>>> AFTER MONTHS OF DELAYS AND DOUBLE RATIONS CONSTRUCTION WILL SOON MOVE FORWARD AT THE BORDER.

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THE ORIGINAL WALL AT FRIENDSHIP PARK IS DETERIORATING AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS SET TO BUILD A REPLACEMENT CRITICS HAVE BEEN AGAINST ANY BARRIERS THERE.

OUR REPORTER HAS THE LATEST.

>> WE ARE NEAR THE PARK BECAUSE ACCESS TO IT HAS BEEN CUT OFF BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND IT HAS BECOME FLOODED.

IT HAS BEEN A PLACE FOR FAMILIES OF MIXED STATUS AND FRIENDS TO MEET FOR YEARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

NOW IF YOU TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME YOU CAN SEE TIJUANA RIGHT HERE.

THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE A WALL APPEAR WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE WALL AT FRIENDSHIP PARK WILL LOOK LIKE.

MAY BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA BECAUSE CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION DID NOT SAY WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT THEY HAD PLANNED HER TO REPLACE THE OLD WALL AND CLOSE THE PEDESTRIAN GATE, BUT THEY POSIT THOSE PLANS BECAUSE OF PUBLIC CONCERN BECAUSE OF ACCESS TO THE PARK.

THEY SAY THEY ANALYZED FEEDBACK FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IS SAYS THEY HAVE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WILL ADDRESS ACCESS AND SAFETY.

INCLUDING A PEDESTRIAN GATE.

THAT IS WHAT THE ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT.

THEY ARE A NONPROFIT MADE UP OF ADVOCATES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS, AND LOCAL LEADERS.

THEY MET STATE THIS AFTERNOON HEARING THE WORK WAS GOING FORWARD AGAIN AND THEY ARE PLANNING A NEWS CONFERENCE TOMORROW MORNING, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO TALK TO US ON CAMERA THEN, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO THIS PROFESSOR AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE.

>> I THINK THE ERA IS GOING TO BECOME COMPROMISED BY AN INSISTENCE ON BORDER MILITARIZATION.

I THINK IF ANYTHING THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TABLED AND DISCUSSED.

THOSE OF US WHO ARE OPTIMISTIC HOPE TO SEE THAT HOPE REMAIN.

DESPITE THE RHETORIC OF THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE PREVIOUS ONE.

>> THEY SAY THEY WILL RESUME THE WORK EARLY THIS YEAR AND IT WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR IS IN WASHINGTON FOR A CONFERENCE WITH OTHER MAYORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> THE MEETING DREW MORE THAN 250 MAYORS FROM MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE U.S.

INCLUDING SAN DIEGO.

IT INCLUDED A DISCUSSION ON HATE AND EXTREMISM.

>> LAST YEAR THE OVERALL CRIME RATE FELL AND YET THE HATE CRIMES WENT UP.

>> THE MAYORS NEED TO SPEAK UP AGAINST HATE CRIMES.

SAN DIEGO HAS TAKEN STEPS TO GET THEM REPORTED.

>> BE VOCAL AND BE PROUD AND EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE THIS IS WRONG.

MAKE SURE YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IS THERE SO THEY CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES.

>> ALSO DISCUSSING HOMELESSNESS AND MODERATED A SESSION ON THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS TO CITIES LIKE SAN DIEGO.

THERE WAS A CONFERENCE ABOUT THE LGBTQ ALLIANCE.

HE SAYS HIS IDENTITY IMPACTS HIS PERSPECTIVE WHEN DEALING WITH EXTREMISM.>> THIS IS A MATTER OF PERSONAL IMPORTANCE.

YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS ISSUE REALLY HITS HOME.

>> IT RUNS THROUGH FRIDAY AND THEY ARE SET TO MEET WITH JOE BIDEN AND HIS TOP STAFF AT THE WHITE HOUSE.>>> SAN DIEGO'S AMBULANCE PROVIDER IS STILL NOT MEETING EXPECTATIONS FOR RESPONSE TIMES.

NOW THE CITY OFFICIALS ARE PREPARING TO TAKE MORE CONTROL OVER THE LOCAL 911 SYSTEM.

AN UPDATE TO THE COMMITTEE SHOWS THIS CONTINUES FALLING SHORT OF STAFFING GOALS.

THE ENDLESS COMPANY IS REDUCED TO $50,000 SIGN-ON BONUS LATE LAST YEAR AND IS SAY IT IS UP RECRUITER ON 24 NEW PARAMEDICS, BUT 20 OTHERS LEFT DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.

THE FIRE RESCUE IS WORKING TO FIX THE SHORTCOMINGS THAT COULD MEAN BRINGING ON ANOTHER AMBULANCE COMPANY.

>> WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO OPERATE THIS WAY.

IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW.

WE HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THE FULL HOURS OR STAFFING LEVELS THAT WE NEED.

WE HAVE PATIENTS BEING CARRIED TO HOSPITALS ON FIRE TRUCKS, AND THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

>> ALSO BEEN FINED $900,000 FOR DELAYED RESPONSE TIMES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

THE CONTRACT UPDATE IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENTED SOMETIME NEXT MONTH.

>>> MANY FAMILIES TURN TO PROGRAMS TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS EVIL TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED.

MELISSA HAS MORE.

>> SAN DIEGO HAS ONE AND FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ONE IN THREE CHILDREN WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE.

GETTING HELP CAN BE COMPLICATED.

>> WHETHER IT IS A LANGUAGE BARRIER OR TRUST OR NOT EVEN HAVING A GROCERY STORE OR KNOWING IN YOUR COMMUNITY KNOWING WHERE TO TURN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS INFORMATION AVAILABLE.>> THE PROBLEM BROUGHT MEMBERS TOGETHER FOR A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.

>> SAN DIEGO HAS COME UP WITH THIS REALLY INNOVATIVE WAY OF MEASURING NUTRITION AND SECURITY AND CAPTURING THE KNEE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THIS COMMUNITY.

IT BRINGS INTO CONSIDERATION THE COST OF LIVING HERE IN THE ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE AREA.

>> THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATOR AND SAYS MANY SPECIAL PROGRAMS WERE PUT IN PLACE DURING THE PANDEMIC AND NOW CONGRESS HAS MADE ONE OF THEM PERMANENT.

>> THEY PROVIDE CARDS FOR FAMILIES TO USE IN THE SUMMERTIME TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN WHO NORMALLY WOULD BE RECEIVING THESE AT THEIR SCHOOL.

>> SHE WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION THE COALITION AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE USED TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE LIKE THE HUNGER FREE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM.

THIS HAS BEEN TRADEMARKED AND THEY HOPE TO IMPLEMENT IT THROUGHOUT THE NATION.

>> WHEN YOU TAKE THIS TRAINING YOU WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS TYPES OF SYSTEMS FROM HOW TO FIND FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO HOW TO CONNECT AN OLDER NEIGHBOR TO DELIVER MEALS.

>> CALIFORNIA IS LEADING THE NATION IN MAKING SURE SCHOOL- AGED CHILDREN ARE FED.

>> THE ONE THING I HIGHLIGHT IS THE INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT THAT THE STATE HAS MADE IN SCHOOL MEALS.

THEY HAVE FUNDED HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL, AND THAT IS EXTRAORDINARY.

>> UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES TO ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF INCOME.

>> WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE RISING PRICE OF EGGS RECENTLY, BUT THERE IS GOOD NEWS AT THE SUPERMARKET.

WAY THESE PRICES ARE STARTING TO COME BACK TO EARTH, AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE WEEKS AHEAD.

>>> A BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED READING OF A KEY GOVERNMENT AND A COULD BE ANOTHER INDICATOR INFLATION RELIEF IS ON THE WAY.

U.S. PRODUCER PRICE INDEX HAD MORE THAN ECONOMISTS EXPECTED.

THEY MEASURE THE PRICE THE SELLERS PAY FOR GOODS AND SERVICES BEFORE THEY REACH CONSUMERS IS OFTEN SEEN AS A PREDICTOR OF WHERE INFLATION IS HATED.

FOOD PRICES DECLINED 1.2% FOR THE BIGGEST DIP IN 2 YEARS.

NOT ENOUGH TO PUT A MAJOR DENT IN THE GROCERY BILLS YET, BUT PERHAPS A SIGN INFLATION IS TURNING A CORNER.

THE PRICES HAVE SOARED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

THOSE INCREASES DIALBACK BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

OTHER VARIABLES CAN IMPACT FOOD PRODUCTION LIKE THE U.S.

FLU OUTBREAK THAT HAS KEPT A PRICES CLIMBING AND RECENT STORMS IN CALIFORNIA THAT COULD WREAK HAVOC WITH U.S. PRODUCE SUPPLY.

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HARDER TIME SOURCING THESE.

>> RECENT REPORTS SHOW OVERALL PRICE INFLATION MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THE DECEMBER CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 22 AN OVERALL DROP MONTH- TO-MONTH FOR THE PRICES PAID BY CONSUMERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 3 YEARS.

>>> NOT ONLY FAMILIES TAKING A HIT TO THE BUDGETS.

SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ALSO HURTING DUE TO THE RISING COSTS OF THINGS LIKE ENERGY AND EGGS.>> WE ARE GETTING HIT BY THESE CHALLENGES AND SO IT DOES KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT.

>> THINGS WERE TOUGH BACK THEN, BUT AT THE CURRENT PRICE OF ENERGY IS ANYTHING BUT SWEET FOR MEGAN.

>> WE HAVE TO JUGGLE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT LAWS AND THINK ABOUT HOW IT IMPACTS YOUR EMPLOYEES AND HOW YOU WANT TO HEAR THE WORD OF THEM.

THEY ARE ALWAYS HAVING A WAY OF WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD AND WHAT YOU CAN'T AND HOW TO BE STRATEGIC.

THESE ARE THE THINGS GOING ON IN MY HEAD PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.

>> CALIFORNIA HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST EGG PRICES IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW WITH A DOZEN LARGE EGGS COSTING AROUND SIX DOLLARS.

WHICH IS BAD NEWS FOR BAKERS LIKE ME AGAIN.

THEY ARE PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> WE CALL IT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

THIS YEAR WE ARE ACTUALLY LAUNCHING A NEW SERIES OF WORKSHOPS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER HELP.

ANY TYPE OF MARKETING OPERATIONS BECAUSE WE KNOW IT IS REALLY HARD OUT THERE.

IF WE CAN HELP THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BEING EFFICIENT AND GIVING THEM AS MANY OF THESE AS WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

>> BACK AT THE SHOP AND THE MEDIAN AND MOST RECENT REGION INCREASE.

ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COSTS CAUSING HER TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

>> THIS HAS BEEN A MECHANICAL ENGINEER.

HE HAS A MASTERS IN ROBOTICS.

HE IS WORKING REALLY HARD ON HOW TO AUTOMATE THESE PROCESSES.

SHE PLANS ON OPENING ANOTHER STORE IN LOYA AND HOPES TO KEEP HER CUSTOMERS AND STAFF.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A STEADY STRING OF COLD NIGHTS IN SAN DIEGO AND LOCAL SHELTERS WILL CONTINUE TO BOOST CAPACITY.

SAN DIEGO IS ACTIVATING THE INCLEMENT WEATHER PROGRAM.

LOCATIONS THAT ARE BOOSTING CAPACITY INCLUDE FATHER JOE'S VILLAGE AND LIVING WATER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE.

ALL ARE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THE SERVER VARIES BY LOCATION AND THERE ARE MORE DETAILS ONLINE.

>>> MORE CHANGES COMING UP OVER THE COURSE OF THE COMING DAYS.

THERE CAN BE SOME SHOWERS AROUND THROUGH THURSDAY.

CONTINUING TO BE COOL, BUT A DRIER PATTERN OF PROLONGED PERIODS OF DRIER WEATHER COMING UP TO FOLLOW.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS CHULA VISTA DROPPING DOWN TO 41.

CLOTHING PLACE FOR THE TIME BEING.

MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION NORTH.

IT WILL BE SLIDING SOUTH.

THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS.

CANNOT RULE OUT SOME SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET.

WITH AND VERY LIGHT AMOUNTS AND NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH.

MORE INTENSITY IN THE FORM OF SNOW.

38 HERE.

I THINK SOME SNOW COULD BE MIXED IN THE YEAR TOO.

THERE ARE THOSE SHOWERS THAT WILL BE CONTENDING WITH US OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

NOT SO MUCH OF THE IMMEDIATE COAST .

HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK WE ARE GOING TO SEE A FEW ROUNDS OF WIND COMING UP.

HEADING INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME.

WE WILL BE WATCHING KEN TERRY URINATIONS HERE FOR DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS.

OVERALL WE HAD A PATTERN CHANGE STARTING FRIDAY GOING INTO NEXT WEEK.

WHAT WILL PROMOTE MUCH DRIER AIR.

WAS TALK ABOUT THE AS TEMPERATURES.

COOL ON THURSDAY AT THE COAST.

MORE CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.

STOOL COOL THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS THE WIND COMING IN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

INTERIOR VALLEYS.

CAN I RELY SHOWERS.

STILL CHILLY GOING INTO THE START OF YOUR FRIDAY.

A LITTLE WARMER OVER THE WEEKEND.

ANOTHER ROUND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

A SIMILAR SITUATION INCREASINGLY WINDY.

CANNOT RULE OUT THE SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET.

HERE COMES YOUR WIND AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

OVER THE DESERT LOCATIONS WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT HIGHS INTO THE MID 60s OVER THE WEEKEND WITH WARMER WIND RETURNING INTO MONDAY.

>>> IF YOU HAVE FLOODING OR RAIN DAMAGE TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS FROM THE RECENT STORMS THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANYONE HIS PROPERTY SUSTAINED DAMAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER 29 AND JANUARY 17 TO COMPLETE A SURVEY FORM.

THE RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO ESTIMATE TOTAL DAMAGES COUNTYWIDE AND DETERMINE IF THE COUNTY QUALIFIES FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ONLINE.

>>> WITH DRY WEATHER FORECASTED CALIFORNIA CAN TAKE A BREATH FROM A RELENTLESS SERIES OF STORMS.

THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR WILDLIFE THAT WAS SHAKEN UP BY THE EXTREME WEATHER.

>> UNDER REHABILITATION AFTER THE RECENT STRING OF STORMS.

THIS IS BEING CARED FOR AT THE WILDLIFE CENTER OF SILICON VALLEY IN SAN JOSE WHERE IT IS GETTING THE TREATMENT AND TLC NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE WILD.

>> AFTER THAT SATURATED THE SOIL THE BOROUGH COLLAPSED.

>> THE HOSPITAL MANAGER SAYS THE STORMS KNOCKED THIS FROM THE SKY CAUSING AN EYE INJURY UPON IMPACT.

THEY SHARED THIS SLOW-MOTION VIDEO OFFERING A BETTER LOOK AT THE PROGRESS AND THIS NOCTURNAL ANIMAL WAS BROUGHT AND BATTERED BY THE BAD WEATHER.

>> SHE WAS FOUND GROUNDED AND LETHARGIC.

COMPLETELY WATERLOGGED.

SITTING ON THE SIDEWALK COVERED IN RAINWATER.

>> CLEAR EXAMPLES OF THE WEATHER IMPACTING WILDLIFE.

THOSE ANIMALS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY AND TO BE RELEASED AFTER THE NEXT STORM TO THE RESIDENCE WE SPOKE WITH WERE NOT SURPRISED TO HEAR ABOUT INJURIES.

>> I AM SURE THERE ARE INJURED ANIMALS UP THERE, BUT THAT IS NATURE.

>> OF COURSE IS ROUNDS THE WILDLIFE CENTER.

IT IS DIRECTLY CONFRONTING IT BRINGING OF FEAR OF FLOODING.

THIS IS FORCE THEM TO CREATE AN EVACUATION PLAN WITH PATIENTS.

WILDLIFE CENTERS ACROSS THE COAST ARE SEEING THE BIGGEST IMPACTS BECAUSE OF THE INCLEMENT WEATHER.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS IN OTHER AREAS DUE TO THE STORM, BUT IN OUR GENERAL AREA WE ARE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT EVERYTHING REMAINS THE WAY IT HAS BEEN GOING.

IF SOMETHING HAS CHANGED WE ARE FULLY PREPARED.

>>> TONIGHT.

WHAT MICROSOFT WAS ROUND OF LAYOFFS SAYS ABOUT THE U.S. ECONOMY.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION."

>>> LOUD FRIDGE THEATER GROUP STAGED A PLAY IN 2019 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC SIDELINED THE COMPANY.

THIS WEEK IT KICKS OFF THE FIRST FULL SEASON.

THE ARTS REPORTER SPOKE WITH THE CAST AND CREW AND THERE IS A WARNING INCLUDING MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CONSENT.

>> HE TOOK THE GROUP BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BE A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE WANTED TO BE A THEATER GROUP THAT NURSED OUR COMMUNITY AND MADE NOISE AND ELEVATED VOICES THAT HAD A HISTORY OF BEING DENIED A PLATFORM.

>> NOW THEY LOST THEIR FIRST FULL SEASON .

THE COFOUNDER DISCOVERED IT IN 2017.

>> IT DEALS WITH A SEXUAL ASSAULT AND EXPLORES THE GRAY AREAS OF CONSENT.

THIS PLAY IS SOMETIMES FUNNY AND SOMETIMES CHARMING.

SOMETIMES UNCOMFORTABLE.

IT WILL LEAVE YOU TALKING AND WITH PEOPLE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

>> NOW IS THE TIME FOR IT WITH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN SAN DIEGO.

NOW IS THE TIME TO REALLY START TALKING ABOUT WHAT CONSENT MEANS.

>> I WAS DRUNK TOO.

THAT IS NOT A GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD .>> SHE PLAYS A COLLEGE FRESHMAN LEAVING AN EX- BOYFRIEND BACK HOME AND MEETING A NEW ONE.

>> THE STORY IS NOT TOLD IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.

WE ARE GOING FROM A MOMENT OF DESPERATION AND DARKNESS TO VERY LIGHTHEARTED.

THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE ARE JUMPING BACK AND FORM WITH.

WE HAVE RUN INTO THE SITUATION WITH HIS COLLEGE STUDENT WHO IS HAVING TROUBLE PIECING TOGETHER MEMORIES AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

>> I HOPE THAT PEOPLE GET CAUGHT UP IN IT AND FALL INTO THIS WHIRLWIND OF HER EXPERIENCE AND BECAUSE OF THAT THE IDENTIFICATION WITH HER EXPERIENCE DEVELOP EMPATHY FOR EVERYONE.

TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

>> ONE COMES FROM THIS STUDENT WHO SEES HIM AS A NICE GUY.

>> KNOWING THAT I WAS ONCE 19 AND WOULD GET INTO PARTYING AND DRINKING THAT IS WHEN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS GOES OUT THE WINDOW.

>> THINGS HAPPEN IN THE PLAY.

MISCOMMUNICATIONS.

BLURRED BOUNDARIES.

HE ENDS UP IN A PRETTY BAD PREDICAMENT, BUT I FEEL FOR THE CHARACTER.

>> YOU RARELY GET TO SEE A PIECE OF THEATER THAT IS SO COMFORTABLE LIVING IN THE GRAY AREA AND ASKING QUESTIONS AND NOT GIVING THE AUDIENCE AN ANSWER.

THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU STAND AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

FORCING PEOPLE TO TALK, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE SO YOU DO NOT GET PUT IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE ASSAULTED SOMEONE AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE BOUNDS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT CONSENT IS.

>> TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES THEY HAD TO ADDRESS THEM FIRST AS A THEATER COMPANY SO IT HIRED THE INTIMACY DIRECTOR.

>> WOULD HELP ME A LOT IS WHEN THEY PUT IT INTO THE PERSPECTIVE OF CHOREOGRAPHY.

IF WE CAN CHOREOGRAPH THIS SIMILAR TO A DANCE WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE MOVEMENTS.

WE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> IT MAKES IT SO THAT IT IS ALL REPEATABLE ACTIONS.

THERE ARE NO SURPRISES ON STAGE .

MY PARTNERS WILL NEVER PULL SOMETHING OUT OF THE BAG AND TELL ME AFTERWARDS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN, WHICH MAKES FOR A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

I KNOW WHAT LIES AHEAD OF ME AND THE BOUNDS IN WHICH WE CAN CREATE GIVEN EVERYONE'S COMFORT ABILITY.

>> I HOPE PEOPLE COME IN WITH AN OPEN MIND AND LEAVE WITH AN EVEN MORE OPEN MIND.

IT WILL DEFINITELY LEAVE YOU WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

BE READY FOR THAT.

>> BE READY FOR MORE PROVOCATIVE THEATER AS THERE ARE TWO SHOWS WAITING IN THE WINGS TO MAKE MORE NOISE.

>> YOU CAN STREAM THE STORY ANY TIME ON THE YOUTUBE PAGE.

WE ALSO HAVE MORE INCLUDING HER TOP 10 FILMS OF 2022 AS WE HEAD INTO AWARD SEASON RIGHT NOW IT KPBS.ORG.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S NEW LAW APPLIES TO SCHOOLS AS WELL AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER SHOWS US CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO COMPOST AND CONSERVE THROUGH GARDENING.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF LIFE HAPPENING ON THIS QUARTER ACRE OF LAND IN CHULA VISTA.

>> THESE YOUNG GARDENERS ARE STUDENTS AND THEY ARE LEARNING THE IMPORTANCE OF CARING FOR NATURE.

>> IF WE DO NOT HAVE PLANS A LOT OF ANIMALS WILL DIE.

>> THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HOME TO 37 CAMPUS GARDENS ACROSS THE SOUTH BAY.

KEPT UP BY STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME.

CLIMATE CRISIS AND STATE LAWS TARGETING COMPOST AND CONSERVATION MAKES THIS SOIL A FERTILE LEARNING GROUND.

>> THEY LIKE TO BE OUTSIDE AND THERE IS NOTHING MORE AMAZING THAN SEEING THEIR EYES WHEN THEY BITE INTO SOMETHING THEY HAVE WASHED GROW.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> IT IS REALLY GOOD.

>> THEY ARE EDUCATIONAL AND ALSO INTENTIONAL AS LIVING EXAMPLES OF THE DISTRICTS VERY STRIPPED WELLNESS POLICY.

THAT PROMOTES MOVEMENT AND EXERCISE FOR STUDENTS AND ELIMINATES ALMOST ALL JUNK FOOD AND CANDY FROM CAMPUSES.

THE GARDEN PLOT WAS JUST THIS YEARS AGO.

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF DEBRIS THAT WAS ACTUALLY A HAZARD FOR THEM TO BE OUT HERE.

>> THREE CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED THE SCHOOL AND STARTED THE PUSH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ACTION.

NOW SHE HAS BEEN CALLED THE GARDEN MOM.

>> IF WE CAN TEACH THEM ABOUT COMPOSTING ORGANIC WASTE AND REUSING IT IN THE GARDEN TO GROW NEW THINGS AND THEN REDUCING WHAT WE ARE SENDING OVER TO THE LANDFILL WE CAN MAKE A BIG IMPACT.

>> THAT IS GROWING EVERY DAY.

>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW .

THE MORNING EDITION HAS A PREVIEW OF THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IN UTAH AND TOLD US HOW THEY SORTED THROUGH A RECORD HIGH 16,000 SUBMISSIONS.

>>> TALKS WITH THE UNION TRIBUNE TO BORDER ABOUT AN UPTICK IN FRAUD CASES INVOLVING EBT FOOD ASSISTANCE.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.