>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS .

PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING, AND COOLING SYSTEMS AND SINCE 1978.

>>> AND, BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

WITH THANKS GIVING JUST HOURS AWAY MANY OF US ARE ONCE AGAIN PLANNING TOGETHER WITH FAMILIES AND FRIENDS., THERE IS STILL CONCERN ABOUT COVID-19.

REPORTER JOHN CARROLL HAS ADVICE FROM AN EXPERT ON HOW TO STAY SAFE DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

>> WE SHOULD CONSIDER FULLY VACCINATED THREE SHOTS.

>> Reporter: DR. ERIK TERRIBLES TOPLINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAYS.

IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY VACCINATED, GET THE SHOT, IF YOU ARE SIX MONTHS PAST YOUR SECOND DOSE, GET THE BOOSTER NOW AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE, 18 AND OLDER.

>> Reporter: WHEN A PERSON REACHES SIX MONTHS, ALL THESE VACCINES HAVE SIGNIFICANT MEANING.

>> Reporter: TERRIBLE IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

WHILE SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, WITH NEARLY 76% OF RESIDENTS FULLY VACCINATED, IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY NATIONWIDE.

ONLY 59% ARE FULLY VACCINATED, THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM, >> WE NEED TO GET 89% OF THIS COUNTRY'S POPULATION VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT IS SAD WE HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO MANDATES, BUT A NEW PILL ON THE HORIZON WILL BE HELPFUL AS LONG AS IT IS TAKEN WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE DAYS OF INFECTION.

CONCERNING SITUATION INTO WINTER, AS WE GATHER FOR LOCKDOWN CELEBRATION IN GROUPS WHERE WE ARE UNSURE ABOUT EVERYONE'S VACCINATION STATUS, HE SAYS IT WILL BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO MASCOT.

ANOTHER CRITICAL TOOL FOR PROTECTING OURSELVES WHEN WE PLAN ON GATHERING WITH OTHERS.

ON THAT FRONT, HE SAYS THE UNITED STATES IS COMPLETELY FAILING.

>> WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TEST HERE.

IN EUROPE, THERE IS OVER 100 RAPID TESTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE ONE, NOT AVAILABLE AND EXPENSIVE.

IT SHOULD BE FREE AND AVAILABLE TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD AVAILABLE FOR THE HOLIDAY GATHERING.

>> Reporter: AS FAR AS TRAVELING GOES HE SAYS IF YOU ARE FULLY VACCINATED, BOOSTER INCLUDED, YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.

>> >> BOTTOM LINE, TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION YOU HAVE AS THE STUBBORN PANDEMIC CONTINUES.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GUSTY AND WARM SANTA ANA WINDS ARE BACK WHICH MEANS INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO SHOWS US HOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PEOPLE IN EAST COUNTY ARE PREPARING.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN ALREADY FEEL THE WARM WIND SWEEPING ACROSS THE COUNTY, THE SWEEPING SANTA ANA WIND THAT DRY EVERYTHING IN THEIR PATH WILL PEAK ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THE WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WEATHER FLAG WARNING WHICH MEANS FIRE DANGER IS CRITICAL AS DG ANDI , HAS ALREADY NOTIFIED CUSTOMERS IN FIRE PRONE AREAS THEY MAY HAVE TO CUT OFF POWER ON THANKS GIVING.

PAZUZU THAT FUEL IS THERE.

>> Reporter: HE IS READY THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND LIKES THIS NEW POWER SAFETY SHUTOFF POLICY.

>> I'M THEY DO THAT NOW RATHER THAN LEAVING EVERYTHING LIVE OUT IN THE BACKCOUNTRY AND LET FIRES START, YOU KNOW?

SO, THAT IS REALLY THE BIGGEST THING WITH THE WIND AS THE FIRES.

>> Reporter: ONE FIRE HIT TOO CLOSE TO HOME.

>> WE HAD TO SPEND ALMOST A WEEK WONDERING WHETHER THE HOUSE WAS STILL THERE.

FINALLY, ONE OF THE GUYS EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GONE.

>> LAST TIME, IT BLEW MY FENCE DOWN.

>> Reporter: HER PROPERTY IS SAFE, PROPERTY IS CLEAR OF DEBRIS AND HER GENERATOR IS CLEAR TO GO.

>> YOU CAN ALWAYS EAT SANDWICHES BUT I HAVE INSULIN THAT HAS TO BE KEPT COLD AND MEDICATIONS LIKE THAT.

MY HUSBAND IS HANDICAPPED.

SO, I AM THE SOLE PERSON IN THE FAMILY WHO HAS TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING THAT GOES WRONG.

>> HAND CREWS, BULLDOZERS, WE ARE ALL STAFFED AND READY TO ROLL AT A MOMENTS NOTICE.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN FRANK SAYS CAL FIRE IS PREPARED AND URGES EVERYONE TO DO THE SAME BECAUSE THESE CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR WILDFIRES GOING OUT OF CONTROL.

>> STRONG WIND COUPLED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES, AND THESE LOWER FUEL RATIOS CAN LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AND A SMALL FIRE ESTABLISHED CAN GROW QUICKLY IN THESE CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO SAYS TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS IF YOU ARE COOKING OUTDOORS.

HAVE A PLAN AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON HAND JUST IN CASE.

IN RAMONA, KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COMIC CON IS BACK WITH A SPECIAL EDITION STARTING THIS FRIDAY.

COVID-19 CANCELED THE EVENT LAST YEAR BUT A SMALLER SHOW WILL HAVE EXTRA SAFETY PRECAUTION.

TODAY, ATTENDEES RECEIVED THEIR WRISTBANDS AND ENTRY BADGES.

FINALLY GOT TICKETS AFTER YEARS OF TRYING.

>> BEING A LIFELONG NERD, AND ALL THE PHANTOMS COME TOGETHER IN SAN DIEGO, TO SPREAD THE LOVE AND IT WAS OUR CHANCE TO COME.

SO, FORGO THANKSGIVING WITH THE FAMILY, MOVE THANKS GIVING UP A WEEK AND BE HERE IN SUNNY SAN DIEGO INSTEAD OF MISSOURI WHERE IT IS COLD.

>> AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THIS SMALLER, CON IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST EVENT HELD BACK IN 2019.

COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION, A PREVIEW OF WHAT FANS CAN EXPECT.

>>> FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES STARTED SALIVATING THINKS GIVING A DAY EARLY.

FATHER MATE WAS THERE AND BRINGS US THIS REPORT.

>> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PREPARE TO THINK GIVING DAY MEAL TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND FOOD INSECURITY.

>> IT'S NOSTALGIC AND MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD, IT'S COMFORT FOOD.

HOPEFULLY IT WILL BRING BACK GOOD MEMORIES FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: HELEN COIN IS THE CULINARY ARTS INSTRUCTOR AT FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES.

>> IT IS SCRATCH COOKING.

THE TURKEYS WERE DEBONED BY HAND, RESTED OFF, SLICED BY HAND .

POTATOES, MASHED POTATOES, STUFFING, EVERYTHING WAS MADE FROM SCRATCH.

THE GRAVY, THE TURKEY STOCK, BEAUTIFUL.

>> Reporter: TOPPED OFF WITH A YUMMY BERRY PIE.

THIS FESTIVE MEAL PROVIDES IMPORTANT NUTRITION FROM A VULNERABLE POPULATION BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, MEALS WERE INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED IN TWO GO BOXES INSTEAD OF A SITDOWN MEAL.

>> WE HAVE UP TO 1000 GUESTS THAT WILL BE JOINING US FOR THIS MEAL.

>> Reporter: DEACON VARGAS IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES AND SAYS ONE -- >> THOSE WE SERVE ON THE STREETS FEEL ISOLATED AND THE PANDEMIC HAS COMPOUNDED THAT.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO COME IN AND FEEL LOVED.

RIGHT?

THEY HAVE A FAMILY IN US.

WE CARE FOR THEM, WE CARE FOR THEIR WELL-BEING.

>> Reporter: BESIDES THE THANKSGIVING MEAL, PEOPLE WERE ALSO GIVEN A HOLIDAY CARE PACKAGE.

>> IT PROVIDES SOCKS TO KEEP THEIR FEET WARM AND SUNGLASSES TO SHADE THEIR EYES.

LIKE WITH ANYBODY, AS YOU AGE ESPECIALLY, YOU CAN DEVELOP CATARACTS.

SO TO SHIELD THE EYES IS IMPORTANT AS WELL AND THEN IT IS ALSO HYGIENE PRODUCTS THERE AS WELL.

>> Reporter: FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES 20th ANNUAL TURKEY TROT 5K TAKES PLACE ON THINK GIVING.

THE FUNDS RAISED TO HELP FEED THE HOMELESS THROUGH THEIR MEAL PROGRAM.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA TOOK A MAJOR STEP THIS FALL IN RECOGNIZING AND FUNDING EDUCATION TO SUPPORT NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE.

EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ TELLS US ABOUT A UC SAN DIEGO EFFORT TO RECRUIT NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT DOCTORS AND BRING HEALTH EQUITY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

>> Reporter: PAUL MICHAEL ACOSTA IS NOW WRAPPED IN WHAT NATIVE AMERICANS CALL A BLANKET OF KNOWLEDGE.

THIS IS THE FIRST BLESSING AND BLANKET CEREMONY HELD AT THE UC SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

IT HONORED EIGHT NATIVE AMERICANS, TRANSITIONING FROM MEDICAL STUDENTS TO SECOND-YEAR STUDENT DOCTORS.

PAUL MICHAEL IS A MEMBER OF THE TERAWATT NATION.

>> IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THIS CULTURE, YOU MEET PEOPLE WHO RESPECT YOUR VALUES AND AND MESH THEM WITH MEDICAL CARE YOU GET THE BEST OUTCOMES YOU CAN FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO WAS AWARDED $6 MILLION TO FUND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID AND BRING EQUITY TO PROGRAMS FOR HEALTHCARE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

BREE IRONS ALSO RECEIVED A BLANKET OF KNOWLEDGE WHICH SHE WEARS AS A BADGE OF HONOR AND RESPONSE ABILITY.

SHE SAYS SHE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS WHITE-PASSING IT, A TERM SOME USED TO REFER TO NATIVE AMERICANS WITH LIGHT COLORED SKIN.

SHE IS STRONGLY AGAINST RACIST LABELS BUT AT THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF HER NATIVE GRANDFATHER, SHE ACTIVELY SUPPORTS HER CHICKASAW TRIBE AND ITS YOUNGER GENERATION.

>> WE NEEDED TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM MORE PROACTIVELY WORKING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, SO THAT THE NEXT GENERATION DOES NOT ENCOUNTER THOSE SAME STEREOTYPES.

>> MY SKIN IS NOT VERY DARK.

>> Reporter: DR. MICHAEL ALLISON IS A PROFESSOR AND CHIEF OF PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHICKASAW NATION, PROUD TO LEAD MORE YOUNG DOCTORS OF HIS HERITAGE INTO HEALTHCARE WITH A CLEAR MISSION.

>> THE NEEDS OF THE RESERVATION ARE BEING ADDRESSED.

THEY ARE BEING VALIDATED FOR WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AS A GROUP WHICH HAS BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN HEALTHCARE.

>> Reporter: ONLY 1% OF ALL UC SAN DIEGO STUDENTS ARE NATIVE AMERICAN OR ALASKA NATIVE.

THIS IS ALSO A LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION WHICH CARRIES WITH IT ANOTHER SPECIAL MISSION.

>> Reporter: LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE GOVERNMENT FUNDING DESIGNED TO BE USED FOR AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

THAT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE.

THE NEW STATE GRANT MONEY WILL PAY TO INCREASE THE UC SAN DIEGO MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASS-SIZE WITH ROOM FOR SIX ADDITIONAL STUDENTS NEXT YEAR, WHO WILL TRAIN TO SERVE THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND PRODUCE MANY MORE PICTURE-PERFECT MOMENTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT OVER THINKS GIVING.

JESSICA PASH HAS YOUR COMPLETE FORECAST.

>> WE WILL BE WATCHING AS OUR GUSTY SANTA ANA WIND MAKES OUR RETURN HERE LASTING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

WE ARE AT RISK FOR ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER AND IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT, HIGH WIND WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN POSTED.

AS WE MOVE INTO TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE LOW 50s FOR YOU IN SAN DIEGO, 50 DEGREES IN RAMONA.

OF HER 40s OUT TOWARD THE PARETO SPRING, AND ALLEGAN GETTING DOWN INTO THE 30s.

SANTA ANA WIND LAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WILL BRING THE RISK FOR DANGEROUS CROSSWIND ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES WITH COST ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.

ACCUWEATHER STORM MAX IS 80 MILES PER HOUR, BLOWING GUST POSSIBLE AT TIMES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ALSO A CONCERN HERE.

HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED, WE WILL SEE IF THESE TURN INTO WIND ADVISERS OR HIGH WIND WARNINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THESE ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

RED FLAG WARNINGS ALSO IN EFFECT, THESE LAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE GUSTY WIND WILL BE BRINGING IN VERY DRY AIR, SO, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WIND SPELLS A RECIPE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRES, HERE.

WE HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

TEMPERATURES FOR YOUR DAY TOMORROW GETTING UP INTO THE MID-70s AND OCEANSIDE ON YOUR THINK GIVING DAY, UPPER 60s IN RAMONA, MID-70s OUT TOWARDS VIRAGO SPRINGS, WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES THAT ARE PRETTY MILD NEAR THE COAST, UPPER 70s IS LOOKING LIKE WHERE WE WILL TOP OUT ON FRIDAY, BEFORE DROPPING OFF INTO THE MID AND LOW 70s FOR THE WEEKEND, HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE LOW 80s WHICH LASTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

BEFORE COOLING OFF INTO THE UPPER 70s AS WE HAD INTO NEXT MONDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE RISE HERE.

OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WE WILL BE WARMING UP THROUGH MONDAY, GETTING INTO THE LOW 60s.

BY THAT POINT AND IN THE DESERTS, WE WILL GENERALLY BE SITTING IN THE UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I MET METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH .

>>> TODAY IN GEORGIA, THREE MEN WERE CONVICTED OF MURDERING AHMAD AUBREY.

THE 25-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN WAS RUNNING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN HE WAS CHASED BY THE THREE WHITE MEN AND FATALLY SHOT.

HIS MURDER, LIKE GEORGE FLOYD'S, WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO.

BOTH KILLINGS SPARKED NATIONWIDE PROTESTS LAST YEAR AS WELL AS UNITY RUNS.

MASARU HELPED RUN SEVERAL I RUN WITH SOME ODD EVENTS IN SAN DIEGO AND IS THE IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE LOCAL BLACK MEN RUN GROUP.

HE SAYS TODAY'S VERDICT IS VICTORY EVEN IF IT IS JUST A FIRST STEP.

>> I AM NOT GETTING CRAZY TO THINK NOW THAT THE WHOLE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS GREAT, NOW, BUT IN THIS CASE JUSTICE WAS SERVED AND I AM ACTUALLY HAPPY.

IS REALLY HIT HOME BECAUSE DURING THE WHOLE PANDEMIC, I WAS OUT RUNNING BY MYSELF IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND SAN DIEGO AND DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL I SAW THAT HAPPEN AND THOUGHT MAN, THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ME.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE IS WORKING WITH OTHER RUNNING GROUPS TO ORGANIZE A RUN AND CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF AHMAD AUBREY'S LIFE.

THE THREE MEN CONVICTED IN AUBREY'S MURDER FACE MINIMUM SENTENCES OF LIFE IN PRISON.

>>> FOR DECADES LAST CENTURY, RACISM WAS BAKED INTO HOUSING DEEDS IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE U.S. INEWSOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER ROXANA PUB ASKEW SPOKE TO TWO MEN WHOSE FAMILIES WANT TO BUY HOMES IN SEGREGATED WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS AND FACED MAJOR OBSTACLES.

>> Reporter: TODAY, GOLDEN HERE IS HILL IS A DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT 75 YEARS AGO SOME THINGS WERE DIFFERENT.

SOME CITIES ACROSS THE NATION INCLUDING HERE IN SAN DIEGO HAVE WIDESPREAD RACIAL HOUSING RESTRICTIONS CALLED RACIAL COVENANTS, LANGUAGE TYPICALLY IN REAL ESTATE DEEDS WHICH DICTATED WHO COULD OR COULD NOT BUY A PROPERTY.

IT IS SOMETHING LEON WILLIAMS, SAN DIEGO'S FIRST BLACK CITY COUNCILMEMBER ENCOUNTERED FIRSTHAND WHEN HE BOUGHT HIS FIRST GOLDEN HILL HOME IN 1987 IT WAS MEANT TO GO TO A WHITE HOMEBUYER.

>> IN THE AREA AGAINST ANYBODY, EXCLUDING EVEN ITALIANS AND BLACKS, ANYBODY.

THAT WAS PART OF THE COVENANT ON THIS PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: BUT, HE SAYS, THESE HOUSING RESTRICTIONS LEAVE AMERICA A MORE DIVIDED PLACE FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> THEY KEPT PEOPLE FROM BUYING HOUSES WHEN THEY COULD HAVE, THEY PERPETUATED THE NOTION OF SOME PEOPLE NOT BEING AS GOOD AS OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR COLOR AND I THINK IT WAS HARMFUL TO THE UNITED STATES, IN THOSE DAYS ESPECIALLY AND IS STILL HARMFUL, BECAUSE PEOPLE STILL HAVE DIVISIONS BASED ON SOME OF THOSE NOTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE SUPREME COURT OUTLAWED THIS TYPE OF RACIAL HOUSING DETERMINATION, BUT AS A NEW SOURCE AND COVERED, THIS IS LANGUAGE THAT STILL EXISTS IN OLD DEEDS.

I FOUND MORE THAN 10,000 DOCUMENTS WITH CLAUSES THAT EXCLUDED PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHERS FROM BUYING OR RENTING REAL ESTATE THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY, MOST OF THE 1930S AND 40s.

AMONG HOMEOWNERS THERE COULD BE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE COVENANTS THAT REMAIN IN OLD DEEDS.

SOME SAY THESE PHRASES SHOULD BE REMOVED AND OTHERS SAY THEY SHOULD BE PRESERVED AND STUDIED.

NOT ALL HOMEOWNERS EVEN KNOW THEIR DEED MIGHT HAVE A RACIAL RESTRICTION.

THAT, THAT IS STARTING TO CHANGE.

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO LAW PROFESSOR MARY JO WIGGINS SAYS THERE IS A RECENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO KNOW IF THEIR HOUSE HAS A COVENANT.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A -- INTEREST IS REALLY PICKING UP WHICH IS CAUSING PEOPLE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THEIR DEEDS AND SEE, OH, THERE COULD BE SUCH A DEED ON MY PROPERTY.

MANY PEOPLE ARE QUITE SURPRISED, BOTH WHITE HOMEOWNERS, AND HOMEOWNERS OF COLOR, DEFINE THIS LEGACY IN THEIR OWN DEEDS, THEIR OWN PROPERTY DEEDS.

>> Reporter: THE SAME YEAR THAT LEON WILLIAMS, NOW 99, BOUGHT HIS HOME IN GOLDEN HILL, ANOTHER FAMILY WAS STRUGGLING IN THE NORTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

TOM, 94, WAS SAN DIEGO'S FIRST NONWHITE CITY COUNCILMAN.

HIS MOTHER FOUND A HOME THAT SHE THOUGHT WAS A GOOD FIT FOR HER FAMILY.

>> A GOOD HOUSE WITH A LOT OF ROOMS AND FIT US PERFECTLY.

THE SCHOOLS >> Reporter: BUT WHEN HIS MOTHER WENT TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY, THE REAL ESTATE AGENT TOLD HER THE HOUSE HAD RACIAL HOUSING RESTRICTIONS.

SHE FEARED THEY WOULD NOT BE WELCOME.

TO HELP CLOSE THE SALE SHE WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR TO MEET THE NEIGHBORS SO THEY WOULD NOT OBJECT TO THE HOME PURCHASE.

FOR THESE FAMILIES, THERE WAS A LOT AT STAKE.

THERE WAS POTENTIAL LEGAL ACTION.

>> MY MOTHER WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE WANTED A HOUSE.

BEFORE ESCROWS MADE THE PURCHASE COMPLETED, SHE WENT HOUSE BY HOUSE, WITHIN FOUR BLOCKS, INTRODUCED HERSELF, AND SAID THAT SHE HAD A NUMBER OF CHILDREN, AND THEY ARE GOOD, THEY HAVE NEVER GOTTEN IN TROUBLE, AND SO, SHE MADE FRIENDS AND NOBODY COMPLAINED.

>> Reporter: RACIST HOUSING DEEDS PERSISTED FOR DECADES EVEN AFTER THEY WERE OUTLAWED.

A NEW SOURCE FOUND ONE EXAMPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FROM 1969.

A NEW CALIFORNIA LAW AIMS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO AMEND THESE OLD DEEDS.

STARTING IN 2022, REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND OTHERS WILL HAVE TO DISCLOSE COVENANTS.

FOR KPBS, I AM IN THE THICKET OF REPORTER ROXANA PUB ASKEW.

>> INEWSOURCE IS A PARTNER OF KPBS AND THIS STORY IS PART OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN PBS, NPR AND INESWSOURCE.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE THREE MEN INVOLVED IN THE MURDER OF AHMAD AUBREY HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY.

THAT IS COMING UP AFTER EVENING IN ADDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HI, I'M JOHN DECKER.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

NOW, MORE THAN EVER, LOCAL NEWS IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR DEMOCRACY.

KPBS IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING LOCAL NEWS IN SAN DIEGO AND THE IMPERIAL VALLEY.

EVENING EDITION, ALONG WITH OUR OTHER SERVICES ON THE RADIO, DIGITAL AND PODCASTS IS HOW OUR NEWS TEAM DELIVERS THE NEWS TO YOU.

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IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DONATE, NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO SHOW HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATE THE NEWS WE DELIVER.

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>>> THE PANDEMIC FORCED, CON TO CANCEL ITS IN-PERSON EVENTS TWO YEARS IN A ROW BUT IT RETURNS THIS FRIDAY.

ARTS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO BRINGS US A REPORT ON THIS ANTICIPATED EVENT.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE I'VE HEARD THOSE WONDERFUL WORDS AND THIS FRIDAY I WILL HEAR THEM AGAIN AS COMIC CON SPECIAL EDITION ARRIVES.

THIS YEAR, IT ATTENDEES WILL NEED TO QUEUE UP TO PROVE THEIR VACCINATION STATUS BEFORE PICKING UP THEIR BADGES.

>> SAFETY IS A PRIMARY CONCERN OF OURS.

EVERYONE WILL NEED TO BE WEARING A MASK AND HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, OR PROOF OF VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE COVID- 19 TEST.

>> Reporter: THAT IS DAVID LANZA, SPOKESPERSON FOR COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL.

>>, CON HAS 135,000 ATTENDEES AND I THINK THIS SHOW WILL BE MUCH SMALLER, MAYBE SMALLER STILL.

I HAVE A FEELING THAT THERE'S PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER, CON FROM SOME YEARS AGO MAY SEE SOME SIMILARITIES TO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE EXHIBIT HALL WILL NOT BE AS CROWDED AS IN THE PRE-PANDEMIC TIMES.

HALL H WILL SERVE AS THE STAGING AREA FOR REGISTRATION INSTEAD OF HOSTING HUGE HOLLYWOOD PANELS.

BUT, THE LACK OF A HOLLYWOOD PRESENCE MIGHT MEAN THAT PEOPLE WILL DISCOVER SMALLER PANELS, LIKE ONE ON AN OPEN WORLD VIDEOGAME ABOUT THE UNTOLD MYTHICAL TALES OF ANCIENT MEXICO.

SIMILARLY, YOU WON'T FIND COMPANIES LIKE DC AND MARVEL THIS WEEKEND ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR, BUT THEIR ABSENCE LEAVES ROOM FOR NEW PLAYERS LIKE PATRICIA NELSON WHO WILL BE PREMIERING HIS FILM AND COMIC BOOK.

>> THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT.

>> THE MOTIVES ARE STILL UNKNOWN.

>> IT IS DEFINITELY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US INDEPENDENT CREATORS TO BE SEEN AND HEARD BY THE MASSES.

I ALSO THINK IT IS A RETURN TO REALLY THE CORE OF WHAT, CON IS.

THAT IS WHAT IT HAS BEEN ABOUT, THE CREATORS.

I THINK COMIC CON IS LITERALLY THE AUDIENCE THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO ATTRACT, AND THIS IS OUR BIG OPPORTUNITY.

I LITERALLY HAVE TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK.

>> Reporter: LIKE A SCREENING OF THE FILM HE IS HOSTING ON FRIDAY.

, CON SPECIAL EDITION WILL ALSO FEATURE A SOFT REOPENING OF THE COMIC CON MUSEUM.

>> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, IS TO LOOK INTO HAVING A MUSEUM THAT WILL DO PRETTY MUCH WHAT, CONDOS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHICH IS FOCUS ON POPULAR AREAS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT EVEN REALIZE HIS ART.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING THE THEATER WAS BUZZING FOR ACTIVITY.

>> WE ARE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE EXHIBITS, WE EXPECT THEY WILL BE DONE BY TONIGHT, BUT THERE ARE STILL A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN ON FRIDAY MORNING.

>> Reporter: RITA VANDE GOT IS THE COMIC CON DIRECTOR.

>> UPSTAIRS WE HAVE AN EXHIBIT CALLED A REASON TO SURVIVE WHICH IS CREATED AND PUT TOGETHER BY STUDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> YOU CAN ALSO FIND ORIGINAL ART BY CARTOONIST CHARLES ADAMS.

80 YEARS OF ARCHIE COMICS, A RETROSPECTIVE ON STAR TREK CREATOR, GENE RODDENBERRY, AND A ROOM DEVOTED TO PAC-MAN.

THERE ARE ALSO NEW SPACES DEVOTED TO WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION.

>> WHICH IS A BIG COMPONENT OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AT COMIC CON., CON IS KNOWN FOR ITS EDUCATIONAL PANELS.

SO, WE ARE CONTINUING THAT EDUCATIONAL THEME.

>> Reporter: THE, CON BADGE WILL NOT GET YOU ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM.

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO VISIT NEEDS TO BUY A TICKET ONLINE OR AT THE DOOR., CON SPECIAL EDITION WILL BE GATHERING IN PERSON TO CELEBRATE THE POPULAR ARTS, AND THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THIS NEXT STORY MAY SOUND LIKE SCIENCE FICTION, BUT IT ACTUALLY IS REALLY HAPPENING.

A NASA SPACECRAFT IS ON A MISSION TO CRASH INTO AN ASTEROID ON PURPOSE.

IT LAUNCHED FROM THE VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE OVERNIGHT.

THE ASTEROID IS NOT POSING ANY THREAT TO EARTH, BUT NASSAU SAYS IT IS A GOOD TEST SUBJECT.

THE GOAL IS TO FIND OUT WHETHER CRASHING A SPACECRAFT INTO A SPEEDING SPACE ROCK WILL CHANGE ITS COURSE IN THE EXTREMELY UNLIKELY EVENT THAT ONE MIGHT SOMEDAY THREATEN EARTH.

LET'S HOPE NOT.

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

YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE HERE AT KPBS, HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS, AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING, AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1958.

>>> AND, BY THE CONRAD PREVOST FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHILEY, AND, BY THE FOLLOWING.

>>> AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.