
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Season 1 Episode 2984 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
A decades-long battle over public access to mission bay is entering a new phase.
A decades-long battle over public access to mission bay is entering a new phase. What happens after De Anza cove is cleared out. Plus, San Diego is making changes to meet its affordable housing and climate goals. But not everyone agrees that building denser housing is the answer. And, we take you on a tour of the multi-million dollar renovations underway at the home of the San Diego Symphony.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Season 1 Episode 2984 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
A decades-long battle over public access to mission bay is entering a new phase. What happens after De Anza cove is cleared out. Plus, San Diego is making changes to meet its affordable housing and climate goals. But not everyone agrees that building denser housing is the answer. And, we take you on a tour of the multi-million dollar renovations underway at the home of the San Diego Symphony.
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>>> THE COUNTY IS CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE SPIKE IN THE UNHEALTHY POPULATION.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE WENT TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AND SPOKE WITH A HOMELESS ADVOCATE IN SEVERAL AND HOUSED PEOPLE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE.
>> Reporter: YOU WILL FIND TYRONE WALKING THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.
HE SAID HE HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A SPIKE IN HEPATITIS A AMONG THE HOMELESS POPULATION UNTIL WE TOLD HIM ABOUT IT.
HE HAS BEEN HOMELESS SINCE 2017.
>> IT IS RIDICULOUS.
THEY WANT US OFF OF THE STREETS.
THEY DO NOT ALLOW US TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ARE KICKING DISEASES.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY'S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HELP AGENCY THERE IS AN OUTBREAK OF HEPATITIS A.
ONE PERSON HAS DIED FROM THE DISEASES.
THERE HAS BEEN FIVE RECENT CASES, THREE OF THEM ARE AMONG THE HOMELESS POPULATION.
HE HAS BEEN A HOMELESS ADVOCATE FOR 15 YEARS.
HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE SPIKE .
>> THAT IS HOW IT WILL SPREAD.
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO GET THE WORD OUT.
>> WE ARE IN THE STREETS.
THERE IS NOT ANOTHER WAY THEY CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES.
>> Reporter: HE ALSO SAYS THEY MUST GET THE WORD OUT.
GOOD HYGIENE MATTERS.
THE VIRUS IS SPREAD TO CONTAMINATION .
>> GET OUT SANITARY STATIONS.
IT CAN BE A HANDWASHING STATION.
MOST IMPORTANTLY WE NEED A MASSIVE VACCINATION CAMPAIGN.
WE CANNOT WAIT.
WE HAVE TO GET THE COUNTY MOVING RIGHT AWAY.
>> Reporter: HE KNOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
IN 2017 AN OUTBREAK OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION, NEARLY 600 PEOPLE WERE INFECTED IN 20 PEOPLE DIED.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE AN EMERGENCY TO ME.
UNFORTUNATELY, ABOUT 600 PEOPLE DIED IN SHELTERS LAST YEAR.
WE DO NOT NEED MORE FAILINGS OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
WE NEED TO KEEP RESTROOMS OPEN OBVIOUSLY.
DO NOT SHUT DOWN THE RESTROOMS ON THE WEEKEND.
WE NEED TO ADD MORE RESTROOMS.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS HOMELESS HAVE HOPES AND DREAMS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
>> IS A KICK IT IS PEACE I COULD NOT FIND.
I AM HEALED TODAY.
PLEASE HELP ME, PLEASE ♪ >> Reporter: THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
TRUMP OR.
>>> THEY CAN ADDRESS THIS SITUATION.
THEY ARE MAKING NARCAN AND OVER THE COUNTER PRODUCT.
IT IS A BRAND NAME.
IT IS A NASAL SPRAY THAT CAN PROVIDE PEOPLE WHO SUFFER AN OVERDOSE OF FAT NOW.
IT HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH SAVING LIVES.
>> WE COVERED THE FAT NOW ISSUE HERE AT KPBS .
YOU CAN STREAM THE KPBS PODCAST ON ALL MAJOR NETWORKS.
>>> THE POLICE ARE TEARING DOWN STRUCTURES AT DE ANZA COVE.
THIS IS AROUND MISSION BAY.
>> THIS CUT IN ONE OF THE LAST MOBILE HOMES.
IT HAS BEEN A DECADE-LONG FIGHT.
THE CLEANUP STARTED LAST YEAR .
>> THERE WAS 169 MOBILE HOMES IN THIS SPOT.
NOW THERE IS ONLY A HANDFUL.
>> THE PROCESS WAS NOT EASY.
>> BEFORE WE COULD START THE DEMOLITION PROCESS WE HAD TO CONDUCT A BEST US AND LEAD ABATEMENT.
>> Reporter: ONE PORTION IS STILL UNSETTLED.
THIS IS AROUND DE ANZA COVE PENINSULA .
BUSINESS OWNERS WANT A LONG-TERM SECURITY FOR THEIR BUSINESSES.
>> WE WILL HAVE MANY PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I THINK THE EXISTING WETLANDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
>> Reporter: THERE IS STILL A LOT OF DEBRIS ON THE SITE.
OFFICIALS SAY BY THE SUMMER AREAS AROUND THE PENINSULA COULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
>>> SAN DIEGO TOOK THE STEP OF BUILDING DENSER HOUSING.
THERE HAS BEEN UPDATES TO THE CITY'S BUILDING APPROVAL PROCESS.
WE WILL TELL YOU HOW THEY ARE HANDLING THE CHANGES.
>> Reporter: THEY WILL LOOSEN RULES FOR BACKYARD UNITS.
IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE TRANSIT LINE IS ONE MILE AWAY.
PREVIOUSLY IT WAS HALF A MILE.
HE SAYS THE CHANGE WILL HELP SAN DIEGO MEET ITS GOAL OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
PEOPLE WILL USE THE TRANSIT.
>> IT IS A LANDED NEAR TRANSIT.
>> Reporter: THEY ENCOURAGE MORE DENSE HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT.
IT WILL INCENTIVIZE HOMEOWNERS.
THESE NEIGHBORS ARE FRUSTRATED.
>> WE SHOULD PUSHING DEVELOPMENT AND SOME TYPE OF MASSIVE TRANSIT CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE WILL NOT WALK A MILE TO TRANSIT.
THIS COUNCIL MEMBER DISAGREES.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS.
I BELIEVE THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR THROUGH ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT.
THERE ARE OPTIONS.
>> Reporter: THIS UPDATE ALONE WILL NOT SPUR A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT.
THE MAYORS UPCOMING HOUSING PACKAGE WILL BE UPCOMING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
>>> CRITICISM OVER CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
THIS IS A WEEK AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE.
THIS IS THE EVENING EDITION OF KPBS.
>>> THE SAN DIEGO SYMPATHY IS A TIER 1 ORCHESTRA.
IT'S A STORE CALM WILL BECOME A TIER 1 VENUE.
>>> THE HISTORIC FOX THEATER WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY IN THAT MID-80s.
TWO YEARS AGO THE SYMPHONY MOVED OVER HERE IN JACOBS PARK.
IT WAS $85 MILLION.
THE SYMPHONY WILL RETURN TO THEIR MAIN HOME.
IF YOU THOUGHT $85 MILLION WAS EXPENSIVE, THE RENOVATIONS HERE WILL BE $125 MILLION.
>> IT WILL BE WONDERFUL VISUALLY AND ACOUSTICALLY.
>> Reporter: HE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SYMPHONY.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHANGES INSIDE OF THE MAGNIFICENT SPACE HE IS THE GUY WITH THE ANSWERS.
HE WILL TALK ABOUT MODERNIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT.
>> WE HAD A DEEP BALCONY OVERHANG BEFORE.
THE ACOUSTICS IN THE UNDER BALCONY LEVEL WAS NOT THAT GREAT.
>> Reporter: THEY WILL IMPROVE LINES OF SIGHT.
IT WILL IMPROVE SOUND .
>> IT WILL REMOVE THE BALANCE, THE WALL RIGHT HERE.
WEEK DID SOME STRUCTURAL MOVES TO REMOVE THAT.
IT WILL GO TO THE FULL HEIGHT OF THIS ARCH.
THIS WILL BE A LOT OF WORK.
WE DECIDED TO BUILD A PERMANENT ORCHESTRA SHELL.
THAT WILL BE AROUND THE STAGE.
THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A CORAL TERRACE LEVEL.
>> Reporter: THIS WILL ALLOW LARGE CHOIRS TO SING WITH THE ORCHESTRA.
20 ACOUSTIC TUNING PIECES WILL BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE ORCHESTRA.
THIS IS FOR DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES.
ALL OF THE ORNATE PLASTERWORK IS BEING REFRESHED.
THERE ARE CHANGES YOU WILL NOT SEE BUT THEY WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
THIS INCLUDES THE HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING.
>> THERE IS THE PARKING STRUCTURE ABOVE US.
NONE OF THAT NOISE WILL TRANSFER INTO THE SPACE.
>> Reporter: RENOVATING THE SYMPHONY HALL AND THE SPECTACULAR OUTDOOR SHELL.
THIS WILL MAKE THE SAN DIEGO ORCHESTRA ATTRACTIVE TO OTHERS.
SANDY AIGLE HAS A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS ARTISTS ARE ATTRACTED TO.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF VENUES.
THEY WILL WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.
THEY HAVE BEEN HUGE.
>> Reporter: HE POINTS OUT THE GIFT.
IT WAS $120 MILLION GIVEN IN 2002.
THAT HAS RESULTED IN A FINANCIALLY SOUND ORGANIZATION.
THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
THEY LOOK TO THE FUTURE .
>> WE WANT IT TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.
THEY WANT THE BATTLE NEED TO BE WARM.
THERE IS A REAL ELEMENT OF INCREDIBLE MUSICMAKING.
YOU DID NOT HAVE TO GO TO L.A. OR NEW YORK CITY.
>> Reporter: SOON, HAPPENING IN A CONCERT HALL TAKING PLACE.
>>> THAT STORY IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR IN-DEPTH REPORTING.
YOU CAN STREAM ALL OF THE STORIES ON OUR KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.
>>> THERE IS A PLAN.
CALIFORNIA VOTERS LIMITED MARRIAGE TO STRAIGHT COUPLES IN 2008.
IT WAS STRUCK DOWN.
NOW THERE IS AN AMENDMENT GOING ON NEXT YEAR.
>>> RAQUEL WELCH WAS 82 YEARS OLD.
SHE PASSED AWAY.
SHE DIED FROM A BRIEF ILLNESS IN L.A. SHE WAS BORN IN CHICAGO.
SHE MOVED TO SAN DIEGO AT AN EARLY AGE.
SHE ATTENDED LA JOLLA HIGH SCHOOL.
ONE OF HER FIRST JOBS WAS THE WEATHER FORECASTER ON CHANNEL 8.
>>> THE SAN DIEGO CENTER OF JEWISH CULTURE IS PRESENTING THE 33rd JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL.
THEY WILL SHOWCASE THE FILMS IN PERSON AND ONLINE.
>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FESTIVAL.
THE FILMS SELECTED REPRESENT THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE.
THE FILM EXPLORES THE LIVES OF ARAB AND JEWISH WOMEN IN ISRAEL.
>> IT IS THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE ENVIRONMENT CANNOT WAIT FOR POLITICIANS.
>> THEY JOIN FORCES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DENSITY DRYING UP.
THERE ARE TWO STORIES TO TELL.
THIS FOLLOWS AN ARCHAEOLOGIST TO A CRIME SCENE.
>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE.
>> HE HOPES FILMS LIKE HIS WILL AID IN TEACHING ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST.
>> FOR VIOLENT BIGOTRY TO EXIST IT MUST HAVE HATRED.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT IN OUR CURRENT LIVES.
>> MY FAVORITE DOCUMENTARY IS FOR WINTERS.
>> I MANAGED TO ESCAPE.
THIS WAS THE RIFLE.
THE WALLS WERE THE TREES.
>> IT IS PHENOMENAL.
SEEING AN IMAGE OF HER WITH THE RIFLE SUMS UP THE CONTRAST OF THE LIFE SHE PREVIOUSLY LED AND THE ONE SHE WAS FORCED TO LEAD.
THERE ARE MANY STORIES TO TELL.
>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT THE WEATHER HEADLINES.
THERE IS ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT AHEAD OF US.
THERE WILL BE FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE OKAY TO.
IT WILL BE BREEZY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY.
WE WILL HAVE DRY WEATHER TO THE END OF THE WEEK.
THERE WILL BE SUNSHINE.
WE ARE NOT EXPECTING ANY IMPACTS FROM THESE CLOUDS.
THERE WILL BE A FROST ADVISORY.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS AND MAKE SURE YOUR PLANS ARE OKAY.
TONIGHT IT WILL BE COLD.
MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP.
THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30s IN THE METRO.
IT WILL BE 31 DEGREES IN OCEANSIDE.
IT WILL BE BELOW FREEZING IN ESCONDIDO.
IT WILL BE A CALLED NIGHT AHEAD OF US.
WE DO NOT SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE CAST.
TAKE A LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST.
THERE WILL BE SUNSHINE.
IT SHOULD FEEL MORE PLEASANT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 60s IN OCEANSIDE THROUGH SAN DIEGO.
YOUR SWEATSHIRT WILL COME IN HANDY.
THIS IS FRIDAY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEEKEND FORECAST.
THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 60s.
THERE MAY BE A SHOWER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
OVER THE WEEKEND IT WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY.
IT WILL BE COLD OUTSIDE.
THE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY IN THE 30s.
WE WILL HAVE COOL WEATHER WITH MILD CONDITIONS.
>>> CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS TO GET RID OF THESE FEES.
THESE WILL NICKEL AND DIME CUSTOMERS.
THESE ARE OFTEN ON CONCERT TICKETS.
THEY ARE CALLED SERVICE CHARGES.
THESE WILL MAKE THINGS MORE EXPENSIVE.
IT WILL HURT COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT TRANSPARENT ABOUT HOUSING.
THERE WILL BE A COMMITTEE VOTE NEXT MONTH.
>>> WE SPOKE TO A SAN DIEGO LAWMAKER WHO PROPOSED A STATE BILL.
>> WE NEED TO AT THE STATE AGENCY GATHER DATA AND SHOW WHAT THE REAL LIVING HOUSING WAGE IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE TO CALCULATE WHAT A LIVING WAGE IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> WE HAVE NOT LINKED IT TO HOUSING COSTS.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE DATA DRIVEN ANALYSIS WILL HELP THE ENTRY-LEVEL PORTION OF THE WORKFORCE.
>> OVERALL PEOPLE IN THE ENTRY PART OF THE WORKFORCE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING.
>> MANY SAY THEY DID NOT DESERVE THAT.
THIS WILL CREATE A BASE LEVEL WHERE WE CAN SAY A WORKER IS A WORKER.
WHETHER THEY ARE PUTTING GROCERIES ON THE SHELVES OR PROCESSING FOOD.
>> THEY REPRESENT 13,000 INDIVIDUALS.
>> THIS GIVES US SOMETHING TANGIBLE.
THIS IS WHAT IT IS.
$.50 IS NOT PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE.
>> HE HAS A MESSAGE FOR THOSE THAT ARE WORKING AND ARE STRUGGLING .
>> YOU MATTER.
YOU SHOULD NOT BE STRUGGLING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.
THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN INVISIBLE WORKFORCE.
>> MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS .
>>> THIS WILL BE IN CLOSER REACH.
CAL STATE SAN MARCOS IS EXPANDING GUARANTEED ADMISSION TO FIVE DISTRICTS.
THIS INCLUDES THESE FIVE DISTRICTS ON THE SCREEN.
NEARLY A DOZEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM.
>>> THERE IS A NEW LAB THAT WILL FOCUS ON POWER.
THERE IS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM .
>> THERE ARE THESE IMAGES LOOKING ON.
THEY ARE IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
THEY MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO .
>> WE SHINE A LIGHT.
>> HE CAME TO THE CAMPUS TO ANNOUNCE $580,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WILL BE SPENT TO HIRE RESEARCH FELLOWS FOR THE POWER LAB.
>> THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PLAY ON THE TERM.
NORMALLY VIP IS A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS PLAY WITH THE TERMINOLOGY TO GET TO THE ISSUES OF INEQUALITY AND POWER.
>> THERE IS THE INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIA.
THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO HIRE RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SPOTS FOR PEOPLE TO WORK ON CAMPUS .
>> IT IS NOT ABOUT ADDRESSING IT RIGHT NOW BUT ALSO HOW IT WILL AFFECT OTHER ISSUES IN SOCIETY.
>> Reporter: THEY CREATE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
THE WORLD IS A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE.
THE ACADEMIC PLACE IS DIFFERENT ALSO.
THE VIP LAB WILL INNOVATE WORLD SOLUTIONS.
REMEMBER VIP STANDS FOR VIOLENCE, INEQUALITY AND POWER.
REPRESENTATIVE JACOBS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE RETIREMENT OF CALIFORNIA SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN.
>> MAKE SURE THE U.S. IS LOOKING UP TO THE VALUES THAT WE HAVE.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A SPIRITED RACE.
I AM NOT RUNNING FIRST AND EIGHT.
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