One week after Secretary of State Kevin Shelley announced that he's stepping down March 1, Governor Schwarzenegger nominated his replacement. The governor named former state Senator Bruce McPherson from Santa Cruz to replace Shelley.Reporter: John Myers
Salon magazine founder David Talbot has announced he is stepping down as editor, a decade after his Web venture was launched in San Francisco with lots of fanfare. His longtime deputy Joan Walsh is taking over. Stanford journalism professor David Weir was there at Salon's inception and in the heady days before the dot-com bubble burst. Guest: David Weir, Stanford journalism professor.
Music Bridge #1: "100 Billion Stars" by Lux, from "Cafe del Mar Volume 8" (MCA Records)
This weekend marks one year since San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. Over one month, some 4000 couples tied the knot at City Hall, until the State Supreme Court put a stop to it.Reporter: Sarah Varney
Mark Bittner's love for a flock of wild parrots on San Francisco's Telegraph Hill is the subject of a book and a new documentary opening this week in San Francisco and New York.
Music Bridge #2: "The Company" by Sam Prekop, from "Sam Prekop" (Thrill Jockey Thrill061)
This weekend in Silicon Valley, thousands of people from all over the country are gathering to celebrate a decidely low-tech hobby: knitting. It seems like a homespun craft, but knitting is now an industry.Reporter: David Gorn
Music Bridge #3: "Milestones" by Turtle Island String Quartet, from "Turtle Island String Quartet" (Windham Hill Jazz WD 0110)
Since the 1930s, wrestling fans in Mexico have enjoyed the sport of "lucha libre," which means "free wrestling" because just about anything goes. In L.A., "lucha libre" has paired up with the art of burlesque dancing, to become the extremely popular "Lucha Va Voom."Reporter: Alex Cohen
End Music: "La Cancion" by Sunpie, from "Sunpie" (Louisiana Red Hot Records zezmusic-4201)
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