THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON BEGINS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS POISED TO HAVE ONE OF THE BEST EVER.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M MAYA TROVERSY.
IN FACT, THE POST COVID TRAVEL AND LEISURE INDUSTRY HERE IS ALREADY RECOVERING MORE STRONGLY THAN EITHER LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO'S TOURISM REBOUND IS IMPRESSIVE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT AGAINST THE THESE ARE NOW IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR.
WE WELCOMED OVER 28 MILLION VISITORS TO THE DESTINATION AND THOSE DESTINED AND THOSE VISITORS SPENT 13.6 BILLION OUR DESTINATION, BUT WHAT ABOUT US?
VERSUS THEM THEM BEING LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO?
WHY IS SAN DIEGO'S TRAVEL IN TOURISM BUSINESS RECOVERING FASTER AND STRONGER THAN CALIFORNIA'S TWO OTHER LARGE METRO AREAS?
OUR CONVENTION BUSINESS AND OUR MEETING BUSINESS HAS COME BACK SOONER AND FASTER.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR LEISURE VISITORS BACK WE DO MUCH BETTER WITH DOMESTIC LEISURE 365 DAYS A YEAR IN SAN FRANCISCO OR LOS ANGELES DOES THE OTHER, I WOULD SAY IS THOSE TWO DESTINATIONS ARE RELIANT MORE ON THE ASIAN TRAVELER, AND THAT BUSINESS HAS NOT COME BACK TO THE LEVEL.
THAT IT THAT IT WAS PREPARED.
EMMICK TOURISM IS SECOND ONLY TO THE MILITARY AND MONEY GENERATED FOR THE COUNTY'S ECONOMY.
VISITORS SUPPORT ABOUT 215,000 JOBS HERE , COKER SAYS.
THERE'S ANOTHER REASON SAN DIEGO IS A MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO VISIT.
THEN THOSE CITIES TO THE NORTH, MORE AUTHENTIC, UNIQUE EXPERIENCES, AND THAT'S WHAT VISITORS ARE LOOKING FOR, IS TO LIVE LIKE A LOCAL WHEN THEY COME INTO A DESTINATION, COKER SAYS THE TOURISM AUTHORITY IS EXPECTING A VERY BUSY SUMMER SEASON, CERTAINLY THE BUSIEST SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
IT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN FIRST QUARTER AND WHAT AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO FORECAST FOR THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR?
WE DEFINITELY EXPECT A BUSY SUMMER CONVENTION CENTER IS FULL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
DIEGO COUNTY A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT AND TO LIVE, BUT THEN YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT JOHN CARROLL KPBS NEWS.
AND THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON IS NOW UNDERWAY AND THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS ALREADY BREAKING AIR TRAVEL RECORDS IN THAT PART OF THE STORY IS COMING UP.
NTS BUS OPERATORS HAVE BEEN STRIKING FOR DAYS, DEMANDING BETTER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS.
NOW MTS LEADERSHIP IS CALLING FOR A CONTRACTOR TRANS DEPTH TO MAKE A DEAL USERS RESPONSE IN NEGOTIATIONS, SEE IF THEY'RE TRULY TRYING TO REMEDY.
IF NOT, OUR LINES ARE STILL UP.
WE HAVE NO INTENTIONS TO BRING OUR STRIKE LINES DOWN BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COMPANIES YOU KNOW, PRACTICES SURFACE BARGAINING TECHNIQUES.
TRANS HAVE RELEASED A STATEMENT THIS WEEK THAT SAYS, IN PART WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNION IN GOOD FAITH, WITH THE GOAL OF REACHING ONE TRAIN IS EXPECTED TO RESUME SERVICE IN EACH DIRECTION TOMORROW.
SERVICE HAS BEEN PAUSE SINCE A MUDSLIDE LAST MONTH AND THAT WAS WEEKS AFTER IT REOPENED FOLLOWING A CLOTURE FOR SEPARATE RECEIVING.
MOTIVATED THREATS OR HARASSMENT.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE LOCAL POLL.
KPBS IS AMITA SHARMA REPORTS.
THE FINDINGS ALSO SHOW THAT MORE WOMEN WERE TARGETED THAN MEN.
POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS ON THE RISE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE EARLY RESULTS OF A POLL BY LOCAL ACADEMICS SHOWS SAN DIEGO IS NOT IMMUNE, RESEARCHERS FOUND 75% OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY POLITICIANS, CITY COUNCIL 66% WERE MEN MODERATES WERE TARGETED THE MOST FOLLOWED BY LIBERALS AND THEN WOULD DIE.
YOU DON'T GET A WHOLE LOT OF I'M GOING TO KILL YOU.
AND I WAS THERE UNTIL THEY SAY I AM GOING TO KILL YOU.
IT'S NOT CRIMINAL ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO RESPONDED TO THE POLL ALSO REPORTED THAT THREATS HAVE INCREASED SINCE THEY ENTERED OFFICE.
MORE THAN HALF SAY THEY'VE CONSIDERED QUITTING BECAUSE OF THE INTIMIDATION THAT COWSER IS A UCSD POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR.
I WONDER WHO WE'RE GOING TO GET TO REPLACE THEM, RIGHT?
WHO'S GONNA WANT TO SERVE IN OFFICE.
IF THIS RIGHT THREATS AGAINST YOU, THREATS AGAINST YOUR FAMILY ARE PART OF THE COST OF RUNNING OFFICE SAYS THE END RESULT WILL BE POOR REPRESENTATION IN THE VACUUM OF THAT YOU GET THE IDEOLOGUES IN THE STRAIGHT A NAVY INVESTIGATION FOUND SEVERAL FAILURES AT THE THE INVESTIGATION RECOMMENDED THAT 10 OFFICIALS BE REVIEWED FOR FURTHER PUNISHMENT, WHICH COULD INCLUDE CRIMINAL CHARGES.
KPBS MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER HAS MORE THREE.
SENIOR NAVY OFFICIALS RECEIVED REPRIMANDS IN OCTOBER AFTER THE FIRST INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF SEAL TRAINEE SEMEN CARAMEL AND FOUND POOR OVERSIGHT AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT DRUG ABUSE AT THE SEAL TRAINING CENTER IN CORONADO, NOW, A NAVY OFFICIAL WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE TELLS KBS.
A SECOND INVESTIGATION, SAYS THOSE THREE ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHERS COULD FACE FURTHER REPERCUSSIONS.
THE OFFICIAL WHO ASKED THEIR NAME BE WITHHELD BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO COMMENT PUBLICLY, SAYS NAVY LAWYERS ARE REVIEWING THE DETAILS OF THE INVESTIGATION AND WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IF FURTHER PUNISHMENT IS WARRANTED.
THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THAT HIS DEATH COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE PROCESS THAT WAS IN PLACE NOT WORKING.
THEN THAT CERTAINLY RAISES AN ISSUE OF DERELICTION OF DUTY ON THE PEOPLE WHOSE JOB IT WAS TO EITHER MONITOR HIM OR TO ENSURE THAT HE WAS RECEIVING THE CARE THAT THAT THAT HE NEEDED.
DUNKING IS A RETIRED NAVY JUDGE AND ATTORNEY NOW IN PRIVATE PRACTICE IN SAN DIEGO.
HE SAYS THAT CRIMINAL CHARGES AREN'T OUT OF THE QUESTION, DEPENDING ON THE EVIDENCE IN THE CASE COULD RISE ALL THE WAY UP TO, YOU KNOW CHARGES SUCH AS MANSLAUGHTER AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT WILL.
AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT SHOULD.
I'M SAYING THAT IT COULD BASED UPON WHAT I'VE READ ABOUT THE REPORT, THE 24 YEAR OLD MULLEN HAS STRUGGLED TO COMPLETE HELL WEEK DURING HIS TRAINING AND WAS SEEN BY OTHERS COUGHING UP BLOOD .
HE REFUSED TO QUIT AND GET HELP AND DIED HOURS AFTER COMPLETING IT, ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION, MEDICAL STAFF AND NAVY LEADERSHIP SHOULD HAVE INTERVENED SOONER.
MAYBE OFFICIALS HAVEN'T SAID WHEN THE LEGAL REVIEW WILL BE COMPLETE.
SEVERAL RECOMMENDED CHANGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT THE SCHOOL, INCLUDING MORE OVERSIGHT AND RANDOM P DETESTS ANDREW DYER KPBS NEWS.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM GOT A SOBERING ASSESSMENT OF THE WAY IT HANDLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS.
KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WIN SAYS THE ASSESSMENT FOUND THAT THE C S U LACKS THE RESOURCES TO TACKLE THOSE COMPLAINTS.
STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ARE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
BUT IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE HIGH PROFILE SEXUAL ASSAULT INCIDENTS.
IT WAS EVIDENT TO US THAT THE ISSUES RAISED ON OUR CAMPUSES.
DEMANDED A SYSTEM WIDE APPROACH TO REVISE SUSTAINABLE AND MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS.
LAST YEAR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORDERED A SYSTEM WIDE AUDIT OF THE TITLE NINE PROCESS AT ALL 23 CAMPUSES THIS WEEK RECEIVED THE PRELIMINARY REPORT.
THE HEADLINE IS THAT THERE IS A LOT TO DO IN THIS SPACE AND THAT THEY ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DO IT.
GOMEZ IS ONE OF THE AUDITORS FROM CAUSING O'CONNOR, THE LAW FIRM PAID TO CONDUCT THE AUDIT.
BESIDES THE LACK OF RESOURCES.
SHE ALSO FAULTED THE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
AT MOST CAMPUSES, STUDENTS ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE PROGRAM.
THERE'S A VERY HIGH RATE OF RESPONSE IN THE ONLINE MODULES, BUT THAT RESPONSE RATE ISN'T GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT TO HELP US DRIVE CULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE THE IMPRESSION SASKIA LEHMAN GOT.
SHE'S A THIRD YEAR STUDENT AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.
PEOPLE WERE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE.
THEY WERE NOT SPENDING THE TIME TO SIT THERE AND, LIKE FULLY GO THROUGH THE COURSE BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO VERY LENGTHY.
THEY WERE JUST KIND OF SKIPPING THROUGH IT, TRYING TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
THE REPORT ALSO REVEALS THAT ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WERE INVESTIGATED AND MOST HAD NO FORMAL RESOLUTION.
YES.
YOU RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE INVESTIGATION OF THE THREE FORMER AZTEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS FOR THE ALLEGED RAPE OF A TEENAGER IN 2021 WAS NO LONGER ACTIVE, AND THE UNIVERSITY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER DETAILS.
THE WHOLE SITUATION MADE ME FEEL MORE UNSAFE, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE CASE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS WERE TALKING ABOUT IT.
THE COMPLETE REPORT IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED IN JUNE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH SCHOOL.
ALEXANDER WIN KPP S NEWS.
THE SAME DIEGO TIJUANA BORDER REGION IS THE WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL OF 2020 FOR THE FIRST BORDER REGION TO BE AWARDED THIS HONOR, THE WORLD DESIGN ORGANIZATION MADE IT OFFICIAL THIS MORNING AT UC SAN DIEGO PARK MARKET.
THE WHO'S WHO OF DESIGN ELECTED OFFICIALS, CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADERS WERE THERE TO CELEBRATE AND WITNESS THE SIGNING OF THE PROCLAMATION REGION WAS SELECTED BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE AND DIVERSE DESIGN COMMUNITY THAT SHARES A STRONG COMMITMENTS TO CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION.
SO SEE, THIS IS OUR SUPER POWER HERE.
WE HAVE CROSS POLLINATION AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR LIFE, PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC.
THE SAN DIEGO TIJUANA REGION.
IS BUILDING A DYNAMIC CROSS BORDER.
DESIGN COMMUNITY AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY.
DESPITE POLICY CHANGES , POLITICS PREJUDICES, I FEEL INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF THESE TWO VERY DIFFERENT CITIES.
STARTING ON JUNE 1ST.
ANYONE CAN SUBMIT EXAMPLES OF HOW DESIGN CAN ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE.
THE IDEAS SELECTED WILL COME TO LIFE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THIS NEXT STORY GETS TO THE MEANING BEHIND MEMORIAL DAY.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WANTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT A FINAL HONOR FOR THE NATION'S VETERANS KAREN K. FOR REPORTS FROM ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.
AMID THE QUIET AND THE SOLEMNITY.
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IS EXPANDING, ADDING 70 ACRES TO THE SOUTH OF THESE HALLOWED GROUNDS.
AN ESTIMATED 80,000 BURIAL SITES BY LATE 2027 THE CURRENT PHYSICAL EXPANSION THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW WAS THE LAST AVAILABLE LAND CONTIGUOUS.
IN OTHER WORDS, CONNECTING INTERNATIONAL CEMETERY AND EVEN TO DO THAT EXPANSION.
WE'VE HAD TO RECONSTRUCT EXISTING ROADS, THE CEMETERY MAINTAINED BY THE US ARMY, BUT OPEN TO VETERANS OF ALL BRANCHES WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A FRACTION OF THE CURRENT 23 MILLION ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS.
WITHOUT SOUTHERN EXPANSION, WE WOULD CLOSE AS AN ACTIVE CEMETERY, WHICH MEANS NEW BURIALS AROUND 2041.
SOUTHERN EXPANSION.
WHEN COMPLETE, WILL TAKE US TO ABOUT THE MID 20 SIXTIES ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF ARLINGTON IS QUANTICO NATIONAL CEMETERY.
IT'S ONE OF 155 NATIONAL CEMETERIES ACROSS THE NATION MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION , MATTHEW QUINN, VIA UNDERSECRETARY FOR MEMORIAL AFFAIRS, SAYS THE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH VETERANS GROUPS TO ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED TO UTILIZE THEIR FINAL BENEFIT.
WE ARE WORKING HARD WITH ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY AND E O. D. TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AWARENESS.
SO THOSE WHO MAYBE ARE THINKING ABOUT ARLINGTON.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL.
THE NETWORK ALSO INCLUDES 121 STATE RUN CEMETERIES FUNDED BY THE V, A.
AND THEY SAY ABOUT 94% OF US VETERANS HAVE ONE OF THESE BURIAL SITES WITHIN 75 MILES OF HOME.
STILL UTILIZATION OF V A BURIAL BENEFITS, WHICH INCLUDE NO COST INTERMENT, AS WELL AS SIMILAR BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES INDEPENDENCE.
IS LOW COMPARED TO OTHER OF A BENEFITS LIKE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION LAST YEAR, JUST 22% THAT'S THE NUMBER WE WANT TO SEE INCREASE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE VETERANS KNOW THAT THIS IS AN OPTION ACROSS AMERICA, SO THEY'RE WORKING TO IMPROVE RURAL ACCESS TO BURIAL SITES AND IN DENSE URBAN AREAS BUILD ABOVE GROUND COLUMN BURIALS WITH A SMALLER FOOTPRINT.
LIKE THIS ONE AT LOS ANGELES NATIONAL CEMETERY.
ANOTHER WILL SOON OPEN IN QUEENS, NEW YORK, ALL OF IT AWAY TO SAY THANK YOU ONE FINAL TIME .
THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT IS THIS IS THE NATION'S LAST CHANCE TO THINK THAT VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, I'M KAREN HKIFA.
TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY FLYING AND DRIVING TO THEIR HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS.
BUT ARE THE NATION'S AIRPORTS READY TO HANDLE THE CRUSH OF PASSENGERS?
LAURA AGUIRRE TAKES A LOOK.
WE ARE READY ATLANTA, HOME OF THE WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT, CONFIDENCE IS HIGH AS HOLIDAY AIR TRAVEL SORES THIS WEEKEND WILL BE A TEST OF THE SYSTEM TESTED PASSENGER VOLUME AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ALREADY AT 3.5 YEAR HIGH FOR SECURITY SCREENINGS AS OF THURSDAY OVER 2.6 MILLION FRIDAY'S FINAL NUMBERS EXPECTED TO BE EVEN HIGHER AIRCRAFT 575 ON THE GROUND, ANOTHER TEST A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.
STAFFING GAPS HAVE FORCED RECENT DELAYS WITH SOME MAJOR CARRIERS THAT DOESN'T JUST IMPACT THOSE FLIGHTS THAT BLEEDS OVER TO THE WHOLE SYSTEM FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
UNITED AIRLINES AND OTHERS SAY THEY RIGHT SIZED , HIRING MORE STAFF TO MEET SERVICE DEMANDS AND OPERATING FEWER FLIGHTS ON LARGER PLANES.
MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TRAVEL BY AIR THIS YEAR.
WE PROJECT THEN IN 2019, WHICH IS REALLY NOTED NOTABLE BECAUSE AIRFARES ARE PRETTY HIGH, ONE THING THAT COSTS LESS GAS BY MORE THAN A DOLLAR A GALLON OVER THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
TRIPLE A PREDICTS OVER 37 MILLION PEOPLE ARE HITTING THE HIGHWAYS THIS WEEKEND UP 2 MILLION SINCE LAST YEAR, THE NEXT BIG TEST FOR TRAVELERS FLYING HOME NERVOUS ABOUT COMING BACK ON MONDAY, THINK THAT ONE MIGHT BE A BIT WORSE.
KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED, AND I GET HOME WITHOUT A HITCH, TRAVEL EXPERTS SAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ARE THE BETTER TIMES TO FLY.
THAT'S IF YOU CAN GET YOUR BOSS TO SIGN OFF ON THE EXTRA DAYS.
I'M LAURA GEARY FOR KPBS NEWS.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MEANS THAT RETURN OF A POPULAR SUMMERTIME EVENT MOVIES IN THE PARK THE SWEET 16 SEASON OF THE EVENT KICKS OFF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AT WATERFRONT PARK WILL BE SHOWING PUSS AND BOOTS.
THE LAST WISH AND THAT STARTS AT SIX O'CLOCK.
THIS YEAR'S SCHEDULE WILL INCLUDE THEMED WEEKENDS AT DOZENS OF PARKS AROUND THE COUNTY, INCLUDING JUNETEENTH COMIC CON LADIES NIGHT AND MORE .
FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN VISIT SUMMER MOVIES IN THE PARK .COM.
ALRIGHTY LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES GRAY IN A MISTY MORNINGS, ESPECIALLY THERE ALONG THE COAST WILL HAVE LIMITED AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR THIS WEEKEND WITH A SLIGHT WEEKEND WARMING TREND AS WE MOVE MORE INLAND, SO FOR THE MOUNTAINS IN THE DESERTS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY WARMER AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
NOW, LOOKING AHEAD, METRO TONIGHT WE'RE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 59 AGAIN.
WE'LL HAVE THOSE LOW CLOUDS.
YOU MAY EVEN RUN INTO SOME PARTY PATCHES.
TAKE IT EASY ON THE ROADS AND AROUND THE REST OF THE AREA.
OCEANSIDE 57 EVEN MORE INLAND.
NOT AS CLOUDY.
BARREDO SPRINGS ACROSS THE DESERT, AND THEN EVEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, MOUNT LAGUNA DROPPING DOWN TO LOW 48 BRACO SPRINGS.
60 I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW THIS IS GOING TO PLAY OUT AND I PROMISE IT'S GOING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE THE SAME AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF OUR FRIDAY FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY, THOSE CLOUDS AGAIN ARE GOING TO BE HANGING ON TIGHT RIGHT ALONG THE COAST FROM L. A EVEN DOWN TOWARDS SAN DIEGO, NOT SAYING THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY SUNSHINE BUT STILL LIMITED.
SUNSHINE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE STORY FROM OCEANSIDE TO SAN DIEGO.
AND THEN, AS WE HAD MORE INLAND WILL HAVE THOSE SUNNY SKIES AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING THAT WARM UP FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST.
AGAIN LOW CLOUDS EVEN THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ON TOP FOR MONDAY TEMPERATURES, THOUGH STAYING PRETTY STEADY IN THE UPPER SIXTIES FOR OUR HIGHS INLAND.
WE'RE ALSO DEALING WITH THOSE LOW CLOUDS, TEMPERATURES HOVERING RIGHT AROUND 70 DEGREES .
NOW YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK.
FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
WELL MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD.
WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE FIFTIES THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND CLOUDS AND SUN, THOUGH AT LEAST FOR THE HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, STILL GOING TO BE A LITTLE CHILLY IN THE MID FIFTIES, AND WE'RE STAYING THERE EVEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND FOR THE DESSERTS WHILE WE'RE IN THE NINETIES WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE , THEN WE'LL START TO COOL OFF SLIGHTLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
FOR KPBS NEWS.
I'M METEOROLOGIST BRI GUY.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM HAS SOME OF THE LOWEST TUITION RATES IN THE COUNTRY, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE.
A REPORT OUT THIS WEEK REVEALED A $1.5 BILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL FOR THE CAL STATE SYSTEM.
THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE WILL PRESENT A TUITION HIKE TO THE BOARD IN JULY, AND IF APPROVED, PRICES COULD RISE FOR NEARLY HALF A MILLION STUDENTS AS EARLY AS THIS FALL.
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO AS IT RELATES TO THE NATION'S DEBT CEILING INVOLVES THE LIVES AND MONEY OF THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGANS.
SCS US .
MARICOPA HAS A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.
THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR THE EVERYDAY AMERICAN AND IN SAN DIEGO IN PARTICULAR, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE UM CERTAINLY , YOU KNOW, 15% OF THE COUNTY ARE PEOPLE OVER 65 SO 500,000 SAN DIEGANS MAY NOT GET THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THEIR MEDICARE BENEFITS.
IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE IN THE MILITARY MAY NOT RECEIVE PAY.
WHICH WHICH YOU KNOW CASCADES INTO THE ECONOMY IN SAN DIEGO, AND THEN YOU KNOW ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY NONPROFITS THAT RECEIVE SOME OF THEIR FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL GET IMPACTED.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE.
AND AT THE MOMENT THERE IS POSITIVE WORDS COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON, BUT THIS CRISIS IS SOMEWHAT I'LL HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IS SOMEWHAT MANUFACTURED CONGRESSMAN HOME LAST NIGHT AND SO THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO COME BACK AT ANY POINT IN TIME HERE TO HOPEFULLY, TAKE A BOAT AND GET US PAST IT.
BUT IT'S NOT THERE'S A LOT OF RISK FOR SAN DIEGANS AND AMERICANS IN GENERAL, IF THIS THING DOESN'T GET RESOLVED I'M JEFF BENNETT TONIGHT.
ON THE NEWS HOUR WE VISIT BOTH SIDES OF THE US MEXICO BORDER TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING IMMIGRATION POLICIES COMING UP AT SEVEN AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
THIS WEEKEND'S KUMBAYA FEST IS A CELEBRATION OF BLACK AMERICAN CULTURE, AND IT WILL BE THE FIRST HELD IN SAN DIEGO'S NEWLY FORMED BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT.
KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON LOOKED INTO ITS SIGNIFICANCE.
10 CHILDREN FILE INTO THE OFFICE OF RANCHO MISSION TRAILS APARTMENTS TO REHEARSE THEIR PLAY FOR THIS YEAR'S KUMBA FEST.
80% SEVENTH GRADER, DWAYNE RUE, WHO PLAYS THE BIG BROTHER PANTHER EXPLAINS THE PLOT.
WE HAVE TO GO GET THE GOLDEN RULE.
OPEN BACK UP OUR 7 11 SO WE COULD GET OUR FOOD BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS STOLEN OR GRATITUDE, HE SAYS THE PLAY TAUGHT HIM AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY.
HE DIDN'T LEARN IN SCHOOL, LIKE HOW TRADERS WOULD BREAK THE WILLS OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE, SO THEY DIDN'T REBEL.
I FEEL LIKE MY TEACHERS, MY HISTORY TEACHERS, THEY WOULDN'T REALLY TELL ME THAT THEY PROBABLY THINK.
OH HE'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT INFORMATION.
SECOND GRADER LINKS.
COLEMAN PLAYS DUANE'S LITTLE BROTHER PANTHER.
I'M NERVOUS AND EXCITED GETS INTO SOME PRETTY HIGH LEVEL THEMES.
BUT LANGSTON DOESN'T LET HARD WORDS STOP HIM.
JUSTICE SAME LITTLE LOGIC.
COOL HELP FROM THE OLDER STUDENTS LIKE 11TH, GRADER DORCAS AND DUMA.
DO YOU WANT?
DO ALL THIS STUFF WHERE YOU WANT TO?
DORCAS HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN KUMBA FEST SINCE FIFTH GRADE, SHE SAYS THAT OFFERED HER BELONGING AFTER SHE IMMIGRATED FROM EAST AFRICA.
GOD YOU'RE MY PEOPLE.
I WANT TO WANT TO BE SURROUNDED BY YOU AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND SO OUR FIRST IT WAS HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THAT SPACE.
BUT THEN ONCE I WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOD, YOU GUYS ARE ACTUALLY HERE.
IT MADE ME REALLY HAPPY PERFORMANCES EVEN INCLUDES SWAHILI, WHICH DORCAS SPEAKS.
BABYLONIA CHILDREN ARE EMBRACING THE MOTTO OF THE FESTIVAL.
KOLIA SELF DETERMINATION.
FOR YEARS, KUMA FEST WAS HELD DOWNTOWN.
THIS YEAR, IT'S MOVING TO THE NEWLY FORMED BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT, WHICH STRETCHES FROM 61ST 60/9 STREET ON IMPERIAL AVENUE, INCLUDING LANDMARKS LIKE THE TROLLEY TRACKS.
IMPERIAL BARBERSHOP.
GRAFFITI GARDENS AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
IT'S THE CULMINATION OF MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF ADVOCACY, AND IT OFFERS THE COMMUNITY AND ANTIDOTE TO NEGATIVE PORTRAYALS OF BLACK AMERICANS, SAYS KUMA FAST FOUNDER DEHAAN BLEVINS.
YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE WHEN FAMILIES LEAVE FRIDAY NIGHT, THE NIGHT OF POSITIVE IMAGES.
THEY'RE NOT SAYING OH, I'M GONNA BE SUPERMAN .
I'M GONNA BE BATMAN WHEN THEY'RE PLAYING.
THEY INCORPORATE IMHOTEP SHAKA ZULU ZYNGA 11 SAYS THE DISTRICT COMBAT THE MYTH OF SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO, WHICH WAS CREATED THROUGH REDLINING AND SYSTEMIC RACISM INSTEAD OF SAYING AND CANTEL, EMERALD HILLS, WEBSTER VALENCIA PARK SKYLINE.
WE WERE RELEGATED TO JUST BEING SOUTHEAST AND THE MORE WE WERE RELEGATED TO THAT THE MORE THE POLITICIANS BEGIN TO BELIEVE IN THAT THE MORE THE MEDIA I DON'T CARE WHAT COMMUNITY WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEDIA WAS SAYING SOUTHEAST AND DIEGO THERE WAS A DRIVE BY.
HE'S BEEN LEADING A CHARGE TO END THAT WE LITERALLY DID A WHOLE FUNERAL.
WHERE WE HAD A CASKET CALLED SOUTHEAST.
ENDED A FUNERAL SERVICE TO END THAT THAT THAT NEGATIVITY IN THAT NEGATIVE VIBE AND SO NOW WE'RE REBRANDING .
THERE ARE PLACES TO CELEBRATE CULTURES IN HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS SAN DIEGO LIKE LITTLE ITALY AND CHICANO PARK.
WHY WAS AN AREA WHERE BLACK PEOPLE LIVED, AS BLEVINS ASKS, CALLED THE HOOD.
THEY'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR A BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT SINCE THE NINETIES, BUT THE CITY NEVER APPROVED IT UNTIL AFTER THE MOVEMENTS THAT FOLLOWED.
GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER IS HOLDING KUMA FEST IN THE NEW DISTRICT AS A WAY TO CHANGE THE CITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS IS SOMETHING I KNOW.
ONE OF THE STRONGEST DRAWS THAT WE'VE HAD.
AND HALF IS OUR ART.
OUR CULTURE, OUR MUSIC OR DANCE OR EXPRESSION.
AND WHEN WE DO EVENTS THAT SHOWCASES THAT EVERYBODY COMES FOR FREE THIS WEEKEND, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO THE BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT TO WITNESS CONCERTS, DANCING THEATER AND THE EMBODIMENT OF DECADES OF COOCHIE CHOCO, LEAH.
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