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

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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DARLENE MARCO SHILEY, AND, BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THIS IS ON YOU, UNTIL YOU CHOOSE TO DO SOMETHING.

THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE STATE OR THEY WILL BE CONTINUED TO BE KILLED JUST LIKE THEY WERE KILLED IN UVALDE YESTERDAY.

>> EMOTIONS, OPINIONS ERUPTED DURING A SCHOOL MASS SHOOTING NEWS CONFERENCE INVOLVING THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS.

FORMER CONGRESSMAN BETO O'ROURKE DENOUNCING GREG ABBOTT, SAYING THIS IS ON YOU.

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAJOR FALSELY.

WHETHER IT IS UVALDE, OR ANY OTHER TOWN, GRIEF, ANGER, AND OUTCRY ARE ALL TOO REAL, FOLLOWING A MASS SHOOTING CLAIM THE LIVES OF 19 CHILDREN, TWO CHILDREN, AND 17 OTHERS INJURED.

WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE VICTIMS, THE GUN MAN, AND THE CALL FOR ACTION INVOLVING GUNS AND VIOLENCE.

>> Reporter: WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A JOYOUS DAY TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE WHEN CHILDREN AND TEACHERS WERE KILLED AT ROBB ELEMENTARY.

PLANNERS ARE NOW FAMILIES ARE NOW PLANNING FUNERALS.

>> EVIL SWEPT ACROSS UVALDE.

>> Reporter: THESE ARE THE FACES OF SOME OF THE VICTIMS, FOURTH GRADE TEACHER, EVA MIRELES, 10-YEAR-OLD, AMERIE JO GARZA, 10-YEAR-OLD, JOSE FLORES JR., AND XAVIER LOPEZ, SMILING, AFTER MAKING HONOR ROLL.

THE SUSPECT IS AN 18-YEAR-OLD WHO POLICE SAY SHOT HIS GRANDMOTHER BEFORE OPENING FIRE ON A FOURTH GRADE CLASS.

>> HE WAS A DROPOUT, NO CRIMINAL HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THE CONVERSATION IN WASHINGTON TURNS TO CURBING GUN VIOLENCE.

>> OUR COUNTRY IS SICK OF IT, AND OUTRAGED.

THERE WAS EVIL THAT STRUCK ROBB ELEMENTARY IN UVALDE, TEXAS.

>> ONE NATION, UNDER GUNS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.

PARENTS DON'T NEED TO DROP THEIR KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL AND WONDER IF THERE KID WILL BE NEXT.

>> Reporter: MANY WONDER IF THESE WORDS FROM POLITICIANS WILL BE TURNED INTO ACTION.

>>> CALIFORNIA LEADERS ARE TAKING ACTION.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED PLANS TO EXPEDITE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM GUN VIOLENCE.

>> WE WILL CONTROL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE CONTROL OF.

THOSE STATES, LIKE CALIFORNIA, THAT HAVE THE MOST PROGRESSIVE POLICIES AND RESTRICTING THE ABUSE AND PROLIFERATION OF GUNS HAVE CONSISTENCY OUTPERFORMED OTHER STATES IN GUN MURDER RATES AND DEATH RATES.

>> A DOZEN BILLS ARE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW, AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVE BILLS ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK BY THE END OF JUNE.

HEARING ABOUT SO MANY YOUNG KIDS BEING KILLED IS HARD TO TAKE AND THE NEWS IS NOT LOST ON OUR SCHOOLKIDS, WHO HAVE TO TRY AND COPE, AS WELL.

HERE IS KITTY ALVARADO.

>> Reporter: TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS, ARE REACTING TO ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING AT A SCHOOL, IN UVALDE, TEXAS.

>> I WAS SIMPLY GUTTED, DEVASTATED.

I JUST COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLE ACT.

I BROKE DOWN IN TEARS.

>> Reporter: MARIA ORTEGA IS INVESTED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.

SHE IS THE MOTHER OF KIDS IN TWO DISTRICTS AND SITS ON THE BOARD OF THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

SHE SAYS THE SHOOTING FEELS DIFFERENT.

>> THE BUFFALO MURDERS, AS WELL AS, I THINK, COVID, IT'S A COMBINATION OF SO MANY THINGS.

IT REALLY JUST -- IT HIT SO HARD, THINKING THAT THESE ARE BABIES, AND THE OTHER TERROR THAT THESE BABIES WERE FEELING AT THAT MOMENT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS TEACHERS IN PARTICULAR ARE HAVING A HARD TIME IN THE AFTERMATH.

SHE MADE IT A POINT TO CHECK ON HER FRIENDS WHO ARE TEACHERS, AND THEY ARE NOT OKAY.

>> SHE SAID, SHE GOT TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, AND SHE SIMPLY SAT IN HER CAR AND CRIED.

>> THIS IS WHERE STAFF MEMBERS WHO KNOW OUR KIDS AND KNOW THEM WELL LEAN IN.

>> Reporter: THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE OF SAFETY SAYS THAT THIS IS A TOUGH DAY FOR EVERYONE IN THEIR DISTRICT.

HE WANTS THEM TO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AT THE READY, BUT SECURITY AND OTHER MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

>> EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS DESERVES TO WALK ON THE CAMPUS OR THEY FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED, AND SUPPORTED.

ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, THE RELATIONSHIPS KICK IN.

WE ARE TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY HAVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE TROUBLED, MAKE CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AS NECESSARY, AND HAVE LEARNED FROM EVERY TRAGEDY.

>> I PROMISE YOU, WE WILL LEARN WHAT WE CAN FROM THE SITUATION AND WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN, FORWARD, TO ENSURE WE ARE BETTER PREPARED, EVEN MORE SO.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO SHERIFF SAYS THEIR DEPUTIES ARE WEARING MORNING BANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH UVALDE.

>> NORMALLY IT IS LOCALIZED, THAT WE HAVE HAD SO MANY SHOOTINGS SO RECENTLY, WE CARE ABOUT ALL OF THESE FOLKS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE PROTOCOL KICKS IN IMMEDIATELY AFTER MASS SHOOTINGS HAPPEN.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO BE VISIBLE, WE ARE PUTTING OUR DEPUTIES NEAR SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TOGETHER.

THEY KNOW THAT WE ARE OUT THERE PROTECTING THEM.

>> Reporter: THE REACH OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD AND BUSINESS WATCH GROUPS, BUT SAYS HE CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO COMMUNICATE AND ASK FOR HELP, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

>> I OFTEN TALK TO PEOPLE AND THEY SAY YEAH, I FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG BUT I KNOW YOU ARE BUSY AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU.

WE WANT TO BE BOTHERED.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE, IT IS OKAY TO CALL THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

>>> ANOTHER PERSON HAS DIED AT SAN DIEGO CENTRAL JAIL, THE 10th IN CUSTODY DEATH, THIS YEAR.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAID DEPUTIES CONDUCTING SECURITY CHECKS ON THE 64-YEAR-OLD MAN UNRESPONSIVE IN HIS CELL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MEDICAL STAFF AND PARAMEDICS TRIED TO REVIVE HIM, BUT HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BEFORE 1:00 A.M.

THE MAN'S NAME WAS WITHHELD, PENDING FAMILY NOTIFICATION AND AN AUTOPSY IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

>>> TWO YEARS AGO TODAY, THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER HELD HIS KNEE ON GEORGE FLOYD'S NECK, FOR NEARLY 9 1/2 MINUTES.

WHEN BILLING VIDEO OF THE KILLING WAS RELEASED, IT SPARKED PROTESTS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO REVIEW AND REVISE USE OF FORCE POLICIES AND CREATE A DATABASE TO TRACK OFFICER MISCONDUCT.

PARTISAN GRIDLOCK HAS KEPT CONGRESS FROM PASSING THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE AND POLICING ACT.

JOHN CARROLL TALKED TO LOCAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES TO GET THERE READ ON WHERE THINGS STAND, NOW.

>> NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.

>> Reporter: THE SUMMER OF 2020, THE STREETS OF CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FILLED WITH PEOPLE OUTRAGED AT THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD.

THE CALL WAS A CLEAR DEMAND THAT LEGISLATORS AT ALL LEVELS PASS LAWS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF POLICE AND VIOLENCE.

>> YOU CAN MAKE THE CASE THINGS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE.

>> Reporter: WHEN HE IS NOT GETTING LECTURES, DR. DARWIN FISHMAN IS VOLUNTEERING WITH THE RACIAL JUSTICE COALITION.

HIS TAKE ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IS PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE AND POLICING ACT PASSED IN THE HOUSE, IT REMAINS STALLED IN THE SENATE.

FISHMAN SAYS IT IS MORE THAN THAT.

>> IT WAS NEVER A SIMPLE THING ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EXCESSIVE FORCE.

THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL DEVALUING OF LIFE THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY AND IT IS PRONOUNCED FOR RACIAL MINORITIES.

>> I ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN FILING COMPLAINTS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: WE FIND OURSELVES TWO YEARS OUT FROM GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER.

>> WE SEE A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND A TOTAL DISREGARD FOR THE LIFE OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE.

I THINK IT IS SAFE TO ASSUME, IT'S ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: WHAT CAN BE DONE?

THIS GROUP IS SUPPORTING AN ORDINANCE CALLED PROTECT, THAT WILL BE DECIDED BY THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL.

>> ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT, AND FOR THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT TRYING TO CURB SOME OF THIS BRUTALITY TO SUPPORT THAT MEASURE.

>> EXPEND MORE ENERGY, MORE TIME, TO HELP US GET ON TRACK.

>> Reporter: FISHMAN SAYS WE MUST GET ON TRACK, BECAUSE AND PEOPLE LOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE BALLOT, THEY ARE LIKELY TO TURN TO THE BULLET.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS SEEN MORE THAN 1000 COVID CASES REPORTED PER DAY AS EXPERTS WARNED THAT WE ARE LIKELY SEEING ANOTHER SURGEON INFECTIONS.

WITH AT-HOME TESTING, THE SPREAD IS LIKELY LARGER THAN WE ARE ACTUALLY SEEING.

SUMMER IS COMING AND THAT MEANS MORE TOURISTS WILL BE COMING.

IF YOU'RE TRAVELING, HEALTH OFFICIALS RECOMMEND BEING UP-TO- DATE ON BOOSTER DOSES AND WEARING MASKS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU CANNOT AVOID LARGE CROWDS.

THE WARNINGS, AS THE VIRUS IS CONTINUING TO MUTATE, WITH NEW, MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANTS.

>> THIS IS TROUBLING.

WE ARE SEEING VARIANCE THAT ARE WORSE THAN OMICRON.

GEAR UP, WE ARE NOT DONE.

THIS IS FAR FROM A PANDEMIC STATE, THAT IS CONTAINED.

THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE STRIVING FOR.

>> A SUSPECTED CASE OF MONKEYPOX WAS REPORTED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

DR. SAY PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED.

THE DISEASE HAS CAUSED DEATHS IN AFRICA AND A SIMILAR TO SMALLPOX, BUT RESEARCHERS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT IS BECOMING MORE CONTAGIOUS.

>>> SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MORE CALLS FOR WATER CONSERVATION, EVEN AS OFFICIALS INSIST THAT THE REGION HAS ENOUGH.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR WANTS CALIFORNIA TO CUT BACK WATER USE ACROSS THE BOARD.

SAN DIEGO WATER MANAGERS SAY THAT THEY ARE READY TO HELP.

OFFICIALS APPROVED RULES, STARTING JUNE 1st, TO REDUCE RESIDENTIAL WATER USE AND KEEP COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS FROM WATERING ORNAMENTAL LAWNS.

THE WATER AUTHORITIES, JEFF STEPHENSON, SAYS THAT THE DESALINATION PLANT DOES SECURE LOCAL SUPPLIES.

>> WE HAVE DEVELOPED THE SUPPLIES AND WE HAVE THE WATER AVAILABLE, BUT IT IS NOT OKAY TO WASTE.

WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE WATER WE HAVE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL PROMOTE CONSERVATION TO HELP CUT WATER USE AROUND CALIFORNIA BY 15%.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE GROWING BABY FORMULA CRISIS.

A LARGE SHIP AND FROM EUROPE ARRIVED IN THE U.S. AS LAWMAKERS PRESS THE FDA AND MANUFACTURERS ABOUT THE SHORTAGES.

JENN SULLIVAN HAS A CLOSER LOOK.

>> Reporter: A CRITICAL DAY IN THE EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE IN THE U.S. DID A SECOND SHIPMENT ARRIVES ON THE SAME DAY THAT LAWMAKERS GROW MANUFACTURERS ON CAPITOL HILL.

>> I'M LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND A LONG-TERM PLAN, MOVING FORWARD, SO THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN POINT >> Reporter: COMPANIES THAT CONTROL THE MAJORITY OF SUPPLY IN THE U.S.

TESTIFY BEFORE A GROUP OF HOUSE LAWMAKERS.

IN THE HOT SEAT, THE FDA COMMISSIONER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE AGENCIES RESPONSE TO THE SHORTAGE AND PROMISED CHANGES.

>> YOU WILL SEE CHANGE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WE NEED APPROVED OPERATIONS AND LEADERSHIP.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 100,000 POUNDS OF INFANT FORMULA ARRIVED IN D.C. FROM GERMANY.

IT IS THE SECOND SHIPMENT UNDER PRESIDENT BIDEN'S INITIATIVE.

THE FORMULA IS BEING SHIPPED TO A DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE THEY SAY IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO HOSPERS HOSPITALS AND RETAILERS NATIONWIDE.

>> THESE BATCHES ARE GOING TO WHEREVER INFANTS ARE THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON THIS FORMULA, WHO HAVE CRITICAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS, NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE.

>> Reporter: ABBOTT NUTRITION SAYS THE MICHIGAN PLANT WILL START ON JUNE 4th, THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SHUTDOWN WHICH PRODUCED HALF OF THE INFANT FORMULA IN THE U.S.

I AM JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> STUDENTS HAVE DEALT WITH A LOT OF THE LAST TWO YEARS, BUT A GROUP OF STUDENTS IN CHULA VISTA SAY THEY HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE ON THEIR HANDS.

THE COUNCIL PARK HIGH SCHOOLERS SAID THEY ARE DEALING WITH MOLD, TERMITES, AND UNSAFE BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS.

THEY ARE ASKING THE DISTRICT TO TAKE ACTION, USING A SOCIAL MEDIA SITE TO DOCUMENT THEIR CLAIMS AND ASK WHEN THE CAMPUS WILL SEE ANY OF THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF BONDS APPROVED FOR THE DISTRICT.

>> IT IS TIME.

IT HAS BEEN 60 YEARS SINCE THE SCHOOL WAS BUILT.

>> PE BATHROOMS, DRAMA BUILDING, WINDOWS IN GENERAL.

CRACKS IN WINDOWS.

WE HAVE MOLD IN BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE A HUGE TERMITE PROBLEM.

>> THE DISTRICT RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IT TAKES ALL CONCERNS VERY SERIOUSLY AND THEY SENT MAINTENANCE TO REVIEW THE NATURE OF THE FALLACY.

A COMMUNITY MEETING FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS IS PLANNED FOR NEXT THURSDAY.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A NEW SET OF RULES FOR SHARED ELECTRIC SCOOTERS.

METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO HAS TAKEN A RELATIVELY LIGHT TOUCH TO REGULATING SCOOTERS, AND CRITICS ARE CALLING FOR A CRACKDOWN.

THE RULES REQUIRE THE DEVICES TO BE PARKED OFF THE SIDEWALK, IN A DESIGNATED AREA, AND SCOOTER COMPANIES HAVE TO AUTOMATICALLY SLOW THE SCOOTERS DOWN WHEN WRITTEN ON A SIDEWALK.

COUNCILMEMBER SAYS IT IS ABOUT TIME.

>> WE HAVE SEEN ABUSES BY INDIVIDUALS USING SCOOTERS, UNDER THE OLD FRAMEWORK, MULTIPLE RULES BROKEN.

>> Reporter: SOME COUNCILMEMBERS WERE CONCERNED THAT THE RULES WOULD NOT BE ENFORCED OR THE COST OF ENFORCEMENT WILL FALL ON TAXPAYERS.

STAFFERS SAY THEY ARE MOVING TO A NEW SYSTEM WHERE SCOOTER COMPANIES HAVE TO COMPETE FOR THE RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS IN SAN DIEGO.

IF ONE IS NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES, THE CITY CAN KICK THEM OUT.

>> WE HAVE A DETAILED LIST OF STEPS FOR ISSUING CITATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS TO OPERATORS, UP TO CONTRACT TERMINATION IF NEEDED.

WE WILL BE UP-TO-DATE ON WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM OPERATORS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY PLANS ON ALLOWING ONLY FOUR SCOOTER COMPANIES TO OPERATE IN SAN DIEGO.

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE SIX.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT OF TOWN FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF COMPANY.

MEMORIAL DAY MARKS THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER AND AAA ESTIMATES OVER 39 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND.

THAT IS UP MORE THAN 8% OVER 2021.

IT IS ESPECIALLY GOOD NEWS FOR THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY, WITH ESTIMATES THAT AIR TRAVEL WILL BE UP BY 25% OVER THE LAST YEAR, WHICH IS CLOSE TO WHAT IT WAS IN 2019.

>>> MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IS ON THE WAY FOR SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

WORK BEGINS IN FRONT OF TERMINAL 1 BEGINNING JUNE 5th, LASTING THROUGH 2024, PROMPTING OFFICIALS TO URGE PASSENGERS TO PLAN AHEAD GETTING TO AND FROM.

PARKING WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THIS SUMMER.

STARTING JUNE 15th, THE TERMINAL PARKING LOT WILL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED, AS WILL THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

THE WORK WILL MAKE WAY FOR A NEW TERMINAL PARKING PLAZA, AS WELL AS A NEW ON AIRPORT ROADWAY.

IF YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE ONLINE BUT WANT TO KEEP IT SECRET, AN APP CALLED SIGNAL IS A GOOD BET.

IT IS FULLY ENCRYPTED, MEANING MESSAGES CANNOT BE DOWNLOADED OR EVEN SHARED, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES START USING IT?

CLAIRE TRAGESER INVESTIGATES HOW OFFICIALS MAY BE USING SIGNAL TO CIRCUMVENT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW.

>> Reporter: TWO CITY COUNCIL STAFFERS HAD A TEXT EXCHANGE.

SO NICE TO MEET YOU TODAY, I AM SHOCKED YOU ARE A CAMPAIGN PERSON, JARED MILLER WROTE TO CAITLIN WILLOUGHBY.

I KNOW I AM YOUNG, BUT IF I AM FOLLOWING IN YOUR FOOT REPS, THAT IS A GREAT TIME BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE GREAT THINGS.

NO O.R.

GAVE HIS JUNIOR COLLEAGUE SOME ADVICE.

DOWNLOAD THE MESSAGING APP, SIGNAL.

IT IS PREFERABLE FOR ME FOR COMMUNICATING ABOUT CAMPAIGN/WORK STUFF, OR, OF COURSE, JUST THE T, HE WROTE.

THE RECORDS ACCESS MOST COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, SO, IF WORK MESSAGES ARE BEING SENT TO BE A SIGNAL, THOSE MESSAGES ARE VERY LIKELY PUBLIC RECORDS.

WHEN KPBS ASKED TO SEE THEM, HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE ANY.

>> THERE SHOULD BE POLICIES IN PLACE TO PREVENT OFFICIALS FROM USING SIGNAL.

>> Reporter: THIS RAISES RED FLAGS FOR LAWYERS WITH CALIFORNIANS AWARE.

>> IT IS A MEANS OF AVOIDING DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE CPRA.

IT FLIES IN THE FACE OF TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS DEEPLY TROUBLED BY A SIGNAL SETTING THAT PERMANENTLY DELETES MESSAGES AFTER 30 SECONDS.

>> AFTER THEY ARE DELETED, THERE IS NO RECORD OF THAT COMMUNICATION ON EITHER THE ACTUAL DEVICE OR ON A SERVER.

THAT RENDERS A SEARCH FOR PUBLIC RECORDS UPON REQUEST, BY A PERSON, SUCH AS YOURSELF.

IT RENDERS NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE CONGRESSMAN DECLINED AN INTERVIEW BUT RESPONDED TO EMAILS, AND SAID THAT PEOPLE IN HIS OFFICE DO YOU SIGNAL, BUT NOT FOR BUSINESS AND NOT DURING WORK HOURS.

HOWEVER, IN TEXT, HE DOES MENTION WORK STUFF AND SEND THOSE MESSAGES AFTERNOON ON A MONDAY.

RECORDS SHOW OTHER STAFFERS ALSO USE SIGNAL AND FREQUENTLY WROTE THINGS LIKE, JUST TEXTED YOU ON SIGNAL, YEAH, I WILL SEND IT TO YOU ON SIGNAL, OR, PUTTING THIS HERE TO SEND ON SIGNAL BECAUSE GOOD LORD, THIS WAS WILD.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER'S OFFICE USES SIGNAL CONSTANTLY FOR COMMUNICATION ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

FROM A STAFF ARE ASKING FOR THE OFFICE KEY CODE TO TALKING POINTS FOR FLETCHER'S STATE OF THE COUNTY SPEECH.

FLETCHER'S OFFICE PROVIDED ALL OF THOSE SIGNAL MESSAGES IN A RESPONSE TO A KPBS PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.

>> THEY COULD HAVE A CLEAR, BRIGHT LINE, WHICH SAYS IF YOU ARE DOING PUBLIC BUSINESS, DO IT ON THE PUBLIC AGENCIES PHONE SYSTEM.

PROVIDE THE LEGAL DIRECTOR OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION SAYS HE IS TROUBLED BY THE WIDESPREAD USE OF SIGNAL BY FLETCHER'S TEAM, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OPEN ABOUT IT.

>> THE EXECUTION OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT DEPENDS ON AGENCY GOOD FAITH, AND THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT PRESUMES THAT AGENCIES WILL ACT IN GOOD FAITH.

IF THEY ARE NOT, THAT UNDERMINES AND DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF OPEN GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: A BIGGER ISSUE IS THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT GOVERNMENT SIGNAL USE WITHOUT EVIDENCE, LIKE WHAT KPBS OBTAINED.

EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES THAT SPECIFICALLY MENTION THE APP.

CALIFORNIANS AWARE JOKED THAT IT IS LIKE FIGHT CLUB.

>> THE FIRST ROLE OF USING SIGNAL, AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, SHOULD BE DON'T MENTION THAT YOU USE SIGNAL.

>>> A NEW SIGN DEMONSTRATES THE SEVERITY OF THE WESTERN DROUGHT.

THE WATER LEVEL IN LAKE MEAD, THE NATION'S LARGEST RESERVOIR DROPPED BELOW 1050 FEET ELEVATION FOR THE FIRST TIME AND REVEALED MORE SURPRISES, LIKE A NUMBER OF BOATS ONCE UNDERWATER.

THE RESERVOIR PROVIDES WATER TO 25 KNOWING PEOPLE IN ARIZONA, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND MEXICO.

IF LEVELS CONTINUE TO DROP, IT WILL IMPACT AGRICULTURE AND MUNICIPAL WATER USE, ON A MUCH BROADER SCALE.

>>> WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OUR THURSDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING UP TO 70s OR 80s.

IT IS COOLER AND CLOUDY FOR FRIDAY, WHICH WILL RUN THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THEN, ON TOP OF THAT, WE WILL ALSO BE SEEING SOME VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE PASSES AND MOUNTAINS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

THERE IS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FALL BACK TO 60s.

YOU WILL BE DEALING WITH LOW CLOUD COVERAGE INTO THE EVENING HOURS, THAT LAST INTO THE EARLY MORNING AND EVEN SOME FOGGY CONDITIONS AS WELL.

KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ON ROADWAYS.

TEMPERATURES FALL BACK TO 60 FOR OCEANSIDE.

INTERIOR, YOU WILL NOT SEE AS MANY CLOUDS AND TEMPERATURES WILL QUOTE THE LOWER 50s FOR RAMONA, 58 DRAGO SPRINGS, 70 DEGREES.

WIDESPREAD HEAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FOR THURSDAY.

THE JETSTREAM IS TAKING A DIP, AND YOU WILL SEE THAT INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW.

THAT WILL RAMP UP THE WIND, AS WE MENTIONED.

YOU WILL ALSO SEE THINGS KEEPING ON THE COOLER SIDE FOR THURSDAY, ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS WHERE YOU CAN SEE CLOUDS IN THE EARLY MORNING.

IT BURNS OFF BY THE AFTERNOON, YOU WILL GET SUNSHINE, BUT IT WILL BE THICK CLOUD COVERAGE LINGERING RIGHT OFF THE COAST, THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS, AND EVENTUALLY SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY BACK ONSHORE ACROSS CHULA VISTA, SAN DIEGO, AND OCEANSIDE.

IT WILL BE A MILD EVENING TOMORROW.

DURING THE DAY, TOMORROW, I MENTIONED THE 80s.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IN RAMONA, MOUNT LAGUNA, 72, OCAMPO, 84.

IT IS WARM FOR FRIDAY, ACROSS AREAS OF THE GREAT BASIN.

ACROSS SOME OF THIS YEAR, YOU WILL SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WE WILL EVENTUALLY SEE THAT FROM THE COASTAL AREAS, INLAND, AS WELL, DROPPING TO 60.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, WE DIP DOWN TO THE 50s FOR HIGHS ON MONDAY AND ACROSS THE DESERT, TRIPLE DIGITS FOR COOLING DOWN TO 90s AND 80s BY NEXT MONDAY.

FOR KPBS, I AM MICHELLE ROTELLA.

>>> TONIGHT, WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING IN TEXAS, AND THE VICTIMS WHOSE LIVES WERE CUT SHORT.

COMING UP AT 7:00, ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORY, THE NATION IS MORNING MOURNING THE MURDERS OF THOSE KILLED AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TEXAS.

THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN IS AN 18- YEAR-OLD WHO POLICE SAY SHOT HIS GRANDMOTHER BEFORE GOING TO THE SCHOOL AND OPENING FIRE ON A FOURTH GRADE CLASS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO VISIT THE VICTIMS FAMILIES SOON.

AS THE CONVERSATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

TURNS TO CURBING GUN VIOLENCE, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED EFFORTS TO PUSH OVER A DOZEN GUN- CONTROL BILLS THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW, CALIFORNIANS PAY MORE FOR ELECTRICITY THAN PEOPLE IN MOST OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

ON MORNING EDITION, LOOK AT WHY THOSE COSTS ARE LIKELY TO KEEP RISING.

>>> FOLLOWING THE LATEST MASS SHOOTING, CALIFORNIA IS ALLOWING LAWSUITS OVER ILLEGAL GUNS.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE , OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCO SHILEY, AND, BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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