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>> IT IS A TIGHT BUDGET YEAR.

TONIGHT, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR COVERAGE OF GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S CUTS TO EDUCATION.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THOSE CUTS AND THE REVISED BUDGET PROPOSAL WILL IMPACT CALIFORNIA'S YOUNGEST AND MOST HORRIBLE CHILDREN.

KPBS REPORTER TONYA SINEX EXPENSIVE THAT MEANS FOR SAID VEHICLE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WAS AT THE GAME AND 2021 WHEN THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THE ROLLOUT OF UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.

STATE FUNDING WAS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICTS TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM.

>> THIS YEAR, WE HAVE PROVIDED THREE FULL-DAY TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AT NEARLY ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT EXCEPT I THINK TWO.

AND, NO ONE ELSE IS DOING THAT.

THERE ARE STILL MANY, MANY DISTRICTS THAT ONLY PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL, GARDEN FOR A PORTION OF THEIR FOUR-YEAR-OLD.

>> Reporter: SHAYNA PAYSON IS PRESIDENT OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD.

THE DISTRICT EXPECTS ENROLLMENT TO TRIPLE NEXT YEAR FROM WHERE IT FIRST STARTED IN 2021.

NOW THAT THE STATE BUDGET CUTS $550 MILLION TO HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS UPGRADE THEIR FACILITIES FOR T-K. >> BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT BUDGET YEAR AND BECAUSE THE STATE DEFICIT AND SIGNIFICANT DEFICIT WE ARE FACING IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, WE AREN'T GOING TO BE OPEN UP AS MANY NEW T-K CLASSROOMS AS WE WERE HOPING NEXT YEAR .

BUT, WE WILL STILL BE PROVIDING FREE FULL-DAY T-K FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WILL USE ITS GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT THE FACILITIES NEED LIKE BATHROOMS INSIDE THE CLASSROOMS.

NOT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.

>> THOSE GRANT FUNDS TYPICALLY GO TO DISTRICTS WITH A HIGHER PROPORTION OF LOW INCOME STUDENTS, A HIGHER PROPORTION OF STUDENTS RECEIVING FREE AND REDUCED PRICED MEALS.

WE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FUNDS.

THE MORE THE DISTRICT YOU DON'T HAVE BOND FUNDS AND DON'T HAVE DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO BUILD OUT THOSE CLASSROOMS, THIS IS A IT FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR'S REVISION ALSO CUTS INTO THE EMERGENCY CHILDCARE BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR FOSTER CHILDREN.

WHEN AN EMERGENCY FOSTER PLACEMENT IS MADE, THE NEW CAREGIVER OFTEN NEEDS ACCESS TO CHILDCARE RIGHT AWAY.

THE BRIDGE PROGRAM SUPPORTS AND FUNDS THE CHILDCARE FOR THE FOSTER FAMILIES.

>> THE PRODUCTION WAS 40% OF THE FOSTER CARE BRIDGE PROGRAM.

ALMOST 50%.

SO, IT'S KIND OF A HUGE CUT.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO YMCA HAS THE FOSTER CARE BRIDGE PROGRAM.

>> THIS WILL CUT SIGNIFICANTLY.

MEANS LESS MONEY TO BRING MORE FAMILIES ON.

IF THERE'S LESS MONEY, FAMILIES WILL BE UNLIKELY TO TAKE THESE KIDS BECAUSE THEY KNOW CHILDCARE WAS GOING TO BE PAID FOR.

IT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF THE POCKET, WHICH IS TOUGH, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW CHILDCARE IS EXPENSIVE NOWADAYS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE CUT COULD DEEPEN THE TRAUMA OF FOSTER CHILDREN ALREADY IN A VULNERABLE PLACE.

DETAILS ON THE FINALIZED BUDGET ARE EXPECTED IN LATE JUNE.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW AID PROGRAM ANNOUNCED TODAY LOOKS TO HELP STRUGGLING FAMILIES FEED THEIR CHILDREN DURING SUMMER BREAK.

THE PROGRAM OFFERS $120.00 PER ELIGIBLE CHILD FOR FAMILIES TO USE TO GET GROCERIES.

FAMILIES WHO SIGN UP WITH CALIFORNIA FRESH WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.

THE SAN DIEGO HUNGER COALITION SAYS THE PROGRAM WILL HELP FEED THE STUDENTS WHO LOSE ACCESS TO FREE OR REDUCED PRICE SCHOOL MEALS DURING SUMMER BREAK.

>> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME BECAUSE, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WITH THE PRICES GOING UP AND EVERYTHING AND LOW PAY AND HARDLY ANY JOBS, I HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MY KIDS.

THIS IS A GREAT HELP TO BE AVAILABLE FOR US.

HAVING THEIR SNACKS AND THINGS THEY NEED AT HOME.

>> FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL WITH CAL FRESH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE BENEFITS THIS SUMMER.

>>> A UNION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 48,000 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WORKERS IS HEADED TO THE PICKET LINE.

MONDAY, UAW 4811 IS CALLING FOR A STANDUP STRIKE STARTING AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ.

ALL UNION ACADEMIC WORKERS ON THE CAMPUS ARE EXPECTED TO STOP ALL TEACHING AND WIND DOWN RESEARCH ON THAT DAY.

THE UNION SAYS THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THREATENED THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE REST OF THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY BY CALLING THE POLICE AMID ON CAMPUS PROTEST OVER THE WAR IN GAZA.

>>> TWO SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE PROFESSORS ARE SUING THE SCHOOL FOR RETALIATION AFTER REPORTING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.

THE SUIT ECHOES A LONGER HISTORY.

IN 2010, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENT FOUND A "CLIMATE OF ANTI-BLACKNESS" ON CAMPUS.

KPBS VISITED SOUTHWESTERN TO SEE WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE.

>> Reporter: CURRENT PRESIDENT MARK SANCHEZ INHERITED SOUTHWESTERN SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN 2020.

TRANSFER RATES FOR BLACK MALE STUDENTS TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS, HE SAYS.

>> WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LOWEST TRANSFER RATE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

I KNEW THE SITUATION WAS URGENT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS A LOT OF STUDENTS RELY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT, WHICH MAKES GETTING TO EVEN THEM NEARBY FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES DIFFICULT.

SO, HE WORKED ON CONVINCING MORE PROGRAMS TO OFFER THEIR CLASSES ON SOUTHWESTERN CAMPUS.

>> ARIZONA STATE WILL START IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.

UCSD IS LOOKING TO BRING A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND BACHELOR OF NURSING DEGREE HERE IN THE FALL SEMESTER.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE 2018 REPORT CAME OUT, SOUTHWESTERN CREATED AN EQUITY OFFICER POSITION AND HIRED JANEL WILLIAMS MELENDEZ.

SHE ASKED A KEY QUESTION.

>> WHO IS BEING INVITED TO INTERVIEWS, WHO IS HIRED AS A RESULT?

WE SEE MUCH MORE DIVERSITY IN THOSE POOLS NOW.

>> Reporter: THE OVERALL DIVERSITY IS INCREASING, THE NUMBER OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS IS TRENDING DOWN.

THEY WON'T HAVE THIS YEAR'S FINAL NUMBERS UNTIL AUGUST.

BUT, SANCHEZ SAYS -- >> WE ARE STARTING TO SEE AN UPTICK IN PLAQUE STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

>> Reporter: THEY OFFER A LEARNING COMMUNITY GEARED TOWARD AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS.

I SAT DOWN WITH FIVE MEMBERS TO SEE WHAT THE COLLEGE IS LIKE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS.

>> FOR ME, I THINK -- >> YOU HAVE TO SPEAK UP.

>> THE MOST AMAZING PART ABOUT BEING HERE ON CAMPUS IS THE RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: RESOURCES LIKE TOURS OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES, INTERNSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

BUT, SHE SAYS -- >> IT IS A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD.

SO MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: LEARNING COMMUNITIES HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS.

SHE WANTS TO JOIN STUDENT LEADERSHIP TO HELP ALL BLACK STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT IS AVAILABLE, WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED, SAYS STANLEY MENTIONED.

>> IT'S THREE, 4% OF US ON CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: IT IS 4%.

>> IT'S NOT JUST LIKE I JUST WANT IT TO BE ALL BLACK BUT IT IS A COMFORTING FEELING WHEN YOU SEE LIKE PEOPLE HAVE THIS THING WHERE WE SEE YOU WALKING, FOR ME, FOR SURE, I'M GOING TO HOLLER AT YOU BECAUSE I DON'T SEE A LOT OF US WALKING AROUND LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THEY HAVE BLACK LEADERS TO LOOK TO ON CAMPUS AND THEY HAVE EACH OTHER.

WHEN THEY GO TO CLASS, THEY ARE OFTEN THE ONLY BLACK STUDENT IN THE ROOM.

THERE'S THIS PRESSURE TO REPRESENT ALL BLACK PEOPLE WELL.

>> TEACHER WAS TALKING ABOUT LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND HE KEPT LIKE ASKING ME FOR MY INPUT BUT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM WAS.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE I FEEL LIKE I'M LEARNING, I'M LETTING MYSELF DOWN AND I'M LETTING DOWN LIKE ALL THE PEOPLE, ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE ON CAMPUS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SINCE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF US HERE, ALL OF US HAVE A CERTAIN JOB WE HAVE TO, I GUESS WE HAVE TO PRESENT RESULTS IN A CERTAIN WAY SO WE CAN UPHOLD OUR REPUTATION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

>> WE WOULD GET HELD AT A HIGH STANDARD, TO THE POINT TO WHERE WE CAN'T BREATHE.

IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY ON CAMPUS, THE FOOD IS BANKING ON US TO MAKE IT SO THAT WE CAN OPEN THAT DOOR.

I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND LIE, I AM VERY DISCIPLINED BUT IT IS STRESSFUL.

>> IF YOU LIKE THAT NOT ONLY IT IS STRESSFUL FOR US PHYSICALLY, IT ALSO STRESSFUL FOR US MENTALLY BECAUSE WE ALL FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO DO THIS, I HAVE TO DO THIS, I HAVE TO KEEP MY BACK UP.

>> STATISTICALLY, PHYSICALLY, EVEN MENTALLY, YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE SYSTEM BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK AT US AND PROFILE US AND NOT EVEN SAY ANYTHING.

>> I'M CONSTANTLY TELLING MYSELF I AM THE BEST.

I WILL GRADUATE.

I WILL BE SOMEBODY WHO IS A LEADER.

>> THE STUDENT SAY THEY HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THE RECENT LAWSUIT OR THE 2018 REPORT.

BUT, THEY BELIEVE THE CLAIMS.

THEY KNOW FRIENDS WHO HAVE HAD BAD EXPERIENCES AS A BLACK STUDENTS AND THEY HAVE A HISTORY FROM THE LONGTIME BLACK STAFF.

>> THEY PAVED THE WAY FOR US.

THEY WEREN'T SUPPORTED WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY WANTED TO START A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.

AT THAT POINT WHERE WE'VE DONE A LOT OF FIGHTING AND A LOT OF VOCALIZING.

>> Reporter: THE ISSUES OF BLACK PEOPLE ARE ALREADY OUT THERE, SHE SAYS.

NOW, SHE SAYS IT IS UP TO OTHERS TO RESPOND OR BE COMPLACENT WITH THE SYSTEM.

KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA IS FACING A BUDGET DEFICIT OF MORE THAN $27 BILLION .

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THAT IS IMPACTING FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, STATE LAWMAKERS PASSED STATE WILL WANT 25, LAUNCHING $4 BILLION TO HELP PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCIES CONTINUE THEIR POST PANDEMIC RECOVERY.

MTS HAD PLANNED TO SPEND ITS CHAIR ON INCREASED BUS AND TROLLEY FREQUENCIES AND A NEW OVERNIGHT BUS SERVICE TO THE MEXICAN BORDER.

THE TRANSIT FUNDING HAS BEEN FROZEN AMID STATE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS.

AT AN MTS BOARD MEETING, SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAID IT IS DISAPPOINTING.

>> THESE ARE CHANGES THAT FOLKS WERE EXCITED ABOUT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON PASSENGERS LIVES BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE FUNDING SO WE NEED TO PIVOT.

>> Reporter: MTS STILL HAS ITS OWN STRUCTURAL DEFICIT AND DWINDLING RESERVES.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE GOGOL SAYS OF THE STATE SHOULD DO MORE TO SUPPORT TRANSIT AGENCIES.

>> THE FIVE-YEAR LOOK ON THIS THING IS THE BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM BECAUSE WE CAN EITHER RAISE PRICES, CUT SURFACES, OR FIND NEW FUNDING.

ORANGE COUNTY, LOS ANGELES, SACRAMENTO, EVERYBODY IS IN THE SAME SITUATION, NOT JUST US.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR AND STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE UNTIL JUNE 15th TO ADOPT A BUDGET.

IN THE MEANTIME, MTS IS PREPARING TO ADJUST ITS BUDGET TO AVOID CUTTING SERVICES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY VOTERS COULD COME TO THE RESCUE IN NOVEMBER WHEN A COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX MEASURE WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT.

64% OF THAT MEASURES REVENUE WOULD GO TO PUBLIC TRANSIT, REPRINTING THE LARGEST TRANSIT INVESTMENT IN THE HISTORY.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS.

THE FORECASTS ARE PUT INTO A BUSY TRAVEL SEASON.

>> Reporter: NEARLY 44 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE FROM HOME THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

3.5 MILLION OF THEM ARE EXCITED TO TRAVEL BY AIR, A 9% INCREASE COMPARED TO 2019, ACCORDING TO AAA.

>> IN 2005, THAT WAS THE BUSIEST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WE HAVE SEEN IN 25 YEARS.

THAT WAS FOUR YEARS AFTER 9/11 AND RIGHT BEFORE THE RECESSION.

SO, THAT BEAR WAS PARTICULARLY BUSY FOR TRAVEL.

WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IS IN 2024, 4 YEARS AFTER THE PANDEMIC, THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY HAS COME BACK IN A BIG WAY.

>> Reporter: AISHA DIAZ WITH AAA SAYS MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR SUMMER TRAVEL.

BASED ON PROJECTIONS, THIS IS AND IS EXPECTED TO BE SIZZLING HOT.

THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FOR ITS PART, ALSO EXPECTS TO SET NEW RECORDS THIS SUMMER.

THE AGENCY PREDICTS SCREENING MORE THAN 3 MILLION PASSENGERS ON PEAK DAYS THIS UPCOMING SEASON.

>> REPORTS ARE GOING TO BE PACKED.

IF YOU'VE FLOWN RECENTLY, YOU KNOW MOST SITES DON'T HAVE MANY EMPTY SEATS LEFT.

PEOPLE ARE FLYING IN BIG NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: DIAZ SAYS ROAD TRIPS ARE EXPECTED TO SET A NEW RECORD, WITH ABOUT 38 MILLION PEOPLE TRAVELING BY CAR WITH GAS PRICES SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR.

>> AS PRICES HAVE BEEN TAKING DOWN IN RECENT DAYS AND THEY HAVE REMAINED STEADY OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY SPIKES IN GAS PRICES.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO IS FIGHTING AN INVASIVE SEAWEED IN THE SAN DIEGO BAY.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US HOW IT IS BEING CONTAINED AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ERADICATE IT.

>> Reporter: THIS MAY LOOK LIKE NORMAL SEAWEED BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A HIGHLY INVASIVE ALGAE.

>> IT WILL COME IN AND TAKE OVER ALL THE NATIVE HABITAT IF UNCHECKED.

WE HAD TO DECLARE A LOCAL EMERGENCY.

IT IS HELPING US FIND FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING TO ATTACK THIS ALGAE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: EILEEN MOORE IS THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION PITCHES SAYS THE CAULERPA PROLIFERA WAS DISCOVERED LAST SEPTEMBER IN THE CORONADO CAVES.

>> DURING A ROUTINE DIVE SURVEY FOR A STOCK REPLACEMENT PROJECT -- >> Reporter: REPORT SAYS CAULERPA PROLIFERA IS A POPULAR PLANT FOR SALTWATER AQUARIUMS AND IT MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE BAY BECAUSE SOMEONE EMPTIED THEIR AQUARIUM INTO A STORM DRAIN OR GUTTER, LEADING IT DOWN TO THE OCEAN .

IT IS ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE IT IS INVASIVE.

GETTING RID OF THE ALGAE IS A TOP PRIORITY, SINCE IT COULD SUFFOCATE NATIVE EELGRASS THAT PROVIDES FOOD FOR JUVENILE FISH, WHICH COULD THREATEN LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> SAN DIEGO IS HOME TO A RATHER LARGE SPORTFISHING FLEET AND THE JUVENILE FISH DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO HIDE AND GROW UP TO BE ADULTS WHERE THEY SPEND THEIR LIFESTAGES OUT IN THE OCEAN, THAT COULD CAUSE A BIG IMPACT.

>> Reporter: DR. ROBERT MOONEY IS A PRINCIPAL MARINE SCIENTIST WITH MARINE TAXONOMIC SERVICES.

HE SAYS THE ALGAE CAN SPREAD FROM A 1 CENTIMETER FRAGMENT.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CREEPS OUT LIKE IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN SO EVERY LITTLE GROWTH TIP WAS GROWING AT ABOUT 3 MILLIMETERS PER DAY.

SO, THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT BUT IT ADDS UP IN A HURRY.

IT REALLY STARTS TO GET EXPONENTIAL AS THESE PATCHES GET LARGER.

>> Reporter: MOONEY SAYS THE ALGAE COULD GROW AS MUCH AS A CENTIMETER PER DAY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.

TO GET RID OF THE ALGAE, TEAMS OF DIVERS COVER IT WITH BARRIERS, WHICH ARE SICKLY SHEETS OF TARP LIKE MATERIAL.

>> INTERWOVEN INTO THAT MATERIAL, WE HAVE STRIPS OF REBAR, WHICH HELPS WEIGHT IT DOWN TO THE SEAFLOOR.

THEY WILL FRAME THAT ENTIRE TARP COMPLEX WITH REBAR THAT THEY STICK TO THE BOTTOM SO THAT IT CREATES A LINEAR SEAL ALONG THE EDGES OF THE BARRIER TO PREVENT ANY WATER MOVEMENT UNDERNEATH THOSE BARRIERS.

>> Reporter: THE ALGAE REMAINS COVERED BETWEEN SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR.

ONCE THE ALGAE HAS DIED, THE BARRIERS ARE REMOVED AND THE AREA WILL BE MONITORED QUARTERLY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

ALTHOUGH THE ALGAE IS NOW CONTAINED AND COVERED IN THE CORONADO CAVES, AT 15 SQUARE METERS OF THE ALGAE HAS BEEN FOUND OFFSHORE IN THE SOUTH SAN DIEGO BAY.

THAT IS SAID TO BE TREATED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BIT OF MEXICAN HISTORY HAS MADE PORT IN SAN DIEGO.

KPBS PHOTOJOURNALIST MATTHEW BULLER SHOWS US THE NAVAL SHIP THAT YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF THIS WEEKEND.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER OVERCAST MORNING IN SAN DIEGO BAY.

ONE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY'S MODERN AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCS LEAVES THE BAY.

BUT, ON ITS WAY OUT, THE SLEEK VESSEL PASSES BY A SHIP THAT SEEMS TO BE IN THE WRONG TIME.

STATEMENTS STAND ATOP THE RIGGING WEIGHT UP EACH MAST.

THIS IS MEXICO'S ONLY TALL SHIP, THE ARM CUATEMOC.

IT ASSAILS THE WORLD TO TRAIN MEXICAN NAVAL ACADEMY CADETS AND SHARING MEXICAN GOODWILL .

FOR THE LAST AZTEC EMPEROR, THE SHIP AND ITS CREW OF 261 MADE ITS FIRST STOP IN SAN DIEGO WHILE ON A TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAINING COURSE.

CAPTAIN VICTOR MULINO PEREZ SAYS HIS SHIP REPRESENTS MORE THAN THE MEXICAN NAVY.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] .

>> Reporter: END ZONE JERICHO GLENN OTTO SAYS THE MESSAGE TO CARRY IS ONE OF LOVE.

>> WE GO AROUND THE WORLD.

OUR MISSION IS TO CARRY A MESSAGE OF PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL THE PORTS WE TAKE.

>> Reporter: THE MEXICAN CONSUL GENERAL IN SAN DIEGO SAYS THE SHIP'S MISSION IS ONE IN CONTRAST TO WHAT IS TOO OFTEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR TURBULENT WORLD.

>> YOU CAN SEE MANY CONFLICTS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

HAVING THIS BOAT GIVEN A MESSAGE OF GOOD FAITH, OF PEACE, OF COLLABORATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

MEXICO IS A COUNTRY THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN FAVOR OF PEACE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS MORE THAN A DIPLOMATIC MISSION FOR SOME OF THOSE DOCKSIDE.

IT IS A KIND OF HOMECOMING.

SILVESTRE GARCIA HASN'T SEEN HIS BROTHER, RAFAEL, FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS -- TWO OLD MEN EMBRACE.

BROTHERS TOGETHER AGAIN, ATTACHED FOR A FEW DAYS DESPITE BORDERS AND COUNTRIES AND CONFLICTS.

BEFORE THE CUATEMOC WASTES SALE AND MAKES WAY FOR HER NEXT PORT.

MATTHEW BULLER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> REALLY COOL STORY.

YOU CAN GO ON BOARD THE SHIP THIS SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY, FREE OF CHARGE.

>>> AS WE LOOK AT THE FORECAST HERE, WE HAVE SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER BUILDING IN ON SATURDAY EAST OF I-15 BUT STILL WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS.

THERE IS THIS AREA OF THE INTERIOR, LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS WHERE WE WILL BE A BIT WARMER.

VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE FOR THE COAST AND FOR THE DESERTS.

WE CALL IT MAY GRAY.

VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE LOW CLOUDS THIS TIME OF YEAR.

FOR THE COASTLINE, IT GETS BRIGHTER IN THE AFTERNOON.

WE GO THROUGH THAT PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FIVE, SIX, SEVEN DAYS WITH VERY FEW DEVIATIONS FROM THAT PATTERN.

LOW CLOUDS RETURN NEAR THE COAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, DOWN TO 60 DEGREES AND AS FAR AS TOMORROW'S FORECAST, YOU CAN SEE WE BEGAN TO WARM UP, RAMONA, 75, ESCONDIDO, 73.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 96 DEGREES.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 61 DEGREES.

LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNDAY, WE WILL STAY DRY HERE.

THERE WON'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE IN DAY-TO-DAY WEATHER WITH THIS KIND PATTERN.

A LOT OF CLOUDS NEAR THE COASTLINE.

BRIGHTER FOR THE AFTERNOON.

SCATTERED SHOWERS ACTION FOR SOME IN THE SIERRA AND OFF INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.

LIMITED MOISTURE OUT THERE AND OVERALL, WE STAY ON THE DRY SIDE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

HERE WE GO WITH THE COAST FORECAST.

UPPER 60s, LOW CLOUDS, CLOUDS GAVE WAY TO SUNSHINE.

WAS LIKE WE ARE USING THE THE SOURCE HERE TO SEND A SIMILAR MESSAGE EACH AND EVERY DAY, WITH THAT PATTERN OF MAY GRAY.

LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, BRIGHTER IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE COAST.

INLAND AREAS, STILL SOME OF THAT FLAVOR BUT WE WILL BE HEDGING BRIGHTER WITH MORE HOURS OF SUNSHINE HERE.

FEWER HOURS OF THE MORNING CLOUDS AND WE WILL BE BOUNCING UP INTO THE LOW 70s SATURDAY, SUNDAY, A LITTLE COOLER MONDAY, LOW TO MID 70s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO.

HERE WE FIND RELIEF.

YOU WILL NOTICE A COOLDOWN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WE DROP DOWN TO THE MID-50s FOR EYES, LOW 40s FOR LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT.

A WARMING TREND WILL TAKE US INTO THE UPPER 60s AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

PRETTY QUICKLY FOR THE DESERTS, VERY WARM IF NOT HOT.

A LITTLE BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOONS.

MID-90s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE WILL COOL DOWN A BIT FOR MONDAY.

YOU WILL NOTICE A CHANGE MONDAY.

MORE COMFORTABLE BEFORE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO ESCALATE ONCE AGAIN.

I'M METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NFL IS MOVING MORE OF ITS GAMES TO STREAMING PLATFORMS.

THAT MEETS FANS WILL HAVE TO PAY A BIT MORE TO SEE CERTAIN TEAMS .

CLAIRE TRAGESER TELLS US HOW THE COSTS ARE ADDING UP IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: SPORTS IS IT RIGHT NOW.

IT IS THE DRIVER FOR WHETHER IT IS TRADITIONAL BROADCASTING OR STREAMING.

THE NFL HAS DEALS WITH AMAZON PRIME, WITH PEACOCK, WHICH NBC OWNS, ESPN PLUS, WHICH DISNEY OWNS, AND ALSO ABC AND NOW NETFLIX.

THOSE THREE STREAMING SERVICES IF YOU JUST GET THE AD SUPPORTED VERSION OF THAT, BUT COST AN NFL FAN $33.00 JUST TO SEE A HANDFUL OF GAMES ON THOSE SERVICES.

IF THEY WANT TO SEE MORE GAMES, THE GAMES THAT ARE ON LINEAR TV, SO, THE TRADITIONAL NETWORKS, THEY COULD BUY A SUBSCRIPTION OF YOUTUBE TV FOR $73.00 AND THAT STILL DOESN'T GIVE YOU ALL OF THE GAMES.

THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO BIND THE NFL SUNDAY TICKET TO WATCH THE REST OF THE GAMES.

IF THE NFL FAN MAY SPEND AS MUCH AS $900.00 TO SEE ALL THE GAMES IN THE OFFICIAL NFL SEASON, NOT POSTSEASON OR PRESEASON, NECESSARILY.

>>> DIGITAL WORKS WILL BE ON DISPLAY THIS WEEKEND AT DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, SHOWING THE WORLD THROUGH TINA'S EYES.

KPBS REPORTED JACOB AERE HAS A PREVIEW.

>> JUST KIND OF LINED UP IN THE MIDDLE AND MAKE SURE EVERY THING LOOKED GOOD.

BUT IT WAS A PRETTY SHOT.

>> Reporter: DALE BROWER IS A 17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AT HIGH TECH HIGH SCHOOL IN POINT LOMA BEAUTY LOVES TO TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH HIS FAMILY AND HAS BEEN CAPTURING IT THROUGH HIS CAMERAS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

>> I'M A BIG STREET PHOTOGRAPHY GUY.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.

THAT'S MY LITTLE NICHE.

LOOKING FOR NICE LIGHTING, NICE ANGLES, PEOPLE WITH UNIQUE FEATURES OR RECORD EXPRESSIONS, STUFF LIKE THAT.

I LIKE TO SHOOT CARS.

>> Reporter: IS ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL FOR THE ART AND EDUCATION GROUP OUTSIDE OF THE LINES AND A PANELIST FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S UPCOMING EXHIBIT FOR SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA USED THE SATURDAY.

>> UP EARLY FROM MEXICO, MY MOM IS FROM MEXICO CITY.

THAT IT WAS COOL TO BRING TWO COMMUNITIES THAT THEY OBVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTE TO EACH OTHER A LOT BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL TO CROSS THAT BORDER INSTANCE THAT WE CAN CROSS IT THROUGH ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY.

>> Reporter: HIS ARTWORK WILL BE DISPLAYED ALONGSIDE OVER 100 OTHER PIECES, SAYS OUTSIDE THE LINES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SARAH REDMAN.

>> VOICE OUT WAS AN INVITATION TO INVITE LOCAL YOUNG ARTIST TO GIVE US SUBMISSIONS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATION, MIXED-MEDIA.

WE REALLY WANTED TO CREATE A PLATFORM FOR YOUTH TO SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND ENGAGE WITH THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE WORKS EXPRESS THEIR UNIQUE POINT OF VIEW ON THE SUBJECT OF PLACE MANY EVOKE POWERFUL EMOTIONS WELL BEYOND THEIR USE.

>> THE STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY SOMETIMES EVOKING NEGATIVE FEELINGS OR FEELINGS OF DISPLACEMENT OR LOSS AND SOME ARE FEELING EXPERIENCES OF JOY AND CELEBRATORY MOMENT IN THEIR LIFE.

YOU ARE GETTING THIS WHOLE BREATH OF EMOTION FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.

>> Reporter: THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ORGANIZATIONS WONDERLAND IN SAN DIEGO'S EAST VILLAGE.

IT WILL FEATURE ART FROM LOCAL YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 TO 19.

>> I WANT TO SHOW AN EXHIBIT MULTIPLE PLACES.

I FELT LIKE THIS CORRIDOR SHOWED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES WITH A LOT OF STORIES.

>> Reporter: POWER IS HOPING THIS IS THE FIRST BIG BREAK FOR A CAREER IN PHOTOGRAPHY.

>> I WANT TO SHOW AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, YOU CAN GET OUT THERE AND SHOW DIFFERENT THINGS AND SHOW CREATIVITY.

HONESTLY, IF YOU LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY IS A WAY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

THAT IS WHAT I SEE IN ALL THE ARTWORK OVER HERE.

I'M HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: FORCE OUT IS A PLATFORM FOR USE TO BE HEARD, SEEN, AND CREATIVELY INSPIRED.

THE EVENT IS FREE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE BEST ENTRIES WILL BE FEATURED AT LOGAN HEIGHTS BREAD AND SALT ART GALLERY THIS JUNE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GETTY MUSEUM.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

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