How is California preparing for the effects of climate change?

On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had about the impacts of climate change on California. How do we need to adapt our natural and built environments and our policies? The California Air Resources Board has adopted the nation's first cap-and-trade regulations. Will these air pollution controls work? What other policies are needed to adapt to climate change effects such as rising sea level? How is climate change affecting your area? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Healy Hamilton, former director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Informatics at the California Academy of Sciences

Steve Goldbeck, chief deputy director of the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Charlie Knox, public works and community development director for the City of Benicia

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of Tuesday's elections. Mississippians voted down the Personhood amendment, Ohioans overturned an anti-union law, and Arizonans recalled Russell Pierce, the Senator behind SB1070. How did media interpret the outcome? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. We'll be joined by RH Reality Check's Jodi Jacobson, Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler and independent journalist Valeria Fernandez. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jodi Jacobson, Editor-in-Chief of RH Reality Check
Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler, TPM's senior congressional reporter
Valeria Fernandez, an independent journalist based in Phoenix, Arizona

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Occupy movements as cities begin to crack down on demonstrators and dismantle camps. Occupy Oakland has received international attention after it was raided by the Oakland Police. How are protests in the US covered in other parts of the word? We'll be joined by the New York Review of Books' Jeff Madrick and Alternet's Josh Holland and Guardian's Zoe Williams. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jeff Madrick, a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books.

Joshua Holland, an editor and senior writer at AlterNet.

Zoe Williams, a columnist for the Guardian of London

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Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
Text the word "KIT" to 30644 to participate in a simple survey that will automatically create a map that you can access. It only takes a couple of seconds, and will help us draw a picture of how ready our communities are, and where we can do better.

Are you prepared for the next earthquake?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about disaster preparedness and how communities are organizing for the next Big One. KALW is partnering with Mobile Commons to create a digital interactive map of the greater Bay Area to highlight how communities are preparing. And Thursday is a state-wide earthquake drill. How earthquake ready are you? Do you have a plan? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is your community ready? What about the local government? What actions can we take before an earthquake hits? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Help KALW Map Earthquake Preparedness
Text the word "KIT" to 30644 to participate in a simple survey that will automatically create a map that you can access. It only takes a couple of seconds, and will help us draw a picture of how ready our communities are, and where we can do better.

Guests:
Jeff Terpstra, operations chief for the Aptos/La Selva Fire District; and coordinator of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) training and disaster preparedness

Patty Peper, chair of disaster preparedness for the Red Cross of the Bay Area

Ana-Marie Jones, executive director of Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD)

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How effective are gang injunctions in dealing with urban crime?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about gang injunctions, or court orders that prohibit alleged gang members from activities--including associating with one another--inside a proscribed area. Proponents say injunctions make communities safer from gang violence. Opponents say they perpetuate police repression at inordinate cost to the city. Do you live in an area affected by gang violence or gang injunctions? What do you think is the best solution? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Ali Winston, reporter for "The Informant" at KALW News

Whitney Walton, organizer with Oakland's Stop the Injunctions Coalition

Pat Kernighan, Oakland City Councilperson for District 2 and chair of the Public Safety Committee.

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After the Mehserle verdict, where is justice?

On the next Your Call, we'll open up a dialogue about our justice system. BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle was given a two year sentence for the killing of unarmed suspect Oscar Grant. Who does our criminal justice system protect and who does it target? When protesters chanted "We're all Oscar Grant" -- did you think they were talking about you? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's our responsibility as a community to push for justice? And what does that look like? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jack Bryson, father of Nigel and Jackie Bryson, friends of Oscar Grant who witnessed his death

Tshaka Barrows, program manager for Community Justice Network for Youth (CJNY)

Aram James, retired Santa Clara County Public Defender of 25 years and justice activist

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What's the significance of California's upcoming election?

On the next Your Call we'll begin our series on the November elections by talking about today's political climate, its historical context, and what the elections could mean for the state. What's unique about the races and ballot measures in this election? The outcomes could bring big changes to California. Are you planning to vote? Join us live at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What matters to you on the ballot? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Jeffrey Lustig, professor of government at Sacramento State and editor of Remaking California: Reclaiming the Public Good

Robert Cruickshank, public policy director for the Courage Campaign and contributing editor at Calitics

Mark DiCamillo, director of the non-partisan California Field Poll

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How do you get your congressmember's attention?

How do you get your elected representative to pay attention? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the most effective ways to get through to Congress. Do you write letters? Make phone calls? Attend Town Hall meetings? Stage sit-ins? what really works? Next week, House and Senate members will return to their Districts for a month recess. While they're home, how do you make them listen? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What makes an effective letter or call to a representative's office? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Codepink and Global Exchange
Pat Alviso, organizer for Military Families Speak Out
Craig Mehall, policy counsel for Public Citizen
Lynn Woolsey, California Representative for Sonoma and Marin counties

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090309 Why do some schools thrive?

Why do some schools thrive when similar schools fail? On today’s Your Call, we rebroadcast our conversation with a range of educators and policy makers about what we're learning about how to teach. How do successful principals and school systems shift resources, motivate teachers and students and increase parent involvement? Can passion and best practices make up for low education funding? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Kimi Kean in Oakland
Principal of ACORN Woodland Elementary in Oakland, one of the state's five highest-improving schools. They raised their API, or Academic Performance Index, 120 points in one year and nearly 300 in five. Kean, a former Skyline High School dropout, taught at Acorn Woodland before talking over as principal in 2006.

Robert Manwaring in Washington, DC
Senior policy analyst for Education Sector, a left-leaning but independent national education policy think tank. Before joining EdSector, Mr. Manwaring was the director of policy for the Governor's Committee on Education Excellence, a committee California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed to develop a comprehensive long-term reform strategy for improving K-12 education in the state. Manwaring served as the K-12 education director of the California Legislative Analyst's Office.

Merril Vargo in Santa Rosa
Executive Director of Pivot Learning Partners, a nonprofit organization that works in nearly 50 school districts statewide, nearly all low income or low performing. Pivot trains and coaches teachers and administrators to transform broken school systems.

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Your Call 073009 Why do some schools thrive?

Why do some schools thrive when similar schools fail? On the next Your Call we talk with a range of educators and policy makers about what we're learning about how to teach. How do successful principals and school systems shift resources, motivate teachers and students and increase parent involvement? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. Can passion and best practices make up for low education funding? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Kimi Kean in Oakland
Principal of ACORN Woodland Elementary in Oakland, one of the state's five highest-improving schools. They raised their API, or Academic Performance Index, 120 points in one year and nearly 300 in five. Kean, a former Skyline High School dropout, taught at Acorn Woodland before talking over as principal in 2006.

Robert Manwaring in Washington, DC
Senior policy analyst for Education Sector, a left-leaning but independent national education policy think tank. Before joining EdSector, Mr. Manwaring was the director of policy for the Governor's Committee on Education Excellence, a committee California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed to develop a comprehensive long-term reform strategy for improving K-12 education in the state. Manwaring served as the K-12 education director of the California Legislative Analyst's Office.

Merril Vargo in Santa Rosa
Executive Director of Pivot Learning Partners, a nonprofit organization that works in nearly 50 school districts statewide, nearly all low income or low performing. Pivot trains and coaches teachers and administrators to transform broken school systems.

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Your Call 050409 Are foreign workers still an economic asset?

Are foreign workers still an asset in a struggling economy? On the next Your Call we'll talk about an increasing unease in the Bay Area about American companies hiring foreign workers or outsourcing jobs. The Bay Area has been a haven for high skilled immigrants and they have returned the welcome by founding half of Silicon Valley's new companies in the last fifteen years. Is the welcome mat about to be pulled back inside? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. How will our economy change if foreign students take their diplomas and go home? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Matt Richtel in San Francisco
New York Times reporter, covering technology and telecommunications from the San Francisco bureau. He currently writes the monthly column "VC Nation," about the venture capital industry.

Vivek Wadhwa at Duke University
Fellow with the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School and executive in residence/adjunct professor at the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University.

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Your Call 030209 What's the future of transportation in the Bay Area?

What's in store for the future of transportation in the Bay Area? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the $495 million federal stimulus funding allocated for Bay Area regional transit agencies and road projects. Which projects should we invest the money in? You can join the conversation by phone or by sending us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are your transportation priorities? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Randy Rentscher, Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Manager of Legislation and Public Affairs

Scott Denman, president of Genesis

Guillermo Mayer, a lawyer with the Bay Area's Public Advocates.

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Your Call 011209 What have we learned from the BART police shooting of Oscar Grant?

What have we learned from the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was unarmed and lying face down on a BART station platform in Oakland on New Year's Day? And what should we do about it? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the shooting, the cell phone video that proves Grant was shot while lying down, police accountability, and frustration and anger in Oakland's communities plagued by violence. How should the community respond? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests: Gregory D. Lee, a retired Supervisory Special Agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and a former instructor at the FBI Academy.

Bobbie Bond, founder of the Feet on the Street program in Oakland. Bobbie also serves on the board of her local NCPC - Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council - and was formerly a Commissioner on Aging in Oakland.

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Your Call 010909 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable where we bring in reporters from the mainstream, alternative and international press to discuss the week in American media. This week we'll speak with investigative reporter AC Thompson from ProPublica about his 18-month-long investigation of vigilante shootings after Katrina. We'll also talk with Tim Redmond from the San Francisco Bay Guardian about the police shooting on BART and Sherine Tadros of Al Jazeera about covering the assault on Gaza. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did it fall short? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests: A.C. Thompson in New York
Award-winning journalist on the staff of ProPublica

Tim Redmond in San Francisco
Editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian

Sherine Tadros in Gaza
Reporter for Al Jazeera English in Gaza

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Your Call 110308 Judging Pelosi

How effective has Nancy Pelosi been as Speaker of the House? On the next Your Call, we will have a conversation about Congresswoman Pelosi and her voting record. Her seat is about as safe as they get. So, how should San Francisco voters weigh their decision to endorse or protest the role she has played in Washington? What is her position on issues such as Iraq, the environment and the economy? Has she adequately represented her district as Speaker of the House? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests: David Hawkings, Managing Editor Congressional Quarterly Weekly

Marc Sandalow, political analyst and author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power.

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Your Call 080808 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week is the one-year anniversary of the murder of Oakland reporter Chauncey Bailey. We'll speak with the Bay Guardian's Tim Redmond about the Chauncey Bailey Project. We'll also discuss coverage of Ron Suskind's new book, which reveals that the Bush administration engaged in a "disinformation campaign" by forging documents in the lead up to the invasion of Iraq. What did you think of the coverage? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Tim Redmond in San Francisco
Executive Editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian

Nathan Guttman in Washington DC
Staff writer for the Forward

Eve Fairbanks in Washington DC
Associate editor of The New Republic.

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Your Call 072208 What do you want from a public beach?

What do you want from a public beach? On the next Your Call, we'll have a discussion about the state of our beaches. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced the formation of Vision Council to transform Ocean Beach, the largest urban beach in the country. Makeover possibilities include bathrooms, more garbage cans, and possible commercial developments. So what are the competing visions and who should have a voice in the process? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Sarah Corbin, Central California Regional Manager of Surfrider Foundation

Keith Weissglass, Pacific Outreach Coordinator of Ocean Conservancy.

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Your Call 063008 The Light Brown Apple Moth's Future

What is next for the Light Brown Apple Moth? Plans to aerial spray the urban areas of Northern California have been canceled, but what does that mean for the state's strategy to eradicate the pest - and whose communities are still on the list to be sprayed? On the next Your Call we'll take a look at the campaign to stop the spray. How did local governments, environmental activists, and concerned scientists put a stop to the aerial application of pesticides on our cities? Does this victory mark the end of the struggle, or is it just the end of the beginning? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Nan Wishner in San Francisco, CA
Chair of the City of Albany Integrated Pest Management Task Force

David Dilworth in Monterey, CA
Founder of HOPE (Help Our Peninsula Environment)

James R. Carey in Davis, CA
Professor and Program Director of Biodemographic Determinants of Life Span, University of California, Davis

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Your Call 060908 Can the Bay Area impact the pres. election?

How can we in the Bay Area have an impact on the national conversation in this election year? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with our guests and you, our listeners, about the ways in which we can positively influence the current presidential race. What are the conversations you would want us bring to the air? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Lisa Margonelli, California-based Fellow at the New America Foundation

Shanell Williams, Program Director of the Center for Young Women's Development

William Poy Lee, Berkeley based author of Eighth Promise

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