> AM NOT GOING TO DISCUSS PERSONAL ISSUES HERE IN PUBLIC.

ERIC IS A GOOD MAN, I HAVE ENJOYED SERVING WITH HIM, THIS IS A DECISION WE HAVE TO MAKE.

>> GLORIA WILL NOW TAKE OVER HIS DUTIES.

30 POSITIONS ARE BEING ELIMINATED.

CURRENTLY ALL OF THEM ARE VACANT.

THE MAYOR IS DOING A LOT OF CONSOLIDATING.

WE HAVE A LIST OF ALL THOSE CHANGES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>> WE ARE A SERIOUS ORGANIZATION.

THERE IS GENERAL OVERHEAD THAT WILL BE ELIMINATED BY THE CONSOLIDATION OF THESE DEPARTMENTS.

>> THE OTHER BIG PART OF TODAY'S NEWS IS WHAT IS NOT BEING CUT.

>> TO PUT POLICE ON THE STREETS, NOT GROUNDING OUT FIRE STATIONS, CONTINUING PROGRESS OF THIS THING.

>> THE CUTS TODAY TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY WITH THE UPCOMING DIFFICULT DECISION MAKING PROCESS, GLORIA INSISTS THAT SAN DIEGO WILL NOT MOVE BACKWARD.

HE ALSO SAYS HE CANNOT IGNORE REALITY AND JUST HOPE THINGS GET BETTER.

WITH THE CITY MUST HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET READY TO GO BY JUNE.

THERE ARE OTHER CUTS COMING.

GLORIA SAYS HE DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM YET, IT IS A SURE THING THAT THEY ARE COMING.

>>> HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND SANDY WILL HAVE A NEW FILTER OPTION DOWNTOWN.

RACHEL'S PROMISE CENTER WILL REPLACE A CLOSING SHELTER AND ADD TO THE CITIES SHELTER CAPACITY.

>> THE NEW SHELTER WILL HAVE 210 BEDS, HALF WILL BE FOR SINGLE WOMEN.

THE REST WILL BE FOR WOMEN WITH CHILDREN.

>> THAT NEED FOR SINGLE WOMEN, SENIOR WOMEN AND YOUNGER WOMEN HAS CONTINUED TO GROW.

THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS, RIGHT?

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN BE THEMSELVES AND NOT DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES THEY EXPERIENCE IN A LARGER CONGREGATE.

>> 23% OF PEOPLE USING THE CITIES HOMELESSNESS SERVICES ARE WOMEN OR GIRLS WERE LAST YEAR THAT NUMBER INCREASED TO 42%.

WOMEN USE SHELTER SERVICES DIFFERENTLY THAN MEN DO.

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF UC SAN DIEGO'S HOMELESSNESS HELP YOUR >> MEN TEND TO STAY IN SHELTERS LONGER THAN WOMEN.

HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN TEND TO STAY ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF LONGER THAN SINGLE PEOPLE.

>> CATHOLIC CHARITIES WILL RUN RACHEL'S PROMISE CENTER.

IT IS NEXT-DOOR TO THE DROP-IN CENTER FOR HOMELESS WOMEN YOUR >> MAKING SURE THERE ARE RESOURCES, MAKING SURE KIDS ARE GETTING TO SCHOOLS, MAKING SURE THE EDUCATION IS BEING THOUGHT ABOUT.

AND ALSO WORK THROUGH ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT PARENTS MIGHT HAVE.

>> STAFF WILL CONNECT PEOPLE TO HOUSING, BENEFITS, THERAPY, AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES.

THERE WILL ALSO BE SPACES FOR ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN.

THAT IS INCREDIBLY VALUABLE FOR PARENTS IN SHELTERS.

>> YOUR JUGGLING MENTAL HEALTH APPOINTMENTS AND ISSUES WITH YOUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND ISSUES RELATED TO A JOB SEARCH.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS ON YOUR PLATE YOU ARE TRYING TO DO, TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS WITH A CHILD IN TOW, ESPECIALLY A CHILD THAT IS NOT SCHOOL-AGE YET IS INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING JOURNEY WITH THE SHELTER WILL ACCOMMODATE 50 WOMEN FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE.

IT WILL COST $1.6 MILLION FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS AND THEN ABOUT $5 MILLION EACH YEAR.

ALTHOUGH THE CITY FACES A $258 MILLION DEFICIT, TODD GLORIA SAYS HE IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING SAN DIEGO'S SHELTER SYSTEM.

>> I KNOW THAT IS A BIT ODD WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT REDUCTION.

WHEN I GO AROUND THE CITY, THE NUMBER ONE THING PEOPLE TALK TO ME ABOUT HIS HOMELESSNESS.

EVEN IN THIS TIME OF AUSTERITY, WE WILL TRY TO GET NEW BEDS >> THE REMAINING BEDS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER.

>>> TODAY HEADED BACK TO THE 40s, STILL A LITTLE BIT CHILLY AS WE WORK OUR WAY UP AND LOOK AT TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF FOG STILL REMAINING AND THERE WILL BE AN OFFSHORE FLOW LATER THIS WEEK.

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING AT WAYS TO LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING YOUR NEXT ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK COULD BE THOSE INVOLVED IN MEDICAID PROGRAMS.

TONYA FLORENCE SAYS THAT SOME ARE WARNING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THE CUTS.

>> MANY MEDI-CAL RECIPIENTS LIKE FRANK MARINO.

>> I WAS WORKING AT ALL THE SUDDEN I CAN WORK YOUR >> DEALING WITH SEVERAL MEDICAL ISSUES THAT LEFT HIM UNABLE TO WORK.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT ASSISTANCE RIGHT NOW.

I WOULD BE HOMELESS AND PLAYING DEAD RIGHT NOW IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT HELPS ME.

>> THE CUTS TO THE PROGRAMS CAN LEAVE MILLIONS WITHOUT HEALTH COVERAGE.

50 MILLION CALIFORNIANS ARE COVERED BY MEDI-CAL.

NEARLY 900,000 RESIDENTS RELY ON THE PROGRAM FOR CARE.

>> REPUBLICANS HAVE RELEASED A BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT WOULD/TRILLIONS FROM MEDICAID.

>> MIKE LEVIN SAYS THAT HEALTHCARE IS UNDER ATTACK IN HIS DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> IF THEY SUCCEED, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL LOSE THEIR COVERAGE.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS LIKE THIS ONE WILL BE FORCED TO CUT SERVICES OR CLOSE ALTOGETHER.

>> CUTTING MEDICAID FUNDING WOULD BE LIKE CUTTING A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS.

>> OF THESE CUTS GO THROUGH, CLINICS LIKE THIS ONE CAN LAYOFF STAFF, AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS THEY CAN SEE.

WHEN THAT HAPPENS, PEOPLE DO NOT LOSE ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE CARE, THEY GET THICKER.

THEY END UP IN EMERGENCY ROOMS.

THEY FACE MEDICAL BILLS.

THERE CAN BE BIPARTISAN PARTICIPATION THAT CAN HELP PREVENT THE CUTS FROM GOING THROUGH.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE LAYOFFS OF KEY GOVERNMENT WORKERS ARE GOING TOWARDS A CLIFF UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER SPOKE TO SARAH JACOBS ABOUT THE LATEST NEWS AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR OUR REGION.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN JACOBS SHUT DOWN AND ERADICATED $35 MILLION GRANT TO USD.

YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE INTRODUCED A BILL TO STOP THE SHUTDOWN, TELL ME ABOUT IT?

>> LOOK, THE SHUTDOWN IS BAD FOR AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY, BAD FOR AMERICAN COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS LIKE UCSD AND IT IS ILLEGAL.

I INTRODUCED A PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH A NUMBER OF MY DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES THAT REITERATES IT IS ILLEGAL TO SHUTDOWN USAID .

AND THAT NO FUNDS CAN BE USED TO SHUTDOWN USAID.

WHAT IS INTERESTING IS , IF I HAD INTRODUCED THIS BILL IN DECEMBER HE WOULD'VE HAD BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.

>> CLOSER TO HOME, 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE ON MEDICAID.

IT IS MEDI-CAL IN CALIFORNIA.

THERE ARE 100,000 CHILDREN LIVING IN HUNGER IN THIS COUNTY.

HAD STARTS HELPS TO AID SOME OF THEM.

THREATENING TO CUT BOTH MEDICAID AND HEADSTART.

WHAT ARE SOME OTHER PROPOSED REDUCTIONS THAT CAN REALLY AFFECT FAMILIES IN THIS REGION?

>> TALKING ABOUT CUTTING SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHERS WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS PEOPLE GET INTO HOMES.

HOMELESSNESS IS SUCH AN ISSUE HERE.

RECENTLY THE VA FIRED OVER 1000 WORKERS.

SAN DIEGO IS A HUGE VETERAN COMMUNITY, FOURTH LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY, ACTUALLY.

THE VA IS ALREADY UNDERSTAFFED.

FIRING 1000 WORKERS IS ONLY GOING TO MAKE THAT PROBLEM WORSE.

SO WE ARE SEEING THAT ELON MUSK DOES NOT ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND ALL THE THINGS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES THAT REALLY HELP PEOPLE.

THAT REALLY IMPACT PEOPLE'S LIVES.

HE IS JUST SEARCHING DIFFERENT WORDS AND CUTTING THINGS OFF AND HAS NO UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WORKS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO AND ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY RELY ON THIS FEDERAL FUNDING.

>> AS YOU KNOW, LOCAL SCIENTISTS ARE REELING FROM THE PROPOSED CUTS AND THE LIST OF WORDS THAT THREATEN THEIR RESEARCH, WOMEN, BLACK, AND HISPANIC.

AS YOU MENTIONED, ELON MUSK NOW HAS ACCESS TO OUR FINANCIAL DATA, INCLUDING OUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.

HE HAS FIRED NUCLEAR SAFETY WORKERS AND WORKERS FOR THE IRS.

WHAT ARE DEMOCRATS DOING TO COUNTER ALL OF THIS, OTHER THAN ASKING THE ADMINISTRATION NOT TO DO THIS?

>> ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT THEIR STRATEGY IS TO DO THIS SO QUICKLY AND TO FLOOD THE ZONE SO THAT WE FEEL FRUSTRATED AND POWERLESS AND OVERWHELMED.

WE ARE NOT LETTING THAT HAPPEN.

WHILE EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CANNOT POSSIBLY OVERSEE EVERY SINGLE THING THAT ELON MUSK AND HIS GROUP ARE TRYING TO DO, COLLECTIVELY, WE ARE ALL TAKING PIECES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE REALLY CLEAR EYES ON IT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW, CONGRESS DOES NOT HAVE STANDING TO SUE.

WE ARE WORKING WITH OUTSIDE PARTNERS TO GET A LOT OF THE LITIGATION EFFORTS GOING.

THERE REMAINS A PERCEPTION DESPITE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE OUTLINED THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS NOT STRATEGIC AND THAT THEY ARE RECKLESS.

YOU MENTIONED TWO COUNTERMEASURE LEGISLATIONS AND LAWSUITS, THOSE NOTORIOUSLY TAKE A LONG TIME.

>> I HEAR THAT CRITICISM AND IN A LOT OF WAYS, I SHARE IT.

WE NEED TO BE ACTING MORE URGENTLY AND WE NEED TO FIND MORE CREATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS THIS.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DISCUSSED TAKING OVER GAZA AND PUSHING OUT 2 MILLION PALESTINIANS.

HOW DO YOU VIEW THIS PLAN?

>> LET'S BE CLEAR, THAT IS ETHNIC CLEANSING.

AND I THINK IT IS A TERRIBLE PLAN FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES.

IN MANY CASES, WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS PROMISING WHEN HE WAS RUNNING IS THE AND TO FOREIGN INVOLVEMENT AND FOREIGN WARS.

THE LAST THING PEOPLE WANT IS ANOTHER UNENDING OCCUPATION IN A FOREIGN LAND BY THE U.S. MILITARY.

SANDY AKINS UNDERSTAND THE COST OF THIS MORE THAN MOST.

WE BEAR THE COST OF THESE OCCUPATIONS.

WE GO AND FIGHT THOSE WARS.

TO ME, IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AND IT IS HORRIBLE.

THE IDEA OF KICKING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMELAND AND SENDING AMERICAN TROOPS WHEN WHAT EVERYONE KNOWS AND HAS LONG BEEN THE CASE IS THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS A TWO STATE SOLUTION WERE PALESTINIANS HAVE DIGNITY AND AUTONOMY AND SELF- RESPECT AND ISRAELIS CAN LIVE IN SAFETY AND SECURITY.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING ABOUT THIS.

>> THAT WAS CONGRESSWOMAN SARAH JACOBS, CONGRESS MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, YOUR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN FIND MORE ON KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> A CRASH OF A DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT IS THE LATEST IN A STRING OF DANGEROUS AVIATION INCIDENTS TO START THE YEAR.

WE ARE IN WASHINGTON WITH A LOOK AT THE TRENDS AND WHAT PASSENGERS SHOULD KNOW RIGHT NOW.

>> THE CRASH LANDING OF A DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT HAS PUT AIRLINE SAFETY FRONT AND CENTER AGAIN IN 2025.

AVIATION EXPERTS SAY THAT THE NUMBERS POINT TO THE SKIES BEING VERY SAFE.

>> AVIATION IS SAFE, THE SAFEST FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, EVEN AS THESE INCIDENTS DO SHAKE PEOPLE UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> IN THE MOST RECENT SAFETY REPORT, THE TRADE ASSOCIATION OF THE WORLD AIRLINE SAYS THAT ON AVERAGE A PERSON WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL BY AIR EVERY DAY FOR MORE THAN 1000 YEARS TO EXPERIENCE A FATAL ACCIDENT BASED ON THE 2023 SAFETY NUMBERS.

THE PREPAREDNESS OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THE DISASTER LIKE THOSE WHO RESPONDED TO MONDAY'S CRASH MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

>> EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG WENT WRONG AND STILL, 80 PEOPLE SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT.

THAT TELLS ME THE PREPAREDNESS AND ATTENTION TO SAFETY.

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PEOPLE WERE SAFE.

DO NOT INCLUDE AIRPORT PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND AND THE CREW IN THE AIR.

>> YOU CAN HAVE THE CONFIDENCE WHEN YOU STEP ON A PLANE FOR >> AVIATION EXPERTS NOTE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAKE AIRCRAFT BETTER ABLE TO PROTECT PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH LIKE THE ONE IN TORONTO.

AN INDUSTRY THAT STRIVES FOR PROTECTION EVERY TIME FOR >> WE CAN NEVER REST OUR RECORD OR MORALS.

TAKE EVERY DAY IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE AND BE BETTER.

>>> FEBRUARY IS AMERICAN HEART HEALTH MONTH.

AROUND 605,000 AMERICANS REPORT THEIR FIRST HEART ATTACK EACH YEAR.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO AN ARMOR SET UNDERWENT TRIPLE BYPASS SURGERY IN NOVEMBER.

ASIDE FROM HEARTBURN, HE CONSIDERED HIMSELF TO BE HEALTHY AND ONE NIGHT HE STARTED TO FEEL DISCOMFORT IN HIS CHEST.

WHEN HE WENT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT, AN EKG AT KAISER PERMANENTE SHOWED THAT MARK HAD SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK YOUR >> I GOT UP OUT OF BED AND WAS HOPING THAT THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY.

I DID NOT HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR DIABETES OR ANY EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO THINK THAT I OF ALL PEOPLE WAS GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK.

>> AFTER A LENGTHY RECOVERY, MARK SAYS THAT HE IS BACK AT WORK AND EXERCISES REGULAR.

HE HOPES THAT OTHERS WILL LEARN FROM HIS EXPERIENCE.

>>> DOZENS OF FIRE EVACUEES ARE SLEEPING INSIDE OF A GYM A MONTH AFTER THAT YOU DIDN'T FIRE.

THE RED CROSS SET UP THE SHELTER OVER THE WEEKEND.

WE SPOKE TO FRUSTRATED SHELTER RESIDENTS ABOUT WHY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND HOUSING.

>> JASMINE MORRIS TRIES TO STAY ACTIVE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN DESPITE HER LIVING SITUATION.

>> I TRY AND STAY MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HEALTHY.

I KNOW IT IS ONE DAY AT A TIME YOUR >> SHE HAS BEEN STAYING AT THE EMERGENCE THE SHELTER SINCE HER GRANDMOTHER'S HOME BURNED DOWN A MONTH AGO FROM THE EDEN FIRE.

>> I AM NOW TRYING TO GET ON MY OWN FEET.

I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT.

I AM STILL GOING TO COLLEGE AT CAL STATE L.A. >> FIRST AT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER OVER THE WEEKEND.

SHELTER RESIDENTS WERE MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION AT PAMELA PARK GYMNASIUM AND THE FRUSTRATION IS MOUNTING AMONG THE MANY PEOPLE STILL HERE.

>> I AM LOOKING FOR SOME KIND OF SUBSIDIZED HEALTH OR HOUSING.

I JUST HAVE NOT SEEN THAT YET.

NO ONE HAS.

>> THIS GYMNASIUM RIGHT HERE IS A TEMPORARY HOME STILL TO 61 PEOPLE AS OF SUNDAY NIGHT AT THIS NEW SHELTER LOCATION.

FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS, THOSE WHO WERE MOVED TO A HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN L.A.

THE POPULATION AT THE SHELTER HAS BEEN DECREASING AS PEOPLE FIND HOUSING.

THOSE WHO ARE STILL HERE, CRAMMED INSIDE, THEY SAY, IT IS NOT HAPPENING FAST ENOUGH.

>> WE ARE PACKED IN VERY TIGHT.

THERE ARE STILL THE ANIMALS NOW.

PEOPLE HAVE THEIR PETS.

>> WILLIAM LEES SISTERS HOME BURNED DOWN IN THE FIRE.

HE JUST SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK FROM THE STRESS.

>> TO TURN AROUND AND HAVE OUR HOMES WIPED OUT.

PEOPLE IN HERE WHO REALLY NEED HELP.

WE ARE ON LIMITED INCOME.

>> THE RED CROSS DOES NOT PROVIDE HOTEL VOUCHERS OR LONG- TERM HOUSING, WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO HELP FACILITATE NEXT STEP RECOVERY SOLUTIONS.

>> WE DO HAVE A TRANSITION PLAN AND THEY ARE GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE PROCESSES AND STEPS TO FIND THE BEST HOUSING SOLUTION FOR THEM.

>> CATHERINE BARKER HAS CALLED ON PROPERTY OWNERS WITH RENTAL UNITS TO HELP AND WANTS TO PRIORITIZE 50 SECTION 8 VOUCHERS.

THAT IS ON A FIRST-COME FIRST- SERVED BASIS.

SO MANY ARE LEFT WAITING.

>> I WILL JUST HAVE TO STAY HERE.

>> IT IS VERY DISTRESSING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.

>> IF YOU PLAN TO VISIT A COUNTY PARK, BE PREPARED TO PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE.

FEES HAVE INCREASED.

PARKING FOR THE PARCEL CALL FROM THREE DOLLARS TO FIVE DOLLARS.

CAMPSITE FEES WILL INCREASE FROM $29 TO $35.

MOTORIZED BOAT RENTALS ARE GOING UP FROM $30 TO $50.

FINALLY, PICNIC AREAS WILL GO UP FROM $175-$200.

THE CHANGES WENT INTO EFFECT TODAY.

>>> A FAIRLY QUIET WEEK FOR US COMPARED TO LAST WEEK.

WE ARE STILL KIND OF EASING OUR WAY OUT OF THAT TRANSITION.

AS WE DO SO, WE WILL SLOWLY START TO WARM UP, THE MARINE LED AREA WILL HAVE COASTAL FOG.

THIS WARMING PATTERN AS OFFSHORE FLOW STARTS ON THURSDAY AND BECOMES MORE PROMINENT AS WE GET INTO FRIDAY.

NOTHING CONCERNING ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE RECENT MOISTURE GOING ON FOR US.

49 IN THE CITY, 46 FOR THAT LOW AGAIN.

FOR THE COAST, MAYBE SOME AREAS OF COASTAL FOG.

AND ANY ACTIVITY THAT IS COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES, NORTH OF US WILL NOT HAVE TO CONTEND OF ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.

ONCE WE GET RID OF SOME OF THE SUNSHINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WE SHOULD MAKE IT BACK INTO THE UPPER 60s, MID-60s, I SHOULD SAY FOR THE CITIES.

AND THEN 66 AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS OCEANSIDE.

THEN IT WILL BE 71 FOR THE DAY THERE.

AS WE GET TO THE MID-60s TOMORROW AT THE COAST, BACK INTO THE MID-70s FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THE OFFSHORE FLOW IS A LITTLE MORE PRESENT AND KEEPS IT DRY PRESENTLY AS THERE IS LESS MORNING CLOUDS AND WE CAN GO TO THE MID-70s FOR HIGHS.

WE WILL HOLD THAT INTO THE WEEKEND PRETTY MUCH.

OUR PATTERN IS SIMILAR AS WE LOOK AT INLAND COMMUNITIES.

MID-70s GOING BACK TO THE UPPER 70s, CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES ON SATURDAY.

PRETTY WARM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE.

MORE ARE OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED.

NONE COMMUNITIES GOING BACK TO THE LOWER 60s BY SUNDAY.

AS WE GET INTO SATURDAY, IT WILL BE 50 DEGREES AMID SUNSHINE.

NOT A BAD SET UP FOR US.

A BIT BREEZY FOR US THROUGH THE DESERT COMMUNITIES INTO THE 80s BY THE TIME WE END OF THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS, I AM MELISSA GONZALES.

>>> THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF TONIGHT.

BRINGING FRIDAY'S OF COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A SNEAK PEEK FROM THE RED CARPET AT THE HISTORIC BROOKS THEATER.

>> I'M HERE AT THE OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WITH BILL MILES.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT YOUR FESTIVAL, YOU GUYS KIND OF MARCH TO YOUR OWN DRUM.

A FILM THAT REALLY SHOWS THAT IS, CALL ME MULE.

TELL ME ABOUT THIS FILM YOU HAVE COMING UP YOUR >> WE HAVE A SHORT PROGRAM AND TWO FEATURES, CALL ME MULE, ABOUT EIGHT GENTLEMEN THAT BELIEVED HE HAD THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT YOU NEEDED TO DO.

I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

I SAW THAT GUY, HE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT.

IT IS JUST A REALLY GOOD FILM, THE DOCUMENTARY IS DONE AMAZINGLY WELL.

THAT IS A FEATURE ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT.

>> TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR FESTIVAL IN TERMS OF THE THINGS THEY REALLY PURSUE.

>> CARLY AND STERLING PROGRAM OF THE FESTIVAL.

THEY DO A UNIQUE THING WHERE INSTEAD OF HAVING A HORROR BLOCK, THEY MAKE THINGS TOGETHER, THEY GO THROUGH THE SHORTS PROGRAM AND A FEW SHORTS AND A FEATURE AND THEY TITLE IT IN A VERY SPECIAL WAY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IN OUR SCHEDULING.

>> THE OPENING NIGHT FILM IS -- WE HAVE TAYLOR LANE, THE CREATOR OF THE CIGARETTE SURFBOARD, EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS.

>> THIS IS A SURFBOARD MADE FROM THOUSANDS OF CIGARETTE BUTTS PICKED UP OFF THE BEACH IN CALIFORNIA.

WE STARTED THIS IN 2017.

YOU KNOW, IT IS FOR THIS INTERNATIONAL CONTEST THAT PROMPTED PEOPLE TO MAKE A SURFBOARD OUT OF UNIQUE MATERIALS.

WE WANTED TO LEARN WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT THE OCEAN.

THESE SURFBOARDS ALSO CREATE AMAZING CONVERSATIONS THAT OPEN OUR EYES TO OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS SURFERS AND WHAT THE OCEAN PROVIDES.

>> THIS IS A CONVERSATION STARTER BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU CAN TACKLE AN ISSUE HEAD ON AND YOU CANNOT GET PEOPLE TO LISTEN, HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> THE GREAT THING IS THAT THERE IS THIS JUXTAPOSITION WITH THIS THROWAWAY CULTURE, YOU CAN FEEL THAT IN OUR FILM.

WHEN WE WERE PUTTING THIS FILM TOGETHER, THE FOCUS WAS, HEY, LET'S MAKE A FILM THAT IS ABOUT SOLUTIONS.

IT IS REALLY FUN AND ENTERTAINING, IT IS ENJOYABLE AND REALLY SHINES THROUGH WITH SOME OF THOSE EXPERIENCES AND CONVERSATIONS WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE.

>> HOW MANY CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE IN THIS BOARD?

>> IN THIS ONE, A COUPLE THOUSAND.

OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE MADE 14 SURFBOARDS WORKING WITH SHAPERS ACROSS ALL OF CALIFORNIA.

WE HAVE DONE THEM LIGHTER, STRONGER, FASTER.

YOU CAN GO IN AND GET BARRELS, PRETTY COOL.

>> THE OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CONTINUES THROUGH THE BROOKS THEATER ON SATURDAY.

IN OCEANSIDE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND MORE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI , THANK YOU.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.