
Friday, October 13, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3159 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Migrants are arriving in San Diego as aid groups wait for promised county funds to help.
Migrants continue to arrive in San Diego as aid groups wait for money promised by county leaders. KPBS looks at how the drop-off process could soon be changing. Plus, Coronado is working toward creating more affordable housing. Here's where city planners think there is potential for development. And it's known as the "Ring of Fire" — don't miss this weekend's rare solar eclipse.
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Friday, October 13, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3159 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Migrants continue to arrive in San Diego as aid groups wait for money promised by county leaders. KPBS looks at how the drop-off process could soon be changing. Plus, Coronado is working toward creating more affordable housing. Here's where city planners think there is potential for development. And it's known as the "Ring of Fire" — don't miss this weekend's rare solar eclipse.
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>>> HELP CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH OR VOLUNTEERS IN OCEANSIDE AS BUSLOADS OF MIGRANTS ARE DROPPED OFF BY CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION EACH DAY.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
THIS WEEK, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED TO ALLOCATE $3 MILLION TO HELP THE WRITING MIGRANTS BUT ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRETCHED THIN.
WHILE WAITING FOR DETAILS, KPBS TONYA THORNE SAYS NOW THERE IS A NEW PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE DROP- OFFS.
>> Reporter: FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M., SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, THAT IS THE ROUGH SCHEDULE MANY VOLUNTEERS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO KEEP UP WITH MIGRANTS BEING DROPPED OFF BY CBP.
THINGS AT THIS MAKESHIFT PROCESSING CENTER HERE AT THE OCEAN CENTER TRANSIT STATION, CHANGE VERY QUICKLY AS CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION DROP OFF BUSLOADS OF MIGRANTS.
CLEANOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS HERE THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING AND GIVING BASIC NECESSITIES HAVE BEEN OPERATING WITH FUNDING FROM THEIR OWN POCKETS, VOLUNTEERS, AND DONATIONS THAT THEY ARE GETTING.
NOW THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DID APPROVE $3 MILLION BUT THAT MONEY HAS YET TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
>> RIGHT NOW WE ARE REALLY WAITING AND HOPING THAT THE COUNTY DOES THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE SUPPORTING ALL OF THE MIGRANTS THAT ARE DROPPED OFF COUNTYWIDE.
ANYTIME A COUNTY DOES SOMETHING, US IN NORTH COUNTY ARE HAVING TO BE VERY LOUD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD.
>> Reporter: ERIC JOYCE SAYS SOME COUNTY STAFF HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO HELP, BUT MORE AFTER OUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED.
>> WE NEED PEOPLE AND WE NEED VERY SHORT-TERM TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR THE FOLKS THAT HAVE FLIGHTS THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS WE NEED MOSTLY.
I MEAN, WE NEED PEOPLE THAT, WE NEED SHUTTLES TO THE AIRPORT EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE FOLKS CAN GET TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION BECAUSE WITHOUT AN EXCEPTION, EVERYONE HAS BEEN LEAVING THE SAN DIEGO AREA.
>> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS HAVE DONATED THEIR TIME AND MONEY.
SHE HAS PURCHASED ITEMS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATIONS LEADING THE SUPPORT.
I THINK THE LGBTQ+ GROUP IS GOING TO CUT US A CHECK FOR TODAY.
WHEN YOU GO AND FIND CASES OF BANANAS AND ORANGES AND TWO OR $300.
SO THEY WILL DROP BY AND GIVE US A CHECK.
>> IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF GENEROSITY THAT PEOPLE HAVE BUT YES, OUR ORGANIZATIONS HAVE VERY , I MEAN, AS OF TODAY, HASN'T RECEIVED ANY MONEY.
SO WE ARE USING DOLLARS, OUR OWN POCKETS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
>> REPORTER:'S IS THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ+ RESOURCE CENTER HE HAS AN INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES HAVE BEEN LEADING THE OPERATIONS.
WITH NO END TO THE DROP-OFFS IN SIGHT, HE SAYS FINANCIAL SUPPORT WILL HELP BUT WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> $3 MILLION NOT GOING TO RESOLVE EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT IS REALLY A LITTLE DROP IN THE BUCKET.
THE COST OF THIS OPERATION FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT WE SERVICE IS REALLY REALLY HIGH.
AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TOGETHER.
SO THIS IS NOT JUST US VERSUS THEM, IT IS MORE ABOUT HAVING COUNTY COLLABORATIONS.
BUT ALSO LEVEL CITIES.
>> Reporter: THE COUNTY DID NOT SAY WHEN OR HOW FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BUT DID SAY THE GOAL IS TO HAVE SOME SORT OF CONSOLIDATION OF WHERE MIGRANTS ARE DROPPED OFF.
TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.
>>> AFTER NEARLY SEVEN MONTHS OF NEGOTIATION, KAISER PERMANENTE 75,000 HEALTH WORKERS HAVE AGREED ON A TENTATIVE CONTRACT.
WORKERS FROM SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING ABOUT 4500 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WERE ON STRIKE LAST WEEK, THE FOUR YEARS DEAL INCLUDES A 21% RAISE OVER FOUR YEARS, MORE INVESTMENT IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND A $25 MINIMUM WAGE THAT WILL BE PHASED IN OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
UNION OFFICIALS SAY THE AGREEMENT NOT ONLY KEEPS UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING, BUT IT EXCEEDS IT.
>> INITIAL REPORTS ARE THAT IT IS BEING PERCEIVED POSITIVELY AND THE BARGAINING TEAM OF ALMOST 300 HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WAS UNANIMOUS AND RECOMMENDING THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.
WE WILL BEGIN RATIFYING NEXT WEEK.
>> Reporter: BOTH KAISER AND THE COALITION OF UNION OFFICIALS SAY ACTING U.S. LABOR SECRETARY JULIE HSU BEING NEGOTIATING TABLE.
KAISER OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR WORKERS AND IT IS NOT THEIR INTENTION THAT THIS DISAGREEMENT WILL IMPACT RATES FOR PATIENTS.
>>> ARE YOU READY FOR THE WARM?
THAT IS GOING TO BE THE STORY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUD COVER RIGHT THERE ALONG THE COAST.
EARLY IN THE DAY, IN THE DAY, BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE THIS ON TO THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO SOAR, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, SO WE ARE GOING TO BREAK DOWN WHERE TEMPERATURES GO AND WHERE WE COULD SEE ANOTHER COOL DOWN AND THEN ANOTHER WARM-UP.
THAT IS ALL FOR YOU, COMING UP.
>>> THE HOUSE HAS ADJOURNED FOR THE WEEKEND WITHOUT A SPEAKER TODAY, REPUBLICANS NOMINATED CONGRESSMAN JIM JORDAN AS HOUSE SPEAKER AFTER MAJORITY LEADER, % STEVE SCALISE DROPPED HIS BID.
IT IS UNCLEAR IF JORDAN CAN WIN WITH 270 IN BOATS THAT ARE NEEDED TO SECURE A GAVEL.
ANY NOMINEE CAN ONLY AFFORD TO LOSE FOUR REPUBLICAN VOTES OF ALL OUR PRESENT AND VOTING.
CONGRESS HAS BEEN WITHOUT A SPEAKER SINCE LAST TUESDAY WHEN EIGHT REPUBLICANS VOTED TO OUST KEVIN McCARTHY.
>>> TENS OF THOUSANDS ARE PLAYING TO SAFETY IN GAZA, AFTER ISRAEL WARNED MASSIVE MILITARY ACTION IS IMMINENT.
THIS MORNING, ISRAEL DROPPED LEAFLETS IN THE NORTH, WARNING CIVILIANS TO LEAVE THE SOUTH WHILE THEY CAN, TO THE SOUTH WHILE THEY CAN.
ALONG WITH SUSTAINED AIRSTRIKES, ISRAELI TROOPS ARE NOW CONDUCTING RAIDS ACROSS GAZA'S BORDER.
U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN WAS IN QATAR, NEGOTIATING THE RELEASE OF THOSE TAKING HOSTAGE BY HAMAS WHICH INCLUDES AMERICANS.
WE WILL HAVE MORE COVERAGE OF THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR, PBS NEWS HOUR WILL PRESENT MORE IN THE HOLY LAND, PBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT.
THE ONE HOUR SPECIAL WILL AIR AT 8:30 TONIGHT ON KPBS TELEVISION.
>>> CORONADO HAS UNVEILED A NEW HOUSING PLAN MEANT TO GET THE CITY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.
KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE FROM THE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP.
>> Reporter: CORONADO HAS A LOT OF JOBS IN THE MILITARY AND TOURISM BUT IT'S LOW DENSITY ZONING ALLOWS FOR NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH HOMES TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THOSE JOBS.
THE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP THIS WEEK COMES TWO YEARS AFTER CORONADO ADOPTED A HOUSING PLAN THAT THE ZONE FOR ONLY ONE THIRD OF THE ROUGHLY 1000 HOMES THE STATE DETERMINED WERE NECESSARY TO MEET THE CITY'S HOUSING NEEDS STATE OFFICIALS REJECTED THAT PLAN AND THREATENED TO SUE THE CITY IF IT DIDN'T IDENTIFY ENOUGH SITES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE NEW HOUSING PLAN INCLUDES 10 SITES WHERE THE CITY PLEDGED TO ZONE FOR THE NUMBER OF HOMES REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW.
THEY INCLUDE A GROCERY STORE, A CHILDCARE FACILITY, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MOST RESIDENTS WERE LESS THAN THRILLED WITH THE PLAN, BUT SEEM TO ACCEPT THE STATE HAD FORCED THE CITY'S HAND.
>> IF WE DO NOT COME BACK WITH AT LEAST A REALISTIC OPPORTUNITY TO ACCOMMODATE 912 UNITS, THE STATE CAN TAKE ALL OF OUR PLANNING POWERS FROM US AND JUST DO WHAT THEY WANT.
>> Reporter: JESSE BROWN IS CORONADO'S PRINCIPAL PLANNER, AS THE CITY HAS BEEN MEETING STATEHOUSE OFFICIALS ON THE MOST RECENT PLAN.
WE WE WILL SHARE SOME MAPS AND TALK ABOUT THE SITE, WHAT THE CITY IS THINKING, GET THEIR FEEDBACK, SEE IF WE ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
WE HAD A FEW OF THOSE MEETINGS AND THAT IS WHY WE FEEL THE SITES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS HOUSING ELEMENT HAVE A CHANCE WITH THE STATE.
AND WE THINK THAT THERE IS FULFILLMENT POTENTIAL, AS WELL.
>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE UPDATED HOUSING PLAN ON TUESDAY.
ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.
>>> TOMORROW IS THE DEADLINE FOR GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO SIGN OR VETO ABOUT 100 STILL AWAITING HIS DECISION.
ONE BILL WOULD RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO $25 AN HOUR, ANOTHER WOULD INSTALL SPEED CAMERAS IN CITIES ACROSS THE STATE, AND ONE WOULD MAKE IT LEGAL FOR LOW RIDERS TO CRUISE ON CALIFORNIA STREET AGAIN.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BILLS ON TODAY'S EPISODE OF KPBS ROUNDTABLE.
YOU CAN LISTEN AT KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCAST.
>>> NET ZERO MISSIONS IN SAN DIEGO.
MTS LAUNCHED THE FIRST ELECTRIC ROUTE IN THE AGENCY'S HISTORY, RAPID 227 WILL OPERATE IN OVERTIME MESA, NESTOR, AND IMPERIAL BEACH, IT OFFERS LIMITED STOPS, MORE TRAVEL TIMES AND MORE FREQUENT SERVICE, IT WILL ALSO CONNECT ACROSS THE BORDER TRAVELERS THROUGH THE BLUE LINE.
>> >> WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE UC SAN DIEGO BLUE LINE TROLLEY AND JUST 15 MINUTES.
AND TO THE IMPERIAL BEACH PEER IN 40 MINUTES OR LESS.
SERVICE ON OUR NEW RAPID ROOT WILL RUN EVERY 15 MINUTES OR BETTER THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY, WHICH COVERED SERVICE RUNNING EVERY 7 1/2 MINUTES.
>> RAPID 227 WILL BE FREE TO RIDE THROUGH THE 31st.
>>> GOOD NEWS IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR AN ELECTRIC CAR, A PROPOSED FEDERAL RULE WOULD GIVE TAX INCENTIVES MORE QUICKLY UP FRONT AND TO A WIDER RANGE OF CAR BUYERS, JENN SULLIVAN HAS A CLOSER LOOK.
>> DRIVING OFF THE LOT IN AN ELECTRIC CAR COULD SOON GET EASIER AND CHEAPER.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING A RULE THAT WOULD ALLOW CAR BUYERS TO GET A TAX CREDIT OF UP TO $7500 PER NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
AND A CREDIT OF UP TO $4000 PER USED EV STRAIGHT OFF THE LOT.
>> WE ARE ALL IN FREEBIES, AND DEALERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAKING THAT TRANSITION A SUCCESS.
>> Reporter: UNDER THE NEW RULE, ALL OF THE CONSUMERS, NO MATTER THE TAX LIABILITY, WOULD GET A FULL TAX DISCOUNT UP FRONT , AND INSTANTLY FROM CAR DEALERS, STARTING IN 2024, INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR NEXT YEAR'S TAX SEASON.
RIGHT NOW, THAT IS NOT THE CASE CONSUMERS WHOSE TAX LIABILITY IS TOO LOW MAY GET A REDUCED CREDIT OR NOT QUALIFY AT ALL.
ENERGY EXPERTS SAY THE MOVE WOULD BENEFIT LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME DRIVERS WHO MAY NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO BUY A CAR.
BUT THEY SAY MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE EV'S MORE ACCESSIBLE.
>> MORE INCENTIVES, MORE INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> Reporter: TO BE ELIGIBLE, BUYERS WOULD HAVE TO MEET INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING USING THE PURCHASED ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL USE, NOT INDEPENDENT ON ANYONE'S TAXES.
AND BEING UNDER THE INCOME LIMIT.
IT COMES AS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AIMS TO DRIVE UP ELECTRIC CAR PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. BACK IN AUGUST, THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED $12 MILLION IN GRANTS AND LOANS TO ENSURE TWO THIRDS OF ALL NEW CARS SOLD BY 2032 WERE ELECTRIC.
I'M JENN SULLIVAN.
>>> IT IS A HISTORY OF A LOT OF AMERICANS AREN'T AWARE OF, BUT NOW THERE IS A PLACE WHERE ALL OF US CAN LEARN ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS TO AVIATION KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TAKES US TO THE SAN DIEGO AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM.
>> AT THE BACK OF THE MUSEUM, A SMALL GATHERING THIS MORNING TO CELEBRATE IN ADDITION TO THE MUSEUM'S WORLD WAR II EXHIBIT, SPECIFICALLY THE IMMENSE PART, BLACK AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED IN THE HISTORY OF MILITARY AND SPACE AVIATION.
NEXT TO A MUSTANG, THE PLANE FLOWN IN WORLD WAR II, THE BIG PICTURE BOARD TO SAY AT ALL.
BREAKING BARRIERS.
>> AFRICAN-AMERICANS DID HAVE THE APTITUDE TO GET INTO PLANES OR FLYERS AND DO ANYTHING IN TERMS OF COMBAT.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, THE LOCAL CHAPTERS FULL NAME IS THE REGIMEN OWED DAVIS JR. CHAPTER OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN.
>> FOUR-STAR GENERAL, BENJAMIN O DAVIS JR., BLACK BRIGADIER GENERAL FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
>> Reporter: THE CENTRAL FEATURE IS AN ANIMATRONIC REACH RATION OF GENERAL DAVIS, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST GROUP OF TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, HE HOLDS FORTH ON HOW MANY OBSTACLES THERE WAR FOR BLACK AMERICANS WHO WANTED TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY IN THE AIR.
>> VERY HARD, BUT I WAS PROUD TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO FLY.
CHOKE YOU GOT TO HELP CONNECT THE DOTS OF HISTORY, AND THEN HELP ALSO ENVISION THE FUTURE.
>> Reporter: YOU GOT TO KNOW ABOUT AND APPRECIATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AVIATORS, FOR THIS COUNTRY TO CONTINUE STRIVING TOWARDS BECOMING A MORE PERFECT UNION.
>> I ROUTINELY TELL PEOPLE, DON'T LOOK AT YOUR TOES IN LIFE, LOOK AT THE HORIZON, THE HORIZON IS THERE IF YOU WANTED.
CLEANER MATTER WHAT THE BARRIERS, NO MATTER WHAT THE AWESOME OBSTACLES.
THAT IS WHAT THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN REPRESENT.
GET YOU THERE AND BACK HOME.
>> Reporter: RETIRED IN 1970, HE AND HIS EARLY FELLOW BLACK AVIATORS LEAVE BEHIND A LEGACY OF BREAKING BARRIERS IN EVERY SENSE OF THOSE WORDS.
JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.
>>> FLORIDA-BASED ARCADE MONSTERS IS COMING TO SAN DIEGO WITH AN IMMERSIVE ARCADE GAME FACILITY.
SHOWS US, GRAFFITI ARTIST WERE COMMISSIONED TO CREATE MURALS THAT EXPAND THE IDEA OF PUBLIC ART.
>> BACK IN 1991.
♪ SPRAY PAINTER, AEROSOLS, WE DON'T WANT NONE OF THAT HERE.
SOME WILL SAY, WHO DO YOU PAY FOR, WE PAINT FOR OURSELVES WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE PAINT FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR PEOPLE TO SEE, OTHER PEOPLE DO APPRECIATE IT.
>> HAS TAKEN A LONG TIME FOR GRAFFITI TO GAIN THAT APPRECIATION.
CLEARED THE BEAUTY OF GRAFFITI IS IT CAME FROM NOT ASKING FOR PERMISSION.
WE JUST PULL UP AND PAINT WHEREVER WE CAN, WHETHER IT IS TRAINS OR WALLS, ABANDONED BUILDINGS, GO UNDER BRIDGES AND FIND WALLS AND PAINT THEM.
I FEEL LIKE GRAFFITI IS ACTUALLY SO ORIGINAL PUBLIC ART, YOU KNOW, IT IS IN THE FACE, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT, LOT TIMES YOU CAN BE LIKE YOU CAN FIND THE VALUE OF GRAFFITI WRITERS AND WHAT THEY DO.
CLEAR BACK THEN IT WAS LIKE YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW SOMEONE.
THIS FRIEND OF HIS, I HEARD HE DOES GRAFFITI, IT WAS SO SECRETIVE, YOU DON'T GO AROUND SAYING LIKE YEAH, IT'S A SECRET SOCIETY.
>> THERE WAS THIS WHOLE MENTOR SHIP ASPECT OF WRITING GRAFFITI , AND THEY WOULD TEACH YOU THINGS AND THEY WOULD SHOW YOU HOW TO BLEND WITH A SPRAY CAN.
WE THE SPRAY CAN YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT, RIGHT?
YOU CAN GO ONE WAY, YOU CAN GET REALLY GOOD, RIGHT?
YOU CAN ANGLE, LIKE THE SHADING EFFECT.
IT'S HONESTLY THE ONLY TYPE OF MEDIA THAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS.
>> Reporter: NOW YOU CAN GOOGLE GRAFFITI AND FIND HOW-TO VIDEOS, THAT ACCESSIBILITY ALSO MEANS GRAFFITI HAS BECOME MORE WIDELY ACCEPTED.
LEAD IS NICE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN PRACTICING OUR CRAFT USING THE SPRAY CAN FOR TWO DECADES NOW.
AND NOW I FEEL LIKE WE ARE AT THE LEVEL WHERE WE CAN PAINT ALMOST ANYTHING WITH SPRAY CANS.
>> Reporter: INCLUDING MURALS FOR BUSINESSES.
>> HERE AT ARCADE MONSTERS, IT IS REALLY FUN BECAUSE WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAINT A LOT OF FUN CARTOONS AND VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS.
>> Reporter: ARCADE MONSTERS IS A GROWING COMPANY, ADDING TO ITS EXISTING FIVE LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA.
>> PEOPLE WALK IN, IT IS ALL ABOUT THEIR REACTIONS.
THEIR INITIAL WALK IN AND YOU JUST SEE THE LOOK ON THEIR FACE AND YOU KNOW WE ARE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
>> WITH ART COVERING EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY >> COMING AROUND WALLS, THERE IS DOORS, SO IT IS NOT JUST A BIG, FLAT WALL.
I THINK THAT IS THE CHALLENGE, LIKE FITTING WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO SHOW OFF, IN THE SMALL AREAS AND SPACES, JUST TO FILL EVERY WALL, I GUESS.
ART ON EVERY WALL.
SO YOU KNOW, IF IT IS A SMALL WALL WE WILL FIT SOMETHING THERE.
>> BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE TAKING POP ART CHARACTERS, COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS, AND ANYTHING THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF BASICALLY PAINTING THESE IMPOSSIBLE SCENARIOS YOU HAVE BEHIND THE SIMPSONS VERSUS RICK AND MORTY.
ONLY HAPPENS IN A PLACE LIKE ARCADE MONSTERS.
>> EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, FLORESCENT PAINT WHICH GLOWS THE DARK, SO THERE IS BLACK LIGHT.
I CANDY.
>> Reporter: GRAFFITI IS STILL FIGHTING AN IMAGE BATTLE.
LEO DOESN'T OVERCOME IT IS A LANGUAGE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND, THERE IS GEOMETRY AND THERE IS SLOW MOVEMENT, PEOPLE SOMETIMES YOU WILL SEE GRAFFITI AND LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT SAYS SO I DON'T LIKE IT OR SOMETHING, BUT IF YOU JUST LOOK AT IT FOR THE COLOR AND THE ABSTRACT SHAPES, YOU CAN APPRECIATE IT.
I FEEL LIKE IT IS AN ART FORM THAT IS UNDERAPPRECIATED.
>> YOU WILL BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE IT WHEN ARCADE MONSTERS UNVEILS ITS IMMERSIVE NEW VENUE IN EAST VILLAGE.
HOPEFULLY IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> AND TO SEE MORE IN THE SERIES YOU CAN GO TO KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC ART.
>>> A RARE EVENT IS HEADED OUR WAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN SIX YEARS, SAN DIEGO WILL GET A CHANCE TO SEE A SOLAR ECLIPSE OVER THE WEEKEND.
IT IS CALLED THE RING OF FIRE BECAUSE WHEN THE MOON IS IN FRONT OF THE SUN, IT LOOKS LIKE A CIRCLE OF LIGHT, THE SCIENCE CENTER IS ORGANIZING THE CELEBRATION OF THE ECLIPSE SATURDAY MORNING AT THE SCIENCE CENTER.
GREAT AMERICAN SOLAR ECLIPSE IS BACK IN 2017.
>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN HERE IN SAN DIEGO, AND THINGS LIKE THIS REALLY HELP US CONNECT EVERYONE IN SAN DIEGO TO THE POWER INSIDE.
>> THE FREE EVENT STARTS SATURDAY MORNING AT 8:00 IN THE BEST TIME TO VIEW THE ECLIPSE WOULD BE BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 A.M. YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOK UP AT THE SUN WITHOUT THE CERTIFIED ECLIPSE GLASSES.
THEN YOU CAN GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED FROM THE EVENT BEFORE THE EVENT, FROM THE SCIENCE CENTERS SHOP.
>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WELL, WE ARE DEAL DEALING WITH COASTAL LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE DAY, EARLY IN THE DAY, SO THAT CAN CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY, MAKE SURE YOU ARE STAYING WEATHER AWARE, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT TIMES, WE ARE WARMING UP SUNDAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING FIVE TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, FOR TONIGHT, WE'RE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 59, NOW IT IS GOING TO BE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BUT AS WE TAKE THIS ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION, OCEANSIDE DROPPING DOWN TO 54, AND SPRING, 53, I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO SATURDAY AND SHOW YOU WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE ON FUTURE CAST, WE DO, AGAIN, HAVE THOSE AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON, A LOT OF THOSE CLOUDS ARE GOING TO START TO BURN OFF AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
NOW, WHERE DO HIGHS GO?
THEY RISE, 76 IN SANDIA, OCEANSIDE, 78, RAMONA, 87.
MOUNT LAGUNA, 63.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE ANNUAL SOLAR ECLIPSE FORECAST BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE GREAT VIEWING CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
YOU ARE IN THE CLEAR, GREAT NEWS FOR YOU.
LET'S TAKE YOU OVER THESE NEXT FIVE DAYS LET'S START YOU OFF OF THE COAST.
WE ARE STARTING OFF AT 78 FOR SATURDAY, AND WE ARE GOING TO WARM BY SUNDAY TO 82 AND WE ARE GOING TO START TO COME BACK OUT AGAIN, TEMPERATURES MODERATE AND WE DROP TO 74 BY WEDNESDAY WHEN WE ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER COOLDOWN.
NOW, INLAND WE ARE GOING TO RISE AGAIN THROUGH SUNDAY, WE ARE AT 84 ON SATURDAY, 91 ON SUNDAY, SO IT IS GOING TO BE HOT AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY, WILL STILL THOSE UPPER 80s BUT WE ARE GOING TO START ON A COOLING TREND THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
FOR THE MOUNTAINS, WELL, YOU'RE IN THE 60s, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 66 MONDAY AND WE ARE GOING TO GRADUALLY START TO COME DOWN TO 65, YET AGAIN.
OVERALL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, NOT GOING TO SEE TOO MUCH OF A CHANGE BUT EVEN ACROSS THE DESERT YOUR PICKING ON MONDAY WITH A HIGH OF 99, TUESDAY, 98 AND WE ARE GOING TO START TO COME DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
I AM METEOROLOGIST FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> STARTING TONIGHT WE WILL SEE TAYLOR'S VERSION OF A HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER, TELLS US HOW TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT MOVIE IS CREATING A NEW MODEL FOR ARTISTS TO REACH THEIR FANS IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.
♪ >> USUALLY A STUDIO WILL DISTRIBUTE A MOVIE THROUGH THE MOVIE THEATERS IN THE MOVIE THEATERS GET THERE CUT, THE STUDIOS GET THERE CUT, THE PRODUCER GET THERE CUT, BUT HERE TAYLOR SWIFT JUST BYPASSED THE STUDIOS BECAUSE SHE IS A HUGE MEGA BRAND, SHE DOESN'T NEED ANY MORE AWARENESS, SO GOING DIRECTLY TO AMC THEATERS IS A VERY BIG PROFIT VENTURE FOR BOTH TAYLOR SWIFT AND ANC SO HERE IS SAN DIEGO, AND SHE IS GOING TO HAVE A BIG EVENT AROUND TAYLOR SWIFT WITH A DJ, A BRACELET MAKING EVENT, BEFORE THE MOVIE STARTS AND THE REGAL IN PARKWAY PLAZA, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A TAYLOR SWIFT COVER BAND, IT IS GOING TO BE AN OPENING WEEKEND, THE BIGGEST CONCERT MOVIE OF ALL TIME.
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE EXPECTING THIS MOVIE TO GROSS BETWEEN $150-$200 MILLION, THE DOUBLE COOPER AMC THEATERS AS THEY ARE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE TO BEYONCI CONCERT AS A PART OF HER RENAISSANCE TOUR ON DECEMBER 1st SO WE HAVE TWO VERY POWERFUL WOMEN REALLY OWNING THE FOURTH QUARTER AT THE MOVIES.
>>> THIS FRIDAY THE 13th, SOMETHING STRANGE IS HAPPENING IN NORTH COUNTY, KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WENT BREAKS THE SPOOKY SIGHTINGS AT THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS.
>> AND THE STILL QUIET OF THE NIGHT AT THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS, ACTUATED ONLY BY THE OCCASIONAL PASSING TRAIN.
THEN, SUDDENLY, A BLOODCURDLING SCREAM TEARS THROUGH THE CRISP AUTUMN AIR.
FOLLOWED BY A CHILLING, THE FAIRGROUNDS HAS TURNED INTO THE SCARE GROUNDS.
>> IT WAS DEFINITELY LIKE, IT MESSES WITH YOUR NURSE.
>> Reporter: IT WAS KAYLA MITCHELL'S FIRST TIME, AT THE HAUNTED ATTRACTION.
>> THE GIRL SCREAMING, THAT WAS REALLY SCARY, SHE DID A GOOD JOB , HER SCREAM WAS AMAZING, IT SCARED THE [ BLEEP ] OUT OF ME.
>> SCARING PEOPLE.
>> IS FRIDAY THE 13th, WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN.
>> ACTUALLY PROTECTIONS, THE TRIFECTA OF TERROR.
THERE IS THE STARS OF THE SILVER SCREEN LABYRINTH MANNER, AND A HAUNTED HAYRIDE.
THE REGIONAL MANAGER AT THE SCREAM ZONE.
HE SAYS THAT THE HAYRIDE IS THE CROWD FAVORITE, GUEST WILL PULL ON THE JOCKEY ROPES TYPICALLY USED FOR HORSE RACING AND HOUSE THE HORSES AND JOCKEYS.
>> IS ALREADY KIND OF CREEPY AND EERIE AND WE FILL IN SOME DIFFERENT SCENE, ANYTHING FROM A CLOWN CARNIVAL TO A HILLBILLY SET WITH VOODOO SWAMP.
>> Reporter: THE THRILL OF THE HAUNTED ATTRACTION IS NOT JUST FOR GUESTS, BUT ALSO WITH THE ACTORS WHO PORTRAY GHOULS, GOBLINS, AND MONSTERS.
>> IT IS SO FUN.
>> SECOND TIME AS HIS CHARACTER, HE PORTRAYS LEATHER FACE FROM THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE HORROR SERIES.
THE MIDWAY MADNESS FOR YOU CAN GRAB A BEER AND THROW AND ASK.
IT SOUNDS DANGEROUS BUT THE CREWS ARE TRAINED NOT TO LET DRUNK PEOPLE PARTICIPATE.
THE MIDWAY MADNESS IS A HALLOWEEN THEMED CARNIVAL WHERE YOU CAN TEST YOUR ZOMBIE SURVIVAL SKILLS WITH ARCHERY OR SWING AND ASK.
BUT THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS IS THE SCARCE.
TUCKER DOES TAKE IT EASY ON SMALL CHILDREN.
PLEASE STEP BACK, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A GOOD TIME, WE DON'T WANT TO PUSH ANYBODY A LITTLE TOO FAR.
>> Reporter: TEENAGERS AND ADULTS, THAT IS A DIFFERENT STORY.
PLEASE DO YOU SCARE EASILY?
>> I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD UNTIL TODAY.
>> Reporter: IN DELMAR, ALEXANDER WENT, KPBS NEWS.
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