ICYMI on KPBS MiddayEdition: Native American Heritage Day has been officially celebrated for the last 14 years on the day after Thanksgiving. The long-overdue civic holiday is aimed at celebrating and teaching Native American history and culture.🎧 ⤵️
S2: We have more reservations for San Diego County than any other county United States.
S2: For me , it means , you know , the recognition of the Indian people and what they've gone through and a thought about they'd be looking into the history and understanding the Indian people , not only of San Diego County , but the entire state of California. Give a little thought to what the Indian people have gone through over the years. For me , it brings back some memories of when I was young on the reservation here growing up.
S4: Two weeks ago , Governor Gavin Newsom took a statewide victory lap. California has now fully recovered all jobs that were lost to the pandemic induced recession. The governor declared in a press release sent out to newsrooms throughout the state. But that little bit of news didn't land very well in San Isidro , where more than 200 stores closed and thousands lost their jobs during the pandemic. Jason Wells is the CEO of the San Isidro Chamber of Commerce.
S4: In San Ysidro , Wells says that retail sales figures are still below what they were before the pandemic and wait times at the border remain high due to staffing shortages at Customs and Border Protection. All of this likely means another tough holiday shopping season.
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