KPBS REPORTER KIVI ALVARADO HAS THEIR STORY.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER VIRUS AFFECTING AMEN.

HIV-AIDS.

REPORTER HANK PLANCK WAS AT GROUND ZERO.

>> IT SOUNDS STRANGE.

IT WAS A GIFT FOR ME TO BE AN OPENLY MAN, AND REPORTER, WORKING IN SAN FRANCISCO.

I WAS ABLE TO TELL THE STORY FROM MY OWN PERSPECTIVE AND SEE IT WAS AFFECTING MY FRIENDS.

IT WAS ALWAYS MORE THAN A STORY TO ME AND I WANTED TO GET IT RIGHT.

>> Reporter: GETTING IT RIGHT WAS NOT EASY, ESPECIALLY MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DID NOT THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT.

>> THE SUBJECT CAME UP.

>>> FIRST WE HAVE A MUCH MORE SERIOUS SITUATION AS FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE ACCUSED OF A 17- YEAR-OLD GIRL LAST FALL.

POLICE HAVE SENT THEIR INVESTIGATION OVER TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THIS AS THE VICTIM IS TELLING HER STORY TO OUR REPORTER.

>> WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN SICILY.

>> Reporter: THE WOMAN SAT DOWN TO DESCRIBE THE HORRIFIC NIGHT SHE WENT THROUGH LAST OCTOBER AND IT HAPPENED HERE.

SHE SAID SHE WENT TO A HALLOWEEN PARTY AT THIS HOUSE.

>> SOMEONE POSTED WE WERE FRIENDS AND WE DECIDED TO CHECK IT OUT.

WE WALKED INTO THE BACK.

THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE.

MY FRIENDS ENDED UP GETTING SEPARATED FROM ME AND SOME GUY CAME UP TO ME AND HANDED ME A DRINK AND WE WERE TALKING.

THAT'S WHEN SHE WAS TAKEN TO A ROOM IN THE HOUSE AND SEVERAL GUYS WERE THERE.

>> THEY THREW ME DOWN ONTO THE BED FACE DOWN AND THEY TOOK TURNS ASSAULTING ME FROM BEHIND AND OTHER THINGS IN THE MIX I WAS BLEEDING EVERYWHERE.

>> THE ASSAULT HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS 17 AND SHE HAD BRUISES ALL OVER HER BODY INCLUDING HER NECK AND LEGS.

HER ATTORNEY SHARE THESE PHOTOS WITH US.

>> IT WAS REALLY AGGRESSIVE.

IT WAS REALLY SCARY.

>> Reporter: YESTERDAY THEY ANNOUNCED A TITLE IX INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSAULT AT THE UNIVERSITY SIDE, IT ASKED REPEATEDLY NOT TO START HIS OWN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE IT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE POLICE INVESTIGATION, UNLIKE A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, GLEN ALPINE LOOKS AT ITS CAMPUS POLICY WAS VIOLATED.

MAXIMUM PENALTY IS EXPULSION.

THE 18-YEAR-OLD THINGS THE UNIVERSITY MAY HAVE OTHER MOTIVES FOR DELAYING.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE SINCE THE FOOTBALL TEAM WAS DOING SO WELL, AND THEY WERE SO WELL KNOWN.

EVERY IT COULD BE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE GOOD PLAYERS TRYING TO BRUSH IT UNDER THE LOOK RUG.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID THERE WAS A LOT OF EVIDENCE AND THE SCHOOL CODE OF DONE SOMETHING TO PROTECT HER STUDENTS.

>> IT KIND OF SCARED ME.

I KNOW SO MANY GIRLS GO AND MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT I MADE AND IT SCARES ME FOR ALL OF THE OTHER STUDENTS THAT HAVE NO IDEA.

CSU WAITED TOO LONG.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KTVX NEWS.

>>> A FAMILIAR SCENE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

CHANGE HAS BEEN SLOW WORK PEOPLE CONTINUE TO DIE WHILE INSIDE SHARES CUSTODY.

AS KITTY REPORTS THE LATEST DEMONSTRATION COMES DAYS AFTER THE LATEST STEP >> Reporter: SOCIAL DOORSTEPS ADVOCATES STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER TO DEMAND JUSTICE INSIDE SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS.

>> HERE I AM GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING MY MOTHER WENT THROUGH.

>> Reporter: MOMS AGAINST TORTURE SAYS, HER BROTHER DIED INSIDE THE JAIL.

>> IT'S A MIRACLE MY SON IS ALIVE.

>> Reporter: NOW SHE'S AFRAID HER SON WILL TOO.

>> ENOUGH IS ENOUGH NO MORE DEATHS.

>> Reporter: SPEAKER AFTER SPEAKER CAME FORWARD OF PEOPLE THEY KNOW WHO LOST LOVED ONE BEHIND BARS OR STORIES OF ABUSE THEY SUFFERED PERSONALLY LIKE BLAKE WHO WAS INCARCERATED DURING PROTESTS.

>> MULTIPLE TIMES DURING MY ARRESTS, NOT ONLY WAS I BRUTALIZED BUT ONCE I GOT INTO THE JAIL THEY ALLOWED ME TO THROW UP ON MYSELF.

THEY SEPARATED ME FROM OTHER FOLKS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS, SHE IS LUCKY SOMEONE RECOGNIZED HER FOR WORK WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

SHE WAS NOT GIVEN ANY CARE DESPITE SICK WITH UNDIAGNOSED CANCER.

>> WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE CONNECTIONS TO MAKE A PHONE CALL ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THERE.

I AM HERE TO STAND WITH THOSE TODAY AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO IMPACT THE MOST.

>> Reporter: AN INDEPENDENT REPORT RELEASED THAT BASED ON POPULATION SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE STATE WHO DIED WITHOUT BEING SENTENCED.

>> I'M HURT.

I'M IN PAIN.

I'M TRAUMATIZED.

I AM ALL THOSE THINGS.

>> Reporter: PATRICK SAYS, HE AND ALL THOSE STANDING BEHIND HIM ARE TIRED.

TIRED ABOUT HEARING THE ABUSE AND DEATH AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS.

HE SAID EVERYONE MUST TAKE ACTION.

>> IF YOU DON'T WATCH IT IT WILL BE YOUR GOAL OF ONE NEXT.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SENT KPBS A STATEMENT AND SAID EVERY DEATH IS A TRAGEDY AND THEY ARE FOCUSING ON IMPROVEMENTS STRIVING TO MAKE THE JAIL SAFE.

>> I WILL KEEP TRYING UNTIL THE DAY I DIE.

>> SOME IMPORTANT WORK TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM ENDING UP IN JAIL IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY IN SAN DIEGO.

KPBS REPORTER TALKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AT RISK.

>> Reporter: MARQUES IS A PERSONAL TRAINER AND COACH AND DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO HE WAS DEALING DRUGS.

>> TO BE A GANG MEMBER BE TOUGH OR HAVE THIS PERSONA THAT I'M A BAD IS SO WIDELY EXPECTED AND IS ACCEPTED AND STRONGLY ENFORCED AND ENCOURAGED.

>> Reporter: JONATHAN RAN INTO SIMILAR SCENARIOS.

>> WE HAVE FIGHTING AND WE HAVE LOST.

WE ARE AT A LOSS, NO GUIDANCE.

POLICE CIRCLE US ALL DAY COPS AND ROBBERS AND PUTS US IN A CRIMINAL MINDSET.

>> Reporter: RECORD SAYS, AN ORGANIZATION CALLED, PAVING GREAT FUTURES, TURNED THEIR LIVES AROUND AND NOW THEY ARE MENTORS FOR YOUNG GROUP.

THE EDUCATE KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS ON THE HARSH REALITIES MANY OF THEM FACE FROM DRUG ABUSE AND CHILD TRAFFICKING TO HOMELESS VIEWS.

>> IT GIVES THEM IDEAS AND THOUGHTS AND BELIEFS THAT THEY CAN DO MORE THAN THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT DICTATE TO THEM AND AS THE SHERIFF OF THE INTERVENTION BOARD HIS NECK CHAPTER IS A FOR-PROFIT CALLED WALK WITH ME IMPACT.

>> THE ONLY SOLUTION WE END UP HEARING IS PRESENT.

THE ONLY THING WE SEE AS A RESULT OF THE LIFESTYLE IS DEATH AND INCARCERATION.

WE ARE FULLY FOCUSING ON PREVENTION TACTICS.

PREVENTION.

HOW DO WE STOP THE KID FROM HAVING TO GO THROUGH THESE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS, KIDS CAN BE ATTRACTED TO THE LEGAL AND DANGEROUS WORK.

>> PIMPS ALWAYS HAVE MONEY, FLY CLOSE, AND GIRLS, GIVING OUT DOLLARS TO THE YOUNG, TO US, AND LOOKING OUT FOR US AND TAKING CARE OF US.

A LOT OF US DON'T HAVE FATHERS, YOU KNOW, OR OLDER BROTHERS.

ANYONE LOOKING OUT FOR US LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL HAVE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS OF THOSE WHO LOOK LIKE THEM.

>> WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND THE LIFESTYLE, I DID NOT WANT TO TALK TO KNOW ADULTS ABOUT WHAT I WAS DOING.

IF I KNEW YOU COULD RELATE TO ME AND YOU KNEW AND I WOULD BE MORE WILLING TO VENT TO YOU AND ENGAGE WITH YOU AND KEEP A RELATIONSHIP.

>> Dave: IT INCLUDES RAP MUSIC AND THE DOCUMENTARY SERIES AND CHOOSE YOUR OWN INVENTION BOOK READERS CAN MAKE CHOICES BASED ON REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES.

>> THE MATERIAL IN THIS CURRICULUM WILL HELP KIDS RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY.

RECOGNIZE THESE TOXIC LIFESTYLES AND IT WILL HELP THEM COPE WITH THINGS THEY ARE DEALING WITH.

PREPARE THEM FOR THINGS THAT MAY BE APPROACHING THEM.

>> Reporter: KING SAYS, THERE IS A DIRE NEED FOR THIS CURRICULUM AS HE HAD LOST TOO MANY LOVED ONES.

>> AFTER DEATH AFTER DEATH IS LIKE A WAR IN AFGHANISTAN YOU WONDER WHY YOU CAN'T BEHAVE WHILE AT SCHOOL.

WONDER WHY YOU DON'T PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY.

>> Reporter: KING SAYS, IT'S BEING REVIEWED BY TWO PROFESSORS AT NAZARENE AND THE UNIVERSITY HE HOPES TO EXPAND IT INTO SCHOOLS, JUVENILE HALLS AND OTHER SETTINGS ACROSS THE U.S. AND CANADA.

>>> HERE IS SOME OF THE MOST READ STORIES FROM "KPBS".ORG.

YOU HEARD FROM THE VICTIM OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND THE FOCUS OF THE "KPBS" ROUNDTABLE PODCAST.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY DECLARES A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WITH PUBLIC MONKEYPOX.

AND UC STUDENTS AT SAN DIEGO WANT MORE OF A VOICE IN HOW THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD GROWS AHEAD.

>>> SOUTH BAY BEACHES DEALING WITH SEWAGE CONTAMINATION AND THAT IS NOT STOPPED SOME FROM GOING INTO THE WATER.

LUIS JIMENEZ SHOWS WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TRY TO MAKE PEOPLE BE MORE CAUTIOUS.

>> Reporter: SIGNS NEXT TO THE IMPERIAL BEACH HERE WARNED PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER WE FOUND PEOPLE SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN ANYWAY.

ALEXANDER BERKMAN SAID HE WAS NOT WORRIED ABOUT SWIMMING AND CONTAMINATED WATER.

>> NOT AT ALL.

IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT MUCH OF AN ISSUE.

>> Reporter: BERGMAN AND HIS FRIEND SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SWIMMING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

>> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT PHASE AS WELL.

>> Reporter: LIFEGUARDS DO THEIR BEST TO PATROL UP AND DOWN THE BEACH AND EDUCATE THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO SWIM IN THE WATER, THE RISKS OF SWIMMING IN AND CONTAMINATED WATER.

THEY SWITCH OVER FROM THE SIGNS THAT SHOW BEACH WATER MAY CONTAIN ILLNESS AND TO BRIGHT YELLOW SLIDES WITH SEWAGE IN THE WATER.

>> WE CAME HERE FOR VACATION AND WE ARE NOT GOING IN THE WATER.

>> Reporter: SOME TOURISTS HAVE MIXED FEELINGS OF THE SIGNS.

>> I TOOK PICTURES TO SHOW OUR FRIENDS BACK IN COLORADO.

WE CAME ALL THIS WAY AND WE ARE NOT GOING IN.

>> THE DEPARTMENT TEST BACTERIAL LEVELS OF 45 BEACHES EVERY DAY AND POST THE STATUS ONLINE.

MELISSA MAY KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS A BIG ASK.

SAN DIEGO IN THE EARLY STAGES OF TRYING TO GET EVERY HOUSEHOLD CANNOT SIMPLY JUST THROW AWAY FOOD BUT INSTEAD RECYCLE IT.

ERIC ANDERSON EXPLAINS THE SLOW ROLLOUT IN THE SILENCE BEHIND COMPOSTING.

>> Reporter: SO COMPOST IS NUTRIENT RICH.

RENIE ROBINSON RUNS THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING THE 75- ACRE SITE AT THE MIRAMAR LANDFILL.

>> IT'S THE SOIL AMENDMENT.

YOU CAN SEE THE MOISTURE IN IT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHERE GREEN WASTE COME TO GET A SECOND LIFE.

GROUND UP, OXYGEN GETS PUMPED INTO THE PILES TO SPEED UP THE NATURAL COMPOSTING PROCESS.

>> THIS IS A BLOWER.

IT'S A VERY SMALL ELECTRIC ENGINE.

AND THEN THIS IS THE GRAIN COMPONENTS AND THE FEEDBACK.

>> Reporter: A PROCESS THAT IS REFINED TO KEEP GREENWAYS OUT OF THE LANDFILL, UNLIKE REGULAR RECYCLING, WHICH RELIES ON SHIPPING TRASH FAR AWAY.

>> WHAT HAS COME TO THIS FACILITY HAS GENERATED WITHIN 30 MILES AND GOES BACK OUT WITHIN 30 MILES.

IT IS REALLY TAKING EVERYTHING THAT WE THINK ABOUT FROM CLIMATE ACTION AND FLIPPING IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WHERE WE DO IT LOCALLY.

>> Reporter: THE OPERATION WILL GET A LOT BIGGER.

A NEW STATE LAW REQUIRES CITIES TO BEGIN COLLECTING FOOD SCRAPS COMPOSTING THE ORGANIC MATERIAL.

THAT'S BECAUSE DECOMPOSING FOOD IN LANDFILLS CREATES METHANE AND IT WARMS THE CLIMATE.

MIRAMAR LANDFILL ALREADY HANDLES COMMERCIAL FOODWAYS FROM LARGE VENDORS LIKE STARBUCKS, THE WORLD IN THE MARINE CORPS EVERY DEPOT BUT THEY HAVE A LOT TO DO TO UPGRADE ITS COLLECTION SYSTEM.

>> WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN WRAPPED UP BEFORE WITH THE ISSUES.

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE.

HE SAYS, SOME CITY RESIDENTS WITH PRIVATE WASTE HAULERS ARE ALREADY SEPARATING THE FOOD SCRAPS BUT EVERYONE ELSE WON'T BE ABLE TO UNTIL THE CITY WRAPS UP ITS COLLECTION CAPABILITY PICKING UP GREEN AND ORGANIC WASTES FROM 280,000 CUSTOMERS EVERY WEEK.

>> WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH FROM THE CURRENT SCHEDULE WHICH CALLS FOR RECYCLING EVERGREENS TO BE PICKED UP EVERY TWO WEEKS, TO INCLUDE THEM ON THE WEEKLY PICKUP.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE MEAN MORE TRUCKS AND MORE DRIVERS FOR THOSE TRUCKS TO REALLY UPDATE THAT COLLECTION ON A MORE CREEK FREQUENT BASIS.

>> Reporter: SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES KEEP 43 TRUCKS FROM BEING DELIVERED UNTIL EARLY NEXT YEAR.

WHEN THE TRUCKS ARRIVED THE CITY WILL DELIVER 240,000 GREEN WASTE CONTAINERS AND 285,000 FOOD SCRAPS POCKETS TO CITY RESIDENTS.

THE PICKUPS AGILE HAS TO HAPPEN WEEKLY BECAUSE FOOD SCRAPS CAN ATTRACT VERMIN AND OTHER RODENTS.

>> WE ARE MOTIVATED TO GET THIS RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW THIS WILL WORK.

>> Reporter: CAL IS FACING REIMPLEMENTATION OVER A 2-YEAR.

.

THERE COULD BE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND FINES BUT THE PROCESS ALLOWS FOR AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION BEFORE DAILY FINES WOULD BE ISSUED.

CAL RECYCLE OFFICIALS SAY IF THE ENTIRE STATE REMOVES FOOD SCRAPS FROM LANDFILLS IT WILL BE THE EQUIVALENT FROM REMOVING 3,000,000 CARS FROM LOCAL ROADS EXPECT WE ARE ALWAYS GENERATING FOODWAYS RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING IT IN OUR READING WE SPEND ALONG WITH OUR GREEN WASTE.

>> Reporter: CHANGING THE CITY'S TRASH SYSTEM IS A CHALLENGE.

>> THIS WILL BE A LARGE HABIT CHANGE FOR MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS AND WE WILL TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT RIGHT.

>> Reporter: CITY RESIDENTS HAD TO ADJUST FOR THIS CLIMATE FRIENDLY EFFORT TO SUCCEED.

>> WE ARE SET UP WELL TO START RECEIVING THIS MATERIAL.

>> Reporter: THIS HANDLES ABOUT 100,000 TONS OF COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND WILL GROW TO 250,000 TONS BY THE TIME THIS ORGANIC PROGRAM IS FULLY UP AND RUNNING.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LUCKILY, SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN SPARED FROM ANY MAJOR WILDFIRES THIS SUMMER.

PART OF THAT IS DUE TO THE WORK TO MINIMIZE THE RISK.

GPS REPORTER TANIA THORNE TELLS US HOW A GROUP OF HUNGRY GHOSTS ARE GETTING IT DONE.

>> Reporter: GEREMI GONZALEZ HAS BEEN IN THE GOAT BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

>> ON THE CARD, PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL LAND MANAGEMENT DID.

WE RENT OUT OR YOU GUYS CAN UTILIZE OUR GOATS FOR FIRE BREAKS.

>> Reporter: LATELY THEY ARE GRAZING THEIR BUSY ROADS, BUSINESSES AND UNDERNEATH POWER LINES.

>> IS GOATS ARE SUPER CUTE BUT THEY ARE HAVING A MORE IMPORTANT JOB HERE AND PREVENTING FIRES FROM STARTING FROM THESE POWER LINES AND GETTING TO THESE NEARBY STRUCTURES HERE AND ACROSS THE STREET AND ALL AROUND.

>> Reporter: ALL PART OF A NEW PILOT PROGRAM FROM SGE.

PEOPLE CALL THEM FOUR SECONDS LONG MOWERS.

>> THEY CAN GET UP INTO AREAS THAT LAWNMOWERS CANNOT GET TO.

>> Reporter: LAST MONTH THE ENERGY COMPANY KICKED OFF TO RAISING PROGRAM.

>> WE WANT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO NEVER CAUSE A FIRE.

WE LET THE GOATS GO OUT AND DO THEIR THING.

THEY EAT THE WEEDS.

>> RENTED GOATS ARE TAKEN TO HIGH-RISK FIRE AREAS TO CLEAR OUT DRY BRUSH AND KEEP IT FROM GOING BACK FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.

>> THEY EAT THE WEEDS AND THE SEEDS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS.

A LOT OF TIMES WE HAD PEOPLE HANGING OUT AND WATCHING THE GOATS DO THEIR THING AND THEY ARE EATING THE WEEDS.

BUT THEY ARE ALSO EATING THE SEEDS.

BY EATING THE SEEDS THE WEEDS DON'T POP BACK UP AS QUICKLY IF THE SEEDS HAD NOT GOTTEN EATEN BY THE GOATS.

>> Reporter: WE'LL GRAZING FOR FIRE ABATEMENT IS NEW AND KEEPS THEM BUSY YEAR ROUND.

>> IS A REINTRODUCTION OF WHAT ABATEMENT USED TO BE LIKE AND REINTRODUCING THE CODE TO GET THAT UNDERSTORY AND FLASH TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: HE EXPLAINS THE WORK TAKE SOME TIME BECAUSE THE WEEDS ARE NOT THE GOATS FAVORITE.

>> FIRST THEY EAT THE BASIC PLANTS THEY ARE USED TO, YOUR MEDITERRANEAN AND ASIAN PLANS AND IF WE NEED AN AMOUNT WE HOLD THEM A PICK OF TIME THAT THEY ADDRESS IT.

OUR NATIVE PLANTS THEY EAT LAST PART MOST OF OUR FIRE PROBLEMS ARE THESE WEEDS AND GRASSES.

>> GOATS ARE AN ORGANIC ALTERNATIVE THAT ARE NOT JUST REDUCING WILDFIRE DANGER BUT CARBON EMISSIONS TO.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE SHAFT AND YOU DON'T NOTICE IT.

IT IS ALL ON-SITE.

IT HAS NOT BEEN TRANSPORTED OUT.

THE NUTRIENTS ARE IN THE SOIL SO THE NATIVE PLANTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED AND THERE IS NO SEEDS.

THE GOATS WE MOVE 99% OF THE SEEDS.

>> Reporter: GONZALEZ SAYS, WHAT THE GOATS ARE DONE, THE LAND IS IN BETTER SHAPE TO STOP THE FIRE.

>> THIS ALLOWS THE LAND TO BE THE SUPPRESSION IF IT REACHES THIS AREA IT WILL BE QUENCHED OUT.

IF THE VAULT SEVEN DOES NOT HAVE A STARTING IGNITION POINT.

>> Reporter: SAFETY CONCERNS RAISED BY RESIDENTS WHO SPOT THEM AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

HE ASSURES US THE GOATS DON'T MIND.

>> THESE GOATS HAVE BEEN BORN AND RAISED IN THESE ENVIRONMENTS.

THEY ARE USED TO HELICOPTERS AND DOGS BARKING.

IF WE WERE TO TAKE THE COUNTRY GO HERE THEY WOULD NOT BE COMFORTABLE AT ALL.

>> Reporter: AS JEANNIE HAS USED GOATS AT OCEANSIDE AND CHULA VISTA AND POWER LINES.

THE NEXT SITE IS IN ESCONDIDO.

UPON COMPLETION, AS JEANNIE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE PILOT PROGRAM IS ADOPTED AND CONTINUES.

TANIA THORNE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS ABOUT THAT TIME WHEN COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE GETTING READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

COST OF TEXTBOOKS CAN BE A BARRIER FOR SOME BUT AS PEREZ REPORTS LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE GETTING SOME HELP >> Reporter: IT'S A PICTURE- PERFECT MOMENT WITH THE CEREMONIAL CHECK OF $975,000 IN >> Reporter: FUNDING.

>> WE KNOW WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES NEEDS.

>> Reporter: SCOTT PETERS DELIVERED THE NEWS AND THE MONEY THAT WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE LOW-COST AND MORE SIGNIFICANTLY NO COST TEXTBOOKS TO 60,000 COMMUNITY STUDENTS IN HIS 52nd DISTRICT, THAT INCLUDES MIRAMAR COLLEGE, CITY AND MESA COLLEGES TOO.

BACK YOU THINGS INFURIATE STUDENTS SUCH AS THE HIGH COST OF TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT THAT HARD COVER TEXTBOOKS ARE GOING AWAY.

WORKERS HERE AT THE MIRAMAR PARK STORE ARE STUCK AND SHELVES.

THE U.S. CONGRESS HAS PROVIDED MONEY IN THE 2022 FISCAL BUDGET TO FUND COMMUNITY PROJECTS HELPING PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS LIKE EMILY SMITH, ON A MIRAMAR COLLEGE TASK FORCE THAT WORKED TO GET THE CONGRESSMAN'S ATTENTION AND THE GRANT MONEY EXPECT WHEN YOU HAVE ZERO COST TEXTBOOKS IN THE CLASSROOM MAKES THE ACCESSIBILITY TO EDUCATION SO MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE AND YOU CAN GO BACK TO COLLEGE EASIER.

AND IF YOU CAN CONTINUE EASIER YOU CAN GRADUATE EASIER.

>> IT PROVIDES A BETTER FUTURE AND THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

ONE OF THE DRIVERS IS THE FACT WE CAN'T GET PEOPLE TO FILL THESE JOBS.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS WILL BE BACK ON CAMPUS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MANY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE FINANCES FOR THE FALL SEMESTER.

WHAT WE KNOW IS ON AVERAGE THEY WILL PAY UP TO $1200 PER TEXTBOOKS ALONE.

THAT IS MORE THAN THEIR TUITION.

THE FEDERAL GRANT WILL PAY TO CREATE HUNDREDS MORE CLASSES THAT USE FREE TEXTBOOKS AND ONLINE RESOURCES.

THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ESTIMATES THAT STUDENTS ON THE THREE CAMPUSES IN THE 52nd DISTRICT WILL SAVE $3 MILLION COMBINED IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF THE PADRES WIN THEIR FIRST WORLD SERIES IN OCTOBER THIS MIGHT BE THE WEEK THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING.

ONE OF THE BEST YOUNG PLAYERS IN THE GAME IS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> IS GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITING.

IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY TOUGH TO GO THROUGH.

AND I WISH GOOD LUCK TO THE OTHER PEOPLE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> OUR VERY FIRST LOOK AT SAN DIEGO.

JUAN SOTO AND A PADRES UNIFORM PEIRK >> CHECK THAT OUT.

PETCO PARK WAS ELECTRIC FOR THE DEBUT OF JUAN SOTO.

THE 22-YEAR-OLD IS ALREADY A WORLD CHAMPION WITH THIS TIME WITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS.

HE WAS PART OF A RALLY THAT SENT THE FANS INTO A FRENZY.

THEY HAVE A BIG WEEKEND WITH THE DODGERS AND THEY LEAD THE WEST.

FERNANDO TATIS JR. WILL MAKE HIS SEASON DEBUT IN THE COMING DAYS.

THE PADRES ARE EXPECTED TO SELL A LOT OF THAT JUAN SOTO MERCHANDISE AND JERSEYS.

THAT IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

MELISSA MACK VISITED THE GASLAMP QUARTER BARS AND RESTAURANTS ARE EXPECTED TO CASH IN TOO.

>> I MAKE 75 EVERY DAY.

I JUST GET TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CITY.

>> Reporter: SOTO FOUND OUT HE WAS OFFICIALLY THE PADRE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND IS SLATED TO PLAY IN TONIGHT'S GAME AGAINST THE COLORADO ROCKIES.

>> IS A NEW START FOR ME THIS YEAR IT'S A NEW START AND A NEW FEELING TO GO OUT THERE AND GIVE MORE THAN I HAD.

>> SOTO SPUN HIGH IN THE AIR.

>> Reporter: GM, AJ TOLD A STORY ABOUT SOTO TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY AND HIS CONSTANT PURSUIT OF BEING THE BEST THAT RESONATED WITH HIM AND HIS STAFF.

>> IF WE GET A CHANCE TO ACQUIRE SOMEONE, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

>> Reporter: JUAN SOTO WILL NOT INFLUENCE HOW THE PADRES ARE PITCHED TO BUT HE WILL HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE DOWNTOWN AS WELL.

>> IS GREAT FOR THE CITY TO INCREASE PROFITS AROUND HERE.

I FEEL LIKE IN THE SUMMER TIME THIS IS THE LIFE OF THE CITY.

WE ARE A BASEBALL CITY AND IT IS NICE TO SEE ALL THE FANS COME DOWN AND SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES AND BE A PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: ANNA SCIPIO KNOWS BUSINESS BETTER DURING A PADRES GAME.

>> SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER, A LINE OUT THE DOOR.

WE SELL SO MUCH.

NON-GAME DAY IS MUCH MORE CHILL.

IT DEPENDS ON IF THERE IS CONVENTIONS IN TOWN.

PRETTY QUIET.

OF HOME GAME DAY PRETTY CRAZY.

>> FERNANDO A HIGH FLY BALL.

>> Reporter: ONE PLAYER CAN REALLY BOOST BUSINESS.

>> IT WILL BE HUGE.

MY PROPERTIES WE SAW A BIG INCREASE IN BUSINESS THE BETTER THE PADRES ARE, THE BIGGER CROWDS WE SEE HERE.

I THINK EVERYONE IS REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THAT ALL-STAR HERE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE, WAS EXPECTED TO BE 38,000 CROWD WILL BE A SELLOUT.

MELISSA MADE.

KPBS NEWS.

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

I AM MATT HUFFMAN.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.