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TONIGHT THE ARTS COMMUNITY IS DEMANDING RESTORING CUTS TO THE FUNDING.

THEY ARE HOLDING A RALLY DOWNTOWN SEEKING INPUT ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

JOHN CARROLL JOINING US LIVE FROM OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL WITH MORE INFORMATION.

JOHN.

>> Reporter: I'M HERE IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA WHERE UNOFFICIALLY AND UNSCIENTIFICALLY THERE ARE PROBABLY ABOUT 300 PEOPLE HERE, PEOPLE REPRESENTING THE BROAD SWATH OF SAN DIEGO'S ARTS COMMUNITY.

I HAVE SEEN T-SHIRTS SAYING THEY ARE FROM THE OPERA, FROM THE OLD GLOBE OR SYMPHONY.

ALL WITH A SINGULAR DEMAND TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THAT IS RESTORATION OF THE 11.8 MILLION CUT THAT THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH OUT OF A NEARLY $6.5 BILLION CITY BUDGET.

PART OF THE POINT MADE BY SPEAKER AFTER SPEAKER IS THAT IT IS A PENNYWISE, POUND FOOLISH CUT IN COMPARISON TO THE CITY BUDGET, BUT VERY MEANINGFUL TO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY IN SAN DIEGO.

EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON I SPOKE WITH SAN DIEGO ART MATTERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOB LEYMAN WHO TOLD ME THAT THE CUTS ARE SHORT SIDED.

>> THE LARGER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE BIG MUSEUMS IN BALBOA PARK WILL HAVE TO CUT PROGRAMMING AND THEY WILL START TO CHARGE FOR PROGRAMMING THAT IS FREE.

THINGS FREE FOR VETERANS OR SENIORS OR KIDS NOW WILL COST MONEY.

SMALL ER TO MID-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WILL NOT SURVIVE THIS.

IT WILL HAVE REAL IMPACT IN THE CITY.

>> Reporter: THE RALLY HAS BEEN GOING SINCE 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON AND THE CITY COUNCIL TAKES UP THE BUDGET AT 6:30 HERE IN CITY HALL.

YOU CAN BET THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WILL BE FILLING THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO MAKE THEIR OPINIONS CLEARLY KNOWN.

WE WILL BE FOLLOWING IT.

WE WILL UPDATE YOU TOMORROW ACROSS ALL OF OUR KPBS PLATFORMS.

LIVE FROM CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> I AM ARIELLA SCALESE.

TONIGHT TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE UPPER 50Z.

WE WILL WATCH A WARMING TREND.

BUT SOME IMPROVEMENTS AHEAD AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, AND MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS FOR NEXT WEEK.

A CLOSER LOOK IS COMING UP.

>> A HIGH STAKES MOMENT FOR THE U.S.

WAR WITH IRAN AS PRESIDENT TRUMP CONVENES HIS CABINET.

THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS COMING FROM IRAN STATE MEDIA AND THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO MONTHS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP GATHERING THE CABINET AT THE WHITE HOUSE AS HIGH STAKES NEGOTIATION EVOLVE.

>> THEY WERE GOING TO OUT WAIT ME.

HE HAS THE MIDTERMS.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MIDTERMS.

THEY KNOW SIMPLE IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE PUSHING BACK ON A REPORT BY IRANIAN STATE MEDIA OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO END THE WAR.

THE TROOPS WOULD PULL BACK TROOPS AND LIFT THE BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS.

IN RETURN IRAN WHICH CONTROLS MOST OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WOULD COMMIT TO RETURNING TRAFFIC TO PRE-WAR LEVELS IN A MONTH IN COOPERATION WITH OMAN.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS NOBODY SHOULD BELIEVE WHAT IRANIAN TV PUTS OUT, CALLING THE REPORTS A COMPLETE FABRICATION.

THE RESPONSE COMES A DAY AFTER THE U.S.

CARRIED OUT WHAT THEY CALL SELF-DEFENSE STRIKES.

SECRETARY OF STRAIGHT MARCO RUBIO SAID PEACE TALKS WERE HELD UP OVER DISPUTES OVER WORDING.

>> THEY ARE NEGOTIATING ON FUMES.

BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

MAYBE WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND FINISH IT, MAYBE WE DON'T.

>> HUNDREDS GATHERED TODAY IN CITY HEIGHTS FOR PRAYER SERVICES ON THE ISLAMIC HOLIDAY AL-ADHA.

COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY THIS HOLIDAY RECOGNIZING SACRIFICE AND FAITH FEELS ESPECIALLY PROFOUND FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S SHOOTING AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER IN SAN DIEGO.

FOR DECADES THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY HAS GATHERED TO PRAY.

THE HOLIDAY RECOGNIZES THE PROPHETS OBEDIENCE TO GOD.

THIS MAN HELPED TO LEAD THE PRAYER SERVICES.

>> FOR US IT IS A CELEBRATION OF A COMMUNITY.

CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP.

CELEBRATION OF REMEMBERING THE PROPHET AND CELEBRATION OF HUMANITY.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR THE HOLIDAY CARRIES A HEAVIER WEIGHT.

IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK SINCE TWO TEENAGERS SHOT AND KILLED THREE PEOPLE AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO AND TURNED THE GUNS ON THEMSELVES.

A YOUTH LEADER AND ON THE SECURITY TEAM FOR THE PRAYER SERVICES AT THE PARK.

>> WE HAVE SACRIFICED A LOT IN THIS COUNTRY.

THERE ARE CONSTANT ATTACKS ON THE FAITH AND US AS A PEOPLE, FOR NO OTHER REASON OTHER THAN WHAT WE DECIDED TO BELIEVE IN.

>> ALSO AT THE SERVICES, A BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND HOPES THERE IS A TANGIBLE CHANGE FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S ATTACKS.

>> FROM A FAITH PERSPECTIVE, GETTING THE STRENGTH FROM THERE, AND IT ALSO MAKES ME WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION OF WHAT DOES SAFETY LOOK LIKE FOR US AS A COMMUNITY, AND ARE FOLKS GOING TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS HOPING FOR SOLIDARITY FROM THE LARGER SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY.

>> GOD SAYS THAT HE CREATED US INTO DIFFERENT NATIONS AND TRIBES SO THAT WE MAY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

WE ARE PART OF THE HUMAN FAMILY.

WE ARE HOPING FOLKS STAND STRONG WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT WAS ONE OF SEVERAL PLACES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WHERE THE COMMUNITY GATHERED FOR PRAYER ON WEDNESDAY.

>> RESIDENTS RETURNED TO THE HOMES AND STUDENTS TO CLASSES TODAY, A DAY AFTER ALL EVACUATION ORDERS WERE LIFTED WILL FOLLOWING A CHEMICAL LEAK NEAR ANAHEIM.

OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO LONGER A RISK TO THE PUBLIC, BUT RESIDENTS ARE DEMANDING THE FACILITY BE SHUT DOWN.

>> SHUT IT DOWN.

>> Reporter: EMOTIONS HIGH AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL FOCUSED ON THE CHEMICAL CRISIS THAT UP ENDED THE COMMUNITY.

THE MAYOR SET THE TONE EARLY.

>> THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ROLE IN THIS INCIDENT.

>> Reporter: THE COMPANY AT THE CENTER OF THE INCIDENT, THE TARGET OF ACCOUNTABILITY FROM LOCAL LEADERS AND RESIDENTS EXPRESSING CONCERNS OVER WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> IT IS SHOCKING A COMPANY USING MMA FOR MANUFACTURING WAS ALLOWED INTO A POPULATED AREA.

>> Reporter: PERSON AFTER PERSON COME TO THE MIC SHARING STORIES OF FEAR AND FRUSTRATION AND DEMANDING MORE FROM LOCAL LEADERS.

>> EVERYWHERE I WENT THAT NIGHT AND THE DAYS AFTER IT WAS HEARTBREAK AFTER HEARTBREAK.

THERE IS A LOT MORE THE CITY AND THE STATE AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE DONE FOR THE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE CROWD MANY TIMES RESPONDING WITH EXUBERANT SUPPORT.

ULTIMATELY THE MESSAGE TO CITY LEADERS OF CLEAR.

>> IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY MEMBER ON THE COUNCIL TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO ENSURE THEY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>> RESIDENTS ARE STILL EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION ABOUT PAID PARKING IN PARTS OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

ONE NORTH PARK BUSINESS OWNER SAID HE IS CLOSING SHOP BEFORE OPENING UP THE DOORS.

DAVID PETERSON PLANNED TO OPEN A PREMIUM COOKIE AND BEVERAGE STORE ALONG ADAMS AVENUE.

HE DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND INVESTED $72,000 INTO THE BUSINESS PLAN BUT TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER THAT HE DECIDED TO BREAK HIS THREE-YEAR LEASE WHEN NEW PARKING METERS WENT UP.

>> WHEN THEY BROUGHT IN 8 TO 8 PARKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK IT BASICALLY CLEARED OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WILL IT BE AS BAD AS I THINK IT MIGHT BE, MAYBE NOT.

BUT FOR ME TO RISK MORE CAPITAL HERE IT WASN'T WORTH IT.

>> Reporter: PETERSON SAID HE IS LOOKING AT ANOTHER LOCATION.

ACCORDING TO THE CITY WHEN A METER IS INSTALLED IT IS LOOKING TO IMPROVE PARKING TURNOVER.

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS DID NOT LET HIGH GAS PRICES AND SOARING AIRFARE RUIN THEIR MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL PLANS, BUT ANALYSTS SAY THE REST OF THE SUMMER COULD TELL A DIFFERENT STORY.

HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT IS AHEAD AND ANYWHERE TRAVELERS MIGHT SAVE.

>> Reporter: MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL BROKE RECORDS, BUT THE REST OF THE SUMMER MIGHT BE A TRUE TEST AND DEMAND SEEMS UNEVEN.

>> THOSE WITH MORE MONEY AND MEANS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE TRAVELING THE MOST.

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE ECONOMY SIDE.

THEY ARE THE ONES PULLING BACK.

>> Reporter: A SURVEY CONDUCTED IN APRIL FOUND 45% OF AMERICANS PLANNED A TRIP.

THOSE CHOOSING NOT TO TRAVEL MOSTLY FINANCIAL PRESSURE, BUT THOSE MAKING A TRIP PLANNED TO SPEND MORE.

JET FUEL COSTS DOUBLED.

AS AIRLINES SEEK TO CUT THEIR COSTS, THE EDITOR AND CHIEF OF TRAVEL NEWS SITE SAYS PASSENGERS PAY MORE.

>> WHEN THAT HAPPENS AIRLINES PAIR BACK, FEWER SEATS, MORE COMPETITION FOR THE SEATS DRIVING PRICES UP.

>> Reporter: AMID OPTIMISM A DEAL TO ED THE WAR COULD BE CLOSE, GETTING MORE NORMAL OIL, GAS AND JET FUEL PRICES WILL TAKE TIME.

>> YOU HAVE TO MOVE THE SHIPS TRAPPED IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND RESTART FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN SHUTTERED.

THEN YOU HAVE TO REPAIR DAMAGED FACILITIES.

>> Reporter: AAA SAYS THE NATIONWIDE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS HAS TRENDED DOWNWARD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WHAT THE RESULTS OF THE TEXAS PRIMARY SAY ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S GRIP ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

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

>> ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS HAS ENTERED A FIGHT OVER A MASSIVE DATA CENTER IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

THE SIERRA CLUB IS SUING TO CHALLENGE THE COUNTY'S APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT.

>> LAST MONTH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED TO MERGE SEVERAL PARCELS OF LAND CLEARING THE WAY FOR THE 950,000 SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER COMPLEX.

THE LOT MERGER WAS JUST ONE ASPECT OF THE PROJECT.

>> THIS IS JUST PIECES OF THE BIGGER PART OF THE PROJECT.

SO THAT IS WHY I VOTED THE WAY I VOTED TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE SIERRA CLUB SAID IT VIOLATED STATE LAW.

A LAWSUIT FILED IN SUPERIOR COUNTY COURT THEY ACCUSED THEM OF PIECEMEALING THE PROJECT, APPROVING IT IN FRAGMENTS AND MAKING IT HARD FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO SEE THE FULL SCOPE.

>> WE DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT WAS WITH FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW WHICH IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

THAT BYPASSES A LOT OF REALLY CRITICAL SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE TO REALLY PROTECT COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS DID NOT RESPOND FOR A REQUEST TO COMMENT.

THE CASE COULD BE HEADED TO TRIAL AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH.

THE SIERRA CLUB HAS NO OFFICIAL CHAPTER IN THE VALLEY BUT HAS AROUND 1,000 MEMBERS IN THE REGION AND HAS BEEN ACTIVE THERE FOR YEARS.

>> IF YOU HAVE A TIP FOR KPBS INVESTIGATIONS TEAM, SEND AN EMAIL OR MESSAGE THEM AT THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.

THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IS BRACING FOR WHAT IS KNOWN AS TRAUMA SEASON.

IT REFERS TO THE PERIOD BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY WHEN THE NEED FOR BLOOD ACROSS THE U.S.

SPIKES.

WHY THERE IS A PREDICTABLE DROP IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, AND WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO PREVENT A SUMMER SHORTAGE.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE DOWN SIDE OF SUMMER.

OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS SEVERE INJURIES TEND TO SPIKE FROM CAR CRASHES, RECREATIONAL ACCIDENTS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

>> FROM THE HOSPITAL AND BLOOD BANK PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO RESPOND QUICKLY WITH LIFE-SAVING TRANSFUSIONS AND CRITICAL CARE WHEN THE INJURED PATIENTS ARRIVE.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SAID 25% OF TRAUMA PATIENTS REQUIRE BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND UP TO 5% NEED 10 OR MORE UNITS OF BLOOD WHICH CAN QUICKLY DEPLETE A HOSPITAL'S SUPPLY.

THIS TIME OF THE YEAR DONATIONS GO WAY DOWN DUE TO SCHOOL BREAKS, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND TRAVEL.

>> WE SEE A LOWER AMOUNT OF BLOOD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO THE HOSPITALS.

>> Reporter: TO HELP ENSURE A STABLE NATIONAL BLOOD SUPPLY, THE RED CROSS IS CALLING ON ELIGIBLE DONORS TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES.

ALL BLOOD TYPES ARE NEEDED, ESPECIALLY GROUP O. THERE IS ALSO A NEED FOR PLASMA AND PLATELETS.

>> WHEN SOMEONE IS ABLE TO COME AND DONATE, THAT IS THE MOST SIMPLE AND DIRECT WAYS TO SAVE LIVES.

>> AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, MORE AMERICANS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY REPLACING HUMAN WORKERS.

THE CONCERN IS VALID.

GOLDMAN SACHS ESTIMATES AI REDUCED MONTHLY PAYROLL GROWTH BY 16,000 JOBS IN THE PAST YEAR, BUT THE TECHNOLOGY CAN'T REPLACE EVERY JOB.

>> A CAR REQUIRES A HUMAN TOUCH.

>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE HUMAN INTERACTION.

>> AI CANNOT DO WHAT A TRAINED TECHNICIAN CAN DO.

>> PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED.

RIGHTFULLY SO.

>> WORKERS ARE GROWING ANXIOUS AS ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY MOVE DEEPER INTO THE WORKPLACE.

AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES FROM ROBOTICS TO ALGORITHMIC SYSTEMS EVOLVE.

SHE BELIEVES THE WELL-PAID TECHNICIANS WILL STAY IN HIGH DEMAND.

>> EVEN IF AI ADVANCES FURTHER IN THE FUTURE, I DO NOT SEE AI TAKING OVER OUR JOBS.

>> HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO PUT YOUR HAND IN THE SPACES AND BE ABLE TO TOUCH?

>> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IF SOMETHING IS STARTING TO DETERIORATE.

YOU KNOW THERE IS SOME OF THE RUBBERS.

IF YOU CAN TOUCH IT AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IS HARDENING, THEN YOU KNOW.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS SMELL.

IT IS AN INSTANT CLUE SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

>> I CAN NEVER SEE THE ROBOT BENDING THEIR PARTS TO GET INTO A CREVICE OR A POINT WHERE A HUMAN TOUCH COULD.

>> A ROBOT CAN'T GO THROUGH AND NOTICE NOISES, SMALL THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT OVERLOOK.

IT IS NEVER ALWAYS CUT AND DRY.

>> KEEP GOING.

KEEP GOING.

AND LIFT.

JUST HOP ON THE BRAKE.

>> THIS CAR IS LIKE A SCALPEL TO A SURGEON.

>> WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT THE CAR INDUSTRY OR BEING A HIGH LEVEL TECHNICIAN.

>> DO IT.

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER GROWING UP, THE TRADES DID NOT HAVE A BAD STIGMA TO THEM, BUT THEY WERE ALWAYS PUSHED TO THE SIDE.

RIGHT NOW THE PEOPLE GETTING INTO THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY HAVE SO MUCH GROWTH AHEAD OF THEM.

>> Reporter: EMPLOYMENT OF AUTO TECHNICIANS AND MECHANICS IS EXPECTED TO GROW 4% TO 8% OVER THE NEXT YEARS.

>> I DON'T THINK THERE IS SUCH A THING AS AI-PROOF JOB.

BUT THINKING ABOUT MECHANICS AND THOSE IN THE SKILLED WORKFORCE, I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE WORKER.

THEY WILL GOING TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND MAKE THE TOOLS BETTER.

>> IT IS VERY NICE KNOWING WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE I WILL HAVE A GUARANTEED JOB.

>> THE JOB MARKET IS ESPECIALLY TOUGH FOR THOSE TRYING TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND FEWER COMPANIES ARE HIRING ENTRY LEVEL JOBS.

>> Reporter: SETTING STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS AS THEY ENTER THE REAL WORLD AND MANY ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND A JOB.

>> THEY SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS LEARNING HOW TO GET THE JOB.

>> Reporter: THE HOST OF THE PLAIN ENGLISH PODCAST.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG 22-27 WAS 5.6%.

33% HIGHER THAN THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG ALL WORKERS ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE.

>> FOR THE FIRST TIME ON RECORD, YOUNG COLLEGE GRADUATES NOW HAVE A HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION.

>> Reporter: THOMPSON SAID THE DECLINE BEGAN IN 2022, ALSO THE YEAR THAT CHATGPT WAS RELEASED.

HE SAID THERE ARE FACTORS OTHER THAN AI CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOWER NUMBERS.

>> WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN SINCE 2022 IS THAT THE OVERALL HIRING RATE IN THE COUNTRY HAS GONE DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.

>> Reporter: RECENT HIRING DATA FOUND THE NUMBER OF ENTRY LEVEL JOB OPENINGS DECREASED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, BUT THE DEMAND REMAINS HIGH, MEANING THERE IS MORE COMPETITION TO LAND ONE OF THE OPENINGS.

>> THE ECONOMY IS A FULL HOUSE, RIGHT.

YOUNG PEOPLE CAN'T COME IN TO THE HOUSE.

THE DOORS ARE LOCKED.

EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE HAS A JOB.

>> Reporter: ZIPRECRUITER FOUND MORE GRADUATES ARE LANDING A JOB WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF GRADUATING.

HEALTH CARE LEADS THE WAY IN OPENING FOLLOWED BY ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND URBAN PLANNING AND FINANCE ACCORDING TO ZIP RECRUITER.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM JEN SULLIVAN.

>> GETTING CLOSER TO THE END OF THE WEEK, AND EVEN THE START OF JUNE.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR LOCAL WEATHER.

COASTAL DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO LINGER ON THURSDAY.

GRADUAL CLEARING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND A WARMING TREND AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

THE WIND.

20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR.

WE COULD SEE STRONGER GUSTS.

CLOSER TO 55 MILES PER HOUR.

IT COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS, MAYBE A FEW POWER OUTAGES.

IT DOES MAKE A CONCERN AT TIME FOR DRIVING AND IT CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT.

SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE HEAD INTO THE NIGHT AND EARLY PARTS OF THURSDAY.

MOUNT LAGUNA, A COLD 38 DEGREES.

THERE IS THE DRIZZLE ON THE COAST.

50 IN OCEANSIDE.

59 IN SAN DIEGO OVERNIGHT AND 57 IN CHULA VISTA.

THE STORMS LINGER IN CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BRINGING US THE WIND AND STILL BRINGING US THE GLOOMY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COAST.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE IN TOMORROW'S FORECAST.

OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA DRIZZLY.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 49.

THE WIND IS CAUSING ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO THE FIRE RISK AT TIMES.

WE WILL WATCH THE GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

WARMING TREND AND SUNSHINE COMING IN PERFECT TIMING.

FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, ACROSS THE COAST.

WE HAVE PLEASANT WEATHER RETURNING.

SAME STORY FOR YOU.

THE WARM UP COMING FOR YOU.

49 TO 76 EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NOW HOW BACK TO THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AS WE START THE MONTH OF JUNE.

>> THERE IS A CURIOUS LANDMARK IN LEMON GROVE AND THOUSANDS SEE IT EVERY DAY.

IT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE COMMUNITY.

IT ALSO HAS HISTORY GOING BACK DECADES.

>> Reporter: TO START THIS STORY BEHOLD THE LEMON GROVE LEMON, THE CENTER PIECE OF THE CITY AND ICONIC PIECE OF CIVIC PRIDE.

AT A NEARBY PARK, BECAUSE LOOK, MEMBERS OF AN IMPORTANT FAMILY IN LEMON GROVE'S HISTORY.

WAY BACK IN THE 1890s EDUARDO AND JOSEPHINE CAME TO THE COUNTY AND THEIR KIDS AND GRAND KIDS BECAME NOT JUST CITRUS GROWERS BUT ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS AND NATURALISTS WHO ALWAYS HAD WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS AN UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR LEMON GROVE.

SO THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

CHOIR CAME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL, ALBERTO, A BRILLIANT ARCHITECT WHO MAY BE BEST KNOWN FOR WHAT HE DID A CENTURY AGO.

HE BUILT THE BIG LEMON.

>> I THINK ABOUT HIM EVERY TIME I SEE IT.

>> NOBODY KNEW MORE ABOUT THE LEMON THAN ALBERTO'S DAUGHTER.

IN HER TEENS WAS AN ACTRESS, WORKED IN A LEMON HOUSE, AN OPTOMETRIST AND HELPED TO SAVE THE TOWNS CHURCH AS A HISTORICAL MUSEUM WHERE TAKES ONE ROOM JUST TO LIFT THE CIVIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HER FAMILY.

THE STORY GOES BACK TO 1928, THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE IN SAN DIEGO.

SHE WAS MISS LEMON GROVE RIDING ON WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A WINNING FLOAT FEATURING A HUGE LEMON MADE OF PLASTER.

>> I WENT UP AND HELPED HIM TO SLOSH THE WHITE, WHATEVER THEY MADE IT OUT OF.

>> OVER THE YEARS THE TOWN FELL IN LOVE WITH THE LEMON.

>> THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT AND PUT IT UP BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

>> THAT LEMON WAS ONCE HONORED BY A GROUP OF ARCHITECTS FOR BEING BASHED.

>> TO PEOPLE WHO CANNOT THINK SMALL.

>> Reporter: NO WONDER THAT SO MANY FAMILY AND LONG TIME NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS JOINED ON THIS DAY FOR THIS MOMENT, AN UNVEILING.

TO BE KNOWN AS HERITAGE PARK.

IT IS QUITE THE LEGACY THAT THE -- IT IS SURELY ONE WE WANT TO TELL ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO IS A HALF-HOUR SHOW THAT YOU CAN SEE THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS WITH A REPEAT EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:00.

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

THE UPDATED COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS RECOMMENDATIONS AND KPBS MIDDAY EDITION TALKING TO TWO OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR THE NEWLY RECREDIT UNION 48th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

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