
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Season 1 Episode 3783 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Calls for peace amid Trump war rhetoric, police complaints go unreviewed and empty homes tax debate.
Members of the Iranian diaspora in San Diego call for peace. Plus, some San Diego police complaints are not being reviewed. Also, the debate over a proposed empty homes tax.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Season 1 Episode 3783 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Members of the Iranian diaspora in San Diego call for peace. Plus, some San Diego police complaints are not being reviewed. Also, the debate over a proposed empty homes tax.
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WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS A TWO WEEK CEASEFIRE HAS BEEN REACHED WITH IRAN.
HE ANNOUNCED THE DEAL ON TRUTH SOCIAL SAYING IT IS SUBJECT TO IRAN AGREEING TO THE SAFE OPENING OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
THE PRESIDENT ADDS THAT THE U.S.
RECEIVED A 10 POINT PROPOSAL FROM IRAN AND CALLED IT A, QUOTE, WORKABLE BASIS ON WHICH TO NEGOTIATE.
HE SAYS THE TWO WEEK PERIOD WILL ALLOW A LONG-TERM AGREEMENT TO BE FINALIZED.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME JUST HAD A PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 8:00 P.M.
EASTERN DEADLINE TO MAKE A DEAL AND FOLLOW HIS EARLIER THREATS TO DESTROY IRAN'S ENTIRE CIVILIZATION.
>>> EARLIER TODAY, SANDY AKINS WERE CALLED ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO PULL BACK FROM THE BRINK.
A GROUP GATHERED OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO'S HALL OF JUSTICE.
KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAYS THEY ARE CALLING FOR PEACE.
>> THE GATHERING OUTSIDE THE HALL OF JUSTICE WAS RELATIVELY SMALL .
THERE WAS NO CHANTING BUT THE MESSAGE OF THESE PROTESTERS WERE SENDING WAS ONE OF CONFUSION.
THEIR INITIAL HOPE TRUMP COULD HELP THOSE WHO WANT DEMOCRACY FOR IRAN NOW TURNING INTO BEWILDERMENT.
>> IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH THAT HAS BEEN ESCALATING THE ATTACKS, THE FORCES, AND EVERYTHING AND THAT LEAVES US WITH CONFUSION OF WHAT DOES HE SAY AND WHAT IS HE DOING NOW AND WHY IS HE DOING THIS?
>> THE SIGNS HERE CARRY MESSAGES OUT OF THE HEART OF IRAN, PICTURES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN JAILED OR WORSE FOR PROTESTING THE IRANIAN REGIME, WORDS OF CONDEMNATION.
>> RIGHT NOW, THE REGIME IS USING THE OCCASION, BASICALLY ATTACKING THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES BECAUSE THEY ARE SAYING THAT U.S.
FORCES ARE THERE.
THEY CAN CHANGE THE SCENARIO AND PARADIGM FOR THE IRAN VERSUS THE IRANIAN REGIME.
>> NOW, AT THIS DANGEROUS MOMENT, MONT M AMARI AND HAS A MESSAGE FOR THE IRANIAN AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS AND IN THE FUTURE FOR ANY OTHER COUNTRIES THAT WOULD SEEK TO GET INVOLVED IN IRAN, HELP THE RESISTANCE.
>> LEAVE OUR COUNTRY ALONE, PLEASE.
LEAVE IT ALONE.
LED US DO WHATEVER WE KNOW TO DO AND WE HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF HAVING OUR OWN COUNTRY AND RUN IT OURSELVES FOR CENTURIES.
>> WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO SO LEAVE US ALONE.
>> GET OUT.
>> JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.
>>> WE HAVE A BIG WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE COMING UP BUT FOR NOW, WE ARE STILL WARM.
TONIGHT, WITH THIS WARM CELL, NIGHTTIME WEATHER IS JUST FINE.
UPPER 50s INTO SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA, 57.
59 IN OCEANSIDE.
RAMONA, 42.
A LITTLE COOL FOR SOME.
CAMPO, ACTUALLY SPOT, 40 BUT DURING THE DAY WE WERE BACK UP IN A BIG WAY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
BIG CHANGES BREWING.
BY FRIDAY, THROUGH THE WEEKEND, SHOWERS RETURNING.
WE WILL TAKE YOU THERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
>>> THE COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES IS MEANT TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT OF THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT KPBS REPORTER KATIE-SAYS THE COMMISSION IS UNABLE TO REVIEW MOST COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF WHAT SOME ARE CALLING A LOOPHOLE.
>> WHEN SAN DIEGO POLICE ARRESTED, THEY SAID THEY LEFT HIS THEN THREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WITH A STRANGER IN THE SHOPPING CENTER.
>> A STRANGER SEEN THEY WAS TAKING ME AND SHE CAME AND GRABBED MY DAUGHTER AND I THREW MY PHONE TO HER AND I TOLD HER TO CALL SOMEBODY.
>> THE NONPROFIT, PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY, FILED A COMPLAINT ON HIS BEHALF, LISTING SIX POLICIES AND LAWS THEY BELIEVE OFFICERS VIOLATED.
SF PD LABEL THE COMPLAINT MISCELLANEOUS, SAYING IT WAS FRIVOLOUS.
THE COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES IS NOT ENTITLED TO REVIEW MISCELLANEOUS COMPLAINTS.
SANDY AKINS VOTED IN 2020 TO CREATE THE CPD TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT BUT IT HAS LABELED 79% OF COMPLAINTS MISCELLANEOUS.
ROGER SMITH IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
>> THIS COMMISSION IS BEING ACTIVELY PREVENTED FROM DOING ITS WORK IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED.
THIS ALONE IS A PROBLEM.
THE IMPLICATION BEYOND THIS ARE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM.
>> THE LEGAL DIRECTOR FOR PILLARS CALLS THE MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY A LOOPHOLE TO OVERSIGHT.
>> IS THERE ANY PROCESS THAT WILL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE OR WILL THEY CONTINUE TO FIND LOOPHOLES TO NOT FACE THE CRITICISMS STRAIGHT ON?
>> IN AUGUST, CHIEF SCOTT WALL AGREED TO PROVIDE MEMOS FOR EACH MISCELLANEOUS COMPLAINT BUT SMITH SAYS THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY AND A SPOKESPERSON SAYS BECAUSE OF LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES, THEY PRIORITIZE THE MOST SERIOUS COMPLAINTS FOR INVESTIGATION.
THEY ARE CONFERRING WITH THEIR UNION BEFORE THEY CAN EXPAND WHICH CASES THEY SEND TO CPP FOR REVIEW.
KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.
>>> CESAR CHAVEZ'S NAME WILL BE REMOVED FROM ANOTHER BUILDING IN SAN DIEGO.
KPBS EDUCATIONAL REPORTER KATIE ONASSIS SAYS THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY BUSINESS BOARD VOTED LAST NIGHT TO RENAME THE BARRIO LOGAN CAMPUS.
>> IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 3 YEARS SINCE THE NEW YORK TIMES INVESTIGATION REVEALED BY MULTIPLE WOMEN, INCLUDING DOLORES FORTNER ACCUSED CESAR CHAVEZ OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.
SINCE THEN, CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE HAVE VOTED TO TAKE HIS NAME OFF THE BUILDINGS AND STREET SIGNS.
ON MONDAY, THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD MET TO DISCUSS THE NAME OF THE CESAR CHAVEZ CAMPUS.
THE BUILDING'S LOBBY IS LINED WITH QUOTES FROM CHAVEZ.
SOME SPEAKERS SAID THE NAME CHANGE WOULD EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS.
>> DISTRICT SHOULD ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE TRAUMA AND ABUSE EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS LIKE DOLORES FORTNER, AND OTHERS.
AND MANY OTHER WOMEN WORLDWIDE IMPACTED BY SEXUAL ASSAULT.
>> CHANGE IS HAPPENING TOO QUICKLY.
SHE SAYS SHE DOESN'T WANT THIS TO DIVIDE HER COMMUNITY.
THE BOARD VOTED TO TEMPORARILY CHANGE THE CAMPUS'S NAME TO ITS PREVIOUS NAME, THE COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION HARBORVIEW CAMPUS.
ARROYO IS THE BOARD'S PRESIDENT.
SHE SAYS SHE HAS BEEN REFLECTING ON THE BROADER COMMUNITY'S DECISION TO REMOVE CHAVEZ'S NAME SO QUICKLY.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT I HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CULTURE.
WE THINK OF OBEDIENCE AND THOSE ARE THE WORDS THAT COME TO MIND OF WHY WE ARE ACTING SO FAST IN GETTING RID OF HIS NAME FROM MANY STREETS AND BUILDINGS AND ALL OF THAT BUT I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT DOING THAT WILL NOT REMOVE US FROM WHO WE ARE, WHO WE REPRESENT IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> SHE SAYS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT THE MOVEMENT AND THE STRUGGLES FARMWORKERS STILL FACE.
THE DISTRICT PLANS TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT AND PUT A NEW PERMANENT NAME FOR THE CAMPUS BY THE END OF FALL 2026.
KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.
>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.
TONIGHT, THE LATEST ON THE WAR WITH IRAN AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP THREATENED TO DESTROY ITS CIVILIZATION.
THAT IS A 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
>>> SAN DIEGO VOTERS WILL DECIDE A BIG QUESTION IN JUNE.
SHOULD PROPERTY OWNERS WHO KEEP HOMES EMPTY BE REQUIRED TO PAY ADDITIONAL TAX?
REPORTER CODY DELANEY DIVES INTO THE DEBATE OVER HOW TO ADDRESS SAN DIEGO'S HOUSING SHORTAGE.
>> THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER TO TAX VACANT HOMES HAS DIVIDED SAN DIEGANS IN RECENT MONTHS AND IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN LIMITED HOUSING SUPPLY HAS KEPT RENTS HIGH FOR YEARS.
IN A REGION WHERE MORE PEOPLE FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME THEN LEAVE THE STREETS FOR HOUSING BUT OPPONENTS OF THE MEASURE ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM, WARNING THAT SAN DIEGO'S PROPOSAL IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO A SAN FRANCISCO TAG THAT WAS RECENTLY STRUCK DOWN AND RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
OFFICIALS THERE HAVE STOPPED COLLECTING THE TAX WHILE THEY APPEAL THE DECISION.
THE CASE BOILS DOWN TO TWO KEY PRINCIPLES.
FIRST, THE GOVERNMENT CAN'T FORCE A PROPERTY OWNER TO GIVE UP THEIR PROPERTY WITHOUT COMPENSATION AND SECOND, IT CAN'T FORCE THEM TO REMAIN IN THE BUSINESS OF RENTAL HOUSING.
SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS MAINTAIN THAT THEIR PROPOSAL IS DIFFERENT.
THEY SAY THEY LEANED ON A TEAM OF OUTSIDE EXPERT ATTORNEYS TO ENSURE IT COULD BE DEFENDED IN THE EVENT OF A LAWSUIT BUT WHEN PRESSED ON EXACTLY WHAT SET SAN DIEGO'S PROPOSAL APART, OFFICIALS ARE SHORT ON DETAILS.
SUPPORTERS ON THE OTHER HAND ARGUE THIS IS ALL A DISTRACTION.
THEY SAY EVEN IF THERE WERE ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT THE TAX WAS LEGAL, OPPONENTS WOULD NOT SUPPORT IT.
OTHER CITIES INCLUDING OAKLAND AND BERKELEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED SIMILAR VACANCY TAXES BUT FOLKS ARE WATCHING THE CASE IN SAN FRANCISCO CLOSELY.
FOR KPBS.
I'M REPORTER CODY DELANEY.
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YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT WWW.KPBS.ORG /PUBLIC MATTERS.
>>> IF YOU LIVE IN NORMAL HEIGHTS, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED NEW SIGNS AND PARKING METERS POPPING UP.
THAT IS BECAUSE PAID PARKING IS ON ITS WAY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND A FEW OTHERS IN THE CITY AND THOSE INCLUDE CITY HEIGHTS, KENSINGTON AND TALMAGE, ALL NOTORIOUS FOR TOUGH PARKING.
THE CITY SAYS THE PURPOSE OF THESE NEW METERS IS TO OPEN UP SPOTS BUT BUSINESS OWNERS TELL OUR MEDIA PARTNER THEY ARE NOT FULLY CONVINCED THEY WILL HELP WITH PARKING TURNOVER.
>> IT IS JUST ANOTHER HASSLE US BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH.
ANOTHER CHARGE, AN ADDED TAX.
A HASSLE.
>> THERE ARE THINGS THAT SEEM COUNTERINTUITIVE FOR THE MESSAGE IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND WHAT WE ARE SEEING.
>> IS IT A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY DON'T NEED TO HAVE ANY NEW NUMBERS YET -- THEY DON'T HAVE ANY NEW NUMBERS YET TO TELL HOW MANY REVENUES THESE PARKING METERS HAVE BROUGHT IN SO FAR.
THE MONEY MADE FROM THE METERS WILL SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COMMUNITIES.
>>> SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS CAN EXPECT TO PAY A BIT LESS ON THEIR APRIL BILLS.
CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE A $32.58 NATURAL GAS CREDIT THIS MONTH THANKS TO THE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE CREDIT.
IT IS PART OF AN EFFORT TO REDUCE COSTS DURING HIGH MONTHS.
THE CREDIT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED FOR BILLS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.
LATER THIS YEAR, A $49 CREDIT WILL BE DELIVERED TWICE.
>>> AS U.S.
HOME PRICES KEEP RISING, HOUSING SUPPLY REMAINS ACHY CONVERSATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
FOR SOME STATES, IT MEANS LOOKING AT WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION, EVEN AS SOME HOUSING MARKETS ARE RUNNING OUT OF LAND.
IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS MORE.
>> NOT IN MY BACKYARD STANDS FOR RESIDENTS WHO OPPOSE A NEW AND OFTEN NECESSARY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.
MANY TIMES IT IS A PRIMARY BARRIER TO NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION.
AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE LOCAL AND FEDERAL PLANS AIMED AT APPROVING -- IMPROVING ABILITY.
THE ISSUE OF HOUSING AFFORD ABILITY AND SUPPLY CAN DRASTICALLY VARY BETWEEN HOUSING MARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> PARTICULARLY, IN THE SUNBELT, THERE ARE PLENTY OF HOMES FOR SALE RIGHT NOW AND THAT IS LARGELY BECAUSE THERE WAS A BUILDING BOOM IN THE SUNBELT AREAS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MIGRATION, JOB GROWTH.
>> WHILE I HOUSING SUPPLY IS -- IT WAS COMPARED TO OTHER AREAS WHERE THE PICTURE IS MORE COMPLEX.
>> IN PLACES LIKE THE RUSTBELT IN THE NORTHEAST, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF HOMES FOR SALE.
THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THOSE AREAS AND AS A RESULT, PRICES ARE STILL GOING UP AND THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF HOMES IN THOSE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
>> LAST MONTH, THE SENATE PASSED A MAJOR HOUSING REFORM BILL.
THE MEASURE SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO EXPAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, REMOVE REGULATORY BARRIERS THAT CRITICS SAY STOP CONSTRUCTION AND EXPAND MANY FRACTURED HOUSING WHICH CAN OFTEN BE BUILT FASTER AND AT LOWER COSTS THAN TRADITIONAL HOMES.
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF IT CAN PASS THE HOUSE AS IS AND IT COMES AFTER THE HOUSE PASSED A SIMILAR, SLIMMER PACKAGE.
>> SOME STATES ARE CRAFTING MEASURES OF THEIR OWN.
>> THE SUPPORTIVE LEGISLATOR APPROVED SOMETHING CALLED LIVE LOCAL AND GIVES APARTMENT DEVELOPERS A LOT OF LOOPHOLES, A LOT OF LEEWAY TO BUILD APARTMENTS SO LONG AS SOME OF THOSE UNITS ARE EARMARKED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOR PEOPLE WHO MAKE A BIT LESS THAN THE MEDIAN INCOME.
>> IN JANUARY, PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING LARGE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS FROM BUYING SINGLE- FAMILY HOMES.
UNLIKE THE HOUSE IS BUILT, THE SENATE VERSION CONTAINS PROVISIONS THAT FOLLOW THROUGH ON TRUMP'S ORDER.
IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
>>> COLLEGE GRADUATES ARE FACING A TOUGH JOB TO MARKET.
RECENT DATA SHOWS UNEMPLOYMENT FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADS IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
DAN SULLIVAN HAS TIPS ON HOW STUDENTS CAN STAND OUT TO EMPLOYERS.
>> GRADUATING COLLEGE IS A MAJOR MILESTONE.
STUDENTS START A NEW LIFE CHAPTER BUT IT COULD ALSO BE A CHALLENGING TIME IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB.
>> EVERY YEAR WHEN WE SEE INDIVIDUALS COMING OUT OF SCHOOL, THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF STRESS.
>> BUSINESS CONSULTING FIRM SAYS IT CAN BE A TOUGH TRANSITION FOR GRADUATES ENTERING THE JOB MARKET.
THE MOST RECENT DATA SHOWS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES AGES 22 TO 27 WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IS 5.6%.
THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND IF YOU HAVE STUDENT LOANS, THERE CAN BE EVEN MORE PRESSURE TO LAND A JOB SO YOU CAN START PAYING DOWN THAT DEBT.
>> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL TO BE REALLY FOCUSED ON THEIR NET -- NETWORK.
>> JOINED THE NETWORKING SITE HANDSHAKE.
IT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES.
REACH OUT TO ALUMNI NETWORK IN THE FIELD YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
SHE ALSO SUGGESTS WORKING WITH YOUR SCHOOL'S CAREER SERVICE CENTER TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE JOBS MARKET.
IT CAN ALSO HELP YOU BUILD A RESUME.
>> THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE THAT PEOPLE CAN PUT ON THEIR RESUME AND ARTICULATE TO A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER.
>> DID YOU PLAY A COLLEGE SPORT?
BELONG TO A FRATERNITY OR SORORITY?
HOLD A STUDENT LEADERSHIP POSITION?
ALL OF THOSE SKILLS CAN TRANSLATE TO REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS.
>> PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN COLLABORATE, YOU CAN COMMUNICATE, YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DELIVER A PROJECT ON TIME.
>> HERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS.
MANY COMPANIES HIRE TEMPORARY OR CONTRACT WORKERS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
APPLY TO THOSE OPENINGS AS WELL AS FULL-TIME POSITIONS.
FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.
>>> ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS ARE NOW ON COURSE TO HEAD BACK TO EARTH AFTER THEIR HISTORIC RECORD-BREAKING LUNAR FLYBY.
THEY ARE SET TO SPLASHDOWN OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO ON FRIDAY.
>> YOUR MISSION PAVES THE WAY FOR AMERICA'S RETURN TO THE LUNAR SURFACE VERY SOON.
>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING WITH THE ARTEMIS II CREW ON MONDAY.
THE PRESIDENT CONGRATULATING THEM IN THE ENTIRE TEAM AT NASA FOR AN INCREDIBLE HISTORIC MISSION.
>> YOU DESERVE THAT.
YOU REALLY ARE SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS BIG THIS IS REALLY BIG STUFF.
>> THE PRESIDENT MAKING CLEAR THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
>> WE WILL PLANT OUR FLAG ONCE AGAIN AND WE WILL ESTABLISH A PERMANENT PRESENCE ON THE MOON AND WE WILL PUSH ON TO MARS.
>> DAY SIX OF THE ARTEMIS II MISSION WAS RECORD-BREAKING.
THE FOUR ASTRONAUTS TRAVELED FURTHER FROM EARTH THAN ANYONE EVER HAS.
THEIR MAXIMUM DISTANCE OF ROUGHLY 252,000 MILES BROKE THE 1970 RECORD SET BY APOLLO 13.
THE SPACECRAFT ALSO HAD ONE OF THE LONGEST COMMUNICATION BLACKOUTS IN HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT HISTORY AS IT PASSED BEHIND THE MOON.
>> HOUSTON, COPY.
WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.
>> DURING THAT EXPECTED THEM IN A BLACKOUT, THE CREW SOCCER THRICE, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE AND GOT AN UNPRECEDENTED VIEW OF THE MOON'S MYSTERIOUS FAR SIDE, OBSERVING FEATURES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN DIRECTLY BY HUMAN EYES.
>> THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL ON THE EARTH HAS HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON THE NEAR SIDE OF THE MOON.
IT IS VERY DIFFERENT ON THE FAR SIDE.
WHILE YOU SEE SOME SMALL PATCHES AND DEEP CRATERS, IT IS VERY MUCH ABSENT ON THE SIDE.
>> THE SAN DIEGO-BASED USS JOHN P MARTHA IS BEING DEPLOYED TO RECOVER THE ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS AFTER THEIR SPACECRAFT SPLASHES DOWN OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO ON FRIDAY.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SEE THE SPLASHDOWN, THE SAN DIEGO AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IS HOSTING A PJ NIGHT WATCH PARTY IN THE EVENT IS INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION.
ACTIVITIES START AT 40:30 P.M.
AND INCLUDE 3-D PEN DESIGN CREATIONS, ROBOTICS AND CHOCOLATE SHIELD EXPERIMENTS.
>>> FORECASTERS ARE WARNING THAT AN EL NIÑO MIGHT BE FORMING BUT THIS TIME AROUND, EARLY SIGNS SHOW THIS COULD QUALIFY AS A RARE SUPER EL NIÑO.
IT IS DEVELOPING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR THE EQUATOR.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WINTER STORMS AND FLOOD RISKS IN THE WEST AND SOUTH.
STRONG EL NIÑO'S HAVE BEEN LINKED TO HEAT WAVES IN THE U.S.
EL NIÑO IS EXPECTED TO SET IN BY LATE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL.
>>> WE DO HAVE SOME BIG CHANGES COMING.
IT IS STILL WARM OUT THERE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ONE MORE VERY WARM DAY.
NO RECORDS BUT WARM ENOUGH.
WE WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THURSDAY AND THEN A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF SHOWERS WILL BE ROLLING IN THIS WEEKEND, EVEN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY, FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
OFF AND ON SHOWERS.
IT IS A GOOD THING OVERALL.
IT WILL MITIGATE FIRE DANGER AND SO FORTH.
THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN ESPECIALLY IF IT DOES ONLY TO FLOODING.
THAT WILL BE THE CASE THIS TIME, NO FLOODING.
59 DEGREES FOR YOUR LOW TONIGHT.
RIGHTLY CLOUDY IN THE CITY.
OVERALL, AROUND 46 INTO MOUNT LAGUNA.
A LITTLE COOL INTO RAMONA AND INTO CAMPO.
THE HEAT PEAKS ON WEDNESDAY SO A VERY WARM DAY FOR US.
THE RIDGE STILL PRESENT.
YOU COULD SEE SHOWERS TO OUR NORTH.
WE WILL BE AROUND 73 IN SAN DIEGO.
AROUND 82, 83.
94 TO PREGO SPRINGS.
THE WARM BACKS OFF ON THURSDAY AS THE WINDS SHIFT ON SHORE.
WE COULD SEE SHOWERS INCREASED TO OUR NORTH.
THAT WILL EVENTUALLY EVOLVE INTO SOME SNOW FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE SIERRA BUT FOR US ON THE WE GET WET ON FRIDAY IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
WE WILL LIKELY GET RAIN IN THE CITY BY FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THESE MAPS OFTEN DRAWN UP TO SHARE THE FLAVOR OF THE DAY.
THE FLAVOR OF THE DAY STILL DRY BUT CLOUDS INCREASE BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
WE WILL GET SOME RAIN INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
OVERALL, BIG PICTURE FOR MUCH OF CALIFORNIA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAIN.
LOCALLY, WE WILL HEDGED THIS ON THE LATE SIDE.
LOCALLY FRIDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY OUR BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THESE SHOWERS TO ROLL THROUGH.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS, A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AND TIMING.
CLOUDS INCREASE HERE AS THE WINDS GO ON SHORE.
ON FRIDAY EVENING, HERE WE ARE FRIDAY NIGHT AT 11:00 P.M.
THE SHOWERS PIVOTED THROUGH, A LITTLE BREAK, ANOTHER WAVE OF SHOWERS RULES THE RUN SUNDAY MIDDAY.
LOCALLY, WE WILL GET WET OFF AND ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS FRIDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY.
LET'S LOOK AT THE FORECAST.
COASTAL AREAS, CLOUDS BEGIN TO INCREASE HERE.
TEMPERATURES WON'T CHANGE A WHOLE LOT INITIALLY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS.
WE WILL GET DOWN INTO THE LOW 70s AND THEN 60s THIS WEEKEND.
SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT.
SATURDAY, COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS OUT THERE ON SUNDAY AS WELL.
INTO THE INLAND AREAS, BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY INTO SATURDAY.
TEMPERATURES DROPPED FROM THE LOW 80s DOWN TO THE MID TO UPPER 60s.
WE COULD SEE A SHOWER ON SUNDAY AS WELL.
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 39, A BIG DROP ON SATURDAY.
SHOWERS LINGER ON SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES IN THE 40s AND IN THE DESERT, YOU ALSO SEE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS ESPECIALLY SATURDAY.
WE WILL GO FROM 94 DOWN TO 72 AND SUNDAY, STILL A LOT OF CLOUDS, MAYBE A STRAY SHOWER OUT THERE TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEK AND.
I'M ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST JEFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> THERE WAS A TIME IN SAN DIEGO'S PAST WHEN A TRIP TO SEE THE PADRES MEANT THAT FOR A COUPLE OF QUARTERS YOU COULD GET POPCORN OR A CUP OF ICE CREAM AND ALONG WITH THEM, YOU GOT A BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.
>> HERE IS A STORY ABOUT WILLARD B PAGE AND THIS IS A GOOD PICTURE OF HIM.
HE CAME TO SAN DIEGO IN THE EARLY 1890S.
>> BACK IN THE DAY, HIS GREAT, GREAT UNCLE HAD A VERY FAMOUS NAME BECAUSE THE DAIRY PRODUCTS OPERATED FOR DECADES.
EVEN NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE REMEMBER IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
TYPICALLY OLDER GENERATIONS.
>> HERE IS A PICTURE FROM 1895.
MATTER-OF-FACT, LOOK HERE.
THEY HAD WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST MOTORIZED TRUCK IN SAN DIEGO.
USED TO BE YOU WOULD SEE THE NAME EVERYWHERE.
HERE IS A DELIVERY TRUCK IN 1916 WHERE YOU CAN SEE BALBOA PARK IN THE BACKGROUND.
ANYWAY, EVENTUALLY, THEY SET UP A PROCESSING PLANT.
HERE IT IS AT THE CORNER OF NINTH AND OKAY.
INSIDE THEY HAD OFFICES WHERE THE FRIENDLY STAFF WAS WAITING AND HAPPY TO HELP YOU.
THEY HAD BIG MACHINES THAT MADE ICE CREAM AND ADDED DIFFERENT THINGS, NUTS AND CHOCOLATE AND SO ON AND THE REFRIGERATION ROOM WHERE THE ICE CREAM WAS KEPT UNTIL IT WAS SHIPPED.
THE MILK PROCESSING PLANT ON THE TRUCKS AND ALL OF THIS WAS AT THE CORNER OF NINTH AND K. REMEMBER THAT ADDRESS.
NINTH AND K BECAUSE WE ARE COMING BACK HERE.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE GREAT, GREAT GRAND NEPHEW HAS GOT AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF THINGS FROM THE DAYS OF HAGE'S DAIRY PRODUCTS.
>> THIS BOTTLE IS LATE TEENS, EARLY 1920s.
>> HE'S GOT SIGNS THAT ADVERTISE HAGE AND A DIXIE CUP .
>> NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE THE WAX CUP INTACT BUT IT HAS THE LID COMPLETELY INTACT.
>> HE OPENED IT UP AND THERE WAS A PICTURE OF A MOVIE STAR.
IT WAS GREAT BUT HERE'S THE THING.
WHERE THEY REALLY DID A LOT OF THEIR PROMOTION WAS AT PADRE GAMES.
IF YOU WENT TO SEE THE PADRES, YOU SAW THAT NAME.
>> YOU WOULD PURCHASE POPCORN AND IN THE POPCORN BOXES, YOU WOULD RECEIVE A BASEBALL CARD.
>> WITH A PICTURE ON ONE SIDE AND IN THE OTHER, AN AD.
>> THE LOGO APPEARS ON THE BACK OF THOSE CARDS.
THEY ARE NOW KNOWN AS THE DAIRY BASEBALL CARD COLLECTION.
>> IS AT THE GAME MIGHT BE WEARING PINS IDENTIFYING THEM AS MEMBERS OF HAGE 'S ICE CREAM BRIGADE CLUB, EACH ONE HAD THEIR OWN NUMBER.
THE STORY IS THAT HAGE 'S JUST LOVED BASEBALL AND THE PADRES AND WE CAN GUESS THE FEELING WAS MUTUAL, WHICH BRINGS US BACK HERE TO THE VERY CENTER OF HAGE 'S PRODUCTION, THE PLACE WHERE ALL THEIR PRODUCTS WERE MADE AND DISTRIBUTED, NINTH AND K. TODAY, NINTH WOULD BE RIGHT ABOUT HERE AND K WOULD BE RIGHT ABOUT THERE AND THE HAGE 'S PLANT WOULD BE RIGHT ABOUT THERE AT PETCO PARK.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE IT.
>> THE PROCESSING PLANT RESIDES EXACTLY WHERE CENTER FIELDER PETCO PARK IS TODAY.
>> THINGS HAVING COME FULL CIRCLE FOR WILLARD B HAGE AND THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.
>> AND, YOU CAN SEE MORE OF KEN KRAMER'S STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.
HIS HALF-HOUR SHOW IS RIGHT HERE ON KPBS EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 8:00.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CROWDED FIELD AND THE RACE FOR THE GOVERNOR.
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