State Parks Heading for Permanent Closure
Seventy state parks are slated for permanent closure to the public due to budget troubles. It's the first time in the history of California's state park system that closures will be implemented. We talk with Gene Doherty, a volunteer advocate for two of them: the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park and the Benicia State Recreation Area.
Drive to Register More Asian Immigrants as Citizens
For all the budget troubles and political dysfunction in California, hundreds of thousands of people here choose to become U.S. citizens each year. Even so, the new citizens represent a small fraction of the foreign national population living legally within our borders. Now, a statewide drive aims to get more Asian immigrants in particular to sign up for citizenship.