>>> 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 30 YEARS.

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>>> SAN DIEGO IS ABOUT TO OPEN A NEW SHELTER FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

INKS FOR JOINING US, I MET HOFFMAN IN FORTRAN THREE.

COMES AS THE CITY IS ENFORCING A NEW CAMPING BAN FOR THOSE LIVING ON THE STREETS DESPITE LITTLE SHELTER SPACE IN THE CITY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO NEW FAMILY SHELTER IS A FORMER TRAVEL LODGE HOTEL IN BARRIO LOGAN.

HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO PROVIDE 42 PRIVATE ROOMS FOR UNHOUSED FAMILIES WITH A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 168 PEOPLE.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS IT WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK.

>> WE SPENT THE LAST NUMBER OF MONTHS CONVERTING THIS FACILITY INTO A NEW SHELTER FOR FAMILIES.

WE ARE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON IT AS WE SPEAK.

THIS WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK AND WE WOULD WELCOME THE FIRST FAMILIES.

REMEDY FAMILY SHELTER PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT LONG-TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS, CHILD CARE AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS OTHER BASIC SERVICES FOR THE HOUSING COMMISSION IS CONTRACTING WITH A PROJECT TO OPERATE THE FACILITY.

BOB McELROY IS THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO.

>> IT WILL BE 42 FAMILIES IN TOTAL WITH 51 CHILDREN.

SO, FOR US, WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.

WE'VE HAD SITE CONTROL FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW AND HAVE GONE THROUGH EVERY ROOM, PAINTED EVERYTHING.

MY DONORS, GOD BLESS THEM, THEY BOUGHT TVs FOR EVERY ROOM, MINI FRIDGES FOR EVERY ROOM.

>> Reporter: THE BARRIO LOGAN SITE REPLACES AN EXISTING BRIDGE SHELTER FOR FAMILIES OPERATED AT THE CITY'S ARE JUST HOMELESS SHELTER, GOLDEN HALL IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

>> IT IS THE FIRST DESIGNATED FAMILY SHELTER WE'VE HAD IN A WHILE, SINCE CORTEZ HILL.

AND, WE ARE MOVING ALL THE FAMILIES FROM GOLDEN HALL HERE, 39.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAS STARTED ENFORCING ITS NEW UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE, THE ISSUE OF THE STREET HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO IS A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SHELTER BEDS.

GLORIA SAYS THE LACK IS WHY GOLDEN HALL HASN'T FULLY CLOSED DOWN YET.

>> THE TRANSITION AGE USE AT GOLDEN HALL I LEFT THE FACILITY AND ARE OTHER FACILITIES.

THE SINGLE ADULTS ARE THE REMAINING POPULATION WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THERE AND WE ARE WORKING ON THEM RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: GLORIA SAYS THE CITY'S GOAL IS TO WRAP UP OPERATIONS AT GOLDEN HALL BY FALL OF THIS YEAR AND MOVE THE SINGLE ADULT POPULATION TO OTHER SHELTERS.

319, KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> RESCUERS IN WE ARE SURGING FOR RESIDENTS WHO MAY BE TRAPPED BY FIRE STILL BURNING ON THE ISLAND.

THE DEATH TOLL AFFECTED RIGHTS FROM 55 IN THE COMING HOURS.

FEDERAL DISASTER AID HAS BEEN APPROVED.

MANY SURVIVORS SAY ASSISTANCE IS COMING TOO SLOWLY.

LAURA AGUIRRE HAS THE LATEST ELEMENT.

>> FORMULA, DIAPERS, ICE, WATER AND FOOD.

>> Reporter: FROM A DESPERATE MOTHER TO AN ARTIST LOSING A 50 YEAR COLLECTION.

>> IT HURTS, MAN.

IT IS A LIFETIME OF WORK.

GONE.

REMIC OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LANDSCAPE OF WESTERN MAUI ARE FOREVER CHANGED.

>> FIRES ARE STILL RAGING.

THERE IS NOT 100% CONTAINMENT.

>> Reporter: LOCAL NONPROFITS AND OTHER GROUPS ARE WORKING TO GET SUPPLIES INTO THE FIRE RAVAGED AREAS ANYWAY TO COMPUTE >> CHURCHES, NONPROFITS ARE SENDING MATERIALS VIA BOAT TO WEST MAUI AND VIA AIR BECAUSE THE TWO WAYS TO ACCESS THE WEST SIDE OF MAUI ARE CLOSED OFF TO EVERYONE EXCEPT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: CADAVER DOG SEARCH TEAMS ARE ARRIVING FROM STATESIDE.

THEIR MISSION WILL BE GRIM.

>> THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH PROPERTY BY PROPERTY, HOUSE BY HOUSE TO SEE WHO IS THERE.

>> Reporter: MANY FIRE SURVIVORS ARE QUESTIONING THEIR PUBLIC WARNING SYSTEM IN PLACE.

>> iPHONE GOT ONE THING AS I WAS GETTING INTO MY TRUCK.

THAT WAS THE ONLY EVACUATION ORDERS WE HAD.

THAT WARNING WAS USELESS.

>> Reporter: CORE MILLINGTON SAYS THE ISLANDS TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN UTILIZED BEATS, IT IS THE COMMUNICATION, HOW COULD IT BE BETTER.

>> Reporter: FEATURE IMPROVEMENTS DO LITTLE TO EASE THE HEARTBREAKING REALITY RIGHT NOW.

>> THE MAUI POLICE CHIEF REFERRED TO THE ENTIRE TOWN, LAHAINA, AS A SACRED BURIAL GROUND.

>> Reporter: I'M LAURA AGUIRRE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>> A SAN DIEGO BUSINESS WITH DIRECT TIES TO MAUI IS DOING WHAT IT CAN TO HELP.

: RESTAURANT GROUP BENEFIT OF REST MONTHS IN SAN DIEGO AND TWO IN MAUI.

TO SAY WHILE THE FLAMES HAVEN'T THREATENED BUSINESSES, THE FIRES HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING FOR EMPLOYEES.

>> WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH SEVERAL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE HAD SOME MANAGERS THAT SLEPT IN THE RESTAURANT BECAUSE THEY WERE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES.

THEY ARE PUTTING FOOD TOGETHER AND THE EMPLOYEES THEY ARE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO, THEY ARE BRINGING TO THE RESTAURANT TO BE ABLE TO FEED THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

>> THE: RESTAURANT GROUP WATCHED A GOFUNDME TO RAISE MONEY FOR EMPLOYEES WHO LOST THEIR HOMES.

AT LAST CHECK, THEY HAD RAISED MORE THAN $18,000.00.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP, VISIT THE LINK ON YOUR SCREEN IT NOW.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING THE WEATHER UP IN THE WEEKEND HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, KEEPING COLDER TEMPERATURES BUT GRADUALLY WARMING UP.

WE WILL SHOW YOU THE FORECAST IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE BUNNY FIRE IN RAMONA.

ACCORDING TO THE LATEST UPDATE BY CAL FIRE, THE FIRE HAD SPREAD TO 184 ACRES AND WAS 80% CONTAINED.

FIRE CREWS ARE WORKING TO CUT ATLANTA'S CONTROL AROUND THE FIRE TODAY.

THE FIRE STARTED JUST BEFORE NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED AND ALL EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED.

THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> COVID-19 HASN'T GONE AWAY.

AND, AS I FOUND OUT, THIS SUMMER, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE INCREASES IN PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE.

IN LATE MAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAD A LOW OF 2.7% OF COVID-19 TESTS RETURNING POSITIVE.

THAT HAS BEEN GRADUALLY INCREASING TO WHERE IT HAS NOW REACHED 11.8%.

THE AMOUNT OF COVID-19 FOUND IN WASTEWATER HAS ALSO BEEN TAKING UP BUT IS STILL RELATIVELY LOW.

>> IF YOU COMPARE TO LAST YEAR OR JANUARY 2 YEARS AGO, IT IS NOWHERE NEAR THERE.

SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED?

I THINK WE SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION.

I THINK THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING.

THIS IS NOT CRITICAL, THIS IS NOT URGENT.

IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO START PAYING ATTENTION TO.

>> Reporter: DR. SENG WITH KAISER SAN DIEGO SAYS THEIR SYSTEM HAS RECENTLY SEEN A MINOR UPTICK IN COVID-19 RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS.

HE SAYS IT IS MAINLY IN THOSE OVER 50 WITH COMORBIDITIES.

>> HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, OBESITY, HEART DISEASE.

>> Reporter: COUNTYWIDE, COVID- 19 HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ALSO SLIGHTLY INCREASING BUT THEY ARE NOT AS HIGH AS YEARS PAST.

SCRIPPS HEALTH, FOR INSTANCE, HAD 30 PATIENTS ADMITTED FRIDAY.

THAT IS COMPARED TO ONLY 18 FOUR FRIDAYS AGO.

THE EEG FIVE COVID-19 STRAIN HAS QUICKLY BECOME THE DOMINANT SUPPER VARIANT ACROSS THE U.S..

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CALLS IT A VARIANT OF INTEREST.

>> THE FACT THAT BECAME MORE DOMINANT AND OUTCOMPETED THE OTHERS SO QUICKLY MEANS IT MAY BE MORE CONTAGIOUS.

BUT, WHAT WE ARE SEEING FROM THE W.H.O.

IS THAT IT IS NOT CAUSING MORE SEVERE CASES.

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT IT IS MORE OF YOUR ROMANTIC.

>> DR. SENG SAYS MOST PEOPLE HAVE SOME LEVEL OF PROTECTION FROM VACCINES OR PREVIOUS OBJECTIVES.

VACCINES ARE STILL RECOMMENDED, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT HIGH RISK.

THE CDC SAYS UPDATED VACCINES ARE EXPECTED TO GO OUT SOMETIME THIS FALL.

>>> SAN DIEGO MTS HELD A GRAND OPENING OF A NEW TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING COMPLEX.

ELECTED OFFICIALS, ALONG WITH GREYSTONE EXECUTIVES, CUT THE RIBBON ON THE UNION GRANTVILLE STUDENT HOUSING COMPLEX.

IT COMES JUST DAYS BEFORE MOVE IN EXTRA WEEK AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY JUST A FEW STOPS AWAY WITH THE TROLLEY.

MTS OFFICIALS SAY THE PROJECT WILL ADD MUCH-NEEDED HOUSING FOR THE REGION.

>> NOT ONLY DOES THIS DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE HOMES, IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO JOBS AND EDUCATION.

THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MTS.

TWO THIRDS OF OUR PASSENGERS ARE TAKING TRANSIT TO SCHOOL OR TO WORK.

>> RENT FOR THE FULLY FURNISHED STUDENT APARTMENTS START AT $2600 A MONTH.

THAT IS FOR A ONE BEDROOM.

THE 250 UNIT UNION GRANTVILLE IS ONE OF TWO HEARTS AND PROJECTS ON THE SITE.

JUST NEXT DOOR IS THE SHORELINE COMPLEX.

THAT WILL OFFER 124 AFFORDABLE APARTMENT UNITS.

THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN JUST A FEW MONTHS.

>>> AS COLLEGE STUDENTS PREPARED TO BEGIN THE FALL SEMESTER, THERE IS A MAJOR CHANGE, AND BY THE END OF THE YEAR THAT WILL IMPACT FINANCIAL AID.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: STAR PLEASANT IS ALREADY DOING HER HOMEWORK IN THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE HERE AT SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE.

SHE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN HER FINAL SEMESTER IN ORDER TO GRADUATE FROM THE AESTHETICIAN PROGRAM.

LIFE HAPPENED AND SHE LOST FUNDING, WHICH SHE IS NOW APPEALING.

>> LAST TERM, I HAD A NEWBORN.

AND, HE CAME QUITE A BIT EARLY AND, SO, UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO STEP AWAY FROM CLASSES.

>> Reporter: THIS OFFICE IS WHERE THE SEMESTER OFTEN STARTS FOR STUDENTS TRYING TO MANEUVER FINANCIAL AID CHALLENGES.

AND, THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID, KNOWN AS THE FAFSA, IS THE KEY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS, THE FAFSA IS DOWNSIZING.

THE FINANCIAL AID FOR OVER 100 QUESTIONS TO JUST 30 OR 40.

THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO QUALIFY.

AND, FINANCIAL DATA WILL BE SHARED DIRECTLY FROM THE IRS.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

>> USUALLY THE FAFSA OPENED IN OCTOBER.

NOW IT WILL BE OPENED SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT IS THREE MONTHS WE ARE CUTTING AWAY FROM FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION.

THIS GROUP OF FINANCIAL AID PROFESSIONALS AND STATE STUDENT AID OFFICIALS CAME TOGETHER THIS MORNING AT CITY COLLEGE.

THEY WERE HERE TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND COLLABORATE ON HOW TO COMMUNICATE DETAILS OF THE NEW FAFSA TO TEACHERS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT THEM.

>> ALL THE CHANGES, BUT I REALLY, REALLY BIG DEAL THINGS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COMMUNICATE THAT.

CALIFORNIA IS LARGE.

FOR US, THE CHALLENGE IS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE REACHING ALL THESE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS.

>> Reporter: IN JUST A WEEK AND A COUPLE OF DAYS, CLASSES FOR THE FALL SEMESTER WILL BEGIN ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

IN THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, ENROLLMENT IS ALREADY UP 12% OVER OTHER COVID- 19 YEARS.

THAN 50,000 STUDENTS ARE PREDICTED TO ATTEND CLASSES AT CITY COLLEGE, MIRAMAR, MESA, AND THE CONTINUING EDUCATION CAMPUSES.

MOST OF THEM REQUIRING SOME FINANCIAL AID.

AND, THE EXPERTISE OF PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN HELP THEM APPLY FOR IT.

>> WHAT ARE YOU GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHETHER YOU GO TO A FOUR YEAR, WHETHER YOU DO A TRADE, WE WANT KIDS IN OUR SOCIETY TO HAVE A VERY PRODUCTIVE LIFE MOVING FORWARD.

>>> STAR PLEASANT IS WELL ON HER WAY.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE IS A CHANCE THAT TINSELTOWN WILL BE SPARKLING ONCE AGAIN.

THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS ARE HAVING A SIT DOWN TODAY TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS.

JOHN LAWRENCE REPORTS.

>> Reporter: HOLLYWOOD IS STILL LOOKING FOR A HAPPY ENDING FOR THE SOAP OPERA THAT IS CRIPPLING THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

FOR MORE THAN 100 DAYS, THE ALLIANCE OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS AND THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA HAVEN'T SEEN EYE TO EYE ON VARIOUS ISSUES.

THOSE INCLUDE THE USE OR NONUSE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, HIGHER SALARIES, AND BETTER RESIDUALS FROM STREAMING PLATFORMS.

>> THIS IS A WAKE-UP CALL NOT ONLY FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY BUT FOR EVERY INDUSTRY TO REALLY LOOK AT THAT AND SAY WE ARE NOT BEING PAID FAIRLY, WE ARE NOT BEING PAID A FAIR SHARE OF THE PIE FOR WHAT WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THESE INDUSTRIES.

FOR THE ONGOING STANDOFF IS CAUSING HAVOC FOR FILM AND TV PRODUCTION SCHEDULES, INCLUDING THE 75th AND THE AWARD CEREMONY, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER BUT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED TO JANUARY, 2024.

>> THEY CANNOT DO THE EMMY AWARDS WITHOUT THE ACTORS AND WRITERS.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT?

>> Reporter: DURING DISNEY'S QUARTERLY EARNINGS CALL WEDNESDAY, CEO BOB GEIGER SAID, "IT IS MY FERVENT HOPE THAT WE QUICKLY FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUES THAT HAVE KEPT US APART THESE PAST FEW MONTHS."

BUT, WHEN IT IS ALL SAID AND DONE, ONE SIDE HAS THE UPPER HAND.

>> THE STUDIOS CAN HOLD OUT PRETTY LONG.

THESE FACTORS AND WRITERS, UNLESS YOU ARE MERYL STREEP OR TOM CRUISE, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE.

>> Reporter: ON JOHN LAWRENCE, REPORTING.

>>> FULL-TIME UPS DRIVERS WILL SOON EARN AN AVERAGE OF $270,000.00 A YEAR.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A NEW FIVE- YEAR CONTRACT AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED BY THE COMPANY'S CEO.

THE CONTRACT IS BEING NEGOTIATED BY THE TEAMSTERS UNION.

THEY REPRESENT THE DRIVERS, AVERTING A NEAR STRIKE LAST MONTH.

UPS SAYS PART-TIME DRIVERS WILL MAKE AT LEAST $25.00 AN HOUR AND RECEIVE FULL-TIME HEALTH CARE AND PENSION BENEFITS.

IT ALSO INCLUDES CHANGES TO WORKING CONDITIONS, LICK AIR CONDITIONING INSIDE OF UPS VEHICLES VOTING ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AUGUST 22nd.

>>> FREE SHOPPING IS NO MORE CONVENIENT FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVE FOOD ASSISTANCE.

MIRO COPIC TELLS US HOW THE SNAP PROGRAM IS MODERNIZING IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICES HAVE BEEN A CONVENIENCE FOR CONSUMERS.

BY GIVING CUSTOMERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY WHEREVER THEY WANT, THIS IS A HUGE ADVANTAGE BOTH FROM A NUTRITIONAL STANDPOINT AS WELL AS FROM A CONVENIENCE STANDPOINT.

THEY MAY HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS, PEOPLE MAY WORK MULTIPLE JOBS.

SO, GROCERY SHOPPING BECOMES A CHALLENGE.

HERE, BY ALLOWING FAMILIES TO ACTUALLY SHOP ONLINE, INSTACART IS OFFERING THE ABILITY TO ACCESS MORE FOOD OPTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE THING.

YOU KNOW, INSTACART HAD TO WORK WITH THE USDA, STATE AGENCIES, AND THEIR RETAIL PARTNERS TO ACCEPT BENEFITS.

NOT EVERYBODY ACCEPTS SNAP BENEFITS.

JUST IN SAN DIEGO ALONE, THIS ALLOWS SNAP RECIPIENTS TO SHOP AT SPROUTS, NORTHGATE GIVES US A LOT OF OPTIONS.

>> AUGUST IS NATIONAL BREAST- FEEDING MONTH.

>>> ALONG WITH OFFERING EDUCATIONAL BREAST-FEEDING, TRUE CARE HEALTH CENTERS WANT TO LIMIT THE IMPACT OF BREASTMILK DONATIONS HAVE ON HIGH-RISK BABIES.

KPBS REPORTER TONYA THORNE SAYS THAT IS WHY DISSENTERS ARE HOLDING A MILK DRIVE THIS WEEKEND.

>> Reporter: DURING BREAST- FEEDING AWARENESS MONTH, TRUE CARE HEALTH CENTERS IN SAN DIEGO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE HUMAN MILK HOLDS.

>> BREAST-FEEDING IS THE NATURAL, NORMAL BIOLOGICAL WAY TO FEED A BABY.

AND, FROM A HEALTH CARE STANDPOINT, IT IS THE BEST PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE.

>> Reporter: A LACTATION CONSULTANT WITH DREW KAREDES SAYS PART OF HER JOB INCLUDES HELPING BREAST-FEEDING MOMS WITH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT.

>> WE KNOW MOST MOMS WANT TO BREAST-FEED.

AND, THEY START OFF BREAST- FEEDING BUT CONTINUING TO BREAST-FEED FOR SIX MONTHS OR LONGER, WHICH IS THE PREFERENCE FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, THEY NEED HELP.

>> Reporter: BREAST-FEEDING MOMS NEED SUPPORT FROM THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS WORKPLACES AS MANY RETURNED TO WORK.

PART OF RAISING AWARENESS THIS MONTH INCLUDES ENTERING WORKPLACES PROVIDE ADEQUATE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR BREAST- FEEDING MOMS.

SOME MOMS ALSO PRODUCE MORE MILK THAN THEIR BABIES NEED.

THAT CAN BE DONATED TO HELP AT RISK BABIES IN HOSPITALS, SOMETHING CHRISTINA DAVIES IS FROM YOUR WITH BECAUSE WHEN SHE DELIVERED HER SON, THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS AND SHE WASN'T PRODUCING MILK YET.

>> BECAUSE HE HAD GLUCOSE, THEY WERE LIKE WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM SOMETHING, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM FORMULA OR DO YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM DONOR MILK ?

AND, WE OPTED FOR THE DONOR MILK ROUTE.

>> Reporter: DAVIES PAYS IT FORWARD AND DONATES HER OWN BREAST MILK TO HELP OTHER AT RISK BABIES.

>> BECAUSE OF THAT AND ONCE I REALIZED I HAD A STASH, I WAS LIKE I'M GOING TO DONATE MILK TO GIVE ANOTHER FAMILY THAT OPTION TO HAVE THEIR BABY DONATED MILK AT BIRTH.

>> Reporter: THIS A SATURDAY, TRUE CARE IS PARTNERING WITH YOU SEEING HEALTH MILK BANK FOR A MILK DRYER VENT HEALTH FAIR.

MOMS CAN DONATE EXCESS BREASTMILK AT TRUE CARE IN SAN MARCO'S.

NO PREVIOUS DONATION EXPERIENCES NEED TO BE AT THE EVENT WILL ALSO HAVE THREE HEALTH SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW STUDY SHOWS ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER CAN REDUCE CHILDHOOD OBESITY.

CALIFORNIA RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT 1200 STUDENTS AT 18 SCHOOLS IN THE BAY AREA.

AFTER SCHOOLS INSTALLED WATER DISPENSERS WATER BOTTLE STATIONS.

THEY ALSO ENCOURAGED KIDS TO DRINK WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AFTER 15 MONTHS, THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOLS WHERE NO CHANGES WERE MADE WERE SEVEN TIMES LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT.

NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS HAPPENED WAS GIVEN.

ONE EXPERT SAYS CHILDREN WHO DON'T DRINK ENOUGH WATER CONSUMED TWICE AS MANY CALORIES IN SUGARY BEVERAGES.

>>> VISITING THE GRAND CANYON COULD BE MORE DANGEROUS IN THE FUTURE.

A NEW STUDY FOUND EXTREME HEAT WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF ILLNESS FOR VISITORS BY THE START OF THE NEXT CENTURY.

THERE COULD BE UP TO 254 HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AT THE PARK EVERY YEAR.

FOR PERSPECTIVE, HEAT IS INSPECTED TO HAVE KILLED 16 PEOPLE AT THE GRAND CANYON SINCE 2007.

BUT, THE DATA USED IN THAT STUDY ONLY LOOKED AT PEOPLE WHO WERE TREATED IN THE PARK.

>>> WE HAVE BEEN SEEING AND FEELING TEMPERATURES BELOW AVERAGE.& TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT OUR WEEKEND.

WE WILL WATCH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND ON THE WAY.

ANY KIND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES STAY IN THE HIGH DESERT AND PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS SO THINGS ARE LOOKING DRY FOR US OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TONIGHT, DOWN TO 67 IN OCEANSIDE.

SAN DIEGO DROPS TO 70.

CHULA VISTA, 67.

LOOKING INTO BORREGO SPRINGS, 73.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 59 DEGREES TONIGHT.

STORMS THROUGHOUT PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST OF TOMORROW.

MEANWHILE, CALIFORNIA STANDPOINT.

WE ARE STAYING DRY.

BUT FOR OUTDOOR PLANTS AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES, 76 FOR SAN DIEGO.

BORREGO SPRINGS AT 100.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 66.

OCEANSIDE, 70 DEGREES.

CHULA VISTA, TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 70s.

HEADING INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY, TRACKING THIS LOW WILL TO OUR NORTH.

WE WILL STAY DRY.

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING IN NEVADA AND WE WILL SEE THAT THE PHOENIX AND ALBUQUERQUE AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

AT THE COAST, THINGS ARE CLEAR.

IT IS STAYING, THIS WEEKEND, UPPER 70s.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL SEE 77 ON MONDAY.

THE WARMING TREND ON THE WAY AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

LOW 80s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

WE WILL NOTICE THE TEMPERATURE CLAIM.

WITH A LOW 80s WHILE WE HAVE THEM THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE WE ARE BACK IN THE MID TO UPPER 80s MONDAY AND TUESDAY AT A HOTTER DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND 91.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, WE ARE STATING IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s.

THEN A SLOWER INCREASE OF TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER 70s.

WE MAY HAVE HAD A BREAK FROM THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT IN THE DESERTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS BUT TEMPERATURES ARE CLAIMING.

100 FOR SATURDAY, 101 ON SUNDAY.

IT LOOKS TO GET HOTTER WITH THE PEAK OF THE HEAT COMING AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES NEAR 109.

IT STAYS VERY HOT ON WEDNESDAY WITH A TITLE ATTORNEY OR 108.

FOR KPBS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADD ZEST TO YOUR WEEKEND PLANS, CHULA VISTA THIRD AVENUE WILL HOST THE LEMON FESTIVAL.

PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S AGRICULTURAL HISTORY.

IT WAS ONCE KNOWN AS THE LEMON CAPITOL OF THE WORLD .

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL INCLUDES TWO STAGES OF LIVE MUSIC, A LEMON COOKOFF, KIDS ACTIVITIES, ARTS, CRAFTS, VENDORS, FOOD, WINE, EVEN A BEER GARDEN.

IT IS ALL HAPPENING FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. AND IS FREE TO ATTEND.

>>> SAN DIEGO DRAGON QUEEN FLAMY GRANT RECENTLY TALKED THE iTUNES CHRISTIAN MUSIC CHARTS.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HANSEN SAT DOWN WITH THE ARTIST TO LEARN THE STORY BEHIND THIS HISTORIC MOMENT.

>> Reporter: MATTHEW LOVE GOOD AND WHAT THEY DESCRIBE AS A RELIGIOUS BUBBLE IN NORTH CAROLINA.

>> MY CHURCH WAS SUPER FUNDAMENTALIST.

VERY LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE.

A VERY PATRIARCHAL, VERY STRICT.

SO, I DID NOT BECOME A DRAG QUEEN AND I WAS NEARLY 40.

I SPENT A LONG TIME AVOIDING THIS RIGHT HERE.

>> Reporter: MATTHEW LOVE GOOD, AND AS NONEBINARY AND GAVE EARLY NOT TO EXPLORE GENDER.

>> I GOT THE MESSAGE FROM AN EARLY AGE THIS IS NOT HOW A BOY BEHAVES, THIS IS NOT HOW A BOY ADDRESSES.

YOU NEED TO FIT IN BETTER WITH THE OTHER BOYS.

>> Reporter: MATTHEW LOVE GOOD BECAME A WORSHIP PASTOR.

IN THEIR LATE 20s, BECAME, MOVED TO SAN DIEGO TO START A NEW CHURCH.

DURING THAT TIME, THEY BEGAN TO QUESTION WHAT THEY WERE TAUGHT.

>> WHEN I DID, I GOT KICKED OUT OF THAT CHURCH.

IT WAS VERY HARD.

>> Reporter: IT WAS THROUGH DOING DRAGON THEY ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO STAY IN THE GREAT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

>> WHEN I STARTED DOING DRAGON, IT WAS CHILD WORK, TALKING TO THE YOUNGER VERSION OF MYSELF AND SAYING OKAY, FOUR YEARS, FOR YOUR WHOLENESS, FOR 30 YEARS YOU'VE CARRIED THIS BELIEF THAT SOMETHING ABOUT YOU IS BROKEN AND WRONG AND SINFUL AND UNWORTHY AND LOVABLE.

AND, WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO NOW IS LET THAT KID KNOW THAT YOU ARE OKAY.

GIVING YOURSELF THE PERMISSION TO BELIEVE IN YOUR OWN GOODNESS.

>> Reporter: A PASTOR FRIEND INVITED THEM TO GIVE A SERMON AS THEIR DRAG QUEEN PERSONA, FLAMY GRANT.

THEIR PRACTICE VIDEO WENT VIRAL ON TIKTOK.

TOO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU MAKE OF YOUR SECOND ACT.

>> SENT, SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY SCROLLING THROUGH'S OF PEOPLE SAYING THIS MAKES ME FEEL SEEN AND MAKES ME FEEL SAFE, WHICH IS WHAT DRAG WAS DOING FOR ME.

MAKING MEALS FEEL SEEN.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD AN INCLINATION MY DRAG WAS NOT JUST FOR ME, IT WAS FOR OTHER PEOPLE TOO.

>> Reporter: LOVE GOOD SAW THERE WAS A ROLE FOR THEM TO PLAY IN CHRISTIANITY.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR SOME PEOPLE TO TAKE UP SPACE IN THE CHURCH WHEN THERE IS NO REPRESENTATION FOR THE THING THAT YOU ARE DOING.

>> Reporter: THEN, IN JULY, FLAMY GRANT POSED FOR A PHOTO WITH SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN CHRISTIAN EDITIONS FROM THE 90s.

>> SOMEHOW THAT PHOTO GOT TO SEAN FORD, A CONSERVATIVE WORSHIP LEADER.

>> Reporter: HE TOOK 220.

>> THIS IS THE END GOAL OF DECONSTRUCTION.

DEREK WEBB, A FORMER CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN ELABORATING WITH A DRAGON QUEEN.

IT IS THE LAST DAYS."

I REPLIED BACK.

END GOAL, WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.

HE CAME BACK AND SAID, WELL, GOOD THING THAT HARDLY ANYONE LISTENS TO YOU OR CARES WHAT YOU DO, WHICH IS NOT A THING YOU SAY TO A DRAG QUEEN, YOU JUST DON'T.

IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT DRANK PERFORMERS HAVE IN COMMON IS WE KNOW HOW TO CAPITALIZE ON A MOMENT.

WE KNOW HOW TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT IS INTENDED FOR OUR HARM AND TURN IT INTO OUR GOOD.

>> Reporter: LOVEGOOD ASKED TIKTOK FOLLOWERS TO PROPEL THEIR YEAR OLD ALBUM ONTO THE iTUNES CHRISTIAN MUSIC CHARTS.

>> I ROLLED THE DICE KNOWING WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

IT WAS A GOOD BET.

FOR THE ALBUM HIT THE ONE SHORTLY AFTER.

FLAMY GRANT WAS IN THE HEADLINES OF ROLLING STONE, BILLBOARD, AND PASTE MAGAZINE.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT THIS MOMENT AND HOW I AM BEHAVING AND I WANT THEM TO SEE THAT THERE IS SUCH A GOOD LIFE FOR YOU AFTER YOU LEAVE HIGH DEMAND TOXIC RELIGION.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR ENTIRE FACE STRUCTURE.

YOU CAN STICK AROUND AND JUST DO IT BETTER.

>> Reporter: IN A COUPLE WEEKS, LOVEGOOD AND THEIR HUSBAND PLANNED TO MOVE BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA PETE >> STILL A SOUTHERN KID AT HEART.

I FEEL LIKE MY DRAG WILL FIT WELL IN THE SOUTH.

TO MAKE AN IMPACT WHERE LAWS ARE LITERALLY BEING PASSED AGAINST TRANS PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE LAST LOCAL PERFORMANCES, LOVEGOOD PERFORMED A SONG FROM FLAMY GRANT TO YOUNG MATTHEW.

>> THE YEARS WE SPENT APART, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE DESIRE OF YOUR HEART.

>> Reporter: KATIE HANSEN, KPBS WAS.

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