UC President Mark Yudof
"Chop from the top" was the angry battle cry of unions representing workers at the University of California this week. As UC regents considered emergency furloughs to help close an $800 million budget gap, protesters demanded more cuts from the compensation packages of top administrators. During a lunch break at the regents meeting in San Francisco this week, we sat down with UC President Mark Yudof to discuss where spending cuts leave the university.
Japanese American Internees Get Honorary Degrees
Grim budget decisions were the main focus of this week's UC regents meeting, but there were other items on the agenda, including a proposal to right a wrong that occurred more than 65 years ago in California. We profile some former University of California students who never got a chance to collect their diplomas.
[UC officials need help in identifying students who were unable to graduate because of internment during World War II. Anyone with questions or information is asked to e-mail honorarydegree@ucop.edu or call (510) 987-0239.]
The Ballad of Polly Ann
Have you ever crossed a bridge and wondered about the people working high up on the towers? A new dance production in San Francisco pays tribute to the women who've helped build Bay Area bridges. Flyaway Productions' aerial dance piece is called "The Ballad of Polly Ann."
Yes, We Can
Summer fruit is the star at markets all over California right now, and once it's gone, it's gone. That is, unless you put all those summer flavors in a jar. Canning has a long history, and now a new generation is rediscovering a method of preserving food that used to be widely practiced. In San Francisco, a group promoting community canning is teaching people more than just how to make jam.