Stories From This Week's Episode: October 30, 2009
Reporter Roundup for Oct 30, 2009
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom drops out of the California governor's race, a tanker spills oil into the San Francisco Bay, a look beyond the finger-pointing at the Bay Bridge closure and repairs, and California's State Parks face a reduction in services and hours.
- Andrea Kissack, Senior Editor, KQED QUEST
- Scott Shafer, Host of The California Report, KQED-FM
- Tom Vacar, KTVU Consumer Reporter
Day of the Dead
Visit the classroom of Amalia Mesa-Bains at the California State University at Monterey Bay as they compile a collective class altar, following the traditions of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Produced by SPARK for This Week in Northern California.
WEB VIDEO EXTRA: Interview with Marc Weber, Computer History Museum
Forty years ago the first data was sent between the first two nodes of the Internet's predecessor, the ARPANET, charting a path that would change our lives forever. We talk with Marc Weber, founding curator of the Internet History Program, about this historic milestone. (Edited by Emmanuel Hapsis) With Marc Weber, Founding Curator of the Internet History Program.






