[ MUSIC ] >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE 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 BILLHOWE.COM.

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>>> HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COULD END UP ON THE STREET BY THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT TONIGHT THERE IS A NEW PLAN TO ADDRESS THE LOOMING SHELTER SHORTAGE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, TODAY, CITY LEADERS ANNOUNCED HUNDREDS OF NEW SHELTER BEDS WILL OPEN IN DECEMBER.

KATIE AND ANASTAS SHOWS IT COMES AS LARGE FACILITIES ARE SET TO CLOSE.>> THE CITY SHELTER SYSTEM WILL LOSE MORE THAN 600 BEDS WHEN SHELTERS AT GOLDEN HALL CLOSE.

CITY LEADERS HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR WAYS TO KEEP THOSE SHELTER PLANS FROM ENDING UP ON THE STREET.

TODAY THEY ANNOUNCED VETERANS VILLAGE WILL HAVE 155 NEW SHELTER BEDS BY DECEMBER 1.

SOME WILL BE FOR SINGLE MEN AND SENIORS, OTHERS WILL BE FOR VETERANS.>> THE PRIMARY FOCUS WILL BE ON EQUIPPING VETERANS WITH THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED, NOT JUST TO TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, BUT TO ACTUALLY THRIVE WHEN THEY FIND A FOREVER HOME.>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION IS ADDING 37 BEDS TO A SHELTER IN NATIONAL CITY.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THE CITY AND COUNTY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE 56 BEDS FOR PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL USE DISORDER.

>> FOR EXAMPLE, THE COUNTY PROGRAM IS TRADITIONAL HOUSING INTERVENTION THAT HAS NEVER BEEN FULLY UTILIZED, ROUGHLY HALF THE TIME IT IS OCCUPIED, THE OTHER TIME IT IS NOT.

THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, ANY TAXPAYER-FUNDED RESOURCE SHOULD BE USED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THE CITY IS ALSO LOOKING TO CONVERT A MOTEL INTO A NONCONTENT SHELTER WITH 105 BEDS.

IF THAT HAPPENS, IT WOULD BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW INDOOR BEDS TO 363.

THE CITY SAYS CLANS AT GOLDEN HALL WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY FOR THE NEW SHELTER BEDS, AND DOZENS OF THEM PLAN TO MOVE TO THE CITY SAFE SLEEPING PROGRAM.

LAST WEEK THE CITY ANNOUNCED IT WOULD ADD 235 TWO-PERSON TENTS TO THE PROGRAM.

GLORIA SAYS LEASE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED 1000 BED SHELTERS ARE STILL ONGOING.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW LAW AIMS TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES BY ALLOWING HOMEOWNERS TO SELL EXCESS LAND, BUT SOME ARE HAVING A HARD TIME NAVIGATING THE NEW LAW.

YUP, WE SHOW YOU HAVE A NEW COMPANY IS HELPING FAMILIES TO CAPITALIZE.>>> TONIGHT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MOISTURE AROUND, AND WE COULD EVEN BE EXPERIENCING A COUPLE SPARKLES IN SOME LOCATIONS AS WE HAD THROUGH THE NIGHT.

I WILL TALK MORE ON YOUR FULL FORECAST AT WHAT THE DAYS LOOK LIKE AHEAD.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAD THE FIRST LOCALLY ACQUIRED FEEDERS CASES THIS MONTH, DENGUE FEVER IS A MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASE.

WE HAVE MORE ON WHERE IT CROPPED UP.

>> Reporter: DENGUE FEVER IS NOT UNKNOWN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BUT THE CASES WE'VE SEEN WERE ALWAYS IN TRAVEL TO OTHER COUNTRIES, CAUGHT THE FEVER, THEN BROUGHT IT HOME.

THIS MONTH, THAT CHANGED.>> RECENTLY, THESE CASES DID NOT REPORT ANY TRAVEL BEFORE THEY WERE DIAGNOSED, IN THE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY WERE DIAGNOSED.

THOSE CASES COME ABOUT FROM THIS MONTH, APPEARED IN VISTA AND ESCONDIDO, AND WERE LOCALLY ACQUIRED FROM LOCAL MOSQUITOES.

DENGUE FEVER IS CARRIED BY A MOSQUITO NATIVE OF AFRICA THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT A DECADE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY REALLY LIKE THE TASTE OF HUMANS.

THEY LOVE TO BITE PEOPLE, THEY PREFER TO LIVE IN HUMAN INHABITED AREAS, SO THEY CAN OFTEN BE FOUND READING IN BACKYARDS, EVEN IN SUPER TINY CONTAINERS OF WATER.

>> IF YOU CONTRACT THE FEVER, YOU MAY NOT DEVELOP SYMPTOMS, BUT IF YOU DO, IT WILL FEEL LIKE A BAD CASE OF THE FLU.

HEADACHES, NAUSEA, FATIGUE, AND VERY SEVERE BONE PAIN.

SO IF IT PROGRESSES, IT CAN PROGRESS TO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, WHICH CAN HAVE BLEEDING ASSOCIATED WITH IT, AND CREATE A SYNDROME, AND SOME PEOPLE CAN ULTIMATELY DIE, IF THEY DON'T GET SUPPORTIVE CARE.

>> RIGHT NOW, DENGUE FEVER IS NEW IN SAN DIEGO, AND STILL QUITE RARE.

THEY HAVE APPLIED INSECTICIDE WHERE THESE CASES APPEAR.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IT REALLY BECOME ESTABLISHED HERE, WHILE WE HAVE HAD SOME LOCAL CASES OF TRANSMISSION, WE DO STILL BELIEVE IT IS VERY RARE HERE, VERY UNLIKELY FOR MOST PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE DENGUE FEVER HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.>> Reporter: IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND SAN DIEGO HAS SEEN ABOUT 50 CASES OF TRAVEL RELATED DENGUE FEVER.

YOU CANNOT GET DENGUE FEVER FROM ANOTHER INFECTED PERSON, ONLY FROM THE MOSQUITO THAT HAS THAT THEM.>>> PULMONARY INFECTIONS HAPPEN WHEN A VIRUS, BACTERIA, OR FUNGUS INVADE THE LUNGS, CAUSING INFLAMMATION.

THE CDC SAYS THESE ILLNESSES ARE MAKING MORE CHILDREN SICK.

>> AND PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES, RSV IS ON THE RISE, ESPECIALLY IN YOUNG CHILDREN, CASES OF PERTUSSIS ARE FIVE TIMES HIGHER THAN THEY WERE AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, AND NOW, AN ALERT FROM THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ABOUT A SURGE IN CASES OF WALKING PNEUMONIA, VISIBLY AMONG PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.

>> THIS WAY CAME A LITTLE EARLY, MUCH, MUCH HIGHER THAN WHAT WE EXPECTED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.>> A DOCTOR WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS SYMPTOMS OF THIS MILD LUNG INFECTION CAN LAST WEEKS, AND MAY INCLUDE A COUGH, LOW FEVER, AND MUSCLE ACHES.>> IT IS TYPICALLY CAUSED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF BACTERIA, BUT THE MOST COMMON IS MYCOPLASMA, WITH PEDIATRICIANS AND ADULTS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: ANTIBIOTICS TYPICALLY USED TO TREAT PNEUMONIA DON'T SEEM TO WORK WITH WALKING PNEUMONIA, SO DIFFERENT ANTIBIOTIC REGIMEN MAY BE NEEDED INSTEAD.>> AZITHROMYCIN, ALSO KNOWN AS A Z PACK BY MANY PEOPLE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT ACTUALLY DOES TREAT WALKING PNEUMONIA VERY WELL.>> THOSE WHO ARE SICK CAN HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF ANY ILLNESS BY COVERING COUGHS AND SNEEZES, WASHING HANDS, AND BY STAYING HOME, IF YOU ARE SICK.>> CHICKEN SOUP YOURSELF BACK TO GOOD HEALTH AND GO OUT AFTERWARDS.>> DR. ESPER SAYS THERE ARE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PATIENT HAS WALKING PNEUMONIA, BUT HE SAYS THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, AND THE PATIENT IF HE HAS TO FOOT THE BILL, MOST OF THE TIME THOSE TESTS ARE SAVED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY SICK.>>> THE COAST GUARD RECENTLY RELIEVED SENIOR LEADERS IN SAN DIEGO, ANDREW DYER SAYS IT COULD BE SOMETIME BEFORE THE REASON IS MADE PUBLIC.>> THE COMMANDER AND SENIOR LEADER WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR JOBS ON FRIDAY.

ACCORDING TO THE COAST GUARD, THE CAPTAIN AND MASTER CHIEF WERE RELIEVED DUE TO A LOST IN CONFIDENCE IN THOSE FOLLOWING THE INVESTIGATION.

LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IS OFTEN THE ONLY INVESTIGATION EXPLANATION OFFERED.

A SPOKESPERSON DECLINED TO DIVIDE KPBS A COPY OF THE INVESTIGATION, BECAUSE IT IS NOT COMPLETE.

THERE'S MORE THAN 900 POSTCARDS STATIONED IN SAN DIEGO, WHERE THEY DO EVERYTHING FROM SEARCH AND RESCUE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MARINE SAFETY INSPECTIONS.

KPBS WILL HAVE MORE WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH COULD TAKE MONTHS.

ANDREW DYER REPORTING WITH KPBS NEWS.

[ MUSIC ] >>> THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REMAIN LOCKED IN A TIGHT RACE, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS LEANING INTO HER MESSAGING ON ABORTION RIGHTS, CONTRASTING HER CHARACTER WITH OPPONENTS.

MEANWHILE, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS HAMMERING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE ON IMMIGRATION AND THE ECONOMY.

JULIA BENBROOK HAS THE LATEST ON THE RACE.>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARE IN A NECK AND NECK RACE, BOTH OF THEM PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES IN THIS FINAL WEEK, AND LEANING INTO THE ISSUES WHERE THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE WITH VOTERS.>> Reporter: THE PRESENCE OF CANDIDATES ENTERED THE LAST WEEKS OF THE ELECTION LOCKED IN THE CLOSEST RACES IN RECENT HISTORY.

>> MAKE NO MISTAKE, WE WILL WIN.

>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE.>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HAS BIG NAMES JOINING HER ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, IN THE FINAL STRETCH.

>> BY EVERY MEASURE, SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT SHE IS READY.>> HARRIS EMPHASIZING ISSUES WHERE POLLS SHOW SHE HAS AN ADVANTAGE, SUCH AS ABORTION RIGHTS, AND CONSERVING DEMOCRACY.

HER MARQUEE EVENT, AT THE SITE OF THE JANUARY 6, 2021 RALLY, THAT TOOK LACE PRIOR TO THE VIOLENT ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITAL.>> HE IS FOCUSED, ACTUALLY FIXATED ON HIS GRIEVANCES, ON HIMSELF, AND ON DIVIDING OUR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE FORMER PRESIDENT HOSTED A MASSIVE EVENT IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN OVER THE WEEKEND, BILLED AS THE LAUNCH OF THE FINAL STAGE OF HIS CANDIDACY, SPOTLIGHTING THE ISSUES THAT VOTERS FAVOR HIM ON, INCLUDING THE ECONOMY, AND IMMIGRATION.>> THE DAY I TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE, THE MIGRANT INVASION OF OUR COUNTRY ENDS, AND THE RESTORATION OF OUR COUNTRY BEGINS.>> REPORTER:'S MESSAGE OVERSHADOWED BY THE REMARKS OF TRUMP LOYALISTS WHO SPOKE FOR HIM, INCLUDING A COMEDIAN, TONY HINCHCLIFFE, WHO REFERRED TO PUERTO RICO AS A FLOATING I DID ISLAND OF GARBAGE.

THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN SAYS THE JOKE DID NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF TRUMP, OR THE CAMPAIGN.

THE COMMENTS SPARKED IMMEDIATE BACKLASH, AND COME AS TRUMP AND HARRIS ARE VYING FOR THE PUERTO RICAN VOTE, PARTICULARLY IN THE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE ABOUT 500,000 PUERTO RICANS LIVE, AND FOLLOWING THE COMMENTS, A PUERTO RICAN SUPERSTAR, BAD BUNNY, WHO HAS MORE THAN 45 BAD BUNNY, WHO HAS MORE THAN 45 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM SIGNALED HIS SUPPORT FOR HARRIS.>> WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR ELECTION NIGHT, KPBS WILL HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE LOCAL RESULTS, THAT STARTS AT 10:00 P.M., ON TELEVISION, AND ALSO STREAMING ONLINE.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, ON KPBS FM 89.5.

AND AS WE INCH CLOSER TO ELECTION DAY, YOU MAY BE FEELING A LITTLE BIT STRESSED OUT, WITH CAMPAIGNS AND ADS OF BOMBARDING WITH MESSAGES OF HOW CONSEQUENTIAL THE ELECTION IS, AND THAT CAN TAKE A TOLL.

BRIAN HAS SOME TIPS FROM EXPERTS ON HOW TO.

>> THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIM EVER BEING PRESIDENT AGAIN ARE BRUTALLY SERIOUS.>> IF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS GETS FOUR MORE YEARS, SHE WILL OBLITERATE THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: WITH MESSAGES LIKE THOSE FEEDING THE NOTION THAT THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL IN AMERICAN HISTORY, IT CAN BE EASY TO FEEL STRESSED.

>> BEING EXPOSED TO THE NEWS THAT IS NOT ALWAYS POSITIVE, HAPPY, OR ENCOURAGING LEADS TO MORE OF A SENSE OF DISTRESSED.>> Reporter: THERE ARE WAYS TO MANAGE THE ANXIETY.

MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS SUGGEST LIMITING TIME EXPOSED TO STRESSFUL CONTENT, LIKE DOOM SCROLLING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND DO THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOUR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT.>> SELF-CARE ROUTINES THAT WE ALL HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE, THEY INCLUDE PHYSICAL ACTIVATION, ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PLEASURABLE, MAKING SURE THAT TOPICS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY STRESSFUL.

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF FRUSTRATED BY A FRIEND, FAMILY MEMBER, OR COWORKER WITH DIFFERENT POLITICAL VIEWS, DR. EMANUEL SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER PEOPLE ARE MORE THAN JUST POLITICAL BELIEFS.

>> BASED IN OUR PERSONAL LIFE EXPENSES, THINKING ABOUT IT THAT WAY ALLOWS FOR SOME COMPASSION, TO UNDERSTAND THE OTHER PERSON MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW, A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN.>> BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE KPBS VOTER HUB, WHICH EXPLAINS MANY OF THE HIGH-PROFILE RACES AND BALLOT MEASURES.

YOU CAN FIND A LINK ON OUR HOME PAGE.

THE VOTER HUB IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH.

THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS LOOKING AT BUDGET PRIORITIES, AND ON THE LIST IS ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS.

TODAY COUNCILMEMBERS DISCUSSED PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR THE HOUSING INSTABILITY PREVENTION PROGRAM.

IT PROVIDES FINANCIAL AID TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KG TV SPOKE TO A RECIPIENT WHO SAYS THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER FOR HER.>> IT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, WE ARE IN A SERIOUS SITUATION WITH HOMELESS, WITH NOT HOMELESS, BUT HOUSING, YOU CAN'T BUILD IT FAST ENOUGH, EVEN IF YOU BUILT IT FAST NEVER, ONLY 10% OF IT BECOMES AFFORDABLE.

>> HOUSEHOLDS WHO QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM RECEIVED 252 $252 PER MONTH TO HELP PAY FOR RENT.

>>> THREE YEARS AGO, CALVIN PASSED A LAW ALLOWING DUPLEXES ON PROPERTIES OTHERWISE RESTRICT IT TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, IT ALSO LETS HOMEOWNERS SPLIT THEIR LOT AND SELL OFF EXCESS LAND, SUCH AS A BACKYARD.

THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE STARTER HOMES THAT BLEND IN WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD.

OUR KPBS METRO REPORTER SAYS SAN DIEGO HOMEOWNERS ARE JUST BEGINNING TO CASH IN.>> Reporter: J BLAKE LIVES WITH HIS WIFE IN A TWO BEDROOM HELP HOUSE NEXT TO A CANYON THAT IS HOME TO A LOT OF CHATTY BIRDS.

THE BLAKES LIKED THIS HOME FOR THE PRIVACY, IT IS SET BACK ABOUT 80 FEET FROM THE STREET, LEADING TO A VERY LARGE FRONT YARD.>> IT IS A LITTLE BIT OVERGROWN, I WOULD SAY, WE HAVE A COUPLE TREES, THEY'VE DROPPED A LOT OF LEAVES, OBVIOUSLY.

>> BLAKE HAS NEVER HAD ANY USE FOR THE YARD, IN FACT, HE'S HAD TO SPEND ABOUT $5000 TO MAINTAIN IT, SO HE STARTED LOOKING INTO DEVELOPING THE SPACE INTO NEW HOUSING.>> I HAD PEOPLE COME OUT TO GIVE ME QUOTES, I REALIZED I DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT ON MY OWN, SO I DID A LOT OF GOOGLE SEARCHING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT I COULD DO WITH IT.>> Reporter: THAT SEARCH LED HIM TO A BUSINESS THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 2022, AFTER THE PASSAGE OF SB NINE, WHICH ALLOWS HOMEOWNERS TO SUBDIVIDE PROPERTIES AND CASH OUT ON UNNEEDED LAND.

BILL FINDS A BUYER OR A DEVELOPER TO BUILD A DUPLEX ON THE NEW LOT.

LAKE WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WHEN HE GOT THE COMPANIES OFFER FOR HIS FRONT YARD, $250,000.>> BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF HAD ADVANCED DEGREES, WHICH HAD REALLY BEEN GREAT FOR US, BUT WE'VE HAD STUDENT LOANS THAT HAVE PLAGUED US SINCE ABOUT 2010, AND I THINK A LARGE CHUNK OF THIS IS GOING TO GO TOWARD PAYING THOSE OFF AND GETTING THOSE OFF OF OUR BACKS, HONESTLY.

EVENTUALLY WE SEE A LACK OF AFFORDABLE STARTER HOMES FOR SALE, REALLY, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT IT IS HYPER CONCENTRATED IN CALIFORNIA.

THE CEO AND COFOUNDER SAYS THE LAW IS TO COME.

FOR MOST HOMEOWNERS TO NAVIGATE ON THEIR OWN, AND IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE OPEN TO HAVING A NEW NEIGHBOR, AND CERTAINLY THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY WANTS, WHERE WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF UPTICK, PARTICULARLY AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE HOUSE RICH AND CASH POOR, AND BOUGHT THEIR HOME A LONG TIME AGO.>> HE SAYS SAN DIEGO IS AN ATTRACTIVE MARKET FOR PROJECTS, BECAUSE THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR HOUSING, AND CONTRAST ITS CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE LOWER THAN LOS ANGELES AND THE BAY AREA.

IT ALSO HAS A CITY GOVERNMENT THAT SUPPORTS IT, AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE EVERYWHERE, WEALTHY BAY AREA SUBURBS DECLARED A SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD MOUNTAIN LION HABITAT IN AN EFFORT TO BLOCK SB NINE.

THE MOVE WAS SHORT-LIVED, AND THIS YEAR, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A CLEANUP BILL THAT CLOSES SOME OF THE LOOPHOLES IN THE LAW.>> THIS WAS A MOMENTOUS BILL, IT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER.>> MOHAMMED IS A POLICY ASSOCIATE AT THE CHARTER CENTER FOR HOUSING INNOVATION.

HE IS THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL IN 2021 WAS A MAJOR POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENT, BUT A STUDY HE COAUTHORED LAST YEAR FOUND THE IMPACT OF THE LAW ON THE HOUSING SUPPLY HAS BEEN SLOW TO MATERIALIZE.>> IT DOES TAKE A WHILE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT THE LAW, AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS TO ADJUST TO THE STATE LAWS AND STATE POLICIES.>> HE SAYS THE EMERGENCE OF OTHER COMPANIES AND COMPETITORS SHOWS THE MARKET IS IRONING OUT THE KINKS, AND IT'S HELPING BRING BACK COMPETITION TO THE HOME BUILDING INDUSTRY.

A LOT OF CONTRACTORS SWITCH TO HOUSE FLIPPING.>> HAVING MORE DEVELOPERS BUILD HOUSING, ESPECIALLY SMALL SCALE HOUSES LIKE THIS, IT'S VERY HEALTHY FOR THE HOUSING INDUSTRY.>> J BLAKE SAYS HE IS GLAD THE NEW HOUSING WILL HIT IN WITH HIS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS FULL OF DUPLEXES AND TRY FLEXES.

HE'S GLAD SOMEONE ELSE'S DEALING WITH THE PERMITS.

>> I REALIZE I MIGHT BE LEAVING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ON THE TABLE, I'M NOT BOTHERED BY THAT, I DON'T HAVE TO BE BOTHERED BY MORE LOGISTICS.>> Reporter: THEY ARE LOOKING TO USE WHAT IS LEFT OVER TO ADD CENTRAL AIR TO THEIR HOME AND MAYBE ADD A NEW SOLAR PANEL.>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM MET WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTY LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING RIVER VALLEY POLLUTION PRICES.

THE GOVERNOR ATTENDED A BRIEFING THAT INCLUDED AN UPDATE ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

THE FACILITY HAS BEEN BLAMED, IN PART, FOR SEWAGE PROBLEMS AT THE BORDER.

COUNTY LEADERS SAY THE TREATMENT PLANT NEEDS MORE THAN $150 MILLION IN REPAIRS BEFORE EXPANSION CAN START TO TREAT THE POLLUTION.

>>> IT'S A BLUSTERY TIME TOMORROW NIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A COOL DAY IS A NEW STORM SYSTEM MOVES THIS WAY.

IF YOU LOOK OUT THERE, WE STILL HAVE WIND ADVISORIES, A LOT OF THESE ARE RUNNING UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TOMORROW, WE WILL STILL HAVE THAT CONCERN THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

AFTER THAT, THE WIND SHOULD EASE ENOUGH TO GET RID OF THE ADVISORY CRITERIA.

TONIGHT'S FORECAST BRINGING IN MAYBE JUST A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO, 60 IS THE LOW IN THE CITY, BORREGO SPRINGS, 51 IS THE LOW, CHULA VISTA COMING IN AT 56 OVERNIGHT.

WE GOT THE STORM SYSTEM PROVIDING ENERGY ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST, THIS WILL KICK UP A COUPLE STRAY SHOWERS OUT THERE, NOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT, TOMORROW MORNING, WAKING UP DRY ACROSS THE AREA, QUIET AS THE WIND EASES UP FOR US, BRINGING US MORE OF A USUAL PATTERN.

THE NUMBERS WILL BE CHILLY, 69 TO SAN DIEGO, LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS IN RAMONA, 67 FOR THE HIGH, BACK TO 75 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

MOUNT LAGUNA, TOPPING OUT IN THE 40s, AND SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET, MAYBE A FEW SNOWFLAKES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THE STORY IS WE ARE GOING TO SETTLE INTO THIS PATTERN HERE, GOING INTO THE 70s FOR THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES AS WE GO THROUGH THE UPCOMING DAYS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE INLAND COMMUNITIES, MIDDLE 70s DO RETURN FOR US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, BUT TOMORROW, A HIGH OF JUST 70 DEGREES.

A LOT OF THE DAY IS SPENT IN THE 60s, MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES STAY IN THE 40s THROUGH A GOOD CHUNK OF THOUGH WEEK UNTIL WE GET TOWARD THAT IS ON FRIDAY.

DOES IT COMMUNITIES HOLD ONTO THE UPPER 70s BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FACES BACKLASH FOR HIS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN VALLEY FULL OF RACIST AND SEXIST RHETORIC.

THAT'S AFTER EVENING EDITION, ON KPBS.

>>> A CAMPAIGN TO CREATE PATHWAYS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS KICKED OFF IN SAN DIEGO TODAY.

THE CARAVAN MADE ITS FIRST OF 11 STOPS AT SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE.

THE PROGRAM OFFERS ANY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT WITH A GPA OF 2.0 OR HIGHER, WHO ALSO MEETS ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS GUARANTEED ADMISSION.

>> THIS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF PLACES THEY CAN TRANSFER, PLACES THEY CAN GO FOLLOW AND FIND THEIR PURPOSE, AND WE HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE, INFUSED WITH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT, FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

>> SOME OF THE UNIVERSITIES INCLUDE TESKE, STILLMAN, AND XAVIER.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS PITCHED A PLAN THAT COULD KEEP FILM AND TV PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE ANNUAL TAX CREDIT, CURRENTLY THE CREDIT IS $330 MILLION, BUT IT WOULD GO UP TO $750 MILLION.

THAT'S THE LARGEST AMOUNT OFFERED BY ANY STATE, EXCEPT FOR GEORGIA.

THE PLAN NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED APPROVED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND COULD TAKE EFFECT NEXT SUMMER.

>>> THIS HALLOWEEN, SAN DIEGO GETS A NEW ONE NIGHT ONLY FILM FESTIVAL.

BETH OKAMOTO PREVIEWS THE HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL AT CINEMA UNDER THE STARS.>> THE CAMERA IS ALWAYS ROLLING.>> THIS YEAR'S INAUGURAL HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL GREW OUT OF AN EVENT THAT WAS CO-HOSTED.

WE DID A PREMIERE PARTY FOR FRANKIE AT CINEMA UNDER THE STARS, IT WAS SUCH A COOL EXPERIENCE, SUCH A GREAT CELEBRATION OF ART AND COMMUNITY, AND SO WE WANTED TO EXTEND THAT, TO SHOWCASE THE WORK OF OTHER TALENTED ARTISTS, AND CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT COMMUNITY AND CREATE SOME CREATIVE CONNECTIONS.>> AND BUILDING AROUND A HALLOWEEN THEME.>> WELCOME TO CINEMA UNDER THE STARS, WE'VE TAKEN IT ON AS A HOME, AS WE BUILD THIS INDEPENDENT FILM COMMUNITY IN SAN DIEGO.>> WE STARTED TAKING SUBMISSIONS EARLY THIS YEAR, AND WE WHITTLED IT DOWN TO EIGHT INDEPENDENT FILMS, ALL WITH HALLOWEEN AS THE FOREFRONT, FOCUSED ON FUN, QUIRKY, FUNNY SIDE OF HALLOWEEN.>> ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE A FILM FROM THE 1930S, CALLED THE SCALPEL.

>> MADE IN 1936, HE WAS 19 YEARS OLD, AT THE FOREFRONT OF FILM, AND A VERY CREATIVE FILMMAKER, AND THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH VIC AND MYSELF.

SO, THE FILM NEVER WAS RELEASED IN THE TIME IT WAS CREATED, AND ED HARTMAN, A SEATTLE-BASED MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER WENT AND RESTORED THE SCALPEL, AND CREATED A NEW SCORE, AND FOUND TRACK, BUT THE FILM NEVER GOT TO HAPPEN INSTEAD.>> GRABBED A BLANKET AND A ZERO GRAVITY LOUNGE CHAIR AND CURL UP UNDER THE STARS SCARY FUN AND A HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL.

>>> A QUESTION ON PARENTS MINDS, HOW MUCH CANDY IS OKAY FOR KIDS TO EAT ON HALLOWEEN?

AND WE GET ANSWERS FROM PEDIATRICIANS.

>>> AND A SPOOKY EDITION OF MID- DAY EDITION, DIVING INTO THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO LANDMARKS.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I MAYA TRABULSI, GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART I THE BILL IF OUR FAMILY OF COMPANIES, - - MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

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