>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYBE REMEMBER.

MAYA TREBULSI.

THE PLAN WOULD ALLOW NEW OIL EXTRACTION IN ALMOST ALL FEDERAL WATERS.

>> SAN DIEGO IS JOINING A CHORUS OF CITIES IN THE COUNTY AND STATE OPPOSING NEW OIL AND GAS DRILLING.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION THAT SAYS DRILLING WOULD THREATEN COASTAL RESOURCES, MARINE WILDLIFE, AND HUMAN HEALTH.

>> THESE LEASES WOULD ALLOW FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES TO EXPLORE AND DRILL IN OUR WATERS, LOCKING IN POLLUTION AND CLIMATE HARM FOR DECADES.

>> Reporter: SHAWN IS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

HE SAYS MORE DRILLING INCREASES THE RISK OF OIL SPILLS AND AFFECTS COMMUNITIES ALREADY BURDENED WITH POLLUTION.

DOZENS OF CITIES AND COUNTIES HAVE ADOPTED SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, VISTA, AND ESCANDIDO ARE AMONG THEM.

THEY DON'T HAVE LEGAL FORCE TO STOP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM ISSUING LEASES, BUT THEY CAN HAVE SOME INFLUENCE.

>> WE HAVE TO USE THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AND MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE QUESTION CAME UP WHAT DID YOU DO?

THAT WE CAN STAND UNITED AND SAY WE FOUGHT WITH EVERYTHING WE COULD.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSED PROGRAM SERVES AS A BLUEPRINT FOR OIL AND GAS COMPANIES WITH OFFSHORE SITES.

THE PLAN IS NOT FINAL.

IT'S STILL IN ITS DRAFT STAGE.

IF APPROVED, DRILLING WOULDN'T HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY.

THE GAS LEASING PROGRAM IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH JANUARY 23rd.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

IT WILL BE DOWN TO 46 UNDER A CLEAR SKY, BUT WE'LL START TO WATCH SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN FOR WEDNESDAY BEFORE A COOLING TREND AND MORE OF THOSE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING COAST ALOE CLOUDS.

I'LL SHOW YOU WHEN THOSE RETURN, THAT'S COMING UP.

>>> THE SCHOOL YEAR MAY BE HALFWAY OVER, BUT THERE'S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP CHILDREN FOR NO- COST PRESCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE HALF DAY CLASSES ARE FOR THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS WHOSE FAMILIES LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

>> THE BIG BAD WOLF.

CAN YOU SAY BIG BAD WOLF?

>> Reporter: PRESCHOOL STUDENTS AT PORTER ELEMENTARY LISTEN TO A BOOK READ ALOUD BY THEIR TEACHER.

THEN THEY WORK ON LEARNING THEIR SHAPES.

>> WHAT SHAPE IS THIS?

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SAYS IT HAS MORE SPOTS IN CLASSES LIKE THIS ONE THROUGH MAY.

>> SO WE HAVE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR THREE AND FOUR- YEAR-OLD CHILDREN, AND WE HAVE THEM AT 27 SCHOOL SITES ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: SANTOS GONZALEZ SAYS THEY OFFER TWO NO-COST PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS.

ONE IS THE CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.

IT HAS 160 SPOTS AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE INCOME REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY, AND MANDATORY ATTENDANCE FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

THE OTHER PROGRAM IS CALLED SCHOOL READINESS.

THERE ARE ABOUT 100 SPOTS LEFT.

IT HAS NO INCOME REQUIREMENTS AND RUNS FOUR DAYS A WEEK.

>> THEY ARE VERY PLAY BASED, WHICH IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THREE AND FOUR- YEAR-OLD CHILDREN.

SO WE DO READING, MATHEMATICS, WE DO SINGING TOGETHER, ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.

BUT WE ALSO DO THOSE INTANGIBLE SKILLS.

YOU KNOW, MAKING FRIENDS, BEING SOCIAL, SHARING.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAMS CAN SAVE FAMILIES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR.

ACCORDING TO DATA FROM YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE COST OF FULL-TIME PRESCHOOL IN THE REGION IS BETWEEN $800 AND $2,000 A MONTH.

GONZALEZ SAYS THEIR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE DIFFERENT FROM TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.

ALSO KNOWN AS TK.

IT'S AN ALL-DAY PROGRAM FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLDS OFFERED AT ALL SCHOOL SITES.

>> OUR THREE-YEAR-OLDS, OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A HALF DAY PROGRAM.

THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND TK, SO FAMILIES CAN AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THIS FREE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIFIC FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE MORE OPENINGS IN PRESCHOOL CLASSES BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION OF TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN IN RECENT YEARS.

THE PRESCHOOL CLASSES RUN FOR THREE HOURS AT A TIME WITH MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS BOTH OFFERED.

PEOPLE INTERESTED CAN REGISTER ONLINE THROUGH THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.

KPBS NEWS.

>> THE SUPREME COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS TODAY IN TWO BLOCKBUSTER CASES CHALLENGING TRANSGENDER SPORTS BANS.

AT ISSUE, WHETHER STATE BANS ARE PERMITTED UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA BREAKS DOWN THE ARGUMENTS.

>> Reporter: ARGUMENTS ON TRANSGENDER ATHLETE PARTICIPATION BANS.

THE ISSUE BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT AFTER A COLLEGE STUDENT IN IDAHO AND HIGH SCHOOLER IN WEST VIRGINIA CHALLENGED LAWS IN THEIR STATE THAT RESTRICTED TRANSGENDER STUDENTS FROM PLAYING ON SPORTS TEAMS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITIES.

>> HOW DO YOU SQUARE OUR VARIOUS CASE LAW?

ALL OF WHOM INVOLVED A SUBCLASS OF PEOPLE WHO CHALLENGED ON EQUAL PROTECTION GROUNDS THEIR EXCLUSION FROM A DEFINITION.

>> Reporter: AT THE HEART OF BOTH CASES, WHETHER THE STATE BANS VIOLATE EQUAL PROTECTIONS OF THE 14th AMENDMENT AND TITLE IX.

>> IDAHO'S LAW CLASSIFIES ON THE BASIS OF SEX BECAUSE SEX IS WHAT MATTERS IN SPORTS.

IT CORRELATES STRONGLY WITH COUNTLESS ATHLETIC ADVANTAGES.

IF WOMEN DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN COMPETITIONS, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO COMPETE.

GENDER IDENTITY DOES NOT MATTER IN SPORTS.

>> Reporter: THE STATES ARGUE THEIR BANS ARE ABOUT CREATING AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD.

CHALLENGERS SAY THEY'RE BEING DISCRIMINATED TOWARD ON THE BASIS OF SEX AND TRANSGENDER STATUS.

>> BY EXCLUDING STUDENTS, SEX CLASSIFICATIONS ARE CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED UNDER THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE TO ENSURE THEY REST ON EVIDENCE, NOT SUPPOSITION.

>> Reporter: 27 STATES HAVE ENACTED RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSGENDER STUDENTS PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS.

A RULING FROM THE SUPREME COURT ON THE IDAHO AND WEST VIRGINIA LAWS IS EXPECTED BY THE END OF JUNE.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS EVENING NEWS.

>>> CHANGES ARE EXPECTED FOR A LOCAL TV STATION OWNERSHIP.

THE CORPORATE OWNER OF ABC 10 NEWS RECENTLY REJECTED A TAKEOVER BID BY CONSERVATIVE- LEANING SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP AND NEXTSTAR IS WORKING TO ACQUIRE THREE SAN DIEGO TV STATIONS.

WE SPOKE WITH JOURNALISM DIRECTOR DEAN NELSON ABOUT HOW CHANGES IN TV OWNERSHIP RULES MIGHT AFFECT LOCAL NEWS.

>> Reporter: SINCLAIR'S HOSTILE TAKEOVER BID, THE OWNER EW SCRIPTS COMPANY SAYS IT'S OPEN TO EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE SHAREHOLDER VALUE.

HOW DO YOU READ THAT STATEMENT?

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT IS SORT OF A SIGNAL FOR WHAT THEY CALL A POISON PILL.

AND THE POISON PILL IS TO KEEP THAT HOSTILE TAKEOVER FROM HAPPENING.

THE SHAREHOLDER PRICE OF THE SHARES WOULD GO DOWN SO THAT THE CURRENT SHAREHOLDERS WOULD BUY MORE, AND THEY WOULD INCREASE THEIR OWNERSHIP OF THAT, WHICH WOULD ELEVATE THE PRICE OF THE STATION.

IT'S RISKY IN THAT SHAREHOLDERS INVEST IN SOMETHING SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY.

AND IF THEY, UM, IF THEY KEEP SINCLAIR FROM BUYING THE STATION, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY ULTIMATELY WON'T MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY COULD?

SO ACTUALLY, ON THE ONE HAND, THIS IS ABOUT JOURNALISM.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT CAPITALISM.

>> Reporter: LEE, AS YOU KNOW, THE LARGEST TV STATION OWNER IN THE COUNTRY NEXT TO OUR MEDIA GROUP OWNS TWO LOCAL STATIONS KUSI AND FOX 5.

AND IT'S NOW ATTEMPTING TO ACQUIRE A THIRD CBS AFFILIATE, KFMB BY BUYING ITS RIVAL STATION OWNER TEGNA.

>> WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF ONE COMPANY OWNING THREE STATIONS IN ONE MARKET ON LOCAL JOURNALISM?

>> FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE IS DIMINISHING.

AND THEY WANT ESSENTIALLY A LARGER PIECE OF A SMALLER PIECE SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP THEIR REVENUE UP.

AND YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T FAULT THEM FOR THAT.

BUT THEY'RE ALSO CUTTING JOBS, MOSTLY IN THE NEWSROOMS.

IN THE CASE OF NEXTSTAR, THEY HAVE A PARTICULAR POLITICAL POINT OF VIEW, AND THEY WANT TO EXPRESS THAT THROUGH THEIR STATIONS.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE OR WHAT IT MIGHT BE, IT'S THAT'S NOT THE WAY JOURNALISM OUGHT TO WORK.

>> Reporter: DEAN, THE FCC'S LOCAL TELEVISION RULE LIMITS SINGLE ENTITIES OWNERSHIP OF TWO STATIONS PER MARKET.

THERE'S ALSO THE 39% RULE.

EXPLAIN THE 39% RULE AND THE PURPOSE OF BOTH OF THOSE RULES.

>> YEAH.

THE PURPOSE IS TO ADDRESS LEE'S CONCERN, WHICH IS JUST HAVING DOMINANT VOICES ON MEDIA OUTLETS.

THE 39% RULE ISN'T ABOUT HOW MANY STATIONS YOU CAN OWN.

THE 39% RULE IN THE FCC IS HOW MUCH OF THE MARKET DO YOU ACTUALLY INFLUENCE?

AND SO FOR ANY STATION, WHETHER IT'S INCLAIRE OR NEXSTAR OR WHOMEVER, TO HAVE THE VOICES THAT CONTROL MAYBE 39% OR MORE OF A PARTICULAR MARKET IS, THAT'S AGAINST FCC RULES.

NOW,WHAT THE FCC IS SAYING UNDER BRENDAN CARR AND I THINK THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME TRUTH TO IT, IS THOSE FCC RULES DON'T MATTER ANYMORE GIVEN THE INTERNET.

YOU'VE GOT, I LOOK AT MY STUDENTS AND THEY AREN'T GETTING THEIR NEWS FROM BROADCASTS.

THEY'RE GETTING THEIR NEWS FROM YouTube.

THEY'RE GETTING IT FROM INSTAGRAM.

THEY'RE GETTING IT FROM THEIR INFLUENCERS THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING.

>> SO DO YOU SEE THOSE RULES CHANGING THIS YEAR?

>> OH, I DON'T KNOW HOW SOON, BUT I DEFINITELY SEE THEM CHANGING.

>> AND KPBS REACHED OUT TO NEXSTAR, SINCLAIR, AND THE FCC FOR COMMENT BUT DID NOT HEAR BACK.

PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KBS AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> THE DEADLY CRACK DOWN IN IRAN INTENSIFIES AS PROTESTS AGAINST THE REGIME CONTINUE.

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

>>> TRAVELING FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS, SORTER LINES AT THE BORDER, OR MAYBE RECONNECTING WITH FAMILY ROOTS.

ALL THAT AND MORE IS THE DREAM OF THOSE WHO SEEK DUAL CITIZENSHIP.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS THAT IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AMERICANS ARE AMONG THE TOP GLOBALLY OF PEOPLE SEARCHING FOR A SECOND PASSPORT.

>> Reporter: FOR AS LONG AS MIGRATION HAS EXISTED, MANY IMMIGRANTS WHO NATURALIZE IN A NEW COUNTRY HAVE WANTED TO RETAIN THEIR CITIZENSHIP OF ORIGIN.

IN RECENT DECADES, THE WEALTHY HAVE ALSO EMBRACED DUAL CITIZENSHIP AS A WAY TO EXPAND GLOBAL MOBILITY.

>> WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS ESPECIALLY IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DEMAND FROM MORE DEVELOPED NATIONS.

SO THE U.S.

IS THE CLEAR SORT OF LEADER IN THAT REGARD.

>> Reporter: DOMINIC IS GROUP HEAD OF PRIVATE CLIENTS, WHICH IS HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS IN ATTAINING DUAL CITIZENSHIP ACROSS THE GLOBE.

AMERICANS WERE TOP OF THE LIST.

A NOVEMBER GALLUP POLL FOUND ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS WOULD LIKE TO EMIGRATE.

>> WE HAD A FEW INTERESTING POLITICAL CYCLES, SO BOTH SIDES OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM HAD CONCERNS ON THE OTHER AND VICE VERSA.

SO THEY WERE LOOKING TO BOLDEN THEIR OPTIONALITY.

>> Reporter: PROFESSOR PETER SPIRO WITH TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SAYS IN A WAY, GAINING DUAL CITIZENSHIP CAN SERVE AS AN INSURANCE POLICY.

>> JUST KNOWING THAT YOU'VE GOT THAT OTHER PASSPORT IN THE DRAWER RESULTS IN A KIND OF PEACE OF MIND.

>> Reporter: AND OTHER THAN APPLICATION FEES, EXPERTS SAY THERE'S LITTLE DOWNSIDE TO OBTAINING DUAL CITIZENSHIP, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S THROUGH DISSENT.

>> MOST COUNTRIES, THERE ARE FEW OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENSHIP THAT APPLY IF YOU'RE LIVING OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: IRAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> SAN MARCOS IS LOOKING FOR WAYS FOR ITS RESIDENTS TO LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES.

>> Reporter: WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS, A NEW HOSPITAL, AND MORE HOUSING, SAN MARCOS IS GROWING AND NOW THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP ITS RESIDENTS LIVE LONGER, BETTER, AND HEALTHIER LIVES.

SAN MARCOS ANNOUNCED IT IS PARTNERING WITH A BLUE ZONE PROJECT FOR A CITY WIDE ASSESSMENT TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO ACHIEVE THAT.

REBECCA JONES IS THE MAYOR OF SAN MARCOS.

>> WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: THE CITY IS CALLING THE INITIATIVE BLUE ZONES IGNITE.

THE TERM BLUE ZONES DESCRIBES COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE VERY LONG LIVES.

DIET AND EXERCISE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS ALONG WITH LOW STRESS AND RICH SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.

TO HELP WITH THE ASSESSMENT, THE CITY'S ALSO PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUCH AS TRUE CARE AND PACE.

A FAMILY AND LIFESTYLE MEDICINE DOCTOR AT TRUE CARE IS ALSO A CERTIFIED BLUE ZONE PHYSICIAN.

HE SAYS THAT MEANS HAVING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MEDICINE AND HAVING.

>> YOU HAVE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TRULY MATTERS, AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE DECISIONS THAT PEOPLE MAKE, IT'S THE ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, NUTRITION, THE EXERCISE.

>> Reporter: MARY SAYS HEALTH CARE AND CITY PLANNING CANNOT OPERATE IN SILOS.

IF THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY POPULOUS.

>> WE'RE EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT WILL ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY FOR TODAY WE WILL HAVE SOME IMPROVED POLICIES AND EVEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO THINGS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHY FOOD AND CHOICES.

>> Reporter: WITH PLENTY OF TRAILS AND PARKS, SAN MARCOS HAS A LOT OF WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A BLUE ZONE CITY.

>> MANY OF THE THINGS COULD BE EASY, LIKE A POLICY OF SOMETHING WE CAN'T ACTUALLY ACHIEVE TODAY, BUT WE KNOW IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO.

>> Reporter: THERE IS DEBATE OVER THE BLUE ZONE COMMUNITY DESIGNATION.

SOME RESEARCHERS SAYS THE THEORY IS BASED ON WEAK DATA.

THE ASSESSMENT WILL COST AN ESTIMATED $150,000.

JOAN SAYS IT'S ALL PAID FOR BY PRIVATE DONORS.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS EVENING NEWS.

>>> A PUSH TO ELECTRIFY THE TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND LOS ANGELES.

METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE PROPOSAL FACES SEVERAL OBSTACLES.

>> Reporter: ELECTRIC TRAINS OFFER FASTER AND QUIETER SERVICE.

THEY'RE ALSO LESS POLLUTING THAN THE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN USE.

ELECTRIFICATION COMES WITH STEEP UP FRONT COSTS, MAINLY TO INSTALL OVERHEAD WIRING.

BUT OPERATING COSTS ARE LOWER, WHICH ALLOWS TRAINS TO RUN MORE FREQUENTLY, SAYS ANDREW GRAVES OF THE GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY GROUP CALIFORNIANS FOR ELECTRIC RAIL.

>> YOU WANT PEOPLE TO GO TO A STATION AND GET ON A TRAIN.

IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE EASY FOR PEOPLE TO SHIFT THEIR WAY OF THINKING TO JUST SHOW UP AT THE STATION AND TAKE THE FIRST TRAIN THAT COMES.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIANS FOR ELECTRIC RAIL RECENTLY RELEASED A REPORT ARGUING ELECTRIFICATION IS WORTH THE UPFRONT COST, BUT THAT REFORMS ARE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE IT.

STATE SENATOR KATHRYN BLAKESPEAR SAID THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO NEEDS MORE STATEWIDE OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATION, AND THE STATE NEEDS MORE PROFESSIONAL ADVOCATES FOR RAIL.

>> IN CALIFORNIA, WE'VE REALLY HOLLOWED OUT OUR RAIL EXPERTISE, AND WE'VE ALSO JUST RECENTLY HAD JUST A COUPLE PEOPLE WHO DID HAVE A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF IT HAVE NOW LEFT.

AND SO IT IS, UM, YOU KNOW WE DON'T HAVE LIKE A CAL TRANS EQUIVALENT FOR RAIL, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT.

SO BUILDING THAT BACK UP, OF COURSE, TAKES A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT AND IT IS TRUE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF RELIANCE ON CONSULTANTS.

>> Reporter: A STATEWIDE RAIL PLAN RELEASED IN 2024 AIMS TO ELECTRIFY MOST TRAINS IN CALIFORNIA BY 2050 BUT NOT THE LOSAN CORRIDOR.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS EVENING NEWS.

>>> OVERALL, WE DO HAVE SOME PRETTY PLEASANT WEATHER AFTER SOME RECENT STILL KIND OF GUSTY CONDITIONS.

WE'LL WATCH SOME CHANGES ON THE WAY WITH A WARMER WEDNESDAY AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO INCREASE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO START TO NOTICE MORE OF THAT WIND SHIFT HERE.

THAT'S GOING TO BRING BACK THE RETURN OF OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND TRACKING COOLER CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

ANOTHER COOL NIGHT ON THE WAY.

NOT AS COLD AS THE TEMPERATURES WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

BUT WE'RE DOWN TO 40 IN BEREGO SPRINGS, 37 IN MT.

LAGUNA, 46 IN SAN DIEGO.

OCEANSIDE, YOU'RE DOWN TO 38 DEGREES.

CHULA VISTA, YOU'LL DROP DOWN TO 46.

SETS US UP FOR A SUNNY, BRIGHT, AND WARM WEDNESDAY ON THE WAY.

WE'LL WATCH AN AREA OF WARMTH STRETCHING FROM VEGAS BACK DOWN INTO TUSCON.

OUR TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO COME UP NICELY.

TAKING A LOOK HERE AT THE RUE THE DAY AS WE HEAD INTO OUR WEDNESDAY.

WE'LL SEE SOME MORE 80s RETURNING.

IT WILL BE SUNNY AND 75 IN CHULA VISTA.

AND ABOUT 56 INTO MT.

LAGUNA.

DRY WEATHER AND RATHER BALMY HERE AS TEMPERATURES RUN ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND, WE'LL NOTICE IT'S THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES THAT GET IN ON THE COLD, AND MORE AREAS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS.

MEANWHILE, MUCH OF THE WEST COAST DOES REMAIN DRY AND QUITE PLEASANT.

HERE WE GO.

YOUR FIVE-DAY COAST OUTLOOK.

73 WITH SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES PEAK ON THURSDAY.

NOTICE THAT COOLING TREND BY SUNDAY DOWN TO THE LOWER 70s.

WE'LL SEE A SIMILAR PATTERN FURTHER INLAND HERE WHERE WE'LL HOVER INTO THOSE MID-80s THE NEXT FEW DAYS BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP OFF A BIT ON SUNDAY.

AND THEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WE'LL BE DEALING WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY BEFORE WE REBOUND ON SUNDAY.

A LOOK AT THE DESERT FORECAST, WE STAY AROUND 77 OR 78 FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

I'M ARIELLA SCALESE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, THE ARTS DISTRICT LIBERTY STATION HAS BEEN A HUB FOR COMMUNITY AND CREATIVITY.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER CONNECTS WITH ARTISTS AND TENANTS ABOUT HOW THE FORMER NAVAL BASE HAS BECOME ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST CREATIVE INCUBATORS.

>> Reporter: THE 25th ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN AT ARTS DISTRICT LIBERTY STATION RUNS THROUGH MAY 2026.

IT AIMS TO RAISE $250,000 TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT UPLIFT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA REGION.

THE CEO SAYS THE ARTS DISTRICT HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM ITS PAST AS SAN DIEGO'S NAVAL TRAINING CENTER.

>> YOU WOULD HAVE IN WADERS SLOGGING THROUGH MUD.

>> Reporter: THE MONEY BEING RAISED IS NOT ONLY FOR ARTS RELATED PROGRAMMING BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT ITS ROLE AS A STATE- RECOGNIZED CULTURAL DISTRICT.

SO FAR, THE SITE HAS TRANSFORMED 18 OF ITS 26 HISTORICAL BUILDING LARGELY THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT.

BUILDING 178 IS A FREE STANDING LIVE PERFORMANCE SPACE WITH TWO THEATERS.

CATHY IS A POINT LOMA RESIDENT.

>> WE ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF EVERYONE NEVER FORGETTING THAT WE HAVE A NAVAL HISTORY IN THIS TOWN.

TO ME, THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

BUT THEN JUST ADDING TO THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE EXPANDED IN EVERY DIFFERENT TYPE OF ART, FROM VISUAL ART TO PERFORMANCE ART, WE REALLY HAVE HELPED THE ARTS, THE BROADER ARTS COMMUNITY IN SAN DIEGO GROW.

>> Reporter: THE TRANSFORMATION OF LIBERTY STATION BEGAN DECADES EARLIER IN 1993.

THE U.S.

NAVY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CLOSE THE NAVAL TRADING CENTER.

THE CITY LATER ENTERED A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE NAVY IN 1995 TO ENSURE THE PROPERTY WOULD CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.

IN 2000, THE SITE WAS OFFICIALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY AND RENAMED ARTS DISTRICT LIBERTY STATION AIMED AT ATTRACTING RESIDENTS AND INVESTORS.

TODAY IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN EXPLORE CREATIVE INTERESTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

>> SO MAYBE THEY'RE TAKING A PAINTING CLASS OR A DRAWING CLASS OR A DANCE CLASS OR A MUSIC CLASS, AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT WAY AND CONNECT WITH SOMETHING.

SO YOU JUST NEVER KNOW IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH MANY STUDENTS DON'T BECAUSE A LOT OF ARTS PROGRAMMING WAS REMOVED FROM SCHOOLS A LONG TIME AGO.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE CAMPAIGN IS THE EMERGING ARTIST RESIDENCY, WHICH PROVIDES EARLY CAREER ARTISTS WITH A RENT-FREE STUDIO ALONGSIDE OTHER ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIX MONTHS.

LELA JUST COMPLETED HER RESIDENCY THIS PAST YEAR AFTER BEING REJECTED THE FIRST TIME SHE APPLIED IN 2024.

BEING ACCEPTED THE FOLLOWING YEAR FELT ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL.

>> THE SECOND TIME AROUND FELT A LOT MORE LIKE A MILESTONE AND VALUABLE BECAUSE IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR AFTER THE FIRST, LIKE, REJECT, I JUST SPENT A LOT OF TIME CONTINUING MOVING THROUGH DOORS THAT WERE OPEN FOR ME.

AND APPLYING MYSELF, AND SO I THINK FOR THAT REASON IT FELT A LOT LIKE IT HAD A LOT MORE WEIGHT, THAT IT WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT.

SO DEFINITELY TEARS WERE SHED FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: SHE'S THE SAME AGE AS THE ARTS DISTRICT AND REMEMBERS VISITING LIBERTY STATION AS A CHILD IMAGINING WHAT IT MIGHT BE LIKE TO HAVE HER OWN STUDIO.

>> TO BE HONEST, THAT FELT LIKE A BIT OF A PIPE DREAM, LIKE I COULDN'T ACTUALLY ATTAIN THAT.

IT WAS JUST NICE TO THINK ABOUT.

BUT THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS ALLOWED ME TO SEE MY DREAMS AS REALLY ATTAINABLE POSSIBILITIES FOR MY LIFE.

>> Reporter: SHE SPECIALIZES IN OIL PAINTING AND HAS BEGUN WORKING IN FIBER ARTS.

SHE WANTS TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND INSPIRE TRADITIONS THAT CAN BE CARRIED FORWARD.

>> I SEE MYSELF STITCHED INTO THAT AS SOMEONE WHO IS ALIGNING WITH WANTING TO BE IN SAN DIEGO FOR A LONG TIME AND INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS.

>> Reporter: A COMMUNITY CENTERED GALA WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 30, 2026 CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, EDUCATOR, AND CIVIC LEADERS WHO HELP TRANSFORM ARTS DISTRICT LIBERTY STATION INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

>> DEFINITELY WORTH A VISIT.

FOR MORE ARTS AND CULTURE, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE KPBS PODCAST THE FINEST.

A BRAND-NEW SEASON IS COMING OUT LATER THIS MONTH.

THE FIRST FEATURED STORIES ABOUT UP AND COMING LOCAL BANDS, A LEGENDARY DINER, GRAFFITI ARTIST, AND BIRDWATCHERS JUST TO NAME A FEW.

YOU CAN CATCH UP WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

WHO HAS IT BETTER IN LIFE, KIDS OR ADULTS?

A GROUP OF FOURTH GRADERS IN NEW JERSEY DID SOME SERIOUS REPORTING ON THIS TOPIC AND SHARED THEIR FINDINGS AS PART OF NPRs STUDENT PODCAST CHALLENGE.

KPBS MIDDAY EDITION IS COVERING THE RISING HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND THE LATEST PROPOSAL TO EXTEND FEDERAL SUBSIDIES.

AND YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.