>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCO SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THE CALENDAR SAYS THAT IT IS SPRING BUT A COLD, WET STORM IS HEADED FOR SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

SOME EVENTS WILL STILL GO ON AS PLANNED.

JOHN CARROLL HAS MORE ON WHEN THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO GET HERE AND HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION IT MAY BE BEHIND.

>> IF YOUR WEATHER PLANS INCLUDE ANYTHING OUTDOORS, BETTER THINK AGAIN.

>> IT DOES LOOK LIKE A WASHOUT ON SATURDAY.

>> ALEX TARDY SAYS A RAIN WILL START TONIGHT AND HANG OUT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

>> AND ALL DAY SATURDAY, WE COULD HAVE A PRETTY STEADY RAIN , LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN.

EVERYONE WILL BE WET.

IT WILL BE MORE THAN JUST A SHOWER OR TWO.

>> THINGS WILL TURN COLDER ON SUNDAY WAS SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOUT 5000 FEET.

ON AND OFF SHOWERS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

THIS WEEKEND INCLEMENT WEATHER COULD END ABOUT A PLANS AROUND SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR RIGHT HERE ATOP MOUNT HELIX.

IT IS THE EASTER SUNDAY SUNRISE SERVICE.

WHAT HAPPENS IF IT RAINS?

>> WE HAVE BEEN GOING HERE SINCE 1917.

IT WAS THE FIRST SUNRISE EASTER SERVICE.

>> LET'S IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION.

>> BY THE TIME WE HAVE SHUTTLES, AND BATHROOMS -- WE CAN NEVER RECEIVE REFUNDS ON.

IF WE SHUT DOWN EVERY TIME THERE WAS A SCARY HINT OF RAIN OR WHATEVER, WE NEVER HAVE ANYTHING UP HERE.

>> YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THE SUNRISE UP HERE ON SUNDAY MORNING BUT THE SERVICE WILL GO ON.

BACK TO THE PRECIPITATION AND ALEX TARDY SAYS THIS ONE WILL LEAVE ITS MARK.

>> WHEN IT FINALLY DRIZZLES OUT AND ENDS ON MONDAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL LOCATIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN.

IT IS A HEALTHY STORM.

>> ALL THE CLOUDS WILL LEAVE BEHIND A SILVER LINING.

WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ROAMING IN MIDWEEK.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING A FRIEND TO PAIR AHEAD OF THE STORM.

DEPARTMENTS ARE CLEANING STORM DRAINS.

THEY ARE ALSO SWEEPING STREETS.

SANDBAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT SELECT RECREATION CENTERS DURING OPERATING HOURS.

SAM IS NOT PROVIDED.

YOU CAN REPORT STORM RELATED PROBLEMS OR ISSUES BY CALLING THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS DISPATCH ON THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.

619-527-7500.

OR YOU CAN USE THE GET IT DONE APP.

>>> COMING UP, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE SHOWERS PUSH ON.

UNFORTUNATE, IT WILL BE A PRETTY MISERABLE WEEKEND WITH PEERS --.

OF HEAVY RAINFALL.

PRETTY HEAVY WET SNOW MOVING ON THROUGH.

IT WILL CLEAR UP I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN COMING UP.

>>> ANOTHER TWIST IN THE SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT AGAINST FORMER SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER.

HE HAS FILED A COMPLAINT ACCUSING HIS ACCUSER OF DEFAMATION BUT FLETCHER SAYS IT WAS FIGUEROA WHO INITIATED CONTACT WITH HIM IN 2021 ON INSTAGRAM.

HE CLAIMS THAT THE GUERRILLA PURSUED HIM FOR MORE THAN A YEAR" LIKE CONSENTED TO THEIR INTERACTIONS.

FLETCHER ALLEGES FIGUEROA TRY TO FORCE HIM TO PAY HER ALIENS OF DOLLARS AND WHEN HE REFUSED, HE SAYS SHE TRIED TO RUIN HIS CAREER AND REPUTATION BY FALSELY ACCUSING HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BUT FIGARO CALLED HIS CROSS-COMPLAINT ABSURD AND ANOTHER IN DANISH -- INTIMIDATION ATTEMPT TO SILENCE HER.

>>> THE ROAD TO REOPEN BALTIMORE PORT BEGAN TODAY BUT IT COULD TAKE MONTHS IF NOT YEARS.

THERE ARE SIGNS OF PROGRESS.

LAURA AGUIRRE HAS MORE ON THE SALVAGE OPERATION, THE TIMELINE AND POTENTIAL COST.

>> WE'RE TALKING THREE TO FORT THOUSAND TONS OF STEEL THAT IS SITTING ON TOP OF THE SHIP WE HAVE WORK TO DO.

>> Reporter: WHICH IS WHY FLOATING CRANES ARE TAKING POSITION IN BALTIMORE HARBOR.

THEY WILL BE CENTRAL TO THE DAUNTING SALVAGE OPERATION AHEAD.

>> STEP ONE IS WE WILL CLEAR THE DEBRIS FROM THE CHANNEL.

STEP TWO, REMOVE THE VESSEL.

STEP THREE, REMOVE THE REST OF THE BRIDGE DEBRIS FROM THE WATERWAY.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THE WRECKAGE UP CLOSE, YOU UNDERSTAND THE ENORMITY OF THE CHALLENGE FOR >> Reporter: EIGHT PEOPLE FELL INTO THE WATER WHEN THE DOLLY SLAMMED INTO THE BRIDGE EARLY TUESDAY.

TWO SURVIVED.

TWO WHO DIED WERE RECOVERED ON WEDNESDAY AND CHURCH EFFORTS FOR FOUR OTHERS WHO ARE MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD HAVE BEEN PAUSED THE GOVERNOR HAS REPEATEDLY CREDITED THE FAST ACTION OF THOSE WHO STOP BRIDGE TRAFFIC WITH PREVENTING A HIGHER DEATH TOLL.

>> EVEN AFTER THE BRIDGE HAD COLLAPSED, HAD BETTER NOT BEEN STOPPED IN THE DARKNESS, CARDS WOULD HAVE CONTINUED.

THE LIFE- SAVING WORK THAT THEY DID CANNOT BE OVERSTATED.

>> Reporter: ONE DRIVER SAYS SHE WAS AMONG ONE OF THE FIRST VEHICLE STOPPED >> IF MY PASSENGER WAS NOT A LITTLE LATE COMING OUT TO THE CAR GETTING INTO IT, WE PROBABLY VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE BRIDGE WHEN IT COLLAPSED.

WE MET THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS APPROVED A $60 MILLION REQUEST FOR THE INITIAL RECOVERY AND SALVAGE OPERATIONS.

>> THIS WORK WILL NOT TAKE WEEKS.

WE HAVE A VERY LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US.

>> Reporter: I AM LAURA GARY FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY'S OTHER ORGANIZATIONS GATHERED IN PRAYER FOR PALESTINE BUT THEY LET A RALLY OUTSIDE THE COUNTY BUILDING THIS AFTERNOON.

TODAY MARKS THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN.

AND COMMEMORATES LAND DAY BUT IT IS A 48 ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE PROTEST ORGANIZED BY PALESTINIAN CITIZENS OF ISRAEL.

ORGANIZERS SAY THIS YEAR HOLDS EVEN GREATER SIGNIFICANCE IN LIGHT OF A CONFLICT IN ISRAEL.

>> WE ARE HERE NOT TO ONLY GATHER IN PRAYER BUT TO PRAY WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH PALESTINIANS BROTHERS AND SISTERS BUT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT THE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY IN GAZA THAT IS EXPERIENCING THIS GENOCIDE THAT WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THEM.

WE ARE HERE TO REMIND THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING.

>> RAMADAN CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 9th.

>>> COME MONDAY, SOME FAST FOOD WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGES IN THE NATION.

ALEXANDER WINN LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF THE PAY INCREASE ON WORKERS AND THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: SERGIO WORKS AT THIS McDONALD IN DELMAR.

HE AND HIS COWORKERS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE.

>> IT IS GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF OUR LIVES BETTER.

>> Reporter: STARTING APRIL 1st, MANY WORKERS WILL BE MAKING AT LEAST $20 AN HOUR, FOUR DOLLARS HIGHER THAN THE STATE MIGHT KEEP MINIMUM WAGE OF $16.

THAT IS WHEN ASSEMBLY BILL 1228 GOES INTO EFFECT.

GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED THE BILL INTO LAW LAST YEAR.

THE LAW CREATED A PASTORAL COUNSEL BUT HAS THE POWER TO INCREASE WAGES EACH YEAR THROUGH 2029.

MARIA MALDONADO IS THE DIRECTOR FOR THE CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD WORKER UNION.

>> THEY WANT NOT ONLY $20 BUT ALSO A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT $20 BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY GOAL FOR THE WORKERS.

IT IS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: NOT ALL FAST FOOD WORKERS WILL SEE A PAY INCREASE.

THE LAW ONLY APPLIES TO NATIONAL FAST FOOD CHAINS WITH 60 OR MORE LOCATIONS.

IT ALSO EXCLUDES CHAINS THAT HAVE BAKERIES, LIKE PANERA AND RESTAURANTS WITHIN GROCERY STORES.

THE INDUSTRY IS ALSO PUSHING BACK THINK IT COULD FORCE SOME FRANCHISEES TO CLOSE THE DOORS.

>> WHEN THE MINIMUM WAGE WENT UP IN 2015 WITH $16, THE CORPORATIONS WERE SAYING, WE ARE GOING TO GO BROKE.

IT DID NOT HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO ECONOMIC PROFESSOR SAYS THERE MIGHT BE SOME PRICE INCREASES BUT, OVERALL, WORKERS WILL BE BETTER OFF.

>> THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY MIGHT RAISE THEIR PRICES TO REACT IN THIS HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE.

IN THE OVERALL GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, I THINK THAT WILL BE MINIMAL IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL COST OF LIVING.

WE MAKE THE EXTRA PAY MEANS THEY CAN WORK FEWER HOURS AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILY.

HE SAYS IT IS A MYTH THAT FAST FOOD JOBS ARE FOR TEENAGERS LOOKING TO MAKE SPENDING MONEY.

>> THEY ARE HIRING REGULAR PEOPLE THAT NEED TO EARN A LIVING, LIKE ME.

I AM NOT HERE FOR A PART-TIME.

I'M HERE SO THAT I CAN MAKE SOME MONEY TO BRING HOME AND PAY FOR BILLS, FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT IS MY EVERYDAY LIVING.

WE MET AT A MINIMUM WAGE OF $16 AN HOUR OF FULL-TIME WORKERS MAKES $30,000 A YEAR.

WHAT WAS SO THAT'S MY FOR A FAMILY FOUR.

ALEXANDER WINN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PEOPLE ARE GETTING HELP PAYING FOR FOOD FROM THE FLOODS.

13,000 DISASTER CAL FRESH APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED AND $5.7 MILLION WAS PAID OUT.

CAL FRESH IS A STATE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO BUY FOOD FOR THE COUNTY SAYS OVERALL CAL FRESH NUMBERS ARE AT A RECORD HIGH WITH MORE THAN 389,000 ENROLLED.

THAT IS AS OF MARCH 1st.

THAT IS ABOUT A 4% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

>>> NOT EVEN THE EASTER BUNNY CAN OUT RUN INFLATION BUT YOU CAN EXPECT YOUR EASTER BASKET TO COST A LOT MORE.

AS COCOA PRICES RISE.

AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS, THAT IS NOT STOPPING CONSUMERS FOR SPENDING A RECORD AMOUNT FOR THE HOLIDAY.

>> Reporter: EASTER SPENDING IS HOPPING UP THE CHARTS THIS SPRING.

>> IT IS A HOLIDAY THAT A LOT OF CONSUMERS GET IN THE SPIRIT FOUR.

>> Reporter: AMERICANS EXPECTED TO SHELL OUT HUNDRED $80 PER PERSON ON EASTER RELATED ITEMS THIS YEAR.

BRINGING THE TOTAL NATIONAL SPENDING $222.4 BILLION, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION.

WHILE THOSE NUMBERS ARE DOWN FROM LAST YEAR, THE NRF SAYS IT IS STILL THE THIRD HIGHEST PER PERSON SPENDING ON RECORD.

CONSUMERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND $7.3 BILLION ON FOOD WITH AN ADDITIONAL $3.1 BILLION EXPECTED TO BE SPENT ON CANDY AND IF YOU'RE HUNTING FOR CHOCOLATE BUNNIES AND EGGS, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE STICKER SHOCK.

>> IT IS A MASSIVE ISSUE.

>> Reporter: CHOCOLATE PRICES ROSE 11.6% ACROSS 2023.

DRASTICALLY OUTPACING THE 3.4% ANNUAL RISE IN THE OVERALL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

THAT IS DUE TO THE SOARING PRICE OF COCOA, WHICH IS A KEY INGREDIENT FOR CHOCOLATE.

>> IT IS A CLASSIC CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE.

OF CRAZY WEATHER.

TOO WET, TOO DRY AND THEREFORE CROP YIELDS SHRINK.

WE MET COCOA FUTURES HAVE DOUBLED SINCE JANUARY HITTING A RECORD HIGH OF $10,000.

>> CURRENTLY, THEY HAVE BROKEN ALL NOTIONS OF WHAT A RECORD WAS OF ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO.

>> Reporter: AS COCOA SUPPLY REMAINS LOW AND PRICES SOAR, SOME CHOCOLATIERS WILL EXPLORE COST-CUTTING ALTERNATIVES FROM SHRINKING PRODUCT SIZES TO PROMOTING OTHER SUITES, LIKE GUMMIES.

IN ATLANTA, I AM IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> TONIGHT, HEAVY INDUSTRIES CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING AND THE EFFORTS TO CURB THEIR MISSIONS.

COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS .

>>> THIS WEEK KPBS IS EXPLORING MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS.

KATIE-VISITED A SCHOOL TO SEE HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE HEAD ON WITH THEIR CURRICULUM.

>> Reporter: CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE PLAN THE SCHOOLYARD.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> GOOD MORNING.

>> Reporter: THE PRINCIPAL GIVES THE MORNING MESSAGE.

TODAY IT IS ABOUT SELF- DISCIPLINE.

THE STUDENTS DISCUSS.

>> OVER HERE WE WILL HAVE FIGURING OUT WHAT IS SO DISCIPLINED.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS LEARN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS EVERY DAY.

IT IS BAKED INTO THE CURRICULUM JENNIFER TURNER THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM, THEY CIRCLE UP TO SHARE WHAT COLOR THEY ARE FEELING THAT DAY.

ONE STUDENT SAYS, HE IS IN THE BLUE ZONE.

>> YOU DO NOT HAVE A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP?

>> Reporter: GONZALEZ IS IN THE YELLOW ZONE.

>> I AM IN THE YELLOW ZONE BECAUSE I -- >> YOU FEEL SILLY?

>> Reporter: MY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO GET INTO THE GREEN ZONE, CALM AND READY TO LEARN.

THE WHOLE CLASS DECIDES TO TAKE A BRAIN BREAK AND DANCE.

SHE TELLS ME SHE LIKES CIRCLE TIME.

>> I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MY EMOTIONS.

I ALSO LIKE TO LISTEN TO OTHER CHILDREN'S EMOTIONS TO SUPPORT THEM.

>> Reporter: I ASKED HER WHAT SHE DOES WHEN THE EMOTIONS FEEL BIG.

>> THERE IS THIS PLACE CALLED SAISON IF YOU ARE FEELING SAD OR SOMETHING, YOU CAN JUST SIT THERE.

YOU CAN CALM DOWN -- CALM DOWN YOURSELF AND WHEN YOU FEEL CALM, THEN YOU CAN COME BACK AND START LEARNING.

>> Reporter: TURNER TEACHES TOOLS LIKE ASK YOURSELF, HOW BIG IS YOUR PROBLEM?

THE THIRD-GRADERS USE THEM.

EVEN ON HER.

>> I CAME IN I TOLD THE STUDENTS, I AM REALLY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE MY CAR GOT TOWED.

I WAS REALLY ANGRY.

AND THEY WERE LIKE, HOW BIG IS THAT PROBLEM?

IS SOMEONE IN DANGER?

NO.

IT CAN BE SOLVED.

>> Reporter: ALYSSA GONZALES SAYS HER DAUGHTER BRINGS THESE TOOLS HOME WITH HER.

>> HER ABILITY TO ARTICULATE HER EMOTIONS HAS IMPROVED A LOT .

SHE CAN SIT DOWN AND TALK AND SOMETIMES GO ON AND ON A WHILE ABOUT HOW SHE IS FEELING, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.

>> Reporter: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LOOKS DIFFERENT AT DIFFERENT AGES.

THEY HAVE INCORPORATED AN ENTIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASS ON MANAGING STRESS.

IN THIS EIGHTH GRADE CLASSROOM, THEY BRAINSTORM WHAT THEY ARE MOST STRESSED ABOUT AND HOW THEY MIGHT HANDLE IT.

JAYLEN WRIGHT SHE IS MOST STRESSED ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA, TEST, FORTNITE AND WHAT SHE CALLS DRAMA.

TO COPE SHE MIGHT GO FOR A JOB, TALK TO SOMEONE OR TAKE DEEP BREATHS.

>> I AM DEFINITELY FOCUSING ON MY BREATHING.

AND HOW TO STOP THE STRESS WHILE AND DO MY HOMEWORK.

>> Reporter: RESEARCH BACKS WHAT DAVID IS DESCRIBING THE SOCIAL ASPECT -- AND OTHER THINGS TOO, LIKE ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR IN CLASS.

SHE DOES NOT THINK OF IT AS SOMETHING EXTRA SHE IS ASKED TO DO AS A TEACHER.

AS A FOUNDATION OF TEACHING.

>> IT MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT BUT IT IS TOTALLY WORTH IT.

I CANNOT EXPECT MY STUDENTS TO BE IN THE CLASS AND WAIT TO PARTICIPATE AND LEARN IF THEY ARE NOT WELL.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE NEED FOR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING BECAME MORE APPARENT IN COVID.

>> THEY WERE AT HOME AND THEY DID NOT GET TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS BUT THEY HAVE CLASSES OVER ZOOM BUT IT WAS NOT THE SAME.

WE MET THE SCHOOL CREATED A NEW ROLE, DENA SCHOOL CULTURE.

I ASKED HER HOW COMMON THIS KIND OF CURRICULUM IS IN SCHOOLS .

>> OVERALL, THIS IS A TREND WE ARE SEEING IN EDUCATION.

BUT HERE, I THINK THE REASON WHY THE SCHOOL WAS BORN AND BUILT WAS FOR THAT, SUPPORTING STUDENTS THAT WERE HISTORICALLY NOT SURE >> Reporter: CONCERNED PARENTS GRADE THE SCHOOL 30 YEARS AGO.

SCHOOLS ARE BEING SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF LOW PERFORMANCE BUT SHE SAYS THE REAL ISSUE WAS A LACK OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

MANY OF THE DISPLAY STUDENTS WERE SPANISH-SPEAKING.

THE EIGHTH-GRADERS, LIKE JALEN, WILL HAVE TO BRING ALL OF THEIR TOOLS TO THEIR NEW SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR TO OVERCOME THE RACIAL DISPARITIES THAT REMAIN.

THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICT, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, FAILED TO GRADUATE HISPANIC STUDENTS AT A RATE THREE TIMES THAT OF WHITE STUDENTS.

>>> STARTING TODAY ENFORCEMENT IS BEGINNING FOR AN UPDATED SIDEWALK PENDING ORDINANCE.

VENDORS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO BUY A PERMIT.

THEY COST $38 A YEAR.

FOOD VENDORS ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH PERMIT AND FOOD HANDLER CARD.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE WITH SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE PAST WHO WERE NOT HAPPY ABOUT VENDORS IN MISSION BEACH.

>> CONTINUED BENDING HAS ROOM THE GRASS.

THE ENTIRE PERIMETER WHERE THEY HAVE SET UP OVER AND OVER, THE GRASS IS ALL GONE.

IT WILL TAKE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO RESTORE THIS PARK BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY.

>> GORDON SET UP PARAMETERS FOR WHERE VENDORS CAN OPERATE.

FOR EXAMPLE THEY CAN OPERATE 15 FEET AWAY FROM ANOTHER VENDOR, 50 FEET FROM A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP AND 100 FEET AWAY FROM ANY SIDEWALK OR STREET CLOSURE.

>>> THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF PETCO PARK.

AND ANOTHER BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

WE TALK ABOUT THE STADIUM'S LEGACY AS ECONOMIC FORCE IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: WHEN MEASURE C WAS PASSED UP ON THE PARK, THERE WERE PROMISES THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE STADIUM, BOTH HOUSING AND RETAIL.

THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE BUT THE SAN DIEGO, THE DOWNTOWN SAGO -- SANDINO PARTNERSHIP ESTIMATED INCREASE OF 35% IN FOOT TRAFFIC IN AND AROUND ECHO PARK.

A LOT HAS BEEN INVESTED OVER ON THE EAST VILLAGE SIDE OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

OVER $1.2 BILLION HAS BEEN INVESTED.

NOW, DOWNTOWN HAS BECOME THIS GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.

THERE IS ENOUGH OF A BASE POPULATION THAT CAN SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES.

WHEN YOU HAVE THESE HUNDRED DAYS WHERE THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE PEOPLE, IT BECOMES VERY POWERFUL FOR DOWNTOWN.

TO THE POINT, WHERE NOW THE NEXT STEP IN THIS EVOLUTION IS GOING TO BE MAKING THE FIFTH AVENUE AND THE GASLAMP, A PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE, NOT JUST PEDESTRIAN FAMILY BUTT FOR BUSINESS.

>>> THE END OF AN ERA FOR THE SAN DIEGO SOCCER'S BUT THEY ARE ABOUT TO PLAY THEIR FINAL HOME GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON AT THE ARENA BEFORE MOVING TO A BRAND-NEW ARENA IN OCEANSIDE.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTED TONYA THORTON CAUGHT UP WITH THE TEAM.

>> Reporter: THEY ALREADY PRACTICE AND LIVE IN NORTH COUNTY.

I MOVED TO THE NEW ARENA IN OCEANSIDE ALREADY FEELS LIKE HOME.

>> WE ARE EXCITED AND CLOSER TO HOME.

WE CANNOT WAIT TO GET STARTED AND GET ALL OF THE FRIENDS IN.

GET SOME NEW FRIENDS AND WE ARE EXCITED.

WE TALK ABOUT EVERY DAY.

>> IT IS ANOTHER CHAPTER OF SAN DIEGO SOCCER.

WE ARE OFF THE FRONT WAVE.

I THINK THE FRONT WAY WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY DOWN THE ROAD TO RECRUIT THE BEST PLAYERS, PLAY IN THE BEST FACILITIES AND ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY.

>> WE HAVE WON 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THIS ARENA, IT IS BITTERSWEET PLAYING THE LAST REGULAR-SEASON GAME.

>> Reporter: SEAN BAUER IS THE GENERAL MANAGER.

THE DECISION TO MOVE WAS AN EASY ONE PRINT AND ONE THAT HE HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO SINCE HE TOOK ON THE JOB.

>> WE DON'T GET THE NUMBER ONE.

TWO, THE BIGGEST COST IN THE BUDGET IS RENT.

FOR US, IT IS TWO FOLD.

DATES ARE IMPORTANT BUT INSTEAD OF PLAYING ON MONDAY OR WAS IT, WE HAVE PICKS A FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY NIGHT.

>> Reporter: MAY HOPE LOYAL FANS WILL MAKE THE TRIP TO THE FRONT WAVE ARENA.

THEY ALSO HOPE THE MOVE MEANS GROWING THEIR FAN BASE.

>> CLIENTELE WILL CHANGE IN OUR FAN BASE WILL CHANGE BUT ALSO SAYING THAT WILL NOT ONLY BE BETTER BUT BIGGER.

JUST GOING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE SOCAL SPORTS COMPLEX.

WE ARE ONLY 25 MILES FROM ORANGE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: NONETHELESS THE MOVE IS AN EXCITING ONE FOR THE TEAM AND FUTURE OF MAJOR ARENA SOCCER.

>> IT IS A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

THERE IS NO OTHER ARENA THAT IS BEING BILLED FOR THESE TEAMS UNDER THEM THE SAN DIEGO SOCKERS.

>> Reporter: FRONT WAVE ARENA IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER.

THIS ARENA WILL HOST THE T'S FINAL HOME GAME THIS SATURDAY.

IN GAME TWO OF THE WEST SEMI FINALS ON APRIL 8th.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LET US A BREAK IT DOWN WITH OUR WEATHER HEADLINES AS WE TRACK THE STRONG PACIFIC STORM MAKING ITS WAY SLOWLY FURTHER INLAND.

SPREADING AREAS OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO EVEN HEAVY RECENT NOTATION.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, AREAS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WITH THE GUSTY WIND.

YOU CAN SEE TONIGHT AS THE WIND IS KICKING UP IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

IT IS MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST.

OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO AND TO THE VISTA BY TONIGHT.

AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, THAT STRETCHES INTO AREAS LIKE MOUNT LAGUNA AND VIRAGO SPRINGS.

60 ONE OF THE SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

HOW MUCH RAINFALL ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

WE ARE IN ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

IF YOU HEAD CLOSER TO SOME OF THE MOUNDS, WE SIT CLOSER TO THE FOUR INCHES OF RAIN.

IT COULD BE UP TO EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN.

LOOKING AT THE FLOOD WATCH, WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AS WE HEAD INTO THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND.

THOSE FLOODING CONCERNS HERE.

INTO SAN DIEGO AND TO THE VISTA.

AND EVEN CLOSER TO MOUNT LAGUNA.

WHERE THE HEAVY RAIN PUSHING ON THROUGH.

IT IS THE SNOW WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IN AREAS LIKE MOUNT LAGUNA, THE WINTER STORM WATCH WITH A HEAVY WET SNOW THAT WILL CAUSING ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVELING.

IT GOES UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

NOTICED A WEEK AND WASH THEM ON THE COAST.

THINGS STAY COOL WITH EVEN A THUNDERSTORM AT TIMES.

A BIG IMPROVEMENT AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND, IT WILL BE RAINY SATURDAY AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

MAYBE A PASSING SHOWER TOO BUT THEY WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER AS WE GET INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

HEADS UP ON THE MOUNDS, THE WIND KICKING UP THROUGHOUT SATURDAY.

WE WILL TRACK SNOW ON SUNDAY.

STILL COLD WITH A SHOWER TWO TO START THE WEEK BUT THAT IMPROVEMENT AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

DESERT, IT WILL BE CLOUDY AND COLD ON SATURDAY BUT WE COULD SEE AREAS OF RAIN.

90 DEGREES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

I AM ARIELLA SCALISE.

>>> WHAT PUPILS MANY OF US EACH MORNING WITH AN EXTRA RUSSIAN ENERGY?

COFFEE.

HOW DID THAT MAGICAL BROWN DRINK BECOME UBIQUITOUS AS JACOB AARON SHOWS US ONE RESTAURANT IS PROVIDING CLIENTS WITH TRADITIONAL COFFEE CEREMONIES AND A HISTORY LESSON.

>> Reporter: FROM NO-FRILLS BLACK TO LOTS OF CREAM, SUGAR AND FLAVORINGS, COFFEE CAN TAKE MANY FORMS.

BUT SOME ARE MORE POWERFUL AND SACRED THAN OTHERS.

>> THIS IS A TRADITIONAL ETHIOPIAN COFFEE.

THIS IS A COFFEE CEREMONY.

>> Reporter: THE BIRTHPLACE OF COFFEE TRACES BACK TO ONE PLACE, ETHIOPIA.

>> THE NAME ALSO.

THEY GOT IT FROM THERE.

AND THEY WOULD BRING FROM THAT AREA, THE ORIGINAL ONE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHERE THIS HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE FROM AND THEIR SAN DIEGO RESTAURANT RECENTLY RELAUNCHED IS TRADITIONAL ETHIOPIAN COFFEE CEREMONIES.

THEY SAY IT IS A WAY FOR THEM TO STAY CONNECTED WITH THEIR CULTURE AND SHARE PROBABLY WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE HERE FOR EVERYBODY.

THIS IS WELCOME FOR EVERYONE.

THIS IS EVERYBODY'S HOUSE.

>> THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE CUP OF JOE BUT IT IS A PRECUT PROCESS MEANT TO FEEL THE SENSES.

AND TO BE SAVORED ALONGSIDE ETHIOPIAN SNACKS AT EACH STEP.

>> THEY SIT DOWN AROUND ME.

I HAVE TO ROAST THE BEANS AND I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE COFFEE.

A LITTLE BIT OF ETHIOPIA.

AND WE START FROM THERE.

REMAP A COUPLE SAYS COFFEE CEREMONIES ARE A DAILY RITUAL IN ETHIOPIA TO GATHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

THEY TALK ABOUT LIFE'S CHANGES BUT IT IS LIKE GROUP THERAPY.

>> DISCUSSING EVERY ISSUE.

ANYBODY'S ISSUES.

YOU BRING IT HERE, EVERYBODY DISCUSS AND THEN THEY WILL GIVE YOU SUGGESTIONS FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: FAIR WARNINGS OF THE COUPLE, THE COFFEE BEANS ARE FINALLY GROUND DIRECTLY INTO THE WATER SO THAT FIRST CUP HAS A POWERFUL KICK.

>> THIS IS LIKE FOUR TIMES STARBUCKS.

>> Reporter: RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE CEREMONIES HELD EVERY SATURDAY AT THE RESTAURANT ON EL CAJON BOULEVARD.

JACOB AIRE, KPBS NEWS.

>> THAT COFFEE LOOKS GOOD BUT YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

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