>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING, PLUMBING, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

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

>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, BY MARCO SHIILEY AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

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>>> IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA, THERE IS A NEW FOCUS ON WHAT USED TO BE CALLED CESAR CHAVEZ DAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MANY ARE GRAPPLING WITH RECENT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE FARM WORKERS RIGHTS ICON.

COVERAGE STARTS WITH OUR KPBS REPORTER WHO SPOKE WITH TWO LEADERS ABOUT HOW THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE PROCESSING THE NEWS.

>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, MULTIPLE WOMEN ACCUSED CESAR CHAVEZ OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND RAPE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES.

>> THAT MOMENT WAS DIFFICULT.

I THINK IT STILL IS DIFFICULT.

CONFUSING.

VERY CONFUSING.

WORRY SOME AND CONCERNING.

IS JUST -- I DON'T KNOW, I JUST FEEL WITHOUT WORDS.

>> FOR MARIA FIGUEROA, THE FOLLOWING WEEK BUT LIKE AN ARTS -- LIKE IN ARE TONY -- IT FELT LIKE AN ETERNITY.

>> MANY OF US ARE IN OUR EMOTIONS.

IT FEELS CONFLICTED ON SO MANY LEVELS.

>> SHE IS A PROFESSOR AND LEADER IN LOCAL CHICANO AND LATINO ORGANIZATIONS.

>> ULTIMATELY, WE NEED TO QUESTION WHY WE UPHOLD PARTICULAR HEROES AND ICONS.

AND I THINK WE DO SO BECAUSE COLONIALISM AND GENOCIDE DIDN'T NUMBER ON US.

IT ATTEMPTED TO ERASE US.

>> SHE SAYS ELEVATING ICONS LIKE CESAR CHAVEZ WAS A WAY TO SURVIVE THAT.

TO CARVEOUT SPACE FOR THEMSELVES CULTURALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

>> I KNEW STATUES WERE COVERED.

BEING CHIPPED AWAY AND MERRILLS ARE BEING PAINTED OVER WERE COVERED.

AND SO ALSO VERY SWIFTLY.

>> SHE SAID PEOPLE ARE DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO RESPOND TO THE SITUATION AND IT IS A PAINFUL LOSS.

FOR COMMUNITY THAT FOUGHT SO HARD TO WIN REPRESENTATION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> THE RESPONSE TO THE ALLEGATIONS HAS BEEN SWIFT.

SCHOOLS AND STREETS ARE BEING RENAMED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

CALIFORNIA RENAMED TODAY FARMWORKERS DAY.

THE FACE OF CESAR CHAVEZ IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING FROM PUBLIC SPACES.

BUT FIGURE ROA SAID THE COMPANY'S PROCESSING IS SLOW.

>> OUR CULTURE IS VERY DIFFERENT.

I THINK WE JUST NEED TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT.

>> SHE SAID THE PAUSE AND REFLECTION IS NOT TO DISREGARD THE SURVIVORS BUT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOLD THEIR STORIES IN A WAY THAT HONORS THEM, SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN A WEEK.

MONICA HERNANDEZ SHARED A SIMILAR SENTIMENT.

SHE IS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHICANO PARK, MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER.

>> BECAUSE WE TAKE THE TIME TO TRY TO THINK COLLECTIVELY, IS WHITE IS A SLOWER PROCESS.

AND PARTICULARLY IN THIS INSTANCE, THERE ARE GOING TO BE LONGER-TERM WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT IS WHAT WE FEEL THE NEED FOR US TO MOVE IN A VERY NUANCED KIND OF WAY.

>> WHITE DOMINATED MODERN MEDIA IS NOT BUILT FOR THAT KIND OF PROCESSING.

REPORTERS CALL IMMEDIATELY.

THEY NEED QUOTES NOW FOR A STORY TODAY.

>> WE ARE BEING ASKED TO THINK OUT LOUD THINGS THAT WE ARE STILL TRYING TO PROCESS INTERNALLY.

THE CONVERSATIONS I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE TIME TO HAVE WITH MYSELF.

PARTICULARLY WITH COMMUNITIES THAT GO THROUGH SO MANY THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH TRAUMA.

WE ARE MARGINALIZED AND UNDERREPRESENTED.

ON THE DAY TODAY, WE ARE EXISTING IN A LEVEL OF SURVIVOR MODE.

AND THEN WE HAVE THESE MOMENTS OF CRISIS WHERE WE ARE EXPECTED TO DROP EVERYTHING TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND SO IT PUTS US IN THIS REALLY TOUGH PLACE SPIRITUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY.

>> AND WHILE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE LEGACY OF CHAVEZ HAVE BEEN SWIFT, SHE DOES NOT SEE THE SAME CONSEQUENCES FOR OTHER MEN .

>> WE HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REGARDLESS OF RACE AND REGARDLESS OF ETHNICITY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TO WOMEN.

WE HAVE SOMEONE IN POWER NOW WHERE THERE ARE MULTIPLE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM.

NOT JUST HIM BUT MANY OTHER MEN AND POWER.

TO THIS DAY, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> FIGUROA NOTED SOMETHING ELSE.

GETTING LOST IN ALL THE CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT CHAVEZ, THE SURVIVORS.

INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE FALL OF AN ICON, SHE SAID WE SHOULD FOCUS ON ASKING, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

AND HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN?

KPBS NEWS.

>> STATEWIDE, MARCH 31st WILL BE KNOWN AS FARMWORKERS DAY MOVING FORWARD.

SAN DIEGO'S COUNTY ALSO MADE THE SWITCH RECENTLY.

ON REPORTER VISITED THE FIELDS TO HEAR WITH THIS RECOGNITION MEANS FOR WORKERS.

>> REPORTER: BEFORE THE SUN RISES, THEY ARE ALREADY HERE.

>> IT IS DIFFICULT.

>> BENT OVER ROWS OF CROPS, FARMWORKERS MOVE WITH QUIET DETERMINATION WITH BACKS ACHING AND PUSHING THROUGH LONG HOURS, SOMETIMES IN UNFORGIVING CONDITIONS.

>> BENDING OVER ALL DAY AND EXTREME WEATHER.

TOO COLD IN THE MORNING OR TOO HAD IN THE MIDDAY.

>> THIS WORKER SAID IT IS DEMANDING.

>> YOU MOVE AND MOVE AND MOVE.

TRY TO GET AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT.

>> MANY ARE IMMIGRANTS CARRYING NOT ONLY THE WEIGHT OF THE HARVEST BUT ALSO THE WEIGHT OF RESPONSIBILITY, SACRIFICE AND HOPE FOR SOMETHING BETTER.

THEY TELL US THE WORK IS HONEST BUT IT TAKES A TOLL.

ESSENTIAL , BUT OFTEN INVISIBLE.

THAT IS WHY THIS NEW DESIGNATION, FARMWORKERS DAY, FEELS DEEPLY PERSONAL.

>> HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE A DAY WHEN FARMWORKERS ARE RECOGNIZED?

>> A RECOGNITION NOT JUST OF LABOR BUT OF HUMANITY.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ].

>> THE FARM WORKERS RIGHTS MOVEMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN POWERED BY COURAGE, BY PEOPLE WILLING TO ENDURE, TO SPEAK OUT AND DEMANDED DIGNITY IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE.

>> IN CALIFORNIA, HALF OF OUR LEGAL RESIDENTS AND THEN HALF OF THE NONLEGAL RESIDENTS COME AND GO.

BUT ALL OF THEM HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON.

THEY WANT TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES.

>> WHILE THIS MOMENT HONORS THAT LEGACY, IT ALSO SHINES A LIGHT ON WHAT HAS NOT CHANGED.

>> WE WILL BITE FOR WAGES.

>> THEY SAY THEY CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE FIELDS.

>> WE ARE HERE TO HELP THE FARM WORKING COMMUNITY WITH A BUNCH OF PROGRAMS.

>> IN EVERY FIELD, EVERY ROW PICKED BY HAND, THERE IS PRIDE, PRIDE IN FEEDING A NATION.

PRIDE AND WORK THAT, DESPITE EVERYTHING, CONTINUES.

>> THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER.

>> IT IS JUST BEGINNING.

>> OUR COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.

OUR KPBS REPORTER COREY SUZUKI VISITED RALEIGH TO SEE HOW THE LEGACY OF CESAR CHAVEZ IS CHANGING IN A PLACE THAT CONSIDERED HIM A HOMETOWN HERO.

>> COMING UP TONIGHT, WHAT A DIFFERENCE HERE THAT THE WEEK IS SHAPING UP TO BE AFTER WEEKS OF RECORD HEAT.

IT IS COOLER.

TONIGHT, 62 WITH SOME SHOWERS.

WE WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW LONG THE WET WEATHER STICKS AROUND AND HOW SOON WE COULD BE WARMING BACKUP.

>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE IN WASHINGTON SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CUT FUNDING FOR NPR AND PBS VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

KPBS IS AMONG THE STATIONS THAT LOST REVENUE FOR THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

AS A RESULT OF THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER.

TODAY'S RULING DECLARES THE EXECUTIVE ORDER BOTH UNLAWFUL AND UNENFORCEABLE.

THE DECISION CAN BE APPEALED AND IT IS UNCLEAR IF OR WHEN FUNDING WOULD BE RESTORED.

THE ORDER WAS ISSUED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR AND CLAIMED NPR, AND PBS, DID NOT PRESENT A FAIR, ACCURATE OR UNBIASED PORTRAYAL OF CURRENT EVENTS.

EARLIER TODAY, BOTH NPR AND PBS ISSUED STATEMENTS PRAISING THE JUDGE'S RULING.

>>> THIS AFTERNOON, INNOVATIVE ORDER FROM THE PRESIDENT FOCUSES ON MAIL IN VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS AND ORDERS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO COMPILE LISTS OF CONFIRMED U.S.

CITIZENS THAT WILL BE 18 OR OLDER AND FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE TO ONLY SEND BALLOTS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THE ORDER COULD FACE LEGAL CHALLENGES.

ELECTIONS ARE RUN BY STATES AND NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>>> THINGS ARE GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE PRICE SAN DIEGANS ARE PAYING FOR GAS.

OUR KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL HAS THE LATEST ON THIS AND REACTION FROM DRIVERS.

>> REPORTER: SAN DIEGANS ARE USED TO PAYING HIGHER GAS PRICES AND MOST OF THE REST OF THE NATION.

NOW, THE PRICE POINT AT THE PUMP BECAUSE -- HAS BECOME A POINT OF PAIN.

>> ROBBIE HOLLY HAS A MESSAGE FOR POLITICIANS IN WASHINGTON.

>> IT IS JUST A MESS RIGHT NOW.

IT IS MESSING EVERYONE ELSE UP TOO.

THE MASSES IN IRAN NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.

>> GAS PRICES HAVE BEEN INCREASING SINCE THE CONFLICT STARTED.

THEY CONTINUE TO SPIKE UPWARD FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT WEEK.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO PRICES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THEY SAY THERE IS ACTUALLY A TINY SLIVER OF A SILVERLINING.

>> FOR SAN DIEGO, DRIVERS ARE PAYING $5.95 FOR A GALLON.

BUT THERE ARE AREAS LIKE LOS ANGELES WHERE THEY ARE ALREADY PAYING MORE THAN $6 MORE A GALLON.

>> SO $5.95 A GALLON IS THE AVERAGE FOR SAN DIEGO BUT IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO FIND $6 A GALLON GAS HERE.

>> THESE SONS OF OUR TIMES ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE PAINFUL TO LOOK AT BY THE DAY.

WHETHER YOU ARE USING CASH OR CREDIT.

AND NO MATTER WHAT GRADE EVERYTHING HERE, UP OVER $6 A GALLON.

BUT THE REAL TERRIFYING SIGHT IS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM FOR FOLKS THAT NEED TO USE DIESEL.

$7.69, OR $7.79 A GALLON.

>> AMONG THE BIGGEST USERS OF DIESEL ARE TRUCKERS.

SO AS THE PRICES SHAKEOUT TO THE ECONOMY, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE PRICES GO UP FOR ALL SORTS OF THINGS BROUGHT TO MARKET BY TRUCKS.

EVEN ON A SMALLER SCALE, FOR FOLKS WHOSE CARS USE DIESEL, IT IS BAD.

WE WATCHED AS THIS GUY FILLED UP HIS VW DATA WITH 13 AND A HALF GALLONS THAT COST HIM NORTH OF $105.

>> DR.

GREG WHY GUND DRIVES A LOT OF THE TIME FOR HIS JOB.

>> I FIND MYSELF HERE QUITE A BIT.

IT IS GETTING CRAZY.

>> AS LONG AS THE CONFLICT RAGES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, WE CAN EXPECT IT TO GET EVEN MORE PRICEY HERE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE UNITED STATES IS A FULL MONTH INTO ITS WAR WITH IRAN.

IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN IT WILL END.

AND TODAY, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SAID THE INTENT IS TO BE UNPREDICTABLE.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

>> GO TO THE STRAIGHT AND JUST TAKE IT.

AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING TRUTH SOCIAL POST, PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED ON EUROPEAN ALLIES TO HELP OPEN UP THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, A MAJOR OIL CHOKEPOINT EFFECTIVELY BLOCKED BY IRAN.

TRUMP BLAMED THE UK AND OTHER COUNTRIES FOR NOT GETTING INVOLVED IN POSTED, "START LEARNING TO FIGHT FOR YOURSELF."

PETE HEGSETH GOOD THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

>> THERE ARE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD THAT OUGHT BE PREPARED TO STEP UP ON THIS CRITICAL WATERWAY AS WELL.

IS JUST NOT THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A BIG BAD ROYAL NAVY.

>> AMERICANS ARE PAYING MORE THE PUMP AS THE AVERAGE GAS PRICE RAISED TO $4 A GALLON.

PETE HEGSETH INSIST A REGIME CHANGE HAS OCCURRED IN IRAN BUT DEMOCRATS ARE CONCERNED.

>> THE NEW LEADER IS MORE CONSERVATIVE AND MORE RIGID AND MORE OF A THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE REGION.

IF THIS IS VICTORY, WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE.

>> PETE HEGSETH ALSO SAID THE U.S.

IS FOCUSED ON PURSUING A DEAL TO END THE WAR.

>> IF IRAN IS NOT WILLING, THE UNITED STATES WAR DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE WITH EVEN MORE INTENSITY.

>> WITH THAT, THE SECRETARY SAID HE VISITED U.S.

CENTRAL COMMAND TROOPS OVER THE WEEKEND AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE POTENTIAL OF SENDING IN AMERICAN TROOPS -- >> THE POINT IS TO BE UNPREDICTABLE.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE STATE AUDITOR ANNOUNCED IT WILL AUDIT SO- CALLED FUSION CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA.

OUR KPBS REPORTER SAID THESE CENTERS ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION LEADS BUT STEP -- BUT SOME STATE LAWMAKERS WORRY THERE IS A LACK OF OVERSIGHT.

>> FUSION CENTERS EMERGED FOLLOWING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON 9/11 TO BREAK DOWN INFORMATION SILOS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THERE ARE ABOUT A HALF DOZEN IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO LAW ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION CENTER.

MIKE GERMAN IS A FORMER FBI AGENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERT WHO HAS STUDIED FUSION CENTERS FOR DECADES.

HE SAYS IT CAN BE HARD FOR THE PUBLIC AND EVEN LAWMAKERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WORK.

>> THE FBI AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIALS OPERATE WITHIN THESE FUSION CENTERS.

WITH ACCESS TO ALL OF THEIR FEDERAL SYSTEMS SITTING SIDE-BY- SIDE WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN THESE UNKNOWN PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES WITH NO CLEAR REGULATION ABOUT HOW THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SHARE INFORMATION THEY ARE COLLECTING ABOUT THE REST OF US AND WHAT THEY DO WITH IT.

>> THE STATE AUDIT WILL EXAMINE OVERSIGHT OF THE FUSION CENTERS AND IT WILL ALSO LOOK AT WHETHER THEY ARE FOLLOWING STATE SANCTUARY LAWS THAT RESTRICT INFORMATION SHARING WHEN IT COMES TO FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

>> WE NEED STRONG OVERSIGHT AND STRONGER GUIDELINES ABOUT HOW THE CENTERS OPERATE AND SO THAT PEOPLE BEING SUBJECTED TO THIS KIND OF SURVEILLANCE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> IN A STATEMENT, THE SAN DIEGO LAW ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION DIRECTOR ROY FRANK SAID HIS ORGANIZATION IS TRANSPARENT AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE AUDIT.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF KELLY MARTINEZ TRANSFERRED ALMOST THREE TIMES MORE I.C.E.

DETAINEES.

THE DRAMATIC I.C.E.

TRANSFERS HAS SPURRED RENEWED NEW CALLS TO END THE PRACTICE.

>> UNDER THE CALIFORNIA SANCTUARY LAWS, COUNTY SHERIFFS CAN TRANSFER INMATES TO I.C.E.

CUSTODY AS LONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES OR I.C.E.

HAS A FEDERAL WARRANT.

IN SAN DIEGO, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TRANSFERRED 83 PEOPLE TO I.C.E.

CUSTODY LAST YEAR, UP FROM ONLY 30 IN 2024.

THE MAIN REASON FOR THE SPIKE IS A BIG INCREASE IN WARRANTS FROM I.C.E.

WHILE MANY TRANSFERS HAVE VIOLENT CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS LIKE MURDER, KIDNAPPING, ASSAULT AND CHILD ABUSE, SOME HAD NONVIOLENT OFFENSES FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO LIKE A CUBAN NATIONAL WHO HAD BEEN IN THE U.S.

FOR 15 YEARS.

A STORY WAS SHARED ABOUT HIM AT THE FORUM.

>> IMMIGRATION WAS GETTING COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AND OUT OF HAND.

BEING PULLED OVER FOR TINTED WINDOWS AND THEN LATER BEING ASKED FOR ALL TYPES OF IDENTIFICATION AND THEN BEING ARRESTED AND SENT TO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, IMAGINE HOW WE FEEL.

>> RECORDS SHOW THAT HE WAS CONVICTED OF ROBBERY IN 2022 AND THEN REARRESTED FOR PAROLE VIOLATION IN JANUARY OF 2025.

HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO I.C.E.

CUSTODY AND THEN LATER DEPORTED TO MEXICO.

ADVOCATES AT THE FORM RENEWED CALLS TO END ALL I.C.E.

TRANSFERS.

THEY POINT OUT THAT TRANSFERS ARE DISCRETIONARY AND SHERIFF'S AND OTHER COUNTIES LIKE LOS ANGELES, HAVE STOPPED THE PRACTICE.

THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR SAID THAT ANY TYPE OF COOPERATION WITH I.C.E.

FUELS HERE AND ANXIETY IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

>> I DON'T NEED TO REPEAT THIS BUT WE KNOW WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHERE FEAR IS REAL IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

I WOULD EVEN CALL IT TERROR.

>> FOR THE END OF THE FORUM, MARTINEZ WAS ASKED WHETHER SHE PLANNED TO STOP THE PRACTICE.

THE SHERIFF SAID SHE WOULD NOT.

SHE SAID IT IS SAFER FOR I.C.E.

AGENTS TO PICK UP THEIR TARGETS IN JAIL INSTEAD OF GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND POTENTIALLY ARRESTING PEOPLE WITH NO CRIMINAL HISTORY.

>> IF THEY ARE GOING TO GO INTO THE COMMUNITY, THERE WILL BE COLLATERAL DAMAGE AND THAT IS MY BIGGER CONCERN.

>> IN 2024, COUNTY SUPERVISORS TRIED TO LIMIT THE SHARE'S ABILITY TO TRANSFER INMATES TO I.C.E.

CUSTODY.

HOWEVER, SHERIFF MARTINEZ ARGUED THAT AS AN INDEPENDENTLY ELECTED OFFICIAL, SHE HAS THE SOUL AND EXTRUSIVE AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM.

KPBS NEWS.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE WAR WITH IRAN DRIVES THE COST OF GAS TO OVER $4 A GALLON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING ADDITION ON KPBS.

>>> WE HAVE BEEN COVERING CALIFORNIA'S NEW FARMWORKERS HOLIDAY EXTENSIVELY TODAY.

EARLIER WE HEARD FROM ACTIVISTS AND FARMWORKERS THEMSELVES ABOUT THE CHANGING LEGACY OF CESAR CHAVEZ.

FOR DECADES, THE IMPERIAL VALLEY CITY OF BRAWLEY HAS CELEBRATED CHAVEZ AS A HOMETOWN HERO.

OUR KPBS REPORTER COREY SUZUKI SAID THE CITY IS CONFRONTING HIS ALLEGED ABUSES.

>>> AS ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE AGAINST CHAVEZ EMERGED TWO WEEKS AGO, THEY DID NOT HESITATE.

THE SON OF MEXICAN AMERICAN FARMERS AND ORGANIZER OF THE CESAR CHAVEZ MARCH.

THE NEXT DAY, HE REMOVED THE NAME OF CHAVEZ FROM THE EVENT ON FACEBOOK AND RENAMED IT IT.

>> SADNESS, LIKE A BETRAYAL.

AND HURT.

THESE ARE THE FEELINGS I HAD BECAUSE WE HAD PLACED THIS MAN ON SUCH A PEDESTAL.

>> THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST CHAVEZ, WHICH ARE CONTINUING TO SHAPE CALIFORNIA, HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY PAINFUL FOR BRAWLEY.

THE BIRMINGHAM UNITY WERE CHAVEZ WENT TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WHERE HIS WIFE WAS BORN.

A PAINTING OF CHAVEZ'S IS ON THE EAST WALL OF THE SCHOOL HE ATTENDED.

AND THE CITY HAS A CENTRAL STREET NAMED AFTER HIM.

CITY OFFICIALS SAID THEY ARE LOOKING AT IDEAS FOR RENAMING IT.

THEY SAY THE FARMWORKERS RIGHTS MOVEMENT IS NOT A COLD.

>> PROTECTING LEADERS AT ALL COST.

>> YOU CANNOT PRETEND HE DIDN'T EXIST.

BUT WE WILL TELL THE TRUTH.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL COULD DISCUSS RENAMING CESAR CHAVEZ STREET AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THREE NONPROFITS AND SAN DIEGO WERE AWARDED NEW ELECTRICAL VEHICLES TODAY.

OUR KPBS REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAID FUNDING WAS PROVIDED BY AS JEANNIE CITIZENS -- PG&E AND CITIZENS.

>> CITIZENS ENERGY IS A NONPROFIT LED BY JOSEPH KENNEDY THE THIRD.

THE EV GRANT PROGRAM THIS YEAR IS GIVING VEHICLES TO HEALTHY DAY PARTNERS, AND SERVING SENIORS.

MELINDA FORREST IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SERVING SENIORS, WHICH PROVIDES FOOD AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS TO OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN POVERTY.

SHE SAID THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT FLEET OF VEHICLES IS CHANGING AND THE E EV'S WILL SAVE MONEY ON GAS AND MAINTENANCE.

>> EVERY YEAR, WE DO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES ANNUALLY.

IN A TYPICAL DAY, ONE VEHICLE MIGHT DRIVE UP TO 200 MILES AT A TIME SOMETIMES.

WE SELL FROM OCEANSIDE TO LA MESA.

THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY WILL WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE WITH THESE VEHICLES IS REMARKABLE.

>> THE ENERGY SAVINGS WILL BE REINVESTED IN SERVING SENIOR PROGRAMMING WHICH INCLUDES HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, ART CLASSES AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

THE EV GRAB -- GRANT PROGRAM AND CITIZENS ENERGY AIMS TO PROVIDE $14 MILLION TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING LOW INCOME AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE WILL BREAK IT DOWN BY THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

A MUCH DIFFERENT PATTERN FROM THIS TIME LAST WEEK.

IT IS WINDY AND COOLER AND THAT CONTINUES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

BY FRIDAY, WE WILL BE MORE DRY BUT THE WIND WILL BE GUSTING.

AND WE WILL START TO WELCOME A BIG WARM UP AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WHEN WE HAVE THIS KIND OF SET UP, NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES AND AFTERNOON HIGHS IN MANY LOCATIONS WITH OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA SOMEWHERE AROUND THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER-60S.

MUCH CHILLIER.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 59.

AND WE SHOULD HAVE A DRY NIGHT AT BORREGO SPRINGS, DOWN TO 56.

AS WE GO INTO THE DAY TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE MORE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION.

THAT REALLY HAS BEEN IMPACTING US HERE TONIGHT.

SO LITTLE MORE DRY AT TIMES AS WE LOOK AT THE RAIN THAT HAS MOVED THROUGH.

AND WHAT IS AHEAD AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY WEDNESDAY?

I WILL SAY WE ARE DEALING WITH CLOUDS LINGER FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

AND ANOTHER CLOUDY START TO THE DAY THURSDAY WITH AREAS OF SHOWERS STILL LINGERING BEFORE WE SEE A SHIFT IN THE WIND AND DRY AIR RETURNS BUT STILL SOME GUSTY WIND.

THE WEEKEND IS WHEN WE WELCOME TEMPERATURES WARMING RIGHT BACK UP.

NOT AS HOT AS WE WERE PREVIOUSLY BUT CERTAINLY, WE SEE AN INCREASE IN THE TEMPERATURES.

REALLY STEADY INCREASED ALONG THE COAST FROM THE LOW 70s TO THE MID-70S TO THE UPPER 70S TO 80 DEGREES.

FOLLOW A SIMILAR TREND HERE AFTER A BRIEF DIP IN TEMPERATURES THURSDAY INLAND.

BACK TO THE MID-80S FOR A PRETTY TOASTY WEEKEND.

ON THE FORECAST, WE KEEP THINGS COOL FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS.

EVEN THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

THEN SUNDAY IS TURNING QUITE PLEASANT WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER- 70S.

WHAT IS THE FORECAST LOOKING LIKE ACROSS THE DESERT?

UPPER 70S.

MAKING IT NICE ROUTER PLANS.

THINGS WARM BACK UP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE WE ARE BACK TO THE 90S SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARRIOLA SCALISE.

>>> THE CORPORATION THAT RATES AND MARKET MOVIES IS TAKING ISSUE WITH CHILD SAFETY FEATURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

INSTAGRAM SAID IT WILL SCALE BACK THE USE OF ITS PG-13 RATING FOR CONTENT ON TEENAGE ACCOUNTS.

THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OWNS THE COPYRIGHT FOR PG-13.

THE RATING IS GIVEN TO MOVIES THAT FEATURE IN A CERTAIN LEVEL OF VIOLENCE.

INSTAGRAM WAS TO BE SUED BUT BOTH SIDES BREACHED THE AGREEMENT.

THAT INCLUDES INSTREAM USING A DISCLAIMER THAT THE LABEL IS NOT THE SAME AS THE MOVIE RATING .

>>> KPBS HAS A SPECIAL SERIES ALL ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW IT IS USED BY YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOW PARENTS CAN SET BOUNDARIES.

IT IS CALLED SCREEN TIME AND YOU CAN FIND IT WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS AND ON KPBS.ORG.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

THE NPR MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE A PREVIEW OF THE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP CASE AT THE U.S.

SUPREME COURT.

IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ON WEDNESDAY.

>>> AND FROM GAS PRICES TO RENT, KPBS MIDDAY DISH WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING IN SAN DIEGO AND THAT WILL BE ON AT NOON ON KPBS .

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE ON KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US!

GOOD NIGHT!

SHIPPED BACK MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL, FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

CALL 800-BILL-HOWELL.

OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU!