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>>> A NEW AFFORDING HOUSING COMPLEX IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS DOORS TODAY.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

AS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SHOWS US IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY FOR THE RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ISABEL FUENTES'S ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT.

IT IS SMALL BUT COZY WITH DONATED FURNITURE.

IT IS DECORATED WITH ARTWORK SHE PAINTED HERSELF.

WHEN SHE MOVED IN, ALL SHE HAD WAS HER CLOTHES.

>> I WAS EXCITED.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

ON THE WAY, I WAS CRYING BECAUSE I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I WAS STILL AM I DREAMING?

>> Reporter: THE 88 UNIT COMPLEX IS IN CORTEZ HILL.

THE SITE OF A WOMEN'S SHELTER AND BEFORE THAT, A HOTEL.

THE SHELTER FELL INTO DISREPAIR AND WAS CLOSED MORE THAN TWO YEAR, AGO.

>> THERE ARE FEWER PRIORITIES HIGHER FOR ME THAN AFFORDABILITY.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR AND OTHER RESIDENTS WANTED TO SEE THIS PROJECT COME TO FRUITION.

>> WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY OF WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT ALL OF US NEED TO BE A SOLUTION TO THE HOUSING CRISIS.

>> Reporter: COMMUNITY HOUSING WORKS DEVELOPED THE BUILDING.

SHAWN SPEAR IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO.

HE SAYS PROJECTS LIKE THESE ARE HOMELESS PREVENTION.

>> BY BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE RESIDENTS WITH NOT ONLY A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS BUT ALSO, DEEP LEVEL OF SERVICES BEING BROUGHT ALONGSIDE THAT, THE HOPE IS WE WILL CREATE A STABILIZED COMMUNITY FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE 14 UNITS RESERVED FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.

THE REST ARE GOING TO THOSE LEARNING LESS THAN 25% OF THE MEDIAN INCOME.

THE CRITICAL NEED IS SHOWN FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE UP THE PIPELINE FOR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.

>> Reporter: WHEN RESIDENTS ARE MOVED IN, THEY ARE GIVEN FURNITURE.

PEOPLE NEED TO ENROLL WITH A SERVICE PROVIDER SUCH AS THE HOUSING COMMISSION TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST.

FUENTES WAS ON THE WAITING LIST SIX YEARS BEFORE MOVING IN.

>> THE VIEW AT NIGHT IS BEAUTIFUL.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I.C.E.

DEPORTED NEARLY 16,400 PEOPLE FROM SAN DIEGO IN IMPERIAL COUNTY DETENTION FACILITIES AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S SECOND TERM.

THAT COMES FROM A LETTER I SENT TO THE SAN DIEGO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.

KPBS REPORTER ELAINE HAS MORE ON THE NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: THE DATA SHOWS IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES.

I.C.E.

AGENTS ARRESTED NEARLY 10,500 PEOPLE IN THE TWO COUNTIES BETWEEN JANUARY, 2025 AND APRIL.

MORE THAN 1400 OF THESE ARRESTS WERE IN OR NEAR SENSITIVE LOCATIONS.

INCLUDING SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND HOSPITALS.

I.C.E.

RELEASED THESE NUMBERS IN APRIL AFTER CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SCOTT PETERS, MIKE LEVNS AND JUAN VARGAS SENT A LETTER ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY ON I.C.E.

'S TACTICS AND OPERATIONS.

HERE IS PETERS.

>> IT IS VERY CLEAR ONCE AGAIN THAT THIS EFFORT IS NOT WHAT TRUMP PROMISED.

>> Reporter: THE REPRESENTATIVES ASKED HOW MANY DETAINED AND DEPORTED INDIVIDUALS DID NOT HAVE A VIOLENT CRIMINAL RECORD.

THAT QUESTION REMAINS UNANSWERED.

>> THERE IS A REASON THEY DIDN'T GIVE IT TO US.

IF THEY HAD BEEN JUST DEPORTING FELONS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST SENTENCE IN THE LETTER.

OF COURSE THEY ARE NOT.

THEY ARE DEPORTING EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: PETER SAYS HE DOESN'T EXPECT ANSWERS UNTIL AND UNLESS DEMOCRATS WIN THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIS FALL.

>> WE WILL REELLY BE ABLE TO FIND OUT FOR OURSELVES AND FOR THE PUBLIC WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING WITH THIS PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: I.C.E.

DID NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM KPBS.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TRANSIT RIDERS IN SAN DIEGO MAY SOON BE ASKED TO PAY MORE TO RIDE A BUS OR A TROLLEY.

THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM BOARD VOTED TO RECOMMEND FARE INCREASES LAST MONTH.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER JAKE GATTA TELLS US THIS MAY NOT BE THE LONG TERM SOLUTION THE AGENCY NEEDS.

>> Reporter: MTS IS FACING A SIGNIFICANT BUDGET DEFICIT.

ACCORDING TO THE AGENCY, THERE IS A $500 MILLION GAP OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

THEY PLAN TO COVER MOST OF THAT WITH A MIX OF ONE TIME STATE FUNDING, PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND A TRANSFER FROM THE CAPITAL FUND THAT IS MEANT FOR LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE AGENCY WANTS TO MAKE UP A CHUNK OF THAT WITH INCREASED FARES WITH BUSES AND TROLLEYS.

THE MTS BOARD IS RECOMMENDING FARES UP TO 40% HIGHER WITH ONE WAY RIDES INCREASING FROM 250.

$9MILLION IN THE FIRST YEAR AND 14 MILLION THE SECOND.

NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD WITH THIS PLAN.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE WE ASK RIDERS WHO ARE ALREADY OFTENTIMES WORKING TWO OR THREE JOBS TO PAY A CENT MORE THAT WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY DON EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO BRING IN REVENUE OTHERWISE.

>> Reporter: HE VOTED AGAINST THE FARE INCREASE SAYING IT UNFAIRLY BURDENS LOWER INCOME RIDERS WHO DEFEND ON THE SYSTEM.

AND HE SAYS THERE SHOULD BE OTHER WAYS TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.

>> I THINK THAT THERE IS BROAD SUPPORT FOR HAVING THE WEALTHY PAY MORE OF THEIR FAIR SHARE.

THERE IS BROAD SUPPORT FOR HAVING TOURISTS PAY MORE FOR THEIR IMPACTS HERE.

AND THAT IS A VERY DIFFERENT THING THAN ASKING EVERYDAY PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE TRANSIT RIDER TOLD US HE WOULD PREFER TO PAY A BIT MORE OVER LOSING SERVICE.

>> IF THEY CUT OFF SERVICE, NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET AROUND.

I SAY RAISE IT BECAUSE I KNOW HALF THE PEOPLE DON'T PAY.

>> Reporter: THAT IS ALSO ONE OF THE PROBLEMS FACING MTS, IT'S HALF.

MORE THAN 36% OF RIDERS WERE NOT PAYING THEIR FARES LAST YEAR.

IN 2024, THEY MADE A $4.2 MILLION INVESTMENT TO IMPROVE SECURITY AND HIRE MORE FARE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS.

IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, MTS CHANGED ITS POLICY TO IMMEDIATELY CITE NON-PAYING RIDERS.

PREVIOUSLY, MTS POLICY ALLOWED THE RIDER TO PAY THE FARE WHEN CAUGHT WITHOUT AN EXTRA FINE.

FARE EVASION WAS COSTING THEM A MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH BEFORE THAT CHANGE.

BUT THE EXTRA SECURITY AND POLICY CHANGE HAS ONLY HAD LIMITED IMPACTS.

MTS SAID IN THE YEARS SINCE, EVASION RATES HAVE DROPPED 11% AND MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF RIDERS ARE STILL NOT PAYING.

WHILE FARE COLLECTION INCREASED THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE WAS ROUGHLY $4.9 MILLION ANNUALLY.

WELL SHORT OF A MILLION PER MONTH THEY SAID FARE EVASION COULD COST.

THIS RAISES A KEY QUESTION.

WHY WILL WILL NO FARE GATES?

THEY ARE COMMON ON MANY OTHER AMERICAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS.

BUT THE SAN DIEGO TROLLEY'S FIRST LINE WAS BUILT ALONG FREIGHT TRACKS BETWEEN DOWN DOWN AND THE BORDER WITH LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE FOR LARGER PLATFORMS.

WITH THE AGENCY'S FINANCIAL STRUGGLES AND HIGH EVASION RATES, ELO-RIVERA IS ADVOCATING FOR BUILDING GATES AT ALL THE PLATFORMS.

MTS SAID IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE TO INSTALL FARE GATES AT MANY OF THE STATIONS, PARTICULARLY DOWNTOWN.

AT THE FIFTH AVENUE STATION ON C STREET, THEY EXPLAIN SOME OF THE OBSTACLES.

>> YOU WOULD HAVE TO RAISE THESE WALLS AND PUT THE FARE GATES HERE.

AND PEOPLE COULD STILL WALK IN THERE AS YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOME DOORS CLOSED WHEN THE TROLLEY IS NOT COMING.

THERE ARE ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES THAT FARE GATES PRESENT.

>> Reporter: BUT HE BELIEVES THESE OBSTACLES ARE SURMOUNTABLE.

>> MTS HAS SMART PEOPLE WHO CAN PROBLEM SOLVE.

I THINK THAT IF FOLKS ARE OPERATING UNDERGROUND, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO CREATE A CLOSED SYSTEM ABOVEGROUND.

>> Reporter: REVENUE INCREASED BY $10 MILLION ANNUALLY AND CRIME AND MAINTENANCE HOURS ARE DOWN.

UP FRONT COST IN SAN DIEGO WOULD BE A PROBLEM.

>> WILL IT EVENTUALLY PAY OUT AGAIN?

THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE SEEN.

BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT UP FRONT, IT IS A MOOT POINT.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING THE FARE GATES.

ULTIMATELY, IT WILL TAKE A VARIETY OF SOLUTION TO DEAL WITH MTS'S BUDGET PROBLEM.

MTS SAID THEY WOULD STILL FACE A DEFICIT EVEN IF EVERYONE PAID.

BUT GATES COULD BE A LONG TERM FIX THAT PREVENT FUTURE FARE INCREASES.

>> ALL OF THAT COMES BACK TO FAIRNESS FOR THE WORKING FAMILIES?

SAN DIEGO WHO DEPEND ON TRANSIT.

THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PAYING WHAT THEY ARE PAYING AND ARE NOW ASKED TO PAY MORE.

>> Reporter: JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOCIAL MEDIA IS BACK ON TRIAL IN WHAT IS BEING VIEWED AS A LANDMARK LEGAL FIGHT AGAINST META.

THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO IS BEGINNING A NEW PHASE IN ITS CASE AGAINST THE PARENT COMPANY OF FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

LEE WALDMAN TELLS US ABOUT THE CHANGES PROSECUTORS ARE ATTEMPTING TO IMPOSE.

>> Reporter: PHASE TWO COULD BE MORE CONSEQUENTIAL IN OUR FIGHT TO HOLD THIS TECH GIANT ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: AFTER A JURY FOUND THAT META VIOLATED NEW MEXICO LAW BY FAILING TO WARN USERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ITS PLATFORMS AND PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL PREDATORS, STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL RAUL TORRES IS ASKING A JUDGE TO DECIDE IF META PLATFORMS POSE A PUBLIC NUISANCE.

>> THAT IS A CASE THAT INVOLVES DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WHICH NEW MEXICO IS SAYING IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

>> $3.7 BILLION.

THIS DEFINITION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE HAS BEEN USED BEFORE IN CASES THAT IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH LIKE TOBACCO, OPIOIDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

BUT HE BELIEVES THIS CASE IS UNIQUE.

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MODERN ELECTRONIC SUPERHIGHWAY.

AND HOW THAT IS REGULATED.

>> Reporter: NEW MEXICO'S AG IS ASKING FOR A SWEEPING LIST OF CHANGES HE SAYS ARE RELATED TO ALLEGED PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM INCLUDING LIMITS ON ADDICTIVE DESIGN FEATURES.

ALGORITHM RECOMMENDATION CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO AGE VERIFICATION.

>> REAL AGE VERIFICATION ALLOWS THE PLATFORM TO CURATE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE BENCH TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST THREE WEEKS.

IN NEW YORK, I'M LEE WALDMAN.

>> KPBS HAS EXTENSIVE COVERAGE ON THE CHALLENGES AROUND RAISING KIDS IN THE AGE OF SMARTPHONES.

MUCH OF IT IS IN OUR SPECIAL SERIES SCREEN TIME.

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

>>> THE ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACK HOME BY MARCH BUT THAT DEADLINE HAS COME AND GONE.

THE LIBRARY IS STILL OPERATING OUT OF A TEMPORARY SPACE IN THE MALL AS THE RENOVATION CONTINUES.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SPOKE TO ESCONDIDO LIBRARY DIRECTOR WHO SAYS PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.

>> WE ARE AT THE POINT OF CARPETING BEING INSTALLED, LIGHTING BEING INSTALLED.

FINAL CHANGES AS WE FIND AND COMPLETE AREAS.

THE MAIN WORK LEFT TO BE DONE WILL BE THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.

>> Reporter: THAT INCLUDES A SOLAR PANEL PROJECT IN THE PARKING LOT.

THE ESCONDIDO LIBRARY IS NOW EXPECTED TO OPEN IN AUGUST.

>>> WELL, WE HAVE SOME RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE WEATHER AT NIGHT.

BUT THE HEAT IS BUILDING AND BY SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY, WE WILL BE SCORCHING WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT IN THE DESERTS.

51 IN RAMONA, PATCHY CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.

MAINLY CLEAR SKIES INLAND.

RELATIVELY WARM TONIGHT INTO BORREGO SPRINGS.

A HEAT WATCH.

IT BEGINS SUNDAY MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY, WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW HIGH WE GO WITH THOSE TEMPS.

COOING UP.

>>> THIS IS MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WEEK ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

HERE IN CALIFORNIA, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS PART OF A NEW AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE HOW IT HANDLES THOSE CASES.

THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHARED THESE PHOTOS FROM WEDNESDAY'S CEREMONY IN SACRAMENTO.

THAT IS WHERE SHERIFF KELLY MARTINEZ, DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUMMER STEFAN AND OTHERS SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH TRIBAL LEADERS.

THE MEMO OUTLINES IMPROVEMENTS FOR REPORTING CASES, SHARING DATA, AND RAPID RESPONSE PROCEDURES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS HOME TO 18 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE TRIBES.

THE MOST IN THE UNITED STATES.

>>> BEING A JOURNALIST HAS MANY CHALLENGES.

BUT, OUR COLLEAGUES JUST ACROSS THE BOARDER FACE A UNIQUE SET OF OBSTACLES.

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST MATTHEW BULLER SPENT THE DAY CHASING DOWN LEES WITH A FEW OF TIJUANA'S BEST JOURNALISTS.

>> Reporter: THAT'S GIOVANNI ORINDA.

WE MET UP WITH HIM AT A COOL MORNING BEFORE HIS FIRST OF THREE ASSIGNMENTS.

HE IS FROM TIJUANA.

>> Reporter: WE FOLLOW HIM UPSTAIRS TO HIS NEWS ROOM.

HE SITS AT HIS DESK AND STARTS TO BANG AWAY AT HIS KEYBOARD.

HE'S THE FIRST ONE IN TODAY.

HIS DESK HAS LUCHE LIBRE FIGURES FIGURES.

HE HAS MEMORIALS FOR THE TWO JOURNALISTS MURDERED LESS THAN A WEEK APART IN 2022.

>> Reporter: TWO JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN MEXICO SO FAR THIS YEAR.

>> IN 1985, BY 1988, I WAS AWARE OF MY FIRST COLLEAGUE BEING KILLED.

HECTOR FELIX.

>> Reporter: HECTOR HELPED TO FOUND THE FAMOUS INVESTIGATIVE WEEKLY ZET A TIJUANA.

CALDRON'S OFFICE IS FILLED WITH JOURNALISM AWARDS, BOOKS ABOUT JOURNALISM AND THE MEMORABILIA OF OLD STORIES.

>> WHEN YOU SEE THAT THERE'S CONSEQUENCES, PEOPLE THINK TWICE.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT MORE OFTEN IN THE RECENT KILLINGS.

IN MEXICO.

>> Reporter: BACK ON ASSIGNMENT WITH ORINDA, WE PULL INTO THE MUSEUM HOSTING A BAJA SECURITY CONFERENCE.

WE WALK INTO THE COMITE, TIJUANA CITIZEN'S PUBLIC SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING.

ORINDA DIVES RIGHT INTO QUESTIONING THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE.

OLD FASHIONED BEAT REPORTING.

LIKE COVERING A COMMITTEE MEETING ISN'T THE ONLY KIND OF JOURNALISM IN TIJUANA.

THAT IS JO BLACK.

HE IS A PHOTOJOURNALIST SPECIALIZING IN SOCIAL ISSUINGS.

WE MET UP WITH HIM AT THE MIGRANT SHELTER.

HE IS KNOWN FOR IMMERSING HIMSELF IN HIS WORK.

>> I USED TO SLEEP IN THE CAMP WITH THEM.

AND STILL I DO THAT SOMETIMES.

>> Reporter: TIME EQUALS ACCESS.

BUT THAT COMES WITH ITS OWN SET OF DANGERS.

>> IF YOU WANT TO BE A JOURNALIST, THIS TYPE OF JOURNALIST, YOU GOT TO KNOW THAT SOME DAY, BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING, SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO TERRIBLY WRONG.

>> Reporter: MEXICO HAS A SYSTEM TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS.

IN 2019, TIJUANA JOURNALIST LAURA MALDONADO TOLD THE THEN PRESIDENT OF MEXICO SHE FEARED FOR HER LIFE.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS SHOT IN FRONT OF HER HOME ON JANUARY 23rd, 2022.

SHE WAS THE SECOND TIJUANA JOURNALIST KILLED IN LESS THAN A WEEK.

THE FIRST, MARGUERITO MARTINEZ KILLED JANUARY 17th OF THAT SAME YEAR.

SINCE THEN, CALDERON SAYS BEING A JOURNALIST ISN'T ANY SAFER AND THERE IS A NEW KIND OF THREAT ON THE RISE.

>> LEGAL HARASSMENT OR STIGMA FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

POLITICIANS COMPLAINING ABOUT JOURNALISTS.

THOSE THINGS ARE NOW MAKING THIS SITUATION MORE COMPLICATED.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HIS WIFE HAS ASKED HIM TO STOP.

>> MY WIFE, SHE TOLD ME TO DROP IT.

I GOT A LOT OF THREATS.

SHE KNOWS THAT IF THEY KILL ME, IT IS BECAUSE I DID SOMETHING RIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE RISKS DON'T STOP, THOUGH.

IN SPITE OF THE THREATS, HE WILL DODGE TIJUANA TRAFFIC TO GET A PHOTO.

ORINDA WILL QUESTION AUTHORITY.

AND THROUGH IT ALL, CALDERON SAYS THERE IS HOPE.

>> WHEN THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THEIR DEMANDS, WHEN THINGS ARE NOT GOING ACCORDING TO THE LAW, THEY TELL THE REPORTERS.

AND THE REPORTERS ARE ANSWERING.

>> Reporter: MATTHEW BOWLER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP CRITICIZED THE POPE, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO VISITS THE VAT CANDIDATE TO TRY TO SMOOTH RELATIONS.

THAT'S COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> AMERICA'S 250th ANNIVERSARY IS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY.

PART OF THE CELEBRATIONS INCLUDE HOW PEOPLE TRAVEL THE COUNTRY.

TODAY IN WASHINGTON, AMTRAK PLAYED ITS PART BY UNVEILING ITS FREEDOM 250 TRAIN.

ITS FIRST TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA INCLUDED STUDENTS WHO ARE STUDYING CIVICS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS MORE EVENTS ARE PLANNED THROUGH THE SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS.

>>> YOU CAN ALSO EXPECT MORE COVERAGE OF AMERICA 250 FROM THE KPBS NEWS ROOM.

OUR REPORTERS ARE WORKING ON SPECIAL FEATURES ON OUR SHARED HISTORY AND CULTURE.

SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE INCLUDING ANDREW DYER'S RECENT CITY ON SAN DIEGO'S MILITARY HISTORY.

THERE IS MORE TO COME ON ALL KPBS PLATFORMS.

>>> WE HAVE SEEN AUTONOMOUS CARS FROM WAYMO ARRIVE RECENTLY IN SAN DIEGO.

IN OTHER PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ROBOTS ARE NOW DELIVERING LUNCH.

JASMINE VEAL SHOWS US HOW ONE COMPANY IS USING AI ON THE STREETS OF GLENDALE.

>> WE JUST UNLOCK HER.

>> Reporter: ERICA HERNANDEZ'S TACOS DIDN'T COME FROM A DELIVERY DRIVER TUESDAY.

IT ROLLED UP ON THE SIDEWALK IN GLENDALE.

>> IT IS EASIER TO ACCESS THE BUILDING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PARKING.

DELIVER OUR FOOD.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT THE EXTRA TIME FOR ANYBODY TO FIND THE LOCATION.

>> Reporter: THESE COOLER SIZED DELIVERY ROBOTS ARE PART OF A GROWING FLEET FROM SERVE ROBOTICS.

WITH NOW MORE THAN 500 OF THE BIG EYED CARTS ZOOMING AROUND 40 LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR PLUS, WE HAVE DONE DELIVERIES FROM OVER 170 RESTAURANTS IN GLENDALE AND OVER 17,000 DELIVERIES.

>> Reporter: BUT WHILE CUSTOMERS LIKE HERNANDEZ ARE ALL IN, THE SIDEWALK ROBOTS ARE NOT GETTING SUCH A WARM WELCOME FROM EVERYBODY AT GLENDALE CITY HALL.

>> THE ROBOTS JUST APPEARED ONE DAY.

>> Reporter: GLENDALE MAYOR ARTIE SAYS HE IS PUSHING FOR A MORATORIUM UNTIL THE CITY CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT AND HOW THEY OPERATE.

>> ULTIMATELY, OUR FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE TO THINK OF THE CITY'S SAFETY FIRST.

>> Reporter: SERVE ROBOTICS INSISTS IT WORKS WITH CITIES BEFORE LAUNCHING BUT ACKNOWLEDGES SOMEHOW GLENDALE LEADERS WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD.

OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL SAY SO FAR SO GOOD.

>> THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THESE LITTLE DELIVERY CARTS.

IT SERVES A PURPOSE, EVERYBODY IS HAPPY.

THEY ARE NOT CAUSING ACCIDENTS OR KNOCKING INTO LITTLE OLD LADIES AND GETTING RUN OVER BY TRUCKS.

>> Reporter: ONE ROBOT EVEN STOPPED RIGHT NEXT TO OUR INTERVIEW WITH COUNCILMEMBER NAJARIAN.

>> ABOUT 15 FEET BEFORE IT REACHED ME.

IT DID STOP.

WAITED FOR ME TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.

CONTINUED ON ITS WAY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF ABOUT 15 SERVE ROBOTS OPERATING RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF GLENDALE.

SERVE ROBOTICS SAYS OVER 99% OF THEIR DELIVERIES GO OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.

FOR NOW, THE ROBOTS WILL KEEP WORKING HERE BUT FOR HOW LONG IS STILL VERY UP IN THE AIR.

>> THIS IS HOPEFULLY A FRUITFUL LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP.

>> HUH.

>>> A FEW WEEKS AGO, SAN DIEGO SCIENCE COMMUNITY WAS BUZZING WITH EXCITEMENT FROM THE ARTEMIS 2 SPLASHDOWN OFF OUR COAST.

NOW WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT WHAT THE CREW SAW DURING THEIR FLY BY OF THE MOON.

MY GOODNESS.

THESE ARE A FEW OF THE 12,000 IMAGES RELEASED BY NASA.

THIS IS THE CLOSEST HUMANS HAVE BEEN TO THE MOON SINCE THE MANNED MISSIONS OF THE 60s AND 70s .

THE ARTEMIS MISSION PLANS TO RETURN HUMANS TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON IN 2028.

>>> WELL, WE ARE IN A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, YOU WILL FIND RELIEF AT THE COASTLINE ALONG THE BEACHES.

TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT WILL BE SURGING IN THE DESERTS AND WE HAVE HAD RECENT RAIN AND RELATIVELY LATE SEASON RAIN DEEP INTO SPRING.

RECENTLY, NONE OF THAT IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS THOUGH.

WE HAVE A DRY SPELL COMING UP.

TONIGHT, WE'LL GET DOWN TO 60 AND INCREASING CLOUDS.

LOOKS LIKE WE ARE TRAN SISSING TO THE DRY SEASON DECISIVELY WITH THE CURRENT PATTERN.

HOT IN THE INTERIOR DESERTS.

VERY WARM FOR THE REST OF US.

BY THE NUMBERS AS WE LOOK AT THE DETAILS, 101 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, MOUNT LAGUNA, 67.

71, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THERE IN SAN DIEGO.

A LITTLE WARM INTO THE INTERIOR.

A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND WARM FORECAST ALL THE WAY ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND DOWN INTO SAN DIEGO AS WELL.

THEY MATCH PRETTY SIMILAR HERE.

CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, VERY HOT IN THE DESERTS.

THAT IS WHERE THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS LOCATED.

INLAND PORTIONS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AND OFF TO THE NORTH INTO COACHELLA AS WELL.

EXTREME HEAT THERE.

A BIG SURGE OF HEAT.

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH WORSENING DROUGHT IN SOME OF THE DRIER AREAS OFF TO THE EAST.

RECORDS WILL BE CHALLENGED ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH.

WE MAY NOT SEE ANY RECORDS SPECIFICALLY IN SAN DIEGO.

BUT OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA WILL SEE RECORD HIGHS.

HERE WE ARE AGAIN.

IT IS VERY TOLERABLE ALONG THE COASTLINE.

THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

WE BENEFIT FROM THE SPECIFICS.

INLAND, YOU GET WARMER IN THE LOW 80s .

AGAIN, UPPER 60s TO NEAR 70.

PRETTY WARM, BUT NOT BAD.

NOW, THE PLACE WHERE WE ARE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE DEALING WITH DISCOMFORT HERE WILL BE THE DESERTS.

THREE OF THE NEXT FIVE AT OVER 100 DEGREES.

102 FOR YOUR HIGH MONDAY.

OVERNIGHT LOWS RISE ABOUT 10 DEGREES.

I'M ACCU-WEATHER METEOROLOGIST.

I'M METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU KNOW HIS VOICE FROM COUNTLESS WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARIES.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE A PROFILE ON SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH AS HE TURNS 100 YEARS OLD.

>>> AND KPBS ROUND TABLE IS OUR WEEKLY SHOW WITH SAN DIEGO'S JOURNALISTS TALKS ABOUT THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

A NEW EPISODE AIRS TOMORROW AT NOON.

OF COURSE, YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

WHICH IS KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US EVERYONE.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

DO HAVE YOURSELF 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, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU!

THANK YOU!