>>> 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.

♪ ♪ >>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL TODAY VOTED TO BAN LANDLORDS FROM USING ALGORITHMS TO SET RENTS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M AMITA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE BAN COMES AMID MULTIPLE LAWSUITS CHALLENGING THE PRACTICE.

>> SOMETHING DEEPLY UNFAIR IS HAPPENING IN OUR HOUSING MARKET.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN RIVERA PUT FORWARD THE PROPOSAL WHICH BANS THE USE OF ALGORITHMS THAT TAKE PRIVATE DATA FROM LANDLORDS TO RECOMMEND RENTAL PRICES.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND SEVERAL STATES HAVE SUED COMPANIES THAT OFFER SUCH SOFTWARE ARGUING IT FACILITATES COLLUSION AMONG LANDLORDS TO FIX RENTS IN VIOLATION OF ANTITRUST LAWS.

>> SAN DIEGANS CAN BE PAYING UP TO $185 MORE PER MONTH.

THAT'S OVER $2200 PER YEAR BECAUSE OF ALGORITHMIC PRICE FIXING AND IT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING JUST TO STAY HOUSED.

THAT'S NOT A FREE MARKET.

THAT'S NOT INNOVATION.

IT IS DIGITAL COLLUSION AND IT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.

>> SEVERAL RENTERS SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE SAY THEY LIVE IN FEAR OF RENT INCREASES THAT ACCOUNT PUSH THEM OUT ON THE STREETS.

REPRESENTATIVES OF LANDLORDS SPOKE AGAINST IT SAYING IT WAS VAGUE AND WOULD HURT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HOUSING.

>> A LOCAL APPROACH IS ILL-SUITED FOR THIS NUANCE AND TECHNICALLY COMPLEX ISSUE.

AS MENTIONED, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROPOSALS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE INCLUDING SB-52.

MORE WORK IS NEEDED TO DEFINE WHAT CONSTITUTES ALGORITHMIC PRICING SOFTWARE.

>> THE CITY OF BERKELEY PASSED A SIMILAR ORDINANCE THAT'S BEING CHALLENGED IN COURT.

RIVERA SAYS SAN DIEGO'S ORDINANCE IS NARROWER THANBERGLY'S THAT WOULD HELP IT WITHSTAND ANY POTENTIAL LEGAL CHALLENGES FROM LANDLORDS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE COULD CHANGE THE WAY HOSPITALS HANDLE MEDICAL BILLS.

KPBS REPORTER SAID THE LAW COULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR PATIENTS TO AVOID MEDICAL DEBT.

>> IMAGINE GETTING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AFTER A HEALTH SCARE ONLY TO BE HIT WITH A BILL YOU CAN'T AFFORD.

NOW YOU'RE NOT JUST RECOVERING, YOU'RE IN DEBT.

THAT'S THE REALITY FOR ONE IN TEN SAN DIEGANS.

>> WE FOUND THAT ACROSS 2022 AND 2023 WE ESTIMATE THAT SAN DIEGO ADULTS COLLECTIVELY OWED MORE THAN $654 MILLION IN MEDICAL DEBT.

CELINE BETANCOURT WORKS WITH A HEALTH EQUITY GROUP BACKING ASSEMBLY BILL 1312.

>> WE KNOW THAT PATIENTS CAN'T BE HEALTH WHEN THEY'RE TRAPPED WITH UNAFFORDABLE MEDICAL DEBT.

>> IF PASSED, THE LAW WOULD REQUIRE HOSPITALS TO PRE-SCREEN PATIENTS FOR FINANCIAL HELP BEFORE THEY'RE DISCHARGED ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA SUCH AS BEING UNINSURED OR ENROLLED IN MEDICAL.

UNDER CURRENT LAW PATIENTS ARE OFTEN LEFT TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX PAPERWORK AFTER RECEIVING CARE.

>> IT COULD BE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM A STAY IN THE HOSPITAL AND WE WANT TO REMOVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS.

>> IT CAN LEAD TO COLLECTIONS, RUINED CREDIT AND SKIPPED DOCTOR VISITS.

>> ONLY 29% OF PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE HOSPITAL ACTUALLY RECEIVE IT.

>> ELI RUSHBANKS WORKS WITH THE NON-PROFIT DOLLAR FORE, HE HELPS PATIENTS APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE AND IT'S SOMETHING HOSPITALS SHOULD ALREADY BE DOING.

>> WHAT SEEMS LIKE A RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS IS A GRUELING, MULTI-MONTH ENGAGEMENT.

COMMUNITY OF COLOR ARE MORE LIKELY TO STRUGGLE WITH MEDICAL DEBT, COMPARED TO LESS THAN 8% OF WHITE RESIDENTS.

>> A LOT OF OUR OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY ARE FOCUSED ON REACHING THOSE COMMUNITIES.

[ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> WE'RE IN A HEALTHCARE CRISIS.

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE FALLING INTO DEBT.

IT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO RECEIVE THE CARE THAT YOU NEED EVEN IF YOU DO HAVE INSURANCE.

>> THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OPPOSES THE BILL.

THEY DECLINED TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR THIS STORY.

IN AN EMAIL THEY TOLD KPBS THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE BILL'S AUTHOR TO ADDRESS CONCERNS.

AB-1312 IS SET FOR A HEARING LATER THIS MONTH.

HEIDI DI MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HAPPY TUESDAY, EVERYONE.

AS WE LOOK OUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS I'LL BE BEING TROISING PARTLY CLOUDY AND FOR THE MOST PART, MILD WEATHER FOR THE FORECAST THIS WEEK, BUT IT WILL BE OUR NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, BUT AFTER THAT, YOUR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY BOTH LOOK PRETTY NICE, PRETTY GOOD.

I'LL DETAIL THE UPDATED.

>>> AFTER THE INSTITUTION REJECTED THE ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY CHANGE DEMANDS RESULTING IN THE FREEZING OF $2.2 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBRICK IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE LATEST.

>> THIS MOVE COMES AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED INVESTIGATIONS INTO UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY CITING CONCERNS OF ANTISEMITISM OR RACIAL PREFERENCES AND THREATENED TO HALT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITIES THAT DON'T FOLLOW THE ADMINISTRATION'S DEMANDS.

>> AMONG THE MANDATES IN THE ADMINISTRATION'S LETTER TO HARVARD WERE THE ELIMINATION OF THE UNIVERSITY'S DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND DIVERSION PROGRAMS, BANNING MASKS AT PROTESTS, REDUCING THE POWER HELD BY FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS.

>> HARVARD INFORMED THE ADMINISTRATION THAT IT WILL NOT ACCEPT THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT, AND IN A STATEMENT THE UNIVERSITY'S PRESIDENT SAID, QUOTE, NO GOVERNMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHICH PARTY IS IN POWER, SHOULD DICTATE WHAT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES CAN TEACH, WHOM THEY CAN ADMIT AND HIRE WHICH THEY CAN PURSUE MP IN ADMINISTRATION THE ADMINISTRATION FROZE $2.2 LATER TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND SAID PERHAPS HARVARD SHOULD LOSE ITS TAX-EXCEPT STATUS AND BE TAXED AS A POLITICAL ENTITY.

IT IS THE FIRST TIME AN ELITE UNIVERSITY HAS PUSHED BACK AGAINST THOSE DEMANDS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND COME AS OTHER UNIVERSITIES GRAPPLE WITH HOW TO RESPOND.

REPORTING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON TAX FILING.

MULTIPLE TAX OFFICES TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV MANY LONGTIME CLIENTS ARE HESITANT TO FILE.

THIS COULD MEAN A HUGE LOSS IN TAX REVENUE THIS YEAR ACCORDING TO THE BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER.

UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA PAID NEARLY $8.5 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES.

THIS, AFTER THE IRS AGREED TO TURN SENSITIVE INFORMATION OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

LUPITA G. FERNANDEZ AND ASSOCIATES IN SAN YSIDRO SAYS IT IS TO FEAR ON DEPORTATION, HONESTLY.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR CLUNTS DEPORTED, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE PROFESSIONALS AND WOE HAVE TO TELL THEM WHAT THE RULE IS AND WHAT THE LU REQUIRES.

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>> SHEENA DID SHLT THE EXTENSION ONLY FOR DOCUMENTS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE MONEY THEY OWE.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ROLLER COASTER TARIFFS ARE ESPECIALLY TOUGH ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND THAT DESCRIBES ALMOST ALL BUSINESSES IN SAN DIEGO.

I SPOKE TO JESSICA ANDERSON, INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO AT THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ABOUT THE LOCAL IMPACT OF THE WHITE HOUSE TARIFF POLICY.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> JESSICA, 93% OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUSINESSES HAVE 12 OR FEWER EMPLOYEES.

WHAT HAVE THE TARIFFS AND THE THREAT OF MORE DONE TO THESE BUSINESSES WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING, ORDERS AND PRICING?

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S THE UNCERTAINTY THAT HAS THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CHAMBER, WE'RE THE LARGEST CHAMBER ON THE WEST COAST, WE HAVE OVER 2,000 MEMBERS AND THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE SMALL BUSINESSES AND THESE TARIFFS ARE LIFE AND DEATH BETWEEN THESE BUSINESSES AND THINK ABOUT IF YOU HAVE A LEASE COMING UP ON IF YOU DON'T HAVE PRICING FOR WHAT YOUR PRODUCTS WILL LOOK LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THE LEASE.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MAJOR CHANGES TO THE ECONOMY AND THE TRICKLEDOWN EFFECT ON THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS PAUSED SOME TARIFFS.

HOWEVER, THE TARIFFS AGAINST CHINA HAVE INCREASED.

CHINA, IN FACT, HAS TURNED AROUND AND IS RETALIATING AGAINST THE UNITED STATES WITH ITS OWN TARIFFS.

IT IS TARGETING AMERICAN COMPANIES INCLUDING FOUR IN SAN DIEGO, CUBIC CORP, INTELLIGENCE AND FIRESTONE LABS.

DESCRIBE THE EFFECT OF THIS TRADE WAR ON THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMPANIES?

>> OH, IT'S MASSIVE.

THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE DEVASTATING AS A MORGUE, AS A WHOLE.

>> THE THE 0-DAY PAUSE IS ENCOURAGING AND IT'S FOLLOWING THE BOUNCING BALL AND PING-PONG EFFECT OF WHAT WILL COME TOMORROW.

WE'RE NOT JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE TARIFFS ON CHINA.

WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT TARIFFS AS A WHOLE, WHETHER IT'S THE AUTO INDUSTRY, THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THIS WILL ALSO HAVE A VERY DIRECT IMPACT ON THE COST OF LIVING FOR AVERAGE SAN DIEGANS.

>> I WANT TO GET TO MORE ON THAT, BUT BEFORE I DO, TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT KIND OF GUIDANCE YOU'RE OFFERING SAN DIEGO BUSINESSES.

>> IT IS VERY HARD TO OFFER ANY GUIDANCE AT THIS POINT.

IT'S VERY HARD TO OFFER GUIDANCE IN THIS YEAR OF A UNCERTAINTY.

SO WHEN WE'RE FOCUSED ON IS ADVOCACY.

WE ARE FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS HEARING DIRECTLY FROM OUR SAN DIEGO BUSINESS COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DIRECT IMPACTS OF THESE TARIFFS ON OUR BI-NATIONAL ECONOMY.

>> THE ANNUAL CHAMBER, WHEN DID YOU TELL THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ABOUT, THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF A HUGE ECONOMIC DOWN TURN.

A RECESSION IS POTENTIALLY COMING.

WE SPOKE ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS SAYING THEY'RE CONSIDERING CLOSING AND THEY'RE CONSIDERING NOT BUYING NEW PRODUCTS.

THEY'RE CONSIDERING SIGNIFICANTLY TAPERING DOWN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MEXICO WHERE WE'RE NOT JUST TRADING TOGETHER.

WE'RE PRODUCING TOGETHER.

SO THIS IS NOT A TAX ON JUST MEXICAN COMPANIES.

THIS IS A TAX ON U.S.

BUSINESSES AND ON U.S. COMPANIES DIRECTLY.

>> AND WHAT DO ES THE ADMINISTRATION SAY?

>> WE'VE HAD POSITIVE CONVERSATIONS.

THEY SAY THEY WANT TO HEAR DATA AND THE DIRECT STORIES OF COMPANIES, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING.

IF WE ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, THIS IS NOT -- WE'RE NOT IN ATTACK MODE AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR MESSAGE ACROSS AND THAT'S WHY WE SAW ADVOCACY WITH THE FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS JUST LAST WEEK.

>> CONSUMERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND UP TO $4,000 A YEAR MORE BECAUSE OF THESE TARIFFS.

THEY WILL BE SPENDING MORE ON FOOD, WINE, CARS, THE iPHONE.

SO THEY ARE PULLING BACK SOME OF THAT SPENDING.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HOW BUSINESSES MIGHT BE PREPARING FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF TARIFFS AFTER THE 90-DAY PAUSE.

>> AGAIN, THEY'RE CONSIDERING SHUTTING THEIR DOORS AND THAT'S WHAT'S SO SCARY HERE.

AS FOR YOUR AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD I'VE HEARD UPWARD OF $7600 IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD SPENDING EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

WE KNOW SAN DIEGANS ARE GRAPPLING WILL THE HOUSE OF LIVING AND THE HOUSE OF GROCERIES, FRANKLY.

THIS IS A AN ATTACK ON U.S.

HOUSEHOLDS.

>> JESSICA, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO US TODAY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS AND NEW VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN READ MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>> SHOPPING FOR YOUR CLOTHES AT A BOUTIQUE COULD BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO TARIFFS.

THE UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS PROFESSOR SAYS JUNE WILL BE ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT.

>> TEXTILE PRICES ARE GOING TO GO UP 44% SO THAT'S THE MATERIAL THAT'S USED TO MAKE THE CLOTHES.

PEOPLE WILL SPEND MORE MONEY ON OTHER PRODUCTS, TOO, THINGS LIKE FOOD SO THAT MIGHT MEAN THEY HAVE LESS MONEY TO SPEND ON THINGS LIKE CLOTHING.

>> OUR LA MESA TOLD KGTV SHE IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO SEE THE IMPACTS.

UNIQUE BOUTIQUE ON NEBO DRIVE HAS SURVIVED THE LA MESA RIOTS AND PANDEMIC.

THEY CAN FIND A 20% OFF STICKER POSTED ON MANY ITEMS IN THE STORE, BUT THAT MAY SOON CHANGE.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE PRICES AT THAT MINIMAL, RAISE THEM, BUT STILL KEEP THEM AT THAT SHOPABLE PRICE.

>> I'LL DO MAYBE ONCE A MONTH INSTEAD OF EVERY OTHER WEEK, OR TWICE A MONTH.

IT JUST ALL DEPENDS AND AGAIN, IT DEPENDS ON THE FOOT TRAFFIC.

>> PURCHASE SAYS SHE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO KEEP PRICES REASONABLE FOR CUSTOMERS.

>>> PICKLEBALL IS GROWING IN POPULARITY AND IS OUTGROWING THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING COURTS.

IMPERIAL BEACH IS PLANNING TO FIX THAT.

A NEW SOURCE INTERN TEAL DAVIS EXPLAINS.

>> SPORTS PARK AND IMPERIAL BEACH ALREADY HAS BASKETBALL, BASEBALL AND A PLAYGROUND.

NOW IT MAY SOON GET OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL.

THE NEW COURTS WILL MEET A GROWING DEMAND FOR RESIDENTS THAT PLAY THE SPORT.

COUNCIL MEMBERS VOICED THEIR SUPPORT AT A RECENT MEETING.

>> IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW THIS TYPE OF SPORT HAS BROUGHT US, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY TO NOT JUST RECREATE IN A SAFE WAY FOR ALL AGES, BUT ALSO SOCIALIZE.

>> PICKLEBALL IS THE FAGSZ'S FASTEST GROWING SPORT.

FOR MANY PLAYERS IT OFFERS THE COMBINATION OF THE THE COMPETITIVE APPEAL OF OTHER TEAM SPORTS WHILE IT MAKES IT ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS.

DUE TO GROWING POPULARITY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY THEY STRUGGLE TO FIND OPEN COURTS.

>> WE HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME FOR IDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY TO FIND LOCATIONS TO PLAY, EVEN IF WE GO TO CORONADO, IT'S REALLY FULL.

THE NEW COURTS WILL COST $1 MILLION, LAY PAVEMENT FOR THE COURTS AND CREATE SOUND-DAMPENING FENCES.

NOW THAT THE SPORTS PARK HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION PLANS WILL BE DRAWN UP FOR THE PUBLIC.

FOR KPBS I'M NEWS INTERN TEAL DAVIS.

>> INEWSOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

>>> SOCIAL MEDIA APPS CAN ALLOW PEOPLE TO STAY CONNECTED TO FRIENDS AND THEY CAN ALSO CAUSE HARM IF USED TOO FREQUENTLY.

MANDY HAS MORE ON WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO KEEP KIDS SAFE.

>> SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT PART OF LIFE FOR MANY.

77% OF HIGH SCHOOLERS HAVE APPOINTED FREQUENT DAILY SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND A 2023 NATIONAL SURVEY BY THE CDC.

EXPERTS SAY USING THESE APPS TOO MUCH COULD BE HARMFUL TO CHILDREN AND TEENS.

>> IT CAN ALSO AFFECT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> TRACY HURLY IS WITH THE CHILD PROTECTION TEAM OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE OF ATLANTA.

SHE SAID MOST EXPERTS RECOMMEND UNTIL THE CHILD IS IN EIGHTH GRADE BEFORE ALLOWING SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT SINCE EVERYONE DEVELOPS DIFFERENTLY, SHE SAYS TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

>> ARE THEY MATURE ENOUGH?

ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE WITH THEIR BELONGINGS?

CAN THEY TAKE CARE OF THE OTHER BELONGINGS THEY HAVE IN THE HOME AND CAN THEY FOLLOW THE OTHER RULES THAT THEY HAVE SET IN PLACE AT HOME OR AT SCHOOL.

>> IF THE ANSWER IS NO TO ANY OF THESE, THEY MAY WANT TO WAIT.

IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR THE PARENT TO HAVE SOCIAL MEAD WHY ONCE THE CHILD HAS THESE APPS.

SHE SAYS PARENTS PLAY A BIG ROLE IN SAFETY AND MONITOR YOUR CHILD'S INTERACTIONS ONLINE.

THERE ARE APPS THAT CAN HELP YOU DO THAT.

KEEP COMMUNICATION OPEN ABOUT THEIR ONLINE EXPERIENCES AND SET CLEAR RULES AND LIMITS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AROUND THINGS THEY'VE SEEN OR DONE ONLINE.

>> THERE ARE WONDERFUL RESOURCES OUT THERE THAT CAN HAVE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT THINK OF TO ASK KIDS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THEIR INTERNET USAGE AND WHAT THEY DO ONLINE.

>> FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> A VIDEO OF ELEPHANTS AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK DURING YESTERDAY'S EARTHQUAKE HAS GONE VIRAL.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS BRINGS US AN EXPLANATION FROM MINDY ALBRIGHT.

>> IT ALLOWS THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS AND THEY SENSED SOMETHING WAS OFF AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND SO IMMEDIATELY THEY RAN TOGETHER AND FORMED WHAT WE CALL AN ALERT CIRCLE AND MAKIAAH, THE YOUNGEST, WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE.

THIS IS WHAT ELEPHANT HERDS DO TO PROTECT THE FAMILY UNIT.

THERE'S KOSI, SHE'S 18, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE TWO YOUNGSTERS ZULI AND KAIA WHO ARE 7.

ELEPHANTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO HEAR SOUND THROUGH THEIR FEET AND THEY'RE CONNECTED TO THE EARTH.

THEY'RE FEELING THE SOUND FROM THE EARTHQUAKE.

THEY'RE LISTENING AND THEIR EARS ARE OUT AND ZULI PUTS THE TRUNK UP AND HE'S SMELLING THE AIR LIKE, CAN I SMELL WHERE THE DANGER IS COMING FROM AND KOSI KEEPS TURNING HER BODY AND TOUCHING WITH HER TRUNK TO CHECK ON HIM AND WHAT'S INTERESTING, TOO, IS HE'S OUTSIDE OF THE CIRCLE AND NOT NECESSARILY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO ADULT FEMALES AND MAKIA AND HIM ARE ONLY A MONTH APART, BUT AS A YOUNG MALE HE WILL VEFRNT ALLY AGE AND GROW OLDER AND MOVE OUT OF THE FAMILY UNIT WHERE THE FEMALES STAY WITH THE FAMILY UNITS THEIR WHOLE LIFE.

FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE OUTSIDE OF SAN DIEGO AND THE FIRST THING THEY DO IS REACH OUT AND SAY IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

THAT'S SORT OF WHAT YOU SEE THE ELEPHANTS DOING IN THAT MOMENT.

>>> AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, I'LL BE TRACKING SOME LOW CLOUDS.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE MILD IN THE MID-50s FOR THE SAN DIEGO METRO, BUT ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION WE WILL SEE COOLER CONDITIONS HERE FOR SOME AREAS.

OVERNIGHT LOWS MAKES IT 40s AND 50s DOWN TO 51 FOR BOTH OCEANSIDE AND CAMP PENDLETON.

>> AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BY 6:00 A.M., THE CLOUD COVER IS TRYING TO WORK ITS WAY ONSHORE AND THAT CLOUD COVER WILL BE STICKING AROUND DURING THE MORNING DRIVE TIME AND THE SNAPSHOT AT 9:00 A.M. AND AROUND MIDDAY, 12:00 NOON WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THAT CLOUD COVER SLOWLY STARTING TO GO AWAY AND WE'LL BE WATCHING OUT FOR SOME HEAVY RAIN AND STORMS OUT TO THE NORTH AND EVEN SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE EAST OF FRESNO, BUT OVERALL THE LOS OF SUNSHINE FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS, AFTER SUNSET WE'LL SEE MORE AND MORE OF THE CLOUD COVERAGE TRY TO MOVE BACK INTO THE FORECAST.

WATCHING OUT FOR MORE OF THAT RAIN AND SOME OF THOSE STORMS AND THOSE WILL PRIMARILY BE WELL OFF TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST.

OVERALL, HERE FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.

WE'LL SEE MILD CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HERE'S THE MOUNTAIN SNOW THAT WE'LL BE TRACKING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND MORE CLOUD COVERAGE WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-60s AND PRETTY MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AND THAT'S WHEN THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS TO THE CORRIDOR SOUTH OF LOS ANGELES DOWN THROUGH SAN DIEGO.

SO FOR THE COASTAL FORECAST, CLOUDY SKIES FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE RAIN CHANCES REALLY START TO PEAK THERE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND THEN WE'LL CLEAR OUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR THE INLAND FORECAST THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN IS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

HIGHS IN THE 60s BEFORE WE REBOUND INTO THE 70s FOR THE WEEKEND AND MOUNTAIN FORECAST TRACKING THE RAIN ON FRIDAY AND OVERALL THE WEEKEND STILL LOOKS GOOD AND FOR THE DESERT STILL TRACKING SOME OF THAT RAIN ON FRIDAY.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S LIBRARY BUDGET WAS MORE THAN $70 MILLION IN 2022 AND ACCESS FOR OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES WAS STILL CHALLENGING.

NOW IMAGINE SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT THAT MONEY?

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST THEW BOWLER US INTROOES US BOWLER INTRODUCES US TO A GROUP DOING JUST THAT IN ROSARITO, MEXICO.

>> TWO BOYS ON A PARK BENCH ENGROSSED IN THEIR NEW BOOKS.

MOM SITS CLOSE.

[ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> NATE THE GREAT.

>> THAT'S GABBY PULIDO, A MOTHER OF TWO SONS WHO LOVE TO READ.

SHE BRINGS HER BOYS TO THE BOOKMOBILE WHENEVER SHE CAN.

SHE LOVES TO SEE HER CHILDREN GROW THROUGH READING.

[ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> IN A VACANT LOT BEHIND A GROCERY STORE IN ROSARITO, MEXICO, THIS BOOK MOBILE AIMS TO REACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PRIORITIES THAT THE LIBRARIES ARE LEFT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BUDGET.

>> CARMEN DOMINGUEZ IS PRESIDENT OF THE ROSARITO BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.

THEY'RE A SMALL, DETERMINED GROUP FIGHTING TO BRING BOOKS TO THEIR NEIGHBORS.

>> WE'RE SCRAPPY.

WE STAND UP IN FRONT OF ALL OF THE CHALLENGES AND BELIEVE ME, WE'VE HAD SOME AND WE CONSTANTLY HAVE SOME.

>> MEXICO HAS BEEN STANDING UP TO MANY CHALLENGES.

LITERACY BEING ONE.

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION OR UNESCO, MEXICO HAS INCREASE LITERACY RATES TO OVER 95%.

FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, THE NATIONAL LITERACY INSTITUTE OUT OF HOUSTON SAYS ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE A LITERACY RATE CLOSE TO 80%.

LOS A MIGOS DE LA BIBLIOTECA DE ROSARITO HAS ONE BOOK MOBILE, THEY KEEP IT AT SAR.

EVERY TWO WEEKS VOLUNTEERS DRIVE IT OUT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD IN NEED.

AND THEY SET UP TO LOAN OUT BOOKS, READ BOOKS AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY.

THESE DAYS, THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR OLD BIBLIOTECA MOVIL.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ROSARITO HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2006 AND NOW THEY NEED TO FUND RAISE TO REPLACE THEIR LITTLE BLUE BUS, BUT NEW BOOK MOBILE OR NOT, THIS SCRAPPY GROUP WILL KEEP SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY.

MATTHEW BOWLER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE OR BUY SOME BOOKS, GO TO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.COM.MX.

YOU CAN FIND ONIGHT'S STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M AMITA SHARMA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING PUP.

>>> 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.

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