>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY, BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> SAN DIEGO FACULTY JOINS STUDENTS AND THEIR PROTEST FOR PALESTINIANS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL.

A MARCH IN SUPPORT OF GAZA AND AGAINST THE UC SAN DIEGO ADMINISTRATION LED RIGHT UP TO THE DOORSTEP OF THE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR'S HOME THIS AFTERNOON.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER TELLS US IT WAS TRIGGERED BY MONDAY'S POLICE ACTION.

>> YOU CAN SEE IT ON THEIR SIGNS AND HEAR IT IN THEIR VOICES.

ONLY NOW, THE PROTEST IS LOUDER AND LARGER INVOLVING MANY OF THE UC SAN DIEGO FACULTY.

>> WE SAW POLICE USE PEPPER SPRAY ON OUR STUDENTS FROM ARMS LENGTH.

WE SAW STUDENTS IN ANGUISH ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AS A RESULT OF THE POLICE PRESENCE ON CAMPUS, NOT BECAUSE OF THE ENCAMPMENTS.

>> THIS WEEK OF PROTESTS STARTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING, WHEN UNIVERSITY POLICE, CHP OFFICERS, AND SHERIFF DEPUTIES TORE DOWN THE GAZA SOLIDARITY STUDENT ENCAMPMENT OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY.

60 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED, 40 OF THEM STUDENTS.

NOW, FACING INTERIM SUSPENSION FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION, WHICH LED TO MORE UNREST.

CONFRONTATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

>> RESEARCH SHOWS POLICE VIOLENCE AFFECTS PEOPLE OF COLOR AND I CAN'T STRESS HOW MUCH IT EXEMPLIFIED THAT EFFECT.

>> THIS MORNING TURNED INTO AN AFTERNOON OF STUDENTS JOINING THEIR FACULTY MEMBERS IN A MARCH TO THE CHANCELLOR'S HOME.

A UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED THE CHANCELLOR WAS IN TOWN TODAY, BUT WOULD NOT SAY IF HE WAS AT HOME WHEN THE PROTESTERS ARRIVED.

AT LEAST ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE STUDENTS RALLYING AT THE PRIVATE HOME.

>> THESE KIDS NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND GRADUATE, AND JUST GO BACK TO WHEREVER THEY ARE.

I'M NOT SAYING THIS AS A MEAN PERSON.

I'M SO FED UP.

>> Reporter: THEY CONTINUED TO DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS AND WHAT HAPPENED MONDAY.

AT THE SAME TIME, STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THEIR DEMONSTRATIONS.

TODAY, THEY WERE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS FORPALESTINE.

SOME OF THEM WORK FOR THE UC SYSTEM.

>> WE STRONGLY CONDEMN THE RECKLESS ESCALATION AND ENDANGERMENT AND WE WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS CONDUCT ANYWHERE NEAR OUR STUDENTS, OUR FACULTY, OUR STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY.

>> A GROUP OF THE FACULTY JOINED THEIR STUDENTS IN CALLING FOR THE CHANCELLOR'S RESIGNATION.

BECAUSE OF HIS LEADERSHIP AND HOW THIS DISPUTE HAS BEEN HANDLED.

NO COMMENT ON THAT.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES STARTED AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY THIS MORNING.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SOME UNIVERSITY GRADUATIONS THAT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR TODAY OR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AREN'T HAPPENING.

SEVERAL SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SEEN PRO PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATIONS ARE CANCELING OR MODIFYING THEIR CEREMONIES.

AS AMY KYLIE REPORTS, THEY ARE SITING SAFETY CONCERNS.

>> I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE DEGREE, BUT OF COURSE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE THAT CELEBRATION.

>> TODAY IS WHEN THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAIN COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE, BUT IT IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF SCHOOLS CANCELING OR MODIFYING PLANS.

THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS AT DEMONSTRATIONS ON CAMPUS.

A CELEBRATE AT LA'S MEMORIAL COLISEUM IS USC'S IDEA FOR A GRADUATION REPLACEMENT.

>> MY PARENTS FLEW IN ALL THE WAY FROM PERU.

>> ITS CAMPUS REMAINS CLOSED THROUGH SUNDAY.

IT IS HOLDING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES AT THREE OFFSITE LOCATIONS TOMORROW.

SOME FACULTY THERE SAY THEY WANT THE PRESIDENT TO STEP DOWN, LARGELY OVER HIS HANDLING OF RECENT PROTESTS.

>> EVERYTHING THAT OCCURRED AFTERWARD IS OUTFALL FROM THAT POOR DECISION, HAS LED ALL OF US TO A REAL DEEP CONCERN AND LACK OF FAITH IN LEADERSHIP.

>> EMERY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA SAYS IT WILL HOLD ITS CEREMONY OFF CAMPUS MONDAY.

THE SCHOOL SAYS IT MADE THE DECISION WITH INPUT FROM EMERY POLICE AND SECURITY ADVISORS.

WHERE THE MOVEMENT BEGAN, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SAYS ITS MAIN CEREMONY THAT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY IS CANCELED.

I'M AMY KYLIE REPORTING.

>>> MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND IS UPON US, AND WE HAVE FAIRLY QUIET, PLEASANT WEATHER.

THERE WILL BE A WARMING TREND THAT TAKES OVER.

OVERNIGHT, NICE AND COOL.

AND AGAIN, A BIT OF THE MOUNTAINS TO THE DESERTS.

OVERALL, AS WE LOOK AT THE SATURDAY FORECAST, A WARM, DRY TIME.

HIGH PRESSURE LARGE AND IN CHARGE ACROSS THE WEST COAST AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AHEAD AT HOW WARM WE GET WITH THOSE COMPLETE FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> THE OCEANSIDE PIER IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TODAY.

A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER IT WAS CLOSED BY A FIRE.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER SPOKE TO LOCALS AND VISITORS EAGER TO GET BACK ON IT.

>> LAST MONTH, THE FUTURE OF THE OCEANSIDE PIER WAS UNCLEAR.

PLUMES OF SMOKE WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE END OF IT.

BUT FIREFIGHTERS MANAGED TO STOP THE FIRE FROM SPREADING.

AND THE MAJORITY OF THE PIER WAS SAVED.

CITY OFFICIALS HAVE NOW DETERMINED ITS SAFE ENOUGH FOR A PARTIAL REOPENING.

HERE'S OCEANSIDE MAYOR, ESTHER SANCHEZ.

>> WE'LL BE ABLE TO WALK ON 75% OF THE PIER.

WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IT IS VERY SAFE WHERE THEY PUT A GATE.

THEY PUT TWO GATES JUST TO MAKE IT VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS AS FAR AS YOU GO.

IT'S 75% IS PRETTY GOOD.

IT IS BEYOND THE BAIT SHOP AND THE BATHROOMS AND THE LIFE GUARD STATION.

>> JUST IN TIME FOR VISITORS LIKE SUSAN AND HER FAMILY.

THEY GO TO THE PIER EVERY YEAR TO HONOR HER PARENTS WHO PASSED AWAY.

>> WE DROPPED ASHES IN THE OCEAN AND DROPPED THE FLOWERS OFF THE END OF THE PIER.

WE WANTED TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THE FLOWERS.

WHEN WE GOT HERE, THE PIER WAS CLOSED, OF COURSE.

AND THIS IS OUR LAST DAY.

WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WEEK, AND THE PIER OPENED, WE'RE DOWN HERE TO DROP OUR FLOWERS.

>> THE PIER HELPS HER REMEMBER HER PARENTS AND CREATE NEW MEMORIES WITH HER FAMILY.

>> HOPEFULLY, THE PIER WILL BE HERE YEARS TO COME AND MY GRANDKIDS WILL COME DOWN AND DO THE SAME THING.

SO, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE PRESERVE THINGS THAT ARE HISTORIC.

>> THE LOCALS AND FISHERMEN WERE JUST AS EXCITED FOR THE REOPENING OF THE PIER.

>> IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR OCEANSIDE, TO HAVE THE PIER BACK OPEN, AND IT IS PACKED ALREADY.

IT'S LIKE SUMMER CROWDS ALREADY, EVEN WITH THE MARINE LAYER.

IT'S AWESOME.

>> I AM EXUBERANT, IS THE RIGHT WORD.

I AM SO HAPPY THE PIER WAS REOPENED.

>> YES, WE COME OUT HERE TWICE A WEEK.

WE CATCH MACKEREL, JACKS MELT, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH -- SOMETIMES WE HIT GOOD HALABOT.

>> FOUL PLAY HAS BEEN RULED OUT.

CITY OFFICIALS EXPECT INSURANCE WILL COVER THE MAJORITY.

MORE CLOSURES OF THE PIER COULD COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS REBUILDING MOVES FORWARD.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA IS FACING A BUDGET DEFICIT OF MORE THAN $27 BILLION.

THAT'S THE FIGURE GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCED TODAY, AS HE OUTLINED HIS REVISED STATE BUDGET FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTING JULY 1.

TO CLOSE THE GAP, THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED CUTTING 10,000 VACANT STATE JOBS AND SUSPENDING SOME BUSINESS TAX DEDUCTIONS.

NEWSOM SAYS SOME CUTS WILL HELP BALANCE INDICATION YEAR'S BUDGET AS STATE REVENUES ARE PROJECTED TO KEEP FALLING.

THE DEADLINE TO APPROVE THE SPENDING PLAN IS JUNE 15.

>>> THIS WEEK, WE LEARNED TOURISM IN CALIFORNIA HAS COME CHARGING ALL THE WAY BACK AND THEN SOME, SINCE THE LOWS OF THE PANDEMIC.

SDSU SAYS SAN DIEGO IS A BIG PART OF THAT STORY IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> FOR 2023, SAN DIEGO AND THE STATE HAD RECORD NUMBERS IN TERMS OF TOURISM SPENDING.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAD OVER $150 BILLION IN STATEWIDE SPENDING, WHICH IS ABOVE THE PREPANDEMIC LEVEL OF $145 BILLION, WHICH WAS A RECORD BACK THEN.

BUT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAD $14.3 BILLION IN SPENDING, WHICH WAS UP 7.5% VERSUS 2022.

SO SAN DIEGO HAS GOTTEN A SHARE.

WHAT IS GREAT IS IT HELPED THE RECOVERY OF ALL PARTS OF THE TOURIST ECO SYSTEM SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

AND TOURISM IS THE SECOND LARGEST SECTOR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

YOU KNOW, IT EMPLOYS OVER 200,000 EMPLOYEES.

ALMOST ONE IN EIGHT JOBS IS RELATED TO TOURISM.

THE CITY BENEFITED FROM THIS BUMP IN TOURISM BY RECEIVING ABOUT $400 MILLION OF THAT TRANSIENT TAX, OR HOTEL TAX, THAT TOURISTS PAY.

TRAVELER MAGAZINE, THEIR ANNUAL READER POLL SAID THAT IT RATED SAN DIEGO AS THE NUMBER TWO BIG CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, BEATING CITIES LIKE NEW YORK AND MIAMI.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY SAYS THAT SAN DIEGO HAS A LOT OF MOMENTUM IN TERMS OF THE TOURISM AND OBVIOUSLY AS WE'RE HEADING INTO THE SUMMER SEASON, COMIC CON AROUND THE CORNER, WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY SEE THAT MOMENTUM CONTINUE IN 2024.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A NEW GOVERNMENT REPORT SAYS THE U.S. WILL CONTINUE SENDING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL DESPITE APPARENT VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND THIS SATURDAY, OCEANSIDE WILL BE HOSTING TWO FESTIVALS WITH RESOURCES.

THE SUBLIME LIVE SOBRIETY FESTIVAL IS A FREE EVENT WITH RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT A LIFE FREE FROM ADDICTION.

IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND IS INSPIRED BY THE LATE SUBLIME FRONT MAN, BRADLEY NOEL, WHO DIED OF A DRUG OVERDOSE IN 1996.

>> ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS VERY DILUTED AMONG OUR COUNTRY.

BUT IT'S HERE, THAT'S OUR TRUTH, AND IT IS ALL AROUND US, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT.

AND IF WE HAVE MORE THINGS LIKE THIS, MORE EVENTS LIKE THIS, I FEEL THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE.

>> THAT WAS HAILEY WITH THE FAMILY FOUNDATION.

THE FREE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA FROM 10:00 TO 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE OTHER EVENT IS CALLED CHANGE YOUR MIND.

IT IS A MENTAL WELLNESS EVENT FOCUSING ON WORKSHOPS AND EXPERTS IN THE SAN DIEGO MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY.

>>> INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES IS PUTTING ON THE EVENT AT THE JUNIOR AMP THEATER FROM 12:00 TO 4:00 P.M. >>> SOME OF THE TOP MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE TAKING OVER SAN DIEGO SEAPORT VILLAGE ALL WEEKEND.

KPBS REPORTER, JACOB, TAKES US INSIDE WONDER FRONT MUSIC ARTS FESTIVAL 2024, POISED TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

>> FANS OF ALL AGES, PLACES, AND BACKGROUNDS ARE EXCITED FOR THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS ON TAP AT THE PARK THIS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY NICE, NOW THAT WE ARE HAVING MORE FESTIVALS.

THERE'S NOT MUCH GOING ON HERE MOST OF THE TIME.

BUT NOW WE HAVE A GOOD LINEUP.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THERE IS.

>> WONDER FRONT 2024 IS BACK, WITH TONS OF BIG NAMES AND EMERGING ARTISTS.

INCLUDING A FEW LOCAL BANDS, LIKE ST. LUNA.

>> AS WE HAVE GOTTEN OLDER, OUR SOUND HAS GROWN UP WITH US A LITTLE BIT.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET A LITTLE HEAVIER AND GRITTIER.

A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE ALTERNATIVE, PSYCHEDELIC, DESERT ROCK.

>> TWO OF THE GROUP MEMBERS GREW UP IN LAKESIDE.

THE OTHERS MET AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AND ON TIKTOK.

AND NOW, THEY GET TO PLAY THEIR MUSIC IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMETOWN.

>> DEFINITELY A TRIP, I REMEMBER I CAME TO THIS FESTIVAL TWO YEARS AGO TO SEE KINGS OF LEEON.

NOW I'M PLAYING THIS FESTIVAL.

>> BESIDES THE LOCAL BAND.

SOME OF THE HEADLINERS INCLUDE WEAZER.

>> THE LINEUP WAS GOOD, IT WAS CHEAP.

I LIVE HERE.

GETTING HERE IS EASY.

IT ALL WORKED OUT.

>> THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE FESTIVAL HAS EVER TAKEN PLACE.

EVEN THOUGH IT BEGAN IN 2019, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

AND NOW, THERE'S A NEW TIME OF YEAR FOR THE EVENT.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN IN MAY.

WE GET TO BE A KICKOFF TO SUMMER FESTIVAL INSTEAD OF THE LAST OF THE YEAR.

SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD.

>> FOUNDER, PAUL THORNTON SAYS WONDER FRONT ORIGINALLY TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER.

>> WE'LL HAVE OTHER TWO HOURS MORE OF SUNLIGHT EVERY DAY.

JUST FROM THAT SHIFT, THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THINGS.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE PERFORMANCES, HE SAYS THERE'S A NEW FEEL FOR THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.

THE SETUP IS MORE COMPACT, AND THE MUSIC IS CATERED TO CERTAIN GENERAS EACH DAY.

>> THAT WAS A LITTLE TRICKIER TO DO, TRYING TO HAVE ALL THOSE GENERAS ON ALL THREE DAYS.

NOW WE'RE MORE POINTED PER DAY.

FRIDAY IS EDM.

SATURDAY, ROCK GENERA.

SUNDAY IS AMERICANA, COUNTRY.

>> THEY ARE EXPECTING UP TO 50,000 PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE MUSIC.

THE FESTIVAL HAS EIGHT STAGES AND ONE OF THEM IS A BOAT THAT TAKES UP TO 550 PEOPLE OUT ON THE BAY.

FOR ST. LUNA, THE FEELING IS SURREAL.

>> WE PAID OUR DUES, SO FEELS LIKE WE CAN ALL PAT EACH OTHER ON THE BACK, BEING HERE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY.

EVERYBODY IS EXCITED TO PLAY.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN.

>> JUST TO BE ASKED, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE BASED IN SAN DIEGO, AND KIND OF NOW WHAT THIS EVENT MEANS TO THIS REGION.

WHAT IF IS, IS LIKE SUPER COOL PART OF IT.

VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.

♪ >> WHETHER PEOPLE COME OUT TO ALL THREE DAYS OF THE FESTIVAL OR A SINGLE ONE, THE ENERGY IS THROUGH THE ROOF.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE NOW, THIS MIGHT BE THE LARGEST MUSIC EVENT IN SAN DIEGO.

REPORTING FROM WONDER FRONT FESTIVAL, JACOB, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM WILL HOST A ONE NIGHT EXHIBIT ON MONDAY.

KPBS REPORTER, KATIE, SPOKE WITH THE ARTIST CHALLENGING VIETNAMESE BEAUTY STANDARDS WITH HER PAINT BRUSH.

>> I USE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF OUTFIT IN THIS EXHIBITION, SO WE.

>> LYNN'S PORTRAITS ARE STRIKING.

STUNNING WOMEN DRESSED IN BRIGHT, LUXURIOUS CLOTHES, STARING UNAPOLOGETICALLY AT THE VIEWER.

SOME VIETNAMESE VIEWERS MAY QUESTION WHY THEY ARE FEATURED IN AN EXHIBIT.

WHICH MEANS BEAUTY.

BECAUSE EACH SUBJECT CHALLENGES VIETNAMESE BEAUTY NORMS.

>> IT MEANS YOU WORK OUTSIDE IN THE FIELD.

IF YOU HAVE A LIGHTER SKIN COMPLEXION, YOU ARE OF A HIGHER STATUS.

>> THE STANDARD BECAME UNATTAINABLE WHEN WESTERNERS CAME TO VIETNAM.

>> PEOPLE BECOME MORE ENVIOUS OF, YOU WANT TO HAVE THE DOUBLE EYELID, THE SKINNIER NOSE, THE EVEN LIGHTER SKIN COMPLEXIONS.

>> IT IS PERSONAL, WHO GREW UP IN VIETNAM.

>> IT IS ALWAYS FELT LIKE NO MATTER WHAT I DO, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH.

>> THE ORGANIZER HOPES THE EXHIBIT BRINGS FREEDOM.

>> WE WANT TO REDEFINE BEAUTY AS SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND NOT NEEDING TO BUY INTO ANY SORT OF STORY THAT IS PLACED UPON US.

>> THE FREE EVENT WILL INCLUDE FOOD AND A CONVERSATION ON THE HISTORY BEHIND THE STANDARDS.

AND WHERE TO GO FROM HERE.

RSVP ON EVENT BRIGHT, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DOZENS OF SICK AND STARVING PELICANS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, LIFE GUARDS IN NEW PORT BEACH SPOTTED TWO DOZEN SICK PELICANS.

THEY CALLED WILDLIFE EXPERTS IN FOR HELP.

THE WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE CARE CENTER IN HUNTINGTON BEACH SAYS THESE BIRDS ARE THE LATEST GROUP THEY TRIED TO SAVE.

THEY'VE TAKEN IN MORE THAN 100 OTHER PELL CANS THAT ARE DEHYDRATED AND EMACIATED.

>> IT'S A CRISIS RIGHT NOW FOR THE PELICANS.

WE'RE IN CRISIS MODE.

THEY ARE STARVING TO DEATH.

IF WE DON'T GET THEM INTO CARE, THEY WILL DIE.

MOST OF THESE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT UNTIL TOMORROW IF WE DON'T GET THEM IN.

SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED IN 2022.

WILD LIFE CARE ORGANIZATIONS ARE CARING FOR THE BIRDS UNTIL THEY CAN BE RELEASED BACK INTO THEIR NATURAL HABITAT.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER REPORTED AS OF YESTERDAY, TEN BROWN PELICANS WERE BEING TREATED FOR STARVATION, DEHYDRATION, OR INJURY AT SEA WORLD SAN DIEGO.

>>> WE HAVE A NICE WARMING TREND HERE FOR MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND, AND OVERALL, PLEASANT WEATHER WILL BE AROUND FOR THE COASTLINE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE FEELING THE BIGGEST CHANGE EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS, INTO THE DESERTS, THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WARMING INTO NEXT WEEK AND IT WILL BE DRY HERE.

THE DRY WEATHER AND THE DRY SEASON IS UPON US.

SO TONIGHT, LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST LATER ON.

WE'LL GET DOWN TO AROUND 60 DEGREES IN THE HEART OF THE METRO AND TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO GAIN ABOUT 9, 10 DEGREES RISING UP TO NEAR 70 DEGREES FOR MOST OF US NEAR THE COASTLINE.

HEAD EAST INTO RAMONA.

77.

SPRINGS, 94.

ESCAPE THE HEAT, HEAD UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 59 DRIES.

AHEAD TO SUNDAY, WARM WEATHER PREVAILS.

WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT WARMER HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

SO THE COAST FORECAST HERE, WE'LL BE DEALING WITH READINGS AROUND 70 SATURDAY, 72, MARGINAL WARMING.

THEN WE DROP OFF SLIGHTLY INTO THE UPPER 60s.

LOW CLOUDS AND THEN SUNSHINE EACH AND EVERY DAY.

PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD FORECAST FOR THE COAST.

INTO THE INLAND AREAS WE GO, AND HERE YOU'LL NOTICE UPPER 70s HERE, WE'LL GAIN 5 DEGREES, 3, 4, 5 DEGREES FROM WHERE WE'VE RECENTLY BEEN TO WHERE WE'RE GOING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

THEN WE GET BACK DOWN TO THE LOW 70s HERE WITH A BIT OF COOLING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH A PRETTY DECENT PATTERN HERE, COMFORTABLY COOL.

AND THIS IS WHERE, AGAIN, THE ELEVATION IS ON OUR SIDE HERE, KEEPING US FROM THE BIG-TIME HEAT.

60 WILL BE OUR WARMEST DAY AFTER CHILLY NIGHTS OR MORNINGS AND AGAIN, AROUND 61 OR SO INTO WEDNESDAY.

THE DESERTS, THIS IS WHERE WE FEEL THE HEAT A BIT.

IT'S NOT OFF THE CHARTS HOT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DEALING WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS OR WATCHES IN THE NEAR TERM.

WE WILL BE RISING UP TO 98 DEGREES ON SUNDAY.

GETTING A LITTLE STEAMY FOR MOTHER'S DAY.

AND THEN AFTER MOTHER'S DAY, WE COOL BACK DOWN INTO THE LOW 90s.

A QUICK REBOUND INTO WEDNESDAY ONCE AGAIN.

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND.

I'M ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

UC SAN DIEGO FACULTY JOIN STUDENTS IN THEIR PROTEST FOR PALESTINE THIS AFTERNOON.

A MARCH IN SUPPORT OF GAZA AND AGAINST THE UC SAN DIEGO ADMINISTRATION LED RIGHT UP TO THE DOORSTEP OF THE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR'S HOME.

THE GROUP OF PROFESSORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE DEMANDING CHANCELLOR RESIGN AFTER ORDERING THE CLEARING OF THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT ON MONDAY.

THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THERE WERE HEALTH AND SECURITY ISSUES WITH THE CAMP.

>>> THE OCEANSIDE PIER IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TODAY.

A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER IT WAS CLOSED BY A FIRE.

NOW, ABOUT 75% OF IT IS OPEN.

THE FULL INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE WILL TAKE A COUPLE MORE WEEKS.

FOUL PLAY HAS BEEN RULED OUT AND CITY OFFICIALS EXPECT INSURANCE WILL COVER THE MAJORITY OF THE REBUILDING.

>>> SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY, IT'S A SURE THING A LOT OF MOMS WILL BE RECEIVING FLOWERS.

BUT YOU DON'T REALLY NEED A SPECIAL OCCASION TO GIVE FLOWERS.

SOMETIMES, THEY ARE JUST WHAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO BRIGHTEN THEIR DAY.

I RECENTLY MET A GROUP OF WOMEN THAT BRING A LOT OF BRIGHTNESS INTO A LOT OF LIVES EVERY WEEK WITH FLOWERS.

THEY CALL THEMSELVES, THE PETAL PUSHERS.

>> CUT FLOWERS, NATURE'S PALETTE OF COLORS, A GRACEFUL, COLORFUL WAY TO BRING THE BEAUTY OF THE OUTDOORS INSIDE.

>> WE MAKE THEM FOR THE SCHOOL, FOR THE TEACHERS.

WE MAKE THEM FOR SENIOR CITIZEN'S HOME, AND WE MAKE THEM FOR MEALS ON WHEELS.

>> THE WE, SHE'S TALKING ABOUT, ARE A GROUP THAT CALLS ITSELF, THE PETAL PUSHERS.

THEY MAKE BOUQUETS.

AND THE SHE IS KAY PHILIPS.

SHE CALLS HERSELF THE GROUP'S COORDINATOR.

>> I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 15 TO SEVEN PETALLERS, AS I CALL THEM.

AND WE MEET EACH TUESDAY.

>> BEFORE THE BOUQUET BUILDING CAN BEGIN, A COUPLE OF THE PETALLERS GATHER THE BUILDING BLOCKS.

>> WE HAVE A COUPLE SET UP HERE.

>> THE FLOWERS.

THAT HAPPENS HERE BEHIND THE TRADER JOE'S STORE AT LIBERTY STATION.

>> SO, BIG VARIETY.

EVERYTHING FROM IRISES TO TULIPS TO CABBAGE.

>> THEY COME EVERY TUESDAY AND WE HAVE THOSE ITEMS READY FOR THEM TO PICK UP IN THE MORNING.

>> JEFF IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE STORE, IN TRADER JOE'S SPEAK, HE IS CALLED THE CAPTAIN.

HIS TEAM SORTS OUT THE FLOWERS THAT ARE PASSED THEIR SELL BY DATE, BUT STILL HAVE PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN THEM.

>> TRY TO KEEP THEM SO THEY ARE NOT DAMAGED.

WE KEEP THEM OUTSIDE AND KEEP THEM FRESH.

AND THEY PICK THEM UP AND I GUESS THEY TAKE THEM AND DO THEIR THING AND MAKE BOUQUETS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

>> THAT PROCESS HAPPENS A SHORT DRIVE FROM LIBERTY STATION.

HERE, IN THE PARISH HALL OF THE CHURCH IN POINT LOMA.

>> YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY RULES.

YOU KNOW?

SO, YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY AND PEOPLE SOMETIMES COME IN, A LITTLE HESITANT.

THEY THINK, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ARRANGE FLOWERS.

I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO ARRANGE FLOWERS.

YOU'LL PICK IT UP.

>> I WANT TO USE A COOL COLOR DESIGN.

>> THE FLOWERS ARE SPREAD OUT ACROSS TABLES.

THE PETALLERS LOOKING OVER THE PALETTE, BLOOMS TO BE REBIRTHED INTO A NEW BOUQUET.

A FLORAL REFRESHENING.

>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY THAT WERE REALLY HESITANT AND THEY ARE JUST PROS.

YOU KNOW?

>> THEY BLOSSOMED.

>> THEY DID.

VERY GOOD, JOHN, THEY BLOSSOMED.

THEY WERE PLANTED AND THEY BLOSSOMED.

>> THE FLORAL FASHIONING TAKES A COUPLE OF HOURS.

THEN, ALL THIS WORK MOVES INTO THE FINAL PHASE, THE PAYOFF FOR THE PETALLERS.

LAST STOP, DOWNTOWN'S GARY AND MARY WEST SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER WHERE THEIR MOTTO IS, SERVING SENIORS.

ON THIS DAY, YOU CAN ADD MELTING HEARTS.

>> I CAN ACTUALLY SMELL THEM.

SOMETIMES I CAN'T SMELL THINGS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE A BOUQUET?

>> THANK YOU.

>> PRETTY.

>> WHAT IS THE OCCASION?

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THE SMILING FACES, THE UNBOUNDED JOY HERE, TURNS OUT THAT'S A TWO-WAY STREET.

>> I JUST LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

EXTREMELY GRATEFUL AND I THINK ALL OF US GET PROBABLY MORE THAN WE GIVE.

>> FROM DONATED FLOWERS, TO THE VOLUNTEER SPIRIT OF PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY, TO THE SPREADING OF HAND DELIVERED HAPPINESS.

THE WEEKLY CIRCLE OF JOY COMPLETE.

>>> NOW IF YOU KNOW A GROUP THAT COULD USE SOME FRESH FLOWERS, THE PETAL PUSHERS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW PLACES TO VISIT.

JUST CHECK OUT THE GARDEN CLUB'S WEBSITE AT LPGC.ORG.

ON A PERSONAL ADDENDUM, I WANT TO SAY THAT DOING STORIES LIKE THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT WORKING AT KPBS.

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