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The US at 250: A Native Perspective on California's Indian history
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (220+ words) On this edition of Your Call, we continue our US at 250: A Native Perspective series by discussing Native history in California. Within the 100 years that encompassed both Spanish Colonization and the Gold Rush, California's Indigenous population experienced an estimated 80 percent…...
State workers rally in Sacramento to protest Newsom's return to office order
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (206+ words) State workers rallied at the State Capitol yesterday as Governor Gavin Newsom's return to office mandate took effect. As of Wednesday July 1st, state workers are required to be in person four days a week, up from the current two. It's…...
New bill aims to regulate invasive technology
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (136+ words) That's the goal of a bill advancing in the state Legislature. It would regulate the use of artificial intelligence and invasive data collection tools in the workplace. Los Angeles Democratic Assembly member Isaac Bryan is the bill's author. He says…...
30 years of the WNBA? Well. .. not exactly
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (426+ words) Last Sunday, the Valkyries easily beat the New York Liberty by a score of 76-67, while also celebrating the WNBA's 30th anniversary. It's something the league as a whole is promoting this season. As the WNBA's first superstar, Lisa Leslie, told audiences…...
Sarah Shourd's 'The End of Isolation' shows the harsh conditions of solitary confinement and how prison-rights activists are creating change
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (187+ words) KALW Sarah Shourd's 'The End of Isolation' shows the harsh conditions of solitary confinement and how prison-rights activists are creating change In the summer of 2022, anti-prison activist and playwright Sarah Shourd went on a 10-city tour with the cast from…...
Prison-Rights Activist Sarah Shourd's documentary 'The End of Isolation' // Storyteller Ben Tucker's memoir 'A Good Run"
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (136+ words) Today's show is about finding freedom in our stories. You may remember Sarah Shourd made news around the world in 2009 when she was captured by Iranian guards while hiking near a tourist site in Northern Iraqi Kurdistan. Sarah was held…...
California's new budget includes controversial data sharing plan
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (109+ words) California's Department of Motor Vehicles is on track to share driver's license data with a national database. The plan is moving forward despite concerns from immigrant advocates that the information could expose people to deportation. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a…...
Golden Gate Bridge will be closed on the 4th of July
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (160+ words) KALW Golden Gate Bridge will be closed on the 4th of July Bay Area public transit agencies want the public to be aware of changes in service during the Fourth of July. They're suggesting riders plan ahead. San Francisco will host…...
From Chinatown to the Supreme Court: Wong Kim Ark's legacy lives on
15+ hour, 35+ min ago (249+ words) The Supreme Court ruled yesterday to uphold birthright citizenship, but the constitutional fight began here in San Francisco nearly 130 years ago. In 1898, a Chinese-American cook born in San Francisco made history. When Wong Kim Ark was denied re-entry to the…...
They'll stop the world & melt with you: meet three bands taking the Mosswood Meltdown stages
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (482+ words) What is your favorite melty food? Mac n cheese or Melted butter Have you ever had a meltdown on stage? Not really. . but maybe one day! What's a song that melts your ears (in a good way)? Goo Goo by…...