Free Speech vs. Responsibility

The remote hills and mountains stretching across Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties serve as the unofficial capital of marijuana cultivation in California. As you might imagine, people who live there have a strong independent streak. They're skeptical of government, including police and drug enforcement agents. A community radio station in Humboldt County is telling listeners about police and drug enforcement operations. But the sheriff says the reports could be tipping off drug cartels and endangering deputies.Reporter: Michael Montgomery

• More: CaliforniaWatch.org : more stories from the project by the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Taxes and the CA Budget

As next week's income tax deadline approaches, lawmakers in Sacramento are hoping for good news on the revenue front as they figure out how to solve the state's massive budget deficit. We get the latest on the budget from Sacramento Bureau Chief John Myers.

Teacher Transforms Students into First-Rate Musicians

A high school band from Hayward is competing for top honors this weekend at a national music festival in Anaheim. But for the Mount Eden High orchestra, the road to success is filled with potholes.Reporter: Mina Kim

Public Power Struggle

A David and Goliath showdown is developing over Proposition 16 on the June ballot. The initiative has to do with how electricity will be delivered to homes, and by whom. The utility PG&E is funding the measure, and local consumer groups are opposing it.Reporter: Amy Standen

• More: "PG&E Suffers Public Rebuke in Prop. 16 Fight" : from KQED Radio News

CD Review: Fred Frith's Cosa Brava

Does a guitarist lose his outsider rock 'n' roll credibility after accepting a tenured position at a conservatory? Not if the musician in question is Fred Frith and the school is Mills College in Oakland. It's long been a refuge for free thinking musicians and composers. Andrew Gilbert reviews Frith's latest CD, "Ragged Atlas" featuring his new band Cosa Brava.