Education S.F. Schools Brace for Possible Worker Strike October 21, 2005 • San Francisco's public schools are bracing for a possible strike by custodians, secretaries and cafeteria workers. The union representing those workers says they are ready to walk out, even it takes a painful toll on San Francisco's schools. S.F. Schools Brace for Possible Worker Strike Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4968270/4968271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Family Fights Over Soldier's Remains October 10, 2005 • In a Santa Cruz, Calif., courtroom a divorced couple is battling over custody of their son's remains. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Hendrix was killed in Iraq and buried in Oklahoma, next to his paternal grandfather. But the soldier's mother says he wanted to be buried in California. Family Fights Over Soldier's Remains Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4953080/4953081" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Ex-Congressman Dellums May Run for Oakland Mayor September 30, 2005 • For more than 20 years, Ron Dellums represented Oakland, Calif., in Congress. Now, liberal voters are hoping he will enter that city's mayoral race. Ex-Congressman Dellums May Run for Oakland Mayor Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930462/4930463" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National California Farm Workers Look to Other Jobs September 27, 2005 • California is facing what some are calling a dire shortage of farm workers to harvest the region's fruit and vegetables. Many farm workers have left the fields to take less-grueling, better-paying jobs in construction and other business sectors. California Farm Workers Look to Other Jobs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4865345/4865346" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina & Beyond Displaced Lawyer Considers Life Post-Katrina September 21, 2005 • Hurricane Katrina took its greatest toll on New Orleans' poor, but many middle-class professionals also have been left with nothing. We meet an attorney who's staying in Marin County, Calif., wondering how he'll start over with no job, no clients and no city to call home. Displaced Lawyer Considers Life Post-Katrina Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4857924/4857925" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy In Oakland, Thousands Apply for Wal-Mart Jobs August 25, 2005 • Wal-Mart may be at odds with unions and many local officials who blocked the company's plans to build superstores. But about 11,000 people lined up for work at the new Wal-Mart in Oakland, Calif. Richard Gonzales reports. In Oakland, Thousands Apply for Wal-Mart Jobs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4815023/4815024" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Court: Same-Sex Couples Must Provide Child Support August 23, 2005 • California's Supreme Court rules that unmarried, same-sex couples are lawful parents and must provide for their children if they break up. The court ruled that if both same-sex partners intended to parent a child conceived by artificial insemination, then both partners have an equal right to child custody and child support, even if one partner has no genetic link. Court: Same-Sex Couples Must Provide Child Support Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4811333/4811334" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Molester's Diaries Detail 30 Years of Alleged Crimes July 27, 2005 • Convicted child molester Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller appeared in court Tuesday in San Jose, Calif. Prosecutors say Schwartzmiller kept diaries indicating that he may have molested thousands of children in the United States and abroad over the past 30 years. Police believe is one of the most prolific child molesters in U.S. history. Molester's Diaries Detail 30 Years of Alleged Crimes Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4773402/4773403" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Businesses Target Illegal Immigrants July 18, 2005 • Advocates for undocumented workers in California have failed to win legislative approval for state-issued auto licenses for illegal immigrants. But that doesn't mean the undocumented can't buy a car, register and insure it -- or even get a mortgage and buy a house. The loophole that allows unlicensed people to buy a car is part of an emerging market trend that views illegal workers as a potentially lucrative market. Businesses Target Illegal Immigrants Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4759664/4759665" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National A State's Oldest Youth Offender July 4, 2005 • At age 33, convicted murderer and sex offender Donald Schmidt is the oldest ward of the California Youth Authority. He's served the sentence he received as a juvenile offender, but authorities say Schmidt is too dangerous to be put back on the streets. A State's Oldest Youth Offender Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4729133/4729134" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Crime Wave Engulfs California City June 27, 2005 • How bad does crime have to get for a city to declare a state of emergency? In California last week, the Richmond City Council considered passing such a declaration. It's a city of roughly 100,000 people on the edge of San Francisco. Local police say there is no one reason for the crime wave -- and no simple way to end it Crime Wave Engulfs California City Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4719656/4719657" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Court May Hamper Mega-Lottery June 21, 2005 • California is slated to join the Mega Millions lottery Wednesday, boosting the chances of a record jackpot and generating more state revenue from ticket sales. But a recent legal opinion is calling the merger into question. Court May Hamper Mega-Lottery Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4713062/4713063" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Serial Molester Alleged in Thousands of Crimes June 16, 2005 • Police in San Jose, Calif., hold a convicted child molester who they say may have committed sex crimes against 36,000 victims in five states and three countries. The accused, 63-year-old Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller, is in jail without bail. Serial Molester Alleged in Thousands of Crimes Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4706694/4706695" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Soldier's Death Sparks Custody Dispute June 15, 2005 • A divorced couple is battling over their soldier son's remains following his death in Iraq. The case threatens to affect long-standing military policy on how the Pentagon deals with divorced parents when their child dies in service. Soldier's Death Sparks Custody Dispute Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4705025/4705026" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Court Ruling a Blow to Marijuana Legalization Movement June 7, 2005 • The Supreme Court has said that federal drug laws trump state drug laws. We look at the implications of this ruling for the movement to legalize the use of marijuana. Court Ruling a Blow to Marijuana Legalization Movement Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4684378/4684379" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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