>>> 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 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL, ROB BONTA, ANNOUNCED THE LATEST FUND ON PLANNED PARENTHOOD.

KATIE ANASTAS HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TAX BILL INSTRUCTED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STOP ALL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS FOR LARGE NON- PROFITS THAT INCLUDE ABORTIONS AMONG THEIR SERVICES.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ISN'T SPECIFICALLY NAMED IN THE LEGISLATION, BUT THE ORGANIZATION'S LEADERS BELIEVE THEY'RE THE TARGET.

THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA SUED.

A JUDGE RULED YESTERDAY IN THEIR FAVOR, BLOCKING THAT PROVISION IN THE BILL.

THE FEDERAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

THEY PREVIOUSLY TOLD NPR STATES SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO FUND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE, "CHOSEN POLITICAL ADVOCACY OVER PATIENT CARE."

>> WE GRATEFUL FOR THAT TEMPORARY RELIEF THIS INJUNCTION WILL PROVIDE IN CALIFORNIA AFFILIATES.

BUT THAT LAWSUIT IS JUST ONE STRATEGY TO FIGHT BACK.

THE REALITY IS AN ATTACK THIS SEVERE REQUIRES A MULTI-PRONGED RESPONSE.

>> Reporter: TODAY, OFFICIALS FROM 22 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. ALSO SUED.

FEDERAL LAW ALREADY PROHIBITS USING FEDERAL FUNDING TO PAY FOR ABORTIONS WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS.

CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL, ROB BONTA, SAYS THE TAX BILL'S PROVISION DENY LOW INCOME PEOPLE ACCESS TO OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES.

>> THEY PROVIDE CANCER SCREENING, CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELING AND PRESCRIPTIONS, VACCINATIONS, ROUTINE CHECKUPS AND WELLNESS EXAMS.

THESE SERVICES SAVE LIVES.

THEY CATCH ILLNESSES EARLY.

THEY HELP PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH.

FOR THOSE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF CARE.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 80% OF THEIR PATIENTS ARE ON MEDICAID.

AT LEAST FIVE OF THEIR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CLINICS CLOSED LAST WEEK.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR S.N.A.P.

IS THE LARGEST ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM IN AMERICA.

BUT THE RECENT PASSAGE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL WILL RESULT IN THE LARGEST CUTS, THE PROGRAM HAS EVER SEEN.

IN A FEW MINUTES, WE LOOK AT HOW LOCAL ECONOMIES COULD BE AFFECTED.

>>> THE HEAT IS ESCALATING ACROSS THE DESERT.

OVERNIGHT WEATHER NOT THAT BAD.

IN FACT, WE HAVE SOME OF THE LOW CLOUDS, A LITTLE BIT OF PATCHY FOG ALONG THE COASTLINE LATE AT NIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

TONIGHT, WE'LL GET DOWN TO AROUND 60 IN EL CAJON.

WE ONLY COOL DOWN TO 71.

THERE WILL BE ONE FINAL DAY WITH SCATTERED STORMS UP INTO THE SIERRA, AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.

LOCALLY, WE WILL STAY DRY.

DRYING OUT EVEN MORE SO ON THURSDAY.

WE'LL HAVE YOUR FULL FORECAST AHEAD.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS PRESSING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO CONVERT THE SCANDAL RIDDEN HIGH-RISE AT 101 ASH STREET INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ANDREW BOWEN HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN ALMOST NINE YEARS SINCE THE CITY MADE THE FATEFUL DECISION TO LEASE THE HIGH-RISE OFFICE BUILDING AT 101 ASH.

CITY OFFICIALS WANTED TO TURN THE BUILDING INTO OFFICES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES, BUT SHODDY RENOVATION WORK LODGED ASBESTOS, AND THINGS ONLY GOT WORSE FROM THERE.

THE CITY LEARNED ITS AGENT HAD SECRETLY ALSO BEEN WORKING FOR THE SELLERS.

IT FILED LAWSUITS, WHICH ENDED IN THE CITY PURCHASING THE BUILDING FOR $86 MILLION.

PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS EMERGED AFTER YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS AND COMPETING PROPOSALS.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENT LEE SAYS THE BUILDING'S HISTORY SHOULDN'T DETERMINE ITS FUTURE.

>> 101 ASH, AS IT EXISTS TODAY, DOES NOT SERVE THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST.

INSTEAD IS TRULY JUST A LIABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE ANNUAL COSTS.

THESE ARE PUBLIC DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING INVESTED IN A BUILDING WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY UTILIZING.

WITHOUT A PLAN, MEANS THOSE PUBLIC DOLLARS CONTINUE TO GO NOWHERE.

>> Reporter: HERE ARE SOME KEY COMPONENTS.

THE DEVELOPERS, KELLY MODET PLAN TO CREATE 250 APARTMENTS OF VARYING SIZES.

ON THE LOWER FLOORS, RETAIL SPACE AND A CHILDCARE FACILITY.

THE DEVELOPERS ARE ACCEPTING ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RENOVATION WORK.

THERE'S NO DIRECT CASH SUBSIDY FROM CITY TAXPAYERS.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVEN WITBURN SAYS IT WOULD BUILD ON THE DOWNTOWN TRANSFORMATION INTO A MORE COMPLETE AND LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> WE ARE SEEING MORE HOUSING, WE ARE SEEING MORE PARKS, WE ARE SEEING MORE AMENITIES FOR FAMILIES AND BETTER CONNECTIONS TO TRANSIT AND JOBS.

THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THAT MOMENTUM BY TRANSFORMING AN EMPTY OFFICE BUILDING INTO TRULY AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR HUNDREDS OF SAN DIEGO FAMILIES.

SOME UNITS HAVING THREE BEDROOMS.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT'S TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST, $267.6 MILLION.

HALF OF THAT WOULD BE FUNDED BY TAX CREDITS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

LESS THAN A THIRD WOULD BE FUNDED VIA DEFERRED PAYMENTS TO THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY.

THE DEVELOPER IS ALSO COUNTING ON A LONG-TERM LOAN, AND HAS TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE THE FINANCING.

THE CITY'S INDEPENDENT BUDGET ANALYST FOUND THE DEAL WILL BRING IN MORE REVENUE FOR THE CITY IN THE LONG TERM COMPARED TO THE ALTERNATIVE.

A STRAIGHT UP SALE OF THE BUILDING.

THAT WOULD GET THE CITY MORE CASH UPFRONT, BUT LESS IN THE LONG RUN.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MEANWHILE CITY LEADERS ARE CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF A NEW BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY TODAY.

IT'S LOCATED RIGHT OFF SOUTH 27th AND MAIN STREET.

THE COMPANY BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT.

IT SAYS IT IS EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST BATTERY STORAGE PROJECT IN SAN DIEGO.

BUT SOME RESIDENTS HAVE CONCERNS OVER THE POTENTIAL FIRE THREAT FACILITIES LIKE THESE POSE.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KG TV WAS AT A NEWS CONFERENCE WHERE THEY ADDRESSED THOSE CONCERNS.

>> Reporter: THE TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED DRAMATICALLY.

SOME OF THE FACILITIES THAT HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WERE BUILT FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO.

THIS IS STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY.

YOU CAN SEE THE INSTALLATION IS AN OUTDOOR INSTALLATION.

YOU'VE GOT THE SEPARATE PACKS.

THE SAFETY SYSTEMS AROUND IT, THERE'S 24-HOUR A DAY SURVEILLANCE, SAFETY SYSTEMS WITHIN EACH PACK.

>> ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IT IS OPERATED WITHOUT ANY SAFETY INCIDENTS LIKE A FIRE, AND THEY USE THE MOST MODERN TECH AVAILABLE.

>>> A NEW ANALYSIS BY VOICE OF SAN DIEGO AND KPBS FINDS HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IS ON THE RISE.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOMES IS NOT BEING DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY CITIES.

AS PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNERSHIP, WE BRING YOU THIS STORY FROM VOICE OF SAN DIEGO REPORTER, WILL HUNTSBURY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO FEELS LIKE IT'S BUCKLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF ITS HOUSING CRISIS.

SUPPLY DOESN'T MEET DEMAND, WHICH DRIVES UP PRICES, WHICH MAKES IT FEEL IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AFFORDABLE HOMES.

A NEW ANALYSIS BY VOICE OF SAN DIEGO AND KPBS LOOKED AT WHERE EXACTLY HOUSING IS BEING BUILT.

THE SUPPLY OF NEW HOMES VARIES WIDELY FROM CITY TO CITY.

FROM A VOLUME STANDPOINT, SAN DIEGO, THE LARGEST CITY, BUILDS THE MOST HOMES.

BUT WE CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS ON A PER CAPITA BASIS FROM 2018 TO 2024.

WE FOUND EL CAJON PERMITTED THE LEAST.

JUST UNDER TEN HOMES PER THOUSAND RESIDENTS.

>> IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SPACE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIKE TOKYO.

THERE'S NO SPACE LEFT, THERE'S NO PLACE TO BUILD.

>> Reporter: BILL WELLS, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH VACANT LAND.

HE SAYS HE'S NOT HOSTILE TO DEVELOPMENT.

>> YOU BRING ME SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO TEAR DOWN AN OLD STRIP MALL AND BUILD A NICE CONDO PROJECT.

WE'LL TREAT THEM REALLY WELL.

>> Reporter: BUT WELLS ALSO CRITICIZED THE STATE'S HOUSING LAWS, WHICH TRIED TO ENCOURAGE DENSER HOUSING IN URBAN CORES AND TAKE ZONING AND POWER AWAY FROM CITIES.

HE SAYS THE RESIDENTS OF EL CAJON DON'T WANT MASSIVELY INCREASED DENSITY.

IN ALL OF SAN DIEGO, ONE CITY BUILT MUCH MORE THAN THE OTHERS.

THAT WAS CHULA VISTA.

IT BUILT 38 HOMES PER 1,000 RESIDENTS.

CHULA VISTA HAS BUILT MORE HOMES PER PERSON THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE COUNTY FOR A REASON.

THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY PLACE LEFT WITH OPEN SPACE.

OUT HERE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE CITY, DEVELOPERS HAD BUILT A TON OF NEW HOMES.

CHULA VISTA ALSO PERMITTED A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING.

ROUGHLY 56% WERE NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH FIVE OR MORE UNITS.

AROUND 10% WERE ADUs.

24% WERE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.

>> THEY ALSO WANT TO CONVERT SOME OF THEIR SHOPPING CENTERS TO ADD HOUSING THERE.

>> Reporter: ON THE BOARD OF THE PRO-HOUSING GROUP, THE DEMOCRATS OF SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS CHULA VISTA DESERVES CREDIT FOR THE VARIETY.

>> SO I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND THE PATH THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO BUILD HOUSING FOR THEIR RESIDENTS.

THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF GROWTH JUST BECAUSE THEIR LOCATION HAS A LOT OF TRANSIT STOPS, NEAR DOWNTOWN AS WELL.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER INTERESTING FINDING CAME FROM NORTH COUNTY.

BEST KNOWN AS ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S CAPITALS.

PEOPLE THERE DON'T WANT NEW HOUSING.

THEY WANT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER TO STAY THE SAME.

BUT ACTUALLY PERMITTED THE FOURTH MOST HOUSING PER CAPITA OF ANY CITY IN THE COUNTY.

>> WE'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING THE HOUSING.

SO IT'S KIND OF IRONIC THAT THE STATE LIKES TO POINT OUT AS THIS ROGUE CITY.

WE ARE WELL AHEAD OF MOST OF THE CITIES.

>> Reporter: BEEN SUED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR VIOLATING STATE HOUSING LAWS.

THAT HAS FORCED THE CITY TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW HOUSING.

BUT ELER SAYS PEOPLE ARE MAD ABOUT IT.

THE >> THEY HATE IT.

>> Reporter: DURING THE SIX- YEAR WINDOW, WE LOOKED AT MORE THAN 82,000 NEW HOMES WERE CREATED IN THE CITY.

OF THOSE, THE MAJORITY WERE NOT AFFORDABLE TO REGULAR PEOPLE.

78% WERE PRICED FOR PEOPLE WITH ABOVE MODERATE INCOME AS DEFINED BY STATE OFFICIALS.

BUT STILL, 22% WERE AFFORDABLE.

ACCORDING TO HOUSING ADVOCATES, THE MORE HIGH INCOME HOMES THAT ARE BUILT.

THE MORE LOW PRICED HOMES GET TO STAY THAT WAY.

FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, I'M WILL HUNTSBURY.

>>> GO TO KPBS.ORG/WHOSEBACKYARD.

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL RELEASE FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDING IT HAS HELD BACK SINCE THE END OF JUNE.

THE FUNDING PAYS FOR SEVERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER, KATIE ANASTAS, HAS MORE ON HOW IT HELPS STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: ADRIEL BIBIANO WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE WHEN HIS DAD, A FARM WORKER, HAD TO TAKE ON A SECOND JOB.

HIS MOM WAS IN MEXICO.

>> WE HAD TO REALLY LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES DURING THAT TIME.

I HAD TO LEARN HOW TO WASH CLOTHES, COOK, I HAD TO PICK UP MY LITTLE BROTHER FROM SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: THE MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM HELPS FAMILIES LIKE HIS ACCESS HEALTHCARE, FOOD, HOUSING, AND OTHER SERVICES.

ON A RECENT MORNING AT A NORTH COUNTY SCHOOL, A MOBILE CLINIC PROVIDED DENTAL CARE.

PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

>> THEY PROVIDED US WITH OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS LEARNING ABOUT MATH, READING.

THEY GAVE US TUTORING WHEN WE STRUGGLED BECAUSE MY PARENTS DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ENGLISH OR EVEN GO TO SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL PROGRAM DATES BACK TO THE 1960s.

IN CALIFORNIA'S MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM, IT'S THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY.

ONE IN THREE MIGRANT STUDENTS IN THE U.S. LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.

THEIR PARENTS WORK IN THE AGRICULTURE, DAIRY, FISHING, LUMBER INDUSTRIES, MOVED TO FIND SEASONAL JOBS.

DIRECTING THE MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

SHE SAYS FREQUENT MOVEMENT CAN DISTRIBUTE KIDS' EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE.

>> THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE WITHOUT THE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH OR FACILITATING SOME OF THESE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

WHAT I ENVISION IN MY MIND ARE CHILDREN SITTING AT SCHOOL WHO ARE NOT REALLY DOING WELL AND NOT THRIVING, THEREFORE NOT LEARNING.

I THINK THAT'S ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING.

>> Reporter: LAST MONTH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAID IT WAS WAITING TO DISPERSE MIGRANT EDUCATION FUNDS UNTIL FURTHER REVIEW.

ON FRIDAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TOLD NPR THAT IT WOULD RELEASE THE FUNDS TO STATES THIS WEEK.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS WAITING ON MORE THAN FIVE MILLION IN MIGRANT EDUCATION FUNDING.

>> WHILE I COUNT ON MY SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD TO KEEP GOING WHAT THEY CAN, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT HAVING THESE FUNDS RELEASED.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR CHILDREN HUNGRY, TIRED, EXHAUSTED, OR LEARNING.

>> Reporter: HEADED TO STANFORD UNIVERSITY THIS FALL, WHERE HE PLANS TO STUDY ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

HE CREDITS THE MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR KEEPING HIM ON A PATH TO SUCCESS.

>> CHILDREN WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS CAN BE VERY UNPREDICTABLE.

IT CAN REALLY CHANGE THE TRACK OF WHERE THEY GO IN LIFE.

LUCKILY FOR ME, MY PROGRAM WAS ONE THAT GUIDED ME DOWN A VERY GOOD PATH.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE HOPES HIS STORY IS AN INSPIRATION FOR HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS ARE IN THE FIELDS.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS SPURRED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL WILL RESULT IN THE LARGEST CUTS TO S.N.A.P.

IN THE PROGRAM'S HISTORY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS HOW THESE CUTS COULD IMPACT FAMILIES AND LOCAL GROCERY STORES.

>> Reporter: FOR THE LAST 86 YEARS, S.N.A.P.

HAS HELPED MILLIONS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES BUY NUTRITIOUS FOODS.

>> IT FILLS THEIR FOOD GAP FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: JAMES ZILLIAC IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR POVERTY RESEARCH.

HE SAYS S.N.A.P.

IS SERVED AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR LOCAL GROCERY STORES AND COMMUNITIES.

IN 2023, S.N.A.P.

ACCOUNTED FOR $124 BILLION IN SALES AT 260,000 RETAILERS.

HALF OF WHICH WERE AT SUPER STORES SUCH AS WALMART, WHILE A QUARTER WENT TO SUPERMARKETS.

IF RECIPIENTS NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO S.N.A.P., IT COULD LEAD TO AN ECONOMIC HIT FOR SOME COMMUNITIES.

>> THAT'S GOING TO REDUCE SPENDING AT THOSE LOCAL STORES.

THEREFORE IT COULD CREATE SOME ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND EVEN IN THE MOST EXTREME CASE, POTENTIAL CLOSURES OF THOSE MARKETS.

>> Reporter: HOUSE REPUBLICANS SAY THE NEW LAW WILL RESTORE INTEGRITY TO THE PROGRAM, AND BENEFIT GROCERS BY PUSHING MORE PEOPLE TO WORK.

NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS EXPAND TO PARENTS WITH CHILDREN OLDER THAN 13, AND PEOPLE AGES 55 TO 64.

BUT STUDIES SHOW WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR S.N.A.P.

DO NOT INCREASE EMPLOYMENT.

>> PEOPLE DON'T JUMP IN TO THE LABOR FORCE IN BIG DROVES WHEN THEY FIX IN FRONT OF WORK REQUIREMENTS.

BUT WHAT THEY DO TEND TO DO IS DROP OUT OF THE PROGRAM ALTOGETHER.

THEY'RE GOING TO BECOME MORE RELIANT ON FOOD PANTRIES OR CHURCHES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.

>> I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> FINANCIAL SCAMS TARGETING SENIORS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED AND MORE EXPENSIVE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER, HEIDI DE MARCO, HAS THE LATEST NUMBERS, AND WHAT'S BEING DONE TO FIGHT BACK.

>> Reporter: IN JUST THE FIRST HALF OF 2025, 747 OLDER ADULTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO SCAMS, LOSING NEARLY $70 MILLION.

>> WE'VE SEEN AN UPTAKE EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THESE SCAMS INVOLVED IS CONSIDERABLE.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER OVERSEES SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S ELDER JUSTICE TASK FORCE.

>> WHICH IS A GROUP THAT COMBINE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKERS, MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE FBI TO ADDRESS SCAMS AND FINANCIAL ABUSE CASES AGAINST OLDER ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE TOP SCAMS INCLUDE ROMANCE SCHEMES AND BOGUS INVESTMENT OFFERS.

>> Reporter: OUR NUMBER ONE SCAM IS BANK INVOLVED SCAMS, WHERE THEY'RE CONNECTING THE INDIVIDUAL THROUGH THE COMPUTER SAYING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.

I NEED TO ACCESS YOUR BANK ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW AND LET ME GET INTO IT.

>> Reporter: MANY VICTIMS NEVER RECOVER FINANCIALLY.

>> ONCE THIS ABUSE HAPPENS, OFTENTIMES THEY ARE IN FINANCIAL DESPAIR.

MANY HAVE EITHER LOST ALL OF THEIR LIFE SAVINGS, SOME HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES.

>> Reporter: TO HELP FIGHT BACK, THE TASK FORCE LAUNCHED OPERATION COUNTERSTRIKE IN 2024 TO RECOVER STOLEN FUNDS.

>> SINCE 2024, WE'VE RECOVERED OVER $9 MILLION FOR OUR VICTIM.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS URGE OLDER ADULTS TO STAY VIGILANT AND VERIFY BEFORE YOU CLICK SEND OR SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION.

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF FRAUD, CALL THE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES HOTLINE AT 1-800-339-4661.

HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU WERE ON THE FENCE ABOUT ADOPTING A NEW PET, THIS MIGHT HELP TIP THE SCALES.

SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY ANNOUNCE TODAY IT WILL CUT ADOPTION FEES IN HALF DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

ALL FEES WILL BE WAIVED ON AUGUST 23.

IT'S PART OF ITS CLEAR THE SHELTERS CAMPAIGN.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS 900 PETS READY FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION.

THEY ARE OPEN FOR WALK-IN ADOPTIONS TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE SITUATION THERE AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY LATER THIS WEEK.

>>> IT'S A RIGHT OF PASSAGE.

DOZENS OF SAN DIEGO JUNIOR LIFE GUARDS TOOK A LEAP OFF THE PIER IN LA JOLLA.

DRAWING ATTENTION TO WATER SAFETY.

PRESIDENT OF THE PREVENT DROWNING FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO, RONAN GRAY, SAYS IT HELPS THE JUNIOR GUARDS BUILD CONFIDENCE.

>> IT'S PART OF A LIFE GUARD'S JOB, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

IF SOMEBODY'S IN TROUBLE, THE LIFE GUARDS TRY TO TAKE THE SHORTEST DISTANCE ACROSS WATER TO GET TO THE PERSON, SO THAT COULD INCLUDE RUNNING DOWN THE BEACH, YOU KNOW, TAKING A SHORT PATH ACROSS THE WATER TO GET TO THEM.

BUT IT COULD ALSO INCLUDE RUNNING OUT ON ANY ONE OF OUR PIERS HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND JUMPING INTO THE WATER WITH THEIR FINS TO RENDER AID OR RESCUE SOMEBODY.

SO IT IS ACTUALLY A PART OF THE JOB.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT ALSO RAISES MONEY TO HELP FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE JUNIOR LIFE GUARD PROGRAM AND SWIM LESSONS FOR KIDS WITHOUT ACCESS.

>>> LATE SUMMER WEATHER IS HERE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THERE'S A HUGE CONTRAST AS WE OFTEN SEE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR FOR THE COAST TO THOSE INLAND STEAMY DESERTS.

TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT, 107 TO 110, 112, IN SOME OF THE HOTTEST OF LOCATIONS.

FIRE DANGER ALWAYS A CONCERN HERE WHEN WE GET INTO THE DRY SEASON.

THE WINDS ARE NOT TERRIBLY STRONG.

THIS IS NOT LIKE AN OCTOBER WIND EVENT.

BUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE PERSISTENT DRYNESS, ANY AFTERNOON BREEZE COULD FAN FLAMES, SO JUST BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

WE DO HAVE PATCHY MORNING FOG AND THAT DAILY RHYTHM OF COASTAL CLOUDS EARLY ON, GIVING WAY TO MORE SUNSHINE.

TONIGHT, WE'LL DO THAT AGAIN, NEAR THE COAST WITH A LOW OF 64 DEGREES.

CLOUDS INCREASE.

THEN WE'LL SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

WE'RE PRETTY FAR FROM ANY ACTUAL RAIN.

SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE ON THE MAP HERE FOR THE MONSOON REGIONS, PORTIONS OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, UP INTO THE SIERRA, WAY TO OUR NORTH.

BUT LOCALLY, WE EXPECT TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE HEAT OUT THERE.

IT WILL BE A HOT ONE IN ROMONA AT 94.

MOUNT LAGUNA, MORE RELIEF UP THERE WITH SOME EXTRA ELEVATION UNDER YOUR FEET AT 76 DEGREES FOR OUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE COAST TO AROUND THE MID- 70s.

STATION UP INTO OCEANSIDE, PLACES LIKE SOLANO BEACH, LOOKING GREAT, CHULA VISTA, 76.

MORE OF THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN U.S. WILL BE DRIER ON THURSDAY.

EVEN THE SIERRA SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE GONE BY THEN.

THE MONSOON MOISTURE, A LITTLE MORE RESTRICTIVE FAR TO OUR EAST.

AS WE LOOK AT THE FORECAST HERE, MID-70s CONSISTENTLY.

MAYBE A SMIDGE WARMER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

MID TO UPPER 70s FOR THE WEEKEND WITH THE MORNING CLOUDS, A LOT OF AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.

INLAND AREAS HERE, GETTING PRETTY STEAMY.

TEMPERATURES RISING SLOWLY THROUGH THE MID-80s.

UPPER 80s MOST AFTERNOONS INCLUDING ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, WE HAVE MORE RELIEF HERE.

WE'LL BE DEALING WITH READINGS INTO THE 70s.

WARMER INTO SUNDAY WITH A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE.

IN THE DESERT, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE STRUGGLING TO FIND ANYTHING COMFORTABLE.

TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 108 AND 113.

VERY HOT.

HAZY SUNSHINE.

A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE.

MAKE SURE IF YOU'RE DOING ANYTHING IN ANY OF THESE HOT LOCATIONS, TAKE PLENTY OF WATER, AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO KEEP EVERYBODY HYDRATED WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT.

FOR ACCUWEATHER, I'M JEFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> STILL SOMETHING CARTOONISH GOING INTO THE CORNERS.

TODAY'S CARTOONS ARE MADE USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY.

IN THE YEAR'S PAST, IT WAS A PAIN STAKING PROCESS OF PAINTING INDIVIDUAL PICTURES ON PANELS.

I VISITED AN EXHIBIT THAT TAKES YOU BACK IN TIME WHEN CARTOONS WERE MADE ENTIRELY BY HAND.

>> Reporter: INSIDE THE EC GALLERY AND THE HEART OF THE GAS LAMP, ONE EXPECTS TO FIND FINE ART.

BUT WHEN THIS ART WAS CREATED, IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE SEEN LIKE THIS.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ >> I HAD NO IDEA THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE HERE.

>> Reporter: RUTH ANNE THORN OWNS EC GALLERY.

SHE'S BEEN AN ART DEALER FOR 30 YEARS.

SHE SAYS SHE'S BEEN THINKING ABOUT HAVING A DISPLAY THAT WOULD TELL THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION.

THEN, THE RIGHT GUY CAME ALONG, FOR HER TO MAKE THAT DISPLAY HAPPENED.

>> I WAS INTRODUCED TO A GENTLEMAN WHO HAS BEEN COLLECTING FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

HE'S GETTING UP THERE, AND HE WAS AT A POINT WHERE IT WAS TIME FOR HIM TO LET GO OF HIS PRECIOUS COLLECTION.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE A FAN OF PRE-DIGITAL ANIMATION, THE MORE THAN 100 WORKS HANGING ON THESE WALLS WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO A DIFFERENT DAY.

AN ERA WHERE DISNEY, LATER WARNER BROTHERS WERE THE GOLD STANDARD OF BRINGING ANIMATION SALES INTO FULL CARTOON GLORY.

>> I DIDN'T EXPECT HOW IT WOULD FLOOD MY EMOTIONS BECAUSE IT TAKES YOU BACK TO A TIME THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT SIMPLER.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT TOOK US AWAY, THAT MADE US LAUGH.

>> Reporter: LOOKING AT THESE LITTLE MOMENTS, FROZEN IN TIME.

THE LAUGHS ECHO ACROSS THE YEARS.

BUGS BUNNY'S SMIRK WHEN HE REALIZES THE BUNNY ALWAYS WINS.

LOOK AT THIS PIECE OF WORK BLENDING OLD AND NEW.

ONE THOUSAND OF THESE REMARKABLE PIECES WITH ORIGINAL AUDIO FROM 1957'S WHAT'S OPERA, DOC, WERE PRODUCED IN THE 90s.

HERE, A PROTOTYPE OF WHAT WERE TO BE TOYS BASED ON THE BUGS AND ELMER FUDD CHARACTERS FROM THOSE CARTOONS.

THE CHARACTERS WERE NEVER MADE.

SPANNING DECADES OF CARTOON HISTORY FROM EARLY MICKEY MOUSE UP TO THE 60s, 70s, AND EVEN 80s WITH FAMILIAR CHARACTERS LIKE MIGHTY MOUSE.

REMEMBER, HE'S COME TO SAVE THE DAY.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT OF SOMEBODY'S IMAGINATION, THEY'RE AN ARTIST, AND THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT OH, HOW CAN I TURN A MOUSE INTO SOMETHING THAT'S HUMAN.

SOMETHING PEOPLE COULD RELATE WITH, AND THAT COMES FROM THE MIND, AND THEN IT'S DRAWN OUT.

THEN FROM THERE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CELLS THAT ARE MADE.

>> Reporter: CELLS LIKE THIS.

AMONG THE MOST HISTORIC YEAR, ONE OF 20,000 NEEDED TO MAKE "SNOW WHITE" IN 1937.

CELLS THAT BROUGHT MEMORIES RUSHING IN.

THE CELLS IN ACTION.

♪ MAKE A WISH INTO THE WELL.

THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO ♪ ♪ YOUR WISH WILL SOON COME TRUE ♪ >> Reporter: IF YOU HAVE A WISH TO BE TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER PLACE, A WONDERLAND OF THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ANIMATION, YOU'RE INVITED TO STOP BY, TAKE IT ALL IN.

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE MEMORIES OF YOUR HEART.

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