What's in store for the future of solar energy?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about California's plans to require utility companies to get 33 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2020. With California leading solar installations in the US, how promising is the future of solar energy? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How many people are employed in the solar industry? What's next for this industry? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Clifton, Operation Engineering Manager at Sprig Electric

David Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Energy Reporter

Bernadette Del Chiaro, Clean Energy Program Director at Environment California

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What are the pros and cons of ballot propositions?

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the Supreme Court ruling on California's overcrowded prisons and Sacramento Bee's ongoing investigation of the California National Guard. We'll also talk about continuing mass protests in Spain. We'll be joined by McClatchy's Mike Doyle, Sacramento Bee's Charles Piller and Iberosphere's Guy Hedgecoe joins us from Madrid. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Mike Doyle covers the U.S. Supreme Court for McClatchy

Charles Piller, investigative reporter with Sacramento Bee

Guy Hedgecoe, co-editor of Iberosphere.com, a website that offers news, comment, and analysis on Spain and Portugal

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What reforms will improve California's economic future?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Andreas Kluth, West Coast Correspondent for the Economist. In his special report on Californian, he reports California has been declared a "failed state," "dysfunctional," and "ungovernable." The good news is that California's problems, though complex, are now well understood, so reform has become possible. So where should we look for solutions? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Andreas Kluth, West Coast Correspondent for the Economist

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What do you want to ask California lawmakers?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with state representatives. California is facing a $26 billion budget shortfall and last week Gov. Brown announced an end to budget negotiations with Republicans. So where are they heading? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to tell your representatives in Sacramento? What should their priorities be? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Senator Loni Hancock represents the 9th Senate District. It includes Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Livermore, Oakland, Piedmont, Richmond, and San Pablo. She chairs key policy and budget committees on public safety.

Nancy Skinner represents the Bay Area's 14th Assembly District. It includes Albany, Berkeley, Canyon, East Richmond Heights, El Cerrito, El Sobrante (part), Emeryville, Kensington, Lafayette, Moraga, Oakland (part), Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, Rollingwood, San Pablo, and Waldon (part).

Jerry Hill Represents the 19th Assembly District. It includes Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Millbrae, Pacifica, San Bruno, San Mateo, and South San Francisco and parts of unincorporated San Mateo County.

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What should Governor-elect Brown do to solve the budget crisis?

What should Governor-elect Jerry Brown do to solve California's budget crisis? On the next Your Call, on the day of his inauguration, we'll discuss what steps he can take to tackle the state's $28 billion budget deficit. What are your priorities for the state? Join us live at our new time, 10 a.m., or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What changes and solutions would you like to see? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Mark Paul, a visiting scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How It Can Be Fixed

Peter Schrag, writes weekly columns for California Progress Report and is the author of Paradise Lost: California's Experience, America's Future and California: America's High Stakes Experiment

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How should we draw the lines in California politics?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our election series with a debate on California Propositions 20 and 27, which would change the way political districts are drawn in California following the 2010 census. Who should draw district lines? And what are the principles that should guide them? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you have a better idea for redistricting that what's being offered by either of these propositions? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Helen Grieco, Northern California Common Cause Organizer and Democracy Matters Northern California Coordinator

Nathan Lowenstein, an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP

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How should we fix California's taxation system?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about Propositions 21, 24 and 26. Would Propositions 24 and 26 help revive the state's economy or let the state's wealthiest corporations off the hook? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is the vehicle license fee proposed by Proposition 21 a good way to create revenue for the State Parks -- and is it a good idea to earmark that revenue for a specific purpose? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jean Ross, the founding executive director of California Budget Project

David Gamage, assistant Professor of Law with primary research in the areas of taxation, budget policy, and public finance

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Should we allow the majority to rule on California's budget?

On the next Your Call, we continue our special California election series with a debate on Proposition 25: "the ballot measure that would lower the vote threshold down from 2/3, so that lawmakers could pass budgets with a simple majority." Why shouldn't the majority rule on the state budget? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Why do some legislative decisions require supermajorities? And should passing the budget be one of them? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Fred Glass, communications director for the California Federation of Teachers--Yes on 25

Loren Kaye, president of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education--No on 25

Bill Monning, State Assemblymember representing the 27th District

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What's at stake in the Senate race between Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer?

On the next Your Call, we continue our special California election series by discussing California's U.S. Senate race. Carly Fiorina, a tea party Republican and the former CEO of Hewlett Packard is running against long-time Democratic incumbent, Barbara Boxer. What do you want to know about where they stand on the issues that matter to you? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's at stake in this race? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Barbara O'Connor, director emeritus for the Institute for the Study of Politics and Media

Carolyn Lochhead, reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle's Washington Bureau

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How would Whitman and Brown differ as governor?

On the next Your Call, we continue our special California election series and respond to last night's gubernatorial debate. With high unemployment rates, a budget in peril, health care and education systems flailing, and tension running high on immigration policy--how do each of the candidates propose to lead California into a more promising future? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to know about Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
William Bradley, California-based political analyst and author of blog, NewWestNotes.com

Chase Davis, investigative reporter for California Watch

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How are C Street politicians shaping politics here and abroad?

How are the fundamentalist Evangelical politicians who live on C Street affecting legislation and U.S. foreign policy? On the next Your Call, we welcome back Jeff Sharlet, author of C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy. Based on new documents and interviews, Sharlet says C Street is more dangerous now than ever. Who's working there and what are they working on? What do you want to know about their agenda? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Does Christian fundamentalism also hold sway within California state politics? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jeff Sharlet, author of C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy

Christopher Soper, professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University

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How are you planning to cast your vote for governor this November?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our special California election programs with our second debate between third-party candidates running for governor: the Peace and Freedom Party's Carlos Alvarez and the Libertarian's Dale Ogden. What do you want to ask them? What issues matter most to you? Join us live at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want from the next Governor of California? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Carlos Alvarez, Peace and Freedom Party candidate for governor
Dale Ogden, Libertarian Party candidate for governor

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Who's your choice for Governor?

How are you planning to cast your vote for governor this November? On the next Your Call, we'll kick off our special California election programs with a debate between two third-party candidates running for governor: the Green Party's Laura Wells and the American Independent's Chelene Nightingale. What do you want to ask them? What issues matter most to you? Join us live at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want from the next Governor of California? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Chelene Nightingale, an American Independent Party Candidate for California Governor

Laura Wells, a Green Party Candidate for California Governor

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the 7 U.S. soldiers charged with killing Afghan civilians for sport and collecting fingers for trophies. We'll also probe California's Global Warming Solutions Act and efforts to kill it, and talk about the investigation into San Bruno's gas pipeline explosion. Joininh us arethe San Francisco Chronicle's David Baker, California Watch's Environmental Reporter Susanne Rust, and Aunohita Mojumdar from Kabul. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Baker, staff writer with San Francisco Chronicle
Susanne Rust, environmental reporter with California Watch
Aunohita Mojumdar, freelance journalist based in Kabul

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What will it take to get healthcare for all at the state level?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with the "Mad As Hell Doctors." They're on a road trip in California hoping to rally public support for high quality health care for all. Single payer legislation has passed at the state level several times, but was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger. Join us at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is healthcare for all possible in California? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dr. Paul Hochfield, emergency physician and a "Mad As Hell Doctor"
Dr. Carol Paris, psychiatrist and a "Mad As Hell Doctor"

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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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What does AB32 actually do?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Agenda for a New Economy series with a conversation about California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, a.k.a. AB32. The opponents of AB32 are introducing a November initiative to suspend it; but what's really in AB32? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How does AB32 help California's future? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Steven Maviglio, spokesman for California Clean Energy and Jobs, an alliance of companies and environmental groups defending AB32. He is also the publisher of California Majority Report.

Susanne Rust, an investigative reporter for California Watch focused on the environment

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How are teachers preparing for the new school year?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk to California school teachers about their hopes, their fears, and their jobs as they anticipate coping with a dwindling education budget, growing class sizes, and strict standardized testing expectations. Thousands of teachers have been laid off this year. How will ones who are left meet rising demands for accountability in the classroom without additional resources? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do we support teachers under today's pressures? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Susan Scott, 5th grade teacher at Joaquin Miller in Oakland
Kelly Clark, 5th grade teacher at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy in San Francisco
Cherese Young, 1st grade teacher at Evergreen School District in San Jose


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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll continue with our coverage of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and the targeting of immigrants involved in oil clean up. We'll also talk about coverage of the Gaza-bound Flotilla and California election results. We'll be joined by investigative journalist, Max Blumenthal in Tel Aviv, Color Line's Brentin Mock, and journalist Joe Mathews. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Joe Mathews is a journalist and a contributing writer at the Los Angeles Times.

Max Blumenthal is a senior writer for The Daily Beast and contributor to outlets including The Nation, Al Jazeera English, and Salon.com.

Brentin Mock is a New Orleans-based reporter.

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