>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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>>> WHETHER YOU ARE NERDY NOW OR READY TO PLACE YOUR BET, SAN DIEGO WAS THE PLACE TO BE THIS WEEKEND.

THE SUMMER RACING SEASON AT DELMAR GOT UNDERWAY TODAY AND IT WAS DAY TWO OF COMIC CON.

YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE A CONVENTION BADGE TO GET YORKIE -- YOUR GEEK ON.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND YOU DON'T HAVE A COMIC CON BADGE AND YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING TO CHECK IT OUT, LET ME TELL YOU.

THERE IS A LOT OF FUN AND FREE THINGS TO DO DOWN HERE.

IF THERE WAS EVER A MYTH THAT YOU CANNOT HAVE FUN AT COMIC CON WITHOUT A BADGE WE DISPROVED THAT TODAY.

ONE PLACE THAT IS FREE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE A BADGE IS THE INTERACTIVE ZONE JUST OUTSIDE OF PETCO PARK.

THERE IS PLENTY TO DO HERE GRABBING SOME FOOD, TAKING PICTURES OR EVEN CHECKING OUT PROPS FROM THE MOVIE DAZED AND CONFUSED.

>> WE JUST CAME TO HAVE FUN.

>> WE HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN AND DOING THIS EVERY YEAR SINCE THEY WERE VERY LITTLE.

IT IS PART OF OUR SUMMER FAMILY TRADITION IS TO COME OUT HERE AND BAKE IN THE SUN AND GET FREE STUFF AND SEE WHAT MOVIES AND DIFFERENT TV SHOWS ARE OUT HERE.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER FREE ACTIVATION IS FROM HULU.

THE LINES ARE LITTLE BIT LONG BUT ONCE YOU ARE INSIDE YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY POPULAR ANIMATED ACTORS FROM THE SHOW BOB'S BURGERS TO FUTURAMA AND THE SIMPSONS.

YOU CAN EVEN GET A VIDEO WITH THE BACKDROP OF THE LIVING ROOM FROM FAMILY GUY.

CHARLOTTE AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN AT THIS ONE.

>> IF YOU ARE A FAN YOU WILL LIKE WALKING AROUND AND LOOKING AT THE COSTUMES.

I LOVE TO TAKE PICTURES.

I JUST SAW SOME AMAZING COSTUMES.

PEOPLE PUT IN ALL THEIR EFFORT.

JUST WATCHING THAT, SEEING PEOPLE HAPPY AND LAUGHING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME.

THERE IS PLENTY TO DO.

>> Reporter: FX HAS A LARGE CAMPUS OUTSIDE OF THE HILTON YOU CAN WIN PRIZES AND SEABURY CREATIONS OF SCENES FROM POPULAR SHOWS LIKE AMERICAN HORROR STORY.

>> I'VE TOLD MANY FRIENDS, MANY TIMES.

ONE OF OUR FRIENDS WAS UNABLE TO GET A BADGE.

I TOLD HIM YOU CAN TOTALLY GO WITHOUT A BADGE.

THERE IS SO MUCH STUFF OUTSIDE LIKE WHAT I DID AND THERE'S SO MUCH DOWNTOWN.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE FREE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ALL AROUND THE CONVENTION CENTER.

SOME REQUIRE RESERVATIONS, SO CHECK AHEAD OF TIME.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT IN LINE FOR THE FUN AND GAMES, THERE'S PLENTY OF COOL COSTUMES AND OUTFITS TO CHECK OUT.

CHECK THIS OUT.

THIS IS SOME OF THE FREE SWAG WE GOT WHILE WE WERE DOWN HERE TODAY.

WHAT YOU SAW IN THE PACKAGE WAS ONLY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF ALL THE FREE AND FUN STUFF YOU CAN DO OUT HERE.

MANY RESTAURANTS ARE BEING TAKEN OVER BY GAMING COMPANIES AND MOVIE STUDIOS.

IT'S A FUN EXPERIENCE.

WE WERE OUT HERE TODAY AND IT WAS PRETTY WARM.

BE SURE TO BRING LOTS OF WATER AND SUNSCREEN.

YOU DO NOT NEED A COMIC CON BADGE TO HAVE SOME FUN.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HOLLYWOOD STRIKES ARE KEEPING ACTORS AND WRITERS AWAY FROM COMIC CON AND ON THE PICKET LINES.

TODAY, LOCAL ACTORS WITH THE UNION DEMONSTRATED NEAR THE CONVENTION IN A SHOW OF SUPPORT.

MARK ALLEN, A MEMBER FOR OVER FIVE YEARS, SAID HE WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHY THEY ARE STRIKING.

>> THE ENVIRONMENT IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT WITH A I AND STREAMING .

THE MODELS THAT THEY HAVE NOW CURRENTLY IN PLACE ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

THEY ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR A WORKING ACTOR.

THEY HAVE TO BE CHANGED.

>> WE SHOULD MENTION THAT MANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE PART OF THE UNION.

WE BELONG TO THE PODCAST ON THE THE UNION WHICH IS NOT TAKING PART IN THE PERFORMER STRIKE.

>>> AFTER TWO YEARS OF WORK, THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE HELD A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THEIR FIRST HOMELESS SHELTER.

TANIA THORNE WAS THERE FOR A FIRST LOOK.

>> Reporter: LOCAL, COUNTY, AND STATE OFFICIALS GATHERED FOR THE OPENING OF OCEANSIDE'S FIRST HOMELESS SHELTER.

THE PROPERTY UNDERWENT A $7 MILLION RENOVATION TO TRANSFORM THE FORMER SCHOOL GROUNDS INTO A 50 BED SHELTER.

>> YOU WALK UP THE STEPS AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A CHANCE.

THIS IS NOT A TENT OR A PARKING LOT.

YOU WILL GET A LOT OF CARE, A LOT OF LOVE, A LOT OF KINDNESS AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIGURE OUT YOUR STUFF.

>> Reporter: DONNIE IS THE HEAD OF THE RESCUE MISSION.

THIS ORGANIZATION IS CONTRACTED TO RUN THE PROGRAM.

THE AGREEMENT WAS FOR THE CITY TO COVER THE COST OF THE REMODEL.

THE RESCUE MISSION TAKES CARE OF THE OPERATING COSTS.

>> DO YOU KNOW HOW THIS IS GETTING FUNDED?

BY PRIVATE DONORS.

WE ARE NOT TAKING MONEY FROM THE CITY OR FROM THE COUNTY OR FROM THE STATE TO OPERATE THIS PLACE.

WE ARE RAISING $1.2 MILLION A YEAR TO OPERATE THIS ON YOUR BEHALF.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE SHELTER WILL BEGIN TO WELCOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN TWO WEEKS.

IT HAS A LOW BARRIER TO ENTRY.

>> YOU CAN HAVE A PET.

YOU CAN HAVE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY.

YOU CAN BE INEBRIATED AND HAVE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES SO LONG AS YOU ARE NOT A DANGER TO YOURSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE.

>> Reporter: THE NAVIGATION CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE RESCUE MISSION'S OTHER FACILITIES.

>> LET US HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO NEXT.

IT MAY BE DOWNTOWN OR TO ANOTHER FACILITY.

THIS IS THE SYSTEM WE ARE BUILDING SO WE CAN BEGIN TO MOVE PEOPLE FROM LIVING ON THE STREETS TO LIVING AGAIN.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE WILL BE OFFERED A 30 DAY STAY ON A REFERRAL BASIS ONLY.

>> IT IS NOT A WALK-IN FACILITY.

IT'S REFERRAL ONLY.

GENERALLY MOST OF THE REFERRALS WILL COME THROUGH OUR OWN HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM.

WE EXPECT MOST OF THE REFERRALS TO COME THROUGH THAT ENTITY.

>> Reporter: JONATHAN IS THE OCEANSIDE CITY MANAGER.

HE SAID OTHER REFERRALS WILL COME FROM SERVICE PARTNERS IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRST CLIENTS GOING INTO THE NAVIGATION CENTER WILL BE PEOPLE WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD HOTEL VOUCHERS.

THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION WILL RUN THE SHELTER FOR A YEAR BEFORE CONSIDERING EXPANDING IT TO 100 BEDS.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS OFF TO THE RACES.

DELMAR BEGAN ITS 84th RACING SEASON IN FRONT OF A SOLD-OUT CROWD.

MELISSA MAY TAKES US TO THE TRACKS.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: OPENING DAY AT THE RACETRACK MEANS LOTS OF COLORFUL HATS AND A FUN ATMOSPHERE.

>> LOOK AROUND.

THE SUN IS SHINING, IT'S A PARTY ATMOSPHERE.

OPENING-DAY ALWAYS IS.

IT IS REALLY KIND OF FUN BECAUSE YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DO NOT NORMALLY COME TO RACING.

THEY COME OUT ON OPENING DAY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

>> Reporter: JOE HARPER IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO.

HE SAID THE HORSES THAT PEOPLE COME TO WATCH ARE PROTECTED WITH STRICTER SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

>> THEY REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE TO SPEND A LOT MORE TIME KEEPING THESE HORSES SAFE AND ADOPTING THESE PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS AS WE IMPLEMENT THEM.

THAT HAS HAPPENED AND IT IS REALLY THE KEY IS GETTING EVERYBODY ON BOARD.

>> Reporter: 23,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ENJOY OPENING-DAY.

NOT EVERYBODY IS HERE TO ENJOY THE RACES >> THEY ARE A COMMODITY THAT NOBODY REALLY CARES ABOUT AND THEY ARE INJURED.

THEY ARE BORN TO RACE.

THEY START THEIR TRAINING ALMOST AS SOON AS THEY ARE BORN AND AT 18 MONTHS THEY ARE OVERTRAINED SO THEY CAN RACE AT RACETRACKS.

>> Reporter: WORKER ADVOCATE FOR HORSERACING SAID THE HORSES ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

>> THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OVERSIGHT NOW.

THERE'S MORE VETERINARIANS THAT HAVE TO SIGN OFF.

THEY ARE EVALUATING THE HORSES.

THE GROOMS WAKE UP IN THE MORNING TAKING TEMPERATURES.

THEY ARE SEEING IF ANYTHING IS WRONG.

THEY WILL SCRATCH A HORSE AND NOT ALLOW THEM TO RACE.

THEY GET BLOOD TESTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO ILLEGAL DOPING.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT COMING TO SEE THIS ALL FOR YOURSELF, THE SEASON RUNS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10.

>>> WE ARE STILL TRACKING THAT INTENSE HEAT.

THE HEAT REMAINS THE BIG STORY ACROSS THE REGION.

WE DO HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING'S IN EFFECT ACROSS A LOT OF THE AREA.

INLAND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT AND EVEN PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

IT IS NOT TOO BAD ALONG THE COAST BUT WE ARE ALSO TRACKING MONSOONAL MOISTURE PUSHING AND BY SUNDAY.

WE WILL TELL YOU WHY TEMPERATURES GO THIS WEEKEND AS WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THAT INTENSE HEAT AND WHO CAN SEE RAIN BY THE WEEKEND.

>>> THE HEARING CONTINUES IN A CIVIL CASE AGAINST A FORMER SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL STAR.

AT THE CENTER OF THE ARGUMENT THE VIDEOS OF THE ALLEGED RAPE.

ALEXANDER HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: IN COURT THE ATTORNEY SAID THAT THESE VIDEOS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR HIS DEFENSE.

THE FACTS OF THE CASE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME.

>> THE VIDEOS ARE THE BEST EVIDENCE AS TO WHETHER THERE WAS ASSAULT OR INTOXICATION.

>> Reporter: ARAIZA AND FOUR OTHER FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A 17- YEAR-OLD GIRL IN OCTOBER 2021.

POLICE OBTAINED VIDEOS OF THE ALLEGED ASSAULT DURING THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DECLINED TO PRESS CRIMINAL CHARGES CITING THE LACK OF EVIDENCE.

THE VIDEO CLIPS WERE PART OF THE REASON WHY.

IN A TRANSCRIPT OBTAINED BY KPBS OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE DAS OFFICE AND THE A WOMAN, THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TOLD THE YOUNG WOMAN THAT IN LOOKING AT THE TAPES SHE COULD NOT PROVE ANY FORCIBLE SEXUAL ASSAULT HAPPENED.

IN COURT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAID POLICE HAVE 12 SHORT CLIPS RANGING FROM FIVE SECONDS TO LESS THAN A MINUTE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME POLICE CONFIRMED THE EXACT NUMBER OF CLIPS IN THEIR POSSESSION.

ACCORDING TO THE WENT THERE WERE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND CELL PHONE VIDEOS.

POLICE ARGUED THEY COULD NOT RELEASE ECLIPSE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW.

THE ATTORNEY FOR THE YOUNG WOMAN SAID BECAUSE THEY WERE FROM THE ALLEGED ATTACKER'S POINT OF VIEW AND ONLY SHOWED THE YOUNG WOMAN THEY HAVE NO VALUE FOR THE DEFENSE.

>> I THINK THEY WILL SHOW A LOT MORE THAN THAT.

I THINK THEY WILL SHOW WHO'S IN THE ROOM.

THEY WILL SHOW SHE'S NOT INTOXICATED AND THAT SHE ORCHESTRATED AND WAS A WILLING PARTICIPANT SIMILAR TO WHAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOUND.

>> Reporter: THE CITY ATTORNEY TOLD THE COURT THE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH SIDES TO VIEW UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER.

THE JUDGE ORDERED BOTH SIDES TO ARRANGE A TIME WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO VIEW THEM.

HE SAID HE WILL ISSUE A RULING IN TWO WEEKS ON WHETHER THEY CAN BE RELEASED AND ENTERED INTO EVIDENCE.

>>> IF IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN SAN DIEGO LATELY YOU ARE RIGHT.

JULY IS SO IMPORTANT FOR LOCAL TOURISM AND OUR ECONOMY.

>> IT'S A CRITICAL TIME.

IT IS THE PEAK OF TOURIST SEASON IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

YOU ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

135,000 PEOPLE REPRESENTING OVER 50 COUNTRIES.

THESE PEOPLE ARE MAKING BIG INVESTMENTS TO COME OUT HERE.

IT BRINGS IN ABOUT $165 MILLION IN TOTAL SPEND OF WHICH 90 MILLION IS DIRECT IN THE COMIC CON DOWNTOWN AREA.

THIS IS 13% OF ALL INCOME THAT THE CONVENTION CENTER RECEIVED IN 2022 COMING INTO 2023.

IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

IT BRINGS IN OVER $3 MILLION IN HOTEL TAX.

ANOTHER SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS IN SALES TAX.

FOR THE CITY, FOR THE CITY'S IMAGE AND FOR THE IMPACT ON TOURISM IT IS AN ANCHOR EVENT.

>>> UNEMPLOYMENT IS UP IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASED TO 4% IN JUNE WHICH IS UP FROM 3.5% IN MAY AND 3.4% IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR.

SOME INDUSTRIES LIKE AGRICULTURE, LEISURE AND MANUFACTURING ADDED JOBS.

>>> A NEW STUDY FINDS SAN DIEGANS COULD SEE LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS IF THEY FORMED A MUNICIPAL UTILITY.

AS ANDREW BOWEN EXPLAINS, THE PATH TO PUBLIC POWER IS NOT AN EASY ONE.

>> Reporter: CITIES HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORM THEIR OWN PUBLIC POWER COMPANIES, BUT FEW DARE TO TRY FEARING LONG DRAWN OUT LEGAL BATTLES WITH FIGHT PRIVATE UTILITIES WHO WANT TO PROTECT THEIR ASSETS AND PROFITS.

CONSULTANTS HIRED BY THE CITY FOUND IN THE LONG RUN RATEPAYERS COULD SAVE UP TO 14% IN THE FIRST DECADE UNDER A PUBLIC UTILITY.

ELECTRICAL WORKERS ARE FIGHTING AGAINST PUBLIC POWER.

ONE COUNCILMEMBER TRY TO REASSURE THE WORKERS.

>> LET ME MAKE IT VERY CLEAR.

I AM NOT INTERESTED IN LOSING ANY OF THE GOOD JOBS.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A CITY DEPARTMENT.

IF THERE IS NOT A ONE-TO-ONE REPLACEMENT FOR UNION JOBS AT UNION WAGES WITH UNION BENEFITS, I AM NOT INTERESTED.

>> Reporter: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF FORMING A PUBLIC UTILITY.

THEY SAY IT WOULD DO A BETTER JOB OF SUPPORTING THE CITY'S CLIMATE GOALS WHICH LARGELY DEPEND ON REPLACING GAS APPLIANCES WITH ELECTRIC ONES.

>> AS YOU KNOW THE INVESTOR IN UTILITIES IN THE STATE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO UNDERMINE ROOFTOP SOLAR AND BUILDING LECTOR VACATION OF SAN DIEGO.

THERE IS NO WAY THE CITY CAN REACH REDUCTION PLAN GOALS UNLESS WE HEED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC POWER FEASIBILITY STUDY AND MOVE TO A PUBLIC SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: SAVINGS WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS IF THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE CITY TO PAY A HIGHER PRICE FOR ITS ASSETS.

THOSE INCLUDE POLES, POWER LINES, AND TRANSFORMER STATIONS.

THE COST OF THE INEVITABLE LEGAL BATTLE WOULD REDUCE THOSE SAVINGS EVEN FURTHER.

THE UTILITY COMPANY SAY THE RISKS OUTLINED IN THE STUDY MAKE IT CLEAR THEY ARE STILL THE BEST OPTION FOR SAN DIEGO.

>>> WE WILL START OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE HEAT REMAINS THE BIG STORY.

WE WILL SEE SOME BRIEF MONSOONAL MOISTURE PUSHING IN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY THAT COULD BRING ABOUT SOME THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS.

AGAIN, THE HEAT REMAINS THE BIG STORY WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO TAKE YOUR FIRST.

THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WE HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING'S IN EFFECT AS WE MOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE AND, ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL.

WE ALSO HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES THAT EXTEND A LITTLE BIT FURTHER WEST SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.

IT WILL NOT BE AS HOT ALONG THE COAST.

WE HAVE A MARINE LAYER KEEPING TEMPERATURES RELATIVELY STEADY THERE BUT AGAIN AS WE MOVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER EAST THAT IS WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL START TO SORT.

YOU WILL WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IN THIS HEAT.

TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING TO A LOW OF 66 AROUND SAN DIEGO AND THEN FOR OCEANSIDE WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO 63.

BORREGO SPRINGS DOWN TO 80.

IT WILL STILL BE HOT.

THIS IS WHERE WE WILL EXPERIENCE THE MOST EXTREME HEAT AND EVEN TAKEN THIS INTO TOMORROW WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY IN THE 80s ALONG THE COAST AS WE MOVE INLAND RAMONA AT 100 AND BORREGO SPRINGS AT 114.

NOT LAGUNA COMING IN WITH A HIGH OF 81.

WE DO HAVE THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE ON THE WAY.

WE WILL TAKE THIS THROUGHOUT SATURDAY.

NOT TOO MUCH TO SHOW YOU NOW BUT AS WE HEADED TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON THAT IS WHEN THINGS START TO RAMP UP.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE REALLY WIDESPREAD BUT YOU COULD EXPERIENCE A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS.

ALONG THE COAST WE ARE STAYING IN THE 80s WITH THE SUNNY SKIES .

WE WILL HAVE CLOUDS WITH THE MARINE LAYER BUT AS WE HEAD INLAND HIGHS WILL REMAIN IN THE 90s.

WE WILL HAVE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS THROUGH THE WEEK BUT WE WILL SEE SOME PEAKS OF SUN.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, A BRIEF THUNDERSTORM OR TWO POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

HIGHS WILL BE STAYING IN THE 70s AS WE START TO SLIP BACK DOWN.

IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER BY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.

FOR THE DESERTS WE ARE STAYING IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS GOT TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR BUT IT WILL STILL BE HOT, ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING PLENTY OF COOLING BREAKS AND STAYING HYDRATED.

>>> SUPERHEROES AND SCIENTISTS ARE TAKING OVER THE COMIC CON MUSEUM.

A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FAIR IS UNDERWAY FOR YOUNGER FANS.

A GROUP OF FEMALE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE LEADING EXPERIMENTS IN PROJECT-BASED LESSONS.

IT IS FREE AND NO COMIC BADGE IS REQUIRED.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF ART IN THE SCIENCES.

, CON IS ALL ABOUT THE POPULAR ARTS BUT WE WOULD NOT HAVE THOSE POPULAR ARTS WITHOUT THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING BEHIND IT.

>> THE FAIR CONTINUES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 10:30 TO 1:30., CON IS IN FULL SWING BUT IF YOU CAN CELEBRATE COMICS ANY TIME BY VISITING YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE.

BETH VISITED THREE SHOPS TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN OFFER FANS DURING AND AFTER THE CONVENTION.

>> MY NAME IS LUCKY.

I AM ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE COMIC CON COMIC POP-CULTURE STORE.

WE HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE 93 AND WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR HUGE COLLECTION OF GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COMICS.

>> THERE ARE SINGLE ISSUES EVERY WEEK BUT GENERALLY WHAT WE DEAL IS THE COLLECTIONS.

>> I AM THE OWNER OF NOW OR NEVER COMICS.

WE ARE LOCATED RIGHT DOWNTOWN.

WE ARE THE CLOSEST SHOP TO COMIC CON.

>> I WOULD SAY WE ARE PRETTY ECLECTIC AND WE HAVE A GOOD VARIETY OF COMICS NEW, OLD, INDEPENDENT, CHILDREN'S, ALL AGES.

HONESTLY, WE HAD BEEN WANTING TO OPEN A STORE IN SAN DIEGO FOR YEARS.

THIS WILL BE THE 21st YEAR AT COMIC CON.

>> WE SEE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.

IT'S FAR AND AWAY THE BUSIEST WEEK OF THE YEAR.

THERE IS STILL A TON OF INTEREST IN MORE.

THERE'S SO MANY FOLKS THAT LEAVE NOT FINDING THE THING THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AND STILL WANT TO HUNT FOR IT OR THEY HAVE HAD THE BIG SHOW FLOOR EXPENSE BUT THEY WANT MORE BINS TO DIG THROUGH.

>> I THINK IT IS MOSTLY A POSITIVE FOR US.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO THAT DO NOT LIKE, CON WHETHER IT BE THE TRAFFIC OR WHAT THEY PERCEIVE AS THE LACK OF FOCUS ON COMICS.

THEY LOVE COMICS SO THEY DEFINITELY WANT THEIR FIX.

>> WE SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A QUIETER PLACE FROM COMECON AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF THAT.

>> WE USUALLY HAVE A DISPLAY THAT WE PUT UP WHEN THE NOMINEES COME IN, WHAT BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE WE PULL THEM AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND WE WANT TO PROMOTE THEM.

>> ANY TIME THE AWARDS COME UP AND NOMINATIONS GO OUT, WE GET AN UPTICK IN SALES FOR THESE BOOKS.

>> JUST TO GIVE YOU A CERTAIN FLAVOR.

I WILL GIVE YOU A PEEK.

>> HUMAN TARGET IS A GREAT READ.

IT'S AMAZING ARE AND SOMETHING THAT I VOTED FOR.

WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO THESE BOOKS THAT ARE AMAZING.

>> I THINK THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE MOST HELPFUL.

BRINGING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

THESE ARE DELIGHTFUL.

>> THIS IS A SHORT STORY OF AN OLD LADY THAT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL AT THEIR LOCAL THRIFT STORE.

>> THIS WAS AN EISNER NOMINEE LAST YEAR.

IT WAS A CHILLING ACCOUNT OF THE INSPIRATION FOR PSYCHO AND THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.

THERE'S A LOT OF BOOKS THAT WERE NOT ON MY RADAR UNTIL EISNER BROUGHT THEM TO MY ATTENTION.

THIS ONE WAS AN ODDBALL STANDOUT FOR ME.

>> THERE WILL BE CHOICES.

WE CAN CERTAINLY INTRODUCE THEM.

WALKING AROUND THE SMALL PRESS AREA.

>> THAT STORY WAS PRODUCED BY BETH AKIN MONDO.

>>> WE HAVE A TASTE OF WHAT THE TRANSITION FROM DAY TO NIGHT IS LIKE AT COMIC CON >>, CON IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY KID IS INTERESTED IN.

THE HERO AND THE VILLAINS.

IT IS JUST A LOT.

♪ ♪ MY NAME IS BERNIE.

I AM FROM QUEENS, NEW YORK.

AS THE SUN GOES DOWN WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE'S MORE MISCHIEVOUS CHARACTERS.

♪ ♪ THE SUN COMES DOWN, THE DRINKS ARE COMING UP.

THERE'S A LOT MORE EXCITEMENT.

>> I AM VICTOR, 33, BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO.

WE WILL SEE THE OUTFITS.

PEOPLE ARE TAKING SHOTS.

>> I AM A 31-YEAR-OLD SINGLE MALE FROM NEW YORK.

I AM LOOKING TONIGHT TO FIND THE SAME CHARACTERS OR PEOPLE IN THEIR FULL SWING OF THINGS, BUT DOING ADULT STUFF.

>> WE WERE THE HEROES ALL DAY.

>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME TROUBLE TONIGHT.

>> YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR COMECON COVERAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.