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>>> THE POSSIBILITY OF A DATA CENTER BEING BUILT ON THE NAVWAR PROPERTY IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT IS BRINGING TOGETHER CITY AND OTHER CIVIC LEADERS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I'M JACOB AERE IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

LOCAL LEADERS HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO AT SAN DIEGO CITY HALL.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS THERE LIVE WITH MORE ON WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.

JOHN?

>> Reporter: HEY, JACOB, THINGS HAVE WRAPPED UP NOW.

YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE STILL A FEW PEOPLE AROUND CHATTING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

AND THAT WAS AT 4:00.

THEY HAD A RALLY AND A NEWS CONFERENCE ALL ROLLED INTO ONE.

I WOULD SAY THEY WERE CERTAINLY NORTH BY MY ROUGH COUNT OF NEARLY 200 PEOPLE HERE, ALL OF THEM FOUR SQUARE IN OPPOSITION TO WHAT WE'RE TALK ABOUT, THAT IS THE MASSIVE REDEVELOPMENT THAT'S SLATED FOR THE ROUGHLY 70-ACRE PROPERTY BETWEEN PACIFIC HIGHWAY AND I-5.

THE MANCHESTER FINANCIAL GROUP IS THE COMPANY THE NAVY IS WORKING WITH TO REDEVELOP THE PROPERTY.

NOW THAT PROCESS IS STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES, BUT IT'S PLANNED TO BE A MIXED USE REVITALIZATION, INCLUDING HOUSING, RETAIL, AND THE STICKING POINT, A POSSIBLE 400 MEGAWATT DATA CENTER.

THIS STORY WAS FIRST BROKEN BY OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNER VOICE OF SAN DIEGO EARLIER THIS MONTH.

I REACHED OUT TO THE MANCHESTER FINANCIAL GROUP FOR A COMMENT.

THEY SENT A STATEMENT WHICH SAYS IN PART -- .

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, I SPOKE WITH COUNCILMEMBER SEAN ELO-RIVERA ABOUT THAT.

HE'S KIND OF BEEN TAKING THE LEAD ON THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS STORY.

AND HE SAID THE POSSIBILITY OF A DATA CENTER AT NAVWAR IS A NON-STARTER.

>> THE PROJECT AS PROPOSED OR CONSIDERED, HOWEVER THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, IT'S AN INSANE TO THINK WOULD BE AN ACCEPTABLE THING TO DROP INTO SAN DIEGO.

IT'S OUTRAGEOUS.

IT'S OFFENSIVE.

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>> Reporter: SO MAYOR GLORIA SIGNED THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUING A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

HE SIGNED THAT THIS MORNING.

IT STILL HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THIS AFTERNOON COUNCILMAN ELO-RIVERA SAID THAT WOULD BE TAKEN UP BY THEM THIS COMING MONDAY.

JACOB?

>> YEAH, JOHN, YOU SAID THE MAYOR DID SIGN THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER THIS MORNING TO ADVANCE THAT TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT?

WILL THERE BE ANY SORT OF IMPACT?

>> Reporter: SO I ASKED COUNCILMAN ELO-RIVERA ABOUT THAT, AND HE SAID THEY'RE KIND OF TAKING A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH.

HE SAID THEY'RE DOING THEIR PART HERE LOCALLY, THAT IS THE CITY COUNCIL, TO MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR A DATA CENTER HERE.

HOWEVER, THAT'S THE NAVY'S PROPERTY, AND THEY HAVE THE SAY OVER WHAT HAPPENS THERE.

WHAT ELO-RIVERA WENT ON TO SAY IS PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT, AND THAT IS THAT HE WANTS CONGRESS TO GET INVOLVED.

CONGRESS HAS THE POWER OF NOT ONLY THE PURSE BUT THE PEN.

THEY CAN WRITE LEGISLATION THAT WILL DEAL WITH THIS.

AND OF COURSE DEALING WITH THIS AND THE OPINION OF ALL THE FOLKS HERE TODAY WOULD BE DON'T BUILD IT AT NAVWAR.

LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AT CITY HALL, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> JOHN, THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND DEVELOPERS OF A SOLAR AND BATTERY STORAGE PROJECT IN EAST COUNTY ARE FACING A LAWSUIT ALLEGING THE DEVELOPMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.

THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE STARLIGHT SOLAR PROJECT LAST MONTH NEAR THE TOWN OF BOULEVARD, DESPITE COMMUNITY PUSHBACK.

I LOOKED INTO THE STORY.

THE SUIT WAS FILED IN SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT LAST WEEK BY A RESIDENT GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE BACK COUNTRY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBILITY DEVELOPMENT.

JAMIE HALL IS THE GROUP'S ATTORNEY.

>> THIS IS A CEQA ACTION.

AND WHAT WE'RE ALLEGING IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT THAT WAS PREPARED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY WAS INADEQUATE.

>> Reporter: STARLIGHT SOLAR IS A 588-ACRE PROJECT THAT INCLUDES A SOLAR FARM AND AN 868 MEGAWATT BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM.

THE LAWSUIT SEEKS TO SUSPEND ALL ACTIVITY ON THE PROJECT, QUOTE, PENDING FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA AND WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW.

A MAJOR CONCERN BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE SUIT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LITHION BATTERY FIRES.

>> MY CLIENT DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT THE COUNTY ADEQUATELY ANALYZED THOSE IMPACTS.

THEY DIDN'T ANALYZE THE EVACUATION ROUTES SUFFICIENTLY.

THEY DIDN'T ASSESS WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ENOUGH WATER FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

>> Reporter: BOULEVARD RESIDENTS PREVIOUSLY TOLD KPBS THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROXIMITY OF THE BATTERY STORAGE CONTAINERS TO HOMES AND A SCHOOL.

FIRES PRODUCING TOXIC GAS HAVE BROKEN OUT AT BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES IN OTAY MESA AND ESCONDIDO IN RECENT YEARS.

>> WE DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A FIRE, AND IF WE DO, WE HAVE ENOUGH SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S JIM WHALEN, THE PROJECT'S LAND USE CONSULTANT.

>> I DON'T THINK THE LAWSUIT HAS ANY MERIT, NUMBER ONE.

WE WILL BE ADDRESSING THE ALLEGATIONS GOING FORWARD.

WE'RE GOING TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN SETTLE.

>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO WOULD NOT COMMENT CITING THE PENDING LITIGATION.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

COMING UP TONIGHT, STILL A LINGERING SHOWER UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

TEMPERATURES DOWN TO THE 60s.

THE WET WEATHER FADES AWAY A BIT FRIDAY, AND THEN WE'RE DRYER AND WARMER BY THE WEEKEND.

BUT ALREADY LOOKING AT ANOTHER RAIN CHANCE.

I'LL SHOW YOU WHEN, COMING UP.

>>> THE HENDERSON FIRE NEAR CAMP PENDLETON IN OCEANSIDE IS NOW FULLY CONTAINED, BUT THE DANGER IN THE AREA DOESN'T STOP WITH THE FLAMES.

STORMS FUELLED BY EL NINO COULD CREATE PROBLEMS ON THE VULNERABLE SLOPES.

THAT'S BECAUSE FIRE DESTROYS THE BRUSH AND REMOVES ROOTS THAT HELP KEEP SOIL IN PLACE.

CALIFORNIA GEOLOGISTS WARN INTENSE RIFLE CAN TRIGGER DEBRIS FLOWS ON BURNED SLOPES EVEN WITH THE FIRST HEAVY RAIN.

ANOTHER BIG CONCERN, OUR BLUFF COLLAPSES.

>> WE SEE EXPECTS OF THIS WHERE HEAVY RAINS FOLLOWING A BIG WILDFIRE HAVE LED TO DISASTROUS MUD FLOWS CAUSING DAMAGES AND EVEN DEATHS.

THE REAL TEST FOR THOSE AREAS ARE GOING TO COME UP HERE PRESUMABLY THIS DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, USUALLY OUR THREE RAINIEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

AND IF THEY DELIVER HIGHER THAN NORMAL RAINS, AS THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY WILL HAPPEN, THEN I WOULD EXPECT INCREASED SEA CLIFF FAILURES DURING THAT THREE-MONTH PERIOD AS WELL.

>> THIS WEEK, THE CITY OCEANSIDE OF OCEANSIDE DECLARED A LOCAL EMERGENCY AHEAD OF THE PEAK EL NINO SEASON.

THE DECLARATION ALLOWS THE CITY TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY TO ADDRESS VULNERABILITIES AND TO PREPARE FOR MAJOR STORMS BEFORE THEY ARRIVE.

>>> RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAN LIMIT GENDER AFFIRMING CARE TO SOME NEW PATIENTS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT RULING THIS WEEK.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO EXPLAINS WHAT THAT MEANS FOR FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: THE RULING ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL TO TURN AWAY SOME NEW PATIENTS.

>> SO WHAT THE JUDGE SAID IS IF THERE IS A NEW PATIENT WHO IS ON THE CUSP OF STARTING PUBERTY, THEY COULD THEN PROVIDE THEM WITH PUBERTY BLOCKERS.

BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY NEW PATIENT.

>> Reporter: THIS LEGAL PROCESS BEGAN IN JANUARY.

THAT'S WHEN RADY SAID IT WOULD STOP PROVIDING GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE BECAUSE OF A FEAR OF LOSING FEDERAL FUNDING.

CALIFORNIA SUED, ARGUING THE HOSPITAL IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE CARE UNDER CONDITIONS TIED TO ITS MERGER WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY.

IN FEBRUARY, A JUDGE ORDERED RADY TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CARE, EXCEPT FOR SURGERIES.

>> THIS IS -- THIS IS NECESSARY HEALTH CARE.

>> Reporter: KATHY MOEHLIC HAS BEEN HELPING FAMILIES NAVIGATE CARE THROUGH HER ORGANIZATION TRANS FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.

SHE SAYS THE NEXT CLOSEST OPTION FOR CARE IS LOS ANGELES.

>> THEN OUR FAMILIES HAVE TO TRAVEL, WHICH MEANS PARENTS TAKING TIME OFF WORK, KIDS MISSING SCHOOL, THE COST OF TRAVEL, YOU KNOW, THE EXPENSE OF THE WHOLE THING BECOMES A BURDEN AND OVERWHELMING FOR THESE FAMILIES JUST TO GET THEIR CHILD THE APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE THAT THEY NEED.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS FAMILIES WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO WORK THROUGH INSURANCE RESTRICTIONS.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE STEPPING OUTSIDE YOUR INSURANCE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THEM TO COVER SOMEONE THAT'S NOT WITHIN NETWORK.

OR OUR FAMILIES THAT ARE COVERED UNDER MEDI-CAL, THAT BECOMES EVEN MORE OF A CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: RADY TOLD KPBS, QUOTE, WE'RE REVIEWING THE DETAILS AND IMPACT OF THE RULING.

WE ARE UNABLE TO COMMENT FURTHER ON ACTIVE LITIGATION AT THIS TIME.

THE NEXT COURT DATE IS IN JANUARY.

HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES OPENED A NEW DAY CENTER THIS MONTH IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

KPBS PENNER FELLOW EMMY BURRUS REPORTS THE FACILITY NOW SERVES AS A UNIQUE RESOURCE CENTER FOR PEOPLE WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO DURING THE DAY.

>> Reporter: THE NEW EAST VILLAGE DAY CENTER IS CENTRALLY LOCATED AROUND FATHER JOE'S DOWNTOWN HOMELESSNESS SERVICES.

THE CENTER GIVES PEOPLE WITHOUT A HOME A PLACE TO SIT, CLEAN UP, AND CONNECT WITH SERVICES DURING THE DAY.

>> FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, WE OPEN UP AT 7:30.

WE START GETTING INDIVIDUALS INTO SHELTER.

CAME ALL THE WAY OUT THE DOOR AND OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A LONG LINE FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SHELTER.

>> Reporter: BEFORE PEOPLE COULD GO TO THE DAY CENTER WHICH OFFERED THE SAME SERVICES A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.

IT CLOSED LAST MONTH BECAUSE OF SAN DIEGO SATISFY CUTS.

THEY SAID THEIR FOCUS IS ON MAXIMIZING SHELTER CAPACITY AND GETTING PEOPLE PERMANENTLY HOUSED.

SOME DAY SERVICE CENTERS LIKE SHOWERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AVAILABLE.

BUT NOW FATHER JOE'S HAS CARVED OUT PART OF A CAFETERIA TO BUILD A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO REST DURING THE DAY.

WITHOUT IT, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DOWNTOWN MIGHT NOT HAVE PLACE TO GO.

>> NOW PEOPLE CAN HAVE RESPIT IN HERE, THEY CAN SLEEP DURING THE DAY.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST LOSSES OF THE CENTER IF IT WAS TO CLOSE, NOT ONLY THE MAIL, BUT WOMEN SAFETY.

WOMEN COME IN HERE DURING THE DAY THAT ARE LIVING OUTSIDE, SLEEP BEHIND OUR SECURITY, AS THEY DID AT THE NEIL GOOD DAY CENTER BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SLEEP ON THE STREETS AT NIGHT.

>> Reporter: THIS ROOM WAS CONVERTED FOR A PORTION OF CAFETERIA FOR FAMILIES AT FATHER JOE'S.

THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE HOW THE CAFETERIA OPERATES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAY CENTER'S WALL.

AND PEOPLE UTILIZING THE DAY CENTER CAN GO RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FOR LUNCH, TO USE A COMPUTER AND ACCESS HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

ON-SITE FATHER JOE'S PROVIDES THINGS LIKE SOAP AND TOOTHBRUSHES.

FRANKLIN WAS PREVIOUSLY UNHOUSED AND OFTEN UTILIZED THE OLD NEIL GOOD DAY CENTER.

HE SAID WHEN PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS, THEY OFTEN STAY AWAKE ALL NIGHT.

>> MOST PEOPLE TAKE FOR GRANT FAD IF THEY WANT TO SIT DOWN AND RELAX, THEY CAN RELAX.

IF THEY'VE HAD A LONG DAY, THEY CAN SIT ON THEIR COUCH AND DECOMPRESS.

UNHOUSED PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT.

AND WHEN YOU CLOSE A DAY CENTER, YOU CLOSE ONE OF THE VERY FEW PLACES WHERE THAT'S POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: WHEN NEIL GOOD CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 30th, THE NEW CENTER OPENED THE VERY NEXT DAY.

FATHER JOE'S CEO DEACON JIM VARGAS SAYS CONTINUING SERVICES WITHOUT INTERRUPTION WAS A PRIORITY.

THE NEW CENTER DOESN'T HAVE AN OUTDOOR AREA AND IS SMALLER INSIDE, BUT VARGAS SAYS THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.

>> WE HAVEN'T TURNED ANYONE AWAY.

AND THAT'S THE KEY, NOT TURNING ANYONE AWAY AND CONTINUING THE SERVICES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

>> Reporter: UNLIKE THE OLD CENTER, THE NEW ONE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR EVERYONE'S BELONGINGS.

SO PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF ITEMS ARE REFERRED TO A STORAGE AREA A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.

BUT LIKE NEIL GOOD, THE NEW CENTER OFFERS MAILING SERVICES.

THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT NOW BECAUSE CAL FRESH AND MEDI-CAL KEEP CLIENTS INFORMED ABOUT FEDERAL CHANGES VIA MAIL.

AND STACEY LIVINGSTONE WITH UCSD'S HOMELESS HUB SAID MAIL SERVICES ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.

>> THEY'RE MORE PRONE TO SWEEPS.

AND WHEN A SWEEP OCCURS, PEOPLE CAN LOSE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS, INCLUDING THEIR IDs.

AND YOU REALLY NEED AN ID LIKE A DRIVER'S LICENSE TO DO EVERYTHING, TO APPLY FOR A JOB, TO OBTAIN HOUSING.

>> Reporter: NEIL GOOD HAD BEEN PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE CITY AND OPERATED BY FATHER JOE'S.

SO AVOID LOSING A PLACE FOR UNHOUSED PEOPLE TO SAFELY RELAX DURING THE DAY IN DOWNTOWN ALL TOGETHER, FATHER JOE'S TOOK ON FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NEW CENTER.

VARGAS SAYS THE REMODEL WAS COMPLETELY FUNDED BY DONATIONS, AND NOW THEY'LL HAVE TO RAISE $1.1 MILLION EVERY YEAR TO KEEP IT RUNNING.

BUT WITHOUT A DAY CENTER, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO MIGHT NOT HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO RELAX AND CLEAN UP DURING THE DAY.

SARAGOSA SAYS IF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WANT TO SIMPLY SIT OR LAY DOWN OUTSIDE DURING THE DAY, THEY RISK FACING STIGMA FROM THE PUBLIC AND HARASSMENT FROM THE POLICE.

>> A LOT HAS HAD TO HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY FOR THEM TO END UP ON THE STREETS.

AND SO BUT WE'RE STILL HUMAN BEINGS.

>> Reporter: EMMY BURRUS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M GEOFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S PLANS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION MONITORS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> IN THE WANING DAYS UNTIL NOVEMBER 3rd, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO ENSURE THEY SHORE UP KEY VOTING BLOCS.

FOR DEMOCRATS, BLACK VOTERS HAVE LONG BEEN A CORE CONSISTENCY.

IN ONE BATTLEGROUND STATE THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE PARTY IS DOING ENOUGH TO BRING THEM OUT TO THE POLLS.

MADDIE GANNON EXPLAINS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: BLACK VOTERS ARE THOUGHT TO BE CRUCIAL FOR DEMOCRATS TO SECURE VICTORIES IN SEVERAL CLOSELY WATCHED STATES.

ATTENTION ON HOW THEY'RE RESPONDING TO THE DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE IN MICHIGAN IS PUTTING A LARGER SPOTLIGHT ON HOW BOTH PARTIES ARE TRYING TO REACH THE VOTING BLOC THIS ELECTION.

A CNN POLL RELEASED THIS WEEK FOUND BLACK VOTERS NATIONALLY FAVOR DEMOCRATS BY ABOUT 70 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

BUT IN MICHIGAN'S HOTLY CONTESTED SENATE RACE, THERE IS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ABDUL ELISAY YESTERDAY CAN KEEP THE COALITION INTACT.

>> THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION WILL SEND A LOUD MESSAGE THAT THE BLACK VOTE IS JUST NOT UP FOR GRABS.

YOU HAVE TO EARN IT.

>> Reporter: THIS MICHIGAN VOTER APPEARS IN AN AD FOR MIKE ROGERS.

SHE SAYS SHE'S SUPPORTING THE REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE THIS ELECTION DESPITE PREVIOUSLY VOTING FOR FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

AND IT COMES AS ROGERS HAS BEEN WORKING TO REACH VOTERS WHO MAY NOT TYPICALLY LEAN GOP.

>> WE HAVE BUILT COALITIONS THAT REALLY ARE VERY UNTRADITIONAL FOR A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.

WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME HERE IN DETROIT, FLINT, PONTIAC.

>> Reporter: THOSE CITIES ALL HAVE LARGE BLACK POPULATIONS, AND THEY'RE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT FOR A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN THE STATE.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST MICHIGAN WHERE BLACK VOTERS ARE A KEY BLOC FOR THE PARTY.

IN BATTLEGROUND GEORGIA, THE LATEST STATISTICS FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE SAYS ABOUT 30% OF ALL ACTIVE VOTERS AS OF 2021 WERE BLACK.

>> LISTEN, BLACK VOTERS ARE SUFFERING LIKE ALL OF OUR VOTERS, LIKE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

WE'VE GOT TO TURN OUT OUR WHOLE COALITION.

>> Reporter: GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK IS ONE OF SEVERAL WHO ALREADY HAVE OR PLAN TO CAMPAIGN WITH ELISAY YESTERDAY.

THE LIST INCLUDES BARACK OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WHO ALSO DID A VIRTUAL EVENT WITH FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC SENATE ANGIE NIXON.

>> WE HAVE REPUBLICANS THAT ARE SAYING THEY'RE VOTING FOR ME.

SO IT IS AMAZING BECAUSE I GET TO PULL OUT YOUNGER MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR.

>> Reporter: MICHIGAN IS ONE OF TEN STATES CNN HAS RANKED AS THE MOST COMPETITIVE THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>>> DEMOCRATS ARE ATTEMPTING TO FLIP A SEAT IN THE STATE SENATE THIS MIDTERM ELECTION.

IT'S SENATE DISTRICT 40 WHICH COVERS INLAND NORTH COUNTY AND PARTS OF EAST COUNTY.

KPBS'S ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS MORE ON WHO'S RUNNING AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS RACE.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 40 IS SHAPED LIKE A BOOT.

IT COVERS SAN MARCOS, PARTS OF ESCONDIDO, FALLBROOK, BONSALL, VALLEY CENTER DOWN TO SCRIPPS RANCH, AND JAMUL AND ALPINE TO THE EAST.

PRIOR TO 2021, THE DISTRICT WAS A DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD.

BEN HUESO HELD THE SEAT FOR NEARLY A DECADE.

IN 2021, THE DISTRICT WAS REDRAWN.

NOW IT'S MORE OF A TOSS-UP THAT LEANS DEMOCRATIC.

RYAN JONES WON IN 2022 WITH 50% OF THE VOTE.

HE IS NOW TERMED OUT.

VYING FOR HIS SEAT IS KRISTIE BRUCE-LANE AND MARIA ELLIOTT.

BRUCE LANE IS A BUSINESSWOMAN, NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE AND MEDIA PERSONALITY.

SHE IS ENDORSED BY REFORM CALIFORNIA HEADED BY CARL DeMAIO.

BRUCE LANE HAS REPEATEDLY DECLINED TO SPEAK WITH KPBS OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA, SO WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HER LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

SHE PREVIOUSLY RAN FOR STATE ASSEMBLY TWICE AND LOST.

ARGUMENT HER CAMPAIGN WEBSITE, SHE WANTS TO FOCUS ON THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING, ENERGY, AND FOOD.

SHE'S CRITICIZED THE STATE'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AS BEING, QUOTE, SOFT ON CRIME.

SHE ALSO WANTS TO DEPUTIZE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ASSIST FEDERAL AGENTS WITH BORDER SECURITY EFFORTS, AND SHE SUPPORTS PROP 39, THE INITIATIVE REQUIRING ID TO CAST A VOTE.

HER DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER IS FORMER SAN DIEGO CITY ATTORNEY MARA ELLIOTT.

BECAUSE THE CITY ATTORNEY IS AN ELECTED POSITION, SHE SAYS SHE HAS POLICY-MAKING EXPERIENCE.

HERE'S HER APPROACH TO THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

>> I FEEL I CAN STEP UP WITH SOME IDEAS ABOUT UNDERUTILIZED LAND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT CAN BE SET ASIDE SO WE CAN CREATE AFFORDABILITY FOR EVERYTHING.

>> ELLIOTT SAYS THIS AFFECTS EVERYONE FROM RECENTLY GRADUATED DOCTORS TO PEOPLE IN ALL INDUSTRIES.

WITH DEMOCRATS HAVING A SUPER MAJORITY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, I ASKED HOW SHE PLANS TO STAND OUT.

SHE SAYS THERE ARE STILL SOME NEGOTIATIONS NEEDED TO GET BUY-IN TO PASS BILLS.

>> I THINK POLICY MAKING IS REALLY A GROUP EXPERIENCE.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR WHOEVER REPRESENTS DISTRICT 40 TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS SOMETHING I DID AS CITY ATTORNEY.

THERE WERE NINE DISTRICTS AS CITY ATTORNEY.

I WAS IN ALL OF THOSE DISTRICTS GETTING TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS.

>> Reporter: SHE CRITICIZED HER OPPONENT FOR NOT SHOWING UP TO FORUMS, INTERVIEWS, OR DEBATES.

>> THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO WALK INTO ROOMS, EVEN WHERE IT MAY BE SOMEWHAT HOSTILE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A POPULATION THAT WANTS TO GET TO KNOW US.

WE CAN'T ONLY GO INTO SAFE SPACES OR THROW RED MEAT TO OUR SUPPORTERS.

WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE KPBS VOTER HUB.

LOOK FOR A LINK ON OUR HOME PAGE AT KPBS.ORG.

THE VOTER HUB IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND ALL OF OUR COVERAGE IN ONE PLACE.

WE ALSO HAVE A SPANISH VERSION.

USE THE VOTER HUB TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES AND BALLOT MEASURES AT THE STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL LEVEL.

>>> WHETHER IT'S WORKING AT A PUMPKIN PATCH OR PICKING UP HOURS AT A DEPARTMENT STORE, PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET SOME EXTRA CASH AS SEASONAL JOBS FILL UP.

ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS BY INDEED.COM, SEASONAL JOB POSTS ARE UP 10% YEAR-OVER-YEAR FROM 2025.

HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN.

61% OF SEASONAL JOBS ARE FOUND IN RETAIL, WITH 8.7% IN LOADING AND STOCKING FOR COMPANY WAREHOUSE AND 3.4% IN FOOD, PREPARATION, AND SERVICE INDUSTRY.

>> WORK REALLY HARD FOR A FEW MONTHS OR HALF A YEAR AT A TIME, AND THEN YOU GET INTO YOUR NEXT ESSENTIALLY PROJECT OR KIND OF ALMOST AND IT FEELS LIKE A CAREER FOR WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT.

AND THEN YOU GET TO GO TO YOUR OTHER JOB.

>> WE'VE HAD LUCK WITH LIKE COLLEGE STUDENTS.

WE'VE ALSO HAD LUCK WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE IN BETWEEN JOBS AND REALLY ARE JUST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IMMEDIATE.

>> IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN EARNING SOME EXTRA CASH FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AMANDA HAS THE FOLLOWING ADVICE.

START LOOKING EARLY, AND BE FLEXIBLE WITH YOUR SCHEDULE.

>>> SWIPING RIGHT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

RECENTLY ONLINE DATING APPS HAVE BEEN ROLLING OUT NEW AI TOOLS.

USERS HAVE STARTED LEANING ON THE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR PROFILES AND CRAFT THE PERFECT MESSAGE TO A POTENTIAL PARTNER.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA EXPLAINS ABOUT HOW AI CAN HELP OR MAYBE HURT PEOPLE'S CHANCES AT MAKING A GENUINE CONNECTION.

>> FOR PROFILES, TO PICKUP LINES, AI IS QUIETLY AND NOT SO QUIETLY SLID INTO THE ONLINE DATING WORLD.

SO WE SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT SOME OF THE PERKS AND PITFALLS OF TRYING TO USE AI AS YOU TRY AND FIND REAL LOVE ON THE APPS.

ONLINE DATING HAS A NEW WINGMAN, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

>> IT'S A VERY RAPID KIND OF ESCALATION OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND A LOT OF IT IS IN RESPONSE TO PEOPLE, AGAIN, FEELING REALLY TIRED OF DATING APPS, AND FEELING LIKE THEY HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT THEY WANTED.

>> Reporter: FOR SINGLES TIRED OF APPING, APPS ARE ADDING AI FEATURES FROM SUGGESTING MATCHES TO PICKING PHOTOS AND STARTING CONVERSATIONS.

MANY SINGLES ARE BRINGING THEIR OWN CHATBOTS TOO.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS IT CAN BE REALLY HARD TO STAND OUT IN A CROWDED DATING POOL.

WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE TURNING TO AI, PARTICULARLY FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: PROFESSIONAL KATHERINE CADUTO COMPARES IT TO ASKING A FRIEND TO PUNCH OFF YOUR PROFILE.

ONLY NOW THAT FRIEND MIGHT BE CHATGPT.

>> THINKING ABOUT HOW TO SHOWCASE YOURSELF, USING TOOLS TO DO THAT, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FAULT THAT.

I THINK IT GETS A LITTLE MORE UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN IF YOU'RE SITTING FACE-TO-FACE WITH SOMEONE AND THEY TELL YOU AN AI IS WHO CHOSE THEM.

>> Reporter: WITH AI HERE TO STAY, CADUTO SAYS TREAT IT LIKE A SUPPORTIVE FRIEND, NOT A STAND-IN.

DON'T LET IT PICK YOUR MATCHES OR CARRY THE CONVERSATION.

ONCE YOU'VE BUILT SOME TRUST, BE UP-FRONT ABOUT USING IT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DON'T ALLOW AI TO SUSTAIN A PERSONA OR A RELATIONSHIP YOU CAN'T REPLICATE FACE-TO-FACE.

>> IF YOU ARE USING IT INITIALLY, THERE HAS TO BE A POINT WHERE YOU STOP BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO MEET THIS PERSON IN PERSON, HOPEFULLY, RIGHT.

AND YOU WANT TO BE YOURSELF.

>> AND CADUTO SAYS EXISTING RESEARCH ON ONLINE DATING SAYS MEETING SOONER RATHER THAN LATER ALLOWS YOU TO NOT BUILD PEOPLE UP INSIDE YOUR HEAD, KEEP EXPECTATIONS REALISTIC.

SHE SAYS NOW WITH AI ENTERING THE PICTURE, THAT TIMELINE OF MEETING SOMEONE PROBABLY GOING TO BE ACCELERATED BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE ASKING YOURSELF POTENTIALLY ARE THOSE MESSAGES THAT YOU'VE BEEN RECEIVING FROM THEM ACTUALLY FROM THEM OR ARE THEY POTENTIALLY FROM AN AI.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>>> BEEN DEALING WITH SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT THE RAIN IS SLOWLY FADING AWAY HERE, ESPECIALLY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

AND THAT'S GOING SET US UP FOR A WARMER AND DRYER WEEKEND.

SO PERFECT TIMING.

HEADS UP, THOUGH, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT WEEK THERE WILL BE ROUGH SURF AND SOME ELEVATED TIDES.

SO COASTAL FLOODING AND CERTAINLY THOSE BEACH HAZARD ALSO BE SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.

STILL LINGERING SHOWER ALONG THE COAST.

EVEN INLAND VALLEYS AS OCEANSIDE DROPS TO 57, SAN DIEGO 62, CHULA VISTA 58.

DRY AIR TONIGHT.

BORREGO SPRINGS AT MOUNT LAGUNA WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 40s AND 50s.

INTO THE DAY TOMORROW STILL A LINGERING SHOWER EARLIER INTO THE DAY.

ALONG THE COAST AND INTO THE VALLEYS.

DRY IN THE DESERTS SUNNY AND 75, QUITE BEAUTIFUL.

WE COULD SEE A SHOWER LINGERING MOUNT LAGUNA AT 47 DEGREES.

TOMORROW MORNING STILL COULD SEE A SHOWER OR TWO THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY.

CLOUDS LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

AND THEN WE'LL GET SOME CLEARING.

LOOK AT THIS.

SUNSHINE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AND DRY WEATHER TO CONTEND WITH.

SO GREAT FOR OUTDOOR PLANS AND TRAVEL.

LET'S TAKE YOU INTO THE NEXT FIVE DAYS ALONG THE COAST, PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME SHOWERS.

FIRST HALF OF THE DAY TOMORROW, AND THEN SUNNY AND 75 FOR SATURDAY.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WARMING UP SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A HIGH BACK OF 181 ON MONDAY.

INLAND VALLEYS SHOWERS STILL LINGERING ON FRIDAY, KEEPING TEMPERATURES LOWER AT 3.

BACK TO 81 ON MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING ON I SHOULD 81 ON SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING ON MONDAY AT 84, AND WE STILL STAY WARM ON TUESDAY, A HIGH OF 83.

ALL RIGHT.

FOR THE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, IT'S GOING TO BE COLD TOMORROW WITH A SHOWER.

NOT A GREAT WAY TO END THE WEEK, BUT HEY, IT'S FRIDAY.

WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE DRYER, BUT STILL COOL.

BUT HEY, WE'RE BACK TO THE 60s AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

ALL RIGHT, FOR DESERT LOCATIONS, ENJOY TOMORROW.

SUNNY AND 75.

OUR TEMPERATURES STAY QUITE COMFORTABLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

THE COST OF JET FUEL IS APPROACHING AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN THE U.S.

ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION, HOW AIRLINES PLAN TO PASS THOSE HIGHER COSTS ON TO CONSUMERS.

AND ON KPBS ROUNDTABLE JOINS US TO DISCUSS A REPORT ON AIR POLLUTION NEAR THE MONTGOMERY FIELD AIRPORT.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M JACOB AERE.

HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

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