Politics San Francisco Mayor Airs Feelings About Job October 30, 2006 • In a candid television interview, San Francisco's high-profile mayor caused a stir by saying he sometimes lacks passion for the job and is tired of the intense media attention focused on his social life. San Francisco Mayor Airs Feelings About Job Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6404896/6404897" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Building a Tent City to Take Back a Neighborhood October 20, 2006 • Residents of a crime-plagued neighborhood in Richmond, Calif., are trying to reclaim one of the city's toughest areas, the so-called "Iron Triangle." They've pitched what amounts to a tent city, in hopes of discouraging drug dealers, gangs and thugs from doing business there. Building a Tent City to Take Back a Neighborhood Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6355031/6355032" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science Fish Monitors Water for Contamination October 18, 2006 • America's war on terrorism has a new foot soldier. But it doesn't actually have feet. A hyper-sensitive little fish is a key part of a high-tech system for monitoring public water supplies. Fish Monitors Water for Contamination Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6288935/6288936" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Brown's Campaign Plagued by Oakland Crime October 12, 2006 • Oakland's soaring crime rate, led by a major rise in gang violence, is making headlines and dogging Mayor Jerry Brown's bid to get elected as California Attorney General. Brown's Campaign Plagued by Oakland Crime Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6256063/6256064" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Inmate Questions California's Lethal Injections September 28, 2006 • The future of capital punishment in California could be determined by the outcome of a federal court hearing in San Jose. Earlier this year, lawyers for death-row inmate Michael Morales succeeded in getting his execution postponed by challenging the methods California uses to put condemned prisoners to death. Inmate Questions California's Lethal Injections Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6161845/6161846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Pot Growing Damages California Parks September 27, 2006 • Authorities in California's San Francisco Bay Area say parks in the region are suffering environmental damage from methods used by pot growers who use the public spaces to raise their illicit crop. Pot Growing Damages California Parks Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6151298/6151299" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law U.S. Government Blocks Citizens' Return Home September 12, 2006 • Federal officials are preventing a Pakistani-American father and son from returning to their home in California. Officials want the two U.S. citizens to take a polygraph test before allowing their return home. The case raises constitutional questions. U.S. Government Blocks Citizens' Return Home Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6059911/6059912" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics California Lobbies U.S. for Journalist Shield Law August 30, 2006 • California lawmakers are calling on Congress to enact a federal shield law to protect journalists. The state already has a shield law. But lawmakers say a federal statute is needed to protect reporters. California Lobbies U.S. for Journalist Shield Law Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5736005/5736006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Latinos Drive U.S. Population Growth August 15, 2006 • New census figures indicate that Latinos account for half of America's population growth over the past five years. From the Deep South to the Northwest, Latino immigrants live and work, bringing their culture to small towns as well as big cities. The Anglo community has been very receptive. Latinos Drive U.S. Population Growth Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5652667/5652668" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Oakland Police Spy on Anti-War Group August 8, 2006 • The Oakland, Calif., Police Department admits it infiltrated a group of anti-war protestors, and managed to put two of its undercover officers inside the peace group. The American Civil Liberties Union is condemning the Oakland police and other law enforcement agencies for spying on demonstrators. Oakland Police Spy on Anti-War Group Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5626076/5626077" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National No California Reunion for Iranian Visitors August 7, 2006 • With U.S. visas in hand, they flew into San Francisco for an alumni reunion in Silicon Valley. But for reasons that are not clear, customs officials revoked many of the visas. No California Reunion for Iranian Visitors Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5624488/5624489" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care San Francisco Prepares for Universal Health Care July 27, 2006 • Mayor Gavin Newsom will soon sign a measure that makes San Francisco the first city in America with universal health care for its citizens. But some business owners say they're being forced to pick up too much of the price tag. San Francisco Prepares for Universal Health Care Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5586106/5586107" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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California Blackouts: Are Suburban Homes to Blame? July 25, 2006 • Californians anticipating the return of the bad old days of power blackouts can blame a freakish heat wave. But energy experts say the escalating demands on our strained power grid are the result of coinciding demographic and technological trends: As our population grows, we are building more and larger homes requiring a multitude of power-hungry devices in the hottest regions of the state. There are more than 37 million Californians, 2.5 million more than there were in 2001, and many of these new residents live in the fastest growing suburbs and exurbs in the state: the Inland Empire and the Central Valley, far from the cool winds of the Pacific Ocean. The average new home is more than 2400 square feet, fifty percent larger than a new home built in the Seventies. And even though modern homes are substantially more energy efficient, they are also filled with computers, flat screen TVs, and second refrigerators. California is literally growing into the heat.
Law Felony Charges Trip Up San Jose Mayor June 29, 2006 • San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales was once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party. Now Gonzales is facing felony charges, including bribery, conspiracy and falsifying public records. He's fighting to prove his innocence and hold on to his job. Felony Charges Trip Up San Jose Mayor Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5521144/5521145" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Iraqi Trainees Identified as Killers of U.S. Soldiers June 22, 2006 • Two years ago, two California National Guardsmen died in Iraq. The two young soldiers were killed by members of the Iraqi security forces that they had been training. Army investigators admit they knew the truth nine months ago. But they waited until Wednesday to share it with the soldiers' families. Iraqi Trainees Identified as Killers of U.S. Soldiers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5503176/5503177" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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