National Golden Gate Bridge May Get Corporate Sponsors August 31, 2007 • San Francisco's architectural icon is increasingly expensive to operate. Now, officials propose finding corporate sponsors to help offset costs. But traditionalists oppose even the most understated corporate signage associated with the bridge. Golden Gate Bridge May Get Corporate Sponsors Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14094401/14094375" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Housing Venture Splits San Francisco Community August 21, 2007 • A new housing development in a decrepit part of San Francisco splits members of the city's African-American community. Black Christian ministers say the new homes will revitalize a crime-plagued area. But local leaders with the Nation of Islam say the construction is creating a health hazard. Housing Venture Splits San Francisco Community Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13818677/13818388" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Murder Caps Troubled Oakland Bakery's History August 20, 2007 • Your Black Muslim Bakery began in the 1960s and became a community institution in Oakland, Calif. But in recent years, its owners have run into trouble with the law. Most recently, the murder of a journalist investigating the bakery's doings led to a raid and arrests. Murder Caps Troubled Oakland Bakery's History Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13747895/13747872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports San Francisco Celebrates Bonds' Home Run August 8, 2007 • San Francisco celebrates Barry Bonds Day in the wake of the slugger's Tuesday night home run, which broke the career home-run record set by Hank Aaron in 1974. San Francisco Celebrates Bonds' Home Run Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12600710/12600711" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Bonds Hits No. 756, Breaking Home Run Record August 8, 2007 • Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, surpassing Hank Aaron and landing himself in the Major League baseball record books. The San Francisco Giants' slugger made the record-breaking hit at AT&T Park in San Francisco, shattering Aaron's 33-year-old record. Hear NPR's Richard Gonzales Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12585934/12586274" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sports Barry Bonds Crowned Baseball's Home Run King August 8, 2007 • Major League Baseball has a new all-time home run king. Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit No. 756 into the stands at his home field. He passes Hank Aaron, who had held the career home run record since 1974. Hear NPR's Richard Gonzales Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12586273/12586274" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Editor Shot Dead in Possible Contract Killing August 3, 2007 • Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey is gunned down in a daylight shooting that police believe was a contract hit. Now, authorities are linking Bailey's death to an ongoing story he was doing on a well-known Muslim bakery in Oakland and the group that runs it. Editor Shot Dead in Possible Contract Killing Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12492672/12492675" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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