♪ >>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST STORIES FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM JOHN CARROLL.

>>> THE SIERRA CLUB INTO THE LEGAL FIGHT OVER THE CONTROVERSIAL DATA CENTER PROJECT IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

>>> THE TRITON GAMING EXPO IS THIS WEEKEND, SEE HOW UC SAN DIEGO WILL WELCOME THE GAMING COMMUNITY, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

>>> REMEMBER CAROL BROWN, WE LOOK BACK ON HOW THE CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER WILL A MORE INCLUSIVE SAN DIEGO.

>>> PARENTS AND KIDS, SCREEN TIME, AND THE ROLE IN THE CLASSROOM IS CAUSING SOME SCHOOL NURSES -- DISTRICTS TO OPPOSE NEW LIMITS.

PARENTS ARE BRINGING THAT MOVEMENT TO SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: ELIZABETH JOHNSON AND OTHER PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HAVE GATHERED TO PROTEST.

JOHNSON STICKS LETTERS ONTO A PIECE OF CARD STOCK.

INSIDE IS A SOLD-OUT CONFERENCE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS, TECH EXECUTIVES, AND STARTUP FOUNDERS TALK ABOUT THE LATEST IN A.I.

AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

>> WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN HELP MAKE TEACHING BETTER.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON AND A GROWING NUMBER OF PARENTS ARE ASKING THE DISTRICT TO REDUCE SCREEN USE IN ITS CLASSROOMS.

THEY ARE PART OF AN ADVOCACY GROUP CALLED TOOLS BEYOND SCREENS.

JOHNSON STARTED LEARNING ABOUT SCREENS, EVEN BEFORE SHE BECAME APPARENT.

IN 2010, SHE WAS STUDYING TO BECOME A PSYCHOLOGIST AND LEARNED ABOUT THE DRAWBACKS.

THERE WERE ALREADY STUDIES LINKING HIGH MOBILE PHONE USE TO STRESS AND SLEEP DEPRIVATION.

>> I THOUGHT, IF I EVER HAD KIDS OF MY OWN, I WOULD DO EVERYTHING THAT I COULD TO GIVE THEM A SCREEN-FREE CHILDHOOD.

>> Reporter: WHAT HER DAUGHTER WENT TO KINDERGARTEN AT OCEAN BEACH ELEMENTARY, SHE STARTED USING IT AT SCHOOL.

>> IT WAS RIDICULOUS.

IT KIND OF MADE ME SIT UP IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

I DID NOT REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH THEY WERE GOING TO BE ON IT >> Reporter: STUDENTS IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIRST PAID -- GRADE HAVE CHROME BOOKS.

STARTING IN SECOND GRADE, STUDENTS CAN TAKE THEM HOME.

>> THERE WAS A POINT WHEN GIVING EVERYONE A LAPTOP WAS A GREAT EQUALIZER.

NOT JUST THE RICH KIDS, THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY DISENFRANCHISED OR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE AS MUCH ACCESS OR AS MANY RESOURCES.

NOW, AGAIN, WHAT IS VALUED IS THIS INFORMATION THAT SCREENS ARE AN INFERIOR WAY TO TEACH.

>> Reporter: IN JANUARY, A SENATE COMMITTEE HAD -- HEARD TESTIMONY.

JEAN TOLD THE COMMITTEE THAT STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES STARTED DECLINING AROUND 2012.

>> ONE REASON FOR THAT, THE USE OF PHONES, TABLETS, AND LAPTOPS FOR LEISURE PURPOSES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

>> Reporter: ONE THING DISTRICTS CAN DO IS PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.

>> SCHOOL-ISSUED DEVICES NEED TO BE USED FOR SCHOOL, BLOCK SOCIAL MEDIA, BROUGHT -- BLOCK NETFLIX AND PORNOGRAPHY SITES.

>> Reporter: NEUROSCIENTIST ALSO SPOKE TO THE COMMUNITY.

READING COMPREHENSION AND RETENTION ARE STRONGER ON PAPER THAN ON SCREENS.

>> IT IS NOT THAT THE TECH IS NOT BEING USED ENOUGH.

IT IS THAT WE HAVE EVOLVED, BIOLOGICALLY, TO LEARN FROM OTHER HUMAN BEINGS, NOT FROM SCREENS.

AND SCREEN CIRCUMVENT THAT PROCESS.

>> Reporter: SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS CHAPTER SAYS THE SENATE HEARING MADE SOMETHING CLEAR.

>> LEARNING WORKS BEST WHEN STUDENTS ARE IN PRACTICES THAT ARE TEACHER-LED, PENCIL AND PAPER, AND SPECIFICALLY NOT ON- SCREEN.

WHAT IS AWESOME ABOUT HAVING THAT DATA NOW, IT IS VALIDATING PEOPLE'S INTUITION.

>> Reporter: LAST MONTH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTED TO LIMIT STUDENT SCREEN TIME, ESPECIALLY IN YOUNGER GRADES.

THE PUSH WAS LED BY AN L.A.

CHAPTER OF SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENPRINT TONYA ORTIZ FRANKLIN IS A BOARD MEMBER.

>> WE WANT TO BE PLACES OF LEARNING, NOT DISTRACTION.

I APPRECIATE THE ADVOCATES WHO HAVE BEEN COMING TO BUZZ.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER HAS PROPOSED ITS OWN RESOLUTION FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

>> WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR NEXT YEAR, OPTING OUT, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS.

SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND MAKING THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS.

>> Reporter: DIRECT THE DISTRICT TO SET DAILY SCREEN TIME LIMITS, BLOCK YOUTUBE, AND REQUIRE INSTRUCTIONAL APPS TO BE ADDED FOR FREE.

SUPERINTENDENT HAS BEEN TALKING WITH VARIOUS GROUPS ABOUT SCREEN USE.

THE BOARD PRESIDENT RICHARD SAYS HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH PARENTS ON A BOARD RESOLUTION.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WEIGHS THE BENEFITS OF MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES AGAINST THE RISKS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE WANTS TEACHERS TO BE INVOLVED IN SHAPING ANY NEW DISTRICT POLICIES.

HE SAYS MANY DECISIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY USE IN CLASSROOMS ARE LEFT UP TO TEACHERS.

BUT HE SAYS MANY TEACHERS WORRY ABOUT DISTRACTIONS IN CLASS.

>> I THINK THAT I'M NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT, BUT SCHOOL SYSTEMS, YOU KNOW, IN GENERAL HAVE PURCHASED THIS TECHNOLOGY OVER MANY YEARS.

WITH A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS, YOU KNOW, WILL IN.

-- BUILT IN.

AND IT IS TIME TO LISTEN TO STUDENTS, AND EDUCATORS, ABOUT WHAT IN THIS TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING LEARNING, AND WHAT IS GETTING IN THE WAY.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL IS TO BRING A RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD ON JUNE 23rd.

>>> OUR SPECIAL KPBS SURVEY SCREEN TIME FOCUSES ON THIS TOPIC.

IT IS AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST, AT KPBS.ORG OR WHATEVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP HAS ENTERED THE FIGHT OVER A MASSIVE PROPOSED DATA CENTER IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

COREY SUZUKI SAID THE SIERRA CLUB IS SEEKING TO CHANGE THE COUNTY'S APPROVAL.

>> Reporter: LAST MONTH, THEY VOTED TO MERGE SEVERAL PARCELS OF LAND, CLEARING THE WAY FOR THE PROPOSED 950,000 SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER COMPLEX.

THE SUPERVISOR WAS JUST ONE ASPECT.

>> THIS IS JUST PIECES OF THE BIGGER PART OF THIS PROJECT.

AND SO, THAT IS WHY I VOTED THE WAY I DID TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE SIERRA CLUB SAYS THAT APPROACH VIOLATED STATE LAW.

IN A LAWSUIT FILED IN IMPERIAL COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, THEY ACCUSED THE COUNTY OF PEACE MAILING THE DATA CENTER PROJECT, APPROVING IT IN FRAGMENTS, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE THE FULL SCOPE.

>> WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THAT WAS WITH FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

AND THAT BYPASSES A LOT OF REALLY CRITICAL SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE, TO REALLY PROTECT COMMUNITIES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: IMPERIAL COUNTY OFFICIALS DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

THAT CASE COULD BE HEADED TO TRIAL AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH.

THE SIERRA CLUB HAS NO OFFICIAL CHAPTER IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY, BUT IT HAS AROUND 1000 MEMBERS AND HAS BEEN ACTIVE THERE FOR YEARS.

>> COREY SUZUKI COVERS THE IMPERIAL VALLEY FOR KPBS AND ASSEMBLE REPORTS ON THE DATA CENTER.

YOU CAN FIND MORE OF HIS WORK AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> IF THE ONGOING TIJUANA RIVER POLLUTION HAS AFFECTED YOUR BUSINESS OR CHANGE HOW YOU LIVE AT HOME, SAN DIEGO COUNTY WANTS TO KNOW.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TRANSITED TO SAYS A NEW SURVEY WILL MEASURE THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DRIVE AROUND IN MYRTLE BEACH, THERE ARE SO MANY FOR RENT SIGNS EVERYWHERE.

DIANA SANTANA GREW UP ON IMPERIAL BEACH, AWARE OF THE SEWAGE CRISIS.

IN RECENT YEARS, POLLUTION AND NOXIOUS ODORS HAVE WORSENED.

IT HAS MADE PARTS OF HER LIFE DIFFICULT, INCLUDING HER JOB AS A PROPERTY MANAGER.

>> SINCE 2014, I HAVE NOT HAD THIS MANY VACANCIES.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE OVER 14 VACANCIES.

AND IT IS THE SUMMERTIME.

SUMMERTIME IS USUALLY THE HOT SEASON.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY IS LOOKING FOR TESTIMONIALS LIKE SANTANA'S.

OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED TODAY THE LAUNCH OF A NEW SURVEY TO EVALUATE HOW CONTAMINATION AND BEACH CLOSURES HAVE AFFECTED BEACHES, TOURISM, AND OTHER PUBLIC COSTS OVER TIME.

SANTANA HOPES THE RESULTS WILL HELP BOTH THEIR EFFORT -- EFFORTS TO END THE SEWAGE CRISIS, RATHER THAN PROVIDE COMPENSATION.

>> I DO NOT THINK MONEY IS GOING TO SAVE I BE.

I THINK WHAT IS GOING TO SAVE IT IS ACTIONS AND SOLUTIONS TO WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW.

IN A STATEMENT, IT SAID, QUOTE, THE FINDINGS WILL HELP GUIDE FUTURE FINDINGS AND SOLUTIONS.

THE SURVEY IS AVAILABLE AND WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AND FINDINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED THIS FALL.

TAMMY MURGA , KPBS NEWS.

>>> HUNDREDS GATHERED IN CITY HEIGHTS FOR PRAYER SERVICES ON THE ISLAMIC HOLIDAY OF EID AL- ADHA.

WE SPOKE TO COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO SAY THIS HOLIDAY , RECOGNIZING SACRIFICE AND FAITH, FEELS ESPECIALLY PROFOUND FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S SHOOTINGS AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: FOR DECADES, THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY HAS GATHERED AT THIS PARK TO PREY ON EID AL- ADHA.

THE HOLIDAY RECOGNIZES PROPHET IBRAHIM'S OBEDIENCE TO GOD .

THIS IS THE IMAM WHO HELPED LEAD THE PRAYER SERVICES.

>> FOR US IT IS A CELEBRATION OF A COMMUNITY, A CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP, A CELEBRATION OF REMEMBERING THE PROPHET'S OBEDIENCE HE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, THE HOLIDAY CARRIES A HEAVIER WEIGHT.

IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK SINCE TWO TEENAGERS SHOT AND KILLED THREE PEOPLE AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO AND THEN TURNED THE GUNS ON THEMSELVES.

THIS IS A YOUTH LEADER.

>> WE HAVE SACRIFICED A LOT IN THIS COUNTRY.

THERE ARE CONSTANT ATTACKS ON OUR FAITH AND ON US AS A PEOPLE, FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO BELIEVE IN.

>> Reporter: ALSO AT THE SERVICES WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

SHE HOPES THERE IS A CHANGE FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S ATTACKS.

>> IT IS A SOLACE, BUT IT MAKES ME WANT TO ASK WHAT SAFETY LOOKS LIKE FOR US AS A COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS HOPING FOR SOLIDARITY FROM THE LARGER SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAVE A VERSE IN THE KORAN, GOD SAYS THAT HE HAS CREATED US INTO DIFFERENT NATIONS AND TRIBES SO THAT WE WILL GET TO KNOW WHICH OTHER.

WE ARE PART OF THE HUMAN FAMILY.

WE ARE HOPING THAT FOLKS WILL BE ONE WITH THE COMMUNITY IN THIS TRAGIC TIME.

>> Reporter: COLINA DEL SOL PARK WAS ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE THE COMMUNITY GATHERED FOR PRAYER ON WEDNESDAY.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME OF THE TEAMS PARTICIPATING IN THE WORLD CUP WILL SOON ARRIVE IN SAN DIEGO TO SET UP CAMP.

AND NOW, TIJUANA IS SET TO WELCOME A TEAM WHOSE PARTICIPATION WAS IN DOUBT.

WHY MEXICO IS STEPPING IN TO HOST IRAN.

>> Reporter: THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM SPOKE MONDAY MORNING.

[ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE INSTAGRAM POSTS ARE FILLED WITH WELCOMING COMMENTS FROM MEXICAN USERS.

ONE SAYS, IRANIAN BROTHERS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME IN OUR COUNTRY OF MEXICO.

THE MOVE COMES THREE MONTHS AFTER THE UNITED STATES LAUNCHED A WAR IN IRAN.

THIS IS THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE SAN DIEGO DIPLOMACY COUNCIL.

HE SEES THIS AS A GOOD SIGN FOR U.S.-MEXICO RELATIONS.

>> WE WANTED THE IRANIAN TEAMS TO PLAY IN THE WORLD CUP.

SO THIS SOLUTION ALLOWS THEM TO PLAY.

SO, WHAT I SEE THE SOLUTION THAT HAS HAPPENED NOW, IT SHOWS THE VALUE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE SOUTH, IN TIJUANA, TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM KPBS.

THE WORLD CUP WILL KICKOFF JUNE 11th.

K-, KPBS NEWS.

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HERE ARE SOME FROM THIS WEEK.

>>> DID CALIFORNIA'S ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN SAVE LIVES IN THE SAN DIEGO MOSQUE ATTACK?

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERS WARN CUTS WILL HARM CRISIS RESPONSE.

AND THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN OUR ELECTIONS COVERAGE, INCLUDING CANDIDATES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE.

THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL FIND IT ON THE KPBS VOTER HUB.

WE HAVE EXPLAINERS FOR SOME OF THE HIGH PROFILE RACES.

HERE IS MORE ON THE CANDIDATES, FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR.

>> Reporter: IS SUPPOSED TO BE NONPARTISAN, BUT PARTY POLITICS HAVE ALWAYS PLAYED A ROLE.

BEFORE 2020, THE BOARD WAS A CONSERVATIVE STRONGHOLD.

DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER WHEN VARGAS AND LAWSON WON VOTES THAT YOUR BEAUTY COULD GIVE DEMOCRATS THE 4-1 SUPERMAJORITY, FURTHER SHRINKING REPUBLICAN INFLUENCE IN COUNTY POLITICS.

THEY ARE VYING TO REPLACE JIM DESMOND IN DISTRICT 5.

DESMOND IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS TO REPLACE DARRELL ISA.

IT COVERS SAN DIEGO COUNTY FROM OCEANSIDE, TO THE EAST, AND ESCONDIDO TO THE SOUTH.

FOR REPUBLICANS, THE TWO CANDIDATES ARE -- >> I AM RUNNING FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: AND REBECCA JONES, JONES DECLINED AN INTERVIEW.

SHE IS ENDORSED BY THE REFORM CALIFORNIA PAC.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS NOT ENDORSING EITHER CANDIDATE.

FRANKLIN SAYS, HE IS RUNNING BECAUSE DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO PROBLEMS ARE BECOMING NORTH COUNTY PROBLEMS.

>> THEY COME TO FALLBROOK AND WE HAVE HOMELESS PROBLEMS THAT WE CAN SOLVE IN THIS COUNTY IF WE CHOOSE TO.

>> Reporter: ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE, THERE IS DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN.

>> I AM RUNNING FOR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5.

>> Reporter: >> MY NAME IS DONNA CONTRARINESS.

>> Reporter: ENDORSED BY THE SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC PARTY, HE SAYS THAT HE IS RUNNING TO MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE, SO THAT REGULAR WORKERS CAN LIVE WHERE THEY WORK.

>>, NURSES, FIREFIGHTERS, TEACHERS, THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.

I WANT TO TRY TO MAKE THAT BETTER, BY MAKING SURE THAT HOUSING IS MORE AFFORDABLE, THAT WE CONTROL THE COST OF ENERGY, AND THAT WE MAKE SURE WATER DOES NOT KEEP GOING UP.

>> Reporter: CONTRARINESS SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE A DIVERSE VOICE, SHE IS HISPANIC AND OF NATIVE AMERICAN IT DISSENT.

>> WE HAVE EIGHT TRIBES IN THE NORTH COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THE FIFTH CANDIDATE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RUNNING AS AN INDEPENDENT.

>> I AM RUNNING FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5.

>> Reporter: SHE IS RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.

>> PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD HOUSING IN MEDICINE WITHOUT STRESSING THEMSELVES AND REALLY CHOOSING ONE BASIC NECESSITY OF LIFE OVER THE OTHER.

>> Reporter: ALL THE CANDIDATES AGREE, AFFORDABILITY IS A MAJOR ISSUE, BUT DIFFER IN THEIR APPROACH.

CONTRERAS WANTS TO GET RID OF OUTDATED LAWS THAT BURDEN REGULAR CITIZENS.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUTDATED POLICIES AND LAWS ARE UPDATED TO THE BENEFITS OF PEOPLE, AND NOT JUST THE CITY OR THE COUNTY.

AND THEN, ALSO, WORKING TO FIND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING FOR THE LOWER INCOME.

>> Reporter: MORE HOUSING, INCLUDING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IS KEY TO SOLVING THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUE.

>> WE ARE BUCOLIC, WE ARE SUBURBAN, AND THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO STAY.

WE NEED A SUPERVISOR FOR NORTH COUNTY THAT WILL FIGHT FOR LOW DENSITY.

WE HAVE GOT TO BUILD A HOUSING, WE HAVE GOT TO BUILD HOUSING THAT PEOPLE CAN RAISE FAMILIES IN.

>> Reporter: MORE HOUSING IS THE ANSWER, BUT SAYS THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> THE COUNTY NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE BOTH PERMANENT HOUSING, AND ALSO PROVIDING ITS OWN HOUSING, THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR MORAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ALL KINDS OF LEVELS, FROM VERY LOW ALL THE WAY UP TO MODERATE.

>> Reporter: MILLER SUPPORTS PUBLIC HOUSING BUT OPPOSES URBAN SPRAWL.

>> THAT MEANS NOT BUILDING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THAT COST $700,000, $800,000.

ON OCEANSIDE, THERE IS A PLAN TO BUILD 600 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, HOUSING THAT ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE CAN AFFORD.

>> Reporter: THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS JUNE 2nd, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES, VISIT KPBS.ORG/VOTER HUB.

>> KPBS WILL BE BUSY ON ALL PLATFORMS ON ELECTION NIGHT.

AND THERE WILL BE SOMETHING NEW.

JAKE DONNA FROM KPBS, AND BELLA ROSS, WILL HOST A LIVE STREAM ON THE YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK PAGES.

THAT IS EXPECTED IN THE 8:00 P.M.

HOUR, ONCE THE FIRST RESULTS ARE IN.

>>> THIS WEEKEND, THE TRITON GAMING EXPO CELEBRATES ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY.

ORGANIZED BY UC SAN DIEGO STUDENTS, THE CONVENTION IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER HAS THIS PREVIEW.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RUNNING TRITON GAMING EXPO, SERVING UP A MULTI-VERSE OF FUN, WITH COSPLAY, PANELS, AND THE PROMISE OF INSANE TECH.

JEWEL IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF GAMING.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A FUNDRAISER DOWNSTAIRS.

WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE HAVING THE MAJORITY OF OUR PROGRAMMING ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

>> Reporter: MAGNOLIA IS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ARTSPARK, PROFESSIONAL ART CLUB.

>> AS A PROFESSIONAL ART CLUB, BEING AROUND ARTS IN THE INDUSTRY IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO, WE ARE GOING TO BE TABLING, WHERE SOME OF OUR MEMBERS WORK, WE WILL SHARE WHAT OUR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS HAVE DONE.

WITH RIOT, SUPERGIANT, AND BEHEMOTH.

IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR NETWORKING WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: GAMING COMPANY PROFESSIONALS WELCOME THE CHANCE TO BE ON CAMPUS.

>> A LOT OF THEM ARE REALLY EXCITED TO KIND OF SEE LIKE, WHAT KIND OF MARKETING TALENT, AS WELL AS THE OTHER STUFF.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DO WANT TO GO INTO THE GAMING INDUSTRY.

OR IN KIND OF LIKE THE VIDEOGAME.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO IS BEST KNOWN AS A S.T.E.M.

SCHOOL, BUT THEY WANT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON STUDENT ARTISTS.

>> WE FOCUS ON GAMING, WHICH I THINK IS AN ART FORM, ETIQUETTE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KIND OF UPLIFT THE STUDENT ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SCHOOL WHERE I FEEL LIKE WE KIND OF GET SIDELINED.

>> Reporter: ARTISTS WON'T BE SIDELINED THIS WEEKEND.

ATTENDANCE WILL BE REWARDED FOR VISITING ARTIST WEEK.

>> SPECIFICALLY A TRANSPORTATION-FAMED CENTER.

IT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR IT.

>> Reporter: TRITON GAMING EXPO TAKES PLACE THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE EVENT IS FREE FOR UCSD STUDENTS.

>>> HAROLD BROWN DIED THIS MONTH , KPBS RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER SAYS HIS LEGACY LIVES ON.

>> Reporter: DR.

HAROLD BROWN WAS A LEGEND BEFORE THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, A BASKETBALL STAR AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AND PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL'S FIRST BLACK UNIVERSITY.

HE FOUNDED A LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY, HE LED PROTESTS AGAINST GIANTS LIKE BANK OF AMERICA.

COMPANIES THAT WOULD NOT HIRE BLACK SAN DIEGANS.

HE PERSISTED.

>> WE SENT OUR VOICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT.

>> Reporter: BROWN SPOKE WITH KPBS MID-DAY ADDITION LAST YEAR.

>> AIN'T NOBODY GOING TO TURN US AROUND.

WE ARE GOING TO KEEP ON WALKING, KEEP ON TALKING, WALKING DOWN THE STREET.

>> Reporter: IN 1966, HE HOSTED A LIVE, CALL-IN RADIO SHOW TO DISCUSS LOCAL ISSUES.

>> BLACK PEOPLE LOVE FREEDOM EVERY BIT AS MUCH AS WHITE PEOPLE LOVE FREEDOM.

WHEREVER FREEDOM IS BEING DENIED, WHETHER IT IS IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA, OR WHETHER IT IS IN THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA, THE CRY WILL BE, LET FREEDOM RING.

>> Reporter: IN 1971, RACIAL CONFLICT CAME TO MY HEAD.

STUDENT STORMED THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

THE SCHOOL HIRED BROWN AS THEIR FIRST BLACK ADMINISTRATOR.

HE CREATED THE AFRICANA STUDIES DEPARTMENT AND HIRED SHIRLEY WEBER, NOW CALIFORNIA'S SECRETARY OF STATE.

>> WHAT IB SECRETARY OF STATE IF I AM NOT COME TO SAN DIEGO AND THAT ALL THE PEOPLE I MET?

I DON'T KNOW.

THERE WERE A LOT OF RACISTS IN SAN DIEGO.

AN AWFUL LOT.

MY STUDENTS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE AND WORD BEING WRITTEN -- N- WORD BEING WRITTEN IN THE DORMS.

AND THEY ALSO HAD A SLAVE SALE, AN AUCTION, ON THE CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: WEBER SAYS OF MANY PEOPLE SAW ETHNIC STUDIES AS A FAD.

BUT BROWN BROUGHT A BUSINESS MENTALITY, TEACHING THE FACULTY HOW TO NAVIGATE THE CAMPUS AND LOCAL POLITICS.

>> WE WERE AS INFLUENTIAL IN SAN DIEGO, AT SAN DIEGO STATE, AS INFLUENTIAL AS WE WERE IN THE POLITICS OF SAN DIEGO, AND THE BUSINESSES OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: WEBER SAYS WHEN BROWN ATTENDED, THERE WERE ABOUT EIGHT BLACK STUDENTS.

>> IT WAS JUST SO EXCITING, LOOKING AT WHAT ALL OF HIS SACRIFICE AND WORK HAD HELPED TO BE.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENT HAD GROWN TO MORE THAN 1300 BLACK REPRESENTATION IN THE 1970s WHEN THE ON CAMPUS.

IT HAD VERY FEW BLACK JUDGES OR POLITICIANS, BROWN WORKS TO CHANGE THAT.

HE FOUNDED A BLACK PROFESSIONAL GROUP AND AN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM.

>> THIS GUY WAS THE MOST PERSUASIVE GUY I HAVE EVER MET.

>> Reporter: ONE OF HIS RECRUITS TO THE CAUSE WAS MILITARY VETERAN JOE OUTLAW.

BROWN CALLED OUT TO HIM.

>> COME HERE, COLONEL.

I SAYS, WHAT DOES THIS GUY WANT.

HE SAYS, I WANT YOU TO WORK WITH ME.

HE WAS THE KIND OF GUY, IF HE SAW YOU, HE DID NOT ASK YOU IF YOU WANTED TO PARTICIPATE, HE KIND OF TOLD YOU.

>> Reporter: BROWN HAD A WAY OF DRAWING PEOPLE INTO THE MISSION OF BLACK EMPOWERMENT, INCLUDING BERNARD JOHNSON, WHO CALLED BROWN MR.

SAN DIEGO.

>> HE WAS IN TOUCH NOT JUST WITH THE BLACK COMMITTEE, BUT THE WHITE COMMUNITY.

THEY LOVED DR.

BROWN.

THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE TO ME.

CONSIDERING THAT CIVIL RIGHTS WAS ALWAYS SOMEWHAT OF A SEGREGATED KIND OF THING.

>> Reporter: HE AND DR.

BROWN WERE TO REDEVELOP SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO.

>> HOPE WAS JUST SOMETHING HE BELIEVED THAT OTHER PEOPLE SHOULD BELIEVE IN.

BUT THE AUDACITY OF WHAT HE BELIEVED IN, THAT AUDACITY, IT WAS I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS.

>> Reporter: EVEN AS BROWN AGED, HE WAS DETERMINED TO KEEP FIGHTING.

>> HE SAID I AM JUST TIRED, BUT TOMORROW I WILL BE BETTER.

TOMORROW I WILL BE READY TO BOOGALOO.

THAT WAS HIS FAVORITE SAYING.

WE ARE GOING TO BOOGALOO TOMORROW.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THE RIGHTS BROWN FOUGHT FOR HAD BEEN CHALLENGED.

IN LATE APRIL, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT WAS GUTTED.

WEEKS LATER, BROWN DIED ON HIS 92nd BIRTHDAY.

>> I ANSWERED THE QUESTION ALL THE TIME, WHY DON'T YOU STOP?

YOU HAVE DONE ENOUGH NOW.

JUST SIT BACK, REST, AND RELAX.

>> I REPLIED, I CANNOT DO THAT.

I AM STILL FIGHTING FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE WHO CAME BEFORE ME.

I CAME FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.

I AM FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE, FOR MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS.

IF THEY CANNOT FIGHT, I CAN'T FIGHT.

AND I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT, UNTIL THE DAY I DIED.

>> Reporter: HIS FRIEND SAY THAT HE KEPT THAT PROMISE.

KPBS NEWS.

>> AND HIS MEMORY WILL INDEED BE A BLESSING.

WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THIS LOOK AT KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM JOHN CARROLL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.