Eli Wirtschafter
Uncuffed Program DirectorEli is the Program Director for KALW's project in state prisons. We teach incarcerated people how to record and edit audio stories, and air them as part of the series Uncuffed.
Eli graduated from KALW's Audio Academy in 2016. He became KALW's transportation reporter, and also interned with KQED News and The California Report. He's been working in KALW's training programs in prison since 2018.
Eli lived in the East Bay between the ages of seven and 29, and is now based in Los Angeles. He's a musician, a bicyclist, and an active member of the Jewish community.
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Since 2013, KALW News producers have been going into San Quentin State Prison to train incarcerated men to be radio reporters. We air the stories they…
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Oakland resident Shaniesa Williams wrote to Hey Area — KALW’s community-journalism project — to ask why there are so few traffic signals on International…
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Regional Measure 3 would increase the tolls on all Bay Area bridges — except the Golden Gate. Under this plan, the tolls at every bridge would go up by $3…
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California’s Proposition 69 is concerned with fuel taxes and transportation. Last year California’s state legislature voted to raise the gas tax, the…
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In late March, little electric scooters started popping up all over San Francisco. So far the scooter companies have been operating without any kind of…
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A massive, multi-year transit project is transforming International Boulevard in Oakland — and financial aid for local businesses affected by the project…
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Activist Lateefah Simon ran for the BART Board of Directors, and won, in part because of the killing of Oscar Grant. She’s now helping the agency navigate…
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Eight years ago, there was no such thing as Uber or Lyft. Taxis were around, but they only made around one percent of all vehicle trips in San Francisco.…
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San Francisco has made a sweeping change in how much it costs to park in the city. Prices at some meters could sink down to 50 cents an hour. But at other…
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San Francisco has helped lead a nationwide trend of using the space by the curb for things besides parking — such as restaurant seating, extra sidewalk…