>>> 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 45 YEARS.

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>> A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAN DIEGO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 88 DEGREES IN THE CITY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS SAYS SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HAS SAFETY PLANS IN PLACE TO HELP STUDENTS STAY COOL.

>> Reporter: DURING HEAT WAVES LIKE THIS ONE, DISTRICT LEADERS SAY SCHOOLS MIGHT LIMIT OR RESCHEDULE RECESS AND ALL OTHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES.

>> ALL ACTIVITIES CAN BE MODIFIED, RESCHEDULED, RELOCATED OR SHORTENED.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER MANAGING NURSING AND WELLNESS IN THE DISTRICT.

SHE SAYS STAFF ARE PROVIDING WATER AND ENCOURAGING KIDS TO STAY HYDRATED.

ALFONSO SAYS TEACHERS, STAFF, AND COACHES ARE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF HEAT ILLNESS IN STUDENTS.

>> MAYBE THEY START TO FEEL LIGHT HEADED.

THEY START TO FEEL DIZZY.

MAYBE A LITTLE NAUSEOUS.

AGAIN, YOU WANT TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP.

AND THE MOST EXTREME CASE IS WHEN YOU START TO HAVE ALTERED MENTAL STATUS, YOU START TO GET CONFUSED, OR MAYBE WHEN YOU'RE WALKING YOU'RE EXTREMELY UNBALANCED.

THAT DEFINITELY IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

AND WE WANT TO PREVENT THAT.

>> Reporter: SHE ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO REMIND KIDS TO WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING AND SUNSCREEN AND TO TELL TEACHERS IF THEY DON'T FEEL WELL.

>> WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND STAFF TO BE HONEST AND TO TELL SOMEONE WHEN THEY'RE NOT FEELING WELL SO WE CAN GET THEM THE CARE THAT THEY NEED.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT SAYS ALL CLASSROOMS HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.

GYMS, KITCHENS, RESTROOMS, AND LOCKER ROOMS DON'T.

CLASSES IN NONAIR CONDITIONED PORTABLES MIGHT MOVE TO AUDITORIUMS OR OTHER SPACES WITH AIR CONDITIONING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS HIGH TEMPERATURES TO DROP DOWN TO 80 DEGREES ON MONDAY.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE CUTS ARE ON THE WAY FOR THE TROUBLED SOUTH BAY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT AS IT FACES ABOUT A $13 MILLION DEFICIT.

IT'S PLANNING TO GET RID OF 30 STAFF POSITIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THE PLAN LAID OUT IN THE APPROVED BUDGET FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR SHOWS TEN POSITIONS WILL BE ELIMINATED EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

AND THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN LAYOFF, THOUGH.

THE DISTRICT SAYS THESE POSITIONS WILL BE CUT BY ATTRITION, INCLUDING RETIREMENTS, NOT FILLING VACANCIES, AND POSITIONS TIED TO ONE-TIME FUNDING.

>> WHEN WE SEE THAT THOSE ARE THE POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING CUT, YET THE DISTRICT PERSONNEL ISN'T BEING CUT SO THAT IT IS ALIGNED WITH A DECLINE OF ENROLLMENT, THAT'S WHERE THE ISSUE IS.

THAT'S WHERE THE CONCERN COMES.

>> THE CUTS ARE EXPECTED TO SAVE THE DISTRICT ABOUT $1.75 MILLION.

IN A STATEMENT, THE DISTRICT SAYS OUR FOCUS IS NOT SIMPLY ON REDUCING STAFF AS ENROLLMENT DECLINES, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENHANCING OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS BOTH DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND THROUGH OUR EXTENDED LEARNING PROGRAM.

>>> THE HEAT, THE HUMIDITY, IT CONTINUES.

I WISH I COULD JUST ZAP IT AWAY, BECAUSE I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU ARE SICK OF IT AT THIS POINT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE THOSE KINDS OF POWERS.

BUT WE DO HAVE SOME RELIEF IN SIGHT.

I'LL TALK ABOUT WHEN THAT HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING OUT OF HERE AND WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE REST OF YOUR WEEK COMING UP.

>>> PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON POLICE STOPS AIMS TO ENSURE AN -- ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STAY BEGANS.

THE SAN DIEGO COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES SENT NEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON MONDAY, AND THEY INCLUDE PROHIBITING STOPS BASED SOLELY ON ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS AND ELIMINATING STOPS TO THOSE -- OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE DURING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN STOPS.

THE COMMISSION IS AN INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT BODY FOR THE SDPD, AND IT WAS CREATED IN 2020.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS A STEP CLOSER TO SETTING LIMITS ON ANY POTENTIAL PARKING FEES AT ITS BEACHES.

THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES MISSION BAY, WHICH THE CITY OPERATES.

THE INITIAL PROPOSAL AT TODAY'S RULES COMMITTEE MEETING WAS TO BAN PAID PARKING AT DOZEN OF LOCATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS.

CITY COUNCILMEMBER KENT LEE MODIFIED THE PLAN TO APPLY IT TO CITY RESIDENTS ONLY AND ELIMINATE THE TEN-YEAR TIME LIMIT.

>> I MEAN, I DO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS NORTH OF US CERTAINLY CHARGE FOR PARKING.

AND THE STATE CERTAINLY DOES AT ALL OF ITS STATE LOTS.

AND I JUST POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE, I MEAN, AGAIN, I ALSO RESPECT THE VALUE OF THE ACCESS FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS, BUT IT'S A LITTLE IRONIC TO ME WHEN OUR COUNTY NEIGHBORS IN OTHER CITIES ARE CHARGING OUR RESIDENTS TO PARK AT THEIR BEACHES BUT WE WOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO DO THE SAME THING.

>> TRULS COMMITTEE APPROVED THE ITEM UNANIMOUSLY.

IT WILL BE HEARD BY THE FULL CITY COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE.

>>> NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT SURROUNDING THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN DEL MAR.

THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS BOARD VOTED TO END NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY OF DEL MAR TO BUILD ON ITS PROPERTY.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS STORY FOR THE PAST TWO YEAR, AND HE BRINGS US THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: AT THE SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION OF THE DEL MAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, CITY LEADERS WERE LOOKING FOR A PATH FORWARD.

>> SO SPECIFICALLY, WHAT'S THE LIKELY OUTCOME OF ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY BETWEEN THESE TWO CITIES?

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>> Reporter: THE 22nd AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, THEY VOTED TO END NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY ON BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON FAIRGROUNDS LAND.

>> WE HOPE THAT THEY DO RECONSIDER.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR SENT A LETTER TO THE FAIRGROUNDS BOARD ON FRIDAY ASKING THEM TO RECONSIDER THEIR DECISION.

SHE HASN'T HEARD BACK YET.

THE 5-3 DECISION TO END NEGOTIATIONS WAS A SURPRISE TO HER.

>> I WOULD SAY SHOCKED.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, BUT THE RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN FRAUGHT WITH NEGOTIATIONS PAUSED AT LEAST TWICE.

MARTINEZ THOUGHT THEY WERE MAKING PROGRESS BEFORE THE LATEST VOTE.

THE CITY GOT A $1.7 MILLION HOUSING ACCELERATION PROGRAM GRANT FROM THE STATE TOWARD THE PROJECT.

>> $800,000 OF TAXPAYER MONEY WENT INTO LOOKING AT SITES THAT THE FAIR BOARD WANTED US TO STUDY.

>> Reporter: THIS LOCATION IS THE ONLY PROPERTY THAT THE FAIRGROUND BOARD SAYS IS VIABLE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT IT SITS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, AND THAT'S WHERE IT GETS MESSY.

>> SO THE CITY WENT TO WORK AND STARTED DOING THE STEPS OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR ANNEXATION.

WE SAW A CLEAR PATH.

WE SAW NO ISSUES.

>> Reporter: BUT THE 22nd AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT DIDN'T SEE IT THAT WAY.

>> WE DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE CITY OF DEL MAR CAN WORK OUT AN AGREEMENT TO ANNEX PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: MARTINEZ SAYS DEL MAR AND DO WERE IN TALKS AND THERE WAS INITIALLY SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY.

THAT'S ALL NOW MOOT.

WITH THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS OFF THE TABLE FOR DEL MAR, THE CITY WILL NOW HAVE TO UPZONE THE NORTH BLUFFS FOR DENSITY HOUSING.

THAT'S ALSO WITH A STALLED SEASIDE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED.

STATE HOUSING LAWS REQUIRE THE CITY TO ALLOW THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.

MARTINEZ DISAGREES.

>> WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE READY TO BUILD.

THEY DID NOT COMPLETE THEIR APPLICATION.

>> Reporter: SEASIDE RICH IS SUING THE CITY TO GET THE DEVELOPMENT APPROVED.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> BALBOA PARK IS KNOWN AS THE CROWN JEWEL OF SAN DIEGO, BUT AFTER YEARS OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ISSUE, CITY OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THE PARK NEEDS NEARLY $1 BILLION IN REPAIRS.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG MORAN.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE'RE SEEING BALBOA PARK'S INFRASTRUCTURE SLIP?

>> WELL, BOTH IN THE BUILDINGS, THOSE OLDER BUILDINGS THAT ARE THERE, A LOT OF THEM NEED BASIC MAINTENANCE.

THEY NEED ROOFS, FOUNDATION WORK, SOMETIMES JUST PAINT, REPLACEMENT WINDOWS.

OTHER THINGS YOU DON'T SEE.

HVAC SYSTEM, PLUMBING, WATER, STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND THEN YOU ALSO SEE IT IN THE GROUNDS.

I MEAN, SOME OF THE TRAILS THAT GO THROUGH BALBOA PARK AREN'T AS WELL MARKED OR MAINTAINED AS THEY SHOULD BE.

AND THEN THERE IS A WHOLE CATEGORY OF WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE OR SHOULD BE DONE ON SIDEWALKS AND STREETS AND PARKING AREAS AND MOST PROBABLY NOTICEABLE IF ANYBODY'S GONE THERE RECENTLY, THE PUBLIC BATHROOMS AT THE PARK ARE IN VERY ROUGH SHAPE.

SO IT'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS THAT HAVE JUST ADDED UP OVER TIME TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE NOW.

>> WELL, LET'S GO BACK TO HOW THIS ACTUALLY STARTED.

HOW DID THESE MAINTENANCE ISSUES BECOME SO DIRE?

>> WELL, THEY STARTED SMALL AND GOT BIG, I THINK.

THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS REALLY, AS WE SAID IN THE STORY, DECADES IN THE MAKING.

THIS ISN'T THE FAULT OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, MOST RECENT ADMINISTRATION, OR WHATEVER.

THIS IS YEARS, DECADES, OF NEGLECT BY THE CITY WHICH OWNS AND RUNS THE PARK THAT HAS JUST BUILT UP TO A POINT THAT, I MEAN, TEN YEARS AGO THE CITY COMMISSION DID A STUDY WHICH ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WOULD TAKE TO BRING ALL THE PARK SYSTEMS, THE ONES THAT WERE GOING TO EXPIRE, THEIR USEFUL LIFE WAS GOING TO EXPIRE, THE REPAIR, THE MAINTENANCE, WAS $446 MILLION.

THAT WAS IN 2016.

SO THAT'S PRE-COVID.

THAT'S PRE-INFLATION SPIKE.

THAT'S PRE-WARS.

THAT'S PRE-TARIFFS.

>> MM-HMM.

>> SO YOU KNOW, IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THAT.

IF IT WAS THAT MUCH TEN YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS A NUMBER THAT HAD BEEN BUILT UP OVER MANY, MANY YEARS, IT'S GOING TO BE HIGHER NOW.

>> GREG, IN YOUR REPORTING, YOU MENTIONED HOW PAID PARKING COULD HAVE GONE BACK TOWARDS THE PARK.

SO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THAT EXTRA MONEY NOW?

>> WELL, IT REALLY WASN'T EXTRA MONEY.

THE PURPOSE OF THE PAID PARKING PROGRAM GOT LOST IN A LOT OF THE DIN, TO ESTABLISH SOMETHING BALBOA PARK HAS NEVER HAD AS A PARK, AN INDEPENDENT REVENUE SOURCE JUST DEDICATED TO THE PARK.

IF YOU COMPARE TO MISSION BAY PARK, A DIFFERENT PARK, THEY HAVE LEASES, THEY THROW OFF MONEY.

THE MONEY THAT IT GENERATES, THE CITY TAKES A CHUNK OF IT, BUT ABOUT A THIRD OF IT STAYS IN THE PARK, AND IT'S USED TO IMPROVE THE PARK'S APPEARANCE, ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BALBOA PARK HAS NOTHING LIKE THAT.

THE PAID PARKING PROGRAM WAS INTENDED TO TRY TO REPLACE THE $15 MILLION, $17 MILLION THAT THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND SPENDS ON MAINTAINING THE FUND -- ON MAINTAINING THE PARK.

AND THEN ANY AMOUNT OVER THAT WOULD BE USED FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS.

SO I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF THE FIRST BABY STEP TO REALLY DEVELOPING AN INDEPENDENT REVENUE SOURCE THAT WOULD STAY IN THE PARK AND BEGIN TACKLING SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS.

>> WHAT ARE SOME OPTIONS FOR REVENUE STREAM FOR BALBOA PARK?

>> WELL, PARKING'S OBVIOUSLY OUT.

>> YEAH.

>> BUT THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO IN THE PARK.

YOU COULD DO -- YOU COULD RENT, LIKE THE BOTANICAL BUILDING.

THAT GREAT BUILDING WHICH WAS JUST RENOVATED FOR ABOUT $28 MILLION.

YOU COULD BEGIN HOSTING EVENTS THERE FOR ORGANIZATIONS.

SOMEHOW YOU CAN MONETIZE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PARK.

YOU KNOW, I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT MANY OF THE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS IN THE PARK DO NOT PAY RENT OR LEASE PAYMENT.

THE TERMS OF THEIR AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY, WHICH GOES BACK TO THE '80s, ABSOLVES THEM FROM THAT.

THE CITY ALSO PAYS THE WATER BILL FOR EVERYBODY IN THE PARK.

SO THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO, BUT THAT'S KIND OF ON THE MARGINS.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS SUCH A BIG NUMBER THERE HAS TO BE A MUCH MORE ROBUST WAY OF FUNDING THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE PARK NEEDS.

>> SO THE CITY HAS TO FINISH UPDATING THE PARK'S MASTER PLAN BY 2028.

SO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THAT?

>> WELL, THERE'S A WHOLE PROCESS THAT THEY'RE DOING.

THEY'RE GOING TO GATHER A LOT OF DATA.

THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT, AND I THINK IT WILL ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS, SOME OF THE GOVERNANCE ISSUES.

IT'LL CERTAINLY ADDRESS, I THINK, THE FINANCIAL ISSUES AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE OR WHAT COULD BE DONE.

BUT IT'S REALLY A WAY, THE LAST TIME I THINK THE PLAN WAS UPDATED WAS 2012.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

SO I THINK IT'S A WAY TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT HOW TO TACKLE SOME OF THESE PRETTY URGENT PROBLEMS WITH THE PARK IN THE NEXT 10 OR 15 YEARS.

>> GREG, THANK YOU.

>> THANKS.

>> I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG MORAN.

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>>> I'M JEFF BENNET, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, META AGREES TO A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT OVER CLAIMS THAT ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE HARMING CHILDREN.

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

>>> AND META HAS AGREED TO PAY AROUND $18 BILLION TO END THE LANDMARK LAWSUIT.

MULTIPLE STATES SUED THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT ALLEGING THE COMPANY INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED ADDICTIVE PLATFORMS THAT HARMED YOUNG PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH.

AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, META HAS AGREED TO MAKE CHANGES TO ITS PLATFORMS TO MAKE THEM SAFER FOR MINORS.

JEN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: IN A LANDMARK LEGAL BATTLE, META, THE OWNER OF FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, HAS AGREED TO PAY ROUGHLY $18 BILLION OVER CLAIMS THE COMPANY DESIGNED ITS PLATFORMS TO BE ADDICTIVE AND HARMING TO YOUNG USERS' MENTAL HEALTH.

THE LAWSUIT WAS BROUGHT JOINTLY BY 29 STATES IN 2023.

>> THIS IS THE ERA OF HOLDING BIG TECH ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: MULTIPLE STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL PRAISING THE OUTCOME, INCLUDING NEW JERSEY, WHERE THE PAYOUT IS THE LARGEST STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION SETTLEMENT IN HISTORY OUTSIDE THE BIG TOBACCO SETTLEMENTS OF THE 1990s.

>> META WAS TELLING PARENTS EVERYWHERE THAT THEIR TOP CONCERN WAS THE SAFETY OF THEIR CHILDREN, AND IT WASN'T.

THEIR TOP CONCERN WAS MAKING A BUCK.

>> Reporter: META HAS LONG DENIED THAT ITS PLATFORMS HARM CHILDREN AND DID NOT ADMIT WRONG DOING AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT.

THE COMPANY SAYING IN PART, ENSURING TEENS HAVE A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE EXPERIENCE ON OUR PLATFORMS IS AN ABSOLUTE IMPERATIVE FOR META.

AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, THE TECH GIANT AGREED TO IMPLEMENT SWEEPING NEW SAFETY MEASURES TO PROTECT USERS UNDER 18, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE A TWO-HOUR DAILY TIME LIMIT, NIGHT MODE THAT WOULD BLOCK USERS UNDER 18 FROM USING THE APPS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6:00 A.M., SCHOOL MODE, WHERE NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE MUTED DURING SCHOOL HOURS, DISABLING COSMETIC SURGERY AND EXTREME MAKEUP FILTERS, AND STRENGTHENING PARENTAL CONTROLS.

THOSE CHANGES ARE STILL PENDING JUDICIAL APPROVAL.

>> THIS IS A GROUNDBREAKING STEP.

THIS IS HISTORIC TO PROTECT OUR KIDS.

>> Reporter: META SAID IT WILL PAY OUT 70% OF THE SETTLEMENT FUND TO THE STATES IN ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS OVER TO NEXT DECADE.

THE REMAINING 30% WILL BE PAID ONLY IF YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK AGREE TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO THE STATES AND SIMILAR CHANGES TO THEIR APPS.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WOKE THIS MORNING WITH A BOOST TO HIS MIDTERM ELECTION PROWESS.

TWO OF HIS PREFERRED CANDIDATES NOTCHED WINS IN PRIMARY RUNOFF RACES OVERNIGHT IN WHAT MARKED SIGNIFICANT VICTORIES FOR TRUMP AT A TIME HIS SWAY IN THE UPCOMING MIDTERMS IS BEING TESTED.

MADDIE GANNON REPORTS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: THERE'S LITTLE DOUBT TUESDAY'S PRIMARIES WERE A POSITIVE SIGN FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

THE MOST ANTICIPATED WIN FOR THE PRESIDENT CAME IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

SENATOR DARLENE GRAHAM DEFEATED SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN RALPH NORMAN IN A SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF TO FILL THE SEAT OF FORMER REPUBLICAN SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM.

AFTER HER BROTHER DIED SUDDENLY, GRAHAM WAS HAND PICKED BY TRUMP TO FILL THE SEAT, AND TRUMP INJECTED MAJOR POLITICAL CAPITAL AND MONEY INTO HELPING HER SECURE THIS VICTORY.

THAT INCLUDED A RALLY IN MYRTLE BEACH LAST WEEK.

GRAHAM WON NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF THE VOTE IN THE COUNTY WHERE THAT RALLY TOOK PLACE, AND GRAHAM WAS CLEAR ABOUT WHO SHE CREDITS FOR HER VICTORY.

>> MR.

PRESIDENT, LINDSEY TRULY LOVED YOU AND VIEWED YOU AS ONE OF HIS CLOSEST FRIENDS.

OUR VICTORY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU, AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL.

SOUTH CAROLINA IS TRULY TRUMP COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: GRAHAM IS NOW SET TO FACE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE ANNIE ANDREWS IN NOVEMBER.

TRUMP'S PICK TO BE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IN OKLAHOMA NOTCHED A VICTORY.

IT'S ALL BEEN SEEN AS A BOOST FOR THE PRESIDENT AMID QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POWER OF HIS ENDORSEMENT WITH THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AWAY.

WHILE THE MAJORITY OF CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY TRUMP HAVE GONE ON TO WIN, VOTERS HAVE REJECTED TEN CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE OR CONGRESS THAT HAD THE BACKING OF TRUMP THIS CYCLE.

THIS AS SOME IN THE GOP HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC POLICIES.

OVER THE LAST WEEK, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TEMPORARILY EASED TARIFFS ON BEEF IMPORTED INTO THE U.S.

AND REIGNITED A TRADE WAR WITH CANADA, LEAVING SOME REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES TO QUESTION THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON PRICES AT HOME AS AFFORDABILITY IS SET TO BE AN ISSUE AT THE TOP OF VOTER'S MINDS IN NOVEMBER.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M MADDIE GANNON.

>>> KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SAYS THE GOLDEN PACIFIC POWER LINK IS RAISING COMMUNITY CONCERNS ABOUT WILDFIRE RISKS.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS HUDDLED OVER POSTERBOARDS AT AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE FALLBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER.

THEY MAPPED THE LINE SDG&E WANTS TO BUILD.

IT WOULD END AT THE COAST NEAR THE GENERATING STATION.

FALLBROOK FALLS WITHIN THE PROPOSED ROUTE.

THAT'S WHERE CAROL GIBSON LIVES.

>> RESIDENT FOR 30 YEARS.

>> Reporter: SHE JUST BOUGHT HER FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND SHE'S INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS ON HER HOME.

GIBSON SAYS SHE UNDERSTANDS THE NEED FOR MORE POWER.

>> I'M HAPPY TO GET IT.

OBVIOUSLY WE NEED IT.

HOW WE GET IT IS ANOTHER QUESTION.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA'S PEAK DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE BY 2045.

SDG&E SAYS THE POWER LINK WILL HELP THE STATE MEET THE GROWING DEMAND.

>> WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET REPRESENTATION FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

RESIDENTS REALLY NEED TO FIND OUT AND SEE IF IT AFFECTS THEM.

>> Reporter: GIBSON AND DOZENS OF RESIDENTS AT THE OPEN HOUSE SAY A 200-FOOT TALL TRANSMISSION LINE PUTS COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF WILDFIRE, IMMINENT DOMAIN, AND HIGHER INSURANCE COSTS.

HE'S EVACUATED HIS HOMES DUE TO WILDFIRES.

>> WE'VE HAD TO PACK UP EVERYTHING AND GO THREE TIMES.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HIS COMMUNITY IS PUSHING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE POWER LINK.

>> SOLAR, STRUCTURES OVER PARKING LOTS, UTILIZE THE SPACE BETTER.

THEY'RE PUSHING FOR LOCALIZED POWER, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO RUN TRANSMISSION FREEWAYS ACROSS, YOU KNOW, DANGEROUS FIRE ZONES.

>> Reporter: SDG&E SAYS THE PROJECT HAS A LONG WAY TO GO.

GATHERING FEEDBACK IS ONE STEP IN THE PROCESS.

ALEX WELLING IS WITH THE UTILITY.

HE SAYS REGULATORS WILL ALSO EXAMINE THE WILDFIRE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO WEIGH IT AGAINST THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE CHOOSING THE MOST FEASIBLE YET RESPONSIBLE PROJECT POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: SDG&E IS HOSTING TWO MORE OPEN HOUSES IN IMPERIAL VALLEY AND BORREGO IN OCTOBER.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THIS MONTH ANNOUNCED SHARP CUTS FOR CALIFORNIA AND TWO OTHER STATES THAT RELY ON WATER FROM THE COLORADO RIVER.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER KEVIN SAYS THE.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND NEVADA EACH NEED TO USE LESS WATER NEXT YEAR THROUGH 2028, THAT'S WHILE DROUGHT AND RISING TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DRAIN THE COLORADO RIVER.

>> WELL, IN A PRACTICAL CONTEXT FOR CALIFORNIA, IT MEANS GIVING UP A BIG CHUNK OF WATER.

>> Reporter: FELICIA MARCUS IS A VISITING FELLOW AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND USED TO CHAIR THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD.

SHE SAYS LOCAL LEADERS HAVE PROACTIVELY SUPPLEMENTED THE WATER SUPPLY HERE TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF UPSTREAM CUTS.

>> THE FOLKS IN SAN DIEGO HAVE RECOGNIZED THEIR VULNERABILITY AND INVESTED, WHICH FRANKLY, AS MUCH AS PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE COST, THE COST IS A PITTANCE COMPARED TO THE COST OF INACTION WHEN THE TAPS RUN DRY.

>> Reporter: THE DESALINATION PLANT IN CARLSBAD SUPPLIES ROUGHLY A TENTH OF THE REGION'S DRINKING WATER, AND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND OTHERS HAVE LARGE-SCALE RECYCLING PROJECTS IN RECENT YEARS.

THE SAN DIEGO AREA WAS ALSO AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON WATER CONSERVATION WHEN THE STATE WAS FACING ITS FIRST EVER MODERN DROUGHT IN THE 2010s.

>> ONE OF THE MORE EFFICIENT URBAN AREAS IN THE ENTIRE STATE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY IS OVERSUPPLIED WITH WATER, WHICH IT SELLS.

OFFICIALS ARE ALSO EXPLORING HOW TO SELL EXCESS WATER TO OTHER THIRSTY WESTERN STATES.

>> AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE IN SAN DIEGO AND IN CALIFORNIA WOULD NOT TAKE SOME OF OUR SHARE OF COLORADO RIVER WATER.

THEREFORE LEAVING THAT FOR PLACES LIKE NEVADA AND ARIZONA WHO COULD MUCH MORE DESPERATELY USE IT.

>> Reporter: JIM IS A MEMBER OF THE WATER AUTHORITY'S BOARD.

HE SAYS AN INTERSTATE MARKETPLACE WOULD CREATE EVEN MORE INSENNIVE TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE DESALINATION PLANTS.

>> UP STEAD OF DEBATING ON HOW TO DIVIDE SCARCITY, YOU KNOW, START COMPETING TO CREATE ABUNDANCE.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW AMERICA'S ALWAYS SOLVED SOME OF ITS GREATEST CHALLENGES.

>> Reporter: THE WATER AUTHORITY AND ITS COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER STATES ARE WAITING ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE THORNY LEGAL QUESTIONS TIED TO SELLING WATER ACROSS STATE LINES.

KEVIN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL, WE'RE SEEING THE IMPACTS FROM -- NOT SEEING DIRECT HITS FROM ANY TROPICAL SYSTEMS IN THE PACIFIC, BUT THAT IS TO BLAME FOR LARGE WAVES, ROUGH SURF, AND REALLY IT'S GOING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

ANYBODY ALONG THE COAST, HEADING TO THE BEACH, KEEP THIS IN MIND.

STAY SAFE AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE OTHER STORY THAT'S IMPACTING MUCH, MUCH MORE OF US, MANY MORE OF US, THE HEAT.

SO HERE'S THE THING.

WE ARE CHALLENGING SOME RECORDS WITH OUR HIGHS BUT MORE OF US ARE SEEING LOWS THAT ARE JUST SO MUCH WARMER THAN THEY TYPICALLY WOULD BE, WHICH IS PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS HEAT THAT WE'RE NOT COOLING OFF MUCH OVERNIGHT.

SO WE'RE NOT REALLY GETTING ANY OF THAT RELIEF THAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY SEE AND THEN ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, THE HUMIDITY, THAT'S A FACTOR TOO.

SOMETHING THAT WE ARE MAYBE NOT SO USED TO IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SO OUR TEMPERATURES FEELING MUCH HIGHER THAN JUST THAT AIR TEMPERATURE THAT YOU FIRST SEE.

NOW, WE DO HAVE A SMALL RAIN CHANCE FOR SOME OF US TO END THE WEEK.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR, BUT I WANT TO START OFF WITH THE HEAT.

TAKE A LOOK, WE HAVE THE HEAT ALERTS, THE WARNINGS, THE ADVISORIES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

FRIDAY.

THAT'S YOUR HEADS UP, THIS IS DANGEROUS HEAT YOU SHOULD BE TAKING PRECAUTIONS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

83 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

73 IN SAN DIEGO.

WE ARE JUST NOT COOLING OFF MUCH AT ALL AND THEN WE END UP WITH HIGHS LIKE THIS.

112 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

81 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

TRIPLE DIGITS FOR RAMONA AS WELL.

MID-90s IN ESCONDIDO, AND MID-80s IN SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA, AND OCEANSIDE ALONG THE COAST THERE.

HERE'S THE RAIN THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO TONIGHT A FEW CHANCES.

A LOT OF CLOUD COVER MAINLY AND SOME OF US, IT'S MAINLY FURTHER NORTH, BUT SOME OF US INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, WE COULD SEE A FEW VERY SPOTTY SHOWERS AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

SO THAT'S JUST YOUR HEADS UP.

SO YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED IF THERE'S A FEW RAINDROPS.

BUT FOR MORE OF US, IT'S THAT CLOUD COVER, THAT MOISTURE, THAT HUMIDITY THAT WE'RE GOING NOTICE MORE.

TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR NEXT FIVE DAYS ALONG THE COAST HERE, WELL, WE ARE COOLING OFF.

WE HAVE LOWER TEMPERATURES IN SIGHT.

82 BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY.

AND IT CONTINUES INTO MONDAY.

NEXT WEEK IT'S GOING TO FEEL BETTER, BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET THROUGH THIS WEEK FIRST.

FOR OUR INLAND AREAS, 96 FOR THURSDAY, 89 SUNDAY.

86 BY MONDAY.

THAT'S SOME RELIEF.

TEN DEGREES BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY.

MOUNTAIN REGIONS, SUNDAY'S GOING TO FEEL NICE, 71.

THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY, FRIDAY, THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS.

DESERT REGION.

I'M WATCHING FOR WHEN DO WE GET OUT OF THE 110 AND ABOVE, THE ANSWER, SATURDAY.

108.

101 BY MONDAY.

STILL TRIPLE DIGITS, BUT IT IS STILL AUGUST.

WE'LL TAKE ANY KIND OF TEMPERATURE DECREASE THAT WE CAN GET.

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