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Cultural Politics
Artbound
Art and the Creation of a Resilient Japanese American Spirit
Post date:Faced with empty horse stalls and bare barracks, Chiura Obata, along with other artists, taught over 600 professionals and amateurs art. Their work fueled a spirit of resilience in their community and helped them face an untenable situation with dignity.
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CA Matters
California Matters with Mark Bittman
Looking Behind the Kitchen Door
Post date:The restaurant industry is the second largest sector in the economy with more than 11 million workers, yet these individuals are the lowest paid in the country -- the federal minimum wage is still $2.13 an hour for tipped workers.
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CA Matters
California Matters with Mark Bittman
What Oysters Reveal about Sea Change
Post date:In this episode, Mark Bittman cruises along the waters off of Marshall, CA, where UC Davis researchers are helping local food producers Hog Island Oyster Co. monitor the effects of ocean acidification on the marine ecosystem.
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California Matters with Mark Bittman
Chop Suey's Next Wave
Post date:Yong Chen, UC Irvine history professor and author of "Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America" talks about the evolution of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. with Mark Bittman. They visit Los Angeles Chinatown to compare the artifice of the ...
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KCET Press Releases
Press Room
Mark Bittman Launches Online Food Series and TV Show on KCET
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global food initiative
California Matters with Mark Bittman
Take a Walk on the Wild (Edibles) Side
Post date:Mark Bittman goes on a foraging excursion around the streets of Oakland.
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Food
The Logistics of Urban Food Foraging
Post date:"We'd like to see public policy changed to make it legal to forage non-native, invasive species on public lands. Instead of spraying herbicides on "weeds" (and suffering the ecological consequences) we can eat the aliens!"
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birds
Redefine
Pioneering California Bird Researcher Dies
Post date:Peter Marler, a UC Davis-based ornithologist who discovered that regional populations of songbirds can sing in distinct dialects, has died at age 86 of pneumonia.
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Berkeley
Food
Where To Get Locally-Made Burrata In California
Post date:Burrata is a once-rare, still expensive dairy treat that is beloved in parts of Italy. Here's who's making it in California.
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mammals
Redefine
Drones: Making Wildlife Fun Since 2013
Post date:Two new videos out this week show how drones can actually help us learn about and appreciate California's wildlife.
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solar
Redefine
Smartphone App + Door-to-Door Sales = New Rooftop Solar Biz Model
Post date:A new startup has big plans to connect solar installers with rooftop owners using a resource that's almost as inexhaustible as the sun: cheap student labor.
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San Francisco
Redefine
California Cities Snub Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Power
Post date:LA and San Francisco took steps to get off coal, oil, and nuclear power this week.
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l.a. letters
History & Society
Endless Planets for Austin Peralta
Post date:Sing forevermore for the late piano prodigy from Venice.
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Bakersfield
Redefine
Are California Smart Meters Causing Fires?
Post date:Could Pennsylvania's smart meter overheating problems happen in California? Looks that way.
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Berkeley
Redefine
Feds to Close Comments on Energy Loan Roadblock
Post date:A comment period on a federal policy that has blocked solar installations and energy efficiency draws to a close this week
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l.a. letters
History & Society
Reading Poetry from L.A. to the Bay
Post date:For all the talk of rivalry and disdain between San Francisco and Los Angeles the two cities have far more in common than they do differences.
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Music
Artbound
Beyond 'Whole Foods Parking Lot,' DJ Dave Makes Viral Video Gold
Post date:The Berkeley-born David Wittman aka DJ Dave is a musical virtuoso skilled in composing, drumming, DJing, rhyming and producing. Following the success of the YouTube hit "Whole Foods Parking Lot," he's looking to expand his craft.
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Arrival Stories
History & Society
Natasha Case: The Scoop on the Coolhaus Co-Founder
Post date:Founder of the popular Coolhaus truck tells us how even ice cream can be passed down the family tree.
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Berkeley
SoCal Wanderer
Video: Walking the 'Secret Stairs' of Los Angeles
Post date:Once crucial infrastructure for Angeleños of the city's public-transit era, public staircases became all but forgotten when Los Angeles turned to the automobile.
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Pasadena
Huell Howser
Where's Huell? 11/12 to 11/18
Post date:This week, Huell's mastering the art of drying persimmons, gulping down some Thai food, batting around during badminton, and cooking soap.