>> ♪ ♪ >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HVAC, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1 800 BILL HOW OR VISIT THE WEBSITE.

AND, BY THE CONRAD RIVER SPA VACATION.

AND, BY THE FOLLOWING.

>> ♪ ♪ >> AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU!

>>> SAN DIEGO LEADERS ARE RECONSIDERING A KEY TRANSPARENCY PLEDGE REGARDING HOW THE CITY USES SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

KPBS SCOTT ROHDE REPORTS THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE ISSUE TOMORROW.

>> Reporter: ORDINANCE PASSING, SETTING A DEADLINE FOR THE CITY TO IDENTIFY EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES, SOLICIT COMMUNITY INPUT, AND GET CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE CONTINUED USE.

THE CITY HAS IDENTIFIED HUNDREDS OF TECHNOLOGIES.

DNA DATABASES, AND EQUIPMENT THAT CAN ACCESS PERSONAL DEVICES.

NONE HAVE GONE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE APPROVAL.

IN NOW, THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS PROPOSING A THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THAT REVIEW DEADLINE.

THAT HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF COMMUNITY ADVOCATES.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY, AS TO HOW SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IS BEING USED.

AND HOW THAT IMPACTS THE COMMUNITIES AND SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENTS OF NEW AMERICANS.

THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THE TRUST SD COALITION, A PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ADVOCACY GROUP.

PROPOSING ELIMINATING THE REVIEW DEADLINE ALTOGETHER.

THE COALITION CRITICIZING THE PLAN AND IMPOSING A THREE-YEAR EXTENSION.

GLORIA AND PUT TOGETHER A NEW PROPOSAL.

>> I THINK THREE YEARS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGIES.

>> Reporter: NICOLE DARLING SAID IN AN EMAIL THAT EXTENDING THE DEADLINE IS REQUIRED TO AVOID HINDERING CITY OPERATIONS.

SCOTT ROHDE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> REAL SERVICES FROM ORANGE COUNTY THROUGH SUE SAN DIEGO, JUST IN TIME FOR COMIC-CON.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTED ALEXANDER GWEN TOOK THE TRAIN TO ORANGE COUNTY TO BRING US THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THIS TRAIN IS HEADED NORTH THE FIRST TIME IN OVER ONE MONTH.

AFTER A LANDSLIDE, CLOSED TO THE TRACKS SEVERAL WEEKS.

DIRT AND DEBRIS FELL ON THE TRACKS.

BUT TODAY, NATURAL CAN TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA AGAIN.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE TRAIN HAS BEEN THIS FAR UP NORTH SINCE THE JUNE.

PASSENGERS LIKE OCEANS RESIDENT.

>> OMINOUS LOGIC TRAIN WRITER.

I LOVE IT.

>> THIS IS THE DAY I'M FINALLY GETTING ON THE TRAIN.

>> Reporter: NOW THAT IT'S OPEN, SHE SETTING UP FOR LUNCH.

>> I REALLY WANT TO SEE THE COAST.

>> Reporter: SHE FINALLY CAN.

THANKS TO THE WALL.

TEMPORARY BARRIER WALL, PROTECTING THE TRACKS FROM DEBRIS.

>> THIS WAS THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS FROM OH CTA THAT THIS BARRIER WALL WAS ABLE TO BE CONSTRUCTED JUST OVER ONE WEEK.

>> Reporter: THE WALLACE 250 FEET LONG AND 12 FEET HIGH.

WHILE THE BARRIER WALL IS STURDY AND CAN STAY IN PLACE FOR YEARS, IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.

THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO IS THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A PERMANENT SOLUTION.

>> I'M AMAZED ABOUT HOW FAST IT WENT UP.

>> Reporter: THIS IS TAKING UP THE ISSUE AT THE COUNCILMAN >> THIS IS ENSURING THAT IF THERE IS ANOTHER SLIDE, IT DOES NOT ENCROACH ON THE TRACKS AGAIN.

UP ABOVE, IT'S MORE ABOUT STABILIZING THAT ENTIRE HILLSIDE IN MAKING SURE THE EROSION DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: SULLIVAN HOPES A PERMANENT SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND SO THAT TRAIN SERVICES WILL NOT BE DISRUPTED AGAIN.

>> WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE A TRAIN THAT GOES NEARBY THE COAST.

THIS ONE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STAY BY THE COAST.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW, SHE'S ENJOYING THE VIEW FROM THE TRAIN WHILE SHE CAN.

>>> MAIL BALLOTS ARE BEING DELIVERED FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S DISTRICT 4 SUPERVISOR.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RACE AND THE OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS.

>> YOU CAN HAVE 15 ISSUES.

>> Reporter: MUCH OF A JOB OF A COUNTY SUPERVISOR IS TO ADMINISTER STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS LIKE FOOD STAMPS OR MEDI-CAL WITHOUT A LOT OF SAY OF HOW THE DOLLARS ARE SPENT.

BUT THE SUPERVISORS DO HAVE THEIR OWN POLICYMAKING POWERS PARTICULARLY IN THE COUNTY'S UNINCORPORATED AREAS WHICH DO NOT HAVE THEIR OWN MAYORS OR CITY COUNCILS.

ONE OF THE BIG DEBATES AMONGST THE SUPERVISORS IS HOW MUCH GROWTH TO ALLOW IN THOSE UNINCORPORATED AREAS.

TYPICALLY MORE CAR DEPENDENT, AND THEREFORE, LESS SUSTAINABLE BY URBAN AREAS.

BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF LAND THAT IS AVAILABLE TO BUILD HOUSING ON.

>> I WANTED TO HONOR PEOPLE'S TIME.

>> Reporter: THE COUNCILMEMBER MOM IN MONTGOMERY IS THE FAVORITE IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE RACE.

SHE'S THE ONLY ELECTORATE THAT HAS WON THE ELECTION AND SHE HAS GRASSROOTS SUPPORT.

SHE'S WON A HOST OF ENDORSEMENTS FROM LABOR UNIONS IN THE COUNTY'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

SHE IS ALSO THE TARGET OF FIERCE ATTACK ADS FROM THE SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS UNION COME OVER HER PUSH FOR MORE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.

JANESSA GOLDBACH IS THE OTHER DEMOCRAT IN THE RACE.

SHE IS A VETERANS ADVOCATE WHO WAS ALSO LINED WITH SEVERAL BIG ENDORSEMENTS.

HER SUPPORT FOR MORE HOMEBUILDING IN THE COUNTY'S UNINCORPORATED AREAS WON HER THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.

TWO REPUBLICANS WILL BE ON THE BALLOT, ANNIE RIKER, WHO WON UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR THE SEA LAST YEAR, SHE GOT HER START IN POLITICS CAMPAIGNING AGAINST COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND VACCINE MANDATES.

AND THEN THERE IS PALMA QUICK, APOLITICAL NOVICE WITH A LIMITED CAMPAIGN PRESENCE.

THE COUNTY'S DISTRICT 4 IS HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC.

IT INCLUDES MUCH OF CENTRAL SAN DIEGO, LA MESA, AND LEMON GROVE.

THE SPECIAL ELECTION WAS TRIGGERED BY THE RESIGNATION OF THE FORMER SUPERVISOR, NATHAN FLETCHER, IN MAY.

THE DEADLINE TO VOTE FOR HIS REPLACEMENT IS AUGUST 15th.

IF NO CANDIDATE WINS A MAJORITY, THE TOP TWO FINISHERS WILL COMPETE IN A RUNOFF IN NOVEMBER.

>>> THE HOT WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND WATCHES EXTENDED IN SOME AREAS.

JUSTIN POVICK HAS THE FIRST LOOK AT WEATHER.

>> HEAT AND RAIN IS A BIG STORY AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE COMING DAYS.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS FOR ABOUT 5000 FEET.

INTO THE DESERT, RIGHT TO FRIDAY, THE AREA SHADED IN RED, COMING UP, I WILL HIGHLIGHT MORE THE SEAT, THE EXTENSIVE NATURE OF IT, AND HOW HIGH THE NUMBERS WILL GO.

I CAN TELL YOU THIS, BRINGING THE SPRINGS BACK INTO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS, WELL UP INTO THE 90s.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE GAINING GROUND AGAINST SEVERAL WILDFIRES BURNING EAST OF RIVERSIDE.

AS OF THE LAST REPORT, THIS AFTERNOON, THE RAPIDFIRE GREW TO MORE THAN 12 SQUARE MILES, THE CONTAINMENT JUMPED TO 35%.

THE FIRE BROKE OUT FRIDAY AND FRIENDS MORE THAN 150 STRUCTURES.

CAL FIRE IS INVESTIGATING.

>>> MORE SAN DIEGANS ARE GETTING MONEY BACK, IT'S HAPPENING THANKS FOR UTILITY REVIEW INITIATIVE AFTER KPBS RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT A FALLBROOK CUSTOMERS UNUSUALLY LARGE BILL.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER, ERIC ANDERSON, HAS THE UPDATE.

>> Reporter: REACHED OUT TO KPBS AFTER BABBITT GOT A $1300 NATURAL GAS BILL.

THEY WERE SEVERAL MONTHS OF LOW ESTIMATES BEFORE THE METER READING IN JANUARY CAUGHT UP.

THE PROBLEM WAS, JANUARY HAD THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES EVER.

ICG AND HE RECALCULATED THE BILLS, AND GOT A $350 REBATE.

IT TURNS OUT SOME OTHER SDG CUSTOMERS WERE AFFECTED BY A SIMILAR ISSUE.

>> WE FOUND ABOUT 100 CUSTOMERS WITHIN THIS 900,000 CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE A GAS BILL, ABOUT 100 CUSTOMERS THAT DO NOT HAVE A RADIO SIGNAL BACKED SD CARD THAT WAS IN THE SAME BOAT AS MR. BABBITT.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL GET SMALL REFUNDS, BUT 10-20% OF THOSE CUSTOMERS SAW BILLS JUST LIKE HIS.

>> THOSE CUSTOMERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A SIMILAR CREDIT TO MR. BABBITT.

>> Reporter: SDG IS TWEAKING ITS ALGORITHMS TO BE BETTER AT AT ESTIMATING BILLS.

COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY THEY HOPE TO KEEP SITUATIONS LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING THIS WINTER.

BABBITT'S GRANDSON IS PLEASED THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO GETTING RELIEF.

>> I THOUGHT SHE CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE IN THE SITUATION.

WHEN I FIRST REALIZED THAT I PROBABLY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ESTIMATED BILLS, THAT'S WHAT I HOPE.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, HE GOT A HOME ENERGY AUDIT LAST WEEK, THE COMPANY STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE HEATING DUCTS AND GOT INSULATION TO THE MOBILE HOMES HOT WATER SYSTEM.

BOTH SHOULD HELP KEEP NATURAL GAS USAGE DOWN.

>>> COLLEGE TUITION IS SKYROCKETING.

AVERAGE WAGES ARE NOT KEEPING UP.

THAT IS FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, LAUREATE HAS ME KNOW TELLS US WHAT'S CAUSING THE SHARP INCREASES.

>> Reporter: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE STRESSING ABOUT ABOUT A PROPOSED INCREASE IN TUITION.

>> I CAN REALLY NOT A FOR FOOD OR GAS.

TYPICALLY,.

>> Reporter: IS PART OF A TREND BETWEEN 1980 AND 2020.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF TUITION, FEES, ROOM AND BOARD, FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE INCREASED BY 169%.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CENTER ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE.

THAT RISE FOUGHT OUTPACES WAGE INCREASES IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD.

>> IT'S REALLY A PROBLEM THAT INCOMES ARE NOT RISING MORE RAPIDLY, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF COLLEGE BUT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS NEED TO BUY.

>> Reporter: WHAT IS DRIVING UP THE COST?

EXPERTS POINT TO SOME KEY FACTORS, INCREASING FACULTY SALARIES, INCREASING COMPETITION AT TOP SCHOOLS, AND DECREASING STATE FUNDING.

>> IS THE PERFECT STORM FOR FAMILIES.

AND THEY ARE BEING ASKED TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: MICHELLE SHEPPARD WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS, LOOKING AT FEDERAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FIRST.

>> IF YOU DO NEED TO TURN TO LOANS, WHICH MOST PEOPLE DO, START WITH THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM.

>>> $10 MILLION FOR THE STATE WILL HELP BRING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS TO THE SOUTH BAY.

CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS ANNOUNCING THE FUNDING TODAY, SOME OF THE MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

THE FUNDS WILL ALSO BE USED TO CONVERT A SANTA CEDRO ALLEYWAY INTO A SAFE CORRIDOR FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES.

>>> FOR MANY PEOPLE, THE 15 FREEWAY THAT RUNS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT A HARMLESS PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT IS A NUISANCE CREATING NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION.

THE FREEWAY WAS BUILT WITH SEVERAL AMENITIES THAT WERE MEANT TO MITIGATE ITS HARMFUL IMPACTS, BUT KPBS MENTOR REPORTED ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THAT DECADES LATER, THE PROMISE OF RECONNECTING CITY HEIGHTS REMAINS UNFULFILLED.

>> Reporter: ALEXIS VILLANUEVA IS WALKING DOWN UNIVERSITY AVENUE, AS IT PASSES OVER THE STATE ROUTE 15 FREEWAY.

SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A NONPROFIT, CITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

WHEN SHE WAS GROWING UP HERE IN THE 1980s, ALL OF THIS LAND WAS TAKEN UP BY APARTMENT BUILDINGS, AND BUSINESSES.

BUT, CALTRANS WANTED TO BRING TO THE FREEWAY, BUT USED EMINENT DOMAIN TO SEIZE AND DEMOLISH MORE THAN A NINE BLOCK TO PROPERTY.

SOME 2000 RESIDENTS WERE FORCED TO LEAVE INCLUDING THE SISTER OF VILLANUEVA, AND KNEES.

>> WHEN YOU ASK THEM TO RELOCATE, YOU ASK THEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A DEPOSIT IN SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT IS PROBABLY HIGHER IN RENT.

IMMEDIATELY, MY SISTER WAS CONCERNED OF WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN.

AND ALSO, MY NIECE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE DISTRICT AS WELL.

IT WAS A BIG DECISION BUT THERE WAS NO CHOICE.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS FOUGHT TO STOP THE FREEWAY BUT IN THE END, AFTER YEARS OF EXHAUSTING NEGOTIATIONS, CALTRANS AGREED TO CAP JUST ONE BLOCK OF THE FREEWAY.

THAT BLOCK BECAME TORONTO PARK, THE FIRST PART CALTRANS EVER BUILT AS A ROOF OVER A FREEWAY.

CALTRANS ALSO MADE SPACE FOR A RAPID BUS LINE, THAT WOULD RUN ON THE FREEWAY MEDIAN.

ALTHOUGH, IT TOOK ANOTHER 18 YEARS AFTER THE FREEWAY OPENED FOR THAT BUS LINE TO START SERVICE.

THE BUS LINE CAME WITH EXTRAWIDE BRIDGES, OVER THE FREEWAY.

EACH WITH A LITTLE PEDESTRIAN PLAZA.

>> ALL OF THE BUILDINGS AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT YOU SEE WAS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN ACTIVATE THE SPACE AND NOT FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A WESTERN PART OF CITY HEIGHTS AND THEN IN TURN PART OF CITY HEIGHTS.

>> Reporter: THE DREAM OF THESE PLAZAS BECOMING GATHERING SPACES THAT WOULD RECONNECT THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT BEEN REALIZED.

CALTRANS BUILT KIOSKS HERE, TO HOUSE A SMALL BUSINESS LIKE A COFFEE SHOP OR A NEWSSTAND.

THEY ALSO BUILT BATHROOMS HERE.

BUT, IN THE MORE THAN 20 YEARS, SINCE THEY WERE BUILT, NEITHER THE KIOSKS OR THE BATHROOMS HAVE EVER BEEN USED.

VILLANUEVA SAYS THAT IT'S A WASTE.

THESE AMENITIES COULD IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF RIDING PUBLIC TRANSIT.

>> SOMEBODY'S COMMUNITY, AND A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES DO THAT, WITH SERVICE JOBS.

THEY ARE USING THIS EXPRESSWAY.

TO GO DOWNTOWN AND BACK.

THEY ARE MAKING A STOP FROM COLLEGE AVENUE TO HEAR.

AND THEY NEED TO GRAB BREAKFAST TO HEAD ONTO THE DOWNTOWN JOB, THAT IS A NEED.

THE HOUSE FOR THEM TO GET TO WORK ON TIME.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE IN CITY HEIGHTS OF BEEN FIGHTING FOR YEARS TO ACTIVATE AND BEAUTIFY THESE PLAZAS.

AND THEY HAVE PLENTY OF IDEAS.

>> EXTRA GREENERY.

THEY HAVE THE TREE AND THE PLODDING PLANS, BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THIS PLACE TO LOOK GREAT AND DISMAL THE WAY THAT LOOKS.

SO WE WANT AT A GREENERY, WE ALSO WANT LIGHTING.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY OUR COMMUNITY, LIGHTING IS A NECESSARY PART.

>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY MAY PROGRESS TOWARDS ACTIVATING A KIOSK OVER THE FREEWAY.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AGREED TO LEASE THEM FROM CALTRANS, SO THAT IT COULD FIND ITS OWN VENDORS.

BUT THEY ARE STILL LOCKED UP.

AND THE THINGS THAT MAKE THESE PLAZAS UNPLEASANT, LIKE THE NOISE AND POLLUTION FROM THE FREEWAY, HAVE NO CHEAP OR EASY FIXES.

>> WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS LIMITED RESOURCES, THAT HAS NOT HAD INVESTMENT FROM GOVERNMENT AS MUCH AS IT COULD HAVE, AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD HAVE, IT DOES TAKE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE OUR LEADERSHIP IN OUR ORGANIZATION HAS TO DO FIND IT.

COME TO THE TABLE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

HOW MUCH RESOURCES IS GOING TO TAKE.

>> Reporter: EXPERIENCE BEING DIVIDED BY A FREEWAY IS BY NO MEANS UNIQUE.

IT HAPPENED ALL OVER SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

MOST OFTEN COME IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

THE COMMUNITIES LEASE ABLE TO FIGHT BACK.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE FREEWAYS BY LISTENING TO MY PODCAST, FREEWAY EXIT.

YOU CAN FIND IT WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS.

>>> THE OCEAN BEACH PRAYER IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE TODAY, CITY WORKERS ARE REPAIRING DAMAGE TO THE PUMP STATION CAUSED BY WINTER STORMS EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE PEER HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE JANUARY.

IT IS SET TO REOPEN TOMORROW AND REMAIN OPEN AS WORK ON THE PUMP STATION CONTINUES.

REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

>>> SAN DIEGO PRIDE 2023 IS IN THE BOOKS.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL HAS A LOOK AT HOW THINGS WENT.

>> Reporter: ALL THE MARCHING, SHOUTS OF SUPPORT, THE MONUMENTAL COLORFUL CELEBRATIONS NOW JUST A MEMORY.

AND, PRIDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FERNANDO LOPEZ IS BASKING IN THE AFTERGLOW.

>> IT WAS THE SMOOTHEST, BEST RUNNING PRIDE PARADE THAT WE'VE EVER HAD, THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH IN MY 13 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS IN FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS, BUT LOPEZ SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE THE ESTIMATES OF 300,000 OR MORE PEOPLE AT THE PARADE AND THE FESTIVAL SEEM ABOUT CORRECT.

SAMANTHA CANNOT BELIEVE HOW INCREDIBLE THE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, THE CONTRACTORS WERE.

>> AND INCOME EVERYTHING WENT SORT OF ACCORDING TO PLAN.

REMIND YOU MIGHT SIGH RELIEF.

WITH THE RISE OF ANTI-LGBTQ PLUS LEGISLATION.

AND VIOLENCE ACROSS THE NATION.

THEY WERE CONCERNS.

BUT LOPEZ SAYS IN SAN DIEGO, WHEN IT COMES TO THREATS, THINGS ARE ACTUALLY QUITE BETTER THIS YEAR.

>> THERE WAS A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF AGGRESSIVE EMAILS THAT WE RECEIVED, OR COMMUNICATION.

I FELT THE SAFEST.

>> Reporter: IN FACT, LOPEZ SAYS THE MEDIA ATTENTION TO THE ANTI-LGBT PLUS NEWS MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY ENDED UP HELPING.

>> I THINK THEY PUT THIS LENS ON IT THAT SEEMED TO DIMINISH THINGS.

SO, I THINK, ALL OF THAT REALLY JUST NOT ALWAYS HELP SAN DIEGO PRIDE BE SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL, BUT PRIDE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

SO NOW, THE ATTENTION OF THE PRIDE ORGANIZATION, THE LARGEST PRIVATE ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY, THEY ARE NOW WORKING ON NEXT YEAR'S EVENT.

AND HAVE BEEN FOR MONTHS.

>> YOU TO START PLANNING THOSE THINGS OUT AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE.

>> Reporter: KEEPING PRIDE GOING STRONG.

IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST A LOCAL LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY.

IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE PRIDE SAN DIEGO CAN TAKE, AND A PARADE THAT IS THE LARGEST SINGLE DAY EVENT IN THE COUNTY, COMING OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THE HEAT OVER THE COURSE OF NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR.

THERE WILL BE SOME RELIEF, SOME GOING AT THE COAST.

AND FOR MANY, THAT DRY STRETCH WILL BE CONTINUING.

LET'S WORK OUR WAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT, AS WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES FALLING DOWN TO THE 80s.

RAMON AT 65.

CHULA VISTA ANNOUNCED THE MID- 60s.

WE WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH TIME HERE, THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT.

THERE CAN BE SOME CLOUDINESS ALONGSIDE THE COASTLINE, NOT SHOWING UP A LOT HERE.

THIS WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF HEATING THAT WE EXPERIENCE.

ALSO, TO THE NORTH, THE POTENTIAL THAT THERE CAN BE DOWNPOURS, ESPECIALLY AROUND LAS VEGAS, INTO CENTRAL NEVADA, AND ARIZONA.

AS THAT MOISTURE BEGINS TO MAKE A RETURN, RETURNING FOR US IS GOING TO BE THE HEAT.

LOOK AT THIS, WE TALK ABOUT THE FAR INTERIOR VALLEYS, THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN BELOW 5000 FEET.

EXCESSIVE HEAT MORNINGS INTO TUESDAY, AND INTO THE DESERTS, WE ARE GOING INTO FRIDAY WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT MORNINGS.

I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TIME-OUT TO THE COAST.

HANG OUT AROUND 80 DEGREES AGAINST THE MORNING CLOUDINESS, BRAKING, OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 60s.

THIS WILL BE THE CASE AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING WEEK.

THE INTERIOR VALLEYS WHERE WE EXPERIENCE A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND WRITING TO SATURDAY, THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF AT NIGHT, AS WE DIP DOWN INTO THE 60s FOR A TIME.

OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, DONE BELOW 5000 FEET, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE WARMER NUMBERS.

LOOK AT THIS, MID-TO-UPPER 80s AS WE HAD OUR WAY INTO WEDNESDAY, 70s BEYOND INTO THE WEEKEND.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY HOT GAME HERE IN THE DESERT, RUNNING ABOVE HISTORICAL AVERAGE, 112 DEGREES, THAT WILL BRING US INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING DOWN INTO THE MID-AND A TOP 80s.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST, JUSTIN HOWARD.

>>> CAR CRASHES ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH OF CHILDREN EVERY YEAR.

A CAR SEAT CAN GREATLY REDUCE RISK, BUT HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FINDING MORE COUNTERFEIT CAR SEATS.

MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN SPOT A KNOCKOFF.

>> >> Reporter: ON THE WAY TO KEEP THE BABY SAFE.

SOME PARENTS MAY UNKNOWINGLY BE PUTTING THEIR CHILD IN DANGER.

>> COUNTERFEIT CAR SEATS ARE MADE OF CHEAPER, FLIMSY OR MATERIALS.

AND, THEY ARE UNABLE TO WITHSTAND THE CRASH FORCES THAT HAPPEN IN A CRASH.

>> Reporter: COURTNEY GLEATON WITH ORLANDO HEALTH SAYS LAST YEAR, THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM FOUND 42 COUNTERFEIT COW SHEETS AND 44 FOREIGN-MADE CAR SEATS DURING INSPECTIONS.

THEY ARE ON TRACK TO MATCH THOSE NUMBERS THIS YEAR.

>> THEY ARE NOT FEDERALLY REGULATED IN THE U.S. AND THERE ARE THEREFORE NOT SAFE TO USE FOR YOUR CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: MANY KNOCKOFF CAR SEATS ARE BOUGHT ONLINE, AND PLEASE DO NOT BUY THOSE FROM A THIRD PARTY.

BEFORE YOU SPEND MONEY ON A TRAVEL SYSTEM, ZOOM IN ON THE PRODUCT PICTURE, TO CHECK THE LABELS.

>> ALL CAR SEATS IN THE U.S. ARE GOING TO HAVE ENGLISH AND SPANISH LABELING.

NOT JUST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEM.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A CAR SEAT FOR YOUR CHILD, CHECK THE STRAPS AND ANCHORING PARTS, IF THERE ARE NO LAURA ANCHORAGE ATTACHMENTS, IT MIGHT BE COUNTERFEIT.

FINALLY, READ THE LABEL.

ALL FEDERALLY COMPLIANT CAR SEATS SHOULD SAY THAT IT CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS.

>> IF IT DID NOT COME WITH A REGISTRATION CARD OR CAR SEAT MANUAL, THAT CAN ALSO BE AN INDICATOR THAT IT IS A COUNTERFEIT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT A CAR SEAT, MAKE SURE TO GET WITH A TRAINED TECHNICIAN IN AN IN YOUR AREA TO MAKE SURE YOUR SEAT IS SAFE.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

>>> THE AMTRAK PACIFIC SURF LINER IS RESUMING SERVICE SOUTH TO SAN DIEGO.

SURFACE WAS HALTED SINCE EARLY JUNE BECAUSE OF DEBRIS AND DIRT FALLING ON THE TRACK.

PASSENGER TRAINS ARE NOW ABLE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA, THANKS TO EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY BARRIER WALL PROTECTING THE TRACKS FROM DEVRY.

>>> SAN DIEGO LEADERS ARE RECONSIDERING A KEY TRANSPARENCY PLEDGE REGARDING HOW THE CITY USES SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

IT'S A ONE-YEAR DEADLINE, WAS SET FOR THE CITY TO IDENTIFY EXISTING INPUT AND ULTIMATELY GET APPROVAL FOR THEIR CONTINUED USE.

BUT, WITH THAT DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT ARE PROPOSING A THREE-YEAR EXTENSION.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE ISSUE TOMORROW.

>>> MAIL BALLOTS ARE ARRIVING TO VOTERS IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTIES, DISTRICT 4 SUPERVISOR OF THE ELECTION WAS TRIGGERED BY FORMER SUPERVISOR, NATHAN FLETCHER'S RESIGNATION.

THE DISTRICT INCLUDES MUCH OF CENTRAL SAN DIEGO.

THE CANDIDATES ARE DEMOCRATS MONICA MONTGOMERY AND JANESSA GOLDBLATT, AND REPUBLICANS ANY REICHERT AND PALMA QUICK.

VOTERS HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 15th UNTIL THEY CAN TURN IN THEIR BALLOTS.

IF NO CANDIDATE WINS A MAJORITY, THE TOP TWO FINISHERS WILL COMPETE IN A RUNOFF IN NOVEMBER.

>>> I AM JEFF BENNETT, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, FLOODS AND EXTREME HEAT POSES SERIOUS RISKS TO MEN.

RIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION, KPBS.

COMING UP NEXT.

>> ♪ ♪ >>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW ON THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

THE RISE AND TIPPING HAS MANY CUSTOMERS FUMING.

BUT, THE MORNING EDITION AND SHARES PERSPECTIVE OF A WORKER WHO DEPENDS ON THAT EXTRA DULL.

AND, EXPLAINS WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT GET.

>>> KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION IS EXAMINING THE RISE IN THE USE OF DRUGS LIKE THOSE AND AND WE GO VEE.

AND WAY TRUST TREATMENTS.

WE CAN FIND OUR STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> ♪ ♪ >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWARD FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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

CALL 1 800 BILL HOWARD OR VISIT BILL HOWARD.COM.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION.

DARLING MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>> ♪ ♪ >>> AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

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