Web Site Promotes Online Activism
 Hundreds of thousands of voters turned out for the first on-line Democratic Presidential primary. A nd the winner, according to www.moveon.org, is Vermont Senator Howard Dean. Dennis Kucinich and John Kerry were a distant second and third. And the rest each earned 2% of the vote.
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Latest Mission to Mars Launches Sat.
The planets are lining up, the countdown clock is running and the rover is ready. Target? The planet Mars.
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Berkeley Makes Bio-Diesel Conversion
The city of Berkeley is celebrating a national first: the East Bay city claims to be the first city of its size to convert nearly all of its diesel vehicles to run on something called 'bio-diesel'.
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Oakland Youths Learn Style from Pros
Fubu, Roca Wear, Baby Phat and Sean John are a handful of successful African-American fashion names. It's an industry with a growing talent pool that may someday come from the East Bay, where some Oakland youths are getting a chance to become fashionistas.
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New Pressures Weigh on Small Farms
There may have been a time when an 800-acre farm in west Marin County could provide a comfortable living. That time is all but gone. Today, farmers there are struggling against economic and environmental forces that leave little margin for error.
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Group Crafts Message for Future Humans
In a time when time itself seems to have speeded up, a group in San Francisco has set a goal of thinking long-term. They are trying to create objects that will tell people 10,000 years from now what we were like and how we thought.
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Marin's 1st Black Teacher Retires
Shirley Hasley was hired in the midst of the civil rights struggle, and she's seen public education change drastically over the years. She's tough and sets high standards, and she makes no apologies for that.
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Local Singer, 82, Cuts First-Ever CD
He was known as the "Chinese Frank Sinatra" of his time, the swinging 1940's and 1950's, one of the featured acts at the most famous Chinese nightclub in San Francisco.
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Exposing Historic Musical Racism
The history of the Chinese in America has been laced with conflict and prejudice, especially here on the West Coast.
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Red Tape Blocks SJ Woman's Dying Wish
A San Jose woman’s dying wish is to see her sister one last time. But red tape and “intransigence” of bureaucrats is making it near impossible.
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Black Bear Seen in Marin, 1st Since 1868
Black bears are common in much of rural California. But until last week, no one had seen a bear on the Point Reyes peninsula in Marin County for more than one hundred years.
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Hip New Fad: Mouth Jewelry
They're gold, platinum and studded with diamonds or other stones. “Whatever shines the hardest," says one big fan. But this are no ordinary jewelry. It's worn right on the teeth!
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Peterson Case Fuels Abortion Debate
The Laci Peterson story is a tragedy that has suddenly taken a political right turn as the case collides right up against the abortion debate.
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Book Grant Benefits Ailing Libraries
First Lady Laura Bush is championing the cause of literacy in America, and now a foundation she launched has awarded $5,000 grants to two dilapidated Bay Area school libraries.
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State Cuts Could Impact Watchtowers
All along, the watchtowers run by the California Department of Forestry have protected our state from wildland fires. But now, budget cuts are threatening this critical first line of defense.
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Cruise Ships a Hazard for Monterey
One of the newest ports of call for the cruise industry is right in our own backyard, Monterey Bay. The ships are bringing money, people and pollution to Monterey.
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Old Bones and New Clues in Murder Case
Marin County Investigators, hoping to generate new leads in an old case of a missing or murdered child have turned to the victim's bones and the unusual artistry of a forensic sculptor.
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Kids Forced From Foster Care at 18
Turning 18 is supposed to be a happy occasion, but for thousands of teens each year it's a time to quickly make the transition from childhood to independence. That's the age when kids are ushered out of foster care.
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What's Next for NASA?
So what's next for NASA? It's down to three aging space shuttles, still doesn't know exactly what went wrong with Columbia and can't say when it'll return to manned spaceflight.
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Is Missing Person Coverage Biased?
Every day, 27,000 people are reported missing in California but only a few get national media attention. Why? Some critics say it's because of racial and class bias. "If Laci Peterson had been black, it wouldn't have been an important case,"said one.
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Birds Nesting in "Mothball Fleet"
Two hundred species of birds live in the Suisun Marsh near Fairfield. But now, dozens of them are actually building their nests in a surprising place: on 90 navy ships docked outside Benicia.
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Man, 71, Fired Month Before Retirement
A 71-year-old airport employee is out of a job one month before qualifying for full Social Security benefits, because he cannot place himself for 5 months out of the last 10 years.
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SF Regulation to Fight Psychic Fraud
A proposal to regulate psychics in San Francisco is catching the attention of law enforcement nationwide. That's because fortune-telling fraud is one of the hardest crimes to prosecute.
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