Steinberg vs. Schwarzenegger

California may have a budget, but the financial feuding isn't over. State Senate leader Darrell Steinberg announced plans to file a lawsuit against Governor Schwarzenegger, alleging the governor abused his veto authority by slashing funds for health and childrens' programs after the budget was approved.

Where the Prisoners Will Go

A federal court order mandating that California release some 40,000 of its prisoners has the state scrambling to come up with a plan to comply. Inmates are normally released to the counties they lived in when they were arrested -- and data from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows that some counties will be more burdened than others. We talk to Sacramento Bee reporter Philip Reese who's analyzed the data.

• More: The Sacramento Bee's interactive map of counties with the most residents in prison

Michael Montgomery

Alcatraz Revisited

Seventy-five years ago, Alcatraz opened as a federal penitentiary. The anniversary will be commemorated this weekend with a reunion of former convicts and guards who lived on 'the rock.' The last inmates left Alcatraz in 1963. A new book compares their experience with the criminal justice system to that of today's prisoners.Reporter: Michael Montgomery

Heritage Languages

Children of immigrants often tend to lose the language and culture of their parents and ancestors. Now, a new generation of kids are redefining assimilation. We hear from high school students in one summer course that literally speaks to their heritage. Reporter: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

Nicholas Kusnetz

Urban Farming in Oakland

Local farmer's markets are attracting crowds hungry for fresh tomatoes, peaches and squash. Growing your own veggies in the backyard is definitely the trendy thing to do, but some city dwellers are digging in and taking the grow-your-own movement to a new level. We visit one farmer tilling a gritty patch. Reporter: Nicholas Kusnetz

• More: Urban farmer Novella Carpenter on KQED's Forum

Gold Rush 2.0

A new crop of gold prospectors hope to ride out today's Great Recession and strike it rich. Anna Sussman brings us an audio postcard from Placer County.