National Oakland Suffers from Rising Rates of Violent Crime March 9, 2006 • A spike in violent crime and homicides in Oakland, Calif., comes at a time when the city says it can't attract enough recruits for its police force. Residents of Oakland's most crime-plagued neighborhoods say they're caught in the middle. Oakland Suffers from Rising Rates of Violent Crime Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5253429/5253430" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Whaler from 1818 Dug Up Beneath San Francisco March 2, 2006 • A construction crew in San Francisco recently dug-up a well-preserved chunk of the city's maritime past: A 19th-century whaling ship archeologists believe was buried and forgotten as landfill after being abandoned by fortune-seeking sailors during the Gold Rush. Whaler from 1818 Dug Up Beneath San Francisco Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5240154/5242127" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Day to Day S.F. Paying to Send the Homeless Back Home February 17, 2006 • "Homeward Bound" is a San Francisco city program that pays for homeless people to go back to their hometowns. The effort has drawn praise from many San Francisco residents, but critics accuse the city of exporting the homeless problem instead of solving it. S.F. Paying to Send the Homeless Back Home Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5221311/5221312" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Hindu Parents Challenge California Textbooks February 14, 2006 • In California, Hindu parents are taking aim at textbooks from the state's public schools. Two groups are demanding revisions, claiming that some history texts shortchange the Hindu culture. The case raises questions of how far the state should go to accommodate these groups and others with complaints. Hindu Parents Challenge California Textbooks Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5206166/5206167" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law San Diego Files Suit Against Medical Marijuana Law January 20, 2006 • The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the legality of California's Medical Marijuana Law. The state is one of 11 across the country in which the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes is legal. San Diego Files Suit Against Medical Marijuana Law Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5165560/5165561" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law California Executes Oldest Death Row Inmate January 17, 2006 • Clarence Ray Allen died by lethal injection early Tuesday morning at San Quentin State Prison in California. Allen, 76, had been convicted of a triple murder. His attorneys had argued that putting a frail old man to death constituted cruel and unusual punishment. California Executes Oldest Death Row Inmate Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5160120/5160121" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National California May Seek Moratorium on Executions January 13, 2006 • Some California lawmakers are calling for a moratorium on capital punishment, claiming the state could be on the verge of executing innocent people. Next week, the state plans to execute one of the oldest condemned inmates in America, a 75-year-old convicted murderer who's blind and in a wheelchair. California May Seek Moratorium on Executions Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5157448/5157449" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Death-Row Septuagenarian Seeks Clemency December 27, 2005 • California's oldest death-row inmate is 75-year-old Clarence Ray Allen, convicted of arranging four murders. Allen is legally blind, in a wheelchair and suffered a heart attack last September. Set to die by lethal injection on Jan. 17, Allen is seeking clemency. Death-Row Septuagenarian Seeks Clemency Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5071298/5071299" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National San Francisco: A Childless Future? December 6, 2005 • A new study shows that nearly half the young families who live in San Francisco are planning to move within the next three years. The city already has the lowest population of children per capita of any big U.S. city. San Francisco: A Childless Future? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5041388/5041389" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Tsunami Legacy Lives with People of Crescent City November 18, 2005 • Crescent City, Calif., a small community of 3,000 just below the Oregon border, was left in shambles after a tsunami hit the town in 1964. Many old-timers say Crescent City never really recovered. Tsunami Legacy Lives with People of Crescent City Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5007869/5017942" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National California Town Still Scarred By 1964 Tsunami November 17, 2005 • On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America struck Anchorage, Alaska. It sent tsunami waves rushing down the northwest coast to Crescent City, Calif. California Town Still Scarred By 1964 Tsunami Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5007860/5015354" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National San Francisco Considers Video Surveillance November 4, 2005 • San Francisco may soon install an extensive network of public surveillance cameras to discourage neighborhood crime. Plans in London and some U.S. cities have met with success. But critics are uncomfortable with having "big brother" always watching. San Francisco Considers Video Surveillance Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4990088/4990089" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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