Crosscurrents

State of the Bay: Supervisor Connie Chan's Congressional Bid

KALW’s State of the Bay has been inviting to their show the candidates that want to fill Nancy Pelosi's soon to be vacant Congressional seat. It's an effort to help voters get to know what they are running on and for. And we’re going to be airing segments of those conversations here on Crosscurrents this month. Up first, San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan. Chan is a Chinese immigrant that moved to the Bay Area at the age of 13 with her family. She has held multiple positions in San Francisco city government and now represents San Francisco's District one, which includes much of the city’s northwest region, which includes the Richmond District, Lone Mountain, parts of Golden Gate Park, Lincoln Park, the University of San Francisco area, Sea Cliff and Presidio Terrace. Here’s Supervisor Chan speaking to state of the bay host Grace Won, about why she feels it’s the right time for her to move from local to national politics…

Uncuffed My Mixtape: 'Dreamin’' by Yoz

Uncuffed producer Jorge Lopez interviewed Ricardo “Ricky” Romaro about a song that serves as his soundtrack for positive change.

Sights + Sounds: 'All People Powered' Concert & Pitch Competition

Last year, the musical “Co-Founders” combined hip hop, art and Bay Area culture in its technologically ground breaking show. “Co-Founders” is the story of two unlikely partners chasing impossible entrepreneurial dreams. And the show went on to sell out of tickets during their run in San Francisco, and now the creators are back — with a real life version of their musical! It’s called The “All People Powered Concert & Pitch Competition.” And it’s a mix of live music performances and aspiring tech entrepreneurs in a competition of ideas.  And it is happening this Saturday at the Henry J. Kaiser Center in Oakland. KALW’s Jeneé Darden, of The Sights and Sounds show, spoke with Ryan and the other creator of the show "Co-Founders," Beau Lewis about their new pitch competition. Here’s an excerpt of that interview.

SHOW: Treasures in the Archives

Today, one woman's government-funded quest to document the folk music of California in the 1930s… And a family discovers a long-lost recording of their relative hiding in the collection. Then we meet the poet of the International Hotel.

Public Records: One woman’s quest to document California’s folk music

Are there certain songs that have been passed down in your family — that you sing together at gatherings, or that parents sing as lullabies? If you moved across the country or across the world, what songs would you bring with you to remind you of home?Back in the 1930s, an adventurous woman named Sidney Robertson went on a quest to document those kinds of songs across Northern California. With support from the federal government, Sidney and her small staff were able to collect and catalog hundreds of songs, capturing the music people brought with them when they moved here from all over the U.S. and the world.These recordings became a soundtrack that celebrates the cultures that make up the Bay Area, and they show how music has the power to connect us across generations and communities. In this story, reporter Sheryl Kaskowitz meets a family in Oakland who discovered the power of these recordings for themselves. It’s the fourth episode of The Public Works, her series about how the New Deal transformed the Bay Area and what lessons we can learn from it today.