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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS TODAY, FEBRUARY 8th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US APPEARED BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK, CALIFORNIA'S MASK MANDATE WAS GONE.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS IT IS DUE TO LOWER CASES AND CASE COUNTS.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THERE IS A RENEWED FOCUS ON PHASING OUT WEARING MASKS IN SCHOOLS.

>> Reporter: NEXT WEEK, CALIFORNIA'S BLANKET INDOOR MASK MANDATE WILL BECOME.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS THOSE NOT VACCINATED WILL STILL HAVE TO WEAR THEM IN SIDE.

THE FACE COVERING McCORMICK WILL STAY IN PLACE THE SCHOOLS.

>> BECAUSE OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE AND WE HAVE SEEN SUCH INCREDIBLE OPTIC, AGAIN, ALMOST 92% OF SAN DIEGO'S FIVE AND OLDER HAVE RECEIVED A VACCINATION, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PLAN FOR THE NEXT PHASES AND STEPS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS ADOPTED A MOTION TUESDAY FROM BOARD CHAIR NATHAN FLETCHER DIRECTING COUNTY STAFF TO WORK WITH THE STATE TO HELP CHANGE SCHOOLS IN SCHOOLS.

>> TO DEVELOP A SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE PLAN TO PHASE OUT MASK REQUIREMENTS FOR K-12 STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.

>> REMOVING MASKS FOR KIDS IS LOW LIBIDO.

>> Reporter: JUST UP THE ROAD IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICIALS THERE HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP THE INDOOR MASK MANDATE PAST THE 15th.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER DR. WILMA WOODSON INDICATED THAT WOULD NOT BE THE CASE HERE AND THIS IS OFFICIALS WILL FOLLOW STATE GUIDANCE.

>> WE WILL RESUME ACTIONS THAT WERE OCCURRING PRIOR TO WHEN THAT MANDATE WAS PUT IN PLACE.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WE ARE PAST THE OMICRON SURGE.

WHILE CASES ARE DECREASING, THEY ARE STILL HIGH.

THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS, MASKING WILL BE REQUIRED IN SOME INSTANCES, LIKE IN AIRPORTS, HOSPITALS, AND PUBLIC TRANSIT.

LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN CHOOSE TO REQUIRE THEM.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A GROUP OF SAN DIEGO STATE FEMALE ATHLETE HAS FILED THE FIRST CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OF ITS KIND AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW ON GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION.

KPBS REPORTER ALVARADO SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT THE CASE.

>> Reporter: 17 FEMALE ATHLETES SAY FOR THE LAST DECADE, SDSU HAS TREATED FEMALE ATHLETES DIFFERENTLY, BY DRIVING THEM AND OTHER WOMEN ATHLETES OUT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

AMONG THEM IS MADISON FISK, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE SDSU WOMEN'S ROWING TEAM.

>> WE COMMIT SO MUCH OF OUR LIVES TO OUR SPORT, THE SAME WAY THAT MALE ATHLETES DO.

WE ARE NO DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: SHE AND OTHER ATHLETES USE THE UNIVERSITY OF VIOLATING TITLE IX, THE FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAW THAT BANS DISCRIMINATION IN SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL PROGRAMS BASED ON SEX.

THEY ARE SUING SDSU FOR $1.2 MILLION.

IT IS THE FIRST TITLE IX LAWSUIT THAT SEEKS MONETARY COMPENSATION.

>> WHEN OUR TEAM WAS CUT , THAT WAS REALLY A SLAP IN THE FACE.

THAT WAS REALLY KIND OF A WAKE- UP CALL.

>> Reporter: MOST OF THE STUDENTS IN THE LAWSUIT ARE FROM THE ROWING TEAM THAT WAS CUT AFTER THE 2021 SEASON.

>> THIS WAS A HARD NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT TO SEE ALL THESE WOMEN THAT DEDICATE SO MUCH OF THEIR LIVES COMPLETELY STRIPPED OF THEIR OPPORTUNITIES.

>> Reporter: IN THE LETTER, THE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR JOHN DAVID WILL WICKER CITED FINANCIAL ISSUES BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC AS PART OF THE REASON FOR CUTTING THE TEAM.

AND, THEY HAVE TOO MANY FEMALE ATHLETES TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW.

UNDER BRIAN, WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE ATHLETES SAYS THIS EXCUSE TO CUT THE TEAM DOESN'T FLY AND SAYS THE PROOF IS EASY TO FIND IN THE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS THEY MUST FILE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> THE MOST COMPELLING THING WAS ACTUALLY THE INFORMATION THAT SDSU FILED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

IT SHOWED THEY ARE VIOLATING TITLE IX AND DEPRIVING WOMEN OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

IT IS STUNNING.

>> Reporter: SDSU DECLINED AN INTERVIEW BUT SENT US A STATEMENT DENYING THE ALLEGATIONS.

IT SAYS THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED BY THE INCOMPLETE PICTURE PRESENTED BY THE PLAINTIFF'S LAWYERS ABOUT THE SUPPORT AND SUCCESSES OF SDSU FEMALE ATHLETE STUDENTS AND ALWAYS PUT STUDENTS FIRST.

>> WHAT IS INCREDIBLE ABOUT THAT STATEMENT IS IT ENDS BY SAYING, "WE HAVE ALWAYS PUT OUR STUDENTS FIRST. "

IN THIS AREA, SDSU HAS ALWAYS PUT ITS FEMALE STUDENTS SECOND.

>> Reporter: MADISON SAYS IT IS ABOUT MORE THAN THE MONEY.

>> I JUST WANT US TO BE THE LAST ONES.

I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE STRIPPED OF THEIR OPPORTUNITIES THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN.

>> Reporter: ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DJI TECHNOLOGY, THE COMPANY THAT MAKES MOST OF THE SURVEILLANCE DRONES USED BY THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS AGAIN IN THE NEWS FOR TIES TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

KPBS AMITA SHARMA SAYS NEW REPORTING SHOWS INVESTORS WITH DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO BASING OUR FUNDING DJI.

>> Reporter: THE PENTAGON HAS SAID DJI DURING MAY POSE A NATIONAL SECURITY RISK AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CLAIMS DJI GAVE CRITICAL U.S. INSTRUCTOR AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

NOW, "THE WASHINGTON POST"" HAS REPORTED THAT FOUR ENTITIES UNDER RUN OR OWNED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS INVESTED IN DJI.

SHE KNOWS OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. BASED CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SAYS OF THE NEWS ONLY CONFIRMS HIS SUSPICIONS.

>> YOU KNOW THE CHINESE LOVE SURVEILLANCE AND ARE ENGAGED IN MASSIVE COLLECTION OF INTELLIGENCE AGAINST AMERICANS.

WE ALSO KNOW THERE IS A CHINESE LAW THAT SAYS THE COMPANY WHO WAS ASKED TO COOPERATE WITH PROVIDING INTELLIGENCE HAS NO CHOICE AND MUST DO SO.

>> Reporter: LEWIS SAYS DJI INDISPUTABLY MAKES GREAT DRONES BUT THOSE WHO USE THEM CANNOT BE SURE WHO WAS WATCHING LEAVING POLICE AGENCIES LIKE CHULA VISTA PD WITH ONLY ONE CHOICE.

>> WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, THE NEED TO REPLACE THE DRONES.

THEY NEED TO SWAP OUT THE DJI DRAWINGS.

IT IS EXPENSIVE, IT COULD TAKE A WHILE.

>> Reporter: THE CHULA VISTA HAS EIGHT DJI DRONES IT USES TO RESPOND TO 911 CALLS.

THE MAYOR DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

IN A STATEMENT, DJI SAID THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT INVESTED IN THE COMPANY.

IT ALSO IS SAID SHAREHOLDERS OTHER THAN THE FOUNDERS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN DJI'S MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION.

AMITHA SHARMA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TWO SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE ASKING COUNTY STAFF TO DESIGN A PILOT PROGRAM TO KEEP VULNERABLE SENIORS IN THEIR HOMES.

SUPERVISORS TERRELL LAWSON REAMER AND JOEL ANDERSON WANTS TO GIVE RENT TO OLDER ADULTS.

ACCORDING TO THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, ONE OUT OF FOUR PEOPLE EXPANSION BUSINESS IS OVER THE AGE OF 55.

THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO TRIPLE OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

THE SUPERVISORS SAY IT COSTS TAXPAYERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER INDIVIDUAL PER MONTH FOR SHELTER SERVICES ONCE SOMEONE IS HOMELESS.

>> MOST SENIORS ARE HOMELESS BECAUSE OF LESS THAN $300.00 A MONTH.

CAN YOU IMAGINE YOU ARE 75 YEARS OLD AND YOU CAN'T GO BACK TO THE WORKFORCE BECAUSE YOU ARE $300 A PERSON'S SITE IN YOUR RETIREMENT?

>> THE MONEY WILL LIKELY COME FROM FUNDS ALREADY SET ASIDE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.

THIS PROPOSAL CREATES A PILOT PROGRAM IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS.

THEY WOULD MAKE DECISIONS WITH THAT DATA AS TO HOW TO SCALE UP THE PROGRAM.

>>> A HIGH-RISE APARTMENT BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SAN DIEGO IS INCREASING COULD SET A STATEWIDE PRESIDENT FOR PRODUCTS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

KPBS MET WITH REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN EXPLAINED.

>> Reporter: THE 20 STORY FOR THE UNIT AT 6th AVENUE AND ON STREET MADE USE OF THE STATE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS LAW.

THAT OFFERS DEVELOPERS RELIEF FROM REGULATIONS LIKE DENSITY AND HEIGHT LIMITS IF THEY INCLUDE LOW INCOME HOUSING IN THEIR PROJECTS.

NEIGHBORS SEEKING TO BLOCK THE PROJECT TOOK THEIR CASE TO THE STATE'S FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL AND LOST.

THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEVELOPER, GRACED OUR CLASSES THE JUDGES DECIDED TO LET THE CASE THAT THE PRESIDENT.

>> ONE IS IMPORTANT SAY IT IS TOO BIG AND IT IS TOO MUCH, WE DON'T WANT IT HERE, THE STATE SAYS THOSE PROJECTS NEED TO BE APPROVED IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.

THIS LAW, THIS CASE ONLY GIVES THOSE LOCAL AGENCIES THE ABILITY TO STAND FIRM IN THEIR DECISION TO APPROVE THOSE PROJECTS.

THEIR OPPONENT OF THE PROJECT HAVE UNTIL MARCH 14th TO TRY AND TAKE THEIR CASE TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU ARE A PARENT, YOUR TAX REFUND MIGHT BE SMALLER THIS YEAR.

THAT IS BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED PART OF YOUR ENHANCED CHILD TAX CREDIT FOR 2021.

USUALLY, PARENT CLAIM A CREDIT ON THEIR TAX RETURNS TO HELP FUEL REFUNDS.

FAMILIES OF 61 MILLION CHILDREN WERE SENT HALF OF THE CREDIT IN MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

IT WAS PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, WHICH ALLOWED UP TO $300.00 A MONTH FOR CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 6 AND $250.00 FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 17.

>> THESE CREDITS ARE ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

IN FACT, THANKS TO THE CHILD TAX CREDIT, WE ARE ON A PATH TO CUT CHILD POVERTY IN AMERICA BY 40%.

>> THE IRS HAS SENT LETTERS TO FAMILIES BREAKING DOWN HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE RECEIVED SO FAR.

PARENTS NOW HAVE TO DETERMINE THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF CREDIT THEY CAN CLAIM ON THEIR TAX RETURN.

>>> IT IS GETTING HOTTER AND WHEN YOU'RE ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AS USUAL, SAINT AND ISLANDS ARE TO BLAME.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAYS RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO FOLLOW THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

>> Reporter: YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN SANTA IN A TERRITORY WHEN YOU FEEL THE BREEZE PICKING UP AND THE THERMOMETER MOVING UP.

BUT, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD ON AND OFF SANTA ANA WINDS FROM WEEKS.

>> THE LAST TIME WE HAD RAIN, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL SANTA ANA WIND EVENT, AT LEAST FIVE OF THEM.

>> Reporter: ALEX TURNEY SAYS THIS ONE THAT HAS JUST BEGUN IS GOING TO BE A DOOZY.

>> BEING IN THE MIDST OF A SANTA ANA, YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND A WINDY SPOT IN SAN DIEGO.

RIGHT HERE TENDS TO BE ONE OF THE WINDIEST.

WE ARE JUST ABOVE THE SWEET WATER RESERVOIR.

AND, THERE IS BARELY A BREEZE.

BUT, JUST WAIT A DAY.

THE WINDS ARE COMING.

HE SAYS YOU WILL NOTICE THEM BY TOMORROW.

WHEN THOSE WINDS UP, THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO SHOOT UP.

78 OUT HERE RIGHT NOW.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

ALL 80s, STRICTLY SUMMERLIKE.

>> WE ARE TALKING RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR FEBRUARY AND THE IMPACT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, ELEVATED FIRE CONDITIONS.

>> WE ARE READY TO RESPOND AT A MOMENTS NOTICE AND ATTACK ALL FIRES AGGRESSIVELY.

>> Reporter: EVEN IF IT'S FEBRUARY, CAL FIRE IS FULLY STAFFED.

IF A WILDFIRE BREAKS OUT AND I NEED MORE HELP , THEY WILL GET IT RIGHT AWAY FROM CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND, IF NEEDED, FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

>> IF WE NEED RESOURCES FROM THEM, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY PUT ON THEM.

>> Reporter: THIS LATEST BOUT WITH THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

BUT, BY THE TIME WHEN THERE WAS AROUND, WE SHOULD BE BACK TO SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 60s.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT RECORD CHALLENGING WARMTH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THANKS TO SOME STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS.

HIGH-PRESSURE KIND OF TAKING SHAPE AND IT IS GOING TO BRING AN EXTENDED STRETCH OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, EVEN BEYONCI THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WHICH ARE LOOKING LIKE THE WARMEST DAYS.

WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SO, WE DO HAVE SOME WEATHER WORDS TO KEEP IN MIND.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED JUST NORTH OF US, INCLUDING CITIES LIKE NEWPORT BEACH.

THAT GOES INTO EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

WE WILL SEE THOSE UPGRADED TO HEAT ADVISORY'S OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS.

THAT IS LIKELY TO COME LATER TODAY.

TEMPERATURES DO NOT GET BACK DOWN INTO THE UPPER 40s FOR YOU IN ESCONDIDO, LOOKING AT THE LOW 50s.

SAN DIEGO, LOW 50s.

BORREGO SPRINGS.

THEN, THIS SPRINGLIKE WARMTH HANGS AROUND WITH US ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK, A LITTLE BIT OF A PATTERN CHANGE.

FROM NOW UNTIL THEN, JUST TO GET USED TO THE WARMTH AND SUNSHINE EVERY DAY.

TEMPERATURES HERE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 79 IN OCEANSIDE, 82 IN RAMONA.

EL CAJON, 86 FOR A DAYTIME HIGH.

82 UP TOWARD BORREGO SPRINGS.

SANTA ANA WIND WILL BRING A RISK FOR ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.

ON TOP OF THAT, COSTS AROUND 30 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.

TO KEEP THAT IN MIND FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70s FOR WEDNESDAY.

THEN, OPEN TO THE 80s WE GO FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY.

EVEN SUNDAY V PRETTY MILD IN THE UPPER 70s.

FURTHER INLAND, WE GET UP INTO THE MID 80s FOR YOU.

THAT LASTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP BACK INTO THE LOW 80s AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND ON SUNDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES LOOKING TO GET UP TO 60.

50s TO THE 60s FROM WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BACK INTO THE 50s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

AND, IN THE DESERT, SIMILAR TREND HERE.

TEMPERATURES LOOKING TO REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MID 80s OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> TECHNOLOGY HAS DIRECTLY CHANGED RETAIL SHOPPING IN THE U.S. SAN DIEGO NEXT XL ROBOTICS IS MAKING THE GROCERY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE A LOT OF DIFFERENT.

KPBS TECH REPORTER THOMAS 5 HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE VANTAGE POINT APARTMENT BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, THERE IS A SMALL GROCERY STORE.

BUT, IT IS MISSING SOMETHING.

THERE IS NO CASH REGISTER, NO CASHIER, NO BANK SELF CHECKOUT MACHINES.

JUST GROCERIES SITTING ON SHELVES.

ONCE HE WALKS WITH HIS TURNSTILE AT VALLEY MARKET DOWNTOWN, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ABOUT HOW YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THE FOOD >> THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO FIGURE OUT WHO TOOK IT OUT OF THE STORE.

SO IT IS AN AUTONOMOUS STORE IN THE SENSE THAT YOU WALK IN, YOU TAKE WHAT YOU WANT, AND YOU WON'T OUT.

WE RELY ON A SUITE OF SENSORS SOMEWHERE IN THE CEILING, SOME ARE IN THE SHELF TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WALK OUT WITH.

>> Reporter: YOU GET THROUGH THE TURNSTILE TO UNDERVALUE MARKET BY FLASHING WERE STORE OVER A CENTER.

INSIDE THE STORE, THERE ARE CAMERAS EVERYWHERE.

THE GEORGIAN WHAT YOU PICK UP AND WHAT YOU PUT DOWN.

THIS COMPUTER SCREEN IN THE BACK ROOM SHOWS A MOVING DIAGRAM OF CUSTOMERS, WHO APPEAR AS NOT.

HERE, WE CAN SEE WHAT THEY ARE BUYING AND HOW MANY ITEMS THEY ARE CARRYING.

>> YOU WALK IN AND WE TRACK YOU WITH CEILING CAMERAS.

WE HAVE TO KNOW WHO TOOK THE BLAME AND WHO PUT BACK THE LINE.

THERE ARE TWO THINGS WE ARE TRACKING.

THE MUD PEOPLE AND THEN WE ARE MOVING THE PRODUCT.

>> Reporter: FOR THE CUSTOMER, USING THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE USING A SELF-SERVICE GAS PUMP.

>> BEFORE WITHOUT YOU IN THE STORE, WE COLLECT YOUR PAYMENT CREDENTIALS.

AFTER YOU LEAVE THE STORE, WE CHARGE YOU FOR WHAT YOU TOOK FROM THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE OTHER ASPECT OF THE STORIES THE DELIVERY SERVICE FOR VANTAGE POINT APARTMENT.

ORDERS APPEAR ON A SCREEN AND STORE EMPLOYEES WITH BAGS OF FOOD HEAD FOR THE ELEVATORS ON THEIR WAY TO ONE OF THE BUILDINGS 679 LIVING UNIT.

>> THE BACK YOU CAN SEE IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES SOMEONE WANTED SOME LAUNDRY DETERGENT, TWIT PAPER AND DISHWASHING DETERGENT.

WE JUST RAN IT UP TO THE ROOM IN A FEW MINUTES.

WE DO THESE DELIVERIES ALL DAY LONG.

>> Reporter: JEFF HERMAN, WITH XL ROBOTICS, CALLS IT THE WORLD'S FASTEST DELIVERY SERVICE.

>> BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO USE LABOR TO SIT BEHIND THE CASHIER'S DESK THE WHOLE TIME, THAT SAME LABOR CAN BE REUSED FOR THE DELIVERY SERVICE WE OFFER.

>> Reporter: THE COMMERCIAL STRATEGY AT VALLEY MARKET IS TO SERVE A DENSE POPULATION WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF ESSENTIAL GROCERY PRODUCTS.

RESEARCHERS NEARLY 90% OF RESIDENTS IN VANTAGE POINT APARTMENT USE THE MARKET.

ONE OF THEM IS CAMERON THOMAS.

>> RECENT THE CITY OF HAVING TO WRITE DOWNSTAIRS FOR US.

GROCERY STORES ARE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AWAY.

FOR SOME OF US HAVING THE NORMAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS IS PRETTY DID COME DOWN AND COMPARABLE IN PRICE TO GROCERY STORES IN THE AREA.

>> Reporter: ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR PHONE.

IT IS OKAY IF YOU FORGOT YOUR WALLET.

HOLDING RESIDENT ANTOINETTE, WHO DIDN'T ANSWER HER LAST NAME, SAID THEIR INVENTORY MAY BE LIMITED BUT SHE THINKS THE COMPANY MADE A LOT OF GOOD CHOICES.

>> EVERYTHING THAT WE NORMALLY BY IS HERE.

EVERYTHING THAT WE BUY IS HERE.

DAVE SPREAD, EVERYTHING.

THE SPREAD, THE TYPE OF CHEESE WE LIKE.

SPAGHETTI.

IS ALL HERE.

IT IS LIKE THEY ASKED US PRE- HAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT.

>> Reporter: THE COMPANY SAYS THE TECHNOLOGY THEY USE AT VALLEY MARKET IS PATENTED.

THE SERVICES ARE 20 RETAIL.

AMAZON WANTS SOLAR CASHLESS OPERATIONS WITH ITS AMAZON GO STORES.

THE TREND HAS GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 135 IN SAN DIEGO.

LOCAL PRESIDENT TODD WALTER SAYS YOU DON'T JUST NEED COMPUTERS WORKING IN A GROCERY STORE, YOU NEED PEOPLE TOO.

>> THOSE FOLKS KNOW THAT PRODUCT, THEY NOTED IS, AND IT IS LIKE AND THEY ARE MAKING SURE THAT THAT PRODUCT TAKES THE ROTATED AND IF THE RECIPE CALLS INTO ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, THEY ARE GOING TO KNOW.

WE START GETTING INTO COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY, THAT IS FINE.

YOU MIGHT SAVE A BUCK BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ARE SOME THE THINGS THE COMPUTER IS NOT GOING TO DO.

>> Reporter: EXCEL ROBOTICS IS PLANS FOR OPENING MORE STORES IN SAN DIEGO.

FOR NOW, VANTAGE POINT RESIDENTS AND ANYONE ELSE WHO DOWNLOADS THE APP, WILL KEEP USING VALLEY MARKET.

SHOPPER ALINA PERRY SAYS THE PLACE HAS EVEN BECOME A BIT OF A TERRORIST ATTRACTION.

>> IS THE FIRST THING I SHOW MY FRIENDS OR ANYONE WHO COMES INTO TOWN.

>> Reporter: THOMAS FUDGE KPBS NEWS.

>>> TRAVEL TO AND FROM SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS REBOUNDING FROM THE PANDEMIC.

THE AIRPORT SERVED WITH 15.6 MILLION PASSENGERS LAST YEAR, A 16% INCREASE OVER 2020.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY ATTRIBUTES THE UPTICK TO PEOPLE BECOMING MORE COMFORTABLE WITH TRAVEL AS VACCINATION RATES INCREASE, AS WELL AS 18 NEW ROUTES AND 1 NEW CARRIER.

DESPITE THE GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR, PASSENGER TRAFFIC INTO 2021 WAS DOWN 38% COMPARED TO 2019 WITH THE RECORD-BREAKING YEAR OF OVER 25 MILLION TOTAL PASSENGERS.

SAN DIEGO HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND RETAILERS ARE RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC MUCH FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED.

THE CITY'S NEW MIDYEAR BUDGET UPDATE PROJECTS BY THE END OF JUNE HOTEL TAXES TO BE NEARLY $25 MILLION ABOVE THE ORIGINAL PROJECTIONS OF 25% BOOST.

AND THAT, SALES TAX REVENUE IS INSPECTED TO BE $20 MILLION ABOVE WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED, A 6% INCREASE.

HOWEVER, CONVENTION ATTENDANCE IS ONLY AT 50 TO 60% OF WHERE IT WAS BEFORE THE VIRUS HIT.

>> WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT EACH MONTH, WE ARE IMPROVING.

AND, WE ARE NOT FACING THE CANCELLATIONS OTHER CITIES ARE SEEING OF CONVENTIONS.

THAT IS A BIG POSITIVE FOR SAN DIEGO.

>> CITY OFFICIALS CAUTIONED THAT DESPITE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH, THEY STILL ARE RELYING ON CORONAVIRUS AND LISTENS TO BALANCE THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.

TOURISM OFFICIALS AND FOR A FULL RECOVERY IN 2024.

>>> THE SUPER BOWL MEANS BIG BUSINESS.

EXPERTS PREDICT MILLIONS IN REVENUE AND THOUSANDS OF JOBS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA.

REPORTER CHRIS NGUYEN TAKES A LOOK AT THE BEGINNINGS IMPACT.

>> Reporter: MILE AWAY FROM THE STADIUM HOSTING THIS YEAR'S SUPER BOWL, THINGS ARE SHAKING UP .

CHRISTIAN MARTIN, OWNER OF MARTIN'S CANTEEN AND SAYS THEY ARE STARTING TO FEEL THE SUPER BOWL AFFECT.

>> WE THE PEOPLE COMING IN FOR RESERVATIONS, WE ARE CATERING FOR THE SUPER BOWL, IT IS COMING.

IT IS A GREAT MOMENT.

>> Reporter: THE MARTIN FAMILY OWNS FIVE RESTAURANTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SAID THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS KIND OF INTEREST IN THE PAST TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> IT SEEMED LIKE THERE IS NO LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS QUESTIONING WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: THE SUPER BOWL BRINGING HOPE AND MUCH NEEDED REVENUE TO BUSINESSES AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FOOTBALL FANS FLOCK TO L.A. FOR THE BIG GAME.

IS THAT A REPORT RELEASED BY ECONOMICS ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND CONSULTING PROJECT IN THE EVENT WILL PRODUCE BETWEEN 234 AND $477 MILLION IN REVENUE AND CREATE APPROXIMATELY 2200 4700 JOBS.

AND, TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TAKE ADVANTAGE, THE LOS ANGELES SUPER BOWL HOST COMMITTEE AND THE NFL ARE PARTNERING TO CREATE THE SUPER BOWL BUSINESS CONNECT PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT MINORITY, LGBTQ PLUS, WOMEN, AND VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES.

>> THE SUPER BOWL, WE WILL BE SERVING BLACKBERRY LEMON AND COCONUT.

>> Reporter: A TOUCHDOWN FOR ENTREPRENEUR FOUND A FLOREZ, THANKS TO THE PROGRAM, HER SNOW CONES AND SNOW POPS SET TO BE SERVED AT THE SUPER BOWL POST GAME.

>> I WOULD NEVER IMAGINE, NOT IN MINE WILDEST DREAMS.

>> Reporter: MARTIN'S CANTEEN ALSO BENEFITING FROM THE PROGRAM.

>> WE WILL BE CATERING.

>> Reporter: WITH THE ECONOMIC FORECAST AHEAD OF THE SUPER BOWL, THESE BUSINESSES SEE A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD.

>> TO JUST REFLECT ON COMMUNAL, WHEN LIFE GETS TOUGH, YOU KNOW, YOU KEEP GOING.

AND, YOU HAVE THAT HOPE AND KEEP WORKING HARD.

>> Reporter: I AM CHRIS NGUYEN, REPORTING PERIOD >>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WHY THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE IS TAKING A LEADING ROLE IN THE EFFORT TO EASE TENSIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.

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

>>> FINALLY TONIGHT CONFUSING THE SPORT OF BASKETBALL TO DEFEAT BULLYING.

ONE OF THE WORLD FAMOUS HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS VISITED THE MONARCH SCHOOL IN BARRIO LOGAN TODAY CARRYING A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO SOME CHILDREN WHO NEED IT THE MOST.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ WAS THERE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS GREAT INTEGRATION AS STUDENTS FILE IN FOR THE FIRST ASSEMBLY SINCE THE COVID-19 SHUT DOWN HERE AT THE MONARCH SCHOOL.

THESE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS ARE READY TO BE YOUR MESSAGE AND WATCH SOME MAGIC MOVES FROM A WORLD FAMOUS HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS.

>> A LOT OF TIMES, BULLIES BOTH PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOME ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: JULIAN CORGAN IS A SIX FOOT EIGHT FORWARD FOR THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BABIES GOT SIGNATURE MOVES AND A SIGNATURE MESSAGE HE CARRIES TO STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO STOP THE BULLYING.

HE SPEAKS FROM A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE.

>> DISCRIMINATION IS A PART OF BULLYING.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS TO IT.

THAT IS ONE WAY WE WERE BULLIED COMING UP NOT ALLOWING AFRICAN- AMERICANS TO PLAY BASKETBALL IN WHITE ONLY LEAKS.

>> Reporter: CHRISTIAN TANNER HAS TAUGHT AT THE MONARCH SCHOOL 17 YEARS.

SHE HAS SEEN BULLYING OF HER STUDENTS, WHO ARE HOMELESS OR LIVING WITH HOMELAND SECURITY IN BARRIO LOGAN IN DOWNTOWN.

MRS. TANNER PUTS IT THIS WAY IN HER FOURTH GRADE CLASS.

>> A LOT OF TIMES, SOMEONE WHO IS BULLYING IS ONE WHO IS HURTING THEMSELVES.

SO, IT BEGINS WITH LEARNING TO BE COMPASSIONATE AND KIND AND RESPECTFUL WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: GLOBETROTTING ZEUS TALKS ABOUT THE ABCs OF DEFEATING THE BULLIES WITH ACTION, BRAVERY, AND COMPASSION.

>> A CHILDREN'S ATTENTION SPAN CAN SOMETIMES BE KIND OF SHORT.

IF WE CAN USE THE ATTENTION, I THINK IT IS VERY PIVOTAL AND WE CAN STOP BEHAVIORS WE DON'T WANT IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: 10-YEAR-OLD GABRIEL GETS THE MESSAGE FOR ANY OF HIS CLASSMATES BEING BULLIED.

>> TWO AWAY AND NOT TO LIKE, DON'T LET THEM TRY TO FIGHT YOU.

>> Reporter: NOW THE MOVES THE GLOBETROTTERS ARE KNOWN FOR.

>> YOU CAN THINK ABOUT INSTANCES WHEN YOU WERE A KID AND YOU REMEMBER THESE ASSEMBLIES AND THEY STAY WITH YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

I'M JUST HOPING I CAN AFFECT ONE OR TWO KIDS IN MY LIFETIME.

I THINK I'M DOING IT.

>> Reporter: MISSION ECONOMIST.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

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