
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3201 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
District Attorney Summer Stephan testified in a congressional hearing about retail theft.
San Diego County's district attorney testified in a congressional hearing about retail theft. She says it's about more than stolen merchandise. Plus, San Diego Pride is going through changes in leadership. Who is seeing the organization through this transitional period? And what's next? Finally, KPBS takes you on a tour through the property that was once home to a woman known as Betty Crocker.

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3201 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
San Diego County's district attorney testified in a congressional hearing about retail theft. She says it's about more than stolen merchandise. Plus, San Diego Pride is going through changes in leadership. Who is seeing the organization through this transitional period? And what's next? Finally, KPBS takes you on a tour through the property that was once home to a woman known as Betty Crocker.
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>> RETAIL THEFT HAS MADE HEADLINES AND A CLOSE LOOK AT A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING.
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JOHN CARROLL HAS MORE ON HER TESTIMONY.
>> YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE -- >> Reporter: APPEARING BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTELLIGENCE AS SHE PREPARES TO TAKE OVER THE NATIONAL D.A.
ASSOCIATION AND FRAME THE SUBJECT OF RETAIL THEFT ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN FINANCIAL LOSS.
>> YOU TALK TO THE EMPLOYEES IN THE STORES YOU SENSE THE FEAR AND THE TRAUMA AND HOW MUCH IMPACT THIS HAS ON HUMAN BEINGS.
>> Reporter: DAVID JOHNSTON SPENT DECADES IN LOSS PREVENTION AND SAYS WHILE SHOPLIFTING AND ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT IS NOT NEW WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY IS AND WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE.
>> THE FREQUENCY OF THEFT AND THE OPENNESS AND BRAZENNESS OF THE CRIMINALS, VIOLENCE AND THE QUANTITIES AND TYPE OF MERCHANDISE STOLEN ARE TRUTHFUL INDICATORS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BEYOND AMATEUR OR OPPORTUNISTIC NEED.
>> THEY CALLED FOR CONGRESS TO PASS AN ACT CREATING A MULTIAGENCY RESPONSE TO TACKLE ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
STEFFENS SAYS PROSECUTORS ARE HAMPERED BY A LAW PASSED BY VOTERS THAT MAKES ALL THOUGHTS BELOW $950 OF MISDEMEANOR AND IT USED TO BE $400.
>> IT DID NOT ALLOW FOR FIRST TIME OR SECOND TIME.
THERE IS NO AGGREGATION AND YOU CAN STILL EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK JUST UNDER $950.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZATION IS KEY TO BRINGING ORGANIZED CRIME UNDER CONTROL HERE AND ACROSS THE U.S., JOHN CARROLL KPBS NEWS.
>>> THIS HOLIDAY SEASON IT COULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT AT YOUR FRONT DOOR.
COMING UP WHAT TO DO IF YOU BECOME A VICTIM OF PACKAGE SCAMS.
>>> IT TURNS BREEZY ONCE AGAIN FOR THE SANTA EMTA WIND DEVELOPING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
NOT TREMENDOUSLY STRONG BUT WE SEE INCREASING FIRE DANGER AND A LITTLE COOL HERE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE TREND WINDS OUT AS WELL.
WE ARE LOOKING AT COST AT 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.
IT'S A DRY WIND INCREASING AND FIRE DANGER.
WE TALK MORE ABOUT THIS AND THIS TEMPERATURE TRANSITION COMING UP.
>>> YOU CANING AND PRESIDENT KPBS IS IN WASHINGTON AS CONGRESS IS IN A STALEMATE OVER A FUNDING BILL THAT INCLUDES AID TO UKRAINE AND ISRAEL KAREN AS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: HIS THIRD VISIT TO RUSSIA SINCE 2020.
HE MADE THE ROUNDS IN THE MIDST OF ADDITIONAL AID IN UKRAINE'S FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA.
>> IF WE LOSE, PUTIN WINS IN THIS WILL BE VERY, DANGEROUS FOR THE U.S. >> Reporter: THE $60 BILLION BUT ALSO INCLUDE AID FOR ISRAEL'S WAR AGAINST HAMAS, TAIWAN AND SECURITY AT THE U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER.
IT IS THE BORDER PIECE THE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS' SAY IS NOT ENOUGH.
>> IT'S HARD TO JUSTIFY SPENDING BILLIONS WHEN WE CAN EVEN SUPPORT OUR OWN NATIONAL SECURITY.
>> OTHER REPUBLICANS URGING COMPROMISE AND UKRAINIAN IS JUST AND IF THEY WISH TO STAND WITH THEM THEY WILL WIN.
THEY SAID NOT SENDING AID WILL ONLY BOLSTER RUSSIA.
IT'S THE DIRE SITUATION NOT JUST UP ON CAPITOL HILL BUT THE DIRE SITUATION IN THE EAST AND THE SOUTH OF UKRAINE VERY, VERY SOON.
>> EXISTING FUNDING COULD RUN OUT IF CONGRESS DOES NOT ACT.
>>> IT HOME WE HAVE SEEN A SURGE OF MIGRANTS AND OUR SOUTHERN BORDER.
FOR THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN CAMPING OUT DAILY WAITING TO BE PROCESSED FOR ASYLUM.
VOLUNTEERS SAY MIGRANTS ARRIVE AT ONE OF THREE CAMPSITES WHEN THEY CROSS THE SAN DIEGO BORDER.
THEY SAY THERE ARE NOT VERY ANY RESOURCES AND OFTEN MIGRANTS HAVE TO LEAVE BEHIND THEIR CLOTHING AND EVEN PERSONAL DOCUMENTS.
>> IT IS NOT DIGNIFIED AND HOW WE SHOULD TREAT PEOPLE ON THEIR FIRST DAY IN THIS COUNTRY.
WE SPENT A LOT OF DONATED MONEY AND WE HAVE A TON OF DONATED SUPPLIES.
IT'S A BIG STRAIN ON ALL OF US.
WE ARE BROKE AND TIRED.
>> THE CAPS COULD HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THEM AT A TIME.
>>> THE PENTAGON GROUNDED THE V 22 OSPREYS FOLLOWING A CRASH IN JAPAN TO KILLED EIGHT AIRMEN LAST MONTH.
ANDREW DYER EXPLAINS IT IS UNCERTAIN WHEN IT COULD BE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AGAIN.
>> WITH ITS MASSIVE TWIN PROPELLERS MOUNTED ON ROTATING WINGS THAT THE 22 OSPREY IS UNLIKE ANY AIRCRAFT IN THE SKY.
IT'S NOT A PLANE OR A HELICOPTER.
THAT UNIQUE CAPABILITY HAS PROVED USEFUL IN TODAY'S MODERN MILITARY BUT AT SOME COSTS.
10 OSPREYS CRASH SINCE IT ENTERED SERVICE IN 2007, COUNTING SEVERAL CRASHES PRIOR WHILE IN DEVELOPMENT.
MORE THAN 50 SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN CRASHES.
DAN GRANGER, A SENIOR DEFENSE POLICY FELLOW AT THE PROJECT WAS A MARINE OFFICER FOR 10 YEARS.
HE SAYS WITH THAT HISTORY THE OSPREY APPEARS TO BE UNSAFE.
JUST OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR DATA CLASSES.
>> Reporter: AMONG THEM FIVE CAMP PENDLETON MARINES KILLED LAST YEAR WHEN THE OSPREY CRASH.
HE SAYS THE OSPREY CRASHES HAVE INFLATED CASUALTY NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY ARE OFTEN USED AS TROOP CARRIERS.
>> IT GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THE OSPREY IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN OTHER AIRCRAFT.
>> Reporter: IN JULY MARINE INVESTIGATION FOUND A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH OSPREYS.
WHEN IT OCCURS IT CAN ROLL OUT OF CONTROL.
IT HAS LED TO MULTIPLE GROUNDINGS IN THE PAST.
THEY FLY MOST OF THEM IN THE PENTAGON'S ARSENAL AND THEY ARE A DAILY FIXTURE IN SAN DIEGO SKIES IN KAPP PENDLETON AND MIRAMAR.
THE OSPREY'S UNIQUE CAPABILITIES MAKE IT INVALUABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS, SO MUCH SO THE SERVICE HAS ESSENTIALLY BUILT ITSELF AROUND HAVING THEM OVER THE LAST DECADE.
>> BECAUSE OF THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BUILT AND OPERATING CONCEPT AROUND THIS AIRCRAFT, WHENEVER THEY ARE GROUNDED THAT CREATES A HUGE DISRUPTION TO MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS.
>> Reporter: IT IS TOO SOON TO SAY WHAT CAUSED THE OSPREY TO CRASH LAST MONTH.
RESULTS CAN TAKE MORE THAN 1 YEAR TO BE RELEASED.
MILITARY OFFICIALS IN SAN DIEGO COULD NOT SAY BY DEADLINE WHEN OSPREYS MIGHT TAKE FLIGHT.
CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC THE SAN DIEGO- BASED "CARL VINCENT."
SINCE THE NAVY HAS REDUNDANCIES STRIKE GROUP OPERATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED.
ANDREW DYER.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> A LAWSUIT IS DISMISSED FOR A MAN ALLEGEDLY A WOMAN.
HE WILL DROP THE DEFAMATION COUNTERSUIT AS PART OF AN AGREEMENT AND IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MONETARY RETURN.
CURRENTLY ACTIVE FOR FOUR OTHER FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY.
>>> STUDENT WORKERS PROTESTING UC SAN DIEGO'S DECISION TO LET GO 5 OF THEIR OWN.
WORKERS RATHER LEAD OUTSIDE THE CANCER CENTER.
THE UNIVERSITY REMOVED FIVE STUDENTS FROM THEIR JOBS WHO ARE NOW FACING DEPORTATION.
SOME WORKERS SAY THEY WILL EVEN BE SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILY IF THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION HOLDS.
>> WE HAVE FAMILIES, WE HAVE BABIES.
MY BABY IS 11 MONTHS OLD AND HER VISA IS IN THE PROCESS.
I HAVE ONE MONTH.
AND THE BABIES THESE ARE.
>> THEY REACHED OUT FOR, BUT HAVE NOT REACHED BACK.
SAN DIEGO PRIDE IS WRAPPING UP THE YEAR WITH NEW LEADERSHIP AND SOME UNCERTAINTY FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PUBLIC INPUT GIVEN IN A TOWN HALL MEETING AND TODAY WE SPOKE TO THE TWO INTERIM DIRECTORS LEADING THE TRANSITION.
>> Reporter: SURFING ALEX CAPPA TEBOW AND JEN HAVE BEEN ASKED MANY TIMES WHY THEY AGREED TO LEAVE SAN DIEGO PRIDE TEMPORARILY AND TOGETHER.
>> TO IMMEDIATELY SUPPORT THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND I FELT A RESPONSIBILITY TO MY COLLEAGUES.
>> A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY THAT GOES WELL BEYOND THE SAN DIEGO PRIDE PARADE AND FESTIVAL IN JULY.
THEY HAVE 22 EMPLOYEES AND THE DATABASE OF MORE THAN 2800 VOLUNTEERS.
NEXT YEAR MARKS THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRIDE EVENT AND THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRIVATE NONPROFIT INCORPORATION.
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SAN DIEGO PRIDE MARCH.
>> WITH THE DUAL LEADERSHIP AND MOVING INTO THAT, I THINK IT'S GOING TO REALLY SET US UP WHILE TO DO RIGHT BY ALL OF THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT WANT TO CELEBRATE THEM AND HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM.
>> SERAFINA IS THE PRIDE DIRECTOR.
SHE IS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AND THEY REPLACE FERNANDO LOPEZ WHO WAS LET GO THREE WEEKS AGO AND WHAT WAS CALLED AN AMICABLE SPLIT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOW LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT.
>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS SOMEONE CAN COME IN AND NOT ONLY DRIVE CONTINUITY, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED BUT TO BUILD UPON THAT.
>> Reporter: THE CHANGE IN SAN DIEGO PRIDE LEADERSHIP CAME SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS FOR WHAT COMES NEXT.
>> Reporter: HERE IS A SAMPLE FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM A TOWN HALL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.
>> WHY DID WE OPT FOR THE DUAL LEADERSHIP ROLL IN TRANSITION AND WHY HAVE MANY PRIDE EMPLOYEES LEFT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
>> PEOPLE WANT ASSURANCE THAT THE PROGRAMS THEY LOVE ARE NOT GOING AWAY AND HER COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAMS ARE NOT GOING AWAY.
THAT PRIDE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY ISSUES AND I HOPE WE GAVE THEM THAT REASSURANCE.
>> BOTH HAVE BEEN ASKED MANY TIMES DO THEY WANT THE PERMANENT POSITION?
>> I THOUGHT TEMPORARILY JUST TO GET US THROUGH WE DO THIS INTERIM PIECE AND GO BACK TO MY EVOCATION AND ADVOCACY WORLD.
>> AND THAT IS THE LAST WORD FOR NOW.
>>> U.S. CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION COOLED LAST MONTH INCLUDING DATA FROM THE U.S. LABOR STATISTICS.
ONE OF THE REASON IS FALLING GAS PRICES.
EVEN WITH THE ENCOURAGING TREND, A CLOSER LOOK SHOWS PRICES IN SOME SECTORS ARE STILL RISING.
WE HAVE MORE.
>> Reporter: STOCKS INCHING HIGHER DURING THE TRADING DAY ON TUESDAY AFTER THE RELEASE OF NEW FIGURES FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS CONTINUE TO SHOW INFLATION IS USING THE LATEST ROSE 3.1% FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING IN NOVEMBER SHOWING A SLIGHT DECLINE FROM THE 3.2% IN OCTOBER.
>> COMPARED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS PRICES ARE HIGHER AND THE GOOD NEWS IS INFLATION PEAKED A LONG TIME AGO.
>> Reporter: GAS PRICES DRIVING THE DROP IN CPI.
THE COST OF SHELTERS SHOWS NO SIGNS OF EASING THAT WE HAVE HIGHER GUSTS OF SHELTER AND SERVICES OVERALL AND THERE IS A BATTLE GOING ON WITH RESPECT TO PRICES.
>> FOOD PRICES MODERATED FROM THE MONTH BEFORE WITH INFLATION DOWN NEARLY 2/3rds FROM ITS PEAK LAST JUNE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS CELEBRATING CONGRESS.
>> AMERICANS HAVE THE STRONGEST GROWTH AND THE LOWEST INFLATION OF ANY ECONOMY WITH MORE TO DO.
>> WHEN TAKING OUT FOOD AND GAS PRICES CPI ROSE 0.3% FROM OCTOBER LEAVING THE YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH RATE UNCHANGED AT 4%.
THE LOWEST IT HAS BEEN SINCE SEPTEMBER 20-21.
>> INFLATION HAS MODERATED MORE QUICKLY AS EXPECTED OF LATE AND WE COULD GET A PLEASANT SURPRISE THAT INFLATION IS NOT NEARLY THE FACTOR THAT WE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT IN THE COMING YEAR.
>>> AS PEOPLE ARE BUYING GIFTS WE HEAR ABOUT THE NEWEST SCAM TARGETING CONSUMERS AND TALK TO SPOT IT.
>> THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU IS TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF A FAKE PACKAGE DELIVERY SCAM.
IF YOU RECEIVE A TEXT MESSAGE LIKE THIS, HI, MY NAME IS TONY AND I'M TRYING TO FIND YOUR HOUSE.
PLEASE CALL ME WHEN YOU CALL THE NUMBER THE SCAMMER AT YOU TO CONFIRM PERSONAL DETAILS LIKE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS OR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.
DESMOND HILL SAYS TO BE VIGILANT ABOUT CALLS OR TASKS FROM UNKNOWN NUMBERS.
BOOTH NUMBERS COULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS A NUMBER BUSINESS.
IT COULD BE THE BLOCKED CALLER ID, A LOT OF NEW CALLS WILL TELL YOU SCAM LIKELY.
IF SOMEBODY REALLY NEEDED TO GET A HOLD OF YOU THEY WOULD LEAVE A VOICEMAIL.
THE SKIMMERS WILL NOT LEAVE A VOICEMAIL.
THEY WANT AN IMMEDIATE.
>> THE SCAM MAY BE DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY BECAUSE THE COLORS ARE FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL AND IF YOU DON'T COMPLY THEY MAY TRY TO CONVINCE YOU THE PACKAGES FROM A RELATIVE OR FRIEND.
TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SCAMS -- >> RIGHT DOWN WHAT YOU BY AND WHAT CARD YOU PURCHASE IT ON AND MAKE IT WITH A DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD IF YOU NEED TO DISPUTE A CHARGE.
>> IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF THIS SCAM OR ANY OTHER SCAM REPORTED TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.
TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY OR FIND OUT SCAMS HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA GO TO THE BBB SCAM TRACKER WEBSITE AT KDB.ORG/SCAM TRACKER.
MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.
>>> KING TIES WILL RETURN TO THE COAST.
BEACHGOERS CAN SEE BIG WAVES.
KING TIDES ARE CAUSED BY THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL FROM THE SUN AND THE NEW MOON.
THEIR P WAVES CAN REACH 7 FEET.
WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL CLOSER TO 6 FEET BY THIS WEEKEND.
THEY BROUGHT UP PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS HOPING TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY.
>> HAVE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES BEFORE AND I JUST LOVE IT.
I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THE DIFFERENT COLORS IN THE TERRIFIC WAVES.
IT IS JUST GLORIOUS.
>> Reporter: LIFEGUARDS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE CONDITIONS AND WORKING UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS FOR NOW BUT THAT MAY CHANGE IF WE GET HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH THE TIDE.
>>> WE DO HAVE A LOT OF WEATHER HEADLINES HERE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL ACCOMPANY A BRIEF COOL DOWN AND AS WE GET THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WARM BACK UP AS WELL.
THE WINDS WILL BE DOWN SLOPING.
SANTA ANA WINDS BRING AN INCREASE OF FIRE DANGER.
WE WILL LOOK AT THAT AND A MOMENT.
THE WINDS PICKED UP, ESPECIALLY BREEZY, IF NOT DUSTY THROUGH THE CANYONS AND PASSES.
WE GET DOWN TO 48 DEGREES IN AROUND THE SAN DIEGO METRO.
THE SANTA ANA WINDS PICK UP ADDITIONALLY TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY AND EARNED TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
AHEAD OF THESE AREAS AND PAINT ESPECIALLY PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHO HAVE GUSTED 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR BUT SOME OF THE CANYONS AND PASSES WILL SEE STRONGER WINDS AND IF YOU DRIVE A HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLE THERE ARE STRONGER CROSS WINDS THERE IF YOU'RE TRAVELING PARALLEL TO THE SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL FORECAST FOR OUR WEDNESDAY WE HAVE A BIT OF A BREEZE.
71 IN RAMONA AND ESPOSITO.
61 DEGREES OR HIGH IN SAN DIEGO THEY WON'T LAST LONG AND AROUND 71 AND THEY DRINK THE WARM SIDE OF THINGS.
THE COASTAL FORECAST BREEZY OUT THERE THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES COOL WEDNESDAY AND LOOK AT THE RISE.
WEDNESDAY IS HIGH WITH THE NOTABLE WARM UP IN THE HOVER AT 76 ON SATURDAY AS WELL.
WE SEE INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A FEW SHOWERS NEXT WEEK AS WE LOOK AT THE INLAND FORECAST WE GO FROM 70 ON WEDNESDAY TO 79 FRIDAY.
ETIENNE SATURDAY WITH THE 10 DEGREES RISE AND LOOK OUT FOR THE WIND ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
WE FEEL THE WIND THROUGH THE CANYONS AND PASSES INTO WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
BACK UP TO 50 FOR FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES MODESTLY WARMING UP THERE AND INTO THE DESERT WE RISE INTO THE LOW 70s AND WE ARE BUSY THERE AS WELL.
FOR KPBS I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH.
>>> THERE IS A CONNECTION TO BETTY CROCKER.
KPBS JOHN CARROLL SHOWS US THAT CONNECTION IS PART OF WHY A 9- ACRE PROPERTY IN THE ROLLING HILLS VALLEY CENTER IS SO SPECIAL.
>> Reporter: THIS BUSY SCENE IS COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS BRICK AND BARN.
WHAT IS BRICK AND BARN?
HERE IS HOW THEY DESCRIBE IT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE BETTY CROCKER PIECE.
>> PEOPLE SAID YOU SHOULD CALL IT BETTY CROCKER AND WE WANTED TO HAVE A WHOLE IDENTITY SEPARATE FROM AGNES OR BETTY CROCKER.
IT IS A BONUS BUT WHEN YOU COME HERE YOU FIND AN EXPERIENCE OF COMMUNITIES BACK WHEN THEY BOUGHT THE PLACE FIVE YEARS AGO IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE.
>> EVERYTHING WAS DEAD.
WE HAULED AWAY OVER 20 TONS OF GARBAGE AND A LOT OF GREEN WASTES.
THE POOL WAS BROKEN, THE BARN WAS LEAKING.
WE HAD A RAT INFESTATION AND IT NEEDED A LOT OF LOVE.
>> Reporter: IT GOT A LOT OF LOVE WITH MONEY SPENT AND SWEAT EQUITY.
FORTUNATELY HE COULD IMPROVE ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
>> GARDENS, CHICKEN ROOFS, PUTTING IN SPRINKLER LINES.
THE WHOLE FRONT YARD HE DID ALL THE LANDSCAPING WHICH WE CALL CENTRAL PARK.
HE BUILT THE STALLS FOR ALL OF THE VENDORS THAT COME ONCE A MONTH.
>> Reporter: THAT BRINGS US TO WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON HERE.
AT THE OUTDOORS STALLS YOU FIND THE LIGHTS TO THE EYES AND TEMPTATIONS FOR THE TOMMY.
>> PEOPLE CAN'T BELIEVE THEY NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT BEFORE.
>> Reporter: AARON COOK HAS MANAGED IT FROM THE BEGINNING.
>> IS COMMUNITY.
CUSTOMERS COME EVERY MONTH AND THEY WILL COME EARLY AND GET A COFFEE SHOP A LITTLE AND COME OUT FRONT AND SIT AND CHAT AND THEN THEY WILL EAT LUNCH AND THEN THEY WILL SHOP SOME MORE.
>> Reporter: MUCH OF THAT SHOPPING HAPPENS INSIDE THE BARN.
IT WAS CHRISTMAS WHEN WE WERE THERE.
PEOPLE WERE PACKED IN AND STROLLING THE AISLES.
OCCASIONALLY BUMPING INTO THE WIND CHIMES AND DISCOVERING ALL SORTS OF SEASONAL DELIGHTS.
THINGS YOU PROBABLY WOULD NOT SEE ANYWHERE ELSE LIKE THIS CHRISTMAS TREE SNOW GLOBE THAT NEVER NEEDS SHAKING.
NEXT MONTH ON THE HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE WILL BE GONE AND ALL THE VENDORS WILL SPEND THE NEXT THREE WEEKS SEARCHING FOR ALL NEW TREASURES AND THAT IS WHAT KEEPS BRICK AND BARN FRESH.
>> EVERYTHING LOOKED EXACTLY THE SAME WITH A FEW NEW THINGS IN IT.
THE MOTIVATION TO COME WOULD NOT BE THE SAME.
IT'S FUNNY, A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS THINK WE HAVE THREE WEEKS OFF FOR FOUR WEEKS OFF AND WE ARE HERE WORKING EVERY WEEK PUTTING IT TOGETHER FOR THEM EXPECT THAT BEEN DOING IT FOR 65 YEARS.
>> DOMINIQUE O'NEILL HAS AN OUTSIDE STALL AND UNLIKE THE BAKERY OR THAN THE ITEMS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL FIND HERE.
>> IT IS THE HUNT AND BEING OUT THERE.
A STATE SALES, UPON JOBS, YARD SALES.
IT'S EXCITING AND DIVINE.
>> AND THE SELLING.
THIS LINE IS MADE UP OF PEOPLE JUST WAITING TO PAY FOR THEIR ITEMS.
OUTSIDE AROUND THE BACK OF THE BARN YOU FIND SOMETHING QUITE UNEXPECTED UNLESS YOU ARE AN ARCHAEOLOGIST OR HISTORIAN.
>> NATIVE AMERICANS TALISMANS ARE ALL OVER.
>> Reporter: WOMEN USED TO GRIND CORN INTO MEAL TODAY TO SERVE ANOTHER PURPOSE.
>> THEY DOUBLE AS BIRD FILMS FOR OUR BIRDS.
>> Reporter: BIRDS, A LOT OF BIRDS CALL THIS THEIR HOME.
THE PEACOCKS WILL WANDER DOWN TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ALL THE HUMANS.
BUT MOST, LIKE THE RESIDENT FLOCK OF GETTING HANDS, ALONG WITH TWO CURIOUS TURKEYS AND THEIR VARIOUS OTHER FOLLOW-UPS TO CLOSER TO THE HOUSE.
THERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ON THIS 9-ACRE PLOT OF LAND.
THE MAIN HOUSE THAT BEGAN AS THE CLARK HOUSE IN 1983 BUT BY 1941 AGNES WHITE MOVED HERE AND THEY DID THE NATIONWIDE COOKING SHOW FROM THE HOUSE'S KITCHEN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE INSIDE?
I KNEW YOU WOULD.
>> LET'S GO INSIDE.
YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT.
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE RESTORED, NOT RENOVATED THIS PLACE.
THE CARPET WAS RIPPED UP ON THE STAIRS REVEALING THE SECRET DRAWER.
THE TWO BATHROOMS WERE MODERNIZED.
THE MUSIC IS COMING FROM ONE OF THEM AND FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE GETTING A MASSAGE OR SPA TREATMENT NEXT TO THE POOL.
THE MAIN THING HERE AT LEAST FROM THE BETTY CROCKER YEARS IS THE KITCHEN.
EXPECT THIS SPOT RIGHT HERE IS WHERE AGNES WHITE DID THE COOKING SHOW OF THE YEAR.
>> IT SHOWS TALKING ABOUT RECIPES AND ANSWERING LISTENERS QUESTIONS AND IS A CULINARY TRIP BACK IN TIME.
THE HOUSE IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IT IS WHERE THEY LIVE.
THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE HERE.
A PLACE OF WARMTH AND COMMUNITY.
WE PUT A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPECIAL HISTORICAL PLEASE SET AMONG THE ROLLING HILLS OF THE ALI CENTER.
JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.
>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.
VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSETS AND ROBOTS AMONG THE HOTTEST GIFTS FOR KIDS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
SOME PARENT AND CONSUMER GROUPS TELL US IS TECH DRIVEN TOYS ARE NOT SAFE FOR PLAY.
KPBS MIDDAY EDITION SPEAKS TO THE ROLL OF RACISM AND WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE.
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