>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES , PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, ESTIMATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE , OR VISIT BILLTRAN05.COM.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHIRLEY, AND THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

RESIDENCE MIGHT HAVE TO WASSER RATION WATER THIS SUMMER, A WATER SUPPLY CRISIS IS CAUSING THE CITY TO CONSIDERING RECLAIMING WATER FROM SEWAGE FOR DRINKING.

>> Reporter: THIS WEEK, SOME RESIDENTS IN TIJUANA HAD THEIR WATER CUT OFF.

IT HAS BECOME A COMMON OCCURRENCE.

>> Reporter: PIPES BREAK REPEATEDLY, AND THE COLORADO RIVER, THE CITY'S MAIN WATER SOURCE IS DRYING UP.

SHE SAYS RECYCLING WASTEWATER IS ONE WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

TO LEARN FROM A CITY ARE ALREADY DOING THAT, SHE AND OTHER BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS VISITED OCEANSIDE PIER WATER FACILITY.

>> WHAT IF WE TAKE THIS WASTEWATER, RIGHT, AND CLEAN IT, ENOUGH TO MAKE IT SO THAT YOU CAN DRINK IT.

CRAZY IDEA, RIGHT?

BUT WE DID IT.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITY TURNS 3 MILLION GALLONS OF RECYCLED WASTEWATER PER DAY INTO DRINKING WATER FOR OCEANSIDE RESIDENTS.

ESTHER SANCHEZ IS OCEANSIDE'S MAYOR.

SHE SAYS THE NEW WATER SOURCE HAS REDUCED THE CITY'S RELIANCE ON THE COLORADO RIVER.

SHE BELIEVES THE SOLUTION WILL WORK IN TIJUANA, AS IT HAS FOR HER CITY.

>> THE ONLY WAY TO GET THERE IS THROUGH SHARING INFORMATION, HAVING THIS ONGOING DIALOGUE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY RECYCLING WASTEWATER IN TIJUANA WOULD ALSO ADDRESS THE LONG- STANDING CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE CRISIS.

>> IF THEY COULD BEGIN REDUCING THAT FLOW WHICH IS CURRENTLY GOING ACROSS THE BORDER, THAT WOULD NOT ONLY HELP TIJUANA BECOME MORE WATER RESILIENT, BUT IT WOULD ALSO BEGIN TO ALLEVIATE A POLITICAL PROBLEM THAT NOT JUST TIJUANA HAS, BUT MEXICO HAS WITH THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE REGION IS SHOWING TIJUANA THAT RESIDENTS MUST ALSO PLAY A ROLE IN CONSIDERING THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY.

>> Reporter: TIJUANA OFFICIALS SAY THEY PLAN TO MEET WITH OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION, AND MEXICO, THAT ARE INVESTING IN WATER RECYCLING.

TAMMY VARGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NOT MUCH CHANGE TO OUR TEMPERATURE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

NOT MUCH CHANGE FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

BUT, WE ARE SEEING THE PEAK OF THE HEAT PAST MOST OF US AT THIS POINT BUT WE WILL START A BIT OF A DOWNWARD TREND.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE COMING TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK, I WILL BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT COMING UP.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP DROPPED A BOMBSHELL THIS MORNING, CANCELING PLANS TO SIGN A LANDMARK HOUSING AFFORDABILITY BILL UNTIL HE GETS ACTION ON HIS CONTROVERSIAL ELECTIONS OVERHAUL LEGISLATION.

PAUL HIGGINS REPORTS.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP VISITING CAPITOL HILL ON WEDNESDAY, NOT SIGNING A HISTORIC BIPARTISAN HOUSING BILL AS PLANNED.

INSTEAD, OPTING TO TAKE THE CHANCE TO PRESSURE SENATORS AT THE GOP LUNCH TO PASS HIS SAVE AMERICA ACT.

>> IT IS A COMPLETE INDIFFERENCE TO THE COSTS SQUEEZE ON AMERICAN FAMILY, AND A GENUINE EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSING BILL AIMS TO TACKLE AMERICA'S AFFORD ABILITY CRISIS THROUGH ENCOURAGING MORE HOUSING SUPPLY, AND ENCOURAGING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO REFORM ZONING AND PERMITTING RESTRICTIONS.

THE BILL ALSO INCLUDES A FIRST OF ITS KIND LIMIT ON PRIVATE EQUITY, PROHIBITING LARGE INVESTORS FROM BUYING SINGLE- FAMILY HOMES.

IT PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS OF CONGRESS WITH BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.

>> I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING THAT IS A BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE THE 250 ANNIVERSARY OF THIS COUNTRY MEANT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO PURSUE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> Reporter: LESS THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN SIGNING, HE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TODAY'S HOUSING NEWS CONFERENCE AND SIGNING IS HEREBY CANCELED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE PASS THE DESPERATELY NEEDED SAVE AMERICA ACT, WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

THAT BILL WOULD TIGHTEN I.D.

REQUIREMENTS TO VOTE IN U.S.

ELECTIONS.

>> WE HAVE TO PRESS FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY MEASURES.

WE HAVE MADE IT A TOP PRIORITY.

>> Reporter: PASSED IN THE HOUSE, THE ELECTIONS BILL HAS STRUGGLED TO GET SUPPORT IN THE SENATE.

I'M COLE HIGGINS REPORTING.

>>> AND INITIATIVE TO HELP SANDY HAGANS AT RISK OF LOSING FOOD ASSISTANCE IS GOING BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TOMORROW.

JACOB AERE SAYS IT IS IN RESPONSE TO NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.

THE COUNTY SAYS COULD LEAD TO OVER 93,000 LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVING THEIR CAL FRESH BENEFITS ILLUMINATED OR REDUCED IN THE NEXT YEAR.

>> Reporter: IN FRONT OF THE COUNTY'S ADMINISTRATION CENTER IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, SUPERVISOR MONICA MONTGOMERY WAS JOINED BY LEADERS OF SAN DIEGO FOOD BANKS.

THEY SAY FEDERAL POLICY HAS CREATED A FOOD CRISIS.

FEEDING SAN DIEGO CEO BOB KAMINSKI SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN A 22% JUMP IN NEED IN THE LAST YEAR.

>> WHEN YOU ADD THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, AND A NEW FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR TAKING EFFECT, OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN AVERAGING 230,000 HOUSEHOLDS EVERY MONTH AND CLIMBING.

>> Reporter: AS OF JUNE 1st, MANY WHO RECEIVE FOOD BENEFITS NOW HAVE TO PROVE THEY HAVE SATISFIED NEW FEDERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS.

THE COUNTY SAYS THIS COULD LEAD TO THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS LOSING THEIR FOOD AND IF IT'S OR HAVING THEM REDUCED.

IN RESPONSE, THE SUPERVISORS PROVOKE PROPOSING THE SAFETY NET BRIDGE PROGRAM, TAKING $1 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY'S UPCOMING BUDGET TO HELP SAN DIEGO FOOD BANKS.

>> WE WILL BRING FOOD DIRECTLY INTO COMMITTEES EXPECTED TO BE HIT HARDEST BY HR 1.

WE WILL FOLLOW THE DATA AND ADJUST AS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE RESOURCES ARE REACHING THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THE MOST.

>> Reporter: THE EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN EL CAJON, CHULA VISTA, KEARNY VISTA, AND TWO LOCATIONS IN SPRING VALLEY.

HE SAYS THIS NEED IS NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT, IT IS THE RESULT OF A CRUEL APOLOGY POLICY CHOICE.

>> WHEN YOU TAKE FOOD FROM STRUGGLING FAMILIES, YOU DON'T CREATE STRONGER COMMUNITIES, YOU CREATE MORE INSTABILITY, MORE HARDSHIP, MORE FAMILIES PUSHED TO THE BRINK.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS HER STAFF WILL RETURN TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER WITH A PLAN FOR A PILOT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS FEDERAL CHANGES TO HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE VOTING ON A NEW BUDGET TOMORROW, EXPECTED TO INCREASE STAFFING IN SOME OF THE COUNTIES JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES.

AS KEVIN TRAVELING REPORTS, THE MOVE IS IN RESPONSE TO A RECENT STATEWIDE BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT HAS CAUSED A SPIKE IN FELONY CHARGES.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED PROPOSITION 36 IN 2024, WHICH CREATED HARSHER PENALTIES FOR SOME REPEATED DRUG AND THEFT CRIMES WHILE MANDATING TIME BEHIND BARS FOR TREATMENT.

THE INITIATIVE ITSELF DID NOT PROVIDE FUNDING TO HELP COUNTIES DEAL WITH THE EXTRA COSTS TIED TO A LARGER DOCKET OF FELONY CHARGES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF KELLY MARTINEZ SAYS DEFENDANTS OFTEN HAVE GREATER MEDICAL NEEDS AND REQUIRE LONGER JAIL STAYS DUE TO TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMMING IN JAILS, AND THEY STAY WITH US FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE CAN REALLY WORK ON THOSE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ISSUES.

WE HAVE A LOT OF JOB TRAINING, THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY.

>> Reporter: THAT SQUEEZE IS WHY THE COUNTY'S LATEST BUDGET PROPOSAL PROVIDES THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR $15 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING.

IT ALSO SUPPORTS SWORN OFFICERS AND ENTRY STAFF.

MARTINEZ SAYS THAT FUNDING WOULD HELP HER STAFF AND HOUSE REHAB PROGRAMS.

>> SRS MORE REHAB AND HOSPITAL ROUNDS, MORE IMPACTS TO STAFF, HIRE BOOKING NUMBERS, WHICH WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF FOLKS IN OUR CUSTODY, THAT IMPACTS ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSED COUNTY BUDGET WITH WOULD ALSO STAND UP 30 DIVISIONS ACROSS THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE AND PROBATION DEPARTMENT ACROSS PROP 36 AND INCLUDES STATE FUNDING TO BUILD OUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR DEFENDANTS.

STILL, DETRACTORS HAVE LONG CLAIMED THAT PROP 36 PRIORITIZES IMPRISONING DEFENDANTS OVER TREATING THEM.

SAMANTHA, A STAFF ATTORNEY FOR THE ACLU OF SAN DIEGO SAYS THE PROPOSED COUNTY BUDGET REFLECTS THAT.

>> IN BETTER TIMES, WHEN THE STATE FACES TOUGH CHOICES IT SHOULD INVEST IN SOLUTIONS PROVEN TO WORK.

HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND TREATMENT, NOT JUST MORE PUNISHMENT AND AND INCARCERATION.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS EXPECTED TO FINALIZE THE NEW BUDGET TOMORROW.

KEVIN TREVELIN, K PBS NEWS.

>>> DOZENS OF IMMIGRANTS HAVE DESCRIBED HEALTH CONCERNS, OR A LACK OF ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE AT THE I.C.E.

DETENTION CENTER ACCORDING TO A NEW INVESTIGATION FROM OUR PUBLIC MATTERS DEPARTMENT MY NEW SOURCE.

SOPHIA JOINS ME NOW TO BECOME WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING.

WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> HOW ARE PEOPLE DESCRIBING CONDITIONS AT THE DETENTION CENTER?

>> Reporter: WE REVIEWED HUNDREDS OF HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS, LEGAL FILINGS FROM THOSE IN ICE I.C.E.

CUSTODY CHALLENGE AND ATTENTION.

WE SAW DOZENS OF IMMIGRANTS MENTIONING CONCERNS ABOUT MEDICAL CARE OR THEIR OWN HEALTH CONDITIONS.

THESE COULD BE STRAIGHTFORWARD CONDITIONS FROM HAVING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, TO MORE SERIOUS CONDITIONS.

ONE MAN WHO HAS A RARE, LIFE-THREATENING LIVER DISEASE, WHO MULTIPLE DOCTORS WROTE LETTERS FOR, CITING THAT HE NEEDED INTENSIVE TREATMENT AND MEDICAL TESTING, WHICH HE SAID WAS NOT PROVIDED AT THE DETENTION CENTER.

>> AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR REPORTING, YOU TALKED TO FORMER DETAINEES WITH SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONCERNS, JUST AS YOU HAD MENTIONED, THAT WERE NOT ACCOMMODATED.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT?

>> YEAH.

I WILL TALK ABOUT ONE PERSON IN PARTICULAR THAT I THINK HER STORY HIGHLIGHTS THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO.

THIS IS HANNAH, SHE WAS 24 WHEN SHE WAS DETAINED BY I.C.E., SHE CAME TO THE U.S.

IN 2022, AND IS MARRIED TO A U.S.

CITIZEN AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING HER GREEN CARD, WHEN SHE WAS DETAINED BY I.C.E.

IN NOVEMBER.

HANNAH IS A TYPE I DIABETIC, AND SHE HAS LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE WITH THIS CONDITION.

SHE HAS SPENT MOST OF HER LIFE LEARNING HOW TO FINE-TUNE HER TREATMENT, EVERYTHING FROM 10 SHOTS OF INSULIN PER DAY, TO EXERCISE AND DIET AND SLEEP, ALL THESE THINGS THAT CAN AFFECT ONE'S BLOOD SUGAR.

BUT, THAT TREATMENT ROUTINE REALLY WENT OUT THE WINDOW WHEN SHE WAS DETAINED.

SHE WENT NEARLY 2 DAYS WITHOUT GETTING INSULIN, WHICH IS A LAPSE DOCTORS SAID WAS DANGEROUS AND REALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

>> HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED AT THE DETENTION CENTER, SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK OFFICE?

>> Reporter: YEAH.

I WILL SAY THAT IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE MEDICAL CARE FROM ONE ATOMIZATION TO THE NEXT, BUT WE CAN SAY THAT CALLS FOR AMBULANCES TO THE ATTENTION CENTER HAVE GONE UP IN THE FIRST 14 MONTHS OF TRUMP'S SECOND TERM IN OFFICE.

UNDER BIDEN IT WAS ABOUT TWO CALLS FOR AMBULANCES PER WEEK, NOW IT IS THREE PER WEEK.

THOSE STATS SHOW DETENTION CENTER STAFF ARE REPORTING ISSUES LIKE SEIZURES, RESPIRATORY ISSUES, ACUTE MENTAL DISTRESS, AND A MISCARRIAGE, AMONG OTHER ISSUES.

>> HOW HAVE IMMIGRATION SERVICES, AND THE PRIVATE PRISON COMPANY THAT MANAGES THE DETENTION CENTER RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF INADEQUATE CARE, THERE?

>> Reporter: BOTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE DETENTION CENTER HAVE DECLINED COMMENT FROM MY NEW SOURCE.

THEY SAY THAT INMATES CLAIM I.C.E.

DETENTION CENTER HAVE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE.

NURSES SCREEN DETAINEES WHEN THEY ARE ADMITTED, WHEN THEY ARE FIRST DETAINED AT THE THE DETENTION CENTER, THEY LOOK FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND THEY RECEIVE APPROPRIATE CARE FOR THOSE CONDITIONS.

BUT REALLY, THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS ABOUT CASES THAT WE BROUGHT TO THEM.

>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR MORE OVERSIGHT OF THE DETENTION CENTER.

CAN YOU TELL US, WHAT IS HAPPENING?

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY SUED IN ORDER TO INSPECT THE DETENTION CENTER.

THEY SUCCEEDED IN THAT LAWSUIT AND THE COUNTY SAID THEY COMPLETED THEIR INSPECTION A FEW WEEKS AGO.

THEY WILL BE RELEASING A REPORT WITH THE FINDINGS SOMETIME NEXT MONTH.

>> SOPHIA, THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT REPORTING.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> INEWSOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED PARTNER OF PBS.

THIS STORY MATTERS AS PART OF OUR PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP, GO TO KPBS.ORG /PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR WE EXPLORED TENSIONS BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AFTER THE EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB CAN FEEL LIKE A FULL-TIME JOB, BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS ON THE HIRING FRONT.

JENN SULLIVAN LOOKS AT EMPLOYMENT TRENDS AND HOW APPLICANTS CAN STAND OUT.

>> Reporter: ON PAPER, THE JOB MARKET LOOKS PROMISING.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE LOW.

SO, WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO GET HIRED RIGHT NOW?

IN MAY, JOB GAINS HAPPENED IN HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN THOSE INDUSTRIES, IT CAN BE TOUGH TO LAND A NEW POSITION.

BUT, THERE IS GOOD NEWS.

>> WE HAVE STARTED TO SEE HIRING ACTIVITY PICKUP ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> Reporter: DON FAITH, WITH RECRUITING FROM ROBERT HAPP, SAYS THEY HAVE RECENTLY CONDUCTED A SURVEY AMONG U.S.

HIRING MANAGERS AND FOUND 32% OF THOSE WHO ELIMINATED POSITIONS AFTER A.I.

ARE NOW REHIRING FOR THOSE ROLES OR SIMILAR ONES.

>> THEY ARE BRINGING EMPLOYEES BACK INTO THE ORGANIZATION, TO BASICALLY HANDLE THE WORKLOAD THAT THEY THOUGHT A.I.

WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS INSTEAD, COMPANY'S ARE RELYING ON A.I.

TO TAKE ON MORE ROUTINE TASKS.

>> COMMUNICATION, THE JUDGMENT, THE OVERSIGHT, THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT EMPLOYEES HAD, THAT THE TECHNOLOGY IS JUST NOT ABLE TO REPLACE ALL THAT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB, SHE RECOMMENDED WRITING A COVER LETTER THAT HIGHLIGHTS YOUR COMPETENCE AND EXPLAINS WHY YOU WANT TO WORK THERE.

DON'T JUST APPLY ONLINE.

TRACKED DOWN A HIRING MANAGER AND REACH OUT TO THEM DIRECTLY.

>> I KNOW IT CAN TAKE SOME TIME AND BE FRUSTRATING.

STAY WITH IT.

DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO WAIT TWO OR THREE MONTHS UNTIL THE SUMMER ENDS.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DO LAND AN INTERVIEW, THEY SUGGEST ASKING WHAT THE TIMELINE IS TO HIRE FOR THE POSITION, AND WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.

IN CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> A NEW DOCUMENTARY TELLS THE STORY OF SOME SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOMS WHO GOT TOGETHER TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISTS.

OUR MILITARY REPORTER, ANDREW DYER, SAYS THEIR WORK LED TO A SERIES OF KBS REPORTS ABOUT HATE GROUPS.

>> Reporter: IN THE TRAILER FOR MOMS WE ARE BROUGHT BACK TO INTENSE FIGHTS OVER LGBTQ STUDENT RIGHTS AT SCHOOL BOARDS IN 2022 AND 2023.

>> YOU ARE IN SACRAMENT OF, CAN PROPOSING THINGS THAT PERVERT CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: AND WE ARE INTRODUCED TO THE TEAM OF MOMS WHO FOUGHT BACK.

>> I AM TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.

THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND WE SEE A PATTERN.

>> IT IS LIKE JOINING A HEIST CREW.

EVERYONE HAS A REALLY SPECIFIC SKILL.

>> NOBODY SHOULD MESS WITH MOMS WHO GREW UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIND ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: MOMS CLUB IS A NEW DOCUMENT OR FROM DIRECTORS ROCKY ROMANO AND MIRANDA WINTERS.

IT TELLS THE STORY OF A SMALL GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOMS BROUGHT TOGETHER WHEN RIGHT-WING ACTIVISTS BEGAN SHOWING UP AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, INCLUDING HERE.

SOME OF THE SAME ACTIVISTS WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN ANTI-LGBTQ PLUS DEMONSTRATIONS IN 2023, AT THE YMCA.

KELLY STARTED DISCUSSING THE TEST BUT SHE IS FEATURED IN THE FILM.

>> I STARTED DRIVING AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND AT EACH PLACE, I WOULD MEET SOME OF THE MOMS, AND THEY WOULD SAY HEY, WE SAW THIS PITCHER OF THIS PROUD BOY AT THIS OTHER PLACE, WHO IS THAT?

SO, I CONNECTED ALL THESE MOMS, FROM DIFFERENT AREAS, INTO A SIGNAL GROUP.

>> Reporter: SIGNAL IS AN ENCRYPTED TEXTING APP.

THE MOMS NOTICED ONE PERSON AT THE FRONT OF A LOT OF THE ANTI- LGBTQ PLUS PROTEST BUT HE HUNG AROUND MEMBERS OF THE PROUD BOYS AND OTHER HATE GROUPS, AND USED A FAKE NAME.

THEY HAD NO IDEA WHO HE WAS.

INTO, KPBS FIRST REPORTED THE MAN, BRYCE HENSON, WAS AN ACTIVE DUTY NAVY SEAL.

>> THERE WAS ONE MEMBER OF THE MOMS CLUB, SHE WENT BACK THROUGH ALL THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, SHE FOUND THE VERY FIRST MEETING HE EVER SPOKE AT WHERE HE USED HIS NAME.

>> Reporter: CODIRECTOR ROCKY ROMANO SAYS THEY DID NOT SET OUT TO FILM IN DOCUMENT THREE.

THEY WERE FOLLOWING DARK MONEY TRAILS.

>> WE PROBABLY COVERED ALMOST 300 PROTEST ON THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES SINCE THE GEORGE FLOYD MURDER.

SLOWLY BUT SURELY, WE DID PUTTING TOGETHER THESE DIFFERENT FACTIONS, AND HOW THEY WOULD KEEP SHOWING UP AND HOW THEY WERE WORKING TOGETHER.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A CONNECTION, BUT THEN WE FOUND AN INTERESTING CONNECTION THAT LED TO THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND RETHOUGHT WE CAN PROVE THESE SHADOW NETWORKS ARE HELPING TO CONTROL WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR STREETS AND THE VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS BUT THAT IS WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO.

>> Reporter: ROMANO CONNECTED WITH STEWART'S DURING THE LOS ANGELES AREA PROTESTS.

PROTESTS OVER MASKS, VACCINES, AND RACIAL JUSTICE.

SO MANY DIFFERENT ISSUES, AT FIRST, WHAT THE DOCUMENTARY WOULD BE ABOUT WAS NOT CLEAR.

>> WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS GOING TO GO IN THIS DIRECTION, ABOUT THE ATTACKS ON TRANS KIDS.

UNTIL THE MOMS GOT INVOLVED.

>> Reporter: TELLING THE STORY OF A NEBULOUS WEB OF DONORS AND GROUPS BEHIND THE PROTESTS WAS GOING TO BE A TOUGH UNDERTAKING.

>> IT IS SO COMPLEX, AND ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE.

SO WE REALLY FELT THE MOMS WERE AN IMPORTANT VEHICLE TO TELL THE STORY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE ORGANIZED ANTI-LGBTQ+ GROUPS WERE JUST LOOKING FOR A WINNING ISSUE.

>> THEY WENT FROM ANTI-BLM TO ANTI-VACCINES, YOU KNOW, IT JUST KEPT ON SHIFTING AND CHANGING, LIKE A NEW CULTURE WAR POINT WOULD COME UP AND THEY WOULD ALL SHIFT OVER.

BUT, THE TRANS WEDGE IS REALLY THE ONE THEY HAVE STUCK WITH THAT HAS BEEN THE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: ROMANO SAYS THE SCHOOL BOARD FIGHTS ARE A NATIONAL STORY.

ONE THAT HE THINKS CANNOT WAIT FOR FOR THE TRADITIONAL ROUTE MANY DOCUMENT REFORMS TAKE.

THERE IS A GOFUNDME TO HELP THEM WITH FINISHING COSTS, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THEY ARE HOSTING SCREENINGS FOR COMMITTEE GROUPS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SCREENING THE FILM, GO TO MOMSCLUBFILM.COM.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S YOUNGEST STUDENTS WILL HAVE LESS ACCESS TO SCREENS IN SCHOOL NEXT YEAR.

THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED A RESOLUTION LAST NIGHT, TICKING OFF A REVIEW OF CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY USE.

EDUCATION REPORTER KATIE SAYS PARENTS ARE STILL PUSHING FOR TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS.

>> Reporter: THIS FALL, STUDENTS WILL NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO YOUTUBE OR GAMING PLATFORMS ON OF THEIR SCHOOL LAPTOPS.

STUDENTS IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN WON'T HAVE CHROME BOOKS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.

THE DISTRICT ALSO PLANS TO CREATE GRADE LEVEL GUIDELINES AND TIME LIMITS FOR USING LAPTOPS.

>> TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE A TOOL THAT SUPPORTS TEACHERS WORK, NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE RELATIONSHIPS, HUMAN INTERACTION, PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT, AND RADICAL THINKING AT THE HEART OF A GREAT EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: THE MOVE COMES AFTER MONTHS OF ADVOCACY BY LOCAL PARENTS.

>> IT IS A GREAT FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE FUTURE MEASURED REFORM.

>> Reporter: ERIN PAIN WITH SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS SAYS THEY WILL KEEP PUSHING FOR AGE- APPROPRIATE REFORM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ALSO SUFFER FROM EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME, JUST AS OUR YOUNGEST KIDS DO.

A MORATORIUM ON ALL STUDENT FACING GENERATIVE A.I.

AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, BECAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC, TAXPAYER- FUNDED INSTITUTION, AFTER ALL.

>> Reporter: HER GROUP POINTS TO CHANGES JUST APPROVED IN LOS ANGELES.

YESTERDAY, L.A.

UNIFIED'S BOARD APPROVED A FINAL VERSION OF THE SCREEN TIME POLICY IT HAS BEEN WORKING ON SINCE APRIL.

IT PROHIBITS SCREEN USE UNTIL SECOND GRADE AND SETS DAILY AND WEEKLY LIMITS FOR OTHER GRADES.

FAMILIES OF STUDENTS IN ALL GRADES WILL HAVE TO OPT IN TO TAKING DEVICES HOME.

>> IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT WE GET FROM RESOLUTION TO POLICY IN SUCH A QUICK PERIOD OF TIME.

I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THE RAPID EFFORTS MADE TO IMPLEMENT THIS.

CERTAINLY THERE IS A LOT OF URGENCY, SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE MOMENT.

>> Reporter: BACK IN SAN DIEGO, DISTRICT LEADERS PLAN TO SET TIME LIMITS FOR LAPTOPS BY WINTER BREAK.

THEY SAY PART OF NEXT YEAR'S WORK WILL BE TO TRAIN FAMILIES ABOUT PARENTAL CONTROL TOOLS.

JUST 1400 FAMILIES HAVE MADE APPARENT ACCOUNTS ON THE DISTRICTS ONLINE SAFETY SOFTWARE.

>> MANY FAMILIES DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO USE IT TO LOCK DOWN CERTAIN WEBSITES, CERTAIN PLATFORMS, ON THEIR STUDENTS COMPUTERS AT HOME.

AND SO, WE HAVE WORK TO DO TO EDUCATE FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICTS TECHNOLOGY TEAMS AS THEY WILL GIVE AN UPDATE TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> FAMILIES ARE HEADED TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE HUMIDITY AND HEAT, BUT IT TURNS OUT THE BIGGEST WEATHER MAY BE AT THE BEACH PUT A STRONG SOUTH AS WELL IS KEEPING LOCAL LIFEGUARDS ON ALERT.

THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 300 WATER RESCUES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY SINCE LAST SUNDAY.

AT WIND AND SEA BEACH IN LA JOLLA, LIFEGUARDS TELL OUR PARTNERS THAT THEY AVERAGE ABOUT 40 RESCUES PER DAY.

>> IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK THE LIFEGUARDS BEFORE GOING IN THE WATER IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.

BECAUSE, RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR IN SOME AREAS WHERE THEY HAVEN'T PREVIOUSLY, THAT DAY, AND THEY ARE HARD TO SPOT.

UNLESS YOU HAVE A TRAINED EYE OR ARE IN THE WATER ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: LIFEGUARDS SAY IF YOU DO GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, DON'T FIGHT IT.

FLOAT, STAY CALM, AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE UNTIL YOU'RE OUT OF THE CURRENT.

WITH MORE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TOMORROW, THEY ARE URGING EVERYONE TO SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD TOWER AND NO THE CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU GO IN.

>>> IF YOU ARE SICK OF THE TEMPERATURES ABOVE OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGES, THE HEAT IS OVER.

THE COOLING TREND IS KICKING IN IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY.

THANK YOU IN PART TO THE MARINE LAYER.

HERE IS THE THING.

WE ARE GOING TO BRING THOSE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALL THE WAY TO THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES WITH THE WAY THE MARINE LAYER IS DEEPENING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, HEADS UP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

ALSO STARTING TOMORROW, THROUGH THE EARLY PARTS OF THE WEEKEND, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT STRONGER WIND GUSTS FOR OUR MOUNTAIN AND DESERT COMMUNITIES, MAINLY 30 OR 40+ MILE-PER-HOUR WIND GUSTS.

CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO DO ANY MAJOR DAMAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT, IT DOES HEIGHTEN OUR FIRE DANGER, AND ALSO, CAN BLOW SOME THINGS AROUND AND CAN HAVE SOME IMPACT TO YOUR DAY FOR SURE.

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A MAJOR WIND EVENT THAT WILL REALLY CAUSE A LOT OF HAVOC.

TAKING A LOOK AT TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WE ARE IN THE MID-70s FOR PERRIGO SPRINGS, 65 FOR RAMONA, AND OCEANSIDE TOWARDS SAN DIEGO.

AS WE LOOK TOWARDS TOMORROW, HERE IS OUR RANGE.

72 IN OCEANSIDE, 79 IN ESCONDIDO, 80s FOR RAMONA AND STILL IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS BY THE TIME WE GET TO PERRIGO SPRINGS BUT THAT DOES COME TO AN END THANKS TO OUR COOLING TREND IF YOU ARE SICK OF THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

LET'S GO TO THE COAST WHERE WE GO FROM 74 DOWN TO 72.

I KNOW I MENTIONED THE COOLING TREND STARTS NOW AND ALONG THE COAST THERE WILL BE TEMPERATURES BUMPING UP, BUT THIS IS MORE THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE, 2 DEGREES HERE OR THERE, I'M NOT SURE YOU WILL NOTICE A DIFFERENCE ALONG THE COAST AS WE TEND TO HAVE MORE OF THAT MODERATE AFFECT.

FURTHER INLAND, HERE IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT THE LOW 80s THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THEN BACK DOWN TO THE 70s BY SATURDAY, 75 FOR YOUR SUNDAY.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, KEEP IN MIND THE WIND ON FRIDAY.

WIND IS PICKING UP, SO THIS IS YOUR HEADS UP.

70s DOWN TO 60s, WE DO A 10 DEGREED JUMP SUNDAY TO MONDAY, THAT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST TEMPERATURE SWING YOU WILL NOTICE OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

WE LOOK AT OUR DESERT COMMUNITIES, AND ONE MORE DAY OF TRIPLE DIGITS.

THEN WE GET A BREAK.

IS 98 THAT MUCH BETTER THAN 103?

YOU WILL PROBABLY NOTICE A BIT OF A DIFFERENCE, BUT 90?

JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND, PLAN YOUR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ACCORDINGLY.

I AM ANNA'S ALIEN.

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DESPITE REOPENING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF FERTILIZER, U.S.

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I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

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