Bread and Circus

There are many challenges when young newcomers come to America. Not only are children required to learn standard curriculum, but also English and sometimes the local neighborhood language.

Lennar Corporation is the contractor for the Bayview Hunter's Point redevelopment project. Some parts of the land is toxic and polluted. We look into what is being done to clean it up.

Former Military Bases are being turned into new housing and new communities. We explore Lennar, a major developer of these properties.

Do you know if your purchases are eco and labor friendly? Do the retail stores know where their merchandise comes from? KALW's Steven Short travels to Union Square to find out.k

In 2004, Oakland passed Measure Y - a 10 year violence prevention and safety act. Is it working?

A recent Supreme Court Ruling states that schools can no longer pick and choose students solely by race. A school in Berkeley has successful integration using socio-economic criteria instead.

California is joining a national trend which is reforming its Juvenile Justice System. Smaller, locally based treatment facilities are now preferred over the large, state run California Youth Authority.

Many parents are giving up on public schools for their children's education. They find homeschooling to be a better alternative.

Many have waited years for housing from the Berkeley Housing Authority, but the agency threw out all the records. Now, the applicants have start all over again.

The environmental movement is now bringing green jobs to struggling blue-collar towns.