>>> THE BEST ORIGINAL REPORTING FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM, MATT HOFFMAN.

>>> COMING UP, WE INVESTIGATE THE RISE IN ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR TOWARD ELECTED LEADERS.

>>> EQUITY IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY.

SAN DIEGO STILL HAS WORK TO DO THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE.

>>> LOOK AT THE WORK THAT IT TAKES TO TRAIN A BLOODHOUND.

>>> WE WILL START OFF SOUTH OF THE BORDER IN TIJUANA.

IS IT LARGE ENOUGH TO BE THE.

GUSTAVO SOLIS GIVES US A STUPIDER SERIOUS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAS FAILED TO KEEP UP WITH DECADES OF GROWTH.

IT'S BUCKLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF 2.2 MILLION RESIDENTS.

THE THREE-STORY APARTMENT BUILDING COLLAPSED IN APRIL AFTER A RAINSTORM.

CITY OFFICIALS ARE MONITORING 12 OTHER BUILDINGS AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF COLLAPSE.

THIS IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY RAIN AND ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION.

LACK OF INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> THERE IS NO PREVENTION.

THERE ALSO IS NOT A WAY TO MODERNIZE.

>> Reporter: SHE'S AN ACTIVIST.

THE GROUP MONITORS THE FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE.

SHE BELIEVES THAT THE CITY COULD AND SHOULD DO MORE TO PREVENT THESE CATASTROPHES.

>> WHAT HAPPENED, THE CITY COMES OUT WITH MORE OF A REACTIVE ACTION ON WHATEVER IS ALREADY BROKEN.

THEY DO NOT ACTUALLY HAVE A PROGRAM TO REHAB AND MODERNIZE.

>> Reporter: MAKING MATTERS WORSE, THE CITY IS FULL OF DEEP CANYONS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO DEADLY FLASH FLOODS.

THE CURRENTS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO DRAG CHILDREN INTO SEWER DRAINS AND SWEET CARS OFF THE ROAD.

CORPSES REGULARLY WASH DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYONS.

>> JUST SOUTH OF HERE WE FOUND TWO TEENAGERS WHO HAVE DROWNED.

>> Reporter: ILLEGALLY BUILT HOMES ADD TO THE CRISIS.

EXPERTS SAY ROUGHLY 40% OF ALL HOMES ARE BUILT WITHOUT PERMITS.

MANY DON'T HAVE A FOUNDATION.

THE HILLS DON'T HAVE VEGETATION TO PREVENT EROSION.

DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN DEVELOP DEPARTMENT.

>> ALL OF THIS IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T RESPECT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE EXPERIENCING A HOUSING BOOM PARTLY BY AMERICANS LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SUPPLY IS LIMITED.

THE CITY IS DOING WHAT IT CAN.

STAFF MONITOR HOMES OF RISK OF COLLAPSE.

THEY ASK PEOPLE TO RELOCATE.

>> SOME PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE.

WE CANNOT REMOVE THEM BY FORCE.

>> Reporter: THAT DYNAMIC SHOWS WHY THIS PROBLEM IS SO DIFFICULT TO SOLVE.

A PROFESSOR WHO HAS BEEN STUDYING THIS ISSUE FOR DECADES.

>> IT IS A PROBLEM THAT LOOKS SIMPLE FROM THE OUTSIDE.

IT GETS COMPLICATED ONCE YOU LOOK AT THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY AWARE OF THE RISK.

THEY HAVE MORE PRESSING CONCERNS.

>> THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING TO WORK ON TIME, TAKING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL AND PAYING RENT.

>> Reporter: IT IS A MATTER OF ENFORCING EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BUILDING THAT COLLAPSED IN APRIL WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF REGULATIONS IN MEXICO.

NOBODY ENFORCES THEM.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TIJUANA'S ABILITY TO TURN THINGS AROUND SOON.

>> CLIMATE CHANGE IS IMMINENT.

I'M SURE THE RAIN WILL BE LEAST OF OUR WORRIES.

WE NEED TO BE PREPARED.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THE CRUMBLING CONTINUES.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: BENCHES GIVE A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SIT DOWN AND FEEL THE OCEAN BREEZE.

THEN THERE IS A STORM DRAIN.

AN ARCHITECT IN, THE WATER FLOWING THROUGH STINKS.

>> A LITTLE BOY DROPPED HIS BALL IN THE WATER AND SAID HE, IT SMELLED LIKE .

THAT IS RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS PLAGUING BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

IN THEORY, THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM SHOULD BE SEPARATE.

IN PRACTICE -- >> IT CONNECTS TO THE STORM DRAIN.

WE END UP HAVING WASTEWATER RUN- UP THROUGH THE STORM DRAIN PIPES.

>> Reporter: AND ACTIVISTS SAYS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT TIJUANA ILLEGALLY CONNECT THEIR SEWER LINES THROUGH THE STORM DRAIN.

COUNT LENTZ GALLONS STORM OUT INTO THE OCEANS.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PIPES THAT ARE FOR THE STORM DRAIN.

YOU WILL SEE LIQUID THAT IS COMING OUT OF THEM.

IT IS NOT RAINING.

WE CAN ALSO TELL BY THE SMELL.

>> Reporter: A BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF THE BORDER, THE COASTLINE IS FILLED WITH STORM DRAIN PIPES EMPTYING INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

THESE PIPES SHOULD BE DRY WHEN IT IS NOT RATING.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

IF YOU WALK ALONG, YOU WILL SEE THE STORM DRAINS POPPING UP SEWAGE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER TIJUANA.

A LITTLE BIT MORE INLAND, THERE IS A CANYON THAT EFFORTS STORM WATER INTO THE TIJUANA RIVER WHICH FLOWS INTO THE U.S. AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST -- >> EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOT RAINED, WATER IS STILL FLOWING.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT RAINWATER.

>> Reporter: WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?

MANY OF THE HOMES ARE ILLEGALLY BUILT WITH NO PERMITS.

OFFICIALS ON THE CONNECT HOMES TO SEWAGE SYSTEMS IF THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS A DEED.

ANY OF THE HOMES ARE NOT ON THE BOOKS.

>> THEY DO NOT HAVE DEEDS TO THEIR HOME.

THE STATE CANNOT CONNECT THEIR SEWER LINES.

OTHER FOLKS HAVE THESE BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY THE CONNECTION FEE.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THESE HOUSES SIMPLY CONNECT THE SEWAGE PIPES TO STORM DRAINS.

RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE ISSUES FOR DECADES.

OFFICIALS IGNORE THEM.

PART OF THE PROBLEM, TENSION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

TO POINT FINGERS AT EACH OTHER, NOTHING GETS DONE.

>> ESTATE MANAGES THE WATER AND THE SEWER.

THE CITY OF TIJUANA MANAGES THE STORM DRAIN.

>> Reporter: DIRECTOR OF TIJUANA'S ORBIT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORTS ILLEGAL SEWAGE LINES TO THE STATE.

>> WE REPORT ISSUES TO THE STATE AGENCY.

THEY HANDLE INSPECTIONS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT'S THE STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

THE AGENCY IN CHARGE DID NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS.

HE SAYS TIJUANA DOES CLEAR GARBAGE THAT CLOGS UP THE SYSTEM.

THE CITY HAS COLLECTED 6000 TONS OF TRASH IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

ESTEVEZ, STUDIES THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

CONFLICT BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IS A CONSTANT OBSTACLE.

>> WHEN YOU GO TO THEM, THEY BOTH TELL YOU IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

IN BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS NEED TO OBEY THE LAW.

REGARDLESS OF WHO IS AT FAULT, HE SAYS THE CRISIS WON'T BE SOLVED WITHOUT MASSIVE EVER FROM ALL PARTIES.

>> I DO NOT HAVE A MAGIC SOLUTION.

THERE HAS TO BE COORDINATION.

>> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, THE UNTREATED WASTEWATER WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALLING FOR URGENT ACTION TO ADDRESS CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION IN THE SOUTH BAY.

URGING BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

SAYING THAT WE CANNOT OFFER THE DELAYS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS RECENTLY STUDY SOME OF THE THREATS TO LOCAL OFFICIALS.

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WOMEN SEE THE MOST OF IT.

KPBS, SPOKE WITH SOME OF THEM.

WE WANT TO WARN YOU, THE STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE.

>> YOU DISCUSSED IN FAT PIG.

I HOPE THEY GOT YOU LIKE THE SLAB YOU ARE AND HANG YOU TO DRIP DRY.

>> Reporter: THAT IS THE BOARD MEMBER OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING THE MESSAGE SHE RECEIVED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THREATS LIKE THIS INTENSIFIES WHEN SHE ADVOCATES FOR ISSUES LIKE CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE STUDENTS.

ORDER BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AND STAFF.

>> YOU ARE A DOG ON A LEASH.

YOU ARE WRONG.

>> Reporter: THAT IS FORMER MAYOR, RECOUNTING AN ATTACK FROM A MAN AFTER A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN 2014.

THE EXPERIENCE ALIGNED WITH THE RECENT U.S.

AIMED AT GAUGING THREATS AGAINST LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THE SURVEY FOUND 66% OF MALE OFFICEHOLDERS REPORTED BEING HARASSED COMPARED TO 82% OF FEMALE COUNTERPARTS.

TWO THIRDS OF THOSE SAID THE INTIMIDATION HAS WORSENED SINCE THEY FIRST ENTERED OFFICE.

UC SAN DIEGO POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR, BARBARA WALTER, SAID THE ELECTION OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IN 2016, IS A BIG REASON FOR THE JUMP.

>> TRUMP WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT WHO WOULD VOCALIZE VIOLENCE AS A LEGITIMATE TOOL.

WE KNOW THAT IT IS INCREASING.

IT TRACKS WITH THE RISE WITH ALL OTHER TYPES OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AND VIOLENT LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING.

>> Reporter: PART OF THE BACKLASH AGAINST WOMEN POLITICIANS, TIED TO THE FAR RIGHT.

WHITE CHRISTIAN ELEMENT OF THE MOVEMENT WANTS AMERICAN SOCIETY TO REVERT BACK TO A TIME WHEN WOMEN WERE SUBSERVIENT TO MEN.

>> THEY FAIL THAT WOMEN ARE NOT EQUAL TO MEN.

THEY SHOULD NOT BE EMPOWERED TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT COULD AFFECT MEN.

THEY DO NOT BELIEVE MEN SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN HALF OF SAN DIEGO ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE U.S. SAY THEY CONSIDERED LEAVING OFFICE.

WALTER SAYS, THREATS ARE WORKING.

>> IT'S A FORM OF VERBAL TERRORISM, DESIGNED TO BASICALLY VERBALLY BEAT YOUR TARGET INTO SUBMISSION.

>> Reporter: THE THREATS HAVE NOT DRIVEN THEM FROM PUBLIC SERVICE.

THEY DO SEEK ACCOUNTABILITY.

SHE RECEIVED SEVERE THREATS.

SHE GOT A THREE-YEAR RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE MAN WHO BERATED HER OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL MEETING IN 2014.

>> PUBLIC OFFICIALS, YOU NEED TO REPORT THE THREATS.

IT IS ABOUT THE PAPER TRAIL.

IF ONE PERSON DOES THAT, AND THEN DOES IT TO ANOTHER PERSON, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE CYCLE COULD BE OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE?

>> Reporter: SHE DEVELOPED A THICK SKIN.

IT IS STILL HARD NOT TO INTERNALIZE THE VITRIOL.

>> I AM A HUMAN BEING.

FOR A SECOND IT HITS ME HARD.

I SAY, THAT IS SCARY.

DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF THREAT, TOO.

IF IT IS JUST A PERSON RAILING AT ME, IT IS EASIER TO BE LIKE, OKAY, WHATEVER.

IT IS FINE.

THEY ARE SHARING THEIR FEELINGS WITH ME.

WHEN IT IS REALLY GRAPHIC OR SEXUAL, I USUALLY TALK TO MY HUSBAND.

THEN, I REALIZE THAT THE PERSON MAKING THE THREAT DOES NOT HAVE THE WORDS TO EXPRESS THEIR EMOTIONS HEALTHILY.

>> Reporter: TEACHING SCHOOLCHILDREN HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITHOUT ANGER ARE AMONG THE SOLUTIONS TO RESTORE PUBLIC DISCOURSE.

WALTER SAYS, ANY ATTEMPT TO DECREASE THREATS, IS INCOMPLETE UNLESS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE TIGHTER CONTROLS.

SHE ARGUES IT'S POSSIBLE WHILE STILL PROTECTING FREE SPEECH.

>> LEPO PEOPLE PUT WHATEVER THEY WANT ON THE INTERNET.

REGULATE THE ALGORITHMS.

RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ALL DESIGNED TO DISPROPORTIONATELY FAVOR THE MOST MATERIAL.

THAT TRIGGERS FEAR, ANGER, AND HAY.

THAT'S WHAT OUR BRAINS ARE DESIGNED TO FOCUS ON HEAVILY.

WE MET DESPITE HER EXPERIENCE, SHE ENCOURAGES WOMEN TO RUN FOR OFFICE.

SHE COACHES THEM ON HOW TO SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM THREATS.

>> KEEP YOUR COOL AND KEEP YOUR RESULT.

KEEP GOING.

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WE ALSO LIVE STREAM THE EVENING EDITION OF 5:00 P.M. >>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS TRYING TO FIND WAYS THE CANNABIS MARKET MORE EQUITABLE.

KATIE SPOKE WITH SOMEONE PARTICIPATING IN A NEW EFFORT TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE HARMED FROM PAST DRUG LAWS.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS DRIVING WITH HER MOTHER AND HER AUNT.

>> WE WERE TRAVELING TO SEE MY BROTHER IN TEXAS BECAUSE HE WAS SICK.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS TRIED HARD TO FORGET THIS DAY.

ESTIMATES IT WAS AROUND 2009.

SHE WAS 28 YEARS OLD.

>> WE WENT THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT.

WE WERE PULLED OUT.

I WAS COMFORTABLE BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD NOTHING.

THE OFFICER PULLED OUT A BAG OF CANDY.

A BAG OF MARIJUANA CANDY.

IT WAS MY MOM'S.

I REMEMBER THE SURE OF TELLING ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A FELONY.

>> Reporter: SHE HOPED TO BECOME AN ENGINEER WHERE HER BROTHER WORKED.

WITH A MARIJUANA CHARGE ON HER RECORD, SHE FOUND IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET JOBS OUTSIDE OF KITCHENS.

>> IT WAS A CHECKBOX.

FILL IN, YES OR NO.

THAT IS IT.

I DID NOT GET TO SAY THAT IT WAS A CHARGE FOR MY MOM.

>> Reporter: SHE NO LONGER QUALIFY FOR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING.

IT PREVENTED HER FROM VOLUNTEERING.

BLACK AND WHITE PEOPLE USE CANNABIS AT SIMILAR RATES.

BLACK PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED AT A RATE FIVE TIMES HIGHER THAN WHITE PEOPLE AND CHARGED MORE SEVERELY.

>> EVERYBODY I KNOW HAS A CANNABIS CHARGE.

>> WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

IN THE CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS TASK FORCE ESTIMATES THE WAR ON DRUGS COST BLACK CALIFORNIANS MORE THAN $100,000.

THE HARM WENT BEYOND FINANCES.

SHE SAYS THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS COST HER HER BROTHERS.

HE RETURNED TO HARDER DRUGS.

>> THAT LEAVES YOUR BODY SOONER.

WHEN THE END UP ON PROBATION, THEY WANT TO SMOKE WEED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET IT OUT OF THEIR SYSTEM FASTENER.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.

SOMEONE GETTING RICH OFF THE VERY THING THAT COST HER SO MUCH.

>> WHEN IT GOES FROM MEDICAL TO RECREATIONAL, I FELT LIKE HERE WAS OUR CHANCE >> Reporter: THE RULES SAY YOU HAVE TO ALREADY BE RENTING SPACE WHEN YOU APPLY.

IT CAN TAKE UP TO A YEAR THE CITY STAFF TO RESPOND TO THE DECISION.

SHE COULD NOT AFFORD THE RENTAL COSTS WITHOUT A GUARANTEE SHE COULD MAKE HER MONEY BACK.

LIKE MANY OF THE PEOPLE MOST HARMED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS, SHE WAS FROZEN OUT OF THE MARKET.

>> WE WERE STOPPED.

I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU KNOW.

>> Reporter: IN 2020, A FRIEND INVITED HER TO MEETINGS FOR THE SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM.

SHE HAD EDUCATE HERSELF TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> FOR THE FIRST 3 TO 6 MONTHS, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS BEING SAID.

NO CLUE.

I HAD NO IDEA.

>> Reporter: SHE DISCOVERED HER PRESENCE MADE A DIFFERENCE.

SHE TOLD CITY STAFF THAT SHE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM BECAUSE HER CHARGE WAS OUT-OF- STATE.

THE CITY CHANGED THE RULES.

>> BY THE NEXT MEETING THEY REWRITTEN IT.

I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF POWER TO MAKE CHANGE FOR PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: HER AND OTHERS REQUESTED 36 EQUITY LICENSES.

A LICENSE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH.

THEY ARE ASKING THE CITY CODE BE REWRITTEN TO REMOVE SOME OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS.

THE EXISTING RENTAL REQUIREMENT.

THEY ARE ALSO ASKING FOR FORGIVABLE LOANS.

STARTING A CANNABIS BUSINESS CAN COST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

IF SHE GETS A LICENSE, SHE PLANS TO OPEN A WAREHOUSE.

TO HIRE PEOPLE FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> ME AND FOUR OF MY FRIENDS WHO DO THE SAME THING, WE HAVE A BANK BETWEEN US.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS SOMETHING .

THEY DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO CITY HALL TO BEG FOR.

THEY CAN COME TO US.

THERE IS NO QUESTION.

YES, BUILD IT.

YOU KNOW?

THAT IS MY ULTIMATE GOAL.

>> Reporter: CITY STAFF ANTICIPATE HAVING A DRAFT OF EQUITY PROGRAM LEGISLATION AS EARLY AS THIS FALL.

>>> SEVERAL MICROBREWERIES GOT THEIR START HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

ALEXANDER WIND VISITED THE CRAFT BEER CON.

GETTING A TASTE FOR WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS HEADING.

REMAKE SAN DIEGO IS A SELF- APPOINTED CAPITOL CRAFT.

THE BREWERS GUILD PUTS IT, THERE ARE MORE THAN 150 INDEPENDENT CRAFT BREWERIES IN THE COUNTY.

WITH THAT COMES A HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE BEER DRINKING CUSTOMER BASE.

THE BEER BUYER IN NORTHPARK.

HE SAYS BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY FEAR THAT MOVING AWAY FROM NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND STAYING LOCAL.

>> IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

PEOPLE ARE ATTACHED EMOTIONALLY TO THEIR LOCAL BREWERY.

IT IS VERY EXCITING TO KNOW THE PERSON BY NAME WHO BRUISE YOUR BEER.

REMAKE AND SITES LIKE THAT, IS WHAT THE CONFERENCE IS ABOUT.

ORGANIZERS SAY TODAY'S EVENT IS ABOUT AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS.

WERE THEY LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND APPLY IT.

THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO BREWERS FIELD.

THE ORGANIZER OF THE EVENT.

THE CONFERENCE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE INDUSTRY TO SHARE RESOURCES AND NETWORK.

THE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS ARE IMPORTANT FOR SMALLER BREWERS BECAUSE THEY OFTEN DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO TRAIN THEIR STAFF.

TWO IS VERY UNIQUE.

WE ARE VERY COLLABORATIVE.

WE ARE TRYING TO HELP EACH OTHER TO SUCCEED.

EVENTS LIKE THIS ARE A TESTAMENT TO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE LOCAL INDUSTRY IS A BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY AND HAS A BIGGER ECONOMIC IMPACT THAN THE PADRES, CEREAL, AND THE ZOO.

THE ADJACENT COMPANIES PROVIDE MORE THAN 6000 JOBS FOR THE REGION.

INSTITUTIONS, EACH HAVE THEIR OWN BREWING PROGRAM.

MICHAEL, AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THE BREW TECH PROGRAM.

AZUMA WAS CERTIFIED BY THE MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION.

>> TRADITIONALLY THERE HAVE BEEN NO REAL OFFICIAL TRACK TO GET INTO THE INDUSTRY.

USUALLY IF YOU ARE A HOMEBREWER, YOU GO BACK A BREWERY TO WORK FOR FREE.

AS BEING 30 YEARS IN, THE COMPANIES WANT TO HAVE MORE TRAINED EMPLOYEES READY TO GO.

>> Reporter: THE SUPPORT SHOWS HOW MUCH THE LOCAL BEER SCENE HAS MATURED.

THERE WERE ONLY 15 BREWERIES IN 1997.

>>> IT IS BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME.

SOME KIDS IN THE SOUTH BAY WILL SEE THINGS IN A NEW LIGHT THIS YEAR.

EDUCATION REPORTER, SHOWS US ONE OF THE NEWEST BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL LEARNING.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE HOW A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING.

>> LOOK AROUND.

HOW ARE THEY?

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS HERE ARE LINED UP AND READY FOR THE CHANCE TO SEE MUCH BETTER.

THEY HAVE RECEIVED A FREE EXAM BY SPECIALISTS WITH THE VISION TO LEARN ORGANIZATION, THEY OFFER SUPPORT TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

THIS CHILD WAS STRUGGLING IN FIRST GRADE.

SECOND GRADE WILL BE DIFFERENT.

>> WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE SCREEN TO DO MY HOMEWORK, I COULD NOT SEE.

NOW, WHEN I HAVE THESE GLASSES I CAN LOOK CLOSER.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY PARTNERS TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY'RE BRINGING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT MOST.

AS A COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PROVIDES MONEY TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THEY THEN FIND PARTNERS TO PROVIDE HELP.

>> THIS IS TRANSFORMING OUR SCHOOLS WHERE WE ARE CENTERED AROUND STUDENT AND FAMILY WELL- BEING.

WE SHARED DECISION-MAKING WITH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THE STUDENT VOICE, THE FAMILY VOICE AND STEP VOICE, ARE COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE DECISIONS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS TO BECOME FULLY FUNDED.

A NEW PARABLE GLASSES IS A SMALL PART OF WHAT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL CAN PROVIDE.

HERE AT HARBORSIDE ELEMENTARY, THEY ARE ALREADY CREATING COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING MUCH- NEEDED SERVICES.

THIS FALL THE DISTRICT SECURED HARBORSIDE.

PARENTS ARE A MAJOR PART OF THE EQUATION.

>> MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE USEFUL THAT THEY WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH COMPUTER CLASSES, MUSIC INSTRUCTION, EVEN YOGA.

WHATEVER IT TAKES TO NURTURE THE WHOLE CHILD.

INCLUDING, THE PERFECT FIT.

>> IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT WEIRD.

>> Reporter: ONE PAIR OF GLASSES AT A TIME.

>> PERFECT.

>> Reporter: PERFECT, ANDY.

>>> OUR FINAL STORY TO THE WORK BEING DONE BY THE SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT.

REPORTER INTRODUCES US TO THE FIRST BLOODHOUND TO TAKE ON THIS IMPORTANT WORK.

>> Reporter: ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND LIVES WITH HIS HANDLER.

TRAINING FOR ALBERT STARTED EARLY.

>> WOULD LIKE TO START THEM AS PUPPIES.

HE CAME TO ME AT 12 WEEKS OLD.

THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED TRAINING HIM.

>> Reporter: HE HAS WORKED WITH THE CANINE UNIT FOR 24 YEARS.

ALL OF THEM ARE VOLUNTEERS, WORKED WITH GERMAN SHEPHERDS, LABS, AND BEAGLES.

THIS IS THE TEAMS FIRST BLOODHOUND.

LOTS OF DOGS CAN TRACK PEOPLE.

SOMETHING MYTHICAL ABOUT IT BLOODHOUND.

WHEN A FAMILY SEES YOU HAVE A BLOODHOUND LOOKING FOR A LOVED ONE, THEY REALLY THINK YOU ARE PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS.

>> IN THE PAST WE HAVE CALLED OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO COME IN FOR THAT REASON.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WHEN WE HAVE A MISSING PERSON.

IF WE HAVE TO CALL ANOTHER AGENCY AND IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR HOURS FOR THEM TO DRIVE HERE, THAT IS TIME THAT WE LOST.

WITH ALBERT, AND ALL THE OTHER DOGS, NOW WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BE RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.

REMAKE TRACKING DOGS SEARCH FOR A MISSING PERSON ALIVE AND DEAD.

PAM AND HER DOG WERE PART OF THE SEARCH FOR A MURDER VICTIM, CHELSEA KING, IN 2010.

THE TRACKING DOGS SHE WORKS WITH LIKE ALBERT, ARE DIFFERENT FROM POLICE DOGS.

>> ALL OF THE DOGS ARE VERY GENTLE.

LOTS OF KISSES.

WE WANT TO COME FOR THAT PERSON AND LET THEM KNOW WE ARE NOT GOING TO SCARE THEM.

>> Reporter: ALBER AND OTHER DOGS LEARN HOW TO DISCRIMINATE AMONG HUMAN SENSE AS THEY SEARCH BASED ON THE SCENT OF A PERSON'S CLOTHING.

FINDING A BOY WHO WAS MISSING FROM HIS HOME, HER DOG GOT THE BOYS SENT FROM A PAIR OF PAJAMAS.

>> WE HAD A SIGHTING.

WE THOUGHT IT MAY BE HIM?

I WAS ABLE TO DEPLOY ONE OF MY BEAGLES.

WE TRACKED HIM.

HE WAS HIDING IN THE BUSHES.

PEOPLE WOULD WALK PAST HIM NUMEROUS TIMES.

BECAUSE THE DOG PICKED UP HIS ORDER, WE WERE ABLE TO JUMP IN AND FIND THEM.

THAT WAS NICE.

REMAKE DOGS HAVE ABOUT 300 MILLION RECEPTORS IN THEIR NOSES.

50 TIMES WHAT WE HAVE.

ONE REASON THE BLOODHOUND HAS A GOOD SENSE OF SMELL, THE LONG BROAD NOSE WITH LOTS OF ROOM FOR RECEPTORS.

THAT IS WHY DOG HANDLERS SAY, WE DON'T TRACK PEOPLE WITH PUGS.

THOMAS LARGE, KPBS NEWS.

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