>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANY, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP WILL TAKE OFFICE IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS, AND HE IS ALREADY PROMISING BROAD TERRACE ON CANADA AND MEXICO.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE TWO COUNTRIES ARE ALSO OUR BIGGEST TRADING PARTNERS.

ALEXANDER DEGREE AND SPEND TWO EXPERTS WHO SAID SAN DIEGO, CLOSE TO THE BORDER, COULD BE HIT HARD.

>> EVERY DAY, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOODS CLOSE TO THE PORT OF ENTRY, EVERYTHING FROM FRESH PRODUCE THE CARPORTS TO MANUFACTURED GOODS.

TRUMP RECENTLY ANNOUNCED UNTRUTH SOCIAL HE WOULD IMPOSE A 25% TARIFF ON CANADA AND MEXICO ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE.

>> EXPECTS THE COST OF GUACAMOLE TO GO UP.

>> PETER IS A TRADE POLICY EXPERT AT THE UC SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF STRATEGY AND POLICY.

HE SAYS CALIFORNIA IMPORTS ABOUT $500 MILLION EFFORTS AND VEGETABLES FROM MEXICO EACH YEAR.

TARIFFS COULD PUSH UP PRICES AT GROCERY STORES AND RESTAURANTS.

>> THE COST OF MAKING FOOD IS EXTREMELY HIGH IN TERMS OF INPUTS OF THINGS LIKE FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER IMPORTS.

NOW SHOWING UP DIRECTLY.

>> THAT'S CONCERNING FOR CHRISTIAN, WHO OWNS A SEVERAL RESTAURANTS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS ALREADY OPERATES ON VERY SLIM MARGINS.

>> THE PROFIT MARGIN IS BETWEEN THREE AND 5%.

HIGHER COSTS WILL BE PASSED TO CUSTOMERS.

>> IMAGINE TRYING TO PAY FOR A 19, 20, 20 SOMETHING DOLLAR BURGER, AND YOU STILL HAVE TO INCREASE THAT.

THAT DOES NOT SIT WELL, YOU KNOW.

>> HE SAYS 20+ DOLLARS FOR A HAMBURGER IS HIGH AND RESTAURANT RACES.

USDA ECONOMIST ALAN SAYS THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH COSTS RESTAURANT CAN PASS ON TO CONSUMERS.

>> THEY WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED, TOO, IN TERMS OF PROFITABILITY.

THAT MIGHT EVEN CAUSE RESTAURANTS TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS.

>> IF THEY CLOSE THE NEWEST RESTAURANT, THAT WOULD BE A LOSS OF 20 JOBS.

MATCHES THE FOOD INDUSTRY IS AFFECTED.

THE TECH INDUSTRY COULD ALSO TAKE A HIT BECAUSE TARIFFS WOULD DISRUPT THE SUPPLY CHAINS FOR TECH AND MANUFACTURING.

>> THOSE COMPLEX MANUFACTURING CHAINS FOR LET'S SAY PHARMACEUTICALS TEND TO LEAD TO PEOPLE AND PRODUCTS CROSSING THE BORDER MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE SAME PRODUCTION RUN, AND WANTED TO COORDINATE ALL THE PIECES.

>> Reporter: THE TARIFFS ARE ESSENTIALLY 25% TAX ON THE CONSUMER WHICH COULD LEAD TO INFLATION.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER TRUMP CAN IMPOSE THE TARIFFS THAT WOULD VIOLATE THE UNITED STATES- MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT, AN AGREEMENT TRUMP NEGOTIATED IN 2018.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> JUST ONE DAY AWAY FROM THANKSGIVING.

AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FILLED WITH TRAVELERS.

THIS AS A STORM STARTS TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT SEVERAL STATES BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY, THANKSGIVING MARKS THE START OF THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR BUT ALSO MEANS TRAVEL SEASON IS BOOMING.

>> SIGNIFICANTLY BUSIER THAN IT WAS LAST TIME WE WERE HERE.

>> TRAVELING DURING THE HOLIDAYS NOT ONLY REQUIRES PATIENCE BUT ALSO STRATEGY MAYBE.

>> FLYING TODAY BECAUSE I LIKE THE CHAOS I GUESS.

WHY ARE WE FLYING TODAY?

>> A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL FOR THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR.

OVER 71 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL BY CAR.

A LITTLE LESS THAN 6 MILLION BY AIR.

SUNDAY WILL BE THE BUSIEST DAY FOR AIR TRAVEL WITH ABOUT 3 MILLION PASSENGERS EXPECTED TO FLY.

IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO TRAVEL BY CAR, THE WORST TIME TO TRAVEL IS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

COMING HOME BY CAR THIS WEEKEND, THE BEST TIME TO HIT THE ROAD IS BEFORE 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON ACCORDING TO AAA.

SOMETIMES THE BEST ADVICE IS SIMPLE.

FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, THANKSGIVING WILL BE DRY BUT CALLED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EAST.

RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST WITH LIGHT SNOW FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

FROM COAST-TO-COAST, NEW ENGLAND COULD SEE THE COLDEST CONDITION SINCE LAST WINTER.

IN ATLANTA, IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> 72 MILLION DRIVERS NATIONWIDE ARE EXPECTED TO HIT THE ROAD FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

ONE MAJOR CHANGE THIS YEAR IS THE WINDOW FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO TRAVEL.

NORMALLY TODAY WOULD BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY.

PEAK ROAD TRAVEL HAS ALREADY BEGUN TUESDAY.

>> BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, ONE CAN SEND OVER THE BUSIEST DAYS FOR TRAVEL.

NOW SINCE PEOPLE STILL WORK REMOTELY, WE DECIDED TO ADD TUESDAY AS WELL AS MONDAY TO THOSE BUSIEST DAYS OF THE TRAVEL PERIOD.

>> MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BUSIEST DAY FOR DRIVERS TO RETURN HOME.

TO AVOID PEAK TRAFFIC, LEAVE EARLY IN THE MORNING AND AVOID THE ROAD FAIRLY IN THE AFTERNOON IF YOU CAN.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, TRACKING BIG CHANGES FOR SOME AREAS WITH CLOUDY AND MILD CONDITIONS FOR THANKSGIVING.

OVERALL SUNNY AND NICE.

ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY.

OVERALL, I AM TRACKING ONCE AGAIN SOME GREAT WEATHER HERE FOR THE WEEKEND.

ALL OF THAT AND THE DETAILS ON THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN AND MORE COMING UP.

>>> A SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUDGE ORDERED THE RELEASE OF A MAN DESIGNATED AS A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR, FOUR YEARS AFTER HE MET THE REQUIREMENTS.

OFFICIALS SAY TODAY HE IS NOW LIVING AND COMBO HOT SPRINGS.

KPBS SAYS THE CASE HIGHLIGHTS THE DIFFICULT BALANCE OF ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY AND UPHOLDING THE RIGHTS OF A CONVICT WHO HAS SERVED THEIR TIME.

>> WAKEFIELD WAS CONVICTED OF LEWD ACTS ON A MINOR IN 1981 AND RAPE IN 1990.

THE SAN DIEGO COURT FOUND HIM TO BE A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR.

IT APPLIES TO AN OFFENDER CONVICTED OF AT LEAST ONE VIOLENT SEX CRIME, HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL DISORDER AND IS LIKELY TO REOFFEND.

THEY HANDLE THE CASES IN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.

THEY MUST COMPLETE A FOUR-PHASE TREATMENT IN A STATE HOSPITAL AFTER THEIR PRISON SENTENCE IN ORDER TO BE RELEASED.

>> NOT INTENDED TO BE A LIFELONG COMMITMENT IF THE CLIENT IS NO LONGER A RISK TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE YVONNE CAMPOS MADE THE DECISION LAST WEEK TO GRANT WAKEFIELD CONDITIONAL RELEASE.

HE WILL BE PLACED IN TEMPORARY HOUSING UNTIL A PERMANENT LOCATION IS FOUND.

CONDITIONAL RELEASE COMES WITH STRICT REQUIREMENTS.

>> THEY RETURNED TO OUTPATIENT TREATMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS.

THEY HAVE INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT.

THEY HAVE A REGIONAL COORDINATOR WHO IS LIKE A PROBATION OFFICER.

>> THE JUDGE ALSO ORDERED GPS MONITORING AND 24/7 SUPERVISION OF WAKEFIELD BY A SECURITY GUARD.

HE FULFILLED HIS REQUIREMENTS AND WAS GRANTED CONDITIONAL RELEASE STATUS IN LATE 2020.

THEY STRUGGLED TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE.

THE CASE REFLECTS A, QUOTE, STATEWIDE PROBLEM FOLLOWING UP ON THE WALL.

FINDING HOUSING FOR SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS UNDER CONDITIONAL RELEASE IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE.

>> THEY HAD THEIR RELEASE DELAYED FOR YEARS.

WHEN YOU REACH THAT AMOUNT OF TIME, IT DOES BECOME A CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION OF OUR CLIENT'S RIGHTS.

>>'S ATTORNEY SAYS LANDLORDS PREVIOUSLY BACKED OUT OF RENTAL AGREEMENTS BECAUSE OF PUBLIC PRESSURE.

THE STATE CONTRACT WITH LIBERTY HEALTHCARE TO HELP FIND HOUSING REPLACEMENTS FOR SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS UNDER CONDITIONAL RELEASE.

IN 2021, LIBERTY HEALTHCARE INTENDED TO PLACE WAKEFIELD AND ANOTHER SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR IN MOUNT HEALINGS.

RESIDENT SARAH THOMSEN PROTESTED THEIR PLACEMENT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> IS A PARENT, YOU GO INTO PANIC MODE.

YOU WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES YOU KNOW.

>> THOMPSON CONTACTED LIBERTY HEALTHCARE AND THE LANDLORD WHO SIGNED TO HOUSE WAKEFIELD.

>> YOU DO YOU CAN.

THEN IT'S A PEACEFUL PROTEST KIND OF THING WHERE YOU START POSTING YOUR INFORMATION ARE PUTTING SIGNS AROUND THE HOUSES.

>> LIBERTY HEALTHCARE TRIED TO PLACE THEM ELSEWHERE THREE YEARS LATER.

JEFF PARTICIPATED IN THE PROTEST.

>> WE THINK WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY ETHICALLY SPEAKING.

>> LIBERTY HEALTHCARE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS DECLINED THE INTERVIEW REQUEST.

STATE LAW SAYS A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS MUST BE PLACED INTO HOUSING 30 DAYS AFTER THE COURT ORDERS THEIR RELEASE.

A STATEWIDE AUDIT FROM OCTOBER FOUND LIBERTY HEALTHCARE TAKES 17 MONTHS ON AVERAGE TO PLAY SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS.

THE AUDIT ALSO FOUND INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONDITIONAL RELEASE PROGRAM REOFFEND LESS OFTEN THAN THOSE WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE.

CRITICS OF CONDITIONAL RELEASE LIKE STATE SENATE MINORITY LEADER BRIAN JONES TO SAY THAT THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING.

HE DISAGREED WITH THE JUDGE'S DECISION IN WAKEFIELD'S CASE.

>> IT GOES TO SHOW HOW BROKEN THE CALIFORNIA JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE THAT IN MY ARGUMENT SHOULD NEVER BE RELEASED FROM PRISON EVER.

>> Reporter: SINCE 2022, JONES HAS INTRODUCED THREE BILLS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURTAIL THESE PLACEMENTS ACROSS THE STATE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SELECTION SAW THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL STATE PROPOSITIONS.

IN OUR WHY IT MATTERS A SEGMENT, SCOTT LEWIS OF SAN DIEGO EXPLAINS THE IMPACTS ON ONE OF THEM.

PROPOSITION GOT THE MOST YES VOTES OF ANY PROPOSITION ON THE CALIFORNIA BALLOT.

>> 68% OF VOTERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA SUPPORTED IT.

SHE WOULD TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM DRUG ADDICTION.

>> WE WANT YOU TO BE TREATED FOR THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF YOUR ADDICTION BY GOING TO SOME TYPE OF TREATMENT PROGRAM.

IT GIVES LEGAL LEVERAGE TO THE JUDGE TO BE ABLE TO SAY YOU CAN EITHER CHOOSE INCARCERATION OR CHOOSE TREATMENT.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

MORE THAN 3100 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM OVERDOSES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN SAN DIEGO.

THERE IS JUST ONE PROBLEM.

TREATMENT BEDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS JUST 78 DETOX BEDS FOR OVER 1 MILLION RESIDENTS HERE WHO RELY ON MEDI- CAL FOR THEIR INSURANCE.

IF SOMEBODY DECIDES THEY WANT TO GET OFF OF MATH OR FENTANYL, THEY DO NOT HAVE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE.

GETTING ONE OF THOSE BEDS IS LIKE WINNING THE LOTTERY.

TWO LAWS ARE GOING TO INCREASE DEMAND FOR THOSE BEDS.

PROPOSITION 36 WHICH WE JUST TALKED ABOUT PLUS SB 43.

A NEW STATE LAW THAT WILL ALLOW POLICE AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO FORCE PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT IF THEY ARE A DANGER TO THEMSELVES.

THE COUNTY IS GOING TO PROVIDE MORE BEDS.

21 BY THE END OF THE YEAR WITH PLANS FOR DOZENS MORE BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS SHE EXPECTS TO SEE AN INCREASE BY 8000 PER YEAR.

IF ONLY 10% OF THOSE ARE SENT TO DRUG COURT, THAT WOULD BE 800 PEOPLE GETTING TREATMENT MORE PER YEAR.

IF MORE PEOPLE GO TO JAIL AND PRISON, THAT MEANS LESS MONEY AVAILABLE FOR TREATMENT.

IT'S ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN 2025.

ON SCOTT LEWIS WITH THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> CN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNERS.

FIND THE STORIES ABOUT LOCAL POLITICS AND GOVERNMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE.

GO TO KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS .

>>> THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE STRESSFUL ON EVERYONE.

SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FACE EXTRA CHALLENGES.

WE SPOKE WITH TWO NONPROFITS ABOUT WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP.

>> MARINES FRESH OUT OF BOOT CAMP GATHERED AT THE AIRPORT NEAR USO.

NOT HEADING HOME FOR THANKSGIVING.

INSTEAD THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO CAMP PENDLETON'S SCHOOL.

THE MANAGER SAYS THIS TIME OF YEAR IS DEMANDING ON THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS VOLUNTEERS.

>> DEFINITELY AN INCREASING MOVEMENT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS, BACK HOME, WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

THERE IS A HUGE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

THAT COMES WITHIN INCREASING DEMANDS.

>> THE USO CENTER PROVIDES FREE SNACKS AND DRINKS TO SERVICEMEMBERS AND RETIREES PASSING TO THE AIRPORT.

THEY ALSO HAVE SHOWERS, LOUNGES AND FAMILY ROOMS.

A SMALL STAFF OF MORE THAN 200 VOLUNTEERS MAKES IT HAPPEN.

SNACKS, DRINKS AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED.

>> ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT THE USO.

COSTCO, SAFEWAY, ANYWHERE THEY CAN GET MORE SUPPLIES, THAT WILL REALLY HELP US OUT AS WELL.

>> STEP IS A SAN DIEGO-BASED NONPROFIT THAT TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HELPING STRUGGLING MILITARY FAMILIES.

COFOUNDER AND CEO TONY SAYS THEIR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO BUILD FINANCIAL WELLNESS AMONG MILITARY FAMILIES AND TRANSITIONING VETERANS.

>> WE DO THAT THROUGH COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE FINANCIAL WELLNESS IS THE LEADING CATALYST FOR FOOD INSECURITY.

HOMELESSNESS.

ABOUT 25 MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS INCLUDING A CATALYST FOR SUICIDE.

>> THEY ARE SEEING THE IMPACT OF HIGHER PRICES.

>> MORE FAMILIES ARE FILLING FINANCIAL PRESSURES WITH THE INFLATIONARY JUMP OF THE LAST TWO YEARS.

>> AND MILITARY FAMILIES CAN BE MORE VULNERABLE BECAUSE MANY ARE FAR FROM HOME DUE TO FREQUENT RELOCATIONS.

MILITARY SPOUSES ALSO FACE EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES.

>> IT MAY BE A SURPRISE TO HEAR THIS.

WE ARE NOT REALLY SETTING THESE FOLKS UP FOR SUCCESS.

>> HE SAYS STEP GAVE OUT ABOUT 450 THANKSGIVING MEAL KITS.

FOR CHRISTMAS, THEY WILL PROVIDE FOOD AND TOYS TO ABOUT 250 MILITARY FAMILIES.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IDEAS ON HOW TO GET A LIGHT ON THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, WE HAVE YOU COVERED.

WE RECENTLY SENT OUT THE KPBS HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, SHOWCASING SOME LOCAL SAN DIEGO BUSINESSES, ARTISTS AND RESTAURANTS.

BOOKS, FOOD, MUSIC AND GARDENING.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING ON OUR LIST.

LOOK FOR THE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO SHOP ON BLACK FRIDAY.

EXPERTS DO THE BEST YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY STARTED.

JENN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS WHY.

>> Reporter: 'TIS THE SEASON TO SHOP.

THIS YEAR COULD BE ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.

>> CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING MORE.

>> PREDOMINANTLY FOCUSED ON MORE GIFTS FOR FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION ESTIMATES ROUGHLY 184 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO SHOP IN STORE AND ONLINE FROM THANKSGIVING THROUGH CYBER MONDAY.

PEOPLE PLAN TO SPEND AN AVERAGE OF ROUGHLY $902 PER PERSON THIS YEAR.

WITH TOTAL SPENDING REACHING AS MUCH AS $989 BILLION.

BLACK FRIDAY IS STILL THE BUSIEST SHOPPING DAY.

MORE THAN 132 MILLION AMERICANS SAY THEY PLANNED TO SPEND.

65% PLAN TO SHOP IN PERSON, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'LL GET THE CHEAPEST DEALS.

>> ONE BIG TREND WE'VE NOTICED IS THAT THE HOLIDAY SALES START EARLIER EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: KIMBERLY, A PERSONAL FINANCE DIRECTOR, SAYS MANY PLACES BEGIN SLASHING PRICES AS SOON AS OCTOBER, HELPING CONSUMERS AND SPREAD OUT SPENDING A BIT MORE.

THEY SPEND MOST ON CLOTHING, FOLLOWED BY GIFT CARDS, TOYS, VIDEO GAMES AND LASTLY, FOOD.

HOW CAN YOU SCORE THE BEST DEALS?

>> FOR SOME OF THE BIGGER TICKET ITEMS, IT CAN REALLY MATTER WHAT THEY DID -- DAY YOU DECIDE TO BUY.

>> THEY ALSO WARN ABOUT BY NOW, PAY LATER OR PAY OVERTIME DEALS.

>> IT'S ALSO A FORM OF DEBT AND IT CAN CAUSE FINANCIAL STRESS WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING THAT BACK.

>> Reporter: FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>> IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHER TOGETHER TO GIVE THANKS, SHARE A MEAL AND ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE COMPANY STIRS THE POT AT THE DINNER TABLE INSTEAD OF ON THE STOVE?

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS ADVISED TO NAVIGATE THE DINING ROOM DYNAMICS.

>> EVERY FOUR YEARS, THANKSGIVING DINNER IS OFTEN SERVED WITH A HOT SIDE OF POSTELECTION MENTIONS.

THIS MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO TURN A FAMILY MEAL INTO A FAMILY FEUD.

>> WE TALK ABOUT THE PRICE OF HAVING CONVERSATIONS.

ONE OF THE PRICES OF ADMISSION IS YOU RECOGNIZE SOME SELF- REGULATION MIGHT BE A PART OF THAT.

>> ETIQUETTE EXPERT DANIEL ADVISES EMPHASIZING SHARED EXPERIENCES, THINGS LIKE THE WEATHER, TRAFFIC, TO SOME THINGS HAPPENING AROUND YOU.

IMPORTANT TO TEST THE WATER FIRST.

>> GET YOUR ANTENNA OUT.

NO GUARANTEE THAT THAT IS THE WAY OTHER PEOPLE FEEL APPROACHING THE SAME TOPICS.

>> ALSO BE COGNIZANT OF THOSE AROUND YOU AND HOW THEY'RE FEELING.

>> IT'S INCUMBENT ON THOSE WHO FEEL THAT THEY WANT TO REALLY BE AS GRACIOUS AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THAT AND AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

>> TO REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES ARE IMPORTANT PEOPLE WHO YOU HAVE LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH.

>> JUST COMPLICATED PEOPLE.

>> IF THIS HAS YOU ANGLING FOR AN EXCUSE, THEY SAY IT'S BAD FORM TO BACK OUT.

I AM IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> THERE DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE ARGUING OVER THE COOKING ON THANKSGIVING EITHER.

KPBS MID-DAY EDITION ANSWERED LAST-MINUTE QUESTIONS IN TODAY'S EPISODE.

FIND IT ON KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS.

>> TRACKING MILD AND BREEZY CONDITIONS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

WE WILL DIP INTO THE 50s.

LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST YEAR.

TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT, OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 40s AND 50s.

FOR OCEANSIDE AND CAMP PENDLETON.

EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

OVERALL, THE CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR BY ABOUT 9:00 A.M. LOTS OF SUNSHINE THERE.

5 TO 6:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME.

WE WILL SEE SOME CLOUDY CONDITIONS HERE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

PRETTY SUNNY BUT THEN IT WILL START TO CLOUD UP SOME.

MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE HERE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

60s AND 70s HERE FOR YOUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON HEADING INTO FRIDAY.

DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE HERE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

SPEAKING OF, HERE IS YOUR FIVE- DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST.

CLOUDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING HERE FOR THURSDAY.

AFTER THAT WE WILL CLEAR OUT.

OVERALL, LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A SUNNY AND DRY FORECAST.

BY ABOUT MIDWEEK, THE FORECAST WILL SEE A MIX OF UPPER 70s.

THEN HIGHS BACK IN THE 80s.

VERY WARM WEATHER THERE.

MID TO UPPER 40s LOOKING AT THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST.

CLOUDY SKIES.

LOTS MORE SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST OVER THE WEEKEND.

UPPER 40s TO LOW 50s WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS.

PRETTY CLOSE TO FREEZING.

OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 40s.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE AFTER HIGHS IN THE 70s.

WE CAN EVEN SEE 80s IN THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

>> HERE IS A THANKSGIVING FACT ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE COUNTY USED TO BE A MAJOR PRODUCER OF TURKEYS?

RAMONA WAS KNOWN AS THE TURKEY CAPITAL.

AS KEN KRAMER SHOWS ESTHER T RANCHING IS ALSO A BIG BUSINESS IN AN AREA THAT IS NOW RIGHT IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> I THINK THE PALM TREE HAS BEEN IN A BUNCH OF FAMILY SHOTS.

IT WAS THE BACKGROUND FOR A LOT OF FAMILY PHOTOS BACK THEN.

>> YES IT WAS.

HE CAN TELL YOU A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ABOUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> JUST SOUTH OF THE BOULEVARD.

>> HIS GRANDFATHER PUT UP SOME APARTMENTS HERE.

THAT WAS FAMILIAR YEARS AGO.

>> BACK IN 1956.

ANOTHER COMPLEX BEYOND IT BEYOND 55.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE WALKING AROUND HERE TODAY, YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT, IN FACT, YOU WOULD NEVER GUESS WHAT USED TO BE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HILL WHERE THAT CAR IS DRIVING.

TURKEYS.

I MEAN TURKEYS JUST LIKE THESE STRUTTING AND GOBBLING.

>> MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER HAMLET ESTABLISHED A TURKEY RANCH ON THIS ASIDE.

>> THEY CALL THEM HAM TURKEYS ARE SHORT.

KIND OF CUTE.

ADVERTISED IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR A FRESH POULTRY PRODUCT FROM EAST SAN DIEGO.

THAT BY THE WAY IS THE OTHER PART OF THE STORY.

THEY REALLY DID CALL THIS PLACE EAST SAN DIEGO.

NOT JUST THE POULTRY RANCH WHICH EVENTUALLY GOT SO BIG IT HAD TO MOVE TO LAKESIDE.

THE WHOLE AREA FOR MANY BLOCKS AROUND.

IF YOU KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND SAID WHERE AM I, THEY WOULD SAY OH, YOU ARE IN EAST SAN DIEGO.

NOT SAN DIEGO.

THE CITY OF EAST SAN DIEGO.

>> IT WAS AN INCORPORATED CITY.

INCORPORATED IN 1912.

THEY HAD 4000 PEOPLE LIVING HERE FROM THE GET-GO.

THEY DID EVERYTHING INDEPENDENTLY AND SEPARATELY IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

>> THE BOUNDARY ON DOWN TO 54th STREET TO ABOUT WHERE THE 94 IS TODAY.

>> A POLICE DEPARTMENT, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY PLUMBER, CITY TREASURER, CITY ASSESSOR.

>> ONE MORE THING THEY SAID.

WE ARE JUST NICER.

>> CLAIMED THAT THERE WERE NO ARRESTS HERE AND NO HOBOS.

AND THAT IT'S JUST A GENERALLY BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

>> Reporter: WAS THAT TRUE?

WAS EAST SAN DIEGO AND CRIME FREE LOT?

>> THERE IS EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST IT'S NOT TRUE, BUT THEY TRIED.

>> ALAS, THERE WAS NO MONEY TO KEEP THE CITY OF EAST SAN DIEGO GOING AND THEY GAVE UP IN 1923 AND BECAME PART OF THE BIGGER SAN DIEGO THAT WE KNOW TODAY.

THAT INDEPENDENT RIDE THROUGH THE '50s, '60s AND 1970s, IT WAS STILL EAST SAN DIEGO.

>> CORRECT.

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, WE DIDN'T CALL IT ANYTHING ELSE BUT THAT.

>> THERE ARE STILL THINGS GARY REMEMBERS ABOUT THE OLD NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> IT IS STILL BILLIARDS SHOP.

>> Reporter: IT EVEN FROM BEFORE HIS GREAT-GRANDPARENTS TIME, IT HAS BEEN GONE MOST OF THE CENTURY.

NOW WE CALL IT CITY HEIGHTS.

HERE AT 53rd AND MEAD, IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE WALKING OR DRIVING BY, YOU MIGHT GIVE A THOUGHT TO HIS GREAT GRANDPA, HAMLET.

RIGHT HERE, HE GREW JUST THE BEST TURKEYS, THEY SAY.

IN A TIME AND AT A PLACE ETCHED IN HISTORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> KEN KRAMER HAS MORE STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

FIND TONIGHT TO STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

FROM ALL OF US HERE, AND MUST HAVE THE THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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

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

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.