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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National Marijuana Vendors Lobby To Pay Higher Taxes June 30, 2009 • Voters in cash-strapped Oakland, Calif., will soon decide whether to approve a 15-fold increase in the taxes imposed on medical marijuana dispensaries. Dispensary owners support the measure because they see it as a way of legitimizing their businesses. Marijuana Vendors Lobby To Pay Higher Taxes Listen · 4:04 4:04 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106071214/106083615" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Drivers Expect Steep Road Ahead For Gas Prices June 16, 2009 • The average price for regular unleaded in California has hit $3 a gallon, and other states aren't far behind. And even though analysts don't expect gas prices to get as high as they did last year, some drivers already have been desensitized into believing $3 is a bargain. Drivers Expect Steep Road Ahead For Gas Prices Listen · 3:23 3:23 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105490021/105490004" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment In San Francisco, New Regs For Recycling June 10, 2009 • In an effort to reduce what goes into landfills, San Francisco has adopted strict new guidelines for trash and recycling. No more throwing coffee grounds and orange peels into the garbage. In San Francisco, New Regs For Recycling Listen · 3:48 3:48 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105218284/105219651" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Movie Revenues Up, Concession Sales Down June 8, 2009 • More than $4 billion has poured into the movie box office so far this year. That's up 12.5 percent from this time a year ago. Though the lagging economy has slowed sales some, Hollywood is still enjoying a good year. But that's not the case at concession stands. Movie Revenues Up, Concession Sales Down Listen · 2:05 2:05 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105089358/105089341" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Jailed Journalists Report For Gore's TV Venture June 4, 2009 • The two journalists on trial in North Korea are freelancers for Current TV — the brainchild of former Vice President Al Gore. Current is a hybrid: a TV station and Web site that offers user-generated programming targeted at the audience of 18 to 34 year olds. The idea is to democratize TV production. But the company has come under fire for keeping quiet on two of its journalists being held in North Korea. Jailed Journalists Report For Gore's TV Venture Listen · 3:52 3:52 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104922429/104922395" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Will Prop 8 Action Spread To Other States? May 29, 2009 • Opponents of same-sex marriage won a big court victory in California this week. Proposition 8 — the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage — was upheld by California's Supreme Court. The next question is: Are Prop 8 supporters setting their sights on other states where gay marriage is legal? Will Prop 8 Action Spread To Other States? Listen · 3:58 3:58 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104696281/104696324" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Calif. High Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban May 26, 2009 • The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same sex marriage. But it also ruled that an estimated 18,000 gay couples who wed before the law took effect will remain married. Calif. High Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban Listen · 4:06 4:06 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104562370/104562905" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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