he spoke with kqed's joshua johnson. first a clip from "the house i live in." >> it's absolutely true that drugs have destroyed lives. that heroin and cocaine, for example, do nothing to engender individual dignity. while covering the drug war as a journalist for more than a decade, i came to understand what drugs haven't destroyed the war against them has. >> danny glover, welcome. >> thank you. >> what about the idea of doing a documentary specifically on the war of drugs appealed to you? >> it is an issue we never talk about. specifically what is happening in our neighborhoods, cities, you know, urban areas in this country. we know that there is a direct correlation to the war on drugs and the increase in prison incarceration in this country. particularly among black and young black and young hispanic kids. that whole term of from the cradle to prison is a real term that happens in our communities for hundreds and thousands of young kids. the question about the war on drugs and it is important for us to understand wha

and by the kqed campaign for the future program venture fund with additional support from the walternd elise haas fund the george frederick jewett foundation the marin community foundation the koret foundation the phyllis c. wattis foundation and diane b. wilsey. [ singing ] >> as an amateur it takes a lot of guts to perform for the first time in front of an audience. now, imagine doing it in front of one of your idols. >> barbara bonney: that was great ... [laughter] >> tonight a handful of local singers are getting the rare opportunity to perform for barbara bonney, one of the world's most gifted concert artists. [applause] [ singing ] >> barbara's performed at opera houses around the world and made more than 90 recordings spanning baroque through 20th century music. this week she is in san francisco for a recital at the herbst theatre. >> ruth felt: barbara bonney is a soprano. she is primarily dedicated to the song repertory. she also is an opera singer, and she is clearly a celebrated one. but in terms of her first love, it is the song repertoire, and this is done in an intimate

. >> that is john myers reporting for kqed. so ends our broadcast tonight. thanks to emil guillermo and paul rogers and jaxon van derbeken. we celebrate earth day this weekend. if you want a list of events, go to kqed.org/thisweek. perhaps and an antidote of the news of the week, we have the groves of the red forests. until next week, i'm joshua johnson. good night. thank you for watching.

. >> "nightly business report" brought to you by -- >>> a kqed television production. >>> like old fisherman's wharf. reminds me of old san francisco. like jean val jean. >> theeries and cholesterol and -- calories and cholesterol and heart attack. >> like an adventure. >> it remind me of oatmeal with a touch of wet dog. >> i did inhale it. >> hi, i'm leslie. 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 go check them out to see what they think. this week our first guest, peppy ross' career has spanned ballet, biophysics, patent law, physics, and now she's enjoying her association with the shotgun theater. through it all she's maintained her friendly pescatarian lifestyle. radio host joe redell enjoys dine, wining, and traveling. that's what he talks about all the time. nailing him down to just one spot wasn't easy, so he chose a jewel box of a restaurant. first, nutritionist, chef, and

. >> that is john myers reporting for kqed. so ends our broadcast tonight. thanks to emil guillermo and paul rogers and jaxon van derbeken. we celebrate earth day this weekend. if you want a list of events, go to kqed.org/thisweek. perhaps and an antidote of the news of the week, we have the groves of the red forests. until next week, i'm joshua johnson. good night. thank you for watching. >> plus this week's setback for gun control. tonight, on "washington week." boston, under siege. several dead. more than 100 injured. and millions rattled by scary, random, terrorism. >> we ma we will pick ours up. we'll keep going. we will finish the race. >> ifill: uncertainty dominated the the week. >> i think it's fire to say this entire week we've been in a pretty direct confrontation with evil. >> this is not an "n.c.i.s."episode. sometimes you have to take time to properly put the chain together to identifyhe

i'm joshua johnson of kqed news. welcome to "this week in northern california." governor brown is continuing the trade mission in china this weekend. he signed agreements between trade between china than california and help one of the polluting nations to improve air quality. he signed for a major development near jack london square. he promoted high speed rail. today, the governor presided over the reopening of california's trade and investment office in shanghai after ten years of it being closed. i spoke with john myers, political editor for kxtv news 10. john myers, welcome. >> good to be with you, joshua. >> how is governor brown doing so far? is he accomplishing the goals he set out to accomplish? >> i think so. jerry brown really had two goals, i would say, on this trade mission here to china. we're in shanghai. we're in the second of the city he is visiting. long term. he wants a long-term relationship with china. more economic trade. more investment. more partnerships. he signed formal agreement was the chinese on economic issues. the governor is looking

. >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. >>> and their buns are somethingi 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 finger on the pulse of a dining scene, pulse on the bay. raj mathai hit the ball

i'm joshua johnson of kqed news. welcome to "this week in northern california." governor brown is continuing the trade mission in china this weekend. he signed agreements between trade between china than california and help one of the polluting nations to improve air quality. he signed for a major development near jack london square. he promoted high speed rail. today, the governor presided over the reopening of california's trade and investment office in shanghai after ten years of it being closed. i spoke with john myers, political editor for kxtv news 10. john myers, welcome. >> good to be with you, joshua. >> how is governor brown doing so far? is he accomplishing the goals he set out to accomplish? >> i think so. jerry brown really had two goals, i would say, on this trade mission here to china. we're in shanghai.

. >>> the following is a co-production of kqed and the center for investigative reporting. >> in california's fields, things are changing. crops are less plentiful. >> we're seeing two-thirds of a reduction in volume out of our southern growing regions. >> insects are more abundant. >> our temperatures have increased by two to three degrees fahrenheit, and that seems to be enough to keep them from being frozen out during the winter. i did end up losing one field -- probably a quarter of a million dollar hit. >> water, already scarce, is now too salty to sustain crops. >> if you don't have enough quality water to farm, then there's limits to what we can do with genetics. >> coming up -- climate change pushes california growers to new limits. >> here in california, we've come to expect perfect, yet affordable, produce at the supermarket. and yet the circumstances of warmer temperatures and less water just might force us to change those expectations. hello, i'm craig miller and welcome to a special broadcast of "heat and harvest." in the next half-hour, we'll look at the ways in which climate ch

a kqed television production >>> it's sort of like old fisherman's wharf. it reminds me of old san francisco. and you'd be a little bit like jean valjean, with the teeth, whatever. >>> and worth the calories, the cholesterol, and the heart attack you might have. >>> it's like an adventure, you know. you gotta put on your miner's helmet. >>> it reminds me of oatmeal with a touch of wet dog. >>> i did.

. >>> a kqed television production. >>> like old fisherman's wharf. reminds me of old san francisco. like jean val jean. >> theeries and cholesterol and -- calories and cholesterol and heart attack. >> like an adventure. >> it remind me of oatmeal with a touch of wet dog. >> i did inhale it. >> hi, i'm leslie. 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 go check them out to see what they think. this week our first guest, peppy ross' career has spanned ballet, biophysics, patent law, physics, and now she's enjoying her association with the shotgun theater. through it all she's maintained her friendly pescatarian lifestyle. radio host joe redell enjoys dine, wining, and traveling. that's what he talks about all the time. nailing him down to just one spot wasn't easy, so he chose a jewel box of a restaurant. first, nutritionist, chef, and kitchen s

a kqed television production >>> it's sort of like old fisherman's wharf. it reminds me of old san francisco. and you'd be a little bit like jean valjean, with the teeth, whatever. >>> and worth the calories, the cholesterol, and the heart attack you might have. >>> it's like an adventure, you know. you gotta put on your miner's helmet. >>> it reminds me of oatmeal with a touch of wet dog. >>> i did.

and by the kqed campaign for the future program venture fund with additional support from the walter elise haas fund the george frederick jewett foundation the marin community foundation the koret foundation the phyllis c. wattis foundation and diane b. wilsey. [ ♪music ] >> in five days, kunst-stoff will present the world premier of a new dance piece. they're an experimental company, and maybe a little unorthodox. >> how can you make a sound without moving your head? [laughter] >> things aren't quite worked out just yet but artistic director yannis adoniou isn't phased. >> yannis adoniou: just make simple-like sounds. that's right. up and down. yeah, one more time. >> the piece is called "as we close their eyes." it was commissioned by the yerba buena center for the arts. the dancers have been rehearsing for the past six weeks. but today is their first time at the theatre. it's time to see what they've got. >> jose campos: i don't know, i haven't seen it come together yet. i'd like to see it all come together today, because we're here at the stage. just so that we can run through it

. >> announcer: a kqed television production. >> it's like sort of old fisherman's wharf. it reminds me of old san francisco. >> and you'd be a little bit like jean valjean, with the teeth, whatever. >> worth the calories, the cholesterol, and the heart attack you might have. >> it's like an adventure, you know? you got to put on your miner's helmet. >> it reminds me of oatmeal with a touch of wet dog.

and by the kqed campaign for the future program venture fund with additional support from the waltere haas fund the george frederick jewett foundation the marin community foundation the koret foundation the phyllis c. wattis foundation and diane b. wilsey. >> it's still very much a construction site. but in september of 2006 this historic building at 50 oak street not far from the opera house and symphony hall will become the new home of the san francisco conservatory of music. >> colin murdoch: there's a facade here which is historic and a facade over there that's contemporary and it was originally two buildings. the only thing that remains of the original is this facade, the rear facade, and the ballroom. >> the new building has eight floors and will double the available teaching resources. colin murdoch is the president of the conservatory. he is shepherding the school through its biggest change in 71 years. >> colin murdoch: we spent three years looking almost nonstop for this, this particular site, and it was a one-of-a-kind. it was certainly more money than we had anticipated s

i'm joshua johnson of kqed news. welcome to "this week in northern california." governor brown is continuing the trade mission in china this weekend. he signed agreements between trade between china than california and help one of the polluting nations to improve air quality. he signed for a major development near jack london square. he promoted high speed rail. today, the governor presided over the reopening of california's trade and investment office in shanghai after ten years of it being closed. i spoke with john myers, political editor for kxtv news 10. john myers, welcome. >> good to be with you, joshua. >> how is governor brown doing so far? is he accomplishing the goals he set out to accomplish? >> i think so. jerry brown really had two goals, i would say, on this trade mission here to china. we're in shanghai. we're in the

and by the kqed campaign for the future program venture fund with additional support from the walternd elise haas fund the george frederick jewett foundation the marin community foundation the koret foundation the phyllis c. wattis foundation and diane b. wilsey. [ ♪music ] >> here in her fruitvale studio, tracey snelling makes small replicas of ordinary places. her subjects are part of a vanishing american landscape. they are worn out, neglected, and instantly familiar, the type of buildings that are found on the outskirts of town. >> tracy snelling: i'm attracted to old buildings and buildings that have paint peeling on 'em, mini-marts, old churches, motels, gas stations. i think that the places that are older and have history, there's a lot of stories in 'em.

additional funding provided by these funders: >>> a kqed television production. >>> like old fisherman'sreminds me of old san francisco. like jean val jean. >> theeries and cholesterol and -- calories and cholesterol and heart attack. >> like an adventure. >> it remind me of oatmeal with a touch of wet dog. >> i did inhale it. >> hi, i'm leslie. 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 go check them out to see what they think. this week our first guest, peppy ross' career has spanned ballet, biophysics, patent law, physics, and now she's enjoying her association with the shotgun theater. through it all she's maintained her friendly pescatarian lifestyle. radio host joe redell enjoys dine, wining, and traveling. that's what he talks about all the time. nailing him down to just one spot wasn't easy, so he chose a jewel box of a restaurant. first, nutritionist, chef, and kitchen seduction

sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> 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. >> you've heard of a connoisseur? i'm a common sewer. >> hi, i'm leslie sanrocco, welcome to "check please" bay area, the place where we review the restaurants. the other two go check them out to see what they think. this week, michael kappazol alikes food and he can draw. he draws from his dining experiences all of the time. all joking aside, it makes his career choice of comedy writer and cartoonist perfect. and sales executive andrew degarian likes to splurge now and then, from an armenian family and some would say richfood heritage including greek, irish and scottish and he counts his blessings and orders to finest. >> lee griego used to sc

. >> the following kqed production was browsed in high definition. >> it's all about licking your plate. >> i should be in psychoanalysis for the amount of money i spend in restaurants. >> i had a horrible experience. >> i don't even think we were at the same restaurant. >> you bet. leslie: hi, i'm leslie sbrocco, and welcome to check please bay area, the show where regular bay area residents just like you review and talk about their favorite restaurants. we have three guests, and each one recommends one of their favorite spots, and we send the other two to go check them out and see what they think. >>> this week, kris veldheer is a theological librarian with a penchant for mexican food, who stands in line for what she says is the best tasting affordable mexican fare. it's a hit with all ages. >>> and software engineer robert allen is a romantic at heart. his unpretentious spot decorated with baby photos and cat bric-a-brac serves up venetian specialties. >>> but first, construction manager brian horn was dying to find a true new york city deli. he's discovered the place to satisfy his

sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. >>> and something that i have yet to find anywhere else. >> my house for dinner. >> breaded and fried and gooey and lovely. >> in the words of arnold schwarzenegger -- "i'll be back." >> you've heard of the connoisseur, i'm a common sewer. >> you might ♪ >>> hi, i'm leslie sbrocco. welcome to "check, please!" bay area. the show where regular bay area residents talk about their favorite restaurants. three guests. each recommends their favorite spots and the other two check them out to see what they think. this week musician bill norwood drums up an appetite for the food beer and wine at his favery eatery, his crazy schedule means he eats out a lot. coming home to this spot warms his soul and keeps the tap, tap, tap of his heart pulsating. and pa executive amanda walter, always the latest trend, a pitch for food and w

. >>> the following is a co-production of kqed and the center for investigative reporting. >> in california'sields, things are changing. crops are less plentiful. >> we're seeing two-thirds of a reduction in volume out of our southern growing regions. >> insects are more abundant. >> our temperatures have increased by two to three degrees fahrenheit, and that seems to be enough to keep them from being frozen out during the winter. i did end up losing one field -- probably a quarter of a million dollar hit. >> water, already scarce, is now too salty to sustain crops. >> if you don't have enough quality water to farm, then there's limits to what we can do with genetics. >> coming up -- climate change pushes california growers to new limits. >> here in california, we've come to expect perfect, yet affordable, produce at the supermarket. and yet the circumstances of warmer temperatures and less water just might force us to change those expectations. hello, i'm craig miller and welcome to a special broadcast of "heat and harvest." in the next half-hour, we'll look at the ways in which climate chan

. >>> "truly california" is a kqed production presented in association with the bay area video coalition and san francisco film society. ♪ ♪ next on "truly california" -- on upstate new york teenager heads to san francisco to play rock and roll. 20 years and 12 critically acclaimed albums later, he's still little known outside of pockets of devoted fans around the world. >> i think it's difficult to know chris very well. i basically think that he doesn't want to be known well.

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. >> announcer: a kqed television production. >> it's like sort of old fisherman's wharf. it reminds me of old san francisco. >> and you'd be a little bit like jean valjean, with the teeth, whatever. >> worth the calories, the cholesterol, and the heart attack you might have. >> it's like an adventure, you know? you got to put on your miner's helmet. >> it reminds me of oatmeal with a touch of wet dog. you say it, sommelier, som-el-yay! >> 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, special education teacher kristine bautista is a community member with a passion for the culinary arts. she studies gastronomy and speaks from the heart and soul on any issue relating to food. and children's book author mac barnett can spin a yarn or 13, that's how many stories he's published. creating these tales is hungry business so his happy