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>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS IS MADE IN PART BY BILL HALL FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND FLOOD AND REMODELLING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

ALL 1-800 BILL HOW OR VISIT BILL HOW.COM.

AND THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

DARLING AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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>>> THE OCEAN BEACH PIER IS ON ITS WAY OUT.

AND NOW WE ARE GETTING A GLIMPSE WHAT THE FUTURE COULD HOLD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THE TIME DESIGN FOR A NEWLY RENOVATED LANDMARK WILL BE UNVEILED AT A WORKSHOP.

MELISSA MAY HAS MORE ABOUT THE PIER'S CURRENT STATE AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

>> Reporter: THE OCEAN BEACH PIER IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS.

BUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL SOON HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT ITS REPLACEMENT WILL LOOK LIKE.

>> THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME PROJECT FOR EVERYONE INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY.

AND OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE ANOTHER LANDMARK STRUCTURE FOR THE SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: WITH THE CITY OF CITY, SAYS SINCE LAST YEAR, ABOUT 3400 SAN DIEGOIANS GAVE INPUT WHAT THE PIER SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

>> THEY ARE THE USERS AND THEY WILL EMBRACE IT BETTER IF THEY HAD A CHANCE TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE DESIGN, AND HELP SHAPE THE DESIGN.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL REVEAL THE FINAL DESIGN CONCEPT ON APRIL 6.

>> WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP TO WORK ON SOME OF THE DETAILS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT LIGHTING FIXTURES THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

WE HAVE SHADING OPPORTUNITIES WE WOULD LIKE TO GET INPUT.

>> Reporter: THE FINAL DESIGN INCLUDES THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND COMBINES FEATURES FROM THREE DESIGNS.

THE SQUINT TEST INCLUDES AN INFINITY PLAZA TO SIT AT THE END OF THE PIER A LOUNGE TO WATCH THE SURFERS AND THE BRAID, HAS SEVERAL FISHING TERRACES.

>> FISHING WAS ONE OF THE COMPONENTS WE NEEDED TO INCLUDE.

COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OCEAN EXPERIENCE WITHOUT BEING IN THE OCEAN.

SO WE ARE KEEPING THE LENGTH AND THE ORIGINAL SHAPE OF THE PIER.

WE ARE STAYING TRUE TO IT.

>> >> Reporter: THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP SATURDAY APRIL 6 AT THE LIBERTY STATION CONFERENCE CENTER.

MELISSA MAY.

>>> TONIGHT SEVERAL AGENCIES WILL COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE SEWAGE CRISIS IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

IT WILL BE AT THE BURRES AUDITORIUM IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS.

FIVE ORGANIZATIONS WILL GIVE PRESENTATIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATER COMMISSION, THE EPA, SCRIPPS INSTITUTION AND THE SDSU SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON REPAIRS TO A PUMP STATION AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

>> WE DO HOPE THAT THINGS START GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO TURN ON THE PUMP STATION WHICH DIVERTS THE FLOW TO THE RIVER AND PUTS THOSE INTO THE TIJUANA WASTEWATER SYSTEM.

WE SHOULD SEE LESS FLOW REACHING THE COAST IN OUR BEACHES.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR.

>> THE MEETING BEGINS AT 6:00 P.M. AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

>>> COMING UP TONIGHT, AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS MOVE IN AND TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 50s.

SOME OF US HAVE A NICE WAY TO WRAP UP THE WEEK BUT WE ARE WATCHING COOLER TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF A VERY RAINY WEEKEND.

I WILL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> TODAY SOPHOMORE STUDENTS AT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL HANDLED THEIR ANXIETY AND STRESS HEAD ON THROUGH A CLASS PROJECT AND SUPPORTED THE MENTAL HEALTH OF HUNDREDS CLASSMATES.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER TAKES US TO THE SELF CARE FAIR.

>> YOU CAN NAME THOSE.

>> Reporter: 15-YEAR-OLD IVANA IS A STRAIGHT A STUDENT SHE PROUDLY ADMITS TO USING ANIMAL THERAPY TO HELP HER WITH THE STRESS OF BEING A SOPHOMORE HERE AT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WITH THE DOGS CAN MAKE ME MORE SOCIALAGE.

ALWAYS MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

>> Reporter: SHE IS USING STUFFED ANIMALS TO EDUCATE HER CLASSMATES ON THE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS SHE ENJOYS.

100 SOPHOMORES SPENT THE PAST FOUR MONTHS RESEARCHING AND COORDINATING THEIR FIRST SELF CARE FAIR.

THE PROJECT BASED LEARNING START IN THE SCIENCE AND ENGLISH CLASSES.

LOOKING AT THE PHYSIOLOGY AND SOCIAL CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD STRESS.

>> THE BIOLOGY TEACHER AND I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA LAST SUMMER AS A PROJECT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS HERE AT HOOVER.

>> Reporter: 500 HOOVER STUDENTS FROM FRESHMEN TO SENIORS CAME TO THE GYM THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TO EXPERIENCE THE ON SONS AVAILABLE TO THEM OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR HEALING AND HELP WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST.

>> THERAPY IS HELPING MYSELF.

MAKING SURE THAT I'M DOING GOOD AND FINDING A WAY TO HELP MAINTAIN MY STRESS.

>> Reporter: INTENSE EXERCISE IS ONE THERAPY.

SENSORY SLIME MAKING AND ICED COLD WATER ARE OTHERS.

>> ALL YOU THINK ABOUT ARE YOUR HANDS YOUR COLD HANDS IT HELPS YOU GET YOUR MIND OFF OF THINGS.

IT HELPS YOU.

>> Reporter: SELF CARE IS NOT OFTEN TAUGHT IN TRADITIONAL CURRICULUM.

BUT HOOVER IS A COMMUNITY SCHOOL.

WHICH MAKES IT A PERFECT SETTING FOR NEW IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS.

A COMMUNITY SCHOOL HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THESE STUDENTS ARE ALL SURVIVORS OF THE COVID SHUT DOWN AND THE RESULTING CONSEQUENCES.

>> EVERYONE FELT LIKE THEY WERE IN THEIR OWN BUBBLE AND ISOLATED.

THAT CARRIED ON HERE WHERE WE STRUGGLE WHERE WE FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH STRESS.

>> Reporter: BY THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS ONE STRESS TEST EVERYONE PASSED.

MJ PEREZ.

>> WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR SCHOOLS.

PART ONE IN THE THREE-PART SERIES IS COMING UP.

>>> THIS YEAR, IMPERIAL COUNTY'S MAIN ENERGY PROVIDER IS OVERHAULING HOW IT CHARGES THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS.

OUR REPORTER SAYS THE UTILITY IS TRYING TO MAKE BILLS MORE PREDICTABLE.

>> Reporter: I AM PEER RALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT OR IID IS SWITCHING THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS TO A MONTHLY AVERAGE BILLING SYSTEM THEY WILL PAY A SET COST INSTEAD OF A BILL THAT FLUCTUATES EVERY MONTH.

THEY DECIDED TO UPDATE THE BILLING SYSTEM AFTER LAST SUMMER WHEN RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES HIT THE VALLEY AND SOME BILLS DOUBLED.

>> OUR CUSTOMERS GOT HIT WITH A DOUBLE WHAMMY.

>> AN IID SPOKESPERSON.

>> SO WE'RE ALL TURNING OUR AIR-CONDITIONERS ON, AND THEN IID IS OUT THERE BUYING POWER ON THE OPEN MARKET, AND GETTING HIT WITH THESE EXTREME COSTS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEIR HOPE IS THE NEW AVERAGE SYSTEM WILL MEAN MORE AFFORDABLE BILLS THIS SUMMER BY SPREADING OUT THE COSTS OVER THE YEAR.

THAT MEANS BILLS MIGHT BE HIGHER SINCE RESIDENTS USE LESS ENERGY DURING COLDER MONTHS.

IID HAS SWITCHED OVER 12,000 LOWER INCOME CUSTOMERS BUT THEY ARE ENCOURAGING ALL TO OPT INTO THE PROGRAM.

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>>> SAN DIEGO IS UPDATING ITS MASTER PLAN FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT KPBS REPORTER SAYS BLUE CHIP SD AIMS TO HELP THE CITY BUILD MORE HOUSING AT A FASTER PACE.

>> >> Reporter: SAN DIEGO NEEDS A LOT MORE HOUSING.

ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE CLOSE TO JOBS AND PUBLIC TRANSIT.

BUT ACTUALLY REZONING THOSE COMMUNITIES FOR HIGHER DENSITY CAN TAKE UPWARDS OF FIVE YEARS.

ANALYZES WHERE THE CITY NEEDS TO DENSEFY IN ORDER TO REDUCE CAR TRAVEL AND ACHIEVE THE GOALS.

CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR SAYS THAT HIGH LEVEL ANALYSIS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO UPDATE ITS NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL PLANS IN JUST TWO TO THREE YEARS.

>> THE FASTER COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE PROCESS MEANS MORE PEOPLE CAN BE INVOLVED AND STAY INVOLVED IN SHAPING THEIR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE AND CAN FOCUS ON ISSUES THAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM.

>> Reporter: A DRAFT OF BLUE CHIP SD WAS RELEASED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IT INCLUDES THIS HEAT MAP.

THE BLUE AND PURPLE AREAS ARE WHERE GROWTH IS MORE SUSTAINABLE WHERE PEOPLE ARE LESS DEPENDENT ON CARS TO GET AROUND.

HAVING THAT MAP DONE NOW WILL SAVE TIME AND MONEY DOWN THE LINE.

>> WE ARE SAVING A LOT OF GOVERNMENTAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS PAPER.

BY NOT HAVING TO REPEAT THE SAME ANALYSIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC HAS UNTIL APRIL 29th TO COMMENT ON BLUE CHIP SD.

IT'S SET FOR A VOTE AT THE CITY COUNCIL SOME TIME THIS SUMMER.

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>>> A RENEWED EFFORT TO RECALL GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS MOVING FORWARD.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE APPROVED THE GATHERING OF SIGNATURES IN SUPPORT OF A RECALL.

PROPONENTS HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3 TO COLLECT 1.3 MILLION SIGNATURES.

IF SUCCESSFUL THE RECALL WILL GO TO AN ELECTION.

CALIFORNIANS VOTED 62-38 TO KEEP NEWSOME IN OFFICE AND COST THE STATE $200 MILLION.

>>> ABORTION RIGHTS ARE FRONT AND CENTER AT BOTH THE SUPREME COURT AND THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY A MAJORITY OF JUSTICES APPEARED SKEPTICAL OF THE IDEA OF A NATIONWIDE BAN ON THE BORINGS PILL.

WE EXPLAIN HOW THE COURT RESPONDED DURING ORAL ARGUMENTS TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN TEAM HIGHLIGHTS HOW THE DAUBACHS DECISION IMPACTED ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PRESIDENT BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS DID THIS AGAIN DURING AN APPEARANCE ON TUESDAY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

THEIR EVENT TOOK PLACE HOURS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT HEARD ORAL ARGUMENTS ON A MAJOR ABORTION PILL CASE.

IT'S THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ABORTION CASE TO LAND BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT SINCE ROE VS. WADE WAS OVERTURNED IN 2022.

SEVERAL ANTI-ABORTION DOCTORS AND MEDICAL GROUPS ARE CHALLENGING STEPS THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TOOK TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE ABORTION PILL MIFEPRISTONE.

SUCH AS ALLOWING THE DRUG TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE MAIL.

WITHOUT QUESTION, THE FDA'S ACTIONS MADE TAKING CHEMICAL ABORTION DRUG LESS SAFE.

>> Reporter: CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL JUSTICES PRESSED THE ABORTION PILL CHALLENGERS WHY A NATIONWIDE BAN IS NEEDED IF DOCTORS CAN EXERCISE THEIR OWN RELIGIOUS AND CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTIONS INDIVIDUALLY.

A DECISION IS EXPECTED BY THE END OF JUNE OR EARLY JULY.

HOURS LATER PRESIDENT BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS MADE A RARE JOINT APPEARANCE IN NORTH CAROLINA.

>> HEARD A CASE TO GOOD ACCESS TO MEDICATION.

APPROVED BY THE FDA 20 YEARS AGO TO GIVE WOMEN A CHOICE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE LOOKING TO CONTRAST THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET'S VISION FOR HEALTH CARE AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS WITH PROPOSALS PUT FORTH BY REPUBLICANS.

>> ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SHOULD BE A RIGHT AND NOT JUST A PRIVILEGE.

>> Reporter: THEIR CAMPAIGN BELIEVES REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS WILL BE A GALVANIZING ISSUE FOR VOTERS HEADING INTO NOVEMBER'S ELECTIONS.

HARRIS HAS TAKEN THE LEAD ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS MESSAGING LEADING WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING THE FIGHT FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOMS TOUR AND MAKING STOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>>> THERE'S INCREASED SECURITY ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER IN TEXAS.

200 ADDITIONAL NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ARRIVED IN EL PASO DEPLOYED BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT AS A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT A CONTROVERSIAL STATE IMMIGRATION LAW WILL REMAIN BLOCKED WHILE LEGAL CHALLENGES PLAY OUT.

THE LAW ALLOWS STATE OFFICIALS TO ARREST, DETAIN AND DEPORT PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF ENTERING THE U.S.

ILLEGALLY.

THE COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS ON APRIL 3 AS IT CONSIDERS WHETHER THE INJUNCTION WILL BE UPHELD.

>>> FEDERAL AGENTS ARE ANALYZING A BLACK BOX CONTAINING RECORDINGS FROM THE SHIP THAT SLAMMED INTO A BRIDGE IN BALTIMORE.

EIGHT PEOPLE FELL INTO THE RIVER AND AUTHORITIES SAY SIX PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE INVESTIGATION.

>> I DO HAVE THE DATA RECORDER WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE BLACK BOX.

WE'VE SENT THAT BACK TO OUR LAB TO EVALUATE.

>> Reporter: THEIR GOAL: LOCKING DOWN EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE CONTAINER SHIP'S COLLISION WITH THE KEY BRIDGE ALONG WITH GRABBING THE BLACK BOX THEY COLLECTED PERISHABLE EVIDENCE LIKE ELECTRONICS AND DOCUMENTATION.

THE CHAIR SAYS THEY WILL CHECK FOR DIRTY FUEL.

>> IT IS SOMETHING WE LOOK AT IN ALL OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS.

BUT THAT WOULD CERTAINLY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE VESSEL.

>> Reporter: THE DESIGN OF THE BRIDGE ALSO UNDER CLOSE EXAMINATION AFTER PHOTOS CIRCULATED SHOWING THE POSSIBLE ABSENCE OF FENDERS ON SUPPORT PILLARS.

>> I'VE SEEN THE PICTURES.

AGAIN, WE'LL WANT TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE BRIDGE.

>> Reporter: THE COMPANY THAT MANAGES THE VESSEL, IS CONNECTED TO AT LEAST THREE DEADLY INCIDENTS SINCE 2018.

ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES, INVOLVED IN THOSE INVESTIGATIONS.

IN 2016, THE DALI WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN AN TWERP COURT OFFICIALS CONFIRMED TO CNN THE SAFETY RECORDS OF BOTH THE SHIP AND SYNERGY WILL BE CENTRAL TO THE BALTIMORE INVESTIGATION.

>> IT MAY VERY WELL TURNOUT THAT THE SHIP OWNERS ARE LIABLE.

>> IF ANY PRIVATE PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE THEN THEY WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: AND ACCOUNTING THAT IS COMING INTO CLEARER FOCUS WITH EACH DAY AS THE NKT AND OTHER AGENCIES PIECE TOGETHER THIS TRAGIC EVENT.

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>>> AND THE TRAGEDY AT THE PORT OF BALTIMORE COULD IMPACT THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG WARNS RETURNING TO NORMAL WILL TAKE A LONG TIME AND A LOT OF MONEY.

THE DANISH SHIPPING COMPANY THAT CHARTERED THE SHIP HAS SUSPENDED SERVICE IN BALTIMORE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

BALTIMORE IS THE NINTH LARGEST U.S.

PORT FOR INTERNATIONAL CARGO.

>>> THIS HAS A SIGNIFICANT AND SEISMIC IMPACT ON THE ENTIRE STATE OF MODERN.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 191 MILLION A DAY OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

8,000 JOBS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS.

>>> BALTIMORE IS FIRST AMONG U.S.

PORTS THAT PROCESS CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS INCLUDING FARM EQUIPMENT.

IN 2023, THE PORT HANDLED A RECORD 850,000 CARS AND TRUCKS.

>>> A RISING NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORT POOR MENTAL HEALTH ACCORDING TO CDC DATA AND THIS WEEK KPBS IS LOOKING AT MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS.

OUR REPORTER SPOKE WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR EARLY HELP.

>> Reporter: SCHOOL THERAPIST SHEA SAYS HE GREW UP WITH A SINGLE MOTHER AND FEW OPPORTUNITIES.

HIS NO NONSENSE CADENCE STRAIGHT POSTURE HINT AT HIS MILITARY BACKGROUND.

AFTER TWO TOURS, HE BECAME A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.

>> I DID FIND MYSELF SEEING THE INMATES AND SEEING A REFLECTION OF MYSELF SEEING THE CHALLENGES THEY FACED AND IF THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A RESOURCE WOULD THEY BE IN THE SITUATION?

>> Reporter: HE WOULD GIVE THE INCARCERATED MEN ADVICE.

TRY TO HELP WITH THEIR TRANSITION OUT.

>> GET FEEDBACK FROM MY SUPERVISOR THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE HERE FOR.

YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND BECOME A COUNSELOR.

>> Reporter: SO HE DID.

HE HAD HAD AN EPIPHANY.

>> YOU HAD TO GO TO A FACILITY YOU HAVE HAD TO GET IN TROUBLE AND THEN I CAN GIVE YOU A SERVICE.

DURING SCHOOL I DECIDED TO GO INTO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.

>> Reporter: HE WENT BACK TO THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE STARTS WITH CHILDREN LIKE HIMSELF.

WHO NEED RESOURCES AND AREN'T GETTING THEM.

NOW, PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR SBCS, FORMER SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES HE OVERSEES AN ENORMOUS TASK TO SCREEN STUDENTS SECOND-8th GRADE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE RIGHT BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES.

HE ASKS THEM QUESTIONS LIKE -- >> DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL?

ARE YOU TURNING YOUR HOMEWORK IN ON TIME?

ARE YOU ABLE TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS.

>> Reporter: THIS TEAM PLACES STUDENTS WHO NEED SUPPORT INTO GROUPS TO LEARN THINGS LIKE CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION.

THEY SOMETIMES CONNECT HIGH-RISK STUDENTS WITH THERAPISTS.

HE SAYS THE SCREENING NOW IN THE FIRST FULL YEAR ADDRESSES A KEY PROBLEM.

A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO NEED HELP, DON'T SEEK IT.

>> BEFOREHAND ALL OF MY REFERRALS WOULD COME FROM THE TEACHERS OR THE PARENTS.

BUT IT ELIMINATES THE VOICE OF THE STUDENT THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: SCREENING LET'S THEM BRING THE SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS.

THEY ALSO WORK WITH CAREGIVERS.

>> IF WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM AT SCHOOL AND THEY GO HOME AND IT GETS WASHED OFF BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES A LOT OF OUR WORK IS GOING IN CIRCLES.

WE REACH OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND SEE WHAT RESOURCES THEY NEED.

>> I LOOK AT MENTAL HEALTH AND THE CRISIS THAT THE YOUTH ARE AT NOT SO MUCH A CAUSE BUT A SYMPTOM OF MANY OTHER WAYS WE'RE NEGLECTING AND FAILING OUR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS MATTHEW.

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR AND SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

>> SCHEDULE AND THE PRESSURE OF INCREASINGLY ACCEPTANCE RATES WITHIN COLLEGES CREATES A CULTURE THAT IS FOCUSED ON ACADEMICS AND NOT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU CAN LEARN IN HIGH SCHOOL.

LIKE HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH WORK IN SCHOOLS IS BEING LED BY STUDENTS.

WITH UCSD THEY ARE DESIGNING A NEW CURRICULUM.

>> USING THE CLASSROOM AS A SPACE TO SAY, HEY THE SAME WAY WE TALK ABOUT HERE IS WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE SCRAPED ON THE PLAYGROUND.

HERE IS WHAT TO DO IF YOU HIT YOUR HEAD.

LIKE THE SAME WAY THAT WE TREAT PHYSICAL INJURIES WE WANT TO THINK HOW DO WE CARE FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH IN THAT SAME WAY.

>> Reporter: STATE FUNDING ALLOWED THREE SCHOOLS TO CREATE WELLNESS CENTERS.

>> WHERE STUDENTS CAN TAKE 10-15 MINUTES OUT OF THEIR DAY AND SIT IN A CALMING SPACE AND THEY HAVE GREAT SNACKS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT'S HARD TO STAFF CENTERS AT ALL SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF LIMITED RESOURCES.

>> HAVING A SPACE IS GREAT, BUT WITHOUT SOMEONE IN THERE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE BEING SUPPORT FEDERAL THAT SPACE, THE WELLNESS CENTERS CANNOT BE REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL.

>> Reporter: DESPITE MORE MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES IN SCHOOLS, SOME STUDENTS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

TOMORROW, WE'LL LOOK THE AA GROUP FACING SOME OF THE HIGHEST NEEDS AND BIGGEST BARRIERS.

LGBTQ+ STUDENTS.

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>>> AND OUR WEATHER HEADLINES ARE SHOWING THAT WINDY WEATHER MAKES A COMEBACK FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT IS MOVING THROUGH AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND BRINGING MODERATE AND HEAVY AREAS OF RAIN AND THAT MOUNTAIN SNOW.

AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WE'LL SEE SLOW DRYING MAKE ITS WAY BACK THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

TONIGHT 47 IN OCEANSIDE.

CHUL LA VISTA 50.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA DOWN TO 39 DEGREES.

TOMORROW IT'S NICE.

GET OUT ENJOY WHILE YOU CAN.

66 IN OCEANSIDE.

65 INTO SAN DIEGO.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA UPPER 40s AS WE HEAD INTO OUR THURSDAY.

JUMPING RIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND HERE.

OUR SET UP FOR SATURDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM OFFSHORE STARTS TO SEND MOISTURE IN TO CALIFORNIA THAT INCLUDES US HERE.

WE WILL BE SEEING THE SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH.

COULD SEE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLOODING AND ROUGH SURF AND IT WILL SLOW THINGS DOWN INTO THE WEEKEND.

SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND THE STORM DOES LINGER AND SENDS US HEAVIER RAIN.

SUNDAY IS THE WORST OF THE TWO UNFORTUNATELY FOR EASTER PLANS THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO BE OUTSIDE OR TRAVEL PLANS WITH DOWNPOURS COULD SEE PONDING ON THE ROADWAYS AND THE WIND WILL BE GUSTY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN.

BAD TIMING FOR THE WEEKEND.

THE NEXT TWO DAYS ARE DRY ON THE COAST AND RAIN AND COOLER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BEFORE DRYING OUT AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY.

THE INLAND FORECAST PARTLY SUNNY AND COOLING OF TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND CHILLIER WITH THE RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.

A SHOWER OR TWO LINGERS MONDAY MORNING AND WE START TO WARM UP AND DRY OUT.

MOUNTAIN FORECAST INCREASING WINDS WE'LL DRY BUT COOLER BY FRIDAY.

WIND, CLOUDS ON SATURDAY AND SNOW MOVING IN INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

A SHOWER OR TWO ON MONDAY AND WE'LL DRY OUT AND WARM UP.

AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE DESERTS FRIDAY AND COOLER WITH SHOWERS AROUND SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

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>>> TONIGHT OT NEWSHOUR, INVESTIGATORS GATHER MORE DETAILS ON WHAT LED TO THE BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 P.M. AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

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>>> THE SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO DECLARE THE CAPITAL A SANCTUARY CITY FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IT TOOK EFFECT AFTER APPROVED LAST NIGHT.

IT ENSURES NO CITY RESOURCES WILL BE USED TO CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE SEEKING GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE.

A TRANS ADVOCATE SAYS FAMILIES ARE MOVING TO SACRAMENTO FROM OTHER STATES THAT RESTRICT OR BAN THE CARE.

>> THEY'VE COME HERE AND FOUND A WELCOMING HOME.

WHAT IS HAPPENING WE'RE USED AS A POLITICAL SCAPEGOAT.

>> 23 STATES RESTRICT OR BAN GENDER AFFIRMING CARE.

>>> A NEW VILLAGE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AMONG LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE IN VISTA IS OPEN.

THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN NORTH COUNTY.

OUR REPORTER WAS INVITED FOR A LOOK.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: WITH THE QUICK SNIP OF THE RIBBON UNICORN VILLAGES IN VISTA IS OPEN.

IT WAS THE CULMINATION OF MONTHS OF EFFORTS BETWEEN THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER, AND THE PALOMAR UNITARIAN CHURCH.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] .

>> >> Reporter: MAX IT THE NORTH COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER SAYS IT ADDRESSES A CRITICAL NEED.

>> SOMETIMES YOUTH WERE FORCED TO STAY IN PLACES WHERE THEY WERE NOT WELCOME JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY HOUSING AND ANY SAFETY NET TO LIVE THEIR OWN OWN R HOME.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A STUDENT 40% OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+.

SAN DIEGO YOUTH SERVICES SAYS 2,000 YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE COUNTY WHERE UNICORN VILLAGES COME IN.

>> IT WAS DEVELOPED AS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO KEEP OUR YOUTH FROM WINDING UP ON THE STREETS.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER IS THE DIRECT SHORE OF UNICORN HOMES AND VILLAGES.

THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER OPERATES UNICORN HOMES FOR HOMELESS YOUTHS 14 AND UP.

THIS IS THE FIRST TRANSITION SHELTER FROM 18-29 YEARS OLD.

>> TO GIVE THE KIDS DIGNITY, INDEPENDENCE NOT JUST HAVE TO BE IN A SHELTER ON A COT.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE FIVE COTTAGES AND MORE ARE PLANNED.

WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO FIRM INSIDE THERE IS A BED, MICROWAVE AND A NIGHT STAND MEND 0 FEEL LIKE HOME.

IT SHOWS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON REASONS LGBTQ+ YOUTHS END UP ON THE STREETS IS FAMILY REJECTION.

THE MAYOR SAYS THE COTTAGES REPRESENT THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING BIGGER.

>> WE HAVE PARKING LOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THIS TYPE OF QUALITY, POSITIVE, VILLAGE LIKE HOUSING SETTINGS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UNICORN VILLAGES VISIT -- .

>>> AND YOU CAN FIND THIS STORY ALONG WITH MORE NEWS FROM NORTH COUNTY, SAN DIEGO IN OUR NEWSLETTER WE OFFER A RECAP OF THE BIG STORIES HAPPENING IN NORTH COUNTY AND A ROUNDUP OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THE REGION.

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR IT AT THE LINK ON YOUR SCREEN.

KPBS.ORG/NORTH COUNTY FOCUS.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION MORGAN'S WONDERLAND IS BELIEVED TO BE THE WORLD'S FIRST ULTRA ACCESSIBLE THEME PARK.

HOW THE PARK BUILT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS EXPANDING.

AND KPBS MIDDAY EDITION IS WRAPPING UP ALL THE BEST IN ARTS EVENTS FOR THE WEEKEND PREVIEW.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US: HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

FLOOD AND REMODELLING SERVICES FOR 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOW OR VISIT BILL HOW.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

DARLING MARCO SIGH LING AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.