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>>> IT IS A CONTROVERSIAL INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION TIED TO A 2024 ARREST.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS FINALLY RELEASED ITS CONCLUSIONS.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON SAYS THERE THEY'RE FACING COMPLAINTS.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID OFFICERS' USE OF A BEANBAG AGAINST UNARMED MARCUS EVANS WAS UNARMED FORCE.

THE OFFICERS DID NOT FOLLOW USE OF FORCE PROTOCOL IN THEIR RELEASE OF POLICE K-9S.

AND THE SECOND AND THIRD BEANBAGS THEY SHOT AT EVANS.

THE INVESTIGATION FOUND EVANS WAS ONLY PASSIVELY RESISTING THE OFFICERS.

IT ALSO FOUND THAT TWO SERGEANTS AND A LIEUTENANT FAILED TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE INCIDENT.

THE REST OF THE ALLEGATIONS IN THE CASE WERE CLEARED OR COULD NOT BE PROVEN.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS TOLD THE DEPARTMENT TO SERVE DISCIPLINE OR NOTICE OF ADVERSE ACTION TO THE NAMED OFFICERS BY SEPTEMBER 8th.

KATY HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CREWS MADE PROGRESS ON A WILDFIRE BURNING IN RURAL EAST COUNTY NEAR SICK QUAN.

IT STARTED OFF THE 6100 BLOCK OF DEHESA ROAD.

IT IS 50% CONTAINED, AND THE FORWARD RATE OF SPREAD HALTS IT AT 93 ACRES.

THE FIRE PROMPTED EVACUATIONS, BUT THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN LIFTED.

NO DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

>>> WELL, WE'RE ENDING THE WEEK NOT TOO DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY WE STARTED, AT LEAST FOR SOME OF US.

THE HEAT, THE HUMIDITY, THE CLOUDS, THEY'RE STILL HERE.

WE WILL SEE SOME CHANGES IN THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE.

IT'S HERE.

IT'S HERE LESS.

IT'S HERE AGAIN.

I'LL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT, AND WHO HAS SOME RAIN CHANCES TO END THE WEEK, COMING UP.

>>> THE UNITED STATES HAS CROSSED A SOBERING FINANCIAL MILESTONE, $40 TRILLION IN FEDERAL DEBT.

THAT NUMBER CAN FEEL HARD TO GRASP, BUT ECONOMISTS WARN THE COST OF CARRYING THAT DEBT CAN PUT UPWARD PRESSURE ON BORROWING RATES AND LEAVE WASHINGTON WITH LESS MONEY FROM OTHER PRIORITIES.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: $40 TRILLION.

THE U.S.

NATIONAL DEBT CROSSING THAT MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME, ADDING THE LAST TRILLION IN LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS, ACCORDING TO TREASURY DEPARTMENT DATA.

>> WE'RE GOING HAVE TO GROW OUR WAY OUT OF THIS.

>> Reporter: THE DEBT REFLECTS DECADES OF TAX CUTS AND SPENDING UNDER BOTH PARTIES, PLUS RISING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND INTEREST COSTS.

>> THIS IS A BAD REPORT CARD FOR THE STATE OF FISCAL MANAGEMENT, OR MONEY MANAGEMENT ON THE PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

IT SIGNIFIES THAT THE U.S.

OWES MORE AND MORE BECAUSE IT IS NOT TAKING IN ENOUGH MONEY IN TAX REVENUES TOE PAY FOR ONGOING NEEDS.

>> Reporter: WITH A HIGHER DEBT LOAD, INTEREST INTEREST PAYMENTS ARE EXPLODING, NOW BECOMING THE NATION'S SECOND BIGGEST EXPENDITURE AFTER SOCIAL SECURITY.

>> INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE DEBT ARE BECOMING LARGER AND LARGER, SURPASSING $1.2 TRILLION AND THAT'S CREATING A KNOW BALL EFFECT.

>> Reporter: THAT CAN MEAN HIGHER MORTGAGE AND CAR LOAN RATES AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR BUSINESSES TO BORROW, INVEST, AND GROW.

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS DOUBLING BUYBACKS OF SOME LONGER TERM BONDS TO EASE PRESSURE ON THE MARKET AND BRING INTEREST RATES DOWN.

PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED ON THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO FURTHER LOWER RATES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SERVICE DEBT.

>> WE HAVE THE BEST CREDIT AND WE PAY OFF THE DEBT VERY EASILY, VERY QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: BUT ANALYST MARKHAM RICK SAYS THAT'S NOT LIKELY.

>> THE LOWER INTEREST RATES WOULD MEAN THE COST OF DEBT GOES LOWER.

THAT'S NOT A SOLUTION THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS INTERESTED IN SATISFYING.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND THE SHERIFF ARE AT ODDS OVER CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS USING A COUNTY FIRING RANGE.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER KEVIN TREVLONS HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THEY VOTED 3-2 ALLOWING I.C.E.

AND CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TO TRAIN AT A FIRING RANGE.

THE BOARD'S DEMOCRATS SAY THEY DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA.

SHORTLY AFTER THE VOTE KELLY MARTINEZ RELEASED A STATEMENT CONTRADICTING, SAYING SHE'LL CONTINUE ALLOWING OFFICERS TO USE THE RANGE.

SAYING THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN I.C.E.

AND IMMIGRATION EFFORTS AND THE FOCUS ON THE PORTS OF ENTRY.

>> THEY HOLD A VERY DIFFERENT ROLE.

THEY HAVE A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY NOT ONLY FOR COMMERCE AND TRADE, BUT SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR BORDER.

>> Reporter: MARTINEZ SAYS CPB OFFICERS WILL HAVE DAY USE ACCESS INSTEAD OF FORMAL LICENSE AGREEMENTS.

SHE SAYS WHILE I.C.E.

AGENTS CAN INSTEAD TRAIN AT LOCAL MILITARY RANGES, CBS HAVE FEWER OPTIONS DUE TO THEORY NUMBER AND PROXIMITY TO THE BORDER.

>> I STRUGGLED RESTRICTING THEIR USE WHEN IT WOULD BE IMPACTFUL.

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH RANGE SPACE IN THE COUNTY.

AND ANY ADDITIONAL TRAVEL THAT'S PUT ON TO THEIR DAY MEANS THAT'S MORE TIME THAT THEY'RE PULLED AWAY FROM THEIR OTHER DUTIES WHICH ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE REGION.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERVISORS VOTED TUESDAY, CBP SAID ENDING ACCESS TO THE OTAY MESA RANGE WOULD INCREASE STAFFING AND INCREASE CROSSINGS.

SUPERVISOR PALOMA AGUIRRE WAS ONE CONVINCED CITING THE UNPRECEDENTED FUNDING CBP HAS RECEIVED DURING THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> SO THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH RESOURCES FOR CBP AND PORTS OF ENTRY TO OPEN ALL THE AVAILABLE PHYSICAL LANES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT OUR CROSS-BORDER ECONOMY CONTINUES TO THRIVE.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT THURSDAY, AGUIRRE DID NOT ADDRESS CBP DAY ACCESS AT THE OTAY MESA RANGE, BUT SHE SAYS THE BOARD HAS SPOKEN, AND ITS DECISION WILL BE CARRIED OUT.

BOARD SHARE TERA LAWSON-REMER WAS THE OTHER MEMBER.

HER OFFICE DID NOT RETURN A COMMENT BY DEADLINE.

>>> A NEW CAMPAIGN IS UNDER WAY IN CALIFORNIA WITH THE HOPE OF HELPING PATIENTS AND FAMILIES LEARN MORE ABOUT HOSPICE CARE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO SAYS THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES RESOURCES AIMED AT CLEARING UP SOME COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS.

>> Reporter: WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD HOSPICE, YOU MIGHT PICTURE A FACILITY WHERE PEOPLE GO TO DIE, BUT SUSIE JOHNSON SAYS THAT'S NOT WHAT HOSPICE REALLY IS.

>> HOSPICE IS A -- IT'S A CARE MODEL.

IT'S NOT A PLACE.

IT'S A CARE DELIVERY MODEL USING A TEAM OF TRAINED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO HELP SUPPORT THE PATIENT AND FAMILY FOR THE LAST PHASE OF THEIR LIFE.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON HAS SPENT NEARLY FOUR DECADES CARING FOR PEOPLE AT THE END OF LIFE AT SHARP.

SHE SAYS THERE IS A LOT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT HOSPICE CARE.

SHE'S HOPING A NEW CAMPAIGN BY THE CALIFORNIA HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ASSOCIATION CAN CHANGE THAT.

>> THE HOSPICE CAN HELP CAMPAIGN IS MOST CERTAINLY A TOOL TO HELP GUIDE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IN THINKING ABOUT WHY HOSPICE, WHEN HOSPICE, HOW TO GET HOSPICE.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON IS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION.

SHE SAYS PERHAPS THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION IS WHEN HOSPICE IS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN.

>> PEOPLE OFTEN THINK ABOUT HOSPICE AS THE LAST FEW DAYS OF LIFE WHEN REALLY, THE HOSPICE MEDICARE BENEFIT IS STRUCTURED SO THAT IT'S A SIX-MONTH OR LESS, ASSUMING THE NORMAL COURSE OF THE DISEASE.

>> Reporter: BUT SIX MONTHS ISN'T A HARD CUTOFF.

PEOPLE CAN CONTINUE RECEIVING THE BENEFIT AS LONG AS THEY REMAIN CLINICALLY ELIGIBLE.

AND FOR PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY, HOSPICE IS COVERED BY MEDICARE, MEDI-CAL, AND MANY PRIVATE INSURANCE PLANS.

>> THERE MAY BE AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR SOME PHARMACEUTICALS, BUT IT'S VERY RARE.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, HOSPICE IS COVERED AT 100%.

>> Reporter: STILL, SHE SAYS PEOPLE OFTEN WAIT UNTIL THERE'S VERY LITTLE TIME LEFT.

>> THE MEDIAN LENGTH OF STAY FOR HOSPICE RIGHT NOW IN THIS COUNTRY IS ABOUT 19 DAYS.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON SAYS THAT'S NOT MUCH TIME TO BENEFIT FROM A SERVICE DESIGNED TO HELP PATIENTS STAY COMFORTABLE AND HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE WHAT'S AHEAD.

>> WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER A CAREER IS BETTER PLANNING, FREQUENT CONVERSATIONS WILL HELP IMPROVE DECISION MAKING.

>> Reporter: THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES VIDEOS AND STORIES FROM PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, ALONG WITH QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A PROVIDER SO FAMILIES CAN START DOING THAT RESEARCH BEFORE THEY NEED HOSPICE.

HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>> FAMILIES CAN VISIT WWW.CALHOSPICE.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>>> I'M GEOFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE TREASURY SECRETARY TRIES TO CALM MARKETS AMID CONCERNS ABOUT THE NATIONAL DEBT, NOW OVER $40 TRILLION.

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

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS FULL OF FASCINATING HISTORY.

LAST WEEK WE BROUGHT YOU THE STORY OF THE MARSTON HOUSE AND THE PIVOTAL ROLE THE HOUSE PLAYED IN SAN DIEGO'S EARLY DAYS.

FOR PART TWO OF OUR AUGUST MUSEUM A MONTH, KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TAKES US TO THE EAST COUNTY, WHERE A TREASURE TROVE OF HISTORY IS FOUND IN AN OLD ADOBE HOUSE.

♪ >> Reporter: THE DRIVE FROM SAN DIEGO TO WARNER SPRINGS IS A BIT OF A TREK, ALMOST AN HOUR AND A HALF, DEPENDING ON TRAFFIC.

BUT THE TIME SPENT GETTING HERE WITH WORTH IT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE EVEN A LITTLE INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST.

WARNER-CARRILLO RANCH HOUSE APPEARS ALL OF THE SUDDEN AS YOU ROUND A CURVE ON SAN FELIPE ROAD.

THE HISTORIC ADOBE STRUCTURE HERE LONG BEFORE THE CURRENT ASPHALT PAVEMENT.

BUT EVEN BEFORE THAT, THIS WAS A CAMPING STOP ON THE GILA OVERLAND TRAIL TO CALIFORNIA.

THAT WAS IN THE 1840s AND '50s.

THE STRUCTURE HERE THEN WAS BUILT BY CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR JONATHAN TRUMBULL WARNER.

THAT BUILDING BURNED DOWN IN 1851 IN AN UPRISING BY NATIVE AMERICANS WHO HAD BEEN THERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

IT WAS THEN REBUILT BY THE CARRILLO FAMILY.

>> THE TRUE BUILDER OF THIS BUILDING WAS THE LADY WHOSE PORTRAIT IS ON THE WALL OVER HERE.

AND HER NAME IS VICENTA SEPULVEDA DE CARRILLO.

>> KATHERINE FLETCHER IS THE HEAD DOCENT AT THE WARNER-CARRILLO RANCH HOUSE.

SHE IS STEEPED IN THE HISTORY OF THIS FAR-FLUNG PART OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> MY FAMILY HAS OWNED PROPERTY HERE SINCE 1939.

AND IT'S ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT'S RELATIVELY UNCHANGED.

WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: AT THE TIME THIS ADOBE WAS BUILT, VICENTA WAS MARRIED TO RAMON CARRILLO.

HE WAS MURDERED IN 1864, LEAVING VICENTA TO RUN THE 9,000 ACRE RANCH AND MANAGE A LARGE FAMILY.

12 OF HER 14 CHILDREN LIVED INTO ADULTHOOD, BUT THERE WAS MUCH MORE TAKING UP VICENTA'S TIME THAN A LOT OF KIDS AND A RANCH.

>> SHE HAS NOT ONLY ALL THIS ACREAGE, SHE ALSO HAS THE POST OFFICE AND A CONTRACT FOR THE BUTTERFIELD STAGE.

>> Reporter: A POST OFFICE, A TRADING POST, AND A STOP ON THE BUTTERFIELD STAGE.

THIS WAS CALIFORNIA'S FIRST REGULAR OVERLAND TRANSCONTINENTAL STAGE CONNECTION WITH ST.

LOUIS.

IT WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF CIVILIZATION MANY STAGE RIDERS SAW AFTER THE LONG, UNCOMFORTABLE TRIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE FIRST WELL-WATERED VALLEY TO BE ENCOUNTERED AFTER CROSSING THE GREAT SOUTHWESTERN DESERTS.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, THAT SIX-YEAR CONTRACT TO BUTTERFIELD ENDS AFTER ABOUT FOUR YEARS BECAUSE IN 1861, THE CIVIL WAR BREAKS OUT.

>> Reporter: OVER THE YEARS, THE CARRILLOS LIVED HERE, THE ADOBE HOUSE WAS EXPANDED FROM THE ORIGINAL LIVING ROOM AND TRADING POST, VERANDAS ADDED ON THAT WERE THEN ENLOWSED INTO ROOMS WHEN ENOUGH ADOBE WAS AVAILABLE.

AND IN SOME OF THE ROOMS, CURIOUS-LOOKING CEILINGS.

>> THOSE ARE THE MOUNTERS OR BURLAPS THAT THEY WOULD NAIL TO THE WOOD.

SO THERE IS NO INSULATION THERE.

IT'S MAINLY TO REFLECT LIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE CARRILLOS LEFT THEIR RANCH AND MOVED TO ANAHEIM IN THE LATE 1860s.

FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR JOHN G. DOWNEY BOUGHT THE PLACE AFTER THAT AND TURNED IT INTO A MASSIVE SHEEP AND CATTLE OPERATION.

THE DOWNEY PERIOD LASTED UNTIL THE TAYLOR FAMILY ARRIVED.

>> SAM TAYLOR AND HIS WIFE AND EIGHT CHILDREN LIVED HERE FROM 1895 UNTIL 1950.

IN THIS HOUSE, WITH NO RUNNING WATER OR ELECTRICITY.

>> Reporter: THOSE WERE THE COWBOY YEARS HERE.

AFTER THE TAYLORS LEFT, THE RANCH HOUSE TRANSITIONED INTO A COWBOY BUNK HOUSE AND PLACE TO STORE ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE RANCH.

DURING THE 1930s, THE COWBOYS HOSTED CELEBRITY VISITORS HERE LIKE JOHN WAYNE, WHO WANTED A REALISTIC OLD WEST EXPERIENCE.

THE VISTA IRRIGATION DISTRICT BOUGHT THE RANCH HOUSE AND SURROUNDING 43,000 ACRES IN 1946 FOR THE WATER RIGHTS LINKED TO NEARBY LAKE HENSHAW.

THE RANCH HOUSE FELL INTO DISREPAIR.

EVEN SO, IT WAS NAMED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 1961.

AND TODAY THE LAND AROUND THE OLD ADOBE IS STILL A WORKING RANCH.

>> THE CURRENT RANCHER NEXT DOOR, DREW SMITH AND HIS WIFE HEATHER AND KIDS, HE'S THE GREAT, GREAT GRANDSON OF SAM TAYLOR, AND HAS COME BACK HERE TO DO THIS.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT PARTNERED WITH SOHO, THE SAVE OUR HERITAGE ORGANIZATION IN 2011 TO RESTORE THE BUILDING, BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY HISTORIC BUILDING ON THE SITE.

VISITORS TO THE WARNER-CARRILLO RANCH HOUSE GET MORE FOR THEIR ADMISSION PRICE THAN JUST A TOUR OF THE HOUSE.

RIGHT OVER HERE, BUILT A YEAR AFTER THE HOUSE IN 1858 IS A BARN.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED, BUT THEY HAVE STABILIZED IT, AND KATHERINE FLETCHER SAYS IT'S WORTH SAVING FOR AT LEAST ONE VERY IMPORTANT REASON.

>> IT IS THE LAST HAND-HEWN BARN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> Reporter: FLETCHER SAYS IF SOHO CAN RAISE THE MONEY TO RESTORE THE BARN.

THAT WILL.

BUT FOR NOW, THAT'S A CHAPTER THAT REMAINS TO BE WRITTEN ABOUT THIS EXTRAORDINARY TREASURE TROVE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S HISTORY.

IN WARNER SPRINGS, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ARE RETURNING TO THE COLLEGE AREA AS SDSU GETS READY FOR A NEW ACADEMIC YEAR.

FOR SOME, IT'S A RITE OF PASSAGE AS FAMILIES HELP NEW STUDENTS MOVE INTO RESIDENCE HALLS.

MORE HOUSING IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON CAMPUS AND AT THE SDSU WEST LOCATION IN MISSION VALLEY.

THE UNIVERSITY SAYS ITS STUDENT POPULATION IS NOW AT 46,000.

SDSU RECEIVED MORE THAN A 124,000 APPLICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS A NEW RECORD HIGH.

THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES IS MONDAY.

>>> AND WE'RE EXPECTING A BIG CROWD FOR THE SAN DIEGO BOOK FESTIVAL JUST TWO DAYS AWAY.

JOIN US SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

THE KEY MARK CODE LEADS TO ALL THE DETAILS AND AN RSVP FORM.

WE'LL HAVE VENDORS AND OUR PICKS FOR THE NEXT CYCLE OF ONE BOOK, ONE SAN DIEGO.

>>> DRIVERLESS ROBOTAXI RIDES ARE NOW JUST AROUND THE CORONER SAN DIEGO.

WAYMO GOT THE FINAL GREEN LIGHT FROM THE STATE TO BEGIN OFFERING RIDES IN THE REGION.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS WHILE PEOPLE CAN'T BOOK ONE JUST YET, WE GOT A SNEAK PEEK TO SEE HOW THEY WORK.

>> Reporter: NO DRIVER?

NO PROBLEM.

JUST PULL OUT YOUR PHONE, OPEN THE APP, AND BOOK A RIDE TO LET ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LEAD THE WAY.

THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW WAYMO VEHICLES WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING INTO FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WHEN IT ARRIVES, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO, THE DEFAULT SETTING IS GO UP TO THE DOOR, TAP IT, IT WILL HOPE, AND THEN YOU CAN HEAD ON IN.

WAYMO RECENTLY GOT APPROVAL FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO BRING THEIR DRIVERLESS CARS TO THE SAN DIEGO PUBLIC AND EXPAND OPERATIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE.

SANDY CARP IS A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON.

>> WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ABOUT 40 SQUARE MILES AND EXPAND THAT OVER TIME.

>> Reporter: THE COMPANY HAS BEEN TESTING THEIR VEHICLES IN SAN DIEGO SINCE 2025 WITH DRIVERS IN THE CAR.

NOW THE COMPANY IS READY TO GO FULLY DRIVERLESS TO THE PUBLIC WITH A COUPLE OF DOZEN VEHICLES IN THE REGION.

MANY ARE EXCITED WHAT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN OFFER, BUT OTHERS ARE CONCERNED.

AND FOR THOSE WHO RAILROAD OWN ELECTRIC CARS AND MIGHT HAVE WORRIES ABOUT CHARGING, KARP SAYS -- >> WE ESTABLISHED OUR OWN CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL SO WE HAVE A PLACE THAT WE CAN CHARGE UP OUR VEHICLES, CLEAN THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY FOR RIDERS.

WE PRIORITIZE USING CHARGERS AT THOSE STATIONS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE HUMAN SPECIALISTS DRIVES OUR CAR WHO MIGHT USE A CHARGING STRUCTURE WHERE THEY WANT TO TAKE BREAKS TOO.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY VOTED TO OPPOSE THE EXPANSION OF WITHOUT LOCAL REGULATION OR OVERSIGHT.

>> IT'S DIRE RIGHT THOUSAND NOW BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL SITUATION, AND NOW WAYMO COMING IN, DRIVERLESS CAR IS GOING TO BE GETTING WORST.

>> Reporter: UNITED TAXI WORKERS OF SAN DIEGO HAD A HAND IN GETTING THAT OPPOSITION STARTED.

THEY SAY IT'S NOT FAIR COMPETITION.

>> THIS IS REALLY A PUBLIC ISSUE.

WE'RE SORT OF THE MOST OBVIOUS VISUAL HERE OF WHAT AI CAN BE LIKE WITH A ROBOTAXI.

BUT REALLY, IT COULD BE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY SHOW UP AT YOUR WORKPLACE AND REPLACE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

>> Reporter: KARP SAYS THE PUBLIC LAUNCH OF WAYMO IN SAN DIEGO IS PLANNED TO ARRIVE BEFORE THE END OF SUMMER.

SO WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, THE FUTURE IS HERE NOW.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING SOME RAIN CHANCES TO END THE WEEK.

NOT FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S AS PER USUAL, THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERTS.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR.

IT'S NOT A LOT, BUT SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF.

THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, IT DRIES OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT IT COMES RIGHT BACK BEFORE TOO LONG.

SO REALLY, THE HEAT, THE HUMIDITY, IT'S WITH US FOR A BIT.

OF COURSE, DEPENDING ON EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE.

AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK AND KIND OF THROUGH NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE SLIGHT COOLING, BUT THAT BRINGS US BACK TO THE BALLPARK OF OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGES OF WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THE HEAT THE WORST OF COURSE IN THE DESERT REGIONS.

THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE OUR EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS OUT UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

FRIDAY.

ONE MORE DAY OF THIS, THEN IT'S SLIGHTLY LESS HOT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE OVERNIGHT LOWS.

80 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

YOU CAN SEE WHY WE HAVE THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT.

IF THAT'S THE LOW, THE HIGH IS NOT LOOKING GOOD.

66 MOUNT LAGUNA.

SAME DEAL IN OCEANSIDE.

A FEW DEGREES WARMER FOR SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA.

YOU CAN SEE THE CROWD COVER DEFINITELY WITH US THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO TOMORROW AS WELL.

108 FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

WE'RE CLOSE TO 100 IN RAMONA.

80s FOR THE COAST.

CHULA VISTA, THOUGH, JUST SHY OF 80 DEGREES WITH THAT 79-DEGREE HIGH.

ALL RIGHT.

I DID NOT STAND IN FRONT OF THE RAIN AND YOU MISSED IT.

DON'T WORRY.

HERE'S THE SMALL RAIN CHANCES THAT WE'RE SEEING.

SO IN THE GENERAL AREA, WE'LL SEE SOME CLOUD COVER, MAYBE A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERTS.

IT'S NOT A CRAZY RAIN CHANCE, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

GOT TO GIVE YOU THE HEADS UP.

WANT YOU TO BE PREPARED IN CASE WE DO HAVE A FEW OF THOSE RAINDROPS.

AS WE LOOK TO THE FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK HERE ALONG THE COAST, HUMID, HUMID, HUMID.

YOU CAN SEE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, IT'S LESS SO.

SO THIS WEEKEND, LATER PARTS OF THE WEEKEND, THERE IS THAT DRYING OUT.

AND TEMPERATURE-WISE, WHILE IT TAKES A BIT FOR US TO COME DOWN FROM THE MID-80s THERE.

AS WE LOOK FURTHER INLAND, WE'RE IN THE LOW 90s ACROSS THE BOARD HERE.

WE'RE STICKING WITH IT.

LIKE I SAID, LATER INTO NEXT WEEK, WE START TO COOL A LITTLE BIT.

BUT REALLY, IT'S JUST CLOSER TO OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

IN THE NEAR TERM, THE HEAT IS WITH US.

INTO OUR MOUNTAINS.

WELL, A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER HERE.

80 DOWN TO THE 70s.

AND THEN BACK UP TO THE 80s BY THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY.

AGAIN, TOMORROW, THIS IS WHERE WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS.

THOSE HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT CLOUDS COMING AND GOING.

AND THEN INTO OUR DESERTS AS WELL.

110 BY THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY.

YEAH, IT TAKES A BIT TO GET THE COOLING.

THAT'S I HAVE IT IN THE HEADLINES.

YOU'RE NOT REALLY SEEING IT ON THE OUTLOOK.

THE DESERT HEAT STICKING WITH US MONDAY.

ENJOY THE 105 WHILE YOU CAN.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ACCUWEATHER XANA AZAILLIAN.

>>> A PAIR OF WILDLY DIFFERENT FILMS TO CHOOSE FROM.

CINEMA JUNKIE BETH ACCOMANDO SAYS YOU CAN SAVOR A FILM ABOUT FEUDAL JAPAN OR ABOUT UPSTART AMERICANS TRYING TO PROVE THEIR WORTH AS CHEESE MONGERS AMONG THE EUROPEANS.

>> Reporter: KYOSHI CURACAO KURAKA WHERE A IS FREQUENT WITH HORROR IN MUNDANE SETTING.

BUT FOR HIS LATEST FILM, "THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER," HE VENTURES INTO FEUDAL JAPANESE SOCIETY.

SET ACROSS FOUR SEASONS DURING THE WARRING STATE'S ERA OF THE 16th CENTURY, THIS HISTORICAL FICTION CENTERS ON A SAMURAI WAR LORD WHO DECIDES TO REBEL AGAINST A RIVAL CLAN AND AGAINST BUSHIDO, OR THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI.

HOLED UP IN HIS CASTLE AND AWAITING ATTACK, THE WAR LORD IMPRISONS AN EMISSARY SEEKING HIS SURRENDER.

BUT AS DECEITS AND BETRAYALS PLAY OUT, AND BODIES PILE UP WITHIN THE CASTLE WALLS, THE SAMURAI WAR LORD FINDS THE ONLY PERSON HE MAY BE ABLE TO TRUST IS HIS ENEMY AND PRISONER.

HE CONDUCTS AN ELEGANT PUZZLE BOX THAT RELIES AS MUCH ON AGATHA CHRISTIE AS IT DOES ON BUSHIDO.

IT'S A RIVETING MURDER MYSTERY OF A MAN WHO DEFIES SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS TO FOLLOW HIS OWN PATH AND BELIEFS.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

>> FROMAGE -- CAMBERT.

>> IT IS ABOUT CHEESE AND CHEESE MONGERS, AND HOW AMERICANS FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE, TRYING TO PROVE THEY HAVE A REFINED ENOUGH PALLET TO COMPETE WITH EUROPEANS.

>> A CHEESE MONGER HAS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE.

A LITTLE MORE PUNK ROCK.

THIS IS A FILM WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE GREATEST CHEESE MONGER IN THE WORLD.

>> OR THE BIG CHEESE, AS THIS FILM DELIGHTFULLY AND PASSIONATELY EXPLORES.

THE DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS ADAM MOSKOWITZ ON HIS MISSION TO SEE TEAM USA COMPETE IN THE OLYMPICS OF CHEESE.

>> THE MONDIAL DUH PROMO IMAGINE IN FRANCE.

>> TO ACHIEVE THIS, HE PUTS HIS TEAM THROUGH INTENSE TRAINING.

>> WE'RE SEEING A CHEESEMONGER'S ABILITY TO ELEVATE CHEESE BEYOND EATING A BITE OF CHEESE.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CHEESE, KNOW ITS HISTORY AND DESCRIBE IT.

>> PROBABLY THE STRANGEST CHEESE AROMAS ARE THINGS LIKE FECAL, MANURE AND BABY VOMIT.

THOSE ARE ALL VALID TASTING NOTES.

>> AND ONLY THE MOST DEDICATED WILL MAKE THE CUT.

>> I HAVE A HARD TIME SEPARATING MY PERSONAL LIFE FROM MY WORK LIFE.

I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THAT AS A GOAL.

>> Reporter: THE BIG CHEESE DOES FOR FROMAGE WHAT BOTTLE SHOCK DID FOR CALIFORNIA WINES.

IT PROVES THAT AMERICANS CAN COMPETE WITH THEIR EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS.

"THE BIG CHEESE" IS A DELICIOUS, SLIGHTLY PUNKY ALWAYS PASSIONATE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PEOPLE WHO TAKE WHAT THEY DO VERY SERIOUSLY.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND CHECKING IT OUT.

BUT MAKE SURE YOU SMUGGLE SOME CHEESE IN WITH YOU.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

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