hello and welcome to "comunidad del valle." the mosaic project is here. this is your "comunidad del valle." we begin today with how to fight violence in oakland via the arts. with us is jason and yoshi who is the co-owner of yoshi's in the east bay. before we get into the project, tell us about, 40 years of

having yoshi's for bay area folks. can you name some of the famous and not so famous people that you hosted at your establishment. >> we have hosted so many musicians, famous or not famous, children. we've been dealing with so many people. there's so many of them. >> how have you managed to keep your establishment classy. it's easy when things are not going well, but you've get it pretty classy. how have you managed that? >> i'm a business person. for me to continue it's my art expression and support in music. i have to have quality.

the spirit, art or those things requires such a beauty. i have to obey. that's why i didn't lose it. >> it's so true. every type somebody says i'm going to yoshi's you know you have to dress up and class up because it's going to be a spectacular event. i went on the website, 51 oakland website. jason this is where you come in because you're the co-founder. you're bringing music and arts to the children there. based on the funding progr inin and more programs are being cut. based on the needs of the kids in oakland and different parts of the bay area and all over the world we felt like this would be a good place to start and help service our community in that way. >> what kind of stories are these children coming to you with? they are coming with stories i

would imagine. >> i think some of the stories we're hearing is based on not having access to art and music or perhaps there's access in the middle school an elementary levels. they can get to high school and there's no program what so ever. they are losing motivation through that process and lack of inspiration to matriculate through the school based on the cutting of these programs. that makes them want to get up and show up in school because they know they have access to art and music. it's scary thing. i think we're seeing that in oakland is with the cuts of these types of programs we're losing kids in the process. >> i would imagine that in that group is another yoshi, another

philanthropist to step up. >> absolutely. >> why is it important for them to step and see the art arnnd music. >> i think it keeps us alive. can you imagine this world without music? >> actually, no. >> i had raised in an othrphano. they invited us to base and gave us performance five times a year. that really made me really okay. it taught me so much. >> it was your out in the camp? >> yeah. >> what a fascinating shoir ing

share and she's sharing it with re the rest of us here. >> yeah. the reputation of yoshi's and the performers that come through, it's uplifted the community. we started asking the question who's going to be on yoshi's stage and based on certain circumstances there are some gaps and that's what we hope to get the community involved. we have the teachers, principals, leaders of oakland. everybody's kind of pitching in to try to fill these gaps so we can ensure there will be people on yoshi's stage for the next 40 years. >> do the students apply and how do they get involved? >> we're working through the schools and the teachers and principals to put programs back into the schools themselves as

well as sending musicians from the jazz club to work and mentor kids. we have artists and residents programs. we're talking to several schools about implementing more comprehensive music programs in their schools, make you are sure it's well rounded and there's access to everything, maybe not just music but performing arts. we're working directly with the community to ensure this happies and happens in the right way. it takes a community to build this. >> we're trying to get it. >> i think if you're thinking he's playing, it must be at yoshi's. i'm sure they feel the same amount of respect for them as they do for you. >> yes.

she preeappreciates what we've doing. she's beautiful. >> let's bring up that website. the clip that we had earlier. it's 51 oakland.org if you want more information. there it is right there. log on an find out more about the great programs there that are happening in oakland. thank you all so much. >> thank you. >> up next, we'll be back with the mercury news's own joe rodriguez. stay with us.

i was happy to and it was an honor. how long have you been doing the mosaic? >> we're entering our 20th year this summer. we started in 1993 with 14 studen students. we have somewhere between 18 and 20 students from all over silicon valley and the central coast. >> you've had to modify your lesson plan because the industry has evolved and changed in those 20 years. i'm not doing things the way i used to do them when i started. talk about the evolution of the industry. >> we realize that newspapers are not king of the hill anymore. when we get the students for two

weeks it's still newspaper reporting and writing and photography but we introduced them to broadcast, blogging. during the program we have students set up their own online blog and they're blogging about the program as it goes on. a will the of our students are already tech savvy. most of them know more about blogging than we do. >> i know. i think i would have to take one of their classes. are you interested in journalism and if so why and if not what's next? >> i think mosaic made me more interested in journalism but it's scary to major in journalism. it's a big risk. it's definitely changing like joe said. i'm interested in journalism. i love to write. my story was on immigration so i like getting those issues out there. tell us about the experience

because it's a boot camp. you're staying there. you're under very tough news director in joe rodriguez. tell us about that. >> it's nerve wracking but you take the criticism for what it's worth and it's worth a lot. every they do, everything they're telling you is to make you a better writer and a better journalist. >> did joe aftof look at it andy not good, go back? >> yes. >> that's good because you can expect that in the industry. >> our pitch to the students throughoout there is it's not school. we try to run it like a real newspaper. they actually do stories according to professional standards. they're all new to this kind of journalism. everybody turns in something and the first thing we do is tear it up in front of them and send them -- >> what a guy. >> go do some more reporting and

rewrite it. they have to write everything three or four times. >> you have to be thick skinned and you and i know that. did you learn that the hard way in. >> yeah. my mentor was really sweet. it wasn't that tough but when it came to column writing joe's the pro. if you're going to write a column you better be ready for his criticism. >> did you cherry pick them in. >> we advertise to about 75 high schools in the bay area. we'll get about 50 to 80 applications. we're looking for a mix. we're looking for a class that will reflect the demographics of silicon valley. we'll have students from very, very poor urban schools and some from a few prep schools and your middle class schools. the profile of the class looks like a valley. >> go ahead.

you were going to say something? >> no. >> talk about the time commitment and you have to stay on campus. >> they are required to stay overnight at san jose state many the dorms. they get to learn how to negotiate a big city much like college students. during the day they work out of campus news room. the stories they do are out in the city. we don't like to send them back to their schools to write about the fool teams new uniforms. we send them out into the city to write stories that the news media, you and i, do every day. she did great story on last year's immigration debate which was really hot. she talked to the same people that professional reporters were talking to. >> that's awesome. it's a good experience. this is the website i found,

joe. is this way to get ahold of the mosaic or is there something better you can give us? >> that's it. they can see a copy of last year's newspaper on there. all the numbers on reaching us on how to apply for next year's program. >> we're going to keep you here. i hear this new generation of journalism has a sense of entitlement there. we'll talk about that in our next segment.

we're back with the mosaic project. it's all the work of joe rodriguez with the mercury news. over here with corinna martinez who was a columnist for the mosaic last year. let's talk about this sense of entitlement. i hear this younger generation, there isn't the urgency to check

all the facts and get everything right. do you get any sense of that? >> yes. we get some of the best journalism students in the valley. we've learned that they have not been trained in the basics. i think it's because of the training in high school. some of high schools don't have newspapers. i think a lot of students are used to just writing everything off the top of their heads and it skates rite into their campus newspaper. i think that's the problem. >> you and i are professionals. when we are kids we exaggerate the truth and ad lib a bit. we want to tell everybody whats first. the only difference is you have to have be right and fair. you said you wrote something about the sense of entitlement.

tell us about that. >> i wrote a story about how a lot of girls complain about their classes and the hard work and they are taking ep classes and honors. if you want the grade and if you want that credit then you need to earn it an not complain. >> you wrote about that? >> i got really interesting quotes from teachers. it got approve by my mentor. >> you still encourage students to stick to journalism and the transformation that we've undergone? >> yeah. i don't have to give them that sales pitch. most of them that we're getting now already know that journalism is changing in some tesectors le newspapers are in trouble. they already know that. they see their calling. they know it's their calling. the ones i think we're getting

now are more dedicated despite the troubles down the road for the news media. i tell them it's not going to be my generation that gets us out of this mess. the youngsters like corinna here will save it in the future. >> tell them, if you will, i know you have already but reiterate the importance of the hard work. tell the importance of blogging and newspapers. tell them again. >> journalism is sort of looking at chaos and finding the truth in there. you can't do that by relying on

innuendo and the blogasphere. talk to everybody involved whether you agree with them or not. you have to get all sides. it's true we're writing, broadcasting that first draft of history after so much that follows will depend on. we have to get it right first before the historians, the opinion writers and politicians. journalists have to get the news right the first time. >> very good. i've seen joe at an event. we'll spend two or three hours making sure he gets a sense of what he's writing about and gets a sense of people who are there. that's the admirable part of that. any final thoughts from you corinna and an aspiring journalist out there. >> work hard. like joe said get every side. i wrote about immigration and i

went from interviewing families who haven't struggled with immigration to interviewing someone who runs a foundation that are stopping immigrants from coming over here and working against them. definitely get every side an remain biassed but also true to what is justice. >> all right. joe, any final thoughts? i know i did all the talking here but give us your final thoughts. >> this is our 20th program this year. we're thinking of changing it. it might be the last of its kind. we're thinking of turning it into a free standing nonprofit that would work with schools every day of the academic year and not just once every summer. >> joe looks like he did 20 years ago when he started this project. think of all the journalists that he helped create through this mosaic project. one comes to mind a columnist at the monterey herald. there's the web address there. log on and find out maybe if

you'd like to participate in the coming years or donate to the special project next year. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> up next on "comunidad del valle," jorge.

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