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>>> WHERE PARKING LOT NOW SITS THERE ONE DAY BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

TAKE YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

100 UNITS PRICED FOR LOWER INCOME FAMILIES, KPBS REPORTER JACOB ERA WAS AT TODAY'S GROUNDBREAKING.

>> Reporter: SHOVELS IN THE DIRT MARKS THE START OF SOMETHING NEW.

LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CAMP TOGETHER FOR A GROUNDBREAKING EVENT FOR TRANSIT ORIENTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, IS CALLED SKYLINE FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM AND THE HOUSING WITH THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS OVERSEEING THE PROJECT.

>> 50% OF THOSE UNITS WILL BE TWO AND THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND THE OTHER 50% WILL BE, I THINK WE HAVE SOME STUDIOS BUT MOSTLY ONE-BEDROOM.

>> Reporter: JIMMY SILVERWOOD IS PRESIDENT AFFIRMED HOUSING FOR HIS COMPANIES DEVELOPING THE 100 UNIT COMPLEX.

IT IS GOING UP RIGHT AT THE RANCHO BERNARDO TRANSIT STATION AND PART OF A LARGER EFFORT BY IMTIAZ TO REDEVELOP ITS PARK AND RIDE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

>> WE HAVE PROPERTY AT OUR TRANSIT CENTERS LIKE HERE AT RANCHO BERNARDO, WHERE WE HAVE SAID LET'S RETHINK HOW WE ARE GOING TO USE THAT PROPERTY.

WE WILL BUILD SOME PARKING BUT ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO BUILD HOUSING FOR ED THE SEVEN STORY DEVELOPMENT WILL REPLACE THE MTS PARKING LOT AND WILL BE RESERVED FOR FAMILIES EARNING 30 TO 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

WHERE THIS PROJECT IS BEING BUILT ALSO MATTERS SAYS SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION VICE CHAIR RYAN CUMBRE.

>> AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS FINANCED MOSTLY WITH BONDS AND STATEWIDE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS AND PARTICULARS IN AN AREA OF TOWN THAT HAS VERY LITTLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE MEGA SKYLINE PROJECT WILL ALSO OFFER NONRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SPACE AND DOZENS OF PARKING SPOTS.

THE DEVELOPMENT EXPECTS TO FINISH CONSTRUCTION IN SPRING 2026 FOR AFFIRMED HOUSING ESTIMATES THAT RENTS WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT $700-$1750 A MONTH, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF EACH APARTMENT JACOB ERA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S AN ISSUE THAT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH WET WEATHER, POTHOLES HAVE MULTIPLIED KEEPING CITY CREWS BUSY WITH THE BACKLOG MORE THAN 500 POTHOLED PROJECT TO GET TO.

THE ASSISTANT FACTORY DIRECTOR TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV THAT SINCE A JANUARY 22 FLOOD THEY HAVE SEEN FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF POTHOLES REPORTED ON A DAILY BASIS.

SO, EXTRA TEAMS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED.

>> I TRIED TO REASSURE THEM THAT WE ARE LISTENING FOR THAT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WILL GET IT DONE.

WE WAS FRONTED EVERY GET IT DONE REPORT FOR POTHOLES.

THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

WE ARE WORKING HARD TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

>> DESPITE THE BACKLOG, PROGRESS HAS BEEN SEEN SINCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR WHEN THERE WERE MORE THAN 2000 POTHOLES TO BE FILLED.

>>> REPAIRS AROSE IN THE CITY STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM MAY PROVE DIFFICULT TO AFFORD IN A NEW REPORT FROM CITY STAFF REJECTS THE BUDGET DEFICIT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR HAS BALLOONED FROM $115 MILLION TO $166 MILLION.

THAT IS A 44% INCREASE.

INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO COST A LITTLE MORE THAN $9 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THE CITY ESTIMATES IT WILL ONLY HAVE ABOUT $4 MILLION TO COVER THE COSTS IN THAT SAME TIME PERIOD.

>> THE PROBLEM IS, WE ARE GOING HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR PLANS, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAYBE COME BACK AND CUT BACK ON SPENDING AND DELAY PROJECT THAT MIGHT INVOLVE REDUCING SOME SURFACES.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT.

>> THE CITY CREDITS LOWER-THAN- EXPECTED SALES AND HOTEL TAX REVENUE FOR THE DEFICIT, CITY LEADERS ARE ALSO OPPOSING ADDING NEW TAXES TO COVER THE COST.

THE MAYOR WILL OFFICIALLY DECLARE HIS BUDGET IN APRIL.

>>> COMING UP TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 50s IN THIS DRY, KIND OF QUIET WEATHER LINGERS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE ARE TRACKING THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM COMING UP.

>>> KANSAS CITY POLICE ARE REVEALING MORE ON WHAT MAY HAVE SPARKED A MASS SHOOTING AT A SUPER BOWL VICTORY CELEBRATION.

MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND AT LEAST ONE PERSON DIED.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTS.

>> Reporter: THIS APPEARED TO BE A DISPUTE BETWEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT ENDED IN GUNFIRE.

KANSAS CITY POLICE GIVING AN UPDATE ON THE MASS SHOOTING DURING A SUPER BOWL VICTORY PARTY FOR THE CHIEFS.

MANY OF NEARLY 2 DOZEN GUNSHOT VICTIMS ARE CHILDREN.

>> AT LEAST HALF OF OUR VICTIMS ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 16.

>> Reporter: KILLED IN THE GUNFIRE WAS A LOCAL DJ, LISA LOPEZ GALVIN.

>> LISA LEAVES BEHIND AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY.

>> Reporter: SUMMER CALL THEIR OWN TERRIFYING MOMENTS RUNNING FROM THE GUNFIRE.

>> ALL OF A SUDDEN THROUGH THE PARTITIONS A WAVE OF PEOPLE COME RUSHING THROUGH, SCREAMING, GUN, RUN.

POLICE ARE COMING >> Reporter: IN THE CHAOS THAT FOLLOWED AT LEAST ONE ARMED SUSPECT WAS TACKLED BY THOSE IN THE CROWD.

>> WHEN I HIT HIM FROM BEHIND I EITHER DRAG THE GUN OUT OF HIS HAND OR OUT OF HIS SLEEVE.

AS I'M TAKING HYMNS DOWN TO THE GROUND, I SEE THE GUN ON THE GROUND.

>> I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO ACTED BRAVELY YESTERDAY, ALONGSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: POLICE CONFIRMED THEY ARE LOOKING FOR NUMBER OF SUSPECTS AND MULTIPLE GUNS WERE RETRIEVED AT THE SCENE FOR KANSAS CITY PLAYERS EXPRESSED THEIR OUTRAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

ONE ATTENDEE RECALLS SEEING COACH ANDY REID MINUTES AFTER THE ORDEAL.

>> I WILL NEVER FORGET, FINALLY COMING OUT OF THE BATHROOM AFTER HIDING AROUND THE COUNTER COMES ANDY REID WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN AND HIS WIFE.

AS HE WALKED BY HE SAID, ARE YOU GUYS OKAY?

THAT MOMENT OF HUMILITY IS INCREDIBLE.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL YOSHIDA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NAVY IS COMMISSIONING NEW EXPEDITION MARY C BASE IN CORONADO.

MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER GOT A TOUR OF THE SHIP.

>> Reporter: THE FUTURE SHIP IS JUST THE SIXTH EXPEDITION C BASE IN THE NAVY.

SHIP CAPTAIN THOMAS MAYS SAYS THE SHIPS ARE MORE VERSATILE THAN OTHER AND PREVIOUS SHIPS, WITH DIFFERENT MISSIONS.

>> SUCH AS THE AVIATION MIND SWEEPING, AND HUNTING, SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONS >> Reporter: SEE BASES OR ESB'S ARE LARGE, FLAT DECK SHIPS ADAPTED FROM OIL TANKER DESIGN.

THEIR FLIGHT DECKS CAN OPERATE WITH HELICOPTERS AND BE 22 OSPREYS.

SPECIAL OPERATIONS MIGHT BE WHERE THE ESB SHINES.

LAST MONTH'S RAID ON A SHIP SMUGGLING URANIUM WEAPONS TO YEMEN WAS LAUNCHED FROM AN ESB.

TWO U.S.

SEALS WERE KILLED IN THE OPERATION.

MAYS DIDN'T COMMENT SPECIFICALLY ON HOW BIG A ROLE SPECIAL OPERATIONS WILL PLAY IN THE SHIPS OVERALL MISSION WANT TO DEPLOY.

>> SPECIAL OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN AND OUTFIT OF THE SHIP AND WE ARE CONFIGURABLE AND DEDICATED TO THEIR NEEDS.

>> Reporter: COMMAND SENIOR JULIA SCREEN SAYS SAILORS ASSIGNED TO THE SHIP WERE GOING TO FIND CIVILIAN MARINERS DOING SOME OF THE WORK THEY ARE USED TO.

>> IS PRETTY DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON BOARD, IT'S KIND OF SPLIT BETWEEN US AND THEM.

>> Reporter: THE CIVILIAN MARINERS FOR MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND HANDLE DUTIES SUCH AS NAVIGATION AND ENGINEERING.

AND THE NC SAILORS ALSO MAN NAVY FUEL AND RESUPPLY SHIPS.

AFTER COMMISSIONING SATURDAY, THE U.S. AND S JOHN L CAMRY WILL BECOME THE USS JOHN L CAMRY.

IT IS EXPECTED TO DEPLOY IN WESTERN PACIFIC AS SOON AS THIS SUMMER.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M AMNA NAWAZ, HOW A SUPER BOWL PARTY TURNED DEADLY, DESPITE HEAVY SECURITY PRESENCE.

>>> THERE IS A BATTLE FOR SENATE CONTROLLED BREWING IN THE 2024 ELECTION.

DEMOCRATS ARE DEALING WITH AN UNCERTAIN PATH TO KEEPING POWER IN THE CHAMBER WITH TOUGH COMMON, AND RACES A NEW VIABLE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN THE MIX.

JULIE BENBROOK HAS A REPORT ON THE CHALLENGES BOTH PARTIES ARE FACING.

>> Reporter: A POTENTIAL REPUBLICAN SHAKEUP IN THE DEEP STATE OF MARYLAND.

ON THE DAY OF THE FILING DEADLINE, FORMER GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN ENTER THE RACE TO REPLACE RETIRING MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC SENATOR BEN CARTER.

>> I DECIDED TO RUN AND FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND, AND FIGHT AGAINST THE BROKEN POLITICS IN WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: HOGAN WAS A POPULAR REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR KNOWN FORCE MODERATE RECORD.

ALTHOUGH MARYLAND IS A DEEP STATE, HOGAN'S CAMPAIGN GIVES REPUBLICANS A STRONG CANDIDATE AS THE GOP ATTEMPTS TO FLIP THE SEAT.

IS A PRICE IN ANY RACE WOULD IMPACT THE ENTIRE BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE SENATE.

WITH DEMOCRATS HOLDING A ONE- SEAT ADVANTAGE AND INCUMBENTS ALREADY ON DEFENSE IN SEVERAL REPUBLICAN LEANING STATES.

LIKE, MONTANA AND OHIO.

>> PERSONALLY, THERE'S NOT A BURNING DESIRE TO BE A SENATOR AND GO DOWN THERE AND ARGUE WITH PEOPLE.

I'M ONLY DOING IT BECAUSE I THINK I'VE UNIQUE VOICE AND PERSPECTIVE.

DEMOCRATIC SENATOR JOEL MENTIONS DECISION NOT TO RUN FOR REELECTION IN WEST VIRGINIA AND UNDERSCORES THE OPEN 2024 PLATE FIELD.

HIS ESTATE HAS LONG BEEN RANKED AS THE SEAT MOST LIKELY TO FLIP.

>> I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION, WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIX THE POLITICAL POSTURING IN WASHINGTON, HERE IN CONGRESS FROM WASHINGTON.

IT'LL BE FIXED FROM OUTSIDE WASHINGTON >> Reporter: THE GOP WOULD ONLY NEED TO PICK UP ONE OR TWO SEATS DEPENDING ON WHO WINS THE WHITE HOUSE.

IN ORDER TO FLIP CONTROL OF THE SENATE.

THE THREE FINAL SEATS DEMOCRATS HOLD IN STATES WHERE DONALD TRUMP ONE AND 2020 ARE AMONG THOSE UP FOR GRABS THIS FALL.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIE BENBROOK.

>>> AND VOTERS IN EAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL CHOOSE A NEW ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR DISTRICTS, THE INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN ANNE- MARIE WALDRON IS SET TO TERM OUT.

KPBS IS SCOTT R.O.D.

PREDICTS THE CROWDED PRIMARY RACE.

>> Reporter: ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 75 HAS A HUGE GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT BUT IT ENCOMPASSES MOST OF EAST COUNTY INCLUDING A 50 MILE STRETCH OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER WEST OF, HOT SPRINGS.

SIX CANDIDATES ARE THE PRIMARY RACE, AND TO HAVE EMERGED AS CANDIDATES.

>> I JUST WANT TO RESTORE COMMON SENSE TO SACRAMENTO.

>> Reporter: ANDREW HAYES HAS ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE STATE AND COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTIES.

HAYES SAYS THE BORDERS ONE OF HIS MAIN PRIORITIES.

>> TOP OF MINA SECURING THE BORDER, LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN STOP FOLKS FROM COMING ACROSS AND BRINGING CRIME AND.

>> Reporter: HAYES SAYS HE ALSO WANTS TO STOP INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION AND CURB THE PLACEMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS IN HIS DISTRICT AFTER THEIR RELEASE FROM PRISON.

THE OTHER FRONT RUNNER WILL BE A FAMILIAR NAME TO MANY SAN DIEGO VOTERS.

REPUBLICAN CARL DEMAIO.

>> HE SERVED ON THE CITY COUNCIL FROM 2008 TO 2012 AND CURRENTLY HOST THE LOCAL RADIO SHOW.

HE IS ALSO TAKING A HARD STANCE ON THE BORDER AND ASYLUM- SEEKERS.

>> WE DO NOT HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELFARE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE WHO JUST WANTS TO SHOW UP IN AMERICAN SAY, HEY, TAXPAYERS PAY FOR ME.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE IS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION WITH THE STRICT VETTING PROCESS.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME AND PLAY BY THE RULES AND FOLLOW THE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: OTHER TOP ISSUES FOR HIM INCLUDE OPPOSING NEW TAXES AND IMPLEMENTING A VOTER ID LAW.

A THIRD REPUBLICAN, JACK FERNANDEZ IS ALSO RUNNING OF THE PRIMARY ALONG WITH DEMOCRATS KEVIN JUICER, JOY FREW, AND KRISTI DOHERTY.

SCOTT R.O.D., KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR MORE ABOUT THE UPCOMING PRIMARY ELECTION YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE KPBS MOTOR HUB THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND EXPLAINERS IN LOCAL RACES AND Q&A SOME CANDIDATES TO HELP YOU MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

SO GO TO KPBS.ORG /A VOTER HUB.

>>> EVEN THOUGH IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY IT HARDLY FEELS LIKE SPRING, WE ARE ALREADY ENTERING THE PEAK HOME BUYING AND SELLING SEASON.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ BREAKS DOWN WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BE IN THE MARKET THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE HOME BUYING SEASON IS ALREADY UPON US, AND EXPERT SAVIOR IN THE MARKET, DON'T WAIT AROUND TOO LONG FOR BETTER PRICES OR RATES.

>> IT'S ALWAYS A DIFFICULT CALL IN TERMS OF TIMING AS THE CONSUMER JUST BE ON THE LOOKOUT.

BUYING THE RIGHT HOME WITH THE RIGHT BUDGET, MAYBE GO FOR TURBULENT MORTGAGE RATES ARE DOWN FROM THEIR HIGHS LAST FALL HOVERING AROUND 6.6% SINCE DECEMBER, RESULTING IN LESS INSURGENCY AND AFFORDABILITY FOR HOMEBUYERS.

IN FACT, HOMEOWNER OPTIMISM IS AT ITS HIGHEST DOUBLE SINCE MARCH 2022.

ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY FANNIE MAE.

>> FISHER MORE INVENTORY WILL BE SHOWING ON THE MARKET, AND THAT'S GOOD FOR CONSUMERS, SEEING MORE CHOICES.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BUY THIS SPRING, EXPERTS SUGGEST BUILDING A HOME BUYING TEAM AND CONSISTING OF THE AGENT, LENDER AND EVEN A TITLE COMPANY BECAUSE EACH PART IS CRUCIAL IN WHAT COULD BE A COMPLICATED MULTI-MONTH PROCESS.

>> THE HOME BUYING PROCESS IS NOT A SIMPLE DECISION.

>> Reporter: AGENTS ALSO ADVISE PEOPLE TO SEARCH FOR HOMES KNOWING WHAT THEIR CONSERVATIVE MONTHLY PAYMENT IS, MAKING IT EASIER TO MOVE OTHER VARIABLES LIKE PRICE, LOCATION OR CONDITION OF THE HOUSE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCES TO BUY THE HOME.

THE KEY, EXPERTS SAY IS BE FLEXIBLE AND HAVE YOUR FINANCIAL HOUSE READY TO GO.

>> YOU WANT TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY IN GETTING THAT MORTGAGE APPROVED LETTER AND IT CERTAINLY DEMONSTRATES THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO MAKE THE MOVE.

>> Reporter: I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC HAS TAUGHT US A LOT ABOUT HUMAN METABOLISM SUCH AS THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY TO LOSE WEIGHT AMONG OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE SAYS SAN DIEGO SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED ONE REASON FOR THIS AND THAT HOLDS THE PROMISE OF FUTURE TREATMENTS.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS AT ELLEN'S EYE TELLS LAB AT UC SAN DIEGO WERE LOOKING AT THE WAY CELLS STORE AND BURN ENERGY.

WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT SHUTTING DOWN A MOLECULE CALLED ROW A IN LAB MICE WOULD CALLS THE CELLS TO BURN LESS ENERGY.

THEREFORE, MORE FAT WOULD BE STORED AND MORE WEIGHT WOULD BE GAINED.

>> SO, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE MICE, WE SAW SOMETHING THAT WAS KIND OF SHOCKING.

WE SAW THE OPPOSITE EFFECT.

>> Reporter: THE FOUND THOSE MICE BECAME MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AT BURNING FAT AND CONTROLLING WEIGHT.

>> BEEN, WE PUT THESE MICE ON HIGH-FAT DIETS ON LONG-TERM AND WE NOTICED THAT HE DIDN'T GAIN WEIGHT.

>> Reporter:'S AUTEUIL SAYS IT WAS ONE OF THOSE HYPOTHETICAL MISTAKES THAT LED TO A VALUABLE DISCOVERY THAT RALLY IN ITS NATURAL STATE WAS HELPING THE BODY STORE FAT.

IN A SENSE IT WAS CAUSING OBESITY.

IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT THE MORE OVERWEIGHT THE PERSON GETS, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT IS TO LOSE WEIGHT, A CLASSIC WEIGHT OF ADDING INSULT TO INJURY.

THE DIFFICULTY LOSING WEIGHT IS ALSO DUE IN PART TO ANOTHER DISCOVERY OF THE LAB WITH OBESITY, MITOCHONDRIA LITERALLY BREAK INTO SMALLER PIECES, MAKING THEM LESS ABLE TO BURN ENERGY.

'S AUTEUIL SAYS HE BELIEVES OUR BODIES FOCUS ON PROTECTING FAT STORES IS A THROWBACK TO ANCESTRAL DAYS WHEN FOOD COULD BE VERY HARD TO COME BY.

>> WE ARE VERY EFFICIENT AT STORING ENERGY BECAUSE WE THINK OF FAMINE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

>> Reporter: GETTING BACK TO THE PRESENT TIME, THE LAB HAS IDENTIFIED THE TARGET, THEY HAVE CREATED A RALL INHIBITOR TO DEACTIVATE IT, CAUSING MICE ON HIGH-FAT DIETS DO NOT GAIN WEIGHT.

IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF IMAGINATION TO WONDER IF SHUTTING DOWN A HUMANS RALL A FUNCTION, DO THE SAME THING IN HELP CURE THE OBESITY.

'S AUTEUIL SAYS IT IS NOT A CRAZY IDEA, BUT MICE AREN'T PEOPLE AND IT IS HARD TO KNOW IF GIVING THE STUFF TO PEOPLE IS A GOOD IDEA.

>> NO CLEAR IDEA THAT IT IS SAFE.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE AN IDEA THAT IT ISN'T, SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE WOULD HAVE TO INVESTIGATE.

THE CLINICAL TRIALS ON LIFE HUMANS ARE NOT ON THE HORIZON, BUT HE SAYS THEY ARE STARTING TO EXPERIMENT ON HUMAN TISSUES.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CDC REPORTS AFRICAN- AMERICANS HAVE HIGHER RATES OF DISEASE, HEALTH COMPLICATIONS AND DEATH THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS FOR THE STUDENT ORGANIZATION IN PENNSYLVANIA SAYS PART OF THE PROBLEM IS LACK OF RECOMMENDATION VISION IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

STEPHANIE SAUL INTRODUCES US TO BLACK MEN IN WHITE COATS.

>> Reporter: DRESSING FOR SUCCESS, THE SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS AT JEFFERSON CITY KIMBALL MEDICAL COLLEGE ARE MEMBERS OF BLACK MEN IN WHITE COATS.

>> WITH THE INTENTION OF TRYING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BLACK MEN GOING INTO THE FIELD OF MEDICINE IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING JOURNEY.

AND IT DOES REQUIRE A LOT OF ASSISTANCE.

>> Reporter: KEVIN CAROLINE IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE GROUP, INSPIRED BY HIS OWN EXPERIENCE.

>> I SEE THE IMPACT OF LACK OF DIVERSITY HAS ON PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME >> Reporter: THE CDC SAYS BLACK PEOPLE HAVE HIGH RATES OF DISEASE, HEALTH COMPLICATIONS AND DEATH.

PART OF THAT IS BLAMED ON A LACK OF TRUST OF WHITE DOCTORS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OF THE SAME RACE.

>> ALTHOUGH OUR NUMBERS ARE REVVED IN MEDICINE, WE ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE THAT.

>> Reporter: NATHAN THE LOCK IS ALSO A MEMBER OF BLACK MEN IN WHITE COATS.

>> WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I NEVER REALLY HAVE ROLE MODELS THAT LOOK LIKE ME.

>> Reporter: YOUR TRAINING AND SIMULATION LAB, THESE FUTURE BLACK DOCTORS ARE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND HOPE TO INSPIRE MORE TO BE LIKE THEM.

>> WE ARE HOPING TO ENACT CHANGE WITHIN THE SCHOOL ITSELF, BRINGING MORE BLACK STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL AS WELL, BUT THEN ALSO CREATING SOME CHANGE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

>> THEY GO TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH THINGS LIKE SCREENING CHECKS.

>> Reporter: THE GROUP IS ALSO WORKING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO BETTER HEALTHCARE FOR BLACK NEIGHBORS.

>> ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO UPLIFT BLACK VOICES.

>> Reporter: STEPHANIE SAUL REPORTING.

>>> DIVERSITY IN MEDICINE IS IMPROVING, BUT THE CDC REPORTS ONLY 5% OF DOCTORS ARE BLACK.

>>> THE FIRST LETTER HEADLINE IS DRIES, AS THE DRYING CALLED CONTINUES TO THE WEEKEND, WE ARE KEEPING CLOSE EYES ON THE INCOMING PACIFIC STORM, WHICH IS GOING TO BRING US A COOLER AND WETTER PATTERN AS WE HAD TO AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKY.

SANDY GO DOWN TO 52, CHULA VISTA DOWN TO 50, OCEANSIDE, 46 FOR TONIGHT IN BORREGO SPRINGS YOU'RE DOWN TO 45 AND MOUNT LAGUNA DROPPING TO 35.

MY STAY ON TAP, THOUGH AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AS THINGS ARE STAYING DRY AND THINGS ARE STAYING PLEASANT.

LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES HERE, 60s AND 70s FOR MOST OF US TO WRAP UP THE WEEK.

OCEANSIDE, 65, SADIE, DEWEY COOLER, BORREGO SPRINGS YOU WILL SEE THE LOWER 70s DRIVER FRIDAY AND MOUNT LAGUNA SAG INTO THE UPPER 40s.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY SATURDAY IT IS GOING TO BE MORE TO NORTHERN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THAT WE START TO SEE THE WET WEATHER RETURN.

I THINK WE STILL HAVE A DRY WEEKEND ON TAP, WHICH IS GOOD TO GO.

LOOK AS WE HAD TO SUNDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.

THE FIRST HALF OF OUR WEEK IS GOING TO FEATURE THE COOL AND WET WEATHER MOVING THROUGH.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEAVY RAIN, AND PLANNING POSSIBLE AND HEAVY SNOW IS IN THIS CR AS WE LOOK AHEAD INTO THE NEXT PATTERN IMPACTING CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT SHOWS THAT NICELY HERE IN OUR COASTAL OUTLOOK AND A DRY WEEKEND ON TAP, BUT A LITTLE RAIN MOVES IN ON MONDAY AND RAINY CONDITIONS AT TIMES AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY PER TEMPERATURES ONLY TO THE LOW 60s.

LOOKING FURTHER INLAND, YOU ARE DRY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND THE WEEKEND LOOKS GOOD AS LOW CLOUD TAKE OVER.

WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING.

MAX OF RAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEK.

LOOKING HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE ARE GOING TO STAY CHILI HERE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BREEZING ADDITIONS TO START YOUR MONDAY AND RAIN RETURNS AS WE HAD TO THE DAY TUESDAY.

EVEN INTO THE DESERT AS WE HAD TO THE START OF NEXT WEEK, WE COULD HAVE SOME COOL AIR AND SOME LOW CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I MARIELA SCALISE.

>>> STD JENNY CONTINUES HIS NEW VIEW.

A NEW MURIEL WAS REVEALED, THE PIECE CREATED BY LOCAL ARTIST KATIE ALL.

IT DEPICTS A PATH WEAVING THROUGH LOCAL WILDLIFE, NATIVE PLANTS AND THE HILLY NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND SANDY GO STATE UNIVERSITY.

THE MURAL WAS MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH ART REACH.

IS HE A MONTH IS AN ANNUAL DOSE OF DISCOUNTED CULTURE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

BUT BUT JOHN CARROLL SAYS THIS YEAR IT IS GOING BEYOND THE COUNTY LINES.

♪ >> Reporter: WHEN YOU THINK OF MUSEUMS IN SAN DIEGO, BALBOA PARK PROBABLY COMES TO MIND.

IT IS HOME TO 18 OF THEM.

BUT NEW THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MUSEUM MONTHS 35- YEAR HISTORY, IT IS NO LONGER CAN FIND TO THE UNITED STATES.

THIS YEAR, IT HAS GONE SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

♪ DOWN MEXICO WAY.

TO TJ.

>> HI, I AM THE NATIONAL LIAISON FOR THE CITY OF TIJUANA.

>> Reporter: AND THAT MAKES HER AN EXPERT ON THE TIJUANA HISTORY MUSEUM.

THE MULTISTORY MUSEUM OPENED IN 2010 AND TELLS THE STORY OF OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH IN MANY WAYS, FROM THE HISTORY OF SPORTS , TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY, TO ITS MUSIC.

THIS NEW DISPLAY SHOWS THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF MUSIC THAT HAVE FOUND A HOME HERE THAT HAVE FLOURISHED IN TIJUANA.

INCLUDED ARE NOT ONLY THE PICTURES OF MUSICIANS BUT ALSO THEIR HANDS, CAST IN PLASTER.

THE MODUS OPERANDI OF MUSICMAKING.

>> WE HAVE VIDEOS, WE ALSO HAVE THE ART HISTORY OF TIJUANA, WHICH CITIZENS CAN COME AND INVESTIGATE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE CITY FROM THE BEGINNING, AND ALSO OUR NATIONAL HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THE HISTORY MUSEUM IS ONE OF EIGHT MUSEUMS IN TIJUANA THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN MUSEUM MONTH.

>> YOU HAVE SEGUNDO, THEY HAVE THE DIFFERENT SITES IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S ALSO ANOTHER ONE THAT'S ALSO SPACESUITS, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE AQUARIUM, YOU ALSO HAVE THE MUSEUM OF LUST CALIFORNIA IS BUT YOU HAVE SIEDER DARE, ALSO.

>> Reporter: TIJUANA NATIVE, IS STEEPED IN THE CULTURE SEEN SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

SHE SAYS THE ADDITION OF HER CITIES MUSEUM DOVETAILS NICELY WITH THE FACT THAT THE SAN DIEGO TIJUANA REGION IS THE WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL FOR 2024.

>> I HEARD ABOUT WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL, AND SAW IT AS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO START INCORPORATING THOSE MUSEUMS WITH OUR MUSEUMS TO MAKE SAN DIEGO CULTURAL DESTINATION.

>> Reporter: WE MET SAN DIEGO MUSEUM COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOB LEHMAN OUTSIDE OF THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF, AND IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH A VISIT FOR THE SAN DIEGO CHINESE HISTORICAL MUSEUM IS ON THIRD AVENUE IN THE GASLAMP.

THE BUILDING ITSELF IS PART OF THE STORY OF CHINESE PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF -- OF THE CHINESE IMMIGRATION IN THE EARLY 1800 AND SO THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT TO HOUSE THEM IN THE BACK.

>> Reporter: MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JUST SENT ALONG SHOWED US AROUND THE PLACE POINTING OUT THE STUNNING PIECES OF ART.

>> WE HAVE GOT DONATIONS OF CLOISONNI, AND PAPER CUTTINGS AND YOU KNOW, TEXTILES SUCH AS THIS BEAUTIFUL DRAGON ROPE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

I MEAN IT LOOKED REALLY BAD.

>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S ANOTHER KIND OF HISTORY HERE THAT IS ANYTHING BUT DURABLE.

>> THE CHINESE ARE THE ONLY NATIONALITY, THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WERE SPECIFICALLY LISTED ON AN ACT, THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT.

IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS TARGETED AGAINST ONE SPECIFIC POPULATION.

>> Reporter: A POPULATION THAT WAS LARGELY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AND ITS COMMERCE VERY LONG SAYS THAT IS HOW CHINESE LAUNDRIES CAME ABOUT, BECAUSE IT WAS A NICHE THAT WASN'T BEING HELD.

WITH IT CAME THE TRAPPINGS OF RACISM.

BUT THAT SAD PART OF HISTORY IS ONLY THAT, A PART, THERE'S SO MUCH BEAUTY TO ENJOY HERE, INCLUDING THIS PEACEFUL GARDEN AND WHETHER IT IS A CHINESE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, ONE OF THE MORE THAN 60 OTHERS, YOU NEED A MUSEUM MONTH PASS TO GET HALF OFF ADMISSION.

>> GO TO ANY OF OUR 85 LIBRARIES OVER THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND PICK UP A PASS.

THEY LOOK LIKE THIS, HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE MUSEUMS AND ALSO THE OTHER WAY TO DO IT IS DOWNLOAD A PASS, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FROM THE QR CODE HERE, OR YOU CAN GO ON TO THE WEBSITE.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH A PATCH YOU'LL FIND LINKS TO ALL THE PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS, ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MUSEUM MONTH .

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN THE SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA REGION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL FOR 2024.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

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