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THERE ARE 64FT OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKE TAHOE, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY MELT INTO THE STATE'S RIVERS AND RESERVOIRS.

BUT KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US THE MESSAGE FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY IS IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO CONSERVE WATER.

THE STATE'S LATEST SNOWPACK SURVEY SHOWS A BIG REBOUND FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR.

STATE WATER MANAGERS MEASURED ABOVE AVERAGE LEVELS FOR APRIL AFTER BELOW AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS.

THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY SAYS.

LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES ARE ALSO IN GOOD SHAPE.

DEBBIE DUNN, WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY, SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE CAN REMEMBER RESERVOIRS ACROSS THE STATE BEING NEARLY FULL.

YOU CAN TAKE AN ENJOYABLE SHOWER, NOT SING A LONGER SHOWER, BUT AN ENJOYABLE SHOWER.

THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD AND SO THIS MIGHT BE A GREAT TIME TO PLANT A TREE.

GIVE THAT TREE A LITTLE EXTRA WATER AND HELP COOL THE ENVIRONMENT.

MORE TREES WE HAVE, THE MORE GREENERY.

IT WILL HELP WITH CLIMATE, WITH CLIMATE RESILIENCY .

CLIMATE RESEARCHER DAN KAHAN WITH THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY SAYS CLIMATE MODELS PREDICT MORE VOLATILITY IN THE FUTURE.

YOU KNOW, PROLONGED PERIODS OF DRYNESS.

AND THEN AND THEN, INTERLUDES OF, OF WETNESS, SOME OF WHICH CAN BE PRETTY HEAVY.

AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE DELIVERY OF PRECIPITATION IS KIND OF A TWO EDGED SWORD BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT, IT LEVEES FLOODS, ALONG WITH, YOU KNOW, WATER SUPPLY.

COHEN SAYS HE DOESN'T EXPECT TOO MUCH CHANGE OVERALL IN PRECIPITATION IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE'RE LIKELY TO LOSE MORE TO THE LANDSCAPE AND TO THE ATMOSPHERE.

SO THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO USE WATER WISELY.

AND, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY BE A BIT MORE CONSCIOUS IN CONSERVING WITH THE FUTURE IN MIND.

DUNN HAS THESE TIPS FOR CONSERVING WATER, PUTTING IN WATER WISE LANDSCAPE BY PUTTING IN WATER EFFICIENT DEVICES SUCH AS LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SO WE WANT EVERYONE TO KEEP UP THAT EFFICIENT WATER USE.

REPORTER MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

WELL, WE TOLD YOU THAT CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE AND LATE HALF OF THE WEEK, LOOKING A LITTLE FURTHER AHEAD TO TONIGHT, WE'RE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 56.

YOU'RE GOING TO START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THOSE CHANGES IN THE AIR WITH INCREASING CLOUDS.

WE'RE GOING TO TRACK WHEN THAT RAIN IS SET TO HIT THE AREA.

AND HOW GUSTY WINDS ARE GOING TO GET THE CONDITION OF SAN DIEGO'S STREETS IS GETTING WORSE.

THAT'S ONE TAKEAWAY FROM A STREET ASSESSMENT RELEASED IN JANUARY.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS AS THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE CITY'S PAVEMENT KEEPS GOING UP, SOME ADVOCATES ARE ASKING FOR A NEW APPROACH.

THERE'S A LOT OF BROKEN UP PAVEMENT HERE, A LOT OF POTHOLES, AND YOU CAN EVEN SEE PLANTS GROWING THROUGH THE PAVEMENT.

THE DIRT IS JUST RIGHT THERE.

I'M WALKING DOWN MENLO AVENUE IN CITY HEIGHTS WITH CHLOE LAUER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS STREET IS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE.

THE REASONS ARE MANY, AND THEY'RE COMPLICATED, BUT ONE FACTOR IS THE CITY'S DEPENDANCE ON CARS.

THE MORE WE DRIVE, THE MORE WE HAVE TO SPEND FIXING THE ROADS.

AS OUR CARS AND VEHICLES GET BIGGER AND HEAVIER.

AND WITH ELECTRIC CARS ALSO BEING VERY HEAVY WITH THEIR BATTERIES, THAT PUTS MORE STRESS ON THE ROADS, WHICH REQUIRES MORE RESURFACING AT A FASTER RATE.

SO BASICALLY, IF WE CONTINUE IN THIS DIRECTION , WE'LL NEVER CATCH UP.

IN JANUARY, THE CITY RELEASED A FIRST OF ITS KIND PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN.

LAUER SAYS IT HAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION, BUT THERE ARE SOME CRITICAL QUESTIONS THAT THE PLAN DOESN'T ASK, LIKE HOW MUCH MONEY THE CITY CAN SAVE ON ROAD MAINTENANCE BY SHIFTING TRAVEL BEHAVIOR AWAY FROM CARS AND TOWARD BIKING, WALKING AND PUBLIC TRANSIT.

THE CITY HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO DOING THAT IN ITS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, AND FEWER CARS ON THE ROAD WOULD MEAN PAVEMENT REPAIR JOBS WILL LAST LONGER FROM CITY HEIGHTS.

LAUER AND I BIKE TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.

ANOTHER QUESTION THE CITY'S PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN DOESN'T ASK DOES SAN DIEGO SIMPLY HAVE TOO MUCH PAVEMENT?

WOW.

IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF ASPHALT FOR WHAT COULD BE A REALLY NICE AND CHARMING WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE STREETS HERE ARE EXCEPTIONALLY WIDE.

NOT ONLY DOES THAT ENCOURAGE SPEEDING, IT ALSO MEANS THE CITY IS SPENDING MONEY ON SPACE THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE PAVED.

SO IT WOULD BE A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ASPHALT THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO MAINTAIN IN THE LONG TERME.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU COULD EXTEND THE PLANTED AREA PROVIDING MORE SHADE, MORE GREENERY, MORE BEAUTY, AND THEN ALSO DECREASING THE STORMWATER RUNOFF THAT COMES FROM HAVING ALL OF THESE IMPERMEABLE SURFACES.

AND THAT MEANS THAT THE WATER CAN'T SEEP THROUGH.

THE CITY'S PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN, SAYS IT NEEDS TO SPEND $1.9 BILLION OVER THE NEXT DECADE TO IMPROVE THE AVERAGE STREET CONDITION ACROSS THE CITY AND KEEP IT FROM GETTING WORSE, CITY SPOKESMAN RAMON GALINDO TOLD KPBS IN A STATEMENT, QUOTE, THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FORECASTED THE COST TO MAINTAIN EXISTING PAVING INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT OTHER MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS.

OTHER DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS THE MOBILITY MASTER PLAN AND THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, ARE THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS FOR MOBILITY PROJECTS AND CLIMATE ACTION.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

HIGHWAY ONE IS STILL CLOSED IN BIG SUR AFTER A SECTION OF THE ROAD COLLAPSED INTO THE OCEAN DURING HEAVY RAIN, NORMALLY BUSTLING WITH TOURISTS.

STATE PARKS ARE CLOSED AND THE TOWN IS QUIET.

SOME RESTAURANTS HAVE DECIDED TO CLOSE FOR NOW, WHILE OTHERS ARE STAYING OPEN FOR LOCALS.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BIG SUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS ANY HIGHWAY ONE CLOSURE IS A STATEWIDE ISSUE.

EVERY DAY THAT CONTINUES WITH THE ROAD CLOSED, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE ECONOMIC DAMAGES FOR THE STATE AS A WHOLE, NOT JUST BIG SUR, BUT THE STATE IN EXCESS OF $1 MILLION A DAY WHEN BIG SUR WAS SIMILARLY ISOLATED BACK IN 2017, VISIT CALIFORNIA ESTIMATED A HALF $1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC LOSSES.

MEANWHILE RAIN IN THE FORECAST HAS LED TO THE CANCELLATION OF CONVOYS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT THE REPAIR SITE.

THE CONVOYS ALLOW TOURISTS TO LEAVE AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE TO TRAVEL AND GET SUPPLIES.

THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RESUME ON SATURDAY.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS STILL USE LANDLINES FOR PHONE SERVICE, BUT MAYBE NOT FOR LONG.

AT&T MAINTAINS THOSE COPPER WIRE LINES, AND THEY'RE ASKING THE STATE TO NO LONGER REQUIRE THEM TO.

KPBS SCI-TECH REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE SAYS THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF LANDLINES IS CAUSING MANY PEOPLE WHO USE THEM TO OBJECT TO THE STATE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

TOM, WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO COULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS?

WELL AMID THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS STILL USE LANDLINES FOR PHONE SERVICE, THAT MAY SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT IN TODAY'S WORLD IT'S NOT VERY MUCH.

IN FACT, AT&T SAYS THESE CUSTOMERS REPRESENT JUST 5% OF THEIR CUSTOMER BASE, WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS CHOOSING MOBILE SERVICE AND FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTIONS.

LANDLINE CUSTOMERS ARE OFTEN ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY, OR PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS WHO HAVE FEW SERVICE OPTIONS.

TEDDY BURGESS WITH AT&T CALIFORNIA, SAYS SERVING PEOPLE WITH FUNCTIONING COPPER WIRE LANDLINES IS NOT CHEAP.

CONTINUING TO UPGRADE AND MAINTAIN AND BUILD OUT THAT NETWORK FOR ONLY A VERY SMALL CUSTOMER BASE IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

SO EVERY DOLLAR WE'RE INVESTING CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE COPPER NETWORK PREVENTS US FROM BEING ABLE TO PUT THAT MONEY INTO ADVANCED SERVICES LIKE FIBER AND WIRELESS.

AT&T IS CONSIDERED IN CALIFORNIA TO BE THE CARRIER OF LAST RESORT, MEANING THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE LANDLINES THE COMPANY WANTS THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO STOP REQUIRING AT&T TO BE THAT, AND THEY WANT THEIR CUSTOMERS TO START USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY.

BUT PEOPLE LIKE JOSHUA HART IN PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SAY FOR PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS, LANDLINES ARE THE ONLY THING THEY'VE GOT.

AND SO WHILE AT&T CLAIMS TO BE BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND WORKING ON THESE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IN URBAN AND ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS ARE REALLY BEING LEFT BEHIND WITHOUT ALTERNATIVES.

SO, TOM, IF THE CPUC GRANTS AT&T REQUEST, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE PEOPLE WHO USE LANDLINE PHONE SERVICE?

WELL, AMITH IN THEIR APPLICATION, AT&T DOES SAY THAT THEY WILL NOT ABANDON LANDLINE SERVICES FOR CUSTOMERS WITH NO ALTERNATIVES.

BUT THE QUESTION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A VIABLE, AFFORDABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR A LANDLINE IS STILL ONE WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

TONIGHT, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS HOSTING THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC FORUMS AS PART OF ITS SEARCH FOR A NEW FIRE CHIEF.

IT'S AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR RECREATION CENTER FROM 530 TO 730.

TOMORROW'S FORUM IS AT THE KEARNY MESA RECREATION CENTER, ALSO FROM 530 TO 730.

AN ONLINE SURVEY IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

FIRE CHIEF COLIN STOWELL, RECENT ANNOUNCED HE WILL BE RETIRING IN AUGUST AFTER 34 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THE NATIONAL CITY COUNCIL VOTED AGAINST AN ORDINANCE MODELED AFTER SAN DIEGO'S HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, BAN .

IT WOULD HAVE MADE CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY ILLEGAL BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5:30 A.M. AND 9 P.M, WHEN SHELTER BEDS ARE AVAILABLE.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO BAN ENCAMPMENTS NEAR SCHOOLS, IN WATERWAYS AND NEAR ANY TRANSIT HUBS, WHETHER BEDS ARE AVAILABLE OR NOT.

AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING, MANY PEOPLE OPPOSED THE ORDINANCE, SAYING THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT WILL WORK.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN BEFORE THE BAND, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART BECAUSE IT'S IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE SEE IT.

IT'S CLUTTERED, KIDS TRY TO GO TO SCHOOL AND THEY COME ACROSS THAT.

THE CITY COUNCIL DIDN'T APPROVE THE MEASURE BECAUSE NATIONAL CITY DOESN'T HAVE OPEN SHELTER SPACE AT THE MOMENT.

A SHELTER OPERATED BY THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION IS EXPECTED TO OPEN BY THIS SUMMER.

THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO DO MORE RESEARCH AND REPORT BACK BY JUNE .

PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMED WINS IN ANOTHER ROUND OF PRIMARIES YESTERDAY, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ALREADY SECURED THEIR NOMINATIONS.

BOTH WERE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY IN BATTLEGROUND STATES LIKE WISCONSIN.

HERE'S JULIA BENBROOK WITH SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS.

ALMOST ANY PATH TO VICTORY WILL RUN THROUGH SEVERAL SWING STATES, INCLUDING WISCONSIN.

BACK IN 2016, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SECURED A WIN THERE BY FEWER THAN 23,000 VOTES.

AND THEN IN 2020, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WON BY FEWER THAN 21,000 VOTES.

I CAME TO OFFICE DETERMINED TO UPHOLD THE DUTY THAT GETS US THROUGH ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PERIODS IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY, AND WE HAVE WISCONSIN PRIMARY VOTERS ARE NOW SENDING BOTH BIDEN AND TRUMP A MESSAGE MORE THAN 47,000 WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS.

THAT'S ROUGHLY 8% OF THOSE WHO WENT TO THE POLLS MARKED UNINSTRUCTED AT THE BALLOT BOX, LARGELY IN PROTEST OF BIDEN'S HANDLING OF THE WAR IN GAZA.

IF THEY WON'T LISTEN TO OUR CALLS OR OUR EMAILS OR OUR LETTERS, THEN THEY BETTER LISTEN TO OUR VOTES INSTEAD.

TRUMP ALSO FACED PUSHBACK AS HE CONTINUES TO TRY AND REACH MORE MODERATE VOTERS.

A VOTE FOR TRUMP IS A VOTE TO SAVE WISCONSIN, AND IT'S A VOTE TO SAVE YOUR COUNTRY.

IN WISCONSIN, MORE THAN 76,000 REPUBLICANS.

THAT'S ROUGHLY 13% OF THOSE WHO VOTED CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR HIS FORMER PRIMARY OPPONENT, NIKKI HALEY.

ANOTHER FORMER OPPONENT, RON DESANTIS AND UNINSTRUCTED, BROUGHT IN ABOUT 30,000 VOTES COMBINED, REPORTING IN WASHINGTON.

I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

RECENT LABOR AND SAVINGS DATA IS RAISING CONCERNS OF A LOOMING RETIREMENT CRISIS.

NEW BANK RATE DATA SHOWS THAT JUST 44% OF U.S.

ADULTS COULD AFFORD TO PAY AN EMERGENCY EXPENSE OF $1,000 OR MORE FROM THEIR SAVINGS.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS MORE.

THE NUMBER OF U.S. WORKERS IN THE LABOR MARKET OVER THE AGE OF 75 IS EXPECTED TO NEARLY DOUBLE OVER THE NEXT DECADE, ACCORDING TO BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS DO WHAT'S IN THEIR BEST INTEREST, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVEN'T SAVED ENOUGH MONEY FOR THEIR RETIREMENT AS SOME STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET, THEY'RE TAPPING INTO THEIR 401 K AND RETIREMENT PLANS EARLY.

WHILE PENSION PLANS HAVE GONE NEARLY EXTINCT AND FEAR OVER SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY LOOMS.

SO WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREPARE IF YOUR RETIREMENT IS STILL FAR OFF?

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND COMPOUND INTEREST AND REALIZE THAT A LITTLE MONEY NOW GOES MUCH FARTHER THAN A LOT MONEY LATER.

REPORTER MITCHELL KRAUSS, FOUNDER OF CAPITAL INTELLIGENT ASSOCIATES, SAYS DISCIPLINED AND CONSISTENT SAVINGS, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A LITTLE, IS CRITICAL.

THERE'S YOUR CURRENT SELF, WHICH ALWAYS WANTS TO GO AND HAVE FUN AND EAT OUT AND DO ALL SORTS OF FUN THINGS.

AND THERE'S YOUR FUTURE SELF WHO'S GOING TO WANT TO DO THAT TOO?

BUT YOU ALSO DON'T WAKE UP ONE DAY AND SAY, HEY, IF I JUST SAVED A LITTLE BIT MORE, DID A LITTLE BIT MORE THINGS, I'D BE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION NOW.

AND FOR THOSE A LITTLE CLOSER TO RETIREMENT AGE, IT SOUNDS SIMPLE.

BUT KRAUSS SAYS, REALLY, TAKE THE TIME AND UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A BUDGET.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE.

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THAT WILL GO IN RETIREMENT.

AND A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH CAN EITHER PROD YOU TO GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OR PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE.

I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING A HEADS UP FOR PROPERTY OWNERS IN SAN DIEGO.

THE DEADLINE TO PAY THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY ON APRIL 10TH.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OWED COUNTYWIDE IS $8.63 BILLION, A 10% PENALTY FEE WILL BE APPLIED FOR LATE PAYMENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS CAN PAY ONLINE AT CTC .COM FOR COYOTE PUPS WERE RECENTLY TURNED OVER TO THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AFTER THEY WERE DISCOVERED UNDER THE DECK OF A HOME IN PACIFIC BEACH.

IT'S PUPPING SEASON FOR COYOTES KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS DETAILS ON WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER COYOTE PUPS IN THE WILD.

WORKERS MARKED, FED AND WEIGHED THE PUPS BEFORE THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S PROJECT WILDLIFE PROGRAM IN RAMONA.

COYOTE BREEDING SEASON IS LATE JANUARY THROUGH EARLY MARCH.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY SAYS THEY WILL BE RAISED IN CAPTIVITY UNTIL THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO BE RELEASED IN THE WILD.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HI, ANDY BLUE IS THE CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S RAMONA WILDLIFE CENTER.

HE SAYS WORKERS TAKE GREAT CARE IN NOT GETTING THE PUPS USED TO HUMAN PRESENCE.

THEY WEAR MASKS AND FURS WITH COYOTE SCENT ON THEM.

WHEN FEEDING THE PUPS, THEY BEGIN TO LEARN HER HER SCENT.

THE FURS ARE DONATED AND THE SCENT COMES FROM BRAWLEY, THE CENTER'S AMBASSADOR COYOTE.

SHE HELPS TEACH THE PUBLIC ABOUT COYOTES AND THEIR BEHAVIORS.

BLUE SAYS IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR PUPS TO BE LEFT ALONE DURING THE DAY BECAUSE BOTH PARENTS ARE OUT HUNTING.

IT IS RARE, BUT IF YOU DO SEE THEM IN THE WILD, HE SAYS, IT'S BEST TO LEAVE THEM BE WELL, HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS AND WE THINK WE SHOULD.

WE SHOULD PICK IT UP AND BRING IT TO PROJECT WILDLIFE.

BUT IN MOST CASES YOU CAN CALL US AND WE CAN.

WE CAN KIND OF ADVISE YOU ON ON THE BEST WAY TO GO WITH THAT.

AND WITH THE PARENTS OUT HUNTING, THERE MIGHT BE INCREASED SIGHTINGS OF COYOTES.

BLUE SAYS NOT TO WORRY.

WELL, BRAWLEY HERE IS USED TO HUMANS, BUT EXPERTS SAY IF YOU SEE THEM IN THE WILD, THEY'RE MORE AFRAID OF YOU THAN YOU ARE OF THEM IF YOU SEE THEM.

THERE'S ALSO A REALLY GOOD WAYS TO WHAT WE CALL HAZE COYOTES.

IF YOU'RE CARRYING AN AIR HORN OR EVEN SOME KEYS, YOU CAN MAKE SOME SORT OF RACKET, SOME SORT OF NOISE IF YOU'RE WALKING, AND THAT SEEMS TO SCARE THEM OFF.

COYOTES ARE EVERYWHERE IN SAN DIEGO, SO IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE THEM OUT AND ABOUT EVEN DURING THE DAY.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

CORONADO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCED LAYOFFS TO ADDRESS A $2.3 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT.

AMONG THE CUTS COULD BE A THERAPY DOG PROGRAM AT CORONADO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE PROGRAM IS SPEARHEADED BY LICENSED CLINICAL COUNSELOR REBECCA RABE.

SHE SAYS NEARLY 50 STUDENTS ARE IN THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING 13 YEAR OLD BRYSON.

HIS PARENTS SAY THE TRANSFORMATION THEY'VE SEEN IN THEIR SON, WHO IS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, HAS BEEN REMARKABLE.

HE'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT KID NOW.

IT'S YOU WOULDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE HIM IF YOU DID THIS INTERVIEW.

YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS AGO, HAVING MISO AROUND THE CAMPUS IS JUST, LIKE, REALLY GOOD FOR THE STUDENTS.

I'VE MADE A TON OF COOL FRIENDS THROUGH THE DOG GROUP.

REBECCA WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED BY THE DISTRICT THAT HER JOB MAY BE CUT, ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER COUNSELORS.

SPECIAL GUESTS AND OTHERS.

THE DISTRICT SAYS FINAL NOTICES WILL BE GIVEN IN MAY AFTER GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S BUDGET REVISION IS RELEASED.

WELL, LET'S BREAK DOWN WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK, STARTING YOU OFF WITH OUR WEATHER HEADLINES, WE ARE TURNING WET AND WE ARE TURNING WINDIER AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE.

AND LATER HALF OF THE WEEK WITH THAT.

WITH THIS STORM, WE'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE A COOL DOWN, THOUGH WE ARE A LITTLE BIT DRIER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, SO THE DAYS WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE THREAT FOR SOME HEAVY RAIN AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE GOING TO BE THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT WE'RE LOOKING AT LOWS IN THE 50S FROM OCEANSIDE 52, SAN DIEGO 56.

AGAIN, THOSE CLOUDS ARE GOING TO START TO INCREASE AS WE HEAD A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INLAND.

RAMONA, YOU'RE AT 42 BORREGO SPRINGS, 53 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

YOU'RE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW TONIGHT OF 40 FOR TOMORROW AS WELL.

HIGHS WILL RISE JUST TO THE LOW 60S.

YOU'RE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE THAT COOL DOWN.

IN EFFECT, LOOK AT BORREGO SPRINGS WHERE WE WERE IN THE 80S.

NOW WE'RE JUST IN THE MID 70S AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW WITH MOUNT LAGUNA, YOU'RE JUST HITTING A HIGH OF 43.

I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW THIS IS GOING TO LOOK OR PLAY OUT AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

AGAIN, WE HAVE THOSE CLOUDS SOCKED IN, ESPECIALLY THERE ALONG THE COAST.

BUT THEN AS WE HEAD INTO LATE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, THAT'S WHEN THIS ACTION IS SET TO HIT AND YOU SEE SOME OF THOSE SCREAMING COLORS.

WE HAVE THE REDS, WE HAVE THE ORANGES.

THAT MEANS SOME HEAVY RAIN IS ON THE WAY, AND YOU'RE EVEN STARTING TO SEE THAT CHANGE OVER TO BLUE.

YES, I'M NOT GOING TO RULE OUT SOME SNOW THERE FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND WHILE WE ARE STILL TRACKING THAT THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS, EVEN AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, I DO WANT TO TAKE US OVER THESE NEXT FEW DAYS ALONG THE COAST.

COOLER BY THURSDAY.

AGAIN, WE'RE JUST REACHING HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FALL AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY WITH A HIGH OF 59.

THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT A FEW SHOWERS AND EVEN A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE, THOUGH WE DO START TO DRY OUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, THOUGH STILL A LITTLE BIT ON THE COOLER SIDE BEFORE TEMPERATURES DO START TO RISE.

HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND, SHOWERY BY FRIDAY, LOW HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP 57 FOR THE HIGH ON FRIDAY.

AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, THEY WILL START TO REBOUND.

IT IS GOING TO BE WARMER AND YES, WE'LL EVEN SEE SOME SUNSHINE.

AS FOR THE MOUNTAINS, WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE COLD.

LOOK AT THE WORDING HERE.

FRIGID A HIGH OF JUST 26, A LOW OF 17.

AND WITH ALL OF THAT COLD AIR, IT'S ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SOME SNOW.

IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE WINDY AT TIMES, THOUGH WE DO START TO WARM UP SLIGHTLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, THOUGH IT IS STILL GOING TO BE A LITTLE WINDY TOWARDS THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND IN THE MOUNTAINS.

BREEZY THERE IN THE DESERTS AND YES, WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT SOME SHOWERS THERE ON FRIDAY.

HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP OVER THESE NEXT FEW DAYS, JUST A HIGH OF 60.

THERE BY FRIDAY.

BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, IT IS STILL A LITTLE BREEZY, BUT HIGHS WILL REBOUND.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

I'M METEOROLOGIST BREE GUY.

FIVE LITTLE SEA DRAGONS ARE SWIMMING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE BIRCH AQUARIUM AT SCRIPPS.

THEY ARE SOME OF THE DOZENS OF WEEDY SEA DRAGONS THAT HATCHED AT THE AQUARIUM LAST MARCH.

THE SEA DRAGONS AND SEAHORSES EXHIBIT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO A MORE THAN DECADE LONG CONSERVATION EFFORT.

PERFORMANCE ART IS TAKING CENTER STAGE AT LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE'S WITHOUT WALLS FESTIVAL.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AYRES SAYS THE EVENT TAKES ART OUTSIDE OF A TRADITIONAL THEATER AND BRINGS IT INTO UNCONVENTIONAL SPACES.

THIS YEAR, ACROSS A LOCAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.

UNEXPECTED, BEAUTIFUL AND THOUGHT PROVOKING.

GET READY TO BE WOWED BY LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE WITHOUT WALLS FESTIVAL.

THIS IS A FOX AND A STAG AND THAT IS A SEA DRAGON.

SO WE LOVE MIXING DIFFERENT ANIMALS TOGETHER TO CREATE MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES.

THIS YEAR THE PROGRAMING WILL TAKE OVER THREE DIFFERENT HUBS AT UC SAN DIEGO.

THESE ARE GOING TO BE STILT DANCE PUPPETS, A LOCAL GROUP CALLED ANIMAL CRACKER CONSPIRACY IS PUTTING ON A DREAM LIKE SHOW CALLED SPECTRUM SOCIETY OF WONDER.

IT'S LIKE AN AWESOME BEDTIME STORY FOR ALL AGES.

THEY'RE PERFORMING WITH THE STRING QUARTET FROM THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND GIANT HANDMADE PUPPETS THAT WILL GLOW IN THE NIGHT.

THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MORE OF A SIT DOWN SHOW.

SO WHERE THE AUDIENCE IS PARTICIPATING AS A STAR CLUSTER AND THAT THESE ARE REPRESENTATIONS OF CONSTELLATIONS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE.

ANOTHER LOCAL GROUP IS BLINDSPOT COLLECTIVE.

THEY'RE STAGING THEATER PERFORMANCES AT CHE CAFE, A CENTER ON CAMPUS KNOWN FOR ITS PUNK MUSIC SCENE AND ART.

AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THIS FACILITY.

FOR MORE SHORT PLAYS OR MUSICALS, ALL OF WHICH WERE DEVELOPED FOR THIS PRODUCTION WILL BE PERFORMING SIMULTANEOUSLY.

WE ARE YOUNG, WE ARE FINE.

THIS IS JUST THE FIRST TIME SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013.

THE WOW FESTIVAL HAS BEEN STAGED AT VARIOUS PLACES AROUND SAN DIEGO AND BECOME ONE OF THE BIGGEST DON'T MISS THEATER EVENTS IN TOWN, SAYS FESTIVAL PRODUCER AMY ASHTON.

THE AUDIENCE GETS TO EXPLORE FREELY OR WITH, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE MORE INTIMACY.

IT GIVES THE AUDIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF A SHAKE UP, AND YOU KIND OF FIND YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, SURPRISED.

THE FESTIVAL FEATURES MORE THAN 20 LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS THAT SPECIALIZE IN THEATER, DANCE, PUPPETRY, MUSIC AND SPECTACLE EVENTS.

THIS PIECE WILL BE SHOWCASING THE WORK OF 21 PERFORMERS AND ABOUT 15 LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS.

COMPOSERS MANY OF THEM THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

ONE OF BLINDSPOT COLLECTIVE'S PLAYS OCCURS IN A BATHROOM, SO THE AUDIENCE WILL KIND OF COME IN AND STAND LIKE IN VARIOUS SPOTS, AND THE PLAY WILL HAPPEN, LIKE RIGHT HERE BY THE SINK.

WOW.

FOR SPECTRUM SOCIETY OF WONDER, IT'S ABOUT REFRESHING THE MIND WITH THE HELP OF SOME LARGE INANIMATE CREATURES TO FIND THE BEAUTY AND JOY IN LIFE.

FOR US, IT SHIFTS OUR PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THE WORLD CAN BE AND WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN THE WORLD.

AND THAT'S REALLY A LARGE PART OF WHAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT, IS HOW WE PERCEIVE THE EVERYDAY.

ASHTON SAYS.

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS AT THE FESTIVAL, AND THAT TRADITIONAL THEATER RULES DON'T APPLY.

THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO KIND OF COMPLETELY BLOW UP THOSE RULES AND SAY, THIS IS A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY IS WELCOME.

HOPEFULLY YOU WILL FIND A SPOT THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE IN.

AND IF YOU DON'T, LET US KNOW BECAUSE WE WANT TO FIX IT.

BLINDSPOT COLLECTIVE SAYS THEY'LL COVER A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES THROUGH THEIR THEATER PERFORMANCES.

THEY'RE ALL ABOUT STUDENT ACTIVISM, AND THEY'RE ALL ABOUT STUDENT EXPERIENCE, AND THEY'RE ALSO ALL SET FROM THE LENS OF PEOPLE WHO MAY WORK OR VOLUNTEER HERE IN THE CHE CAFE AND ANIMAL CRACKER CONSPIRACY IS TRYING SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR, WHICH POSES BIG RISKS AND REWARDS.

IT'S GOING TO BE EITHER ABSOLUTELY STUNNING OR KIND OF CRAZY CHAOTIC UNFOLDING OF A STORY.

THIS YEAR'S WITHOUT WALLS FESTIVAL RUNS FROM APRIL FOURTH THROUGH APRIL 7TH, WITH EXHIBITS DURING THE DAY AND EVENING.

ALL OF THE PERFORMANCES WILL BE PRESENTED FREE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT SOME SHOWS NEED RESERVATIONS MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WOW FESTIVAL.

ORG JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

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JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG SLASH SPRING ARTS GUIDE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M AMITA SHARMA AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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