Support for Forum comes from Rancho La Puerta, a wellness resort on 4,000 acres in the mountains of Baja, California, just 45 minutes from San Diego.

Family owned and operated since 1940, Rancho La Pueerta offers adult summer camp-like vacations for anyone who enjoys hiking, mindfulness, and fitness classes.

Special rates and offers are available for summer stays and

first-time guests. Learn more at Rancho LePuerta.com. Support for Forum comes from Broadway

SF, presenting Parade, the musical revival based on a true story. From three-time Tony-winning composer

Jason Robert Brown comes the story of Leo and Lucille Frank, a new story. From three-time Tony-winning composer Jason Robert Brown comes the story of Leo and

Lucille Frank, a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in Georgia. When Leo is accused

of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice,

and devotion.

The riveting and gloriously hopeful parade plays the Orphium Theater for three weeks only, May 20th through June 8th.

Tickets on sale now at Broadway, sF.com.

From KQED.

Music From KQED. From KQED. From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim. Coming up on Forum, we're in a new era. The idea of your nice little green grass getting lots of water every day, that's going to be a thing of the past. That was Governor Jerry Brown back in 2015. And seven years later, lawns are not yet a thing of the past, but they

may be on the outs. Many water-conscious Californians grappling with costly water bills have

or are thinking about removing their lawns and replacing them with succulents, native plants,

or drought-tolerant trees. We'll hear how to replace your lawn and why it matters after this news.

I'm Nina Kim. Welcome to Forum. Landscape watering accounts for about half the water Californians use at home, according to state data,

and that's leading some drought-conscious residents to consider tearing up their lawns in favor of less water-intensive gardens.

Listener Margaret wrote in, my husband and I removed our front lawn 10 years ago.

We were inspired by the city of Ventura's Waterwise incentive program.

We did all the removal and design ourselves and planted the yard with mostly native and drought

tolerant plants. It was so successful, we did the backyard a few years later. We now have our

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