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State Sen. Yee Arrested, UCSF Chancellor Stepping Down and Push Dance Co. Explores Bayview Transformation

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State Sen. Leland Yee Arrested in FBI Sting
An FBI probe erupted Wednesday with raids and the arrests of state Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco, and Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, on public corruption charges. The incident has sent shock waves throughout California. Friday the state Senate suspended Yee, along with two other Democratic senators embroiled in scandal, and Yee has dropped his bid to run for secretary of state.

Guests:
•Scott Detrow, KQED Sacramento bureau chief
•Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle
•Nathan Halverson, UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program

Further Reporting:
• State Senate Votes to Suspend Yee, Calderon and Wright
• Money Talks: The FBI's Bribe Strategy in Yee, Calderon Cases
• A Reporter's Guide to the FBI Affidavit on State Sen. Leland Yee

UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann To Head Gates Foundation
When Susan Desmond-Hellmann was chosen five years ago as the first female chancellor in the history of UC San Francisco, she was in charge of drug development at Genentech. She took over the $4 billion UCSF enterprise — including its schools of medicine, dentistry and nursing, along with cutting-edge research — at time of severe university budget cuts. Desmond-Hellman leaves UCSF at the end of this month to head up the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle. The outgoing chancellor sat down with Scott Shafer to talk about her UCSF tenure and future.

Further Reporting:
• Desmond-Hellmann Steps Down as UCSF Chancellor Today

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Push Dance Company Explores Bayview Tranformation
A new piece about the transformation of the Bayview-Hunters Point area in San Francisco by the Push Dance Company, known for its focus on social issues, premieres this weekend. While longtime residents have been waiting for years for the toxic cleanup of the former naval shipyard, the improvements could come with a cost. Some fear they may be pushed out of what has been a predominately African-American, working class neighborhood for nearly a century.

Further Reporting:
• Point Shipyard Project Tells Bayview's Gentrification Story

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