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KALW News San Francisco, 91.7

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7

KALW is local public radio from the San Francisco Bay Area. Tune into 91.7FM or find some of KALW"s fine programming here, from shows like our nightly newsmagazine Crosscurrents. And check out the sounds from special projects like Audiograph, which is out to capture the sonic signature of the Bay Area.

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00:07:55

Singer Valerie Troutt Opens Her Musical Diary In Her...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/17

Jazz vocalist Valerie Troutt tells a coming-of-age story in her new album "The Oakland Girl."Valerie Troutt grew up in The Town, where the community recognized her talent when she was a kid. Members of her church would buy her tickets to concerts and musicals to expose her to all types of music. That support, plus having encouraging parents (her mom took her to the night club Sweet Jimmie’s!), influenced Valerie. "The 'Oakland Girl' is someone who gives birth. Someone who is a holder of space and

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00:07:25

Critics Warn People Could End Up Back On Street, As...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/17

At the beginning of the Coronavirus shutdown, the city of San Francisco rented hotel rooms for over 2,300 homeless people. For many, it was the first time in years they had a bed and bathroom to themselves. Now, the city is gradually closing these shelter-in-place hotels. The plan is to eventually move everyone into permanent housing. And if it’s successful, it could be one of the city’s largest rehousing efforts to date. But critics say the plan is moving too quickly. "The people who are in these

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00:02:00

Marke Bieschke Book Explores 500 Years Of Protest And...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/16

San Francisco author Marke Bieschke reads from his new book, "Into the Streets." It’s about how 500 years of protest shaped what’s happening in our world today.

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00:13:07

Natalie Devora Writes About Being Black With Albinism

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/16

Natalie Devora’s memoir "Black Girl, White Skin: A Life in Stories" is about challenges she faced growing up with albinism during the '60s and '70s in East Oakland.

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00:08:12

Richmond Election Re-Cap: Progressives Sweep City...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/16

This election, voters in Richmond elected City Council members, West Contra Costa School Board members, and passed Measure U, which changes the way businesses are taxed — it would generate $5 million dollars a year for the city. Overall, the results show big wins for progressives in Richmond.

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00:08:28

What Election Results Mean for San Francisco's...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/12

The country is starting the week with a new president-elect. For many people, it was a weekend of celebration. For others, it was a weekend of protest. And, while we’ve been directing a lot of our attention to the presidential race, we are also following the aftermath of our local elections here in the Bay Area. Today, we are looking at Bayview-Hunters Point in San Francisco, and what the results mean to people who live there. Policing has been a big issue, and San Francisco voters passed Measure

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00:07:40

KALW Voter Guides Make A Splash Around the Bay Area

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/04

Over the past weeks, we've ramped up our voter outreach in five communities with historically lower voter turnout rates. We created special voter guides for East Palo Alto, West Oakland, Richmond, Fairfield, and San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhoods. These pamphlets are tailored to each area, and explain where and how to vote.

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00:06:20

Voters Experiencing Homelessness Weigh In On Oakland...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/04

It’s around 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning at the 2200 block of the Wood Street homeless encampment in West Oakland. I’m here because I want to find out whether at least some of the city’s estimated 4,000 homeless people will vote. There’s a lot at stake for them this year.

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00:07:56

Meet The People Making San Francisco's Election Run...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/04

In San Francisco, there are 588 polling places spread out across the city. And, most elections, the city needs about 3,000 people to volunteer to work them. This year, the Department of Elections got more applicants than ever -- 14,000! They actually had to turn people away.

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00:28:26

Why Basketball Players Shouldn't Just 'Shut Up And...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/11/02

This year has marked a turning point in how American athletes have engaged in political issues. In this episode of tbh, Maddie Johnson catches up with a Bay Area group that has been organizing basketball-themed Black lives matter protests around the country.

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00:07:58

Issues Like Police Violence May Lead To Higher Voter...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/29

In these final days before the election, we’ve been checking in with locations around the Bay Area with the lowest voter turnout rates. We’ve gone to Richmond, East Palo Alto, West Oakland, and today we go to San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point district to hear what’s being done there to engage voters. Hoodline reporter Meaghan Mitchell has spoken to community groups working to mobilize voters. In this interview, she shares what she's been hearing in the neighborhood a week before election

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00:06:35

Alameda Residents Debate Housing Development Rules...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/29

Measure Z is causing debate in Alameda. It would repeal a rule in the city’s charter that limits the density of housing. But some say more dense housing would hurt the island.

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00:09:03

Filmmaker Ying Liu Investigates Haunted Places In The...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/28

Ying Liu doesn’t just tell ghost stories, she shows them. Liu is creator of the documentary series "The Haunted Bay," where she and her team investigate haunted places around the Bay Area from gay bars to old ships.

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00:05:48

Californians On Parole Can't Vote — Prop 17 Could...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/28

California is one of just three states that requires people convicted of felonies to finish parole before they can vote. Prop 17 would change that, and grant voting rights to nearly 40,000 Californians on parole.

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00:06:56

Why East Palo Alto Is Struggling To Increase Voter...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/27

In the final weeks before the election, we’re checking in with five locations in the Bay Area with the lowest voter turnout rates. Today, we go to East Palo Alto, a city with a 62% Latinx population. This year they are voting for city councilmembers and on Measure V, an affordable housing tax on hotels. Daniel Marquez is a reporter with El Tecolote covering the election in East Palo Alto. He spoke with city council candidates and community groups to understand what has held back voter

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00:07:18

San Francisco's Prop A Aims To Help With...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/27

Nearly every election you'll see a bond measure on San Francisco ballots. It’s always the first proposition listed, and it's a way to fund what the Board of Supervisors or the mayor deem essential city services, like earthquake safety, school repairs, or park maintenance. This year, San Franciscans will vote on Proposition A, the Health and Recovery Bond.

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00:23:03

Schools Should Support Students - Not Criminalize Them

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/27

America’s entrenched institutional racism has roots in its schools. In this episode of tbh, Masiyah Edwards reflects on how too often, students in the Bay Area experience severe consequences for their "bad" behavior rather than understanding, mentorship and help.

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00:08:51

Poet Tureeda Mikell Uses Words To Heal And Push Back...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/22

Oakland Poet Tureeda Mikell has many stories to tell. Her first book "Synchronicity: The Oracle of Sun Medicine" is a collection of poetry that covers spirituality and Black culture, while also challenging organized religion and institutionalized racism.

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00:07:31

What Community Organizers Are Doing To Get Out The...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/22

Oakland is voting on everything from city council members to the school board, from whether to give the police commission more independence, to removing a limit on fines around things like illegal dumping.

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00:09:39

After Her Nephew Was Killed By Police, Activism...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/10/20

When people are killed by law enforcement, family members don’t get the same resources family members killed by civilians get. That’s what Rosie Chavez learned after her nephew Jacob Dominguez was killed by law enforcement in 2017. So without help from the state, she found her own support network.

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