Mon, December 1, 2008 -- Morning The California Report Listen (RealMedia stream) Download (MP3) (Windows: right-click and choose "Save Target As." Mac: hold Ctrl, click link, and choose "Save As.") Host: Rachael Myrow Car Sales Down Again The latest forecast from car industry watcher Edmunds.com shows November will add up to another bad month for the auto industry. While up slightly from October, final sales are expected to be down more than 27 percent from a year ago. California auto dealers have already suffered through a gas spike in the spring, and now the credit crisis and a general decline in consumer spending are pushing some dealers towards extinction. Reporters: • Peter Jon Shuler End Music "No Cars Go" by Arcade Fire from the CD "Neon Bible" (Merge) Fri, November 28, 2008 -- Afternoon The California Report Magazine Listen (RealMedia stream) Download (MP3) (Windows: right-click and choose "Save Target As." Mac: hold Ctrl, click link, and choose "Save As.") Host: K. Oanh Ha Cyber Monday Listen (RealMedia stream) The day after Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, is a huge sales day for stores. And online, merchants are gearing up for the frenzy known as Cyber Monday, when office workers blitz web stores with holiday purchases. But will the troubled economy be the Grinch that steals online profits? Reporters: • K. Oanh Ha Music Bridge 1 "Girl" by Beck from the CD "Guero" (Geffen) Diabetes in Round Valley Listen (RealMedia stream) Most any parent knows how hard it can be to get teenagers to change their eating habits. Add in factors like poverty, isolation and low self-esteem, and the challenge is even greater. But on Round Valley Indian Reservation in Mendocino County, healthy eating can literally mean the difference between life and death. Reporters: • Ailsa Chang Music Bridge 2 "The Shining Path" by Thievery Corporation from the CD "Radio Retaliation" (Eighteenth Street) Deep Sea Lab Listen (RealMedia stream) In Monterey Bay, scientists have successfully launched an underwater laboratory that is unlike anything in the world. The $13 million dollar project is expected to revolutionize the way ocean research is done. Scientists ran 32 miles of cable out from the Monterey shoreline to power remote research equipment such as robots, seismometers and real-time video of a world deep below the ocean. Reporters: • David Gorn For more information: • Watch an audio slideshow of the story Music Bridge 3 "Blue Funk" by Ray Charles & Milt Jackson from the CD "Soul Meeting/Soul Brothers" (Atlantic) Jazz CD Reviews: Kenny Washington, Jamie Davis, Nicolas Bearde Listen (RealMedia stream) There's no shortage of world class jazz talent in California, but the spotlight tends to miss male singers. Our jazz critic, Andrew Gilbert, says three new CDs could help bring male vocalists some well-deserved attention. Reporters: • Andrew Gilbert For more information: • JamieDavis.com - official site • Kenny Washington's official site • NicolasBearde.com - official site End Music "Time Is Tight" by ReverendOrganDrum from the CD "ReverendOrganDrum" (Yep Roc) Fri, November 28, 2008 -- Morning The California Report Listen (RealMedia stream) Download (MP3) (Windows: right-click and choose "Save Target As." Mac: hold Ctrl, click link, and choose "Save As.") Host: Rachael Myrow Shopping Mall Theft If you're planning on hitting the shopping mall today for your holiday gifts, you might notice more police on patrol. That's because the economic downturn has led to a rise in property crime in many cities. In some parts of the foreclosure-weary Central Valley, theft has jumped 25 percent from last year, and police are warning people to pay attention, especially at the mall. Reporters: • Sasha Khokha Mariachi Plaza Mariachi Plaza in East Los Angeles is famous for the musicians who have long congregated there waiting to be hired. Each year, hundreds of them turn out on November 22nd for a procession and mass honoring Saint Cecilia, the patron of musicians. Like so many others, musicians are feeling the pinch of a slowing economy, and organizers moved the celebration to this week so that mariachis wouldn't have to give up their work on the weekend. Reporters: • Debra Baer Visit the Audio Archive and listen online to past editions of The California Report. Same-Sex Marriage Continuing coverage of gay marriage in California and the aftermath of Prop 8. Election '08 Get election results, analysis, photos and more. Express Yourself! Visit KQED's election discussions and have your say. In collaboration with Radio Bilingue, we present a series examining Latino civic involvement in California. Part 1: Family Politics Part 2: First-Time Voters Part 3: Noncitizens Get Out the Vote Part 4: Watsonville's Latino Leaders Part 5: A Race for City Council Oakland's Grand Cathedral See the architectural beauty of Christ the Light Cathedral. View slideshow Scraper Bikes Take a ride with East Oakland's Scraper Bike Crew. View slideshow Inside and Outside a Fire Watchtower Tour one woman's home office at 8,000 feet. View slideshow Climate Change & California's Water A seven-part series exploring the effects of global warming on our water system and all living things that depend on it. Learn more The California Report is KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population. The California Report is funded by: California HealthCare Foundation The California Endowment Westly Foundation James Irvine Foundation Copyright © 1994-2008 KQED. All Rights Reserved.

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