Annelise Finney
Audio Academy 2021 FellowAnnelise was born and raised in the East Bay and has a background in oral history and urban studies. For the last four and half years, she's worked as a criminal defense investigator at a public defenders office in the Bronx, New York and at an appellate defenders office in the Bay Area. As an investigator, she frequently interviews people involved in different parts of the criminal punishment system. Through her work, she has become passionate about the power of personal narratives and compelling stories to increase cross-cultural understanding and initate change.
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In 2018, the State passed a law allowing residents to prepare and sell meals from their homes. Each county had to opt in and create a system for home kitchen permitting before selling home-cooked meals could become legal. So far, only a few counties have opted in. -
Oakland’s Police Commission is seeking new applicants. Commissioners help form OPD policy and oversee the response to police misconduct.
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The City of Alameda has released two 911 calls and body camera footage related to the death of 26 year-old Mario Gonzalez on April 19th.
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Sonoma County’s experienced a major wildfire almost every year over the last five years. This year, the county is taking new steps to prepare the region ahead of fire season.
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On April 12, the San Francisco Unified School District will welcome some of its youngest students back to the classroom. On April 26, some secondary students will return as well. The reopenings are a victory to some. But others say it isn't soon or comprehensive enough.
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Fairfield City Manager Stefan Chatwin presents State of the City 2020: Next month, Fairfield’s City Manager Stefan Chatwin is virtually hitting the road to speak with community groups about how things went this past year. To invite the Fairfield City Manager to come speak to your group, call (707) 428-7400 or e-mail the city manager's office at cmo@fairfield.ca.gov
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In the first three months of the pandemic, Alameda County dramatically lowered the number of people incarcerated at Santa Rita Jail. But since June, the number of people at Santa Rita has been slowly ticking back up.
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This week's My Mixtape is "When You Wish Upon A Star" from Pinocchio, chosen by Derek Zemrack. Derek is the owner of the Orinda Theater and chose this…
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When the San Francisco Public Library closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees were reassigned to new jobs supporting the city's…
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The first COVID-19 vaccines were administered this week in the Bay Area. But getting the vaccines out to the people that need them is no small…
