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No Charges For Officers Who Shot Stephon Clark. Will There Ever Be? Mar 08, 2019

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People are outraged that two Sacramento police officers will not face criminal charges for killing 22-year old Stephon Clark last year, an unarmed Black man holding a cell phone. The state attorney general and the district attorney both say the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified. But two bills in the Legislature could change the standards when deciding whether to prosecute officers, and how police train to use deadly force.
Guest: Marisa Lagos, political correspondent for KQED

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It’s The Bay’s One-Year Anniversary! Mar 06, 2019

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The Bay officially launched on March 6, 2018. Since then, we’ve covered some of the biggest Bay Area stories: elections, ICE raids and all kinds of housing laws. Plus, we've had some real conversations about Bay Area culture. But one of our favorite things is listening to messages that listeners have sent us about our episodes. So today we thought we’d revisit some of our favorite calls.
Let us know about an episode of The Bay that moved you! Call 415-553-2273 and leave us a message. Tell us why that particular episode spoke to you.
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Oakland Teachers Strike Ends, But Not Everyone Is Happy Mar 04, 2019

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The Oakland teachers strike is over. Teachers and other educators approved an agreement Sunday night to end the seven-day strike and give parents a reason to send their kids back to school. The agreement offers teachers a pay increase. But school board officials say the raises will come with future budget cuts in other departments. Plus, not everyone is happy with the new contract, especially nurses.
Guests: Vanessa Rancano, education reporter for KQED and Julia McEvoy, education editor for KQED.

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In the Bay Area, Deadly Heat Waves Are For Real Mar 01, 2019

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It’s cold in the Bay Area now. But in 2017, two heat waves killed 14 people in the Bay Area. KQED reporting has found that most of those people who died started getting sick from the heat while inside some place, instead of outside in the sun. State regulators are now in the process of coming up with rules to regulate how hot workplaces can be in order to protect people from heat-related illnesses and deaths.
Guest: Molly Peterson, reporter for KQED Science

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Three Taser-Related Deaths and San Mateo Activists Demand Changes Feb 27, 2019

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Chinedu Okobi died last October after being tased by San Mateo sheriff deputies. His death was one of three that happened last year involving tasers and police officers from different departments. Activists and the family of those killed in taser-involved arrests have demanded information about how law enforcement uses tasers and want to see changes to how they are used. Meanwhile, the San Mateo County district attorney's office is expected to release details of its investigation into Okobi’s death, which determine whether officers were legally justified to use force.
Guest: Julie Small, KQED criminal justice reporter

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‘Unwavering Belief in Justice’: San Francisco’s Public Defender Jeff Adachi Dies Feb 25, 2019

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Jeff Adachi died suddenly Friday night. While details of how he died are still under investigation, many are remembering Adachi and his tireless efforts as a public defender who provided fair legal representation to the people who needed it most. Adachi was the only elected public defender in the state of California, making his position fighting for and against the system unique.
Guest: Scott Shafer, Senior Editor of KQED's Politics and Government Desk.
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Empty Halls and Picket Lines: Oakland Teachers Strike Feb 22, 2019

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It's Day 1 of the Oakland Unified school teacher strike. Teachers, parents and students began picketing Thursday for more pay, support, and smaller class sizes. The strike directly affects thousands of families that must decide whether to send their kids to school or not. And it hurts the district's pocket book every day students are absent. Today, we check in with one school in Oakland to see how families are handling the strike.
Guests: Julia McEvoy, KQED senior editor, Alejandra Gonzales, Oakland school parent
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Skimming Off the Tips: InstaCart Changes Its Tipping and Pay for App Shoppers Feb 20, 2019

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Lots of gig workers earn tips. So, when InstaCart started paying its full-service shoppers and deliverers on a sliding scale based on how many tips they got, the workers were pissed off. They took to Reddit and Facebook to complain and gained the national media's attention. This month, InstaCart changed how it pays its app workers. It's seen as a victory for gig workers that have been trying to get tech companies to be transparent about how they pay so-called contract workers.
Guest: Sam Harnett, tech reporter for KQED

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Can PG&E Be Trusted to Not Start a Fire This Summer? Feb 15, 2019

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PG&E is under pressure to not spark a wildfire this summer. A federal judge overseeing the investor-owned utility's probation case is demanding they take prevention measures. This week, PG&E presented its wildfire safety plan to state regulators, which includes cutting back trees, replacing power poles, installing weather stations, and shutting off power when it’s hot, dry and windy. But PG&E says these plans are costly. And, the question of who will pay for it all, lingers as does PG&E's bankruptcy case.
Guest: Dan Brekke, news reporter and editor for KQED

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Meth on Monday, Heroin on Friday: San Francisco Sees A New Drug Wave Feb 13, 2019

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The opioid crisis has dominated the news, but there is growing evidence that methamphetamine has made a return to San Francisco. Overdoses from meth have more than doubled and about half the people admitted to San Francisco General Hospital with a psychiatric emergency are high on meth. Some health experts think the two drug crises could be related.
Guest: April Dembosky, health correspondent for KQED

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