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The Train-Hopping 'Polaroid Kidd' Settles in Oakland, Publishes Book of Life on the Rails

May 7, 2013, 6:00 am • Posted by Shuka Kalantari
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Mike Brodie has earned the nickname "Polaroid Kidd" by winning prestigious photography awards for his pictures documenting the lives of freight train hoppers across the United States. Now, while also working as a car mechanic in Oakland, he has just … Continue reading »

Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, California History, Oakland, Transportation
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Instagram Says Users' Photos Won't Appear in Ads

December 18, 2012, 2:42 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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UPDATE 6:10 a.m. Oct. 21: Instagram has announced that it will not change its policies on advertising in its upcoming Terms of Service update. Company co-founder Kevin Systrom said in a blog post that the policies will remain unchanged from … Continue reading »

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Photographers Discover Beauty in BART

November 5, 2012, 3:14 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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You may think of it as that thing that gets you to and from work every day, but others with cameras have seen something else in BART: magic in the way raindrops gather on a handrail, or a story in … Continue reading »

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Watch These Videos and Decide: Is This The Best of San Francisco?

October 9, 2012, 1:19 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Update: Brant Ozanich has nominated this video by his relative, Dylan Ozanich, in our "best of San Francisco" contest. "Here's what I think is a pretty good take on a early 20-something's life in a SF," he writes. "Not quite … Continue reading »

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News Pix: Occupy's One Year Anniversary, a Car Made of Scrap and More

September 21, 2012, 10:00 am • Posted by Katrina Schwartz
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The week in photos around the Bay Area: The "Special Delivery" street art show organized by Endless Canvas in a vacant west Berkeley warehouse on September 8th was attended by about 5,000 people and left in its wake some unwelcome … Continue reading »

Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, Berkeley, Health, Politics, Richmond, San Francisco
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News Pix: Richmond Family Remembers a Fallen Son and Other Bay Area Images

September 14, 2012, 12:49 pm • Posted by Katrina Schwartz
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We're back with our weekly photo feature. Enjoy these photos from around the Bay and a little further south as well (how could we resist dog mushing!). These shots highlight what's going on in communities big and small. Ulises Grijalva, … Continue reading »

Filed under: Berkeley, Crime, Environment, LGBT, Politics, Richmond, Youth
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How San Francisco Might Look if the 1906 Earthquake Happened Today

August 31, 2012, 12:18 pm • Posted by Ian Hill
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It might be hard to fathom the devastation caused by the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco. The statistics on the destruction are so overwhelming that they're almost unbelievable. According to the U.S.G.S.: More than 3,000 people died 225,000 … Continue reading »

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UC Berkeley Settles Case with Photojournalist

July 3, 2012, 1:38 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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BERKELEY, Calif (AP) — The University of California, Berkeley will pay a photojournalist $162,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging campus police illegally searched his camera for photos of a student protest outside the chancellor's home. Attorneys for 43-year-old David Morse … Continue reading »

Filed under: Berkeley, Criminal Justice, Media
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