Your Money Foreclosures Flood California Housing Market July 23, 2007 • California now accounts for six of the nation's top 10 metro areas with the most foreclosures per household. As the state's once-sizzling housing markets freeze over, homeowners with adjustable-rate, subprime mortgages struggle to keep their finances afloat. Foreclosures Flood California Housing Market Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12176803/12177762" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Oakland Mayor Criticized for Ongoing Trash Dispute July 14, 2007 • Six months into his tenure as mayor of Oakland, Ron Dellums is facing his first big test as a garbage workers' labor dispute stretches into its second week. The mayor is trying to mediate a lockout of union workers, and says he's being unfairly blamed for the lack of progress. Oakland Mayor Criticized for Ongoing Trash Dispute Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11983441/11983442" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Barry Bonds in Spotlight for All-Star Game July 10, 2007 • San Francisco hosts Major League Baseball's All-Star game, and all eyes will be on hometown favorite, Giants' slugger Barry Bonds. He's just four home runs short of tying Hank Aaron's all-time record. But his march to glory is overshadowed by suspicions of steroids use. Barry Bonds in Spotlight for All-Star Game Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11843618/11843620" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment No Treats for Wild Parakeets in San Francisco June 6, 2007 • The city of San Francisco has issued a ban on feeding the flocks of wild parakeets that have taken up residence in the city, fearing that constant feeding could endanger the birds by degrading their ability to feed on their own. No Treats for Wild Parakeets in San Francisco Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10786006/10786007" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Linguists Weigh Costs and Benefits of Accents May 30, 2007 • Accents are important markers of individual social identities. They can determine how we are perceived by others and whether we are considered part of the dominant culture. In California, some foreign-born English speakers try to reduce their accents to avoid discrimination or advance their careers. Linguists Weigh Costs and Benefits of Accents Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10554046/10554047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Tides Expose Part of Bay-Area Shipwreck May 14, 2007 • The sea off of San Francisco's western coast revealed an old reminder of its power last week: At low tide, one can see the water-logged bones of a 19th-century clipper ship emerging from the sands of Ocean Beach. Tides Expose Part of Bay-Area Shipwreck Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10170566/10170581" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National New Parts of Alcatraz Revealed to Public May 8, 2007 • Each year, nearly 1.5 million visitors take a ferry to Alcatraz from San Francisco and tour its chilly cell blocks. The federal prison that closed in 1963 has gotten an overhaul and a new audio tour, thanks to the efforts of a private group. New Parts of Alcatraz Revealed to Public Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9977965/10075335" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Bay Area Tries to Cope with Massive Traffic Shift April 30, 2007 • For thousands of commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area, the road home no longer exists. A crucial freeway interchange on the Oakland side of the Bay Bridge was destroyed early Sunday after a tanker truck exploded. Even though a huge section of the freeway is now just a mass of concrete and melted steel, the Bay Area's morning commute was easier than expected. Bay Area Tries to Cope with Massive Traffic Shift Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923934/9923935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Collapsed Freeway Snarls Bay Area Commute April 30, 2007 • An oil tanker caught fire and burned through a freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday. The freeway damage in Oakland had a huge impact for commuters Monday, and may continue to cause congestion for months to come. Collapsed Freeway Snarls Bay Area Commute Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9914865/9914866" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Crash Cripples San Francisco Bay Commutes April 30, 2007 • A single accident near the San Francisco Bay bridge has caused a traffic tie-up that could last for months. Early Sunday, a gasoline tanker truck crashed and burned, destroying a crucial freeway interchange. Now commuters are trying to cope with the loss of a major artery. Crash Cripples San Francisco Bay Commutes Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9912143/9912144" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Bicyclists, Motorist Clash in San Francisco April 10, 2007 • An angry clash between bicyclists and a motorist still has tempers flaring in the Bay Area. Hundreds of cyclists taking part in the monthly Critical Mass ride allegedly surrounded a woman's minivan and violently attacked the vehicle. The bikers claim the woman hit one of them and then attempted to flee. Bicyclists, Motorist Clash in San Francisco Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9496562/9496563" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Standoff over Video Ends with Blogger's Release April 4, 2007 • Blogger Josh Wolf is free after 226 days in federal prison. He had refused to give up videotape of a violent July 2005 San Francisco protest, citing First Amendment protections. After making a deal with prosecutors, he declares victory. Standoff over Video Ends with Blogger's Release Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9345717/9345718" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Critics Say U.S. 'No Buy' List Snares Regular Citizens March 28, 2007 • For most people, attempting to buy a car or house is hard enough. But if your name happens to resemble that of a person on a government list of suspects, you could be turned away altogether. Some ordinary consumers in California say that's exactly what's happened to them. Critics Say U.S. 'No Buy' List Snares Regular Citizens Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9190024/9190025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Court Rules Against Ill Woman in Medical Marijuana Case March 15, 2007 • A chronically ill woman in California has lost a legal round in her effort to use medical marijuana. A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that even though medical marijuana use is legal in California, the woman is not immune from prosecution under federal drug laws. Court Rules Against Ill Woman in Medical Marijuana Case Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8922980/8922981" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment San Francisco Nears Ban on Plastic Grocery Bags March 14, 2007 • San Francisco is moving closer to outlawing all plastic grocery bags. Supporters of the move claim the bags create too much garbage. But grocers say the ban will only raise costs. San Francisco Nears Ban on Plastic Grocery Bags Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8888798/8888799" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
San Francisco Nears Ban on Plastic Grocery Bags Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8888798/8888799" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript