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>>> THE PUBLIC CONTINUES SPEAKING OUT AGAINST POLICE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IN SAN DIEGO.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS REMAINED DIVIDED ON THE ISSUE.

KPBS REPORTER CARLY KAY SAYS RISING FEARS AMONG IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ARE INFLUENCING AT LEAST ONE COUNCILMEMBER.

>> Reporter: DRIVERS WHIZZING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS MIGHT NOT NOTICE THEM.

THEY'RE TUCKED BEHIND STREET SIGNS AND PERCHED ON STOPLIGHTS.

IT'S A SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY CALLED AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS, OR ALPRs.

BUT THE CITY'S CONTRACT WITH ALPR MANUFACTURER FLOCK SAFETY HAS BEEN CONTROVERSIAL.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN DIVIDED ON FLOCK CAMERAS.

UNTIL NOW, I HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THEM AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

THEY HAVE HELPED US SOLVE CRIMES, AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT USES THEM RESPONSIBLY.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ABOUT 500 ALPR CAMERAS KEEPING AN EYE ON SAN DIEGO.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN A 5-3 VOTE LAST YEAR.

SUPPORTERS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER STEPHEN WHITBURN SAID THE TECHNOLOGY WOULD HELP POLICE OFFICERS STOP CRIME MORE EFFICIENTLY.

BUT RISING FEARS IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HAS CAUSED WHITBURN TO CHANGE HIS MIND.

>> WHILE I DO BELIEVE ALPRs ARE AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY TOOL, WE CAN'T HAVE OUR OWN RESIDENTS LIVING IN FEAR OF THE CITY'S CAMERAS.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

SO THE CAMERAS HAVE TO GO.

>> Reporter: IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN SUSPECTED OF USING FLOCK DATA TO AID IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO REPORTING FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

WHITBURN HAS VISITED THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER WHERE THE DATA LIVES.

HE SAYS HE'S CONFIDENT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SAN DIEGO'S INFORMATION.

>> HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY, MANY SAN DIEGANS WHO AREN'T SO SURE ABOUT THAT, AND THE ONES WITH THE GREATEST FEAR THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ACCESS TO THAT DATA ARE THOSE WHO ARE BEING TARGETED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> Reporter: TWO WEEKS AGO, THE AMERICAN CIVIL UNION FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES SUED THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER THE TECHNOLOGY.

THEY SAY ITS USE VIOLATES CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS.

BUT MAYOR TODD GLORIA BELIEVES THAT PUBLIC SAFETY AND PRIVACY ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

IN A STATEMENT, MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAID THAT CAMERAS LIKE THESE HAVE HELPED ASSIST IN NEARLY 900 INVESTIGATIONS AND HAVE SAVED MILLIONS IN RECOVERED STOLEN PROPERTY.

HE SAYS SAN DIEGO HAS, QUOTE, SET THE GOLD STANDARD FOR TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT OF THE TECHNOLOGY.

HE MENTIONED THE CITY'S TRUST ORDINANCE, WHICH ESTABLISHED A PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS, PRIVACY OVERNIGHT, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW THE CAMERAS SHOULD BE USED.

BUT WHITBURN SAYS THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS EFFICIENT BEFORE FLOCK CAMERAS WERE IMPLEMENTED.

CANCELING FLOCK'S CONTRACT COULD HELP PUT RESOURCES ELSEWHERE.

>> IF WE USE THESE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON FLOCK CAMERAS TO INSTEAD ADD THE OFFICERS NECESSARY TO SPEED UP RESPONSE TIMES, THEN I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC EVEN MORE THAN THESE CAMERAS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY WILL PRESENT ITS ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER.

WHITBURN'S VOTE COULD SWAY THE MAJORITY TO TURN THE CAMERAS OFF.

CARLY KAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN RECENT WEEKS, THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE ACLU ANNOUNCED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER THE USE OF FLOCK CAMERAS.

KPBS DAY EDITION FEATURED A SEGMENT ON THE PIECE.

YOU CAN STREAM IT AT KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCAST.

>>> SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS WILL WEIGH IN ON THE MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS MIDWAY RISING LATER THIS WEEK.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS THE CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT LOOKS TO REDEVELOP NEARLY 50 ACRES OF LAND INTO HOUSING, ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION AT THE CITY'S SPORTS ARENA SITE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAS NOW RELEASED PROPOSED REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS AND PLANS FOR THE MIDWAY RISING DEVELOPMENT FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CONSIDER.

THEY INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER.

>> THE CORE ECONOMIC DEAL BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND MIDWAY RISING IS TO PROVIDE THOSE THREE ITEMS -- A NEW ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, PRIVATELY FUNDED AND PRIVATELY OPERATED, NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING PRIVATELY FUNDED PUBLIC -- PRIVATELY FUNDED PUBLIC PARKS THAT ARE PRIVATELY MAINTAINED, AS WELL AS ROADWAY, INTERSECTION, AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY AND ALSO OFF SITE THE PROPERTY.

AND THE ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> Reporter: THIS NEXT STEP FOR THE MIDWAY RISING REDEVELOPMENT COMES AFTER GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED SENATE BILL 344 AND SENATE BILL 958 IN LATE AUGUST.

THE BILLS AFFECT THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

PREVIOUSLY THOSE REGULATIONS LED TO CHALLENGES.

>> THE VOTERS HAVE TWICE APPROVED LIFTING THE HEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE MIDWAY RISING PROJECT.

TWICE THAT'S GOTTEN OVERTURNED IN THE COURT OF APPEAL BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CITY DID THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

THAT BARRIER HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSED MIDWAY RISING PROJECT IS LARGE AND EXPENSIVE.

IT COVERS THE CITY'S 48-ACRE SPORTS ARENA PROPERTY AND INCLUDES PARKS AND PARKING, A NEW ENTERTAINMENT ARENA, AND OVER 4,250 NEW APARTMENTS, 2,000 OF WHICH WOULD BE AFFORDABLE UNITS.

THE TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST IS NOW MORE THAN $4.2 BILLION.

JOHN McNABB IS PRESIDENT OF SAVE OUR ACCESS.

THE ORGANIZATION OPPOSES THE PROJECT AND SUCCESSFULLY SUED THE CITY IN THE PAST.

>> WE OWN THIS.

AND THE QUESTION IS WHY ARE WE SAYING THE BEST RETURN MUST BE FOR THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER AND INSTEAD OF SAYING THE BEST RETURN IS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC?

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT, AND THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T DO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY'S OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT BUDGET ANALYST PUBLISHED ITS REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS ON MONDAY.

IT SAYS THE PROPOSED AGREEMENTS REPRESENT A, QUOTE, FAIR AND REASONABLE TRANSACTION FOR THE CITY.

THE LAND USE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSED LEASE AND DETAILS OF THE MIDWAY RISING DEAL AT A SPECIAL MEETING THIS FRIDAY.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON THAT POPE LEO HAS A FORM OF LUNG CANCER.

THE NEWS BROKE SHORTLY AFTER THE CATHOLIC LEADER UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REMOVE THE GROWTH ON HIS LUNG.

THE POPE APPEARED IN GOOD HEALTH WHEN HE ARRIVED AT A HOSPITAL IN ROME TODAY FOR THE PROCEDURE.

DOCTORS SAY THE LOWER LOBE OF HIS RIGHT LUNG WAS REMOVED.

THE POPE IS EXPECTED TO SPEND ABOUT A WEEK RECOVERING.

THERE IS NO WORD ON IF ANY FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT IS NECESSARY.

>>> SANTA ANA WINDS CAN DO MORE THAN RAISE FIRE DANGER.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO SAYS THEY CAN ALSO STIR UP PARTICLES THAT IRRITATE YOUR EYES, NOSE, AND LUNGS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES OR ASTHMA.

>> Reporter: AFTER A STRETCH OF COOLER WEATHER AND SHOWERS, SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY LATER THIS WEEK.

AND FOR SOME PEOPLE, THE EFFECTS CAN START AS SOON AS THEY STEP OUTSIDE.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE WINDS, IT PICKS UP A LOT OF PARTICLES IN THE AIR, IT MOVES IT AROUND, WE BREATHE IN THESE PARTICLES.

THEY GO INTO OUR NOSES.

THEY GO INTO OUR LUNGS.

THEY GO INTO OUR EYES.

>> Reporter: DR.

AMY ZHENG TREATS PATIENTS AT SHARP REES STEALY URGENT CARE.

SHE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DEAL WITH ALLERGIES HERSELF.

>> THEY MAKE OUR EYES ITCHY, SCRATCHY, GRITTY.

OUR NOSES ARE RUNNY, DRY.

AND THEN THAT LEADS TO THEN OVERPRODUCTION OF MUCUS BECAUSE YOUR BODY'S TRYING TO COMPENSATE FOR IT.

AND SO YOU MAY END UP WITH SOME POST NASAL DRIP AND THEN GO INTO COUGHING FITS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO AIR QUALITY ALERTS BEFORE HEADING OUTSIDE.

>> IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA, IF YOU'VE GOT LUNG DISEASE, IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE NASAL ISSUES, THEN TRY TO AVOID GOING OUT WHEN THE APPS GIVE YOU A WARNING OR AN ALERT.

AT LEAST THINK TWICE ABOUT IT.

DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO OUT NOW.

>> Reporter: SHE RECOMMENDS KEEPING WINDOWS CLOSED AND STAYING HYDRATED.

AND FOR PEOPLE'S WHOSE SYMPTOMS FLARE UP, ZHENG SAYS TREATMENT MAY NEED TO CHANGE TEMPORARILY.

>> WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF YOU NEED SOME CHANGES IN YOUR MEDICATION.

JUST, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST BRIEFLY WHILE THIS IS GOING ON, AND THEN ONCE IT'S OVER, YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR USUAL MAINTENANCE DOSE.

>> Reporter: SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND WEATHER ALERTS, VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SAN DIEGO.

HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

AND COMING UP TONIGHT UNDER A CLEAR SKY, WE'RE DOWN TO 56.

SO QUITE COMFORTABLE.

BUT WE HAVE A WARM-UP WEDNESDAY WITH VERY WARM, EVEN HOT WEATHER BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

THANKS TO A STRENGTHENING SANTA ANA.

WE'LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FORECAST JUST AHEAD.

♪ >>> IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO PASSED A LAW ON VACATION RENTALS, BUT CONTROVERSY ABOUT THEM REMAINS.

FOR THIS WEEK'S "WHY IT MATTERS" SEGMENT, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO'S SCOTT LEWIS EXPLAINS HOW IT'S FRAMING A CITY COUNCIL RACE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO LAW SAYS THAT ONLY 1% OF THE CITY'S HOUSING STOCK CAN BE USED FOR VACATION RENTALS, EXCEPT IN MISSION BEACH, WHERE VACATION RENTALS CAN MAKE UP TO 30% OF HOMES.

THOSE RULES CAME AFTER YEARS OF POLITICAL BATTLES THAT HAVE NEVER ENDED.

AIRBNB ITSELF SPENT MORE THAN $670,000 ON LOBBYING THIS YEAR TO STOP THE CITY FROM ADDING AN ADDITIONAL TAX.

THE TAX FAILED, BUT VACATION RENTALS ARE AGAIN A BIG ISSUE FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, WHICH COVERS OCEAN BEACH, POINT LOMA, MISSION BEACH, AND CLAIREMONT.

DISTRICT 2 CANDIDATE NICOLE CROSBY SAYS SHE WOULD WORK TO CHANGE THE RULES ON DAY ONE AND DRASTICALLY LOWER THE NUMBER OF UNITS ALLOWED TO BE RENTED TO VISITORS.

BUT AT OUR RECENT DEBATE AT POLITIC FEST HER OPPONENT RICHARD BAILEY SAYS THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION HAS AUTHORITY OVER THOSE RULES.

AND THEY HAD THIS EXCHANGE.

>> IF YOU WERE TO TRY TO AMEND THIS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET COASTAL COMMISSION APPROVAL TO DEAL WITHIN THE BEACH COMMUNITIES.

>> DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THAT?

>> I WANT TO DISAGREE THAT IT IMMEDIATELY HAS TO GO TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

THERE ARE MANY COASTAL CITIES THAT HAVE ZERO IN THEIR COASTAL AREAS.

>> Reporter: CROSBY LATER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT BAILEY WAS CORRECT.

IF THE CITY WANTS TO CHANGE THINGS IN THE COASTAL ZONE, IT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

BAILEY SEEMED MOSTLY OKAY WITH THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, BUT SAID THAT THE 1% CAP ON VACATION RENTALS SHOULD BE PER NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT IS CURRENTLY NOT.

>> AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU NOW HAVE OCEAN BEACH AND PACIFIC BEACH WITH GREATER THAN 1% OF ALL HOUSING STOCK TIED UP INTO SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS.

I THINK THAT'S AN UNFAIR BURDEN TO THOSE COMMUNITIES.

SO IN ADDITION TO REFORMING HOW THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM WORKS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TAX REVENUE GENERATED FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES ACTUALLY STAYS WITHIN THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST AFFECTED BY THE EXISTING ORDINANCE.

>> NO CHANGE TO IS THE CITY'S VACATION RENTAL LAW IF THE DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE DOES NOT LEAD IT, AND IT COULD GO EITHER WAY.

FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, I'M SCOTT LEWIS, AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO'S ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE YOU.

LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> EARLIER WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE LATEST CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO QUESTION HOW THE CITY IS USING ITS LICENSE PLATE READERS.

IT'S PART OF A LARGER DISCUSSION ABOUT SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND CYBER SECURITY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS MORE ON THE GROWING CONCERNS.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE AI APOCALYPSE HYPE -- >> WHEN PEOPLE ACT LIKE ALL OF HUMANITY IS AT RISK IN SOME INTIMATE WAY, THAT IS GOING TOO FAR.

>> Reporter: MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER BILL GATES WARNS IT'S NOT THE AI AGENTS WE SHOULD FEAR, BUT BAD ACTORS AND INEFFECTIVE GUARDRAILS.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE BAD PEOPLE, NO SAFEGUARDS, AND THEN THE LATEST MODELS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF NEGATIVE SURPRISES.

>> Reporter: GATES POINTS TO BIOTERRORISM AS A KEY CONCERN.

BUT CARNEGIE MELLON PROFESSOR SAYS AI ALSO POSES MORE MUNDANE SOUNDING RISKS LIKE EXPOSING SOFTWARE FLAWS, LEAKING SENSITIVE DATA OR AIDING HUMAN CYBER ATTACKS WHICH CAN BE DONE IN MINUTES OR SECONDS, REDUCING THE WINDOW FOR CYBER SECURITY TEAMS TO RESPOND.

>> THAT PUTS DEFENDERS ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FOOTING.

>> Reporter: IN LATE AUGUST, 128 COMPANIES, INCLUDING OPENAI, ANTHROPIC AND MICROSOFT SIGN ON TO A LETTER URGING BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO ACT QUICKLY TO BOOST CYBER SECURITY TO KEEP UP WITH THE INCREASING CAPABILITY AND SOPHISTICATION OF NEW MODELS.

FREDRICKSON SAYS RECENT INCIDENTS INVOLVING SOME AI MODELS FINDING A WAY AROUND SECURITY RESTRICTIONS LIKE THE OPENAI HUGGING FACE BREACH DEMONSTRATES CAPABILITIES ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH EXPERIENCED HUMAN HACKERS, RAISING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW FAST THE TECHNOLOGY IS ADVANCING.

>> IT SAYS TWO THINGS PRETTY SIMPLY THAT THE TECHNOLOGY IS FAR ALONG, ESPECIALLY IN CYBER SECURITY, AND, YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT HOW THESE SYSTEMS ARE LIKELY AND WILL BEHAVE WHEN YOU GET THEM IN A REAL ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> Reporter: SOMETIMES WE GET TO A POINT IN LIFE WHERE WE'RE READY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S CHANGING JOBS OR MAYBE EVEN YOUR NAME.

>> KPBS JOHN CARROLL EXPLAINS IN OUR OCTOBER MUSEUM A MONTH.

>> Reporter: THIS BUILDING ON PROSPECT STREET IN LA JOLLA HAS BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, 122 YEARS.

IT'S KNOWN AS WISTERIA COTTAGE, AND THAT NAME IS NOT CHANGING.

>> THIS IS A 1904 COTTAGE THAT IS THE HOME OF VIRGINIA SCRIPPS.

IN 2008, THIS INCREDIBLE PROPERTY AND IS THE FOUR STRUCTURES ON IT WERE GIFTED TO OUR ORGANIZATION BY THE REVELLE FAMILY, DESCENDANTS OF THE SCRIPPS FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THAT'S LAUREN LOCKHART AND THE ORGANIZATION THAT SHE'S REFERRING TO THAT SHE LEADS WAS UNTIL VERY RECENTLY KNOWN AS THE LA JOLLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

BUT FEEDBACK FROM VISITORS CONVINCED HER AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT A CHANGE WAS NEEDED.

>> ARE PEOPLE NOT VISITING US OR NOT DISCOVERING US BECAUSE OUR NAME DOESN'T REFLECT WHO WE ARE AND WHO WE INVOLVED TO BE TODAY?

SO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MY TEAM AND I, WE TALK ABOUT THIS TRANSITION TO THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE LA JOLLA AS OUR NAME CATCHING UP WITH OUR WORK.

>> Reporter: THEIR WORK PRIMARILY ENTAILS SHOWCASING EXHIBITIONS THAT TYPICALLY CHANGE EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.

WHEN WE SHOT THIS INTERVIEW, THEY WERE FEATURING STORIES IN CLOTH, COMMUNICATING THROUGH TEXTILES.

>> A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT HISTORY, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, THROUGH TEXTILES.

>> Reporter: NOW ON EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM, THE SCIENTIFIC ART OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

IT'S A FASCINATING CONGLOMERATION OF PICTURES, STORYBOARDS AND ARTIFACTS, EXPLORING THE HIDDEN PROCESSES BEHIND SAVING HISTORIC PLACES.

AS THE MUSEUM DESCRIBES IT, THE EXHIBITION INVITES VISITORS TO SEE PRESERVATION NOT SIMPLY AS RESTORATION, BUT AS DISCOVERY, PEELING BACK LAYERS OF PAINT, WOOD, PLASTER, AND HISTORY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE AND IDEAS THAT SHAPED THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

EVEN FOR FANS OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE LIKE YOURS TRULY, I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE YOU'LL LEARN THINGS HERE.

THIS PART OF THE MUSEUM NEVER CHANGES.

THEY CALL IT THE HISTORY PORTAL.

>> WE WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO OUR HISTORIC COLLECTION AND REALLY HAVE THOSE MATERIALS AT THEIR FINGERTIPS.

BECAUSE TODAY WE HAVE MORE THAN 100 INDIVIDUALS ON AN ANNUAL BUSINESS WHO COME TO OUR SITE.

WE OFFER THAT FREE OF CHARGE.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE BOTH MAKE STRIDES TO DIGITIZE THOSE ITEMS, AND HAVE THIS PHYSICAL SPACE WHERE ANYONE THAT WALKS THROUGH OUR DOOR COULD RECOGNIZE WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

>> Reporter: THAT PROCESS OF DIGITIZATION BEGINS HERE.

THIS IS WHERE THE MUSEUM HOUSES ITS ARCHIVES.

IT'S SEPARATE FROM WISTERIA COTTAGE, ONE OF THOSE FOUR DONATED BUILDINGS LOCKHART TALKED ABOUT.

>> WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES TO HIRE PAID COLLEGE INTERNS WHO VERY METICULOUSLY DOCUMENT AND CATALOG EVERYONE INCLUDED HERE.

AND IN THE LAST YEAR WE UPLOADED THE FIRST 2,000 DIGITIZED OBJECTS.

THAT'S A TINY FRACTION OF THE MATERIALS IN OUR COLLECTION.

BUT THE GOAL IS TO DIGITIZE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE AND MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO ANYONE.

>> Reporter: 2,000 DOWN, MORE THAN 28,000 PHOTOS, POSTCARDS, AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS LEFT TO DIGITIZE.

THERE ARE FASCINATING THINGS KEPT IN THIS SMALLER SPACE, THINGS YOU'D EXPECT LIKE COPIES OF THE SAN DIEGO UNION, LONG BEFORE IT GAME THE UNION TRIBUNE, BOOKS ON A JACARANDA TREE PLANTING PROGRAM, SITTING ON TOP OF BOXES CONTAINING DOCUMENTS FROM THE VILLAGE GARDEN CLUB.

AND ON ONE WALL A NUMBER OF PAINTINGS.

>> THE PAINTINGS HAVE ALL BEEN DIGITIZED AND CATALOGED.

WE HAD AN INTERN THAT FOCUSED SOLELY ON THAT LAST YEAR.

>> Reporter: AND A LOT OF RECORDINGS, ORAL HISTORIES.

>> AND INTERESTINGLY, THAT WAS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT FORMS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE'RE A 62-YEAR-OLD ORGANIZATION.

SO WE HAD THEM ON CASSETTE TAPES, CDs, THUMB DRIVES, A RECORD IN ONE INSTANCE.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THOSE THAT THEY ALL BE DIGIT ADVERTISED.

>> Reporter: LAUREN LOCKHART LEADS A STAFF OF FIVE, BUT THERE IS A LOT TO DO TO KEEP THIS PLACE RUNG.

SO LIKE EVERY OTHER MUSEUM AND CULTURAL INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE LA JOLLA DEPENDS ON VOLUNTEERS.

>> I'LL BE STARTING MY SECOND TERM IN 2027 WITH THEM.

>> Reporter: KAREN ROQUE IS TALKING ABOUT HER SECOND TERM ON THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT SHE'S BEEN VOLUNTEERING HERE FOR YEARS.

SHE SAYS SHE LIKES BEING A PART OF THIS INSTITUTION FOR A LOT OF REASONS.

CHIEF AMONG THEM IS ACCESS.

IT'S ALWAYS FREE TO VISIT.

>> AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT CREATES US TO BE REALLY UNIQUE.

MOST PEOPLE ARE REALLY CHALLENGED WITH MAYBE ADMISSION PRICES AND SO FORTH.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL OF SAN DIEGO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK US OUT.

>> Reporter: FROM THE HISTORY OF WISTERIA COTTAGE ITSELF TO THE MANIFOLD WAYS IT ILLUMINATES HISTORY AND CULTURE TODAY, IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT.

THIS SIGN WILL BE CHANGING IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS THE ORGANIZATION TRANSITIONS TO ITS NEW NAME.

BUT SOMETHING THAT WON'T CHANGE IS THIS DOWN HERE.

THIS IS MORSE CODE, AND IT SAYS "PRESERVING THE PAST, INFORMING THE PRESENT, AND SHAPING THE FUTURE."

SOMETHING THIS PLACE WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

IN LA JOLLA, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE ENJOYED SOME NICE WEATHER RECENTLY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO START TO SEE THINGS WARMING ON UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

AND VERY WARM TO HOT WEATHER THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND THANKS TO A STRENGTHENING SANTA ANA.

I'LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.

STARTING TONIGHT IT'S QUITE COOL IN MANY LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN INLAND VALLEYS.

BACK DOWN TO THE 40s.

CHULA VISTA, SAN DIEGO INTO THE 50s.

AND ACROSS THE DESERTS, 50s AND IN THE MOUNTAINS DOWN TO THE 30s.

SO A COOL, CHILLY NIGHT AHEAD OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY PLEASANT WEDNESDAY.

WE'LL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES, THOUGH, WARM BACK ON UP, BUT STILL REMAINING DRY AS TEMPERATURES QUITE COMFORTABLE.

WE'LL HAVE UPPER 70s TO NEAR 80s ALONG THE COAST AND LOWER 80s FOR THOSE INLAND VALLEYS.

DESERT LOCATIONS STAY QUITE COOL.

HOW ABOUT 78 FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA AT 55 DEGREES.

BUT WE'RE GOING START TO SEE A BIG SHIFT HERE THANKS TO A BUILDING SANTA ANA STRENGTHENING HERE THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

NOT ONLY WILL THAT ELEVATE THE FIRE RISK, IT WILL BRING SOME BREEZIER, OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS, AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THE COAST?

WELL, PLEASANT ON SUNDAY.

STARTING TO WARM UP BY THURSDAY WITH A HOT DAY ON FRIDAY, AND THE HEAT LINGERS INTO SATURDAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP BACK DOWN TO THE UPPER 80s BY THE TIME WE GET INTO SUNDAY.

INLAND VALLEYS WILL BE QUITE PLEASANT ON WEDNESDAY AT 82 DEGREES AFTER A CHILLY START AT 50.

AND THEN HOW ABOUT A STREAK OF SOME PRETTY HOT WEATHER.

WE'RE AROUND 90 FROM THURSDAY RIGHT THROUGH TO THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL TAKE YOU INTO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ON THE WAY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN INTO THE 50s.

WE'LL BRIEFLY DROP ON SATURDAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES START TO BUILD BACK IN AT 71.

THE DESERTS SAY QUITE NICE HERE TEMPERATURES INTO THE 70s.

EVEN SATURDAY INTO THE 80s AND THEN WE'LL BE SUNNY AND WARM BETTER I SUNDAY WITH A HIGH NEAR 90 DEGREES.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> I'M ANA NAWAZ.

THE U.S.

AMBASSADOR TO GREECE IS FORCED OUT AFTER ASKING A DONOR TO PAY HER CREDIT CARD BILL.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 ON KPBS.

>>> AAA REPORTS GAS PRICES ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY IN RECENT DAYS, BUT STILL OVER $6 PER GALLON ON AVERAGE.

THE TOPIC IS OFTEN A POLITICAL TALKING POINT FOR REPUBLICANS, BUT THIS ELECTION CYCLE DEMOCRATS ARE USING IT IN THEIR PITCH TO VOTERS.

WITH MORE ON THIS, HERE IS A PORTION OF THE KQED POLITICAL BREAKDOWN PODCAST.

>> YOU'VE BEEN DOING SOME REALLY INTERESTING REPORTING AROUND GAS PRICES.

>> YEAH.

>> THEY'VE BECOME A FLASH POINT IN A LOT OF THESE RACES.

AND I AM JUST FASCINATED BY THAT, BECAUSE USUALLY THIS IS A REAL WEAK POINT FOR DEMOCRATS IN CALIFORNIA, RIGHT?

WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD HIGHER FUEL PRICES THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BECAUSE OF OUR FUEL STANDARDS.

>> THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A WEAK ISSUE FOR DEMOCRATS NATIONALLY, IT'S ONE THEY REALLY TOOK ON THE CHIN IN 2022.

AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE SKY PARTING AND THE GIFT COMING DOWN FROM THE POLITICAL GODS WHICH IS THE WAR IN IRAN WHICH RAISES GAS PRICE AND LED TO A TOTAL TURN ABOUT.

AN AGENCY THAT TRACKS SPENDING FOUND 2/3 OF ADS THAT ARE MENTIONING GAS PRICES HAVE COME FROM GAS PRICES.

IN 2024, ALMOST 90% OF ADS MENTIONING GAS PRICES CAME FROM REPUBLICANS.

SO A TOTAL SWITCH.

BUT THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE WE HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL RULES AND A GAS TAX THAT TAKEN ALL TOGETHER PROBABLY ADD A DOLLAR A GALLON.

>> LET'S HEAR THIS.

THIS IS AN AD FOR MARNI VON WILPERT.

SHE IS RUNNING IN THAT OPEN SAN DIEGO SEAT AGAINST JIM DESMOND.

SHE IS ACTUALLY A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

>> NO PAIN, NO GAIN?

TELL THAT TO A FAMILY FILLING UP THEIR GAS TANK.

IN CONGRESS, I'LL FIGHT TO BRING YOUR GAS DOLLARS HOME, NOT SPEND THEM ON FOREIGN WARS THAT COST YOU MONEY.

I'M MARNI VON WILPERT.

>> SO LIKE THERE YOU GO.

>> SHE'S IN THAT AD, SHE IS STANDING AT A GAS STATION.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE BELIEVED THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, A DEMOCRAT WOULD FILM AN AD AT A GAS STATION.

WHEN I WAS DOWN IN THAT DISTRICT, I ACTUALLY SPENT SOME TIME STANDING AT A GAS STATION FOR THREE HOURS IN SANTA MONICA.

>> DOING GOD'S WORK.

>> IT WAS A MIX.

OTHERS FELT NO, THE WAR IS FRONT OF MIND.

AND I THINK YOU SEE HERE, AND I TALKED TO VON WILPERT ABOUT THIS, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO DO THIS?

WHY WAS THIS THE ISSUE YOU CHOSE?

>> SHE SAID LOOK, PEOPLE DRIVE A LOT IN THIS AREA.

I KNOW THAT I CAN LAND THIS MESSAGE.

AND SO I WAS INTERESTED IN, OKAY, HOW DOES, YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE DRIVE, HOW DOES THAT KIND OF IMPACT THE POLITICS OF THIS?

BROOKINGS METRO ACTUALLY DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS EARLIER THIS THE YEAR.

AND THEY FOUND THAT NATIONALLY, THE DISTRICTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE FURTHEST, THEY LOOK AT VEHICLE MILES TRAVELLED A YEAR ARE REPRESENTED BY REPUBLICANS.

SO I CALLED THEM UP.

I SAID OKAY, CAN YOU DO THE SAME KIND OF ANALYSIS JUST FOR CALIFORNIA DISTRICTS?

AND SO THEY RAN THE NUMBERS FOR ME.

THOSE THREE MOST COMPETITIVE SEATS IN CALIFORNIA ARE ALL IN KIND OF THE TOP THIRD OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.

SO THEY'RE ALL DISTRICTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE RELATIVELY DRIVING A LOT TO OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS DATA AS A WHOLE, EIGHT OF THE NINE SEATS REPUBLICANS CURRENTLY HOLD IN CONGRESS, I'M COUNTING KEVIN KYLIE HERE, EIGHT OF NINE ARE IN THE TOP HALF OF MILES TRAVELED.

MORE AREAS WHERE REPUBLICANS REPRESENT ARE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE DRIVE A LOT.

I THINK YOU FEEL LIKE DEMOCRATS THINK THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE, BUT THERE ARE STILL THOSE HEADWINDS OF STATE POLICY.

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