A California National Guardsman has filed lawsuit in federal court in Sacramento, challenging his deployment to Iraq. The soldier says he signed up for a year of duty with the Sacramento-based 2668th Transportation Company, but that now, the Army is sending him to Iraq for a year beyond his enlistment.Reporter: Jason Margolis
Host Scott Shafer is traveling around the state to talk with voters about the issues they say are important to them in next month's election. In the the Solano County town of Fairfield, home of Travis Air Force Base, even critics of the war in Iraq choose their words carefully out of respect for people in uniform.Reporter: Scott Shafer
Music Bridge #1: "I Miss You" by Randy Newman, from "Bad Love" (Dreamworks)
Since the war in Iraq began last March, 139 soldiers from California have lost their lives. Four more died in the past several weeks.Reporter: Rachel Goodman
Music Bridge #2: "Jib's Hat" by Leo Kottke, from "Guitar Music" (Chrysalis)
The California Commonwealth Club has released a compilation of speeches from the past century. The book, titled "Each a Mighty Voice," includes speeches ranging from Theodore Roosevelt to Joan Baez. Hear a short excerpt from a 1971 speech by former Oakland Congressman Ron Dellums.
Music Bridge #3: "Lullaby For Realville" by Sun Ra, from "Sun Song" (Delmark)
In the 1960s, activists and state leaders became alarmed about heavy development on California's coastline. They won wide support for a ballot initiative to rein in growth, and in 1972 Proposition 20 established a coastal commission. In the years since, state officials have sought to guarantee public access to the California coastline. But tensions between beach-loving Californians and the few who can afford beachfront property have grown. Reporter Cheryl Colopy visits coastal areas where public beach access remains a work in progress.Reporter: Cheryl Colopy
End Music: "Catch A Wave" by The Beach Boys, from "Stack-O-Tracks" (Capitol)
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