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>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL.

>>> THE TRAVELING EXPERIENCE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AFTER YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TERMINAL ONE IS NEARBILY READY TO WELCOME PASSENGERS.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AIRE HAS A SNEAK PEEK INSIDE.

>> Reporter: AFTER NEARLY FOUR YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, IT'S ALMOST AKE FLIGHT FROM THE NEW TERMINAL ONE.

>> I'VE SEEN THE SIGNS THEY HAVE EVERYWHERE, THAT THE NEW TERMINALS ARE COMING UP.

>> Reporter: BEATRICE IS A JUNIOR AT UC-SAN DIEGO.

SHE JUST ARRIVED BACK IN TOWN AT THE CURRENT TERMINAL ONE.

SHE SAYS THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE A BIG UPGRADE.

>> USUALLY I'M FLYING OUT OF TERMINAL ONE, SO, I THINK THAT'S WHY I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THIS IS USUALLY WHERE I'M GOING, AND IT FEELS MORE LIKE A TREAT TO GO TO TERMINAL TWO BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH NICER.

SO, IT WILL BE MORE EVEN NOW.

>> Reporter: FOR LESS FREQUENT TRAVELERS, THE NEW TERMINAL INCLUDES TONS OF PARKING AND SEPARATE ROADWAYS FOR DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.

IT'S ALL PART OF THE $3.8 BILLION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

THIS UPCOMING OPENING IS PHASE ONE-A, WHICH INCLUDES NEW GATES, MANY NEW RESTAURANTS AND STORES, PLUS A LOT MORE SPACE.

THE AIRPORT'S NICOLE HALL CALLS IT LIGHT AND BRIGHT.

>> WHEN THAT EXISTING TERMINAL ONE OPENED IN 1967, WE HAD 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE COME THROUGH THAT AIRPORT.

IT WAS NEVER DESIGNED TO SERVICE AND MANAGE THE NUMBER OF TRAVELERS THAT WE HAD IN 2024, THAT JUST UNDER 10 MILLION.

>> Reporter: EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT TRAVELING SOON, YOU CAN COME SEE IT.

THERE'S A COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th FROM 9:00 A.M. TO NOON.

>> WE WANT TO SEE PEOPLE EXPLORE AND ENJOY THE ARTWORK, SEE THE ADDITIONAL CHECKPOINT LANES, SEE THE TICKET COUNTERS, SEE EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE AIRPORT IS ALSO PLANNING TO WORK OUT THE KINKS BEFORE THE NEW TERMINAL OPENS WITH A PASSENGER SIMULATION FOR 1,000 PEOPLE WHO REGISTERED.

>> PEOPLE WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO COME AND -- WITH A SCRIPT, EXPERIENCE CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE TERMINAL.

AND THEN GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK.

SO, WE'RE REALLY USING THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN HOW THE AIRPORT FUNCTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST FLIGHTS START ARRIVING DURING THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 22nd.

DEMOLITION OF THE OLD TERMINAL ONE BEGINS ABOUT A WEEK LATER.

JACOB AIRE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL, TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER TONIGHT.

WE'RE ONLY DROPPING DOWN TO ABOUT 70 DEGREES.

CLOUDS STICKING AROUND AS WE STILL HAVE SOME OF THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE LEFT.

IT'S BEEN DECREASING AS THE DAYS GO BY, BUT STILL, WE'RE TRACKING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

I'LL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT, COMING UP.

>>> MAJOR SUPPORT AT THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM TODAY FROM LOCAL LEADERS, CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PASS A NEW LAW THAT WOULD RESTART AFGHAN REFUGEE RELOCATION.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS EVEN KNOW THERE'S BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, GETTING ANY LEGISLATION THROUGH CONGRESS THAT WOULD INCREASE IMMIGRATION HAS BEEN CHALLENGING.

>> I DON'T HEAR ANY -- ANYBODY OBJECTING TO IT EXCEPT THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT TRUMP WOULD SAY.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRAT SCOTT PETERS IS ONE OF THE COSPONSORS OF THE BIPARTISAN BILL INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE LAST WEEK.

THE LAW WOULD MANDATE THE STATE DEPARTMENT REOPEN ITS OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR AFGHAN RELOCATION EFFORTS, OR CARE, WHICH HELPED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AFGHAN IES LEGALLY IMMIGRATE TO THE U.S. AFTER THE TALIBAN CAME BACK INTO POWER IN 2021.

TRUMP SHUTTERED THE OFFICE LAST MONTH AND THE STAFF WAS LAID OFF.

AND AN EXECUTIVE ORDER HALTED REFUGEE TRAVEL TO THE U.S.

THIS IS AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY WITH AFGHAN FAMILY SERVICES.

SHE SAYS TRUMP'S POLICIES ARE FAILING AFGHANS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE U.S. >> THAT PATHWAY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED NATIONWIDE UNDER THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, HALTING THE TRAVEL OF AFGHANS WHO ARE ALREADY VETTED AND APPROVED.

THOUSANDS REMAIN STRANDED AND THIRD COUNTRIES WITH NO WORD WHEN TRAVEL WILL RESUME.

>> Reporter: LATE LAST MONTH, TRUMP TOLD A REPORTER HE SUPPORTED FORMER U.S.

ALLIES IN AFGHANISTAN AND PLANS TO KEEP PROMISES MADE TO THEM BY THE GOVERNMENT.

EFFORTS DURING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO PASS ANOTHER BY PART SAN BIPARTISAN BILL FAILED.

PETERS SAYS HE'S HAPPY TO HEAR TRUMP SUPPORTS AFGHAN RELOCATION.

>> I HOPE THE SPEAKER HEARD THAT MESSAGE, BECAUSE WE HAVE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE TWO BILLS WE REFERRED TO.

WE COULD PASS THEM IN SEPTEMBER, SEND THEM TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK AND GET THEM SIGNED.

>> THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT SHOULD PASS 400 VOTES OUT OF 435, IF WE CAN GET IT TO THE FLOOR.

>> Reporter: THE ACT IS NOW UNDER REVIEW BY THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS IN CHARGE OF GIVING OUT FEDERAL MONEY, ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS HAVE HAMPERED THAT WORK.

IN OUR LATEST WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, SCOTT LEWIS EXPLAINS THE COUNTY'S PLAN FOR MANAGING THOSE CUTS.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS ARE HAVING BIG IMPACTS ACROSS THE REGION, BUT ONE OF THE AGENCIES MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED IS THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

IT PROVIDES CALIFORNIA'S VERSION OF MEDICAID, CALLED MEDICAL.

THE COUNTY PROVIDES FOOD ASSISTANCE AND IN-HOME CASE.

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMS WANTED TO CUT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIRECTED AT THE POOREST PEOPLE, AND THAT MEANS THEY WANTED TO CUT THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO'S BUDGET, AND THAT MEANS BY $286 MILLION.

LAST YEAR, DEMOCRATS ON THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAME UP WITH A PLAN.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS, BUT FIRST, A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

FOR DECADES, SUPERVISORS, MOSTLY REPUBLICAN, HAD BEEN FRUGAL AND SAVED A LOT OF MONEY, AND NOW, THERE'S $3 BILLION SITTING IN RESERVES.

EVERYONE AGREES THAT ABOUT HALF OF THAT IS UNTOUCHABLE, AND THEY ALL AGREE, AS WELL, THAT THE COUNTY MUST SAVE FOR TWO MONTHS OF OPERATING COSTS, OR $945 MILLION.

THE DEMOCRATS' PLAN IS TO USE THE REST OF IT TO OFFSET FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS AND KEEP PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THE SERVICES THEY NEED.

HERE'S THE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DEMOCRAT TARA LAWSON REAMER, QUOTE, WE SHOULD USE OUR MONEY TO BUFFER THOSE SHOCKS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO GET THE SERVICES THEY NEED, END QUOTE.

THERE IS ONE PROBLEM.

THEY NEED ONE OF THE TWO REPUBLICANS TO SUPPORT THE PLAN, AND YESTERDAY, BOTH OF THEM VOTED NO.

THAT MEANS THE COUNTY CAN'T ACTUALLY DIP INTO ITS RESERVES IMMEDIATELY.

THEY'LL VOTE AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER, AND IF THEY CAN PASS IT THEN, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER BIG CONSEQUENCE, IT WILL TRIGGER IMMEDIATE BONUSES FOR ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

AND LABOR NEGOTIATIONS LAST SUMMER, COUNTY LEADERS AGREED TO PAY THE BONUSES IF THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO THE RESERVE POLICY.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND, A REPUBLICAN, DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT.

>> THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE AN OPPOSITION TO ARE THESE ONE-TIME PAYMENTS THAT ARE CON ZWRINT UPON CHANGE TO THE COUNTY'S RESERVE POLICY, WHICH PROVIDES THE ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME FUNDS.

TO ME, I'VE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT NOT USING OUR RESERVES FOR -- FOR SALARIES AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

>> Reporter: BUT HE VOTED FOR IT.

NOW, REMEMBER, THE COUNTY DIDN'T CREATE A NEW REVENUE STREAM.

IT PLANS TO TAP INTO A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

THE SITUATION IN WASHINGTON ISN'T CHANGING ANY TIME SOON, SO WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THEIR GAME PLAN IS FOR BALANCES THE BUDGET IN THE FUTURE.

I'M SCOTT LEWIS FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>> A LOT HAS CHANGED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PROJECT.

WE'RE BRINGING TOGETHER REPORTERS FROM KPBS, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, AND I-NEWS SOURCE FOR A LIVE Q&A ON SEPTEMBER 24th.

WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOUSING, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, AND THE LOCAL IMPACTS OF FEDERAL POLICY.

YOU CAN SUBMIT THEM AT THE LINK ON YOUR SCREEN, KPBS.ORG/DEMOCRACYDAY2025.

♪ >>> SAN DIEGANS ARE SPENDING MORE ON FOOD, HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, AND DAY CARE AMID RISING UNEMPLOYMENT.

THEY'RE WITNESSING I.C.E.

RAIDS AT WORKPLACES, COURTHOUSES, AND OUTSIDE SCHOOLS, AND WATCHING TROOPS DEPLOYED TO L.A. AND D.C.

STREETS.

POLITICAL DISRUPTIONS THAT WILL EFFECT THEIR LIVES FOR YEARS TO COME.

AMID ALL THESE REALITIES, WE SPOKE TO SOME RESIDENTS ABOUT WHETHER THEY STILL HAVE HOPE, AND SHE JOINS ME NOW.

AMITHA, WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO EXPLORE HOPE, AND WHAT DID YOU FIND?

>> Reporter: WELL, JOHN, AS YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, NOT JUST THROUGH INTERVIEWS FOR MY JOB, BUT JUST OUT THERE LIVING MY OWN LIFE, AND I TALK TO PEOPLE ACROSS GENERATIONS, MY MOM IS IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, SO, I TALK TO CARE GIVERS AND SENIORS ALMOST EVERY DAY.

MY DAUGHTER IS 22, ABOUT TO LAUNCH.

I TALK TO HER FRIENDS ABOUT THEIR WISHES AND THEIR FEARS IN TODAY'S WORLD, AND, OF COURSE, I TALK TO MY OWN FRIENDS.

THE THROUGH LINE, THROUGH THESE CONVERSATIONS, IS DEEP DREAD AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE.

AND SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE HOPE STANDS IN 2025.

AND I ASKED THREE SAN DIEGANS ABOUT HOW HOPEFUL THEY ARE, AND WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT EVEN THE MOST TROUBLED BY POLITICAL EVENTS AND THE ECONOMY REFUSE TO JETTISON HOPE ENTIRELY, AND THE BIGGEST BOOSTERS OVER WHAT'S HAPPENING POLITICALLY STILL HAVE RESERVATIONS.

LET'S START WITH ILEY, SHE'S 22 YEARS OLD, SHE GOES TO SCHOOL AND WORKS FULL TIME.

SHE'S A NO PARTY PREFERENCE REGISTERED VOTER.

>> OKAY, SO, ON A BROADER SCALE, LIKE, SOCIETY LEVEL, I THINK I DO NOT HAVE HOPE, BECAUSE WE ARE SO DIVIDED.

>> Reporter: TO HER, THE WORLD FEELS CHAOTIC AND DRENCHED IN NEGATIVITY.

SHE'S STUDYING FASHION ING AND IS NOW CONFRONTING SUDDEN SHRINKING CAREER PROSPECTS.

>> VOGUE JUST FEATURED THEIR FIRST, LIKE, A.I.

MODELS, SO FOR ME, THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL HOPEFUL AT ALL FOR MY CAREER IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND STYLING AND FASHION.

JUST BECAUSE A.I.

IS NOW, LIKE, TAKING MY DREAM JOB.

>> Reporter: BUT SHE STILL BELIEVES SHE'LL FIND A WAY TO REALIZE HER DREAMS.

>> I DO HAVE HOPE, JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE THINGS THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE, I'VE COME OUT OF DARK MOMENTS AND ADVERSITY, I WOULD SAY, THAT I COULD NEVER IMAGINE COMING OUT OF.

OR COMING OUT OF THE WAY I DID, I WOULD SAY.

AND I -- I BELIEVE EVERYTHING DOES HAPPEN FOR A REASON, AND YOU KIND OF JUST HAVE TO, LIKE, TRUST AND HOPE THAT EVERYTHING WILL, LIKE, WORK ITSELF OUT HOW IT NEEDS TO.

>> Reporter: THEN, THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE BULLISH.

26-YEAR-OLD VICTOR LOPEZ USED TO HEAD THE LOCAL PRO BUSINESS GROUP, THE LINCOLN CLUB.

HE REALLY LOVES WHAT HE'S SEEING FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SO FAR.

>> I'M ACTUALLY HOPEFUL, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THERE'S A SURGE OF MOMENTUM KIND OF IN THE AIR.

WITH THE GROWTH OF WHAT'S HAPPENED ON, LIKE, THE A.I.

SIDE AND CRYPTO AND WHAT THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN DOING, THERE'S JUST SO MUCH INVESTMENT GOING INTO THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S MORE PATRIOTISM, I THINK PEOPLE ARE -- FEEL LIKE THEY CAN SPEAK MORE FREELY.

>> Reporter: AT THE SAME TIME, LOPEZ SAYS THE ADMINISTRATION CAN DO A BETTER JOB ON TARIFFS, THE ECONOMY, AND IMMIGRATION.

>> AS A LATINO MYSELF, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A GROWING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE A, YOU KNOW, A FAIR PROCESS OF -- IN ADDRESSING SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY ILLEGALLY, THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR A LONG TIME, THAT HAVE -- THAT HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY CRIMES, AND ARE FILLING UP A CERTAIN PART OF THE WORKFORCE.

THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE FILLED BY ANYBODY ELSE.

>> Reporter: HOPE IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH RELIGION.

FOR SOME, PERSONAL BELIEFS ARE A BIG PART OF FEELING HOPEFUL.

DEMOCRAT ELLEN NASH IS A PASTOR'S DAUGHTER, BORN AND RAISED IN THE CHURCH.

HER OPTIMISM IS POWERED BY BOTH SCRIPTURE AND THE PAST.

>> THE 400-PLUS YEARS OF HISTORY THAT SHOWS IF YOU HOLD OPT HOPE AND FAITH, THAT YOU WILL WIN.

AT THE END.

>> Reporter: BUT UNLIKE OTHER TIMES IN HISTORY, NASH DOES NOT BELIEVE ANY ONE LEADER WILL SURFACE TO SHOW THE WAY OUT AND TO GET TO THAT WIN.

>> HOPE, THE EVIDENCE THAT WE NOW ARE GOING TO CREATE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, IS BASED ON ALL OF US.

AND HOW WE RESPOND AND THIS TIME, FROM A BOYCOTT, TO HAVING A COMMUNITY GATHERING IN YOUR HOME, TO CREATING THESE SELF-CARE SPACES.

>> Reporter: AND JOHN, NEXT TUESDAY, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS ABOUT WHERE TO FIND HOPE.

THE IMPORTANCE OF HOPE, AND HOW HOPE MUST BE PAIRED WITH ACTION IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE.

>> THANKS, SO MUCH, AMITHA.

A STORY WE ALL NEED TO HEAR RIGHT NOW.

THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE, AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE LATEST ON THE SHOOTING AT A CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN MINNEAPOLIS.

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

>>> OCEANSIDE IS THE LATEST CITY IN THE COUNTY TO DEPLOY DRONES IN RESPONSE TO SERVICE CALLS.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN GIVES US A LOOK INSIDE THE PILOT PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT TIME YOU CALL 911 IN OCEANSIDE, THE FIRST UNIT TO RESPOND MIGHT NOT BE A POLICE CRUISER, BUT THIS.

OCEANSIDE'S OFFICER IN THE SKY.

>> IT'S THEIR EYES, BECAUSE THEY'RE CONTROLLED BY A POLICE OFFICER.

>> Reporter: THE CITY IS RUNNING A 13-MONTH PILOT PROGRAM CALLED DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER.

OCEANSIDE'S POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE DRONE IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER.

>> IT ALLOWS US TO GET EYES ON THE SCENE SOONER AND QUICKER AND PROVIDE REAL-TIME INFORMATION FOR OUR OFFICERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY ON THE GROUND TO RESPOND.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT'S INVALUABLE IN AN EMERGENCY WHERE SECONDS COUNT, ESPECIALLY AS OCEANSIDE'S POPULATION GROWS AND THE STREETS GET MORE CROWDED.

>> IT IS TAKING OUR OFFICERS LONGER AND LONGER TO RESPOND TO CALLS FOR SERVICE.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND FUNDED THROUGH A $265,000 STATE GRANT.

IT COVERS THE DRONES, SOFTWARE, AND STAFFING.

>> WE'RE RESPONDING TO 15 CALLS A DAY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IN THE SHORT TIME IT'S BEEN IN OPERATION, THE PROGRAM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED RESULTS.

>> ONE INCIDENT, SPECIFICALLY, WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE A PERSON BREAKING INTO A CAR AND THEY -- THEY MAINTAINED EYES ON, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GUIDE THE OFFICERS ONCE THEY ARRIVED TO WHERE THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS.

>> Reporter: THE DRONE IS ONLY IN USE IN DOWNTOWN DURING THE PILOT PERIOD, AND IT LAUNCHED FROM RIGHT THERE.

>> THE REASON WHY WE CHOSE THAT AREA IS BECAUSE IT WOULD GIVE US OUR BEST SAMPLE SIZE.

IT WOULD PROBABLY PRODUCE MORE CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WE COULD RESPOND TO.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE NATION TO USE DRONES AS FIRST RESPONDERS.

WHEN THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED, THERE WERE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT PRIVACY RIGHTS.

THE CHIEF SAYS THE DEPARTMENT LEARNED FROM CHULA VISTA'S EXPERIENCE.

>> WE OBVIOUSLY SAW THAT AND WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP IN DEVELOPING OUR POLICIES, OUR PROCEDURES, TO AVOID ANY OF THAT LITIGATION.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS WHEN A DRONE FLIES TO A LOCATION, THE CAMERA WILL BE POINTED TO THE SKY.

IT ONLY POINTS DOWN WHEN IT REACHES THE SCENE.

ALSO, EVERY DRONE FLIGHT PATH IS RECORDED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

AND RESIDENTS CAN REQUEST TO SEE THE VIDEO THROUGH A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.

UNLESS THE VIDEO IS PART OF AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.

>>> WE NOW KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE ICONIC SANTI DRIVE-IN THEATER COULD BE, AND NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT IT.

THE DRIVE-IN OFFICIALLY CLOSED IN JANUARY OF 2024 AND WAS LATER SOLD TO AN L.A.-BASED REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

RIGHT NOW, IT ON RATES ONLY AS A SWAP MEET, BUT ACCORDING TO APPLICATIONS TO THE CITY OBTAINED BY OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV, IT COULD BE TURNED INTO A 300,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER.

>> MANY AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THINK THIS IS A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

HOPING TO POSTPONE THE CONFIRMATION OF THEIR CURRENT PLAN AND MAKE THEM PUT MORE TIME AND EFFORT INTO THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL IS SET TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SITE TONIGHT.

>>> THE UNOFFICIAL END OF SUMMER IS AROUND THE CORNER.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO SQUEEZE IN A FINAL TRIP BEFORE FALL, THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS.

AIR FARE AND GAS PRICES ARE DOWN.

JEN SULLIVAN HAS TIPS FOR TRAVELERS.

>> Reporter: IS AS THE SUMMER SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES SET IN, TRAVELERS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO DIPPING AIR FARE AND THE CHEAP EGS GAS PRICES WE'VE SEEN SINCE 2020.

>> IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER AFTER LABOR DAY, AND INTO MID SEPTEMBER.

THAT'S WHEN WE ROLL BACK TO CHEAPER WINTER GASOLINE.

>> Reporter: GAS BUDDY SAYS SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY COULD SEE GAS PRICES DROP BELOW $3 A GALLON SOON.

AS OF WEDNESDAY, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS WAS $3.21.

THAT'S 14 CENTS CHEAPER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

>> THE BIGGER THING PUSHING PRICES LOWER THIS YEAR HAS REALLY BEEN OPEC, WHO EARLIER THIS YEAR RAISED PRODUCTION.

THAT'S PUSHED THE PRICE OF OIL DOWN.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE HITTING THE ROADS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AAA SAYS THE WORST TIME TO TRAVEL IS FRIDAY, BETWEEN NOON AND 8:00 P.M., AND RETURNING HOME MONDAY BETWEEN 1:00 AND 4:00 P.M. >> I ALWAYS ADVOCATE FOR HITTING THE ROAD AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP, FILL UP THE NIGHT BEFORE.

>> Reporter: AAA SAYS LABOR DAY ISN'T AS POPULAR AS SOME OF THE OTHER HOLIDAY WEEKENDS FOR TRAVEL, BECAUSE MANY STUDENTS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL.

>> IT'S NOT LIKE JULY 4th WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SUMMER VACATIONS, THERE'S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, FLUCTUATIONS IN WHICH DAYS PEOPLE ARE LEAVING.

SAME OVER CHRISTMAS.

WITH LABOR DAY WEEKEND, IT'S LIKE, MOST PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO LEAVE ON FRIDAY AND COME BACK ON MONDAY.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE FLYING, DOMESTIC AIR FARE IS 6% CHEAPER THAN LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO AAA.

NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO START BOOKING AN UPCOMING TRIP.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> WELL, WE'RE CONTINUING TO TRACK RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO TALK ABOUT, BUT MONSOONAL MOISTURE DOESN'T LEAVE US FOR LONG.

WE'LL SEE IT RETURN NEXT WEEK.

LET'S START OFF WITH WHAT TO EXPECT OVERALL.

TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s.

74, SAN DIEGO.

WE'RE IN THE MID 60s INLAND.

AND 75 THERE.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO TOMORROW, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BUT WE SEE QUITE A FEW CLOUDS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE REMAINING RAIN, THE THUNDERSTORMS COMING FROM THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE.

SO, OVERALL TEMPERATURE-WISE, A LOT OF US IN THE 80s.

LOW TO MID 80s AS WE WORK FROM THE COAST TO AREAS FURTHER INLAND.

WE'RE AT 85, A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN RECENT DAYS.

NOW, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE RAIN AND WHAT TO EXPECT HERE.

SO, OVERALL, EVEN THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, STILL SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS, BUT WE DO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE WIDESPREAD AT SOME POINTS, AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO TOMORROW.

MAYBE SOME HEAVIER DOWNPOURS AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, ESPECIALLY, SO, VERY EARLY MORNING, MIGHT BE WAKING UP TO SOME WET PAVEMENT.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING, MUCH MORE SCATTERED, AND, REALLY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE RAIN CHANCES A LOT INTO OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS, MAYBE SOME THUNDERSTORMS, BUT WE'RE SEEING LESS AND LESS LIKELIHOOD OF ANY KIND OF GUSTY WINDS, ANY OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WE SAW EARLIER IN THE WEEK, AS THE WEEK GOES ON.

NOW, CONTINUING ON THROUGH TIME ON FUTURE RADAR HERE, WE SEE EVEN THE CLOUDS CLEAR AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND.

THERE'S THE BREAK FOR YOU, FROM THE RAIN AND THE THUNDERSTORMS.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK HERE, AS WE LOOK FOR THE COAST.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES BOUNCE AROUND A LITTLE BIT.

WE GO FROM 83 THURSDAY TO 87 ON OUR FRIDAY.

AND THEN BACK DOWN TO 82 BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND, CLOUDY SKIES AND SHOWERS FOR THURSDAY.

WE GET BACK TO 90 ON FRIDAY.

AS WE LOOK TO OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS, A LITTLE BIT COOLER.

WE'RE IN THE 60s UNTIL WE GET TO SUNDAY.

THEN WE SEE A RETURN TO 72, AND THEN QUICKLY 80 BY THE TIME WE GET TO OUR MONDAY.

IN OUR DESERTS, WE DON'T GET BACK TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS UNTIL SATURDAY, SO, MAYBE TRY TO ENJOY YOUR FRIDAY EVENING WHEN WE'RE JUST AT 99, BUT WE GET BACK TO 104, EVEN 106 BY THE TIME WE GET TO OUR SUNDAY.

AND, OF COURSE, THE CLOUDS LEAVE US WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ANNA AZALIAN.

>>> 25 YEARS AGO, A SMALL GROUP OF OPERA LOVERS BROUGHT THE ART FORM TO TIJUANA.

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST MATTHEW BOLER SAYS THE SMALL COMPANY HAS HAD A BIG IMPACT ON MEXICO'S SECOND-LARGEST CITY.

>> Reporter: JUST OFF OF SOUTHBOUND MEXICO 1 IN TIJUANA, JUGGLERS ENTERTAIN DRIVERS, AND JUST BELOW THE DIN OF TRAFFIC, IF YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY, YOU CAN HEAR A PIANO.

♪ THEN SINGING FROM AN OFFICE BUILDING ABOVE A FURNITURE STORE.

♪ INSIDE, TIJUANA'S OPERA COMPANY.

THEY'RE REHEARSING.

FOR 25 YEARS, THEY'VE BROUGHT THE BEAUTY AND POWER OF OPERA TO LOCAL AUDIENCES.

>> OPERA IS EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: THAT'S SOPRANO NORMA.

SHE DISCOVERED OPERA IN COLLEGE WHEN SHE WAS 20 AND JOINED THE TIJUANA COMPANY IN 2004.

>> WHEN I FOUND THIS ENRE, I FELT AT HOME.

>> Reporter: JOSE MEDINA HELPED FOUND THE COMPANY IN THE YEAR 2000.

>> WE CONCERTED THE SCHOOL CHOIRS AND OPERA CHOIRS AND EVERYBODY -- IT WAS A REALLY EFFERVESCE.

FOR 25 YEARS, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

A LOT OF JOY AND SUFFERING AT THE SAME TIME.

>> Reporter: FOR MEDINA, OPERA BELONGS TO EVERY DAY PEOPLE.

>> I LOVE TIJUANA, BECAUSE YOU CAN EAT FROM ACOS TO THE MOST SOPHISTICATED MEAL YOU CAN THINK.

SO, THAT'S WHAT I WANT FOR THE CULTURE.

>> Reporter: GERARDO IS ONE OF THE COMPANY'S TENORS.

HE STARTED SINGING WITH FRIENDS.

>> WE WOULD SING FOR HOURS, AND IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HIS MARIACHI DAYS TAUGHT HIM HOW TO PROJECT HIS VOICE IN ORDER TO COMPETE WITH TRUMPETS.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: NOW, THE COMPANY IS CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO BRING MUSIC TO THE PEOPLE.

>> SOMETIMES IT EVEN FEELS THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT INTERESTED ANYMORE, OR THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE ART, AND -- AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE ALONE IN A VAST OCEAN, BUT -- BUT WE CARRY ON, WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

♪ >> Reporter: AND FOR THIS COMPANY, THAT CHOICE IS TO KEEP BRINGING GREAT MUSIC TO WHERE MEXICO BEGINS.

♪ THE COMPANY IS PARTICIPATING IN A FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE FRIDAY.

IN OCTOBER, THEY'LL STAGE THE CLASSIC ONE-ACT OPERA.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: MATTHEW BOLER, KPBS NEWS.

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