>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US REPORTING FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

COMING UP THE MILITARIES INVOLVEMENT IN TOP GUN MAVERICK IN THE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY THAT RELIES ON HOLLYWOOD.

>>> PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY COLLIDES WITH PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS.

THE USE OF A POPULAR IN CRYPTIC AT RAY'S -- RAISES QUESTIONS.

>>> YET AGAIN A NATIONAL DEBATE IS RAGING OVER GUN CONTROL AFTER THE DEADLIEST SCHOOL SHOOTING SINCE SANDY HOOK.

A TREMOR REPORTER SHOWS US SOME OF THE LOCAL STUDENT LED WALKOUTS DEMANDING CHANGE.

>> STUDENTS WALKED OUT OF CLASS TODAY TO PROTEST GUN VIOLENCE AND ALSO HONOR THE 19 STUDENTS INTO TEACHERS WHO WERE KILLED BY LONE GUZMAN -- GUNMAN TUESDAY AT A TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED SAID THEY ARE SCARED THIS COULD HAPPEN AT THEIR SCHOOLS.

>> EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS, WE ARE STILL STUDENTS AND STAFF.

WE SEE THIS HAPPENING ON THE NEWS AND ARE WORRIED THAT ONE DAY QUITE POSSIBLY WITH AN OPEN CAMPUS, THAT CAN HAPPEN TO US.

>> STUDENTS AT SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATED, TOO.

THE SUPERINTENDENT ANDY JOHNSON SAYS THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME FOR STUDENTS.

THEY ALLOWED STUDENTS TO TAKE TIME OUT OF CLASS TOGETHER, SHARE THEIR FEELINGS, AND HONOR THE VICTIMS.

>> THEY HAD A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS WHO EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS AND CONDOLENCES FOR THE VICTIMS IN TEXAS AND READ THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS AND ENCOURAGED KIDS TO VOTE AND RETURN TO CLASS.

IT WAS VERY RESPECTFUL AND HEARTFELT .

I WAS VERY PROUD OF THE KIDS.

>> THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE DISSIPATED IN THE WALKOUT.

THEY WERE PART OF THE NATIONAL EVENT ORGANIZED BY STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION.

THE NONPROFIT IS ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER GUN CONTROL LAWS.

>> IT IS HARD TO PROCESS HONESTLY.

I THINK WE ARE ALL A LITTLE NUMB AND HUGGING OUR KIDS TIGHT.

>> THEY ARE PAID TO DO THE PUBLIC BUSINESS BUT MORE CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING PRIVATE.

A POPULAR MESSAGING APP CALLED SIGNAL IS BEING USED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND MUCH OF IT CANNOT BE DOWNLOADED OR SHARED.

WE SHOW YOU HOW THAT SIDESTEPS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW.

>> JUST AFTERNOON ON A MONDAY LAST JUNE, TO CITY COUNCIL STAFFERS HAD A TEXT EXCHANGE.

SO NICE TO MEET YOU TODAY.

I AM SHOCKED URI CAMPAIGN PERSON.

I KNOW I AM YOUNG BUT IF I AM FOLLOWING IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS, THAT IS DEFINITELY A GREAT SIGN BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS WILLOUGHBY RESPONDED.

THEN MILLER SQUIRE GAVE HIS JUNIOR COLLEAGUE SOME ADVICE.

DOWNLOAD THE MESSAGING APP SIGNAL.

DEFINITELY DOWNLOAD SIGNAL IT IS PREFERABLE FOR COMMUNICATING ABOUT CAMPAIGN/WORK STUFF OR JUST THE TEAM.

THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT SAYS MOST COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, SO IF MILLER SQUIRE IS SENDING WORK MESSAGES VIA SIGNAL, THOSE MESSAGES ARE VERY LIKELY PUBLIC RECORDS BUT WHEN KPBS ASKED TO SEE THEM, HE SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY.

>> THERE SHOULD BE POLICIES IN PLACE PREVENTING THEM FROM USING SIGNAL TO CONDUCT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

>> A LAWYER WITH AN ADVOCACY GROUP SAYS IT IS A MEANS OF AVOIDING DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC.

IT KIND OF FLIES IN THE FACE OF TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> SHE IS DEEPLY TROUBLED BY THE SIGNAL SETTING THAT PERMANENTLY DELETES MESSAGES AFTER 30 SECONDS.

>> AFTER THEY ARE DELETED, THERE IS NO RECORD OF THAT COMMUNICATION ON EITHER THE ACTUAL DEVICE OR ON A OVER.

AND THAT RENDERS A SEARCH FOR PUBLIC RECORDS UPON REQUEST BY A PERSON SUCH AS YOURSELF.

IT RENDERS THAT IMPOSSIBLE.

>> MILLER SQUIRE DECLINED TO DO AN INTERVIEW FOR THIS STORY BUT ANSWER QUESTIONS BY EMAIL.

HE SAID PEOPLE IN HIS OFFICE TO USE SIGNAL BUT NOT FOR GOVERNMENT BUSINESS AND NOT DURING WORK HOURS.

HOWEVER IN HIS TEXT TO WILLOUGHBY HE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS WORK STUFF AND HE SENT THOSE MESSAGES JUST AFTERNOON ON A MONDAY.

RECORDS SHOW OTHER STAFFERS IN HIS OFFICE ALSO USE SIGNAL.

THEY FREQUENTLY WROTE THINGS LIKE JUST TEXTED YOU ON SIGNAL.

YEAH, I WILL SEND IT TO YOU ON SIGNAL OR I AM PUTTING THIS HERE TO SEND ON BECAUSE THE LORD, THIS WAS A WILD.

>> FLETCHER'S OFFICE PROVIDED ALL OF THE SIGNAL MESSAGES IN THE RESPONSE TO A KPBS PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.

>> THEY COULD HAVE A CLEAR BRIGHT LINE THAT SAYS IF YOU'RE DOING PUBLIC BUSINESS, DO IT ON THE PUBLIC AGENCIES OWN SYSTEM.

>> HE IS MORE CONCERNED BY HIS OFFICE.

DIRECT EXECUTION DOES THE PIN ON GOOD FAITH IN THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT THEY WOULD PRESUME THE AGENCIES THAT ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND IF THEY ARE NOT THAT UNDERLIES AND DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.

>> A BIGGER ISSUE IS THE PUBLIC WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT GOVERNMENT SIGNAL USE WITHOUT EVIDENCE LIKE WHAT KPBS OBTAINED.

EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES THAT SPECIFICALLY MENTION IT.

>> I FEEL LIKE THE FIRST RULE SHOULD BE DON'T MENTION THAT YOU USE SIGNAL.

>> ON A WEEKEND FOR ROAD TRIPS, A NEW REPORT IS SHOWING WHICH CAR COMPANIES ARE SUED MOST OFTEN USING CALIFORNIA'S LEMON LAW.

JOHN CARROLL TALKED TO ONE SAN DIEGAN ABOUT HER OWN LEMON HORROR STORY.

>> MOST OF US HAVE TO OWN A CAR TO BE ABLE TO LIVE AND WORK IN SAN DIEGO.

>> SO, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BUY ONE OF THOSE AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE ONE OF THESE?

>> JUST ASK THE CLERMONT RESIDENT.

>> WE WERE OUT IN MY CAR, AND THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND THE DASHBOARD WAS LIT UP.

>> THE DASHBOARD ON THEIR RECENTLY PURCHASED 2018 DODGE PICKUP, AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF.

>> IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP, IT WAS GONE FOR SIX WEEKS.

>> CALIFORNIA'S LEMON LAW ACTUALLY CAME INTO EFFECT IN 1970 UNDER THEN GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN.

IT WAS STRENGTHENED UNDER THE LAW WE HAVE NOW IN 1982.

TODAY, THREE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUPS SHOW WHICH AUTO MANUFACTURERS WERE SUED MOST OFTEN UNDER THE LAW FROM 2018 TO 2021.

TOPPING THE LIST, GENERAL MOTORS WITH ONE LAWSUIT FOR EVERY 78 CARS SOLD IN THE STATE.

TOYOTA WAS SUED THE LEAST.

>> THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS ARE CONSTANTLY ATTACKING CALIFORNIA'S LEMON LAW.

>> AFTER BUYING A CAR THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A LIMITED BACK IN 1982, ROSEMARY SUCCESSFULLY PRESSURED LAWMAKERS TO PUT MORE TEETH INTO THE LEMON LAW.

SHE SAYS THE AUTOMAKERS SUED THE MOST ARE THE ONES THAT TRY ON A REGULAR BASIS TO GET IT REPEALED.

THE LAWSUITS ARE FILED ON LESS THAN 1% OF THE VEHICLES SOLD IN CALIFORNIA.

>> IT SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH AN ENORMOUS GRAIN OF SALT.

>> SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE EVENTUALLY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR LIMIT LAWSUIT, BUT THEY HAD TO HIRE A LAWYER, AND IT TOOK MORE THAN A YEAR.

>> THESE AUTO MANUFACTURERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS MISFORTUNE WITH PEOPLE TO PUNISH THEM FOR SPEAKING OUT, AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT.

IT IS NOT FAIR.

>>> THE LONG-AWAITED TOP GUN SQL IS IN THEATERS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND WITH IT, RENEWAL OF THE MILITARY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS.

STEVE WALSH EXPLAINS THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE NAVY'S RECRUITMENT STRATEGY.

>> ON A SUNNY DAY AT A NAVY BASE NEAR SAN DIEGO, TOM CRUISE HAD A MESSAGE.

>> IT IS A CELEBRATION OF AVIATION .

IT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE SPIRIT I THINK OF OUR COUNTRY.

>> TOM CRUISE WAS AT THE PREMIERE OF TOP GUN MAVERICK.

SEVERAL SCENES WERE SHOT AT THE BASE SURROUNDED BY SAILORS IN FRONT OF THE BASE THEATER.

CREWS WORKED THE RED CARPET.

THE MEGASTAR SAYS HE SHARES THE NAVY'S HIGH HOPES FOR THE LONG- AWAITED SEQUEL.

PARAMOUNT PAID THE NAVY MORE THAN $5 MILLION.

MUCH OF THE MONEY WAS SPENT TO RETROFIT SUPERINTENDENTS WITH CAMERAS, REALLY, NAVY PILOTS PUT THE ACTORS AND AUDIENCE IN THE COCKPIT.

IT IS A PART OF A LONG TRADITION OF HOLLYWOOD WORKING WITH THE MILITARY.

>> ON THE PENTAGON'S SIDE OF THINGS, THEY WANTED TO HAVE THE BEST OF THE U.S. MILITARY REPRESENTED, AND THEY KNEW THAT IF FILMMAKERS WANTED TO HAVE TANKS AND AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND AIRCRAFT FEATURED IN THEIR MOVIES, THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO CONCEDE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CREATIVE INPUT.

>> THOUGH IT COULD BE TOUGH FOR THE PENTAGON TO LIVE UP TO THE HOLLYWOOD HIGH, THE DIFFICULTIES OF OPERATING IN THESE KINDS OF SITUATIONS ARE UNDERESTIMATED AND WE HAVE THESE FANTASIES OF EXAGGERATED COMPETENCE.

>> I DO THINK THAT THE COUNTRY KNOWS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SEE A MOVIE, AND YOU KNOW, THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN JUDGMENTS.

>> THE NAVY REVIEWS THE SCRIPT TO SEE IF IT UPHOLDS THE VALUES OF THE SERVICE REALIZING FEWER PEOPLE HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE MILITARY.

>> THAT HAS STARTED TO WANE, SO COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS THAT THEY USED TO.

EVERYBODY CAN GO TO A MOVIE THEATER.

>> THE NAVY COULD USE A HAND RIGHT NOW.

THE ORIGINAL FILM IS LEGENDARY DRIVING UP INTEREST IN NAVAL AVIATION 10 YEARS AFTER VIETNAM.

CAPTAIN KEVIN FERGUSON WAS THE NAVY'S TECHNICAL ADVISOR ON THE TOP GUN SQL.

HE ADMITS HE BECAME A PILOT AFTER SING THE ORIGINAL FILM IN THE 1980S.

FERGUSON FLIES FOR BOTH RESERVES AS WELL AS DELTA AIRLINES.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION HAS ALWAYS DRAWN MILITARY PILOTS, AND THE COMPETITION FOR PILOTS, HE SAYS, IS HEATING UP.

>> YOU HAVE TO RETIRE AT THE AGE OF 65.

YOU HAVE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE FALLING OFF OF THE CLIFFS.

COVID HIT, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TOOK EARLY RETIREMENTS AND LEFT.

WHAT WE ARE LEFT WITH NOW IS A MASSIVE RESURGENCE IN TRAVEL DEMAND AND NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO FILL IT.

>> A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR THE FILM MAKERS.

SOME OF THEM ADMITTED THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE ORIGINAL OR WATCHED IT THE NIGHT BEFORE.

CHARLES POINDEXTER USED TO WATCH THE FILM WITH HIS DAD AS A KID.

>> WEATHER AT THE BOX OFFICE OR THE RECRUITER'S OFFICE, YOU WILL KNOW SOON ENOUGH WHETHER THE FRANCHISE CAN HANDLE ONE LAST MISSION.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, COVERAGE OF THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN TEXAS IS GETTING MOST OF THE ATTENTION.

THE STORY WE HAD A SHORT TIME AGO THE INVESTIGATION ON GOVERNMENT USE OF THE SIGNAL APP IS ALSO AMONG OUR MOST POPULAR AND SO IS THIS STORY.

A WOMAN MET WITH HOMEOWNERS WHO BELIEVED THEY WERE DUPED INTO LIVING NEAR A LANDFILL.

>> A MARYLAND COUPLE WERE THINKING OF BUYING A NEW HOME IN THE COMMUNITY NEAR CHULA VISTA.

THEY WERE EXCITED TO LIVE OUT THEIR CALIFORNIA DREAM.

>> IT JUST SEEMED LIKE A GREAT COMMUNITY FOR US TO MOVE INTO.

>> THERE ONLY CONCERN, THEIR COMMUNITY WOULD BE NESTLED BELOW AND LANDFILL.

>> WHAT ABOUT THIS LANDFILL?

HE SAID WE WOULD NOT SEE ANY TRASH.

THEY HAVE WORKED THERE FULL TIME AND HAVE NEVER SEEN TRASH.

AND OCCASIONAL SMELL, NOT A WORRY, BASICALLY.

>> THAT WAS BACK IN 2018.

BOB SAYS THEY WERE TOLD THEY WOULD NEVER SEE TRASH.

THEY EVEN GOT THAT IN WRITING PLUS THEY SAY LANDFILL OPERATIONS WOULD COMPLETELY STOP IN 2022.

THEY WERE SOLD.

ANOTHER FAMILY WAS SOLD, TOO.

ELIZABETH AND HER FAMILY SAID THEY DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND JUST LIKE THE OTHER FAMILY, THEY WERE ASSURED THEY WOULD NOT SEE DUMPING.

BUT, BOTH FAMILIES SAY ONCE THEY MOVED IN AND MOST OF THE COMMUNITY WAS BUILT AND LAST HOMES WERE SOLD, THEIR DREAM NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGED.

>> YES, WE DID HAVE THE FIRING SOUNDS.

I SAID WHAT IS THIS GOING ON HERE?

>> THEY SENT OFF A FIREWORKS TO SCARE AWAY THE BIRDS SO IT IS LIKE THE SOUNDS, SMELLS AND SIGHTS ALL COMING FROM THAT AREA.

SO, BOB TOOK ACTION MAKING CALLS AND EMAILING SALES, REPUBLIC, OR ANYONE FROM THE CITY OR COUNTY WHO MIGHT HELP.

>> IT WAS LIKE A GAME OF HOT POTATO.

HE AND HIS WIFE EVEN WENT TO THE LANDFILL TO PERSONALLY CONFRONT MANAGEMENT.

>> THEY LEFT AND SAID NO, WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A MINIMUM OF NINE MORE YEARS AT OUR DISCRETION.

THIS IS OUR TURF, AND WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT WITH IT.

>> THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A MEETING WITH THE MAYOR.

THAT IS WHEN THEY ASKED ABOUT WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HIDE THE TRASH.

>> THE SLOPES ARE TOO STEEP NOW AND I SAID WELL, WHO MADE THE SLOPES STEEP?

>> IN 2017, METHANE, WAS FOUND UNDERGROUND AT THE SITE.

THE BUILDER ADDRESSED THE ISSUES, BUT IT IS UNCLEAR WHERE THINGS STAND NOW.

WE ASKED FOR THE LATEST NUMBERS THE COUNTY SAID THEY WOULD GET THE LATEST IN MISSION DATA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> THE ONLY STATION THAT IS ACTUALLY CHECKING THE AIR IS SEVERAL MILES AWAY.

>> THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES BEING HERE CONSIDERING AGAIN WE MOVED IN TO OUR FIRST HOME FOR ME AND MY HUSBAND AND WE WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN.

I'M THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE FAMILIES HERE.

>> BOB SAID AT THIS POINT HE WAS SETTLED TO MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LANDFILL WHERE HE WOULD BE OUT OF SIGHT.

>> WE COULD ALL JUST KIND OF BE PEACEFUL.

>> HE SAYS HE IS SPEAKING OUT NOT JUST FOR CHANGES FOR HIS COMMUNITY BUT ONE THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE CITY.

>> IS A CAUTIONARY TALE BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE CLOSER THAN WE ARE.

YOU CANNOT BUILD RIGHT UP TO THE FOOT OF A LANDFILL.

IT IS JUST INSANE.

>> THE CITY'S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TOLD US THEY COULD NOT HAVE THE DOCUMENTS WE REQUESTED IN TIME.

NO ONE RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEWS.

WE ARE ROUGHLY 10 DAYS OUT FROM THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY.

IN SAN DIEGO, ONE RACE WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN HOW OUR CITY GROWS IN THE YEAR AHEAD.

A TRUE MORAL PORTER TAKES A CLOSELY -- CLOSER LOOK.

>> CAMPBELL SAYS SHE BROKERED THE COMPROMISE.

THE RULES LIMIT THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME VACATION RENTALS TO 1%.

>> IT WOULD ALLOW THOUSANDS OF HOMES TO COME BACK AND BRING STABILITY AND NORMALCY, AND PEACE AND QUIET TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> HER OPPONENTS IN THE RACE SEE IT AS A BETRAYAL.

>> I AM JUST TIRED OF NOT HAVING RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT OR TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT.

>> SHE HAS BEEN A SKEPTIC OF GROWTH AND DENSE HOUSING.

>> A LOT OF MY BACKGROUND IS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT IS WHAT IS MISSING IN THE OFFICE.

I'M NOT GETTING A RESPONSE OR CALL BACK AND ULTIMATELY, WE ALL WANT TO FEEL SEEN AND HEARD.

>> CAMPBELL SAID SHE COULD NOT BECAUSE OF THIS COMP LICKED >> A FORMER STAFFER IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAYS HE IS THE MOST DETAILED ORIENTED CANDIDATE WITH A SHORT, MEDIUM, AND LONG TERM PLAN TO TACKLE HIS TOP PRIORITY, HOMELESSNESS.

>> WE NEED SAFE ENCAMPMENT SITES.

WE NEED BLOCK LEASING OR MASTER LEASING SO THAT THE CITY DIRECTLY CAN PUT PEOPLE INTO UNITS WITHOUT SECURITY DEPOSITS, WITHOUT CREDIT CHECKS, WHICH ARE HUGE BARRIERS OF ENTRY TO HOUSE PEOPLE.

FINALLY, WE NEED TO BUILD DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS.

>> AMONG THE TOP PRIORITIES IS FIXING SAN DIEGO'S CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE.

SHE DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR REPAIRS WITH HIGHER TAXES.

>> A LOT OF US ARE BEING TAXED OUT OF STATE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE OF A BURDEN WE CAN HANDLE, SO I GOAL IS TO LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MEASURES, SEEK THE MAXIMUM WE CAN FROM THE STATE AND FROM OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, AND ONLY IF WE HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER RESOURCES, THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT RAISING TAXES.

>> A FORMER STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND RETIRED COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFESSOR SAYS WHAT SETS HER APART IN THE CROWDED FIELD OF CANDIDATES IS THE MOST EXPERIENCED.

>> SHE RAN UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR CONGRESS IN 2012, MAYOR IN 2016, AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR IN 2018.

SHE SAYS HER RECORD IN THE LEGISLATURE SHOWS SHE WAS AHEAD OF THE CURVE IN SUPPORTING SAME- SEX MARRIAGE IN THE VAN ON OPEN CARRYING OF FIREARMS.

>> SO, I THINK IT IS A SAFE CHANGE.

I REALLY PUSHED ON THOSE ISSUES IF NOT FOR ME, FOR OTHERS IN TEACHER SESSIONS TO GET THEM THROUGH.

>> HOW TO UPDATE THE CLAREMONT COMMUNITY PLAN WILL CHANGE HEIGHT AND DENSITY LIMITS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE TWO CANDIDATES WITH THE MOST VOTES IN THE PRIMARY WILL COMPETE IN A RUNOFF ON NOVEMBER 8.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEW FOR THIS YEAR'S PRIMARY IS THE KPBS VOTER HUNT.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR BALLOT AND LEARN ABOUT THE CANDIDATES, VOTING CENTERS, AND DROP OFF SITES.

WE ALSO HAVE A SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION.

JUST GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION AND CLICK ON THE VOTER HUB LINK AT THE TOP OF OUR HOME PAGE.

>>> TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED HERE IN SAN DIEGO IS PROVIDING A FASTER MORE CUSTOMIZABLE SOLUTION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A LIMB.

THOMAS FUDGE SHOWS US HOW 3-D PRINTING IS MAKING IT POSSIBLE.

>> PATIENTS SEEKING CARE AT THE HOSPITAL HAVE LOST LIMBS IN MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, MOSTLY THROUGH TRAUMATIC ACCIDENTS OR DIABETES.

NOW, THEY ARE GETTING ARTIFICIAL LIMBS THAT ARE MADE BY 3-D PRINTER FROM A STARTUP COMPANY.

>> THIS IS A SINGLE PIECE PROSTHESIS THAT IS 3-D PRINTED IN JUST HALF OF THE DAY SO YOU PRESS START AND YOU PULL IT OFF LOOKING JUST LIKE THIS IN THE MORNING ALLOWING THEM TO GET BACK OUT INTO THE WORLD.

>> A PHD STUDENT OF ENGINEERING AND COFOUNDER SAYS THE COMPANY'S ARTIFICIAL LIMBS ARE PRINTED ON THE CAMPUS AND HE SAYS THEIR PROCESS BEGINS WITH A SCAN OF THE LOWER BODY USING AN iPHONE WITH FACE ID.

>> WE SCANNED THE PATIENT FROM WAIST DOWN AND TAKE THE SCANNED DATA AND BRING IT IS AS A 3-D MODEL AND WE BASICALLY BUILD THE WHOLE PROSTHETIC DEVICE AROUND THAT SCANNED DATA.

>> MANY YEARS AGO HE CARVED THEM BY HAND AND SAYS 3-D PRINTERS BRING A HUGE ADVANTAGE TO THE CREATION OF PROSTHETICS.

>> IT IS PRECISION.

THE DIGITAL PROCESS ALLOWS US TO BE VERY EXACT.

THE DIGITAL SCANNER ALLOWS US TO DUPLICATE ALIGNMENT.

>> ONE AMPUTEE WHO HAS USED AN ARTIFICIAL LEG IS DIANA WHO LOST HER LOWER RIGHT LEG IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND SAYS USING A NEW PROSTHETIC LIMB IS KIND OF LIKE PUTTING ON NEW SHOES.

IT DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL OR LOOK RIGHT.

>> IN THIS CASE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE TECHNOLOGY OR WHAT IT IS, BUT THE MINUTE I WORE IT, I WAS ABLE TO WALK VERY COMFORTABLY AND WHERE IT, YOU KNOW FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

>> SO FAR, THE COUNTRY IS FOCUSED ON CREATING ARTIFICIAL AESTHETICS BELOW THE KNEE.

THERE HAS BEEN FINANCIAL HELP FROM ROTARY CLUBS THOMAS FUDGE KPBS NEWS.

>> WE ROCK UP THE SHOW WITH THE REOPENING OF THE CITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY POOL THEY JUST GOT A BIG MAKEOVER.

>> AFTER A ROUGHLY FOUR-YEAR WEIGHT THE CITY HEIGHTS SUN CITY CENTER IS BACK.

IT FACED DELAYS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

SOME OF THE BIGGEST UPGRADES INCLUDE MAJOR RENOVATIONS AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW SLIDE AND DECK AREA AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

>> TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE PART.

>> A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CAME TO THE POOL WITH HIS MOM, JANET, WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CITY HEIGHTS.

>> IT MEANS A LOT, ACTUALLY.

GROWING UP HERE, I DID NOT HAVE THIS.

HAVING MY KIDS HAVE THIS IS JUST A BLESSING.

IT JUST BRINGS SO MUCH JOY.

>> THE CITY HEIGHTS FORM CENTER WILL BE OPEN THREE DAYS A WEEK TO START MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND SUNDAY.

A SWIMMING POOL MANAGER SAYS THAT IS BECAUSE OF STAFFING SHORTAGES.

>> LAST SUNDAY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO LET EVERYBODY IN.

WE HAD TO PAUSE ADMISSION FOR A WHILE AND TO SOME PEOPLE THAT BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH LIFEGUARDS TO COVER THE POOL SAFELY.

>> THE SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT CHIEF SAYS THE RENOVATED POOL CAN SAVE LIVES.

>> I LOOK AT THIS POOL A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AS A SENSE OF JOY WHEN YOU CAN COME, SWIM, AND COOL OFF IN THE SUMMERTIME.

I LOOK AT IT AS A LIFE-SAVING TOOL.

EVERY PERSON THAT LEARNS HOW TO SWIM IN THIS POOL IS A LIFE SAVED.

>> ANOTHER PUBLIC POOL IN CITY HEIGHTS IS OPEN TWICE A WEEK.

VAZQUEZ SAYS SHE WILL GO OUT OF HER WAY TO GO TO THE NEWLY RENOVATED SWIM CENTER AS SHE SAYS THE OTHER SPACE NEEDS UPGRADES.

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