
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Season 1 Episode 3526 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A local congressman visits Feeding San Diego amid proposed USDA cuts that could impact the region.
A local congressman visits Feeding San Diego to highlight what proposed federal cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture could mean for our region. Plus, voting is underway in the District 1 county supervisor race. KPBS breaks down how much money was poured into the special election so far. And with the Final Four approaching, we look back at one local team that won it all decades ago.
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Season 1 Episode 3526 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A local congressman visits Feeding San Diego to highlight what proposed federal cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture could mean for our region. Plus, voting is underway in the District 1 county supervisor race. KPBS breaks down how much money was poured into the special election so far. And with the Final Four approaching, we look back at one local team that won it all decades ago.
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>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON NOW COULD SOON BE FELT HERE IN SAN DIEGO, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI, CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN WAS IN SAN DIEGO TODAY VOICING HIS CONCERNS FOR WORKING FAMILIES.
KATIE ANASTAS WAS WITH THE CONGRESSMAN AT FEEDING SAN DIEGO TODAY WHICH STANDS TO LOSE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN USDA FUNDING.
>> Reporter: HE TOURED THE U.S.
WAREHOUSE TODAY WHERE THEY ORGANIZE CANNED GOODS AND FRESH PRODUCE, HE SAYS THE TARIFFS WILL HURT FAMILIES ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.
>> IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO WHERE WE HAD THE CAMPAIGN AND EVERYBODY WAS FOCUSED ON LOWERING THE COST OF FOOD ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT THIS IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING.
>> HE IS WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE CUTS TO MEDICAID AND SNAP.
>> MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 12-YEAR- OLD SON AND 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO ARE IN SCHOOL, BOTH OF THEM HAD DURING FRIENDS DURING COVID IN PARTICULAR, THAT RELIED ON SNAP, THEIR FAMILIES GOT NUTRITIOUS FOOD THROUGH THAT PROGRAM AND WE NEED THAT PROGRAM TO THRIVE.
>> Reporter: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ALREADY CUT TWO PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDED MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO SCHOOLS AND FOOD BANKS, ABOUT HALF OF THOSE FOR THE PURCHASE PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS STATES TO PURCHASE FOOD FROM LOCAL FARMERS.
>> WE WORK WITH 24 FARMS, ABOUT FOUR ACRES UP TO 300 ACRES.
>> Reporter: BOB SAYS THAT FUNDING HAS MELTED -- HELPED MANY OF THOSE FARMS STAY IN BUSINESS.
>> THEY MAY NOT BE THERE IN ANOTHER COUPLE YEARS, THIS IS NOT TURN IT ON AND TURN IT OFF, THEY HAVE TO GROW IT FIRST, AND KNOWING THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A MARKET TO GET IT TO.
>> Reporter: BEYOND THAT PROGRAM, FEEDING SAN DIEGO DOESN'T RELY MUCH ON FEDERAL FUNDING BUT MANY OF THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE DO.
AND AS CAUSE FOR IMPORTED GOODS GOES UP, THAT NUMBER COULD GROW.
>> THOSE NEIGHBORS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK FOR AN ALTERNATE SOURCE TO HELP COVER THAT HUNGER GAP THEY ARE EXPERIENCING.
WE ARE ALREADY SATURATED.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT MEANS FEEDING SAN DIEGO WILL RELY ON PRIVATE DONORS IN ORDER TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR HELP.
KATIE ANASTAS .
>>> THE WHITE HOUSE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FIRM IN HIS SWEEPING GLOBAL TARIFFS PLANS, EVEN AS MARKETS DROP, AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD PLOT ECONOMIC RETALIATION, WE HAVE THE LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
>> THE U.S. MARKET DROPPED RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE ON THURSDAY MORNING, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT MARKED A SEISMIC SHIFT IN THE MARKET DYNAMIC BUT THE PRESIDENT SETTLED SOCIAL MEDIA THE OPERATION IS OVER AND WE ARE HEALING.
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ARE OUT TO DEFEND THE PLAN WHICH TRUMP SAID WEDNESDAY STANDS UP FOR THE AMERICAN WORKER BY ENCOURAGING COMPANIES TO MANUFACTURE IN THE U.S. WITH AMERICAN LABOR.
IT IS A BIG CHANGE BUT A NECESSARY ONE, THE COMMERCE SECRETARY, HOWARD LUTNICK TOLD US IT WOULD PROMPT COUNTRIES TO PLAN THEIR OWN PRODUCTS.
>> THIS IS A PRESIDENT WHO HAS DOUBLED DOWN ON HIS PROVEN ECONOMIC FORMULA FROM HIS FIRST TERM, WE SAW INFLATION COME DOWN, WE HAD A TRUMP ENERGY BOOM, THE LARGEST TAX CUTS IN HISTORY AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE PRESIDENT INTENDS TO DO.
>> ECONOMISTS WILL PROJECT IT WOULD PUSH COSTS FOR CONSUMERS HIGHER.
>> IF YOU BUY AVOCADOS, IF YOU BUY MODELO BEER, IF YOU BUY ANYTHING, IF YOU GO TO THE TOY STORE, GO TO WALMART, LOOKING TO BUY TOYS FOR YOUR CHILDREN, PRICES ARE GOING TO RISE BECAUSE THESE ARE GOODS THAT ARE IMPORTED INTO THIS COUNTRY THAT AMERICANS RELY ON.
>> JPMORGAN CHIEF ECONOMIST SAID IF TRUMP MAINTAINS THESE TARIFFS, THE COUNTRY WILL LIKELY PLUNGE INTO A RECESSION THIS YEAR, HOWEVER THE EU AND CHINA ALREADY PLANNING TALENT REMOVES.
>>> SCATTERED SHOWERS WE HAVE BEEN SEEN THROUGHOUT YESTERDAY AND TODAY IS GOING TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW AS WELL.
OVERNIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO LOW 50s AND OF COURSE THE CLOUDS WILL BE STICKING AROUND BECAUSE OF THE SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND HAD COMING UP.
>>> THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM OUTSIDE POLITICAL GROUPS, KPBS SOUTHBAY REPORTER, COREY SUZUKI SAID THEY ALREADY SPENT MORE THAN $2 MILLION ON THE RACE.
>> IF YOU LIVE IN THE SOUTHBAY, YOU MIGHT BE GETTING A LOT OF TEXT MESSAGES ABOUT THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR, OUTSIDE GROUPS ARE PUTTING A BUNCH OF MONEY INTO THE RACE, FOR AND AGAINST THE CANDIDATES.
THESE GROUPS HAVE SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON CANVASSERS, PAMPHLETS AND DIGITAL ADS.
THAT IS ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS BY EDGEWATER STRATEGIES, A LOCAL POLITICAL CONSULTING FIRM.
MASON HERRING IS A PARTNER, HE SAYS THIS ELECTION WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEANS LEFT OR RIGHT.
>> THESE SUPERVISOR RACES OVER THE YEARS HAVE GOTTEN EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THIS RACE HAS SEEN AS POTENTIALLY DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT MAJORITY, THEY ARE SEEING A RELATIVELY HIGH AMOUNT OF SPENDING IN THIS ONE.
>> Reporter: THE OUTCOME WILL INFLUENCE HOW THE BOARD VOTES ON MAJOR IMMIGRATION ISSUES.
SO FAR, MOST OF THE OUTSIDE SPENDING HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE TWO TOP DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES, THE PALOMA BEACH MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE TOP REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE, JOHN McCANN.
IT IS NOT EXACTLY CARE CLEAR WHAT THIS ATTENTION IS GOING TO MEAN FOR THE ELECTION.
A POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR SAYS TURNOUT DURING SPECIAL ELECTIONS IS USUALLY PRETTY LOW BUT THE INCREASED SPENDING MIGHT ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO VOTE.
>> BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR OFFICE IS SO CONSEQUENTIAL FOR THE PARTISAN MAJORITY OF THE BOARD, YOU PROBABLY ARE SEEING MORE MOBILIZATION AND PERHAPS MORE EARLY MOBILIZATION THAN YOU WOULD OTHERWISE SEE FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION.
>> THE LAST DAY TO CAST YOUR BALLOT IS TUESDAY, APRIL 8th.
>>> YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SPECIAL ELECTION, THE CANDIDATES, WHERE TO VOTE AND WHETHER YOU LIVE IN DISTRICT 1 ON OUR WEBSITE, JUST GO TO KPBS .ORG.
>>> HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG TO WORK LONG HOURS?
THAT IS A QUESTION THAT IS IGNITING DEBATE IN FLORIDA, LAWMAKERS IN THE STATE SENATE ARE ADVANCING A BILL THAT WOULD LOOSEN RESTRICTIONS ON THE HOURS TEENAGERS CAN WORK.
IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON HOW SOME FLORIDIANS ARE REACTING.
>> Reporter: THE REPUBLICAN STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW ALLOWING GUARDIANS TO WAIVE THE 30 HOUR WORK WEEK LIMIT FOR 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, NOW THIS NEW PROPOSAL AIMS TO DO AWAY WITH MORE CHILD LABOR RESTRICTIONS.
LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS ON CHILD LABOR MAKES SOME SENSE.
>> GETTING A HALF HOUR BREAK EXACTLY AT FOUR HOURS OR EXACTLY AT THE RIGHT TIMES IS REALLY HARD TO SCHEDULE.
>> Reporter: FOR OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS, IT RAISES ALARMS.
>> WE JUST HOPE IT IS NOT GOING TO LEAD TO KIDS HAVING TO MAKE A TOUGH DECISION AS TO WHETHER THEY CAN WORK OR DO OTHER THINGS EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO AS KIDS.
>> Reporter: THE BILL WOULD ALLOW 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS TO WORK MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS ON A DAY WHEN SCHOOL IS SCHEDULED THE NEXT DAY AND OVER 30 HOURS PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WITHOUT MANDATED MEAL BREAKS AND REMOVES OVERNIGHT WORK RESTRICTIONS ON 14 AND 15-YEAR- OLDS WHO ARE HOMESCHOOLED, OR HAVE ALREADY GRADUATED GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SAYS THIS WILL HELP FLIP POSITIONS LEFT BY IMPORTED MIGRANTS.
>> WHAT IS WRONG WITH EXPECTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE WORKING PART-TIME NOW?
THAT IS HOW IT USED TO BE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.
>> DO YOU BELIEVE THIS BILL WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT?
>> ABSOLUTELY BECAUSE WE ALREADY SEE HIGH LEVELS OF ABSENTEEISM.
>> Reporter: THE FLORIDA POLICY INSTITUTE SAYS CHILDREN CAN ALREADY WORK LONGER HOURS THROUGH A WAIVER PROCESS INVOLVING PARENTS OR A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
>> PARENTS ARE ESSENTIALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE PROCESS OF THE DECISION-MAKING AROUND HOW LONG AND HOW MUCH THEIR KIDS WORK.
>> AND THE NUMBER OF CHILD WORK VIOLATIONS IN FLORIDA HAS NEARLY TRIPLED IN RECENT YEARS, LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BILL SAYS IT WILL INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE INCOME FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYERS AND COULD HAVE A POTENTIAL POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
IF PASSED, THE LAW WILL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1st.
>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BLANKET TARIFFS ON GOODS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES , THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
>>> AN ESTIMATED 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER THIS YEAR ALONE, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
NEW RESEARCH RELEASED TODAY SUGGESTS FOUR THINGS CAN LOWER THE RISK OF DYING FROM THE DISEASE, MANDY GAITHER HAS THE DETAILS.
>> Reporter: IT IS A DEVASTATING DIAGNOSIS, CANCER CAN MAKE A PATIENT FEEL LIKE SO MUCH IS OUT OF THEIR CONTROL.
BUT A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE TO LOWER RISK OF DYING FROM AN OBESITY RELATED CANCER DIAGNOSIS.
>> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT MESSAGE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FEEL HELPLESS THAT I HAVE HAD MY TREATMENT NOW, IT IS OUT OF MY HANDS.
>> Reporter: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IS SHOWING FOUR FACTORS THAT CAN IMPROVE THE ODDS OF SURVIVAL AFTER AN OBESITY RELATED CANCER DIAGNOSIS, AVOIDING OBESITY, STAYING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, EATING A HEALTHY DIET AND LIMITING ALCOHOL INTAKE.
PATEL SAYS SURVIVORS OF NON- SMOKING OBESITY RELATED CANCERS STUDIED IN THE U.S. WHO MOSTLY ADHERE TO THESE LIFESTYLE CHOICES AFTER THEY ARE DIAGNOSED HAD A 24% OVERALL LOWER RISK OF DYING COMPARED TO THOSE WHO DID NOT MAKE AS MANY HEALTHY CHOICES.
>> EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT PERFECTLY FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES, THE MORE YOU ADHERE TO THEM THE BETTER YOUR ODDS OF SURVIVING YOUR CANCER DIAGNOSES ARE.
>> Reporter: EVEN IF A PERSON WITH CANCER WASN'T MAKING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES BEFORE THEY FOUND OUT THEY HAD THE DISEASE, CHOOSING TO BE HEALTHIER POST DIAGNOSIS CAN HELP.
>> IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CLINICIANS TO REINFORCE TO THEIR PATIENTS AS WELL AS PATIENTS THEMSELVES TO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO START AFTER THAT DIAGNOSIS.
>>> FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, SHELTER TO SOLDIER HAS HELPED VETERANS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS I PAIRING THEM WITH A SHELTER DOG, NOW THE PROGRAM IS EXPANDING.
THEY ADOPT DOGS FROM LOCAL SHELTERS AND PROFESSIONALLY TRAINS THEM TO BECOME SERVICE OR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOGS FOR VETERANS.
THE ORGANIZATION SAYS IT IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM FIRST RESPONDERS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
>> THE BIG PUSH WAS THE L.A. WILDFIRES, WE SAW HOW DEVASTATING THAT WAS TO US AS A COMMUNITY LOOKING AT IT HAPPENING AND REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> YOU CAN GO TO A THERAPIST, YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR PARTNER, YOUR FAMILY, BUT IT NEVER MAKES SENSE, NEVER TRANSLATES TO THEM AND AGAIN, THE DOG CAN SENSE WHEN I'M ANXIOUS AND THAT IS ALL SHE CARES ABOUT.
SHE WAS TO MAKE SURE I'M OKAY.
>> ALL FIRST RESPONDERS QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM, YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE.
>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS RENAMING A BLOCK IN NORTHPARK LUCKY LANE, IT IS TO HONOR A MAN WHO SERVED THEIR COMMUNITY FOR 50 YEARS.
>> FOR HALF A CENTURY, HE CRACKED EGGS AND JOKES, HE GAVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO CUSTOMERS, REMEMBERED THEIR ORDERS BY HEART, COOKING AND SERVING THEM HIMSELF.
>> HE IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW ONE PERSON CAN IMPACT MANY AND ANYONE CAN DO THAT.
>> NORTHPARK CHANGED LUCKY AND HIS PRICES NEVER DID, A FULL BREAKFAST FOR UNDER $10, A SAN DIEGO MIRACLE, ONE CUSTOMER CALLED IT A PLACE FOR THE CRUSTIEST OF PUNKS AND THE BLUIST OF COLLARS.
HE OWNS TRIBUTE PIZZA ACROSS THE STREET AND CREATED THE PETITION TO RENAME THIS BLOCK OF GRANT AVENUE LUCKY LANE.
WITHIN WEEKS, MORE THAN 4000 PEOPLE SIGNED, LUCKY DIED IN DECEMBER AT 90, IN THE SAME PLACE HE LIVED, HIS RESTAURANT.
LUCKY TRIED TO SELL IT TO HIM TO KEEP IT GOING.
>> I TOLD HIM THAT I DIDN'T THINK THAT HIS LEGACY WAS THAT COUNTER OR THAT COKE MACHINE, HIS LEGACY WAS HIM AND THE COMMUNITY AND LOVE.
>> HE IS RAISING MONEY FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COST OF CHANGING THE SIGN.
ANY EXTRA WILL BE MONEY FOR THE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CULINARY STUDENTS IN SAN DIEGO.
>> KPBS LAUNCHED A NEW ARTS AND CULTURE PODCAST TODAY CALLED THE FINEST, IT CAPTURES THE PEOPLE, ART AND MOVEMENTS REDEFINING OUR REGION'S CULTURAL IDENTITY AND JOINING ME TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT'S ARTS REPORTER AND HOST, JULIA DIXON EVANSTON, LET'S START WITH THE NAME, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE FINEST?
>> IT IS COMING FROM AMERICA'S FINEST CITY AND WE REALLY WANTED TO DIG INTO WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES THIS REGION SO FINE.
AND I THINK THAT FOR ME AND FOR OUR TEAM, IT IS LOOKING AT THE ART AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY HAPPEN IN SAN DIEGO SO THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO DIG IN ON.
>> YOU HEAR STUFF LIKE THIS, SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IS WHAT INSPIRED THIS, SO WHAT DID INSPIRE THIS PODCAST?
>> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, THE IDEA OF WANTING TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THESE STORIES, TO GO DEEPER AND TELL MORE OF A HUMAN STORY TO WHAT IS BEHIND THE NEWS AND THE ARTS, SO THAT IS DEFINITELY WHAT HAS INSPIRED AND CONTINUES TO INFORM AND MOTIVATE OUR WORK.
>> ONE OF THE COOL THINGS WE DO HERE.
OF COURSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PODCASTS OUT THERE, HOW WILL THIS ONE STAND OUT?
>> I THINK FOR ONE, IT IS THE FORMAT AND THE STYLE, IT IS VERY WELL PRODUCED, IT IS VERY DOCUMENTARY STYLE, JOURNALISTIC AND WE ARE TRYING TO GO FOR THIS IMMERSIVE STORY TIME, YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN THE STUDIO WITH US OR IN THIS RESTAURANT.
SO IT IS DEFINITELY THE FORMAT, AND THE OTHER IS THE BROAD APPROACH WE HAVE TO ARTS AND CULTURE, DEFINITELY LEANING ON THE CULTURE SIDE, SO WE ARE THINKING ABOUT SPORTS, THE OUTDOORS, NATURE, RESTAURANTS, ALL OF THAT STUFF.
>> AND I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A PREVIEW FOR US, OF ONE OF YOUR UPCOMING STORIES.
>> YES, THE MINGEI , IT IS ABOUT THE IMAGE OF FASHION, CLOTHING, JEWELRY, ALL SORTS OF STUFF, HERE IS A PREVIEW.
>> CLOTHING, JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES CAN BE EXPRESSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL STYLE AND COMMUNAL TRENDS, THEY ARE A PART OF OUR DAILY LIVES, TYPICALLY FUNCTIONAL YET OFTEN MEANINGFUL.
AT THE MINGEI, GARMENTS AND TORMENTS SHARE AN ELEMENT, THE ELEMENT OF GUADALUPE, SHE SAID THE EXHIBIT NOT ONLY EXPLORES THE SIGNIFICANCE BUT HOW SHE IS REPRESENTED IN TEXTILES.
>> IT IS ALL ABOUT EXPLORING THE VIRGIN AS A POPULAR ICON THAT HAS REALLY GROWN PAST JUST BEING A RELIGIOUS SYMBOL ALONE AND EXPLORING HER THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF TEXTILES, GARMENTS AND ACCESSORIES.
>> IT IS OFTEN DEPICTED WEARING A STARRY CAPE, HEAD TILTED DOWN AND FRAMED BY A VIBRANT SUNBURST, ARTIST CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ INCORPORATES THE ICON INTO HER UPCYCLED FASHION DESIGNS.
>> IT IS A SYMBOL OF HOPE, RESILIENCE, IT REMINDS ME OF MY GRANDMA A LOT, I FEEL LIKE THE MODERN VERSION IS A LOT OF FUN BECAUSE YOU ARE SEEING IT A LOT IN CHICANO CULTURE AND MORE IN LOW RIDERS, LIKE MAIL ART, A LOT OF TATTOOS.
>> TRADITIONALLY, THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU WOULD SEE, SO IT IS REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO SEE HER IN A DIFFERENT KIND OF WAY.
>> LOCAL ARTIST, DEANNA HAS A PINATA INSPIRED PEACE, DEPICTING THE CAPE CRAFTED IN CREPE PAPER AND PLASTIC.
>> IT IS ALL ABOUT HOW THE VIRGIN IS AT THE END OF A VERY LONG DAY OF MIRACLES AND ASPIRATIONS AND SHE HAS TAKEN OFF HER CLOAK AND PLACED IT ON A CLOAK STAND.
>> SHE ALSO HAS A SERIES OF HER PHOTOGRAPHY AT THIS SITE.
THE EXHIBIT IT IS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11th.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU CAN FIND THE FINEST AND SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS, THE FIRST EPISODE IS OUT TODAY WITH NEW EPISODES COMING OUT ON THURSDAYS.
>>> WE HAVE SEEN SOME RAINFALL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, IT HAS BEEN VERY SCATTERED AND THAT IS THE FRONT THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE FOR TOMORROW.
WE HAVE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MOSTLY IN THE INLAND AREAS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO WARM UP INTO THE WEEKEND AT THIS SYSTEM PASSES.
LET'S BREAK IT DOWN STEP BY STEP STARTING WITH WHAT TO EXPECT FOR TONIGHT.
ACROSS THE BOARD WE ARE HANGING ONTO THE CLOUDS, SOME OF US HANGING ONTO THAT SCATTERED RAIN.
OCEANSIDE IS DROPPING DOWN TO 50, SAN DIEGO DROPPING DOWN TO 53, 29 IN MOUNT LAGUNA, 46 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.
TOMORROW HANGING ONTO THE CLOUDS, NOT SEEING AS MANY OVER IN PLACES LIKE BORREGO SPRINGS BUT THAT DOES CONTINUE JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE ELSE FURTHER INLAND AND TOWARDS THE COAST.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE THE CHANCE OF SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL, SO DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU HEAR THUNDER OR HEAR LIGHTNING AND OF COURSE GO INSIDE IF YOU DO.
TEMPERATURE-WISE, LOW 60s IN SAN DIEGO 30s AND MOUNT LAGUNA.
HERE IS A LOOK AT THE AREA, SOME SNOW MIXED IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT MAINLY JUST RAIN HANGING ON AROUND THE COAST.
THURSDAY AROUND NOON, SOME SCATTERED RAINFALL, SOME HEAVIER AT TIMES IN THE EVENING HOURS AND THAT WILL END UP MOVING OUT OF HERE.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST, THURSDAY IS THE ONLY DAY WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE RAIN, WE CLEAR OUT OTHERWISE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE TEMPERATURES INCREASE, UPPER 60s AND THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND, SUNDAY SEEING THE HIGHEST HIGH IN THE MID-70s, THEN WE START TO COOL DOWN.
FURTHER INLAND WE ARE JUMPING FROM THE LOW 60s TO THE UPPER 60s BY FRIDAY, SUNNY SKIES FOR THE WEEKEND.
80s BY SUNDAY AND THE MOUNTAIN OUTLOOK IN THE 30s, 40s FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BUT 50s BY SUNDAY AND OF COURSE SEEING MORE SUNSHINE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS WELL.
A SIMILAR TREND IN THE DESERT, 80s BY SATURDAY, UPPER 80s BY SUNDAY AND EVEN 90 ON MONDAY.
>>> AND THE ARRIVAL OF SAN DIEGO FC HAS BROUGHT MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM, IT IS ALSO BRINGING EXCITEMENT TO YOUTH SOCCER FIELDS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO.
COACHES FOR THE REBELS YOUTH SOCCER CLUB IN CHULA VISTA SAY THEY ARE SEEING MORE KIDS INTERESTED IN THE GAME.
THEIR PLAYERS GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PREGAME FESTIVITIES DURING THE LAST HOME GAME, THEY TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER, YOUNG PLAYERS ARE MOTIVATED TO WORK ON THEIR SKILLS IN HOPES THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BE WEARING THOSE SAME JERSEYS.
>> I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR IT, YOU KNOW, IT IS SO AWESOME HOW WE CAN JUST CONNECT WITH SOME OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS AND WE CAN TALK WITH THEM.
>> I WANT TO PLAY SOCCER WHEN I GROW UP BECAUSE YOU JUST DEVELOP MORE FRIENDS, MORE JOBS AND GET MONEY IF YOU CAN.
>> PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW FOR SOCCER WHERE WE LOOK AT SUCKERS CULTURAL GROWTH IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.
THE SERIES WAS PRODUCED BY A KPBS REPORTER WHO WALKS US THROUGH THE 50 YEAR HISTORY FROM THE STREETS TO THE STADIUMS .
IT STARTS AT 8:30 TOMORROW NIGHT IN PLACE OF KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.
>>> THE EYES OF THE BASKETBALL WORLD THIS WEEK ARE ON THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR AND FOR SAN DIEGANS IN MIGHT BRING BACK AN EXCITING MEMORY OF HOW CLOSE ONE OF OUR LOCAL TEAMS CAME TO A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2023 BUT, THERE WAS ANOTHER TEAM DECADES AGO THAT ACTUALLY WON IT ALL.
>> IT'S BUTLER WITH TWO SECONDS, HE HAS GOT TO PUT IT UP AND HE WINS IT WITH THE CHOPPER.
>> I THINK THIS ONE MOMENT WILL FOREVER LIVE IN OUR CITIES SPORTS MEMORY, ALL THE THINGS THAT FOLLOW WILL BE TRACED BACK TO THIS EMOTIONAL TURNING POINT, FINALLY UNQUESTIONABLY, THE AZTECS WERE OF CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER, NEVER BEFORE HAVE THEY GONE THIS FAR, NEVER.
EXCEPT MAYBE ONCE.
IT DOESN'T GET NOTICED A LOT, BUT THERE'S THE BANNER, MEN'S BASKETBALL, 1941, NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.
REALLY?
YES, AND HERE THEY ARE.
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A BIG DEAL THIS WAS FOR TWO STRAIGHT YEARS, THE AZTECS HAVE GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ONLY TO LOSE.
IT WAS DEVASTATING.
BUT IN 1941, KANSAS CITY CONVENTION CENTER, THEY DID IT, THEY BEAT MURRAY STATE AND HERE'S THE CAMPUS NEWSPAPER A FEW DAYS LATER, TEAMS COMING HOME, COME MEET THE TEAM AT THE UNION DEPOT TONIGHT AT 10:30, DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO, JUST GET THERE.
THE PRESIDENT, THE MAYOR, THE WHOLE TOWN SHOWED UP AND YES IT WASN'T THE NCAA BUT IT WAS THE SMALLER INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT THAT TEAM FROM 1941 WENT ALL THE WAY AND THAT IS EFFECT WORTH REMEMBERING ABOUT SAN DIEGO.
>> KIM KRAMER HAS A HALF HOUR EVERY WEEK ABOUT SAN DIEGO, YOU CAN SEE THEM THURSDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 ON KPBS.
HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW, IN THE MORNING EDITION, WE TALKED TO THE NCAA PRESIDENT ABOUT A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT FOR COLLEGE ATHLETES.
AND ROUNDTABLE IS HOSTING A DISCUSSION ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER INCLUDING ANXIETY RELATED TO IMMIGRATION, TRAVEL AND CROSSING.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS .ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CAROL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES , PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS, CALL 1-800- BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .
AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
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