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♪ >>> A MAN IS UNDER ARREST TODAY CHARGED WITH INTENTIONALLY SETTING THE SORRENTO FIRE.

THANK YOU FOR JOIN US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE FIRE STARTED YESTERDAY IN THE CANYON PRESERVE, FORCING EVACUATIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES.

IT IS 25% CONTAINED AS OF THIS AFTERNOON.

ALEXANDER WYNN HAS MORE ON THE ARREST.

>> Reporter: AS FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO PUT OUT HOTSPOTS TODAY, POLICE ANNOUNCE THEY HAVE ARRESTED 30-YEAR-OLD BRENDEN JAIMES GLASGO.

PEOPLE REPORTEDLY SAW GLASGO WALKING OUT -- DUE IN COURT ON WEDNESDAY.

>> IT'S SAD TO THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST HEARTLESS TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: JUDY AND HER FRIEND WERE DROPPING OFF SUPPLIES FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS TO THANK THEM.

THEY WERE BOTH SURPRISED THAT AUTHORITIES SUSPECTED ARSON WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

>> THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY WOULD EITHER DO THAT UNTHINKINGLY OR PURPOSEFULLY IS JUST -- IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING.

>> Reporter: THE FIRE GOT DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HOMES, FORCING THE EVACUATIONS OF DOZENS OF PEOPLE.

>> I SAW, LIKE, THIS BIG PLUME OF SMOKE OVER OUR HOUSE.

>> Reporter: LEANN KIM'S HOUSE WAS AN UNDER AN EVACUATION WARNING, BUT THE FLAMES WERE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

>> I NOTICED HOW CLOSE IT WAS TO THIS HOUSE ON THE CORNER.

AND WE'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

AND SO MY HUSBAND AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, I SAID, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET OUT OF HERE.

>> IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME.

>> Reporter: HARRY DING'S HOME OVERLOOKS THE CANYON.

HE SAYS THE FLAMES WERE MOVING FAST, DESPITE FIREFIGHTERS' EFFORTS.

>> BLOWING OUT, COMING BACK, AND MORE FIRE, GOING OUT, COMING BACK, AND GET MORE FIRE.

AND THEY COME BACK ABOUT 10 OR 15 TIMES.

>> Reporter: FIRE CREWS GAINED CONTROL AROUND 7:00 P.M.

YESTERDAY.

JUDY AND CHRISTINA ARE THANKFUL.

>> TWO FIRES IN TWO MONTHS IS TOO MUCH.

>> Reporter: FIRE CREWS WILL BE OUT HERE THE NEXT THREE DAYS OR SO TO MOP UP ANY HOTSPOTS AND MAKE SURE THE FIRE IS OUT.

>>> MEANWHILE, ANOTHER BRUSH FIRE IS THREATENING STRUCTURES AND FORCING EVACUATIONS IN CAMPO.

THE FIRE IS BURNING OFF CHURCH ROAD EAST OF LAKE MARINA AND ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 8.

IT STARTED AROUND 2:30 THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 130 ACRES.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THOSE DISPLACED BY THE FIRE CAN FIND SHELTER AT GOLDEN ACORN CASINO.

THERE IS ALSO AN ACTIVE SMOKE ADVISORY FOR LIVE OAK SPRINGS, BOULEVARD -- AND McCAIN VALLEY COMMUNITIES.

>>> WE'VE GOTTEN ON A SLIGHTLY TEMPERATURE ROLLERCOASTER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AS THAT HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST, SHIFTS WEST.

OUR TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN RISING AND FALLING BUT NOT BY A LOT.

WE'VE STAYED IN THE UPPER 60s, LOW 70s FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO, AND TONIGHT IS NO DIFFERENT.

WE DO HAVE THOSE LOW CLOUDS THANKS TO THAT MARINE LAYER.

WE WILL BE SEEING CHANGES FROM THAT AND OUR TEMPERATURES.

I'LL BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT COMING UP.

>>> THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS EXPECTED TO DECIDE TOMORROW WHETHER FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES CAN CONTINUE USING TWO COUNTY FIRING RANGES.

PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER KEVIN -- HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: I.C.E.

AND CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL AGENTS HAVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEEN TRAINING IN -- LEASED FACILITY AT MIRAMAR AIR BASE.

-- SAID DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE, THEY'RE NO LONGER WELCOME.

>> OUR COMMUNITY IS A HOME, NOT A TARGET.

IF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO SPEND BILLIONS ON THIS FLAWED DEPORTATION AGENDA, THEY CAN USE THEIR OWN FEDERAL RESOURCES TO CARRY IT OUT.

>> Reporter: I.C.E.

DATA SHOWS AGENTS REMOVED MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BETWEEN JANUARY 2025 AND APRIL 1st OF THIS YEAR.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED LOCALLY LAST YEAR DID NOT HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS, ACCORDING TO A SEPARATE KPBS ANALYSIS.

AUSTIN REAMER SAID I.C.E.

'S AK TICKS UNDERMINE TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

>> WHEN PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO REPORT CRIMES OR ASK THE GOVERNMENT FOR HELP, ALL OF US ARE LESS SAFE.

>> Reporter: ON TUESDAY, SUPERVISORS WILL VOTE WHETHER TO END THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS.

THE COMMISSIONER TOLD THE UNION TRIBUNE THAT ENDING THE AGREEMENTS WOULD LEAD TO STAFFING REDUCTIONS AND LONGER WAIT TIMES AT BORDER CROSSINGS AND THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT.

SUPERVISOR PALOMA DISREGARDED THAT CONCERN.

>> IT WOULD NOT BE A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS BOARD'S ACTIONS.

THEY WOULD BE A CHOICE, A CHOICE MADE BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND PAID FOR BY US HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: BOTH I.C.E.

AND CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FALL UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WHICH DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON THE GUN RANGE PROPOSAL.

KEVIN -- KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE RACE FOR CALIFORNIA'S NEXT GOVERNOR CAME TO CHULA VISTA OVER THE WEEKEND.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE STEVE HILTON HOSTED A TOWN HALL AT NOVO BREWING AND SHARED HIS VISION IN FRONT OF A PACKED ROOM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

>> HERE'S MY PLAN.

WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE TO YOU?

A WORKING CLASS TAX CUT IN CALIFORNIA, YOUR FIRST 150 GRAND TAX FREE.

>> Reporter: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CANDIDATE GLORIA ROMERO ALSO SPOKE AT THE EVENT.

THE POPULIST MESSAGE AIMS TO WIN OVER WORKING CLASS VOTERS IN THE STATE, A KEY DEMOGRAPHIC IN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 2024 VICTORY.

>>> AS THE PADRES TAKE ON THE METS TONIGHT, THEY DO SO AT THE START OF A NEW ERA.

THIS MORNING, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OWNERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE TEAM'S SALE.

THE MOVE FORMALLY TRANSFERS OWNERSHIP TO A GROUP LED BY KWANZAA JONES AND JOSE FELICIANO, THE CO-OWNER OF CLEAR LAKE CAPITAL, A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM.

HE IS NOW THE DESIGNATED CONTROL FIRM FOR THE PADRES ORGANIZATION.

THE SALE PRICE OF $3.9 BILLION IS A NEW MLB RECORD.

THE SIDELER FAMILY ANNOUNCED IT WOULD SELL THE TEAM LAST YEAR FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THE OWNER IN 2023.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE 60-DAY WINDOW TO REACH A DEAL TO END THE IRAN WAR EXPIRES.

A LOOK AT WHAT COULD COME NEXT.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DELIVERED A FRESH THREAT TO AMAN OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, RATHER.

IT COMES AS THE U.S.

AND IRAN TRADED NEW JABS OVER THE WAR.

THIS ALL AMID SIGNS THE CONFLICT IS SPREADING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

MADDIE GANNON HAS THE LATEST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: THE OFFICIAL LAPSE OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND IRAN IS KICKING OFF A NEW WEEK, AS BOTH SIDES APPEAR NO CLOSER TO A DEAL.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP STARTED THE DAY ISSUING A NEW WARNING TO OMAN.

HE TOLD FOX NEWS THAT THE U.S.

WOULD BOMB THE U.S.

ALLY IF IT GETS IN THE WAY OF ITS EFFORTS WITH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

IRAN AND OMAN HAVE BEEN TALKS OVER A TEMPORARY ROUTE FOR SHIPPING THROUGH THE STRAIT.

ALTHOUGH IRAN IS INSISTING THAT ANY POTENTIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO WOULD NOT MEAN THAT THE STRAIT IS IMMEDIATELY REOPENED FOR ALL.

ON MONDAY, IRAN SAID ITS TALKS WITH OMAN ARE CONTINUING BUT ARE COMPLEX.

AND IT FOLLOWS TRUMP CAUSING A STIR FRIDAY WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD DECLARE THE STRAIT A U.S.

TERRITORY AFTER, QUOTE, WE FINISH DEFEATING IRAN.

IRAN QUICKLY PUSHED BACK ON THAT, SAYING THE STRAIT CANNOT BE SEIZED WITH A TWEET OR A CAMPAIGN SPEECH.

AND OVER THE WEEKEND, WE HEARD FROM IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYING THAT IRAN HASN'T DECIDED YET WHETHER TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE U.S.

AT ALL.

IT COMES AS WE ARE HEARING CONFLICTING MESSAGES FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THE U.S.

'S TOP PRIORITY IN THIS CONFLICT MORE GENERALLY.

TRUMP MONDAY INSISTED THAT THE NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO ENSURE IRAN CANNOT OBTAIN A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

BUT THAT WAS AFTER VICE PRESIDENT J.D.

VANCE SAID THE TOP PRIORITY WAS KEEPING OIL AND GAS PRICES LOW FOR AMERICANS.

MEANWHILE, WE ARE SEEING SIGNS OF THE CONFLICT ESCALATING IN OTHER AREAS IN THE REGION.

YEMEN AND THE IRANIAN-BACKED HOUTHIS ARE BOTH CLAIMING TO HAVE CARRIED OUT NEW ATTACKS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

AND ISRAEL LAUNCHED FRESH DEADLY STRIKES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON IN WHAT IT SAID IS A RESPONSE TO A HEZBOLLAH ATTACK THAT INJURED THREE OF ITS SOLDIERS.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>>> HAVE YOU HEARD OF FLOCK CAMERAS?

KPBS REPORTED ON THEM IN THE PAST.

THEY'RE SOMETHING YOU MAY PASS BY EVERY DAY WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING IT.

THEY SCAN LICENSE PLATES, WHICH POLICE SAY HELPS SOLVE CRIMES.

BUT PRIVACY ADVOCATES WARN OF UNWANTED SURVEILLANCE AND MISUSE.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS MORE ON THE NEW SAFETY CONTROLS THE COMPANY BEHIND THE CAMERAS IS ROLLING OUT.

>> Reporter: LICENSE PLATE READING TECHNOLOGY IS NOW IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WHILE ON THE SURFACE THEY MAY SEEM LIKE A GOOD TOOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, CRITICS ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT MISUSE, INCLUDING ALLEGATIONS OF STALKING IN SOME CASES.

THAT'S FUELING A BIG DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND OVERSIGHT.

THERE ARE REPORTEDLY MORE THAN 120,000 LICENSE PLATE READING SAFETY CAMERAS DEPLOYED ABOUT 49 STATES USED BY MORE THAN 5,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

-- DETAILS THAT ARE STORED IN A SEARCHABLE DATABASE.

IF A PLATE IS CONNECTED TO A WANTED VEHICLE, STOLEN CAR, OR INVESTIGATION, POLICE GET AN ALERT.

THE TECHNOLOGY NOTABLY HELPED TRACK DOWN LAST YEAR'S BROWN UNIVERSITY SHOOTING SUSPECT.

FLOCK SAID IT SUPPORTED ABOUT A MILLION LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS LAST YEAR AND HELPED LOCATE MORE THAN 10,000 MISSING PEOPLE.

CRITICS WARN OF A GROWING SURVEILLANCE NETWORK, ONE THEY SAY INVADES PRIVACY, TRIGGERS FALSE ALERTS, AND OPERATES WITHOUT ENOUGH OVERSIGHT.

>> WHERE IS THE LINE WHERE IT STOPS BEING FOR SOLVING CRIME AND STARTS VIOLATING INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY?

>> Reporter: THE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE SAYS DOZENS OF OFFICERS IN RECENT YEARS HAVE RESIGNED OR BEEN ARRESTED AFTER ABUSING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ACCUSATIONS OF STALKING.

>> BY USING A PRIVATE COMPANY, IT ALLOWS A LOT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO CIRCUMVENT THE NORMAL RED TAPE, LIKE GETTING A WARRANT.

>> Reporter: FLOCK HAS ROLLED OUT NEW SAFETY RULES.

>> WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL SAFE.

WE'VE BUILT A TOOL THAT DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

>> Reporter: SAFEGUARDS PRIVACY EXPERTS SAY DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH.

SOME WANT CAMERAS REMOVED ALTOGETHER.

OTHERS ARE CALLING FOR STRONGER RULES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM LEADERS.

>> ANY TOOL IN A POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ARSENAL, WE NEED GUARDRAILS.

>> AND FLOCK SAFETY ISN'T THE ONLY COMPANY IN THIS SPACE.

AXON AND OTHER COMPANIES PROVIDE SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES.

THE BIG QUESTION HERE, IT'S MUCH BROADER THAN JUST ONE COMPANY.

IT'S ABOUT HOW DO COMMUNITIES BALANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND SURVEILLANCE, AND WHO AT THE END OF THE DAY GETS TO DECIDE WHAT LEVEL OF MONITORING PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>>> AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION THESE DAYS, INCLUDING HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE 500 ALPRs IN THE CITY.

>>> LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE JOINING IN A NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION AGAINST THE TECHNOLOGY.

ONE ADVOCATE STOPPED BY KPBS MIDDAY EDITION TO DISCUSS THE MOVEMENT.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THAT INTERVIEW RIGHT NOW WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> HOME PRICES KEEP GOING UP IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, DESPITE A DECLINE IN SALES LAST MONTH.

AND ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS TODAY, THE MEDIAN PRICE OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME ROSE TO JUST UNDER $110 MILLION IN JULY.

THAT'S UP 1.3% FROM JUNE AND UP NEARLY 6% FROM JULY OF 2025.

MEANWHILE, SALES THE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FELL 6.7% FROM JUNE.

HM.

>>> AND HIGH PRICES, HIGH MORTGAGE RATES, AND LOW INVENTORY MAY BE TURNING AWAY POTENTIAL HOME BUYERS, BUT IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS.

JEN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS WHY POTENTIAL BUYERS MAY BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO FIND A DEAL THIS FALL.

>> Reporter: HIGH PRICES ARE SLOWING HOME SALES.

THE MEDIAN HOME SALE PRICE LAST MONTH WAS JUST OVER $434,000, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

AND THOSE NUMBERS JUST KEEP GOING UP.

>> THE RISING RATES ARE NOT HELPING.

SO, IT'S HOLDING BACK SOME BUYER ACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: WARREN YOON SAYS -- BECAUSE WHEN OIL PRICES RISE, INVESTORS WORRY ABOUT INFLATION.

AND THE BOND MARKET LOOKS AT ALL THOSE FINANCIAL PRESSURES TO DETERMINE RATES.

-- WAS 6.69% ACCORDING TO FREDDIE MAC.

THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26th, THE AVERAGE WAS 5.98%.

AND THAT WAS RIGHT BEFORE U.S.

AND ISRAELI FORCES LAUNCHED STRIKES ON IRAN.

>> IF SOMEHOW THERE'S A RESOLUTION ON THE PERSIAN GULF, OIL TANKER SHIPMENT, OIL PRICES DO COME DOWN, THEN EXPECT LOWER INFLATIONARY PRESSURE.

AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE MAY BE INCLINED TO CUT INTEREST RATE IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: YOON SAYS THE CURRENT HOUSING MARKET CAN BE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO BUY THEIR FIRST HOME.

HE SAYS POTENTIAL BUYERS SHOULD INSTEAD LOOK AT BUYING A CONDO INSTEAD OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

>> PRICES HAVE ACTUALLY DECLINED.

AND WITH MORE INVENTORY.

AND THEREFORE FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS, CONDOMINIUM, MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES, MORE OPTIONS.

>> Reporter: THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS.

YOON SAYS SELLERS WHOSE HOMES HAVE SET ON THE MARKET WILL BE FORCED TO DROP THE PRICE.

AND THERE ARE FEWER PEOPLE LOOKING TO BUY AS SUMMER WINDS DOWN, WHICH MEANS LESS COMPETITION FOR BUYERS.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> LAKE MEAD, WHICH IS THE LARGEST RESERVOIR IN THE UNITED STATES IS DRYING UP.

AND AS A RESULT, THE WATER SUPPLY FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA AND SIX OTHER STATES ARE NOW AT RISK.

BILL WEIR REPORTS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE BOATERS WHO STILL LOVE LAKE MEAD, REMINDERS OF THE MEGADROUGHT ARE ALL AROUND.

THE BATHTUB RING, WHICH SHOWS THE HIGH WATER MARK FROM THE MID '80s IS NOW ALMOST 19 STORIES TALL.

OLD SUNKEN BOATS AND WORTHLESS DRINKING WATER INTAKES GET MORE EXPOSED BY THE DAY.

>> THEY COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED WHEN THEY BUILT THIS THE KIND OF MEGA-DROUGHT THAT WOULD DROP LAKE MEAD BY 70%.

THAT USED TO BE THE WATER INTAKE TOWER.

>> Reporter: A SATELLITE TIME LAPSE SHOWS HOW MUCH OF THE NATION'S BIGGEST RESERVOIR HAS DISAPPEARED IN THE LAST 25 YEARS.

MEAD, 27% FULL, WHILE LAKE POWELL ONLY 23% AND DROPPING.

TOGETHER THEY KEEP 40 MILLION PEOPLE ALIVE IN SEVEN STATES, WHICH HAVE NEVER AGREED ON HOW TO SHARE.

WHILE THE DRY, LOWER BASIN STATES OF CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND ARIZONA HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO MAKE CUTS, DOUG BURGUM'S INTERIOR DEPARTMENT -- WATER IS NEEDED TO MAKE EVERYTHING FROM COPPER TO MICRO CHIPS TO MOST OF THE NATION'S WINTER VEGETABLES.

>> I WOULD ARGUE THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE NOT JUST IMPORTANT TO ARIZONA'S ECONOMY.

THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: AND GOVERNOR KATIE HOBBS SEEMS WILLING TO FIGHT FOR THEIR SHARE ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT.

>> WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL THAT IT WILL ALIGN CLOSELY WITH THE PROPOSAL WE PUT FORWARD, THE THREE BASIN STATE PROPOSAL.

NOBODY WANTS TO END UP IN COURT.

BUT THIS IS A CRITICAL SITUATION FOR ARIZONA.

AND I'M GOING TO USE EVERY TOOL AVAILABLE TO ME.

WE HAVE SET ASIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FIGHT IN COURT IF THAT BECOMES NECESSARY.

I HOPE IT DOESN'T.

BUT WE'RE NOT AT THAT POINT YET.

>> Reporter: UTAH IS AMONG THE UPPER BASIN STATES REFUSING TO OFFER NEW CUTS.

EVEN AS ST.

GEORGE HAS SOME OF THE CHEAPEST WATER AND HIGHEST PER CAPITA USE IN THE WEST.

AND THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING THIS PRIVATE SURF RANCH, WITH WAVE AND WAKE BOARDING POOLS FOR 56 HOMES AND ANOTHER SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

>> YOU CAN SURF IN THE DRIEST COUNTY IN UTAH.

HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY THAT, WHETHER THEY'RE PULLING IT OUT OF A BRACKISH AQUIFER OR THAT'S PRIVATE WATER -- >> YEAH.

>> HOW IS THAT A GOOD LOOK FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE OTHER COMMUNITIES, CERTAIN THINGS WERE APPROVED YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO AND WE'RE DEALING WITH THOSE.

SINCE THEN WE HAVE COMPLETELY CHANGED ALL OUR RULES, NOT JUST A SURF LAKE BUT A DATA CENTER OR A GOLF COURSE.

WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THIS VERY STRICT POLICY NOW OF LARGE WATER USERS.

>> Reporter: ZACK -- IS TRYING TO GET HIS COUNTY TO COPY LAS VEGAS, WHERE NEARLY EVERY DROP OF SIN CITY'S WASTEWATER IS CAPTURED, CLEANED, AND PUT BACK INTO LAKE MEAD, THANKS TO THE FORESIGHT OF LEADERS LIKE PAT MULROY.

>> THE MINUTE YOU EXPECTED CLIMATE CHANGE IS A REALITY, YOU HAD TO ACCEPT THAT THIS DAY WAS COMING.

IF YOU'RE IN THE WATER BUSINESS, YOU HOPE FOR THE BEST AND PLAN FOR THE WORST.

>> Reporter: SHE THINKS BURGUM SHOULD BE USING MORE CARROTS AND STICKS TO GET THE STATES TO AGREE AND PROPOSING DESALINATION PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA FOR IRRIGATION, SO FARMERS CAN GIVE THEIR SHARES TO THIRSTY CITIES AND WILDLIFE HABITATS.

>> TO PUT THE STATES THROUGH THE ANGUISH OF GOING THROUGH ANOTHER ROUND OF CUTS, I WOULD PUT THAT OFF.

BUT WHERE I WOULD PUT MY ENERGY IS I WOULD PUT THE STATES TOGETHER AND EMPOWER A BODY OR A GROUP IN THE LOWER BASIN AND UPPER BASIN TO LOOK AT WAYS TO AUGMENT THIS RIVER SYSTEM.

I MEAN, WE HAVE STAYED AWAY FROM DESALINATION, AND IT BLOWS MY MIND.

YOU CAN'T CONSERVE YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS.

YOU CAN'T CUT YOUR WAY OUT OF IT.

♪ >>> AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK, HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO START TO SHIFT RIGHT BACK INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S., WHICH MEANS OUR TEMPERATURES, WARMING BACK UP.

HERE'S THE THING, THOUGH.

WE GET DRIER.

IT HELPS WITH THE MARINE LAYER.

IT'LL BE A LITTLE SHALLOWER.

WE DO HAVE SOME RAIN CHANCES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND FOR OUR MOUNTAIN AND DESERT REGIONS.

BUT OVERALL, WE LOWER THE HUMIDITY.

WE HAVE LESS MOISTURE IN THE AIR.

BUT OUR TEMPERATURES GO UP.

SO, IT'S A TRADE-OFF.

OVERALL TONIGHT, LOW 80s FOR BORREGO SPRINGS, MID 60s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

JUST A FEW DEGREES IN SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA THERE.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, WELL, TAKE A LOOK.

MORE CLOUDS STILL STICKING WITH US BECAUSE REMEMBER THIS IS MID TO LATE IN THE WEEK WHEN THAT HIGH PRESSURE REALLY SHIFTS IN.

SO, WE STILL HAVE THE MOISTURE.

WE STILL HAVE SOME OF THAT HUMIDITY WITH US.

AND IN BORREGO SPRINGS, TEMPERATURES BACK TO 110.

IT'S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE FROM HERE.

MID 90s FOR RAMONA, IN THE 80s IN OCEANSIDE, AND JUST UNDER 80s IN THE SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.

THERE'S THOSE TEMPERATURES RISING A BIT AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND INTO SATURDAY.

STILL HAVE THE HUMIDITY STICKING WITH US HERE AND IT'S PARTLY BECAUSE OF EXACTLY WHERE THAT HIGH PRESSURE IS AND HOW MUCH OF AN INFLUENCE IT HAS FURTHER TO THE COAST VERSUS FURTHER INLAND.

AS WE LOOK AT OUR TEMPERATURES FOR OUR INLAND REGIONS, NOT A LOT OF VARIATION HERE.

WE'RE IN THE LOW 90s.

WE ACTUALLY EVEN DROP A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

AS WE LOOK TO OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS, HERE WE GO.

TEMPERATURES, 80s.

WE GET TO THE 70s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THURSDAY, FRIDAY.

HEAT RIGHT UP, 75 FRIDAY VERSUS THAT 83 BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY.

THIS IS WHERE LATE IN THE WEEK IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE ICONS, BUT WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS.

WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THIS AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE DESERT REGION, JUST 110 FOR YOUR TUESDAY.

THEN WE GO BACK DOWN.

THAT FRIDAY TO SATURDAY SHIFT, 103 TO 107, YOU'LL PROBABLY NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE THERE AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLERCOASTER.

BUT THE AUGUST HEAT, WELL, IT'S HERE IN FULL FORCE.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ZANNA AZAL YAN.

>> MAKE SURE TO GET THE LATEST FROM KPBS DELIVERED RIGHT INTO YOUR INBOX.

WE HAVE A VARIETY OF NEWSLETTERS, INCLUDING THE DAILY HEADLINES, ARTS, STREAMING PICS, AND YOUR NORTH COUNTY FOCUS.

LOOK FOR THE NEWSLETTER SECTION AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN AND FROM THERE YOU CAN SIGN UP WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

>>> A SAN DIEGO COLLECTIVE IS CREATING SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT THROUGH MUSIC.

KPBS ARTS REPORT ARTY McAFEE TAKES US TO FUTURE IS LISTENING ROOM.

>> Reporter: -- A GATHERING CREATED BY THE LOCAL COLLECTIVE, FUTURE IS COLOR.

THE LISTENING ROOM IS A SPACE DEDICATED TO THE PRACTICE OF DEEP LISTENING, USING VINYL AS A STARTING POINT.

>> WE'RE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT FRAMING THE CONVERSATION TO A THEME THAT IS CONNECTED TO COLLECTIVE LIBERATION IN A WAY THAT GIVES PEOPLE THE EXPERIENCE OF FEELING A LITTLE MORE FREE IN THEIR DAY TO DAY BUT ALSO FEELING MORE CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: FUTURE IS COLOR WAS FOUNDED BY IRWIN HINES AFTER GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER, WHEN HE BEGAN THINKING MORE DEEPLY ABOUT HOW PEOPLE VIEW THEMSELVES AND THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD.

THIS INSPIRED HIM TO CREATE CLOTHING WITH MESSAGES TIED TO LIBERATION.

>> FUTURE IS COLOR IS A REFLECTION OF MY GROWTH AND MY HEALING AND MY UNCOVERING AND DEEP DIVING INTO THE -- THE LINEAGE OF LIBERATION WORK THAT BLACK FOLK HAVE BEEN DOING SINCE THE FOUNDING OF THIS COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: FUTURE IS COLOR HAS EVOLVED INTO MULTIPLE EVENTS FOR CONNECTION LIKE THE LISTENING ROOM.

EACH YEAR THERE'S A DIFFERENT FOCUS.

THIS YEAR THE THEME IS, BEING TOGETHER IS THE PRACTICE.

>> AND THEN THE MUSIC ELEMENT WAS JUST BASED ON THE FACT THAT MUSIC IS ONE OF THE THINGS THROUGHOUT EVERY SINGLE LIBERATION MOVEMENT THAT WAS ALWAYS THERE.

IT WASN'T JUST BACKGROUND NOISE OR BACKGROUND MUSIC, BUT IT WAS QUITE LITERALLY A FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENT TO EVERY SINGLE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.

>> Reporter: THE LISTENING ROOM IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EVENTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC.

>> I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE HERE IS TO THINK ABOUT THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THIS RECORD WAS CREATED, THINK ABOUT THE THEMES, THE ARTISTS WERE EXPLORING IN THEIR OWN WORK, AND THEN CONNECT IT TO THE LARGER OVER-ARCHING THEME THAT FUTURE IS COLOR HAS.

>> Reporter: EACH LISTENING ROOM IS LIMITED TO 30 TO 40 PEOPLE IN ITS USUAL SPACE IN BARRIO LOGAN NEXT TO CHICANO PARK.

>> I THINK IF I CAN CHAMPION LISTENING, YOU KNOW, EVEN IN A THREE-HOUR-A-WEEK OR EVERY TWO WEEKS SPACE, THEN HOPEFULLY THAT TRICKLES OUT AND INSPIRES MORE PEOPLE TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW THEY LISTEN AND CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: WHILE HOSTING THE EVENT, GOODS PRIORITIZES PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE.

>> I ALSO TRY TO ROLE MODEL THE VULNERABILITY AND TAKE OUT THE LEVITY OF TRYING TO KNOW THE CHORD PROGRESSIONS OR TRYING TO CRITIQUE THE MUSIC IN SUCH A TECHNICAL WAY, WHERE THIS CONVERSATION IS MORE HUMAN AND NUANCED.

AND I THINK ANYONE WHO BRINGS THEIR STORY IS A GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO THE LISTENING ROOM.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE LEAVE THE LISTENING ROOM WITH QUESTIONS THAT DON'T COME UNTIL DAYS LATER.

GOODS CREATED A JOURNAL TO GIVE THEM A PLACE TO KEEP EXPLORING THE MUSIC AND PERHAPS CREATE THEIR OWN LISTENING ROOM.

>> ALL THE INTENTION WE PUT INTO HOLDING THIS SPACE ON TUESDAY NIGHTS WE PUT INTO THE JOURNAL AS WELL, SO IT ALLOWS US TO SCALE BEYOND BARRIO LOGAN TO THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: FOR GOODS, THE LISTENING ROOM IS ALSO A TRIBUTE TO HER GRANDPARENTS WHO BOTH LOVED MUSIC.

>> I END EVERY LISTENING ROOM WITH A QUOTE MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO SAY.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

THAT'S ALL OF MY TIME.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>> SO NICE.

>>> AND HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

NEARLY 7.5 MILLION AMERICANS LIVE WITH DEMENTIA.

THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO CLIMB IN THE COMING DECADES.

ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION, ONE COUPLE IS ON A MISSION TO BRING MORE DEMENTIA CARE TO MEDICAL DESERTS.

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