>>> 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 800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

PRESSURE IS BUILDING ON OFFICIALS TO SCRAP PARKING FEES IN BALBOA PARK.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAYS THIS MORNING, LOCAL LEADERS CAME TOGETHER TO DEMAND THE FEES BE REPEALED.

>> I'M HERE TODAY TO UNVEIL A NEWLY PROPOSED ORDINANCE WRITTEN BY MY OFFICE TO FULLY REPEALED PAID PARKING IN BALBOA PARK.

>> Reporter: PAID PARKING HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR EXACTLY ONE WEEK IN BALBOA PARK.

SHANE HARRIS DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS SAN DIEGO'S PUBLIC ADVOCATE.

HE SAYS IT'S UNFAIR TO RESIDENTS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> PAID PARKING DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE RESIDENTS DEMANDED IT.

IT HAPPENED BECAUSE CITY HALL CREATED A MASSIVE BUDGET DEFICIT.

AND INSTEAD OF OWNING THAT FAILURE, THEY DECIDED TO PASS THE BILL ON TO THE FAMILIES, SENIORS, STUDENTS, WORKERS, AND VISITORS.

>> Reporter: HARRIS SAYS THOUGH BALBOA PARK IS IN THE CITY LIMITS OF SAN DIEGO, IT'S A REGIONAL ASSET.

HE SAYS FOR SAN DIEGO TO DECIDE THAT EVERYONE MUST NOW PAY TO PARK HERE IS UNFAIR.

IT'S A SENTIMENT ECHOED BY THE MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S SECOND LARGEST CITY.

>> OUR RESIDENTS IN CHULA VISTA SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS TOURISTS OR VISITORS IN THE NEXT CITY.

>> Reporter: BILL WELLS SAYS CHARGING FOR PARKING IN BALBOA PARK HURTS THE FOLKS WHO NEED THE PARK THE MOST.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT COME TO BALBOA PARK AND THEY BRING THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE THAT THEY CAN AFFORD TO GO ON A WEEKEND.

>> Reporter: HARRIS SAYS HE'S CRAFTED AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL THE PARKING FEES AND TO ENSHRINE FREE PARKING IN THE PARK IN PERPETUITY.

BUT NONE OF THE CRITICISM HAS MOVED SAN DIEGO'S MAYOR.

TODD GLORIA PUT OUT A STATEMENT THAT SAYS HARRIS' PROPOSAL WOULD RETURN THE PARK TO A CYCLE OF UNFUNDED PROMISES AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.

HE SAYS NEARLY 2,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED PARKING PASSES, AND THOUGH IT'S A MAJOR CHANGE, GLORIA SAYS IT'S A NECESSARY ONE.

HARRIS SAYS IF PAID PARKING ISN'T REPEALED, HE MAY PURSUE A VOTER REFERENDUM TO FORCE ITS REPEAL.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FORMER SAN DIEGO SAILOR CONVICTED OF SPYING FOR CHINA WILL SPEND MORE THAN 16 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON.

MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DIRE HAS MORE FROM THE DOWNTOWN COURTHOUSE.

>> Reporter: IN COURT TODAY, HE APOLOGIZED TO THE COURT AND TO THE NAVY.

IN FEBRUARY 2022, HE WAS A MACHINISTS MATE SECOND CLASS WHEN A CHINESE INTELLIGENCE AGENT APPROACHED HIM WANTING HIM TO SELL HIM INFORMATION.

WAY HAD A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE AND ACCESS TO CONFIDENT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

WAY BELIEVED THERE WAS A WEAK POINT ON THE SHIP.

WAY BETRAYED HIS OATHS AS A U.S.

CITIZEN AND AS A SAILOR.

>> YOU KNOW, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE U.S.

NAVY.

HE SWORE AN OATH TO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY AND PROTECT THIS COUNTRY.

HE SWORE AN OATH TO DEFEND AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION.

HE SWORE AN OATH TO DIE FOR THIS COUNTRY IF HE HAD TO.

HE WAS ON A WORKING NAVAL WARSHIP WHERE THEY GIVE YOU A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE A RELATIVELY JUNIOR SAILOR.

SO HE'S A TRAITOR.

>> Reporter: A JURY FOUND WAY GUILTY ON SIX COUNTS, INCLUDING ESPIONAGE, CONSPIRACY, AND VIOLATING ARMS CONTROLS LAWS.

ANDREW DIRE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN TONY BLANE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CRIMINAL CHARGES.

HE REMAINS OUT OF CUSTODY ON CHARGES OF PERJURY AND SOLICITING BRIBES.

BLANE WAS SET TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SECOND COUNCIL DISTRICT SEAT, BUT HE RESIGNED AFTER VOTES INDICATED VOTERS FAVORED GETTING RID OF HIM.

>>> WINDS WEAKEN A BIT.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES COMING ON UP THROUGH THE WEEK, PLUS WE STAY DRY.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FORECAST IS COMING UP.

>>> AROUND 1,000 ADDITIONAL U.S.

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTIONS AGENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEPLOY TO MINNEAPOLIS.

THIS COMES AS TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S I.C.E.

INVOLVED SHOOTING.

>> Reporter: AROUND 1,000 MORE FEDERAL AGENTS ARE EXPECTED IN MINNEAPOLIS, LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES SAY, AS TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN THE CITY AFTER I.C.E.

AGENT JONATHAN ROSS SHOT AND KILLED RENEE GOOD LAST WEDNESDAY.

THIS VIDEO SHOWS AN I.C.E.

AGENT PUSHING A MAN BLOCKING AN I.C.E.

VEHICLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON SATURDAY.

FEDERAL AGENTS ENGAGED AND DISBURSED A GROUP OF PROTESTERS.

THE SURGE IN FEDERAL AGENTS WILL MARK THE LATEST IN THE ONGOING FRICTION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE TRUMP JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS BLOCKED STATE OFFICIALS FROM PARTICIPATING IN WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOINT INVESTIGATION WITH THE FBI.

>> WE'VE GOT TO BE OPERATING FROM A POINT OF OF COURSE, HAVE THIS INVESTIGATION.

IT SHOULD BE A NEUTRAL, UNBIASED INVESTIGATION WHERE YOU GET THE FACTS.

>> Reporter: KRISTI NOEM CALLED ON THE OFFICIALS TO GROW UP.

>> THEY'VE ENCOURAGED THE VIOLENCE, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO GROW UP.

GET SOME MATURITY.

>> Reporter: CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY WENT BEYOND MINNEAPOLIS THIS WEEKEND WITH DEMONSTRATIONS IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, AND OUTSIDE I.C.E.

HEADQUARTERS IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A LITTLE KNOWN DATABASE CONTROLLED BY THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS HAS LONG CONCERNED LOCAL PRIVACY ADVOCATES.

NOW AS WE ENTER THE SECOND YEAR OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DEPORTATION CAMPAIGN, THEY'RE MORE WORRIED THAN EVER ABOUT HOW AGENTS USE THAT DATA.

>> FOR AN ANNUAL FEE OF ABOUT $200,000, IT GRANTS HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS AND CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, ACCESS TO A DATABASE.

EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY PUTS DATA INTO ARGIS.

IT CONTAINS TRAFFIC CITATIONS, ARREST RECORDS, FIELD INTERVIEWS, AND EVEN A LOCAL JAIL SENTENCE.

>> PERSONAL DETAILS LIKE THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE DATA MIGHT BE STORED IN ARGIS.

PEOPLE'S, I BELIEVE CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS OR CRIMINAL RECORDS MIGHT BE STORED IN ARGIS.

>> Reporter: THE PRIVACY ADVOCATE AND LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES HAVE SHARED INFORMATION THROUGH ARGIS FOR DECADES.

NOW THE AGGRESSIVE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TACTICS ARE RAISING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT SHARING LOCAL DATA WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT IS IT IS NOT ALWAYS GREAT TO SHARE DATA BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE SHARING IT WITH.

AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MOTIVATIONS OF THOSE PEOPLE MIGHT BE.

>> Reporter: MOST CONCERNING IS THE LACK OF PROTECTIONS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT BORDER PATROL AGENTS ARE NOT USING ARGIS FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

>> WE ARE AT A TIME WHERE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ATTACKING ALL IMMIGRANTS.

PEOPLE WITH STATUS, WITH NO STATUS, WITH NO CRIMINAL RECORD.

THEY ARE CVP, HSI ARE LITERALLY JUST OUT THERE TO FIND AS MANY INDIVIDUALS TO DETAIN AND DEPORT AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: A SENIOR POLICY STRATEGIST FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW AMERICANS OR PANNA.

LAST YEAR, BORDER PATROL AGENTS GAINED BACK DOOR ACCESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING IN EL CAHON.

IN CHICAGO, A FEDERAL JUDGE WROTE THAT THE LEADERSHIP WAS, QUOTE, OUTRIGHT LYING.

THEY ARGUE THAT THOSE INCIDENTS SHOW THAT CVP IS NOT A TRUST WORTHY LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNER.

>> IN THE MIDST OF THAT, THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS THAT SHARE DATA INDISCRIMINATELY IS PUTTING OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN HARMS WAY.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, A SPOKESPERSON SAYS AGENTS USE ARGIS IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CRIMINAL CASES.

BUT WOULDN'T SAY IF THEY USE IT FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, WHICH THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO.

VERY SEVERAL RESTRICTIONS AIMED AT PREVENTING FEDERAL AGENTS FROM USING IT FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE ARGIS USER AGREEMENT PREVENTS THEM FROM AUDITING THE SYSTEM.

INSTEAD, AUDITS ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THEY ARE REQUESTED BY A MEMBER AGENCY OR BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

AND SANDAG TOLD KPBS IT CANNOT RELEASE AN AUDIT UNLESS IT HAS THE APPROVAL OF A MEMBER AGENCY.

THE LAST AUDIT OF CVP USAGE WAS IN 2017.

SANDAG OFFICIALS SAY CVP WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO SHARE A COPY OF THAT AUDIT WITH KPBS.

THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT FROM SANDAG AND LACK OF INTEREST FROM LOCAL POLITICIANS MAY BE PUTTING SAN DIEGO'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF DEPORTATION.

>> IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET OUR HEADS OUT OF THE SAND AND RECOGNIZE THE REALITY OF THE THREATS THAT ARE FACING ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW.

AND WE HAVE TO RECONSIDER SHARING THIS INFORMATION, SELLING THIS DATA WITH AGENCIES THAT WE KNOW WILL HARM SAN DIEGANS.

>> Reporter: NONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AGREED TO AN INTERVIEW WITH KPBS FOR THIS STORY.

AARON IS WITH ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO.

>> WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ARE YOU GOING TO PUT IN PLACE?

HOW ELSE CAN YOU MAKE IT TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE?

>> Reporter: IT MAY UNDERMINE LOCAL SANCTUARY LAWS.

>> AGENCIES ARE ABLE TO SAY WE DON'T DIRECTLY SHARE THIS.

IF ARGIS IS SELLING THAT INFORMATION, YOU MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY SHARING IT, BUT THAT INFORMATION IS STILL BEING SHARED, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH.

>> Reporter: GLORIA'S OFFICE SENT A STATEMENT THAT TOUTED HIS COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING COMMITMENTS FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES.

AND AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THE MAYOR SIGNED IN JULY THAT REAFFIRMED THE CITY'S RESOURCES WILL NOT BE USED FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

WHEN ASKED IF ARGI,IS WAS UNDERMINING THAT ORDER, HIS OFFICE DID NOT RESPOND.

>> IF YOU HAVE A TIP FOR THE INVESTIGATION TEAM, YOU CAN SEND AN E-MAIL TO INVESTIGATIONS@KPBS.ORG OR MESSAGE THEM ON OUR SECURE LINE AT THE NUMBER YOU FIND ON YOUR SCREEN, 619-594-8177.

>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

FORMER FED CHAIR DISCUSSES THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S THREATS AGAINST THE CURRENT CHAIR, JEROME POWELL.

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

>>> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS PLAYING A BIGGER ROLE IN OUR LIVES, INCLUDING THOSE OF OUR CHILDREN.

A RECENT STUDY FOUND AROUND 70% OF TEENAGERS IN THE U.S.

HAVE USED AN A.I.

CHATBOT AT LEAST ONE.

WE HAVE MORE ON WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THEIR KIDS.

>> Reporter: A.I.

CHATBOTS ARE BECOMING A BIGGER PART OF TEEN'S LIVES.

LAST YEAR, NEARLY THREE IN 10 TEENS REPORTED USING THEM, QUOTE, NEARLY CONSTANTLY.

>> THEY'RE OUR NEW REALITY.

THEY'RE BEING USED BY EVERYBODY FOR EVERY IMAGINABLE PURPOSE.

>> Reporter: A.I.

MAY SEEM LIKE IT KNOWS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, BUT EXEXCERPTS SAY THAT ISN'T THE CASE.

>> THESE A.I.

CHATBOTS ARE NOT ORACLES OF TRUTH.

THEY CAN GET INFORMATION WRONG MORE OFTEN THAN YOU MAY THINK.

>> Reporter: THEY'RE FRIENDLY AND DESIGNED FOR ENGAGEMENT, AND IT MAY JUST TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.

>> WHEN PEOPLE EXPRESS WORLD VIEWS THAT ARE HARMFUL OR DANGEROUS, THESE CHATBOTS DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THOSE WORLD VIEWS.

>> Reporter: THIS CAN BE HARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY BELIEVE WHAT THE BOT SAYS EVEN IF ITS RESPONSE IS WRONG OR ITS ADVICE IS DANGEROUS.

>> IT TELLS A STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE'RE NOT MINDFUL OF HOW THESE TECHNOLOGIES CAN INFLUENCE CHILDREN IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

>> Reporter: PEDIATRICIAN JOANNA PALINKA SAYS THERE ARE WAYS PARENTS CAN HELP THEIR KIDS ADAPT TO THIS NEW TECH.

BE CURIOUS AND OPEN MINDED.

LEARN HOW AND WHERE YOUR CHILD USES CHATBOTS.

FOR SCHOOL, FUN, OR SOMETHING ELSE.

UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY LIKE OR ENJOY, AND TRY THEM TOGETHER.

>> SEE WHAT KIND OF RESPONSES IT COMES BACK WITH.

AND WHEN YOU DO THAT AND YOU ENGAGE WITH THE CHILD, THAT ALLOWS FOR TEACHABLE MOMENTS WITH THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>>> PHARMACISTS WORK IN NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF HEALTHCARE.

THE PRESSURES BEHIND THE COUNTER CAN BE INTENSE.

HEIDI DE MARCO SAYS A NEW STUDY SHOWS THEY ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR SUICIDE.

>> Reporter: THE RESEARCHERS FOUND PHARMACISTS ARE ABOUT 20% MORE LIKELY TO DIE BY SUICIDE THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION.

>> ANYWHERE WHERE A MEDICATION IS DISPENSED, RESEARCHED, USED, WHATEVER HAVE YOU, PHARMACISTS HAVE TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THAT.

>> Reporter: KELLY LEE IS A PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACIST.

HER TEAM FOUND MALE PHARMACISTS HAD ABOUT A 25% HIGHER RISK THAN MEN OVERALL.

AND FEMALE PHARMACY TECHNICIANS FACED A 22% HIGHER RISK THAN OTHER WOMEN.

>> RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FILLING OF THE MEDICATIONS AS WELL AS INTERACTING WITH CUSTOMERS.

>> Reporter: THAT FRONTLINE PRESSURE IS SOMETHING THIS PHARMACIST HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND.

>> THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO NEED CARE.

THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE BATTLING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISEASE STATES.

THEY COME TO US ALREADY VERY FRUSTRATED WITH WHATEVER THEY'RE FRUSTRATED WITH AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH THEIR HEALTH CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: LEE SAYS MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND WHY MORE PEOPLE IN THE FIELD DIE BY SUICIDE MORE OFTEN THAN OTHERS.

BUT WHEN PHARMACISTS STRUGGLE, SHE SAYS STIGMA KEEPS MANY FROM SEEKING HELP.

>> WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT OUR PATIENTS WOULD SAY IF THEY FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER, THAT WE WERE BEING TREATED.

WOULD THEY BE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE CARE?

OUR COGNITIVE ABILITIES?

>> Reporter: LEE SAYS SHE'S GONE THROUGH ROUNDS OF BURNOUT.

>> POST PARTUM DEPRESSION FROM HAVING A CHILD.

I WENT THROUGH CANCER.

I WENT THROUGH THE LOSS OF MY HUSBAND.

>> Reporter: SHE TRIES TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO SEEK MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.

>> IT IS NOT A WEAKNESS IN CHARACTER TO GET HELP.

>> Reporter: LEE SAYS THE GOAL NOW IS ACTION, NOT JUST AWARENESS.

>> WE NEED BETTER WORKPLACE POLICIES TO ALLOW OUR CARE GIVERS TO TAKE TIME OFF SO THEY CAN BE IN TREATMENT OR THEY CAN TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THEIR EMPLOYMENT OR THEIR LICENSURE.

>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP, CONTACT THE SUICIDE CRISIS LIFELINE BY CALLING OR TEXTING THE NUMBER 988.

>>> THE CITY'S SAFE PARKING LOCATION IN BAY PARK IS GETTING A BIT OF AN UPDATE.

THIS MORNING, MAYOR TODD GLORIA AND OTHERS HELD A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A NEW COMMUNITY SPACE.

IT FEATURES NEW APPLIANCES, A LIBRARY FOR KIDS, AND MEETING SPACE.

THE SITE OPENED IN 2023.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS IT'S A SUCCESS STORY FOR HIS APPROACH TO TEMPORARY HOUSING.

>> PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THE FOLKS HERE AT THIS PROJECT ARE GETTING THEIR LIVES TOGETHER AND GOING ON TO SOMEWHERE BETTER.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER SHELTER SUGGESTIONS WE HAVE AROUND THE CITY TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT I GET THE CONCERN, BUT I PROMISE YOU THIS IS GOING TO WORK WELL.

>> THE ROSE CANYON SAFE PARKING SITE IS OPEN 24 HOURS.

BUT THERE IS AN ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN ISSUING CITATIONS TO PEOPLE LIVING IN CARS AND RVs.

FOR OUR WEEKLY WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO SCOTT LOUIS SAYS PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES ARE FIGHTING BACK.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SPENT A YEAR TRYING TO TURN THE SITE NEAR THE AIRPORT INTO A CAMPUS OF HOMELESS SERVICES.

THE ABANDONED MILITARY TRAINING FACILITY SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT FIT.

THE CITY OWNED THE LAND.

THE CAMPUS WOULD BE TEMPORARY, AND IT WOULD PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE TO STAY AS THE CITY CRACKED DOWN ON ENCAMPMENTS ELSEWHERE.

THE MAYOR FINALLY SUCCEEDED.

THE BARRACKS OPENED LAST NEAR AND OFFERED NEARLY 200 SPACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR RVs AND VEHICLES.

THEN THERE WAS A CRACKDOWN ON VEHICLE HABITATION, ESPECIALLY NEAR MISSION BAY.

BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, THE CITY ISSUED MORE THAN 1,000 CITATIONS AND REFERRED 245 PEOPLE TO H BARRACKS.

ONLY 59 OF THEM EVER WENT TO THE SAFE PARKING LOT.

NOW THE CITY IS BEING TAKEN TO COURT.

PLAINTIFFS WHO RECEIVED THOSE CITATIONS SAY THE CITY IS VIOLATING A 2024 SETTLEMENT.

UNDER THAT AGREEMENT THE CITY SAID IT WOULD NOT ISSUE CITATIONS UNLESS IT OFFERED EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND, QUOTE, REASONABLY AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR PEOPLE TO PARK AND STAY IN THEIR VEHICLES.

THE PLAINTIFFS CLAIM H BARRACKS IS NOT A REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE.

THEY HAVE TO LEAVE EACH MORNING, WHICH COSTS MONEY.

THE CITY DISAGREES.

AND NOW IT'S UP TO A JUDGE TO RESOLVE.

IF HE AGREES WITH THE PLAINTIFFS, PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN CAMP IN MISSION BAY AND OTHER AREAS UNTIL THE CITY HAS A BETTER ALTERNATIVE FOR THEM.

I'M SCOTT LOUIS AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING START TO THE NEW YEAR.

HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS WERE FORCED TO EVACUATE.

THE MAJORITY OF THEM LOST THEIR BELONGINGS BECAUSE OF THE FLOOD.

ALPHA PROJECT SAYS THE COMMUNITY IS STEPPING UP IN A BIG WAY.

THEY SAY DONATIONS HAVE BEEN POURING INTO THEIR TEMPORARY LOCATION AT RECITAL HALL IN BALBOA PARK.

THEY NOW HAVE A MONTHS WORTH OF CLOTHES, TOILETRIES, FOOD, AND OTHER SUPPLIES.

>> THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN AWESOME.

I MEAN, I WAS JUST, I WAS JUST FLOORED, YOU KNOW, BY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING BY.

AND THEY'RE LIKE HEY, NOT ONLY IS THIS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MY HUSBAND TO CLEAN OUT HIS CLOSET, FINALLY, OR CLEAN OUT THE GARAGE, BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GIVE BACK.

>> THEY STILL NEED SPECIFIC DONATIONS INCLUDING PLUS SIZED WOMENS AND MENS CLOTHING, INCLUDING YOUNG ADULT NOVELS.

>>> LET'S BREAK DOWN THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT TO EXPECT AS THE WEEK CHUGS ALONG HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING THE WINDS BECOME A LITTLE WEAKER, ALTHOUGH SOME OF US WILL STILL FEEL A BIT OF THAT SANTA ANA WIND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

AS THE OFFSHORE FLOOR WEAKENS, THAT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM, AND WE'LL BE STAYING DRY.

OUTSIDE OF THE CHILLY CONDITIONS WE GET AGAIN TONIGHT UNDER A CLEAR SKY.

MT.

LAGUNA DOWN TO 34.

OCEAN SIDE AT 37.

CHULA VISTA, YOU'RE DOWN TO 45 DEGREES.

THIS MAP IS PRETTY INVITING AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY TUESDAY.

HOW ABOUT THE WORD PLEASANT TO REPRESENT OUR WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?

AGAIN, SOME OF THOSE WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH PARTS OF THE VALLEYS WHERE WE COULD HAVE 40- 60-MILE AN HOUR WIND GUSTS.

WE TAKE YOU INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S FORECAST FOR OUR TUESDAY, AND AFTER A CHILLY START TO THE MORNING, WE'RE BACK TO THE 70s IN BEREGO SPRINGS.

SAN DIEGO, OCEAN SIDE BACK UP TO 74.

CHULA VISTA A HIGH OF 75 WITH THE SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO GET WARMER HERE, ESPECIALLY FROM VEGAS TO LAKE HAVAUS.

OUR TEMPERATURES WILL STAY RATHER COMFORTABLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

CONSISTENT MID-70s ALONG THE COAST BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP OFF A LITTLE BIT BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO ENJOY.

HOW ABOUT THIS?

84 DEGREES BY WEDNESDAY.

FOR THOSE INLAND LOCATIONS AND WE'LL HOVER INTO THE 80s FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST, TEMPERATURES STAY COMFORTABLE.

50 ON TUESDAY.

55 ON WEDNESDAY.

AND 60s BY SATURDAY.

AND FOR THE DESERTS, WE'VE GOT A SLOW CLIMB FROM THE LOW 70s TO THE MID 70s, HIGH 70s, AND BECOMING QUITE WARM ON SATURDAY.

>>> WITH THE U.S.

FACING A NATIONWIDE HOUSING SHORTAGE, NEW A.I.

TECHNOLOGY IS LOOKING TO SPEED UP THE BUILDING PROCESS.

IN CALIFORNIA, ROBOTS ARE NOW BEING DEPLOYED TO CONSTRUCT HOMES IN A FRACTION OF THE USUAL TIME.

KENNY CHOI HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: ITS FRAMING AND PANELS MAY LOOK LIKE ANY OTHER HOME, BUT WHAT YOU SEE HERE HAS BEEN BUILT USING A ROBOT, EXCEPT FOR THE CEMENT FOUNDATION.

THE HOMEOWNER.

>> I'VE NEVER BUILT HOUSES BEFORE.

THIS IS MY FIRST EVER TIME EXPLORING THIS ASPECT OF HOME BUILDING.

>> Reporter: HE RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS LAND RAVAGED BY THE 2017 TUBBS FIRE.

HE BEGAN RESEARCHING HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO BUILD A FIRE- RESISTANT HOUSE.

>> THE AVERAGE TIMEFRAME THAT I USED TO GET IS ONE YEAR TO THREE YEARS, AND I DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH LEEWAY.

>> Reporter: TO DO THAT, A SAN FRANCISCO-BASED COMPANY CALLED COSMIC IS USING ITS MOBILE ROBOTIC MICRO FACTORY.

THEY'VE STARTED TO BUILD HOMES AND ADUs IN PARTS OF LOS ANGELES DECIMATED BY THE 2025 WILDFIRES.

THE FOUNDER AND CEO, HIS A.I.

TECHNOLOGY TAKES WHAT'S DESIGNED AN CONSTRUCTS THE FRAMING, FLOORS, AND ROOF PANELS ON LOCATION.

>> YOU THINK THIS IS THE FUTURE OF HOME BUILDING?

>> THIS IS THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE OF HOME BUILDING.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, THE MOBILE ROBOTIC FACTORY IS SET UP IN LOS ANGELES WHERE THE COMPANY PLANS TO HELP REBUILD HOMES FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE FIRES.

THEY'RE WAIVING FEES FOR FIRE VICTIMS AND HAS PLEDGED TO BUILD ONE HOME FOR EVERY 10 HOMES BUILT IN THE AREA.

>> WE'RE ON A JOURNEY TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING SHORTAGE RIGHT NOW IN L.A.

AND BRING THE FAMILIES BACK TO THEIR HOMES VERY FAST.

>> Reporter: AN ANALYSIS ESTIMATES 10s OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES AREN'T BEING COMPLETED BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH WORKERS.

>> CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAS BEEN BATTLING THE ISSUE WITH THE LABOR SHORTAGE FOR DECADES.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE RIGHT NOW HAVING A DEMAND OF BUILDING NINE MILLION HOMES IN U.S.

IN ORDER TO FILL THE GAP ON THE HOUSING MARKET.

AND WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE TO BUILD THOSE HOMES.

>> Reporter: HIS PRE-FAB CUSTOM HOME IS BECOMING REALITY FASTER THAN HE THOUGHT IT WOULD.

>> WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS A DREAM HOME.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BUILD SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH, FROM THE GROUND UP.

AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS COME TRUE.

>> Reporter: HE'S HOPING TO SEE A FINISHED PRODUCT IN SIX MONTHS AND BELIEVES HE'S SAVING A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS USING ROBOTS TO BUILD HIS FUTURE HOME.

>> AND THAT WAS KENNY CHOI WITH THAT REPORT.

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWS ROOM.

WITH THE SENATE POISED TO FOLLOW THE HOUSE IN VOTING ON ACA SUBSIDIES, MANY AMERICANS HAVE MADE LIFE-ALTERING DECISIONS.

TOMORROW ON NPRs MORNING EDITION, THE STORY OF ONE MAN WHO GOT MARRIED SO HE COULD STAY INSURED.

AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN SAN DIEGO SAY STRANGERS ARE SURVEILLING THEIR CENTERS.

MIDDAY EDITION IS DIVING DEEPER INTO THE STORY WITH REPORTERS AND WITH ADVOCATES.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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