>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>>, GOOD EVENING.

IT IS FRIDAY, JUNE 18.

I AM AMITA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> WHILE VACCINATION RATES ARE HIGH FOR TEENAGERS YOUNGER KIDS ARE NOT YET MAKING THE GRADE.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS OFFICIALS WANT TO CHANGE THAT.

>> CHILDREN ARE A LARGE PART OF THE POPULATION HERE.

WE WANT TO PROTECT THEM AND THE REST OF US.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS AND CONGRESSMEN SCOTT PETERS ARE ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED.

>> WE WANT THEM TO NOT HAVE TO WEAR A MASK IN CLASSES AND SPORTS.

WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO SOCIALIZE TOGETHER.

AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS BY IMMUNIZING THEM.

>>> 44% OF KIDS HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOSE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T GET AS SICK, THEY CAN GET SICK.

>> ONLY THE PFIZER VACCINE IS APPROVED.

15-YEAR-OLD GENEVIEVE PARTICIPATED IN A CLINICAL TRIAL TO TEST HOW THE VACCINES WOULD WORK IN YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> I WAS REALLY OVERWHELMED WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS BUT THEN, I WANTED TO HELP FIND THE VACCINE.

>> I AM DOING MY PART AND IT IS TIME FOR OTHERS TO DO THERE'S.

>> KIDS INFECTED WITH COVID-19 COULD SUFFER FROM MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME.

AND EVEN THOUGH MINORS ARE USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC, PEOPLE CAN STILL BECOME MORE SUSCEPTIBLE WITHOUT THE VACCINE.

STRIKE YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO CARRY AROUND YOUR CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION CARD.

YOU CAN ACCESS THE RECORDS ONLINE.

A NEW WEBSITE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED SO THAT PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THE WEBSITE THAT WILL GIVE HIM A NATION APPROVED.

IT IS THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE PAPER CARDS ISSUED BY THE CDC.

>>> FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO VERIFICATION, THIS ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE SOMETHING IN YOUR DIGITAL WALLET.

>>> YOU CAN FIND YOUR VACCINATION RECORD AT THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN.

IT IS MY VACCINE RECORD.CD PH.CA.GOV.

>>> IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO GET YOUR VACCINATION BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN ONE YET, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE.

GO TO THE HOMEPAGE, WWW.KPBS.ORG AND YOU CAN AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK TO FIND THE CLOSEST LOCATION TO YOU.

>>> THE STATE OF SAN DIEGO MADE A NEW PROCLAMATION TODAY AND KPBS HAS MORE ON HOW THE CITY IS COMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH.

>> Reporter: THE JUNETEENTH FLAG WAS RAISED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AT CITY HALL HERE THE CITY IS COMMEMORATING THE HOLIDAY AND CLAIMED THIS JUNETEENTH DAY.

>> WHEN AFRICAN-AMERICANS WERE TAKEN FROM THE SHORES OF AFRICA, SO WERE THEIR FREEDOMS.

>> Reporter: IT ALSO SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE WORK THAT LIES AHEAD.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.

>> WE, AS A CITY AND A COMMUNITY AND A NATION WILL COME TOGETHER, AND STAND TOGETHER, TO HONOR THESE PAST FIGHTS AND COMMIT OURSELVES TO A BETTER FUTURE.

>> I COME FROM PEOPLE WHO CAME THROUGH SLAVERY.

I COME FROM PEOPLE WHO BUILT THIS COUNTRY.

AND WITHOUT THEM, AMERICA WOULD NOT BE THE SUPERPOWER THAT IT IS TODAY.

>> Reporter: LOCAL CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS GATHERED TO CELEBRATE THE DAY.

THEY FLEW THE JUNETEENTH FLAG TODAY MAKING THEM THE ONLY DISTRICT TO RAISE ONE.

THE SDSU PRESIDENT SAYS THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN MAKING EFFORTS TO INCORPORATE LESSONS ABOUT JUNETEENTH IN THE CURRICULUM.

>> AS WE LOOK AT WE SEE WHO IS REPRESENTED IN THE FLAGS THAT FLY IN FRONT OF OUR DISTRICT, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND ALL OF OUR STUDENTS REPRESENTED HERE ON THE FLAGPOLES.

>> REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> A MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY POLICE OFFICERS.

POLICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A SEEMS SUSPICIOUS PERSON.

DEPUTIES SAY AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO QUESTION THE MAN, HE PULLED A GUN PROMPTING THEM TO OPEN FIRE.

THE MAN HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.

HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL IN THE SHOOTING IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> CALIFORNIA NURSING HOMES ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT AT THEIR FACILITIES.

YET, A FEDERAL WATCHDOG FOUND THAT THERE IS A SPOTTY RECORD OF ENSURING THAT THESE REPORTS ARE MADE.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INSPECTOR GENERAL FOUND THAT CALIFORNIA NURSING HOMES HAVE FAILED TO REPORT NEGLECT AND ABUSE.

AND THEY SAY THE NUMBER COULD BE HIGHER BECAUSE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION IN SOME CASES.

THERE ARE VICTIMS WHO SAY THAT THEIR CLAIMS WERE NOT PROPERLY REPORTED.

>> ELDER ABUSE AND PARTICULARLY SEXUAL ABUSE IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, THE REPORTING METHODS, THEY DO NOT WORK.

THEY DO NOT ACHIEVE THE RESULTS INTENDED TO BE ACHIEVED.

IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REEVALUATED AND POTENTIALLY RESTRUCTURED, TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES.

>> THEY SAY PART OF THE RESTRUCTURING SHOULD INCLUDE MAKING THE FAILURE TO REPORT SUCH ABUSE A CRIME.

THEY SAY RIGHT NOW THERE IS LITTLE INCENTIVE FOR NURSING HOMES TO FOLLOW WILL REPORTING LAWS.

>> THERE IS A LACK OF FOLLOWING THROUGH BY REGULATORY OFFICIALS.

>> THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WANTS TO BOLSTER GUIDANCE ON THE REPORTING ABUSE OR NEGLECT.

THEY ALSO SAY THAT THEY WILL REMIND, UPDATE AND TRAIN FACILITIES ON THEIR OBLIGATIONS, UNDER THE LAW.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE NURSING HOME INDUSTRY GROUP, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITAL FACILITIES TOLD KPBS, "WE TAKE THE ISSUE OF SUSPECTED ABUSE AND REPORTING VERY SERIOUSLY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE GUIDANCE FROM A CD PH."

>>> THE CITY AND COUNTY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO.

THERE IS A NEW TWO-PART STRATEGY TO ADDRESS SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM ISSUES.

THE GOAL IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH SHELTER, PERMANENT HOUSING AND SERVICES.

THEY WANT TO FOCUS ON PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS, GETTING THEM HELP AS WELL AS TEMPORARY HOUSING.

$10 MILLION OF THE CITY BUDGET IS DEDICATED TO SUCH PROGRAMS.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS STARTING OVER WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF ONE --.

>>> FORMER MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER WANTED TO TURN THE ARENA INTO AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT WITH HOUSING, COMMERCIAL EFFORTS AND MORE.

BUT IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BIDDING PROCESS VIOLATED STATE LAW AND THE CITY SHOULD HAVE OFFERED THE PROPERTY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS FIRST.

>> IT IS NEVER SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.

BUT, IF THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME IS GOING TO BE BETTER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY PROPOSED, IT IS A GOOD THING.

>> Reporter: LAURA SAYS THAT RESTARTING THE BIDDING PROCESS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF CASH TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION BUT, IN THIS CASE, IT DOES HAVE LAND IN THE CITY NEEDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

JUST LIKE IT NEEDS LAND.

>> THAT IS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY.

IF WE DON'T SEE THE FULL VALUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CAPTURED BEFORE, WE ARE CAPTURING VALUE AND THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> Reporter: IF THE LAND CANNOT BE AFFORDED, FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL HAVE TO SET ASIDE A PORTION OF HOMES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE SCHOOL SEASON IS OVER.

ONE SCHOOL SAID GOODBYE TO STUDENTS TODAY.

IN CLASS STUDENTS SAID GOODBYE TO THEIR TEACHERS.

MANY TELL US THEY ARE PROUD ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

>>> DUE TO CONTINUED EXCESSIVE HEAT, PREPARE YOURSELF FOR ANOTHER FLEX ALERT TONIGHT.

PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO VOLUNTARILY CONSERVE POWER AGAIN FROM 6 PM UNTIL 9 PM.

THEY ARE ASKING YOU TO SET YOUR THERMOSTAT AT 78 DEGREES OR HIGHER AND AVOID USING MAJOR APPLIANCES.

AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION HAS BEEN SIDE TO FREE UP ADDITIONAL POWER IF NEEDED.

MANY AREAS SET NEW RECORDS INCLUDING AS HIGH AS 123 DEGREES.

>>> FARMERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE HEAT.

THEY HAVE SEEN ABOUT 13% OF THE WORKFORCE IMPACTED.

DRY CONDITIONS HAVE CUT OFF STATE IRRIGATION SUPPLIES FORCING FIELDS TO GO FALLOW.

THEY ARE WARNING NOW ABOUT POSSIBLE WATER SHUT OFFS.

>> IF YOU HAVE TO CUT OFF YOUR WATER, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY KILLING THAT.

>>> NEW SATELLITE VIDEOS HAVE REVEALED THE IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA RESERVOIRS.

LAKE FULL SOME ON THE LEFT IS WHEN YOU'RE THE ONE YEAR AGO AND ON THE RIGHT IS TODAY.

AT LAKE ORVAL, OFFICIALS ARE GOING TO NEED TO SHUT DOWN ORVILLE DAMM.

LAKE SHASTA IS DOWN TO 41% CAPACITY.

>>> THIS HOT HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS IN PLACE AND WE ARE STILL FINDING HEAT THIS WEEKEND.

NO BIG CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

AT LEAST NOT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THINGS WILL CHANGE THROUGH THE WEEK BUT IT WILL NOT BE AS HOT ON THE COAST.

GOOD NEWS IN STORE SOON.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TOMORROW BECAUSE OF THE THREAT FOR CONTINUED HEAT.

TONIGHT, THE COASTAL CLOUDS WORK THEIR WAY IN.

SAN DIEGO, 65 FOR THE LOW.

CHULA VISTA AT 62 DEGREES.

VIRAGO SPRINGS WILL STAY IN THE UPPER 80s.

FUTURECAST SHOWS NO MOISTURE.

SO NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS BUT WE WILL HAVE THE COASTAL CLOUDS THAT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT THAT WILL KEEP US COOLER.

ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE INTERIOR, THE HEAT IS ON.

THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, IT WILL LOSE SOME STRENGTH BUT WITH TIME, WE WILL SEE CHANGES THIS WEEK.

AND RIGHT NOW, 115 TO GREEN 115 DEGREES IN VIRAGO BRINGS IS WHAT WE ARE SEEING.

IT WILL BE HOT FOR A LOT OF FOLKS BUT BY THE TIME WE GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK THINGS MIGHT COOL DOWN A BIT.

RIGHT NOW, THE COAST WILL STAY IN THE 70s BUT INLAND LOCATIONS WILL STAY THE SAME.

UPPER 80s AND MAYBE LOW 90s.

CHECKING OUT THE MOUNTAINS, THIS IS WHERE WE START TO SEE THE CHANGES.

CLOSE TO LOW 80s AND THEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY, BACK TO THE LOW 70s.

SUNSHINE OUT THERE FOR MOST OF YOU IN THE DESERT LOCATIONS ARE GETTING SOME RELIEF.

THEY WILL SEE AS HIGH AS 110 DEGREES BY SUNDAY BUT DROPPING SOME INTO THE LOW 100S BY WEDNESDAY.

I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER .

>>> BEGINNING IN JULY 11, THOSE FILING FOR BENEFITS MUST CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE MADE AT LEAST TWO ATTEMPTS EACH WEEK TO FIND WORK.

THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENT WAS WAIVED MARCH OF LAST YEAR WHEN THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS MADE JOB SEARCHES DIFFICULT BUT SINCE THEN, MORE THAN 20 MILLION CLAIMS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND $128 BILLION HAVE BEEN PAID OUT.

>>> THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED A BIT LAST MONTH IS THE SLOW RECOVERY CONTINUES.

FIGURES RELEASED TODAY PUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 6.4% IN MAY AND IT WAS 6.7% IN APRIL.

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY ADDED THE MOST JOBS OF ANY INDUSTRY AT 3900.

>>> NOW, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE WEARING OF MASKS IS IMPACTING ECONOMIC RECOVERY ON THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> THEY BASICALLY CLEANED UP THE RESTRICTIONS AND MADE IT FAIRLY SIMPLE.

VACCINATED WORKERS DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR A MASK OR SOCIAL DISTANCE.

UNVACCINATED WORKERS NEED TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS UNLESS THEY ARE EATING OR ALONE IN AN OFFICE.

THE ONE THING ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY, IN THIS CASE, FROM THE MARKETING AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, IS WHAT CALIFORNIA HAS DONE.

CALIFORNIA HAS ACTUALLY LED THE COUNTRY IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY ECONOMIC AREA.

AND CALIFORNIA WAS STILL ABLE TO ACHIEVE REMARKABLE GROWTH.

CALIFORNIA HAD A REMARKABLE YEAR.

FROM A PSYCHOLOGY PERSPECTIVE, THEY ARE ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO ACTUALLY DO BUSINESS WILL BE THE ONLY POSITIVE.

BUT THEY WILL NEED TO STAY VIGILANT AS THE SUMMER WEARS ON.

>>> THE BEST GOLFERS IN THE WORLD ARE SCRAMBLING TO MAKE THE CUT AT THE U.S. OPEN AND THEY ARE SCURRYING TO FIND THE BEST SEATS AT TORREY PINES GOLF COURSE.

THEY SAY WHAT MAKES ONE SEE STAND OUT OVER OTHERS IS SUBJECTIVE.

ONE AREA RESIDENT PREFERS TO BE CLOSER AND MORE MOBILE.

>> WE JUST JUMPED OVER HERE AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO JUMP THROUGH AGAIN.

I HAVE WATCHED A LOT OF GOLF ON TV AND IT IS FUN TO WATCH IT IN PERSON.

>>> RESTRICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR AUTOGRAPHS, FIST BUMPS OR SELFIES AND ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN SCALED BACK.

THE TOURNAMENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

>>> A SUMMER EVENT CELEBRATING CLASSIC CARS HAS SOMETHING MORE TO CELEBRATE.

KPBS REPORTER TANIA THORNE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: BOB DUSTED OFF HIS CHEVY IMPALA AND CRANKS UP THE ENGINE.

BOB AND HIS WIFE NANCY HAD A FRIDAY NIGHT TRADITION BEFORE THE PANDEMIC KIT.

>> HAVING DINNER, IT IS LIKE A DATE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE ATTENDED CRUISING GRAND ON GRAND AVENUE IN ESCONDIDO.

>> I USED TO GO THERE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND I WAS LIKE, LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE OLD GUYS WITH THE NICE CARS.

AND NOW I AM ONE OF THE OLD GUYS.

>> STAY AT HOME ORDERS PUT A PAUSE TO THE 20 YEAR STREAK.

>> AND HELPED THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO AND THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN.

SO, WE REALLY MISSED IT, A LOT.

>> BUT NOW, THE SUMMER EVENT IS BACK.

>> IT MEANS A LOT TO THOSE OF US WITH CLASSIC CARS.

CRUISING GRAND, YOU GET TO SEE YOUR FRIENDS ALL OF THE TIME AND YOU MAKE NEW FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THIS YEAR.

THERE WAS WILL NOT BE CRUISING BECAUSE OF OUTDOOR DINING.

THE CLASSIC CARS WILL BE PARKED GIVING VISITORS A CHANCE FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

>> THE EVENT ALSO BRINGS IN VISITORS AND THAT MEANS MORE MONEY FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> Reporter: THE MANAGER OF THE PHILLIES PIZZA IS EXCITED FOR THE RETURN.

>> WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED, LIKE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS RIGHT NOW BUT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

I JUST HOPE PEOPLE ARE NICE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN.

>> WE ARE HEADED TO CRUISING GRAND.

>> TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LATINO, CHICANO AND MORE.

THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPRESS LATINO HERITAGE.

>>> THE WAY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO IDENTIFY IS ALWAYS CHANGING.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO DEFINING ANYBODY OF LATIN DISSENT.

>> I IDENTIFY AS ALET NEXT.

>> I AM ALET NEXT PERSON.

>> I IDENTIFY AS MEXICAN- AMERICAN OR HISPANIC >> AT KPBS WE ARE USING THE TERM LATIN X.

BUT WE KNOW IT IS NOT DEFINITIVE.

HOW WE IDENTIFY, IT CAN GET PERSONAL.

IT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE ONE PROFESSOR, WHO TEACHES ABOUT THIS, KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.

>> WITH THE POLITICS, CONVERSATIONS ARE ABOUT RACE, SEXUALITY AND MORE.

SO, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AGAIN, IT IS SO PERSONAL.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT AND IT WILL LEAD TO LIVELY CONVERSATIONS AND DEBATES.

>> WE ARE ASKING YOU TO IDENTIFY HOW YOU IDENTIFY PERSONALLY.

AND THIS SURVEY IDENTIFIES HOW YOU WERE THINKING.

ONE WOMAN EMBRACED THE LATIN X TERMINOLOGY YEARS AGO.

>> I IDENTIFIED AS NON-BINARY YEARS AGO.

AND SO, THE WHOLE TERM, LATIN X FEELS LIKE THAT BUT IT ALSO FEELS LIKE IT'S IT'S AN MOVEMENT.

>> Reporter: OTHERS PREFER HISPANIC OR LATINO.

HE UNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO BE INCLUSIVE BUT FEELS LIKE LATIN X IS NOT RIGHT.

>> IT IS A BIT OF WHITE WASHING WHERE THE LANGUAGES CONCERNED.

IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE IDENTIFYING WITH A CULTURE THAT HOLDS SPANISH IN A SPECIAL PLACE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> ANOTHER PERSON FROM CHULA VISTA PREFERS THE TERM CHICANO.

AND HE THINKS LATIN X IS IMPOSED BY WHITE PEOPLE.

>> I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY USE IT OR IDENTIFY WITH IT.

IT IS JUST A TERM.

I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL STICK OR NOT BUT IT IS NOT FROM US.

IT IS NOT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

>> AND THAT IS A BIG TENSION POINT.

WHERE DID IT EVEN COME FROM?

>> THERE IS NO ORIGIN STORY.

WHEN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE LETTER ACTS OR --, THE X IS COMING FROM INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.

IT IS ONE THAT WE HAVE SEEN WITHIN LATIN AMERICAN FEMINIST CIRCLES.

>> BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CLARITY ABOUT WHY PEOPLE STARTED USING LATIN X, PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN INTERPRETATIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF IT.

ALEJANDRO IDENTIFIES ASLATIN X.

SHE LIKES USING THE LETTER ACTS BECAUSE IT MAKES PEOPLE STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHO IS BEING LEFT OUT.

>> THE X MAKES ME THINK ABOUT WHO IS NOT BEING INCLUDED.

>> IN THE END, THERE IS NO SINGLE DEFINITION OR UNDERSTANDING OF ANY OF THESE LABELS.

BUT, SHE SAYS THAT IS A GOOD THING.

>> WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF EMBRACING THE TENSION.

IT IS NOT ONE SINGULAR THING BUT WHEN THAT IS MORE MULTIFACETED.

>> REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> LOOKING FOR A NEW BEST FRIEND?

THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY IS OFFERING WALK-IN ADOPTIONS AGAIN AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF APPOINTMENT ONLY SERVICES.

THEY ARE OFFERING KITTEN ADOPTIONS FOR $25 AND YOU CAN TAKE HOME A SECOND ONE FOR JUST FIVE DOLLARS.

EACH KITTEN HAS BEEN VACCINATED, WORMED AND SPAYED OR NEUTERED.

YOU CAN FIND A KITTEN ONLINE BY GOING TO SD HUMANE OR STOP BY IN PERSON.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM AMITA SHARMA.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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