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>>> AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS BECOMING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS IN SAN DIEGO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE COUNTY IS CLOSING ITS WAIT LIST FOR SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHERS.

KPBS METRO REPORT ANDREW BOWEN SAYS FUNDING HAS BEEN STAGNANT IN RECENT YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SAN DIEGOFFE SEPARATE AGENCIES THAT DISTRIBUTE HOUSING VOUCHERS, WHICH HELP LOW INCOME FAMILIES AFFORD RENT.

BOTH AGENCIES ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THEIR VOUCHER WAIT LISTS WILL BE CLOSING IN ORDER TO BETTER SEVEN THE APPLICANTS ALREADY IN THE QUEU.

NICK MARTINEZ SAYS SOMEONE SELECTED TODAY WOULD HAVE SPENT AN AVERAGE OF 18 YEARS WAITING FOR A VOUCHER.

>> THE LIMITED FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE FROM HUD ALLOWS US TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES ALREADY ON THE PROGRAM BUT DOESN'T ALLOW US TO HAD A NEW FAMILIES TO THE PROGRAM.

SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SELECT PEOPLE FROM THE WAIT LIST.

WE HAVEN'T SELECTED FROM THE WAIT LIST SINCE 2022.

>> Reporter: HOUSING VOUCHERS REPRESENT THE LARGEST FORM OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

RECIPIENTS GENERALLY PAY 30% OF THEIR HOUSE 0 HOLD INCOME ON RENT AND THE GOVERNMENT COVERS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AMOUNT AND WHAT IT DETERMINES IS THE FAIR MARKET RENT.

CARRIE BELL SAYS THE AGENCY HAS HAD TO INCREASE ITS AVERAGE TO KEEP UP WITH RISING RENTS.

>> AND SO WHAT WE'VE HAD TO DECIDE IS WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT HUD IS APPROVING TO US IS HOW TO STILL ENSURE THAT WE CAN MANAGE EXPECTATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HOUSE COMMISSION CLOSED ITS VOUCHER WAIT LIST ON FEBRUARY 1st.

THE COUNTY'S WAIT LIST WILL CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 20th.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEIR RVs HAVE FORMED A NEW UNION TO PRESS THEIR DEMANDS WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

THEY SAY SAN DIEGO POLICE INDISSCRIM INAPTLY TICKET THEIR RVs.

THE CITY SAYS IT'S JUST FOLLOWING THE LAW.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL WAS AT PROTEST HELD OUTSIDE CITY HALL TODAY, AND HE HAS MORE FROM THE NEWSROOM.

>> Reporter: PROTESTERS FRAMED THEIR EVENT IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA AS A VALENTINE'S DAY PLEA FOR THE CITY TO HAVE A HEART.

THEIR ATTORNEY SAYS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH THE CITY IN 2024 WAS SUPPOSED TO END NIGHTTIME TICKETING OF RVs, BUT THEY SAY FOLLOWING A PAUSE AFTER THE SETTLEMENT, THE TICKETING STARTED UP AGAIN.

THEY SAY THOSE TICKETS TYPICALLY RUN AROUND $170 APIECE, UNAFFORDABLE, THEY SAY, FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR RVs.

>> THESE ARE HARD WORKING SAN DIEGANS WHAT ARE TRYING TO PUT FOOD INTO THEIR KIDS BELL LEASE, JUST LUKE ALL OF US.

AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE GETTING PENALIZED NIGHTLY, SOMETIMES TWICE IN PSALM NIGHT THEY'VE GOTTEN TICKETED.

AND ALL THE MONEY THAT THEY'RE MAKING TRYING TO SURVIVE IS GOING INTO THESE PARKING PARTICULAR.

>> Reporter: THE CITY ISSUED A STATEMENT WHICH SAYS IN PART THAT THE CITY HAS CREATED SAFE SPACES TO PARK RVs OVERNIGHT AND THAT THE CITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO INSIST PEOPLE AVAIL THEMSELVES OF RESOURCES MEANT TO GET THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

THEY SAY THEY'LL CONTINUE TO ENFORCE PARKING ORDINANCES.

THE RESIDENTS SAY THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE IN THOSE OVERNIGHT LOTS.

THE TWO SIDES ARE CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

AFTER THE PROTEST, THE PEOPLE HERE SAID THEY WERE HEADED UPSTAIRS TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO PRESENT VALENTINE'S DAY CARDS AND TO PLEAD FOR THE COUNCIL'S HELP TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS STORY AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN A LEGAL RESOLUTION IS REACHED.

IN THE NEWSROOM, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SHOWERS ARE INCREASING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE'RE GETTING INTO SOME WELCOME RAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN QUITE AWHILE.

RAIN RETURNING, CLOUDS THICKENING, TEMPERATURES HELD DOWN A BIT BACK DOWN TO SICK FOR YOUR LOW INTO SAN DIEGO.

55 INTO EL CAJON WITH ON SHORE WIND.

AGAIN, TEMPERATURES AREN'T GOING TO FLUCTUATE MUCH AT NIGHT BUT YOU'LL NOTICE IT DURING THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES NOT RISING MUCH INTO BEND.

SHOWERS WITH US IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF VERY HIGH ELEVATION SNOW.

BIGGER CHANGES COMING.

STAY WITH US.

>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED CALIFORNIA FROM ENFORCING ITS BAN FOR MOST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM WEARING MASKS.

THIS DECISION GRANTS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PUSH FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SAYING THE BAN DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE FEDERAL AGENTS SINCE IT DOESN'T ALSO APPLY TO STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

HOWEVER, THE U.S.

DISTRICT JUDGE KEPT A SEPARATE LAW THAT REQUIRES FEDERAL OFFICERS IN CALIFORNIA TO HAVE THEIR NAME OR 0 BADGE NUMBER VISIBLE.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS THE BAN PUSHES BACK AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ALLOWING MASKED AGENTS TO DETAIN PEOPLE DURING IMMIGRATION RAIDS.

TODAY THE HEAD OF THE AGENCIES CARRYING OUT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION, THE HEARING COMES AMID HEIGHTENED CALLS FOR OVERSIGHT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

>> Reporter: TOP IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ON CAPITOL HILL.

>> WE SIT HERE TODAY AT AN INFLECTION POINT.

>> Reporter: TRUMP'S MASS DEPORTATION POINT HAS FACED A HEAVYWEIGHT OF SCRUTINY FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING DEATH BY FEDERAL AGO.

QUESTIONS ALSO RAISED ABOUT THE VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

>> DHS PERSONNEL ARE NOW FORCING THEIR WAY INTO PRIVATE HOMES WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT, IN VIOLATION OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT.

>> TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION ARE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER.

THE DEPARTMENT'S NO-FAIL MISSION CHANGES IN THE BALANCE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS NOT COMMENTING ABOUT ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS INTO OFFICER ACTION BUT DID DEFEND THEIR MISSION AND AGENT.

>> YOU WON'T SEE I.C.E.

AGENT THROUGH THE PARKING LOTS AND SNATCHING SOMEONE UP.

I.C.E.

DOES INTELLIGENCE DRIVEN TARGET OPERATIONS.

>> CBP HAS SPENT THE LAST YEAR REBUILDING WHAT WAS AN INTENTIONALLY BROKEN BORDER.

>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS PRESSED ON OFFICERS WEARING BODY CAMERAS AS WELL AS THE TRAINING AMIDST A HERRING SURGE.

>> IF YOU HIRED SOMEBODY FOR I.C.E.

TODAY HOW MUCH TRAINING WOULD THEY RECEIVE BEFORE THEY WOULD BECOME A FULL-TIME AGO?

>> SO FOR A PERSON OFF THE STREET IT WAS NEVER BEEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THEY'RE LOOK AT APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS OF TRAINING, SIR.

>> Reporter: TODAY'S TRAINING HAPPENS AS DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TRY TO REACH A DEAL ON POTENTIAL REFORMS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

THEY HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO PASS A BILL OR FACE A SHUTDOWN THAT WOULD IMPACT AGENCIES LIKE TSA AND FEMA.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FIRST COMMUNITY OWNED GROCERY STORE IN SAN DIEGO'S SOUTH BAY IS NOW OPEN.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB SPOKE TO RESIDENTS WHO SAY THEY'RE EXCITED TO FIND NUTRITIOUS FOOD OPTIONS CLOSER TO HOME.

>> Reporter: AFTER A DECADE OF WAITING THE SHELVES AND AISLES ARE FULL AND CUSTOMERS ARE SHOPPING AT IMPERIAL BEACH'S SUN COAST MARK CO-OP.

N BEEN JUST OVER A WEEK OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE'LL WALK OVER FOR DINNER AND PICK UP SOME HOT FOOD, WHICH IS FABULOUS.

SO WE CAME OVER HERE TO PICK UP BREAKFAST BURRITOS.

>> Reporter: JULIE ISN'T JUST A CUSTOMER AT SUN COAST.

SHE'S ONE OF ITS 1500 COMMUNITY OWNERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED A ONE- TIME $100 SHARE.

SHE SAYS THERE ARE LIMITED GROCERY STORE OPTIONS IN IMPERIAL BEACH, AND SHE SHE'S ONE OF MANY RESIDENTS WHO USED TO SHOP FOR GROCERIES OUT OF TOWN.

>> WE WOULD DRIVE INTO CORONADO.

WE WOULD DRIVE INTO CHULA VISTA.

WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GOOD ON THE BASE AND GO TO THE COMMISSARY BUT NOT EVERYBODY IN TOWN CAN DO THAT.

>> WELL, I WAS COMPARING PRICES, AND I'M WILLING TO PAY BY HERE, YOU KNOW, VERSUS USING THE GAS TO GOOD OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN COME BACK.

SO IT'S -- THE PRICES ARE G.

>> Reporter: THE FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORE SELLS LOCAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCT, BULK ITEMS AND FAD FROM HOT AND COLD BARS.

KIM FRANK IS BOARD PRESIDENT WITH THE MARK.

SHE SAYS AFTER TRADER JOE'S AND SPROUTS SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO EXPAND TO IMPERIAL BEACH, THE MOVEMENT FOR THE CO-OP WAS BORN.

>> WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF ACCESS TO YOU KNOW, REALLY FRESH, QUALITY PRODUCE, HEALTHY PREPARED FOODS, SO WE HAVE CREATED A GROCERY STORE FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE LIKE TO SAY IS BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE CO-OP IS A $4 MILLION PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND GRANTS.

SUN COAST MARKET IS THE SECOND CO-OP GROCERY STORE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

TOM OTHER ONE IS IN OCEAN BEACH.

JACOB, KPBS NEWS.

A LANDMARK CASE AGAINST TWO OF TECH'S TITANS COULD HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA.

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFFS IN THIS HISTORIC FIRST TRIAL ARE ARGUING META AND YOU TUNE CREATED PLATFORMS THAT ARE ADDICTIVE AND HARMED THEIR CLIENTS' MENTAL HEALTH.

REPORTS ON THE STAKES OF THE TRIAL.

>> I WANT TO READ PART OF THE OPENING STATEMENT THIS.

CASE IS IS ABOUT TWO OF THE RICHEST CORPORATIONS WHAT HAVE ENGINEERED ADDICTION IN CHILDREN'S BRAINS TO THE LAWYER OF THE NOW 20-YEAR-OLD WHO IS FILING THIS CASE AGAINST META AND YOUTUBE, THE COMPANIES LONG DENYING THAT THEIR PRODUCT HARM YOUNG USERS.

>> Reporter: AN HISTORIC TRIAL AND A FIRST MAJOR TEST OF WHETHER SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR CLAIMS THAT THEIR PLATFORMS HARMED THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG USERS.

>> PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE SAID CONSISTENTLY FOR DECADES THAT THE YOUNGER A CHILD IS, THE MORE VULNERABLE THEY ARE TO ANY STRESSOR.

>> Reporter: THE CASE CENTERS AROUND NOW 20-YEAR-OLD KAYLEIGH HE WHO ACCUSES META AND YOUTUBE OF INTENTIONALLY DEVELOPING ADDICTIVE PLATFORM THAT CAUSED HER ANXIETY, BODY DYSMORPHIA AND SUICIDAL THOUGHT.

HER LAWYER SAWING FEATURES SUCH AS ENDLESS SCROLLING AND THE LIKE BUTTON CREATE ENDLESS DOPAMINE HITS DESCRIBING THE SCRIP MOTION AS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE HANDLE OF A SLOT MACHINE.

YOUTUBE AND META HAVE BOTH DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS.

META'S ATTORNEY ARGUED IN OPENING STATEMENT THAT A DIFFICULT CHILDHOOD, INCLUDING REPORTS SHE MADE TO THERAPISTS OF VERBAL ABUSE FROM HER PARENTS AND BULLYING LED TO ISSUES, NOT SOCIAL MEDIA USE.

FOR YEARS PARENTS HELPED EXPERTS AND WHISTLEBLOWERS, CALLED FOR MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND GUARDRAILS TO PROTECT YOUNG USERS.

>> FOR YEARS THESE COMPANIES HAVE REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY KIND OF HARM.

IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE THAT THE PLAY BACK WOULD BE TO BLAME THE VICTIM.

>> Reporter: THE OUTCOME OF THIS TRIAL COOF MAJOR IMPACT WITH AROUND 1500 SIMILAR LAWSUITS PENDING AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES.

NOW, LEGAL EXPERTS SAY THAT THIS CASE WILL PROVIDE A GUIDE FOR ALL OF THOSE OTHER LAWSUITS TO FOLLOW IF KAYLEIGH IS VICTORIOUS, TECH GIANTS COULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AS WELL AS BE FORCED TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY OPERATE AS WELL AS CHANGE THE FEATURES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

IN WASHINGTON, REPORTING.

>>> AN ARTIST KNOWN AS THE SAND CASTLE MAN HAS BEEN BANNED FROM CREATING ON THE BEACHES NEXT TO HOTEL DEL CORONADO.

THE HOTEL STATED BILL IS NO LONGER PERMITTED TO OPERATE ON THE PREMISES.

THE HOTEL CITED VIOLATIONS OF POLICIES AND SAID HIS CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL RESULTED IN A NEGATIVE GUEST EXPERIENCE.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER K GT V SPOKE.

>> I WASN'T DRINKING AND I TOLD HIM HE WASN'T DRINKING AND HE SAID DON'T EVEN GO THERE AND I SAID I WASN'T DRINKING.

RIGHT NOW, I HAVE A SODA.

I'M DIABETIC, SO IT'S HARD FOR ME HE TO DRINK.

I USUALLY HAVE A SUGAR-FREE SODA IS WHAT I USUALLY DRINK, OR ICED TEA.

>> THE SAND CASTLE ARTIST ALSO BELIEVES SOMEONE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS LATEST CREATION.

IT FETCHED THE MARK TWAIN QUOTE "GET YOUR FACT FIRST AND THEN YOU CAN DISTORT THEM AS MUCH AS YOU PLEASE."

>>> FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE AT, THERE IS ONE SAN DIEGO INSTITUTION THAT ELEVATES THE BLACK EXPERIENCE YEAR-ROUND.

AND OUR MUSEUM JOHN CARROLL INTRODUCES US TO THE SAN DIEGO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FINE ART.

>> Reporter: HERE IN THIS GALLERY YOU FIND THE LATEST EXHIBITION FROM THE SAN DIEGO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FINE ART.

SAN DIEGO'S LOST NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> WE'RE RESPONSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE ART SO WE DO THINGS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY AND THE SAN DIEGO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FINE ART.

>> Reporter: IS THE MUSEUM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

WE DIDN'T MEET HIM IN THEIR BUILDING, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ONE.

>> WE ARE A MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS.

ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, FROM THE TIME BEFORE ME WHEN IT WAS ALSO A MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS.

IT WENT DOOR NANTZ IN 1998 FOR AWHILE 567BD I REOPENED IT, IF YOU WILL, IN 20 14.

SO IT'S BEEN LIKE 12 YEARS SINCE BUT ALWAYS HAS A MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS.

>> Reporter: BUT THE MUSEUM OBVIOUSLY NEEDS SPACE TO PRESENT EXHIBITS, SO THEY WORK WITH OTHER MUSEUMS, PLACES THAT PROVIDE THE PHYSICAL SPACE.

THIS EXHIBIT IS IN THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER.

>> WE ARE NOT A COLLECTING INSTITUTION FOR THE VERY REASON THAT WE DON'T HAVE A BUILDING.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE STORAGE.

AND PEOPLE ARE CONTINUOUSLY WANTING TO GIVE US THINGS.

WE HAVE A LARGE AFRICAN ART COLLECTION.

>> Reporter: FINNEY SAYS WHILE IT WOULD BE NICE FOR THE MUSEUM TO HAVE THEIR OWN BUILDING SOME DAY, IT IS NOT A PRESSING ASPIRATION.

THERE ARE ADVANTAGES TO BEING MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS.

>> AS A LIFELONG NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATOR PERSON, I'VE SEEN SO MANY TIMES WHEN THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE EXPENSES OF HAVING A BUILDING.

SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH INCOME ON A REGULAR BASIS TO SUSTAIN THE ELECTRICITY OR THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS OR THE GAS OR THE LIGHTS, ALL OF THAT STUFF IS IMPORTANT.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT.

BUT IF YOU HAVE TO PAY THAT, WHERE'S THAT MONEY COMING FROM?

>> Reporter: AND FINNEY SAYS THERE ARE OTHER GOOD REASONS NOT TO BE TIED TO A BUILDING.

>> IT'S A BLESSING IN ONE SENSE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH ALL MUSEUMS, AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE WE'RE A FINE ART MUSEUM WE CAN ONLY GO IN CERTAIN PLACES THAT HAVE THE CLIMATE CONTROLS, ALL THAT KIND OF THING TO BRING EXCELLENT ART HERE.

>> Reporter: NOT AVERAGE BUILDING CAN LEAD TO OUT OF THE BOX THINKING WHEN IT COMES TO EXHIBITS.

THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO DISTINCT EXHIBITS GOING ON HERE APART FROM THE ONE THAT'S OBVIOUS ALL UNDER A THERE'S ANOTHER ONE YOU GET TO THROUGH YOUR PHONE.

IT'S AUGMENTED REALITY.

>> YOU OVERLAY HISTORY ONTO THE REAL WORLD.

SO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING BACK IN TIME, BUT JUST THROUGH YOUR PHONE.

IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO SHOWCASE ART ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: IN FACT, THE SAN DIEGO HAVE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FEIGN ART HAS, AND CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT ARTWORK FAR FROM ITS HOME CITY.

>> WE HAVE EXHIBITS RIGHT NOW IN AFRICA.

WE HAVE EXHIBITS IN NEW YORK.

AND WE'RE WORKING ON OTHER PLACES.

>> Reporter: BACK TO THIS GALLERY, SAN DIEGO'S LOST NEIGHBORHOODS, APART FROM BEING AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS CITY'S OVERALL HISTORY, IT CIVICS WELL WITH THE MUSEUM'S ROLE OF REVEALING THE STRUGGLE BLACK PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED HERE THROUGH THE GRAPHIC ART OF SHOWING HOW FREEWAYS BROKE UP VARIOUS MINORITY COMMUNITY, A WHITE MAN'S FREEWAY VERSUS A BLACK COMMUNITY.

FINNEY SAYS THE MUSEUM GOT INVALUABLE HELP IN THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH IT TOOK TO BRING THIS TO LIFE.

>> AND WE GOT INVOLVED WITH STUDENTS WHO DID A LOT OF RESEARCH.

AMAZING RESEARCH THEY DID.

THEN WE STARTED TO PICK APART ALL THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> Reporter: NEXT UP FOR THE SAN DIEGO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FEIGN ART THE ANNUAL KEEP VERSE THE CULTURE EXHIBITION AND HONORS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTING MEMBERS OF SAN DIEGO'S BLACK COMMUNITY THAT HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SHAPING BLACK CULTURE HERE, ALL THE WHILE PROVING MUSEUMS DON'T NEED FOUR WALLS TO DISPLAY FINE ART.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S NOW BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR SINCE THE DEVASTATING EATON FIRE IN LOS ANGELES.

MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE DIED AND NEARLY 10,000 STRUCTURES WERE DESTROYED IN THE COMMUNITY OF ALTADENA.

THE WILDFIRE ALSO DAMAGED MANY TREES IN THE AREA.

BUT AS KARA SHOWS US, A LUMBER BUSINESS AND A GUITAR COMPANY ARE TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING POSITIVE OUT OF THE TRAGEDY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE SOUND OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST LEGENDARY GUITARS.

A FENDER.

THIS IS WHERE THE WOOD THAT WAS HONED AND CRAFTED TO CREATE IT WAS SAVED.

>> IT WAS A CEDAR FROM ALTA DANNY.

>> >> Reporter: A TO YOU WEARING TREASURE ONCE GREW NEAR HISTORIC CHRISTMAS TREE LANE.

IT FELL AFTER JANUARY 7th'S HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS.

>> THIS IS ACTUALLY A STACK OF SLABS FROM THE TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: FOR THE LAST DECADE JEFF PERRY HAS BEEN SWOOPING INWHEN TREES COME DOWN AND RESCUING THEM.

HE PRE SERVES AND REPURPOSES THEM.

>> THIS IS A FLOORBOARD.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS SALVAGED TREES CAN PROVIDE THE SAME PRECIOUS LUMBER AS THE HEALTHY ONES THAT ARE CHOPPED DOWN.

>> LOS ANGELES COUNTY CONSUMES LESS WOOD IN A GIVEN YEAR THAN WE MULCH.

>> Reporter: SO WHEN PERRY HEARD WOOD CHIPPERS AT ALTA DANNY NARKS HE RUSHED TO SECURE LAND FOR WHAT NOW LOOKS LIKE A TREE GRAVE YARD, AROUND HE APPROACHED THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

>> I SAID, PLEASE, CAN WE DIVERT THOSE LOGS TO HERE.

I SAID, WE'LL TAKE ALL OF THEM.

>> Reporter: HE NOW HAS ABOUT 1,000.

SOME ARE BADLY SCARRED.

>> WHEN THE TREES ACTUALLY BURN, THE LUMBER STILL GOOD?

>> YES, TYPICALLY THE INSIDE OF THE LOG IS PERFECTLY G.

>> Reporter: BUT ONE YEAR AFTER THE FEWER -- >> THAT'S A WAX-BASED END SEALER.

>> Reporter: HE'S RACING AGAINST TIME.

>> THIS IS ORGANIC MATERIAL.

>> Reporter: PERRY'S NONPROFIT IS WORKING TO GET THE PERMITS AND DONATIONS NEEDED TO BUILD A TEMPORARY MILL, ALONG WITH A WOOD BASIC FOR FIRE SURVIVES.

>> THIS IS THE FLAGSHIP PROJECT OF ANGEL CITY RECIPROCITY.

>> Reporter: HE'S CREE CRIEWTD LOCAL CARPENTERS TO CRAFT THIS WOOD INTO ITEMS NEEDED FOR REBUILDING, LIKE FLOORING AND TABLES.

FIRE SURVIVORS WILL THEN BE ABLE TO BUY THEM AT REDUCED COSTS, PRESERVING PART OF WHAT WAS.

>> HIS GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TREES WOULD REMAIN IN ALTA DANNY.

>> >> Reporter: MICHAEL BRIDGES WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS PART OF THE REBUILDING FORCE.

HE'S ALWAYS GUITAR PLAYER.

WHICH BRINGS US BACK TO THAT FENDER.

>> SO THE IDEA OF BUILDING GUITARS FROM RECLAIMED WOOD FROM ALTA DANNY FLEW REALLY CAME FROM A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL.

>> Reporter: FENDER'S JOHN DRIER AND BRIDGES MET AT A FUNDRAISER.

AND WITH PERRY'S SUPPORT, BEGAN GIVING ONE OF HIS SALVAGED ALTADENA TREES A NEW SHAPE.

>> THERE ARE SOME, WE CALL THEM TONE WOODS.

CEDAR WAS ACTUALLY VERY COMPELLING.

WE COULD MAKE A GREAT GUITAR OUT OF THIS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST OF FOUR GUITARS BEING CREATED IN FENDER'S CUSTOM SHOP.

ALL WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF TO SUPPORT REBUILDING.

>> NECK PLATE ON THE BACK OF THE GUITAR READS "WE ARE ALL ALTADENA."

>> Reporter: OUR OWN OLIVER, WHO IS USUALLY BEHIND THE CAMERA, HAD TO PICK IT UP.

SO DID THE MUSICIANS AT AN ALTADENA BENEFIT CONCERT.

>> HE ULTIMATELY ENDED UP PLAYING THE GUY ARE TAR ON STAGE.

>> Reporter: THE GUITAR, THE FIRST POWERFUL GIFT FROM ALTADENA'S MAGNIFICENT TREES.

PERRY HOPES TO CREATE THOUSANDS MORE, REBLINDERS OF THE BEAUTY LAST YEAR'S FIRE COULD NOT DESTROY.

>> WELL, WE ARE GETTING SOME WELCOME RAIN.

JUST A FEW TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN FOR MOST OF US HERE INTO MIDWEEK WITH THIS SYSTEM.

IT'S GOODING TO GET BREEZIER, THE WINDS PICKING UP, SHOWERS ROLLING UNTONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WE WILL TURN DRIER LATER THIS WEEK SO THIS IS KIND OF A CONCISE IN AND OUT STORM SYSTEM BUT NEXT WEEK A MUCH WETTER WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP, AND THAT'S GOING TO BRING US MUCH MORE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND DAYS OF OFF-AND-ON RAIN SO THIS IS A GOOD THING.

BUT OVERALL TONIGHT A COUPLE OF SHOWERS BEGINNING TO ROLL IN.

60 DEGREES FOR YOUR LOW.

BENEFICIAL MOISTURE CONTINUING TO SLING ON SHORE WITH THIS BIG TROUGH OFF THE COAST, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME SNOW FALLING, SOME AREAS SEEING MULTIPLE FEET OF SNOW UP INTO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA.

COUPLE VIFNLGS OF SNOW IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT OVERALL, AGAIN, IT'S JUST WET FOR MOST OF US.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH THE RAIN.

YOU CAN SEE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING A BAND OF SHOWERS PUSHING ON SHORE.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE SHOW IN THE TRANSVERSE RANGES, BUT OFF AND OP SHOWERS WILL LINGER, THENG WE'LL TRANSITION TO A DRIER TIME FOR THURSDAY.

IT WON'T RAIN LONG, MAYBE A SPRINKLE OR TWO LINGERING THURSDAY BUT WE'RE IN TRANSITION TO A DRAYER TIME BY THE TIME WE HIT THURSDAY.

WEDNESDAY SOUR BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAIN THIS WEEK.

HERE FRTS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE COAST.

SHOWERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND ONSHORE BREEZY WILL BE WITH US.

SO AGAIN, LOT OF CLOUD COVER IN COASTAL AREAS.

IF YOU'RE EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS, IT WILL BE DRIER, BUT YOU'LL NOTICE AN INCREASE UNCLOUDS.

THERE WON'T BE MUCH MORE THAN A FEW SPRINKLES THAT SURVIVE DOWN TO THE DESERT FLOOR BUT THERE WILL BE MAYBE TWO OR THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN.

DRIER THURSDAY.

THERE COULD BE A SPRINKLE OR TWO LEFT OVER AS THE CORE OF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN AND A QUIETER END TO THE WEEK FOR US INTO AREAS AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY.

NEXT WEEK, THOUGH, BEGINNING SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY, HERE WE ARE, SOAKING RAIN FOR MUCH OF CALIFORNIA, OFF-AND-ON SHOWERS FOR US LOCALLY.

SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA, DANGEROUS TRAVEL TO THE PASSES.

WE NEED THE RAIN, WE NEED THE MOUNTAIN SNOW.

IT'S COMING BACK NEXT WEEK.

BUT FOR THE COAST, OUR BEST SHOT IN THE SHORT TERM WEDNESDAY, SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO THICKEN ON SUNDAY AND TRANSITION TO THAT WEAKED.

INLAND AREAS, FEW SHOWERS AHEAD.

63, TEMPERATURES REBOUND NICE INTO THE UPPER 60s, FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY BEFORE WE REALLY SEE OUR SHOWERS.

IN THE MOUNTAINS MORE CLOUD COVER BUT WE WON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF RAIN TO OUR NORTH A FEW MOUNTAINOUS AREAS WILL SEE A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW.

THE DESERTS ARE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING ANY RAIN SURVIVE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DESERT FLOW.

NOTICE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER.

WE WILL GET SOME RAIN NEXT WEEK AS THINGS MOISTEN UP.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME UP TO 74 ON SATURDAY, PRETTY GOOD SUNDAY, BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN BY THE EARLY PART OF THE WORK WEEK NEXT WEEK.

I'M ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ARE BOTH CLOSING THEIR WAIT LIST FOR SECTION 8 HOUSING.

THE SAN DIEGO HOUSE COMMISSION SAYS THE AGENCY HAS HAD TO INCREASE ITS AVERAGE HOUSING SUBSIDY TO KEEP UP WITH RISING RENTS.

THE COMMISSION CLOSED ITS HOUSING VOUCHER WAIT LIST ON FEBRUARY 1st.

DID COUNTY'S WAIT LIST WILL CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 20th.

>>> A GROUP OF SAN DIEGANS WHAT LIVE IN THEIR RVs SAY THE CITY IS INDISCRIMINATELY TICKETING THEM.

THOSE CITATIONS RUN ABOUT $170 APIECE.

THE GROUP HAS BONDED TOGETHER TO FORM THE SAN DIEGO RV RESIDENTS UNION AND TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO INTERVENE.

A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS POLICE ARE ISSUING LANDFALL TICKETS.

THEY ARE URGING RV RESIDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CITY RESOURCES DESIGNED TO GET THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

>>> AND THE FIRST COMMUNITY OWNED GROCERY STORE IN SAN DIEGO'S SOUTH BAY IS NOW OPEN.

SUN COAST MARKET SELLS LOCAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCT, BULK BIN ITEMS AND FOOD FROM HOT AND COLD BARS.

IT IS THE SECOND CO-OP GROCERY STORE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE ONLY OTHER ONE IS IN OCEAN BEACH.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, LAWMAKERS GRILL TOP HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIALS ABOUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN.

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

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

CONGRESS IS FACING FRIDAY DEADLINE TO AVERT A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION IS SPEAKING WITH A LAWMAKER ABOUT THE DEBATE OVER FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND I.C.E.

REFORMS.

>>> AND WHAT'S THE SECRET TO A HEALTHY LONGER LIFE?

KPBS MIDDAY EDITION IS DISCUSSION LONGEVITY SCIENCE WITH DR.

ERIC.

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