Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 - Evening Edition

>> "EVENING EDITION" IS NEXT.
>> IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT.
THAT MEANS WE TACKLE THE WEEK'S
TOP STORIES.
PAPA DOUG MANCHESTER BUYS
HIMSELF A NEWSPAPER.
WHAT WILL THAT MEAN FOR SAN
DIEGO.
>> AND WE'LL TALK SCHOOL BUDGET
CUTS WITH EMILY ALPERT.
KPBS "EVENING EDITION" STARTS
NOW.
.
>> HELLO.
I'M JOANNE FARYON.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
>> AND I'M DWANE BROWN.
A FIGHT MAY BE BREWING OVER A
VOTE TO RAISE TUITIONS AT
UNIVERSITIES.
THERE WAS A TALK OF A 9% TUITION
INCREASE.
THE TRUSTEES MOVED AFTER POLICE
CLASHED WITH PROTESTERS.
THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED.
ONE WAS A GRADUATE STUDENT FROM
SAN DIEGO STATE.
AN ATTORNEY FOR CSU SAYS THE
TRUSTEES CHANGED ROOMS BECAUSE
THEY COULDN'T HEAR OVER THE
NOISY CROWD.
SHE SAYS SHE THOUGHT THERE WERE
REPORTERS IN THE MEETING ROOM,
BUT THERE WERE NOT.
GAVIN NEWSOM IS ONE OF THE
TRUSTEES.
HE SAYS THEY SHOULD VOTE AGAIN.
NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ABOUT
THAT.
>>> REGION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
THEIR OWN MEETINGS THIS WEEK BUT
CANCELED BECAUSE OF WORRIES
ABOUT VIOLENCE.
NOW THEY'VE DECIDED TO MEET BY
TELECONFERENCE.
IT WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 28TH AT
FOUR CAMPUSES.
UC OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE
EXPANDING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FROM 20 MINUTES TO AN
HOUR OFOR THIS TELECONFERENCE.
>>> CALIFORNIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT
DROPPED SLIGHTLY.
SAN DIEGO'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
WAS STUCK AT 9.7%.
CALIFORNIA HAS THE
SECOND-HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
IN THE COUNTRY, RIGHT AFTER
NEVADA.
>>> AN ANIMAL-RIGHTS GROUP WANTS
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO
INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF AN
ELEPHANT AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.
THE FEMALE ELEPHANT DIED
YESTERDAY, AND IT APPEARS SHE
WAS IN A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER
ELEPHANT.
THE OFFICIAL CAUSE OF DEATH
WON'T BE KNOWN FOR A FEW WEEKS.
THE GROUP "IN DEFENSE OF
ANIMALS" HAS FILED A COMPLAINT
CLAIMING THAT AN ADULT MALE
ELEPHANT WAS BEING KEPT WITH THE
FEMALES.
THEY'RE USUALLY SEPARATED FROM
THE FEMALES AND BABIES.
>>> A JUDGE SAYS A LOCAL LAWYER
CANNOT COLLECT $776,000 FROM THE
CITY OF SAN DIEGO IN CONNECTION
WITH A LAWSUIT OVER FIREWORKS
DISPLAYS, AT LEAST NOT YET.
MARCO GONZALEZ SUED TO FORCE
ENVIRONMENT REVIEWS OF THE SHOWS
CLAIMING THEY CAUSE
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
HE WON THAT ARGUMENT AND FILED A
CLAIM WITH THE CITY.
THE JUDGE DENIED HIS CLAIM FOR
NOW.
SHE IS WARNING THAT GONZALEZ
COULD STILL COLLECT AN EVEN
LARGER FEE IF HIS WORK IS SHOWN
TO CAUSE A SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC
BENEFIT.
>>> A TWO-YEAR SENTENCE WAS
HANDED DOWN TODAY TO A MAN WHO
LED A SWEATLODGE WHERE THREE
PEOPLE DIED.
HE WAS ORDERED TO PAY $57,000 IN
RESTITUTION.
>>> A RESCUE OPERATION OFF POINT
LOMA LED TO THE ARREST OF NEARLY
TWO DOZEN SUSPECTED ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS.
FIVE PEOPLE WERE FOUND ON A
REMOTE BEACH IN SUNSET CLIFFS.
THEY WERE TURNED OVER TO
IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES.
16 MORE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED ON
THE GROUNDS OF POINT LOMA
NAZARENE UNIVERSITY.
>>> A 50% DROP IN THE UP IN OF
WHOOPING COUGH CASES REPORTED
THIS YEAR.
{STUNS} WERE REQUIRED TO GET
BOOSTER SHOTS.
LAST YEAR THERE WERE MORE THAN
1100 CASES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
INCLUDING TWO INFANT DEATHS.
WE SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS
INVESTIGATING THE WHOOPING COUGH
EPIDEMIC LAST YEAR AND THE
EFFICACY OF THE VACCINE.
TO SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR
INVESTIGATION, GO TO
KPBS.ORG/WHOOPING COUGH.
>>> LA MESA RESIDENTS MAY GET
TWO NEW ELEVATORS.
A GRAND OPENING OF THE $8
MILLION PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR
TOMORROW.
THERE IS ALSO NEW VIDEO CAMERAS
FOR SECURITY.
>>> HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT'S GOING
ON AT THE FOOT OF THE BROADWAY
PIER DOWNTOWN?
SAN DIEGO'S HOSTING THE FIRST
U.S. EVENT IN THE RUN-UP TO THE
AMERICA'S CUP IN 2013.
THE RACE HAS RADICALLY CHANGED
SINCE ITS RUN IN SAN DIEGO.
IT'S FASTER, PUTTING SPECTATORS
CLOSER TO THE ACTION, AND HAS A
NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE.
THE AMERICA'S CUP IS THE OLDEST
TROPHY IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS,
PREDATING EVEN THE MODERN
OLYMPICS BY DECADES.
THE U.S. IS THE TOP DOG IN THE
106-YEAR-OLD COMPETITION,
WINNING 28 TIMES.
IN THE PAST, FANS HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN KEPT AT A DISTANCE, BUT THE
NEW FORMAT GIVES THEM A
FRONT-ROW SEAT, AND THIS YEAR
THE CUP IS FOCUSING ON MORE THAN
JUST SPORT.
>> WE WANT TO RAISE AWARENESS
ABOUT THE ISSUES, THE CHALLENGES
FACING THE OCEAN, SUCH AS
RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE,
GROWING ACIDDIFICATION IN THE
OCEAN, PLASTICS ENTERING THE
OCEAN.
>> Reporter: THE PACIFIC
VOYAGERS, A GROUP OF POLYNESIAN
SAILORS, ARE DRAWING ATTENTION
TO OCEAN CONSERVATION USING
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE
CANOES.
>> THEY HAVE SAILED ACROSS THE
PACIFIC OCEAN IN THESE
TRADITIONAL CATAMARANS AND
THEY'RE WINTERING IN SAN DIEGO.
>> Reporter: SIX COUNTRIES ARE
RACING THIS WEEKEND TO CHALLENGE
ORACLE IN SAN FRANCISCO IN TWO
YEARS.
THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AT THE BROADWAY PIER
DOWNTOWN.
THE AMERICA'S CUP ISN'T NAMED
AFTER THE U.S. BUT RATHER A
BRITISH SHIP CALLED "AMERICA"
WHICH WAS LATER DONATED TO THE
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.
YOU CAN SEE A REPLICA OF THAT
SHIP SAILING SAN DIEGO BAY RAIN
ON SHINE THIS WEEKEND.
>>> COULD WE HAVE ONE OF THE
SHORTEST SCHOOL YEARS IN THE
COUNTRY?
THAT'S THE DISCUSSION AT THE
"EVENING EDITION" ROUND TABLE.
.
>> SAN DIEGO SCHOOLS ARE IN
TROUBLE, BIG TROUBLE.
IT LOOKS LIKE MORE BUDGET CUTS
ARE ON THEIR WAY IN JANUARY,
LEAVING THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH FEW
OPTIONS.
IS INSOLVENCY AND A STATE
TAKEOVER THE ONLY WAY OUT?
.
>>> AND THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER
IN SAN DIEGO HAS A NEW OWNER,
PAPA DOUG MANCHESTER.
MY GUESTS ARE MARK SAUER AND
EMILY ALPERT.
EMILY, LET'S START WITH
EDUCATION.
WITH WHY IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOOKING AT POSSIBLE CUTS IN
JANUARY, MORE CUTS?
>> WELL, THE STATE, WHEN IT
PASSED A BUDGET FOR SCHOOLS THIS
YEAR, IT SAID WE'RE GOING TO TRY
TO SAVE THE SCHOOLS, TRY TO PASS
A BUDGE {THEAT} DOESN'T INVOLVE
REALLY DEEP CUTS, BUT WE'LL DO
THAT BY ASSUMING WE CAN GET FOUR
BILLION IN REVENUES THAT WE HOPE
WE GET, AND IF WE DON'T, WE'LL
CUT THE SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE YEAR.
THIS IS WHY EVERYONE IS WAITING
TO SEE IF THE CUTS AUTOMATICALLY
HAPPEN.
WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK, A
REPORT CAME OUT FROM THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST THAT
PREDICTED THAT CALIFORNIA IS
GOING TO BE 3.7 BILLION SHORT OF
THE 4 BILLION THEY WERE HOPING
FOR, WHICH WOULD CAUSE $30
MILLION CUTS IN THE CURRENT YEAR
FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.
>> WHEN YOU'RE A SCHOOL
DISTRICT, WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS
MID-YEAR, LAYOFFS, SALARY
ROLLBACKS, WHAT DO THEY DO?
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
SO CRAZY.
TEACHERS CAN'T LAY -- BE LAID
OFF MID YEAR.
THAT'S ILLEGAL.
WHEN YOU CUT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE YEAR, YOU CAN LET SOME
EMPLOYEES OFF EARLIER IN THE
YEAR.
THE OPTION THAT CALIFORNIA GAVE
THE SCHOOLS IS YOU CAN HAVE A
SHORTER SCHOOL YEAR, SHORTEN THE
YEAR BY ANOTHER FIVE OR SEVEN
DAYS.
THE PROBLEM IS, THE WAY YOU SAVE
MONEY IS BY NOT PAYING TEACHERS
FOR THAT TIME, AND YOU CAN'T DO
THAT UNLESS THE UNIONS AGREE TO
IT.
SO THE ONLY CLEAR OPTION THEY
SET OUT FOR SCHOOLS WAS ONE
THAT'S NOT A GUARANTEED OPTION
AT ALL.
>> AND THAT'S FEWER DAYS?
>> YEAH, AND THERE ARE ALREADY
FEWER DAYS.
>> WE'RE ALREADY SHORT FIVE
YEARS.
>> AND THAT'S BEEN YEAR ON TOP
OF YEAR ON TOP OF YEAR.
IT'S GROUND HOG DAY FOR THIS.
WHEN DOES IT END?
THE FOUR BILLION DOES SEEM CRAZY
IN THIS DOWN ECONOMY, JEEZE,
NOBODY WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT
THE REVENUES AREN'T GOING TO BE
THERE.
HOW DID WE GET TO THIS WISHIN'
AND HOPIN' BUDGET IN THE FIRST
PLACE?
IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE REVENUE
SIDE.
>> THE PARCEL TAXES, WE KNOW
LAST YEAR THE DISTRICT HAD A
PARCEL TAX ON THE BUDGET, IT
FAILED, NOW DOESN'T A SCHOOL
TRUSTEE WANT TO PUT IT BACK ON
THE BALLOT NEXT YEAR?
>> SCOTT BURNETT IS PROPOSING A
PACKAGE OF IDEAS WHICH INCLUDES
SALARY CUTS THAT WOULD BE DEEPER
FOR EMPLOYEES WHO MAKE MORE, IT
WOULD ACTUALLY KEEP -- I THINK
IT WOULD RESTORE THE SCHOOL
YEAR, AND IT WOULDN'T MAKE CLASS
SIZES ANY BIGGER, BUT THE IDEA
IS YOU WOULD GO TO VOTERS TO SAY
IF YOU WANT TEACHER SALARIES TO
STAY THE SAME, APPROVE THIS TAX.
IT HASN'T GOT A LOT OF TRACTION
WITH THE TEACHERS UNION, AND IT
IS RELLY INTERESTING.
BURNETT HAS A HISTORY AS THE
HEAD OF THE TAXPAYERS
ASSOCIATION, HE IS ANTI-TAX.
>> A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE
HEARD WE HAD COBA HERE ON THE
SHOW, THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
DO YOU THINK INSOLVENCY IS A
REAL OPTION?
>> THAT'S THE NUCLEAR OPTION
HERE.
YOU'VE DONE SOME REPORTING ON
HOW IT'S HAPPENED ELSEWHERE IN
THE STATE, AND IT'S NOT A SMOOTH
THING.
THERE ARE IS NO EASY ANSWER OR
EASY FIX.
IT COMES DOWN TO THE POINT OF
THE BALANCE BETWEEN HOW MUCH
WE'RE GOING TO SPEND, HOW MUCH
CONCESSIONS WE CAN GET OUT OF
EMPLOYEES, AND THE HIGH OVERHEAD
AND LABOR COSTS, AND IF PEOPLE
ARE WILLING TO PAY MORE AND PONY
UP MORE IN TAXES.
THAT'S THE BATTLE GOING ON AT
THE STATE LEVEL, THE CITY LEVEL,
AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
>> OUR NEXT TOPIC: EARLIER THIS
WEEK THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
ANNOUNCED IT WILL HAVE A NEW
OWNER FOR THE FIRST TIME -- FOR
THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR.
MARK, YOU WORKED AT THE
UNION-TRIBUNE FOR A LONG TIME.
>> 47 YEARS, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> TELL US ABOUT THE NEW OWNER,
PAPA DOUG.
>> PAPA DOUG IS A WELL KNOWN
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER HERE, DOUG
MANCHESTER, BACKER OF
CONSERVATIVE CAUSES, WELL LIKED,
AND A BOOSTER OF THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, SOME OF THE
INTERESTING THINGS THAT WE'VE
SEEN IN THE U.T.'S OWN STORY AND
THE PRESS RELEASES WE'VE DONE IN
KPBS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS ARE
THE COMMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE A CHEERLEADER FOR BUSINESS,
WE'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING AND
ADVOCATING -- VOICE HAD THE
PIECE WITH JOHN LYNNCH WHO HEADS
UP MANCHESTER'S INTEREST IN THIS
PURCHASE, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
SUPPORTING THE STADIUM, THE
CHARGERS STADIUM, WE WANT OUR
REPORTERS TO BE CHEERLEADERS FOR
THAT, BOOSTERS FOR THAT, WE'RE
GOING TO SHOOT DOWN THE
OBSTRUCTIONISTS.
THIS RAISES EYEBROWS AND RED
FLAGS FOR A LOT OF FOLKS -- DO
AS YOU WANT ON THE EDITORIAL
PAGE, BUT THERE SHOULD BE A
BRIGHT LINE BETWEEN THAT AND
NEWS.
WHAT IF THE TAXPAYERS AREN'T
SERVED IN CHARGERS STADIUM?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATCHDOG
EFFECT?
WHAT HAPPENED TO COMFORT THE
AFFLICTED AND AFFLICT THE
COMFORTABLE?
THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS THAT YOU
KNOW CERTAINLY PEOPLE SHOULD
TAKE PAUSE WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THIS SALE.
>> MARK YOU WORKED THERE FOR A
LONG TIME, YOU MUST HAVE TALKED
TO FORMER COLLEAGUES.
WHAT DO THEY SAY TO YOU?
>> EVERYBODY IS IN A WAIT AND
SEE SITUATION.
{THEEZ} THESE ARE FOLKS WHO HAVE
GONE THROUGH ROUND AFTER ROUND
OF LAYOFFS AND DOWNSIZING AND
BUYOUTS.
I MYSELF TOOK A BUYOUT THE END
OF 2007.
THIS IS THE STORY THROUGHOUT
NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
THE REVENUE MODEL DOESN'T WORK
ANYMORE, THE INTERNET HAS
CHANGED THINGS DRAMATICALLY, AND
THEY'RE USED TO WALKING ON
EGGSHELLS, WAITING FOR THE OTHER
SHOE TO DROP, AND BLESS THEM,
THEY GO IN EVERY DAY AND DO
THEIR JOBS AND DO FINE
JOURNALISM, BUT THE STAFF HAS
GONE FROM 400 IN THE NEWSROOM TO
LESS THAN A HUNDRED IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS, SO DRAMATIC CUTS, AND
THEY'RE NOT DOING THE PULITZER
PRIZE JOURNALISM, THAT WE WERE
ALL VERY PROUD OF IS NOT BEING
DONE, LIKE WHAT BROUGHT DOWN
DUKE CUNNINGHAM.
IF YOU HAVE AN OWNER THAT'S
GOING TO CHEERLEAD FOR BUSINESS,
YOU WONDER ABOUT THAT.
>> EMILY, DO YOU THINK THIS KIND
OF DISCUSSION IS REALLY INSIDER
MEDIA TALK -- DO YOU THINK
PEOPLE AT HOME ARE PAYING
ATTENTION OR GOING TO NOTICE A
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP?
>> I THINK PAPA DOUG IS WELL
KNOWN ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE DO HAVE
SOME SORT OF ASSOCIATION WITH
HIM.
THEY PROBABLY AT THE VERY LEAST
KNOW THAT HE DONATED A LOT OF
MONEY TO PROPOSITION 8, THE
INITIATIVE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE,
AND WHATEVER REACTION THEY HAVE
TO THAT, THEY WILL HAVE TO HIM,
AND THE SECOND-LARGEST NEWSPAPER
IN THE STATE, IN TERMS OF REACH.
CERTAINLY ONE OF THE -- OTHER
AND THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER IN
TOWN, DEFINITELY.
>> NEWSPAPERS ARE EASY, THEY'RE
BLACK AND WHITE, IT'S IN PRINT
EVERY DAY.
IF THERE IS A CHANGE, A
DIFFERENCE IN DIRECTION, YOU
PICK IT UP AND READ IT AND SEE
IT.
AND THEY HAVE LOYAL READERS.
THOSE THESE ARE FOLKS WHO HAVE
BEEN AROUND EVERY DAY, WHO READ
IT EVERY DAY, PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO
READ NEWSPAPERS EVERY DAY, AND
YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THEM.
IF IT CHANGES, IF IT'S A CHANGE
IN TACTIC, THEY'LL HEAR ABOUT IT
IN A BIG HURRY.
THE READERS ARE NOT SHY, AND
THEY'LL VOTE WITH THEIR
POCKETBOOKS.
>> DO WE KNOW WHY HE WANTS TO BE
CALLED "PAPA"?
>> BOY, YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE,
AND IT IS A LITTLE ODD, AND --
>> BECAUSE HE DOES WANT THAT
NAME.
IT'S WHAT HE TELLS PEOPLE TO
CALL HIM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
GO TO HIS WEBSITE AND TAKE A
LOOK AND LOOK AT THE MOVIE, THE
TESTIMONY.
IT'S VERY CURIOUS AS A NEWS
EDITOR WHO DOES THESE STORIES
FROM TIME TO TIME IN OUR
NEWSROOM, IT COULD BE GREAT FUN
AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE.
>> I CAN ONLY IMAGINE AS A
REPORTER BEING THERE, YOU KNOW,
TO THINK OF OWNERSHIP BY SOMEONE
WHO WANTS TO HAVE THAT PATERNAL
INFLUENCE AND REACH AND WHO HAS
VERY, VERY STRONG OPINIONS, AND
NOW HIS BUSINESS PARTNER HAS
COME OUT AND SAID OH, YEAH, AND
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE PAPER IN
THIS DIRECTION.
>> AND YOU REPORTED THIS MORNING
THAT JOHN LYNNCH THE PARTNER IS
SAYING IT'S SHOWBIZ, AND I KNOW
A LOT OF PRINT FOLKS BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT IN SHOW BUSINESS.
THEY WANT TO WRITE.
>> THANK YOU MARK SAUER AND
EMILY ALPERT, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
>>> KEEPING YOUNG THROUGH MUSIC
IS THE NEXT INSTALLMENT IN OUR
SERIES ABOUT AGING.
THIS IS
KPBS "EVENING EDITION".
.
>> RESEARCH SHOWS PLAYING MUSIC
IS A GREAT WAY TO EXERCISE YOUR
BRAIN AS YOU GET OLDER, AND
SOCIALIZING WITH FOLKS IS ALSO
IMPORTANT FOR GOOD HEALTH AS WE
AGE.
FROM OUR ENVISION SERIES OF
AGING IN SAN DIEGO, ANGELA
CARONE INTRODUCES US TO THE
NORTH COASTAL NEW HORIZONS BAND.
>> I'M MICHELLE.
I'M 52.
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS I COME TO
THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC AND
PLAY MY TROM BONE WITH AN INDER
IMMEDIATE BAND, WHICH I'M MOVED
UP TO.
THERE ARE ABOUT 25 OF US WHO
PLAY TOGETHER FOR AN HOUR AND 15
MINUTES.
>> \M \M
.
>> MY NAME IS SUSAN, AND I'M 64
YEARS OLD.
>> "BRIAN, I'LL BE 67 IN MARCH.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH ON
THE FACT THAT PLAYING MUSIC FOR
OLDER PEOPLE REALLY HELPS THEM
KEEP THEIR BRAIN FUNCTIONING
WELL.
AND MY MOM IS 95, AND I WANT TO
LIVE THAT LONG, TOO, AND I WANT
TO BE ABLE TO THINK THE WHOLE
TIME I'M LIVING THAT LONG.
>> NOW YOU TELL ME.
>> YUP!
.
>> I'M GOING TO START WITH THIRD
LINE FROM THE BOTTOM, E FLAT
CONCERT.
>> I THINK THE NEAT THING ABOUT
NEW HORIZONS IS IT PROVIDES AN
ENTRY POINT FOR ADULTS WHO
MISSED A CHANCE TO PLAY IN A
GROUP OR ALWAYS WANTED TO AND
DID FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN
HAD TO GIVE IT UP FOR OTHER
RESPONSIBILITIES OR CAREER
CHOICES.
>> \M \M
.
>> I'M GERALD, AND I JUST PASSED
86 IN SEPTEMBER.
I STARTED TO PLAY WHEN I WAS 10
YEARS OLD IN THE DEPRESSION, AND
AT THAT TIME IT WAS VERY, VERY
DIFFICULT TO GET THE KINDS OF
MUSICAL TRAINING I REALLY
WANTED.
THIS IS REALLY A SECOND
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.
BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
THIS.
I JUST LOVE MUSIC.
IT'S A GREAT SENSE OF
SATISFACTION, AND I THINK IT HAS
SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY
LONGEVITY, I REALLY DO.
>> \M \M
.
>> YOU KNOW, PLAYING AN
INSTRUMENT, YOU KINDA HAVE TO BE
A LITTLE BIT VULNERABLE.
SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE DOCTORS
AND LAWYERS, AND THEY'VE NEVER
READ A NOTE OF MUSIC, AND
THEY'RE LEARNING WITH EVERYBODY
ELSE, THE PLUMBERS AND THE TRUCK
DRIVERS AND ME, YOU KNOW, I JUST
-- I THINK IT'S REALLY FUN.
>> THIS IS AN E-FLAT ALTO ACTION
PHONE MADE BY THE BUSHER
COMPANY.
I TREASURE WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S
BEEN WITH ME ALL MY LIFE, AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I ENJOY
EVERY DAY BECAUSE I PLAY THIS
SAXOPHONE, AND WE GET ALONG.
IT'S A WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT, AND
I WISH THAT I HAD THE TALENT TO
REALLY COAX IT INTO THE
BEAUTIFUL TONES THAT IT CAN
HAVE.
>> INSTEAD OF JUST -- CHOP!
MAKE IT A NICE TALK, LIGHT NOTE
WITH ACTUAL TONE, WOULD BE
BETTER THAN JUST GETTING TO IT
AND GOING, HA!
I HAVE A BREAK.
>> I THINK THE BIGGEST {CHAL}
{NJ} FOR THEM, THEY KNOW HOW IT
HAS TO SOUND, WHEREAS AN 8 OR
10-YEAR-OLD IS JUST WOW, WE'RE
MAKING A SOUND!
BUT AN ADULT WITH A LIFETIME OF
LISTENING TO MUSIC, THEY KNOW
WHAT THEY WANT IT TO SOUND LIKE.
>> YOU REMEMBER THE FINGERING
AND WHERE THE NOTES ARE.
THIS YEAR THE INTERMEDIATE BAND
WITH ALL OUR FLATS AND SHARPS IS
A CHALLENGE.
>> I WANT TO BE THEM WITH WHEN I
GROW UP.
I WANT TO BE SOMEONE WHO WOULD
BE IN THE NEW HORIZONS BAND.
EVERY PERSON IN THIS GROUP IS SO
INDIVIDUAL AND SO FULL OF LIFE
AND SO STILL ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
LEARNING, WHICH I THINK IS JUST
INCREDIBLE.
>> \M \M
.
>> THAT STORY FROM KPBS REPORTER
ANGELA CARONE.
OUR SERIES CONTINUES ON MONDAY,
WHEN WE LOOK AT WHO'S WORKING
BEYOND RETIREMENT AGE.
>>> SAILS, WINGS, OR GIANT BUNNY
EARS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE
GIANT SCULPTURE PROPOSED FOR THE
NAVY PIER?
YOUR THOUGHTS ARE UP NEXT.
THIS IS KPBS "EVENING EDITION".
INDEFATIGABLE DIGNITY AND
ALOOFNESS SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
DANTE DAYACAP.
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE PUBLIC
SQUARE ON KPBS "EVENING
EDITION".
YESTERDAY WE SHOWED YOU A
PICTURE OF A
MASSIVE SCULPTURE
BEING PROPOSED FOR THE TIP OF
NAVY PIER.
I ASKED WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE
DESIGN.
HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS.
GEORGE SENT A WONDERFUL ESSAY
DESCRIBING SOME OF SAN DIEGO'S
ICONIC LANDMARKS.
HE SAYS:.
>> BILL STEWART SAYS:.
>> AND THIS COMES FROM SOMEONE
ON OUR WEBSITE:.
>> WELL, YOU CAN JOIN THIS
CONVERSATION BY FOLLOWING US ON
TWITTER OR LIKING US ON FACEBOOK
OR MAYBE SOCIAL MEDIA ISN'T YOUR
THING, JUST DROP ME A LINE.
NOW LET'S GO BACK TO THE NEWS
DESK WHERE DWANE HAS A RECAP OF
TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES.
>> TRUSTEES FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM MAY HAVE
TO TAKE A SECOND VOTE ON A 9%
TUITION INCREASE.
THE FIRST VOTE WAS MOVED BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS BECAUSE OF NOISY
PROTESTS.
NOW SOME SAY THAT VIOLATED THE
OPEN MEETINGS LAW.
>>> NEW UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS FOR
CALIFORNIA ARE OUT, AND WHILE
THE STATE SAW A SLIGHT DROP,
THERE WAS NO {PRO.} HERE --
MOVEMENT HERE IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HERE
REMAINED JUST UNDER 10%.
>>> THERE WAS A BIG DROP IN THE
NUMBER OF WHOOPING COUGH CASES.
THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY HALF AS
MANY CASES COMPARED TO 2010.
>>> AND WE'LL WRAP THINGS UP
TONIGHT WITH THE END OF A VERY
LONG JOURNEY RIGHT HERE IN THE
COUNTY.
STEVEN WALKED 3300 MILES ACROSS
COUNTRY TO RAISE MONEY FOR
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH.
THE TRIP TOOK NEARLY 190 DAYS.
10NEWS CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN
EAST COUNTY.
HE FINISHED HIS LONG WALK IN
CORONADO.
>>> YOU CAN WATCH AND COMMENT ON
ANY OF THE STORIES YOU SAW
TONIGHT, ON OUR WEBSITE:
KPBS.ORG/EVENING EDITION.
>>> THERE IS A STRONG WIND
ADVISORY POSTED UNTIL MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAIN AND
DESERT AREAS.
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES, BEWARE.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH A LOOK AT THE
FORECAST AND A CHANCE FOR SOME
SHOWERS.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
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