The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present an exhibition of works by Ansel Adams (1902-1984), one of the most widely admired American photographers of the 20th century, in its new Julien Levy Gallery for photographs in the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building.

The 21st Annual Gary Long Memorial Lecture will be delivered by sculptor Shelley Spector on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in conjunction with Spector's Challenge exhibition and preceding the 110th Annual Adult Student Members Exhibition. Ms. Spector's Challenge exhibition, in the gallery till the 15th of March, provides the opportunity to hear her speak about her work on site.

The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial is pleased to announce changes to the Wind Challenge Series. Beginning fall 2008, the Wind Challenge Exhibitions at Fleisher will be presented in three clusters of three artist shows, updating the present model of four clusters of three-artist exhibitions. The new arrangement will allow for six week exhibitions instead of the present four week format. Longer exhibit time will afford more opportunities for educational programming.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says California's financial problems call for fiscal discipline and cross-party cooperation. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the governor says the state's economy is sound, in spite of its problems.

By Darryl Kelley

Wind is not only the cleanest source of energy available to humanity, it is also the world’s fastest growing source of electrical power. But the United States has been slow to adopt. A Canadian company is changing that though – one wind farm at a time.

Pacific Asia Museum presents a major multi-media exhibition that examines the diverse Chinese American experience from the days of the Transcontinental Railroad's construction to today. Curated by Chip Tom, Chinaman's Chance: Views of the Chinese American Experience will be on view from March 6 through July 27, 2008 and includes new works from three outstanding Chinese American artists: Amanda Ross-Ho, Zhi Lin, and Arthur Ou.

Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) was a Buddhist nun, a woman of great beauty and one of Japan’s most celebrated artists. Admired primarily for her exquisite calligraphy, Rengetsu was also a poet and ceramic artist, often inscribing her poems in her own calligraphy onto ceramic vessels, a unique blending of art forms for any artist in Japanese history.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports from California. “Bay Area home sales nosedived to a 20-year low and median prices dropped nearly 10 percent last month. A total of 3,586 new and resale houses and condos traded hands in the nine-county Bay Area in January, down 41.9 percent from a year ago and 29.2 percent from December, according to DataQuick.

Polls are now closed in in delegate rich California. While all eyes are on California exit poll results, since Democrats are running neck and neck, let see if the California Primary Exit Poll Results have meaning.

California is the biggest prize in the primary elections and caucuses Tuesday, known as Super Tuesday, when voters in more than 20 states will choose their nominees for the presidential election. California offers the largest number of delegates for the nominating conventions of both parties. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the candidates are targeting voters in the West in a last-minute effort.

ForeclosureRadar (www.foreclosureradar.com), the only web site that tracks every California foreclosure with daily updates on foreclosure auctions, issued its monthly California Foreclosure Report today which tracks foreclosure statistics throughout the state.

Voters in Alabama's two coastal counties will go to the polls ahead of those in other states picking presidential favorites on Super Tuesday.