
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3319 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
County officials are using technology to provide more precise evacuation alerts.
County officials are using technology to provide more precise evacuation alerts. Plus, one of our region’s most expensive cities has a plan to develop affordable housing in Coronado. Finally, how does a funnel-cake wrapped hot dog sound? We’re getting a sneak peek at what’s new at the San Diego County Fair this summer.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3319 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
County officials are using technology to provide more precise evacuation alerts. Plus, one of our region’s most expensive cities has a plan to develop affordable housing in Coronado. Finally, how does a funnel-cake wrapped hot dog sound? We’re getting a sneak peek at what’s new at the San Diego County Fair this summer.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ MUSIC ] >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
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AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING, AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.
>> A SYMBOL OF PRIDE FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS NOW FLIES OVER SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HEADQUARTERS, AS THE DISTRICT FACES SOME SERIOUS LEGAL ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ITS LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL, IN FOR MY AT TRIPLE C. THE PRIDE FLAG WAS RAISED TODAY, CELEBRATING DIVERSITY.
ANGIE PEREZ WAS THERE, AND HAS MORE ON THAT, AND WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE DEALING WITH AS THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.>> MY NAME IS JACQUELINE, I USE SHE HER PRONOUNS.
>> PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT THE PERSON THEY KNOW THEMSELVES TO BE.
IF YOU FEEL THE LOVE, ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN.>> I AM, AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR, NON-BINARY, AND MOST IMPORTANT, ME.
>> FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, STUDENTS IN THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, AND THEIR SUPPORTERS HAVE RAISED THE PRIDE FLAG OVER THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HEADQUARTERS, JUST BEFORE THE START OF PRIDE MONTH.
THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY LEADERS, STARTING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.
THEY WANT TO BE SEEN AND HEARD, THE WAY THEY WANT TO BE SEEN AND HEARD, NOT THE WAY OTHERS SEE THEM.
>> DR. JACKSON HAS BEEN SUPERINTENDENT FOR TWO YEARS, A TENURE TANGLED WITH POTENTIAL TEACHER LAYOFFS, FUNDING SHORTFALLS, AND MOST RECENTLY, PENDING LITIGATION.
THIS LAWSUIT WAS FILED LATE LAST YEAR, BY A GROUP OF THE DISTRICT POLICE OFFICERS, CLAIMING CHIEF CONTRERAS CREATED A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT, WITH ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AS WELL.
LAST FRIDAY, THE DISTRICT ANNOUNCE HIS IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT, AFTER LESS THAN TWO YEARS IN THAT POSITION.
LAST WEEK, WE ALSO LEARNED SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES HAVE HIRED THE LOS ANGELES FIRM OF SANCHEZ AND AMADOR, AT THE COST OF $100,000, TO INVESTIGATE WHAT THE CONTRACT CALLED A SENSITIVE INTERNAL ISSUE.
NOTHING MORE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE PENDING LEGAL ACTIONS.
WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT DR. JACKSON IS ALSO NAMED IN THAT LAWSUIT.
KPBS NEWS HAS CONFIRMED THAT HE IS THE SUBJECT OF THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY THE LOS ANGELES LAW FIRM.
AFTER THAT, THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENT FROM THE DISTRICT.
AT TODAY'S FLAG RACING EVENT, JACKSON DID SAY THIS.
>> THE BOARD, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, EDUCATORS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF HAVE PROVEN THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO COUNT ON US.
SO THERE'S A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM STUDENTS AS WELL.
>> PRIDE MONTH IS ABOUT SAYING WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER, IT IS ABOUT BEING PRIDEFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY.>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE AND SAFETY OFFICIALS CAN NOW GIVE RESIDENTS MORE DECISIVE EVACUATION ALERTS.
KATIE SAYS IT IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF SOFTWARE CALLED GENESIS.
THE SOFTWARE ALLOWS FIRE AND SAFETY OFFICIALS TO MAP EVACUATION ZONES BASED ON THINGS LIKE POPULATION DENSITY, AND NEARBY ROADS.
DAVE SAYS THAT WILL HELP TO PLAN EVACUATIONS MORE STRATEGICALLY.
>> THIS BECOMES SYSTEMATIC, SO WE ARE NOT CREATING CONGESTION IF WE JUST BLANKETED A LARGE EVACUATION PLAN WITH ILL THOUGHT AND PROCESS HERE.
>> WILL ALSO LET THEM LIFT EVACUATION ORDERS MORE PRECISELY.
DIRECTOR JEFF TONY SAYS THAT COULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET BACK HOME MORE QUICKLY.
>> THE NEW ZONES WILL LIMIT UNNECESSARY EVACUATIONS, AND MAKE THE POPULATION MORE EFFICIENT, TO GET PEOPLE BACK INTO THEIR HOME SOONER.
>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS TO THEIR CELL PHONES AND EMAIL.
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION IS SUSPENDING OUTDOOR RESIDENTIAL BURN PERMITS ON SATURDAY, AS PEAK FIRE SEASON BEGINS.
THAT MEANS RESIDENTS CAN'T BURN BRANCHES, LEAVES, OR OTHER DEBRIS.
CAL FIRE RECOMMENDS CLEARING ALL DYING OR DEAD VEGETATION.
>>> LOOKING AHEAD TO TONIGHT, WE ARE TRACKING SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST.
HEADS UP IF YOU ARE TRAVELING LATE, OR EVEN EARLY TOMORROW, YOU MAY RUN INTO LOWER VISIBILITY AND TRICKY TRAVEL.
TONIGHT WE ARE GETTING DOWN TO A LOW OF 60.
WE WILL TRACK HOW TEMPERATURES PLAY OUT THIS WEEK, INTO THE WEEKEND, AND WE WILL GET INTO SOME GUST OF WIND.
>>> A SAILOR CONVICTED OF SELLING MILITARY SEQUENCE SECRETS WAS SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS IN PRISON TODAY.
OUR MILITARY REPORTER IS IN THE MILITARY COURTROOM, AND HAS MORE.>> THE CHIEF FIRE CONTROL AND HAD BEEN IN THE NAVY FOR 15 YEARS, IN 2020, WHEN HE RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK FROM A WOMAN CLAIMING TO BE A RESEARCHER FROM JAPAN.
OVER THE NEXT YEAR, HE WROTE A SERIES OF PAPERS ON NAVY TACTICS.
HE WAS PAID $1000 FOR EACH OF THE EIGHT PAPERS HE WROTE.
PROSECUTORS SAY THOSE PAPERS CONTAINED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, AND THE WOMAN WAS A FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AGENT.
MORE LAST FIGHT INFORMATION WAS ACCESSED ON THE MISSILE SYSTEM.
HE WAS ARRESTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SEND PHOTOS FROM CLASSIFIED WORKSPACE TO THE AGENT.
HE TOLD A JUDGE YESTERDAY HE KNEW HIS CHOICES WERE FOOLISH, AND WRONG.
HE NEVER MEANT ANY HARM TO THE UNITED STATES.
PROSECUTORS SAY IN ADDITION TO HIS 18 YEARS IN PRISON, THE MILITARY JUDGE DEMOTED HIM, AND GAVE HIM DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.
>>> THE 12 PERSON JURY AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S CRIMINAL HUSH MONEY TRIAL STARTED DELIBERATIONS TODAY.
THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE FOR THE PRESUMPTIVE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, AND HE TALKED ALL ABOUT IT WHEN HE LEFT THE COURTROOM TODAY.>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FACES 34 COUNTS OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS, STEMMING FROM A HUSH MONEY PAYMENT MADE TO ADULT FILM STAR STORMY DANIELS, BACK IN 2016, TO COVER UP AN ALLEGED AFFAIR.
TRUMP DENIES THE AFFAIR, AND HAS PLED NOT GUILTY.
COURT WAS IN SESSION FOR MORE THAN 10 HOURS, ON TUESDAY, AS BOTH SIDES MADE EXTENSIVE FINAL PITCHES TO THE JURY.
IT'S NOW UP TO 12 MANHATTAN RESIDENTS TO DECIDE IF TRUMP IS GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.
A FELONY CONVICTION OF A FORMER PRESIDENT, AND THE PRESUMPTIVE 2020 FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WOULD BE UNDERSTATED.>> WE CANNOT IGNORE THE FACT THIS IS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THIS TRIAL IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.
THIS JURY UNDERSTANDS THE MAGNITUDE OF THAT AS WELL.
>> THE JURY MUST BE UNANIMOUS IN ITS DECISION.
AS THEY DELIBERATE, THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CASE TO THE COURT THROUGH HANDWRITTEN NOTES.
THE JURY DELIBERATION PROCESS COULD TAKE DAYS, OR EVEN WEEKS.>> YOU CAN'T BS A JURY, THEY GET IT, AND THEY ARE GOING TO GO IN AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY AGREE ON, AND THEN WHAT AREAS NEED TO BE DISCUSSED AND FLESHED OUT THAT THEY DON'T AGREE ON.
>> IF TRUMP IS CONVICTED, THE JUDGE COULD SENTENCE TRUMP TO PROBATION, OR UP TO FOUR YEARS EACH COUNT IN STATE PRISON, WITH A MAXIMUM OF 20 YEARS.
>>> THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS MONTHS AWAY, BUT MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.
WE HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR OUR REGION IN THE ELECTION.
FROM CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION, TO ECONOMIC IMPACT.
KPBS IS HOSTING A VIRTUAL CONVERSATION IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, ABOUT THE ELECTION.
YOU CAN WATCH IT TONIGHT, AT KPBS.ORG, OR STREAM IT ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK PAGES.>>> CORONADO HAS BEEN OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAWS FOR THREE YEARS.
NOW THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SIGNED OFF ON A SERIES OF ZONING UPDATES THAT COULD FINALLY FIX THAT.
OUR SOUTH BAY REPORTER SAYS THE CITY MADE IT JUST BEFORE THE STATE DEADLINE.
>> A CHURCH, A GROCERY STORE, A POLICE STATION, THESE ARE A FEW OF THE BUILDINGS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO REZONE, ALLOWING MORE HOMES TO BE BUILT IN THE FUTURE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
LAST MONTH, THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR A NUMBER OF CODED ZONING UPDATES, OPENING THE DOOR TO ADD MORE THAN 900 NEW HOMES.
BY THE END OF THE DECADE.>> THIS ITEM IS ALMOST CERTAINLY THE MOST SEQUENTIAL LAND-USE ITEM THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY.>> CALIFORNIA ACQUIRES ALL CITIES AND COUNTIES TO PLAN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES, TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING SHORTAGE AND REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF ONGOING RACIAL SEGREGATION.
CORONADO HAS BEEN STARING DOWN A DEADLINE TO GET THE CHANGES DONE.
THREE YEARS AGO, CITY LEADERS OPENLY DEFIED PLANS TO PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TOOK THE CITY TO COURT.
A DEADLINE OF APRIL 16 WAS GIVEN TO PASS A NEW HOUSING PLAN, AND UPDATED ZONING TO MATCH.>> THIS IS A SITUATION NONE OF US WANTS TO BE IN, BUT I FULLY SUPPORT THIS MOTION, BECAUSE IT DOES MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.
>> A WEEK LATER, THEY PASSED ZONING CHANGES WITH LESS THAN A DAY TO SPARE.
IF THEY APPROVE THE CORONADO UPDATES, THAT WOULD BRING THE CITY BACK IN LINE WITH CALIFORNIA HOUSING LAW, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS.
THE STATE HAS UNTIL JUNE 11 TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION.
>>> VISTA RESIDENTS ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST A COUNTY PLAN TO PURCHASE THE GREEN OAK RANCH.
THE 142 ACRE PROPERTY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES, IT INCLUDES AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING RV PARK, A MEN'S DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY PROGRAM, AND IT HAS BEEN THE SITE OF CHILDREN'S CAMP SINCE THE 50s.
THE COUNTY SAYS THE RANCH COULD OPEN UP 200 BEDS FOR PEOPLE IN TREATMENT, BUT IN A MEETING LAST NIGHT, RESIDENTS SHARED THEIR OWN IDEAS, INCLUDING A TRAINING FACILITY FOR FIREFIGHTERS, OR A YOUTH SPORTS FIELD.>> WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR STRUCTURE, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SHERIFFS RIGHT NOW THAT CAN EVEN HANDLE WHAT IS ALREADY GOING ON IN OUR ACCOUNT.
VISTA NEEDS TO PURCHASE THE LAND.>> IN LAST NIGHT'S CLOSED SESSIONS, STAFF WERE DIRECTED TO OBTAIN AN APPRAISAL.
>>> JURY DELIBERATION IS UNDERWAY IN MANHATTAN, IN THE CRIMINAL HUSH MONEY TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
THAT'S THE SUNDAY, AFTER EVENING EDITION, ON KPBS.
>>> AN ESTIMATED ONE IN 13 CHILDREN HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND NUTS CAN CAUSE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ALLERGIC REACTIONS.
A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS A WAY TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF NUT ALLERGIES FROM EVER DEVELOPING.>> IT'S A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING APOLOGY, NUTS CAN IMPAIR BREATHING AND SEND THE BODY INTO SHOCK, AND WHILE THERE'S NO CURE FOR FOOD ALLERGIES LIKE THIS ONE, A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS PEANUT ALLERGIES CAN BE AVOIDED BY FEEDING CHILDREN PEANUT PRODUCTS WHEN THEY ARE INFANTS.>> THE EFFECT IS PERSISTENT.>> UT SOUTHWESTERN AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH RECOMMEND CHILDREN'S GIVE PEANUT PRODUCTS TO CHILDREN STARTING BETWEEN FOUR MONTHS AND SIX MONTHS OF AGE.>> THAT FREQUENT EXPOSURE TO PEANUT IS CONSISTENT AND EFFECTIVE.>> HE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD START CHILDREN ON SOLIDS, LIKE SOFT OR PURIED FRUITS OR VEGGIES.
ONCE THEY CAN TOLERATE THAT, MOVE ON TO PEANUT BUTTER.
WATER, THE CHILD FORMULA, VEGETABLE OR FEEDER.
RAY, GET IT REALLY SOFT.>> START SMALL, AND GRADUALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT.
RESEARCHERS RECOMMEND PARENTS WORK UP TO 6 G OF PEANUT PRODUCTS EVERY WEEK, UNTIL THE AGE OF FIVE, BUT CONSISTENCY IS KEY.
WHEN YOU GET IN THERE, KEEP IT IN THE DIET.
IT CAN HAVE LIFETIME BENEFITS.>>> DOLLAR TREE IS MOVING INTO DOZENS OF CLOSED $.99 ONLY STORES.
THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT ACQUIRED LEASES FOR 170 $.99 ONLY STORES IN CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS ARIZONA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS.
DOLLAR TREE HASN'T PROVIDED A LIST OF EXACT LOCATIONS YET.
AND SINCE ONLY FILED FOR GROUP C IN APRIL, AND CLOSE ALL OF ITS LOCATIONS.
DOLLAR TREE IS PLANNING TO REOPEN THESE STORES, WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTS, UNDER ITS OWN BRANDING, THIS FALL.>>> WALGREENS IS LURING BACK HIGH PRICES, CUTTING PRICES ON OVER 1500 ITEMS ONLINE, AND AT ITS STORES.
PRICE CUTS APPLY TO BOTH NAME BRANDS AND STORE BRANDS.
WALGREENS JOINS OTHER BIG RETAILERS LIKE WALMART, TARGET, AND AMAZON THAT HAVE ALSO LOWERED THEIR PRICES.
THIS COMES AFTER RETAILERS HIKED UP PRICES AS INFLATION SPIKED IN RECENT YEARS.>>> AFTER FAVORING SPORTS, ACADEMICS, AND OTHER PURSUITS, TEENS ARE HEADED BACK TO WORK, AND INFLATION MAY BE AT KEY DRIVER.
KAREN EXPLAINED WHY MORE TEENS WILL PICK UP MORE SUMMER JOBS, AND HOW TO START THE SEARCH.
>> SOME KEY SECTORS ARE GOING TO WELCOME THE HELP OF TEENS.>> RECREATION, FOOD SERVICE, A LOT OF THOSE EMPLOYERS IN THE SECTORS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FILLING THOSE ROLES, IN SOME WAYS, THE SUMMER SEARCH COULDN'T COME AT A BETTER TIME.>> TEENS WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1.3 MILLION JOBS IN MAY, JUNE, AND JULY.
THIS AS THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SHOWED 5.8 MILLION TEENS EMPLOYED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, AN INCREASE OF 5.7 MILLION THE YEAR PRIOR.
PART OF THE PUSH IS THE SQUEEZE OF INFLATION ON TEENS AND FAMILIES.
OUR SENIOR ECONOMIC ANALYST SAYS THE JOB MARKET IS IN THEIR FAVOR.
>> THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS THAT THE JOB MARKET REMAINS STRONG, THERE IS MORE DEMAND FOR WORKERS THAN THERE IS SUPPLY.>> THE CHIEF ECONOMIST SAYS AND EMPLOYERS REALIZE TEENS WILL COME TO INTERVIEWS WITH LENGTHY RESUMES, BUT THEY DO NEED TO SHOW UP READY TO WORK.
>> THEY NEED TO SEE A SIGNAL OF PERSISTENCE AND DEDICATION, AND THAT THEY CAN BE RELIABLE.>> A SUMMER JOB CAN GO BEYOND THE WORKPLACE.
>> THE EXPERIENCE, NOT TO MENTION THE INCOME ASSOCIATED WITH REAL WORK, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE.>> KPBS NEWS IS OUT WITH A NEW SIX PART VIDEO PODCAST, HERE'S A LOOK.>> WHEN I WAS CLOSING UP, THE PARKING LOT WAS EMPTY, I WENT OUT TO MY CAR, AND THERE WERE THREE GUYS THERE, THEY WON'T LET ME LEAVE, THEY HAVE MY CAR DOOR, THEY ARE LAUGHING, THEY THINK IT'S FUNNY.
I TAKE MY GUN AND POINTED AT THEM, AND I SAY I'VE ASKED YOU REALLY NICELY.
I HAVE TO GET HOME.
OH, THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES.
THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF PIE STRIPPER ENERGY, I WAS NOT GOING TO LET ANYBODY FRIGHTEN ME.>> THE SECOND EPISODE IS OUT JUNE 5.
JOINING ME TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT IS THE HOST, WELCOME, BETH.
IN YOUR PODCAST, WE HEAR MORE FROM A FORMER STRIPPER WHO FOUGHT FOR DANCERS RIGHTS.
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT HER STORY?
>> SHE DOES INTERNATIONAL FRINGE SHOWS EVERY YEAR.
EVERY YEAR I WOULD GO TO COVER HER SHOW, I WOULD GET THIS LITTLE NUGGET MORE ABOUT GIRLS, ABOUT HER HISTORY, ABOUT THE ABUSE THAT THE DANCERS PUT UP WITH, THE FIGHT THAT SHE HAD, HER PLAYS WERE ALL ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND BIT BY BIT, I WAS GETTING THIS STORY, AND I THOUGHT THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
>> WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXPERIENCES OF DANCERS?
WHY IS THAT STILL RELEVANT TODAY?
>> I THINK IT IS RELEVANT BECAUSE THEY REPRESENTED A MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY, THAT EXISTS TO THIS DAY, AND THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE DIFFERENT, SOME OF IT IS BASED ON RACE OR RELIGION.
THIS HAPPENED TO BE EXOTIC DANCERS AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS WERE STIGMATIZED.
WHEN THINGS HAPPENS TO THEM THAT WERE WRONG, NOBODY REALLY CARED, THEY DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A VOICE, OR A PLACE TO, AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES ON TODAY, IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, AND WE CAN ALWAYS LEARN FROM IT.
>> SADLY, THAT'S NOT REALLY SURPRISING, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WERE SURPRISED TO LEARN?
>> THE THING THAT PROBABLY SURPRISED ME THE MOST, THESE LITTLE NUGGETS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE GIRLS HISTORY, WHEN I WENT TO DO MY FIRST OFFICIAL INTERVIEW WITH HER, SHE HAS LIKE 150 BOXES OF DOCUMENTS DATING BACK 50 YEARS.
SHE DIDN'T THROW AWAY ANYTHING.
HER HUSBAND, JAMES MORGAN, HE WAS THE SAME WAY.
HE HAS THESE DANCER ARREST RECORDS, LETTERS THAT THEY WROTE, RESPONSES FROM INTERNAL AFFAIRS, ALL THIS STUFF, ARCHIVAL PHOTOS, IT WAS JUST THIS RICH HISTORY THAT I WANTED TO SHARE.
THERE WERE ALL THESE OLD NEWS REPORTS, I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY RICH HISTORY TO LOOK INTO, AND TO DO A VIDEO PODCAST.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING VISUAL TO THE STORY, SO THAT'S GOOD.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE RESPONSE TO THE VIDEO SO FAR?
>> I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN GOOD, PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN HER STORY.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, MY ROOMMATE WAS A STRIPPER, SHE HAD TO HIDE THE FACT THAT'S WHAT SHE DID, SHE FELT LIKE IT WAS STIGMATIZED, SO SHE HAD TO DO THIS CODE SWITCHING.
I HOPE THE POSITIVE RESPONSE MEANS THAT THEY ARE RESPONDING TO HER STORY, SEEING THESE WOMEN NOT JUST AS HUMAN, BUT ALSO AS THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE STANDING UP FOR THEMSELVES.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BETH.
AGAIN, THE SERIES IS CALLED STRIPPER ENERGY, FIGHTING BACK FROM THE FRINGES.
YOU CAN WATCH THE FIRST EPISODE NOW, ON YOUTUBE.
>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH WEATHER HEADLINES, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS WE HEAD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WE ARE GOING TO BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU HERE.
GUSTS OF WIND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERT, ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING HOURS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IF ACTUATING MARINE LAYER.
ALL IN ALL, SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST, ALSO SPREADING INTO THE INLAND VALLEYS AS WELL.
STEADY TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOST PART, A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER.
NOT NECESSARILY BIG TEMPERATURE SWINGS.
60, OCEANSIDE, 56, MOUNT LAGUNA IS DROPPING DOWN TO THE MID- 50s.
TOMORROW YOU'LL SEE THE SUNSHINE, SANDIA, SAN DIEGO, FLIRTING THE 70s, 105 FOR THE HIGH COME OF COURSE, JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF AND THE HEAT.
RAMONA, AT 82.
NOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS HERE, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, ALONG THE COAST, WE ARE TRACKING RELATIVELY STEADIER TEMPERATURES, ALTHOUGH WE ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THOSE LOW CLOUDS.
PLEASE STAY WEATHER AWARE, IT IS STAYING MOSTLY PLEASANT, EVEN AS WE GET INTO NEXT WEEK.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE STILL IN THE 70s.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY THINGS STAY THE SAME, THE MOUNDS LOOK NICE, THURSDAY, YOU ARE AT 70, THEN WE ARE BACK DOWN TO 60 THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, BACK UP TO 75 BY MONDAY.
YOU WILL CERTAINLY FEEL THE WARMTH THERE.
THE DESERTS WILL STAY WARM, VERY WARM, HOT HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IT'S REALLY NOT GOING TO BE CHANGING TOO MUCH.
I TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS ON THURSDAY, ON FRIDAY, ON SATURDAY, PICKING UP ON SUNDAY.
THAT HEAT BUILDS ON JUNE 4 THROUGH THE SEVENTH, AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS.
WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.>>> AND ORPHANED OTTER PUP HAS FOUND A NEW HOME.
RAY WAS RESCUED AFTER BEING STRANDED BACK IN AUGUST.
SHE WAS JUST THREE DAYS OLD AT THE TIME.
STATE BIOLOGISTS TRIED TO RELOCATE HER MOTHER, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND HER.
THEY DECIDED SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD ON HER OWN, SO SHE WAS TAKEN TO MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM.
THERE, RAY UNDERWENT TREATMENT.
AT 10 MONTHS OLD, SHE'S IMPROVING, BUT NOT FIT TO RETURN TO THE WILD.
SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO SEAWORLD IN FEBRUARY, WHERE OFFICIALS SAY SHE'S GETTING ALONG SWIMMINGLY.>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR IS STILL TWO WEEKS AWAY, BUT TODAY, NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER GOT A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.>>> SANDY HOOK COUNTY FAIR IS DRUMMING UP EXCITEMENT.
>> WE WANT TO SHOW OUR COMMUNITY A REALLY GREAT TIME.>> THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SAYS THERE ARE LOTS OF NEW AND EXCITING THINGS.
>> WE WILL BE USING A BRAND-NEW ENTERTAINMENT VENUE THAT JUST OPENED UP IN FEBRUARY 2023 FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE WILL BE HOLDING ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS, AND THERE ARE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS THAT COMBINED LIGHTS, MUSIC, SOUND, DANCE.
>> THE FAIR WILL BRING BACK THE NOSTALGIA OF THE PAST, FROM THE 50s, TO THE 90s, WITH EXHIBITS SHOWCASING RELICS.
WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THE FOOD.
MUELLER SAYS THERE WILL BE FOOD AT THE FAIR HAS NEVER HAD BEFORE.>> I LOVE PEOPLE'S FACES WHEN WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW.
EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE TO BEAT THE YEAR BEFORE.
>> THIS FUNNEL CAKE DOG, A HOT DOG INSIDE FUNNEL CAKE BATTER.
>> WE'VE ALL HAD CORNDOGS, THIS TAKES CORNDOGS TO ANOTHER LEVEL.>> OF COURSE I HAD TO SAMPLE SOME OF THE FOOD THERE.
AFTER A LONG DAY OF EATING THROUGH THE FAIR, YOU CAN COME TO DESTINATION UNKNOWN, AND HAVE A RELAXING DRINK.>> DESTINATION UNKNOWN IS A SPEAKEASY.
THIS YEAR, IT IS DISCO THEMED.
>> IT'S A GOOD LOCATION TO STOP AND TAKE A BREAK AGAIN.>> TO FIND A SPEAKEASY, YOU NEED AN INVITATION.
THE FAIR OPENS ON JUNE 12, AND RUNS THROUGH JULY 7.
>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW, IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.
VOTERS IN MEXICO ARE LIKELY TO ELECT THEIR FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT THIS WEEKEND.
WE ARE EXAMINING WHETHER THAT COULD CHANGE ANYTHING FOR WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY.
AND FROM ART IN OCEANSIDE, TO A MUSICAL FESTIVAL IN NORTHPARK, KPBS MIDDAY EDITION WILL HAVE THE PREVIEW OF THE BEST IN ARTS AND CULTURE THIS WEEKEND.
YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CAROL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
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