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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JACOB AERE.

VOLUNTEERS WHO MONITOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT RESPONDED TO AN ARREST IN CARDIFF THIS MORNING.

THEY TOLD KPBS THE ARREST HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS OPERATE IN NORTH COUNTY.

>> Reporter: ABANDONED CARS HAVE BECOME A SYMBOL OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCE IN THE MEANTIME THE REGION, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT VOLUNTEERS IN CARDIFF FOUND FRIDAY MORNING.

>> FORTUNATELY, THEY DIDN'T SMASH THE WINDOW.

A LOT OF TIMES YOU FIND THE CARS, SOMETIMES ENGINES RUNNING, GLASS IN THE STREET.

>> Reporter: THE VOLUNTEER ASKED KPBS TO WITHHOLD HIS NAME AND ALTER HIS VOICE.

HE'S BEEN CONFRONTED BY FEDERAL AGENTS IN THE PAST AND IS WORRIED ABOUT RETALIATION.

FEDERAL AGENTS ARRESTED TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES.

ONE OF THE CO-WORKERS TOLD KPBS.

I.C.E.

DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS.

THE VOLUNTEER SAYS THIS IS WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT LOOKS LIKE IN SAN DIEGO, NOT FLASHY RAIDS LIKE MINNEAPOLIS OR LOS ANGELES.

>> WE'RE SO SPREAD OUT COMPARED TO SOME OF THE DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THIS HAPPENS.

THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO IT, LIKE TODAY, VERY QUIETLY, VERY FAST, SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS HAPPENED AND THEY'RE TEN FEET AWAY.

>> Reporter: BUT ENFORCEMENT IS CONSTANT IN THE REGION.

I.C.E.

AGENTS HAVE ARRESTED MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES SINCE THE START OF LAST YEAR.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ALL RIGHT, DID EVERYONE TOURS ON THE WARMER SIDE STILL.

WE'RE PUSHING 70 HERE.

AND THE HUMIDITY, IT'S HERE TOO.

IT'S ALL THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, SOME CHANGES WITH OUR TEMPERATURES.

BUT THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE, IT'S NOT REALLY GOING ANYWHERE.

I'LL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT, AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK COMING UP.

>>> A BIG PARTY IS ABOUT TO GET STARTED IN HILLCREST.

SAN DIEGO PRIDE IS HAPPENING ALL WEEKEND LONG.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE FROM THE HEART OF HILLCREST.

JOHN, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OUT THERE?

>> Reporter: JACOB, IT'S EARLY GOING AT THIS POINT.

I AM IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE OLD RITE AID STORE AT FIFTH AND ROBINSON, AND FOLKS ARE JUST STARTING TO TRICKLE IN.

THEY'RE HAVING A VIP PARTY NOW IN THIS 5:00 HOUR.

THEN AT 6:00, THE ACTION MOVES OVER HERE TO THE MAIN STAGE WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THE TRADITIONAL SPIRIT OF STONEWALL RALLY, AND THEY'LL BE GIVING OUT AWARDS AND STUFF FOR THAT, OF COURSE, AS THEY ALWAYS DO EVERY YEAR.

THEN A BIG BLOCK PARTY STARTS HERE AT 8:00 TONIGHT.

BUT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP MORE, I AM JOINED -- OH LOOK, SHE'S STANDING JUST WHERE I ASKED HER TO STAND.

JOSLYN HATFIELD FROM SAN DIEGO PRIDE.

SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS.

JOSLYN, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

TELL ME WHY -- I KNOW THIS PARTY IS NORMALLY HELD OVER IN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE -- BEING CALLED THE PROMENADE, PRIDE PROMENADE.

BUT IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SO THIS IS THE NEXT CHOICE, RIGHT?

>> THIS IS.

IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY SPACE.

WE WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE BRASS RAIL, WHO HAVE BEEN AMAZING TO US, TO HELP COME UP WITH THIS SOLUTION TO THE COMMUNITY THIS YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF STONEWALL VALLEY.

>> Reporter: ONE THING THAT EVERYBODY SAYS EVERY YEAR IS PRIDE WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.

SO I'M SURE IT'S NO DIFFERENT THIS YEAR?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE'RE EXPECTING RECORD CROWDS AGAIN THIS YEAR.

IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.

THE PARADE IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE CIVIC EVENT FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ANNUALLY.

WE'RE EXPECTING 250,000 PEOPLE TO COME OUT FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: THE MONEY RAISED DOESN'T JUST SUPPORT PRIDE, IT SUPPORTS A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT PRIDE IS BEHIND, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S MORE THAN JUST A WEEKEND CELEBRATION, ALTHOUGH IT'S AN AMAZING CELEBRATION.

IT'S PRIDE 365.

WE HAVE PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT EVENTS.

THE FESTIVAL IS ACTUALLY OUR ONLY TICKETED EVENT.

THE REST OF OUR PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS COMPLETELY FREE TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: RIGHT, SO YOU NEED THE MONEY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GENERATE THIS WEEKEND?

>> WE DO, AND IT'S A GREAT TIME.

IT'S AN AMAZING MUSIC FESTIVAL.

WE HAVE WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT, INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTARS TO LOCAL TALENT, LOCAL QUEER TALENT.

IT'S A GREAT TIME FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: JOSLYN HATFIELD, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

APPRECIATE IT.

NOW TOMORROW, THE PRIDE PARADE KICKS OFF AT 10:00 A.M.

AT THE CORNER OF RICHMOND AND UNIVERSITY.

THE 1 1/2-MILE ROUTE ENDS UP IN BILLION BOA PARK.

THEY'RE EXPECTING 250,000 PEOPLE FOR THIS PRIDE PARADE, MAKING IT ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRIDE PARADES IN THE UNITED STATES.

THEN THE FESTIVAL STARTS IN BALBOA PARK AND THE MARSTON POINT AREA TOMORROW AND SUNDAY NOON.

GET HERE IN PLENTY OF TIME.

THEY GO QUICKLY EXCEPT FOR YEARS AND I MARCHED AND IT WAS POURING RAIN.

YOU COULD FIND A SPACE EASILY THAT YEAR.

AS JOSLYN SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, A LOT OF FUN.

THE FEELING IS REALLY ELECTRIC IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.

LIVE IN HILLCREST, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

JACOB?

>> THANKS FOR THAT, JOHN.

>>> THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO FILL HILLCREST THIS PRIDE WEEKEND, AND WHILE IT'S A TIME TO CELEBRATE, BUSINESSES ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON KEEPING CUSTOMERS SAFE.

FROM EXTRA SECURITY TO MORE STAFF ON HAND, MANY OF TAKING ADDITIONAL STEPS TO PREPARE FOR ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

THE BRASS RAIL TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER KTGV, PREPARATION GOES WELL BEYOND TOOKING THE BAR.

>> WE'VE HIRED A LOT OF SECURITY.

ALSO WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CONNECTION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHIEF.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THEM AND MAKING SURE THAT IF WE CAN GET AHOLD OF THEM, HOW DO WE DO IT FAST AND MAKE SURE WE'RE SECURE?

>> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CLEAR BAG OR A SMALL CLUTCH NO BIGGER THAN A FANNY PACK.

THIS IS THE BUSIEST WEEKEND, SO EVERY SINGLE BAR AND CLITE NUMBER DOES HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF TO HELP WITH CROWD CONTROL AS WELL AS INCREASED SECURITY.

>> THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS WARNED THAT THESE GATHERINGS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF THEFT OR CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE.

THEY'RE ASKING THOSE CELEBRATING TO BE AWARE.

>>> A NEW STATE APPELLATE COURT RULING COULD GIVE AGENCIES A LOT MORE TIME TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS.

IN THIS WEEK'S "WHY IT MATTERS" SEGMENT, "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO'S" SCOTT LEWIS EXPLAINS.

>> THIS ONE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

I WAS PART OF THE NEWS.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO" SUED THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE BELIEVED THEY WERE ILLEGALLY DELAYING THE RELEASE OF PUBLIC RECORDS.

OUR REQUESTS WERE TAKING YEARS TO FULFILL.

THE LAW REQUIRES THAT AGENCIES MAKE PUBLIC RECORDS, QUOTE, PROMPTLY AVAILABLE.

AND WE SAID THAT SHOULD MEAN DAYS OR WEEKS, NOT MONTHS OR YEARS.

WE LOST, AND WE APPEALED TO THE STATE COURT OF APPEAL.

THE COURT RULED AGAINST US AS WELL.

THE COURT LISTED A NUMBER OF FACTORS AN AGENCY MAY CITE FOR WHY IT'S TAKING SO LONG.

LOSING WAS NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL.

I STILL THINK WE WERE RIGHT.

BUT IT WAS A SO-CALLED UNPUBLISHED DECISION, AND THAT MEANS, THANKFULLY, IT WOULD NOT SET ANY PRECEDENT.

BUT AFTER WE LOST, SOMETHING HAPPENED.

OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES ASKED THE COURT TO PUBLISH THE DECISION, AND THE COURT AGREED.

NOW THAT HAS SET A NEW PRECEDENT THAT AGENCIES ARE ALREADY CITING ABOUT WHY THEY ARE GOING TO DELAY PRODUCING RECORDS.

WE'VE ASKED THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT TO DEPUBLISH THE OPINION, AND IT'S ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THE JUSTICES MAY CONSIDER NEXT SESSION.

BUT UNTIL THEY DO, OR UNTIL LAWMAKERS CLARIFY WHAT THEY MEANT BY RECORDS HAVING TO BE PRODUCED "PROMPTLY," THERE MAY BE MORE DELAYS THAN EVER IN RESPONDING TO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS.

I'M SCOTT LEWIS FOR "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO" AND THAT'S "WHY IT MATTERS."

>> "VOICE OF SAN DIEGO" IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE "PUBLIC MATTERS" INITIATIVE.

LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOLERS SECURED A MEETING THIS WEEK WITH THE COUNTY SHERIFF.

THEIR GOAL, REFORM SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.

KPBS RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER KATIE HYSON FOLLOWED THEIR EFFORT.

>> Reporter: SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLERS CROWD AROUND A FOLDOUT TABLE IN A STUFFY CONVERTED GARAGE.

IT'S SUMMER, BUT THEIR LAPTOPS ARE OUT.

>> SO THEIR TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM IS JUST A SYSTEMATIC WAY TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF SOLITARY AND BACK INTO GENERAL OPULATION.

>> Reporter: REFORMS TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.

IT'S FAR FROM THEIR GOAL OF ENDING SOLITARY BUT IT'S A FIRST ANKLE.

NIQUEL FOUNDED THE GROUP.

HE'S 17.

>> I WON'T GET INTO IT FOR THE SAKE OF PRIVACY OF PEERS AND FAMILY, BUT THERE'S SOME PERSONAL CONNECTIONS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE'S NOT THE ONLY TEAM MEMBER PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND SOME HAVE HAD LOVED ONES HEALTH IN SAL TEAR CONFINEMENT.

WHILE THEY CAN'T CHANGE THE WHOLE SYSTEM AT ONCE, SOLITARY FEELS LIKE SOMETHING THEY CAN TACKLE.

>> IT IS VERY SPECIFIC.

BUT IT'S ALSO EMBLEMATIC OF A LARGER SYSTEM WHICH FAILS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF WHY CRIME OCCURS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: THEY STARTED AS A CLUB AT SAN DIEGO SHALL LAST YEAR.

THEY'VE FOUND 50 TEENAGERS WILLING TO GIVE THEIR FREE TIME TO THE CAUSE.

>> YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO BRING MEMBERSHIP UP.

WE'VE FOUND GETTING PIZZA IS VERY HELPFUL FOR OUR CLUB.

>> Reporter: THEY FORMED A GROUP END OF THE SCHOOL, "YOUTH TO END SOLITARY SD."

HE SAYS BEING SO YOUNG CAN SOMETIMES WORK AGAINST THEM.

>> WE GET THE CLICHE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS."

"IT'S GOOD FOR YOU YOUNG PEOPLE, DOING THIS WORK."

IT COMES OFF NICE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE SERIOUSNESS THAT WE BRING TO THE CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: BUT IT CAN ALSO WORK FOR THEM.

>> OUR YOUTHFULNESS HAS BEEN ABLE TO OPEN SOME DOORS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN AVAILABLE TO OTHER PEOPLE.

WHEN WE ASK FOR PEOPLE IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO GET US A MEETING WITH THE SHERIFF, WE SPECIFICALLY SAID, "MENTION TO HER THAT WE'RE HIGH SCHOOLERS."

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY'VE ALREADY MET WITH CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS AND THE CITIZENS LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD.

BUT THE SHERIFF IS DIFFERENT.

SHE MIGHT NEED MORE CONVINCING TO GET ON BOARD.

AND GETTING A HALF-HOUR OF HER TIME IS A FEAT IN ITSELF.

>> WE'VE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, AND THEY'VE FAILED TO GET MEETINGS WITH THE SHERIFF.

>> Reporter: THEY BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE OFFICE FIRST.

AN ASSISTANT SHERIFF OFFERED A TOUR OF GEORGE BAILEY DETENTION FACILITY.

THERE THEY CAME FACE-TO-FACE WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO END.

>> YOU SEE VIDEOS.

YOU SEE PHOTOS OF OUR RESEARCH AND WHEN WE WATCH DOCUMENTARIES AND WHATNOT.

BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT ACTUALLY GOING TO A WING.

>> Reporter: AN ONGOING LAWSUIT ALLEGES LITTLE TO NO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN THE COUNTY'S SALE TEAR UNITS AND ALMOST NO HUMAN CONTACT.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE SPOKESPERSON DAVID COLLINS DECLINED TO COMMENT ON PENDING LITIGATION.

HE SAYS 188 PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION.

THAT'S THEIR TERM FOR SOLITARY.

50 HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

>> WE ACTUALLY SAW INMATES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS UNITS, YOU KNOW, ISOLATED BY THEMSELVES.

AND THAT PHYSICAL PROXIMITY TO THEM, YOU KNOW, WAS VERY -- I'D SAY MOVING FOR ME AND I'D SAY A LOT OF THE OTHER TEAM.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE PEOPLE IN THE CAGES MEANT FOR EXERCISE.

SOLITARY IS MEANT TO BE SECURE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE CONSIDERED A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE POLICY SAYS IT SHALL NOT INVOLVE ANY OTHER DEPRIVATION OF PRIVILEGES BEYOND WHAT'S NECESSARY FOR SAFETY.

BUT THE TEMPORARY SECURITY COMES AT A COST.

UNITED NATIONS CONSIDERS MORE THAN 15 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN SOLITARY TO BE TORTURE.

IN SAN DIEGO, 13 PEOPLE HAVE TIED IN SOLITARY SINCE 2015, ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>> SHE'S TRYING TO TACKLE IN-CUSTODY DEATHS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY PREVALENT ISSUE.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET HER TO REALIZE THAT REFORMING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED.

>> Reporter: THEIR CORE ASKS FOR THE SHERIFF WERE A TWO-WEEK CAP ON SOLITARY, A TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM BETWEEN SOLITARY AND GENERAL POPULATION, AND A LIST OF VIOLENT OFFENSES THAT WARRANT PLACEMENT IN SOLITARY.

BOO BOOKNER FELT CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.

45 MINUTES LATER, THEY WALKED OUT.

IT WASN'T EXACTLY WHAT BOOKNER HOPED.

>> I WANTED STRONGER COMMITMENTS BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO IMPLEMENT BARTS OF OUR PROPOSAL.

REGARDLESS, IT WASN'T A FLAT-OUT NO, WHICH IS FOR US A SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: ASHLEY IS THEIR LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR.

>> THERE ARE CERTAIN TIMES WHERE KIDS HAVE IDEAS AND THEY GO TO ADULTS AND GET SHUT DOWN.

BUT WE STARTED BY GOING TO EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF GOING TO ADULTS FIRST.

>> Reporter: TO OTHER KIDS WITH IDEAS WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

SHE SAYS -- >> JUST GET A GROUP OF PEOPLE, MEET AT A GARAGE, AND PLAN.

I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.

ALL YOU NEED IS, LIKE, SOME HEART, SOME GOALS, AND A LITTLE BIT OF JOY.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS ALL SAY THEY'LL KEEP PUSHING.

KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DEL MAR KICKS OFF ITS 87th RACING TODAY.

THERE'S ONE CONSTANT FANS CAN HEAR.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SPEAKS TO THE MAN WHO BRINGS THE UNMISTAKABLE SOUNDS OF RACING SEASON.

>> WELCOME TO DEL MAR!

>> Reporter: THE HATS.

>> I HAND SCULPTED THE FLOWERS AND MADE THE SHOES TO MATCH.

>> Reporter: THE FASHION.

>> SO WE GET TO SEE ALL THE GREATEST AND LATEST IN STYLE AND FASHION.

>> WE WERE TRYING TO GO WITH THE RETRO LOOK.

>> "MY FAIR LADY."

>> Reporter: THE HORSES.

AND THE BETS.

DEL MAR'S 87th RACING SEASON IS HERE.

AND WHILE THE FASHION AND CROWD CHANGE WITH THE TIMES, ONE THING HAS REMAINED CONSTANT FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS.

>> THIS IS MY 42nd OPENING DAY.

>> Reporter: LES IS THE OFFICIAL BUGLER AT THE DEL MAR RACETRACK.

>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN 1985, OPENING DAY, PEOPLE ALL THE WAY FROM ONE END OF THE TARMAC RIGHT UP TO THE RAIL.

>> Reporter: FOR 42 YEARS, HE'S BEEN ENTERTAINING THOUSANDS OF FANS AND CALLING HUNDREDS OF HORSES TO POST.

>> SO THAT'S THE SIGNAL.

NOT BEAR ARMS BUT THE HORSES ARE GOING TO DO BATTLE AT THE GATE.

>> Reporter: IT'S ALSO A SIGNAL TO BETTORS THAT THEY HAVE 12 MINUTES TO PLACE THEIR WAGERS.

KEPIC SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT.

>> ESPECIALLY ON A BUSY DAY.

>> Reporter: DEL MAR RACING HAS ALWAYS ATTRACTED HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES AND ENTERTAINERS.

HE'S SEEN HIS FAIR SHARE OVER THE YEARS.

>> LOU RAWLS.

NATALIE COLE.

DOC SEVERIN SEN.

ON AND ON AND ON.

HE'S ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED ACTUAL PET PLAYERS IN THE WORLD.

HERE IS ARE, ARTURO SANDOVAL'S HEARING ME PLAY.

AND HE'S A SWEETHEART.

HE GOES, "OH, YOU NAIL IT EVERY TIME."

>> Reporter: WITH 42 YEARS AT THE TRACKS THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS MEMORIES.

ONE PARTICULAR MEMORY WAS DEATH-DEFYING.

A HORSE GOT LOOSE ON THE TRACKS.

>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT HORSE COMES CHARGING RIGHT AT ME.

AND I'M THINKING, I'M GOING TO GO RIGHT THROUGH THAT RAIL, RIGHT?

JUST OUT OF INSTINCT, WHEN THE HORSE GOT IN HERE, I JUST WENT LIKE THIS.

AND THE HORSE STOPPED DEAD IN HIS TRACKS AND TURNED AROUND.

AND I WAS LIKE THE HORSE WHISPERER.

I WENT, WHOA!

>> Reporter: SO THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE HERE AT THE DEL MAR RACETRACKS, COME SAY HI TO LES, ONE OF THE FIXTURES AT THE RACETRACKS.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS LETTUCE SERVED AT TACO BELL IS THE CAUSE OF A CYCLO SPORE RYE SISTER OUTBREAK IN THE UNITED STATES.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO EXPLAINS WHY AVOIDING IT ALTOGETHER COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

>> Reporter: A FOOD SAFETY SCARE CAN CHANGE THE WAY WE EAT.

SOMETIMES OVERNIGHT.

BUT THAT FEAR CAN HAVE UNINTENDED HEALTH CONSEQUENCES.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO ANGELIA BRUISE, ONCOLOGY DIETICIAN AT SHARP HEALTH CARE.

>> WE START DOING IN A MOMENT OF PANIC OR CRISIS, IT CAN START TO BECOME A HABIT OR IT CAN SORT OF START TO DEVELOP THESE FOOD FEARS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THAT PATH.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED EIGHT CASES OF CYCLOSPORIASIS THIS YEAR.

NONE ARE RELATED TO THE CURRENT OUTBREAK.

BRUCE SAYS EVEN WHEN FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS ARISE, IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF PRODUCE ESPECIALLY FIBER.

>> IT FEEDS HEALTHY BACTERIA IN OUR INTESTINES THAT THOSE BACTERIA PRODUCE COMPOUNDS THAT SUPPORT OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND MAKE OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM STRONGER.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ALSO PROVIDE PHYTO NUTRIENTS THAT SUPPORT OVERALL HEALTH.

>> PHYTONEW TREE CRENTS ARE COMPOUNDS IN FOODS THAT HAVE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES.

>> Reporter: INSTEAD OF AVOIDING PRODUCE ALTOGETHER, BRUCE SAYS FOCUS ON WASHING YOUR PRODUCE AND HANDS TO MINIMIZE THE RISK.

SHE SAYS THERE'S NO NEED TO USE SPECIAL PRODUCTS.

>> WE DON'T WANT YOU TO USE SOAP OR BLEACH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ANYONE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONTACT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.

FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BRUCE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO BE CAUTIOUS, NOT FEARFUL.

HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AIR QUALITY ALERTS ARE UP FOR MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS.

THAT'S BECAUSE NEARLY 3,500 FIRES IN CANADA AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA ARE SENDING SMOKE SWEEPING ACROSS MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE IMPACTS ON YOUR BODY AND WAYS TO LOWER THE RISK.

>> Reporter: THE WILDFIRES MAY BE A WAYS AWAY, BUT THE EPA SAYS SMOKE CAN TRAVEL HUNDREDS OF MILES AND IMPACT AIR QUALITY AND THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE FAR FROM THE FIRES.

PAIR THAT WITH EXTREME HEAT, AND IT'S A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS COMBINATION.

>> IT CAN HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH.

AND WE'RE TALKING ANYTHING FROM HEART ATTACK TO A STROKE TO INCREASING YOUR RISK FOR A HEART FAILURE EXACERBATION.

>> Reporter: DR.

ELENA LEWIS WITH NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE SAYS THAT COMBO CAN ALSO TRIGGER CARDIAC ARREST IN PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS.

THOSE AT INCREASED RISK OF COMPLICATIONS INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA, COPD, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES, THOSE WITH A DIAGNOSED HEART CONDITION, A HISTORY OF STROKE, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, OR CERTAIN TYPES OF IRREGULAR HEART RHYTHMS THAT LEWIS SAYS YOU CAN LOWER THE RISK.

>> KNOWING WHAT YOUR RISK FACTORS ARE, KNOW FIGURE SUSCEPTIBLE, KNOWING IF YOU HAVE A HEART CONDITION.

AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ON DAYS LIKE TODAY, I WOULD STAY INSIDE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DO GO OUT, LEWIS SAYS TO WEAR A MASK OR N95 TO HELP FILTER SOME OF THE POLLUTANTS AND STAY HYDRATED.

SHE SAYS DEHYDRATION CAN MAKE YOU EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE WITH THE HUMANITY.

WITH THOSE WITH ASTHMA, TAKE PRESCRIBED INHALERS WITH YOU.

IF YOU FEEL CHEST DISCOMFORT, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, A RACING HEART, EXTREME PERSPIRATION, NAUSEA, OR IF SOMETHING JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, SEEK MEDICAL HELP.

>> DON'T IGNORE IT, BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A REALLY DANGEROUS TIME RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: FOR "HEALTH MINUTE," I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> RIGHT NOW, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RELY ON VOLUNTEERS AT THE NEIL GOOD DAY CENTER TO HELP THEM STAY SAFE FROM THE HEAT.

BUT SOON THAT LIFE-SAVING RESOURCE IS GOING AWAY.

THE CENTERVILLEAGE IS A PLACE PEOPLE CAN GET OUT OF THE SUN, COOL OFF IN AIR CONDITIONING, TAKE A SHOWER, DO LAUNDRY, AND BE CONNECTED TO RESOURCES.

BUT IT LOST NEARLY ALL OF ITS FUNDING NEAR SAN DIEGO'S BUDGET CUTS AND WILL CLOSE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO THE NEIL GOOD DAY CENTER BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS THE SAFE HAVEN THEY CAN COME TO.

THERE'S PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT THEM.

>> DAY CENTER IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN PEOPLE ARE NOT ON SIDEWALKS, ON THE STREETS.

A PLACE TO BE SAFE AND BE COOL AND BE TAKEN CARE OF AND TO HAVE THEIR BASIC NEEDS MET.

THE THINGS WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED LIKE A BATHROOM OR SHOWER OR LAUNDRY OR ELECTRICITY.

>> Reporter: FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES IS BUILDING A NEW DAY CENTER AT ITS JOAN CROCKAM PUS BUT IT WON'T BE AS LARGE, MEANING LESS SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO ESCAPE THE HEAT.

IT'S EXPECTED TO OPEN IN EARLY FALL.

>>> TODAY, EVEN EVEN TOMORROW, WE'VE BEEN SEEING TEMPERATURES AROUND HISTORICAL AVERAGES BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO WARM BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

WE ALSO HAVE PRETTY MUCH DAILY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TRACKING.

IT'S NOT HUGE CHANCES, BUT IT'S ENOUGH THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK.

BUT LET'S START OFF WITH WHAT TO EXPECT FOR TONIGHT.

A LITTLE COOLER IN BORREGO SPRINGS, DOWN TO 77.

THE TRIPLE-DIGIT HIGHS AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

62 MOUNT LAGUNA.

UP 60s ALONG THE COAST FROM OCEANSIDE TO CHULA VISTA.

MID TO UPPER 70s BY THE TIME WE GET TO TOMORROW.

A LITTLE BETTER THAN WHERE WE'VE BEEN WITH 80s.

89 IN RAMONA.

104 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

LOW 70s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

HERE'S THE RAIN THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT HERE.

SO VERY, VERY SPOTTY.

MOST OF THIS UP INTO OUR MOUNTAIN AND DESERT REGIONS.

BUT MORE OF US HAVE THE CLOUDS EVEN ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST AT SOME POINTS.

MORE FRIDAY NIGHT RATHER THAN SATURDAY FOR US IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AROUND SAN DIEGO.

BE PREPARED FOR HUMIDITY.

IT COMES AND GOES.

THE CLOUD COVER ESPECIALLY.

BUT PRETTY MUCH DAILY, WE HAVE THOSE CHANCES OF RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS, THEN OF COURSE FOR MORE OF US, THE CLOUD COVER.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS HERE.

THE CLOUDS ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

IT'S JUST HOW MANY CLOUDS DO WE HAVE?

HUMIDITY STICKING WITH US, THOUGH WE GET SOME BREAKS AT TIMES WHERE IT'S NOT QUITE AS BAD.

TIMES LIKE MONDAY.

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TEMPERATURES.

78 FOR SATURDAY.

THEN TRENDING UP.

81 BY WEDNESDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, WELL, WE'RE PUSHING 90 BY THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.

WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE.

ENJOY THE 86 FOR YOUR SATURDAY.

AND PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

THAT'S NOT BAD OVERALL.

INTO OUR MOUNTAINS, LOW 70s.

THIS IS WHERE DAILY MAYBE WE HAVE A SHOWER OR TWO.

BE PREPARED FOR RAINDROPS, MAYBE A RUN BELL OF THUNDER OR TWO.

INDOOR DESERT REGION, LIKE I SAID, THE TRIPLE DIGITS AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

OUR LOWS, THEY BOUNCE AROUND A BIT.

80 SUNDAY, 76 BY TUESDAY.

THAT'S WHERE YOU MIGHT FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE, A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF LATE AT NIGHT OR FIRST THING INTO THE MORNING.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ACCUWEATHER'S ANNA AZALLION.

>>> THE PENTAGON RELEASED A FOURTH BATCH OF NEWLY DECLASSIFIED GOVERNMENT FILES RELATED TO UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON, MYSTERIOUS SIGHTINGS REPORTED OVER THE RECENT YEARS.

MARYBEL GONZALEZ SPOKE TO THE ASTROPHYSICIST LEADING A FEDERAL COUNCIL EXAMINING ONE OF HUMANITY'S BIGGEST QUESTIONS, ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?

>> Reporter: A U.S.

NORTHERN COMMAND VIDEO SHOWS A DARK OBJECT FLYING OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IN 2020, RESEMBLING A "LARGE, SOMEWHAT DEFORMED BALLOON."

IT'S PART OF THE PENTAGON'S LATEST RELEASE OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA, UAPs.

>> I HOPE WITH THE COUNCIL I ESTABLISHED, WE CAN ACTUALLY ASSEMBLE ENOUGH DATA TO BRING CLARITY TO THE SUBJECT.

>> Reporter: ASTRONOMER AVI LEOV, APPOINTED IN JUNE BY DONALD TRUMP, IS HEADING INVESTIGATIONSES INTO A TOPIC THAT CONTINUES TO DRAW BOTH FASCINATION AND SKEPTICISM.

>> THERE ARE TWO SUBJECTS THAT EVERYONE IN THE U.S.

SEEMS TO BE IN AGREEMENT ON, WHICH IS QUITE RARE IN POLITICS.

ONE IS NATIONAL SECURITY.

AND THE SECOND IS, ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?

>> THIS MONTH'S RELEASE INCLUDES DOZENS OF PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND DOCUMENTS.

LOEB SAYS IT DOESN'T PROVE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL ACTIVITY, BUT DOESN'T RULE IT OUT.

>> EVEN IF 1 IN 1 MILLION OBJECTS HAPPENS NOT TO BE HUMAN MADE THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST DISCOVERY EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.

BUS IT WILL EDUCATE US THAT WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR FROM WHOM WE MIGHT LEARN ABOUT NEW SCIENCE, NEW TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: MARYBEL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>>> EXPECT PLENTY OF COMIC-CON COVERAGE IN THE DAYS AHEAD STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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