-♪♪ >> MANGE FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELLING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS OUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLWING: AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE ALL OF SAN DIEGO WAS CHEERING ON THE AZTECS AND THEIR INCREDIBLE MARCH ADNESS RUN.

THANK FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TOMORROW TO CELEBRATE WITH THE TEAM.

IT'S ABOUT COMING TOGETHER TO ECOGNIZE THEIR HISTORY-MAKING EASON.

>> I'M JUST THANKFUL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, IT WAS A GREAT COMEBACK STORY THIS YEAR AS FAR AS WHAT WE DID.

>> SENIOR GUARD MATT BRADLEY, PUT ON AN AZTEC JERSEY THE FINAL TIME AND WHAT IT MEANT TO HIM.

>> I THINK IT MEANS BROTHERHOOD.

IT MEANS TOGETHERNESS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO, ALL THE TIME WE HAD ON THE TEAM AND TO SACRIFICE OUR OWN PERSONAL SELVES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE TEAM AND ONE COMMON GOAL, IT SPEAKS TO WHAT THE AZTECS ARE.

>> THE FANS MEAN A LOT TO THE TEAM.

>> FOR US TO COME UP SHORT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND FOR THEM TO SHOW LOVE LIKE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, JUST TALK ABOUT THE TYPE OF FANS WE HAVE AND WE HAVE NO -- THERE'S NO BETTER FANS THAN AZTECS.

> SO, THIS SATURDAY AT - SNAPDRAGON STADIUM FANS CAN CELEBRATE ONE LAST TIME WITH THE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM AT A RALLY pOPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

>> WHY NOT CELEBRATE THIS TEAM AND SEASON, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN AND ALL THOSE THAT DIDN'T GET TO PARTICIPATE IN IT, COME TO SNAPDRAGON STADIUM, BE A PART OF IT AND CELEBRATE A HISTORIC YEAR.

>> HEAD COACH BRIAN DUTCHER SAYS pTHE NCAA RUN IS STILL KIND OF SINKING IN.

BUT THE CELEBRATION IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST MARCH MADNESS.

>> WE WON THE MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT, AND IN VEGAS, AND SOUTH REGIONAL CUT DOWN NETS, ALL THOSE MOMENTS IN THE MAGICAL SEASON.

TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET US ALL TOGETHER AT THE BRAND-NEW STADIUM WILL BE A LOT OF FUN.

>> GRAND ENTRANCE FOR THE TEAM IS SCHEDULED FOR 6:30 P.M. STURDAY.

>> YEAH, MARCH, YOU KNOW, SAN DIEGO STATE CAN BE A DANGEROUS TEAM, EVERYBODY WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT NOW.

>> PARKING AND ADMISSION AT SNAPDRAGON ARE FREE BUT CLAIMED IN ADVANCE AT GOAZTECS.COM.

MERCHANDISE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SOUTH REGIONAL AND MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>> THAT'S THE SHOT.

AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COULD BE COMING TO THE COAST OF DEL MAR, ELP THE CITY FALL IN LINE WITH STATEHOUSING REQUIREMENTS.

AS KPBS JACOB AERE TELLS US THE PLANS ARE GETTING SOME PUSHBACK AND ALTERNATIVE OPTION.

>> IN ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES, AFFORDBLE HOUSING HAS NOT YET FOUND MUCH OF A SPACE, BUT A DEVELOPER IS AIMING TO BUILD 259 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX ON AN OCEAN BLUFF IN DEL MAR WITH 85 SUBSIDIED APARTMENS, AND THEY HAVE SUBMITED ADDITIONAL PLANS TO THE CITY.

>> THERE'S A DEVELOPER WHO WANTS TO PUT THE PROJECTS RIGHT HERE ON THE BLUFF AND THE CITY OF DEL MAR WOULD LIKE TO SAY NO BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A COMPLIANT ELEMENT SO THEY CAN'T.

>> SAYS IT'S A GREAT IDEA BUT ACKNOWLEDGES AN UPHILL BATTLE AGAINST THE CITY OF DEL MAR AND SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS.

DEL MAR CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND FORMER MAYOR DAVE DRUCKER WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE SPECIFIC PROJECT IN THE WORKS SINCE LAST YEAR, BUT GAVE INSIGHT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTION FOR THE COASTAL CITY.

>> WE WILL FIRST WORK TO GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDRSTANDING TO HAVE -- TO BUILD THOSE BY APRIL 2024.

>> HE SAYS IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO THAT, THE CITY OF DEL MAR WILL HAVE TO REZONE THE NORTH BLUFF AREA AND SOME AREAS OF DEL MAR SOUTH BLUFF TO ALLOW FOR 20 HOUSING UNITS PER ACRE.

SEASIDE RIDGE SPOKESPERSON SAYS DEL MAR IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE HOUSING LAWS AND MUST BE APPROVED.

HE SAYS IT WILL FILL NEARLY 80% OF THE 54 LOWER INCOME UNITS AND 100% OF THE MODERATE INCOME NEED AND OTHER SITES IN DEL MAR WILL TAKE TOO LONG TO BE BUILT, ALTHOUGH THEY DO SUPPORT THE EFFORT FOR HOUSING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

EL MAR CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A NOW HOUSING ELEMENT REPORT EARLIER THIS WEEK, IDENTIFIES THE FAIRGROUNDS AND SITES, WHERE IT COULD GO TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.

THE STATE HAS TWO MONTHS TO APPROVE OR DENY DEL MAR'S NEW HOUSING PLAN.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>> NEW SIGNS THE LABOR MARKET IS COOLING DOWN, THE MARCH JOBS REPORT FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IS THE FIRST IN 12 MONTHS TO COME IN BELOW EXPECTATIONS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ IS BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR THE FED'S YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN TO CHILL INFLATION.

>> U.S.

EMPLOYERS ADDED 236,000 JOBS IN MARCH, COMING IN BELOW EXPECTATIONS.

A LABOR MARKET COOLDOWN THAT COULD ACTUALLY BE A GOOD SIGN.

>> THE FED IS NOT GOING TO SAY - WE WANT JOB LOSSES BUT THE FED KNOWS AND THE ECONOMISTS KNOW IF THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STAYS AT 3.5% YOU ARE NOT LIKELY TO TAME NFLATION.

>> INDUSTRY LIKE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY, AND GOVERNMENT, LEAD IN JOB GAINS.

LOSSES FROM MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION.

STILL, THE LABOR MARKET HAS REMAINED STUBBORNLY RESILIENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO 3.5%, AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS GREW .3% FROM THE MONTH BEFORE AND IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO STOP INFLATION RATES RAISING NEXT - MONTH.

>> IT'S HURTING THE WORKING PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY BADLY AND WE ARE TAKING THE ONLY MEASURES WE HAVE TO BRING INFLATION DOWN.

>> FED IS AIMING TO ENGINEER A SOFT LANDING FOR INFLATION BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TIGHT ROPE TO WALK.

>> MY GUESS IS THE PROCESS TO BRING DOWN INFLATION WILL BRING ON A RECESSION AT SOME STAGE AS IT ALMOST ALWAYS HAS IN THE PAST.

>> IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVSOR NATHAN FLETCHER IS THE LATEST IN A LINE OF LOCAL DEMOCRATS TO FALL FROM GRACE IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CLAIMS.

AMITA SHARMA SAYS DEMOCRATIC SEX SCANDALS OF A FEATURE OF POLITICS FOR DECADES.

>> THE ABRUPT RESIGNATION LAST WEEK PUTS HIM IN A NOTORIOUS PANTHEON OF LOCAL DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN, ONCE PROMISING CAREERS, SCUTTLED.

OR MATTERS RELATED TO SEX.

KARL LUNA, A MESA COLLEGE POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR.

p>> WE HAVE A RIDICULOUSLY LARGE NUMBER OF SCANDALS, AND THAT IS A SIGN THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

>> THE LIST SPANS DECADES.

IN 2005, MICHAEL DUCET AND AND pANOTHER RISING DEMOCRAT WERE CONVICTED OF TAKING ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CASH FROM A STRIP CLUB OWNER.

ONE WAS OVERTURNED AND ANOTHER WENT TO PRISON MAINTAINING HIS INNOCENCE.

>> I BELIEVE I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG.

I BELIEVE WHAT I DID WAS IN THE LAW.

>> AND TEN YEARS AGO, SAN DIEGO AYOR ENDED AFTER JUST NINE MONTHS WHEN 13 WOMEN ACCUSED HIM OF MAKING UNWANTED SEXUAL ADVANCES.

>> I AM EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT I HAVE FAILED TO FULLY RESPECT THE WOMEN WHO WORK FOR ME AND WITH ME.

AND THAT AT TIMES I HAVE INTIMIDATED THEM.

>> IN 2016, SUPERVISOR DAVE ROBERTS, THE LONE DEMOCRAT ON THE BOARD, LOST HIS RE-ELECTION BID FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS THAT INCLUDED AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH AN OFFICE IDE.

LAST YEAR, A MAN ACCUSED WILL RODRIGUEZ KENNEDY, THE THEN HEAD OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY, OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THEN LAST WEEK, A FORMER MTS SPOKEPERSON FILED A LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT FLETCHER SEXUALLY HARASSED AND ASSAULTED HER.

A DAY LATER, HE ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION.

THE SCANDALS HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN PERSONALLY RUINOUS, THEY HAVE SHORT CIRCUITED ERAS WHEN EMOCRATS SEEMED POISED TO DOMINATE LOCAL POLITICS.

THE FIRST DEMOCRAIC MAYOR-ELECTED IN SAN DIEGO IN 20 YEARS, FOLLOWING HIS RESIGNAION, REPUBLICAN KEVIN FALKNER WON A SPECIAL ELECTION AND WAS IN OFFICE UNTIL 2020.

FLETCHER'S DOWN FALL COMES LESS THAN THREE YEARS AFTER DEMOCRATS GAINED A MAJORITY ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES.

EVEN SOME ADVERSARIES OF DEMOCRTS SAY THE SEX SCANDAL SHOULD BE LOOKED AT INDIVIDUALLY, RATHER THAN A FATAL FLAW OF THE PARTY.

>> AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS WORKED AGAINST THAT PARTY FOR 40 YEARS OR SO, IF I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME KIND OF SWEEPING GENRALIZATION, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO.

IT'S NOT THERE, JUST ISN'T.

>> LONG TIME REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST JOHN KEARN SAYS IT'S MORE ABOUT THE LAW OF AVERAGES.

MORE DEMOCRATS IN OFFICE THAN REPUBLICANS AND ABOUT THE KIND pOF PEOPLE DRAWN TO POLITICS.

>> WITH MY CLIENTS AND MYSELF PERSONALLY, BECAUSE I WAS - INVOLVED IN POLITICS AND WORKING, I HAD TWO RULES.

KEEP YOUR FLY ZIPPED AND YOUR HAND OUT OF THE TILL.

>> MIX IN THE TRAPPINGS OF ELECTED OFFICE AND YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL MAKING OF A SEX SCANDAL.

ACCORDING TO FORMER LOS ANGELES TIMES REPORTER TONY PERRY, WHO COVERED MANY SAN DIEGO POLITICAL SCANDALS.

>> THESE ARE MEN WHO HAD POWER, AND THEY USED IT, AND WITH POWER CAME A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT.

p>> THE PARTY IS NOT BLAMELESS, LUNA SAYS, RUMORS ARE OUT THERE.

>> DEMOCRATIC PARTY DOING GREAT POLITICAL SUCCESS TENDS TO HAVE pA CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM OF HOW YOU MOVE UP, START SECURITY pCOUNCIL, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ASSEMBLY, AND ON THE TRAIN THE PEOPLE BELOW AND ABOVE YOU NEED YOU TO STAY THERE, SO THEY DO NOT HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

>> HE SAYS THE DEMOCRATIC POWER STRUCTURE IN THE COUNTY SHOULD LOOK INWARD.

>> DEMOCRATS ARE IN SUCH A SURE POSITION TO WIN, THEY COULD BE ORE CHOOSY WHO THEY PUT INTO OFFICE.

>> WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON NATHAN FLETCHER'S PENDING RESIGNATION ALL WEEK LONG.

SUBJECT OF THIS WEEK'S KPBS ROUNDTABLE, IT AIRED ON KPBS RADIO THIS AFTERNON AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

THE MURDER OF CASH APP FOUNDER BOB LEE IS PROMPTING SAFETY CONCERNS IN SAN FRANISCO SAN FRANCISCO.

THE CASE HAS SENT SHOCK WAVES THROUGH THE CITY AND THE TECH WORLDS.

>> MARTHA HAS BEEN LIVING THERE 0 YEARS.

>> SHE AND HER FRIEND SAT IN THE SUNSET DISTRICT HOPING TO HEAR SOLUTIONS TO THE RISE IN CRIME.

>> WHAT MATTERS IS HOW PEOPLE FEEL TODAY AND THEY DO NOT FEEL SAFE.

>> THE FATAL STABBING OF TECH CEO BOB LEE IS JUST ONE OF THE CASES ADDRESSED AT THE MEETING.

THE CROWD ALSO LISTENED TO THE CITY'S APPROACH DEALING WITH THE DRUGS AND THE HOME LESSNESS.

>> THE POLICE CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, IT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON AND ON AND MORE MEETINGS AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION WE WILL SEE ANY TIME SOON.

>> THERE ARE RESIDENTS ASKING FOR MORE PROACTIVE PATROLS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOWN MORE THAN 560 OFFICERS, CHIEF SAYS IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO GET BACK TO ADEQUATE STAFFING LEVELS.

>> WE HAVE A PLAN TO TRY TO STAY STABLE.

THE GOOD NEWS, HIRING AND OUR APPLICANT POOL IS UP SIGNIFICANTLY, AND WE ANTICIPATE HAT'S GOING TO MEAN BIGGER ACADEMY CLASSES.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

>> THE CHIEF SAYS ONES OF THE POSITIVES OVER THE LAST FEW - MONTHS IS THE COLLABORATION WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE TO PROSECUTE THE CRIMINALS ARRESTED.

SOME FEEL THE NEXT STEP MAY BE THE NEED TO CHANGE SOME LAWS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR THEIR CRIMES.

>> WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE POLICE ARE CHARGED WITH ENFORCING THE LAW.

BUT SOMEBODY ELSE WROTE THAT LAW.

AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED PEOPLE TO WRITE THOSE LAWS.

SO, IT BASICALLY COMES DOWN TO US.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, IRAQIS WHO GREW UP AFTER THE U.S.

INVASION EXPRESS FRUSTRATION OVER THE LACK OF PROGRESS 20 YEARS ON.

COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>> LAWMAKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE INTRODUCED MORE THAN 450 ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS THIS YEAR, AND THAT IS ACCORDING TO NEW ANALYSIS FROM THE ACLU.

MANY TARGET TRANSGENDER YOUTH AND MORE THAN A DOZEN SAW LEGISLATIVE ACTION THIS WEEK.

NOW AS AMY KILEY REPORTS, THE WHITE HOUSE I WEIGHING IN.

>> THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE WRST WEEKS FOR -- OF 2023 SO FAR IN TERMS OF ANTI-LGBTQ BILS.

THE WHITE HOUSE, SEVERAL STATES AND THE SUPREME COURT ARE TAKING ACTION ON TRANSGENDER RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING A NEW FEDERAL RULE INVOLVING TRANSGENDER ATHLETES.

IT WOULDN'T STOP SCHOOLS FROM LIMITING THEIR PARTICIPATION ON TEAMS THAT CORRELATE WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITIES, BUT WOULD MAKE BANS A VIOLATION OF TITLE IX.

>> TO LGBTQ+ KIDS, YOU ARE LOVED AS YOU ARE.

>> A NEW LAW IN KANSAS TO PREVENT TRANSGENDER GIRLS FROM pGENDER CORRELATING TEAMS, AFTER THE LEGISLATURE OVERRODE A VETO YESERDAY.

IN NORTH DAKOTA, THE STATE PASSED TEN ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS JUST ON WEDNESDAY.

AND IN NORTH CAROLINA, SIX BILLS INTRODUCED THIS WEEK TAKE AIM AT SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND GENDER AFIRMING TREATMENT FOR MINORS.

>> THERE'S A WHOLE THOUGHT IN THE AREA THAT TRANS KIDS JUST WALK IN AND CAN START TAKING HORMONES OR GET SURGERY.

>> WE THINK KIDS OUGHT TO BE IVEN A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THEIR CONFUSION ABOUT THEIR SEX.

>> IN LIGHT OF SUCH LEGISLATION, SOME YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING OUT, LIKE DURING THIS RECENT RALLY IN WASHINGTON.

>> THEY CANNOT OUTLAW THE TRANSNESS AND QUEERNESS OUT OF US.

>> AMY KILEY REPORTING.

>> EASTER CELEBRATIONS WILL BE HELD AROUND THE WORLD THIS SUNDAY.

TODAY DOZENS OF PEOPLE GATHERED TO WALK THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIGO TO MARK GOOD FRIDAY.

IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, THE DAY JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED.

EACH SPOT THEY STOPPED WAS MEANT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DIFFERENT ISSUES LIKE HOMELESSLESS, IMMIGRATION, MENTAL ILLNESS.

GAS PRICES ARE HOVERING AROUND $5 AGAIN IN SAN DIEGO AND MIGHT CLIMB HIGHER IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

MIRO COPIC TELLS US WHAT'S DRIVING THAT IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPOT.

>> THIS WEEK OPEC+ NATIONS, RUSSA, SAUDI ARABIA, ANNOUNCED A CURTAILING OF OIL PRODUCTION TO THE TUNE OF 1.6 MILLION BARRELS A DAY.

THE PER BARREL PRICE IN THE LAST pCOUPLE OF DAYS HAS GONE UP ALMOST 5 TO 10%, AND SO THE QUETION REALLY BECOMES THOSE, ESPECIALLY THE SAUDI ARABIA CUTS, ARE GONNA MATERIALIZE BEGINNING ON MAY ONE.

SO, WE ARE GOING TO SEE A COUPLE OF THINGS POTENTIALLY HERE FOR GAS PRICES AS REFINERS MOVE FROM THE WINTER GRADE TO THE SUMMER - GRADE.

THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME SUPPLY DISRUPTION, SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF PRICE INCREASES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WILL IT BE AS HIGH AS IT WAS WHEN WE WERE CLOSE TO 6, DOESN'T SEEM THERE IS THAT PRICING RESSURE WHERE PRICE IS GOING DONE OVER $100 A BARREL, BUT IGHT SUGGEST WE ARE GOING TO SE ELEVATED PRICES IN ALIFORNIA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY BEGINNING NEXT MONTH pGOING INTO THAT SUMMER DRIVING SEASON.

>> WE HAVE GOOD NEWS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, LET'S START - YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES, THOUGH.

WE HAVE A PLEASANT AND DRY PATTERN THAT'S GOING TO BE STICKING WITH US THROUGH THE EARLY WEEK, AND ON TOP OF THAT, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THIS UPWARD TREND STARTING THIS WEEKEND AND THEN TURNING UNSETTLED LATER NEXT WEEK, BUT WE GET TO ENJOY NICE WARM AND DRY WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

- TONIGHT AROUND METRO, WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 52.

WE'LL HAVE A FEW CLOUDS ROLLING THROUGH, BUT OVERALL STILL SEEING SOME MOON LIT SKIES ACROSS THE AREA.

WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO 46 IN OCEAN SIDE, RAMONA, 40, AND MOUNT LAGUNA, 39.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 54.

A HIGH OF 85 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

SAN DIEGO AT 66 FOR TOMORROW.

NOW, ALONG THE COAST WE ARE GOING TO BE STAYING RELATIVELY pSTEADY AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

SATURDAY A HIGH OF 63, SUNDAY 66, FOG TO SUNDAY, A HIGH OF 69 ON TAP BY MONDAY.

WE'LL START TO COOL DOWN SLIGHTLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

NOW ALONG THE MORE INLAND AREAS WE ARE GOING TO BE RISING TO THE UPPER 70s, EVEN FLIRTING WITH 80 BY MONDAY, MORE INLAND.

OVERALL, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BUT WE DO HAVE A COOLDOWN ON THE WAY FOR WEDNESDAY.

WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A HIGH OF 64.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, STAYING IN THE 50s.

A SLIGHT RISE TO THE UPPER 50s MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

OVERALL, WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF UNSHINE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOR THE DESERT, WOW, WE ARE RISING TO THE 90s SUNDAY AND WE ARE STAYING IN THE 90s MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

BY WEDNESDAY, DROPPING DOWN TO 84.

KPBS NEWS, METEOROLOGIST BREE GUY.

>> WHETHER YOU LOVE THEM OR CAN'T STAND THEM, MARSHMALLOW PEEPS MAY NEED A MAKEOVER FOR FUTURE EASTER.

- ONE OF SEVERAL POPULAR CANDY BRANDS CONTAINING A CHEMICAL DDITIVE THAT WOULD BE BANNED UNDE A PROPOSED CALIFORNIA BILL.

THE FIVE CHEMICALS IN QUESTION ARE USED TO ADD COLOR AND TEXTURE TO CANDY.

THEY WERE BANNED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION, SOME STUDIES SUGGESTED IT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF CNCER, DAMAGE THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND OTHER PROBLEMS.

AN THEY STILL PRODUCE SKITTLES IN EUROPE, THEY TAKE OUT THE TOXIC INGREDIENTS AND REPLACE WITH SOMETHING ELSE.

SO WE WANT, WHAT WE REALLY WANT IS FOR THE COMPANIES TO MAKE THE SAME MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE RECIPES THEY MADE IN EUROPE AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> THEY ARGUE THE INGREDIENTS BNNED HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FDA.

IF PASSED AND SIGNED INTO LAW, - THE BAN WOULD GO INTO EFFECT INP THE YEAR 2025.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CONVERGING ON SAN DIEGO'S CONVENTION CENTER FOR A MASSIVE GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT EVENT.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SHOWS US, THE DREAM HACK FESTIVAL pFOCUSES ON E-SPORTS AND VIDEO GAME CULTURE.

>> YOU LIKELY KNOW COMIC-CON AND TWITCH-CON.

NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT DREAM HACK.

KPBS WENT TO THE FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY, AND FELT TRUE TO ITS NAME.

LOTS OF BRIGHT COLORS, LOUD MUSIC AND VIDEO GAME SOUNDS AND SOME CRAZY COS PLAY OUTFITS AND CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY.

EDGAR FLEW IN WITH HIS FAMILY FROM BOSTON FOR THE EVENT.

>> THERE ARE OTHER GAMES GOING ON, I MISSED ANOTHER PRO PLAYER OUTSIDE FROM MAGIC, IT WAS PRETTY COOL.

SO MEETING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD PLAYING DIFFERENT STUFF, GAMERS TOGETHER.

>> THE THREE-DAY EVENT ALSO BROUGHT OUT PLENTY IN SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STDENTS GIVEN FREE TICKETS AND OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COME.

>> NOW I PLAY LIKE THE USUAL, FORTNITE, CALL OF DUTY, BUT CLASSICS, SUPER MARIO, NINTENDO, THOSE ARE FUN.

>> SHE WAS ON A FIELD TRIP WITH THE PRODUCTION TEAM.

SHE SAYS IT'S NOT SUCH BOYS' CLUBS ANYMORE AND SHE'S PROOF OF IT.

HER SCHOOL IS STARTING THEIR OWN E-SPORTS TEAM AND SHE PLANS ON JOINING.

SHE'S HAD THE PASSION AS LONG AS SHE CAN REMEMBER.

>> MY DAD HAD ME WHEN HE WAS YOUN SO HE WAS LIKE STILL PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND I GREW UP PLAYING THEM WITH HIM.

>> THE FIRST TIME DREAM HACK HAS BEEN IN SAN DIEGO.

ORGANIZERS SAY IT WILL BE THE LARGEST EVER IN NORTH AMERICA.

TIMING MAKES SENSE.

THE POPULARITY EXPLODED DURING - LAURA WHO PLAYS UPWARDS OF 20 HOURS A WEEK, ARE HELPING THE - INDUSTRY SHED STEREOTYPES.

p>> VIDEO GAMES, THEY ARE FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST THE GUYS, THEY ARE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PLAY A GAME AND HAVE FUN WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

>> DREAM HACK RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY, AND ANYONE UNDER 13 GETS IN FREE.

ORGANIZERS ARE HOPING GOING FORWARD IT WILL BE AN ANNUAL EVENT IN SAN DIEGO.

JACOB AERE, KPBS.

>> D.C. AND MARVEL BOTH HAVE SUPERHERO MOVIES OUT, BUT HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE TOBACCO FORCE?

HERE ARE KPBS BETH ACCOMANDO'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHAT TO WACH THIS WEEKEND AT DIGITAL GYM CINEMA.

>> JOHN WATERS, SULTAN, PRINCE OF PEACE, KING OF SLACK, DECLARES A SUPER HERO MOVIE FOR IDIOTS AND ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR, YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.

BUT MAYBE ALSO IN A WAY THAT'S ABSOLUTELY WRONG.

>> SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING FOLLOWS SUPER HERO KNOWN AS TOBACCOFORT, AND THEY FIGHT EVL.

AND DESTROY MONSTERS THAT EVEN A CHILD DISMISSES AS A MAN IN A BATTLE IS SO RIDICULOUSLY EXTREME THAT WE CAN ALMOST FEEL THE SPLATTER IN THE THEATER.

BUT THEN THE FRENCH FILMMAKER IS ALL ABOUT BEING RIDICULOUS.- >> WHAT OUR KILLER LOOKED LIKE.

>> IN THE FILM "RUBBER," A FIRE WAS THE MAIN CHARACTER, AND ANOTHER A GIANT FLY.

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING, STARTS STRONG.

BUT THEN DRIFTS INTO LOW KEY LOOPINESS BEFORE IT FIZZLES OUT.

DEPEW IS SO DELIGHTFULLY QUIRKY I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT HE DOES.

I URGE YOU TO GIVE HIS FILMS A TRY.

E YOU READY TO TAKE THE TRIP?

I HOPE SO.

KICK OFF A QUARTER OF ACTION FILMS HIS SUNDAY WITH "STONE," SEMINOLE BIKER FILM.

HELPD KICK OFF THE CRAZE IN AUSTRALIA DURING THE 1970S AND 190S.

LOW BUDGET EXPLOITATION GENRE FILMS, SEX, DRUGS, ROCK AND ROLL, AND THE CASE OF STONE, UNBRIDLED HORSE POWER.

>> WHEN YOU ARE ON A BIKE, I MEAN A BIG BIKE, YOU'VE GOT ALL THE POWER.

>> THE FILM PREDATES "MAD MAX," AND COVERS AN UNDER COVER COP THAT INFILTRATES A MOTORCYCLE GANG.

>> I'M A COP, SENT TO FIND OUT WHO IS KILLING YOUR MATES.

>> STOP BY SUNDAY TO JOIN ME pWITH "STONE," AND AS ALWAYS, TRIVIA AND THEMED TREATS.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS.

>> FINDS THE STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, REMODELLING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHIL, AND BY THE FOLLOWING: D>> AND BY VIEWERS LKE YOU.

THANK YOU.