>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH AIR RESTORATION.

REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE CALLING OUT INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR CANCELING HOMEOWNER POLICIES AND URGING THE STATE TO TAKE ACTION.

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STATE FARM WAS CALLED OUT BY THE BOARD AS A BAD NEIGHBOR FOR ITS PLANS TO DROP POLICIES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, LEAVING HOMEOWNERS AND BUILDERS WITH FEW OPTIONS.

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>> Reporter: THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IN SAN DIEGO.

HE GAVE US A TOUR OF A PROJECT HE'S WORKING ON A NEW ROLE THIS STUFF.

WHEN IT COMES TO FIRE MITIGATION, HE'S CHECKING ALL OF THE BOXES.

>> FIRE HYDRANTS.

SPRINKLERS.

UPSIZING YOUR WATER METERS.

CLEARING YOUR LAND.

DOING THEN AROUND.

>> Reporter: ALL THE FIRE PROTECTION ADDS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO A PROJECT.

>> THE CHANCE OF THESE THINGS GETTING CAUGHT IN A FIRE ARE PRETTY SLIM BECAUSE OF ALL THE MEASURES WE HAVE TAKEN.

>> Reporter: DESPITE EFFORTS, CAVANAUGH IS ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS UNABLE TO GET FULL INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THEIR HOMES.

>> IT ADD SALT TO THE WOUND WHEN YOU CAN'T GET INSURANCE, SPECIFICALLY FOR FIERY EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE TAKEN THE MEASURES.

>> Reporter: YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PROJECTS PLACED ON HOLD BECAUSE HOMEOWNERS ARE UNABLE TO GET INSURANCE.

HE THINKS THIS WILL BEGIN HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE HOUSING CRISIS AND ECONOMY.

>> IF YOU SLOW DOWN, GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE MAKING MONEY.

SUBCONTRACTORS AREN'T MAKING MONEY.

THE RESTAURANTS THAT FEED THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE MAKING MONEY THE RIPPLE EFFECT WILL BE DEVASTATING.

>> Reporter: OLDER HOMES AND OLDER HOMEOWNERS ARE ALSO IMPACTED.

>> OLDER ADULTS ON FIXED INCOME FINDING NEW COVERAGE CAN BE CONFUSING.

IT FINANCIALLY CRIPPLING OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE.

IT JEOPARDIZES THEIR ABILITY TO STAY IN THEIR HOME, PRESERVE THEIR LIFE SAVINGS AND THE LOSS OF SOMETHING THEY WORK THEIR LIFE TO PRESERVE.

>> OUR ABILITY TO LOCALLY AFFECT CHANGE ON THIS ISSUE AND LIMITED.

THE STATE INSURANCE SYSTEM IS BROKEN AND THERE IS DIFFICULT WORK AHEAD.

>> Reporter: TARA LAWSON IS TRYING TO TAKE SOME ACTION AS THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ATTEMPTS TO NEGOTIATE AND STABILIZE THE INSURANCE MARKETPLACE SHE PRESENTED A RESOLUTION DURING TUESDAY'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TO OPPOSE THE CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE POLICIES BY LARGE COMPANIES.

IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

WHILE IT WON'T BRING ANY IMMEDIATE CHANGE, SHE SAID IT SYMBOLIZES THE SUPPORT FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS THE STATE TRIES TO MODERNIZE THE INSURANCE SYSTEM.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> IT'S TENDING TO HUNT THE COASTLINE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT WE WILL GRADUALLY START TO SEE A BIT OF A SHIFT HERE AS WE HAD OUR WAY HEADING TOWARDS THE WEEKEND THAT WILL BEGIN TO FAVOR INCREASING AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE.

OF COURSE WITH SUNSHINE WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON OUR TEMPERATURES LATER ON THIS WEEK AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW COMING UP HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>> A PLAN TO ESTABLISH A LONG- TERM -- COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTED 4-1 TO USE $19.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE NEW MICRO TRANSITION.

THE MIGRANT WELCOME CENTER CLOSED AFTER IT RAN OUT OF FUNDING FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AND SINCE THEN BORDER PATROL HAS RESUMED.

>> WE HAVE GIVEN THE COUNTY FEEDBACK THAT WE BELIEVE THE PERMANENT STRUCTURE WAS A LITTLE MORE ISOLATED, IS IN THE IDEAL ROUTE.

SINCE THE WELCOME CENTER CLOSED IN FEBRUARY WE WELCOMED OVER 40,000 MIGRANTS HERE AT THIS STATION ALONE AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH PROVIDING THEM BASIC INFORMATION TO MOVE ON TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE GENERAL RESERVISTS EXPECTED -- NOT UNTIL 2026 ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO DO SO IN JUNE CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE POLLUTION AND RECORD LONG BORDER WAIT TIMES ARE CLEAR SIGNS OF THE FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF A THREE PIPE THEORY GUSTAVO EXPLAINS HOW MEXICO'S UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COULD IMPACT THESE ISSUES.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE SIGN -- THIS IS THE SOUND OF THE BUILDING CRUMBLING TO THE GROUND.

IT'S JUST ONE SIGN OF THE CITY'S INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE OTHER SIDE INCLUDE OUTDATED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS DUMPING RAW SEWAGE INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

FOR THOUSANDS OF CARS WAITING UP TO FOUR HOURS TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO SAN DIEGO.

ALL OF THIS COMES FROM DECADES OF NEGLECT AND IS CAUSING SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FROM OCEAN CONTAMINATION BECAUSE OF CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE, TOO HIGH RATES IN THOSE LONG LINES OF CARS WAITING TO CROSS THE BORDER BUT THINGS ARE CHANGING.

ALBEIT, SLOWLY.

>> IN TERMS OF INVESTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WE ARE ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF BIG INVESTMENTS.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS AT THE UNIVERSITY.

HE'S REFERRING TO HIGH PROFILE PROJECT LIKE A NEW BORDER CROSSING AND MUCH NEEDED REPAIRS TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SOUTH OF TIJUANA.

HOW THINGS CHANGE FROM HERE COULD DEPEND ON THE OUTCOME OF MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST THE TWO LEADING CANDIDATES IN THE JUNE 2nd ELECTION.

BOTH SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE HIGH PRIORITIES.

HOWEVER, THEY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY IN THEIR APPROACH TO THESE PROBLEMS.

HE SAYS THE POLITICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE CURRENT GOVERNOR COULD BRING MORE FEDERAL PESOS TO THE REGION THEY ARE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE POPULAR PARTY FOUNDED BY THE CURRENT PRESIDENT.

>> I THINK IF HE WINS, AND BECAUSE THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR BELONGS TO THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY COMMUNICATION WILL BE BETTER.

THE POLITICAL CONNECTIONS CAN ALSO HURT HER ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES LOPEZ HAS MADE DOMESTIC OIL PRODUCTION ONE OF THE MAJOR PRIORITIES AND IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO PIVOT TOWARDS CLEAN ENERGY.

>> THEY BELIEVE THAT OIL IS A VERY IMPORTANT ASSET FOR THE COUNTRY THAT STRENGTHENS YOUR SOVEREIGNTY.

TO SOME EXTENT HE MAY BE RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: EMBRACING THE OIL PRODUCTION IS AN EXAMPLE OF HIS BELIEF OF CENTRALIZED POWER ALSO SUPPORT PUTTING THE MILITARY IN CHARGE OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AND MANAGING THE BORDER.

MEANWHILE, A BELIEVER IN SMALL GOVERNMENT AND SHE'S LEARNED RESTRAINT OVER THOSE POLICIES.

>> SHE IS MORE OF AN ENGINEER AND REALLY HAS A USE FOR TECHNOLOGY SO IN GENERAL TERMS, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN TERMS OF OPERATIONS.

>> Reporter: DUBIOUS OF A MORE CENTRALIZED APPROACH.

>> THE MORE CENTRALIZED APPROACH MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULTY IN EMPOWERING LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND A MORE DECENTRALIZED APPROACH FOCUSING ON GRASSROOTS AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

PROVIDING BETTER SOLUTIONS IF THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: REGARDLESS OF WHO WINS, EXPERTS SAY THE BORDER REGION WILL GET MORE ATTENTION THAN IT HAS.

HE HAS NOT PRIORITIZED THE U.S./MEXICO RELATIONSHIP.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR U.S./MEXICO STUDIES AT UC SAN DIEGO.

>> I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE EVEN HAPPY AND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEM BECAUSE EITHER CHOICE IS VERY GOOD FROM MEXICO.

>> Reporter: ULTIMATELY, FERNANDEZ SAYS LOCAL COMMUNITY ALONG THE BORDER CANNOT DEPEND ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR EVERYTHING.

LOCAL LEADERS MUST ALSO STEP UP.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE FROM TIJUANA -- >> THEY HAVE TO GET A SENSE OF URGENCY AND DO THE THINGS.

>> Reporter: IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AT THAT LOCAL LEADERSHIP WILL EMERGE.

KPBS NEWS .

>> ALSO HOSTING A VIRTUAL CONVERSATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ABOUT THE ELECTION AND THAT AIRS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 29th ON KPBS.ORG ALONG WITH THE YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK PAGES.

TESTIMONY CONCLUDED TODAY AT THE HISTORIC CRIMINAL HUSH MONEY TRIAL IN NEW YORK THE DEFENSE RESTED AFTER CALLING JUST TO WITNESSES BUT WE STILL WILL HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST A WEEK FOR CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

JULIE PEMBROKE HAS ALL OF THAT.

>> Reporter: AFTER 20 DAYS BOTH SIDES HAVE FINISHED CALLING WITNESSES IN FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL.

>> I HAVE NO CHOICE.

>> Reporter: WITH ANOTHER GROUP OF ALLIES IN THE BACKGROUND TUESDAY MORNING, TRUMP ONCE AGAIN SLAMMED THE MERITS OF THE NEW YORK CASE AND THE JUDGE PRESIDING OVER IT.

HIS DEFENSE TEAM CALL JUST TO WITNESSES.

A PARALEGAL FROM ONE OF TRUMP'S ATTORNEYS AND ROBERT COSTELLO, A LAWYER CONNECTED WITH KEY PROSECUTION WITNESS MICHAEL COHEN.

DURING HIS TESTIMONY HE BUTTED HEADS THE JUDGE THREATENED TO REMOVE HIM FROM THE STAND AFTER HE AUDIBLY COMPLAINED TO THE QUESTIONS HE WAS BEING ASKED.

>> I WOULD SAY DON'T DO THE WHOLE FIGHT THE JUDGE THING THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP US AT THE END OF THE DAY THE SUBSTANCE OF THE TESTIMONY -- IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT, YOU'RE STILL RIGHT THERE.

IT'S IRREDEEMABLE.

>> Reporter: IS CHARGED WITH 34 COUNTS OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS TO COVER UP REIMBURSEMENT FOR A $130,000 PAYMENT MADE TO ADULT FILM STAR STORMY DANIELS TO KEEP HER FROM GOING PUBLIC ABOUT AN ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH TRUMP.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS DENIED THE AFFAIR AND PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THE CHARGES.

>> DESPITE REPEATEDLY SAYING HE WOULD BE WILLING TO TESTIFY IN HIS OWN DEFENSE, TRUMP DID NOT TAKE THE STAND.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE NEXT TUESDAY.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA PEMBROKE.

>>> SOME TERRIFYING MOMENTS TURNED DEADLY ABOARD A SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT OVERNIGHT.

A JET TOOK OFF IN VIOLENT TURBULENCE TOSSING AROUND PASSENGERS INSIDE.

AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER WAS KILLED AND SEVEN OTHERS HAVE BEEN CRITICALLY INJURED.

LAURA REPORTS.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS NOT THE LANDING PASSENGERS ABOARD THE SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM LONDON OVERNIGHT WERE EXPECTING.

AMBULANCES, TRIAGE TENTH AND A SWARM OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL TENDING TO DOZENS OF INJURIES SUFFERED BY THOSE ON BOARD WHEN VIOLENT TURBULENCE ROCKED THE JET MEDFLIGHT.

>> THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT WILL BE INVESTIGATED TO SEE WHETHER THE PILOTS HAD GOTTEN A WARNING THAT THEY WERE COMING INTO A DANGEROUS AREA.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST ONE FATALITY WAS REPORTED AFTER THE DIVERTED PLANE ORIGINALLY BOUND FOR SINGAPORE LANDED SAFELY IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

THE AIRLINE CONFIRMED THE DEATH IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST ADDING THERE WAS 211 PASSENGERS AND 18 CREW MEMBERS.

MOST OF THE INJURED PASSENGERS SUFFERED CUTS AND BRUISES THAN AN AIRPORT OFFICIAL, WHO ADDED THAT MANY ON THE JET WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AT THE TIME OF THE TURBULENCE.

THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION CONFIRMED IT HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT AND IN THE SAME STATEMENT SAID THEY WILL DEPLOY THEIR OWN SAFETY EXPERT -- TO THAILAND.

>> THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT FATIGUE TO THE STRUCTURE IT'S POSSIBLE THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE A TOTAL LOSS.

>> Reporter: THE AIRCRAFT MAKER RESPONDED TO THE DEADLY EVENT IN THEIR OWN STATEMENT SAYING THE COMPANY IS STANDING BY TO SUPPORT SINGAPORE AIRLINES, EXTENDS THEIR CONDOLENCES AND IS KEEPING ALL OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW IN THEIR THOUGHTS.

ALMOST 200 PASSENGERS ARE WAITING OTHER FLIGHTS TO THEIR DESTINATIONS WHILE SOME OF THE INJURED REMAIN AT LOCAL HOSPITALS.

>>> LATE -- STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE CLEARED CANADA'S CAFES TO OPEN.

THEY PASS THE BILL AND THESE BUSINESSES WOULD ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO BUY FOOD, COFFEE, NONALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND ENJOYS THE MUSIC A SIMILAR BILL WAS VETOED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM AFTER BUT THIS BILL WOULD PROHIBIT SMOKING IN AREAS WHERE FOOD IS SERVED.

TOURISM IN SAN DIEGO IS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC.

KATIE SAYS HOTELS AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ARE FINDING WAYS TO KEEP VISITORS IN TOWN ON WEEKDAYS.

>> THE TOURISM AUTHORITY KICKED OFF THIS SEASON AND LOCAL MASCOTS.

TOURISM IS A VITAL PART OF SAN DIEGO'S ECONOMY THIS ACTIVITY SUPPORTS ONE -- THE JOBS EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AND ITS RELATED ALL OF COURSE TO THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT WE GET TO CALL HOME.

WINNER TOURISM INDUSTRY TRIES THE ENTIRE SAN DIEGO REGION DRIVES.

>> IT ALSO FUNDS CITY SERVICES MORE THAN $170 MILLION IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES WENT INTO THE GENERAL FUND LAST YEAR.

>> WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MONEY AND STORM DRAINS IN THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.

MORE THAN 32 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT SAN DIEGO THIS YEAR THAT SLIGHTLY MORE THAN LAST YEAR IT STILL A FEW MILLION SHY.

THE DEMAND FOR HOTEL ROOMS WON'T REACH PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS UNTIL 2025.

BRET BAIER WITH THE LODGING ASSOCIATION SAYS IN THE MEANTIME THEY HAVE BEEN KEY TO FILLING ROOMS ON MIDNIGHT.

>> TAKING ADVANTAGE OF NOT JUST THE CONVENTION THAT BRINGING FAMILIES AND EXTENDING THEIR STAYS.

>> HOTELS ARE KEEPING VISITORS IN TOWN OFFERING PACKAGE DEALS FOR ATTRACTIONS LIKE THIS DO.

THIS YEAR MARKS ANNIVERSARIES OF SEVERAL SAN DIEGO TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, TURNS 20, LEGOLAND TURNS 25.

SEAWORLD TURN 60 AND THE BALBOA THEATER TURNS 100.

KPBS NEWS.

>> RETAIL SALES ARE FEELING THE PENSION OF CONSUMERS CHANGING THEIR SPENDING PRIORITIES SOME STORES ARE LOOKING FOR SUMMER SALES TO HEAT UP AND THEY SAY SOME AREAS CAN SEE MORE DISCOUNTS THAN OTHERS.

>> INFLATION HAS SLOWED BUT IT'S STILL TAKING A TOLL NEARLY 2/3 OF U.S.

HOUSEHOLDS ARE WORSE OFF LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF INFLATION ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE CONSUMERS REFOCUSING MORE ON NEEDS AND LESS ON WANTS.

THEY WILL BRING UP SALES AND SOMEWHERE SUSTAINED PRICES FROM SOME RETAILERS THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS.

>> Reporter: AHEAD OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND THAT THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER, TARGET SAYS SLASHING PRICES ON MORE THAN 5000 ITEMS TO DROP BACK CONSUMERS.

IKEA, H&M WHICH HAS ALSO SLASHED PRICES RECENTLY HOPING LOWER PRICES SPUR MORE SPENDING BOTH IN-STORE AND ONLINE.

>> COST OF CHILDCARE IS THAT.

COST OF FOOD IS UP.

OVERALL COST OF LIVING THAT'S CAUSING CONSUMERS TO BE A LITTLE MORE COST-CONSCIOUS.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN GIVE RETAILERS ABOUT TWO KEY SEASONS BACK TO SCHOOL ON THE HOLIDAYS TO CLOSE OUT THE YEAR THE FIRST MONTHS OF 24 HAVE GIVEN SOME RETAILERS JITTERS WITH RUNNING SLOWING DOWN.

RETAIL SALES STALLED IN APRIL UNCHANGED FROM MARCH AND APRIL SPENDING MISSED THE .4% INCREASE THEY PROTECTED ACCORDING TO FACTS THAT.

THE SAME MONTH ONE YEAR AGO RETAIL SALES SURGED BY 3%.

THE MANAGING EDITOR SAYS CONSUMERS CAN EXPECT DEALS IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS.

>> IT'S A BROAD SHOPPING HOLIDAY YOU WILL SEE DEALS ACROSS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES APPLIANCES, ELECTRONICS AND EVEN MATTRESSES AS WELL TO GOOD TIME TO PAY ATTENTION WHAT'S ON SALE.

THEY CLEAN OUT LAST YEAR'S ELECTRONIC STOCK AHEAD OF BACK TO COLLEGE AND BACK-TO-SCHOOL.

>> SALES ARE JUST IMPORTANT TO CONSUMERS BUT RETAILERS WHO OFFER THEM CONSUMER SPENDING ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE OVERALL U.S. ECONOMY.

>>> TWO YEARS AFTER WAS BOUGHT BY JAPANESE BEER MAKERS, TODAY UNVEILING A NEAR COMPLETION OF THE EXPANSION PROJECT.

KPBS ALEXANDRA A LOOK AT THE PROJECT.

THE LARGEST BREWERY IS ABOUT TO GET BIGGER.

TRYING TO BRING TEMPORARY IN 2022 THEY PLAN TO EXTEND THE FACILITY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THE COMPANY ADDED MORE TANKS AND PACKAGING LINES TO INCREASE CAPACITY.

>> WE HAD BIG PLANS.

IT'S THE INTERIM CEO HE SAYS THE COMPANY AIMS TO BECOME THE TEMPLARS LARGEST BREWERY IN THE NATION.

>> THAT'S A LOT OF WORK IN FRONT OF US BUT I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED I THINK THE TEAM HAS DONE SUCH A REMARKABLE JOB.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE INVESTED $60 MILLION AND EXPANDING THE FACILITIES 40 MILLION IN THE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA LOCATION AND 20 MILLION HERE.

THE $20 MILLION EXPANSION WILL DOUBLE BUT FOR THE CITY IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

>> FOR ASSETS JOBS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, REVENUE FOR THE CITY.

THE EXPANSION ADDING 125 JOBS LOCALLY.

THAT'S HELPING THE CITY CLOSE ITS BUDGET DEFICIT.

>> IT DOES HELP SOLVE IT.

SALES TAX IS THE LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE CITY.

HAVING THIS VAGUE PART OF THE ECONOMY HELPS.

>> Reporter: ALL BEERS SOLD IN THE U.S. WILL BE BREWED IN THIS COUNTRY.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE SAN DIEGO BREWERS GUILD SAYS THEY NEED RECOGNITION FOR THE CRAFT BEER SCENE.

STONE BREWING WAS AMONG THE PIONEERING CRAFT BREWERIES.

>> IT MEANS RECOGNITION AND THAT WE STILL HAVE SOMETHING HERE THAT PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF SAN DIEGO WANT TO CAPTURE AND THAT PARTNERSHIP GIVES STONE BREWING COMPANY MORE RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT TO BREED MORE COMMUNITY IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: WITH THE EXPANSION NEARLY COMPLETED, THE NEXT PHASE IS TO GROW BOTH BRANDS IN THE UNITED STATES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CLOUDS ALONG THE COASTLINE FOR TONIGHT SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS CAN SLIDE THEIR WAY INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING MAINLY DROPPING OFF INTO THE UPPER 50s.

CLOSER TO THE OCEAN SIDE.

OPENING THE INTERIOR WE WILL GET CLEAR AS WE DROP DOWN TO MID-60s A COUPLE OF CLOUDS AS WE FALL DOWN TO 48.

HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE CLOUDS BUT FAR WESTERN INTERIOR VALLEYS.

THAT WILL SHRINK IN THE CLOUDS WILL HANG ON THE LONGEST TOWARDS THE COASTLINE AS THEY WILL RETURN LATER ON WEDNESDAY EVENING TOWARDS THE OTHER BEGINNINGS THAT SLIGHT THEIR WAY BACK IN FROM THE COAST AND TOWARD SOME EMBLEM LOCATIONS.

HERE'S THE OVERALL.

IT'S A DRY DAY BUT THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDINESS HERE TO START, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST FOR A LESSER DEGREE TOWARDS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 AND THURSDAY AND WILL ALSO BE DRY.

STARTING OUT WITH SOME CLOUDINESS THAT RIGHT BEYOND US WE WILL START TO NOTICE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUNSHINE TOWARD THE COAST AND THAT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES PERHAPS TO CLIMB A BIT HERE AND THERE RIGHT AROUND 69 TO 70 DEGREES WE WILL ALSO NOTICE LESS FOGGINESS HERE TOWARDS THE EMBLEM LOCATIONS AS WE WORK TOWARDS THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

AS WE HAD OUR WAY TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THIS IS WHERE WE WILL SEE CHANGES KICKING IN.

67 DEGREES WE ARE STARTING TO WARM THINGS BACK UP.

THERE WILL BE SOME WIND TO CONTEND WITH LATER ON IN THE WEEK.

SATURDAY OVER THE DESERT AND A WARM-UP AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWSHOUR, RUDY GIULIANI IS ONE OF A DOZEN TRUMP ALLIES CHARGED IN ARIZONA FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN A F TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR.

101 DOESN'T TRUMP ALLIES CHARGED IN ARIZONA FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE FOR A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS HELPING AT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO CITY PARKING LOT.

IT'S PERSONAL.

TONIGHT KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER HAS THE STORY OF A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM HELPING THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST.

>> Reporter: BEHIND A PIECE OF DELICIOUS BIRTHDAY KICK AND EVEN IN THE HANDS HOLDING SLICES OF PIZZA, OUR FACES WE CANNOT SHOW YOU.

HONORING THE PRIVACY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PERMANENTLY HOUSED RIGHT NOW.

THEY ARE SUPPORTED AND LIVE IN ONE OF SIX SAFE PARKING LOT RUN BY THE SAN DIEGO JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE.

THIS THOUGHT ADJACENT TO THE ROSE CANYON OPERATION YARD IS A PARTNERSHIP FUNDED BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

THE STATE DONATED ONE DOZEN CAMPERS TO THE CITY, WHICH THEN DESIGNATED THEM SPECIFICALLY FOR FAMILIES NEEDING HOUSING.

SOMETHING MANY OF THEM NEVER NEED AT BEFORE.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS MANY OF THEM HAVE JOBS, THERE STILL AN INCOME GAP.

WE ARE TRYING TO CONNECT THEM TO OTHER RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: 18-YEAR-OLD MARIE WANTED TO SHOW US WHO SHE IS SO SHE CAN TELL HER STORY.

IT'S INSPIRING.

>> AS OF RIGHT NOW I'M HOMELESS.

I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE OF BEING HOMELESS IT DOESN'T STOP ME.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS SHARED THIS CAMPER WITH HER MOM AND TWO SIBLINGS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHILE SHE FINISHES HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'VE HAD STRAIGHT A's ALL SCHOOL YEAR.

>> Reporter: SHE'S TWO WEEKS FROM GRADUATING AND PLANS TO ATTEND MIRAMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND START A DEGREE IN BUSINESS ALL WITH THE HELP OF MENTORS SHE MET HERE AT THE SAFE PARKING LOT.

>> THEY SAID YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW BUT GOING INTO COLLEGE HE WILL FIGURE IT OUT.

YOU COULD DO DIFFERENT THINGS, SWITCH YOUR MAJORS, STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT I DO KNOW I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE.

>> YOU SEE THEIR ABILITY AND THEIR TALENT.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MENTORS IS RITA SCHAFER, A RETIRED TEACHER WHO LED A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS HELPING CHILDREN HERE WITH THEIR HOMEWORK AND HOPE.

THEY BRING FOOD, TOILETRIES AND WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO GO NEXT.

>> SOME TIME THE FACE WERE LOOKING FOR MOVED ON WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY WENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT HER PRIVILEGE TO KNOW AND THEY'VE MOVED ON AND UP SO LET'S HAVE THE NEXT FAMILY COME IN AND WE GO OKAY.

>> IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PEOPLE FEELING BAD FOR YOU OR STUFF LIKE THAT.

PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO HELP YOU.

THEY GENUINELY WANT TO HELP YOU.

TAKE THE HEALTH.

>> SOME DAYS THEY PLAN TO PAY FORWARD TOO.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> VOLUNTEER GROUPS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING DONATIONS CAN CONTACT THE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE VOLUNTEER.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WERE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

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