Crosscurrents Producer on Thursday, Sep 2, 6:02pm

Are you an organ donor? Have you thought about organ donation at all? It’s a heavy subject, especially when you factor in what it means: you die, you give your body parts to someone else -- it’s a very personal decision to make.

Will Durst on Thursday, Sep 2, 4:47pm

Monday is Labor Day, a day-off to celebrate the American worker. So, what do you normally do on Labor Day? Throw some steaks on the barbecue? Or some tofu? If you're like comedian Will Durst, you'll be doing some serious contemplation, too.

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Crosscurrents Producer on Thursday, Sep 2, 4:40pm

Early this week we aired a story on PG&E's SmartMeters. In case you missed it, here's a snippet:

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1 [Clip from PG&E SmartMeter Commercial]: The promise of a green economy is an improved environment, new jobs, and more efficient, sustainable living practices...

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: Having the SmartMeter and knowing exactly what our usage is; it gives us more power as consumers...

Nathanael Johnson on Thursday, Sep 2, 7:40pm

The cesarean section is designed to help deliver babies through problem pregnancies, reducing the danger of childbirth for babies and their mothers. But it turns out the increasing popularity of c-section deliveries might be having an unintended consequence.

Hana Baba on Thursday, Sep 2, 1:56pm

Medical insurance has long been a big thorn in the side of thousands of Californians – especially those who are low income, out of a job, or have what insurers call “pre-existing conditions”. Having cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure or even something as seemingly minor as facial acne guarantees your premiums will be higher than those of people who do not have these conditions; that is, if you are given the insurance at all.

Well, starting this month, that is changing.

Erica Mu on Wednesday, Sep 1, 4:48pm

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama made health care reform a reality.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Tonight, after nearly 100 years of talk and frustration, after decades of trying, and a year of sustained effort and debate, the United States Congress finally declared that America’s workers and America’s families and America’s small businesses deserve the security of knowing that here in this country, neither illness nor accident should endanger the dreams they’ve worked a lifetime to achieve.

Charlie Mintz on Thursday, Sep 2, 1:41pm
California has lost about half its share of undocumented immigrants since 1991, as illegal immigration declines overall across the country... Meanwhile, a commission advising the UC regents suggests bringing in more out-of-state students to boost tuition revenues... Finances were on the minds of...
Max Jacobs on Thursday, Sep 2, 10:37am
  Above: "Scissor Runner" by Jenny and Johnny Every week we try to showcase a local and out of town act, and then spotlight an artist who is particularly noteworthy, regardless of their locale. Well aside from this week’s spotlight, the list of traveling bands is slim (maybe they’re all at...
Genett Mills-Miller on Wednesday, Sep 1, 6:25pm
A new report says California's high-speed rail system would eliminate greenhouse gasses from the system and create thousands of permanent jobs. What kinds of jobs the system would create remain to be seen... For now, job seekers may have to settle for low-paying, labor-intensive jobs... A...
Crosscurrents Producer on Wednesday, Sep 1, 11:11am
The sounds you're hearing are being laid down by DJ Sep and Jason Short. They're part of the fourteenth anniversary show of Dub Mission, which takes place Sunday, September 5 at the Elbo Room in San Francisco.
Steven Short on Wednesday, Sep 1, 9:22am
Perhaps you’ve heard how unfriendly the residents of the small Marin County coastal community of Bolinas are to outsiders. True, a group known until earlier this year as the Bolinas Border Patrol, tore down highway directional signs so many times (30, by one count) that CalTrans finally conceded...
Casey Miner on Wednesday, Sep 1, 8:58am
If you had to get the Oakland Airport, and fast, would you rather ride a train or take a bus? What if the train cost twice as much as the bus? Then again, what if the bus took longer? Those are some of the questions addressed in a new study evaluating the relative costs and benefits of several...
Max Jacobs on Tuesday, Aug 31, 1:22pm
President Obama will address the nation tonight about ending combat in Iraq. The speech begins at 5 p.m. … The Commander-in-Chief may be taking guns out of Iraq, but the State Senate is allowing guns to stay in the hands of licensed Californians. A bill to ban open-carry was defeated yesterday by a...