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If you are having trouble reading this email, [read the online version](. [News Daily Logo]( [Kamala Harris Goes After Joe Biden, Finds Herself on Defensive in Second Debate]( [two snails]( U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris walked onstage Wednesday night for her second presidential debate with a lot of pressure and high expectations hanging over her head — and she mostly delivered. Harris, who is viewed as one of a few frontrunners in the crowded Democratic field, found herself at the center of the stage alongside former Vice President Joe Biden — and at the center of many attacks from her fellow Democrats on issues ranging from health care to her record as a prosecutor. Biden, especially, came out swinging at Harris, a turnaround from his lackluster response to her attacks in the first debate in June. "The senator has had several plans," Biden said, referring to Harris' flip-flopping on whether she supports eliminating private insurance coverage. "You can't beat Donald Trump with double-talk on this." Harris, whose standout performance during the first debate boosted her poll numbers and breathed life into her campaign, appeared a bit nervous as the night began, but seemed to pick up steam as the debate wore on. Still, Harris did land some punches. She unveiled her own health care plan this week — a proposal she calls "Medicare for All," but that would still include private insurers — and spent a significant amount of time attacking Biden for his more modest proposal, which would keep the current health care structure in place but let people buy into a public option. "Your plan does not cover everyone in America — by your staff's, and everyone's, definition — 10 million people will not have access to health care," Harris told Biden. "In 2018, in America, for a Democrat to be running on a health care plan that doesn't cover everyone is without excuse." Harris also found herself on the defensive over her record as a prosecutor and California attorney general, with both Biden and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard taking her to task over problems that arose during her tenure -- like a drug lab scandal that resulted in hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed. Related coverage: [Biden Bears Slings And Arrows But Battles Through Another Democratic Debate]( Photo: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) during the second Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) [How Gilroy Festival Victims Can Get Medical Compensation, Emotional Support and Property Recovery]( [two snails]( Local officials are encouraging anyone who witnessed the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival to drop by a temporary resource center in town to receive anything from counseling referrals and help filing victims' compensation claims to information about recovering property left at the scene. The Santa Clara County DA's Office's Victim Services Unit, in partnership with the county's Behavioral Health Services, the American Red Cross and several agencies from neighboring counties is operating a temporary Family Assistance Center (FAC) at Rucker Elementary School in Gilroy to assist anyone affected by the shootings at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. "If any person was present or suffered any trauma, they should come to the family services center," said Josue Fuentes, deputy district attorney for Santa Clara County, who estimates that roughly 250 people have already shown up for help since the center opened on Monday. "This is where every[thing] is housed." "Some people don't realize that they may be affected by the trauma that they saw or were around," said Adam Flores, also a deputy DA for Santa Clara County. "So that's why we want them to come here." Victims include anyone who experienced the shooting, he said, not just those who were physically injured or lost a family member. His office has also emphasized that it does not care about anyone's immigration status, and will not ask any questions related to that. "The people in Gilroy and this community are strong and resilient. But many of them could use some help," Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen told reporters on Tuesday. "And that might be information. That might be a cooler or a jacket that they left behind during the chaos of this shooting. It could be help filling out forms for different kinds of assistance. And that's why we're here." Related coverage: - [Remembering the Gilroy Victims: 'His Smile Would Just Melt Ya']( - '[The Heart of Gilroy': How the Garlic Festival Became a Community Bedrock]( Photo: A woman leaves mementos at a makeshift memorial outside the site of the Gilroy Garlic Festival on July 29, 2019. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) [Homelessness in the Bay Area is Complex. Here Are Answers to the Most Common Questions]( [two snails]( For the SF Homeless Project, Bay Curious collaborated with the San Francisco Chronicle and their podcast Fifth & Mission to answer a few questions from the audience about homelessness. How many people are homeless in the Bay Area? Since Bay Curious [first]( answered your questions on homelessness in 2017, the cost of living has continued to rise in the Bay Area and with it, the number of people living without a home. In the nine-county Bay Area, just over 34,000 people are experiencing homelessness, according to point-in-time counts conducted in January 2019 by most counties. In at least five of the nine counties, the recent count revealed an increase in the number of homeless people from the last time the count was done in 2017. To learn more, go [here](. Read stories in the [series](. Cartoon: Mark Fiore/KQED ['Is It Ever Going to Get Better?' Answers to Your Bay Area Transportation Questions]( Long commutes, traffic woes and calls for more mass transit solutions. As the Bay Area gets bigger, the transportation problems seem to be getting worse. Dan Brekke, KQED's resident and self-proclaimed transportation nerd, participated in a Reddit AMA Thursday to answer all of your burning transportation questions, from what the worst commutes are, to the future of public transit in the Bay Area. What is the worst commute you know about? Aren't they all pretty bad? I mean, just about every bridge approach is stacked up well before dawn, and they often stay that way most of the day. That said, my idea of the number one grimmest commute is the trip from San Joaquin County (Stockton, Tracy, Patterson, etc.) across the Altamont Pass on I-580. It's a long, long trip, and if you listen to the morning traffic reports, it seems to slow to a crawl by 5 or 5:30 a.m. every day. The trip back east in the evening is epic, too, and many drivers figure they're going to outsmart the crowd and take to some of the back roads — Tesla/Corral Hollow and Patterson Pass — to get back to the San Joaquin Valley. Problem is those roads are narrow and full of twists and turns, but people are driving them pretty hard anyway. If you want a more objective answer to the question, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ranks the top 10 and top 50 most congested locations in the Bay Area. [Read more]( of the AMA with Dan. # [Half of Private Sector Californians Have No Retirement Funds: Report]( A new report from the UC Berkeley Labor Center finds that California workers are even less prepared for retirement than previously thought. According to the report, 61% of California private sector workers don't have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan — meaning they would have to fund their retirement entirely on their own. And nearly half have no retirement assets at all, either through an employer or from their own savings. The report, which analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey and its 2014 Survey on Income and Program Participation, found these numbers are particularly bad for Latino workers, who are "twice as likely as white workers not to own a retirement savings account or participate in a pension." "We've known for a while now that California is much worse off than even the national average," said Nari Rhee, director of the Retirement Security Program at UC Berkeley and author of the report. "But even knowing that, it was pretty shocking to discover that half of California private sector workers basically have no retirement assets to their name," Rhee added. "Whether it's from a former employer or their own individual pension accounts. They just have nothing." [Future of Treasure Island Music Festival Uncertain After Cease-and-Desist]( The fate of Treasure Island Music Festival and other events slated at West Oakland's Middle Harbor Shoreline Park is up in the air after the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) sent a cease-and-desist order to the Port of Oakland, the BCDC's enforcement committee says. The 40-acre park with views of the San Francisco skyline has become a popular destination for large-scale gatherings in recent years. It's part of the Port of Oakland, and is overseen by the BCDC. Environmental watchdog groups say that festivals at the park, some of which attract tens of thousands of attendees, have noticeably harmed its terrain. "Even a month after [Treasure Island Music Festival], you could still see the damage that was done to the park's landscape and sprinkler system," Save the Bay Executive Director David Lewis told the San Francisco Chronicle. It's not the first time environmentalists have raised red flags about festivals at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park. In addition to the music festival, the park hosted last year's rap festival Blurry Vision and this year's electronic music-focused Second Sky Festival, both presented by promotions giant Goldenvoice. Last year, KQED first reported that environmentalists were concerned events like these could damage the park's numerous bird habitats. [Art Installation Along the California-Mexico Border Creates Joyful 'Togetherness']( [two snails]( NPR reports: A stretch of the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico was adorned with a set of pink see-saws this week, allowing children (and grownups) to play together across the barrier. The event was "filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness," said University of California, Berkeley professor and architect Ronald Rael, a leader of the project. The seesaws were installed on Sunday, when their steel beams were eased through the slats of the tall fence that divides Sunland Park, N.M., from Colonia Anapra, a community on the western side of Ciudad Juárez in Mexico. "Everyone was very happy and excited to engage the seesaws," Rael says via email, describing the mood at Sunday's event. And while he admits to being nervous about the completion of a project that had been brewing for a decade, he said it went off without a hitch. The seesaws were created by Rael and fellow architect Virginia San Fratello — partners in a design firm. By installing playground toys, they sought to tweak the meaning of a border fence. "The wall became a literal fulcrum for U.S.--Mexico relations" once the seesaws were added, Rael said in an Instagram post about the project. Photo: A set of pink seesaws allowed people to share some fun along the U.S.-Mexico border wall this week. A woman helps her little girls ride the seesaw that was installed near Ciudad de Juarez, Mexico. (Christian Chavez/AP) [It's a Boy: San Diego Zoo Announces Historic Birth of Baby White Rhino]( [two snails]( A southern white rhino gave birth to a male baby conceived by artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Sunday. The birth took about 30 minutes. Both mother and calf are doing well. The calf is the first baby rhino born using artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo facility. The mother, Victoria, carried her baby for more than 490 days. "Not only are we thankful for a healthy calf, but this birth is significant, as it also represents a critical step in our effort to save the northern white rhino from the brink of extinction," said Barbara Durrant, director of reproductive science at San Diego Zoo Global. Victoria is one of six southern white rhinos that could become surrogate moms for critically endangered northern white rhinos. There are only two northern white rhinos left alive on Earth. Both are female, and beyond breeding age. Photo: The San Diego Zoo's brand-new baby white rhino. (San Diego Zoo Safari Park/YouTube) 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 © August 1, 2019 [KQED](. All Rights Reserved.