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

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AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

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>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS STILL DEEP IN THE HOUSING CRISIS, THERE ARE SCIENCE OF PROGRESS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MAIA TRABULSI.

THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS REPORT.

KPBS REPORT SAYS THE NUMBERS OFFER GLIMMERS OF HOPE.

>> STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HOUSING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FELL THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR.

BY ALMOST 10%.

STILL, THOUSANDS OF NEW RENT RESTRICTED UNITS WERE CONSTRUCTED OR ACQUIRED.

A 90% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.

IT'S NEEDED, ALMOST 80% OF THE COUNTY'S EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS PAY MORE THAN HALF THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING.

AND NEARLY 130,000 LOW INCOME RENTER HOUSEHOLDS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO AN AFFORDABLE HOME.

BUT THOSE NUMBERS ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.

STEVEN RUSSELL IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION.

>> MAYBE WE HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE DEPTH OF THE CRISIS, BUT WE'RE STILL UNDER WATER.

>> SAN DIEGO HASN'T BUILT ENOUGH HOUSING TO MEET DEMAND SINCE 2004.

HE ESTIMATES ABOUT 150,000 MORE HOMES ARE NEEDED.

HE THINKS SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS SHOULD GET INVOLVED IN THE EFFORT.

AND, THERE'S A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT HE THINKS COULD HELP.

A TAX ON VACANT HOMES.

>> THERE'S NO ONE SILVER BULLET.

WE NEED TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS IF WE'LL SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS CRISIS.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS SET TO VOTE ON A NUMBER OF PROPOSED REFORMS TO THE COUNTY'S CHARTER THIS TUESDAY.

JOEL ANDERSON INTRODUCED A SET OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSAL HE SAYS ARE NEEDED.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS STORY AND BRINGS US THE LATEST.

>> A CHANGE IN THE CHARTER IS NOT A SIMPLE VOTE THAT CAN BE REVERSED.

>> JOEL SAYS THE REFORM SET WERE RIDDLED WITH ERRORS.

ANDERSON WAS ONE OF TWO VOTES AGAINST THE PROPOSED REFORMS NEXT MONTH.

MAJOR REFORMS, SUCH AS THIS, NEED CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE COUNTY WILL BE UPDATING THE CHARTER IN NEARLY 50 YEARS.

>> WE HAVE UNTIL AUGUST.

THERE'S NO RUSH.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST VOTE I WILL MAKE ON THIS BOARD IN MY LIFETIME.

>> AMONG ANDERSON'S AMENDMENTS, IS TO LEAVE TERM LIMITS AS THEY ARE.

CURRENTLY SUPERVISORS ARE LIMITED TO TWO FOUR-YEAR TERMS.

PROPOSED REFORMS WOULD EXTEND THAT TO THREE TERMS.

ANDERSON SAYS THAT IS SELF- SERVING.

>> MY PROPOSAL, MAKE SURE THAT THE CURRENTLY ELECTED SUPERVISORS CANNOT EXTEND THEIR OWN TERM LIMITS.

>> ANDERSON WAS JOINED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SHERIFF KELLY MARTINEZ, AND COUNTY ASSESSOR, JORDAN MARKS.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD LIMIT THEIR TERM IN OFFICE TO THREE TERMS.

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON HOW LONG THEY CAN SERVE.

SHERIFF MARTINEZ SAID THE COUNTY CANNOT SET TERM LIMITS, SO IT'S A MUTE POINT TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE CHARTER.

>> TERM LIMITS CAN BE CREATED A THE A STATE LEVEL.

IF THE INTENT IS TO LEVEL SET TERM LIMITS FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, DO THAT WITH STATE AUTHORED LEGISLATION.

>> ANDERSON SAYS THERE IS GOOD IN THE PROPOSED CHARTER REFORM, BUT IT ALSO HAS SOME FLAWS.

HIS AMENDMENT FIXES THOSE FLAWS.

HIS AMENDMENT WOULD GUT CHARTER REFORM AND PROTECT POWERFUL INSIDERS.

IN THE STATEMENT, THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD HOLLOW OUT THE REFORMS THE COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR.

SHE SAYS PEOPLE ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY SPENT A YEAR HELPING BUILD A REFORM PACKAGE THAT WOULD FINALLY BRING STRONGER OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY, CHECKS AND BALANCES, AND ACCOUNTABILITY INTO COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

BUT THE MINUTE ACCOUNTABILITY STARTED APPLYING EQUALLY ACROSS COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE CHARTER REFORM PACKAGE WILL GET A SECOND READING TUESDAY.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL BE DISCUSSED THEN.

IF PASSED, THE REFORMS WILL HEAD TO A PUBLIC VOTE IN NOVEMBER.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT, WE HAVE THOSE LOW CLOUDS RETURNING FOR MANY AREAS, AT LEAST NEAR THE COAST.

MAYBE JUST A FEW MILES INLAND.

THE LOW MARINE LAYER OF CLOUDS, MAINLY CLEAR SKIES INLAND, WILL GET DOWN INTO THE 50s AND 60s IN MOST AREAS.

THIS WEEKEND, BY THE WAY, SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS, BIG WAVES OUT THERE.

BIG SWELLS.

4 TO 6-FOOTERS, SOME 7-FOOT WAVE HEIGHTS.

IT WILL BE WINDY IN THE INTERIOR AS WELL.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS AHEAD.

>>> IN A BUSY ELECTION YEAR, THERE IS ONE STATE OFFICE THAT SOMETIMES OVERLOOKED.

THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER WENT TO A VETERAN'S ROUND TABLE WITH JOSH.

>> DEMOCRAT JOSH FRIDAY NOW SERVES IN GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S CABINET.

HE ALSO SERVED IN THE NAVY AS A JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.

THE FORMER NAVY LAWYER SAYS AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, HE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT ON TWO OF THE ISSUES PEOPLE CARE ABOUT MOST, EDUCATION AND HOUSING.

NOT ONLY DOES HE SIT ON THE BOARDS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS.

>> THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL, REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND MAKING SURE WE ARE ACTUALLY SOLVING SOME OF THE PROBLEM, INCLUDING AT THE RIVER.

>> FRIDAY MET FOR AN HOUR WITH NINE LOCAL MILITARY VETERANS.

JONATHAN LOU, AMONG THEM.

LOU VOLUNTEERS WITH AFGHAN, WHICH HELPS RESETTLE AFGHANS IN THE U.S.

HE SEES VOLUNTEERING TO HELP AFGHANS DURING A DIFFICULT TIME FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS, AS A CONTINUATION OF HIS SERVICE.

>> THAT'S A CONTINUATION OF UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION, DUE PROCESS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE MORE VULNERABLE FOR US.

AS A PERSON OF COLOR, I AM IN A POSITION THAT I'M VULNERABLE.

AT THE SAME TIME, I BELIEVE THAT GIVES ME A DEGREE OF PRIVILEGE THAT I DO WANT TO LEVERAGE AS MUCH AS I CAN.

AND I THINK AS VETERANS, WE HAVE A DUTY TO SPEAK UP FOR THEM.

>> HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS.

OTHER ISSUES, THE VETERANS ARE FAMILIAR ONES, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME MARINE VETERAN, ELISE JENKINS, HAS EVER BEEN TO A MEETING LIKE THIS.

THE HIGH-TECH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER SAYS SHE WANTS STUDENTS TO KNOW THEY CAN ALSO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

>> I THINK THIS IS A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SIT DOWN WITH A POTENTIALLY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND HAVE HIM HEAR MY VOICE.

I'M LEADING FROM THE FRONT IN THAT WAY.

ALSO, I WANT STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO THAT AS WELL.

>> HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE VETERANS TAKE ACTIVE ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> I DO BELIEVE AS VETERANS, WE HAVE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF CREDIBILITY AND SOCIAL CAPITAL THAT CROSSES ANY TYPE OF PARTISAN DIVIDE.

I THINK AS MILLENNIAL, WE TEND NOT TO WEAR THAT AS AN IDENTITY.

BUT WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS BY LEVERAGING THAT BACKGROUND, YOU BRING A LEVEL OF CREDIBILITY TO THE TABLE THAT OTHERS MAY NOT HAVE.

AND USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.

>> FRIDAY IS JUST HERE TO LISTEN.

HE HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY GAVIN NEWSOM AND THE MAJOR STATE TEACHER UNIONS.

FORMER STOCKTON MAYOR.

GLORIA SPENT A DECADE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE BEFORE GOING TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN 2004.

>>> THE JUNE 2 PRIMARY ELECTION IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY.

YOU CAN STAY INFORMED BY VISITING THE KPBS VOTER HUB AND THERE YOU CAN CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION STATUS, FIND INFORMATION ON STATE AND LOCAL RACES, AND A FEW EXPLAINERS FROM KPBS STAFF.

WE HAVE A SPANISH VERSION.

JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG/VOTE.

>>> DETENTION CENTERS SHOW OVER CROWDING.

THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICES REVIEWED THE STATE'S SEVEN IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES.

THE REPORT DETENTION CENTER IS EXPERIENCED SURGES IN POPULATION THAT IMPACTED INTAKE PROCESS TIME, CLEANLINESS, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF OTHER RESOURCES.

THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT SIX DETAINEES DIED IN ICE CUSTODY FROM SEPTEMBER 2025 AND MARCH 2026.

THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN NEARLY A DECADE.

THE DOJ SAYS IT UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.

>>> REFUGEES FROM COUNTRIES FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE SETTLED.

SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, THE MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS BECOME PART OF THE CITY'S FABRIC.

IN PART TWO OF A TWO-PART SERIES, KPBS REPORTER, ELAINE, SHARES HOW ONE ORGANIZATION HAS SUPPORTED REFUGEES.

>> THE WALLS AT LICENSE TO FREEDOM ARE PAINTED VIVID COLORS.

LIME GREEN, AND POMEGRANITE.

THIS IS NOT BY ACCIDENT.

THE OFFICES OF THIS ORGANIZATION SERVING THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY FEEL LIKE A HOME.

SPECIFICALLY, A HOME IN IRAQ, SYRIA, AFGHANISTAN, OR A NUMBER OF OTHER MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

ONE OF THE THERAPISTS AT LICENSE TO FREEDOM.

>> YOU'LL SEE THE NAMES OF THE ROOMS OR THE WAY THEY WERE DESIGNED, SUCH AS THE LIVING ROOM OR THE KITCHEN TO MIMIC THAT FEELING.

>> SHE SAYS SPACES LIKE THE KITCHEN, SET THE TABLE FOR THE SOMETIMES CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS THAT SHE HAS WITH HER CLIENTS ABOUT THEIR HOMELAND, AND THEIR NEW LIFE IN A COUNTRY THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.

WHICH IS WHY A SAFE SPACE IS NEEDED.

>> WE WORK WITH A LOT OF FAMILIES AND KIDS WHO COME IN AND TO HEAR AND ALSO JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES MAYBE REPRESENT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS REPLICATE THE FEELING OF BEING AT HOME AND FEELING COMFORTABLE.

>> ONE OF THE LARGEST REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

IT BEGAN IN THE 1970s AND 80s WHEN MAINLY CHRISTIANS FROM IRAQ, SETTLED IN THE CITY.

OVER THE DECADES AND THROUGH SEVERAL WARS, IT HAS BECOME A HUB FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

BUSINESS SIGNS IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC LINE THE STREET.

OTHER LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS DRIFT IN AND OUT.

ALL OF THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE ENERGY AND RESILIENCE OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

BUT BEHIND THE VIBRANT STREETS AND STORE FRONTS, THERE IS THE TRAUMA, LOSS, AND INSECURITY THAT COMES WITH THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCE.

THE NEED TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES IS WHY AHMED CREATED LICENSE TO FREEDOM IN 2002.

>> I REALIZE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE FOR MY COMMUNITY.

WE NEED TO CREATE A SPACE FOR THEM.

>> LICENSE TO FREEDOM OFFERS A RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING HOUSING NAVIGATION, THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, LANGUAGE CLASSES, AND MORE.

THERE'S AN EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING WOMEN, WHO OFTEN BEAR FAMILY TRAUMA.

SHE STARTED WITH A SIMPLE GOAL.

HELPING WOMEN LEARN TO DRIVE AND GET THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

A BIG STEP TOWARD INDEPENDENCE.

>> WHEN I CAME, THERE WERE ZERO SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

ZERO.

>> ON MONDAY MORNINGS, A SMALL GROUP OF AROUND TEN WOMEN MEET WITH CASE MANAGER, AND THERAPIST, TO TALK ABOUT RAISING THEIR CHILDREN AND ADJUSTING TO LIFE IN THE U.S.

ONE MORNING, LED THE WOMEN THROUGH A PRACTICE, WHERE THEY WERE ENCOURAGED TO CONNECT TO THEIR YOUNGER SELVES.

SHE HAD THEM WRITE LOVE LETTERS TO THEMSELVES.

>> SO THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL, ALMOST PULL AND PUSH OF NAVIGATING THIS NEW IDENTITY.

THIS NEW FEMININE, STRONG IDENTITY.

WHILE ALSO GRAPPLING WITH CULTURE DEFINITIONS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOOD WOMAN.

>> IN ADDITION TO GROUP MEETINGS, AHMED CREATED A CLASS TO HELP WOMEN START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.

SHE TOOK THE CLASS.

>> I JUST ATTEND THE CLASSES AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME.

EVERYONE WAS NICE AND THEY SUPPORTED ME A LOT.

>> SHE'S NOW A COMMUNITY SPECIALIST FOR LICENSE TO FREEDOM AND RUNS A SMALL BUSINESS FROM HER HOME.

SHE MAKES AND SELLS PERSONALIZED ART PIECES THAT CONNECT TO HER CULTURE.

>> HERE, WE MISSED MANY STUFF THAT REPRESENT WORLD CULTURE.

>> HASAN FOUND RUNNING HER BUSINESS AND ENGAGING WITH HER CLIENTS HAS HELPED HER RETAIN HER CULTURAL CONNECTIONS.

>> YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE POWER AND YOU CAN DO MORE AND MORE FOR YOUR FAMILY FIRST AND FOR THE COMMUNITY AROUND YOU.

>> THAT MENTALITY PROVES THESE FOLKS ARE HERE TO MAKE ALCAHONE THEIR HOME.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> BALANCING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S BUDGET IS NOT EASY.

FROM PUBLIC SAFETY TO HOUSING, PARKS TO POTHOLES, EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS.

IN OUR NEW INTERACTIVE GAME, YOU MAKE THE TOUGH CALLS, PLAY NOW AT KPBS.ORG/BUDGETCHALLENGE.

>>> THE WAR IN IRAN HAS LED TO A TEN-WEEK CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

AS A RESULT, GAS PRICES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE TODAY THAN AT THIS POINT IN THE CALENDAR IN 2022.

AS THE WAR CONTINUES, UNCERTAINTY LOOMS OVER OIL SHIPMENTS TO THE U.S.

MAYOR GONZALEZ VISITED ONE OF THE BIGGEST SEA PORTS TO SEE HOW THE FLOW OF OIL IMPORTS HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY THE CONFLICT.

>> ALL THE CARGO THAT ARRIVES INTO OUR PORT MAKES ITS WAY TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

>> THE NEW TANKER ARRIVED IN MAY, CARRYING 2 MILLION-BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL, MARKING THE LAST PLANNED SHIPMENT FOR THE CALIFORNIA MARKET TO PASS THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ SINCE THE WAR BEFORE IRAN BEGAN.

>> 20% OF ALL THE OIL THAT ARRIVES INTO THE PORT COMES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.

>> NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THE NEXT ONE WILL TRANSIT THE STRAIT.

>> IT SHOWS YOU HOW THE VOYAGE WAS EXTENDED AND HOW IMPORTANT OIL FROM THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES TO BE.

NOT JUST FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT FOR THE UNITED STATES.

>> EXPERTS SAY THIS DOESN'T MEAN THE U.S.

WILL RUN OUT OF OIL.

>> THE WORLD IS STILL GETTING 85 TO 90% OF THE CRUDE OIL THAT WAS GETTING BEFORE.

>> CALIFORNIA, FOR EXAMPLE, IS TAPPING INTO OTHER SOURCES.

>> FOR NOW, CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO GET SUPPLIES FROM SAUDI ARABIA THROUGH THE RED SEA.

AND SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY, THUS MITIGATING ANY IMPACT OF THE LOSS OF OIL THROUGH THE STRAIT.

>> THE PROBLEM IS, THAT THE WORLD HAS LOST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 15% OF THE WORLD'S SUPPLY.

AND THAT MEANS PRICES ARE GOING UP EVERYWHERE.

>> THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS IS NOW AROUND $4.50, ACCORDING TO AAA.

BUT HOW MUCH FURTHER THESE PRICES COULD RISE DEPENDS ON THE DURATION OF THE WAR WITH IRAN.

>> IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF THE WAR CONTINUES, TO SEE PRICES GET TO $150 A BARREL.

AND THAT WOULD MEAN AT LEAST ANOTHER DOLLAR PER GALLON ON THE PRICE OF GASOLINE.

>> I'M MARYBELL GONZALEZ REPORTING.

>>> HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS $6.16.

DESPITE THE HIGH PRICES, AAA PREDICTS PEOPLE WILL STILL BE ON THE ROAD MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER CHECKED IN WITH DRIVERS TO SEE IF THE PRICE AT THE PUMP HAS CHANGED THEIR TRAVEL PLANS.

WHILE MANY ARE STILL TRAVELING, THEY'VE FOUND OTHER WAYS TO SAVE.

>> WE PLAN NOW, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

WE DO A CAR POOL.

I HAVE MY PROTOCALL, ESPECIALLY FOR ME, I PAY ONLY LIKE $1.25 FOR EACH RIDE, NO MATTER HOW FAR I GO.

>> WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF ME AND MY BOYS CAN MEET IN THE MIDDLE.

>> MTS IS OFFERING A FRIENDS RIDE FREE DEAL FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

EVERY FARE PAYING PASSENGER CAN BRING ONE GUEST ON BOARD FOR FREE ON ALL BUS AND TROLLEY ROUTES.

ANOTHER WAY TO SAVE, MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS RUNNING PROPERLY, THAT WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST GAS MILEAGE OUT OF YOUR CAR.

>>> IT'S A BREEZY WEEKEND, AND WE MADE IT TO THE WEEKEND.

A FEW HEADLINES FOR YOU.

A WINDY WEEKEND IN THE INTERIOR.

IT WILL BE BREEZY NEAR THE COAST.

THAT WIND IN GENERAL IS PRODUCING LARGER WAVES, SO SOME DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS OUT THERE.

SURFERS MAY LOVE THIS.

YOU'LL BE ESPECIALLY SAFE AND AN EXPERIENCED SURFER, AGAIN, MAYBE BETTER OUT THERE THAN AN INEXPERIENCED ONE, GIVEN THE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS OUT THERE.

WE'LL BE REMAINING DRY, TONIGHT, PARTLY CLOUDY, 61 DEGREES.

AGAIN, OVERALL, JUST A BREEZY TIME.

INLAND WARMTH, NOT A BAD TIME.

YOU CAN SEE COOLER AIR IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE WARM IN THE INTERIOR.

AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

BEGINNING BY MIDDAY, SOME SPOTS, WIND ADVISORY STARTS AT 11:00 A.M.

OTHER SPOTS, 2:00 P.M.

WINDY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR HERE, INLAND PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

YOU CAN SEE THOSE WIND ANIMATIONS THERE.

ONLY 58, 87, A WARM WIND.

LOW 70s.

A LOT OF 72s.

NOW, A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

BECAUSE OF THOSE BIG WAVES.

TAKE THOSE WAVES SERIOUSLY.

THEY CAN BE DANGEROUS OUT THERE.

AND AGAIN, DON'T TAKE THAT TOO LIGHTLY.

WIND AND WAVES ON SUNDAY.

FRONT PRODUCING SOME EXTRA WIND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND AGAIN, CHOPPY SURF, BIG WAVES OUT THERE.

AND WE'LL HAVE A COOL START TO THE WEEK BEHIND THIS FRONT AS THE WIND REORIENTS ITSELF, A COOLER MONDAY.

COASTAL FORECAST, LOW 70s, WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE AROUND 71 TO 73.

NOT MUCH OF A TEMPERATURE CHANGE THERE.

IN FACT, ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE, MONDAY, MAYBE EVERY BIT AS WARM AS SUNDAY, MAYBE PLUS A DEGREE.

BUT IT WILL BE DIFFERENT IN SOME OTHER AREAS.

SO, COOL ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR.

INLAND AREAS THOUGH, STILL MID 70s MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

UNTIL THAT WIND KIND OF SHIFTS AROUND.

AND AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE MOUNTAINS, HERE'S WHERE YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE COOLDOWN.

SOMETIMES, THE REGIONAL AIR MASS IS AFFECTING DIFFERENT AREAS DIFFERENTLY.

BUT THE COOL AIR IS GOING TO BE FELT ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

WINDY SATURDAY, WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT INTO SUNDAY.

WE'LL LOSE ABOUT 5, 6 DEGREES BETWEEN SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY.

52 FOR YOUR HIGH, CHILLY FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IN THE MOUNTAINS.

BOUNCING BACK NICELY BY WEDNESDAY.

BACK UP TO 71.

IN THE DESERTS, THE 90s ARE HELD AWAY HERE, ONLY 85, 86 SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

AND THEN WE'LL RAMP BACK UP BY MIDWEEK, WE DO SURGE BACK INTO THE UPPER 90s AFTER THAT SLIGHTLY COOLER SPILL FOR SOME.

A.M.

ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST, GOEFF CORNISH.

>>> ONE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S SMALLER MUSEUMS UNDERWENT A BIG CHANGE.

THE BONITA MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER HAS A NEW LOOK, THANKS TO A LOCAL ARTIST.

OUR MUSEUM FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.

JOHN CAROL HAS MORE ON THE CHANGE AND THE ARTIST BEHIND IT.

>> Reporter: LOOKING AROUND THIS INDUSTRIAL SETTING, ART MIGHT BE ONE OF THE LAST THINGS TO COME TO MIND.

STACKS OF SEEMINGLY USELESS SCRAP METAL ALL AROUND.

BUT THAT CHANGES QUICKLY, ENTIRELY ONCE YOU MEET THE OWNER.

MICHAEL LEAF CRAFTS HIS ART OUT OF ALL THIS, AND IT ALL STARTED YEARS AGO WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING.

>> I HAD A DREAM ABOUT 22 YEARS OLD, OF A HAND THAT WAS CUT OUT OF METAL AND BENT FORWARD.

AND I WALKED UP TO IT AND I LOOKED INTO THE HAND PRINT AND I WAS LOOKING INTO OUTER SPACE.

>> LEAF SAYS HE FELT COMPELLED TO MAKE WHAT HE SAW.

FORTUNATELY, HE HAD JUST THE PLACE TO GET THAT DONE.

>> SO, I WENT TO MY FAMILY'S STEEL BUSINESS HERE IN SOUTH BAY.

THEY'VE BEEN HERE 65 YEARS.

I GOT AHOLD OF A TORCH.

I MADE THE PIECE.

I SAID, I'M DOING THAT THE REST OF MY LIFE.

>> THAT WAS NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO.

HE WAS IN A NEAR STATE OF SHOCK WHEN HE SOLD HIS FIRST PIECE.

>> SIX MONTHS LATER, I SOLD ANOTHER PIECE.

THREE MONTHS AFTER THAT, I SOLD ANOTHER ONE AND SAID OKAY, THERE'S SOMETHING HERE.

I HAVE TO PURSUE THIS.

THEN I ASKED TO WORK HERE FOR FREE, JUST TO BE AROUND METAL.

AND I'M COMING ON TO MY 19th YEAR OF MAKING ART AROUND THE WORLD.

>> AFTER HIS PARENTS RETIRED, LEAF TOOK OVER THIS SPACE AND TRANSFORMED IT INTO HIS STUDIO.

LOOKING AROUND, YOU SEE VARIOUS PIECES IN PROCESS.

A LOT OF THIS IS DESTINED FOR THE BONITA MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER, MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT.

BUT FIRST, TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHO MICHAEL LEAF IS, AS AN ARTIST, THERE IS A PIECE YOU NEED TO SEE.

IT IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE HALLWAY GALLERY.

YOU MIGHT CALL IT HIS MAGNUM OPUS.

>> SO TELL ME ABOUT THIS.

>> SO, THIS IS THE SECOND TO SCALE LAST SUPPER ON PLANET EARTH.

I JUST FELT LIKE MAKING IT AND WHEN I LEARNED THE SCALE AND SIZE OF THE PAINTING, I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE NUMBERS.

IT WAS 29 FEET BY 15 FEET.

15-FOOT ONE.

I THOUGHT I MISREAD THE PAPER, BECAUSE I HAVE NOT SEEN THE PAINTING IN REAL LIFE.

>> NUMBERS WERE CORRECT, LEONARDO DE VINCI.

THE GARB IS COLOR EVER.

THEY ARE THE NATURAL GRAY OF THE METAL AND THAT IS VERY MUCH ON PURPOSE.

>> YOU CAN IDENTIFY DIFFERENT TONES OF BROWN.

ESSENTIALLY, DARKER BROWN, LIGHTER BROWN.

EVERYTHING IS OFF OF THAT COLOR.

NOBODY THAT I'M AWARE OF IS JUST STRAIGHT UP SILVER.

I WANTED IT TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING AND UNIVERSAL.

>> SO, WHAT ABOUT LEAF'S CONNECTION TO THE BONITA MUSEUM?

WITHIN THIS MANIFESTATION OF METAL, YOU FIND THE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN MICHAEL LEAF AND THE BONITA MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER.

THESE BEAUTIFUL GLOSSY PANELS POINT THE WAY.

THIS IS WHAT THE WALLS OF THE BONITA MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER USED TO LOOK LIKE, A FAIRLY NICE, MODERN STONE MOTIF.

YOU CAN EASILY MISS THE MUSEUM DRIVING BY ON BONITA ROAD.

NOT ANYMORE.

AS OF LATE APRIL, THIS IS WHAT THE WALLS OF THE MUSEUM LOOK LIKE.

LEAF'S CREATION COME TO FULL SIZE LIFE.

THE MUSEUM SHARES SPACE IN THIS COMPLEX WITH A SHERIFF SUBSTATION AND THE BONITA LIBRARY.

IT IS A SMALL PLACE, JUST TWO ROOMS.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE SWEET WATER VALLEY, THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE.

>> THE MUSEUM IS ALWAYS FREE, WHICH IS GREAT.

>> WENDY WILSON IS THE MUSEUM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

>> PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT BONITA, MAYBE ABOUT SOUTH BAY.

SO THEY'LL GET A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT THE SWEET WATER VALLEY.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FIRST PEOPLE HERE, AS WELL AS MOVING INTO THE EARLY DAYS OF WATER WITH THE SWEET WATER DAM AND THEN GOING INTO SOME OF THE AGRICULTURE, SOME OF THE CITRUS, THAT WAS IN THE REGION.

>> THE CULTURAL CENTER SIDE OF THINGS HAPPENS IN THIS ROOM.

VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS COME AND GO THROUGH THE YEAR.

THE NEXT ONE OPENS ON MAY 17, SAN DIEGO'S PLANE AIR.

IT FEATURES ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE REGION WHO PAINT OUTDOOR SCENES ACROSS THE COUNTY, CAPTURING THE BRIGHT LIGHT, CULTURAL VISTAS, AND YOU ARE RAN SCENERY IN REAL TIME.

THEN, THOSE WORKS ARE BROUGHT HERE FOR ALL TO ENJOY.

SOMETHING PERMANENT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE.

A PART FROM ITS COLORFUL WALLS, THE MUSEUM IS WORKING WITH MICHAEL LEAF TO CREATE WHAT IT CALLS, A GRAND OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GARDEN.

ANCHORED BY THIS PIECE CALLED INNER STRENGTH.

THIS METAL HUMAN WILL BE FOREVER HOLDING THE TWO DIVERGING STEEL BARS IN PLACE.

A METAPHOR, LEAF SAYS, OF JUST HOW STRONG WE AS A PEOPLE ARE BOTH EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY.

A BEACON OF RESILIENCE.

YOU COULD ALSO SAY AN EXAMPLE OF A HOME GROWN NATIVE OF THE SOUTH BAY, SHARING HIS ARTISTIC GIFT TO MAKE HIS CORNER OF OUR REGION A MORE BEAUTIFUL, INVITING PLACE.

JOHN CAROL, KPBS NEWS.

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