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I'M ELIZABETH SANCHEZ IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

NEXT YEAR YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PARKING IN BALBOA PARK.

THE OFFICIAL START DATE IS JANUARY 5th.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE RATES ON TUESDAY.

>> Reporter: THE COUNCIL HAD ALREADY SET DAILY AND HOURLY PARKING RATES FOR BALBOA PARK, BUT IT ALSO ASKED CITY STAFF TO OFFER QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL PARKING PERMITS FOR FREQUENT PARK VISITORS.

THOSE WILL COST CITY RESIDENTS $30 PER MONTH, $60 PER QUARTER, OR $150 PER YEAR.

NON-RESIDENTS WILL PAY TWICE THAT AMOUNT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAWN ELA RIVERA SAYS THE CHARGES ARE NECESSARY TO AVOID PAINFUL CUTS TO CITY SERVICES.

>> WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE FOLKS TO PARK, YOU SHOULD EXPECT CLEAN BATHROOMS.

YOU SHOULD EXPECT A BETTER EXPERIENCE.

AND I BELIEVE IN OUR CITY EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER YOU -- DELIVER THAT WHEN WE ADEQUATELY RESOURCE THIS CITY.

>> Reporter: FOR DAILY PARKING USERS RATES WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED LOTS AND PARKING WOULD STILL BE FREE, AT LEAST FOR THREE HOURS, AT THE LOWER INSPIRATION POINT LOT.

THE CITY PLANS TO USE SOME OF THE NEW PARKING REVENUE TO INCREASE FREQUENCIES ON THE FREE SHUTTLE THAT RUNS THROUGHOUT THE PARK.

STILL, THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED AGAINST THE PLAN, SAYING THEY JUST WANTED PARKING TO REMAIN FREE.

>> FIRST, THERE'S THE PRICE.

PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE COST OF LIVING.

MANY CANNOT AFFORD THIS.

SECOND, THERE'S THE PRINCIPLE.

THIS FEELS LIKE AN ADMISSION CHARGE TO BALBOA PARK, AND THAT REALLY RUBS PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY.

>> Reporter: THE PARKING RATES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY PROPOSED.

THAT'S LIKELY TO CREATE A BUDGET GAP IN THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> OVERALL TONIGHT WE'RE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 50s ONCE AGAIN.

THE CLOUDS, THEY'VE BEEN STICKING AROUND.

THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE MORE STORM TO TALK ABOUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE END OF THE WEEK.

REALLY THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO START TO SEE THAT RAIN IN SAN DIEGO.

AND EVEN FURTHER INLAND.

BUT I'LL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT COMING UP.

>>> CHULA VISTA RESIDENTS WILL BE GETTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THEIR POLICE OFFICERS INTERACT WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS.

KPBS SOUTH BAY REPORTER KORI SUZUKI SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT TO DEVELOP A NEW DISCLOSURE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: IN AUGUST I.C.E.

AGENTS ARREST AID PARENT OUTSIDE CAMARENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN EAST CHULA VISTA.

VIDEOS SHOW FEDERAL AGENTS IN MASKS AND TACTICAL GEAR STOPPING TRAFFIC.

THE PARENTS' CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT.

NOW THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL IS TRYING TO GIVE THE PUBLIC GREATER AWARENESS OF HOW FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS ARE OPERATING IN THE CITY.

COUNCIL MEMBER CESAR FERNANDEZ LED THE PUSH FOR THE RESOLUTION.

>> SOMETIMES WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THERE'S I.C.E.

ACTIVITY HAPPENING IN THE CITY.

BUT IF THE DEPARTMENT WERE TO LEARN OF IT THEY NEED TO REPORT IT IN A TIMELY FASHION.

>> Reporter: THE RESOLUTION ALSO INCLUDED OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

THE COUNCIL ASKED CITY STAFF TO EXPLORE PARTNERING WITH LEGAL AID GROUPS AND APPROVED PLANS FOR A CITY-RUN KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CAMPAIGN.

COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED 4-0 IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION.

MAYOR JOHN McCANN, THE COUNCIL'S LONE REPUBLICAN, ABSTAINED.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS DISCLOSURE PROCESS WILL LOOK LIKE.

BUT FERNANDEZ SAYS HIS HOPE IS TO PROVIDE CLARITY FOR BOTH POLICE OFFICERS AND RESIDENTS.

>> IT PROVIDES THAT TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC AND ULTIMATELY CREATES MORE TRUST FOR RESIDENTS IN OUR STEEP.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA'S RESOLUTION IS THE LATEST EFFORT BY A CITY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO PROTECT IMMIGRANTS AMID THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S AGGRESSIVE MASS DEPORTATION CAMPAIGN.

SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE AND VISTA HAVE ALL PASSED SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS.

I.C.E.

HAS ALREADY ARRESTED AT LEAST 35 PEOPLE IN CHULA VISTA THIS YEAR.

ACCORDING TO THE DEPORTATION DATA PROJECT.

MORE THAN HALF OF THEM HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED OR CONVICTED OF A CRIME.

KORI SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN NORTH COUNTY THE CITY OF VISTA APPROVED PROVISIONS TO EXTEND ITS SANCTUARY CITY POLICIES.

DESPITE BEING THE ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA LAST NIGHT, THE COUNCIL MEETING TOOK FIVE HOURS.

THE PROVISIONS PASSED IN A 3-2 VOTE.

ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE CHANGES RESTRICTS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM WORKING WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENCIES ON CITY-OWNED OR CONTROLLED PROPERTY WITHOUT A WARRANT.

THE DECISION WAS MET WITH A LOT OF SUPPORT BUT NOT FROM MAYOR JOHN FRANKLIN, WHO CALLED IT DISRESPECTFUL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> THIS IS SYMBOLIC IN A WAY BUT IT'S NOT.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT NORMALIZES THE DISRESPECT AND DISMANTLING OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> THIS RESOLUTION IS AN ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM FOR WHAT OUR CITY CAN DO AT A MOMENT IN TIME WHEN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE AFRAID AND LOOKING TO CITY LEADERSHIP TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO STAND WITH US.

>> THE OTHER POLICY CHANGES INCLUDE A NEW CLAUSE FOR FUTURE CITY CONTRACTS THAT WOULD STOP CONTRACTORS FROM SHARING WORKERS' INFORMATION WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES IF THEY AREN'T REQUIRED BY LAW.

VISTA WILL ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS INFORMATION AND INCLUDE IT ON THE WEBSITE.

>>> FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED IN MULTIPLE NORTH CAROLINA CITIES AS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN CONTINUES ACROSS THE U.S.

OVER 250 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN RAIDS IN CHARLOTTE JUST OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEW ORLEANS WITHIN WEEKS.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE DESCRIBED THE OPERATIONS IN CHARLOTTE AS, QUOTE, TARGETED INVESTIGATIONS.

SOME RESIDENTS SAY THEY WERE TARGETED JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE LATINO.

IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES HAVE DENIED CLAIMS AGENTS ARE PROFILING.

SATURDAY MORNING CHARLOTTE RESIDENT REBA HAMILTON STARTED RECORDING AS SHE WATCHED TWO WORKERS SHE'D HIRED TO DRAPE HER FRONT YARD TREE WITH LIGHTS SUDDENLY BE APPROACHED BY FEDERAL AGENTS WHO CAME OUT OF A GRAY MINI VAN, DOORS ALREADY AJAR.

>> THEY'RE LOOKING FOR BROWN PEOPLE, AND THEY FOUND SOME.

>> Reporter: THE INTERACTION LASTED MORE THAN A MINUTE AND THE AGENTS LEFT WITHOUT DETAINING ANYONE.

WITH OPERATIONS SPREADING BEYOND CHARLOTTE, PROTESTERS GATHERED IN RALEIGH AND DURHAM TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

>> WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS IN THE DETENTIONS IN CHARLOTTE AND HERE ARE PEOPLE BEING DETAINED NOT COMMITTING CRIMES BUT OUTSIDE OF THE GROCERY STORE OR PUMPING GAS OR HANGING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.

>> Reporter: DHS SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM SAID TUESDAY THE CHARLOTTE OPERATION WAS BASED ON PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIVE WORK, SPECIFICALLY CITING, QUOTE, A HIGH NUMBER OF CHILD ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND NEGLECT TYPE OF INSTANCES THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED OVER OUR WORK THERE.

GREGORY BOVINO THE TOP OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS IS EXPECTED TO HEAD TO NEW ORLEANS IN THE COMING WEEKS ACCORDING TO SOURCES.

>> I CAN QUESTION ANYONE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES AS TO THEIR CITIZENSHIP.

WE NEED REASONABLE SUSPICION TO MAKE AN IMMIGRATION ARREST.

YOU NOTICE I DID NOT SAY PROBABLE CAUSE NOR DID I SAY I NEED A WARRANT.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> VOICE FOR PEACE, A CALL FOR CHANGE IS A DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY SOMALI FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO.

IT HIGHLIGHTS HATE CRIMES AFFECTING IMMIGRANTS IN THE REGION.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER AUDY McAFEE TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW THE FILM USES PERSONAL STORIES TO SHOW THE IMPACT OF HATE AND HOW THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS MAKE UP ABOUT 22% OF SAN DIEGO'S POPULATION.

SOMALI FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO, OR SFS, FORMED IN RESPONSE TO THE INFLUX OF SOMALI IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING AFTER THE 1991 CIVIL WAR.

AT THAT TIME CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES WERE LIMITED.

MUSTAFA ZAHID IS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR SFS.

HE SAYS THE ORGANIZATION GREW FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.

>> AND IT STARTED AS A VOLUNTEER BASIS ACTUALLY.

THE FIRST PROGRAM WE EVER HAD IN THE YEAR 2000 WAS FOR OUR YOUTH.

THERE WAS A LARGE INCREASE OF GANG VIOLENCE WITHIN THE YOUTH AT THE TIME, AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE NEW FAMILIES THAT WERE COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY THERE WASN'T MUCH SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

SO WE STARTED WITH ACTUALLY OUR LION YOUTH PROGRAM, WHICH STANDS FOR LEADERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND IT GREW FROM THERE.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE SFS NOW OFFERS PROGRAMS AND N. YOUTH SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

WHILE THE ORGANIZATION INITIALLY FOCUSED ON THE SOMALI COMMUNITY, ZAHID SAYS SFS EXPANDED AS THEY SAW OTHER POPULATIONS FACE SIMILAR NEEDS.

>> OUR STAFF SPEAK OVER 15 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

WE SERVE OVER 20 DIFFERENT ETHNIC COMMUNITIES.

LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM 19 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: LAST SUMMER SFS RELEASED A DOCUMENTARY TITLED "VOICE FOR PEACE: A CALL FOR CHANGE," IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE'S STOP THE HATE PROGRAM.

THROUGH FIRSTHAND STORIES OF HATE CRIMES FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FEAR-BASED HEADLINES THE FILM SHOWS HOW IGNORANCE AND MISINFORMATION CAN HARM COMMUNITIES.

DESPITE THE TRAUMA THESE INCIDENTS CAUSE, SFS STAFF SAY TALKING OPENLY ABOUT THEM IS KEY TO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM.

ZAHID SAYS THAT OPENNESS BEGINS WITH EDUCATION.

>> IT'S EASY FOR YOU TO HATE SOMETHING YOU DON'T KNOW AND TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SOMETHING YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

BUT WITH THE RIGHT EDUCATION AND WITH THE RIGHT EXPERIENCES THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY NO LONGER BE IGNORANT.

AND WE REALIZED THAT WHEN YOU BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER AND YOU REALLY SHOW THEM THAT WE'RE REALLY ALL THE SAME, WE HAVE A LOT OF THE SAME FAMILY VALUES, FAITH VALUES, COMMUNITY VALUES AND EVERYONE REALLY JUST WANTS TO DO BEST FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, WE REALIZE THAT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL EFFECT ON THOSE WHO MAY HAVE HAD ONE OPINION BUT WITH THE RIGHT UNDERSTANDING CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE.

>> Reporter: THE STOP THE HATE PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO RISING HATE CRIMES IN CALIFORNIA.

IN 2021 THE STATE AWARDED $110 MILLION TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF HATE.

SFS USES A THREE-PART APPROACH WHEN SOMEONE EXPERIENCES A HATE CRIME.

EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

STAFF SAY THIS HELPS PEOPLE IDENTIFY AND PROCESS WHAT HAPPENED.

SINCE MANY DON'T REALIZE THEIR EXPERIENCE QUALIFIES AS A HATE CRIME UNTIL THEY TALK ABOUT IT.

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CAROLINA FESTO SAYS SFS GAVE HER THE SAME SUPPORT SHE NOW PROVIDES TO OTHERS WHEN SHE CAME TO THE U.S.

17 YEARS AGO.

>> I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THE PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE LIKE ME BACK THEN.

SO I CAN BE ABLE TO HELP THEM TO APPLY FOR THE RESOURCES.

BECAUSE THERE'S MANY RESOURCES OUT THERE THAT THE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE BARRIER.

SO I'M THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MY COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST 10,000 PEOPLE RELY ON SFS SERVICES EACH YEAR FROM CITY HEIGHTS TO CENTRAL SAN DIEGO, EL CAJON AND EAST COUNTY.

THIS PAST NOVEMBER THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED TWO FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A LAPSE IN SNAP BENEFITS.

FESTO ENCOURAGES ANYONE SEEKING HELP NOT TO HESITATE.

>> JUST SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE.

SHARE, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOUR WORDS.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS MORE POWERFUL BECAUSE FROM THERE IS VERY -- LIKE THE PEOPLE CAN GET EDUCATED.

TO YOUR MESSAGE.

SO I ENCOURAGE THEM TO NOT BE SCARED.

COME OVER TO SOMALI FAMILY SERVICE.

OUR DOORS IS OPEN.

WE CAN BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU.

OR WE CAN VISIT YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME TO US.

>> Reporter: AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE DOCUMENTARY, SFS BELIEVES FOCUSING ON SHARED VALUES CAN REDUCE DIVISION AND HATRED.

>> WE HAVE TO COMBAT THIS AS ONE, NOT AS SEPARATE PEOPLE.

WE'RE ALL UNITED AGAINST HATE.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH "VOICE FOR PEACE: A CALL FOR CHANGE" YOU CAN FILL OUT AN INTEREST FORM AT SOMALIFLEESERVICE.ORG.

AUDY McAFEE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR YEARS JACUMBA HOT SPRING RESIDENTS HAVE PUSHED BACK ON A SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT THAT WOULD SURROUND THE TOWN.

KPBS REPORTER ELAINE ALFARO SAYS THE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS THE TENSION BETWEEN THE NEED FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND PRESERVING A COMMUNITY'S HISTORY.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> Reporter: THE TEAL DOORS OF JACUMBA'S COMMUNITY CENTER WELCOME RESIDENTS EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY.

BEHIND THE DOORS TANYA WILKINS AND HER CREW OF VOLUNTEERS ARE HARD AT WORK.

CRAFTING A HOME-COOKED MEAL FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> AND IT'S BEEN AWESOME FOR ALL OF US JUST TO HAVE A PLACE TO GET TOGETHER TO VISIT.

>> Reporter: IT SERVES AS A SORT OF PUBLIC SQUARE FOR JACUMBA A BACKCOUNTRY TOWN HOME TO ABOUT 600 PEOPLE.

EARLIER THAT MORNING WILKINS STOOD IN A VACANT FIELD NEXT TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

SHE TALKS ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION SHE HAS TO HER HOME, ITS SPACES, RUGGED BEAUTY AND NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY.

>> I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS LONG LIKE WHISPERS AND VOICES AND CALM AND TOGETHER.

LIKE A SOFT SWIRL OF -- OF CREATION AND LIFE.

EVERYTHING -- EVERYTHING OLD UP TILL NOW.

BECAUSE IT'S ALL STILL HERE.

ALL OF THAT OLD ENERGY IS STILL OUT HERE.

>> Reporter: THAT OLD ENERGY WHICH ALSO BUBBLES UP THROUGH JACUMBA'S HOT SPRINGS IS PART OF WHAT KEEPS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

IT'S ALSO THE LIFEBLOOD OF THEIR ECONOMY.

HOWEVER, CHANGE IS COMING TO JACUMBA THAT COULD SOON MAKE IT LOOK AND FEEL A LOT DIFFERENT.

>> WE ARE IN THE FIELD THAT THEY WANT TO TURN INTO THE SOLAR FARM.

THE JACUMBA VALLEY RANCH SOLAR FARM.

AND THIS IS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF OUR -- OF OUR COMMUNITY CENTER.

IT'S GOING TO BE 15 FEET TALL.

>> Reporter: A MORE THAN 600-ACRE SOLAR PROJECT IS IN THE WORKS.

PLANS CALL FOR VAST ARRAYS OF SOLAR PANELS.

IF COMPLETED, WILKINS AND OTHERS FEAR IT WILL CAST A LONG SHADOW OVER JACUMBA AND EVERYTHING THAT MAKES IT SPECIAL.

>> IT CAN'T HAPPEN.

IT JUST CAN'T HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO APPROVED THE 90-MEGAWATT SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT BACK IN 2021.

ITS OFFICIAL NAME IS THE JACUMBA VALLEY RANCH ENERGY PARK, KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY AS JVR.

THE COMMUNITY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PROJECT IN 2021 BUT LOST.

>> THIS IS STILL NOT FAIR.

AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS MONTH THE COUNTY'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVED ONE OF THE FINAL PERMITS FOR JVR.

THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE SAID IN AN E-MAILED STATEMENT, "THE DEVELOPMENT COULD START ANY DAY NOW."

THERE IS LITTLE ARGUMENT IN JACUMBA ABOUT THE ONGOING NEED TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE ENERGY.

THE JVR PROJECT PROMISES TO PRODUCE A 20-YEAR SUPPLY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER.

ONE OF THE REGIONAL ENERGY PROVIDERS.

BUT RESIDENTS AND ADVOCATES SEE INEQUITIES.

WHILE SOME OF JVR'S ENERGY WILL GO BACK INTO JACUMBA, IT WILL ALSO POWER MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES FAR FROM THE TOWN.

BILL POWERS IS AN ENGINEER IN SAN DIEGO AND A BOARD MEMBER OF PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES.

HE'S A CRITIC OF HOW COMMUNITY POWER HANDLES THESE PROJECTS.

>> YES, THE JVR CONTRACT WILL BE PAID FOR BY THE JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S A CUSTOMER OF OURS.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY FUNDAMENTAL THAT WHATEVER PRICE IS NEGOTIATED FOR THAT CONTRACT WILL EITHER MAKE THE TOTAL BILL A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS.

THE PROBLEM IS WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

BECAUSE WE CAN'T SEE THE CONTRACT TERMS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER SENT KPBS A COPY OF THE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS A PPA.

BUT IT WAS HEAVILY REDACTED AND DID NOT CONTAIN KEY INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROJECT'S PRICE AND RATES.

>> WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GETTING THE LOWEST COST PPAs THEY CAN FIND.

IN FACT, IT WOULD REALLY HELP IN THE CASTE OF JVR TO KNOW ARE YOU AT LEAST GETTING A GOOD DEAL.

>> Reporter: KPBS REQUESTED AN INTERVIEW WITH SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER, BUT THEY DECLINED.

>> HEY, DON'T PUT THEM ALL CLOSE TOGETHER LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: JEFF OSBORNE IS A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER AND A LEADER OF THE COMMUNITY'S OPPOSITION.

>> IN TERMS OF SCALE WE THOUGHT IT WAS TOO BIG AND WE JUST WANTED IT TO BE SMALLER.

WE'RE NOT AGAINST ALL OF IT.

WE JUST FEEL LIKE THE DEVELOPER AND THE COUNTY COULD HELP US COME TO SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE.

>> Reporter: IN RECENT YEARS THE COUNTY REQUIRED THE DEVELOPER TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND THE PROJECT.

THE DEVELOPER BAYWARE AMERICAS ALSO CREATED A $4 MILLION COMMUNITY FUND.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM BAYWARE WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW IN TIME FOR THIS STORY BUT THEY SENT AN E-MAILED STATEMENT SAYING, "JVR ENERGY PARK WILL PROVIDE A ROBUST LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY, IMPROVING GRID RELIABILITY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY INCREASING ACCESS TO LOCAL SOURCES OF ENERGY."

COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY THEY'RE NOT GIVING UP.

OSBORNE SAID HE'S PREPARING ANOTHER SUIT.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALTRANS IS BUSY RECONFIGURING ON-RAMPS, OFF-RAMPS AND BIKE LANES IN GRANTVILLE.

IF YOU'VE DRIVEN ON FRIARS AND MISSION VALLEY ROAD, YOU'VE LIKELY SEEN THE ORANGE CONES.

THE CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN SEPTEMBER AND IS BEING PAID FOR BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO THROUGH DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AFTER NEW APARTMENTS WERE BUILT NEARBY.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES ADDING TURN LANES AT THE FREEWAY ENTRANCES AND WILL REQUIRE DRIVERS TO MAKE COMPLETE STOPS AND 90 DEGREE TURNS INSTEAD OF THE STOP AND GO CONFIGURATION.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SPOKE WITH FAMILIES FOR SAFE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO WHO LIKE THAT BIKE LANES ARE BEING ADDED ON BOTH SIDES OF FRIARS ROAD BUT WANT TO SEE MORE.

>> I WOULD BE HESITANT TO ENCOURAGE SOMEBODY TO RIDE ON A BIKE LANE THAT SPEEDS OF 45 MILES PER HOUR OR FASTER WHERE THERE'S THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC THERE IS WITHOUT PROTECTION.

PEOPLE MAY SAY NOBODY RIDES THEIR BIKE IN THIS AREA.

BUT IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFE PLACE TO RIDE THEIR BIKE IN THE AREA.

IF IT IS SAFE PEOPLE WILL COME.

>> THE PROJECT'S TOTAL COST IS $8 MILLION AND CONSTRUCTION IS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETE BY NEXT MONTH.

>>> WELL, WE'RE TRACKING ONE MORE STORM BEFORE WE GET TO THE END OF THE WEEK.

ABOUT NEWS, THOUGH, RAINFALL'S GOING TO BE LIGHTER COMPARED TO LAST WEEK.

WE'VE ALREADY PICKED UP MORE THAN TWO INCHES OF RAIN AT THE AIRPORT IN SAN DIEGO AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THAT WAS LAST WEEK.

NOW, RAINFALL TOTALS WE'RE TALKING TENTHS OF INCHES RATHER THAN AN INCH PLUS OVERALL.

WE WILL SEE SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW AS WELL.

AT LEAST SOME FLURRIES.

ALL ACCUMULATION IS REALLY GOING TO STAY LESS THAN A FOOT.

BUT WE DO GET DOWN TO PASS LEVEL FURTHER NORTH IN PLACES LIKE THE SIERRA.

BUT EVEN SOME OF OUR MOUNTAINS FARTHER INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SEE SNOW AS WELL.

LET'S TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, THOUGH.

TEMPERATURES IN THE 40s IN OCEANSIDE.

53 FOR SAN DIEGO.

30 FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

CLOUDS ACROSS THE BOARD WHICH ARE GOING TO STICK AROUND AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE PLACES LIKE SAN DIEGO, A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INLAND, CLOUDIER COMPARED TO WHEN WE GET TO BORREGO SPRINGS AND MOUNT LAGUNA.

TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s.

THE 30s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

AND THEN 65 FOR SAN DIEGO.

HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT AS FAR AS THE RAINFALL.

SO REALLY TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT WE'RE GOING TO START OUT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THEN THROUGH TOMORROW THINGS WILL SPREAD FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO FRIDAY AND THEN INTO SATURDAY THINGS WILL REALLY START TO MOVE INLAND BUT THE FOCUS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK AND START OF THE WEEKEND.

HERE'S A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR AND HOW ALL OF IT PLAYS OUT.

REALLY ZOOMED INTO THE SAN DIEGO AREA HERE.

WE START WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS BUT THEN THE MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL STARTS TO MOVE IN AS WE GET TO THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AND THEN TAKE A LOOK, WE MOVE FURTHER INLAND BUT SOME OF THE MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS DO REMAIN CLOSER TO THE COAST AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

THE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND, BECAUSE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HERE FROM HIGH PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT.

HOWEVER, WE'VE HAD SO MUCH MOISTURE, DON'T REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FIRE DANGER.

WE JUST HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER IMPACTS FROM THE WIND.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK THE AOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK HERE.

SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES START TO REBOUND BACK UP INTO THE UPPER 60s FOR THE WEEKEND OVERALL.

FURTHER INLAND WE DID SEE MORE OF THE SHOWERS CONTINUING SATURDAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING BUT THEN WE GET BACK TO THE 70s SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS FAR AS OUR TEMPERATURES.

LOOKING AT OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS, THERE'S THE RAIN AND THE SNOW AND THE FLURRIES BY SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 40s, THEN EVEN THE 50s AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT WEEK.

WE DO GET RAIN IN OUR DESERT REGIONS AS WELL.

WE COULD SEE SOME PONDING, SOME MINOR FLASH FLOODING BUT BETWEEN, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE KIND OF RAINFALL TOTALS THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK.

BACK INTO THE 70s AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS I'M ACCUWEATHER'S ANNA AZALIAN.

>>> CHECK OUT THE NEW INVESTIGATIVE PODCAST FROM KPBS.

IT'S CALLED "ONE OF THEIR OWN."

THE FIVE-EPISODE SERIES TELLS THE STORY OF SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICER SIERRA ESTRADA'S LIFE AND DEATH, THE INVESTIGATION THAT FOLLOWED, AND THE QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN TO THIS DAY.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE FIRST TWO EPISODES NOW AT KPBS.ORG/ONEOFTHEIROWN OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> I'M GEOFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE "NEWSHOUR" THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT COMES UNDER MORE SCRUTINY FOR HOW IT'S HANDLING THE JAMES COMEY CASE.

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

>>> WELL, ONE OF THE FIRST STAR PLAYERS FOR THE SAN DIEGO PADRES HAS PASSED AWAY.

THIS MORNING THE TEAM ANNOUNCED THE DEATH OF RANDY JONES.

HE EMERGED AS ONE OF THE BEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL IN THE MID 1970s WHEN HE WON THE CY YOUNG AWARD.

JONES SPENT DECADES IN SEVERAL ROLES WITH THE PADRES ORGANIZATION AND AS A BROADCASTER.

IN 2012 HE WAS A GUEST ON KPBS "EVENING EDITION" AND SHARED SOME OF HIS BASEBALL MEMORIES.

>> I'LL STILL GET GOOSEBUMPS, AND IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE I DID AN OPENING DAY.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING MORE THRILLING.

SOLD OUT CROWD, YOU GET OUT THERE ON THE FIELD AND YOU'RE LOOKING BACK UP AT 50,000 PEOPLE ENJOYING WATCHING YOU.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T ENJOY THAT, YOU MIGHT BE IN THE WRONG PROFESSION.

>> DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST ONE THAT YOU STARTED?

>> OH, YOU BET.

YEAH.

NUMBER 75 WAS MY FIRST OPENING DAY.

I JUST REMEMBER I WENT NINE INNINGS AND IT WAS STILL 0-0 AND I GOT A NO DECISION.

AND IT WAS RIGHT HERE AT JACK MURPHY STADIUM.

BUT I MEAN, I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

YOU JUST DON'T FORGET THOSE.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE GREAT THINGS, THE YEAR STARTS OUT RIGHT IS WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO.

>> RANDY JONES WAS 75.

YOU CAN WATCH MORE OF THAT INTERVIEW ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> A STREET IN MIRA MESA NOW BEARS THE NAME OF A LOCAL CIVIL RIGHTS ICON.

AS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SHOWS US, COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TO HONOR HER LEGACY OF FIGHTING FOR LGBTQ PLUS AND AAPI RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: THIS STREET IN MIRA MESA IS NOW KNOWN AS JULIA LA GATSBY WAY.

IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE SHE WAS A TRAILBLAZER FOR TRANS RIGHTS.

>> TWO, ONE!

[ CHEERS ] >> WHAT JULIA WAS ABLE TO DO IN HER LIFE MEANT THAT MORE PEOPLE GOT TO HAVE THE STORY THAT SHE LIVED.

>> Reporter: IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE TODAY COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TO HONOR JULIA LEGASPI.

SHE WAS AN ICON IN THE LGBTQ PLUS, FILIPINO AMERICAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS AT A TIME WHEN IMMIGRANTS AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES ARE UNDER ATTACK CHOOSING TO HONOR SOMEONE LIKE LEGASPI SENDS A POWERFUL MESSAGE.

>> SHE WAS ELEVATING SOMEONE WHO WAS AN IMMIGRANT TO THIS COUNTRY, SOMEONE WHO WAS A TRANSGENDER HISTORY MAKER AND ICON AND SOMEONE WHO WAS A DECENT HUMAN BEING TO LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW HOW IMPORTANT PEOPLE LIKE JULIA ARE TO COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS AND ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST TRANSGENDER PERSON TO BE APPOINTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE ZMOEG AND THE THIRD PERSON IN PUBLIC OFFICE IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

SHE SERVED ON THE CITY'S EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, THE COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AND THE SAN DIEGO AIDS MEMORIAL TASK FORCE.

>> IT'S OVERWHELMING.

>> Reporter: HER BROTHER KNOW AH LEGASPI WAS TOUCHED TO HAVE HIS SISTER HONORED IN SUCH A WAY AND ON WHAT WOULD BE HER BIRTHDAY.

SHE DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>> HAVING ALL MY GRANDKIDS GROWING UP AND SEEING THEIR GRANDMA'S JHIGS' NAME AND EMBEDDED ON THAT POLE, OF COURSE YOU CANNOT DESCRIBE THE FEELING.

>> Reporter: COUNCIL MEMBER KENT LEE REPRESENTS THIS AREA.

HE RECOMMENDED THE CITY DEDICATE THIS STREET IN HER HONOR.

>> FOR MANY OF US WITHIN THE ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY, I THINK THIS IS A REALLY WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN A TRAILBLAZER FOR ALL OF THEM.

>> Reporter: LEGASPI WAS A PIONEER FOR TRANS RIGHTS, FIGHTING THE CITY OVER ITS CROSS-DRESSING LAW.

>> THANKS TO HER ADVOCACY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO REPEALED DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES, POLICIES LIKE SAN DIEGO'S CROSS-DRESSING LAW, A PART OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT HAD TARGETED TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR DISPROPORTIONATELY FOR DECADES.

>> Reporter: LE GASPI PASSED AWAY IN APRIL AND NOW A STRETCH OF MIRA MESA BEARS HER NAME, MARKING HER AS A PART OF THE FABRIC OF SAN DIEGO JUST LIKE SHE MADE A MARK ON THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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