POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL COMPANIES.

CALL 800-BILL-HOWELL OR VISIT BILLHOWELL.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREVIS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE SHALEY AND THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S USE OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD AND MARINES IN LOS ANGELES THIS SUMMER VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW.

THE RULING COMES AS CHICAGO IS BRACING FOR A MAJOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATION AND POTENTIAL NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT IN THE CITY.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTS.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND PETE HEGSETH BROKE FEDERAL LAW THIS SUMMER.

THAT ACCORDING TO A NEW COURT RULING.

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE CHARLES BREYER SAYING IT VIOLATED A 19th CENTURY LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE USE OF TROOPS FOR DOMESTIC LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.

IN JUNE, THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIA GUARD MEMBERS AND U.S. MARINES WERE DEPLOYED TO L.A. DURING AN AGGRESSIVE IMMIGRATION CRACK DOWN.

THOUSANDS PROTESTED FOR DAYS IN PARTS OF DOWNTOWN L.A. WITH VIOLENT CLASHES BETWEEN DEMONSTRATORS AND POLICE.

>> AFTER CONDUCTING A TRIAL ON THIS MATTER, THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS DEPLOYED IN CALIFORNIA FOR NORMAL POLICE OPERATIONS, SEARCHES, STOPS, AND THIS IS ILLEGAL.

>> Reporter: TUESDAY'S RULING IS LIMITED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STILL IT COMES AS TRUMP IS CONSIDERING SENDING NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS TO OTHER CITIES.

THEY CONTINUE CRIME CRACKDOWNS AND ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> I.C.E.

HAS INFORMED OUR ILLINOIS STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BEGIN OPERATIONS SOMETIME LATER THIS WEEK.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT VOWING TO ALSO SEND TROOPS TO CHICAGO TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE, SAYING.

>> WE'RE GOING IN.

I DIDN'T SAY WHEN.

WE'RE GOING IN.

WHEN YOU LOSE, LOOK, I HAVE AN OBLIGATION.

THIS ISN'T A POLITICAL THING.

I HAVE AN OBLIGATION.

>> WE HAVE RECEIVED CREDIBLE REPORTS THAT WE HAVE DAYS, NOT WEEKS.

>> Reporter: OVER THE WEEKEND, CHICAGO'S MAYOR SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER AIMED AT PUSHING BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE STARTED OUT THE WEEK WITH A LOT OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE.

RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MANY OF US.

WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO SEE THAT TREND AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

RAIN CHANCES WILL START TO DECREASE.

AS FAR AS TONIGHT, WE'RE IN THE UPPER 60s.

THE HUMIDITY, THAT'S STICKING WITH US FOR A BIT AS WELL.

I'LL BREAK DOWN THAT WHO EXPECT AS WE HEAD INTO MID-WEEK COMING UP.

>>> A VACANT LOST IN EAST CHULA VISTA COULD BECOME THE SITE FOR DOZENS OF AFFORDABLE HOMES.

WE HAVE MORE.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR YEARS.

BLAME LOW INVENTORY AND SKY- ROCKETING COSTS.

A LONG-PLANNED PROJECT MAY HELP.

THE CITY IS HELPING THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER, BALDWIN AND SONS, SECURE A BOND TO HELP BUILD NEARLY 100 AFFORDABLE UNITS.

LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE HOMES THAT RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE BEDROOMS.

DENSITY RULES WOULD ALLOW THE SITE TO REDUCE ON-SITE PARKING AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE.

THE CITY, PARTICULARLY ITS EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS, HAS SEEN MAJOR GROWTH FOR DECADES THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE OTAI RANCH AREA.

BUT NOW, OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

FOR ANOTHER PROJECT ON THE WEST SIDE, THE CITY IS ACTUALLY LOANING $4 MILLION TO BUILD UNITS FOR LOWER INCOMES.

FOR THE LATEST OTAI RANCH PROJECT, THE CITY WOULD HELP THE DEVELOPER SECURE A $25 MILLION BOND.

IT'S ACTING AS WHAT'S KNOWN AS A CONDUIT ISSUER, MEANING THE CITY WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING OFF THE DEBT.

BALDWIN AND SONS WILL STILL HAVE TO FIND OTHER FINANCING.

IN ALL, THE AFFORDABLE UNITS WILL COST NEARLY $40 MILLION.

FOR KPBS.

>> AND THE STORY IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNERSHIP.

AND FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, YOU CAN GO TO INEWSSOURCE.ORG.

>>> RELIGION CONSIDERS IT A VIRTUE, PHILOSOPHERS ENCOURAGE IT, AND THERAPISTS NURTURE IT.

POLITICS WATCHERS SAY ITS ROLE IS INTEGRAL IN WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

WE SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PAIRING POLITICAL ACTION WITH HOPE.

WELCOME.

>> IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, MAYA.

>> IN A PREVIOUS STORY, YOU FOCUSED ON HOW HOPEFUL SANDIEGANS ARE.

>> IT IS DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY HOPE IN SEPTEMBER 2025, BUT THERE ARE A FEW POLLS TO HIGHLIGHT.

THEY'RE GALLUP POLLS.

WHILE GLOBALLY, PEOPLE ARE FEELING MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEIR LIVES, HOPE IS ON THE DECLINE IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE REASONS FOR THAT, AS ALWAYS, ARE UP FOR DEBATE.

THEY INCLUDE ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE LEADING TO LONELINESS, ISOLATION, AND THE DECLINE OF CIVIC VALUES.

THE SECOND GALLUP POLL OF 52 COUNTRIES SHOWS THAT HOPE IS THE TOP NEED THAT PEOPLE HAVE FROM THEIR LEADERS.

IT IS AHEAD OF TRUST.

IT IS AHEAD OF COMPASSION, AND IT IS AHEAD OF STABILITY.

I SPOKE WITH UC SAN DIEGO EMERITUS PROFESSOR RICHARD MADSEN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF HOPE.

>> HOPE IS A THEOLOGICAL VIRTUE, OKAY?

IT'S A VIRTUE THAT TRANSCENDS US, YOU KNOW, THAT WE HOPE EVEN IF THINGS ARE LOOKING REALLY BAD, ARE BAD, THE FAITH AND HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE THEM BETTER IS, IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, COMES NOT JUST OUT OF OUR SELF-INTEREST AND SELF- DELUSION BUT COMES OUT OF DEEPER FAITH THAT RESONATES WITH TRADITIONS THAT HAVE COME DOWN THROUGH THE CENTURIES FROM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT TRADITIONS.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO NEUROSCIENCE PROFESSOR WILLIAM MOBLEY SAYS GIVING HOPE TO ONE ANOTHER IS NOT ONLY MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL BUT ESSENTIAL TO LEADING HAPPY LIVES.

>> WE NEED HOPE, FAITH, AND CHARITY.

WE NEED ALL THOSE THINGS.

GREAT TO HAVE FAITH.

GREAT TO HAVE LOVE.

BUT HOPE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, AND YOU KNOW I REALLY HOPE, I HOPE THAT WE'LL LEARN MORE AND MORE AS HUMAN BEINGS ABOUT HOW TO HELP OTHERS BY FEELING WITH THEM, BY WATCHING THEM, BY KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE FEELING, AND THEN BY REACHING OUT AND CARING FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: SOME FOUND HOPE BY TAKING A BREAK FROM THE NEWS.

DAVID LIVERMANY RESEARCHES CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE, FOCUSING ON OUR SHARED HUMANITY AMID CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, HE WAS TAKING IN THE NEWS FROM DIVERSE OUTLETS.

HE SAID THE SHRILL WAS SO INTENSE, HE COULD NOT MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL AND FELT DISCOURAGED.

>> I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A NEIGHBOR WHO WAS ALMOST DISMISSIVE OF THE WHOLE THING AND SAID I TELL MY KIDS DON'T EVEN LISTEN TO THE NEWS, LIKE IT'S JUST GETTING YOU ALL WORKED UP.

INSIDE I WAS THINKING, WELL, THAT'S NICE THAT YOU HAVE THE PREROGATIVE OF DOING THAT, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE WONDERING WHAT THE FATE OF THEIR REALITY IS.

>> Reporter: BUT HE TRIED A NEWS BLACKOUT FOR A WEEK ANYWAY.

HE WOUND UP FINDING MANY REASONS FOR HOPE OUTSIDE THE NEWS.

SUCH AS A BELIEF SUPPORTED BY DATA THAT PEOPLE ARE WIRED FOR GOODNESS.

ALSO, THE U.S. HAS SURVIVED DEEP POLARIZATION, EVEN A CIVIL WAR.

AND A KNOWING THAT YOUNGER, EMERGING GENERATIONS WILL LEAD DIFFERENTLY.

>> REGARDLESS OF HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THAT, THEY HAVE A BROADER VIEW OF SOCIETY AND DIVERSITY AND THE WORLD.

AND THEY'RE ALREADY MOVING INTO POSITIONS OF POWER.

GEN Z AND MILLENNIALS.

>> Reporter: POLITICAL WATCHERS ARE FINDING REASONS FOR HOPE.

ZOLTAN HYNELL DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS REASONABLY OPTIMISTIC, BUT HE PREFACES THAT BY SAYING THAT AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS NOT AS FULL FLEDGED AS IT WAS.

WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM AN OPEN, DIVERSE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM, AND ARE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE.

AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT OUR SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES, THE COURTS, CONGRESS, AND INSTITUTIONS ARE FRAYING.

IN THE END, HE BELIEVES THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, ENOUGH OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, AND THE 2026 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS WILL TOGETHER STOP FURTHER DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING.

HE EMPHASIZED HOPE WITHOUT ACTION WILL NOT SAVE THE DAY.

>> THE MORE THAT FOLKS SPEAK UP, STAND OUT, AND SAY NO, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS, THE MORE IT'LL BECOME APPARENT THAT AMERICANS AS A WHOLE WANT TO MAINTAIN THEIR DEMOCRACY AND THAT COMMUNITY OF AMERICANS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL OUTCOMES MORE THAN THEY HAVE TO THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: BUT IF THE U.S.

GOES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AND THE RULE OF LAW IS THROWN OUT AND MILITARY RULE IS IMPOSED, THEN HYNELL SAYS IT WILL BE UP TO RANK AND FILE MILITARY TROOPS TO SAVE DEMOCRACY.

>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORTING.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>>> AND THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, CONGRESS RETURNS FROM AUGUST RECESS FACING A LOOMING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

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

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN INCLUDING 300 IN SAN DIEGO.

KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO SAYS ONE COUNTY SUPERVISOR ANNOUNCED A PLAN TODAY TO COVER THE COSTS.

>> Reporter: IN MARCH, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TERMINATED A CONTRACT THAT PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN IMMIGRATION COURT, INCLUDING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THAT FUNDING RUNS OUT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

>> AND AFTER THAT, AFTER SEPTEMBER 30th, UNLESS WE ACT HERE IN SAN DIEGO, EVEN TODDLERS WILL BE FORCED TO FACE A JUDGE AND A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR COMPLETELY ALONE.

>> Reporter: TODAY AT A NEWS CONFERENCE, COUNTY SUPERVISOR TARA LAWSON REMER INTRODUCED A PROPOSAL TO GRANT FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN SAN DIEGO COURTS.

IT WILL BE AN EXPANSION TO A LEGAL DEFENSE PROGRAM THAT SERVES SOME ADULT IMMIGRANTS.

LAWSON-REMER IS NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SERVE CHILDREN.

IMMIGRANTS WITH LAWYERS HAVE A 66% CHANCE OF WINNING THEIR CASE.

BUT IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT LAWYERS HAVE ONLY A 5% CHANCE.

A LOCAL IMMIGRATION LAWYER TOOK PART IN TODAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE.

SHE SPOKE ABOUT A CASE BACK FROM 2018 WHEN SHE REPRESENTED AN UNACCOMPANIED CHILD FROM GUATEMALA WHO ONLY SPOKE AN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE.

>> SHE SAT IN THE COURT CLUTCHING HER HANDS TOGETHER TERRIFIED, SHAKING, UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND A WORD THAT THE JUDGE WAS SAYING.

WITHOUT A LAWYER, SHE WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO EXPLAIN THE ABUSE SHE HAD SURVIVED.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS EVEN FOR ADULTS, IMMIGRATION LAW IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX AREAS OF LAW.

>> EXPECTING A CHILD IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES IN IMMIGRATION COURT, IT'S NOT JUST UNREALISTIC, IT IS UNJUST.

>> Reporter: THE FIVE-MEMBER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE ON THIS PROPOSAL NEXT TUESDAY.

THE STATE'S OPEN MEETINGS LAW PRESENTS LAWSON-REMER FROM DISCUSSING THE PROPOSAL WITH OTHER SUPERVISORS UNTIL IT'S FORMALLY INTRODUCED AT A PUBLIC MEETING.

>> THE NOTION THAT YOU WOULD HAVE CHILDREN IN COURT WHO COULD GET SENT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY AND THEY HAVE NO ONE TO SPEAK FOR THEM, I CAN'T, I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW ANYONE COULD THINK THAT WAS OKAY.

>> Reporter: KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE OTHER FOUR SUPERVISORS FOR COMMENT.

NONE OF THEM RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY.

SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE CURRENT IMMIGRATION DEFENSE PROGRAM IN 2021 ON A 3-2 VOTE.

WITH DEMOCRATS SUPPORTING AND REPUBLICANS IN OPPOSITION.

SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND HAS BEEN A VOCAL CRITIC OF THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF IMMIGRATIONS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.

>>> RECENT REPORTS SHOW ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND VETERANS STRUGGLE FINANCIALLY WHEN TRANSITIONING OUT OF SERVICE.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER SPOKE TO ONE VETERAN ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: WHEN AN INJURY FORCED HER OUT OF THE NAVY LAST YEAR, SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

THE 10-YEAR VETERAN PURCHASED A HOME IN SAN DIEGO WHERE SHE LIVED WITH HER MOTHER AND FIVE NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

SHE PLANNED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, THE SAME THING SHE WAS DOING ON NAVY SHIPS.

>> I HAD SAVED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT, I WAS LIKE OH, THIS SHOULD LAST ME UNTIL MY MONEY KICKS IN IF, AND I START GOING TO SCHOOL.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

IT DID NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: EDWARDS IS LIKE A LOT OF TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS.

RECENT PENTAGON SURVEY DATA SHOWS ONLY A THIRD OF THE JUNIOR ENLISTED RANKS FEEL FINANCIALLY STABLE ACROSS THE WHOLE MILITARY AND RESERVES, 35% HAVE LESS THAN THREE MONTHS LIVING EXPENSES SAVED.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MILITARY CULTURE THAT MAKES PEOPLE HESITANT TO ASK FOR HELP.

>> BECAUSE THE MILITARY KIND OF MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE IF YOU DEPEND ON SOMEONE ELSE, YOU'RE WEAK.

SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE, YOU DO, YOU DO IT FOR YOURSELF BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY KIND OF TAUGHT YOU.

YOU DON'T TAKE NO HANDOUTS.

>> Reporter: FOUR YEARS AGO, SHE TOOK IN HER SISTER'S FIVE CHILDREN.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER LEAVING THE NAVY, EDWARDS FOUND HERSELF IN CRISIS AND BEHIND ON HER MORTGAGE.

>> IF I DON'T PAY THIS BILL, WE'RE GONNA BE HOMELESS.

IF I DON'T PAY THIS, I HAVE TOO MANY KIDS TO BE HOMELESS.

>> Reporter: SHE CONNECTED WITH STEP.

CEO TONY TERAVANIN FOUNDED IT IN 2012.

SINCE THEN, IT'S HELPED THOUSANDS OF MILITARY FAMILIES AND PREVENTED MORE THAN 500 EVICTIONS.

>> OUR PROGRAM RESTORES HOPE, IT CHANGES LIVES, AND IT DOES THIS PERMANENTLY FOR THESE FAMILIES WE AFFECT.

>> Reporter: THE REAL LASTING HELP COMES FROM THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS TRAINING THEY PROVIDE.

>> AT THE SAME TIME THEY'RE HEARING ABOUT HOW THEY CAN ACHIEVE PERMANENT FINANCIAL WELLNESS, THEY'RE GETTING THIS TEMPORARY RELIEF, AND THEY CAN START TO CREATE THAT ASSOCIATION FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: THEY BEGAN HELPING SAN DIEGO FAMILIES BUT THEY HEARD FROM FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> LAST YEAR, WE SERVED ABOUT 120 FAMILIES IN 39 OTHER STATES.

SO AS THE FAMILIES CONTACT US, PASSIVELY, YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO TAKE CARE OF THEM, THERE'S NO REASON WE SHOULD SAY NO.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE ORGANIZATION DECIDED A FEW YEARS AGO TO EXPAND, FIRST ALONG THE WEST COAST, THEN NATIONALLY.

THEY'VE ADDED STAFF, AND THIS SUMMER PURCHASED A NEW, LARGER WAREHOUSE THAT WILL SERVE AS STEPS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.

HE'S SEEN MILITARY FAMILIES STRUGGLE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY'RE STATIONED.

>> WE HAD 99 CASES FROM TEXAS.

WE'RE LIKE THAT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER LARGE POPULATION.

WE HAD 99 CASES FROM ALABAMA.

THE STARTING POINT IS THE CHALLENGE, AND DEFINITELY HIGH COST OF LIVING AREAS AND THAT TRANSITIONING WHEN THEY MOVE FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER AREA ADDS TO THE MILITARY CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: EDWARDS SAYS AS OF AUGUST, THINGS ARE MUCH BETTER.

>> I'M DOING GOOD.

I AM, I JUST STARTED SCHOOL ON THE 18th.

I'M GOING, I'M TAKING RACE AND ETHNICITY, CALCULUS II, AND WAVES AND MECHANICS.

SO I'M DOING REALLY WELL.

I'M BUDGETING RIGHT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS ANYONE WHO NEEDS A LITTLE HELP SHOULDN'T FEEL BAD ABOUT ASKING FOR IT.

>> THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ASKING FOR HELP BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE REALLY DO NEED IT.

EVEN IF YOU THINK LIKE I THOUGHT, LIKE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE MORE PROBLEMS THAN I DO.

THEY'RE GONNA NEED THE MONEY MORE.

WHO'S TO SAY THEY NEED THE MONEY MORE?

WHO'S TO SAY THAT IF I DIDN'T GET THIS HELP I WOULDN'T BE LIVING ON THE STREET?

>> Reporter: STEPS NATIONAL EXPANSION IS PROCEEDING CAREFULLY.

THEIR NEXT LOCATION IS IN HAWAII.

THEY'LL BE MOVING INTO THEIR NEW LARGER HEADQUARTERS LATER THIS FALL.

>>> AT THE TIMKIN IN BALBOA PARK, AN ARTIST HAS CREATED AN EXHIBIT INSPIRED BY 17th CENTURY WORKS IN THE MUSEUM ALONG WITH PESTS AND THE CONTROVERSIAL COCOA PLANT.

THE ARTIST IS EXPLORING THEMES OF GLORY.

>> Reporter: SUSPENDED FROM THE TIMKINS CEILING IS A MASSIVE PAPER LANTERN VESSEL CASTING MOTH SHADOWS ON THE FLOOR.

ARTIST RANDONE SAYS THE PAPARO WAS USED BY INDIGENOUS CULTURES TO MASH COCOA LEAVES.

>> THE MOTHS THAT ARE ACTUALLY THE ONLY MOTHS THAT EAT THE COCOA LEAVES.

THE COLUMBIAN GOVERNMENT WANTED TO ERADICATE THE PLANTATIONS WITH THE MOTH.

>> Reporter: THE COCOA LEAF HAS A LONG HISTORY AS A MEDICINAL PLANT, CHEWED FOR SUSTENANCE IN HIGH ELEVATIONS.

>> ALSO THE IDEA OF THIS OTHER, SOMETHING THAT CAN BE A PEST THAT CAN ACTUALLY, CAN BE BENEFICIAL IN A CERTAIN WAY.

>> Reporter: RANDONE ALSO USED DETAILED AND TIME-INTENSIVE PROCESSES.

SUCH AS COPPER MEZOTENTS AND REALISTIC CHARCOAL SKETCHING.

MOST WERE CREATED ON SITE AT THE MUSEUM, AND ALL PLAY WITH LIGHT AND DECEPTION.

>> THE IDEA OF HOPE AND ILLUSION AND GLORY AND THESE TYPE OF THINGS THAT, THINGS THAT WE BUILD, HUMAN BEINGS, I THINK THAT I CAN SORT OF CORRELATE IT WITH US ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR THE LIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE EXHIBIT IS ON VIEW AT THE TIMKIN WHERE ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE THROUGH OCTOBER 12th.

JULIA DIXON-EVANS, KPBS NEWS.

>> JULIA IS THE HOST OF THE FINEST, THE KPBS PODCAST CAPTURES THE FOOD, ART, AND MOVEMENTS REDEFINING OUR LOCAL CULTURAL IDENTITY.

LISTEN AT KPBS.ORG/THEFINEST.

>>> PREPARE TO START PAYING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FOR PARKING STARTING TODAY.

A $10 PER HOUR RATE INCREASE GOES INTO EFFECT DURING MAJOR EVENTS AT PETCO PARK.

THOSE ARE EXPECTED TO DRAW 10,000 PEOPLE OR MORE ACCORDING TO THE CITY, ALL METERS WITHIN A HALF MILE RADIUS OF THE BALLPARK WILL BE AFFECTED.

>> JUST LEAVE THE PARKING ALONE.

THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY.

JUST, IT'S FINE WHERE IT'S AT.

>> A HECK OF AN INCREASE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THE VOTERS DIDN'T APPROVE WHAT WAS IT, PROPOSITION E WHICH WOULD ERASE TAX REVENUE, WHICH THE CITY DESPERATELY NEEDS.

>> THE NEW RATES WILL BE ENFORCED STARTING TWO HOURS BEFORE AN EVENT UNTIL FOUR HOURS AFTER IT BEGINS.

THE MAYOR ASKED AFFECTED BUSINESSES TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR PARKING OPTIONS TO EMPLOYEES.

>>> WE STARTED OUT THE WEEK WITH THUNDERSTORMS, SO HOW LONG ARE THEY GONNA STICK AROUND?

WELL, THE CHANCES DECREASE DAY BY DAY, BUT WE HAVE AT LEAST ANOTHER DAY OR TWO DEPENDING ON EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE.

WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS, SOME OF THESE CAN BRING GUSTY WINDS AND A FLASH FLOODING RISK, SO THAT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND ESPECIALLY YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO BE ALERTED FOR ANY FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THAT ARE EXISTED.

MAYBE ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WARNINGS THAT ARE ISSUED.

A COOLING TREND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, AND TEMPERATURES REBOUND AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

WHAT TO EXPECT FOR TONIGHT?

OVERALL, A LOT OF US STAY IN THE 60s.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING.

NOT NECESSARILY REACHING TO THE COAST OR AT LEAST NOT WIDESPREAD AT THE COACH.

IT'S MORE INLAND, THEN ESPECIALLY INTO OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS.

IT RECEDES EAST AS THE DAYS GO BACK.

BREGO SPRINGS AT 76.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO 60 IN MT.

LAGUNA.

TOMORROW, MORE OF THE SAME.

YOU SEE THOSE THUNDERSTORM ICONS.

ALONG THE COAST, 80s IN OCEANSIDE.

94 IN RAMONA.

97 IN BREGO SPRINGS.

LET'S LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR.

WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE RAIN AND THE THUNDERSTORMS?

NOW, OVERNIGHT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE ROUNDS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAYBE SOME HEAVIER DOWNPOURS.

YOU SEE THE YELLOWS, THE ORANGES MOVING THROUGH.

NOW WE'RE AT TOMORROW AFTERNOON, RIGHT AROUND 3:00 P.M.

IT'S MORE ISOLATED.

LIKE I SAID, IT RECEDES A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE EAST, AND HIGHER IN ELEVATION.

MOUNTAIN DESERT REGIONS OVERALL.

WE CONTINUE TO PLAY THIS OUT.

WE'RE INTO THURSDAY, MAYBE WE SEE A STRAY THUNDERSTORM OR TWO, BUT THIS IS REALLY RECEDED FURTHER TO THE EAST.

CLOSER TO OTHER PARTS OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK, THERE'S THE COOLING TREND.

WE GET TO 76 BY FRIDAY.

THEN WE SEE TEMPERATURES REBOUND.

FURTHER INLAND, IN THE 90s.

WE DROP TO 86 BY FRIDAY.

EVEN COOLER BY SATURDAY.

SUNDAY, TEMPERATURES START TO RISE ONCE AGAIN.

MOUNTAIN REGIONS, WEDNESDAY IS THE LAST DAY OF WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY CAN'T RULE THEM OUT COMPLETELY.

WE CONTINUE TO COOL DOWN TO 63 FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

IN OUR DESERT REGIONS, WE'RE OUT OF THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

99 FOR THURSDAY.

95 BY FRIDAY.

JUST LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE, WE START TO SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES REBOUND.

BACK TO 99 BY THE TIME WE GET TO OUR SUNDAY.

>>> DIGITAL CINEMA KICKS OFF TONIGHT.

CINEMA JUNKIE PREVIEWS WHAT'S SCREENING.

>> Reporter: DIGITAL GYM CINEMA SEPTEMBER FILM SERIES IS OFF AND RUNNING TONIGHT WITH THE GRINDHOUSE GEM NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER.

IT FOLLOWS AN EX-COP TRYING TO ESCHEW RESCUE HIS KIDNAPPED DAUGHTER.

THE DIRECTOR AND ACTOR TEAM UP FOR A TENSE TALE BASED ON THE 1958 HARD-BOILED NOVEL KING'S RANSOM.

MAFOONY PLAYS A WEALTHY INDUSTRIAL CONTENDING WITH THE DEMANDS OF A KIDNAPPER.

THIS IS A FAMILY DRAMA AND A POLICE PROCEDURAL DELIVERING A COMPELLING THRILLER THAT'S ALSO RICH WITH SOCIAL COMMENTARY.

MAFOONY IS ALSO A DYNAMIC PRESENCE.

THE COMPASSION AND HUMANITY EXTEND EVEN TO A VICIOUS CRIMINAL, ALLOWING HIM TO BE A COMPLEX CHARACTER RATHER THAN JUST A ONE-DIMENSIONAL VILLAIN.

YOU CAN SPARE THIS WITH HIGHEST TO LOWEST, WHICH DRAWS ON THE NOVEL AND THE FILM FOR INSPIRATION.

THE RESTORATION SERIES CLOSES ON SEPTEMBER 16th WITH ANOTHER MASTERPIECE.

THIS ONE ON A MUCH SMALLER AND QUIETER SCALE.

IT SHOWCASES IT AS ITS MOST HUMANE AND COMPASSIONATE.

AN AGING BUREAUCRATIC DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL CANCER.

AS HE FACES DEATH, HE DECIDES TO TAKE ACTIONS TO GIVE MEANING TO HIS LIFE.

THIS FILM INSPIRED LIVING STARRING A SUBLIME BILL NYE IN THE LEAD ROLE.

IT SHOW THE RANGE AND MASTERY OF TONE AND STYLE.

SEEING THESE FILMS ON A BIG SCREEN IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST WAY TO ENJOY THEM.

I'M GRATEFUL THE DISTRIBUTORS ARE RESTORING THEM AND CINEMAS ARE SHOWING THEM.

>>> AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR BETH.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ONLINE AT KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

>> 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 FOUNDATION.

DARLENE SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.