Politics Bill To Legalize Pot Gains Traction In California April 25, 2009 • California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has a bill that would make marijuana a legal commodity in the Golden State. While some call it a pipe dream, there are at least a few signs that the idea of legal pot in California may be gaining support. Bill To Legalize Pot Gains Traction In California Listen · 3:30 3:30 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103495158/103495134" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National In Sacramento, Tent-City Dwellers Want To Stay March 27, 2009 • California officials have announced plans to relocate many of the homeless people who have been living at a sprawling tent city on the outskirts of the state capital. But some tent-city dwellers say they have no intention of leaving. In Sacramento, Tent-City Dwellers Want To Stay Listen · 4:24 4:24 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102448047/102448003" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Police Slayings Latest Blow To Crime-Torn Oakland March 24, 2009 • The California city is holding a candlelight vigil to honor three police officers killed in the line of duty and a fourth officer who was declared brain dead after a weekend shootout with a parole violator after a routine traffic stop. Oakland has a reputation as one of the most violent cities in the country, but the police shooting has rocked this town. Police Slayings Latest Blow To Crime-Torn Oakland Listen · 2:53 2:53 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102280156/102280163" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Sacramento Tent City Reflects Economy's Troubles March 16, 2009 • Job losses, foreclosures and a deepening recession are sending newly homeless people into a makeshift camp on the northern edge of California's capital. Some 300-400 people live there, with no running water and little protection against the elements. Sacramento Tent City Reflects Economy's Troubles Listen · 4:21 4:21 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101900138/101933985" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Calif. Court Hears Gay-Marriage Ban Appeal March 5, 2009 • The California Supreme Court hears oral arguments on an array of lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8, the voter-approved measure that overturned gay marriage last November. Proposition 8 enjoys wide support outside the state's big cities. Calif. Court Hears Gay-Marriage Ban Appeal Listen · 3:56 3:56 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101499763/101499744" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Calif. Court To Review Gay-Marriage Ban March 4, 2009 • California's voter-approved ban on same sex marriage is about to face an important legal test. The state's supreme court holds hearings Thursday to determine if Proposition 8 is constitutional. Last year, the same court legalized same-sex marriage in California. Calif. Court To Review Gay-Marriage Ban Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101443158/101443120" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Stimulus To Repay Debt To WWII Filipino Veterans February 23, 2009 • The economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama contains $198 million to pay a long-overdue debt to Philippine veterans of World War II. They were promised payments for fighting the Japanese but never were paid. Some of those war veterans in California desperately need the money. Stimulus To Repay Debt To WWII Filipino Veterans Listen · 4:09 4:09 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101024302/101024286" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Bankruptcy Boom Is Big Business For Lawyers February 13, 2009 • As the U.S. economy sours, a growing number of people are being forced into bankruptcy. More than 1 million people filed for bankruptcy last year. This trend is attracting new attorneys to one part of the legal profession: consumer bankruptcy law. Bankruptcy Boom Is Big Business For Lawyers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100471939/100665197" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Calif. Judges Order Prisoners Released February 10, 2009 • A panel of federal judges said Monday California must release tens of thousands of prison inmates to relieve overcrowding. The ruling was prompted by several cases in which inmates have died or committed suicide due to poor conditions. Calif. Judges Order Prisoners Released Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100534826/100534809" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Video Hints At Unprovoked Attack In BART Shooting January 30, 2009 • New video in the New Year's Day shooting death of an unarmed man by transit police in Oakland, Calif., shows him first being punched in what appears to be an unprovoked attack. One of the officers already has been charged with murder. Video Hints At Unprovoked Attack In BART Shooting Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99905334/100118094" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Transit Shooting Adds To Oakland's Racial Tensions January 15, 2009 • In Oakland, Calif., a former transit police officer will be formally arraigned Thursday for the shooting death of an unarmed man. The incident on New Year's Day has irritated some long-standing racial tensions in Oakland. A protest Wednesday night was mild compared to one a week ago. Transit Shooting Adds To Oakland's Racial Tensions Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99385385/99385420" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Oakland Transit Shooting Sparks Riot January 8, 2009 • The fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a police officer on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train is raising tensions in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday night, a riot followed a peaceful demonstration as protesters set dumpsters on fire and broke windows. Oakland Transit Shooting Sparks Riot Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99132577/99132555" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Time Capsule Brings Headlines From 1896 December 16, 2008 • In 1896, a small copper box filled with items of the day was placed in the foundation of a church in Novato, Calif. The box was opened Monday. Its damp contents included newspapers and a Bible. Time Capsule Brings Headlines From 1896 Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98314817/98321011" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Day to Day Housing Dreams Flipped In Upside Down Town December 8, 2008 • Mountain House, Calif. has the nation's highest number of homes per capita where people are upside down on their mortgages. That means these homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth. Housing Dreams Flipped In Upside Down Town Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97958413/97958389" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Calif. Mayor Uses YouTube For Annual Address December 2, 2008 • San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is delivering his State of the City address exclusively on the Internet. The annual speech will be shown in 10 episodes on YouTube and the city's Web site. It will total 7.5 hours. The first round, unveiled Monday, focuses on health, education and the environment. Calif. Mayor Uses YouTube For Annual Address Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97682048/97682170" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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