Stafford Hemmer
ReporterStafford is a native of Washington DC, but has called San Francisco home since 1994. He is a graduate of Georgetown University (School of Foreign Service) and he attended the Diplomatic Academy (Vienna, Austria). His work experience includes work at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Georgetown University, Bank of America, and GateCapital, LLC. However, he became a self-employed German-English translator/language services provider (LSP) in 2001. He served on the Board of the Northern California Translators Association and was frequent contributor to their newsletters and those of the American Translators Association (ATA). A listener of KALW since 1994, Stafford is an avid and dedicated volunteer for KALW’s 220 Live Events space. He was a competitive swimmer for 20+ years, and also enjoyed rowing, Muay thai, boxing, running, bodybuilding, and cycling. He is an active volunteer with the Castro Country Club and the Leather Cultural and Historic District.
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My Mixtape"Just Like That" is Bonnie Raitt's song about a man looking for the mother of his heart donor. And this touches Amanda Newstetter in a very personal way. -
San Francisco recorded its first overdose death from two new street drugs, "cychlorphine" and "iso," also known as "tony." -
My MixtapeSan Francisco's very own Charles Lucero tells us about why Wake Up Everybody means so much to him to this day. -
Robert Keller of ActionPackSF shares some of the peaceful wisdom he has acquired from his life among the dogs -
In Marin, checking out a library book could be as simple as going to a vending machine. -
My Mixtape"Desperado" as performed by The Eagles holds a special place in Lee Hewitt's heart. It came out on April 17, 1973. Back then, she met someone who helped her understand she did not have to be on the fence about being loved. -
My MixtapeBay Area native Pedro Morales shares his song, "Glisten," which he heard for the first time at a Kills Birds concert in San Francisco. -
My MixtapeNorbert Scully tells the story of how he discovered the album "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," and how one song — "Mea Culpa" — changed the way he listens to music. -
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco held a traffic safety and public awareness forum today, days after an SUV crashed into a landmark Chinatown business, killing one, injuring another. -
My MixtapeNative New Yorker-to-San Francisco transplant Gary Glassman shares the reason why 95% of his brain is occupied by Broadway musicals and why "Don't Rain on My Parade," as performed by the inimitable Barbra Streisand, prickles his neurons more than any other stage hit.
