Developmentally Disabled and Out of Work
California's unemployment rate crept up to 11.5 percent in May, far worse than the national rate of 9.4 percent. By any measure those numbers are bad. But estimates of the jobless rate for people with developmental disabilities are twice that high. And organizations working to place people with autism and Down syndrome in jobs say they're facing a double hit in the current economy.
Father's Day for Military Dads
This Father's Day weekend, dads and granddads everywhere will be getting extra-special attention from their families. For fathers deployed overseas, it's a reminder of the sacrifices that come with national service.
Using Dogs to Help Kids Avoid Gangs
Parents, social workers and law enforcement agencies try all kinds of things to keep young people from joining gangs. A pilot program in Salinas called "Take The Lead" is bringing at-risk kids together with abandoned dogs.
Book Review: "I Am Not Sidney Poitier"
The Boston Globe calls author Percival Everett "literature's NASCAR champion, going flat out, narrowly avoiding one seemingly inevitable crash only to steer straight for the next." Critic Oscar Villalon reviews his latest satire, "I Am Not Sidney Poitier."
"Convey Your Truth"
San Francisco's Chinese Culture Center has an exhibit of new artworks called "Present Tense Biennial." We visit sound artist Tamara Albaitis's installation, "Convey Your Truth" which plays with the basic building blocks of language.