>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOODING REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> YOU MAY HAVE BEEN TEMPTED TO GO TO THE MOUNTAINS TO OF ENJOY THE SNOW THIS WEEKEND BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW.

POPULAR PLACES LIKE THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST ARE CLOSED.

OUR LOCAL MOUNTAINS ARE OPEN.

WE HEADED UP TO MOUNT LAGUNA TO GET ADVICE ON HOW TO SAFELY ENJOY A TRIP TO THE SNOW.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE AS YOU ARE DRIVING UP TO MOUNT LAGUNA.

THERE IS A LOT OF SNOW AND YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED BEFORE HEADING UP THE MOUNTAIN.

>> SLOW AND STEADY.

WATCH OUT FOR ICE PATCHES.

JUST SLOW AND STEADY.

>> BE SAFE.

GO SLOW, BRING SUPPLIES AND EXTRA CLOTHING.

BRING WATER.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CHAINS THAT FIT.

THERE IS NO PLACE TO PURCHASE A PEER.

>> Reporter: HE SAID TO ALSO FILL UP YOUR CAR WITH GAS BECAUSE THE CLOSEST GAS STATION IS 11 MILES AWAY.

>> MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW YOUR RANGE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE TOPPED OFF BEFORE YOU GET HERE BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO TOP OFF.

I THINK THE NEAREST CHARGING STATION IS 25 MILES AWAY.

FOR MAC IF YOU PLAN TO BRING A FOUR-LEGGED FAMILY MEMBER MAKE SURE TO KEEP HIM ON A LEASH.

>> IT IS A LEASH STATE.

PEOPLE LOSE THEIR DOGS APPEAR ALL THE TIME.

THEY TAKE OFF AFTER RABBITS OR SQUIRRELS OR WHATEVER.

SOMETIMES THEY NEVER FIND THEM.

>> EVERYTHING PLUS ONE.

CLOTHING GETS WET.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

YOU MIGHT BE STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

YOU WANT TO HAVE SNACKS AND BE PREPARED.

>> YOU MAY SEE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BE TEMPTED TO PARK AND GET OUT BUT NOT EVERYWHERE IS SAFE TO DO SO.

>> EVERYWHERE IS GETTING STUCK.

I'VE BEEN STUCK ABOUT EIGHT TIMES IN THIS STORM AND HAD TO GET PULLED OUT.

DON'T GO PLACES YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO GO.

ALSO BE COURTEOUS AND STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE'S HOMES.

DON'T CUT FENCES.

SOME PEOPLE LIVE HERE.

IT IS NOT ALL NATIONAL FOREST.

YOU HAVE TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TAKE YOUR TRASH HOME WITH YOU.

>> Reporter: CHECK OUT ROAD CLOSURES AND CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT ROADS.CA.OF BEFORE HEADED OUT FOR YOUR WINTER FUN.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A WEEK OF HISTORIC STORMS BROUGHT MUCH-NEEDED SNOWPACK TO CALIFORNIA.

RESEARCHERS AT PHILIP STATION NEAR LAKE TAHOE REPORTED A DEPTH OF JUST OVER 116 INCHES.

THAT AMOUNTS TO 170% OF THE APRIL AVERAGE FOR THE AREA.

OVERALL, RESEARCHERS FOUND STATEWIDE LEVELS HAVE ALMOST DOUBLED THE AVERAGE.

THOSE STORMS HAVE CAUSED A MIXTURE OF RELIEF AND FRUSTRATION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY FARMERS.

CLAIRE STRONG WENT TO MEET AND AVOCADO GROVER TO FIND OUT WHY.

>> IT IS DEFINITELY A CROP PRODUCTION.

>> Reporter: FALLEN AVOCADOS MINA TUMBLE IN PROFITS.

>> THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ONCE IT HITS THE GROUND.

WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE FRUIT THAT IS EXISTING.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A SILVER LINING IN THE NEED OF MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL.

RIGHT NOW THE REV RESERVOIR IS UNUSUALLY FULL.

>> WHEN IT RAINS IT IS FREE WATER INSTEAD OF CITY WATER.

IT HELPS US TO KEEP THE COST DOWN.

>> Reporter: ABOUT HALF OF CALIFORNIA IS NOW DROUGHT FREE.

NOT EVERY LOCAL FARMER IS JUMPING FOR JOY.

RAIN IN SOME PLACES MEANS IS NO ANOTHER'S.

JULIAN HAS HAD ITS FAIR SHARE.

WITH SNOW COMES'S LETTERS AND SOME ARE CAUSING DAMAGE TO FARMLAND BY CUTTING FENCES TO FIELDS AND LEAVING TRASH BEHIND .

KATIE OSTRANDER SAID WHILE THE SNOWPACK IS HELPING TO IRRIGATE PASTORS, IT IS ALSO ATTRACTING SOME INCONSIDERATE TOURISTS.

>> IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.

WE HAVE INVESTED OUR WHOLE LIVES EITHER FINANCIALLY OR JUST LOVE.

IT IS THE SAME THING.

IF I WENT TO ESCONDIDO AND SAID THAT IS A GREAT LOOKING PORCH, I WILL HAVE A PICNIC THERE.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER PROBLEM IS GAPS IN FENCING CAUSING ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

BEN'S MOTHER HAS SOME SAGE ADVICE BACK AT THE FARM.

>> EVEN WHEN THINGS ARE REALLY AWFUL AND YOU THINK NOTHING WILL BE GOOD SOMETHING CHANGES.

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT COMES ALONG AND CHANGES.

YOU HAVE GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES.

>> Reporter: DON'T LOOK DOWN.

ONLY LOOK UP.

REFERRING TO THE FRUIT ON THE TREES AND ON A FLOOR.

>> PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ARE STILL SNOWED IN.

COMING UP, A LOOK AT THE EFFORTS TO DIG THEM OUT.

>>> RECENTLY ARRIVED AFGHANS AND VOLUNTEERS WERE WELCOMED TO THE WHITE HOUSE THIS WEEK.

MANY OF THEM ARE MILITARY VETERANS AND WERE THANKED FOR THEIR WORK.

ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: SEAN IS A NAVY VETERAN WHO COFOUNDED AFGHAN BACK.

HE AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS WERE RECOGNIZED IN A WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY ON THURSDAY.

OFFICIALS WITH HOME LOAN, HOMELAND SECURITY JOINED THEM IN THINKING THE VOLUNTEERS.

THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN DRAWINGS FROM RECENTLY ARRIVED CHILDREN.

>> THEY ARE VETERANS FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF AMERICA FROM ALL POINTS.

THEY ARE AFGHANS.

THEY ARE A REALLY GOOD REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED.

>> Reporter: HE IS ENCOURAGED THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AFGHANS WHO HAVE SETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

>> SOMEBODY HAS TO STEP UP.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE BIPARTISAN AFGHAN ADJUSTMENT ACT WILL GO INTO EFFECT BEFORE MANY OF THE VISAS THEY HAVE RECEIVED GO TO EXPIRE THIS AUGUST.

>>> THERE'S DISAGREEMENT OVER ESTATE LINEMAN TO HELP ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS.

A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO A WORKSHOP LAST NIGHT TO PROTEST SENATE BILL 10 THAT ALLOW CITIES TO DESIGNATE AREAS FOR UP TO 10 DWELLING UNITS PER A LOT OF LAND WITH CONSTRUCTION OF PROPERTIES LIKE TOWNHOMES AND DUPLEXES.

THOSE OPPOSED TO GET WILL MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS TO DENSE.

SUPPORTERS SAY IT WOULD HELP MAKE HOMEOWNERSHIP A REALITY FOR MORE PEOPLE.

>> THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF SAN DIEGO THAT WE MOVED TO AND WE HAVE KNOWN.

>> JUST BECAUSE OUR SITUATION CHANGED AND WE GOT LUCKY, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL IN THE PLACE WHERE WE WERE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY SAID THE GOAL IS TO GET PUBLIC INPUT.

THERE ARE STILL THINGS TO REVEAL.

ULTIMATELY THE ISSUE WILL GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A DECISION.

>>> MORTGAGE RATES ARE ON THE RISE COOLING THE HOUSING MARKET AND FORCING MANY BUYERS TO THE SIDELINES.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS WHY AND WHAT IT CAN MEAN FOR YOUR FINANCES.

>> Reporter: HOUSE HUNTERS ARE IN A RACE AGAINST RISING MORTGAGE RATES.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN ACCELERATING THE TIMELINE.

>> Reporter: 30 YEAR LOANS AVERAGE 6.65% FOR THE FOURTH WEEK IN A ROW AND UP FROM 3.76% LAST YEAR.

>> EVERY HALF-POINT THE MORTGAGE RATES RISE, I THINK THAT DEFINITELY HAS AN IMPACT ON WHAT BUYERS ARE WILLING TO DO AND HOW FAR THEY ARE WILLING TO STRETCH ON A HOME PURCHASE.

>> Reporter: HOMEBUYING ACTIVITY IS DROPPING IN RESPONSE.

MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS FELL FOR THE THIRD WEEK IN A ROW SITTING AT A 28 YEAR LOW FOR THE SECOND WEEK.

THE RISING RATES CONNECTED CONCERNS WITH HOW THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS HANDLING THE ONGOING FLIGHT AGAINST INFLATION.

WHILE THE FED DOES NOT SET THE INTEREST RATES BORROWERS PAN MORTGAGES DIRECTLY, ITS ACTIONS DO INFLUENCE THEM.

>> HOUSING IS A BIG PROBLEM NOW.

>> Reporter: AND ASSOCIATE PROVIDER OF ECONOMICS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SAID I HOUSING BUST WOULD BE TROUBLE FOR THE ECONOMY.

>> BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A BIG PART OF THE ECONOMY AND MEAN SO MUCH TO SO MANY PEOPLE, WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION AND THE SHOPS THAT GO WITH BUILDING COMMUNITIES.

>>> DAYS AFTER ENDING THE COVID 19 EMERGENCY, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ANNOUNCING PANDEMIC POLICY CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY.

STARTING ON APRIL THIRD MASKS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED IN INDOOR HIGH RISK AND HEALTHCARE SETTINGS.

THAT INCLUDES DOCTORS OFFICES, NURSING HOMES, JAILS, HOMELESS AND EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

ALSO, HEALTHCARE WORKERS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED FOR COVID.

THE CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT ONE MONTH FROM TODAY TO ALLOW HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT PLANS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT HAS CHANGED ITS POLICY AND REQUIRED COVID VACCINATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH PLANS TO REHIRE THOSE THAT WERE FIRED FOR NOT COMPLYING.

MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN FIRED OVER THE PAST YEAR FOR REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH THE VACCINATION REQUIREMENT.

NOW THE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS VOTED TO REASSESS THE POLICY AND EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE INVOLVING WORKERS.

>> WITH CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTY AND ACROSS THE STATE WE ARE REEVALUATING THE ABILITY TO MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED.

THAT INCLUDES THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY TERMINATED.

>> A DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON SAID THOSE WORKERS WILL BE OFFERED THEIR JOBS BACK.

THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RELIGIOUS AND MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS FOR VACCINATIONS AND NOW ADDING PERSONAL ACCOMMODATIONS WERE SAFE AND REASONABLE.

>>> TORNADOES, HAIL, SNOW, ICE, AND FLASH FLOODS ARE ALL PART OF A RELENTLESS SEVERE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN ROLLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> ABOUT THAT TIME WE HEARD THE ROARING.

SURE ENOUGH HERE COMES A TORNADO.

>> Reporter: THAT TWISTER TORE THROUGH LITTLE ELM, TEXAS.

ONE OF A WAVE OF TORNADOES THAT BOARD THROUGH OVERNIGHT.

>> IT WAS COMING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WOODS.

IT LOOKED LIKE MOSES WAS PARTING THE RED SEA.

>> THIS LADY SAID MY BABIES ARE IN THE CAR.

SHE WANTED ME TO HELP HER AND I SAID LET'S GO.

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIND GOT SO BAD I SAID NO.

DON'T GO OUT.

>> Reporter: TERRIFYING STORIES AND DEVASTATING DAMAGE.

THIS STORM FRONT MARCHING THROUGH THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY THREATENING TORRENTIAL RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW.

SEVERAL CALIFORNIA TOWNS ARE STILL GRAPPLING WITH WHAT THIS SAME WEATHER SYSTEM DUMPED ON THEM EARLIER THIS WEEK.

>> THERE IS NO WAY TO WALK AROUND.

IT'S UP TO MY NECK IN A LOT OF PLACES.

NOW WE ARE SCARED.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST 13 COUNTIES ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

THE NATIONAL GUARD MOBILIZED TO HELP ROAD CREWS CLEAR A PATH FOR RESIDENTS GROWING DESPERATE AMID DWINDLING SUPPLIES.

>> WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.

WE WILL TAKE YOU OUT AND WE ARE COMING.

>> Reporter: DIGGING OUT BUT NOWHERE TO GO.

THE FORECAST PROMISING MORE SNOW AND RAIN FOR THE SERIOUS THROUGH SATURDAY.

>> AFTER SEVEN DAYS STRAIGHT, IT IS REALLY HARD TO KEEP GOING BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

GUSTY WINDS THIS WEEKEND.

REALLY STARTING TO RAMP UP.

IT WILL BE COOLER AND CLOUDIER AS WE ARE TAPPING INTO MORE ONSHORE FLOW.

A WARMING TREND NEXT WEEK SO WE ARE SEEING SOME RELIEF.

BUT LOOKING AHEAD TO TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 46.

IT WILL BE MAINLY CLEAR BUT COOL.

OTHER AREAS LIKE RAMONA COMING IN AT 34 FOR TONIGHT.

MOUNT LAGUNA COMING DOWN TO 35.

OCEANSIDE TOMORROW RISING TO 60.

WE WILL START THE DAY WITH SOME SUNSHINE EVEN HEADING TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS.

MOUNT LAGUNA COMING IN WITH THE HIGH OF 44 WITH SOME SUNSHINE.

AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY, THOSE CLOUDS WILL START TO BUILD.

AGAIN RUNNING A LITTLE BIT COOLER.

THE CLOUDS WILL STICK AROUND THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WITH SLIGHT CHANCES FOR A LIGHT, QUICK SHOWER BUT OVERALL THE DAY STAYING MOSTLY DRY.

THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST GOING TO BE IN THE 60s THIS WEEKEND.

WE WILL HAVE CLOUDS AND SUN.

HEADING INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY CLOUDS AND SUN AS WELL.

STARTING TO CLEAR OUT A LITTLE BIT WITH THOSE CLOUDS AFTER THE WEEKEND BUT DROPPING DOWN TO A HIGH OF 57.

IT WILL START RISING AGAIN LIKE I SAID DURING THE MIDWEEK.

OTHER AREAS IN LENT COMING IN WITH HIGHS IN THE 60s.

AGAIN WE WILL HAVE THOSE CLOUDS CONTINUING TO BUILD AND THEN THEY DO START TO SEE A MIXTURE OF CLOUDS AND SUN FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK BUT WE ARE RISING QUITE A BIT BY WEDNESDAY.

SAME STORY WITH THE CLOUDS AND THE WIND.

MORE ALONG THE MOUNTAIN ON SUNDAY.

IT IS GOING TO BE WINDY WITH A HIGH OF 43.

STAYING IN THE 40s THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

IN THE DESERT HIGHS WILL BE RISING TO THE 70s AGAIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

>>> LOCAL LEADERS ARE CALLING ON THE STATE TO LOOK INTO THE RECORD NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN DEATHS.

ASSEMBLY BILL 251 WOULD REQUIRE THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VEHICLE WEIGHT AND INJURIES TO PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.

IT WOULD ALSO EVALUATE OF IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL FEES FOR DRIVERS WITH LARGER VEHICLES WOULD MAKE THE ROAD SAFER.

>> Reporter: IT WOULD LOOK AT HOW HIGHER REGISTRATION FEES COULD AFFECT DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND HOW ADDITIONAL FUNDS COULD IMPROVE SAFETY FEATURES ON ROADS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.

>> PEDESTRIAN DEATHS REACHED A FOUR DECADE HIGH IN 2020 WITH CALIFORNIA HAVING THE MOST OF THE NATION.

>>> GAS PRICES ARE PUSHING THE FIVE DOLLAR MARK AGAIN.

IT IS PART OF A LARGER CHALLENGE OF INFLATION.

>> Reporter: GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO HAVE GONE UP ALMOST $0.10 OVER THE LAST WEEK.

A LARGE PART OF THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY INFLATIONARY.

IT IS KIND OF THE TRANSITION MOVING FROM THE WINTER BLIND TO THE SUMMER BLEND.

ONE OF THE FACTORS OF THE GAS PRICE INCREASES COULD BE SYSTEMIC.

ALTHOUGH WE SAW A REALLY CONSTRUCTIVE DECLINE IN INFLATION WHAT WE ARE SEEING HIS STUBBORN POCKETS OF INFLATION ACROSS DIFFERENT PARTS OF THAT EQUATION.

FOR EXAMPLE, NOW THAT GAS PRICES ARE CREEPING BACK UP, FOOD PRICES HAVE REMAINED STUBBORNLY HIGH.

WE ARE BACK TO LEVELS OF LONG- TERM CONSUMER CONFIDENCE THAT WERE AT THE PEAK OF GAS PRICES IN THE LATE SUMMER WHICH WAS AT A FORTY-YEAR LOW.

THIS WILL BE A MAJOR ISSUE IT AS WE SAID BEFORE.

THE GAS PRICES ARE A BAROMETER TO THAT.

AT THE GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE AT A STEADY CLIP BEYOND EXPECTATIONS IT WILL BE A PROBLEM IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

>>> TONIGHT IN THE NEWSHOUR, WALGREENS SAID THEY WILL NOT SELL ABORTION PILLS AND SOME STATES WHERE THE MEDICATION IS STILL LEGAL.

THAT IS COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> A NEW FARMERS MARKET IS OPENING THIS WEEKEND IN CARDIFF .

IT'S MORE THAN JUST A CONVENIENT WAY TO GET FARM FRESH PRODUCE TO YOUR TABLE.

AS ALEXANDER SHOWS US, IT'S ALSO A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO KEEP LOCAL FARMERS AND BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: BLAKE IS A FORMER ENGINEER WHO HAS TURNED HIS HEARTBEAT INTO A SMALL BUSINESS.

HE OWNS THE WONDERLAND FARM IN ENCINITAS.

>> I GROW MOSTLY GREENHOUSE TOMATOES.

A SMALL AMOUNT OF CUCUMBER AND BASIL AS WELL.

>> Reporter: HE IS GLAD THAT CARDIFF IS GETTING A FARMERS MARKET BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER WAY FOR HIM TO GET NEW CUSTOMERS.

>> IT IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL AS A SMALL, ONE-PERSON BUSINESS I NEED TO GET THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: PART OF THAT IS CUTTING OUT THE MIDDLEMAN.

THE POINT OF A FARMERS MARKET IS TO GET LOCAL PRODUCE TO YOUR TABLE AND IT IS A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO KEEP LOCAL FARMERS AND BUSINESS.

BUYING DIRECT FROM FARMERS ALSO HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> IT IS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC AND WRAPPED IN PAPER.

YOU CHECK IT OUT AND PUT IT IN AN EXTRA PLASTIC BAG.

HERE YOU ARE BUYING FROM THE FARMER AND THEY ARE BRINGING IT FROM THEIR FARM RIGHT TO YOU AND CUTTING OUT THE PLASTIC AND THE PAPER.

>> Reporter: IT IS ALL ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS WHO TELL THEM ABOUT THE RECIPES THEY TRIED USING HIS PRODUCE.

>> EVERY WEEK OR SO I GET SOME CUSTOMERS TELLING ME ABOUT SOME NEW MEAL THAT THEY MADE.

SOMETIMES I EVEN GET SOME PEOPLE THAT BRING ME A LITTLE SAMPLE.

>> Reporter: THE FARMERS MARKET OPENS THIS SATURDAY AND WILL HAPPEN WEEKLY.

IN ENCINITAS, BACK TO YOU.

>>> YOU CAN GET KPBS NEWS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

THERE IS ALSO A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CALLED THE CATCH-UP TO QUICKLY UPDATE YOU ON ANY OF THE NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED.

YOU CAN SIGN UP ANY TIME AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> SAN DIEGO WILDLIFE OFFICIALS HOPE THAT THEIR FIRST EVER TOSS THE TASK EVENT HELPS EASE THE PRESSURE TO POACH ELEMENTS ELEPHANTS.

HERE IS DEREK ANDERSON.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS IT DISPLAYED A HOST OF ILLEGALLY SOLD IVORY GOODS OUTSIDE THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK MAIN ENTRANCE.

IT IS LEGAL TO OWN IVORY PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

NEARLY ALL SALES WERE BANNED IN 2014.

OFFICIALS SAY THAT HAS NOT STOPPED ILLICIT SALES.

>> WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CASES THAT WE HAVE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED.

THERE IS STILL MORE WORK TO BE DONE.

>> Reporter: IVORY SALES ARE ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THERE'S CONCERN THAT DEMAND FOR THE MATERIAL ENCOURAGES POACHERS TO SEEK OUT THE PRODUCT.

THAT'S WHY THIS EVENT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT.

TAKES EXISTING IVORY OUT OF CIRCULATION.

>> THIS IS HELPFUL TO CURB OVERALL TRADE.

>> Reporter: DEREK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THESE TINY LITTLE SEA DRAGONS HATCHED ON FEBRUARY 26 AT THE BIRCH AQUARIUM.

THE MEASURE ONLY ABOUT AN INCH LONG.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 70 OF THEM.

THE TEAM IS DELIGHTED BECAUSE THESE ANIMALS ARE DIFFICULT TO BREED IN CAPTIVITY.

THE BABIES WILL BE STAYING BEHIND FOR A FEW MONTHS AS THEY CONTINUE TO GROW, EATING A SPECIAL DIET OF MICE AND SHRIMP.

ONCE THE EGGS HATCH THE BABIES ARE FULLY INDEPENDENT.

>>> TONIGHT THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION KERAMA LAUNCHES THE 12th FILM FESTIVAL.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> WE WANT TO SHOW THE BREADTH OF THE CULTURE.

WE ALWAYS TRY TO PICK A RANGE.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE FEATURES FROM SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

THE LEVEL OF CONFLICT IN SOME OF THESE PLACES MAKE IT HARD FOR A LOT OF FILMMAKING TO GO ON.

>> Reporter: ONE COUNTRY THAT IS NOT OFTEN FEATURED IS SUDAN.

THIS YEAR THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL ALLEGORY.

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WAS THE SHORT FILM WHICH TAKES SOME SURPRISING TURNS.

THE LEBANESE FILM MEMORY BOX FOCUSES ON A MOTHER, DAUGHTER, AND A BOX CONTAINING ITEMS FROM THE MOTHER'S PAST.

>> IT IS ABOUT OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY.

FOR ME AS SOMEBODY WHO LEFT LEBANON AT A YOUNG AGE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE CIVIL WAR, IT IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME.

>> Reporter: IT WILL BE HELD THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT IN BALBOA PARK.

>>> ALSO COMING THIS WEEKEND IS ADONIS CREATED.

IT IS A NEW ANGLE OF THE ROCKY STORY.

THE FRANCHISE WAS REVITALIZED.

THIS NEW STORYLINE IS STARTING TO FEEL AS FORMULAIC AS THE OLD ROCKY FILMS.

FOR CREED THREE MICHAEL B JORDAN BOTH DIRECTS AND STARS.

THE FILM FINDS HIM ALREADY RETIRED WHICH SEEMS A BIT PREMATURE.

HE HAS A NEW MET NEMESIS PLAYED BY JONATHAN MAJORS.

HE HASN'T ANGRY AND BETRAYED SOUL THAT PULLS US IN WITH THE PERFORMANCE THAT IS ALMOST TOO SYMPATHETIC FOR THE PLOT TO FUNCTION.

IT STILL PULLS US IN WITH ITS ACT SICK EPIC BOXING BATTLES.

THEY HAVE A SHARED BACKGROUND AND SEEMED MORE SIMILAR THAN DIFFERENT.

THE SCRIPT HAS TO JUMP THROUGH A LOT OF WHO TO PLACE THEM AT EXTREME ODDS.

I AM GLAD THAT I SAW IT, BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE THE FRANCHISES LOSING SIGHT OF WHAT MADE IT SO FRESH.

IF IT WANTS TO REGAIN ITS FOOTING, IT NEEDS TO WORK WITH THE STRONGER SCRIPT.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES .

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.