UC Board Selects Napolitano as New President
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ended her week with the announcement that she's leaving that federal post to become the first female president of the University of California. There's already been a lot of discussion about whether she's the right choice, so guest host Craig Miller talked with two people, one inside and one outside Napolitano's nomination: Robert Powell, chair of the UC Academic Senate and David Plank, a Stanford professor and executive director of PACE, an education policy think tank funded by foundations.
Asiana Crash Reverberates Through California's Air Travel System
Well into this week, air travelers were still feeling reverberations from the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport. Beyond the tragedy of the crash, the episode was a reminder of just how fragile our air transportation is.
Coachella Youth and Academics Team Up to Document Environmental Hazards
Southern California's Eastern Coachella Valley has more than its share of environmental concerns -- from arsenic in the well water, to toxic dump sites. The people who live there are predominantly poor, Latino and farmworkers. But increasingly, young people are joining the ranks of community activists working toward environmental justice -- and, as Lisa Morehouse found, they're bringing with them some fresh approaches.
Riverside Neighborhood is Captured in 'Golden Dream' Multimedia Exhibit
Southern California writer Susan Straight is best known for her many novels and short stories, often set in the Deep South or not far from her hometown of Riverside, in California's Inland Empire. A tough, working-class neighborhood in that town is now the main character of Straight's latest project: a multimedia exhibit called "More Dreamers of the Golden Dream."
Pop Music Review: Bosnian Rainbows
As a band name, Bosnian Rainbows suggests clashes and contrasts, perhaps conflict mixed with hope. It makes its own kind of sense since the group was formed by two powerful forces from the bands, The Mars Volta, and Le Butcherettes. The California Report's pop music critic Steve Hochman has this review of their debut album.