Crosscurrents

San Francisco gearing up for zero waste by 2020, preserving land on the peninsula, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Vinyl.

Kids of incarcerated parents speak out; an interview with Nell Bernstein about the problems with juvenile prison; Youth Radio reports on children and mental illness; Bay Area Beats: Teen musician Tatyana Martinez channels old school sound; and local band Corner Laughers.

Finding housing in San Francisco's Chinatown, keeping memories in Chinatown alive through dance, medical therapy through music, and local musicians Mitch Polzak and The Royal Deuces.

Project-based learning gets kids back on track; Stanford researchers find teaching technique that closes achievement gap in schools; Gay history: there’s more to it than Harvey Milk; and local band Camilo y los Robot Ninjas.

Steps local schools are taking to curb gun violence, and blues legend Sugar Pie.

A conversation with Naina Khanna; Living with HIV as a senior; and StoryCorps: Honoring yourself by honoring others.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Bay Area Fashion But Were Afraid to Ask:

The creaky wheels of the juvenile justice system, brought to us by Youth Radio in Oakland. Convicted teens must pay restitution, wear GPS ankle bracelets, and what it all costs society. Plus local musicians The Musical Art Quintet.

Surf Show! We learn about wetsuits, the history of San Francisco's Ocean Beach; we talk to Twiggy, winner of the 2014 Mavericks competition; we hear from women in the sport, and find out about surfer dialect.

Cuts to food stamps in California, adults with disabilities express themselves through art, and a luthier/violin whisperer.

A special "50/50" Edition of Crosscurrents.

The mysterious roots of a homegrown language; and China Camp State Park: Where past and present live side by side.

A special half-hour edition of Audiograph that brings together some of our favorite sounds, stories, and listener voicemails from the second half of 2013.

Raising children with psychological disabilities, a San Quentin Prison report on giving care to disabled prisoners, and a jazz perspective on Jason Moran.

Rethinking punishment and discipline in Oakland schools: The Restorative Justice show.

Green jobs for Oakland youth, the San Francisco Giants ballpark organist, and Oakland's Paramount Theater.

A new morality clause for teachers in Oakland's Catholic Diocese, stopping child sex trafficking, this week's Audiograph sound of the week, and managing editor Martina Castro's last day at KALW.

The Awesöme Orchestra is not your grandma's orchestra; In Nob Hill, a fence divides a neighborhood; the home-sharing economy; and local singer Tia Carroll.

Fracking in California, Part 2; free WiFi in San Francisco, Bay Area musician A1, and local musicians Jeremiah Johnson and the Soulmates.

Fracking California: The view from Kern County; Two stories about wine; and local band The Pangaea Futbol Club.

City College of San Francisco gets its accreditation back, part 4 in our Bayview-Hunter's Point redevelopment series, talking people down from jumping off the Golden Gate bridge, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician Todd Sickafoose

The San Francisco Shipyard: Who gets the jobs?; Interview with Kathleen Cha, former AAUW president; and the Hamlin School celebrates 150 years tradition and innovation.

The second part of our Bayview-Hunter's Point redevelopment series, re-identifying Berkeley's image, a Hear Here about a company dedicated to helping East Oakland children, and local musicians Ultra World X-tet.

The San Francisco Shipyard: Creating a new town in the city; San Francisco's New Fillmore District; StoryCorps: Patricia Chin, from Chinatown to a chorus line; and local band Guy Fox.

Laura's Law and a debate on how we should care for people suffering from mental illness, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician Mal Sharpe.