i'm president of kqed media. glad you are all here, and we are glad you are all here, and kqed is proud to be joining in partnership with the san francisco mayor's office of neighborhood services and the san francisco native american health center and the native american aids project in celebrating american indian heritage month. we proudly celebrates the diversity out northern california by commemorating american indian heritage with more than 60 programs this year -- this month, in fact. these programs are highlighted in a guide along with listings of community resources and local events, and you can find that actkqed.org/ -- at kq ed.org/heritage. i wanted to point out a couple of films we have coming up on our films series. one is called "real injun" and it is an interesting trip through the history of north american native people as they have been portrayed in the history of movies from silent did today. the second explores the life and death of fred martina's and the spiritual nature and gender. two spirits

from san francisco kqed, the most listened to public radio station in the country, with who are than 740,000 listeners iche week, to small rural stations -- listeners each week, to small rural stations, like the chairman of the subcommittee, in pendleton, oregon. these stations provide an important public service to the local community and people trust it and they enjoy it. they want it. they like it. this is national programming with local listenership. and n.p.r.'s listenership has increased unlike other stations by 72% over the last 10 years. in a recently national survey found, that's why i think this is an ill begotten proposal by the majority, you say you listen to the american people, i think you have to take the plugs out of your ears, a recent survey found almost 70% of all voters across the entire political

native american aids project, the mayor's office, the san francisco native american health center, and kqedlic broadcasting. how about a big round of applause for our host? thank you. at this time, when indian people -- when we gather, we throw on our regalia, our outfits. we do not call them costumes. if you are from oklahoma, we call them in being close -- clothes. it is good to see all these dancers and singers as well, their families. when we gather like this, we start out with prayer, so please stand if you are able. creator, grandfather, we give thanks this day for the many blessings for this beautiful day, this opportunity to honor our own here in san francisco city hall. we give thanks to native and non-native alike, those that are here today. when this ends, we hope that they travel safe, that they continue this relationship, creator. we remember the words spoken here by the leaders of our native american community. creator, blessings upon them. our seniors, are dancers, everyone in attendance. remember those that have passed that are not able to be here, i am for health -- in poor

thank you, kqed for giving me an opportunity to put a suit on because i hardly ever wear one. i also want to thank -- or actually congratulate mayor gavin newsom for getting elected to lieutenant governor and jerry brown and all those other people that ran. a couple of days ago, on november 2, a friend of mine was elected to the 20th assembly district, and at one of his fund raisers, he gave me credit for getting him involved in community organizing, and that is when we were back in community college. he was a wrestler, and you know, we talked and got him involved in some different activities. today, he is a lawyer and also the 28 assembly district member. but when we interact with people or we need people, we do not know what is going to happen, why we came together, or what that result is going to be. some people are going to be sharing -- this is a long road where we are at today. i do not want to go too much into my history because my kids are here and i do not want them to know everything about me, but today, we try to present a different way of life for them. the first t

through my association with carol, through cpmc, i felt honored to nominate her for an award the kqed as an unsung hero in the african-american community. there were 40 people who were nominated and i'm very happy to say that she was one of the people who was chosen. as we move forward with the rebuild program, as people in our community just need help, it is really nice to know that there are really wonderful places that they can go to get help. i'm also really happy to hear that in terms of them surfing the core that the trend is -- and i'm hoping that the they will keep that trend moving in the upper direction so more and more and more people can be served. thank you very much. >> as you come forward, bernadette smith, ramon -- and rebecca rolf. >> good evening. sue hester. 35 years ago, i was -- i sat on west bay health system's agency board. on the long-term planning committee. we were struggling with some of the same issues, though they are much worse today. in terms of access to care, distribution of health care services, we had a lot more hospitals and they were much better di

scott shafer, host of the california report on kqed public radio 88.5 fm. and josh richman, legal and political affairs reporter for the oakland tribune. and tom vacar, consumer editor for ktvu news. tom, you were at the uss -- >> usgs today. >> belva: what did you find out there and what is the latest they could tell you? >> probably the most astonishing idea is many of us raeb the low ma quake. this was 1,000 times stronger in japan. really a biblical proportion. you have to go back 1,000 years in the geologic record to see the tsunami situation they had. having said all of that, not too many hours later, that tsunami spread across the pacific, rammed in the to hawaii and came to the west coast and did some significant damage if cress stent city, ft. bragg and we will be talking about santa cruz. one person in crescent city who thought he would be brave and go out and take pictures in the river ended up being lost and probably dead. many coastal roads were closed. beaches were closed, including right here in san francisco. b.a.r.t. was not closed but the

but it is not something that would put kqed out of business. >> chiller was the head of npr for two years. the organization's board will set up a committee to look for a new leader. >>> we have an update tonight on a triple homicide in san jose and the new surveillance video. last night we showed you the video given to us by san jose police. it shows an unidentified man chasing the owner of the club. police hope that the video will prompt someone to step forward with information on the suspect. but the police tell ktvu so far no one has come forward because they might be afraid. police say just one call could help crack the case. also in san jose, police reported today that 26 people were arrested during mardi gras celebrations there, the same number as last year. the arrests started after our 10:00 newscast last night. most of the arrests were for probation or parole violations or illegal weapons. but so far no one has been arrested for an assault on a woman in a parking garage. >>> it is one of san francisco's most beloved treasures. but it has been the target of vandals that has taken

but it is not something that would put kqed out of business. >> chiller was the head of npr for two years. the organization's board will set up a committee to look for a new leader. >>> we have an update tonight on a triple homicide in san jose and the new surveillance video. last night we showed you the video given to us by san jose police. it shows an unidentified man chasing the owner of the club. police hope that the video will prompt someone to step forward with information on the suspect. but the police tell ktvu so far no one has come forward because they might be afraid. police say just one call could help crack the case. also in san jose, police reported today that 26 people were arrested during mardi gras celebrations there, the same number as last year. the arrests started after our 10:00 newscast last night. most of the arrests were for probation or parole violations or illegal weapons. but so far no one has been arrested for an assault on a woman in a parking garage. >>> it is one of san francisco's most beloved treasures. but it has been the target of vandals that has taken

the report was produced by kqed- san francisco, and is narrated by don mahoney, curator with the san francisco botanical garden society. >> manzanita has always been somewhat of a mystery. it went extinct in the wild. finding a plant has always been a holy grail. we're in the southern edge of golden gate park in the california native garden in the san francisco botanical garden. manzanitas are the iconic plant of california. there are probably roughly 50 species of manzanitas in california. in the rest of the world there are probably only two or three species. so california is the hot bed of manzanitas. we have them growing from on the beach all the way to the high sierra. in spanish manzanita means little apple. just like apples they're quite edible. manzanitas come in all sizes and shapes. we have lots of them here. manzanitas produces these beautiful little white bell shaped flowers. before there were garden plants and there were only wild plants bumble bees used manzanitas in the winter time. the bark can be very peely and shiny, almost a cinnamon coppery color. two species of ma

"newshour" correspondent spencer michels has this report -- a joint project with kqed's "science showst." >> reporter: just before dusk this time of year, the fishing boats return to san francisco from the pacific. their cargo of dungeness crabs headed for stores and restaurants all along the pacific coast. but fishermen are nervous that newly created ocean sanctuaries are about to eat into their catch. >> you get to a point where you say is this fishery viable any longer? is it worth it for me to go out and catch a handful of fish? >> reporter: fisherman ed tavasieff and others are worried about dozens of areas off the coast that california has either declared off-limits to fishing or has limited the take. environmentalists say these marine protected areas, as they're called are necessary because of overfishing and pollution. >> our biggest challenge is 90% of the big fish on the planet are already gone. 75% of the fish species in most of the world's oceans are fished to their absolute limit. >> it's human disturbance, it's pollution, it's development along our shores that we're encr

from san francisco kqed, the most listened to public radio station in the country, with who are than 740,000 listeners iche week, to small rural stations -- listeners each week, to small rural stations, like the chairman of the subcommittee, in pendleton, oregon. these stations provide an important public service to the local community and people trust it and they enjoy it. they want it. they like it. this is national programming with local listenership. and n.p.r.'s listenership has increased unlike other stations by 72% over the last 10 years. in a recently national survey found, that's why i think this is an ill begotten proposal by the majority, you say you listen to the american people, i think you have to take the plugs out of your ears, a recent survey found almost 70% of all voters across the entire political spectrum oppose terminating the funding for public broadcasting, including 56% of republicans in the country. so i think it's time to stand up for n.p.r. i think that this is a phony emergency measure and i don't think n.p.r. deserves to be treated this way. i urge my co

from san francisco kqed, the most listened to public radio station in the country, with who are than 740,000 listeners iche week, to small rural stations -- listeners each week, to small rural stations, like the chairman of the subcommittee, in pendleton, oregon. these stations provide an important public service to the local community and people trust it and they enjoy it. they want it. they like it. this is national programming with local listenership. and n.p.r.'s listenership has increased unlike other stations by 72% over the last 10 years. in a recently national survey found, that's why i think this is an ill begotten proposal by the majority, you say you listen to the american people, i think you have to take the plugs out of your ears, a recent survey found almost 70% of all voters across the entire political spectrum oppose terminating the funding for public broadcasting, including 56% of republicans in the country. so i think it's time to stand up for n.p.r. i think that this is a phony emergency measure and i don't think n.p.r. deserves to be treated this way. i urge my co

from san francisco kqed, the most listened to public radio station in the country, with who are than40,000 listeners iche week, to small rural stations -- listeners each week, to small rural stations, like the chairman of the subcommittee, in pendleton, oregon. these stations provide an important public service to the local community and people trust it and they enjoy it. they want it. they like it. this is national programming with local listenership. and n.p.r.'s listenership h increased unlike other stations by 72% over the last 10 years. in a recently national survey found, that's why i think this is an ill begotten proposal by the majority, you say you listen to the american people, i think you have to take the plugs out of your ears, a recent survey found almost 70% of all voters across the entire political spectrum oppose terminating the funding for public broadcasting, including 56% of republicans in the country. so i think it's time to stand up for n.p.r. i think that this is a phony emergency measure and i don't think n.p.r. deserves to be treated this way. i urge my collea

from san francisco kqed, the most listened to public radio station in the country, wi who are than 740,000 listeners iche week, to small rural stations -- listeners each week, to small rural stations, like the chairman of theubcommittee, in pendleton, oregon. these stations provide an important public service to the local community and people trust it and they enjoy it. they want it. they like it. is is national programming with local listenership. and n.p.r.'s listenership has incread unlike other stations by 72% over the last 10 years. in a recently national survey found, that's why i think this is an ill begotten proposal by the majority, you say you listen to the american people, i think you have to take the plugs out of your ears, recent survey found almost 70% of all voters across the entire polical spectrum oppose terminating the funding for public broadcasting, including 56% of republicans in the country. so i think it's time to stand up for p.r. i think that this is a phony emergency measure and i don't think n.p.r. deserves to be treated this way. i urge my colleagues to vote to

we are proud to be partners with kqed. let's thank them. thank you so much for your hard work. thank you to the native american aids project for bringing the spirit into the room. thank you for all of our dancers, singers, but veterans, we salute you. on behalf of mayor newsom, the city and county of san francisco, we proclaim november 2010 as american indian heritage month in san vances go. -- san francisco. thank you very much. [applause] >> we are asking the four honorees to come on up. photo-op. it's not really over yet. until i say so. we give thanks this day, the opportunity to gather and honor our own today. blessings upon all those as they travel home