THAT WE ARE GOING TO HIRE AN INDEPENDENT COUNSEL TO HELP US UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING ASKED.

>> AS WE HAVE REPORTED, FIGUEROA pHAS INTIMATED IN THE LAWSUIT THAT A BOARD MEMBER RIVERA MIGHT HAVE KNOWN WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH FLETCHER.

UNRESTRAINED IN HIS DENIAL OF THAT.

>> I'M PISSED AND DISAPPOINTED, A LOT OF FEELINGS I HAVE.

pBUT I HAD NO IDEA ANY OF THAT WAS GOING ON.

>> AMONG THE MANY QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED, WHEN THE INVESTIGATION MEANT TO GET THOSE ANSWERS WILL BE CONCLUDED.

ACTING CHAIR WHITBURN WOULD ONLY SAY THE INVESTIGATION WOULD BE EXPEDITIOUS AND THOROUGH.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS.

>> FELLOW DEMOCRATS ARE NOW STARTING TO CALL FOR FLETCHER'S pIMMEDIATE RESIGNATION FRM THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, INCLUDING VIVIAN MORENO, JIM DESMOND IS ALSO CALLING FOR FLETCHER TO RESIGN AND NOT WAIT FOR THE ANNOUNCED DATE OF MAY 15.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING COULD BE COMING TO A LOCAL SEA SIDE COMMUNITY SLOW TO BOOST HOUSING JACOB AERE TELLS US WHAT COULD BE IN THE WORKS FOR DEL MAR AS SOME PUSH AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN.

>> IN ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS NOT YET FOUND MUCH OF A SPACE.

BUT A DEVELOPER IS AIMING TO BUILD 259 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX ON AN OCEAN BLUFF IN DEL MAR WITH 85 SUBSIDIZED APARTMENTS, AND ADDITIONAL PLANS TO THE CITY.

AN A DEVELOPER WHO WANTS TO PUT A PROJECT RIGHT THERE ON THE BLUFF AND THE CITY OF DEL MAR WOULD LIKE TO SAY NO, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A COMPLIANT HOUSING ELEMENT SO THEY CAN'T.

>> PRO HOUSING ADVOCATE SAYS IT'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT ACKNOWLEDGES IT WILL BE AN UPHILL BATTLE AGAINST THE CITY - OF DEL MAR AND SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS.

DEL MAR CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND FORMER MAYOR DAVE DRUCKER WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE PROJECT IN THE WORKS SINCE LAST YEAR BUT GAVE INSIGHT AND AFFORDABLE pHOUSING ACTION FOR THE COASTAL CITY.

>> WE WILL FIRST WORK TO GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO HAVE -- TO BUILD THOSE BY APRIL 2024.

>> DRUCKER SAYS IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO THAT, THE CITY OF DEL MAR WILL HAVE TO REZONE THE NORTH BLUFF AREA AND SOME AREAS OF DEL MAR SOUTH BLUFF TO ALLOW FOR 20 HOUSING UNITS PER ACRE.

SEA SIDE RIDGE SPOKESPERSON SAYS DEL MAR IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATEHOUSING LAWS AND THE PROEBT MUST BE APPROVED BECAUSE T MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS.

SAYS IT WILL FULFILL NEARLY 80% OF THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR LOWER INCOME UNITS AND 100% OF THE pMODERATE INCOME NEED AND POTENTIAL SITES IN DEL MAR WILL KE TOO LONG TO BE BUILT, ALHOUGH THEY DO SUPPORT THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS.

CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A NEW HOUSING ELEMENT REPORT EARLIER THIS WEEK.

IDENTIFIES THE DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS AND A FEW PRIVATE SITES WHERE IT COULD GO FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.

STATE HAS TWO MONTHS TO APPROVE OR DENY DEL MAR'S NEW HOUSING PLAN.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>> PART OF OWNING A HOME IS COVERING YOUR OWN UTILITY BILLS.

HELP IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE BEHIND ON WATER PAYMENTS.

KATIE HYSON TELLS US ABOUT A - PROGRAM OFFERING HELP.

>> MANY SUCH HOUSEHOLDS WILL SPEND THEIR MONEY ON ALL OF THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS LIKE WATER, UTILITES, RENT.

p>> OVERSEES THE LOW INCOME WATER HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MAAC, NON-PROFIT.

ONE-TIME PAYMENT UP TO $2,000 TO HELP RESIDENTS PAY WATER OR WASTEWATER BILLS.

>> THEY'LL USE A CREDIT CARD FOR ALL THE OTHER, LIKE FOOD, ANYWHERE THEY CAN USE A CREDIT CARD AT, AND -- >> SAYS HELPING WITH THE WATER BILL CAN STABILIZE A FAMILY'S FINANCES.

>> IT'S BETTER TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THOSE HOUSEHOLDS BEFORE THEY GET INTO THE SITUATION OF FALLING BEHIND.

EFORE THEY GET INTO THE SITUATION OF STARTING TO AMASS CREDIT ON THE CREDIT CARDS.

>> HE AYS MANY MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE PROGRAM OR REALIZE THEY QUALIFY.

IT STARTED THIS PAST YEAR.

p>> WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEED THE FUNDS RIGHT OW.

>> ASSISTANCE WITH ALSO BE USED FOR RECONNECTION AND LATE FEES.

FOR MORE AND TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY, VISIT OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>> IT'S ANOTHER SIGN SAN DIEGO IS MOVING ON FROM THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY.

THE PANDEMIC IS STILL WITH US, HEALTHCAR FACILITIES COULD NOT REQUIRE MASKS.

>> THE PAST THREE YEARS TO ENTER THE HOSPITAL YOU NEEDED TO WEAR A MASK.

IT'S PART OF THE COVID PROTOCOL TO PROTECT YOU, HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND PATIENTS.

BUT CALIFORNIA'S MASKING RULES ARE CHANGING.

THE STATE'S PUBLIC HEALTH EPARTMENT HAS LIFTED THE MASK MANDATE.

p>> THEY ARE ENCOURAGING HEALTHCARE SETTINGS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPALS TO DEVELOP POLICIES ND PROCEDURES IN THIS REGARD.

>> DR. WOOTEN SAYS THEY WILL FOLLOW THE STATE GUIDANCE.

COUNTY PASSED A RESOLUTION TO ALIGN COVID POLICIES WITH THE STATES.

AT LOCAL HOSPITAS, HOWEVER, THE POLICY VARIED.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO FORGET THE LESSONS WE LEARNED THE LAST THREE YEARS.

>> THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT SCRIPPS HEALTH.

WORKED TOGETHER TO CRAFT THE POLICIES.

THEY WERE AMONG THE HOSPITALS WITH THE HIGHEST LOAD OF COVID PATIENTS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.

>> WANTED TO BE A LITTLE MORE SLOW AND STEADY VERSUS SAYING MASKS, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYBODY IN ALL PATIENT CARE AREAS.

WE KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS TO GET HEALTHCARE WORKERS SICK, THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR, OVER 700 STAFF MEMBERS OUT WITH COVID AND DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THAT OVER AGAIN.

THIS IS OUR MIDDLE GROUND.

>> AT KAISER PERMANENTE, NOT REQUIRED FOR WORKERS, BUT FOR SUCH PROCEDURES, SUCH AS INTUBATING AND SOME OTHER THINGS.

AND PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITALS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT IN INFCTIOUS AREAS.

THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND ILLNESSES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO MASK UP AT HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE SETTINGS.

>> LEAVING AN ABUSIVE ELATIONSHIP CAN BE A SCARY AND INTIMIATING PROCESS, ESPECIALLY IF A DIVORCE OR CHILD SUPPORT IS INVOLVED.

A NON-PROFIT IN NORTH COUNTY WRKS TO HELP WOMEN AND MEN WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THAT SITUATION.

TANIA THORNE TALKED ABOUT THE EMOTIONALLY TAXING WORK.

>> MEASURING JUST UNDER FIVE % FEET TALL, YOU WOULD NOT ASSUME ANNA IS THE FORCE THAT SHE IS.

SHE SAYS IN HER LINE OF WORK, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR SUGAR COATING.

>> BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO SAY YOU POOR THING, OH, YEAH, HE'S SUCH AN OGRE, OH, TERRIBLE.

HOW IS THAT GOING TO HELP HER?

YOU ARE KEEPING HER OR HIM IN THAT PLACE OF FEEL SORRY FOR ME.

>> FOUNDER OF THE BRAVE ONES.

THE ORGANIZATION HELPS MEN AND WOMEN THROUGH LEGAL ISSUES THAT ALLOW THEM TO LEAVE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND THRIVE.

SHE HAS BEEN RUNNING THE PROGRAM FOR 22 YEARS.

AFTER HER OWN EXPERIENCE WITH AN ABUSIVE PARTNER.

>> WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THE ABUSE I HAVE NO CLUE THERE WAS EVEN HELP OUT THERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW, EVEN AFTER MY EX-HUSBAND PUT ME IN THE HOSPITAL I STILL WENT BACK TO HIM.

I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS HELP.

>> SHE SAYS THAT'S THE CASE FOR - MANY MEN AND WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN LANGUAGE IS A BARRIER.

>> THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO, AND SOMETIMES THEY HAVE GONE TO COURT AND THEY ASK DO YOU SPEAK SPANISH?

AH, NO, OK, GO OVER THERE, AND THEY POINT -- GO OVER THERE.

DO YOU SPEAK SPANISH?

NO, GO OVER THERE, SO THEY GO OVER THERE.

DO YOU SPEAK SPANISH, NO.

AND BY THE TIME IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, THEY ARE FRUSTRATED AND THEY JUST GO HOME AND THEY GO BACK TO THE ABUSER SOMETIMES.

WELL, COULDN'T HELP ME AT COURT.

>> ALL THE STAFF ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND NOW HELP OTHERS.

>> THEY'VE LIVED IT, THEY'VE SURVIVED IT, THEY UNDERSTAND.

>> THEY KNOW DEALING WITH COURTHOUSES AND LAWYERS CAN BE INTIMIDATING.

>> THE ATTORNEYS ARE EXPENSIVE.

pI WORK WITH SEVERAL WHO ARE VRY, VERY GOOD AND I KNOW THEIR RETAINER FEES ARE REALLY, ARE NOT THAT EXPENSIVE.

BUT EVEN THEIR LOW PRICES CAN BE A LOT.

WE HAVE SEEN THE NEED OUT THERE.

>> THEY FILL THE NEED AND HAVE HELPED THOUSANDS OF WOMEN LIKE MARIA.

>> OUR CULTURE INSTILLS MARRIAGE pIS FOREVER, BUT IT'S NOT, BUT ONLY WHEN A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

WHEN IT'S MISSING, THE HEALTEST THING TO CUT TIES.

>> AND MIRIAM TORRES LEFT AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP IN 2007 WITH HER FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN.

AN LIKE A LOT OF UP AND DOWNS FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A JOURNEY, A PROCESS AND THEN I MET MY HUSBAND, MY HUSBAND NOW.

>> THROUGH HER HEALING PROCESS, FLORES FOUND LOVE AGAIN, HE WAS ALSO GETTING OUT OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.

>> HE WAS GETTING OUT OF A SITUATION, YOU KNOW, FIGHTING FOR HIS KIDS AND HE HAD TO FIGHT AGAINST OTHER STIGMAS AGAINST MEN THAT MEN, THIS IS UNIQUE TO WOMEN, MEN ARE USUALLY THE PERPETRATOR, AND THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER.

>> LEAVING HER FIRST RELATIONSHIP WAS HARD BUT GLAD SHE DID.

>> IT'S HARD TO MOVE ON AND LET O BUT KNOW THERE IS SUPPORT OUT THERE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE, IT IS NOT HAPPENING ONLY TO YOU, THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF, AND I THINK PLACES LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OUTLETS TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE.

ô> AND THAT IS WHY SERANO STARTED THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> AND THAT'S WHY I DO WHAT I DO, AM I TOUGH, AM I HARD, YES, BECAUSE I LOVE THEM AND I CARE ABOUT THEM AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER WOMAN GET BEAT UP BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW THERE'S HELP.

THAT BREAKS MY HEART.

>> TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND TANIA THORNE'S STORY WAS INUDED IN THURSDAY'S SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW PODCAST.

IT'S A MIX OF LOCAL HEADLINES AND ORIGINAL REPORTING FROM KPBS.

STREAM ANY TIME WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST READ STORIES AT KPBS.ORG, GROWING CALLS FOR NATHAN FLETCHER'S RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MORE INFORMATION COMES TO LIGHT WITH A RELATIONSHIP WITH A FEMALE COLLEAGUE, AND HELPING FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERS WITH DOWN pPAYMENTS.

EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS.

AND SAN DIEGO STATE LOSES THE - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO UCONN DURING A HISTORIC GAME IN THE MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENT.

THE SHOW WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT WRAPPING UP THE AZTECS WHIRLWIND TRIP TO TEXAS.

THEY MAY HAVE FELL SHORT ON MONDAY NIGHT BUT THE BENEFITS ARE FELT FROM ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY.

>> IT WAS CLEAR BY HALFTIME THAT MARCH MADNESS WAS NO LONGER MARCHING IN THE AZTES FAVOR.

AND WHEN IT WAS OVER, THE FANS WHO TRAVELED TO NRG STADIUM IN HOUSTON WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE HISTORIC RIDE THAT BROUGHT THEM HERE.

p>> SURREAL TO SEE THEM ON THE BIG STAGE.

I CANNOT ASK FOR MORE, SAD BUT EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE.

>> I THINK WE ARE A GREAT TEAM - AND A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE.

HONESTLY, SAN EGO SPORTS ARE ONLY ON THE UP AND UP.

>> THERE IT IS.

>> WHAT GOES UP, MUST COME DOWN.

NOT JUST BRACKETS AND BASKETBALLS, ALSO THE EMOTIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE.

SENIOR GUARD MATT BRADLEY IS ONE OF THEM, WHO ADMITTED LAST NIGHT AFTER THE GAME HE ALMOST QUIT THREE YEARS AGO BECAUSE HE WAS NOT SURE BASKETBALL WAS WORTH IT.

>> I TOLD MYSELF, YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN, IT'S BEEN TOUGH, JUST GO HOME AND GET A JOB AND CALL IT A DAY, YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, COACH, HE'S ONE OF THE MOST GENUINE GUYS I'VE EVER MET AND THE WAY HE TOOK ME IN AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF THESE GUYS AND ACTUALLY REAL EADERSHIP I COULD FOLLOW.

IT JUST, IT CHANGED THE - TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE FOR SURE.

>> THESE GUYS ARE GOOD PEOPLE AND THEY ARE GOOD STUDENTS AND THEY ARE REALLY GOOD PLAYERS.

SO WE CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE THINGS WE DID.

>> THE FANS AGREE.

>> THE TEAM DID GREAT AND WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF 'EM FOR GETTING THIS FAR.

I MEAN, THIS IS THE BEST THING THA'S HAPPENED TO SAN DIEGO SPORTS IN A LONG TIME.

>> SDSU MADE IT SO MUCH FURTHER THAN ANYONE EXPECTED.

IT SUCKS IT DID NOT TURN OUT LIKE WE WANTED, BUT THIS IS AWESOME FOR SAN DIEGO STATE.

>> SO THE ROAD ENDS HERE AT NRG STADIUM BUT AS THE SAYING GOES, - THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR.

>> PLAYED A GREAT GAME, A GOOD RUN, GO AZTECS.

>> IN HOUSTON, M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>> THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T LOSE A BASKETBALL GAME IN MARCH.

EVERY GAME IN MARCH WE WON, WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE AND WE WON IN APRIL AS WELL.

AMAZING TO SEE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO FOR OUR MEN'S BASKEALL PROGRAM, AMAZING TO SEE WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO FOR US AS A COACHING STAFF MOVING FORWARD AND THE THINGS WE LEARNED.

NUMBER ONE THING, WE BELIEVE AND WHEN WE GO WE EXPECT TO WIN.

>> AZTECS MAY NOT HAVE WON THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL CHAMPION, BUT THEIR APPEARANCE IS GOING TO BOOST NOT ONLY THEIR BASKETBALL PROGRAM.

>> WE HAVE A NATIONAL RELEVANCE NOW BECAUSE WE PLAYED A NATIONAL TITLE GAME, I THINK IT WOULD EXPAND OUR RECRUITING BASE.

NOT ONLY ON THE WEST COAST BUT UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.

>> THE APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION WILL GO THROUGH THE ROOF, LOYOLA, CHICAGO, TEAMS THAT HAVE GONE TO THE FINAL FOUR, NOT JUST BASKETBALL BUT THE UNIVERSITY AS A WHOLE.

>> 88% INCREASE IN SDSU WEB PAGE VIEWS AND 59% INCREASE IN TRFFIC TO THE ADMISSIONS PAGE AND THE SCHOOL RECEIVED pEQUIVALENT OF $200 MILLION IN FREE ADVERTISING.

>> THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, AND HAPPY THAT'S THE CASE.

>> THE RUN WILL ALSO AFFECT A NEW PART OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS, NIL, AN ATHLETE CAN RECEIVE FINANCIAL CONVERSATION FOR USE OF THE NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS.

IT WAS NOT HIGH, BUT NOW -- >> HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A BETTER NIL SITUATION AT SAN DIEGO STATE, FOR ALL THE PLAYERS AND FUTURE AT SAN DIEGO STATE AND IT'S SOMETHING WE CANNOT CONTROL AS COACHES BUT IT'S A PART OF ATHLETICS NOW IN GENERAL, AND ESPECIALLY IN MEN'S BASKETBALL.

SO IT'S GOING TO AFFECT HOPEFULLY IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY.

p>> THE CITY LOVES GETTING BEHIND A WINNER AND I THINK EVERYBODY ENJOYED THE RIDE THAT WE WERE ON AND I THINK WE'LL SEE THAT MOVING FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR.

I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AROUND, YOU KNOW, THE GAMES AND TICKET SALES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> RESPECT LEVEL THAT SAN DIEGO STATE WILL HAVE AND ALWAYS CONTINUE TO HAVE A CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER, WE KNOW WHAT OUR GRASSROOTS ARE, WE KNOW WHERE THE FOUNDATION WAS BUILT BUT THE END OF THE DAY, THE RESPECT THAT WE JUST EARNED, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS NOT GIVEN, IT WAS EARNED OVER ALL THESE YEARS.

>> MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND THE PARTY IS NOT OVER YET FOR THE AZTEC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM AND FANS ARE INVITED.

A CELEBRATION IS PLANNED FOR SATURAY NIGHT AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

GES OPEN AT 6:00, THE TEAM ARRIVING AT 6:30 BEFORE THE OFFICIAL START OF 7:30.

TICKETS ARE FREE AND MUST BE RESERVED ONLINE.

FINAL FOUR MERCHANDISE AND CONCESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

LOW RIDING IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAKING AN OFFICIAL COMEBACK IN NATIONAL CITY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE HAS THE LATEST ON THE CRUISING BAN THAT GOES BACK DECADES.

>> SOME OTHER CITIES AROUND CALIFORNIA LIFTED THEIR CRUISING BANS, LOW RIDERS IN NATIONAL CITY WERE HIT WITH ONE SETBACK AFTER ANOTHER.

>> I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A VOTE.

>> ON TUESDAY EVENING, LEADERS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED LOW RIDER CRUISING IS NO LONGER A CRIME IN THE CITY.

[CHERING] IT'S BRINGING A LOT OF JOY TO THE MANY FOLKS WHO HAVE LED THE PUSH, UNITED LOW RIDER COALITION RAFAEL PEREZ.

>> IT'S AN EXCITING MOMENT FOR THE ENTIRE LOW RIDER COMMUNITY, THE ONLY PLACE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHERE LOW RIDERS HAD - SIGNS LETTING THEM KNOW THEY WERE NOT WELCOME, THE SIGNS ARE COMING DOWN.

>> 1992 LAW CAME FROM CONCERNS OF CRIME AND CRUISING.

AFTER DECADES OF PUSHING TO OVERTURN THE ORDINANCE, THE - COUNSEL VOTED TO REPEAL THE LAW AND BRING BACK A CULTURAL LIFESTYLE TO HIGHLAND AVENUE ONCE AGAIN.

>> THE CRUISING BAN IS REPEALED A WE CAN FREELY CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE ACROSS THE COUNTY WITHOUT ANY FEAR OF PROFILED, DISCRIMINATED OR HARASSED.

>> THERE WAS A SHORT-TERM TRIAL LAST YEAR, BUT THIS IS PERMANENT.

PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO CRUISE ON THE STREETS OF NATIONAL CITY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

>> THE CITY HAS EVENTS PLANNED THIS SUMMER, CAR SHOW AT THE END OF THE SUMMER, AN ORGANIZED CRUISE AROUND IT, SO DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SOME CRUISING ACTIVITY AND YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING IN YOUR CAR, GOING FOR A CRUISE WITH YOUR FAMILY, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT, JUST ENJOYING THE CULTURE, ENJOYING THE CARS.

>> DURING TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, DAVID ALVAREZ TOUTED A BILL HE INTRODUCED THAT WOULD LIFT CRUISING BANS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.

THEY FACE A SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE, SLATED FOR LATER THIS MONTH.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>> A NEW REASON TO VISIT ONE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S MANY MUSEUMS, A VERY BIG REASON.

JOHN CARROLL TRAVELED TO CAMPO TO THE RAILWAY MUSEUM, THE NEWEST PIECE OF RAILROAD HISTORY.

>> A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR EAST OF SAN DIEGO LIES THE SLEEPY LITTLE TOWN OF CAMPO, AND THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RAILWAY MUSEUM.

YOU'LL KNOW YOU'RE THERE BY ALL THE SIGNS.

MUSEUM IS ONLY OPEN ON WEEKENDS - BUT MUSEUM PRESIDENT STEVEN HAGER AND THE CONDUCTOR, COLIN ATWOOD, WERE NICE ENOUGH TO MEET US ON A WEEKDAY TO SHOW US AROUND AND SHOW OFF THE LATEST ACQUISITION.

>> OUR MISSION OUT HERE IS TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET RAILROAD AND RAILROAD HISTORY IN THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE FOCUS ON RAILROADS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> AND RIGHT THERE BEHIND HAGER IS A MAJOR PIECE OF RECENT RAILROAD HISTORY IN THE COUNTY.

>> THE TECHNICAL TERM IS AN F40PHM-2C COMMUTER LOCOMOTIVE.

>> THE F40 PMH -- WHAT HE SAD, POWERED COMPUTER TRAINS FROM 1995 TO 2021.

UNIQUE AMONG AMERICAN.

>> CUSTOMIZED THIS LOCOMOTIVE AND FOUR SISTER LOCOMOTIVES FOR THE COMMUTER TRAIN SERVICE.

NO OTHER LOCOMOTIVES LIKE THEM THAT WERE BUILT.

>> IT TAKES ITS PLACE AMONG THE EXTENSIVE COLLECTION, EVERYTHING OM BOXCARS TO HAND CARTS, PASSENGER CARS TO CABOOSES.

MANY PARKED OUTSIDE, WAITING FOR THE DAY WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO RESTORE THEM.

HAGER SAYS EVEN THE COASTER LOCOMOTIVE NEEDS A LITTLE TLC BUT IT'S INSIDE WHERE YOU FIND THE MUSEUM'S CROWN JEWELS.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF LIVING HISTORY HERE IN THIS MUSEUM THAT WE LOVE TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY.

>> ONE PIECE OF THAT LIVING HISTRY, THIS LITTLE FIRE ENGINE THAT RUNS ON RAILS.- >> SO IT WAS ABLE TO GET TO PLACES THAT YOUR TRADITIONAL FIRE TRUCK COULDN'T GET.

>> AND IT APPEARS WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THAT SORY.

ALL OF THESE STORIES ORIGINALLY AIRED ON EVENING EDITION, OUR NIGHTLY NEWSCAST FEATURING SOME OFTHE HEADLINES AND ORIGINAL REPORTING AROUND SAN DIEGO.

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