
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3396 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A solemn day of remembrance for the PSA 182 crash victims.
A solemn day of remembrance for the PSA 182 crash victims. Now, 46 years later, there's a permanent memorial in their honor. Plus, experts are noticing a shift in how San Diegans use the drug fentanyl. What that may have to do with a decrease in overdose deaths. And art beyond borders. Dancers from Tijuana are taking part in a unique showcase this weekend.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3396 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A solemn day of remembrance for the PSA 182 crash victims. Now, 46 years later, there's a permanent memorial in their honor. Plus, experts are noticing a shift in how San Diegans use the drug fentanyl. What that may have to do with a decrease in overdose deaths. And art beyond borders. Dancers from Tijuana are taking part in a unique showcase this weekend.
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOOD TO BE BACK WITH YOU TONIGHT.
FLIGHT 182 CRASHED INTO A NORTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD KILLING 144 PEOPLE JOHN CARROLL SAYS TODAY FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE LOST FINALLY REALIZED A DECADES LONG GOAL.
>> Reporter: ON THE NORTH SIDE, CHIMES SOUNDED.
A CALL TO REMEMBRANCE.
>> TO MEMORIALIZE THIS TRAGEDY WE CREATED THIS PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: A PRAYER GARDEN ANGERED BY A BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL.
144 HAND-PAINTED TILES.
ONE EACH FOR THE ONES LOST.
MUTED VERSIONS OF THE RED AND ORANGE COLORS.
>> IT IS A GLORIOUS, BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY DAY.
WE WERE TALKING WITH HUNDREDS OF SAINTS MEN IN THE QUAD, AS YOU STILL DO TODAY.
>> Reporter: FOR SOME REASON, FATHER JAMES CLIFFORD LOOKED UP AND SAW SOMETHING TERRIFYING.
A CESSNA COMING UP AND UNDER THE BOEING 727.
THEN, THEY COLLIDED.
THE HORRIFYING SIGHT TURNED INTO TERROR ON THE GROUND.
STUDENTS ALONG WITH FORMER STUDENTS, SOME OF WHOM WERE HERE TODAY, FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THOSE LOST, LISTENING IS THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED.
>> IT CERTAINLY BEAUTIFUL AND WILL PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THIS EVENT AND GIVE ALL OF US A PLACE FOR QUIET SOLITUDE.
>> Reporter: 46 YEARS AND IN THE SPACE OF ONE DAY WE GO FROM NO MEMORIALS, 22.
>> Reporter: HERE AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE 46 YEARS AGO FLIGHT 182 SLAMMED INTO THE EARTH.
LANDING JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY.
HERE, FINALLY A PLAQUE DEDICATED TO THE 144 SOULS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON THAT AWFUL DAY.
>> Reporter: AMONG THOSE, SEVERAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS MAKING THEIR WAY HOME TO SAN DIEGO.
MARLOW WAS ONE OF THEM.
HER MOTHER REMEMBERS IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.
I WAS OUT WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
>> I KNEW SHE WAS IN WORKING.
>> Reporter: SHE TURNED ON THE NEWS AND SHE GOT HOME AND THEN CAME THE AWFUL REALIZATION HER DAUGHTER WAS ON THAT FLIGHT.
FOR HER THE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THOSE LOST IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME WAITING FOR MEMORIAL.
IT FINALLY HAPPENED DUE TO THE WORK OF COUNCILMEMBER STEPHEN WOODBURN AND STAFF.
HE PROMISED A MEMORIAL WOULD BE PLACED WITHIN A YEAR.
>> I THINK IT'S SYMBOLIC THE WAY IT'S BEEN LIFTED OFF OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE A RIGHTFUL PLACE TO COME AND MOURN AND REMEMBER THOSE WE LOST.
>> Reporter: THERE IS AN INSCRIPTION.
PART OF IT READ ME THE MEMORY OF THE DECEASED AND ALL THOSE WHO SERVED THAT DAY AND THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED, BE ETERNAL.
WITH THE TWO MEMORIALS THE HOPE OF THAT FOND WISH IS NOW MORE REAL FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND WHOSE LIVES WERE FOREVER CHANGED ON SEPTEMBER 25th 1978.
JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.
>>> I'M TRACKING SOME PRETTY NICE CONDITIONS.
LOTS OF SUNSHINE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
IT WILL BE BREEZY.
THERE WILL BE SOME COOL STARTS IN THE MORNING HOURS.
HIM TRACKING OUR NEXT CHANCE RAIN WITH A DETAILED LOOK AND THE UPDATED TIMELINE COMING UP.
>>> CONGRESS WORKS QUICKLY TO WORK ON THE SPENDING BILL TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
APPROVING THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY THE SENATE.
THAT'S WHEN THEY WILL HEAD HOME.
THAT CAMPAIGN AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE ELECTION.
THE LATEST FROM THE CAPITOL.
>> Reporter: JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE DEADLINE MIKE JOHNSON LAID OUT HIS PLAN TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
WRITING THE LEGISLATION WILL BE A VERY NARROW BARE-BONES CR WITH ONLY THE EXTENSIONS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
WHILE IT'S NOT THE SOLUTION THAT'S OF COURSE WHAT MOST PEOPLE EXPECTED.
AND HONORS THE BIPARTISAN FUNDING LEVELS WE AGREED TO EARLIER THIS YEAR.
>> Reporter: THE BILL COMES AFTER THE HOUSE FAILED TO PASS A SIX MONTH FUNDING PLAN LAST WEEK THAT INCLUDED A CONTROVERSIAL MEASURE TARGETING NONCITIZEN VOTING IN AN EFFORT PUSHED BY FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
>> I'M NOT DEFINE PRESIDENT TRUMP.
I THINK HE UNDERSTANDS THAT.
>> Reporter: THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION SETTING UP ANOTHER LIKELY FIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, BUT AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> THE ONE THING YOU HAVE WITH A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, AND WOULD BE POLITICALLY BEYOND STUPID FOR US TO DO THAT FOR THE ELECTION.
>> Reporter: THIS PLAN INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL $331 MILLION FOR THE SECRET SERVICE THAT WILL RAMP UP SECURITY FOR TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS.
REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.
>> JOINING KPBS FOR A LIVE DEBATE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd AT 8:00 P.M. LARRY TURNER WILL DEBATE THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING SAN DIEGO ENDS WITH MONEY MATTERS.
THE LIVE DEBATE WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON KPBS TB .
>> IT'S TIME FOR THE NEXT WHY IT MATTERS.
SCOTT LEWIS TELLS US HOW SAN DIEGO LOST ITS PLACE IS A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD.
THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.
COMING UP FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS THE FIRST ELECTION CYCLE WITH NO REPUBLICAN EVEN RUNNING FOR THE OFFICE FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.
RONALD REAGAN LOVED IT HERE.
FASHION VALLEY NOVEMBER 1984.
MY GOOD LUCK CITY.
>> Reporter: WHAT HAPPENED?
CAN REPUBLICANS EVER COME BACK?
THE LOCAL RACE IS NONPARTISAN.
TAKING OUT CANDIDATES RAISE MONEY WITH THE ENDORSED CANDIDATES.
THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE TRACTION ABOUT 16 YEARS AGO WHEN BARACK OBAMA WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT.
TRUMP WAS NOT POPULAR.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VOTERS GEORGE W. BUSH REELECTION WITH 50% IN 2004.
16 YEARS LATER PRESIDENT BIDEN BEAT PRESIDENT TRUMP BY MORE THAN 60% IN 2020.
DURING THAT TIME DEMOCRATS LEARNED ALL THEY HAD TO DO THEY COULD DOOM THAT CANDIDATE.
TAKE CITY COUNCILWOMAN LORI.
READY FOR REELECTION IN A COASTAL DISTRICT IN 2018 TWO YEARS AFTER TRUMP WON THE PRESIDENCY.
ALMOST ALWAYS WON REELECTION WITH THE DEMOCRATS AND LABOR GROUPS INUNDATED VOTERS WITH TRUMP AND SHE LOST BY 15 POINTS.
WE WILL SEE A NEW TEST.
NOW LAWSON IS DOING THE SAME THING.
THIS IS A BILLBOARD SHE PUT UP IN OCEAN BEACH.
HERE'S WHY IT MATTERS.
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE A CHANCE TO REGAIN THE MAJORITY ON THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH THEY HAVE FOR DECADES.
MEANWHILE, THE SPLIT HAS SHIFTED.
MANY BUSINESS GROUP SHIFTED FOCUS AND SUPPORT MORE CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS.
WILL THEY CONTINUE TO DO THAT?
WILL THEY FIGHT AMONGST THEMSELVES?
WILL THEY REBUILD HERE?
WE ASKED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LINCOLN CLUB WHAT LOCAL REPUBLICANS SHOULD DO.
>> IF REPUBLICANS WANT TO WIN ELECTIONS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE COMMUNITY AND HAVE REPRESENTATIONS THAT ARE BEST ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT YOU'RE RUNNING FOR.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN AND YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD COMMUNITY BACKING, YOU DON'T HAVE TIME.
THE REPUBLICAN WINS.
COMING UP IN SAN DIEGO WITH THE LUCKY CITY.
THIS IS WHY IT MATTERS.
>> PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVES.
YOU CAN FIND STORIES AND EVENTS AND MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS .
>>> FENTANYL USE HAS SKYROCKETED IN RECENT YEARS .
THE NUMBER OF OVERDOSE DEATHS HAS BEGUN TO INCH DOWNWARD.
BORDER REPORTER HAS THE STORY BEHIND THESE TRENDS.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S PROXIMITY TO THE BORDER MAKES IT A KEY PART OF THE FENTANYL SUPPLY CHAIN AND IT'S LIKELY TO STAY THAT WAY ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR CALIFORNIA.
>> WE ARE A TRANSITION POINT FOR THE ARRIVAL.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, WE ARE A TRANSPORTATION HUB COMING INTO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND TRANSFERS UP TO DISTRIBUTION HUBS LIKE LOS ANGELES AND LAS VEGAS.
GETTING DISTRIBUTED TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: SOME OF THAT SUPPLY STAYS IN SAN DIEGO FEEDING THE LOCAL DEMAND FOR FENTANYL WITH TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES.
SKYROCKETED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR LESS THAN 100 TO MORE THAN 800 IN RECENT YEARS.
IT'S A GRIM REALITY THAT SHE IS ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH.
>> WE MADE FIGHTING FENTANYL SINCE THE FENTANYL CRISIS BEGAN THEY HAVE LEVELED OFF AND EVEN BEGAN GOING DOWN.
SORT OF UNIQUELY HAS SHOWN A 7% REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FENTANYL OVERDOSES IN 2023 AS COMPARED TO 2022 AND 2021.
>> Reporter: NEARLY 750 FENTANYL THAT'S, HARDLY CELEBRATED.
THE OFFICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS ARE STUDYING A SHIFT IN HOW PEOPLE USE THE DRUG AND WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN FOR THE FUTURE.
>> WE NEVER SAW CASES WHERE SOMEBODY WAS SEEKING OR ASKING FOR FENTANYL.
NOW IN 2024, WE HAVE MANY CASES WHERE THE VICTIMS ASKED SPECIFICALLY TO GET FENTANYL.
>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR A NEW PATH, A DRUG TREATMENT ORGANIZATION BASED IN SAN DIEGO.
SHE SAYS THERE'S AN EVOLUTION AND HOW PEOPLE USE FENTANYL.
MOST PEOPLE TOOK IT BY ACCIDENT.
>> PEOPLE SEARCHING FOR FENTANYL TRYING TO GET A XANAX, THEY REALIZED FENTANYL IS IN IT.
THEY MIGHT GET MORE ADDICTED TO IT AND DROP XANAX AND GO TOWARD FENTANYL.
>> Reporter: FENTANYL IS NOW MUCH EASIER AND CHEAPER TO GET IN SAN DIEGO, THAN HEROINE.
DROPPING THAT'S TO THE OVERDOSE REVERSAL DRUG NALOXONE, WHICH GOES BY THE BRAND NAME OF NARCAN.
FEWER OVERDOSE STATS -- EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TRACK.
>> IF THEY DIDN'T GO TO THE HOSPITAL, OR GET ARRESTED, OR SOME CARE SOME SORT LIKE CALLING A HELPLINE, THERE'S NO WAY TO TRACK HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OVERDOSING EVERYTHING ONE DAY.
>> Reporter: DESPITE THE LACK OF RELIABLE DATA, A NEW PATH HAS SEEN MORE DEMAND WHICH SUGGESTS MORE PEOPLE ARE OVERDOSING.
>> THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT GETS THAT IT GETS REPORTED EVERYWHERE.
>> Reporter: THE LOCKS ZONE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE BUT THEY ALSO CREDIT AND INCREASED COLLABORATION AMONG AGENCIES.
GOING AFTER A LARGE DRUG SMUGGLING OPERATIONS.
>> THAT'S WITH THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DOES.
FIGHTING FENTANYL AND OTHER NARCOTICS.
>> Reporter: TOUGHER DRUG SENTENCING LAWS ARE ALSO NEEDED.
I WOULD BE THE RETURN FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS.
KPBS NEWS.
>> ANOTHER IN A SERIES FOCUSED ON SEPARATING FACT FROM MYTH REGARDING MIGRANT CRIME AND BORDER SECURITY.
YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE RELATED STORIES ON OUR KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.
JUST CLICK ON THE NEWS FEATURES TAB.
>>> NEARLY 165 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE AN IMPORTANT ITEM ON THEIR TO DO LIST IN THE COMING WEEKS .
THE EMPLOYMENT SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE MORE ON HOW TO FIND THE BEST HEALTH INSURANCE IT.
>> Reporter: NO ONE-SIZE-FITS- ALL.
THE SAME FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED HEALTH INSURANCE.
OPEN AND ROLLING A PERSONAL CHALLENGE.
>> IF YOU HAVE A CHOICE, HE HAS TO MAKE A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN PREMIUMS AND COST-SHARING.
>> WE CAN PREDICT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN TERMS OF HEALTH.
WHAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT, HOW DO WE EXPECT TO USE OUR COVERAGE IN THE YEAR COMING AHEAD AND CHOOSE ACCORDINGLY TO WHAT YOU THINK YOUR EXPENSES WILL BE.
>> Reporter: THE ALPHABET SOUP OF OPTIONS.
>> YOU HAVE MORE CHOICE OF PROVIDER IN A PPO.
THAT'S THE OUTSIDE.
THE DOWNSIDE IS, IF YOU HAVE TO GO TO OUT-OF-NETWORK YOU END UP PAYING MORE.
>> Reporter: FSA WHICH IS USE IT OR LOSE IT SAVINGS WHICH REQUIRES A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLAN THAT REQUIRES MORE SPENDING UP FRONT.
THEN, CONSIDER HEALTH CARE YOU USED THIS YEAR WHICH MIGHT BE BRAND-NEW.
>> THE TYPICAL WORKER SPENT SOMETHING LIKE 15 MINUTES A YEAR PICKING THE HEALTH PLAN PICK THE BEST ADVICE I COULD GIVE, SPEND MORE TIME THAN THAT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THE PLAN WORKS.
>> SPEND TIME FIGURING OUT HOW YOU WOULD NAVIGATE YOUR COVERAGE WHEN YOU NEED IT.
OFTEN WHEN YOU NEED IT, IS NOT THE BEST TIME TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT.
WORKING TO PICK THE RIGHT PLAN NOW.
NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER SAYS THE COMPLEX TRANSFERRING PROCESS IS TO BLAME.
>> Reporter: ISABEL WILSON CHOSE THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUTE TO FIGURE THINGS OUT.
COMING UP IN THE FIRST SEMESTER.
I TALK TO A COUNSELOR BEFORE.
THAT'S WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE.
THE REPORT WAS RELEASED YESTERDAY.
ONLY ONE IN FIVE STUDENTS ROUGHLY 20% WHO INTEND TO TRANSFER, DID SO WITHIN FOUR YEARS.
BUREAUCRACY IS PARTLY TO BLAME.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.
THE REPORT DOES THE TRANSFER SYSTEM IS TOO COMPLEX AND THEY GET LOST.
>> IT'S THAT AGAINST YOU.
>> Reporter: PLANNING TO TRANSFER TO SAN MARCOS WITHIN A YEAR.
FINDING THE NEWS UPSETTING.
>> IT SHOULDN'T BE OTHER FACTORS HOLDING THE STUDENTS BACK.
IT SHOULD BE THEIR OWN DETERMINATION AND SKILLS, HOW THEY PLAN IT OUT.
HOW THEY GO THROUGH THE YEARS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT DETERMINES ON A TRANSFER.
>> Reporter: SURPRISED AT HOW LOW THE TRANSFER RATE WAS ASKING FOR THE AUDIT.
>> IT'S A WAKE-UP CALL FOR SURE FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO GET THE ACT TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE WE ARE SUCCESSFULLY HELPING STUDENTS TO COMPLETE AND GRADUATE.
>> Reporter: THE AUDIT ON EARTH A NUMBER OF ROADBLOCKS FOR THE LEGISLATOR TO ADDRESS THE STREAMLINING PROCESS FOR STUDENTS.
FOR STARTERS HE'S IN GOOD SHAPE.
YOU TALK TO HIS COUNSELOR EARLY AND OUTLINE THE STEPS EARLY TO TRANSFER.
>> HAVE GONE THERE THIS PATH.
>>> THE BIGGEST AIRSHOW IN THE COUNTRY IS COMING BACK WITH THE BOOM THIS WEEKEND.
SHOWING UP THE CAPABILITY.
FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE SETUP NOW.
FIVE GALLON FUEL BACK.
15 FEET GOING TOP AND YOU SEE A BIG EXPLOSION.
>> THE AIRSHOW KICKS OFF ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU CAN MEET THE BOMB SQUAD AT THEIR STATIC DISPLAY.
THE SAN DIEGO PADRES ARE HEADING TO THE PLAYOFFS SECURING THEIR SPOT WITH ONE OF THE RAREST PLAYS IN BASEBALL LAST NIGHT IN L.A. >> THE DODGERS WERE THREATENING TO TIE THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH WHEN THEY SECURED THE WIN.
THE PLAYOFFS START NEXT WEEK.
COMING UP SUNDAY.
>> I'M TRACKING SOME REALLY NICE WEATHER, UNTIL HE STARTS BUT OVERALL LOTS OF SUNSHINE YOUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
TRACKING SOME CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.
COMING UP IN THE MID 60s ACROSS THE COASTAL REGION.
COMING UP FARTHER.
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES MILD CONDITIONS INCLUDING 64.
THE OVERALL SET UP HERE FOR YOUR THURSDAY.
EXPANDING AND INTENSIFYING ACROSS PARTS OF ARIZONA.
COOKING HERE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
CLIMBING INTO THE 105 RANGE HERE.
THE HEAT DOME SLOWLY STARTS TO WORK ITS WAY OFF TO THE SIDE.
THIS WILL START TO WORK ITS WAY TOWARD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING.
HERE THIS EVENING WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WE SEE SOME CLOUD COVERAGE OFF THE COAST.
FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON, REALLY NICE WEATHER WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE.
LATE THURSDAY FRIDAY SOME NORTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.
SUNNY CONDITIONS HERE, ESPECIALLY ON THE COAST.
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS SUNNY SKIES HIGHS IN THE 70s, LOWS IN THE 50s.
SOME COOLER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL REGION.
IN THE 50s.
CHILLIER CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.
HIGHS IN THE 70s.
ACROSS THE DESERT REGION WE WILL SEE IT AS HIGH AS 110.
>>> THE COMPANIES BEING TAPPED FOR THE SAN DIEGO DANCE THEATER.
A WAY TO BREAK DOWN BORDERS.
>> THERE IS MORE FREEDOM IN CONTEMPORARY AND I LOVE THAT PART.
>> Reporter: PART OF THAT FREEDOM IS THAT TO CROSS BORDERS.
>> WE START WITH THAT SPACE.
HAVING TEACHERS.
IT REALLY MAKES US REALLY EXCITED TO BE WORKING AND HAVING THIS CHALLENGE.
CONNECTING WITH THE DANCERS ON THE SIDE OF THE BORDER TO PERFORM THE CHOREOGRAPHY AND DANCES.
PARTNERING WITH THE TRANSIT SYSTEM TO TAKE ART TO THE PEOPLE.
THIS YEAR IT STARTS AT THE OLD TOWN STATION WITH STOPS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER RIDING THE TROLLEY AND EACH STOP EXPERIENCES A SITE SPECIFIC DANCE PERFORMANCE.
EACH STOP IS UNIQUE.
>> AT SPECIAL AND DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE SPACE IS DIFFERENT.
I DON'T THINK THE CHOREOGRAPHY IS THE SAME.
GETTING THE MUSIC.
PERFORMED IN SAN DIEGO.
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>> THAT'S JUST SO COOL.
YOU CAN CATCH THE DANCE PERFORMANCES THIS SATURDAY.
HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WERE WORKING OUT TOMORROW.
WRAPPING UP THE BEST IN ARTS AND CULTURE EVENTS.
FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AT KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

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