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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>With Tiffany Hobbs right here on KFI AM six forty

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<v Speaker 2>live everywhere on your iHeartRadio app. We are two days

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<v Speaker 2>into this Memorial Day weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>We are in the thick of it all.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you feel it? Does it feel like a holiday weekend?

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<v Speaker 2>Does it feel like a three day weekend for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Certainly does for me because usually around this time, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>starting to anticipate what Monday generally brings, you know, kind

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<v Speaker 2>of preparing for that and getting back into the work week.

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<v Speaker 2>But we have that extra day, and what do we

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<v Speaker 2>have to thank but those brave people who gave their

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<v Speaker 2>lives to ensure that we have the freedoms in this

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<v Speaker 2>country that we enjoy. So make sure again that you

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<v Speaker 2>keep their memory, that you memorialize those people this week

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<v Speaker 2>and keep them at the forefront, because if it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>for their sacrifices, we wouldn't have this weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>For sure.

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<v Speaker 2>It's definitely about more more than your barbecue and more

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<v Speaker 2>than your hanging out. It's about remembering why we are here.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, we're two days into this Memorial Day weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>and like every holiday weekend in Southern California, it always

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<v Speaker 2>comes with news that surprises absolutely no one. So shocker,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a possible record breaking accumulation of travel, if you will,

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<v Speaker 2>over this Memorial Day weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>And what am I talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about the travel rush that's started on Friday

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<v Speaker 2>and is estimated to continue until about eight pm tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>And estimate it's three point six million passengers will be

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<v Speaker 2>traveling by plane, many more will be traveling by car.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know how you're traveling. If you're traveling,

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<v Speaker 2>but you certainly want to kind of keep abreast of

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on lest you find yourself out in the

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<v Speaker 2>crush of all these people who are coming and going.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you've been outside, especially since our weather is

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<v Speaker 2>pretty decent this weekend, then you know there's traffic driving here.

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<v Speaker 2>The one O one, the one on one North was packed,

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<v Speaker 2>was packed on a Sunday. There are no more, I

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<v Speaker 2>think gap times where traffic is light. It seems like

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<v Speaker 2>if you get on one of our Southern California freeways

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<v Speaker 2>you are bound to run into traffic. There's no more

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<v Speaker 2>rush hour, there's just rush and we're all seemingly going somewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's get into some more information about this quote

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<v Speaker 2>unquote record setting weekend that's supposed to break records set

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<v Speaker 2>twenty years ago. Robin, do you have that audio queued

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<v Speaker 2>up for us? You're ready for it, Let's get into it.

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<v Speaker 4>Triple A predicts a record set twenty years ago will

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<v Speaker 4>be broken as more than forty five million people are

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<v Speaker 4>expected to travel fifty miles or more of this holiday weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll trying to go to Miami, but man, take us

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<v Speaker 4>away to Expencer, So I'm going to shill out of

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<v Speaker 4>southwest Side. Even though domestic flights are a little more

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<v Speaker 4>expensive this year than last year, three point six million

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<v Speaker 4>people will be flying.

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<v Speaker 5>Man, I'm a procascinator, so I've missed so many flights

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<v Speaker 5>from this airport.

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<v Speaker 4>It's so unfortunate.

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<v Speaker 6>But I'm getting there pretty early now.

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<v Speaker 4>Real ideas or passports are required for domestic flights. If

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<v Speaker 4>you don't have one, you will still be allowed to travel,

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<v Speaker 4>but you may have to go through additional screenings. Some

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<v Speaker 4>say flying outs is easier than where you're going. We

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<v Speaker 4>are flying to New York, so it's arguably the worst

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<v Speaker 4>airport in the world. But so far, so I've got

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<v Speaker 4>TRIPAA says thirty nine million people will also be driving

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<v Speaker 4>this holiday weekend, so if you plan to stay local,

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<v Speaker 4>expect to bumper to bumper traffic.

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<v Speaker 7>You want to be mindful that there are going to

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<v Speaker 7>be a lot of cars on the roads people heading

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<v Speaker 7>to the airport.

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<v Speaker 4>If you don't want to sit in traffic, leave early

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<v Speaker 4>and avoid times. Travelers believe the hassle of getting around

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<v Speaker 4>worth it. And remember everyone who's leaving has to come

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<v Speaker 4>back eventually, So on Monday, peak travel times will be

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<v Speaker 4>between four and seven, so it's best to leave before

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<v Speaker 4>two o'clock if you want to avoid any.

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<v Speaker 2>Traffic where you like me waiting for him to clear

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<v Speaker 2>his throat, I feel like he's done a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>talking about this traffic situation over the last few days.

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<v Speaker 3>But you heard it right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Thirty nine million people by car, up quite a few

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<v Speaker 2>more forty five million by air, and that is through

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<v Speaker 2>Triple a's kind of diagnostic of this weekend, and a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them seem to be coming to Southern California.

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<v Speaker 2>We are always a go to place. You heard that, gentleman,

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<v Speaker 2>say the procrastinator self proclaimed Miami, Los Angeles, and then

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<v Speaker 2>some other coastal cities, those are the way or those

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<v Speaker 2>are the places in which people want to go most.

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<v Speaker 2>And Triple A did mention as well that rental car

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<v Speaker 2>rates are down, although domestic flights are a bit more expensive.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you've looked at your Google Flights

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<v Speaker 2>or any sort of flight booking app, but good lord,

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<v Speaker 2>it's expensive to go to and from It makes you

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<v Speaker 2>want to travel by car. But let's say if you

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<v Speaker 2>travel by car and you want to rent a car,

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<v Speaker 2>there are some issues with renting out of southern California.

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<v Speaker 2>I do remember, maybe a year or two ago, wanting

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<v Speaker 2>to rent a car to travel to Las Vegas, just

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<v Speaker 2>so I didn't put miles on my own car. I

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<v Speaker 2>have a lease and didn't want to inflate those miles.

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<v Speaker 2>And in trying to rent a car the car rental company,

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<v Speaker 2>I forget what the name, which one it was, which

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<v Speaker 2>one of the major ones, like Hurts or Enterprise or

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<v Speaker 2>something like that, they wanted a fifteen hundred dollars deposit

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<v Speaker 2>just to ensure that I would not, I guess, leave.

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<v Speaker 3>The country with the car.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no clue tote of my plan, said this

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<v Speaker 2>is what I'm going to do. I'm just doing this

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<v Speaker 2>for a long weekend, and they want it. As a

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<v Speaker 2>Southern California resident in this is after all the checks

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<v Speaker 2>and balances that we all pass just to rent a car,

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<v Speaker 2>they wanted this hugely inflated deposit. So while rental car

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<v Speaker 2>rates may be down, I do wonder if our Southern

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<v Speaker 2>California residents are faring well because it seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>a bit inequitable when it comes to that. But as well,

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<v Speaker 2>if you are traveling by plane, this is the first

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<v Speaker 2>major weekend in which the real ID policy is being

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<v Speaker 2>put into effect. So far, I'm hearing and reading that

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<v Speaker 2>there aren't many issues.

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<v Speaker 3>There are separate lines.

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<v Speaker 2>Please weigh in on the talk back and let us

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<v Speaker 2>know if you've done any traveling with your real ID

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<v Speaker 2>or without your real ID, what that's been like for you.

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<v Speaker 2>But as you know that IDA is required for domestic

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<v Speaker 2>flights and if you don't have it, there are other

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<v Speaker 2>ways that you can travel, for sure, but it can

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<v Speaker 2>choke the security process. According to Triple A, Monday's travel

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<v Speaker 2>peak times are between twelve am and twelve am. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what I would say, But four pm and seven pm

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<v Speaker 2>shocker to absolutely no one, and they suggest that if

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<v Speaker 2>you are traveling back home, wherever you're going, or wherever

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<v Speaker 2>you may be boarding next that it's best to leave

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<v Speaker 2>before two pm to avoid any heavy traffic, to which

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<v Speaker 2>I say has triple A not been on our Southern

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<v Speaker 2>California roads lately, because before two pm is the same

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<v Speaker 2>as four pm. It's the same thing you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be in traffic. Just prepare. It's a Memorial Day week

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a holiday weekend. People are out as they

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<v Speaker 2>should be, and just kind of buckle up for it all.

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<v Speaker 2>It comes part and parcel with living in sunny Southern California.

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<v Speaker 2>Something else that comes with living in this beautiful region

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<v Speaker 2>our beach and a lot of people use our beaches

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<v Speaker 2>as their vacation destination. I'm going to tell you when

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<v Speaker 2>we come back, what Southern California beach has made the

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<v Speaker 2>top five on a list of California's dirtiest beaches, and

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<v Speaker 2>what beaches have kind of gotten a pat on the

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<v Speaker 2>back for improving their status. Yeah, we have some really

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<v Speaker 2>dirty beaches, and I'll let you know before you take

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<v Speaker 2>a dip.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Filling in today on this Memorial Day weekend. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>no one else was available. I'm the only one who

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<v Speaker 2>has no life. I'm very happy to be here with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening. We're talking right now in these first

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<v Speaker 2>few segments, really about what's going on with our beaches,

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on locally with travel, because California, especially Southern California,

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<v Speaker 2>is a prime vacation destination. People want to here, and

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<v Speaker 2>those of us who are here, we know there are

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<v Speaker 2>wonderful things, and then, of course there are not so

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<v Speaker 2>wonderful things. So if you are looking to come to

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<v Speaker 2>if you're already here in southern California and you're wanting

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<v Speaker 2>to hit our beaches, because that's what we do, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what you're here for. The short answer of it is don't.

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<v Speaker 2>What you're like, what do you mean don't. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>I'm here, why I booked that expensive flight and got

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<v Speaker 2>the whole hotel room situated, and want to go to

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<v Speaker 2>the beach, want to lay out? Yeah, probably not the

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<v Speaker 2>best idea right now.

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<v Speaker 3>And here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of the beaches they're fine, some of them are fine,

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<v Speaker 2>they're okay, But to be honest, it's kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>crapshoot at this point, no pun intended.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's find out why.

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<v Speaker 7>Hey, I've released it's annual list of the dirtiest beaches

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<v Speaker 7>in California, claiming the unwanted top spot is Playa Blanca

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<v Speaker 7>in Baja California. The beach's water quality is considered dirty

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<v Speaker 7>due to sewage pollution, particularly from a nearby treatment plant.

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<v Speaker 7>The remaining top five spots belong to Santa Monica Pier,

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<v Speaker 7>Tijuana Slough at Tiwanna River, Tijuana River Mouth Rather in

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<v Speaker 7>San Diego County, Chicken Ranch Beach at Channel in Marine County,

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<v Speaker 7>and Linda mar Beach at San Pedro Creek in San

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<v Speaker 7>Mateo County. As for the state's cleanest beaches, the part

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<v Speaker 7>we all want to hear all ten We're in Orange County.

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<v Speaker 3>Lucky Orange County.

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<v Speaker 2>Way to brag, right, Well, the thing about it is

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people who are vacationing in southern California,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not necessarily going to Orange County beaches. They may

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<v Speaker 2>go to Disneyland, they may go to things out there

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<v Speaker 2>in Anaheim, but they're not necessarily setting their sights on

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<v Speaker 2>beaches that are out that way.

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<v Speaker 3>That's more of a local thing.

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<v Speaker 2>We Southern Californians go to Orange County, we go to Laguna,

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<v Speaker 2>go down to that area. People are coming here for

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<v Speaker 2>the big ones, right your Venice Beach, your Santa Monica,

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<v Speaker 2>your Malibu, all of which have been greatly affected since

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<v Speaker 2>the Palisades fire specifically, But strangely enough, this list of

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<v Speaker 2>dirtiest beaches doesn't even include or does not even account

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<v Speaker 2>for wildfire runoff.

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<v Speaker 3>So what's actually going on? When you think about it.

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<v Speaker 2>These studies happen every year and again they're a shocker

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<v Speaker 2>to no one if you live here. If you live here,

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of know which beaches to avoid. You can

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely give a recommendation recommendation on where not to go.

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<v Speaker 2>And at the top of that recommendation list of maybe

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<v Speaker 2>where not to go is probably the Santa Monica Peer

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<v Speaker 2>and its beach around And Santa Monica Peer actually ranked

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<v Speaker 2>number two to this year on Heal the Based Dirtiest

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<v Speaker 2>Beaches list. That's unfortunate. So the criteria was water quality, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>now here we go, fecal bacteria coliform E coli and

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<v Speaker 2>and and runoff from bird waste and other urban sorts

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<v Speaker 2>of runoff. Heal the Bay Monitors beaches up and down

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<v Speaker 2>the California coast, and they did survey more than five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred beaches. Santa Monica Pier came in number two on

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<v Speaker 2>the list of dirtiest beaches. We're not talking about the

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<v Speaker 2>syringes in the sand. We're not talking about the tents

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<v Speaker 2>along the boardwalk or the pier there. We're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>the actual water quality and when you also add into

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<v Speaker 2>had Ashley Osin up the California Coastal Alliance on Saturdays

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<v Speaker 2>with Tiffany a few weeks ago. That water and that runoff,

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<v Speaker 2>that sand is considered right now to be highly toxic

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<v Speaker 2>due to the fire debris. And California Coastal Alliance includes

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<v Speaker 2>the Santa Monica Pier area from that area north into

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<v Speaker 2>Malibu and all the way down to El Segundo at

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<v Speaker 2>least on the list of places they say you should

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely stay out of.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's a separate issue entirely.

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<v Speaker 2>Heal the Bays survey is talking about fecal bacteria.

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<v Speaker 3>There's poop in the water, They're talking about E. Coli.

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<v Speaker 2>They're talking about other pathogens that could be harmful to

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<v Speaker 2>beach goers. Of the five hundred beaches that Heal the

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<v Speaker 2>Diego County, three in San Mateo County, and one in

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<v Speaker 2>the Santa Monica Pier. That's really disheartening, the only one.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a quote from the chief executive of Heal the

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<v Speaker 2>families who visit Santa Monica for a day of fun

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<v Speaker 2>in the sun may be unknowingly risking illness by splashing

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<v Speaker 2>in polluted waters. She goes on to say it's time

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<v Speaker 2>for the city of Santa Monica to prioritize efforts to

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<v Speaker 2>identify and reduce bacteria levels at the Santa Monica Pier.

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<v Speaker 2>Santa Monica Pier also experienced quite a few upgrades over

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<v Speaker 3>They got some.

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<v Speaker 2>Nice new wood sighting out there, and they got some

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<v Speaker 2>nice new attractions, made it look all shiny. Everything's in

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<v Speaker 2>preparation for the Olympics and all these other big events

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<v Speaker 2>that are on their way. But everything that is counted

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<v Speaker 2>amongst the list there from Heal the Bay in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of is attributed to urban runoff and high levels of

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<v Speaker 2>water contaminating activities, including the disposal of fish guts from

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<v Speaker 2>recreational fishing. So you have poop in the water and

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<v Speaker 2>you have fish guts, and that, my friends, is what

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<v Speaker 2>sums up Santa Monica. Pere knock yourselves out. So the

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<v Speaker 2>ten dirtiest beaches again, we're in Baja California, San Diego County,

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<v Speaker 2>Mateo County, Marin County, and out there again near kind

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<v Speaker 2>of near the border of Mexico and California. But there

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<v Speaker 2>is some good news in this really really disgusting list.

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<v Speaker 2>Out of the more than five hundred beaches monitored, sixty

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<v Speaker 2>two actually earned a spot on Heal the Bays on

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<v Speaker 2>a roll, which means they've made a significant improvement since

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<v Speaker 2>last year. So here are the beaches you you should

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<v Speaker 2>go to. Don't go to the Santa Monica Pier. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>go to Balboa Beach at the Wedge in Orange County,

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<v Speaker 2>Balboa Peer Beach in Orange County, Capistrano County Beach, Crystal

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<v Speaker 2>Cove State Park, Dana Point Harbor. These are all in

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<v Speaker 2>Orange County. Huntington City Beach, Laguna Beach.

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<v Speaker 2>Robin Newport Bay, North Aliso County Beach, and San Clemente

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<v Speaker 2>Pier in La County. There are seven Honor Roll beaches

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<v Speaker 2>so we can brag as well, and those beaches include

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<v Speaker 2>Doc Whiler State Beach, to which I say, don't do it.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>The fact that there's the parking is horrible, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you're just gonna be around a lot of teenagers.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the hot spot.

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<v Speaker 2>Doc Whiler is the hot spot for the bonfires and

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<v Speaker 2>the meetups, and it's just not really a family friendly place.

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<v Speaker 2>But Doc Whiler did make Honor Roll Hermosa Beach, love

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<v Speaker 2>Hermosa Beach, Long Point in Rancho Palace Verdes, Manhattan Beach

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<v Speaker 2>at twenty eighth Streets, specifically Nicholas Beach at San Nicholas Canyon,

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<v Speaker 2>Palace Verdes, be fore warned you need to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that you are doing the right thing because those officials

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<v Speaker 2>down there don't want people bring in their issues to

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<v Speaker 2>Palace Verdes. So if you're gonna go enjoy yourself, make

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<v Speaker 2>sure you are having nice clean fun. Take all your

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<v Speaker 2>debaucherous activities up to Hermosa instead. When we come back,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about Governor Newsome and Mayor Bass's

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<v Speaker 2>security plan for the reopening of PCH. Just opened on

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<v Speaker 2>Friday after being closed since the Palisades fire in January.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's been months and months and months, and now

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<v Speaker 2>PCH is back open, but not so fast because even

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<v Speaker 2>though you're able to go, it's going to look and

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<v Speaker 2>feel very different when you do. We'll talk about all

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<v Speaker 2>of that and more.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe a drive up PCH is on your list, it's

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<v Speaker 2>in your future. Maybe you're on PCH now. And perhaps

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<v Speaker 2>it's nostalgia. You love like I do driving up PCH

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<v Speaker 2>windows down, or I have a car where you can

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<v Speaker 2>remove the top that it's kind of my favorite and

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<v Speaker 2>get that so that you can drive up a coastline

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<v Speaker 2>and take the top off and soak it all in right,

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<v Speaker 2>Or maybe it's a combination of that nostalgia. And I

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<v Speaker 2>say nostalgia because we haven't been able to drive up

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<v Speaker 2>PCH or down PCH in months, months, months, months, a

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<v Speaker 2>long time because of the Palisades fire. So maybe it's

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<v Speaker 2>a mix of nostalgia and also curiosity wanting to know

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<v Speaker 2>what the landscape looks like. Now I know I do,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've all been barred unless you're a resident of

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<v Speaker 2>the Palisades from seeing the effects up close of the

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<v Speaker 2>Palisades Fire, of just being able to take PCH north

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<v Speaker 2>and southbound past very specific points. Well, it's finally back

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<v Speaker 2>open after all these months of being closed, and I

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<v Speaker 2>am excited. I'm excited. I can't wait to get out there.

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<v Speaker 2>I imagine the same can be said for you, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>unless you are a person directly impacted by the fires.

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<v Speaker 2>But for those of us who have always used PCH

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<v Speaker 2>as an escape, it's going to look a lot different.

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<v Speaker 3>It's going to feel a lot different. And here's why

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<v Speaker 3>the drive will look different.

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<v Speaker 8>But for the first time since January's fires, almost eleven

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<v Speaker 8>miles the Pacific Coast Highway have reopened, just in time

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<v Speaker 8>for the holiday weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>We're excited for what is.

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<v Speaker 8>An important part of the movement forward towards are rebuilt.

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<v Speaker 8>Many support the reopening, especially because it will help businesses

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<v Speaker 9>Our business has been off by eighty or ninety percent, probably.

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<v Speaker 8>Carter Crariy is the owner of Malibu Divers. He's hopeful

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<v Speaker 8>that more traffic will boost his struggling shop.

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<v Speaker 9>We're certainly happy. We've gone four months with no business

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<v Speaker 9>in Our summer season starts in May, so we're hopeful

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<v Speaker 9>that we'll have a shop full of people.

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<v Speaker 8>For drivers heading out to pch, there are a few

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<v Speaker 8>things you need to know. Two lanes will open in

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<v Speaker 8>each direction, but look out for lane shifts because of

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<v Speaker 8>repair work. A twenty five mile per hour speed limit

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<v Speaker 8>will be enforced between Tamescal Canyon Road and the Palisades

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<v Speaker 8>and Carbon Beach Terrace in Malibu. There's no parking or

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<v Speaker 8>stopping in work zones. Be prepared for slow moving maintenance vehicles.

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<v Speaker 8>Though many people are happy to see the highway reopened

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<v Speaker 8>with increased track, some have security concerns.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll say, of course, and those security concerns include accessing

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<v Speaker 2>the Palisades, these neighborhoods that were impacted by the fires,

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<v Speaker 2>accessing these properties that are vacant that have been leveled,

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<v Speaker 2>people who are starting to rebuild. Of course, people in

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<v Speaker 2>those neighborhoods have every right to be concerned, and as

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<v Speaker 2>a person who enjoys this area. I also understand people

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<v Speaker 2>who are interested in using it again as a thoroughfare

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<v Speaker 2>or as a kind of leisurely little short dacation getaway.

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<v Speaker 2>But despite this reopening, which did occur on Friday, and

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<v Speaker 2>again I said at the top of the show, we're

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<v Speaker 2>well into the thick of things with this Memorial Day weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>access into the Palisades, specifically into these neighborhoods, will continue

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<v Speaker 2>to remain limited to only resid cidence, business owners, employees,

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<v Speaker 2>and contractors. Don't go in there trying to be a

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<v Speaker 2>lucky lou trying to see the burned out properties, or

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<v Speaker 2>trying to see the rebuilding process. It's not for you.

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<v Speaker 2>You are to stay on PCH and go where you

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<v Speaker 2>need to go. Don't try and kreem or take a

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<v Speaker 2>detour up into these neighborhoods, because you will absolutely be stopped.

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<v Speaker 2>City and state officials are saying that there will be

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<v Speaker 2>a robust law enforcement continuance. They were already deployed, they've

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<v Speaker 2>been there, and now they're just repositioning themselves up and

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<v Speaker 2>down PCH to mitigate this insurgence of people who are

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<v Speaker 2>now back on PCH ready to enjoy it. There will

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<v Speaker 2>also be a significant increase in security checkpoints. There were

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<v Speaker 2>originally five checkpoints up and down PCH in the approved area,

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<v Speaker 2>and now there will be sixteen checkpoints. So you're not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get anywhere fast, I'll tell you that much. And

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<v Speaker 2>there will be twenty four hour LAPD officers and LAPD presence.

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<v Speaker 2>Mayor Bass went on to say, quote, the reopening of

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<v Speaker 2>Pacific Coast Highway marks an important step forward in our

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<v Speaker 2>recovery effort in the Palisades, which is on track to

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<v Speaker 2>be the fastest in state history. Enough enough with the

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<v Speaker 2>platitudes and the the contextual kind of competition of the

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<v Speaker 2>fastest compared to this, and that it can't necessarily be

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<v Speaker 2>the fastest if it doesn't feel like the fastest for

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<v Speaker 2>the residents who say that many of them are going

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<v Speaker 2>to and have already started the process to actually sell

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<v Speaker 2>their properties because things are not going nearly as fast

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<v Speaker 2>as they would hope. Governor k Newsome went on to say,

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<v Speaker 2>to the survivor of these fires, we have your back.

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<v Speaker 2>The state is committed to the security of neighborhoods and

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<v Speaker 2>families who have been impacted. Councy Member Tracy Park, who

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<v Speaker 2>I just really enjoy she seems to often be on

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<v Speaker 2>the right side of things, pretty logical. She credited the

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<v Speaker 2>ongoing support from state and local agencies for helping reduce

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<v Speaker 2>crime during their recovery, and other Assembly members and local

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<v Speaker 2>officials praise the multi agency responses. They highlighted that there

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<v Speaker 2>are checkpoints and that LAPD is out there, and that

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<v Speaker 2>residence should and will continue to feel safe. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a start contrast to what's going on in al To Dina.

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<v Speaker 2>In Olta Dina in the days immediately after the fire,

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<v Speaker 2>after the smoke started to clear, I'd say about a

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<v Speaker 2>week maybe two weeks after the fire, so end of January,

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<v Speaker 2>anyone could access Alta Dina, didn't matter. There were checkpoints

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<v Speaker 2>at certain points, but overall, the majority of the Altadena

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<v Speaker 2>area was very accessible. There weren't these same precautions and

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<v Speaker 2>measures in place to prevent people from being curious or

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<v Speaker 2>being nefarious. And I'm happy that the Palisades has enjoyed this,

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<v Speaker 2>and i do want them to continue, because.

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<v Speaker 3>All these people are going to get out on PCH.

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<v Speaker 2>Now and you can't monitor everyone, obviously, but it is

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<v Speaker 2>inequitable unfortunately, with those people in Altadena versus the people

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<v Speaker 2>in the Palisades. I hope that the security measures will

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<v Speaker 2>ramp up in Altadena, which reports an influx of burglaries

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<v Speaker 2>and other sorts of criminal activity in the last few

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<v Speaker 2>months since the fires as well. You should know that

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<v Speaker 2>when PCH is fully functional fully functional this weekend, there

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<v Speaker 2>will be a twenty five mile per hour speed limit.

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<v Speaker 3>You are going nowhere fast.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're expecting to go to your favorite restaurant,

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<v Speaker 2>you're expecting to visit friends, or just to hang out

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<v Speaker 2>on the beach, just to take a drive, you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to have to what do they say, pack your patients.

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<v Speaker 3>I hate that saying, but it's true.

422
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<v Speaker 2>You're going to have to pack your patients because there's

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty five mile per hour speed limit. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you decide that you want to kind of get around

425
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<v Speaker 2>that speed limit and test law enforcement, just know that

426
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<v Speaker 2>there are going to be many police out there and

427
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<v Speaker 2>Cowtrans and the CHP remind the public that finds, especially

428
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<v Speaker 2>for traffic violations, are doubled in active work zones. All

429
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<v Speaker 2>of PCH is an active work zone, So don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that if you see cones that's where you need to

431
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<v Speaker 2>be slow. You need to really treat this entire stretch

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<v Speaker 2>of highway as an active work zone, and it will

433
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<v Speaker 2>be that way for quite a while, unfortunately, especially as

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<v Speaker 2>we get back into kind of the major part of

435
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<v Speaker 2>fire season from now until the fall. When we come back,

436
00:27:20.720 --> 00:27:24.200
<v Speaker 2>we're going to shift gears from talking about your big, bright,

437
00:27:24.359 --> 00:27:28.880
<v Speaker 2>beautiful beaches to your bright, beautiful future or is it.

438
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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you which college major as one of the

439
00:27:33.079 --> 00:27:36.920
<v Speaker 2>highest unemployment rates, something we all should be aware of,

440
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<v Speaker 2>especially if you have kids who are going to college.

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<v Speaker 2>It's graduation season where you yourself are thinking about perhaps

442
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<v Speaker 2>getting into another field. I'll tell you what field you

443
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<v Speaker 2>probably won't be able to find a job in and more.

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<v Speaker 3>On the other side of the break, you're.

445
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<v Speaker 1>Listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

446
00:27:55.119 --> 00:27:58.480
<v Speaker 2>Timmy Hobs here with you, and we're talking about not

447
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<v Speaker 2>vacationing anymore. We're kind moving away from that, although we

448
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<v Speaker 2>will in our deeper dive segment at the top of

449
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<v Speaker 2>the three o'clock hour, we'll get into why PCH is

450
00:28:09.920 --> 00:28:14.319
<v Speaker 2>losing its luster and to be honest, why it's falling apart.

451
00:28:14.799 --> 00:28:17.880
<v Speaker 2>We'll really look into some detail with that. But returning

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of what I teased before about college majors

453
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<v Speaker 2>and unemployment.

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<v Speaker 3>It's graduation season.

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<v Speaker 2>You probably have seen someone off to graduation during this month,

456
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<v Speaker 2>or at least the very least. You're aware that it's

457
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<v Speaker 2>graduation season, and the conversations around what to do next

458
00:28:40.799 --> 00:28:44.799
<v Speaker 2>are kind of on the tip of everyone's lips. Okay,

459
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<v Speaker 2>especially in terms of where jobs will be and what

460
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<v Speaker 2>jobs will be available for all of those entering the

461
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<v Speaker 2>job market. Well, there's one major that won't make you

462
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<v Speaker 2>any money. And here's the thing. Often we think of

463
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<v Speaker 2>that particular category as involving certain majors. Let's let's kind

464
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<v Speaker 2>of take a little informal survey. Robin, Richie, Nikki, everyone's here.

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<v Speaker 2>When you think about college majors, which ones do you

466
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<v Speaker 2>think do not equate to a high salary?

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<v Speaker 10>Journalism? But I love it. I love what I do.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, we'll start the GoFundMe.

469
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<v Speaker 10>Nicki, she's getting her headphones.

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<v Speaker 3>Getting her headphones.

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<v Speaker 2>Robin being a board or everything's radio based journalism board operation.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 10>I feel like a lot of that's kind of gone

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<v Speaker 10>out of the window.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah. The arts, Yeah, the arts, I feel like that's

476
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<v Speaker 5>not you know, what we're thriving for right now? Right?

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<v Speaker 10>It varies like it depends who you ask.

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<v Speaker 5>Like for me, like, I knew from the get go

479
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<v Speaker 5>that that's not gonna, you know, get me a mansion,

480
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<v Speaker 5>you know, but I figured I'd rather do something that

481
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<v Speaker 5>I actually enjoy doing and not make you feel like

482
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<v Speaker 5>it's work work, And you know, that's that's where I'm

483
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<v Speaker 5>at with that.

484
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<v Speaker 10>But what about you, Nikki? What do you think about

485
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<v Speaker 10>this situation?

486
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<v Speaker 3>So do sir NICKI?

487
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<v Speaker 6>It's oh, I can't hear myself. I mean I studied

488
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<v Speaker 6>journalism at school. Okay, that is definitely not a viable

489
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<v Speaker 6>career path at the moment. Thinking short form into the future,

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know. Tech is really floundering at the moment.

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<v Speaker 3>It is.

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<v Speaker 6>Tech a few years ago was huge and booming, and

493
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<v Speaker 6>now it's just layoffs and layoffs and downsizing and AI

494
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<v Speaker 6>and offshoring. So I think it's something to do with

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<v Speaker 6>tech maybe.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, you're right on, Nikki. If we were

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<v Speaker 2>offering a prize, you would be the closest. Because while

498
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<v Speaker 2>often people think of kind of English or the arts.

499
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<v Speaker 3>Or other sort of.

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<v Speaker 2>People or social services leaning majors, the one college major

501
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<v Speaker 2>that has the highest unemployment unemployment rate despite ranking as

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<v Speaker 2>one of the most popular majors actually is computer science.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, I did not expect for that to happen.

504
00:31:22.079 --> 00:31:25.480
<v Speaker 2>And the thing about it is during COVID, the demand

505
00:31:25.519 --> 00:31:29.920
<v Speaker 2>for computer science majors skyrocketed. People wanted a lot of

506
00:31:30.039 --> 00:31:34.359
<v Speaker 2>web based and online sort of expertise. So you had

507
00:31:34.400 --> 00:31:39.680
<v Speaker 2>these computer science majors and professionals who had work just everywhere.

508
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<v Speaker 3>It was plentiful.

509
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<v Speaker 2>But as we've all known this year to be, it's

510
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<v Speaker 2>kind of been the year of mass layoffs. Companies like

511
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<v Speaker 2>Amazon and Google have laid off thousands of workers to

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<v Speaker 2>boost their own profits. And because of these layoffs and

513
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<v Speaker 2>these these big companies cutting out these computer science oriented degrees,

514
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<v Speaker 2>the major has lost a lot of its appeal in

515
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<v Speaker 2>the job market. So when we think about jobs specifically

516
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<v Speaker 2>for computer science majors, these are these software developers. These

517
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<v Speaker 2>are your people who are creating the patches for your

518
00:32:20.599 --> 00:32:26.319
<v Speaker 2>software or your upgrades or whatnot. These are these cybersecurity professionals,

519
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<v Speaker 2>people who are monitoring to make sure that there's no

520
00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:34.599
<v Speaker 2>inappropriate activity, that you're not being hacked. These are your

521
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<v Speaker 2>web developers, people who are creating, building maintaining websites. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of these positions have since been turned over to

523
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<v Speaker 2>a I. So computer science as a people focused degree

524
00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:56.920
<v Speaker 2>has lost a lot of its appeal because you have

525
00:32:57.000 --> 00:33:00.359
<v Speaker 2>to pay people, You got to give people in shure currence,

526
00:33:00.759 --> 00:33:05.599
<v Speaker 2>you have to hopefully be fair to people. AI None

527
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<v Speaker 2>of that matters. You program it to monitor cybersecurity, you

528
00:33:10.880 --> 00:33:14.559
<v Speaker 2>program it to develop this website, you program it to

529
00:33:14.680 --> 00:33:18.319
<v Speaker 2>develop software and maintain it, and you just let it

530
00:33:18.480 --> 00:33:23.559
<v Speaker 2>do its thing. So computer engineering has seen a spike

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<v Speaker 2>to seven point five percent unemployment rate, which is making

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<v Speaker 2>people who are in that job market really question whether

533
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<v Speaker 2>or not they should stay.

534
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<v Speaker 3>In that area.

535
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<v Speaker 2>A lot of the computer science majors, a lot of

536
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<v Speaker 2>these graduates are shifting away from computer science. They're going

537
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<v Speaker 2>into nutrition sciences, construction services, civil engineering. Those three have

538
00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:56.400
<v Speaker 2>seen an uptick since computer science has seen this major

539
00:33:56.920 --> 00:34:03.920
<v Speaker 2>down grade. Sadly, overall, unemployment amongst college graduates is increasing

540
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<v Speaker 2>across the board. Doesn't really matter what field you're in,

541
00:34:07.640 --> 00:34:12.159
<v Speaker 2>whether journalism or computer science or anything in between. Unfortunately,

542
00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:16.800
<v Speaker 2>unemployment is increasing. There's a financial literacy instructor for the

543
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<v Speaker 2>University of Tennessee, and she says, or they say, seeing

544
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<v Speaker 2>such a high unemployment rate for majors like computer science

545
00:34:23.960 --> 00:34:27.599
<v Speaker 2>may stun many Americans. Yeah, I think we all were

546
00:34:27.599 --> 00:34:30.800
<v Speaker 2>a bit surprised. And the person goes on to say

547
00:34:31.000 --> 00:34:33.400
<v Speaker 2>it's been one of the most encouraged majors in recent

548
00:34:33.519 --> 00:34:36.519
<v Speaker 2>years due to the unprecedented need and the field by

549
00:34:36.760 --> 00:34:41.239
<v Speaker 2>many businesses. But if you have someone in your life

550
00:34:41.239 --> 00:34:44.480
<v Speaker 2>who was thinking about getting into computer science, while in

551
00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:48.639
<v Speaker 2>previous years you might have encouraged that, hey, get into tech.

552
00:34:48.880 --> 00:34:50.400
<v Speaker 3>That's at least I know I've done that.

553
00:34:50.840 --> 00:34:55.760
<v Speaker 2>The money's in technology, the money's online, it's in web development,

554
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<v Speaker 2>in cybersecurity. Apparently it's not because there are there are

555
00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:04.559
<v Speaker 2>no jobs in that field. Now, let's say you do

556
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<v Speaker 2>have a job. You have a nice job. Unfortunately, in

557
00:35:07.800 --> 00:35:10.320
<v Speaker 2>the state of California, that means you get a big

558
00:35:10.440 --> 00:35:13.840
<v Speaker 2>chunk taken out of your taxes. Well, when you file

559
00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:19.159
<v Speaker 2>your taxes, you can hopefully expect something back. Something you

560
00:35:19.239 --> 00:35:23.840
<v Speaker 2>have to pay, but hopefully you get something back. However,

561
00:35:24.119 --> 00:35:28.920
<v Speaker 2>there are still people waiting for their refunds from the IRS.

562
00:35:28.960 --> 00:35:32.880
<v Speaker 2>And it's not because of delayed filing. No, they filed

563
00:35:32.920 --> 00:35:37.880
<v Speaker 2>on time. So what's going on? What's making their IRS

564
00:35:37.960 --> 00:35:44.760
<v Speaker 2>returns lag? Why are they delayed? Thieves? Thieves there are

565
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<v Speaker 2>thieves snatching mail and in that mail contains the filing

566
00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:58.039
<v Speaker 2>documents for your refund for your taxes. There's a Georgia

567
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<v Speaker 2>State University professor and he says the market is still

568
00:36:03.039 --> 00:36:07.119
<v Speaker 2>very hot for this type of commodity. Your IRS refund

569
00:36:07.199 --> 00:36:10.320
<v Speaker 2>check is a commodity. We're still seeing a lot of

570
00:36:10.559 --> 00:36:15.000
<v Speaker 2>envelopes being offered for sale out there for sale.

571
00:36:15.079 --> 00:36:16.079
<v Speaker 3>So what does that mean.

572
00:36:16.239 --> 00:36:19.599
<v Speaker 2>What it means is there are criminals who are actually

573
00:36:20.119 --> 00:36:24.519
<v Speaker 2>buying your refund check. And it does not matter if

574
00:36:24.559 --> 00:36:27.400
<v Speaker 2>you have a doorbell cam, It does not matter if

575
00:36:27.400 --> 00:36:31.239
<v Speaker 2>you have security. They are still going into these mailboxes

576
00:36:31.360 --> 00:36:35.960
<v Speaker 2>and snatching mail by the bag full, leaving busted up

577
00:36:35.960 --> 00:36:40.760
<v Speaker 2>mailboxes in their wake. Many refund checks were sent or

578
00:36:40.840 --> 00:36:46.440
<v Speaker 2>sent from the IRS we're stolen in California specifically, and

579
00:36:46.519 --> 00:36:50.719
<v Speaker 2>now a huge stash of those refund checks are for

580
00:36:50.880 --> 00:37:00.840
<v Speaker 2>sale on the dark web, specifically from California and Los Angeles, which, apparently, surprise,

581
00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:04.440
<v Speaker 2>I didn't know. This has always been a hot spot

582
00:37:04.639 --> 00:37:09.360
<v Speaker 2>of check theft. Did you know that if you are

583
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<v Speaker 2>looking for your IRS return and you know you filed

584
00:37:12.639 --> 00:37:14.519
<v Speaker 2>it and it said that it was on its way,

585
00:37:14.599 --> 00:37:17.880
<v Speaker 2>because you're expecting a paper check to come to your

586
00:37:17.920 --> 00:37:22.239
<v Speaker 2>home and it's still not here after months, you might

587
00:37:22.360 --> 00:37:26.119
<v Speaker 2>be a victim of one of these check theft rings.

588
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<v Speaker 2>There was one check for a little over one thousand

589
00:37:28.320 --> 00:37:30.639
<v Speaker 2>dollars that was supposed to go to a person in

590
00:37:30.719 --> 00:37:36.039
<v Speaker 2>Long Beach in this in this recently found stash, eyewitness

591
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<v Speaker 2>News Channel seven did a kind of an expose. There

592
00:37:38.800 --> 00:37:41.239
<v Speaker 2>was another one for a little over eleven hundred dollars

593
00:37:41.239 --> 00:37:44.880
<v Speaker 2>that belonged to a woman from Curritos, another one for

594
00:37:45.199 --> 00:37:48.159
<v Speaker 2>a little over thirteen hundred dollars that belonged to a

595
00:37:48.199 --> 00:37:52.400
<v Speaker 2>man from la And they're saying this is just a sliver.

596
00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:55.760
<v Speaker 2>So if you know again that your check is a

597
00:37:55.800 --> 00:37:59.519
<v Speaker 2>bit late, you could be one of the four thousand

598
00:37:59.679 --> 00:38:05.199
<v Speaker 2>to five thousand stolen checks every month that are placed

599
00:38:05.320 --> 00:38:10.039
<v Speaker 2>on the dark web. So I don't know what to

600
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<v Speaker 2>tell you. I don't know. It's hard to get someone

601
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<v Speaker 2>on the line obviously from the r from the IRS,

602
00:38:16.280 --> 00:38:20.119
<v Speaker 2>but you can certainly check with your local post office

603
00:38:20.559 --> 00:38:23.400
<v Speaker 2>to see if any of your checks did in fact

604
00:38:23.599 --> 00:38:26.920
<v Speaker 2>arrive there and if they were sent out, And then

605
00:38:26.960 --> 00:38:29.119
<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have to go through the said and arduous

606
00:38:29.159 --> 00:38:32.880
<v Speaker 2>task of trying to get a refund for your refund

607
00:38:33.079 --> 00:38:36.920
<v Speaker 2>because it was stolen. How fun is that? California and

608
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<v Speaker 2>LA a hotbed for check theft. Who would have thought it.

609
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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, we're going to take our deeper

610
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<v Speaker 2>dive and we're going to take a ride up Pacific

611
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<v Speaker 2>Coast Highway. But instead of really kind of lavishing over it,

612
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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna really talk about why it's always broken, Why

613
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<v Speaker 2>is PCH always in need of repair. I'll tell you

614
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<v Speaker 2>about that, and why the economic disaster in Malibu is

615
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<v Speaker 2>just adding to an already crumbling infrastructure out there on PCCh.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come

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<v Speaker 1>Back, KFI AM six forty on demand