Politics
Today, we’re bringing you the final installment in our three-part series about immigration court. In the first two reports, we heard about how immigrants’ need for free legal services exceeds what local non profits can provide. And even those who can afford to hire private attorneys sometimes fall...
The U.S. Supreme Court may have banned cameras from the Proposition 8 Trial, but there's still a way to see what's been going on inside the courtroom.
This clip is not from the real trial - it's actually a re-enactment that was posted on You-Tube. Los Angeles Filmmakers John Ainsworth and John...
What does a society do with people who have committed rape or incest or child molestation? It's one of the most complicated questions of law enforcement and one that was at the root of a type of legislation that's swept the nation in recent years.
In California, the law, known as Jessica's...
After eleven months and two amendments since its introduction, California's senate voted today to pass Senate Bill 810, introduced by San Francisco Senator Mark Leno.
SB 810, also known as The California Universal Health Care Act, calls for no tax increase on the first $7k of wages earned by...
You've probably noticed that fares for public transit all around the Bay Area have already been going up -- and you may well have found that one of your favorite bus lines stopped running recently.
That can make your life a bit tougher in this economy, but as KALW's Nathanael Johnson reports...
Yesterday, five of the nine Supreme Court Justices dealt Democracy a death blow. The Court handed down a ruling that allows corporations to spend money to directly influence federal elections. The "out of business" sign just got posted on the windows of Democracy. The country is now...
As stimulus money from Washington flows into the state, it’s lifting a few big public works that had run aground when California ran out of money.
One of those projects is an expansion of the East Bay's Caldecott Tunnel. It was first constructed during the Great Depression with money from FDR'S New...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is one big focus of the Obama Administration. Another is the continuing effort to keep the United States safe from terrorist attacks.
The latest realized threat, of course, came a few weeks back, when a Nigerian man tried to blow up an airplane using a...
“Let Haiti Hear Us” first appeared in the March 11, 2004 edition of the Black Commentator and also aired on KPFA-FM. Now let Haiti hear us, again. From sending contributions to reputable organizations to educating people about the country of Haiti and its formidable history, every...
A historic trial over the right of same-sex couples to marry began today in San Francisco. US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker is hearing arguments over whether California’s Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. The measure, passed by voters in 2008, banned same sex unions by defining marriage as...
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