‘We Had a Mission’: Longtime Richmond Teacher Reflects on Once-Stellar High School; Cooking Up LA's Next Chefs

‘We Had a Mission’: Longtime Richmond Teacher Reflects on Once-Stellar High School; Cooking Up LA's Next Chefs

When John F. Kennedy High School opened in 1967, it was a model of innovation. The Richmond school was designed for flexible scheduling, team-teaching and empowered students to take responsibility for their own learning. It also had award-winning extracurriculars and powerful vocational pathways. All this made it a destination school and one of the few examples of successful integration by race and class. Families from all over the district chose Kennedy High for their kids, some even participating in a voluntary bussing program to get there. Reporter Richard Gonzales describes Kennedy’s hopeful beginning and traces the factors that led to harder times through the eyes of one teacher who has been there since day one. Mike Peritz was on the founding faculty of the school and fell in love with the mission, students and school community. More than 50 years later you can still find him there volunteering several days a week. And Jackie Orchard from the LAist brings us the story of a community college in Los Angeles that has built a reputation as one of the strongest culinary training programs in the state. In 2021, Los Angeles Trade Technical College opened a 70,000 square-foot facility for the culinary arts. Orchard stopped by to make bread with one of their baking classes, and find out what it takes to become a chef in L.A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From a Gold Rush Cocktail to a Trans Trucker’s Dream

From a Gold Rush Cocktail to a Trans Trucker’s Dream

Golden State Plate: The Story of Pisco Punch; Trans Trucker Finds his California Dream; A Mom’s Journey to Accepting Her Transgender Child, At Age 4; California Therapists Volunteer To Help Immigrants Coming out of Detention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Jan 201930min

All About the Family Biz

All About the Family Biz

The Evolution of Casa Sanchez, Prather Ranch Cows, Frank Fat's Restaurant, Taxi Medallions Take Toll, Letter to My CA Dreamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Jan 201930min

It Started With Oscar Grant: A Police Shooting in Oakland, and the Making of a Movement

It Started With Oscar Grant: A Police Shooting in Oakland, and the Making of a Movement

Ten years after an unarmed black man was shot and killed by a white police officer as he lay face-down on a train platform, we explore how Oscar Grant’s death galvanized a new generation of activists, and helped spark a sustained call for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Jan 201930min

Golden State Plate: Food History Made in California

Golden State Plate: Food History Made in California

Hear some of the most appetizing stories from our Golden State Plate series, where we explore the history of some of the iconic food and drink born right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Jan 201930min

A Ghost, a Songwriter, a Student and a Teacher: Voices of California

A Ghost, a Songwriter, a Student and a Teacher: Voices of California

A jailhouse songwriter's deep friendship with Johnny Cash. How a crusading heroine became a demon in Victorian San Francisco. LuPaulette Taylor on her nearly five-decade career at a West Oakland school. Two teens from Menlo-Atherton High on their childhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Des 201831min

A Musical Journey with California-Grown Artists Forging Their Own Sounds

A Musical Journey with California-Grown Artists Forging Their Own Sounds

Female DJs Find Empowerment in Oakland, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Intertwine Their Musical Roots, New Book Celebrates the Work of Los Lobos, ‘The Soul Chance’ Goes Analog to Capture Retro Reggae Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Des 201830min

40 Years on, How Does Proposition 13 Impact the California Dream?

40 Years on, How Does Proposition 13 Impact the California Dream?

How has the controversial law - which essentially locks in a homeowner's property tax to the year they bought their home - affected four different Oakland residents? Reporter Vanessa Rancaño invited them over to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Des 201830min

She Strived to Be the Perfect Mom, and Landed in the Psych Ward

She Strived to Be the Perfect Mom, and Landed in the Psych Ward

Motherhood was going great for Lisa Abramson, until the walls started talking to her. But being in the hospital made her feel more crazy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Des 201830min

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