National Calif. Commuters Eager For Bay Bridge To Reopen October 30, 2009 • Transportation crews in California are working to finish emergency repairs to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. They have been working to fix a span of the bridge after 5,000 pounds of steel crashed down onto westbound lanes earlier this week. Calif. Commuters Eager For Bay Bridge To Reopen Listen · 2:59 2:59 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/114308702/114308683" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Bay Bridge Closed For Repairs October 28, 2009 • A cable snapped on the Bay Bridge's upper deck in San Francisco during Tuesday's rush-hour commute, prompting authorities to close the bridge for repairs and an inspection. It is the second time in recent weeks that the bridge has been shut because of structural defects. Bay Bridge Closed For Repairs Listen · 3:06 3:06 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/114253859/114253844" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Association: Online Price War Hurts Smaller Stores October 26, 2009 • The American Booksellers Association is asking the Justice Department to investigate what it calls the "predatory pricing" of best-selling books by retail giants Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon. Books that normally sell for around $25 are being offered for around $10 ten. The association says other booksellers can't compete with such low prices. Association: Online Price War Hurts Smaller Stores Listen · 1:21 1:21 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/114156791/114156823" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Calif. Sues Bank, Alleges Fraud October 21, 2009 • California Attorney General Jerry Brown says a major banking firm bilked the state's two biggest pension funds out of more than $200 million. Brown has filed a lawsuit against State Street Bank and Trust Company. The suit alleges the Boston-based firm overcharged the California Public Employees Retirement System and the California State Teachers' Retirement System with fees and penalties for handling foreign currency trades. Calif. Sues Bank, Alleges Fraud Listen · 1:35 1:35 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113990965/113990951" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Medical Marijuana Plan Draws Mixed Reviews in Calif. October 20, 2009 • The Obama administration's new hands-off policy on medical marijuana is getting a broad spectrum of responses in California, parts of which feel overrun by medicinal pot. Los Angeles' district attorney says he's cracking down on those operating illegally. Residents say pot stores are a nuisance. Medical Marijuana Plan Draws Mixed Reviews in Calif. Listen · 3:22 3:22 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113977020/113978653" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Medical Marijuana Plan Draws Mixed Reviews in Calif. Listen · 3:22 3:22 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113977020/113978653" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National A Look At Effects Of Stimulus On States WPLN News October 15, 2009 • Eight months after President Obama signed the federal stimulus funding into law, states are seeing the money flow now. A health clinic in a low-income part of Nashville, Tenn., teachers in California and highway construction workers in Illinois were among the beneficiaries. A Look At Effects Of Stimulus On States Listen · 8:45 8:45 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113840327/113840315" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Sex Offender Escaped Notice During Girl's Captivity October 3, 2009 • Speculation about Jaycee Dugard's 18 years in captivity seems endless. Mysteries surround her alleged abductor, Phillip Garrido, including why he served only 11 years of a 50-year term for an unrelated kidnapping and rape case in Nevada in 1977. Sex Offender Escaped Notice During Girl's Captivity Listen · 4:26 4:26 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/113408859/113465218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Workers At California Auto Plant Left In Limbo September 18, 2009 • Now that California's sole auto assembly plant is definitely closing, workers there are wondering where that leaves them. The NUMMI plant, a partnership between GM and Toyota, offers no clear answers yet on what happens to workers' pensions and other benefits. About 5,000 assembly jobs are disappearing. Workers At California Auto Plant Left In Limbo Listen · 3:51 3:51 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112974096/112979775" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Bay Area Commuters Forced To Scramble September 8, 2009 • The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was closed for repairs over the Labor Day holiday. But a delay in the reopening was announced over the weekend when construction crews discovered a crack in the bridge. However, the problems have been rectified and the bridge is reopening on Tuesday. Bay Area Commuters Forced To Scramble Listen · 3:57 3:57 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112634894/112634893" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Neighbors Describe Alleged Kidnapper As 'Creepy' September 1, 2009 • Many who lived on his street in Antioch, Calif., are asking what took police so long to investigate Phillip Garrido, who is accused of kidnapping a little girl and holding her captive for 18 years. He was convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman in 1976 but served only 11 years of a 50-year sentence. Neighbors Describe Alleged Kidnapper As 'Creepy' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112447161/112447145" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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California In Crisis Calif., Nev. Battle Over Who Is Worse For Business August 28, 2009 • California and Nevada are neighbors that usually get along, but lately they have been taking some nasty potshots at each other. The two states are engaged in a video ad war with each trying to label the other as a place that is bad for business. Calif., Nev. Battle Over Who Is Worse For Business Listen · 3:33 3:33 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112345180/112345704" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Auto Industry In Turmoil Last California Auto Plant Awaits Its Fate August 21, 2009 • Toyota reportedly is on the verge of closing a plant it had jointly run with now-bankrupt GM in Fremont, Calif. The plant has turned out thousands of vehicles and supported about 5,000 factory jobs over the past two decades. Last California Auto Plant Awaits Its Fate Listen · 4:02 4:02 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112118267/112119031" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Pot-Friendly California: Amsterdam In America? August 13, 2009 • More than 12 years after California voters approved medical marijuana, the state is awash in pot dispensaries. And the bar isn't very high for getting a doctor to recommend pot for whatever ails you. Some say it amounts to a de facto legalization of marijuana. Pot-Friendly California: Amsterdam In America? Listen · 4:48 4:48 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111784495/111831701" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Middle East Friends Seek Release Of Jailed Hikers In Iran August 4, 2009 • Three American hikers remain in Iranian custody after straying across the Iraq border last Friday. Two of the three are residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, where friends are lobbying for their release. Friends Seek Release Of Jailed Hikers In Iran Listen · 3:36 3:36 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111547382/111547337" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Low-Wage America Hundreds Of Calif. Homeless March For Land Rights July 2, 2009 • In Sacramento, hundreds of homeless demonstrate in hopes of securing land to sleep on. In recent months a tent city and a city shelter have closed. With laws that prohibit sleeping in public places, these individuals say it is now illegal for them to exist. Hundreds Of Calif. Homeless March For Land Rights Listen · 3:53 3:53 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106226222/106230484" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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