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'Save' Money by Staying Out of Town

My take is that the decision to stay outside of a city center rests on how you might answer several main questions

Taking the Kids to San Francisco's Museums

Whether your kids are science geeks, future engineers or artists, or you just want them to have a unique experience, San Francisco's two-dozen museums deliver

Taking the Kids To San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences

We're at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, which in the year since it has re-opened has emerged as the city's top cultural tourist attraction, drawing more visitors than Alcatraz

'The Life of Super-Earths'
Astronomer Dimitar Sasselov, director of Harvard's Origins of Life Initiative, joins us to discuss his new book "The Life of Super-Earths" and to explain why he thinks planets larger than Earth offer the best prospects for finding life as we know it.

Syria's Future
A White House spokesman says President Obama is considering sending humanitarian aid to Syrians, while at the same time ramping up pressure against President Bashar Assad. Growing sectors of the Syrian population have mounted demonstrations against the Assad regime, sparking violent government crackdowns resulting in thousands of deaths. The U.S. and several Gulf countries have closed their embassies and recalled their diplomats. We discuss the next steps in the region.

Prop. 8: The 9th Circuit Ruling
The federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, is unconstitutional. The court found that Prop. 8 violates the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. We discuss the ruling, which will likely be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

More Plastic Bag Restrictions?
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on whether to expand the city's ban on plastic bags Tuesday. The new plan would ban the bags from all businesses -- not just large grocery stores and pharmacies -- and it would impose a surcharge on other bags.

'Revolution 2.0'
Internet activist and Google marketing executive Wael Ghonim was thrust into the international spotlight last year as his Facebook page helped spark the Egyptian uprising. He joins us to talk about his new book "Revolution 2.0," and about recent political developments in Egypt.

'My Faraway One'
Painter Georgia O'Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz are among art history's foremost couples. And they left an amazingly detailed record of their relationship in the form of more than 5,000 letters. Sarah Greenough of the National Gallery of Art has edited a new volume of these letters. She joins us to discuss the couple's relationship and their work.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg joins us to discuss the role of the FDA in protecting public health, how the agency approves new drugs and her views on what she calls "smart regulation."

The Athena Breast Health Network
The Athena Breast Health Network is launching a series of face-to-face forums where patients, breast cancer experts and community members can exchange direct experience and research in breast health care. The first forum will examine breast cancer risk assessment and prevention - and the results will be fed back into the UC-based Athena Network of 150,000 women to improve survival and reduce suffering from breast cancer.

Epilepsy Treatment and Research
Nearly 3 million Americans have epilepsy. It's as common as breast cancer, and can be as dangerous. But those with the disease say research is underfunded and epilepsy doesn't get the attention it deserves. We talk with participants in a major conference in San Francisco on emerging treatments for epilepsy.

The Trouble With Sugar
Researchers at UCSF argue that sugar poses a danger to health and should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco. Is sugar just empty calories, or something much worse?

First Person: Lera Boroditsky
Aboriginal people in Australia are better at finding their way around because they use compass directions instead of simply describing things as to the left or right. That's just one of several findings from Stanford psychologist Lera Boroditsky, who claims language greatly influences our thoughts and perceptions. It's a radical departure from modern linguistic theory.

Facebook's IPO
Social networking giant Facebook has filed the paperwork to begin selling public shares. The long-anticipated filing is the largest Internet public offering ever. The website, with 845 million users, is expected to be valued at between $75 and $100 billion. We discuss the potential impact of the IPO on users, Silicon Valley and the financial industry.

Art and Spirituality at Grace Cathedral
The dean of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, Reverend Jane Shaw joins us along with artist-in-residence and performer Anna Deavere Smith to discuss Grace and spirituality.

Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom
California's lieutenant governor and former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom joins us to discuss the role of the office of the lieutenant governor. And, as a board member of both the University of California and CSU, we'll hear Newsom's ideas about the changes in higher education in California.

The Real Rural California Project
Writer and photographer Lisa Hamilton says the lack of direct contact between urban and rural Californians makes it feel as though California is made up of two wholly separate states. In a new project titled "Real Rural," Hamilton and her partners introduce California's unseen rural populations to their urban neighbors through photography, interviews and audio conversations.

Obama's Tuition Plan
President Obama's message to colleges is simple: perpetual tuition hikes are no longer an option. Last week, he promised to reward colleges if they hold the line on tuition increases. On the other hand, he told college administrators that if they don't stop tuition from going up, then the funding they get from taxpayers each year will go down. We discuss the president's proposal.

The Struggle for Egypt
Egypt recently marked the one-year anniversary of its Arab Spring revolution, which overthrew dictator Hosni Mubarak. Yet, the country remains in turmoil as different factions fight for political power. Steven Cook, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins us to discuss his new book, "The Struggle for Egypt."

Occupy Oakland Arrests
More than 400 people were arrested in clashes with police after a City Hall march and rally Saturday by Occupy Oakland. On Sunday, Mayor Jean Quan decried the damage and said the demonstrations have cost the budget-strapped city more than $5 million. Meanwhile, protesters criticized police conduct, saying the arrests were illegal and that OPD gave them no option to disperse. We discuss the weekend's developments.

SF Sketchfest
San Francisco's comedy festival, SF Sketchfest, is in full swing. The festival, which lasts more than two weeks, brings big national names in comedy and local acts to the stage. We talk with members of San Francisco's venerable sketch comedy troupe Killing My Lobster. They'll perform live -- and we'll talk with two comedians and founders of SF Sketchfest.

Federal Housing Relief?
Data released this week show a complex housing market with bidding wars in some Silicon Valley neighborhoods, and slow sales in much of the rest of the Bay Area. Nationally, foreclosures are down, mortgage rates remain at historic lows and President Obama just announced a plan to help struggling homeowners refinance. We take the temperature of the housing market, and look into the president's housing proposal.

Thomas Frank
Writer Thomas Frank has long been known for his strong liberal opinions, which can be found in his monthly column for Harper's magazine and in books like "What's the Matter with Kansas?" His latest book "Pity the Billionaire" takes on the Tea Party and Glenn Beck, among others. And he questions the anger of the American Right in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis when, as he writes, conservative policies are largely to blame for the recession.

Oakland Budget Cuts
The City of Oakland is struggling to cut nearly $30 million from its budget. The loss is due to the state's decision to end support for redevelopment agencies. We talk with Mayor Jean Quan and others about how the city will absorb the cuts.