>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE -- HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL PLUMBING.

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>>> IT'S THE END OF AN ERA IN OCEAN BEACH.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

CITY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT PREPARING THE PEER IS NO LONGER FEASIBLE.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE SAYS THAT STING CLOSED WHILE THE CITY WORKS ON REPLACING IT.

>> Reporter: HIGH SERVE DAMAGE LAST OCTOBER PROMPTING THE CITY TO CLOSE IT.

A FEW MONTHS LATER THE UPPER PART FOLLOW UP INTO THE OCEAN.

REPLACING THE PEER IS EXPECTED TO COST AT LEAST $170 MILLION.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

>> IF WE COULD GET THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS IDENTIFIED, WE ARE LOOKING AT 5- 6 YEARS.

>> PRESERVING THE LANDMARK.

>> WHEN THEY WERE BABIES AND 30 YEARS OLD.

IT'S LIKE THE PIER IN CHICAGO IN SANTA MONICA >> Reporter: EIGHT 2018 STUDY FOUND THAT WAS PASSED ITS LIFE.

IT'S BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES IN RECENT YEARS.

A TALLER PEER WILL ACCOUNT FOR RISING SEA LEVELS.

KPBS NEWS.

>> WE ARE LOOKING GOOD FOR A COMFORTABLE TIME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

67 FOR YOUR LAW AND SAN DIEGO.

A LOT OF VARIETY THERE.

THIS IS A COOLER AIR MASS THOUGH.

SEEING THE FIRST FLAKES THAT -- >>> SAN DIEGO'S CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS APPLIED A NEW CONTRACT TO EXPAND THE SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

THE MAYOR OF IMPERIAL BEACH SAYS IT FALLS SHORT OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO FIX THE POLLUTION CRISIS.

THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION SAYS IT WILL USE MORE THAN $400 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY AND ELIMINATE UP TO 90% OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER FROM REACHING THE COAST.

IN RESPONSE, IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR SAID THE PROJECTED TIMELINE OF 20 MONTHS, UP TO FIVE YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, IS UNACCEPTABLE.

SHE CALLED ON THE BIDEN/HARRIS ADMINISTRATION TO PRIORITIZE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE ESCALATING POLLUTION CRISIS.

IT IS LED TO NEARLY 1000 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF BEACH CLOSURES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS TRYING TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS WITH STRONG ODORS.

THEY ARE HANDING OUT HUNDREDS OF FREE AIR PURIFIERS.

THE SOUTH BAY REPORTER SAYS NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY WITH HOW THE PROGRAM IS ROLLING OUT.

>> Reporter: A LOTTERY SYSTEM TO DISTRIBUTE THE PURIFIERS ASKING RESIDENTS TO ENTER THE DRAWING AND PICKING OUT THE WINNERS AT RANDOM.

OFFICIALS SAY THAT'S THE FAIREST APPROACH SINCE THEY HAVE JUST 100 PURIFIERS TO GIVE OUT ACROSS IMPERIAL BEACH.

AN AREA OF MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE.

THAT LOTTERY SYSTEM IS SITTING RIGHT WITH EVERYONE.

>> IT'S A JOKE TO BE RAFFLED OFF.

ANYBODY COULD APPLY FOR IT.

THAT BANK HE SERVES ON THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THE COUNTY SHOULD'VE PRIORITIZE THE MOST AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOODS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS.

NEXT TIME LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD GET TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE DEVICES COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY DID FOCUS ON REACHING OUT TO SENIORS AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN TO LET THEM KNOW THE LOTTERY WAS HAPPENING.

THE PURIFIER PROGRAM IS A SIGN OF GROWING RECOGNITION FOR THE CROSSFLOW OF THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM POLLUTING THE AIR.

SOME THINGS UP A RESIDENCE HAVE CONCERNED -- RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT FOR YEARS.

THEY HAVE LARGELY FAILED TO EXAMINE.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> SCHOOL STARTS BACK UP ACROSS SAN DIEGO.

MANY FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND AFFORDABLE AFTERSCHOOL CARE.

KPBS SAYS THIS YEAR MANY PROGRAMS HAVE LONG WAIT LISTS.

>> IT EXPANDED TO SEVERAL NEW SCHOOLS REACHING MORE SAN DIEGO FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR THINGS ARE DIFFERENT.

WAIT LISTS ARE OVERFLOWING IN MANY FAMILIES ARE LEFT WITH NOWHERE TO GO.

>> WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE OPTION.

>> Reporter: DENISE IS A WORKING MOTHER OF THREE.

>> THAT IS IT STRESSES ME OUT THE MOST BECAUSE WE BOTH WORK FULL TIME AND WE DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CARE FOR HER CHILDREN WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS.

>> Reporter: KPBS SPOKE TO HER LAST YEAR WHEN HER THREE SONS JUST GOT ACCEPTED TO PRIME TIME.

THIS YEAR SHE REAPPLIED AND ENDED UP 40th ON THE WAITLIST.

NOW THE PAID OPTION IS FULL TOO.

TOLD BY PRIMETIME EMPLOYEE, AS A RETURNING PARENT, SHE WOULD HAVE PRIORITY AND ENROLLMENT.

>> HAD I KNOWN THAT THERE WAS ANY CHANCE THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AT LEAST PRIORITIZE, I WOULD HAVE KEPT MY SPACE IN THE PAID PROGRAM BECAUSE WE ARE A FAMILY WITH THREE CHILDREN AND NEED AFTERSCHOOL CARE.

IT'S REALLY NOT OPTIONAL FOR FAMILY.

>> Reporter: AT HER CHILDREN'S SCHOOL, THE WAITLIST JUMPED FROM 0 TO 128 KIDS JUST THIS YEAR.

IT'S NOT THE ONLY ONE.

THE OVERALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON THE PRIMETIME WAIT LISTS IS FOUR TIMES MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO SERVE THOSE FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: THE MANAGER PRIMETIME SUMMER AND EXTENDED A PROGRAM SAYS THE PROGRAM IS DOING ITS BEST TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS.

>> EVERY YEAR ALL FAMILIES HAVE TO REAPPLY BECAUSE THERE'S NEVER A GUARANTEE.

WE ARE DOING EVERY EFFORT ON OUR END.

AT THE FAMILY REACHES OUT TO THE SCHOOL TO SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, THEY'RE WELCOME TO CONTACT MY OFFICE AND WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM.

>> Reporter: MOST SCHOOLS HAVE MORE SPOTS THIS YEAR BEFORE 36 SCHOOLS THE NUMBER DECREASED.

THE AVERAGE COST OF AFTERSCHOOL CARE IS $500 A MONTH AND FAMILIES CAN'T EVEN GET A SPOT.

ADAPTER LOOK OUTSIDE OF THEIR SCHOOL I CAN COST OVER $800 A MONTH.

THESE PRICES ARE WHY THE FREE PROGRAM PRIMETIME HAS BECOME SUCH A COMPETITIVE COMMODITY.

>> THE MAJORITY OF THE FAMILIES WHO I'VE SPOKEN WITH, WERE NOT RE-ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM.

THERE'S A LOT OF US.

AND THAT JUST DEMONSTRATES THAT AT OUR SCHOOL SITE, THERE IS A BIGGER NEED THAN WHAT'S CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATED.

>> Reporter: MANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THAT NOON EVERY WEDNESDAY.

MORE AND MORE FAMILIES BECOME WORKING PARENTS, CHILD CARE HAS BECOME MORE ESSENTIAL.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHILD SCARE AT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY YMCA.

>> CHILDCARE IS CRITICAL TO A FAMILY'S ABILITY TO WORK, OR GO TO SCHOOL AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILY.

ANY TIME FAMILIES CAN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY, FREE CHILDCARE PROGRAM THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS IN TERMS OF THE TIME IT'S OFFERED, THE LOCATION IT'S OFFERED AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CHILD, THAT IS SUCH A BURDEN LIFTED OFF OF A FAMILY THAT IS STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE IN THIS HIGH COST OF LIVING COUNTY THAT WE HAVE.

>> Reporter: OTHER PARENTS WERE ALSO BLINDSIDED BY A NEW SIGN OF CHANGE THIS YEAR.

IN PREVIOUS YEARS, PARENTS HAD A WEEK TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS.

THIS YEAR IT WAS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED.

PARENTS A PIPE -- APPLIED JUST 20 MINUTES LATE DIDN'T GET A SPOT.

THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE, IS A NEW GRANT THIS YEAR THAT REQUIRES HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH TO BE PRIORITIZED.

THE SENIOR DIRECTOR REALLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SAYS THE MORE NARROW PRIORITY COMPARED WITH AN INFLUX OF PEOPLE THAT'S CAUSING A LARGER WAITLIST.

>> IT'S GROWING.

LITERALLY BACK IN 2022 ARE NUMBER WAS AT 11,000 STUDENTS INTERESTED.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE OVER I THINK INTERESTED IN APPLYING, WE HAVE OVER 15 -- 15,200 ALMOST RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: NOW THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND WITH IT, THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFTERSCHOOL CARE.

SOME FAMILIES HAVE SECURED SPOTS AT PRIME TIME, OR A PAID CARE PROGRAM, MANY FEEL STUCK AS WAIT LISTS GROW AND OPTIONS BECOME MORE SCARCE.

>> MAYBE I'M IN A BIT OF DENIAL AND HOPING THAT A SPACE OPENS UP.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: FOR KPBS, I'M KATERINA.

>>> SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WE NO LONGER BE FORCED TO WORK OVERTIME SHIFTS .

SHERIFF KELLY MARTINEZ ANNOUNCED THE CHANGE YESTERDAY.

THE MANDATORY OVERTIME WAS PUT IN PLACE TO MEET MINIMUM STAFFING REQUIREMENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS ALSO LED TO STAFFING SHORTAGES.

>> I'M REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT AS OF AUGUST 23rd, OUR STAFF WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO WORK MANDATORY OVERTIME SHIFTS.

I'M VERY CONFIDENT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THE SHIFTS THAT ARE NECESSARY ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO IMPOSE MANDATORY OVERTIME.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THEY HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP ALL OF US THROUGH THIS CRISIS.

>> THE SHERIFF NOTED CERTAIN POSITIONS MAY STILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK OVERTIME ON A MANDATORY BASIS.

STOMACHACHE SAN DIEGO VETERANS GROUP STARTED THEIR ANNUAL PROTESTS AGAINST THE MIRAMAR AIRSHOW.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER ANDREW HAS MORE ON THE GROUP AND WHY THEY ARE PROTESTING.

>> Reporter: AIR FORCE VETERAN DAVID PATTERSON STANDS ON THE OVERPASS WITH MEMBERS OF SAN DIEGO VETERANS FOR PIECE .

TELLING COMMUTERS ON INTERSTATE 15 THAT THE AIRSHOW FUELS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

PATTERSON SAYS OF VETERANS THEY UNDERSTAND THE COST OF WAR.

>> WE KNOW WHAT IT DOES.

WE SEE WHAT IT DOES TO PEOPLE'S FAMILIES AND SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED.

WE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS AND HOW IT DESTRUCTION WE CAN PUT ON PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IT'S BILLED AS THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST MILITARY AIRSHOW.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS FLOCKED TO THE BASE EACH YEAR TOO -- TO SEE ALL SORTS OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS, VETERANS FOR PIECE AS THEY PROTESTED TO SHOW.

PATTERSON SAYS THE UNNECESSARY FLIGHTS RUN COUNTER TO THE PENTAGON'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> YET THE MARINES OVER HERE AT THIS AIRSHOW WITH 300,000 PEOPLE IN THE JETS POLLUTING THE AIR.

I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE SERIOUS ABOUT HELPING US MITIGATE THE CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST THE POLLUTION.

PATTERSON SAYS IT'S WRONG TO SHOWCASE WEAPONS TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS FAMILY FUND THEY HOPE THE GROUP CHANGES THE WAY PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE AIRSHOW.

>> WE HOPE THEY REALIZE THIS MIGHT BE A THRILL BUT IT'S NOT GOOD FOR US.

IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR KIDS.

OUR ANSWER IS, JUST DON'T GO.

>> Reporter: THEY PLAN TO DEMONSTRATE FROM FREEWAY OVERPASS IS WEEKLY UNTIL THE AIRSHOW.

THE BASE DIDN'T RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT.

THE AIRSHOW IS THE LAST WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THIS YEAR A NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION , CALIFORNIA'S THIRD VICTIM IN 1946 WAS ATTACKED ON THE CORONADO FERRY AND LEFT TO DROWN.

THE COALITION RECENTLY PLAN TO MEMORIALIZE HIM.

JOINING THEM AS THEY TOOK THE NEXT STEP.

>> THAT'S THE CORRECT SPOT.

>> Reporter: A DOZEN PEOPLE GATHERED ON CENTENNIAL PARK SHORE.

A STRIP OF CONCRETE MARKS THE OLD FERRY LANDING.

>> THIS IS WHERE HE TOOK HIS LAST STEPS.

WE HONOR YOU.

WE'RE SORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE TIDE IS OUT, THEY TAKE SAND.

THEY WILL PLACE THE SAND JAR.

A BLACK RESIDENT.

'S DEATH CERTIFICATE STILL LISTS THE CAUSE OF SUICIDE.

COALITION MEMBERS SAY THIS IS A STEP IN SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

>> DIDN'T WANT THAT.

HE LOST HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF HATRED.

IT STILL EXISTS TODAY.

WE JUST WANT TO HONOR YOU.

WE ARE SAD YOU ARE NOT HERE AND YOU DIDN'T GET TO FINISH YOUR LIFE.

>> Reporter: TO HEAR MORE OF THE STORY, VISIT KPBS.ORG.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT WAS ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK SAN DIEGO EXPERIENCED A VERY RARE WEATHER EVENTS.

THE REMAINS OF A TROPICAL STORM BLEW THROUGH THE COUNTY WITH RECORD RAINFALL.

AND HAD ONCE BEEN A POWERFUL HURRICANE ONCE IT REACHED THIS FAR NORTH HILLARY LOST A LOT OF IT'S ORANGE.

DID YOU KNOW HURRICANES CAN STAY STRONG ENOUGH TO REACH SAN DIEGO?

IT HAPPENED IN OUR HISTORY, WE JUST HAVE TO GO WAY BACK IN TIME.

KRAMER SHOWS US THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: BELIEVE IT OR NOT, RECENTLY PUBLISHED IN THE MEDIA ROW -- METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1858 SAN DIEGO AND IT'S FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT TOTALLY BY SURPRISE ON OCTOBER THE SECOND, THE WIND STARTED UP AT ABOUT 11:00 IN THE MORNING.

NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS DESCRIBE THE WIND GRADUALLY INCREASING AS THE WHOLE HEAVENS SEEMED TO CLOSE IN.

BY 1:00, GUS REACHED 75 MILES AN HOUR.

FENCES AND TREES ON FINE.

THINGS BECAME ALARMING.

THE BAROMETER DROPPED THE LOWEST PART POINT THEY HAD EVER SEEN.

AND WAS TORN AWAY.

ON GEORGE'S PROPERTY HE HAD A WINDMILL THAT COLLAPSED.

SO MUCH BLOWING DUST AND SAND YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

DAY BECAME LIKE NIGHT.

>> Reporter: A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER FLED FEARING THE TOWER WAS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE.

THE SEA WAS CHURNING AND CONFUSED, ALONG THE WATERFRONT THREE SCHOONERS WERE DAMAGED AND FOLLOWED BY STORMY NIGHT OF RAIN.

RESEARCHERS CONCLUDED IT WAS INDEED A HURRICANE FROM THE TROPICS THAT PASSED JUST OFF SHORE BEFORE HEADING NORTHWEST.

WITH DON, THE WHOLE CITY WAS WASHED AND SWEPT CLEAN AS IF 1000 BERMS HAD BEEN LABORIOUSLY EMPLOYED FOR MONTHS.

TODAY, NOBODY WOULD GUESS IT EVER HAPPENED.

THE GENERAL BELIEF IS, IT CAN.

OCEAN WATERS TOO COLD.

LET THE RECORD SHOW WE REALLY DID HAVE A HURRICANE ONCE, JUST ABOUT A CENTURY AND A HALF AGO AND IT'S A DOCUMENTED FACT ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>>> IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF THE STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO, HIS HALF HOUR SHOW CAN BE SEEN EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 8:00, RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> RUNNING A LITTLE COOLER OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND BUT WITH THE CHANGE IN A VERY STRONG FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE WEST WE GET A BIT OF A BREEZE.

SOMETIMES WIND IS NOT ALL THAT.

THIS IS THE DRY SEASON STILL.

THERE IS SOME FIRE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND.

ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND, THE WIND IS COMING IN OFF OF THE PACIFIC.

THAN IF IT WERE AN OFFSHORE WIND GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.

THOSE ARE THE WINDS WHERE WE REALLY GET CONCERNED.

IT WAS A HIGH FIRE RISK.

THERE'S COASTAL EACH MORNING.

YOU CAN SEE WE BROUGHT OUT THE LIGHT BLUE HERE, WHICH IS A NICE CHANGE.

WE ARE PAST THAT POINT IN SUMMER WHEN WE ARE LOCKED INTO THE HEAT.

WE ARE GETTING OCCASIONAL COLD FRONTS TO PUSH THROUGH.

THIS IS THE STRONGEST SO FAR FOR THIS SEASON, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

TRANSITIONING INTO FAULT.

THIS WILL BRING SOME RAIN SHOWERS OFF TO THE NORTH.

EVEN A FEW FLEETING SNOWFLAKES YOU CAN SEE RIGHT INTO THE INTERIOR SOME COASTAL CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY.

OTHERWISE WE ARE BACK IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS.

WE CALL THAT A WIN BECAUSE WE ARE AVOIDING THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

THERE'S MY STROP TO THE NORTH.

STAYING WAY NORTH.

THERE WAS A LITTLE FLECK OF BLUE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

FOR US, IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER FOR SATURDAY.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EVERY AFTERNOON.

INLAND AREAS WE GOT AROUND 83 FOR YOUR COOLEST HIGH.

SATURDAY BACK UP TO 88 BY TUESDAY.

BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE STUCK IN THE 60s.

GREAT TIME FOR A HIKE.

DON'T FORGET THE SUNSCREEN.

IT IS GOING TO BE NICE AND COOL.

AVOID THE TRIPLE DIGITS ON SATURDAY.

WE ARE GOING TO BE REAL ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> EVERY FRIDAY YOU CAN GET OUR MOST POPULAR STORIES ON THE NEWSLETTERS OFFERED BY KPBS.

WITH MANY OTHERS INCLUDING DAILY HEADLINES AND OUR NORTH COUNTY FOCUS.

GO TO KPBS.ORG AND LOOK FOR THE NEWSLETTER SECTION AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

>>> IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST, GO ALONG.

IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR, GO TOGETHER.

THAT THINK IT'S HIM UP THE WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR EQUALITY.

THE WOMAN'S MUSEUM LOVINGLY CARES FOR HISTORIC ARTIFACTS AT THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER.

WHICH IS WHERE I GOT A LOOK AT SOME OF THE MOST PRECIOUS ITEMS IN THEIR COLLECTION.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE NEW HOME OF THE SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S MUSEUM.

>> WE ARE NOW PART OF THE HISTORY CENTER.

>> Reporter: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE HERE?

>> IT'S FANTASTIC.

WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL THINGS, ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS SHARE THEM WITH PEOPLE.

AND THE WORLD COMES THROUGH.

IT'S VERY EXCITING.

>> Reporter: YOU HAVE SO MANY GREAT THINGS TO SHOW US.

>> THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

>> Reporter: THIS BANNER ENDED UP HANGING IN THE HOME OF A LEADING SAN DIEGO SUFFRAGIST.

IT'S ONE OF THE JEWELS OF OUR COLLECTION.

>> IT SAYS THE SUSAN B ANTHONY AMENDMENT THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE DENIED BY THE UNITED STATES OR BY ANY STATES ON ACCOUNT OF 6.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A LITTLE BOOKLET ON PSALMS AND VERSES FOR THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT THAT WOMEN WOULD SING ALONG TO?

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

>> SIMILAR TO THAT, THIS IS A COMPILATION OF SPEECHES.

THESE TWO ITEMS ARE REALLY TOOLS OF THE TRADE.

IT'S INSTAGRAM FOR THE DAY.

>> THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS.

HOW WE WON THE VOTE IN CALIFORNIA.

WANTED MEANS TO ME, WHEN YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT THING, NEVER GIVE UP.

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME TEAR UP.

I THINK THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP THAT SUSTAINED THIS MOVEMENT AND SELENA WROTE LIKEWISE THE HEART OF ONE WHO WROTE THIS BOOK.

THIS IS A POSTCARD OF A WOMAN PUTTING A STAR ON THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE FLAG IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.

THIS IS A PUBLICATION WHEN CALIFORNIA BECAME THE SIX STATE IN THE UNION.

>> YEAH.

REALLY GIVES ONE PAUSE, DOESN'T IT?

OR AGAIN NEXT.

>> THE FIGHT FOR VOTING, BEING ELECTED TO OFFICE TO BEING VOTED FOR.

>> Reporter: HERE WE SEE DIANNE FEINSTEIN.

>> WE SEE BARBARA BOXER AND LYNN SHANK.

THE FIRST WOMAN FROM SAN DIEGO TO BE ELECTED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

NOW YOU CAN SEE THE ARC OF ONE WOMEN HAD NO VOICE, TO THE STRONGEST VOICES.

>> EXACTLY.

>> SOMETHING FROM HER COSTUME COLLECTION.

ON THE LEFT AND BLEW WE HAVE A REPRODUCTION OF WHAT'S CALLED BLOOMER OUTFIT WHEN WOMEN WERE JUST FIGHTING.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS CREATED IN PROTEST OF WEARING SKIRTS AND DRESSES.

>> IT WAS.

IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE EARLIEST SEPARATION OF THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE THEY CAN WEAR PANTS AT THESE.

LET US DO WHAT WE WANT, KIND OF MESSAGE.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF IT ABOUT CLOTHING AND FREEDOM.

LET ME TAKE YOU UPSTAIRS.

>> Reporter: WE ARE ENTERING INTO WHAT YOU CALL THE CAGE?

>> YES.

THIS IS WHERE WE STORE OUR COLLECTIONS.

AND I'M HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEAK INTO THIS AREA.

YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT MORE THINGS THAN WE CAN FIT INTO THIS SPACE.

WE HAVE A WHOLE RANGE OF THINGS FROM EVERY DAY WHERE, TO THE MOST FORMAL AND MOST SPECIAL OF GOWNS LIKE A WEDDING GOWN.

WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF PURSES, HANDBAGS, MAKEUP KITS AND ACCESSORIES.

WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED WE HAVE A DOWN FROM 1958.

THAT WAS WORN BY WOMAN HERE IN SAN DIEGO WHO WAS THE HEAD OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.

THIS IS A SOCCER BALL DONATED BY THE WAVES SIGNED BY EVERY MEMBER OF THE WAVE.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF COLLECTING HAPPENING TODAY.

THIS IS A HISTORY MUSEUM.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THINGS IN THE PAST BUT DOCUMENTING THE PRESENT FOR PEOPLE, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, WHO WANT TO SEE THIS.

>> WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE WERE BEFORE.

KNOWING THE STORIES OF THE WOMEN WHO CAME BEFORE AND EMPOWERED AND INSPIRED GIRLS AND WOMEN TO FULFILL THEIR PASSIONS AND BECOME THE PEOPLE THEY WERE MEANT TO BE.

>> Reporter: A TRULY WONDERFUL COLLECTION.

SATURDAY AUGUST 24th TO COMMEMORATE WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY WITH A SPECIAL SCREENING.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHTS STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US .

GOOD NIGHT.