Antioch, California, is changing - many people from the metropolitan Bay Area are moving to this small town, including families on federal section 8 vouchers. Did Antioch use it’s police department to try to get rid of some of these low-income tenants?
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October 20, 2009
The rotting wine industryWhat happens when a vineyard can’t sell its grapes? This year, more Sonoma grape growers are facing that predicament than ever before.
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September 20, 2009Dealing with bullies
In September, Alexander Robert Youshock walked into Hillsdale High and detonated two pipe bombs. Reports say Youshock thought of his actions as revenge for the mistreatment he’d endured before dropping out. That level of violence is rare, but some researchers believe the public school system fails to address the issue of bullying.
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September 1, 2009
Victims RightsExtraordinary stories like that of Jaycee Lee Dugard make us highly aware of the hazard and horror out there. But the victims of crime have to live with that legacy for the rest of their lives.
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July 6, 2009
Off the bandwagonCalifornia loves prisons. Since 1985, the state has built 21 but that hasn’t been enough to contain the inmate population. In 2007, the state decided to build even more. Any takers?
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April 11, 2009
MessWe’re all messy to some degree or know people with clutter issues. But what happens when stuff (literally) takes over your life? Increasingly, psychiatrists are recognizing the idea of compulsive hoarding and cluttering as a mental health issue.
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April 11, 2009
Meet Joe McConnellEver wondered about the man behind the wise voice predicting your morning commute? Meet Joe McConnell, San Francisco’s most illustrious traffic reporter.
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