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

I AM JOHN CARROLL.

COMING UP, THE SPORT OF PICKLEBALL IS RISING IN POPULARITY BUT IT IS NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES FOR SOME.

TYPE OF THE RISE IN NOISE COMPLAINTS AND HOW SOME OF THOSE ARE BECOMING LAWSUITS.

>>> SURFERS WITH DIFFERENT ABILITIES ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR SKILLS IN OCEANSIDE.

WE WILL SEE THE INCLUSIVENESS THAT ADAPTIVE SURFING OFFERS TO SO MANY.

A GAME CHANGER FOR WORKING PARENTS.

SEE HOW PARENTS ARE BENEFITING FROM THE PRIME TIME PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND CARE AT NO CHARGE.

WE START WITH SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS ALL SAN DIEGANS , HOW WE GET AROUND.

THE CITY IS TRYING TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.

WHETHER YOU USE A CAR OR OTHERWISE.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS ACTIVISTS SEE BIG LOOPHOLES.

>> Reporter: AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR REDUCING CAR DEPENDENCE AND GETTING MORE PEOPLE TO WALK, BIKE AND RIDE PUBLIC TRANSIT.

CITY STREETS ARE DESIGNED FOR THOSE WITH ATTAINABLE MODES OF TRAVEL.

MEANT TO HELP CITY PLANNERS REDESIGN STREET SO THEY WORK FOR ALL ROAD USERS NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE AND CARS.

A VOLUNTEER WITH BIKE AS THE SAYING THE DESIGN OF STREETS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD BUT THE SPEED AND CONVENIENCE OF DRIVING ABOVE ALL ELSE.

>> IT ENABLES PEOPLE TO GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO SAFELY WHICH MIGHT LOOK LIKE A PHYSICAL DESIGN THAT SLOWS TRAFFIC DOWN AS WELL AS PHYSICAL PROTECTION.

>> Reporter: A DRAFT COMPLETES STREETS POLICY WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD'S MOBILITY BOARD AND IT GOT A LUKEWARM RECEPTION AFTER CITY STAFF CLAIM TO STRENGTHEN THE MEASURES.

THE BOARD WHICH ADVISES THE CITY GOVERNMENT ON TRANSPORTATION MATTERS VOTED TO SUPPORT THE DRAFT POLICY BUT WITH RESERVATIONS.

>> FOLKS BROUGHT UP QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE EXCEPTION PROCESS WILL WORK AND MAKING SURE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT.

WHERE THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.

>> Reporter: A CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE IS SET TO TAKE UP THE COMPLETE STREETS POLICY NEXT MONTH.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ON THAT TOPIC WE WANT TO REMIND YOU OF A SIGNIFICANT CLOSURE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.

THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE CLOSED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IT STARTS AT 9:00 FRIDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AT 5:00 A.M. CALTRANS WILL BE WORKING ON A BRIDGE NEAR THE ROUTE 163 INTERCHANGE.

ANOTHER ROUND OF CLOSURES FOR NORTHBOUND I-FIVE SCHEDULED LATER THIS MONTH.

PICKLEBALL THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA AND SOME NEIGHBORS SAY IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE LOUDEST.

PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE INCREASINGLY TAKING LEGAL ACTION TO RESOLVE PICKLEBALL NOISE COMPUTES.

KPBS REPORTER SCOTT RODD HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: JAYE GLEYZAL MOVED TO THE SEA CLIFF GATED COMMUNITY IN CARLSBAD SIX YEARS AGO.

>> THEY STARTED CABAL.

IT CHANGED MY LIFE OVERNIGHT.

>> Reporter: A GAME SIMILAR TO TENNIS THAT IS PLAYED WITH PADDLES AND A HARD PLASTIC BALL.

THE COMMUNITIES TENNIS/PICKLEBALL COURT IS 50 FEET FROM HER BEDROOM WINDOW.

NOBODY ON THE COURT THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHE RE-ENACTS THE SOUND FOR ME.

>> I HEAR THIS POP, POP, POP FOR HOURS.

AND IT COULD BE UP TO EIGHT HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS ANNOYS PIERCES THROUGH HER DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS AND SHE WORKS FROM HOME IN THE EVENINGS AND TRIES TO SLEEP DURING THE DAY BUT THE POP POPPING OFTEN KEEPS HER AWAKE AND IF THEY ARE STILL PLAYING BY THE TIME SHE STARTS WORK, GLEYZAL HAS TO WEAR NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES TO FOCUS.

IT HAS EVEN STARTED TO AFFECT HER HEALTH.

>> I WOULD GET THESE SPLITTING HEADACHES AND MY BLOOD PRESSURE STARTED GOING UP AND THIS WAS THE ONLY CONSISTENT IRRITATION IN MY LIFE.

>> Reporter: GLEYZAL FILED A LAWSUIT RECENTLY .

SHE WANTS PICKLEBALL BANNED FROM THE COMMUNITY TENNIS COURTS AND IS SEEKING $300,000 IN DAMAGES.

A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION DECLINED INTERVIEW REQUESTS.

THIS LAWSUIT IS NOT A ONE-OFF SPOT AS MORE AND MORE PLAYERS TO PADDLES CLASHES OVER PICKLEBALL NOISE ARE HAPPENING UP AND DOWN CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> OUR FIRM HAS HANDLED UP TO 25 SEPARATE CASES.

>> Reporter: A PARTNER AT THE REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM AND REPRESENTS GLEYZAL IN HER LAWSUIT.

>> FROM SACRAMENTO DOWN TO CHULA VISTA THEY ARE ALL OVER THE STATE.

ORANGE COUNTY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, I CAN GO ON AND ON.

>> Reporter: HANDLING THESE PICKLEBALL NOISE COMPLAINTS, TAKING ON HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHERS CHALLENGING CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT ALLOW PICKLEBALL IN PUBLIC PARKS NEAR HOMES.

WELL SOME CASES GO TO COURT MOST ARE SETTLED THROUGH MEDIATION AND OFTEN RESULT IN AN OUTRIGHT BAN ON PICKLEBALL IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION.

>> I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THE SPORT.

PEOPLE NEED EXERCISE IN THE SPORT IS PLAYABLE BY A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT I DO BELIEVE IT SHOULD NOT INFRINGE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: SINCE MANY OF THESE DISPUTES ARISE FROM A NEARBY TENNIS COURT CONVERTED INTO A PICKLEBALL COURT PEOPLE ASK IS A SOUND THAT MUCH DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE TWO SPORTS?

>> TENNIS IS QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: THE PRINCIPAL ACOUSTIC ENGINEER AT THE TUCSON-BASED FIRM.

WITH TENNIS -- >> A STRONG ROCKET DOESN'T RADIATE SOUND EFFECTIVELY.

THE TENNIS BALL IS FILLED WITH AIR AND IT IS SOFT AND HAS RUBBER OUTSIDE.

YOU JUST DON'T GET AS MUCH SOUND.

>> Reporter: WITH PICKLEBALL WHERE RAPIDFIRE POINTS ARE EXCHANGED AT THE NET -- >> THE POPPING SOUND , THE HARDBALL AGAINST THE PADDLE.

THE SOUND IS RADIATED MOSTLY FROM THE PADDLE.

IT CAUSES A GREAT DEAL OF DESTRUCTION FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE COURTS.

>> Reporter: WILLIS SAYS THAT SOUND CAN TEAR NEIGHBORHOODS APART.

>> IT IS SAD TO WATCH IN SOME SITUATIONS.

I HAVE UNIT DIVIDED COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: AT GRESHAM PARK IN SAN DIEGO A REGULAR GROUP OF PICKLEBALL PLAYERS ARE TRYING TO FIND COMMON GROUND WITH NEIGHBORS TO AVOID THAT KIND OF DIVISION.

A RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER, BOB LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PLAYS MOST MORNINGS.

>> WE TRY TO BE AS RESPECTFUL AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP TO THE HOURS WE ARE ALLOWED TO PLAY AND BEYOND THAT I DON'T KNOW THERE IS AN EASY SOLUTION.

>> Reporter: SOME FRUSTRATED NEIGHBORS HAVE FILED NOISE COMPLAINTS WITH THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SOUNDPROOFED A COURT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT.

SO FOR NOW, THE CITY GIVES PRIORITY TO PICKLEBALL IN THE MORNING AND TENNIS LATER IN THE DAY.

SCHAIBLE SAYS A LONG-TERM ANSWER MAY BE FOUND IN EMBRACING THE SPORTS EXPLODING POPULARITY.

>> IS A CITY DEVELOPS MORE PUBLIC COURTS, IT WILL LESSEN THE IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS ONE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS MORE PLACES TO SERVE, SLICE AND THINK MEETINGS SPREADING OUT THE NOISE AND HOPEFULLY KEEPING PICKLEBALL ON THE PLANE COURTS, AND NOT IN THE COURT OF LAW.

SCOTT RODD, KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: SPEND A DAY AT THE BEACH IN OCEANSIDE AND YOU WILL SEE NO SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE ENJOYING THE SURF BUT THOSE WHO HIT THE WAVES THIS WEEK CAN ALL TEACH US SOMETHING ABOUT STAYING ACTIVE AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE VISITED THE ADAPTIVE SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> Reporter: THIS WEEK AT THE OCEANSIDE PIER A LOT OF GOOD VIBES.

PROFESSIONAL SURFERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE TAKING ON THE WAVES AND FELLOW COMPETITORS FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL U.S.

CELL PHONE U.S. OPEN OCEANSIDE ADAPTIVE SURF CHAMPIONSHIP.

CHARLES WEBB IS A SURFER HIMSELF BUT ALSO THE CREATOR AND FOUNDER OF THE ADAPTIVE SURFING PROFESSIONALS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO HER.

HE EXPLAINED HOW THIS WORKED DIFFERS FROM TRADITIONAL SURFING.

>> WHAT DO THEY DO TO THAT BOARD?

THEY ADOPTED.

THEY HAVE TO PUT SOME DIFFERENT FIN STRUCTURE.

SOME DIFFERENT STUFF ON IT.

A BACKREST.

I SURF WITH THE PADDLE.

THERE IS AN ADAPTATION THAT IS HAPPENING ON EVERY SINGLE PART OF IT FOR EVERY SURFER.

>> Reporter: OVER 100 ADAPTIVE SURFERS FOR MORE THAN 17 COUNTRIES WILL COMPETE FOR ACCOLADES AND CASH PRIZES AT THE EVENT, INCLUDING AARON PAULK.

HE IS FROM LAHAINA, MAUI THE TOWN HIT HARDEST BY RECENT WILDFIRES IN HAWAII.

HE LOST HIS LOCAL SPONSORSHIPS DUE TO THE DISASTER BUT IF HE CAN WIN, HE STILL PLANS TO DONATE ALL THE MONEY TO RELIEF EFFORTS IN HIS HOMETOWN.

>> JUST TO BE AROUND THIS COMMUNITY IS REALLY A SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT AND ALSO THERE IS MORE AMMO TO DO THIS FOR LAHAINA AND MAUI AND SHOW THAT WE ARE STILL LIVING HERE AND STRONG ON THE ISLAND AND STRONG THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

IT HAS EXTRA SIGNIFICANCE THIS COMPETITION.

>> Reporter: 13 YEAR OLD ALELI MEDINA REPRESENTS HER HOME AND LIKE PAULK SHE HAS A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT.

SHE NEEDS A SPOTTER IN THE OCEAN TO TELL HER WHEN AND WHERE THE WAVES ARE COMING.

DESPITE HER AGE SHE IS ALREADY DECORATED WITH TROPHIES AND GRATEFUL FOR THE GROWTH OF THE SPORT.

>> THERE IS NO MAJOR SPONSORSHIPS FOR NORMAL SURFERS AND THEY KIND OF LEAVE ADAPTIVE SURFERS TO THE SIDE AND FORGET ABOUT THEM.

IT IS REALLY FUN AND SPECIAL FOR ME AND EVERYONE HERE COMPETING THAT THEY ARE INCLUDED MORE ADAPTIVE SURFING COMPETITIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: A CRUCIAL PLATFORM FOR GROWING ADAPTIVE WATER SPORTS AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY IN THE SURFING COMMUNITY.

PLUS, IT IS OFTEN HEALING.

>> AND PEOPLE GET INTRODUCED TO ADAPTIVE SURFING IT IS USUALLY THROUGH A CLINIC OR SURF CAMP.

IT IS USUALLY THROUGH AN OCEAN THERAPY KIND OF THING.

KIND OF EXPAND MY HORIZONS.

BUT THEN MOST PEOPLE GET HOOKED .

AND IT TURNS INTO A LIFESTYLE AND THEY WANT TO SURF ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: THE COMPETITION RUNS FROM NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10th.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS INVITED TO COME AND WATCH AND VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME.

NEXT YEAR'S WORLD TOUR WILL BE EVEN BIGGER AS THE SPORT CONTINUES TO SWELL IN POPULARITY.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PLENTY OF WAYS TO FOLLOW THE WORK DONE BY THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

ONE IS TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS.

LOCAL HEADLINES AND ARTS COVERAGE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS YOU CAN HAVE DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX DAILY.

ANOTHER WAY TO STAY INFORMED AND ENTERTAINED US TO OUR LINEUP OF PODCAST THAT INCLUDES SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW FEATURING STORIES FROM THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS AND AT KPBS.ORG .

THE PICKLEBALL STORY YOU SAW IS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR STORIES THIS WEEK.

HERE ARE SOME OTHERS.

>> THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE PLANNING TO REBUILD THE ACCESS BRIDGE TO ITS ICONIC PEER .

SEAWORLD IS BEING SUED FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BACK RENT.

AND THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY IS RECRUITING A NEW GENERATION HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>>> ONE OF THE BIG TECH STORIES OF THE YEAR IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

IT USES ARE QUICKLY BEING APPLIED IN NEW AREAS INCLUDING WILDFIRE PROTECTION.

TECH REPORTER TELLS US HOW UC SAN DIEGO IS WORKING TO IMPROVE AI'S ABILITY TO SEARCH FOR HOT SPOT.

>> Reporter: WHEN YOU TRY TO PREVENT WILDFIRE FROM GETTING DANGEROUS YOU NEED TO EDIT QUICKLY AND PRECISELY.

NOW THERE IS THE OLD WAY OF SPOTTING FIRES.

>> CURRENTLY WILDFIRES ARE BEING DETECTED BY FIRE LOOKOUT SO HUMAN ACCURATE.

BY LOOKING AT CAMERA FEEDS OR PATROLLING ON THE GROUND AND IN VEHICLES.

WILDFIRES ARE ALSO REPORTED TO 911 CALLS, RESIDENTS.

>> THE PROBLEM IS YOU CAN MISS FIRES AND TAKE TOO LONG TO SEE THEM THAT IS WHY THEY CREATED SMOKING THAT HURT A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SPOT AND REPORT FIRES 24/7.

SINCE ITS BEGINNING THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN LINKED TO ABOUT 100 CAMERAS AROUND SAN DIEGO PART OF A WIRELESS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM CALLED HPWREN.

NOW THEY ARE MONITORING SATELLITE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND FIGURING IN WEATHER DATA.

SHE SAYS THE SPEEDER DETECTION HAS IMPROVED.

>> IT WENT FROM ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHICH IS BASELINE, DOES THE CAMERA DATA, TO A LITTLE BIT OVER FOUR MINUTES.

>> Reporter: WHAT ABOUT PRECISION?

IF SMOKING AT SAYS THERE IS A FIRE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY, IS THERE REALLY A FIRE?

>> IF YOU TALK ABOUT PRECISION, IT IS ABOUT 88% .

THAT MEANS ABOUT 12% OF THE PREDICTIONS ARE FALSE ALARMS.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THOSE FALSE POSITIVES KEEP IN MIND THAT SMOKEYNET WAS MISSING ABOUT 30% OF THE FIRE THAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED.

WAS FIRE DETECTION THERE IS NO TECHNOLOGICAL SILVER BULLET BECAUSE SMOKE IS UNMISTAKABLE TO PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS.

>> SMOKE IS DIFFICULT.

IT CAN BE VERY TRANSPARENT .

IT CAN BE VERY AMORPHOUS RIGHT?

IT HAS NO CLEAR BORDERS.

>> Reporter: SUZANNE IS AN INTELLIGENT SPECIALIST WITH CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO AND SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH A SIMILAR AI SYSTEM CALLED ALERT CALIFORNIA.

>> IT COULD BE A MID-LEVEL CLOUD THAT CAST SHADOWS OVER THE LANDSCAPE.

SO AI CAN DETECT SOMETHING MOVING AND IT THINKS IT IS SMOKE.

>> Reporter: ALERT CALIFORNIA HAS SPOTTED FIRES THAT THE TECHNOLOGY CAUGHT RIGHT AWAY.

>> IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

SO IT WAS DARK.

PEOPLE WERE SLEEPING.

IT WAS A REMOTE AREA AND SO THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND.

A DETECTION OCCURRED.

THERE WAS A RESPONSE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE FIRE VERY SMALL.

>> Reporter: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT CAN LEARN FROM IT TAKES.

AND THEY SAY FALSE POSITIVES ARE POINTING OUT TO HELP TEACH THE SYSTEM TO DETECT SMOKE.

BUT FOR NOW THE ONLY THING THAT CAN DETERMINE IF A FIRE HAS BEGUN IS A HUMAN, THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FROM HOLLYWOOD TO HILLCREST A SUMMER OF LABOR UNIONS TAKING ACTION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

KPBS METRO REPORTER AGGER BALL AND TELLS US ABOUT THE SOLIDARITY THAT IS GROWING ACROSS MULTIPLE LINES OF WORK.

>> Reporter: UNITED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PICKETED OUTSIDE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT CALLING ON THE AIRLINE TO MEET THEIR DEMAND FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.

WAGES HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH THE SKYROCKETING COST OF LIVING.

>> UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANTS , WHEN YOU'RE A SENIOR YOU HAVE DECENT WAGES BUT OUR NEWEST FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NEED A LIVING WAGE.

RIGHT NOW MANY OF THEM ARE LIVING IN A CRASH PAD OR AN APARTMENT.

THEY DON'T LIVE IN A TOWN WITH AIRBASE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS A UNION TOWN, MORE THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN.

POLLING SUGGESTS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR LABOR UNIONS IS AT ITS HIGHEST IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

AND THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE PROLABOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

BRIDGET BROWNING HAD A THE SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES LABOR COUNCIL SAYS, SHE SEES MORE WOMEN IN UNIT LEADERSHIP ROLES AND UNION MEMBERS ARE INCREASINGLY WILLING TO FLEX THEIR POWER AND GO ON STRIKE.

>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY CAREER NOW YOU'RE COMING ACROSS THE MORE FREQUENTLY WHICH IS AN AMAZING WAY TO EMPOWER WORKERS AND TWO, YOUNG WORKERS IN PARTICULAR ARE REALLY HUNGRY FOR UNIONS IN THE WORK PLACE AND WE ARE SEEING ORGANIZING HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.

THAT INCLUDES EMERGING INDUSTRIES LIKE RETAIL WITH TWO STARBUCKS LOCATIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY UNIONIZING THIS WORLD.

WITH EMPLOYEES AND SHARP GROWTH HOSPITALS WINNING THEIR FIGHT TO UNIONIZE.

NOW FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ACTORS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS -- ANGIER BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR CHILDREN AFTER SCHOOL IS A TIME FOR PLAY, HOMEWORK AND SNACKS.

FOR WORKING PARENTS WHO RELY ON AFTERSCHOOL CARE TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN SAFE IT CAN MEAN STRESS AND COSTLY PROGRAM FEES.

BUT AS KPBS KATERINA FRATELLO SHOWS US THAT IS CHANGING FOR SOME FAMILIES THIS YEAR.

>> THE EXACT MOMENT THAT I FOUND THAT THEY HAD BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM AND I WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN FOR JOY.

>> Reporter: THE DAY BACK IN JUNE WHEN SHE FOUND OUT HER THREE BOYS GOT INTO THE FREE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM.

>> I GOT THREE SEPARATE EMAILS BACK TO BACK FOR EACH KID AND THAT JUST REALLY RELEASED A LOT OF ANXIETY FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO -- I FELT LIKE I HAVE BREATHING ROOM.

>> Reporter: HER BOYS GO TO MARVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH THE PRIME TIME PROGRAM STARTS UP THIS YEAR.

>> I AM HERE TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN.

>> YES, WHO?

>> RUM AND AND RIO .

>> I DID DO THE MATH AND OVER NINE YEARS OF HAVING MY THREE CHILDREN IN DAY CARE IT CAME UP TO JUST OVER HUNDRED AND $74,000 SO 90 HER THREE KIDS, THAT WAS JUST THE CHILDCARE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED IS USING A STATE GRANT TO BRUCE BOOST PRIME TIME ADDING THE PROGRAM TO MORE SCHOOLS AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT EACH SITE.

AS A RESULT, HER ANOTHER PARENTS WILL NOW BE ABLE TO ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN AFTERSCHOOL CARE FOR FREE.

>> WITH THE ADDITIONAL EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM GRANT IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM AND SERVE AS MANY STUDENTS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

>> Reporter: STANDING UNIFIED CONTRACTS OF SEVERAL CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO RUN PRIME TIME INCLUDING SAY SAN DIEGO, THE YMCA AND ARC.

>> THERE IS ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING THAT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SPOTS AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

WE SAW THE TARGET NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR US TO DOUBLE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> Reporter: MY SPACES MEANS HELPING MORE FAMILIES.

LAST YEAR THERE WERE NEARLY 2000 STUDENTS ON PRIME TIME WEIGHTLESS.

THIS YEAR, THERE ARE HALF AS MANY.

HE SAYS THE PROGRAMS ARE JUST ABOUT PLAY.

>> THERE IS HOMEWORK HELP AN ACADEMIC INTERVENTION .

THERE IS ENRICHMENT.

AND THERE IS RECREATION OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

THOSE ARE THE THREE PRIMARY COMPONENTS IN EVERY PROGRAM BY STATE LAW MUST ALSO PROVIDE SNACKS OR SUPPER OR BOTH.

>> Reporter: KIM IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE YMCA SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> I THINK IT IS THE FUTURE OF PROBABLY AFTERCARE.

IN COMMUNITIES WHERE RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL TIME CARE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDED BY THE STATE.

>> Reporter: FOR HASSON THE FREE CARE FOR HER AND HER BOYS IS A BIG RELIEF.

>> BEING ABLE TO REALLY BE ALLEVIATE THAT PART OF THE BUDGET IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

TO KNOW WE HAVE ROOM TO SAVE, TO DO OTHER THINGS AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SORT OF PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COVER THESE COSTS.

>> Reporter: FOR KPBS I AM KATERINA PORTELA.

>> PARENTS CAN APPLY IN THE SPRING NEXT YEAR.

WE HAVE THOSE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE KPBS PARENTS HUB A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR NEWS, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TAILORED TO THOSE WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12.

YOU CAN FIND IT AT KPBS.ORG /PARENTING.

>>> IS THE 23rd YEAR FOR SAN DIEGO'S LGBTQ COMBUSTIBLE SCREENINGS ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER NOW THROUGH SUNDAY.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE FILMS THAT HAVE ATTENTION THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: WE MAY LIVE IN THE 21st CENTURY BUT IT CAN FEEL LIKE THE DARK AGES IN TERMS OF ATTITUDES ABOUT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

>> SOCIETY STILL PUTS US IN BOXES AND STILL SOCIETY DOESN'T REALLY GIVE US THE CHANCE TO LIVE FREELY.

LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON IN AMERICA.

THE LAWS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED THESE THINGS REALLY AFFECT YOUR SOUL, YOUR WHOLE BEING.

>> Reporter: TO CHALLENGE THE SEARCH OF ANTI-DRAGON ANTI- TRANS LAWS CELEBRATING THE BROAD-SPECTRUM.

THE MISSION IS TO ENLIGHTEN, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF LGBTQ THEMED FILMS.

ONCE AGAIN, THE FESTIVAL DELIVERS ON ITS MISSION WITH FILMS THAT INVITE US INTO THE WORLD OF DRAG PERFORMERS.

THAT'S TELL PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT IDENTITY.

>> I HAD TO GET REALLY COMFORTABLE BEING THE ONLY PERSON OF COLOR AND ONLY BLACK WOMAN AND A LOT OF THE SPACES THAT I WAS MOVING THROUGH IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: AND LOOK HOW A HATE CRIME CAN IMPACT A COMMUNITY.

REFLECTING REAL VIOLENCE THAT OCCURS IN ISRAEL AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PERPETRATOR OF A HATE CRIME IS NOT CAUGHT.

>> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO AND ORDER COFFEE AND MAYBE OPENING THE DOOR FOR THEM FOR THE DAY.

>> Reporter: THE IDEA THAT STARTS TO UNNERVE THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE FILM.

>> IT TRIGGERS PARANOIA AND EVERYTHING WITHIN HIM.

HIS SELF-HATE, HIS FEAR FROM MEETING AND EVEN INTERACTING WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE FILM IS ALSO ABOUT THE NEED FOR LOVE EVEN AGAINST THE BACKDROP AGAINST HATE IN VIOLENCE.

FILMMAKER DOCUMENTS THIS WHEN HE SAW THE KEVIN SMITH MOVIE CHASING AMY.

>> MY LIFE CHANGED FROM THERE BECAUSE NOT ONLY WAS I SO MOVE BY THE GRAND ROMANTICISM AND KEVIN'S WORK, BUT ALSO I SAW QUEER PEOPLE HAVE FULL REALIZED LIVES.

CHASING AMY WITH A LIGHTNING ROD FOR ME BUT ALSO A LIFE RAFT.

WHEN I REALLY NEEDED IT STRUGGLING IN SCHOOL AS A KID AS A QUEER KID.

>> Reporter: NOW EXPLAIN HOW IT FITS INTO A BIGGER PICTURE.

>> FROM THE OUTSET ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL THERE ABOUT THE STORY OF CHASING AMY IN THE INTERSECTION WITH THE LGBTQ COMMUNITIES.

>> DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH?

>> Reporter: THE FILM BEGINS AS A SOUND DOCK AND MORPHS INTO A STORY ABOUT HIS CHANGING RELATIONSHIP PROMPTED IN PART BY HIS INTERVIEW WITH ACTRESS JOEY LAUREN ADAMS.

THE PROCESS OF MAKING A FILM PUSHED ROGERS IN WAYS HE NEVER EXPECTED.

>> AS THE FILMMAKER THE PAINFUL PARTS WERE EXPLAINED MY TRANSITION BECAUSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I WAS NOT TERRIBLY INTERESTED IN PRESERVING A PART OF MYSELF THAT I WISH PEOPLE WOULDN'T REMEMBER.

>> Reporter: ROGERS ABILITY TO PIVOT AS A DIRECTOR AND SEE THAT HIS DOCUMENTARY NEEDED TO BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HE HAD ORIGINALLY IMAGINE IS JUST ONE REASON WHY CHASING CHASING AMY IS SUCH A FRESH, INSPIRING FILM.

SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL IS CO-PRESENTING TRACE OF YOUR LIPS ON SATURDAY.

SET DURING THE PANDEMIC IS A DARK FILM.

THEN GOLDEN DELICIOUS WILL BE CO-PRESENTED BY SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL.

FOCUSING ON A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO WANTS TO FOCUS ON HIS EXPECTATIONS.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE OFFERINGS BUT I HOPE THEY ENTICE YOU TO SEEK OUT MORE.

>> NEXT TIME YOU ARE ON YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER SUBSCRIBING TO KPBS.

WE ARE POSTING NEW CONTENT EVERY DAY IT IS ALSO WHERE WE LIVE STREAM EPISODES OF KPBS EVENING EDITION WEEKDAYS AT 5:00.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS LOOK AT KPBS NEWS THIS WEEKEND I AM JOHN CAROL THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.