>>> 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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AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU!

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA TODAY BACKED OFF ON SOME OF THE PARKING FEES IN BALBOA PARK.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THE STORY FOLLOWS WEEKS OF PUBLIC BACKLASH.

AS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SHOWS US, THE PARKING FEES REMAIN UNPOPULAR AT THE CITY'S MARQUEE LANDMARK.

>> Reporter: ON A WARM, SUNNY, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, IN FRONT OF THE SAN DIEGO AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM -- >> I WOULD NEVER SEE IT THIS EMPTY.

IT'S A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PAID PARKING.

>> Reporter: THE PAID PARKING WENT INTO EFFECT AT BALBOA PARK LAST MONTH.

RESIDENTS, MUSEUMS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AT THE PARK HAVE BEEN VOCAL IN OPPOSING IT, WHICH IS WHY SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA TODAY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF FREE LOTS FOR RESIDENTS.

IN A STATEMENT, HE SAYS, "THIS CHANGE WILL REDUCE REVENUE AND I HAVE RECEIVED COMMITMENT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT AS WELL AS OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS TO IDENTIFY OTHER SERVICE-LEVEL REDUCTIONS IN ORDER TO KEEP THE BUDGET BALANCED."

SEVEN OF THE PARK'S 12 LOTS WILL BE FREE TO RESIDENTS.

NONRESIDENTS WILL STILL HAVE TO PAY THE FEE.

SAN DIEGO A AND AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM AND CEO JAMES KENDRICK SAYS, THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> THERE SHOULD BE FREE PARKING EVERYWHERE AT BALBOA PARK, AS THERE ALWAYS HAS BEEN IN THE ENTIRE 150 PLUS YEAR HISTORY OF THE PARK.

THIS IS ABOUT ACCESS AND IT IS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BALBOA PARK TOWER COMMUNITY, TO THE COUNTRY, AND TO THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: SPRING VALLEY RESIDENT, ANTONIO DECOSTA, HOWEVER, THINKS IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S BUDGET DEFICIT.

>> I THINK THERE IS A WAY TO MAYBE, PERHAPS, DO IT SO THAT THEY HAVE TOURISM AND NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, FOR RESIDENTS AND WHATNOT.

>> Reporter: HE PAID $10 TO ACCOMPANY HIS SON ON THE CLASS FIELD TRIP TODAY.

SAN DIEGO RESIDENT CHRIS RHETT BLAMES THE LOW PARK ATTENDANCE TODAY ON THE PARK FEES AND HE ALSO SAYS MAKING FREE PARKING AVAILABLE WOULD BE THE RIGHT MOVE.

>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY OPEN PARKING SPACES BEFORE.

OBVIOUSLY, FEWER PEOPLE ARE COMING TO BALBOA PARK BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXPENSE TO IT THAT THEY ARE NOT USED TO.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOE LAVA HAD PLANNED TO PUT UP A PROPOSAL TO SUSPEND PAID PARKING FOR RESIDENTS ON MONDAYS COUNCIL AGENDA, BUT BECAUSE OF TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, HE WON'T.

>> WHILE THERE IS NO AGENDA ITEM, I WOULD STILL LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IN NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO MORE FREE PARKING FOR RESIDENTS, THE PAID PARKING PERIOD WILL ALSO END EARLIER, IT WILL NOW END AT 6:00 P.M.

INSTEAD OF 8:00.

THE CHANGES WILL GO INTO EFFECT MARCH 2nd.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW LITTLE SPECKLES AND SHOWERS OUT THERE ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY.

MOST OF THAT IS BEHIND US.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A SOMEWHAT COOL NIGHT, BUT BIG VARIETY, HERE.

A LOT OF VARIANCE FROM MOUNT LAGUNA, THE COLD SIDE, 35, SAN DIEGO, 55 FOR YOUR OVERNIGHT LOW.

AND THERE ARE BIG WAVES OUT THERE, HIGH SURF ADVISORY, SURFERS ARE LOVING THIS, BUT THERE ARE SOME DANGERS TIED TO THIS.

BIG WAVES CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

WE WILL LOOK AT A WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE, COMING UP.

>>> ACCESS DENIED.

SAN DIEGO REPRESENTATIVE JUAN VARGAS SAYS HE WAS DENIED ENTRY INTO THE OTAY MESA IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER TODAY, AS KPBS REPORTER, ANDREW DYER TELLS US, HE TELLS US HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS INSIDE.

>> Reporter: VARGAS' VISIT COMES A DAY AFTER L.A.

TACO REPORTED A DETAINEE WRAPPED AROUND LOTION BOTTLES ACROSS TWO FENCES TO ACTIVISTS OUTSIDE.

THE NOTES SAY THEY HAVEN'T HAD ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD OR FRUIT SINCE ARRIVING IN APRIL.

PRIOR TO THIS, VARGAS SAYS HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ALLOWED INTO THE FACILITY.

>> I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE THERE.

SOMETHING HAS CHANGED.

BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY OTHER TIME I HAVE BEEN HERE, THEY HAVE ALLOWED ME IN AND THEY HAVE ALLOWED ME TO GO EACH AND EVERY PLACE I HAVE ASKED TO GO.

SO, AGAIN, I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED, I THINK IT'S A VIOLATION OF THE LAW AND WE WILL SEE THEM IN COURT.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDUCT UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS AS PART OF THEIR OVERSIGHT RULES.

THIS WEEK, A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED FOR THE SECOND TIME THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN'T ENFORCE A SEVEN DAY NOTICE POLICY FOR THESE INSPECTIONS.

CONGRESS IS CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, OR I.C.E.

VARGAS IS CRITICAL OF DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP'S CURRENT FUNDING PROPOSAL.

>> THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE.

NO, THOSE THINGS ARE NOT RIGHT.

WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, IS AN INVADING ARMY.

AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, HIS DAY, AGAIN, TRAMPLED ON THE CONSTITUTION, THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE.

NOW, THEY HAVE EVEN MURDERED PEOPLE.

SO, WE CAN JUST SAY, "OKAY, EVERYTHING'S FINE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU LESS MONEY."

NO, NO.

THAT AGENCY SHOULD BE DISMANTLED, COMPLETELY.

>> Reporter: BACK AT THE DETENTION CENTER, VARGAS SAYS HIS ISSUE OF ACCESS TO THIS FACILITY MAY JUST END UP IN COURT, AGAIN.

IN OTAY MESA, ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FLU AND RSV CASES ARE ON THE RISE.

COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ENLISTING THE HELP OF A POWERFUL, NEW TOOL TO KEEP TRACK OF THE TRENDS.

ACCORDING TO THE LATEST NUMBERS, WEEKLY FLU CASES ARE CLOSING IN ON 2000, WHILE RSV BROKE 200 IN JANUARY.

LAST MONTH, THE COUNTY OPENED A BRAND-NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART TESTING LAB.

PREVIOUSLY, THE COUNTY SENT SAMPLES OUT TO PARTNERS, WHICH THEY SAY SLOWED DOWN THE PROCESS.

NOW, THEY CAN GET RESULTS IN JUST WEEKS.

>> PUBLIC ACTION NEEDS TO HAPPEN, WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT FASTER, WHICH IS GREAT, BECAUSE THE HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO GET THE RESULTS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY IN A MORE REAL-TIME APPROACH.

>> SOON, THE COUNTY SAYS IT PLANS TO START TESTING FOR HARD DRUGS, AS WELL, TO HELP GUIDE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OPTIONS.

>>> THE GOVERNMENTS JOBS REPORT IS DELAYED UNTIL NEXT WEEK, BUT OTHER NEW DATA SHOWS THAT JOB OPENINGS ARE DOWN AND LAYOFFS ARE UP TO START THE YEAR.

KAREN KAFA EXPLAINS WHAT THAT MEANS FOR JOB HUNTERS.

>> Reporter: THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S MONTHLY JOB REPORT WOULD HAVE RELEASED FRIDAY IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

WE WILL GET THOSE NUMBERS ON WEDNESDAY, BUT DATA FROM OTHER SOURCES THIS WEEK, SHOWING JOBSEEKERS HAVING A ROUGH START TO 2026.

FOR FRUSTRATED JOBSEEKERS, THE PROBLEM MAY NOT BE YOU, IT MAY BE THE LABOR MARKET.

MULTIPLE NEW REPORTS .2 MORE LAYOFFS AND FEWER OPENINGS.

>> THE DATA ACTUALLY ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE HEAR, ANECDOTALLY, AND THAT IS THAT JOBSEEKERS ARE FINDING MORE DIFFICULT, LONGER SEARCH TIMES, ARE A FACT FOR MANY WHO ARE LOOKING FOR WORK.

>> Reporter: A REPORT RELEASED THURSDAY BY THE OUTPLACEMENT FOR CHALLENGER, GRAY, AND CHRISTMAS, SAID JANUARY LAYOFF ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE THE HIGHEST TO START A YEAR SINCE 2009, PUSHED HIGHER BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUTS BY U.P.S.

AND AMAZON.

CHALLENGER ALSO NOTED THE LOWEST JANUARY HIRING NUMBER SINCE THEY STARTED TRACKING IN 2009.

PAYROLL FROM ADP ESTIMATED PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES ADDED JUST 22,000 JOBS IN JANUARY WITH GROWTH DRIVEN ENTIRELY BY THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES INDUSTRY.

MARK HAMRICK, SENIOR ANALYST FOR BANK RATE, SAYS SUCH NARROWLY CONCENTRATED HIRING GROWTH ISN'T THE HALLMARK OF A ROBUST ECONOMY, DESPITE TOPLINE NUMBERS.

>> THE NATIONAL DATA IS IN THE AGGREGATE, MEANING WE ARE SORT OF LUMPING EVERYBODY IN TOGETHER, IN THE SAME PILE OF NUMBERS, AND THE REALITY IS, THAT YOUR RESULTS MAY VARY.

>> Reporter: THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS RELEASED DATA THURSDAY SHOWING THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS AT THE END OF DECEMBER SANK TO THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER 2020, DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THE DATA ADDING UP TO MORE CONFIRMATION THAT THE LOW HIRE, LOW FIRE LABOR MARKET HAS CARRIED INTO 2026.

WHILE THE CHALLENGE OF GRAY AND CHRISTMAS REPORTS SAYS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DISCERN THE IMPACT OF A.I.

ON JANUARY LAYOFFS, THEY DID SAY THAT THE MARKET IS REWARDING COMPANIES THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT A.I.

THAT MAY LEAD TO MORE A.I.

INVESTMENT AT THE EXPENSE OF NEW HIRING.

IN WASHINGTON, I AM KAREN CAIFA.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S CANNABIS TAXES FALLING SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS, TO THE TUNE OF $1.5 MILLION.

THE CITY COUNCIL RAISED THE CANNABIS TAX TO 10% BACK IN MARCH TO BRING IN MORE REVENUE.

THE TAX IS STACKED ON TOP OF SALES TAX AND A 15% STATE EXCISE TAX ON CANNABIS.

THIS MEANS FOR CUSTOMERS, A PRODUCT THAT COSTS $30 ON THE SHELF COULD END UP COSTING MORE THAN $40 AT CHECKOUT IN SAN DIEGO.

WORKERS SAY THAT IS CHANGING WHERE PEOPLE SHOP, OFTEN PUSHING THEM TO THE ILLEGAL MARKET.

>> YOU HAVE TO GET LAB TESTED RESULTS, THERE IS A LOT OF INFO STRUCTURE AND LICENSING FEES THAT MAKES THOSE PRICES GO HIGHER, AND THEN YOU ADD TAX INCREASES, IT JUST PUSHES THEM AWAY TO THE BLACK MARKET, LIKE I SAID.

IT'S HARDER TO KEEP THEM IN THE LEGAL MARKET, WHERE WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT GOES INTO A PHYSICAL PRODUCT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

>> WALMART TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KGTV THAT SINCE THE TAX INCREASE, SALES HAVE DROPPED AT THEIR SAN DIEGO LOCATIONS, WHILE STORES IN CHULA VISTA AND MESA ARE SEEING MORE BUSINESS.

>>> I AM GEOFF BENNETT, TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR," U.S.

HOLDS HIGH-STAKES TALKS WITH IRAN AFTER ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

THAT IS ON "THE NEWS HOUR" AFTER "KPBS EVENING EDITION."

>>> THIS WEEKEND, ALL EYES ARE ON LEVI STADIUM IN SANTA CLARA AS THE SUPER BOWL IS SAID TO TAKE OFF ON SUNDAY.

FOR AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THE GAME ITSELF IS GETTING, THE HALFTIME SHOW MAY HAVE IT BEAT.

PUERTO RICAN MEGASTAR, BAD BUNNY, GOT THIS NOT BACK IN SEPTEMBER, AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WAS MET WITH BOTH EXCITEMENT AND OUTRAGE.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTS.

>> I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PRIORITY.

>> Reporter: A PERFORMANCE THE WHOLE WORLD WILL BE WATCHING.

PUERTO RICAN SUPERSTAR, BAD BUNNY, IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR RECORDING ARTISTS ACROSS THE GLOBE WITH AN ASTOUNDING 19.8 BILLION STREAMS ON SPOTIFY, LAST YEAR ALONE.

STILL, NOT EVERYONE IS A FAN OF HIS SELECTION AS SUPER BOWL HALFTIME REEK'S A PERFORMER.

>> I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HIM, I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE DOING IT, IT IS CRAZY.

>> Reporter: BAD BUNNY HAS BEEN A LIGHTNING ROD FOR CONSERVATIVE CRITICISM AFTER SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, WITH THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE SINGER EVEN GOING AS FAR AS EXCLUDING THE CONTINENTAL U.S.

FROM HIS LAST TOUR, OVER FEARS THAT I.C.E.

COULD POSSIBLY READ THE CONCERT VENUES.

DESPITE THE OUTRAGE FROM SOME ON THE RIGHT, NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL IS STANDING BY THE DECISION.

>> THIS PLATFORM IS USED TO UNITE PEOPLE, AND TO BE ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH THEIR CREATIVITY, WITH THEIR TALENTS, AND TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS MOMENT TO DO THAT.

AND I THINK ARTISTS IN THE PAST HAVE DONE THAT.

I THINK BAD BUNNY UNDERSTANDS IT, AND I THINK WE WILL HAVE A GREAT PERFORMANCE.

>> Reporter: ANALYSTS SAY THE DECISION TO HAND THE MIC OVER TO BAD BUNNY IS AN EASY ONE.

>> COMMERCIALLY, HE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, HE IS A GOOD BUSINESS DECISION, WE KNOW BAD BUNNY BRINGS IN VIEWERS AND LISTENERS AND THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING.

>> Reporter: AND ACCORDING TO BAD BUNNY, AUDIENCES ONLY NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ONE THING.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE FUN, AND IT'S GOING TO -- IT'S GOING TO BE EASY, AND PEOPLE ONLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DANCING.

>> Reporter: I AND MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>>> THE 25th OLYMPIC GAMES ARE JUST BEGINNING, BUT IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH ALPINE SKI FOR LINDSEY VONN, SHE RUPTURED HER LEFT ANKLE JUST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE GAMES BEGAN, BUT SHE SAYS SHE WILL COMPETE IN HER FIFTH GAMES.

MANDY GAITHER TALKS TO A TEAM OF PHYSICIAN ABOUT HOW OLYMPIANS PUSH THROUGH THEIR INJURIES.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY ATHLETES, IT COULD BE A SEASON-ENDING INJURY, BUT THREE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST, LINDSEY VONN, POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK, THAT SHE IS NOT GIVING UP, PREPARING FOR HER FIFTH GAMES, DESPITE RECENTLY RUPTURING HER ACL, AN IMPORTANT KNEE LIGAMENT.

>> WHETHER IT IS RUNNING, JUMPING, OR SKIING, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR MAINTAINING STABILITY OF THE WHOLE LOWER EXTREMITY, PARTICULARLY THE MEAT.

>> Reporter: HE IS ALSO A VOLUNTEER PHYSICIAN FOR TEAM USA.

HE SAYS ATHLETES TEND TO HAVE A HIGHER PAIN TOLERANCE AND TYPICALLY HAVE STRONGER LOWER BODIES, FROM HIPS DOWN TO THE FEET, AND THAT IS A KEY ROLE IN MAINTAINING STABILITY WHEN THERE IS AN ACL TEAR.

HE SAYS, AN ATHLETE WITH THIS INJURY WILL HAVE TO RELY ON STRENGTH AND SKILL.

>> MEANING STRENGTH OF YOUR QUADRICEPS MUSCLES, STRENGTH OF YOUR HAMSTRING MUSCLES, YOUR HIP ABDUCTOR MUSCLES AND HIP ROTATORS, ALL OF THOSE WORK IN CONCERT WITH EACH OTHER TO MAINTAIN STABILITY WHEN THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED.

>> Reporter: MILLER SAYS A BREEZE CAN BE USED TO ADD STABILITY, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE UP FOR NOT HAVING A FUNCTIONAL ACL.

HE SAYS AN INJURED ATHLETE'S MENTAL GAME CAN ALSO BE IMPACTED.

>> SO, THEY CAN AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO BE CONFIDENT, PARTICULARLY WITH HIGH VELOCITY SPORTS OR CUTTING SPORTS.

>> Reporter: BUT, WITH ELITE ATHLETE, LIKE VONN, MILLER SAYS SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED OVER YEARS OF TRAINING, AND THEY HAVE STRENGTH STABILITY AND ENDURANCE, TO SOME EXTENT, TO COMPENSATE FOR THE INJURY.

FOR "HEALTH MINUTE," I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> SAN DIEGO PRIDE IS KNOWN FOR ITS PARADE AND FESTIVAL HELD EACH YEAR IN JULY.

KPBS METRO REPORTER, ANDREW BOWEN, SAYS THE ORGANIZATION IS NOW PLANNING ITS FIRST-EVER FASHION SHOW.

>> Reporter: AP SAMUEL FIRST GOT INTO FASHION AFTER HE MOVED INTO SAN DIEGO IN 2017.

HE STARTED MAKING LOOKS FOR HIMSELF WHEN HE WOULD GO OUT TO THE BARS IN HILLCREST.

>> I JUST RENTED OUT, LIKE, A ROOM IN SOMEBODY'S HOUSE, AND I BOUGHT, LIKE, A TOOL AND I LITERALLY HAND SEWED SOME STUPID, LIKE, CABLE IT THING AND THAT IS HOW I STARTED.

>> Reporter: HE IS 1 OF 5 LOCAL DESIGNERS WHO WILL BE SHOWCASING THEIR WORK AT FABRIC OF PRIDE, THE FIRST-EVER FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER FOR SAN DIEGO PRIDE.

MUCH OF HIS WORK HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY COSPLAY.

>> I TEND TO GRAVITATE TOWARD DRAMATIC SILHOUETTES.

I LIKE SOMETHING THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A SHOCK FACTOR.

BUT, I THINK THIS COLLECTION, I AM KIND OF LEANING BACK AND MAKING SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE DELICATE WITH STRONG SILHOUETTES AND A LOT MORE FEMININE FOR SOMETHING I DO.

I WANT TO CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT WE CAN BE FEMININE, BUT WE CAN ALSO BE POWERFUL, AS WELL.

SO, I THINK YOU CAN USE FASHION TO SHOW YOUR STRENGTH AND SHOW THAT YOUR COMMUNITY HAS STRENGTH.

>> POOR PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS USED FASHION AS A WAY TO PUSH BACK, AS A WAY TO DEFY.

>> Reporter: AMBER ST.

JAMES IS SAN DIEGO PRIDE'S PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND PRODUCER OF THE EVENT.

>> WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE A NEW WAY FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH US IN A PHILANTHROPIC WAY, AND RECOGNIZE THAT THE FASHION WORLD WAS AN UNTAPPED MARKET THAT WE, PERSONALLY, HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AND WE WERE LIKE, WE, LIKE SO MANY FASHIONABLE QUEER PEOPLE, I AM SURE SOME OF US KNOW A DESIGNER OR A STYLIST, YOU KNOW, THAT ONE FRIEND WHERE YOU ARE LIKE, I WILL ASK THEM TO HELP ME WITH MY CLOSET, RIGHT?

>> Reporter: IT WILL TAKE PLACE MARCH 28 OF THE GRAND HOTEL, PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARD SAN DIEGO PRIDE'S YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING AND PHILANTHROPY THAT SUPPORTS THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SAN DIEGO MTS EMPLOYEE IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY IN A NEW WAY, THE AGENCY CHOSE LOCAL STAFF MEMBER TO DESIGN THE PRONTO CARD FOR THIS YEAR'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER, ARTY McAFEE, CONNECTED WITH THE ARTIST ABOUT WHAT THIS OPPORTUNITY MEANS TO HIM AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S A MESSAGE.

IT'S A MESSAGE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: EVEN EDWARD STARTED WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM, OR MTS, 20 YEARS AGO.

HE BEGAN AS A SERVICE WORKER, MAINTAINING STATIONS AND VEHICLES.

TODAY, HE IS A STATION MANAGER.

AND NOW, AN ARTIST FOR THE AGENCY.

HE SAYS BEING CHOSEN TO DESIGN A PRONTO CARD DURING THE 50th YEAR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL AFTER WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES FOR SO LONG.

THE MOMENT IS EVEN MORE POWERFUL BECAUSE OF THE PLACE IN HISTORY BEHIND IT.

>> AND HERE, WE ARE, FULL CIRCLE IN FRONT OF MY DESK, ART AT 62nd, THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD I GREW UP, IT'S A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ME.

>> Reporter: EDDIE EDWARDS, A PROMINENT ARTIST AND CULTURAL PIONEER IN CANTO.

EDDIE CAME TO SAN DIEGO FROM LOUISIANA IN THE 1950s TO EXPAND HIS ART CAREER.

NEARLY 20 YEARS LATER, HE OPENED IN CANTO'S FIRST BLACK CULTURAL CENTER AND EVEN SAYS HIS FATHER'S MISSION CENTERED ON UPLIFTING THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT WAS ALL ABOUT PORTRAYING A REFLECTION OF YOURSELF, A REFLECTION OF GREATNESS, HE WAS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT, IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SOMETHING, BE INSPIRED, BE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE, WHATEVER YOU ARE GOING TO BE.

BE THE BEST FIREMAN, BE THE BEST POLICE OFFICER, BE THE BEST AT WHATEVER YOU ARE GOING TO DO, JUST STRIVE FOR GREATNESS.

>> Reporter: HIS FATHER'S ART BECAME PART OF HIS FATHER'S REVITALIZATION EFFORTS WHICH BEGAN IN THE '80s AND ASSIGNED 24 PANELS DEPICTING SCENES FROM ENCANTO'S HISTORY AND CULTURE.

THEY APPEAR ON LIGHT POSTS FROM 67th TO 69th STREETS, EACH INCORPORATING A RAINBOW.

HE SAYS THAT SENSE OF CONNECTION WAS IMPORTANT TO HIS FATHER.

>> HE WAS ALL ABOUT INCLUSION, NOT EXCLUSION, BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER.

AND THAT IS WHAT HELPS THIS COMMUNITY GROW AND THRIVE THE WAY IT IS, NOW.

THERE ARE SO MANY UNSUNG HEROES THAT WE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT.

BUT, THE RAINBOW SIGNIFIES THAT VERY TOGETHERNESS OF COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: HE WANTED THAT SAME FEELING TO SHINE THROUGH IN HIS PRONTO CARD DESIGN, A RELOADABLE FAIR PASS USED ON MTS BUSES AND TROLLEYS.

ON THE SMALL, TWO BY THREE INCH CAMPUS, COLORFUL PORTRAITS OF HISTORICAL FIGURES LIKE ROSA PARK'S, JIMI HENDRIX, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., ALONG WITH IBN'S DAD, REPRESENT THE DUALITY OF BLACK HISTORY.

>> I WILL LOOK AT THIS AND I HAVE A SIDE OF IMAGINATION, WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

THESE ARE, LIKE, THE HEROES OF THE PAST.

LIKE, MY DAUGHTER SAID IT BEST, SHE IS LIKE, SHE WAS LIKE, THIS LOOKS LIKE THE AVENGERS, RIGHT HERE.

SO, THESE ARE LIKE THE BLACK AVENGERS AND THIS IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE BLACK AVENGERS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: MTS SELECTED IBN AS PART OF THE COMMEMORATIVE CARD PROGRAM WHICH BEGAN IN 2023.

IN A PRESS RELEASE, MTS BOARD CHAIR MONICA MONTGOMERY SAID, THE PROGRAM HONORS STORIES OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP THE WIDER SAN DIEGO REGION THROUGH A PHYSICAL MEMENTO THEY CAN CARRY WITH THEM.

MTS HAS INCORPORATED PUBLIC ART PROJECTS INTO THE TRANSIT SYSTEM SINCE THE 1980s.

WHEN IBN JOINED THE AGENCY, HE HOPED TO BECOME AN ARTIST, NOT JUST A FACILITATOR.

>> I WAS LIKE, "MAN, I HOPE THEY GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS, BECAUSE LOOKING AT THESE MURALS AND SEEING THESE WONDERFUL ARTISTS DO THEIR THING," IT WAS LIKE, I HAD TO SIT BACK AND JUST WATCH.

AND I AM SO GLAD THAT MANAGEMENT, AND -- GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY, AND ESPECIALLY TO REPRESENT MY FATHER ON SUCH A BIG PLATFORM.

>> Reporter: AS AN MTS EMPLOYEE, IBN SAYS HE SEES HOW PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONNECTS COMMUNITIES.

>> YOU HAVE ACCESS TO HOSPITALS, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, WE HIT ALL OF THE MAJOR UNIVERSITIES IN SAN DIEGO.

THAT IS -- THAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, NOT JUST FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY, FOR ALL COMMUNITIES, TOGETHER.

SO, THAT'S -- THAT'S SOMETHING THAT LEADERSHIP HAS DONE, BRINGING ART BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND HAVING A REFLECTION OF GREATNESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: IBN SAYS WITHOUT THE FOUNDATION IMPLANTED BY ENCANTO, HE WOULDN'T BE WHERE HE IS TODAY.

>> THIS COMMUNITY IS THRIVING WITH NUTRIENTS, AND WEALTH, AND GOOD PEOPLE, AND THE LAND IS FULL OF POSSIBILITIES.

TO GROW AND BUILD ON.

>> Reporter: THE LIMITED EDITION PRONTO IS AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST AT SELECT TRANSIT STOPS.

A LIST OF SDMTS.COM.LOCATIONS IS AT ARTY McAFEE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL, WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS EARLIER TODAY IN SOME PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS OFF TO THE EAST.

THEY ARE GENERALLY FADING.

WE ARE GOING TO BE WARMER AND DRIER THIS WEEKEND AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW, GOING ON A MONTH IN SOME AREAS, HERE.

BUT, PATTERN CHANGES GOING TO BE UNDERWAY, AND CHANGES FOR THE WETTER INTO MID FEBRUARY.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT BIGGER CHANGE LATER NEXT WEEK, IT WILL BE MORE ESTABLISHED AFTER THAT.

TONIGHT, INTERMITTENT CLOUDS, 55 FOR THE COAST AND FOR SAN DIEGO ITSELF AND IT WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER SATURDAY.

HERE IS YOUR RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, DRY AND WARMER OUT THERE ACROSS THE REGION AND BY THE NUMBERS, WE ARE BACK UP TO AROUND 72 IN ESCONDIDO, 75 IN RAMONA.

NOT OFF THE CHARTS WARM, NOT AS WARM AS EARLIER IN THE WEEK, BUT WARMER THAN ON FRIDAY.

80, THOUGH, FOR ABREGO SPRINGS, THAT'S A WARM SPOT, MOUNT LAGUNA WILL BE AROUND 50 AND WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE A LITTLE MORE SHOWER ACTIVITY ON SUNDAY, WAY TO OUR NORTH, STILL WAY NORTH OF THE BAY AREA AND SAN FRANCISCO, NORTH OF I-80 AND A COUPLE OF SHOWERS WILL BREAK OUT SOUTHEAST OF TUCSON.

BUT, FOR US, WE ARE STILL KIND OF DRY, WE WILL BE DRY WITH WARM WEATHER FOR SUNDAY, AND UNTIL 6:00 A.M.

SUNDAY MORNING, THERE WILL BE THESE CONTINUAL BIG WAVES OUT THERE, HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTLINES, HERE.

SO, JUST BEWARE OF THAT.

SURFERS LOVE THIS STUFF, BUT THERE ARE SOME DANGERS TIED TO THAT.

THE DRY STRETCH WILL END INTO MID FEBRUARY, WITH THE RETURN OF SOME RAIN, A BIG DIP IN THE JET STREAM WILL RETURN OFF OF THE WEST COAST OF THE U.S., HERE, AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAD BEEN IN CONTROL, SO THE RIGIDNESS GIVES AWAY TO A HIGH TROUGH, THAT WILL BRING MOISTURE BACK INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE CAN USE THAT HERE AS WE GET INTO THE FINAL HALF, FINAL THIRD, OR SO, OF THE WET SEASON, COMING UP.

SO, FOR THE COAST, HERE, YOU CAN SEE WE ARE NOT QUITE COMMITTED TO RAIN, YET, BUT THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WE ARE GETTING CLOSER.

THERE WILL BE PATCHY FOG FRIDAY MORNING, BY THE WAY, AND TEMPERATURES BACK UP TO THE MID- 70s BY SUNDAY, AND THEN MORE CLOUDS TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND INTO THE NEW WEEK.

THESE INLAND AREAS HERE, YOU WILL SEE A WARM-UP INTO SUNDAY, AND THEN A COOLDOWN WITH CLOUDS RETURNING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WITH THAT ONSHORE FLOW RETURNING.

THAT IS KIND OF THE FIRST STEP INTO SOMETHING LIKE A PATTERN CHANGE, AND IN THE MOUNTAINS HERE, WE ARE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH RISE TO THE LOW 50s AND COOL DOWN TO THE 40s, CLOUDS, LOW CLOUDS AND EVEN SOME SPRINKLES AROUND.

SO, IN THE DESERT, THE AREA IS MORE RESISTANT TO RAINFALL.

WE WERE UP IN THE LOW 80s FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, 83 ON MONDAY, MAY BE THE WARMEST.

WE WILL LOSE 10 DEGREES COMING INTO TUESDAY AND YOU WILL NOTICE MORE CLOUD COVER, THERE, AS WELL.

SO, THE PATTERN CHANGES ALMOST, ALMOST HERE.

I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE, BETH ACCOMANDO, HAS TWO SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU, "SCARLET," BUILT ON REVENGE AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE.

>> Reporter: I LOVE THAT JAPANESE ANIME HAS DRAWN FROM "FRANKENSTEIN," "THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO", AND SHAKESPEARE.

>> TELL ME WHAT OUR LOVE CAN NEVER BE.

>> Reporter: TURNING THESE WESTERN LITERARY WORKS INTO SOMETHING UNIQUELY JAPANESE.

THE LATEST ANIME TO EXPLORE SHAKESPEARE'S INFLUENCE IS "SCARLET," A FANTASTIC REIMAGINING OF "HAMLET".

"HAMLET" INSPIRED THE AMERICAN ANIMATED FILM, "THE LION KING," AS WELL AS THE CANADIAN COMEDY, "STRANGE BREW".

IN "SCARLET," A PRINCESS WITNESSES HER FATHER'S EXECUTION AND VOWS REVENGE ON HER TREACHEROUS UNCLE.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: WHEN SHE FAILS AND IS POISONED, SHE IS TRANSPORTED TO THE OTHER LANDS, A PURGATORY, LIKE AFTERLIFE.

BUT, THE TWIST TO THE "HAMLET" PLOT IS THAT THE DIRECTORSHIPS THE PROTAGONIST A JOURNEY FROM RAGE AND REVENGE, TOWARD FINDING MEANING AND NEW PURPOSE.

AT A TIME WHEN SO MUCH IN OUR WORLD SEEMS MOTIVATED BY HATE, "SCARLET" IS CHALLENGED TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA, AND CONSIDER KIND AND FORGIVENESS AS AN ALTERNATIVE.

THIS IS STUNNINGLY ANIMATED AND AUDACIOUSLY INSPIRED RETELLING OF "HAMLET" DEMANDS THE BIG SCREEN, WHERE IT'S EPIC SCALE CAN BE FULLY APPRECIATED.

ON FEBRUARY 9th, SILENT MOVIE MONDAYS CONTINUE AT THE BALBOA THEATER WITH A 1927 CLASSIC, "WINGS."

DIRECTOR WILLIAM WELLMAN BOLDLY PUSHED THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE NEW MEDIUM TO NEW HEIGHTS, WITH A STORY ABOUT A ROMANTIC TRIANGLE ON THE GROUND AND WORLD WAR I FIGHTER PILOTS IN THE AIR.

THE FILM STARS CLARA BOW, WHO WINS THE ATTENTION OF TWO MEN.

ORGANIST, RUSH PECK, WILL BRING THE LIVE SCORE TO BRING THE INTENSE DOGFIGHTS TO VIVID LIFE.

THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY A SILENT FILM, BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE SILENT.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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