>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

OF PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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♪ >>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, JULY 25.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.. >>> COVID-19 NUMBERS ARE GOING UP.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: DATA SHOWS A SHARP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COVEN FOUND IN SAN DIEGO AND WASTEWATER.

ON THIS GRAPH ARE THE MOST RECENT VIRAL LOADS THAT THAT ARE LARGER THAN LAST SUMMER AND THE STEEP PEAK ON THE LEFT IS THE PAST WINTER SURGE.

>> WHAT THAT TELLS US IS IN THE NEXT 2-4 WEEKS WE ARE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH MORE CASES OF COVID-19.

NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

IT >> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH THE CHIEF OF STAFF AT KAISER SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS WASTEWATER HAS PROVEN TO BE A GOOD EARLY INDICATOR OF ONE COVID-19 IS RISING.

THIS SEEMS TO BE DOMINATED BY THE BA.5 AT MARRIOTT.

>> CASES ARE OUT THERE AND THEY ARE GOING TO GROW.

WE NEVER KNOW WE ARE OVER THE PEAK UNTIL WE ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

>> Reporter: COVID RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE RISING.

THE UPTICKS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PEOPLE MASK UP AND GET BOOSTERS.

>> IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN YOUR THIRD DOSE OF VACCINE, YOU HAVE GOT TO GET IT BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN GOING TO THE HOSPITAL OR DYING VERSUS JUST GETTING A SORE THROAT.

>> Reporter: AND SPECIAL CARE SHOULD BE GIVEN IF VISITING OLDER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

>> DON'T GIVE THEM COVID.

TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

IF YOU GO TO AN INDOOR EVENT, WEAR A MASK.

IF YOU WEAR A MASK INDOORS, YOU REALLY PREVENT SPREADING THIS SO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.

>> Reporter: MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO REFORM THE PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE, IN 1919 LAW THAT KEEPS THE CITY FROM CHARGING SOME RESIDENTS UP FOR TRASH PICKUP.

KITTY ALVARADO HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: FOR 175 YEARS MANY FAMILIES HAVE ENJOYED FREE TRASH PICKUP BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE.

AFTER A CITY COUNCIL VOTE, THE PEOPLE WILL DECIDE IF THIS WILL CONTINUE.

>> WITH THAT, THE ITEM PASSES, 7-2.

>> Reporter: TODAY THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO PUT IT ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.

>> WE HAVE A 100-YEAR-OLD LAW ON THE BOOK THAT IS NOT BUILT FOR TODAY'S SOCIETY.

IT IMPACTS THE GENERAL FUND.

WE CAN'T PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE WANT.

>> Reporter: THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WAS A YES AND WAS AMONG A GROUP OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS WHO GATHERED THIS MORNING TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR AMENDING THE ORDINANCE.

HE SAYS THIS IS NOT A REPEAL IN THE CITY WILL NOT PROFIT FROM THE SERVICES.

>> VOTERS WERE NOT WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE ASKING FROM THEM.

IT IS TO RECOVER COSTS AND PROVIDE A BETTER LEVEL OF SERVICE AND DO IT IN A WAY THAT IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

>> Reporter: COMMENTS WERE MOSTLY IN SUPPORT OF REFORM.

KIM KNOX, THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS THINKS THIS ORDINANCE IS UNFAIR.

>> MANY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IT CITY PROVIDED TRASH SERVICE AND HAVE TO PROVIDE A PRIVATE HAULER.

WE THINK THE PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER VOICED CONCERN SHARED BY MANY OPPOSED TO REFORM.

>> COMMUNITIES HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE ABILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.

WORKING-CLASS AND MARGINAL COMMUNITIES WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF --.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THAT LOW INCOME FAMILIES WOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED AND TO TRASH COLLECTION IS NOT REALLY FREE.

IT IS PAID FOR OUT OF THE CITY GENERAL FUND.

HE SAID OF VOTERS REJECT THE -- IN NOVEMBER, SOME CHANGES WILL NEED TO BE MADE.

>> THE GENERAL FUND CONTINUE TO TAKE A HIT AT ABOUT $50 MILLION PER YEAR.

THAT IS $50 MILLION THAT CAN'T BE SPENT ON PARKS, LIBRARIES, FIREFIGHTERS.

>> Reporter: IF THE MEASURE PASSES IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF STUDIES IN COMMUNITY FORUMS TO ESTABLISH WHAT SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED AND WHAT THEY WILL COST.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE THAN 600 PHARMACY WORKERS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COULD WALK OFF THE JOB THIS WEEK.

WORKERS AT RALPHS, ALBERTSON AND OTHER PLACES HAVE FILED A SUIT FOR UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES.

A SPOKESPERSON SAYS AT RALPHS, THEY CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH BUT OTHER LOCATIONS DID NOT RESPOND.

>>> UNION MEMBERS VOTED TO RATIFY A CONTRACT ON THE BAYFRONT WITH A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT THAT WAS REACHED LAST MONDAY NIGHT.

THIS AFTER HUNDREDS OF HOTEL WORKERS WENT ON STRIKE IT JUST AS COMIC CON WAS ABOUT TO GO LIVE.

THEY WILL HAVE 24 MONTH PANDEMIC RECALL AMONG MANY OTHER BENEFITS.

>>> COMIC-CON IS OVER AND NOW IT IS TIME TO CLEAN UP AFTER THE POP-CULTURE EXTRAVAGANZA.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN IS LOOKING AT THE IMPACT THE CONVENTION HAS ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE REPS ARE COMING OFF THE BUILDINGS AND THE STREETS AND WINDOWS ARE GETTING A CLEANING.

COMIC-CON IS OVER.

>> WE HAVE SOME GRAFFITI AND DETAIL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH THE DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO PARTNERSHIP CLEAN AND SAFE PROGRAM.

THEY SAY OVER THE FOUR DAY WEEKEND A STAFF OF MORE THAN 100 PICKED UP OVER 46,000 POUNDS OF TRASH.

THAT IS TWICE THE AMOUNT OF THE REGULAR WEEKEND.

>> EVERY YEAR WE HAVE LESS AND LESS TRASH BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF CLEANUP.

A LOT OF SCRAPS ENDED UP WHERE THEY SHOULD NOT BE.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST FULL-SCALE COMIC CON IN THREE YEARS AND THE CUSTOMER VOLUME IS DOWN.

OVERALL, THINGS ARE GOOD.

>> THE IMPACT TO THE ECONOMY IS EXPECTED TO BE $165 MILLION WITH ABOUT $90 MILLION IN DIRECT SPENDING.

>> Reporter: SARAH ARCHIBALD SAID THAT THE IMPACT OF COMIC CON EXTENDS BEYOND THE AREA.

>> IT WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.

THERE WAS A BOOM IN REVENUE.

THERE WAS A BOOST OF ABOUT 40- 50%.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 130,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE CONVENTION CENTER THIS WEEKEND.

WE SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE VISITORS WHO WAS THERE WITH HIS WIFE.

>> IT WAS SHOCKING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HERE BUT OVERALL IT WAS A GOOD EVENT.

WE WENT TO A LOT OF THE RESTAURANT.

>> Reporter: IF HE IS ANY INDICATION -- >> IF I CAN COME BACK I WILL.

>> Reporter: COMIC-CON NEXT YEAR WILL BE MORE OF THE SAME.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS RISEN.

IT INCREASED TO 3.8% NATIONWIDE.

A YEAR AGO IN JUNE THE COUNTY RANKED AT 3.3%.

NATIONWIDE THE RATE IS 3.8%.

>>> NEW OVERNIGHT CAMPING OPTIONS ARE BEING CONSIDERED.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS IT IS PART OF AN EFFORT TO MAKE CAMPING ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES.

>> Reporter: WITH HELP FROM AN ONLINE SURVEY, NEW CAMPING OPTIONS ARE BEING EXPLORED AT SILVER STRAND BEACH.

THEY ARE WORKING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE.

>> THERE IS NO WAY FOR FOLKS TO STAY THERE OVERNIGHT.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN AFFORD RVS.

>> Reporter: THE SURVEY IS PART OF A STUDY.

THEY WANT TO HELP LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, SURVEY ORGANIZATIONS AND THOSE WITH -- TO BE ABLE TO CAMP AT THE BEACH.

>> WHETHER IT IS FINANCIAL BARRIERS OR TRANSPORTATION OR ECONOMIC BARRIERS OR JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED, THEY MAY LIVE HERE AND NEVER HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BEACH BEFORE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY EXPERIENCE OR EVEN GET TO THE BEACH.

>> Reporter: -- WORKS WITH YOUTH IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES.

SHE SAID THE SURVEY ASKS ABOUT NONTRADITIONAL OPTIONS TO PARKING.

>> THEY ARE FOCUSING ON THE FINANCIAL COST.

IT ASKS THE SURVEY TAKER THOUGH, DO YOU NEED TENTS OR SLEEPING BAGS.

>> Reporter: CAMPING IS AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND IN RVS AND CAMPERS.

NOW STATE PARK OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING COTTAGES, TRAILERS, BY CAMPING AND TRADITIONAL CAMPSITES.

>> WE WANT TO TRADE THOSE LOCAL EXPERIENCES WHERE PLACES LIKE CITY HEIGHTS CAN HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO.

WE ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THOSE REGIONAL ASPECTS.

WHETHER IT IS TRANSIT OR WALKING.

>> Reporter: THE SURVEY HAVE HAS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE DAY ON THE 27th.

NEW ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE BUILT OVER THE COMING YEARS.

I AM JACOB AERE WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE IS A MASSIVE FIRE AT YOU SOMEBODY PARK.

THE LATEST NOW FROM REPORTER MIKE VALERIO.

>> Reporter: INSIDE THE FIRE ZONE THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT NOW LOOK MORE LIKE A BATTLEFIELD.

>> THEY CAME BY ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO AND TOLD US THAT EVERYBODY HAS GOT TO GO.

THE FIRE HAS BEEN COMING TOWARDS US FASTER AND FASTER.

>> Reporter: THE OAK FIRE HAS NOW BURNED MORE THAN 16,000 ACRES.

>> THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND GOT OUR HORSES AND THE MARIPOSA COUNTY SPCA TAKE EVACUATIONS OF SMALLER ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 3000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED SO FAR.

CREWS HAVE REACHED 10% CONTAINMENT SINCE THE WEEKEND WHEN THE FIRE EXPLODED IN SIZE.

>> SOMETIMES THEY ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO EVACUATE WITH THE SHIRTS ON THEIR BACK.

>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS SAY THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS SENDING TEMPERATURES SOARING.

DEATHS RELATED TO THE HEAT ARE NOW REPORTED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK.

>> PEOPLE ARE TAKING NOTICE SERIOUSLY.

>> Reporter: BOSTON HIT 100 THIS WEEKEND AND PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA SUFFERING THROUGH IT ALL WITH NO POWER AFTER STORMS ON SATURDAY ADDED TO THE MISERY.

>> I JUST LITERALLY THROUGHOUT WHOLE DEEP FREEZER.

MY HOUSE IS 84 DEGREES AT THE MOMENT.

>> Reporter: MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MANY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAY THEY FELT AN EARTHQUAKE THIS MORNING.

ACCORDING TO THE USGS, COUNTY RESIDENCE AS FAR AS OCEANSIDE FELT THE EARTHQUAKE.

NO INJURIES OR STRUCTURE DAMAGE REPORTED.

>>> WE ARE GOING TO STAY COOL AND COMFORTABLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

NO REAL CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THAT THERE WILL BE MOISTURE PRESENT AND THAT WILL TRY TO BRING IN A LITTLE BIT OF SHOWER ACTIVITY INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

FOR THE MOST PART, MOST OF US ARE GOING TO MISS OUT ON SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT SOME SPOTTY STORMS INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT OVERALL, THEY ARE LIKELY GOING TO MISS THE BIG CITIES.

MOST OF THE BENEFICIAL RAINFALL WILL BE IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP ON INTO THE 60s IN OCEANSIDE AND ESCONDIDO.

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

SOME WET WEATHER WILL TRY TO GET INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY BUT MOST OF IT MOST OF IT WILL STAY INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 73 AND THE 90s AND 80s ON THE BOARD FOR INLAND AREAS AND 90s IN EL CAJON.

TRIPLE DIGITS OUT TOWARDS BORREGO SPRINGS.

THE SIERRA NEVADA COULD SEE SOME SPOTTY ACTIVITY.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-70s OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS.

FURTHER INLAND, LOW AND MID 80s AND MAYBE A BIT OF A WARM UP AS WE GO TOWARDS NEXT WEEKEND.

OTHERWISE IT IS A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS AND LIKELY STAYING DRY INLAND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, THIS IS THE BEST CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, IT IS STAYING MAINLY DRY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-70s.

TOWARDS THE DESERTS, IT IS HOT AND MAINLY DRY.

WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT ANY KIND OF SHOWER CHANCES.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 104-105 AND A BIT OF A DROP AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WORK WEEK ON FRIDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASCH .

>>> MONKEYPOX CONTINUES TO SPREAD BUT HEALTH EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED WE ARE NOT GETTING THE FULL PICTURE.

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THERE HAVE BEEN 20 CONFIRMED CASES.

THERE ARE ABOUT 2900 CASES IN THE U.S.

BUT THEY SAY THAT IS LIKELY AN UNDERCOUNT.

THE CDC ONLY HAS DETAILED INFORMATION ON ABOUT HALF OF THEM AND IT IS NOT GETTING VACCINATION DATA.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE LACK OF INFORMATION MAKES IT HARDER TO DETERMINE THE PATH THAT A MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK MIGHT TAKE.

>> WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED BECAUSE, WE HAVE NOT HAD MONKEYPOX THE WAY WE SEE IT NOW AND WE DON'T WANT TO TO BECOME A PART OF LIFE THE WAY WE ARE SEEING IT.

WE HAVE TO STAY AHEAD OF IT AND THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO SINCE DAY ONE.

>> ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THAT STATES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SHARE MONKEYPOX A DATA WITH THE CDC.

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARED MONKEYPOX A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN ON SUNDAY AND SO FAR IT HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE EVENING NEWS , CREWS STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN A FIRE BURNING NEAR YOSEMITE.

>>> ABOUT A DOZEN SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SPENT THE LAST WEEK BUILDING ROBOTS.

JOSHUA WILLIAMS IS AN ALUMNI OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

HE HOSTED THE FIRST TIME SCIENCE CAMP FOR STUDENTS WITH A YOUNG ECHELON ADDED HOPES TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF BLACK LEADERS.

STUDENTS DESIGN THEIR OWN ROBOTS USING CELL PHONES.

>> SO WE INTRODUCE THEM TO CONCEPTS LIKE WHAT IS THAT BINARY CODE.

WHEN THEY GO OUT INTO THE WORLD IN THE FUTURE, THEY ARE READY TO DIVE RIGHT INTO IT.

>>> OVER THE WEEKEND, A NEW PROJECT DEBUTED AT COMIC CON.

IT IS A GAME THAT TAKES YOU UNDER A MICROSCOPE.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WOMEN CAN BE SCIENTIST.

>> REPORTER:, SHE IS AN ARTIST, FASHION DESIGNER AND VIDEOGAME CREATOR.

IT IS CALLED MICROSCOPE AND IT TAKES KIDS INSIDE OF THEIR BODIES.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, INTO THEIR INDIVIDUAL CELLS.

>> WOULD YOU HEAR IT, YOU THINK OF IT UTOPIA IN A MICROSCOPIC WORLD.

>> Reporter: >> Reporter: GOT TOGETHER, THIS TEAM DESIGNED A VISUAL EDUCATIONAL GAME TO ENGAGE YOUNG MINDS IN A JOURNEY OF BIOLOGY.

THEY ARE LED BY AN AVATAR THEY CREATE THEMSELVES.

EVERY COLOR AND IDENTITY CAN BE REPRESENTED.

>> AS THEY PLAY IT THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES AS THE HERO.

THE USE OF CREATIVITY TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES.

>> YOU WALK AROUND AND EXPLORE.

IF YOU NEED HELP YOU CAN CLICK ON THE QUESTION MARK.

>> Reporter: THE SCIENCE WILL COME EASY TO SOME BUT FOR THOSE THAT ARE VISUAL LEARNERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS, THERE ARE PROBLEMS IN PICTURES TO HELP WITH LEARNING.

11-YEAR-OLD KNOW WHAT IS STUMPED.

>> I AM TRYING TO RESTORE THE POWER BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW.

>> Reporter: MYA HAS THE HANG OF IT.

>> MY FAVORITE PART ARE THE CHALLENGES.

YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO OVERCOME THEM.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND CREATING HERE AT THE COMIC CON MUSEUM IN BALBOA PARK.

THE CONVENTION WAS A JUMPSTART FOR KIDS READY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

>> THIS IS A STORY AND WE WANTED TO GO AND PLAY.

>> Reporter: MICROSCOPIA IS AVAILABLE NOW AS A FREE DOWNLOADABLE APP FOR ANDROID OR IOS YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT ON YOUR BROWSER.

>> YOU CAN GO TO A JOURNEY TO THE INSIDE OF THE CELL.

>> Reporter: BEAUTY AND PLENTY OF FUN.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ARTIS PROVIDED PORTFOLIO REVIEWS AT COMIC CON.

BETH ACCOMANDO CHECKED OUT THE PORTFOLIO AREA.

>> I AM DOING A PORTFOLIO REVIEW FOR IMMORTAL STUDIOS.

>> WE ARE CHECKING OUT ARTWORK AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR CRITICISM OR FEEDBACK.

>> Reporter: WE USE --.

>> SO ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WORK FOR HIRE AT THIS POINT?

>> IT IS NICE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH SOMEBODY FACE-TO- FACE AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THEIR STUFF PHYSICALLY.

AND POINT OUT DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT THE ARTWORK THAT MIGHT WORK IN A STORYTELLING CAPACITY.

>> SO, INSTEAD OF DOING THE STATIC, I AM HERE, YOU ARE DOING MORE OF THE DYNAMIC?

>> THEY MIGHT SAY, HERE IT IS A MAN THEY OPEN IT UP.

IT IS EITHER A TREASURE TROVE OF THINGS OR THEY ARE VERY CONFUSED.

>> YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRAW.

>> AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND TALK TO PEOPLE LIKE EDITORS.

YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE BUT IT ALWAYS FEELS BETTER TO JUST HAVE THAT ONE-ON-ONE TALK WITH SOMEBODY.

>> I THINK ONE WAY TO FIX THIS IS IF YOU PULL THIS BACK A BIT MORE.

>> I GAINED SOME POINTERS ON THIS.

>> THE GOOD ONES ARE OPEN TO CRITICISM.

>> WHEN I LOOK AT A PORTFOLIO, BUT DOES NOT DO THEM ANY GOOD.

>> YOU TAKE EVERY SINGLE NOTE THAT PEOPLE -- AND THANK YOU.

>> I LIKE TO GROW AS AN ARTIST BECAUSE EVERY YEAR MY STYLE GROWS FROM COMIC BOOKS.

IT IS NICE TO HEAR FROM PROFESSIONALS TO GET THERE PERSPECTIVE ON MY WORK.

>> THIS IS VERY HARD TO SEE.

>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THICK SKIN.

>> INSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS A GREAT WAY TO LEARN.

>> IF I CAN GET FEEDBACK FROM ANOTHER PERSON OR HUMAN BEING THAT CAN TELL YOU THE AREAS YOU SHOULD WORK ON AND FOCUS ON -- >> HE EVALUATED MY WORK AND HE COMPLIMENTED ON IT.

>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT BEING TOLD WHAT TO FIX BUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT.

>> HE GAVE ME GREAT ADVICE INTO MAKING MY CHARACTERS STAND OUT COMPARED TO THE BACKGROUND.

SO, IT IS PRETTY AWESOME.

>> SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

AND IF YOU ARE NOT, THEY WILL TELL YOU.

IT IS BEST TO TAKE NOTES AND THEN COME BACK AND JUST KEEP OUT IT.

>> WE JUST HAD A PORTFOLIO REVIEW AND IT IS A PROJECT THAT SARAH DOES THE WRITING FOR AND WHY DO THEY COMICS FOR.

WE GOT SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT IS WORKING WELL AND WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER.

>> IT WAS REALLY EYE-OPENING FOR ME AS A WRITER TO GO THROUGH THE PORTFOLIO REVIEW.

THE EMPHASIS IS MORE ON THE ART AND IT HELPS ME PROCESS AND GET A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT GOES INTO TRANSLATING THE WORDS INTO A VISUAL MEDIUM.

>> I ENDED UP LIKING SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT ON THE PAGES THAT I BROUGHT.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE.

>>> THAT WAS BETH ACCOMANDO REPORTING.

IN CASE YOU MISSED ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR COMIC CON COVERAGE ON WWW.KPBS.ORG.

HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

CONVERSION THERAPY AS A DEBUNKED PRACTICE.

IT CLAIMS TO CHANGE THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF SOMEONE.

ON THE MORNING EDITION, HOW IT IS STILL BEING USED.

>>> AND PLANS TO MAKEOVER SEAPORT VILLAGE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

ON MIDDAY WE LOOK AT THE CHANGES THAT DEVELOPERS HAVE MADE.

>>> YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BECOME A MEGAMILLION OR.

THE FRIDAY NIGHT MEGA MILLIONS DRAWING DID NOT PRODUCE A TICKET WITH ALL WINNING NUMBERS ANOTHER JACKPOT FOR THE TUESDAY NIGHT DRAWING IS UP TO $810 MILLION.

THAT WOULD BE THE THIRD-LARGEST JACKPOT IN HISTORY.

THE ODDS OF DRYING ALL SIX NUMBERS ARE ONE IN 302 MILLION.

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

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE .

PROVIDING PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD 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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