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>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI, THREE VICTIMS OF THE MONEY SHOOTING AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO WERE LAID TO REST TODAY , ANDREW DYER ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TO REMEMBER THE THREE KILLED IN THE MONDAY MOSQUE SHOOTING.

THE THREE VICTIMS OF THE SHOOTING AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO ARE BEING REMEMBERED AS MARTYRS, HEROES.

A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTER KNEW EACH OF THE VICTIMS AND DOES NOT MINCE WORDS ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED MONDAY.

>> I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS A TERRORIST ACT, THIS IS TERRORISM.

I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY THAT.

SO, I AM ACTUALLY NOT HAPPY WITH WASHING IT DOWN WITH HATE CRIME AND OTHER SOFT TERMS THE USE.

NO, THIS IS A TERRORIST ACT, AN ACT OF TERRORISM.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THERE ARE TOO MANY FALSE NARRATIVES ABOUT ISLAM COMING FROM INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY HAS TO FIGHT ISLAMOPHOBIA AND SAYS THEY NEED THE HELP OF THOSE OUTSIDE THE FAITH.

>> SIMPLE WORDS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH, WE NEED TO EDUCATE OURSELVES FIRST AND EDUCATE THE LARGER COMMUNITY.

WE NEED TO GET RID OF THE HATRED, ISLAMOPHOBIA, THE NEGATIVE -- >> Reporter: HE IS NOT MUSLIM BUT WORK WITH INTERFAITH WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> I WANT TO BE IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND IN STRONG SOLIDARITY, I WANT TO BE THERE FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY DO KNOW THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF MULTIPLE FAITHS AND MULTIPLE RELIGIONS.

>> Reporter: THE MEMORIAL SERVICES WAS SHORT, A FEW PRAYERS BEFORE THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES MOVED ON TO A PRIVATE BURIAL SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE CENTERS DOORS WILL BE OPEN TO EVERYONE NOT JUST MUSLIMS.

>> VISIT, SEE US TO MEET WITH US, GET TO KNOW US, WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS, WE ARE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.

THIS IS AMERICA.

>> Reporter: TIME AND TIME AGAIN , MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY TO TALK ABOUT HOW WELCOMING THEY ARE TO OUTSIDERS, YOU WONDER WHEN THE OUTSIDERS WILL BE AS WELCOMING TO THEM.

>>> YOU CAN REVISIT OUR COVERAGE OF THE SHOOTING ON ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS AND AT KPBS.ORG WE HAVE A SLIDESHOW OF IMAGES ON THE INTERFAITH VIGIL HELD THIS WEEK IN CLAREMONT.

FOR MORE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS, STREAM OUR PODCAST INCLUDING MIDDAY EDITION OF.

>>> MUSEUM AND CULTURAL -- PAID PARKING AT BALBOA PARK, THEY CALL IT A VICTORY BUT JOHN CARROLL SAYS IT DID NOT COME WITHOUT A COST .

>> Reporter: WHEN BALBOA PARK OPENED IN 1950, FEW PEOPLE OWNED A CAR AT THE PARK DID NOT HAVE PARKING LOT.

AS CARS BECAME COMMON, THE CITY DID NOT CHARGE FOR PARKING IN THE PARK.

THAT ALL CHANGED ON JANUARY 5th WHEN THE CITY STARTED PAID PARKING IN SAN DIEGO'S CROWN JEWEL, OFFICIALS SAID AT THE TIME IT WAS NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE CITY'S BUDGET DEFICIT.

>> NEVER A GREAT IDEA AND FINALLY PEOPLE ARE REALIZING THAT.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM SAYS PAID PARKING KEPT PEOPLE AWAY COSTING HIS RESUME HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS .

>> I HAVE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, EVIDENTLY, MY BUDGET DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING ANYMORE.

SAME WITH ALL THE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE HERE.

THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.

>> WE ARE A SMALL ORGANIZATION .

>> Reporter:MIKE WARBURTON OF THE SAN DIEGO MODERN RAILROAD MUSEUM SAYS HE IS RELIEVED BUT ALSO NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT HE SAYS IS DAMAGED ON.

>> WE KNEW THIS WOULD BE A MASSIVE IMPACT AND THAT IS WHY WE LAID OFF THREE STAFF MEMBERS IN ADVANCE OF THE PAID PARKING ON THE LOCATION AND CUT OUR HOURS OF OPERATION, A COUPLE OF PART-TIME POSITIONS.

>> Reporter: HE WILL HAVE TO STICK WITH THE DEGREE STAFF LEVELS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE IS AS THE CITY IS NOT STOPPING PAID PARKING TOMORROW, THEY HAVE ONLY COMMITTED TO STOP IT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

NOW THAT PAID PARKING IS SLOWLY WINDING DOWN, WILL THERE BE CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO INSTITUTED IT?

A QUESTION I PUT TO THE HEAD OF BALBOA PARK'S CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP.

>> WE ARE THRILLED THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN LISTENED TO BY COUNSEL.

>> PETER COMISKEY SAYS HE HAS NO INTEREST IN THE BLAME GAME.

>> THE FOCUS IS TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS WORK AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ABLE TO GET THE SOLUTION THROUGH, THAT WE CELEBRATE THEIR EFFORTS.

>> IT WILL NOT CURE THINGS OVERNIGHT .

>> Reporter: BOB LEMON WILL START TO RESTORE THE 12 BILLION CUT IN ARTS FUNDING, HE SAYS THE DAMAGE FROM THE PARKING SITUATION WILL TAKE A WHILE TO RECOVER FROM.

>> IT WILL TAKE MONTHS OR MAYBE YEARS TO BRING THAT AUDIENCE BACK .

WE HAVE TO PUT EFFORT INTO BRINGING PEOPLE BACK TO THE PARK.

>> Reporter: >> PETER COMISKEY SUMMED UP THE SITUATION SAYING THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TABLE WHICH IS PAID PARKING AT BALBOA PARK.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG EARLY ON GIVING WAY TO SUNSHINE TOMORROW BUT TONIGHT ON THE ROAD TO 62 IN SAN DIEGO AND 50 IN RAMONA WITH 51 IN MT.

LAGUNA .

FRIDAY IS A NICE DAY, WARMER INLAND, HE WILL COOL DOWN A LITTLE BIT INTO THE WEEKEND IN SOME OF THOSE HOTSPOTS AND AREAS AROUND BORREGO SPRINGS.

WATCHING THE SMOKE SITUATION, LOOK AT THE ANIMATION OF THE SMOKE AND AIR QUALITY INTO FRIDAY COMING UP.

>>> CAL FIRE IS LARGELY IN CONTROL OF A WILDFIRE THAT HAS BURNED MORE THAN 800 ACRES IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT STARTED TUESDAY JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 8 AND CAL FIRE SAYS THE FIRE THREATENED HOMES AND AERIAL SUPPORT HELPED KEEP THE FIRE FROM SPREADING.

THIS IS ON THE CAMPO INDIAN RESERVATION NEAR GOLDEN ACORN CASINO.

>>> NEW BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION NEAR TO UPDATE HIS CAUSING AN INTERNATIONAL CONTROVERSY, CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE DESTROYING PARTS OF A MOUNTAIN THAT IS SACRED TO THE KUMEYAAY PEOPLE .

>> Reporter: THE KUMEYAAY NAME FOR THE GOT A PEEK -- TO THEM, THE AREA ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER NEAR THE MEXICAN CITY OF GOT A IS A SACRED PLACE, SHE HAS BEEN HER ENTIRE LIFE AROUND THE MOUNTAIN.

SHE CAN TELL YOU WHICH PLANTS CURE AN UPSET STOMACH AND WHICH ONES HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP.

PEOPLE HIKE UP THE MOUNTAIN, SIT ON THE SMOOTH WHITE BOULDERS AND MEDITATE.

AS A LITTLE GIRL, SHE REMEMBERS SEEING GROWN-UPS SPEND MULTIPLE DAYS IN SILENT CONTEMPLATION ON THE MOUNTAIN.

USUALLY AFTER A DIFFICULT DIVORCE OR A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.

BUT SOME OF THE SACRED STONES, BOULDERS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE MOUNTAIN FOR MORE THAN 100 MILLION YEARS ARE GONE.

PULVERIZED TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW SECTION OF DONALD TRUMP'S BORDER WALL.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE MOUNTAIN IS TECHNICALLY PROTECTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, YET THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WAS APPROVED WITHOUT A FORMAL REVIEW WHICH IS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

RICHARD IS PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS.

>> IN RECENT YEARS, WHAT HAS HAPPENED, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO SECURE SUCCESSIVELY THROUGH LEGAL MEANS WAIVERS ON SOME OF THESE BORDER PROJECTS AND CONGRESS HAS AUTHORIZED MULTIYEAR FUNDING FOR THE BORDER FENCE WHICH IS ALLOWED SOME OF THESE PROJECTS TO BE FAST TRACKED.

>> Reporter: HE WORKED FOR THE EPA ON CROSS-BORDER AFFAIRS DURING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND SAYS THE STONES ON THE MOUNTAIN MAY HAVE BEEN SAVED, HAD THERE BEEN A TYPICAL REVIEW.

>> THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR MORE PUBLIC CONSTITUTION -- CONSULTATION AND CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND WOULD HAVE ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS INCLUDING WILDLIFE.

>> Reporter: HE UNDERSTANDS WHY THE DONALD TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONS WAIVED THESE REQUIREMENTS, THE PROCESS CAN TAKE YEARS AND THE RAIL PROJECTS .

FOR EXAMPLE, IT TOOK 10 YEARS TO COMPLETE A REVIEW OF THE CPX AIRPORT BORDER CROSSING.

BUT HE SAYS SKIPPING THESE REVIEWS ALTOGETHER IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY FIGHT ECO-FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITIES .

>> I THINK THERE ARE WAYS TO EXPLORE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A SECURE BORDER BUT AT THE SAME TIME ADDRESS SOME OF THE BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE CONCERNS THAT EXIST IN A PLACE LIKE THE TECATE BORDER .

>> Reporter: DAMIEN GREW UP IN THE MOUNTAIN, HE WORKS FOR THE -- A FOUNDATION THAT HELPS CREATE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE MEXICAN SIDE OF THE BORDER.

PART OF THAT WORK INVOLVES TEACHING LOCAL CHILDREN ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN.

>> THE KIDS LEARN ON THE TRAIL, THEY LEARN TO MEDITATE ON THE WALK, ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE STOPPING, HOW CAN THEY MEDITATE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION WE HAVE?

>> Reporter: THE FOUNDATION WORK WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO TO CONDUCT THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY STUDY.

THEY LOOKED AT WILDLIFE, NATURAL HABITAT, VEGETATION, CULTURAL SITES, EVEN THE RISK OF MUDSLIDES.

PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SO HEARTBREAKING FOR THE PEOPLE OF TECATE IS THEY THOUGHT THEY DID ENOUGH TO PROTECT IT.

THEY SAY, IN THE EARLY 2000, THE KUMEYAAY PEOPLE IN LOCAL CONVERSATIONS WORKED HARD WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE U.S.

TO SECURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

>> THROUGH THE MOU WITH THE BLM AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT, WE TRIED TO CONVINCE THEM TO PROTECT THE LAND.

ALL OF THE MOUNTAIN IS PROTECTED IN TERMS OF NATURE.

AND BIODIVERSITY.

>> Reporter: THE -- THEY ASKED THE UNITED STATES TO STOP THAT MANY EXPOSES ON THE MOUNTAIN AND THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT SAID IN A PRESS CONFERENCE IN APRIL THAT HER ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING INTO THE MATTER.

IN TECATE , THEY DO NOT EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO STOP, SHE RESPECTS U.S.

SOVEREIGNTY AND ITS RIGHT TO DEFEND THEIR BORDER VIEWS THIS EPISODE AS ONE MORE INDIGNITY FOR HER PEOPLE TO OVERCOME.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] TODAY'S SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW PODCAST.

HE IS PART OF THE INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, MUCH OF HIS WORK FOCUSES ON CROSS-BORDER ISSUES AND IMMIGRATION AND YOU CAN FIND HIS STORIES ON ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS.

>>> GAVIN NEWSOM'S REVISED BUDGET WOULD CANCEL STATE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN CALIFORNIA.

HEIDI DE MARCO HAS MORE FROM THE NEWSROOM.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN MEANS ROUGHLY 200,000 IMMIGRANTS WOULD LOSE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE THROUGH MEDI-CAL, THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE , TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER TRAUMA.

>> NO ADULT OUT OF THAT GROUP WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR MEDI-CAL.

IF YOUR PREGNANCY, YOU COULD RECEIVE PREGNANCY RELATED SERVICES AND EMERGENCY, THE HOSPITAL WOULD BE PAID.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE CHANGES COULD LEAVE THOUSANDS OF ADULT IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN SAN DIEGO WITHOUT CONSISTENT ACCESS TO CARE.

SHE SAYS MANY SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA HAVE COMPLEX MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND RELY ON ONGOING CARE.

>> WE RIPPED AWAY FROM THEIR DOCTORS, FROM THE THERAPIST, FROM THE MEDICATION, IN MANY CASES , THEY WOULD HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN FOR ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND WHO MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED MALNUTRITION, WHO MAY HAVE OTHER UNTREATED INJURIES, CHRONIC CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE IN SACRAMENTO THIS WEEK WITH OTHER ADVOCATES URGING LAWMAKERS TO INJECT THE CHANGES DURING THE FINAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS NEXT MONTH.

CALIFORNIA BUDGET ANALYSTS SAY MEDI-CAL COST TO THE STATE ARISING BECAUSE OF CUTS IN THE LAST YEAR ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.

>>> WE ARE ALREADY IN THE EARLY VOTING TIME IN CALIFORNIA PRIMARY ELECTION AND BALANCE HAD BEEN MAILED AND DROP BOXES ARE OPEN COUNTYWIDE.

THE VOTER HUB IS A RESOURCE FOR ANYONE THINKING ABOUT CASTING THEIR VOTE, WE HAVE EXPLAINERS ON MANY OF THE RACES, CANDIDATES, AND ISSUES, THE SAME INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH.

GO TO KPBS.ORG AND LOOK FOR THE VOTER HUB LINKS AT THE TOP OF OUR HOME PAGE .

>>> MULTIPLE CANDIDATES FOR THE 40 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN CITIGO HAVE CAMPAIGN WEBSITE PAGES THAT ALLOW THEM TO AVOID CERTAIN CAMPAIGN-FINANCE RULES PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER JAKE GOTTA SPOKE WITH ELECTION EXPERTS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PRACTICE IS SO COMMON AND WHAT RULES IT HELPS AVOID.

♪ >> Reporter: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CAMPAIGN WEBSITE PAGE THAT SAYS, WHAT VOTERS NEED TO KNOW FOLLOWED BY CAMPAIGN MESSAGES?

IT IS CALLED RED-BOXING , A WAY TO AVOID RULES OVER CAMPAIGN- FINANCE.

I AM JAKE GOTTA , AND I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE CAMPAIGNS FOR CALIFORNIA'S 48 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND NOTICE SOMETHING STRANGE WHEN LOOKING AT THE WEBSITE OF THE CANDIDATES, THREE DEMOCRATS RUNNING TO REPLACE DARRELL ISOM IN THE DISTRICT, THIS WAS ONE OF THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE SEATS TARGETED BY ABOUT 50 AND ALL THREE CANDIDATES HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A MEDIA PAGE WITH A RED BOX AROUND THE MESSAGING AND DEMOGRAPHIC TARGETS AND THOSE PAGES APPEAR TO GIVE OUTSIDE SPINNING GROUPS LIKE SUPER PACs , THE AMMUNITION THEY NEED TO PURCHASE ADS BECAUSE ELECTION WILL SAY THE CAMPAIGNS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DIRECTLY COORDINATE WITH THOSE OUTSIDE VENDORS.

A MEDIA PAGE SAYS VOTERS AND THE LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO MEDIA MARKETS IN CALIFORNIA 48 NEED TO SEE POSITIVE ADVERTISEMENT FIRST AND FOREMOST ONLINE AND THEN ON STREAMING DEVICES AND IN DIRECT MAIL, THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A LIST OF DEMOGRAPHIC TARGETS AND ZIP CODES OUTLINING EXACTLY WHERE TO PURCHASE ADVERTISEMENTS AND THE MEDIA PAGE A SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHIC TARGETS LISTED AND SAYS, VOTERS IN CALIFORNIA 48 ALSO NEED TO READ IN MAIL QUESTIONING WHO THE OTHER CANDIDATES ACTUALLY WORK FOR.

TWO ARE FUNDED BY CORPORATE AND BILLIONAIRE INTERESTS.

A WEBSITE USED TO DEMOGRAPHIC TARGETS AND MESSAGING ON THE MEDIA PAGES AS WELL, THAT RED BOX WAS UPDATED IN APRIL WITH FAR LESS INFORMATION BUT STILL SAYS MORE UPDATES COMING UP.

>> GROUPS AND CANDIDATES ARE FINDING WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER TO SKIRT THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW, IF NOT THE LETTER OF THE LAW IN SOME CASES.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS MICHAEL FROM ISSUE NUMBER ONE, A NONPROFIT FOUNDED TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN POLITICS.

HE SAID THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO BE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY FAILED TO DO SO AS RECENTLY AS 2023 CITING A LACK OF RESOURCES.

NOW THE FEC ONLY HAS TWO COMMISSIONERS, SHORT OF THE FOUR NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE AND WITHOUT THEM HE SAYS IT IS OPEN SEASON ON THIS TYPE OF COORDINATED NON-COORDINATION WHICH MEANS PEOPLE IN THE 48 ARE GETTING MAILERS LIKE THIS ONE SENT OUT BY A PACK CALLED VETERANS FOR TRUTH.

IN ATTACKS A CANDIDATE SAYING HE OPPOSED THE IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD TRUMP AND SUPPORTED THE BORDER WALL AND GAVE MONEY TO AN EXTREMIST GUN RIGHTS GROUP.

ON THE MEDIA PAGE, IT SAYS THE SAME THING, THAT THE CANDIDATE OPPOSED THE IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD TRUMP AND SUPPORTED THE BORDER WALL AND DONATED TO EXTREME GUN RIGHTS GROUP.

A TEXT MESSAGE SENT OUT BY A PAC SAYS, HE IS A U.S.

NAVY RESERVE OFFICER AND ANY REFERENCES TO HIS MILITARY RANK, SERVICE OR PHOTOGRAPHS IN UNIFORM ARE FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DO NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR OR THE -- SPECIFIC DISCLAIMER IS ON THE MEDIA PAGE, SERVING CALIFORNIA IS FUNDED BY IRWIN JACOBS, THE GRANDFATHER OF SARAH JACOBS WHO IS HIS PARTNER, WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN RED BOX, THE SPOKESPERSON DECLINED TO COMMENT, WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY MATERIAL THAT MIRRORS HIS PAGE AND A CAMPAIGN TOLD ME, OUR CAMPAIGN FOLLOWS THE LAW.

THEY SAID EVERYBODY IS DOING IT, HE HAS TO BACK IF HE WANTS TO WIND THE ELECTION .

I WANT TO BE IN CONGRESS TO GET RID OF SUPER PACs.

JUST LIKE PROP 50, REDISTRICTING, THE REASON WE GOT INTO THAT FIGHT AGAINST TAXES IS WE CANNOT UNILATERALLY DISARM, WE HAVE TO FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE AND GET INTO OFFICE AND TAKE POWER, AND REFORM THIS BROKEN CORROSIVE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT ISOLATED TO THE 48th DISTRICT AND THE L.A.

TIMES REPORTED THAT XAVIER BECERRA, RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, HAS A SIMILAR RED BOX ON HIS WEBSITE AND IN 2024 ANALYSIS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT MORE THAN 200 FEDERAL CAMPAIGNS USE RED BOXES IN 2022 AND HE SAYS THE PRESIDENT HAS TO APPOINT MORE COMMISSIONERS TO ENFORCE FEC RULES AND CONGRESS MUST APPROVE THEM.

THERE IS A BILL IN CONGRESS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE FEC TO TREAT HIS BEHAVIOR AS COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS WITH STRICT LIMITS, HE SAID IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET CONGRESS TO APPROVE TOUGHER RULES ON THEIR OWN CAMPAIGNS.

FOR MORE INFO ON THIS IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION, GO TO THE KPBS VOTER HUB ON KPBS.ORG .

>> IRWIN JACOBS IS A FINANCIAL SUPPORTER OF KPBS AND THE NEWS OPERATION MAINTAINS EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE, SERVING CALIFORNIA AND VETERANS -- PUBLIC MATTERS IS A COLLABORATION WITH KPBS, AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, FIND MORE IN OUR COVERAGE AT KPBS.ORG .

>>> TONIGHT BRINGS THE END OF AN ERA FOR A LATE-NIGHT TELEVISION, THE LATE SHOW WHICH AIRED FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS ON CBS WILL HAVE ITS FINAL EPISODE, STEPHEN COAL BAN TOOK OVER THE LIGHT SHOW AS HOST IN 2015, IT WAS HIS CRITICISM OF THE PARENT COMPANY AND THE SETTLEMENT WITH THE DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY OVER A 60 MINUTE LAWSUIT THAT GENERATED PUSHBACK FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, CRITICS OF THE SHOW CANCELLATION BLAMED POLITICAL PRESSURE AND CENSORSHIP, CBS SAYS IT IS A FINANCIAL DECISION.

>>> WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD- LOOKING HOLIDAY WEEKEND COMING UP, THERE WILL BE A FEW MINOR ISSUES, PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING, NEAR THE COAST, WE ARE TRACKING SOME AIR QUALITY CONCERNS WITH THE WILDFIRE ACTIVITY TO OUR NORTH AND EVEN OFFSHORE NORTH-NORTHWEST.

WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE MORE OF THE WIND PICK UP ON MEMORIAL DAY AND A BREEZY TUESDAY, WINDIER, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT TONIGHT IS 60 DEGREES WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

NOT MANY COMPLAINTS ON FRIDAY MORNING.

LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST AND A GREAT DEAL OF SUNSHINE INLAND, AND IT WILL BE WARM INLAND, MID-90s IN THE DESERT.

AS WE LOOK AT THE SMOKE, EARLIER IN THE WEEK I WAS SHOWING YOU THIS, AT TIMES, MORE OF THE AMBER COLOR, WE ARE NOT SEEING AS MUCH OF THAT AS THE PROJECTIONS ARE FOR LESS FIRE ACTIVITY WHICH IS GOOD NEWS .

BUT STILL SOME RESIDUAL SMOKE IS IN THE AREA AT TIMES.

70 IS THE HIGH IN SAN DIEGO ON FRIDAY .

AROUND 62 IN THE MOUNTAINS, MT.

LAGUNA, 94 IN BORREGO SPRINGS AND COOLER IN THE INTERIOR AND DESERTS ON SATURDAY .

NOT A BIG CHANGE BUT A FEW DEGREES COOLER TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SCATTERED STORMS AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.

SUNDAY MORNING CLOUDS AND AFTERNOON SUNSHINE, WARM IN THE DESERT BUT NOT SCORCHING.

A LITTLE MORE SPOTTY THUNDERSTORM ACTION INTO THE GREAT BASIN.

MEMORIAL DAY, MOST OF THE ACTION IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S., COOL THIS WEEKEND IN THE NORTHEAST, WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT FOR MONDAY.

WARMING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WE WILL STAY DRY WITH A HINT OF A BREEZE PICKING UP ON MEMORIAL DAY.

EACH DAY, INTERMITTENT CLOUDS, MORNING CLOUDS AND AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR COASTAL AREAS.

MAY GRAY THE JUNE GLOOM, IN THE MORNING, GREAT WEATHER IN THE AFTERNOON.

INLAND AREAS, A LITTLE WARMER FOR FRIDAY AND THE COOLDOWN TAKES US TO 71 ON MEMORIAL DAY, THE COOLEST IN THE MOUNTAINS, GOING FROM THE LOW-60S TO THE MID-50s BY MEMORIAL DAY.

AND INTO THE DESERT, MID-90s FRIDAY, VERY WARM AND BORDERLINE HOT.

WE WILL SETTLE CLOSER TO 90 EACH OF THE NEXT FOLLOWING DAYS, SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, IF YOU AVERAGE THE HIGHS, CLOSE TO 90 PERSISTENT THE BASIS.

ENJOY THE FINAL DAY OF THE WORK WEEK BEFORE THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

I AM GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS .

>>> THIS WEEKEND WE BRING YOU STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE IS THAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS SPURRED HIM INTO ACTION, A MOUNTAIN DEW COUPLES HAVE BEEN CLEANING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ENVIRONMENT REPORTER SAYS THEY ARE MOTIVATED TO PICK UP TRASH AROUND THE LOCAL SCHOOL TO PROTECT THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> PEOPLE THINK WE WORK FOR THE CITY.

THEY WILL ASK US, WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?

WE DO NOT WORK FOR ANYONE.

>> WE SAY WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS .

WE WORK FOR YOU GUYS.

WE ARE PICKING UP BEER BOTTLES AND CIGARETTE BUTTS.

I DO NOT WANT THOSE KIDS SEEING THAT.

DO NOT WANT IT INFLUENCING THEM TO DO THINGS AS THEY ARE AN ADULT.

>> IT SEEMED TO BE SOME SORT OF DRUGS.

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS OUT HERE.

>> WE KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO RAIN , GO DOWN WATER DRAINS, WE PICK UP THE TRASH NOW BEFORE IT ENDS UP IN THE DRAIN, THAT IS THE GOAL.

THESE ARE 80 GALLON BAGS.

WE CANNOT FILL THEM UP ALL THE WAY.

BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT.

THIS IS AT LEAST 40 POUNDS.

THESE KIDS WALK COME COME WITH THIS TYPE OF TRASH, I DO NOT WANT KIDS SEEING THE STUFF.

>> I LOVE IT .

I LOVE IT.

>> THANK YOU .

>> FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK, PICKING UP TRASH , A BUSY DAY OF TRASH.

WHAT IT SAYS ON THIS WALL, PRETTY COOL, YOU CANNOT SEE IT THAT WELL, IT SAYS, "CHANGE STARTS HERE."

WHEN YOU CLEAN IT, SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING.

IT IS LIKE A DIVINE MOMENT.

THIS IS ME, I AM THE ONE STARTING THE CHANGE.

YOU GET THAT GOOD FEELING.

THAT IS WHAT KEEPS ME AND HER COMING BACK.

THAT FEELING THAT WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

IF THERE WAS JUST A FEW MORE PEOPLE THAT WERE SPENDING ONE HOUR OF THEIR DAY SEEING HOW IMPACTFUL COULD WE BE.

>> SO FULL NOW.

>> WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET GOING .

>> WHAT A COOL STORY PRODUCED BY TAMMY MURGA.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

>> 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 THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- THANK YOU.