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>>> A MASSIVE AND DEEPLY CONTROVERSIAL DATA CENTER COMPLEX IS MOVING AHEAD IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED YESTERDAY TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR THE PROJECT IN THE HEART OF THE REGION.

KPBS REPORTER CARRIE SUZUKI SAYS THAT'S DESPITE FIERCE OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT FROM THOUSANDS OF COUNTY RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE VOTE WAS ON WHETHER TO COMBINE SEVERAL PARCELS OF LAND FOR THE 1 MILLION SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER COMPLEX.

COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THIS WAS THE ONLY STEP WHERE THEY HAD DISCUSSION ON WHETHER THE PROJECT WOULD MOVE FORWARD.

OFFICIALS TIGHTLY CONTROLLED ACCESS TO TUESDAY'S MEETING.

ARMED SHERIFF DEPUTIES REMOVED AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE WHO HAD COME TO OPPOSE THE DATA CENTER PROJECTS, IN ONE CASE FORCIBLY DRAGGING A PROTESTER OUT OF THE RING.

>> YOU GUYS ARE MAD?

VOTE NO, CLAPPING AND SAYING VOTE NO?

>> Reporter: DOZENS OF LABOR MEMBERS ARRIVED EARLY, PACKING THE CHAMBERS.

EVENTUALLY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED TO APPROVE THE LOT MERGER 4-1 BUT SUPERVISOR MARTHA KIERNAN OPPOSED.

SUPERVISOR JOHN HOCH SAID THE DECISION HAD BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF THEM BUT HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE DEVELOPER STILL NEEDS TO SECURE WATER AND POWER AGREEMENTS AND MEET OTHER PROCEDURAL HURDLES.

>> THIS PROJECT HAS A NUMBER OF HURDLES TO OVERCOME AND SO LET'S ALL REMEMBER THAT THIS IS JUST THE ROAD VACATION AND A LOT MERGER AND THERE IS A WAYS TO GO.

>> Reporter: OPPONENTS OF THE PROJECT SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT IT, INCLUDING BY LAUNCHING A RECALL EFFORT AGAINST AT LEAST ONE SUPERVISOR AND TRYING TO VOTE OTHERS OUT THERE THIS YEAR.

CHRISTOPHER SCURRIES AS THE LEADER OF THE MAIN GROUP OPPOSING THE PROJECT.

>> WE ARE STILL KEEPING UP THE GOOD FIGHT AND WE KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T THE END.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERVISORS DECISION COULD STILL BE CHALLENGED IN COURT.

THE CITY OF IMPERIAL IS CURRENTLY SUING THE COUNTY OVER THE DATA CENTER PROJECT, ARGUING THEY NEED A STRONGER ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.

IN EL CENTRO, COREY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I MET MARY ALICE GLEASON.

COMING UP TONIGHT TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO THE 60s UNDER A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY.

WINDS ARE GOING TO BEGIN TO INCREASE AND THEN WE ARE TRACKING A COOLER WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE WEEKEND WITH DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER RETURNS NEXT WEEK.

A CLOSER LOOK IS COMING UP.

>>> BOTH U.S.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND LEADERS IN IRAN HAVE PORTRAYED THE LAST MINUTE CEASE- FIRE DEAL AS A VICTORY FOR THEIR NATIONS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THE U.S.

MAY BE INVOLVED IN SECURING THE STRATA FOR MISSING A, QUOTE, JOINT VENTURE WITH IRAN BUT AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS, IT'S UNCLEAR IF TERAN IS OPEN TO THAT PLAN.

>> Reporter: A CEASE-FIRE DEAL BETWEEN IRAN AND THE U.S.

STRUCK LESS THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S DEADLINE IS NOW IN PLACE BUT THE TEMPORARY AGREEMENT IS FRAGILE.

WEDNESDAY MORNING SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE U.S.

JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMED THE PLANNED TWO WEEK PAUSE.

>> WE HOPE THAT IRAN CHOOSES A LASTING PEACE BUT AS SECRETARY HEGSETH SAID, LET US BE CLEAR, A CEASE-FIRE IS A PAUSE AND THE JOINT FORCE REMAINS READY IF ORDERED OR CALLED UPON TO RESUME COMBAT OPERATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE CEASE-FIRE MAY LEAVE TERAN IN EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT MARITIME CHOKEPOINT, THE STRATA HORMUZ.

THE CONTINUED CONTROL OVER THE STRAIGHT AND IRAN'S POTENTIAL CHARGING OF TOLLS FOR PASSAGE WOULD MARK A DRAMATIC BREAK FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORDER, GETTING TERAN EFFECTIVE VETO POWER OVER WHAT PASSES THROUGH, FROM FOOD IMPORTS TO OIL AND GAS EXPORTS FROM ITS ARAB NEIGHBORS.

>> WE ARE IN A WORSE POSITION THAN WE WERE BEFORE THE WAR.

THE STRATA HORMUZ WAS OPEN AND THERE WAS LIKE 500 OIL TANKERS WAITING TO GET THROUGH, AND IRAN HAS ESSENTIALLY SHUT IT DOWN.

>> Reporter: PAKISTAN HAS EMERGED AS A KEY MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND IRAN IN RECENT WEEKS WITH THE COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER INVITING DELEGATIONS FROM BOTH COUNTRIES TO ISLAMABAD FOR TALKS FRIDAY.

PAKISTAN'S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.

SAYS SUCCESS OF THIS PROCESS LIES IN SECRECY.

>> THE PARTIES, THE CONFLICTING PARTIES NEED TO BE AFFORDED ENOUGH SPACE, WIDE OF ANY PRESSURES, OUTSIDE EXOGENOUS PRESSURES.

>> Reporter: YVONNE RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SINCE THE START OF THE WAR IN IRAN WE'VE SEEN GAS PRICES SURGE AS THE WORLD CONTINUES TO KEEP ONE EYE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

AMERICANS ARE KEEPING THE OTHER ON THE PUMP.

COMING UP, WHEN YOU MIGHT START TO SEE SOME RELIEF.

>>> MONTHS AFTER KPBS FIRST REPORTED PROBLEMS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THERE ARE CHANGES AT THE TOP .

KPBS REPORTER ELAINE ALFARO HAS THE STORY FROM THE NEWSROOM.

>> THE ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT CUT TIES WITH ITS DEPARTMENT HEADS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE COUNTY HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW LEADERSHIP DUO TO MANAGE OPERATIONS.

DR.

BREANNA SARVIS IS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES.

SHE'S BEEN INTERIM DIRECTOR SINCE FEBRUARY AND HAS SERVED AS THE COUNTY'S CHIEF VETERINARIAN SINCE 2025 AND KENDRICK INGS THE DEPARTMENTS NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR.

SHE COMES FROM VENTURA COUNTY'S HUMANE SOCIETY.

ALL OF THIS COMES AFTER KPBS FOUND THE DOG EUTHANASIA RATE AT COUNTY SHELTERS HAD MORE THAN DOUBLED IN RECENT YEARS.

OUR REPORTING ALSO REVEALED AN AUDIO RECORDING FROM THE FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MAKING CRUDE COMMENTS ABOUT DOGS IN THE COUNTY'S CARE.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND IS BEING AUDITED.

I TALKED WITH TAMARA NESSON, A VOLUNTEER FOR A LOCAL RESCUE THAT RELOCATED DOGS IN THE COUNTY SHELTERS FOSTER HOMES.

>> I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, WHO CAN COME TO THIS WITH A FRESH SET OF EYES, CAN SAY LET'S DO THIS, THIS AND THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR PLAN IS TO WORK TOGETHER AND ESSENTIALLY I THINK EVERYBODY IS WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH TO FIND OUT.

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN?

>> Reporter: NESSON SAYS SHE'S HOPING FOR TRANSPARENCY FROM THE SHELTERS.

THE COUNTY SPOKESPERSON SAID SARVIS AND KING WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS TODAY.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A KPBS INVESTIGATION FOUND INFLUENTIAL DONORS HAVE BEEN GIFTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR OFFICES.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SCOTT ROD DUG INTO HOW THEY SPENT THE MONEY.

>> SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE USUALLY UNASSUMING AFFAIRS.

THEY'RE OFTEN HELD DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS INSIDE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BUT DEMOCRATIC SUPERVISOR PALOMA AGUIRRE TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH LAST SUMMER AFTER WINNING THE DISTRICT ONE SPECIAL ELECTION.

HER OFFICE THREW A BLOWOUT SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AT THE WATERFRONT PARK.

CATERERS SERVED UP FOOD AND DRINKS.

A MARIOTTI BAND PLAYED FOR GUESTS.

AGUIRRE ADDRESSED THE CROWD AFTER TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE.

>> WE STOOD UP AND DEMANDED SOMETHING DIFFERENT, A CHANGE IN PRIORITIES.

WE WENT WITH SOMETHING.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT WHERE THE FOCUS IS ON WORKING PEOPLE, NOT THE WEALTHY AND WELL-CONNECTED.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT COST UPWARDS OF $19,000.

HOW DID AGUIRRE PAY FOR ALL OF THIS?

WITH GIFTED FUNDUS THE DISTRICT OFFICE SOLICITED FROM MAJOR CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING A TNT AND COX COMMUNICATIONS AND LOCAL COMPANIES INCLUDING A GOLF COURSE DEVELOPER IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

A MONTHS LONG KPBS INVESTIGATION FOUND SUPERVISOR OFFICES HAVE RECEIVED DOZENS OF THESE GIFTED PAYMENTS IN RECENT YEARS, TOTALING OVER $100,000.

THE MONEY IS DEPOSITED INTO AN OBSCURE ACCOUNT FOR, QUOTE, SPECIAL EVENTS.

UNDER STATE LAW, THERE ARE STRICT LIMITS ON GIFTS INTO INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT SINCE THESE GIFTS WERE DIRECTED TO THE SUPERVISORS OFFICES, THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON HOW MUCH DONORS CAN GIVE.

KPBS FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THE SUPERVISORS BROKE ANY LAWS BUT FORMER STATE REGULATORS AND GOOD GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES WHO REVIEWED KPBS'S FINDINGS EXPRESSED CONCERN.

>> FIRST OF ALL, IT'S COMPLICATED, BUT ALSO IT APPEARS TO BE QUITE A GRAY AREA.

>> Reporter: SEAN McMORRIS IS WITH THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY NONPROFIT, COMMON CAUSE CALIFORNIA.

>> BUT I THINK IT DEFINITELY RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER THE LAW BEING CLARIFIED OR, YOU KNOW, THIS JURISDICTION LOOKING INTO WHETHER THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO GO ABOUT COLLECTING MONEY LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: NEARLY ALL OF THE GIFTED PAYMENTS WERE RECEIVED BY THE OFFICES OF THREE SUPERVISORS -- AGUIRRE, REPUBLICAN JOEL ANDERSON AND DEMOCRAT TARA LAWSON REAMER, WHO CHAIRS THE BOARD.

NONE OF THE SUPERVISORS AGREED TO AN INTERVIEW AND THEIR OFFICES DID NOT PROVIDE EXPENDITURE RECEIPTS BUT DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY KPBS TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON HOW THE GIFTED PAYMENTS WERE USED.

>> THE SAME FORCES THAT HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO MAKE AMERICA WORK ONLY FOR THE WEALTHY AND WELL-CONNECTED ARE ONCE AGAIN RIGGING THE SYSTEM, CUTTING EVERYONE ELSE OUT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.

>> Reporter: THAT'S LAWSON REAMER AT HER STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS LAST YEAR.

SHE SOLICITED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM DONORS TO PAY FOR CATERING, TELEPROMPTER SERVICES, RENTAL EQUIPMENT AND PRINTED MATERIAL AT THE INVITATION-ONLY EVENT.

THE DONORS INCLUDED THE DEPUTY SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION, THE COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER ASSOCIATION AND A LOCAL DEVELOPER.

KPBS FOUND SOME DONORS GAVE MONEY TO SUPERVISORS OFFICES WHEN THEY HAD PENDING BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNTY.

THE UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA, FOR EXAMPLE, GIFTED NEARLY $5000 FOR THE STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS.

MONTHS LATER, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT WITH THE UNION THAT GUARANTEED SUBSTANTIAL PAY RAISES.

McMORRIS SAYS THESE SITUATIONS OFTEN DON'T SIT WELL WITH VOTERS.

>> AND SO THERE IS AN INFLUENCE FACTOR GOING ON THEIR WHERE THE CANDIDATE KNOWS WHO'S GIVING, HOW MUCH THEY'RE GIVING, AND IN THE PUBLIC'S EYES THAT CAN INFLUENCE POSSIBLY HOW AN ELECTED OFFICIAL VOTES ON POLICY .

>> Reporter: IN AN EMAIL, LAWSON REMER'S PRESS SECRETARY SAID, QUOTE, EVERY SPONSOR ON THIS LIST GAVE TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC EVENT WITH FULL TRANSPARENCY UNDER COUNTY POLICY AND WITH ZERO STRINGS ATTACHED.

ANDERSON'S OFFICE USED SOME OF THE GIFTED FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THE OFFICE ALSO SPENT OVER $11,000 ON MAILERS, LEADING UP TO HIS REELECTION IN 2024.

CAMPAIGN-FINANCE EXPERTS TOLD KPBS THE EXPENDITURES DESERVE CLOSE SCRUTINY, SINCE THERE ARE TIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICLY FUNDED MAILERS DURING ELECTION SEASON.

ANDERSON'S OFFICE DID NOT PROVIDE COPIES OF THE MAILERS OR RESPOND TO EMAILED QUESTIONS.

THE PURPOSE OF SOME OF THESE GIFTED FUNDS REMAINS A MYSTERY.

OVER A DOZEN DISCLOSURES OFFER THE SAME VAGUE ASCRIPTION FOR HOW THE MONEY WILL BE USED., QUOTE, FOR GENERAL PUBLIC EVENTS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

>> THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY LIKE A SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF THE USE.

>> Reporter: ABBY WOOD IS A LAW PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SERVED ON THE STATE'S CAMPAIGN-FINANCE WATCHDOG COMMISSION.

>> AS SOMEBODY WHO STUDIES THESE THINGS AND UNDERSTANDS THAT WE HAVE THEM FOR KIND OF ANTICORRUPTION REASONS AND ALSO PUBLIC TRUST REASONS, THAT KIND OF RAISED MY SPIDEY SENSE A LITTLE BIT.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY TOLD KPBS IT'S BEGINNING A REVIEW OF ALL GIFTED PAYMENTS GOING BACK TO 2019 TO ENSURE THE DONATIONS ARE PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR AND PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.

SCOTT ROD, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU HAVE A TIP FOR KPBS'S INVESTIGATIONS TEAM, YOU CAN SEND AN EMAIL TO INVESTIGATIONS AT WEBMACK OR MESSAGE THEM ON OUR SECURE SIGNAL LINE AT THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, 619-594-8177.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, CONTINUED ATTACKS IN LEBANON AND ISRAEL TEST THE FRAGILE CEASE-FIRE WITH IRAN.

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

>>> SAN DIEGO'S ARE ALREADY FEELING THE EFFECTS OF NEW FEDERAL CUTS TO NUTRITION BENEFITS.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON WENT TO AN EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION TODAY.

>> Reporter: ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, VOLUNTEERS UNLOADED BOXES AT METRO VILLAS APARTMENTS IN CITY HEIGHTS.

FRESH CAULIFLOWER AND STRAWBERRIES AND A SPECIAL TREAT.

MEDINA HUSSEIN HAS BEEN COMING TO THIS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR A DECADE.

>> I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY BECAUSE I LOVE THE KALE.

>> Reporter: SHE LIKES TO COOK THE KALE UP WITH TOMATO AND ONION AND SEASONING.

IT HELPS FEED HER FAMILY OF FIVE, ESPECIALLY AS SHE CUT BACK ON WORK HOURS TO GO TO NURSING SCHOOL.

THIS MONTH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDED CAL FRESH NUTRITION ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY FOR MANY IMMIGRANT GROUPS INCLUDING A SITE LEASE AND REFUGEES.

THAT AFFECTS NEARLY 13,000 SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS.

HUSSEIN STILL HAS HER CAL FRESH BENEFITS BUT SHE HEARS FROM OTHERS WHO ARE LOSING THEM.

>> I DO HEAR PEOPLE GETTING TERRORIZED BY WHETHER OR NOT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FEED THE FAMILY THE WHOLE MONTH.

>> CITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SAYS ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE AREA'S RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN-BORN.

STAFF ARE WORKING TO EXPAND FOOD PROGRAMS INCLUDING JAVIER GOMEZ.

>> IT'S ALREADY A VULNERABLE POPULATION.

FOLKS ARE COMING INTO THIS COUNTRY, SOME OF THEM MIGHT NOT SPEAK ENGLISH.

IT MIGHT JUST BE THEIR SECOND ENGLISH.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE CUTS HAVE RIPPLE EFFECT.

THEY FORCED CHOICES BETWEEN GROCERIES AND GAS, MEDICAL AND LIGHT BILLS, AND -- >> WHEN YOU CUT THE BENEFITS IT'S NOT JUST HAVING IT FOR THE ADULT, IT'S NOT JUST CUTTING IT FOR THE ELDERLY, IT'S CUTTING IT FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD, IT'S CUTTING IT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY'VE BEEN GETTING MORE CALLS FOR HELP.

>> WE ARE SEEING A SPIKE IN NEED BUT THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF IT AND IT'S JUST STARTING.

>> Reporter: CAL FRESH RECIPIENTS AFFECTED BY THE CUTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RENEW THEIR BENEFITS WHEN THEY EXPIRE.

MEETING THE NEED WILL GROW OVER TIME.

KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE DEADLINE TO FILE YOUR 2025 TAXES IS ONE WEEK AWAY.

YOU HAVE UNTIL APRIL 15th TO FILE YOUR RETURN.

JUST SULLIVAN HAS TIPS FOR LAST- MINUTE TAX FILERS.

>> Reporter: THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO FILE YOUR 2025 TAXES.

YOU HAVE UNTIL APRIL 15th AT MIDNIGHT IN YOUR TIME ZONE.

THE TAX EXPERTS RECOMMEND FILING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE MORE BAD THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: MORRIS DEVER WITH JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICES SAYS IT CAN TAKE YOU SEVERAL HOURS TO FILL EVERYTHING OUT AND IF YOU'RE FILING WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL HELP, IT CAN TAKE EVEN LONGER.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S STILL TIME AND YOU'RE NOT ALONE WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

THE IRS SAYS ROUGHLY 20 TO 25 PERCENT OF AMERICANS WAIT UNTIL THE LAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE DEADLINE TO PREPARE THEIR RETURNS.

SO WHAT IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE AND IT'S CAUGHT AFTER THE DEADLINE?

>> THE BIG ERROR THAT MAY CHARGE YOU SOME INTEREST OR PENALTIES BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T PAY.

IF YOU LEAVE SOMETHING OFF THAT COST YOU MONEY YOU REALLY NEED TO GO GET THAT FIXED.

>> Reporter: IF YOU NEED MORE TIME YOU CAN FILE FOR A SIX- MONTH EXTENSION THAT YOU MUST SUBMIT THE REQUEST FOR APRIL 15th AND ANY MONEY YOU OWE THE IRS MUST BE PAID BY APRIL 15th.

>> DON'T MISUNDERSTAND EXTENSION.

IT'S JUST AN EXTENSION TO SEND IN PAPERWORK FEDERALLY AND STATE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DON'T PAY THE IRS ON TIME YOU'LL FACE A LATE PENALTY OF 7% INTEREST ON THE MONEY OWED.

HE SAYS IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO ASK A TAX PROFESSIONAL FOR HELP.

>> 2025 WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST TAX LAW CHANGES IN MY 40 YEAR HISTORY AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEW STUFF IN THERE THAT'S NEVER BEEN TRIED OR TESTED AND IT CAN BE CONFUSING.

>> Reporter: AND IF YOU NEED HELP, MOST BIG TAX SERVICES HAVE EXTRA STAFF THROUGH THE 15th TO HELP YOU FILE ON TIME.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A TWO- WEEK CEASE-FIRE IN THE WAR IN IRAN SENT OIL PRICES PLUMMETING BUT EXPERTS SAY IT WON'T LOWER PRICES FOR EVERYTHING FROM GASOLINE TO AIRFARE TO PRODUCE WON'T COME QUICKLY FOR CONSUMERS.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH DETAILS.

>> ON THE NEWS OF THIS TEMPORARY CEASE-FIRE WE HAD SEEN THE STOCK MARKET BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF.

WE HAVE SEEN THE OIL MARKETS BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF THAT WE HAVE ALSO SEEN THROUGHOUT THE HOUR SINCE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS TENUOUS AND SO FOR CONSUMERS AT THE GAS PUMPS, REAL RELIEF MAY STILL TAKE SOME TIME.

>> Reporter: A TWO-WEEK CEASE- FIRE AGREEMENT MADE ON THE CONDITION THAT IRAN AGREED TO REOPEN THE CRITICAL STRAIT OF HORMUZ WAS ENOUGH TO PUSH OIL PRICES LOWER WEDNESDAY.

>> WHAT HAS BEEN AGREED TO, WHAT HAS BEEN STATED IS THE STRAIT IS OPEN.

OUR MILITARY IS WATCHING, I'M SURE THE MILITARY IS WATCHING BUT COMMERCE WILL FLOW.

>> Reporter: ANALYSTS SAY THE FRAGILE AGREEMENT DOESN'T GUARANTEE OIL TANKERS WILL BE ON THE MOVE QUICKLY.

IN FACT, IRAN HALTED OIL TRAFFIC IN THE STRAIGHT AFTER ISRAEL ATTACKED HEZBOLLAH SITES IN LEBANON.

>> STILL WAITING TO SEE HOW THE REST WILL START TO FLOW.

>> Reporter: THE OFFICIAL CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ ROCKED GLOBAL OIL SUPPLY AND ANALYST ANTICIPATED COULD TAKE MONTHS TO FULLY RESTORE THE FLOW AND PRODUCTION OF OIL DERAILED BY THE WAR.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE WEEKS AND MONTHS TO GET THE PRODUCTION BACK ONLINE AND GIVEN THAT ABOUT 3 MILLION BARRELS A DAY OF REFINED CAPACITY HAS BEEN DAMAGED, THAT CAN TAKE MONTHS TO YEARS TO BE REPAIRED.

>> Reporter: LINGERING UNCERTAINTY PUSHED THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS TO $4.60 WEDNESDAY, ACCORDING TO AAA, AND WHILE RETAIL GAS PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO START FALLING IN THE COMING DAYS OF ALL FALLS, PRICE TRACKER GAS BUDDY EXPECT 1 TO 2 WEEKS FOR THE AVERAGE TO GET BACK BELOW FOUR DOLLARS, LEAVING THE SQUEEZE ON DRIVERS BUT ALSO BUSINESSES WHO HAVE STARTED TO PASS THOSE HIGHER COSTS ALONG TO ALREADY WEARY CONSUMERS WITH NEW FEES FOR THINGS LIKE SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS.

>> WE WILL GET A GLIMPSE INTO THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED ENERGY PRICES THROUGH THE COST OF EVERYTHING FROM GROCERIES TO CLOTHING ON FRIDAY.

THAT IS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT RELEASES ITS LATEST DATA ON CONSUMER PRICES AND INFLATION COVERING THE MONTH OF MARCH.

IN WASHINGTON I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>>> SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US?

HERE IS A QUICK LOOK AT OUR LOCAL GAS PRICES.

THERE WAS NOT MUCH CHANGE TODAY, ACCORDING TO AAA THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS $5.97.

THAT'S ABOUT 2/10 OF A CENT MORE THAN YESTERDAY AND IT'S ABOUT $.77 HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO, SHORTLY AFTER PRICES FIRST BEGAN TO SURGE FOLLOWING THE START OF THE CONFLICT.

>>> ARTEMIS 2 ASTRONAUTS ARE STILL FLYING HIGH FOLLOWING THEIR TRIUMPHANT LUNAR FLYBY.

THEY MADE MORE HISTORY YESTERDAY, CALLING THEIR FRIENDS ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.

IT WAS THE FIRST MOON SHIP TO SPACESHIP RADIOLINK UP EVER.

>> THEY CAPTURED OVER 175 GIGABYTES OF IMAGING FROM THE LUNAR PASS ALONE JUST YESTERDAY AND THE IMAGES THAT YOU ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW HAVE BEEN TRANSMITTED BACK TO EARTH PREDOMINANTLY THROUGH OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL STUFF.

>> AND WHILE THEY ARE INSPIRATIONAL AND I THINK ALLOW ALL OF US TO REALLY FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY WERE FEELING, THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF SCIENCE HIDDEN INSIDE OF THOSE IMAGES.

>> SUCH A COOL ACCOMPLISHMENT.

BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS HAD SENT BACK MORE THAN 50 GIGABYTES OF PICTURES AND OTHER DATA FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY'S RENDEZVOUS.

>>> AS WE'VE REPORTED, THE SAN DIEGO-BASED USS JOHN T MURTHA IS BEING DEPLOYED TO RECOVER THE ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS.

THE CREWED SPACECRAFT IS SET TO SPLASHDOWN OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO ON FRIDAY.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SEE THE SPLASHDOWN, THE SAN DIEGO AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IS HOSTING A WATCH PARTY.

THE EVENT IS INCLUDED WITH THE OCEAN AND THE VIEWING PARTY STARTS AT 4:00 P.M.

WITH ACTIVITIES KICKING OFF AT 4:30 P.M.

AND THAT INCLUDES 3-D DESIGN CREATIONS, SOME ROBOTICS AND CHOCOLATE HEATSHIELD EXPERIMENTS.

>>> AFTER A PRETTY NICE START TO THE WEEK WE ARE TRACKING SOME CHANGES HERE BEGINNING WITH THE WIND INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND IT STAYS WINDY ON FRIDAY AS WE START TO SEE SHOWERS RETURN AND IT'S GOING TO BE A COOLER WEEKEND WITH A FEW SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, AND NEXT WEEK WILL START TO DRY OUT AND THEN WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE AS WELL.

TONIGHT WE'LL DROP DOWN INTO THE 40s, 50s, 60s, DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION.

ONE OF THE KINDER WERE SPOTS TONIGHT, SAN DIEGO AT 61.

MEANWHILE BORREGO SPRINGS DOWN TO 58, MT.

LAGUNA DOWN TO 45, OCEANSIDE 54, CHULA VISTA WILL DROP DOWN TO 57 DEGREES.

AS WE GO INTO THE DAY TOMORROW, MOST OF US ARE STILL DRY THROUGH OUR THURSDAY WITH A WARM DAY IN BORREGO SPRINGS AT 88, 56 IN MT.

LAGUNA AND WE'LL SEE SOME CLOUDS BACK TOWARDS OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA WITH TIES INTO THE LOW TO MID 70s.

THINGS START TO RAMP UP ACROSS THE WEST COAST AS WE HEAD INTO LATER THURSDAY, FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

I DON'T THINK WE REALLY GET INTO THE RAIN HERE UNTIL FRIDAY AND WE'LL SEE THOSE SHOWERS CONTINUING TO LINGER AS WE HEAD INTO OUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND OF COURSE ALL EYES OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS ARTEMIS II SPLASHING BACK DOWN HERE ON FRIDAY AT 5:07.

63 DEGREES, PARTIAL SON, 20% CHANCE OF A SHOWER, LOW RISK FOR LIGHTNING.

A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE OVER THE WEST SOUTHWEST AND A LITTLE CHOPPY SIR THERE, 3 TO 5 FEET WITH TEMPERATURE AT 64 DEGREES.

LET'S TAKE YOU INTO THE FORECAST HERE AS WE'LL WATCH RAIN AND A THUNDERSTORM BY SATURDAY OFF THE COAST BUT DRYER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY.

WE'LL TAKE YOU FURTHER INLAND WHERE THE WEEKEND IS A BIT SHOWERY BOTH DAYS, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

SOME COOLER WEATHER HERE MOVING BACK IN AFTER 80s FOR TOMORROW.

FORECAST HERE, IT'S GOING TO BE A CHILLY, WET WEEKEND WITH HIGHS ONLY INTO THE 30s BUT WE REBOUND NICELY ON MONDAY AND EVEN ACROSS THE DESERT WE'LL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY ON SATURDAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

FOR KPBS NEWS I'M MARIANA SOLIZ.

>>> A NEW SEASON OF THE KPBS PODCAST THE FINEST IS OUT RIGHT NOW .

IT CAPTURES THE PEOPLE, ART AND MOVEMENTS REDEFINING OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY.

A NEW EPISODE IS COMING OUT TOMORROW.

YOU CAN CATCH UP ON THE REST OF THE SECOND SEASON AT KPBS.ORG/THE FINEST OR WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS .

>>> LAST MONTH THE OPENING- NIGHT OF SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL SOLD OUT A WEEK IN ADVANCE SO KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE BETH OKAMOTO IS GIVING US AN EARLY PREVIEW OF ITS SECOND WEEKEND OF FILMS SET FOR APRIL 17th.

>> Reporter: FILM HAS THE POWER TO STIR CHANGE, AS LARRY CHRISTIAN HAS SEEN OVER THE YEARS AS THE CHAIR OF THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL.

>> ONE IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN PUBLIC RESPONSE AND EMPATHY AND SUPPORT FOR THE PLIGHT OF PALESTINIANS.

SO I THINK THERE IS A HUNGER FOR CINEMA ABOUT PALESTINE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE ARAB WORLD BUT WE ALSO WANT TO NOT GIVE THE IDEA THAT WHAT THE ARAB WORLD IS REALLY ALL ABOUT IS VICTIMIZATION.

WE WANT TO SHOW THE HUMANITY, THE CREATIVITY, THE BREADTH.

>> THE FESTIVAL IS REALLY ABOUT REFLECT IN THE DIVERSITY AND NOT TO PUT EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE IN ONE BOX.

>> Reporter: SCHENN ANTIBODY IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ARAB FILM FESTIVAL.

SHE SAYS THE SECOND WEEKEND OF FILMS REFLECTS A GROWTH IN ARAB FILM PRODUCTION, SPANNING NORTH AFRICA TO THE MIDDLE EAST.

CALLIE MALAGA IS A SPANISH MOROCCAN COPRODUCTION THAT FLIPS A FAMILIAR NARRATIVE.

>> INSTEAD OF MIGRATION TOWARD EUROPE, WE HAVE SPANISH WOMAN IN MOROCCO AND WHAT IT SHOWS REALLY IS THAT EVEN WHEN YOU SHIFT THAT PERSPECTIVE, THE CORE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF TRYING TO BELONG, TO FIND YOUR PLACE, REMAINS THE SAME.

>> Reporter: AND THAT'S WHAT THE FESTIVAL EXCELS AT -- FINDING THE COURT HUMANITY THAT CAN BRING US ALL TOGETHER.

THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 17th WILL KICK OFF WITH ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU.

>> WHICH LOOKS AT THREE GENERATIONS OF PALESTINIAN FAMILIES, FROM THE MANDATE PERIOD TO THE PRESENT.

>> NO ONE EVER THOUGHT ANY OF US WOULD HAPPEN, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU HOW IT STARTED.

>> SO IT SHOWS THE LIVED EXPERIENCE FROM A MULTIGENERATIONAL POINT OF VIEW.

>> Reporter: PLUS, SUDAN REMEMBER US OFFERS A CINEMATIC CHORUS OF A GENERATION FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM THROUGH THEIR CREATIVE VOICES.

A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD PROVIDES A LOVE STORY FROM LEBANON AND THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE INTRODUCES AUDIENCE TO IRAQ'S DRAW DAY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR A LITTLE GIRL.

THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL HAS THREE MORE DAYS OF FOOD, SHORTS AND FEATURES AT THE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS.

BETH TAKEMOTO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS HAVE A GROWING PROBLEM WITH SPORTS BETTING AND GAMING.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION EXAMINES HOW CAN PARENTS TALK TO THEIR KIDS ABOUT GAMBLING BEFORE IT BECOMES A PROBLEM.

>>> IN KPBS MIDDAY EDITION IS GETTING READY FOR THE WEEKEND WITH THE ARTS PREVIEW PLUS A TASTE OF THE LATEST EPISODE OF THE FINEST.

YOU CAN FIND OUR STORIES RIGHT THERE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KPBS, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PRACTICE FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.