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By Julie Caine on Dec 13 2011 - 4:35pm
Occupy protesters marched on ports from Anchorage to San Diego Monday in a coordinated action designed to shut down operations.
In Oakland, 150 longshoremen were sent home from work in the morning as a result of the protest, according to ILWU spokesman Craig Merrilees. The ILWU, the union...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Oct 25 2011 - 4:00pm
This morning, outside San Francisco's City Hall, a campaign launched to gather enough signatures to place an initiative on the ballot in November 2012 that would replace the death penalty with life without parole.
This coming week SAFE California (“Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement for...
By Holly Kernan on Oct 13 2011 - 7:51am
In the University of California system, officials are considering raising fees as much as 16% a year through 2015. To hear more about what this means for students, and for public education in California, KALW’s Holly Kernan spoke with UC’s student liaison to the Regents, Jonathan Stein. Stein is a...
By Ali Winston on Aug 18 2011 - 5:18pm
When there are police shootings – they usually make front page news. Any officer involved in a shooting is usually immediately put on administrative leave, and the police department conducts an investigation. Reporters follow up on these stories, but their access is limited. That’s because five...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Aug 18 2011 - 5:00pm
A tour of Pelican Bay; the effects of Copley vs. San Diego; a locally produced documentary called "Crime after Crime"; and local band Wake The Dead.
By Audrey Dilling on Jul 19 2011 - 5:02pm
Gun control is a loaded issue around the country. Here in San Francisco, the laws are pretty strict: If you own a gun, you must keep it locked up. You’re not allowed to shoot a gun within city limits, and you can’t buy ammunition for anything other than a sport-related purpose.
In 2009, State...
By Melissa McDonough on Jul 18 2011 - 4:31pm
We’re three-and-a-half years into the Great Recession, and nearly a quarter of recent college graduates are unemployed in the United States. And 40% of those who do have jobs have ones that don’t require a college degree.
To continue our series on recession grads, reporter Melissa McDonough...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Jun 14 2011 - 4:18pm
Trinity Ordona and Desiree Thompson have been married for 22 years; their first ceremony occurred in 1988. But their same-sex marriage was not accepted by Ordona's traditional Filipino family – especially not by her mother. But something changed in her when it came to who would make the...
By Audrey Dilling on Jun 8 2011 - 1:28pm
KALW News is a special place – and it’s all thanks to the creative direction and entrepreneurial prowess of News Director Holly Kernan. She shared some reflections on building and sustaining a news department with Emily Corwin from the Public Radio Exchange.
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By Rina Palta on May 26 2011 - 3:55pm
Earlier this week, a new law debuted that’s supposed to save the state millions of dollars a year. The new law, passed last year, is called “medical parole,” and it allows inmates who are medically incapacitated to apply for release on parole. These inmates must have become incapacitated while in...
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