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Family Ties and Child Removal in America; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Sarah Crowell

On March 26, 2018, rescue workers discovered a crumpled SUV and the bodies of two women and multiple children at the bottom of a cliff along the California coastline. The crash was a murder-suicide: a white lesbian couple had adopted six Black children, with a paper-trail of child abuse and neglect that had been ignored … Continued


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Antioch Police Arrested By Feds; Plus, Recall Effort Against Alameda Co DA

On today’s show, we start with Antioch councilmember Tamisha Torres-Walker in conversation about a federal raid and arrest of numerous Antioch police officers that occurred last week. Then, we dive deep into a recall effort against Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, in conversation with Darrell Owens, a housing activist, transit know-it-all, and Data Analyst … Continued


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Women Face Unique Challenges in Exoneration; Plus, It’s Marcus Garvey’s Birthday

We start today’s show with our weekly State Terror Roundup. Then, we’re in conversation with Danielle Bernstein, a public defender and writer in New York City with a background in innocence work, who is uncovering some of the gendered challenges in exonerating wrongly incarcerated women in this country. The challenges include outdated stereotypes, and convictions … Continued


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CA Sends $1.2m to Oakland for License Plate Readers; Plus, Black August!

Governor Gavin Newsom has committed $1.2 million for automated license plate readers in Oakland. Joining us to discuss is Brian Hofer is the Executive Director of Secure Justice, a non-profit that advocates against state abuse of power, and for reduction in government and corporate over-reach. He has also been the Chair of Oakland’s Privacy Advisory … Continued


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East Bay Wages Too Low for More Than Half of Workers to Support a Family; Sacramento Plans Jail Expansion; Plus, SF’s Oldest Opera House

A new report by the UC Berkeley Labor called “The State of Working East Bay” analyzes living and working conditions among workers in the East Bay before the pandemic – from 2015-2019 – which demonstrates that many workers and their families struggled to make ends meet even before COVID hit. Joining me to discuss are Dr … Continued