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AND BY THE CONRAD PREVIS FOUNDATION, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

♪ >>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRICEP BULL SI.

TODD GLORIA PRESENTED HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT WAS THE FIRST OF MANY PUBLIC HEARINGS.

>> LET ME BE CLEAR FROM THE OUTSET, THIS IS A DIFFICULT BUDGET YEAR.

>> Reporter: GLORIA SAID HE RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM VOTERS LAST NOVEMBER WHEN A NARROW MAJORITY REJECTED A SALES TAX INCREASE TO FUND THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

THAT MESSAGE, LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS.

HIS PROPOSED BUDGET CLOSES A STRUCTURAL DEFICIT WITH A MIX OF NEW REVENUES, LIKE HIGHER PARKING RATES AND SERVICE REDUCTIONS, LIKE CLOSING LIBRARIES ON SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS.

>> THESE WERE NOT EASY DECISIONS TO MAKE.

I KNOW THAT THE IMPACTS WILL BE FELT BY EVERY SAN DIEGAN.

WE WORK TO MAKE SURE THESE DO NOT FALL HARDEST ON THOSE WHO RELY ON SERVICES THE MOST.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT AND FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH THE BUDGET WOULD CUT BY ABOUT $1.5 MILLION.

AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LARGEST UNION OF CITY EMPLOYEES ARGUED THAT DESPITE THE CUTS, THE BUDGET STILL PROTECTS SOME HIGHER PAID MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.

>> ARE WE CUTTING LIBRARIES AND PARK AND REC HOURS AND PROGRAMS AND MANY ABATEMENT INSPECTORS AND SERVICES WITHOUT LOOKING AT THEIR MANAGEMENT?

WHY DO WE NEED SO MANY MANAGERS WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH LESS TO MANAGE?

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A WEEK LONG SERIES OF HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET STARTING MAY 5th.

GLORIA IS SET TO RELEASE A REVISED BUDGET PROPOSAL BY MAY 14th.

>> THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA PROPOSES CLOSING ALL LIBRARY TWOS DAYS A WEEK.

KATIE ANASTAS SPOKE TO A MOTHER ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR HER KIDS.

>> Reporter: CLAUDIA MARTINEZ DRIVES FROM NATIONAL CITY TO THE LOGAN HEIGHTS LIBRARY NEARLY EVERY DAY.

HER KIDS CAN GET ONE-ON-ONE HELP WITH HOMEWORK THERE FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY.

[ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: MAYOR GLORIA'S DRAFT BUDGET CALLS FOR CLOSING ALL CITY LIBRARIES ON SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS.

THAT WOULD MEAN ONE LESS DAY OF HOMEWORK HELP AT THE LOGAN HEIGHTS BRANCH.

[ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: CLOSING ALL LIBRARIES ON SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS IS EXPECTED TO SAVE ABOUT $8 MILLION.

PATRICK STUART IS CEO OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION SD.

THE ORGANIZATION DVOCATES FOR THE LIBRARY.

>> WE UNDERSTAND CUTS NEED TO BE MADE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO, YOU KNOW, PULL ITS OWN WEIGHT.

BUT WHAT OUR CONCERN IS GOING FORWARD IS THAT WE'RE ALLOWING A NEW BASELINE STANDARD OF DEFICIENCY WHEN IT COMES TO LIBRARY OPERATING HOURS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY CLOSED ALL LIBRARIES DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THEY SLOWLY REOPENED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

IN 2023, 14 OF THE CITY'S 37 LIBRARIES ADDED SUNDAY HOURS BACK.

STUART SAYS ONE PIECE OF GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET DOESN'T CALL FOR CUTS TO LIBRARY PROGRAMMING OR MATERIALS.

STILL, HE SAYS, THE CITY NEEDS TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR ALL BRANCHES TO BE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

THAT COULD INCLUDE TRASH COLLECTION FEES, HOTEL TAX REVENUE, OR NEW BALLOT MEASURES.

>> WE NEED TO FIND THE SOLUTION THAT IS GOING TO REALLY, REALLY SUPPORT THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DELIVER ON ITS SERVICES.

>> Reporter: THE CITY SAYS THE AVERAGE DAILY PATRON COUNT ACROSS ALL LIBRARIES IS 4,000 ON SUNDAYS AND 14,000 ON MONDAYS.

CITY SPOKESPERSON KALEB OLSON SAYS CLOSING FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS HELPS SAVE MONEY.

THAT'S BECAUSE EMPLOYEES GET OVERTIME PAY IF THEY DON'T GET TWO DAYS OFF IN A ROW.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT WE'RE DROPPING DOWN TO THE UPPER 50s.

THE CLOUDS ARE STICKING AROUND.

IF YOU NOTICE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE OF THAT REALLY THE REST OF THE WEEK.

AND WE'LL EVEN MOVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INLAND.

I'LL BREAK ALL OF THAT DOWN COMING UP.

>>> POPE FRANCIS, THE FIRST NON-EUROPEAN PONTIFF IN NEARLY 1,300 YEARS DIED ON EASTER MONDAY.

HE WAS 88 YEARS OLD.

HIS DEATH FOLLOWS AN EXTENDED HOSPITAL STAY JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.

LEE WALDMAN BRINGS US THE LATEST.

>> DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WITH DEEP SORROW I MUST ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF OUR HOLY FATHER.

>> Reporter: HOURS AFTER GIVING THE EASTER BLESSING IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF CATHOLICS IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE, POPE FRANCIS DIED AT HIS RESIDENCE AT 88 YEARS OLD.

IN HIS FINAL MESSAGE, THE HOLY FATHER CALLED FOR AN END TO WARS IN GAZA, UKRAINE, AND SUDAN.

HIS DEATH NOW SPARKS NINE DAYS OF MOURNING FOR CATHOLICS AND AN OUTPOURING OF LOVE FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE.

>> I REMEMBER WHEN HE CALLED ME WHEN MY MOM DIED.

I REMEMBER WHEN HE CALLED ME DURING COVID TO FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE HERE IN NEW YORK WERE DOING.

>> Reporter: POPE FRANCIS'S PAPACY WAS UNPRECEDENTED, BY BEING MORE INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTING SAME-SEX CIVIL UNIONS, AND HIS TIRELESS ADVOCACY FOR MIGRANTS.

HE'S REMEMBERED BY MANY AS THE PEOPLE'S POPE.

>> THE POPE OF THE POOR, THE POPE OF THE MARGINALIZED, UNDERPRIVILEGED.

HE IS ALSO WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL A REFORMER POPE BECAUSE HE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES TO THE WAY THE VATICAN IS RUN, THE WAY THE CHURCH IS RUN.

>> HE WAS A GOOD MAN.

LOVED THE WAY HE WAS WITH THE POOR.

>> PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND NOT BE AGAINST EACH OTHER.

AND TO JUST GRIEVE.

WE CAN STILL LOVE EACH OTHER.

AND I THINK THAT WAS GOOD THAT HE BROUGHT THAT TO THE TABLE.

>> Reporter: POPE FRANCIS' DEATH COMES WEEKS AFTER HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER BATTLING A LIFE THREATENING CASE OF PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS.

LEE WALDMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>> AS WE SAID EARLIER, POPE FRANCIS WAS THE FIRST NON-EUROPEAN HEAD OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MORE THAN A MILLENNIUM.

HOW HIS PASSING WAS IMPACTING SOME OF HIS FAITHFUL IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: ON A DAY OF GREAT MOURNING FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO CAME TOGETHER AND DID WHAT POPE FRANCIS OFTEN PREACHED, HELPING THOSE ON THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY.

>> THIS IS BITTERSWEET FOR US AS CATHOLIC, BITTERSWEET IN THE SENSE THAT WE MOURN THE LOSS OF HIM AND YET WE KNOW THAT HE'S EXACTLY WHERE HE WANTS TO BE.

>> Reporter: THEY HELD A SPECIAL EASTER CELEBRATION, WHICH OFFERED JOY AND A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS, DESPITE THE NEWS.

>> HE WORKED FOR THE MARGINALIZED.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS HE DID WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE VATICAN WHEN HE WAS ELECTED POPE IN 2013 WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOMELESS AROUND THE VATICAN -- AND THEY WERE CARING FOR THE HOMELESS AROUND THE VATICAN.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> I FEEL THE POPE AND FATHER JOE RIGHT HERE.

THEIR SPIRITS ARE HERE.

THEIR COMPASSION, THEIR CARING FOR PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: KATHY McKINLEY IS PART OF THE LADIES' GUILD WHO VOLUNTEERED AT THE EVENT.

SHE'S A LIFE LONG CATHOLIC AND VOLUNTEERED FOR 20 YEARS.

McKINLEY FEELS BLESSED TO HAVE POPE FRANCIS LEAD THE CHURCH AS LONG AS HE AND NOTED HE DIED THE DAY AFTER CELEBRATING EASTER.

>> I WAS -- I WAS, I GUESS, GRATEFUL FOR THE TIMING BECAUSE WHAT BETTER DAY, AFTER THE RESURRECTION.

>> Reporter: A FEW MILES AWAY, ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE AUXILIARY BISHOP MICHAEL -- SAYS THE POPE'S DEATH IS SADNESS FOR HIM AND CATHOLICS AROUND THE WORLD.

>> POPE FRANCIS APPOINTED ME TO BE AN AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO.

SO, IT'S SUCH A SENTIMENTAL, FOR ME, LEARNING THAT HE HAD PASSED AWAY.

>> Reporter: HE HOPES POPE FRANCIS' LEGACY, GIVING A VOICE TO THE VOICELESS, LIVES ON.

>> HE TALKED ABOUT AND CARED ABOUT THE PRISONERS WHO HE WOULD GO THERE AND WASH THE FEET OF ON HOLY THURSDAY.

MINDFUL OF THE MARGINS, LIKE THE IMMIGRANTS, THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF WELCOMING.

>> Reporter: POPE FRANCIS ALSO APPOINTED SAN DIEGO'S FIRST CARDINAL, ROBERT McILROY, WHO WAS APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON, D.C. McILROY WILL BE PART OF THE CONCLAVE TO ELECT A NEW POPE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNET.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, POPE FRANCIS PASSES AWAY AT AGE 88, LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF CHANGE AND A DIVIDED CATHOLIC CHURCH.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HIT PAUSE ON ITS TRANSLATED WEATHER ALERTS, MEANING ALL WEATHER NOTIFICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ISSUED IN ENGLISH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

MARIBEL GONZALES SPOKE WITH MANY WHO SAID THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.

>> NEARLY 68 MILLION PEOPLE SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME.

AND WITHOUT THIS SERVICE, THAT POPULATION COULD BE IN DANGER WHEN DISASTER STRIKES.

>> I DON'T THINK ANYONE REALLY PREPARED FOR IT TO BE THIS HIGH WATER.

>> Reporter: SEPTEMBER 2024, HURRICANE HELENE HIT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CAUSING POWER OUTAGES, COLLAPSED ROADS, AND CATASTROPHIC FLOODING.

>> HIM AND ME ARE BOTH FROM FLORIDA, SO WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF HURRICANES.

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUING ALERTS, THE DISASTER CLAIMED THE LIVES OF 107 PEOPLE IN THE STATE.

>> THERE WAS A BIG ARTICLE JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE FLOODS THERE THAT RATED IT AS ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES TO LIVE FROM A CLIMATE CHANGE POINT OF VIEW.

AND THEY SUFFERED MASSIVE, DEVASTATING, COSTLY FLOODING THEY'RE STILL CLEANING UP FROM.

>> Reporter: WITHOUT WEATHER WARNINGS, EXPERTS SAY THE DEATH TOLL COULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER.

>> WEATHER ALERTS SAVE LIVES.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

IF WE KNOW A HURRICANE IS COMING, WE CAN TAKE SHELTER, WE CAN BE SAFE WHERE WE OTHERWISE WOULD BE IN PERIL.

>> Reporter: NOW THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ONLY PUTTING OUT ALERTS IN ENGLISH.

THE AGENCY DECLINED AN INTERVIEW BUT SENT A STATEMENT SAYING THEY PAUSED THE SERVICE, QUOTE, DUE TO A CONTRACT LAPSE.

IT COMES AS EXPERTS WARN OF MORE EXTREME WEATHER DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> THE WHOLE PLANET IS AFFECTED.

>> Reporter: ARGUING THAT ACCESS TO WEATHER ALERTS IS VITAL.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN EXTREME EVENT TO BE A MATTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.

>> TEXT ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEXT HAS NOW BEEN DISABLED.

REPORTING IN LOS ANGELES, I'M MARIBEL GONZALES.

>>> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR LEE ZELDIN IS SET TO VISIT SAN DIEGO TOMORROW, AND MIKE LEVIN IS CALLING ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO DEPLOY THE $653 MILLION THAT HAVE BEEN SECURED IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE POLLUTION AND NOT CUT EPA FUNDING.

>> WE CAN'T ALLOW ADMINISTRATOR ZELDIN OR ANYONE IN THE ADMINISTRATION TO TALK ABOUT SOLVING THIS CRISIS WHILE PROPOSING CUTS TO THE VERY AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SOLUTION.

WE HAVE HEARD FROM HOUSE REPUBLICANS.

WE'VE HEARD FROM DOGE, WHICH I CALL DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT BY ELON.

THEY'RE ALREADY TARGETING FUNDING FOR THE EPA.

THEY'RE TARGETING FUNDING FOR THE IBWC.

AND GET THIS, PART OF THE FUNDING THAT THEY'RE TARGETING IS O&M, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING, THAT SAME FUNDING THAT LED TO THIS MESS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> LEVIN SAYS HE PLANS TO EXPLAIN TO ZELDIN TOMORROW HOW CUTTING EPA OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING WILL UNDERMINE ANY INVESTMENT IN CROSS BORDER SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE.

>>> TOMORROW IS EARTH DAY, AND MANY COMMUNITIES WILL HOST CONSERVATION EVENTS TO MARK THE DAY.

ONE NON-PROFIT IS HOPING TO MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT CLEANER YEAR AROUND.

IT'S CALLED THE BUY NOTHING PROJECT.

JEN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS AND WHY IT COULD SAVE YOU MONEY.

>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF TONS OF WASTE END UP IN LAND FILLS EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S., ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

THE EPA ESTIMATES AMERICANS THROW OUT ABOUT FIVE POUNDS OF TRASH EVERY DAY, AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE GARBAGE THAT ENDS UP IN OUR OCEANS.

>> WE FOUND THERE WERE A LOT OF PLASTICS WASHING ASHORE WITH EVERY SINGLE HIGH TIDE.

>> Reporter: THIS WOMAN WAS LIVING IN BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON, WHEN SHE NOTICED JUST HOW MUCH TRASH WAS ENDING UP ON THEIR SHORES AND WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

IN 2013, SHE AND HER FRIEND, REBECCA ROCKEFELLER, LAUNCHED A LOCAL FACEBOOK GROUP WHERE NEIGHBORS COULD REUSE AND SHARE ITEMS.

>> POST HERE AND SAY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO THE STORE TO BUY AND SEE IF YOUR NEIGHBOR MIGHT HAVE IT.

>> Reporter: IT'S CALLED THE BUY NOTHING PROJECT.

IT'S GROWN TO 12 MILLION USERS IN COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.

COMMUNITIES CREATE A PRIVATE BUY NOTHING FACEBOOK GROUP FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA.

THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN POST ITEMS YOU NO LONGER NEED, BLENDERS, KIDS ROCKING CHAIRS, CLOTHES, AND SEE IF ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS WANTS IT.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU COMMENT ON THE POST AND COORDINATE THE EXCHANGE.

THOSE ITEMS DON'T END UP IN THE TRASH, AND IT HELPS A NEIGHBOR SAVE MONEY.

>> THERE IS A POWER IN TOGETHERNESS AND SHARING.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN ALSO ASK NEIGHBORS FOR ITEMS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, LIKE THIS PARENT WHO WANTS A BIKE FOR HER DAUGHTER.

MULTIPLE NEIGHBORS RESPONDING, OFFERING THEIR OLD BIKES.

>> THEY'RE CONNECTING WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.

>> Reporter: THAT COMMUNITY CONNECTION SEEN THROUGH POSTS LIKE THIS ONE, A PARENT GIVING AWAY THIS STROLLER THAT SHE SAYS SHE RECEIVED AND ENJOYED FROM THIS GROUP AND NOW WANTS TO PAY IT FORWARD.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> THEY WERE FACING JAIL TIME, BUT THANKS TO A DIVERSION PROGRAM TRAINING SHELTER DOGS, SELECT MEN HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AT LIFE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS HOW THIS PROGRAM IS HELPING MEN AND MAN'S BEST FRIEND.

>> Reporter: A CRUCIAL PART TO ANY NEW RELATIONSHIP IS TRUST.

>> GOOD GIRL.

>> THEY CAN BE -- THEY'RE GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO KNOW US, SO WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO KNOW THEM.

>> Reporter: JOAQUIN IS CURRENTLY ON PROBATION.

LIKE EVERY MAN IN THE BEYOND THE BARS PROGRAM, HIS ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE IT COULD ALTER HIS LIFE'S PATH.

>> IT WAS PART OF THE PUNISHMENT.

TO STAY OUT OF JAIL, COME TO THE PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: SUZANNE JACOBS MEADOWS HAS BEEN RUNNING K-9 CELL MATES FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, PAIRING DOGS WITH MEN THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN CHANGE.

>> THEY COME HERE, SET A VERY FOCUSED CURRICULUM.

THEY'RE HERE FOUR AND A HALF DAYS A WEEK DURING PHASE ONE OF THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS STRUCTURED SIMILARLY TO AN ACCOUNTABILITY COURT.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS PARTNERED WITH K-9 CELL MATES.

PART OF THEIR MISSION IS IDENTIFYING MEN WHO ARE REPEAT FELONY OFFENDERS.

>> THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE.

THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD CONTACT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED.

AND BUT FOR THIS LAST OPPORTUNITY, THIS LAST CHANCE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT AN INCREDIBLY LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCE.

>> Reporter: THE MEN WILL LEARN ABOUT CONFLICT RESOLUTION, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, AND STAYING OUT OF JAIL 101 TO NAME A FEW.

>> I THINK THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS COMMUNICATION, NOT UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER.

>> DOWN BOY.

GOOD BOY.

>> Reporter: FOR THE MEN, THE STAKES ARE HIGH.

BUT FOR THE DOGS, IT HOPEFULLY MEANS FINDING A NEW HOME.

THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THE MAGIC DOGS HAVE, SIMILARITIES START TO APPEAR.

>> WHEN YOU SEE THE DOGS IN THE SHELTERS, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT YOU RIGHT BACK IN THAT SAME STATE OF MIND.

YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF IN THEM DOGS.

>> Reporter: A BOND THAT OVER TIME HELPS MAN AND DOG BELIEVE LIFE CAN BE DIFFERENT.

ALTHOUGH ABSOLUTE SUCCESS YEARS DOWN THE ROAD CAN BE HARD TO QUANTIFY, THE SIGNS ARE CLEAR.

>> WHEN THEY MAKE MISTAKES, IF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE MISTAKE CONTINUES TO BE LESS SIGNIFICANT, THAT'S PROGRESS, THAT'S SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING STARTING OFF EARLY THIS WEEK ALONG THE COAST YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED IT THIS MORNING.

BUT THEN IT'S GOING TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT FARTHER INLAND AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

OTHERWISE, HIGH CLOUDS.

THOSE ARE STICKING AROUND FOR A LOT OF US AS WELL.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLING TREND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK FOR SOME OF US.

SO, LET'S BREAK ALL OF IT DOWN STARTING WITH WHAT TO EXPECT FOR TONIGHT.

WE'RE IN THE LOW 50s IN OCEANSIDE, UPPER 50s IN SAN DIEGO, UPPER 40s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

AND ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST, WE HAVE THE CLOUDS JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A MIXED BAG.

FURTHER INLAND, WE HAVE MORE SUNSHINE, THE CLOUDS STICKING AROUND ALONG THE COAST.

WE'RE IN THE MID 60s IN OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO.

70s A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INLAND.

THEN 91 IS THE HIGH UP AT BORREGO SPRINGS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, THE REST OF THE WEEK.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

THE CLOUDIEST DAY BY FAR IS GOING TO BE THURSDAY.

NOW, I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLING TREND.

NOT REALLY ALONG THE COAST.

WE STAY RELATIVELY CONSISTENT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM MID 60s, GETTING INTO THE UPPER 60s BY WEDNESDAY.

BUT 65, 66, 67, NOT TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE FROM DAY TO DAY.

AS WE MOVE FURTHER INLAND, HERE'S WHERE WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT COOLING TREND.

WE START IN THE LOW 70s, STAY THAT WAY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.

THEN WE START TO DROP DOWN, AND WE END UP INTO THE MID 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKEND.

YOU'LL NOTICE WE KIND OF HAVE A MIX OF SOME OF THE CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

AS WE MOVE INTO OUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT COOLING TREND AS WELL.

WE START IN THE UPPER 50s.

THEN WE START TO DROP DOWN.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO FRIDAY, SATURDAY, WE'RE IN THE LOW 50s.

SOME DAYS A LITTLE BIT CLOUDIER THAN OTHERS.

BUT OVERALL JUST KIND OF MILD CONDITIONS.

NOT TOO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT OVERALL.

INTO OUR DESERT, FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK, START IN THE 90s, DROP INTO THE 70s BY THE TIME WE GET TO YOUR SATURDAY.

>>> PROM SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

AND IF YOU'RE DRESS SHOPPING, BE PREPARED TO PAY A BIT MORE THIS YEAR.

A SOUTH BAY STORE OWNER TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SHE'S SEEING FEWER CUSTOMERS THIS YEAR.

THE DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY HAS MORE CUSTOMERS HESITANT TO SHOP.

BUT THE MANAGER OF DIVA'S FORMAL AND BRIDAL WEAR HAVE PLENTY OF DRESSES ON SALE.

THERE'S ALSO A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CAN HELP.

>> WE NOTICE THAT CLIENTS ARE NOT PURCHASING AS MUCH.

THEY'RE FEELING KIND OF, LIKE, SCARED TO SPEND THEIR MONEY.

>> IT IS HARD RIGHT NOW WITH THE ECONOMY.

AND I'M SO GLAD THAT WE CAN BE A RESOURCE.

>> THE NON-PROFIT PRINCESS PROJECT AT MISSION VALLEY MALL OFFERS DRESSES AND ACCESSORIES TO HIGH SCHOOLERS FOR FREE.

TO LEARN MORE, YOU CAN VISIT PRINCESSPROJECTSD.ORG.

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS FROZEN FUNDING TO PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.

KATIE ANASTAS TELLS US ABOUT UPGRADES TO SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE PLANETARIUM MADE POSSIBLE BY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LATINO STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: SINCE 2014, SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE HAD ASTRONOMY CLASSES IN A PLANETARIUM.

>> I REALLY LIKE THE EXPERIENCE IN THE PLANETARIUM.

I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S THE PART OF MY DAY I LOOK FORWARD TO ON MY TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.

>> Reporter: PROFESSORS LOOK FORWARD TO IT TOO.

>> HAVING TAUGHT ASTRONOMY IN A PLANETARIUM AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS WITHOUT ONE BEFOREHAND, I CAN'T IMAGINE GOING BACK TO NOT HAVING A PLANETARIUM ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: LISA WILL IS A PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY PROFESSOR.

SHE TAUGHT THE FIRST CLASS TO USE THE COLLEGE'S PLANETARIUM IN SPRING OF 2014.

>> WHAT I REMEMBER MOST FROM THAT DAY IS A STUDENT SAID, IT'S GOOD TO SEE CITY COLLEGE FINALLY GETTING WHAT IT DESERVES.

AND I THINK WHAT THAT STUDENT REALLY MEANT, IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE CITY COLLEGE STUDENTS FINALLY GET WHAT THEY DESERVE.

THEY DESERVE THE BEST EQUIPMENT.

THEY DESERVE A ROOM THAT EXCITES THEM, THAT MAKES THEM WANT TO COME TO CLASS.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN A DECADE LATER, IT'S NO LONGER THE BEST EQUIPMENT.

>> ONE OF THE PROJECTORS TAKES ABOUT 25 MINUTES TO WARM UP, AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER PROJECTOR, WHICH IS STILL WORKING FINE.

BUT THEY DON'T MANUFACTURE THESE PROJECTORS ANYMORE, AND YOU WANT TO HAVE MATCHING PROJECTORS IN A PLANETARIUM SYSTEM.

SO, IT'S STILL WORKING, BUT EVERY TIME I BOOT IT UP, I'M KIND OF WORRIED THAT THIS WILL BE THE DAY IT DOESN'T.

>> Reporter: WILL IS ALSO THE FLEET SCIENCE CENTER'S RESIDENT ASTRONOMER.

THERE SHE CAN EASILY ACCESS DATA FROM AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD, LIKE NASA AND THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY.

NEW SOFTWARE WOULD ALSO ALLOW HER TO SHOW CONSTELLATIONS FROM OTHER CULTURES.

>> THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL STORIES TO TELL ACROSS DIFFERENT CULTURES.

WHEN I SHOW THEM THE CONSTELLATIONS, I TRY TO INCLUDE THAT.

BUT THE CONSTELLATIONS THAT WE'RE SHOWING HAVE THE 88 STORIES THAT BASICALLY ARE CONNECTED TO THE CONSTELLATIONS THAT PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMERS USE.

>> THAT KIND OF CULTURAL RELEVANCE IS SOMETHING CITY COLLEGE HAS BEEN WORKING TO INCORPORATE THROUGHOUT ITS CLASSES.

ADMINISTRATORS REALIZED THE OUTDATED SOFTWARE LIMITED THOSE EFFORTS.

SO, THEY GOT PERMISSION FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SPEND SOME GRANT FUNDING FOCUSED ON LATINO AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN S.T.E.M.

ON THE PLANETARIUM.

SCHOOL LEADERS SAY IMPROVING THE PLANETARIUM ALIGNS WITH THE MISSION TO MAKE SCIENCE MORE ACCESSIBLE.

>> THE REALITY IS A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO INTO THE FIELD LIKE THE FIELD TRIPS EVER SINCE THE K-12 SYSTEM.

NOT ALL THE SCHOOLS HAD ACCESS TO SCIENCE EDUCATION.

SO, HERE AT THE CITY COLLEGE, WE ARE LUCKY THAT OUR FACULTY AND OUR DEAN AMBITION TO HAVE A SPACE THAT COULD PROVIDE LEARNING WITHOUT LEAVING CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: IN FEBRUARY, THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED TO SPEND MORE THAN $400,000 FROM THAT FEDERAL GRANT ON THE PLANETARIUM.

THE AGENDA ITEM SAID THEY SHOULD SPEND THE FUNDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SINCE FEDERAL FUNDS SUPPORTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES COULD BE FROZEN.

DIAZ SAYS THE FUNDING FOR THE UPGRADES IS SECURE.

>> AGAIN, IT'S MEANT TO SUPPORT LOW INCOME AND HISPANIC OR LATINO STUDENTS.

AND THIS HASN'T BEEN -- WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY ACTION THAT SAYS THAT MISSION IS GOING TO CHANGE.

SO, WE HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE THE WORK AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT.

>> Reporter: WILL SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT RESOURCES LIKE THE PLANETARIUM.

>> I THINK SOMETIMES THE GENERAL PUBLIC HEARS OF THESE DATA SETS OR THESE MISSIONS AND THEY DON'T FEEL A CONNECTION TO THEM.

BUT THEY ARE OWED THE RIGHT TO WITNESS THEM.

THEY'RE OWED THE RIGHT TO SEE THAT DATA BECAUSE THEY PAID FOR IT.

IT'S THEIRS.

>> Reporter: THE FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR OF THE GRANT BEGINS IN OCTOBER.

DIAZ CARRASCO SAYS SHE DOESN'T EXPECT THAT FUNDING TO BE PULLED AS LONG AS THEY CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE PARAMETERS APPROVED IN 2021.

IT'S HELPED CITY COLLEGE EXPAND S.T.E.M.

TUTORING, COUNSELING SERVICES, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.

>> AND THEY ARE TRANSFERRING TO FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS.

THEY ARE BEING RECOGNIZED IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES.

SO, WE WANTED TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT TYPE OF WORK REGARDLESS OF WHO FUNDS IT.

>> Reporter: THE NEW PLANETARIUM EQUIPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE FALL.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

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