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[ MUSIC ] >>> TODAY MARKS A YEAR SINCE 1200 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND EN MASSE LED ATTACK IN ISRAEL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE ATTACK IGNITED A WAR THAT KILLED MORE THAN 40,000 PALESTINIANS.

OUR REPORTER VISITED A MEMORIAL IN UC SAN DIEGO TODAY.

>> A YEAR AFTER THE ATTACK BY HAMAS, THERE ARE 100 HOSTAGES STILL IN CAP CITY, INCLUDING AMERICANS.

THE UCSD CHAPTER OF STUDENTS SET UP A LONG TABLE WITH A SEAT FOR EACH OF THEM.

THE MAIN VISAGE IS TO PAY RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES.

STEAM ANDREW JETER IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT RING, HE SAYS JEWISH STUDENTS WHO SUPPORT ISRAEL ARE AFRAID TO SHARE THEIR RELIGIOUS AND LYRICAL BELIEFS OF THEIR PEERS.

>> I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DIE, UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE AT THIS POSITION WHERE WE ARE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES IS TRYING TO SET STUDENTS ON CAMPUS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T BE WHO THEY ARE, WHO THEIR PARENTS WERE, THERE GRANDPARENTS WERE.

>> THE ENSUING WAR HAS KILLED 30,000 PALESTINIANS AND DISPLACED 2 MILLION PEOPLE.

STUDENTS AT UCSD AND SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY HAVE CALLED FOR THEIR SCHOOLS TO DIVEST FROM THE WAR.>> IN MY UNDERSTANDING, IT HAS NOT BEEN A PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE TO THE CONFLICT, AND I THINK I PERSONALLY DO NOT SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES FOR NATIVE ISRAEL.

>> POLICE DISMANTLED A PRO- PALESTINIAN ENCAMPMENT IN MAY, AND ARRESTED 40 STUDENTS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESIDENT A LETTER TO CAMPUSES REMINDING THEM THAT LOCKING WALKWAYS OR DOORWAYS, CONCEALING YOUR IDENTITY WITH A MASK OR FACE COVERING WAS NOT ALLOWED.

ANTONY BLINKEN SAYS THE UNITED STATES MOURNS THE DEATH OF EVERY INNOCENT WHO DIED ON OCTOBER 7 AND IN THE YEAR SINCE.

IT IS TIME TO REACH A CEASE- FIRE AGREEMENT THAT BRINGS THE HOSTAGES HOME, AND ALLEVIATES THE SUFFERING OF THE ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, AND ULTIMATELY BRINGS AN END TO THIS WAR.

>> BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MARKED THE ATTACKS IN THEIR OWN WAY.

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS PLANTED A TREE IN HER RESIDENCE, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HELD AN EVENT AT HIS MIAMI GOLF RESORT.

JULIA BENBROOK LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGE THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO CANDIDATES AND THEIR ELECTION BIDS.>> THE DEADLY HAMAS TERROR ATTACKS ON OCTOBER 7, 2023 DID NOT JUST TRANSFORM THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT ALSO HAD A POLITICAL IMPACT, THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.

FRUSTRATION AMONG PROGRESSIVES AT ISRAEL AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATIONS FAILURE TO REIN IN PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU FOR HIGH NUMBERS OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, INCLUDING CHILDREN, DIVIDED THE DEMOCRATIC COALITION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE TOPIC OF THE DIFFICULT ONE FOR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, LEADING TO CAMPUS PROTESTS FORGIVING ISRAEL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID AND BOMBS.

LEADERS HAVE PUSHED VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS TO DISTANCE HERSELF FROM PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S POLICIES.

THERE HAVE BEEN HEIGHTENED EMOTIONS, AND SHE HAS MAINTAINED THAT ISRAEL HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF.

AND IN A STATEMENT, SHE SAID HER COMMITMENT TO ISRAEL'S ABILITY TO DEFEND ITSELF IS UNWAVERING.

>> WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE THREAT HAMAS PRESENTS IRAN, IT IS WITHOUT QUESTION OUR IMPERATIVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO ALLOW ISRAEL TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST THOSE KINDS OF ATTACKS.>> WHEN ASKED IF THE UNITED STATES HAS A CLOSE ALLY IN PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SHE REPHRASED THE QUESTION.

>> THE BETTER QUESTION IS DO WE HAVE AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND ISRAELI PEOPLE?

ANY ANSWERS THAT IS YES - - AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES.>>> CLOSER TO THE COAST WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER, LOW CLOUDS HERE LATE IN THE DAY AND EARLY IN THE DAY.

YOU MAY RUN INTO VISIBILITY PROBLEMS EVEN SPREADING ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS.

THIS WEEK WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW COOL TEMPERATURES GET, BEFORE WE START TO WARM UP AGAIN.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS WARNING RESIDENTS IN THE PATH OF A FAST-MOVING RUSH FIRE IN CAMPO TO GET OUT NOW.

IT STARTED AROUND 2:30 P.M.

THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS EARNED 282 ACRES SO FAR.

HERE IS A VIEW OF THE FIRE FROM THE ALERT CALIFORNIA CAMERA.

EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE AND ISSUED, RESIDENTS ARE BEING ADVISED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES ON SHORT NOTICE.

TEMPORARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN SET UP AT THE ACORN CASINO.>>> FLORIDA IS BRACING FOR WHAT COULD BE ITS LARGEST EVACUATION SINCE 2017, AHEAD OF HURRICANE MILTON.

THE STORM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE.

RESIDENTS ARE BEING TOLD GET OUT NOW.

DAYS AHEAD OF HURRICANE MILTON'S EXPECTED LANDFALL, FLORIDIANS ARE PREPARING, WAITING TO FILL UP SANDBAGS ALONG THE COAST.

OFFICIALS ARE URGING PEOPLE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW AND GET OUT OF THE PATH OF THE STORM.

>> YOU HAVE TIME, BUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT NOW.

THERE ARE SOME EVACUATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED, THERE WILL BE A FLURRY OF THEM TODAY.

COUNTIES ARE WORKING ON OPENING SHELTERS.

>> YOU CANNOT WAIT AND SEE, YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY, PACKING 120- MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS.

OFFICIALS ARE WARNING ABOUT THE THREAT OF STORM SURGE, RAIN, AND FLASH FLOODING.

A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN 51 OF 57 COUNTIES IN FLORIDA.

>> PLEASE, IF YOU ARE IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA, YOU NEED TO EVACUATE, IF THEY HAVE CALLED FOR AN EVACUATION ORDER, I BEG YOU, I IMPLORE YOU, EVACUATE.

DROWNING DEATHS ARE 100% PREVENTABLE, IF YOU LEAVE.>> AFTER HURRICANE HELENE, 10 DAYS LATER, DEBRIS STILL LINGERS.

THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO HELP ASSIST WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL, WHICH COULD CAUSE MORE DAMAGE.

>> THAT CREATES A HUGE HAZARD IF YOU HAVE A MAJOR HURT AND HIT THE AREA THIS WEEK.

>>> AFTER A SHORT REOPENING, SOUTH COUNTY BEACHES ARE AGAIN CLOSE DUE TO CROSS COUNTY SEWAGE.

WE HAVE MORE ON WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS RETURN TO A NEW NORMAL.>> BEACHES WERE CLOSED ALMOST A YEAR AGO REOPENS WHEN BACTERIA CONTAMINATION REACHED A SAFE LEVEL.

THAT CHANGED ON FRIDAY WHEN CONTAMINATION RETURNS TO DANGEROUS LEVELS, AND THE COUNTY CLOSED THE BEACH.

BETHANY WORKS WITH THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION, SHE ALSO LIVES IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

SHE SAYS THE CLOSURE IS A RETURN TO A NEW NORMAL.>> IT IS REALLY STARTING TO BE A RESIDENT, IT HELPS THAT I AM AN ACTIVIST WITH THIS, I AM MORE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT YOU CANNOT USE THIS RECREATION SPACE WE CAN GO OUTSIDE AND EXERCISE.

- - WE CAN BARELY GO OUTSIDE AND EXERCISE.

I THINK AFTER HAVING THE BEACHES CLOSED FOR OVER 1000 DAYS STRAIGHT, WE WERE EXCITED TO HAVE THE BEACH OPEN, BUT ALSO REALLY SKEPTICAL.>> LAST MONTH, RESEARCHERS ENCOUNTERED ELEVATED LEVELS OF TOXIC GAS IN THE TEAR ANNA RIVER VALLEY.

COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERNS.

>> THAT COUNTY AND CDC ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BE SURVEYING HUNDREDS OF HOMES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S HEALTH.

EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE WORKS, THE MAIN SEWER LINE IN TIJUANA WILL BE SHUT DOWN THIS MONTH.

THAT MEANS FOR TWO WEEKS, MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF SEWAGE HAS NOWHERE TO GO EXCEPT THE RIVER.>>> ANOTHER ROUND OF STATE FUNDING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IS HEADED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING CARLSBAD.

THE MONEY IS AIMED AT HELPING PEOPLE WERE LIVING WITHIN THEIR CARS.

>> $131 MILLION IS GOING TO 18 CALIFORNIA CITIES.

CARLSBAD IS THE ONLY SAN DIEGO CITY TO MAKE THE LIST.

>> THIS $3 MILLION GRANT IS GOING TO HELP CARLSBAD TO ADDRESS INCREASING CONCERNS ABOUT PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, CREATING AN INNOVATIVE VEHICULAR HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES TO GET INTO STABLE HOUSING.

>> HE'S THE HOMELESS SERVICES MANAGER, WHO SAYS STATE FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR OUTREACH, HOUSING NAVIGATION, AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR CARS.

>> VEHICULAR HOMELESSNESS IS ON THE RISE.

WE'VE SEEN A 44% INCREASE IN THE REGION, AND WE ARE ALSO SEEING LOCALLY AND HERE IN CARLSBAD, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SENIOR POPULATION.>> PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR CARS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS THAN PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS, AND HAVING DEDICATED FUNDING TO ADDRESS BOTH ISSUES WILL HELP TO DECREASE HOMELESSNESS OVERALL.>> STATE FUNDING IS CRUCIAL TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON THE STREET IN THE COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE THEM WITH MEANINGFUL PATHWAYS TO END HOMELESSNESS AND REDUCE THE IMPACT HOMELESSNESS HAS ON THE COMMUNITY.>> THIS FUNDING FROM THE STATE COMES WITH STRINGS ATTACHED.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS BEEN MORE CRITICAL ABOUT HOW THE FUNDING HAS BEEN USED, AND THREATENS TO CLAWBACK FUNDING IF CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET.

>> PART OF THE REASON CARLSBAD WAS SELECTED IS BECAUSE OF OUR DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS WITH STATE GRANT FUNDS, WE TRACK DATA CLOSELY, REPORT OUTCOMES PUBLICLY, AND WE HAVE A PLAN THAT TRACKS ALL HOMELESSNESS SPENDING IN THE CITY, WE ARE WELL ADDITIONS TO MEET ALLSTATE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.>> IN AUGUST, THERE WAS A JOINT AWARD OF $11 MILLION FOR THE STATE.

CARLSBAD WILL USE ITS SHARE TO ADDRESS IN CHEMNITZ ALONG THE FREEWAY.

THOSE SERVICES HAVE NOT YET STARTED, AND THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING STAFF TO DO THE WORK.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.>>> JOIN US FOR A LIVE DISCUSSION ON THE CROSS-BORDER CRISIS IN THE SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA REGION.

WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CONVERSATION.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ISRAEL MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE A DEADLY ATTACK FROM HAMAS.

THAT AS WAR RAGES ON MULTIPLE FRONTS.

THAT'S THIS EVENING, ON KPBS.

[ MUSIC ] >>> CALIFORNIA VOTERS CAN NOW MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD FOR THE 2024 ELECTION, EARLY VOTING KICKED OFF TODAY, AND MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EARLY VOTING THESE DAYS, INCLUDING SAN DIEGO.

ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, 80% OF PEOPLE VOTED EARLY DURING THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KG TV SPOKE WITH EARLY VOTERS WHO WERE ON A TRIP DURING ELECTION SEASON.

>> WE DID NOT KNOW WE WOULD GET OUR PAPER BALLOT BEFORE WE LEAVE TOMORROW, HAVING THE ABILITY TO COME HERE AND VOTE IN PERSON, I MEAN WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO VOTE OTHERWISE, IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.>> HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT DATES TO BE AWARE OF.

VOTERS WILL RECEIVE MAIL IN BALLOTS THIS WEEK.

TOMORROW, DROP BOXES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH ELECTION DAY.

OCTOBER 21 IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE BY MAIL, OR ONLINE.

YOU CAN REGISTER IN PERSON ON ELECTION DAY.

THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ALONG THE SOUTHERN MOST PORTION, TONYA THORNE HAS A LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES.

>> I'M NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE.

THE RACE FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEAT HAS BEEN A HOT ONE, REDISTRICTING BROUGHT IN MORE ORANGE COUNTY CITIES, WHICH IN THE PAST, HAVE LARGELY VOTED REPUBLICAN.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ALWAYS FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT FLIPPING THE 49th.

IF RE-ELECTED, THIS COULD BE MIKE LEVIN'S FOURTH TERM.

>> WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON EVERYTHING FROM THE COST OF GOODS, GAS, GROCERIES, HOUSING, INSURANCE, AND GETTING SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL OFF THE COAST, DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR OUR VETERANS, ADVANCING BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION FOR THEM, AND TRYING TO GET A PARTISAN MIGRATION REFORM.>> TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ARE ALSO KEY ISSUES, WORKING ON THE CORRIDOR AND KEEPING SAND ON OUR BEACHES.

MATT HENDERSON DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR INTERVIEWS, BUT HE RECENTLY LAUNCHED HIS FIRST POLITICAL ATTIC, AND STARTED IT OFF WITH HIS STANCE ON ABORTION.

>> ON A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE, I'M PRO-CHOICE, I BELIEVE ABORTION SHOULD BE SAFE AND LEGAL.

I DON'T WANT POLITICIANS DICTATING HEALTHCARE FOR MY DAUGHTERS.

MY PRIORITIES ARE LOWERING HOUSING IN THE GROCERY, AND GAS PRICES, SECURING THE BORDER AND PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY.

WE CAN END THE OVERHEATED POLITICAL RHETORIC AND FOCUS ON FIXING A BROKEN WASHINGTON.

>>> CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN RURAL AREAS WANTS TO MODERNIZE BUILDINGS.

VOTERS CAN ALLOW THE STATE TO BORROW $10 BILLION TO DO THAT.

CAROLYN JONES EXPLAINS PROP 2.

>>> CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE FALLING APART, ROOFS ARE LEAFING LEAKING, AIR CONDITIONERS ARE BROKEN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE OUTDATED, 30% OF STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOLS THAT DON'T MEET MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS.

THE STATE FUND TO FIX THESE SCHOOLS, PRACTICALLY EMPTY.

I'M CAROLYN JONES, THIS IS PROP 2 IN A MINUTE.

CALIFORNIA DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FUNDING SOURCE FOR SCHOOL REPAIRS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS RELY ON MONEY FROM STATE AND LOCAL BONDS.

LARGER AND MORE AFFLUENT DISTRICT CAN RAISE MONEY LOCALLY.

OTHER DISTRICTS RELY ON THE STATE FOR THAT MONEY, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT RAISE ENOUGH FUNDING LOCALLY TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS.

PROPOSITION 2 WOULD RAISE $10 BILLION FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, $8.5 BILLION WOULD GO THROUGH K-12 SCHOOLS.

$1.5 BILLION WOULD GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

PROPONENTS SAY THIS MONEY IS CRUCIAL TO FIX CRUMBLING SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE LAST STATE SCHOOL FACILITIES BOND FAILED IN 2020.

OPPONENTS SAY THAT STATE, NOT TAXPAYERS, SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS.

OTHERS QUESTION WHETHER THE FUNDS DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE EQUITABLE.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE LOWER INCOME DISTRICTS GET A LARGER SHARE OF THE FUNDS.

VOTE YES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STATE REPAIR FACILITIES, VOTE NO IF YOU DON'T.

TO LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING ON YOUR VOTE GO TO CALMATTERS.ORG'S WEBSITE.

>>> LUNCHEON TODAY, ON OUR WEBSITE, IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, YOU CAN FIND BOATING EXPLANATIONS AND MORE COVERAGE, LOOK FOR A LINK ON OUR HOME PAGE.

>>> THERE'S A LOT OF HOPE AROUND LITHIUM IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

VAST RESERVES SIT BELOW THE SALTON SEA.

MANY SEE IT AS A ECONOMIC BOON, BUT KPBS IMPERIAL VALLEY REPORTER COREY SUZUKI SAYS SOME SMALLER CITIES ARE WORRIED THAT THEY WON'T GET THEIR FAIR SHARE.>> MICHAEL STILL REMEMBERS WHAT IT FELT LIKE WHEN STATE LAWMAKERS PASSED A NEW LITHIUM TAX, WHICH REQUIRES SHARING PROFITS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

>> IT FELT LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, WE WERE FINALLY BEING LISTENED TO.>> THIS TOWN IS A BEAUTIFUL AREA, WITH VIEWS OF WIDE OPEN FARMLAND AND THE GLIMMERING SALTON SEA.

MANY COMMUNITIES THERE ARE ALSO THE POOREST IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL LIKE SMALLER AND MORE RURAL TOWNS HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED.

>> I GREW UP IN A TOWN THAT OVER TIME, AGGRESSIVELY FELT MORE BROWN, DEAD, AND CRUNCHY, OUR PARKS DRIED UP, RESOURCES WERE SEEMINGLY TIGHT WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT WITHIN THE CITY.>> IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAS BEEN NEW EXCITEMENT.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS FOUND VAST RESERVES OF MINERALS DISSOLVED IN UNDERGROUND POCKETS OF WATER, ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MILLIONS OF ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES.

THAT MEANS THE NEW STATE TAX ON LITHIUM IS A BIG DEAL, IT CHARGES COMPANIES FOR EVERY TON OF LITHIUM THAT COMES OUT OF THE GROUND.

ALMOST ALL OF THAT MONEY WILL GO TO THE COUNTY WHERE IT WAS RESTRICTED EXTRACTED.

FOR MANY IT IS A PROMISE THAT IF THE LITHIUM INDUSTRY DID TAKE OFF, SMALLER COMMUNITIES WOULD BENEFIT AS WELL.>> I GOT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T REALLY SEE IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, WHICH IS UNITY ACROSS VERY DIVERSE GROUPS.>> DANIELLE IS THE FOUNDER OF THE EQUITY JUSTICE COALITION, ONE OF THE GROUPS DOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH.>> TO SEE THOSE DREAMS AND HOPES OF PEOPLE WHO ENLISTED IN THAT SURVEY, REALLY, TO US, GAVE US CONFIDENCE THAT IT IS SOMETHING PEOPLE WANTED.

>> TWO YEARS LATER, SOME OF THE HOPES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH WORRY.

THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ANNOUNCED A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO DIVIDE THOSE TAX DOLLARS.

UNDER THE PLAN, THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT WOULD GET TO KEEP MORE THAN HALF OF THE MONEY.

THE PLAN ALSO USES POPULATION SIZE TO DETERMINE WHAT CITIES WOULD GET THE MOST FUNDING.>> ONCE AGAIN IT JUST FELT LIKE WEST MORELAND, BOMBAY BEACH, THEY WERE ALL THROWN TO THE SIDELINE.

>> IN MID-SEPTEMBER, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GATHERED TO VOTE.

DOZENS OF SPEAKERS HAVE CONSIDERED PUSHING BACK ON THE DECISION.

>> I DON'T SEE HOW THIS BUDGET OR PROPOSED PLAN PROVIDES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEST MORELAND.>> THIS IS WHERE YOU GUYS SHOULD FOCUS ON, IT SHOULDN'T BE ON POPULATION, BECAUSE OF THE FACT WE ARE SUCH A SMALL COMMUNITY.

WE ARE SUCH A SMALL COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE HUNTING.

>> THE SUPERVISORS DEFENDED THE PLAN, ARGUING THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY MAKE ITS WAY BACK TO NORTH AND COMMUNITIES, AND THEY NEEDED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO GET MORE SUPPORT, OR RISK FALLING BEHIND.>> WE HAVE TO CLOSE THIS CONVERSATION, RIGHT NOW, AND FOCUS ON DEVELOPING AND WE NEED TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITY IS SLIPPING AWAY.

I PROMISE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION.

BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THIS.>> THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SUPPORT THE SPENDING BILL.

THEY STILL HAVE YEARS TO GO BEFORE THEY CAN PULL LITHIUM OUT OF THE GROUND, STILL DEVELOPING SYSTEMS TO PULL IT OUT OF THE HOT BRINE.

THEY PLAN TO HOLD THE SUPERVISORS TO A PROMISE TO CONSIDER CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SPENDING PLAN.

HE IS FRUSTRATED THAT FIVE PEOPLE HAVE SO MUCH POWER TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE WITH LEGISLATURES, ALONGSIDE LOCAL LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, NOW IT IS BETWEEN A VIEW BOARD SUPERVISORS.

>> STILL THEY ARE HOPE ALL THEY CAN PUSH FOR CHANGES TO THE SPENDING PLAN.

UNTIL LITHIUM EXTRACTION ACTUALLY STARTS, HE SAYS THEY STILL HAVE TIME.

COREY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

YOU ARE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO SEE A SHOCK WHEN IT COMES TO THE TEMPERATURES, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE COLD, BUT YOU WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROPPING A FEW DEGREES, DAY BY DAY.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, A LOT OF AREAS ARE GOING TO WARM UP AGAIN, A BIGGER STORY ALONG THE COAST AND WESTERN VALLEYS.

TONIGHT WE DROPPED DOWN, LOWS IN THE 60s, 50s AT OCEANSIDE, RAMONA, YOU ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 57.

BY TOMORROW, WE ARE RISING YET AGAIN TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

RAMONA, A HIGH OF 97.

MOUNT LAGUNA, SITTING COMFORTABLY IN THE MIDDLE 70s, AND ALONG THE COAST, A SIMILAR STORY HERE.

I WANT TO TAKE YOU OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS AND SHOW YOU WHAT'S ON TAP FOR THE WEEK AHEAD.

ON THE COAST, 75 HERE ON TUESDAY, 74 BY WEDNESDAY.

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO NOTICE MANY SHIFTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE TEMPERATURES, BUT RELATIVELY STEADY THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE WEEK, 77 BY THURSDAY, COASTAL CONDITIONS TO START THE WEEKEND BY FRIDAY, BACK UP TO THE 80s BY SATURDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, YOU WILL NOTE TEMPERATURES DROP BACK DOWN TO THE 80s ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, BACK UP TO 92 BY FRIDAY.

YOU WILL START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT WARMTH, AND THE ONES DOES STICK AROUND EVEN AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

YOU WILL SEE SLIGHT CHANGES WHEN IT COMES TO THE MERCURY.

SIMILAR FOR THE MOUNTAINS, YOU WILL START TO SEE THAT ACTUAL POOLING DAY BY DAY, 70s, 60s AGAIN BY FRIDAY.

WE WILL WARM UP AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, A HIGH OF 75.

THE DESERT WILL BE STAYING IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS, GRADUALLY DROPPING EIGHT YOU DEGREES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

107 DEGREES ON TUESDAY, LOW 100S BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, NOT BAD IN COMPARISON TO THE PREVIOUS WEEKS, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING WELL FOR HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

>>> BEFORE THE FINAL STORY TONIGHT, HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

MORE THAN HALF OF YOUNG ADULTS FEEL ANXIOUS, ANGRY, AND POWERLESS OVER CLIMATE CHANGE.

NPR MORNING EDITION WILL TALK ABOUT HOW TO TURN THAT STRESS AROUND.>>> THE PADRES EVENED UP THE NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES AGAINST THE DODGERS, IN DOMINATING FASHION.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A REPEAT PERFORMANCE WHEN THEY PLAY AGAIN TOMORROW.

ONE PERSON CHEERING THEM ON IS A 93-YEAR-OLD MEMBER OF A NONPROFIT, THE SAN DIEGO PADRES.

FOR HER, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE GAME, IT'S ALSO ABOUT BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER.>> MY KIDS ALL PLAYED BALL, I HAVE SEVEN KIDS, I GUESS THAT'S WHY I GOT INTO THE PADRES.>> IT MAKES HER HAPPY, IT KEEPS HER GOING, SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE PADRES SEASON, I HOPE THIS IS THE SEASON WHERE WE GET A REAL SERIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP, WE NEED IT.

>> OUT.

SHE RAISED SEVEN KIDS.

GAME THREE STARTS TOMORROW EVENING, AT 6:08 P.M. AT PETCO PARK.

GO PADRES.

YOU WILL FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

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