Tagged: San Francisco

The San Francisco Free Folk Festival is happening this weekend, 12 noon to 10 pm both days at Presidio Middle School, 450 30th Ave. at Geary.  Lots going on--five stages of live music, jam sessions, film screenings, family activities, and workshops on vocal, dance, and instrument instruction.  For the complete schedule, visit http://www.sffolkfest.org

All week long we've been playing this sound, and asking you to guess what exactly it is and where exactly in the Bay Area we recorded it.

Earlier today, about 50 homeless mothers and children gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall calling on city supervisors to support initiatives that would help them. KALW’s Rose Aguilar was there and spoke with 63-year old Joyce Dawson.  

JOYCE DAWSON: In the last eight to nine months, I’ve been waitlisted, and waitlisted, and waitlisted and I cannot find anything. Yet the apartments that I’m trying to get into are sitting there empty.

Click the player above to listen to the full interview.