Ben Trefny
Recent Pieces from Ben Trefny
Marin County artist Tom Killion weaves poetry into his work
(12:59)
From: KALW
A profile of Bay Area artist Tom Killion. This story is set to the music of Bay Area shakuhachi player Masayuki Koga, who runs the Japanese Music Institute of America. It’s ...
The Sales Tax Debate: Amazon v. the State of California
(08:24)
From: Jaymeson Catsouphes
In September 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown asked online retailer Amazon.com to start charging sales tax on products it sold to Californians. To date, they haven’t collected a cent. ...
Mapping the new California order
(07:31)
From: KALW
There’s a new map of California, created by the people and for the people. It’s fallen under the somewhat unwieldy title of “redistricting,” but its purpose is clear: to make ...
Snapshots of the American library
(05:28)
From: KALW
KALW News has been covering the potential closure of most of Oakland’s 18 public libraries in the coming weeks. Well, Oakland libraries aren’t alone – the nation’s 17,000 ...
The ABC’s of education in Afghanistan
(08:38)
From: KALW
Marine reservist Nina D’Amato used to teach in East Palo Alto as part of Teach for America and served as assistant principal at AP Giannini Middle School in San Francisco. ...
Basketball star Yao Ming speaks out against shark finning
(03:24)
From: KALW
Yao flew into town from Shanghai last week to receive WildAid’s International Ambassador award; the basketball star’s been working with the organization for about five years. ...
Hacking the billion-dollar cybercrime underground
(11:03)
From: KALW
In the last decade, San Francisco was home to one of the world’s most powerful cybercriminals … a man who oversaw a network of identity thieves who stole billions of dollars ...
"We're All Giants": the story of the SF Giants’ 2010 World Series victory
(01:00:00)
From: KALW
This is the story of the underdog team that was always pushing the envelope when it came to fashion, to nicknames and to hairstyles … on their faces! It’s the story of a ...
Reporter Thomas Peele from the Chauncey Bailey murder trial
(05:02)
From: KALW
Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey was gunned down on the morning of August 2, 2007 as he was walking to work. This past Monday, the jury was selected and opening statements ...
