>>> 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.

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THANK YOU.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI AND WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A KPBS INVESTIGATION.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS CHARGED A SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICER WITH AN PUZZLING -- EMBEZZLING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO BUY PERSONAL ITEMS.

INVESTIGATOR SCOTT ROHDE SAYS THE OFFICER STOLE FROM THE PATROL PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS SERVED OFFICER CURTIS DOLL THE SEARCH WARRANTS LAST YEAR.

THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A RANGE OF ITEMS THEY BELIEVE HE BOUGHT USING A DEPARTMENT BANK ACCOUNT AND THEY FOUND 20 PLENTY.

AIRPORTS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS -- SUPPLEMENTS AND ELECTRONICS.

DOLL SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PATROL.

HIS ACTIONS CAME TO LIGHT DURING THE COURT HEARING LAST MONTH.

>> I WAS BLOWN AWAY.

>> Reporter: TOSHA WILLIAMSON IS A LOCAL ADVOCATE FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ATTENDED THE HEARING.

SOME FUNDING FOR THE CROSSWALK PATROL PROGRAM COMES FROM THE CITY AND SOME COMES FROM PARENTS.

>> I THINK IT ERODES TRUST, YOU KNOW.

PARENTS DID NOT PUT THE KIDS IN THESE PROGRAMS TO THEN HAVE MONEY EMBEZZLED.

>> Reporter: DOLL HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO A FELONY CHARGE.

HE REMAINS A PAID EMPLOYEE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SDPD HAS NOT PUBLICLY ADDRESSED THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST DOLL.

WILLIAMSON CRITICIZED THIS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY WITH PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC.

>> COMMUNICATION HAS TO BE OPEN.

YOU HAVE TO DIALOGUE EVEN IN THE DIFFICULT TIME SO THEY KNOW THAT YES, THIS HAPPENED BUT THESE ARE THE STEPS WE ARE GOING TO TAKE.

>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON DECLINED TO ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CASE.

UNDER STATE LAW, DOLL WOULD PERMANENTLY LOSE HIS BADGE OF CONVICTED OF A FELONY.

HIS ARRAIGNMENT IS SET FOR LATER THIS MONTH.

SCOTT RODD, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE MAKING SECURITY CHANGES TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BUT CRITICS SAY IT IS ALSO BLOCKING ACCESS TO CRITICAL PUBLIC INFORMATION.

>>> THE RAIN IS MOVING OUT.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO WARM UP THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE LOW 60s AND WHILE WE MAY BE STARTING TO GET RID OF THE RAIN, WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH SOME OF THE CLOUDS AND THE MARINE LAYER.

THAT IMPRESS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AS WELL.

I WILL BREAK IT DOWN COMING UP.

>>> AS OF TODAY, TARIFFS ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM DOUBLED TO 50% .

IT IS A MOVE CHEERED BY THE STEEL INDUSTRY BUT WORRISOME FOR OTHERS.

WE BREAK DOWN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LATEST DECISION AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS.

>> Reporter: THE HIKE FROM 25% TO 50% ON ALUMINUM AND STEEL TARIFFS IS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LATEST MOVE IN HIS ONGOING TRADE WAR.

>> WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS CHECK OF THE PRICE OF STEEL WHICH THEN JACKS UP THE PRICE OF INPUTS FROM AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY HIGH PRICES ARE INEVITABLE AND THAT EVERYTHING FROM APPLIANCES TO CANNED GOODS TO CARS.

>> PITTSBURGH -- THE THING TARIFFS DO IS HELP PITTSBURGH.

I AM COMING TO YOU FROM JUST OUTSIDE DETROIT AND HERE WE MAKE CARS AND A LOT OF MANUFACTURING AND ALMOST EVERY OTHER PART OF THE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM USES STEEL.

>> Reporter: THE STEEL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION.

THE MOVE WRITING QUOTE, THE SECTION WILL STRENGTHEN A VITAL INDUSTRY THAT HAS SUFFERED FROM GLOBAL OVERCAPACITY LARGELY DRIVEN BY CHINA.

>> LISTEN, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE OUR MONEY BUT OTHERS ARE GOING TO LOSE.

>> JOJO BURGESS, THE MAYOR OF WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA AND MEMBER OF THE UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION SAYS THE NEWS IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.

>> THE YO-YO EFFECT FROM TARIFFS HAS CREATED A LOT OF INSTABILITY.

WE MIGHT BE SITTING HERE NEXT WEEK TALKING ABOUT, IT IS BACK TO 25% BECAUSE OF THEY ARE WORKING ON A DEAL.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS ALSO WARNED THERE ARE MORE JOBS AT RISK THEN ARE PROTECTED BY THE TARIFFS.

AN EFFECT OF THIS IS GOING TO BE TO DESTROY MANUFACTURING JOBS .

>>> DAYS AFTER IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS RATED THEIR BUSINESS AND DETAINED EMPLOYEES, BUONA FORCHETTA WELCOMED CUSTOMERS BACK TODAY.

BEFORE THEY REOPENED, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT TOWN GATHERED TO SHOW SUPPORT AT ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE ONE IN LIBERTY STATION.

OUR PARTNERS GOT REACTION FROM PEOPLE IN THE LUNCH CROWD.

>> CONFLICTING .

IT IS SAD TO SEE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE BEING TAKEN OUT OF THEIR JOBS FOR SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES.

WE SHOULD ALSO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY WHEN WE COME INTO THIS COUNTRY AND I THINK OUR PREVIOUS PRESIDENT MADE IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS OKAY TO BREAK THOSE LAWS.

>> Reporter: A SEARCH WARRANT UNSEALED EARLIER THIS WEEK ALLEGES 19 EMPLOYEES USED FRAUDULENT GREEN CARDS TO OBTAIN WORK.

FOUR PEOPLE WERE DETAINED ON FRIDAY.

>>> DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CUTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT STUDENTS AT EVERY LEVEL.

THE RECENT FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN LANDSCAPE HAS CREATED A LOT OF CONFUSION FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE BORROWERS.

WE BREAK DOWN THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE SEEKS TO SLASH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CHECKS BUDGET BY 15% IN THE FUTURE OF SOME KEY FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS IS ON THE LINE.

>> THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE TRYING TO STAY ON TRACK OF ALL OF THESE CHANGES.

>> Reporter: POLICY DIRECTOR FOR THE STUDENT BORROWER PROTECTION CENTERS IS THE NONPROFIT IS RECEIVING QUESTIONS RANGING ON WHERE TO SEEK HELP TO WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MASSIVE DOMESTIC POLICY BILL AS PASSED BY THE REPUBLICAN-LIGHTHOUSE COULD MEAN FOR THEM.

>> THIS BILL WILL MASSIVELY ILLUMINATE THE NUMBER OF REPAYMENT OPTIONS BORROWERS HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSAL.

>> Reporter: THE LEGISLATION CURRENTLY UNDER DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CHECKS BUDGET REQUEST PROPOSED LIMITING FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PLANS TO JUST TWO OPTIONS, CAPPING BORROWING EVEN FOR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND SLASHING PELL GRANTS, TYPICALLY USED BY LOW INCOME UNDERGRADUATES, BY $1700.

MEANWHILE, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESTARTED COLLECTION OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS IN DEFAULT LAST MONTH.

MATT SCHULTZ, CHIEF CONSUMER FINANCE ANALYST FOR LENDING TREE, SAYS THAT COULD DENT TO THE OVERALL ECONOMY.

>> THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A RIPPLE EFFECT IN FAMILIES' BUDGETS AS A RESULT OF THE STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS RESTARTING BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE'S FINANCIAL WIGGLE ROOM IS PRETTY TINY ANYWAY.

>> Reporter: AT A TIME WHEN THE U.S. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IS ALREADY UNCERTAIN, AND WASHINGTON I AM KAREN KAFA.

>>> MORE THAN A DECADE AGO SAN DIEGO UNIFIED LEADERS MADE IT HARDER FOR STUDENTS TO GRADUATE BUT EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE BOARD APPROVED A NEW GRADUATION PATHWAY THAT MAY UNDO SOME OF THOSE CHANGES.

IN OUR NEXT WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, WE EXPLAINED WHY THE SEEMINGLY SMALL TWEAK COULD BE A BIG DEAL.

>> IN 2011, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED LEADERS NOTICED A WORRYING TREND.

THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WERE GRADUATING WITHOUT HAVING TAKEN CLASSES TO BE ACCEPTED INTO FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES.

THOSE CLASSES ARE CALLED THE A THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS.

THOSE STUDENTS WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY BLACK AND LATINO SO DISTRICT LEADERS ADOPTED NEW GRADUATION STANDARDS THAT WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC FOUR-YOUR UNIVERSITIES ASK FOR.

THEY MEANT EVERY GRADUATING SENIOR WAS ABLE TO HEAD TO COLLEGE IF THEY WANT TO BUT IN JANUARY, NEARLY A DECADE AND A HALF AFTER THAT FIRST BOOK, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED'S BOARD OPEN THE SIDE DOOR TO THE MORE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS.

THEY APPROVED A NEW GRADUATION PATHWAY.

THIS REQUIRES STUDENTS TO TAKE FEWER COLLEGE PREPARATORY CLASSES BUT ADDS CAREER FOCUSED REQUIREMENTS.

THAT MAY MEAN A STUDENT TAKES A COURSE OFFERED BY A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR COMPLETES A SERIES OF CLASSES THAT HELP THEM LEARN TECHNICAL SKILLS LIKE HEALTH SCIENCES.

THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ARGUED THAT THIS DECISION IS ABOUT FLEXIBILITY AND FINDING A WAY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AROUND 11% OF STUDENTS WHO CONSISTENTLY DON'T GRADUATE.

>> THIS SHIFT REFLECTS THE BEST OF WHO WE ARE AS A DISTRICT, COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE WITHOUT EXCEPTION AND EQUITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE AND UNWAVERING PURSUIT OF SUCCESS FOR 100% OF STUDENTS 100% OF THE TIME.

>> Reporter: BUT, A STATISTIC SHARED BY A STAFF MEMBER LIKELY PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE PATHWAY.

SAN DIEGO SET OF INSTRUCTIONS THAT ONLY 68% OF OUR STUDENTS DISTRICTWIDE IN GRADES NINE THROUGH 12 ARE ON TRACK FOR A THROUGH G COMPLETION.

THE CREATION OF THIS NEW PATHWAY WILL HELP ENSURE MORE STUDENTS GRADUATE, BUT MAY ALSO END UP REPLICATING THAT OLD SYSTEM WHERE THOUSANDS OF DISTRICT GRADUATES WERE UNABLE TO HEAD STRAIGHT TO COLLEGE.

THAT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE BECAUSE OF WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS NEW PATHWAY.

THEY WILL FOCUS ON STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY OFF TRACK TO GRADUATE.

THOSE ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY DISPROPORTIONATELY BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS, THE SAME ONES THAT WERE HARDEST HIT BY THAT OLD SYSTEM THAT PROVED SO INEQUITABLE.

SO, HAS SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PULLED A 180?

IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL.

LEADERS ENSURE THEY WILL MONITOR THIS PATHWAY FOR INEQUITY BUT THAT WILL LIKELY BE A TOUGH TIGHTROPE TO WALK.

>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> VOTING BEGINS IN THE SOUTH BAY THIS WEEK IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S DISTRICT ONE SUPERVISOR.

IT IS A RACE THAT WILL DECIDE WHETHER DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS HAVE MORE INFLUENCE OVER THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

SOUTH BAY REPORTED KORI SUZUKI SAYS THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES WOULD TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO RAISING AND SPENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUDGET.

A RANGE OF CUTS ARE BEING CONSIDERED TO FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

THE BOARD IS DECIDING WHETHER TO OPEN UP RESERVES TO FILL POTENTIAL CUTS.

PALOMA STRONGLY SUPPORTS LOOKING AT THE COUNTY'S RESERVES AS AN OPTION.

>> THIS IS A FULL-BLOWN STORM WE ARE LIVING THANKS TO TRUMP AND DOGE AND ELON MUSK SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T CUT ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES, THAT PEOPLE HEAVILY RELY ON, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT ONE.

>> Reporter: RUNNING AGAINST HER IS JOHN McCANN, REPUBLICAN AND MAYOR OF CHULA VISTA.

HE AGREES WE NEED TO PRESERVE SERVICES LIKE MEDI-CAL BUT THINKS THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT CUTTING OTHER PROGRAMS FIRST.

>> RIGHT NOW, THE COUNTY ONLY HAS 60 DAYS OF RESERVES AND THOSE RESERVES ARE FOR WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OR A MAJOR ECONOMIC DOWN CRISIS.

IF YOU SUDDENLY GET RID OF THOSE RESERVES, YOU NOW HAVE NO SAFETY NET.

>> Reporter: IF YOU LIVE IN DISTRICT ON THE LAST DAY TO CAST YOUR BALLOT IS JULY 1st.

KORI SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>> YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SPECIAL ELECTION, WHERE TO VOTE ON WHETHER YOU LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE ON OUR WEBSITE.

GO TO KPBS.ORG/MOTOR HUB.

>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE NOW USING ENCRYPTED MESSAGES TO CONTACT OFFICERS AS A WAY TO PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO CRIME VICTIMS.

CRITICS SAY IT IS ALSO BLOCKING CRUCIAL PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT POLICE ACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S POLICE DEPARTMENT IS FOLLOWING A NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE TREND THAT IS MAKING PRIVATELY-OWNED POLICE SCANNERS GO SILENT.

IN CALIFORNIA IT IS PART OF A MANDATE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WHICH SAYS COMMUNICATIONS WITH OFFICERS CONTAIN ADDRESSES AND NAMES OF VICTIMS THAT SHOULD BE PROTECTED.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO 911 CALLS AND THE INFORMATION CONVEYED FROM OUR DISPATCH CENTER TO OUR OFFICERS WE ARE CONVEYING OFTEN TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION TO OUR OFFICERS WHO ARE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES.

THE INTENT OF THE ENCRYPTION IS TRYING TO PREVENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM BEING ABLE TO HEAR THAT PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION WHETHER IT BE DATES OF BIRTH, ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS, NAMES OF VICTIMS OF CRIMES.

>> Reporter: BUT, BY BLOCKING THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION, ENCRYPTION IS ALSO BLOCKING INFORMATION ABOUT DANGEROUS EVENTS HAPPENING IN YOUR SAN DIEGO NEIGHBORHOOD.

ERIN MACKEY IS A LITIGATION DIRECTOR WITH THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE USING THIS CONCERN ABOUT INDIVIDUALS' PRIVACY TO BASICALLY WITHDRAW A VARIETY OF INFORMATION THAT IS THE BREAD- AND-BUTTER OF HOW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT NOT JUST WHAT POLICE ARE DOING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUT ACTIVE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

>> Reporter: SUCH AS SHOOTINGS OR WILDFIRES.

SAN DIEGO POLICE LIEUTENANT DANIEL MEYER SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT DID NOT DECIDE TO DO THIS.

IT IS FOLLOWING A STATE MANDATE.

HE ADDS THAT THE SAN DIEGO PD IS WORKING ON NEW WAYS TO SHARE INFORMATION LIKE COMMUNICATIONS WITH WATCH COMMANDERS AND THE NEW WEBSITE WITH A DISPATCH PORTAL THE PUBLIC CAN USE.

>> THOSE AVENUES THAT ARE GOING TO BRIDGE THAT GAP FOR THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC, WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO ENHANCE THOSE CAPABILITIES SO THAT WE ARE NOT SEEING A DIMINISHED RETURN FOR THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE HOPES THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE WILL FIND A BETTER WAY TO PROTECT BOTH PERSONAL PRIVACY AND THE NEED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT POLICE WORK.

>>> A $15 MILLION PLAN TO REVITALIZE ONE OF DOWNTOWN ESCONDIDO'S BUSIEST STREETS IS NEARING COMPLETION.

CONSTRUCTION IS WRAPPING UP AND BUSINESSES SAY THEY ARE SEEING SHOPPERS RETURN TO GRAND AVENUE.

IT BEGAN A DECADE AGO.

THE CITY WIDENED SIDEWALKS, ADDED NEW PARKING AND ROUNDABOUTS AND EXPANDED OUTDOOR DINING AREAS.

BUSINESS OWNERS SAY AFTER YEARS OF CLOSED ROADS AND CONSTRUCTION, THEY ARE EXPECTING A BIG BOOST IN BUSINESS.

>> IT FEELS FRESH.

IT FEELS UPDATED.

I SEE MORE FAMILIES OUT NOW THAN I HAVE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS SO ALL OF US ON GRAND ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

>> CITY LEADERS DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE.

THEY EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO FINISH BUT THE CITY'S WEBSITE SAYS IT WILL BE FINISHED BY THE END OF SPRING.

>>> EACH SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS ITS OWN DISTINCT HISTORY.

TODAY, WE HAD TO THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, A NAME THAT ACTUALLY MEANS HIDDEN.

>> SHE IS SUCH A LITTLE DANCER.

ESCONDIDO IS KIND OF WHERE HIDDEN SAN DIEGO IS CREATED IN MY LITTLE BRAIN.

I LIVED HERE IN MY EARLY 20s AND THAT IS WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT GRAPE DAY PARK.

AT FIRST, YOU LOOK AROUND AND IT LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL PARK BUT WHEN YOU GO TO THE OUTSKIRTS, YOU SEE ALL THESE HISTORIC BUILDINGS.

THERE IS A TRAIN HERE.

THEY OPEN UP ON THE WEEKENDS AND TURN INTO A MUSEUM.

MY NAME IS JESSICA JOHNSON AND I RUN THE GRAND HIDDEN SAN DIEGO.

HIDDEN SAN DIEGO IS YOUR GO TO WEBSITE FOR ALL THE HIDDEN, HAUNTED AND AMAZING SPOTS IN SAN DIEGO.

THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF GRAPE DAY PARK AND IT ACTUALLY SAYS U.S. MAIL POST OFFICE.

>> IF YOU ARE A TRAIN LOVER, HAVE A KID THAT IS A TRYING LOVER, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT.

I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE LAST OF ITS KIND, MOST LIKELY.

IT USED TO HAVE MAIL IN THE BACK FOR THE POST OFFICE ON THE FRONT WAS REGULAR PASSENGERS.

>> Reporter: NOW WE GET TO GO INSIDE AND CHECK THIS PLACE OUT.

>> IT IS VERY COOL TO IMAGINE THIS AS A WORKING TRAIN.

THIS IS USUALLY RUNNING.

IT IS AN OLD MODEL TRAIN THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE DETAILS OF IT, I BELIEVE A LOT OF IT IS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SO DETAILED.

>> Reporter: SO MUCH LOVE PUT INTO IT.

IT LOOKS LIKE A FUN HOBBY TO BE ABLE TO RE-CREATE THESE LITTLE TOWNS.

>> I DON'T THINK HISTORY SHOULD ONLY BE KEPT ALIVE IN BOOKS.

I THINK HISTORY NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING YOU CAN TOUCH, THAT YOU CAN SMELL, THAT YOU CAN SEE IT AND GOING INSIDE THIS RIGHT NOW WE ARE INSIDE HISTORY.

LET'S CHECK OUT HOW COMFORTABLE THESE ARE, SHALL WE?

NOT TOO BAD.

I'M GUESSING MAYBE THIS WAS PASSENGERS, ALL OF THIS AND THEN OVER THERE LOOKS LIKE A DEFINED OF WHERE THE MAIL WAS?

>> YEAH.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE OLD STORAGE.

THIS IS WHERE THEY SORTED THE MAIL AS THEY WERE TRANSPORTING IT.

I IMAGINE THAT THIS IS THE DOOR THAT THEY WOULD OPEN.

TO CATCH THE MAIL, TO BRING IT IN HERE TO SORT IT AND GET IT ON ITS WAY.

>> THIS IS NUMBER 92 AND THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PICTURE OF THE TRYING WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW.

>> THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE DOING YOGA.

>> JESSICA, I THINK I FOUND FIRST CLASS.

>> OH MY GOSH.

>> IT HAS MORE PADDING SO THAT IS WHAT IS MAKING ME ASSUME THAT IT IS.

>> MY NAME IS CYNTHIA.

I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ESCONDIDO HISTORY CENTER.

WE ARE LOCATED HERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL GRAPE DAY PARK.

OUR PULLMAN TRAIN CART IS IN A ROUGH STATE.

WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

IT IS STILL ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BUT IF WE FIND OTHER SAFETY HAZARDS WE WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE IT AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER IT WOULD EVER REOPEN, IF THE FUNDS WHATEVER BE AVAILABLE TO REOPEN IT.

THE SAME THING WITH OUR VICTORIAN HOUSE.

>> THAT IS WOOD ROT AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE FINDING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.

>> THE BIG PROBLEM IS THE WOOD ROT AND THE STRUCTURAL DECAY BEING CAUSED BY THE WOOD ROT PREDOMINANTLY.

>> WE LOVE THE HOUSE.

IT JUST DOES NEED A LOT OF WORK UNFORTUNATELY.

IT IS SAFE TO BE IN THERE, BUT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT IT NEEDS, IT COULD REACH A POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO CLOSE IT, AS WELL.

>> EVERYTHING IS A LOT SMALLER THAN WHAT WE ARE USED TO.

FURNITURE THESE DAYS IS LARGER AND HIGHER UP, SO IT FEELS LIKE A DOLLHOUSE.

>> THIS IS FASCINATING.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.

>> SO, THIS IS HUMAN HAIR FROM MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES, AND IT IS IN THE U SHAPE SO THEY CAN KEEP ADDING TO IT AS NEW FAMILY MEMBERS ARE BORN AND IT IS REALLY INTRICATELY DONE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE GIRLS' ROOMS.

THERE WERE FOUR GIRLS, FOUR BOYS.

ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT WE LEARNED IS ABOUT THE CHAMBER POT, WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN HERE, WHICH IS WHERE THEY WOULD GO TO THE BATHROOM AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY, THE YOUNGEST CHILD WOULD HAVE TO CARRY IT DOWNSTAIRS AND EMPTY IT.

I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE THE YOUNGEST CHILD.

>> NOT THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.

>> THERE IS SOMETHING CATCHING MY EYE RIGHT NOW.

>> I WAS LOOKING AT THAT, TOO.

>> THESE LOOK LIKE SOME SPECTACLES.

>> OH MY GOSH, INCREDIBLE.

TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS AND EXTREMELY MAGNIFIED.

I WOULD NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO -- I BELIEVE IT GOES THIS WAY.

>> THOSE ARE REALLY COOL.

>> THAT SEEMS KIND OF STEAM PUNK.

>> SO, THESE ARE READING GLASSES.

>> IT'S INCREDIBLE.

>> THESE HAVE DEFINITELY OUT STYLED MY READING GLASSES.

MAYBE WE SHOULD BRING THOSE BACK.

THOSE ARE PRETTY INTERESTING.

>> WHEN I LOOK AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY I SEE EVERYTHING HISTORICAL BEING DEMOLISHED AND EVERYTHING WAS FRESH AND POLISHED AND IT IS ALL LOOKING THE SAME AND THAT IS NOT THE KIND OF PERSON I AM.

I LIKE HISTORICAL.

I THINK IT ADDS CHARACTER TO A CITY AND I THINK WE NEED TO HELP SAVE THESE PLACES.

AMNA: TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF NEW TARIFFS ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM, COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON K PBS.

>>> BEFORE WE GET TO OUR FINAL STORY, HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION.

WHAT KIND OF POLITICAL POWER DOES TECH BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK WHEELED NOW THAT HE IS NO LONGER AN ADVISER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP?

>>> THEN ON MIDDAY ADDITION, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE YOUR WEEKEND ARTS PREVIEW AND THEY ALSO HAVE A PREVIEW OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT THAT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.

IT IS UPON US.

>>> THE RAIN WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IS STARTING TO MOVE OUT OF HERE, EVEN FOR OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS, THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

THE DRY WEATHER OVERALL RETURNS FRIDAY.

IT WILL LINGER A LITTLE BIT INTO THURSDAY THEN THE TEMPERATURES RISE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

LET'S START OFF WITH WHAT TO EXPECT FOR TONIGHT.

WE ARE IN THE LOW 60s IN OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO.

MOUNT LAGUNA, MID-50s.

SOME OF US ARE STILL SEEING THE CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY THE MARINE LAYER CLOSER TO THE COAST.

WE ARE GOING TO KEEP DEALING WITH CLOUDS.

WE WILL SEE LESS OF THE LOW CLOUDS FOR SOME OF OUR MORE INLAND COMMUNITIES.

WE SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE 70s BUT APPROACHING 100 AND BORREGO SPRINGS AND IN THE MID 60s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA AND WE ARE DONE WITH THE BEACH HAZARDS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY.

OVERALL WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR, YOU ARE REALLY JUST SEEING CLOUDS AT THIS POINT.

WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH A LOT OF THE RAINFALL BUT LIKE YOU SAID, FOR SOME OF OUR HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY, IT IS GOING TO LINGER A LITTLE BIT THERE.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK HERE WE ARE IN THE LOW TO MID 70s.

CLOUDY SKIES CONTINUE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE SUNSHINE IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND AND WE SEE THAT WARMING TREND THROUGH MONDAY.

WE GET TO 80 DEGREES BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY.

STILL MID TO UPPER 70s FOR THE WEEKEND.

FOR OUR MOUNTAIN FIVE DAY OUTLOOK WE ARE IN THE MID 60s FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THEN WE JUMPED TO 77.

SAME IN OUR DESERT OUTLOOK.

THE TRIPLE DIGITS ARE COMING BACK.

WE ARE SEEING TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN THEY SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HISTORICAL AVERAGES, SO A RETURN TO THE UPPER 90s SHOULD BE ON THE WAY BUT WE WILL BE DEALING WITH ONE OR TWO FOR SATURDAY.

107 BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY.

>>> WHILE IT IS NOT HALLOWEEN YET, THE PEOPLE IN THIS NEXT STORY ARE DRESSING UP IN A BEAR SUIT EVERY DAY FOR A VERY IMPORTANT JOB.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN EXPLAINS IN THIS UNBEARABLY CUTE STORY.

>> THAT IS BEAR FORMULA.

>> Reporter: STAGEY RICHARDSON IS PREPPING BREAKFAST FOR A FUZZY TODDLER.

>> HE DOESN'T LIKE IT ONE BIT, LIKE MOST KIDS.

WE JUST TRY AGAIN.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A WILDLIFE CARE SPECIALIST AT THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY RAMONA WILDLIFE CENTER.

SHE ALONG WITH THE TEAM TAKES CARE OF THIS ABANDONED BLACK BEAR CUB THAT WAS TWO MONTHS OLD WHEN HE WAS FOUND.

>> SOME HIKERS FOUND HIM IN LOS PADRES FOREST.

GETTING ONE THIS YOUNG AND THE SEASON IS RARE FOR US.

SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACED IS JUST BEHAVIORALLY, HOW DO WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR HIM AS MUCH AS A MOTHER BEAR WOULD.

>> Reporter: PART OF THAT IS DRESSING UP AS A BEAR ANYTIME THE TEAM INTERACTS WITH HIM.

>> TRY TO MIMIC SOME OF THOSE MATERNAL BEHAVIORS WHEN WE ARE IN THERE WITH HIM.

>> IS RIDICULOUS ELSE THIS BEAR SUIT IS, IT IS ESSENTIAL THE BEAR CUB DOES NOT SEE HUMANS AS COMPANIONS.

>> A LITTLE SILLY BUT WE DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO FIND ONE THAT IS REALISTIC.

WHEN THE BEAR CUB LOOKS AT US IT ACTUALLY LOOKS MORE LIKE A MOM INSTEAD OF A HUMANOID FIGURE.

>> Reporter: THE SUIT IS MADE FROM DONATED BEAR FURRED COATS.

THEY TRY TO MASK THE HUMAN SENT WITH EMBARRASSMENT DONATED FROM A SANCTUARY IN ALPINE.

THE CUSTOM CARE TECHNIQUE IS RELATIVELY NEW BUT THE CENTER HAS HAD SUCCESS WITH IT BEFORE.

>> WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS RAISING COYOTE PUPS THAT ARE VERY YOUNG BY COVERING OUR FACES UP, TRYING TO COVER OUR HUMAN SENT AS MUCH WITH COYOTE AS POSSIBLE SO WHEN WE RECEIVED A BEAR CUB THIS YOUNG, WE THOUGHT, WHY NOT TRY THAT AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE GOING TO ALL THIS TROUBLE BECAUSE THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO RELEASE THE CUP BACK TO THE WILD.

FOR NOW, THE THREE-MONTH-OLD CUB IS DOING WELL AND REACHING HIS MILESTONES.

IN RAMONA, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

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