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Trucking through the port of Oakland
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From: KALW
Oakland has the 5th busiest port in the country. According to the Port of Oakland they support between 50,000 and 73,000 jobs in Northern California, making it one of the Bay ...
Santa Barbara County is writing its own rules on fracking
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After a series of earthquakes near Youngstown, Ohio last week, some observers are pointing to an unusual culprit. Yesterday seismologist John Armbruster told NPR that he ...
As book prices rise, so do libraries
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California is facing a $13 billion budget shortfall over the next year and a half, and it’s safe to say that the pain will be felt across public services. In some parts of ...
Remembering the attack on Pearl Harbor through the eyes of students
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From: KALW
In October, President Obama declared that a major chapter in American military history was about to come to a close... PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I can report that, as ...
One hundred years with Ishi, the "last wild Indian" of North America
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In some ways, he’s famous: The anthropology department building at UC Berkeley is named for Alfred Kroeber, the scholar who worked closely with Ishi, and Dwinelle Hall’s ...
Berkeley’s Shotgun Players celebrates their 20th season
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The Berkeley theater company Shotgun Players started performing twenty years ago in the basement of a Berkeley pizzeria. Now it’s got its own building, but the company has ...
Remembering a legendary Bay Area jazz club
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From: KALW
It was a special time for jazz in the Bay Area. For most of the ‘70s and the early ‘80s, a small club called Keystone Korner presented a dazzling array of jazz greats from ...
How storytelling can combat poverty among young people
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From: KALW
When it comes to poverty in California, it boils down to some pretty startling numbers: Last year, six million people in the state were officially living below the poverty ...
San Francisco Food Pantry fosters connection in hard times
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From: KALW
The state of California produces more than half of the nation’s fruits, vegetables and nuts. Still, U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics from the last few years show ...
Why some young men in Richmond are laying down their guns
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From: KALW
While Oakland stands in a tenuous state of peace, violence in nearby Richmond regularly grabs headlines – even within the walls of City Hall. KTVU ANCHOR: A bloody brawl ...
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Piece Description
To launch our documentary series, we consider how California has changed since World War II. Government programs and an emboldened workforce led to an emerging middle class in the years following the war. California met the challenge of educating its growing population and bolstering a supportive infrastructure. But over the last several decades, that development has decayed, and the wealth gap is widening again. We explore this progression through interviews, historic audio and music.
Broadcast History
Originally aired on KALW, 91.7 FM, in San Francisco on April 25, 2007
Timing and Cues
This is part 1 of a 7-part series. We will upload to PRX every week, as the pieces air on KALW. If you'd like to use this piece as a stand-alone, you can cut out at the transition music at approximately 21:00, or, if you'd like help with that, you can call Ben at 415-290-2421. The song is "Dream a Little Dream of Me" from the album "Dream a Little Dream of Me" performed by Maxine Sullivan.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 66 | Nat King Cole | After Midnight. | 00:00 | ||
| Honeysuckle Rose | Errol Garner | Body and Soul. | 00:00 | ||
| Deliver the Goods | Pete Seeger | 00:00 | |||
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | Johnny Hodges | Used to Be Duke. | 00:00 | ||
| California Here I Come | Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz | "I Love Lucy" Season 4 Disc 3. | 00:00 | ||
| Afro Blue | Cal Tjader | Soul Sauce. | 00:00 | ||
| Killing Floor | Jimi Hendrix | Live at Winterland. | 00:00 | ||
| It's About That Time | Miles Davis | In a Silent Way. | 00:00 | ||
| All the Things You Are | Paul Desmond | Two of a Mind. | 00:00 |
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