♪ >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> RIGHT NOW, VETERANS AND ADVOCATES ARE TAKING A STAND AGAINST CUTS TO GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SERVICES AND BENEFITS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN IS LIVE IN BALBOA PARK WHERE A RALLY IS UNDER WAY.

>> Reporter: WE WERE ORIGINALLY -- THE RALLY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUTSIDE THE SAN DIEGO VETERANS MUSEUM, BUT MOTHER NATURE HAD OTHER PLANS.

I CAN TELL YOU, UP TO THE SECOND WEATHER REPORT, IT'S WINDY, RAINY, AND COLD OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW.

SO WE ARE INSIDE THE WORLD BEAT CENTER WHERE ABOUT 100 NOW, THE CROWD HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY GROWING.

100 VETERANS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE HERE FOR THIS RALLY TO HEAR FROM VARIOUS SPEAKERS.

WE'RE JOINED NOW BY IAN MOONEY, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF VETERANS FOR PNC, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

TELL ME ABOUT THE MAIN MESSAGE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO RECEIVE COMING OUT OF THIS.

>> THE MAIN MESSAGE IS SIMPLE.

VA HEALTH CARE IS SOCIALIZED MEDICINE.

SOCIALIZED MEDICINE IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE.

WE SHOULDN'T CUT THE VA, WE SHOULD EXPAND THE VA. >> Reporter: WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT SPECIFICALLY YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH?

>> IT'S HARD TO PINPOINT ONE THING.

THE RENDITIONING OF MAHMOUD KHALIL HAS BEEN ON ALL OF OUR MAINEDS AND WE ADVOCATE STRONGLY FOR HIS FREEDOM.

OBVIOUSLY CUTTING VETERAN SERVICES LIKE THE VA HEALTH CARE, THAT REDUCES OUR ABILITY TO SEEK CARE AND OUR ABILITY TO FIND HELP, LIKE THROUGH THE VETERANS CRISIS LINE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T LIKE.

>> Reporter: AND I HEARD A SPEAKER EARLIER SAY THAT THE VA WAS ALREADY, IN THEIR ESTIMATION, UNDERSTAFFED AND THAT THIS HAS JUST MADE IT WORSE?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR PRIVATIZATION IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR A LONG TIME.

THE VA IS NOT IMMUNE TO THAT.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE DON'T LIKE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT EFFICIENT, DOES NOT HELP PEOPLE.

IT'S NOT PEOPLE-ORIENTED.

>> Reporter: VERY QUICKLY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF YOU DON'T GET ANY OF YOUR DEMANDS ANSWERED HERE?

>> I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO KNOCK ON TRUMP'S FRONT DOOR AND SAY, HEY, MAN, YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO US.

VETERANS ARE VERY ORGANIZED PEOPLE.

WE PUT THIS TOGETHER IN ABOUT A WEEK.

AND IF OUR DEMANDS ARE NOT YET, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DEMAND THEM IN MORE EXTRAVAGANT WAYS.

>> Reporter: IAN MOONEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.

IT'S SCHEDULED TO GO TO ABOUT 6:00 TONIGHT WITH THE VETERANS FOR PEACE.

LIVE AT THE WORLD BEAT CENTER IN BALBOA PARK, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF FROM ACROSS THE STATE ARE ALSO PROTESTING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES TODAY.

HUNDREDS GATHERED AT THE FEDERAL PLAZA DOWNTOWN.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO CUT NEARLY HALF THE U.S. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S WORKFORCE.

EDUCATION SECRETARY LINDA McMAHON SAYS IT'S MEANT TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT PROTESTERS SAY CUTS WILL HURT STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

>> LAYING OFF IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WE CAN'T PROVIDE THE SERVICES.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES OR SEND OUT THE CHECKS FOR THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THESE STATES TO GET THE FUNDS THAT THEY NEED.

OR CHECK ON CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT MAY BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THEIR ONLINE WEBSITE, IF THAT EVEN IS STILL THERE.

>> DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN 20 STATES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA, FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT JOB CUTS.

>>> THE POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD VOTED TO ELIMINATE DOZENS OF STAFF POSITIONS LAST NIGHT.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER KATIE INASTA SAYS BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AGREED THE NEED FOR MORE STUDENT REPORT REMAINS, AS ONE-TIME STATE AND FEDERAL MONEY RUNS OUT.

>> Reporter: COUNSELORS, SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF, THOSE WHO WORK WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

>> WE HELP NEW IMMIGRANTS ADJUST TO A NEW SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND A NEW LANGUAGE.

WE GIVE THEM THE LANGUAGE AND CONFIDENCE TO TALK TO TEACHERS AND PEERS.

>> Reporter: IT ALSO INCLUDES STUDENT SERVICES ASSISTANCE.

THEY SHARED STORIES OF HELPING STUDENTS RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND COPE WITH THEIR EMOTIONS.

>> IN ALL MY YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID, I SEE STUDENTS NEEDING EVEN MORE SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: BOARD VICE PRESIDENT RATCLIFFE SAY STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS ALLOWED THE DISTRICT TO ADD AND KEEP THOSE POSITIONS.

>> THE PROBLEM IS ONCE WE HAD THOSE EXTRA PEOPLE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, IT WAS CLEAR WE NEEDED THEM ALL ALONG, EVEN BEFORE COVID HAPPENED.

AND JUST BECAUSE THE MONEY IS GONE NOW OR NEARLY GONE DOESN'T MEAN OUR STUDENTS DON'T STILL NEED THOSE EXTRA SUPPORTS.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT IS FACING A $10 MILLION DEFICIT.

ALONG WITH THE LOSS OF COVID FUNDING, ENROLLMENT AND BIRTH RATES ARE DECLINING.

O'CONNOR RATCLIFFE SAYS PARENTS CAN HELP BY BOOSTING THE DISTRICT'S ATTENDANCE RATE.

STATE FUNDING IS BASED ON AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.

>> A 1% INCREASE IN STUDENT ATTENDANCE, FOR INSTANCE, MEANS AN EXTRA 1.5 MILLION.

GET YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: SUPERINTENDENT DAN CHURCHILL SAYS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT WILL ALSO LOSE TEN POSITIONS.

THOSE CUTS WILL SAVE ABOUT $2 MILLION.

DISTRICT LEADERS ARE STILL EXPLORING OTHER WAYS TO CUT SPENDING, BUT THEY HAVE TO WARN STAFF OF POTENTIAL CULTS BY MARCH 15th.

>> MY HOPE AND MY SINCERE DESIRE IS THAT THEY WILL FIND ENOUGH NONPERSONNEL CUTS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE VERY LIMITED PERSONNEL CULTS.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD WILL APPROVE A FINAL BUDGET IN JUNE.

KATIE INASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A COOL PATTERN WITH SOME SHOWERS.

THE WINDS ARE GOING TO START TO LIGHTEN AS WE GO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

AND THAT'S GOING TO SET THE STAGE FOR A DIFFERENT FEELING OF A WEEKEND.

I'LL TELL YOU MORE IN THE FULL FORECAST STILL AHEAD.

>>> THE U.S. SENATE PASSED A SPENDING BILL TO AVERT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WITH JUST HOURS TO SPARE.

ONLY TWO DEMOCRATS VOTED YES ALONG WITH REPUBLICANS ON THE FINAL BILL, BUT NINE FOLLOWED MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER'S EFFORT TO ALLOW THE BILL TO COME TO A FINAL VOTE.

>> I FELT, AND THOSE WHO VOTED WITH ME FELT, THAT AS BAD AS THIS CR WAS, AND I KNOW A LOT OF MEMBERS DIDN'T LIKE THE CR, THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WOULD BE FAR WORSE.

MY JOB AS LEADER IS TO LEAD THE PARTY, AND IF THERE'S GOING TO BE DANGER IN THE NEAR FUTURE, TO PROTECT THE PARTY.

AND I'M PROUD I DID IT.

I KNEW I DID THE RIGHT THING, AND I KNEW THERE WOULD BE DISAGREEMENTS.

>> THE SHORT-TERM SPENDING BILL KEEPS THE GOVERNMENT OPEN THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

IT NOW GOES TO PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW.

>>> THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS HAS FROZEN MORE THAN $300,000 IN GRANTS FOR SAN DIEGO ORGANIZATIONS.

KPBS REPORTER KATARINA PORTELA SAYS THAT UNCERTAINTY HAS PUT THE LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY IN LIMBO.

♪ >> Reporter: IN SAN DIEGO, ART IS EVERYWHERE.

PLAYS, ORCHESTRAS, DANCE CLASSES, AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS SHAPE THE CITY'S CREATIVE LANDSCAPE.

MANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS BEHIND THESE EVENTS RELY ON FEDERAL GRANTS.

NOW, THAT FUNDING IS AT RISK.

LAST MONTH, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS CANCELED UPCOMING GRANT APPLICATIONS JUST A WEEK BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED WITH NEW RULES, INCLUDING A DAN ON DEI PROGRAMS.

>> Reporter: THEN GRANTS SET TO BE RELEASED THIS YEAR WOULD PUT ON HOLD.

DIANA DUHAMEL IS THE DIRECTOR OF LOCAL ORGANIZATION BODIE TREE CONCERTS.

>> THIS WAS OUR THIRD NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT.

IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR A SMALL ORGANIZATION TO GET THAT GRANT.

>> Reporter: DUE HAMEL'S ORGANIZATION WAS LOOKING AT PLAYWRITING.

>> ARTS FUNDING HAS BEEN ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY.

>> Reporter: CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS ACCOUNTED FOR ONE-THIRD OF SAN DIEGO'S 2025 NEA GRANTS.

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PLAN TO USE THE FUNDING FOR PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS SUCH AS A JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL AND A LITTLE PLAYHOUSE EXHIBITION.

GRANTS RANGE FROM $10,000 TO $60,000.

KARL BUNKER IS THE DIRECTOR OF SACRA PROFANA.

>> BUDGET OVER $20,000, SMALL ORGANIZATION.

A $10,000 GRANT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO US.

THIS GRANT WAS SUPPOSED TO FUND A PORTION OF OUR SUMMER CHORAL INTENSIVE.

AND SO WE'RE SCRAMBLING A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO PUT THAT PROGRAM ON.

>> Reporter: WITHOUT THESE GRANTS, ORGANIZATIONS MUST TURN TO OTHER SOURCES.

LIKE PHILANTHROPY OR CITY FUNDING.

WITH SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA ANNOUNCING A BUDGET DEFICIT AND POTENTIAL CUTS TO CITY PROGRAMS, ARTS FUNDING COULD TAKE ANOTHER HIT.

>> I HOPE I DON'T LOSE THE GRANT, BUT EVEN IF WE DO LOSE THE GRANT, EVEN IF WE LOSE OUR FEDERAL FUNDING, WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO KEEP DOING.

KEEP TELLING THE STORIES OF ALL OF US.

>> Reporter: ARTS LEADERS REMAIN HOPEFUL THEIR PROGRAMS WILL SURVIVE WITH DONATIONS AND SMALLER GRANTS, BUT THIS YEAR SAN DIEGO'S ART SCENE WILL FEEL THE STRAIN.

CATERINA PORTELLA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO WILL OFFER WORKSHOPS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TOMORROW ON COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID.

"IT BEGINS WITH A DREAM" IS MEANT TO HELP SIXTH TO EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES UNDERSTAND CALIFORNIA'S COLLEGE SYSTEMS, TESTING REQUIREMENTS, AND FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES.

FRANCISCO SALINAS IS ONE OF THE EVENT'S ORGANIZERS, AND HE SAYS THE LANGUAGE BARRIER CAN MAKE IT HARD FOR SOME FAMILIES TO ACCESS THAT INFORMATION.

>> IT IS COMMON FOR US TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT IT IS THEIR FIRST TIME ON CAMPUS, YOU KNOW.

THEY DIDN'T ENVISION THEMSELVES AT A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN THE PAST, AND THANKS TO THIS EXPERIENCE, THEY FEEL ENCOURAGED AND EMPOWERED TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE POSTSECONDARY DEGREE EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE A S.T.E.M.

FAIR.

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED BUT IN-PERSON REGISTRATION MAY BE AVAILABLE.

THE EVENT STARTS 9:00 TOMORROW MORNING AT THE LION TREE ARENA AT UC SAN DIEGO.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO WAVE SEASON OPENER AGAINST ANGEL CITY FC THIS WEEKEND.

WE CHECK IN WITH THE TEAM AND WHAT FANS CAN EXPECT THIS SEASON.

>> Reporter: SINCE LAST SEASON THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES WITHIN THE SAN DIEGO WAVE FC ORGANIZATION.

NEW OWNERSHIP, NEW PRESIDENT, NEW COACH, AND TEN NEW ACTIVE PLAYERS.

BUT THERE'S ONE CONSISTENCY.

>> THIS RELENTLESS MENTALITY OF ALWAYS WANTING TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE GROUP OF PLAYERS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FROM THE BEGINNING AND HAS REALLY HELD ON TO.

>> Reporter: DEFENDER KENNEDY WESTLEE SAYS THIS PRESEASON WAS ALL ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND BONDING AS A TEAM.

>> WE HAVE SO MANY NEW FACES FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, AND I THINK GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER OFF THE FIELD KIND OF TRANSLATES TO WHAT WE DO ON THE FIELD.

>> Reporter: MIDFIELDER SAVANNAH McCASKILL SAYS THE CLUB WANTS TO START THIS SEASON STRONG.

>> THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE GOAL IS WE WANT TO WIN.

THAT HASN'T CHANGED.

AND, YOU KNOW, AFTER LAST YEAR, NOT MAKING PLAYOFFS, I THINK THE CLUB REALLY WANTS TO GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS.

US AS A GROUP OF PLAYERS REALLY WANT THAT AS WELL.

>> Reporter: WESLEY SAYS FANS CAN EXPECT THE TEAM TO BE AGGRESSIVE WITH AND WITHOUT THE BALL.

>> YOU CAN EXPECT US TO BE SUFFOCATING DEFENSIVELY.

PRESSING HIGH UP THE FIELD.

COMPETING, TACKLING.

ALL THAT GOOD STUFF OFF THE BALL.

BUT I THINK ON THE BALL, WE HAVE SO MANY REALLY CREATIVE PLAYERS.

AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

>> Reporter: HEAD COACH JONAS EIDEVALL EXPLAINS HIS VISION FOR THE CLUB.

>> THE LONG-TERM VISION FOR THE CLUB IS TO BE SUSTAINABLE IN WINNING TROPHIES.

SO IT'S NOT A ONE-YEAR THING.

IT'S YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR BEING ABLE TO FINISH IN THE TOP OF THE LEAGUE AND WINNING THE PLAYOFFS AND GOING THROUGH AND BE COMPETING EVEN IN INTERNATIONAL CLUB COMPETITION.

>> Reporter: EIDEVALL'S EXPECTATIONS ARE CLEAR FOR THIS SEASON.

>> THE SUCCESS FOR US WOULD BE REACHING THE PLAYOFFS.

DOING THAT IN A WAY WHERE WE ARE DEVELOPING WEEK BY WEEK, GROWING STRONGER AND STRONGER AND STRONGER.

>> Reporter: THE TEAM'S HOME OPENER IS SATURDAY, MARCH 22nd.

KICKOFF IS 7:00 P.M. AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>> IF YOU HAVEN'T, CHECK OUT THE KPBS SOCCER ALA FRONTERA VIDEO SERIES.

THE THIRD EPISODE MONDAY, ALL ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS OF WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IN SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/SOCCERALAFRONTERA.

>>> UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FACE SCRUTINY FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR DEI POLICIES AND MORE.

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

>>> VISTA'S MOONLIGHT AMPHITHEATER USUALLY HOSTS CONCERTS, PLAYS, AND HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOWS.

THIS SATURDAY WILL MAKE HISTORY BY HOSTING THE FIRST LICENSED CANNABIS EVENT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE SAYS VISTA HAS BEEN A TRAILBLAZER IN LEGAL CANNABIS SALES FOR YEARS.

>> Reporter: NOT ALL CITIES HAVE WELCOMED THE CANNABIS BUSINESS WITH OPEN ARMS BUT VISTA HAS.

>> VISTA'S GOING TO BE THE FLAGSHIP WHEN IT COMES TO CANNABIS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SINCE WE WERE AT THE TIP OF THE SPEAR WHEN IT CAME TO LEGALIZATION, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE BEST DISPENSARIES, THE BEST BRANDS, THE BEST PEOPLE TO REALLY INVEST WITHIN OUR CITY, AND THEY'VE REALLY BECOME A PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: JOE GREEN IS A FORMER VISTA CITY COUNCILMEMBER.

HE HELPED PASS CANNABIS-FRIENDLY REGULATIONS IN THE CITY.

AS A RESULT -- >> FARMERS CUP IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST-EVER LEGAL CANNABIS CONSUMPTION AND RETAIL EVENT IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE FARMERS CUP WILL BE THE FIRST CANNABIS EVENT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, WHERE CANNABIS CAN BE PURCHASED AND CONSUMED.

BEFORE THE FARMERS CUP, ALL EVENTS WERE HELD ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

BUT BEFORE WE GIVE YOU THE DETAILS OF THE EVENT, LET'S WALK YOU THROUGH HOW VISTA GOT HERE.

>> VISTA HAS REALLY BEEN A PIONEER WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE ALLOCATE THE CANNABIS REVENUE.

WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY TRYING TO LINE THE CITY'S POCKETS WITH THIS REVENUE.

WE WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE SALES TAX ON CANNABIS HAS RAISED 5 TO $7 MILLION A YEAR FOR VISTA'S BUDGET.

THE REVENUE PAYS FOR SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, PARK RANGERS, AND YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS.

>> SO, WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING TO PLAY POP WARNER FOOTBALL, YOU WANT TO PLAY SOCCER, YOU WANT TO PLAY BASEBALL, A KID IN BAND WHO CAN'T AFFORD AINSTRUMENT AT YOUR SCHOOL.

THE CITY OF VISTA HAS A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WITH CANNABIS FUNDS ALLOCATED JUST FOR FAMILIES THAT NEED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: BEFORE CANNABIS WAS LEGALIZED, GREEN SAYS THERE WERE 21 ILLEGAL DISPENSARIES IN VISTA.

>> WE HAVE ZERO ILLEGAL DISPENSARIES.

LEGALIZING THIS ALLOWED US TO MAKE IT MORE SAFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

ALL PRODUCTS ARE TESTED.

ALL PRODUCTS ARE TAXED.

AND ALL REVENUE GOES BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, WHICH IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: LEGALIZING WAS ONE THING.

NORMALIZING CANNABIS USE WAS NEXT ON THE LIST.

AND THAT INCLUDED AN EVENT.

IT'S SOMETHING JOSH CARUSO, CEO OF FARMERS CUP, HAD BEEN TRYING TO DO SINCE 2018.

>> I CALLED EVERY MUNICIPALITY FROM NATIONAL CITY DOWN UP THERE BY HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM TOLD ME, WE'RE NOT READY, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, IT SOUNDS CRAZY.

SOME OF THEM EVEN HUNG UP ON ME, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE.

AND FINALLY, I CALLED VISTA, CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: VISTA WAS THE ONLY CITY TO GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO HOST THE FIRST-EVER LICENSED CANNABIS EVENT.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?

>> THIS IS A PUBLIC EVENT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, CITY-OWNED PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY, THAT CHANGED THE LAW WITHIN THEIR OWN CITY TO ALLOW CANNABIS CONSUMPTION -- THAT MEANS WE CAN SMOKE CANNABIS AND USE CANNABIS PRODUCTS ON THIS PROPERTY LEGALLY WITHOUT ANYBODY SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: VISTA SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WILL BE THERE BUT WON'T CARE ABOUT CANNABIS USE.

CARUSO SAYS THIS IS A GAME CHANGER FOR CANNABIS CULTURE.

>> FOR THIS POINT THAT WE CAN DO THIS LEGALLY, IN PUBLIC, IT IS A STEPPING STONE FOR OUR WHOLE CULTURE HERE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER FROM ALL AGES, 21 AND UP IS ALLOWED.

BUT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THE SENIOR COMMUNITY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, TOO.

>> I THINK SOME OF THE MISCONCEPTIONS ARE PEOPLE ARE USE USING IT RECREATIONALLY TO GET HIGH, BUT IT'S BEYOND THAT.

>> Reporter: SAHARA IS THE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR CAKE VISTA, ONE OF THE FIRST DISPENSARIES TO OPEN IN THE CITY.

>> PEOPLE ARE USING IT FOR THEIR ADHD, FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE A LARGE SENIOR COMMUNITY WHO COMES IN AND PURCHASES ITEMS FOR, YOU KNOW, THEIR ACHES AND PAINS.

WE HAVE CANCER PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: CAKE HOUSE WILL BE THE SPONSOR FOR THE EVENT.

>> FIVE YEARS AGO, YOU COULDN'T SHOP IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

WE'RE BLESSED TO BE A PART OF THIS, WHERE YOU CAN GO TO AN EVENT AND IT'S SAFE, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUYING, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING.

>> Reporter: EVENT ORGANIZERS SAY THEY WANT TO BREAK NEW GROUND.

OTHER CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL BE WATCHING HOW IT TURNS OUT.

>> WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING, TAKING THESE EVENTS TO OTHER CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE NATION.

SO IT'S AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT.

IT'S A FUN EVENT.

IT'S MUSIC IF YOU LIKE TO DANCE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.

AND WE REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS JUST THE FIRST EVENT OF MANY TO COME.

>> Reporter: THE FESTIVAL INCLUDES AN AWARDS CEREMONY FOR A SANAA BUSINESS COMPETITION, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, AND FOOD TRUCKS.

THE CASH-ONLY EVENT IS 21 AND UP AND STARTS AT 11:00 A.M. AT MOONLIGHT AMP THEATER IN VESTA.

TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.

TON THAT THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER THE RAIN COMES, THE POTHOLES.

KGTV HAS BEEN MONITORING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S GETTING DONE APP SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING, AND WELL OVER 100 POTHOLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TODAY ALONE.

THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY FIX ABOUT 40,000 POTHOLES EVERY YEAR, BUT A RECENT AUDIT PROJECTS THAT THE CITY COULD SEE A 27% INCREASE OF THAT NUMBER THIS YEAR.

>> IT'S REALLY BAD, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE RAIN.

>> IT DAMAGED THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR.

>> COMPARED TO OTHER SMALL AREAS SUCH AS POWAY AND RANCHO BERNARDO, I THINK THE ROAD CONDITION IS A LITTLE BIT WORSE IN MIRA MESA.

>> THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS IT TYPICALLY TAKES TEN DAYS FROM THE TIME IT'S REPORTED TO FIX A POTHOLE.

BECAUSE IT'S THE RAINY SEASON, IT MAY TAKE TWICE AS LONG.

>>> THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT RECORD RAINFALL BROUGHT A RARE TORNADO.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS IT WAS ON THE GROUND ABOUT TWO MINUTES WITH 85-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS.

JEFF NGUYEN SPOKE TO PEOPLE WHO WOKE UP TO DAMAGED PROPERTY YESTERDAY.

>> Reporter: LASHING WINDS SET OFF CAR ALARMS IN PICO RIVERA.

WHERE CREWS CLEARED OUT DOWNED TREES NEXT TO JOE CORRAL'S HOME.

OUR DRONE FLEW OVER HIM AS HE PUT DOWN TARP OVER HIS D ROOF.

>> ALL THIS RIGHT HERE, IT'S ALL ONE PIECE, IT PEELED IT OFF ALL BACK IN ONE PIECE.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN PICO RIVERA WEST OF THE 605 FREEWAY AND WHITTIER BOULEVARD BETWEEN 3:00 AND 4:00 A.M. THURSDAY MORNING.

PICO RIVERA IS WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN VICINITY WHERE WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT FAVOR THOSE INGREDIENTS ALL COMING TOGETHER TEND TO MORE FREQUENTLY ALIGN.

>> Reporter: IN FACT, MONTEBELLO, A FEW MILES AWAY, EXPERIENCED A TORNADO NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO.

THE SECURITY CAMERA BELONGS TO ADRIAN COMPOSE.

WHAT IT FEEL LIKE INSIDE YOUR HOME?

>> LOUD.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT WAS ABSOLUTE SENSORY OVERLOAD FOR HIM, HIS FAMILY, AND THEIR DOGS.

>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN OUTBREAK.

WHEN THE BIG TREES WERE FALLING, THEY WERE MAKING A VIBRATION.

>> Reporter: THE TORNADO LEFT A MESS IN THE BACKYARD.

>> THE TABLES, CHAIRS, GLASS, UMBRELLA ENDED UP OVER THERE.

IT JUST BLEW.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO HIT THE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL CARS AS WELL.

A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SAY THEY'RE GLAD THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AS THEY WERE SLEEPING.

>> IF YOU'D BEEN ANYWHERE ELSE, WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE, GOTTEN HURT.

>> ALTHOUGH THE BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN, CAUSED DAMAGES, FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

>>> I'VE HAD KIND OF THE WET PATTERN LINGERING AROUND.

LIKE I SAID, THAT'S WRAPPING UP.

NOT ONLY IS THE WET WEATHER WRAPPING UP TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL ACTUALLY SEE WINDS FINALLY LIGHTEN, WHICH IS SOME NICE NEWS FOR SOME OF US THAT ARE BUGGED BY WINDS.

ANOTHER QUIET WEEKEND ON TAP FOR US, WHICH IS GREAT IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT AND ABOUT.

WE'VE HAD REALLY A NICE STRETCH HERE WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN THE MOISTURE DURING THE WORKWEEK, AND IF YOU HAVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OFF, IT'S BEEN JUST GLORIOUS.

THE RAIN DOES RETURN AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY, WHICH IS ALSO GOOD NEWS BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO RAMP UP AND CONTINUE OUR WET SEASON.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GETTING RID OF SHOWERS.

53 THE LOW AS YOU HEAD TOWARDS OCEANSIDE, 47.

MOUNT LAGUNA 32 DEGREES FOR YOUR LOWS.

A BIT BRISK OUT THERE.

TOMORROW PUTS US BACK INTO THE MID-60s.

WE'RE TURNING THINGS AROUND.

WE HAVE CLOUDS TO START OFF THE DAY.

64 AGAIN FOR THE HIGH.

AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS CHULA VISTA, MORE OF THE SAME.

BORREGO SPRINGS TAPPING OUT AT 71.

WHEN DO THINGS START TO CHANGE?

YOU MIGHT THINK IT WOULD BE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

SUNDAY, WE ACTUALLY MANAGED TO STAY DRY AS MOST OF THE MOISTURE TAKES AIM AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM.

WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO GET OUR CHANCE OF RAINFALL AND SOME MORE SHOWER ACTIVITY.

YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUDS BUILDING FOR MONDAY.

THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY.

TEMPERATURES THERE STILL IN THE MID-60S.

WE DON'T VARY MUCH WITH THE TEMPERATURES AS WE WATCH FOR THAT NEXT STORM SYSTEM.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, STILL PRETTY QUIET.

VERY NICE SUNDAY, 70 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH.

IF YOU'RE IN THE INLAND COMMUNITIES.

THEN BACK TO THE MID-60s WITH MORE CLOUDS ON MONDAY.

AS WE TRANSITION INTO MONDAY HERE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, THE WINDS RAMP UP WITH THAT NEXT STORM SYSTEM.

CERTAINLY WILL BE SOME SHOWERS.

I THINK A LOT OF THE ACTIVITY COMES MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA, WHICH IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE MUCH IN THE ICONS HERE BUT AT LEAST CHANCE FOR RAIN RETURNS FOR THE EARLY WEEK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERT COMMUNITIES KEEPING SOME OF THOSE EXTRA CLOUDS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE START OF THE WORKWEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> COMIC-CON OFFICIALLY OPENS THE DOORS TO THE DR. WHO WORLDS OF WONDER EXHIBIT THAT CELEBRATES SIX DECADES OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING SCI-FI TV SHOW IN HISTORY.

OUR KPBS ARTS REPORTER GOT A SNEAK PEEK.

>> Reporter: I'M AT COMIC-CON MUSEUM WHERE THEY ARE OPENING "DR. WHO: WORLDS OF WONDER."

I AM HERE WITH A HARD-CORE FAN OF DR. WHO, SOMEONE WHO'S CURATED AN EXHIBIT, ANDREW BEECH.

TELL US ABOUT WHY DR. WHO IS SO APPEALING TO YOU.

>> OH, IT'S THE MOST PURE FORM OF ESCAPIST FANTASY YOU CAN HAVE, REALLY.

THE WEARY ELEMENTS OF THE MODERN-DAY WORLD START TO GET YOU DOWN, YOU CAN SORT OF ESCAPE INTO A SITUATION WHERE THE MONSTERS AREN'T REAL AND THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE THWARTED IN THE END.

WELL, NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN.

>> Reporter: WHEN DID YOU GET INTRODUCED TO DR. WHO?

>> SITTING IN FRONT OF A TELEVISION SET, A GRAINY BLACK AND WHITE, FOUR OR FIVE LINES SCENARIO IN 1963.

WHEN A PAIR OF JUNKYARD DOGS OPENED AND SCHOOLTEACHERS WENT INSIDE LOOKING FOR THEIR PUPIL, SUSAN.

SO YES, I WATCHED IT FROM THE START.

>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT DR. WHO THAT HAS GIVEN IT THIS LEGACY AND THIS LONG-TERM APPEAL?

>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IDENTIFY WITH THE CENTRAL CHARACTER, EVEN THOUGH HE'S SUPPOSEDLY AN ALMOST IMMORTAL ALIEN WHO CAN REGENERATE.

HE'S ALSO SOMEWHAT OF AN ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT, ECCENTRIC CHARACTER WHO BASICALLY GOES HIS OWN WAY, DOES HIS OWN THING, DOESN'T CONFORM.

>> Reporter: YOU ACTUALLY HAVE CONTRIBUTED SOMETHING TO THIS EXHIBIT, AND THIS IS A KEY COMPONENT OF SOME OF THE EPISODES.

WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

>> FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW DR. WHO VERY WELL, PERHAPS HIS MOST FAMOUS OPPONENT IS THE DALEK, WHICH IS BASICALLY NOT A ROBOT.

IT LOOKS LIKE A ROBOT.

IN FACT, IT'S A CYBORG, A LIVING ORGANISM LIVING INSIDE.

THE SHELL IS A LIFE SUPPORT TRAVEL MACHINE FOR IT.

IT'S THE ITEM WE SEE OVER THERE ON OUR RIGHT, THE SILVER THING WITH BLUE SPOTS.

THAT IS ONE THAT WAS MADE USING THE ORIGINAL TECHNIQUES THAT WERE MADE -- USED IN 1963 TO MAKE THE ORIGINAL ONES.

IT'S AN ACCURATE COPY, ALTHOUGH IT DID FEATURE IN THE TV SHOW WHEN STEVE 10 MOFFITT WANTED TO HAVE HIS LAST TWO DOCTORS COME UP AGAINST THEM.

IT'S REAL SCREEN USED, AS IT WERE, A REAL DALEK.

>> Reporter: WELL, IF YOU WANT TO COME SEE THE DALEK HERE, IT IS IN THE MONSTER VAULT.

I'M BETH AKIMANDO, AND I AM HERE AT THE OPENING OF THE "DR. WHO: WORLDS OF WONDER" AT COMIC-CON MUSEUM.

>> THOSE THINGS USED TO SCARE ME AS A KID.

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