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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IS THURSDAY AUGUST 26th.

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DEADLY BLASTS CLAIM AMERICAN LIVES IN AFGHANISTAN.

THIS, AS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS HERE AT HOME AWAIT WORD ON THE FATE OF SERVICE MEMBERS THERE AND LOCAL STUDENTS STILL STUCK BEHIND.

BUT AS KPBS' REPORTER SAYS, THERE IS GOOD NEWS TONIGHT.

SOME STUDENTS ARE BACK IN THE U.S.. TRUCK BACK YOUR, WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM.

WE'RE ANXIOUS FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE COHEN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS, ONE FAMILY RETURNED TO EL CAJON WEDNESDAY.

THAT FAMILY HAS FIVE CHILDREN, FOUR OF WHICH ATTENDED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> THEY ARE HERE IN EL CAJON, RESTING.

WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO BE WELL AGAIN.

WE'RE HOPING THAT THE STUDENTS CAN REJOIN THE CLASSROOMS SOON.

>> Reporter: TAMARA OTERO IS THE GOVERNING PRESIDENT AT THE VALLEY AND SAYS, THEY WERE NOTIFIED THAT 24 OF THEIR STUDENTS WERE STRANDED IN AFGHANISTAN FOLLOWING THE TALIBAN'S TAKE OVER.

SINCE THEN, IT'S BEEN A BATTLE TO GET THEIR STUDENTS HOME.

MOST OF THEM WERE VISITING FAMILY OVER SUMMER BREAK.

THE DISTRICT RECEIVED WORD THURSDAY THAT TWO MORE FAMILIES WERE OUT OF DANGER.

>> WE DO KNOW OF TWO MORE FAMILIES OUT OF AFGHANISTAN THAT ARE SAFE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU ANYMORE ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE.

THEY'RE NOT IN EL CAJON YET BUT THEY ARE SAFE.

>> Reporter: CONGRESSMAN DARRELL ISA IS WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILIES IN AFGHANISTAN.

IN A STATEMENT RELEASED THURSDAY REGARDING THE RESCUED FAMILIES, ISIS SAID, WHILE WE HAVE MADE EXTRAORDINARY PROGRESS, THERE ARE SO MANY MORE AMERICANS STRANDED IN AFGHANISTAN.

WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO AND UNDER EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CONDITIONS WITH TENSIONS GROWING HIGHER IN KABUL.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN THE REMAINING FIVE FAMILIES WILL RETURN.

ISIS SAYS, HE'S WORKING WITH THE PENTAGON AND THE WHITE HOUSE TO HELP THEM EVACUATE.

BACK AT HOME, THE HOME VALLEY, ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THEIR SAFE RETURN.

>> WE LOVE YOU.

WE THINK OF YOU OFTEN.

YOU'RE IN OUR HEARTS.

WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT YOU.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDRA ANGEL, KPBS USED .

>> NOW TO THE LATEST NUMBERS, 12 U.S.

NUMBERS KILLED, 15 WERE INJURED.

PRESIDENT BIDEN, LATE TODAY, CALLING THE MARINES LOST, THE BEST OF AMERICA.

GOING TO MAKE WHO DID THIS PAY PERIOD MORE NOW FROM ISABEL ROSALES.

>> Reporter: DISTURBING IMAGES, PEOPLE CRYING FOR HELP OUTSIDE KABUL'S AIRPORT IN THE AFTERMATH OF AT LEAST TWO CONFIRMED BLASTS.

>> WE ARE WORKING HARD RIGHT NOW TO DETERMINE AGITATION, TO DETERMINE WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COWARDLY ATTACK.

WE'RE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST IT.

>> Reporter: NEARBY, CROWNS WERE SENT RUNNING.

CROWDS, ONE OF AN INCREASED THREAT LEVEL IN HOURS LEADING UP TO THE ATTACK.

>> THE BOARD HAS GONE OUT TO INDIVIDUALS, AMERICANS AND OTHERS, TELLING THEM, STAY AWAY FROM CERTAIN SPECIFIC GATES.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SPECIFIC THREAT TO ME.

>> Reporter: ONE EXPOSING TOOK PLACE AT A HOTEL NEAR THE AIRPORT ANOTHER, AT THE ABBEY GATE ENTRANCE, WHERE AFGHANS HAVE GATHERED RECENTLY, DESPERATE TO ESCAPE THE TALIBAN -CONTROLLED NATION.

>> WE ARE GOING TO SEE A REDUCTION IN NUMBERS GETTING OUT OF AFGHANISTAN.

>> Reporter: U.S. MILITARY AND NATO HAVE EVACUATED THOUSANDS OF U.S. CITIZENS AND VULNERABLE AFGHANS ALREADY.

THOSE EFFORTS ARE SET TO WIND DOWN I HAD OF THE AUGUST 31st DEADLINE FOR THE FINAL EXIT FROM THE 20-YEAR WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.

>> IT'S A DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT MISSION.

BUT IT MUST BE SEEN THROUGH.

WE INTEND TO SEE IT THROUGH AS BEST WE CAN.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALLES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE SECRETARY DEFENSE IS, HIS CORONAVIRUS MANDATE HAS A MANDATE FOR SERVICE MEMBERS.

KPBS' REPORT ON HOW NATE HALL PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY.

>> Reporter: HERE IN SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING MARINES AND SAILORS, ALL BEEN VACCINATED AFTER THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ANNOUNCED MANDATORY VACCINATIONS FOR ALL SERVICE NUMBERS.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MEDICAL CENTER HERE SAYS, THEY WILL USE OUR EXPERIENCE FOR MARINES AND CAMP HAMILTON AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL MILITARY HOSPITALS AND THE NEXT TO VACCINATE EVERYONE.

NAVY OFFICIALS SAY, THEY ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE UP TO 7000 SHOTS PER DAY BETWEEN CAMP PENDLETON AND SAN DIEGO.

SAILORS AND MARINES CAN BE VACCINATED AND OTHER MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES.

YOU CAN ALSO USE THE SAME SITES OPEN TO CIVILIANS.

IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO THAT, THEY NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION TO LEADERSHIP.

MORE THAN 100,000 ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY HERE.

KEEP IN MIND, WON VACCINES HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE NUMBERS FOR MONTHS NOW.

NOT ALL HAVE ELECTED TO GET THEM THOUGH.

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SAYS, THIS IS NECESSARY TO KEEP A HEALTHY AND READY FORCE, CALLING THIS OPERATION, ONE THAT WILL FINISH THE GONE.

SERVICE NUMBERS, NO STRANGERS TO VACCINATIONS AND MILITARY OFFICIALS SAY, UNDER THE MANDATE, THEY WILL ONLY USE VACCINES FULLY APPROVED BY THE FDA.

KEEP IN MIND, RIGHT NOW, THAT ONLY INCLUDES THE PFIZER VACCINE.

>> ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY FORCE, 68% IS FULLY VACCINATED.

WE ESTIMATE THAT JUST OVER 76% HAVE AT LEAST 1 DOSE, WHICH MEANS WE MANDATED IT AS WE HAVE DONE.

THAT'S A LAWFUL ORDER.

WE'VE FULLY ANTICIPATED THAT OUR TROOPS ARE GOING TO FOLLOW LAWFUL ORDERS.

>> Reporter: THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SAYS, HE WANTS ALL SERVICE MEMBERS VACCINATED IN, QUOTE, IRREGULAR TIMELINE WITH STATUS REPORTS.

AT THE MEDICAL CENTER HERE, OFFICIALS ARE AWAITING MORE GUIDANCE FOR HOW TO PROCEED.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHEN CLASSES START MONDAY AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOLS, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS INDOORS AND OUT UNLESS THEY'RE EATING.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ HAS MORE ON PARENTS AND STUDENTS DEMANDING COVID-19 PROTECTIONS AT SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: JANA GARRARD GO, GETTING HER FIRST SHOT OF THE PFIZER VACCINE.

SHE'S A NURSE ASSISTANT, MOTHER OF THREE YOUNG CHILDREN, WITH ANOTHER BABY ON THE WAY.

SHE SURVIVED A BAD CASE OF COVID LAST NOVEMBER.

>> IT WAS SCARY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE DYING.

>> Reporter: THE FAMILY HELD SERVICES AT LOGAN HEIGHTS, WITH A STEADY LINE OF PEOPLE GETTING VACCINATED AND BEING TREATED EVERY DAY FOR COVID-19 SYMPTOMS.

JANET KNOWS SHE HAS TO PROTECT HER YOUNG CHILDREN AND START SCHOOL ON MONDAY.

>> MY 10-YEAR-OLD, 7-YEAR-OLD, THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NOW WITH THE WHOLE PANDEMIC THEY KNOW WE HAVE TO WEAR A MASK AND I'M OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE THEM USING HAND SANITIZER WHEN THEY'RE OUT AND BEFORE LUNCH, WASH THEIR HANDS.

>> Reporter: CLINICS AND HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO FILL WITH THE COVID PATIENTS.

THE POLITICS OF COVID ISN'T GOING AWAY EITHER.

THERE ARE SOME NEW VOICES WHO WANT TO BE HEARD THOUGH.

THIS VIRTUAL NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON HAS SOME ADULT FACES ON THE ZOOM SCREEN.

BUT IT'S THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAD THE MOST TO SAY.

>> WE ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT SIT BY AS THESE EXTREMISTS INFECT OUR SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND CREATE ENVIRONMENTS WHICH MAKE IT UNSAFE FOR US TO MEET WITH OUR FELLOW STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: AARON PARSA, FOUNDER OF STEENS FOR VACCINES ORGANIZATION, WHICH HAS CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE, CREATING COMMUNITY TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID, STARTING WITH AN EDUCATION FROM THEIR PARENTS AND THE POLITICIANS.

>> WHY IS MY RIGHT TO SAFETY AND EDUCATION LESS VALUABLE THAN IF GREG ABBOTT WINS OR LOSES THE 2020 ELECTION?

WHY AM I THE ONE SITTING AT HOME BECAUSE OTHERS REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS?

>> I'M SAD NOT ENOUGH STUDENTS HAVE FIGURED IT OUT YET.

I'M HOPEFUL BECAUSE MORE AND MORE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING HOW TO RAISE THEIR VOICE, HOW TO MAKE HIMSELF HEARD AND HOW TO SHAPE THEIR OWN NATURE.

>> Reporter: THESE VOICES BRING HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, INCLUDING JANET GERARDO'S CHILDREN, AND SO MANY OTHERS LOOKING TO LIFE AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

ANGIE PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS RECOMMENDING EVERYONE MASK UP INDOORS BUT IS STOPPING SHORT OF ISSUING A MANDATE.

ALL VACCINATED PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A FACE COVERING IN MOST PUBLIC SETTINGS, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATED THE GUIDANCE TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE MASKING INDOORS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND K-12 SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE CENTERS AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE SETTINGS.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING THE LATEST DEPARTMENTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AT KPBS.ORG FROM EVERYTHING FROM LOCAL CASE NUMBERS TO VACCINATION LOCATIONS YOU CAN CLICK ON THE TRACKING COVID-19 LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> LARGE, DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES HAVE BEEN TEARING THROUGH LARGE SWATHS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR WEEKS.

THE BIGGEST ONE NOW IS THE CALDOR FIRE, BURNING OVER 136 THOUSAND ACRES NEAR TAHOE.

CAL FIRE SAYS, IS THE STATE'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND FIREFIGHTERS FROM ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE AN ANSWERING THE CALL TO HELP HER TO NOW, AS KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TELLS US, TWO SAN DIEGO INNS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO OFFER HELP OF A DIFFERENT KIND.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FOREST IN CALIFORNIA, ON FIRE.

THIS VIDEO WAS SHOT BY FIREFIGHTERS FROM SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE THEY WERE HELPING KNOCKED DOWN THE DIXIE FIRE.

NOW THE BIG CHALLENGE IS THE CALDOR FIRE.

NEARLY 137,000 ACRES BURNED OVER 213 SQUARE MILES AROUND LAKE TAHOE.

ALONG WITH THE DISASTER THAT HAS MEANT FOR PEOPLE, IT'S ALSO BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR ANIMALS.

SO, JUST LIKE WHEN THE CALL GOES OUT FOR HELP FROM FIREFIGHTERS, A SIMILAR CALL HAS NOW GONE OUT FOR HELP WITH THE CRITTERS.

THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY ANSWERED THE CALL, PROVIDING TWO OUT OF 10 ANIMAL CONTROL ANIMALS REQUESTED FROM ACROSS THE STATE.

OFFICERS JOY DOLLINGER AND SANDRA ANDERSON PACKED UP THEIR STUFF AND HEADED OUT EARLY THIS MORNING.

THEY'LL HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ONCE THEY ARRIVE, READY TO HELP IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

>> WE WILL HAVE WELFARE CHECKS, DAILY FOOD AND CARE AS WELL AS OUR OFFICERS ARE READY AND EQUIPPED TO DO ANY CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS.

>> Reporter: OFFICERS HOLLINGER AND ANDERSON WILL BE IN THE FIRE REGION FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS, HELPING THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US, THE ANIMALS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WARM SUMMER DAYS ARE CONTINUING FOR US.

NO STOPPING IT AS WE HEAD TO THE WE CAN.

MONSOON MOISTURE IS GOING TO STAY EAST OF PARTS OF NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO.

WE ARE THEN TALKING ABOUT MAYBE GETTING IN ON SOME RAIN CHANCES HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK FOR MORE MOISTURE.

A LOT GOING ON BUT FOR NOW, WE ARE QUIET TONIGHT AND TYPICAL 60 FOR THE LOAN SAN DIEGO, 61 IN OCEANSIDE.

SPRINGS, HOLDING ONTO THE MID 80s OVERNIGHT.

A FEW MARINE CLOUDS OUT THERE FOR US.

GOING INTO TOMORROW, THE HEAT IS PERSISTING.

WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF SMOKY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE SIERRA NEVADA'S AND INTO PARTS OF NEVADA ITSELF.

OUR STORY IS JUST HOT.

THE DRY WEATHER.

AGAIN, SUMMERTIME, PERSISTING.

WE ARE GOING TO BE AT 81 FOR SAN DIEGO.

82 IN CHULA VISTA AND, AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS MT.

LAGUNA, MID 80s THERE.

WANT TO COME IN AT 98.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT NORA'S MOISTURE.

NOR IS A PACIFIC STORM WORKING ITS WAY NORTHWARD.

AS IT DOES SO, POSSIBLY MAKING LANDFALL AROUND KABUL.

EITHER WAY, IT COULD FEED SOME MOISTURE POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS MONDAY.

NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AT LEAST SOME RAIN CHANCES OUT THERE, MOSTLY OFF TO SOME OF OUR EASTERN REGIONS.

THAT WOULD BE THE BEST CHANCE.

IT'S A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THIS MOISTURE DOES GET SPREAD INTO PARTS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S.

SO IT COULD BE A NICE BENEFIT FOR US IF WE CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS.

UNTIL THEN THOUGH, GHOSTS WILL REMAIN DRY HERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

FOG, GIVING WAY TO SUNSHINE OUT THERE.

TEMPERATURES, HOLDING ONTO THE 80s.

AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH OUR INLAND LOCATIONS, NOTICE, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE MID-90s FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND, CALLING OFF AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

SO THERE IS A SLIGHTLY COOLER TREND OUT THERE HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.

IT DOES COME WITH A SHOWER AND FINISHED FROM AROUND INTO THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN WITH SOME MORE OF NORA'S MOISTURE COMING IN AND THIS WILL MAKE IT MID-70s FOR US.

DESERT CONDITIONS, STAYING QUIET THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND CALLING OFF A LITTLE BIT AS A SHOWER AND ASSUMPTIONS COMES IN FOR THE AFTERNOON.

FOR KPBS NEWS, AccuWEATHER METEOROLOGIST, LAUREN HEALTH STIES ARE.

>>> SAN DIEGANS COULD BE PAYING MORE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES.

KPBS' MATCHA REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE ON THE PROPOSAL AND AN UNLIKELY WAY IT COULD BE STOPPED .

>> Reporter: IF YOU LIVE IN SAN DIEGO AND PAY YOUR OWN WATER AND SEWER BILLS, YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A MAILER RECENTLY FROM THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

IT WAS EASY TO MISS BUT IT HAS IMPORTANT DETAILS ON HOW MUCH THE CITY WANTS TO RAISE ITS RATES.

ON THE LAST PAGE, THERE'S A FORM YOU CAN SIGN AND SEND TO THE CITY CLERK PROTESTING THE CHANGES.

THIS IS MANDATED BY THE 1996 BALLOT MEASURE PROPOSITION 218 POINTS ADAM JONES WITH THE CITY'S PUBLIC UTILITIES TO PERMIT SAYS, IF THE MAJORITY OF RATE PAYERS TURN THOSE PROTESTS IN, THE RATE PROPOSAL IS DEAD IN THE WATER.

>> THIS COUNSEL DOESN'T LIBERATE.

THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT IT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AND HEARING ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC, EVERYTHING ENDS.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL THINGS WE MAY DO.

>> Reporter: FOR THIS TO HAPPEN THOUGH, MORE THAN 130,000 PROTEST SLIPS NEED TO BE TURNED IN.

THE LAST RATE HIKE ONLY SAW ABOUT 20,000.

SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE NEW RATES AREN'T APPROVED?

WELL THE WATER SAN DIEGO BUYS FROM ITS WHOLESALERS IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE.

SO THE DEPARTMENT WOULD EVENTUALLY RUN OUT OF MONEY.

SEWER RATES HAVEN'T GONE UP IN ALMOST A DECADE.

JONES SAYS, RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE JUST NOT COVERING THE COSTS OF MAINTAINING THE SYSTEM.

>> SO YOU'RE TALKING PIPELINE REPLACEMENTS, NEW REPAIRS TO REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OF PUMP RATIONS, TREATMENT PLANTS.

WE REACHED THE POINT WHERE FINANCIAL METRICS AREN'T WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

>> Reporter: UNDER THE PROPOSAL, WASTEWATER RATES WOULD ACTUALLY GET CHEAPER FOR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN APARTMENTS OR CONDOS.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE CITY DETERMINED IT WASN'T FAIR FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS TO PAY HIGHER RATES THAN PEOPLE IN SINGLE- FAMILY HOMES.

THE RATE CHANGES ARE DUE FOR A CITY COUNCIL VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 21st.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS CANCELED HER PLAN TO CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM AS HE FACES A RECALL EFFORT.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES HOPING TO UNSEAT THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN CAMPAIGNING THERE AS WELL.

HERE'S TIM JOHNS.

>> Reporter: WITH 20 DAYS LEFT UNTIL CALIFORNIANS HEAD TO THE POLLS FOR THE RECALL ELECTION, MANY OF THE CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING FULL SPEED AHEAD TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE.

THERE WERE TWO REPUBLICAN CONTENDERS IN THE BAY AREA ON WEDNESDAY.

FORMER SAN DIEGO MAYOR, KEVIN FAULKNER, HOLDING A RALLY IN THE EAST BAY WHERE HE RECEIVED AN ENDORSEMENT FROM CRIME CRACKERS UNITED.

TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM HOMELESSNESS TO DRUG ADDICTION TO FIXING THE ECONOMY.

>> IF YOU HAVE LOWER TAXES, LESS REGULATIONS, THE YOU BUILD A PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

I BELIEVE, AND THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BELIEVE, NOT IN THE PEOPLE OF SACRAMENTO, BUT IN CALIFORNIANS.

>> Reporter: THOUGH STRUGGLING AT THE POLLS, SHE BELIEVES VOTERS ARE SICK OF THE POLICIES OF GOVERNMENT AT SOME POINT WE NEED SOLUTIONS AND WE NEED TO DO IT FASTER.

THIS WILL NOT BE THE GOLDEN STATE ANY LONGER IF WE DON'T.

>> Reporter: AND JENNER WAS HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO, ACROSS THE BAY IN OAKLAND, SEVERAL DEMOCRATS GOT TOGETHER TO SUPPORT GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND ATTACK HIS OPPONENTS.

TOP OF THEIR LIST WAS GOP FRONT RUNNER MARY ELDER.

>> HE'S PERPETUATING ANTI- VECTOR CONSPIRACY THEORISTS.

HE BELIEVES CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HOAX!

HE WANTS TO TAKE US BACK TO THE 1950s!

>> Reporter: EMMA KREISZ LIKE OPEN MAYOR, LIBBY SCHAAF, FRAMED WHAT THEY CALL THEMSELVES, A RIGHT-WING POWER CRACKED AND SLAMMED IT AS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.

>> YOU ARE VOTING NO ON ELIMINATING A MINIMUM WAGE.

YOU ARE VOTING NO ON TAKING AWAY CHOICE.

YOU ARE VOTING NO ON TAKING AWAY LIFE-SAVING HEALTH ORDERS.

>> Reporter: A REMINDER, ELECTION IS TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14th.

EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW THOUGH.

THERE WILL BE 221 VOTING LOCATIONS AS WELL AS 130 NAILE- BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATIONS.

SO FAR, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS HAS RECEIVED OVER 300,000 MAIL-IN BALLOTS.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT SDVOTE.COM .

>>> A SURGE IN COVID CASES HAS LED TO A DELAY IN A FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL ON THE SAN DIEGO WATERFRONT, SLATED TO HAPPEN THIS NOVEMBER.

ORGANIZERS DECIDED TO POSTPONE IT UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2022.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE PANDEMIC HAS LED TO THE FESTIVAL'S POSTPONEMENT AT THE WONDERFRONT.

>>> THE DIGITAL JAM CINEMA LEFT THE SPACE ON EL CAJON BOULEVARD AND MOVED ALL OF ITS FILM PROGRAMMING ONLINE BECAUSE OF COVID-19.

DURING THIS DOWNTIME, THEY HAVE BEEN PREPPING A NEW SPACE IN CONJUNCTION WITH UC SAN DIEGO AND WILL OPEN IN LATE FALL.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER BECCA KOMUNDO TOOK A TOUR.

>> THIS IS EXCITING.

WE ARE ENTRY WAS GOING TO BE THE NEW DIGITAL GYM CINEMA.

YES, THROUGH THE OUTDOOR, AND OUR PEOPLE COME IN?

>> THIS IS WHERE YOU SEE THE EXIT.

WHAT WE HAVE TO DO BECAUSE WE'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TIME BEING, YEAH, THIS IS THE NEW CINEMA.

>> Reporter: SO WHERE IS IT?

>> DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AND MARKET.

WE ARE JUST EXCITED BY THIS ENTIRE PROJECT.

WE USED TO BE ON EL CAJON BOULEVARD.

THAT WAS THE FORMER HOME.

NOW WE'RE DOWNTOWN.

I'M JUST BEYOND ELATED.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO MAYBE FROM THE ANGLE OF THE CAMERA, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A CINEMA.

BUT FROM WHERE YOU AND I ARE STANDING, WE CAN DEFINITELY SEE THE WORK IN PROGRESS.

>> SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SCREEN?

>> YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SCREEN.

THE SPEAKERS WILL BE FULLY BEHIND THE SCREEN.

IT WILL BE LIKE A FLOOR-TO- CEILING SCREEN SO YOU CAN SEE THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

THAT WILL BE REALLY KIND OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY.

IN MY WILDEST DREAMS, NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE AND ASSIST WITH THAT ELEMENT OF A CINEMA IN THIS SPACE.

IT'S REALLY A DREAM COME TRUE.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

I GUESS IT WILL BE ABOUT 66 SEATS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF SEEDS FROM OUR FORMER SPACE HURT WE'RE TRYING TO GET 20 SEATS.

IF YOU REMEMBER, THE FORMER SPACE, WE HAD AN AWKWARD ENTRANCE WHERE YOU WOULD ENTER AT THE FOOT OF THE SCREEN, BUT THIS TIME, YOU WILL BE ENTERING THROUGH THE REAR.

SO THE IMAGE QUALITY WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY BLINDING LIGHT.

WE'RE DEFINITELY IMPROVING WILL BE USED TO HAVE.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO HONOR THAT WE USED TO HAVE AT THE FORMER SPACE HERE.

>> YOU'RE ALSO GETTING AN UPGRADE ON ALL SORTS OF LEVELS.

JUERGEN HAVE A NEW LOBBY SPACE, CONCESSIONS.

YOU'RE IN THIS LARGE -- THIS IS A FOUR-STORY BUILDING WITH IS GOING TO BE OTHER EVENT SPACES AS WELL.

SO HOW IS ALL OF THAT SEEMING?

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE GREAT CONCESSIONS, A LOBBY SPACE THAT CAN BE ACTIVATED WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE CINEMA, WHICH WE WERE DISCUSSING.

AND THE BUILDING IS JUST GOING TO HAVE ALL SORTS OF AMENITIES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE EVERY EVENT IN THE CINEMA BUT IN A DIFFERENT SORT OF -- COMMUNAL SPACES ACTIVATED AND AVAILABLE TO US.

OUR OFFICES WILL ACTUALLY BE IN THE SAME BUILDING.

YOU KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT CIRCLE OR STAIRWELL LEADING INTO THE SPACE.

SO IT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, SUCH A GREAT KIND OF LIKE INTRODUCTION TO OUR SPACE FOR PEOPLE WE'RE SEEING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I'M EXCITED.

>> Reporter: SO JUST WALKING AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, THINGS ARE NOT FINISHED.

BUT YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF NICE DENYING ELEMENTS GOING ON.

>> YES, IT'S ORDINARY DESIGN ELEMENTS.

IT'S A CIRCULAR SPACE, IT WILL BE REALLY AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.

THERE'S GONNA BE ACTIVATIONS ON THE WALLS THEMSELVES.

IT'S GONNA FEEL LIKE A VERY INTERACTIVE SPACE.

AGAIN, JUST AS A BEAUTIFULLY- DESIGNED BUILDING.

>> Reporter: I KNOW SOME PEOPLE MAY BE CONCERNED ABOUT MOVING DOWNTOWN WITH PARKING AS AN ISSUE.

BUT YOU HAVE SOME PUBLIC TRANSIT BENEFITS WHERE YOU ARE.

>> YEAH.

THE TROLLEY STATION IS NOT EVEN A BLOCK AWAY.

IT'S SUPER CLOSE TO THE NEW BUILDING FOR BCSD.

PEOPLE CAN ACCESS PUBLIC TRANSIT IF IT'S NOT THE PUBLIC BUS.

ALSO WE'RE AROUND WITH SEVERAL PARKING STRUCTURES NEARBY, AVAILABLE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

I HOPE WE DON'T INTIMIDATE INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT LOCATION.

>> Reporter: NEW DIGITAL GYM CINEMA, SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN LATE OCTOBER AT UC SAN DIEGO AND PARKER MORGAN BUILDING, ALSO PROVIDING OFFICE SPACE, GALLERIES AND VERSATILE 200 PLUS SEAT VENUE.

FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, IMAGINING THE POSSIBILITIES, THIS IS BETH KOMUNDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SEAWORLD SAYS, THIS WOULD BE THE TALLEST, FASTEST AND LONGEST DIVE COASTER IN CALIFORNIA.

IT'S NAMED AFTER THE WORLD'S LARGEST PENGUIN, MEANT TO MIMIC THE SPECIES' UNDERWATER DIVING ABILITY.

THE PARK RELEASED THIS TEASER VIDEO THE RUN COMING UP TO 153 FEET, ANNOUNCING IT WILL OPEN IN MARCH OF 2022.

THE COASTER WAS SUPPOSED TO OPEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2020.

IT WAS DELAYED BY THE PANDEMIC THOUGH.

>>> OUR SUMMER MUSIC SERIES CONTINUES TONIGHT WITH RENOWNED DJ EVENT CURATOR AND MUSIC PRODUCER, DJ ARTISTIC.

OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, HE HAS EARNED A REPUTATION AS A COMMUNITY BUILDER AND ARCHITECT OF THE SAN DIEGO HIP-HOP SCENE.

TAKE A LISTEN.

♪ MAKE YOUR BODY MOVE AND LET YOUR SOUL BE THE WAY IT'S SHAKING ♪ GO LADIES ♪ ♪ >> HIP-HOP IS IMPORTANT FOR SO MANY REASONS.

THE YOUNG NAME, THE INDIVIDUAL IS, THE ART, THE MUSIC, THE DANCE, THE GRAFFITI, THE CAN ART THE DJ, THE ENTREPRENEURIALISM, YOU KNOW, JUST BRINGING ALL THESE DIFFERENT CULTURES TOGETHER, DIFFERENT RELIGIONS, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, TO ONE COMMON CAUSE, TO KEEP ROLLING UPON SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN SO GREAT FOR US, WHICH IS HIP-HOP.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> AS A CURATOR, I'M LOOKING TO GIVE EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE GO OUT AND THEY'RE MISSING SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY NEED.

OUR EVENTS ARE TO GIVE YOU A HUG, GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON STAGE, EXPRESS YOUR ART, BUILD WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND SIMPLY GROW THE SCENE.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK AND GIVE PEOPLE A PLATFORM.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE NOT TO HAVE A PLATFORM TO DO MY ART.

SO I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WILL GO OUT AND SEEK OUT A VENUE, CREATE A RELATIONSHIP.

HOPEFULLY THEY SEE THE VISION OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

IF THAT COMES TO LIGHT, I WANT TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE BECAUSE WE'RE STRONGER TOGETHER AS A UNIT.

UNITY IS A COMMUNITY.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IT'S RECIPROCATED FOR THE CULTURE TO GROW.

♪ ♪♪ ♪ >> LOVE SEEING THE BLACK ALOE BLACK AT OUR STATE, PEOPLE LIKE MAD LIB AT OUR STAGE, EVEN GASLAMP KILLER.

THOSE ARE THREE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOTTEN HUMONGOUS THAT WE HELPED IN THE BEGINNING OF THEIR CAREER BY HAVING A PLATFORM FOR THEM.

WE ALSO GOT THE BENEFIT, BY THEN BEING AT THE VENUE AND COMING OUT TO SEE THEM, TO THEN GET EXPOSED TO SOME SAN DIEGO TALENT.

♪ ♪♪ ♪ >> DJ ARTISTIC WILL PERFORM AT THE SUMMIT DISCO, JAMDIEGO, AT COURIER DOWNTOWN.

GO TO KPBS.ORG/FULLSUMMERSERIES.

THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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