Military Moms

This Mother's Day weekend, millions of moms will be getting breakfast in bed, bouquets of flowers and maybe hand made cards from their kids. Even moms serving in Iraq will get special treatment -- they're getting a Spa Day. Today there are some 12,000 women deployed in Iraq. We talk with former Air Force Captain Patricia Matthews of Santa Clara, who remembers how hard it was being apart from her young daughter when she was stationed in Iraq.

Recruiting May Get Tougher

Military recruiters have their work cut out for them these days. The Army has lowered standards and increased signing bonuses to meet its recruitment goals. In California, the military has to contend with a strong anti-recruitment movement -- and a new bill by a state Assemblywoman would make recruiters' jobs even harder. Her proposal would limit access to high school students' contact information.Reporter: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House

Cliff May is hardly a household name, but the homes he designed went a long way toward defining California living in the mid-20th century. May's suburban ranch homes were inspired by his Spanish heritage and his childhood home in San Diego. Now, a hundred years after his birth, "Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House" profiles May's distinctive style in a career that spanned seven decades. Guest: Dan Gregory, author of "Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House".

• More: Interactive Map: Cliff May's houses in California
• More: Photo slideshow
• More: Details of "Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House"

Writing about Cancer

Cancer is a word no one wants to hear from their doctor. Getting through chemotherapy and radiation is tough enough. There are also plenty of emotional challenges in dealing with a life threatening disease. Some cancer survivors in California say they get a lot of help from writing workshops. We hear the story of one such program in San Diego.Reporter: Kenny Goldberg

California Songs Series -- The New Amsterdams

We continue our California Songs Series with Matthew Pryor, singer and songwriter of The New Amsterdams. Pryor lives in Lawrence, Kansas, but he's spent much of his adult life on the road. Before forming The New Amsterdams, he toured North America, Europe and Japan with the popular indie rock band The Get Up Kids. We spoke to Pryor about his song "From California" and the challenges of balancing a young family with a musician's life on the road.