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UC President in the Hot Seat Over Compensation

There were more revelations of secret pay raises and lavish perks at the University of California this week, after yet another audit found repeated violations of the school's compensation policies. But UC president Robert Dynes dodged a bullet, surviving calls for his firing over a scandal that has plagued him for months. Guest: Todd Wallack , San Francisco Chronicle reporter.


Music Bridge #1: "Not Nice" by 9 Lazy 9, from "Paradise Blown" (Ninja Tune)

The Gold Rush's Perilous Legacy

After the sudden death of a Placer County man last month, attention is once again being focused on the hazards of abandoned mines in California, especially as development reaches deeper into Gold Country.Reporter: Craig Miller


Book Review: "Mom's Cancer" by Brian Fies

To the uninitiated, it may be surprising to learn that cancer memoirs are something of a sub-genre in comics. There's Harvey Pekar's "Our Cancer Year," Miriam Engleberg's "Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person" and, later this year, New Yorker cartoonist Marisa Marchetto's "Cancer Vixen." New to that list is "Mom's Cancer" by Northern California-based Brian Fies. Guest: Oscar Villalon , book critic.


Music Bridge #2: "Dr. Crash" by Yo La Tengo, from "Today Is The Day" (Matador)

Sign Language for Babies

American Sign Language is no longer confined to the deaf community. It has gained wide acceptance as a foreign language and an early childhood education tool. In many cities across the country, parents are using sign language with their hearing babies, in the hopes that it will help them communicate earlier. Baby signing programs have grown in popularity in recent years, and more programs and instructors are cashing in.Reporter: Shia Levitt


What is Hyphy?

Just as the South has Crunk, Baltimore has B-more and Rio has Baile Funk, Northern California now has its own indigenous dance music known as Hyphy. Music critic Todd Inoue has more on a new Hyphy song that touts some famous California-born footwear. Guest: Todd Inoue, music critic.


End Music: "Tell Me When To Go" by E-40, from "Ghetto Report Card"; "Vans" by The Wolfpack

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