Joaquin Palomino
- Username: palomino.joaquin
- PRX Member
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Joaquin Palomino
How activists are reviving a historic waterway in Bayview-Hunters Point
(06:44)
From: KALW
The sun is beating down on Islais Creek, a small marine channel in Hunters Point that opens out into the Bay. Homeless camps, graffiti, and factories surround the area, but ...
Reforming the Oakland Police Department
(10:07)
From: KALW
Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, two things shaped the Oakland Police Department. The city had one of the highest crime rates in California, and four police ...
Why the OPD is approaching a federal takeover
(08:12)
From: KALW
A string of incidents that have pushed the Oakland Police Department closer and closer to a federal takeover. But to understand how the OPD got to where it is today, you have ...
Imprisoned for life
(25:08)
From: KALW
When you look at the numbers, many long held truths about crime crumble. Like this one: who do you think is more likely to become a life-long criminal: a rapist or a car ...
Downtown Berkeley: A neighborhood of extremes
(06:58)
From: KALW
For anyone who’s been there, the news that Downtown Berkeley is one of the Bay Area’s poorest neighborhoods probably comes as a surprise.
Why drug users are uniting in San Francisco
(07:15)
From: KALW
Thirty-five people were arrested last night in San Francisco, after a gathering to protest the shooting death of a Muni fare evader turned violent. The demonstration is the ...
Supportive housing: cure for homelessness or community burden?
(09:04)
From: KALW
Take a stroll through the Tenderloin District in San Francisco – or the Mission, or the Western Addition – and you’ll pass at least one single room occupancy (SRO) hotel. ...
A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?
(08:42)
From: Making Contact
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste methane emissions as a factor ...
