>>> GOOD EVENING CUT IS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

ANOTHER COVID-19 MILESTONE, 4000 DEATHS, A RECENT SEARCH INVOLVING 11 DEBTS, 11 WERE REPORTED JUST MOMENTS AGO.

THIS SERVICE A SAD REMINDER OF THE PANDEMIC.

THERE IS PROMISING NEWS AND HOPE WHEN IT COMES TO DELTA CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS.

HERE IS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN.

>> Reporter: OVER A RECENT SEVEN-DAY PERIOD, 57 HUNDRED DEATHS WERE REPORTED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> WE HAD HIGHER NUMBERS IN THE PAST THE DEATHS TYPICALLY LAG A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THE CASES, SO, WE ARE NOT SURE WE ARE OVER MOST OF THE.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT THE HOSPITAL WHO ADVISES THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON ITS PANDEMIC RESPONSE.

THE DEATHS COME AFTER INCREASED CASES DURING JULY INTO AUGUST WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS DAILY CASE NUMBERS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE TRENDING DOWN.

>> I AM HOPEFUL WE ARE OVER THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM BUT WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER SURGE IF WE DO NOT GET A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION OF ACCIDENT.

>> Reporter: 2.1 MILLION SAN DIEGANS FULLY VACCINATED AND WITHIN THE MOST RECENT DEATHS, 80% OF PEOPLE WERE UNVACCINATED AND ALL HAD UNDERLYING CONDITIONS.

>> THE VACCINE IS VERY EFFECTIVE AT KEEPING YOU OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND DYING AND SO, THERE ARE SUBGROUPS OF THE POPULATION THAT REMAIN UNDER IMMUNIZED.

THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING SICK.

>> Reporter: PART OF A PANEL IS MEETING FRIDAY TO ADVISE ON BOOSTER SHOTS.

>> TOMORROW THE ASSESSMENT IS A THIRD DOSE, A BOOSTER DOSE, IS IT SAFE?

IS IT EFFECTIVE?

>> Reporter: BOOSTERS ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR THE ELDERLY AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS, IT REMAINS UNCLEAR IF THEY WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYONE.

>> ONCE YOU HAVE THE PRIMARY VACCINE YOU PRETTY MUCH ARE PROTECTED FROM GETTING PUT IN THE HOSPITAL AND DYING.

YOU CAN STILL TRANSMIT THE INFECTION.

IF WE LEARN BOOSTER DOSES CUT DOWN THE TRANSMISSION OR ELIMINATED COMPLETELY, THEN WE MIGHT HAVE IT TO EVERYBODY SO WE CAN GET OVER WITH THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: SINCE MARCH, COUNTY DATA SHOWS 90% OF CORONAVIRUS HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 80% OF DEATHS HAVE BEEN AMONG THOSE NOT FULLY VACCINATED.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND FDA ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS SET TO MEET TOMORROW TO TALK ABOUT RECOMMENDING BOOSTER DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINES AND IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHAT THE COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE.

>> Reporter: DUELING DATA.

THAT IS WHAT IS FACING THE FDA ADVISORY.

MANY AHEAD OF FRIDAY'S MEETING ON BOOSTERS.

>> I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LET THE FDA DRIVE THE WHOLE DISCUSSION.

>> Reporter: ON ONE SIDE, THE VACCINE MAKER PFIZER CITING INFORMATION OUT OF ISRAEL AND ITS OWN STUDY WITH WANING VACCINE IMMUNITY.

OTHER HEALTH EXPERTS BELIEVE BOOSTERS ARE NEEDED NOW.

AND PFIZER WILL SEE THIS RECENTLY RELEASED DOCUMENT SAYING THE BENEFIT OF BOOSTERS IS LIKELY LIMITED IF FIRST AND SECOND DOSES ARE STILL EFFECTIVE.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, TWO RETIRED FDA LEADERS SAY COVID-19 VACCINE DO NOT CURRENTLY SHOW A NEED FOR BOOSTING.

>> I DO NOT THINK THAT THE QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE GOING TO GET A BOOSTER SHOT.

THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ONE.

>> Reporter: THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS HAVE TARGETED THE WEEK AS A TIMBER 20th TO START GIVING THIRD SHOTS PENDING FDA AND CDC AUTHORIZATION.

AHEAD OF A DECISION THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING FOR A POTENTIAL BOOSTER ROLLOUT WHICH LED TO CONFUSION.

THE CEO OF AN ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYS WE DO NOT WANT TO BE UNPREPARED AND DO NOT WANT TO APPEAR UNCOORDINATED ON BOOSTERS.

NO MATTER THE DECISION ON FRIDAY, IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW LONG THE FIRST SHOT WILL PROTECTABLE.

>> WE ARE JUST WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO THE BOOST AND THEN, FOLLOW PEOPLE LONG ENOUGH TO DETERMINE WHAT THE DURABILITY OF THE PROTECTION IS.

>>> FOR THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC AND RESOURCES YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE COVID-19 TRACKING SECTION ADDS KPBS.ORG INCLUDING DETAILS ON THE VACCINES, THE LATEST CASE NUMBERS AND OUR OWN LOCAL REPORTING.

YOU CAN GET THERE BY CLICKING ON THE LEAK AND FIND IT ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST CRIME RATES OF ANY MAJOR URBAN AREA IN THE COUNTRY.

THAT HAS BEEN TRUE FOR YEARS.

JOHN CARROLL SAYS A NEW REPORT REVEALS SOME AREAS OF CONCERN FOR OUR REGION.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO CRIME, THIS IS THE CLEARINGHOUSE COMPILING DATA FROM THE REGIONS EIGHT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

THERE ARE SEVERAL TOPLINE TAKEAWAYS FROM THE JUST RELEASED MIDYEAR REPORT.

>> VIOLENT CRIME WAS IT.

IT WAS UP COMPARED TO BOTH 2020 AND 2019.

>> Reporter: PROPERTY CRIME STATISTICS ARE A MIXED BAG.

>> MOST PRIME IS PRETTY CRIME AND UP COMPARED TO 2020 BUT ACTUALLY, LOWER THAN 2019.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT, CRUNCHING NUMBERS IS HER THING AND YOU WILL NOTICE SHE IS COMPARING DATA FROM THE FIRST PART OF THIS YEAR TO BOTH 2020 AND 2019.

FOR THAT, YOU CAN BLAME COVID.

>> LAST YEAR WAS AN UNUSUAL YEAR AS WE KNOW WITH THE PANDEMIC.

WITH THIS REPORT WE LOOKED AT 2021, JANUARY TO JUNE BOTH 2020 AND 2019.

>> Reporter: THE MURDER RATE IS NOT OVER THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR AT 48 COMPARED TO 54 IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2020, BUT THERE WERE 38 IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2019.

ESPECIALLY CONCERNING FINDING SURROUNDS AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO GUNS.

>> THOSE WERE UP 20% FROM 2021 THROUGH 2020.

EVEN MORE TELLING IS THE% INVOLVED WITH FIREARMS UP 55%.

>> Reporter: APART FROM BEING AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY, COMPILING THESE NUMBERS ALSO HELPS PEOPLE WRITE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS AIMED AT STOPPING VARIOUS KINDS OF CRIME.

IT HELPS LAW ENFORCEMENT DECIDE WHERE TO CONCENTRATE RESOURCES.

ALL OF IT WITH A GOAL OF MAKING SAN DIEGO COUNTY A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE FOR ALL OF US.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR SAN DIEGO IN THE QUEST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE ARE THE FIRST LARGE CITY IN CALIFORNIA WITH A HOUSING PLAN APPROVED BY STATE REGULATORS.

THE MAYOR UPDATED THE HOUSING WITH THE GENERAL PLAN ENDORSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

THE MAYOR SAYS THE IMPROVED HOUSING ELEMENT AND THE HOMES FOR ALL OF US INITIATIVE PAVE THE WAY FOR NEW HOMES AT PRICES SAN DIEGANS CAN AFFORD.

THE CITY HAS A PLAN FOR MORE THAN 108,000 NEW HOMES SERVING ALL INCOME GROUPS BY THE YEAR 2029.

>>> A WEEKEND LONG EVENTS PROVIDING RESOURCES TO VETERANS KICKED UP TODAY IN VISTA.

TONYA THORNE TAKES IS THERE.

>> Reporter: IT WILL BE A PLACE OF HEALING FOR U.S. VETERANS THIS WEEKEND.

FOR THE FIFTH YEAR, THE NORTH COUNTY VETERAN BRINGS RESOURCES TO ONE PLACE.

CLOTHES, FOOD, DENTAL AND EYE EXAMS WITH LEGAL AID AND OVERNIGHT STAYS, JUST SOME OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE IS ATTENDING THE EVENT.

HE IS A VIETNAM VETERAN AND SERVED IN THE NAVY.

>> HELPING HOMELESS VETS AND HELPING ALL OF THE GUYS GET THEIR LIVES TOGETHER, THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY THE EVENT IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER.

THE HOMELESS VETERANS OF SAN DIEGO SAYS THE PANDEMIC CAUSED MORE VETERANS TO BECOME HOMELESS.

>> WE ARE COMING OFF SUCH A DIFFICULT YEAR WITH COVID AND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM THAT WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE HOMELESS AND YOUNGER VETERANS AND MORE AND MORE FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE SUPPORTING SERVICES WENT VIRTUAL, MANY VETERANS ON THE STREETS COULD NOT ACCESS THE HELP THEY NEEDED.

HERE, HELP IS AVAILABLE IN PERSON TO GET THE MONEY BETTER PATH TO LIKE THIS RETIRED MARINE.

HE ATTENDED ONE OF THE FIRST VETERAN STANDOUT EVENTS WHEN HE WAS HOMELESS.

HIS LIFE HAS CHANGED AND THIS YEAR HE RETURNS AS A VOLUNTEER.

>> I WAS JUST GIVING BACK WHAT WAS GIVEN TO ME IN ANY WAY I CAN HELP ANYBODY WHO HAS BEEN IN THE SITUATION LIKE MYSELF, I WILL TRY TO DO WHATEVER I CAN TO DO IT.

IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR PETS UNTIL SUNDAY AT NOON.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> MILITARY RECRUITS WITH THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS ORGANIZATION HELD A JOB FAIR HERE TOWARDS MILITARY VETERANS OTHER SPOUSES.

MORE ON THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL SERVICE MEMBERS.

>> THE MILITARY IS MY ONLY JOB SO IT IS STEPPING INTO THE WORLD LIKE, ALL RIGHT, JOANNA MY ?

WHAT WILL I DO NEXT.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS IN THE MILITARY AT 17.

SHE COMPLETED SIX YEARS OF SERVICE AND IS PREPARING FOR CIVILIAN LIFE.

IT IS A TRANSITION SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO BUT SAYS -- >> IT IS SCARY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS NOT ALONE.

>> NEIGHBORS TO GO.

>> Reporter: DOZENS OF VETERANS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE A CAREER AT THE VETERAN JOB FAIR HELD AT THE HILTON A FRONT.

THE RECRUITS MILITARY SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST CHAPTER IN SAN DIEGO SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

INTEREST IS HIGH MORE THAN 300 VETERANS AND MILITARY MEMBERS REGISTERED FOR EACH OTHER.

A VETERAN HIMSELF HE KNOWS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.

>> THE BEST EXPERIENCES TO GET YOURSELF A COOL PERSON TO VISIT THE CLIENTS AND TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE AND HOW THEY CONNECT THE DOTS TO THE JOBS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> Reporter: THE JOB FAIR IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY AS WELL AS SPOUSES INDEPENDENCE.

MORE THAN 40 EMPLOYERS WERE LOOKING TO HIRE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SUPPLY CHAINS AND CONSTRUCTION JOBS.

EMPLOYERS WE SPOKE WITH SAY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR QUALITIES MOST OF THESE VETERANS HAVE.

ANTHONY YOUNG WHO IS RETIRING AFTER 22 YEARS OF SERVICE SAYS THIS JOB FAIR HAS GIVEN THEM HOPE.

>> IT BE FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT THERE IS A LOT OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE FORCED.

>>> FOLLOWING THE FAILED EFFORT TO REMOVE GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM FROM OFFICE OF DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS ARE CALLING FOR REFORM TO THE CALIFORNIA RECALL ELECTION SYSTEM, RANDY CUMMINGS REPORTS ON THE CHANGES THEY ARE CONSIDERING AND THE OPPOSITION.

>> Reporter: IT IS A TIME TO LOOK AT RECALL, FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE TO THE CAPITAL.

>> I THINK THERE ARE A GOOD NUMBER OF GOOD IDEAS OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, WILL BE A BIG PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: THE DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS PUSHING TO CHANGE WHAT THEY CALL A BROKEN SYSTEM.

>> I DO NOT WANT TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT EXACTLY HOW I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IT.

I AM VERY TROUBLED BY THE SECOND QUESTION.

>> Reporter: STEVE GLASER AND MARK BERMAN BOTH CHAIRS OF THEIR EXPECTED COMMITTEE SAY THEY WANT TO REEVALUATE AND UPDATE THE CALIFORNIA RECALL PROCESS.

THEY SAY THE ELECTION TUESDAY HIGHLIGHTED THE FUNDAMENTAL UNDEMOCRATIC NATURE OF THE EXISTING RECALL PROCESS.

>> FOR ME, THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROCESS WHERE A GOVERNOR CAN BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY SOMEBODY WHO GETS LESS POSE.

>> Reporter: THE LAWMAKERS BY TO HAVE HEARINGS TO GET BIPARTISAN INPUT ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THE PROCESS.

THINGS LIKE SHOULD A GOVERNOR ONLY BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF MISCONDUCT OR CORRUPTION?

SHOULD THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURES NEEDED TO TRIGGER A RECALL BE INCREASED?

SHOULD THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TAKE OVER IN CASE OF A RECALL INSTEAD OF A REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE?

>> I THINK ALL OF US HAVE PROS AND CONS WHICH ARE PART OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF AGAIN IN A TRANSPARENT WAY ENGAGE AND CONSTRUCTIVELY PARTICIPATE.

>> Reporter: POLLS SHOW 60% OF LIKELY VOTERS SAY THEY SUPPORT CHANGING THE PROCESS SO A GOVERNOR COULD ONLY BE RECALLED FOR ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL ACTIVITY.

A CALIFORNIA GOP SPOKESPERSON DOES NOT WANT THE PROCESS TO CHANGE.

>> ELECTED OFFICIAL SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO VOTERS THEY ARE SEEKING TO SERVE.

THAT IS WITH THE RECALL PROCESS ALLOWS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT'S RESTRAINING DEMOCRATS WANT TO CHANGE THE RULES TO SUIT THEIR POLITICAL AGENDA.

>> MORE POLITICS THAN AGENDA FIRST OVER THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA THEY WERE ELECTED TO SERVE.

IT IS DISAPPOINTING, BUT NOT SURPRISING.

>>> HOW A NEW U.S. ALLIANCE ANCHORS A LONGTIME ALLY.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> IT IS CALLED ARTICLE RACE THEORY.

SOMETHING STUDIED IN LAW SCHOOL AS AN ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK WITH INSTITUTIONS AND LAWS AND SYSTEMIC RACISM.

SOMEHOW IT IS NOW FRONT AND CENTER IN THE ONGOING CULTURE WAR OVER WHAT CHILDREN ARE LEARNING IN K-12 SCHOOLS.

JADE HINDMAN EXPLORES WHAT STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY LEARNING IN SCHOOL AND HOW CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS BEING MISUNDERSTOOD.

>> Reporter: SCHOOLS ARE BACK IN SESSION AND TENSIONS CONTINUE TO BOIL OVER AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS WHEN CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS MENTIONED.

>> WE DO NOT WANT HER CHILDREN TO BE TAUGHT AMERICA IS SYSTEMICALLY RACIST.

>> Reporter: THE FUROR IS FED BY SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES AND RIGHT-WING MEDIA SAYING IS REPLACING THE TRADITIONAL TEACHING OF TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND HISTORY IN SCHOOLS.

THAT IS NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING.

IN FACT IF YOU ARE TAKING A CLASS ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY, YOU PROBABLY ARE IN LAW SCHOOL.

A UC BERKELEY PROFESSOR AND THE AUTHOR OF A BOOK CALLED CRITICAL RACE THEORY, A PRIMER.

>> NO KINDERGARTNER THAT I KNOW IS FAMILIAR WITH THE CONSTITUTION.

IN FACT, NOW 12 GREATER THAT I KNOW HAS A BASELINE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO ENGAGE WITH CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS NOT TAUGHT IN K-12 SCHOOLS.

>> Reporter: WHEN CRITICAL RACE THEORY ISN'T TAUGHT IN K-12 SCHOOLS, WHAT IS THE CONTROVERSY?

WITH MANY SCHOOLS INCORPORATED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ONGOING IMPACT OF RACISM AND BIGOTRY IN THEIR CURRICULUMS, CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS ARE RESPONDING BY PUSHING FOR SWEEPING TENTS TO SUPPRESS EDUCATION ABOUT RACE IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

>> ANY CONVERSATION THAT PROPOSES THAT RACE STILL MATTERS AND IN AMERICAN SOCIETY THAT RACE HAS AN IMPACT ON WHETHER YOU LIVE OR DIE, WHETHER YOU ARE SICK OR HEALTHY, WHETHER YOU ARE EMPLOYED OR UNEMPLOYED OR YOU GET INCARCERATED OR NOT GET INCARCERATED.

ANY TALK ABOUT RACE THAT IS LESS THAN CELEBRATORY, THEY SAY WE TRY IT OUT AND WE ABOLISHED SLAVERY AND WE PASS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND WE TRIUMPHED OVER, YOU KNOW, ARE TRAGIC RACIAL HISTORY.

ANY TALK THAT CHALLENGES THAT NARRATIVE THAT SUGGEST WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO RACIAL INEQUALITY, THAT IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY ACCORDING TO THESE CONSERVATIVE ACTIVITIES.

THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP OUT OF K-12 SCHOOLS.

>> Reporter: LET'S LOOK AT THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THE BOARD RECENTLY BANNED WHAT THEY CALL 10 CONCEPTS ABOUT RACE BEING TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM.

AS REPORTED BY THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE, THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT SAID THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE LESSONS FOCUS ON AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM.

>> THE GOAL OF BANNING CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN THE GOAL OF BANNING ETHNIC STUDIES IS INDEED TO MAINTAIN THIS IDEA OF A WHITE, MASCULINE, CHRISTIAN, EXCEPTIONALISM.

THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT IS SO DANGEROUS ABOUT THESE BANS.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A PROFESSOR OF ETHNIC STUDIES AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ANTI-RACIST RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY BECAUSE SHE SAYS THE BAN THOSE LIKE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ACTUALLY SEEKING TO REMOVE ETHNIC STUDIES FROM THE CLASSROOM TO MAINTAIN THE MYTH OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM.

>> I THINK THAT WE CAN THINK OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AS JUSTIFYING, YOU KNOW, THE INTERJECTION CRUSADE AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

AS ORIGINATING A TRAIL OF TEARS, AS SUGGESTING THAT AFRICANS WHO WERE KIDNAPPED AND ENSLAVED WERE IN FACT BEING SAVED FROM THEIR DARK LIFE IN AFRICA.

ALL OF THESE DEEPLY OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS HAVE THEIR ROOTS IN EXCEPTIONALISM.

>> Reporter: SCARLET?

ARGUE THIS CORRECTS THE MYTH OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM BY HIGHLIGHTING THE UNTOLD STRUGGLES OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED.

>> ONCE WE CAN DIAGNOSE A SITUATION AND UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN ITS, WE ARE THEN OBLIGATED TO THINK OF HOW TO CHANGE THE PARTS OF IT THAT WE DO NOT LIKE.

THAT IS WHAT ETHNIC STUDIES DOES.

SOCIOLOGY, CULTURAL PRODUCTION AND HOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN CHANGE IT THAT IS THE GOAL.

>> Reporter: TOO MANY PEOPLE FEEL THE.

>> Reporter: TO THAT POINT, BRIDGES SAYS IT'S TIME TO MOVE THE CONVERSATION BEYOND ERRONEOUS TERMS AND THE MANUFACTURED CONFLICT OVER ARTICLE RACE THEORY.

>> DO YOU ONE KIDS TO LEARN THE FULL SCOPE OF AMERICAN HISTORY?

THE GOOD AND THE BAD AND THE UGLY, THE UNFINISHED.

TO YOU WANT OUR KIDS TO LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS COUNTRY?

OR DO YOU WANT THEM TO LEARN A MYTH ABOUT THIS COUNTRY?

I THINK THAT MOST SOBER THINKERS WOULD SAY LET'S TEACH THEM EVERYTHING.

BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT, THAT IS THE ONLY SORT OF WEAPON WE HAVE AGAINST REPEATING THE MISTAKES OF OUR PAST.

>>> NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS UNDERWAY WITH AN AWARENESS OF A RICH CULTURE THRIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

JUST ACROSS THE BORDER WERE MEXICANS TODAY CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN.

THERE IS MORE TO THESE COMMEMORATIONS THEN FESTIVITIES.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER SHOWS US A LOCAL COLLEGE PROGRAM HELPING HISPANIC STUDENTS TO GRADUATE.

>> Reporter: THIS 22-YEAR-OLD MIA SAYS THE NEW LAPTOP COMPUTER HOPES ARE COMPLETE WORK TOWARDS HER MASTERS DEGREE.

LAST JUNE SHE GRADUATED FROM YOU SEE SAN DIEGO WITH A BACHELOR DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY, ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT STARTED AT ROSEMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH COUNSELORS AND PROFESSORS WHO LOOKED LIKE HER AND UNDERSTOOD HER HERITAGE.

>> ROSEMONT IS VERY DIVERSE BECAUSE THE PROGRAM WAS SO DIVERSE THAT I FELT SAFE ASKING FOR THE HELP THAT I NEEDED TO ASK FOR.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS THE SPANISH WORD FOR BRIDGE.

THE STUDENTS ARE LATINO AND OFTEN THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE.

THEY RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, MENTORING AND CLASSES IN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.

HER FATHER COMES FROM EL SALVADOR AND HER MOTHER IS MEXICAN-AMERICAN.

SHE SAYS THAT HAS MADE HER A TARGET FOR DISCRIMINATION.

>> IT WAS SCARY, ESPECIALLY KNOWING MY DAD WAS FROM EL SALVADOR.

THE WHOLE MIGRATION WAS EL SALVADOR IN IMMIGRANTS AND IT WAS JUST, I FEEL LIKE NOW MORE THAN EVER, THE SUPPORT IS NEEDED.

>> Reporter: SHE CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH HER SUCCESS STORY.

A SUCCESS SHE WANTS OTHERS TO HAVE.

HISPANIC EACH MONTH HAS A RICH HISTORY OF CELEBRATION AND FUN.

IT IS THAT SPOT NOWADAYS, IT IS SO MUCH MORE.

ESPECIALLY IN A COUNTRY SO OFTEN DIVIDED ALONG RACIAL LINES.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT AN IMAGE FOR THE ELDERLY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS AN ARTIST TO CONTRIBUTED TO THE MURAL IN THE PARK.

SHE IS AN AUTHOR WITH ADVANCED DEGREES IN ENGLISH AND EDUCATION.

>> SO FAR THE PRESENTATION WE WILL BE DOING TODAY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A PROFESSOR NOW TEACHING FOR A PROGRAM WHICH SHE GRADUATED FROM 20 YEARS AGO.

>> WE NEED TO TELL HER STUDENTS THAT YES THEY CAN GO TO SCHOOL.

YES THEY CAN GO TO COLLEGE AND YES THEY CAN MORE IMPORTANTLY GRADUATE.

>> I WAS OF THE DO WHAT THEY DID FOR ME, FOR OTHER STUDENTS.

AHEAD ON COMMITTED TO COLLEGE LITTLE BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS WHERE STUDENTS GET LOST THE MOST, IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

>> IT IS CLEAR SHE FOUND HER CALLING AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS HER.

>>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING INTO KPBS.

I AM MARVIN GOMEZ WITH YOUR ACCUWEATHER FORECAST.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CONDITIONS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TEMPERATURES WILL STAY A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR .

OF COURSE THE MARINE LAYER WILL ALSO STAY WITH US FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND.

NEXT WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE WARMING UP MUCH, WE ENCOUNTER SOMEWHAT OF AN OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

TONIGHT, SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS COOLING DOWN TO 62 DEGREES ACROSS MY LAGUNA.

SAN DIEGO COOLING DOWN INTO THE MID-60s, LOOKING AT OUR FRIDAY, MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP THE WARM TEMPERATURES IN PLACE BUT ACROSS THE AREA, WE WAKE UP WITH A MARINE LAYER ON THE COAST AND WE TRANSITION INTO THE AFTERNOON AND THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE GONE.

WE WILL HAVE SUNSHINE COME BACK AND TAKE A LOOK EAST OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MAINLY GETTING CLOSER TO THE ARIZONA STATE LINE.

THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE ROLLING BY BUT NONE OF THAT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE COUNTY.

HERE IS A QUICK LOOK AT TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW.

COMING UP TO 99 DEGREES IN BARRE GO SPRINGS.

SAN DIEGO UP TO 73.

SATURDAY, QUITE WEATHER PATTERN WITH MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH AN ONSHORE FLOW GIVING US A WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS CALIFORNIA AS WE TRANSITION INTO SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

BRINGING THEM WET WEATHER.

THE FIVE DAY ACCUWEATHER EXTENDED FORECAST SHOWING TEMPERATURES GETTING CLOSER TO 80 DEGREES INTO TUESDAY, HEADING INTO INLAND AREAS WE STAY IN THE UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUNSHINE NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE GOING TO STAY COOL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE DESERT WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

UPPER 90s FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND A QUITE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE DESERT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>>> THE SUMMER MUSIC SERIES CONTINUES WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONIC DUO WHO CREATE THEIR OWN TERMS.

SCRAPES DOES NOT PLAY TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT THEN YOU CANNOT FIND THEIR MUSIC ON TRADITIONAL STREAMING PLATFORMS.

LET'S TAKE A LISTEN.

[ MUSIC ] >> WE ARE FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

>> WE MAKE CRAZY NOISE FOR YOUR BRAIN.

[ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] >> WE MAKE WHATEVER WE WANT.

IT USUALLY IS PSYCHEDELIC, TRIPPY, ABRASIVE, AGGRESSIVE, BLITZED OUT.

BIG DRUMS, DIRTY BASE, IT IS ALL IMPROV.

[ MUSIC ] >> WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

IT IS WEIRD BECAUSE WE FIVE OFF OF EACH OTHER PRETTY GOOD.

>> WE FEED OFF TELEKINETIC BRAIN WAVES.

>> WE HAVE CONTROL OF EVERYTHING ON THE STAGE.

WE KNOW AND SEE WHAT HE'S ABOUT TO DO AND SOMETIMES I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS ABOUT TO DO.

THAT IS THE BEST PART.

[ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] >> IT'S ALWAYS A NEW EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT SONG.

SPIKE YOU CAN FIND THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH SCRAPES AND ALL OF TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI , HAVE A GREAT EVENING.