. >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. >>> and their buns are something i have yet to find anywhere else. >> i'm not inviting you to my house for dinner. >> breaded and fried and gooey and lovely. >> in the words of arnold schwarzenegger, i'll be back. >> they knew i had to ward off some >>> hi, i'm leslie sbrocco, welcome to "check, please! bay area," the show where regular bay area residents review and talk about their favorite restaurants. now, we have three guests and each one recommends one of their favorite spots and the other two check them out to see what they think. it's a special episode this week, as our guests are very familiar with the camera. they are all bay area celebs. first, you may not know her face, but you will recognize her voice. andrea kissack's job is to raise environmental literacy while her zeal is for the love of wine. journalist thuy vu began her career right here at kqed fm, now a local tv co-host with a passion for food in the city, she keeps her er

the kqed campaign for the future program venture fund. with additional support from -- the george frederick jewett foundation. helen sarah steyer. and the phyllis c. wattis foundation. >>> i started out with the idea i'd do a plate, down the lower right-hand corner, of donuts or a pie or something. that's what those sketches are. and then i liked more of the starkness of the thing and then decided to really concentrate on that surface. >> at 88, artist wayne thiebaud still spends most of each day painting in his downtown sacramento studio. it's a work ethic he picked up in his early training as a sign painter, and later, as a commercial artist. >> i didn't go to art school. i worked in commercial art and all kinds of things, and you get up and you go to work whether you like it or not. [ laughs ] that's what i thought painters do -- you get up and go to work.

and by the kqed campaign for the future program venture fund with additional support from meridee moore kevin king helen sarah steyer, and the phyllis c. wattis foundation. this project is also supported, in part, by an award from the national endowment for the arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art. >> it's late november and dance theatre choreographer erika shuch is at the headlands center for the arts in marin. she's been here three months working on the early stages of a piece that will premiere at the intersection for the arts a year from now. >> erika: it's been a lot of months of me like holding all of these things in my head and in my heart, and this feels like the time that it's going to start coming out and starting to be shared with other people. [ singing ]

i'm scott shaffer from kqed magazine. welcome to "this week in northern california." we begin with news in the week. joining me is josh richman, bay area news group and cy musiker and then andrea koskey. today, an important deadline for city college of san francisco to submit its plan to keep accreditation. last year, the accrediting commission gave the embattled community college 14 conversi controversial reforms and people rallied to keep college affordable. andrea, does this report go part of the way toward satisfying their demands? >> well, yes, it was about 290 pages that the administration turned in today. >> i haven't read it yet. >> as i read parts of it, it details the 14 recommendations given back in july. they had eight months to turn this college around. the report goes pretty in depth and detail what is they have done and cuts they made and changes they have tried to accomplish in those very short eight months. that is what they are hoping the accreditation team does see that they have at least made a really good effort. >> how did they get into this mess

i'm scott shaffer from kqed magazine. welcome to "this week in northern california." we begin with news in the week. joining me is josh richman, bay area news group and cy musiker and then andrea koskey. today, an important deadline for city college of san francisco to submit its plan to keep accreditation. last year, the accrediting commission gave the embattled community college 14 conversi controversial reforms and people

. >>> one more note, on march 11th aileen hernandez will be a guest on kqed public radio's "forum" pral on 88.5 fm. that wraps up our program for tonight. i'd like to thank all of my guests for being here. always good to see you guys. >>> and finally, we wanted to leave you on a light note. literally. if you've seen the bay bridge during the evening this week, you may have noticed that. some new lights. artist leo villa riyal and his team are turning the western span of the bay bridge into the world's largest light sculpture. 25,000 white l.e.d. lights in all. the amazing display is set to begin next week and will run for two years. thanks for watching. i'm thuy vu. have a good night.

. >>> one more note, on march 11th aileen hernandez will be a guest on kqed public radio's "forum" pral on 88.5 fm. that wraps up our program for tonight. i'd like to thank all of my guests for being here. always good to see you guys. >>> and finally, we wanted to leave you on a light note. literally. if you've seen the bay bridge during the evening this week, you may have noticed that. some new lights. artist leo villa riyal and his team are turning the western span of the bay bridge into the world's largest light sculpture. 25,000 white l.e.d. lights in all. the amazing display is set to begin next week and will run for two years. thanks for watching. i'm thuy vu. have a good night. gwen: a meat cleaver falls on the federal budget tonight but will there be blood? and the supreme court tackles the voting rights act. tonight on "washington week." >> this is not going to be a apocalypse. it's just going to hurt. gwen: time ran out today as big budget cuts kicked in and there may be more pain to come. >> i'm hopeful we won't have to deal with the threat of a government shutdown while we'r

. >> when i moved here 2 1/2 years ago to join kqed, that's the first drive i took. i did devil's slide. oh my god, this is the most terrifying -- would you look at -- this is the most terrifying. i'll have to get my bike out. >> on labor day we have the bay bridge. this is the year of infrastructure. >> california is alone in the whole country for this. >> martha mendoza, paul rogers, tom vacar. thank you. >>> two reports came out this week that should be of interest to commuters. a quarter of all roads in california will be in failed condition, meaning damaged beyond repair, within ten years. that's according to the recent california statewide local roads assessment. another report from the census bureau says the bay area has the nation's highest share of what it calls mega-commuters. those are people who commute at least 90 minutes and 50 miles each way. one man who's working on solutions to our growing gridlock is stuart cohen. he's co-founder of the oakland based add vo advocacy group, transform. earlier today, cohen shared his ideas for how we can stop building

communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> announcer: the following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ >>> calories, calories, calories! >> wow, it rocked my world! >> it just kind of reminded me of boot camp. >> i don't know what you had but this is great! >> it almost felt like country club food to me. zbl don't touch it. >>> hi, i'm leslie sbrocco. welcome to "check, please! bay area," the show where regular bay area residents review and talk about their favorite restaurants. now, we have three guests, each one recommends one of their favorite spots and the other two go to check 'em out to see what they think. this week -- edmond sullivan, a teacher and resource specialist, was on a quest to find the best new york steak in san francisco until he finally discovered the one that made the grade. and fire fighter-engineer and paramedic suwanna kerdkaew's emergency search was to find an upscale eatery. it had to be suitable for a

sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> every single bite needed to be great. >> twinkies in there. >> wow! >> it's like a great, big hug in the whole city. >> that food is about all i can handle. my parents put chili powder in my baby food. >> french fries everywhere, all over the table and just a lot of chili. ♪ ♪ ♪ hi! i'm leslie sbrocco. welcome to "check, please! bay area," the show where regular bay-area residents review and talk about their favorite restaurants. we have three guests. each one recommends one of their favorite spots, and the other two go to check them out to see what they think. this week, matthew eshoo is a real estate appraiser whose evaluations extend beyond houses to wine and food. he considers it imperative to assess the value of good wine, food and dining at any location. and elections technician supervisor alexia smith-payne leaves her district to vote with her stomach at a favorite place. it just happens to rejoice in her louisiana roots. an