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This document is comprised of the one issue in volume 7 of "Bridges," a publication produced by the California Head Start-State Collaboration Office to detail the activities of the educational partnership and to provide relevant information to programs participating in the partnership. The Summer 2002 issue focuses on several topics of interest to educational partnerships, including: (1) transition to school; (2) childhood obesity; (3) child care health consultation; (4) services for children with developmental challenges in inclusive settings; (5) mental health services for children; (6) early literacy activities; (7) research on mathematics in early childhood; and (8) partnerships of Head Start with higher education. The issue also delineates regional resources and web resources, presents news from the California Head Start Association, and highlights award-winning Head Start and Early Head Start programs in the state. (KB)

This document is comprised of the one issue in volume 6 of "Bridges," a publication produced by the California Head Start-State Collaboration Office to detail the activities of the educational partnership and to provide relevant information to programs participating in the partnership. The Summer 2001 issue focuses on providing practitioners with resources to assist in professional development. The issue presents the Professional Growth and Development Resource Matrix, including narrative descriptions and contact information for various agencies, programs, and associations that provide opportunities for professional growth. The child development permit and renewal process is also described. Information is provided on professional associations, including area sections and local chapters. In addition, contact information is listed by county for child and families commissions, local planning councils, local quality consortia, offices of education, and resource and referral agencies. The issue also delineates regional resources, including child development training consortia and universities and colleges. California's compensation and retention initiative is described and the services provided by regional resources centers delineated. The dilemma of whether family child care providers are legally viewed as employees or independent contractors when they partner with a Head Start agency is also discussed. (KB)

This document is comprised of the two issues in volume 4 of "Bridges," a publication produced by the California Head Start-State Collaboration Office to detail the activities of the educational partnership and to provide relevant information to programs participating in the partnership. The spring 1999 issue focuses on the service system for children with disabilities, with articles on finding day care for a special needs child, California's Early Start Program, the public school preschool special education program, and regional center services for children over age three. The issue also includes lists of agencies serving young children with disabilities, tips for child care providers on including children with special needs in their programs, parents' rights, descriptions of various Head Start/Early Head Start programs, and Head Start performance standards, as well as information on developing a violence-free environment for children, and recent legislation allowing nebulizer care in child care settings. The fall 1999 issue focuses on child health, especially on assisting staff and families in making referrals to the Healthy Families and Medi-Cal programs. The issue also focuses on how Head Start and other child care and development programs work together to develop full-day/full-year program options for families who need them. Included in this issue are articles on: collaboration/fiscal strategies, programs providing child health care, building a child care mental health consultant service, descriptions of Head Start-child care partnerships, and support for single parents and their children. Each issue includes Web sites for relevant resources. (KB)

Reports on the interpretation of the Dark Star Orchestra of the Grateful Dead band in San Francisco, California. Reunion of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead band; Similarity between Bob Weir and Ron Eaton; Reaction of Eaton on the presence of Weir. INSETS: Live Dead Reunion;Dark Star Orchestra: 1,660 Shows to Go!.

Reports on the project designed to minimize fish losses near the Hamilton City pumping plant in California and maximize the ability of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to divert full water allowance. Aim for the project design; Integrated hydraulic design of the fish screen system; Construction of the fish screen extension.

Presents top footwear brands and styles which are sold in different footwear retail stores in San Francisco, California for the summer season of 2004. Children's shoes from Brooks Shoes for Kids; Footwear for men and women from Villains; Sneakers from True Sole.