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>>> WELL, THE BIGGEST DRAW IS BACK FOR A NEW BASEBALL SEASON.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IS IT TIME FOR TRANSITION WITH THE SAN DIEGO PADRES UP FOR SALE.

TODAY IT IS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AT PETCO PARK.

THAT IS WHERE JACOB IS, WITH MORE ON THE GAME THE JUST WRAPPED UP, HI, JACOB AERE.

>> Reporter: WE ARE HERE AT PETCO PARK, UNFORTUNATELY FANS WERE TREATED TO AN UNFORTUNATE OPENING DAY.

THEY ENDED UP LOSING TO THE DETROIT TIGERS, 8-2.

IN THE STANDS AND ON THE FIELD THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR FOR THE NEW BASEBALL SEASON.

BOTH PLAYERS AND FANS WERE HERE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH SOME OF THEM AHEAD OF OPENING DAY.

>> TODAY, LIKE, EVERYBODY IS COMING TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.

I FEEL LIKE ALMOST LIKE A PLAYOFF ATMOSPHERE, HONESTLY.

>> Reporter: THEY BEGAN THE 2026 SEASON IN FRONT OF A MASSIVE CROWD AT PETCO PARK.

>> THIS IS MY OPENING-DAY JERSEY.

I ONLY WHERE IT IS ON OPENING DAY.

I GOT IT IN 2025, IT HAS PATCHES ON IT.

THE REAL LABOR OF LOVE IS THE BACK.

>> Reporter: THERE WERE PLENTY OF DIEHARD PADRES FANS.

>> IT MEANS A LOT.

I REQUESTED WORK OFF LIKE THREE DAYS AGO, A WEEK AGO.

I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE, IT IS MY FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW.

>> I LOVE THE VIBE.

>> Reporter: MOTHER AND SON WERE HERE LONG BEFORE THE GATES TO THE PARK EVEN OPEN BUT IT IS A BIT OF A FAMILY RIVALRY.

SHE IS A DODGERS FAN, BUT SOMETIMES SHE ROOTS FOR THE PADRES.

>> SERIOUSLY, I DO.

WHEN WE ARE NOT PLAYING, I ROOT FOR THE PADRES.

>> Reporter: MANNY MACHADO SAID HE HAS ONE MAIN EXPECTATION FOR THE SEASON.

>> HUSTLE, GO OUT THERE AND BE HEALTHY AND PLAY SOME BASEBALL.

>> Reporter: THERE WERE A FEW NEW OFFERINGS INCLUDING THE UPGRADED SCOREBOARD A NEW FOOD AND DRINK OPTIONS.

OUTSIDE THE BALLPARK, THERE WERE ALSO SOME CHANGES, THAT INCLUDES THE INCREASED GAME DAY METERED PARKING RATES.

WITHIN HALF A MILE OF THE BALLPARK IT WILL COST YOU $10 AN HOUR TO PARK IN A METER.

CAESAR TAKES PUBLIC TRANSIT.

>> THE $10 PER HOUR CHARGE, I BELIEVE.

I DO NOT LIKE IT.

IT IS NOT FOR THE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: AS FOR WHAT FANS ARE EXPECTING, HIS SISTER HAS LOFTY EXPECTATIONS.

>> HOPEFULLY, WE CAN WIN THE PLAYOFFS, AND I WANT A RING THIS TIME.

>> Reporter: THE PADRES PLAY A BEST OF THREE SERIES AGAINST THE TIGERS THAT WRAPS UP THIS SATURDAY THEN THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR HOMESTAND, PLAYING AGAINST THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

REPORTING LIVE, FROM PETCO PARK, JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE MORE NOTE ABOUT GETTING TO THE GAMES, THE NORTH COUNTY DISTRICTS WILL OFFER MORE TRIPS.

A DESIGNATED TRAIN WILL DEPART FROM THE SENATE PAID -- SANTA FE DEPOT ONE HOUR BEFORE THE GAME.

>>> AN INVESTIGATION FROM ONE OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS MEDIA PARTNERS IS NOW THE FOCUS OF A LAWSUIT FROM CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.

SHAM CHARITIES WERE DIVING -- DIVERGING WORK AWAY FROM THE CONCESSION STANDS.

THE LAWSUIT, FILED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, NAMED SIX INDIVIDUALS AND THREE ORGANIZATIONS.

THE STATE ALLEGES NEARLY $4 MILLION IN REVENUE WAS DIVERTED .

THE WORK INVOLVED CONCESSION STANDS AT PETCO PARK AND SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

CHARGES INCLUDE CONSPIRACY, FRAUD, AND OTHER VIOLATIONS.

>>> SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED SECURITY WAITING TIMES OF 15 TO 30 MINUTES, WITH -- WHICH TSA SAID IS NORMAL.

WE HAVE SEEN MUCH LONGER WEIGHTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AS AGENTS WORK WITHOUT PAY.

A FUNDING SOLUTION MAY HAVE TO WAIT, AS CONGRESS BEGINS A TWO- WEEK VACATION.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER FRUSTRATING DAY AT SOME OF THE NATIONS BIGGEST AIRPORTS.

PASSENGERS ARE BRACING FOR ANOTHER CUP WEEKEND.

>> IT IS FRUSTRATING, SURE.

IT DOES NOT DO GOOD TO BE ANGRY AT ANYBODY OR HATEFUL, THESE PEOPLE ARE WORKING WITHOUT PAY.

>> Reporter: NEARLY SIX WEEKS SINCE FUNDING LAPSED, TSA WORKERS ARE APPROACHING ANOTHER MISSED PAYCHECK.

>> 4:30 P.M., STILL NOT GETTING PAID FOR IT.

FUN STUFF.

>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS HAVE A RECESS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, ON THURSDAY, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BLAMED IT SHUTDOWNS ON DEMOCRATS.

>> THEY ARE PUNISHING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, INCLUDING TRAVELERS AT AIRPORTS.

>> Reporter: A GOP PROPOSAL, WITHOUT ANY POLICY CHANGES.

>> I THINK COOLER HEADS NEED TO PREVAIL.

>> Reporter: TSA SAID MORE THAN 3000 OFFICERS NATIONWIDE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK ON WEDNESDAY, WAITING TIMES AT HOUSTON'S BUSH AIRPORT, AT LAGUARDIA, THE WAIT TIME WAS NEARLY TWO HOURS AND AT ATLANTA'S HARTFIELD JACKSON, I.C.E.

WALKED AROUND CHECKING PASSENGERS' IDs FOR TSA EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING WITHOUT PAY, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF THE COAST GUARD, SECRET SERVICE, AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

ARMY IS EXPANDING WHO CAN ENLIST TO SERVE, WHEN IT COMES TO AGE.

NEXT MONTH, THE MAXIMUM AGE WILL JUMP TO 42.

THAT IS SEVEN YEARS HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT LIMIT OF 35.

THE CHANGE BRINGS THE ARMY'S AGE LIMIT CLOSER TO THE NAVY'S WHICH IS 41.

THE ARMY IS EASING RULES ON MARIJUANA CONVICTIONS AS A BARRIER TO ENTRY.

>>> CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ARE PROPOSING LEGISLATION TO STOP TAXING MILITARY RETIREMENT PAY.

VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS SIMILAR EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS HAVE FAILED.

>> Reporter: ON THE FLIGHT DECK, A COALITION OF LAWMAKERS AND ADVOCATES SAY THEY WANT TO GIVE MILITARY RETIREES MORE INCENTIVES TO STAY IN CALIFORNIA.

>> VETERANS ARE A MAJOR PART OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR FROM THE 40th DISTRICT INCLUDES CAMP PENDLETON, THAT WOULD BRING CALIFORNIA IN LINE WITH OTHER STATES.

>> THE FACT THAT WE ARE THE -- ONE OF THE ONLY STATES THAT PASSES MILITARY RETIREMENT PAY MEANS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF VETERANS LEADING THE STATE IN OTHER PLACES AND THEY REALLY FORM THE FABRIC OF THIS COMMUNITY AND HAVE BUSINESSES AND OTHER CONNECTIONS TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, THE STATE PASSED LEGISLATION ELIMINATING STATE INCOME TAX FOR THE FIRST $20,000 IN RETIREMENT AND SURVIVOR BENEFIT PAID.

SENATE BILL 1407 WOULD LIFT THAT $20,000 CAP.

DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR BOB ARCHULETA HELPED WRITE THE BIPARTISAN BILL.

>> IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO CALIFORNIA, SENDS IT TO OUR LEADERSHIP, IT SEND IT TO OUR VETERANS.

WE VALUE YOUR SERVICE, WE VALUE YOUR COMMITMENT TO CALIFORNIA AND WE VALUE THE FUTURE THAT YOU GIVE CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: IS ENACTED, THE PASSPORT ESTIMATES LOST REVENUE OF $100 MILLION THE FIRST YEAR AND $65 MILLION PER YEAR THEREAFTER.

THAT COST WILL BE OFFSET BY INCENTIVIZING MILITARY RETIREES TO STAY IN CALIFORNIA.

>> MANY PEOPLE RETIRE, AND THEN THEY GO ON TO GET OTHER JOBS, SECOND JOBS.

SO, IF WE DID EXEMPT THIS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE PEOPLE, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE REVENUE COMING IN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT COULD HELP.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THE INCOME TAX CUT HAVE FAILED TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL'S LAWS IS RELAUNCHING THE JUSTICE CLINIC.

WE LISTENED TO WHAT THE WORD MEANT FOR SAN DIEGO'S JUSTICE SYSTEM.

>> IT STRIKES ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE, AT ANY TIME.

>> Reporter: MIGUEL SPENT 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A MURDER HE DID NOT COMMIT.

>> BEING IN THERE, IT IS LIKE YOU ARE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, RIGHT?

AND YOU ARE HOPING AND PRAYING THAT A PLANE, A BOAT, A SUBDOMAIN OR SOMETHING PASSES BY TO BRING YOU TO SAFETY.

>> Reporter: FOR MIGUEL, THAT BOAT WAS THE INNOCENCE PROJECT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

IT HELPED EXONERATE HIM IN 2023.

HE CAME TO THE CLINIC, RELAUNCHED WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT AFTER A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP, THERE WAS A PUBLIC MISPERCEPTION THAT THE CLINIC HAD CLOSED.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A SUPERVISING ATTORNEY FOR THE CLINIC, LINDSAY MERCER.

SHE SAID THEY RELAUNCHED IN PART.

>> NO, WE DID NOT CLOSE, WE ARE CONTINUING THE WORK IN THE LEGACY OF THIS CLINIC.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID THE CLINIC AS NEEDED BECAUSE THE JUSTICE PROJECT IS RUN BY HUMANS AND THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL FLAW.

>> YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE INNOCENT UNTIL GUILTY BUT OFTEN IN THE SYSTEM YOU ARE GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT.

>> Reporter: THEY RECEIVED MORE THAN 11,000 PIECES OF MAIL ASKING FOR HELP, THE WAITLIST IS ABOUT 200 PEOPLE LONG.

THE VAST MAJORITY ARE BLACK, LATINO, OR FROM LOWER TO MIDDLE INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD SPENT THE CLINIC RELIES ON DONATIONS.

STUDENTS LIKE DIANA WONG.

>> IN THE LAW MOVEMENT IS WHERE THERE IS THAT A WHOLE LIKE, TWO- MINUTE MONOLOGUE, DISCOVERY, IT IS THE BIG THING.

THAT TWO MINUTE MONTAGE IS WHAT WE SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME DOING.

BUT, IT REALLY IS.

IT IS SO FUN, IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE WORK, BECAUSE YOU GET SO INVESTED.

YOU ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, YOU JUST KIND OF DO NOT WANT TO STOP.

>> Reporter: BOTH PLAN TO BE PUBLIC DEFENDERS AFTER THEY GRADUATE.

THAT PIPELINE IS A KEY PART OF THE CLINIC'S MISSION.

WHETHER STUDENTS END UP AS DEFENDERS, PROSECUTORS, OR JUDGES, THEY WILL BRING WITH THEM AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LIGHTNING OF INJUSTICE CAN STRIKE ANYONE.

KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: REPORTING BY THE NEW YORK TIMES THAT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

THE INVESTIGATION REPORTEDLY FOCUSES ON POTENTIAL RACIAL BIAS.

UCSD, OHIO, AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY RECEIVED DEMANDS FOR ADMISSION DATA AND ANY INTERNAL MESSAGING AROUND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, ALSO KNOWN AS DEI.

SCHOOLS HAVE UNTIL APRIL 24th TO COMPLY OR FACE ESSENTIAL CUTS TO FEDERAL FUNDING.

IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS, UCSD SAID IT IS COMMITTED TO FAIR PROCESSES IN ALL OF ITS PROGRAMS.

>>> THIS HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT WEEK WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW IT AFFECTS USERS.

TWO LANDMARK RULINGS ARE HOLDING USERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.

BRIAN ABEL HAS REACTION.

>> Reporter: A WAKE-UP CALL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> I HAD TO CUT DOWN MY TIME, BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING TO MY HEAD AND IT IS NOT HEALTHY.

>> Reporter: JURIES IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO, FINDING THAT META, THE PARENT COMPANY OF FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE, BORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HARM TO YOUNG USERS.

>> PEOPLE KNEW THAT THEY WERE PERFORMING INTERNAL STUDIES, AND THEY KNEW, THESE WERE THE RESULTS.

TO CHILDREN, DUE TO USAGE OF THEIR PLATFORMS.

>> Reporter: BOTH COMPANIES SAY THEY PLAN TO APPEAL, BUT THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND DECISIONS MARKED A CRITICAL MOMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY AFTER YEARS OF CONCERN BY PARENTS, ADVOCATES, LAWMAKERS, AND WHISTLEBLOWERS.

THE VERTEX ALSO PROVIDE A REFERENCE FOR HOW TO USE EVIDENCE AGAINST FOR MEDIA COMPANIES IN FUTURE LITIGATIONS.

>> THERE ARE MORE THAN 1000 CASES THAT WILL BE ABLE TO WIELD THAT AS A SWORD THAT IS GOING TO CARVE UP AND CHANGE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ALL TIME.

>> Reporter: WITH MOUNTING LEGAL AND POLITICAL PRESSURE, BIG TECH WILL NEED TO MAKE BIG CHANGES, IN ORDER TO KEEP BUSINESS RUNNING.

>> ALL THESE BIG TECH COMPANIES HAVE TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES, NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING FIND.

BUT BECAUSE THE REGULATIONS, BEING BROUGHT ABOUT ARE MUCH WORSE THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD HAPPEN TO THEM.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THESE VERDICTS MAY PUSH PEOPLE TO RETHINK HOW THEY USE SOCIAL MEDIA, NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN RULED HARMFUL TO CHILDREN AND TEENS.

>> I AM HOW SCARED I AM.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, BRIAN ABEL REPORTING.

>> THE USE OF SMART PHONES BIDEN PEOPLE AND HOW PARENTS CAN SET BOUNDARIES, IT IS CALLED SCREEN TIME, YOU CAN FIND IT WHATEVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS, AND AT KPBS .ORG.

>> Reporter: -- >>> THE 15th ANNUAL ARAB FILM FESTIVAL WITH AN ADDITIONAL WEEKEND IN APRIL AT THE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS.

BETH ACCOMANDO BRIDGES THE FESTIVAL.

-- PREVIEWS THE FESTIVAL.

>> Reporter: SO MUCH NOW IS ABOUT EMPHASIZING DIFFERENCES, THE FILM HAS THE ABILITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, HELPING APPRECIATE OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

>> OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO FORM A BRIDGE.

TO CONNECT AUDIENCES WITH GENUINE ARAB STORIES AND PERSPECTIVES.

THERE IS STILL A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE REGION AND THE PEOPLE.

IN FILM IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WAYS TO HUMANIZE THESE EXPERIENCES.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL.

>> ONE THING WE REALLY EMPHASIZE IS, IT IS NOT ONE MONOLITHIC THING.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE FILMS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TACKLING THEMES.

IT MARKS A COLLABORATION AMONG MANY COUNTRIES, TUNISIA, FRANCE, THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THE STORY ITSELF IS VERY NARROWLY FOCUSED.

>> IT IS IN 6-YEAR-OLD PALESTINIAN GIRL IN GAZA WHOSE VOICE WAS RECORDED IN A PHONE CALL WITH THE RED CROSS AND WAS TRAPPED IN A CAR.

BASICALLY, THE FILM IS CENTERED AROUND HER VOICE AND IT ASKS THE AUDIENCE TO BEAR WITNESS TO THAT SITUATION.

>> Reporter: STORIES BASED ON REAL EVENTS INSPIRED FRIDAY NIGHT'S ALREADY SOLD-OUT SCREENING OF PALESTINE 36.

>> THIS IS MY LITTLE BROTHER.

HE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: IT IS AN HISTORICAL DRAMA ABOUT A PALESTINIAN REVOLT AGAINST BRITISH RULE.

EXPLAINS LARRY CHRISTIAN, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.

>> IT HELPS PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IDENTITY, THE MOTIVATION, AND TO EMPHASIZE WITH -- EMPATHIZE WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ARAB PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IT WANTS TO CHALLENGE PEOPLE ABOUT THE ARAB WORLD AND ARAB FILM AND WELL CONDUCTING TO A BROAD AUDIENCE IS KEY, IT WANTS TO BRING TOGETHER THE ARAB COMMUNITY IN SAN DIEGO.

>> WE WANT TO PROVIDE A WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AND COOPERATE WITH ITSELF.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN ENJOY THE CELEBRATION THIS WEEKEND AND AGAIN IN APRIL WITH THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL.

ALSO IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND ARE A PAIR OF FABULOUS FILMS.

THE OSCAR-WINNING WHICH FOLLOWS A FATHER SEARCHING FOR HIS MISSING DAUGHTER, IT -- IT HAS AN AMAZING SOUND DESIGN.

LIGHTER FARE CAN BE FOUND IN THE DOCUMENTARY, ABOUT THE PIONEERING FRENCH BROTHERS.

>> 130 YEARS AGO, TWO BROTHERS INVENTED THIS.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING GORGEOUS THAT IT POPS OFF THE SCREEN, CHECK OUT THE STAFF PICK, THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROE SHORT, THIS EFFERVESCENT VALENTINE TO MGM MUSICALS OFFERS A PERFECT ESCAPE FROM THE REAL WORLD.

PLENTY OF CINEMATIC OFFERINGS TO PINCH YOU OFF YOUR COUCH.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE FILM INDUSTRY IS DEALING WITH THE RISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SIGNS OF CHANGE ARE POPPING UP IN LOS ANGELES, ALONG THE 101 FREEWAY, THE DEBATE OVER A.I.

AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR JOBS IN HOLLYWOOD.

>> Reporter: IS INSPIRED BY THE ICONIC HOLLYWOOD SON, THIS 30- FOOT DISPLAY SENDING A MESSAGE TO TINSELTOWN, A.I.

IS HERE AND IT COMES AT A FRACTION OF THE COST.

>> OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH CREATORS AND TO FACILITATE AND THE MOM AND POP SHOP, THE STARTUP, WHO WOULD NEVER HAVE THESE RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: A.I.

DIRECTOR BILLY BOWMAN IS THE MAN BEHIND THE SIGN.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK WHO IS BILLY BOWMAN?

>> Reporter: THE ONLINE, SALIENT MARKETPLACE JUST LAUNCHED AN A.I.

BUSINESS HUB, HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE HIGH-QUALITY VIDEOS WITHOUT HOLLYWOOD -SIZED BUDGETS.

THIS COMES AT A TIME WHEN NOT ALL OF HOLLYWOOD IS EMBRACING THIS NEXT CHAPTER AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE INDUSTRY.

>> ABOUT THE REACTION, IT IS TRUE.

THIS IS A REVOLUTION.

IN EVERY BIG THING, THERE IS RESISTANCE.

WE NEED SOME RESISTANCE.

BUT THE MORE TIME PASSES, THE MORE TIME -- TECHNOLOGY INVOLVES, THE MORE CURIOSITY.

>> Reporter: A.I.

WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SAG- AFTRA WENT ON STRIKE IN 2023.

>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ARE WITHOUT WORK RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: SOME ARE CONFIDENT A.I.

CANNOT MATCH WHAT HUMANS BRING TO THE STORY.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CAMERA IS MY TOOL, NOT A.I.

SO, I THINK IT IS A STRETCH TO THINK THAT ARTS IS GOING TO BE REPLACED BY HUMANS THAT, YOU KNOW, CAN'T LOOK YOU IN THE EYE AND ASK YOU A QUESTION.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL IS TO MERGE THE TWO AND CREATE TOGETHER.

>> IT IS NOT ABOUT SPENDING LESS ON PROJECTS.

IT IS ABOUT SPENDING MORE IN IMAGINATION.

>>> WELL, INLAND AREAS IS WHERE WE STILL HAVE TEMPERATURES AT LEAST CLOSE TO RECORDS IN CERTAIN SPOTS.

BUT NEXT WEEK, EVERYTHING CHANGES.

AND TO START THE WEEK, WE ARE TALKING RAIN CHANCES HIM A STARTING ESPECIALLY TUESDAY.

LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SHORT-TERM.

OVERALL, TONIGHT IN THE 40s IN ESCONDIDO, 50s FROM BERGER SPRINGS TO MOUNT LAGUNA.

TOMORROW, MORE SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY, WELL, A LOT OF US SEEING SOME CLOUDS, A LITTLE WORSE CLOSER TO THE COAST.

88 IN RAMONA, 73 IN SAN DIEGO, WE ARE CLOSE TO 100 IN SPRINGS, 60 WHEN WE GET TO MOUNT LAGUNA.

HERE IS THE PATTERN CHANGE THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, WE HAD THIS BIG OF HIGH PRESSURE PARKED OVER THE SOUTHWEST THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT SHIFTED EAST, EARLY YESTERDAY, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH OVER TEXAS, AND THAT IS THE TREND FOR TODAY AS WELL.

AS WE GET TO NEXT WEEK, THINGS CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE EAST, SO WE GET A NEW PATTERN THAT ALLOWS FOR SYSTEMS TO MOVE IN AND THAT IS GOING TO BRING SYSTEM AFTER SYSTEM AFTER SYSTEM NEXT WEEK.

IT ALSO DROPS OUR TEMPERATURES, MOST ARE CLOSER TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN COMPARED TO HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

THE FIRST IMPACT SYSTEM GETTING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL, ALL THE WAY DOWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, A LOT OF THE IMPACT IS FURTHER NORTH.

TUESDAY, WE WILL START TO SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS WORKING IN FOR SOME OF US.

HERE IS YOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK, TEMPERATURE -WISE, UPPER-70 SATURDAY AND SUNDAYS, BACK DOWN TO 70 BY THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY.

THOSE ARE INLAND, YOU WILL FEEL A MUCH MORE DRAMATIC DROP, 80 MONDAY, 73 BY THE TIME WE GET TO YOUR TUESDAY.

OUR MOUNTAIN OUTLOOK, WE ARE IN THE 60s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WE GET BACK DOWN TO THE 50s MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

AND THEN, IN OUR DESERT REGIONS, 97 IS ON THE THERMOMETER FRIDAY.

THINGS ARE STILL JUST HOT.

THAT IS WHAT IS GOING ON, WE GET BACK DOWN TO THE 80s BY THE TIME WE GET TO OUR TUESDAY.

I AM ASHLEY.

>>> AS THE UNITED STATES APPROACHES THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING, KPBS IS LOOKING BACK ON SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS.

MUCH OF SAN DIEGO'S EARLY DEVELOPMENT WAS TIED TO STREETCARS, SMALL ELECTRIC TRAINS THAT RAN ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS.

METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN DUG INTO WHY STREETCARS DIED OUT AND WHY SOME ARE FIGHTING TO BRING THEM BACK.

>> Reporter: WE ARE WALKING ALONG UNIVERSITY AVENUE, ONCE PART OF THE EXISTING STREETCAR NETWORK MICHAEL DONOVAN LIVES IN HILLCREST AND THINGS ABOUT SAN DIEGO'S OLD STREETCARS ALL THE TIME.

HE SEES THEIR LEGACIES IN THE WIDE STREETS THAT STREETCARS NEEDED TO TURN CORNERS.

>> WITH THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN THE STREETS HERE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY HAVING TO DIG UP THE STREETCAR TRACKS.

>> Reporter: THE LARGEST RECORD NETWORK IN SAN DIEGO WAS RUN BY THE SAN DIEGO ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1891.

AT ITS PEAK, YOU COULD WRITE STREETCARS TO BALBOA PARK, MISSION HILLS, NORTH PARK, AND GOLDEN HILL, EVEN TO THE BEACHES.

>> YOU HAVE THE RED LINE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE SAME ROUTE THAT THE BLUE LINE TROLLEY NOW TAKES.

AND YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THESE OTHER ONES ALSO FOLLOW THE CURRENT TROLLEY LINES.

>> Reporter: DONOVAN IS THE FOUNDER OF A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY GROUP THAT IS CAMPAIGNING TO BRING BACK THE STREETCAR TO SAN DIEGO IS URBAN CORE.

THE NEIGHBORHOODS BUILT AROUND THE STREETCAR ARE DENSER AND MORE WALKABLE THAN THE REST OF SAN DIEGO, HE SAYS.

AND THERE ARE NEW APARTMENTS GOING UP JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK HERE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR ALL OF THE CARS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE, AS THEY CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO, WE NEEDED AN OPTION.

IT IS NOT TO REPLACE CARS, BUT TO GIVE AN OPTION BUT YOU CAN FIT 100 PEOPLE IN THE SPACE OF A STREETCAR, AS OPPOSED TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IT TAKES FOR 150 PEOPLE IN CARS.

>> THEY REALLY STARTED OUT AS A WAY TO DEVELOP THE REAL ESTATE OF CITIES.

>> Reporter: ETHAN IS THE CLIMATE DIRECTOR PROGRAM AT THE CENTER FOR LAW, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT UC BERKELEY.

HE SAYS STREETCARS WERE THE DOMINANT URBAN TRANSPORTATION MODE FOR MANY AMERICAN CITIES IN THE EARLY AS 20th CENTURY.

UNLIKE THE PUBLIC TRANSIT WE KNOW TODAY, STREETCARS WERE TYPICALLY RUN BY FOR-PROFIT COMPANY'S.

>> REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS WANTED TO SELL LAND.

A GOOD WAY TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF LAND WAS TO BUILD THEIR OWN PRIVATE STREETCAR SYSTEMS.

AND THAT HELPED BOOST THE PRICE, THEN THEY COULD SELL THE LOTS.

AND THEN THE PEOPLE WERE JUST COMMUTING TO WHERE THEIR JOBS WERE WITHIN THE CITY CENTERS, BY WRITING THESE PRIVATELY- FUNDED STREETCARS.

>> Reporter: AS THE AUTOMOBILE BECAME MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE, STREETCARS GOT SLOWER AND WERE OFTEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

HE SAYS THE STREETCARS' COLLAPSE WAS MAINLY DUE TO AN UNSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL.

>> ONCE THE REAL ESTATE WAS SOLD OFF, THERE WAS NO LONGER AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE FOR THESE COMPANIES TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE TRANSIT SYSTEMS.

IN MOST CASES THEY SORT OF WENT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SAID, WE ARE LOSING MONEY ON THE SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW, WILL YOU STEP IN AND RESCUE THE SYSTEM AND SUBSIDIZE IT AND PAY FOR IT?

>> Reporter: THAT DID NOT HAPPEN IN SAN DIEGO, THE LAST STREETCAR RIDE HERE WAS A 1949.

MICHAEL DONOVAN SAID ALMOST 80 YEARS LATER, THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR A STREETCAR REVIVAL.

>> JUST BECAUSE WE CHAIN SOMETHING, DOES NOT MEAN IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION AT THE TIME.

>> Reporter: THE LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION PLANS INCLUDE A NEW STREETCAR THAT WOULD ENCIRCLE BALBOA PARK.

BUT IT IS NOT ENVISIONED UNTIL 2050.

DONOVAN SAYS HILLCREST AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS CANNOT WAIT THAT LONG.

>> WE ARE GOING TO GET 50,000 PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET 50,000 CARS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO MAYBE IT IS TIME TO RETHINK AND LEARN FROM WHAT WE DID IN THE PAST AND REVIVED THE STREETCARS THAT WE ONCE HAD, TO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR IT.

I THINK THAT IS A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY, OVER THE LAST 250 YEARS.

>> Reporter: BIBLE AND UPTOWN HAS WON ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE STREET CARS' RETURN FROM COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUPS AND THE MAYOR.

RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR $500,000 TO FUND A PLANNING STUDY THAT WOULD LOOK AT POSSIBLE ROUTES AND FUNDING OPTIONS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: -- >>> THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM AT MAYA TRABULSI, ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES, CALL 1-800-BILL HOWELL, OR VISIT BILLHOW.COM.

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THANK YOU.

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