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President Obama is getting back on the horn tomorrow, this time addressing comprehensive immigration reform rather than oil spills, Wall Street or healthcare. The president has been in talks nearly every day this week, meeting with community groups and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus...
Before the 2008 Oscar-winning blockbuster Slumdog Millionaire came out, Indians were pretty much already seen as an intrinsic part of American society. The Indian community had made huge strides in the US. Indian immigrants had a strong presence in major professions--medicine, education,...
Mills College students were all ears at this year's Commencement ceremony as California Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi extolled the importance of women's education and leadership for the Class of 2010. KALW's Tashina Manyak sat down with Madam Pelosi to discuss the graduation speech.
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In Monday’s Crosscurrents, Nancy Mullane reports on how the recession is affecting graduating seniors at Oakland Tech High School. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the teen unemployment rate is running at about 26%, the highest since 1948, and among black teens, the latest numbers show the...
The June election is coming down to the wire. There are many important races that require your attention. The State ballot only has 5 propositions, an unusually low number. They are as follows:
Proposition 13 – Limits on property tax assessment after retrofit of existing building...
Some local opionions on our new healthcare plan, the American health system compared with some of the best across the pond, helping parents grow old on their own terms, and local reggae band Native Elements.
We’ve got some idea of how costly and cumbersome health coverage can be in this country, but how well how do we compare with others?
Steven Hill is the director of the Political Reform Program at the New America Foundation, and he’s author of “Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope...
The California budget process is horribly broken. The legislature is required to present a balanced budget to the Governor by July 1st of each year. They have missed that deadline every year for 22 years. That qualifies as broken and needs fixing.
The reason is...
The city dropped a surprise on Oakland voters regarding the budget deficit that is projected at $43 million and growing. The city administrator announced a real property parcel tax and an increase of the city’s utility user fee tax from 7.5 to 8%. The City Administrator claimed that...
Earthquakes are teaching us how useful new technology can be. After January’s earthquake in Haiti, one reporter used a first aid app to treat his own injuries. He also used his iPhone to take pictures of the quake, and its alarm to keep himself awake.
At the University of California,...
Carletta Sue Kay
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