>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST STORIES FROM TRYING TO USE THIS WEEK.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> COMING UP, MIGRANTS WHO RECENTLY ENTERED THE U.S. ARE LIVING ON SAN DIEGO'S STREETS.

HOMELESS ADVOCATES TELL US ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACING THIS GROUP.

A CAMP FOR KIDS WITH AUTISM IS IN HIGH DEMAND.

SEE HOW A DAY AT THE BEACH CAN BE THERAPEUTIC FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.

OCEANSIDE STYROFOAM BAN TAKES EFFECT.

WE CHECK ON BUSINESSES AS THEY ADAPT TO THE NEW ROLES.

>>> WE START WITH SAN DIEGO'S GOAL OF ACHIEVING ZERO TRAFFIC DEATHS SERIOUS INJURIES.

2025 AS A TARGET FOR THE GOAL, BUT CITY STREETS ARE JUST AS DEADLY AS THEY WERE IN 2015.

KPBS METRO REPORTER SAYS THAT THOSE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES TO TRAFFIC VIOLENCE SEE A GOVERNMENT THAT IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.

>> PART OF MOVING OUT HERE AND TO KEEP LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY HILLCREST IS THAT IT IS A WALKING COMMUNITY.

JOSH WAS ABLE TO WORK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: SCOTT IS REMEMBERING HIS BEST FRIEND JOSH AND THE TWO MOVED TO SAN DIEGO AS A COUPLE IN 2001PLAYING THE HOMOPHOBIA THEY GREW UP WITH IN KANSAS.

THEY STAYED FRIENDS AFTER THEIR BREAKUP, THEN ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 10th LAST YEAR.

>> JOSH WAS WALKING TO WORK, WHICH WAS DOWN THE STREET AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.

>> Reporter: A DRIVER LATER CHARGED WITH DUI RAN A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK JOSH AS HE TRIED TO CROSS EL CAJON BOULEVARD.

JOSH DIED IN THE HOSPITAL FOUR DAYS LATER.

>> I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BE COMPLETELY WHOLE AGAIN.

WE SPOKE ALMOST EVERY DAY.

IT'S JUST REALLY DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TO WANT TO CALL HIM AND TELL HIM SOMETHING.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT I CAN ONLY TELL JOSH AND THAT WE WOULD ONLY UNDERSTAND.

>> Reporter: JOSH'S DEATH WAS ESPECIALLY PAINFUL, BECAUSE NEIGHBORS HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS INTERSECTION OF EL CAJON AND PARK BOULEVARD FOR A LONG TIME.

IT IS ENORMOUS AND CONFUSING.

THE STREETS ARE WIDE, WHICH ENCOURAGES SPEEDING.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, A DRIVER WENT OFF THE ROAD HERE AND CRASHED INTO THE FENCE OF A BRAND-NEW DOG PARK, WHICH STILL HAS NOT REOPENED.

JOSH SEES BOTH SEEING HOW MANY MILES OF STREETS THAT THE CITY IS REPAVING AND IT DOESN'T SIT RIGHT WITH HIM.

>> LOSING SOMEBODY WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

KNOWING THAT OTHER THINGS ARE BEING FUNDED TO INTERSECTIONS LIKE THIS ONE BEHIND ME ARE NOT GETTING THE ATTENTION THEY NEED.

THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM.

WE HAVE A LIST OF 15 MOST DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS AND THIS INTERSECTION DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE LIST.

>> Reporter: IN 2015, SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL SIGNED ON TO VISION ZERO, GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO END ALL TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES.

THE CITY EVEN GIVE ITSELF A DEADLINE OF 2025, BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING IN CRASHES ON CITY STREETS EACH YEAR HAS NOT BUDGED.

LAST YEAR'S DEATH TOLL WAS 62.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE SEE NATIONALLY THAT FATALITIES HAVE NOT DROPPED UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN COMING BACK OUT OF COVID AND SEE NORMAL TYPES OF OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE AREN'T SEEING THOSE DROPPING.

>> Reporter: DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

SHE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CITY WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY FAIL THE GOAL NEXT YEAR.

SHE SAYS THAT HER DEPARTMENT IS STILL COMMITTED TO IMPROVING STREET SAFETY.

>> THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO TRACK AND MONITOR WITH A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE HIGHEST CRASH INTERSECTIONS AND WERE SOME SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED.

WE ARE FOCUSED ON UTILIZING IN- HOUSE TEAMS TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT QUICK AND EASY QUICK BUILD, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL IT.

THE TYPES OF INSTALLATIONS THAT MIGHT BE JUST A SIMPLE CROSSWALK.

>> THESE ARE QUICK BUILD PROJECTS AND ARE ABLE TO BE PUT UP IN A MATTER OF DAYS.

>> Reporter: LAURA IS FOUNDER AND FAMILY FOR SAFE STREETS IN SAN DIEGO.

SHE BECAME AN ACTIVIST AFTER HER HUSBAND MATT KEENAN WAS KILLED WHILE BIKING IN 2021.

MEET ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WHERE JOSH WAS KILLED LAST YEAR.

NEXT TO SOME FRESHLY PAINTED BIKE LANES.

THE QUICK BUILD SAFETY PROJECTS WITH PAINT AND PLASTIC DELINEATORS ARE GREAT FOR STREETS WITH LOW SLOWER SPEEDS.

>> WERE CARS AND DRIVERS TO EXCEED, THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SUFFICIENT.

THEY GET 80% OF THE WAY THEY ARE, BUT SOME OF THE EXTRA 20% IS LIFE AND DEATH, SO WE WANT THE CITY TO FOCUS ON ADDING PHYSICAL BARRIERS WHEN THE TRAVEL CALL FOR IT.

>> Reporter: LED A COALITION THAT PUSHED FOR MORE TRAFFIC FUNDING.

THEY GOT AN EXTRA $785,000 AND IT'S NOT NOTHING, BUT MEANINGFUL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO MASSIVE INTERSECTIONS LIKE THIS ONE WILL COST MORE.

SCOTT MOORE AGREES THAT FAST FIXES ARE WORTHWHILE, BUT NOT ENOUGH.

>> THE BIKE LANES AND CHANGES THAT WE HAVE WANTED.

IT IS AWESOME.

THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD STUFF HAPPENING.

IT PAINS ME TO SEE THAT NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT SOME OF THE WORST INTERSECTIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM CONSISTENT WITH THE MESSAGE THAT THE CITY IS GIVING US SAYING THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED.

>> THIS WEEKEND, ALSO COVERED A REVERSAL BY COUNTY SHERIFF KELLY MARTINEZ.

SHE IS NOW EMBRACING A POLICY TO HAVE JAIL VISITORS AND WORKERS SCREENED FOR DRUGS.

ADVOCATES HAVE LONG SAID THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO REDUCE IN CUSTODY DEATHS.

>> Reporter: SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, CONTRACTORS AND VISITORS.

PREVIOUSLY LIMITED TO INMATES AFTER YEARS OF RESISTING THOSE CALLS.

SHERIFF MARTINEZ ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT EXPANDED SCREENINGS WITH DRUG DETECTION DOGS WOULD SOON BEGIN UNANNOUNCED AND AT RANDOM.

>> I WILL GO THROUGH A CONTRABAND SCREENING IF THE JAILS PLAN TO DO THAT.

NOBODY IS IMMUNE.

FROM THE TOP DOWN.

>> Reporter: THE SCREENING POLICY IS WELCOME NEWS TO PAUL PARKER WHO HAD PUSHED FOR THE EXPANSION OF CONTRABAND SCREENINGS FOR YEARS AS HEAD OF THE COUNTY CITIZENS LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD.

PUBLICLY RESIGNED FROM THE JOB IN MARCH AND PART OF HER FRUSTRATIONS WITH ASSURANCE RESISTANCE TO SCREENING HER OWN EMPLOYEES FOR DRUGS.

>> MY HOPE IS THAT THE MERE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL RESULT IN PEOPLE WHO MAY AND WE HAVE NO PROOF THAT THEY WERE, BUT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN THINKING OF DOING THAT.

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

>> Reporter: THE NEW POLICY COULD SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS HAVE LONG HAD AN ABOVE AVERAGE RATE OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS LARGELY DUE TO DRUG OVERDOSES.

THOSE CASES OFTEN RESULT IN LAWSUITS AND AND WITH EXPENSIVE PAYOUTS TO THE VICTIMS FAMILIES.

KPBS NEWS.

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

KPBS REPORTER SAYS THAT MORE MIGRANTS ARE CHOOSING TO STAY IN SAN DIEGO .

SOME ARE BECOMING HOMELESS.

>> Reporter: WE NEVER EXPECTED TO LIVE ON THE STREET.

THAT IS WHAT SLM SEEKER SAYS THAT SHE LIVES IN A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT SLEEPING IN A TENT ON A DIRT FIELD OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY NEAR DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THE GOMEZ FAMILY IS JUST ONE OF MORE THAN A DOZEN LIVING HERE.

THEY'RE ALL MIGRANTS.

THEY'RE MOSTLY FROM VENEZUELA, NICARAGUA AND COLOMBIA.

THEY ARE ALL IN SEARCH OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.

SAYS THAT THIS IS A HORRIBLE PLACE FOR HER CHILDREN.

THERE IS NO WATER, BATHROOMS OR ELECTRICITY.

SHE FLED VENEZUELA WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN.

THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING IN A CABIN FOR TWO MONTHS.

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

THESE FAMILIES ARE PART OF A GROWING NUMBER OF HOMELESS MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS.

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

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

THAT IS ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, BUT SOME OF THOSE WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO ARE BECOMING HOMELESS.

>> WE SEE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER.

GUATEMALA, VENEZUELA, ETHIOPIA.

>> Reporter: THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR P.A.T.H.

SAN DIEGO.

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

>> Reporter: LAST SEPTEMBER, STAFF NOTICED MIGRANTS TRYING TO ACCESS THE CITY SHELTER SYSTEM.

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

THOSE WHO HAVE FAMILY OR FRIENDS IN OTHER CITIES REFERRED TO A FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAM.

THOSE WHO NEED SHELTER ARE REFERRED TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH OR FATHER JOE'S VILLAGE.

DID NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FOR THESE STORY.

IN PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

>> THEY MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDIZED ASSISTANCE.

THEY MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD STAMPS, MEDICAL CARE AND ALL OF THAT.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SHELTER, THAT IS IF THERE WERE ANY AVAILABLE.

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

IT IS COMMON FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES TO PAY 70% OF THEIR INCOME JUST ON HOUSING.

>> WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP AT THE RESPONSE CENTER DAILY SEEKING SHELTER AND WHERE OFTEN THROWING MOST OF THEM AWAY.

>> Reporter: THIS OVERBURDENED HOMELESS SYSTEM IS WHEN YOU MIGRANTS FIND THEMSELVES IN.

BRING THEM ON LONG WAIT LISTS FOR TEMPORARY SHELTERS AND EVEN LONGER LIST FOR PERMANENT HOUSING.

>> YOU HAVE THIS BOTTLENECK OF FOLKS THAT ARE IN SHELTERS WAITING FOR PERMANENT HOUSING AND PEOPLE WAITING TO ACCESS THOSE SHELTERS.

WHAT BACK AT THE ENCAMPMENT, FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF A HORRIBLE SITUATION.

FOR GOMEZ, THAT IS COOKING.

IT IS THE WINCHING SHE HAS CONTROL OVER.

FOOD THROUGHOUT MEXICO WAS WAY TOO SPICY COMPARED TO WHAT THE EIGHT BACK IN COLUMBIA FOOD IN THE MIGRANT SHELTERS WAS ALWAYS BLAND.

HERE, SHE THINK THANKS GOD FOR THE ABILITY TO COOK WHATEVER SHE WANTS ON HER MAKESHIFT KITCHEN.

SHE USES A GAS POWERED HOTPLATE TO COOK RICE WITH PASTA WHILE CHOPPING ON A NEARBY PICNIC TABLE.

SHE IS NOT LETTING HOMELESSNESS GET IN THE WAY OF HER AMERICAN DREAM, AT LEAST NOT FOR HER CHILDREN.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: SHE IS ALREADY ENROLLING THEM IN SCHOOL WHERE THEY ARE LEARNING ENGLISH AND THEY ALSO GET A PASS AND FREE MEALS BUT WHILE THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL, HERNANDEZ AND HER HUSBAND WORK.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: SHE WANTS TO SHOW SAN DIEGO THAT THEIR HARD- WORKING PEOPLE AND THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> COUNTY SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ABOUT ONGOING EFFORTS TO OPEN A MIGRANT TRANSITION DAY CENTER.

THE CENTER IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DIGNIFIED AND HUMANE ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING A CENTRAL RESOURCE SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING AND CRUCIAL INFORMATION TO SAFELY GUIDE ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO THEIR INTENDED DESTINATIONS.

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>>> NEW CALIFORNIA LAW WILL MANDATE HIGH SCHOOLS TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL.

THE MAJORITY OF SAN DIEGO AND COUNTY OFFICEHOLDERS EXPERIENCED THREATS AND NURSES AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOAT TO GO ON STRIKE.

>>> IT IS SUMMERTIME.

FOR MANY, THAT MEANS CAMP INCLUDING THOSE WITH AUTISM.

KPBS REPORTER VISITED A SURF CAMP TO SEE WHY IT HAS DOUBLED IN SIZE.

>> READY TO GET ON AND WE WILL GRAB.

>> Reporter: ON A MONDAY MORNING, SURFBOARDS LAY IN THE SAND.

IT DOESN'T KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS PRACTICE STANDING UP ON THEM.

ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE SOMEWHERE ON THE WIDE SPECTRUM OF AUTISM.

EACH HAVE THEIR OWN COACH.

ANDREA IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO.

SHE SAYS THAT PARENTS STARTED THEIR CAMP 22 YEARS AGO.

IT TAKES ANYONE OVER AGE 5 AND THEY DON'T TURN ANYONE AWAY IF THEY CAN'T PAY.

FOR THE LONG TIME, OVER FIVE WEEKS.

DEMAND WAS BIGGER.

>> WE WERE TURNING AWAY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EVERY SUMMER.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, THEY PARTNERED WITH SURF EDUCATION ACADEMY TO DOUBLE THE SPOTS.

THEY STILL ONLY HAVE A FEW LEFT.

SAN DIEGO HAS A HIGHER OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.

NATURALLY, THE CDC REPORT THAT IT IS ONE IN 36.

SAN DIEGO, ONE IN 22.

>> ALMOST EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM HAS AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL WITH AUTISM.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO OFFERS BETTER AUTISM SERVICES THAN MANY PLACES IN THE COUNTRY.

MILITARY FAMILIES REQUEST TO BE PLACED HERE TO ACCESS THOSE SERVICES.

THE STRENGTH OF THE NUMBERS.

ANDREA WATCHES HER SON OLIVER WHO IS SEVEN, THOUGH HE CAN'T READ YET, BUT HE IS OBSESSED WITH BOOKS.

SERVICE WORKERS.

>> MAILMAN, GARDENERS AND ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH TRUCKS AND PEOPLE WHO WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

HE WILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND WHY THEY ARE DOING IT AND WHEN THEY ARE COMING BACK.

>> Reporter: AND, THE WATER.

>> LOVES THE WATER.

LOVES THE SWIMMING POOL AND THE OCEAN.

HE LIGHTS UP AROUND WATER.

HE IS NOT WATER SAFE YET, BUT WE ARE TRYING.

>> Reporter: THE CAMP WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE WATER SAFETY.

CHILDREN WITH AUTISM ARE PRONE TO WANDERING OFF AND ALSO DRAWN TO WATER.

THEY ARE 160 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DROWN THE NEUROTYPICAL CHILDREN.

IT COUNTS FOR A STAGGERING 91% OF DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER 14 WITH AUTISM.

ENROLLED OLIVER IN SURF CAMP FOR WATER SAFETY, SOCIALIZATION AND A THIRD BIG REGION REASON.

>> FUN.

I WANT HIM TO HAVE FUN.

HIS SISTER IS A TYPICAL CHILD, AS ONE MIGHT SAY.

GETS TO GO TO ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CAMPS AND REALLY LIMITED OPTIONS FOR HIM, SO I'M JUST EXCITED FOR HIM TO EXPERIENCE SUMMER CAMP.

>> Reporter: OLIVER WAS EXCITED, TOO.

>> HE WAS UP AT 6:00 A.M.

THIS MORNING READY TO GO AND GET THE WHOLE FAMILY UP.

WHEN WE GOT HERE, HE GOT A LITTLE BIT SHY AND NOT SO SURE ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: ISN'T SURE HOW THE DAY WILL PAN OUT.

>> HE COULD LOVE IT AND DO IT OR JUST BE DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING AND FOCUS ON THAT AND THAT THEY COULD GO BY WITHOUT HIM DOING SURFING.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHY THE ONE-ON-ONE COACHING IS SO HELPFUL.

>> THEY NEED THAT PERSON WHO IS CONSTANTLY WITH THEM AND TALKING TO THEM GOING WITH THE FLOW, BUT ALSO PAYING ATTENTION AND LOOKING AT THEM.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT HE IS ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

>> WHAT ARE WE DOING?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WHAT ARE WE DOING LATER?

WHO'S THIS?

WHAT IS THAT PERSON DOING?

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT COACHING CHILDREN IS MORE VISUAL AND LESS AUDITORY.

>> YOU HAVE TO REALLY DEMONSTRATE MORE, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF COMMUNICATION DIFFERENCES AND A LOT OF TIMES YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT SPECIFIC CAMPER COMMUNICATES AND RECEIVES INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: BEFORE THE MORNING WAS OVER, RODE THE WAVES TOGETHER ON THE BOARD.

SHE IS CONFIDENT THAT BY THE END OF THE WEEK SHE CAN GET HIM SURFING ON HIS OWN BUT SHE SAYS THAT SHE HAS SEEN IT BEFORE IN SIMILAR STUDENTS.

>> GENUINELY SURPRISED ME WHEN I WAS PAIRED UP WITH A CAMPER WHO DIDN'T WANT TO GET OFF THE BLANKET OR TOUCH THE STANDS OR DO ANYTHING.

WAS JUST SCARED OF EVERYTHING AND SHY.

BY THE END OF THE WEEK, SHE WAS SURFING.

>> Reporter: DREAMS OF EXPANDING THE CAMP THE SCHOOL BREAKS AND WEEKENDS.

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ARE OCEANSIDE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS CAN NO LONGER DISTRIBUTE STAR FROM PACKAGING.

BURT COUNTY REPORTER HAS REACTIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> STYROFOAM IS VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: THE OWNER OF PIZZA SKI.

HAS NEVER USED STYROFOAM PRODUCT.

COMPOSTABLE TO GO CONTAINERS MAY BE MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT THAT IS PART OF DOING BUSINESS.

>> THAT INCLUDES RENT, LABOR, FOOD AND TO GO CONTAINERS.

ANYTHING THAT WE PAY AND GIVE TO A CONSUMER WE TRANSFER THE COST AND BUILD IT INTO OUR PRODUCT.

IN THE LONG RUN, IT IS DEFINITELY CHEAPER, BECAUSE THE COST -- TO THE ENVIRONMENT, IT IS MUCH HIGHER.

>> Reporter: 10 YEARS AGO, HARDER TO FIND COMPOSTABLE CONTAINERS, BUT THEY ARE AVAILABLE FROM MOST EVERY MAJOR SUPPLIER AREA.

>> WE ARE REALLY EXCITED FOR IT, BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE VERY SUSTAINABLE AND CONSCIOUS RESTAURANT.

>> Reporter: USES COMPOSTABLE CONTAINERS AND HOPES THAT ENCOURAGE SUPPLIERS TO DITCH POLY STYROFOAM.

FRESH SEAFOOD IS SHIPPED TO THE RESTAURANT IN STYROFOAM CONTAINERS FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL.

>> WHERE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THEY HANDLE THAT AND MAYBE WE CAN REUSE THE CONTAINERS THAT THEY COME IN OR SEND THEM BACK TO THEM AND THEY CAN REUSE THEM AND MAKE IT MORE SUSTAINABLE.

>> Reporter: THE PROBLEM WITH STYROFOAM CONTAINERS IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH YOUR FOOD AND THROW IT IN THE TRASH, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS STAY IN THE TRASH.

IT CAN END UP ON THE BEACH AND BREAKDOWN MICRO PLASTICS THAT END UP IN THE OCEAN.

>> FISH EIGHT THIS AND WE EAT THE FISH.

PLASTIC IS ALREADY IN MY BODY AND IT'S IN YOUR BODY AND EVERYONE VIEWING, SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT LOCAL CITIES STEP UP AND TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE IT IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: SAYS THAT IS WHY THE OCEANSIDE IS PART OF THE CITY'S MARINE DEBRIS REDUCTION ORNAMENTS.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR YEARS.

IT IS THE MOST PICKED UP ITEMS DURING THE GROUP SPEECH CLEANUP EVENTS.

>> ALSO, IT'S TOXIC.

THE FIRST SPACE OF THE ORDINANCE.

COME JANUARY, OCEANSIDE WILL BE IN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONCE INJURED MOUNTAIN LION IS BACK IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT AFTER BEING HEALED BY VETERINARIANS WITH THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY.

REPORTERS HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE MOUNTAIN LION WAS RELEASED LAST MONTH IN VENTURA COUNTY NEAR WHERE HE WAS FOUND BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LAST YEAR.

HE WAS HELD AND TREATED FOR MORE THAN HALF A YEAR AT PROJECT WILDLIFE BASED IN RAMONA AND PART OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

PROJECT WILDLIFE HAS THE ONLY REHAB CENTER OF ITS KIND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> THERE ARE VERY FEW ACTUAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTERS FOR MOUNTAIN LIONS IN CALIFORNIA, SO WE ARE ONE OF TWO.

>> Reporter: BARELY OLDER THAN A CUB HAD A BROKEN LEG AND FEDERALLY BEGAN QUICKLY.

THE VETERINARIANS THAT INCLUDED AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON REPAIRED THE ANIMALS LEFT TIBIA USING A METAL PLATE AND SCREWS TO REALIGN THE BONE.

AS RECOVERED, STAFF MONITORED HIM WITH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CAMERAS.

ANGELA HERNANDEZ IS THE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION SUPERVISOR WITH PROJECT WILDLIFE AND SAYS THAT THEIR GOAL IS TO REWIRE THE ANIMALS, SO THEY DON'T GIVE THEM NAMES OR TRY TO MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE AROUND HUMANS.

>> IS A NORMAL PART OF BEING WHO WE ARE.

WE DEVELOP ATTACHMENTS WITH THEIR OWN ANIMALS AT HOME, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE WANT TO SEE THESE ANIMALS BACK OUT IN THE WILD AND WE HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF AND THEY ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> Reporter: A COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH FOR ALL IN CALIFORNIA FROM MULE DEER TO MOUNTAIN LIONS.

FRAZIER IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE ROAD ECOLOGY CENTER AT UC DAVIS AND ESTIMATES BETWEEN TWO AND 300 MOUNTAIN LIONS ARE KILLED ON CALIFORNIA ROADS EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS ABOUT 5% OF THE POPULATION.

>> THAT IS A LOT FOR A CARNIVORE, FOR A BIG MOUNTAIN LIONS.

THEY DON'T HAVE A FAST REPRODUCTIVE RATE.

THEY NEED A LOT OF TERRITORY.

THAT IS A HIGH RATE OF MORTALITY FROM ANY HUMAN CAUSE.

POSSIBLY UNSUSTAINABLE.

>> Reporter: MOUNTAIN LIONS ARE MORRIS AND ICONIC.

PROJECT WILDLIFE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IF AN INJURED SKUNK OR POSSUM SHOWS UP IN THEIR CLINIC.

THEY WILL TREAT TO GET HELP, ALSO.

KPBS NEWSPRINT >>> OCEANSIDE HARBOR NOW HAS ITS FIRST FISHERMAN'S MARKET.

THE POP-UP IS HAPPENING EVERY SUNDAY.

FRESH SEAFOOD IN THE NORTH COUNTY.

>> IT DOESN'T GET FRESHER THAN THAT.

PRODUCED BY THE BOATS AND THAT DR. AND LOCAL FISHERMEN.

I AM THE OWNER OF NORTH COUNTY AND WE ARE HERE EVERY SUNDAY 8:00 TO 2:00.

HERE WE ARE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.

10th SUNDAY IN OPERATION AND THINGS ARE GOING GOOD AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT.

THEY ARE REALLY PUTTING SOMETHING THERE FOR THE COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN THAT ARE LOCAL AND DID NOT EXIST BEFORE.

IT IS REALLY BECOMING UTILITIES FOR THEM AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

>> MY BOAT'S NAME AND THAT IS OUR FISH COMPANY.

THE MARKETS IMPACTED OUR FISHERY, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO DIRECTLY SELL FISH TO THE PUBLIC, WHEREAS BEFORE WE WOULD SELL DIRECTLY TO WHOLESALERS.

THE WHOLESALER HAS TO MAKE MONEY AND THEY BASICALLY SET THE PRICES FOR THE MARKET AND THE FISHERMEN ENDS UP MAKING LESS MONEY THAN THE WHOLESALER AND WE'RE THE ONES THAT GO OUT THERE AND CATCH THE FISH AND DO ALL OF THE HARD WORK.

WHAT THIS MARKET DOES IS GIVES US THE OPTION OF SELLING SOME OF OUR CATS DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH THE PUBLIC GETS TO PAY LESS FOR FRESHER PRODUCT .

IT IS A WIN FOR THE PEOPLE THAT COME BY DIRECTLY FROM US.

THIS FISH WAS CAUGHT ON FRIDAY AND SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN ON FRIDAY.

NOW, THIS IS SUNDAY MORNING AND IT IS GOING DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE'S HOUSES.

>> SO FAR, HIS IS THE WAHOO.

I AM EASY GOING.

I LOVE EVERYTHING.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO PICK SOMETHING THAT'S MY FAVORITE.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE GOTTEN ROCK CRAB AND IT WAS DELICIOUS THE FIRST TIME.

THE BENEFIT OF HAVING IT HERE IS THAT IT'S COMING OFF.

SOMETIMES IT'S STILL FLOPPING AROUND, WHICH IS AWESOME, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S FRESH, SO IT'S KIND OF NICE AND BREAKING BREAD WITH EVERYBODY HERE AND GET SOME INSIGHT ABOUT THE CATCH OF THE WEEK AND KNOWING WHAT IS IN SEASON VERSUS WHAT'S NOT AND WHY WE MIGHT SEE MORE OF ONE THING AND NOT THE NEXT WEEK.

>> WE HOPE TO OFFER MORE AND WE HAVE OTHER FISHERMEN THAT ARE IN THIS HARBOR, AS WELL THAT HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR OWN BOOTH, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN SO SLOW AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH DISBURSEMENT OF CATCH TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY HAVING MORE FISHERMEN WITH MORE FISH.

THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS TO GO HOME WITH THEM.

>> NEXT THING WE WANT TO DO IS GIVE SOME DEMONSTRATIONS AS FAR AS HOW TO PREPARE THE LOCAL SPECIES COME UP BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE EVERY SUNDAY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, SO I WANT TO GIVE THEM MORE TECHNIQUES INTO PREPARING THEM, SO THAT THEY FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN MAKING THEIR PURCHASES.

>>> COMIC-CON IS FAST APPROACHING.

THE 2020 FOR POP CULTURE FESTIVAL IS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY.

KPBS ALREADY HAS SPECIAL COVERAGE.

LOOK FOR THE COMIC-CON SENT SECTION ON OUR HOMEPAGE FOR YOU WILL FIND DETAILS OF THE SCHEDULE RELEASED THIS WEEK.

>>> SOME OF THE EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND TOWN THAT DO NOT REQUIRE A BADGE.

WE WILL HAVE MORE IN THE DAYS AHEAD, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO BOOKMARK KPBS.ORG .

WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOYED THIS LOOK AT KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

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