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  • KQED Spark - Anna Von Mertens

    Spark explores the method and meaning behind Anna Von Mertens's quilts that are covered with as many as 100,000 handsewn stitches. Original air date: May 2004. For more information, go to: http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4163

    Download the corresponding educator guide for classroom activity ideas and further information about this subject at: http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/spark/219.pdf

    Published 1 week ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • This Week: Oakland Mayor Jean Quan

    Scott Shafer talks with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. Her first year in office has been a turbulent one, with the challenges of the Occupy Oakland movement, the city budget, job cuts due to the loss of state redevelopment funding, and a recall effort.

    Published 1 week ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • This Week: News Panel for January 27, 2012

    California's sweeping new auto emission regulations, requiring that 15 percent of new cars sold in the state by 2025 produce little or no smog, could reshape the entire American automobile industry.

    The city of Richmond wins the intense competition by half a dozen Bay Area cities to be the coveted site of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's second campus.

    The 49ers stadium project in Santa Clara hits another snag with a petition drive to put it back on the ballot before voters, a week after the team loses its chance to be in the Super Bowl.

    Guests:
    Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News
    Amy Standen, KQED's QUEST
    C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle

    Published 1 week ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • KQED This Week: January 27, 2012

    News Panel and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan.

    Published 1 week ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • This is Us #404

    Becca and the This is Us crew visit Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose. Happy Hollow celebrates it's 50th Anniversary and open the park to our cameras and give us a behind the scenes tour. In this episode we introduce three local community leaders, Sal Khan, who's transforming education with YouTube videos, Sylvia McLaughlin, who was at the forefront of Saving The San Francisco Bay from landfill and Nell Newman, who's Newman's Own Organics company has given more than $20 million to charities.

    Published 1 week ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • KQED Spark - Ken Goldberg

    Spark meets Ken Goldberg who conducts whimsical experiments in human behavior to explore the artistic possibilities of the Web. Original air date: March 2004. For more information, go to: http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4536

    Download the corresponding educator guide for classroom activity ideas and further information about this subject at: http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/spark/210.pdf

    Published 1 week ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • This is Us Episode #403

    Becca and the This is Us crew visit The San Jose Fire Museum where they view several historic fire trucks. Featured stories include 3 local heroes, a helicopter pilot from Cal Fire who's seen more than his share of action and a number of blazes, a pilot that saved 155 lives when he miraculously landed his jet airliner on the Hudson River, and a fire captain who's search and rescue partnership will melt your heart.

    Published 2 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • This is Us: Thomas Humann Fire Pilot

    An Amazing story about former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, Thomas Humann. After flying some dangerous missions in the Middle East, Humann left the Marines and became the pilot for Marine One, the helicopter that flies the President of the United States. Today, Humann is among an elite group of aviators that fly for CAL FIRE, battling blazes and fighting fires while protecting life and property.

    Published 2 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • This is Us: Captain Jim Boggeri and Nino

    A wonderful story about Marin Fire Captain Jim Boggeri and his unique partnership with his friend Nino. Nino is a search and rescue dog and his job is to find live human scent in a disaster stricken environment, searching for people buried under rubble after major catastrophes. Nino lives with Jim and his family and they put in countless hours training together, weekdays and weekends.

    Published 2 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • KQED This Week: January 20, 2012

    News Panel and California High-Speed Rail At A Cross Roads

    Published 2 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • This Week: California High-Speed Rail At A Cross Roads

    Is it the end of the line for California's controversial High-Speed Rail project? Four years after voters approved a $10 billion bond measure to build a bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles, the project has been mired in controversy. This documentary report, produced in association with "Train Wars," profiles the Central Valley town of Hanford, caught in the cross fires in the debate over high speed rail.

    Published 2 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • This is Us: Fire Captain Jim Boggeri and Nino

    A wonderful story about Marin Fire Captain Jim Boggeri and his unique partnership with his friend Nino. Nino is a search and rescue dog and his job is to find live human scent in a disaster stricken environment, searching for people buried under rubble after major catastrophes. Nino lives with Jim and his family and they put in countless hours training together, weekdays and weekends.

    Published 2 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • KQED This Week: January 13, 2012

    News Panel and "The Memory Be Green"

    Published 3 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • KQED Spark - Calligraphy of Thought

    Spark checks out the growing phenomenon of Muslim spoken word and hip hop with Calligraphy of Thought. Original air date: February 2004. For more information, go to: http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4246

    Download the corresponding educator guide for classroom activity ideas and further information about this subject at: http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/spark/208.pdf

    Published 3 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

  • KQED This Week: GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger interviewed by Belva Davis

    GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger is interviewed by Belva Davis, host of KQED's "This Week in Northern California." He talks about why he's running for president, the ideological direction of the Republican party and his role in fighting Proposition 8 and California's voter-passed initiative to ban same sex marriage. He's trying to promote dialogue about same-sex marriage in Republican circles.

    Published 3 weeks ago

    By KQEDondemand

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