>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS MADE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR PRIVILEGE TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR HELPING PALOMA OWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN AND COOLING SYSTEM SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD TRAVIS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH GOOD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINES IN THE COUNTY AFTER HAVING TO CLOSE THE PAST TWO DAYS DUE TO A LACK OF SUPPLY.

THE COUNTY NOW SAYS IT CAN BE REOPENED.

WE WILL SEE MORE AND MORE OF THESE ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATES.

A NEW VACCINATION SITE IS OPENING.

>> THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO OPEN UP THIS SITE.

THIS NEW LOCATION IS ON THE CAMPUS OF CAL STATE LOS ANGELES.

THE GOVERNOR SAID THE OPENING COMES AT A TIME WHERE THERE COVID-19 CASE POSITIVITY RATE IS FALLING AND SO OUR HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.

32% OF THAT REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN OUR ICUS.

WE HAVE SEEN THE VACCINATION RATE INCREASE.

>> NUISANCES CALIFORNIA ALLOCATIONS ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY INCREASING GOING FROM 1.2 MILLION DOSES RECEIVED THIS WEEK TO 1.3 MILLION NEXT WEEK.

>> HERE IS THE MANUFACTURED SUPPLY.

THERE ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH DOSES BEING MANUFACTURED FROM MODERNA AND PFIZER.

>> THE SUPERSTATION IS SET TO REOPEN TOMORROW AFTER A MISSED SHIPMENT OF MODERNA DOSES STOPPED OPERATIONS THERE.

OTHERS ARE TAKING APPOINTMENTS ONLINE.

SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE OFFICIALS SAID THEY HAVE APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR SENIORS THIS WEEK.

TODAY, HE SAID NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONTINUING.

>> I WANT TO GET OUR SCHOOLS REOPENED.

LET ME REPEAT THAT.

WE NEED TO GET OUR SCHOOL SAFELY REOPENED FOR KINDERGARTEN TO SIXTH GRADE.

WE CAN DO THAT SAFELY.

WE PUT OUT A FRAMEWORK, A PLAN, AND $6.6 BILLION FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER FOR EARLY ACTION.

WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, AND IT IS STUBBORN.

>> THE GOVERNOR SAYS AS EARLY AS TOMORROW, THERE COULD BE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOLDEN STATE STIMULUS PROGRAM.

>> IT IS TO GET CASH IN THE HANDS OF MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS.

SPORADIC MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION AT WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

YOU CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB AND YOU WILL FIND A SEARCHABLE MAP WITH LINKS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE.

>>> CONGRESS IS TURNING ITS FOCUS TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S NEARLY $2 TRILLION COVID RELIEF BILL.

THE QUESTION IS SHOULD THE BILL BE ALL THE CLOSE OF OUR SLIMMED- DOWN BURTIS AND -- SLIMMED-DOWN VERSION TO GET BIPARTISAN SUPPORT?

>> COVID-19 VACCINE SPREADING ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT STILL A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY.

>> EVENTUALLY, A SUPPLY INCREASES NATIONWIDE THAT WE WILL BE PROVIDING COVID-19 VACCINES.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PUSHING A NEARLY $2 TRILLION COVID RELIEF BILL.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ON OTHER BENEFITS.

>> A LOT OF THE CURRENT RELIEF WILL EXPIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH, INCLUDING THE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS.

WE ARE GOING TO RUSH TO GET THIS DONE TO HELP DEPLOY MORE VACCINES TO HELP GET KIDS BACK AT THE SCHOOL SAFELY AND TO PROVIDE OTHER IMPORTANT BENEFITS.

MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD NO IMPACT WITH COVID.

LET'S FOCUS ON THOSE WERE STRUGGLING.

SOME AMERICANS WAIT IN LONG LINES TO GET THE VACCINE THAT DOESN'T ARRIVE.

>> THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE A LOT OLDER THAN ME, AND I AM HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING ONE.

>> THREE SAILORS ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT ARE CURRENTLY ISOLATING AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.

THE SAILORS ARE ASYMPTOMATIC AND ALL CLOSE CONTACTS ARE ALSO BEING QUARANTINED.

THE NEW INFECTIONS FOLLOWING OUTBREAK ABOARD THE SAN DIEGO SHOULD WIN MORE THAN 1000 CREWMEMBERS WERE INFECTED.

THEY BLAME LEADERSHIP FOR THE OUTBREAK THING SAILORS WERE RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE TOO SOON.

>> MIGRANTS TRAVELED THROUGH COUNTRIES FROM SQL -- SEEKING ASYLUM.

THEY INCREASED THEIR RISK OF BEING SUBJECTED TO VIOLENCE.

THAT POLICY HAD BEEN FINALIZED THE DAY BEFORE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S INAUGURATION.

CALIFORNIA FARMERS ARE RUNNING OUT OF INSURANCE OPTIONS AS WILDFIRES BECOME MORE DISTRAUGHT.

AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER EXPLAINS HOW A SAN DIEGO COUNTY RANCHERS CASE SPARKED A STATEWIDE EFFORT TO GET FARMERS THE HELP THEY NEED.

>> NATHAN OWNS A 30 ACRE RANCH IN ALPINE WITH DUCKS, CHICKENS, PIGS, AND SHEEP.

THE ANIMALS GRAZE ON THE GRASS TO LOWER FIRE RISK THAT HAS NOT HELPED HIM FIND INSURANCE.

>> ELECTED INC.

THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO WORK AND THEY ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH WAYS TO GIVE US CREDIT FOR DOING MITIGATION.

YOU KNOW AT THIS POINT FOR THE MOST PART, INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE JUST REDLINED CERTAIN ZIP CODES.

>> USES CALIFORNIA'S LAST RESORT, BARE-BONES INSURANCE, BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO ADD A TRACTOR TO THE POLICY LAST YEAR, HE GOT A REJECTION LETTER.

IT TURNS OUT STATE LAW PREVENTS IT FROM COVERING IT AND IT SURPRISED THE FEDERATION.

THE GROUP IS NOW WORKING WITH STATE SENATORS FROM SAN DIEGO ON A POSSIBLE FIX FOR HIM AND OTHER FARMERS.

IT IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

NEIGHBORS IN KENSINGTON STOPPED CITY CREWS FROM CUTTING DOWN TREES THEY SAY ARE HISTORIC AT LEAST FOR TODAY.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MARLBOROUGH DRIVE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR YEARS TO SAVE THE TREES, WHICH ARE MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD.

THEY FILED FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND TRY TO GET THEM DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC TREES AND EVEN APPEAL TO CITY BOARDS.

THE CITY SAYS THEY ARE AT RISK FOR FALLING, BUT NOT ALL NEIGHBORS BELIEVE THAT.

>> THEY HAVEN'T PROVIDED ANY DATA, ANY MEASUREMENTS, ANYTHING TO SAY THESE TREES ARE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF BEING A LIABILITY.

>> THIS MORNING, A COUNCILMEMBER WHO REPRESENTS CAN DO THINGS AND CAME OUT TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY.

NEIGHBORS SAID THEY WILL KEEP FIGHTING AND STAND GUARD AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

A NEW SEED LIBRARY AND CITY HEIGHTS IS LENDING OUT NATIVE PLANTS AND FLOWERS TO CITY DWELLERS.

A KPBS REPORTER TELLS US ABOUT HOW THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT ARE LOOKING TO KICK OFF A MOVEMENT >> A MEMBER SHOWS OFF THE NEW ADDITION TO HIS FRONT YARD IN THE AZALEA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF CITY HEIGHTS.

>> MY HOUSE IS RIGHT HERE NEXT TO THE GATHERING PLACE AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD APPROACHED ME ABOUT POSSIBLY PUTTING A LIBRARY ON THE FENCE OF MY PROPERTY, AND I SAID SURE I KNOW A HALFWAY DECENT CARPENTER THAT CAN BUILD IT FOR YOU AS WELL.

>> THE IDEA WAS THAT NEIGHBORS COULD COME AND PICK UP NATIVE SEEDS TO PLANT IN THEIR OWN YARDS AFTER THEIR PLANTS BLOSSOM, HARVESTING THOSE SEEDS AND BRINGING THEM BACK TO THE SEED LIBRARY.

>> HE WAS PART OF A GROUP BEING TRAINED BY THE SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY THAT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THE SEED LIBRARIES.

IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD ENGAGE PEOPLE WITH PLANS TO MAKE IT LEARN ABOUT THEM AND APPRECIATE THEM AND SEE ALL OF THE BENEFITS THAT THEY CAN BRING TO US.

WE THOUGHT THAT IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THE LIBRARY WHERE IT FOCUSED ONLY ON NATIVES.

THAT WAY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE THINGS, AND THEY WILL START DOING LANDSCAPING PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS IN THEIR HOUSES, AND THAT WAY THEY WILL START LEARNING ABOUT NATIVES AND THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.

>> MEMBERS TEAMED UP SAN DIEGO TO CENTER THE EFFORTS ON THE CITIES CANYONS.

THE OUTREACH PROGRAM HAS A COORDINATOR.

>> WE ARE STANDING WHERE THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY HOMES.

MOST OF THOSE DO NOT INCLUDE NATIVE PLANS THEY PROVIDE FOOD SO THEY ARE THE PLANS THAT BELONG HERE.

>> THE SEED LIBRARY IS HELPING TO BRIDGE THAT GAP FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THE AUDUBON SOCIETY'S ANDREW MEYER SAYS THAT BY FOCUSING ON AREAS NEAR CANYONS, THE PROJECT WILL HELP KEEP SAN DIEGO'S ORIGINAL HABITAT SOMEWHAT INTACT AND HELP THE WILDLIFE THAT CALLED THOSE CANYONS HOMES VISIT THE BACKYARDS.

>> >> ANYBODY WHO WALKS THROUGH THAT SEES ALL OF THAT AND HAS A CHANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND THAT VALUE OF THOSE THINGS >> THE GROUPS BEHIND THE ORIGINAL SEED LIBRARY ARE ALREADY PLANTING FOR OTHERS IN SAN DIEGO AS THE LIBRARY HAS ALREADY HAD TO BE RESTOCKED WITH NATIVE SEEDS.

THE CARPENTER HOPES HIS COWORKERS WILL BE A PART OF THAT BUILDING CUSTOM MADE SEED LIBRARIES ACROSS THE CITY.

>> NEARLY 3/4 OF THE COUNTRIES COVERED IN SNOW.

A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO THE SOUTH IS BREAKING HUNDREDS OF LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD WREAKING HAVOC ON ELECTRICAL GRIDS.

MORE THAN 4 MILLION PEOPLE IN TEXAS ALONE ARE IN THE DARK AND IN THE COLD.

>> FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO THE NEW MEXICAN DESERT, FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE GULF COAST, A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR PLUNGING MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTRY INTO A DEEP FREEZE.

>> WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAY WARM AND THEN THE HOUSE.

NEARLY 2000 COLD TEMPERATURE RECORDS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED.

>> THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES KNOCKING OUT UTILITIES AND SELL SERVICE TO MILLIONS.

>> THE CREW CONDITIONS CONTINUED TO BE DIRE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE POWER.

>> RESIDENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO CONSERVE POWER AND WATER AS THEY DIG OUT FROM SNOW AND ICE LEFT BY A POWERFUL WINTER STORM.

>> WE TRY TO LOWER THE THERMOSTAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO HELP MEET THE ENERGY DEMANDS IN THE AREA.

>> THE URGE CAUTION AMONG RESIDENTS TRYING TO STAY WARM.

>> THE SECOND BILL IS THIS CHALLENGE THAT COULD BE A CRISIS WITHIN THE CRISIS IS THE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

>> THE MASSIVE STORM PUMMELING THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH DUMPING SNOW AND ICE SPAWNING DEADLY TORNADOES IN NORTH CAROLINA.

NEARLY 200 MILLION AMERICANS REMAIN UNDER WINTER WEATHER ALERTS AS THE DESTRUCTIVE SYSTEM NOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST.

>> WE ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE FORECAST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT RESOURCES AT THE RIGHT PLACE.

>> HERE, WE HAVE SEEN SOME SPRINKLES HERE AND THERE BUT SAN DIEGO APPEARS TO BE HAVING ONE OF THE DRIEST FEBRUARY'S IN NEARLY 70 YEARS.

WEATHER PATTERNS ARE CAUSING MOST BIG WINTER STORMS TO TRACK AWAY FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>>> DRY WEATHER RETURNS AND WE WILL SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS YOU THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THE WINDS WON'T BE NEARLY AS STRONG.

TEMPERATURES WILL START TO SLOWLY WARM AS WE TAKE YOU THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE SWINGS DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND.

THAT WILL BRING US SOME COOLER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

THE FORECAST TEMPERATURE TONIGHT 50 IN SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE COOLING DOWN TO 41.

EL CAJON IS AT 42 AND MOUNT LAGOON IS AT 34 DEGREES.

HERE IS OUR WEDNESDAY WEATHER.

WELL, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT SOME DRY CONDITIONS AND SOME GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH .

TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD.

THE FORECAST HIGH 65 IN SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE 63.

RAMONA WARMS UP TO 64 AND WE WILL SEE A HIGH OF 69 IN EL CAJON.

THURSDAY, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME RATHER QUIET WEATHER HERE.

IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE COOL FROM THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE DESERT.

IT WILL BE QUITE COMFORTABLE HERE.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH US.

THURSDAY, WE ARE UP TO 69 A LITTLE COOLER AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT COOLER SATURDAY IT IS A LITTLE CHILLY TURNING COOLER.

HERE IN THE DESERT, WELL, IT IS DRY IT DOES WORK NICELY START TO COOL OFF MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS OFFERING A RELIEF TO MILLIONS AND EXTENDS TO ASK FOR A MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO DEFER OR REDUCE PAYMENTS.

MANY OF THE COVID-19 RELIEF IS NEEDED, ESPECIALLY A FEW CHANGES.

IRS HAS THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU FILE.

>> TAXPAYERS ARE HOPING FOR DEDUCTIONS, CREDIT, AND RELIEF ON THEIR 20/20 CONTRIBUTIONS.

EXPERTS SAY FILE EARLY.

>> THEY ARE TRYING TO GATHER ALL OF THEIR DOCUMENTS SO I ALWAYS SAY THAT IF YOU DO HAVE A BUSINESS, MAKE SURE THAT FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT, MAKE SURE YOU ARE WORKING WITH THE PROFESSIONAL.

>> FILING YOUR TAXES WILL BE THE BEST WAY TO GET MONEY IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE.

IRS EXPECTS MORE THAN 150 MILLION RETURNS FILED THIS YEAR AND RECOMMENDS YOU FILE ELECTRONICALLY.

EXPERTS ALSO SAY IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHEN TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP.

>> I DO BELIEVE THAT TURBOTAX OR THOSE OTHER PROVIDERS ARE VERY EASY AND VERY COST EFFECTIVE, BUT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE A BUSINESS, RENTAL PROPERTIES, SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.

>> HERE IS A LOOK AT THREE TAX BREAKS YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOR THE FIRST TIME DUE TO COVID.

CONGRESS HAS MADE CHANGES TO TAX BENEFITS LIKE THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT AND THEY HAVE CREATED NEW WAYS TO GET PEOPLE AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER SOME PANDEMIC RELIEF.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO RECEIVED A TAX-FREE FORGIVEN PPP LOAN MAY STILL DEDUCT THE BUSINESS EXPENSES THEY PAID FOR WITH THEIR MONEY.

IF YOU ARE SELF-EMPLOYED, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM A NEW SICK LEAVE AND FAMILY LEAVE TAX CREDIT THAT WAS CREATED BY THE FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM MANDY GEISER.

>> AS OF NOW, THERE IS NO INDICATION THE DEADLINE FOR FILING WILL BE EXTENDED AS IT WAS LAST YEAR IN THE PANDEMIC, SO PLAN ON FILING APRIL 15 OR REQUESTING AN EXTENSION.

>>> LUNAR NEW YEAR IS HERE AND CELEBRATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> THE DISTRICT SAYS THE PANDEMIC IS HOLDING BACK FULL- SCALE CELEBRATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>> I KNOW THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE HAVING A LOT OF VIRTUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS SO YOU WILL SEE LIVE STREAMS OF THE PERFORMANCES.

THEY WILL TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FOOD AND EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE DIFFERENT TRADITIONS THAT FAMILIES HAVE AND SO, THAT IS HOW IT IS GOING TO LOOK THIS YEAR.

THAT IS HOW IT IS LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

>> THERE HAS BEEN A RISE IN HATE CRIMES DURING ASIAN AMERICANS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SCARED FOR WHATEVER REASON, BUT THEY TURNED THAT FEAR INTO REALLY HATE, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID IT.

AGAIN, AT A TIME WHEN IT IS REALLY A CELEBRATION.

>> ANNUAL FESTIVITIES USUALLY INCLUDE CLEANING, CLEANSING, HANGING BANNERS, FOOD PREPARATION AND TRAVELING HOME TO SPEND TIME WITH LOVED ONES.

>> SHE HOPES PEOPLE CAN SEND THE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> WE HAVE SEEN SOME SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLOSE DOWN UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO SO MANY CHALLENGES THAT THEY ARE HAVING TO GO THROUGH.

>> IT IS BUILT ON DETERMINATION, HONESTY, AND RESILIENCE.

SHOULD TRAITS SHE ANTICIPATES PEOPLE WILL LOOK TO FOR HOPE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

>> NORMALLY, NEW ORLEANS WOULD BE PACKED RIGHT NOW WITH PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL OVER TO CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THESE VIDEOS SHOWING WHAT A DIFFERENCE ONE YEAR MAKES.

IN THE FIRST, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE BOURBON STREET ON LAST FAT TUESDAY.

NOW THIS YEAR, THE SAME AREA LOOKS LIKE A GHOST TOWN.

THE CITY CLOSED ITS FAMOUS STREET AND BARS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

INSTEAD OF A PARADE, PEOPLE ARE DECORATING THEIR HOMES LIKE FLOATS SO THAT OTHERS CAN DRIVE BY AND SNAP PHOTOS.

>> WHAT MAKES CULTURE?

THAT IS THE QUESTION POSED IN A NEW KPBS PODCAST.

IT DIVES DEEP INTO WHAT SHAPES AMERICAN CULTURE.

I SPOKE WITH PARKER EDISON ABOUT HOW THIS PROJECT CAN NEXT THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY.

>> WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF AMERICAN CULTURE?

APPLE PIE, BUMPER STICKERS, HULK HOGAN.

>> PARKER EDISON IS THE HOST AND COCREATOR OF THE EDISON PROJECT, TAKING AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE MEANING OF AMERICAN CULTURE.

>> I AM SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT IT THROUGH THE BLACK LENS, BECAUSE THAT IS MY LENS.

>> EDISON SAYS IT IS A CULTURAL SOUND EXPERIENCE.

>> WE HAVE SUPERPOWERS.

WE ARE SO SKILLED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, AND WE DO IT SO NONCHALANTLY SO ULTIMATELY, I WANT THE WHOLE WORLD TO BE LIKE OH YEAH, SAN DIEGO .

>> >> THERE ARE SO MANY OF US, IT FEELS LIKE A LITTLE CITY, BUT THERE ARE 4 MILLION PEOPLE HERE, AND SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY SPREAD OUT AND INCREDIBLY CLIQUISH, SO THIS SERIES LETS US MEET EACH OTHER.

EACH EPISODE IN FACT TAPS INTO A DIFFERENT PART OF THE CITY.

THE FIRST EPISODE TAKES PLACE IN THE SECOND HAPPENS IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.

>> EACH IS RELATED TO FOOD, MONEY, SEX, MOVIES, AND FASHION.

EPISODE ONE TALKS ABOUT THE SYMBOLISM OF HOOP EARRINGS.

>> I WILL WEAR THEM WITH ANYTHING.

I'LL HAVE TO BE GOING SOMEWHERE.

I WILL HAVE A T-SHIRT AND JEANS ON WITH SOME BIG OLD HOOPS ON.

I WANT THEM TO BE THE STATE MEANT OF MY OUTFIT.

>> A MEMBER OF PARKER MERIDIAN IN 2016 WON A LOCAL PEACEMAKER AWARD FOR THE NATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER FOR PRODUCING THE RECLAIMING THE COMMUNITY MUSIC PROJECT WHICH SHOWCASES STORYTELLERS OF SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.

ADVERSITY HE SAYS IS A SHARED STRUGGLE AMONG US AND LEARNING HOW PEOPLE FIND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IS INSPIRING BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

IN EPISODE THREE, THE ARTIST TALKS ABOUT HOW HE OVERCAME A SPEECH IMPEDIMENT WITH MUSIC.

>> IT DEFINITELY HELPED ME UNDERSTAND WHY I STUTTERED AND DEFINITELY HELPED ME UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS AND SO I THINK WITH THAT, IT ALLOWS ME TO BE MORE PATIENT WITH MYSELF AND TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS HAPPENING.

>> WHEN YOU HEAR THE STORIES, IT LETS PEOPLE HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CAR OR ON A RUN.

THEY ARE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS PERSON AND RELATE TO THE ADVERSITY, BECAUSE WE SHARE THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT THEY GET TO SEE HOW THAT HAPPENED FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> EDISON THINKS NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO TALK ABOUT LOCAL EVENTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN GLOSSED OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

THIS SHOW HE SAYS ALLOWS HIM TO PUT THEM INTO CONTACT.

>> DID YOU TALK TO THIS PERSON ABOUT IT?

WE GET TO KIND OF SEE THE WEB AND AGAIN HOW BIG IT IS AND HOW MUCH HAPPENED IN THIS LITTLE CONCENTRATED AREA.

>> THE SHOW COMES FROM A GLASS -- GRASSROOTS LEVEL.

AGAIN, EVEN I AM GETTING TO MEET PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND MOVEMENTS THAT SHAPED MY LIFE.

I AM LEARNING, AND I GET TO MEET THESE PEOPLE SO I AM GETTING TO WATCH IT, TOO.

IT IS JUST THE PERFECT TIME, AND IT IS THE THING THAT I HOPED TO TURN ON THE RADIO AND FIND.

THAT EXCITES ME.

>> THE PARKER EDISON PROJECT IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE KPBS EXPLORE LOCAL PROGRAM FUND.

YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES NOW BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE.

IT IS A LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE AND LEGACY ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND AT CALIFORNIA TASK FORCE THAT STUDIED REPARATIONS.

HOW THAT EFFORT HELPED AFRICAN- AMERICANS.

YOU CAN FIND STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

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

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.