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♪ >>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WANTS MORE CONTROL OVER DRIVELESS TAXIES.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

A RESOLUTION PASSED THIS AFTERNOON WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.

REPORTER KEVIN TREVELIN TELLS US WHAT THE CITY WANTS TO DO WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE LEADING ROBOTAXI COMPANIES, WAYMO OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THIS MONTH IN THE CITY.

SAID THAT LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO DEFINE POLICY OR WHETHER IT SHOULD BE IN SAN DIEGO ATTAL AFTER MAKING HEADLINES FOR BLOCKING FIRST RESPONDERS.

>> WHEN OUR AMBULANCE DRIVERS ARE RESPONDING, NOTHING SHOULD BE IN THEIR WAY.

NOT A COMPANY, AN ALGORITHM OR AUTONOMOUS DRIVERLESS VEHICLE.

>> Reporter: THE COMMISSION GREENLIT IT IN SAN DIEGO DESPITE A FORMAL PROTEST.

A RESOLUTION CALLS ON MORE CONTROL.

URGES THE COMPANIES TO AVOID BIKE LANES AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS AND SUPPORT FOR A BILL WITH NEW EMERGENCY RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS.

ADAM LANE, STATE AND LOCAL POLICY MANAGER, DEFENDED THE COMPANY'S SAFETY RECORD.

SAID THE RESOLUTION IS PREMATURE.

>> WE'RE DEEPLY INVESTED IN LOCAL COLLABORATION, HAVING ALREADY TRAINED NEARLY 300 FIRST RESPONDERS IN SAN DIEGO AND PARTNERED WITH TESTING AT SAN DIEGO AIRPORT TO ENSURE SAFE CURBSIDE OPERATIONS.

>> Reporter: OTHERS WORRY THEY COULD THREATEN THEIR LIVELIHOODS.

KPBS.

>> ONE RECENT POST BY AN AI WORKER IS RAISING RED FLAGS.

THE RESEARCHER QUIT AND IS CONCERNED WHERE THE TECHNOLOGY IS HEADING.

CARLY KAY SAYS IT'S SPARKING A NATIONAL DEBATE.

>> Reporter: IT ONCE FELT LIKE SCIENCE FICTION, NOW IT'S ON AN APP ON OUR PHONES.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR AI.

IT HOLDS PROMISE FOR NEW DISCOVERIES.

BUT INDUSTRY LEADERS ARE WARNING THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS RISKS.

POLITICIANS ARE REACTING >> I THINK THE RISKS ARE VERY REAL.

A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS IN TESTING PHASE AI AGENTS NOT FOLLOWING RULES THEY WERE GIVEN OR FINDING WAYS TO TRY TO DECEIVE THE COMPANIES IN THIS ROLE IN THESE TASKS THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN TO DO IN THE TESTING ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: THOSE CONCERNS CAUSED JACOB TO QUIT HIS JOB AT ANTHROPIC.

THE TWEET HE SENT ON THE WAY OUT CAUSED A NATIONAL TE.

HE WROTE PEOPLE BUILDING AI EARNESTLY BELIEVE IT COULD KILL US ALL BY THE END OF THE DECADE.

AI IS WORKING IN WAYS THAT COULD CAUSE EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO SOCIETY.

>> I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE REAL GUARDRAILS ON AI.

NOT ONLY ON THE FRONTIER MODELS, THE REALLY HIGH-END MODELS, WHAT WE'RE SEEING DISCLOSURES ABOUT.

BUT ALSO HOW AI IS ALREADY IN OUR LIVES.

>> Reporter: JACOB'S HELPED INTRODUCE SEVERAL BILLS.

ATOMIC ACT WOULD REQUIRE NATIONAL LABORATORIES TO TEST THEM FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY RISKS.

NOT EVERYBODY AGREES THESE TYPES OF SAFETY MEASURES ARE NEEDED.

>> AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THERE ARE BASICALLY NO STATUTORY SAFEGUARDS.

WE'VE GOTTEN SOME AROUND THE USE OF AI FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEPLOYMENT.

>> Reporter: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T SUPPORT SAFEGUARDS, SAYING THE SLOWDOWN WOULD CAUSE THE U.S.

TO LOSE ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE OVER CHINA.

>> KPBS HAS COVERED THE AI ISSUE, INCLUDING THE FIERCE PUSHBACK TO A PROPOSED DATA CENTER.

THAT SENTIMENT IS PLAYING OUT NATIONWIDE.

WE HAVE TWO STORIES FROM MICHAEL YOSHIDA AND MADDIE GANNON.

>> Reporter: A NEW WAVE OF WARNINGS OVER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS TAKING THE NATION'S CAPITAL BY STORM.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS MAKING IT CLEAR HE'S CONCERNED WITH THE U.S.

FALLING BEHIND THE WORLD STAGE.

SAYING THE ONLY GUARDRAILS IT NEEDS IS A SMART, HIGH IQ PRESIDENT.

AND HE SAYS THE GOVERNMENT HAS REGULATORY POWER ALREADY AND HE BELIEVES AI WILL DO MORE GOOD THAN BAD.

HE SPECIFICALLY POINTED TO CHINA, SUGGESTING THE U.S.

NEEDS TO STAY AHEAD.

>> I'VE SAID IT FROM THE BEGINNING, WHOEVER WINS AI, AND WE'RE LEADING BY A LOT, WHOEVER WINS AI WINS.

>> Reporter: TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IN JUNE SEEKING TO GIVE THE GOVERNMENT EARLY ACCESS TO ADVANCED AI MODELS.

ALTHOUGH IT'S VOLUNTARY.

HE TOLD REPORTERS HE USES AI HIMSELF BUT DIDN'T ANSWER THE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION OF HOW.

WASHINGTON HAS BEEN GRAPPLING WHETHER TO PURSUE LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AI.

CONCERNS OVER THINGS ABOUT AI HACKS AND POTENTIAL MISUSE OF THE TECHNOLOGY IS LEADING SOME DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS TO PUSH FOR ACTION AND CRITICIZE THE PRESIDENT.

>> A CAPABLE PRESIDENT WOULD MOVE SWIFTLY TO SECURE AND REASSURE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

RUSH INSPECTORS INTO THE LABS, DEMAND LEGISLATION FROM CONGRESS AND LEAD THE WORLD TOWARD AN AI TREATY.

BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS COMPROMISED.

>> Reporter: THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN THE HOUSE, HAKEEM JEFFRIES, SAYS THE CONVERSATIONS WILL BE A HIGH PRIORITY FOR HOUSE DEMOCRATS THIS WEEK TO PUT A PLAN IN PLACE SHOULD THE PARTY RETAKE THE MAJORITY IN NOVEMBER.

BUT MAJORITY LEADER ECHOED PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT FALLING BEHIND TO CHINA AND CALLED FOR A MEETING WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS INSTEAD.

MADDIE GANNON.

>> AIMAGEDDON?

>> AI RESEARCHERS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM.

>> SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE DANGEROUS TO HUMANKIND.

>> Reporter: DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS.

>> WE DON'T NEED EVERYBODY TO PANIC.

>> WE SHOULD TAKE DECISIVE ACTION.

>> Reporter: AMID THE MIXED MESSAGES, EXPERTS SAY IT HELPS TO REMEMBER PREDICTIONS ARE NOT FACTS.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF POWER IN THINGS REPEATED.

JUST LISTENING TO THE SAME HEADLINE OVER AND OVER DOESN'T MAKE IT TRUE.

>> Reporter: STILL FOR MANY, THE INCREASINGLY AI WORLD IS BRINGING NEW FEAR AND STRESS.

>> IT COMES UP SO MUCH WITH CLIENTS, A LOT OF ANXIETY AROUND THE UNKNOWN, WHERE ANXIETY LIVES.

>> Reporter: COUNSELOR SCHNEIDER SAYS IF YOU FIND YOURSELF FEELING ANXIOUS, PAUSE AND ASK YOURSELF QUESTIONS.

IS IT FACT FOR PREDICTION?

WHO IS MAKING THE CLAIM?

WHAT EVIDENCE?

AND SORT OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO.

>> WORRY OR CERTAIN.

WORRYING IS NOT PRODUCTIVE, CONCERN, MAYBE I HAVE A ACTION PLAN.

>> Reporter: LEARNING MORE, TALKING TO SOMEONE, JOURNALING, STEPPING AWAY FROM THE SCREEN.

REFRAMING YOUR MINDSET CAN ALLAY INNER DREAD.

>> THE INNER DIALOGUE AS PRODUCTIVE.

NOT POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>>> SCREEN TIME FEATURES PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR RAISING CHILDREN IN A DIGITAL WORLD.

KPBS.ORG AND WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> SAN DIEGO WILL PUT INCREASED EFFORTS TO CLEANING UP THE GASLAMP DISTRICT.

THEY ANNOUNCED BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS, REPLACING SIDEWALK MARKINGS AND STREET SWEEPINGS AS PART OF A PILOT PROGRAM.

SAN DIEGO POLICE STARTED AN ENFORCEMENT PUSH, OPERATION LAST CALL, TO DEAL WITH FIGHTS, LARGE CROWDS AND PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT'S ISSUED 102 CITATIONS AND MADE 76 ARRESTS DURING THAT TIME.

>>> CRUISE SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED?

SAN DIEGO, BRINGING LOTS OF TOURISTS AND THEIR WALLETS TO DOWNTOWN.

MORE CRUISES WILL START OR END IN THE CITY.

>> IT'S OUR BIGGEST CRUISE SEASON IN 15 YEAR.

FROM 109 CALLS TO 183.

>> Reporter: THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO'S MARITIME COMMERCIAL MANAGER SAYS MORE CRUISE LINES ARE USING SAN DIEGO AS A HOME PORT THIS YEAR.

THAT MEANS CRUISES ARE STARTING OR ENDING IN SAN DIEGO, NOT JUST STOPPING BY FOR THE DAY.

>> THOSE TEND TO HAVE MORE IMPACT, VISITORS SAYING 2.3 DAYS BEFORE THE CRUISE IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO TYPICALLY, AND ANOTHER 2.6 DAYS AFTER THE CRUISE ENDS.

>> Reporter: FIVE DAYS OF SPENDING IN LOCAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES.

>> OUR CRUISE SEASON PICKS UP AS TRADITIONAL TRAVEL SEASON WINDS DOWN AND HELPS MAKE SAN DIEGO A YEAR-ROUND DESTINATION, SUPPORTING OUR HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND ATTRACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE FALL AND WINTER SEASON.

>> Reporter: HOME PORT CALLS MAKE ABOUT 80% OF THE CALLS THIS SEASON.

THE REST VISIT SAN DIEGO FOR THE DAY.

LIKE THE RUBY PRINCESS, IT ARRIVED AT 8:00 A.M., SET TO LEAVE 9:00 P.M.

BRIAN JAMES IS A CRUISE PASSENGER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

HE PLANNED A HARBOR CRUISE.

>> I HEARD IT'S A GOOD TOUR, APPARENTLY YOU CAN SEE THE DOLPHINS TRAINED BY THE NAVY.

FUN STUFF.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER SHIP WILL DOCK ON FRIDAY.

BY OCTOBER, AT LEAST ONE WILL STOP IN SAN DIEGO NEARLY EVERY DAY.

THE LAST SHIP OF THE SEASON WILL LEAVE MAY 24th.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> FORECASTERS ARE CLASSIFYING THE UPCOMING EL NINO WEATHER PATTERN AS STRENGTHENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVED INCREASE OF 1.3 DEGREES CELSIUS.

IT MEANS MORE LIKELY WEATHER WILL BE INFLUENCED IN THE FALL AND WINTER.

BUT IT'S STILL TO BE DETERMINED.

IT'S LIKELY TO BRING MORE RAIN TO REGIONS LIKE SAN DIEGO AND DRIER WEATHER TO NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

>>> NO DOUBT THE TIJUANA RIVER IS CONTAMINATED, BUT HOW BADLY POLLUTED IS IT AND WHAT EXACTLY IS IN THE WATER.

ENVIRONMENT REPORTER SAYS WE HAVE SOME ANSWERS AFTER SAMPLING FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS.

>> Reporter: A NEW REPORT SHOWS WHAT MANY ALREADY KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF SEWAGE FROM MEXICO IN THE TIJUANA RIVER WATERSHED.

>> HAS BEEN AND STILL IS RAW SEWAGE ENTERING THE WATERSHED.

>> Reporter: A RESEARCHER SAYS THE DATA SHOWS HOW SEVERE CONTAMINATION IS IN THE RIVER.

E. COLI LEVELS OFTEN 30,000 TIMES HIGHER THAN ACCEPTABLE FOR FRESHWATER BODIES AND COULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH LEVELS OF NOROVIRUS FOUND IN THE RIVER.

>> SOME OF THE CHEMICALS ARE NOT JUST A FLUKE, ONE-OFF SITUATION, THAT WAS WEIRD.

CONTINUOUS CHEMICAL INPUT.

>> Reporter: COAST KEEPER HAS BEEN SAMPLING EVERY MONTH SINCE 2024.

THE POLLUTION IS CHOKING THE RIVER.

>> THE DISSOLVED OXYGEN IS NEEDED BY ANIMALS AND HELPS SUPPORT THE ECOSYSTEM IN THE BALANCE.

CHRONICALLY LOW NUMBERS WITHOUT MUCH OXYGEN WILL IMPACT THAT COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE RIVER FLOWS FROM MEXICO INTO THE TIJUANA ESTUARY BEFORE ENTERING THE OCEAN.

A CLEAN RIVER MEANS A HEALTHY ESTUARY.

>> AMAZING ECOLOGICAL EPICENTER FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT ORGANISMS.

BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS, FISH, MAMMALS, REPTILES,'S GORGEOUS, AND ALL THE PLANT LIFE AS WELL.

I THINK COMING HERE REALLY HELPS DRIVE HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THIS AREA AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE HERE.

>> Reporter: THE REPORT CALLS FOR FASTER CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE BORDER AND GOVERNMENTS AT ALL LEVELS, INCLUDING MEXICO, TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST INDUSTRIAL POLLUTERS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO GAS PRICES ARE NOW MORE THAN $6 PER GALLON ACCORDING TO THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM AAA.

$6.07 IS THE CURRENT AVERAGE, UP 12 CENTS IN THE PAST WEEK, NEARLY 40 CENTS IN THE PAST MONTH.

IT'S EVEN WORSE FOR THOSE WHO DRIVE A DIESEL POWERED VEHICLE.

AAA SAYS THE CURRENT AVERAGE IS $7.96 PER GALLON, A NEW RECORD HIGH.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALISE, TEMPERATURES TO THE UPPER 60s, COOLING TREND THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK AND RETURN OF MORE CLOUDS ESPECIALLY INTO THE MORNING.

BUT SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES AHEAD FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

>>> AND THE RECENT SPIKE AND OVERALL SURGE THIS YEAR IS DRIVEN BY THE UNITED STATES'S WAR ON IRAN.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID OVER THE WEEKEND HE DOESN'T EXPECT IT TO END BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

AS WE REPORT, MORE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ARE LIKELY.

>> Reporter: A SCHEDULED MEETING BETWEEN IRAN AND OTHER GULF STATES WAS POSTPONED AS THE CONFLICT DRAGS ON.

>> MOST OF THE GULF NATIONS FEEL THEY NEED AN INDEPENDENT CHANNEL, THEY MAY NOT TRUST IRAN BUT DON'T TRUST THE U.S.

TO HAVE THEIR BEST INTEREST AT HEART EITHER.

>> Reporter: IT WAS MEANT TO FOCUS ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS IRAN'S HOLD ON IT HAS SENT GLOBAL OIL PRICES SURGING PAST $100 PER BARREL TO START THE WEEK.

>> THE LONG DETOURS ARE ADDING UP TO MASSIVE DISRUPTION.

>> Reporter: IT'S HITTING CONSUMERS AT THE GAS PUMPS.

$4.32 IS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

DIESEL FUEL HIT $6.23, HITTING FARMERS AT HARVEST TIME.

>> NEARLY $1,000 TO FILL MY COMBINE UP ONE TIME TO PICK CORN I'M BARELY BREAKING EVEN ON IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: AS THE CALENDAR MOVES TOWARD FALL AND WINTER, A NEW FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION FOUND AMERICANS WHO HEAT THEIR HOMES WITH OIL WILL PAY 33% MORE THIS YEAR THAN LAST.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT, ON THE NEWS HOUR, FEARS OVER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOOST CALLS FOR MORE REGULATION.

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

>>> "THE FINEST" HAS A NEW EPISODE ABOUT THE RISE OF REMOTE WORK.

IT'S AVAILABLE AT THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

IT'S ALSO WHERE WE LIVESTREAM "EVENING EDITION" WEEKNIGHTS AT 5:00.

>>> ANOTHER SIGN THAT STREAMING IS MAINSTREAM IS ITS GROWING USE IN POLITICS.

SOME OF THE BIG BRANDS ARE LOBBYING CONGRESS, LAUNCHING AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE STREAMING ACCESS AND CHOICE ALLIANCE.

THE GOAL IS TO REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS IN WASHINGTON.

THE GROUP WILL ADVOCATE ON ISSUES AROUND MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND REGULATION.

THEY SAY IT'S SIMILAR TO THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS.

>>> THE GENERAL ELECTION IS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AAWAY.

CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER IS NOT THE BIGGEST RACE BUT -- FROM KQED TALKED WITH ONE OF THE CANDIDATES, STATE SENATOR BEN ALLEN.

>> YOU'VE WORKED ON THIS IN THE LEGISLATURE, BUT NEITHER YOU NOR YOUR OPPONENT WHO HAS ALSO SERVED HAS WORKED AS CONSUMER ADVOCATE OR IN THE INSURANCE SPACE DIRECTLY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY IN THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER?

WHAT SHOULD VOTERS BE THINKING ABOUT HERE?

>> RESPECTFULLY PUSH BACK, I'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON TRYING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS IN THE LEGISLATURE, TAKING ON POWERFUL INTEREST GROUPS, HOSPICES, CAR DEALERSHIPS, FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, PETROCHEMICAL INTERESTS AND INSURERS, TRYING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS IN THESE AREAS.

SO LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH A TRACK RECORD FOR FIGHTING FOR PEOPLE AND KNOWS AND HAS WORKED IN THE SUBJECT MATTER AND BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR WORKING PEOPLE IN THAT SUBJECT MATTER AND HAS THE KNOW-HOW, RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERTISE, ON THE GROUND EXPERIENCE, AND GETTING DIFFICULT THINGS THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.

SO MUCH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE NEXT INSURANCE COMMISSIONER WILL COME DOWN TO HIS OR HER ABILITY TO REALLY ENGAGE THE LEGISLATURE AND NEW GOVERNOR TO PASS ADDITIONAL REFORMS AND TAKE ON THESE REALLY TOUGH ISSUES TO PROTECT PEOPLE, HEAL THE MARKET, GET US BACK ON TRACK WITH AFFORDABLE, AVAILABLE INSURANCE AROUND THE STATE.

>> THAT BRINGS UP ONE QUALITY I THINK YOU WOULD NEED, THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> HAVE YOU HAD TO ENGAGE IN TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE?

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THOSE SCENARIOS?

>> OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO RUN FOR THIS POSITION, I SAID TO MYSELF, WHAT HAS GIVEN YOU THE GREATEST SENSE OF PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION IN YOUR CURRENT JOB IN THE LEGISLATURE, AND IT WAS ENGAGING IN TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS ON A LOT OF TOPICS.

PLASTICS WASTE REDUCTION BILL THAT WE JUST GOT DONE, TO THE CLIMATE BOND, I WAS LEAD AUTHOR OF BOTH, GETTING SERIOUS RESOURCES TO HELP WITH RISK AROUND THE STATE, FIRE INFRASTRUCTURE, BETTER TREATMENT OF THE WILDLANDS FOR FIRE.

THE FUND TAX CREDIT AND THE CAR PURCHASERS BILL WE GOT DONE.

DIFFICULT, COMPLEX NEGOTIATIONS.

BRING EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE, LISTEN TO EVERYBODY INTENSELY, WORK THROUGH THE ISSUES -- NEGOTIATIONS WAS MY FAVORITE CLASS IN LAW SCHOOL.

IT'S A FASCINATING AND IMPORTANT TOPIC THAT'S ABOUT TRYING TO LISTEN REALLY CAREFULLY TO YOUR OPPONENT AND UNDERSTAND WHEN PEOPLE COME AT EACH OTHER FIGHTING OVER TEN DIFFERENT ISSUES, YOU FIND THIS GUY REALLY CARES ABOUT ONE, FIVE AND SIX, THIS ONE, TWO, SEVEN AND NINE.

>> AND START WITH THE EASIEST FIRST, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S HOW YOU FIND A WAY TO COMMON GROUND.

THE NEXT INSURANCE COMMISSIONER WILL HAVE INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS.

FIRE EXPERTS, BUILDERS, UTILITIES, CONSUMER ADVOCATES, TO PUSH A STRATEGY FOCUSED ON RISK REDUCTION THAT WILL BE REWARDED AND INCENTIVIZED BY THE INSURERS WITH AFFORDABLE, AVAILABLE INSURANCE FOR FOLKS.

>> EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHAT LEVERAGE AND POWER YOU HAVE IN THAT ROLE?

>> THE CHIEF REGULATOR OF NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF INSURANCE, EXCEPT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE.

>> THE BIGGEST ONE.

>> BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, HOME, AUTO, LIFE INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE, PET INSURANCE, WORKERS' COMP, THOSE ARE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT.

YOU REVIEW THE RATE REVIEW APPLICATIONS, THERE'S ENFORCEMENT THERE, CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT TO THIS.

HAD THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER HAS DECENT AMOUNT OF POWER AND I RAN A BILL TO GIVE HIM MORE POWER.

WHY AREN'T YOU DOING THIS?

I'LL WRITE A BILL SO YOU CAN DO IT TO ENFORCE THINGS AGAINST BAD ACTORS.

IT'S NOT UNLIMITED.

AND SO MUCH OF THE ABILITY OF THE NEXT INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO BE EFFECTIVE WILL INVOLVE DEEP, CLOSE COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WORK WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL LEADERS.

BUT THERE'S POWER THERE I INTEND TO UTILIZE IN COOPERATION.

>> BEN ALLEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANKS SO MUCH.

>> KQED WILL HAVE MORE ON THE RACE FOR THE COMMISSIONER, INCLUDING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE OTHER CANDIDATE JANE KIM.

FIND MORE AT KQED.ORG AND WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PATTERN, SARCASM, RIGHT?

IT'S BEEN SO HOT, TEMPERATURES TRENDING DOWNWARD AS WE GET INTO THIS SECOND WEEK, GOING ON THIRD WEEK, OF SEPTEMBER.

EXPANDING COASTAL CLOUDS EACH MORNING.

WE GET COOLER ONSHORE FLOW AND EXPANDING CLOUDS.

THEN A LITTLE BIT MORE SUNSHINE MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURNING.

TONIGHT UNDER A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND, DOWN TO THE 60s.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 70, AND LAGUNA 59.

TUESDAY WILL BE PLEASANT AND DRY.

THUNDERSTORMS DO CONTINUE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS.

WE'LL BE IN A DRIER PATTERN AND WARM.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 98 TOMORROW, SAN DIEGO, 78.

OCEANSIDE 80, CHULA VISTA, 79 DEGREES.

THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, THE STORMY CORRIDOR FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE MIDWEST.

AND WILL BE STAYING PLEASANT FOR US ACROSS CALIFORNIA, PLEASANT WEEK AHEAD.

ALONG THE COAST, UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s AND OVERNIGHT LOWER 60s.

INLAND, STILL WARM TOMORROW, BUT EACH GETS A LITTLE BIT LOWER WITH THE TEMPERATURES.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AHEAD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

MOUNTAIN FORECAST, 70 ON TUESDAY, COOLER WEATHER TAKES OVER.

DROPPING TO 67 BY THURSDAY, BUT THEN THAT UPTICK RETURNS SATURDAY AT 71.

NOT A LOT OF CHANGE FOR THE DESERT LOCATIONS.

MAYBE LOSE A FEW DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHTS, LOT OF SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES WILL STAY WARM INTO THE UPPER 90s AND APPROACHING 100 BY NEXT SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

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

THE ROLE OF AI IN ELECTIONS.

NPR'S "MORNING EDITION" LOOKS AT NEW DATA THAT SUGGESTS CANDIDATES ARE EMBRACING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A CAMPAIGN TOOL AND MIDDAY EDITION TALKS WITH VOICES DEL VALLE.

KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> Announcer: 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 45 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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