>>> A CRUMBLING CLIFFSIDE NORTH OF SAN DIEGO ALREADY BOUGHT COMMUTER TRAINS TO A ALL.

NOW CALIFORNIA IS DECLARING IT AN EMERGENCY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THAT DECLARATION MEANS OF TRACK REPAIRS ARE ON THE WAY.

UNTIL THE WORK IS DONE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON THE TRAIN SERVICE THERE WILL HAVE TO FIND OTHER TRANSPORTATION.

OUR REPORTER HAS THE LATEST.

>> SHE OFTEN VISITS FAMILY IN SAN DIEGO.

TODAY SHE WAS HEADING HOME AND FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY THAT ALL TRAIN SERVICE WAS SUSPENDED BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY.

>> I DO THIS OFTEN.

I DO ALERTS ONLINE.

NOBODY ALERTED ME, SO HE GOES OFF AND DROPS ME OFF IN THE DARK, AND I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE TRAIN, BUT IT NEVER SHOWED UP.

>> INSTEAD, A STAFF MEMBER DIRECTED THEM TO THE ALTERNATE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO TRAVELERS.

>> I WILL TAKE YOU TO OCEANSIDE AND THEN YOU CAN CATCH A BUS AND FOUR HOURS TO GO TO IRVINE, WHERE YOU CAN THEN PICK UP THE TRAIN.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE MY BOSS.

NOT HAPPY.

>> SHE SAYS SHE IS GLAD THEY ARE GETTING REPAIRED, BUT HER TRIP GOT DELAYED BY ALMOST 6 HOURS.

THIS WILL BE THE SITUATION FOR ANOTHER 30-45 DAYS BECAUSE OF SHIFTING IN THE COASTAL CLIFFS.

REPAIRS TO THE TRACK GOT APPROVED IN A CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING YESTERDAY.

>> WE ARE DEALING WITH A SET OF ISSUES THAT REALLY HAVE ACCELERATED OVER THE LAST MONTH AS IT RELATES TO THE STORM SURGE.

WE HAVE ASKED OUR BOARD TO TAKE EMERGENCY ACTIONS.

>> THE CEO OF THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SAYS SUSPENSION TO THE BUSY CORRIDOR ESTABLISHES AN EMERGENCY.

>> IT IS THE SECOND BUSIEST ONE IN THE COUNTRY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAVE HAD A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THIS.

MORE THAN 70 PER DAY.

WHAT IS LESS WELL-KNOWN IS THIS IS ALSO THE DESIGNATED REAL CORRIDOR.

>> ANCHORS WILL BE PLACED TO HELP STABILIZE THE GROUND MOVEMENT.

THE TRAIN SERVICE IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN NOVEMBER WITH CONSTRUCTION CONTINUING UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

THE ESTIMATED COST IS APPROXIMATELY $12 MILLION.

THE TIME FRAMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

>>> THE ROW SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL BE FREE TOMORROW.

OUR METRO REPORTER SAYS FREE RIDE TODAY IS BACK JUST IN TIME FOR THE PADRES SEASON CLOSER.

>> PUBLIC TRANSIT HAS ALREADY BEEN SEEING A BOOST IN RIDERSHIP IN PART DUE TO HIGH GAS PRICES.

IF PASTORS ARE PRECEDENT THE FREE RIDE TODAY WILL SEE ANOTHER SURGE IN PEOPLE TAKING THE BUS AND TRAIN.

>> IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS AND SENIORS OUT THERE WHO MAY WANT TO TRY OUR SYSTEM.

MAYBE YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED IT.

TOMORROW IS THE DAY WE WANT YOU TO COME OUT AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO EARN YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT AND UTILIZATION.

>> THIS YEAR'S DAY COINCIDES WITH CALIFORNIA CLEAN AIR DAY.

CARS AND TRUCKS ARE THE LARGEST SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE REGIONS CLIMATE GOALS DEPEND ON MORE FOLKS USING PUBLIC TRANSIT LEADERS ARE ALSO HEDGING THEM AT CONVENIENCE.

ESPECIALLY FOR BIG EVENTS LIKE THE PADRES GAME ON WEDNESDAY.

THE LAST OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

THE LEADERSHIP SAYS MANY FANS TOOK THE TROLLEY TO THE PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.

>> OBVIOUSLY THE THEMES OF EASE AND AFFORDABILITY.

AIR THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

AVOIDING THE DOWNTOWN PARKING HASSLES.

SPENT WEDNESDAY WILL EXTEND TO NORTH COUNTY BUSES IN COASTER AND SPRINTER TRAINS.>>> GAS STATIONS ARE CAPITALIZING ON CALIFORNIA'S RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES.

OUR REPORTER FOUND SEVERAL STATIONS ADVERTISING CHEAPER GAS TO THE COMMUTERS HEADING TO SAN DIEGO.>> THE SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE.

WRITTEN IN BIG, BOLD LETTERS.

LAST CHANCE TO SAVE ON GAS.

THAT IS HOW THE TIJUANA GAS STATIONS ARE MARKETING THEM SELF TO NORTHBOUND TRAVELERS.

THIS WOMAN WHO LIVES IN MEXICO AND WORKS IN SAN DIEGO STARTED FILLING UP HER SUV THERE SIX WEEKS AGO.

>> DO YOU SAVE A LOT OF MONEY?

>> YES I DO.

>> SHE SAYS THAT SHE HAS ALREADY SAVED AROUND $50 SINCE BY AND GAS THERE.

IT COMES OUT TO 4.46 PER GALLON THE THAT IS A MUST TWO DOLLARS CHEAPER THAN CALIFORNIA'S CURRENT AVERAGE.

GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN DROPPING DURING THE LATE SUMMER MONTHS, BUT THEY SPIKED AGAIN IN RECENT WEEKS.

EXPERTS SAY THE PRICE INCREASES BECAUSE OF MAINTENANCE WORK AS SOME CALIFORNIA REFINERIES.

MEXICAN GAS IS LESS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZES OIL COMPANIES THEY ARE AND ADMISSION STANDARDS ARE NOT AS I IS IN CALIFORNIA.

THIS IS AN ATTENDANT AT THE GAS STATION TO SHE SAYS ROUGHLY 70% OF HER CUSTOMERS ARE AMERICAN.

SHE SAYS THEY TIPPED IN DOLLARS.

SHE HAS ALREADY GOTTEN A COUPLE OF $20 TIPS THIS YEAR.

>>> IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 2 YEARS SINCE SANDY AIKINS APPROVED THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES.

NOW IT IS FINALLY BECOMING A REALITY.

OUR REPORTER SAYS IT IS HAPPENING OVER THE STRENUOUS OBJECTIONS OF THE POLICE UNION.>> SAN DIEGO VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED MEASURE B IN NOVEMBER 2020.

DISSOLVE THE POLICE REVIEW BOARD AND MANDATED THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES.

UNLIKE THE REVIEW BOARD, THE COMMISSION HAS SUBPOENA POWER.

THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN THE STICKING POINT.

THIS TO THE HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THE SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION FOR MONTHS, BUT IN AUGUST THEY DECLARED AN IMPASSE BE THE ISSUE CAME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.

>> I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR SENDING STRONG.

>> THE COCHAIR OF SANDY AIKINS FOR JUSTICE.

SHE WAS THE PRINCIPAL AUTHOR OF THE TEXT THAT BECAME MEASURE B.

>> THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT ME OR MY BACKGROUND THAT MAKES ME ANTI-POLICE.

IN FACT, MUCH TO THE CONTRARY.

MEASURE B WAS ABOUT HELPING EVERYONE BE SAFE.

INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS.

>> THAT IS NOT HOW THE STP OASES THINGS.

>> THEY HOLD ZERO TRUST IN THEM AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS.

>> HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.>> WELL GREAT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS TO ENSURE THERE IS AN ANTI-LAW ENFORCEMENT BIAS.

>> THEY OPPOSE THE EXCLUSION OF FAMILY MEMBERS OR ANY COHABITANTS OF SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS FROM THE COMMISSION AND OPPOSE ALLOWING THOSE CONVICTED OF FELONIES INCLUDING ATTACKS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION AS LONG AS THEY HAVE DONE THEIR TIME.

THEY OFFERED A COMPROMISE BUT THEY WOULD DROP THE OPPOSITION TO CONVICTED FELONS SERVING AS LONG AS FAMILY MEMBERS COULD SERVE, BUT THE CITY REJECTED THAT.

NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION EXCEPT FOR THEM.

>> I THINK IT IS A GOOD BALANCE.

I REALLY DO.

I THINK THE COMMISSIONERS WILL BE UPRIGHT AND THOUGHTFUL.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET ONE MORE TIME TO APPROVE PERMANENT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND THEN THE SAN DIEGO COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES WILL FINALLY BEGIN ITS WORK TWO YEARS AFTER THE VOTERS APPROVED IT.

>>> YOU MAY START TO SEE FEWER TENTS IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO DURING THE DAY.

THE POLICE ARE ASKING THOSE CAMPING ON SIDEWALKS TO TAKE DOWN THE TOWNS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I PROFILE COMMENTS BY A FORMER BASKETBALL STAR BILL WALTON BROUGHT ADDED ATTENTION TO ONGOING COMPLAINTS.

THE BUSINESS OWNERS SAY IT IS A TOUGH SITUATION.

WHILE HOMELESS ADVOCATES SAY THIS HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE.

>> I FEEL BAD FOR BOTH SIDES.

NOBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT IS UNPLEASANT, BUT DO NOT JUST CHASE THEM AWAY.

THAT IS NOT HELPING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

>> THOSE WHO DO NOT TAKE THEIR TENTS COULD FACE CITATIONS.

IT IS A PART OF A LARGER PROGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY LAID OUT BY SAN DIEGO'S MAYOR IN JUNE.

>>> AS AMERICANS ARE ATTEMPTING TO COPE WITH HIGHER PRICES FROM THE PUMP TO THE GROCERY STORE THERE IS A RISING CONCERN BREWING AMONG CEOS.

HE REPORTS ON THE SIGNS WE COULD BE HEADED INTO A RECESSION.

>> THE STOCK MARKET TUMBLES.

GAS PRICES ON AVERAGE START TO GO UP AFTER DROPPING FOR MORE THAN 3 STRAIGHT MONTHS.

ALL COMING WITH PUNISHING INTEREST RATE HIKES BE THE LAST ONE JUST ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK.

THE CHAIRMAN SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS AMERICAN STICKER SHOCK.

>> WE HAVE TO GET INFLATION BEHIND US.

I WISH THERE WERE A PAINLESS WAY TO DO THAT.

SPINNING FOR MANY AMERICANS, RECESSION JITTERS HAVE SET IN.

>> THE COST OF LIVING.

WOULD BE NICE IF IT CAME DOWN, BUT THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN.

WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.>> WHILE NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE IF THERE WILL BE A RECESSION SOME ANALYSTS BELIEVE IF IT COMES IT WILL LIKELY HAPPEN SOMETIME NEXT YEAR AS THE FOLLOW FROM RISING INTEREST RATES STARTS TO AFFECT AMERICAN SPENDING PATTERNS.

FOR SOME, IT FEELS LIKE THE RECESSION IS ALREADY HERE.

>> MY WIFE OWNS A SMALL BUSINESS.

SHE HAS BEEN SLAMMED BY INFLATION.

>> THIS ANALYST SAYS THE HOUSING MARKET IS THE FACTOR WHICH COULD HAVE THE BIGGEST PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT ON AMERICANS.

THE NEWS ON THAT FRONT IS NOT GOOD.

MORTGAGE RATES CONTINUE TO DECLINE.

MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING PRICED OUT OF THE HOUSING MARKET.

HOME SALES ARE DECLINING.>> THAT CREATES A SLOWDOWN IN HOW PEOPLE FEEL, WHICH CHANGES THEIR BEHAVIOR RELATIVE TO TRAVEL, RESTAURANT, SHOPPING, OTHER EXPRESSIONS OF ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE.

>> ANOTHER CONTRIBUTOR TO THE RECESSION JITTERS IS PRICES AT THE PUMP.

>> NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOW MUCH IT COST US TO FILL OUR TANK.

>> THEY SAID DESPITE THE RECENT SLIGHT UPTICK IN GAS PRICES THEY ARE GENERALLY AT A DECENT LEVEL.

AMERICANS SHOULD LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL FOR RECESSION AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

>> IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO REVIEW HOW THEY DEAL WITH MONEY.

DO YOU REALLY NEED A NEW CAR OR MORE TRAVELING?>>> TONIGHT.

THE SUPREME COURT HEARS A CASE THAT COULD AFFECT FUTURE ELECTIONS.

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

>>> AS WE HEAD INTO FALL CONCERNS CONTINUE ABOUT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE FLU, AND OTHER ILLNESSES.

THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM GETTING SEVERELY SICK IS TO GET VACCINATED.

>> IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN WHEN THE VIRUSES TEND TO RAMP UP.

>> DEFINITELY VACCINE SEASON.

>> OF THE TWO MOST RECOMMENDED TO GET BEFORE IT GETS IN FULL SWING IS AN UPDATED BOOSTER AND FLU SHOT.

>> THAT IS BECAUSE THE FLU SEASON IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE SEVERE THIS YEAR.

COUPLED WITH COVID-19.

THAT COULD MEAN CROWDED HOSPITALS.

THIS DOCTOR SAYS YOU CAN MAKE THE PROCESS OF GETTING ALL OF THE SHOTS EASIER BY STACKING VACCINES.

>> THERE IS NO DATA TO SHOW IF YOU GET THEM IN THE SAME DAY THAT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL WORSE OR CAUSING MORE SIDE EFFECTS BECAUSE YOU GOT TWO OR THREE SHOTS INSTEAD OF JUST 1.

>> TO ALSO TAKE TIME TO REST.

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE BREAK AFTER GETTING THE VACCINES.

HAVE OVER THE COUNTER PAIN MEDICATION ON HAND THAT CAN HELP RELIEVE ANY DISCOMFORT.

FINALLY, START EARLY SO YOUR BODY HAS TIME TO BUILD UP A DEFENSE TO THE VIRUSES.

>> GET THEM BETWEEN NOW AND NO LATER THAN THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.

>>> IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS OF RECORD DROUGHT.

OFFICIALS SAY CALIFORNIA WILL LIKELY STAY DRY.

THE END OF THE WATER EUROS ON FRIDAY.

MARK IN THE DRIEST JANUARY TO MARCH PERIOD IN AT LEAST 100 YEARS.

THEY ALSO SAW A RECORD RAINFALL IN OCTOBER.

SCIENTISTS SAY THIS WEATHER WHIPLASH WILL LIKELY BECOME MORE COMMON WITH THE WARMING OF THE PLANET.>> WE ARE ACTIVELY PLANNING FOR ANOTHER DRY YEAR BECAUSE WE CANNOT REDACT WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL BE WET OR DRY.

WE CANNOT JUST CONTINUE THINKING THE DROUGHT AS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY AND GO ABOUT OUR NORMAL WAY OF LIFE WHEN IT IS OVER.

WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO DIFFERENT TRADITIONS WE NEED TO PLAN AND ADAPT FOR.

>> SNOWFALL IN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS PROVIDE THE STATE WITH ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR ANNUAL WATER SUPPLY.

LAST YEAR'S LEVELS WERE FAR BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE.

THE RESERVOIRS ARE AT 69% OF THEIR HISTORICAL LEVELS.>>> THE WATCH WILL CONTINUE FOR SOME LOCATIONS BE WE WILL EXPERIENCE WARMER AIR LATER ON THIS WEEK.

AT THAT POINT WE WILL NOTICE THE MARINE LAYER BECOMES A LITTLE BIT LESS ESTABLISHED.

COULD BE TALKING ABOUT WE CAN DOWNPOURS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SOME AREAS STAND A CHANCE.

I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN JUST A MOMENT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SHORT TERM FOR THE MOMENT.

WE STILL DO HAVE THAT ONSHORE FLOW.

THE MARINE LAYER IS IN PLACE WITH LOW CLOUDS AT THE COAST AND INTO SOME OF THE WESTERN VALLEYS.

66 IN CHULA VISTA.

HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY WE WILL WARM THINGS BACKUP.

WARM AND PRIMARILY DRY AS WE TALK ABOUT TEMPERATURES CLIMBING BACK UP INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

ONE OF THE WARMER DAYS OF THE WEEK.

THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

WE WILL NOTICE AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THURSDAY IT IS A LITTLE MORE SEASONAL TO THE EAST.

THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN INTO THE DESERT.

CONTINUING TO SEE THE WARMER AIR MOVING TOWARDS THE COAST.

WE WILL BE PEAKING HERE TOWARDS LATE WEEKEND THE WEEKEND.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE ON THE WAY.

WE WILL ALSO NOTICE LESS IN THE WAY OF CLOUDINESS.

THAT CAN ALSO BE SAID FOR SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST WE WILL SEE ARE TEMPERATURES PEAK LATE WEEK.

WE WILL SEE THE NUMBERS COMING BACK DOWN A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE OF MOISTURE COMING IN.

THAT COULD EVEN LEAD TO A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS.

TEMPERATURES COMING BACK DOWN A LITTLE BIT APB HEAT WILL BE PEAKING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE WILL SEE WAS TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK BY SUNDAY.

'S BODY THUNDERSTORM BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.>>> THE WOMAN KNOWN AS THE KENTUCKY COAL MINERS DAUGHTER HAS DIED.

LORETTA LYNN WAS AN ICON OF COUNTRY MUSIC.

HER FAMILY ANNOUNCED SHE DIED TODAY AT HER HOME IN TENNESSEE AT THE AGE OF 90.

HER BEST-SELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY WAS TURNED INTO A MOVIE.

SHE WON AND OSCAR FOR HER BETRAYAL OF LORETTA LYNN.

KNOWN FOR SONGS OF PRIDE AS A WOMAN IN APPALACHIA.

HER HITS INCLUDE COAL MINERS DAUGHTER, YOU AIN'T WOMAN ENOUGH, AND OTHERS.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HER LIFE ON FRIDAY NIGHT ON KPBS AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

OR YOU CAN STREAM IT ANY TIME WITH OUR VIDEO APP.

>>>, GRAND THEATER HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA.

NOW IT STARTS A NEW ERA AS THE THEATER IN RESIDENCE AT LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE.

OUR ARTS REPORTER SHOWS US HOW THE THEATER COMPANY IS EXPANDING ITS REACH.

>> FOR MORE THAN A DECADE THEY HAVE OPENED UP THEIR CAMPUS TO OFFER RESOURCES SUCH AS REHEARSAL ROOMS AND PERFORMANCE SPACES TO SMALLER COMPANIES AS A PART OF ITS ONGOING PROGRAM.

>> WE REALLY LOOK FOR COMPANIES WHO ARE SHOWING A RECORD OF LONGEVITY.

DATA THEY ALREADY HAVE MADE A MARK ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE LATEST BENEFICIARY OF THE PROGRAM COULD NOT FIT THE BILL BETTER.

SINCE IT HAS BEEN SERVING THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY SINCE THE 1960S.

>> IT IS KNOWN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS ONE OF THE THREE LONGEST RUNNING AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY IS.

>> SHE RECENTLY STEPPED INTO THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR COMMON GROUND THEATER.

THE COMPANY'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND LIFT UP ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND TO CONNECT WITH AUDIENCES OF ALL KINDS.

>> WE WERE REALLY TAKEN BY ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

JUST SEEING THE WAY THE TEAM HAS BEEN HUSTLING AND GETTING THINGS DONE AND AT THE MOST GRASSROOTS LEVEL.

>> THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT WAS FOUNDED BY THE PLAYHOUSE'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.

>> IT IS LIKE A YEAR-LONG MASTER CLASS THAT YOU KEEP GOING TO EVERY TUESDAY.

>> I COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL AS AN ARTIST AND COMMUNITY LEADER.

I AM EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IT WILL DO FOR THE FUTURE.

>> COMMON GROUND IS UTILIZING THIS YEAR TO SPREAD OUT THEIR PRODUCTIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS THEY ARE DOING AND THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THEY WANT TO DO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SPREAD OUT THE RESOURCES OF THE RESIDENCY REALLY THROUGHOUT THE FULL SEASON.

>> THEY ARE CURRENTLY REHEARSING SENSE OF LOVE.

>> I DO NOT SEE STORIES ABOUT BLACK LOVE.

I SEE STORIES THAT TOO OFTEN DEAL WITH THE OPPRESSION OF BLACK PEOPLE AND US OVERCOMING THEM AND OUR STRUGGLES, AND I THINK THIS IS VERY REFRESHING.

>> WHAT IS INSPIRING IS SEEING PEOPLE AROUND ME AND WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE AND ONCE IN THE GATE WAY OF LOVE AND WHAT PEOPLE DO NOT RECOGNIZE WITH THEIR INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS.

I WANTED TO SHOW HOW WHEN YOU ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP YOU DO NOT SEE THAT.

>> THEY HOPE THAT SIGNS OF LOVE HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

AS THEY ENTER FROM A PLAYHOUSE TWICE THE SIZE OF THEIR OLD VENUE.

>> WE ARE READY.

IT IS EXCITING.

COMMON GROUND HAS BEEN MEETING CHALLENGES FOR DECADES.

NOW IT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRETCH BEYOND ITS CORE COMMUNITY TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE.

>>> THE ICONIC HOLLYWOOD SIGN IS GETTING A FRESH MAKEOVER.

WORKERS ARE USING 250 GALLONS OF WHITE PAINT AND PRIMER TO BRIGHTEN OF THE 45 FOOT TALL SIGN.

IT WILL TAKE UP TO EIGHT WEEKS AND WELL IT IS REPAINTED EVERY 10 YEARS THIS MARKS A SPECIAL OCCASION.

>> WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN 1923 IT ORIGINALLY READ HOLLYWOOD AND TO PROMOTE A LAND DEVELOPMENT.

AFTER DECADES OF NEGLECT AND WAS REPLACED IN 1978 WITH A SIGN THAT WE KNOW TODAY.

>>> ANY FIELD OF DREAMS IS NOW OPEN IN THE SAN DIEGO NEIGHBORHOOD JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 94 EAST OF DOWNTOWN.

>> IT IS OFFICIAL.

SOCCER HAS A NEW HOME AND A NEW FUTURE.

>> THE STUDENTS ARE PLAYING THE GAME THEY LOVE ON A NEW SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD WITH AN ASPHALT TRACK IN NEARBY BASKETBALL COURTS.

>> THIS A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD IS A SPOKESMAN REPRESENTING HIS CLASSMATES WHO HAVE ALREADY STARTED PLAYING ON THIS JOINT USE FIELD.

CREATED IN A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> WHEN WE GO AND ASK TAXPAYERS IF YOU'RE WILLING TO MAKE A SACRIFICE IN ORDER THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE CAN GROW UP WITH FACILITIES LIKE THIS.

THEY SAY YES AGAIN AND AGAIN.

>> A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION EVEN HAVE THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION.

THE LOWER PROFESSIONAL MEN'S SOCCER TEAM IS INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS TOO.

>> IT IS ABOUT GROWING ACCESS TO THE GAME .

WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE CANNOT ONLY GIVE BACK, BUT HELP THEM GROW AND LEARN.

>> THIS IS A BENEFIT FOR STUDENTS IT IS ALSO A GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> FOR NOW, THIS IS A FIELD OF DREAMS FROM THE STUDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS HERE APPEAR HE TOLD US THAT HIS CAREER DOES NOT WORK OUT HE PLANS TO BE A COMEDIAN.

>> WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

BECAUSE HE WANTED TO GO GET SOME KFC.

>> AND HE SCORES.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

THE PUSH TO UNIONIZE STARBUCKS WORKERS.

OUR MORNING EDITION DETAILS THE PROGRESS MADE THIS YEAR ON HOW THIS COFFEE CHAIN IS PUSHING BACK.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO ZOO EXPANDS IS SUCCESSFUL BREEDING PROGRAM.

ONE ABOUT THE WORK TO BOOST A AND ENDANGERED TURTLE SPECIES.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.