Alastair Boone
Audio Academy FellowAlastair Boone is the Director of Street Spirit newspaper, and a member of KALW's 2024 Audio Academy.
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The APEC conference took place in San Francisco this week, the forum of 21 world leaders that is intended to promote free trade on the Pacific Rim.
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Wednesday marks the first session of the APEC CEO conference, a meeting of influential government and business leaders. Protestors took to the streets in around San Francisco’s Moscone Center to rally against these meetings, which they argue could lead to trade deals that would devastate the climate.
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Mayor Sheng Thao is launching a pilot program that is intended to boost business and create safe parking options in the downtown commercial corridor.
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CrosscurrentsSan Francisco is full of living history. In this episode, a tour of some of its institutions that have stood the test of time. They are all featured in the new book, “Oldest San Francisco.”
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The waitlist for Section 8 housing vouchers in San Francisco is about to open for the first time in years. The waitlist will open on Monday next week, and close early next month.
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On Saturday, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 97 — a new piece of legislation that will remove barriers to overturning wrongful convictions for Californians who are incarcerated in a state prison.
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The San Francisco teachers union has called for a strike vote, which will take place Sunday. The vote is expected to pass, but that doesn’t necessarily mean teachers will go on strike.
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For the last year, San Francisco has largely stopped closing homeless encampments. However, new guidance from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will allow the city to resume encampment sweeps.
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A new report criticizes the investigations into police misconduct that led to Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong’s firing in February. Mayor Sheng Thao says she is sticking with her decision to fire the former chief.
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Berkeley landlords are gathering this afternoon for a private party to celebrate the end of the city’s eviction moratorium. They say the pandemic caused them undue stress and loss of income, but some East Bay tenants plan to show up in protest. KALW’s Alastair Boone has more.