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

COMING UP, ADAMS AVENUE UNPLUGGED, WE HAVE A PREVIEW OF THIS WEEKEND'S EVENT BRINGING LIVE MUSIC TO BUSINESSES IN NORMAL HEIGHTS.

THE VIEW FROM CARLSBAD BOULEVARD MIGHT BE CHANGING, WHY THE CITY IS DEBATING TO MOVE THE ROAD TO HIGHER GROUND.

>>> THE INSURER OF LAST RESORT, HOMEOWNERS IN THE SAN DIEGO FIRE ZONES TELL US ABOUT THE STRUGGLE TO HAVE THEIR HOMES COVERED.

IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CLOSES MIGRANT TRANSIT CENTER.

GUSTAV OSA LEASE SAYS THAT SINCE THEN, BORDER PATROL AGENTS RELEASED THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS INTO THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST BUS COMES AT 7:00 A.M. , EVERY MORNING, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, BORDER PATROL AGENTS DROP OFF HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS AT THE IRIS AVENUE TRANSIT CENTER IN SANTA CEDRO AND THE BUSES KEEP COMING.

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 400 AND 600 MIGRANTS COME TO SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

VENEZUELAN MIGRANT HOPING TO CONNECT WITH HER BROTHER IN DENVER, TIRED ECUADORIAN BUSINESS OWNER ON THE ROAD TWO MONTHS, COLUMBIA WOMEN WITH IN-LAWS IN UTAH.

FROM GUATEMALA, SHE SAYS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO LEAVE HER ADULT CHILDREN AND GRANDKIDS BACK HOME.

SHE OWNED A BEAUTY SALON 40 YEARS, LOCAL GANGS DEMANDED PROTECTION PAYMENTS.

SHE HAD TO SHUT DOWN WHEN SHE COULD NO LONGER AFFORD THE EXTORTION FEES.

HAS A DAUGHTER IN LOS ANGELES AND NEEDS A LITTLE HELP GETTING THERE, THAT IS A SITUATION MOST MIGRANTS FIND THEMSELVES IN, 90% PLAN TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

WHILE IN SAN DIEGO, THE NEED OF PLACE TO CHARGE THEIR PHONES AND ARRANGEMENTS.

THE ONLY PEOPLE HELPING HER VOLUNTEERS, MUTUAL AID GROUPS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

THEY SAY THEY GET ZERO SUPPORT FROM ANY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

>> WE DON'T SEE THE COUNTY DROP OFF WATER ANYMORE, NO MORE DIRECT COORDINATION WITH THE COUNTY OR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

NOT EVEN COMMUNICATION ABOUT HOW THEY MIGHT OFFER SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE SAYS THAT ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP MIGRANTS WHO SACRIFICED SO MUCH TO GET HERE.

>> THEY ARRIVE IN THE U.S.

WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WELCOMING BY COUNTY OFFICIALS OR LOCAL OFFICIALS.

IT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR DECLINED TO RESPOND TO THE CRITICISMS.

IN SANTA CEDRO, ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS HAS A WELCOME SPEECH PREPARED IN SPANISH.

SHE DOES NOT SUGARCOAT IT, SHE SAID IS NOTHING FOR THE MIGRANTS HERE, NO BATHROOMS, NO SHELTER, NOWHERE TO CHARGE THEIR PHONE.

THE BEST BET IS TO GO TO THE AIRPORT, TAXIS COST $75.

>> Reporter: OR THEY CAN TAKE THE TROLLEY.

CATALINA WALKS DOZENS OF PEOPLE TO THE TROLLEY STOP, SHE TELLS HIM TO GO TO OLD TOWN WHERE THEY CAN TAKE A FREE SHUTTLE TO THE AIRPORT AND SHE GIVES THE MAPS WHERE X MARKS THE SPOT.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: CATALINA TAKES ONE OF THE MAPS AND HOPS UNDER THE TROLLEY.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: SHE SAYS LEAVING VENEZUELA WAS NOT EASY.

SHE IS GOING TO THE AIRPORT AND PLANS TO MEET UP WITH HER BROTHER IN DENVER.

CATALINA WALKS BACK TO HELP OTHER MIGRANTS TO SHE AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS HAVE DONE THIS EVERY DAY THE LAST TWO MONTHS, EVER SINCE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MIGRANT TRANSIT CENTER CLOSE BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF FUNDING.

THERE ARE SIGNS OF HOPE, SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECEIVED $19 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP MIGRANT POPULATION.

K CLARK IS WITH JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE, SHE SAYS IT IS A BIG INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.

>> THIS FEDERAL ALLOCATION IS A VICTORY FOR THE REGION.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATES WANT TO SEE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WORK WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CREATE A LASTING MIGRANT WELCOME PROGRAM.

CLARK SAYS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HERS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS.

>> I THINK THIS MOMENT, THIS INFLECTION POINT IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY AND EXPECT THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO CONVENE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO HELP INFORM OUR REGION'S PLAN AND NEXT STEPS SO IT IS BEST POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS AND A CLEAR PATH FORWARD.

>> Reporter: SO FAR, ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE NOT REACHED OUT.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR VARGAS' OFFICE DID NOT ANSWER WHY.

STAFF ARE WORKING HARD TO DETERMINE THE BEST RED WORKING FOR A BIT TOO EARLY TO SAY SPECIFICALLY HOW THE MONEY WILL BE ALLOCATED.

GUSTAVO SOLIS WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NEXT STORY IS PART OF NPR SPECIAL SERIES THIS WEEK ON HISTORICAL MARKERS.

A CROWD SOURCE ONLINE DATABASE INCLUDES NEARLY 400 ENTRIES WERE SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AMITA SHARMA REPORTS, A FEW ONLY TELL THE MILLENNIA OLD HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: THE TRANQUILITY NEAR THE GRAVE ON HER RECENT MORNING ALLIES THE NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN'S VIOLENT AND, CONVICTED OF MURDER, THEFT, TREASON IN JANUARY 1852.

SOON AFTER -- >> THEY BLINDFOLDED HIM -- >> Reporter: STANDING NEXT TO THE FINAL RESTING PLACE INSIDE THE SANCTUARY IN OLD TOWN SAN DIEGO, A HISTORICAL MARKER HE DESCRIBES WHAT CAME NEXT.

>> THEY WALKED HIM UP THE STREET TO THIS FRESHLY DUG GRAVE, HAD HIM GO ON HIS KNEES, HIS HANDS WERE TIED BEHIND HIS BACK, HE SAID, I WISH TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE THINGS I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND I WAIT TO HEAR THE SAME FROM YOU.

HE DID NOT HEAR IT, THEY SHOT HIM AND HE FELL IN AND WAS BURIED.

>> Reporter: THE EXECUTION IS A SNAPSHOT AT THE CRUELTY AND INJUSTICE LOCAL TRIBES AND DIRT, FIRST UNDER THE SPANIARDS WHO CAME TO STATE IN 1769 AND STARTED THE SAN DIEGO PRESIDIO.

THE TRIBES WERE FORCIBLY CONVERTED, FAMILIES WERE SPLIT AND TURNED INTO SERVANTS.

RODRIGUES SAYS THE AMERICANS CONTINUED THE BRUTALITY, THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA ISSUED BOUNTIES ON THE HEADS OF NATIVE AMERICANS.

>> $0.50 PER CHILD, $2.50 FOR WOMEN, $5 FOR A MAN.

OUR NUMBERS IN CALIFORNIA PRIOR TO BECOMING THE STATE WERE 85%, NATIVE TO 50% NON-WITHIN 20 YEARS, THE NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED BY OVER 80%.

>> Reporter: BEFORE THE INVASIONS, THE TRIBES LIVED HERE FOR MILLENNIA OR SINCE TIME IN MEMORIAL, AS RODRIGUEZ PUTS IT.

>> THIS PLACE OLD TOWN, VERY FEW PEOPLE REALIZE VERY LARGE VILLAGE HERE, THERE WERE COMMUNITIES ALL THROUGH SAN DIEGO, THE BAY, THE SILVER STRAND, CORONADO, NATIONAL CITY, DOWNTOWN.

>> Reporter: WOMEN AND MEN AND CHILDREN ROSE BEFORE THE SUN, THEY WOULD MAKE BOATS TO FISH, HARVEST SALT, PINENUTS, PLANT OAK TREES.

THEY DID CONTROLLED BURNS AND CREATED MOSAIC PATTERNS BUT SCANT HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE, THERE ARE SCANS MENTIONED OF THE RICH AND SOPHISTICATED MENTION OF THE HISTORY.

ASSEMBLED BY THE PUBLIC AND HAS 375 ISSUES FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> CROWDSOURCING FOR THOSE KIND OF SITES ARE REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF AMERICAN CULTURE AND HOW WE LOOK AT CULTURES.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO HISTORIAN AND ARCHAEOLOGIST SAYS THAT ACADEMIA IS WORKING TO CORRECT THE PERCEPTION THAT HISTORY BEGINS WHEN THE EUROPEANS ARRIVED.

THE DATABASE DOES INCLUDE MARKERS FOR OLD KUMEYAAY NATURAL KITCHEN, PICTOGRAPHS, ANCIENT KUMEYAAY VILLAGE .

IT OMITS THE TRIBES' 4000 YEAR OLD HISTORY WHAT IS CALLED THE RAMONA GRASSLANDS PRESERVE.

>> THIS IS A KUMEYAAY VILLAGE SITE CALLED [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] WHICH PROBABLY MEANS GATHERING PLACE OR PLACE OF THE SINGINGS BECAUSE THEY HAD MUSIC AND SINGING IN THEIR CULTURE.

>> Reporter: DATA FEMALE CREEK AND A MALE ONE.

IF A KUMEYAAY WOMAN WANTED TO HAVE A SON, SHE WOULD DRINK FROM THE MALE SPRING AND VICE VERSA.

THE LAND'S OAK TREES AND ACORNS WERE MAJOR FOOD SOURCE AND THEY TRADED SHELL BEADS.

>> IF YOU GO BACK IN TIME, YOU WOULD SEE HUTS SITTING OUT HERE.

WE ARE IN AREA THEY DID A LOT OF TOOL MANUFACTURING AND IMPORTING LITHIC MATERIALS, STONE MATERIAL FROM AS FAR AWAY AS MAMMOTH, COASTAL HOT SPRINGS AND BAJA, CALIFORNIA, AND THE SALT AND SEA AREA.

>> Reporter: CHAIR AT THE MUSEUM COMMITTEE AT THE CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM, HE SAYS LEAVING OUT WHOLE HISTORIES OF ETHNIC GROUPS, WHETHER DATABASES OR CLASSROOMS, ROBS PEOPLE OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHO WE ARE COLLECTIVELY AS HUMAN BEINGS.

>> THEY ARE MISSING A BIG CHUNK OF HUMANITY, A BIG CHUNK OF SPIRITUALITY, A BIG CHUNK OF TIME.

>> Reporter: HE ADDS, THE OMISSIONS NOT ONLY TO US TO REPEAT HISTORY BUT KEEP US IN THE DARK ABOUT WHO AND WHAT REMAINS.

THE SIGN IN THE MUSEUM IS A REMINDER OF THAT MESSAGE, IT SAYS THAT THE KUMEYAAY, QUOTE, WE ARE STILL HERE.

AMITA SHARMA WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS INVES GETTING THE FAIR PLANT ALSO KNOWN AS CALIFORNIA SOME INSURANCE OF LAST RESORT.

SCOTT ROD SAYS THE PLAN IS THE ONLY OPTION FOR MANY HOMEOWNERS, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES LIKE EAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> I WILL COME DOWN HERE AND TAKE OUT THE STUFF THAT I DON'T WANT, MAKE A SPACE AROUND IT SO THAT WHEN I WEED WHACK, I CAN WE BLACK ALL AROUND IT WITHOUT TAKING THIS.

>> Reporter: PAUL'S YARD KEEPS HIM BUSY.

>> WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON WAS TRYING TO RESTORE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, A NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THERE'S A CERTAIN SIN RITUAL TO IT ALL.

IN THE NON-NATIVE MUSTARD, NURTURING THE CALIFORNIA LILACS.

NEXT YEAR, DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

YET HE FACES ADDED COMPLICATION IN BOTANICAL QUEST.

>> I LIVE IN HIGH FIRE RISK, EXTREME HIGH FIRE RISK AREA.

>> THAT LEAVES THE BEST THAT -- BESPECTACLED PONYTAIL VOLUNTEER WITHOUT BUILDING A TENDER BED AROUND HIS HOME.

HE AND HIS WIFE CUT BACK MUCH OF THE VEGETATION BORDERING THEIR HOUSE AND HAVE SPENT $60,000 TO HARDEN IT AGAINST WILDFIRE.

INSURERS WERE NOT IMPRESSED.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS, HE WAS DROPPED BY TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES.

>> NOBODY ELSE WAS AVAILABLE TO ENSURE THE PROPERTY SO I ENDED UP ON THE CALIFORNIA FAIR PLAN AND I'M PAYING $5500.

>> Reporter: THAT YEARLY PAYMENT IS UP FROM $1500 A FEW YEARS AGO.

IT IS INCREASINGLY FAMILIAR STORY.

HOMEOWNERS FORCED ONTO CALIFORNIA SAFETY NET INSURANCE PLAN AS PRIVATE INSURERS CONTINUE TO PULL BACK IN CALIFORNIA.

FROM 20,018 UNTIL 2022, THE NUMBER OF FAIR PLAN POLICIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TRIPLED TO NEARLY 17,000, ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.

STATEWIDE, THE NUMBER POLICIES RECENTLY ECLIPSED 375,000.

EVERYONE AGREES FROM STATE REGULATORS TO INSURANCE COMPANIES TO CONSUMERS, THAT THIS TREND IS BAD NEWS.

EVEN FAIR PLAN OFFICIALS SAY SO .

>> THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE.

INSTEAD, THE FAIR PLAN IS QUICKLY MOVING TO BE THE FIRST RESORT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: VICTORIA ROCHE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FAIR PLANT AND DECLINED MULTIPLE INTERVIEW REQUESTS RECENTLY TESTIFIED BEFORE COMMITTEE IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY.

>> IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

>> Reporter: STATE LEADERS CREATED THE FAIR PLANT IN THE 1960s AND RUN BY ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT DO BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA.

IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A BACKSTOP FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T FIND INSURANCE.

THE PLAN IS OFTEN COSTLY AND DOES NOT PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE SO THE GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO MOVE PEOPLE BACK INTO THE TRADITIONAL INSURANCE MARKET AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THESE DAYS, MANY HOMEOWNERS FIND THEMSELVES STUCK THERE FOR YEARS.

>> IT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE COLORADO INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE RETREATING IN CALIFORNIA IN LARGE PART DUE TO THE GROWING RISK FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDFIRES.

ALLSTATE AND STATE FARM STOPPED WRITING NEW POLICIES.

FARMERS, SET STRICT LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF HOMES THEY WILL COVER.

LASTLY, TWO SMALLER INSURANCE COMPANIES ANNOUNCED THEY PLAN TO LEAVE CALIFORNIA ALTOGETHER.

AS A RESULT -- >> IT PUTS THE HIGHEST RISK PROPERTIES INTO ONE POOL, GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE FAIR PLANT AND BACK INTO A COMPETITIVE MARKET IS ONE OF MY TOP GOALS.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDER URGING ADDRESSING THE CALIFORNIA INSURANCE CRISIS.

THE PROPOSAL IS CALLED THE SUSTAINABLE INSURANCE STRATEGY.

>> THE LARGEST INSURANCE REFORM IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE PLAN WOULD REQUIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO WRITE MORE POLICIES IN AREAS THREATENED BY WILDFIRE, WHICH SHOULD HELP MOVE PEOPLE OFF THE FAIR PLAN.

IN EXCHANGE, THE COMPANIES WITHOUT MORE LEEWAY TO JUSTIFY RATE INCREASES SUCH AS USING FORWARD-LOOKING CATASTROPHE MODELS TO ASSESS AND FIRE RISKS.

INSURANCE COMPANIES EXPRESSED INITIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA -- >> COMPANIES DO BELIEVE THE STRATEGY WOULD ENABLE THEM TO STABILIZE AND FOR SOME, GROW IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: CONSUMER ADVOCATES ARE SKEPTICAL.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG -- >> MANY CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS ARE HURTING, THEY ARE FACING BIG RATE INCREASES OR THE THREAT OF NONRENEWAL FROM INSURANCE COMPANY.

>> Reporter: WANTS TO SEE MORE CONCESSIONS FROM INSURERS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM UNNECESSARY OR EXCESSIVE RATE HIKES.

AIMING TO FINALIZE THE NEW REGULATIONS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE ALPINE RESIDENT SAYS HE WILL BELIEVE THE CHANGE WHEN HE SEES IT.

>> IT LEAVES ME HANGING OUT IN THE WIND, WHILE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, CORPORATE AMERICA AND GOVERNMENT TRY TO COME TO SOME AGREEMENT, WHICH USUALLY IN MY EXPERIENCE, TAKES A LONG TIME.

>> Reporter: SCOTT ROD WITH KPBS NEWS.

>> NOT JUST HOME INSURANCE, THE CAR INSURANCE INDUSTRY GOING THROUGH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO KPBS REPORTING ON THIS TOPIC IN RECENT WEEKS AND MONTHS.

YOU CAN STREAM THE STORIES ANYTIME YOU WOULD LIKE ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR STORIES AS WE COME HERE ARE SOME OTHERS.

SAN DIEGO AND FEEL THE IMPACT OF $0.99 ONLY STORE CLOSURES.

FIREFIGHTERS CONTAIN A FIRE THAT HEAVILY DAMAGED THE LANDMARK OCEANSIDE PIER.

THE STORY FROM ALEXANDER WYNNE, CITY LEADERS IN CARLSBAD DEBATE WHETHER TO MOVE PART OF CARLSBAD LAVAR TO HIGHER GROUND.

>> Reporter: IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DRIVE WHERE YOU CAN SEE PELICANS FLYING BY AND LIGHTING PAST SURFERS.

BUT THE ROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS HIGHWAY 101, IS BEING THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND EROSION.

IN SOME PLACES, THE PAVEMENT IS A FEW FEET FROM THE BLUFF.

ACCORDING TO THE CITY REPORT, THIS STRETCH OF CARLSBAD BOULEVARD IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM SEA LEVEL RISE.

THE BEACH PREVENTION COMMISSION EARLIER THIS MONTH RECOMMENDED MOVING THIS ONE MILE STRETCH OF CARLSBAD LAVAR TO HIGHER GROUND, RETREATING FROM THE SEA, THE COMMISSION PRESENTED THE PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING.

MITCH SILVERSTEIN WITH THE SURF RIDER FOUNDATION AGREES, HE THINKS COUNSEL SHOULD SOUND -- COUNCIL SHOULD ACT SOONER THAN LATER.

>> SUPPORT THE IDEA WHEN THEY REALIGN TRAFFIC FROM THIS ROAD, YOU CAN SEE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BEACH, TO THE NORTHBOUND ROAD, WE WANT THE CITY TO SUPPORT DEMOLISHING THIS OLD ROAD SO THEY CAN RESTORE THE BEACH AND ADJACENT WETLANDS.

>> Reporter: AT THE LOWEST POINT, CARLSBAD BOULEVARD A FEW FEET ABOVE THE BEACH.

RIGHT NOW IT IS HIGH TIDE AND THE WAVES ARE ALMOST HITTING THE STREET BUT DURING KING TIDE OR SEVERE WINTER STORM, IT CAN FLOOD THE ROAD.

THE CITY HAS BEEN PUTTING BOULDERS BY THE ROAD TO PREVENT EROSION BUT THAT IS NOT A LONG- TERM SOLUTION.

>> IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF BUT WHEN WE MOVE THE INFRA STRUCTURE BACK TO PROTECT THE ROAD AND THIS CRITICAL CORRIDOR AND HOW WE DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE A PHASED APPROACH WHERE CHANGES WOULD TAKE PLACE INCREMENTALLY OVER 96 YEAR PERIOD.

SILVERSTEIN DOES NOT THINK THAT IS A GOOD IDEA.

>> IF THEY ARE ABLE TO DEMOLISH THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME THEY REROUTE TRAFFIC, WE COULD CREATE RESILIENT BEACH THAT WILL BE THERE WITH UP TO SIX FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE.

>> Reporter: A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE CITY RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING TO DO THE STUDY AND THE PRESENTATION TODAY IS THAT END PRODUCT.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE IS AND ALWAYS EASY.

INCREASINGLY DIGITAL WORLD.

THERE'S A SOCIAL CLUB THAT MEETS IN PERSON JUST TO WALK AND TALK.

VIDEO JOURNALIST INTRODUCES US TO THE SAN DIEGO GIRLS WHO WALK.

>> AT FIRST GLANCE, SMILES AND GIGGLES AND CONVERSATIONS MIGHT TRICK YOU INTO THINKING THESE WOMEN HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME.

>> FIRST TIME TO >> MOST OF THEM ARE MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

ON THIS LAME SATURDAY ON MISSION BAY, THE FIRST STEP WAS THE BIGGEST ONE, SHOWING UP.

>> I WAS PLANNING ON COMING HERE LAST WEEK AND TALK MYSELF OUT OF IT AND ALMOST TALKED MYSELF OUT OF IT THIS MORNING.

IT WAS DIFFICULT BUT I SAID THAT I REALLY HAVE TO CHALLENGE MYSELF TO >> Reporter: ALISON SAYS SHE SHOWED UP BECAUSE SHE SAW OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER WOMEN AND MAKE CONNECTIONS.

>> I MOVED HERE AFTER GRADUATING COLLEGE, I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THAT TRANSITION ENOUGH.

THERE IS NO SYSTEM IN PLACE TO HELP YOU ONCE YOU GET THERE.

I THINK IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS A BIG LIFT TO GET YOURSELF OUT THERE TO FIND PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHY STARTED ORGANIZING THE SAN DIEGO GIRLS WALK EVENTS.

SHE JOINED A SIMILAR GROUP IN NEW YORK AND AFTER SEEING HOW IT POSITIVELY IMPACTED HER LIFE, SHE BROUGHT THE CONCEPT TO THE WEST COAST TO >> I BET YOU OUT OF THIS GROUP OF GIRLS, 50% WORK REMOTELY SO THAT IS REALLY ISOLATING PART OF THE NEW POST-COVID WORLD.

IN GENERAL, I THINK AS A GENERATION THAT SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TALKED ABOUT A LOT, IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO GO IT TO SAY HI TO SOMEONE IN PERSON.

>> I FIND IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE WITH TECHNOLOGY NOWADAYS, EASY FOR PEOPLE TO BE ON THEIR PHONES AND NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND THEM.

>> WHILE THEY'RE WALKING, NO PHONES, NO DISTRACTIONS, JUST GENUINE CONVERSATIONS SPARKED BY WOMEN WHO EXPECT TO TAKE A BREAK FROM PLATFORMS BUT ALSO CREATE BONDS.

>> WE HAVE THE BEST WEATHER, EVERY CITY HAS PEOPLE MOVING INTO IT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DO WALKS, NEW TO SAN DIEGO, LOOKING TO MAKE FRIENDS, A LOT OF TRANSPLANTS.

I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE.

WE ARE REALLY LUCKY.

>> Reporter: THE WEATHER IS NOT AN OBSTACLE, NEITHER IS THE FIELD, OPEN TO EVERYONE FROM EVERY AGE RANGE AND NO COST AND TAKES PLACE TWICE A MONTH.

>> I'M HERE AND MET A LOT OF SUPER NICE PEOPLE AND GLAD THAT I CAME TO >> Reporter: THE WALKS DURING THE TWO TO THREE MILES.

THEY POST THE SCHEDULE ON INSTAGRAM ON SAN DIEGO GIRLS WHO WALK IN THE NEXT ONE TAKES PLACE THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY.

CHARLOTTE RADULOVICH WITH KPBS NEWS .

'S BAT IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND ON ADAMS AVENUE.

THE ANNUAL UNPLUGGED FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE 60 LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

>> Reporter: INSIDE RESTAURANTS, BARS, COFFEE HOUSES, PATIOS, LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC IS ABOUT TO TAKE OVER NORMAL HEIGHTS AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR ADAMS AVENUE UNPLUGGED.

>> WE HAVE ACOUSTIC, JAZZ, FOLK, EVEN BIGGER BANDS THAT MIGHT BE PLUGGED IN BUT KIND OF ACOUSTIC GUITAR BASE.

>> Reporter: JULIAN SANCHEZ IS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE ADAMS AVENUE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WHO PUTS ON THE EVENT.

SHE IS EXPECTING 10,000 PEOPLE TO COME AND WATCH WHAT WILL BE MOSTLY LOCAL ACTS.

>> MOST PEOPLE FROM THE GREATER SAN DIEGO AREA BUT WE HAVE A FEW THAT COME FROM L.A. OR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

♪ >> Reporter: JOHN IS ONE HALF OF THE LOCAL BAND, HE AND HIS WIFE MAKE UP THE BEARD AND THE BIRD, THEY LIVE IN RAMONA.

>> WE HAVE DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS SO IT IS MY WIFE ON UPRIGHT BASS AND I PLAY BANJO AND OTHER STUFF.

>> Reporter: THEY PLAYED ADAMS AVENUE UNPLUGGED ONCE BEFORE AND ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK FOR ANOTHER EVENT.

>> RATHER THAN BIG AND LOUD AND CRAZY, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT BUT MORE FOCUSED ON THE SONGWRITING WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, FESTIVITIES BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A FILM ABOUT THE FESTIVAL FOUNDER BUT THE MAIN EVENT TAKES PLACE NAME TO MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY ACROSS 20 DIFFERENT STAGES.

>> IS A HUGE DAY FOR ALL THE BARS AND RESTAURANTS, EVERYBODY IS FULL AND IT IS SO LOVELY TO SEE THE IMPACT THE EVENT HAS ON THE BUSINESS, BUSINESSES DOWN ADAMS AVENUE.

>> Reporter: THE HEADLINER CONCERT BY CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO, EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO ENJOY.

JACOB AERE WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> STUDENTS FROM ALL THE WORLD MET IN SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK FOR THE FIRST EVER ACADEMIC DRONE SOCCER WORLD CUP CAREER FAIR.

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST MATTHEW TELLS US WHAT IT IS LIKE, TELLS US IT IS LIKE A COMBINATION OF THE HARRY POTTER QUIDDITCH AND FORMULA 1 RACING.

>> OFF YOUR PHONE AND GO HELP.

>> Reporter: CIRCULAR TEACHES DRONES AND 3-D ROBOTICS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IS THE DRONE SOCCER COACH TO >> DRONE SOCCER IS FIVE-ON-FIVE COMPETITION, VERY SIMILAR TO SOCCER IN THE POSITIONS THEY HAVE A FORWARD AND STRIKER TRYING TO SCORE AND YOU HAVE A KEEPER OR GOALIE.

>> Reporter: EACH MATCH IS THREE SETS OF COMPETITION WITH THREE TO FIVE MINUTE LONG REPAIR BREAKS BETWEEN.

>> WE LINE UP FIVE ON ONE SIDE AND FIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THE REFEREE RAISES HIS HANDS AND THE KIDS ARM THEIR DRONES AND THEY TAKE OFF TO >> Reporter: HER KIDS ARE NOT NEW TO DRONES BUT THEY ARE NEW TO DRONE SOCCER SHE SAYS THEY ONLY HAD ONE DAY TO LEARN HOW TO FIX AND FLY THE DRONES.

>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE KIDS, IT IS A LOT TO COME TO COMPETITION WHERE MAYBE YOU AREN'T GOING TO DO AS WELL AS YOU WOULD LIKE.

>> Reporter: THE SCORES ARE NOT REALLY THE POINT, THESE KIDS ARE LEARNING AND HAVING FUN.

>> WE ARE THE MTM WOLVES.

DON'T BE NERVOUS.

>> Reporter: LIKE BUZZING BEES LET UP WITH L.E.D.

LIGHTS, THE DRONES SLIP AWAY.

THEN THEY BANG INTO EACH OTHER, SOMEONE SCORES.

PARENTS CHEER AND THE KIDS ARE ALL SMILES.

20 TEAMS FROM ALL OF THE WORLD IN TOWN FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

>> TEAMS FROM EVERYWARE, SOUTH KOREA, TURKEY, COLORADO WESTMINISTER TEAM HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP TO US.

>> Reporter: LEARNING FOR LEARNING'S SAKE IS ENOUGH FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS BUT THE EXPERIENCE OF FLYING DRONES HAS A TON OF CAREER POTENTIAL.

>> RIGHT NOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF JOBS AVAILABLE BUT NO PROFESSIONALS READY TO FILL THEM.

>> Reporter: CREW CONCEPT IS ONE OF THE TOURNAMENT SPONSORS.

THE COMPANY TRAINED STUDENTS FOR AEROSPACE JOBS.

THIS IS A COFOUNDER AND SAYS THE WHOLE INDUSTRY SUFFERS FROM A LACK OF DIVERSITY.

>> 83% OF THE AVIATION RATED PROFESSIONALS ARE MEN.

>> Reporter: BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS IS EXACTLY WHAT STUDENTS AT MILLENNIAL TECH MIDDLE ARE DOING.

>> WE HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM THAT FIRST, WE GOT TO FIX THEM, WE ARE HERE, I SCORED TWO POINTS TODAY AND THAT WAS FUN FOR ME.

>> Reporter: THE TOURNAMENT CAREER FAIR CONTINUED THROUGH THE 25th.

>> IT WAS REALLY FUN, I DO RECOMMEND THIS TO PEOPLE, IT IS REALLY FUN.

>> Reporter: MATTHEW BOWLER WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE CIRCUIT KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.