>>> THINK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL REPORTING FROM KPBS.

SEEKING ANSWERS AND JUSTICE.

MILITARY FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW WHY THEIR LOVED ONES WERE KILLED IN A TRAINING ACCIDENT AT SEA.

SNAPSHOTS OF BLACK HISTORY.

WE WILL GO INSIDE ONE OF AMERICA'S LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOS DOCUMENTING THE BLACK EXPERIENCE.

>>> MEET BOOM BOX TRUCK.

THE STORY BEHIND MUSIC ON THE WAY IT USED TO BE ON THE STREET TO SAN DIEGO.

>>> THE MAJOR STORY IS RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE.

EVEN THOUGH WE ARE MORE THAN 6000 MILES AWAY SAN DIEGO HAS ITS OWN IMMUNITY WITH TIES TO THE COUNTRY.

JOHN CARROLL REPORTS, THEY ARE WATCHING WHAT IS HAPPENING.

>> A LITTLE BIT OF PANIC.

A LOT OF PANIC.

>> Reporter: WHEN WE LAST SPOKE WITH NADIA AND -- ON TUESDAY THERE WERE STILL HOLDING ONTO HOPE PRAYING VLADIMIR PUTIN WOULD NOT LAUNCH THE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE THAT IS NOW UNDERWAY.

THEY CONTINUE REACHING OUT TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THE STORIES THEY ARE HEARING NOW HER GUT WRENCHING.

>> THEY HAVE GOTTEN THEIR CAR THEY ARE LEAVING.

I ASKED WHERE THEY'RE GOING AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW.

THEY'RE VERY FRIGHTENED.

>> Reporter: UP UNTIL RECENTLY THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FATHER YURI SAUCE WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONGREGATION'S FUTURE.

NOW HIS ATTENTION IS FOCUSED THOUSAND MILES AWAY.

>> PEOPLE ARE DYING OVER THERE.

EVERY SECOND PEOPLE DIE.

WE NEED TO STOP THIS STUPID AGGRESSION.

>> Reporter: NOW BOTH FATHER SAUCE AND -- OR LEFT WITH A SINKING HOPELESS FEELING NOT KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.

>> I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED.

I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT UNTIL YESTERDAY.

BUT IT HAS HAPPENED.

WE NEED TO STICK TOGETHER AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

>> THIS IS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY AND UNREASONABLE.

IT'S JUST CRAZY.

SOMETHING I COULD NOT ENVISION.

IT'S UNREALISTIC.

NOT REALITY.

>>> KPBS IS FOLLOWING WORK IN UKRAINE ON ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS.

OUR LOCAL COVERAGE ON THE EVENING AND MIDDAY EDITION IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH THE LATEST FROM OUR NATIONAL PARTNERS AT NPR AND PBS NEWS HOUR.

IT IS ALL RIGHT THERE AT KPBS.ORG AND THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> TRAINING FOR COMBAT IS DANGEROUS WORK AND THAT IS EVIDENT IN 2020 WHEN EIGHT MARINES AND A SAILOR DROWNED OFF CALIFORNIA'S COAST.

HEARINGS ARE UNDERWAY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED.

KPBS'S MILITARY REPORTER, STEVE WALSH SPOKE WITH THE PARENTS WERE STILL LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

>> A VERY LOVING BOY.

THAT'S HIS DAD AND HIS SISTERS.

THIS IS ME.

>> Reporter: IT IS BEEN OVER 18 MONTHS SINCE -- HIS SON WAS KILLED IN A TRAINING ACCIDENT.

21-YEAR-OLD LANCE CORPORAL MARCO -- DROWNED ALONG WITH EIGHT OTHER TROOPS WHEN HIS VEHICLE SANK OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON JULY OF 2020.

>> I FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I DIDN'T LOOK MORE INTO IT.

MAYBE I WOULD'VE KNOWN THE ROLE THESE FLAWS.

>> Reporter: GARCIA WANTED TO MEET AT A PARK IN MONTEBELLO JUST EAST OF L.A. WHERE HER SONS NAME WAS ADDED TO A LOCAL VETERANS MEMORIAL.

GARCIA IS AMONG A GROUP OF PARENTS WHO HAVE SAT IN THE AUDIENCE DURING A SERIES OF HEARINGS AT CAMP PENDLETON TO DETERMINE WHETHER SOME OF THE LEADERS INVOLVED THAT DAVE WILL BE KICKED OUT OF THE CORE.

>> I HAVE FAITH.

BUT SOMETIMES REGARDLESS, HE'S LUCKY TO COME BACK.

IT WAS IN TRAINING.

THAT'S WHAT REALLY GETS ME ANGRY.

WHY IN TRAINING?

>>> JULY 30, 2020 EIGHT MARINES AND SAILORS DROWNED WHILE RETURNING TO THE USS SOMERSET.

THE UNIT WAS SO FAR BEHIND SCHEDULE THE SHIP AND MOVED AWAY TO ANOTHER EXERCISE.

BATTALION COMMANDER LIEUTENANT COLONEL MICHAEL REGNER SAID IN THE CONFUSION HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHICH AA VEHICLE WAS SINKING.

45 MINUTES LATER THE ASSAULT VEHICLE WITH GARCIA SON WENT UNDER.

SEVERAL TROOPS WERE STILL FIGHTING TO GET OUT.

>> I DON'T FEEL WE ARE GETTING JUSTICE.

THEY GIVE ME THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PAGES THAT TOLD ME THEY KILLED MY CHILD.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

ALL I HEAR ON THESE BOARDS, THEY ARE GOING IN CIRCLES POINTING FINGERS AT EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: I NEED A BATH AS THE MOTHER OF PFC EVAN BATH WISCONSIN.

SHE HAS BEEN THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE HEARINGS.

AT LEAST THREE OFFICERS IN CHARGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE CORE.

EACH OFFICER SAID THEY TOLD HER COMMANDERS ABOUT PROBLEMS.

NONE OF THEM STOPPED THE EXERCISE.

>> THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MARINES.

BUT NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.

AND NO ONE IS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

ME SITTING IN THAT CHAIR, IF NOTHING ELSE, THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT ME.

>> Reporter: THE MARINES PRODUCED MULTIPLE REPORTS REGARDING SERIOUS EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWNS AND LAPSES IN TRAINING.

60 MARINES HAVE DIED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN TRAINING.

CONGRESSMAN SETH -- OF MASSACHUSETTS IS ON THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND ALSO A FORMER MARINE OFFICER.

HE WROTE IN A -- IN COMBAT AND SAID HE AND HIS PLATOON DID NOT FEEL SAFE WRITING IN THE VEHICLE 20 YEARS AGO IN BAGHDAD.

>> IF I HAD THAT CONCERN IS THE SECOND LIEUTENANT 20 YEARS AGO, A YOUNG ONE, WHY HAS THE MARINE CORPS NOT SATISFACTORILY ADDRESS THAT SINCE THEN?

REBECCA TOOK ANOTHER 18 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOR THE MARINES TO FIND PULL THE -- FROM SEA DUTY.

HE SAYS THE HARDER QUESTION IS WHETHER THE MARINES CAN CREATE A CULTURE WHERE OFFICERS FEEL EMPOWERED TO HALT AND EXERCISE WITH ME YOUR PROBLEM.

NANCY AND PETER SON -- DROWNED THAT DAY.

THEIR SON WAS ONE OF THE TROOPS WAS ALLOWED IN THE EXERCISE EVEN THOUGH WE HAD PASSED AS REQUIRED SWIM TEST.

SURVIVORS TOLD HIM WHAT THEY SAW.

MET A COUPLE HAD SNUCK THEIR CELL PHONES AND THEY WERE USING THEIR CELL PHONES FOR LIGHT THE TRAIN SEA.

IT WOULDN'T MATTER ANYWAY BECAUSE HE NEVER GOT TRAINING.?

TECHNICALLY THEY ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE OUR FAMILIES.

CONGRESS DESERVES THE TITLE FOR FAMILIES OF THOSE KILLED IN COMBAT, NOT TRAINING.

>> I WOULD RATHER HAVE MY SON -- BECAUSE I WOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS.

I WOULD'VE ACCEPTED IT SO MUCH MORE BECAUSE I DO IT WAS HIS JOB.

BUT HE WAS GOING TO BATTLE.

THEY ASKED ME WHY I STILL CARE, I NEVER GOT JUSTICE.

I DIDN'T GET TO TELL THEM I LOVE THEM.

I DID GET TO TELL HIM TO BE CAREFUL.

>>> HAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMES TO A CLOSE THERE IS A PLACE YOU CAN FIND THE STORY OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE TOLD THROUGH DECADES OF SNAPSHOTS AND THOSE WHO CALL OUR COMMUNITY HOME.

-- CHRISTINA KIM VISITED THE -- PHOTO COLLECTION.

THE LARGEST ARCHIVES OF ITS KIND OR UNIQUE TO SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DRIVE BY THE INTERSECTION ON IMPERIAL AVENUE AND 27th CHANCES ARE YOU WILL NOTICE THE BRIGHT BLUE AND TARA COTTAGE STORE SELLING PINATAS BUT WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS BUILDING TO SAN DIEGO'S BLACK HISTORY.

WAY BEFORE THE PARTY STORE THIS IS WITH THE BRAINERD PHOTO STUDIO OPERATED FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.

OPEN FROM 10 A.M. TO 8 P.M. AND NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.

>> NORMAN BAIT ARE IS A BLACK PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAD A STUDIO IN THE LOGAN HEIGHTS AREA.

HE PHOTOGRAPHED -- FOR DECADES.

>> Reporter: THAT IS SHELBY GORDON.

SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER.

THERE ARE 30,000 IMAGES NORMAN MAYNARD TOOK.

HE MIGRATED TO SAN DIEGO FROM MICHIGAN IN THE EARLY 1920s.

HE PLACED ANGELA MY CLASS, DID ORGAN WORK AT MISSION HILLS BUT ULTIMATELY HE FOUND HIS CALLING, PHOTOGRAPHY.

HIS SON ARNOLD DONATED THE PHOTO COLLECTION AND IS PICTURED HERE AS A CHILD.

HE RECALLED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HIS DAD WAS ACTUALLY COLORBLIND.

>> THEY SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE HIM THE BEST AKAMAI PHOTOGRAPHER WAS HIM BEING COLORBLIND.

HE WAS SELF-TAUGHT.

HE LEARNED IT ALL.

THROUGH EXPERIMENT AND TRIAL AND ERROR.

OTHER THAN THAT IT JUST TOOK OFF.

>> Reporter: OVERTIME HE ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS THE PREMIER PHOTOGRAPHER OF SAN DIEGO'S BLACK COMMUNITY.

>> WHAT HE DID RATHER INTENTIONALLY OR NOT WAS CAPTURED THE 3-D NEFFS OF BLACK CITY AGO.

THE FACES, THE MOTION, THE VICTORIES, THE STRUGGLE, THE DIMENSION, THE BROAD RANGE OF COLORS AND SECTORS.

AND CLASSES.

>> Reporter: FROM CHILDHOOD BIRTHDAY PARTIES IN 1950 TWO CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.

TO BAPTISMS LIKE THIS ONE IN 1967 HOSTED BY THE 35th -- SOME OF THE PHOTOS ARE OF LONG FORGOTTEN FACES.

>> THIS IS A PHOTO OF WEDDING.

THIS IS CHICKEN.

>> THIS IS A PERSONAL ARCHIVE FOR YOU?

>> IN MANY WAYS.

I HAVE SO MANY SNAPSHOTS OF MYSELF.

>> Reporter: IS A BLACK WOMAN SHE SEES HER SAN DIEGO REFLECTED BACK TO HER.

>> HISTORY IS PERSONAL AND ABOUT INDIVIDUALS.

>> Reporter: PHOTOS ARE A TESTAMENT OF HISTORY TOLD THROUGH THE LIVES OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE CONVEYED BY EVERYDAY PEOPLE.

SNAPSHOTS OF EVERYDAY BLACK LIVES LIVED IN DOES NO MATTER THE STRUGGLES.

>> THE HISTORY IS IMPORTANT.

WHAT MR. WEINER DID WAS DOCUMENT THAT.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE CENTER AND 500 WERE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE.

THANKS TO A COMMUNITYWIDE EFFORT IN 2011 HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN PLACES CAPTURED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE IDENTIFIED.

PEOPLE LIKE ESSIE SMART ONE COLORED WOMAN OF THE YEAR IN 1957 AND WERE PRESENTED BY LOCAL -- LIGHTHOUSE.

IN PLACES THAT DON'T EXIST ANYMORE LIKE RBG HOUSE OF MUSIC WHICH WAS LOCATED ON MARKET STREET RIGHT ACROSS FROM WHAT IS NOW MT.

HOPE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

THESE PHOTOS CONNECT THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT.

SOMETHING WHICH GORDON SAYS IS MORE VITAL THAN EVER TODAY.

WHEN THE TEACHING OF BLACK HISTORY IS BEING CHALLENGED IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> IT ESTABLISHES A BRUNDAGE.

WE ARE STILL HAVING SOME OF THE STRUGGLES.

THE HOPE AND THE DESPERATION IN THE INTENTION AND THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN THE 50s 60s AND 70s.

BACK THAT BRINGS UP THE QUESTION GORDON IN THE HISTORY CENTER THINKING ABOUT.

WEINER COLLECTION ENDS IN THE 1980s.

WHO IS BUILDING THE ARCHIVE OF BLACK LIFE IN SAN DIEGO TODAY?

WARDEN SAYS SHE'S NOT WORRIED.

>> I THINK THAT IS THE KEY FOR ARCHIVING BLACK HISTORY.

ONE REACHING INTO THE COMMUNITIES TO TELL A PERSONAL STORY.

WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE FOR THEM?

WHO MADE THE DIFFERENCE FOR THEM?

WHAT WAS THE DATE, EVENT, EXPERIENCE THAT WAS CRUCIAL IN THE LIFE OF A BLACK SAN DIEGO IN .

>> Reporter: THEY ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE AFRICAN- AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE IN THE SMITHSONIAN.

TO DOCUMENT AND RESERVE THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY SHE IS COUNTING ON BLACK CINDY AKINS TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR PHOTOS AND COMPLETE THE ARCHIVE.

>> TELL US YOUR STORY.

SUBMIT YOUR LEADER.

TELL US WHAT OUR TIMELINE IS MISSING.

>> Reporter: ONE DAY TODAY WILL BE HISTORY.

THE FUTURE WILL WANT TO KNOW THE PLACES AND PEOPLE THAT MADE SAN DIEGO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

>>> THE RISING COST OF LAND ESPECIALLY AMONG SAN DIEGO'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IS ONE OF OUR MOST READ STORIES THIS WEEK.

JACOB ERIC TELLS US HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CITY HEIGHTS IS PARTICULARLY BRANDON FOR LEGAL RECOURSE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC VIOLENCE.

AND YOU BOTH TALK TO FAMILY SAY THAT THEY FEEL LET DOWN BY THE SYSTEM.

IN MATT HOFFMAN STORY POINT USING THE RESTRICTIONS OF COVID- 19 AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THOSE WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.

THAT IS ONE OF OUR MOST READ STORIES AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> A BIG CHANGE FROM THE CDC EASING ITS GUIDANCE ON MASK WEARING.

THE AGENCY NOW SAYS PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER ADVISED TO WEAR MASKS IN INDOOR PUBLIC SETTINGS.

AS LONG AS THEY ARE HEALTHY.

LOCALLY THIS WEEK SAN DIEGO COUNTY REACHED 5000 DEATHS LINKED TO THE VIRUS SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

CASE NUMBER'S CONTINUED TO TREND DOWNWARD WITH 870 NEW CASES REPORTED THURSDAY.

WE WERE SEEING DAILY CASE NUMBERS WELL OVER 10,000 DURING JANUARY'S PEAK.

>>> IF WE ARE INDEED RETURNING TO SOMETHING THAT RESEMBLES A PRE-PANDEMIC NORMAL, BUT THAT CAN BE FOUND THIS WEEKEND IN CITY HEIGHTS.

THE RETURN OF AN ANNUAL 5K PUT ON BY POSITIVE PEER PRESSURE IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HEIGHTS RUNNERS CLUB BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.

VANESSA ALVAREZ DESCRIBES IT AS A FAMILY WHERE THEY CAN SHARE THEIR CULTURES AND LANGUAGES AND FOODS.

>> WHAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON A TEAM THEY SPEAK DIFFERENT LINKAGES.

USUALLY WE COMMUNICATE BECAUSE WE SPEAK MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE.

IT'S NOT REALLY A BARRIER AND WE HOST BANQUETS AT THE END OF EVERY SEASON SO WE GET TO TRY EACH OF US FOODS.

ENSURE OUR CULTURE.

>> Reporter: ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS LIKE THE CLUB'S CAPTAIN JOSEPH POUSSIN WHO IS A SENIOR AT CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I WANT TO HAVE EXPERIENCE AND I WOULDN'T IF WASN'T FOR THE RUNNING PROGRAM.

I WENT TO THE RUNNING CAMP AND WE TOOK A TOUR AT UC SANTA CRUZ.

I FELL AMONG THE SENATORS AND THE UNIVERSITY.

SO THE RUNNING DID AFFECT ME GOING TO COLLEGE AND GOING TO SANTA CRUZ.

>> Reporter: -- AS IT TAKES MONEY TO CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.

>> THE RUNNING SHOES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.

A LOT OF KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CANNOT AFFORD IT.

I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I WOULD GO TO THE PARKS LIKE THIS ONE IN THE CAMPS TO BUY MY RUNNING SHOES.

SO I ENDED UP GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP.

>> Reporter: THE CLUB RAISES MONEY THROUGH THE ANNUAL FINE WITH A POSITIVE 2021 BECAUSE OF COVID-19.

THE EVENT RETURNS THIS WEEKEND.

WHISPERS OR IS HAPPY TO HAVE HER BACK.

>> IS MORE THAN JUST A FUNDRAISER FOR US.

IT IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE A CITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY EVENT.

>> Reporter: ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE 5K RUN UNTIL FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION AT THE EVENT AND 78 SATURDAY.

>>> NOT FAR FROM DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO IN THE HEART OF -- THERE WERE STUDENTS LEARNING TO COOK IN AN UNCONVENTIONAL CULINARY CLASSROOM.

IT'S PART OF THE NEW CALIFORNIA CULINARY ARTS INSTITUTE FOR ADULTS.

MJ PEREZ SHOWS US HOW CHILDREN ARE NOW THE SPECIAL INGREDIENT IN THIS COMMUNITY OF LEARNING.

>> Reporter: 11-YEAR-OLD CARLOS SANDOVAL IS A CHEF IN THE MAKING.

HIS MENTOR IS EXECUTIVE CHEF INSTRUCTOR -- ALSO THE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF THE NEW CALIFORNIA CULINARY ARTS INSTITUTE.

IN THE COMMON CHAOS OF A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN CARLOS HAS LEARNED HIS LESSONS WELL.

>> WHEN YOU ARE PLEADING SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO BE ORGANIZED.

IF YOU DON'T, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE FOOD ON THE PLATE, AND BE PRESENTED.

>> Reporter: HE SPENDS AT LEAST 10 HOURS A WEEKEND PLATING AND LEARNING THE ART OF COOKING.

THE SICK WEEK PROGRAM CATERING TO KIDS AGES 10 TO 16.

CARLOS IS MOTHER IS ALSO THERE.

BUT HIS FATHER INSPIRED HIM MOST.

>> HE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A CHEF.

AND THEN HE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH HIS DREAMS IS MINE.

>> Reporter: CHEF -- IS AN IMMIGRANT FROM IRAN BY WAY OF SPAIN.

HE HAS BEEN COOKING SINCE HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD.

HIS IS NOT ONLY A CULINARY STORY, IT'S A LOVE STORY.

>> EVERY TIME MY MOTHER COOKED I WOULD GO FIRST FOR THE LEFTOVERS.

AND I WANT TO EAT THE LEFTOVERS BECAUSE I APPRECIATED WHAT SHE HAD DONE.

I DID NOT WANT TO BE, LEFT WITHOUT ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: DANICA -- IS ALMOST 10 YEARS OLD.

>> YOU HAVE TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF FIRE ON IT.

AND THEN IT TURNS BROWN.

>> Reporter: SHE IS MAKING CREME BRULEE ON HER FIRST DAY.

SHE TELLS US HER HOME COOKING INCLUDES PANCAKES COOKIES AND TORTILLAS.

AMONG MANY OTHER CHALLENGES.

DANICA DANCES ALSO WHILE LIVING WITH A DIAGNOSIS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

WHICH ONLY MAKES HER DREAMS TO BECOME A CHEF THAT MUCH MORE EXCEPTIONAL.

>> I WANT TO HAVE A RESTAURANT.

I WANT TO MAKE MY OWN FOODS.

AND DESSERTS.

I WANT TO MAKE SOUP, TACOS, PIZZA, CHEESEBURGERS.

>> Reporter: THE CHEF AND TEAM OF EXPERT OTHERS ARE HERE TO EDUCATE AND CULTIVATE YOUNG COOKS.

>> WANT TO BE PROUD AND THEY WANT THEIR PARENTS OF THEM.

>> IT'S GOOD TO TEACH THEM HOW TO BE HEALTHIER AND HOW TO EAT HEALTHIER.

>> Reporter: A NEW CULINARY INSTITUTE IS IN THE HEART OF -- A NEIGHBOR CULTURE AND HOMELESSNESS.

IN THESE TENTS IT COULD BE A FUTURE SUCCESS STORY CREATED IN THE KITCHEN.

CHEF PLANS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENCLOSE HOMELESSNESS AND WANTS TO HIRE THOSE IN NEED TO STAFF AN OUTDOOR PATIO RESTAURANT ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO HOMELESS PROGRAMS AND OTHER CHARITIES.

>> THAN THE ABILITY COMES IN.

OF RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD KICK IN.

IF GOD MADE ME AVAILABLE TO HAVE THE SCHOOL, I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS THE BENEFIT.

>> Reporter: 14-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA MASON IS MORE COMFORTABLE CHOPPING BOARDS THAN FOOD.

HE IS SUCCESSFUL AT MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AND NOW STEPS OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE TO TRY HIS SKILLS IN THE KITCHEN.

>> COOKING IS A WAY WE CAN EXPRESS OURSELVES IN A WAY TO GET TO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITHOUT HAVING TO USE OR LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE.

COOKING IS UNIVERSAL.

WE ALL KNOW WE ALL DO IT.

>> Reporter: COOKING WITH LOVE IS ALSO UNIVERSAL.

CARLOS PUTS IT THIS WAY.

>> BY THE WAY WE MAKE IT IT'S KIND OF LIKE LOVE.

YOU GIVE SOMEBODY A HUG, BELOVED.

YOU GIVE SOMEBODY FOOD, THEY LOVE IT.

>> Reporter: LIKE STUDENT LIKE CHEF.

>> YOU TOUCH THIS FOOD WITH PASSION.

YOU CARE FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE TO SOMEONE.

BECAUSE YOU ARE THAT SOMEONE.

IT TASTES DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: THAT IS A DELICIOUS RECIPE FOR LOVE AND LEARNING.

>>> BEFORE WE GO WE HAVE A BLAST FROM THE PAST WITH A MODERN TWIST.

MUSIC IS COMING ALONG WAY SINCE THE 80s BUT ONE SAN DIEGO AND SAYS OLD-SCHOOL TECH IS THE NEW SCHOOL STYLE.

MAIA -- INTRODUCES US TO WHOM BUCKS CHUCK AND HIS LOVE FOR RETRO CULTURE.

>> Reporter: IS AN ICONIC MACHINE.

THE BOOM BOX IS LIKE A BODILY EXTENSION TO MIGUEL NUNEZ.

>> I AM RICK NICE FOR SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN IN MY LIFE.

THAT IS CARRYING A BOOM BOX IN WRITING THE STYLE.

>> Reporter: HE GOES BY THE NAME OF WHOM BUCKS CHUCK AND HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS PASSION WITH OLD SYSTEMS.

>> I SAW IT AND I KNEW IMMEDIATELY I COULD BE THAT WALKING AROUND THE CITY.

>> Reporter: WORN IN THE 80s, AN ERA WHERE BOOM BOXES WERE POPULAR HIS LOVE FOR THE STYLE AND MUSIC STARTED AT AN EARLY AGE.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS.

EVERYBODY CAN BE THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: FAST FORWARD TO TODAY WHEN NUNEZ IS NOT WORKING AT -- VEGETARIAN AND MEXICAN RESTAURANT, HE IS OFTEN SEEN WALKING THE CITY STREETS AUDIBLY SPREADING HIS LOVE OF RETRO BEATS TO ALL COOKING HERE.

>> I SEE SOMETHING SO SIMPLE IN IT.

MAY BE A DEFAULT I'M REMINDING PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

RESPONSIBLE OF COURSE.

>> Reporter: HE HAS SPECIALLY SELECTED PERSONAL FAVORITES.

>> THIS ONE IS MY BABY.

THIS IS WHAT STARTED WITH.

THE SPEAKERS ON TOP.

DOUBLE DECK.

>> Reporter: THE ONLY THING HINDERING HIS ACQUISITIONS IS LACK OF SPACE TO STORE THEM.

>> ONE OF MY FAVORITES RIGHT NOW.

NEVER FOR SALE.

MY FAVORITE POSSESSION.

>> Reporter: THE BIGGER THE BOX THE BIGGER THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF BATTERIES IT REQUIRES.

>> BATTERIES ARE CONSISTENT PART OF PLAYING A BOOM BOX.

>> Reporter: A BATTERY, HE MIGHT TAKE NOTE OF HIS MASS CONSUMPTION AND POSSIBLY HELP THEM ALONG THE WAY.

>> IT'S A TRIP AMEDY BETTER AS I'VE GONE THROUGH.

NOW I AM DOCUMENTING THEM BECAUSE I WANT TO SEND THE BATTERY COMPANY A PORTFOLIO.

I COULD BE A POTENTIAL -- >> Reporter: AUDIO CASSETTE TAPES ARE BECOMING MORE LIKE TREASURED VINYL.

TAPE SALES FOR LOCAL BANDS HAVE MADE A RESURGENCE.

HE SAYS MOST RECORD STORES IN SAN DIEGO SELL CASSETTE TAPES.

>> SOMETHING ABOUT THE OLD- FASHIONED PHYSICAL COPIES.

READING THE DETAILS OR THE SPECIAL SHOUT OUTS.

>> Reporter: THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN ELEMENT OF THOSE PLASTIC CASSETTE TAPES BUT NO ONE WILL EVER MISS.

>> SOMETIMES MY TAPE WOULD GET EATEN UP.

>> Reporter: IN A TIME WHEN TECHNOLOGY HAS ALLOWED US TO HAVE SO MUCH MORE THAN WE DID IN THE PAST, TO CHUCK IT'S THE PAST THAT MEETS THE PRESENT.

THE SELF EXPRESSION FORM OF RETRO CULTURE WILL ALWAYS PLAY ON A LOOP.

>>> WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS LOOK AT PRINTER NEWS THIS WEEK.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.