♪ >>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST STORIES FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM JACOB AERE.

>>> A GROWING MATH PROBLEM, YOU SEE SAN DIEGO, WE GIVE YOU THE UNDERLYING REASONS BEHIND THE TREND.

>>> A NORTH COUNTY FARM IS INVITING PEOPLE TO ADOPT AN AVOCADO TREE.

>>> WOMEN'S HISTORY IN SAN DIEGO, LEARN ABOUT A NEW COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER AND THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM.

>>> A BIG DECISION THAT SAMUEL CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO MAKE, THE ISSUE IS WHETHER THEY WILL APPROVE THE DEAL WITH FLOCK, A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.

JOHN CARROLL WAS THERE AS CRITICS GATHER DOWNTOWN TO SAY, THEY WANT FLOCK OUT .

>> Reporter: MEMBERS OF DOZENS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WERE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL THIS MORNING TO WEIGH-IN ON THE SUBJECT OF ALPR CAMERAS IN THE CITY.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A COMPANY CALLED FLOCK , YOU MIGHT OR WHAT THEY WERE CHANTING ABOUT.

>> FLOCK IS A PROVEN BAD ACTOR THAT HAS SHOWN AN UNWILLINGNESS OR INABILITY TO PREVENT THEIR TOOL FOR BEING ABUSED.

>> Reporter: FLOCK MAKES THE ALPR CAMERAS THAT SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN USING SINCE 2023.

AN INVESTIGATION THIS YEAR FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF SAN DIEGO POLICE AGENCIES USING ALPR DATA COLLECTED FROM PRIVATELY- OWNED LICENSE PLATE READERS WITH MINIMAL OVERSIGHT.

FLOCK HAS FACED CRITICISM AND OTHER CITIES AND STATES IN THE COUNTRY, SOME PLACES HAVE CUT TIES WITH THE COMPANY.

>> WE MUST REEVALUATE THE CITY'S REALLY -- RELATIONSHIP WITH FLOCK, TO ENSURE THAT THE PARTNERS RESPECT OUR RESIDENTS.

AND THAT THEY SIMPLY FOLLOWED THE LAW.

>> THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO PRIVACY ADVISORY BOARD HAS STUDIED THE USE OF ALPR SYSTEMS IN THE CITY .

IKE SAYS THE BOARD DOES NOT TAKE A POSITION ON A SPECIFIC ALPR COMPANY , BUT IT IS CLEAR ON POLICIES THAT MUST BE ADOPTED FOR THE SYSTEMS TO BE USED PROPERLY, IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS PEOPLE'S PRIVACY.

AS THINGS STAND NOW, THE PAB SAYS THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.

>> THIS TECHNOLOGY SHOULD NOT BE USED IN LESS YOU CAN DO THESE THINGS.

>> Reporter: THERE IS SUPPORT FOR ALPR CAMERAS.

ONE COUNSELOR SAYS THEY HELP SOLVE CRIME, PURE AND SIMPLE.

>> WE HAVE SEEN STOLEN CARS REDUCED IN THIS CITY, 50% IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY, IN DISTRICT 3, UPTOWN, HILLCREST, AND THOSE PLACES.

THERE ARE TRADITIONALLY MORE CAR THEFT.

THE DATA SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY LAST MONTH TO APPROVE A NEW CONTRACT WITH FLOCK.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE IT UP WITH THEIR MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TECHNOLOGY IS AT THE HEART OF A GROWING DEBATE IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

THEY WANTED PUBLIC REVIEW FOR A MASSIVE DATA CENTER.

MANY RESIDENTS HAVE FELT BLINDSIDED BY THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT.

>> Reporter: THE PLANNED DATA CENTER IS HUGE, ALMOST 1 MILLION SQUARE FEET, LOCATED ON UNINCORPORATED LAND NEAR THE CITY OF IMPERIAL.

MOST IMPERIAL VALLEY RESIDENTS LEARNED IT WAS IN THE WORK THAT WORKS AFTER THANKSGIVING.

THEY PUBLISHED AN ANNOUNCEMENT ONLINE, INCLUDING A NOTICE THAT SAID COUNTY OFFICIALS SAID THAT THE COMPANY DID NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

>> I CANNOT FIND A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE THE INTENSITY AND SCALE IN WHAT IS DESCRIBED, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WITHOUT -- AND THEN, CLAIMING THAT THERE IS SOME FORM OF EXEMPTION TO REVIEW.

>> Reporter: THAT IS STEVE PADILLA, WHOSE DISTRICT INCLUDES IMPERIAL COUNTY.

IT INCLUDES A COMPLETE PICTURE OF HOW MUCH WATER AND POWER THE PROJECT WILL USE AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT REGIONAL AIR QUALITY.

THEY ARE NOW FACING INCREASING SCRUTINY, ESPECIALLY OVER THE VAST AMOUNT OF WATER AND POWER THEY CONSUME.

AS GENERATIVE A.I.

COMPANIES SEEK TO EXPAND THEIR FOCUS, THERE IS PUSHBACK.

THEY SAY THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO MEET HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS.

>> I CAN APPRECIATE THAT THE CENTER IS AT LEAST ASKING QUESTIONS, BECAUSE I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF OUR LOCAL LET -- ELECTED OFFICIALS SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

>> Reporter: HE IS WITH VALLEY IMPERIAL RESISTANCE, AN ADVOCACY GROUP CALLING UPON THE COUNTY TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THE PROJECT.

HE COMPARES THE DATA CENTER TO OTHER SECTORS LIKE THE SOLAR INDUSTRY.

WITHOUT CREATING MEANINGFUL BENEFITS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.

>> WE REMAINED ONE OF THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATES.

>> Reporter: 700 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SIGNED THE PETITION.

OFFICIALS DID NOT RESPOND TO REVIEW -- INTERVIEW REQUEST.

>>> UCSD SAYS A GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARE STARTING THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR LACKING HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY.

WE RECENTLY VISITED THE UC CEBEDO CAMPUS TO FIND OUT WHY THE SOLUTION IS COMPLICATED.

>> Reporter: THE NEED FOR REMEDIAL MATH HAS SOARED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO PERFORM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL INCREASED.

AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, FROM, YOU KNOW, THEY CANNOT PERFORM AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.

>> Reporter: AKOS RONA-TAS IS COCHAIR OF THE WORKGROUP ON ADMISSIONS, THEY PUBLISHED A REPORT.

IN 2020, UNIVERSITY DATA SHOWS ONE IN 200 INCOMING STUDENTS NEEDED REMEDIAL MATH.

THIS YEAR, THAT NUMBER IS ABOUT 1 IN 8.

>> ONE OF THOSE CAUSES IS COVID , THAT HAD A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON K-12 EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: IT CITES THE ELIMINATION OF S.A.T.

AND ATT REQUIREMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AS REASONS FOR THE INCREASE.

AKOS RONA-TAS SAID IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO HELP SO MANY STUDENTS CATCH UP TO UNIVERSITY STANDARDS.

>> WE ARE BASICALLY SETTING THEM UP FOR FAILURE, AND THAT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE.

MANY OF THE STUDENTS WOULD'VE BEEN MUCH BETTER OFF GOING TO, SAY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TAKE THE TRANSFER ROUTE.

>> Reporter: IN 2024, MORE THAN HALF OF ITS STUDENTS WERE PURSUING DID -- DEGREES IN S.T.E.M., S.T.E.M.

MAJORS REQUIRE MATHEMATICS AS PART OF THE DEBRIS.

THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT SAID THE PANDEMIC IMPACTED HIS OWN LEARNING.

>> IT IMPACTED A LOT OF PEOPLE 'S FOUNDATION OF LEARNING MATH AND ALGEBRA.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAD INCREASES IN A.I.

AND WHEN YOU SEE A QUESTION YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO ASK A.I., CAN YOU HELP ME ANSWER IT?

>> Reporter: HE IS MOVING TOWARD A DEGREE IN ECONOMICS, AND THAT REQUIRES MATH.

HE DID RETAKE PRECALCULUS HIS FRESHMAN YEAR.

>> I REALIZED, I NEED TO RELEARN A LOT OF THE BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF MATH, RIGHT?

SO, I TOOK THAT PRECALCULUS COURSE.

IT WAS NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS.

IT WAS MUCH HARDER THAN THE PRECALCULUS I TOOK IN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: SINCE THEN, SIMPSON HAS FOUND SUCCESS IN MULTIPLE CALCULUS COURSES.

HE WANTS OTHER STUDENTS TO KNOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE.

>> I REALLY DON'T WANT OUR INCOMING STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY DID NOT DESERVE TO GET IN, HAVE THAT IMPOSTER SYNDROME.

>> UCSD, IN SOME WAYS, IS THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE.

>> Reporter: THE NATION 'S REPORT CARD SHOWS THAT EIGHTH THROUGH 12th GRADE MATH SCORES HAVE DECLINED.

DANIEL REINHOLTZ STUDIED MATH EDUCATION.

HE SAYS THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO UCSD.

DANIEL SAYS THE LACK OF MATH PROFICIENCY CAN CREATE LONG- TERM PROBLEMS FOR STUDENTS.

>> WHEN STUDENTS START IN REMEDIAL MATH, THE CHANCES OF GETTING THROUGH AND SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINING A S.T.E.M.

CAREER A MUCH MUCH LOWER.

>> Reporter: REINHOLZ SAID THIS IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE STUDENTS FOR THAT MATH OVERNIGHT.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN CONSTRAINTS WITH FUNDING, THE PANDEMIC, SOCIAL MEDIA, ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

I THINK, WE ARE SEEING IN THIS PARTICULAR PLACE, HOW ALL OF THAT STUFF IS COMING TOGETHER TO CREATE A PERFECT STORM.

>> Reporter: WAYS TO COMBAT ARBEIT SUPPORTING K-12 MATH TEACHERS AND MAKING THE SUBJECT LESS INTIMIDATING AT A YOUNG AGE.

BUT THOSE ARE NOT SIMPLE FIXES.

>> WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS LEARN BETTER WHEN THEY HAVE MEANINGFUL, ENGAGING, EXCITING CONTENT.

NOT JUST DRILLS AND PRACTICE, DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY, RIGHT?

THINGS THAT BUILD ON PROBLEM SOLVING, THINGS THAT CONNECT TO THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE.

>> Reporter: REINHOLZ AND AKOS RONA-TAS AGREE THIS IS CRITICAL.

>> MATH IS NOT TEACHING NUMBERS.

IT IS NOT JUST TEACHING HOW TO MANIPULATE NUMBERS.

IT IS TEACHING HOW TO THINK.

>> Reporter: AS TO HOW UCSD CAN PREPARE, THE CENTER REPORT HAS A RECOMMENDATION.

THEY INCLUDE CHANGES TO ASSESSING MATH REDNESS AND ADMISSIONS, REVISITING MATH REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MAJORS, AND CONDUCTING THE MATH BASEMENT EXAM IN EARLY SUMMER.

AKOS RONA-TAS HOPES TO SEE THOSE IMPLEMENTED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THE REPORT ALSO SAYS UCSD HAS STARTED REMEDIES FOR THE COHORT OF STUDENTS, CALCULATING A MATH- ONLY GPA.

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>>> CALIFORNIA COULD LOSE FEDERAL FUNDS TO ADMINISTER FOOD BENEFITS NEXT WEEK.

>>> IS CHULA VISTA'S DREAM OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY COMING INTO FOCUS?

WE WILL HAVE THAT STORY LATER.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS AT THE TOP REGION FOR AVOCADO GROWERS IN THE COUNTRY.

PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SHRINKING.

WE SEE HOW IT NORTH COUNTY FARM IS PILOTING A WAY TO HELP STRUGGLING GROWERS.

>> Reporter: ROWS AND ROWS OF AVOCADO TREES ADORN THIS ORGANIC FARM.

IT WEARS -- IS RICHARD SAMUELSON IS TRYING OUT A MODEL WHERE ANYONE CAN ADOPT A TREE.

>> IT IS A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION WHERE YOU WILL SUBSCRIBE TO CERTAIN AVOCADOS FOR YOUR TREE.

>> Reporter: HE IS A FORMER CHEF AND RESTAURATEUR, AVOCADO GROWTH AFFECTS GROWERS AND THE QUALITY OF FOOD CONSUMERS GET.

HE FOUNDED HEAL THE EARTH.

>> TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN THE FOOD SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: AVOCADO TREE ACREAGE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS DROPPED BY HALF SINCE 2009 BECAUSE OF LARGE -- RISING WATER COSTS.

>> LABOR IS EXPENSIVE AND SCARCE RIGHT NOW.

THE CONTROL OF THE SYSTEM, BY MULTI NATURAL -- MULTINATIONAL COMPETITIONS -- CORPORATIONS MAKES THINGS DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: THE TREES CAN GET FARMERS MORE MONEY THAN THEY WOULD IF THEY SOLD TO A DISTRIBUTOR AND CONNECT DISORDERS DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE.

>> BOTH FOR OUR FARM AND FUTURE FIRMS THAT JOIN OUR PROGRAM, IT CAN BE A GAME CHANGER.

IF WE CAN CUT OUT ALL THE MIDDLEMEN.

>> Reporter: THE NONPROFIT IS WORKING ON BUILDING AN RETAIL NETWORK OF GROWERS WITH A GOAL OF BRINGING MORE FAMILY-OWNED FARMS INTO THE ADOPTION PROGRAM.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> CHULA VISTA'S DREAM FOR A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY MAY FINALLY BE COMING INTO FOCUS.

AFTER DECADES OF PLANNING AND SETBACKS, SOUTH BAY OFFICIALS ARE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN CALIFORNIA, A HYBRID CAMPUS THAT HOUSES DEGREE PROGRAMS FROM MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SOUTH BAY REPORTER KORI SUZUKI HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE THIS WIDE EXPANSE OF EMPTY LAND THAT STRETCHES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOWARD THE LOWER RESERVOIR.

IT IS QUIET, WITH FLOCKS OF CROWS IN THE BREEZE.

YOU CAN HEAR THE RUMBLE OF A DISTANT FREEWAY.

FOR THREE DECADES, SOUTH BAY OFFICIALS AND STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO BRING IN UNIVERSITY HERE TO THIS SWATH OF LAND.

>> WE HAVE A COLLEGE DESERT, WHERE OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED TO FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HIGHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES HAVE NOT BEEN EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED HERE.

MOST MAJOR CITIES IN CALIFORNIA ARE ALREADY HOME TO PUBLIC FOUR- YOUR UNIVERSITIES.

CHULA VISTA IS A MAJOR CITY.

IT IS A LATINO TOWN, WITH MANY FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, ONE THAT IS AT THE HEART OF THE TIJUANA REGION.

IF STUDENTS WANT TO EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TO HAVE TO LEAVE TOWN.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR OUR FAMILIES.

SECONDARILY, WE WILL CREATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WITHIN THE REGION.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A GOAL TO BECOME PART OF THE SYSTEM.

AT ONE POINT, CHULA VISTA WAS ON TRACK.

IN 2020, THE CSU SYSTEM SAID THEY COULD NOT JUSTIFY THE COST OF A NEW SCHOOL.

>> OUR KEY FINDINGS, THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT DEMAND DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CAMPUS AT ANY OF THE FIVE EVALUATED LOCATIONS.

>> Reporter: THAT LED OFFICIALS TO FOCUS ON A MULTI-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THAT HAS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND COMMITTEE COLLEGES ACROSS THE METRO.

>> OR ANY OTHER NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OR THE WORLD.

VERY TYPICAL, ONE CAMPUS, EVERYBODY IS THE SAME BUT THERE ARE OTHER STATES WHERE THEY ARE DOING THIS, WHERE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS ON THE SAME CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: THE IDEAS BASED ON SIMILAR CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

CHULA VISTA OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING AT DENVER, COLORADO.

>> HAS WE ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PIPELINE FROM ONE SCHOOL TO THE NEXT TO STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: HE IS A CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, THE LOCAL CITY COLLEGE, AND TWO SEPARATE UNIVERSITIES, METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, AND HE SAID THE IDEA WAS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR STUDENTS TO MOVE BETWEEN THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS.

HE SAID HAVING ALL THREE INSTITUTIONS IN THE SAME PLACE ALLOWS THEM TO LOWER COSTS BY COMBINING RESOURCES.

>> A LOT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN COLORADO CONSIST OF ONE OR TWO BUILDINGS.

HERE, YOU ARE GETTING ACCESS TO 150 ACRES, ALL THE BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS ARE MUCH LARGER.

BOOKSTORES, YOU USUALLY HAVE ACCESS TO, AS WELL AS DIFFERENT CONNECTIONS.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AREA CAMPUS AND THE ONE IN CHULA VISTA.

CHULA VISTA'S CAMPUS WOULD FUNCTION AS A SATELLITE.

A CAMPUS IN THE SECOND-LARGEST CITY IS YEARS AWAY, AT THE EARLIEST BUT THERE IS A SENSE THAT THIS IS MORE REALISTIC THAN PREVIOUS PLANS.

>> ALL MEMBERS, WITH A DESIRE TO VOTE, WE WILL KELLY VOTES, THE MEASURE PASSES.

>> Reporter: THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL CREATING A TASK FORCE TO EXPLORE FUNDING AND THE ACADEMIC STRUCTURE HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT.

THEY HAVE EACH ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OFFER DEGREES IN CHULA VISTA.

THERE ARE INDUSTRIES PROMINENT IN THE SOUTH BAY, LIKE NURSING, AND CYBER SECURITY.

THAT IS THE PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY, TO FOCUS MORE NARROWLY ON DEGREES THAT WOULD SERVE MAJOR INDUSTRIES IN SOUTH BAY.

>> WE NEED TO OFFER AN EDUCATION THAT ACTUALLY GETS PEOPLE A JOB, NOT JUST GETS THEM ABA, CERTIFICATE, OR DEGREE.

BUT GETS THEM INTO THE WORKFORCE.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY STUDENTS, THE IDEA OF HAVING A LOCAL UNIVERSITY IS PRETTY HAZY.

AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE, MANY STUDENTS TOLD KPBS THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROJECT.

BUT THE ONES WHO HAVE ARCTIC SENATOR JASMINE IS A FIRST-YOUR BIOLOGY STUDENT AT SOUTHWESTERN.

SHE LOVES THE IDEA OF HAVING A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS CLOSER TO HOME.

>> WE HAVE A PROGRAM, THEY ARE USING A LOT, THERE'S A LOT TO OFFER COMPARED TO LIKE OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

A LOT OF THEM HAVE MUCH SMALLER SYSTEMS.

SO, I THINK IT IS GOOD THEY WANT TO EXPAND MORE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS PROUD OF WHAT CHULA VISTA HAS TO OFFER, BUT SAYS IT IS EXCITING TO THINK OF SOMETHING NEW.

KORI SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>> KORI SUZUKI WAS A GUEST ON EARLY EDITION, MIDDAY ADDITION CAN BE STREAMED AS A PODCAST ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS, FIND THE SHOW AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HISTORY YOU THINK OF THE PAST.

BUT THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER HAS SITES ON THE FUTURE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM.

MAYA TRABULSI RECENTLY VISITED THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY, WHERE THAT HISTORY IS PRESERVED AND CREATED.

>> WE DESERVE TO BE HERE AND WE ARE HERE NOW AND IT IS VERY EXCITING.

>> Reporter: TRUSTEE SANDRA MOSS SAYS HISTORY IS HAPPENING NOW IN THE SHARED REPOSITORY.

THERE IS NO BETTER SPACE FOR IT.

>> BALBOA PARK IS THE JEWEL OF SAN DIEGO, SO MANY IMPORTANT CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ARE HERE, AND HAVING A SPACE DEDICATED TO SHARING THE STORIES OF WOMEN, WHO HAVE MADE SAN DIEGO WHAT IT IS, IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: CREATED IN 1983, THE WOMEN'S RECLAMATION PROJECT , IT HAS SPANNED OVER 40 YEARS FROM A PRIVATE HOME TO LIBERTY STATION.

NOW, IN ITS FINAL ITERATION, PART OF THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER, A MERGER COMPLETED THIS YEAR.

MELISSA JONES IS THE PUBLIC PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE HISTORY CENTER, SHE SAID IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW YOUNG PEOPLE WHAT IS POSSIBLE BY LOOKING INTO A MIRROR.

>> WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THOSE EXAMPLES, THEY DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS HER WORK IS MORE THAN A PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR HER.

>> I AM SAN DIEGO BORN AND RAISED, I LOVE THIS TOWN.

I WAS A LIFELONG LOVER OF HISTORY, ACTIVE IN GIRL SCOUTS IN MY YOUTH.

AND I CAME TO THIS ORGANIZATION IN MY 20s AND I WAS SHOCKED.

HOW DID I NOT KNOW THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM EXISTED?

THIS WOULD HAVE MEANT SO MUCH TO ME AS A KID.

>> Reporter: JONES GIVES US AN IDEA OF WHAT IS BEING RESERVED, THINGS YOU WOULD NOT EXPECT TO FIND IN A MUSEUM LIKE THIS FIRST OF ITS KIND KOTEX SANITARY PAD MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR YOUNG GIRLS.

>> IT IS AN EVERYDAY PART OF OUR LIFE AND HISTORY.

IT IS A NEW IDENTITY.

>> Reporter: TINA ZARPOUR IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND COLLECTIONS.

SHE SAID IT IS GREAT TO HAVE IMAGES OF WOMEN WORKING AT CANNERIES.

COLLECTING RESOURCES ALLOWS THE HISTORY -- MUSEUM TO RESENTFULLY FORM HISTORY.

>> WEST COAST FISHERIES, 1930s.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS, WHAT WE DO NOT SEE IN THESE IMAGES IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.

>> AGAIN, FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS EITHER THROUGH DIARIES OR THROUGH THEIR DESCENDENTS.

>> Reporter: PRESERVING THE COLLECTION LEADS TO QUITE HAVE THE ENERGY BILL EVERY MONTH.

>> WE HAVE TWO COLD ROOMS.

A COLD COLD ROOM AND A LESS- COLD COLD ROOM.

>> YEAH, WOW.

>> YEAH, SO THESE ARE WHERE WE KEEP THE NEGATIVES.

>> Reporter: SHE TAKES US INSIDE A BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM WITH SEEMINGLY ENDLESS FILE CABINETS, KEPT AT A CONSISTENT TEMPERATURE FOR PRESERVATION.

>> YOU CAN SMELL THE CHEMICALS.

IT IS CALLED VINEGAR SYNDROME.

YOU KNOW, OFFGASSING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THIS IS PART OF THE UC COLLECTION, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS, THE SUBJECTS, THEY ARE ARRANGED BY DATE.

EACH OF THESE IS FILLED UP, THESE ARE ALL ORGANIZED BY STORY AND BY TOPIC.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE PERSONAL STORIES OF WOMEN THAT MAKE THIS COLLECTION SO UNIQUELY SAN DIEGO.

LIKE THIS DIARY ENTRY WRITTEN BY A WOMAN NEWLY ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO IN 1865.

>> THE STRANGELY-FOREIGN LOOK AS I STOOD ON BACK.

AS THE STEAMER CAME TO ANCHOR.

THE HILLS WERE BROWN AND BARREN, NOT A THING TO BE SEEN.

A MOST-DESOLATE-LOOKING LANDSCAPE.

THAT HAS CHANGED.

>> Reporter: EMBRACING TREES IS WHAT THE HISTORY WANTS TO RECOGNIZE, CHRONICLE, AND CELEBRATE.

>> THAT WAS MAYA TRABULSI REPORTING.

THIS WEEK, THE MUSEUM HAS SPECIAL HOURS DURING THE SUMMER NIGHTS FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M.

>>> A BELOVED TIJUANA BOOKSTORE OWNER HAS DIED.

MIGUEL MARQUEZ SAN JUAN FOUNDED LIBROS CAFE Y JAZZ IN 2009.

MATTHEW BOLLARD SPENT SOME TIME WITH THE MAN KNOWN TO HIS FRIENDS AS DON MIGUEL.

HERE IS THAT REPORT FROM THE KPBS ARCHIVES.

>> Reporter: MIGUEL MARQUEZ SAN JUAN WALKS DOWN , JUST TWO BLOCKS.

HE MOVED TO TIJUANA IN 1984.

DOWN THIS LITTLE ALLEY, SANDWICHED BETWEEN AN OFFICE SUPPLY STORE AND AN OPTOMETRIST OFFICE.

MARQUEZ OPENED HIS DREAM BUSINESS.

A BOOKSTORE CALLED LIBROS CAFE Y JAZZ.

>> Reporter: MARQUEZ READS FROM THE ICONIC NOVEL, THE FILM ADAPTATION IS SET TO PREMIER NUMBER SIX, ON NETFLIX.

MARQUEZ JUST CELEBRATED THE STORE'S ANNIVERSARY.

STACKED FOUR-TO-CEILING, WITH BOOKS, THEY AIM TO BRING HISTORY AND MUSIC TO TIJUANA LISTENERS.

FROM SECONDHAND CDs TO BEDTIME STORIES FOR REBELLIOUS GIRLS, THEY EVEN HAVE A POETRY VENDING MACHINE.

MARQUEZ SAW A NEED IN TIJUANA BACK IN 2009.

TIJUANA DOES HAVE OPTIONS FOR BORROWING BOOKS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CENTRO CULTURAL TIJUANA, OR CECUT , HAS A PUBLIC LIBRARY.

YOU CANNOT TAKE ANY BOOKS HOME, BUT EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO TAKE THEM OFF THE LIBRARY SHELVES.

>> THIS HAS SPACE FOR THE REGION.

>> Reporter: THE CENTER IS WORKING TO BRING THE JOY OF READING TO TIJUANA.

>> THEY FEEL THE POSSIBILITY TO KNOW DIFFERENT WORLDS.

BETWEEN THE WRITER AND THE READER.

>> Reporter: CECUT AND LIBROS CAFE Y JAZZ ARE ON SIMILAR PATHS.

BOTH SUPPORT TIJUANA CREATIVE COMMUNITY IN THEIR OWN WAYS.

>> IN THIS GLOBAL SITUATION, WE WORK ON FOUR WHEELS AND THEY OWN A BICYCLE.

THEY ARE IN THE SAME PLACE AND WE ARE SOMETIMES AT THE SAME VELOCITY.

SOMETIMES, WE SHARE THE ROAD.

>> Reporter: LIBROS CAFE Y JAZZ HOSTS PERFORMANCES.

>> Reporter: IF YOU CANNOT MAKE THE JAZZ PERFORMANCES, YOU MAY FIND MARQUEZ IN HIS USUAL SPOT , READING A POEM HE HOLDS DEAR.

>> Reporter: ENGAGING IN HIS CHERISHED PASTIMES.

READING, LISTENING TO MUSIC, AND SIPPING COFFEE.

MATTHEW BOWLER, KPBS NEWS.

>> MIGUEL MARQUEZ SAN JUAN WAS 67 YEARS OLD, HIS BOOKSTORE WILL REMAIN OPEN AND RUN BY HIS DAUGHTERS.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM JACOB AERE.

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