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A taste of the Bay Area’s long history of chocolate

By Asal Ehsanipour • Sep 19, 2018
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The Bay Area’s long history of chocolate spans all the way back to the Gold Rush. Since then, the region has been a source for chocolate innovation again and again, from a Berkeley-based revolution in chocolate desserts to a craft chocolate revolution in the ‘90s that turned the industry on its head.

CBD—snake oil or panacea?

By Nikolas Harter • Sep 11, 2018
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Have you heard about the popular new cannabis health product, CBD? THC’s non-psychoactive cousin, CBD gained fame earlier this decade after being used to successfully treat children with intractable epilepsy. Since then it’s been claimed to alleviate a whole host of conditions, including anxiety, inflammation, pain, and even acne.

Bay Area coalition rallies for priest facing danger in Honduras

By Judy Silber • May 24, 2018
Judy Silber

 

A crowd of about 60 people sit scattered in the pews of St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Berkeley. They sing “Caminando” — translated as “Walking,” in English, a nod to the millions of Mexicans and Central Americans who have journeyed to the United States in search of better lives.

Berkeley coffee shop helps refugees by employing them

By Jeremy Jue • Apr 23, 2018
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Nazira Babori moves around The 1951 Coffee Shop with ease: mixing, steaming, and grinding coffee like a pro -- but the truth is, she’s new to this, and not so long ago, she was in a very different place.

As winter shelters close, hundreds are sent back out to the street

By • Apr 12, 2018
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When winter comes, Bay Area cities open temporary shelters to keep unhoused residents warm and dry. But, as winter comes to an end, these shelters close down. In Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco about 500 homeless people will be back on the streets.

KALW's Spring 2018 Program Guide

By • Apr 4, 2018

Click here for a PDF of the Spring 2018 program guide.

Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin

By Arwen Curry • Jan 25, 2018
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This week the Bay Area lost a homegrown hero, Berkeley-born writer Ursula K. Le Guin.

Cannabis News Roundup: More cities ready for legal deadline

By • Dec 8, 2017
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More cities ready for New Year deadline ... Police won’t take guns from medical patients ... Confusing times in Indiana ... and more.

Cannabis News Roundup: California's emergency cannabis rules

By • Nov 17, 2017
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California issues emergency rules ... San Francisco won’t meet New Year’s deadline ... Obama era cannabis rules still honored ... Business, Health and more.

Cannabis News Roundup: Few cities ready for January sales

By • Nov 10, 2017
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Berkeley ready for adult sales ... Smoking lounges may come to San Francisco ... State banking group considers armored cars ... Health, Opinion and more. 

Oakland Symphony Conductor Michael Morgan: Sights & Sounds

By Jackie Sojico • Oct 12, 2017
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Sights & Sounds is your guide to the Bay Area arts scene. This week, Michael Morgan, conductor and music director of the Oakland Symphony, tells KALW's Jen Chien about three amazing arts events you shouldn't miss. 

Cannabis News Roundup: California not ready for adult use sales

By • Oct 6, 2017

California slowly prepares for adult use sales ... Bureau of Cannabis Control plans emergency rules ... Truffle Man goes brick & mortar ... Remembering Tom Petty  and more.

The Uncharted Radio Hour - Thursdays at 7pm in October

By • Sep 22, 2017

Harpist Destiny Muhammad: Sights & Sounds

By Jackie Sojico • Sep 14, 2017

Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene.  Self-proclaimed harpist from the hood Destiny Muhammad, who'll be performing at SF Music Day, told KALW’s Jen Chien about three fantastic arts events happening around the Bay this week.

Bay Area braces for "free speech" rallies this weekend

By • Aug 24, 2017
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Officials in Berkeley and San Francisco are bracing themselves for competing political rallies planned for this weekend.

Sights & Sounds: Sanaa Khan

By Jackie Sojico • Aug 24, 2017
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Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene. Illustrator, printmaker and artist Sanaa Khan told KALW’s Jen Chien about three fantastic arts events happening around the Bay this week.

Hope and necessity: Carol Christ takes the helm as UC Berkeley's new chancellor

By Sonja Hutson • Aug 23, 2017
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Wednesday marks the first day of classes at the University of California, Berkeley, which means it’s also the first day of classes for new Chancellor Carol Christ.

Meet the Berkeley mailman who shaped modern-day policing at the turn of the century

By • Aug 22, 2017
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Police reform is a polarizing issue.

Cannabis News Roundup: Senate ignores Attorney General's request

By • Jul 28, 2017
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Senate committee ignores Attorney General ... Sunset district dispensary to see court date ... “Mother’s little helper” for the 21st century ... Watch Jay Leno drive a hemp car ... and more. 

Sights & Sounds: Erika Chong Shuch

By Jen Chien • Jul 13, 2017

Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene. Choreographer and director Erika Chong Shuch told KALW’s Jen Chien about three fantastic arts events happening around the Bay this weekend.

Cannabis News Roundup: holiday travel tips

By • Jun 30, 2017
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San Francisco dispensaries face protests ... Security breach at Eaze ... Nevada cannabis sales start Saturday ... Holiday travel tips ... Micro-dosing, and more.

Don Reed’s ‘East 14th’ ~ ‘What You Will’ - A Shakespearean Travesty ~ More Merola ~ SF Mime Troupe

By Niels Swinkels • Jun 28, 2017

This week on Open Air, host David Latulippe talks with actor and playwright Don Reed, about his autobiographical show ‘East 14th’, running through July 30 at The Marsh Berkeley, in which he discusses his upbringing in 1970s Oakland, resisting the evangelical recruiting by his Jehovah’s Witness stepfather and dealing with his real father, not knowing Dad was a pimp.

Is the water in Berkeley and Orinda safe to drink?

By Corinne Smith • Jun 21, 2017
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For the past few weeks, crews from the East Bay Municipal Water District have been flushing the water system in an effort to eradicate a known cancer causing compound in two systems in Berkeley and in Orinda.

 

An ancient English dance form lives on in Berkeley

By • Jun 20, 2017
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Have you heard the expression “I’ll be there with bells on”?  It indicates that you’re very enthusiastic about the activity. Practitioners of the ancient art of Morris dancing are enthusiastic about their dance form. They not only wear sleeves of bells on their legs during performances; they also practice with them.

Face to face with San Francisco photographer Erica Deeman

By Claire Stremple • Jun 7, 2017
Claire Stremple

 

“Oh, my god!”

 

Erica Deeman gasps as she walks into her solo exhibition for the first time.

 

“Sometimes I have to pinch myself. It is the first time I’ve seen them all in a room together, all thirty pieces framed.”

The Spot: The Home

By • Jun 5, 2017

This week on KALW's showcase for the best stories from public radio podcasts and independent radio producers...


Sights & Sounds: Lyz Luke

By Ninna Gaensler-Debs • Jun 1, 2017
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Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene. Lyz Luke, Executive Music Enabler at UnderCover Presents, told KALW’s Jen Chien about three great arts events happening around the Bay this weekend.

Sights & Sounds: Taro Hattori

By Ninna Gaensler-Debs • May 25, 2017
Jiajun Wang / cropped and resized

Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene. Artist Taro Hattori told KALW’s Jen Chien about three wonderful events happening around the Bay this weekend.

Berkeley Symphony - 2017 final broadcast...

By • May 20, 2017

Monday, May 22, 2017 at 9pm  ~ “Remembrance” (5/4/17 concert)

Christian Reif, guest conductor

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.13, "Babi Yar"

Denis Sedov, bass soloist

Marika Kuzma, chorusmaster

Men's Chorus, to include: Alumni of the Chamber Chorus of the University of California, Alumni of the Pacific Boychoir Academy, Members of the St. John of San Francisco Russian Orthodox Chorale

Sights & Sounds: Jesselito Bie

By Ninna Gaensler-Debs • May 18, 2017
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Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene. Dancer and choreographer Jesselito Bie told KALW’s Jen Chien about three fantastic arts events happening around the Bay this weekend.

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