>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH WOMAN, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 30'S.

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.

>> CHANGES ARE COMING TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS, ONCE THAT SAFETY ADVOCATES HAVE LONG CALLED FOR.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

VISITORS WILL SOON BE SCREENED FOR DRUGS WHEN THEY ENTER COUNTY JAILS.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE POLICY IS AND ABOUT FACE FOR SHERIFF KELLY MARTINEZ.>> ADVOCATES FOR JAIL SAFETY HAVE LONG BEEN URGING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO SCREEN ANYONE ENTERING THE JAIL SYSTEM, EVEN SHERIFF DEPUTIES, CONTRACTORS, AND VISITORS.

SCREENINGS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN LIMITED INMATES.

AFTER YEARS OF RESISTING THOSE CALLS, CHEF MARTIN IS ANNOUNCED EXPANDED SCREENINGS WOULD SOON BEGIN, UNANNOUNCED, AND AT RANDOM.

>> NOBODY IS IMMUNE.>> WELCOME NEWS TO PAUL PARKER, WHO HAD PUSHED FOR THE EXPANSION OF CONTRABAND SCREENINGS FOR YEARS, AS PART OF THE CITIZEN LAWN.

HE PUBLICLY RESIGNED FROM THE JOB IN MARCH, IN PART IN PLACE FOR DRUGS.

MY HOPE IS THE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM WILL RESULT IN PEOPLE MAKE, AND THERE'S NO PROOF THAT THEY WERE, BUT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN THINKING OF DOING THAT, OR WHATEVER, AND THEY WILL THINK TWICE.

AND THIS WILL, THIS WILL, EVEN IF YOU CAN'T PROVE IT, THIS WILL, I BELIEVE, SAVE LIVES.

>> IT COULD ALSO SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS HAVE LONG HAD AN ABOVE AVERAGE RATE OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS, LARGELY DUE TO DRUG OVERDOSES, WHICH OFTEN AND IN LAWSUITS, AND EXPENSIVE PAYOUTS TO THE VICTIMS FAMILIES.

TO HOTTER DAYS COULD MEAN A CALL ON CONSUMERS TO CUT BACK ON ENERGY, OPERATOR ONCE PREPARE FOR FLEX ALERTS.

TONYA THORNE EXPLAINED WHAT THAT MEANS FOR SAN DIEGO.

THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR IS THE AGENCY WHICH DECIDES WHEN FLEX ALERTS ARE NEEDED.

THEY TYPICALLY ISSUE FLEX ALERTS WHEN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER WHETHER DRIVES THAT ELECTRICITY IS, JEOPARDIZING GRID INTEGRITY.

ALERT IS USUALLY ISSUED A DATE IN ADVANCE, AND CALLS ON CONSUMER HELP TO AVOID OVERWHELMING THE SYSTEM.

AS A PHONE OR LAPTOP SO IT'S NOT CHARGING, NOT WASHING DISHES DURING PEAK HOURS, AND THAT WE CONSERVE ENERGY IS GOING TO HELP US PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF ROTATING OUTAGE OUTAGES LATER ON.

ANYTHING THAT IS CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES OVERNIGHT, INSTEAD OF IN THE DAYTIME.

WHILE NO FLEX ALERTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SO FAR THIS SEASON, THAT COULD CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT.>> IF SOMETHING HAPPENS UP NORTH, IT CAN IMPACT US DOWN SOUTH, IT DOESN'T JUST TRAVEL ONE PLACE, IT TRAVELS EVERYWHERE.

WE ARE DEPENDENT ON WHAT HAPPENS TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, THE COASTS, THE DESERTS.>> WILDFIRES ARE FAST CHANGING EVENT THAT CAN TRIGGER OUTAGES.

PREPARE FOR ANY HEAT RELATED EVENTS.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN IN PLACE FOR YOUR FAMILY, BACKUP POWER, DEVICES ARE CHARGED, YOU HAVE WATER, FOOD, AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WHILE YOU WAIT TO SAFELY AND QUICKLY RESTORE POWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WITH CALIFORNIA'S GROWING RELIANCE ON ELECTRICITY ENERGY, PROJECT WITH THE DEMAND.>> WE HAVE A FLEX ALERT, ALL THE ENERGY THAT WAS STOLEN FROM SOLAR OR WIND, WE CAN DISPATCH THAT DURING PEAK HOURS, SO WE ARE PUTTING ENERGY BACK INTO THE GRID.

>> NO FLEX ALERTS ARE GOING AT THE MOMENT.

ALL CALIFORNIANS ARE ASKED TO STAY ALERT IF ROTATING OUTAGES ARE NEEDED.

SO IT HAS BEEN A HOT TIME ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WE ARE DEALING WITH SLOW, GRADUAL IMPROVEMENTS FROM WEST TO EAST.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A RAPID RETURN TO COMFORT FOR THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, SLOWLY.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM OVER THE HIGH GROUND.>>> TALKS - - TAX PREP AND FINANCIAL SOFTWARE COMPANY INTO IT IS LAYING OFF 40% OF ITS WORKFORCE.

OUR REPORTER SAYS ABOUT A THIRD OF THOSE LAID OFF IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.>> THEY ANNOUNCE ON WEDNESDAY, THEY ARE LAYING OFF INTO THE HUNDRED PEOPLE, TO FOCUS ON INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY WILL ALSO CLOSE OFFICES IN BOISE, EDMONTON, AND IN ALBERTA, CANADA.

THE CEO SAYS THE ERA OF A.I.

IS MOST SIGNIFICANT TECHNOLOGICAL SHIFT OF OUR TIME.

COMPANIES WHO DO NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS REVOLUTION WILL FALL BEHIND, AND OVER TIME, LONGER EXISTS.

TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING, AND THE TECH INDUSTRY IS CHANGING ALONG WITH IT.

THEY EXPECT TO HIRE ROUGHLY THE SAME NUMBER OF PEOPLE NEXT YEAR AS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LAID OFF.

AS THE COMPANY RAMPS UP A.I.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR THE TECH INDUSTRY TO FULLY SHIFT TOWARD A.I.>> RIGHT NOW, THE PIPELINE IS NOT BIG.

THEY WILL BE YEARS BEFORE WE SEE THE FULL IMPACT.>> FOR NOW, THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEES WERE GIVEN A 60 DAY NOTICE.

THE LAYOFFS WILL START SEPTEMBER 9 AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR.>> 600 PEOPLE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE LAYOFFS IN CALIFORNIA.

>> A THIRD OF THE CALIFORNIA LOSSES ARE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> AND I COULD BE AT GAME CHANGER THAT HAS AN EFFECT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY.>> THE OTHER LOSSES ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN OTHER AREAS, BUT IT IS GOING TO PLAY A BIG ROLE.>> FOR NOW COME THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A 60 DAY NOTICE.

THE LAYOFFS START SEPTEMBER 9 AND CONTINUE TO THE NEXT YEAR.>>> IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED DEVELOPERS.

CONTRACTORS WILL HAVE TO APPLY BY THE SEPTEMBER 13 DEADLINE.

THE INITIATIVE HAS PUT $66 MILLION TOWARD 17 AFFORDABLE HOME PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY.

>>> SO FAR, ALMOST 1400 HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT, 350 OF THOSE WILL HELP PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS.

THE CITY SAYS TO KEEP UP WITH POPULATION GROWTH, IT NEEDS 108,000 NEW HOMES BY 2021.

FOR MOST MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM- SEEKERS, SAN DIEGO IS NOT A FINAL DESTINATION, IT IS A LAYOVER.

GUSTAVO SAYS MORE MIGRANTS ARE CHOOSING TO STAY IN SAN DIEGO, BUT THEY ARE BECOMING HOMELESS.>> WE NEVER EXPECTED TO LIVE ON THE STREET.

THAT'S WHAT THIS COLOMBIAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS SAYS ABOUT LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES.

SHE LIVES IN A HOMELESS AND CHEMIC, SLEEPING IN A TENT, A DIRT FIELD, NEAR DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THE GOMEZ FAMILY IS JUST ONE OF MORE THAN ONE DOZEN LIVING HERE, THEY ARE ALL MIGRANTS, MOSTLY FROM VENEZUELA, NICARAGUA, AND COLUMBIA, ALL ARE IN SEARCH OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.

HERNANDEZ SAYS THIS IS A HORRIBLE PLACE FOR HER CHILDREN.

NO WATER, NO BATHROOMS, NO ELECTRICITY.

HERNANDEZ LED VENEZUELA WITH HER HUSBAND, AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN.

THEY BEEN LIVING IN THE ACCOUNTANT FOR TWO MONTHS.

SHE SAYS THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE OUT HERE ANYMORE.

THESE FAMILIES ARE PART OF THE GROWING NUMBER OF MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION RELEASED MORE THAN 100,000 MIGRANTS INTO SAN DIEGO LAST YEAR.

THE LAST - - THE VAST MAJORITY, 95% OF THEM ONLY STAY IN TOWN FOR A FEW DAYS, BEFORE REUNITING WITH RELATIVES OR FRIENDS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

SOME OF THOSE WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO ARE BECOMING HOMELESS.>> WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER, GUATEMALA, VENEZUELA, ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA.>> THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR PAST SAN DIEGO SPOKE WITH US.

>> IT IS A CRISIS THAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO MANAGE BASIC HUMAN NEED AT THE MOMENT.

>> STAFF NOTICED MIGRANTS TRYING TO ACCESS THE CITY SHELTER SYSTEM.

SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE COUNTED MORE THAN 1100 HOMELESS MIGRANTS.

THOSE WHO HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND OTHER CITIES ARE REFERRED TO A FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAM.

SOME WHO NEED SHELTER ARE REFERRED TO FATHER JOE'S VILLAGE.

SCRAPPER SAYS HOMELESS MIGRANTS ARE A PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE SITUATION, BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

THEY MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDIZED ASSISTANCE, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD FOOD STAMPS OR MEDICAL CARE, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MEET BASIC NEEDS.

>> BUT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SHELTER, IF THERE ARE ANY AVAILABLE.

SAN DIEGO IS ALREADY ONE OF THE MOST UNAFFORDABLE CITIES IN THE WORLD.

IT'S COMMON FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES TO PAY 70% OF THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING.

>> WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP AT THE HOMELESSNESS SHELTERED DAILY, SEEKING SHELTER, AND WE ARE OFTEN TURNING MOST OF THEM AWAY.>> THIS OVERBURDENED HOMELESS SYSTEM IS WHERE NEW MIGRANTS FIND THEMSELVES, PUTTING THEIR NAMES ON LONG WAIT LIST FOR TEMPORARY SHELTERS, AND EVEN LONGER LIST FOR PERMANENT HOUSING.>> YOU HAVE THIS BOTTLENECK OF FOLKS IN SHELTERS WAITING FOR PERMANENT HOUSING, AND PEOPLE WAITING TO ACCESS THOSE SHELTERS.>> BACK AT THE IN CHEMIC, FAMILY STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF A HORRIBLE SITUATION.

COOKING, THE ONE THING SHE HAS CONTROL OVER.

FOOD THROUGHOUT MEXICO WAS WAY TOO SPICY COMPARED TO WHAT THEY ATE AT HOME IN COLUMBIA, AND FOOD IN THE SHELTERS WAS ALWAYS BLAND.

SHE THANKS GOD FOR THE ABILITY TO COOK WHATEVER SHE WANTS, ON HER MAKESHIFT KITCHEN, SHE USES A GAS POWERED HOT PLATE.

SHE'S NOT LETTING HOMELESSNESS GET IN THE WAY OF HER AMERICAN DREAM, AT LEAST NOT FOR HER CHILDREN SHE HAS ALREADY ENROLLED THEM IN SCHOOL, WHERE THEY ARE LEARNING ENGLISH.

WHILE THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL, HERNANDEZ AND HER HUSBAND WORK.

SHE WANTS TO SHOW SAN DIEGO THAT THEY ARE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE, THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE HELP.>> AND NORA VARGAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ABOUT ONGOING EFFORTS TO OPEN A TRANSITION CENTER THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DIGNIFIED AND HUMANE ASSISTANCE, ESSENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, AND CRUCIAL INFORMATION, TO SAFELY GUIDE ASYLUM SEEKERS TO THEIR INTENDED DESTINATIONS.>>> IF YOU'VE FILLED UP GAS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BACK IN 2015, YOU WERE PROBABLY RIPPED OFF, GAS PRICES THEN WERE OVER SIX DOLLARS PER GALLON ON AVERAGE.

A LAWSUIT GAMES GAS TRADING FIRMS WORKS TOGETHER TO MANIPULATE THE MARKET OVERCHARGING GAS STATIONS, AND RAISING PRICES, BUT A $50 MILLION SETTLEMENT COULD PUT SOME MONEY BACK IN YOUR POCKET.

WE SPOKE WITH A NONPROFIT GROUP THAT'S PASSED A SENATE BILL TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF CORRUPTION IN THE FUTURE.

NOW EVERY TRAIT HAS TO BE RECORDED AND TOLD TO THE STATE.

PRIOR TO THAT, THOSE TRAITS, THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE TRADES.>> AND THE COURT AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, YOU CAN SUBMIT A CLAIM ON MINE.

TO SOME POTENTIALLY ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR YOUR WALLET, CONSUMER PRICES DROPPED IN.

BRIAN BREAKS DOWN THE LATEST PRICE INDEX REPORT.

THIS IS CERTAINLY GOOD NEWS ON THE INFLATION FRONT.

>> OVERALL, INFLATION BEATING X PETITIONS COME WITH A SHARPER ANNUAL SLOWDOWN IN JUNE, DOWN TO 3%, FROM MAY BEING 3.2%.

>> ONE IN A ROW IS NOT A STREAK, WE NEED TO SEE MORE OF THAT, BUT I THINK WE ARE HOPEFUL NOW, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SIGNS NOW THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.

>> THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT SHOWING FROM MONTH TO MONTH, SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN FOUR YEARS, A DROP IN CONSUMER PRICES, BY 0.1%, BUT A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT SWING, A CHANGE FUELED IN PART BY FALLING GAS, AS WELL AS NEW AND USED CAR PRICES.

HOUSING, FOOD, AND MEDICAL SERVICE COSTS ARE STILL RISING.>> THERE WAS A REPORT ON THE JOBS MARKET LAST WEEK, ALIGNING FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO BEGIN CUTTING INTEREST RATES PERHAPS AS SOON AS SEPTEMBER.

>> CUTS WOULD BE WELCOME, AS CURRENT INTEREST RATES ARE AT A 23 YEAR HIGH, WHILE THE FED TRIES TO COMBAT INFLATION, MAKING IT MORE EXPENSIVE TO BORROW FOR HOME, AUTO, AND OTHER LOANS.

>> THE STRAIN IS VERY REAL, EVEN THOUGH PRICES ARE NOT GOING UP AS FAST AS THEY WERE.

>>> THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE HAS UNTIL TOMORROW TO PUT FORWARD A PLAN TO OPEN RURAL POST OFFICES.

COREY SUZUKI HAS MORE.>> FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, THIS TOWN HAS BEEN CUT OFF FROM ACCESS.

THE LOCAL POST OFFICE BURNS DOWN IN 2022.

THEY PROMISED TO REOPEN IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THAT CUT OFF ACCESS TO AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE, AND FORCED SOME TO TRAVEL UP TO 50 MILES TO PICK UP THEIR MAIL.

WHEN SENATOR SAYS THIS IS PART OF A PATTERN OF A LACK OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR POST OFFICES.

THEY CITED THREE OTHER EXAMPLES, THE TONES OF BRIDGEPORT AND SALINAS, THEY WERE HIT BY FLOODING, THE POST OFFICE SHUTDOWN LAST MARCH AFTER A DISPUTE WITH THE LANDLORD.

EACH OF THE CLOSURES FORCED RESIDENTS TO CLOSE LONG DISTANCES TO GET MEDICATIONS, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER SERVICES.

LAWMAKERS GAVE THE POSTAL SERVICE A DEADLINE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO REOPEN THE POST OFFICES THAT ARE STILL CLOSED.

THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS UNTIL TOMORROW TO RESPOND.

IN THE NEWSROOM, COREY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.>> ALMOST EVERYTHING, AND EVERYPLACE IN SAN DIEGO HAS A STORY BEHIND IT, KEN KRAMER REVEALS THOSE HIDDEN MYSTERIES ABOUT OUR HISTORY.

KEN KRAMER JOINS ME NOW WITH ONE SUCH STORY.

WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU, IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE, AND I WILL BE HERE FROM TIME TO TIME, THIS IS SOMETHING PRETTY NEW, AND I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

>> WE ARE EXCITED AS WELL.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR SHOW?>> I THINK IT IS A SHOW THAT IF I DO IT CORRECTLY, IT LEAVES THE VIEWER SAYING I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, IT'S JUST THESE LITTLE FACTS ABOUT HOW PLACES GOT THEIR NAMES, WHAT'S THE BACK STORY ON SOMETHING WE SEE ALL THE TIME?

A MOUNTAIN OVER THERE, A LITTLE CURVE IN THE ROAD, WHY IS THAT HAPPENING?

I'M THE ONE WHO FINDS OUT.>> I LOVE IT.

BEFORE WE GET TO THE CLIP WE ARE ABOUT TO PLAY, CAN YOU SET UP THE CLIP WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE?

PEOPLE WRITE TO ME WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THE SITUATION?

WHY IS IT THERE?

WHAT IS THE STORY?

I MIGHT NOT KNOW.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I DID NOT, BUT I FOUND OUT, AND THAT'S WHAT MADE THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

SO I GOT A COUPLE EMAILS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE CURIOUS, THEY WANTED TO KNOW, WHY WOULD SOMETHING BE BUILT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY PURPOSE?

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY.

ONE WAY IS TO HIKE DOWN THIS TRAIL, THE BRIDAL TRAIL.

WE ARE GOING TO WALK DOWN THIS ACCESS ROAD.

THIS IS RIGHT ALONG SOUTH ON 163, AND ONLY A FENCE SEPARATES THE NOISE OF PASSING VEHICLES.

AND SOMETHING ELSE ALONG THE WAY.

SEE HOW THAT TRAIL PASSES RIGHT KNEE THE BRIDGE?

FROM DOWN HERE, YOU GET AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT VIEW OF THIS 125 FOOT HIGH BRIDGE BUILT IN 1914.

QUITE SENSATIONAL, IT WAS, A STUNNING STRUCTURE THAT OFFERED AN ELEGANT WAY IN.

BACK THEN, DOWN HERE UNDER THE BRIDGE WAS UNDERDEVELOPED, THERE WERE NO CARS, IN FACT THERE WAS A LAKE WITH SOME FISH, AND A LOT OF LILIES.

BUT OF COURSE, WE HAVE SET OUR SIGHTS ON ANOTHER SITE, A SEEMING MYSTERY THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DOWN THE TRAIL HERE, AS WE APPROACH 100 STEPS OF THE JEWISH JUNIPER STAIRS.

YOU HAVE TO KIND OF KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

THERE HE IS, OVER THE CHAIN- LINK, A SAN DIEGO ODDITY THAT HAS BEEN A CURIOSITY FOR 60 YEARS.

IT IS AN ON-RAMP, A FREEWAY ON- RAMP TO 163 SOUTH, BUILT IN THE 1960S, IT STARTS ABRUPTLY IN A BUNCH OF BUSHES, IT COMES FROM NOWHERE, WITH NO ONE EVER HAVING USED IT.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT TO US.

YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THERE IS AN ON-RAMP THERE.

WHAT'S THE STORY?

BACK IN THE 1960S, THERE WERE PLANS TO WIDEN HIGHWAY 163 THROUGH THE PARK, TO ADD MORE LANES EACH DIRECTION, AND WITH THEM, MORE ON AND OFF RAMPS.

ONE PROPOSAL CALLED FOR AN INTERCHANGE LIKE THIS ONE IN LOS ANGELES, BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH OPPOSITION, IT NEVER HAPPENED, ALL EXCEPT FOR ONE ON- RAMP THAT JUMPED THE GUN, AND NOW SITS MOSTLY OUT OF VIEW, AND SINCE ITS BIRTH, OUT OF SERVICE.

IMAGINE, IF YOU WILL, HAD CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED, WHAT A DIFFERENT LOOK IT WOULD BE FOR THE DIFFERENT PART OF THE CITY, AND WHAT A DIFFERENT STORY WE WOULD BE TELLING.>> I LOVE THE WAY YOU GIVE US A HISTORY LESSON WITH A LITTLE BIT OF COMEDY.

>> SO FUN TO DO SHOWS LIKE THAT.

>> FUN TO WATCH, GIVE US A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.

>> TONIGHT, AT 8:00 P.M., WE HAVE AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF ABOUT SAN DIEGO, A LOT OF PEOPLE REMEMBER THE SHELL HOUSE, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, IT WAS ICONIC GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE REMEMBER THAT.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT?

SAD TO SEE IT IS NO LONGER THERE.

WE HAVE A SILVER LINING, SOME OF THE SHELLS HAVE BEEN RESERVED.

WE WILL EXPLAIN THAT, AND WE WILL SHOW YOU OLD TOWN.

>> YOU ARE SUCH A SAN DIEGO TREASURE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.>> WE WILL BE HERE FROM TIME TO TIME ON THE SHOW.

>> WELCOME TO THE EVENING EDITION FAMILY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> AND YOU CAN CATCH EPISODES OF ABOUT SAN DIEGO, AT 8:00 P.M., THURSDAY NIGHTS, RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

DON'T FORGET TO WATCH NIGHT, AND WE WILL BE SHARING SEGMENTS HERE ON EVENING EDITION.>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE FORECAST, WE WILL BEGIN TO STEP AWAY FROM THE ABSOLUTE WORST OF THE SCORCHING HEAT WAVE IN THE DESERT, IT IS STILL HOT, BUT WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE GRADUAL, GRADUAL RELIEF, A LITTLE HINT OF RELIEF INCREASING EACH DAY FROM WEST TO EAST.

IT IS STILL HOT IN THE INTERIOR.

IT WILL BEGIN TO SLIP AWAY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

THERE'S A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF A STRAIGHT THUNDERSTORM, CENTRAL AND EASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

TONIGHT, LOW CLOUDS RETURN, WE GET BACK DOWN TO 66 DEGREES, AND AGAIN WE HAVE A HINT OF MOISTURE ON SATURDAY, ON SUNDAY, AND MONDAY, SPOTTY, SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGH GROUND, LEGITIMATE FLASH FLOOD RISK IN EASTERN ARIZONA, AND THIS IS THE SIGN THAT THIS RIDGE IS GRADUALLY WEAKENING, AND THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THIS HEAT WAVE, AS WE GET BACK INTO WARMER, MONSOON LIKE PATTERNS OVER THE INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST.

THE LACK OF EXTRAORDINARY HEAT, 115 DEGREES ON FRIDAY, RAMONA, 96, 77 IN SAN DIEGO, THROUGH THE WEEKEND, THE HIGH PRESSURE IS STILL HERE, IT IS JUST GRADUALLY WEAKENING, GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO SHIFT A LITTLE FARTHER EAST, WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH NEAR RECORD HIGHS IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE WEST, THERE IS SOME RELIEF IN SIGHT.

THE COASTAL FORECAST WILL TAKE US INTO THE MIDDLE 70s BY TUESDAY, WE GOT SOME TIME TO GO BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, AND A BIT OF EXTRA MOISTURE NEARBY, ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SMALL CHANCE OF A STRAY STORM, AND A LITTLE BIT OF HUMIDITY ON SUNDAY.

INTO THE INLAND AREAS, STILL VERY WARM, BACKING OFF BY ABOUT FOUR DEGREES, FRIDAY'S HIGH TUESDAYS HIGH.

A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE NEXT WEEK, A LITTLE BREEZY, A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM.

115 DEGREES ON FRIDAY, BACKING DOWN TO AROUND 110 DEGREES ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY.>>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HAS RENEWED AN AGREEMENT THAT HAS HELPED HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED STUDENTS.

IT'S CALLED THE COLLEGE AVENUE COMPACT.

IT GUARANTEES ADMISSION TO STUDENTS WHO MEET ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS.

IT STARTS IN 2011, TO GUIDE STUDENTS ON A PATH TO COLLEGE.

THAT MISSION IS PERSONAL.>> AS A FIRST GENERATION LATINA, IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT OUT THERE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

IT TAKES A WHOLE COMMUNITY.>> SO THEY CAN ALSO ACCESS COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVICE AND FINANCIAL AID SUPPORT.

THE EXTENDED AGREEMENT LASTS THROUGH THE CLASS OF 2028.

HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON.

MORNING EDITION IS SPEAKING WITH THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ABOUT DEMOCRAT REQUESTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TERRENCE THOMAS, AND ROUNDTABLE IS ALL ABOUT DINING OUT, MICHELIN NICE RESTAURANT AND COCKTAIL RECIPES.

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

TONIGHT.>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, AIR RESTORATION, LEAD AND REMODEL SERVICES FOR OVER THE YEARS.

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

AND BY CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING , AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.