>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING-AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY JANUARY 31st.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING.

I AM AMBIKA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

FREE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL, MANY POLITICIANS MAKE THE PROMISE.

MOMENTS AGO IN SACRAMENTO, THEY STOPPED TAKING ON A CONTROVERSIAL NEW.

HERE IS KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO WITH WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR THE UNINSURED.

>> Reporter: PROPONENTS OF AB 1400 SAID THAT WOULD TRANSFORM ONE OF THE COSTLIEST FOR HEALTH PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE WAR.

THEY SAY THAT REJECTS LIFESAVING MEDICAL CARE, EVEN FOR THOSE WITH INSURANCE.

IT'S ESTIMATED OVER A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE, IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES, DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.

RECAPS, A SCIENTIST AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE, SAID THAT WILL CAUSE COVERAGE FOR THE MINORITY POPULATION OF UNDERINSURED PEOPLE IN THE STATE.

>> THEY COULD AT LEAST PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK AS OPPOSED TO WHEN THEY STUMBLE INTO EMERGENCY ROOM SOMEWHERE AND SOMEBODY HAS TO TAKE CARE OF THEM, SOMEBODY IS STILL WRITING CHECKS.

>> Reporter: DR. WILLIAMS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO MEDICAL SOCIETY AND A BOARD MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

HE SAYS THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO CHANGE, BUT THIS BILL SHOULD FOCUS ON THE 7% OF UNINSURED CALIFORNIANS.

>> I THINK THE GOAL IS REALLY GOOD.

THE GOAL IS TO GET EVERYBODY COVERED, EVERYBODY TO HAVE THAT ACCESS TO THE INSURANCE.

THE GOVERNOR HAS DONE QUITE A BIT TO CLOSE THAT GAP.

I THINK WE ARE SO CLOSE IN GETTING THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AB 1400 IS NOT THE WAY TO GO.

>> Reporter: THE COST WOULD BE PAID BY A SINGLE-PAYER, THE GOVERNMENT, IN THE FORM OF TAXES.

THE LATEST ESTIMATE SAID TAXPAYERS, WHICH SHALL $365 BILLION PER YEAR, THAT IS WHY THE PROPOSED BILL WOULD REQUIRE A SEPARATE WILL TO BE PASSED BY VOTERS TO FUND THIS.

DR. WILLIAM TSENG SAID COSTS ASIDE, DECISIONS WOULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE HANDS OF DOCTORS AND HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

>> IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE NOW , THERE IS NO ASSURANCE YOU CAN KEEP BECAUSE SYSTEMS WILL NOT BE THERE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS BECAUSE THE VOTE WAS SCRAPPED DOES NOT MEAN THAT WILL BE PROPOSED AGAIN .

>> IT IS TOO IMPORTANT AS BABY BOOMERS ARE AGING AND COST OF HEALTHCARE IS LEAVING MANY PEOPLE WHO HONORABLE, FINANCIALLY VULNERABLE AND THEIR HOUSING DEPENDED ON THAT.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE IS MORE OPTIMISM THAT THE WORST OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC MIGHT BE ENDING.

WEEK AT THE LATEST CASE MEMBERS FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MORE THAN 11,000 INFECTIONS WERE REPORTED OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS.

WITH NUMBERS STILL HIGH, BUT TRENDING DOWN, SOME QUESTION WHETHER U.S.

COUNTIES AND CITIES SHOULD CONSIDER EASING GUIDANCE ON MASK WEARING OR SOCIAL DISTANCING.

OTHERS WARNED NOT TO RELAX RESTRICTIONS TOO SOON.

DARRELL FOR EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: SOME UPLIFTING NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.

POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE IS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, DOWNWARD.

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY REPORTS POSITIVE CASES HAVE GONE DOWN 30% FROM A WEEK AGO.

HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN 11% FROM A WEEK AGO.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

SOME PEOPLE ARE READY TO MOVE ON FROM THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE PANDEMIC.

WE ASK THE PRESIDENT TO HELP GIVE US CLEAR GUIDELINES ON HOW WE CAN RETURN TO A GREATER STATE OF NORMALITY.

>> Reporter: SOME STATES AND CITIES ARE EASING RESTRICTIONS.

IN COLORADO, STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS MOVED THE REQUIREMENT THAT PEOPLE MUST SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION TO ATTEND PUBLIC IN THE EVENTS OF MORE THAN 500 ATTENDEES IN SEVERAL COUNTIES, INCLUDING DENVER.

SAN FRANCISCO LIFTING LEFT MANDATES FOR THE VACCINATED FOR OFFICES AND DREAMS ON TUESDAY.

>> THEY SHARE THE OPTIMISM THAT WE ARE IN A BETTER PLACE AND WE WILL BE IN A BETTER PLACE IN A FEW WEEKS.

I DON'T THINK THAT MEANS WE SHOULD TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR.

>> Reporter: ON THE VACCINE FRONT, MODERNA VACCINE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR APPROVAL FROM THE FDA.

ONE EXPERT SAID A VACCINE FOR CHILDREN, UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD, COULD BE AVAILABLE BY MARCH.

>> I AM HOPING WE CAN SEE MOVEMENT TO ENTERTAIN THE APPLICATION EARLY.

THE DECISION RESIDES WITH THE FDA.

>> Reporter: DARRELL FORGES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> PFIZER'S VACCINE WAS THE FIRST TO GET FDA APPROVAL, BOTH PFIZER AND MODERNA'S ACTIONS ARE MRNA VACCINES.

MODERNA HAS NEVER BEEN APPROVED OR AUTHORIZED FOR PEOPLE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD.

PFIZER'S SHOT IS FULLY APPROVED FOR ANYBODY 16 AND OLDER AND AUTHORIZED FOR PEOPLE AS YOUNG AS FIVE YEARS OLD.

>>> NO COST COVID-19 RAPID TESTS AND N-95 MASKS ARE AVAILABLE IN SAN DIEGO.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON HOW BEST TO USE THEM.

>> FREE N-95 MASKS ARE ARRIVING IN SAN DIEGO, NOT ALL PHARMACIES HAVE BEEN JUST YET.

THE ONES THAT SAY THEY ARE GOING CLICK.

>> MY RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME IF YOU ARE GETTING THAT, USE THAT.

>> DR. WILLIAM TSENG WITH KAISER PERMANENTE SAN DIEGO SAID IN TERMS OF FACIAL COVERINGS, AND 95 MASKS OFFER THE BEST PROTECTION.

THEY ARE USED BY HOSPITAL STAFF WORKING DIRECTLY WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS AND VACANT PERMIT FIRE TRANSMISSION.

>> DURING TIMES WHERE YOU KNOW YOU WILL BE EXPOSED TO COVID-19 PATIENTS, AND THERE IS A CROWDED AREA WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> WASHING YOUR HANDS IS KEY, BUT HOW LONG CAN THEY BE ONE FOR?

DR. WILLIAM TSENG SAYS IN A HOSPITAL SETTING, THEY IN THE TRASH RIGHT AWAY.

HE DOES NOT RECOMMEND USING ONE FOR MORE THAN FIVE DAYS, BUT IT IS ABOUT HOW LONG YOU WEAR IT THAT REALLY MATTERS.

>> THE DURATION OF USE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FREQUENCY.

IF I USE THAT FOR FIVE MINUTES GOING TO THE GROCERY ARE GOING TO DO AN ERRAND VERSUS I WEAR THIS IN THE ENTIRE DAY.

>> FREE RAPID TESTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE POSTAL SERVICE AND INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE OPEN FOR PEOPLE WHO BYE THEM.

>> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT THING.

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DETECT THE DISEASE EARLIER, WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.. >> DR. WILLIAM TSENG SAID RAPID TESTS ARE EFFECTIVE IF THEY ARE USED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF SYMPTOMS STARTING.

SOMETHING ELSE TO KEEP IN MIND WITH RAPID TESTS, THEY DO EXPIRE.

I PICKED THESE UP FROM A CONVENIENCE STORE ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND THEY EXPIRE IN FEBRUARY.

DETECTING THE VIRUS IS MORE WIDESPREAD, DR. WILLIAM TSENG SAID VACCINE IS THE BEST PROTECTOR.

MATT HOFFMAN , KPBS NEWS.

>>> GAVIN NEWSOM IS LOOKING TO DISMANTLE THE NATION'S LARGEST DEATH ROW BY LIVING ALL CONDEMNED INMATES TO OTHER PRESENTS.

THE MOVE COMES NEARLY 3 YEARS AFTER NEWSOM IMPOSED A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS.

CORRECTION OFFICIALS HAD ALREADY BEGUN A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM TO MOVE CONDEMNED INMATES TO ONE OF SEVEN PRESENT.

>> THEY WILL LOOK TO MOVE THE TRANSFERS TO MAKE THE MANDATORY.

>> I THINK IT IS IMMORAL AND WRONG.

WE DID A MORATORIUM, BUT THE VOTERS, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA , HAVE ADVANCED A PRINCIPAL AND REQUIRING THE POPULATION TO DO WORK THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THE CURRENT FACILITY.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE WE IMAGINING THE FUTURE.

>> CALIFORNIA, WHICH LAST CARRIED OUT EXECUTION IN 2006, IS ONE OF 28 STATES THAT MAINTAINED DEATH THROES ALONG WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

THOSE WHO OPPOSED THE PLAN SAID GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS ABUSING HIS POWER AND IT TAKES A IMPORTANT PUNISHMENT OPTION OFF THE TABLE .

ALLOW TEMPERATURES MIGHT BE DIPPING, THE COST OF CRANKING UP THE HEAT IS NOT.

MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE NOTICED A HIKE IN THEIR STD AND IBO.

THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.

KPBS REPORTER TONYA THORNE TAKES A LOOK AT THE PRICE HIKE.

>> FELLOW RESIDENT BRENDA USED TO RECEIVE AN INCOME-BASED DISCOUNT ON HER STD AND IBO.

THIS YEAR, SHE NO LONGER QUALIFIES.

>> IT IS PRETTY UPSETTING THAT I'M NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A DISCOUNT.

AND BILL HAS TRIPLED, AND IT IS ME AND MY DAUGHTER PICK >> THEY LIVE IN A TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT.

>> PREVIOUSLY THEY WERE IN THE 30s AND 40s, AND NOW MY FIRST BILL IN JANUARY WAS $88.

I WENT TO MY MAILBOX BEFORE I CALLED YOU ARE BEFORE YOU CALLED ME, AND MY BILL IS $98.

>> SHE IS NOT ALONE.

RESIDENTS COUNTYWIDE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THEIR GAS AND ELECTRIC BILLS.

SDGE DID INCREASE RATES AS OF JANUARY 1st .

ON ITS WEBSITE, THE UTILITY SAYS IT IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE ENERGY PRICING TO REFLECT THE COST OF PROVIDING SAFE AND CLEAN, RELIABLE SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS AND A NUMBER OF FACTORS ARE POPPING THE INCREASE.

TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS, IN A STATEMENT, SDGE SAID, WE UNDERSTAND OUR CUSTOMERS FRUSTRATION WITH HIGHER BILLS THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED IN PART BY HIGHER NATURAL GAS PRICES SEEN GLOBALLY AND INCREASED GAS USAGE DUE TO AN UNUSUALLY COLD DECEMBER.

WHILE THERE IS NOT A GOOD TIME TO RAISE RATES, SDGE IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH CUSTOMERS .

>> GAS IS $4.50 PER GALLON AND RENT HAS GONE UP AND HAS SKYROCKETED.

FOOD IS OUTRAGEOUS.

NOW, MY UTILITIES HAVE TRIPLED.

I'M REALLY FEELING IT RIGHT NOW.. >> SDGE SAID CUSTOMERS SHOULD LOG ONTO THE ACCOUNT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ON THE BEST PLANNED AND TO SEE IF THEY QUALIFY FOR ANY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> WHILE THE FUTURE OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT PAYMENTS REMAINS IN LIMBO ON CAPITOL HILL, HOUSEHOLD WITH CHILDREN SHOULD PLAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO A LETTER FROM THE IRS.

KAREN KAIFA RUNS DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT LAST YEAR'S MONTHLY CHILD TAX CREDIT PAYMENTS.

>> AZTEC SEASON BEGINS, BILLIONS OF U.S.

HOUSEHOLDS, WITH CHILDREN, RECEIVING IRS LETTER 6149.

EXPERTS SAY IT'S IMPORTANT.. >> IT DOCUMENTS HOW MANY CHILDREN THE IRS IS AWARE OF THAT YOU HAVE, OR DEPENDENCE, THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE CHILD TAX CREDIT.

IT TELLS YOU HOW MUCH PAYMENT THE IRS MADE ON YOUR BEHALF AFTER 2021.

>> FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2021, THE IRS SAYS MORE THAN 36 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED MONTHLY ADVANCES ON 2021 TAX CREDITS FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 17.

THE PAYMENTS, PART OF THE 1.1 TRILLION COVID-19 RELIEF PLAN, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN LAST MARCH.

CATHERINE, MANAGER OF THE TECH CENTER IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, SAID THIS WILL REQUIRE EXTRA ATTENTION WHEN YOU FILE YOUR TAXES.

>> RECOGNIZING THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING, THE IRS RULED OUT ANY WEBSITE THAT CHILD TAX CREDIT.GOV WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN RESEARCH HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AND HOW MUCH YOU DID RECEIVE AND RECONCILE THE LETTER WITH WHAT YOU GOT.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBER ON THE LETTER SHOULD REPRESENT HALF OF THE AMOUNT TO WHICH A HOUSEHOLD WAS ENTITLED.

THE OTHER HALF CAN BE CLAIMED ON A 2021 RETURN.

THERE WERE NO PAYMENTS IN JANUARY 2022.

THE PROGRAM EXPIRED WITH BIDEN'S SOCIAL SAFETY NET IN GRIDLOCKED.

>> WE HEAR FROM FAMILIES THEMSELVES THAT SAID THE CHILD TAX CREDIT IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO LIVE ON OR GIVE UP THE PAID WORK.

IT HELPS THEM GET TO WORK BY MAKING SURE THEY CAN COVER CHILDCARE EXPENSES AND PUT GAS IN THE CAR.

>> Reporter: MEGAN, IN THE CENTER OF POVERTY AT THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, SAID RESEARCH SHOWED HELP LOWERING CHILD POVERTY RATES AND CHILD HUNGER.

>> THE NUMBER ONE USE OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT PAYMENTS HAS BEEN ON FOR.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CHILD TAX PAYMENTS FOR 2022, THE STALLED BUILD BACK BETTER PLAN WANTS TO BOOST FUNDING FOR THE OVERSTRETCHED IRS.

WITHOUT THAT THIS SACK SEASON, THEY URGED TAXPAYERS TO SEEK HELP EARLY, ESPECIALLY WITH PANDEMIC PROGRAMS.

>> THIS HAS CREATED AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF WORK WITH FEWER FOLKS TO DO THAT WORK THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME.

THIS IS THE REALITY OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: THE FILING DEADLINE FOR MOST TAXPAYERS IS MONDAY, APRIL 18th.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN KAIFA.

>>> THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ARE ON CAMPUS FOR IN PERSON CLASSES AT UC SAN DIEGO.

THE SCHOOLS WINTER QUARTER STARTED WEEKS AGO.

THEY DELAYED THE IMPERSONAL RETURN IN RESPONSE TO THE SURGE IN OMICRON CASES FOLLOWING THE HOLIDAYS.

USDC SAID COVID-19 CASES HAVE BEEN DROPPING ON CAMPUS SINCE THEN.

THEY TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER, 10 NEWS, THAT THEY ARE EXCITED TO GET BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.

>> IT HAS BEEN CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH.

HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE END OF IT.

>> THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN TESTING WASTEWATER AND USING RAPID TESTS TO TRY TO TRACK COVID-19 MORE QUICKLY.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED ON CAMPUS AND ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND MASKS MUST HAVE THEIR BOOSTER SHOTS.

>>> SIGNATURES ARE COLLECTED RIGHT NOW FOR A PROPOSED STATE BALLOT MEASURE THAT COULD GUARANTEE ONE-A GOAL OF 1 MILLION SIGNATURES BY THE MID- DEADLINE.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW PEREZ TELLS US THE STORY OF.

>> Reporter: MAX ONE IS THE ART TEACHER HERE AT THE CREATIVE PERFORMING MEDIA ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CLERMONT, BEST KNOWN AS CPMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPUSES WHERE THEATER, MUSIC, AND DANCE, AND THE STUDIO ART CLASSES TAUGHT BY MR. SWAN, WHO STARTED AS A MATH TEACHER.

THAT I HAVE A MATH AND ART CREDENTIAL AND FOUND OUT HOW MUCH THE OVERLAP.

I AM A ART TEACHER NOW.

>> Reporter: SWAN IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS ART AS HE CONVEYS COMFORT AND CONFIDENCE TO HIS SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS.

THE CLASS IS WORKING ON A GROUP MURAL THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED ON CAMPUS.

13-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL CLARK HAD NEVER TRIED ART UNTIL THIS YEAR.

HE IS A NATURAL.

>> YOU CAN EXPRESS YOURSELF IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

YOU CAN TELL YOUR MOODS IN COLORS, LIKE YOU CAN SEE HOW IS YOUR DAY GOING AND EXPRESS THAT BY DOING COLORS.

>> Reporter: THE CPMA ART CLASS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CREATIVITY THAT HAS SURVIVED THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND BUDGET CUTS.

IT IS AN EXCEPTION EVEN OF THE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE MANDATES ART EDUCATION BE OFFERED TO EVERY STUDENT LESS THAN ONE IN FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TODAY HAVE A FULL-TIME ARTS AND MUSIC TEACHER.

AN FROM THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT AUSTIN BUETTNER, WHO IS NOW LEADING THE GROUP CALIFORNIANS FOR ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AUSTIN BUETTNER CALLS THIS HIS PASSION PROJECT TO COLLECT 1 MILLION SIGNATURES BIKE THE FIRST AND GET SOMETHING ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.

HE WANTS TO BRING EQUITY TO THE SHOW BUSINESS STATES.. >> WE ON THE CREATIVE CAPITAL NOT REALLY ONLY FOR THE WORK, BUT FOR THE ROAD.

THE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN THE ROBUST INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE OFFERING THE SAME OPPORTUNITY LIKE WHAT WE TRY TO IMPRESS.

>> Reporter: AUSTIN BUETTNER ARE OPPOSING TO HAVE THE LEGISLATURE TO USE AT LEAST $800 MILLION IF THERE IS A STATE BUDGET SURPLUS LIKE THERE IS NO TO EXCLUSIVELY PAY FOR ARTS PROGRAMS IN EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH NO OPTION TO DEFER THE MONEY ELSEWHERE.

IT IS A RADICAL IDEA WITH RADICAL SUPPORTERS.

>> YOU MIGHT KNOW ME AS AN ACTOR, BUT WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I WANTED TO BE AN ARTIST.

>> Reporter: AWARD-WINNING ACTOR JOHN LYTHGOE IS THE FACE OF THE CALIFORNIA BALLOT MEASURE TO SAVE THE ARTS.

HE IS PUSHING FOR SIGNATURES AND WILL BE POUNDING THE PAVEMENT FOR VOTES IF THIS MAKES IT TO NOVEMBER.

>> THIS IS A TIME OF TURMOIL.

EVERYBODY IS HOTHEADED ON THE SUBJECT OF POLITICAL ISSUES.

THE ARTS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS.

>> USE YOUR GOOD, POWERFUL VOICE AND GO.

>> Reporter: BACK AT CPMA MIDDLE SCHOOL, KATHY IS COACHING STUDENTS IN HER INTRO TO THEATER CLASS.

SHE HAS TAUGHT HERE FOR 20 YEARS.

SHE SAID SHE OFTEN CONTRIBUTED HER OWN MONEY TO VOTE FOR HER STUDENTS AND HOPES CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL HAVE THE DISTRICT OF THE SAME IN NOVEMBER.. >> IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET EXTRA HELP TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THE WAY THEY DESERVE TO BE SERVED WITH ALL OF THE PROPER RESOURCES, THINGS FOR BUILDING SETS, ALL OF OUR TECHNOLOGY, AND MAKING SURE THINGS ARE UPGRADED IN A APPROPRIATE MANNER AS WELL.

>> Reporter: SIXTH-GRADERS ISABELLA AND MORGAN ARE FIRST- TIMERS TO THE STATE IN MS. HICKMAN'S CLASS.

THEY ARE PROUD YOUNG LADIES OF COLOR WHO WANT TO SEE MORE ARTISTS LOOK LIKE THEM.

>> CREATOR HELPS ME GET LESS SHY AND BE MORE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF AND ALSO I FEEL VERY PROUD OF WHO I AM, WHEN I AM ACTING.

>> WHATEVER OBSTACLE IS THROWN AT YOU, YOU STAY DOWN, I MEAN YOU DON'T STAY DOWN, YOU GET UP AGAIN.

THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR.

>> Reporter: BALLOT ORGANIZERS ARE DEPENDING ON TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS TO SPREAD THE WORD AND DELIVER THEIR SIGNATURES TO THE EFFORT THAT COULD BRING MORE SUPPLIES AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN CLASSROOMS JUST LIKE THESE ACROSS THE STATE.

>> AND DEVELOPING A INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED AT OUR SCHOOL.

IT IS GROWING TO STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED.

>> Reporter: IT IS A PICTURE- PERFECT POSSIBILITY DEPENDENT ON 1 MILLION SIGNATURES TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> HOW DOES A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK SON?

RIVERSIDE CONGRESSMAN MARK TAKANO IS PUSHING TO REDUCE THE CURRENT STANDARD 40 HOUR WORK WEEK TO 32 HOURS.

HE SAYS THE PANDEMIC HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE FACT THAT MOST PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME AT WORK AND LESS TIME WITH LOVED ONES.

PROPONENTS ARGUE WORKING FROM HOME SAVES GAS COSTS, CHILDCARE EXPENSES, AND PRODUCTIVITY ACTUALLY INCREASES AND EMPLOYEES TAKE FEAR OF SICKLY DAYS AND ARE GENERALLY HAPPIER.

MANY COUNTRIES HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK.

>>> WE HAVE A FEW COOL DAYS AHEAD AS WINDS REMAIN ON SHORT LIKELY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

WINDS WILL BE TURNING MORE OFFSHORE FOR WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY.

THAT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO PICK UP , BUT THAT ALLOWS FOR WARMTH TO RETURN LATER IN THE WEEK.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS MOVING FORWARD.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT GETTING DOWN TO 40.

44 IN ESCONDIDO, 47 IN EL CAJON.

WE WILL LOOK AT CHILLIER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES.

THROUGH THE DAY, THAT SHOULD GET WARMER.

TUESDAY, AGAIN, YOU WILL SEE THE AIR COMING SOUTH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AS WE HAVE THIS COLD FRONT SLIDING SOUTHWARD.

CLOUDS ARE LINGERING NEAR THE COAST.

ON SHOW CONTINUES TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES UP TO 64 IN OCEANSIDE AND 70 DEGREES DOWN TOWARDS BORREGO SPRINGS.

AS WE LOOK TO THE WEDNESDAY, HERE IS A BIG DIP WITH COLDER AIR POINT SOUTHWARD.

I DON'T THINK WE LOOK AT THE CORE OF THE COLDER AIR INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT THAT WILL BE COOLER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BEFORE WE WARM THINGS UP LATER IN THE WEEK..

THE COAST, LOW TO MID 60s BUT CLOSER TO 70 DEGREES BY THE TIME WE GET TOWARDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

YOU WILL NOTICE A GOOD AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER TUESDAY BABY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH MIST EARLY.

WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

FURTHER INLAND, LOW TO MID 60s AND MAYBE UPPER 60s THERE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND LITTLE CLOUD COVER AND MAYBE MIST POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

WE KICK OUT THE CLOUDS AND BRING BACK SUNSHINE LATE WEEK.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES COULD FALL INTO THE 30s.

WE REBOUND INTO THE 40s AND 50s BY THE TIME WE GET INTO SATURDAY.

BREEZY WINDS ARE PICKING UP.

TEMPERATURES FALL INTO LOW 60s WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY.

WE WILL BE MID TO UPPER 60s ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, BACK INTO THE 70s.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH .

>>> SPOTIFY IS CHANGING ITS RULES IN RESPONSE TO MAJOR ARTISTS MOVING ITS PLATFORM.

THE STREAMING AUDIO SERVICE IS ADDING A CONTENT ADVISORY TO PODCAST THAT DISCUSS COVID-19.

SPOTIFY IS UNDER PRESSURE BECAUSE PODCAST HOST JOE ROGAN HAS FOUND MISLEADING INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINES.

ROGAN ACKNOWLEDGED THE CRITICISM IN A VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM AND SAID HE WILL DO BETTER IN BALANCING THE NEWS SHARED BY HIS GUESTS.

>> IF THERE IS ANYTHING I HAVE DONE I CAN DO BETTER IS HAVE MORE EXPERTS WITH DIFFERENT OPINIONS RIGHT AFTER I HAVE CONTROVERSIAL ONES.

I DON'T WANT TO JUST SHOW THE OPINION TO WHAT THE NARRATIVE IS, I WANT TO SHOW ALL KINDS OF OPINIONS.

>> ROGAN'S COMMENTS COME AFTER SEVERAL ARTISTS FOLLOWED NEIL YOUNG AND JUDY MITCHELL AND THREATENED TO LEAVE SPOTIFY TO.

THERE IS A PODCAST STEAL WITH THE PLATFORM AND ASKING THE COMPANY TO "MEET THE MOMENT."

>>> I AM JUDY WOODROW.

WHY NORTH KOREA'S MOST RECENT MISSILE TESTS ARE WORRYING U.S. OFFICIALS.

THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS .

>>> WILLIE ONLY, THE FIRST BLACK PLAYER IN THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE WILL RECEIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED A BILL TODAY AWARDING THE NATION'S HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR.

HE BROKE THE NHL'S COLOR BARRIER IN 1950 PLAYING WITH THE BOSTON BRUINS.

HE SPENT 10 SEASONS PLAYING WITH THE SAN DIEGO GOALS.

>>> ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE, A NEW MURAL WAS DEDICATED TO THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY IN CITY HEIGHTS.

AS KPBS SPEAKS AT THE HEADS REPORTER JACOB AIR SHOWS US, THIS CELEBRATES THE YEAR OF THE TIGER .

>> LUNAR NEW YEAR IS CELEBRATED IN PERSON AFTER COVID-19 FOR STEVENS TO BE VIRTUALLY LIKE 2021.

OUTSIDE OF LINCOLN RESTAURANT IN CITY HEIGHTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TECH TO THE THE MASCULINITY.

PART FESTIVITIES INCLUDED THE UNVEILING OF THE NARROW DESIGN BY A VIETNAMESE ARTIST.

>> THIS IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL MURAL I'VE EVER PAINTED IN MY LIFE.

I HAVE PUT EIGHT TO 11 HOURS DAY IN FOR EVERY SINGLE DAY STRAIGHT.

MY HANDS FEEL LIKE THEY WILL FALL OFF.

MY EYES ARE VERY TIRED.

MY HEART IS SO FULL.

>> OTHER CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AT THE EVENT INCLUDE A LINE DANCE PERFORMANCE, FIRECRACKERS AND GIFTS.

HE HELPED ORGANIZE THE EVENT AND SAID THE MESSAGE OF THE ART NOT JUST THE TRAITS OF THE ZODIAC, THAT IS THE TIGER.

>> THE BUREAU IS LIKE WE HAVE BEEN OUR COMMUNITY SURVIVED THE PANDEMIC AND WE SURVIVED AND ESCAPED COMMUNISM TO COME HERE.

WE ARE SURVIVORS.

>> Reporter: FRENCH SAYS MURAL SHOWS WHERE SHE AND HER ANCESTORS COME FROM.

SHE SAYS THE ART CARRIES EXTRA MEANING THAT SHE CONSIDERS THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOME AND THERE ARE INCREASING HATE CRIMES AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS IN THE U.S.. >> LITTLE SAIGON IS MY HOME.

I LIVED HERE FOR 10 YEARS.

I HAVE BEEN EATING AT THIS RESTAURANT FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

I ORDER THE SAME THING SO THEY KNOW WHAT I WILL ORDER AS SOON AS I WALK IN.

IT MEANS A LOT TO ME TO SHOW MY ART HERE AND TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY PROUD TO BOOST MORALE AFTER A VERY HARD COUPLE OF YEARS, AND TO SHARE THE STORY OF THE ASIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE PICKS BY SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER SPOKE AT THE EVENT AND MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT DECLARING JANUARY 31st AS A VIETNAMESE DAY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

HE WAS SURPRISED AND EXCITED ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER COFOUNDING THE GROUP IN 2019.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS .

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING-AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.