>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT THE BUS ORIGINAL REPORTING FROM KPBS THIS WEEK.

ONE OF AMERICA'S BECAUSE DEVELOPERS WANT TO SPEND MONEY IN SAN DIEGO.

Y THE RAMS OWNER IS A GAME CHANGER.

MR FROM OUR KPBS SIRI SOME PUBLIC ART.

WE RECONNECT WITH AN ARTIST THAT HELPS TO TRANSFORM A VACANT LOT AND MINISTER NEIGHBORHOOD.

>>> SEE SOME PLANS UC SAN DIEGO HAS MORE STUDENT HOUSING.

SOME STUDENTS ARE ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING THE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR.

WE LEARNED SOME OF THE CONFRONTATION WHICH IS ROOTED IN A DISPUTE OVER A UNION CONTRACT.

>> IN DECEMBER WE SENT A LEGALLY BINDING -- >> Reporter: A GROUP OF GRADUATE STUDENT WORKERS WAS DETERMINED TO BE HEARD BY THE CHANCELLOR.

CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWS WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS ALUMNI EVENT ON MAY 5 AT THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN LA JOLLA.

ALEX IS A STUDENT RESEARCHER WHO WAS THERE TO DOCUMENT WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PEACEFUL PROTEST.

THE GROUP ALLEGES THE UNIVERSITY HAS REFUSED TO IMPLEMENT NEW CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR THOUSANDS OF GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE EMPLOYEES .

>> EVERYTHING THAT I SAW FOR MY POSITION IN THE AUDIENCE INDICATED THIS WAS A PEACEFUL ACTION.

THE CHANCELLOR DID STAND UP ON STAGE AND HE DECIDED TO LEAVE.

ALLEGATIONS THAT HE WAS PUSHED OFF THE STAGE OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE ARE NOT TRUE.

>> Reporter: ADMINISTRATORS DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY.

THE OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT HAS LARGE INVESTIGATIONS INTO HIS ACTIONS AND THE ACTIONS OF 66 OTHER STUDENT EMPLOYEES WHO SUPPORTED THE DEMONSTRATION.

THAT INCLUDES TWO STUDENTS WHO ARE UNION STEWARDS WITH THE LOCAL.

IT REPRESENTED STUDENT WORKERS IN THEIR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND EVENTUAL RATIFICATION LAST DECEMBER .

>> I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO TARGET US AND SCARE US INTO SILENCE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY THINK BY BRINGING THE CHARGES AGAINST US WE WILL BE SCARED AND NOT CONTINUE TO FIX THE ISSUE .

>> THIS TRIGGERED COMMENTS AGAINST THE GROUP CLAIMING PHYSICAL ASSAULT THREATENING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF A PERSON AND OBSTRUCTION OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES I HONESTLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A MISTAKE.

SURELY SOMEONE MADE A TYPO OR SOMETHING.

THERE WAS NO CONTACT OF ANYTHING AND CERTAINLY NOT PHYSICAL ASSAULT.

THERE IS NO INVOLVEMENT OF THE POLICE.

>> Reporter: WHAT WE KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT WHATEVER HAPPENED AT THE MUSEUM LAST MONTH WAS ONE OF SEVERAL ONGOING DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN UC SAN DIEGO ADMINISTRATION AND STUDENT WORKERS.

AT THE HEART OF IT ALL IS THE INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS APPROVED BY BOTH SIDES.

THE CHANCELLOR HAS NOT COMMENTED BUT THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT GAVE US A STATEMENT THAT SAYS IN PART IF YOU DANCER INDIVIDUAL UNION MEMBERS BELIEVE THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ESTABLISH ORDERLY PROCESSES TO FILE GRIEVANCES AND HAVE THEM ADJUDICATED.

DISRUPTION OF OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS IS NEVER APPROPRIATE.

TONIGHT THE INTERPRETATION IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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SECT THAT STORY IS CONNECTED TO THE HIGH COST OF LIVING THERE SAN DIEGO.

UC SAN DIEGO IS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING.

HERE IS SOME OF THE WORK THAT STARTED TO CLOSE THE GAP.

>> Reporter: THERE IS LOTS OF NOISE BEING MADE AT AND ABOUT THE NEW CONSTRUCTION ON THE CAMPUS OF UC SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK.

THESE BUILDING STARTED GOING UP ABOUT A YEAR TO GO.

WELCOME TO WHAT WILL BECOME PEPPER CANYON WEST APARTMENT HOUSING FOR 1300 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.

THERE ARE ALSO PLANS FOR MORE LIVING SPACE TO HELP POSTGRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYEES WHO SURVIVE CONTRACT TO CONTRACT .

>> I HAVE HAD FRIENDS WHERE WAS THEIR CONTRACT WAS UP THEY HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

>> Reporter: YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR IMAGINATION TO VISUALIZE THIS LOT WITH OLDER CAMPUS BUILDINGS BECOMING THE NEW TRITON STUDENT CENTER IN ABOUT THREE YEARS.

BUILDINGS ARE COMING DOWN IN A FEW WEEKS AND CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.

THIS RENDERING SHOWS IN LIGHT BLUE ALL OF THE SPACE THAT WILL HOUSE A HEALTH CENTER, COUNSELING OFFICES AND THIS STUNNING ALUMNI AND WELCOME CENTER.

HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS PLANNING AND KNOWS EVERY DETAIL OF EVERY NEW PROJECT BEING BUILT TO SOLVE THE HOUSING CRISIS HERE.

THAT INCLUDES THE BRIDGE WALK NORTH COMPLEX BUILD IS THE 2400 BED RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE.

THIS WILL BE COMPLETE IN THREE YEARS TOO .

>> WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE AS MANY STUDENTS AS WE CAN SO IN THE FUTURE PROVIDE ALL OF THAT ACCESS FOR STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS .

>> UC SAN DIEGO IS NOT ONLY BUILDING NEW HOUSING AND FACILITIES, THERE IS A REBRANDING HAPPENING HERE.

WHAT YOU SEE IS REFERRED TO AS A LIVING AND LEARNING NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE WAS A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $3 BILLION TO PAY FOR IT.

THAT IS BILLIONS WITH A B BY FALL OF 2024 A STUDENT CAN RENT A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT IN THE PEPPER CANYON WEST BUILDING OR ABOUT $1200 WHICH IS WELL BELOW MARKET PRICE .

>> I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

IT ENABLES A LOT OF STUDENTS THOSE WHO ARE FROM ABROAD CAN ACTUALLY LIVE ON CAMPUS AND EXPERIENCE THE CAMPUS LIFE AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL TURN OUT TO BE CHEAPER.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WORTH MAKING SOME NOISE ABOUT.

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>>> THERE WERE NO CONSTRUCTION CRANE CHAT IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT, BUT THERE IS A JOLT OF EXCITEMENT AROUND PLANS TO BUILD A SPORTS ARENA AND A WHOLE LOT MORE.

KITTY ALVARADO HAS REACTION TO STAN KROENKE BECOMING A LEAD INVESTOR.

>> STAN KROENKE IS NOW THE LEAD INVESTOR IN THE MIDWAY PRICING WE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

>> IT IS SO COMPELLING AND SUCH AN EXCITING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND DEEP- POCKETED ILLUSTRATE INVESTORS HAS CHOSEN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THAT IS JIM ANDERSON AT CHELSEA INVESTMENT CORPORATION THE PARTNER COMPANY IN CHARGE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT .

>> IT WILL CREATE A LOT MORE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEEDED.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL REPLACE THE HISTORIC PECHANGA ARENA IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT.

WILL ADD RETAIL SPACE, A HOTEL, PLAZA AND PARK AND 4200 HOUSING UNITS.

HALF OF THEM WILL BE AFFORDABLE .

>> 2000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOMES IS THE LARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA.

IT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE.

ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH?

YOU BET.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON SAYS THAT STAN KROENKE IS NOT JUST A PERSON WITH CAPITAL BUT ALSO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIKE SOFI STADIUM .

>> IT TAKES AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S WILLING TO PUSH HARD TO ACHIEVE THAT RESULT.

NOT A BIG CORPORATION WITH THE GIANT BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT WILL LOOK AT EVERY NICKEL.

STAN KROENKE WILL ONLY INVEST IN PLACES HE REALLY BELIEVES IN.

IT IS A GREAT ENDORSEMENT OF OUR REGION .

>> Reporter: RUMORS ARE ALREADY SWIRLING ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF SAN DIEGO SPORTS.

>> WILL IT HAPPEN?

I THINK IT WOULD BE AWESOME.

SAN DIEGO DESERVES THAT.

>> Reporter: THE BACKING OF SUCH A LARGE INVESTOR MAKES WHAT IS NOW A VISION ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING A REALITY .

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DEEP- POCKETED BALANCE SHEET TO SEE GUESTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FINAL HOME BEING DEVELOPED AND RENTED.

WE COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED.

IT REALLY GIVES THE PROJECT A TURBO BOOST.

>> Reporter: THE COST IS EXPECTED TO BE DISCLOSED NEXT MONTH.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CARPOOL LANES ARE BEING EXTENDED ALONG THE BUSY STRETCH OF FREEWAY IN NORTH COUNTY.

IT IS SUPPOSED TO CUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME PEOPLE SPEND STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

>> Reporter: IS IN A COMMUTER NOSE, SITTING IN TRAFFIC IS A PAIN.

THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET BETTER.

FOUR MORE MILES OF CARPOOL LANES HAVE OPENED ON THE 5 FREEWAY.

IT IS A JOINT PROJECT.

>> IT WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE REDUCING CONGESTION.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THE MAYOR OF SOLANA BEACH AND THE SECOND VICE CHAIR .

>> THE TRAFFIC IS RUNNING A LOT SMOOTHER ON THE FREEWAYS.

PEOPLE ARE SPENDING LESS TIME IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TRAVELING TOGETHER WITH OTHER PASSENGERS TO WORK.

>> Reporter: ADDING MORE LANES IS NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER.

ADDING MORE LANES TO THE FREEWAYS DOES NOT REDUCE CONGESTION, IN FACT IT INCREASES IT.

BASICALLY, IT MEANS MORE LANES EQUAL MORE CARS ON THE ROADS AND MORE TRAFFIC.

>>.ONLY APPLIES TO GENERAL PURPOSE LANES .

>> CARPOOL LANES ARE FOCUSED ON BUILDING AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO USE HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLES.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE TRAFFIC TIMES BY HALF .

>> IN DOING SO, PRIORITIZE MOVING PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO VEHICLES.

THE IDEA IS TO MOVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE LANES.

>> Reporter: THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF SLATED TO OPEN NEXT WEEK.

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>>> YOU CAN NOW STREAM ALL EPISODES OF THE NEW PODCAST SERIES FREEWAY EXIT.

ANDREW BOWEN DIVES INTO HOW SAN DIEGO'S FREEWAYS BECAME TO BE EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

NEW THIS WEEK A SPECIAL EDITION EXIT T-SHIRT IS AVAILABLE TO NEW DONORS.

FREEWAY EXIT IS AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS AND YOU CAN STREAM EPISODES AT WWW.KPBS.ORG.

AND THERE HAS BEEN A BIG RESPONSE FROM OUR ONLINE AUDIENCE.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER POPULAR STORIES.

ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S BEST KNOWN COMPANIES AND WHY IS CUTTING HUNDREDS OF LOCAL JOBS.

ANOTHER SIDE WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM PANDEMIC LIFE.

I WE TALK WITH BUSINESSES ABOUT THE INTO STREETSIDE DINING IN BEACH COMMUNITIES.

AND SUNDAYS AT SOUTH MISSION BEACH USED TO BE A WEEKLY GATHERING PLACE FOR BLACK SAN DIEGANS.

WE LOOKED INTO HOW POLICING TOOK THAT AWAY.

>> SHE CHASER CALIFORNIA DREAM FROM THE MIDWEST TO SAN DIEGO IN THE 80s .

>> BEING A TRANSPLANT HERE, MY FIRST THING WAS WHERE IS THE COMMUNITY?

>> Reporter: SHE FOUND THE A SPECIAL SPOT .

>> COMING TO THE BEACH ON SUNDAY .

>> Reporter: SHE TOLD ME EVERY OTHER DAY THE BEACH BELONG TO WHITE SAN DIEGANS BUT SUNDAY'S AT SOUTH MISSION WHERE THERE'S .

>> WILL SMITH SOMETIMES.

YOU KNOW THE PART ABOUT TWO MILES AN HOUR SO EVERYONE SEES YOU AND ALSO FRESH FROM THE BARBERSHOP.

FLY FROM THE BEAUTY SALON.

THAT IS HOW IT WAS.

EVERYBODY WOULD BE OUT.

YOU WOULD HAVE A NICE CRISP SUMMER OUTFIT ON.

>> Reporter: THE SOUTH AND WAS FAR FROM THE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT SPOTS AND THEY CHOSE IT FOR THE FREE FUN.

WE COULD BARBECUE AND PLAY BASKETBALL.

HER NEPHEW DISCOVERED THE GATHERING AT 13 .

>> IT WAS JUST MIND BLOWING TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME ENJOYING THEMSELVES AND DRESSED TO THE NINES.

JUST REALLY HAVING A GREAT TIME.

>> THE BEACH WAS PACKED WITH BLACK SAN DIEGANS WHO MADE UP LESS THAN 10% OF THE POPULATION.

POLICE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS CROWD OF BLACK SAN DIEGANS IN THEIR CARS TO ENFORCE MINOR INFRACTIONS.

>> I WOULD SEE PEOPLE GET TICKETS FOR THE TREAD ON THEIR TIRES, THE TENT ON THE WINDOWS, I SAW GUY GET A TICKET FOR THE GRILL ON THE FRONT OF CAR.

>> Reporter: CARS WOULD REGULARLY GET TOWED INCLUDING HERS.

IT STRAINED WHAT WERE MEANT TO BE CAREFREE DAYS.

EVEN IF YOUR REGISTRATION IS GOOD AND YOUR LICENSE IS GOOD, EVERYBODY IN YOUR CAR HAS THE PROPER AMOUNT OF SEED BELTS, IT WAS A WHOLE MENTAL THING.

SHE SAYS THE POLICE PRESENCE GREW FROM 12 OFFICERS TO AN ENTIRE MOBILE COMMAND CENTER.

BEACHGOERS STARTED MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE ROLLER COASTER TO GET SOME DISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SHE THINKS THE POLICE WERE TRYING TO DETER BLACK SAN DIEGANS FROM RETURNING .

>> EVENTUALLY, IT WORKED.

>> Reporter: BY THE EARLY 2000'S, SUNDAYS AT THE BEACH WERE LOST .

>> YOU SHOULDN'T WANT TO PUSH PEOPLE OUT OF WHAT THEY CREATED .

>> Reporter: THIS CHIEF OF POLICE -- >> JERRY SANDERS WAS A THE POLICE CHIEF.

A SPOKESPERSON DECLINED ON HIS BACK AFTER COMMENT.

THESE DISPARITIES REMAIN.

.ARE SO THERE WERE MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO STOP A BLACK PERSON DONE A WHITE PERSON.

DEMETRIUS IS A RETIRED OFFICER AND NOW CONSULTS POLICING PRACTICES.

RACIAL DISPARITIES DECREASE THE POLICE FOCUS ON ENFORCING SAFETY INSTEAD OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS.

AND NONDANGEROUS VIOLATIONS CAN BREAK COMMUNITY TRUST.

>> THEY ARE GOING TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND TELL THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND TELL ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE POLICE.

THIS BUILDS A LOT OF RESENTMENT.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER SUNDAYS AT THE BEACH STOP, SHE GOT A CALL FROM HR AT HER JOB .

>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SENT A LETTER AND THEY WILL GARNISH YOUR WAGES.

>> Reporter: THE CITY GARNISH YOUR WAGES FOR OLD FINES AND FEES FROM THE BEACH TOTALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

SHE SAYS THE EXPERIENCE TOOK SOME OF THE BLAME OFF OF CALIFORNIA.

IT CHANGED HOW BLACK SAN DIEGANS RELATE TO THE BEACH.

AND ANTHONY, BARELY SEE THE BEACH .

>> WE ARE ACTUALLY NATIVES OF SAN DIEGO BUT WE BARELY SEE THIS.

A LOT OF US ARE CONFINED .

>> THEY WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WASN'T ALWAYS THE CASE .

>> I STILL COME OUT ON SUNDAYS JUST FOR NOSTALGIA.

I WILL TELL MY DAUGHTER WE USED TO DO THIS AND THAT WE SHOULD DRIVE DOWN THERE AND THEY CAN HEAR THE FUN AND THE EXCITEMENT AND THE LOSS AT THE SAME TIME.

>> THE SAN DIEGO REGION HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTI GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS.

THAT IS THE FOCUS OF A SPECIAL SERIES.

SCOTT LAUGHTON MET A FAMILY FROM NORTHEASTERN AFRICA THAT OVERCAME HARDSHIPS BEFORE UNITING UNDER ONE ROOF.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSEHOLD IS BUZZING.

THEY ARE PREPARING AN EARLY DINNER INSPIRED BY NORTHEASTERN AFRICAN CUISINE.

SHE IS ROASTING AND GRANTING COFFEE BEANS.

HER 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IS GRATING GINGER.

GRACE THE FAMILY MATRIARCH STANDS BY WATCHING WITH PRIDE.

SHE OFFERS INSTRUCTIONS HERE AND THERE SPEAKING BOTH ENGLISH AND HER FIRST LANGUAGE.

IT IS A SCENE THAT MANY FAMILIES TAKE FOR GRANTED.

PUTTING TOGETHER A MEAL AT THE END OF A BUSY WEEKDAY.

GRACE SAYS NOTHING ABOUT THIS MOMENT IS GUARANTEED .

>> I AM HAPPY TO LIVE WITH MY FAMILY AGAIN.

MY FAMILY CORRECT >> THE STORY IS A WINDING JOURNEY FROM HOMELESSNESS, INCARCERATION, ADDICTION, AND THREATS OF DEPORTATION.

HER FAMILY IS ORIGINALLY FROM BUTLER TO SUDAN DUE TO AN ONGOING WAR.

HER VILLAGE WAS POVERTY-STRICKEN AND LOCAL TERRORIST GROUPS MADE IT DANGEROUS FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN .

>> WE DIDN'T HAVE A LIFE.

NO SCHOOL.

THERE IS A SCHOOL BUT MY PARENTS WERE SCARED TO SEND US THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY WOULD KILL US OR KIDNAP US >> Reporter: SHE CAME HERE WITH HER HUSBAND AND THEIR ONE-YEAR- OLD DAUGHTER.

THEIR MARRIAGE SOON CRUMBLED AND THAT LEFT GRACE LOST IN THIS NEW AND UNFAMILIAR PLACE .

>> IN THIS FAMILY CORRECT BACK >> SHE STARTED DRINKING AND PARTYING AND SEARCHING FOR COMMUNITY AND COMFORT IN THE WRONG PLACES.

>> I MISS MY FAMILY.

I WANTED TO KILL MY PAIN >> Reporter: SHE GOT A DUI AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES TOOK HER CHILDREN.

EVENTUALLY SHE WOUND UP LIVING ON THE STREETS.

ANOTHER DO YOU WIDE LANDED HER IN JAIL AND THEN FACING DEPORTATION .

>> THE JUDGES SAY I'M GIVING HER A CHANCE.

>> Reporter: THE JUDGE BELIEVES TO GET CLEAN AND BACK ON HER FEET.

ANOTHER MISTAKE WOULD MEAN DEPORTATION AND POSSIBLY NEVER SEEING HER CHILDREN AGAIN .

>> AFTER THAT, I'VE NEVER HAD A DRINK FOR 12 YEARS.

>> HER DAUGHTER AROUND THAT TIME FOUND HERSELF ON HER OWN PATH TO RECOVERY.

SHE HAD A TURBULENT CHILDHOOD AND GREW UP IN A GROUP HOME AND THEN A FOSTER HOME.

LIKE HER MOM SHE STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION AND THEN SHE GOT PREGNANT.

>> I GOT BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN FROM BEING HOMELESS AND BEING ON THE STREET.

>> Reporter: SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER DAUGHTER, HONEY.

SHE RECONNECTED WITH HER MOTHER WHO WANTED TO HELP PROVIDE A BETTER LIFE.

GRACE BONDED OVER A NEWFOUND DEVOTION TO GOD AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO STAYING SOBER.

THE FAMILY FOUND AN APARTMENT IN CITY HEIGHTS.

A COVETED SPOT CONSIDERING THE SCARCITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE REGION .

>> WE SHARE THE SPACE AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: WHAT IS THE BEST PART ABOUT LIVING WITH YOUR MOM AND YOUR GRANDMA .

>> THEY ARE KIND OF A MAKE PROBLEMS GO AWAY.

>> SHE IS HAVING INTO THE FIFTH GRADE AND SHE'S GOT NO SHORTAGE OF INTERESTS IN SCHOOL >> ART IS MY FAVORITE AND THEN MATH AND PLAYING WITH MY FRIENDS .

>> WAS STABILITY UNDER ONE ROOF, THE FAMILY IS FOCUSED ON HELPING OTHERS IN NEED ESPECIALLY PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS.

THEY COLLECT DONATIONS.

ANYTHING FROM ADULT DIAPERS THE BOTTLED WATER AND GRAY SENDS OUT HOME-COOKED MEALS.

SHE HAS A YOUTUBE PAGE WHERE SHE WILL POST VIDEOS OF HER OUTREACH WORK.

BOHNE IS MAKING PROGRESS ON HER EQUIVALENCY DEGREE AND SHE HOPES IT WILL BE TO A JOB WORKING WITH CHILDREN .

>> I LOVE TO WORK WITH KIDS.

>> SHE HOPES TO FIND A BIGGER PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE THE FAMILY .

>> I HOPE AND I PRAY MAYBE OF 405 BEDROOM APARTMENT.

>> SHE KNOWS THAT MIGHT BE TOUGH WITH RUNAWAY HOUSING COSTS AND SAN DIEGO.

SHE BELIEVES THE FAMILY, ALL THREE GENERATIONS, WILL LIVE TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME.

WHERE EVER THEY END UP, IS NOT THE NUMBER OF ROOMS THAT DEFINE OUR HOME BUT THE PEOPLE WHO SHARED THE SPACE.

>> OUR SERIES ON MULTI GENERATIONAL HOMES CAN BE FOUND ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT PUBLIC ART CAN GREET US AND PROVIDE ENTRY POINTS AND EVEN FORCE A CONVERSATION.

THIS PROLIFIC ARTIST RECENTLY WALKED WITH US THROUGH THE WORK OF HIS THAT IS OFTEN COMPARED TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S 11 WONDERS.

>> THIS IS SITE THAT YOU CAN TOUCH.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ARCH THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE PRIMORDIAL HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL.

>> Reporter: IT IS MADE OF TERRA-COTTA COLORED SANDSTONE TRANSPORTED FROM THE QUARRIES OF THE MEXICO IN 2001.

IT NOW STANDS IN A STRETCH OF PARKER GROVE AVENUE AND THE SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY OF NESTER.

>> IT IS STONE.

>> Reporter: THE COMMISSION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE HIRED HIM TO CREATE OUR WORK MEANT TO OFFSET THE DRAB INDUSTRIAL FIELD AT THE NEARBY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY CALLED THE GROVE AVENUE PUMP STATION.

HIS WORK SITS IN WHAT WAS ONCE A EMPTY LOT .

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING TO THIS PARTICULAR STREET WITH STROLLERS.

A LOT OF FAMILIES.

I HAVE TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT OFFERS A FAMILY A PLACE TO BE AND WALK AND MEDITATE AND THINK.

>> HE STARTS WITH A FEW SANDSTONE BENCHES AND THEN CONTINUES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK INTO THE PARK ALL THE WAY TO THE CENTER.

THERE IS FOUR 13 FEET TALL SANDSTONE PILLARS .

>> I NEEDED SOMETHING UP RIGHT.

SOMETHING TO LOOK UP AND ADMIRE.

IT IS BIGGER THAN WE ARE.

>> HE SAYS THE VIBE OF THE STONE PILLARS IS ANCIENT .

>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING INTO THE UNIVERSE.

PLUS I HAVE FOSSILS AND A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL IMPRINTS.

THERE IS SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS ABOUT THEM.

THEY DO HAVE A SOUL .

>> HE PUT HIS OWN MARKINGS ON THE STONES .

>> THEY ARE MARKINGS THAT REMINISCE OLD PICTOGRAPHS .

>> EACH OF THE FOUR STONE PILLARS AS A STENCIL OF THE ELEMENTS.

>> IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE IS A PLACE TO PLAY .

>> WHAT YOU ARE SEEING RIGHT IN HERE IS A SANDBOX OR SAND CIRCLE.

I THINK IT HAS BEEN REFILLED.

YOU CAN DIG AND YOU WILL SEE IMAGES.

>> Reporter: THE CARVINGS REFLECT THE HISTORY, IT CREATES CURIOSITY AND SOME CRITICAL THINKING .

>> BENCHES MADE OUT OF THAT SAME SANDSTONE INTERSPERSED THE STONE COLUMNS .

>> PARENTS CAN SIT AND TALK AND CHILDREN ARE SUPERVISED.

SOMEBODY CAN COME HERE AND SEE THEY LIKE SOMETHING GOING ON HERE AND IT GIVES THEM A SENSE OF PLACE .

>> HE EXPECTS THAT FEELING TO LAST FOR GENERATIONS BECAUSE OF THE STONE'S LONGEVITY.

>> IN GENERAL, THEY WILL OUTLIVE ME AND THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF PUBLIC ART.

>>> WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE CIRCUIT KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

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