>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT THE BEST ORIGINAL REPORTING FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM ESCONDIDA AT MUCH OF THIS SHOW WILL BE ABOUT THE GENERAL ELECTION.

WE BEGIN WITH MEASURED C. IT MIGHT BE THE ONE BALLOT MEASURE WITH POTENTIALLY THE BIGGEST LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS FOR SAN DIEGO.

KPBS'S ANDREW BOWEN HAS UPDATES .

>> MIDWAY IS AMONG THE MOST BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN SAN DIEGO.

IT ALLOWS THE CITY TO REDEVELOP THE SPORTS ARENA.

OPPONENTS SAID THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD WORSEN TRAFFIC.

EARLY RESULTS SUGGEST THE OUTCOME WILL NOT BE CLEAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

THAT'S IN CONTRAST TO 2020 WHEN VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED AN IDENTICAL MEASURE, BEFORE THAT WE GOT TIED UP IN A LAWSUIT.

HE SAYS, REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, MIDWAY RESIDENTS STILL DESERVE A BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> I THINK THE CITY IS UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE TO DO EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS WE HAVE.

>> IF MEASURE C FAILS, THE CITY DOES HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.

IT IS APPEALING THE LAWSUIT THAT BLOCKED THE 2020 MEASURE.

THAT PROCESS COULD TAKE YEARS BEFORE GETTING RESULTS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE ARE SEVERAL CLOSE RACES THAT ARE NOT YET DECIDED.

WE WILL UPDATE THE KPBS VOTER HELP WITH RESULTS AS REPORTED BY THE STATE AND COUNTY.

WE ALSO HAVE ALL OF OUR COVERAGE FROM THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS THE KPBS PHOTO HOPE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

ALSO, AT KPBS.ORG.

SCHOOLS HAVE A LOT AT STAKE AS ELECTION RESULTS ARE UPDATED.

IT APPEARS THERE'S ALREADY REASON TO CELEBRATE, BUT LOCAL AND STATE MEASURES ARE ON TRACK FOR ONCE.

WE HEAR ABOUT THE BOOST FOR ARTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> BEGINNING NEXT FALL, EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT IN CALIFORNIA COULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO PERFORM IN AN ACTING CLASS.

OR EXPRESS PASSION, PAINTING A PICTURE.

COMPANY A VOTERS SAID YES TO PROPOSITION 28, WHICH WILL GUARANTEE UP TO A MILLION- DOLLAR SERVICE?

OR FOR ARTS EDUCATION, TAKEN FROM THE BUDGET, WITHOUT RAISING TAXES.

>> THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IS INCREDIBLY HISTORIC.

THE EYES OF THE NATION ARE ON US.

>> HE ESTIMATES HIS DISTRICT WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL $15 MILLION EVERY YEAR.

>> WE ARE NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO OFFER THIS CLASS.

WE ARE SAYING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND COMMUNITIES, WHAT ARTS DO YOU WANT TO SEE AT YOUR SCHOOL?

THAT SHOULD BE IN RESPONSE TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS.

>> IN OTHER WORDS, THE NEW STATE FUNDING FOR ALL THE ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS WILL BE TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL.

THAT MONEY CANNOT BE SPENT ON ANYTHING ELSE.

LOCAL VOTERS ALSO SAID YES TO MEASURED U, INCLUDING MONEY THAT WILL BE SPENT ON NEW SCHOOLS AND IMPROVING OLDER CAMPUSES ACROSS SAN DIEGO.

PART OF THAT MONEY WILL BE SPENT HERE AT THE DISTRICT DEMONSTRATION PROPERTY IN UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.

WITHIN THREE YEARS, CENTRAL OFFICES ARE BEING MOVED TO KEARNY MESA.

THIS WILL BE REPURPOSED INTO AN EDUCATORS VILLAGE WITH 500 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR EMPLOYEES THAT NEED IT.

>> IT IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE YOUNGEST IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION, OR NEW CUSTODIANS OR NEW BUS DRIVERS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE DISTRICT WHO WERE HAVING SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME AFFORDING TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> THE VICTORIES FOR EDUCATION, AFTER INTENSE CAMPAIGNING.

IN THE CASE OF THE ARTS FUNDING PROPOSITION, THERE WAS SUPPORT FROM SOME BIG NAMES IN ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING A TONY NOMINATED, EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS.

THIS BOOK THAT IS WHAT WE GET TO TEACH THEM.

MAYBE ONE OF THEM WILL WRITE THE NEW HAMILTON MUSICAL.

LOOK AT THAT.

COME ON.

I SEE GREAT THINGS COMING OUT OF THIS VOTE, AND I AM EXCITED.

>> SHE SHOULD KNOW.

M.G.

PEREZ.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOMETHING AS ROUTINE AS TAKING OUT THE TRASH COULD BE IN FOR A CHANGE.

WE HAVE THE RESULTS FOR MEASURE B, WHICH COULD END TRASH PICKUP FOR SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS.

>> MR. B ASKS RESIDENTS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE.

IT'S A 100-YEAR-OLD LAW THAT ALLOWS SINGLE-FAMILY HOME WORKERS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO NOT PAY ADDITIONAL FEES FOR TRASH PICKUP.

MULTI FAMILY COMPLEXES AND BUSINESSES HAVE TO HIRE PRIVATE WASTE HAULERS.

HOMEOWNER SERVICES ARE PLAYED OUT OF THE CITIES FUND.

RIVERA SAYS THAT IF IT DOESN'T PASS, OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES MAY SUFFER.

>> IT WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERING THE BASIC SERVICES.

THAT MEANS IT WILL BE EVEN MORE CHALLENGING TO DO ANYTHING BEYOND THAT.

>> RIVERA PUSHED FOR THE UPDATE OF THE ORDINANCE.

NO ON MEASURE B IS LEADING BY LESS THAN ONE PERCENTAGE POINT.

IF THAT RESULT HOLDS, THAT MEANS THE CURRENT SYSTEM WOULD STAY IN PLACE.

>> THERE IS ONE THING THAT EVERYONE AGREES ON.

THE SYSTEM IS UNFAIR.

SO WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO CHANGE THIS AND CORRECT WHAT IS UNFAIR ABOUT THE SYSTEM.

WE JUST HAPPEN TO DIFFER ON THE RIGHT WAY TO CHANGE THIS TO MAKE IT MORE FAIR.

SPOKE WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTER OF VOTERS PROJECTING 5004 BALLOTS TO BE COUNTED, THE OUTCOME COULD CHANGE.

IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, IT MEANS THAT THE PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE WOULD BE AMENDED.

>> WE HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN A FIX TO THIS UNFAIR AND UNSUSTAINABLE SITUATION FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

WE FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY IF THE MEASURE FAILS.

>> IF IT PASSES, IT WOULD BE TWO YEARS BEFORE ANY FEES ARE CHARGED TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMEOWNERS.

THE BUDGET ANALYST ESTIMATES THAT CUSTOMERS WILL PAY UP TO $29 PER MONTH.

A WIN FOR YES ON MEASURE B WOULD GUARANTEE TRASH BIDS FOR ALL.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GAVIN NEWSOM VOTED IN SACRAMENTO.

THE DEMOCRAT LEADS STATE SENATOR BRIAN DALLY BY NEARLY 20 PERCENTAGE POINTS ACCORDING TO THE LATEST RESULTS.

IT WAS A SUBDUED CAMPAIGN FOR THE GOVERNOR, WHO HAS LEANED INTO ISSUES LIKE CALIFORNIA'S PROP ONE, WHICH VOTERS SUPPORTED BY A WIDE MARGIN.

>> WE AFFIRMED, CLEARLY, THE CONVICTION THAT WE ARE A TRUE FREEDOM STATE.

THAT WE EMBRACE THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.

AND I MADE THE POINT THAT IS A POINT OF CONTRAST WITH THE UNCERTAINTY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING AS RELATES TO THE NATIONAL MOVE.

BUT IN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE ASSERTED OURSELVES WITH CLARITY AND CONVICTION, AS ONLY CALIFORNIA CAN.

>> POLITICAL ANALYSTS BELIEVE GOVERNOR NEWSOM COULD MAKE A PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN 2028 OR POSSIBLY 2024.

PRESIDENT BIDEN CHOOSES NOT TO RUN FOR REELECTION.

BIDEN SAYS HE'S PLANNING TO MAKE THAT DECISION BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

>>> THE RESULTS OF TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS ARE A SNAPSHOT OF TODAY'S POLITICS.

ZOOM OUT AND YOU'LL SEE A TREND THAT TELLS A MORE COMPLETE STORY OF HOW SAN DIEGO'S PRIORITIES AND LEADERS ARE CHANGING.

KPBS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CLARA SHOWS US THE MAP.

>> YOU CAN SEE A COUNTY THAT HAS BECOME MORE BLUE OVER THE PAST FEW TICKETS.

SOME VOTERS WHO LEFT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY CAN TELL YOU WHY.

NIKKI PENCIL SAID IT WAS DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016.

>> IT WAS TIME TO VOTE IN 2020.

THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD VOTE FOR ANOTHER REPUBLICAN EVER.

>> SHE GREW UP REPUBLICAN AND CONSERVATIVE.

NOW, SHE WHAT'S THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

>> THE ENTIRE TICKET.

EVEN IF I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

>> SHE IS PART OF A POLITICAL SHIFT IN SAN DIEGO'S VOTER REGISTRATION BETWEEN 2004 AND 2020.

IT HAS TRANSFORMED SAN DIEGO FROM A COUNTY SO RELIABLY READ TO THE LIGHT BLUE COUNTY IT IS TODAY.

THE IMPACTS OF THIS SEACHANGE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT.

>> WE HAVE SEEN THIS RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES IN SAN DIEGO FROM A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD TO A BATTLEGROUND, AND NOW, AN AREA WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE COALITIONS -- DEMOCRATS HAVE ALMOST LOCKED UP EVERY POSITION.

>> THE MOVE AWAY FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAVE NOT HAPPENED HE EASILY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

AREAS LIKE LAKE SAN MARCUS IN VALLEY CENTER ALSO DROP IN REGISTERED REPUBLICANS.

GOP REGISTRATION ACTUALLY INCREASED IN OTHER PLACES, LIKE EL CAJON AND ENCINITAS.

CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS WERE ALWAYS MORE MODERATE, BUT LEADERS LIKE CONGRESSMAN BRIAN BILL WRIGHT AND GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, WHO WERE SOCIALLY LIBERAL AND PROENVIRONMENT, BUT FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE.

SO THE SHIFT MAKES SENSE.

>> THE CULTURE WARS -- REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE THROUGH ROE V WADE -- AND PULLING OUT OF THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORDS -- THOSE SORTS OF STEPS TOOK THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, AND REALLY TOO FAR TO THE RIGHT FOR MANY SAN DIEGO REPUBLICANS.

>> HE IS NO FAN OF TRUMP, BUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY WANTS LOCAL REPUBLICANS TO FIGHT FOR CHANGE WITHIN THE PARTY RATHER THAN LEAVE.

>> I AM STAYING REPUBLICAN.

I THINK MOVING IT IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO SEE IT GO IS VERY IMPORTANT.

PEOPLE SHOULD STATE TO DO THAT.

>> ALSO, THE DATA SHOW VOTERS FLEEING THE GOP ARE NOT NECESSARILY FLOCKING TO THE DEMOCRATS.

FAR MORE ARE BECOMING NO PARTY PREFERENCE VOTERS, WHICH CREATES A NEW REALITY FOR CAMPAIGNS.

RYAN CARPENTER, A SAN DIEGO- BASED CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT SAYS THE SO-CALLED INDEPENDENT VOTER USED TO BE SOMEONE WHO WOULD CHECK OUT OF POLITICS.

THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE.

>> THEIR AFFILIATION AS AN INDEPENDENT MEANS THEY HOLD SPECIFIC OPINIONS ABOUT POLITICS RATHER THAN THEM NOT WANTING TO BE INVOLVED IN POLITICS.

>> AREAS LIKE MISSION VALLEY HAVE BUILT MORE DENSE HOUSING THE PAST DECADE, WHICH DRAWS IN RESIDENTS WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE LOWER INCOME AND YOUNGER.

THOSE VOTERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE REPUBLICAN.

>> THAT CHANGES THE ISSUES THAT THEY CARE ABOUT AND HOW THEY LIVE THEIR LIVES.

THEIR ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT.

THE PROXIMITY TO JOBS.

IN A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT, THE SAME VOTERS MIGHT BEHAVE A DIFFERENT WAY BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT DIFFERENT ISSUES.

>> WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS BEHAVIOR WILL LAST?

AS EXPERTS TELL YOU, LOCAL POLITICS CAN BE LIKE THE WEATHER.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, JUST WAIT A WHILE, AND IT WILL CHANGE.

CLAIRE TRAGESER, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE 25 MOST REMARKABLE TEENS IN SAN DIEGO ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMPLIMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ INTRODUCES US TO THREE OF THEM.

>> 13-YEAR-OLD McKENNA TUNES UP HIS GUITAR, WHICH HE PLAYS WELL.

BUT IT IS THE PIANO THAT REALLY MAKES HIM SINK.

McKENNA IS AN EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENT.

HE SAYS HE MIGHT BE A MARINE BIOLOGIST WHEN HE GROWS UP.

MUSICIAN COULD BE ANOTHER CAREER.

THIS REMARKABLE YOUNG MAN USES HIS TALENT TO WEARS RAISE AWARENESS AND DONATIONS FOR CHARITIES LIKE TO PREVENT DROWNING FOUNDATION BUT HE RAISED $200 LAST SUMMER, SINGING IN THE PARK.

HE ALSO SINGS IN RETIREMENT HOMES.

>> MOST PEOPLE HAVE VISIONS BUT THEY DON'T GO TO ACHIEVE IT.

I THINK REMARKABLE PEOPLE ARE THE ONES THAT GO TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS.

>> 17-YEAR-OLD LESLIE PAGEL IS A CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, OUT AND PROUD.

>> I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF LABELS THAT DID NOT FIT ME PERSONALLY.

I FOUND THE LABELS WERE VERY BROAD AND ENCOMPASSING OF WHO I AM.

>> LESLIE WEARS HER DIVERSITY AS PROOF OF HER STRENGTH.

FRESHMAN YEAR, SHE MOVED TO SAN DIEGO FROM TIJUANA, WHERE SHE WAS HARASSED AND BULLIED FOR BEING BY CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS, TOO.

SHE HAS BLOSSOMED AS PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT ALLIANCE AND AS A BUDDING ARTIST.

>> I TRULY BELIEVE THAT I WAS ALONE BECAUSE OTHER ADULTS MADE ME FEEL ALONE BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR MADE ME FEEL ALONE.

THEY MADE ME FEEL LIKE I DIDN'T DESERVE ANY RIGHTS OR I DIDN'T DESERVE ANY LOVE.

>> MED ALERT IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING APP THEY CAN DOWNLOAD RIGHT NOW.

IT'S PRODUCED BY A COMPANY WHOSE CEO IS 16-YEAR-OLD AMITA SHARMA EIGHT.

>> WE WANTED TO SOLVE THE ISSUE OF MEDICATION ERRORS IN THESE NURSING FACILITIES.

>> VEDANT NAHAR IS ALSO A STAR ATHLETE WITH A SECOND DEGREE BLACK BELT IN TAE KWON DO.

THIS REMARKABLE STUDENT PLANS TO USE ALL OF HIS EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH, AND HOPE TO BE A TECH ENTREPRENEUR SOMEDAY.

>> FINDING PROBLEMS, INNOVATING TO CREATE SOLUTIONS, BRINGING THEM TO MARKET, AND HAVING PEOPLE USING IT TO HELP PEOPLE SOLVE THEIR ISSUES.

>> THEY ARE THREE OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST REMARKABLE TEENS.

M.G.

PEREZ.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING WERE SOME OF THE TOP ISSUES FOR REPORTERS.

JACOB AERE TELLS US OF SOME OF THE NEW IDEAS BEING CONSIDERED IN SAN DIEGO TO EASE THE CRISIS.

>> IT IS NO SECRET THAT SAN DIEGO AND OLIVE COMPANY HAS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.

PRINCE IN THE REGION ARE NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS.

INFLATION IS AFFECTING EVERYDAY NECESSITIES.

>> IT IS CURRENTLY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BE A RENTER.

MOST PEOPLE ARE PAYING OVER HALF OF THEIR INCOME ON RENT.

THERE ARE VERY FEW PROTECTIONS AGAINST EVICTION, SO IF THE TENANT IS EVICTED FROM THEIR CURRENT UNIT, IT'S EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND A NEW PLACE TO LIVE.

>> BUT THERE ARE EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO COMBAT THIS ISSUE.

THAT INCLUDES A REPORT FROM THE CITY'S INDEPENDENT BUDGET ANALYST.

26 PAGES ON HOW TO IMPROVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN SAN DIEGO.

IT SUGGESTS MULTIPLE WAYS TO OVERCOME CERTAIN BARRIERS, SUCH AS PERMITTING AND FINANCING, HEIGHT LIMITS, AND FUNDING SHORTFALLS.

>> THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM IS SO GREAT THAT NOT JUST ONE THING IS GOING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE.

THE MORE THAT THE CITY CAN STREAMLINE AND LOOK AT ITS OWN PROCESSES AND MAKE THEM BETTER, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE BETTER WE CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

>> AMITA SHARMA SIX WAS ONE OF THE THREE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO REQUESTED THE ANALYSIS.

HE SAID IT'S A FIRST STEP THAT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO CHANGES AND INVESTMENTS TO GET MORE HOUSING BUILT IN SAN DIEGO.

>> THROUGH STREAMLINING PERMITTING PROCESSING, THROUGH CHANGES TO RULES AND RELATIONS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN BUILD, WE CAN PUT THEM INTO PLACE TO MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE.

HE SAID THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE COUNCIL TO DIGEST THE REPORT .

IT COULD INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE ON THE REGIONS HOUSING STRUGGLES.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SOCIETY IS PUTTING OUT AN URGENT CALL FOR FOSTER HOMES FOR THESE PETS.

>> WE HAVE SO MANY ANIMALS ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES.

WE HAVE MORE THAN 600 ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

WE ARE JUST OUT OF SPACE.

>> NINA THOMPSON IS THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AT THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY.

SHE SAYS AT LEAST 50 FOSTER VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE SPACE FOR OTHER PETS IN NEED.

>> ALL YOU NEED IS TIME AND LOVE.

WE PROVIDE THE RESOURCES.

WE PROVIDE THE FOOD, THE MEDICAL, THE KNOW-HOW.

WE WILL HELP YOU AND GUIDE YOU ALONG THE WAY.

WE JUST NEED THE HOME.

AND THE LOVE.

>> CHRIS QUEEN HAS BEEN A FOSTER VOLUNTEER FOR OHMS FIVE YEARS.

SHE SPECIALIZES IN FOSTERING MAMA CATS AND THEIR KITTENS.

SHE SAYS THE ANIMALS BENEFIT FROM FOSTERING.

>> WHEN WE HAVE THEM IN A FOSTER HOME, THEY GET TWO, NUMBER ONE, REDUCES THE STRESS OF BEING IN THE SHELTER ENVIRONMENT.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THAT IT HELPS THEM TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE EVENTUALLY THEY WILL BE.

>> SHE SAYS THE PEOPLE BENEFIT, TOO.

DESPITE YOUR MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

YOU ARE HELPING THE SHELTER.

YOU'RE ACTUALLY HELPING YOURSELF, TOO, BECAUSE IT FILLS YOUR HEART WITH SO MUCH JOY AND LOVE WHEN YOU FOSTER.

IT IS A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE.

>> THERE IS NO STRICT TIME FRAME TO BEING A FOSTER VOLUNTEER.

YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMMIT TO BEING A FULL-TIME PASTOR, BUT IF YOU CAN OPEN UP YOUR HOME FOR A MONTH, A FEW WEEKS, OR EVEN JUST ON THE WEEKEND, THAT KIND COULD REALLY HELP A SHELTER PET BECOME A FULL-TIME FAMILY MEMBER.

>> IT CAN BE A GUINEA PIG.

IT CAN BE A BUNNY, CAT, DOG.

WE HAVE SENIOR PETS.

WE HAVE PUPPIES.

WE HAVE KITTENS.

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN YOUR STAGE OF LIFE, WE PROBABLY HAVE A MATCH FOR YOU.

>> IF YOU WANT TO HELP ANIMALS, AND YOU CANNOT HAVE YOUR OWN ANIMALS, FOSTERING IS THE BEST POSSIBLE OPTION BECAUSE IT IS TEMPORARY.

BUT YOU ARE MAKING SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENCE BUT >> EVEN HOMES WITH PETS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO FOSTER.

APPLICATIONS AND PHOTOS OF THE HUNDREDS OF PETS AVAILABLE FOR FOSTERING CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT ESTE HUMAN.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A MEXICAN ARTIST PORTRAIT IS NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE PORTRAIT GALLERY.

>> IN HIS STUDIO, HUGO CROSTHWAITE SPENT MONTHS COMPOSING A NARRATIVE PORTRAIT OF DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.

THERE IS A FIVE MINUTE STOP MOTION ANIMATION FILM.

IT IS MORE THAN A PORTRAIT OF ALGAE.

IT GAVE HUGO CROSTHWAITE THE CHANCE TO TELL A BIGGER STORY.

>> DOING THIS PROJECT, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST TO DO THE PORTRAIT OF A MAN, BUT TO DO A PORTRAIT OF THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT THAT WE LIVE IN.

THIS PANDEMIC.

>> THE WORK IS AN EXTERNALLY LOOK AT SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THE FACE OF SCIENCE IN AMERICA DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THE ANIMATION WAS INTRICATELY AND STUNNINGLY RENDERED.

IT IS POWERFUL TO WATCH.

THE FILM OPENS WITH GLOOMY, SUSPENSEFUL IZYK AND A DRAWING OF ALGAE, PENSIVE, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC.

HIS CAREER IS BOOK ENDED BY CRISIS.

THE PANDEMIC TODAY, AND THE HIV AIDS EPIDEMIC IN THE IT IS PRETTY SURE IS A STARK CONTRAST IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SCIENCE NOW AND THEN.

>> WHERE FIGHTING FOR MEDICINES.

WE ARE FIGHTING FOR GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT TO SAVE THEM.

THAT HELP THEM DEAL WITH THIS PATHOGEN.

WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED.

WE HAVE A FLEXEN BUT WE HAVE THE MEDICINES.

WE HAVE THE TREATMENT, BUT THEN IT'S THE PUBLISHING THAT RISES AGAINST THOSE THINGS.

>> HE BEGAN DRAWING AS A KID, KILLING TIME IN HIS FATHER'S SHOP.

HE DREW ELABORATE NARRATIVES, WHETHER INVENTED OR REFLECTIVE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION.

THE NARRATIVE RISES FROM THE AMERICAN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

>> IN A MOMENT WHERE TRUTH WAS BEING DENIED -- ALTERNATIVE FAX WERE COMING UP -- HE BECAME THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE PERSON OF SCIENCE, A REAL FACT, OF TRUTH.

SO THEN IMMEDIATELY, KNEW THAT THE NARRATIVE THAT I WANTED TO TELL AT THIS ADMISSION WOULD BE THESE AND TAGGING US TO COURSES.

IT WOULD BE SCIENCE AGAINST SUPERSTITION.

TRUTH AGAINST LIES.

>> TO MAKE A STOP MOTION VIDEO, CROSTHWAIT DOES IT ALL BY HAND.

HE DRAWS A DETAIL, SNAPS A PICTURE, DRAWS ANOTHER DETAIL, AND REPEATS.

THE EFFECT IS FULL OF MOVEMENT AS FIGURES EMERGE AND WOBBLE.

THE ANIMATION SPAS WITH LIFE.

>> IT'S THIS PROCESS WHERE ONE DETAIL LEADS TO THE NEXT AND THAT LEADS TO THE NEXT.

AND THEN I'M COMPOSING NARRATIVE, KIND OF LIKE A WRITER OR A POET WOULD COMPOSE A POEM, RESTRING TOGETHER WORDS AND YOU ARE CREATING A NARRATIVE.

THAT'S THE SAME PROCESS I USE WITH MY WORK, WITH MY DRAWING.

>> IT ENDS WITH A RECENT LIKENESS OF ALGAE.

ALONG THE WAY, THERE ARE HEALTHCARE WORKERS, PROTESTERS, SICK PEOPLE CONNECTED TO VENTILATORS, AND SOMEONE RECEIVING A VACCINE DOSE ALL ELEMENTS OF ALGAE'S LEGACY.

>> 100 YEARS FROM NOW, NOBODY IS GOING TO KNOW WHO DR. FAUCI IS.

NOBODY'S GOING TO KNOW WHO I AM.

NAMES AND PLACES GET FORGOTTEN, BUT STORIES ARE UNIVERSAL.

WE'VE HAD THE STORY OF SCIENCE FIGHTING AGAINST SUPERSTITIONS SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SCIENCE.

>> JULIA DIXON EVANS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY TEACHERS TRYING TO PAY FOR CLASSROOM PROJECTS.

ONCE AGAIN, HERE IS KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER, M.G.

PEREZ.

>> THERE IS A BRILLIANT BLEND OF ALL KINDS OF SCIENCE GOING ON HERE IN THIS EIGHTH GRADE CLASS.

SOME OF IT, DETACHED FROM REALITY.

>> GETTING IN OUR VIRTUAL WORLD.

SAVE YOUR CASTELLANO IS IN HIS VR HEADSET AS PART OF A LESSON AT LEMON GROVE SCHOOL.

>> I AM MOVING MY ARMS ACCORDING TO THE AREA SHOWN TO ME.

>> IT IS SIMILAR TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY USED BY THE MILITARY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND FIND NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES.

THE HEADSETS COST $5000 AND HALF OF THAT WAS PAID WITH FUNDING FROM SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC GRANT.

IT'S A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EQUITY IN EDUCATION.

>> THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE SPARKED INTEREST OR MAYBE THAT THEIR STUDENTS WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ACCESS TO.

>> THEY SUPPLEMENT SCIENCE, LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY, MATH, AND RACIAL EQUALITY CURRICULUM.

SHAREHOLDERS WILL MATCH DONATIONS RAISED.

IN SOME CASES, TRIPLING THE MATCH.

>> WHEN WE CAN ADD EXTRA PIECES WITH SPRINKLES, THAT HELPS KEEP OUR CHILDREN ENGAGED AND KEEP THEM IN SCHOOL.

THIS IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL.

>> I WANT TO BE A METEOROLOGIST.

>> AND HOW MIGHT THIS HELP?

>> MAY BE, LIKE, EXPERIENCING THE WEATHER THROUGH THE META- VERSE.

>> THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO TEACHERS AT ANY SCHOOL IN THE SERVICE AREA.

THERE'S $250,000 TO BE SPENT.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL THE MONEY IS GONE.

SINCE APPLICATIONS OPENED LAST FRIDAY, CHRISTINA WATKINS HAS ALREADY GOTTEN MORE FUNDING APPROVED FOR SIX DIGITAL TABLETS TO HELP STUDENTS PROGRAM HER CLASSROOM ROBOTS.

THAT IS A REALITY CHECK WORTH CELEBRATING.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS LOOK AT KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM AMITA SHARMA.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.