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Parker Community School / Oakland Couple Saves Star Trek / New Arrivals

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"Keep Parker Open" is scrawled in colorful chalk on the recess yard.
Hanisha Harjani
"Keep Parker Open" is scrawled in colorful chalk on the recess yard.

Today, we meet the Oakland parents who fought to keep their neighborhood school from closing last year — the story behind the Parker Community School. Then, we hear how a letter-writing campaign saved a beloved science fiction series. And, we’ll listen to a reading from Oakland author Rita Chang-Eppig. With local music from the San Francisco band, Botanist.