Lethal Injection Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled that lethal injections are a valid way to execute prisoners. Most states with a death penalty, including California, use lethal injections. KQED's Judy Campbell talks with host Scott Shafer about what impact Wednesday's ruling will have on more than 650 people on California's Death Row.

Asian-American Political Activism

One week after thousands of people came out to show support and opposition for the Olympic torch run in San Francisco, it looks like that event may have marked a turning point for political activism by Asian Americans. Reporter: K. Oanh Ha

Community Living Rooms

Across Los Angeles, a few neglected sidewalks in lower income neighborhoods are getting a face lift. They're going from drab, litter-filled public spaces to places where the community can come together.

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Early Onset Alzheimer's

The number of Californians with Alzheimer's disease could more than triple over the next four decades. While most of them will be elderly, about one in 10 will develop the disease before the age of 65. We hear from one family who found their lives suddenly interrupted by the disease. Reporter: Sarah Varney

Gay Bars on the Decline?

Entrepreneurship Magazine recently came out with a list of businesses it says are going extinct. The list includes record stores, used book stores, telemarketers -- and gay bars. Why are they dying? The magazine claims there just isn't a need for them anymore. Reporter: Stacey Vanek Smith

California Songs: 'A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations (Briggs)' by Robyn Hitchcock

We continue our California Songs series with British singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock. Over his 31 year career, Hitchcock's lyrics have found fans all over the world -- first through his bands The Soft Boys and the Egyptians, and later on albums of his own. We spoke with Hitchcock about his song "A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations (Briggs)." It takes its inspiration from the Clint Eastwood film, "Magnum Force."

• More: About Robyn Hitchcock -- at the artist's official site
• More: Artist Profile of Robyn Hitchcock -- at Yep Roc Records