Santa Ana Winds Bring Fire Threat, Good News On Climate Change Fight, Planning For Bike Safety Post Pandemic, Sports In COVID-19 Age And Family Music Language (KPBS Midday Edition)

Speaker 1: 00:00 A purple flag warning, heightens wildfire fears in San Diego.

Speaker 2: 00:05 And what it usually means is elevated fireplace hazard. And that is the case immediately.

Speaker 1: 00:10 I am Maureen Kavanaugh with Mark bitter. That is KPBS mid day version.

Speaker 2: 00:24 [inaudible]

Speaker 1: 00:24 Some uncommon, excellent news about reversing local weather change.

Speaker 2: 00:28 We are able to change conduct. We simply have to decide on to take action.

Speaker 1: 00:32 The pandemic has boosted bike ridership considerably in San Diego, however will it final and a Roundup of what the pandemic has carried out and is doing simply San Diego workforce sports activities. That is a head on mid day version.

Speaker 1: 01:00 Most of San Diego County is underneath a purple flag warning immediately as temperatures rise, humidity, plummets and Santa Ana winds pickup, particularly inland because the potential for fireplace will increase right here. A number of wildfires are burning by California’s wine nation. With 11,000 acres burned and 1000’s of individuals leaving their properties to flee the flames. San Diego is harmful. Climate is anticipated to proceed with unseasonable warmth within the forecast nearly to the top of the week. Becoming a member of me is nationwide climate service meteorologist Alex tardy. Alex. Welcome again. Thanks for having me on now, what sort of climate situations ought to we anticipate immediately in varied components of San Diego?

Speaker 2: 01:44 Okay, properly proper now, uh, Monday morning, , we’re Santa Ana winds already picked up throughout our again nation, our foothills and the mountains. It is necessary to know after we speak about Santa Ana winds, it is coming from the East, it is a dry wind. It comes throughout the deserts. And what it usually means is elevated fireplace hazard. And that is the case immediately. Um, it does not imply you may really feel wind on the coast or the seaside. In actual fact, that’ll be calm the following couple of days, however what it does imply may be very dry, scorching situations, principally eradicating the ocean Marine air that we like to have. And we have been having cool nights recently due to it removes all of that and brings the desert air over San Diego County.

Speaker 1: 02:27 Is that this a extra extreme purple flag warning than final time after we noticed the beginning of the Valley fireplace,

Speaker 2: 02:33 I’d say, , there’s related. The distinction with the Valley fireplace begin was we had all time report highs. So it was 110 to as much as 115 between Alpine and alcohol that Saturday when the Valley fireplace erupted. So simply harmful warmth, all time warmth and this specific occasion, it is going to be scorching. It will be between 100 and 105 alongside the [inaudible] hall and factors East as much as Alpine. In order that’s scorching, however that is not as scorching. Um, wind speeds must be very related. So our again nation, , has already seen wind gusts, 30, 40 miles per hour. These wind speeds will occur once more. And I feel they are going to peak out, we’ll see our strongest winds and San Diego County foothills really Tuesday morning. So the purple flag warning has been prolonged into Tuesday morning.

Speaker 1: 03:27 Now we have been listening to for weeks about fires, ravaging areas in Northern California. How has their climate been totally different from ours?

Speaker 2: 03:35 Yeah, so principally what’s been taking place actually since July, however particularly in August and September is the warmth waves which were occurring over Southern California have really prolonged far North all the way in which as much as Oregon throughout Nevada. So what we have been seeing may be very broad, excessive, heat temperatures. In actual fact, August was the most well liked on report for all of California. I feel September goes to come back in fairly near being one of many all time hottest throughout our space. We have by no means seen situations like this scorching and actually statewide all throughout the area. And that is backside line been driving a few of these fires. Now on prime of that, now we have seen some, a wind occasions whilst September and the fireplace that is ongoing proper now in Napa Santa Rosa space. That is a wind pushed fireplace. In order that wind that they obtained on Sunday is now simply transferring down right here into San Diego County. So it is a mixture of issues, however total temperatures have been driving. Temperatures make issues dry. They make the fuels or the vegetation dry and actually receptable to any fireplace begin.

Speaker 1: 04:44 , I heard in a forecast that though the purple flag warning goes to be expiring in all probability tomorrow, uh, that harmful fireplace situations will proceed. What is the distinction between harmful fireplace situations on a purple flag warning?

Speaker 2: 04:59 Yeah. In order that’s a very good query. So usually after we speak about purple flag warning, consider a flag, uh, , when the wind blows, the flag is exhibiting itself off and it’s extremely apparent what is going on to occur this week is bound we’re seeing the wind now. And we will see the wind intensify and be even stronger once more. And the foothills and the mountains of San Diego County, not on the seashores, not on the coastal cities, these areas will turn into, however after we get into Wednesday and Thursday, individuals are going to be complaining as a result of the warmth’s not going to go away. It will be simply as scorching even in a few of our coastal areas. However the distinction on Wednesday and Thursday is the wind’s going to be a lot lighter. So we do not have the purple flag situations per se, with the wind. However you probably have a fireplace begin when the temperature is 102 and the humidity’s 10% and given how dry the fuels are that we talked about, that fireside continues to be going to burn. It simply will not be as quick or as aggressive. It is nonetheless going to be harmful.

Speaker 1: 05:54 Is there any break perception from these scorching and harmful

Speaker 2: 05:58 Fireplace situations throughout California? I even have some excellent news. So mid-October, it does seem like a cooling development and truly possibly temperatures again to common or perhaps a little bit under common and in mid October. And there I say, even possibly some precipitation, not less than for components of California, kink assure shall be moist in Southern California, however there’s a slight likelihood then sadly the latter half of October is wanting actually heat or hotter than it must be. And we’re in all probability going to get again into these Santa Ana situations. So we have a few week right here all through, , subsequent weekend to take care of this warmth and in a really gradual cool-down subsequent Friday and Saturday, very gradual. Cool. Finished subsequent Friday, Saturday, however the excellent news is center of October. It does seem like a little bit break. So possibly we’ll have like every week of coolish, Ty fallish climate. Good. Thanks, Alex, for that little bit of fine information, I have been talking with nationwide climate service meteorologist Alex tardy. Thanks a lot. No, thanks for having me on

Speaker 3: 07:06 The information is relentlessly bleak and scary report warmth and wildfires in California and the West, a parade of lethal damaging storms within the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. 100 diploma temperatures within the Arctic huge ice sheets, breaking apart in Antarctica and Greenland all taking place, amid a pandemic but within the Washington publish comes a headline of hope. Stopping local weather change might value lower than combating. COVID-19 the coauthor of that shiny essay joins me. Now. Rick Parnell is president of basis for local weather restoration and a former chief working officer of the United nations basis. Welcome to noon version.

Speaker 2: 07:43 Thanks. It is nice to be right here.

Speaker 3: 07:45 The essence of your essay is as hopeful as it’s eye catching. You are it, because it occurs, we are able to make a really actual distinction in opposition to local weather change for lower than we have already spent to battle the Corona virus. That is nonetheless trillions of {dollars}, however examine the estimated value of local weather change. If we fail to handle it worldwide now with the options that you simply’re proposing.

Speaker 2: 08:05 Yeah. I’d say that, um, there by a magnitude of we have had estimates of the whole lot occasions 10 plus of what it’s going to value on an on not solely over the longterm, however on an annual foundation. If we do not react now for us on the basis of a climber restoration that we consider, and what we’re working with companions to do is to make local weather restoration, um, particularly round carbon elimination and a few of the different options, the third pillar of local weather motion. One of many issues that is a little bit identified is that even when we attain to internet neutrality in 2050, the legacy carbon of two centuries will nonetheless be an environment. So the fires that you simply simply spoke about, the, the, the storms, the flooding, the ocean degree rise, it will nonetheless be right here. So now we have to do that third piece, the third piece of local weather motion, and that’s restoration and take away all of this legacy carbon as mentioned, excellent news is we are able to do that at a value efficient, and we are able to do it at scale with options which might be already in the marketplace or rising now,

Speaker 3: 09:02 Proper? And also you argue that not solely can we halt the enlargement of greenhouse gases, however really reverse local weather change, clear the air and water because it had been and restore a livable planet, how might or not it’s carried out,

Speaker 2: 09:14 Um, by there’s a number of options, there’s pure options and there is technological options. However let me simply focus a little bit bit on a few of the technological proper now, an ideal instance is carbon destructive concrete. There are a handful of firms which have come on-line during the last couple of years that may really take away carbon, flip it into artificial limestone for the manufacturing of concrete. So what which means is that you’ve got a market that is already there. We’re not going to cease constructing. The creating world will not be going to cease constructing. The developed world will not be going to cease constructing. So here’s a resolution that may quickly, um, for no, uh, uh, possibly one, 2% value distinction between conventional concrete and this new carbon, uh, uh, destructive concrete. We are able to scale buildings. Santa Clara County was the primary native authorities on this planet to name for his or her native County fee to be, uh, a local weather restoration.

Speaker 2: 10:06 And we’re working to unfold that globally. Take a look at, um, if we might develop the kelp and the ocean. Um, it was in one of many items that was within the article. Um, it grows two toes a day and it has the benefit of that. It may be farm not just for, um, human consumption, however it may be feed consumption. It is utilized in magnificence merchandise. And so there’s already a market. Due to this fact we simply have to develop it. That the purpose of the complete story was we are able to change conduct. We simply have to decide on to take action. Nicely,

Speaker 3: 10:36 Discuss a little bit extra about these direct air seize methods. So now we have a lot air pollution within the air now, which is inflicting the warming and the local weather change. How do you really reverse that with these air seize system?

Speaker 2: 10:49 What we had been speaking about is that you simply take away the carbon from the air. You may flip it into, a few of it may be sequestered underground, completely. Some might be was merchandise that may be considerably of a recycling of, um, of carbon. So that may be was issues like jet gas. That is not an ideal local weather restoration resolution, however it’s a path. Um, after which, um, nonetheless others, they’re creating, um, merchandise the place you utilize the director seize machines, um, and they are often, uh, deployed at scale, um, to take away the carbon and switch them into helpful merchandise. Uh, climax is doing carbon, carbon engineering is engaged on it. Um, director seize has a really, very promising future for us attending to full local weather restoration.

Speaker 3: 11:32 Uh, however that is worldwide. Uh, can these mitigation strategies presumably be value efficient in the event that they’re, in the event that they’re carried out worldwide, they are often

Speaker 2: 11:41 As they are often carried out in each the personal sector and with, uh, authorities coverage. So once more, um, there’s a few six, 650 totally different carbon elimination operations which might be each tiny, um, and enormous world wide. Um, and so they’re, they’re rising every single day. So sure, they are often. What we want is that the personal sector is available in with the beginnings of investments, um, seed capital for a few of these totally different options, then native governments can take them to scale as a result of they will do it by their planning and procurement. So sure, completely.

Speaker 3: 12:13 Yeah. It seems like Joe Biden is making the, uh, the identical argument together with his construct again higher a part of his marketing campaign. Now, while you make these arguments, you set forth these proposals, uh, I am within the response you are getting from leaders and lawmakers. How can we presumably get United management on this amongst a whole lot of countries and totally different political methods?

Speaker 2: 12:32 Nicely, I feel that the largest factor is that individuals want to make use of their voice. So when, when what I imply, let me speak extra in regards to the motion that we’re constructing. Um, for local weather restoration, now we have so many alternative companions starting from earth day community to the woman up marketing campaign to, um, religion leaders, , the Pope referred to as on local weather restoration and a letter on September one. Um, he talked about it for our frequent residence. So increasingly and extra, you are seeing this on the market. Um, I feel that utilizing your voice and demanding it, um, as we would wish to say, local weather restoration must be taking place within the pews. It must be taking place in school at work wherever you might be, try to be calling in your leaders to do local weather restoration. So, uh, , a yr in the past after we launched the muse on the United nations headquarters throughout basic meeting, it was an thought, uh, round local weather restoration.

Speaker 2: 13:19 And it was, it was considerably nascent and we simply completed our second annual world local weather restoration discussion board. And we had unbelievable, um, turnout. We had unbelievable audio system. Um, we had 40, I feel, 40 or 42 totally different leaders speaking in regards to the funding alternative, the science behind it calling for local weather restoration. So I feel that it is the largest factor is utilizing the voice we are able to change conduct. We simply have to decide on to take action. And if, if, as soon as now we have essential mass of individuals asking for this, then we’ll make the change. Certainly one of our audio system, Christine Harada. She was the chief sustainability officer for america underneath the Obama administration. And he or she mentioned 10, 15 years in the past, funding in wind and photo voltaic was, was fairly iffy and have a look at that market now. So, , I’ve one other associate that has mentioned the work that you simply’re doing is 10 years sooner or later. Sure it’s. So we begin now and construct this subsequent 10 years of the long run that we would like.

Speaker 3: 14:13 So invoice again inexperienced, it is a easy idea, a easy slogan. Do you suppose invoice again inexperienced might be the marketing campaign going ahead?

Speaker 2: 14:21 I’d like to see that. I hope that we, uh, within the U S can be a part of the remainder of the world on a worldwide inexperienced marketing campaign, however that will be our purpose. One of many issues that popping out of our second annual discussion board is that we have had buyers. We have had entrepreneurs, we have had enterprise leaders. How can we work collectively over this subsequent 12 to 14 months? So after we get to cop 26, all sectors are calling on the UN and world leaders to make local weather restoration and carbon elimination, third pillar of local weather

Speaker 4: 14:52 Motion. Nicely, it is definitely excellent news in a, in an space, in a dialogue that’s all to grim on far too typically. I have been talking with Rick Darnell president of the muse for local weather restoration. Thanks very a lot. Thanks a lot.

Speaker 1: 15:17 That is KPBS mid day version. I am Maureen Cavenaugh with Mark Sauer in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a Renaissance of motorcycle using in San Diego County. There’s additionally been a lower in bike crashes and accidents, maybe as a result of decrease site visitors volumes, KPBS, Metro reporter, Andrew Bowen says advocates. See this second as essential as to whether that optimistic development continues.

Speaker 4: 15:44 I am biking with Oscar to Vera by terracotta park. One of many stopping factors on the self guided black indigenous and other people of colour historical past experience to Vera is a board member of motorcycle SD and helped manage a small group bike experience alongside the tour. Serralta park was included due to its significance to the historical past of metropolis Heights. The location itself is a superb visible illustration of what might be achieved. Uh, the neighborhood organizers had been capable of advocate for this park. After the state, route 15 was constructed. It bisected that two communities, however this park was capable of type of be a part of them collectively. It is making avenue degree connections like these that Tavarus sees as central to bike STS mission. And one of many few positives of the pandemic is that individuals have turn into extra apt to get on a motorbike and discover their metropolis. He and others are hopeful that the brand new habits stick after the pandemic is over getting the folks extra snug with understanding the logistics of the highway and feeling simply even being snug, using subsequent to vehicles.

Speaker 4: 16:45 I feel getting these households and getting these every day commuters out of their vehicles and understanding that biking is not a doable various, not every single day, however more often than not it might be a very good resolution. Long run. The regional transportation planning company SANDAG measured a 42% enhance in bike journeys, countywide for mid March to mid August this yr, in comparison with final yr. In the meantime, bike owner accidents from collisions had been down 19% within the metropolis of San Diego throughout that interval. So extra individuals are biking and fewer are getting injured. After which as you get extra folks there, there’s a essential mass and drivers turn into extra conscious. And I feel now we have to do all of it. County supervisor, Nathan Fletcher additionally sees a window of alternative to make lasting change, to scale back site visitors congestion and greenhouse gasoline emissions. His workplace not too long ago launched a program to offer away as much as 400 electrical bikes to County residents. He says, e-bikes are particularly promising in San Diego, which has unfold out and has a number of Hills. And I feel this program is an ideal praise to come back on the proper to inject

Speaker 5: 17:50 Electrical bikes in there, that are a lot simpler to make use of as a neighborhood than a conventional bicycle. And so I feel we actually want to consider as we come out of this, how can we keep and increase that the progress we have seen in, on this space

Speaker 4: 18:01 One life misplaced is just too many. One regulation, one individual injured this too many Hassan. It karata is government director of SANDAG, which gathered the biking information. SANDAG not too long ago accomplished eight new site visitors circles within the metropolis of San Diego meant to decelerate vehicles and enhance visibility of cyclists. It Grotta says they’re an enchancment, however they’re nonetheless not sufficient. Ultimately now we have to get to a spot the place we found out how we separate bikes from site visitors. And I feel our long run imaginative and prescient for San Diego area will envision a motorbike community that can present San Diego the flexibility to experience with out having a worry of it. Biker wish to Vera and Fletcher at karata hopes, the elevated curiosity in biking introduced on by the pandemic will change mindsets round constructing new protected bike lanes. Some tasks have been delayed by a number of years, typically underneath stress from residents who do not wish to sacrifice any highway house at present devoted to vehicles.

Speaker 4: 19:00 We’d like our communities to be keen to, to, to surrender one thing that acquired used to only just because we consider a multimodal strategy to any neighborhood is an effective way to maintain that neighborhood advocates say the nice promise of the bike growth in the course of the pandemic is increasing their constituency. Issues like e-bikes and secure, protected bike lanes could make biking extra accessible to extra folks like older adults or households with younger kids. Once more, Oscar to Vera. This might be a easy factor which you could begin doing on the weekend, and it isn’t a 20 mile commute, however possibly simply beginning round your block within the neighborhood. I feel that can type of make the system last more. Andrew Bowen KPBS information. Becoming a member of me is Andy Hanshaw. He is government director of the bike coalition of San Diego County. Andy, welcome to this system.

Speaker 5: 19:51 Thanks. It is nice to be right here. Now. We simply heard about that vital enhance

Speaker 4: 19:55 Bike ridership over the last six months, which after all corresponds with the shutdowns brought on by the pandemic. However why do you suppose folks appear to be using their bicycles extra throughout this time? I imply, they might simply as simply drive across the metropolis.

Speaker 5: 20:10 Yeah. I imply, I, it has been actually fascinating in a, in a very good silver lining to all of this, however the place folks had been beginning to, , firstly of the pandemic, uh, searching for shops and avenues to truly simply be outdoors, be energetic and, um, stay socially distant for well being issues and be in your loved ones unit. And, uh, it is good to see that it is really, , has occurred throughout this time interval. And we actually wish to experience this wave, uh, to proceed to, to encourage extra folks to experience extra typically. How has this enhance

Speaker 4: 20:46 Effected bike round city?

Speaker 5: 20:48 Nicely, uh, you may nearly speak to any one in all them in there. They’re struggling to maintain stock. It has been an amazing growth for bike outlets and repair, and , there there is a good, uh, unhealthy drawback the place, , it might take a while in your bikes to get serviced simply from the backup. Folks need it to get it, their outdated bikes mounted up. When this got here out, folks needed to seek out new bikes. I imply, it is exhausting to seek out, and that is, , not simply native, this is a matter nationally with the bike, growth that is been occurring. It is not only a San Diego situation, however, however in a great way, extra folks using, however there’s plenty of demand on bike outlets and so they’ve, they’re actually having, , a time attempting to maintain up with the demand.

Speaker 1: 21:32 It is also now apparently safer to experience a motorbike than it was within the pre pandemic days. And I do know bike security is a giant a part of your group’s mission. Inform us about that.

Speaker 5: 21:43 That is our prime precedence is to, to make it secure and gratifying for anybody who desires to decide on to experience. And a few extra folks selecting to experience creates, know one, a, a security in numbers, uh, thought the place extra individuals are using. There is a higher consciousness, but in addition we have been selling the gradual streets, motion and creating safer areas throughout this time for folks to stroll and bike and be outdoors. And, uh, , that was, uh, has been a rising success that the town of San Diego and different cities throughout the County, we’re at an actual tipping level within the County. Um, you’ve got the SANDAG regional bike plan early asking program tasks, which is an funding of $200 million in new bike infrastructure. The type that make it protected and secure for folks to take these journeys, in addition to, , extra issues like, uh, the downtown mobility plan and all of it, uh, helps, uh, cities attain their local weather motion plan targets of lowering GHG emissions, getting extra folks, taking much less automotive journeys, uh, it is translated into cleaner air and good outcomes for, uh, mode share targets for the local weather motion plan. So, uh, we have plenty of work to do, however I feel that has been an actual profit to all of this.

Speaker 1: 22:58 Now increasing bike lanes and infrastructure has normally resulted in a battle in San Diego neighborhoods. So afraid of dropping parking and auto entry. Do you see that altering?

Speaker 5: 23:11 I do. I feel as soon as, particularly, uh, when tasks and these bike lanes really come on-line, folks will see that it isn’t, it isn’t doing these issues. It is not, , it isn’t limiting anybody’s skill to drive. It is not creating a serious inconvenience for individuals who select to drive in. That is nice if it is their mode of transportation and that is all they wish to do, that is nice, however there’s so many individuals that wish to experience and actually admire these, these new tasks and this new infrastructure and secure areas. And it, and it actually simply creates a balanced transportation community, which is what, um, , the town’s been striving for all alongside and, and SANDAG as properly. So we want a extra balanced community for transportation modes. Bicycling is one a part of that pedestrian entry is one other one unexpanded transit community. All of it’s, um, creating house and alternative for folks of all modes. And I do not suppose it is creating these perceived inconveniences or lack of entry if you wish to drive.

Speaker 1: 24:21 Now, if folks and households wish to get on the market and begin discovering San Diego on bikes, the place can they get recommendation to assist them get began?

Speaker 5: 24:31 Yeah, properly, um, yeah, I, I, , I am at all times a fan of checking along with your native bike store. They’re at all times good to test with us on the bike coalition. Our web site@sdbikecoalition.org has plenty of assets has, um, routes has courses we have been providing free, uh, be taught to experience site visitors abilities type of courses for the final couple of years, because of some good grant funding. And it is actually, it is actually been efficient and we’re doing it nearly normally as of late the place we are able to, you may take a fast, , one hour class and, and be taught, , commuting suggestions by bike. After which, , after we all return to getting again collectively, we’ll, we’ll lead extra of our neighborhood rides, however what’s actually been nice to see is, uh, simply so many households using and households getting collectively. And so, , to seek out these secure routes, um, the place your loved ones can get pleasure from a bunch household bike experience, and we can assist.

Speaker 1: 25:30 Okay. Then I have been talking with Andy Hanshaw government director of the bike coalition of San Diego County. And Andy, thanks in your time.

Speaker 5: 25:39 Thanks, Maureen.

Speaker 5: 25:50 That is KPBS noon version. I am Mark Sauer with Maureen Kavanaugh flashback to final September. The potteries had been winding down showcasing younger gamers earlier than sparse crowds. The SDSU has texts. We’re beginning a profitable soccer season. The baseball playoffs had been about to start. The NFL season was underway and NBA and NHL groups had been taking part in preseason video games. This yr, after all, sports activities have modified dramatically together with the whole lot else. Becoming a member of me to debate the upending of American sports activities by COVID-19 is veteran San Diego sports activities journalist and writer Jay Paris. Jay, welcome again to noon version. Hey Mark. Thanks for having me on at all times good to be with you. Good people. Nicely, Jay, let’s begin with some excellent news. The 2020 Padres are again within the playoffs for the primary time in a dozen years, they have one in all baseball’s most fun younger groups, however no person can purchase a ticket to observe in individual inform us about this truncated season, what odd post-season

Speaker 3: 26:44 Event goes to seem like.

Speaker 6: 26:46 Yeah. It even sounds humorous. Does not it Padres within the playoffs? I imply, that is a sentence some 14 years within the making, uh, the final time they had been within the postseason, Bruce bocce with was the supervisor, Jerry Coleman was within the broadcast sales space and a Dodgers supervisor, Dave Roberts was taking part in left discipline. In order that simply exhibits you the way lengthy it has been. However actually this has been a, um, this has been the dream. This has been the imaginative and prescient. This has been the plan of basic supervisor, AIG pillar to assemble a workforce that may be sustainable if you’ll. Uh, sure, it is nice that they are within the playoffs this yr, however the way in which, uh, mr. Peller has constructed this workforce, uh, they plan on being on the playoffs yr after yr and actually markets. It type of goes again to what we thought or what the residents thought or what Padre followers speculated would occur when Petco park was constructed.

Speaker 6: 27:34 That was among the many promoting factors for measure C to get it permitted by the voters was that this model new stadium would create income streams that will, uh, have the opportunity, that will permit the Padres to have the ability to entice excessive value expertise, which translate is 2 profitable seasons. And , the primary, uh, two out of three years after the, the Picco park open, the Padres had been within the playoffs. I imply, they had been within the playoffs in Oh 5 and Oh six and, and other people had been settling in and with a model new ballpark and go, my goodness, that is going to be enjoyable, however what occurred 9 straight dropping seasons, a streak they stamped this yr with an exciting season and so they’re again within the playoffs and Petco seems fairly or by no means. The one factor lacking are the followers, these affected person Padre followers who deserved to be in there hollering and screaming in excessive 5 and with one another. Yeah.

Speaker 3: 28:27 All shut out this yr. I imply, it is simply superb. Now, do you just like the Padres possibilities on this odd post-season?

Speaker 6: 28:33 I do. I imply, they’ve struggled a little bit bit down the stretch, uh, offensively, however actually the bottom line is, uh, the Nelson restrict and Mike Clevenger, they’re prime two pitchers, each, uh, prematurely left their final outings in a brief collection that, that beginning pitching is so necessary. And people are actually their prime two pitchers. In order that’s the large query Mark stepping into? Have they got the pitching to get there, however, Oh my goodness, that offense is a lot enjoyable to observe with Fernando tatties, Manny Machado, Wil Myers, Eric Hosmer, there’s plenty of, there’s plenty of air there. And simply to indicate you the way, how issues have modified. The Padres have gone 24 years with out getting a single vote within the MPP balloting within the nationwide league. This yr, they will have two gamers getting loads of them in Tanti Semit shadow

Speaker 3: 29:22 Faculty soccer. This season was shut down this fall, no video games out right here, nearly anywhere else. Then all of it out of the blue modified the SDSU Aztecs. They’ll have a season in any case inform us what occurred.

Speaker 6: 29:33 Nicely, um, , it isn’t in regards to the cash once they say that it is at all times in regards to the cash. I imply, uh, school soccer type of mentioned quiet half

Speaker 3: 29:42 Out loud.

Speaker 6: 29:43 Uh, it is a home of playing cards nearly that these universities are constructed round their athletic applications that I’ve heard a very good line that, uh, , plenty of these college presidents wish to have a, uh, uh, college, the soccer workforce might be happy with or the opposite method round, , in some way these bilayers acquired designated important employees and so they’re working again into it, however , the sand might be thrown within the gears shortly. If the optimistic checks come up and so they need to take some pauses and all this, however within the storyline is after all them having to play in Carson this yr due to that building, all of that acquired wiped away with the COVID-19. They’ll attempt to squeeze the eight video games into eight weeks now, Mark. And that is a, that is a reasonably tight window, however let’s have a look at the place it goes. It is um, it, it felt like a university soccer Saturday, this previous Saturday with the sec and all the large, large title faculties getting again in it. Uh, I feel it is simple to begin this course of. Let’s examine what the top sport seems like.

Speaker 3: 30:41 Yeah. And all on TV for now. And naturally you say that the, as you notice, the Aztecs goes to play up in Carson, the suburb of LA, the place the church has performed. And I suppose they are going to begin the development on the market on the Aztec stadium, in mission Valley. Now, how are the followers reacting to all of this pottery followers can solely observe the video games on TV or radio, learn them on backside and the net and within the newspaper, how are they feeling?

Speaker 6: 31:03 , I, I feel, uh, they’re heartbroken, uh, in some ways in which, uh, , the followers are enthusiastic about having a season out of stakes went 10 and three final yr. Uh, they acquired seven starters coming again on that prime rank protection. So that they acquired to determine the quarterback state of affairs. I feel the followers are excited to for asterix soccer, however once more, there’s, there’s simply such a, sport’s such a element of being there and, and a excessive 5 and your buddy and, and Sharon for a 3rd down conversion, all of that’s misplaced proper now. So I feel from a distance, these followers are glad, however, uh, , there’s nothing like seeing it stay. Proper.

Speaker 3: 31:41 I wish to get into that in a second, however first, what about different school sports activities, soccer, lacrosse? Are they scheduled to play or is it simply soccer?

Speaker 6: 31:48 And that is type of, , if I used to be a guardian and my boy was working on the market taking part in, I imply, it is, it is okay for him to play, however my child cannot play the flute within the band, , it is okay for soccer to go on, however, uh, , my child cannot play soccer. It, it simply, it simply reeks Mark, uh, faculties grabbing cash. And it simply reeks of those youngsters in some regard and early 20 yr outdated children having actually no illustration looking for them. And it simply, um, it, it feels totally different. And, uh, I hope all of it works out. And I perceive what the, the speedy testing and the bubbles, these, these school children are going to be, and that is nice. However as soon as the practices, and as soon as the video games are over, uh, , they’ll be school children. And we definitely noticed the spike at San Diego state with the optimistic COVID take a look at.

Speaker 6: 32:40 So I’d be reluctant to slap my child on the rear finish and ship them out to play soccer throughout a pandemic. However, uh, they are saying they acquired the take a look at. They are saying, they’re doing the right protocol. They are saying, they have it underneath management. We do not know. And that is actually the large thriller of this. After all we’re hoping for the most effective, however boy, while you’re, while you’re coping with someone’s well being, it is a, it is a purple flag. If he requested me earlier than we wrap up, I needed your tackle what sports activities in individual and what regular seasons and playoffs means to our collective psyche as a, as a rustic, there’s an emotional toll as properly to not have our sports activities, proper? Yeah. It is a part of the panorama. A part of the material, , sports activities brings folks collectively. Sports activities gave us one thing else to argue about aside from politics. , we might argue bud Padres, Dodgers as a substitute of Trump Biden for awhile. So, , child steps, there have been no sports activities. Now there’s sports activities, not less than, uh, you may watch and hopefully sometime quickly, and we’re, uh, acquired this in our rear view mirror. We are able to all get again collectively and tailgate it once more. Nicely, we’ll see how this odd narrative performs out. I have been talking with veterans, San Diego sports activities journalist and writer, Jay Paris. Thanks, Jay. Okay. See you quickly. Mark

Speaker 1: 34:00 Musician, Ian Brennan made a reputation for himself. Recording stay exhibits and a San Francisco laundromat. Within the Nineties, he went on to turn into a producer, working with Lucinda Williams, rambling, Jack Elliott and others. He then turned to discipline recordings of musicians world wide like prisoners in Malawi and survivors of genocide in Cambodia. Now he is made an album together with his circle of relatives, his sister, Jane, who has down syndrome and her companions with developmental disabilities at an grownup care facility in Contra Costa County, here is California report journal, host Sasha Koka with their story. They’re calling themselves the sheltered workshops singers. [inaudible] inform us about Jane. What was it like rising up?

Speaker 6: 34:59 Nicely, it was nice rising up collectively. Uh, Jane is, and was one of many largest elements in my life. Probably the most vital particular person, uh, rising up actually in my complete world was her we’re solely 14 months aside. Music was our language of speaking with each other. Um, I used to be verbal earlier than my sister was verbal although. She was older. , the day I walked, I walked earlier than she did. She walked the following day. , she wasn’t about to see her little brother strolling, , with out with the ability to do it herself. So, so our destinies had been fairly entwined and, and she or he taught me

Speaker 7: 35:38 How you can pay attention. She taught me a method of listening to pay attention, to not the phrases, however to take heed to the spirit. And the gorgeous factor about her is that she is usually nonverbal, however she is aware of the phrases to each track. She simply makes them up as she goes alongside. If we listened to one another extra fastidiously, we be taught and now we have a lot to be taught from one another. And that is what I realized from my sister is that she could also be developmentally delayed. And but her emotional intelligence, her EEQ is greater than nearly anyone I’ve ever met.

Speaker 8: 36:22 There’s one monitor. I do know which you could hear her singing fairly clearly on on this album. It is referred to as farewell father. I really like you. [inaudible]

Speaker 7: 36:36 Nicely, my father, um, was 85 years outdated and, uh, we, we had had an thought about doing a recording with Jane and her friends. For years, we realized that if we will do that, we have to do that. Now, my father had been recognized with lower than a yr to stay. And, um, Jane is now 55 and, uh, the life expectancy, sadly for her inhabitants, her technology with down syndrome is 60

Speaker 8: 37:09 [inaudible].

Speaker 7: 37:09 We did the recordings with three generations with my three yr outdated daughter with my father current and with Jane and her friends, a lot of whom I’ve identified their complete lives. And, uh, so that’s Jane singing to my father and telling him goodbye. And actually, he handed away two months after.

Speaker 8: 37:30 Yeah, you had been nominated for a Grammy in your recordings of music by prisoners, inside SOMBA jail in Malawi. And also you gained a Grammy for greatest world music album in your recordings, with Tanara, when musicians who’ve roots in Mali and Algeria. And now coming again to California and turning your mic by yourself sister, I ponder what that was like so that you can do one thing so deeply private, and in addition what you suppose this undertaking has in frequent along with your different tasks.

Speaker 7: 38:05 Nicely, I imply, it felt like actually coming residence and it actually got here full circle musically as a result of the music for me actually began with, along with her. And, uh, it is, it has been deeply rewarding, uh, to listen to these voices. And once more, to see that there are not any method musical folks, music is in all places it is necessary for survival. And I feel that the voices listed here are in contrast to any others. And the issues which might be expressed are actual. This report is comprised of on the spot compositions with those who had by no means written songs earlier than, uh, , track right into a microphone earlier than or, or performed devices earlier than nonetheless, the outcomes had been gorgeous. And, uh, so it was a leap of religion.

Speaker 8: 39:04 Nicely, inform us in regards to the devices on this album. , while you’re discipline recording world wide, you’ve got typically had folks use devices which might be improvised, like glass bottles or, , bicycle spokes. What had been the devices like on this album?

Speaker 7: 39:20 We used, uh, a few of the particular person’s personal units, the wheelchairs, the canes, there was a yoga ball. This 100% stay what’s your listening to is one thing that occurs. And most recordings these days, what we hear is one thing that by no means occurred. It is a simulation of an occasion that by no means really occurred. I’m invested in attempting to characterize a spot in time and a second in time that may join folks to actuality in such a method that they will hear higher. And I feel that if on the finish of a track, you do not really feel otherwise than you felt firstly of the track and that track has failed.

Speaker 8: 40:13 Nicely, I am serious about that track, that Janet, one of many members sinks, I am not afraid of something.

Speaker 7: 40:26 Janet is in a wheelchair and she or he’s middle-aged, and I am out of the blue within the midst of improvisation, she started as a mantra, nearly saying again and again, I am not afraid of something. It simply seemingly got here out of nowhere and it was very transferring.

Speaker 8: 40:45 No, no, no, no.

Speaker 7: 40:52 Listed below are these boasts. So typically in our tradition, , plenty of macho boasts about, I am not afraid of anyone. I am not afraid of something. I am a robust individual. After which to see someone saying that very matter of reality, however very clearly proudly owning it and which means it was so highly effective and transferring, I am simply in awe of lots of the folks on the report and, and, and true energy and true grit.

Speaker 8: 41:18 There’s additionally a track that I discovered very transferring, referred to as unhealthy recollections by Tom, Tom, one other particular person

Speaker 7: 41:34 That has issue with ambulation, in addition to being intellectually or developmentally delayed. He has to put on a helmet as a result of seizures. And, um, he, once more, within the midst of an improvisation started speaking about unhealthy recollections again and again. And it was chilling to suppose what he may be referring to when that their inhabitants is actually statistically, probably the most susceptible inhabitants, probably the most abused inhabitants of any on this planet. Uh, some estimates say that as many as 90% of them are sexually abused and, or bodily abused sooner or later of their lives. So to listen to him speaking about unhealthy recollections was, uh, was staggering and chilling.

Speaker 8: 42:25 What message do you suppose that these songs have for us in a time when there’s a lot nervousness and worry and isolation on this planet?

Speaker 7: 42:34 What I’ve at all times realized from Jane and her friends, uh, all through my life is, uh, is perseverance and tenacity and acceptance that it isn’t a give up, so to talk, however acceptance of limitations, after which working with them and past them, there is a girl grace on the album and she or he reportedly goes and sings and consoles herself by singing typically for hours at a time. And he or she makes up these unbelievable melodies. They’re very intricate and, and distinctive and complicated. Some folks have heard them and so they say, properly, what language is that in? And it is, it is, it is simple. It is within the language of music. It is the common language. There are not any phrases to these songs. So individuals are looking for the which means and the which means is embedded within the music itself. These lives have worth and so they could also be neglected, however they’ve unbelievable worth. That may be a higher contribution to our society than, than some folks may’ve ever thought-about or, or acknowledge

Speaker 8: 44:05 Musician and producer. I in Brennan speaking about his new album, who you calling gradual, that includes the sheltered workshops singers, and that was California report journal, host, Sasha, Coca.