♪ >>> 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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>>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

CALIFORNIA SENATOR ALEX PADILLA VISITED THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN SAN DIEGO THIS AFTERNOON TO WATCH IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS, AND KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE IS DOWNTOWN AT THE COURTHOUSE WHERE THIS TOOK PLACE.

JACOB.

>> Reporter: HI, MAYA.

EARLIER U.S.

SENATOR ALEX PADILLA WAS AT THE COURTHOUSE WITH AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY FROM JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES.

HE WAS INSIDE OF A COURTROOM TO EXERCISE WHAT HE CALLED HIS CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT ROLE.

I FOLLOWED HIM INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND WAITED IN THE HALLAWAYS WHERE WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO RECORD.

THERE WERE NO I.C.E.

AGENTS THERE BUT THERE WERE ABOUT A DOZEN RESIDENTS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO WERE VOICING THEIR CONCERNS WITH I.C.E.

ARRESTS.

PADILLA IS THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY IMMIGRATION SUBCOMMITTEE.

HE WAS INSIDE THE COURTROOM FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND SPOKE WITH MEDIA AFTERWARDS.

>> SAT QUIETLY IN THE BACK.

WANT TO MAKE SURE I EMPHASIZE THAT.

WAS NOT DISRUPTIVE.

WAS NOT RECORDING.

WAS NOT INTERFERING WITH THE PROCEDURES.

SAW MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO WERE SCHEDULED TO BE BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY IN PERSON.

THE JUDGE WAS NOT IN PERSON.

THE JUDGE WAS NOT REMOTE.

WHAT IT IS NOT HELPING US DO BETTER IS WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS DOING IN TERMS OF DISMISSING IMMIGRATION JUDGES.

WE NEED MORE, NOT FEWER.

>> Reporter: IN JUNE SENATOR ALEX PADILLA WAS FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM A DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NEWS CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES, HANDCUFFED BY FEDERAL AGENTS AND BRIEFLY DETAINED.

HIS VISIT COMES AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO DETAIN WHAT HE SAYS ARE INDIVIDUALS IN GOOD LEGAL STANDING AT THEIR SCHEDULED HEARINGS.

MAYA?

>> JACOB, DID SENATOR PADILLA OUTLINE ANY OF THE NEXT STEPS HERE?

>> Reporter: HE SAID NEXT TUESDAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR AND HE HOPES FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO GET MORE RESOURCES ALLOCATED FOR IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND THEIR STAFF TO HELP WITH THE CASELOAD.

REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>> THANK YOU, JACOB.

>>> AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND ONE INJURED AFTER A SHOOTING AT A U.S.

IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT FIELD OFFICE IN DALLAS.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE GUNMAN IS ALSO DEAD FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON THE INVESTIGATION.

>> THERE WERE SHOTS FIRED AT OUR DALLAS FIELD OFFICE.

RIGHT NOW PRELIMINARY INFORMATION IS A POSSIBLE SNIPER.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL AGENCIES ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY SHOOTING AT AN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT FACILITY IN DALLAS.

OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST TWO OF THE VICTIMS ARE DETAINEES AND NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE INJURED.

>> I CAN CONFIRM AT THIS TIME THAT THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT AS AN ACT OF TARGETED VIOLENCE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS AT LEAST THE THIRD SHOOTING TO TARGET A TEXAS I.C.E.

FACILITY THIS YEAR.

THE FIELD OFFICE IN DALLAS HAS HELD MORE THAN 8,000 TEMPORARILY DETAINED PERSONS OVER THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION, ACCORDING TO DATA OBTAINED BY THE DEPORTATION DATA PROJECT.

FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL SHARED AN IMAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF WHAT AUTHORITIES SAY ARE THE BULLETS CONNECTED TO THE SHOOTING.

>> EARLY EVIDENCE THAT WE'VE SEEN FROM ROUNDS THAT WERE FOUND NEAR THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER CONTAIN MESSAGES THAT ARE ANTI-I.C.E.

IN NATURE.

>> Reporter: THE ACTING FIELD DIRECTOR FOR I.C.E.

DALLAS CALLED FOR AN END TO EXTREME POLITICAL RHETORIC.

>> IT'S JUST GOT TO STOP.

IT'S DANGEROUS.

PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR LIVES.

>> Reporter: WHILE DALLAS MAYOR ERIC JOHNSON ASKED FOR CALM AND PATIENCE AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

>> THERE'S STILL A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO EXERCISE A LITTLE BIT OF RESTRAINT AND ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR JOB.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> OVERNIGHT WE'RE DROPPING DOWN INTO THE UPPER 60s.

TEMPERATURES ARE REALLY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE CHANGES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORKWEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

THIS WEEKEND WE COULD HAVE SOME RAIN IN THE AREA.

I'LL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THAT COMING UP.

>>> NEXT WEEK THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A HEARING AND VOTE ON A SERIES OF WATER RATE INCREASES FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

IN OUR WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT VOICE OF SAN DIEGO CEO SCOTT LEWIS SAYS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS UNCLEAR.

♪ >> THE VOTE WOULD BE TO RAISE THE TYPICAL SINGLE-FAMILY HOME WATER BILL BY ABOUT $18 PER MONTH.

AND THEN IT WOULD GO UP AGAIN EACH OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS BY ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT.

AND THAT'S A 63% HIKE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

BUT SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOE LaCAVA IS WORRIED HE MAY NOT HAVE THE VOTES TO DO IT.

>> THE NUMBER OF US ON THE COUNCIL THAT ARE WILLING TO SAY THIS LOOKS BAD, I'M GOING TO REGRET THIS VOTE, BUT I VOTED FOR IT AT THE BUDGET TIME AND I'VE GOT TO STICK WITH IT, AND THAT NUMBER'S GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER.

AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT I'M GETTING A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW DO WE ACTUALLY DELIVER ALL THAT NEW REVENUE THAT WE BUILT IN TO THE BUDGET.

>> THAT WOULD BE WILD BECAUSE THE SKI AND THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY ALREADY ESSENTIALLY BOUGHT WHAT THEY'RE RAISING THE RATES TO PAY FOR.

WATER RATES ARE GOING UP BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE INVESTMENTS THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND THE CITY HAVE MADE.

THEY BOUGHT WATER FROM FARMERS IN IMPERIAL VALLEY.

THEY BUILT A SEA WATER DESALINATION PLANT IN CARLSBAD.

AND NOW THEY'RE BUILDING A MAJOR WASTEWATER RECYCLING SYSTEM.

AND THOSE DEALS ARE DONE.

IF THE CITY COUNCIL BALKS AT PAYING FOR THEM, WE'LL ENTER UNCHARTED TERRITORY.

IT WOULD ALSO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY TOOK ON TOO MUCH DEBT.

AND THAT WOULD NOT BE GOOD TIMING FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.

RECENTLY WE ALSO LEARNED THAT SOME WANT TO CONSIDER DISBANDING THE WATER AUTHORITY ITSELF, MAINLY AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION.

THEY PERIODICALLY DO WHAT'S CALLED MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND IT'S DOING ONE RIGHT NOW ON THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.

IT COULD RECOMMEND DISBANDING IT OR ABSORBING IT INTO THE LARGER METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT IN LOS ANGELES OR COMBINING IT WITH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES.

IF THAT HAPPENS, WE COULD BE IN FOR YEARS OF JOCKEYING FOR THE FUTURE OF WATER POLITICS IN SAN DIEGO.

THE FIRST BIG QUESTION, THOUGH, IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK WITH WATER RATES IN SAN DIEGO.

IT WILL MATTER FOR YOUR FAMILY'S BUDGET AND FOR THE SAN DIEGO WATER FUTURE.

I'M SCOTT LEWIS FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

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

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

AROUND THE SALTON SEA DUST STORMS HAVE BECOME AN INCREASING PROBLEM SPARKING DOZENS OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDIES, BUT MANY IMPERIAL VALLEY RESIDENTS HAVE GROWN WEARY OF REPEATED STUDIES THAT ALL BASICALLY SAY THE SAME THING, THAT THE AIR QUALITY IS BAD AND GETTING WORSE.

KPBS REPORTER CORY SUZUKI SAYS ONE GROUP OF SCIENTISTS IS TRYING TO FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS INSTEAD.

>> Reporter: TOWARD THE HORIZON A HAYES FILLS THE AIR UNTIL IT'S HARD TO TELL WHERE THE SKY ENDS AND THE WATER BEGINS.

>> THE WATER FROM THE SALTON SEA, AS THE WATER LEVELS GO DOWN THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THE EXPOSED PLAYA OR THE PARTS OF THE SALTON SEA THAT USED TO BE UNDERWATER ARE RAPIDLY BEING EXPOSED TO THE AIR.

>> Reporter: THE SALTON SEA, THAT'S THE VAST INLAND LAKE THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE IMPERIAL VALLEY.

THE LAKE IS SLOWLY DRYING UP UNDER PRESSURE FROM INTENSE WATER USE AND DROUGHT, EXPOSING A DRY LAKE BED.

IT'S A CALM AFTERNOON IN APRIL TODAY.

BUT DURING THE MONSOON SEASON WHEN HIGH WINDS ARRIVE THEY CAN HURL THAT SOIL INTO THE AIR IN THE FORM OF MASSIVE DUST STORMS.

EVAN IS A PROFESSOR OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY IN SAN DIEGO.

HE LEADS A STATEWIDE TEAM OF SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY DUST.

AND HE'S HERE TODAY WITH A COUPLE COLLEAGUES LOOKING AT THE CONTENTS OF THE SOIL AND WHERE IT MIGHT BE TRAVELING.

BUT EVAN IS ALSO HERE FOR ANOTHER REASON.

HIS LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A FORECASTING SYSTEM FOR DUST STORMS IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY.

>> THE IDEAL SCENARIO IS THAT PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THESE AREAS CAN WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND LOOK ON THEIR PHONE AND FIND OUT IS THERE GOING TO BE I ADUST STORM TODAY.

>> Reporter: DUST STORMS ARE A GROWING CHALLENGE ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S.

RECENT STUDIES SAY THAT'S BECAUSE OF HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE SALTON SEA REGION HAS SEEN AT LEAST EIGHT MAJOR DUST STORMS SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY ACCORDING TO FEDERAL CLIMATE DATA.

HALF OF THOSE WERE IN JUST THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THESE NUMBERS AND THE FACT THAT THE LAKE IS FILLED WITH CHEMICALS FROM LARGE-SCALE FARMING HAVE LED TO A BARRAGE OF HEALTH STUDIES.

RESEARCHERS HAVE EXAMINED ASTHMA RATES IN NEARBY TOWNS, E.R.

VISITS AND THE STRAIN ON THE LOCAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

BUT FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY IT'S NOT REALLY CLEAR THAT THIS RESEARCH HAS MADE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES.

>> THEY'RE A PETRI DISH FOR STUDIES.

>> Reporter: THAT'S LUIS OLMEDO.

HE'S THE LEADER OF A LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUP.

OLMEDO HAS SEEN MANY RESEARCHERS COME WITH GOOD INTENTIONS BUT WHO FAIL TO FOCUS ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND NEEDS OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE REGION'S ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS FIRSTHAND.

>> THE EXPERTISE IS RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE EXPERTS.

WE AS A COMMUNITY ARE EXPERTS.

>> Reporter: LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS HAVE DEVELOPED WAYS TO MONITOR THE AIR QUALITY THEMSELVES.

IN 2007 THEY WORKED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO CREATE A NETWORK OF SENSORS THAT CAPTURE LIVE READINGS OF PARTICLES IN THE AIR.

THEIR SYSTEM CERTAINLY HELPED, BUT THEY ALSO HAD LIMITATIONS.

THEY COULD ONLY REPORT THE AIR QUALITY IN REAL TIME.

THAT'S WHEN TWO YEARS AGO OLMEDO AND EVAN THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES PROFESSOR HAD A CONVERSATION.

IT WENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

>> HE ESSENTIALLY TOLD ME IN A VERY NICE WAY, WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE STUDIES, WHAT WE NEED ARE SOLUTIONS.

>> YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T MINCE WORDS.

I SAY IT DIRECTLY.

>> Reporter: THAT CONVERSATION SENT EVAN DEEP INTO THOUGHT ABOUT HOW HIS WORK COULD MAKE A MATERIAL IMPACT.

THE ANSWER HE CAME UP WITH WAS A DUST FORECAST THAT COULD GIVE PEOPLE MORE TIME TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

>> THAT MIGHT BE SURE, YOU STILL HAVE TO GO WORK OUTSIDE BUT YOU REMEMBER TO TAKE A MASK OR HOPEFULLY YOUR EMPLOYER MAKES SURE THEY HAVE A LOT OF N95s ON HAND.

BUT THAT COULD ALSO BE IF YOU'RE A SOCCER COACH KNOWING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG DUST STORM LATER IN THE DAY MAYBE YOU WANT TO CANCEL SOCCER PRACTICE OR END IT AN HOUR EARLY SO EVERYBODY CAN SAFELY GET HOME.

BEFORE THAT DUST STORM OCCURS.

>> Reporter: THE SYSTEM EVAN PICTURES WOULD BE ABLE TO PREDICT DUST STORMS DAYS AHEAD OF TIME AND WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO ALERT PEOPLE IN THE HOURS OR MINUTES BEFORE A STORM TOLD ARRIVES.

HE SAYS IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS THE BUILT-IN WEATHER APP ON A SMARTPHONE.

THE CHALLENGE EVAN FACES NOW IS A LACK OF FUNDING.

HIS RESEARCH GROUP NEEDS AROUND $3 MILLION FOR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, HIGH-POWERED COMPUTERS AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD.

LAST YEAR HE TRIED ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR HELP BUT A BILL TO FUND THE PROJECT DIDN'T PASS.

EVAN AND HIS COLLEAGUES HAVEN'T GIVEN UP.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY PUSHING AHEAD WITH A DIFFERENT STRATEGY.

>> SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS APPROACH THE PROJECT IN A PIECEMEAL WAY BY COBBLING TOGETHER DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT ALL HAVE ELEMENTS THAT ARE USEFUL.

>> Reporter: THAT PROJECT ALONG THE SALTON SEA, EVAN SAYS THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.

IT'S A CHANCE TO START DEVELOPING COMPUTER MODELS FOR THE FLOW OF DUST AROUND THE VALLEY, ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS THEY'LL NEED.

OLMEDO, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE, SUPPORTS THE IDEA BUT STILL HAS SOME CONCERNS INCLUDING WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD BE SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG TERM.

HE SAYS PLENTY OF SCIENTISTS HAVE MADE PROMISES AND FAILED TO DELIVER.

>> THESE ARE LIFE-SAVING TOOLS THAT CAN COME OUT OF THIS.

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE OPEN SOURCE, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT THEY ARE OWNED BY THE PUBLIC.

ESPECIALLY IF IT REQUIRES LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.

>> Reporter: STILL OLMEDO SAYS HE'S GLAD EVAN IS AT LEAST LISTENING TO THE FEEDBACK AND TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING.

HE HOPES THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT.

CORY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M GEOFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE "NEWSHOUR," FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 60 YEARS A LEADER OF SYRIA ADDRESSES THE U.N.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS CANCELED A MEETING WITH TOP CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ORIGINALLY SET TO TAKE PLACE LATER THIS WEEK, MAKING ANY BIPARTISAN NEGOTIATIONS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AS THE THREAT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LOOMS OVER WASHINGTON.

CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH DETAILS.

>> Reporter: WELL, A SINGLE MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND DEMOCRATS WAS UNLIKELY TO RESULT IN A SWIFT DEAL TO AVERT A SHUTDOWN ALTOGETHER, IT WAS THE MOST TANGIBLE INDICATION YET THAT PARTY LEADERS COULD COME TO THE TABLE AND NEGOTIATE.

WHEN TRUMP CANCELED THE SIT-DOWN HE SAID, "AFTER REVIEWING THE DETAILS OF THE UNSERIOUS AND RIDICULOUS DEMANDS BEING MADE BY THE MINORITY RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS IN RETURN FOR THEIR VOTES TO KEEP OUR THRIVING COUNTRY OPEN, I HAVE DECIDED THAT NO MEETING WITH THEIR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS COULD POSSIBLY BE PRODUCTIVE."

BOTH SIDES ARE ALREADY LOOKING TO PLACE BLAME.

AS THE FUNDING DEADLINE LOOMS AND DEMOCRATS HAVE ACCUSED REPUBLICANS OF RUNNING AWAY FROM NEGOTIATIONS.

>> THEY REFUSE TO EVEN SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION.

TO DISCUSS THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

>> MR.

PRESIDENT, IF YOU'RE WATCHING TELEVISION, SHUT IT OFF AND COME SIT DOWN AND NEGOTIATE WITH US.

>> Reporter: AHEAD OF THE CANCELLATION KEY DEMOCRATS SOUGHT TO CENTER THEIR FUNDING DEMANDS AROUND HEALTH CARE MUCH AS THEY HAVE IN RECENT WEEKS AND EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING RISING COST.

ACCORDING TO A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE DISCUSSIONS, TRUMP'S DECISION TO NOT MEET ON THURSDAY CAME AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSIONAL GOP LEADERS, WHERE THEY CAUTIONED AGAINST DEALMAKING WITH DEMOCRATS.

SO AT THIS POINT THERE'S NO CLEAR PATH FORWARD AND THE THREAT OF A POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AT THE END OF THE MONTH IS MORE SERIOUS THAN EVER.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" RACKED UP 6.3 MILLION VIEWERS WHEN THE SHOW RETURNED LAST NIGHT.

THAT'S THREE TIMES THE SHOW'S TYPICAL TRADITIONAL TV VIEWERSHIP.

AND KIMMEL'S MONOLOGUE IS NOW HIS MOST WATCHED ON YOUTUBE WITH MORE THAN 15 MILLION VIEWS.

IN IT KIMMEL THANKED HIS SUPPORTERS, TRIED TO CLARIFY HIS COMMENTS ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK THAT LED TO HIS SUSPENSION, AND DEFENDED FREE SPEECH.

>>> A NEW EXHIBITION IS OPENING AT THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT INVITES VISITORS TO EXPLORE SAN DIEGO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN LOST TO HISTORY.

>> SO THE GAS LAMP QUARTER IS VERY DIFFERENT NOW BUT AT ONE TIME WAS REALLY BUSTLING AFRICAN AMERICAN AREA.

>> Reporter: GAIDI FINNEY IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FINE ART, WHICH CO-PRODUCED THE EXHIBITION TITLED "SAN DIEGO'S LOST NEIGHBORHOODS."

IT STARTED WITH HIS RESEARCH INTO THE DOUGLAS HOTEL, ONCE KNOWN AS THE HARLEM OF THE WEST.

>> DUKE ELLINGTON, ELLA FITZGERALD, THOSE KIND OF FOLKS, CAB CALLOWAY SANG IN THESE PLACES.

♪ HEIDI HEIDI HEIDI HI ♪ >> Reporter: FINNEY SAYS AS THE GAS LAMP QUARTER GENTRYIFIED SAN DIEGO'S BLACK POPULATION SHIFTED TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST.

THERE THEY FACES MORE THREATS OF DISPLACEMENT FROM FREEWAYS LIKE THE 805 AND 94 AND HIGHWAY 252 WHICH WOULD HAVE TORN THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTHCREST BUT WAS STOPPED BY A POPULAR UPRISING.

THE DEEPER FINNEY GOT INTO THE RESEARCH THE BIGGER THE STORY BECAME.

>> IN FACT, WE HAD TO GET STUDENTS FROM UCSD TO HELP US DO ALL THE RESEARCH AND ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAD LIVED THROUGH THIS WANTED TO TAKE PART IN IT.

SO IT GOT TO BE VERY COMPLEX AND BIGGER THAN WE EVER THOUGHT IT WAS.

AND THEN WHEN THE HISTORY CENTER DECIDED TO COLLABORATE WITH US THEN WE HAD A HOME FOR IT.

>> Reporter: THE EXHIBITION INCLUDES PHOTOS, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, TV NEWS REELS AND AN APP THAT SHOWS EVEN MORE WITH AUGMENTED REALITY.

FINNEY SAYS WHILE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE LOST THEY TELL A STORY OF RESILIENCE.

>> SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS FROM YOUR PAST AND KNOW THAT YOU CAN FIGHT ALSO.

YOU CAN FIGHT FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S LOST NEIGHBORHOODS OPENS THURSDAY AT THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER IN BALBOA PARK.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANCELED HIGHWAY 252 AND THE OTHER FORGOTTEN STORIES OF OUR URBAN FREEWAY NETWORK, LISTEN TO THE KPBS PODCAST "FREEWAY EXIT."

>>> ON SATURDAY DOZENS OF ARTISTS WILL SHOWCASE THEIR WORK FOR THE THIRD YEAR OF THE CHULA VISTA ART FESTIVAL.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER AUDIE McCAVY SAYS WITH EACH YEAR THE CITY'S ART SCENE IS GROWING STRONGER WITH LOCAL ARTISTS LEADING THE WAY.

>> Reporter: AT CHULA VISTA'S CULTURAL ART CENTER CASA CASILLAS VISITORS CAN SEE WORKS FROM A VARIETY OF LOCAL ARTISTS.

ONE OF THEM IS MELISSA MALICHA SALGADO.

MALICHA ALWAYS KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE CREATIVE BUT LIFE'S CHALLENGES PUT HER PASSION ON HOLD.

THIS YEAR CHANGED THAT WHEN SHE WAS ACCEPTED TO HER FIRST RESIDENCY AT CASA CASILLAS THE CITY'S FIRST PUBLICLY RUN ART GALLERY.

>> THESE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE MISERABLE.

NOT GOING TO LIE.

LIKE I NEED TO BE PART OF THE ART COMMUNITY.

I NEED TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN MY CULTURE AGAIN.

I JUST PUT MYSELF OUT THERE.

I WAS SUPER HONORED AND GRATEFUL WHEN I HEARD BACK FROM CASA CASILLAS.

>> Reporter: SHE ENJOYS PORTRAIT YUR AND SURREALISTIC PAINTING.

SHARING INTIMATE PARTS OF HER LIFE THROUGH HER ART.

>> THAT IS MY FAVORITE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A SMALLER PIECE AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SELF-PORTRAIT OF WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH SOMETHING ROUGH.

SO I KIND OF JUST -- IN MY FEELINGS I PAINTED MYSELF CRYING AND THEN I HAVE THIS HEART THAT'S LIKE BLEEDING OUT JUST LIKE ON THE CHEST OF THE PORTRAIT.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA HAS ALWAYS BEEN CREATIVE BUT THE ART FEST AND CULTURAL CENTER NOW GIVE LOCAL ARTISTS A PLACE TO SHOW THEIR WORK TO MORE PEOPLE.

THE PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN AND CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER FOR CHULA VISTA.

SHE SAYS THIS GRASSROOTS EVENT HELPS RESIDENTS FEEL REPRESENTED.

>> MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS REPRESENTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THAT WHEN THEY COME IN HERE THEY SEE A REFLECTION OF THEMSELVES, OF THEIR LIVES.

AND JUST LEARN ABOUT -- AND SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER AND LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND DIFFERENT LIVES OF EACH OTHER TOO.

>> Reporter: THE FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE ABOUT 75 VENDORS, FIVE LIVE ARTISTS INCLUDING MALICHA, LIVE PERFORMANCES AND INTERACTIVE ART ACTIVITIES.

FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE SATURDAY FROM NOON TO 6:00 P.M.

IN FRONT OF CHULA VISTA CITY HALL.

AUDI McAFEE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THE FINEST, THE KPBS PODCAST CAPTURES THE PEOPLE, ARTS AND MOVEMENT REDEFINING OUR REGION'S CULTURAL IDENTITY.

KPBS.ORG/THEFINEST OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

AND A NEW EPISODE WILL BE OUT TOMORROW.

>>> WELL, I MENTIONED TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE THE THING THAT WE NOTICE CHANGES THE MOST.

A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLING TREND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORKWEEK FOR SOME OF US.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PRONOUNCED IN SOME REGIONS THAN OTHERS.

THIS WEEKEND WE ARE TRACKING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.

THOUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND KIND OF OUR AREA AROUND SAN DIEGO IS NOT THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE RAINFALL.

WE'LL BREAK THAT DOWN IN A COUPLE MINUTES HERE.

BUT OVERALL NEXT WEEK WE ARE TRENDING DRYER AND WE ARE TRENDING WARMER.

OVERALL TONIGHT HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT.

71 IF N. BORREGO SPRINGS, MID 60s FOR OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO.

TURNING A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE UPPER 60s FOR SAN DIEGO ITSELF.

WARMING UP TO 74 TOMORROW.

EL CAJON WE'RE AT 96 FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

BUT HEY, NOT IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS AT LEAST.

HERE'S THE FOOTPRINT FOR THE RAINFALL.

AND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

SO THIS IS REALLY THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY IS THE TIMELINE HERE.

YOU'LL NOTICE A LOT OF THIS IS FURTHER INLAND.

NOT NECESSARILY THE AREAS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

HOWEVER, WE CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A THUNDERSTORM.

YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN ON FUTURE RADAR HERE AS WE GO THROUGHOUT TIME.

YOU SEE MOST OF THE RAINFALL FOCUSED INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST BUT WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN START TO POP UP IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WE GO THROUGH SATURDAY.

A LOT OF THE FOCUS IS TO THE NORTH AND FURTHER INLAND, THOUGH JUST DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU NOTICE A RAINDROP OR TWO, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY AS WELL.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST, SATURDAY LIKE I SAID, CAN'T RULE OUT A LITTLE BIT OF RAINFALL.

MORE MISTY THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

ISOLATED MOSTLY TO THE MORNING HOURS THERE.

TEMPERATUREWISE WE'RE SEEING RELATIVELY STEADY BUT THEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY WE START TO WARM UP A LITTLE BIT.

FURTHER INLAND IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION.

SATURDAY IS THE DAY TO WATCH FOR THOSE STRAY RAIN SHOWERS.

MAYBE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER OR TWO.

TEMPERATUREWISE WE'RE BOUNCING AROUND A LITTLE BIT FROM THE 80s DOWN TO THE 70s FRIDAY, BACK TO THE 80s SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

OUR MOUNTAIN REGION, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE REALLY COOLING OFF FROM THE MID 60s TO THE 50s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THEN WE WARM RIGHT BACK UP COME MONDAY.

OUR DESERT REGIONS WE GET DOWN TO THE 80s FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BUT REBOUND BACK TO 91 BY THE TIME WE LOOK AHEAD TO OUR MONDAY.

AGAIN, CAN'T RULE OUT A LITTLE BIT OF RAINFALL HERE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

JUST BE PREPARED, MAYBE GRAB THE UMBRELLA ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR.

FOR KPBS NEWS I'M ACUWEATHER'S ANNA AZALIAN.

>>> VOLUNTEERS GATHERED ON THE "USS MIDWAY MUSEUM'S FLIGHT DECK TODAY TO SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES.

BLUE STAR FAMILIES HOSTED THE COMMUNITY EVENT WHERE VOLUNTEERS ASSEMBLED 650 RESTOCK YOUR PANTRY KITS.

THEY PROVIDE FOOD ESSENTIALS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES WHO'VE RECENTLY RELOCATED TO SAN DIEGO.

MAGGIE MEZA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAN DIEGO'S BLUE STAR FAMILIES CHAPTER.

SHE TOLD OUR PARTNER KGTV THAT AS A MILITARY SPOUSE HERSELF SHE KNOWS THE FINANCIAL BURDEN RELOCATIONS CAN BRING.

>> I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK INTO YOUR PANTRIES AND SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST YOU TO REPLACE EVERYTHING IN IT.

WHEN WE MOVE AS MILITARY FAMILIES WE CAN'T TAKE THE FOOD WITH US.

IT USUALLY COSTS US ABOUT $1,000 OUT OF POCKET EACH TIME WE MOVE TO A NEW COMMUNITY.

SO HAVING TARGET PACK THESE BOXES AND US TO PROVIDE THEM TO THE FAMILIES IN OUR SAN DIEGO AREA IS VERY SPECIAL.

>> THE EVENT KICKS OFF THE BLUE STAR WELCOME WEEK, A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE SUPPORTING THE 600,000 MILITARY FAMILIES WHO RELOCATE EVERY YEAR.

>>> AS THE LABOR MARKET GRINDS TO A SLOWER PACE, JOB HOPPING HAS GIVEN WAY TO JOB HUGGING.

THAT IS THE TERM SOME CAREER EXPERTS HAVE COINED FOR EMPLOYEES HANGING ON TO A POSITION FOR LONGER THAN PLANNED.

KAREN K OECHLT IFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND WHEN IT MIGHT BE TIME TO SHARPEN THE RESUME.

>> Reporter: ONE ECONOMIST TOLD ME THE PENDULUM HAS NOW SWUNG SINCE THE POST-PANDEMIC JOB-HOPPING FRENZY WHEN WORKERS HAD THE UPPER HAND TO DEMAND BETTER SALARIES, BETTER BENEFITS AND REMOTE WORK.

NOW EMPLOYERS ARE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

BUT WORKERS CAN STILL MAXIMIZE THE POSITION, EVEN WHEN STAYING IN PLACE.

THE POST-PANDEMIC HIRING BOOM MEANT WORKERS COULD HOP BETWEEN OPPORTUNITIES THAT OFFERED THE BEST BENEFITS AND FLEXIBILITY.

BUT THE SLOWING LABOR MARKET HAS GIVEN WAY TO A NEW TREND, JOB HUGGING.

>> JOB HUGGING AS THE TITLE SUGGESTS IMPLIES THAT FOLKS OUT HERE ARE REALLY CLINGING ON TO THEIR JOBS RIGHT NOW, EVEN IF THEY ARE ONLY SOMEWHAT SATISFIED OR EVEN UNSATISFIED WITH THEIR JOB.

>> Reporter: THE SHARP TURN LEAVING MANY WORKERS UNHAPPY.

>> THEY EXPERIENCE THIS JOB MARKET WHERE THEY HAD MORE POWER, THEY HAD MORE ABILITY TO FIND A NEW JOB, TO GET A RAISE.

SO THE WHIPLASH THAT WORKERS ARE FEELING IS PART OF THE REASON WORKERS ARE SO SOUR ON THE CURRENT JOB MARKET.

>> Reporter: SAM DEMACE, CAREER EXPERT AT ZIP RECRUITER, SAYS JOB HUG DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A NEGATIVE.

DEMACE SAYS WORKERS MAY NOT HAVE SUCCESS IN JUMPING TO POSITIONS OUTSIDE OF THEIR CURRENT COMPANY BUT CAN BUILD NEW SKILLS ON THE INSIDE.

>> GO FOR AN INTERNAL PROMOTION.

GO FOR A LATERAL MOVE ACROSS TEAMS.

GO FOR A RAISE.

NOW IS THE TIME TO DO THAT INTERNALLY BECAUSE COMPANIES ARE INVESTING IN THAT INTERNAL MOVEMENT, IN THAT INTERNAL UPWARD MOBILITY.

>> Reporter: AND DURING TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY GLASS DOOR CHIEF ECONOMIST DANIEL ZHAO SAYS EVEN WORKERS WHO MAKE THE MOST OF STAYING PUT SHOULD STAY A STEP AHEAD IN CASE LAYOFFS STRIKE.

>> PRIORITIZE YOUR SHORT-TERM HEALTH, RIGHT?

SO FINANCIAL SECURITY, CAREER, THINKING ABOUT TRYING TO GET YOUR NETWORK WARMED UP SO YOU CAN FIND A JOB IF YOU ARE AFFECTED.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE RECENT ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACTUALLY REMAINS RELATIVELY LOW.

THE LAST READING FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WAS AT 4.3%, MEANING EMPLOYERS MAY NOT BE HIRING BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY FIRING EITHER.

IN WASHINGTON I'M KAREN KEIFA.

>>> AND HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

WITH INTEREST RATES AND HOUSING COSTS BOTH HIGH, MANY PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO MOVE TO A LARGER HOME.

NPR'S "MORNING EDITION" DISCUSSES HOW THAT'S FACTORING INTO DECISIONS ABOUT FAMILY SIZE.

AND ARTS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO JOINS KPBS MIDDAY EDITION WITH A PREVIEW OF THE ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL.

>>> A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR "PUBLIC MATTERS" PROJECT.

REPORTERS FROM KPBS, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, AND iNEWSSOURCE ARE ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOUSING, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF FEDERAL POLICY.

AND YOU CAN WATCH OUR DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IN PLACE OF "NEWS THIS WEEK."

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> 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.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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