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

I AM JOHN CARROLL.

COMING UP, MEXICO'S HIGH-STAKES ELECTION, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT.

>>> TROLLEY SERVICE IN EAST COUNTY MIGHT SEE AN IMPROVEMENT, SEE THE EARLY PLANS FOR WHAT IS CALLED THE COPPER LINE.

>>> THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC, SEE SOME OF THE RENOVATIONS TO THIS INTERACTIVE NORTH COUNTY ATTRACTION.

THE WEEK STARTED WITH THE DISMANTLING OF THE GAZA SOLIDARITY CAMP AT UC SAN DIEGO.

IT STOOD NEARLY A WEEK BEFORE LAW ENFORCEMENT CARRIED OUT EARLY MORNING RAID AND THAT SET OFF A SERIES OF PROTESTS FROM CAMPUS TO DOWNTOWN.

MG PEREZ SHOWS US HOW THINGS ESCALATED.

>> Reporter: THE ABRUPT EARLY MORNING WAKE-UP CALL CAME QUICKLY, A TEAM OF UC SAN DIEGO POLICE, CHP OFFICERS, AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CAME IN RIOT GEAR READY TO CLEAR THE ENCAMPMENT THAT HAD BEEN BUILT IN THE SHADOW OF THE LIBRARY AS THE TENTS CAME DOWN, POLICE ARRESTED 64 PROTESTERS, 40 OF THEM U.S. CSD STUDENTS AND THE OTHERS UNAFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY.

THAT LED TO THIS.

SOME FACULTY ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS MARCHED ACROSS THE CAMPUS, ANGRY ABOUT THE CAMP TEARDOWN AND ARRESTS AND THEY PUSHED BACK.

THE GROUP FORCED SOME OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INTO THE STRUCTURAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING BUILDING.

>> Reporter: THEY CONTINUED THEIR CHANTING AND MARCHING OVER TO THE PRICE CENTER, CONSIDERED TO BE THE HEART OF THE UNIVERSITY WITH THE FOOD COURT, STUDENT LOUNGE, MEETING SPACES PROTESTERS USED PATIO FURNITURE AND BARRICADES TO BLOCK THE DOORS AND FORCE POLICE BACK INSIDE THE BUILDING.

ALL OF THIS HAPPEN AS THE FORMER ENCAMPMENT WAS COMPLETELY CLEARED LEAVING NO SIGN OF WHAT WAS ONCE THERE.

SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY, THIS LIBRARY WALK HAS BEEN THE EPICENTER OF THE STUDENTS' PROTEST.

ON SUNDAY IT REACHED A CLIMAX WHEN COUNTERDEMONSTRATORS SHOWED UP.

>> Reporter: SUPPORTERS OF ISRAEL FACE-TO-FACE WITH SUPPORTERS OF PALESTINE, TOGETHER ONLY TO DECLARE HOW FAR APART THEY ARE.

THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE ORGANIZERS AS A PLACE TO OCCUPY WHILE DEMANDING THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION DIVEST FROM ALL OF ITS ISRAELI FINANCIAL INTEREST.

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT CAME HERE HAD THEIR INTEREST IN ISRAELI HOSTAGE IS STILL BEING HELD BY HAMAS IN GAZA.

>> RETURNED THE CITIZENS, INNOCENT CIVILIANS, BABIES THAT WERE KIDNAPPED AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT COMMON GROUND.

>> Reporter: FROM CAMPUS, THE STUDENT MARCH MARCHED ON TO THE DOWNTOWN JAIL WHERE THOSE ARRESTED WERE TAKEN.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO MAKE ALL CLASSES REMOTE TODAY IN HOPES OF MAINTAINING SAFETY AND RINGING BACK CALM TO THE CAMPUS.

M.G.

PEREZ WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> LOCAL FLOOD VICTIMS SAY THE CITY KNEW ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM AHEAD OF THE JANUARY STORM.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS SPOKE TO A RESIDENT WHO IS ADDING THEIR NAME TO A LAWSUIT.

>> Reporter: 200 PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES FLOODED IN JANUARY ARE NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT, THEY SAY THE CITY KNEW THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM WAS TOO CLOGGED TO WORK PROPERLY AND FAILED TO CLEAR IT.

>> WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT CLOGGING OF THE CREEK HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND THE CITY'S OWN DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTS SHOW THAT THEY KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE ABOUT IT AND WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE CITY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: GREG MONTOYA IS ONE OF THE FLOOD VICTIMS INVOLVED WITH THE LAWSUIT.

THE PAST AND A BURN SEPARATE HIS BACKYARD FROM A CONCRETE CHANNEL.

>> THERE WAS SO MUCH DEBRIS AND TRASH, MATTRESSES, SHOPPING CARTS, YOU NAME IT YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND IT.

>> Reporter: REPAIR WORK IS STILL UNDERWAY AT HIS HOME.

THE GARAGE WHERE HE RESTORES ANTIQUE FURNITURE ALSO FLOODED MONTOYA AND THE OTHER FLOOD VICTIMS NAMED IN THE SUIT ARE ASKING FOR $100 MILLION IN DAMAGES FROM THE CITY.

MONTOYA AND OTHER RESIDENTS SUED THE CITY IN 2019 OVER THE SAME PROBLEM.

HE SAYS THE CITY SETTLED FOR $209,000.

A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO COMMENT ON THE PENDING LITIGATION.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY EXTENDED ITS HOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR FLOOD VICTIMS UNTIL JUNE 21st.

MORE THAN 1900 PEOPLE INCLUDING MONTOYA ARE STILL IN THE PROGRAM AS OF THIS WEEK.

KATIE ANASTAS WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEXT MONTH, MEXICO'S VOTERS WILL ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT.

KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS EXPLAINS WHY THE ELECTION MATTERS TO MEXICO AND SAN DIEGO'S CROSS-BORDER REGION.

>> NO MATTER WHAT, THE MEXICO 2024 ELECTION WILL BE HISTORIC.

>> Reporter: BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES ARE WOMEN.

>> I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH, WHATEVER HAPPENED, WILL HAVE A WOMAN AS THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT.

>> Reporter: DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR U.S. MEXICO STUDIES IT UC SAN DIEGO.

>> THERE WILL BE A WOMAN GOVERNING IN NORTH AMERICA, NOT CANADA OR THE U.S.

BUT MEXICO FIRST.

>> THEY COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND HAVE COMPETING IDEAS FOR SOLVING MEXICO'S BIGGEST PROBLEMS.

MAYOR OF MEXICO CITY FROM 2018 UNTIL 2023 AND REPRESENTS THE POPULAR MORENA PARTY, WHICH WAS FOUNDED BY CURRENT MEXICO PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR.

DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TIJUANA.

HE SAYS THAT EIGHT SHEINBAUM PRESIDENCY WOULD BE A CONTINUATION OF WHAT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR STARTED.

>> VERY CLOSE TO THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE MAIN MESSAGE IS THE CONTINUITY OF WHAT HAS BEEN STARTED.

>> Reporter: THAT COULD HELP AND HURT SHEINBAUM .

ON THE ONE HAND , ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR HAS 64% APPROVAL RATING, SHEINBAUM WANTS TO EXPAND RETIREMENT PROGRAMS AND WELFARE PROGRAMS THAT MADE LOPEZ OBRADOR SO POPULAR.

PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS.

>> HER SLOGAN IS CONTINUITY IN TERMS OF LOPEZ OBRADOR'S POLICIES.

SOME VOTERS HAVE QUESTION IF THE PERFORMANCE IS NOT THAT GOOD, HOW COME?

ARE YOU SELLING YOURSELF, DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THOSE POLITICS?

>> Reporter: WAITING TO SANDOVAL, ONE OF THE MAJOR CRITIQUES OF LOPEZ OBRADOR IS HIS BIG GOVERNMENT OVER FREE- MARKET.

>> FOLLOWING LOPEZ OBRADOR'S POLICIES, CONCENTRATE POWER AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL.

IF THAT CONTINUES, IT MAY SEND A MESSAGE TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS THAT MEXICO, PERHAPS TO SOME EXTENT, WOULD NOT BE AS SAFE TO INVEST IN.

>> IT IS WITH THIS DISTINCTION SHE CAN DRAW A DISTINCTION FROM HER OPPONENT, FREE-MARKET AND PART OF THE KEY FOR A PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN MEXICO.

SHE WAS A BUSINESSWOMAN AND ENTREPRENEUR BEFORE BECOMING A POLITICIAN.

SHE REPRESENTS A COALITION OF THREE DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES THAT JOINED FORCES TO DEFEAT THE MORENA PARTY.

>> THE STORY THAT SHE TELLS THE AUDIENCES THAT SHE WAS VERY POOR WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE AND SHE BEGAN SELLING STUFF ON THE STREETS AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GO TO MEXICO CITY AND STUDY ENGINEERING CAREER.

>> Reporter: LOPEZ OBRADOR BELIEVES ENJOYS IN POWER WITH THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, GALVEZ WANTS TO REMOVE BUREAUCRATIC OBSTACLES FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

>> Reporter: FOCUSED ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUPPORTING SMALL TO MEDIUM ENTERPRISES.

THAT IS EXPECTED BECAUSE SHE COMES FROM A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THEIR DIFFERENCES, BELIEVES THAT GALVEZ AND SHEINBAUM HAVE MUCH IN COMMON WITH THEIR VIEWS OF THE U.S./MEXICO RELATIONSHIP .

>> BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE A VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THIS REGENTS IS STRICTLY TIED TO THE CROSS-BORDER ECONOMY.

OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. IS FUNDAMENTAL.

>> Reporter: BOTH CANDIDATES EXPRESS INTEREST REDUCING LONG BORDER WAITING TIMES AND INVESTING MORE INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG THE BORDER.

>> BOTH RECOGNIZE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP, MORE THAN NEIGHBORS, WE ARE PARTNERS.

>> Reporter: MEXICO'S PRESIDENT SERVES ONE, SIX-YEAR TERM IN THE ELECTION HELD ON JUNE 2nd.

GUSTAVO SOLIS WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS HOSTING VIRTUAL CONVERSATION THIS MONTH ABOUT THE ELECTION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU, WHAT TOPICS DO YOU WANT COVERED IN THIS CONVERSATION?

SUBMIT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON KPBS.ORG/ MEXICOELECTION OR CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, 619-6 30-8516.

>>> NEARLY 9000 DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE LIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

STARTING NOVEMBER 1st, THEY CAN APPLY FOR HEALTH COVERAGE UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO TELLS US SOME ADVOCATES QUESTION HOW MANY WILL ACTUALLY ENROLL.

>> Reporter: MANNY VELAZQUEZ WAS BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO BY HER PARENTS WHEN SHE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD.

SHE WAS RAISED IN ESCONDIDO AND SAYS SHE IS PROUD OF HER SAN DIEGO ROOTS.

>> I'M SAN DIEGAN, WEST COAST, REPRESENT ALL THE WAY.

>> Reporter: A CHILDHOOD SPLEEN SURGERY WEEKEND HER IMMUNE SYSTEM WHICH FUELED HER FEAR OF BEING UNINSURED MOST OF HER LIFE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> REALLY SCARY TIME, I DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, IF I GET COVID, I CAN'T PAY FOR EMERGENCY VISITS TO THE E.R.

>> Reporter: VELAZQUEZ DACA RECIPIENT AND ADVOCATING FOR IMMIGRANT HEALTHCARE EXPANSION FOR YEARS.

A NEW RULE ANNOUNCED BY THE WHITE HOUSE ON FRIDAY, EXPANDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, TO INCLUDE DACA RECIPIENTS IS LONG OVERDUE.

>> I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL SO MUCH RELIEF.

>> Reporter: MANY DACA RECIPIENTS LIKE VELAZQUEZ GET HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR JOBS.

A RECENT SURVEY BY THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER SAYS 27% REPORT BEING UNINSURED.

CRITICS CALL THE BIDEN RULE UNFAIR COST BURDEN AND POSSIBLE STRATEGIC MOVE TO BOOST THE PRESIDENT'S SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY AMONG HISPANIC VOTERS, WHOSE APPROVAL HAS DECLINED SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE.

SAN DIEGO CONGRESSMAN JUAN VARGAS TO GREECE.

-- DISAGREES.

>> IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE UNHEALTHY POPULATION THAT IS UNINSURED, YOU WANT A HEALTHY POPULATION, THE BIGGER THE GROUP, THE BETTER, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE US.

IT BRINGS DOWN THE COST FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: DESPITE VIEWING THE RULE AS PROGRESS, TOM WONG OF THE U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO SAYS THE NEXT STEP IS EDUCATION.

>> APPROXIMATELY ONE-QUARTER DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY KIND OF HEALTH INSURANCE.

OVER HALF OF UNINSURED DACA RECIPIENTS BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

THESE DOCKET RECIPIENTS CAN GAIN COVERAGE, HOWEVER, THE HEAVY LIFTING CENTERS ON COMMUNICATING ELIGIBILITY TO DOCKET RECIPIENTS AMIDST CONTINUED LEGAL UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING DACA.

>> Reporter: ESTIMATED 100,000 UNINSURED DOCKET RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ENROLL, VELAZQUEZ IS AMONG ADVOCATES WHO THINK THEY MAY HESITATE TO APPLY OUT OF FEAR.

>> WE WORRY THAT WOULD IMPACT THE POTENTIAL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP WHEN THE TIME COMES, TRY NOT TO GET ANY SORT OF HELP BECAUSE THAT MIGHT REFLECT NEGATIVELY ON YOUR APPLICATION.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DE MARCO WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTERS FROM KPBS AND YOU COULD GET A LIST OF OUR MOST POPULAR STORIES.

HERE'S WHAT THE HAS THE ATTENTION OF OUR AUDIENCE THIS WEEK.

AT THE EDGE OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, THE TRIBE WORKS TO REPAIR A PARCHED RIVER, FACULTY COPPER UC SAN DIEGO CHANCE OR TO RESIGN AFTER BREAKING UP OR PROTEST ENCAMPMENT.

>>> THE FAT LEONARD CONSPIRACY CASE FIZZLES MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER THE CONTRACT IS ARREST.

>>> THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM IS PROPOSING A NEW TROLLEY LINE SERVING EAST COUNTY.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN TELLS US ABOUT THE COPPER LINE AND HOW IT WOULD IMPROVE THE TROLLEY SYSTEM RELIABILITY.

>> Reporter: BEFORE YOU GET TOO EXCITED, NOT PLANNING ON LAYING DOWN NEW TROLLEY TRACKS, THE HOPE TO RECONFIGURE THE SERVICE ON THE EXISTING TRACKS TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT HOPEFULLY WORKS A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR EVERYONE AND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THIS SPOT RIGHT HERE, WE ARE AT THE GILLESPIE FIELD TROLLEY STATION.

YOU CAN SEE DOWN THE LINE, THIS IS WHERE THE TWO TRACKS MERGE INTO A SINGLE TRACK WHICH CREATES A PINCH POINT THAT CAN CAUSE DELAYS ON THE ENTIRE ORANGE AND GREEN LINES.

IF YOU'RE WAITING EXTRA LONG FOR TROLLEY AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM OR PETCO PARK, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT DELAY STARTED RIGHT HERE.

MTS PROPOSED FIX IS TO END THE ORANGE AND GREEN LINE TROLLEYS AT THE EL CAJON TRANSIT CENTER.

FROM THERE THE NEW COPPER LINE WOULD TAKE PASSENGERS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN EL CAJON AND SANTEE .

>> I RODE THE TROLLEY TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK.

>> Reporter: MAX LIVES AND WORKS DOWNTOWN AND TAKES THE EL CAJON.

HE SAYS IT IS UNRELIABLE AND HAS BEEN STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS.

>> THESE THINGS PREVENT PEOPLE FROM USING THE TROLLEY OR BUSES.

>> Reporter: YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF THE COPPER LINE, HE ACKNOWLEDGES SOME PASSENGERS WOULD BE INCONVENIENCED BY HAVING TO TRANSFER BUT HE SAYS EVERYONE WILL SHARE THE BENEFITS.

>> DELAYS BY THE ORANGE LINE OR GREEN LINE, ALSO YOU WILL BE HAVING FASTER MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE THAT IS MORE RELIABLE THAT YOU WILL NOT FEEL STRANDS YOU.

>> Reporter: MTS PLANNING ON SENDING STUFF TO THE TROLLEY STATIONS AT EL CAJON AND SANTEE TO ASK PASSENGERS FOR COMMENT.

THERE ALSO ASKING FOR, ON STS.COM.

ANDREW BOWEN WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> MUSIC SEES NO AGE, RACE, OR BACKGROUND.

THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC IN CARLSBAD OPENS ITS DOORS TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE TOOLS BEHIND THE TUNES.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE SAYS THE MUSEUM'S LATEST RENOVATION GIVES VISITORS MORE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: IT IS HARD TO KEEP YOUR HANDS AND YOUR FEET OFF OF THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE NEW INTERACTIVE AREAS AT THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC IN CARLSBAD.

BUT THAT IS THE POINT.

TO BRING OUT EVERYONE'S INNER MUSICIAN.

>> YOU WILL FIND WHAT WE MIGHT THINK OF AS TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS LIKE PIANO AND GUITAR BUT YOU HAVE ANY ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, DJ TURNTABLE, NEW LIGHTING CONSOLE YOU CAN TRY OUT WITH MIXING MUSIC.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE TYPE OF EXPERIENCES YOU WOULD NORMALLY HAVE PICKING OUT A GUITAR.

SOMETHING BEYOND PLAYING A TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENT.

>> Reporter: THE MARKETING MANAGER FOR THE MUSEUM SO THAT MUSICAL INNOVATIONS ARE SHAPING THE WAY THAT MUSIC IS MADE AND THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE TUNES.

>> WE DO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE NEWEST INNOVATIONS, THE MUSEUM IS ALL THE INNOVATION, THINGS THAT HELP CHANGE INSTRUMENTS AND WHAT HELPED MAKE THEM THE WAY THEY ARE.

OVER TIME, YOU COULD RECOGNIZE HE HAD A RECORD PLAYER BACK IN THE '20S AND '30S BUT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE NOW?

>> Reporter: RATHER THAN ADDING A NEW EXHIBIT, THE MUSEUM ADDED TWO INTERACTIVE SPACES FOR EVERYONE TO TRY.

>> WE REALIZED WE HAD A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITY WHICH WAS THE CATALYST FOR THIS NEW REMODEL TO ADD MORE INTERACTIVITY AND MORE BANDAGES AND A LITTLE MORE SPACES WHERE WE CAN TELL DEEPER STORIES.

>> I DON'T REALLY PLAY AN INSTRUMENT BUT I ALWAYS WANTED TO PERFORM ON THE STAGE OR DO SOMETHING WITH AN INSTRUMENT OR MY VOICE.

I LOVE THIS MUSEUM.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS FOURTH GRADER ELOISE, WE JOINED HER CLASS DURING A FIELD TRIP TO THE MUSEUM.

>> IT WAS LIKE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING BUT DRUMS.

>> Reporter: SHE GOT TO CONTROL THE BEAT OF HER DRUMS BEFORE CLASS BEFORE EXPLORING THE REST OF THE MUSEUM.

>> WE STARTED BY WATCHING REALLY COOL INFORMATIONAL VIDEO ABOUT HOW MUSIC GETS TO YOUR EARS AND WE LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS WHICH IS REALLY FUN.

WE WERE PLAYING REALLY COOL INSTRUMENTS IN THIS ROOM AND I LIKED THE ACCORDION THE BEST.

>> Reporter: SHE STILL HAS TIME TO DISCOVER NEW INSTRUMENTS BUT FOR SOPHOMORES AMAYA AND GINA, THE FIELD TRIP TO THE MUSEUM IS A TRIP OF REDISCOVERY.

>> I LIKE THE HARP.

IT IS NOT AS FUN AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, I THINK I ROMANTICIZED IT A LITTLE.

I WANT TO GET BACK TO PLAYING THE DRUMS AGAIN TO >> I LIKE TO PLAY GUITAR, I KIND OF WANTED TO PLAY PIANO.

IT GIVES ME MORE OF AN OPEN MIND ABOUT OTHER INSTRUMENTS I COULD PLAY OR WHAT I COULD DO IF I WANTED TO BE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

>> Reporter: BJ MORGAN WITH THE MUSEUM SAYS MUSIC HAS EVOLVED FROM HER GRANDPARENTS' AGE BUT IT IS STILL CROSSGENERATIONAL AND HERE, AGE DOES NOT MATTER.

>> EVERY GENERATION HAS SOMETHING THEY DO GRAVITATE TOWARDS.

EVEN IN THOSE GENERATIONS, YOU HAVE WHOLE VARIETY.

OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE TRY TO OFFER AS MUCH AS WE CAN, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE.

>> Reporter: THROUGH DONATIONS AND GRANTS, THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC IS A VERY -- ABLE TO OFFER SUBSIDIZED FIELD TRIPS IN HOPES OF INSPIRING THE NEXT LINE OF MUSICIANS.

>> THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN COME AND FIND YOUR PLACE MAKING MUSIC A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T THINK THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE MUSIC THAT WE WANT TO BREAK DOWN THOSE BARRIERS AND MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE AND LEARN WHERE THE INSTRUMENTS CAME FROM OR WHERE THE POSSIBILITIES EXIST.

>> Reporter: MORGAN SAYS THAT THE POSSIBILITIES NEVER END, ADDING, THAT THEY OFFER ADULT MUSIC PROGRAMS TO >> WE HAVE A CONCERT BAND AND ORCHESTRA PROGRAM FOR ADULTS INTERESTED IN LEARNING, MAYBE RELEARNING OR REIGNITING THEIR PASSION FOR MUSIC.

>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH DIFFERENT CONCERTS AND CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

TANIA THORNE WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> THIS WEEKEND BRINGS MOTHER'S DAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

TODAY IN MEXICO AND SUNDAY IN THE U.S.

MOST OF MAY TELLS US HOW IT SUNNY SEE-THROUGH NONPROFIT SHOWING APPRECIATION FROM OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: AT OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL AND SANTA CEDRO, HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHER FOR THE MONTHLY HEARTS AND HANDS WORKING TOGETHER FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

>> IN TIMES OF NEED, PEOPLE APPRECIATE A LOT THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW IF YOU GO AND BUY IT IN THE STORE.

>> Reporter: THIS INDIGO HUNGER COALITION SAYS 46% OF SANDIA CEDRO RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE FOOD NUTRITION AND SECURITY.

COMPARED TO THE COUNTY AVERAGE OF 25%, ALECIA JIMINEZ IS THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF HEART AND HANDS WORKING TOGETHER.

>> WE GET WITH OUR HEARTS AND HANDS, THAT IS WHY ALWAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND OUR VOLUNTEERS THINKING WHAT TO GIVE AND PROVIDE FOR OUR CLIENTS.

>> Reporter: AT THIS DISTRIBUTION, THEY ARE GIVING SOMETHING SPECIAL TO THE MOTHER'S, THANKS TO VOLUNTEER CONSUELO.

>> I WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT GO THROUGH THE SITUATION, I MIGHT LEAVE A PRESENT.

I FEEL SO GRATEFUL TO SEE THE PEOPLE HAPPY WHEN THEY TAKE A LITTLE SOMETHING TO >> Reporter: SHE HANDMADE OVER 400 UNIQUE MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS FROM PICTURE FRAMES, EARRINGS, FLOWER BOUQUETS, ALL MARKED WITH A SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY MESSAGE.

>> I HOPE THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD MOTHER'S DAY, A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

>> Reporter: PATRICIA GARCIA PICKED OUT OF PICTURE FRAME.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: HER 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, CAMILLA, WAS HAPPY SHE RECEIVED A GIFT.

THANKS TO 41 SETS OF VOLUNTEER HANDS WORKING TOGETHER.

ABOUT 400 PEOPLE RECEIVED FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND THE MOMS GOT AN EARLY REMINDER THAT THEY ARE -- >> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: MELISSA MAE WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MADE HISTORY APPOINTING ITS FIRST WOMAN AS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

GLORIA CIRIZA WILL LEAD THE COUNTY SYSTEM FOR HALF A MILLION STUDENTS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ HAS HER STORY OF PERSEVERANCE AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: DR. GLORIA CIRIZA HAS APPRECIATION FOR ARTWORK THAT SPEAKS TO HER SOUL, EXAMPLES OF IT PAYING IN HER WORKSPACE AT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

>> HEARS THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY REALLY HOLDING THE WORLD IN HER HANDS.

>> Reporter: AMONG FAMILY PHOTOS ON HER DESK THERE'S A PICTURE OF THIS YOUNG GIRL TOO, 5-YEAR-OLD, GLORIA, ENJOYING CORONADO BEACH, A SPECIAL PLACE THAT SHE SHARES WITH HER MOTHER, EVEN NOW.

>> BOTH MY MOTHER AND FATHER ARE FROM TIJUANA, I AM THE FIRST GENERATION BORN HERE IN THE U.S..

I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY WHAT THAT WAS LIKE TO HELP MY MOM STUDY FOR HER CITIZENSHIP TEST AND TO WATCH HER GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS TO BECOME AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.

>> Reporter: IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE LAST NIGHT, SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED CIRIZA SUPERINTENDENT, THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE DEPARTMENT 'S 76 YEAR HISTORY TO HOLD THE JOB.

>> I RECOGNIZE HALF OF OUR POPULATION ARE LATINO AND TO BE MEXICANA AND TO BE IN THIS POSITION, I FEEL VERY PROUD.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS A THREE- YEAR CONTRACT STARTING JULY 1st WITH A BASE SALARY OF JUST OVER $370,000 A YEAR.

THE JOB INCLUDES APPROVING SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS, CALLING THEIR ELECTIONS, AND HELPING WITH EMERGENCIES.

SHE HAS BEEN THE COUNTY'S ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS SUPPORTING SCHOOLS IN ALL 42 DISTRICTS.

SHE STARTED AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IN NATIONAL CITY, LATER BECAME A CREDENTIALED TEACHER AND ADVANCED THE VICE PRINCIPAL IN THE PALAIS DISTRICT.

IT WAS HER FIRST WEEK ON THE JOB WITH THE DISTRICT IN MARCH 2021 THAT PROVIDED THAT ULTIMATE TEST, THAT IS WHEN HUNDREDS OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS SEEKING ASYLUM REMOVED FROM FEDERAL DETENTION CAMPS TO THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER IN HOPES OF BEING REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

>> I STOOD IN THAT SPACE AND WATCHED ALL OF THOSE GIRLS WALK THROUGH THE DOOR TIRED, HUNGRY, AFRAID, UNSURE ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND THEY ALL LOOKED LIKE ME.

>> Reporter: NOW CIRIZA FACES THE CHALLENGE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING 2/ --/MAC BUDGETS -- SLASH BUDGETS.

BRING OUTSIDE COMPANIES AND NONPROFITS ON CAMPUS.

>> THERE'S A SCHOOL BUILDING IN EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD HOW CAN WE RALLY AROUND THOSE SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM?

>> Reporter: IT IS AN AMBITIOUS PLAN AT THE TIME THE COUNTRY AND EDUCATION SYSTEM ARE CHALLENGED LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

WHERE IS HER HOPE?

>> WHERE DO I FIND MY HOPE?

IT GOES BACK TO THE QUESTION ABOUT ALL THE LITTLE GIRLS SO WHERE DO I FIND HOPE?

IT IS IN KIDS.

>> Reporter: NOW MANY MORE KIDS WILL HAVE A CHAMPION THEY CAN RELATE TO AND WHO LOOKS LIKE THEM.

M.G.

PEREZ WITH KPBS NEWS.

>> YOU CAN FIND KPBS ON YOUTUBE, SUBSCRIBE AND GET NOTIFIED FOR NEW CONTENT WHEN IT IS POSTED.

IT IS ALSO WHERE WE LIVE STREAM TO KPBS EVENING EDITION WEEKNIGHTS AT 5:00.

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

I AM JOHN CARROLL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.