>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH RESTORATION SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

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

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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IF POLLUTION HAS AFFECTED YOUR BUSINESS OR CHANGE TO A LIVE AT HOME, SAN DIEGO COUNTY WANTS TO KNOW.

TAMMY SAYS A NEW SURVEY WILL MEASURE THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON BUSINESSES.

>> IF YOU DRIVE AROUND THE BEACH, THERE ARE SO MANY FOR RENT SIGNS EVERYWHERE.

THIS IS DRIVING PEOPLE OUT.

>> DIANA SANTANA GREW UP AT IMPERIAL BEACH, AWARE OF THE SEWER WATER CRISIS.

POLLUTION AND ITS NOXIOUS LEARNERS -- ODORS -- JOB AS A PROPERTY MANAGER.

>> I HAVE NOT HAD THIS MANY VACANCIES.

WE'VE HAD OVER 14 VACANCIES AND THIS IS SUMMERTIME.

SOMETIME IS USUALLY THE HOT SEASON.

>> THE COUNTY IS LOOKING FOR TESTIMONIALS LIKE SANTANA'S.

OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED TODAY THE LAUNCH OF A NEW SURVEY TO EVALUATE HOW CONTAMINATION AND BEACH CLOSURES HAVE AFFECTED BUSINESSES, TOURISM, AND OTHER PUBLIC COSTS OVER TIME.

SEND TARA HOPES THE SURVEY HOPES OR WILL HELP BOLSTER EFFORTS TO END THE SEWAGE CRISIS RATHER THAN PROVIDE COMPENSATION TO -- IMPACT BUSINESSES.

>> I DON'T THINK MONEY WILL SAVE IB.

WE NEED ACTION AND SOLUTIONS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> THE COUNTY WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW IN A STATEMENT THAT SAID, QUOTE, THE FINDINGS WILL HELP GUIDE FURTHER FUNDING AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS.

IT'S AVAILABLE AT TIJUANA RIVER ECONOMIC IMPACTS THAT COME.

TAMMY MURGA, PBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME CHANGES BUT NOT QUITE YET.

I'LL BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE NEXT AT THE WEEK COMING UP NEXT.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS CHANGING THE WAY IT EXPECTS PAYMENTS.

KPBS , BURRIS FOUND THAT WHAT IS CHANGING.

>> THE COUNTY OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS WILL CHARGE THE MEDI-CAL FOR ITS CASE MANAGEMENT WORK.

THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED TO EXPAND A PRIVATE MEDI- CAL INITIATIVE LAST WEEK.

VICE CHAIR ON A CUT MONTGOMERY STEPS THAT THIS WILL FUND AN ESTIMATED 78% OF CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HOMELESSNESS IN 2027.

>> UNDER THIS NEW SYSTEM, ARCAN DISNEY HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM CAN BUILD FOR THE WORK FOR THAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING.

HOUSING NAVIGATION CASE MANAGEMENT AND GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND INTO STABLE HOUSING.

>> DIANA BECK IS THE DIRECTOR OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.

>> WE ANTICIPATE BY THE HAND OF 2037, WHEN WE ARE FULLY UP AND RUNNING, HOPEFULLY SERVING ABOUT 800 HOUSEHOLDS ON ANY GIVEN DAY.

>> BECK SAYS MEDI-CAL WILL REIMBURSE HOUSING AND LIVING COSTS.

X OFFICE WILL SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO DON'T QUALIFY FOR MEDI-CAL THROUGH COUNTY FUNDS.

THIS IS THE FIRST WAY THE COUNTY IS UTILIZING THE MEDI- CAL INITIATIVE TO SAVE COSTS, BUT THEY ARE EXPLORING ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, AS WELL.

>> IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN BRING DOWN THESE DOLLARS FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO HELP PEOPLE'S LIVES, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE FORWARD AND DO THAT.

>> ANY BURRIS, KPBS NEWS.

EXTRACTED CALIFORNIA'S GUN LAWS PLAY A PART IN LIMITING THE IMPACT OF LAST WEEK'S ATTACK ON THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO?

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK.

>>> VIDEO OF THE LIVE STREAM OF THE ATTACK CIRCULATED ONLINE AFTER THE SHOOTING.

EXPERTS TELL KPBS, THE FIREARMS VISIBLE AND IF IT IS THAT SEMIAUTOMATIC RUGER MINI 14.

>>> COMPANY IS ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN'S PRESENT -- PREVENTS THESE REBELS FROM HAVING CERTAIN FEATURES.

THEY CAN'T HAVE A PISTOL GRIP OR FORWARD AS THE GROUP.

THEY HAVE TO HAVE A FIXED STOCK AND MUST BE 30 INCHES LONG.

MAGAZINE CAPACITY IS LIMITED TO 13 ROUNDS.

>> FROM EVERYTHING I SAW IN THE VIDEO, I LOOK LIKE IT MET THOSE CRITERIA AND LOOKED LIKE A VERY STUCK FIREARM THAT YOU COULD PURCHASE AT MANY DEALERS IN CALIFORNIA.

>> STEVE IS A POLICY ADVISER FOR THE GUN CONTROL ORGANIZATION THE BRADY CAMPAIGN.

HE RAN THE PEER AFFIRMS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR EIGHT YEARS.

HE SAYS ALTOGETHER, THE STATE FANS FEATURES THAT MAKE SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLES MORE DEADLY, ESPECIALLY LIMITS ON MAGAZINE CAPACITY.

>> IF YOU HAVE TWO ROUNDS, YOU SHOULD BE FOR YOU NEED TO CHANGE MAGAZINES.

IF YOU HAVE 30 OR 40 ROUND MAGAZINE, YOU SHOOT 30 OR 40 ROUNDS BEFORE YOU NEED TO RELOAD.

>> THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE ATTACK, INCLUDING AN ARMED SECURITY GUARD.

MICHAEL SCHWARTZ IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY GUNNERS PACT.

HE BELIEVES IT IS A COMPANY COMPLAINT MINI 14 BUT HE SAYS THE ATTACK REPRESENTS A FAILURE OF GUN CONTROL LAWS.

>> THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN THAT CALIFORNIA IMPLEMENTED CLEARLY FELT.

IT DIDN'T STOP THESE TWO PEOPLE.

>> CAN SAYS EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

DELAYS TO CHANGE MAGAZINES, THAT SOMETHING A SHOOTER WOULD NEED TO DO MORE OFTEN WITH LESS CAPACITY.

>> IT IS ABOUT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS.

IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT -- TO STOP FITNESS BETA >> THE FACTORS THAT CALIFORNIA USES TO DEFINE ASSAULT RIFLES ARE COSMETIC AND DIDN'T STOP THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIREARM.

>> IF HE HAD A BIGGER MAGAZINE OR HAD HE HAD A PISTOL GRIP OR WHATEVER, IT WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED THE IMPACT OF THIS AT ALL.

LOOKING AT THE REALITY OF THIS, A GOOD GUY WITH A GUN STOPPED A BAD GUY WITH A GUN FROM KILLING A LOT OF KIDS.

FULL STOP.

>> THE SAN DIEGO POLICE AND THE FBI HAVEN'T CONFIRMED WHAT SPECIFIC TYPES OF FIREARMS WERE USED IN THE ATTACK.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DURING THE FINAL ROUND OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MARY TODD GLORIA'S PROPOSED BUDGET, THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY MADE UNLESS PUSHED TO SEE THE FUNDING.

THE BUDGET PLAN WOULD CUT NEARLY $10 MILLION FROM ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS.

THAT REPRESENTS MORE THAN AN 80% REDUCTION OVER 200 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LAST NIGHT, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THOSE CUTS COULD LEAD TO LAYOFFS, HURT KIDS WHO PARTICIPATE IN FREE PROGRAMS, AND CITY REVENUE.

>> IF THIS OFFICE IS CUT, THAT MEANS MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT PROGRAMS, WITHOUT ARTS, WITHOUT LIBRARY BREEZE.

-- LIBRARIES.

>> OPERATIONS THAT GENERATE REVENUE AND BRING MONEY TO THE CITY.

IT'S PART OF THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN TO MAKE THIS A CULTURAL DESTINATION.

WHAT KIND OF CULTURAL DOES NATION ARE WE GOING TO BE WITHOUT ARTS?

>> AND THOSE CUTS ARE PART OF A LARGER EFFORT TO CLOSE THE CITY'S PROJECTED 118 MILLION DOLLARS BUDGET DEFICIT, WHICH INCLUDES CUTTING LIBRARY HOURS, CITY POSITIONS, AND SCALING BACK INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

>>> SOME CONCERNING HIS FOR PARENTS.

RESEARCHERS ARE WARNING THAT THE U.S.

IS EXPERIENCING A READING RECESSION.

-- EXPLAINS WHITE CHILDREN'S READING TEST SCORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STAGNANT OR EVEN FALLING.

>>> 83% OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE U.S.

HAVE SEEN A DECLINE IN READING ACHIEVEMENT SINCE 2015.

>>> HERBERT PROFESSOR DR.

TOM KANE AND HIS PARTNERS AT STANFORD AND DARTMOUTH CREATED THE EDUCATION SCORECARD, A WINDOW INTO HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LEARNING.

WHAT THEY FOUND, ONLY FIVE STATES PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAD MEANINGFUL GROWTH IN READING TEST SCORES FROM 2022 TO 2025.

NATIONALLY, STUDENTS ARE NEARLY HALF A GRADE LEVEL BEHIND PRE- PANDEMIC LEVEL READING SCORES.

>> THE PANDEMIC WAS JUST THE MUDSLIDE THAT FOLLOWED SEVEN YEARS OF GRADUAL EROSION AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

>> THE EDUCATION SCORECARD FOUND OVER 100 DISTRICTS ARE FINDING THE TREND AND SEEING IMPROVEMENTS IN READING.

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOLS EARNED ITS HIGHEST PERFORMS SCORES IN ITS HISTORY.

>> WE GONE BACK TO PHONICS.

FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN TO READ AND COMPREHEND COMPLEX TAX -- TEXT--, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DECODE AND HAVE THOSE FOUNDATIONAL READING SCHOOLS.

>> THE RETURN TO PHONICS, THE SCIENCE OF READING, IS BEING DONE ON A LARGER SCALE AT ATLANTA SCHOOLS.

SUPERINTENDENT BRIAN JOHNSON HAS A GOAL TO INCLUDE PROFICIENCY BY 20% BY 2030.

WITH A FOCUS ON PHONICS.

>> WE BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD SET THOSE RIGOROUS GOALS AND THAT WE SHOULD PUT THE SUPPORTS IN PLACE.

WE HAVE AMAZING TEACHERS AND AMAZING STAFF THAT ARE SUPPORTING THE WORK AND MAKING IT HAPPEN.

>> I'M LEE WALTON, REPORTING.

>>> SCREEN TIME IN SCHOOLS IS A GROWING CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

PARENTS IN LOS ANGELES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PUSHED THEIR DISTRICT TO LIMIT SCREEN USE.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS HAS SAID THAT PARENTS ARE BRINGING THAT MOVEMENT TO SAN DIEGO.

>> IT'S AN APRIL MORNING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

ELIZABETH'S -- ELIZABETH JOHNSON AND OTHER PRINT AND SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HAVE GATHERED TO PROTEST.

JOHNSON PUTS LETTERS ONTO CAR STUCK TO SPELL TEACHERS OVER TECH.

INSIDE IS A SOLD-OUT CONFERENCE.

COLLEGE PRESIDENTS, TECH EXECUTIVES AND STARTUP FOUNDERS TALK ABOUT THE LATEST IN A.I.

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

>> WE ALWAYS ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN HELP MAKE TEACHING BETTER.

>> JOHNSON AND A GROWING NUMBER OF OTHER PARENTS ARE ASKING THE DISTRICT TO REDUCE SCREENINGS IN ITS CLASSROOM.

THEY ARE PART OF AN ADVOCACY GROUP CALLED SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS.

JOHNSON STARTED WORRYING ABOUT SCREENS EVEN BEFORE SHE BECAME A PRINT.

IN 2010, SHE WAS STUDYING TO BECOME A PSYCHOLOGIST AND LEARNED ABOUT THE DRAWBACKS.

THERE WERE ALREADY CITIES LIKE AN MOBILE PHONE IS TWO DOES PRESSION, AND -- DEPRESSION AND STRESS AND SLEEP DEPRIVATION.

>> I THOUGHT I WOULD DO YOU HAVE ANY I COULD GIVE HIM A SCREEN FREE CHILDHOOD.

>> SHE STARTED USING A CALM LOOK AT SCHOOL.

>> IT WAS UBIQUITOUS.

IT KIND OF MADE ME SIT UP IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH THEY WERE GOING TO BE ON IT.

>> IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, CHILDREN HAVE CHROME BOOKS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, STARTING IN SECOND GRADE, SINCE CAN TAKE THEM HOME.

>> THERE WAS A POINT WHERE GETTING EVERYONE THE LAPTOP WAS A GREAT EQUALIZER.

NOT THE RICH KIDS HAVE TECH AT HOME.

THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY DISENFRANCHISED ARE PEOPLE THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH ACCESS WHEREAS MANY RESOURCES PREVIOUS --.

NOW IT IS SHIFTED AGAIN.

WHAT IS THE LATEST DISINFORMATION THAT SCREENS ARE AN INFERIOR WAY TO TEACH.

>> IN JANUARY, A SENATE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY ON KIDS SPRINGTIME.

JEAN IS A PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

SHE TOLD THE COMMITTEE THAT STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES STARTED DECLINING AROUND 2012.

>> ONE REASON FOR THAT, THE USE OF PHONES AND TABLETS AND LAPTOPS ARE FOR LEISURE PURPOSES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

>> SHE SAYS ONE THING DISTRICTS CAN DO IS PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.

>> SCHOOL ISSUED DEVICES ARE USED FOR SCHOOL.

ARE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, THAT THEY BLOCK SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT THEY BLOCK STREAMING SERVICES LIKE NETFLIX AND DISNEY PLUS AND THAT THEY BLOCK PORNOGRAPHY WEBSITES.

>> READING COMPETITION AND RETENTION IT IS STRONGER ON PAPER.

IT IS NOT THAT THE TAG IS NOT BEING USED WELL ENOUGH.

HE USES -- HE WORKS BIOLOGICALLY -- THE SCREEN CIRCUMVENT THAT PROCESS.

>> SAN DIEGO SCHOOLS >> WHAT IS AWESOME ABOUT HAVING THAT DATA NOW IS THAT IT IS VALIDATING PEOPLE'S INTUITIONS.

>> LAST MONTHS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTED TO LIMIT ITS SCREEN TIME.

ESPECIALLY IN YOUNGER GRADES.

THE PUSH WAS LED BY AN ALLEY CHAPTER OF SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS.

>> WE WANT TO BE PLACES OF LEARNING, NOT PLACES OF DESTRUCTION.

>> I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME TO US.

>> SAN DIEGO IS CHAPTER HAS PROPOSED ITS OWN RESOLUTION FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

>> WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR NEXT YEAR IS A PATH FOR OPTING OUT.

>> THAT HAS REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AND SUPPORTS TEACHERS MAKING OF ACCOMMODATIONS.

TO SPECULATE DIRECT DISTRICTS TO SET TIME LIMITS, BLOCK SCHOOL DEVICES AND REQUIRE INSTRUCTIONAL APPS TO BE AD FREE.

>> A SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT THE BEALE HAS BEEN TALKING WITH VARIOUS GROUPS ABOUT SCREEN USE.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT RICHARD BARRERA SAID HE IS WORKING WITH PARENTS ON A BOARD RESOLUTION.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE DEVELOPING A CONFERENCE OF PLAN THAT LAYS THE BENEFITS OF MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES AGAINST THE RISKS.

>> BARRERA SAYS HE WANTS TEACHERS TO BE INVOLVED IN SHAPING NEW DISTRICT POLICIES.

HE SAYS MANY DECISIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES AND CLASSROOMS ARE LEFT AT THE CLASSROOMS.

HE SAYS MANY TEACHERS WORRY ABOUT DISTRACTIONS IN CLASS.

>> I THINK THAT NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT BUT SCHOOL SYSTEMS, GENERAL -- HAVE PURCHASED THIS TECHNOLOGY.

OVER MANY YEARS.

WITH A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS, YOU KNOW, BUILT IN, AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO LISTEN TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS, ABOUT WHAT IN THIS TECHNOLOGY IS ACTUALLY HELPING LEARNING, AND WHY IT'S GETTING IN THE WAY.

>> HE SAID THE GOAL IS TO BRING A RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD ON JUNE 23rd.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND KPBS HAS EXTENSIVE COVERAGE ON THE CHALLENGES AROUND RAISING KIDS IN THE AGE OF SMART PHONES.

AND MUCH OF IT IS IN OUR SPECIAL SERIES CALLED SCREEN TIME.

IT IS AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST AT KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> I AM JEFF.

THE U.S.

AND IRAN CLOSE IN ON A TENTATIVE DEAL TO CLOSE A CEASE- FIRE AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S JUNE PRIMARY IS THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY.

AND WITH THAT IN MIND, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED A BILL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR COWORKERS AND VOTERS.

THE LOT WHICH TOOK EFFECT IMMEDIATELY PROHIBITS ANY PERSON INCLUDING FEDERAL AGENTS FROM ACCESSING VOTER ROLLS FOR ELECTION TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT A COURT ORDER.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID THE LAW IS A RESPONSE TO QUOTE LEGITIMATE ANXIETY ABOUT INTERFERENCE IN MIDTERMS BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> SO IT IS IN THAT SPIRIT THAT I'M SIGNING THIS, SOBER ABOUT WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST.

SOBER ABOUT WHAT THAT FACT THAT THE ACOLYTES ARE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING ICE -- I.C.E., JUST TO GO OUT, JUST AS I.C.E.

DID ON ELECTION DAY LAST NOVEMBER.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE RESTRICTED FROM DISRUPTING ELECTION WORKERS EXCEPT IN PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCIES.

PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED A REELECTION FRENZY AHEAD OF MIDTERMS WHEN HE URGED REPUBLICANS IN TEXAS AND ELSEWHERE TO REDRAW DISTRICTS TO HELP THE PARTY RETAIN CONTROL OF THE U.S.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

CALIFORNIA REDREW ITS OWN MAPS IN RESPONSE, INCLUDING SAN DIEGO'S 48 DISTRICT.

>> MEANWHILE, THERE IS A VERY CROWDED RACE TO BECOME THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.

NEWSOM CANNOT RUN FOR A THIRD TERM.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE RACE WAS PROJECTED TO COME DOWN TO TWO REPUBLICANS WHICH WOULD BE A RARE SIGHT IN THE POLICE STATE.

>> BUT A NEW POLL INDICATES THAT IS UNLIKELY TO BE THE CASE.

MICHAEL EXPLAINS FROM LOS ANGELES.

>> THEY CALLED THE JUNGLE PRIMARY.

CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF JUST A FEW STATES THAT USE THE TOP TWO PRIMARY OR VARIANT OF IT.

UNLIKE AN ADDITIONAL -- NOMINATING THEIR CANDIDATE, DEMOCRATS, PICKING THEIR NOMINEE AND THEN FACING OFF.

IN NOVEMBER, THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES APPEAR ON A SINGLE BALLOT.

THEY ARE CROWDED ONTO A SINGLE BALLOT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PARTY.

THE HITCH IS THAT ONLY TWO CANDIDATES ADVANCE TO NOVEMBER.

IT HAS BROUGHT A NEW UNPREDICTABILITY TO THESE RACES.

AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE THERE IS MORE THAN 50 CANDIDATES.

ON THE BALLOT.

AND AT THIS POINT, NO ONE IS RUNNING AWAY WITH IT, AND IT IS NOT CLEAR EXACTLY WHO MIGHT END IN THIS TOP TWO.

TWO OF THE PROMINENT CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN XAVIER BECERRA, A DEMOCRAT WHO WAS SECRETARY IN THE BIDEN DEMONSTRATION, AND STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, STEVE HILTON HAS BEEN GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION.

HE'S A FORMER NOT -- FOX NEWS COMMENTATOR WHO WAS PROMISING TO BRING DOWN COSTS IN GOVERNMENT.

THE DOMINANT ISSUE IN THE RACE HAS BEEN AFFORDABILITY.

CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE STATES IN THE COUNTRY.

OUR GAS PRICES ARE AT ITS HIGHEST.

WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST TAXES AND VERY OFTEN, HOME PRICES SOAR INTO THE SEVEN DIGITS.

>> MICHAEL BLOOD WITH THAT REPORT.

>>> A NEW SURVEY FROM THE PUBLIC POLICY OF CALPURNIA FOUND SARAH IN THE TOP SPOT WITH 22% OF THE VOTE FOLLOWED BY HILTON AT 20%.

DEMOCRAT TIMES THERE HE SPENT MORE THAN $2 MILLION OF HIS OWN MONEY TRAILS AT 15%.

>>> IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THERE IS USUALLY LOWER VOTER TURNOUT FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

THE COUNTY'S REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, TOM ROMM, SAYS HE IS SEEING HIGHER TURNOUTS.

>> WE ARE SEEING A HIGHER RETURN RATE THAN THAT.

>>> THERE ARE MORE THAN 2 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE COUNTY.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ELECTION AT KPBS.ORG /VOTER HUB.

>>> WELL, THE MARINE LAYER HAS BEEN A BIG STORY THIS WEEK.

THAT JUNE GLOOM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS TECHNICALLY MAY, SOME CHANGES ARE COMING, BUT THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT DEEPER MARINE LAYER.

MOST OF THE SCENE THE FOG AT THE DOOR.

JUST A HEADS UP, THAT SOME IMPROVEMENT IS ON THE WAY FOR SOME OF US.

TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO GOING TO BE WARMING UP SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

WE STILL HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.

WE TRY OUT.

LET'S TAKE THIS PIECE BY PIECE STARTING WITH WHAT TO EXPECT TONIGHT.

SO A LOT OF THE RAIN IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED ALONG THE COAST.

IT IS VERY SPOTTY.

I'LL SHOW YOU FUTURE RADAR RIGHT HERE.

I DON'T NEED TO SEE THE RADAR AROUND OCEANSIDE AND THINK IT IS A TOTAL WASHOUT ALTHOUGH WE'LL TAKE ANY RAIN WE CAN GET AT THIS POINT.

TEMPERATURE WISE, WE ARE IN THE LOW 50s IN RAMONA, WE ARE IN THE LOW 60s IN SAN DIEGO.

THROUGH THE SPRINGS, 50.

SUMMARY AROUND MOUNTAIN VIEW.

WE ARE IN THE 40s, IN THE TEMPERATURE RANGE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

TOMORROW'S HIGHS, WE GO TO 52 IN MT.

LAGUNA.

70s FOR OUR INLAND AREA AND ALONG THE COAST.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE, BUT, AGAIN, THE MARINE LAYER IS A FACTOR, ESPECIALLY FOR SETTING OUT THE DOOR.

ALL RIGHT, SO AS WE GET INTO THE LATER OVERNIGHT HOURS, WE START TO SEE MORE OF THE ROUNDS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVING IN.

A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING WHILE YOU ARE ASLEEP.

HOWEVER, AROUND 6:35, WE HAVE SOME OF THESE SHOWERS ALONG BECAUSE AND EVEN A LITTLE FURTHER INLAND OR TOMORROW, IT HAPPENS EVEN THOUGH IT MAKES NO SENSE, THE TRAFFIC IS SLOW BUT IT'S REALLY NOT RAINING THAT HARD.

WE DO CLEAR OUT THOUGH, BY THE WEEKEND IN TOLEDO THE DAY FRIDAY.

JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND.

SO TAKING A LOOK AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, WE START TO WARM UP THIS WEEKEND AND WE STAY IN THE MID-70s INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND, WE ARE IN THE 80s BY SUNDAY AND WE STICK THERE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS WELL.

OUR MOUNTAIN FIVE DAY OUTLOOK.

WE GO FROM THE 50s AND 60s TO TUESDAY, THE 70s, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, AS WELL.

AND THEN IN OUR DESERT REGIONS, WE GO BACK TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS BY THE TIME IT GETS THE TUESDAY.

WE GO FROM 80 TO 90, FRIDAY TO SATURDAY, THAT IS QUITE THE JUMP.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM ANNA.

>>> A GAMING EXPO CELEBRATES ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY ORGANIZED BY UC SAN DIEGO STUDENTS.

THE CONVENTION IS OPEN TO THE STUDENTS.

KPBS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO HAS THIS REPORT.

>>> FOR A DECADE, UC SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN RUNNING TRITON GAMING EXPO SERVING UP A MULTI-VERSE OF FUND THAT INCLUDES COSPLAY, INDUSTRY AND VOICE ACTOR PANELS, AND A PROMISE OF -- INSANE TECH.

TRITON GAMING.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE BASICALLY BE TAKING OVER ALL OF THE TECH CENTER.

WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING FUNDRAISERS DOWNSTAIRS.

WE HAVE THE MAJORITY OF OUR PROGRAMMING ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

>> MAGNOLIA IS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR ARTS PARK, FREE PROFESSIONAL ART CLUB.

>> AS A PROFESSIONAL ART CLUB, BEING AROUND ART IN THE INDUSTRY IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO WE ARE GOING TO BE TABLING WHAT SOME OF OUR MEMBERS WORK.

WE ARE SHARING WHAT WE ARE DOING.

WE SHARE WITH OUR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS HAVE DONE.

IN THE GAME INDUSTRY -- SCIENCE -- SUPERGIANT BEHEMOTH -- IT IS VALUABLE FOR MEMBERS TO GET THEIR WORK AND GET NETWORKING AND PEOPLE I SEPARATE US BEGAN GAMING COMPANY PROFESSIONALS WELCOME THE CHANCE TO BE ON CAMPUS.

>> ALL OF US ARE VERY EXCITED.

A LOT OF THEM, A LOT OF THEM ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT KIND OF ART AND MARKETING TALENT -- IS IN THIS INDUSTRY.

THEY WOULD GO INTO THE GAME.

INTO THE INDUSTRY WHETHER IT IS ON THIS SIDE OR ON THE LIVE VIDEOGAME SIDE WHERE THEY ARE CREATING GAMES.

>> UC SAN DIEGO IS BEST KNOWN AS A STEM SCHOOL.

BUT THEY WANT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON STUDENT ARTIST.

>> AS SOMEONE WHO RUNS A STUDENT ORGANIZATION THAT IS SO FOCUSED ON GAMING, WHICH I THINK IS IN OF ITSELF AN ART FORM, IT IS REALLY IMPRINT TO UPLIFT THE STUDENT ARTIST, ESPECIALLY IN A SCHOOL WHERE I FEEL LIKE WE KIND OF GET SIDELINED.

>> BUT ARTISTS WON'T BE SILENT THIS WEEKEND.

IN FACT, ATTENDEES WILL BE REWARDED FOR VISITING ARTIST BOOTHS.

>>> THE ARTISTS ORGANIZE THE THING CALLED STATE RALLY WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY TRANSFER PATIENT TEAM CENTERS.

>> WE WERE MAKING A PRINTED MAP SPECIFICALLY FOR IT.

>> YOU GET THAT AS A PRIZE.

>> TRITON GAMING EXPO TAKES PLACE THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT UC SAN DIEGO'S PRICE CENTER.

THE EVENT IS FREE FOR UC STUDENTS AND COSTS $12 FOR THE PUBLIC TO PURCHASE A PASS.

>>> AND HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WERE LOOKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

GAS PRICES PUSHING PATIENT TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN ALMOST 3 YEARS.

THAT'S LIKELY TO MAKE THE FEDERAL RESERVE CAUTIOUS ABOUT CUTTING INTEREST RATES REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP.

AND KPBS ROUNDTABLE IS BREAKING DOWN THE ELECTION RACE TO WATCH THIS COMING TUESDAY IN SAN DIEGO.

FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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