>>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST STORIES FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I'M LAWRENCE K. JACKSON.

IT'S A RARE OPEN SPACE IN THE HEART OF SAN DIEGO, BUT IT WON'T ALWAYS LOOK THAT WAY.

WE'LL HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO LOST THE FIGHT WITH THE CITY OVER NEW HOUSING IN EMERALD HILLS.

NEW RULES FOR STREET VENDORS WERE SUPPOSED TO CREATE AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD, BUT ENFORCEMENT IS ON HOLD.

>>> AND THE MILITARY ROOTS OF UC SAN DIEGO, IT'S ALL PART OF OUR ONGOING COVERAGE OF AMERICA 250.

>>> WE START WITH THE BIG UPDATE ON SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES.

A NEW ASSESSMENT LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENT'S SUCCESSES AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

-- SAT DOWN WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS THE REPORT'S FINDINGS.

>> Reporter: THE CONSULTANT TEAM SHELTER USA TOOK A BROAD LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES.

THEIR REPORT ASSESSED HOW COUNTY SHELTERS HANDLE TAFFING, MEDICAL CARE, POPULATION MANAGEMENT, EUTHANASIA, AND KENNEL CLEANING.

DR.

BRIE SARVIS REQUESTED THE REVIEW LAST FALL.

SHE WAS NAMED DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT IN APRIL AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE COUNTY'S CHIEF VETERINARIAN.

>> WE REQUESTED THE ASSESSMENT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GET AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF WHERE THE SHELTER IS CURRENTLY, WHAT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY NEEDS ARE, AND IN ORDER TO BEST FOCUS OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS A NUMBER OF SUCCESSES AT THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING IMPROVED LEADERSHIP AND DECLINING DOG EUTHANASIA RATE.

BUT IT ALSO POINTS OUT PROBLEMS, INCLUDING OVERBURDENED STAFF AND UNCLEAR GUIDELINES AROUND SHELTER POLICIES.

SARVIS ACKNOWLEDGED COUNTY SHELTERS HAVE THEIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER.

>> THIS IS ALWAYS A HARD TIME FOR SHELTERS.

JUNE THROUGH AUGUST ARE USUALLY THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR, AND A LOT OF TIMES OUR STAFF'S EFFORTS ARE REALLY JUST FOCUSED ON MAKING IT THROUGH EACH DAY, MAKING SURE THAT EVERY ANIMAL IS CLEANED AND FED.

AND THEY HAVE TROUBLE, KIND OF, LIKE, TAKING A STEP BACK AND LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE AND CERTAINLY HAVE TROUBLE WITH ANY BIG PROTOCOL CHANGES.

BUT I HOPE TO GET AT LEAST SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE STARTED ON GOING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

>> Reporter: OVER THE PAST YEAR, KPBS PUBLISHED A SERIES OF INVESTIGATIVE STORIES THAT DETAILED SOME OF THE LONG-STANDING ISSUES AT COUNTY-RUN ANIMAL SHELTERS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE DEPARTMENT'S DOG EUTHANASIA RATE SPIKED COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

SARVIS SAID THE SHELTERS ARE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THEIR WORK FLOW AROUND DOCUMENTING DOGS' BEHAVIORS AND MAKING EUTHANASIA DECISIONS.

>> WE STILL DO HAVE WORK TO DO HERE.

THIS IS NOT, KIND OF, WHERE WE WANT TO END UP.

BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET VERY THOROUGH NOTES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ANIMAL.

SO, WE'RE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT BOTH OUR STAFF AND OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVING US A LOT OF INPUT ABOUT AN ANIMAL'S BEHAVIOR AND THAT WE'RE USING OBJECTIVE LANGUAGE.

SO, THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT SAYING, OH, HE LOOKS ANGRY OR HE LOOKS FRIENDLY, BUT YOU'RE ACTUALLY DESCRIBES WHAT THE BODY LANGUAGE OF THE ANIMAL LOOKS LIKE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.

AND WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THAT BEHAVIOR WAS OCCURRING IN AND DECIDE WHETHER IT WAS REALLY A RISKY BEHAVIOR OR NOT.

>> Reporter: THOSE CHANGES ARE SHOWING RESULTS.

THE DOG EUTHANASIA RATE DROPPED BY ABOUT HALF SINCE 2024, ACCORDING TO RECENT COUNTY DATA.

KPBS' REPORTING ALSO UNCOVERED HOW THE DEPARTMENT BURIED AN AUDIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT POINTED OUT ISSUES AT ITS SHELTERS.

SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS RAISED IN THE NEW REPORT.

SARVIS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT PAST AUDIT.

>> WE DO SEE SIMILAR ISSUES TO SOME OF THE PREVIOUS REPORTS, AND I THINK THAT IT JUST SHOWS THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE TRANSPARENT AND OPEN ABOUT WHERE OUR WEAKNESS IS AND TO HAVE A DISCUSSION NOT ONLY WITH OUR LEADERSHIP BUT WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BEST WAYS TO HANDLE THOSE THINGS.

>> Reporter: SARVIS SAYS THE DATED SHELTER HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN CHANGES.

FOR EXAMPLE, KENNELS ARE STILL BEING HOSED DOWN WITH DOGS INSIDE, A CLEAR VIOLATION OF SHELTER INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

THE COUNTY IS BUILDING A NEW SHELTER TO REPLACE THE FACILITY.

THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THE FACILITY WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS.

IN THE MEANTIME, SARVIS SAYS THE DEPARTMENT IS FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING STAFF AND BUILDING TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> SOME TRUST ISSUES CAN BE REALLY HARD TO ADDRESS BECAUSE A LOT OF IT IS JUST MISCOMMUNICATION OR MISINTERPRETATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND IT IS AN ISSUE THAT ALL SHELTERS STRUGGLE WITH, NO MATTER HOW MANY RESOURCES THEY HAVE.

BUT I DO THINK THAT COMMITTING TO BEING AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE ABOUT OUR PROCESSES, ENSURING THAT FOR EVERY SITUATION, FOR EVERY ANIMAL THAT MIGHT HAVE A POSITIVE OUTCOME, THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT FOR ALL OF THE OPTIONS FOR THAT ANIMAL.

AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT, AND I THINK EVENTUALLY, LIKE, THAT WILL SHOW THROUGH.

>> Reporter: COMPLETION OF THE SANTEE SHELTER HAS ALREADY BEEN DELAYED SEVERAL TIMES ACHLT COUNTY SPOKESPERSON SAID THE SHELTER IS EXPECTED TO OPEN THIS OCTOBER.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

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>>> SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGANS LOST A HALF CENTURY FIGHT THIS WEEK.

A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL PROCEED ON A HILLTOP THEY WERE HOPING TO SAVE FOR A PARK.

>> Reporter: THE EMERALD HILLS PROPERTY OFFERS A PANORAMIC VIEW FROM LA JOLLA TO MEXICO.

IT'S PRECIOUS LAND IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OVERBURDENED BY POLLUTION, HEAT, AND LACK OF GREEN SPACE.

NEIGHBORS HAVE WANTED A PARK THERE SINCE THE '70s.

>> WE ARE ASKING FOR A SPACE TO HONOR OUR LEGACY AND TO SHOW OUR GREATNESS.

THE LEGACY THAT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUILT IT HERE.

>> Reporter: 123 HOMES ARE COMING INSTEAD.

THE PROJECT RELIES ON A FOOTNOTE IN CITY CODE THAT ALLOWED FOR MUCH DENSER HOUSING ONLY IN THE MAJORITY BLACK, BROWN, AND LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO.

THE COUNCIL REPEALED THAT FOOTNOTE AFTER COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISCOVERED AND FOUGHT TO OVERTURN IT.

BUT THE CITY HAD ALREADY MARKED THIS DEVELOPMENT'S APPLICATION COMPLETE.

ON TUESDAY, THE COUNCIL REJECTED THE NEIGHBORS' APPEAL.

>> I WANT EVERY FAMILY, EVERY YOUNG PERSON IN DISTRICT FOUR TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAVE HAD IN HOMEOWNERSHIP.

THE BUILDING OF GENERATIONAL WEALTH IS CRITICAL TO LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 13 AFFORDABLE UNITS.

THEY'LL BE PRICED ABOVE WHAT A TYPICAL HOUSEHOLD IN THE AREA CAN AFFORD.

RAHUL CAMPILLO WAS THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER TO DEPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT.

HE SAID IT VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW AROUND HOUSING.

BEFORE THE HEARING, PROTESTERS MADE THEIR NEXT STEP CLEAR.

[ CROWD CHANTING ] VOTE THEM OUT.

>> Reporter: TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, INCLUDING HENRY FOSTER III, WHO REPRESENTS EMERALD HILLS RESIDENTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN NEIGHBORING ENCANTO THIS WEEKEND, WE'LL FEATURE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

THE BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT IS PUTTING ON A BLOCK PARTY MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

-- SPOKE WITH ORGANIZERS ABOUT THEIR CREATIVE INSPIRATION.

>> Reporter: IN THE EARLY 1990s, THE SOUTHEASTERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INVESTED $400,000 IN A STREETSCAPE ART PROJECT TO REVITALIZE THE MEDIAN STRIPS IN ENCANTO FROM 62nd TO 69th STREET.

AFTER LOCAL ARTIST EDDIE EDWARDS CREATED 24 PANELS DEPICTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S HISTORY AND CULTURE, A STREET FAIR WAS LAUNCHED.

THE FAIR BECAME AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT STRETCHED ACROSS THOSE BLOCKS.

DARREN BANKS IS A CHAIRPERSON WITH THE DISTRICT.

HE SAYS THE BLOCK FESTIVAL REFLECTS THE CREATIVITY OF BLACK CULTURE.

>> IT'S BEEN ABOUT REMIXING.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT TAKING NEW FLAVORS AND ADDING SPICE TO IT.

THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS EVENT.

YOU'LL HAVE OUR OLD SCHOOL MUSIC THERE, AND YOU'LL HAVE THE NEW STUFF FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: BANKS ALSO HOPES THE FESTIVAL SHINES THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> THIS COMMUNITY IS A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH AND IT'S PRODUCED SOME OF THE COOLEST, MOST TALENTED ARTISTS EVER.

WE HOPE A LIGHT IS SHINED ON THAT DIAMOND SO THE REST OF THE WORLD CAN SEE.

>> Reporter: FOR BANKS, THE IMPACT OF THIS EVENT GOES BEYOND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ATTEND.

>> SUCCESS TO US IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T MEASURE.

MAYBE IT'S IN THE SMILE OF THE KID WHO'S GETTING HIS FACE PAINTED OR A PERSON TASTING JERK CHICKEN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WHEN WE SEE THOSE TYPE OF THINGS GOING ON, THAT'S HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: GETTING THE FESTIVAL OFF THE GROUND WASN'T EASY.

BANKS SAYS WHEN THE CITY CUT ARTS FUNDING, THE EVENT LOST ITS FUNDING TOO.

>> BUT LUCKILY ENOUGH WE WERE ABLE TO GET FUNDING THROUGH THE COUNTY BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE R CHILDREN, FOR THE PEOPLE HERE TO SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED THROUGH THE ARTS.

I HOPE PEOPLE LEAVE WITH A SENSE OF PRIDE IN THEIR PEOPLE, A SENSE OF JOY FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, AND LEAVING IN A SENSE OF AWE, LIKE, WOW, WE REALLY DID THAT.

WE CAME TOGETHER AND WE REALLY DID OUR THING.

>> Reporter: THE ENCANTO BLOCK PARTY MUSIC FESTIVAL IS JULY 12th STARTING AT NOON IN MARIE WIDMAN PARK.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> BETWEEN PRIDE AND COMIC-CON, THE PARTIES WILL GET EVEN LARGER IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD.

THOSE CROWDS WILL ALSO DRAW MORE STREET VENDORS.

THE CITY RECENTLY IMPOSED A NEW SET OF SAFETY RULES.

BUT AS JACOB ERR TELLS US, WHY IT'S NOT BEING ENFORCED.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT, BROOKLYN DOGS CO-OWNER PETE SOTO LOOKS AND SELLS HIS FOOD FROM A STREET CART, WHICH HE'S BEEN DOING FOR DECADES.

HE PAYS RENT AT CIVIC CENTER, BUT HE MOVED HERE DURING THE DAY.

THAT'S BECAUSE HE SAYS AFTER THE CITY AND POLICE STOPPED ENFORCING THE STREET VENDOR ORDINANCE, DOZENS OF VENDORS OVERRAN THAT AREA.

>> THIS IS A LEGAL CART.

THAT'S WHAT THE CITY REQUIRES AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THEY JUST HAVE A LITTLE THING AND A PROPANE TANK AND THAT'S IT.

THEY DON'T HAVE NONE OF THAT REFRIGERATION AND STUFF LIKE WE DO, AND THEY GET AWAY WITH IT.

>> Reporter: IN 2018, THE STATE DECRIMINALIZED SIDEWALK VENDING AND AUTHORIZED LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ADOPT REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

SAN DIEGO PASSED ITS STREET VENDOR ORDINANCE IN 2022.

IT'S BEEN A BUMPY RIDE.

>> WE'VE SEEN HOT DOG CARTS ON FIRE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE SPILL THEIR HOT DOGS ON THE GROUND AND PICK THEM UP AND SERVE THEM TO THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL TREMBLE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GASLIGHT QUARTER ASSOCIATION.

HE SAYS ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT FROM THE START AND NO LONGER EXISTS.

HIS DISTRICT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DESIGNATED NO VENDING ZONE.

NOW DURING THE EVENING, YOU KNOW, FROM SAY, 10:00 P.M.

ALL THE WAY TO BAR BREAK, 50 TO 60, SOMETIMES EVEN 100 VENDORS UP AND DOWN FIFTH AND SIXTH AVENUE AND THE CROSS STREETS.

AND THEY LEAVE THEIR GREASE AND WHATEVER THEY'VE BEEN SELLING OR THEIR WASTE, DUMP IT IN THE STORM DRAINS, DUMP IT ON THE SIDEWALK, AND LEAVE.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, THE CITY SAYS IN THE GAS LAMP AND ACROSS THE REST OF SAN DIEGO, ENFORCEMENT IS PAUSED DUE TO A LEGAL CHALLENGE.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS COURT ORDERS HAVE LIMITED WHAT OFFICERS CAN DO.

AND BECAUSE MOST STREET VENDING VIOLATIONS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE, NOT CRIMINAL, OFFICERS ALSO HAVE FEWER ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

SDPD SPOKESPERSON ASHLEY NICKELS SAYS THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO EXPERIENCING STAFFING SHORTAGES.

WITHOUT ENFORCEMENT, SOTO SAYS HIS BUSINESS IS SUFFERING.

>> THEY KNEAD NEED TO ENFORCE.

THESE PEOPLE ARE KILLING ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES DOWN HERE.

NOBODY CARES.

>> Reporter: TREMBLE WITH THE GAS LAMP ASSOCIATION THINKS THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE FORWARD IS TO CHANGE STATE LAW.

>> ADD A LARGER ELEMENT INTO SB-946 THAT SAYS IF YOU ARE VENDING IN A NO-VENDING ZONE WITHOUT A PERMIT, WITHOUT A LICENSE, YOU COULD BE SUBJECT TO A MISDEMEANOR.

>> JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER FOR A LIST OF OUR MOST POPULAR STORIES.

HERE ARE SOME FROM THIS WEEK.

-- HOUSE PEOPLE CLEANING UP SAN DIEGO STREETS.

HERE'S WHERE THE STATE'S NEW HOUSING LAW WILL AND WON'T APPLY IN SAN DIEGO AND THE CALIFORNIA MUSEUM TRACES THE EVOLUTION OF SURFING.

WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU IN A BIT.

>>> THIS WEEK BROUGHT US THE FOURTH OF JULY AND THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

KPBS IS CONTINUING ITS AMERICA 250 COVERAGE WITH A TRIP TO UC SAN DIEGO.

ANDREW DIRE TELLS US MORE ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY'S EARLY YEARS WITH THE U.S.

MILITARY.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD.

IT'S WHERE MORE THAN 45,000 STUDENTS ATTEND CLASS AND WHERE ALMOST AS MANY PEOPLE WORK.

WHAT YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IS MOST OF THE LAND IT'S ON WAS ONCE A MILITARY BASE, TWO OF THEM, ACTUALLY.

>> THE MARINE CORPS BASE IS THE -- IN THE EVOLUTION OF UNCLE SAM'S MOST COLORFUL MILITARY UNIT.

>> UC HAS ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MILITARY.

>> Reporter: REBECCA JOE PLANT IS A HISTORY PROFESSOR AT UCSD.

80 YEARS AGO THE O-UNIVERSITY WAS HOME TO -- CAMP KALIN ONLY OFFERED DURING WORLD WAR II.

NOW IT'S THE SITE OF TORREY PINES GOLF COURSE.

IT'S CAMP MATTHEWS THAT'S MORE TIGHTLY CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL.

JAKE CAMPBELL IS A NAVY VETERAN.

HE SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAMPUS' HISTORY WITH THE MILITARY WHEN HE TRANSFERRED IN TWO YEARS AGO.

>> NOT UNTIL I GOT HERE AND HONESTLY NOT UNTIL I CAME TO -- >> Reporter: CAMPBELL NOW WORKS AT THE STUDENT VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER, WHERE OLD PHOTOS OF CAMP MATTHEWS ADORN THE WALLS.

HE SAYS MOST VETERANS ARE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT THAT HISTORY.

>> EVERY TIME.

USUALLY IT'S PASSING PICTURES IN THE HALLWAY.

THEY'LL BE LIKE, WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, IT USED US.

>> Reporter: CAMP MATTHEWS OPENED AS A RIFLE RANGE IN 1920.

-- SAN DIEGO RECRUIT DEPOT TO SHOOT RIFLES AND PISTOLS.

BUT SAN DIEGO WAS GROWING, SPREADING NORTH.

IN 1964, THE RECRUIT RANGES MOVED TO CAMP PENDLETON AND THE LA JOLLA BASE WAS HANDED OVER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.

WHAT WAS THEN THE BASE'S MAIN GATE IS NOW THE SITE OF THE NEW TRY TON CENTER.

AMONG THE MODERNIST AND -- BUILDINGS OF UC SAN DIEGO IS BUILDING 409.

IT'S ONE OF THE LAST STRUCTURES ORIGINAL TO CAMP MATTHEWS.

EVIDENCE THE MARINES WERE HERE HAS WIDDLED AWAY OVER THE DECADES, GIVING WAY TO BIGGER BUILDINGS.

EARLY ON, THE UNIVERSITY USED THE OLD BASE INFRASTRUCTURE.

CLASSES WERE HELD IN CYLINDER SHAPED HUTS -- BUILT OUT OF RELOCATED MARINE BUILDINGS.

AND AT THE EDGE OF A PARKING LOT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MEDICAL CENTER, YOU'LL FIND A LONE GUARD SHACK.

IT USED TO BE THE BACK GATE OF CAMP MATTHEWS.

GRAFFITI FROM MARINES ON GUARD DUTY IS PRESERVED ON THE WALLS.

PROFESSOR PLANT SAYS IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY'S SUCCESS, BUT IT'S UNRECOGNIZABLE AS A FORMER BASE.

>> IT'S THE TYPICAL CALIFORNIA STORY, RIGHT, OF NOT REALLY MEMORIALIZING THE LANDSCAPE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS ATTACHMENT TO OLD BUILDINGS IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT MAY BE MISPLACED.

>> IT'S INTERESTING, LIKE, HOW PEOPLE REMEMBER SPACE.

I THINK THE NOSTALGIA IS REALLY NOT JUST ABOUT THE BUILDINGS BUT ABOUT A UNIVERSITY THAT WAS A SIZE AND EVEN OPERATED AT A PACE THAT IS DIFFERENT NOW.

>> Reporter: PLANT SAYS THE EARLY PLANNERS AT THE CITY AND UC BOARD OF REGIONS WERE AMBITIOUS.

BUT WHAT'S HERE TODAY GOES WAY BEYOND EVEN WHAT THEY ENVISIONED.

>> I THINK UCSD, THE STATE HAS GOTTEN A GOOD RETURN ON ITS INVESTMENT.

>> Reporter: SHE POINTS OUT THE LAND WAS HOME TO THE KUENG YAK PEOPLE FOR A MILLENNIUM BEFORE THE MILITARY SHOWED UP.

SHE SAID THE VETERAN CENTER ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE, AND AS LONG AS IT'S HERE, NEITHER WILL THE MEMORIES OF CAMP MATTHEWS.

>> I RECOGNIZE THAT AS CAMPUS GROWS, SOME THINGS MIGHT, YOU KNOW, NO LONGER BE THERE.

SOME OLD BUILDINGS MIGHT BE KNOCKED DOWN, BUT WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN IT.

>> Reporter: THE LAND THAT WAS ONCE CAMP MATTHEWS IS NOW HOME TO MOST OF THE CENTRAL CAMPUS, THE A HOSPITAL, AND THE -- THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE CAMPUS WAS ONCE THE MAIN THOROUGH FAIR OF U.S.

HIGHWAY 101.

ANDREW DIRE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CARLSBAD WILL SOON BE HOME TO A NEW PARK HONORING VETERANS.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER WYNN TAKES US TO THIS WEEK'S GROUNDBREAKING FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.

>> HEY!

>> Reporter: THIS MOMENT WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING.

THE CITY STARTED THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE PARK IN 2018.

>> THEY SAY NOTHING HAPPENS QUICKLY IN GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: THE CARLSBAD MAYOR SAYS THAT IS SOON GOING TO CHANGE.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO SEE DIRT MOVING SOON, AND I THINK WITHIN TWO YEARS, WE'LL HAVE A PARK TO ENJOY.

>> Reporter: IT WILL BE THE CITY'S LARGEST PARK AND THE FIRST TO HONOR THE NATION'S VETERANS.

>> I GOT KIND OF EMOTIONAL OVER THIS ONE.

>> Reporter: COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN SHIN REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT WHERE THE PARK IS LOCATED.

HE IS ALSO A MARINE CORPS VETERAN.

>> TO REPRESENT ALL VETERANS IN THIS PARK AT THE HEART OF MY DISTRICT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T EVEN MEASURE WITH WORDS.

>> Reporter: THE PARK WILL INCLUDE A VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA, THE CITY'S FIRST BIKE PARK, AND A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE.

NICK -- IS THE PARK'S PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

>> THE PARK WILL BE A GREAT FAMILY ORIENTED DESIGN THAT WILL HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND, TWO OTHER PLAYGROUNDS -- >> Reporter: AND IN A MINORITY -- OPENING FACING THE LAGOON, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PLACE FOR REFLECTION.

AND TO HELP FRAME THAT VIEW FOR THAT RING, WE'LL HAVE SOME MOUNDING ALONG EITHER EDGE OF THE RING.

THAT WILL REALLY FOCUS EVERYONE'S VIEW RIGHT OUT TO THE LAGOON.

>> THE PARK WAS DESIGNED BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED JULY 2028.

IN CARLSBAD, ALEXANDER WYNN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LOCAL HISTORY AND CULTURE IS THE FOCUS OF OUR MUSEUM A MONTH SERIES BY JOHN CAROL.

HIS LATEST INSTALLMENT IS ABOUT A WAY OF LIFE THAT HAS TRAVELLED VAST OCEANS AND LEFT ITS MARK ON OUR BEACH COMMUNITIES.

HERE'S SOME OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM.

>> AN ICONIC CALIFORNIA SCENE, SURFERS WAITING FOR WAVES HERE OFF OCEANSIDE.

BUT FROM THE LOOKS OF THINGS, THESE SURFERS MIGHT HAVE HAD A BETTER SURF-RELATED EXPERIENCE JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HERE.

WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM, CELEBRATING ITS 40th YEAR.

JIM -- IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

>> IT STARTED WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE NORTH COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO WHO WERE REALIZING THAT THEY WERE LOSING THEIR HERITAGE.

>> Reporter: THAT HERITAGE IS DEFINITELY SAFE HERE.

THERE IS, OF COURSE, A DIZZYING ARRAY OF SURFBOARDS -- MORE ON THOSE IN A MOMENT.

BUT ALONG WITH THE GIFT SHOP -- >> IF YOU LOOK BACK THERE, THERE'S A GREAT SELECTION OF HAWAIIAN SHIRTS.

>> Reporter: AND NEXT TO THE MERCH, A BIT OF SCIENCE, WHERE WAVES COME FROM, HOW THEY COME TO BE.

THERE'S A BUOY TO SHOW FOLKS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN MONITORING THOSE WAVES.

>> WAVES ARE GENERATED BY APOLOGY CAN'TIC -- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN .

THEY BEGIN TO FORM THESE SETS OF WAVES.

>> Reporter: FROM THERE VISITORS MOVE INTO THE MAIN PORTION OF THE MUSEUM.

HE SAYS THERE ARE TYPICALLY TWO ROTATING EXHIBITS AT ANY ONE TIME.

A CURRENT ONE TELLS THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF WHAT WOULD BECOME MODERN SURFING.

HE SAYS HUMANS HAVE BEEN RIDING THE WAVES IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER FOR A MILLENIA.

BUT IT IS ONLY RELATIVELY RECENTLY THAT WHAT WE THINK OF AS SURFING CAME INTO BEING.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE FOR FUN, JUST THE AMAZING EXPERIENCE HE SAYS SURFERS GET BY RIDING THE WAVES.

IT ALL STARTED IN HAWAII.

>> THIS EXHIBIT IS CALLED SURF RIDING, HAWAIIAN ROYALTY'S GIFT TO THE WORLD.

AND THE GIST OF IT IS HOW A PRINCESS, THREE PRINCES, A DUKE, AND A HAWAIIAN ROYAL MINISTER'S GRANDSON INTRODUCED SURFING AROUND THE GLOBE.

AND THEY DID IT IN THIS VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN 1885 AND 1915.

>> Reporter: THESE THREE HAWAIIAN PRINCES WERE SENT TO A MILITARY SCHOOL IN SAN MATEO IN 1883 AND '84.

THEY WERE SO HOME SICK THEY MADE THREE SURFBOARDS.

THESE ARE EXACT REPLICAS MADE BY MASTER SURFBOARD MAKER, BOB PEARSON.

THEN IN 1892, PRINCESS -- HEIR TO THE HAWAIIAN THRONE, WAS STUDYING IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND.

SHE DREW HUGE CROWDS TO THE COAST, PEOPLE AMAZED AT THIS WOMAN RIDING THE WAVES, DOING SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE HAD SEEN BEFORE.

NEXT WAS THE GREAT GRANDSON OF A HAWAIIAN ROYAL MINISTER, THIS GUY, GEORGE.

HE BEGAN STAGING SURFING EXHIBITIONS OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IN 1907, AGAIN, SOMETHING ALMOST NO ONE HAD EVER SEEN BEFORE.

FINALLY IN 1914, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST SWIMMER AND MASTER SURFER, DUKE -- SET OUT ON A WORLDWIDE TOUR.

HIS FIRST STOP, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.

THREE CONTINENTS INTRODUCED TO THIS NEW SPORT UNKNOWN BEFORE OUTSIDE OF HAWAII AND TAHITI.

>> WE HAVE A PHOTO CONTEST THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SURF MUSEUM'S MISSION IS CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, THEY'VE HELD THE AR GURY PHOTO CONTEST.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLERS TAKE THEIR BEST SHOTS, AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS, BUT YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT FROM LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES.

STICKING WITH PHOTOGRAPHY, THERE IS THIS REMARKABLE PIECE ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM.

-- CALLS IT A CAMERA WATER HOUSING.

IT'S THE FIRST ONE EVER BUILT.

>> IT WAS BUILT IN THE '20s AND BUILT BY A GUY NAMED DOC BALL.

>> Reporter: IT ONLY TOOK ONE PICTURE AT A TIME.

ONCE HE TOOK HIS SHOT, PAUL, A DENTIST, HAD TO PADDLE BACK TO SHORE, LOAD UP MORE FILM, AND PADDLE BACK OUT AGAIN.

>> AND THERE'S HUNDRED OF PICTURES HE HAS.

HE HAS BOOKS OF PICTURES.

SO, YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT HE WAS A FIT GUY TO SAY THE LEAST.

>> Reporter: THAT BROUGHT US TO A PERMANENT EXHIBIT, SOMETHING YOU MIGHT IMAGINE A SURFING MUSEUM WOULD HAVE.

>> IT'S A BRIEF HISTORY OF SURFBOARDS.

AND BASICALLY WHAT IT IS IS THE HISTORY OF SURFING THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE THE EARLY BOARDS, THESE WOODEN 60-POUND-PLUS MONSTERS.

BUT OVER THE YEARS, INNOVATIONS HAPPENED.

THE HOLLOW BOARD WITH RIBBING INSIDE, MUCH LIGHTER THAN THE SOLID WOOD VARIETY, BOARDS MADE OUT OF BALSA WOOD.

THEN THE INVENTION OF FIBER GLASS IN WORLD WAR II AND THE ADVENT OF THE MODERN SURFBOARD, SHORT BOARDS, AND MORE INNOVATIONS.

>> YOU'RE PUTTING TAILS IN.

YOU'VE GOT THE FIRST TWIN FIN SURFBOARD.

TWO FINS CHANGED EVERYTHING ABOUT RIDING WAVES AT THAT STAGE.

>> Reporter: MORE FINS CAME, TWO, THEN THREE, THEN FOUR.

NEW MATERIALS HAVE COME.

THE LATEST BEING KEVLAR.

LOOKING AROUND THIS MUSEUM, THERE ARE PLENTY OF EXHIBITS THAT MIGHT MAKE SOMEBODY WANT TO TAKE UP SURFING.

IN ONE CORNER, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT DO THE OPPOSITE.

IN OCTOBER OF 2003, 13-YEAR-OLD BETHANY HAMILTON WAS RIDING THE WAVES OFF OF KAWA I, WHEN A NEARLY 14-FOOT TIGER SHARK TOOK A HUGE BITE OUT OF HER SURFBOARD AND SEVERED HER LEFT ARM.

HAMILTON RECOVERED AND KEPT SURFING.

A FELLOW SURFER CAUGHT THE SHARK AND PROVED HE GOT THE RIGHT ONE.

AS THE MUSEUM CELEBRATES ITS 40th YEAR, JIM IS THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE.

>> WE JUST ALWAYS WANT TO KEEP UPGRADING.

I GUESS THAT'S THE THING.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP UP YOUR GAME BECAUSE TODAY THE WORLD IS MOVING A LOT FASTER THAN IT USED TO.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE PLANS TO ADD TWO MORE STORIES, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO EXPAND THE WAYS IT TELLS THE STORY OF A SPORT THAT HAPPENS OUT HERE ON WAVES THAT HAVE BEEN CRASHED INTO THE SHORE FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL.

JOHN CAROL, KPBS NEWS.

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