>>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the state is reopening the economy as vaccinations become available for more and more residents. meanwhile, democrats strengthen their support for governor newsom. will it be enough to keep him in office? our political pros weigh in. >>> did you know that there is at least one planet for every star in the sky? mother and daughter, where we might find life outside of planet earth. >>> a sneak peek inside of the kqed headquarters currently under construction. this week's look at something beautiful. >>> welcome to "tran01 newsroom " this is a great show. i'm glad you're with us. let's start with a look at today's news in california. on thursday, the state expended vaccine eligibility. now anyone over 50 can receive the job, if they can get an appointment. 6 million more californians are now eligible. but supplies are still limited. providers are asking us all to be patient. first, first lady joe biden visited -- on saturday to lobby for farmworkers. >> the united farmworkers was not only fighting for better wages, it has always been a moral movement. one of

he was hired by kqed for a public television show, called newsroom. he lost his relationship with the advocate and a battle with the publisher at the time. a gentleman by the name of david good steam, he was banished from the pages of the advocate for many years until he sold it to someone else. newsroom luster grant. in the eighties he was unemployed again and still looking for full-time work. interestingly, at the same time the san francisco chronicle had decided that they needed a full time or more regular coverage of the gay community that have become a more influential political, economic, social force, he was hired for the job as the first openly gay reporter in the largest san francisco paper, san francisco chronicle. he was with the chronicle of the time he died. he was with the chronicle, he had been with kqed for a while, he covered the assassination of -- that gave him the opportunity to write the biography of harvey milk, that was then made into 2009 film, milk. or -- excuse me, gust vans that, excuse me -- and so he had a lot of ten peopl

he was with the chronicle at a key period he had been at kqed to keep period as well. had covered the assassination of harvey milk and mayor moscone and that had led him to be offered the opportunity to write the biography of harvey milk that was then made into 2009 the film milk by oliver stone and excuse me. and so he had a lot of talent that people recognized early on he was actually though assigned city beat reporting so during the loma prieta earthquake for example, 1989. he was coordinating all of their coverage of the damage in san francisco and oakland but during this period living in the caster. we began learning that other gay men were were starting to get ill and some of them were being to die from very exotic sorts of causes in some cases carposi sarcoma or really a very virulent strain of pneumonia the pneumocystis pneumonia that normally people had good resistance to in their immune systems. and there still was no name for what was going on this the reality that people in new york and san francisco and los angeles gay men were showing up ill eventually th

. ♪ >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the state is reopening the economy as vaccinations become availablerats strengthen their support for governor newsom. will it be enough to keep him in office? our political pros weigh in. >>> did you know that there is at least one planet for every star in the sky? mother and daughter, where we might find life outside of planet earth. >>> a sneak peek inside of the kqed headquarters currently under construction. this week's look at something beautiful. >>> welcome to "tran01 newsroom

, whether it was bravo "top chef" or san francisco rising star chef, whatever it is, or, you know, kqedoverwhelmed with emotion and joy from me telling my truth, and the fact that i'm telling my truth, which is filled with, like, pain and heart, that people resonate with that. it's extremely difficult to be vulnerable. i continually feel very, very blessed, you know, for every opportunity. ♪ i've always loved cooking. like, going into junior high, going to high school, i became more and more obsessed with food. coming out of high school, i told my mom. i was like, "i don't want to go to college. i want to go to culinary school." it caught her off-guard, but i deeply appreciate her support, and because it caught her off-guard, it made me want to be that more serious in cooking and prove to myself that it was a worthy investment. from culinary school, it opened a whole new world for me on what food could be. i think, in my adolescent years, naturally, of course, i just knew of vietnamese food and what my mom cooked, and i wanted to know the limits and boundaries of my palate beyond that.

host: we found one from kqed which is her home public television station in san francisco in 1988, she is looking to be elected for her first full general congressional election. let's listen to the things at the time she thought were important to her as a brand-new member making her case to the public. >> the most urgent health issue facing our community is aids. last march i introduced a bill which would assist in financing aids patient care. last march i introduced a bill which would assist in financing aids patient care. included in the bill were early intervention projects and mental health projects for people infected by aids. both of these measures passed both houses of congress. i've also worked to bring jobs to san francisco. this year we were able to get authorization for a new federal building in the city. i have been a strong advocate for child care, parental leave, increasing the minimum wage, and other legislation that recognizes the reality of women in the workplace. host: what's your reaction? guest: if you talk to her today, she would strike some of the same things. ve

thank you to the writers and also holly from kqed. our next meeting is april 19, 3:00 p.m., via a zoom meeting. the s.a.c. is a public council and anyone is welcome to attend. if you would like to attend, make a presentation or would like a copy of the agenda, please contact our s.a.c. supervisor mr. lopez. good luck to the seniors today. today is ivy day. hope you all get in. >> okay, thank you for those updates. and, yes, good luck. that's exciting. exciting news. item 4, recognitions and resolutions. there are none today. item 5, recognizing all valuable employees. our rave award. there are none today. section c, is public comment on non-agenda items. so, again, a reminder to the public, this is a space where you can share your comments on any item that is not on tonight's agenda. we'll begin with a section for students only and then a section to the general public. please note that public comment is an opportunity for the board to hear from the community on matters within the board's jurisdiction. we ask that you refrain from usin

thank you to the writers and also holly from kqed. our next meeting is april 19, 3:00 p.m., via a zoom meeting. the s.a.c. is a public council and anyone is welcome to attend. if you would like to attend, make a presentation or would like a copy of the agenda, please contact our s.a.c. supervisor mr. lopez. good luck to the seniors today. today is ivy day. hope you all get in. >> okay, thank you for those updates. and, yes, good luck. that's exciting. exciting news. item 4, recognitions and resolutions. there are none today. item 5, recognizing all valuable employees. our rave award. there are none today. section c, is public comment on non-agenda items. so, again, a reminder to the public, this is a space where you can share your comments on any item that is not on tonight's agenda. we'll begin with a section for students only and then a section to the general public. please note that public comment is an opportunity for the board to hear from the community on matters within the board's jurisdiction. we ask that you refrain from usin