♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> INDEPENDENCE DAY HAS EXTRA MEANING THIS YEAR FOR SOME SAN DIEGO HANDS.

THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM WAS THE SCENE OF A SPECIAL CEREMONY FOR 50 MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.

WE HAVE THE STORY.

♪ >> Reporter: IT WILL WAS A MOMENTOUS OCCASION.

JUST AHEAD OF JULY 4.

THE HOLIDAY IS A MARKER OF OUR NATION'S FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE.

FOR SOME MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, IT HOLDS A DEEPER MEANING!

>> CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING THIS NATION, FOR EMBRACING THIS NATION, AND MOST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR PERPETUATING THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

GOD BLESS AMERICA UP.

>> Reporter: 50 MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY BECAME NEW U.S. CITIZENS.

THE CEREMONY WAS HELD ABOARD THE HISTORIC USS MIDWAY.

IT WAS BUILT DURING WORLD WAR II.

AMONG THE CROWD WAS LANCE CORPORAL IWASKO OBINA.

I CAME HERE FOUR YEARS AGO FROM NIGERIA.

I NEVER TRY TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP BECAUSE I HAD TO WAIT SO MANY YEARS.

>> THIS WAS ONE OF 180 INDEPENDENCE THEMED NATIONALIZATION CEREMONIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ALL HOSTED BY U.S.

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO BE CITIZENS OR FOR THOSE IN PROCESS, THIS PERSON AS A MESSAGE.

>> DON'T GIVE UP.

BE PATIENT AND BE HONEST.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 5500 PEOPLE WILL BECOME NEW UNITED STATES CITIZENS.

THIS IS DURING THE COUNTRY'S MOST PATRIOTIC TIME OF THE YEAR.

>>> THE DOCTOR AND NURSE WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO CARE FOR ANY MADE TWO DIED IN LAS COLINAS DETENTION FACILITY WILL STAND TRIAL ON INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES.

THAT WAS DECISION ANNOUNCED BY A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE TODAY.

DR. FRIEDERIKE VON LINTIG AND NURSE DANALEE PASCUA ARE ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE IN THE 2019 DEATH OF 24-YEAR- OLD ELISA SERNA.

THE JUDGE ALSO TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED PASCUA'S NURSING LICENSE.

ELISA'S FATHER SAID THIS IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO JUSTICE.

>> ACCOUNTABILITY IS THERE AND THEY WILL FACE IT FOR THEIR ACTIONS.

>> THIS IS NOT THE END FOR US.

WE STILL HAVE TO GO TO TRIAL WITH THESE TWO DEFENDANTS AND WE HOPE THEY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AT TRIAL.

AND, MAYBE THE SERNA FAMILY WILL HAVE SOME PEACE.

>> THERE BEEN A DEATH SINCE SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS COUNTED THIS YEAR INCLUDING TWO LAST WEEK.

A TRIAL DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET.

IF CONVICTED, DR.

VON LINTIG AND PASCUA COULD SPEND FOUR YEARS IN JAIL.

>>> A LOCAL STUDY IS PROVIDING CONCRETE EVIDENCE.

>> Reporter: LOCAL ACADEMICS REVIEWED TWITTER ACCOUNTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS, MAYORS, COUNCILMEMBERS, SUPERVISORS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DATING BACK TO 2018.

OUT OF HALF 1 MILLION, THEY EXTRACTED 13,000 AGGRESSIVE TWEETS FROM THOSE TWEETS, RESEARCHERS FOUND WOMEN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY, THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS, TO BE THREATENED OVER SOCIAL MEDIA.

RACIAL LOCK IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE VIOLENCE, INEQUALITY WHICH CONDUCTED A POLL.

>> WOMEN RECEIVED THREATS AND HARASSMENT THAT WERE MUCH LOCALIZED IN NATURE, SEXUALIZED IN NATURE.

THAT INVOLVED FAMILY MEMBERS.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE SAMPLE SIZE WAS SMALL, WOMEN OF COLOR FACE HIGH LEVELS OF THREATS AND HARASSMENT.

TWO THIRDS OF MEN REPORTED HARASSMENT BUT THE NUMBER WAS HIGHER FOR LOCAL WOMEN.

82%.

FLASHPOINTS INCLUDE COVID RESTRICTIONS, GUN RIGHTS AND RACIAL ISSUES.

THE INTIMIDATION IS COMING FROM ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.

MODERATES WERE TARGETED THE MOST FOLLOWED BY LIBERALS AND THEN CONSERVATIVES.

>> THIS IS NOT JUST A NASTY RHETORIC THAT IS COMING FROM PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES.

A LOT OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS REPORT GETTING THREATS AND HARASSMENT FROM PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR OWN PARTY, ACCUSING THEM OF NOT BEING ENOUGH.

WHETHER THAT IS EXTREME ENOUGH, WHETHER THAT IS LEFT ENOUGH, RIGHT ENOUGH, STRONG ENOUGH ON A CERTAIN ISSUE.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT PHASE OF THE SURVEYS TO BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE THREATS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S FIRST SAFE SLEEPING SITE HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE LAST THURSDAY.

BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE USING IT.

THE CITY CONFIRMED THAT ONLY 12 PEOPLE STAYED THERE THE FIRST NIGHT IT OPEN.

15 PEOPLE USED TO LAST NIGHT.

BILL MULLIGAN HAS STAYED THERE FOR THE PAST FOUR NIGHTS.

HE SAYS HE WAS EXPECTING THAT TO BE SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY AVAILABLE BUT WAS TOLD THOSE AMENITIES WILL COME LATER.

>> THEY LOOK LIKE THEY PICKED A TENT UP FROM THE SIDEWALK AND BROUGHT IT IN HERE WITH ALL THE JUNK IN THE TRASH.

IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

>> THE CITY PASSED THE UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE WHICH MAKES IT ILLEGAL FOR PEOPLE TO CAMP ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IF SHELTER BEDS ARE AVAILABLE.

IT TAKES EFFECT LATER THIS MONTH.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR CLOSES TOMORROW AND IF YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY AT THE FAIR, YOU BETTER PLAN AHEAD.

ON-SITE PARKING MAY BE HARD-TO- FIND.

>> Reporter: THESE FAIRGOERS HAVE DIFFERENT REASONS FROM TAKING THE BUS CHORTLE.

SOME DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE HASSLE OF FINDING PARKING ON-SITE.

OTHERS LIKE MARIA DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE TRAFFIC.

>> IT IS EASIER TO GET IN AND OUT WHEN YOU'RE DONE, IF THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC, YOU JUST TAKE THE SHUTTLE AND YOU GO AND YOU SKIP ALL OF THIS OUT SIDE LINES.

>> Reporter: STREET PARKING IS GOTTEN HARDER TO DO.

FOR OTHERS, PLAN AHEAD WAS KEY.

>> WE PARKED ACROSS THE STREET.

IT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT AND IT IS WAY IN THE BACK.

WE HAD TO WALK FAR AND USE THE THING TO COME OVER HERE.

>> Reporter: HE HAD A CONTINGENCY PLAN.

>> IF IN THE PACK, I WILL PAY FOR PREFERRED PARKING.

>> Reporter: PLANNING AHEAD FOR THE PARKING IS ADVICE OF FAIR OFFICIALS.

ON-SITE PARKING SOLD OUT IN RECENT DAYS.

>> WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH PARKING AS A USED TWO.

RESTORED SOME OF THAT TO WETLANDS AND HABITATS.

WE SEE PEOPLE HERE SPENDING MORE TIME AT THE FAIR.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE SAME TURNOVER.

FOUR HE RECOMMENDS PEOPLE TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO GET TO THE FAIR.

>> IT IS $20 PER PERSON.

THE COST OF ADMISSION IS INCLUDED.

IT IS PAYING FOR ITSELF.

YOU GET THE RIGHT AND YOU ARE GETTING INTO THE FAIR WITHOUT BUYING A TICKET.

>> IT IS LAST FEW DAYS OF THE FAIR AND THE SUN IS OUT.

A LOT MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE FAIR BUT IT THAT ALSO MEANS ON-SITE PARKING WILL BE TOUGH.

>> Reporter: THE FOURTH OF JULY IS A BUSY STAY AT THE FAIR.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR CHANCES, BE PREPARED FOR A LONG WALK.

>> YOU WILL COME AND YOU MAY NOT FIND ANY PARKING.

YOU MAY PARKING AT THE GAS STATION AND WALKING DOWN HERE.

>> Reporter: FAIR OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME TO GUARANTEE ADMISSION.

OFFICIALS EXPECT A SELLOUT CROWD.

>>> THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM IS EXPANDING SERVICE TO HANDLE CROWDS EXPECTED AT FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS.

THIS INCLUDES EXTRA TROLLEY SERVICE FOR THE PADRES AND DODGERS GAME.

THAT STARTS AT 3:40 PM.

YOU CAN TAKE THE TROLLEY TO CATCH THE BIG BAY BOOM FIREWORKS STORE AT 9:00 PM.

>>> ANY PEOPLE ASSOCIATE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS WITH FIREWORKS DISPLAYS.

BUT TO SEND YOU COMMUNITIES ARE EMBRACING DRONE TECHNOLOGY.

WE HAVE MORE FROM OCEAN BEACH.

>> Reporter: MIKE JAMES HAS HELPED ORGANIZE THE FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOWS.

IN 2019, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM STORMS MADE THE PEER UNSAFE AND THE SHOWS ARE CANCELED.

JAMES FOUNDED LUMINOSITY, A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT RAISED MONEY FOR DRONE SHOWS IN PLACE OF FIREWORKS.

>> THIS IS A RE-IMAGINATION OF WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.

>> Reporter: JUST AFTER 9 PM, A FEW MINUTES LATE IN WHICH KEEPS WITH TIME, 300 DRONES WILL LAUNCH FROM OCEAN BEACH ELEMENTARY FOR A 12 MINUTE SLOW.

LIFETIMES ARE LIMITED DUE TO DRONE BATTERY LIFE.

HE SAYS DRONE SHOWS A BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS PETS AND VETERANS LIVING WITH PTSD.

>> IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THE FOURTH OF JULY, THERE IS A LARGE INCREASE OF LOST DOGS.

OF COMBAT VETERANS THAT HAVE TO HIDE BECAUSE OF THEIR PTSD AND THE EFFECTS FIREWORKS HAVE ON THEM.

>> Reporter: SKY WORKS DRONE SHOWS HAS PUT ON SEVERAL SIMILAR SHOWS AT FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD.

A SHOW FROM THE LA JOLLA BEACH CLUB FEATURING 100 DRONES LAUNCHES AT 8:45 PM ON TUESDAY.

>>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO CATCH A FIREWORK SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT, THERE ARE PLENTY OF EVENTS.

YOU CAN FIND A LIST ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> FROM AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION TO STUDENT DEBT RELIEF, RULINGS FROM THE SUPREME COURT ARE RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THEY WILL PLAY OUT IN THE REAL WORLD.

WITH THESE CRITICAL DECISIONS COULD MEAN FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: AS A PROVERBIAL DUST SETTLES AROUND UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT FOLLOWING A CONTENTIOUS TURN, THE IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES ARE BECOMING MORE CLEAR.

>> THE ROBERTS COURT IS MORE EAGER TO OVERTURN OLDER PRESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: IN STRIKING DOWN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS AT HARVARD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, THE COURT DETERMINED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CANNOT ESPECIALLY CONSIDER RACE IN THE MISSIONS PROCESS.

>> EMPEROR FRANCE OUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS FROM USING A TOOL THAT PROMOTES DIVERSITY.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE COURT SUGGESTS THE IMPACT OF AN APPLICANTS RACE IN HER LIFE CAN BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, OPPONENTS OF ENDING AFFIRMATIVE- ACTION SAYS IT MAKES THE PROCESS WARFARE.

MANY FEAR DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION WILL SUFFER.

>> I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MORALE THAT IT WILL HAVE ON THE MINORITY YOUTH.

>> Reporter: FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN OR HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE, THE COURT STRUCK DOWN PRESIDENT BIDEN STUDENT LOAN DEBT CANCELLATION PROGRAM.

>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 40 MILLION AMERICANS WHO WILL BE CRUSHED BY DID THAT IN A FEW MONTHS.

>> Reporter: AS THE MINISTRATION WORKS TO FIND A NEW APPROACH TO DEBT RELIEF, THE THREE-YEAR PAUSE ON PAUSE REPAYMENT STARTED DURING THE PANDEMIC IS EXPIRING.

INTEREST ACCUMULATES AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WILL OFFER A 12 MONTH ON-RAMP PERIOD FOR BORROWERS WHO ARE REENTERING PAYMENT.

>>> GETTING ROOM SERVICE MIGHT TAKE LONGER THAN USUAL FOR SOME TRAVELERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS JULY 4 HOLIDAY.

THERE IS ANOTHER STANDOFF WHICH COULD PLAY HAVOC WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

JOHN LAWRENCE HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: ROUGHLY 15,000 EMPLOYEES AND 65 MAJOR HOTELS IN LOS ANGELES AREA WALKED OFF THE JOB ON SUNDAY AND ARE ON STRIKE.

THE UNION REPRESENTING THE WORKERS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN IN TALKS SINCE APRIL OVER ISSUES INCLUDING AN IMMEDIATE FIVE DOLLAR PER HOUR RAISE AND BETTER HEALTHCARE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

>> ALL OF THE STUFF HAPPENING WITH THE BACKDROP OF THESE HOTELS MAKING SO MUCH MONEY.

A LOT OF THEM ARE MAKING MORE MONEY IN REVENUE THAN THEY WERE IN 2019.

>> Reporter: AMONG HOTELS BEING AFFECTED, THE W, HOLLYWOOD, BEVERLY HILTON, THE SHERATON GRAND AND THE LA GRAND.

>> DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

NOW THAT THERE IS NO PANDEMIC, EMPLOYERS DON'T THINK WE ARE ESSENTIAL ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: A MARRIOTT SPOKESPERSON SAID IT WILL WORK TOWARDS A FAIR LABOR AGREEMENT AND HAVE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN.

SPEAKING OF STRIKES, -- >> WHERE SAG-AFTRA AND ARE STRONG AND IN SOLITARY WITH THE RIDERS.

>> Reporter: IF THINGS DON'T GET WORKED OUT BY JULY 12 --.

>> WHEEL SEE A BIG DROP OFF IN ACTORS TAKING TO THE STREETS.

YOU WILL SEE SOME OF YOUR CEREMONIES, LIKE THE EMMYS CAN'T GO DARK.

>>> AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAD TO THE BEACHES FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS WRAPPING UP PATROLS.

SDPD HAS SET A MULTIPLE COMMAND POSTS FROM SOUTH MISSION BEACH TO LA JOLLA.

THE DEPARTMENT SAYS INCREASED PATROLS WILL HELP OFFICERS RESPOND TO CALLS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

>>> TOURISTS HAVE NOTICED MORE POLICE ON THE ROADS.

>> OUR UBER DID GO THROUGH A DUI CHECKPOINT.

THAT WAS GOOD.

THAT'S WHY WE CALL AN UBER.

>> THAT CHECKPOINT TOOK PLACE ON GRAND AVENUE AFTER 10:00 PM.

POLICE SAY 11 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED.

>>> A LOT OF HEAT OVER THE INTERIOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE'RE NOT FINISHED WITH THAT JUST YET.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE FINDING WAYS TO STAY COOL AND TAKING PROPER MEASURES TO STAY HYDRATED.

OUR TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRICKLING DOWN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT WILL STAY DRY.

WE CAN SEE CHANGES FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IN A FEW MINUTES.

WEIRS UNDER SOME ALERTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEAT.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS CONTINUING AROUND PINE VALLEY UNTIL 8:00 PM.

WILL START SEE THOSE NUMBERS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY TRICKLE DOWN.

BUT LOOK AT THIS, THAT IS AN OVERNIGHT LOW.

BORREGO SPRINGS DOWN TO 81.

63 AROUND CHULA VISTA.

MORE COMFORTABLE AROUND OCEANSIDE.

BREAKER SPRINGS, BACK INTO THE UPPER 100s AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY.

ANOTHER HOT DAY IN RAMON AT 94.

OCEANSIDE, CHULA VISTA INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70s.

NO WIDESPREAD CLOTTING US IN THE FUTURE FORECAST.

IT IS VERY LIMITED AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

WE WILL START TO NOTICE THOSE CLOUDS RETURNING THEN DO THE COAST.

THE NUMBERS DROPPING DOWN A BIT.

WE GOING TO THE LATE WEEKEND, THE UPPER 70s TURNING INTO MID- SEVENTIES.

MAYBE A LITTLE NOTICEABLE OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS WITH FOG AND SUNSHINE.

WE'LL GO FROM THE UPPER 80s DOWN INTO THE LOWER 80s COME FRIDAY AND ALSO INTO SATURDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, THERE WILL BE WIND AROUND AND NOTICED TEMPERATURES STARTING OUT IN THE MID-70s TUESDAY.

FOLLOWING CLOSE TO 70 BY THE WEEKEND.

THROUGHOUT THE DESERTS, THERE WILL BE A SLOW DROP, STAYING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 100'S AS WE GO THROUGH THE EXTENT OF THE FORECAST.

FOR KPBS NEWS, THANK YOU.

>>> THE CORPSE FLOWER IS IN BLOOM AT THE SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDENS.

THEY EXTENDED THEIR HOURS UNTIL 11:00 PM TO GIVE MORE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SEE AND SMELL THE RARE FLOWER.

THE PLANT IS NATIVE TO INDONESIA AND IS KNOWN FOR ITS STRONG ODOR DESCRIBED AS SMELLING LIKE ROTTING FLESH.

IN ONLY BLOOMS EVERY 4-5 YEARS AND PHASE AFTER 48 HOURS.

THE GARDEN WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW FROM 9 AM UNTIL 4:00 PM.

>>> AND HAMILTONS, TO TELL A STORY, IS THE LATEST PIECE OF PUBLIC ART TO BE ADDED TO THE STEWART COLLECTION.

WE EXPLORE THE 800 FOOT PATHWAY THAT WELCOMES STUDENTS TO THE UC SAN DIEGO CAMPUS.

>> WHEN YOU WALK ONTO THE UC SAN DIEGO CAMPUS, YOU'RE GREETED BY A STORY THAT UNFOLDS OVER AN 800 FOOT PATHWAY MADE UP OF 20,000 HANDCRAFTED PAVERS.

EACH BEARING A SINGLE WORD LIKE BRAILLE UNDER YOUR FEET.

>> SOME PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED THAT WHEN THEY STEP INTO THE WALKWAY, YOU STEP INTO AN ART WORK.

YOU MAY NOT NOTICE.

THAT IS A REALITY.

BUT MAYBE YOU WILL NOTICE WHEN YOU START WALKING, THERE IS A SCULPTURE TO THE ARTWORK AND HAMILTON WORKED CLOSELY TO THE PEOPLE WHO FABRICATED EACH ONE OF THE PAVERS.

YOU FEEL THE WORDS.

>> Reporter: SOME WORDS ARE RAISED UP LIKE A RUBBER STAMP WHILE OTHERS ARE ENGRAVED INTO THE STONES.

THEY ARE PART OF A STORY.

AS A WORK WAS BEING INSTALLED LAST APRIL, JESSICA TAYLOR BEGAN HER TENURE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE STEWART COLLECTION.

IT IS UNIQUE AMONG U.S.

UNIVERSITIES AND THE WAY IT HAS COMMISSIONED SITE-SPECIFIC ART FOR THE CAMPUS SINCE 1981.

ARTIST HAMILTON WAS INSPIRED BY THE LOCATION OF THE TROLLEY STATION.

>> IT FORMS HIS OWN ENTRANCE INTO THE UNIVERSITY AND INTO A WORLD STRUCTURED AROUND LANGUAGE.

>> Reporter: CONVENTIONAL ART IS MADE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN SPACES WHERE HE CAN WALK OVER IT, TOUCH IT OR MAYBE NEVER NOTICE IT.

AND THAT IS FINE WITH HAMILTON.

>> WHETHER YOU RECOGNIZE THAT AS ART, IT IS LESS IMPORTANT THEN RECOGNIZING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOUCHED.

THAT IS WHERE THE ART IS FORMED.

I LOVE THE STEPS THAT PEOPLE WALK ON.

THAT WILL BECOME ITS OWN DOCUMENTED WEARING.

WHEN WORK IS PLACED IN PUBLIC, IT INVITES WHAT I MIGHT CALL AN ACTIVE FINDING.

SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T EXPECT, THAT YOU WOULD FIND.

AND IN THAT FINDING, EIGHT WHOLE EXPERIENCE UNFOLDS.

>> Reporter: THE STORY UNFOLDS WITH SPINE WORDS ON THE PATHWAY.

>> THAT IS A SEQUENCE OF WORDS THAT REFERS TO THE ACT OF WALKING THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE AND ACROSS THE SURFACE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A STORY THAT PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS NARRATIVE WITHIN THE PATHWAY.

>> THE TITLE COMES FROM THE COLLABORATION WITH TWO WOMEN SCHOLARS.

AND, THIS MEANS TO TELL A STORY.

>> Reporter: ALSO EMBEDDED ART THIRTEEN HUNDRED QUOTES FROM AN ESTIMATED 300 SOURCES CONNECTED TO SAID UC SAN DIEGO.

>> WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THE WALKWAY ARE SERIES OF QUOTES AND SENTENCES, FRANK LAMENTED MOST OF THE TIME, FROM THE WORK OF MANY SCHOLARS AT UCSD, FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE WORDS THAT CATCH YOUR ATTENTION AND THE SEQUENCES THOSE END UP BEING PLACED IN YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE THE PACE OF WALKING.

EACH PASSAGE ACROSS IT IS ITS OWN COMPOSITION, JUST ASKED EACH STUDENT ENTERING THE LABYRINTH OF THE UNIVERSITY IS MAKING THEIR OWN PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: AND MAYBE, A WORD OR PHRASE COULD SEND A STUDENT DOWN A RABBIT HOLE THAT COULD AND THAT A RESOURCE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.

>> THEY HAVE A WEBSITE THAT HAS EACH LINED REFERENCE.

YOU GO TO THE TAX, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND FINE FOOTNOTES.

>> Reporter: WHO BETTER TO FIND FOOTNOTES THAN STUDENTS?

THAT IS WHAT THE CAMPUS IS A PERFECT SETTING FOR PUBLIC ART.

>> YOU HAVE A CULTURE THAT IS READY TO EMBRACE QUESTIONS, READY TO EMBRACE THE EXPERIMENT.

AND, I WOULD SAY THIS IS PROBABLY NOT AN ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND ANOTHER PUBLIC REALMS.

>> Reporter: PUBLIC ART IS LESS ABOUT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT OR WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL WAX AND, THE STEWART COLLECTION IS ABOUT PLACING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ART ON CAMPUS WERE YOU CAN NOTICE IT OR JUST WALK OVER IT AS YOU RUSH OFF TO CLASS.

>>> ON THE EVE AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY, OR BRING YOU THE STORY OF A YOUNG STUDENT WHO WONDERS WHY THERE'S NEVER BEEN A U.S. PRESIDENT THAT LOOKS LIKE HER.

GRACE FOR PRESIDENT BEGAN AS A CHILDREN'S BOOK BUT IT IS PLAYING OUT ON STAGE IN SAN DIEGO.

♪ >> Reporter: THIS WAY, YOUNG PERFORMERS WITH SAN DIEGO JUNIOR THEATER, OR EDUCATING AUDIENCES.

♪ >> Announcer: >> Reporter: GRACE CAMPBELL AND HER THIRD-GRADE TEACHER PROVIDED THE HISTORY LESSON IN THIS MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF GRACE FOR PRESIDENT.

THE STUDENT ACTRESSES PORTRAYING THE CHARACTERS ARE PERSONALLY INVESTED IN THE STORY.

>> I THINK A GIRL FINALLY NEEDS TO BE PRESIDENT.

BECAUSE, NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

I FEEL LIKE IT HAS BEEN LONG ENOUGH.

>> I GO BY ALL PRONOUNS AND I PLAYED GRACE CAMPBELL.

>> Reporter: THE MUSICAL WAS FIRST A CHILDREN'S BOOK , PUBLISHED IN 2008, BEFORE BARACK OBAMA WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT.

WHEN GRACE LEARNS ALL PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS WERE MEN, SHE HAS QUESTIONS.

>> GRACE REALLY WANTS DO NOT THINK THAT EVERYTHING IS DIVERSE.

BECAUSE, IT IS NOT.

>> MY HOPE IS WHEN I WROTE THE BOOK, SOMEDAY IT WOULD BE OBSOLETE.

>> Reporter: SHE WROTE THE BOOK IN A VERY DIFFERENT TIME IN AMERICAN POLITICS.

ALMOST 15 YEARS LATER, SHE STILL SAYS GRACE CARRIES A MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN.

>> THE SAME MESSAGE IS IN THEIR.

IT APPLIES TODAY IN TERMS OF DREAM BIG, WORK HARD, PERSEVERE .

SO, THOSE ALL REMAIN.

♪ >> Reporter: SHE HAS SEEN HER BOOK PERFORMED AS A MUSICAL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SHE IS PLEASED WITH THE ADAPTATION.

THE JUNIOR THEATER DIRECTOR IS PLEASED WITH HER CAST AND THE LESSON THEY DELIVER.

>> THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVED ABOUT THE TEXT.

ALLOWS THEM TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS.

HOW DOES ONE VOTE CHANGE THE WORLD?

♪ >> Announcer: >> Reporter: A FEW VOTES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN ELECTION RESULTS.

ONLY ADDS TO THE INSPIRATION FOR THE STORY.

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT JUST YET.

IT IS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND.

IT IS A CONSIDERATION.

>> Reporter: SPOKEN AS A TRUE CANDIDATE.

>>> RACE FOR PRESIDENT, THE MUSICAL, CONTINUES AT SAN DIEGO JUNIOR THEATER IN BALBOA PARK THIS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND A GREAT FOURTH OF JULY.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY: >>> AND BY THE FOLLOWING: >>> AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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