Author Archives: Rachel Dornhelm

About Rachel Dornhelm

Rachel Dornhelm got her start in radio at WHYY. After anthropology graduate school, Rachel lived in Uzbekistan working with youth near the drying Aral Sea. Rachel returned to radio full-time in 2001. Her work has appeared on WNYC, WBUR, Marketplace, NPR news magazines and KQED.

A.M. Splash: 8 Shot in Oakland; Facebook IPO Report; Cut an Xmas Tree, Help Marin County

November 29, 2011, 8:00 am • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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At least eight shot including 1-year-old child in West Oakland (Oakland Tribune) At least eight people, including a 1-year-old boy, were shot Monday night during what police said was a videotaping of a rap music video. The child was reported … Continue reading »

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UC News of the Day: Pepper Spray Task Force Chair; Cal Police Release Open Letter; Regents Meeting Wrap Up

November 28, 2011, 4:45 pm • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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A lot of news out of the University of California system today. This afternoon University of California President Mark Yudof announced the appointment of former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso to chair the task force formed to address the … Continue reading »

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Occupy Oakland to Launch New Strategy Tomorrow

November 28, 2011, 4:01 pm • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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Organizers of Occupy Oakland have a new 24/7 vigil strategy that they plan to kick off Tuesday at noon. They say the new approach gives them the legal right to stay in Frank Ogawa Plaza, outside Oakland's City Hall indefinitely. … Continue reading »

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Interview with Jean Quan on Possible Recall, the Occupy Movement and the Oakland Economy

November 28, 2011, 3:27 pm • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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As the holiday shopping season gets underway and Occupy Oakland looks to regroup in Oakland, it's a good time check out KQED reporter Krissy Clark's wide ranging interview with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. The two of them talked by phone … Continue reading »

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Yao Ming Launches a California Winery for the Chinese Market

November 28, 2011, 1:50 pm • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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There's a new player in Napa County this week: Yao Family Wines. Yup, that Yao. Billed as "Napa's Tallest Winemaker" on the company's official website, the Chinese basketball star Yao Ming is poised to capitalize on the Chinese wine boom. … Continue reading »

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Live Reporting From UC Regents Teleconference

November 28, 2011, 9:46 am • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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The University of California is live streaming audio of the meeting. Here's a live stream of tweets about today's UC Regents meeting. The regents are dialing in from four locations to discuss next year's budget. Student protests are planned at … Continue reading »

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Developing story: San Jose cop, wife found dead in Gilroy home

November 28, 2011, 9:15 am • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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The San Jose Mercury News is reporting on a presumed murder-suicide involving a San Jose police officer. A San Jose police sergeant and his wife were found dead in their Gilroy home overnight, and investigators believe it was a murder-suicide, … Continue reading »

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A.M. Splash: Protests Planned at UC Meeting Today; Occupy LA Arrests; Raiders Win

November 28, 2011, 8:42 am • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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UC students to protest at regents meeting today (SJ Mercury News) Student protesters with the Occupy movement will converge on four UC campuses Monday morning to vent their fury at a meeting of the regents, with demonstrators in Davis attempting … Continue reading »

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Oakland Firestorm Anniversary: The Fight Over Eucalyptus Trees Continues

October 19, 2011, 1:46 pm • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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Another tree, another controversy. Anyone around for the Oakland-Berkeley Hills fire remembers eucalyptus trees got a lot of blame for fueling the blaze. The problem with eucalyptus? One vegetation manager I spoke to called them "junky," meaning they spread lots … Continue reading »

Filed under: Berkeley, California History, Environment, Fire, Natural Disasters, Oakland
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The Trashiest Bay Spots + Coastal Clean Up Day Saturday

September 15, 2011, 9:25 am • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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The conservation group Save the Bay released its annual list of regional "trash hotspots." Executive director David Lewis said it's important to understand HOW the garbage winds up in our waterways…from city streets. "Most people don't know that storm drains … Continue reading »

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