>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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>>> SAN DIEGANS ARE HONORING THE LEGACY OF DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

ON THIS MLK HOLIDAY.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

THE ALL PEOPLES CELEBRATION EACH YEAR RECOGNIZES COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR THEIR WORK.

ORGANIZERS SAY EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A RENEWED SENSE OF URGENCY, FOR ACTIVISTS, THIS WORK IS CONSTANT.

WE WERE AT THE EVENT, AND WE BRING YOU THIS REPORT.

>> Reporter: SINGING, DANCING, AND DRUMMING.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS GATHERED ON THIS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

HOLIDAY TO CONNECT, SHARE BREAKFAST, AND LIFT EACH OTHER UP.

RICHMOND IS THE BOARD PRESIDENT OF ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO WHICH HOSTED THE EVENT AT BALBOA PARK.

THOSE EXPRESSIONS OF JOY ARE WHAT THE DAY IS ALL ABOUT.

>> I FEEL LIKE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS BREAKFAST IS LESS AS A DEMONSTRATION OR ANYTHING AS A CELEBRATION OF JOY AND LOVE AND PEACE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT JOY ITSELF IS RESISTANCE.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM FEATURED SAN DIEGO SINGER J PIERRE AND BA PARKER.

RICHMOND SAYS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN AND OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS CONCERNS ARE BRINGING NEW PEOPLE INTO ACTIVIST MOVEMENTS.

>> THE REALITY IS WE'RE IN A TIME WHERE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE FEELING LIKE THEY'RE NOT IMMUNE OR PROTECTED OR PRIVILEGED, AND SO THEY'RE STARTING TO SEE THE WORLD A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

THERE'S DEFINITELY A HIGHER SENSE OF URGENCY NOW, AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S AN ONGOING YOU CAN'T JUST WAIT FOR THINGS TO BE REALLY BAD TO TRY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER.

>> Reporter: THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S ALL PEOPLES CELEBRATION WAS CHOOSE COURAGE.

ALMOST 60 YEARS SINCE MARTIN LUTHER KING'S ASSASSINATION, THERE'S STILL THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM HIM.

RICHMOND SAYS THEY'RE DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE.

>> FOR ME, HIS KEY MESSAGE IS LOVE FOR HUMANITY.

AND WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT A BELOVED COMMUNITY, IT'S BECAUSE HE WAS DOING WORK FOR PEOPLE THAT HE GENUINELY CARED ABOUT.

AND IT WASN'T ANY ONE POPULATION OR DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP, AND I THINK THAT WE ARE IN A PLACE WHERE MORE PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW CONNECTED WE ALL ARE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT ON THIS HOLIDAY, THERE'S AN ALL PEOPLES CELEBRATION.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS EVENING NEWS.

>> KPBS IS ONE OF THE EVENT SPONSORS.

THE NEWS OPERATION MAINTAINS EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE FROM EXECUTIVES, SDSU, AND CORPORATE UNDERWRITERS AND DONORS.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE MLK HOLIDAY LATER IN THE NEWSCAST, INCLUDING HOW THE POLICIES OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ARE AFFECTING DR.

KING'S LEGACY.

ALSO, A TRIP INTO THE KPBS ARCHIVES.

SEE OUR INTERVIEW WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, III WHEN HE VISITED THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER IN SAN DIEGO.

>>> LOCAL ARTISTS HAVE PAID SEVERAL TRIBUTES TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

OVER THE YEARS.

KIM PHILLIPS IS ONE OF THOSE ARTISTS.

KGTV CAUGHT UP WITH HER TODAY AT THE PARK THAT BEARS KING'S NAME NEAR SKYLINE.

ONE OF HER ONGOING PROJECTS IS TO REPAIR THE VANDALIZED MURAL ALONG THE 94 FREEWAY.

>> IT'S HEARTBREAKING AND DEVASTATING, YOU KNOW, TO SEE IT IN THIS CONDITION.

I DID ALERT CAL- TRANS ABOUT IT.

>> MORE CELEBRATIONS ARE PLANNED FOR THE DAYS AHEAD.

SATURDAY WILL BE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S 16th ANNUAL MLK CELEBRATION.

IT WILL BE HELD AT THE MLK REC CENTER ON SKYLINE DRIVE.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

COMING UP TONIGHT, 47 DEGREES UNDER A MAINLY CLEAR SKY.

WE'LL BE WATCHING THAT MARINE LAYER SLOWLY MOVE BACK IN.

BUT A PRETTY PLEASANT WEEK AHEAD BEFORE SOME COOLING, AND THEN EVEN SOME RAIN COULD RETURN BY THE WEEKEND.

A CLOSER LOOK IS COMING UP.

>>> AFTER MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF SEWAGE SPILLED INTO SAN DIEGO OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THE FLOWS HAVE STOPED.

THE CAUSE WAS A MAJOR SEWAGE PIPE COLLAPSE IN MEXICO LAST WEEK.

KPBS' TAMMY MURGA REPORTS THIS HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED.

>> Reporter: THE STENCH OF RAW SEWAGE PENETRATED BOBBY'S HOME LAST WEEK.

THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME.

>> WHEN IT'S REALLY BAD, I FEEL LIKE I CAN TASTE IT.

YOU'RE COMING DOWN THE STREET A HALF A MILE AWAY, AND YOU CAN JUST, YOU'VE GOT YOUR WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SAN DIEGO DAY, AND IT'S LIKE OH, THERE'S THAT ODOR.

>> Reporter: SHE AND HER FAMILY LIVE IN ESTHER.

SHE SAYS THE ODORS TEND TO WORSEN AFTER HEAVY RAINS.

>> WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY RAIN.

IT'S BEEN PRETTY GOOD.

BUT THEN I HEARD THAT THERE WAS THAT MASSIVE BREAK.

>> Reporter: THE COLLECTOR IS A WASTEWATER SYSTEM IN EASTERN TIJUANA.

IT COLLAPSED THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION OVERSEES WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT NORTH OF THE BORDER.

OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS REPAIRED WITHIN THREE DAYS.

THEY ESTIMATED IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN A WEEK.

BUT THE COLLAPSE SENT ABOUT 11 MILLION GALLONS MORE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER INTO SAN DIEGO THROUGH THE TIJUANA RIVER EACH DAY.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFIT COAST KEEPER, THE LATEST SPILL.

>> HIGHLIGHTS THE URGENT NEED TO HOLD MEXICO ACCOUNTABLE, TO CONTINUE TO PUSH MEXICO TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS MORE QUICKLY, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT THIS WHOLE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: ALSO LAST WEEK, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ANNOUNCED THEY HAD SECURED NEARLY $3.5 MILLION TO REMOVE TRASH AND DEBRIS FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS EVENING NEWS.

>>> ENHANCED FEDERAL TAX CREDITS HELP MORE THAN 30,000 SAN DIEGANS GAIN HEALTH COVERAGE SINCE 2021.

THOSE SUBSIDIES EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31st.

FEDERAL CHANGES ARE AFFECTING WHO'S BUYING HEALTH INSURANCE AS THE OPEN ENROLLMENT DEADLINE APPROACHES.

>> Reporter: SINCE 2021 ENHANCED FEDERAL TAX CREDITS HELPED KEEP HEALTH INSURANCE AFFORDABLE FOR MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS.

THAT INCLUDES ABOUT 150,000 HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

BUT THOSE EXTRA SUBSIDIES EXPIRED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> WE DO STILL HAVE TAX CREDITS IN 2026, NO MATTER WHAT CONGRESS DOES.

AND MOST PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THEM.

THE TAX CREDITS THAT WERE ENHANCED MADE THEM MORE GENEROUS.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER ALTMAN SAYS ENROLLMENT REMAINS NEAR RECORD HIGHS, NEARLY TWO MILLION PEOPLE STATEWIDE.

BUT FEWER PEOPLE ARE SIGNING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

>> NEW ENROLLMENT LIKE THE REST OF THE STATE IS DOWN ABOUT A THIRD IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: COVERED CALIFORNIA IS ALSO SEEING MORE PEOPLE CANCEL COVERAGE OR SWITCH TO LOWER COST PLANS WITH HIGHER DEDUCTIBLES.

THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE AMONG MIDDLE-INCOME EARNERS.

>> MIDDLE INCOME GROUP IS LOSING ALL TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY AND FACING THE FULL COST OF THE PREMIUM, AND THAT'S AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF $500 PER MONTH.

>> Reporter: ALTMAN SAYS WHILE MANY PEOPLE ARE STAYING INSURED, THEY'RE MAKING TRADE OFFS.

>> HAVING A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HAS NEGATIVE OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

THAT CAN BE A VERY BIG COST BURDEN.

IT CAN CAUSE PEOPLE TO NOT SEEK CARE THEY WOULD OTHERWISE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY ARE STAYING COVERED.

>> Reporter: THE LONGER TERM IMPACT MAY GO BEYOND HEALTH CARE.

>> WE WILL START TO SEE THE PEOPLE WHO SAY I NEED HEALTH INSURANCE, AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN DO IT IS TO CLOSE MY SMALL BUSINESS AND GO BACK TO A LARGE EMPLOYER THAT OFFERS COVERAGE.

>> Reporter: OPEN ENROLLMENT RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 31st.

COVERED CALIFORNIA SAYS FREE ENROLLMENT HELP IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, BY PHONE, AND THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

>>> THE MONEY IS COMING IN SIX YEARS AFTER A MAJORITY OF SAN DIEGO VOTERS APPROVED AN INCREASE TO THE HOTEL ROOM TAX.

IT WAS BILLED AS A WAY TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER, FUND ROAD REPAIRS, AND HOMELESS SERVICES.

BUT FOR OUR WEEKLY WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO SCOTT LEWIS SAYS DON'T EXPECT A NEW CONVENTION CENTER ANY TIME SOON.

>> Reporter: FOR FIVE YEARS, THE CITY FOUGHT IN COURT TO PROVE THAT THE MEASURE C TAX INCREASE PASSED, AND IT PREVAILED.

LAST MAY, THE CITY BEGAN COLLECTING MORE FROM HOTELS.

BUT AN EXPANSION OF THE CONVENTION CENTER LIKE THE ONE MAYORS AND COUNCILS TRIED TO GET DONE FOR 20 YEARS MAY NEVER HAPPEN.

THE CITY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE USING THE MONEY TO FIX BIG EXISTING PROBLEMS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, INCLUDING ITS FAILING ROOF AND HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS.

THE CITY DOESN'T EVEN CONTROL THE LAND NEEDED FOR AN EXPANSION.

THAT LEASE IS CONTROLLED BY A COUPLE OF GUYS WHO USED TO HAVE A BUSINESS THAT HELPED WITH DREDGING AND BIG MACHINERY.

THEY INSISTED THEY SHOULD KEEP THE LEASE TO BUILD A HOTEL THERE AFTER THEY MOVED OPERATIONS.

THEY HAD A SERIES OF DISPUTES WITH THE CITY, AND THEIR SETTLEMENT PROHIBITS THE CITY FROM PLANNING FOR A NEW EXPANSION UNTIL 2027.

BUT THE CITY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PLAN ANYTHING ANYWAY.

IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, INFLATION HAS SOARED, AND THE COST OF BUILDING AND EXPANSION SOARED WITH IT.

DESPITE THE MORE THAN $140 MILLION PER YEAR THAT WILL COME IN SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, IT WON'T BE ENOUGH.

CITY OFFICIALS INSIST THEY WILL PLAN SOMETHING, BUT IT WILL BE MORE MODEST, AND IT WILL COME SOON.

A BIG CHUNK OF THE MONEY WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE MORE HOMELESS SERVICES, BUT THE DEFICIT AT THE CITY IS SO BAD THAT THE MONEY WILL ONLY FUND EXISTING SERVICES.

SO A BIG NEW TAX INCREASE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE FOR THE CITY WILL ONLY HELP IT KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.

FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, I'M SCOTT LEWIS, AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOW LINKING HIS AGGRESSIVE PUSH TO SEIZE GREENLAND TO A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE SNUB.

AND NOW TENSIONS ARE GROWING.

IN A BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND COUNTRIES THAT HAVE LONG BEEN ALLIES IN EUROPE, WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TYING HIS PURSUIT OF GREEN LAND TO A SNUB BY THE NOBEL PRIZE COMMITTEE.

CONSIDERING YOUR COUNTRY DECIDED NOT TO GIVE ME THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HAVING STOPPED EIGHT WARS PLUS, I NO LONGER FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO THINK PURELY OF PEACE.

SHAKING NATO ALLIES, INCLUDING DENMARK, OF WHICH GREENLAND IS AN AUTONOMOUS PART.

>> WE'RE NOT WILLING TO HAND OVER 57,000 DANISH CITIZENS TO BECOME AMERICANS AGAINST THEIR WILL.

>> Reporter: AN ADDITIONAL TARIFF FROM SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT OPPOSE HIS PLAN.

THEY CALLED FOR TENSIONS TO COOL.

>> THE USE OF TARIFFS AGAINST ALLIES IS COMPLETELY WRONG.

IT IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES WITHIN AN ALLIANCE.

>> Reporter: ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER MALONEY CALLED THE TARIFF THREAT A MISTAKE.

>> I WANTED TO SAY THAT THE PREDICTION OF AN INCREASE IN TARIFFS AGAINST THOSE NATIONS THAT CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SECURITY OF GREENLAND IS, IN MY OPINION, A MISTAKE.

>> Reporter: THE EU CONSIDERING A SO-CALLED TRADE BAZOOKA THAT WOULD CUT OFF ACCESS TO MARKETS AND COUNTER MEASURES.

TRUMP SUGGESTED THE ACQUISITION IS KEY TO NATIONAL SECURITY.

GREENLAND'S PREMIER SAID ON SOCIAL MEDIA WE DON'T LET OURSELVES BE PRESSURED, WE STAND FIRM ON DIALOGUE, RESPECT, AND ON INTERNATIONAL LAW.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS EVENING NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, EUROPEAN LEADERS PUSH BACK AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TARIFF THREATS OVER GREENLAND.

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

>>> THIS IS A BUSY TIME FOR WHALE WATCHING IN SAN DIEGO.

AND A NEW STATE LAW AIMS TO MAKE THEIR JOURNEY A BIT SAFER.

COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC WILL SLOW DOWN IN SENSITIVE AREAS.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA COAST COULD SOON BECOME SAFER FOR MIGRATING WHALES.

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, A PROGRAM CALLED PROTECTING BLUE WHALES AND BLUE SKIES HAS WORKED WITH SHIPPING COMPANIES TO SLOW THE SPEED OF MASSIVE VESSELS THROUGH SENSITIVE AREAS AT PEAK MIGRATION SEASONS, REDUCING THE RISK OF DEADLY COLLISIONS.

BUT NOW, THAT PROGRAM AND ITS ENHANCED PROTECTIONS ARE BEING EXTENDED STATEWIDE WITH A NEW BILL SIGNED INTO LAW THIS FALL BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM.

>> THIS IS A HUGE, A HUGE WIN FOR WHALES.

WE, OF COURSE, HAVE WHALES ALL ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST OUTSIDE OF THESE SLOW SPEED ZONES.

EXPANDING THEM IS GOING TO INCREASE THE CONSERVATION BENEFIT AND HOPEFULLY PROTECT MORE WHALES FROM SHIP STRIKE.

>> Reporter: RACHEL RHOADES IS A SCIENTIST.

THE LAB HAS INTRODUCED TECHNOLOGIES TO PINPOINT THE LOCATION OF ENDANGERED WHALES.

SHE SAYS THE FACTORS FROM OCEAN TEMPERATURES TO SHIFTING FOOD SOURCES CAN QUICKLY CHANGE MIGRATION PATTERNS.

>> AND SO I THINK IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THE OCEAN IS REALLY DYNAMIC.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME YEARS WHERE THE PREY IS SUPER CLOSE TO SHORE OR SOME YEARS WHERE IT'S OFFSHORE.

WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ALL SCENARIOS.

>> Reporter: THE SPEED REDUCTION IS VOLUNTARY.

THE SUPPORTERS SAY THE NUMBER OF SHIPPING COMPANIES THAT HAVE SIGNED ON AS SLOWLY INCREASED.

JESS MORTON IS DIRECTOR OF MARINE RESOURCE PROTECTION.

THEY WORK WITH PROTECTED AREAS INCLUDING SANCTUARIES.

>> IT'S CHANGED IN THE SENSE THAT EVEN MORE SHIPPING LINES ARE PAYING ATTENTION AND CARING ABOUT THIS.

TYPICALLY WHAT WE HEAR FROM THEM IS AS LONG AS THEY CAN BUILD IN THESE VESSEL SPEED REDUCTION ZONES FAR IN ADVANCE TO THEIR SCHEDULES, THEY ARE HAPPY AND WILLING TO PARTICIPATE, AND THEY WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOAL OF CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A FLEXIBLE STATEWIDE PLAN, TAKING THE ENTIRE CALIFORNIA COAST INTO CONSIDERATION.

WITH THE STATE'S OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL NOW JOINING THE PROCESS ALONG WITH FEDERAL AND OTHER AGENCIES, THE NEW MAPS AND SPEED REDUCTION PLAN IS EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.

>>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THOSE WEATHER HEADLINES.

THE WARM, DRY STRETCH HOLDS ON THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW.

WE'LL WATCH THE MARINE LAYER RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

TRACKING A COOLING TREND THAT'S GOING TO BRING IN SOME OF THOSE WEEKEND RAIN CHANCES.

LET'S TALK TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES NOT NEARLY AS CHILLY AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE OVERNIGHT LOWS TO END LAST WEEK.

WE'LL DROP DOWN TO 42 IN BOREGA SPRINGS.

SAN DIEGO UNDER A MAINLY CLEAR SKY, 47 DEGREES.

STILL QUITE COOL OCEAN SIDE DOWN TO 38.

A NICE STRETCH OF WEATHER, PRETTY PLEASANT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST, INCLUDING SO-CAL INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHERE IT WILL BE A PLEASANT DAY.

WE LOVE A SUNNY AND 75 DAY.

MT.

LAGUNA BACK TO 53.

AND SAN DIEGO WILL BE JUST SHY OF 70 DEGREES.

A HIGH OF 69 DEGREES FOR TOMORROW.

AS WE GO INTO THIS WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE TRACKING A DRY PATTERN HERE WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION.

THAT'S UP AND DOWN THE ENTIRE WEST COAST HERE AS HIGH PRESSURE IS ANCHORED.

WE'LL BE WATCHING AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE IN TOWARD THE COAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, AND THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE THE RETURN OF A BRIEF SHOWER OR TWO.

FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK SUNNY AND BEAUTIFUL.

INCREASING CLOUDS ON WEDNESDAY.

AND THEN WE'LL BE TRACKING SOME SHOWERS THURSDAY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER OR TWO AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BY FRIDAY BEFORE SUNSHINE RETURNS ON SATURDAY.

WE TAKE YOU FURTHER INLAND WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON A COOLING TREND BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 60s FOR THE AFTERNOON HIGHS.

INTO THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST WE GO, SUNSHINE ON THE WAY FOR TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THEN CHILLIER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH HIGHS ONLY INTO THE 30s AND 40s.

YOUR DESERT FORECAST, THE LOWEST WE GET IS THE 60s, SO STAYING PRETTY NICE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> TOURISM IS A HUGE PART OF THE SAN DIEGO ECONOMY, GENERATING MORE THAN $22 BILLION ANNUALLY.

MANY VISITORS HIRE TOUR GUIDES TO SHOW THEM AROUND, BUT THAT WASN'T ALWAYS THE CASE.

KEN KRAMER HAS THE STORY OF A MAN WHO WAS CREDITED WITH BEING OUR VERY FIRST TOUR GUIDE.

>> Reporter: GO BACK WELL OVER A CENTURY AGO, IF YOU HAD THE TIME AND FINANCIAL MEANS TO TRAVEL, I TELL YOU THERE WAS ONE PLACE YOU WANTED TO GO.

>> CALIFORNIA, HERE I COME ♪ RIGHT BACK WHERE I STARTED FROM ♪ >> Reporter: GO WAY BACK INTO THE 1890s AND 1900, THE WANDERING SOUL WOULD BE OFF TO SEE SIGHTS, WHICH MIGHT INCLUDE SAN DIEGO, POPULATION 17,000.

WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU SEE WHEN YOU GOT HERE?

A FAIRLY VIBRANT DOWNTOWN FOR THE TIMES.

OVER ON CORONADO, THE HOTEL, AND TO THE SOUTH OF IT A CITY OF TENTS YOU COULD RENT FOR A WEEK OR TWO.

THE CENTER WITH ITS ORNATE BUILDINGS AND GREEK THEATER AND THE LIGHTHOUSE.

SUPPOSING YOU WANTED TO BE MORE ADVENTUROUS, SEE DIFFERENT SPOTS, AND HAVE MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLACES YOU WERE SEEING?

YOU MIGHT REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A TOUR GUIDE.

AND BACK THEN, THERE WAS ONE WHO NOT ONLY KNEW HIS WAY AROUND SAN DIEGO BUT AMONG TOURISTS AND LOCALS BECAME SOMETHING OF A LEGEND.

AND HIS NAME WAS RUBEN.

>> RUBEN WILLIAMS.

>> Reporter: RUBEN THE GUIDE THEY CALLED HIM, A TOUR GUIDE.

NOBODY HAD DONE THAT BEFORE.

>> YES.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT ONLY WAS HE SAN DIEGO'S FIRST TOUR GUIDE, HE WAS ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR GUIDE BECAUSE HE WOULD TAKE HIS TOURISTS FROM SAN DIEGO DOWNTOWN ACROSS THE BORDER TO TIJUANA.

AND HE WOULD TOUR THEM AROUND THERE.

>> Reporter: A GENEALOGIST AND PUBLIC HISTORIAN WHO HAS STUDIED THE REMARKABLE LIFE AND WORK OF RUBEN WILLIAMS.

>> THERE HE IS.

>> HE JUST SEEMED VERY INTERESTING.

SO THROUGH THE YEARS, I JUST STARTED RESEARCHING HIM.

>> Reporter: WHAT SHE DISCOVERED WAS FASCINATING.

HERE WAS A MAN WHO SPOKE TWO LANGUAGES.

HE WAS A WRITER, STORYTELLER, AND HIS CLIENTS THE PEOPLE HE SHOWED AROUND LOVED HIM.

>> HE WAS JUST AN INDIVIDUAL THAT ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW HE HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE SINCE HE SUFFERED FROM RHEUMATISM.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO HAD TO DEAL WITH RACISM.

>> AND RUBEN WAS ABLE TO RISE ABOVE ALL THAT WITH HIS PERSONALITY AND WITH HIS HUMOR.

>> Reporter: HE'D MEET TOURISTS AT THE SAN DIEGO AND OLD TIME RAILROAD DEE PEA WHERE PETCO PARK IS TODAY, AND FROM THERE THE JOURNEY BEGAN PAST THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY MARKER.

YOU COULD GO BACK HOME AND TELL PEOPLE YOU'D BE THERE AND SEEN THAT WITH YOUR OWN EYES.

BUT MOSTLY, TOO, WHAT WAS BACK THEN THE VERY SMALL TOWN OF TIJUANA AND ALONG THE WAY, HE'D BE SO PERSONABLE WITH HIS STORYTELLING AND WINNING FRIENDS WHO IN TURN WOULD TELL THEIR FRIENDS, AND THAT'S HOW HE BUILT HIS UNIQUE BUSINESS.

HE WAS THE FIRST.

>> AND HE'S A TRAILBLAZER.

WOW.

JUST MAKING EVERYBODY'S VACATION, YOU KNOW, MEMORABLE.

>> Reporter: WHEN RUBEN DIED ON JANUARY THE 11th 1903, THERE WAS A REAL SENSE OF LOSS.

HE WAS BURIED AT MT.

HOPE CEMETERY, BUT IT WASN'T CLEAR WHERE.

AND TO THIS DAY, THE GRAVE IS UNMARKED.

>> I WAS ABLE TO GET THAT, GOT THE INFORMATION, AND I FOUND HIM WHERE HIS RESTING SPOT IS.

BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE A HEADSTONE, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.

IN A CITY WHERE TOURISM IS SO CENTRAL TO OUR ECONOMY, WHERE GUIDING INTERNATIONAL VISITORS HAS BECOME AN INDUSTRY, THERE'S NOTHING TO MEMORIALIZE THE ONE WHO LED THE WAY.

>> I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A LANDMARK OR SOMETHING SAYING RUBEN WAS HERE, AND RUBEN MADE A DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW?

>> Reporter: IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, BUT WE ARE A CITY THAT CARES ABOUT ITS HISTORY AND SHOULD HONOR RUBEN WILLIAMS FOR WHAT HE DID AND WHO HE WAS.

SUCH A LASTING TRIBUTE WOULD SAY A LOT ABOUT HIM AND ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> AND YOU CAN WATCH KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 8:00 HERE ON KPBS.

>>> IT WAS ON MLK DAY LAST YEAR WHEN DONALD TRUMP RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

SINCE THEN, HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS TARGETED POLICIES THAT CELEBRATE AND FOSTER DIVERSITY.

WE SPOKE TO ACTIVISTS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.

>> Reporter: AS DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

IS REMEMBERED.

>> THE STAKES ARE DEFINITELY HIGHER.

>> Reporter: SOME ARE DOING MORE TO KEEP HIS DREAM ALIVE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EMBODY MOVING BEYOND THE CELEBRATORY NATURE OF THIS HOLIDAY.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATES WARN MANY CIVIL RIGHTS ADVANCES ARE NOW BEING REVERSED, INCLUDING CHANGES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION.

A ROLLING BACK OF SO-CALLED DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS AND LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.

ALSO ACCUSATIONS BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE IS BEING INFLUENCED BY RACE- CENTERED IDEOLOGY.

AND THE REMOVAL OF FREE ENTRY DAYS AT NATIONAL PARKS.

>> THIS IS A TIME TO CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE CONTENT OF HIS MESSAGE AND OUR PROGRESS OR THE LACK THEREOF.

>> Reporter: A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION.

>> IT IS ONLY RIGHT TO PICK UP THE MANTLE AND CARRY ON.

>> Reporter: IN BOSTON WHERE DR.

KING AND CORETTA SCOTT KING FIRST MET, THEY HAVE FORMED A COALITION PUSHING BACK ON WHAT IT SEEMS AS ATTEMPTS TO ERASE BLACK HISTORY AND CIVIL RIGHTS ADVANCEMENTS.

>> MOVING BEYOND LISTENING TO A SPEECH, POSTING A QUOTE ON OUR INSTAGRAM OR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, AND ACTUALLY EMBODYING SOME OF THE LESSONS FROM THOSE WORDS.

>> Reporter: I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>> DURING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST TERM IN OFFICE, THE SON OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

VISITED SAN DIEGO AND THE U.S.- MEXICO BORDER.

HE SPOKE AND MANY OF THE ISSUES THEY TOUCHED ON ARE STILL RELEVANT EIGHT YEARS LATER.

>> I THINK MY FATHER SHOWED US A VISION OF HOW WE CAN TREAT ALL PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

>> Reporter: AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A DIVIDING BORDER BETWEEN U.S.

AND MEXICO, HE CALLED ON THE NATION TO CREATE A COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS THAT HOLDS THE VALUES OF THE I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH HIS FATHER GAVE MORE THAN FIVE DECADES AGO.

>> WE MUST STAND FOR FREEDOM, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE.

AND WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT EACH NEW GENERATION EMBRACES THIS PRINCIPLE.

OUR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRATION POLICIES MUST ALSO BE HUMANE.

>> Reporter: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BROADEN THAT DREAM TO COVER IMMIGRATION AND THE ISSUES HAPPENING TODAY?

>> WELL, I PERSONALLY KNOW SOME MAY ARGUE WITH THE POSITION, BUT I PERSONALLY KNOW THAT DIVERSITY IS WHAT HAS MADE THIS NATION A GREAT NATION.

EVERY ETHNIC GROUP THAT IS HERE HAS MADE OUR NATION AN EVEN BETTER NATION.

>> Reporter: MARTIN LUTHER KING, III SAYS OUR CURRENT IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND THE RECENT SEPARATION OF FAMILIES IS UNACCEPTABLE.

DURING HIS VISIT, HE TOOK TIME TO SPEAK WITH PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER.

>> LET'S SEND A MESSAGE ON NOVEMBER 6th THAT WE WANT LEADERS WHO WILL BUILD BRIDGES OF TRUST, COOPERATION, AND MUTUAL RESPECT.

LET'S DEMAND THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP THAT PRIORITIZES POLICIES THAT PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR DEMOCRACY, THAT REVITALIZE, NOT MILITARIZE THE BORDER.

AND THAT MOST EMPHATICALLY INCLUDES A JUST, FAIR, AND HUMANE IMMIGRATION POLICY.

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