Deia de Brito
By Deia de Brito on Jan 19 2011 - 4:28pm
Yesterday we reported on the sudden shutdown of college radio station KUSF. Employees and volunteers arrived at work yesterday morning to find the locks changed and their station broadcasting only static. The University of San Francisco, which owns the frequency, sold 90.3 FM in a closed-door deal...
By Deia de Brito on Jan 12 2011 - 5:04pm
We’ve been looking at the massive redevelopment project in San Francisco’s BayviewHunters Point. Yesterday, we took you behind-the-scenes in the search for local work.
TERRENCE SILAS JR.: You know, just looking for a job, trying to get hired, trying to find a place to get employed at. They say the...
By Deia de Brito on Jan 11 2011 - 5:00pm
In the 1940s, San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point was home to one of the most important shipyards on America’s West Coast. The shipyard employed nearly 20,000 workers. They were mostly African-American migrants who came to San Francisco, lured by the Navy’s promise of steady work. The buildings...
By Deia de Brito on Nov 9 2010 - 3:24pm
If you spend any time on Bay Area streets, you know that you'll likely find live musicians on many corners, bus stops and train stations–Mariachi bands, wandering delta bluesmen, Roma musicians and hippies playing by an open instrument case. They're all said to be "busking," which just means they...
Misisipi Mike
facebook
twitter