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'Men of Influence' Bring Parenting to Oakland's Toughest Streets
Arnoldo Garay is coming off a bad year. Last year, when he was 16, Arnoldo said he was drinking, selling drugs and hanging out with a dangerous crowd. Then he fell into a dark depression. "It was crazy," he said. … Continue reading
In Oakland, Trying to Stop Violence Before It Starts
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Tange Harris found herself in the middle of a bad situation a few months ago. When she stopped by her mother’s house in East Oakland, her nephew was out front with two of his kids. Then a group of people … Continue reading
Oakland Students March to Protest Gun Violence
Elementary school students and teachers from New Highland Academy in Oakland marched to the local library Thursday … with a police escort. They used to take the six-block walk every third Thursday, but gun violence in the neighborhood halted the … Continue reading
Oakland's Other Crime Problem: Unsolved Homicides
On a recent morning, an ex-convict named Debonaire Dobbz sat shackled to a chair in an Oakland courtroom, charged with murder in a shooting a year ago. "This is not a whodunit. This is not a whodunit case–that’s the tragic … Continue reading
District 3 Debate: Garamendi vs. Vann
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The race for California's newly redrawn 3rd Congressional District is heating up. So KQED's Forum invited Democratic Congressman John Garamendi and Republican challenger Kim Vann to debate the issues on this morning's Forum show. Host Dave Iverson–and several callers–asked Garamendi … Continue reading
Space Shuttle Endeavour Flies by KQED
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We here at KQED ran to the roof this morning to watch the space shuttle Endeavour fly around San Francisco. It looped around the building twice at 10:30 a.m. before heading down along the coast to Southern California. The actual … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Regatta Traffic; Endeavour Flight; Shiny New iPhones
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Regatta to square off against big events (Sf Chronicle) Last month's America's Cup World Series races may have been a rousing success, but the real test for the city will come the weekend of Oct. 6 and 7, when the … Continue reading
Go Daddy Goes Down, Anonymous Claims Responsibility
Source: Cbsnews GoDaddy, the domain registrar and Web hosting company, is down, perhaps taking millions of websites down as a result. "Status Alert: Hey, all. We're aware of the trouble people are having with our site. We're working on it," … Continue reading
Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Assault Rifles, Mitt Romney, and the Republican Agenda
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein is up for reelection this year, facing Republican challenger Elizabeth Emken. Belva Davis, host of KQED's This Week in Northern California, sat down with Feinstein during last week's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Feinstein … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Jump-starting California Executions; Mirkarimi Fights to Keep Job; New App to Help Muni
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Two prosecutors try to jump-start California executions (San Jose Mercury News) With California voters readying to consider whether to retain the death penalty, two prominent district attorneys, including San Mateo County's, are mounting a rebel legal campaign to kick-start executions … Continue reading
