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>>> ANOTHER NAME HAS BEEN THROWN IN THE HAT OF THE 2026 CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL RACE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

STATE SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM TONY ADKINS IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.

SHE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON FRIDAY IN BALBOA PARK.

WE MET THE SAN DIEGO AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM WAS PACKED WITH SUPPORTERS OF TONY ADKINS, ONE OF THE LONGEST-SERVING ELECTED OFFICIALS IN SAN DIEGO POLITICS.

SHE TOLD THE CROWD OF HER HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS A DAUGHTER OF A LEAD MINER IN VIRGINIA IN A HOME WITHOUT RUNNING WATER.

SHE WAS THE FIRST IN HER FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE THANKS TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND HOLDING DOWN MULTI-MULTIPLE JOBS.

>> I THINK MY STORY PROVIDES A GOLDEN TICKET TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

OF COURSE NOT.

BUT MY ACHES.

IT'S DEFINED ME.

IN THIS CAMPAIGN AND AS GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA I WILL STAY TRUE TO THE VALUES I WAS RAISED ON AND THE PEOPLE AND THE CAUSES I HAVE IS AND A FIGHT TIME FIGHTING FOR AND FIGHTING WITH.

REMAKE CHIEF AMONG THOSE VALUES IS SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZED LABOR.

SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY WON HER ENDORSEMENTS FROM LOCAL UNIONS OF CARPENTERS, LABORERS AND DOMESTIC WORKERS.

ATKINS WAS A INTO THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IN 2000 THEN THE STATE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE.

SHE'S THE ONLY WOMAN AND THE FIRST PERSON IN 150 YEARS TO REACH THE HIGHEST RANK OF LEADERSHIP IN BOTH CHAMBERS.

SHE SAYS SHE IS NO CASE SHADED LANDMARK LEGISLATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, HEALTHCARE AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.

>> I'VE DONE THE SAME ON STATE BUDGETS IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD.

BALANCING EIGHT ON-TIME BUDGETS BUILDING RECORD RESERVES AND PROTECTING THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE MADE TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: ATKINS WOULD BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY AND FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR IN THE STATE'S HISTORY.

THREE OTHER DEMOCRATS HAVE ALREADY ENTERED THE RACE WITH MORE LIKELY TO ANNOUNCE IN THE COMING YEARS.

ATKINS WILL BE VACATING HER SENATE SEAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THAT LEAVES HER PLENTY OF TIME TO FUND RAISE AND CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF THE PRIMARY IN 2026.

>>> NEARLY 30% OF U.S. POPULATION IS UNDER WINTER WEATHER ALERTS NATIONWIDE.

MAJOR CITIES IN THE NORTHEAST ARE BRACING FOR MORE SNOW THIS WEEKEND WHICH COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL.

HERE'S THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGERS DEPLANED WITH THE HELP OF FIREFIGHTERS ON THURSDAY AFTER THIS AIRCRAFT SLID OFF A SNOWY TAXIWAY IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

JUST ONE EXAMPLE THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHEAST THIS WEEKEND.

EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE KILLED AT LEAST 58 PEOPLE ACROSS 10 STATES IN THE LAST WEEK.

MAJOR CITIES IN THE NORTHEAST ARE EXPECTING HEAVY SNOW IN THE COMING DAYS WITH PHILADELPHIA PREPARING FOR ITS FIRST MAJOR SNOWSTORM IN TWO YEARS.

WORKERS THERE TRYING TO MITIGATE SLICK STREETS WITH SALT.

>> THE ICE DIDN'T MELT EVEN THOUGH WE TREATED.

SO WE ARE OUT THERE TREATING IT AGAIN.

WE WILL CONTINUE TREATING IT.

>> Reporter: ON THE WEST COAST, OREGON IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE ONGOING SEVERE ICE STORM.

OREGONIANS ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING.

ANOTHER BLAST OF COLD AIR IS SENDING TEMPERATURES INTO A TAILSPIN WITH WINTER ALERT STRETCHING FROM THE U.S.-CANADA BORDER TO NORTHERN FLORIDA.

MEANWHILE IS CHANGING THE WAY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS.

FINANCING AND IMMEDIATE $750 IN ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY EXTREME WEATHER, WHICH CAN INCLUDE STORMS, HURRICANES AND TORNADOES.

THE OVERHAUL OF FEMA SYSTEM COMES AFTER YEARS OF CRITICISM THAT DISASTER SURVIVORS HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS TO ACCESS ASSISTANCE.

THESE CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT IN MARCH.

>>> THINGS ARE TURNING WET HERE ACROSS THE REGION.

WE WILL TRACK OUT WHEN THOSE ROUNDS OF RAIN WILL START TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE REGION.

HOW MUCH RAIN ARE WE EXPECTING?

WE COULD SEE UPWARDS TO A FEW INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF SOCAL.

WE WILL HAVE THE FORECAST FOR YOU AND WHEN WE WILL START TO DRY OUT, COMING UP.

>>> CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS PRESENTED THE CASE TODAY TO TRY TO AVERT A SYSTEMWIDE FACULTY STRIKE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON MONDAY.

THE CSU CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS HAVE STALLED WITH THE 29,000 MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION AMONG OTHER DEMANDS THE UNION WANTS A 12% PAY RAISE FOR MEMBERS WHO INCLUDE INVESTORS, LeBRON SCOTT COUNSELORS AND COACHES.

CFA LEADERS CLAIM THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CAN USE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM ITS RESERVES TO PAY HIGHER SALARIES.

THE CHANCELLOR AND OTHER DEMONSTRATORS FOUGHT BACK THIS AFTERNOON DURING A VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE.

>> ONE TIME FUND SUCH AS RESERVES CANNOT BE USED FOR ONGOING RECURRING EXPENSES LIKE SALARIES.

ANY STATEMENT THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CSU TO USE RESERVES OF ANY KIND TO PAY SALARIES IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MISINFORMATION.

>> CHANCELLOR MILDRED GARCIA SAID NEGOTIATORS ARE READY TO GO BACK TO THE TABLE FOR CFA TO STOP THE STRIKE WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO RUN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 23 CAMPUSES.

UNION LEADER SAID THE STRIKE WILL HAPPEN IF THEY WOULD BE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE TEAMSTERS.

>>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT WILL TAKE UP A MAJOR CASE ABOUT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON THE WEST COAST.

AS CHULA VISTA DEBATES ITS OWN NEXT STEPS ON HOMELESSNESS, KPBS REPORTER COREY SUZUKI SAYS THAT CASE IS TAKING CENTER STAGE.

>> Reporter: THE QUESTION AT THE CENTER OF CASES WHETHER IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR A CITY TO BAN PEOPLE FROM CAMPING A PUBLIC OPERATIVE.

IF THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO SLEEP.

IN 2010, A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT SAID YES, AND LIKE THAT ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

BUT THE SUPREME COURT COULD OVERRULE THE DECISION LATER THIS YEAR.

THE DEBATE HAS TAKEN CENTER STAGE IN CHULA VISTA PAID THE COUNTY'S SECOND LARGEST CITY IS DECIDING HOW TO REGULATE HOMELESSNESS.

KAMILI ADVOCATE SEBASTIAN MARTINA SAID BANDS SHOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BUT HE SAYS THE 2010 RULING IS FOR CITIES TO ADD MORE RESOURCES FOR UNHOUSED PEOPLE.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT IT SAID CITY FOR EXAMPLE LIKE CHULA VISTA, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WOULD SEE ANY PROJECTS RELATED TO CREATING SHELTER FOR UNHOUSED PEOPLE.

WERE IT NOT FOR REALLY LIKE THAT.

REMAKE THE DEBATE CHULA VISTA DREW IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS LIKE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

AT A COUNCIL MEETING, SHE ARGUED THE 20 TEAM ROOM SHOULD BE OVERTURNED.

>> SOMEBODY SHOULD NOT BE ON THE STREET.

AND THE PERSON SHOULD ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE DECENTLY IN SAFE SHELTER AND HOUSING.

BUT LEGALLY THE TWO SHOULD NOT BE COMBINED.

REMAKE THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL PLACED TWO DISC TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION THE COMING WEEKS.

THIS PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO START HEARING IT'S CASE IN APRIL.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS A LEADER AMONGST CITIES THAT ARE UPDATING THEIR ZONING LAWS TO ALLOW FOR MORE HOUSING, BUT MOST OF THE NEW HOMES BEING BUILT ARE STUDIOS AND ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS.

THERE IS A GROWING MOVEMENT TO MAKE FAMILY SIZE APARTMENTS EASIER TO BUILD WITH A SIMPLE CHANGE TO THE BUILDING CODE.

>> BETWEEN THIS BUILDING AND HERE WILL BE A SMALL COURTYARD THAT WOULD BECOME A SHARED COURTYARD FOR THOSE WHO LIVE HERE AS WELL AS THE SEVEN FAMILIES IN THIS UNIT HERE.

DAVID PEARSON IS SHOWING ME AROUND THE BACKYARD OF THE HOUSE IN SAN DIEGO'S GREAT HILL NAKED NEIGHBORHOOD.

HE'S THE ARCHITECT ON A SMALL APARTMENT BUILDING THAT SET TO BREAK GROUND THIS SUMMER.

>> THIS PROJECT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE DO.

IT'S KEEPING THE HOME UPFRONT.

IT'S ADDING SEVEN UNITS IN THE BACK.

THOSE UNITS WILL BE STUDIOS AND TWO-BEDROOMS.

THE TWO-BEDROOMS WILL HAVE A DEN/OFFICE SPACE THAT COULD BE USED EVEN FOR A NURSERY AND IN A FLEXIBLE WAY.

>> Reporter: DESIGNING BUILDINGS IS COMPLICATED AND EVERY INCH COUNTS.

PEARSON SAID HE WAS ABLE TO INCORPORATE THESE FAMILY SIZED APARTMENTS BY DESIGNING THE PROJECT WITH ONLY ONE THE STAIRCASE.

HE SAID SO-CALLED SINGLE STAIR BUILDINGS OFFER ARCHITECTS MORE FLEXIBILITY, LESS OF THE BUILDING IS TAKEN UP BY HALLWAYS AND STAIRCASES.

THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO INCORPORATE TWO AND THREE BEDROOM APARTMENTS WITH WINDOWS ON MULTIPLE SITES.

>> IS A NICE LIGHT FILLED UNIT THAT CAN RELY LESS ON ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING.

IT CAN RELY LESS ON EXPENSIVE MECHANIC EQUIPMENT TO HEAT AND COOL.

BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS OF THAT HOME HAVE MORE CONTROL OF HOW TO OPEN A WINDOW AND CREATE A NICE BREEZE THROUGH THE UNIT.

>> Reporter: HERE'S THE CATCH.

IN MOST OF THE UNITED STATES, SINGLE STAIR BUILDINGS CANNOT BE TALLER THAN THREE STORIES.

THAT MAKES THEM LESS ATTRACTIVE FOR HOMEBUILDERS.

VERY ARE INCENTIVIZED TO DESIGN APARTMENTS LIKE HOTELS WITH TWO STAIRCASES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BUILDING CONNECTED BY A LONG HALLWAY.

PEARSON IS PART OF A GROWING MOVEMENT TO BRING THE LOCAL AND STATE BUILDING CODES IN LINE WITH EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA WHERE SINGLE STAIR BUILDINGS CAN GO UP TO SIX STORIES.

SOMETIMES TALLER.

>> MY INITIAL REACTION WAS A BIT OF CONCERN.

>> TONY TOSCA SAN DIEGO'S FIRE MARSHAL.

HE OVERSEES BUILDING INSPECTIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY MEET LIFE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

THE THREE-STORY LIMIT ON SINGLE STAIR BUILDINGS EMERGED IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY AS APARTMENT FIRES WERE RAVAGING AMERICAN CITIES.

HOLDING REGULATORS WANTED TO ENSURE AS RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATING FROM A FIRE THAT FIREFIGHTERS COULD STILL GET IN.

BAKE PEOPLE GOING UP THERE TO RESCUE AND SET UP OPERATIONS.

PEOPLE ARE ALSO COMING OUT.

THERE IS A COMPETING FACTOR.

THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME.

REMAKE AT THE SAME TIME TOSCA ACKNOWLEDGES FIRE.

PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS.

CALIFORNIA REQUIRES SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN EVERY NEW APARTMENT BUILDING.

FURNITURE HAS TO BE FIRE RESISTANT.

THAT'S WHY TOSCA IS KEEPING AN OPEN MIND.

>> HOUSING IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

SPECIFICALLY IN SAN DIEGO.

AS LONG AS THERE IS SOMETHING THAT MAINTAINS THAT LIFE SAFETY ASPECT THEN WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF IT.

BUT WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT IS DONE THE RIGHT WAY.

>> THE WAY WE MODIFY ZONING VERSUS MODIFIED BUILDING CODE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: AND MENDEZ IS THE HEALTHY DIRECTOR FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE WHICH IS ADVOCATING FOR SINGLE STAIR REFORM.

IT SUPPORTED A LAW PASSED LAST YEAR THAT DIRECTED THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO DO A STUDY OF THE SAFETY OF SINGLE STAIR APARTMENT BUILDINGS.

MENDOZA SAYS THAT STUDY NEEDS TO LOOK AT REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES.

HE SAYS SEATTLE LEGALIZE SINGLE STAIR BUILDINGS UP TO SIX STORIES IN THE 1970s.

AND THERE HAS BEEN NO MEASURABLE TRADE-OFFS ON SAFETY.

>> WE WANT TO ARGUE FOR THE SEPARATE REFORM IN GOOD FAITH.

WE DON'T WANT HEARSAY OR ANECDOTES.

WE WANT FAX.

AND HOPEFULLY THE FACTS CARRY US THROUGH.

>> Reporter: MENDOZA AND PEARSON MET WITH IN A TWO SAN DIEGO MAYOR GLORIA LESTER TO DISCUSS LOCAL SINGLE STAIR REFORM.

PEARSON HOPE CITY OFFICIALS TAKE THE IDEA TO HEART.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY LOOK AT BUILDING CODE REFORM AS A MEANS TO CREATE GOOD, SAFE DESIGNED FAMILY UNITS.

THAT ULTIMATELY PROVIDE MORE FREEDOM OF CHOICE FOR RESIDENTS OF SAN DIEGO TO STAY PUT IN SAN DIEGO AND NOT MOVE OUT TO THE SUBURBS.

REMAKE THE STATE WAS STUDY OF SINGLE STAIR REFORM IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS ERCOT PRESIDENT BIDEN CANCEL STUDENT DEBT FOR THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS, NURSES AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS GOOD COMING UP AFTER EVENING A DISH EVENING EDITION HERE ON KPBS.

>>> THE DAYS OF LETTING YOUR FRIEND USE A COSTCO CARD MIGHT BECOME TO AND END.

HERE'S WHY THE CHAIN IS UPDATING ITS RULES ON MEMBERSHIP SHARING IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

REMAKE JUST LIKE NETFLIX TO REINFORCE THE USE OF SHARING PASSWORDS, COSCO HAS SEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC PEOPLE SHARING THEIR MEMBERSHIP.

NOW THEY STARTED ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING ONE STEP WHICH IS AT THE SELF CHECKOUT LANES THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE NOT ONLY TO USE THE CARD THAT SHOW THEIR ID THAT MATCHES THE CARD.

SO COSTCO SAID THEY BELIEVE IT'S NOT FAIR FOR NON-COSTCO MEMBERS TO RECEIVE COSTCO MEMBER BENEFITS.

BUT WHAT IS REALLY CRITICAL IS THIS IS ALL ABOUT DOLLARS AND CENTS.

COSTCO IN 2022 HAD 66 MILLION PAID MEMBERS.

THESE MEMBERS GENERATED OVER $4 BILLION IN MEMBERSHIP FEES.

IF THEY CAN EVEN GENERATE 10% MORE NEW MEMBERS, THAT WOULD GENERATE BETWEEN 350 AND $500 MILLION IN NEW REVENUE FOR COSCO.

THAT'S WHY THEY ARE CRACKING DOWN ON THIS.

>>> DESPITE FLARING TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND HISTORIC WINTER WEATHER HERE AT HOME, GAS PRICES IN THE U.S. CONTINUE TO HOLD STEADY AT LEAST FOR NOW.

THE WEATHER WAS AN INTERNATIONAL CRISES HIT THE OIL MARKETS?

AND YOUR WATTS?

WE BREAK IT DOWN.

>> Reporter: HISTORIC COLD AND DEADLY WINTER WEATHER TAKING A TOLL ON OIL PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. >> THAT CAN BE UNEXPECTED OUTAGES CAUSED BY THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

THERE CAN BE POWER LOSSES.

PIPELINES THAT DELIVER NATIONAL GAS TO REFINERS CAN FREEZE SO WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL MAJOR REFINERIES IN TEXAS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER.

>> Reporter: IN THE MIDDLE EAST CRITICAL SHIPPING LANES DISRUPTED BY A TAX ON VESSELS BY MILITANTS AS RETALIATION FOR THE WAR IN GAZA.

>> WHAT HAVE HAPPENING IN THE RED SEA IS DRIVING UP OIL PRICES AND DRIVING UP TRANSIT TIME.

>> Reporter: GAS PRICES ACROSS AMERICA ARE HOLDING RELATIVELY STEADY.

BELOW THREE DOLLARS FOR A GALLON ACCORDING TO AAA.

THAT PRICE STILL IS CONSIDERABLY LOWER.

ABOUT $.29 LOWER THAN WHAT WE WERE PAYING LESTER.

>> Reporter: OVERALL GLOBAL DEMAND FOR OIL IS DOWN AND A DRAMATIC SHIFT TO ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE U.S. NEXT WEEK COULD COUNTER ANY IMPACT OF RECENT REFINERY SHUTDOWNS KEEPING RACES STEADY.

BUT SOME PAIN AT THE PUMP MAY BE IN FORECAST AS WINTER STARTS TO LOOSEN ITS GRIP NEXT MONTH.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WILL BEGIN ITS SEASONAL RISE AND IS GOING TENSIONS OVERSEAS MAY FINALLY HIT WALLET HERE AT HOME.

>> IF OIL PRODUCTION IS IMPACTED THEN THESE GEOPOLITICAL TENSION CERTAINLY COULD BE MORE IMPACTFUL IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD.

>>> MEANWHILE HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE AVERAGE PRICE OF REGULAR SELF-SERVE GAS IS JUST UNDER $4.59.

ACCORDING TO AAA THAT THE LOWEST AMOUNT SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2023 NEARLY A YEAR.

THE PRICE HAS DROPPED FOR THE 12th CONSECUTIVE DAY IT'S 9.2 CENTS LESS THAN IT WAS A WEEK AGO AND 17 POINT CENTS LESS THAN ONE MONTH AGO.

>>> THE OLD POINT LOMA LIGHTHOUSE SET ATOP A HIGH PEAK FOR 169 YEARS.

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT IT NEEDS SOME REPAIR.

AND SOME RENOVATION.

THE ICONIC BUILDING IS CLOSED FOR REPAIRS RIGHT NOW.

WE SEE THE WORK BEING DONE TO MAKE SURE IT SURVIVES FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE LIGHT IS OPEN, CALIFORNIA HAD ONLY BEEN A STATE FOR FIVE YEARS.

FROM 1855 UNTIL IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED IN 1891, IT HAD SHOWN A BRIGHT LIGHT OUT ONTO THE PACIFIC WARNING SHIPS AWAY FROM THE ROCKY SHORES OF POINT LOMA.

>> WAS ONE OF FIRST ORIGINAL EIGHT LIGHTHOUSES BUILT ON THE WEST COAST OF THE NIGHT STATES.

>> AS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR INTERPRETATION EDUCATION AND VOLUNTEERS AT CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT, IT'S PART OF AMANDA'S JOB TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS OLD LIGHTHOUSE.

>> IT WAS LOOKING PRETTY SAD WHEN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DECIDED TO PRESERVE IT IN 1913.

>> Reporter: THE LIGHTHOUSES IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT WHEN IT COMES TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ARE A FAIRLY REGULAR OCCURRENCE.

>> WE DO EVERYTHING FROM CARPENTRY, MASONRY, PLASTER.

REMAKE LARRY LEADS A SPECIALLY CREW FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

>> ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE LIGHTHOUSE.

REMAKE THEY REMOVE PAINT FROM THE WALLS SURROUNDING THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE AFTER FINDING THAT THE KIND OF PAINT USED TRAPPED MOISTURE AND IT WAS DAMAGING THE PLASTER.

>> THERE WAS SOME PATCHING AND DOING SOME REPAINTING WITH A MORE TRADITIONAL PAINT.

AND IT WILL BREATHE BETTER.

>> Reporter: A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND OTHER PARTS OF HIS CREW WAS HERE DOING WORK AROUND THE WINDOWS.

>> THEY WOULD PAINTED TO MIMIC WHITE OAK AND OVERTIME UV DEGRADATION ESPECIALLY IN THE WINDOWS HAD BECOME BRITTLE AND WAS CRACKED AND PEELING OFF.

SO OUR CREW CAME IN AND WE REDID ALL THE FAUX GRAINING ON THE INTERIOR.

WHETHER IT'S A PART OF THE KITCHEN OF THE TWO SMALL BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS, THIS HISTORIC TREASURE DEMANDS A LOT OF UPKEEP.

THE LETTER SHOULD BE OPEN FOR VISITORS AGAIN BY THIS COMING WEDNESDAY BUT THERE STILL SOME FAIRLY MAJOR MAINTENANCE TO COME.

UNTIL THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CREW WILL BE BACK IN LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER AT THIS TIME TO PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE WITH THAT VAPOR PERMEABLE PAIN.

>>> HEALTH OFFICIALS IN SAN DIEGO AND LOS ANGELES ARE WARNING THAT RAW OYSTERS MAY HAVE MADE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SICK.

THEY SAY OYSTERS WERE IMPORTED FROM MEXICO AND HAVE BEEN SERVED AT RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE REGION SINCE MID- DECEMBER.

THE OYSTERS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO 200 CASES OF GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS.

DO NOT SELL OR EAT CERTAIN OYSTERS.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON FDA.GOV.

>>> WEATHER HEADLIGHTS.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PLANS, YOU CERTAINLY WANT THE RAIN GEAR.

HAVE YOUR UMBRELLA AND RAIN JACKET HANDY.

IT WILL BE WET AT TIMES AS WE TRACK WE CAN SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW.

ANOTHER HEAVIER ROUND IN STORE FOR MONDAY.

THOUGH WE DO START TO DRY OUT AND START TO WARM UP BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

AS FOR TONIGHT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST.

AND EVEN FURTHER INLAND AS WELL.

THAT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY.

WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 55.

AS FOR TOMORROW, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE RAIN STARTING TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION.

STILL PRETTY WAKE FROM OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60s.

RAMONA 62.

WE COULD EVEN CATCH HOURS FURTHER INLAND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND EVEN BORREGO SPRINGS HAVING A SHOWER CLOSER TOWARDS THE DESERT.

WEATHER ALERT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

PROBLEMS ALONG THE COAST WITH HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

SOME RAFA SURF BUT IT WON'T BE THE BEST BEACH WEEKEND ANYWAYS AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME RAIN.

LET'S TIME THIS OUT.

STARTING THIS OFF LATER TODAY.

THIS IS FRIDAY AT 10:00 P.M..

THE RAIN STARTING TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BUT IT WILL DIVE SOUTH AS WE TAKE A LOOK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

STARTING TO SEE SHOWERS MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH AND EVEN WAKING UP SATURDAY MORNING WITH RAIN IN LA.

SHOWERS IN SAN DIEGO AND POINTS EAST BUT WE ARE TRACKING ANOTHER HEAVIER ROUND OF RAIN MOVING IN 2:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME.

IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WE ARE NOT DONE WITH THE RAIN YET.

WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT A FEW STRAY SHOWERS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH.

EVEN THROUGHOUT EARLY SUNDAY.

AND EVEN AREAS HIGHER IN ELEVATION COULD SEE SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW AS WELL.

IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS 1-2 JUST THROUGH MONDAY SO THAT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS.

YOU COULD RUN INTO FLOODING.

RAINY THROUGH MONDAY.

HIGHS REMAINING IN THE 60s AND STARTING TO DRY OUT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FURTHER INLAND SIMILAR.

HIGHS IN THE 60s AND WE WILL START TO WARM UP TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS WERE TALKING ABOUT RAIN AND WE COULD EVEN SEE SOME SNOW MIXED ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

HIGHS RISING TO THE MID-40s BY NEXT WEDNESDAY.

AS FOR THE DESERTS, A FEW PASSING SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

HIGHS DOING A ROLLER COASTER DOWN TO THE LOW 60s ON MONDAY.

BACKUP 271 ON TUESDAY.

>>> THE FIRST EVER RADIO IN SAN DIEGO PETCO PARK LAST WEEKEND DREW HUGE CROWDS OF 45,000 PEOPLE.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY WANTED TO RETURN ON THURSDAY.

THERE'S AN ORDINANCE TO BAN THIS EVENT IN THE CITIES LIMITS.

AN ORDINANCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE LAND-USE PROPOSAL IN THE SPRING.

>> WE DON'T BELIEVE THE CRUELTY AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS SHOULD BE PROMOTED.

>>> THE PROPOSAL ALSO BACKED BY THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY WHO ALSO OPPOSE THE RODEO WHEN PLANS WERE ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR.

THE SAN DIEGO RODEO ALLIANCE EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE PROPOSED BAN.

IN A STATEMENT THE GROUP SAYS IT IS A DIRECT ATTACK AGAINST CULTURAL HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS.

>>> COMIC CON MUSEUM EXTENDED THE RUN OF ITS STAND LEE EXHIBIT UNTIL APRIL.

THERE ARE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION.

>> Reporter: AMAZING.

FANTASTIC.

INCREDIBLE.

UNCANNY.

IT'S FITTING THERE COMIC CON EXHIBIT.

OF STAN LEE.

>> STANLEY WAS MOST IMPORTANT WRITER AND COCREATOR OF COMIC BOOKS AND COMIC BOOK SUPER HISTORY SUPERS IN HISTORY.

HE AND HIS CO-CREATORS AND MANY MEMBERS OF THE MARVEL BULLPEN ACTUALLY CREATED OUR MODERN-DAY MYTHOLOGY.

THE ANCIENT GODS OF GREECE, ROME AND EGYPT ALSO EXIST BUT TODAY, THANKS TO STAN AND HIS GROUP, THEY WEAR SPANDEX AND CAPES.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINS OF THAT MYTHOLOGY IN THE NEW CURATOR CORNER.

>> WE HAVE FOUND HISTORIC PIECES OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK.

SOME OF WHICH I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WERE STILL IN EXISTENCE.

WE MET COMIC BOOKS WERE ONCE DEEMED AS DISPOSABLE AS YESTERDAY'S NEWSPAPER.

>> THEY WERE LET DOWN BY SOCIETY.

IT WAS CONSIDERED THE BOTTOM WRONG STARTING IN THE MID- 1950S.

THERE WAS A PUBLIC OUTCRY IN AMERICA AGAINST COMIC BOOKS.

COMIC BOOKS WERE BEING BURNED REMINISCENT OF GERMANY IN THE 1930s.

AND THESE ARTISTS HAD TO ENDURE THAT.

>> NOW, BOOKS ARE RECOGNIZED AS A LEGITIMATE AND VALUED ARTFORM.

COMIC CON MUSEUM IS CELEBRATING FOUR NEW PIECES IN ITS CURATOR CORNER.

>> I HAVE TO START WITH WHAT TO ME IS LIKE LOOKING AT THE MONA LISA OF THE COMIC BOOK WORLD.

IT'S AN ORIGINAL PAGE OF JACK KIRBY ART FROM 1963 FROM X-MEN NUMBER 1.

THAT IS MY WOW ITEM FOR STARTERS.

SECOND IS SOMETHING THAT IS INCREDIBLE BECAUSE IT IS THE ONE AND ONLY ISSUE OF A COMIC BOOK THAT IT WAS IRONMAN AND SUB MARINER.

NUMBER ONE AND ONLY.

IN ADDITION, WE LOCATED THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK TO THE COVER OF THE IN HUMANS NUMBER ONE AND THE INVADERS NUMBER ONE.

THE INVADERS WAS A GOLDEN AGE OF SUPERHEROES AND I AM TALKING ABOUT WORLD WAR II.

>> AS A LATE FOUNDER AND EDITOR IN CHIEF OF MORROW,, LEE USHERED IN SUPERHEROES THAT READERS COULD IDENTIFY WITH BECAUSE I DEALT WITH THE SUCH A WORLD ISSUES AS RACISM.

>> FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS AND MY KIDS FRIENDS GROWING UP, EVERYBODY REALLY TRULY BELIEVES THAT THESE COMIC BOOKS HELPED MOLD OUR OWN SENSE OF ETHICS AND MORALITY.

WHAT A GIFT TO GIVE TO ONE GENERATION OF CHILDREN AFTER THE NEXT.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT STAN AND HIS CO- CREATORS ACCOMPLISH THAT THEY REALLY DON'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR.

>> YOU CAN APPRECIATE THE LEGACY WITH THE NEWLY EXPANDED COMIC CON MUSEUM EXHIBIT.

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