A report on air quality near the Tijuana River prompts new calls for regional action. Plus, a drug treatment center for local military veterans could lose its license due to client safety concerns. And, survivors of the January flooding in San Diego update us on their recovery.
FALL ARTS GUIDE: From visual art to literature, here are our top picks for art and culture in San Diego this fallToxic levels of gasses have been detected near the Tijuana River. More on that next. But first... let’s do the headlines….Forecasters expect highs in the mid to upper 90s for our inland valleys, mid 80s to low 90s for our mountain areas and upper 70s to low 80s by the coast. .A plan to give San Diego’s mayor new authority to act on homelessness is on hold.
A toxic gas used as an ingredient during World War Two to kill millions of people is being detected in communities near the Tijuana River as recently as Monday morning. Kimberly Pray-ther is an atmospheric chemist with UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography South Bay Urgent Care Dr. Matthew Dickson says the situation could be very dangerous for nearby residents.
About a third of the 141 veterans the VA’s placed at the pacific highway facility are there for substance use treatment.It's been almost eight months since floods displaced more than a thousand residents. “We stayed in the car because of the trauma . . . She fell inside the hotel, and we couldn't take it no more.”Moving out of the hotel early disqualified her from the San Diego Housing Commission’s flood recovery program.And, because her business license was expired when the flood hit, she was rejected for a business recovery grant.
With or without help, known or unknown to government agencies, Lopez says flood survivors have no choice but to keep going.Sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge tells us what we’ve learned about how the gut talks to the brain, and what it could mean for our health.
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