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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

TODAY, CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS HELD A JOINT MEETING LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT WAS THE FIRST SUCH MEETING IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SET A GOAL OF BUILDING 10,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES ON PUBLIC LAND IN THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS.

THE HOPE IS BY MAKING THAT LAND AVAILABLE FOR LITTLE TO NO COST, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS WOULD NEED LESS TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND OFFICIALS HOPE THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SPEED UP THE PERMITTING PROCESS .

>> IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOMES BUT BRINGING DOWN THE COST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT IS BY STREAMLINING THE REGULATORY PROCESS.

TO BE OPEN TO A VARIETY OF IDEAS .

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS UNVEILED AN ADDRESS TO MAP THAT SHOWS PUBLIC LANDS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND HOW SUITABLE THEY ARE.

THE PARCEL WITH THE MOST POTENTIAL IS CURRENTLY A PARKING LOT IN DOWNTOWN CHULA VISTA.

HOWEVER, NO CITY LEADERS WERE AT MONDAY'S MEETING SO IT IS FAR FROM CLEAR IF THEY WOULD COOPERATE.

NATHAN FLETCHER ALLUDED TO THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD WHEN CITIES AND RESIDENTS OPPOSE HOUSING PROJECTS.

EXPECT EVERYONE YOU SEE HERE TODAY IS COMMITTED TO DOING THE DIFFICULT, HARD WORK OF GETTING THROUGH OPPOSITION, OF GETTING THROUGH UPSET NEIGHBORS, OF WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES.

>> Reporter: ONE POSSIBLE FORUM IS TO LET THE SAN DIEGO PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY TO EXCEED ZONING LIMITS.

SOME ARE LOW-DENSITY.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT MORE IS ON THE WAY.

JACOB WAS THERE FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OF THE NEW 100 UNIT COMPLEX.

>> Reporter: MARIACHI MUSIC KILLED -- THIS MORNING, THEY PLAYED UPLIFTING SONGS TO MARK THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW COMPLEX IN THE HISTORIC VILLAGE DISTRICT.

A SENIOR WHO IS GREAT WILL TO LIVE IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, NOT FAR AWAY, CHULA VISTA.

[ SPEAKING IN NON- ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS 62 AND OLDER WITH VERY LITTLE INCOME.

THE PROJECT HAS 25 UNITS RESERVED FOR SENIORS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS.

WE ARE ACROSS THE STREET SO THE SENIORS WILL BE ABLE TO GO ON TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

IT IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE LIBRARY AS WELL AS A HEALTH CLINIC.

THE SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE.

>> Reporter: THIS PROJECT WILL HELP TO CHANGE THE FUTURE OF THE CITY.

THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR SAYS THE DEVELOPMENT IS A TANGIBLE STEP TO ADDRESS THE REGIONS HOUSING SHORTAGE.

EXPECT THIS PROJECT AND PROJECTS LIKE THESE ARE HOW WE TACKLE AFFORDABILITY AND OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SUMMER OF 2024.

THERE WILL BE A LOTTERY SYSTEM WHICH WILL OPEN FOR APPLICANTS.

>>> ANGER IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO OVER GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S VETO OF A BILL MEANT TO REDUCE DEATH INSIDE THE JAILS.

THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY ARE ASKING, WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN?

>> Reporter: FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY INSIDE THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS GATHERED IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO TO SHARE THEIR STORIES.

>> MY SON DIED LAST JULY, 2021, JUST FOUR DAYS AFTER HE WAS BOOKED INTO JAIL.

>> HE DIED IN JAIL ON JANUARY THE SIXTH, 2001.

HE WAS HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE JOINED BY ADVOCATES FIGHTING FOR CHANGE, SENDING A MESSAGE TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM ABOUT HIS VETO, THE SAVING LIVES IN CUSTODY AT.

>> I AM SO TIRED OF BEING OUT HERE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES HE WANT TO DIE BEFORE HE SEES CHANGE.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

>> IF THIS HAD BEEN IN PLACE AT THAT TIME, I BELIEVE THAT COULD HAVE SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE.

>> Reporter: HE VETO THE BILL BECAUSE OF TWO REQUIRED POSITIONS ON THE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS.

HE SAYS IT WOULD IMPEDE THE BOARD'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER.

MILLER HAS BEEN FIGHTING ALONGSIDE THE FAMILIES FOR YEARS AND COFOUNDED THE NORTH COUNTY JUSTICE COALITION SAVING LIVES IN CUSTODY CAMPAIGN.

>> IT IS NOT EVEN WORTHY TO SAY TO A FAMILY WHO HAS BEEN CRYING DAY AFTER DAY WITH NO ANSWERS AND NO JUSTICE AND WE TELL THEM THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO IMPEDE THE PROGRESS BY ADDING TWO PEOPLE, TWO NECESSARY SEATS.

ONE IS MENTAL AND ONE IS HEALTH.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE LOST HER BIG BROTHER WHO SUFFERED FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA AND DIED BEFORE GETTING HELP INSIDE THE COUNTY JAIL IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.

SHE SAYS THIS NEWS MADE HER RELIVE HER LOSS.

>> YOU WOULD THINK THAT HE WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF COMPASSION FOR US.

BUT HE VETOED IT LIKE HE DON'T CARE SO IT IS A LOSS.

IT IS LIKE LOSING MY BROTHER AGAIN.

>> Reporter: SHE SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE RALLY TO READ A STATEMENT SAYING SHE PLANNED TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO REINTRODUCE THE BILL, THIS YEAR.

>>> CUTTING ACROSS THE STREET OUTSIDE OF A CROSSWALK WILL SOON BE PERFECTLY LEGAL.

AFTER VETOING A SIMILAR BILL LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNOR HAS GIVEN HIS APPROVAL, THE FREEDOM TO WALK ACT.

STARTING ON JANUARY THE FIRST, TICKETS WILL ONLY BE ISSUED IF THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE RISK OF A COLLISION.

OTHERWISE, PEDESTRIANS WILL BE ABLE TO CROSS ANYWHERE.

>>> THOSE TAKING DISABILITY LEAVE WORK FAMILY LEAVE WILL BE PAID 90% OF THEIR PAY.

THAT IS A BOOST FROM THE CURRENT 70%.

HIGHER EARNERS WILL GET A BUMP ON THE CURRENT 60% TO 70%.

LIKE THE JAYWALKING BELL, THE GOVERNOR VETOED A SIMILAR BILL LAST YEAR BUT THIS TIME, HE SIGNED OFF ON THE PLAN.

>>> FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT DAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY SET A NEW AVERAGE GAS PRICE.

WE ARE PAYING $1.16 MORE THAN A MONTH AGO.

IT IS THE SAME STORY ACROSS THE STATE.

SO WHAT GIVES?

ALEXANDER WHEN LOOKS INTO THE ISSUE.

>> Reporter: IT IS COSTING A LOT MORE TO FUEL UP, THESE DAYS.

>> I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE IT GO UP AGAIN.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS OVER.

>> Reporter: HE JUST BOUGHT A NEW MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT CAR YET HE THINKS THERE IS SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT THE HIGH GAS PRICES IN CALIFORNIA.

>> I THINK A LOT OF THE TALK ABOUT IT BEING AN OPPORTUNISTIC PRICING IS PRETTY REALISTIC.

I THINK IT IS KIND OF BS THAT THE GAS PRICES ARE BACK UP TO WHAT THEY WERE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE OIL PRICE IS DECREASING, IN CALIFORNIA, GAS PRICES KEEP DECREASING.

$6.40.

NATIONALLY, $3.80 AND THAT IS A DIFFERENCE OF $2.80.

>> AND ECONOMICS PROFESSOR SAYS WITH OIL PRICES HOVERING AROUND $83 A BARREL, DOWN FROM A HIGH OF $123 IN MARCH, IT IS CHEAPER TO PRODUCE GASOLINE.

>> THE PROBLEM IS WE HAVE HAD A SUPPLY DISRUPTION.

THE REFINERIES ARE DOWN.

SOME FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND SOME FOR UNPLANNED PROBLEMS.

>> WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SIX REFINERIES REPORTING THESE MAINTENANCE ISSUES.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE OTHER REASON IS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED DEMAND.

>> A LOT OF DRIVERS WERE NOT ABLE TO TAKE THOSE TRIPS THAT THEY PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER BECAUSE OF GAS PRICES BEING SO HIGH.

A LOT OF THEM DID NOT SHOP AS MUCH, THEY DID NOT DRIVE AS MUCH AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY TO FINALLY TAKE THOSE TRIPS DURING THE FALL.

WE ARE EXPECTING THE DEMAND TO INCREASE.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY THAT REFINERIES COULD START SELLING THE CHEAPER GASOLINE.

AAA SAYS THAT WILL LIKELY DROP PRICES DOWN TO $.15.

>>> HURRICANE IAN HAS KILLED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE SINCE IT MADE LANDFALL LAST WEEK AS A CATEGORY FOUR STORM.

SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS REMAINED ACTIVE WHILE OTHERS BEGIN THE WORK OF REBUILDING.

GLORIA IS IN FLORIDA WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: DAYS AFTER HURRICANE IAN TORE THROUGH FLORIDA, CREWS REMAIN IN ACTIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE.

>> ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS STAGE, THEN WE CAN WORK ON REBUILDING.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 1600 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED SO FAR ACCORDING TO FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR.

IT MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY FOUR STORM LAST WEDNESDAY, DECIMATING TOWNS, FLOODING INLAND CITIES AND COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF ISLAND COMMUNITIES.

>> THERE IS NOTHING LEFT.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT IS HEARTBREAKING FOR ALL THOSE FAMILIES AND ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES.

THAT IS WHY I AM VERY SAD.

>> Reporter: FLORIDIANS NOW FACE THE DAUNTING TASK OF REBUILDING AS THEY TURN TO UNRECOGNIZABLE CITIES AND TOWNS .

>> IT DOES ADD TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROCESS.

IT HAS BEEN HARD TO GET THINGS HERE WITH THE I-75 SHUTDOWN AND 62% OF OUR POPULATION OVER 65 IS THE PROBLEM.

THAT MEANS THEY NEED A LOT MORE ASSISTANCE.

>> Reporter: FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT SAYS THEY ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK.

THEY NEED TO HAVE A LOOK THE CITY RESTORED TO MOST BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

>> DEBRIS, PATIO FURNITURE THAT ENDED UP IN THE ELECTRICAL VAULT AND THIS IS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR CREWS HAVE IN RESTORING POWER.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS HAILING PUERTO RICO'S RESILIENCY FOLLOWING HURRICANE FIONA.

HE HAD THE FIRST LADY VISITED THE AREA, TODAY, ANNOUNCING A $60 MILLION INVESTMENT TO SHORE UP LEVEES AND HELP FUND A NEW FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM.

>> WE KNOW THAT MORE EXTREME WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO HIT THIS ISLAND IN THE UNITED STATES, OVERALL.

AS WE REBUILD, WE HAVE TO BUILD IT TO LAST.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS HEADING TO FLORIDA TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IAN.

>>> THE CDC IS CALLING ON DOCTORS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS THAT IS ON THE RISE AND MAY BE LINKED TO A MORE PARALYZING CONDITION.

WE HAVE FOUR ON THE ILLNESS AND WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW.

>> Reporter: IN THE SUMMER AND FALL, INTERIM VIRUSES ARE VERY COMMON IN THE REST CHILDREN.

THE CDC REPORTS A RISE IN RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES AND VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OVER THE SUMMER.

THE AGENCY IS WARNING DOCTORS AND PARENTS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A VIRUS CALLED D68.

IT MAY BE LINKED TO MORE CASES OF A RARE, PARALYZING CONDITION CALLED ACUTE MYELITIS OR WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE DOCTORS SAYS IT AFFECTS THE MUSCLES.

SHE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR SYMPTOMS WHICH CAN INCLUDE DROOPING EYELIDS, NUMBNESS AND TINGLING AND LOSS OF MUSCLE TONE.

>> THOSE CAN BE SMALLER THAN SUBTLE.

IF YOU ARE NOT LOOKING, YOU MIGHT MISS THE INITIAL STAGES.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE WEAKENING OF THE MUSCLES MAY MAKE IT HARDER FOR A CHILD SUFFERING TO BREATHE.

THE CONDITION REQUIRES DOCTORS TO TAKE AN EXTRA STEP TO DIAGNOSE.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, AMY GAITHER.

>>> YET AGAIN, SOUTH COUNTY BEACHES ARE CLOSED DUE TO CONTAMINATION FALLING ACROSS THE BORDER.

THIS MAP SHOWS THE AREA IN QUESTION AND A SOUTHERN SWELL IS PUSHING CONTAMINATED WATER TO THE NORTH.

THE SHORELINE IS CLOSED UNTIL TEST SHOWED THAT THE WATER IS SAFE.

WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE FOR THE NEARBY IMPERIAL BEACH ON THE SILVER STRAND.

>>> SUPPORT OF SAN DIEGO SAYS THIS WILL BE THE BUSIEST SEASON IN 12 YEARS.

THE OUTER DAM PARK SAILED INTO THE AREA, TODAY.

THE CRUISE LINE WILL OFFER DEPARTURES FROM OCTOBER THROUGH MAY.

THEY EXPECT TO HOST MORE THAN 62,000 GUESTS.

>> EACH REPORTED CRUISE SHIP IN SAN DIEGO BRINGS INTO BILLION DOLLARS PER SHIP AND LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY, THIS CRUISE SEASON WILL GENERATE ABOUT $300 MILLION OF ECONOMIC GENERATION.

>> THE OUTER DAM IS OFFERING TELLS OF THE ITINERARY.

PASSENGERS WILL GET TO VISIT HAWAII, MEXICO AND PARTS OF POLYNESIA.

>>> AMTRAK REMAINS CLOSED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AFTER EROSION PROMPTED EMERGENCY WORK TO RE-STABILIZE THE TRACKS.

MICHELLE REPORTS ON THE IMPACT FOR COMMUTERS.

>> Reporter: THE BAD NEWS CAME THROUGH A SPEAKER AT THE TRAIN STATION.

PASSENGERS ON METROLINK AND AMTRAK WHO WERE HOPING TO RIDE FROM ORANGE COUNTY SOUTH TO SAN DIEGO AS WELL AS THOSE TRAVELING NORTH OF OCEANSIDE ARE OUT OF LUCK FOR THE TIME BEING BECAUSE OFFICIALS SAY THE TRAIN TRACKS AND THE HILLSIDE ABOVE IT ARE STABLE.

DAN COOK WAS TEMPORARILY STRANDED.

>> WE ARE STUCK WAITING UNTIL 3:34 I AM GOING TO HAVE LUNCH WITH MY WIFE AND HOPEFULLY, SHE WILL COME AND PICK ME UP.

HOPEFULLY.

>> Reporter: THE ISSUES INVOLVE EROSION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRACKS.

OFFICIALS SAY THE CURRENT PABLUM IS HERE IN SOUTH SAN CLEMENTE AND FORMER STATE LOCALS KNOW AS RICHARD NIXON'S WESTERN WHITE HOUSE.

>> THE HILLSIDE NEXT TO THE TRACKS WAS CONTINUING TO PROVE.

AND IT HAD REACHED A THRESHOLD THAT PROMPTED THE DECISION IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR PASSENGERS TO SUSPEND METROLINK SERVICE.

WE DO NOT HAVE A SET TIMELINE AS TO WHEN WE WILL RESUME SERVICE.

>> Reporter: A WEEK AGO, TRAINS WERE ORDERED TO PASTOR THE AREA SLOWLY AS TONS OF BOULDERS WERE TRUCK TEND TO REINFORCE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.

THE RECENT STORM SURGE CAUSED THE RAILS TO SLIGHTLY SHIFT.

THE PROBLEM IS NOW AT A POINT WHERE PASSENGER TRAINS ARE NOT TRAVELING THROUGH SAN CLEMENTE.

>>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE TEMPERATURES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

A WARMER WEEK AND WE WILL BE WATCHING THE MARINE LAYER.

IT WILL BE LESS ESTABLISHED MEANING THOSE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL NOT BE AS COMMON OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

COULD WE SEE SOME CHANGES BY THE WEEKEND?

WE WILL EXPLORE YOUR 7-DAY FORECAST COMING UP.

LET'S TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

FIRST, WE STILL HAVE LOW CLOUDS AND THAT IS THE CASE ALONG THE SHORELINE.

FROM OCEANSIDE TO SAN DIEGO, WE ARE DROPPING OFF TO THE 60s.

BOREGGO SPRINGS, 72.

WE WERE, WAY TOO TUESDAY AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE ON THE WARMER SIDE.

THAT WARMTH WILL BE FOUND AND FELT HERE, TOO.

YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO SEPTEMBER.

MORE SO AROUND THE NINTH OF THE MONTH.

REMEMBER, WE HAD OVER HALF OF AN INCH OF RAIN.

WE STAY DRY AS WE GO INTO TOMORROW.

MID 70s FOR SAN DIEGO.

BOREGGO SPRINGS, 101.

A SIMILAR LOOK AS WE WORK, WAY INTO WEDNESDAY AND ALL OF THE MOISTURE STAYS OUT TO THE EAST.

HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE ARE WARMING UP RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

BY THE TIME WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND, EVEN WARMER AT THE COAST.

AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY AWAY FROM THE COAST, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL START TO SEE THE PEAK OF THE WARMTH.

TOWARD THAT LATE WEEK TIMEFRAME AND THEN PERHAPS WE PLATEAU OR SEE THE NUMBERS COME DOWN.

OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE LOW 60s.

THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, QUITE WARM.

WE CAN START TO SEE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS DROPPING SLIGHTLY AND PERHAPS MORE NOTICEABLE INTO THE DANCERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

>>> FLORIDA AND PUERTO RICO ARE BOTH STRUGGLING ON A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY FROM THE HURRICANES.

COMING UP, AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> THE WOMAN WHO PROVIDED ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN ACADEMY AWARD HISTORY HAS DIED.

SHE FAMOUSLY DECLINED AND OSCAR ON BEHALF OF MARLON BRANDO AND IT WAS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE DISCRIMINATORY WAYS THAT NATIVE AMERICANS WERE PORTRAYED IN MOVIES.

LITTLE FEATHER DIED AT HER HOME IN CALIFORNIA FROM BREAST CANCER.

SHE WAS 75 YEARS OLD.

>>> A YOUTH BOXING CLUB GOT DISPLACED BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE ORGANIZER.

NORTH COUNTY SHOWS US HOW THE ORGANIZATION IS HELPING A GROUP OF KIDS BECOME CHAMPIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BOXING RING.

>> Reporter: FROM THE OUTSIDE, RUDY'S HOME LOOKS PRETTY NORMAL.

BUT PAST HIS YARD AND THROUGH THE SIDE PATH, YOU WILL FIND A LARGE TENT FILLED WITH YOUNG AND ASPIRING BOXERS.

IT IS PART OF A NONPROFIT HE STARTED CALLED HERO INC.

HELPING EVERYONE REACH OPPORTUNITY.

>> I HAVE A MODEL WHICH IS LEARN, GROW AND LEAD.

SO EACH ONE OF THESE KIDS, THEY LEARN SOMETHING.

THEN THEY BECOME LEADERS AND THEY TEACH OTHERS AND THEN THEY JUST GROW FROM THERE.

>> Reporter: IS TO TEACH IN A BIGGER SPACE BUT LAST YEAR, THE PROGRAM WAS DISPLACED TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

>> WE LOST OUR BIG FACILITY THAT WE HAD IN NORTH SANTA FE SO WE PUT OUR MONEY TOGETHER AND WE DECIDED WE HAVE THE SPACE IN OUR BACKYARD, WHY DON'T WE JUST CONSTRUCT SOMETHING HERE.

>> Reporter: HE BUILT A GEM IN HIS VERY OWN BACKYARD.

BECAUSE OF THE BENEFITS BOXING BROUGHT TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HELPS YOU PHYSICALLY AND NOT ONLY DO I WANT TO CREATE CHAMPIONS IN THE RING BUT OUTSIDE OF THE RING, AS WELL.

THAT WAY THEY BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.

>> Reporter: BOXING WILL HELP HIM STAY OUT OF TROUBLE WHILE GROWING UP.

HE WENT ON TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE AND SERVING 20 YEARS.

AFTER RETIREMENT, THE SPORT HELPED HIM RECOVER FROM PTSD.

>> THERE WAS A TIME WHEN MY BODY STARTED FALLING APART AFTER RETIREMENT.

>> Reporter: NOW, HE IS BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN WITH BOXING WORKING WITH KIDS.

>> I THINK IT HELPED ME NOT TO GET PICKED ON AND JUST BECAUSE I AM SMALL.

I WANT TO TAKE IT TO AT LEAST THE OLYMPICS TO WHERE I GET MAYBE EVEN PROFESSIONAL.

>> Reporter: FRANKLIN GARCIA SAYS BOXING HAS HELPED HIM.

>> THERE ARE OTHER SPORTS THE KIDS CAN DO, NOT JUST BOXING.

I ENCOURAGE THE KIDS TO DO SPORTS INSTEAD OF BEING OUT THERE ON THE STREETS.

>> Reporter: HE HOPES TO GO TO A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY AND CONTINUE BOXING.

>> I JUST HOPE TO BE SOMEONE BIG, TO BE ONE OF THE BIG, TOP FIGHTERS.

>> Reporter: HE IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST COMPETITORS AT 10 YEARS OLD.

>> IT HELPED ME HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE AND BUILDING MORE STRENGTH TO MY MIND AND MY BODY.

WHAT I WANT TO DO IS BE A PRO SO I CAN MAKE A CAREER FOR MYSELF.

SO I CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> WHAT BRINGS ME JOY IS SEEING THEIR EXPRESSIONS.

WHEN WE GO TO A NATIONAL TREATMENT AND THEY WIN OR EVEN A LOCAL TOURNAMENT.

THEY KNOW THAT THE HARD WORK THEY PUT IN AT THE GYM IS PAYING OFF.

>> Reporter: THE BACKYARD BOXING PROGRAM IS TEMPORARY.

HE HOPES TO GET A BIGGER PLACE WITH MORE SPORTS.

>> BASKETBALL, FOOT.

I WOULD LIKE MY FACILITY TO HAVE A LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER AND COMPUTER LAB WHERE KIDS CAN PARTICIPATE.

>> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, HIS BACKYARD IS OPEN UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN TO HELP KIDS REACH NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

>> YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HELP THAT ONE PERSON UP SO THEY CAN HELP THE NEXT PERSON.

>>> ENJOY IT, PADRE FANS, THE TEAM IS HEADED BACK TO THE POSTSEASON AND IT WAS PARTY SUNDAY AT CO-PARK.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PLAYOFF SERIES SINCE 2006.

2020 WAS FOR THE COVID SHORTENED SEASON.

THERE ARE A FEW GAMES REMAINING BUT AS IT STANDS, THE PADRES WILL TRAVEL TO NEW YORK FOR THE BEST OF THREE AGAINST THE METS AND THAT STARTS ON FRIDAY.

>>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON.

NEW POTENTIAL FOR PSYCHEDELICS AND TREATING DEPRESSION.

THE MORNING EDITION TELLS US ABOUT THE PROGRESS BEING MADE WITH ONE PARTICULAR DRUG AND FROM GANG LIFE NLA TO BE ONE OF THE CITIES MOST CELEBRATED CHEFS.

THE MAY DAY EDITION INTERVIEWS KEITH CORBIN ABOUT HIS NEW MEMOIR.

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

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