>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION AND FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE IS SHARING MORE DETAILS ABOUT A SUSPECTED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY STOPPED A PLOT TO SHOOT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WHILE HE PLAYED GOLF YESTERDAY.

BRIAN ABEL HAS THE LATEST FROM FLORIDA.

>> WE VIEW THIS AS EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND ARE DETERMINED TO PROVIDE ANSWERS AS TO WHAT LED UP TO THE EVENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE.

>> LEADERSHIP FROM THE FBI, SECRET SERVICE AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES ASSURING THE PUBLIC AND FORMER PRESIDENT THAT THEY WILL BRING AN APPARENT ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION SUSPECTED JUSTICE.

BRIAN WESLEY RALPH IS ACCUSED OF TAKING POSITION WITH A RIFLE OUTSIDE A FENCE ALONG TRANS WEST PALM BEACH GOLF COURSE SUNDAY WHERE MR. TRUMP WAS PLAYING.

>> THE SUBJECT WHO DID NOT HAVE LINE OF SIGHT TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT FLED THE SCENE.

HE DID NOT FIRE OR GET OFF ANY SHOTS.

>> RALPH DIDN'T GET FAR.

CAPTURED ALONG THE INTERSTATE A SHORT TIME LATER.

>> ARE FBI AGENTS ATTEMPTED TO INTERVIEW HIM AND HE INVOKED HIS RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY.

>> RALPH WAS OFFICIALLY CHARGED WITH TWO FEDERAL COUNTS INCLUDING POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WHILE A CONVICTED FELON AND FOR HAVING A WEAPON WITH AND OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBER.

AUTHORITIES SAY HE HAS A LENGTHY CRIMINAL HISTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS AN OUTSPOKEN TRUMP CRITIC AND FERVENT SUPPORTER OF UKRAINE.

>> WE ARE GOING THROUGH WHAT HE POSTED AND ANY SEARCHES HE CONDUCTED ONLINE.

>> AGENTS ARE ANALYZING THE RIFLE, BACKPACKS AND OTHER ITEMS LEFT AT THE SCENE.

>> DNA HAS BEEN COLLECTED FROM THOSE ITEMS WHICH ARE BEING SENT FOR TESTING.

>> STILL TO BE DETERMINED, DID RALPH ACT ALONE?

>> IS PART OF A CONSPIRACY THEN THIS WHOLE THING REALLY TAKES ON A VERY OMINOUS TONE.

>> IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA, BRIAN ABEL.

>> FOLLOWING THE APPARENT ATTEMPT LOCAL REPUBLICANS ARE CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF SAN DIEGO.

HE'S CALLING FOR MORE PROTECTION FOR FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S ATTACK AND ANOTHER SHOOTING AT A RALLY IN JULY.

POLITICAL RHETORIC MAY ALSO BE A FACTOR.

>> WE CAN'T LET THIS BECOME A NEW NORMAL IN AMERICA.

THAT WOULD BE MY NUMBER ONE THING TO URGE EVERYBODY.

JUST BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED TWO MONTHS AGO DOESN'T MEAN IT SHOULD BE HAPPENING EVERY MONTH.

WE NEED TO STAND UP TO THESE FOLKS AND SAY POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN AMERICA AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLAND UNDERSTAND THERE'S REPERCUSSIONS FOR WHAT THEY SAY.

>> LOCAL REPUBLICANS ARE CALLING FOR INCREASED SECURITY FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN AS WELL.

MEANWHILE THE STATE ATTORNEY FOR PALM BEACH SAYS IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CHARGE THE SUSPECT WITH A CRIME AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP SPECIFICALLY.

HE SAYS THE 300 500 YARD DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO MAY BE TOO FAR FOR THE COURT TO BE CERTAIN HE WAS AIMING HIS RIFLE AT TRUMP.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING LOW CLOUDS AS WE HAD TO TONIGHT.

LOWS DROPPING DOWN TO THE MID- 60s.

WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THOSE LOW CLOUDS LATE AT NIGHT EARLY IN THE DAY, THOUGH OVERALL TEMPERATURES A BIG CHANGE FROM JUST LAST WEEK AND PREVIOUS WEEKS.

WE ARE RUNNING WELL BELOW THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR OUR HIGHS.

WE TELL YOU HOW HIGHS PLAY OUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

>>> MOST OF CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER FAMILY AGENCIES ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR INSURANCE.

ALMOST 9000 CHILDREN COULD BE TAKEN FROM THEIR HOMES AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH.

KATIE HEISS AND LOOKED INTO THE LOOMING CRISIS.

>> FOSTER FAMILY AGENCIES OR FFA'S USUALLY CARE FOR CHILDREN CONSIDERED HIGH RISK LIKE THOSE WHO ARE OLDER, MEDICALLY FRAGILE.

THEY OFTEN OFFER 24 HOUR SUPPORT AND MEDICAL COORDINATION.

STATEWIDE 90% ARE BACKED BY THE SAME INSURER, NONPROFITS INSURANCE ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA OR NYACK.

LAST MONTH , THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WON'T BE ENSURING FFA'S ANYMORE.

THEY SAY IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IN 2019 STATE LAW EXPANDED THE ABILITY TO SUE FOR CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THE INSURER SAYS THEY CAN'T AFFORD MORE LAWSUITS AND HIGHER SETTLEMENTS.

>> IT'S A HUGE CRISIS.

WE NEED TO REALLY ALERT EVERYONE ABOUT IT.

>> SUE EVANS LEADS IN FFA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SHE SAYS OVER 35 YEARS OF WORKING IN CHILD WELFARE SHE'S NEVER SEEN A SITUATION THIS SERIOUS.

>> THIS IS A CRISIS FOR OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

IF WE HAVE TO CLOSE OUR FOSTER FAMILY AGENCIES IT WILL LEAVE A HUGE GAP.

THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO.

>> FFA'S CAN'T LEGALLY OPERATE WITHOUT INSURANCE.

THE CHILDREN WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED IN THE COUNTY SYSTEM, BUT MANY COUNTIES DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOMES OR CASEWORKERS TO TAKE THEM.

TO PREPARE FOR THE KINDS OF HIGH NEEDS CHILDREN FFA SERVE CHILDREN LIKE MICHELLE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> IT'S BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL AND JOYFUL.

THE KIDS HAVE ALL BEEN FANTASTIC >> ARE USING JUST HER FIRST NAME TO PROTECT THE POOR CHILDREN CURRENTLY IN HER HOME, ONE JUST ARRIVED THE DAY BEFORE.

AFTER SEEING THE CRISIS IN SYRIA ON THE NEWS MICHELLE AND HER HUSBAND BEGAN TAKING AN UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE CHILDREN THROUGH AND FFA.

>> WE KEPT HAVING THE THOUGHT IF THERE WAS NO PLACE ELSE TO GO THEY COULD COME TO OUR HOUSE.

>> IN MANY WAYS THEY ARE REGULAR KIDS.

THEY HAVE FRIENDS HERE NOW, THEY PLAY ON SPORTS TEAMS.

>> WE TALK A LOT ABOUT FAITH IN WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS AND THAT.

GROWING UP, DATING, HOMEWORK AND MAYBE MY FAVORITE PART IS GOING ON VACATION.

>> THEY'VE ALSO GONE THROUGH TRAUMA MOST CHILDREN HAVEN'T.

>> WE HAVE KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED, WE HAVE KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN TORTURED.

WE HAVE KIDS THAT HAVE ESCAPED THEIR HOME COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO AVOID BECOMING CHILD SOLDIERS.

WE HAVE KIDS WHO HAVE COME HOME ONE DAY TO FIND THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY AND REALLY THEIR ENTIRE VILLAGES MURDERED BY SOLDIERS.

AS TRAUMA GOES, SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO SORT OF BOUNCE BACK FROM THESE EXPERIENCES AND SOME PEOPLE IT CLINGS ON THEM IN REALLY HEAVY WAYS.

>> IT TAKES TIME TO EARN THESE CHILDREN'S TRUST AND CREATE NEW STABILITY.

>> WE TELL THEM WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPLACE YOUR BIOLOGICAL PARENTS BUT WE WILL DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOVE US BACK.

WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN TO LOVE YOU.

THE EXPECTATION IS THEY WILL GET TO STAY HERE UNTIL THEY GROW UP BUT THEY WILL GET TO DECIDE WHEN THEY ARE READY TO LEAVE.

>> THIS SUMMER, NIAC DRASTICALLY LOWERED COVERAGE FOR HOMES WITH POOLS SO MICHELLE DEMOLISHED HERS BUT IT MIGHT NOT MATTER.

NIAC IS NOT RENEWING HER FFA INSURANCE .

HER FAMILY COULD PAY THE UNINTENDED PRICE OF A WELL-MEANING LAW.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE MADE A PROMISE TO PROTECT THEM AND IT'S REALLY SCARY TO THINK THEY COULD BE WHISKED OUT OF OUR HANDS.

I KEEP PICTURING SOMEBODY WALKING UP TO MY DOOR AND HAVING TO TELL OUR KIDS OKAY, BY , IT WAS NICE KNOWING YOU.

>> SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE BEEN PRAYING A LOT THESE LAST FEW WEEKS.

SHE SAYS THEY AREN'T UP AGAINST ANY ONE PERSON'S BAD INTENTIONS, BUT A SYSTEM THAT ISN'T NUANCED ENOUGH.

>> WE ARE DEALING WITH THE LAW.

LAWS ARE CLUNKY.

THERE ARE REAL INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION.

YOU CAN'T JUST STICK THEM IN ANY AVAILABLE SLOT.

IT'S NOT A HOTEL, IT'S NOT AN ORPHANAGE, IT'S NOT JUST A PLACE FOR A KID TO SLEEP FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL THEY GROW UP.

IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE THEM THE CLOSEST THING TO WHAT THEY'VE LOST THAT WE CAN.

>> FFA'S ARE SCRAMBLING FOR NEW INSURANCE BUT SUE EVANS SAYS THE OPTIONS ARE OFTEN TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AND OFFER LESS COVERAGE.

THEY ARE ASKING ELECTED OFFICIALS TO INTERVENE AND MICHELLE IS ASKING GOD AND THE CALENDAR IS COUNTING DOWN TO SEPTEMBER 30th.

KATIE-, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LOCAL AND STATE LEADERS ARE CELEBRATING A NEW PROJECT AIMED TO HELP LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE SOUTH BAY.

CREWS BROKE AROUND ON THE UNION TOWER PROJECT TODAY.

THE COMPLEX WILL BRING 94 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS NEAR SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL WITH A RENT AND NATIONAL CITY BANK $300 MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, MAYOR RON MORRISON TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THIS KIND OF HOUSING.

>> IT PROVIDES FOR OUR FAMILIES.

IT'S HARD TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

NATIONAL CITY HAS LOWEST RENTAL RATES IN THE COUNTY, BUT STILL RENTS ARE OUTRAGEOUS.

THIS IS A THING THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THESE PROJECTS WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

>> CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SPRING OF 2026.

THE CITY IS NEARING COMPLETION OF ANOTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONFLICT NEAR CITY HALL.

THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

>>> THIS ANTIGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS ADOPTED A NEW CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWENS SAYS IT AIMS TO STEER GROWTH AWAY FROM CAR -DEPENDENT COMMUNITIES.

>> TO PREVIOUS CLIMATE ACTION PLANS FROM THE GOVERNMENT WERE THROWN OUT IN COURT FOR BEING UNENFORCEABLE.

THE NEW PLAN INCLUDES STRATEGIES LIKE IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS, RENTING MORE TREES AND DISCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT IN WILDFIRE ZONES AND AREAS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT AND HAVE A HIGHER CARBON FOOTPRINT.

SUPERVISOR NOAH VARGAS SAYS HER CONSTITUENTS IN THE SOUTH BAY WILL EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE WORST IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> WE HAVE HAD PRACTICES THROUGH LOW INCOME COMMUNITY, READ SPACE AND ACCESS TO QUALITY FOOD THAT HAVE LED TO PROLONGED HEALTH IMPACT.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS BY FILLING A GAP IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

>> THE PLAN AIMS TO FOCUS GROWTH IN THE COUNTY'S UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN PLACES THAT ARE VMT EFFICIENT.

VMT STANDS FOR VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.

VMT EFFICIENT MEANS AREAS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE AS MUCH.

THE TWO REPUBLICAN COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTED AGAINST THE CLIMATE PLAN SAYING IT WOULD LEAVE FEW OPTIONS FOR DEVELOPERS TO BUILD HOUSING.

>> WE HAVE VERY FEW AREAS THAT ARE VMT EFFICIENT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS.

TO SAY THEY CAN'T BE IN A VERY HIGH FIRE RISK EVEN NARROWS THAT DOWN FURTHER.

THIS IS BASICALLY NO GROWTH.

>> SUPPORTERS OF THE PLAN SAY THE COUNTY'S GROWTH SHOULD BE HAPPENING IN CITIES, NOT THE BACKCOUNTRY WHERE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES HAS LEFT MANY HOMEOWNERS UNABLE TO FIND HOME INSURANCE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S BEEN 85 YEARS SINCE A BLACK TROUBLE RENTED THEN SOLD THEIR HOUSE TO A CHINESE- AMERICAN FAMILY WHEN NO ONE ELSE WOULD.

KATIE HEINZ AND SAYS NOW THE GRANDCHILDREN OF THOSE FAMILIES ARE COMING TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF THAT KINDNESS.

>> AFTER BEING FREED HE BOUGHT PROPERTY IN CORONADO.

WHEN HOUSING BECAME RACIALLY RESTRICTIVE THERE HE WAS ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE WILLING TO RENT TO NONWHITE PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS INCLUDING THE WHO EVENTUALLY BOUGHT THE HOUSE FROM THE THOMPSON'S.

NOW, THEIR SONS ARE SELLING THE HOUSE AND DONATING $5 MILLION OF THE PROCEEDS TO THE BLACK RESOURCE CENTER AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

>> THE THOMPSON'S GAVE BY PARENTS THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE AMERICAN DREAM A HOUSE.

>> LAUREN IS HIS GREAT- GRANDDAUGHTER.

SHE HOPES THE STORY WILL INSPIRE OTHERS TO PAY FORWARD.

>> EVERYTHING CAN BE $1 MILLION PAID FORWARD BUT SOMETHING NICE WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING.

IF SOMETHING IS DONE FOR YOU WHETHER IT IS MENTORING SOMEBODY OR JUST A KIND WORD.

>> THE DONATION EARNED THEM NAMING RIGHTS TO THE CENTER.

THEY CHOSE TO NAME IT AFTER GUS AND EMMA THOMPSON.

THE TWO FAMILIES SAY THE WORLD IS READY FOR MORE OF THE THOMPSON SPIRIT.

KATIE-, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER ANOTHER APPARENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THIS WEEKEND IT IS CLEAR THERE ARE DIVISIONS IN OUR DEMOCRACY.

IT'S BECAUSE OF THESE LONG BREWING DIVISIONS KPBS IS TODAY LAUNCHING A NEW PROJECT CALLED PUBLIC MATTERS.

WE WILL EXPLORE HOW WE ENGAGE OVER POLITICS AND HOW GOVERNMENT IMPACTS OUR LIVES.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY AND THREATS TO IT.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER EXPLORED THESE IDEAS WITH ONE OF OUR PARTNERS ON THE PROJECT.

THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO CEO SCOTT LEWIS.

>> THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO KPBS AND I KNEW SOURCE HAVE ENTERED A PARTNERSHIP TO COVER WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR DEMOCRACY.

IT'S CALLED THE PUBLIC MATTERS PROJECT.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR IT?

>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO MAKING THIS COMMUNITY THE WAY IT IS AND A LOT OF THAT IS SUPER COMPLEX.

I THINK THAT CREATES THIS DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO AND THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THINGS.

I SEE OUR ROLE AS A TRANSLATOR, MAKING ALL OF THAT ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T REALLY BE INVOLVED UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND THAT STUFF.

>> YOU AND I MET ON ELECTION NIGHT A VERY LONG TIME AGO.

AT THE TIME THE LOCAL NEWS LANDSCAPE LOOKED DIFFERENTLY.

THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE WAS FLUSH WITH REPORTERS, THEY HAD BUREAUS ACROSS THE COUNTY, COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS HAD REPORTERS AT EVERY BIG NEW STORY.

WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A HIGH- STAKES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

WE ARE IN CAMPAIGN SEASON LOCALLY AND ALSO VERY IMPORTANT.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE STATE OF LOCAL JOURNALISM TODAY?

>> THERE HAS BEEN A MASSIVE AND PAINFUL CONTRACTION OF THE RESOURCES AND NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN LOCAL JOURNALISM, INVOLVED IN TELLING STORIES AND EXPLAINING AND DECIPHERING ALL THAT'S HAPPENING.

SOME OF IT ISN'T NATURAL.

WE DON'T NEED PEOPLE WHO JUST TAKE INFORMATION FROM ONE SOURCE AND GIVE IT TO THE OTHER BECAUSE THE MACHINES CAN DO THAT, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE.

WHAT WE STILL NEED AND WHAT WE ARE LOSING TOO FAST ARE THE PEOPLE WHO FIND OUT WHAT LEADERS DON'T WANT TO SAY OR MAKE SENSE OF WHAT THEY DO WANT TO SAY AND I THINK THAT IS THE SCARY PART AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE WORKED TO TRY TO REPLACE OR TRY TO GROW IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

I THINK WE ARE AT A MOMENT FOR THE NATION AND FOR SAN DIEGO.

I THINK OUR HOUSING CRISIS, COST- OF-LIVING CRISIS, HOMELESSNESS CRISIS, ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT GO ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN SAN DIEGO, THOSE ARE BIG ISSUES WE NEED A LOT OF LEADERSHIP ON AND THESE ARE THE MOMENTS WHERE WE GET TO WATCH THE BOATS COME APART,.

IN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE BEFORE IT SETTLES BACK TOGETHER AND CONTINUES COOKING.

>> I WANT TO BRING THIS POINT BACK TO WHERE LOCAL JOURNALISM IS.

I KNOW THAT EVEN IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS I'VE SEEN SUCH A SHRINKAGE OF POLITICAL COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY DURING CAMPAIGN SEASON TO THE POINT WHERE IF I WERE AN AVERAGE CITIZEN I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE CLEAR TO ME EVEN IF I READ A DAILY NEWSPAPER EXACTLY WHERE A CANDIDATE STOOD ON ALL THE BIG ISSUES THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED.

THAT'S THE PART THAT WORRIES ME.

HOW WORRIED ARE YOU?

>> I THINK THE REAL PLACE YOU SEE THIS PLAY OUT IS IN MAILERS.

MAILERS FILL OUR MAILBOXES THE MOMENT BALLOTS COME OUT.

THEY TAKE LITTLE SNIPPETS OF INFORMATION YOU AND I REPORT AND OTHER PEOPLE PUT OUT AND THEY TWISTED AND EXAGGERATED OR PUT IT INTO CONTEXT IN A WAY TO INFLAME PEOPLE'S PASSIONS ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.

THAT IS AN AWFUL WAY TO LEARN ABOUT LOCAL POLITICS AND YET IT IS PROBABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE HAVE WHEN THEY GO INTO THE VOTING BOOTH.

THAT IS NOT GREAT AND THAT IS SCARY.

ON THE OTHER HAND I THINK THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO KNOW DO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.

WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS BUILD THAT BRIDGE, NATURE IT IS ACCESSIBLE.

EVERYBODY'S NEWS INFORMATION SYSTEM RIGHT NOW IS COMING THROUGH FEEDS AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE IN THOSE FEED ALONG WITH THE RANDOM TICK-TOCK GUY OR SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER.

WE HAVE TO BE THERE AND BE PRESENT AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO GREAT INFORMATION AS EASY AS THE BAD INFORMATION COMES.

>> I WANT TO CLOSE THIS OUT WITH A TOPIC WE STARTED THIS DISCUSSION WITH AND THAT IS DEMOCRACY.

SO MUCH HAS BEEN MADE ABOUT HOW POLARIZED WE ARE AS A COUNTRY.

HAVE YOU SEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF THAT DIVISION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY?

>> OF COURSE.

IT IS REALLY BAD.

PEOPLE WHO USED TO BE FRIENDS NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THIS IN CONTEXT.

BACK IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20th CENTURY THERE WAS REGULAR POLITICAL VIOLENCE, BOMBINGS.

WE ARE NOT IN THAT WORLD RIGHT NOW BUT WE ARE AT A MOMENT WHERE PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN DIFFERENT REALITIES.

LOCAL WE ARE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THAT BECAUSE LOCAL IS RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE, YOU CAN GO TO A SCHOOL, YOU CAN SEE A FIRE.

I THINK THAT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE BONDS BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DIFFERENT REALITIES BETTER THAN THEY CAN NATIONALLY BUT IT'S STILL A MAJOR CHALLENGE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TODAY.

>> PUBLIC MATTERS LAUNCHES ACROSS PLATFORMS STARTING TODAY.

TO EXPLORE ALL OF THE STORIES AND SIGN UP FOR UPDATES YOU CAN VISIT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> NUMBER ONE ON OUR WEATHER HEADLINES GRAPHIC IS THE TEMPERATURES.

WE ARE RUNNING WELL BELOW THE HISTORICAL AVERAGES WHICH IS A BIG CHANGE.

BASICALLY A 180 FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST WEEK AND THE PREVIOUS WEEKS.

THERE IS GOING TO BE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS MOSTLY THERE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OUR INLAND VALLEYS BUT OVERALL MOST OF US WILL BE STAYING DRY ALBEIT A LITTLE COOLER WITH THOSE WINDOW SLOWING DOWN AS WE HAD TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

TONIGHT STILL BREEZY HERE ESPECIALLY IN AREAS LIKE MOUNT LAGUNA WE DROP DOWN TO A LOW OF 43.

CHILE, NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE.

SAN DIEGO 65, OCEANSIDE 58.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT.

BY TOMORROW WE ARE FORECASTING THE HIGHS INTO THE 60s AS WELL AS WE DO HEAD OVER THESE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THAT'S WHAT WE WILL BE TRACKING HERE FOR THE MOST PART AS WE DO HEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE THE HIGHS RISE TO THE 70s THERE, MOSTLY ALONG THE COAST.

BORREGO SPRINGS AT 88 AND MOUNT LAGUNA, YOU WILL BE REACHING THE HIGHS IN THE 50s.

BIG CHANGES HERE FROM JUST WHERE WE WERE.

WE ARE GOING TO WATCH FOR THAT CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS HERE AS WE DO HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE DAY HERE ON LATE TUESDAY THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR BEST CHANCE FOR A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS BUT YOU'LL NOTE MOST OF THE ACTION IS FURTHER NORTH RIGHT THERE THROUGH THE SIERRA.

YOU ARE EATING SEEING SOME HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN SNOW.

HERE ALONG THE COAST OF THOSE LOW CLOUDS BREAK BY TUESDAY.

76 FOR THE HIGH, 75 ON WEDNESDAY.

WE ARE BASICALLY SAYING THE SAME ROUTE THE REST OF THE WEEK.

BY SATURDAY WE ARE BACK UP TO THE 80s.

FURTHER INLAND, 75 HERE ON TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY WE WILL HAVE THE CLOUDS SIMILAR TO THE COAST THAT WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THERE.

HIGHS IN THE 70s IT IS GOING TO BE MUCH WARMER AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

NOT THE STORY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

THE HIGHS WILL BE RUNNING IN THE 50s HERE ALL WEEK.

IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE CHILLY.

AS FOR THE DESERTS, BEAUTIFUL I WOULD SAY.

HIGHS ARE IN THE 80s AND 90s UNTIL WE DO START TO RISE AGAIN AS WE DO HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR THE SECRET SERVICE UNDER NEW PRESSURE AFTER A SECOND APPARENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.

THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> TODAY IS MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS ALSO UNDERWAY.

SAN DIEGO IS CELEBRATING WITH A NEW EXHIBIT AT CITY HALL.

>> AS MUSIC PLAYS IN THE LOBBY COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE EXHIBIT RECOGNIZING THE MOVEMENT IN SAN DIEGO.

THE EXHIBIT IS PREGNANT FOR CITY CLERK DEANNA FONTES.

>> AS THE FIRST LATINA CITY CLERK FOR SAN DIEGO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT I GOT TO PUT MY THUMB PRINT ON THE ARCHIVES EXHIBIT.

>> THE EXHIBIT FEATURES HISTORICAL IMAGES, CITY RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE CHICANO MOVEMENT IN SAN DIEGO.

>> WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO GET IS TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY THAT HAVE BEEN IN CHICANO PARK AND HOW THAT HAS REALLY EVOLVED AND SHAPED THE HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> THE EXHIBIT IS A COLLABORATION WITH THE CHICANO PARK MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER.

AS YOU WALK THROUGH, THERE ARE COLORFUL REPLICAS OF THE MURALS OF THE PILLARS AT CHICANO PARK AND DOCUMENTS RECORDING THE PARKS HISTORY.

>> IF YOU START FROM HERE DOWN IT IS THE ENTIRE TIMELINE OF CHICANO PARK FROM THE BEGINNING, THE STATE AWARDING THE LAND LEASE NEAR THE BRIDGE.

>> THE EXHIBIT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE HISTORY OF LOGAN HEIGHTS WHICH IS RARELY TALKED ABOUT.

>> PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IT WAS THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE REGION.

LOGAN HEIGHTS WENT THROUGH MAJOR CHANGES FOR THE ARRIVAL OF INTERSTATE 5 AND THE BRIDGE.

IT WAS REZONED INTO AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE SO A NEIGHBORHOOD OF 20,000 PEOPLE VANISHED.

>> THAT DEVASTATED THE COMMUNITY DIVIDING LOGAN HEIGHTS FROM ONE COMMUNITY INTO TWO.

COUNSEL MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAYS THAT HISTORY IS RECORDED ON THE MURALS AT CHICANO PARK.

>> THE VIBRANT MURALS PAINTED ON THE FREEWAY DEPICTS POWERFUL IMAGES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, RESISTANCE AND PRIDE REFLECTING THE COMMUNITIES FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND IT'S DEEP CONNECTION TO THE LAND.

>> INSIDE THERE IS AN INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION TELLING THE STORY AND IMPACT OF THE CHICANO MOVEMENT IN SAN DIEGO.

AFTERWARDS VISITORS ARE ASKED TO REFLECT ON WHAT THEY WOULD'VE DONE IN THE MOVEMENT ERA AND LEAVE A NOTE ON THE DECISION TREE.

IT WILL BECOME A PART OF THE EXHIBIT RUNNING THROUGH OCTOBER 18th.

ALEXANDER DUANE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION IS COVERING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH A FOCUS ON THE SWING STATE OF GEORGIA.

KPBS A MIDDAY EDITION IS DISCUSSING DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAMS AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING .

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.