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>>> CESAR CHAVEZ'S NAME IS BEING REMOVED FROM CITY FACILITIES, PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC ASSETS IN-SIZE.IN SAN DIEGO.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE MAYOR SIGNED THE RESOLUTION.

REMOVING THE NAME BUT HONORING THE ACTIVISM.

HIS NAME IS BEING REMOVED FROM SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL CRIMES SURFACED.

>> Reporter: A STATUE OF CHAVEZ USED TO BE HERE, GREETING STUDENTS.

>> THE IDEA TO HELP MOTIVATE STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: NOW COLORED BLOTCHES OF CEMENT REMAIN WHERE THE STATUE USED TO BE, AN INTEGRAL PART OF CAMPUS LIFE.

>> PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY RUB HIS SHOULDERS FOR GOOD LUCK OR LEAVE GIFTS FOR FINALS WEEK.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT THE UNIVERSITY SAID IT REMOVED THE STATUE BECAUSE IT'S A SYMBOL OF PAIN FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS.

>> I'M GLAD IT'S GONE.

>> Reporter: BUT IS ALSO CONFLICTED HOW FAST THE UNIVERSITY ACTED AFTER THE ALLEGATIONS ON MONDAY.

>> PEOPLE WERE SAYING INTERESTING IT'S A PERSON OF COLOR COMPARED TO CONFEDERATE STATUES TOOK A LONG TIME, YEARS TO TAKE OUT.

>> Reporter: THIS GRADUATE STUDENT SAYS EVERYONE HE'S TALKED TO AGREED IT SHOULD BE REMOVED, BUT THE ACTION OF ONE MAN SHOULDN'T TARNISH THE FARMWORKERS UNION.

>> THE SCHOOL'S IDEA TO DIVORCE THE ACTIONS FROM THE MAN IS GOOD, THE MOVEMENT HE STARTED IS BIGGER THAN HIM NOW.

>> Reporter: HERE AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE, CESAR CHAVEZ'S NAME HAS BEEN REMOVED.

THE NAME WAS ON THE TOP OF THE BUILDING AND IN FRONT.

WHAT COULDN'T BE REMOVED IS COVERED UP.

SHE HAS MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THAT.

>> I FEEL COMPLICATED BECAUSE WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT CESAR CHAVEZ AND GREAT MEXICAN AND HISPANIC HISTORICAL FIGURES.

IT'S A BIT EARTBREAKING.

>> Reporter: THE DECISION WAS MADE AFTER FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS AND STAFF.

>> WE WANT STUDENTS TO KNOW THEY'RE ON A CAMPUS THAT RESPONDS PROACTIVELY.

THEY CAN COME HERE AND KNOW THEY CAN BE SAFE.

WE'RE NOT WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL US THEY NEED TO BE SAFE.

>> Reporter: THE REACTION HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.

WHOSE NAME WILL REPLACE CHAVEZ?

THAT NAME WILL COME LATER.

BACK HERE H THE UNIVERSITY WILL CONVENE A GROUP TO DETERMINE A REPLACEMENT.

STUDENTS HAVE IDEAS.

>> I WOULD LIKE A WOMAN.

>> PUT UP DOLORES.

ONE OF THE COFOUNDERS.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PLANNING TO CHANGE THE NAME OF CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY, INCLUDING A COMMITTEE AND PROVIDING INPUT.

TYPICALLY THERE'S A LIMIT OF ONE NAME OR MASCOT CHANGE PER YEAR, BUT THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST CHAVEZ WARRANT CHANGING THE NAME.

>>> THIS WEEK'S HIGH HEAT AND A BROKEN SEWAGE PUMP HAVE LED TO A SMELLY SITUATION IN THE SOUTH BAY.

TODAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPORTED ELEVATED HYDROGEN SULFIDE EMISSIONS.

IT'S BEEN TRACKED BY THE NETWORK OF MONITORS.

THE COUNTY SAYS WORK TO REPAIR A BROKEN PUMP IN TIJUANA'S SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE MAY ALSO BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE FOUL SMELLS.

PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED, INCREASE THE AIR CIRCULATION WITH FANS OR AC AND RUN AN AIR PURIFIER.

>>> IT'S BEEN A HOT SPELL.

MONTHLY HIGHS BROKEN IN PALM SPRINGS AND DEALING WITH HEAT ADVISORIES FOR MOST OF THE AREA, DESERTS AND INTERIOR.

STILL EXTREME HEART WARNING EARLY PART OF THE EVENING IS CONTINUING.

A LITTLE BIT OF SUBTLE RELIEF INTO THE WEEKEND.

COAST, LOW CLOUDS INCREASING AT NIGHT.

DOWN TO 63.

COMPLETE FORECAST AHEAD.

>>> MORE THAN 2,000 CAMP PENDLETON MARINES LEFT SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK FOR A DEPLOYMENT AMID THE ESCALATING CONFLICT WITH IRAN.

THE UNIT ON THE "USS BOXER" LEFT WEDNESDAY, TWO OTHER AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS LEFT WITH THEM.

THEY WERE REPORTEDLY ALREADY TRAINING WHEN THE CALL CAME TO LEAVE EARLY.

THE BOXER IS CONDUCTING ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN THE PACIFIC, ONE SAID BUT AN OFFICIAL TOLD OUTLETS IT'S BOUND FOR THE MIDDLE EAST.

>>> IRAN'S EFFECTIVE SHUTDOWN OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ HAS LOCKED UP 20% OF THE WORLD'S OIL.

YOU'VE LIKELY GONE THROUGH THE PRICE SHOCK AT THE PUMP, BUT IT'S OTHER GOODS AS WELL.

WE BREAK DOWN HOW CONSUMERS AT HOME COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ONGOING CONFLICT ABROAD.

>> Reporter: FROM THE GASOLINE THAT POWERS TRANSPORTATION TO THE PACKAGING OF EVERYDAY ITEMS ON STORE SHELVES, OIL IS ESSENTIAL.

>> OIL AND PETROLEUM GOES INTO ALMOST EVERY PRODUCT PRODUCED.

>> Reporter: NOW MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE ONGOING WAR IN IRAN.

THE GLOBAL OIL BENCHMARK HIT $115 A BARREL THURSDAY AFTER IRAN'S RETALIATORY STRIKES ON ENERGY STRUCTURE IN QATAR AND KUWAIT.

COULD HAVE AN EFFECT BEYOND THE PUMP.

>> THE PLASTIC USED TO MAKE PILL BOTTLES, SARAN WRAP, THAT IS CARBON BASED, THE RAW MATERIAL IS OIL.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE WORLD'S HELIUM COMES FROM QATAR AND TRAVELS THROUGH THE STRAIT.

IT'S VITAL FOR COOLING MRI MACHINES, MAKING AI CHIPS, AND IS ALREADY IN SHORT SUPPLY.

ALUMINUM IS USED IN LARGE BUILDING MATERIALS.

ITS PRICE HAS SURGED TO A FOUR-YEAR HIGH BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE.

>> IF IT CONTINUES, THEY'LL BE IN A BIND, AN ECONOMY SLOWDOWN LIKE A RECESSION, AND INFLATION.

TOGETHER THAT'S STAGFLATION.

>> Reporter: VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE IS URGING PATIENCE.

>> IT'S NOT GOING TO LAST FOREVER, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

>> GAS PRICES KEEP RISING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

TODAY A GALLON OF REGULAR IS AVERAGE $5.72 UP FROM ABOUT THREE CENTS FROM YESTERDAY.

27 MORE THAN A WEEK AGO AND OVER A DOLLAR HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO.

>>> SECURITY LINES FOR AIR TRAVELERS HAVE BEEN UNPREDICTABLE THIS WEEK.

SOME AIRPORTS ARE SEEING HIGH LEVELS OF CALLOUTS BY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS WHO ARE WORKING WITHOUT PAY AMID A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON THE TRAVEL CHANGES WITH SPRING BREAK IN FULL SWING.

>> Reporter: AT HARTSFIELD JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL, ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD, TRAVELERS WERE WARNED OF TWO HOURS WAIT TIME.

FOR THOSE NEEDING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE?

>> I HAVE MS, HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO PAY MYSELF?

I HAD TO PAY A STRANGER $100 TO PUSH ME, GET ME THROUGH THE LINE.

TRUMP, FIX IT.

>> Reporter: PASSENGERS ENDURED LONG LINES AT HOUSTON'S BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT.

IN DENVER, CHARLOTTE AND DETROIT THE LINES WERE A BREEZE.

FOR THIS FAMILY, THEIR HOPE IS THE PARTIAL SHUTDOWN ENDS TO TSA WORKERS GET PAID.

>> THEY NEED TO BE PAID.

>> Reporter: THEY RECENTLY MISSED THE FIRST FULL PAYCHECK AFTER FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY LASTS.

ON CAPITOL HILL, THE IMPASSE SHOWS NO SIGN OF BREAKING SOON.

SEAN DUFFY SAYS IF THEY CAN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT, IT WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT.

>> WILL LOOK LIKE CHILD'S PLAY, SMALL AIRPORTS I BELIEVE WILL BE SHUT DOWN, EXTENSIVE LINES AND AIR TRAVEL ALMOST COME TO A STOP.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION APPROVED A MERGER THIS WEEK BETWEEN TV GIANTS NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP AND RIVAL TEGNA.

LAWSUITS WERE FILED TO STOP MONOPOLIZING TV ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

A PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM.

NAZARENE UNIVERSITY.

>> IT MAY BE RESTRICTING FREE SPEECH IN ONE PARTICULAR MEDIUM OF BROADCAST TELEVISION FOR INSTANCE, BUT PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING THEIR INFORMATION FROM BROADCAST BY AND LARGE ANYWAY.

>> NEXSTAR'S PLANS DATE BACK TO LAST AUGUST WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD BUY IT FOR $6.2 BILLION.

ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS IT REQUIRED APPROVAL.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE TO WAIVE RULES.

THE DEAL WOULD CREATE ONE COMPANY THAT OWNS 265 TELEVISION STATIONS ACROSS 44 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

KUSI, FOX 5 AND CBS 8, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY MERGED WITH THE LOCAL CW STATION HERE.

>>> ROUGH TIMES ARE GETTING ROUGHER AT CBS NEWS, IT'S LAYING OFF ABOUT 6% OF APPROXIMATELY 1,100 WORKERS.

IT COMES JUST SIX MONTHS AFTER BROADER LAYOFFS AT PARENT COMPANY PARAMOUNT ALSO IMPACTED CBS.

EDITOR AND CHIEF BARRY WEIS IS SHUTTING DOWN RADIO ENTIRELY.

SOURCES SAY SHE WANTED TO SAVE IT ABOUT HAD NO CHOICE, IT STOPPED GENERATING REVENUE.

>>> MOST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO COMPLY WITH NEW STATE TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS STARTING THIS SUMMER.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNER I NEWS SOURCE HAS RANKED THEM BASED ON SHARING INFORMATION PUBLICLY.

KATIE IS BEHIND THIS RANKING.

WELCOME.

>> THANK.

>> GIVE US A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF HOW THE GOVERNMENTS WERE GRADED IN THE REPORT.

>> WE USED A BROAD RUBRIC, LOOKING AT THEIR WEBSITE AND MEETINGS AND POINTS MEASURED AS ACCESSIBILITY, SOME REQUIRED BY LAW, OTHERS EXTRA CREDIT OR THINGS WE THOUGHT WOULD HELP THEM.

>> WHAT DID YOU FIND THAT GOVERNMENTS WERE MISSING?

>> ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS OF THE GOVERNMENTS WERE MISSING THE ABILITY TO HAVE LIVE, REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT, MEANS BEING ABLE TO CALL OR ZOOM IN TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT LIVE.

IT'S NOT REQUIRED NOW BUT WILL BE BY JULY.

>> THAT'S SOME OF THE WAYS THEY'RE SHORT.

WHAT DO THEY NEED TO GET GOING BY JULY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS NEW THING?

>> THERE'S THAT LIVE REMOTE COMMENT OPTION, ALL OF THEM SAID THEY WERE GOING TO BE IN COMPLIANCE BY JULY.

THAT'S GOOD.

THEN THE OTHER REQUIREMENT IN THAT SAME LAW IS MORE TRANSLATION FOR -- DEPENDING ON YOUR POPULATION, TRAPS LATE YOUR AGENDAS INTO THAT LANGUAGE.

>> WHEN YOU WERE COMPILING THIS REPORT, WHAT WERE THE RESPONSES LIKE FROM THE GOVERNMENTS?

>> FOR THE MOST PART, REALLY GOOD.

GOT TO TALK TO EXCITED CITY CLERKS WHO SHARED SOME OF THE THINGS THEY WERE DOING.

ALSO A LOT OF THEM WANTED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON WHAT WE FOUND.

WE FOUND IN IMPERIAL BEACH THEY WERE NOT LISTING THEIR OFFICIALS ON THEIR AGENDA.

WE POINTED THAT OUT, THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO MAKING THAT CHANGE.

WE SAW THAT ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> SO POINTED OUT THINGS THEY NEED TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER.

WHAT WERE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DOING WELL THAT YOU FOUND?

>> ALL WERE POSTING AGENDAS 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE, WHICH IS REQUIRED AND GREAT.

THEY WERE ALSO, A LOT OF THEM, PROVIDING LIVESTREAMING OPTIONS, POSTING ALL THE VIDEOS ON THEIR WEBSITE SO PEOPLE COULD WATCH LATER AND LOT OF THEM AT LEAST HAD EMAILS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS OR OFFICIALS, SOME HAD PHONE NUMBERS.

>> WORK LIKE THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF US FOLLOWING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WE ALL SHOULD BE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I NEWS SOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENT PARTNER.

IT'S PART OF THE PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNERSHIP.

KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, PRESIDENT TRUMP LASHES OUT AT NATO ALLIES FOR NOT HELPING TO SECURE THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION."

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN MONDAY TO LOWER SPEED LIMITS ON HUNDREDS OF MILES OF ROADS.

BUT IT'S LIKELY MORE WILL NEED TO BE DONE TO GET DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN.

>> Reporter: LOWER SPEED LIMITS ARE COMING TO SAN DIEGO.

WILL THAT REALLY MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER?

MONDAY THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN TO CHANGE THE SPEED LIMITS ON ABOUT 20% OF THE ROADS.

SPECIFIC AREAS, SCHOOL ZONES, LOTS OF PEDESTRIAN OR BIKE TRAFFIC AND PLACES WITH A HISTORY OF TRAFFIC DEATHS.

SLOWER SPEEDS SAVE LIVES.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, THE CHANCE OF A PERSON DYING WHEN HIT BY A CAR INCREASES DRAMATICALLY THE FASTER THE CAR IS GOING.

HERE, THREE WERE STRUCK AND KILLED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

THESE ARE ROADS WHERE THE SPEEDS WOULD BE REDUCED UNDER THE NEW LAW.

TRAGEDIES LIKE THESE CAN BE PREVENTED.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE AGREE WERE DRIVERS OPERATING AT A LOWER SPEED, COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY PREVENTED SOME OF THE DEATHS AND CERTAINLY INJURIES THAT OCCUR FROM PEOPLE DRIVING TOO FAST AND RECKLESSLY.

>> Reporter: HE KNOWS POSTED SPEED SIGNS ARE NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH.

>> WE'RE NOT SO NAIVE NOT TO RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IGNORE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT.

BUT IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> Reporter: AND BILL FULTON SAID IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN DRIVERS WHO RESPOND TO TWO THINGS, ENFORCEMENT THEY CAN SEE AND CHANGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE.

WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE SLOWS DOWN DRIVERS?

THERE'S LOTS OF OPTIONS LIKE MODIFYING INTERSECTIONS WITH EXTENDED CURBS.

>> CURB BUTTOUTS ARE SOMETHING WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF, RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE AND EASY TO PUT IN.

SPEED BUMPS ARE ANOTHER GREAT OPTION.

ROUNDABOUTS ARE SOMETHING THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR BUT MORE EXPENSIVE SIDE.

>> Reporter: THAT HIGH COST TO BUILD IS WHY THERE'S CURRENTLY A BACKLOG OF THOUSANDS OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WAITING FOR FUNDING.

BUT THEY CAN HELP SPEED UP THE INSTALLATION EVEN WITH LIMITED FUNDS.

>> THE DIFFERENCE OF FULL-BLOWN ROUNDABOUT VERSUS A QUICK BUILT OF A ROUNDABOUT CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE FOR US TO HAVE THE FUNDING.

>> Reporter: FOR THE RESIDENTS, CAN'T COME QUICK ENOUGH.

>> EVERYTHING SEEMS TO COST MONEY, EXPENSIVE ROUNDABOUTS OR REPLACING SOME SPEED LIMIT SIGNS.

WE'RE REALLY HOPING THE CITY IS GOING TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE AND FIND THE MONEY NEEDED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES.

>> Reporter: JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE LIVING LONGER ACCORDING TO NEW DATA BY THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY.

BUT A CLOSER LOOK REVEALS BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND A SHIFT IN THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH.

>> Reporter: IN CORONADO, LIFE EXPECTANCY IS LONGEST IN THE COUNTY, OVER 87 YEARS.

JUST A FEW MILES AWAY IN LEMON GROVE, IT'S THE LOWEST JUST UNDER 79 YEARS, ACCORDING TO NEW DATA.

PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS SAY IT REFLECTS ACCESS TO CARE, HOUSING AND SUPPORT.

AND SHOW HOW WHERE YOU LIVE CAN SHAPE YOUR HEALTH OVER A LIFETIME.

>> WE'RE WITHIN HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH.

BOTH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SOMEONE'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

>> Reporter: LEMON GROVE IS ALSO ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES HIT HARDEST BY OVERDOSES.

IN 2024, THE OVERDOSE DEATH RATE HERE WAS NEARLY DOUBLE THE COUNTY AVERAGE.

AT THE SAME TIME, OVERDOSE DEATHS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE GOING DOWN.

FROM MORE THAN 1,200 IN 2023 TO UNDER 1,000 IN 2024.

OVERDOSES ARE A FACTOR IN THE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES CATEGORY.

THAT DECLINE IS RESHAPING THE LIFE EXPECTANCY DATA.

CANCER IS STILL THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND HEART DISEASE REMAINS SECOND.

BUT WHEN OVERDOSES WENT DOWN, STROKE ROSE TO NUMBER THREE SPOT.

>> NOTICED A DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT COMMUNITIES ARE REPORTING HAVING SEEN AN OVERDOSE.

>> Reporter: WITH THE STREET HEALTH TEAM, A BIG PART OF HER WORK IS HARM REDUCTION, THAT INCLUDES HANDING OUT THE OVERDOSE REDUCING MEDICATION.

>> I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE REQUESTING FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS TO TEST THEIR PRODUCT.

>> Reporter: THE DATA REFLECTS WHAT SHE'S SEEING ON THE GROUND, THAT HARM REDUCTION APPROACH IS WORKING.

>> FEELS LIKE PROGRESS FOR US TO KNOW THE TOOLS WE'RE TRYING TO -- NOT ONLY TOOLS BUT EDUCATION WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IS BEING PUT TO USE.

>> Reporter: BUT SHE SAYS THE BROADER GAPS REMAIN.

EVEN AS SAN DIEGANS LIVE LONGER, NUMBERS SHOW THAT YOUR ZIP CODE CAN INFLUENCE HOW LONG YOU LIVE AND WHAT YOU DIE FROM.

HEIDI DeMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL, WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT REGARDING THE HEAT THAT'S BEEN BREAKING MONTHLY RECORDS.

CONTINUED TO FALL IN SOME INLAND AREAS, ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST, THE WORST OF THE HEAT IS TAPERING OFF.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS HOT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS, AND MORE OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES ARE STEPPING OUT OF THE WORST OF THE WORST.

BUT THIS EVENING, STILL HEAT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT.

INTERIOR DESERTS, EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE DESERT LOCATIONS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THERE'S MORE LOW CLOUD COVER AND SOME FOG, DOWN TO 63.

ONLY RELIEF SATURDAY IS THE COASTAL PARTS OF CALIFORNIA AND IN THE MOUNTAINS.

103 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

90 IN RAMONA, 92 IN EL CAJON.

ALONG THE COASTLINE IT'S STILL WARM FOR MARCH, BUT BACK IN THE LOW 80s WITH A SLIVER OF COOLING COMPARED TO THE WORST OF THE WORST.

EAST IS EXPANDING EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY.

RECORDS FALL IN THE PLAINS AND THERE'S SOME FIRE RISK, MODERATE DANGER IN FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA, DEALING WITH THE WORST OF THE WORST OF THAT.

WYOMING AND WESTERN PARTS OF NEBRASKA.

TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, HOVERING AROUND 107 IN PALM SPRINGS.

MARCH RECORD FROM YESTERDAY, THURSDAY, WE HIT 107 IN PALM SPRINGS.

NEW HOTTEST DAY IN THE BOOKS IN MARCH HISTORY FOR PALM SPRINGS.

BECOME TO DOUBLE DIGITS SATURDAY, MID-90s ON SUNDAY.

SUBTLE IMPROVEMENTS.

OTHER AREAS LIKE PHOENIX ARE SHATTERING DAILY RECORDS AFTER THE MONTHLY HIGHS RECENTLY SET.

VEGAS STILL HOT AND DENVER GET COOLER AIR SUNDAY.

VERY WARM SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BUT THE WORST WILL BE BEHIND US.

80 SATURDAY, 78 BY MONDAY AND STILL VERY WARM TUESDAY BUT NOT AS HOT.

INLAND, UPPER 80s, SOME NEAR 90.

MOUNTAINS INTO THE 60s MONDAY, BUT A LITTLE BIT WARMING INTO WEDNESDAY.

DESERTS, TRIPLE DIGITS SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

HOT THERMOMETERS ACROSS THE BOARD, JUST NOT QUITE AS SCORCHING.

GEOFF CORNISH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COOLING PAVEMENT HAS BEEN USED IN A LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD TO BEAT THE HEAT.

REFLECTIVE PAINT COATS SURFACES TO BOUNCE THE SUNLIGHT AWAY INSTEAD OF ABSORBING IT.

THE IMPACT IN ONE COMMUNITY.

>> WE'RE PREPARING FOR JULY, DID NOT EXPECT THE HEAT WAVE.

>> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS SET UP A FOOD GIVEAWAY IN THE HEAT ON TOP OF ONE OF THE COOLING EXPERIMENTS.

STREETS COATED TO REFLECT THE SUN.

>> YES, CAN DEFINITELY FEEL IT.

IT'S NICE.

>> Reporter: FOUR YEARS AGO, COMMUNITY GROUPS IN PACOIMA WORKED WITH THE CITY TO PAINT 18 SQUARE BLOCKS TO TURN THE DARK ASPHALT INTO LIGHTER PAVEMENT.

DARK ABSORBS HEAT, THIS REFLECTED IT, REDUCING THE TEMPS, A PUSH TO FIGHT EXTREME HEAT IN A COMMUNITY THAT FEELS IT MOST.

SHE LIVES ACROSS THE STREET, FEELS IT IS COOLER.

>> NEED MORE PAINT.

>> Reporter: FIVE NEARBY HOMES GOT REFLECTIVE SHINGLES TO KEEP THE HOUSES COOLER.

IS THE COOLING PAVEMENT WORKING?

>> I WOULD SAY SO.

IT'S THE NEWEST EDITION OF COOL SURFACES.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION, IT LASTS ABOUT FIVE YEARS.

BUT EARLY DATA SHOWS IT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

STUDY OF PACOIMA'S COOLING PAVEMENT FOUND AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES DROPPED AS MUCH AS 3.5 DEGREES, UP TO TEN DEGREES IN SURFACE TEMPERATURES.

>> HOUSES WITHOUT AC UNITS, POOR INSULATION, COMMUNITIES WITHOUT TREE-LINED STREETS, BRINGING INNOVATIONS LIKE THIS -- >> IT'S A START.

IT'S A START.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

EVERY LITTLE THING THAT HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: EVEN SMALL DROPS IN TEMPERATURE CAN MATTER IN A PLACE WHERE EXTREME HEAT IS A DAILY REALITY.

>> JASMINE WITH THAT REPORT.

CLIMATE RESOLVE SAYS THE NEXT PROJECT IS COOLING PAINT TO 40 BLOCKS IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND THE CITY ZOO MAY ALSO GET A PAINT JOB.

KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, EVERYBODY.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE AN EXCELLENT EVENING AND A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

>> Announcer: MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.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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