
Monday, July 1, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3342 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
KPBS celebrates 50 years of San Diego Pride.
KPBS celebrates 50 years of San Diego Pride, exploring the event's growth and changes over the years and what to expect this summer. Additionally, the question of whether civil discourse is on the decline in the county is addressed, with findings from a KPBS review of public meetings. In other news, a dry cleaner turned gelato shop receives national recognition for its unique flavors.
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Monday, July 1, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3342 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
KPBS celebrates 50 years of San Diego Pride, exploring the event's growth and changes over the years and what to expect this summer. Additionally, the question of whether civil discourse is on the decline in the county is addressed, with findings from a KPBS review of public meetings. In other news, a dry cleaner turned gelato shop receives national recognition for its unique flavors.
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AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.
>> A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE 50 YEARS SINCE SAN DIEGO'S FIRST EVER PRIDE MARCH.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.
IN 1974, ACTIVISTS TOOK TO THE STREET WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE CITY GOVERNMENT, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS MARKED THE ANNIVERSARY TODAY WITH A PRIDE MONTH KICKOFF EVENT AT CITY HALL.>> IT IS SO LOVELY IN SAN DIEGO THAT WE GET TO CELEBRATE PRIDE TWICE, IN JUNE, WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, AND JULY, FOR THE REST OF US.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WERE PACKED WITH RAINBOW FLAGS FOR THE PRIDE KICKOFF EVENT.
AMONG THE SPEAKERS WAS CHRISTINE, THE FIRST OPENLY ELECTED OFFICIAL.
SHE SAYS SHE IS PROUD OF HAVING HELPED TO MAKE SAN DIEGO AND CALIFORNIA WILL WELCOMING PLACES FOR THE LGT LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY.
>> TO MARRY, TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE WE NEED, TO EXPRESS OUR GENDER IDENTITY, ALL THESE RIGHTS NOW IN LAW ARE BEING THREATENED STATE-BY-STATE, EVERY DAY.
WE NEED TO BE VIGILANT, ALWAYS, WE CANNOT DROP OUR GUARD.
>> A RECENT REPORT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOUND REPORTED HATE CRIME EVENTS WERE DOWN OVERALL IN 2023, BUT HATE CRIMES AGAINST LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE WERE UP, EVEN IN SAN DIEGO, THREATS TO THE COMMUNITIES SAFETY ARE PRESENT.
IN MAY, AN UNIDENTIFIED PERSON DROVE PAST SEVERAL GAY BARS , SHOOTING A PELLET GUN.
ONE PERSON WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE.
LAST MONTH, A PROJECTILE SHATTERED THE WINDOW OF A NONPROFIT SERVING TRANSGENDER MIGRANTS.
BOTH INCIDENTS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED AS POTENTIAL HATE CRIMES.
>> WE HAVE DECADES AND CENTURIES OF EXPERIENCE PULLING BOTH PROCESS AND CELEBRATION AT THE SAME TIME, IN THE SAME BREATH, BECAUSE PRIDE IS STILL PROTEST, IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD, PRIDE IS ALSO JOY, AND OUR JOY IS RESISTANCE.>> PRIDE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT JULY, CULMINATING IN THE PRIDE PARADE, AND THE PRIDE FESTIVAL ON THE 20th AND 21st.
THIS YEAR'S THEME, MAKING HISTORY NOW.
>>> FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THE FIRE THAT BROKE OUT IN THE EAST COUNTY TODAY, IT STARTED NEAR KITCHEN CREEK ROAD AND OLD HIGHWAY 80, SOUTH OF THE EIGHT FREEWAY, IN THE COMMUNITY OF LAKE MARINA.
I LAST CHECKED, THE FIRE SPREAD TO 43 ACRES, AND IS 5% CONTAINED.
OLDER OAKS CAMPGROUND WAS RESCUED AS A PRECAUTION, INCLUDING 30 CAMPSITES.
CAL FIRE CREWS ARE ASSISTING IN THE FIGHT, WITH 13 ENGINES, FOUR CREWS, AND SIX AIRCRAFT'S RESPONDING.
THE FOURTH SERVICE TOLD US WHEN CONDITIONS WERE HELPING, RATHER THAN HURTING THEM BATTLE THE FLAMES.
WE ARE ALSO MONITORING ANOTHER FIRE THAT BROKE OUT THIS AFTERNOON, YOU CAN SEE IT HERE, ON ONE OF OUR ALERT CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE CAMERAS.
IT STARTED WITH A CAR FIRE AT McCAIN VALLEY ROAD, THEN IT EXTENDED INTO NEARBY BRUSH.
CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO SAYS IT IS CURRENTLY 20 ACRES, WITH A MODERATE RATE OF SPREAD.>>> WE HAVE A STEAMY WEEK AHEAD OF US, TONIGHT, IN THE SHORT TERM, COMFORTABLE WEATHER FOR THE COASTAL AREAS, DOWN INTO THE MID-60s, LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST, MORNING CLOUD COVER CARRYING US INTO THE SECOND MORNING OF JULY.
YOU WILL NOTICE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT ACROSS MANY INLAND AREAS, INTO THE DESERTS, AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NORTH OF LOS ANGELES.
WE WILL TELL YOU HOW HOT WE GO IN JUST A BIT.
>>> THE SUPREME COURT ISSUED A RULING IN A LOCK BUSTER DISPUTE OVER WHETHER FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CAN CLAIM IMMUNITY FROM ELECTION SUBVERSION CHARGES.
JULIA BENBROOK BREAKS DOWN THE DECISION.>> THE SPRING COURT RULED ON MONDAY THAT DONALD TRUMP MAY CLAIM IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR SOME OF THE ACTIONS HE TOOK IN THE WANING DAYS OF HIS PRESIDENCY.>> THEY GAVE THE PRESIDENT FAR MORE IMMUNITY THAN I THINK MANY OF US PREDICTED IT, AND IT WAS ALSO NOTABLE IS THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THEY LEFT OPEN.
THE DECISION, IMMUNITY FOR OFFICIAL ACTS, BUT NOT ALL ACTS ARE OFFICIAL, AND LOWER COURTS MUST DECIDE WHICH ACTS WILL FIGHT FOR EACH.
THIS WILL LIKELY FURTHER DELAY A TRIAL ON FERTILE FEDERAL ELECTION SUBVERSION CHARGES PENDING AGAINST THE FORMER PRESIDENT.>> THIS NOW GOES BACK TO THE DISTRICT COURT, WHICH HAS ALL THE FACTUAL HEARINGS TO DECIDE WHAT IS IN THE SCOPE AND OUT OF THE SCOPE, THAT IN ITSELF IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE APPEALED.
>> ROBERTS EMBRACED ONE OF THE CENTRAL THEMES RAISED BY THE TEAM, THAT ALLOWING PROSECUTORS TO LOOK BACK AT THE ACTION COULD POTENTIALLY HURT A PRESIDENTS ABILITY TO DO THEIR JOB.
THE DECISION WAS 6-3 AMONG CONSERVATIVE LINES.
THE JUSTICE DID NOT HOLD BACK IN HER DISSENT, WRITING THAT THE RULING COULD LEAD TO NIGHTMARE SCENARIOS.
LET THE PRESIDENT VIOLATE THE LAW, LET HIM EXPLOIT THE TRAPPINGS OF HIS OFFICE FOR PERSONAL GAIN, BUT HIM USE HIS OFFICIAL POWER FOR EVIL ENDS, IF HE KNEW THAT HE MAY ONE DAY FACE LIABILITY FOR MAKING THE LAW, HE MAY NOT BE AS BOLD AND FEARLESS AS WE WOULD LIKE HIM TO BE.
THAT IS THE MAJORITY MESSAGE TODAY.>>> SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ENJOYING SLIGHTLY LOWER GAS PRICES, YOU MAY NOTICE PRICES CREEP UP SLIGHTLY.
THE STATE EXCISE TAX WENT UP TO SENSE TODAY, ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION, DRIVERS WILL BE PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $.90 PER GALLON IN FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL TAXES AND FEES.
OUR PARTNER SPOKE TO A PROFESSOR WHO QUESTIONED THE PUSH FOR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2035 AND IF THAT IS A FACTOR.>> YOU HAVE TO CHARGE MORE TO MAKE UP FOR THAT POSSIBILITY THAT YOU MAY NOT BE IN BUSINESS ANYMORE, IN CALIFORNIA.
THERE IS A SILVER LINING, GAS PRICES HAVE DROPPED $.25 ACROSS THE COUNTY OVER THE LAST MONTH.
>>> IF YOU OWE PROPERTY TAXES, THERE ARE STILL A FEW HOURS LEFT TO PAY WITHOUT PENALTY, THOSE WHO OWE HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT UNTIL BILLS GO INTO DEFAULT WITH A $33 REDEMPTION FEE AND A 1.5% PENALTY EACH MONTH, AND YOU CAN PAY ONLINE.
A PLAN TO BUY A RANCH AND VISTA AND BUILD A CAMPUS OF HEALING HAS SPARKED CONTROVERSY IN THE COMMUNITY.
JIM DESMOND FACED A ROOM FULL OF RESIDENTS, TO TRY TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS.
TONYA WAS THERE.
>> NEWS OF THE COUNTIES INTENT TO PURCHASE GREEN OAK RANCH HAS NOT SAT WELL WITH MANY VISTA RESIDENTS.
IN LATE APRIL, JIM DESMOND INTRODUCED HIS IDEA OF A CAMPUS FOR HEALING, A 200 BED TREATMENT IN LATE APRIL, JIM DESMOND INTRODUCED HIS IDEA OF A CAMPUS FOR HEALING, A 200 BED TREATMENT CTR.
FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
ON SUNDAY, THE SUPERVISOR BASED THE CROWDS, LOOKING FOR SOME ANSWERS.
MANY RESIDENT QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT THE IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND SECURITY.>> I GO TO THESE FACILITIES WITH DOCTORS, WITH STAFF, JUST HOW YOU DESCRIBED, ON A DAILY BASIS.
COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CENTERS.
WE GO TO THESE FACILITIES OFTEN, GETTING A DOCTOR TO TRANSPORT THEM TO ANOTHER FACILITY.
WE CAN PROMISE IT TO US, BUT IT'S NOT THE REALITY.>> MY NEXT QUESTION IS, WILL YOU ALLOW OFFENDERS IN THIS FACILITY?>> DESMOND'S RESPONSE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WAS THE PROMISE OF ON- SITE SECURITY AND A SHERIFF DEPUTY ON LOCATION 24 SEVEN.
TIM LIVES NEAR THE RANCH.
HE STARTED A COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP, TO STOP THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAMPUS FOR HEALING.>> IF THEY WANT TO BUILD A SIMILAR FACILITY ON A LOCAL LEVEL, SUPPORTING THE CITIZENS OF VISTA, I'M ALL FOR THAT, WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT A COUNTY RUN FACILITY, TAKING PEOPLE FROM DOWNTOWN ALL THE WAY UP TO VISTA, FROM 45 MINUTES AWAY, IT'S WRONG.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT COUNTY WILL GET THE PROPERTY.
THE CITY OF VISTA IS CURRENTLY GETTING IT APPRAISED.
COUNCILMEMBER O'DONNELL IS HOPING THE CITY WILL SUBMIT A FORMAL OFFER.
>> 120 ACRES WILL LITERALLY NEVER COME UP AGAIN.
I WANT TO SEE THAT SPACE ACTIVATED.
THAT CAN BE IMPROVING THE TRAILS, THAT CAN BE JOB TRAINING FACILITIES, THAT CAN BE FIRE TRAINING FACILITIES.>> THIS IS OVERSEEN BY THE LAND BOARD, WHICH SO FAR HAS KEPT A LOW PROFILE.
THEY DO HAVE OFFERS TO REVIEW ALREADY.
NO TIMELINES ARE KNOWN FOR THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY.>>> A STATE LAW DESIGNED TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM DATE RAPE DRUGS PUT IN THEIR DRUGS IN THEIR CONSENT BARS, IT REQUIRES THEM TO BE FOR FREE OR FOR A MINIMAL CHARGE.
AT THE WHOLE, THE OWNER SAYS SHE WILL MAKE THE TESTING KITS AVAILABLE FOR FREE, PLUS SHE'S OFFERING SAFETY CAPS FOR DRINKERS CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE SPIKING A COCKTAIL.
SHERMAN SAYS THE NEW LAW IS A GOOD IDEA.>> OUR CLIENTELE TENDS TO BE DIFFERENT FROM MOST BARS, IT CERTAINLY WORTHWHILE.
THE LAW WAS WRITTEN BY THE LONG BEACH ASSEMBLY MEMBER, JOSH LOWENTHAL.
HE PROPOSED IT BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES MUSCULAR SPACE BRINGING CHARGES AFTER A CRIME HAS TAKEN PLACE.>>> SMACK TALK HAS SPREAD BEYOND BARS TO PUBLIC GOVERNMENT MEETINGS.
IN THE FIRST OF THE THREE PART SERIES, WE EXPLORE HOW THREATS, CONSPIRACY LEASED ACCUSATIONS, AND SWEARING HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE AT THAT SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGS.>> THERE WAS A TIME WHEN PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH POLITENESS.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS DOUG LYNCH, I LIVE IN THE HIDDEN MEADOWS AREA.
I WANTED TO TOUCH ON FIRE SAFETY AND JOBS, I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THIS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAN THE ENDEMIC HIT, AND CIVILITY TOOK A DIVE FOR SOME.>> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD OF TYRANTS.>> LANGUAGE, TONE, EVEN LUCIDITY SLID.>> THE PANDEMIC HAS LEFT US WITH AN UNADDRESSED CASE OF NATIONAL PTSD.
WE SCARED PEOPLE.
>> CARL LUNA IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SAN DIEGO.
HIS ANALYSIS IS BACKED UP BY A REVIEW OF SUPERVISOR MEETINGS.
KPBS WATCHED THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTIONS FROM A SAMPLE OF MEETINGS FROM 2009 220 23, AND FOUND A CLEAR TREND.
THE TIDE TURNED A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC, VACCINES WERE A TRIGGER.>> MORE TIME TRYING TO SAVE THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY, NOT MURDER THEM.>> IN 2009, THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT INSTANCE OF INSTABILITY AT THE SUPERVISOR MEETINGS, LAST YEAR, 167.
THEY WERE MOSTLY COMMITTED BY THE SAME SMALL GROUP OF COMMENTERS.
THE OFFENSES INCLUDED CONSPIRACIES AND THREATS.>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ACTUALLY STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING?>> NOTHING, BECAUSE YOU ARE PART OF IT, MAYBE.
>> $20,000 TO CONTINUE COORDINATED VACCINE CLINICS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THOSE MURDER OR GENOCIDE CLINICS.
YOU ARE FELONS.
YOU WILL BE.
YOU SHOULD BE TAKEN TO JAIL, THOUGH.>> I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR ARTERIES TO CLOG, THEY ARE NOT DOING IT FAST ENOUGH, NATHAN, YOU SHOULD KILL YOURSELF, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE.
YOU DIDN'T GIVE A [ CENSORED ] ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY.
SO THEY ARE IN BIG TROUBLE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BIG POWER TRIP ISSUE.
DO YOU LIKE BEING A [ CENSORED ]?
>> AND RACISM.>> THE BLACKEST THING ABOUT HER IS HER HEART.>> THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT ARE ANTI-SEMITIC, IT'S VERY TROUBLING.
>> THE SUPERVISOR SAYS THOSE COMMENTS CUT HER DIFFERENTLY.>> AS A MEMBER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, MY FEELINGS ARE HURT, I FEEL AFRAID FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SHE PARTLY BLAMES THE NASTINESS ON BURMA PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, AND HIS COMMENTS ABOUT RACE AND WOMEN DATING BACK TO HIS FIRST RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016.>> THERE WAS A SHIFT, I THINK, THAT ALLOWED A NORMALIZATION OF DISCOURSE AND TOXICITY THAT WE ARE ALL GRAPPLING WITH NOW.>> LUNA SAID A SUBTLE SHIFT BEGAN MORE THAN 13 YEARS AGO, AS A BACKLASH TO THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA AS THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT.
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING HAS ONLY WORSENED THE TRAIL.
A LOSS OF FAITH IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, FOOD VACCINE MANDATES, AND FORCED BUSINESS CLOSURES INTENSIFIED THAT DIVIDE.
>> ALL OF THOSE THINGS DRIVE PEOPLE TO ANGER, IN A CONTEXT WHERE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE ANYTHING IN COMMON WITH THE OTHER SIDE.
>> ALL AMPLIFIED BY SOCIAL MEDIA.
HYPER LOCAL ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED, AND IMMUNE TO PARTISANSHIP.
ONE OF THE REASONS DEBATES SURVIVED LONGER IS THAT WE HAVE STRONGER CONNECTIONS TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND A LOT OF TRUST THAT WE BUILT UP.
THAT TRUST IS NOT FREE, AND IT IS BEING ERODED.
JOHN SAYS THERE ARE OTHER FORCES AT WORK, OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS DETERMINED TO DIVIDE.
>> WE CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE GROUPS ORGANIZING INSIDE OF CALIFORNIA WHOSE REASONS FOR EXISTENCE IS TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO GO TO PUBLIC MEETINGS AND BRING UP THESE POLICY PREFERENCES.
>> PETERS SAYS WHAT WE ARE REALLY SEEING AT THESE MEETINGS ARE SCARED PEOPLE.>> IN OUR SPACES, PEOPLE ARE CONVERTING PEER INTO ANGER, SO AS TO FEEL POWERFUL.
>> TOMORROW THEY WILL EXAMINE THE EFFECT OF THAT RAGE.
>>> IT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AT OUR LOCAL BEACHES FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY, TODAY, FIRST RESPONDERS ARE SHARING IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS, FIRST REMINDING PEOPLE THAT PERSONAL USE FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THEY CAN TRIGGER PTSD FOR VETERANS, AND CAN SCARE AWAY PETS, THEY CAN ALSO CAUSE SEVERE INJURY.
RESPONDERS SAY SPARKLERS ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS.
>> OVER 40% OF THE INJURIES THAT HAVE BEEN DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY HAPPEN FROM INNOCUOUS SPARKLERS THAT EVERYONE LIKES TO PLAY WITH.
>> THOSE SPARKLERS ARE ABLE TO GET UP TO 20000F.>> THE BURN INSTITUTE RECOMMENDS A 3 FOOT BARRIER AROUND GRILLS, AND NOT TO PUT CALLS OUT IN THE SAND.
AS FOR BOAT SAFETY, MAKE SURE YOUR REGISTRATION IS UP TO DATE, AND KEEP YOUR BOATER CARD HANDY.
>>> IF THE SECOND TIME IN HISTORY THAT ESCAPE WORDING WILL BE PART OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, HAPPENING IN SUMMER?
IN PARIS.
ALEXANDER IS JOINING US FROM THE TRAINING FACILITY IN VISTA, WHERE TEAM USA HAS GATHERED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
ALEX?
>> NO FIREWORKS HERE, BUT THERE ARE SOME SPARKLES.
THE SKATERS ARE STILL AROUND BEHIND ME.
SAN DIEGO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MECCA FOR SKATEBOARDING, IT STARTED WITH CIRC SURFING, 23 OR SO MEMBERS, FOUR OF THEM FROM SAN DIEGO, AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER.
WE TALKED TO SOME OF THEM EARLIER TODAY, HERE'S WHAT THEY SAID.>> IT HAS BEEN A REALLY LONG YEAR, LOTS OF INJURIES, LOTS OF UP AND DOWN.
IT HAS ALL BEEN PART OF THE JOURNEY, TO MAKE IT AND GO AND REPRESENT MIKE COUNTRY, THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
>> SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, I SKATE FOUR TO SIX HOURS PER DAY, YEAH, THE MORE TIME YOU ARE SKATING AND PUTTING IN WORK, THE MORE PROGRESS AND CONSISTENCY YOU ARE GOING TO SEE, FOR SURE.>> THE TOPICS START AUGUST 6 IN PARIS, THE SKATEBOARD EVENT STARTS JULY 27, THERE ARE MEN'S PARK, STREET WOMEN'S PARK, AND STREET SKATING.
>> VERY EXCITING FOR SAN DIEGO.>>> A NORTHPARK GELATO SHOP IS CELEBRATING BEING NAMED BEST IN THE COUNTRY.
REGULARS AT FIRST TIMERS STOPPED BY FOR ONE DOLLAR SCOOPS TODAY.>> DESPITE ITS NAME AND DECOR, IT'S NOT THE PLACE TO GET YOUR CLOSED CLEANED, IT'S A GELATO SHOP, THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO READERS OF USA TODAY.
>> TODAY IS THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED US AND VOTED FOR US.
>> CHRIS WARREN AND HIS COFOUNDERS OPENED THE GELATO SHOP SIX YEARS AGO.
THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR OVER A YEAR, WHEN THEY FOUND A FORMER DRY CLEANERS ON ADAMS AVENUE, AND THEY DECIDED TO KEEP THE NAME.>> ARE HITTING A WALL.
IT WAS THE SAME FOR 14 YEARS, WE KIND OF LAUGHED AND THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY.>> THE THEME EXTENDS TO THE NAMES OF THE ICE CREAM FLAVORS.
CAMPUS, OLIVE OIL, ROSEMARY GELATO, WITH A SPRINKLE OF BLACK SALT.
VELOUR HAS SALTED CARAMEL, CHOCOLATE, AND CHOCOLATE COVERED WAFFLE CONE.
STANDING IN THE LINE AROUND THE BLOCK ON MONDAY MORNING, THEY WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO A COLD TREAT ON A HOT DAY.
>> THE TITLE IS DECEIVING, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A LAUNDROMAT, BUT WE ARE EXCITED, WE LIKE NORTHPARK, ANYTIME I CAN GET A CHANCE TO GET OUT HERE IS GOOD.
>> NORTHPARK ISN'T THE ONLY PLACE TO TASTE AMERICA'S FAVORITE GELATO.
>>> AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO A REALLY HOT WEEK, THE HEAT IS GOING TO BE STICKING WITH US, VERY HOT IN THE DESERTS, WE DO HAVE SOME AIR QUALITY CONCERNS HERE, WITH SOME OF THIS LOW LEVEL AIR QUALITY, NOT ALL THAT GREAT, THE AIR HAS BEEN SINKING UNDER THIS BIG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE.
THE HEAT IS GOING TO BE ESCALATING LATER THIS WEEK, ESPECIALLY IN INLAND AREAS.
TONIGHT WE DROPPED INTO 74 IN BORREGO SPRINGS, UPPER 50s INTO ESCONDIDO, MID-50s IN SAN DIEGO.
THERE ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES OFF TO THE NORTH, EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS, AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE HEAT IS ON, INTO THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 2, WE ARE ON TRACK FOR 113 DEGREES INTO BORREGO SPRINGS, NEAR THE COAST, COMFORTABLE, MIDDLE TO UPPER 70s OUT THERE, A DANGEROUSLY HOT WEEK IN THE INLAND DESERTS, NORTH INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
TORTURES OF 110 DEGREES PLUS, WE ARE LOCKED IN, IN THE DESERT.
LOTS OF SUNSHINE, AND THERE'S CONCERN FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS, WE RISE INTO THE UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s HERE, INTO FRIDAY, WHEN THE HEAT REACHES A PINNACLE ON FRIDAY.
INLAND, LOTS OF SUNSHINE, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90s ON FRIDAY, NEAR 90 STILL ON SATURDAY.
AS WE TRY TO FIND A LITTLE RELIEF IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIND A LOT OF COOL AIR, WE RISE INTO THE LOWER 80s ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, A LITTLE BREEZY, WITH THE DRYNESS AND WIND, THERE IS ALWAYS THE CONCERN OF FIRE DANGER INTO THE DRY SEASON.
IN THE DESERTS, WE ARE RISING TO 113 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 118 ON FRIDAY, BRINGING THE THERMOMETER UP THERE FOR THE EXTREME HEAT, 116 ON SATURDAY.
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE DOING ANYTHING IN THE HEAT, ESPECIALLY IN THE INLAND AT DESERT LOCATIONS.>>> AND ICONIC VENUE CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ROCKING OUT, WE DIVE INTO THE HISTORY AND THE FESTIVITIES IN STORE FOR THE BELLY UP.
BB KING, WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MAYER, THAT HOT CHILI PEPPERS, EVEN THE ROLLING STONES, THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ARTISTS THAT HAVE GRACED THE STAGE OF LAY-UP TAVERN SINCE 1974.
IN 1979, I GOT CALLED UP TO THE BIG LEAGUES WITH THE PADRES, I WENT FOR A WALK ONE EVENING AND OPENED THE DOOR, I WALKED INTO THIS PLACE AND I SWEAR IT CHANGED MY LIFE.>> TIM FLANNERY IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SPACE, AS SOMEONE IN THE CROWD AND PLAYING ON STAGE.>> THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CHURCHES I'VE EVER BEEN TO IN MY LIFE.
YOU MIGHT THINK THEY'VE MARKED THE 50th ANNIVERSARY WITH A PARTY.>> 150,000 PEOPLE COME THROUGH THE DOORS EVERY YEAR.
WE REALIZED ONLY 600 PEOPLE COULD COME, THAT'S MY CAPACITY.
THEY WILL HAVE 50 SHOWS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, FEATURING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ACTS.
THE SPACE FEELS LIKE HOME TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.>> THERE WERE A LOT OF BLUES BANDS, A LOT OF ROCK BANDS.
IN THE 80s, THERE WAS A LOT OF REGGAE, A LOT OF SOUL MUSIC, GEORGE CLINTON, CURTIS MAYFIELD, ETTA JAMES, SERVING TO CREATE A LEGENDARY HISTORY FOR THE VENUE.
>> JARED MCCANN HAS LIVED IN NORTH COUNTY SINCE THE EARLY 1970S, AND HAS PLAYED AT THE BELLY UP OVER 100 TIMES.
>> I WAS THE FIRST GUY WHO HAD A WORKING FAN WHO CAME IN AND WAS BOOKED REGULARLY.
SO THE SPACE HAS CHANGED AND GROWN OVER THE YEARS, BUT THE HEART HAS REMAINED THE SAME, AND THE INFLUENCE HAS SPENT GENERATIONS.>> I KNOW PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE AS KIDS, AND NOW THEY ARE GRANDPARENTS, THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME FOND MEMORIES.
>> THE BELLY UP 50th ANNIVERSARY SHOWS START JULY 3, AND RENT THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
SOME SHOWS ARE ALREADY SOLD OUT.
>>> WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON SOME BREAKING NEWS, A FIRE THAT BROKE OUT THIS AFTERNOON IS NOW UP TO 100 ACRES, IT STARTED AT McCAIN VALLEY ROAD, IS NOW UP TO 100 ACRES, IT STARTED AT McCAIN VALLEY RD., CAL FIRE SAYS THE FIRE IS BURNING AT A MODERATE RATE OF SPREAD, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD TO 1000 ACRES.
GOLDEN ACORN CASINO IS A TEMPORARY EVACUATION POINT.
CAL FIRE SAYS IF YOU ARE IN THE FIRE AREA AND FEEL THREATENED, DO NOT WAIT, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.
WE WILL HAVE ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE FIRE, AS WELL AS TONIGHT'S STORIES, ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH LEMON, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODEL SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.
AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

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