Tomorrow
We’ve come to the end of another semester at UC Berkeley, and many students are preparing to graduate. They’re unsure of what tomorrow will hold for them. Many industries have cloudy futures, especially journalism. Reporter Elizabeth Shemaria sat down with one of our classmates who’s about to enter a pretty tough business.
Download link: Here For more information about the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley, visit its website, here. San Francisco is facing a budget deficit of more than four hundred million dollars next year. And while nothing's set for the coming budget, early proposals showing cuts to many children's programs have activists up in arms. The youth is our future, they say, so we'll pay for these cuts tomorrow. Nicholas Kusnetz visits a board of supervisors meeting held to give these folks a forum. Download link: Here TechShop is a one-stop gadget shop that gives its members all the equipment they need for just about any kind of project. Angela Kilduff got the skinny on the inventors and entrepreneurs who use it. Download link: Here To learn more about TechShop, visit its website, here. To see more of Karen Snyder's products, visit her KaratStix store, here. As a child in the late 1960's, New Zealander Glenn Martin hoped the day when everyone would float around in personal flying machines would be not far off. But by 1981, when it still had not happened, he took to his garage and fiddled until he came up with the Martin Jet Pack, which he unveiled last year. Reporter Jude Joffe-Block spoke with Martin by phone about his invention. Download link: Here The Martin family will be doing demos of their Jet Pack in the Bay Area this July. In the meantime, you can watch a video demo. For a handful of folks in the Bay Area, tomorrow begins much earlier than it probably does for you. Every night, carriers fan out across the city delivering the news to doorsteps near and far. On one hand, they’re part of the productions costs that are taking down papers. But they’re also people whose very livelihood is at stake as newspapers flounder. Karen Weise checked in at a distribution center for the San Francisco Chronicle. Download link: Here n these tight economic times, style might be the last thing on your mind. But if you’re worried that your look might be so five minutes ago, Linsay Rousseau Burnett takes us to a place where yesterday’s clothing becomes tomorrow’s fashion. And even if you don’t really care what you wear and usually get dressed in the dark, you should still listen to find out where you can get good affordable clothing. Learn more about Buffalo Exchange and find a location near you visit its website, here. Download link: Here
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Today’s producer was Fernando Gallo. The assistant producer was Claire Tragesar. Our studio engineer was Rina Palta. The anchors were Karen Weis and Casey Miner. Our executive producer was Ben Manilla. And the web producer was Ian Sherr.
A future career
Budgets for our children's futures
People lined around the room waiting to speak at the lectern
The public filled the Legislative Chamber at City Hall for a Budget and Finance Committee meeting on April 29th.
Like all Board meetings, the hearing was televised. A video can be found here.
TechShop
Jim Newton is TechShop's founder and Managing Director.
Karen Snyders operates KaratStix from her workshop at home.
Your Very Own Flying Machine
Trouble delivering tomorrow's news
Yesterday's Fashion Tomorrow
