♪ >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> IT IS FINALLY TIME FOR THE PLAYOFFS, THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM LAWRENCE K JACKSON IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

SAN DIEGO PADRES FACE-OFF AGAINST THE CHICAGO CUBS THIS EVENING JUST A COUPLE HOURS FROM NOW IN THE WILDCARD OPENER.

IT IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE SINCE 2024.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN IS ALIVE AT PETCO PARK, WHERE THE TEAM IS WARMING UP RIGHT BEHIND HIM.

ALEX, HOW IS IT GOING DOWN THERE?

>> Reporter: HEY, LAWRENCE.

LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN.

HI, LAWRENCE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PADRES ARE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THE CUBS ARE COMING ON FOR THE BATTING PRACTICE, AND AS YOU SAID EARLIER, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE PADRES HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THE POSTSEASON, AND THE HOMETOWN ADVANTAGE MEANS A LOT, BUT HERE IS WHAT FANS OF BOTH SIDES HAVE TO SAY.

>> PETCO PARK WILL BEARING PLAYOFF ENERGY ALL SEASON LONG, AND ACTUALLY IN THE PLAYOFFS, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT I FELT THE GROUND SHAKE WITH THE HOME RUN IN 2004, AND THEN AGAIN THAT YOUR AGAINST THE DODGERS.

BUT EVERYONE IS SAYING IT AND I FEEL LIKE I FEEL IT, IT'S GOT TO BE TRUE BUT THERE IS A REASON WHY THE PADRES WORKED SO HARD TO GET HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE, THERE IS NO COMPARISON WITH SAN DIEGO BEING A WATERPARK IN WRIGLEY FIELD, IT'S NOT EVEN COMPARABLE.

>> HAVE YOU SEEN THE CUBS?

COME ON.

ONCE THEY GET THEIR BACKS GOING, NO STOPPING THEM.

>> AND THE CUBS FANS WILL SHOW UP, SO IF THEY NEED ANY SUPPORT FROM US, THEY WILL JUST LOOK BEYOND THE DUGOUT.

>> Reporter: AND AS YOU KNOW, THE PADRES HAVE LOST FIVE OUT OF SIX MEETINGS THIS SEASON AGAINST THE CUBS, BUT FANS SAY NONE OF THAT MATTERS IN THE POSTSEASON.

I AM A ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS, BACK TO YOU.

>> YEAH, ALEX, LISTEN, WHILE I STILL HAVE YOU, YOU ARE THEIR INSIGHT, I KNOW WE ALL ARE ALL EXCITED, THE EXCITEMENT IS PALPABLE, BUT DID THE TEAM ANNOUNCE ANY NEWS THIS AFTERNOON YOU CAN GIVE US, ALEX?

>> YEAH, THEY DID, THEY ANNOUNCED THAT RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER MICK [ INAUDIBLE ] WILL BE STARTING TOMORROW'S GAME.

AS YOU KNOW, HE WAS INJURED FOR MOST OF THE SEASON AND HAS ONLY RETURNED THIS PAST SEPTEMBER.

BUT THIS WILL BE HIS THIRD CAREER DART IN THE PLAYOFFS.

>> I AM ARIELLE SCULLY IS SPRAYED COMING UP TONIGHT, PARTLY CLOUDY AND HUMID, DOWN TO 68, HE WAS READY FOR A HEAT WAVE?

READY OR NOT, HERE IT COMES, RIGHT AS WE START THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THAT IS WHEN WE COULD SEE SOME RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES.

WE WILL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT, COMING UP.

>>> HURRICANE POLO IS BRINGING BIG WAVES TO SAN DIEGO BEACHES, SPECIFICALLY TO OUR [ INAUDIBLE ] AREA.

OCEANSIDE CREWS HAVE BEEN MOVING HUNDREDS OF YARDS OF SAND TO THE BEACH, THIS IS TO BUILD SOME SORT OF WIDER BUFFER BETWEEN OCEAN AND NEARBY HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

OFFICIALS SAY THE EXTRA SAND CAN HELP REDUCE FLOODING AND EROSION WHEN HIGH TIDES AND LARGE WAVES HIT AT THE SAME TIME POINT >> AND THAT SANDY BEACH BUFFER BECOMES MORE THAN JUST RECREATIONAL SPACE, IT ACTUALLY BECOMES OUR -- OUR SAFETY SPACE BETWEEN -- BETWEEN THOSE BIG WAVES AND US.

>> YOU SHOULD GO GET SANDBAGS, YOU SHOULD BE GOING TO HOME DEPOT AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE PUMPS IF YOU NEED THEM, SO REALLY, THE PREPARATION IS GOING TO STILL LIVE WITH THE RESIDENT, AND THEN HOPEFULLY, WE COMMENT ON THE BACK END AND ASSIST THAT POINT >> YEAH, TIDES PEAKED AT AROUND SEVEN FEET, COMBINED WITH CERTAIN OF THREE TO FIVE FEET, AND THE LOCAL SETS WERE UP TO SEVEN FEET TODAY.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW.

♪ >>> THE CITY OF CORONADO HAS OFFICIALLY JOINED THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWERPOINT KEVIN TRAVELING EXPLAINS.

>> SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SDG&E, WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW CORONADO RESIDENTS [ INAUDIBLE ].

CORONADO CITY COUNCILMEMBER CARRIE DOWNEY SAYS THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WAS THE SINGLE BIGGEST MOVE THE CITY CAN MAKE TO REDUCE ITS [ INAUDIBLE ] POINT >> WHEN WE ADOPTED OUR PLAN, WE HAD A SERIES OF OPTIONS THE CITY COULD TAKE, AND ALL OF THE OTHERS ADDED UP WITH NOT HAVING SIGNIFICANT OF A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATOR.

IN THIS CASE, IT MEANS CORONADO HOUSEHOLDS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO BUY ELECTRICITY FROM SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER WHILE STILL PAYING SDG&E TO DELIBERATE OVER THERE POWERLINES WITH JOE KATZ, AN ENERGY ATTORNEY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, SAYS CCAS GENERALLY OFFER SLIGHTLY LOWER UTILITY RATES, BUT HE SAYS SAVINGS ARE LIMITED AS INFRASTRUCTURE MAKES UP SUCH A BIG PART OF THE TYPICAL POWER BILL POINT >> SO, THE CCAS NEED TO BE CHEAPER ON THE COMMODITY SIDE OF THE BILL, WHICH IS ONLY REALLY 25% OF THE BILL NOW.

TRANSITION DISTRIBUTION IS LIKE 75, 80% OF THE BILL, THAT'S WHERE ALL THE COST DRIVERS ARE POINT >> Reporter: STILL, SDG&E IS OWNED BY INVESTORS.

SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER IS A NONPROFIT RUN BY A BOARD OF LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THAT IMPACTS HOW THE TWO ENTITIES OPERATE POINT >> THEY ARE DOING RISK MANAGEMENT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, NOT APPLYING CAPITAL AT THE SAME AMOUNT.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO LEVERAGE FINANCING AND OTHER THINGS TO SAVE COST AND TO LOWER COSTS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND THAT IS FOUNDATIONAL TO WHY THEY EXIST.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER IS EXPECTING TO OFFER SERVICE TO CORONADO IN EARLY 2028, PENDING APPROVAL BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM THREE DIFFERENT PLANS WITH BEARING PRICE TAGS, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RENEWABLE ENERGY THEY WANT.

KEVIN TREVELLYAN, KPBS NEWS POINT >>> OVER 500 NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

KPBS FELLOW REPORTS A $50 MILLION INVESTMENT ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK IS HELPING TO GET THAT PROJECT OFF THE GROUND.

>> [ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: PHILANTHROPIST AND COFOUNDER JACOBS IS DONATING A RECORD $50 MILLION TO FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES.

IT IS THE LARGEST SINGLE DONATION IN THE HOMELESS PROVIDERS HISTORY POINT THAT MONEY WILL HELP BUILD THREE TOWERS DOWNTOWN, EACH WITH ABOUT 10 STORIES, TO HOUSE OVER 500 AFFORDABLE UNITS AND 77 SHELTER ROOMS.

THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COST OVER $300 MILLION.

DEACON JIM VARGAS WITH FATHER JOE'S SAYS JACOBS WILL DO MORE THAN BUILD UNITS.

A NEW SENIOR CARE PROGRAM WILL BRING TOGETHER RESOURCES, OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND MORE.

>> IT HELPS US WITH THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE FOR SENIORS, THINGS LIKE ASSISTED-LIVING, WHICH TYPICALLY THEY DON'T PROVIDE, ASSISTED-LIVING PRINT HOSPICE CARE, WE FIND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS UNFORTUNATELY WHO HAVE AGED AND IT HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON HIM AND THEY NEED END- OF-LIFE CARE.

>> Reporter: COUNTY SUPERVISOR PALOMA ACCURATE [ INAUDIBLE ].

SHE SAYS THE CITY IS WORKING TO EXPEDITE THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THIS PROJECT TO AVOID DELAYS IN BREAKING GROUND POINT AGUIRRE IT SAYS THE DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN DIEGO ONLY CONTINUES TO GROW POINT >> WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE NOW STRUGGLE WITH THE COST OF LIVING, STRUGGLE TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD.

MY CONSTITUENTS HEAR CONSTANTLY THAT MANY OF THEM ARE FIXED INCOME, MANY OF THEM MAY BE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HEALTHCARE BECAUSE OF HR 1, SO ISSUES OF, YOU KNOW, HOUSING AND SECURITY ARE GROWING.

>> Reporter: OUT OF THE 500 NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS, 150 WILL BE RESERVED FOR SENIORS POINT VARGAS SAYS AS PEOPLE JADE -- AGE OUT OF THE [ INAUDIBLE ].

>> FOR THOSE APPROACHING RETIREMENT AGE, THE IMPACT OF HOMELESSNESS CAN EVEN BE MORE GASTRIC .

HUNDREDS OF SENIORS ARE ENTERING THEIR GOLDEN YEARS WORRYING ABOUT WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SAFELY SLEEP AT NIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE CURRENT [ INAUDIBLE ] AT FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES IS ONE BUILDING WITH THREE STORIES FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

AND WITH HEALTH SERVICES RIGHT NEXT DOOR, THE CENTER HAS BEEN SERVING SAN DIEGO'S EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS FOR DECADES.

THE CENTER WILL BE COMPLETELY TORN DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR WHAT WILL BE CALLED THE JOAN IRWIN JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS.

THE PLAN IS TO BREAK GROUND ON THE FIRST OF THE THREE TOWERS IN 2028 POINT THE FINISHED CAMPUS WILL ALSO HAVE A NEW STANDALONE CHAPEL.

WHEN PEOPLE LIVING AT THAT CENTER HAVE TO VACATE AN EARLY 2028 TO PREPARE FOR CONSTRUCTION, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO FATHER JOE'S TUCSON CAMPUS ON FIFTH AND ASH STREET.

FATHER JOE'S SAYS THEY WILL BE OFFERED THE SAME SERVICES AND BE MOVED BACK AFTER CONSTRUCTION POINT HE SAYS THEY'RE AIMING TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY 2032.

EMMIE BURRUS, KPBS NEWS POINT >>> IRWIN JACOBS IS A FINANCIAL SUPPORTER OF KPBS, HOWEVER THE KPBS NEWS OPERATION MAINTAINS INDEPENDENT [ INAUDIBLE ] POINT PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, I NEWS SOURCE, AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, PRESIDENT TRUMP MEETS WITH TECH CEOs AS THE CAUSE FOR REGULATING A.I.

GROW LOUDER.

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

>>> THE COMING DAYS WILL BE BUSY WHEN IT COMES TO THE ELECTION.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS ON MONDAY AND KPBS WILL LAUNCH THE LATEST VERSION OF OUR VOTER HUB NEXT WEEK.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE RACE FROM OUR PUBLIC MEDIA PARTNER.

HERE IS THE HOST MARISSA WITH THE CANDIDATES.

>> JUST QUICKLY, WHAT IS YOUR PITCH TO VOTERS?

>> WELL, MY PITCH TO VOTERS IS OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL FIRST TERM, THAT HAS ALSO BEEN VERY EVENTFUL IN TERMS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THE NATION, IN TERMS OF OUR EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN OUR VOTING PROCESS, TO MAINTAIN THE RIGHT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO VOTE, AND I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND HOW CRITICAL IT IS TODAY, EVEN MORE THAN WE WERE FOUR YEARS AGO.

THE BATTLES ARE GREATER, THE CHALLENGES ARE ENORMOUS IN TERMS OF OUR RIGHT TO VOTE HERE IN CALIFORNIA, AND ANYBODY WHO THEY KNOW WILL BE STRONG, WILL FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE, AND THAT WILL BE THE POND OF THE CURRENT PRESIDENT, SO I THINK IT IS VERY CLEAR, MORE THAN PROBABLY FOUR YEARS AGO OR EVEN SIX YEARS AGO WHEN I TOOK OFFICE THAT THESE ARE CRITICAL TIMES, VERY IMPORTANT TIMES, AND IT IS NOT TIME TO BE PLAYED WITH NOR WASTED POINT >> SO, YOU ARE RUNNING TO BE CALIFORNIA'S NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE OBVIOUSLY OVERSEEN ELECTIONS HERE, WHAT IS YOUR PITCH TO VOTERS?

>> MY PITCH TO VOTERS IS THIS, OUR ELECTION PROCESS CAN BE RUN MUCH BETTER.

YOU ARE FOR EXAMPLE THE LAST TO STAY IN THE NATION TO REPORT OUR ELECTION RESULTS.

WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OVER 870,000 GHOST VOTERS ON OUR BALLOT -- ON OUR ELECTION ROLLS GET BALLOTS ALL THE TIME, WHETHER THEY VOTE THEM OR NOT.

WE HAVE GOT ELECTION INTEGRITY ISSUES THAT ARE FRANKLY, ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.

THE INCUMBENTS HAD SIX YEARS TO FIX IT AND SIMPLY HAS DONE NOTHING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER.

SHE HAS RESISTED CALLS FROM THE GOVERNOR AND THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR EXAMPLE TO COUNT OUR BALLOTS FASTER, SAYING OH, NO, NO, NO, THAT CAN'T BE DONE.

I THINK IT CAN BE DONE AND I AM PROPOSING A NUMBER OF REFORMS TO THE VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA THAT WILL MAKE THEM FEEL THE ELECTIONS ARE MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN THEY DO RIGHT NOW.

>> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT PROPOSITION 39, THIS IS A VOTER I.D.

MEASURE, I KNOW CALIFORNIA ALREADY REQUIRES FOLKS TO SHOW I.D.

WHEN THEY REGISTER AND TO SIGN UNDER PERJURY, BUT THIS WOULD SAY YOU NEED TO SHOW AN I.D.

WHEN YOU COME TO THE POLLS OR PUT AN I.D.

NUMBER ON YOUR BALLOT IF YOU MAIL IT IN.

WHY ARE YOU OPPOSED?

IT SEEMS RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THE ISSUE IS THAT IS IT NECESSARY?

YOU KNOW, DO WE REALLY NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL STEP?

YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE STEPS WE HAVE, NOW YOU WANT TO ADD ANOTHER STEP, AND WE ALREADY DO VOTER I.D., WE ALREADY BASICALLY MAKE SURE THE FOLKS HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF IDENTIFICATION OR THAT THEY ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE, AND THAT WE USE THAT INFORMATION TO CREATE THE DATABASE THAT WE HAVE, SO THE QUESTION BECOMES WHY IS IT NECESSARY?

OFTENTIMES, THOSE THINGS ARE PUT IN PLACE MERELY TO DETER PEOPLE FROM VOTING, TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO VOTE.

IF YOU HAD TO SHOW UP WHEN HE WENT TO THE BALLOT BOX, YOUR I.D., THAT MEANS MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO GO INTO VOTE, WHICH IS WHAT SOME OF THEM WANT, AND MOST OF OUR FOLKS SAY THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO INTO VOTE.

WHILE THE NUMBER THAT THEY ARE GIVEN TO USE -- WE'VE GOT ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT YOU GOT TO REMEMBER ANOTHER NUMBER TO PUT ON YOUR BALLOT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO VOTE.

ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS COMPLICATE MATTERS, AND THE REASON WHY THEY CLAIM THEY'RE DOING IT IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GET RID OF FRAUD, AND YET WE KNOW IN CALIFORNIA, THERE IS NO WIDESPREAD FRAUD, SO THEN WHY DO YOU WANT THIS ADDITIONAL STEP IF THERE IS NO FRAUD, IF IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP FRAUD, THEN WHAT WE NEED OR, OTHER THAN TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO VOTE?

>> YOU WANT TO LET COUNTIES START TO COUNT BALLOTS BEFORE ELECTION DAY, I THINK THIS HAPPENS IN SOME 2000 OTHER STATES ALREADY, YOU WANT TO GIVE COUNTIES MORE FUNDING TO HIRE STAFF TO SPEED UP THE COUNT, AND COVERING MOST BALLOTS WITHIN 72 HOURS.

ARE THESE -- ARE THESE PROPOSALS THAT YOU THINK THE LEGISLATURE WOULD BE OPEN TO?

YOU WERE A FORMER LAWMAKER, THAT'S WHERE I KNOW YOU FROM.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE.

>> RIGHT.

I HAVE SPENT SOME TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE AND I AM NOT BLIND TO THE FACT THAT IF A REPUBLICAN WINS THIS OFFICE, IT IS GOING TO BE NATIONAL NEWS, AND I THINK THAT IS THE SECRET TO THE QUESTION, WILL THE LEGISLATURE BE RESPONSIVE?

BECAUSE I WILL BE ABLE TO LOCATE LEGISLATURE IN THE EYE WITH THESE PROPOSALS AND A FEW OTHERS THAT WE HAVE GOT OUT THERE AND SAY, HEY, YOU'RE SURPRISED I AM HERE, DON'T TAKE IT FROM ME, TAKE IT FROM THE PEOPLE THAT SURPRISED YOU AND PUT ME HERE, THIS IS A GENUINE CONCERN OF YOUR VOTERS AND MINE AND WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THEM.

SO, I ACTUALLY AM OPTIMISTIC THAT IF I AM ABLE TO WIN THIS OFFICE, WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE LEGISLATURE AND SAY HERE IS SOME GOOD, COMMON SENSE REFORMS.

THIS IS NOT TO HELP REPUBLICANS WIN MORE RACES, IT IS NOT TO HELP DEMOCRATS WIN MORE RACES, IT IS TO MAKE SURE THE VOTERS ARE ABLE TO VOTE AND ARE CONFIDENT IN DOING THAT, I THINK I WILL GET SOME TRACTION IN THE LEGISLATURE.

>> YEAH, ONCE AGAIN, THAT WAS MARISSA FROM CAKE YOU ED.

YOU CAN HEAR THIS IN THE POLITICAL BREAKDOWN OF THE PODCAST, IT IS AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS AND THAT THEIR WEBSITE.

>>> FOR MANY CANCER PATIENTS, LOSING THEIR HAIR DURING CHEMOTHERAPY CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST DISTRESSING SIDE EFFECTS OF THE TREATMENT.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO SAYS A NEW CALIFORNIA LAW MAY HELP PATIENTS KEEP MORE OF IT.

>> I WAS LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR AND I JUST STARTED -- I WAS JUST BRUSHING MY HAIR AND MY HAIR WAS JUST FALLING OUT POINT >> OCEANSIDE PRESIDENT CHARISSE DANIELS WAS 25 WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA, THE CANCER AFFECTS THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM.

>> AND I STARTED SCREAMING AND I JUST STARTED PULLING IT AT THAT POINT.

>> Reporter: SHE KNEW CHEMOTHERAPY WOULD MAKE HER HAIR FALL OUT, BUT SHE WASN'T PREPARED FOR WHAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE.

>> AND MY FAMILY HAD TO RUSH IN AND CALL ME DOWN.

I HAD TO BE MEDICATED.

>> Reporter: DANIELS LATER BATTLED BREAST CANCER.

NOW, NEARLY 20 YEARS LATER, SHE IS DEALING WITH ANOTHER CANCER DIAGNOSIS.

WITH EACH ROUND OF CHEMOTHERAPY, DANIELS SAYS THAT SHE FOUND BETTER WAYS TO COPE WITH LOSING HER HAIR.

>> BUT I AM NOW A WIG CONNOISSEUR.

I KNOW ABOUT WEEKS, I KNOW HOW TO WEAR THEM, STYLE THEM.

>> Reporter: STILL, SHE MISSES SHE HAD HAD ANOTHER OPTION.

THAT OPTION IS CALLED SCALP COOLING.

MARIELLA IS AN ONCOLOGIST AT SHARP HEALTHCARE.

SHE USES A TREATMENT WITH HER PATIENTS.

SO, BASICALLY SCALP COOLING IS A MECHANISM THAT USES A PORTABLE REFRIGERATION UNIT IN A VERY WELL FITTED CAP FOR THE PATIENT, AND IT'S USED TO PREVENT CHEMOTHERAPY -INDUCED ALOPECIA OR HAIR LOSS.

>> SHE SAYS IT DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE, BUT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE HER LOSS FOR MANY PATIENTS.

SHE SAYS COST IS OFTEN A BARRIER FOR SOME PATIENTS, WHO WANT THE TREATMENT, BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT.

>> CANCER CAN COST US A FINANCIAL BURDEN, SUSPENDING THOSE $2500 OR $5000 EXTRA IS SOMETIMES NOT PART OF THE PLAN.

>> Reporter: NOW, CALIFORNIA IS EXPANDING COVERAGE.

STARTING JANUARY 1st, A NEW LAW REQUIRES LARGE GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND MEDI-CAL TO COVER FDA CLEARED SCALP COOLING FOR ELIGIBLE CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS.

>> WITH THIS NEW LEGISLATION, IT OPENS UP THIS SYSTEM TO MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE THAT HAVE MEDI-CAL, WHICH IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE NOT HAVING THE SAME ACCESS TO CARE.

>> Reporter: FOR DANIELS, HAVING THAT OPTION YEARS AGO COULD HAVE MADE A PAINFUL PART OF HAVING THAT TREATMENT A LITTLE EASIER POINT AS I WISH I HAD HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT BACK THEN.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR ONCE AGAIN, FLU SEASON TYPICALLY RAMPS UP IN OCTOBER WITH CASES OFTEN PEAKING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY.

MULTIPLE MEDICAL GROUPS SAY VACCINATION IS THE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE, AND THIS YEAR, THERE IS A NEW OPTION POINT MANDY GAITHER TELLS US ABOUT THE NATION'S FIRST MRNA VACCINE AGAINST SEASONAL FLU.

>> Reporter: IT IS CALLED AND PLACEBO, THE FIRST AND ONLY FLU VACCINE USING MRNA TECHNOLOGY AND IT'S NOW APPROVED FOR USE IN THE U.S.

AS ANOTHER OPTION TO PROTECT AGAINST INFLUENZA VIRUS.

>> THE NEW VACCINE PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT OF THE GENETIC MATERIAL, THE INFLUENZA VIRUS THAT ALLOWS OURSELVES TO MAKE SOME OF THE INFLUENZA PROTEINS, AND ALLOWS US TO DEVELOP AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE VACCINE, WHICH BUILDS OFF MRNA THE TECHNOLOGY USED IN MANY COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IS GIVEN AS A SHOT AND NOW APPROVED BY THE U.S.

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR PEOPLE AGES 50 AND OLDER.

>> HOWEVER, FOR PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OLDER, THEY HAVE MULTIPLE CHOICES OF ENHANCED VACCINES, SO [ INAUDIBLE ] AND MRNA VACCINE.

>> Reporter: OTHER TRADITIONAL FLU VACCINE OPTIONS ARE ALSO STILL AVAILABLE BASED ON AGE, INCLUDING STANDARD DOSE VACCINATION AND AN EGG FREE, SO BASED INFLUENZA SHOT.

BOTH ARE APPROVED FOR USE IN PEOPLE AGES SIX MONTHS AND OLDER, AND A RECOMBINANT FLU SHOT, ALSO EGG FREE AND MADE WITHOUT INFLUENZA VIRUSES IS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE AGES NINE AND OLDER, AND A FLU VACCINE NASAL SPRAY CALLED FLUID MESSED IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE AGES TWO TO 49 YEARS OF AGE, IT INCLUDES WEEKEND, LIVE INFLUENZA VIRUSES, SO IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN ANYONE PREGNANT, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED, OR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I MANDY GAITHER.

♪ >>> ALL RIGHT, AFTER SOME RECENT RAIN, WE ARE CHANGING THE PATTERN HERE, STRENGTHENING.

HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO SEND US A WARMING TREND.

GET READY FOR A LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE AS THE TEMPERATURES BUILD DAY IN AND DAY OUT, THAT HEAT STRESS CONCERN DOES INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY, SO ANY KIND OF STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PLANS, YOU NEED TO STAY HYDRATED HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE COMING DAYS AND TAKE BREAKS OFTEN.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT, A LITTLE BIT OF HUMIDITY CLOSER TO THE COAST WITH 68 IN SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA, 65.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA AT 52 DEGREES.

WE WILL STILL HOLD ON TO SOME OF THOSE DRY CONDITIONS, BUT VERY WARM WEATHER STARTS TO MOVE ON IN AS THE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL HERE THAT HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPACTING NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO, AS THAT PUSHES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

ALL RIGHT, WE TAKE YOU INTO TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL SLOWLY START TO HEAT UP, BUT THE REAL HEAT BUILDS LATER IN THE WEEK.

OCEANSIDE, 80 POINT SAN DIEGO, 78, CHULA VISTA AS WELL.

67, MOUNT LAGUNA.

IN THE VALLEY, WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES APPROACHING THE MID TO UPPER 80s.

STILL HAVE CONCERNS ACROSS THE COAST HERE, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE, THE DEAL WAS SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND THAT ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.

ALL RIGHT, HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, LOOK AT THE HEAT WAVE ON THE WAY HERE.

ALONG THE COAST, 90s FOR THE WEEKEND.

IT'S GOING TO BE RATHER UNCOMFORTABLE, AND IN THE VALLEYS ARE GOING TO BE JUST DOWNRIGHT HOT.

TRIPLE DIGIT NUMBERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

EVEN THE MOUNTAINS ARE GOING TO START TO SEE THE HEAT BUILDING, LOOK AT THAT, 83 DEGREES BY SUNDAY, AND IN THE DESERT, YOU GUESSED IT HERE, WE WILL ALSO SEE THAT HEAT BUILDING, MID-TO- UPPER 90s FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, WITH 106 DEGREES AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM ARIELLE .

>> A HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT THAT HAS MOVED ACROSS SAN DIEGO FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS NOW HAS A PERMANENT NEW HOME.

WE TOLD YOU ABOUT RUTH, IT STANDS FOR REMEMBER US, THE HOLOCAUST.

JUST YESTERDAY, IT OPENED AT THE DOWNTOWN CENTRAL LIBRARY TODAY, WHERE IT WILL STAY THERE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, BUT ALSO TODAY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT RUTH HAS FOUND A NEW PERMANENT HOME IN THE ARTS DISTRICT AT LIBERTY STATION.

THIS NEW SPACE WILL BE MUCH LARGER, AROUND 5300 SQUARE FEET OF INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS.

THEY HOOKED UP IN A MUSEUM OPEN IN SUMMER OF 2028.

IMAGINE RECEIVING AN $800,000 GRANT FOR YOUR WORK.

THAT DREAM JUST CAME TRUE FOR ONE UC SAN DIEGO BIOENGINEERING.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER CARLY KAY TELLS US HE HAS BEEN AWARDED THE FELLOWSHIP FOR EXTRAORDINARY, INNOVATIVE, GROUNDBREAKING IDEAS.

>> Reporter: WHEN HE GOT THE NEWS, HE WASN'T SURROUNDED BY THE MACHINES IN HIS LAB, HE WAS DROPPING OFF HIS DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL, THEN A PHONE CALL CAME IN AT AN UNUSUALLY EARLY HOUR.

LIKE ANY GOOD SCIENTIST, HE WAS SKEPTICAL.

>> I JUST DON'T FEEL IT IS REAL, YEAH.

BECAUSE THE FOLKS AROUND THE FOUNDATION ASKED ME TO VERIFY MY NAME AND ASKED ME WHETHER I CAN FIND A MORE PRIVATE PLACE TO TALK.

IT SOUNDS QUITE SUSPICIOUS.

>> Reporter: HE HAD BEEN AWARDED WITH THE MacARTHUR FELLOWSHIP OR GENIUS GRANT, AS IT IS MORE CASUALLY KNOWN.

THE MYTH -- THE MacARTHUR FOUNDATION ONLY GIVES IT TO ABOUT 30 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.

THIS SEARCH FOR HIGHLY CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ANY AND ALL DISCIPLINES.

>> IT COMES AS A COMPLETE SURPRISE TO ME, AND OF COURSE, IT'S VERY PERSONAL.

>> Reporter: RECIPIENTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE POTENTIAL TO INNOVATE WORK THAT CHANGES SOCIETY FOR THE BETTER.

HE WAS CHOSEN FOR PIONEERING A NEW TYPE OF MEDICINE POINT IT USES PARTICLES 1000 TIMES SMALLER THAN THE WIDTH OF A HUMAN HAIR TO DELIVER JOBS TO THE HUMAN BODY.

THESE MEDICINES CAN ALSO HELP REMOVE TOXINS AND BLOCK INFECTIONS.

>> AND NANO MEDICINE NOT ONLY MAKES THE CURRENT EXISTING MEDICINE MORE EFFECTIVE, LESS TOXIC, IT CAN ALSO ENABLE NEW THERAPIES THAT DOESN'T EXIST.

>> Reporter: BY SNEAKING THEM PAST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, IT'S DIFFICULT, SO JOHN HAD TO GET CREATIVE.

HE CODED THEM IN CELL MEMBRANES THAT OUR BODIES ALREADY RECOGNIZED.

>> IT STARTED WITH DISGUISING THE PARTICLES LIKE HUMAN CELLS.

THE REASON WE DO THIS IS WE WANT TO PROTECT THE NANOPARTICLES AFTER WE GET INTO THE HUMAN BODY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, OUR BODIES VERY GOOD AT RECOGNIZING THESE FOREIGN MATERIALS.

>> THE WHITE CHIP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MEMBRANE REPRESENTS RECEPTORS, THEY ARE THE SAME AS THE CELLS THEY ARE MIMICKING.

>> IF YOU HAVE SOME INTERNAL INFECTION, INFECTION OF CERTAIN ORGANS OR TISSUE, THEN WE USE THE CELLS THAT IT CAN RECOGNIZE THE INFECTIOUS SIZE, AND THEN [ INAUDIBLE ].

>> Reporter: NANO MEDICINES [ INAUDIBLE ].

THE MEDICINE'S MEMBRANE WILL ATTRACT TOXINS FROM BACTERIA THAT WOULD OTHERWISE ATTACK HEALTHY CELLS.

>> I THINK IT IS MORE LIKE A SUPER POWERFUL BIOLOGICAL DECOY BECAUSE THESE TOP LISTENS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH WHICH RECEPTOR IS A REAL CELLS IN YOUR BODY OR WHICH RECEPTOR IS NANO PARTICLE.

>> Reporter: JONG WILL RECEIVE $800,000 TO PURSUE HIS CREATIVE ENDEAVORS, BUT HE WON'T HAVE TO SPEND IT ON SPECIFIC THINGS LIKE LAB COATS.

THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC STRINGS ATTACHED TO THE MONEY.

HE SAYS HE HOPES TO CONTINUE ADVANCING THE TECHNOLOGY TO TREAT THINGS LIKE CANCER, SEPSIS, AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASES.

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