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I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN WITH ESCALATING TENSIONS OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

U.S.

MILITARY FIRED ON IRANIAN FORCES.

TWO U.S.

FLAG MERCHANTSHIPS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THROUGH THE CRITICAL WATERWAY.

HERE AT HOME, OIL PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

CENTRAL COMMAND IS TOUTING THE SUCCESS OF TWO U.S.

FLAG MERCHANT VESSELS SAFELY NAVIGATING THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

>> MY HATS OFF TO THE MERCHANT CAPTAINS WHO MADE THAT DECISION TO GO EVIDENTLY UNESCORTED THROUGH THE STRAIT.

>> Reporter: THE DESTROYERS ARE WORKING IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S NEWLY ANNOUNCED PROJECT FREEDOM.

TRUMP SAID FOR THE GOOD OF IRAN, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE TOLD THESE COUNTRIES THAT WE WILL GUIDE THEIR SHIPS SAFELY OUT OF THESE RESTRICTED WATERWAYS.

THIS IS ALL COMING DURING PROLONGED INVESTIGATIONS AND INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC BETWEEN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND IRAN.

>> THEY WANT TO MAKE A DEAL, THEY'RE DECIMATED.

>> ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO UNDERMINE THAT CONTROL IS A GOOD THING.

>> Reporter: IRAN'S NAVY TODAY DENIED THE U.S.

REPORTS AND SAID NO COMMERCIAL SHIPS PASSED THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ ACCORDING TO IRANIAN STATE MEDIA.

A TOP OFFICIAL WARNED, QUOTE, ANY FOREIGN MILITARY FORCE ESPECIALLY THE INVADING AMERICAN ARMY WILL BE ATTACKED IF THEY TRY TO APPROACH OR ENTER THE STRAIT.

DENYING A U.S.

VESSEL WAS STRUCK BY MISSILES.

IF THE STRAIT DOESN'T OPEN SOON, EXPERTS WORRY U.S.

GAS COULD HIT $5 A GALLON.

PRICES HAVE SKYROCKETED TO $4.46 A GALLON ON MONDAY, UP 30- CENTS FROM JUST A WEEK AGO ACCORDING TO AAA.

>>> SIX WEEKS AFTER LEAVING SAN DIEGO, THE 2,500 MARINES ON THE USS BOXER ARE APPROACHING THE MIDDLE EAST.

WHEN THE BOXER LEFT SAN DIEGO IN MARCH, REPORTS SAID IT WAS BOUND FOR THE MIDDLE EAST.

SHIP SPOTTERS SPOTTED IT SAILING TOWARD THE INDIAN OCEAN ON THURSDAY.

MARINES FROM CAMP PENDLETON ARE DEPLOYED ON THE BOXER.

THE SHIP'S ARRIVAL ADDS TO THE RECENT BUILD UP OF FORCES AMIDST A CEASE-FIRE WITH IRAN.

>>> MAIL-IN BALLOTS ARE GOING OUT TODAY.

SAN DIEGO'S DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE USING THE OCCASION TO WARN AGAINST THREATS TO VOTING RIGHTS.

ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE REPUBLICAN SPONSORED SAVE ACT WOULD IMPOSE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

IT PASSED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN FEBRUARY.

SUPPORTERS ARGUE IT'S NECESSARY TO PREVENT VOTER FRAUD.

CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERS SAID THE BILL'S TRUE INTENT IS TO HELP REPUBLICANS BY MAKING IT HARDER TO VOTE.

>> ONLY HALF OF AMERICANS HAVE A PASSPORT.

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS DON'T HAVE EASY ACCESS TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES.

THE COST AND TIME OF OBTAINING NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND TRAVELING TO VARIOUS OFFICES WOULD DETER MILLIONS OF WORKING CLASS AMERICANS FROM VOTING.

>> Reporter: VOTER FRAUD IS EXCEPTIONALLY RARE IN THE UNITED STATES.

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN PRESSURING REPUBLICANS TO PASS THE SAVE ACT, REPEATING THE FALSE CLAIM THAT VOTES FROM NON- CITIZENS COST HIM THE ELECTION IN 2020.

>> AS MANY AS 69 MILLION WOMEN WON'T BE ABLE TO VOTE IF THIS LAW WERE TO PASS BECAUSE THEIR MARRIED NAME WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THE NAME ON THEIR CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENTS.

AND OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, 2,500 OF WHOM BASED IN SAN DIEGO AND ARE RIGHT NOW OFF THE COAST OF IRAN WOULD BE SEPARATED FROM THEIR ESSENTIAL DOCUMENT AND UNABLE TO VOTE.

>> Reporter: ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> VOTERS COULD DECIDE TO RAISE THE SALES TAX BY HALF A CENT THIS NOVEMBER.

THE FUNDS WOULD GO TOWARD AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE, WILDFIRE PREVENTION, AND CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE FIXES.

WE SPOKE WITH SUPPORTERS.

>> Reporter: FIREFIGHTERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AND SOUTH COUNTY RESIDENTS UNLOADED A TRUCKLOAD OF BOXES OUTSIDE THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TODAY.

INSIDE THE BOXES WERE.

>> 167,000 SIGNATURES RIGHT HERE AT THE ROV.

>> Reporter: CRYSTAL IRVING SAYS THAT'S ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO QUALIFY A COUNTY-WIDE HALF CENT SALES TAX ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.

SHE'S THE PRESIDENT OF SCIU LOCAL 221, THE LABOR UNION IS ONE OF SEVERAL UNIONS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS PROPOSING THE MEASURE.

>> PEOPLE STEPPED UP, SIGNED THEIR NAMES, AND SAID CLEARLY WE ARE NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR WASHINGTON OR SACRAMENTO TO PROTECT US.

SAN DIEGO IS GOING TO PROTECT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE TAX IS EXPECTED TO RAISE $360 MILLION ANNUALLY.

FUNDS WOULD GO TOWARD WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS SUCH AS UPGRADING FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT, AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE INCLUDING VOUCHERS FOR FAMILIES, AND HEALTH CARE FOR UNINSURED RESIDENTS.

THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE WHERE TO ALLOCATE THE MONEY.

IT WOULD ALSO PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY RELATED TO THE CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE CRISIS.

>> WE HAVEN'T SEEN SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FROM WASHINGTON OR SACRAMENTO.

IT'S TIME FOR US TO DEVELOP THIS LOCAL FUND, WHICH IS ACCOUNTABLE BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WILL TRANSPARENTLY GO TO SOLVING THE POLLUTION CRISIS.

>> Reporter: THE MEASURE PROPOSES CREATING A CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE TAX REVENUE IS SPENT ACCORDINGLY.

>>> WE HAVE SOME SOMEWHAT LATE SHOWERS, LATE IN TERMS OF DEEP INTO THE SPRING.

TYPICALLY WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO DRY WEATHER BY NOW.

WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH RAIN, EVEN SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.

MT.

LAGUNA 34 WITH WET SNOW.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE GRADUALLY MOVING INLAND FOR TUESDAY.

WE'LL STILL SEE SOME COOL AIR, A BREEZE, AND SOME RAIN SHOWERS LOCALLY FOR OUR TUESDAY WITH SOME HEAVY SNOW BREAKING OUT INTO DENVER WITH THIS STORM.

WE'LL LOOK AT THAT LOCAL EXTENDED FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS COMING TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO CLOSE A $118 MILLION DEFICIT.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION BEGINS AT 6:00 AT TONIGHT'S BUDGET MEETING.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SENT A MEMO LISTING OPTIONS ON HOW TO CUT LIBRARIES AND REC CENTERS.

ONE OPTION FOCUSES ON PRESERVING HOURS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHILE CUTTING HOURS AT 14 OTHER LIBRARIES.

OPTION TWO WOULD BE MORE EVEN CUTS ACROSS THE CITY WITH MOST LOCATIONS LOSING HOURS ON SATURDAYS AND MONDAYS.

THE THIRD OPTION WOULD BE TO FULLY CLOSE THE NORTH CLAREMONT LIBRARY, WHICH RAISES CONCERNS FOR THE SAN DIEGO LIBRARY FOUNDATION.

>> TO CLOSE EVEN ONE LIBRARY, THAT WOULD DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE NEXT TWO LIBRARIES ARE MILES AND TWO CANYONS AWAY.

WE'RE TAKING AWAY A RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES AND KIDS WHO USE THESE BUILDINGS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> Reporter: AS FOR REC CENTERS, THERE ARE EIGHT THAT WOULD CLOSE, FOUR OF THEM IN DISTRICT 2.

THE MAYOR IS NOT ENDORSING ANY OF THE OPTIONS TO CUT LIBRARIES OR REC CENTERS.

MORE BUDGET TROUBLE COMING FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

REVENUE FROM THE RECENT FEE FOR TRASH PICKUP IS FALLING SHORT AND COULD GO AWAY COMPLETELY.

FOR THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF WHY IT MATTERS, SCOTT LOUIS EXPLAINS.

>> CITY OF SAN DIEGO BUDGET CRUNCHERS RECENTLY NOTICED SOMETHING.

MORE PEOPLE HAD CHOSEN SMALLER TRASH BINS THAN THEY ESTIMATED WOULD.

THAT MEANS THEY WILL PAY A SMALLER TRASH FEE.

AND THAT MEANS THE CITY WILL COLLECT ABOUT $9 MILLION LESS NEXT YEAR THAN THEY PLANNED.

SOMETHING MUCH MORE PAINFUL COULD BE COMING.

A CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE REPORTED IT IS ON TRACK TO COLLECT THE SIGNATURES NEEDED TO PUT A REPEAL OF THE CITY'S TRASH FEE ON THE BALLOT.

THEY NEED JUST MORE THAN 20,000 SIGNATURES, AND THAT'S MUCH EASIER THAN ANY OTHER SIGNATURE GATHERING EFFORT.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE FEE WAS IMPOSED AS PART OF CALIFORNIA'S REGULATION ON FEES, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO BE PUT ON THE BALLOT FOR REPEAL BY CITIZENS WITH SIGNATURES FROM 5% OF THE CITY'S VOTERS.

THE TRASH FEE NOW MAKES ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE CITY NEEDED TO RUN THE ENTIRE LIBRARY SYSTEM.

IF THE FEE IS REPEALED, THAT MONEY DISAPPEARS.

CRITICS SAY THAT'S THE CITY'S PROBLEM.

THEY SAY THE CITY MISLED VOTERS AND SHOULD CUT WASTE.

THE FEE IS ALMOST TWICE AS HIGH AS CITY ANALYSTS ORIGINALLY SAID WHEN VOTERS APPROVED THE PROCESS IN 2022.

ONE THING IS TRUE.

THIS IS A METEOR HEADING TOWARD THE CITY'S BUDGET.

ALL THE TALK RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE CUTS TO ARTS, REC CENTERS, LIBRARIES, AND OTHER CITY SERVICES IS MEANINGLESS WHEN COMPARED TO WHAT IS COMING IF THEY PUT A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT THAT REPEALS THIS MEASURE ENTIRELY AND VOTERS APPROVE IT.

THE VOTERS MAY NOT BE MOTIVATED TO SUPPORT REPEALING THE FEE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS.

IT IS CERTAIN TO MAKE THE BALLOT AND WILL HAVE MAJOR IMPACTS IF PASSED.

I'M SCOTT LOUIS, AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S 48th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WAS REDRAWN LAST NOVEMBER WITH PROP 50 TO GIVE DEMOCRATS AND AN ADVANTAGE.

WE SPOKE WITH SEVERAL DEMOCRAT S. TELL US WHAT IMPACT DID PROP 50 HAVE AHEAD OF THE JUNE PRIMARY?

>> THERE USED TO BE MORE REGISTERED REPUBLICANS IN THE 48th DISTRICT THAN DEMOCRATS.

PROP 50 SWITCHED THAT.

NOW THERE'S MORE REPUBLICANS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT THAN DEMOCRATS.

THEY WANT TO PUT A CHECK ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE CURRENT REPUBLICAN HOLDING THAT SEAT HAS CHOSEN NOT TO RUN AGAIN IN THIS REDRAWN DISTRICT.

HE'S ENDORSED COUNTY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND AS HIS REPLACEMENT.

>> WHO ARE THE DEMOCRATS RUNNING AGAINST HIM?

>> THERE'S A LOT OF CANDIDATES.

I SPOKE WITH SIX DEMOCRATS WHO QUALIFIED FOR THIS BALLOT.

THEY SHARED COMPETING MESSAGES ON AFFORDABILITY AND TACKLING THE STATE'S COST OF LIVING.

HERE'S MARNIE AND WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> WE'VE DONE THAT.

WE DID THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW PERMIT WHERE WE PUT AFFORDABLE DEVELOPERS TO THE FRONT OF THE PERMIT LINE AND MADE SHE WE ACTUALLY GOT THEM THROUGH OUR BEAURACRACY QUICKER.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING IN CONGRESS.

>> ANOTHER CANDIDATE HAD SOME IDEAS ABOUT TAXES AND THE MINIMUM WAGE.

>> WHAT I WANT TO DO IS INCREASE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE TO $30.

I WANT TO INCREASE THE FEDERAL WEALTH TAX TO PLUG THOSE RESOURCES INTO OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITIES, INTO FIXING OUR ROADS, AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICES PEOPLE DESPERATELY NEED.

>> JAKE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR TACKLING THIS AFFORDABILITY ISSUE.

TELL US, DID ANYTHING STICK OUT TO YOU?

>> YEAH.

SO YOU KNOW, BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RAISING WAGES, THOSE ARE SOLID IDEAS FOR HOW TO ADDRESS COST OF LIVING.

THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY NEW IDEAS, RIGHT?

THERE WAS ONE CANDIDATE WHO HAD AN INTERESTING IDEA FOR HOW TO ADDRESS THIS, AND WE HAVE A CLIP.

>> WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS FICA TAX, WHICH IS SOCIAL SECURITY TAX THAT WE ALL PAY ON A W-2 UP TO $184,000 A YEAR.

I'M CALLING FOR LIMITING THE CAP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WEALTHY PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE TO HELP MAKE SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MAKING THE FIRST $50,000 TAX FREE.

THAT'S CASH BACK INTO EVERY WORKER'S POCKET.

>> THAT'S AN INTERESTING WAY TO CUT TAXES ON WORKERS AND RAISE THEM ON THE WEALTHY THAT I HADN'T HEARD BEFORE.

ANOTHER SAID ONE OF HER FOCUSES WOULD BE PUTTING LOTS OF MONEY FROM FEDERAL DOLLARS INTO BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT'S CONNECTED TO TRANSIT.

THAT WOULD HELP OUR STRUGGLING TRANSIT AGENCIES AS WELL WITH SOME OF THEIR REVENUE PROBLEMS.

>> WHAT ABOUT JIM DESMOND?

>> I TRIED REALLY HARD TO GET JIM DESMOND TO AGREE TO AN INTERVIEW WITH ME.

HE DIDN'T RESPOND TO MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR COMMENT.

HIS CAMPAIGN WEBSITE SAYS HE WOULD TACKLE AFFORDABILITY AS WELL.

HIS PLAN IS TO CUT TAXES AND REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE ON BUSINESSES, AND GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY.

>> JAKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS BREAKDOWN.

WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

>>> >> NO PROBLEM.

>> THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS ON JUNE 2nd AND BALLOTS ARE GOING OUT TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

CHECK OUT THE VOTER HUB AT KPBS.ORG/VOTE.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, IRAN FIRES ON AMERICAN WARSHIPS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> FOR THE 250th BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES THIS YEAR, KPBS IS LOOKING BACK ON THE SAN DIEGO REGION'S OWN HISTORY.

IN PART TWO OF HIS REPORT ON MIRIMAR, ANDREW DIRE SAYS AFTER WORLD WAR II, THE BASE COULD HAVE BEEN HOME TO A NEW AIRPORT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO HISTORIAN JIM NEWLAND SAYS POST- WAR SPRAWL MAKES IT HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT THIS AREA LOOKED LIKE AFTER WORLD WAR II.

>> THERE WERE NO DEVELOPED COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: WITH THE WAR OVER AND THE FORMER CAMP ELLIOTT UNITS MOVED TO CAMP PENDLETON, THE BASE WAS CLOSED.

>> IT WAS STILL UNDEVELOPED AREA.

THAT'S SORT OF INTERESTING IN PEOPLE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND JUST HOW FAR OUT OF TOWN IT WAS.

RIGHT?

IT WAS STILL, IT WAS OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: BUT CITY LEADERS AT THE TIME DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WOULD WANT TO TRAVEL THAT FAR TO GO TO THE AIRPORT.

>> IN THE LATE '40s, IT WAS STILL TOO FAR OUT OF TOWN.

>> Reporter: THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF MCAS MIRIMAR TODAY IS THANKFUL CITY LEADERS WERE SOMEWHAT SHORTSIGHTED.

>> THEY COULD HAVE HAD THIS, AND I'M GLAD THEY DIDN'T TAKE US UP ON THAT.

>> Reporter: LANDS WERE ONCE PART OF THE CAMP.

>> IF YOUR IMAGINATION IS WORKING RIGHT, YOU'RE NOW LOOKING AT ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN AMERICA.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S POST- WAR ECONOMY BOOMED.

AVIATION MANUFACTURERS EMPLOYED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

GENERAL DYNAMICS OPENED A MASSIVE PLANT WHERE THEY BEGAN DEVELOPING AND BUILDING THE FIRST-EVER INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE, THE ATLAS.

AND THEY NEEDED A PLACE TO TEST IT.

WE ARE DEEP IN EAST MIRAMAR.

THIS AREA IS EXTREMELY OFF LIMITS.

NOT ONLY IS IT DANGEROUS, BUT THERE'S DECADES WORTH OF UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE POTENTIALLY ALL AROUND US.

EVERY NOW AND THEN THE MARINES DO FIND SOME.

THIS IS THE SYCAMORE TEST FACILITY.

IN THE 1950s, IT'S WHERE THE AIR FORCE TESTED THE ATLAS MISSILE.

IT WAS THE FIRST EVER INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE.

THIS ENTIRE COMPLEX IS MOSTLY UNDERGROUND.

THIS IS THE EXHAUST VENT WHERE THE ROCKET EXHAUST WOULD FIRE WHEN THEY TESTED THE ROCKETS.

THE FACILITY LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE VIDEO GAME.

BULLET HOLES AND DECADES OF GRAFFITI IS ALL THAT'S LEFT TODAY.

DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE COLD WAR, THIS IS WHERE THEY TESTED CUTTING-EDGE TECH.

THE TEST SITE OPENED IN THE 1950s AND WAS TURNED OVER TO NASA IN 1966.

IT WAS ABANDONED BY 1969.

>> WEAPONS AND THOSE TECHNOLOGIES BECOME OBSOLETE SO FAST.

>> Reporter: BY THEN, THEY WERE UNDER CONTROL OF THE NAVY, KNOWN AS FIGHTER TOWN USA, IT WAS HOME TO AN ELITE AIR COMBAT SCHOOL, TOP GUN.

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WAS DOWNSIZING ITS BASE.

ALL OF THEM WERE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK, INCLUDING MIRAMAR.

>> JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING WAS ON THE CONSIDERATION LIST IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

I THINK THAT'S WHY THERE WAS SUCH A KEY FIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE MARINES CLOSED AIR STATIONS TUSTEN AND EL TORO AND MOVED TO MIRAMAR.

TODAY THE BASE IS HOME TO THE THIRD MARINE AIRCRAFT WING.

MARINE F-35s DEPLOY ON SAN DIEGO'S AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

THERE'S 15,000 ACRES OF THE BASE.

>> GOING 15 SOUTH DOWN TO SAN DIEGO, YOU SEE THIS EXPANSIVE, MASSIVE, UNIMPROVED LAND.

YOU DON'T SEE HOUSES.

YOU DON'T SEE SHOPPING CENTERS, AND IT'S KIND OF REALLY SPECIAL FOR US.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS UNITS FROM ALL OVER COME TO TRAIN AT EAST MIRAMAR.

>> IT'S KIND OF BEST LEFT UNIMPROVED TO GIVE THAT SENSE OF SOME RUGGEDNESS AND REALLY PREPARE FOLKS FOR WHAT THEY MAY SEE IN A NON-BUILT-UP WAY.

>>> THE COLLAPSE OF SPIRIT AIRLINES JUST THREW MORE UNCERTAINTY INTO WHAT WAS ALREADY SHAPING UP AS A CHAOTIC SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE FALLOUT AND WHAT'S AHEAD FOR SUMMER TRAVEL.

>> Reporter: AIR FARES WERE ALREADY EXPECTED TO CLIMB.

COMPETITION JUST GOT TIGHTER.

>> WE ARE IN FOR NOT JUST A TURBULENT TIME BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER JET FUEL PRICES BUT WITH SPIRIT OUT OF THE MARKET, THAT'S ONE FEWER COMPETITOR REALLY SETTING THE BAR.

>> Reporter: AN AVERAGE OF 300 FLIGHTS AND 60,000 POTENTIAL PASSENGERS PER DAY IN THE NEXT MONTH ALONE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SHUTDOWN OF SPIRIT AIRLINES.

THAT MEANS FEWER OPEN SEATS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY AND FEWER INCENTIVES FOR OTHER AIRLINES TO KEEP FARES LOW.

>> ANYONE WHO HAD A SPIRIT AIRLINES TICKET WILL NEED TO LOOK FOR ALL NEW FARES.

THERE WON'T BE DISCOUNTS REALLY IF YOU'RE LOOKING DEEPER INTO THE SUMMER FOR TRAVEL.

>> Reporter: SHAWN DUFFY SAID SPIRIT PASSENGERS WILL RECEIVE REFUNDS.

>> YOU WILL BE REFUNDED TO YOUR ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT IF YOU BROUGHT DIRECTLY FROM SPIRIT.

>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS WHO BOOKED THROUGH THIRD PARTY SITES OR TRAVEL AGENTS SHOULD REACH OUT TO THOSE ENTITIES TO FACILITATE REFUNDS.

OTHER AIRLINES ARE OFFERING RESCUE FARES FOR IMMEDIATE TRAVEL.

BUT THEY'RE LIMITED.

>> THERE'S NOT AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF SEATS TO REBOOK ON.

WE'RE EVEN HEARING OF SOME STRANDED PASSENGERS IN SELECT MARKETS LIKE ORLANDO, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ARE WAITING A FEW DAYS TO GET REBOOKED.

>> Reporter: SPIRIT HAD PLANS TO EMERGE FROM A SECOND BANKRUPTCY, BUT SOARING FUEL PRICES TOOK THEIR TOLL.

>>> WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH RAIN SHOWERS SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LESS THAN 2/10ths OF AN INCH OF RAIN.

SNOW?

THE MOUNTAINS.

BREEZY THERE.

WE'LL BE DEALING WITH COOL WEATHER LINGERING THROUGH TUESDAY.

BUT THEN LATER IN THE WEEK, WE'LL TURN BRIGHTER AND DRIER.

AND AT THE END OF THIS FORECAST, WE'LL GET A LITTLE PREVIEW OF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

VERY WARM THEN.

A BRIEF SHOWER OR TWO TONIGHT, 57 YOUR ANTICIPATED LOW.

OUR STORM SYSTEM WILL BE GRADUALLY MOVING INLAND.

AS THE SNOW INCREASES INTO COLORADO AND WYOMING, WE'RE DEALING WITH LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS FOR US.

STILL BREEZY, STILL DAMP, AND STILL COOL.

LOCALLY, THERE WE ARE WITH THE SHOWERS.

MOST NUMEROUS ON THE WEST- FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.

A FEW SHOWERS FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AS WELL.

INTO TUESDAY MORNING, SOME LINGERING SHOWERS UP TO THE NORTH INTO PARTS OF ORANGE COUNTY.

WE WILL TURN DRIER, THOUGH, INTO MID-WEEK.

THE CLOUDS WILL BE CLINGING TO THE COASTLINE.

THERE WILL BE THOSE SHALLOW MARINE LAYER CLOUDS AND NOTHING WITH MUCH VERTICAL EXTENT.

THEREFORE, WE WON'T SEE ANY MORE RAIN FROM MID-WEEK ON.

TUESDAY, WE HAVE RAIN SHOWERS AROUND.

DAYTIME RAIN SHOWERS BREGO SPRINGS, OCEAN SIDE, CHULA VISTA, SAN DIEGO, WEDNESDAY A DECISIVE SHIFT IN THE WIND HERE RETURNING DRIER AND BRIGHTER ACROSS THE REGION AS THAT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL HEAVILY INTO COLORADO.

AND THURSDAY, TURNING WARMER AND WARMER.

SHOWERS WAY UP INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.

BY THE WAY, AN EARLY PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK.

SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY VERY WARM IN THE SOUTHWEST.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE TEMPERATE WEATHER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE.

IT WILL GET VERY WARM INLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MEANTIME, UPPER 60s AND SHOWERS FOR TUESDAY.

COOL WEATHER OUT THERE.

TEMPERATURES RAMPING UP, TURNING BRIGHTER AND DRIER BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

A NICE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.

INLAND AREAS, THERE'S THE SHOWERS FOR TUESDAY.

WE'LL GAIN ABOUT FIVE DEGREES FROM TUESDAY TO A WARMER WEDNESDAY.

ANOTHER FOUR TO SIX DEGREES INTO THE WEEKEND.

A WARMING TREND BUILDS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AND THE MOUNTAINS, THAT'S ALSO THE CASE.

THERE YOU CAN SEE SOME, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE OVERNIGHT WET SNOW.

RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES TO WIN OUT.

A BIG SHIFT IN THE WEATHER.

IN THE DESERTS, THERE ARE EVEN A FEW SHOWERS REACHING THE DESERT FLOW.

ABOUT A 32-DEGREE JUMP FROM THAT COOL, DAMP TUESDAY TO A BRIGHT AND HOT AND SUNNY SATURDAY.

103 ON THE HORIZON.

>>> IT'S OFFICIAL.

THE PADRES ARE GETTING NEW OWNERS.

A NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE TEAM PENDING APPROVAL BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW DIRE SAYS THERE'S CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM FOR PADRES FANS.

>> THE DEAL ANNOUNCED OVER THE WEEKEND IS THE HIGHEST PRICE EVER PAID FOR A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM, REPORTEDLY $3.9 BILLION.

.

NOW, THAT IS A BILLION AND A HALF MORE THAN THE SECOND HIGHEST THAT WAS WHEN THE NEW YORK METS SOLD IN 2020 FOR $2.4 BILLION.

SAN DIEGO SPORTSCASTER GREG ELSON HAS COVERED THE PADRES FOR 30 YEARS.

IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE FOR ANYONE TO INVEST MONEY IN A TEAM LIKE THAT JUST TO SELL IT FOR PARTS.

>> YOU DON'T BUY INTO A SITUATION LIKE THIS WITH A TEAM THAT HAS A LOT OF DEBT, A LOT OF PAYROLL, HUGE ATTENDANCE, A BEAUTIFUL BALLPARK, YOU DON'T BUY THIS TO STRIP IT AND FLIP IT.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ECONOMIC FACTORS ON THE HORIZON THAT COULD BENEFIT THE TEAM.

THE CURRENT MLB COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT EXPIRES AFTER THIS SEASON.

AND A NEW BROADCAST DEAL COULD BE ON THE HORIZON IN 2028.

>> BETWEEN THE CDA IN '27 AND THE CONSOLIDATION IN THEORY OF TELEVISION RIGHTS IN '28, THERE'S A PATHWAY FOR THINGS TO EVEN OUT IN TERMS OF THE PADRES PERENNIAL UNDERDOG STATUS COMPARED TO L.A.

>> Reporter: THE FAMILY HAS OWNED THE TEAM SINCE 2012.

SOME ARE REPORTEDLY STAYING ON AS MINOR OWNERS.

CONTROL OF THE TEAM AND ITS FEATURE HAS BEEN CONTENTIOUS SINCE THE DEATH OF PETER SIDLER IN 2023.

FANS SHOULD WELCOME A CHANGE AT THE TOP.

>> ON THIS MOST BASIC LEVEL, THE CURRENT OWNERS DON'T.

[NO AUDIO] .

>> Reporter: SPENDING TO COMPETE FOR A WORLD SERIES TITLE.

>> THE PADRES SOLD BECAUSE THEY'RE SO ATTRACTIVE.

HAVING OWNERS WILLING TO INVEST IN THE PROJECT AS IT IS SHOULD BE ATTRACTIVE TO PADRES FANS AS WELL, IN MY OPINION.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT INVESTMENT COULD MEAN NEW PLAYERS BEFORE THE TRADE DEADLINE IF THE NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP IS WILLING TO PUT UP A LITTLE MORE MONEY.

THAT MONEY IS EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE IF THE PADRES WANT TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEEP- POCKETED DODGERS.

ANDREW DIRE, KPBS EVENING NEWS.

>> APOLOGIES FOR THAT TECH PROBLEM THERE.

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