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

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THANK YOU.

>>> THE DEVASTATING FIRES IN MAUI HAVE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY REACHING OUT TO HELP, INCLUDING HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

THANK YOU FOR A JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAWAIIAN A LOT >> Reporter: IS FACING A LAWSUIT AFTER THEIR FAILURE TO SHUT DOWN POWER AHEAD OF THE FIRES.

WE BEGIN COVERAGE TONIGHT WITH LAURA HAS ME KNOW.

>> Reporter: DWAYNE JOHNSON HAS STRONG TIES TO THE AREA AND SHARE SENTIMENTS WITH MANY.

>> HOPE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO.

WE NEED TO BE SENSITIVE TO THOSE THAT HAVE LOST EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: HOPE IS A HIGH BAR FOR THOSE ESPECIALLY WITH MISSING LOVED ONES.

THIS IS RECOVERY TEAMS SIFT THROUGH THE ASHES.

>> WE ARE GOING BACK TO HELP CLEAN UP AND PUT FIRES OUT.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A NIGHTMARE.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THE TRAGEDY IS BECOMING A MORBID SPECTACLE.

>> I HEARD THERE WAS A SNORKELING BOW LOOKING AT LAHAINA.

GIVE THEM RESPECT!

>> Reporter: THE SIRENS WERE SILENT AS THE FIRES SWEPT THROUGH.

EXPECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS LAUNCHED A REVIEW OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SIRENS AND SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN.

>> Reporter: SOME SURVIVORS WERE SENT TEXT MESSAGES TO PHONES WITHOUT SERVICE.

>> TREES WERE FALLING AND POWER LINES WERE FALLING DOWN.

>> Reporter: THE POWER LINES ARE THE CENTER OF A NEW LAWSUIT AS THEY FAILED TO CUT POWER AS TOPPLED POWER LINES IGNITED FIRES.

GLORIA HAS MENO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HELP FROM OUTSIDE THE ISLAND IS POURING IN INCLUDING FROM SAN DIEGO AS KPBS NEWS REPORTER TARRYN MENTO SHOWS THAT THERE WAS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM CELEBRITIES OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> Reporter: -- IS A PROFESSIONAL MMA FIGHTER THAT LIVES IN SAN DIEGO.

WHICH YOU HEARD ABOUT THE FIRES SHE KNEW THAT SHE HAD TO HELP IN SOME WAY.

>> I DID NOT PICK IT WOULD BE THIS BIG.

>> Reporter: SHE STARTED BY CALLING ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS TO HELP RAISE MONEY.

>> MY INITIAL GOAL WAS $10,000 AND I WAS LIKE, WE WILL BE HAPPY WITH ANYTHING WE CAN SEND.

IT ENDED UP EXPLODING OVERNIGHT.

IT GOT TO $1 MILLION IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS NOW RAISED MORE THAN $2 MILLION.

SHE WILL BE WORKING WITH MAUI COUNTY TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDING.

RESOURCES THERE WILL BE SCARCE.

>> THEY ARE SCARCE ON SUPPLIES.

THERE ON AN ISLAND AND RELY ON EVERYTHING TO BE SHIPPED OVER.

>> Reporter: SHE STARTED THEY DRIVE FOR ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES.

THE SUPPORT FROM SAN DIEGANS HAS BEEN SO OVERWHELMING SEEM TO TURN DONATIONS AWAY.

>> IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN DARK DARK TIMES.

I DON'T SEE POLITICAL BELIEFS OR SKIN COLOR.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY'S WHATEVER THEY BELIEVE IN.

IT IS JUST LOVE THAT I SEE.

AND APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE.

>> Reporter: NICK FARLAND AND FRIENDS ORGANIZED AND DROVE THE DONATIONS TO A SHIPPING CONTAINER IN LONG BEACH.

McFARLAND IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUPPLIES BUT IS STILL RAISING MONEY BECAUSE MAUI WILL NEED ALL OF THE SUPPORT THEY CAN GET.

>> WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE DARKNESS YET AND IT IS BECOMING MORE TRAGIC NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY ARE IDENTIFYING BODIES.

>> Reporter: THE McFARLAND NONPROFIT IS PART OF THE -- FOUNDATION.

>>> ALL KINDS OF EMERGENCY WORKERS ARE HEADED TO SAN DIEGO -- TO MAUI.

COMING UP WITH THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY WILL BE DOING.

>>> THE FIRES IN MAUI UNDERSCORE THE DAMAGE THAT WILDFIRES CAN DO.

THE BUNNY FIRE IS SPREADING.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS PEOPLE NEED TO BE READY FOR THE WORST.

>> Reporter: THE BUNNY FIRE GREW TO 100 ACRES IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR.

1100 RESIDENTS GOT EVACUATION ORDERS.

>> THE WILDFIRE IS HERE YEAR ROUND AND WE NEED TO BE READY FOR IT.

>> Reporter: CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO SAID HOW FAST THE BUNNY FIRE UNDER GREW IS WHY PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE A FIRE PLAN.

THAT INCLUDES MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE HOME KNOWS WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO AND TO HAVE ESSENTIALS LIKE PAPERS, PRESCRIPTIONS, AND PETS AND HOW QUICKLY YOU NEED TO PICK THEM UP.

>> PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE NOW.

>> Reporter: EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY IF YOU GET AN EVACUATION ORDER YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED TO LEAVE QUICKLY.

HAVE A KIT READY WITH FOOD ON SUPPLIES.

>> HAVE FOOD AND WATER AND MAKE SURE YOU CAN GET BY 72 HOURS.

>> Reporter: AN EVACUATION ORDER MEANS YOU COULD HAVE TO LEAVE QUICKLY.

PEOPLE CAN PROTECT THEIR HOMES BY CREATING 100 FEET OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE.

>> A LOT OF THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN VENTS AND THE HOMES DON'T NECESSARILY BURN DOWN AS THE FRONT COMES THROUGH.

IT IS WHEN THE FIRE FRONT COMES THROUGH THAT EMBERS CAN GET INTO YOUR ATTIC.

DOWN ON THE GROUND LEVEL AND COMING UP IF THERE IS BARK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU CANNOT LEAVE, CORNETT SAYS CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY AND STAY IN YOUR HOME.

>> Reporter: STAY TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS.

MAKE SURE YOUR TUB IS FULL OF WATER SO THAT YOU HAVE DRINKING WATER IF YOU NEED IT.

>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY IS HOSTING AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EVENT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN BE PREPARED FOR THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.

MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING WHAT TO HAVE IN AN EMERGENCY KIT AND HOW TO SIGN UP FOR ALERTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT READY SAN DIEGO ONLINE.

>>> NOT TOO MUCH ACTION ACROSS THE REGION BUT WE DO HAVE DISTURBANCES TO TRACK.

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THERE WILL BE INSTABILITY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND BACK IN CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS.

WE WILL TELL YOU WHERE THOSE STORMS ARE GOING TO BE SETTING UP AND HOW TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO FAIR, EVEN AS WE GET MOISTURE FLOWING INTO THE REGION.

>>> TOMORROW IS THE DEADLINE TO VOTE IN A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

WE HAVE MORE AND HAD TO CUSTOM BALLOT.

>> Reporter: THE VACANCY IN DISTRICT 4 WAS TRIGGERED BY THE RESIGNATION OF NATHAN FLETCHER IN MAY.

THE COUNTY REGISTER OF VOTERS SAYS THAT AS OF FRIDAY, HER OFFICE HAD RECEIVED TALENTS FROM 16% OF THE DISTRICT VOTERS.

TURNOUT IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS TENDS TO BE LOW.

>> WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE VOTERS THAT THESE ARE YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS.

THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT WILL IMPACT THE LIFE IN YOUR HOME THE MOST.

SO, THESE ELECTIONS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO TURNOUT FOR.

>> Reporter: EVERY VOTER GOT A MAIL BALLOT.

THEY HAVE TO SIGN A DATE FOR IT TO BE COUNTED.

>> THEY CAN RETURN THAT THROUGH THE POSTAL SERVICE BUT AS WE GET CLOSER TO ELECTION DAY WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO VISIT ONE OF OUR 29 DROP BOXES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON AT ONE OF THE 14 VOTING LOCATIONS.

THEY ARE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 8:00 P.M. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FOUR CANDIDATES ON THE BORDER GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG/ELECTION .

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPECIAL ELECTION ONLINE FROM INTERVIEWS WITH THE CANDIDATES TO BALLOT DROP OFF LOCATIONS.

JUST CLICK ON THE VOTER HUB LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE, WWW.KPBS.ORG.

>>> A RECENT SURVEY OF 1200 BLOCK CALIFORNIA VOTERS SHOWS A CALL TO CLOSE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT --.

IT WAS MADE UP OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS.

50% OF VOTERS SAY THEY DO NOT THINK THAT CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE PROVIDING A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR BLACK STUDENTS AND 90% SAY CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM.

79% SUPPORTED WANT TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED BY CREATING A GRANT TO PROVIDE MORE MONEY TO SCHOOLS WITH THE LOWEST PERFORMING STUDENTS.

ALLEN NASH IS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE -- ASSOCIATION.

>> EVERY CHILD DESERVES A QUALITY EDUCATION AND ANY FAMILY CHOICE THAT WE MAKE, PRIVATE, PUBLIC, CHARTER, IS BECAUSE WE WANT THE BEST ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR OUR CHILDREN.

>> NASH POINTS TO A PREP ACADEMY AS A SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS.

THEY CAME TOGETHER TO CONVERT IT FROM WHAT WAS CONSIDERED A FAILING PUBLIC SCHOOL TO THE SUCCESSFUL CHARTER IT HAS BECOME WITH A 100% GRADUATION RATE.

>>> THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS RELEASING NEW GUIDANCE AFTER NEW RULES AND DID AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

BUT THEY JUST CAN'T USE THE OVERALL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA TO INFLUENCE ADMISSIONS DECISIONS.

THE DOE IS PROVIDING LEGAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES.

>>> U.S. HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS MAY SOON GET A BREATHER BUT IT IS TOO SOON TO DECLARE A BREATHER.

ECONOMIC ANALYST BELIEVED THAT THE FEDERAL RESERVE MAY HOLD INTEREST RATES STEADY NEXT MONTH.

JOHN LAWRENCE REPORTS.

>> Reporter: THE AVERAGE U.S. FAMILY SPENT ABOUT $700 MORE LAST MONTH THAN THEY DID SEVEN YEARS AGO.

>> YOU LOOK AT HOW MUCH PARENTS ARE PAYING FOR MATERIALS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

PRICES HAVE GONE UP.

MAYBE THE RATE OF INCREASE WILL SLOW BUT -- HAS GONE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.

>> Reporter: IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURB THE RISING PRICES THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOOSTED U.S. INTEREST RATES 11 TIMES SINCE MARCH 2022.

>> IT IS NO FUN.

NO ONE LIKES IT.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, INFLATION IS GETTING BACK IN THE BOTTLE.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL WACHTEL SAYS THE FINANCIAL MARKETS BELIEVE THERE IS A 90% CHANCE THAT THE CENTRAL BANK WILL HOLD RATES STEADY IN SEPTEMBER.

>> WE HAVE KIND OF A GOLDILOCKS SITUATION WHERE THINGS ARE SLOWING.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER REASON FOR ECONOMIC OPTIMISM IS WAGES ARE STARTING TO OUTPACE INFLATION.

>> THE FEDS COULD START TAKING THEIR FOOT OFF THE BRAKES.

>> I'M JOHN LAWRENCE REPORTING.

>>> A STRING OF ACCIDENTS HAS BROUGHT BIKE AND E-BIKE SAFETY TO THE FOREFRONT.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE MANDATORY SAFETY COURSES FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO RIDE THEIR BIKE OR THEIR E- BIKE TO SCHOOL.

THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT EVERY YEAR AND TO DRIVE THE POINT HOME, THE CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GIVING AWAY FREE BY COMMENTS.

SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN THE CLASS THIS SUMMER.

>>> 29 MILLION AMERICANS WILL EXPERIENCE AN EATING DISORDER IN THEIR LIFETIME ACCORDING TO A 2020 REPORT.

COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO DEVELOPING THESE SERIOUS LIFE- THREATENING RENTAL ILLNESSES.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON HOW PARENTS CAN HELP.

>> Reporter: THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY.

TODAY'S STUDENTS ARE AT GREATER RISK THAN EVER.

A NOVEMBER 2022 STUDY FOUND THAT COLLEGE STUDENTS DEVELOP A STUDENT AT AN EATING DISORDER MORE EASILY.

>> 70% OF PATIENTS WITH EATING DISORDERS, THEY WON'T SEEK TREATMENT OR THEY HAVE BARRIERS TO SEEKING TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: DOCTOR LAURA DORN IS PART OF THE EATING DISORDER GROUP AND SHE SAID COLLEGE CAN BE HARD ON STUDENTS AS THEY MIGHT BE AWAY FROM FAMILY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THEY ARE PLANNING THEIR OWN MEALS AND TRYING TO FIT IN.

>> STUDENTS THAT ARE COMPETITIVE ATHLETES ARE AT A HIGHER RISK.

THEY MAY BE DEALING WITH ISSUES AS THEY TRIED TO GET INTO THAT PROCESS.

>> Reporter: PARENTS CAN HELP PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN BY BEING A GOOD ROLE MODEL AND HAVING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD YOURSELF.

WATCH FOR RED FLAGS.

SIGNS THAT A CHILD COULD BE STRUGGLING INCLUDE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, LACK OF ENERGY, AND DIFFICULTY SLEEPING.

SHE SAYS IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO TALK WITH HER CHILDREN.

>> IT IS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE EATING AND THEIR ENERGY LEVEL.

WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO IMPROVE THEIR NUTRITION.

THOSE ARE DISCUSSIONS WE NEED TO HAVE AS PARENTS TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE LINE OF COMMUNICATION OPEN.

>>> THIS MORNING A FOUR PERSON RESCUE TEAM FROM THE SAN DIEGO ANIMAL RESCUE WENT TO HAWAII.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY REACHED OUT FOR HELP.

THIS MORNING THEY PACKED RESPIRATORS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR JOURNEY AND THE GOAL WILL BE TO SAVE ANIMALS THAT WERE STRANDED BEHIND THE FIRELINES.

>> THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD BEHIND THE FIRELINES.

>> Reporter: PAPER IS WITH THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY.

>> WE ANTICIPATE ENCOUNTERING THINGS THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO ENCOUNTER BUT WE ARE THERE TO HELP.

>> Reporter: THE DEVASTATION OF THE MAUI WILDFIRES HAS KILLED CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE AND PAPERS IS ONE THING THAT IS COMMON IN FAST-MOVING WILDFIRES IS THAT ANIMALS, PETS, AND LIVESTOCK ARE LEFT BEHIND.

>> PEOPLE HAD NO NOTICE TO LEAVE SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, IF YOU HAD ANIMALS, YOU MAYBE HAVE A CAT THAT IS HIDING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIND YOUR CAT OR LOAD UP YOUR GOATS.

>> Reporter: THE TEAM WILL HAVE WHAT IS REQUIRED TO BRING AN ANIMAL IN.

>> WE HAVE GLOVES AND NETS.

THINGS THAT ALLOW US TO SAFELY CAPTURE, CONTAIN AND THEN TRANSPORT.

>> Reporter: RESCUED ANIMALS WILL BE HOUSED UNTIL IT IS SAFE TO REPOPULATE THE AREA.

>> THEY WILL PROBABLY SET UP A WEBSITE THAT SHOWS PICTURES OF ANIMALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN IDENTIFY WHO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY EXPECTS TO BE IN MAUI UP TO 10 DAYS.

I'M THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

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

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE FIRST ON THE LIST, THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

IT WILL PEAK TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND THE FOG WILL BE LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS AS WE BREAK UP THAT THE MARINE LAYER.

WE WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY ACROSS THE DESERTS ON THE MOUNTAINS BUT IT IS NOT COMPLETELY DRY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF POP UP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS.

PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AROUND SAN DIEGO AND THEN OCEANSIDE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 64 DEGREES.

WE ARE DEALING WITH LOW-LEVEL CLOUD COVER ALONG THE COASTAL REGIONS SO TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF YOU ARE OUT LATE OR EARLY IN THE MORNING.

AS WE GO FURTHER INLAND, WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES.

IN THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW HIGHS IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS IN MOUNT LAGUNA AND SAN DIEGO, 79.

WE ARE DEALING WITH INSTABILITY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN SO AS WE TAKE THIS THROUGHOUT THE LATE HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY WE ARE SEEING POP UP SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

INTO THE AFTERNOON WE HAVE THE DAYTIME HEATING AND THAT COULD SET OFF UNDER STORMS.

EVEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE DESERTS AS WELL.

THAT WILL BE THE STORY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.

WE WILL BE STAYING MOSTLY DRY AND ALONG THE COAST, THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK IS SUNSHINE AND HUMID.

HIGHS IN THE LOW 80s AND UPPER 70s.

MORE INLAND, HIGHS WILL BE RANGING IN THE 90s AND THEN DIPPING DOWN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, HIGHS IN THE 70s FOR THE MOST PART BEFORE DIPPING DOWN TO 67 ON SATURDAY WITH STRAY THUNDERSHOWERS.

IN THE DESERTS, WARMING UP THROUGH THURSDAY THEN DIPPING BACK DOWN TO THE 100S BY SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MARIE GUY.

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

>>> DESPITE KNOWING THE RISK.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC SAYS THAT THEY WILL COOPERATE WITH A REVIEW INTO EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

THE DEATH TOLL IN MAUI HAS RISEN TO 96 PICKING IT THE DEADLIEST U.S. FIRE IN OVER A CENTURY.

>>> TOMORROW IS THE DEADLINE TO VOTE IN A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A DISTRICT 4 SEAT ON THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THE RACE WAS TRIGGERED BY THE RESIGNATION OF NATHAN FLETCHER.

BALLOTS CAN BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL OR IN PERSON AT ANY COUNTY VOTING CENTER.

IF NO ONE RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES WILL COMPETE IN A RUNOFF ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 7.

>>> IS A 180 TON GRANITE BEAR CONSIDERED ART?

THE STEWART COLLECTION HAS BEEN PROMPTING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT MAKES OUR THROUGH THE COLLECTIONS IT'S COMMISSIONS.

BETH ACCOMANDO WENT ON AN EXPEDITION TO FIND OUT MORE.

>> Reporter: ENTERING THE UC SAN DIEGO CAMPUS YOU EXPECT TO FIND EDUCATION BUT YOU MIGHT BE STARTLED TO SEE A HOUSE TEETERING OR TO SEE BUDDHA WATCHING TV.

>> THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND HE WAS THINKING THAT IN THE FUTURE IT COULD LOOK LIKE AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG.

>> Reporter: EXPLORING THE STEWART COLLECTION CAN BE AN INDIANA JONES MISSION.

YOU CAN SEE HOW SOME OF THE ART CAME TO BE.

THE COLLECTION TAPES ITS NAME FROM JAMES STEWART DA SILVA.

HE FELT THAT ART CHANGED HIS LIFE AND HE WANTED THAT FOR OTHERS.

>> HE WANTED TO BE THE FIRST COMMISSIONED ARTIST BECAUSE HE WAS INTERESTED IN COMMISSIONING AND NOT IN BUYING WORK THAT WAS ALREADY MADE BUT TO REALLY BRING ARTISTS TO THE CAMPUS AND CONNECT WITH THE CONTEXT AND THE HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THE RESULT IS A BREATHTAKINGLY DIVERSE AND GROWING COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART SCATTERED OVER 12 ACRES.

IT RANGES FROM A 560 FOOT SNAKE TO AN AUDITORY GARDEN.

>> WE ARE NOT DECORATING THE CAMPUS AS YOU WOULD DECORATE A LIVING ROOM.

WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCES THAT PEOPLE CAN ENGAGE.

IT IS PERMISSION TO WANDER.

IT IS NOT IF YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

RATHER, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PUTTING SOMETHING LIKE A GRANITE THERE IN THE COURTYARD.

>> YOU SEE THESE WONDERFUL FORMATIONS.

IT TIME WITH THE ANIMALS IN THESE.

>> Reporter: THEY QUICKLY BECAME A FAVORITE WAS STUDENT.

>> IT IS KIND OF AN ASTOUNDING BEAR WHEN YOU THINK THAT IT IS REAL GRANITE.

IT WEIGHS 360,000 POUNDS.

>> Reporter: IT DEFINITELY IMPRESSED A BOY SCOUT.

>> HE SAID, DO YOU KNOW HOW COOL THIS IS?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW COOL THIS IS?

AND I WAS JUST SO PLEASED BECAUSE IT STRIKES ALL.

>> FALLEN STAR IS DEFINITELY THE PIECE THAT REALLY STRIKES THE IMAGINATION OF PEOPLE BECAUSE OF HOW IT WAS ENGINEERED TO LIVE AT THE TOP OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING BUILDING.

>> Reporter: FALLEN STAR WAS CREATED BY DOE HOT.

>> THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY FOUND.

HE HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE HIS LIFE AGAIN SO HE HAS THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THAT.

>> Reporter: BUT THEN THE GREEN TABLE MIGHT GO UNNOTICED BY THE PEOPLE USING IT.

>> SUMMER HAVING LUNCH THERE AND THEN THEIR EYES WILL CATCH THAT THERE ARE PHRASES INSCRIBED ONTO THIS TABLE THAT HAVE TO DO WITH POLITICS AND HISTORY AND FEMINISM, OPPRESSION , POWER.

THIS HAS CERTAINLY CREATED CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY.

>> Reporter: SOME EVEN LED TO CONTROVERSY LIKE VICES AND VIRTUES.

IT PROMPTED A CITY COUNCILMAN TO SAY, IF THE UNIVERSITY IS ALLOWED TO PUT LUST UP HERE IN NEON, IT WILL INCITE INFIDELITY IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT CAN ACTIVATE OR DECIMATE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO OCCUPY PUBLIC SPACE.

WHO HAS ACCESS TO IT?

>> Reporter: PUBLIC ART MAKES IT ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN SPACES WHERE YOU CAN TOUCH IT, WALK ON IT, WALK THROUGH IT, OR MAYBE NOT EVEN NOTICE.

>> ONE STUDENT SAID TO ME, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OUR BUT I SAW THE BLUE FENCE AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ART.

THAT KIND OF THING REALLY TICKLES ME.

>> HEAD OUT TO UC SAN DIEGO FOR A LOOK AT SOME PUBLIC ART AND WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU MIGHT DISCOVER.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE STORY BY BETH AS PART OF AN ONGOING SERIES ABOUT ART IN THE REGION.

YOU CAN FIND MORE SUCH STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/ART .

>>> COMING UP TOMORROW, THE MORNING INDUSTRY LOOKS AT HOW THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AND CRUISE INDUSTRY IS RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC.

>>> YOU CAN GET OUR TOP HEADLINES SENT TO YOU AT YOUR EMAIL.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

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

PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES .

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.