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>> >>DWANE: THERE'S A VACANCY ON THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL BUT SOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
DISTRICT WON'T GET TO VOTE ON WHO WILL REPRESENT THEM.
WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY TONIGHT ON KPBS EVENING EDITION.
>> >>PEGGY: AND I'M PEGGY PICO, ALSO AHEAD CONGRESS MADE A DEAL TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.
HOW IT WILL IMPACT YOUR FAMILY BUDGET AND HOW MUCH MORE WILL YOU PAY IN TAXES.
WHAT KIND OF IMPACT WILL IT HAVE ON SAN DIEGO'S ECONOMY.
>> >>DWANE: THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT BUILDING A NEW CHARGERS STADIUM.
TONIGHT WE TALK TO AN INSIDER ABOUT SOME OTHER OPTIONS.
ヲヲ ヲヲ I WAS DANCING WITH MY... >> >>DWANE: SHE WAS ONE OF THE BEST SELLING
SINGERS OF THE 1950S, WE REMEMBER PATTI PAGE. KPBS EVENING EDITION STARTS NOW.
CAPTIONS PROVIDED BY ECAPTIONS. >> >>DWANE: ON REDISTRICTING RULE WILL EXCLUDE
SOME SAN DIEGO VOTERS FROM DECIDING WHO WILL REPLACE TONY YOUNG AT CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY WILL HAVE TO HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE HIM.
KPBS METRO REPORTER KATIE ORR JOINS US FROM THE NEWS CENTER.
WHY ARE SOME VOTERS BEING SHUT OUT OF THIS UPCOMING ELECTION?
>> >>KATIE: AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY JUST ADDED A NEW NINTH COUNCIL DISTRICT.
THIS REQUIRED REDRAWING THE LINES OF THE EIGHT OTHER EXISTING DISTRICTS.
BECAUSE TONY YOUNG WAS ELECTED IN THE OLD DISTRICT 4, AND THIS IS A SPECIAL ELECTION,
HIS REPLACEMENT MUST BE ELECTED FROM THE OLD DISTRICT AS WELL.
THAT MEANS ANY CANDIDATES OR VOTERS WHO LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS RECENTLY ADDED TO DISTRICT
FOUR CANNOT TAKE PART IN THIS ELECTION. THIS IMPACTS THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF RED WOOD
VILLAGE AND ROLANDO PARK. TODD GLORIA SAYS IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS
TO BE FIXED. >> >>DWANE: AND KATIE WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE
SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD? >> >>KATIE: WELL, THE CITY CHARTER SAYS THE
ELECTION MUST BE HELD WITHIN 90 DAYS OF A MEMBER RESIGNING.
YOUNG'S RESIGNATION WAS MADE OFFICIAL ON JANUARYハ1, SO THE CLOCK HAS STARTED RUNNING.
THE CITY'S TRYING TO HOLD A JOINT SPECIAL ELECTION WITH THE STATE FOR ANOTHER OFFICE
WHICH WOULD SAVE ABOUT 100,000 DOLLARS. CITY OFFICIALS ARE TENTATIVELY PLANNING ON
HOLDING THE ELECTION ON MARCHハ26. IF THERE NEEDS TO BE A RUN OFF, IF NO CANDIDATE
RECEIVES 50% PLUS 1 OF THE VOTE, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE HELD WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE ELECTION.
DISTRICT FOUR COULD BE WITHOUT A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS.
>> >>DWANE: WHO WILL REPRESENT DISTRICT FOUR IN THE MEAN TIME.
>> >>KATIE: THE COUNCIL STAFF FOR DISTRICT FOUR HAVE AGREED TO STAY ON UNTIL A NEW COUNCIL
MEMBER IS SEATED. SO IF RESIDENTS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT A POT
HOLE THEY CAN CALL OR E MAIL THE OFFICE LIKE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO.
GLORIA SAYS HE'LL SUPERVISE THE STAFF UNTIL SOMEONE NEW IS ELECTED.
>> >>DWANE: KPBS METRO REPORTER, KATIE ORR. THE DOW SORED MORE THAN 300 POINTS ON THE
FIRST TRADING DAY OF THE YEAR. CONGRESS HAD PASS AD COMPROMISE ON THE FISCAL
CLIFF. >> >>: A CENTRAL PREMISE OF MY CAMPAIGN FOR
WAS TO CHANGE THE TAX CODE TOO SKEWED TOWARDS THE WEALTHY AT THE EXPENSE OF WORKING MIDDLE
CLASS AMERICANS. TONIGHT, WE'VE DONE THAT.
>> >>: PREZ PRESIDENT OBAMA IS PRAISING THE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL AFTER THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JOINED THE SENATE. THE HOUSE VOTED 255 TO 167 IN FAVOR OF THE
BILL WITH ABOUT A THIRD OF REPUBLICANS JOINING MOST DEMOCRATS IN SUPPORT.
>> >>: THERE'S FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS OF NEW DEBT AND DEFICIT AND NO PAY FOR.
THERE'S NO ANTICIPATION OF A PAID FOR. >> >>: THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS US TO GET DONE
WHAT WE NEED TO GET DONE. THIS BILL IS VITAL FOR OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC
WELL BEING. >> >>: THE MEASURE ALLOWS TAX RATES TO GO
UP FOR INDIVIDUALS EARNING MORE THAN 400,000 DOLLARS A YEAR, AND COUPLES MAKING MORE THAN
450. THE BILL SUPPORTERS SAW IT AS NECESSARY TO
STOP THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ECONOMY FALLING BACK INTO RECESSION.
HOWEVER, SUPPORTERS FROM BOTH PARTIES EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE MEASURE DID NOT PROVIDE A
SWEEPING PLAN TO ADDRESS SPENDING AND FEDERAL DEFICIT.
PRESIDENT OBAMA AGREED MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> >>: THE FACT IS THE DEFICIT IS STILL TOO
HIGH. AND WE'RE STILL INVESTING TOO LITTLE IN THE
THINGS THAT WE NEED FOR THE ECONOMY TO GROW AS FAST AS IT SHOULD.
>> >>: IF CONGRESS AND THE CONGRESS FILL THE ACT $536 IN TAX INCREASES AND 110ハBILLION
IN SPENDING CUTS WERE SET TO BEGIN WITH THE NEW YEAR.
DIANE KEPLER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. >> >>DWANE: MOST OF THE PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH
IN SAN DIEGO TODAY WERE HAPPY TO HEAR A DEAL WAS REACHED TO AVOID GOING OVER THE FISCAL
CLIFF. THEY WERE LESS HAPPY TO SEE THE POLITICAL
IN FIGHTING CONTINUE BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.
>> >>: I'M KIND OF ON A FIX UNDER KM. AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T AFFECT SOCIAL SECURITY,
I'LL BE O OKAY, BUT PEOPLE IN A DIFFERENT INCOME BRACKET I THINK IT'S GOING TO AFFECT
THEM AND I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO LIKE IT.
>> >>: I THINK IT WAS RIDICULOUS. I THINK REPUBLICANS ARE DOING WHAT THEY CAN
TO MAKE OBAMA LOOK BAD. AND OBAMA'S DOING THE BEST HE CAN.
I THINK HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. >> >>: I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT ST.
STOCK MARKET'S PRETTY HAPPY. I LOVE OBAMA, BUT I THINK THAT HE MIGHT HAVE
COMPROMISED WHICH IS OKAY, BUT THE REPUBLICANS DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO COMPROMISE AT ALL.
THIS CONGRESS I HOLD THEM IN CONTEMPT. I REALLY DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT THE AVERAGE
GUY HAS TO DO A JOB AND IF HE DOESN'T HE DOESN'T GET PAID.
THESE GUYS DON'T DO ANYTHING AND STILL GET PAID.
>> >>DWANE: WASHINGTON'S LAST MINUTE DEAL TO AVOID INCREASING TAXES IS A WIN FOR CALIFORNIA.
PEGGY PICO FINDS OUT WHAT IT ALL MEANS TO SAN DIEGO'S ECONOMY.
>> >>PEGGY: AS PART OF THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL FISCAL AGREEMENT, DEFENSE CONTRACTORS GATE
REPRIEVE FROM MILITARY SPENDING CUTS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL CONTINUE, BUT PAYROLL TAXES
WILL GO UP, AS INCOME TAXES FOR PEOPLE WHO MAKE 400,000 DOLLAR AS YEAR OR MORE.
ALLEN GIN AND LIN REASER, ECONOMIST FOR POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY JOIN US TO EXPLAIN
WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR SAN DIEGO'S FINANCIAL FORECAST.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ALAN, SAN DIEGANS ARE GOING TO SEE ABOUT I
THINK ABOUT 80 DOLLARS A MONTH IF THEY'RE MAKING 50,000 MORE A YEAR IN THIS ROLL BACK
OF PAYROLL TAXES TO A COUPLE YEARS AGO. WILL THAT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY?
>> >>LYN REASER: PEOPLE MAKE. >> >>ALAN GIN: A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
WILL PAY AN EXTRA 2,000 DOLLARS IN PAYROLL TAXES.
I THINK IT COULD HAVE A SLIGHT DAMAGING AFFECT. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TAKE HOME LESS.
FOR PEOPLE IN THE LOWER INCOME BRACKET WHO SPEND ALMOST ALL OF THE MONEY THEY TAKE HOME.
>> >>PEGGY: I BELIEVE THERE WAS A CAP ON THAT AS WELL, IT DOESN'T KEEP GOING UP FOR PEOPLE
WHO MAKE MORE THAN 200,000? >> >>ALAN GIN: THE CAP IS SOMEWHERE AROUND
110,000 DOLLARS OR SO. >> >>PEGGY: I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. LYN, YOUR 2013 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WAS QUITE
OPTIMISTIC. YOU CALLED IT WILL THE FISCAL FOG CLEAR.
IS SAN DIEGO IN A HAZE STILL, AND IF SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO CLEAR IT UP?
>> >>LYN REASER: IT IS STILL IN A HAZE. WE DID SEE THE REPRIEVE ON THE TAX SIDE, BUT
WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE MONTHS BIG DECISIONS TO MAKE ON THE SPENDING SIDES.
THOSE AUTOMATIC SPENDING CUTS WHICH COULD AFFECT US VERY SEVERELY, DEFENSE, SCIENTIFIC
MEDICAL RESEARCH ARE STILL ON THE STABLE AND THAT WILL NEED TO BE NEGOTIATED.
>> >>PEGGY: THE HAZE IS HANGING UNTIL THOSE CHOICES HAVE BEEN MADE.
ALAN, WHAT DO YOU PREDICT AS FAR AS OUR LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE COMING YEAR AS A POSITIVE
OUT LOOK? >> >>ALAN GIN: I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A GOOD YEAR IN 2013. 2012 HAS TURNED OUT PRETTY WELL, I THINK WE
CAN DO BETTER IN 2013. THAT GOES COUNTER TO WHAT SOME ECONOMISTS
THINK. THEY THINK THAT 2013 WILL BE A WEAK YEAR,
BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC. I EXPECT THAT WILL ADD ABOUT 25 TO 30 JOBS
IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. >> >>PEGGY: WE'RE ALREADY AT A GOOD PLACE,
RIGHT? >> >>ALAN GIN: WE'RE BETTER THAN WHERE WE
WERE. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS BELOW 9%, COMPARED
TO WHERE WE WERE A COUPLE YEARS AGO AT ABOUTT 11%, WE'RE A LOT BETTER.
>> >>PEGGY: LYN, WHERE DO OUR REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN ON THE REBOUND, THERE'S
A HOME VALUES ARE GOING UP A LITTLE. DO YOU PREDICT THAT WILL CONTINUE?
>> >>LYN REASER: YES, THE HOUSING MARKET HAS TURN AD CORNER, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS FOR SAN
DIEGO. A DETRIMENT TO OUR ECONOMY AND NOW WILL PROVIDE
US SOME UP SIDE IN 2013 WE LOOK FOR INCREASES IN SALES, HOME CONSTRUCTION, PRICES.
IT WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT FOR MOST HOME OWNERS AND BUYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUYERS.
>> >>PEGGY: ALAN, THIS IS YOUR AREA, WHAT CAN YOU ADD TO THAT?
>> >>ALAN GIN: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE POSITIVE JOB GROWTH AND INTEREST RATES ARE HISTORIC
LOWS, THAT HELPS ON THE DEMAND SIDE OF THE MARKET.
THERE'S BEEN A LACK OF CONSTRUCTION IN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND A LOT OF THE FORECLOSURES
HAVE BEEN CLEARED OUT OF THE SYSTEM. THERE'S A TIGHT SUPPLY NOW.
THAT COMBINATION VOTE FOR HIGHER HOUSING PRICES IN THE COMING YEAR.
>> >>PEGGY: ABSOLUTELY. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT CERTAINLY THERE'S BIDDING
WARS IT NOW ARE BACK ON THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY. LYNN, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DOWN SIDE OF THIS.
YOU STILL BELIEVE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT CAN DRAG US DOWN HERE IN SAN DIEGO AS FAR
AS THE ECONOMY. >> >>: IN ANOTHER COUPLE MONTHS SO THAT REMAINS
A CLOUD OVER THE AREA WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES ON PART OF THE BUSINESS ABOUT
HEALTH CARE COSTS, FAIREST REGULATIONS. THERE ARE THOSE UNCERTAINTIES.
I DO BELIEVE THAT 2013 WILL BE A BETTER YEAR THAN 2012.
WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD YEAR LAST YEAR. >> >>PEGGY: LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE MILITARY
SPENDING CUTS, OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS HERE AND MILITARY SPENDING HERE
IN SAN DIEGO. ALAN, DO YOU THINK THEY WILL GO THROUGH IN
FULL AFFECT? >> >>ALAN GIN: I THINK SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE
IS GOING TO BE REACHED AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED SO I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOME SLIGHT CUTS
BUT I THINK FOR THE MOST PART IT WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE FUTURE.
POTENTIALLY IF THE CUTS WENT THROUGH IN THEIR ENTIRETY, I'VE HEARD ESTIMATES UP TO 30,000
JOBS COULD BE IMPACTED. SO THAT'S FIXES A PROBLEM.
>> >>PEGGY: MAYBE WE'LL SEE ANOTHER COMPROMISE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR TALKING WITH US.
OUR VIEWERS CAN FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL FORECAST ON OUR WEBSITE,
KPBS.ORG, THANK YOU. >> >>DWANE: THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF SAN DIEGO'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WILL BE SWORN IN TOMORROW.
SCOTT PETERS AND JUAN VARGAS WILL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE AT 9 IN THE MORNING.
PETERS HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE WHILE VARGAS JOINS THE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON IS RELEASED
FROM THE HOSPITAL. SHE'S EAGER TO GET BACK TO THE OFFICE.
CLINTON HAD BEEN TEACHING IN TOUCH FROM HER AWPS BED TALKING TO STAFF BY PHONE AND REVIEWING
PAPER WORK ヲヲ ヲヲ I WAS DANCEING WITH MY DARLING TO THE TENNESSEE WALTZ WHEN AN
OLD FRIEND ヲヲ ヲヲ >> >>DWANE: SINGER PATTI PAGE HAS DIED IN
THE NORTH COUNTY OF ENCINITAS. SHE WAS THE BIGGEST SELLING FEMALE ARTIST
IN THE 1950S. SHE SOLD MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILLION RECORDS,
HAD SEVERAL TELEVISION SHOWS, AND APPEARED IN MOVIES.
PAGE WAS SENT TO RECEIVE A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOR AT NEXT MONTH'S GRAMMY AWARDS.
PAGE WAS 85. IN THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF YEAR WE'VE SEEN GAS
PRICES GO UP AND DOWN. WE FOUND IT DOWN TO $3.59 FOR CASH IN MURPHY
CANYON TODAY. TRIPLE A SAYS THE AVERAGE PRICE FELL 3/TENTH
OF A CENT. THE AVERAGE PRICE AROUND THE COUNTY IS $3.61,
A BIT HIGHER THAN A WEEK AGO, BUT STILL LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME.
CHARGERS HAVE STARTED INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR GENERAL MANAGER TO REPLACE AJ SMITH.
HE WAS FIRED MONDAY ALONG WITH HEAD COACH NORV TURNER.
SPORTS WRITERS BELIEVE IT WAS WITH JIMMY RAY, THE TEAM'S DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL.
IT WAS A DISAPPOINTING SEASON FOR THE CHARGERS TO SAY THE LEAST.
THEY MISSED THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE THIRD SEASON IN A ROW BUT COULD THERE BE SOME PROMISING
NEWS ON THE STADIUM FRONT? ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST PROMINENT MOVERS AND SHAKERS IS WILLING
TO TAKE THE LEAD ON A NEW PROPOSAL. KPBS INVESTIGATIONS PRODUCER JOANNE FARYON
SAT DOWN WITH STEVE CUSHMAN TO SIT DOWN. >> >>JOANNE: HE HAS SAT MOST RECENTLY HELPED
NEGOTIATE THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION. STEVE CUSHMAN IS THE INSIDER.
HE JOINS ME NOW TO TALK ABOUT HIS DECISION FOR A NEW CHARGERS STADIUM.
YOU JUST FINISHED WORKER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS MARY SANDERS NEGOTIATING A NEW BIGGER
CONVENTION CENTER. THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT BUILDING A NEW CHARGERS
STADIUM DOWNTOWN, BUT I THINK YOU'RE IN THE POSITION TOハ IS THERE SOMETHING BETTER?
>> >>STEVE CUSHMAN: IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ON THE TENTH AVENUE MARINE TERMINAL.
THERE IS A SITE ACROSS THE STREET WE LOOKED AT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE CONVENTION CENTER
THAT COULD BE THAT DOWNTOWN SITE. THE ADVANTAGE OF DOWNTOWN IS THERE'S LOTS
OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THE TROLLEY IS THERE, THERE'S LOTS OF PARKING, DOWNTOWN COULD WORK.
EVERY SITE HAS ITS LIMITATIONS, THERE'S A BUS TERMINAL THERE NOW, SO WE'D HAVE TO CLEAN
TUP, BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE POTENTIAL SITES >> >>JOANNE: YOU MENTIONED THE TENTH AVENUE
MARINE TERMINAL. DOUG MANCHESTER IS A HOTEL DEVELOPER, OWNER
OF THE NEWSPAPER, PUSHING FOR TENTH AVENUE MARINE TERMINAL.
I WAS AT A BREAKFAST MEETING WHERE HE WAS A GUEST SPEAKER AT SDSU.
HE SAID I THINK RE DEVELOPING QUALCOMM IS A BETTER IDEA.
THAT'S AN IDEA THAT APPEALS TO YOU, ISN'T IT?
>> >>: IT DOES. DOUG AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR OVER 40 YEARS
AND THIS SOLUTION I THINK HAS SOME LEGS. WHETHER THE FIGURE'S 200ハMILLION, A HUNDRED
MILLION, 400ハMILLION, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US KNOW.
I THINK WHAT IT DOES BRING UP, THOUGH, IS THAT THE SOLUTION SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE.
WE CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT THE CHARGERS TO LEAVE. DEAN SPANOS AND HIS FAMILY HAVE SPENT OVER
$10ハMILLION IN 10 YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL PUBLIC CITIZENS.
IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, I AM VERY CONCERNED THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE SAN
DIEGO. SO I THINK QUALCOMM SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE.
I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD HIRE A FIRM SUCH AS WE HIRED FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION
OUT OF ARIZONA WHO HAS A DECISION THAT DOES THIS TYPE OF ANALYSIS.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO. I THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS AREA, THIS
SOLUTION COULD BE THE ANSWER BECAUSE YOU REALIZE THIS IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY TODAY THAT'S COSTING
THE CITY MONEY EVERY SINGLE YEAR. I THINK IT'S A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT COULD
BRING LOTS OF INCOME TO THE CITY IF WE PUT IN APARTMENTS AND RETAIL AND THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A NEW STADIUM. I THINK IT COULD BE A WONDERFUL ISSUE FOR
US. >> >>: WOULD YOU WORK WITH DOUG MANCHESTER
ON A PROPOSAL LIKE THIS? >> >>: I'D LOVE TO.
DOUG AND I HAVE WORKED ON A LOT OF THINGS OVER THE YEARS, SOMETIMES TOGETHER, SOMETIMES
ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TABLE, BUT I HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR DOUG.
AND IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO COULD DO IT, THEY'RE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME
LOOKING AT THIS AS YOU KNOW PERRY DEALY, CHARLES BLACK A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO DID A STUDY ON
QUALCOMM. I THINK IT SHOULD BE BACK ON THE TABLE.
>> >>: I KNOW YOU ALSO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SPANOS FAMILY.
YOU SAID I WOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT A NEW STADIUM UNLESS I KNEW THEY WANTED TO STAY
SAN DIEGO. YOU SAID YOU FELL ASSURED THEY DID.
HAVE YOU HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM RECENTLY ABOUT THIS?
>> >>: I HAD NOT RECENTLY HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH DEAN SPANOS.
IN 2007 I SERVED ON THE PORT COMMISSION. AT THAT TIME WE HAD 550 ACRES STILL THERE
IN CHULA VISTA, IT WAS SOMETHING THE TEAM WAS INTERESTED IN, WE DID SOME STUDY AT THE
TIME. WE LOOKED AT NATIONAL CITY, THAT DIDN'T WORK
OUT. BUT I STILL FEEL THAT CHULA VISTA IS ALSO
A VIABLE SITE IF IN FACT THE CHARGERS WANTED TO LOOK AT IT.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN 2007, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON IT.
IT DIDN'T WORK AT THAT TIME. BUT I THINK NO REASON IT TOO COULDN'T BE ON
THE TABLE. >> >>: BOB FILNER HAS SAID I'M GOING TO BE
THE TOUGHEST NEGOTIATOR WHEN IT COMES TO A NEW STADIUM AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD SPEND
ANY PUBLIC MONEY. COULD YOU ENVISION BUILDING QUALCOMM WITHOUT
TAX PAYER FUNDS? >> >>: I BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE, ONE POTENTIAL
SOLUTION IF IN FACT THE CITY IS NOW LOSING MONEY ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, IF IN FACT
THERE WAS NO RENT THAT THE DEVELOPER HAD TO PAY, IF IN FACT THE NFL WOULD PUT UP SOME
MONEY FOR THE PROCESS, IF IN FACT YOU COULD BUILD APARTMENTS AND RETAIL, I THINK IT COULD
BE DONE WITHOUT PUBLIC SUBSIDY. >> >>: WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.
COMING OFF SUCH A BAD SEASON, NO HEAD COACH, NO GENERAL MANAGER, DO YOU THINK THERE'S GOING
TO BE PUBLIC SUPPORT BEHIND A NEW STADIUM AT ALL?
>> >>: UNFORTUNATE LAY SPORTS THERE ARE GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS.
IT WAS A TOUGH YEAR, I HAVE NO HESITATION PAYING FOR MY SEASON TICKETS NEXT YEAR, I
KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE LATE. WE ALWAYS SAY IT'S A Y A REBUILDING YEAR.
WE'RE ALL ENTHUSED ABOUT THE CHARGERS, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ROUGH PATCH BUT I
KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A WINNER FOR US. >> >>: I'M RAY ON THE NEXT NEWS HOUR, THE
LATEST NEWS, ANALYSIS, AND IN DEPTH RECORDING YOU'VE TO EXPECT FROM OUR TEAM.
JOIN US TOMORROW FOR THE PBS NEWS HOUR. >> >>DWANE: THE BIGGEST DESALINATION PLANT
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IS DUE TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION SOON IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY T.COULD
BE PROVIDING UP TO 10% OF OUR DRINKING WATER. THE PLANT WILL PUSH EVERYONE'S WATER RATES
HIGHER AND HOW THE COSTS WILL BE SHARED AS HAS TO BE HAMMERED OUT.
ALISON ST. JOHN TAKES US TO THE SITE. >> >>ALISON: YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THE SPOT JUST
NORTH OF THE DISTINCTIVE TOWER OF THE ENCINO POWER PLANT IN CARLSBAD.
THERE ARE MANY REASONS THAT A PRIVATE COMPANY CHOSE THIS SITE FOR A HUGE DESALINATION PLANT.
POSEIDON'S PETER SAID SAN DIEGO BADLY NEEDS AN INSURANCE POLICY IN CASE IT GETS CUT OFF
FROM WATER SUPPLIES. >> >>: WE GET ALMOST 90% OF OUR WATER FROM
SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE IS THE SUBJECT OF INTENSE COMPETITION,
SUBJECT OF COMPREHENSIVE REGULATIONS AND DROUGHT, AND DEPENDS ON SNOW PACK AND RAIN FALL TO
GET HERE. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN FOR
PARTIAL SOLUTION TO SAN DIEGO'S SUPPLIES TOハ FOR AT LEAST ONE SOURCE THAT'S UNDER LOCAL
CONTROL, DROUGHT PROOF AND NOT DEPENDING ON SNOW PACK AND RAIN FALL.
>> >>: ANOTHER REASON THIS IS A GOOD SITE IS POSEIDON WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE OCEAN
INTAKE AND OUT FALL TOWER. >> >>: FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESALINATION PLANT
WE'RE GOING TO USE 300ハMILLION DOLLAR GALLONS A DAY.
>> >>: 100ハMILLION WILL GO THROUGH A REVERSE US A MOWS OWS SYSTEM.
>> >>: INTRODUCE THE SEA WATER THROUGH THESE LITTLE HOLES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE.
AS THE WALTER FLOWS DOWN THROUGH THE MEMBRANE, SOME OF IT WHICH IS FLOWING THROUGH THESE
BLUE CHANNELS IS GOING TO PASS ACROSS THE MEMBRANE AND BECOME FRESH WATER AND ENTER
THIS CENTER COLLECTION TUBE. THE FRESH WATER COMES OUT THE MIDDLE AND THE
REMAINING SALTS AND THE REMAINING SEA WATER WILL FLOW STRAIGHT THROUGH OUT THE BACK.
>> >>: WATER GOES THROUGH THESE FILTERS EIGHT TIMES BEFORE IT'S DRINKABLE.
THE MEMBRANES INSIDE ARE ENOUGH TO STRETCH FROM SAN DIEGO TO SACRAMENTO.
THE EXTRA SALTY SEA WATER GO BACK TO THE OCEAN. >> >>: FOR EVERY GALLON OF CONCENTRATION SEA
WATER, WE BRING IN TWO GALLONS TO MIX WITH IT BEFORE THE COMBINED FLOW GOES TO THE OCEAN.
>> >>: CRITICS SAY THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DILUTE THE WATER ENOUGH.
THEY ACCUSE THE PROJECT FOR MAKING MONEY FOR INVESTORS AT THE EXPENSE OF RATE PAYERS. INVESTORS
PAY FOR THE PLANT BUT WILL BE PAID BACK AS RATE PAYERS BUY THE WATER.
CRITICS SAY RECYCLING EXISTING WATER SUPPLIES WOULD BE CHEAPER.
ORANGE COUNTY ALREADY HAS A BIG RECYCLING PLANT, BUT IT SEEDS WATER FROM THE PLANT INTO
A HUGE GROUND WATER BASIN BEFORE TREATING IT AGAIN.
SAN DIEGO DOESN'T HAVE SUCH AN UNDER GROUND HOLDING TANK AND GETTING STATE PERMITS IS
MORE DIFFICULT. DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER OF SAN DIEGO'S WATER
AUTHORITY SAYS THE COUNTY COULD BE COULDN'T PASS UP THIS PROJECT.
>> >>: THIS PROJECT IS READY TO GO AT THIS POINT.
AND I THINK WHEN IPR IS READY TO GO THERE WILL BE A NEED THERE AS WELL.
>> >>: CARL SAYS RATE PAYERS WILL SEE THE BENEFIT OF BUILDING THE DESALINATION PLANT
NOW BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ARE REALLY LOW AND BORROWING MONEY FOR THE PROJECT IS CHEAP.
>> >>: IT'S A VERY GOOD TIME TO BE HITTING THE BUY MARKET.
>> >>: THERE ARE 24 DIFFERENT WATER AGENCIES REPRESENTED ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER
AUTHORITY. GARY OF THE VALLEY CENTER WATER DISTRICT SUPPORTS
THE DESALINATION PROJECT. >> >>: THE REALITY IS THAT THE CHEAP WATER
SUPPLIES, THE STATE WATER PROJECT, COLORADO RIVER, THAT'S OVER.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE NEXT N INCREMENT OF SUPPLY IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.
>> >>: HE IS WORRIED THAT SOME DISTRICTS MIGHT END UP BEARING THE BRUNT OF THE COST OF THE
DESALINATED WATER. HE HAS CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE EXTRA COSTS
WILL BE SHARED CROSS THE REGION. >> >>: THERE'S NO CERTAINTY OF HOW IT'S GOING
TO TURN OUT. >> >>: WATER RATES WILL GOA BE GOING UP.
>> >>: MAKE A COPY OF YOUR WATER BILL AND STICK IT IN THE DRAWER AND PULL IT OUT IN
10 YEARS AND IT WILL LOOK VERY CHEAP. >> >>: SANDRA CARL SAYS A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL
BE WATCHING HOW THIS DESALINATION PROJECT GOES.
>> >>: THERE'S 12 DESAL PROJECTS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF CONSIDERATION IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
DEPENDING ON HOW THIS PROJECT GOES, WILL, I'M SURE, IMPACT WHETHER OR NOT THOSE PROJECTS
MOVE FORWARD. FOR CALIFORNIA THAT IS VERY DEPENDENT ON WATER,
AND VERY CHALLENGED BY WATER SOURCES, IT COULD PROVIDE AN OPENING TO THIS STATE THAT HASN'T
BEEN THERE BEFORE TO HAVE A MUCH MORE RELIABLE SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
>> >>: DESALINATING WATER FROM THE OCEAN IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN RECYCLING EXISTING SOURCES
OF DRINKING WATER. THE UNFORTUNATE PHRASE TOILET TO TAP HAS MADE
RECYCLING MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE PUBLIC TO SWALLOW.
THE DECISION TO BUY WATER FROM THIS DESALINATION PLANT IS AN HISTORIC ONE, BUT IT WILL BE YEARS
IN THE FUTURE UNTIL WE KNOW IF IT WAS A WISE CHOICE.
>> >>DWANE: POSEIDON PLANS TO START CONSTRUCTION OF THE DESAL PLANT THIS MONTH.
CALIFORNIA'S WATER MANAGERS GOT SOME GOOD NEWS FROM THE MOUNTAINS TODAY, THE SNOW PACK
IN THE SIERRA NEVADA IS ABOUT NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR THANKS TO A SERIES OF STORMS
LAST MONTH. MOST OF THE STATE GETS ITS DRINKING WATER
FROM SIERRA SNOW MELT. THE NEW YEAR STARTED WITH SOME HEAVY SURF AT OUR BEACHES. THE WEATHER
SERVICE WAS PREDICTING WAVES UP TO 9ハFEET, BUT THE SURFERS AT WIND & SEA SAID THEY WERE
ABOUT HALF THAT SIZE. BUT THERE IS STILL A WARNING ABOUT THE WATER'S
DOWN IN IMPERIAL BEACH TONIGHT. THEY'RE OFF LIMITS SOUTH OF CAR NATION AVENUE
BECAUSE OF SEWAGE AND RUN OFF FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER.
NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTING PARTLY CLOUDY
CONDITIONS AND MID 60S ALONG THE COAST, JUST A LITTLE BIT WARMER FOR THE INLAND AREAS.
WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FOOT HILLS AND EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS, SUNNY AND LOW 60S IN THE DESERT TOMORROW WITH SOME CLOUDS
MOVING IN LATER IN THE WEEK. TONIGHTS STORIES ARE ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.
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