>>> ♪ ♪ >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 12.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

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>>> NEW COVID-19 TESTING SITES ARE POPPING UP AROUND THE COUNTY.

AND MANY PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP HOPING FOR PEACE OF MIND.

WE BEGIN WITH OUR NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET COVID-19 TESTING.

ONE WOMAN IS HESITANT TO GET VACCINATED BUT HER BROTHER HAS LEUKEMIA AND IS HOSPITALIZED.

THE HOSPITAL NOW REQUIRES VISITORS TO HAVE PROOF OF VACCINATION OR A NEGATIVE COVID- 19 TEST.

>> AS A VISITOR, I HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED BUT I AM BEING TESTED SO THAT I CAN SEE HIM AS A BROTHER.

>> SHE APPRECIATES THE PRECAUTIONS BEING TAKEN.

>> IT MAKES SENSE WHY THEY ARE BEING MORE STRICT.

FOR MY BROTHER, HE HAS A LOW IMMUNE SYSTEM.

BUT IT IS THEREFORE THE PATIENT'S.

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY REALLY SICK.

>> Reporter: SHE DOES NOT LIKE THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO PROVIDE A TEST EVERY THREE DAYS.

>> IT IS REALLY UPSETTING BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD GET VACCINATED OR BEING TESTED FREQUENTLY TO GO SEE HIM.

THE SITE IS ONE OF FOUR NEW STATIONS OPENING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THEY SAID THE DEMAND FOR TESTING SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED LAST MONTH.

I SAID YESTERDAY THE LINE OF PEOPLE WRAPPING AROUND THE BUILDING FOR TESTING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

>>> ONE SCHOOL WAS EXPECTED TO REOPEN., BUT WE HAVE MORE ON WHAT IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN FOR ALEXANDRA RANGEL AND OTHER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

IT >> NOBODY HAS BECOME SYMPTOMATIC YET.

WE DON'T DO START A SCHOOL ON THE WRONG FOOT.

A >> Reporter: OUT OF WHAT THEY CALL AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC HAS DELAYED THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ONE WEEK.

NOTICE WAS SENT TO PARENTS THAT DUE TO A COVID-19 RELATED SITUATION IMPACTING MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS ON CAMPUS, THEY HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO DELAY THE START OF SCHOOL.

A STAFF MEMBER HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOLLOWING A STAFF ORIENTATION.

THAT PERSON HAS NO SYMPTOMS BUT THEY HAD CONTACT WITH OTHERS.

ON THE ADVICE OF THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THEY DETERMINED 10 ADDITIONAL STAFF NEED TO ISOLATE.

>> THERE SIMPLY WAS NOT ENOUGH OF THE RIGHT STUFF TO OPEN SCHOOL ON TIME.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE NEW START DATE IS AUGUST 23 BUT IN PERSON ORIENTATION WILL GO FORWARD ON TUESDAY AS PLANNED.

HE SAYS HE HAS FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE A SUCCESS.

HE SAYS LESTER THEY HAD FEWER THAN 200 POSITIVE CASES OUT OF THE 15,000 CASES IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

>> ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING, HANDWASHING, WITH MASKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT REALLY PAID OFF.

>> Reporter: ABOUT 20 SCHOOLS UNDER THE DIOCESE ARE SCHEDULED TO START SCHOOL ON MONDAY.

HE SAYS THAT COVID-19 MEASURES WILL STAY AT THE FOREFRONT AND THEY ARE FOLLOWING THE NEW VACCINATION POLICY AND ENCOURAGING ALL STAFF TO GET VACCINATED.

>> I CANNOT THINK OF A MORE CHRISTIAN THING TO DO THAN TO KEEP FRIENDS, FAMILY AND VULNERABLE STRANGERS IN MIND.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDRA RANGEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS INCREASE IN SAN DIEGO SO DO RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS.

TODAY ANOTHER 1216 CASES WERE REPORTED AND 146 HOSPITALIZATIONS.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS HOSPITALS ARE HOPING FOR RELIEF SOON.

>> LAST MONTH WAS A DIFFERENT STORY AND THIS MONTH IS MUCH WORSE.

>> Reporter: JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO THERE WERE ABOUT 100 PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED COUNTYWIDE.

THAT HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING AND NOW AT 500.

>> THE VAST MAJORITY ARE UNVACCINATED.

>> Reporter: STEVENS IS THE DIRECTOR OF A HOSPITAL CARING FOR MANY PATIENTS.

THEY SAY IT IS A FAR CRY FROM THE NUMBER THAT THEY WERE TREATING OVER THE WINTER BUT NUMBERS ARE TRENDING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

>> WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE WINTER.

WE ARE EXTREMELY BUSY AND IT FEELS LIKE WINTER IN AUGUST.

AND SO, IF WE DO NOT GET SOME REPRIEVE AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF COVERT EXPOSURES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS, WE BELIEVE THE WINTER WILL BE DIFFICULT.

>> HOSPITAL STAFF ARE FEELING THE INCREASE.

>> AT THE BEGINNING WE HAD A LACK OF PPE AND ISOLATION GOWNS AND GLOVES.

NOW WE ARE ON A SHORTAGE OF RESILIENCE.

>> Reporter: ANDREA IS A UNION REP FOR MORE THAN 5000 SHARP HEALTHCARE WORKERS.

>> THEY ARE TIRED.

IT IS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEMANDING TO TAKE CARE OF COVID- 19 PATIENTS.

ALONG WITH THE OTHER PATIENTS THAT WE NORMALLY TAKE CARE OF.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE HELP OF THE PUBLIC TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON THE HOSPITAL.

>> MAKE SURE WE HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT NEED US.

DO YOUR PART.

EVEN IF THAT IS MAKING SURE YOU ARE DISTANCING, MASKING AND GETTING VACCINATED, IF YOU CAN, THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

WE CANNOT DO OUR JOB IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH OF US.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PARTS IS HELPING THOSE THAT DON'T BELIEVE THE VIRUS IS REAL.

>> WHEN PEOPLE NEED TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THIS, IT'S BECAUSE IF THEY WERE AT HOME, THEY WOULD NOT SURVIVE.

>> Reporter: CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ABOUT ONE THIRD OF WHAT THEY WERE DURING THE WINTER BUT THEY SAY MANY OF THE CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE PREVENTABLE.

>>> MAYOR TODD GLORIA HAS SIGNED OFF ON A COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT BILL.

IT WILL BE TO IMPROVE ROADS AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS.

IT WILL BE SPENT OVER SEVERAL YEARS.

AN OVERALL ANALYSIS INFRASTRUCTURE GAP OF $3 BILLION IS EXPECT DID OVER THE COMING YEARS.

>> THIS IS NOT EASY.

TO GET OUR SYSTEM TO WHERE WE NEED IT TO BE, THAT IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS.

AS SOON AS YOU FINISH ONE STREET YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE LAST STREET YOU DID.

THERE IS A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WELL.

>> THE LIST OF NEEDS AND SPENDING IS LONG BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, $41 MILLION WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE HEAVY DUTY FIRE TRUCKS.

HAS COMMUNITIES WILL RECEIVE SOME FUNDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN PROJECTS.

>>> A CHULA VISTA OWNER SAYS HIS PARKLET WAS REMOVED WHILE OTHERS GOT TO KEEP THEIRS.

>> Reporter: THE CHULA VISTA BREWERY HAS LOTS OF --.

OWNER TIMOTHY PARKER TOOK DOWN HIS PARKLET ON THE ORDER OF THE CITY.

IT >> I THINK EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS TO BE TREATED.

>> Reporter: HE PURCHASED A PERMIT IN AUGUST 2020.

THE CLAIM STATES THAT THE CITY HAS UNLAWFULLY DEMANDED A BUSINESS TO REMOVE ITS OUTDOOR CURBSIDE AND SIDEWALK SEATING THAT WERE IN PLACE FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR.

AN ATTORNEY FILED THIS ON HIS BEHALF.

>> THERE ARE OTHER BUSINESSES UP AND DOWN THE AVENUE THAT WERE TOLD THAT THERE OUTDOOR SEATING ARRANGEMENTS WERE GRANDFATHERED IN.

HOWEVER THE CHULA VISTA BREWERY WAS NOT AFFORDED THAT SAME ACCOMMODATION.

WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY.

>> Reporter: JUST DOWN THE BLOCK FROM CHULA VISTA, ANOTHER LOCATION HAS THEIR PARKLET.

>> IT IS AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION.

>> Reporter: THE CHULA VISTA MAYOR AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAVE AGREED TO MEET WITH PARKER IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

HE HOPES THAT A RESOLUTION CAN BE REACHED AND CHULA VISTA BREWERY CAN PUT ITS PARKLET BACK OUT.

I AM MELISSA MAE WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE U.S. CENSUS HAS RELEASED 2020 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.

THEY NEED THIS INFORMATION TO BUILD NEW BOUNDARIES.

RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, LET NEXT PEOPLE ARE THE LARGEST POPULATION HERE.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS.

OVERALL THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIVERSE.

WITH CALIFORNIA RANKING AS THE SECOND MOST DIVERSE.

THE MULTIRACIAL POPULATION HAS QUADRUPLED SINCE THE LAST CENSUS.

TRACKING THESE TYPES OF DEMOGRAPHIC IS DIFFICULT.

BECAUSE RACE AND ETHNICITY HAVE BEEN COUNTED DIFFERENTLY IN THE PAST.

WE ARE HEARING THOUGH IT IS NOT AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON.

>> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2010 AND THE 2020 CENSUS DATA SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT IMPROVEMENT IN RACE AND ETHNICITY QUESTIONS AND THE WAYS THAT WE CODE WHAT PEOPLE TELL US.

IT >> Reporter: THEY ALSO WORRY ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE DATA.

NANCY MALDONADO IS THE HEAD OF A GROUP.

>> PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY HAVE TO CHECK THE WHITE BOX AND THAT THROUGH SOME PEOPLE OFF.

SOME OF THE EARLY RESULTS THAT CAME BACK, A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT ANSWER THAT.

>> Reporter: CENSUS OFFICIALS SAY THE DATA IS ACCURATE AND THE NUMBERS WILL BE USED BY STATES, COUNTIES AND CITIES TO DRAW BOUNDARIES FOR FUTURE ELECTIONS.

THE CALIFORNIA CITIZENS REDISTRICTING THOUGH IS NOT ABLE TO START REDRAWING THE MAP JUST YET.

>> WE ARE WAITING FOR THE STATEWIDE DATABASE.

AND THAT IS THE DATA THAT WILL BE USED BY THE STATE REDISTRICTING EFFORTS BUT BY LOCAL AND COUNTY REDISTRICTING EFFORTS.

>> Reporter: THEY EXPECT MAPS TO BE DRAFTED STARTING IN OCTOBER IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2022 ELECTIONS.

IN THE MEANTIME THEY ARE HOLDING MEETINGS TO HER PUBLIC VOICES AND NOT JUST LOOKING AT NUMBERS.

I AM CRISTINA KIM FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FORMER SAN DIEGO TELEVISION STATION OWNER HAS BEEN SENTENCED AFTER BEING CAUGHT UP IN THE VARSITY BLUES.

SHE PAID HALF $1 MILLION TO GET HER CHILDREN INTO ELITE UNIVERSITIES.

CAMEL IS THE 32nd PARENT TO PLEAD GUILTY IN THE NATIONWIDE COLLEGE BRIBERY ADMISSION SCANDAL.

>>> COMING UP, TALIBAN TAKEOVER.

A STRING OF MAJOR AFGHAN CITIES FELL INTO INSURGENT HANDS.

THAT'S COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THE CITY OF CORONADO PUBLIC POOL REOPENED TODAY AFTER BEING CLOSED SEVERAL WEEKS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF CHLORINE.

THE SWIMMING POOL USES 1000 GALLONS EVERY TWO WEEKS.

THE CITY COMBINE SUPPLIERS SO THEY COULD REOPEN.

COUNTYWIDE MUNICIPAL POOLS HAD TO CLOSE AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE.

WHETHER SWIMMING POOLS WILL STAY OPEN FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER IS ANYONE'S GUESS.

>> YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

THINGS ARE CHANGING FROM DAY TO DAY.

THERE IS ALSO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.

THERE HAS BEEN A FIRE AT ONE OF THE PLANTS IN THE SUMMERTIME SO WE ARE JUST PLAYING IT DAY BY DAY.

>> THE PRICES OF CHLORINE HAVE SKYROCKETED BUT THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT INCREASING THE COSTS OF CHLORINE AS A RESULT.

>>> ANOTHER ROUND OF RECORD- BREAKING TEMPERATURES WILL BE HITTING THE UNITED STATES IMPACTING 170 MILLION AMERICANS.

AND THAT MEANS TROUBLE.

>> Reporter: NEARLY HALF OF THE COUNTRY IS FACING HEAT.

130 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY WITH NEARLY 58 MILLION UNDER EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS.

MANY TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO ESCAPE TEMPERATURES THAT COULD BE 15-25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

>> THE WATER FEELS GOOD.

>> Reporter: MAJOR CITIES LIKE NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY, SEATTLE AND PORTLAND ARE INCLUDED IN THE ALERTS.

>> WE ARE SEEING PATIENTS COMING IN DEHYDRATED.

PEOPLE ARE DOING OUTDOOR AT TIFFANY'S LIKE PICNICS AND BARBECUES BUT NOT DRINKING AS MUCH WATER AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD.

>> ACROSS THE WEST COAST AND ESPECIALLY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.

MANY IN THE REGION DEALING WITH THE HEAT WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING.

>> WE ARE SETTING UP A COOLING CENTER FOR THE CITY OF PORTLAND.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR HEATWAVE WE HAVE FACED THIS SUMMER.

>> THE LAST HEAT EMERGENCY WAS PRETTY EGREGIOUS.

BUT WE ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF THE SAME CONDITIONS.

>> I'M CAMILLA BURR NOW.

>>> THE MARINE LAYER IS GOING TO BE LIMITING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE ARE LOOKING AT SHOWER CHANCES IN THE WEEKS TO COME.

IT COULD BE REFRESHING THOUGH.

TONIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING FAIRLY QUIET OUT THERE.

69 FOR THE LOW IN SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE AND AS WE HEAD CLOSER TO BORREGO SPRINGS IT WILL BE CLOSER TO 80 DEGREES.

WE COULD SEE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS BUT THIS IS KEEPING THE MARINE LAYER A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OFFSHORE.

AND THIS IS STARTING TO SNEAK INTO.

MOUNT LAGUNA HOLDING ONTO THE MID-70s.

NOT QUITE THOUGH.

BUT, COULD WE SEE IT GETTING INTO THE WEEKEND.

I DO THINK THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF SOME EXTRA CLOUDS OR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS GOING INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE ARE REALLY QUIET GOING THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

MAYBE IF YOU EXTRA CLOUDS AND THEN ON SUNDAY, COULD SEE A THUNDERSTORM.

THAT IS BY TUESDAY.

INLAND COMMUNITIES, HE WILL GET IN ON THE ACTION GOING INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF A STRAY THUNDERSTORM.

IT DOES GETS APPEAR TO BE MORE OF A POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEK.

FOR ACCUWEATHER NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> THE SHOW "HAIR" WAS GOING TO PLAY AT THE GLOBE BUT IT WAS PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE OF COVID- 19.

BUT IT IS BACK ON.

AND THEY SAY THE PLAY MAY BE MORE RELEVANT NOW.

>> Reporter: UP BY THE END OF 1968, THERE HAD BEEN RACE RIOTS ACROSS THE U.S..

THERE WAS DEBATE OVER VOTING RIGHTS AND THE FOUNDING OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY.

AS WELL AS THE STONEWALL RIOTS.

THE ROCK MUSICAL "HAIR " CAPTURES THE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL THAT MAY FEEL FAMILIAR IN 2021.

>> I FEEL LIKE THIS PLAY IS NEEDED RIGHT NOW.

JUST LIKE IT WAS NEEDED IN THE LATE 60s.

IT TAPPED INTO THE ZEITGEIST AND THE PULSE OF THE LATE 60s.

IT CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF HOW THINGS NEEDED TO CHANGE.

AND HOW IT NEEDED TO BE SUBVERTED AND WANTED TO LOOK AT THE NEW.

>> Reporter: HE PLAYS BURGER.

IN THE PRODUCTION.

>> RIGHT NOW WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND WHAT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY IS THAT THERE IS STILL A CHANCE TO CHANGE AND BETTER OURSELVES.

EMBRACE OUR DIFFERENCES AND EMBRACE THE DIVERSITY AND BEAUTY OF THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: "HAIR" IS SET IN 1968.

>> THESE ARE 18-YEAR-OLDS THAT ARE BEING DRAFTED AND THE GOVERNMENT IS DECIDING WHAT THEIR LIFE WOULD BE.

IN MANY CASES, THEIR LIFE WAS ENDING.

>> Reporter: BUT THEY SAY THE MESSAGE IS TIMELESS.

>> EVERY GENERATION IS GOING TO HAVE A FIGHT AND GOING TO WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

THAT IS ULTIMATELY WHAT HAIR IS ABOUT.

IT IS A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE FIGHTING FOR CHANGE AND FIGHTING FOR BETTER.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE FILM IN ITS PERIOD SETTING.

>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IT IN 1968 AND TO SHOW HUMANITY THAT WE HAVE CONTINUAL OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE AND WE DON'T ALWAYS TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

IT IS A BIT OF A SMACK IN THE FACE AND A REMINDER THAT WE STILL HAVE WORK WE NEED TO DO.

>> Reporter: THE PLAY HAS ALMOST 40 MUSICAL NUMBERS AND EACH IS LIKE ITS OWN PROTEST.

>> EVERYBODY STEPS FORWARD AT SOME POINT WITH SOMETHING THAT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM.

>> I WANT TO BE A DENTIST OR A LAWYER OR A BOMB.

>> Reporter: YOU WILL HAVE MESSAGES OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, A BIG PUSH OF OTHER STORIES.

AND THERE ARE GENDER ISSUES AND LIVING YOUR LIFE AUTHENTICALLY.

AND THOSE ARE WILDLY IMPORTANT ISSUES IN 2021 THAT FIT INTO THE STORY OF "HAIR."

>> Reporter: IT'S GEORGE CONTROVERSY WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED.

>> THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGING MOMENTS IN THE STORY.

SOME BUT EVEN SORT OF MAKE THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF HER NECK STAND UP.

AFTER DISCUSSION, WE FOUND IT STILL IMPORTANT TO PRESENT THESE AS PART OF THE STORY.

I WILL SAY THE URINATION ON THE FLAG IS NO LONGER PART OF THE SCRIPT.

WE FOUND OTHER WAYS TO MAKE COMMENT ON WHAT IT IS TO BE AN AMERICAN.

>> AND THE MOMENT OF NUDITY?

>> IT IS JUST THAT.

IT IS ABOUT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND AUTHENTICITY.

>> Reporter: ONE UNEXPECTED BENEFIT IS IT WILL NOW BE PERFORMED ON THE OUTDOOR STAGE.

>> YOU PUT THE TREES IN THE BACKGROUND AND IT CHANGES THE SHOW.

WE SET OUR WORLD IN A CORNER OF A PARK THAT OUR COLLECTIVE TAKES OVER.

WE HAVE PUT GRAFFITI MESSAGES OF HOPE AND LOVE ALL OVER THE STAGE.

>> Reporter: MESSAGES REMINDING US OF OPPORTUNITY AND CHANGE HAPPENING THEN AND NOW.

VAZQUEZ HOPES THIS WILL INSPIRE YOUTH TO STRIVE FOR SOMETHING MORE.

I'M BETH ACCOMANDO FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE CONTINUING THIS SUMMER MUSIC SERIES.

BAND FROM OCEAN BEACH HAS BEEN CREATED A UNIQUE BLEND OF MUSIC.

TAKE A LISTEN.

>> ♪ ♪ SPARK I WOULD DESCRIBE THE BOOSTED SOUND AS A MIX OF ROOTS, REGGAE, COLD AND ERA HIP- HOP.

DOWN TEMPO ELECTRONIC.

AND JUST SOME JAZZ INFLUENCE.

AS WELL AS AFRICAN AND LATIN RHYTHMS.

IT IS A NICE BLEND OF EVERYTHING THAT INSPIRES US.

>> THE UNIQUE PART ABOUT BOOSTIVE IS , THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT PARTS.

AND, MANY BANDS HAVE A LEAD PERSON AND EVERYBODY HAS A ROLE BUT IN BOOSTIVE WE HAVE A ROLE BUT EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE BAND IS THE LEAD AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

THAT IS SUPER UNIQUE BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF BANDS ARE POWERFUL AND CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO DO THAT.

OR MAYBE THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN EVERY MEMBER EQUALLY AS BOOSTIVE DOES.

♪ >> WE HAVE A SENSIBILITY ABOUT WHERE THEY FEEL AND THE GROOVE AND THE BEAT FALLS, OR IF WE ARE MAKING SOMETHING UP, WE HAVE A KIND OF SIXTH SENSE, COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS THAT KIND OF TAKES FORM WHERE THE SONG DEVELOPS, AND WE KIND OF KNOW WHERE THE NEXT PERSON IS GOING TO GO AT THAT SPECIFIC TIME.

WHICH CREATES A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.

WHERE, ONCE YOU START PLAYING WITH OTHER PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THIS, IT'S LIKE YOU MIGHT TRY TO GO TO THAT TELEPATHIC SPACE AND IT'S LIKE, WELL, YOU DIDN'T READ MY MIND?

BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY YEARS UNDER OUR BELT PLAYING TOGETHER.

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

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 ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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