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It was exactly a year ago today that shots rang out on a hot summer afternoon in North Oakland. By the end of the day, 17-year-old Desiree Davis would become Oakland's 77th murder victim for 2009.
Before she became murder #77, Desiree Davis was a survivor of a different kind of calamity -- a...
In Episode #8, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris discusses how we can be "Smart on Crime," her innovative Back on Track program, the need for law enforcement to proactively build trust with the community, her mother's influence or her career, and more.
Harris Interview Highlights
Harris...
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.
But, consider this: according to the California Transplant Donor...
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...
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 Burning...
A new report says California's high-speed rail system would eliminate greenhouse gases 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 California...
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.
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...
Have you ever been to the little town of Bolinas, near Point Reyes National Seashore? Have you ever wanted to go, but couldn’t find the turn-off from the highway? Well, that’s not by accident. It has been said that if Bolinas had a welcome sign – which it doesn’t – it could read: “Welcome to...
In Episode #7, San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon discusses putting ethics at the forefront of police training, what he learned from Chief Bill Bratton’s leadership style, his battles with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over immigration issues, the consequences of overcriminalization in...
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