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>>> A RAUCOUS MEETING OF THE SIN RAUCOUS UNIFIED GOVERNING BOARD SPARKED BY A SOCIAL MEDIA POST.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

A FACEBOOK POST BY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND SAYS THE DISTRICT WAS PUSHING A POLICY ALLOWING MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOMS IN LOCKER ROOMS.

ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING, DESMOND POSTED AN UPDATE SAYING THAT THE DISTRICT HAD REMOVED THE LANGUAGE REGARDING BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS, BUT KPBS REPORTER, ALEXANDER WINN, SAYS THAT ANGRY PARENTS STILL PACKED LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.

>> THIS IS THE RESOLUTION IN QUESTION, RESOLUTION 38 DESIGNATING ST. MICHAEL'S UNIFIED SCHOOLS FOR SAFE PLACES, DISCRIMINATING AGAINST GENDER IDENTITY.

BUT, THAT IS WHAT SOME PARENTS THERE WERE THERE TO TALK ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

>> I'M HERE TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS TO BE SAFE IN INTIMATE SPACES.

>> Reporter: PARENTS WERE REACTING TO THIS FACEBOOK POST MADE BY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND WEDNESDAY MORNING, SAYING THE DISTRICT WAS PUSHING A POLICY TO ALLOW "MEN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS."

DESMOND'S OFFICE SENT US THIS COPY OF THE AGENDA ITEM WHERE IT STATES THE DISTRICT WOULD PROVIDE ACCESS TO BATHROOMS IN LOCKER ROOMS THAT ALIGN WITH STUDENT AND STAFF GENDER EXPRESSION, BUT THE RESOLUTION, AS VOTED ON LAST NIGHT, DID NOT MENTION BATHROOMS OR SPORTS.

A CHANGE DESMOND ACKNOWLEDGED IN ANOTHER FACEBOOK POST THURSDAY, SAYING IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF PUBLIC PRESSURE.

AT LEAST ONE PARENT COMMENTED ON DESMOND'S INITIAL POST.

>> I MUST ADDRESS COUNTY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND WITH HIS MISLEADING LETTER ABOUT BATHROOM POLICIES WHICH HAS SPARKED UNFOUNDED FEARS AND HARMFUL MISINFORMATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: BOARD PRESIDENT ANDRES MARTIN ALSO CALLED THE POST MISINFORMATION.

>> THERE WAS MISINFORMATION ON THIS SPECIFIC RESOLUTION.

IT WAS EDITED, AND WHAT WAS PUBLICLY GIVEN TO EVERYBODY WAS NOT THE SAME THING THAT WAS IN OUR FORMER GREAT MAYOR, JIM DESMOND'S FACEBOOK POST.

WHICH IS VERY UNFORTUNATE, BECAUSE I FEEL BAD FOR ALL OF YOU.

IT IS MISINFORMATION.

>> Reporter: A DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE RESOLUTION WAS NOT CHANGED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED, PER THE BROWN ACT.

IT PASSED, 3-2.

WE ASKED DESMOND'S OFFICE WHERE AND WHEN HE RECEIVED EACH ITEM, MENTIONING BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS, WE HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK.

IN THE NEWSROOM, ALEXANDER WINN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE LAST OF THE SHOWERS MOVING OUT AS WE HAVE GONE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND AS WE HEAD TOWARD TONIGHT, STILL SOME LINGERING CLOUDS.

TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE UPPER 40s FOR OUR LOWS.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A WEEKEND THAT IS WARMING, COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO DROPPED THE RACE REQUIREMENT FOR A PROGRAM MEANT TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON SAYS A LAWSUIT CLAIMED IT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: LESS THAN ONE THIRD OF BLACK HOUSEHOLDS IN SAN DIEGO OWN A HOME, COMPARED TO MORE THAN HALF OF WHITE HOUSEHOLDS.

RESIST HOUSING AND LENDING PRACTICES CREATED THAT GAP.

SO, IN 2023, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BEGAN OFFERING GRANTS AND LOANS TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR BY HOMES.

THEY CALLED IT A FIRST FOR THE SAN DIEGO GOVERNMENT TO HAVE A RACE CONSCIOUS PROGRAM.

>> WHEN YOU TELL A PROGRAM ON THOSE TERMS, THERE IS SORT OF A TARGET ON YOUR BACK.

>> Reporter: THAT IS LEGAL ANALYST DAN EATON.

HE SAYS WHILE THE 14th AMENDMENT WAS CREATED TO ENSURE RIGHTS FOR FORMALLY ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS, THE PLAINTEXT SAYS GOVERNMENTS CANNOT DISCRIMINATE BASED ON RACE.

THAT IS THE ARGUMENT THE CALIFORNIANS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, OR CFER, USED TEST SUE.

THE CITY DROPPED RACE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER, AND CFER DROPPED THE SUIT.

EATON SAYS REVERSE DISCRIMINATION SUITS GO BACK AT LEAST TO THE 1970s.

BUT, WITH THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT, THEY ARE INCREASINGLY SUCCESSFUL.

>> WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THESE LAWSUITS.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION ONLY SAID THEY WERE GLAD THE SUIT WAS DROPPED.

CFER CALLED IT A VICTORY FOR EQUALITY.

KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO ADDING NEW SHELTER BEDS.

TODAY, THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION VOTED IN FAVOR OF A PLAN TO REPLACE AND EXPAND THE RACHEL'S PROMISE SHELTER PROGRAM.

IT WOULD OFFER 210 BEDS FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THE CURRENT PROGRAM IS SET TO CLOSE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, DUE TO REDEVELOPMENT.

IT IS JUST ONE OF THE SEVERAL SHELTER PROJECTS THAT THE CITY USES TO OFFSET MAJOR CLOSURES.

>> IT WILL OFFER DIFFERENT ROOM CONGREGATIONS, AND ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM WILL OFFER A DEDICATED NUMBER OF BEDS TO THOSE 55 AND OLDER TO PROVIDE AGE FROM THE ACCOMMODATIONS.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SEVEN DAYS TO REQUEST A FORMAL PRESENTATION ON THE DECISION.

IF THEY DON'T TAKE ACTION, THE PROGRAM WILL MOVE FORWARD, AS PLANNED, BEGINNING IN MARCH.

>>> THOUSANDS OF PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN FIRED AT FEDERAL AGENCIES.

JULIA BENBROOK REPORTS ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORT TO SLASH THE WORKFORCE.

>> Reporter: SINCE TAKING OFFICE, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND ELON MUSK HAVE WORKED TO UPEND THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE, FIRING TOP OFFICIALS AND WATCHDOGS, AS WELL AS CONVINCING MORE THAN 75,000 WORKERS TO VOLUNTARILY LEAVE THEIR JOBS THROUGH A DEFERRED RESIGNATION OFFER.

OFFICIALS HAVE NOW SET THEIR SIGHTS ON PROBATIONARY WORKERS, WHO HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN EMPLOYED FOR LESS THAN A YEAR OR TWO.

THOSE WORKERS HAVE FEWER JOB PROTECTIONS, AND LACK THE RIGHT TO A YIELDED DECISION.

THIS HAS IMPACTED WORKERS IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING ENERGY, VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

IN A STATEMENT ADDRESSING THESE LAYOFFS, A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SAID, "AGENCIES ARE TAKING INDEPENDENT ACTION IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT HIRING FREEZE, AND IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S BROADER EFFORTS TO RESTRUCTURE AND STREAMLINE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO BETTER SERVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD."

ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THAT AGENCY, MORE THAN 200,000 EMPLOYEES HAVE WORKED WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR LESS THAN A YEAR.

THE DISMISSAL OF PROBATIONARY WORKERS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS SINCE TRUMP'S FIRST DAY IN OFFICE.

THE ACTING HEAD OF OPN SENT A MEMO TO ALL AGENCIES, ASKING THEM TO COMPILE A LIST OF PROBATIONARY WORKERS AND SEND IT TO THE OFFICE.

THAT JANUARY 20th MEMO NOTED THAT IT IS EASIER TO TERMINATE THESE EMPLOYEES.

REPORTING AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I AM JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> ATTORNEYS GENERAL FROM CALIFORNIA AND 11 OTHER STATES ARE TAKING ACTION AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE SO-CALLED DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY GOT INTO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL PAYMENT SYSTEM, GIVING THEM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AMERICANS' PRIVATE INFORMATION.

THE COALITION IS CALLING FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.

>>> A CARLSBAD CHURCH IS TAKING A STAND AGAINST A CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION LAW AND THE LOCAL CONGRESSMAN WHO VOTED FOR IT.

KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS SAYS THAT DEMOCRATIC REP MIKE LEVIN IS JUST 1 A 3 DEMOCRATS STATEWIDE WHO VOTED FOR THE LAKEN RILEY ACT.

>> Reporter: HUMAN RIGHTS HAS LONG BEEN AT THE CORE OF WHAT PILGRIM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IS ALL ABOUT.

HERE IS PASTOR MADISON SHOCKLEY.

>> OUR ADVOCACY FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND IMMIGRANTS HAS BEEN A CENTRAL PART OF OUR MINISTRY, AND OUR CONGREGATION, FOR DECADES.

>> Reporter: IN RECENT YEARS, MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION HAVE OPENED THEIR DOORS TO REFUGEES FLEEING FROM LIFE- THREATENING SITUATIONS, AND WELCOMED MIGRANTS DROPPED OFF BY BORDER PATROL IN THE STREETS OF OCEANSIDE.

THEY HAVE ALSO ENGAGED IN POLITICAL ADVOCACY.

LIKE IN 2018, WHEN CAROL AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH TOOK DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN ON A SPECIAL TOUR.

HE HAD JUST BEEN ELECTED TO HIS CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> WHEN HE WAS FIRST ELECTED, HE WAS VERY RECEPTIVE.

WE HAVE TAKEN HIM ON A TOUR DOWN TO THE BORDER TO VISIT THE ASYLUM-SEEKERS, YOU KNOW, THE SHELTER FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS.

I FEEL LIKE HE REPRESENTED HIMSELF AS SOMEONE WHO WAS SUPPORTIVE.

>> Reporter: BUT, LEVIN'S RECENT VOTE ON A CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION BILL NOW HAS THE CHURCH QUESTIONING THAT SUPPORT.

THE NEW LAW IS CALLED THE LAKEN RILEY ACT, NAMED AFTER A 22- YEAR-OLD GEORGIA WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED LAST FEBRUARY BY AN UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANT, WHO HAD BEEN RELEASED AFTER BEING ARRESTED ON THEFT CHARGES.

AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE LAW REQUIRES MANDATORY DETENTION FOR IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS, WHO ARE ARRESTED FOR THEFT OR SHOPLIFTING.

EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT CHARGED OR CONVICTED, BACKERS OF THE LAW SAY THAT IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED RILEY'S DEATH.

OPPONENTS SAY IT IS AN OVERLY HARSH RESPONSE TO A TRAGIC, BUT RARE KILLING.

AND, THAT IT VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES OF DUE PROCESS.

MIKE LEVIN IS THE ONLY DEMOCRAT IN SAN DIEGO, AND JUST 1 OF 3 IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA WHO SUPPORT THE LAW.

SHOCKLEY SAYS THEY FEEL A SENSE OF BETRAYAL.

>> I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN.

I LOATHED TO HIM AND EXPRESSED MY DISAPPOINTMENT AS MUCH AS I HAVE SHARED TODAY.

THIS DOES PANDER TO THE WORST INSTINCTS OF OUR NATIVIST NEIGHBORS.

>> Reporter: LEVIN DENIED AN INTERVIEW REQUEST OR TO EXPLAIN THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THE VOTE.

HIS SPOKESPERSON TOLD KPBS, "WE ARE GOING TO PASS ON COMMENTING, FOR NOW."

LEVIN REPRESENTS THE 49th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A SWING DISTRICT, WITH 36% OF REGISTERED VOTERS BEING DEMOCRATS AND 33% BEING REPUBLICANS.

THEY BELIEVE THAT LEVIN'S VOTE WAS A WAY TO WIN OVER CONSERVATIVE VOTERS IN THE PURPLE DISTRICT.

>> I THINK HE'S WORRIED ABOUT HIS ORANGE COUNTY NEIGHBORS RE- ELECTING HIM, AND HE IS ALWAYS POSITIVE THAT HE DOESN'T VOTE BY WHAT IS POPULAR, BUT I THINK IN THIS CASE, I MEAN, I CAN'T SEE ANY OTHER REASON WHY HE WOULD VOTE YES ON IT.

>> Reporter: OTHER SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED AGAINST THE BILL TOLD KPBS THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE DUE PROCESS VIOLATIONS.

CONGRESSMAN VARGAS SAYS, "IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE CONVICTED OF CRIMES ARE ALREADY SUBJECT TO DEPORTATION.

THIS IS A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY TO STRIP AWAY LIBERTIES."

HE SAYS HISTORY SUPPORTS A STRONG BORDER AND SUPPORTING DEPORTING IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES BUT HE VOTED AGAINST THE BILL BECAUSE IT "ELIMINATES BEDROCK DUE PROCESS VALUES FOR PEOPLE."

BOTH REPRESENT SOLIDLY BLUE DISTRICT.

CONGRESSMAN DARRELL ISAIAH IS THE ONLY REPUBLICAN REPRESENTING SAN DIEGO.

HE SAID HE WAS PROUD TO VOTE FOR THE BIPARTISAN BILL CALLING IT AN "IMPORTANT LAW- ENFORCEMENT REFORM THAT WILL MAKE US SAFER."

BACK AT PILGRIM UNITED, PASTOR SHOCKLEY SAYS THE LAKEN RILEY ACT WILL NOT CHANGE THE CHURCH'S WORK WITH THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.

>> THEY SAY, I DON'T JUST WANT TO SIT HERE AND THINK ABOUT THE ISSUES, I WANT TO BE ENGAGED IN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE REAL WORLD, BECAUSE WE ARE A BORDER CITY.

YOU KNOW, BEING 51 MILES AWAY FROM THE MEXICO BORDER, WE CAN SEE THE IMPACT OF WHAT HAPPENS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. >> Reporter: ADDRESSING THAT IMPACT REMAINS CENTRAL TO THEIR MINISTRY.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>> KPBS HEARD FROM REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN'S OFFICE TODAY, AFTER A VERSION OF THIS STORY WAS PUBLISHED ONLINE.

THE STATEMENT SAID LEVIN TOOK THIS VOTE SERIOUSLY AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED ALL SIDES BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.

IT WENT ON TO SAY, "IF LARGE- SCALE DEPORTATIONS OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE NOT COMMITTED CRIMES HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITIES, I WILL FIGHT BACK, WITH EVERY TOOL I HAVE."

>>> THE ARMS SERVICES YMCA OPENED A NEW FOOD PANTRY AT CAMP PENDLETON WITH ABOUT 1 IN 4 MILITARY FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS THIS NEW PANTRY IS NEEDED.

>> WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, AND THE DEDICATION TO BUILDING A STRONGER, HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: MARINES, DONORS, AND VOLUNTEERS ARE AT THE CAMP PENDLETON VOLUNTEER SERVICES YMCA FOR THE FOOD PANTRY GRAND OPENING.

THE YMCA SAYS LAST YEAR, THEY SERVED ALMOST 3000 MILITARY FAMILIES AND SO FAR IN 2025, DEMAND IS UP 65%.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE MILITARY IS A MICROCOSM OF THE REGULAR POPULATION, SO THINGS LIKE INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING GO UP, MILITARY FAMILIES ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FEELING THE PINCH FROM THAT.

>> Reporter: A CEO OF THE MILITARY FAMILY ADVISORY NETWORK, A NONPROFIT THAT RESEARCHES QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES.

SHE SAYS 1 IN 4 MILITARY FAMILIES EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY'S.

IT IS CONNECTED MOSTLY TO FOUR FACTORS.

>> ONE, A GROWING FAMILY.

TWO, AN UNEXPECTED HIT TO THE BUDGET.

THREE, A RECENT MOVE.

AND FOUR, CHALLENGES WITH MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT.

>> Reporter: CAMP PENDLETON IS DESIGNED TO BE A JUDGMENT FREE ZONE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS.

THERE IS NO RANK OR INCOME RESTRICTIONS.

CORPORAL JACLYN HERNANDEZ IS A SINGLE MOTHER OF FOUR KIDS UNDER AGE 3.

SHE SAYS MARINES SOMETIMES DON'T WANT TO ASK FOR HELP.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST ASHAMED TO EVER ASK FOR HELP WHEN THEY NEED IT OR WHEN THEY ARE ACTUALLY STRUGGLING, OR IF THEIR FAMILIES, I DON'T KNOW, THEY DON'T HAVE A SPOUSE WITH THEM OR WHATEVER IT IS.

>> Reporter: CONGRESS HAS TRIED OVER THE YEARS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES WITH MORE PAY AND FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE.

THE MOST RECENT BUDGET INCLUDED A 10% PAY BUMP, INCLUDING HERNANDEZ.

>> IT DEFINITELY HELPED ME OUT, BUT LIKE I SAID, OF THE FINANCIAL STRUGGLES, THEY ARE STILL THERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A BIG FAMILY, AND GOD BLESSED ME WITH FOUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

THEY ARE MY BLESSING, BUT IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A HARDSHIP ON ME.

>> Reporter: THE PANTRY OFFERS A MIXED OF DRY GOODS, VEGETABLES, AND HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS.

RESIDENTS SAY IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR FOOD BANKS TO SET UP PANTRIES ON OR NEAR MILITARY BASES.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IT IS GETTING EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO ASK FOR SUPPORT AND THAT IS A GOOD THING.

>> Reporter: THE ARMED FORCES YMCA SAYS THAT THEY ACCEPT DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT CAMPPENDETONYMCA.ORG.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KIDS ARE LEARNING ABOUT FOOD AND CULTURE AROUND THE WORLD, THROUGH BEANS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER KATIE IN ESTES TAKES US TO THE COOL BEANS CLUB.

>> Reporter: THUMBS UP IF YOU SEE A RAINBOW.

CLASS IS IN SESSION FOR THE COOL BEANS CLUB AT OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

EACH MONTH FEATURES A DIFFERENT BEING FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

TODAY, IT IS SOYBEANS.

>> I AM CRAZY ABOUT BEANS.

THEY ARE ECONOMICAL, THEY ARE VERSATILE.

MULTICULTURAL.

AND THEY HAVE A LONG SHELF LIFE.

PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR.

IT IS THE MOST HIGH-VALUE PROTEIN FOOD.

>> Reporter: BARBARA GATES CAME UP WITH THE IDEA ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO, WHEN HER KIDS WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SHE SAW A NEED FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION THAT EMPHASIZED PLANTS, NOT JUST DAIRY AND MEAT.

>> BEINGS HAVE THIS SPECIAL NUTRIENTS, THAT STARTS WITH A CAPITAL F. >> FIBER?

>> THAT'S RIGHT!

GOOD JOB!

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEANS, KIDS AND CAREGIVERS LEARN ABOUT CULTURES THAT COOK WITH THEM.

MONTHLY LESSONS ALIGNED WITH HOLIDAYS.

THIS MONTH, IT IS THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

>> AS WITH MOST HOLIDAYS, GATHERING TOGETHER TO ENJOY DELICIOUS MEALS IS A BIG PART OF THE CELEBRATION, TOO.

YEAH, SO, THE COOKING POT YOU SEE IN THE CENTER OF THIS PHOTO, IS CALLED A WOK, AND A WOK IS SHAPED LIKE A BIG HOLE, AND IT COOKS FOOD REALLY FAST, OVER REALLY HIGH HEAT.

>> Reporter: GATES SAYS GETTING KIDS INVOLVED IN THE COOKING PROCESS CAN HELP ENCOURAGE THEM TO TRY TO EAT FOODS.

RAYMOND LYONS WAS THERE WITH HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, ALL OF.

HE SAYS THEY ARE ALSO LEARNING TO RESPECT OTHER CULTURES AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> IT TEACHES THEM GOOD NUTRIENTS, AND ALSO TEACHES THEM, OKAY, WE HAVE A BIG, BROAD WORLD.

>> Reporter: ALL OF WAS HERE LAST MONTH, TOO, LEARNING ABOUT NAVY BEANS.

TODAY'S DISH IS LEMON WRAPS FEATURING TOFU, SNAP PEAS, ORANGES, AND TERIYAKI SAUCE.

>> I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO BE DELICIOUS.

>> Reporter: LISA FOR NO HAYES IS THE SENIOR LIBRARIAN FOR YOUTH SERVICES.

SHE SAW KIDS' CURRICULUM AS A PERFECT FIT LEADING UP TO THE SUMMERTIME WHEN THEY PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATION TO GIVE OUT BOXES OF FOOD.

>> I WOULD HAVE FAMILIES TELL ME, OKONGWU I LOVED THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS OR WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

AND YEAH, WE DON'T ALL KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THESE THINGS.

SO, I WANTED TO FIND A PROGRAM THAT USES BASIC PANTRY ITEMS, AND BASIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.

IF THEY DON'T, THEY LEARN IT IN THE CLASS.

>> Reporter: NEXT MONTH'S CLASSES ABOUT LENTILS AND THE HINDU FESTIVAL.

TEACHERS WHO WANT TO BRING LESSONS TO THEIR CLASSROOMS CAN ACCESS THE COOL BEANS CURRICULUM ONLINE.

HEALTHY KIDS, HAPPY PLANET ALSO OFFERS GRANTS TO COVER FOOD COSTS FOR COOKING ACTIVITIES.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME OF THE SAME LOS ANGELES AREA RESIDENTS RECOVERING FROM WILDFIRES ARE NOT DEALING WITH MUDSLIDES.

AMY KILEY HAS A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE.

>> WE HAVE FIRES ALL THE TIME, WE HAVE MUDSLIDES, BUT NOTHING AS APOCALYPTIC AS THIS.

>> Reporter: AFTER MUDSLIDES AND FLOODS LAST NIGHT, COMES THE CLEANUP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> WE ARE FINALLY STARTING TO SEE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER, MOVING ON.

>> Reporter: METEOROLOGISTS SAY BEAR AND BURN SCARS LEFT OVER FROM RECENT WILDFIRES WERE NO MATCH FOR THE TORRENTIAL RAIN.

>> FIRE CAME RIGHT DOWN HERE, ABOUT 25 FEET AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY MUDSLIDES CLOSED PART OF THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY YESTERDAY.

THE FAMOUS DUKES RESTAURANT IS AMONG THE SPOTS AFFECTED AND HERE IS A LOOK AT AN EARLIER DAYTIME MUDSLIDE ON THE SAME ROAD.

OFFICIALS ALSO SAY A DEBRIS FLOW INTO HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUMPED ABOUT EIGHT INCHES OF MUD ON MULHOLLAND DRIVE AND MALIBU POLICE SAY IT PUSHED THIS CAR INTO THE OCEAN.

AS FOR HOMEOWNERS -- >> ANYTHING COMES DOWN THE HILL THAT MAKES IT OVER INTO OUR AREA, THEN THAT IS MY HISTORY.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY MULTIPLE COUNTIES WERE UNDER EVACUATION WARNINGS AND ORDERS, SANDBAGS AND BARRIERS REMAINING BEHIND IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT HOMES.

>> THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BURN SCAR ABOVE US, WAY MORE THAN WE HAVE HAD IN ANY PREVIOUS FIRE.

IT HAS NOWHERE TO GO THAN TO COME DOWN.

>> Reporter: I AM AMY KILEY REPORTING.

>>> IS TAKING A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS WE HAVE SEEN, JUST IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS, A LOT OF THESE MEASURED RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OF FOUR, FIVE INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS OUR AREA.

OBVIOUSLY, THE UPSLOPE AREA IS THE MOUNTAINS PICKING UP THE MOST IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL.

BUT, IT HAS TRULY BEEN BENEFICIAL AND IMPRESSIVE ACROSS THE REGION.

BLEEDING SOME CHALLENGES, OBVIOUSLY.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE UPCOMING HOURS, THOSE SHALL WAS COMING TO AN END, THE WINDS WILL ALSO BEGIN WHERE THEY STILL REMAIN ACROSS THOSE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

AND THEN, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A WARMING TREND FOR THE WEEKEND AS ONSHORE FLOW KICKS IN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AND THAT WILL BRING SOME CHANGES FOR US, TOO.

AS WE LOOK AT TONIGHT, 49, THE LOW FOR THE CITY AS YOU HEAD TOWARD OCEANSIDE, 46 DEGREES.

THOSE WINDS EVENTUALLY DYING DOWN INTO TOMORROW, AS THIS STORM SYSTEM PUSHES FARTHER AND FARTHER TO THE EAST, WHICH LEAVES US WITH A DRIER, QUIETER SATURDAY AHEAD.

A LOOK ACROSS THE AREA, PUTS OUR NUMBERS AT 65 IN THE CITY, AND YOU CAN SEE OCEANSIDE BACK INTO THE MID-60s, SO MOST OF US ENJOYING A PRETTY PEACEFUL SATURDAY, AND GETTING INTO THE REST OF THE WEEKEND HERE, THE NUMBERS GO UP FROM THERE.

TOWARD THE COAST, IN THE UPPER 60s ON SUNDAY, CLOUDS INCREASING, ONSHORE FLOW KICKS IN ON MONDAY AND THAT WILL S IN THE MID-60s WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS COMING IN THAT FORECAST.

IN FACT, EVERYONE WILL KNOW TO THOSE CLOUDS INCLUDING OUR INLAND LOCATIONS IN THE UPPER 60s FOR HIGHS.

SUNDAY, MILD AS WE HIT THE MID- 70s.

A VERY PEACEFUL SET UP HERE FOR THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE RAIN WE HAVE HAD.

IT IS ALSO TRUE IN THE MOUNTAINOUS LOCATIONS WHERE WE CLIMB FROM THE 40s TO THE 50s BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WE WILL HOLD ONTO THAT AS THOSE ONSHORE FLOWS CONTINUE INTO MONDAY, WITH SOME OF THOSE WINDS INCREASING FOR THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

DESERT COMMUNITIES HOLDING ONTO THE UPPER 70s ON MONDAY WITH SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE STILL COMING THROUGH.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM MELISSA.

>>> KPBS FEELING THE LOVE THIS VALENTINE'S DAY, WE ASKED YOU TO SHARE YOUR SAN DIEGO LOVE STORIES, WHETHER IT IS ABOUT A PARTNER, A FRIEND, OR EVEN A FAVORITE PLACE.

YOU CAN READ THE RESULTS ON OUR WEBSITE, JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG/LOVESTORIES.

>>> BLACK COMEX DAY, HEROES RISE TO THE CULTURAL CENTER THIS WEEKEND.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO SPEAKS WITH KEITH JONES ABOUT RUNNING THE EVENT WHILE PURSUING HIS OWN CAREER AS A COMICS CREATOR.

>> Reporter: NATHAN JONES CREATES COMICS.

>> I HAVE BEEN DRAWING EVER SINCE I WAS A YOUNG CHILD.

>> Reporter: 'S LATEST CREATION IS GRIPPED.

>> IT IS A CHARACTER WHO USED TO WORK FOR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, IN THE VEIN OF CAPTAIN AMERICA.

AND HIS CODE NAME WAS "INTEGRITY."

THEY CALL HIM GRIT FOR SHORT.

HE IS A FORMER GOVERNMENT OPERATIVE THAT WANTS TO ENSURE THAT OLD GLORY STILL FLIES AND THERE IS MEANING BEHIND IT, AND IT STANDS FOR SOMETHING.

AND THIS IS ALSO KIND OF A CALL BACK TO WHAT JACK KIRBY AND STANLEY DID WITH CAPTAIN AMERICA.

THE REASON THEY CREATED CAPTAIN AMERICA WAS A RESPONSE TO THE RISE OF HITLER.

I'M JUST KIND OF WRITING THAT SAME VEIN.

BRINGING MY PATRIOTISM THROUGH MY ART.

>> Reporter: AND THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO DEBUT A NEW BLACK SUPERHERO THEN AT COMICS DAY.

HEROES RISE SEVEN, IT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE CULTURAL CENTER THAT'S SHOWCASES BLACK CREATIVE'S IN POP CULTURE.

JONES FOUNDED THE EVENT IN 2018 AND IS THE CHIEF ORGANIZER.

>> IT IS MAINLY FOCUSED ON COMIC BOOKS AND THE BLACK CREATORS BEHIND IT.

I TRY TO GATHER AS MANY PROFESSIONALS FROM THE INDUSTRY AND ALSO FROM THE NDC.

>> Reporter: BUT WHILE THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO DEBUT AMERICAN GRIT, IT ALSO MEANS ANOTHER DEADLINE FOR JONES TO ME.

>> I AM A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST AND UNUSED TO MEETING DEADLINES, IT IS JUST THAT THIS TIME I PUT IT ON MYSELF, EXTRA.

IT IS A CHALLENGE, BUT I WILL RISE TO THE TEST.

>> Reporter: RISING TO THE TASK DEFINES JONES.

IT ALSO INSPIRES OTHERS, LIKE MIKELL DEDMAN, WHO HAS BEEN PRINTING THE BLACK COMICS DAY SHIRTS FOR YEARS.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT IS JUST THREE DAYS, BUT LITERALLY IT STARTS IN THE SUMMERTIME.

IT IS CRAZY.

SO, JUST TO BE A PART OF THAT, IT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT WILL TAKE DEDICATION.

>> Reporter: FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE WORK OF COMIC BOOK ARTISTS MIGHT LOOK EASY AND FUN.

>> WHAT THEY DON'T SEE OF THE ARTISTS, IS THE NIGHT THEY ARE CRYING, WITH HER HEAD IN THEIR HANDS, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PULL IT OFF OR IF THEY WILL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND IT OR PRINT IT.

>> Reporter: THOSE CHALLENGES WILL BE ADDRESSED THIS WEEKEND.

ON SATURDAY, THERE IS A PANEL CALLED "EMPOWERED: THE BUSINESS OF INDIE COMICS."

>> IT IS ABOUT THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF MAKING A COMIC BOOK, FROM THE CONCEPT, TO THE PUBLISHING, TO HOW TO GET IT IN STORES, SO ON, SO FORTH.

>> Reporter: JONES WILL MODERATE THE SUNDAY PANEL.

>> WE WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE HATERS OUT THERE THAT WANT TO KNOCK YOU DOWN WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING.

THAT PANEL IS CALLED "TELL THEM TO KICK ROCKS."

THAT WILL BE A PANEL OF TESTIMONIES ABOUT HOW WE CONQUERED OUR DEMONS.

>> Reporter: ADMISSION IS FREE, SO YOU CAN SPEND YOUR MONEY SUPPORTING BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY.

YOU CAN EVEN BUY A COPY OF "AMERICAN GRIT" HOT OFF THE PRESS.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ART FROM THE COVER.

IT IS A SHOT OF OUR CHARACTER IN A HEROIC POSE.

WANTED TO GET A NICE, CLEAR VIEW OF THIS AFRO PICK.

HE HAS A NORMAL AFRO PICK THAT TURNS INTO THIS GIANT, BATTLE AFRO PICK THAT HE DERIVES HIS POWER FROM.

>> Reporter: WHILE BLACK COMICS DAY HIGHLIGHTS BLACK CULTURE, THE EVENT WELCOMES EVERYONE.

>> I HOPE PEOPLE OUT THERE DON'T FORGET WHAT DOES MAKE THIS COUNTRY GREAT.

WE ARE ACCEPTING OF DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND ETHNICITIES, AND GENDERS, AND WHATNOT.

I JUST HOPE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THAT SPIRIT OF WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS ACTUALLY ABOUT, AND HOPEFULLY GET PAST THIS CURRENT DIVISION THAT WE FIND OURSELVES MIRED IN.

>> Reporter: BLOCKS COMICS DAY HEROES RISE SEVEN TAKES PLACE THIS SUNDAY AT THE CULTURAL CENTER, BRINGING POSITIVE ENERGY TO THE COMMUNITY.

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