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>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN ADDRESSED THE NATION THIS EVENING ON THE HEELS OF A HIGH-STAKES VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI .

IN THE SECOND OVAL OFFICE ADDRESS OF HIS TERM, THE PRESIDENT MADE THE CASE FOR AMERICANS TO BACK ISRAEL AND UKRAINE IN A TIME OF WAR.

>> WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT LET TERRORISTS LIKE HAMAS AND TYRANTS LIKE PUTIN WIN.

I REFUSE TO LET THAT HAPPEN, AND IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WHO WE ARE.

WE ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND THERE IS NOTHING, NOTHING BEYOND OUR CAPACITY IF WE DO IT TOGETHER.

>> THE PRESIDENT SAID HE IS SENDING AN URGENT FUNDING REQUEST TO CONGRESS, ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL LETERRIUS WALTON'S FOR ISRAEL AND UKRAINE, AS WELL AS OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITIES.

RIGHT NOW, THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT IS WARNING ALL OF ITS EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES TO REVIEW THEIR SECURITY AS THE WAR INTENSIFIES BETWEEN ISRAELI FORCES AND HAMAS.

WITH FEARS THAT A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IS SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL IN GAZA, THE U.S. AND EUROPEAN UNION ARE CALLING FOR ISRAEL AND EGYPT TO ALLOW AID ACROSS THE BORDER.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS ON HIS WAY TO ISRAEL TO MEET WITH THOSE IMPACTED BY THE WAR.

HE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POSTED TODAY.

THIS COMES AHEAD OF A WEEKLONG TRIP TO CHINA PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK WHERE THE GOVERNOR WILL MEET WITH OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS I'M AT ACTION.

>>> SOME SURPRISING POLITICAL NEWS TONIGHT.

RECENTLY APPOINTED CALIFORNIA SENATOR ALFONSO BUTLER SAYS SHE WILL NOT RUN FOR A FULL TERM IN 2024.

WAS APPOINTED TO THE SENATE SEAT EARLIER THIS YEAR TO FILL THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM LEFT OPEN BY THE DEATH OF THE LATE SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN.

THE FORMER LABOR LEADER AND DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST COULD HAVE RUN IT AS AN INCUMBENT IN THE MARCH PRIMARY, COMPETING IN A FIELD THAT ALREADY INCLUDES DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES ADAM SCHIFF, KATIE PORTER, AND BARBARA LEE, ALONG WITH REPUBLICAN SARA KIRKLEY AND FORMER BASEBALL STARS DAVE GARVEY.

>>> CARS CAN BE A LIFELINE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS , BUT WHEN THE TIME COMES, THEY FACE THE CHALLENGE OF FINDING A SAFE SPACE.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE SAYS OCEANSIDE IS THE NEXT CITY CONSIDERING A SAFE PARKING SITE.

>> Reporter: EVERY WEEK, SONIA SOTO SPENCER MORNING SERVING BREAKFAST ON HOMELESS AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS.

SHE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, AND IN 2021, SHE STARTED A PETITION CALLING FOR SAVE LOTS FOR RVs IN OCEANSIDE.

>> WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION, GET MORE SOLUTIONS, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO IT.

MEASURE X MONEY.

>> Reporter: MEASURE XYZ HAVE SENT SALES TAX INCREASE OCEANSIDE RESIDENTS PASS IN 2018.

ALL REVENUE FROM THE INCREASE WAS INTENDED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND CITY SERVICES, INCLUDING HELP FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.

>> WE COULD HAVE USED THAT MONEY TO LAMENT A SAFE LOT BACK THEN.

WOULD'VE SAVE LIVES, YOU KNOW?

>> Reporter: LIVES LIKE TIFFANY AND JOANNA'S.

THEY ARE BOTH LIVING IN THEIR CARS.

>> IT'S JUST HARD BEING OUT HERE ON THE STREETS, IN A CAR.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER, BUT IT IS REALLY JUST CONSTANTLY BEING HARASSED, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR CAR FROM YOU.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE HER CAR.

>> I'M TERRIFIED OF THE POLICE BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT POLICE HAVE DONE TO ME, SO I STAY IN MY CAR JUST TO STAY AWAY FROM THE POLICE AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE, BECAUSE I'M TRYING.

I'M TRYING TO GET IN AND FIND A PLACE AND GET OFF OF THE STREETS.

>> Reporter: BOTH AGREES THE CARS PROVIDE A SAFETY NET, BUT AT NIGHT IS FINDING A PLACE TO LEGALLY AND SAFELY PARKED.

THAT IS WHY THE OCEANSIDE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A SAFE PARKING SITE AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING.

>> SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE WELL TRAINED IN THE INDUSTRY.

THEY HAVE A REALLY STRONG TRACK RECORD WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, GETTING FOLKS INTO MORE PERMANENT HOUSING, AND REALLY PREVENTING A SPIRAL, WHICH IS DETRIMENTAL TO ALL.

>> Reporter: THIS COULD BE THE THIRD SAFE PARKING SITE IN NORTH COUNTY.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES RUNS THE SITES IN ENCINITAS AND VISTA.

SITES THAT JOANNA AND TIFFANY HAVE HEARD OF BEFORE, BUT FEAR THEY DON'T QUALIFY.

>> THEY HAVE SAFE PARKING THERE WHICH IS PRETTY AWESOME, BUT YOU HAVE TO GET APPROVED OR WHATEVER, I DON'T KNOW.

BACK OCEANSIDE STAFF WILL BEGIN TO IDENTIFY SITES AND PROVIDERS TO RUN A SAFE PARKING SITE, A PLAN THAT JOANNA SAYS CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH.

>> WHAT DO WE HAVE TO BE, WHAT IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO GET HELP?

I MEAN, WE AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL.

WE ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING LEGALLY, STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE .

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, WHY THEY JUST DON'T HELP US HERE >> Reporter: A PLAN IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN JANUARY.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ESCONDIDO IS MOVING AHEAD WITH WATER RATE INCREASES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

CITY LEADERS APPROVED THE RATE HIKE LAST MONTH SAYING IT WAS NEEDED TO KEEP THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT IN GOOD FINANCIAL STANDING COMES AFTER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY INCREASED THE WHOLESALE RATE BY NEARLY 10% OVER THE SUMMER.

ESCONDIDO BUYS MOST OF ITS WATER FROM THE WATER AUTHORITY.

>> IT HURTS US JUST LIKE IT HURTS YOU.

THE REALITY IS THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THESE NUMBERS LONGER THAN YOU HAVE.

I WOULD SUSPECT THAT MANY OF YOU IF YOU DELVE INTO THE NUMBERS LIKE WE HAVE FOR THE TIME THAT WE HAVE COME A HE WOULD PROBABLY SAY YEAH, THERE IS NOT MUCH ROOM TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE.

>> THE PRICE WILL INCREASE BY 8% IN JANUARY, FOLLOWED BY A 7.5% INCREASE IN 2025, AND THEN AGAIN IN 2026.

WILL INCREASE BY 6.5% IN 2027, AND THEN AGAIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

WASTEWATER AND RECYCLED WATER RATES WILL INCREASE THROUGH 2027 STARTING THIS JANUARY BY 3.5%.

>>> AS WE LOOK AHEAD TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO WATCH SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG DEVELOPING, TEMPERATURES TURNING INTO THE 60s.

I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL SLOWLY START TO SEE TEMPERATURES COMING BACK DOWN, MAYBE AN INCREASE OF LAND, AND MAYBE EVEN SOME SHOWERS AS WE START NEXT WEEK, AND THEN A GRADUAL WARM-UP IS ON THE WAY.

MORE ON THE FORECAST IS COMING UP.

STORMY CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS PASSED A BILL THAT WOULD BLOCK PRISONS FROM HITTING SOME NONCITIZENS OVER TO I.C.E., BUT GOVERNOR NEWSOM RECENTLY VETOED IT.

ADVOCATES TOLD KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS THEY ARE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED.

>> SANCTUARY LAWS ALREADY LIMIT LOCAL POLICE AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS FROM HELPING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES DEPORT PEOPLE, BUT THOSE LAWS DON'T APPLY TO STATE PRISONS.

THE HOME ACT WOULD HAVE CHANGED THAT.

MORE THAN 100 ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED THE BILL, AND NOT ONE SINGLE GROUP OPPOSED IT.

STILL, NEWSOM VETOED IT.

THE GOVERNOR SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT EXISTING LAW ALREADY STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE IN THESE CASES.

ADVOCATES ARE DISAPPOINTED.

>> THE RESPONSE IS OF COURSE VERY FRUSTRATING, VERY DISCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT HE VETOED, BUT WE WON'T GIVE UP.

WE AREN'T GOING TO GIVE UP.

WE ARE GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING.

4 THE SAN DIEGO IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS CONSORTIUM SAYS THE STATES PRACTICE RIGHT NOW IS TO TURN PEOPLE OVER TO I.C.E.

ONCE THEY HAVE EARNED PAROLE.

THIS INCLUDES VETERANS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED UNDER CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS.

>> YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S DOUBLE JEOPARDY.

YOU ARE PAYING TWICE FOR THE SAME MISTAKE.

>> Reporter: CRITICS SAY NEWSOM'S VETO SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE, AND IT CONTRADICTS HIS STATED SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

>> HE'S NOT GOING FOR THE VALUES OF CALIFORNIA, THE VALUES THAT HE SAYS HE STANDS FOR.

IT IS A TOTAL AUTOCRACY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THE CODIRECTOR OF THE ASIAN PRISONER SUPPORT COMMITTEE.

SHE SAYS THE HOME ACT WOULD APPLY TO INMATES WHO GO THROUGH THE STATES RIGOROUS PAROLE PROCESS.

>> THEY TELL ME OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN IS THROUGH THIS HEARING WHETHER YOU WILL BE A SAFETY RISK TO THE COMMUNITY OR NOT.

>> Reporter: A PROCESS THAT DETERMINES THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER A RISK TO THE COMMUNITY.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CHULA VISTA MOVE FORWARD THIS WEEK WITH PLANS TO INSTALL A NEW NETWORK OF LICENSE PLATE READERS .

KPBS SOUTH BAY REPORTER COREY SUZUKI SAYS IT'S THE LATEST CITY TO EXPAND USE OF THIS CONTROVERSIAL TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: ON TUESDAY THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO PURCHASE A POWERFUL NEW SYSTEM OF 150 LICENSE PLATE READERS FOR ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE SYSTEM WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF ANY PLATE THAT COMES INTO VIEW, AND THEN WILL ALLOW POLICE TO AUTOMATICALLY COMPARE THE PLATE NUMBER TO LIST THE VEHICLES THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

THE CITY PLANS TO BUY THE CAMERAS FROM FLOCK SAFETY, AND ATLANTA-BASED SURVEILLANCE COMPANY THAT HAS WITTICISM FOR THE WAY THAT IT HANDLES LICENSE PLACE DATA.

POLICE SAID IT WOULD HELP THEM TRACK STOLEN VEHICLES.

>> WITHOUT HESITATION I WILL TELL ANYBODY WHO WILL LISTEN THAT WE ARE GOING TO USE THIS TECHNOLOGY TO CATCH THE CRIMINALS WHO PREY ON THE VICTIMS IN OUR CITY.

>> Reporter: BUT PRIVACY ADVOCATES WARN THE CHULA VISTA AUTHORITIES HAVE A RECORD OF MISUSING THAT INFORMATION.

PEDRO RIOS IS A LOCAL ACTIVIST WHO SERVED ON THE CITY'S TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY TASK FORCE.

>> CV PD HAD ASSURED THAT INFORMATION ABOUT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO I.C.E.

AND HSI, SO IN FACT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE INDEED IMPACTED WHEN THERE IS NEGLIGENCE ABOUT THE MISUSE OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED INSTALLING LIST OF THE PLATE READERS ON THE CITY'S WEST SIDE, WHICH COULD ALSO DISPROPORTIONALLY TARGET RESIDENTS MORE UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS.

COREY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEARLY 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS , BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN OUR COUNTY DROPPED, COVERED, AND HELD ON FOR THE GREAT CALIFORNIA SHAKEOUT TODAY.

AROUND 10 MILLION PEOPLE PARTICIPATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

THIS MARKS THE 15th YEAR OF THE STATEWIDE EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS DRILL.

HERE IN SAN DIEGO, STUDENTS HAVE THE CHANCE TO SIMULATE THE EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCE INSIDE THE SHAKES TRAILER THAT WAS CREATED BY THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.

>> IT IS GREAT FOR KIDS TO BE OUT HERE.

MANY OF THEM HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN EARTHQUAKE IN THEIR LIFETIME, AT LEAST A STRONG ONE THAT CAN BE FELT, SO THIS WAY THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE IT, TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE, AND TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN TAKE ACTION THAT WOULD HELP PROTECT THEM SO THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE INJURED.

IT MAKES IT LESS SCARY FOR THEM, AND THEN THEY CAN GO HOME AND TALK TO THEIR PARENTS ABOUT WHAT THEY DID.

>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS BELIEVE AN EARTHQUAKE OF 7.8 MAGNITUDE OR HIGHER ALONG THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT COULD KILL THOUSANDS, INJURED TENS OF THOUSANDS, AND CAUSE $200 BILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE.

THEY RECOMMEND ALL CALIFORNIANS PREPARE FOR SUCH AN EVENT BY KEEPING ON HAND A FIRST AID KIT, MEDICATIONS, FOOD, AND ENOUGH WATER TO LAST 72 HOURS.

>>> FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO DECADES, TWITTER HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT HUB FOR SCIENTISTS TO SHARE IDEAS AND KEEP UP WITH EACH OTHER'S WORK.

LAST YEAR, MERCURIAL BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK BOUGHT THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.

NOW, MANY SCIENTISTS HAVE FLED THAT PLATFORM, NO LONGER SEEING IT IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE.

CYTEC REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE HAS THIS STORY OF TWITTER AND WHAT IT HAS BECOME.

>> Reporter: THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES AT TWITTER.

IN FACT YOU WEREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO CALL IT THAT.

IT HAS BEEN RENAMED AND REBRANDED AS X, THE NAME FAVORED BY ELON MUSK, THE FOUNDER OF TESLA AND THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN.

DESPITE THE CHANGES, IT IS STILL WIDELY USED AND VALUED BY SCIENTISTS, BUT THEY ARE SEEING A LOT LESS OF WHAT THEY USED TO LIKE.

>> WHAT I LIKE IS LATEST AND GREATEST ACADEMIC VIGOROUS DISCUSSIONS, LINKS TO NEW THINGS, EDUCATION.

I'M SEEING LESS OF THAT.

>> Reporter: KAREN GOODMAN IS A CANCER PHYSICIAN AND RESEARCHER AT UC SAN DIEGO WHO SAYS HE IS SEEING A LOT MORE OF WHAT HE CALLS BS ON HIS PLATFORM FEED, POLARIZING CONTENT AND STUFF THAT LOOKS LIKE IT CAME FROM BOTS.

>> I DON'T HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ON ELON MUSK.

MY OPINION IS TWITTER IS WORSE SINCE ELON MUSK TOOK OVER.

MY USER EXPERIENCE IS WORSE.

>> Reporter: HE'S NOT ALONE.

A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW AT IMMUNOLOGIST ALSO AT UCSD SAYS THE PLATFORM USED IT TO BE DEMOCRATIC AND ACCESSIBLE, BUT THINGS HAVE CHANGED AFTER ELON MUSK BEGAN LETTING PEOPLE PAY TO PROMOTE THEIR CONTENT AND TO RECEIVE THE BLUE CHECK, FORMERLY A TWITTER GUARANTEE THAT A CONTENT SOURCE WAS LEGITIMATE.

>> SO WHEN YOU CHANGE THAT CORE UNDERLYING RULE OF THE SYSTEM, THEN EVERYTHING GETS, SORT OF STARTS SHIFTING AGAIN TO A POINT WHERE NOW YOU ARE NOT SEEING THINGS THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.

YOU ARE SEEING THINGS THAT PEOPLE PAID FOR.

>> Reporter: AND ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL MOVE, ELON MUSK ALLOWED DONALD TRUMP BACK ON THE FORM.

HE HAD BEEN BANNED AFTER THE JANUARY 6 CAPITAL INSURRECTION.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO AND KPBS STOPPED POSTING ON TWITTER AFTER ELON MUSK CALLED NPR "STATE AFFILIATED MEDIA. "

X DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

REBECCA NIE IS A JOURNALISM PROFESSOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE .

STEVE SAYS ELON MUSK'S POLITICAL VIEWS TEND TOWARD CONSPIRACY THEORIES, AND HIS CONTENT PREFERENCES WERE CLEAR WHEN HE BEGAN LAYING OFF STAFF.

>> HE FIRED A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE CONTENT MODERATION ISSUES, SO TRYING TO TAKE DOWN THIS INFORMATION, AND SHUTDOWN TROLLS AND BOUGHT ACCOUNTS, AND ALL OF THAT WENT OUT THE WINDOW.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IN ITS GLORY DAYS, TWITTER WAS A FORUM SCIENTIST COULD USE TO GET OUT FROM BEHIND THE WALLS OF THEIR PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, AND THEY STILL DO THAT, BUT FAITH IN THE PLATFORM HAS DIMINISHED.

THE BEST EVIDENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTISTS FROM X CAME IN ARTICLE JOURNAL "NATURE" THIS AUGUST.

THEIR SURVEY SHOWED ABOUT 7% LEFT THE SITE ALTOGETHER, AND NEARLY HALF OF THOSE POLLED RECENTLY JOINED COMPETITORS LIKE BLUE SKY AND THREADS.

YEARY MANOR IS A SAN DIEGO CELL BIOLOGIST AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS HE DOES NOT DISCOUNT THE CRITICISMS OF THE PLATFORM, AND HE AGREES WITH SOME, BUT HE HAS A CAVEAT.

>> SOMEHOW PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THAT THESE OTHER SITES ARE GOING TO BE BETTER, BECAUSE MAYBE THEY ARE NOT BOUND BY ELON MUSK, OR BY MARK ZUCKERBERG , AND I AM VERY SKEPTICAL.

I AM VERY SKEPTICAL THAT IT IS THEIR FAULT THAT THESE PLACES CAN SUCK SOMETIMES.

4 I ALLEGES TRINA CAMPOS IS DELAYED, DISMAYED BY THE NEW MANAGEMENT IN THEIR TWEAKS TO THE ALGORITHMS, BUT HE STILL USING IT.

>> I HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING AS GOOD AS TWITTER YET.

>> THAT'S A LINK TO THE PAPER.

SOMEONE CAN READ THE PAPER AND CLEARLY SEE MY OPINION AND LET US SEE IF THERE IS ENGAGEMENT.

>> Reporter: AARON GOODMAN SHOWS ME HIS X FEED WITH HIS POSTED STUDIES AND COMMENTS.

LIKE GOODMAN, VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE SCIENTISTS I SPOKE TO ARE STILL USING X ALTHOUGH THEY AGREE IT IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.

IF THE COST OF THE SCIENTIST IS INTEGRATED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, THE COST TO ELON MUSK WAS ALSO CONSIDERABLE.

HE BOUGHT TWITTER IN 2022 FOR $44 BILLION.

HE ADMITTED IN A POST LAST MONTH THAT IT IS NOW WORTH CONSIDERABLY LESS.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A COMMUNITY PARK IS UNDERGOING MAJOR RENOVATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

JOHN F. KENNEDY PARK IN THE LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IS GETTING NEARLY $5 MILLION IN UPGRADES.

THEY INCLUDE NEW RESTROOMS, PLAY STRUCTURES, BENCHES, AND SECURITY LIGHTING.

>> IT MAKES A COMMUNITY FEEL MORE SAFER, ESPECIALLY WALKING AROUND, THE CHANGE OF TIME, IT GETS DARKER EARLY.

>> THE PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AND DEVELOPING IMPACT FEES.

IT IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED IN ABOUT A YEAR.

>>> NOW TO OUR ONGOING SERIES ON PUBLIC ART.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HEISS AND PEELS BACK THE LAYERS OF ONE SOUTH PARK MURAL.

>> Reporter: A THREE-STORY BURMESE MONK TOWERS OVER IVY STREET.

THERE IS NO SIGNATURE ON THE MURAL, BUT THE RED HUES AND THICK BLACK LINES ARE REMINISCENT OF OBAMA'S HOPE POSTER AND THE GIANT STICKER, A CLUE THAT IT WAS PAINTED BY FAMOUS STREET ARTIST SHEPARD FAIREY.

HE PAINTED IT IN 2010 AND SAID IT WAS A BETTER EXPERIENCE IN THE POLICE HARASSMENT HE RECEIVED WHEN HE LIVED HERE IN THE LATE 90s AND EARLY 2000.

>> YOU WERE LITERALLY ALMOST ON PROBATION FOR PUTTING UP STICKERS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR JENNA JACOBS.

SHE SAYS THE MONK IS ONE OF THE ONLY REMAINING MURALS FROM A 2010 EXHIBITION ON ART AND URBAN LANDSCAPE.

SHE SAYS IT HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR STREET ARTISTS TO BE SEEN AS LEGITIMATE.

>> IN THE DECADE PLUS THAT IT'S BEEN SINCE THAT SHOW HAPPENED, A LOT HAS HAPPENED COMMERCIALLY AND IN POP, KIND OF, LANGUAGE VERNACULAR TO HAVE ARTISTS THAT PREVIOUSLY WOULD NEVER HAVE SHOWN IN A MUSEUM SPACE, MANY OF THEM YOU DO SEE AT GALLERIES NOW, FAMOUS GALLERIES.

>> Reporter: STREET ART OPENS UP OFTEN AN ELITIST COSTLY WORLD.

IT GIVES MARGINALIZED ARTISTS A WAY TO SHOW THEIR WORK AND ART VIEWERS AWAY TO SEE IT FOR FREE.

LIKE THE PROTEST OF BURMESE MONKS AGAINST THE MILITARY DICTATORSHIP OF MYANMAR, FAIREY SAW STREET ART IS NONVIOLENT PROTEST, A WAY TO CAUSE PEOPLE TO QUESTION THE SYSTEMS UNDER WHICH THEY LIVE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND MORE OF OUR STORIES IN THE PUBLIC ART SERIES ON HER WEBSITE.

JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG /PUBLIC ART.

>>> THE NUMBER OF REPORTED UFO SIGHTINGS IS RISING.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE PENTAGON'S UFO OFFICE.

THE MAJORITY OF THE REPORTS TURNED OUT TO BE BALLOONS OR DRONES, BUT SOME DO REQUIRE FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO NOW PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PENTAGON, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE INCREASE IN REPORTS.

>>> GOOD NEWS, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ENJOYING THIS HOT PATTERN THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN THE MOTHER HE IS BEGINNING TO BACK OFF.

THE WIND MAY PICK UP A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, AND THEN ENJOY THE MAYBE LOWER TEMPERATURES WHILE WE HAVE THEM, BECAUSE WE HAVE A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

SOME LOW CLOUDS, SOME FALL DEVELOPING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

OCEANSIDE 66.

BORREGO SPRINGS THE CLEAREST GUY 68, AND MOUNT LAGUNA DOWN TO 57.

IT WILL STILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY, BUT WE WILL BE WATCHING A CHANGE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

LOOKING INTO THE DAY TOMORROW, STILL OCEANSIDE HITTING 80.

SAN DIEGO 78 POINT BORREGO SPRINGS, THERE IS YOU HAD ONE OR TWO, AND MOUNT LAGUNA WARM FOR YOU THIS TIME OF YEAR INTO THE UPPER 60s.

HERE WE GO ON SATURDAY AS WE GET MORE OF THAT ONSHORE FLOW RETURNING, THAT IS SENDING COOLER CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST EVEN FURTHER INLAND.

MEANWHILE THE REST OF THE SOUTHWEST DOES STILL STAY UNSEASONABLY WARM ON SATURDAY.

BUT A NICE PATTERN CHANGE ON THE WAY NEXT WEEK.

NOTICE THIS DIP IN THE JET STREAM.

THAT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO BE 15 TO 25 DEGREES LOWER COMPARED TO WHERE WE HAVE BEEN THIS WEEK.

MEANWHILE THE PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN COOLER WILL START TO WARM ON UP AND BECOME A BIT DRIER.

WE SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY ALONG THE COAST HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, MAYBE A SHOWER OR TWO IN SOME PLACES AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES COME BACK DOWN TO THE 70s AND 60s BEFORE SLOWLY CLIMBING AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

INLAND WE GO WHERE ANOTHER HOT DAY FOR FRIDAY, BUT NOTICE TEMPERATURES DROPPING OFF, 80s ON SATURDAY, 70s ON SUNDAY, 60s AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY WITH MORE CLOUDS.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REALLY START TO NOSEDIVE.

TAKE A LOOK AT MONDAY.

WENDY, TEMPERATURES ONLY INTO THE 40s, 50s BY TUESDAY.

WE WILL BE SEEING A NOTICEABLE COOLDOWN IN THE DESERT FROM TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT TO WRAP UP THE WEEK, STILL HOT ON SATURDAY, BUT THE TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE 70s AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

OCEANSIDE IS THE NEXT CITY CONSIDERING A SAFE PARKING SITE.

THE PROPOSAL WAS DISCUSSED AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

CITY STAFF WILL BEGIN TO IDENTIFY SITES AND PROVIDERS TO OPERATE IT.

THE PLAN IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENTED AS THE COUNCIL IN JANUARY.

IT WOULD BE THE THIRD SAFE PARKING SITE IN NORTH COUNTY.

>>> A BILL THAT WOULD BLOCK PRISONS FROM HANDING NONCITIZENS OVER TO IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT WILL NOT BECOME LAW HERE GOVERNOR NEWSOM VETOED THE HOME ACT, CITING EXISTING SANCTUARY LAWS.

ADVOCATES SAY SANCTUARY LAWS LIMIT LOCAL POLICE AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS FROM HELPING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES, BUT THOSE LAWS DON'T APPLY TO STATE JAILS.

>>> CHULA VISTA MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS TO INSTALL A NEW NETWORK OF LICENSE PLATE READERS FOR ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THIS WEEK THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PURCHASE 150 READERS FROM ATLANTA-BASED COMPANY FLOCK SAFETY.

THE COMPANY HAS BEEN CRITICIZED FOR ITS HANDLING OF DATA.

POLICE SAY THE READERS WOULD HELP THEM TRACK STOLEN VEHICLES.

PRIVACY ADVOCATES WARN THE TECHNOLOGY COULD BE MISUSED.

>>> DIA DE LOS MUERTOS IS A HOLIDAY TRADITION THAT BEGAN SOUTH OF THE BORDER AND HAS SINCE GROWN INTO CELEBRATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MJ PEREZ TELLS US AN ALTAR IS THE FOCUS OF THE HOLIDAY, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR CULTURE AND LEGACY.

>> Reporter: 7-YEAR-OLD LEO IS LEARNING MORE ABOUT HIS HERITAGE.

HE IS A SECOND GRADE STUDENT HERE AT THE LANGUAGE ACADEMY IN THE COLLEGE AREA.

THESE CLASSMATES ARE IMMERSED IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND THE CULTURE THAT CELEBRATES AND HONORS IT SAID, WITH VIVID MEMORIES AND MATERIALS.

>> THEY PUT THEIR FAVORITE THINGS THAT THEY LIKE, AND THEN THEIR SOULS, AND IF YOU PUT THE , LIKE, THE BREAD, THE SOULS CAN, LIKE, EAT THEM.

>> Reporter: THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS HOLIDAY IS BUILT ON TRADITION AND A ALTAR, THREE LEVELS OF LOVE AND LEGACY.

>> EVERY PART OF THIS ALTAR HAS A SIGNIFICANCE.

4 AND DOUBLE WORK AS IS THE SPANISH IMMERSION TEACHER, USING HER OWN PERSONAL STORY AND LESSON PLANS FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

HER LATE HUSBAND, BRUCE, IS INCLUDED IN THIS CLASSROOM ALTAR.

HE DIED SUDDENLY OF A HEART ATTACK FOUR YEARS AGO.

THE LESSON OF THE OFRENDAS AS IT IS CALLED IN SPANISH INCLUDES HAPPY MEMORIES.

>> NOT BE SAD, WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS I TELL THE KIDS.

IT IS NOT A TIME TO BE SAD.

IT IS A TIME TO BE JOYFUL AND REMEMBER OUR LOVED ONES.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE MESSAGE IS GETTING THROUGH.

>> YOU PUT ALL THE STUFF THAT THEY LIKE, AND THEN ON THE MIDDLE ROW, YOU PUT PICTURES, AND ON THE TOP ROW, YOU PUT FLOWERS.

>> THE COLOR IS VERY MEANINGFUL.

>> Reporter: LUIS HAS 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE TEACHING SPANISH, WHICH INCLUDES THE MEXICAN CULTURE HE COMES FROM.

THE ITEMS ON THE ALTAR ARE PERSONAL FOR HIM, ESPECIALLY DEDICATED TO ONE PARTICULAR RELATIVE.

>> MY COUSIN THAT HE DIED OF CANCER.

HE LOVES HAMBURGERS, SO A TRAY TO BRING A HAMBURGER, AND YOU KNOW, WRAP IT AND KEEP IT THERE.

>> Reporter: THEY TEACH OVER 100 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT THE LANGUAGE ACADEMY.

THEY ARE BUILDING THEIR OWN OFRENDAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS FEATURING THE ICONIC SKULLS, AND REMEMBRANCES OF THEIR OWN LOVED ONES.

>> NOWADAYS WITH EVERYTHING MOVING SO FAST, SOMETIMES WE TEND TO FORGET.

OR MAKE THESE STUDENTS HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN, AND IN FACT HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THEIR HERITAGE AND HISTORY.

8-YEAR-OLD MIA ACKERMAN IS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED BY THE INCENSE.

>> IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD PUT ON THE ALTAR TO KEEP THE BAD SPIRITS AWAY, AND SO THE GOOD ONES CAN BE HERE WITHOUT ANY DANGER OR PROBLEMS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.

MJ PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> KPBS IS HOSTING A DIGITAL COMMUNITY OFRENDAS OR ALTAR WHERE YOU CAN CELEBRATE A LOVED ONE WHO HAS PASSED AWAY.

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STORE MAKE HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

AS WE REPORTED, PRESIDENT BIDEN MADE THE CASE IN A RARE OVAL OFFICE ADDRESS FOR AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO BACK ISRAEL AND UKRAINE.

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