>>> A CLASH OF COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES REGARDING THE MIDDLE OF OF STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT .

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BUTTE COUNTY DISTRICT HAS 17 CAMPUSES THAT WILL NO LONGER BE SERVED BY THE SAN DIEGO YOUTH SERVICES ORGANIZATION.

IT WILL BE MONTHS BEFORE NEW SERVICES ARE IN PLACE.

>> IT WAS ALL QUIET AND CLASSES AS USUAL ON THE CAMPUSES OF THE DISTRICT TODAY AS STUDENTS WRAPPED UP THE THIRD WEEK OF A NEW FALL SEMESTER.

THE DISTRICTS NOISE AND CONTROVERSY HAVE BEEN BUILDING IN THE BOARD ROOM.

>> WE ARE INTO A TRIBALISM WHERE IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT I BELIEVE THAT IS HATE.

YOU ARE HATE.

>> THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO WEEKS AGO TO END ITS LONG- STANDING CONTRACT WITH SAN DIEGO YOUTH SERVICES WHICH HAD PROVIDED LICENSED THERAPISTS AND OTHER SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO NEEDED IT MOST.

THE POINT OF CONTENTION WAS SERVICES FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS.

>> THEY HAVE CREEPY AGENDAS AND THINGS WE DO NOT WANT IN OUR SCHOOLS.

I RECOMMEND LOOKING INTO OTHER HEALTH SERVICES FOR KIDS.

IT IS IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT THEY ARE PUSHING IS NOT WHAT WE WANT IN OUR SCHOOLS.>> FOR 18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH IS SUICIDE.

NOT CAR ACCIDENTS OR FENTANYL SUICIDE.

SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PREVENT IF WE GET THERE IN TIME AND IF WE TALK TO THEM.

SAN DIEGO YOUTH SERVICES OFFERS MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT TO ALL COMMUNITIES AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

THIS IS THE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER AND A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST.

>> A TO B CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE CHOOSING IN A CULTURAL AS WELL AS GENDER AFFIRMING RELATED RESOURCES IF THEY NEED AND ARE ASKING WAY TO GET THEM ON THEIR PATH TO FULL POTENTIAL?

>> IN A MEETING LAST NIGHT THE SCHOOL BOARD REAFFIRMED ITS DECISION TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR DECADES.

SINCE SCHOOL STARTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE DISTRICT HAS NOT HAD A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER FOR ITS STUDENTS.

ALTHOUGH STUDENT COUNSELORS REMAIN AVAILABLE.

A TRANSITION TO A NEW PROVIDER COULD TAKE UP TO TWO MONTHS.

>> NEW PROVIDER IS A COMPANY CALLED BONUS TOGETHER WHICH IS ALSO REQUIRED BY THE SAME STATE LAW REQUIRING INCLUSIVE TREATMENT.

A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM A DISTRICT SPOKESMAN SAYS ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS FULLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THE DISTRICT HAS A MORAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND EQUITABLE AND HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR LGBTQ I PLUS STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS.

HE SAYS HE HOPES THAT IS TRUE.

>> WITH DETECTING THE SPIES SERVICES AND GET THEM TO ALL THOSE THAT NEED IT WHEN THEY NEEDED.

WAS BREAKING DOWN TOGETHER.

>> THIS COULD BE ANOTHER TEACHABLE MOMENT FOR STUDENTS THIS SEMESTER.

>>> CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LEADERS MET WITH STATE LAWMAKERS TO DISCUSS IDEAS ON HOW TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

A RECENT AUDIT FOUND THAT UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT STUDENTS.

THE AUDIT SPECIFICALLY LOOKED INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS ON CAMPUS AGAINST EMPLOYEES DATING BACK TO 2019.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS SURVEYED TODAY'S MEETING WILL AFFECT ALL STUDENTS.

>> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF KNOWN CASES AROUND COLLEGE CAMPUSES.

THE BEGINNING IS USUALLY KNOWN AS THE RED ZONE.

I DEFINITELY THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE MEETINGS DONE AND SOMETHING DONE TO PUT AN END TO THIS.

>> TODAY'S MEETING COMES OFF THE HEELS OF REPORTS THAT A STUDENT WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ON SUNDAY AFTER GETTING INTO WHAT SHE BELIEVED TO BE A RIDESHARE VEHICLE.

>>> TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL.

PLUS THE WIND IS GOING TO KICK UP INTO THE WEEKEND.

PLUS COULD WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF WET WEATHER?

WE HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> IF YOU'RE PLANNING A TRIP FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND YOU SHOULD PACK SOME EXTRA CASH.

OUR REPORTER SAYS TRAVEL DEMAND IS DRIVING UP GAS PRICES.

>> ACCORDING TO AAA TODAY AND TOMORROW ARE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE AGENCY'S BOOKING DATA FOR DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, AND CRUISES ARE UP 4% AND INTERNATIONAL BOOKINGS ARE UP 44% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

>> WE DID SEE THAT DEMAND WENT UP LAST WEEK, SO THAT WAS PUTTING UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE PRICES.

ALSO HIGH WHOLESALE GASOLINE PRICES WERE ALSO AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.

>> AAA SAYS PRICES DROPPED THIS WEEK WHICH GIVE SOME RELIEF TO CONSUMERS, BUT WITH THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR GAS AT 5.37 IT IS NO MORE THAN $.13 HIGHER THAN WHAT IT WAS A YEAR AGO.

UNTIL WEDNESDAY PRICES IN SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN RISING CONSISTENTLY FOR 35 STRAIGHT DAYS EVEN THOUGH CRUDE OIL PRICES HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENT BASIS SEVERAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPIKE IN PRICES.

>> THERE WERE A FEW ISSUES WITH A COUPLE REFINERIES.

EVEN THOUGH THE STORM DID NOT HAVE AS SIGNIFICANT OF AN IMPACT ON REFINERIES FOR SOME REASON THEY STILL INCREASED GAS PRICES JUST IN CASE THERE WERE ANY ISSUES.

SPIRIT THEY EXPECT PRICES TO DROP AFTER LABOR DAY.

FOR NOW HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO SAVE ON GASOLINE.

THEY SAY YOU SHOULD DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY.

USE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN POSSIBLE AND SHOP AROUND FOR CHEAP GAS.

COSCO AND SAM CLUBS ARE GOOD OPTIONS IF YOU ARE A MEMBER.

YOU CAN ALWAYS DOWNLOAD THE APP WHERE PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND I REPORT ON WHERE THE CHEAP GAS STATIONS ARE, SO PEOPLE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND?

ACCORDING TO AAA RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO FOLLOWED BY LAS VEGAS, CENTRAL COAST, GRAND CANYON, AND OF COURSE MEXICO.

>>> LONGTIME OCEANSIDE LANDMARK IS ABOUT TO GET REBUILT.

OUR NORTH COUNTY REPORTER HAS THE STORY.

>> FISHING OFF THE OCEANSIDE.

IS PRETTY POPULAR.

JUST ASK THIS NORTH COUNTY RESIDENT, TRACY SMITH.

>> THE FEET OF SAND CRABS.

>> IN ORDER TO GET THERE A CONNECTING BRIDGE MUST BE CROSSED, AND THAT IS REACHING THE END OF ITS STRUCTURAL LIFESPAN, SO CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY VOTED TO DEMOLISH AND REBUILD THE BRIDGE.

>> COUNCIL APPROVED RECONSTRUCTING THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE LIFEGUARD HEADQUARTERS, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW LIFEGUARD SUPPORT FACILITY IN BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE RIGHT NOW.

>> SHE IS WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE AND SAYS STRUCTURALLY THE BRIDGE NEEDS REPLACING.

BUT OCEANSIDE LIFEGUARDS ALSO NEED A BIGGER SPACE.

>> STAFFING HAS INCREASED OVER THE YEARS, SO THEY HAVE OUTGROWN THE FACILITY AND THEY ARE IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SPACE, SO THE PROPOSED FACILITY WOULD BASICALLY BE FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF AND FUTURE STAFFING.

>> THE PROPOSED BUILDING WOULD BE THREE STORIES WITH ROOM FOR RESTAURANTS.

>> THIS BRIDGE THAT LEADS RIGHT TO THE OCEANSIDE.

IS ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD.

WHILE IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL LANDMARK, IT IS A PART OF THE CITY'S HISTORY, AND FOR THAT REASON THIS RENOVATION PROJECT HAS TO KEEP A LOT OF THE SAME DESIGN THAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY, SO WHEN THE RENOVATION DOES GET UNDERWAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT THE FINAL DESIGN TO LOOK A LOT LIKE WHAT IT DOES TODAY WITH SOME MINOR CHANGES.

>> IS A PART OF RECONSTRUCTION WE WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL HISTORICAL APPEARANCE, SO THAT IS THE INTENT WITH THIS PROJECT.

TO FOLLOW THOSE RULES AND REQUIREMENTS OF RECONSTRUCTING A NEW HISTORIC FACILITY PIECE SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THE IMPROVEMENTS.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT IS A GOOD THING.

I THINK IT DOES NEED SOME RENOVATION.

THERE ARE A LOT OF CRACK, AND I THINK IT IS TIME.

STEAMING IT IS A GIVE OR TAKE.

FOR CHANGE YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS USED TO THE NORMAL.

I AM OPEN FOR CHANGE, BUT I WILL SAY THIS.

OCEANSIDE HAS CLEANED UP A LOT.

THAT IS ALWAYS A PLUS.

>> THE COST IS $40 MILLION AND FUNDING HAS YET TO BE SECURED.

THIS ENVIRONMENT THE STUDY WILL NEED TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE A DESIGN IS PRESENTED AND ARE ESTIMATED TO TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS.

THOSE STUDIES WILL ALSO LOOK INTO THE RENOVATIONS OF THE JUNIOR SEO AMPHITHEATER AND BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DISCUSSIONS ARE HEATING UP OVER PLANS TO MOVE THE TRAIN TRACKS OFF THE CRUMBLING BLUFFS.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA WEIGHED IN DURING A MEETING LAST NIGHT.

THE PROPOSED PLAN IS TO MOVE THEM UNDERGROUND INTO TUNNELS.

I HOPE BY DOING SO IT WILL SHORTEN TRIPS UP NORTH WITH AS LITTLE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE, BUT OTHERS BELIEVE THE BENEFITS OF THE PLAN DO NOT OUTWEIGH THE COSTS.

>> IF WE ARE ABLE TO PUT THE UNDERGROUND IT OPENS UP ALL THE SPACE SO THE WHOLE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY ACCESS TO THE OCEAN.

>> THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PROPER COST- BENEFIT ANALYSIS.

I THINK THE DATA SHOWS CLEARLY THAT RIDERSHIP IS VERY LOW AND HAS BEEN DECLINING.

>> THEY ESTIMATE THE PLAN COULD COST ANYWHERE FROM $1.5 BILLION UP TO $3.5 BILLION.

THERE ARE A FEW MORE MEETINGS REPUBLICAN PUT OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.

>>> IN A SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE FORMER COUNTY SUPERVISOR FLETCHER OUTSIDE SPENDING REACHED A NEW HIGH OF $1.4 MILLION, AND OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER HAS THE STORY ON THE MONEY BEHIND THE RECENT ELECTION.

>> I AM NOW GOING TO CALL THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TO ORDER.

>> THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS IN CHARGE OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOVERNMENT FUNDS AND HELPS PROVIDE A RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, SO IT IS NO SURPRISE THEY SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO HELP GET THEIR PREFERRED CANDIDATE SELECTED.

IN 2018 OUTSIDE GROUPS SPEND $1.2 MILLION IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

AT THE TIME IT WAS CONSIDERED AN UNPRECEDENTED SUM IN LOCAL ELECTIONS.

ULTIMATELY DAVID FLETCHER WON THE SEAT MARKING A MAJOR SHIFT IN SAN DIEGO POLITICS BUT HE BECAME THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO JOIN THE BOARD AND DECADES.

>> IT IS A GREAT NIGHT.

I AM HONORED TO BE VOTERS GIVE A COMPELLING MESSAGE THEY ARE READY FOR CHANGE AND TO SEE THE COUNTY GO AND A MORE PROGRESSIVE ELECTION BUT WITH THE ELECTION BEHIND US I AM EXCITED TO GET TO WORK.

>> THAT AMOUNT OF SPENDING WAS SURPASSED IN THE RECENT RACE TO REPLACE FLETCHER WHO RESIGNED EARLIER THIS YEAR DUE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS.

THE PRIMARY ELECTION FOR HIS SUPERVISORS TO SEE TOOK LACE AUGUST 15 AND HAD A TOTAL OF $1.4 MILLION IN OUTSIDE SPENDING.

ONE COALITION OF LABOR UNIONS SPENT ALMOST $700,000 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE MONTGOMERY'S STAFF.

LONGTIME POLITICAL CONSULTANT SHEPPARD SAID THE INCREASE IN ELECTION SPENDING IS A SIGNAL OF THE CHANGE IN POWER DYNAMICS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> I THINK IT IS NOTEWORTHY THE LEVEL OF SPENDING IS GOING UP SO MUCH.

I THINK IT IS A REFLECTION THAT THEY SEE THE PUT CENTRAL FOR SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE GOING FORWARD AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR PEOPLE ARE IN THERE.

>> THEY FACE THE MOST SPENDING FROM OUTSIDE GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF HER CAMPAIGN AND SHE ALSO FACED THE MOST OPPOSITION SPENDING THROUGH ATTACK ADS FUNDED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS.

SHE IS ADVANCING TO A NOVEMBER 1 OF ELECTION WITH A REPUBLICAN.

IN AN INTERVIEW SHE CAUTIONED THE VOTERS TO BE CAREFUL OF THE OUTSIDE SPENDING AND THE ADS THEY SEE IN THE COMING MONTHS.

>> I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

IF YOU SEE A COMMERCIAL ON TV MAKE SURE THAT YOU LOOK AT THE FINE PRINT THAT SAYS PAID FOR BY AND THEN YOU ARE GOING TO KNOW WHO IS TRYING TO CONTROL THE STRINGS AND THE PUPPETEER.

>> THIS CAMPAIGN SPOKESPERSON SAID THE CANDIDATE IS HONORED TO HAVE THE BACKING OF THE WORKING FAMILIES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

ADDING WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE EARNED SO MUCH SUPPORT.

>> WE INDEPENDENTLY ARE A NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

>>> AND ON THE GROUND LOOK AT HURRICANE IDALIA'S DESTRUCTION IN FLORIDA.

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

>>> COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED TODAY A DENVER TESTED POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS.

THE CROW FOUND IN LA MESA IS THE FIRST TO TEST POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS IN THE COUNTY THIS YEAR:NO HUMAN CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED THAT WHILE IT IS MAINLY A BIRD DISEASE WEST NILE CAN BE TRANSMITTED TO HUMANS BY MOSQUITOES.

THE COUNTY IS REMINDING EVERYONE TO PREVENT MOSQUITO BREEDING BY FINDING AND DUMPING OUT STANDING WATER AROUND HOMES BE THEY ARE ALSO ASKING PEOPLE TO REPORT INCREASED MUSCULAR ACTIVITY AND DEAD BIRDS TO A CONTROL PROGRAM BY CALLING THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN OR BY EMAIL.

>>> TODAY'S OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY FOR THE MANUFACTURE BEHIND THE FIRST OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG TO REVERSE OPIOID OVERDOSE SAYS IT COULD BE IN RETAIL STORES AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK.

A LOOK AT WHERE THE DRUG WILL BE SOLD AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST.

>> WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING FROM OPIOIDS THE FIRST ANTIDOTE TO REVERSE OVERDOSES IS ABOUT TO BE AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER.

>> THE WILL BEGIN TO HAVE IN OUR STORES SEPTEMBER 5 AND AT THE SAME TIME WE WILL MAKE IT AVAILABLE ONLINE.

>> WALGREENS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS SAYS IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET THE NARCAN AND ALL OF THEIR STORES.

IT WILL ALSO BE SOLD IN STORES AND ONLINE AT RITE AID, WALMART, AND CVS.

IT HAS A SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE OF 44.99 PER CARTON OF TWO DOSES.

>> WE DO NOT WANT THERE TO BE ANY STIGMA INVOLVED, SO WE MADE THIS AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT END OF THE STORE AND OVER THE DESK, BUT ALSO THE BACK OVER BY THE PHARMACY.

>> THE CRISIS IS BEING DRIVEN BY POWERFUL SYNTHETIC DRUGS LIKE FENTANYL.

NARCAN IS A NASAL SPRAY VERSION AND CAN REVIVE A PERSON FROM AN OVERDOSE IN MINUTES.

THIS DOCTOR FROM THE OHIO STATE MEDICAL CENTER SAYS IT IS EASY TO USE.

>> STEP ONE.

CHECK.

WAKE UP.

STEP TWO.

GIVE THE FIRST DOSE OF NARCAN.

STEP THREE.

CALL 911.

STEP FOUR.

WATCH AND GIVE MORE EVERY TWO MONTHS THE MINUTES UNTIL THE PERSON WAKES UP.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS THEY'RE PUTTING A $450 MILLION TOWARDS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID, DEBIT.

THE MENTAL SUPPORT OF HIS PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION EFFORTS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A FOCUS ON TREATING ADDICTION, RECOVERY SERVICES, AS WELL AS DISRUPTING THE SUPPLY OF OPIOIDS.

>>> THE DEA IS REVIEWING WHETHER MARIJUANA SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A LESS DANGEROUS DRUG BE RENOVATED IS A SCHEDULE AND SUBSTANCE LIKE HEROIN OR LSD.

THE DEFERMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SENT A LETTER ASKING THE DEA TO CONSIDER MAKING IT A SCHEDULE THREE DRUG, AND THAT WOULD EASE RESTRICTIONS FOR RESEARCHERS AND BUSINESSES.

THE PROCESS TO CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION WOULD INVOLVE PUBLIC INPUT.>>> WITH TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE WEATHER HEADLINES AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WEEK.

FRIDAY COULD BE ONE OF THE COOLEST DAYS PLUS THE WIND IS GOING TO KICK UP YOUR PRETTY STRONG AND GUSTY WIND.

WE COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF PATCHY DRIZZLE FOR THE WEEKEND MORNINGS.

LET'S START WITH WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT.

OCEANSIDE DOWN TO 65.

SAN DIEGO, 66.

CHULA VISTA, 64.

BORREGO SPRINGS ONLY DROPPING TO 76.

HEADING INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY A LOT OF THE MONSOON MOISTURE CONTINUES TO KICK IN FOR THE FOUR CORNERS.

PLUS WE ARE TRACKING THIS LOW, SO BREEZY IN COOLER CONDITIONS FOR A LOT OF CALIFORNIA AS WE DO CLOSE OUT THE WEEK.

WHAT IS THE NEED FOR US IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY?

WE WILL SEE 77 INTO SAN DIEGO.

79 IN OCEANSIDE.

CHULA VISTA AS 78.

ARRIGO SPRINGS AND MILLIGAN ARE THE BETTER CHANCES WE HAVE TO SEE A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING THROUGH.

WE TRACK THIS FRONT RIGHT HERE, AND THAT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THIS AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT OUR DAY ON SATURDAY, SO HEADS UP FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND THEN DROPPING ON SUNDAY AND 75 BEFORE CLIMBING BACK UP TO THE UPPER 70s MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES HERE COOLING AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND REBOUNDING BACK TO THE LOWER 80s AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A STORMY DAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

AND THEN WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES DROPPING FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY INTO THE LOWER 60s.

STILL SEEN THEM PRETTY COOL AS WE START THE WEEK.

62 ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

>>> LOOKING AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE DESERTS.

THUNDERSTORMS PASSING BY AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.

BEFORE DRIER WEATHER TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND AND THEN TEMPERATURES BUILD UP NEXT WEEK.>>> THE TO LOCAL UNIVERSITIES ARE AMONG THE BEST PUBLIC COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES.

SEVEN CANVASES FROM CALIFORNIA SCORED SPOTS IN FORBES TOP 25 LIST.

UC BERKELEY CAME IN FIRST FOLLOWED BY UCLA AND UC SAN DIEGO.

BECAUSE THE UNIVERSITY CAME IN AT NUMBER 16.

IT WAS THE ONLY CSU CAMPUS TO CRACK THE TOP 25.

FORBES SAID THE RANKINGS WERE BASED ON GRADUATION RATES, SELLERS, OUTCOMES FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS, RETURN ON INVESTMENTS AND ALUMNI INFLUENCE.

>>> A FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED IN SAN FRANCISCO BY VISUAL ARTISTS COULD HAVE AN IMPACT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AI.

THE CASE WAS FILED ON JANUARY BY THREE ARTISTS WHO SAY THAT THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR COPYWRITING CAREERS BY SUING THE MAKERS OF AI TOOLS LONDON- BASED ABILITY A I CAN MAKE NEW IMAGES OF THE WORK AND PROFIT FROM IT.

IT ALLEGES THE AI IMAGE GENERATORS VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF MILLIONS OF ARTISTS PIPE PRODUCING DERIVATIVE WORKS THAT COMPETE AGAINST THE ORIGINALS.

>> MY FEAR IS THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO PAINT OR ENJOY WHAT I DO BECAUSE EVERY ARTIST WILL END UP JUST BEING AN EDITOR.

I AM JUST GOING TO EDIT THE RESULTS OF AI BECAUSE THE FUN PART OF MY JOB.

THE THINGS THAT MAKE ARTISTS THE AND BREED, WHICH IS PAINTING, AND COMING UP WITH THE ID AND COMMUNICATING AND SEEING EVERY STEP OF THAT.

THAT IS OUTSOURCED TO A MACHINE.

>> THE LAWSUIT COULD SET PRECEDENT FOR ALL CREATORS WHO WANT TO STOP THEM FROM PROFITING OFF HUMID MADE WORK.

THE CASE IS WAITING ON A DECISION FROM A SAN FRANCISCO FEDERAL JUDGE.

>>> APPLICATIONS TO JOIN THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY IN SAN DIEGO.

DECADES AGO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SPREAD MISINFORMATION THAT CAUSED THE PARTY TO BECOME MOSTLY IN ACTIVE.

NOW THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER IS ONE OF MANY REVIVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE EXPLORED THEIR RENEWED EFFORT TO RETURN ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.

>> A ROOM IN THE MALCOLM X LIBRARY FILLS WITH CHATTER.

MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE ARRIVED FOR A MEET AND GREET WITH THE BLACK PANTHERS.

HALF A CENTURY LATER AT THEIR 10 POINT PLATFORM REMAINS THE SAME.

THE COPIES ARE BEING PASSED INTO A NEW GENERATION OF HANDS.

AT ONE END OF THE TABLE SITS THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION.

A 24-YEAR-OLD IN ALL BLACK WITH CURLY HAIR SPILLING OUT OF A BLACK BERET.

>> I LIKE MY SPEECH AND ACTION.

IF I AM SAYING I AM A PANTHER YOU WILL SEE A PANTHER.

>> SHE GOES BY THIS.

>> A LOT OF US PREFER PSEUDONYMS FOR IDENTITY PROTECTION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

BECAUSE THE PROGRAMS ARE STILL OPERATING AGAINST ESPECIALLY BLACK RADICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

>> THEY HAD BEEN HUNTING FOR AN OUTLET FOR WHICH SHE CALLS A REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE.

>> I WAS NOT REALLY BY BEING WITH OR FITTING WITH A LOT OF THE MOVEMENTS THAT WERE HAPPENING AROUND ME.

STEAM SHE MOSTLY SAW PROTESTS WITH NO FOLLOW-UP.

>> WE ARE HERE AND WE ARE ANGRY.

A LOT OF TIMES FACING A LOT OF VIOLENCE, AND THEN LITERALLY NOTHING IS CHANGING.

>> SHE LEARNED ABOUT THE BLACK PANTHERS IN A TV DOCUMENTARY.

AND LOOKED TO SEE IF THEY WERE STILL AROUND.

SHE JOINED THE LOCAL CHAPTER LAST YEAR.

THEY RUN A COMMUNITY GARDEN AND FEEDING ON HOUSED PEOPLE AND RUN A STORE ON WHAT USED TO BE IN A TAURUS SITE OF GANG ACTIVITY.

THEY FILED COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE POLICE AND OBSERVED STOPS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.

THROUGH THE PROGRAMS THEY TEACH THE COMMUNITY HOW TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES.

THE PANTHERS WERE MOSTLY ACTIVE IN THE 1960S.

THE ICONIC BLACK BERET'S BROUGHT OUT OF THE HISTORY BOOKS AND BACK INTO THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO GRAB ATTENTION.

>> EVERY TIME WE GO OUT IT IS LIKE THAT.

THERE ARE PANTHERS?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> AND I ASK WHAT YOUR FAMILY THOUGHT ABOUT YOU GETTING INVOLVED?

>> I DID NOT TELL THEM AT 1st.

>> SHE WAS NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY MIGHT THINK.

SHE AND THE PANTHERS FACE A LIE THAT HAS SURVIVED ACROSS DECADES.>> THEY ARE A BLACK HATE GROUP.

THEY ARE JUST A BLACK VERSION OF THE CLAN.

THESE WERE ALL PUT OUT TO MISLEAD.

>> MISINFORMATION PUT OUT BY THE FBI WHO SOUGHT THEIR ORGANIZING IN SOCIALIST IDEOLOGY AS A THREAT.

THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS CAUSED THE BLACK PANTHERS TO GO LARGELY IN ACTIVE BY 1970, BUT THEY RECONVENE FOR 50th ANNIVERSARY AND LATE 2016.

>> THIS WAS AROUND THE TIME WHERE HE WAS KILLED.

>> BLACK, UNARMED, AND IN MENTAL CRISIS.

SHOT AND KILLED BY THE POLICE WHO WERE CALLED TO ASSIST HIM.

ORIGINAL MEMBERS DECIDED THE COMMUNITY STILL NEEDED THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY SO THEY BROUGHT IT BACK TO LIFE.

POLICE VIOLENCE IS ONE OF MANY ISSUES THE PANTHERS ORGANIZED AROUND IN THE 60s THAT PERSISTS TODAY.

>> AT THE MOMENT THE PANTHERS WERE ORGANIZING AGAINST INCARCERATION THERE WAS LESS THAN A 10th OF THE PEOPLE IN PRISON THAN THAT ARE IN PRISON NOW.

>> NOT JUST SAN DIEGO.

THE PANTHERS ARE REVIVING IN PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ADDRESS WORSENING ISSUES LIKE INCARCERATION, HOUSING, AND FOOD INSECURITY BY SAN DIEGO PANTHERS CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS THEIR VISION IS BIGGER THAN THEIR SERVICE PROJECTS.

>> THESE ARE BAND-AIDS.

THESE ARE PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR SURVIVAL, SO THIS IS NOT THE END GOAL.

>> TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY TO CHANGE THEIR CONDITIONS.

AND THE NEED FOR BAND-AIDS AND THE NEED FOR THE BLACK PANTHERS.

>> AS LONG AS WE NEED PANTHERS OUR JOB IS NOT DONE.

>> THE NOTE THAT NEW MEMBERS INCLUDING BACKGROUND CHECKS.

THERE'S ALSO A NEW MULTICULTURAL BRANCH CALLED THE PANTHER PARTY AND THEY DO NOT OPEN CARRY GUNS.>> THE MOST SERIOUS WEAPON WE CARRY IS A PEN.>> APPLICATIONS CLOSE AUGUST 31.

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

WHY U.S.

EMPLOYERS INCLUDING ZOOM ARE INTRODUCING STRICTER IN OFFICE POLICIES FOR EMPLOYEES THIS FALL.

THIS ROUNDTABLES COVERING THE LATEST SEWAGE SPILLS.

THE PADRES NONPROFIT FIASCO AND 10 YEARS SINCE HE WAS FORCED OUT AS SAN DIEGO MAYOR.

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

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TONIGHT.