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If you are having trouble reading this email, [read the online version](. [News Daily Logo]( ['We Are, Gilroy Strong': Community Vigil Honors Victims of Garlic Festival Shooting]( [two snails]( Hundreds of people in Gilroy gathered last night for a vigil to honor victims of the deadly Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. People prayed and chanted as they stood around a grassy lawn in front of City Hall, "We are, Gilroy strong, we are, Gilroy strong." A sign saying the same, underneath an American flag covered in two garlic cloves, hung from the front of the stage. "We cannot let the bastard that did this tear us down," Mayor Roland Velasco declared to cheers. The Garlic Festival is a family-friendly event and an annual celebration for the area. A 19-year-old man opened fire on the crowd on the third and final day of the festival, killing three people before police fatally shot him. Justin Bates, a 24-year-old Gilroy native, was also at the vigil. He said he saw the gunman appear out of nowhere from the fence line and start shooting. "I'm blessed to be alive right now. ... I went to the doctors, they checked me out and said I got grazed by five to seven different bullets," Bates said. "I just felt heat, just a lot of heat on my legs, and at that point I was pretty sure that I was hit. And I just knew that I needed to get out of there if I wanted to save my life. Bates was released Sunday night from the hospital on crutches and still had shrapnel in his leg, but he said it was important for him to attend the vigil. "I'm still so in shock about everything that happened, but I'm proud of the community and how everyone's coming together, and just being Gilroy strong," he said. Related coverage: [Shooting Update: What We Know]( Photo: People attend a vigil for victims of the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on July 29, 2019, in Gilroy. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) [Democratic Primary Debate: Real-Time Analysis]( [two snails]( NPR reports: The Democratic presidential candidates take the stage for the second round of debates Tuesday and Wednesday in Detroit. A lot is on the line for the candidates, who have been engaged in back-and-forths over race and health care coming into this round of debates. On Tuesday, progressives Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren face off for the first time in this campaign. And several other candidates will be scrambling for a breakout night to get back on voters' minds. Viewers will also see an odd dynamic onstage -- by luck of the draw, all the candidates onstage on Night 1 are white. Photo: Democratic presidential hopefuls place their hands on their hearts during the national anthem ahead of the first round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on July 30, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) [California Poll Puts Harris On Top and Biden (Way) Down]( CalMatters reports: A new poll gives Sen. Kamala Harris a narrow lead among Democratic voters in her home state of California, but otherwise shows that the race is still up in the air. That's probably terrible news for Joe Biden. And the poll is also bound to disappoint Pete Buttigieg. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, raised more money in California in the past quarter than any other Democratic contender, yet he lagged in fifth place among the state's likely Democratic voters. The new survey from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California found that 19% of Democrats and left-leaning independents who are likely to vote say they would cast their ballot for Harris if the presidential primary were held today. There's still more than seven months before they could actually cast those ballots, but the state's March 3 primary is a few months earlier than it has been in years past. And that seems certain to give voters here an earlier, more consequential say about who will take on President Trump in the general election. [Trump Must Release Tax Returns to Get on California's Primary Ballot Under New Law]( Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a bill into law that requires candidates for president and governor to turn over their income tax returns for the five most recent taxable years -- legislation that critics had decried as targeting President Donald Trump, who has refused to make his income tax records public. The state Senate passed SB 27, or the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act, in mid-July, a few days after the Assembly approved it. "These are extraordinary times and states have a legal and moral duty to do everything in their power to ensure leaders seeking the highest offices meet minimal standards, and to restore public confidence. The disclosure required by this bill will shed light on conflicts of interest, self-dealing, or influence from domestic and foreign business interest," Newsom said in a statement. This law should be a national standard, said Newsom, who shared six years of income tax returns when he ran for governor in 2018. The legislation requires candidates to submit their returns at least 98 days before the presidential primary election to the Secretary of State, who then has five days to make redacted versions of the records available to the public. Lawmakers have proposed similar bills in 17 other states in the 2019 statehouse legislative session. At least six of those bills have failed and others are still being considered, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Critics have previously said the legislation was a waste of time. # [Ghost Ship Defense Says Many Violations Predated Max Harris Living at Warehouse]( Defense attorney Curtis Briggs, who represents Max Harris in the Ghost Ship trial, wrapped up his closing arguments Tuesday, arguing there is enough reasonable doubt to find his client not guilty in the deadly 2016 Oakland warehouse fire. Harris -- who has been described as creative director or second-in-command at the warehouse -- and master tenant Derick Almena each face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 35 concert-goers and one tenant for the Dec. 2, 2016, fire that engulfed the Ghost Ship the night of an electronic music party. The prosecution concluded its closing arguments Monday, arguing the defendants were criminally negligent in violating nine different fire codes, including not installing safety measures like sprinklers and fire alarms and holding unpermitted events like the one on Dec 2. [How to Talk With Kids After a Traumatic Event]( Schools in the United States have become more prepared for mass shootings over the last two decades, and that has meant learning how to talk with kids about active shooters and "bad guys" on campus. While the incidence of on-campus shootings is extremely low, they're something many teachers and parents have prepared for. So when the smiling face of 6-year-old Stephen Romero spread across the news as a victim of Sunday's mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, it prompted a conversation about how, again, to talk with kids about tragedy. A 13-year-old was also killed by the gunman, but that child's name has not been released. "The most helpful thing for parents to share with their kids is that these events are rare and that adults are there to protect them," said Dr. Stephen Brock, professor of psychology at CSU Sacramento. "We can't deny the reality of these things, but kids need to be reassured with these facts." Some kids find out about the news by seeing it themselves or hearing it discussed at school, home or in their communities. Young children can especially be harmed by this exposure, so experts recommend restricting their access to traumatic news. Kids old enough to have smartphones will likely get misinformation on the internet and social media, so it's even more important for parents and caregivers to support their kids. [Here]( are some key steps they can take. [Imaginary Barriers, Real Consequences]( [two snails]( KQED cartoonist Mark Fiore: "The reach of the California law ends at our borders," said state Attorney General Xavier Becerra [as he called on other states and the federal government]( to pass tougher gun safety measures. The semiautomatic rifle used in Sunday's Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting was purchased legally in Nevada. It cannot be sold in California. If only there was some system of government that could pass laws that apply to all 50 states . . . [Egrets and Herons Rescued from Oakland Tree Head Back to Nature]( [two snails]( After more than two weeks recuperating at a wildlife hospital, a group of birds that were rescued from a tree in Oakland -- black-crowned night herons and snowy egrets -- were released last week in an East Bay marsh. At Arrowhead Marsh in Oakland, staff from International Bird Rescue opened crates containing eight birds. A juvenile egret hopped out of one crate and looked around, dazed. The bird soon flapped away and found a nearby tree to perch on. "He's a little goofy, figuring out his surroundings," said Michelle Bellizzi, response services manager for International Bird Rescue, a nonprofit group. The rest of the birds flew off into the morning sun. This was the first group of dozens of birds expected to be released back to nature in the next few weeks. Two weeks ago, the birds made headlines when the tree they were nesting in, a ficus in front of a post office on Jackson and 13th Streets in Oakland, split in half, sending herons and egrets plummeting to the ground. International Bird Rescue, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Oakland city officials, and the Postal Service teamed up to rescue over 70 baby birds and nearly 20 eggs. The birds and eggs were taken to International Bird Rescue's bird center in Fairfield. Photo: A newly released snowy egret flies off at an East Bay salt marsh. (International Bird Rescue ) Today's KQED News Daily was produced by Miranda Leitsinger in San Francisco. Got ideas, stories, comments? Email me: mleitsinger@kqed.org [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Donate]( [Manage Subscription]( | [Privacy Policy]( KQED 2601 Mariposa St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Copyright © July 30, 2019 [KQED](. All Rights Reserved.