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>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL, IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

A SAN DIEGO LAW FIRM HAS FILED A AX LAWSUIT AGAINST IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, ARGUING FEDERAL AGENTS ARE BREAKING THE LAW WHEN THEY ARREST ASYLUM SEEKERS AT IMMIGRATION COURT.

KPBS REPORTER, GUSTAVO STALIS SPOKE TO ONE OF THE REPORTERS.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A SHOCKING SCENE BACK IN MAY, WHEN MASS I.C.E.

AGENTS ARRESTED ASYLUM SEEKERS DOWNTOWN.

SINCE THEN, THE PREVIOUSLY UNTHINKABLE PRACTICE HAS BECOME COMMON PLACE.

IT ALSO MAY BE ILLEGAL, ACCORDING TO KIMBERLY HUTCHISON, A SAN DIEGO CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER.

>> WE MAY ASK FOR JUDGMENT.

WE ARE ASKING THE JUDGE TO DECLARE THE AGENCY'S BEHAVIOR IS UNLAWFUL.

>> Reporter: HER LAW FIRM, FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT LAST WEEK ON BEHALF OF TWO ASYLUM SEEKERS, WHO I.C.E.

AGENTS ARRESTED IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM.

>> THEY DON'T HAVE ANY CRIMINAL HISTORY OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE THEY'RE A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY.

THESE ARE THE QUINTESSENTIAL PEOPLE WHO CAN BE TRUSTED TO REMAIN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT ARGUES THESE ARRESTS VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND DELEGITIMIZE THE LEGAL PROCESS.

>> YOU CAN'T TAKE AWAY SOMEONE'S LIBERTY WITHOUT GIVING THEM THE PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE DECISION.

THEY'RE DOING IT ACROSS THE BOARD, AND THAT'S A VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: I.C.E.

OFFICIALS DID NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LAWSUIT.

GUSTAVO SOLICE, KPBS NEWS.

>> MEANWHILE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WANTS TO ENSURE ANY CHILDREN DETAINED BY I.C.E.

HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN COURT.

EXPECTED TO VOTE ON AN EXPANSION OF ITS BILL TODAY.

PUSHING FOR IT.

SHE SAYS HUNDREDS OF KIDS LOST LEGAL REPRESENTATION AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUT FEDERAL FUNDING.

BUT SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND SAYS HE WOULD RATHER SEE THE MONEY GO TOWARDS OTHER THINGS.

>> IMAGINE THERE'S KIDS WHO HAVE TO STAND IN FRONT OF A JUDGE.

HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSE TO ARTICULATE THEIR RIGHTS?

>> THEY CAN HAVE DUE PROCESS, BUT I DON'T THINK LOCAL SAN DIEGANS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR LEGAL FEES.

>> UNACCOMPANIED MINORS ARE MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES LIKIER TO GET A RULING THAT LETS THEM STAY IN THE U.S.

WHEN THEY HAVE A DEFENSE.

RIGHT NOW THE COUNTY SPENDS ABOUT $5 MILLION ON THE PROGRAM.

MAKING KIDS ELIGIBLE WON'T COST THE COUNTY ANYMORE MONEY.

>>> WELL, TEMPERATURE WISE, WE'RE GETTING DOWN INTO THE UPPER 60s FOR TONIGHT.

THE MARINE LAYER, THAT OBVIOUSLY ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING US THOSE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE MARINE LAYER DEEPEN IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU SEE SOME FOG LATE INTO THE EVENING, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A DRIZZLE.

I'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS SET TO CONDUCT TWO STUDIES THAT MIGHT REVEAL BROADER CONSEQUENCES OF THE TIJUANA RIVER SEWER CRISIS.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER, TAMMY SAYS ONE WILL FOCUS ON IMPACTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE OTHER ON THE ECONOMY.

>> SO NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM 17, ENHANCING REGIONAL EFFORTS IN FEDERAL ADVOCACY TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS TO THE TIJUANA RIVER SEWAGE CRISIS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY AGREE, MORE CAN BE DONE NOW.

THAT'S WHY OFFICIALS DIRECTED STAFF TO STUDY HOW LONG-TERM EXPANSION TO SEWER POLLUTION AFFECTS PEOPLE'S HEALTH, AND HOW BAD THE CRISIS HAVE STRAINED BUSINESSES, REGIONAL TOURISM, AND PROPERTY VALUES.

>> TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SCALE OF THIS CRISIS, WE MUST GROUND OUR DECISIONS IN RIGOROUS SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE BASED DATA.

>> Reporter: NEWLY ELECTED SUPERVISOR PALOMA AGUIRRE HAVE CALLED FOR THESE STUDIES WHILE SERVING AS IMPERIAL BEACH'S MAYOR.

SHE PROMISES TO FAST TRACK THEM WHILE CAMPAIGNING.

IT WILL LIKELY BE A WHILE BEFORE THE COUNTY RELEASES ANY RESULTS FROM THE STUDIES.

SPECIFIC COSTS HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED.

RESEARCHERS SAY A WELL-DESIGNED STUDY IS LONG OVERDUE.

>> PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK IN A POLLUTED ENVIRONMENT.

THEIR KIDS ARE GETTING SICK.

WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE.

WE NEED INTERVENTIONS TO HELP THIS TO STOP AND TO UNDERSTAND THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY WILL ALSO ASSESS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THE TIJUANA RIVER HOT SPOT.

IT'S AN AREA WHERE SCIENTISTS SAY THE LARGEST SOURCE OF TOXIC GASES AND CHEMICALS IS BECOMING AIRBORNE.

>>> THE VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY IS IN SAN DIEGO TODAY TO RECOGNIZE LOCAL STAFF MEMBERS AND TOUR THE V.A.

MEDICAL CENTER.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER, ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: VISITING SAN DIEGO TODAY, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, DOUG COLLINS, SAYS SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE AGENCY'S BEST.

>> WE HAVE 170 ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THIS IS ONE OF WHICH WE COULD POINT TO AND SAY THIS IS ONE THAT'S DOING IT RIGHT.

THIS IS ONE THAT'S GETTING A LOT DONE.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BEEN A CONTROVERSIAL LEADER AT THE AGENCY.

HIS PLANS TO LAY OFF 80,000V.A.

EMPLOYEES SPARKED PROTEST FROM VETERANS GROUPS THAT WAS CANCELED IT THIS SUMMER.

THOUGH BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, THEY WILL ACHIEVE A LOWER GOAL OF 30,000 FEWER STAFFERS WITHOUT LAYOFFS.

>> NOBODY HAS BEEN LAID OFF OR FIRED.

THOSE CAME FROM OUR REDUCTION THAT TOOK RETIREMENT.

>> Reporter: V.A.

INSPECTOR GENERAL SAID LAST MONTH, THE AGENCY HAD A 50% INCREASE IN SEVERE OCCUPATIONAL STAFFING SHORTAGES WITH 80% OF V.A.

FACILITIES REPORTING SEVERE SHORTAGES.

THE REPORT CAME OUT JUST AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CANCELED THE UNION CONTRACTS FOR MORE THAN 400,000 V.A.

STAFFERS.

STAFF SHOULDN'T FEEL LESS SUPPORTED, DESPITE THE LOSS OF THOSE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS.

>> WE VALUE OUR EMPLOYEES MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A WORK ENVIRONMENT, WHICH THEY WANT TO BE AT.

SO IF THEIR CONNECTION WAS MORE TO THE UNION THAN TO THE V.A., THAT'S AN ISSUE THEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

>> THE NATIONAL NURSES UNITED A UNION REPRESENTING 16,000.

HAVE A. NURSES.

CALLS THE MOVE UNION BUSTING AND ACCUSES THE ADMINISTRATION OF TRYING TO PRIVATIZE VETERAN CARE.

COLLINS SAYS CRITICS ARE TRYING TO MISLEAD VETERANS.

>> WHAT'S HAPPENED THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE WHO HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THE SYSTEM.

THEY INVESTED IN THE SYSTEM IN WHICH THEY LIKE IT TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING USEFUL IN OTHER WAYS.

SO THEY TELL STORIES THAT ARE DESIGNED, FRANKLY I BELIEVE TO MISLEAD VETERANS.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE V.A.

'S COMMITMENT TO DISABLE VETERANS AND THEIR ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS, SAYING THERE IS NO PLAN TO CUT OR CHANGE THEM.

>> FOR ANYBODY WHO IS GOING THROUGH GETTING OPPORTUNITY TO DO CLEAN UPS LIKE THAT, WHETHER IT WILL BE WINTER, SUMMER, WARRIOR GAMES, WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT THAT, AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET ANYBODY TAKE THAT BECAUSE I SEE WHAT THE VALUE IS.

>> THEY SERVE ABOUT 150,000 VETERANS ACROSS SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S BEING BILLED AS A SOLUTIONS SHOWDOWN.

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO'S ANNUAL POLITIFEST IS SLATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO CEO, SCOTT LEWIS, SPOKE TO KPBS TO SPOTLIGHT WHAT'S ON TAP FOR THIS YEAR'S POLITICAL PUBLIC SUMMIT.

>> Reporter: SO SCOTT, THIS YEAR'S POLITIFEST IS CALLED SOLUTIONS SHOWDOWN.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, AND WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO FORMAT IT THAT WAY?

>> WELL, WE NORMALLY HAVE A BUNCH OF PANELS, RIGHT?

DISCUSSIONS AND SPEECHES AND SUCH.

AND WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO DO THIS TIME IS FOCUS ON THE PROBLEMS AND CONFRONT THE PROBLEMS, BUT OFFER SOLUTIONS.

SO WE ARE ASKING EVERYONE NOW TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THEIR PANELS ARE ABOUT.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM DISCUSS IT AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCUSSION AND THEN AN ACTUAL VOTE.

WE'LL HAVE THE LIVE AUDIENCE AND THE AUDIENCE ONLINE VOTE WHICH ONE THEY THINK IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THAT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE GATHERING OF ALL OF THE WINNERS AND SEE WHAT THE BEST SOLUTION PRESENTED THAT DAY WAS.

>> WHAT MIGHT BE SOME OF THE LOCAL ISSUES THAT SOLUTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED ON AND WHAT MIGHT THOSE SOLUTIONS ENTAIL?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO ONE OF THEM WILL BE THE CRISIS IN THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY, RIGHT?

THE SEWAGE CRISIS.

WE HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AT LENGTH, AT NAUSEAM.

BUT WHAT ARE SOME THINGS WE COULD HOPE FOR TO HAVE HAPPEN?

I THINK A LOT OF THOSE SOLUTIONS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, SOUTH OF THE BORDER, BUT THERE IS MAYBE SOME.

ONE GUY WHO HAS AN IDEA TO BUILD A JETTY ALL THE WAY OUT INTO THE OCEAN TO BLOCK IT.

CHILDCARE CRISIS.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY OF CHILDCARE?

KPBS IS HELPING US WITH THAT ONE.

THE COST OF ELECTRICITY.

THERE'S A GUY WHO IS GOING TO PROPOSE THAT THE CITY OR THE NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY WILL TAKE OVER WHAT THEY DO HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE MORE MARKET BASE SOLUTIONS WHO WILL PRESENT IT.

SO I THINK IT'S A REAL CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO GRAPPLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE ALL WORRIED ABOUT.

BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOPE THAT SOLUTIONS DISCUSSIONS OFFER.

>> SO THERE IS A TON OF POLITICAL CYNICISM OUT THERE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE PEOPLE WILL TAKE AWAY FROM POLITIFEST THIS YEAR, AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE ELECTED OFFICIALS GET FROM IT?

>> I THINK PEOPLE WILL GET HOPE, HONESTLY.

I THINK WE'RE REALLY GOOD, THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS.

I THINK PEOPLE GET LIKE OH MAN, HERE THEY GO AGAIN.

THERE IS ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

WE BELIEVE SAN DIEGO IS STRONG ENOUGH TO FACE ITS BIGGEST PROBLEMS.

SO I THINK IT IS JUST A CHANCE TO HOPE BECAUSE SOLUTIONS ARE KIND OF FUN.

PROBLEMS ARE TOUGH.

PROBLEMS MAKE YOU WORRY.

SOLUTIONS ACTUALLY MAKE YOU HOPEFUL.

>> IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2011, SO THIS IS WHAT, 14 YEARS NOW?

>> YEAH, WE MISSED A COUPLE OF YEARS HERE AND THERE.

WE USED TO NOT DO IT ON ELECTION YEARS OR OFF OF ELECTION YEARS, AND NOW WE DO IT EVERY YEAR.

>> SO HOW HAS POLITIFEST EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS?

>> YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE FIRST FEW WE WERE DOING THEM IN THE PARK.

WE HAD A DUNK TANK.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE KIND OF A FESTIVAL WITH A LITTLE POLITICS ASIDE.

NOW WE REALIZE MOST PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE THE DEBATES AND THE PANEL DISCUSSIONS.

THAT'S WHAT WE FOCUS ON NOW.

IT'S A DAY LONG DISCUSSION.

AND A CHANCE.

THIS IS WHAT WE THINK WILL ADD A LITTLE BIT OF INTEREST IT IN COMPETITION BECAUSE WE DO WANT PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON THE FUTURE.

SO WE WILL SEE IF THIS WORKS.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

>> THERE IS WIDESPREAD BELIEF THAT CIVIC DISCOURSE IS UNWELL IN THIS COUNTRY.

DO YOU THINK THEY DISPUTE THAT OR CONTRADICTS THAT?

>> I THINK LOCAL DISPUTES THAT.

THERE IS A LOT OF CYNICISM OUT THERE AND A LOT OF REASON FOR DESPAIR FRANKLY.

BUT I THINK LOCAL POLITICS, LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LOCAL JOURNALISM IS A CHANCE TO BREAK THROUGH THAT BECAUSE WE CAN SEE EACH OTHER AND TALK TO EACH OTHER, HUMANIZE EACH OTHER.

WE CAN GO UP TO THE MAYOR OR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR THE CONGRESS MEMBERS HERE.

WE CAN SEE THERE ARE REAL PEOPLE, HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM RIGHT OR WRONG ON THE THINGS THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT OR ADVOCATING FOR.

WE CAN SEE POTHOLES, AND WE CAN SEE SCHOOLS.

WE CAN SEE AND DEAL WITH THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I THINK THAT'S A LOT EASIER FOR A CIVIC DISCOURSE TO HAPPEN AS COMPARED TO A NATIONAL DISCOURSE, WHERE YOU CAN'T MEET THE PEOPLE.

YOU CAN'T HUMANIZE THEM, AND YOU CAN'T EVEN REALLY CONCEIVE THE PROBLEMS AS WELL.

THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE WE HAVE LOCALLY AND ALSO THE MANDATE WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF THAT AND FORCE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE.

>> SCOTT LEWIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING WITH ME TODAY.

>> IT'S AN HONOR.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PROJECT.

WE ARE BRINGING TOGETHER REPORTERS FROM KPBS, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, AND I NEWS SOURCE FOR A LIVE Q&A ON SEPTEMBER 24.

WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOUSING, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, AND THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF FEDERAL POLICY.

YOU CAN SUBMIT THEM ON KPBS.ORG/DEMOCRACYDAY2025.

>>> TO THE JOBS NUMBERS AS STATE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY.

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

EDITION ON K PBS.

>>> A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENDED UP SPENDING TWO MONTHS IN A DETENTION FACILITY AFTER I.C.E.

AGENTS DETAINED HIM.

IT WAS PART OF A LARGER EFFORT MEANT TO TARGET DAY LABORERS.

HE TOLD REPORTERS WHAT IT WAS LIKE ON THE INSIDE.

>> Reporter: JULY 17, A DATE ETCHED IN 18-YEAR-OLD SELMAN'S MEMORY.

MASS BORDER PATROL AGENTS CARRIED OUT IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS ACROSS SAN DIEGO, DETAINING 11 PEOPLE.

SYLVAN WAS AMONG THOSE DETAINED.

INSTEAD AS HE WAS MAKING HIS WAY TO A NEARBY ROSS CLOTHING STORE.

HE WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS.

HE SAYS HE REMAINED DETAINED FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS.

[ SPE AKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> FOR HIS FAMILY IN SAN DIEGO, HIS DETENTION CAME AS A SHOCK.

>> Reporter: A STUDENT AT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ARRIVED IN SACRAMENTO IN 2024 AFTER NOT FLEEING VIOLENCE IT IN GUATEMALA.

[ SPEAKING IN A N ON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: HE WAS ALLOWED TO STAY WITH FAMILY IN SACRAMENTO.

HE SAYS HE'S BEEN IN AN ASYLUM PROCESS EVER SINCE, AND NEVER IMAGINED HE'D BE CAUGHT UP IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS TARGETING DAY LABORERS IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO.

>> Reporter: DURING HIS DETENTION, HE WAS HELD WITH 64 OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

AS WEEKS PASSED, HE AND OTHERS BECAME ILL. >> Reporter: NOW ROUGHLY A WEEK AFTER HIS RELEASE, HE IS PREPARING TO RETURN TO SCHOOL, BUT WITH CONCERNS.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT IMMIGRATION HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN $875,000 PAYOUT TODAY TO A MAN ALLEGING EXCESSIVE FORCE BY POLICE.

KPBS REPORTER, JACOB AERE, SPOKE TO THE MAN'S ATTORNEY ABOUT THE OUTCOME.

>> Reporter: ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 24, 2024, SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO WHAT THEY DESCRIBE AS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL INVOLVING A HANDGUN.

CAPTURING WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE RESPONSE.

IT SHOWS 31-YEAR-OLD MARCUS EVANS, WALKING OUT OF THE HOUSE SHIRTLESS WITH HIS HAND RAISED, RESPONDING TO OFFICERS.

LATER POLICE SHOOT EVANS WITH THREE BEAN BAG SHOTGUN ROUNDS, AND RELEASED A POLICE K-9 WHO BIT HIM REPEATEDLY.

HIS LEGAL TEAM REACHED A $875,000 SETTLEMENT WITH THE CITY, RELATED TO ALLEGATIONS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE FROM THE INCIDENT.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PAYOUT UNANIMOUSLY.

IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, EVANS' ATTORNEY, DANTE PRIDE, SAID WHILE WE BOTH AGREE THE SETTLEMENT AMOUNT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE ORDEAL HE FACED, MR. EVANS DECIDED TO TAKE A DISCOUNT, SO HE CAN MOVE ON WITH HIS LIFE AND NOT FACE THREE MORE YEARS OF LITIGATION.

POLICE NEVER FOUND A GUN OR BOOKED EVANS INTO JAIL ACCORDING TO PRIDE.

THE INJURIES INCLUDED A WOUND ON HIS SHIN, BRUISED RIB, AND HE HAD TROUBLE OPENING AND CLOSING HIS LEFT HAND AND GRIPPING.

PRIDE'S AT THE SAME TIME WENT ON TO SAY I THINK THE SDPD'S CONDUCT WAS DESPICABLE.

SUING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO DETAIN ALL PUBLIC RECORDS ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF FORCE ON EVANS.

>> IT IS ABOUT PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S OBLIGATION TO PRODUCE RECORDS, WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING.

>> Reporter: DAVID SNYDER IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION.

HE SAYS THE CITY HAS NOT PRODUCED RECORDS LIKE AUDIO AND VIDEO FILES RELATED TO THE INCIDENT.

>> THE CITY HAS FILED THEIR ANSWER, WHICH IS THE FORMAL RESPONSIVE PLEADING THAT THEY ARE WIRED TO FILE.

WE DON'T YET HAVE A HEARING DATE.

SO A LAWSUIT IS IN PROCESS.

>> Reporter: ATTORNEY DANTE PRIDE SAID THE SETTLEMENT APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES THE CITY LAWSUIT.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>> KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ASK ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT.

THEY DID NOT RESPOND BY OUR DEADLINE.

>>> POLICE AND DOCTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT SAFETY.

>> WE ARE SEEING THEM WITH MORE HANDFULS.

NOW WE'RE SEEING A FEW HUNDRED A YEAR.

>> THEY'RE WARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN E-BIKES AND E-MOTORCYCLES, WHICH ARE ILLEGAL TO RIDE ON THE STREETS.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY YOUR KID AN E-BIKE, SAN DIEGO PD TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KGTV, THE BIGGEST THING TO LOOK FOR ARE THESE FUNCTIONING PEDALS.

>> ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES, HOWEVER, HAVE 8 TO 15 TIMES MORE THE POWER THAN THE ELECTRIC BICYCLE.

AND THEY CAN GO ANYWHERE FROM 46 UP TO EVEN 80 MILES AN HOUR.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL PUT THEM ON THE ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES TO TRY TO GIVE IT AN APPEARANCE, BUT THEY'RE NOT THE SAME.

>> BEFORE YOU BUY, MAKE SURE TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ON WHETHER THE VEHICLE YOU'RE PURCHASING IS LEGAL, AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE RULES OF THE ROADS.

>>> NEW TESTING DATA SHOWS READING SKILLS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HAVE REACHED A NEW LOW.

THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PROCESS FOUND 12th GRADERS HAD THEIR LOWEST READING SCORES SINCE 1992.

THE TEST HAS LONG BEEN THE NATION'S MOST RELIABLE.

ROUGHLY A THIRD OF SENIORS WHO HAVE TESTED LAST YEAR DID NOT HAVE BASIC READING SKILLS.

SENIORS ALSO HAD THE LOWEST MATH PERFORMANCE SINCE 2005.

IT THIS IS THE FIRST TESTING DATA RELEASED SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

>>> WELL, OVERALL, THE MARINE LAYER WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN IN THE LAST DAY OR TWO, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.

MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A DRIZZLE.

OTHERWISE AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH SOME STRONGER WIND GUSTS IN OUR DESERT AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS.

WE STARTED THE WEEK WITH A COOLING TREND FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY, REALLY, EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE AS WELL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THEN WE'LL START TO WARM BACK UP.

TEMPERATURE WISE TONIGHT, WE'RE IN THE LOW TO MID-60s AS WE GET ALONG THE COAST.

67 FOR SAN DIEGO.

57 THERE FOR ROMONA, 67 IN THE SPRINGS.

HERE IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE WIND.

SO THROUGH THE VERY EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY, WE DO HAVE WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR EVERYBODY WHERE THEY ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN PURPLE HERE.

NOW, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF WE SEE A REPEAT OF IT THIS AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AS WELL.

TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE WIND GUSTS AND WHAT HAPPENS AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE OF THESE DARK PURPLE COLORS.

ON THIS MAP, THE DARKER THE PURPLE, THE HIGHER THE WIND GUST.

WE GET TO 30 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR WIND GUSTS IN SOME AREAS.

AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING ONCE AGAIN.

THEN WE START TO SEE SOME OF US STILL DEALING WITH STRONGER WIND GUSTS, BUT NOT AS WIDESPREAD, RIGHT?

JUST BE PREPARED FOR THAT.

TEMPERATURE WISE TOMORROW, TAKE A LOOK.

WE HAVE THE RAIN ALONG THE COAST.

77 IN OCEAN SIDE.

75 IN SAN DIEGO THERE.

WE GET TO THE 90s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE SPRINGS.

IT'S MUCH SUNNIER AS WE WOULD GET FURTHER INLAND.

TOWARDS THE MOUNTAIN REGION, NOT EVEN REALLY DEALING WITH THE CLOUD COVER.

SO OVERALL, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST.

WE DO SEE THE HUMIDITY ALONG THE COAST FOR TOMORROW AS WELL AS THE SHOWERS THAT WILL KIND OF GO HAND IN HAND.

NOT CHANGING TOO MUCH ALONG THE COAST.

WE'LL GET BACK TO THE 80s BY THE TIME WE GET TO FRIDAY, AS WE COULD SEE SOME OF THE SHOWERS TOMORROW INLAND AS WELL.

BUT TEN HAD WE GET TO THE MOUNTAIN REGION, IT IS JUST SUNSHINE TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s.

WE GET TO THE UPPER 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY.

WE'RE NOT IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS, BUT DOWN INTO THE LOW 90s FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.

THEN WE WARM BACK UP TO THE MID- 90s BY THE TIME WE GET TO YOUR SATURDAY.

>>> IN THE MOST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE YEAR, APPLE HAS PRODUCED THE LATEST VERSION OF THE iPHONES AND OTHER GADGETS.

IN THE MIDST OF TUG OF WARS AND CONSUMERS, KAREN CAIFA HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: APPLE TAKING A BROAD APPROACH TO THIS PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT WITH A SLEEK THIN iPHONE AIR WITH THE STARTING PRICE TAG OF $999 AND THE IPHONE 17 WITH MORE COLORS AND CAMERA FEATURES STARTING AT $799, THE SAME AS THE iPHONE 16.

APPLE'S ANNOUNCEMENT, GIVING A SENSE OF HOW THEY VIEW TRADE POLICIES AND THE MINDSET OF THE AMERICAN CONSUMER RIGHT NOW.

ANNOUNCING THE LATEST iPHONE AMONG OTHER GADGETS, TRYING TO GET CONSUMERS HYPED.

>> iPHONE AIR IS A TOTAL GAME CHANGER.

>> Reporter: LAND AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S TRADE WAR SQUEEZED THE COMPANY'S BOTTOM LINE.

THE TECH GIANT EXPECTS TO TAKE A $1.1 BILLION TARIFF RELATED HIT JUST THIS QUARTER.

AS CONSUMERS, BIG TICKET PURCHASES, MORE CAREFULLY.

>> IT HAS TO BE WORTH IT FOR SOMEONE TO SAY OKAY, LET ME TRADE IN MY DEVICE AND GET A PHONE THAT WILL COST MORE THAN $1,000.

>> CNET SENIOR TECHNOLOGY REPORTER SAYS APPLE'S RECENT OFFERINGS OF SALES HAVE UPS AND DOWNS.

>> THIS DOES FEEL LIKE A CRITICAL TIME FOR APPLE TO STAND OUT.

WHETHER IT IS MAKING THEIR DEVICES MORE POWERFUL OR ROLLING OUT A THINNER IPHONE.

THIS IS THE TIME TO SAY WE'RE AN INNOVATIVE COMPANY, ON TOP OF OUR GAME.

>> Reporter: IN THE ENVIRONMENT, THE CONSUMER REPORT SAYS THEIR PRICE TACKING ANALYST SAID NOTICE TECH COMPANIES OVERALL, TAKING MORE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO NEW PRODUCTS.

>> COMPANIES ARE NOT PUTTING OUT AS MANY NEW MODELS AND THOSE MODELS MAYBE AREN'T TAKING AS MANY LEAPS FORWARD WITH NEW FEATURES, INNOVATIONS, SO IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IN GENERAL, THERE IS A BIT MORE CONSERVATISM.

LIKE COMPANIES, THEY'RE WAITING TO SEE.

>> Reporter: AS CONSUMERS, THEY SAY, REASON WITH THE VALUE OF THE UPGRADE.

>> MAKING FOLKS FEEL LIKE THEY'RE WORTH IT TO BUY SOMETHING EXCITING TO GO OUT AND BUY.

>> Reporter: APPLE HOPES THEY OFFER NEW CAMERAS, FASTER CHARGING, AND A LARGER SCREEN ON THE iPHONE 17 WILL GET CONSUMERS EXCITED, ESPECIALLY AS THEY HOLD ON TO THEIR SMARTPHONES LONGER.

MORGAN STANLEY ESTIMATES THE IPHONE REPLACEMENT CYCLE IS ABOUT 4.7 YEARS.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN CAIFA.

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

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