>>> 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.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> WE HAVE NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ON THE I.C.E.

ARREST AT SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE.

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

THE ARREST YESTERDAY UNNERVED STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS.

IT'S MAINLY A COMMUTER SCHOOL WITH MANY WORKING CLASS STUDENTS WHO WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD.

THIS AFTERNOON THERE WAS A STUDENT RALLY TO DENOUNCE I.C.E.

'S ACTION.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SPOKE WITH SOME STUDENT, AND HE JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM CITY COLLEGE.

ALEX, UPDATE US PLEASE WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: HI, MAYA, AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, THERE ARE CHALK DRAWINGS ALL OVER THE COURTYARD.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHERE THE ARREST HAPPENED.

IT HAPPENED RIGHT ABOUT HERE ON C STREET, AND THE PASSENGER OF THAT VEHICLE GOT OUT AND RAN TOWARDS CITY COLLEGE RIGHT ABOUT HERE INTO THE HUMANITIES BUILDING.

AND THE STUDENTS TELL ME THEY ARE OUTRAGED.

STUDENTS SAY THEY HAD WARNED THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THE -- SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN SINCE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DEPORTATION CRACKDOWN LAST YEAR.

THEY TELL ME THE ADMINISTRATION DIDN'T SEEM TO TAKE THEIR CONCERNS SERIOUSLY.

HERE'S SEBASTIAN WITH ONE OF THE STUDENT CLUBS ON CAMPUS.

>> I DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY REALLY CARE ENOUGH TO MAKE THESE TRAININGS AND THE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PROTECT THE STUDENTS INSTITUTIONALIZED AND, LIKE, MANDATORY, NOT JUST A SUGGESTION OR AN OPTION.

>> Reporter: YESTERDAY I.C.E.

AGENTS STOPPED A CAR HERE ON C STREET AND ARRESTED THE DRIVER, WHO IS A STUDENT HERE.

THEY THEN CHASED THE PASSENGER, ALSO A STUDENT, ONTO CAMPUS.

FACULTY MEMBERS TELL ME A STAFF MEMBER THEN TOLD THEM TO LEAVE CAMPUS.

MONA WAS ONE OF THE PROFESSORS WHO TALKED WITH THE STUDENT WHO WAS CHASED BY I.C.E.

>> AND THE STUDENT WAS TRAUMATIZED.

AND YOU KNOW, I WORK WITH STUDENTS EVERY DAY.

I'VE BEEN A TEACHER FOR OVER 12 YEARS.

AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A STUDENT SO AFRAID AND UNCOMFORTABLE.

>> Reporter: NOW YESTERDAY, THE ADMINISTRATION RELEASED SEVERAL STATEMENTS SAYING I.C.E.

IS NOT WELCOME HERE, BUT STUDENTS SAY THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

THEY TELL ME THEY HEARD THAT SOME CLASSMATES WERE NOT COMING TO CLASS BECAUSE THEY FEAR THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN TO THEM.

SOME OF THEM ARE EVEN THINKING ABOUT DROPPING OUT.

LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> ALEX, BEFORE YOU GO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK TODAY, BUT CAN YOU TELL US MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE STUDENT WHO WAS ARRESTED?

>> Reporter: YEAH, MAYA, ACCORDING TO DHS, THE STUDENT IS A HAITIAN IMMIGRANT.

HIS NAME IS -- SORRY -- HIS NAME IS RONATO CASSIUS.

HE CAME VIA EL PASO IN ABOUT MAY 2023.

IN JUNE, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CANCELED THE TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS FOR HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS.

NOW, THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT LETS HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS STAY HERE IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR HOME COUNTRY IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO RETURN TO.

MAYA?

>> ALEX, THANKS FOR THAT, BUT HAS THERE BEEN REACTION DIRECTLY FROM THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY TODAY?

>> Reporter: YEAH, THEY ARE FEELING VERY FEARFUL AND AFRAID.

AND TOMORROW THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY AND THEIR ALLIES WILL HOST A RALLY AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AT AROUND 10:00 IN THE MORNING, MAYA?

>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT, ALEX.

>>> IT'S AS SIMPLE AS TWO PLUS TWO EQUALS FOUR, IF WE'RE EXPERIENCING HIGH HEAT, WE'RE GOING TO USE MORE TOWER STAY COOL.

THOSE WHO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY LOCALLY AND STATEWIDE SAY WE'RE IN A BETTER POSITION THAN EVER BEFORE TO WEATHER HEAVY POWER USAGE.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL EXPLAINS WHY.

>> Reporter: "THE SHINING" SUN BEATING DOWN FROM ABOVE.

THE BUZZING OF POWER LINES BELOW, THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF REALLY HOT WEATHER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

OF COURSE, THAT MEANS MAJOR STRAIN ON THE SYSTEMS THAT MOVE THAT POWER TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

IT'S A FIGURE THAT'S ALWAYS CHANGING, BUT ACROSS THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS OF EXTREME HEAT, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE LOST POWER IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

STILL SDG&E SAYS ITS SYSTEM IS HOLDING UP PRETTY WELL.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE PREPARE FOR NOT ONLY OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, BUT WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS JUST YEAR ROUND.

>> Reporter: HUMBERTO BETO SAYS FROM ITS METEOROLOGICAL TEAM TO REPAIR CREWS, THE UTILITY IS FULLY STAFFED 24/7 TO RESPOND TO POWER OUTAGES WITHIN MOMENTS.

>> OUR TEAMS ARE DEPLOYED, YOU KNOW, WHEREVER WE MIGHT EXPECT, YOU KNOW, MORE ISSUES.

AND JUST LIKE IN THE CASE OF, YOU KNOW, WILDFIRE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON BOTH SECTIONS OR THOSE AREAS WITHIN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY THAT MIGHT NEED MORE CREWS OR MORE FOLKS SUPPORTING THE GRID.

>> Reporter: THE GRID, THAT TERM USUALLY CONJURES UP IMAGES OF HIGH TENSION POWER LINES CARRYING ELECTRICITY ACROSS GREAT DISTANCES.

THINK THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR, THE AGENCY THAT'S IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE POWER IS DELIVERED TO EVERY CORNER OF THE GOLDEN STATE.

>> WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT EACH DAY WE ARE VERY CAREFULLY LOOKING AT LOAD AND DEMAND.

>> Reporter: WHAT'S NOW REFERRED TO AS CAISO HAS BEEN BUILDING UP THE SYSTEM'S CAPACITY AND RESILIENCY.

>> SINCE 2020, THE LAST TIME WE EXPERIENCED ROTATING OUTAGES, WE'VE ADDED MORE THAN 35,000 MEGAWATTS OF ENERGY TO THE GRID.

WE'VE ADDED MORE THAN 17,000 MEGA WATTS OF BATTERY STORAGE CAPACITIES.

>> Reporter: BUT EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY WE'RE BETTER OFF THAN EVER BEFORE, THEY'RE ALSO EMPHASIZING CONSERVATION.

DON'T USE BIG APPLIANCES DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY, AND CHECK ON FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS WHO MAY NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING OR WHO ARE JUST MORE PRONE TO THE DANGERS OF HIGH HEAT.

AND A POSITIVE NOTE TO END THIS STORY, THE HEAT WARNINGS IN THE SAN DIEGO METRO AREA AT LEAST START EXPIRING WEDNESDAY EVENING.

COOLER WEATHER IS COMING, AS IS A CREDIT ON SEPTEMBER ELECTRIC AND GAS BILLS, NEARLY $50 FOR SDG&E CUSTOMERS, $9 FOR CUSTOMERS WHO USE COMMUNITY POWER, AND SIX BUCKS FOR SDG&E CUSTOMERS WHO USE NATURAL GAS.

SOME RELIEF FOR THE WALLET AS WE ALL EAGERLY ANTICIPATE RELIEF FROM THIS LONG LASTING HEAT WAVE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE, AND COMING UP TONIGHT UNDER A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY, TEMPERATURES DROP BACK DOWN TO THE 70s.

GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE GOING TO START TO WELCOME SOME COOLING AS THE DAYS PROGRESS.

AND EVENTUALLY THE HUMIDITY WILL BREAK TOO.

WE'LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.

THAT'S ALL COMING UP.

>>> GLOBAL OIL PRICES BRIEFLY TOUCHED $100 A BARREL WEDNESDAY, THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JULY.

GAS PRICES ALSO MOVED HIGHER WITH THE BIGGEST ONE-DAY INCREASE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MAY.

THE JUMP COMES AS FIGHTING BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND IRAN ESCALATES.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: FLARING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN PUTTING PRESSURE ON GLOBAL OIL MARKETS.

>> THE BACK AND FORTH IS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD, AND THAT IS IRAN CONTINUES TO TRY AND HIT U.S.

NAVAL SHIPS.

FOR EVERY TIME THEY DO THAT OR TRY TO DO THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE TANKERS.

>> Reporter: U.S.

STRIKES ON IRANIAN OIL TANKERS, ALONG WITH HOUTHI MISSILE ATTACKS ON AMERICAN INTERESTS IN THE REGION PUSHING PRICES HIGHER, BRIEFLY HITTING $100 A BARREL WEDNESDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JULY.

GASOLINE IS UP TOO.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE JUMPED MORE THAN SEVEN CENTS IN ONE DAY, THE BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY INCREASE SINCE MAY 1st.

THE NEW AVERAGE, $4.22 A GALLON, WITH THE PRICE OF DIESEL ALSO SOARING, ECONOMISTS WARN THERE'S LIKELY TO BE INCREASED PRESSURE ON INFLATION, WHICH COULD MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE FED TO CUT INTEREST RATES.

>> THE IRAN WAR IS UNSETTLED, AND IT'S UNSETTLING WALL STREET BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ENDING.

>> Reporter: ADDING TO THAT UNCERTAINTY, NEW CONCERN ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, A NEW THINK TANK REPORT FROM A GROUP OF ANALYSTS WHO REVIEWED SIX YEARS OF SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS, QUOTE, A CLEAR SURGE IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT PICKAXE MOUNTAIN, A SUSPECTED IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITE.

THE NEW CONSTRUCTION RAISING CONCERNS THE CONFLICT COULD FURTHER ESCALATE, AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AIMS TO STAMP OUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS.

>> I THINK THIS ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKELY REEVALUATE STRIKES AGAIN, POTENTIALLY ON SOME OF THESE SITES, BUT TO GET AT THE HEART OF SECURING NUCLEAR MATERIAL, IT WOULD TAKE BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL YOSHIDA, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND HERE IS A LOOK AT A GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TODAY.

THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS ROSE FOR THE 21st TIME IN 22 DAYS TO $5.97.

THAT'S A NEARLY TWO-CENT INCREASE FROM YESTERDAY.

THAT'S ALSO THE HIGHEST AMOUNT SINCE JUNE.

THE PRICE IS 28 CENTS HIGHER THAN ONE MONTH AGO AND $1.25 MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY VOTERS WILL DECIDE ON A HALF CENT SALES TAX INCREASE THIS NOVEMBER.

KPBS PENNER FELLOW EMMY BURRUS REPORTS.

.

>> Reporter: MEASURE B, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, WOULD SUPPLEMENT CUTS TO CALIFORNIA'S LOW-INCOME HEALTHCARE PROGRAM, MEDI-CAL.

SUPPORTERS SAY OVER 150,000 STAY BEGANS ARE AT RISK OF LOSING HEALTHCARE IN JANUARY.

THAT'S WHEN FEDERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS TAKE EFFECT FOR MEDI-CAL.

CHAMPAGNE ALEXANDER IS A LOCAL MOM AND WIFE.

SHE'S ALSO A MEDI-CAL RECIPIENT.

HER SPOUSE RECENTLY NEEDED KIDNEY SURGERY, AND SHE SAID WITHOUT MEDI-CAL, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD IT.

>> MEDI-CAL'S BEEN A SECURITY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

I KNOW FOR A FACT WITHOUT IT WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHOICES BETWEEN RENT OR HEALTH.

>> Reporter: PROPONENTS OF MEASURE B MET TO DISCUSS WHY THEY THINK SAN DIEGO COUNTY NEEDS IT.

NICK IS CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH.

HE SAYS WHEN WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDI-CAL RECIPIENTS GO INTO EFFECT, HE'S WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE WHO AREN'T ABLE TO MEET THEM OR NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM.

>> WE SEE AS THE NUMBER OF SAN DIEGANS INCREASE, THE COMMUNITY ACCESS GAP INCREASES, AND WHAT FOLLOWS IS DELAYED CARE, HIGH ACUITY OF ILLNESS AND BURDEN, AND SOME OF IT LEADING TO TRAGIC OUTCOMES.

>> Reporter: AND HE SAYS WHEN PEOPLE DELAY THEIR HEALTHCARE NEEDS, IT PUTS A STRAIN ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR EVERYONE.

HE THINKS EMERGENCY ROOMS AND HOSPITALS WILL BE OVERWHELMED AS MORE PEOPLE COME IN EXTREMELY ILL AFTER DELAYING THEIR CARE.

>> I'M HOPING THAT SAN DIEGANS ARE GOING TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT.

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST FOR THOSE LOSING COVERAGE, THIS IS THE HEALTH FOR THE ENTIRE REGION.

>> Reporter: REVENUE FOR MEASURE B WOULD GO TOWARD A RANGE OF COUNTY ISSUES, INCLUDING THE TIJUANA SEWAGE CRISIS AND LOW-INCOME CHILD CARE.

IT WOULD RAISE UP TO $450 MILLION ANNUALLY IF PASSED THIS NOVEMBER.

EMMY BURRUS, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, INEWSOURCE.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNET, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ANOTHER TOP A.I.

RESEARCHER QUITS OVER FEARS THE THAT COMPANIES ARE IGNORING THE TECHNOLOGY'S RISKS.

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

>>> TODAY REPUBLICANS KICKED OFF NIGHT ONE OF THEIR MIDTERM CONVENTION IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

THE GOP SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST POLITICAL EVENT OF ITS KIND AND THE PARTY IS HOPING IT WILL GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO TOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HELP THEM OVERCOME CRITICISM ON ISSUES IN THE FINAL SPRINT TO NOVEMBER.

HERE'S MADDY GANNON WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE GOP IS HOPING IT CAN KEEP CONTROL OF BOTH CHAMBERS OF CONGRESS.

BUT FOR MANY, THE BIG EVENT TONIGHT WILL BE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT THE REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH THIS CONVENTION IN TEXAS IS TO TRY TO ACTIVATE THOSE TRUMP VOTERS THAT ONLY COME OUT WHEN DONALD TRUMP IS ON THE BALL LOT.. >> Reporter: NIGHT ONE OF THE GOP'S FIRST MIDTERM CONVENTION BRINGS MAJOR FIGURES IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO THE PODIUM.

>> ARE WE DIVIDED?

WE NEED TO UNITE.

WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER, AND NOT JUST REPUBLICANS.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS ARE HOPING TO USE STORIES FROM EVERYDAY AMERICANS TO HAMMER HOME THEIR MESSAGE ON ISSUES LIKE IMMIGRATION AND TRUMP'S SIGNATURE TAX AND SPENDING LEGISLATION.

AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'LL HAVE TO FEND OFF CONCERNS FROM VOTERS OVER THINGS LIKE THE COST OF LIVING AND THE WAR WITH IRAN, SOMETHING DEMOCRATS ARE MAKING CLEAR THEY DON'T BELIEVE WILL BE EASY.

>> NOTHING REPUBLICANS SAY OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS IS GOING TO CHANGE HOW CLINICALLY DERANGED AND OUT OF TOUCH THE GOP HAS BECOME.

>> Reporter: AND WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DELIVERING THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS WEDNESDAY, SOME EXPERTS SAY ALL OF IT COULD BE A BIT OF A POLITICAL GAMBLE FOR CANDIDATES IN THIS YEAR'S TIGHTEST RACES.

>> THESE ELECTIONS ARE GOING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE MIDDLE, BY THE INDEPENDENT VOTERS, BY MORE MODERATE DEMOCRATS AND MORE MODERATE REPUBLICANS.

AND I DON'T THINK A REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION TYING THEMSELVES TO CLOSELY TO A PRESIDENT THAT HAS SUCH LOW APPROVAL RATING, IN THE 30s, IS GOING TO HELP THE PARTY.

>> Reporter: OVERALL THE EVENT IS SET TO INCLUDE OVER 100 SPEAKERS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SET TO DELIVER CLOSING REMARKS AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.

BUT THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS THURSDAY WILL COME FROM VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE.

IN DALLAS, I'M MADDY GANNON.

>> THE FIRST DEBATE FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR IS ON THE SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER 30th, AND IT'S HOSTED BY CNN IN LOS ANGELES.

ONE OF THE CANDIDATES RECENTLY TALKED WITH OUR PUBLIC MEDIA PARTNER KQED ABOUT HIS CAMPAIGN AND HOW HE WOULD APPROACH THE ISSUES AROUND DATA CENTERS.

HERE IS A PORTION OF THAT INTERVIEW WITH STEVE HILTON ON THE POLITICAL BREAKDOWN PODCAST WITH MARISSA LAGOS.

>> SHOULD THE STATE BE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE WE'VE SEEN, LIKE LIMITING WATER USE AT THESE PLACES, LIMITING WHERE THEY CAN GO, GIVING COMMUNITIES MORE POWER, YOU KNOW, THE ELECTRICAL GRID, THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS, SOME ARE ON NEWSOME'S DESK RIGHT NOW.

>> ONE OF THE MAIN DRIVERS OF THE BACKLASH HAS ACTUALLY BEEN TWO OF THE LEADERS OF THESE COMPANIES RIGHT HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO.

>> OPEN A.I.

AND ANTHROPIC.

>> THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHING THIS DOOM LADEN SCENARIO MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

NOW THEY'RE TURNING AROUND -- >> DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> IT'S BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN TELLING US YOU'RE GOING DESTROY THE WORLD.

THAT'S AN ASIDE.

>> THE DATA CENTERS ARE SOMETHING PEOPLE FEEL THEY HAVE CONTROL OVER, I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY BECOME A PROXY.

>> EXACTLY.

BUT I THINK IN A WAY, I DON'T MEAN THIS TOO FLIPPANT, I SOUND A LITTLE BIT FLIPPANT, IT'S ALMOST, IF ONLY WE HAD THAT PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA.

THE REAL PROBLEM IS NO ONE REALLY WANTS TO BUILD ANYTHING IN CALIFORNIA.

THERE'S A FEW DATA CENTERS GOING UP, BUT MOSTLY IT'S IN OTHER STATES, BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO EXPENSIVE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD IN CALIFORNIA.

SO THE REAL POINT HERE FOR ME IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE, THE BIGGEST POINT I WANT TO SEE CHANGE IN RELATION TO THIS WHOLE AREA IS THAT WE SHOULD, IN CALIFORNIA, BE LOOKING TO HAVE THE FULL STACK AS A TECHNOLOGYIST WOULD PUT IT, OF A.I.

JOBS, WHICH IS NOT JUST THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOFTWARE AND THE HIGH END PART OF IT AND THE REAL VALUE CREATION BUT ALSO THE JOB CREATION.

MOST OF THE ACTUAL INVESTMENT IN BUILDING OUT THIS A.I.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUTURE, WHETHER IT'S HIGH IN MANUFACTURING CHIPS AND SEMICONDUCTORS AND ALL THE REST, IS GOING TO OTHER STATES.

LAST YEAR NVIDIA, HALF A TRILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT, AND NONE OF IT CAME TO CALIFORNIA.

>> BILLIONAIRES, THEIR CEO, YEAH.

>> YOU'VE GOT ANTHROPIC, THE SAME.

THEY'VE GOT MASSIVE INVESTMENT, MOST WENT TO OTHER STATES, TEXAS, NEVADA, ARIZONA, WHEREVER.

>> YOU WANT TO SEE MORE STUFF HAPPEN HERE, BUT WOULD YOU SIGN BILLS TO LIMIT WATER USE OR ELECTRICAL USE?

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT Z THE MOST LEGITIMATE CRITICISM, IS WHERE A DATA CENTER IS SO CLOSE TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IT'S DIRECTLY AFFECTING PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE IN A DAY-TO-DAY WAY.

THERE'S HORRIBLE REPORTS OF NOISE AND SO ON.

>> LIGHTS, ALL THAT.

>> THAT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

>> FINAL QUESTION.

AS WE SPELLED OUT, IT'S AN UPHILL BATTLE TO GET INTO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS A REPUBLICAN.

YOU THINK YOU CAN DO IT.

BUT I WONDER EVEN IF YOU DON'T, IS THERE A VICTORY IN HAVING RUN THIS RACE?

DO YOU THINK YOU'VE CHANGED THE CONVERSATION OR THAT MAYBE YOU REPRESENT A NEW PATH FOR THE PARTY BEYOND THE SORT OF MAGA ERA?

>> WELL, I'M RUNNING BECAUSE I GENUINELY BELIEVE THAT I CAN WIN THE ELECTION AND THEN DO A GOOD JOB, PUT A GOOD TEAM TOGETHER, START TO MAKE THESE PRACTICAL CHANGES.

SO I DON'T THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THAT AT ALL.

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE WHY I THINK I CAN WIN.

YOU'VE SEEN IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO MONTHS AS I'VE BEEN CAMPAIGNING HARD AND MY OPPONENT HASN'T AT ALL THE GAP'S CLOSING.

I MEAN, WE'RE STILL BEHIND, AND -- BUT IT'S COME DOWN.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESULTS OF THE PRIMARY, ME AND THE OTHER REPUBLICAN, I GOT 25%, HE GOT 10%, THAT'S 35%.

ADD UP THE DEMOCRATS, 65%, THAT'S A 30-POINT GAP.

THE FIRST POLL THAT CAME OUT, PPIC, 30-POINT GAP.

NOT THAT I'M FOLLOWING THE POLLS, BUT YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE, 14 POINTS.

YES, WE COMMISSIONED IT, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO COOK THE NUMBERS, WE WANTED TO KNOW WHERE WE STOOD.

THIS WAS LAST WEEK, THE GAP WAS EIGHT POINTS.

SO THERE'S A TREND THERE.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AND I THINK THAT THE OTHER PART OF THIS STORY THAT'S REALLY TRUE IS THAT THERE'S A MAJORITY WHO WANT CHANGE.

AND I THINK THAT AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE ELECTION, I REALLY BELIEVE CALIFORNIANS WILL SAY, LOOK, IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE NEED SOME BALANCE IN OUR POLITICS.

16 YEARS, ONE PARTY RUNNING EVERYTHING, IT'S NOT WORKING.

AND SO I THINK THAT IT'S TRULY A WINNABLE RACE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS NOT THE CONSENSUS IN SACRAMENTO OR IN THE MEDIA, CERTAINLY NOT ON THE PART OF BECERRA, SEEMS LIKE HE'S ALREADY ELECTED, BUT NO, I HONESTLY DON'T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT THAT WAY IN TERMS OF MAKING A POINT OR LEADING THE -- I DON'T REALLY SEE IT LIKE THAT.

I'M RUNNING FOR A PARTICULAR JOB AT A PARTICULAR TIME, AND YEAH, I MEAN, IF I DON'T WIN, THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, BUT I'M INTENDING TO WIN.

>> POLITICAL BREAKDOWN FROM KQED, THE BAY AREA'S PUBLIC MEDIA STATION.

FIND MORE OF THEIR WORK AT KQED.ORG AND WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> THE CLERMONT COMMUNITY POOL HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES, BUT WATER HASN'T FILLED THE POOL IN NEARLY TWO YEARS.

THIS LEAVING RESIDENTS FRUSTRATED AND WAITING FOR ANSWERS.

ACCORDING TO THE CITY, THE POOL CLOSED IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 AFTER ITS BOILER FAILED.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO RE-OPEN IN 2025 BUT PLANS WERE DELAYED.

GINA SPEARS AND HER SON, WHO PLAY HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO, SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE POOL.

SHE TOLD KGTV THE DELAY CREATED A BIGGER PROBLEM FOR HIGH SCHOOL WATER SPORT ATHLETES.

>> MY SON STARTED FRESHMAN YEAR PLAYING WATER POLO HERE AT THE POOL WALKING ACROSS THE STREET AFTER SCHOOL AND HAD A GREAT SEASON.

ALL OF THESE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE NOW SHARING A POOL THAT MAY CLOSE FOR SIX WEEKS OR EIGHT WEEKS DURING THE SEASON.

AND SO IT'S REALLY JUST IMPACTING A LOT OF THE SPORT SEASON.

>> A NEW BOILER HAS SINCE BEEN INSTALLED, BUT A LARGER, GRANT-FUNDED PROJECT BEGAN IN MAY OF 2025.

THAT HIT A PURCHASING DELAY IN MAY OF 2026.

BUT THE CITY SAYS THE PROJECT IS BACK ON TRACK AND IS EXPECTED TO RE-OPEN SPRING 2027.

>>> BREAKING DOWN WEATHER HEADLINES, WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

GRADUAL COOLING SPREADS INLAND, ALTHOUGH THE HUMIDITY STILL DOES REMAIN ELEVATED.

YOU'LL STILL FEEL THAT TROPICAL MOISTURE A BIT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT DRIER AIR DOES RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, THAT STRETCHES UNTIL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 11:00 AND ALSO THAT HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES HERE AS TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE ELEVATED THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

HEAT ADVISORY COMES TO AN END BY 8:00 TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING.

SIZZLING CONDITIONS, HIGH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE, AND SOME NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES.

A LOT OF US FELT THAT HEAT THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, AND IT WILL CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT, EVEN TONIGHT TEMPERATURES STAY ELEVATED.

LOOK AT THIS, BORREGO SPRINGS DOWN TO 81.

68 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

72 IN CHULA VISTA.

AND A HOT AFTERNOON ON TAP AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY THURSDAY.

COULD EVEN WATCH SOME AREAS OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY INLAND INTO THE DESERT LOCATIONS AND ACROSS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS.

OCEANSIDE, THOUGH, LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

89 DEGREES FOR A HOT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

ALL RIGHT, AS WE TAKE YOU TO THE FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK ACROSS THE COAST, MOSTLY SUNNY AND HUMID THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, BUT TURNING MORE PLEASANT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

LOOKING INLAND AS WE WILL BE SUNNY AND HOT, 98 DEGREES ON THURSDAY.

THE TEMPERATURES DO COME DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND.

PRETTY GRADUAL, BY NEXT MONDAY WE'LL BE BACK TOWARDS 84 DEGREES.

OVERNIGHT LOWS DROP TOO, A SIGN FOR LOWER HUMIDITY.

WATCH FOR A THUNDERSTORM NORM MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, OTHERWISE NICE FRIDAY, SATURDAY.

A COUPLE OF STORMS COULD IMPACT OUTDOOR PLANS AND TRAVEL AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY.

ALL RIGHT, IT HAS BEEN HOT, AND WE CONTINUE TO BAKE IN THE DESERT.

109 FOR A HIGH TOMORROW WITH THE THUNDERSTORM AND HEAT CONTINUES FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND ONLY A BRIEF DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES BY LATE WEEKEND AND EARLY INTO NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> NEXT SUMMER THE CITY OF LA MESA WILL HOST ITS FIRST EVER PRIDE EVENT THANKS TO FUNDING APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.

KPBS EAST COUNTY REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO SAYS SAN DIEGO'S HISTORIC LGBTQ+ DIVERSION NARY THEATER WILL BE COORDINATING THE CELEBRATION.

>> I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SAY UP HERE, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S COUNCILMEMBER LAUREN, AT TUESDAY'S MEETING WHERE THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ALLOCATE $15,000 FOR THE EVENT.

SHE'S PART OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND SPOKE ABOUT THE MEANING OF THIS MILESTONE IN AN INTERVIEW WITH KPBS TODAY.

>> FOR ALL OF THE YOUNG LA MESANS WHO MAYBE KNOW THAT THEY'RE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OR DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YET, I THINK IT MEANS A LOT TO SHOW THEM THAT NOT ONLY WILL THERE BE AN EVENT AND WILL THEY AND THIS COMMUNITY BE PUBLICLY CELEBRATED BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRETY OF THE LA MESA CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS AND IS BEHIND.

AND I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN THAT WHEN I WAS A KID, BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT THIS NEXT GENERATION GETS TO SEE IT.

BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY ADULTS THAT STILL DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND WELCOMED HERE IN EAST COUNTY.

>> Reporter: DIVERSIONARY THEATER WILL PUT ON THE EVENT, WHICH IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR NEXT JUNE AT THE ALLISON AVENUE MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT NEAR DOWNTOWN.

IT WILL HAVE FOOD VENDORS AND ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING A LIVE MUSIC STAGE.

TROY TINKER IS A LA MESA RESIDENT AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING.

>> WE DO HOPE IT WILL GROW.

MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS, OTHER THAN HILLCREST HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE LIVING IN IT.

WE OWN A HOME HERE, AND WE LOVE IT.

WE'RE GLAD THAT OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS US.

>> Reporter: FUNDING FOR THE EVENT WILL COME FROM THE CITY'S PARKING FUND.

ANOTHER $20,000 WAS ALLOCATED FOR A WELLNESS FAIR THAT WILL HAPPEN IN LA MESA'S DOWNTOWN NEXT YEAR.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

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