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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 2022.

THE LATEST ROUND IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE PLAYED OUT HERE IN SAN DIEGO TODAY.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCING NEW LEGISLATION TO LET PRIVATE CITIZENS SAW GUN DEALERS AND GUN MAKERS.

AND THAT IS NOT ALL THE GOVERNOR WAS TAKING AIM AT.

HERE IS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR NEWSOM, STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS GATHERED TO ANNOUNCE SEVERAL PIECES OF GUN LEGISLATION THAT ARE PART OF A LARGER PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN.

>> I HAVE, THIS IS PERSONAL, NO ISSUE WITH GUNS OR GUN OWNERS.

NONE.

I HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH GUN VIOLENCE.

>> HE PLANS TO SIGN A BILL MODELED AFTER THE TEXAS ABORTION BAN THAT WAS UPHELD BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

IT WOULD ALLOW PRIVATE CITIZENS TO SUE GUN MAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS.

>> WE'RE GOING TO START PLAYING BY THEIR RECALLS NOW AND NOT BE ON THE DEFENSE.

>> HE PROPOSED THE BILL.

>> WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.

I LOOK FORWARD TO RUSHING A NEW BILL TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT GUIDANCE.

>> IF TEXAS CAN USE A LAW TO BAN A WOMAN'S RATE TO CHOOSE AND TO PUT HER HEALTH AT RISK, WE WILL USE THAT SAME LAW TO SAVE LIVES.

>> BART OF THE PACKAGE IS A BILL BANNING MANUFACTURERS FROM MARKETING CERTAIN WEAPONS TO CHILDREN.

>> MODELED AFTER A WEAPON AR-15 THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF 20 FIRST GRADERS AND SIX ADULTS AT SANDY HOOK AND TO PROMOTE IT WITH A SKULL AND BONE AND A PASS FAYER.

HOW DO THEY THIMMK THAT IS OKAY?

>> THE PACKAGE INCLUDES A BILL THAT REMOVES IT FROM CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS THAT CURRENTLY KEEP TROM HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE TEM THEM FROM BEING SUED.

>> THEY SAY THEY SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION.

THEIR 24-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS ONE OF A DOZEN KID IN A MASS SHOOTING AT A MOVIE THEATER IN COLORADO.

THEY SAY THEY LOST EVERYTHING TRYING TO SUE THE GUN DEALER THAT SOLD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF AMMUNITION TO THE SHOOTER.

>> THEY TOLD THEM TO PAY FOR THE GUNMAN'S LEGAL FEES.

>> SOMEONE HAD EASY ACCESS TO A GUN AND EASY ACCESS TO AMMUNITION.

>> THE LAWS NEED TO BE STRENGTHENED SO WE CAN'T HAVE A 17-YEAR-OLD GOING IN THAT ALREADY HAS A HISTORY OF MENTAL PROBLEMS AND BUY A WEAPON.

>> WE DIS NOT HEAR BACK THE BUT THEY PREVIOUSLY TOLD US THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUE TO STOP THESE LAWS SAYING THEY DON'T STOP CRIMINALS BUT ONLY PUNISH LEGAL GUN OWNERS.

KPBS NAUS.

>>> CALIFORNIA IS OFFICIALLY IN THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC.

ENDEMIC IS NOT GOING AWAY ANY TIME SAN.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS LOCAL REACTION TO THE PLAN.

>> Reporter: AT THE BAR AND GRILL IN MISSION BEACH, THE OWNER SAYS HE IS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S ENDEMIC PLAN.

>> I'M JUST HAPPY TO LOOK FORWARD AND LOOK IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SEE IT NO MORE.

RESEARCH HE SAID THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN A ROLLER COASTER RIDE AND EARLY RESTRICTIONS MEANT HE HAD TO RETHINK HIS ENTIRE BUSINESS MODEL.

SHE'D ASIDE FROM MASKING THAT WENT AWAY THIS WEEK, BUSINESS HAS BEEN GOOD.

>> THE FUTURE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT.

THE NEW PLAN DIDN'T MENTION MANDATES SO I AM HOPING WE PUT THIS IN THE PAST AND LEARNED WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK AND WHAT WILL WORK FOR US SO IT WON'T AFFECT RESTAURANTS OR OTHER BUSINESSES, THEIR PATRONS AND THEIR STAFF.

>> IT STANDS FOR SHOTS, MASKS AWARENESS, TESTING AND READINESS TREATMENTS.

HE SAID IT IS MOVING TO A MORE PREPARED AND FOCUSED APPROACH.

>> WE ASKED THE GOVERNOR'S TEAM IF WE COULD SEE RESTRICTIONS THAT LIMITED CAPACITY AND CLOSED DOWN CERTAIN BUSINESSES.

THEY SAID THAT WAS ALL MOST TWO YEARS AGO AND HOPE THEY DON'T EVER HAVE TO GO BACK THERE.

>> ANY RESTRICTIONS MANUFACTURING IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY.

>> NATHAN FLETCHER SUPPORTS THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN THAT CALLS FOR CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

HE SAID IT IS TIME TO GET BACK TO NORMAL, BUT RECOGNIZE COVID IS STILL OUT THERE.

>> WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO VACCINES AND BOOSTERS AND WORK WITH THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, BUT THAT IS MORE IN A STATE OVEN DEMIC, A STATE OF PREPARING THINGS WE PREPARE FOR LIKE THE FLU AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES.

>> HE KNOWS WHAT THE VIRUS CAN DO.

HE HAD IT TWICE HIMSELF.

HE SAID THERE ARE SILVER LININGS FROM COVID.

THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTEND BUSINESSES TO SIDE WALKS AND STREETS.

A IT IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO HAVE OUTSIDE DINING SO THAT WAS A GREAT MOVE.

IT HELPED US WHEN WE WERE SHUT DOWN ON THE INSIDE, BUT MOVING FORWARD THAT IS A SILVER LINING THAT WILL HOPEFULLY LET US MAKE UP THE LOST REVENUE WHEN THE PANDEMIC HAD THE STRANGLE HEALED ON US.

>> WHILE UNIVERSAL MASKING IS GONE IN CALIFORNIA, PEOPLE COULD BE ASKED TO WEAR THEM AGAIN.

THE GOVERNOR SAID SCIENCE AND EQUITY WILL DRIVE HIS ENDEMIC PLAN.

>> A SCHOOLS ARE AMONG THE FEW PLACES MASK MANDATES STILL STAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

TODAY IN POWAY, SOME STUDENTS AND PARENTS PROTESTED THE MANDATE AT TWIN PEAKS MIDDLE SKYLINE.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SENT FAMILIES A LETTER ASKING THEM TO TELL THEIR KIDS TO KEEP THEIR FACE COVERINGS ON IN CLASS.

PARENTS AT THIS MORNING'S RALLY TOLD THEM THEY DON'T THINK THE MANDATE MAKES SENSE.

>> WHEN THE CHILDREN CAN GO INTO ANY OTHER PART OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT A MASK BUT TO ENTER A CLASS, THEY HAVE TO PUT ONE BACK ON.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

>> I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND SHE HAS A SPEECH DELAY.

SHE HAS BEEN DOING SPEECH WITH A MASK ON FOR TWO YEARS.

HOW CAN YOU LEARN HOW TO SPEAK WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE HOW THE WORDS ARE FORMED.

WE NEED HER MASK TAKEN OFF.

>> A LOCAL RESTAURANT IS EVEN OFFERING A FREE SLAYS TO ANY STUDENTS WHO DEFIES THE MASK MANDATE.

>> POWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID IT RECOGNIZES THE FRUSTRATION BUT THE DISTRICT IS STILL REQUIRED TO FOLLOW STATE AND COUNTY HEALTH ORDERS ADDING IT IS NOT A SCHOOL OR DISTRICT DECISION.

>>> MORE GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO COVID CASESMENT THEY ARE DOWN NAIS WADE BUT NOW THERE ARE NEW WORRIES AS THIS OMICRON VARIANT SPREADS.

WHAT OFFICIALS KNOW NOW AND HOW SEVERE IT COULD BE.

>> Reporter: NATIONWIDE NEW COVID-19 CASES AND OVERALL HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS GOING DOWN.

>> WE WANT TO PULL BACK AND SAY WE'RE DONE.

THE VIRUS MAY NOT BE DONE WITH US.

>> Reporter: CASE IN THE POINT.

BA.2, A SUB VARIANT OF OMICRON.

30% TO 50% MORE CONTAGIOUS THAN OMICRON AND DETECTED IN 74 COUNTRIES AND 47 U.S. STATES.

THE WORLD'S HEALTH ORIZATION SAID THE PREVALENCE OF IT APPEARS TO BE INCREASING IN COUNTRIES EXPERIENCING A DECLINE IN OMICRON CASES AND IN COUNTRIES THAT ARE IN THE GROWING PHASE OF THE WAVE.

>> IT IS SHOWING SOME KIND OF LEVEL OF TRANS MISSION ADVANTAGE.

>> Reporter: JAPANESE RESEARCHERS SAY THIS HAS TO BE MORE CLOSELY MONITORED.

THEY SAY IT SPREADS FASTER AND MIGHT CAUSE MORE SEVERE DISEASE THAN OMICRON BUT SEVERITY IN THE REAL WORLD IS A DIFFERENT STORY.

IT GAINED A FOOT HOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA AND UK AND HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO DECLINE BUT IN DENMARK, THEY SAID HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS ARE RISING.

THE GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO FIGHT THE SPREAD.

>> THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO REALLY PROTECT OURSELVES, THE VACCINATIONS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE BEATING BACK THE WORST AFFECTS OF OMICRON.

>> BUT YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO REMIT GATE AGAIN IF YOU SEE SOMETHING COMING UP.

>>> THE MAYOR LAUNCHED HIS BUILD BETTER SB INITIATIVE TODAY CALLING FOR A CITY WADE FUND FOR BETTER MORE EQUITABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY FROM SIDEWALK AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO NEW AND AND LIBRARIES.

>> A BUILD BETTER S D WILL COMBINE THIS INTO ONE CITYWIDE POT ALLOWING US TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS WE NEED THE MOST AND GET THEM DONE FASTER.

>> GLORIA WHO MADE THIS PROMISE IN THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS SAYS THE TIME IS NOW TO DO AWAY WITH OLD IN EQUITABLE PLANNING POLICIES.

>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT PLANS TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT A TRUMP ERA BORDER POLICY KNOWN AS REMAIN IN MEXICO.

LAWYERS FOR TEXAS AND MISSOURI ARE ASKING THE JUSTICES TO STOP THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S ATTEMPT TO END THE TRUMP ERA POLICY.

IT ALLOWS OFFICIALS TO SEND NON-MEXICAN MIGRANTS TO MEXICO TO AWAIT THEIR COURT HEARINGS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY END THE IT LAST YEAR, BUT A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERED THE PROGRAM'S REVIVAL.

IT IS SET TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN THE CASE IN APRIL.

>> A EMOTIONAL MOMENTS IN THE SENTENCING OF KIM POTTER, THE MINNESOTA POLICE WOMAN WHO MISSED HER GUN FOR A TASER AND KILLED DAUNTE WRIGHT, A YOUNG BLACK MAN DURING A TRAFFIC STOP.

HERE IS MORE FROM CHRIS WYNN.

>> IN MINNESOTA, SENTENCING DAY IN THE CASE OF FORMER POLICE OFFICER POTTER.

>> YOU SHALL BE COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS.

>> THE DEFENDANT WAS FOUND GUILTY IN DECEMBER OF TWO COUNTS OF MASS SLAUGHTER.

SHE TESTIFIED SHE MISTOOK HER GUN FOR HER FATAL WHEN SHE FATALLY SHOT THE 20-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN DURING A TRAFFIC STOP LAST SPRING.

>> A POLICE OFFICER WHO IS SUPPOSED TO SERVE AND PROTECT SO MUCH TOOK OUR BABY BOY WITH A SINGLE GUNSHOT THROUGH HIS HEART.

SHE SHATTERED MINE.

>> DURING THE HEARING, POTTER ADDRESSED THEIR FAMILY ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS.

>> I PRAY FOR DAUNTE AND FOR YOU MANY TIMES A DAY.

>> SHE ASKED THEM TO HAND DOWN THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE WHICH SHE DIDN'T DO.

>> SHE NEVER INTENDED TO HURT ANYONE.

HER CONDUCT CRIES OUT FOR HER SENTENCE.

SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE LAW.

>> SHE WILL HAVE 2/3 IN PRISON.

>> I WILL WALK OUT OF THIS COURTHOUSE FEELING LIKE PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING AT US, BECAUSE THIS LADY GOT A SLAP ON THE WRIST.

>>> AND NT S IS MAKING CHANGES TO THE WORKFORCE AS THEY ENTERED INTO A NEW AGREEMENT.

THE COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING AND HIRING OFFICERS FOR NT S. THEY ARE TRAINING SPECIFIC TODAY ESCALATION TACTICS AND FIRST AID AND USE OF FORCE.

ABOUT 110 OFFICERS WILL BE ARMED AND 70 WILL NOT.

NT S OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE PUSHING FOR MORE SECURITY PRESENCE ON THEIR LINES SPECIFICALLY MAKING OFFICERS MORE VISIBLE AND APPROACHABLE.

>> IF THEY HAVE ISSUES OR PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS, THEY CAN APPROACH US.

IT IS ALSO IF ANYONE IS THINKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING WRONG, WE'LL BE THERE AND VISIBLE TO HOPEFULLY DETER THAT BEHAVIOR.

>> THEY WILL PATROL BUS ROUTES, TROLLEY LINES AND MORE THAN 60 STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

WHY THE U.S. IS STILL SEEKING TO MAKE DIPLOMATIC INROADS AS RUSSIA IN FLAMES TENSIONS WITH UKRAINE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> THE BAN ON AVOCADOS IS OVER.

IT WAS LIFTED TODAY MAKING WAY FOR THE IMPORTS OF THE FRAUGHT TO RESUME.

THE DECISION COMES JUST AS ECONOMISTS WERE WARNING ABOUT AVOCADO PRICES INCREASING IN THE COMING DAYS.

THE OPENER OF ROSSI RANCH SAYS LOCAL FARMERS WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL NEW BUSINESS THE BAN WOULD BRING.

>> IT IS A TOUGH BUSINESS TO BE IN HERE AS A FARMER IN CALIFORNIA.

I WAS HAPPY FOR THEM.

IN THE MEANTIME THINKING IT WAS GOING TO BE A SHORT TERM THING BECAUSE TA MUCH MONEY INVOLVED TO GO TOO LONG IN THE FUTURE.

>> TO LIFT THE BAN, MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES AGREED TO ENACT MEASURES THAT INSURE THE SAFETY OF AGRICULTURAL INSPECTORS.

>>> HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE.

THANKS FOR TUNING IN.

I'M MARVIN GOMEZ LOOKING AT OUR WEATHER HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW BRINGING THE MARINE LAYER INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO GRADUALLY BE COOLING DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE HAVE SOME BIG CHANGES HAPPENING EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND EVEN A CHANCE FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

HERE IS A QUICK LOOK AT OUR COUNTY FOR TONIGHT.

IT IS LOOKING QUIET AND UNEVENTFUL WEATHER.

YOUR LOW TEMPERATURE.

LA GAW NA COOLING DOWN TO 39.

SAN DIEGO UPPER 40sNESS INTO OUR SATURDAY IT IS VERY QUIET ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

IT IS GOING TO BE THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL BE HELPING DRAG SOME OF THE FLOW OUT OF THE PACIFIC INTO COASTAL CALIFORNIA.

TOMORROW AFTERNOON, EXPECT A COUPLE CLOUDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

SAN DIEGO 68 DEGREES.

OUR AFTERNOON, RAMONA INTO THE MID-70S.

THERE IS A COLD FROM THE THAT WILL BE PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS CALIFORNIA SUNDAY AND THEN HEADING INTO MONDAY, ALSO FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST.

HERE IS A QUICK LOOK AT OUR FORECAST ALONG THE COAST.

WE'RE GOING FROM THE UPPER 60s ON SATURDAY TO THE LOW 60s MONDAY, STRETCHING INTO TUESDAY.

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY NEAR THE COAST ON TUESDAY AND INLAND AREAS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SHOWERS.

NOTICE THE HIGH 57 ON TUESDAY AS OPPOSED TO 76 FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

OVER THE MOUNTAINS IT IS NICE, QUIET.

TURNS WINDY INTO MONDAY THE THEN TUESDAY, POTENTIAL FOR NOT JUST WIND, BUT ALSO A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

IN THE DESERT, NOT A LOT HAPPENING IN THE OUT COMING BASE.

WE'RE STAYING CLOSE TO 80 FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THEN INTO THE MID-60s HEADING INTO TUESDAY, BREEZY CONDITIONS AS WE APPROACH THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKWEEK.

>>> IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BUY A NEW HOUSE AND DON'T ALREADY HAVE A LOW INTEREST MORTGAGE, YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF LUCK.

MORTGAGE RATES HAVE RIZ STEN AGAIN.

THE 30 YEAR FIXED IS NOW 3.92%.

LAST WEEK 3.69%.

AND THE HIGHEST SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2019.

ACCORDING TO FREDDIE MAC, THE RATE JUMP IS DUE TO INFLATION AND A STRONGER THAN EXPECTED CONSUMERS SPENDING.

A >> SEA WORLD IS TRYING TO MAKE MOVES TO EXPAND THE BRAND AND COMPETE WITH LARGER THEME PARKS.

HERE IS MORE ABOUT WHY ONE OF THOSE MOVES FELL THROUGH THIS WEEK IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>>> SEA WORLD IS COMING OUT AS ANY THEME PARK HAS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE HORRIBLE PANDEMIC WHERE MOST OF THESE THEME PARKS WERE SHUT DOWN IN 2020.

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A PLAY BY SEA WORLD TO AGGRESSIVELY KIND OF STEP UP AND BE RIGHT THE TIER BELOW THE DISMISS AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.

THEY REJECT THE THE BID THIS WEEK SO THEY DON'T SEE AN OPPORTUNITY UNLESS THEY DO A HOSTILE TAKEOVER.

THE ONE POSITIVE THING FOR BOTH IS IT HAS UNBLOCKED SOME OF THE SHARE VALUE AND CEDAR POINT WENT FROM THE LOW 50s TO CLOSING AT $58 A SHARE.

SEA WORLD WAS IN THE LOW 60s AND CLOSED TODAY AT $68 A SHARE SO THERE WILL BE APPETITE GOING FORWARD FOR THEME PARKS AND SEA WORLD ISN'T FINISHED LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GROW, NOT JUST ORGANICALLY BUT THROUGH ACQUISITION.

>>> MANY VISITORS TO DISNEYLAND AND DISNEY WORLD DID NOT MASK THEIR CEILINGS NOW THAT FACE MASKS ARE OPTIONAL FOR GUESTS.

SOME SAID THEY WILL LEAVE THEIRS ON.

>> IT IS A HASSLE MANAGING THE MASKS WITH THE KIDS SO ALL THE INDOOR RIDES WILL BE MUCH MORE FUN.

>> EVEN THOUGH WE'RE FULLY VACCINATED, I STILL FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO TAKE THAT EXTRA PROTECTION ESPECIALLY WITH THE KIDS.

>> DISNEY EXPECTS UNVACCINATED GUESTS TO CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS.

IT IS ALSO REQUIRING ALL GUESTS AGES 2 AND UP TO WEAR MASKS WHILE IN ENCLOSED TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES FOR DISNEY, MONORAIL UMUDE SKY LINERS.

THE HISTORY CENTER IS HOME TO THE PHOTO COLLECTION.

ONE OF THE LARGEST ARE CAVES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

EXAMINING SLICES OF IT AND THOSE FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION TO THE 1980s.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DRIVE BY THE INTERSECTION OF IMPERIAL AVENUE AND 27th CHANCES ARE YOU'LL NOTICE THE PARTY STORE.

BUT WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS BUILDING TO SAN DIEGO'S BLACK HISTORY.

WAY BEFORE IT WAS A PARTY STORE, THIS IS WHERE THE PHOTO STUDIO OPERATED FOR OVER 40 YEARS OPEN FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M., NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.

>> NORMAN WAS A BLACK PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAD A STUDIO IN THE LOGAN HEIGHTS AREA AND HE PHOTOGRAPHED THAT FOR DECADES.

>> HOME TO THE NEARLY 30,000 IMAGES THAT NORMAN BRAINERD TOOK FROM THE EARLY 1930s TO THE MID 1980s.

HE MIG GREATED TO SAN DIEGO FROM MICHIGAN IN THE EARLY 1920s.

HEY PLAYED BANJO AT A NIGHTCLUB, DID GARDEN WORK IN MISSION HILLS BUT ULTIMATELY FOUND HIS CALLING, PHOTOGRAPHY.

HIS SON IS PICTURED HERE AS A CHILD AND CALLED IN AN INTERVIEW FOR THE PODCAST THAT HIS DAD WAS COLORBLIND.

>> YES, THEY SAID ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE HIM THE BEST BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHER IS HIS COLORBLINDNESS.

HE WAS SELF-TAUGHT FOR ONE.

LEE LEARNED IT ALL THROUGH EXPERIMENT AND TRIAL AND ERROR.

AND FROM THAT, IT JUST TOOK OFF FROM THERE.

>> OVER TIME, BRAINERD ESTABLISH AND HIMSELF AS THE PREMIER PHOTOGRAPHER OF SAN DIEGO'S BLACK COME FUNTY.

COMMUNITY.

>> WHAT HE DID INTENTIONALLY OR NOT WAS CAPTURE THE 3-DNESS OF BLACK SAN DIEGO.

THE FACES, THE EMOTION, THE VICTORIES, THE STRUGGLE, THE DIMENSION, THE BROAD RANGE OF COLORS AND SECTORS AND CLASSES.

>> FROM CHILDHOOD BIRTHDAY PARTIES, LIKE THE 6th WITH ALL HER FRIENDS TO CELEBRATIONS TO BAPTISMS LIKE THIS ONE IN 1967.

>> SOME OF THE PHOTOS ARE OF LONG FORGOTTEN FACES LIKE HER OLD BABY-SITTER'S BOYFRIEND'S CHICKEN.

>> THIS IS A PHOTO OF A WEDDING AND THIS IS CHICKEN.

>> SO THIS IS A PERSONAL ARE CAVE FOR YOU.

>> IN MANY WAYS I HAVE FOUND SO MANY SNAPSHOTS OF MYSELF.

>> AS A BLACK WOMAN GORDON SHES HER SAN DIEGO REFLECTED BACK TO HER REMEMBERED AND PRESERVED.

>> HISTORY IS PERSONAL.

IT IS ABOUT INDIVIDUALS.

>> HIS PHOTOS ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE FACT HISTORY IS SHOWN THROUGH THE LIVES OF POWERFUL PEOPLE AND MADE BY EVERY DAY PEOPLE.

SNAPSHOTS OF ORDINARY BLACK LIVES LIVED DESPITE THE STRUGGLES.

>> WHAT HE DID WAS, HE DOCUMENTED THAT ON FILM.

>> OF THE THOUSANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS 500 ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE IDENTIFIED.

PEOPLE LIKE ESSIE SMART WHO WON, "COLOR WOMAN OF THE YEAR IN 1957.

AND PLACES THAT DON'T EXIST IN A MORE LIKE RBG HOUSE OF MUSIC ON MARKET STRAIGHT ACROSS FROM WHAT IS NOW THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

THESE IS SOMETHING THAT IS MORE VITAL THAN EVER TODAY WHEN THE TEACHING OF PLAS BLACK HISTORY IS SCHOOLS IS CHALLENGED IN SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY.

>> WE ARE STILL HAVING SOME STRUGGLES AND THE HOPE AND THE DESPERATION AND THE INTENTION AND THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN THE 50s, 60s AND 70s.

>> THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER BIG QUESTION THAT GOR GAVIN NEWSOM AND GORDON IS THINKING ABOUT.

WHO IS BUILDING THE LIFE INTO DAY?

SHE IS NOT WORRIED.

>> I THINK THAT IS THE KEY FOR ARCHIVING BLACK HISTORIES IS ONE REACHING INTO THE COMMUNITIES FOR THEM TO TELL AGAIN THEIR PERSONAL STORY.

WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE FOR THEM?

WHO MADE THE DIFFERENCE FOR THEM?

WHAT WAS THE DATE?

WHAT WAS THE EVENT?

WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE?

THAT WAS CRUCIAL IN THE LIFE OF A BLACK SAN DIEGANS.

>> THEY ARE ALREADY COLLABORATING WITH THE MUSEUM TO DOCUMENT AND PRESERVE THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHE IS COUNTING ON BLACK SAN DIEGANSS TO BRING THEIR PHOTOS AND COMPLETE THE ARE CAVE.

>> TELL US YOUR STORY.

TELL US WHAT OUR TIMELINE IS MISSING.

>> BECAUSE ONE DAY, TODAY WILL BE HISTORY.

THE FUTURE WILL WANT TO KNOW THE PLACES AND PEOPLE WHAT MADE SAN DIEGO THE PLACE IT IS TODAY.

>>> THEY ARE RAISING A STINK AT THE BOTANIC GARDEN.

IT BELONGS TO THE SAME PLANT FAMILY AS THE CORPSE FLOWER WHICH BLOOMED LAST NOVEMBER.

THE BLOOMED LAST NOVEMBER.

>> IT IS NOT AS OVERPOWERING AS ITS COUSIN.

>> IN THE TWO DAYS IT IS SMELLING, IT'S FILLS UP THE WHOLE ROOM.

THIS IS MORE SUBTLE ONE AND YOU SMELL IT WHEN YOU GET CLOSE.

>>> THE AVERAGE BLOOM TAKES THREE TO FOUR DAYS BUT IT CAN TAKE UP TO FOUR YEARS TO FLOWER.

MORE BLOOMS COULD BE ON THE WAY.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.