Liz Pfeffer

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The mysterious roots of a homegrown language (12:50)
From: Liz Pfeffer

Boontling is a dialect spoken in the tiny town of Boonville, Calif. While every word of the homegrown language tells a story, how and why it emerged remains a mystery.
Caption: The doors of "The Plant"

If these walls could rock: Sausalito's musical mecca (09:41)
From: KALW

The Bay Area is known for inspiring all kinds of great music, especially in the 60s and 70s when groups like Creedence Clearwater and the Grateful Dead called it home. In ...
Caption: San Francisco Zoo vet tech Gail Hedberg poses with Pike, a 30-year-old polar bear she raised from birth., Credit: Credit Courtesy of San Francisco Zoo

How a baby polar bear made it into my living room (07:36)
From: KALW

For every famous name in animal science — Jane Goodall, Ivan Pavlov, Charles Darwin — there are easily 100 scientists you’ve never heard of, including Gail Hedberg, a ...
Caption: Jesse Breedwolf, Credit: Liz Pfeffer

Addressing chronic homelessness with permanent supportive housing (09:00)
From: Liz Pfeffer

Veterans Commons looks like a regular condo building, but its 75 residents are senior veterans who all struggled with chronic homelessness.