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Caroyln Brandy started playing the conga drum in the late 1960s.“It was something that women didn’t really do back in those days,” Brandy says. “You…
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Jeannette King-Harris grew up in Oakland and says she’s tired of all the difficulties young people face there today. So, she’s launching an organization…
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(Don't see an audio player above? Try reloading your browser window.)San Francisco resident Ileana Pulu is of Hawaiian, Mexican, and Portuguese descent;…
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(Don't see an audio player above? Try reloading your browser window.)What drives people from a neighborhood? Jose Vega lives in East Oakland with his wife…
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Our Hear Here community storytelling project has been asking Oakland and San Francisco residents to tell them a story about a meaningful place in their…
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The places we choose to spend our time are important – they often define essential parts of our lives and ourselves. All week we’re bringing you profiles…
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The foreclosure crisis has hit East Oakland particularly hard, but down the road by Lake Merritt, a community space has been able to keep its doors open.…
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KALW's Hear Here community storytelling team has been taking its microphones to the boundaries of San Francisco and Oakland, as far west as the Outer…
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A pinata-maker in the Excelsior District remembers his past life as a revolutionary; a peasant’s daughter journeys from a rural town in China to pursue…