>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR THIS LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST STORIES FROM KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

COMING UP, THE LEGAL FIGHT FOR BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP AS A SUPREME COURT CASE PLAYS OUT, FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO ARE CLOSELY WATCHING WHAT THIS MIGHT MEAN FOR THEIR STATUS.

>>> TWO YOUNG FILMMAKERS ARE NOW AWARD WINNERS.

MEET THE DUO BEHIND A DOCUMENTARY INSPIRED BY THE NO KINGS PROTESTS.

>>> AND RENT PRICES ARE DROPPING.

OUR PUBLIC MATTERS TEAM LOOKS AT WHAT COULD BE DRIVING THE RECENT TREND.

>>> WE START WITH AN UPDATE ON THE CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTER IN OTAY MESA, KATIE TELLS US HOW TWO LOCAL CONGRESS MEMBERS WERE GRANTED ACCESS TO THE FACILITY THIS WEEK FOLLOWING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

>> Reporter: REPRESENTATIVES MIKE LEVIN AND SARA JACOBS VISITED A HOLDING AREA, MEDICAL FACILITIES, LIBRARY, AND CHAPEL.

>> THERE'S ROUGHLY 1,000, A LITTLE MORE, I.C.E.

DETAINEES IN THERE.

THEY ARE GROUPED BY COLOR AND BY SEVERITY OF THEIR OFFENSE, MOST ARE NONVIOLENT.

>> Reporter: THEY MET WITH THE FACILITY'S LEAD DOCTOR AND OTHER MEDICAL STAFF.

LEVIN DESCRIBES THE FACILITY AND CLEANLINESS AS BEING ROUGHLY ON PAR WITH CIVILIAN MEDICAL FACILITIES.

>> I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE DOING THE BEST THAT THEY CAN WITH THE STAFF THAT THEY HAVE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN.

>> Reporter: LEVIN AND JACOBS SAY THEY'VE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING ABOUT ACCESS TO MEDICATION.

LEVIN SAYS STAFF TOLD HIM THAT IF SOMEONE MISSES THREE DOSES OF MEDICATION, STAFF FOLLOW UP WITH THEM.

>> THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I SPOKE WITH ONE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AT LENGTH.

IT BACKS UP PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING.

HE WAS GETTING THE MEDICATION HE NEEDED.

THE FOOD WAS NOT GREAT BUT IT ALSO WAS EDIBLE.

EATING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS NOT GOING TO BE THE BEST.

>> Reporter: JACOBS SAYS HER OFFICE HAD REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH DETAINEES TODAY BUT THAT A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND THE FACILITY MEANT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON SCHEDULE.

>> THEY FINALLY OFFERED IT RIGHT AT THE VERY END WHEN WE HAD TEN MINUTES LEFT, AND SO WE'VE LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WILL PLAN ON COMING BACK TO MEET WITH FOLKS, BECAUSE WE DO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY WHO ARE IN HERE WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING.

>> Reporter: JACOBS AND LEVIN SAY THEY PLAN TO CONDUCT UNANNOUNCED OVERSIGHT VISITS IN THE COMING MONTHS.

>> IT'S HARD TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH OF THE PREPARATION THE CLEANLINESS, THE WAY THAT WE JUST SAW THINGS OPERATING THIS MORNING, HOW MUCH OF THAT WAS FOR US VERSUS HOW MUCH IS THE STANDARD ORDINARY COURSE OF HOW THEY CONDUCT BUSINESS DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IN ADDITION TO THE TOUR THAT WE JUST TOOK, WHICH WE HAD ANNOUNCED IN ADVANCE THAT WE COME UNANNOUNCED.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA SENATOR ALEX PADILLA WAS DENIED ACCESS TO THE DETENTION CENTER DURING AN UNANNOUNCED VISIT IN FEBRUARY.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CATHOLICS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE SAN DIEGO FEDERAL COURTHOUSE TO REAFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE MIGRANTS INSIDE.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S FEDERAL COURTHOUSE TOWERED OVER THE DOZENS GATHERED OUTSIDE.

THEY LAID PALM BRANCHES DOWN THE PATH MIGRANTS WOULD WALK INSIDE.

IT'S A HOLY WEEK REENACTMENT OF HOW JESUS WAS WELCOMED INTO JERUSALEM WHERE HE FACED TRIAL BEFORE BEING CRUCIFIED.

>> JUST EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY WITH THE POLICIES OF IMMIGRATION COMING DOWN FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION.

AND I HAD TO TAKE A STAND.

>> Reporter: SISTER FRANCINA VIVIER VOLUNTEERS ACCOMPANYING MIGRANTS TO THEIR IMMIGRATION HEARINGS AND INTERVIEWS.

SHE SAYS MANY MIGRANTS COME ALONE WITHOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION OR FAMILY.

OFTEN THEY SPEAK LIMITED ENGLISH.

SHE SAYS GOING IN WITH THEM TO THE COURTROOM DIDN'T USE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH STAFF.

>> IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO IN AUGUST I WOULD GO UP AND I WOULD TELL THEM THAT I WAS HERE TO BE -- TO OBSERVE, JUST TO SIT IN THE BACK COURT, AND THAT WAS VERY -- IT WAS VERY EASILY DONE.

>> Reporter: BUT SHE SAYS RESTRICTIONS HAVE TIGHTENED IN RECENT WEEKS.

SHE'S ASKED TO WAIT OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM, SOMETIMES FOR HALF AN HOUR, AND ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WHERE INTERVIEWS AND DETENTIONS TAKE PLACE -- >> THEY'VE PUT UP A SIGN THERE THAT SAYS NO LOITERING.

AGAIN, TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS ASKED TO LEAVE, AND IF I DIDN'T, I WOULD BE ESCORTED OUT BY FEDERAL POLICE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS ONE VOLUNTEER RECEIVED A CITATION FOR STANDING AND PRAYING FOR MIGRANTS.

THIS MORNING BISHOP MICHAEL PHAM REAFFIRMED THE CHURCH'S COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE COMING ANYWAY.

>> WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY.

WE ARE NOT AFRAID.

>> Reporter: THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY ANSWER KPBS'S QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE RESTRICTIONS.

KATIE HIGHSEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO REDEFINE THE LIMITATIONS OF BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP.

AS ALEXANDER NGUYEN REPORTS, IT COULD AFFECT FAMILIES WITH LONG ESTABLISHED ROOTS IN AMERICA, INCLUDING HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> IT'S CLEAR THAT BIRTH REASON JIETH SIT-- >> Reporter: HER CONCERN IS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PREVAILS AT THE SUPREME COURT.

>> THERE'S DEFINITELY THE WORRY OF HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE UNITED STATES FOR OVER 150 YEARS.

WOULD THIS BE IMPACTED ALL THE WAY UP OUR FAMILY TREE?

>> Reporter: ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE, TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS IN THE UNITED STATES UNLAWFULLY OR TEMPORARILY ARE NOT U.S.

CITIZENS.

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW DEAN ROBERT SCHAPIRO SAYS THE ORDER UPENDS THE TRADITIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHO IS A CITIZEN, STEMMING FROM THE 14th AMENDMENT AND THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING IN UNITED STATES V. WONG KIM ARK IN 1898.

>> AND EVEN THOUGH WONG WAS BORN IN THE STATE, BECAUSE HIS PARENTS DID NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF PERMANENT STATUS THAT HE WAS NOT A CITIZEN.

AND THE SUPREME COURT WITH THE LANGUAGE OF THE OPINION SAID THAT, OH, YES, HE IS A CITIZEN.

>> Reporter: THAT CASE WAS SETTLED NEARLY 130 YEARS AGO, BUT NOW IT'S BEING DRAGGED INTO THE PRESENT WITH SOME OF THE SAME ARGUMENTS BEING MADE.

HE SAYS THERE COULD BE A LOT OF IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.

>> AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO TO THE FEELING IN THIS COUNTRY FOR THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS AND HOW SECURE THEY FEEL HERE AND THE UNCERTAINTY THAT THAT MIGHT INJECT INTO THEIR LIVES.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT FEELING IS MORE ACUTE IN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY, WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SEEN AS THE PERPETUAL FOREIGNERS, DESPITE SOME FAMILIES HAVING BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS.

>> THE HISTORIC RACISM HE EXPERIENCED AT THAT TIME, WE CAN'T FORGET THAT, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S STILL SOME SOCIETAL AND RACIST FEELINGS PRESENT HERE FOR ASIAN AMERICANS TODAY.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER ISSUE THIS BRINGS UP IS WHAT HAPPENED TO FOULINGS, OR TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS WERE LATER TO BE FOUND TO BE HERE TEMPORARILY OR UNLAWFULLY.

>> SO TRYING TO DOCUMENT AND PROVE WHO WAS A CITIZEN AND WAS NOT A CITIZEN WOULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE UNDER THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER.

>> Reporter: AN ISSUE THAT WAS A CONCERN FOR THE JUSTICES AT THE SUPREME COURT TODAY.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S IMMIGRANT STORY IS A MAJOR THEME IN THE KPBS SPECIAL FALL OF SAIGON AT 50.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN PRODUCED AND REPORTED THE SERIES, IT RECENTLY WON AN AWARD FOR BEST LONG FORM PROGRAM OR DOCUMENTARY BY THE RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

FALL OF SAIGON AT 50 IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS THE EXPERIENCES OF PRISONERS OF WAR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS SOME OF THEM FLEW OFF THAT VERY SHIP.

>> I WAS A P.O.W.

IN VIETNAM FOR SEVEN MONTHS, LAST SEVEN MONTHS OF THE WAR.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN JACK WAS ONE OF 11 NAVAL AVIATOR FRES THE USS MIDWAY TO BE SHOT DOWN AND CAPTURED BY VIETNAMESE FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE MIDWAY MUSEUM HONORS THOSE 11 AND ALL P.O.W.s FROM THE WAR.

MARCH 29th IS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY.

THE MUSEUM HELD THE CEREMONY TODAY.

KATHY WAS HOME WHEN JACK WENT MISSING.

SHE SAYS THE MILITARY FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK WASN'T WHAT IT IS TODAY AND THINGS WERE DIFFICULT FOR HER AND THEIR 7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

>> SHE DIDN'T THINK SHE'D EVER SEE HER DADDY AGAIN, AND THERE WAS NO COUNSELING AVAILABLE AT ALL.

I WAS ON MY OWN.

>> Reporter: THE NEW EXHIBIT TAKES THEM THROUGH READY ROOM STSHGS LAST PLACES AIR CREWS SAW BEFORE THEY LEFT.

A SEPARATE AREA IS DEDICATED TO THE MIDWAY'S OWN 11 P.O.W.s.

JACK CREDITS HIS WIFE AND OTHER SPOUSES OF P.O.W.s FOR GETTING THEIR STORIES OUT WHILE THEY WERE HELD CAPTIVE.

>> I THINK A LESSON CAN BE LEARNED, HOW IMPORTANT THE FAMILY IS TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE OUT THERE FIGHTING THE WAR.

>> Reporter: THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM IS OPEN DAILY, INCLUDING THE NEW P.O.W.

EXHIBIT.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>> YOU SHOULD FOLLOW KPBS ON INSTAGRAM, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE PLATFORMS WHERE WE COVER THE LATEST NO KINGS DEM STRASS, THE CURRENT POLITICAL MOMENT INSPIRED TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENTARY THAT'S GETTING NATIONAL RECOGNITION.

>> Reporter: HARPER HADEN AND HELENA DE LA HOUSSAYE ARE EIGHTH GRADERS.

THEIR FIRST PLACE DOCUMENTARY FOCUSES ON CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TODAY'S NO KINGS PROTEST AND THE COUNTRY'S FOUNDING.

>> TELL ME WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.

>> THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.

>> IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS A NO KINGS MOVEMENT IN AND OF ITSELF BECAUSE IT WAS THE AMERICAN COLONISTS SAYING THAT THEY WANTED TO CUT THEIR TIES WITH BRITAIN AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE RULED BY A MONARCHY.

>> Reporter: THE TWO SPENT MONTHS INTERVIEWING, FINDING FOOTAGE, AND EDITING.

>> I JUST, LIKE, HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, NEW PERSPECTIVE AFTER LISTENING TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IT REALLY INSPIRED ME TO GO OUT AND JUST LIVE IN THE WORLD, JUST EDUCATE MYSELF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: INTERVIEWEES THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENTARY -- AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> I THINK EXPRESSING OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IS PROBABLY THE MOST AMERICAN THING WE CAN DO.

>> Reporter: HADEN AND DE LA HOUSSAYE MADE THEIR DOCUMENTARY IN A CLASS AT CORREIA MIDDLE.

THEY CENTER THE PROJECT AROUND THE ANNUAL COMPETITION IF THE TOPIC IS RELEVANT.

>> THEY'RE OUR FUTURE LEADERS, SO THEY JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE AND IT MATTERS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS HADEN'S AND DE LA HOUSSAYE'S SECOND YEAR ENTERING THE COMPETITION.

LAST YEAR THEY EARNED SECOND PLACE.

THEY'VE DEVELOPED A LOVE OF FILM MAKING THEY HOPE TO PURSUE.

>> AND THIS STORY IS PART OF KPBS'S CONTINUING HISTORY COVER AHEAD OF THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES THIS JULY 4th.

THE STUDENTS' DOCUMENTARY, TITLED THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE, WILL AIR ON C-SPAN ON APRIL 17th.

>>> THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA'S OFFICIAL TALL SHIP ALMOST SAILED OFF INTO CITY HISTORY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE TELLS US HOW THE BOAT WILL REMAIN DOCKED IN SOUTH BAY.

>> Reporter: HER DOUBLE MASTS STRETCH MORE THAN A HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE SOUTH BAY MARINA.

>> THIS IS THE HISTORIC SCHOONER BILL OF RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: ABOARD THE 137-FOOT LONG VESSEL, INSPIRED BY AN AMERICA'S CUP SCHOOLER FROM 1858, BUT THE BILL OF RIGHTS IS QUITE A BIT NEWER.

>> SHE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1971 IN BRISTOL, MAINE.

>> Reporter: DON JOHNSON IS THE CAPTAIN.

>> OUR PRIME FOCUS IS YOUTH TRAINING.

AND TODAY WE HAVE U.S.

NAVY SEA CADETS.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON SAYS THE BILL OF RIGHTS HAS CALLED CHULA VISTA HOME FOR OVER A DECADE, OFFERING DAY CHARTERS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

>> WE ALSO TAKE OUT JUNIOR NAVY ROTC, BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS.

>> Reporter: THE LEARNING HAPPENING ABOVE DECKS, AND BELOW DECKS -- >> OKAY, SO IN HERE, A COMPARTMENT.

WE SLEEP 16 IN THIS SPACE HERE.

>> Reporter: THE SHIP IS OWNED BY THE NONPROFIT SOUTH BAYFRONT SAILING ASSOCIATION.

JOHNSON IS THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT.

HIS WIFE SUSAN MANAGES THE FINANCES AND BOOKINGS FOR THE SHIP IN AN OFFICE AT THE MARINA.

>> WE CONSIDER THIS AN ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY, A TALL SHIP IS BOUGHT -- >> Reporter: THE JOHNSONS HAVE DEALT WITH ROUGH SEAS IN RECENT WEEKS.

LAST MONTH THEY GOT A LEASE TERMINATION NOTICE FROM SAFE HARBOR MARINAS, THE PRIVATE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE MARINA.

THE JOHNSONS SAY THEY WEREN'T GIVEN A REASON.

>> WHEN WE GOT THE LETTER, IT WAS LIKE A PUNCH IN THE GUT.

IN THE FIRST PLACE, THERE REALLY IS NO OTHER SLIP TO PARK THE VESSEL PROPERLY.

>> Reporter: THE AGREEMENT PERMITTED THEM TO TERMINATE THE LEASE ON 30 DAYS NOTICE, AND THEY CHOSE TO EXERCISE THAT RIGHT.

IT PROMPTED AN ONLINE PETITION AND DREW THE ATTENTION OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.

JOHN McCANN SENT A STATEMENT SAYING HE HOPED TO WORK WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO FIND A WAY FOR THE BILL OF RIGHTS TO KEEP HER BERTH.

AND NOW SAFE HARBOR MARINAS SEEMS TO BE REVERSING COURSE.

IN A STATEMENT THE COMPANY SAYS THE BILL OF RIGHTS WILL REMAIN DOCKED AT SAFE HARBOR SOUTH BAY AND THE SAILING ASSOCIATION COULD DISREGARD THE NOTICE OF TERMINATION.

SAFE HARBOR SAYS THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP AND SUPPORT THE SCHOONER BILL OF RIGHTS.

THEY SAY THEY'RE CHANGING COURSE IN RECOGNITION OF THE CURRENT CONSTRAINTS ON ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR THE BILL OF RIGHTS.

SUSAN JOHNSON SAYS SHE'S HOPEFUL THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR PROGRAMS, BUT THEY STILL NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE DETAILS.

>> WE JUST GOT THAT THEY WERE CANCELING THE LETTER BUT THEY WERE GOING TO WORK WITH US ON REBERTHING THE BOAT.

WHICH MEANS THAT THEY WILL, IN MY MIND, IT MEANS THAT THEY WILL WORK ON COMING UP WITH A PLACE FOR US TO BERTH AND A CONTRACT.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING PROMISED IN IT.

>> Reporter: AS DETAILS GET IRONED OUT, SUSAN SAYS ANOTHER GROUP OF NAVY SEA CADETS WILL COME ABOARD FOR TRAINING NEXT WEEK.

SHE SAYS THE BILL OF RIGHTS WILL BE BUSY WITH EVENTS THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>> SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS TO GET A LIST OF OUR MOST POPULAR STORIES.

HERE ARE SOME FROM THIS WEEK.

CESAR CHAVEZ WAS A HOMETOWN HERO IN BRAWLEY.

NOW THE CITY IS CONFRONTING HIS ALLEGED ABUSES.

INMATE TRANSFERS TO I.C.E.

FROM THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SPIKED IN 2025, AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFERS TIPS FOLLOWING A CALFRESH BENEFITS CHANGE.

>>> A NEW NATIONWIDE REPORT SHOWS THE MEDIAN RENT IN SAN DIEGO DECLINED THIS YEAR.

THE PRICE DROP COINCIDED WITH AN INCREASE IN ACTIVE RENTAL LISTINGS.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER JAKE GOTTA SPOKE WITH HOUSING ADVOCATES AND CITY LEADERS ABOUT HOW THOSE TWO MIGHT BE CONNECTED.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO RENTS HAVE GONE DOWN SINCE LAST YEAR, AND IT COULD BE THANKS TO AN INCREASE IN SUPPLY.

A NATIONAL REPORT SHOWED THE MEDIAN RENTS IN THE CITY FOR A ONE-BEDROOM WERE DOWN 5.6%.

FOR A TWO-BEDROOM, DOWN 7.5%.

THESE WERE AMONG THE BIGGEST DECREASES IN THE TOP 20 MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES.

ONLY MIAMI AND NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, SAW BIGGER DECREASES IN EITHER CATEGORY.

AND DA DAY SHOWS SAN DIEGO HAD ABOUT A 15% INCREASE IN LISTINGS SINCE LAST YEAR.

MOST OTHER CITIES IN THE TOP 20 DIDN'T SEE THE SAME DECLINES.

ZACH IS WITH THE HOUSING ADVOCACY GROUP OF SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS THESE NUMBERS DON'T SURPRISE HIM.

>> GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE MORE SUPPLY THERE IS, THE LESS THE PRICES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

AND THEY MAY GO DOWN AS WE'RE STARTING TO SEE HERE.

SO YEAH, SHOULDN'T BE TOO SURPRISED BY THIS.

>> Reporter: CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM KENT LEE IS THE CHAIR OF THE LAND USE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.

HE SAID THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE PRODUCTION ARE A BIG PART OF IT.

>> I THINK IF YOU TRACK THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE SHOWN A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF -- EACH YEAR.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY A COLLECTIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE -- AND OUR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT ARE TRYING TO FIND REALLY ALL THE TOOLS IN WHICH THEY CAN HELP TO ENSURE THAT NEW HOUSING IS HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE REPORT SAYS HIGHER INVENTORY INCREASES COMPETITION AMONG PROPERTY OWNERS.

HE SAYS THAT MEANS MORE CHOICES AND POWER FOR RENTERS.

>> WHAT THAT ULTIMATELY DOES IS IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR LAND LORDS TO CHARGE THE RENTAL PRICES THEY MIGHT HAVE NORMALLY CHARGED IF THERE'S ENOUGH SUPPLY THAT'S AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, OUR NEWS SOURCE AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> FAITH RINGGOLD WAS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST WHOSE WORK BEGAN IN 1965 DURING A BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT IN HARLEM.

A NEW EXHIBITION OF HER ARTWORK IS ON DISPLAY WHERE SHE WAS A VISUAL ARTS FACULTY MEMBER.

KPBS SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW HOST AND PRODUCER LAWRENCE K. JACKSON SAYS IT'S BEING CALLED A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR THE ACCLAIMED ARTIST.

>> Reporter: EACH FAITH RINGGOLD PIECE AT UC SAN DIEGO'S ART GALLERY STANDS ALONE IN THE WAY THAT IT CAN TELL ITS OWN STORY.

>> FAITH HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

I FEEL LIKE SHE SET THIS UP ON HER OWN AND THE ALIGNMENT IS SO PERFECT FOR EVERYTHING THAT HER WORK REPRESENTS AND WHO SHE WAS AS A WOMAN, A BLACK WOMAN IN AMERICA, MAKING WORK.

>> Reporter: IT'S EASY TO ENJOY HER ART AS JUST THAT, BUT THE CURATOR FOR FULL CIRCLE, THE TEACHINGS, AND HER LEGACY, SAYS IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE TO HER.

>> I THINK THE MAIN THING IS THAT SHE'S FROM HARLEM.

I'M FROM HARLEM.

THERE'S SO MANY SIMILARITIES IN THE VISUALS AND AESTHETICS OF HOW SHE EXPLAINS HER CHILDHOOD AND THINGS THAT SHE SAW GROWING UP.

I ALSO LOVE THE FACT THAT SHE FOUGHT REALLY HARD FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT THERE IS THE ART INDUSTRY, WHICH IS LIKE MY ENTIRE CAREER, MY PLATFORM ART LEADER IS DEDICATED TO WOMEN AND THEM BEING MORE REPRESENTED.

AND THAT WAS FAITH'S LIFELONG GOAL.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE EXHIBITION'S GOALS IS TO SHOW HOW MUCH OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TALENT THAT FAITH RINGGOLD WAS.

>> SO THE ARTWORKS IN THIS SHOW SPAN FIVE DECADES OF FAITH'S ARTISTIC PRACTICE, AND IT REALLY REPRESENTS HER AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST.

WHAT I LOVE, ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE THE MOST IS HER ABILITY TO BE SUCH A BRILLIANT WRITER AND HOW SHE INCORPORATES THAT INTO HER STORY QUILTS.

I ALSO LOVE THAT SHE MADE SOFT SCULPTURES.

WE ALSO HAVE TWO OF THOSE HERE AS A PART OF THE EXHIBITION.

FAITH WAS A PERFORMANCE ARTIST AS WELL, SO SHE WOULD MAKE THESE SOFT SCULPTURES AND WEAR THEM DURING HER PERFORMANCES.

SHE WAS A BRILLIANT PAINTER.

YOU KNOW, SHE WROTE CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

SHE CREATED ANIMATIONS AND, I MEAN, THE LIST GOES ON.

>> Reporter: LATER IN LIFE, RINGGOLD JOINED THE DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS.

RINGGOLD'S FORMER STUDENTS SAY HER PRESENCE WAS JUST AS IMPACTFUL AS HER ART.

>> FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM HER STUDENTS, WHO I'M REALLY GOOD FRIENDS WITH AND HAVE SPENT SOME TIME WITH JUST GETTING TO KNOW FAITH AS A TEACHER, THEY LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF HER.

YOU KNOW, THEY SAID SHE WAS VIBRANT, SHE WORE RED LIPSTICK.

SHE WORE BEAUTIFUL OUTFITS AND BIG STATEMENT JEWELRY.

SHE WAS JUST REALLY A GLORIOUS KIND OF ENERGY ON CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: FAITH RINGGOLD WAS MOST KNOWN FOR HER STORY QUILTS.

THOSE QUILTS WERE BIRTHED OUT OF CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY.

>> SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO SHARE HER ART WITH THE WORLD.

AND SHE KNEW THAT, YOU KNOW, ART IS EXPENSIVE TO TRANSPORT.

SO SHE SPEAKS ABOUT CREATING QUILTS BECAUSE SHE COULD JUST FOLD THEM UP, PUT THEM IN HER SUITCASE OR HER BAG, AND TAKE THEM TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND, LIKE, PRESENT THEM.

>> Reporter: RINGGOLD WAS A WRITER.

HER BOOK IS BASED ON HER STORY QUILTS.

HE FEELS THAT RINGGOLD'S TRUE LEGACY LIES IN BEING FEARLESS.

>> SHE REALLY EMBODIES THAT KIND OF UNIVERSAL ARTIST ENERGY.

SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN PARIS.

SHE VISITED AFRICA.

AND SHE BRINGS ALL THOSE ELEMENTS INTO HER WORK.

AND SHE DID WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO IN A TIME WHERE MANY PEOPLE WERE AFRAID, AND IT WAS SO HARD BACK THEN FOR WOMEN, ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN TO BE IN MUSEUMS AND BE REPRESENTED BY GALLERIES.

AND HERE'S THIS WOMAN JUST DOING WHATEVER SHE WANTED TO DO AND SAYING I'M GOING TO GET THIS STUFF SEEN.

AND SHE DID.

>> Reporter: THE FULL CIRCLE EXHIBITION IS OPEN NOW UNTIL MAY 1st AT USC'S ART GALLERY.

LAWRENCE K. JACKSON, KPBS NEWS.

>> AN ARTIST, TATTOOER AND SKATE BOARDER HAS ACCOMPLISHED AN EXTRAORDINARY GOAL, SKATEBOARDING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FROM COAST TO COAST.

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST CHARLOTTE MET HIM AT HIS HOME TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THIS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.

>> I WENT THROUGH TWO SKATEBOARD DECKS, WHICH I ACTUALLY USED AS MY PAINT PALETTE.

AND I WENT THROUGH TWO SETS OF WHEELS, FOUR SETS OF BEARINGS, AND TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.

>> HE WENT ON AN EPIC JOURNEY.

HE STARTED SKATEBOARDING IN NEW JERSEY ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2025, AND ROLLED INTO SAN DIEGO ON DECEMBER 21st.

IT WAS A MISSION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN'S ART SUPPLIES.

HIS PRIMARY GOAL WAS CLEAR, TO DISTRIBUTE ART SUPPLIES TO KIDS WHO LIKE ACCESS.

>> FROM A YOUNG AGE, I FEEL LIKE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AND NOT ALL KIDS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE TRIP BECAME A WAY TO COMBINE HIS PASSIONS, TRAVEL, SKATEBOARDING, AND PAINTING.

>> WHEN I WAS PLANNING MY TRIP, I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE ARTS AS A LIFELONG ARTIST, I ALWAYS FELT BLESSED THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AS A CHILD TO HAVE ART SUPPLIES.

NOT ALL KIDS HAVE THAT.

AND TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT I COULD DO SKATEBOARDING, I COULD TRAVEL, I COULD DO PAINTING AND RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS ART SUPPLIES, IT JUST ALL MADE SENSE.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS NAMED PUSHING THE ART AND HE MADE DAILY SLOGS WITH CAMERAS AND DRONES.

>> DAY 47 SKATING COAST TO COAST, MAKING A NEW PAINTING DAILY, RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS ART SUPPLIES.

LET'S DO THIS, BABY.

>> IN TOTAL RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE 105 PAINTINGS.

I DID A NEW PAINTING EVERY SINGLE DAY, RAIN OR SHINE, WHETHER I WAS STRANDED FROM THE DESERT OR THERE WAS A STORM.

THERE WAS ONE DAY IN OKLAHOMA THEY HAD A TORNADO WARNING.

IF I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO, I WOULD PAINT INSIDE OF A HOTEL OFF OF A PHOTOGRAPH, BUT EACH DAY OF THE TRIP, I MADE A NEW PAINTING.

>> Reporter: HUNTER SAYS HE OFTEN FOND SKATEBOARDING COAST TO COAST TO BE MORE OF A MENTAL BATTLE THAN A PHYSICAL ONE.

>> IF I START TODAY AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, IT'S GOING TO BE A CHILL ONE, ONLY 25 MILES TO PUSH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE WIND IS BLASTING AT ME, THE ROAD IS MADE OUT OF GARBAGE, THERE'S NO SHOULDER TO THE ROAD, EVERYTHING IS AGAINST ME, I KNOW THAT I HAVE THE POWER TO HAVE WHATEVER KIND OF DAY THAT I WANT.

>> Reporter: THE FINAL PAINTING IS OF CRYSTAL PIER IN HIS HOMETOWN OF PACIFIC BEACH.

HUNTER SAYS IT HOLDS A UNIQUE CONNECTION TO THE JOURNEY.

>> AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A LOT OF SAND THAT'S STUCK IN THIS PAINTING BECAUSE I PAINTED IT ON THE SAND.

I USED WATER FROM THE OCEAN TO MIX MY PAINT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF A NATURAL TOUCH AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE PUSHING THE ART EFFORT HAS ALREADY RAISED NEARLY $15,000, BUT HUNTER SAYS HIS MISSION IS FAR FROM OVER.

HE PLANS TO PUT ALL 105 PAINTINGS INTO AN EXHIBIT AND SELL EACH ONE TO RAISE MORE MONEY FOR BROADER ART SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION.

>> ALTHOUGH PAINTING ACROSS AMERICA IS COMPLETE AND WE HAVE THIS SERIES OF PAINTINGS, IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING.

>> Reporter: THE PUSHING THE ART FUNDRAISER REMAINS ACCESSIBLE ON GOFUNDME.

>> TOGETHER WE CAN PAINT A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

>> Reporter: CHARLOTTE, KPBS NEWS.

>> A FUN STORY THERE BY CHARLOTTE.

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