window.__IS_SSR__=true
window.__INITIAL_STATE__={
"attachmentsReducer": {
"audio_0": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_0",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background0.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_1": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_1",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background1.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_2": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_2",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background2.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_3": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_3",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background3.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_4": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_4",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background4.jpg"
}
}
},
"placeholder": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "placeholder",
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-800x533.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 533,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"medium_large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-768x512.jpg",
"width": 768,
"height": 512,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-lrg": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-med": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-sm": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-800x533.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 533,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xxsmall": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xsmall": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"small": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xlarge": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1920x1280.jpg",
"width": 1920,
"height": 1280,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 32,
"height": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-50": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 50,
"height": 50,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 64,
"height": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 96,
"height": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 128,
"height": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 160,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
}
}
},
"audioPlayerReducer": {
"postId": "stream_live",
"isPaused": true,
"isPlaying": false,
"pfsActive": false,
"pledgeModalIsOpen": true,
"playerDrawerIsOpen": false,
"liveAudioPlayStartedAt": 0,
"liveAudioPlayContext": ""
},
"authorsReducer": {
"astupi": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "70",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "70",
"found": true
},
"name": "Amanda Stupi",
"firstName": "Amanda",
"lastName": "Stupi",
"slug": "astupi",
"email": "astupi@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": "Senior Engagement Producer",
"bio": "Amanda joined KQED Science’s engagement team as a Senior Audience Engagement Strategist in the spring of 2019. She has helped craft messaging around wildfires, the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and many other stories. She has also brought KQED Science to new platforms such as Reddit’s Ask Me Anything series. Prior to joining KQED Science, Amanda spent seven years as an engagement producer with Forum, KQED’s daily live call-in show. She got her start in radio at KALW's weekly call in show, City Visions, before going on to an internship and stint at NPR's Talk of the Nation.\r\n\r\nPrior to journalism, Amanda taught English at Lowell High School. She's a native of Petaluma and currently lives under the \"South San Francisco the Industrial City\" sign in South City. She believes that engagement is vital to news’s future and that good journalism listens as much as it asks questions.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e981c503e5c162da701dcaccfbf87e35?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"Contributor"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "pop",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
},
{
"site": "stateofhealth",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": []
},
{
"site": "perspectives",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Amanda Stupi | KQED",
"description": "Senior Engagement Producer",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e981c503e5c162da701dcaccfbf87e35?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e981c503e5c162da701dcaccfbf87e35?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/astupi"
},
"jbrooks": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "80",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "80",
"found": true
},
"name": "Jon Brooks",
"firstName": "Jon",
"lastName": "Brooks",
"slug": "jbrooks",
"email": "jbrooks@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": true,
"staff_mastheads": [
"science"
],
"title": "Digital Editor",
"bio": "Jon Brooks is a former Digital Editor for KQED Science. He is the former editor of KQED’s daily news blog, News Fix. In 2014, he won a California Journalism Award for his coverage of ride services like Uber and Lyft and the taxi industry. A veteran blogger, he previously worked for Yahoo! in various news writing and editing roles. Jon is also a playwright whose work has been produced in San Francisco, New York, Italy, and around the U.S. He has written about film for his own blog and studied film at Boston University.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/98887f7ed1c876ed414d4c915e969584?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "jbrooksfoy",
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"Contributor",
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "futureofyou",
"roles": [
"administrator"
]
},
{
"site": "mindshift",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "stateofhealth",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"administrator"
]
},
{
"site": "quest",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Jon Brooks | KQED",
"description": "Digital Editor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/98887f7ed1c876ed414d4c915e969584?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/98887f7ed1c876ed414d4c915e969584?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/jbrooks"
},
"kqed": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "236",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "236",
"found": true
},
"name": "KQED News Staff",
"firstName": "KQED News Staff",
"lastName": null,
"slug": "kqed",
"email": "faq@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": null,
"bio": null,
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef0e801a68c4c54afa9180db14084167?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "futureofyou",
"roles": [
"author"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "KQED News Staff | KQED",
"description": null,
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef0e801a68c4c54afa9180db14084167?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef0e801a68c4c54afa9180db14084167?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/kqed"
},
"kqednewsstaffandwires": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "237",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "237",
"found": true
},
"name": "KQED News Staff and Wires",
"firstName": "KQED News Staff and Wires",
"lastName": null,
"slug": "kqednewsstaffandwires",
"email": "onlinenewsstaff@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": null,
"bio": null,
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/72295af8ebbfbd19a4948f5271285664?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
},
{
"site": "lowdown",
"roles": [
"author"
]
},
{
"site": "stateofhealth",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
},
{
"site": "food",
"roles": [
"author"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "KQED News Staff and Wires | KQED",
"description": null,
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/72295af8ebbfbd19a4948f5271285664?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/72295af8ebbfbd19a4948f5271285664?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/kqednewsstaffandwires"
},
"rachael-myrow": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "251",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "251",
"found": true
},
"name": "Rachael Myrow",
"firstName": "Rachael",
"lastName": "Myrow",
"slug": "rachael-myrow",
"email": "rmyrow@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": true,
"staff_mastheads": [
"news"
],
"title": "Senior Editor of KQED's Silicon Valley News Desk",
"bio": "• I write and edit stories about how Silicon Valley power and policies shape everyday life in California. I’m also passionate about making Bay Area history and culture more accessible to a broad public. • I’ve been a journalist for most of my life, starting in high school with The Franklin Press in Los Angeles, where I grew up. While earning my first degree in English at UC Berkeley, I got my start in public radio at KALX-FM. After completing a second degree in journalism at Cal, I landed my first professional job at Marketplace, then moved on to KPCC (now LAist), and then KQED, where I hosted The California Report for more than seven years. • My reporting has appeared on NPR, The World, WBUR’s \u003ci>Here & Now\u003c/i>, and the BBC. I also guest host for KQED’s \u003ci>Forum\u003c/i>, as well as the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. • I speak periodically on media, democracy and technology issues, and do voiceover work for documentaries and educational video projects. • Outside of the studio, you'll find me hiking Bay Area trails and whipping up Insta-ready meals in my kitchen. • I do not accept gifts, money, or favors from anyone connected to my reporting, I don't pay people for information, and I do not support or donate to political causes. • I strive to treat the people I report on with fairness, honesty, and respect. I also recognize there are often multiple sides to a story and work to verify information through multiple sources and documentation. If I get something wrong, I correct it.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3ed8a3c5f26025e4a805ba634cda8cd764906b97438a6d9ce216b044e340da4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "rachaelmyrow",
"bluesky": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaelmyrow/",
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"administrator"
]
},
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"edit_others_posts",
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "futureofyou",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "bayareabites",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "stateofhealth",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "science",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "food",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "forum",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
},
{
"site": "liveblog",
"roles": [
"author"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Rachael Myrow | KQED",
"description": "Senior Editor of KQED's Silicon Valley News Desk",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3ed8a3c5f26025e4a805ba634cda8cd764906b97438a6d9ce216b044e340da4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3ed8a3c5f26025e4a805ba634cda8cd764906b97438a6d9ce216b044e340da4e?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/rachael-myrow"
},
"lairdharrison": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "1367",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "1367",
"found": true
},
"name": "Laird Harrison",
"firstName": "Laird",
"lastName": "Harrison",
"slug": "lairdharrison",
"email": "laird_harrison@yahoo.com",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": null,
"bio": null,
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd1a94b071427a71ecfcbc115c6b0efe?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "news",
"roles": [
"subscriber"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Laird Harrison | KQED",
"description": null,
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd1a94b071427a71ecfcbc115c6b0efe?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd1a94b071427a71ecfcbc115c6b0efe?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/lairdharrison"
}
},
"pagesReducer": {
"news_tag_labor": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_19904",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "19904",
"score": 8.554949
},
"name": "Labor",
"slug": "labor",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Labor | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 19921,
"isLoading": false,
"title": "Labor",
"pageMeta": {
"site": "news",
"WpPageTemplate": "page-topic-editorial",
"currentPage": 76
},
"blocks": [
{
"blockName": "kqed/post-list",
"attrs": {
"layout": "cardArticle2",
"query": "posts/news?tag=labor",
"seeMore": false,
"paginated": true,
"page": 76
}
},
{
"blockName": "kqed/ad"
}
]
}
},
"pfsSessionReducer": {},
"postsReducer": {
"stream_live": {
"type": "live",
"id": "stream_live",
"audioUrl": "https://streams.kqed.org/kqedradio",
"title": "Live Stream",
"excerpt": "Live Stream information currently unavailable.",
"link": "/radio",
"featImg": "",
"label": {
"name": "KQED Live",
"link": "/"
}
},
"stream_kqedNewscast": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "stream_kqedNewscast",
"audioUrl": "https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/newscast.mp3?_=1",
"title": "KQED Newscast",
"featImg": "",
"label": {
"name": "88.5 FM",
"link": "/"
}
},
"news_90207": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_90207",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "90207",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1362005803000
]
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "5-things-to-remember-about-the-yahoo-telecommuting-debate",
"title": "5 Things to Remember About the Yahoo Telecommuting Debate",
"publishDate": 1362005803,
"format": "aside",
"headTitle": "5 Things to Remember About the Yahoo Telecommuting Debate | KQED",
"labelTerm": {
"term": 6944,
"site": "news"
},
"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/03/yahoo.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-58972\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/03/yahoo.jpeg\" alt=\"yahoo\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\">\u003c/a>The news that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has banned telecommuting has created as much buzz as \u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-33617_3-57473289-276/what-hiring-marissa-mayer-immediately-does-for-yahoo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her initial hiring\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/16/marissa-mayer-the-first-ever-pregnant-ceo-of-a-fortune-500-tech-company/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her pregnancy\u003c/a>, or her \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/10/02/marissa_mayer_gives_birth_to_baby_boy_yahoo_ceo_s_short_maternity_leave_is_a_big_mistake_.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incredibly short maternity leave\u003c/a>. In other words, it’s getting a lot of attention, and much of it negative. It’s also sparked a serious debate about the relationship between employees’ work and home life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The discovery of the internal memo announcing the restriction (dug up by Kara Swisher of \u003ca href=\"http://allthingsd.com/20130222/physically-together-heres-the-internal-yahoo-no-work-from-home-memo-which-extends-beyond-remote-workers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Things D\u003c/a>) has stirred up that Internet-age old question of whether working at home actually benefits organizations. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201302260900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny\u003c/a> took up the conversation Tuesday. Following are edited highlights from the show and things to keep in mind as the conversation rages on …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1) Marissa Mayer’s Job Title is ‘CEO’ Not ‘Promoter of Work/Life Balance’\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The assumption is, if you’re a woman, you’re going to do things that are beneficial to all women and that that will be one of your highest priorities,” said \u003ca href=\"http://www.uchastings.edu/academics/faculty/facultybios/williams/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joan Williams\u003c/a>, founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings College of the Law. “And I think it’s really important to say loud and clear [that] if a woman doesn’t have that as one of her highest priorities, that makes her kind of like most men. And she has every right to. Women should be as diverse as men should.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As much as the media and perhaps individual women across the globe view Mayer as a harbinger of work/life balance reform or a bellwether for women in tech, she is simply a woman in charge of a tech giant, trying to keep it profitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To me this isn’t really about work/life, it’s about company/no company,” said Shane Mac, director of products at \u003ca href=\"http://about.zaarly.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zaarly,\u003c/a> a San Francisco based startup, who realized relatively early on that his company could not be run remotely. “It’s about taking in Yahoo, which is a pretty legendary brand and kind of symbolizes what this valley and area is, and not becoming \u003ca href=\"http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/popular-search-engines-in-the-90s-then-and-now/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AltaVista, Lycos and AskJeeves\u003c/a> …”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe [management] feels like this is the medicine that Yahoo needs,” said Swisher. “Maybe she feels like there’s no other way of fixing it. Unfortunately what’s happened is she’s created a focus on the work-from-home thing versus fixing what ails Yahoo.” \u003c!--more-->\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Yahoo Might Have Needed A Kick in the Butt\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/5658887/yahoo-s-woes-in-search-engine-share-continues-as-microsoft-gains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plenty of evidence\u003c/a> that Yahoo has been suffering in recent years and that \u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57478331-93/marissa-mayer-enters-the-yahoo-pressure-cooker/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there’s lots of pressure\u003c/a> on Mayer to put the company back on top. Swisher says that the telecommuting ban may have been prompted by a perceived lack of urgency among company employees:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know from sources she was frustrated that the Yahoo parking lots were sort of slow to fill in the morning and quick to empty out in the afternoon,” said Swisher. “I think that was a big issue. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you go to the Yahoo campus, you know when you comparatively visit Google or Twitter or Facebook, there’s a real energy on those campuses and Yahoo for years has been rather enervated …” said Swisher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Working From Home is Productive, Despite Stigma\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/striking-the-balance.html?cmpid=alumni\">A recent Stanford study\u003c/a> found that workers who telecommute are happier and more productive than their in-office counterparts. \u003ca href=\"http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/striking-the-balance.html?cmpid=alumni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The study\u003c/a> examined productivity of call center workers for a Chinese travel agency who worked from home versus those who worked in an office. The telecommuters in the study answered more calls, worked more hours, and took shorter breaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forum received \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQEDForum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple comments\u003c/a> from telecommuters saying that they are perceived as slackers and have to try harder to make their contributions known. Williams, from the Center for WorkLife Law, called this the “flexibility stigma.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The assumption is that if you’re working in a traditional way and not taking time off and your you-know-what is on your chair, then you’re productive. And the assumption is, if you even so much as take family leave, especially for fathers, that you’re unproductive and uncommitted. This is a very strong automatic assumption; it’s a very strong stigma and it’s not related to reality, it’s related to perception. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For men actually, it’s related to the perception that if you’re taking leave or you’re on a flexible schedule that you’re more feminine than other men,” said Williams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Being Productive is Different Than Being Innovative\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even supporters of telecommuting acknowledged that it wouldn’t work for every company or for every position.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are people at Yahoo who could be collaborating and innovating and haven’t been,” said John Roberts, a professor of strategic management and international business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. “And that collaboration and innovation is encouraged by having people there face to face, interacting formally and informally. But for people who are doing technical support or doing relatively straightforward programming tasks, or people who are managing databases — there’s not a lot of innovation potential in their jobs. To allow those who want to work from home to do so makes their lives better, makes them happier, and makes them more productive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Said Williams: “It’s not an issue of whether telecommuting suits a company, it’s really an issue of whether telecommuting — properly managed — is suitable for an individual job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just as most of the Forum guests agreed that telecommuting is not appropriate for every position, most also agreed that managing remote workers required a different approach than managing those you see every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Remote Workers Require Different Management\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The management of remote takes a lot of time,” said Mac of Zaarly, the startup. “And you have to invest in it and put time into it. And if that’s where you set your culture and what you believe in, I think it’s very doable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think it’s necessarily true that managing remote people takes more time,” said Williams. “I do think it takes some thought and takes some careful thinking through. That’s been done, actually, long since 20 years ago, but you do have to, in a very deliberate way, set up interactions and check-in points.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps this is what Yahoo’s shift in policy reveals — that the company simply could not motivate or effectively manage its remote employees: “It’s an issue of management,” said Swisher. “They have to get these people who are working from home excited also. They can’t do that obviously, so they want them all at the office.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
"blocks": [],
"excerpt": null,
"status": "publish",
"parent": 0,
"modified": 1721104579,
"stats": {
"hasAudio": false,
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"paragraphCount": 27,
"wordCount": 1198
},
"headData": {
"title": "5 Things to Remember About the Yahoo Telecommuting Debate | KQED",
"description": "The news that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has banned telecommuting has created as much buzz as her initial hiring, her pregnancy, or her incredibly short maternity leave. In other words, it’s getting a lot of attention, and much of it negative. It’s also sparked a serious debate about the relationship between employees’ work and home",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogDescription": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"twDescription": "",
"twImgId": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "5 Things to Remember About the Yahoo Telecommuting Debate",
"datePublished": "2013-02-27T14:56:43-08:00",
"dateModified": "2024-07-15T21:36:19-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"sticky": false,
"customPermalink": "yahoo_work_at_home/",
"templateType": "standard",
"featuredImageType": "standard",
"excludeFromSiteSearch": "Include",
"articleAge": "0",
"path": "/news/90207/5-things-to-remember-about-the-yahoo-telecommuting-debate",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/03/yahoo.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-58972\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/03/yahoo.jpeg\" alt=\"yahoo\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\">\u003c/a>The news that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has banned telecommuting has created as much buzz as \u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-33617_3-57473289-276/what-hiring-marissa-mayer-immediately-does-for-yahoo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her initial hiring\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/16/marissa-mayer-the-first-ever-pregnant-ceo-of-a-fortune-500-tech-company/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her pregnancy\u003c/a>, or her \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/10/02/marissa_mayer_gives_birth_to_baby_boy_yahoo_ceo_s_short_maternity_leave_is_a_big_mistake_.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incredibly short maternity leave\u003c/a>. In other words, it’s getting a lot of attention, and much of it negative. It’s also sparked a serious debate about the relationship between employees’ work and home life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The discovery of the internal memo announcing the restriction (dug up by Kara Swisher of \u003ca href=\"http://allthingsd.com/20130222/physically-together-heres-the-internal-yahoo-no-work-from-home-memo-which-extends-beyond-remote-workers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Things D\u003c/a>) has stirred up that Internet-age old question of whether working at home actually benefits organizations. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201302260900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny\u003c/a> took up the conversation Tuesday. Following are edited highlights from the show and things to keep in mind as the conversation rages on …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1) Marissa Mayer’s Job Title is ‘CEO’ Not ‘Promoter of Work/Life Balance’\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The assumption is, if you’re a woman, you’re going to do things that are beneficial to all women and that that will be one of your highest priorities,” said \u003ca href=\"http://www.uchastings.edu/academics/faculty/facultybios/williams/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joan Williams\u003c/a>, founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings College of the Law. “And I think it’s really important to say loud and clear [that] if a woman doesn’t have that as one of her highest priorities, that makes her kind of like most men. And she has every right to. Women should be as diverse as men should.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As much as the media and perhaps individual women across the globe view Mayer as a harbinger of work/life balance reform or a bellwether for women in tech, she is simply a woman in charge of a tech giant, trying to keep it profitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To me this isn’t really about work/life, it’s about company/no company,” said Shane Mac, director of products at \u003ca href=\"http://about.zaarly.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zaarly,\u003c/a> a San Francisco based startup, who realized relatively early on that his company could not be run remotely. “It’s about taking in Yahoo, which is a pretty legendary brand and kind of symbolizes what this valley and area is, and not becoming \u003ca href=\"http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/popular-search-engines-in-the-90s-then-and-now/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AltaVista, Lycos and AskJeeves\u003c/a> …”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe [management] feels like this is the medicine that Yahoo needs,” said Swisher. “Maybe she feels like there’s no other way of fixing it. Unfortunately what’s happened is she’s created a focus on the work-from-home thing versus fixing what ails Yahoo.” \u003c!--more-->\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Yahoo Might Have Needed A Kick in the Butt\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/5658887/yahoo-s-woes-in-search-engine-share-continues-as-microsoft-gains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plenty of evidence\u003c/a> that Yahoo has been suffering in recent years and that \u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57478331-93/marissa-mayer-enters-the-yahoo-pressure-cooker/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there’s lots of pressure\u003c/a> on Mayer to put the company back on top. Swisher says that the telecommuting ban may have been prompted by a perceived lack of urgency among company employees:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know from sources she was frustrated that the Yahoo parking lots were sort of slow to fill in the morning and quick to empty out in the afternoon,” said Swisher. “I think that was a big issue. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you go to the Yahoo campus, you know when you comparatively visit Google or Twitter or Facebook, there’s a real energy on those campuses and Yahoo for years has been rather enervated …” said Swisher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Working From Home is Productive, Despite Stigma\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/striking-the-balance.html?cmpid=alumni\">A recent Stanford study\u003c/a> found that workers who telecommute are happier and more productive than their in-office counterparts. \u003ca href=\"http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/striking-the-balance.html?cmpid=alumni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The study\u003c/a> examined productivity of call center workers for a Chinese travel agency who worked from home versus those who worked in an office. The telecommuters in the study answered more calls, worked more hours, and took shorter breaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forum received \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KQEDForum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple comments\u003c/a> from telecommuters saying that they are perceived as slackers and have to try harder to make their contributions known. Williams, from the Center for WorkLife Law, called this the “flexibility stigma.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The assumption is that if you’re working in a traditional way and not taking time off and your you-know-what is on your chair, then you’re productive. And the assumption is, if you even so much as take family leave, especially for fathers, that you’re unproductive and uncommitted. This is a very strong automatic assumption; it’s a very strong stigma and it’s not related to reality, it’s related to perception. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For men actually, it’s related to the perception that if you’re taking leave or you’re on a flexible schedule that you’re more feminine than other men,” said Williams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Being Productive is Different Than Being Innovative\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even supporters of telecommuting acknowledged that it wouldn’t work for every company or for every position.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are people at Yahoo who could be collaborating and innovating and haven’t been,” said John Roberts, a professor of strategic management and international business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. “And that collaboration and innovation is encouraged by having people there face to face, interacting formally and informally. But for people who are doing technical support or doing relatively straightforward programming tasks, or people who are managing databases — there’s not a lot of innovation potential in their jobs. To allow those who want to work from home to do so makes their lives better, makes them happier, and makes them more productive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Said Williams: “It’s not an issue of whether telecommuting suits a company, it’s really an issue of whether telecommuting — properly managed — is suitable for an individual job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just as most of the Forum guests agreed that telecommuting is not appropriate for every position, most also agreed that managing remote workers required a different approach than managing those you see every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Remote Workers Require Different Management\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The management of remote takes a lot of time,” said Mac of Zaarly, the startup. “And you have to invest in it and put time into it. And if that’s where you set your culture and what you believe in, I think it’s very doable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think it’s necessarily true that managing remote people takes more time,” said Williams. “I do think it takes some thought and takes some careful thinking through. That’s been done, actually, long since 20 years ago, but you do have to, in a very deliberate way, set up interactions and check-in points.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps this is what Yahoo’s shift in policy reveals — that the company simply could not motivate or effectively manage its remote employees: “It’s an issue of management,” said Swisher. “They have to get these people who are working from home excited also. They can’t do that obviously, so they want them all at the office.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/90207/5-things-to-remember-about-the-yahoo-telecommuting-debate",
"authors": [
"70"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"categories": [
"news_248"
],
"tags": [
"news_851",
"news_19904",
"news_2756",
"news_351"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_88256": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_88256",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "88256",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1360178745000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1360178745,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "San Francisco Dev Bootcamp Looks to Create Employable Programmers in Just 9 Weeks",
"title": "San Francisco Dev Bootcamp Looks to Create Employable Programmers in Just 9 Weeks",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>by Sam Harnett\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even from outside on the street I could hear the screams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After braving the morning rush of the financial district, I had arrived to cover the first day of \u003ca href=\"//devbootcamp.com/%E2%80%9D\">Dev Bootcamp\u003c/a>, an intensive web development course held in a nondescript building not too far from Chinatown. That’s where the screams -- well, more like cheers, really -- were coming from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88357\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/02/06/dev-bootcamp/devbootcamp/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88357\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-88357\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/DevBootcamp-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy Dev Bootcamp\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy Dev Bootcamp\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The program claims to transform, in nine short weeks, normal people into programmers. Price: $12,000. I hoped to be out of there and onto my next assignment before the coding got too heavy and the morning coffee wore off. But the very point of these bootcamps is that no one slips into the background and the energy remains at a constant boil. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thus after my Dev Bootcamp contact caught me slinking away from the 18 cheering participants, he soon had me walking through the rows, slapping their hands. Soon we went into forced mingling and touchy-feely ice breaking. A loud burst of “Gangnam Style” signified it was time to form a circle and engage in intimate AA-style personal introductions. Here I linked arms with the would-be devs and discussed in earnest the most embarrassing moment of my life. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Looking for a new career\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the students sitting around the circle resembled the stereotypical programming geek that still sometimes crop up in movies or TV shows. No coke-bottle classes or pallid skin, and not even the remotest sign of anti-social behavior. Even those with a computer science background were witty, enterprising and self-deprecating. Everyone in the circle talked about startups and areas of interest as if at an NGO round table discussion on how to save the world. How could web development reform the justice system? Could it change how we get our food? What about education reform? Linguistic analysis?\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>The focus of the camp is to develop basic programming capacity while refining “soft skills” like teamwork and self-reflection\u003c/strong>.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The students come from a broad mix of backgrounds. One is a Spanish ophthalmologist, another a Ph.D student in Japanese literature. A smattering of young college grads are also in the mix. These aren't slackers with dim employment prospects; they’re overachievers, with varying reasons for signing on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wanted to work for a small company doing something that I loved, something that I was interested in,\" said Brayden Cleary. \"With my major, what I learned in college, I didn't have an in at any of those companies – no marketable skills. I am doing this so that I have a fundamental understanding of programming technology ... \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eno Compton, the Japanese literature Ph.D., said he likes the educational approach. \"As I came close to finishing my doctorate ... it became clear that there is something really wrong with the university system now. To me, Dev Bootcamp is ... this tremendous new beginning for education ... that isn't [biased] towards what kind of degree you have, or did you get good grades. None of that. It's all about really loving something and wanting to learn it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are all bright, determined people, dead set on making the jump to a new career. But can they really become programmers in just nine weeks?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Beyond just programming chops\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Dev Bootcamp curriculum centers around \u003ca href=\"//www.google.com/search?q=ruby+on+rails%E2%80%9D\">Ruby on Rails\u003c/a>, a versatile web development language. But as the founder, Shereef Bishay, explains, the language doesn't really matter. The focus of the camp is to develop basic programming capacity while refining “soft skills” like teamwork and self-reflection. That includes sessions on counseling, yoga and something on the F word. It's hard to imagine Bill Gates or Steve Jobs gave these topics much thought as they built their empires. But times have changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/03/dev-bootcamp/\" target=\"_blank\">Dev Bootcamp transforming education\u003c/a> (TechCrunch) \u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>And the truth is, programming itself has changed, too. Computer languages have evolved to be less code-intensive and more intuitive than what self-schooled programmers once punched out on hulking mainframes in the basements of universities, or on astronomically expensive home computers. Programmers who once had to write thousands of lines of code to complete a task can now do the same thing in minutes with Ruby on Rails or Python.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These innovations have dropped the technical bar significantly for an entry-level web developer. You still need to have the problem-solving skills of a programmer, but you don't have to memorize massive tomes of language rules or churn out lines of immaculate C++. According to recruiter Lisa Hall, what companies are putting a priority on when they look for developers are motivation, drive, creative thinking, team orientation and learning ability. These qualities, says Hall, are now prized more than pure programming power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hall works at VonChurch, an agency that specializes in hiring for the digital entertainment industry. She’s currently working with two recent grads from a program similar to Dev Bootcamp based in New York. Neither had any previous experience in programming, but now that they've graduated, tech companies have come calling with offers of a job interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hall says companies still need great hardcore programmers with the kind of deep background developed at four-year college computer science programs. But to meet current demand, there just aren't enough of those to go around. So the tech industry is hungry for progammers with even basic qualifications. The rewards can be great. In the Bay Area, the starting salary for an entry-level web development position is roughly $85,000 a year, says both Bishay and Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dev Bootcamp says 16 of the 17 job-seekers who graduated with its first cohort last spring found employment. Twitter and OUYA, a maker of video game consoles, confirmed to me they have hired Dev Bootcamp graduates. Bishay is set to open another school in Chicago, and his classes are booked through June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bishay says the acceptance rate into the program is about 15 percent, around the same as it is for a prestigious college. But the attributes that will gain you a spot couldn’t be more different. First off, traditional factors factors like grades, prerequisites, and tests matter very little. Applicants only have to plug in some basic information and upload a video of themselves. To make the final cut, Bishay conducts an interview over Skype. He says he is looking basically for “nice people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not everyone in the industry is so sanguine about the ability of novices to ramp up so quickly and attain parity with those who have taken a more traditional route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There have always been bootcamps in the tech skills business,\" says Scott Melland, CEO of Dice, a tech employment site where job-seekers post profiles and recruiters can search for particular skills. \"The most successful ones have been training programs where they are taking existing tech professionals and updating their skills, or helping those people learn new technology or new programming languages ... The ones that profess to take someone from no familiarity to great skill-sets in a short time, I think you have to look very closely at them before jumping to go and use them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I would say that the most successful software developers we see are ones that actually have a broad background, either get a college degree or an engineering degree, and then specialize into various technologies. They’ve shown the ability to learn, and the flexibility and the general understanding.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will be interesting to see how the job placement rates for these intense bootcamp programs evolve as more pop up to meet demand. How companies view the programs will depend much on the performance of the first few rounds of graduates. And while they have shown initial success as employable beginners, whether any will find a spot in the next generation of ground-breaking programmers remains to be seen.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "88256 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=88256",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/02/06/dev-bootcamp/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 1337,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 25
},
"modified": 1399488810,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "by Sam Harnett Even from outside on the street I could hear the screams. After braving the morning rush of the financial district, I had arrived to cover the first day of Dev Bootcamp, an intensive web development course held in a nondescript building not too far from Chinatown. That’s where the screams -- well,",
"title": "San Francisco Dev Bootcamp Looks to Create Employable Programmers in Just 9 Weeks | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "San Francisco Dev Bootcamp Looks to Create Employable Programmers in Just 9 Weeks",
"datePublished": "2013-02-06T11:25:45-08:00",
"dateModified": "2014-05-07T11:53:30-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "dev-bootcamp",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/88256/dev-bootcamp",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>by Sam Harnett\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even from outside on the street I could hear the screams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After braving the morning rush of the financial district, I had arrived to cover the first day of \u003ca href=\"//devbootcamp.com/%E2%80%9D\">Dev Bootcamp\u003c/a>, an intensive web development course held in a nondescript building not too far from Chinatown. That’s where the screams -- well, more like cheers, really -- were coming from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88357\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/02/06/dev-bootcamp/devbootcamp/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88357\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-88357\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/DevBootcamp-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy Dev Bootcamp\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy Dev Bootcamp\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The program claims to transform, in nine short weeks, normal people into programmers. Price: $12,000. I hoped to be out of there and onto my next assignment before the coding got too heavy and the morning coffee wore off. But the very point of these bootcamps is that no one slips into the background and the energy remains at a constant boil. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thus after my Dev Bootcamp contact caught me slinking away from the 18 cheering participants, he soon had me walking through the rows, slapping their hands. Soon we went into forced mingling and touchy-feely ice breaking. A loud burst of “Gangnam Style” signified it was time to form a circle and engage in intimate AA-style personal introductions. Here I linked arms with the would-be devs and discussed in earnest the most embarrassing moment of my life. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Looking for a new career\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the students sitting around the circle resembled the stereotypical programming geek that still sometimes crop up in movies or TV shows. No coke-bottle classes or pallid skin, and not even the remotest sign of anti-social behavior. Even those with a computer science background were witty, enterprising and self-deprecating. Everyone in the circle talked about startups and areas of interest as if at an NGO round table discussion on how to save the world. How could web development reform the justice system? Could it change how we get our food? What about education reform? Linguistic analysis?\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>The focus of the camp is to develop basic programming capacity while refining “soft skills” like teamwork and self-reflection\u003c/strong>.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The students come from a broad mix of backgrounds. One is a Spanish ophthalmologist, another a Ph.D student in Japanese literature. A smattering of young college grads are also in the mix. These aren't slackers with dim employment prospects; they’re overachievers, with varying reasons for signing on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wanted to work for a small company doing something that I loved, something that I was interested in,\" said Brayden Cleary. \"With my major, what I learned in college, I didn't have an in at any of those companies – no marketable skills. I am doing this so that I have a fundamental understanding of programming technology ... \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eno Compton, the Japanese literature Ph.D., said he likes the educational approach. \"As I came close to finishing my doctorate ... it became clear that there is something really wrong with the university system now. To me, Dev Bootcamp is ... this tremendous new beginning for education ... that isn't [biased] towards what kind of degree you have, or did you get good grades. None of that. It's all about really loving something and wanting to learn it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are all bright, determined people, dead set on making the jump to a new career. But can they really become programmers in just nine weeks?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Beyond just programming chops\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Dev Bootcamp curriculum centers around \u003ca href=\"//www.google.com/search?q=ruby+on+rails%E2%80%9D\">Ruby on Rails\u003c/a>, a versatile web development language. But as the founder, Shereef Bishay, explains, the language doesn't really matter. The focus of the camp is to develop basic programming capacity while refining “soft skills” like teamwork and self-reflection. That includes sessions on counseling, yoga and something on the F word. It's hard to imagine Bill Gates or Steve Jobs gave these topics much thought as they built their empires. But times have changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/03/dev-bootcamp/\" target=\"_blank\">Dev Bootcamp transforming education\u003c/a> (TechCrunch) \u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>And the truth is, programming itself has changed, too. Computer languages have evolved to be less code-intensive and more intuitive than what self-schooled programmers once punched out on hulking mainframes in the basements of universities, or on astronomically expensive home computers. Programmers who once had to write thousands of lines of code to complete a task can now do the same thing in minutes with Ruby on Rails or Python.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These innovations have dropped the technical bar significantly for an entry-level web developer. You still need to have the problem-solving skills of a programmer, but you don't have to memorize massive tomes of language rules or churn out lines of immaculate C++. According to recruiter Lisa Hall, what companies are putting a priority on when they look for developers are motivation, drive, creative thinking, team orientation and learning ability. These qualities, says Hall, are now prized more than pure programming power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hall works at VonChurch, an agency that specializes in hiring for the digital entertainment industry. She’s currently working with two recent grads from a program similar to Dev Bootcamp based in New York. Neither had any previous experience in programming, but now that they've graduated, tech companies have come calling with offers of a job interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hall says companies still need great hardcore programmers with the kind of deep background developed at four-year college computer science programs. But to meet current demand, there just aren't enough of those to go around. So the tech industry is hungry for progammers with even basic qualifications. The rewards can be great. In the Bay Area, the starting salary for an entry-level web development position is roughly $85,000 a year, says both Bishay and Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dev Bootcamp says 16 of the 17 job-seekers who graduated with its first cohort last spring found employment. Twitter and OUYA, a maker of video game consoles, confirmed to me they have hired Dev Bootcamp graduates. Bishay is set to open another school in Chicago, and his classes are booked through June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bishay says the acceptance rate into the program is about 15 percent, around the same as it is for a prestigious college. But the attributes that will gain you a spot couldn’t be more different. First off, traditional factors factors like grades, prerequisites, and tests matter very little. Applicants only have to plug in some basic information and upload a video of themselves. To make the final cut, Bishay conducts an interview over Skype. He says he is looking basically for “nice people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not everyone in the industry is so sanguine about the ability of novices to ramp up so quickly and attain parity with those who have taken a more traditional route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There have always been bootcamps in the tech skills business,\" says Scott Melland, CEO of Dice, a tech employment site where job-seekers post profiles and recruiters can search for particular skills. \"The most successful ones have been training programs where they are taking existing tech professionals and updating their skills, or helping those people learn new technology or new programming languages ... The ones that profess to take someone from no familiarity to great skill-sets in a short time, I think you have to look very closely at them before jumping to go and use them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I would say that the most successful software developers we see are ones that actually have a broad background, either get a college degree or an engineering degree, and then specialize into various technologies. They’ve shown the ability to learn, and the flexibility and the general understanding.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It will be interesting to see how the job placement rates for these intense bootcamp programs evolve as more pop up to meet demand. How companies view the programs will depend much on the performance of the first few rounds of graduates. And while they have shown initial success as employable beginners, whether any will find a spot in the next generation of ground-breaking programmers remains to be seen.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/88256/dev-bootcamp",
"authors": [
"236"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"categories": [
"news_1758",
"news_248"
],
"tags": [
"news_3852",
"news_19904"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_88235": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_88235",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "88235",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1360160789000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1360160789,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults",
"title": "California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cp>Think of it like a mushroom. Up near the top, there’s a big, fat cap of Baby Boomers; down below, the stem is struggling to hold up under the weight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88392\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/02/06/californias-baby-boomers-on-track-to-overwhelm-states-younger-working-adults/ex2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88392\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-88392 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/Ex2-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Ex2\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">See those big bars in the middle? See the little bars to the left? (Courtesy USC)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>USC’ Dowell Myers says The Day of Demographic Reckoning has come upon us. We share his thoughts because he's the lead researcher on a recently released report from the University of Southern California and the Lucile Packard Foundation, \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.usc.edu/schools/price/research/popdynamics/pdf/2013_Myers_Californias-Diminishing-Children.pdf\">California's Diminishing Resource: Children\u003c/a>.\" Myers and his team analyzed data from the 2010 census and the American Community Survey to conclude that we're coming up on a rather large problem, economically speaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been sneaking up on us gradually, and it has finally arrived,\" Myers told \u003ca href=\"http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201302060850/b\">The California Report\u003c/a>. \"The oldest Baby Boomer turned 65 last year, and now 18 years of Baby Boomers are going to cross that line.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1970, children made up more than one-third of California's population. By 2030, they're expected to account for just one-fifth. In 1970, California averaged 21 seniors for every 100 working-age adults. By 2030, that ratio is expected to rise to 36 seniors for every 100 working-age adults. \u003c!--more-->Even if all of us with a mind to bear children were to get busy today in a mass effort to add to the population pool, we simply could not populate the state in time to offset the \u003ca href=\"http://www.maniacworld.com/hi-definition-monster-wave.html\">monster wave\u003c/a> of retirees coming our way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, we’re actually having fewer children these days than we did 10 years ago. The state's birthrate fell to 1.94 children per woman in 2010. Replacement level would be 2.1 children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why is that a problem?” you ask, parked in hellacious traffic on the 80 in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Also, let's not forget a smaller population is desirable from an environmental perspective.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Personally, Myers agrees. He would prefer a California population of, oh, around 20 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problem is, the people are already here, the people who are weighing us down, like myself: Baby Boomers. We’re not going away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pool of retirees at any given time relies on the pool of working adults to pay the taxes that support the social safety net - and to buy the houses of Baby Boomers planning to finance their retirement in Palm Springs with the proceeds. If there aren’t enough buyers to keep real estate prices stratospheric, Myers says, “It isn’t going to look pretty for anybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why is that a problem?” I asked him. After all, for Gen X and Yers who can hang on for a few years, a catastrophic drop in real estate prices might prove a real windfall. (Making a calendar note to myself here for 2023: buy home in choice neighborhood.) But then Myers and his cohort wouldn't be able to finance their retirement in Palm Springs. He might show up at my door wanting to move in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might think we could reasonably expect to offset the demographic gap with in-migration. I have a friend in New Jersey who's thinking of doing it within the next five years. Between Silicon Valley, Hollywood, organic salad greens, shale oil and who knows what New New Economic Driver drives the economy a decade from now, surely we’ll draw enough new talent to come out on top?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not likely, Myers says. It would take an awful lot of people coming here sooner rather than later to offset the dropping birthrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88391\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/02/06/californias-baby-boomers-on-track-to-overwhelm-states-younger-working-adults/ex1/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88391\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-88391\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/Ex1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Ex1\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trend lines don't show us growing the population. (Courtesy USC)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ixnay on the Baby Bump strategy. Ixnay on the Import Our Workforce strategy. Final pitch: make Baby Boomers keep working. As it is, many Californians are already working in some capacity past 55 or 65 or whatever we used to think of as the Typical Retirement Date. There again, Myers is dour on the aggregate possibilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">“You can only flex it a little bit,” he says. By 75, most people are ready to throw in the towel, if they haven’t already.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So what does Myers suggest? He recommends we immediately restore our commitment to educating our children as if they were going to be the workforce of the future, as opposed to potential prison inmates. Budget troubles or no, Myers calls the cuts to education in California penny wise and pound foolish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The bulk of our workforce, our projections show, are going to be homegrown Californians. We sure better put them all to work at really high capacity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means more Californians need to get college degrees. Myers is \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5fihvbnh0&list=PL79EE48CBF0B345A8\">not alone\u003c/a> in that assessment. Those who look to the far horizon warn California will require more people with bachelors degrees than we are producing at present. Otherwise, we have a huge group of people in no position to support themselves, let alone anybody else.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "88235 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=88235",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/02/06/californias-baby-boomers-on-track-to-overwhelm-states-younger-working-adults/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 845,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 19
},
"modified": 1360174432,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "Think of it like a mushroom. Up near the top, there’s a big, fat cap of Baby Boomers; down below, the stem is struggling to hold up under the weight. USC’ Dowell Myers says The Day of Demographic Reckoning has come upon us. We share his thoughts because he's the lead researcher on a recently",
"title": "California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults",
"datePublished": "2013-02-06T06:26:29-08:00",
"dateModified": "2013-02-06T10:13:52-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "californias-baby-boomers-on-track-to-overwhelm-states-younger-working-adults",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/88235/californias-baby-boomers-on-track-to-overwhelm-states-younger-working-adults",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Think of it like a mushroom. Up near the top, there’s a big, fat cap of Baby Boomers; down below, the stem is struggling to hold up under the weight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88392\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/02/06/californias-baby-boomers-on-track-to-overwhelm-states-younger-working-adults/ex2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88392\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-88392 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/Ex2-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Ex2\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">See those big bars in the middle? See the little bars to the left? (Courtesy USC)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>USC’ Dowell Myers says The Day of Demographic Reckoning has come upon us. We share his thoughts because he's the lead researcher on a recently released report from the University of Southern California and the Lucile Packard Foundation, \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.usc.edu/schools/price/research/popdynamics/pdf/2013_Myers_Californias-Diminishing-Children.pdf\">California's Diminishing Resource: Children\u003c/a>.\" Myers and his team analyzed data from the 2010 census and the American Community Survey to conclude that we're coming up on a rather large problem, economically speaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been sneaking up on us gradually, and it has finally arrived,\" Myers told \u003ca href=\"http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201302060850/b\">The California Report\u003c/a>. \"The oldest Baby Boomer turned 65 last year, and now 18 years of Baby Boomers are going to cross that line.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1970, children made up more than one-third of California's population. By 2030, they're expected to account for just one-fifth. In 1970, California averaged 21 seniors for every 100 working-age adults. By 2030, that ratio is expected to rise to 36 seniors for every 100 working-age adults. \u003c!--more-->Even if all of us with a mind to bear children were to get busy today in a mass effort to add to the population pool, we simply could not populate the state in time to offset the \u003ca href=\"http://www.maniacworld.com/hi-definition-monster-wave.html\">monster wave\u003c/a> of retirees coming our way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, we’re actually having fewer children these days than we did 10 years ago. The state's birthrate fell to 1.94 children per woman in 2010. Replacement level would be 2.1 children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why is that a problem?” you ask, parked in hellacious traffic on the 80 in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Also, let's not forget a smaller population is desirable from an environmental perspective.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Personally, Myers agrees. He would prefer a California population of, oh, around 20 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problem is, the people are already here, the people who are weighing us down, like myself: Baby Boomers. We’re not going away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pool of retirees at any given time relies on the pool of working adults to pay the taxes that support the social safety net - and to buy the houses of Baby Boomers planning to finance their retirement in Palm Springs with the proceeds. If there aren’t enough buyers to keep real estate prices stratospheric, Myers says, “It isn’t going to look pretty for anybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why is that a problem?” I asked him. After all, for Gen X and Yers who can hang on for a few years, a catastrophic drop in real estate prices might prove a real windfall. (Making a calendar note to myself here for 2023: buy home in choice neighborhood.) But then Myers and his cohort wouldn't be able to finance their retirement in Palm Springs. He might show up at my door wanting to move in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might think we could reasonably expect to offset the demographic gap with in-migration. I have a friend in New Jersey who's thinking of doing it within the next five years. Between Silicon Valley, Hollywood, organic salad greens, shale oil and who knows what New New Economic Driver drives the economy a decade from now, surely we’ll draw enough new talent to come out on top?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not likely, Myers says. It would take an awful lot of people coming here sooner rather than later to offset the dropping birthrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88391\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/02/06/californias-baby-boomers-on-track-to-overwhelm-states-younger-working-adults/ex1/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88391\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-88391\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/02/Ex1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Ex1\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trend lines don't show us growing the population. (Courtesy USC)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ixnay on the Baby Bump strategy. Ixnay on the Import Our Workforce strategy. Final pitch: make Baby Boomers keep working. As it is, many Californians are already working in some capacity past 55 or 65 or whatever we used to think of as the Typical Retirement Date. There again, Myers is dour on the aggregate possibilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">“You can only flex it a little bit,” he says. By 75, most people are ready to throw in the towel, if they haven’t already.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So what does Myers suggest? He recommends we immediately restore our commitment to educating our children as if they were going to be the workforce of the future, as opposed to potential prison inmates. Budget troubles or no, Myers calls the cuts to education in California penny wise and pound foolish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The bulk of our workforce, our projections show, are going to be homegrown Californians. We sure better put them all to work at really high capacity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means more Californians need to get college degrees. Myers is \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5fihvbnh0&list=PL79EE48CBF0B345A8\">not alone\u003c/a> in that assessment. Those who look to the far horizon warn California will require more people with bachelors degrees than we are producing at present. Otherwise, we have a huge group of people in no position to support themselves, let alone anybody else.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/88235/californias-baby-boomers-on-track-to-overwhelm-states-younger-working-adults",
"authors": [
"251"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"categories": [
"news_1758"
],
"tags": [
"news_19904",
"news_2081",
"news_98"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_86019": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_86019",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "86019",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1358454422000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1358454422,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Can State Employees Work 2 Jobs At Once?",
"title": "Can State Employees Work 2 Jobs At Once?",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_86030\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/capitol-dome.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-86030\" title=\"capitol dome\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/capitol-dome-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some managers at CalPERS, the California state retirement system, are working two jobs there. Is that legal? CalPERS spokespeople say the agency is doing nothing wrong, but the practice has raised eyebrows among some experts in state regulations, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/17/5120460/some-calpers-managers-given-second.html\">Sacramento Bee\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a written statement, the agency says it hired some managers to do double duty when it was implementing a new computer system and needed people to test it, as well as to catch up on a backlog of other tasks:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>After first exhausting a number of resource options including voluntary overtime, mandatory overtime, seasonal clerks, students, retired annuitants, arduous pay and other compensation options, CalPERS then appointed some skilled and experienced staff - at the manager and rank and file levels - to Additional Appointments to accomplish additional work.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>But experts interviewed by the Bee are questioning the practice because, unlike rank-and-file workers, salaried employees don't normally get paid overtime. Instead they are expected to work more than 40 hours a week when necessary, then take compensation time off when their schedules are less busy.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts interviewed by the Bee say hiring the managers for extra jobs seems to deviate from this standard:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>...state personnel experts contacted by The Bee say they've never heard of managers taking hourly positions in their own department. The practice, they said, may violate federal labor law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the very least, said former state personnel director Dave Gilb, it circumvents the state's intent to set fixed wages for salaried management jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's giving more money to people who are not eligible for overtime,\" Gilb said. \"It's not right.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>CalPERS says the practice was allowed by a specific regulation:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> An Additional Appointment is when a state civil service employee is appointed to a second position in state service to perform additional duties. This is a permissible practice in State government dating back decades and outlined in California's Personnel Management Policy and Procedures Manual (Section 350) and a practice that has been used by other agencies.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>How much money was involved? The Bee reported the following information, which it attributed to CalPERS:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>CalPERS paid $45,000 in November to a total 50 managers, an average $900 each. It paid the wages at the rank-and-file job overtime rate, time and a half. The money doesn't count toward pension calculations, the fund said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Now a spokesperson for the State Controller's Office tells us it is looking to see how much CalPERS and other agencies have used additional appointments. We'll let you know when he gets back to us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "86019 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=86019",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/01/17/can-state-employees-work-2-jobs-at-once/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 441,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 14
},
"modified": 1358470826,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "Some managers at CalPERS, the California state retirement system, are working two jobs there. Is that legal? CalPERS spokespeople say the agency is doing nothing wrong, but the practice has raised eyebrows among some experts in state regulations, according to the Sacramento Bee. In a written statement, the agency says it hired some managers to",
"title": "Can State Employees Work 2 Jobs At Once? | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Can State Employees Work 2 Jobs At Once?",
"datePublished": "2013-01-17T12:27:02-08:00",
"dateModified": "2013-01-17T17:00:26-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "can-state-employees-work-2-jobs-at-once",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/86019/can-state-employees-work-2-jobs-at-once",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_86030\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/capitol-dome.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-86030\" title=\"capitol dome\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/capitol-dome-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some managers at CalPERS, the California state retirement system, are working two jobs there. Is that legal? CalPERS spokespeople say the agency is doing nothing wrong, but the practice has raised eyebrows among some experts in state regulations, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/17/5120460/some-calpers-managers-given-second.html\">Sacramento Bee\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a written statement, the agency says it hired some managers to do double duty when it was implementing a new computer system and needed people to test it, as well as to catch up on a backlog of other tasks:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>After first exhausting a number of resource options including voluntary overtime, mandatory overtime, seasonal clerks, students, retired annuitants, arduous pay and other compensation options, CalPERS then appointed some skilled and experienced staff - at the manager and rank and file levels - to Additional Appointments to accomplish additional work.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>But experts interviewed by the Bee are questioning the practice because, unlike rank-and-file workers, salaried employees don't normally get paid overtime. Instead they are expected to work more than 40 hours a week when necessary, then take compensation time off when their schedules are less busy.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts interviewed by the Bee say hiring the managers for extra jobs seems to deviate from this standard:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>...state personnel experts contacted by The Bee say they've never heard of managers taking hourly positions in their own department. The practice, they said, may violate federal labor law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the very least, said former state personnel director Dave Gilb, it circumvents the state's intent to set fixed wages for salaried management jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's giving more money to people who are not eligible for overtime,\" Gilb said. \"It's not right.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>CalPERS says the practice was allowed by a specific regulation:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp> An Additional Appointment is when a state civil service employee is appointed to a second position in state service to perform additional duties. This is a permissible practice in State government dating back decades and outlined in California's Personnel Management Policy and Procedures Manual (Section 350) and a practice that has been used by other agencies.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>How much money was involved? The Bee reported the following information, which it attributed to CalPERS:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>CalPERS paid $45,000 in November to a total 50 managers, an average $900 each. It paid the wages at the rank-and-file job overtime rate, time and a half. The money doesn't count toward pension calculations, the fund said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Now a spokesperson for the State Controller's Office tells us it is looking to see how much CalPERS and other agencies have used additional appointments. We'll let you know when he gets back to us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/86019/can-state-employees-work-2-jobs-at-once",
"authors": [
"1367"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"tags": [
"news_18538",
"news_2783",
"news_152",
"news_19904",
"news_118",
"news_3735",
"news_1267",
"news_3734",
"news_3733"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_85217": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_85217",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "85217",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1357772892000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1357772892,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Big California Pension Fund to Divest From Some Gun, Ammunition Companies",
"title": "Big California Pension Fund to Divest From Some Gun, Ammunition Companies",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cp>From AP:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation's largest teacher pension fund is taking the first step toward divesting from companies that manufacture guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines that are illegal in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.calstrs.com/Newsroom/2013/news010913.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>CalSTRS press release\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The investment committee of the California State Teachers' Retirement System unanimously approved a motion by state Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalSTRS has investments in private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, which owns the manufacturer of an assault weapon used in last month's Connecticut school massacre. The pension fund also owns shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. and Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., two publicly traded gun manufacturers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those investments account for $11.7 million of the system's $155 billion portfolio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Board member Harry Keiley says the fund has the power to change its investments. Staff will meet with the companies and return with recommendations.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update\u003c/strong>: We talked to Ricardo Duran of CalSTRS to find out how this process works. He said the first step is \"engagement\" between the fund and any companies who make guns and ammunition that are not legal under California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We ask them first to stop making the product. When they say no, that’s when we start getting out of it. In some cases it's an easy process. If we own those companies because we own an index that buys into every company across the board in the Russell 3000, we would create an exclusion for those companies -- we create a customized index without them. \u003c!--more-->\"And we’ve done that with tobacco. We’re in the index, but it’s the index minus tobacco. It’s just a little more work for our managers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalSTRS has already had succcess in applying pressure on this issue to the private equity firm Cerberus, which it does business with. From the \u003ca href=\"http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/cerberus-to-sell-gunmaker-freedom-group/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times DealBook blog\u003c/a>, Dec. 18:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Sitting in their offices high above Park Avenue late on Monday, the private equity executives who own the country’s largest gun company received a phone call from one of their most influential investors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An official at the California teachers’ pension fund, which has $750 million invested with the private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management, was on the line, raising questions about the firm’s ownership of the Freedom Group, the gun maker that made the rifle used in the Connecticut school shootings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hours later, at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Cerberus said that it was putting the Freedom Group up for sale...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move by Cerberus is a rare instance of a Wall Street firm bending to concerns about an investment’s societal impact rather than a profit-at-all-costs ethos. Public pension funds like the California one — officially, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, or Calstrs — have hundreds of billions of dollars in private equity and hedge fund investments. While their influence is vast, it is usually exerted behind the scenes and rarely prompts snap business decisions.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\"In the case of Cerberus, they’ve been very cooperative and we greatly appreciated the timeliness of which they’ve acted,\" Duran said today. Was that decision a direct response to CalSTRS? we asked him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It looks like it’s a response to us, but I think they independently saw the writing on the wall, if you will, that it was not a good holding. It's hard to say how much of an influence we were but I’m sure they took us under consideration.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Duran said it's unlikely the public companies they will now approach will agree to adhere to CalSTRS policy. \"It’s a longshot that any one company would stop making a firearm simply because we asked them to,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "85217 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=85217",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/01/09/california-teachers-retirement-fund-to-divest-from-gun-ammunition-companies/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 642,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 18
},
"modified": 1357777620,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "From AP: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation's largest teacher pension fund is taking the first step toward divesting from companies that manufacture guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines that are illegal in California. CalSTRS press release The investment committee of the California State Teachers' Retirement System unanimously approved a motion by state Treasurer Bill Lockyer",
"title": "Big California Pension Fund to Divest From Some Gun, Ammunition Companies | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Big California Pension Fund to Divest From Some Gun, Ammunition Companies",
"datePublished": "2013-01-09T15:08:12-08:00",
"dateModified": "2013-01-09T16:27:00-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "california-teachers-retirement-fund-to-divest-from-gun-ammunition-companies",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/85217/california-teachers-retirement-fund-to-divest-from-gun-ammunition-companies",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>From AP:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation's largest teacher pension fund is taking the first step toward divesting from companies that manufacture guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines that are illegal in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.calstrs.com/Newsroom/2013/news010913.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>CalSTRS press release\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The investment committee of the California State Teachers' Retirement System unanimously approved a motion by state Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalSTRS has investments in private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, which owns the manufacturer of an assault weapon used in last month's Connecticut school massacre. The pension fund also owns shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. and Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., two publicly traded gun manufacturers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those investments account for $11.7 million of the system's $155 billion portfolio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Board member Harry Keiley says the fund has the power to change its investments. Staff will meet with the companies and return with recommendations.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update\u003c/strong>: We talked to Ricardo Duran of CalSTRS to find out how this process works. He said the first step is \"engagement\" between the fund and any companies who make guns and ammunition that are not legal under California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We ask them first to stop making the product. When they say no, that’s when we start getting out of it. In some cases it's an easy process. If we own those companies because we own an index that buys into every company across the board in the Russell 3000, we would create an exclusion for those companies -- we create a customized index without them. \u003c!--more-->\"And we’ve done that with tobacco. We’re in the index, but it’s the index minus tobacco. It’s just a little more work for our managers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalSTRS has already had succcess in applying pressure on this issue to the private equity firm Cerberus, which it does business with. From the \u003ca href=\"http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/cerberus-to-sell-gunmaker-freedom-group/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times DealBook blog\u003c/a>, Dec. 18:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Sitting in their offices high above Park Avenue late on Monday, the private equity executives who own the country’s largest gun company received a phone call from one of their most influential investors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An official at the California teachers’ pension fund, which has $750 million invested with the private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management, was on the line, raising questions about the firm’s ownership of the Freedom Group, the gun maker that made the rifle used in the Connecticut school shootings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hours later, at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Cerberus said that it was putting the Freedom Group up for sale...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move by Cerberus is a rare instance of a Wall Street firm bending to concerns about an investment’s societal impact rather than a profit-at-all-costs ethos. Public pension funds like the California one — officially, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, or Calstrs — have hundreds of billions of dollars in private equity and hedge fund investments. While their influence is vast, it is usually exerted behind the scenes and rarely prompts snap business decisions.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\"In the case of Cerberus, they’ve been very cooperative and we greatly appreciated the timeliness of which they’ve acted,\" Duran said today. Was that decision a direct response to CalSTRS? we asked him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It looks like it’s a response to us, but I think they independently saw the writing on the wall, if you will, that it was not a good holding. It's hard to say how much of an influence we were but I’m sure they took us under consideration.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Duran said it's unlikely the public companies they will now approach will agree to adhere to CalSTRS policy. \"It’s a longshot that any one company would stop making a firearm simply because we asked them to,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/85217/california-teachers-retirement-fund-to-divest-from-gun-ammunition-companies",
"authors": [
"237"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"tags": [
"news_2795",
"news_2865",
"news_19904",
"news_3620"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_84212": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_84212",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "84212",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1356728388000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1356728388,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Fiscal Cliff: Info on Expiring Unemployment Benefits For Californians",
"title": "Fiscal Cliff: Info on Expiring Unemployment Benefits For Californians",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cp>It is not looking particularly good in terms of resolving the fiscal-cliff tiff, at least before the entire country is caught in mid-air flapping its arms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_84223\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 439px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/fiscalcliff.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-84223\" title=\"cliff\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/fiscalcliff-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"244\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStockphoto.com\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As of this moment, here's the sitch, from AP:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>President Barack Obama says \"the hour for immediate action is here\" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. The president says he remains \"optimistic\" that an agreement can be reached in Congress before a looming year-end deadline to avoid tax increases and spending cuts. If Congress can't reach a deal, the president says Congress should allow a vote on a basic package that would preserve tax cuts for middle-class Americans while extending unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and working toward a foundation for a broader deal. The president says an hourlong meeting Friday with congressional leaders was \"good and constructive.\" Senate leaders say they hope to reach a compromise that could be presented to lawmakers by Sunday, little more than 24 hours before the deadline.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>If you want to continue to monitor this cliffhanger, our colleagues at NPR's Two-Way blog are \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/28/168211996/obama-congressional-leaders-to-discuss-deal-to-avoid-fiscal-cliff\" target=\"_blank\">following the story\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->If we actually go over that precipice, it's the cessation of extended unemployment benefits that could be felt the most by those already struggling. \u003cstrong>On that front, if no deal is reached, the expiration of benefits for those who have had them extended is Saturday, Dec. 29\u003c/strong> (tomorrow), \"even if someone may have a balance remaining on a federal extension claim,\" according to the California Employment Development Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today the EDD issued the following statement, and it includes important information for those who are receiving extended unemployment benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>End of Federal Extensions of Unemployment Benefits as Congress Continues to Discuss Fiscal Cliff Issues\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SACRAMENTO\u003c/strong> – The federal extensions of unemployment benefits are set to expire after Saturday, December 29\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> as Congress works to determine if the program should be reauthorized and whether benefits should continue for an estimated 400,000 impacted Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Employment Development Department (EDD) which administers the federal extension program in California along with the regular state-provided unemployment benefits is keeping customers alerted to the latest developments so they’ll know what to expect. The necessary technical programming to restart extension benefits has already been prepared in the event Congress and the President do agree to extend payments in their federal extension program without making changes in the existing weeks or tiers of benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because the situation regarding the federal extensions is so fluid at this time and the cut-off of these benefits can have devastating effects on many long-term unemployed in California, the EDD is closely monitoring the discussions in Washington D.C.,” said Pam Harris, the EDD Director. “We strongly encourage our customers to keep an eye on our \u003ca href=\"http://www.edd.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">EDD website\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/californiaedd\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CA_EDD\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter\u003c/a> pages for any updates on developments so they can be as prepared as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the extension benefits are reauthorized within a few days of their expiration this weekend, then any interruption in extension payments should be avoided. The EDD will automatically re-open extension claims and send customers the necessary paperwork. Customers do NOT need to contact the department as EDD will work to seamlessly restart the extension program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the longer any decision to reauthorize the program goes beyond the expiration date on Saturday, the longer potential delays could occur in eventually restarting extension payments. If Congress makes major changes in the existing program, EDD will require some additional time to make those changes and will work diligently to ensure that potential delays are minimized. And, if the U.S. Congress decides NOT to reauthorize the extension of unemployment benefits, then customers need to be aware that no further extension payments can be made by the EDD after this week- even if someone remains unemployed and still has a balance remaining on their current extension claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the last 4 ½ years, the federal government has provided anywhere between 47 and 73 weeks of additional benefits to the unemployed who had run out of their original up to 26 weeks of regular state-provided benefits. With the unprecedented demand of the recession, a total of more than $40 billion has been paid in federal extension benefits in California.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>California's unemployment rate is currently 9.8 percent. The state says more than 920,000 people are currently certified for benefits, and that \"the majority of these customers are collecting on a federal extension claim while the remainder are somewhere in the midst of a regular unemployment claim.\" \u003ca href=\"http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Federal_Unemployment_Insurance_Extensions.htm\" target=\"_blank\">More information on unemployment extensions from EDD here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED's Rachel Dornhelm today headed over to the EDD Career Center on Turk Street in San Francisco for reaction. \"I cannot pay my rent ... It’s really tough,\" Ahmed Almutar told her. \"In the meantime I’ve got to keep my fingers cross that I get paid.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christian Simonetti said he’s not on an extension, but said without benefits during the times he's been unemployed over the last two years, he would have “lost everything.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m really galled by the fact the Republicans and Democrats can’t come up with a solution,\" he said, though he mostly blamed Republicans. “They should think about the very real effects that it will have on peoples’ lives. More people will become homeless, more people will become hungry, more people will end up on government assistance of one sort or another.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "84212 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=84212",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/28/fiscal-cliff-information-on-extended-unemployment-benefits-should-no-deal-be-reached/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 937,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 19
},
"modified": 1356747890,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "It is not looking particularly good in terms of resolving the fiscal-cliff tiff, at least before the entire country is caught in mid-air flapping its arms. As of this moment, here's the sitch, from AP: President Barack Obama says "the hour for immediate action is here" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. The",
"title": "Fiscal Cliff: Info on Expiring Unemployment Benefits For Californians | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Fiscal Cliff: Info on Expiring Unemployment Benefits For Californians",
"datePublished": "2012-12-28T12:59:48-08:00",
"dateModified": "2012-12-28T18:24:50-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "fiscal-cliff-information-on-extended-unemployment-benefits-should-no-deal-be-reached",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/84212/fiscal-cliff-information-on-extended-unemployment-benefits-should-no-deal-be-reached",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It is not looking particularly good in terms of resolving the fiscal-cliff tiff, at least before the entire country is caught in mid-air flapping its arms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_84223\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 439px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/fiscalcliff.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-84223\" title=\"cliff\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/fiscalcliff-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"244\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStockphoto.com\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As of this moment, here's the sitch, from AP:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>President Barack Obama says \"the hour for immediate action is here\" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. The president says he remains \"optimistic\" that an agreement can be reached in Congress before a looming year-end deadline to avoid tax increases and spending cuts. If Congress can't reach a deal, the president says Congress should allow a vote on a basic package that would preserve tax cuts for middle-class Americans while extending unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and working toward a foundation for a broader deal. The president says an hourlong meeting Friday with congressional leaders was \"good and constructive.\" Senate leaders say they hope to reach a compromise that could be presented to lawmakers by Sunday, little more than 24 hours before the deadline.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>If you want to continue to monitor this cliffhanger, our colleagues at NPR's Two-Way blog are \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/28/168211996/obama-congressional-leaders-to-discuss-deal-to-avoid-fiscal-cliff\" target=\"_blank\">following the story\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->If we actually go over that precipice, it's the cessation of extended unemployment benefits that could be felt the most by those already struggling. \u003cstrong>On that front, if no deal is reached, the expiration of benefits for those who have had them extended is Saturday, Dec. 29\u003c/strong> (tomorrow), \"even if someone may have a balance remaining on a federal extension claim,\" according to the California Employment Development Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today the EDD issued the following statement, and it includes important information for those who are receiving extended unemployment benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>End of Federal Extensions of Unemployment Benefits as Congress Continues to Discuss Fiscal Cliff Issues\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SACRAMENTO\u003c/strong> – The federal extensions of unemployment benefits are set to expire after Saturday, December 29\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> as Congress works to determine if the program should be reauthorized and whether benefits should continue for an estimated 400,000 impacted Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Employment Development Department (EDD) which administers the federal extension program in California along with the regular state-provided unemployment benefits is keeping customers alerted to the latest developments so they’ll know what to expect. The necessary technical programming to restart extension benefits has already been prepared in the event Congress and the President do agree to extend payments in their federal extension program without making changes in the existing weeks or tiers of benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because the situation regarding the federal extensions is so fluid at this time and the cut-off of these benefits can have devastating effects on many long-term unemployed in California, the EDD is closely monitoring the discussions in Washington D.C.,” said Pam Harris, the EDD Director. “We strongly encourage our customers to keep an eye on our \u003ca href=\"http://www.edd.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">EDD website\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/californiaedd\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CA_EDD\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter\u003c/a> pages for any updates on developments so they can be as prepared as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the extension benefits are reauthorized within a few days of their expiration this weekend, then any interruption in extension payments should be avoided. The EDD will automatically re-open extension claims and send customers the necessary paperwork. Customers do NOT need to contact the department as EDD will work to seamlessly restart the extension program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the longer any decision to reauthorize the program goes beyond the expiration date on Saturday, the longer potential delays could occur in eventually restarting extension payments. If Congress makes major changes in the existing program, EDD will require some additional time to make those changes and will work diligently to ensure that potential delays are minimized. And, if the U.S. Congress decides NOT to reauthorize the extension of unemployment benefits, then customers need to be aware that no further extension payments can be made by the EDD after this week- even if someone remains unemployed and still has a balance remaining on their current extension claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the last 4 ½ years, the federal government has provided anywhere between 47 and 73 weeks of additional benefits to the unemployed who had run out of their original up to 26 weeks of regular state-provided benefits. With the unprecedented demand of the recession, a total of more than $40 billion has been paid in federal extension benefits in California.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>California's unemployment rate is currently 9.8 percent. The state says more than 920,000 people are currently certified for benefits, and that \"the majority of these customers are collecting on a federal extension claim while the remainder are somewhere in the midst of a regular unemployment claim.\" \u003ca href=\"http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Federal_Unemployment_Insurance_Extensions.htm\" target=\"_blank\">More information on unemployment extensions from EDD here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED's Rachel Dornhelm today headed over to the EDD Career Center on Turk Street in San Francisco for reaction. \"I cannot pay my rent ... It’s really tough,\" Ahmed Almutar told her. \"In the meantime I’ve got to keep my fingers cross that I get paid.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christian Simonetti said he’s not on an extension, but said without benefits during the times he's been unemployed over the last two years, he would have “lost everything.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m really galled by the fact the Republicans and Democrats can’t come up with a solution,\" he said, though he mostly blamed Republicans. “They should think about the very real effects that it will have on peoples’ lives. More people will become homeless, more people will become hungry, more people will end up on government assistance of one sort or another.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/84212/fiscal-cliff-information-on-extended-unemployment-benefits-should-no-deal-be-reached",
"authors": [
"80"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"tags": [
"news_19904",
"news_631"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_83642": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_83642",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "83642",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1356117336000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1356117336,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Calif. Jobless Rate Drops Below 10%: Full County Data",
"title": "Calif. Jobless Rate Drops Below 10%: Full County Data",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cp>by Don Thompson, Associated Press\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's jobless rate dipped below 10 percent last month for the first time since the recession began, the state announced Friday, signaling that the state's economy may have finally turned the corner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83648\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/unemployment.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-83648\" title=\"unemployment\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/unemployment-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 9.8 percent unemployment rate reported by the Employment Development Department is down from 10.1 percent in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It marks the first time in nearly four years that the rate dropped into single digits. The last time was in January 2009, when the rate was 9.7 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leading economists had predicted that California's unemployment rate would remain in double digits through 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"#report\">\u003cstrong>See county-by-county data\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Only Nevada and Rhode Island had jobless rates remaining in double-digits. California still lagged behind the national unemployment rate of 7.7 percent in October.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has added more than 564,000 nonfarm payroll jobs since the recovery began in 2010, the department said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 14.4 million Californians were working, though there was a decrease of 3,800 jobs since October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's continuing the trend,\" said department spokesman Kevin Callori. \"It's a respectable pace for growth and an expanding economy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The month-over-month employment gain was the largest since 1990, he said, while November saw the second largest monthly drop in civilian unemployment on record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It marked the fourth consecutive unemployment rate decrease, though there was a slight loss in civilian jobs for the first time in 16 months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's probably more of an aberration than a real change in trend,\" Callori said of the job loss. \"We seem to see a pattern of two or three months of strong job growth followed by a month of slower job growth.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has added more than 268,000 jobs since November 2011.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trade, transportation and utilities sector posted the largest increase in jobs since October, with nearly 13,000. Construction, information; financial activities; and the leisure and hospitality all also added jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, educational and health services jobs dropped by 11,000 from the previous month. Manufacturing; professional and business services and government all also lost jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the last year, the recovery was led by business and professional services, which added 74,000 jobs, and the information sector, which had the biggest percentage gain, up nearly 6 percent. Construction; trade, transportation and utilities; financial activities; educational and health services; and leisure and hospitality all added jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mining and logging; manufacturing; other services; and government lost a collective 51,000 jobs over the last year. Government was the biggest loser, down 34,500 jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 400,000 Californians face the loss of unemployment benefits next month if no deal is reached to address the so-called fiscal cliff. Unless Congress and the president take action before year's end, no more benefits can be paid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $40 billion in extension benefits have been paid to the long-term unemployed in California over the last 4 1/2 years, the department said. The state sent letters last month notifying the unemployed Californians about the scheduled end of the federal extension program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 392,000 were receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits in November, down from more than 453,000 in October and more than 536,000 in November 2011. There were nearly 40,000 new claims last month, down from more than 55,500 in October and nearly 75,000 a year ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Business and government officials have warned that fallout from the fiscal cliff could halt California's recovery. Unless the federal government acts, Bush-era tax cuts and the end of a payroll tax holiday are set to expire, meaning smaller paychecks for workers just as the nation is struggling to recover from the Great Recession.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca name=\"report\">\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the county-by-count details:\u003cbr>\n\u003ca title=\"View California Unemployment Rate December 2012 on Scribd\" href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/117630119/California-Unemployment-Rate-December-2012\">California Unemployment Rate December 2012\u003c/a>\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.scribd.com/embeds/117630119/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-2f2nyjeh0msldxp768no\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "83642 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=83642",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/21/calif-jobless-rate-drops-below-10-full-county-data/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 645,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 24
},
"modified": 1356118071,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "by Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's jobless rate dipped below 10 percent last month for the first time since the recession began, the state announced Friday, signaling that the state's economy may have finally turned the corner. The 9.8 percent unemployment rate reported by the Employment Development Department is down from",
"title": "Calif. Jobless Rate Drops Below 10%: Full County Data | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Calif. Jobless Rate Drops Below 10%: Full County Data",
"datePublished": "2012-12-21T11:15:36-08:00",
"dateModified": "2012-12-21T11:27:51-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "calif-jobless-rate-drops-below-10-full-county-data",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/83642/calif-jobless-rate-drops-below-10-full-county-data",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>by Don Thompson, Associated Press\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's jobless rate dipped below 10 percent last month for the first time since the recession began, the state announced Friday, signaling that the state's economy may have finally turned the corner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_83648\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/unemployment.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-83648\" title=\"unemployment\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/unemployment-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 9.8 percent unemployment rate reported by the Employment Development Department is down from 10.1 percent in October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It marks the first time in nearly four years that the rate dropped into single digits. The last time was in January 2009, when the rate was 9.7 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leading economists had predicted that California's unemployment rate would remain in double digits through 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"#report\">\u003cstrong>See county-by-county data\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Only Nevada and Rhode Island had jobless rates remaining in double-digits. California still lagged behind the national unemployment rate of 7.7 percent in October.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has added more than 564,000 nonfarm payroll jobs since the recovery began in 2010, the department said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 14.4 million Californians were working, though there was a decrease of 3,800 jobs since October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's continuing the trend,\" said department spokesman Kevin Callori. \"It's a respectable pace for growth and an expanding economy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The month-over-month employment gain was the largest since 1990, he said, while November saw the second largest monthly drop in civilian unemployment on record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It marked the fourth consecutive unemployment rate decrease, though there was a slight loss in civilian jobs for the first time in 16 months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's probably more of an aberration than a real change in trend,\" Callori said of the job loss. \"We seem to see a pattern of two or three months of strong job growth followed by a month of slower job growth.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has added more than 268,000 jobs since November 2011.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trade, transportation and utilities sector posted the largest increase in jobs since October, with nearly 13,000. Construction, information; financial activities; and the leisure and hospitality all also added jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, educational and health services jobs dropped by 11,000 from the previous month. Manufacturing; professional and business services and government all also lost jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the last year, the recovery was led by business and professional services, which added 74,000 jobs, and the information sector, which had the biggest percentage gain, up nearly 6 percent. Construction; trade, transportation and utilities; financial activities; educational and health services; and leisure and hospitality all added jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mining and logging; manufacturing; other services; and government lost a collective 51,000 jobs over the last year. Government was the biggest loser, down 34,500 jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 400,000 Californians face the loss of unemployment benefits next month if no deal is reached to address the so-called fiscal cliff. Unless Congress and the president take action before year's end, no more benefits can be paid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $40 billion in extension benefits have been paid to the long-term unemployed in California over the last 4 1/2 years, the department said. The state sent letters last month notifying the unemployed Californians about the scheduled end of the federal extension program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 392,000 were receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits in November, down from more than 453,000 in October and more than 536,000 in November 2011. There were nearly 40,000 new claims last month, down from more than 55,500 in October and nearly 75,000 a year ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Business and government officials have warned that fallout from the fiscal cliff could halt California's recovery. Unless the federal government acts, Bush-era tax cuts and the end of a payroll tax holiday are set to expire, meaning smaller paychecks for workers just as the nation is struggling to recover from the Great Recession.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca name=\"report\">\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the county-by-count details:\u003cbr>\n\u003ca title=\"View California Unemployment Rate December 2012 on Scribd\" href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/117630119/California-Unemployment-Rate-December-2012\">California Unemployment Rate December 2012\u003c/a>\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.scribd.com/embeds/117630119/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-2f2nyjeh0msldxp768no\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/83642/calif-jobless-rate-drops-below-10-full-county-data",
"authors": [
"237"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"tags": [
"news_18538",
"news_3478",
"news_1760",
"news_19904",
"news_631"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_82720": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_82720",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "82720",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1355265862000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1355265862,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Dispute Over, Crab in Stores by Thursday, Maybe",
"title": "Dispute Over, Crab in Stores by Thursday, Maybe",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80901\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/crabs.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-80901\" title=\"crabs\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/crabs-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Photo by Sherif Salama/Flickr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Photo by Sherif Salama/Flickr.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the holidays approach, more crab, less crabbiness on the way...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larry Collins, president of the San Francisco Crab Boat Owners Association, has told us that fishermen have reached an agreement with wholesalers to settle a weeklong quarrel over price. Collins says crab fishermen will receive $3 per pound. More than a hundred boats have remained idled in San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, and Bodega Bay due to the dispute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boats will be heading out tomorrow morning and we could see crab back in stores as early as Thursday morning, Collins said. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We started crab fishing this year for $3 per pound, then about a week after Thanksgiving, the market started getting plugged up with crab,\" Collins said. He said buyers then wanted to lower the price to $2.50. \"Our expenses aren't any less than they were when we started. We didn't want to go fishing for any less than $3 a pound.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More background on crab economics in Carl Nolte's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-crab-boats-idled-by-price-dispute-4094639.php\" target=\"_blank\">Dec 6 story in the Chronicle\u003c/a>, which also includes this truism:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Disputes about the price of Dungeness crab are often a feature of the holiday season.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes. Here's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Crab-fishermen-in-dispute-with-buyers-over-price-2289448.php\" target=\"_blank\">last year's Chronicle story\u003c/a>, in fact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also from Nolte's story last week, a little about the crab life...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>[Rich] Fitzpatrick, who has been a commercial fisherman all his life, said he sets sail at 3 o'clock in the morning on his 4o-foot boat, checks the crab pots out in the ocean, and if he's lucky makes it back to San Francisco just after sunset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a long day, but fishing is all I know how to do,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why doesn't he quit and get an easier shoreside job? \"Well,\" Fitzpatrick said, \"I love it. We all do.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "82720 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=82720",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/11/bay-area-crab-dispute-ends/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 315,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 13
},
"modified": 1355268720,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "As the holidays approach, more crab, less crabbiness on the way... Larry Collins, president of the San Francisco Crab Boat Owners Association, has told us that fishermen have reached an agreement with wholesalers to settle a weeklong quarrel over price. Collins says crab fishermen will receive $3 per pound. More than a hundred boats have",
"title": "Dispute Over, Crab in Stores by Thursday, Maybe | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Dispute Over, Crab in Stores by Thursday, Maybe",
"datePublished": "2012-12-11T14:44:22-08:00",
"dateModified": "2012-12-11T15:32:00-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "bay-area-crab-dispute-ends",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/82720/bay-area-crab-dispute-ends",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80901\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/crabs.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-80901\" title=\"crabs\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/crabs-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Photo by Sherif Salama/Flickr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Photo by Sherif Salama/Flickr.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the holidays approach, more crab, less crabbiness on the way...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larry Collins, president of the San Francisco Crab Boat Owners Association, has told us that fishermen have reached an agreement with wholesalers to settle a weeklong quarrel over price. Collins says crab fishermen will receive $3 per pound. More than a hundred boats have remained idled in San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, and Bodega Bay due to the dispute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boats will be heading out tomorrow morning and we could see crab back in stores as early as Thursday morning, Collins said. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We started crab fishing this year for $3 per pound, then about a week after Thanksgiving, the market started getting plugged up with crab,\" Collins said. He said buyers then wanted to lower the price to $2.50. \"Our expenses aren't any less than they were when we started. We didn't want to go fishing for any less than $3 a pound.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More background on crab economics in Carl Nolte's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-crab-boats-idled-by-price-dispute-4094639.php\" target=\"_blank\">Dec 6 story in the Chronicle\u003c/a>, which also includes this truism:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Disputes about the price of Dungeness crab are often a feature of the holiday season.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes. Here's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Crab-fishermen-in-dispute-with-buyers-over-price-2289448.php\" target=\"_blank\">last year's Chronicle story\u003c/a>, in fact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also from Nolte's story last week, a little about the crab life...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>[Rich] Fitzpatrick, who has been a commercial fisherman all his life, said he sets sail at 3 o'clock in the morning on his 4o-foot boat, checks the crab pots out in the ocean, and if he's lucky makes it back to San Francisco just after sunset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a long day, but fishing is all I know how to do,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why doesn't he quit and get an easier shoreside job? \"Well,\" Fitzpatrick said, \"I love it. We all do.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/82720/bay-area-crab-dispute-ends",
"authors": [
"80"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"categories": [
"news_1758",
"news_19906"
],
"tags": [
"news_19904"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_81022": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_81022",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "81022",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1353699569000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1353699569,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Protesters Picket at Wal-Mart Stores Across the Country -- and Here in Richmond",
"title": "Protesters Picket at Wal-Mart Stores Across the Country -- and Here in Richmond",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Aarti Shahani and Lisa Aliferis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_81032\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/2012-11-23-10.47.46.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-81032\" title=\"About one hundred people gathered outside Walmart's Richmond store today to protest Walmart wages and benefits. (Aarti Shahani: KQED)\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/2012-11-23-10.47.46-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"About one hundred people gathered outside Walmart's Richmond store today to protest Walmart wages and benefits. (Aarti Shahani: KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">About one hundred people gathered outside Walmart's Richmond store today to protest Walmart wages and benefits. (Aarti Shahani: KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Protesters gathered outside several Bay Area Walmart stores this \"Black Friday,\" a day considered to be the busiest shopping day of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the group Organization United for Respect at Walmart -- or \"OUR Walmart\" -- say the company should pay higher wages, offer better health care coverage and improve job safety conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About a hundred protesters outside the Walmart store in Richmond have been chanting both in English and Spanish. One worker, a current Walmart employee, said she's not being paid enough, that $10.75 an hour is just not enough to get by. She also said her health care has too high a deductible. The woman said she's not afraid of losing her job, but that she's speaking out for the workers inside who are afraid to protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walmart is criticizing the protests as illegal union picketing; the store is seeking an injunction against the United Food and Commercial Workers international union as an unfair labor practice. From the \u003ca href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323353204578128872441990726.html\">\u003cem>Wall Street Journal\u003c/em>\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The charge was filed with the National Labor Relations Board, a federal agency that oversees union elections and referees disputes between private-sector employers and employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NLRB spokeswoman Nancy Cleeland said Monday that by law, this type of case must take priority over all other charges at the agency. That is because Wal-Mart alleged there was \"recognitional picketing,\" which is picketing with the intent to get Wal-Mart to recognize a union.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency's internal guidelines state its goal should be to decide whether such cases have merit within 72 hours, Ms. Cleeland said. \"However, there are unique legal issues here. It's factually complex. We're putting extra resources into the investigation and we're going to make a decision as quickly as we can,\" she said. ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OUR Walmart ... was started in 2010 with financial support and advice from the UFCW. ... OUR Walmart, which said it is no longer a subsidiary of the UFCW and is an unincorporated nonprofit association, said the protests aren't about forming a union. Instead, the group is protesting alleged unfair labor practices.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Joe Hansen, president of UFCW happened to be in the Bay Area from his Washington, D.C. home for the Thanksgiving holiday. He visited the Richmond store today and denied any formal relationship between the union and OUR Walmart. \"We're allies,\" he said, pointing out that no one was passing out cards to get workers to sign up for a union. \"These workers are showing extreme courage. They're not part of the union. They are walking out and standing up for their rights and for better wages and benefits, and we're here to support them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside the Richmond store, self-described regular Walmart shoppers said the store looked empty. \"I think it's because of what's going on outside,\" said Elizabeth Espinoza who crossed the picket line with her two young daughters. \"It kind of makes you think twice whether you want to stay here or if you want to leave.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some protesters chased down shoppers and tried to prevent them from going into the store to shop. At least one shopper refused to go in. \"Nope, not til this is over,\" said Glenda King. \"And this is my favorite store.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walmart's regional general manager Chester Gray declined an interview and corporate headquarters did not respond to multiple inquiries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>This post was updated at 1:20pm to include quotes from Elizabeth Espinoza and Joe Hansen.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>MORE: \u003cem>The Nation\u003c/em> is \u003ca href=\"http://www.thenation.com/blog/171430/organizers-walmart-workers-strike-100-cities-updated-235-pm\" target=\"_blank\">live blogging\u003c/a> Walmart protests in Maryland.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "81022 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=81022",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/23/protesters-picket-at-walmart-stores-across-the-country-and-here-in-richmond/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 621,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 17
},
"modified": 1370653584,
"excerpt": "Protesters are gathering outside several Bay Area Walmart stores this morning. Members of the group Organization United for Respect at Walmart -- or Our Walmart -- say the company should pay higher wages, offer better health care coverage and improve job safety conditions. About a hundred protesters are trying to keep people from shopping at the Walmart store in Richmond.",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "Protesters are gathering outside several Bay Area Walmart stores this morning. Members of the group Organization United for Respect at Walmart -- or Our Walmart -- say the company should pay higher wages, offer better health care coverage and improve job safety conditions. About a hundred protesters are trying to keep people from shopping at the Walmart store in Richmond.",
"title": "Protesters Picket at Wal-Mart Stores Across the Country -- and Here in Richmond | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Protesters Picket at Wal-Mart Stores Across the Country -- and Here in Richmond",
"datePublished": "2012-11-23T11:39:29-08:00",
"dateModified": "2013-06-07T18:06:24-07:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "protesters-picket-at-walmart-stores-across-the-country-and-here-in-richmond",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/81022/protesters-picket-at-walmart-stores-across-the-country-and-here-in-richmond",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Aarti Shahani and Lisa Aliferis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_81032\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/2012-11-23-10.47.46.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-81032\" title=\"About one hundred people gathered outside Walmart's Richmond store today to protest Walmart wages and benefits. (Aarti Shahani: KQED)\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/2012-11-23-10.47.46-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"About one hundred people gathered outside Walmart's Richmond store today to protest Walmart wages and benefits. (Aarti Shahani: KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">About one hundred people gathered outside Walmart's Richmond store today to protest Walmart wages and benefits. (Aarti Shahani: KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Protesters gathered outside several Bay Area Walmart stores this \"Black Friday,\" a day considered to be the busiest shopping day of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the group Organization United for Respect at Walmart -- or \"OUR Walmart\" -- say the company should pay higher wages, offer better health care coverage and improve job safety conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About a hundred protesters outside the Walmart store in Richmond have been chanting both in English and Spanish. One worker, a current Walmart employee, said she's not being paid enough, that $10.75 an hour is just not enough to get by. She also said her health care has too high a deductible. The woman said she's not afraid of losing her job, but that she's speaking out for the workers inside who are afraid to protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walmart is criticizing the protests as illegal union picketing; the store is seeking an injunction against the United Food and Commercial Workers international union as an unfair labor practice. From the \u003ca href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323353204578128872441990726.html\">\u003cem>Wall Street Journal\u003c/em>\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The charge was filed with the National Labor Relations Board, a federal agency that oversees union elections and referees disputes between private-sector employers and employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NLRB spokeswoman Nancy Cleeland said Monday that by law, this type of case must take priority over all other charges at the agency. That is because Wal-Mart alleged there was \"recognitional picketing,\" which is picketing with the intent to get Wal-Mart to recognize a union.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency's internal guidelines state its goal should be to decide whether such cases have merit within 72 hours, Ms. Cleeland said. \"However, there are unique legal issues here. It's factually complex. We're putting extra resources into the investigation and we're going to make a decision as quickly as we can,\" she said. ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OUR Walmart ... was started in 2010 with financial support and advice from the UFCW. ... OUR Walmart, which said it is no longer a subsidiary of the UFCW and is an unincorporated nonprofit association, said the protests aren't about forming a union. Instead, the group is protesting alleged unfair labor practices.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Joe Hansen, president of UFCW happened to be in the Bay Area from his Washington, D.C. home for the Thanksgiving holiday. He visited the Richmond store today and denied any formal relationship between the union and OUR Walmart. \"We're allies,\" he said, pointing out that no one was passing out cards to get workers to sign up for a union. \"These workers are showing extreme courage. They're not part of the union. They are walking out and standing up for their rights and for better wages and benefits, and we're here to support them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside the Richmond store, self-described regular Walmart shoppers said the store looked empty. \"I think it's because of what's going on outside,\" said Elizabeth Espinoza who crossed the picket line with her two young daughters. \"It kind of makes you think twice whether you want to stay here or if you want to leave.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some protesters chased down shoppers and tried to prevent them from going into the store to shop. At least one shopper refused to go in. \"Nope, not til this is over,\" said Glenda King. \"And this is my favorite store.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walmart's regional general manager Chester Gray declined an interview and corporate headquarters did not respond to multiple inquiries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>This post was updated at 1:20pm to include quotes from Elizabeth Espinoza and Joe Hansen.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>MORE: \u003cem>The Nation\u003c/em> is \u003ca href=\"http://www.thenation.com/blog/171430/organizers-walmart-workers-strike-100-cities-updated-235-pm\" target=\"_blank\">live blogging\u003c/a> Walmart protests in Maryland.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/81022/protesters-picket-at-walmart-stores-across-the-country-and-here-in-richmond",
"authors": [
"236"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"tags": [
"news_19904",
"news_579",
"news_794",
"news_1560",
"news_1563"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_80797": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_80797",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "80797",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1353454221000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1353454221,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Wal-Mart Braces for Black Friday Strikes",
"title": "Wal-Mart Braces for Black Friday Strikes",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80808\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/Walmart-Protest.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-80808\" title=\"Thousands of protesters march during the\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/Walmart-Protest-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of protesters marched in Chinatown, Los Angeles, on June 30, 2012, to protest wages and working conditions at Wal-Mart (Joe Klamar/AFP/GettyImages)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Strikes? At Wal-Mart?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company has successfully resisted efforts to organize its workers. But in recent weeks, protests have broken out at some of its stores, including San Leandro and Richmond. Now protesters say they are making their biggest push ever on the biggest shopping day of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Black Friday -- when consumers traditionally take advantage of a holiday after Thanksgiving -- some Wal-Mart workers plan to walk off the job. Black Friday is a big deal for Wal-Mart, which plans to start sales pegged to it on 8 p.m. Thursday. As a measure of how seriously the company is taking the threat of protests, it filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board calling the pickets illegal.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/business/labor-board-to-act-swiftly-on-wal-marts-complaint.html?_r=0\">New York Times\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The National Labor Relations Board, which often takes weeks or months to investigate complaints, said on Monday that it would decide within days whether there is merit to Wal-Mart’s complaint, filed last Thursday, to seek an injunction to stop anti-Wal-Mart protests scheduled for this week...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wal-Mart contends that the protests violate a law that prohibits picketing for more than 30 days when a union is seeking recognition. Wal-Mart asserts that the group’s rolling protests have gone on for more than 30 days and are actually sponsored by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which helped found OUR Walmart last year. The company maintains that the food and commercial workers union is seeking union recognition from Wal-Mart...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disagreeing with the company, OUR Walmart said this week’s demonstrations were not demanding union recognition, although some of the group’s members acknowledge that is their long-term goal.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Change Walmart, which is also helping organize the strike, is getting the word out in some creative ways, such as \u003ca href=\"http://changewalmart.tumblr.com/post/36141392968/the-story-of-the-black-friday-strike\">a storyline made of gifs\u003c/a> (snippets of animation).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some workers complain of increased costs for health insurance. Others say that the company retaliates against them if they speak out to criticize it. That was a theme of the strike that hit a Wal-Mart store reopening Nov. 2 after a closure in Richmond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/11/02/protests-mar-walmart-supercenters-re-opening-in-richmond/\">Richmond Confidential \u003c/a>had the story:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Shoppers were greeted by placard-wielding protesters, carrying signs reading “Stand Up, Live Better, Stop Retaliation” and “Stop Trying to Silence Us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters were a combination of Walmart associates and members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and the Organization United for Respect at Walmart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Misty Tanner, a longtime Walmart employee, transferred to the store four months ago to work on the remodel. She said the project manager has threatened and intimidated employees.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And on Nov. 14, San Leandro workers began by setting up an impromptu memorial to a deceased colleague inside the store, then held a rally outside before returning to work, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/19/18725975.php\">IndyBay\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These actions followed similar protests in other parts of the country, IndyBay reports:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>...in September, 38 warehouse workers who move Walmart goods went on strike in Elwood, Illinois for three weeks. Elwood is the site of Walmart’s largest North American distribution center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This strike, by a small but strategic group of workers, cost the company millions of dollars. The strikers won immediate improvements on some important safety issues. All the striking workers were reinstated, with full backpay for the period of the strike.\u003cbr>\nThe Illinois workers were inspired by a similar 15-day strike of Walmart supply chain workers in Southern California. In addition to striking, these workers conducted a six-day, 50-mile “Wallmarch” to City Hall in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like the Illinois workers, they also won safer working conditions, and all strikers returned to work after the strike.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>We have a call out to Wal-Mart about the Bay Area actions and will let you know what we hear back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/win-environmental-law-loss-wal-mart-18670\">California Watch \u003c/a>reports another setback for the retail chain in California: The Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal ruled against Wal-Mart's strategy of using petition drives to avoid an environmental review of new stores in California.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "80797 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=80797",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/20/wal-mart-braces-for-black-friday-strikes/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 716,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 22
},
"modified": 1353699767,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "Strikes? At Wal-Mart? For years the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company has successfully resisted efforts to organize its workers. But in recent weeks, protests have broken out at some of its stores, including San Leandro and Richmond. Now protesters say they are making their biggest push ever on the biggest shopping day of the year. On Black",
"title": "Wal-Mart Braces for Black Friday Strikes | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Wal-Mart Braces for Black Friday Strikes",
"datePublished": "2012-11-20T15:30:21-08:00",
"dateModified": "2012-11-23T11:42:47-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "wal-mart-braces-for-black-friday-strikes",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/80797/wal-mart-braces-for-black-friday-strikes",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80808\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/Walmart-Protest.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-80808\" title=\"Thousands of protesters march during the\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/Walmart-Protest-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of protesters marched in Chinatown, Los Angeles, on June 30, 2012, to protest wages and working conditions at Wal-Mart (Joe Klamar/AFP/GettyImages)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Strikes? At Wal-Mart?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company has successfully resisted efforts to organize its workers. But in recent weeks, protests have broken out at some of its stores, including San Leandro and Richmond. Now protesters say they are making their biggest push ever on the biggest shopping day of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Black Friday -- when consumers traditionally take advantage of a holiday after Thanksgiving -- some Wal-Mart workers plan to walk off the job. Black Friday is a big deal for Wal-Mart, which plans to start sales pegged to it on 8 p.m. Thursday. As a measure of how seriously the company is taking the threat of protests, it filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board calling the pickets illegal.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/business/labor-board-to-act-swiftly-on-wal-marts-complaint.html?_r=0\">New York Times\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The National Labor Relations Board, which often takes weeks or months to investigate complaints, said on Monday that it would decide within days whether there is merit to Wal-Mart’s complaint, filed last Thursday, to seek an injunction to stop anti-Wal-Mart protests scheduled for this week...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wal-Mart contends that the protests violate a law that prohibits picketing for more than 30 days when a union is seeking recognition. Wal-Mart asserts that the group’s rolling protests have gone on for more than 30 days and are actually sponsored by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which helped found OUR Walmart last year. The company maintains that the food and commercial workers union is seeking union recognition from Wal-Mart...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disagreeing with the company, OUR Walmart said this week’s demonstrations were not demanding union recognition, although some of the group’s members acknowledge that is their long-term goal.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Change Walmart, which is also helping organize the strike, is getting the word out in some creative ways, such as \u003ca href=\"http://changewalmart.tumblr.com/post/36141392968/the-story-of-the-black-friday-strike\">a storyline made of gifs\u003c/a> (snippets of animation).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some workers complain of increased costs for health insurance. Others say that the company retaliates against them if they speak out to criticize it. That was a theme of the strike that hit a Wal-Mart store reopening Nov. 2 after a closure in Richmond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://richmondconfidential.org/2012/11/02/protests-mar-walmart-supercenters-re-opening-in-richmond/\">Richmond Confidential \u003c/a>had the story:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Shoppers were greeted by placard-wielding protesters, carrying signs reading “Stand Up, Live Better, Stop Retaliation” and “Stop Trying to Silence Us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters were a combination of Walmart associates and members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and the Organization United for Respect at Walmart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Misty Tanner, a longtime Walmart employee, transferred to the store four months ago to work on the remodel. She said the project manager has threatened and intimidated employees.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And on Nov. 14, San Leandro workers began by setting up an impromptu memorial to a deceased colleague inside the store, then held a rally outside before returning to work, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/19/18725975.php\">IndyBay\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These actions followed similar protests in other parts of the country, IndyBay reports:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>...in September, 38 warehouse workers who move Walmart goods went on strike in Elwood, Illinois for three weeks. Elwood is the site of Walmart’s largest North American distribution center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This strike, by a small but strategic group of workers, cost the company millions of dollars. The strikers won immediate improvements on some important safety issues. All the striking workers were reinstated, with full backpay for the period of the strike.\u003cbr>\nThe Illinois workers were inspired by a similar 15-day strike of Walmart supply chain workers in Southern California. In addition to striking, these workers conducted a six-day, 50-mile “Wallmarch” to City Hall in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like the Illinois workers, they also won safer working conditions, and all strikers returned to work after the strike.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>We have a call out to Wal-Mart about the Bay Area actions and will let you know what we hear back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/win-environmental-law-loss-wal-mart-18670\">California Watch \u003c/a>reports another setback for the retail chain in California: The Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal ruled against Wal-Mart's strategy of using petition drives to avoid an environmental review of new stores in California.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/80797/wal-mart-braces-for-black-friday-strikes",
"authors": [
"1367"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"categories": [
"news_1758"
],
"tags": [
"news_289",
"news_19904",
"news_794",
"news_1560",
"news_1563"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_80734": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_80734",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "80734",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1353431537000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1353431537,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Live Video: Strikers Stop Traffic at Oakland Port ",
"title": "Live Video: Strikers Stop Traffic at Oakland Port ",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cp>Strikers blocked traffic at the Port of Oakland Tuesday morning, but did not disrupt operations at Oakland International Airport, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In the maritime area, we are seeing disruptions and impacts on truckers and longshore workers trying to get to their jobs, but it is still a very fluid situation,\" the Port of Oakland said in a statement. The Port of Oakland operates the airport as well as the seaport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_22032781/port-oakland-workers-strike-at-harbor-gates-airport?source=rss\">Oakland Tribune\u003c/a> reported that picket lines by the Service Employees International Union \"brought traffic to a halt\" at the gates of the seaport. It appeared that both longshoremen and teamsters were honoring the picket line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>An independent advocacy journalist is broadcasting this live video, along with his opinions about the strike and related issues:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0px none transparent\" src=\"http://www.ustream.tv/embed/316210?v=3&wmode=direct\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"425\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ustream.tv/\" target=\"_blank\">Live broadcasting by Ustream\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In the maritime area, we are seeing disruptions and impacts on truckers and longshore workers trying to get to their jobs, but it is still a very fluid situation,\" the Port of Oakland said in a statement. The Port of Oakland operates the airport as well as the seaport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_22032781/port-oakland-workers-strike-at-harbor-gates-airport?source=rss\">Oakland Tribune\u003c/a> reported that picket lines by the Service Employees International Union \"brought traffic to a halt\" at the gates of the seaport. It appeared that both longshoremen and teamsters were honoring the picket line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Port, facing a deficit, is asking SEIU workers to make a 5 percent contribution to their retirement funds. The workers began their strike at 9:30 p.m. Monday night and plan to continue until 7 p.m. on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Local 1021 members have fought back against unfair labor attacks from port executives, who have illegally withheld vital information related to bargaining and have unilaterally changed the terms of our contract,\" the SEIU said in a statement. \"Executives refuse to bargain, dragging on negotiations with Port Workers for the last 16 months.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the port's version of the events:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Port negotiated in good faith and reached a tentative agreement with SEIU 1021 for a new contract in March 2012, which had the following elements: preserved jobs, and no furloughs; preserved above average salaries vs. comparable agencies and classifications; employees would begin making a 5% contribution to their own retirement, as the Port currently pays the 8% employee share as well as the employer share of retirement costs. That agreement was rejected by the membership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within two weeks, a mutually-agreed-upon arbitrator is scheduled to begin the non-binding fact-finding phase of impasse proceedings between the Port and SEIU because Local 1021 members rejected the Tentative Agreement reached at the bargaining table in March. The meetings with the arbitrator are scheduled for Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 3.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "80734 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=80734",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/20/strikers-stop-traffic-at-oakland-port/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 449,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 15
},
"modified": 1353438346,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "Strikers blocked traffic at the Port of Oakland Tuesday morning, but did not disrupt operations at Oakland International Airport, officials said. "In the maritime area, we are seeing disruptions and impacts on truckers and longshore workers trying to get to their jobs, but it is still a very fluid situation," the Port of Oakland said",
"title": "Live Video: Strikers Stop Traffic at Oakland Port | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Live Video: Strikers Stop Traffic at Oakland Port ",
"datePublished": "2012-11-20T09:12:17-08:00",
"dateModified": "2012-11-20T11:05:46-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "strikers-stop-traffic-at-oakland-port",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/80734/strikers-stop-traffic-at-oakland-port",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Strikers blocked traffic at the Port of Oakland Tuesday morning, but did not disrupt operations at Oakland International Airport, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In the maritime area, we are seeing disruptions and impacts on truckers and longshore workers trying to get to their jobs, but it is still a very fluid situation,\" the Port of Oakland said in a statement. The Port of Oakland operates the airport as well as the seaport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_22032781/port-oakland-workers-strike-at-harbor-gates-airport?source=rss\">Oakland Tribune\u003c/a> reported that picket lines by the Service Employees International Union \"brought traffic to a halt\" at the gates of the seaport. It appeared that both longshoremen and teamsters were honoring the picket line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>An independent advocacy journalist is broadcasting this live video, along with his opinions about the strike and related issues:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0px none transparent\" src=\"http://www.ustream.tv/embed/316210?v=3&wmode=direct\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"425\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ustream.tv/\" target=\"_blank\">Live broadcasting by Ustream\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In the maritime area, we are seeing disruptions and impacts on truckers and longshore workers trying to get to their jobs, but it is still a very fluid situation,\" the Port of Oakland said in a statement. The Port of Oakland operates the airport as well as the seaport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_22032781/port-oakland-workers-strike-at-harbor-gates-airport?source=rss\">Oakland Tribune\u003c/a> reported that picket lines by the Service Employees International Union \"brought traffic to a halt\" at the gates of the seaport. It appeared that both longshoremen and teamsters were honoring the picket line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Port, facing a deficit, is asking SEIU workers to make a 5 percent contribution to their retirement funds. The workers began their strike at 9:30 p.m. Monday night and plan to continue until 7 p.m. on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Local 1021 members have fought back against unfair labor attacks from port executives, who have illegally withheld vital information related to bargaining and have unilaterally changed the terms of our contract,\" the SEIU said in a statement. \"Executives refuse to bargain, dragging on negotiations with Port Workers for the last 16 months.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the port's version of the events:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Port negotiated in good faith and reached a tentative agreement with SEIU 1021 for a new contract in March 2012, which had the following elements: preserved jobs, and no furloughs; preserved above average salaries vs. comparable agencies and classifications; employees would begin making a 5% contribution to their own retirement, as the Port currently pays the 8% employee share as well as the employer share of retirement costs. That agreement was rejected by the membership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within two weeks, a mutually-agreed-upon arbitrator is scheduled to begin the non-binding fact-finding phase of impasse proceedings between the Port and SEIU because Local 1021 members rejected the Tentative Agreement reached at the bargaining table in March. The meetings with the arbitrator are scheduled for Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 3.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/80734/strikers-stop-traffic-at-oakland-port",
"authors": [
"1367"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"categories": [
"news_1758"
],
"tags": [
"news_19904",
"news_18",
"news_3504",
"news_2045",
"news_214",
"news_2759"
],
"label": "news_6944"
},
"news_80686": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "news_80686",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "80686",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1353362930000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "news",
"term": 6944
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1353362930,
"format": "aside",
"disqusTitle": "Oakland Port Workers Plan Strike Monday Night",
"title": "Oakland Port Workers Plan Strike Monday Night",
"headTitle": "News Fix | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80688\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/port-of-oakland.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-80688\" title=\"port of oakland\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/port-of-oakland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Th Port of Oakland (Xan West)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>OAKLAND (BCN) Port workers who say they have gone 16 months without a new contract plan to go on strike Monday and Tuesday in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"www.seiu1021.org/node/35122\">The Service Employees International Union\u003c/a> 1021 has announced plans for a 24-hour strike starting Monday at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The strike will kick off Monday night at Oakland International Airport's Terminal 1 at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, picketers will target both the airport and the port.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The strike comes at a time when port officials are already under scrutiny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Port of Oakland Executive Director Omar Benjamin announced his retirement last week following an investigation into alleged improper expenditures, including public money spent at a strip club in Houston, Texas.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "80686 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=80686",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/19/oakland-port-workers-plan-strike-monday-night/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 131,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 8
},
"modified": 1353362930,
"excerpt": null,
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "OAKLAND (BCN) Port workers who say they have gone 16 months without a new contract plan to go on strike Monday and Tuesday in Oakland. The Service Employees International Union 1021 has announced plans for a 24-hour strike starting Monday at 9 p.m. The strike will kick off Monday night at Oakland International Airport's Terminal",
"title": "Oakland Port Workers Plan Strike Monday Night | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Oakland Port Workers Plan Strike Monday Night",
"datePublished": "2012-11-19T14:08:50-08:00",
"dateModified": "2012-11-19T14:08:50-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"isAccessibleForFree": "True",
"publisher": {
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.kqed.org/#organization",
"name": "KQED",
"logo": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"url": "https://www.kqed.org",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/KQED",
"https://twitter.com/KQED",
"https://www.instagram.com/kqed/",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@kqedofficial",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kqed",
"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeC0IOo7i1P_61zVUWbJ4nw"
]
}
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "oakland-port-workers-plan-strike-monday-night",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/news/80686/oakland-port-workers-plan-strike-monday-night",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80688\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/port-of-oakland.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-80688\" title=\"port of oakland\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/port-of-oakland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Th Port of Oakland (Xan West)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>OAKLAND (BCN) Port workers who say they have gone 16 months without a new contract plan to go on strike Monday and Tuesday in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"www.seiu1021.org/node/35122\">The Service Employees International Union\u003c/a> 1021 has announced plans for a 24-hour strike starting Monday at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The strike will kick off Monday night at Oakland International Airport's Terminal 1 at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, picketers will target both the airport and the port.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The strike comes at a time when port officials are already under scrutiny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Port of Oakland Executive Director Omar Benjamin announced his retirement last week following an investigation into alleged improper expenditures, including public money spent at a strip club in Houston, Texas.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/news/80686/oakland-port-workers-plan-strike-monday-night",
"authors": [
"237"
],
"programs": [
"news_6944"
],
"categories": [
"news_1758"
],
"tags": [
"news_19904"
],
"label": "news_6944"
}
},
"podcastsReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"podcasts": {}
},
"radioProgramsReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"radioPrograms": {}
},
"programsReducer": {
"all-things-considered": {
"id": "all-things-considered",
"title": "All Things Considered",
"info": "Every weekday, \u003cem>All Things Considered\u003c/em> hosts Robert Siegel, Audie Cornish, Ari Shapiro, and Kelly McEvers present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features. Michel Martin hosts on the weekends.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 1pm-2pm, 4:30pm-6:30pm\u003cbr />SAT-SUN 5pm-6pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-Things-Considered-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/all-things-considered"
},
"american-suburb-podcast": {
"id": "american-suburb-podcast",
"title": "American Suburb: The Podcast",
"tagline": "The flip side of gentrification, told through one town",
"info": "Gentrification is changing cities across America, forcing people from neighborhoods they have long called home. Call them the displaced. Now those priced out of the Bay Area are looking for a better life in an unlikely place. American Suburb follows this migration to one California town along the Delta, 45 miles from San Francisco. But is this once sleepy suburb ready for them?",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/American-Suburb-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/news/series/american-suburb-podcast",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 19
},
"link": "/news/series/american-suburb-podcast/",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/RBrW",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?mt=2&id=1287748328",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/American-Suburb-p1086805/",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/american-suburb-podcast/feed/podcast",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkMzMDExODgxNjA5"
}
},
"baycurious": {
"id": "baycurious",
"title": "Bay Curious",
"tagline": "Exploring the Bay Area, one question at a time",
"info": "KQED’s new podcast, Bay Curious, gets to the bottom of the mysteries — both profound and peculiar — that give the Bay Area its unique identity. And we’ll do it with your help! You ask the questions. You decide what Bay Curious investigates. And you join us on the journey to find the answers.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bay-Curious-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Bay Curious",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/news/series/baycurious",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 3
},
"link": "/podcasts/baycurious",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/category/bay-curious-podcast/feed/podcast",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9a90d476-aa04-455d-9a4c-0871ed6216d4/bay-curious",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/bay-curious",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/6O76IdmhixfijmhTZLIJ8k"
}
},
"bbc-world-service": {
"id": "bbc-world-service",
"title": "BBC World Service",
"info": "The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 9pm-10pm, TUE-FRI 1am-2am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BBC-World-Service-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "BBC World Service"
},
"link": "/radio/program/bbc-world-service",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/BBC-World-Service-p455581/",
"rss": "https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nq0gn.rss"
}
},
"californiareport": {
"id": "californiareport",
"title": "The California Report",
"tagline": "California, day by day",
"info": "KQED’s statewide radio news program providing daily coverage of issues, trends and public policy decisions.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-California-Report-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The California Report",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/californiareport",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 8
},
"link": "/californiareport",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqeds-the-california-report/id79681292",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/26099305-72af-4542-9dde-ac1807fe36d5/kqed-s-the-california-report",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432285393/the-california-report",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqedfm-kqeds-the-california-report-podcast-8838",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/tcram/feed/podcast"
}
},
"californiareportmagazine": {
"id": "californiareportmagazine",
"title": "The California Report Magazine",
"tagline": "Your state, your stories",
"info": "Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.",
"airtime": "FRI 4:30pm-5pm, 6:30pm-7pm, 11pm-11:30pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-California-Report-Magazine-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The California Report Magazine",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/californiareportmagazine",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 10
},
"link": "/californiareportmagazine",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM3NjkwNjk1OTAz",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/564733126/the-california-report-magazine",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-california-report-magazine",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/tcrmag/feed/podcast"
}
},
"city-arts": {
"id": "city-arts",
"title": "City Arts & Lectures",
"info": "A one-hour radio program to hear celebrated writers, artists and thinkers address contemporary ideas and values, often discussing the creative process. Please note: tapes or transcripts are not available",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/cityartsandlecture-300x300.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.cityarts.net/",
"airtime": "SUN 1pm-2pm, TUE 10pm, WED 1am",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "City Arts & Lectures"
},
"link": "https://www.cityarts.net",
"subscribe": {
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/City-Arts-and-Lectures-p692/",
"rss": "https://www.cityarts.net/feed/"
}
},
"closealltabs": {
"id": "closealltabs",
"title": "Close All Tabs",
"tagline": "Your irreverent guide to the trends redefining our world",
"info": "Close All Tabs breaks down how digital culture shapes our world through thoughtful insights and irreverent humor.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CAT_2_Tile-scaled.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Close All Tabs",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/closealltabs",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 1
},
"link": "/podcasts/closealltabs",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/close-all-tabs/id214663465",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC6993880386",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/92d9d4ac-67a3-4eed-b10a-fb45d45b1ef2/close-all-tabs",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/6LAJFHnGK1pYXYzv6SIol6?si=deb0cae19813417c"
}
},
"code-switch-life-kit": {
"id": "code-switch-life-kit",
"title": "Code Switch / Life Kit",
"info": "\u003cem>Code Switch\u003c/em>, which listeners will hear in the first part of the hour, has fearless and much-needed conversations about race. Hosted by journalists of color, the show tackles the subject of race head-on, exploring how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and more.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003cem>Life Kit\u003c/em>, which will be in the second part of the hour, guides you through spaces and feelings no one prepares you for — from finances to mental health, from workplace microaggressions to imposter syndrome, from relationships to parenting. The show features experts with real world experience and shares their knowledge. Because everyone needs a little help being human.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch\">\u003cem>Code Switch\u003c/em> offical site and podcast\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/lifekit\">\u003cem>Life Kit\u003c/em> offical site and podcast\u003c/a>\u003cbr />",
"airtime": "SUN 9pm-10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Code-Switch-Life-Kit-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/code-switch-life-kit",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/1112190608?mt=2&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy9yc3MvcG9kY2FzdC5waHA_aWQ9NTEwMzEy",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3bExJ9JQpkwNhoHvaIIuyV",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510312/podcast.xml"
}
},
"commonwealth-club": {
"id": "commonwealth-club",
"title": "Commonwealth Club of California Podcast",
"info": "The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. As a non-partisan forum, The Club brings to the public airwaves diverse viewpoints on important topics. The Club's weekly radio broadcast - the oldest in the U.S., dating back to 1924 - is carried across the nation on public radio stations and is now podcasting. Our website archive features audio of our recent programs, as well as selected speeches from our long and distinguished history. This podcast feed is usually updated twice a week and is always un-edited.",
"airtime": "THU 10pm, FRI 1am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Commonwealth-Club-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.commonwealthclub.org/podcasts",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "Commonwealth Club of California"
},
"link": "/radio/program/commonwealth-club",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-club-of-california-podcast/id976334034?mt=2",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jb21tb253ZWFsdGhjbHViLm9yZy9hdWRpby9wb2RjYXN0L3dlZWtseS54bWw",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-p1060/"
}
},
"forum": {
"id": "forum",
"title": "Forum",
"tagline": "The conversation starts here",
"info": "KQED’s live call-in program discussing local, state, national and international issues, as well as in-depth interviews.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 9am-11am, 10pm-11pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Forum-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/forum",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 9
},
"link": "/forum",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqeds-forum/id73329719",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM5NTU3MzgxNjMz",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432307980/forum",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqedfm-kqeds-forum-podcast",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9557381633"
}
},
"freakonomics-radio": {
"id": "freakonomics-radio",
"title": "Freakonomics Radio",
"info": "Freakonomics Radio is a one-hour award-winning podcast and public-radio project hosted by Stephen Dubner, with co-author Steve Levitt as a regular guest. It is produced in partnership with WNYC.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/freakonomicsRadio.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://freakonomics.com/",
"airtime": "SUN 1am-2am, SAT 3pm-4pm",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/freakonomics-radio",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/4s8b",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/WNYC-Podcasts/Freakonomics-Radio-p272293/",
"rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/freakonomicsradio"
}
},
"fresh-air": {
"id": "fresh-air",
"title": "Fresh Air",
"info": "Hosted by Terry Gross, \u003cem>Fresh Air from WHYY\u003c/em> is the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. One of public radio's most popular programs, Fresh Air features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 7pm-8pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fresh-Air-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/fresh-air",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/4s8b",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=214089682&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Fresh-Air-p17/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/381444908/podcast.xml"
}
},
"here-and-now": {
"id": "here-and-now",
"title": "Here & Now",
"info": "A live production of NPR and WBUR Boston, in collaboration with stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it's happening in the middle of the day, with timely, in-depth news, interviews and conversation. Hosted by Robin Young, Jeremy Hobson and Tonya Mosley.",
"airtime": "MON-THU 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Here-And-Now-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/here-and-now",
"subsdcribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?mt=2&id=426698661",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Here--Now-p211/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510051/podcast.xml"
}
},
"hidden-brain": {
"id": "hidden-brain",
"title": "Hidden Brain",
"info": "Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/hiddenbrain.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain",
"airtime": "SUN 7pm-8pm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "NPR"
},
"link": "/radio/program/hidden-brain",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908750?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Hidden-Brain-p787503/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510308/podcast.xml"
}
},
"how-i-built-this": {
"id": "how-i-built-this",
"title": "How I Built This with Guy Raz",
"info": "Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/howIBuiltThis.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this",
"airtime": "SUN 7:30pm-8pm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/how-i-built-this",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/3zxy",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/How-I-Built-This-p910896/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510313/podcast.xml"
}
},
"hyphenacion": {
"id": "hyphenacion",
"title": "Hyphenación",
"tagline": "Where conversation and cultura meet",
"info": "What kind of no sabo word is Hyphenación? For us, it’s about living within a hyphenation. Like being a third-gen Mexican-American from the Texas border now living that Bay Area Chicano life. Like Xorje! Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to talk all about personal life choices: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. ",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Hyphenacion_FinalAssets_PodcastTile.png",
"imageAlt": "KQED Hyphenación",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/hyphenacion",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 15
},
"link": "/podcasts/hyphenacion",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hyphenaci%C3%B3n/id1191591838",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/2p3Fifq96nw9BPcmFdIq0o?si=39209f7b25774f38",
"youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/c/kqedarts",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6c3dd23c-93fb-4aab-97ba-1725fa6315f1/hyphenaci%C3%B3n",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC2275451163"
}
},
"jerrybrown": {
"id": "jerrybrown",
"title": "The Political Mind of Jerry Brown",
"tagline": "Lessons from a lifetime in politics",
"info": "The Political Mind of Jerry Brown brings listeners the wisdom of the former Governor, Mayor, and presidential candidate. Scott Shafer interviewed Brown for more than 40 hours, covering the former governor's life and half-century in the political game – and Brown has some lessons he'd like to share. ",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Political-Mind-of-Jerry-Brown-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Political Mind of Jerry Brown",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/jerrybrown",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 18
},
"link": "/podcasts/jerrybrown",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/790253322/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1492194549",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/jerrybrown/feed/podcast/",
"tuneIn": "http://tun.in/pjGcK",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/54C1dmuyFyKMFttY6X2j6r?si=K8SgRCoISNK6ZbjpXrX5-w",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/44420f75-3b0e-4301-ab3b-16da6b09e543/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown"
}
},
"latino-usa": {
"id": "latino-usa",
"title": "Latino USA",
"airtime": "MON 1am-2am, SUN 6pm-7pm",
"info": "Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/latinoUsa.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://latinousa.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/latino-usa",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/xtTd",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=79681317&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Latino-USA-p621/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510016/podcast.xml"
}
},
"marketplace": {
"id": "marketplace",
"title": "Marketplace",
"info": "Our flagship program, helmed by Kai Ryssdal, examines what the day in money delivered, through stories, conversations, newsworthy numbers and more. Updated Monday through Friday at about 3:30 p.m. PT.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 4pm-4:30pm, MON-WED 6:30pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Marketplace-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.marketplace.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "American Public Media"
},
"link": "/radio/program/marketplace",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=201853034&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/APM-Marketplace-p88/",
"rss": "https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/marketplace-pm/rss/rss"
}
},
"masters-of-scale": {
"id": "masters-of-scale",
"title": "Masters of Scale",
"info": "Masters of Scale is an original podcast in which LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock Partner Reid Hoffman sets out to describe and prove theories that explain how great entrepreneurs take their companies from zero to a gazillion in ingenious fashion.",
"airtime": "Every other Wednesday June 12 through October 16 at 8pm (repeats Thursdays at 2am)",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Masters-of-Scale-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://mastersofscale.com/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "WaitWhat"
},
"link": "/radio/program/masters-of-scale",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "http://mastersofscale.app.link/",
"rss": "https://rss.art19.com/masters-of-scale"
}
},
"mindshift": {
"id": "mindshift",
"title": "MindShift",
"tagline": "A podcast about the future of learning and how we raise our kids",
"info": "The MindShift podcast explores the innovations in education that are shaping how kids learn. Hosts Ki Sung and Katrina Schwartz introduce listeners to educators, researchers, parents and students who are developing effective ways to improve how kids learn. We cover topics like how fed-up administrators are developing surprising tactics to deal with classroom disruptions; how listening to podcasts are helping kids develop reading skills; the consequences of overparenting; and why interdisciplinary learning can engage students on all ends of the traditional achievement spectrum. This podcast is part of the MindShift education site, a division of KQED News. KQED is an NPR/PBS member station based in San Francisco. You can also visit the MindShift website for episodes and supplemental blog posts or tweet us \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MindShiftKQED\">@MindShiftKQED\u003c/a> or visit us at \u003ca href=\"/mindshift\">MindShift.KQED.org\u003c/a>",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mindshift-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/mindshift/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 12
},
"link": "/podcasts/mindshift",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindshift-podcast/id1078765985",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM1NzY0NjAwNDI5",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/464615685/mind-shift-podcast",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/stories-teachers-share",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/0MxSpNYZKNprFLCl7eEtyx"
}
},
"morning-edition": {
"id": "morning-edition",
"title": "Morning Edition",
"info": "\u003cem>Morning Edition\u003c/em> takes listeners around the country and the world with multi-faceted stories and commentaries every weekday. Hosts Steve Inskeep, David Greene and Rachel Martin bring you the latest breaking news and features to prepare you for the day.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 3am-9am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Morning-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/morning-edition"
},
"onourwatch": {
"id": "onourwatch",
"title": "On Our Watch",
"tagline": "Deeply-reported investigative journalism",
"info": "For decades, the process for how police police themselves has been inconsistent – if not opaque. In some states, like California, these proceedings were completely hidden. After a new police transparency law unsealed scores of internal affairs files, our reporters set out to examine these cases and the shadow world of police discipline. On Our Watch brings listeners into the rooms where officers are questioned and witnesses are interrogated to find out who this system is really protecting. Is it the officers, or the public they've sworn to serve?",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/On-Our-Watch-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "On Our Watch from NPR and KQED",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/onourwatch",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 11
},
"link": "/podcasts/onourwatch",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1567098962",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ucHIub3JnLzUxMDM2MC9wb2RjYXN0LnhtbD9zYz1nb29nbGVwb2RjYXN0cw",
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/onourwatch",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/0OLWoyizopu6tY1XiuX70x",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/On-Our-Watch-p1436229/",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/show/on-our-watch",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510360/podcast.xml"
}
},
"on-the-media": {
"id": "on-the-media",
"title": "On The Media",
"info": "Our weekly podcast explores how the media 'sausage' is made, casts an incisive eye on fluctuations in the marketplace of ideas, and examines threats to the freedom of information and expression in America and abroad. For one hour a week, the show tries to lift the veil from the process of \"making media,\" especially news media, because it's through that lens that we see the world and the world sees us",
"airtime": "SUN 2pm-3pm, MON 12am-1am",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/onTheMedia.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/otm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "wnyc"
},
"link": "/radio/program/on-the-media",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-media/id73330715?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/On-the-Media-p69/",
"rss": "http://feeds.wnyc.org/onthemedia"
}
},
"pbs-newshour": {
"id": "pbs-newshour",
"title": "PBS NewsHour",
"info": "Analysis, background reports and updates from the PBS NewsHour putting today's news in context.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 3pm-4pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PBS-News-Hour-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "pbs"
},
"link": "/radio/program/pbs-newshour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pbs-newshour-full-show/id394432287?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/PBS-NewsHour---Full-Show-p425698/",
"rss": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/feeds/rss/podcasts/show"
}
},
"perspectives": {
"id": "perspectives",
"title": "Perspectives",
"tagline": "KQED's series of daily listener commentaries since 1991",
"info": "KQED's series of daily listener commentaries since 1991.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Perspectives_Tile_Final.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Perspectives",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/perspectives/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 14
},
"link": "/perspectives",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id73801135",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432309616/perspectives",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/perspectives/category/perspectives/feed/",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93dzIua3FlZC5vcmcvcGVyc3BlY3RpdmVzL2NhdGVnb3J5L3BlcnNwZWN0aXZlcy9mZWVkLw"
}
},
"planet-money": {
"id": "planet-money",
"title": "Planet Money",
"info": "The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy. Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.",
"airtime": "SUN 3pm-4pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/planetmoney.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/sections/money/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/planet-money",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/M4f5",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Planet-Money-p164680/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510289/podcast.xml"
}
},
"politicalbreakdown": {
"id": "politicalbreakdown",
"title": "Political Breakdown",
"tagline": "Politics from a personal perspective",
"info": "Political Breakdown is a new series that explores the political intersection of California and the nation. Each week hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos are joined with a new special guest to unpack politics -- with personality — and offer an insider’s glimpse at how politics happens.",
"airtime": "THU 6:30pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Political-Breakdown-2024-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Political Breakdown",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/politicalbreakdown",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 5
},
"link": "/podcasts/politicalbreakdown",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/political-breakdown/id1327641087",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e0c2d153-ad36-4c8d-901d-f1da6a724824/political-breakdown",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/572155894/political-breakdown",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/political-breakdown",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/07RVyIjIdk2WDuVehvBMoN",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/political-breakdown/feed/podcast"
}
},
"possible": {
"id": "possible",
"title": "Possible",
"info": "Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. Together in Possible, Hoffman and Finger lead enlightening discussions about building a brighter collective future. The show features interviews with visionary guests like Trevor Noah, Sam Altman and Janette Sadik-Khan. Possible paints an optimistic portrait of the world we can create through science, policy, business, art and our shared humanity. It asks: What if everything goes right for once? How can we get there? Each episode also includes a short fiction story generated by advanced AI GPT-4, serving as a thought-provoking springboard to speculate how humanity could leverage technology for good.",
"airtime": "SUN 2pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Possible-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.possible.fm/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "Possible"
},
"link": "/radio/program/possible",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/possible/id1677184070",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/730YpdUSNlMyPQwNnyjp4k"
}
},
"pri-the-world": {
"id": "pri-the-world",
"title": "PRI's The World: Latest Edition",
"info": "Each weekday, host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 2pm-3pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-World-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.pri.org/programs/the-world",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "PRI"
},
"link": "/radio/program/pri-the-world",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pris-the-world-latest-edition/id278196007?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/PRIs-The-World-p24/",
"rss": "http://feeds.feedburner.com/pri/theworld"
}
},
"radiolab": {
"id": "radiolab",
"title": "Radiolab",
"info": "A two-time Peabody Award-winner, Radiolab is an investigation told through sounds and stories, and centered around one big idea. In the Radiolab world, information sounds like music and science and culture collide. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, the show is designed for listeners who demand skepticism, but appreciate wonder. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Freakonomics Radio, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and many more.",
"airtime": "SUN 12am-1am, SAT 2pm-3pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/radiolab1400.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/",
"meta": {
"site": "science",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/radiolab",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/RadioLab-p68032/",
"rss": "https://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab"
}
},
"reveal": {
"id": "reveal",
"title": "Reveal",
"info": "Created by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, Reveal is public radios first one-hour weekly radio show and podcast dedicated to investigative reporting. Credible, fact based and without a partisan agenda, Reveal combines the power and artistry of driveway moment storytelling with data-rich reporting on critically important issues. The result is stories that inform and inspire, arming our listeners with information to right injustices, hold the powerful accountable and improve lives.Reveal is hosted by Al Letson and showcases the award-winning work of CIR and newsrooms large and small across the nation. In a radio and podcast market crowded with choices, Reveal focuses on important and often surprising stories that illuminate the world for our listeners.",
"airtime": "SAT 4pm-5pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/reveal300px.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/reveal",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reveal/id886009669",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Reveal-p679597/",
"rss": "http://feeds.revealradio.org/revealpodcast"
}
},
"rightnowish": {
"id": "rightnowish",
"title": "Rightnowish",
"tagline": "Art is where you find it",
"info": "Rightnowish digs into life in the Bay Area right now… ish. Journalist Pendarvis Harshaw takes us to galleries painted on the sides of liquor stores in West Oakland. We'll dance in warehouses in the Bayview, make smoothies with kids in South Berkeley, and listen to classical music in a 1984 Cutlass Supreme in Richmond. Every week, Pen talks to movers and shakers about how the Bay Area shapes what they create, and how they shape the place we call home.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rightnowish-Podcast-Tile-500x500-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Rightnowish with Pendarvis Harshaw",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/rightnowish",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 16
},
"link": "/podcasts/rightnowish",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/721590300/rightnowish",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/programs/rightnowish/feed/podcast",
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rightnowish/id1482187648",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/rightnowish",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkMxMjU5MTY3NDc4",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/7kEJuafTzTVan7B78ttz1I"
}
},
"science-friday": {
"id": "science-friday",
"title": "Science Friday",
"info": "Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live over public radio stations nationwide. Each week, the show focuses on science topics that are in the news and tries to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand. Panels of expert guests join host Ira Flatow, a veteran science journalist, to discuss science and to take questions from listeners during the call-in portion of the program.",
"airtime": "FRI 11am-1pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Science-Friday-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/science-friday",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/science-friday",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=73329284&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Science-Friday-p394/",
"rss": "http://feeds.wnyc.org/science-friday"
}
},
"snap-judgment": {
"id": "snap-judgment",
"title": "Snap Judgment",
"tagline": "Real stories with killer beats",
"info": "The Snap Judgment radio show and podcast mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic radio. Snap's musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. This is storytelling... with a BEAT!! Snap first aired on public radio stations nationwide in July 2010. Today, Snap Judgment airs on over 450 public radio stations and is brought to the airwaves by KQED & PRX.",
"airtime": "SAT 1pm-2pm, 9pm-10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Snap-Judgment-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Snap Judgment",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://snapjudgment.org",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 4
},
"link": "https://snapjudgment.org",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snap-judgment/id283657561",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/449018144/snap-judgment",
"stitcher": "https://www.pandora.com/podcast/snap-judgment/PC:241?source=stitcher-sunset",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cct7ZWmxHNAtLgBTqjC5v",
"rss": "https://snap.feed.snapjudgment.org/"
}
},
"soldout": {
"id": "soldout",
"title": "SOLD OUT: Rethinking Housing in America",
"tagline": "A new future for housing",
"info": "Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sold-Out-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/soldout",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 13
},
"link": "/podcasts/soldout",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/911586047/s-o-l-d-o-u-t-a-new-future-for-housing",
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/introducing-sold-out-rethinking-housing-in-america/id1531354937",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/soldout",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/38dTBSk2ISFoPiyYNoKn1X",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/sold-out-rethinking-housing-in-america",
"tunein": "https://tunein.com/radio/SOLD-OUT-Rethinking-Housing-in-America-p1365871/"
}
},
"spooked": {
"id": "spooked",
"title": "Spooked",
"tagline": "True-life supernatural stories",
"info": "",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spooked-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Spooked",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://spookedpodcast.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 7
},
"link": "https://spookedpodcast.org/",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spooked/id1279361017",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/549547848/snap-judgment-presents-spooked",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/76571Rfl3m7PLJQZKQIGCT",
"rss": "https://feeds.simplecast.com/TBotaapn"
}
},
"tech-nation": {
"id": "tech-nation",
"title": "Tech Nation Radio Podcast",
"info": "Tech Nation is a weekly public radio program, hosted by Dr. Moira Gunn. Founded in 1993, it has grown from a simple interview show to a multi-faceted production, featuring conversations with noted technology and science leaders, and a weekly science and technology-related commentary.",
"airtime": "FRI 10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tech-Nation-Radio-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://technation.podomatic.com/",
"meta": {
"site": "science",
"source": "Tech Nation Media"
},
"link": "/radio/program/tech-nation",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://technation.podomatic.com/rss2.xml"
}
},
"ted-radio-hour": {
"id": "ted-radio-hour",
"title": "TED Radio Hour",
"info": "The TED Radio Hour is a journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ways to think and create.",
"airtime": "SUN 3pm-4pm, SAT 10pm-11pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/tedRadioHour.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/?showDate=2018-06-22",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/ted-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/8vsS",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=523121474&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/TED-Radio-Hour-p418021/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510298/podcast.xml"
}
},
"thebay": {
"id": "thebay",
"title": "The Bay",
"tagline": "Local news to keep you rooted",
"info": "Host Devin Katayama walks you through the biggest story of the day with reporters and newsmakers.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Bay-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Bay",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/thebay",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 2
},
"link": "/podcasts/thebay",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bay/id1350043452",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d800ea4c-7a2c-42f2-b861-edaf78a5db0b/the-bay",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/586725995/the-bay",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-bay",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/4BIKBKIujizLHlIlBNaAqQ",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC8259786327"
}
},
"thelatest": {
"id": "thelatest",
"title": "The Latest",
"tagline": "Trusted local news in real time",
"info": "",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The-Latest-2025-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Latest",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/thelatest",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 6
},
"link": "/thelatest",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-latest-from-kqed/id1197721799",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1257949365/the-latest-from-k-q-e-d",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/5KIIXMgM9GTi5AepwOYvIZ?si=bd3053fec7244dba",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9137121918"
}
},
"theleap": {
"id": "theleap",
"title": "The Leap",
"tagline": "What if you closed your eyes, and jumped?",
"info": "Stories about people making dramatic, risky changes, told by award-winning public radio reporter Judy Campbell.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Leap-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Leap",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/theleap",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 17
},
"link": "/podcasts/theleap",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leap/id1046668171",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/447248267/the-leap",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-leap",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3sSlVHHzU0ytLwuGs1SD1U",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/programs/the-leap/feed/podcast"
}
},
"the-moth-radio-hour": {
"id": "the-moth-radio-hour",
"title": "The Moth Radio Hour",
"info": "Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. For information on all of our programs and live events, visit themoth.org.",
"airtime": "SAT 8pm-9pm and SUN 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/theMoth.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://themoth.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "prx"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-moth-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moth-podcast/id275699983?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/The-Moth-p273888/",
"rss": "http://feeds.themoth.org/themothpodcast"
}
},
"the-new-yorker-radio-hour": {
"id": "the-new-yorker-radio-hour",
"title": "The New Yorker Radio Hour",
"info": "The New Yorker Radio Hour is a weekly program presented by the magazine's editor, David Remnick, and produced by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. Each episode features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors. This isn't a radio version of a magazine, but something all its own, reflecting the rich possibilities of audio storytelling and conversation. Theme music for the show was composed and performed by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-YArDs.",
"airtime": "SAT 10am-11am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-New-Yorker-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/tnyradiohour",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-new-yorker-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1050430296",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/WNYC-Podcasts/New-Yorker-Radio-Hour-p803804/",
"rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/newyorkerradiohour"
}
},
"the-sam-sanders-show": {
"id": "the-sam-sanders-show",
"title": "The Sam Sanders Show",
"info": "One of public radio's most dynamic voices, Sam Sanders helped launch The NPR Politics Podcast and hosted NPR's hit show It's Been A Minute. Now, the award-winning host returns with something brand new, The Sam Sanders Show. Every week, Sam Sanders and friends dig into the culture that shapes our lives: what's driving the biggest trends, how artists really think, and even the memes you can't stop scrolling past. Sam is beloved for his way of unpacking the world and bringing you up close to fresh currents and engaging conversations. The Sam Sanders Show is smart, funny and always a good time.",
"airtime": "FRI 12-1pm AND SAT 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Sam-Sanders-Show-Podcast-Tile-400x400-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-sam-sanders-show/latest",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "KCRW"
},
"link": "https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-sam-sanders-show/latest",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://feed.cdnstream1.com/zjb/feed/download/ac/28/59/ac28594c-e1d0-4231-8728-61865cdc80e8.xml"
}
},
"the-splendid-table": {
"id": "the-splendid-table",
"title": "The Splendid Table",
"info": "\u003cem>The Splendid Table\u003c/em> hosts our nation's conversations about cooking, sustainability and food culture.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Splendid-Table-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.splendidtable.org/",
"airtime": "SUN 10-11 pm",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-splendid-table"
},
"this-american-life": {
"id": "this-american-life",
"title": "This American Life",
"info": "This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.",
"airtime": "SAT 12pm-1pm, 7pm-8pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/thisAmericanLife.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "wbez"
},
"link": "/radio/program/this-american-life",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=201671138&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"rss": "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast/rss.xml"
}
},
"tinydeskradio": {
"id": "tinydeskradio",
"title": "Tiny Desk Radio",
"info": "We're bringing the best of Tiny Desk to the airwaves, only on public radio.",
"airtime": "SUN 8pm and SAT 9pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/300x300-For-Member-Station-Logo-Tiny-Desk-Radio-@2x.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-52030/tiny-desk-radio",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/tinydeskradio",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/g-s1-52030/rss.xml"
}
},
"wait-wait-dont-tell-me": {
"id": "wait-wait-dont-tell-me",
"title": "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!",
"info": "Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis host the weekly NPR News quiz show alongside some of the best and brightest news and entertainment personalities.",
"airtime": "SUN 10am-11am, SAT 11am-12pm, SAT 6pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wait-Wait-Podcast-Tile-300x300-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/wait-wait-dont-tell-me",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/Xogv",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=121493804&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Wait-Wait-Dont-Tell-Me-p46/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/344098539/podcast.xml"
}
},
"weekend-edition-saturday": {
"id": "weekend-edition-saturday",
"title": "Weekend Edition Saturday",
"info": "Weekend Edition Saturday wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.",
"airtime": "SAT 5am-10am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Weekend-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-saturday/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/weekend-edition-saturday"
},
"weekend-edition-sunday": {
"id": "weekend-edition-sunday",
"title": "Weekend Edition Sunday",
"info": "Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.",
"airtime": "SUN 5am-10am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Weekend-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/weekend-edition-sunday"
}
},
"racesReducer": {},
"racesGenElectionReducer": {},
"racesGenElection2026Reducer": {},
"radioSchedulesReducer": {},
"listsReducer": {
"posts/news?tag=labor": {
"isFetching": false,
"latestQuery": {
"from": 900,
"size": 12
},
"vitalsOnly": false,
"totalRequested": 12,
"isLoading": false,
"isLoadingMore": true,
"total": {
"value": 1051,
"relation": "eq"
},
"items": [
"news_90207",
"news_88256",
"news_88235",
"news_86019",
"news_85217",
"news_84212",
"news_83642",
"news_82720",
"news_81022",
"news_80797",
"news_80734",
"news_80686"
],
"complete": true
}
},
"recallGuideReducer": {
"intros": {},
"policy": {},
"candidates": {}
},
"savedArticleReducer": {
"articles": [],
"status": {}
},
"newslettersReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"newsletters": {},
"isSubscribing": false,
"isUnsubscribing": false,
"subscribedNewsletters": {}
},
"termsReducer": {
"about": {
"name": "About",
"type": "terms",
"id": "about",
"slug": "about",
"link": "/about",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"arts": {
"name": "Arts & Culture",
"grouping": [
"arts",
"pop",
"trulyca"
],
"description": "KQED Arts provides daily in-depth coverage of the Bay Area's music, art, film, performing arts, literature and arts news, as well as cultural commentary and criticism.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "arts",
"slug": "arts",
"link": "/arts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"artschool": {
"name": "Art School",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "artschool",
"slug": "artschool",
"link": "/artschool",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"bayareabites": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "bayareabites",
"slug": "bayareabites",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"bayareahiphop": {
"name": "Bay Area Hiphop",
"type": "terms",
"id": "bayareahiphop",
"slug": "bayareahiphop",
"link": "/bayareahiphop",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"campaign21": {
"name": "Campaign 21",
"type": "terms",
"id": "campaign21",
"slug": "campaign21",
"link": "/campaign21",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"careers": {
"name": "Careers",
"type": "terms",
"id": "careers",
"slug": "careers",
"link": "/careers",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"checkplease": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "checkplease",
"slug": "checkplease",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"education": {
"name": "Education",
"grouping": [
"education"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "education",
"slug": "education",
"link": "/education",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"elections": {
"name": "Elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "elections",
"slug": "elections",
"link": "/elections",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"events": {
"name": "Events",
"type": "terms",
"id": "events",
"slug": "events",
"link": "/events",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"event": {
"name": "Event",
"alias": "events",
"type": "terms",
"id": "event",
"slug": "event",
"link": "/event",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"filmschoolshorts": {
"name": "Film School Shorts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "filmschoolshorts",
"slug": "filmschoolshorts",
"link": "/filmschoolshorts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"food": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "food",
"slug": "food",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"forum": {
"name": "Forum",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/forum?",
"parent": "news",
"type": "terms",
"id": "forum",
"slug": "forum",
"link": "/forum",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"futureofyou": {
"name": "Future of You",
"grouping": [
"science",
"futureofyou"
],
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "futureofyou",
"slug": "futureofyou",
"link": "/futureofyou",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"jpepinheart": {
"name": "KQED food",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/food,bayareabites,checkplease",
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "jpepinheart",
"slug": "jpepinheart",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"liveblog": {
"name": "Live Blog",
"type": "terms",
"id": "liveblog",
"slug": "liveblog",
"link": "/liveblog",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"livetv": {
"name": "Live TV",
"parent": "tv",
"type": "terms",
"id": "livetv",
"slug": "livetv",
"link": "/livetv",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"lowdown": {
"name": "The Lowdown",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/lowdown?",
"parent": "news",
"type": "terms",
"id": "lowdown",
"slug": "lowdown",
"link": "/lowdown",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"mindshift": {
"name": "Mindshift",
"parent": "news",
"description": "MindShift explores the future of education by highlighting the innovative – and sometimes counterintuitive – ways educators and parents are helping all children succeed.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "mindshift",
"slug": "mindshift",
"link": "/mindshift",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"news": {
"name": "News",
"grouping": [
"news",
"forum"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "news",
"slug": "news",
"link": "/news",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"newsletters": {
"name": "newsletters",
"type": "terms",
"id": "newsletters",
"slug": "newsletters",
"link": "/newsletters",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"perspectives": {
"name": "Perspectives",
"parent": "radio",
"type": "terms",
"id": "perspectives",
"slug": "perspectives",
"link": "/perspectives",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"podcasts": {
"name": "Podcasts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "podcasts",
"slug": "podcasts",
"link": "/podcasts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"pop": {
"name": "Pop",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop",
"slug": "pop",
"link": "/pop",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"pressroom": {
"name": "Pressroom",
"type": "terms",
"id": "pressroom",
"slug": "pressroom",
"link": "/pressroom",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"quest": {
"name": "Quest",
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "quest",
"slug": "quest",
"link": "/quest",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"radio": {
"name": "Radio",
"grouping": [
"forum",
"perspectives"
],
"description": "Listen to KQED Public Radio – home of Forum and The California Report – on 88.5 FM in San Francisco, 89.3 FM in Sacramento, 88.3 FM in Santa Rosa and 88.1 FM in Martinez.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "radio",
"slug": "radio",
"link": "/radio",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"root": {
"name": "KQED",
"image": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"imageWidth": 1200,
"imageHeight": 630,
"headData": {
"title": "KQED | News, Radio, Podcasts, TV | Public Media for Northern California",
"description": "KQED provides public radio, television, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the Bay Area. We’re the NPR and PBS member station for Northern California."
},
"type": "terms",
"id": "root",
"slug": "root",
"link": "/root",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"science": {
"name": "Science",
"grouping": [
"science",
"futureofyou"
],
"description": "KQED Science brings you award-winning science and environment coverage from the Bay Area and beyond.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "science",
"slug": "science",
"link": "/science",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"stateofhealth": {
"name": "State of Health",
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "stateofhealth",
"slug": "stateofhealth",
"link": "/stateofhealth",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"support": {
"name": "Support",
"type": "terms",
"id": "support",
"slug": "support",
"link": "/support",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"thedolist": {
"name": "The Do List",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "thedolist",
"slug": "thedolist",
"link": "/thedolist",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"trulyca": {
"name": "Truly CA",
"grouping": [
"arts",
"pop",
"trulyca"
],
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "trulyca",
"slug": "trulyca",
"link": "/trulyca",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"tv": {
"name": "TV",
"type": "terms",
"id": "tv",
"slug": "tv",
"link": "/tv",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"voterguide": {
"name": "Voter Guide",
"parent": "elections",
"alias": "elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "voterguide",
"slug": "voterguide",
"link": "/voterguide",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"guiaelectoral": {
"name": "Guia Electoral",
"parent": "elections",
"alias": "elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "guiaelectoral",
"slug": "guiaelectoral",
"link": "/guiaelectoral",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"news_tag_labor": {
"isLoading": true
},
"news_19904": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_19904",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "19904",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "Labor",
"slug": "labor",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Labor | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 19921,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/labor"
},
"news_6944": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_6944",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "6944",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/10/News-Fix-Logo-Web-Banners-04.png",
"name": "News Fix",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "program",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": "The News Fix is a daily news podcast from KQED that breaks down the latest headlines and provides in-depth analysis of the stories that matter to the Bay Area.",
"title": "News Fix - Daily Dose of Bay Area News | KQED",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 6968,
"slug": "news-fix",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/program/news-fix"
},
"news_248": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_248",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "248",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Technology",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Technology Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 256,
"slug": "technology",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/technology"
},
"news_851": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_851",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "851",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Gender Issues",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Gender Issues Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 861,
"slug": "gender-issues",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/gender-issues"
},
"news_2756": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_2756",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "2756",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Marissa Mayer",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Marissa Mayer Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2774,
"slug": "marissa-mayer",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/marissa-mayer"
},
"news_351": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_351",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "351",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Yahoo!",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Yahoo! Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 359,
"slug": "yahoo",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/yahoo"
},
"news_1758": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1758",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1758",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Economy",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": "Full coverage of the economy",
"title": "Economy Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2648,
"slug": "economy",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/economy"
},
"news_3852": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3852",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3852",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Dev Bootcamp",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Dev Bootcamp Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3871,
"slug": "dev-bootcamp",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/dev-bootcamp"
},
"news_2081": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_2081",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "2081",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Seniors",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Seniors Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2096,
"slug": "seniors",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/seniors"
},
"news_98": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_98",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "98",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Youth",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Youth Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 101,
"slug": "youth",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/youth"
},
"news_18538": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_18538",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "18538",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "California",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "California Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 31,
"slug": "california",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/california"
},
"news_2783": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_2783",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "2783",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "CalPERS",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "CalPERS Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2801,
"slug": "calpers",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/calpers"
},
"news_152": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_152",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "152",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Government",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Government Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 159,
"slug": "government",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/government"
},
"news_118": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_118",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "118",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "pensions",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "pensions Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 122,
"slug": "pensions",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/pensions"
},
"news_3735": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3735",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3735",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "retirement",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "retirement Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3753,
"slug": "retirement",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/retirement"
},
"news_1267": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1267",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1267",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "Sacramento Bee",
"slug": "sacramento-bee",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Sacramento Bee | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null,
"metaRobotsNoIndex": "noindex"
},
"ttid": 1279,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/sacramento-bee"
},
"news_3734": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3734",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3734",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "state employes",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "state employes Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3752,
"slug": "state-employes",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/state-employes"
},
"news_3733": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3733",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3733",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "wages",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "wages Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3751,
"slug": "wages",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/wages"
},
"news_2795": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_2795",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "2795",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "gun control",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "gun control Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2813,
"slug": "gun-control",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/gun-control"
},
"news_2865": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_2865",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "2865",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Gun Issues",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Gun Issues Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2883,
"slug": "gun-issues",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/gun-issues"
},
"news_3620": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3620",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3620",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Newtown",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Newtown Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3638,
"slug": "newtown",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/newtown"
},
"news_631": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_631",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "631",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "unemployment",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "unemployment Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 640,
"slug": "unemployment",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/unemployment"
},
"news_3478": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3478",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3478",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "jobless",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "jobless Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3496,
"slug": "jobless",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/jobless"
},
"news_1760": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1760",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1760",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Jobs",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Jobs Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1773,
"slug": "jobs",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/jobs"
},
"news_19906": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_19906",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "19906",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Environment",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Environment Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 19923,
"slug": "environment",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/category/environment"
},
"news_579": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_579",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "579",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Richmond",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Richmond Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2717,
"slug": "richmond",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/richmond"
},
"news_794": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_794",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "794",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"name": "Unions",
"slug": "unions",
"taxonomy": "tag",
"description": null,
"featImg": null,
"headData": {
"title": "Unions | KQED News",
"description": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogDescription": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"twDescription": null,
"twImgId": null
},
"ttid": 804,
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/unions"
},
"news_1560": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1560",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1560",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Wal-Mart",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Wal-Mart Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1572,
"slug": "wal-mart",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/wal-mart"
},
"news_1563": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_1563",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "1563",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Walmart",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Walmart Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 1575,
"slug": "walmart",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/walmart"
},
"news_289": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_289",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "289",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Black Friday",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Black Friday Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 297,
"slug": "black-friday",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/black-friday"
},
"news_3504": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_3504",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "3504",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Oakland Airport strike",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Oakland Airport strike Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3522,
"slug": "oakland-airport-strike",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/oakland-airport-strike"
},
"news_2045": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_2045",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "2045",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Port of Oakland",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Port of Oakland Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2060,
"slug": "port-of-oakland",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/port-of-oakland"
},
"news_214": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_214",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "214",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "SEIU",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "SEIU Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 222,
"slug": "seiu",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/seiu"
},
"news_2759": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "news_2759",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "news",
"id": "2759",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Strike",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Strike Archives | KQED News",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2777,
"slug": "strike",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/news/tag/strike"
}
},
"userPermissionsReducer": {
"wpLoggedIn": false
},
"eventsReducer": {},
"fssReducer": {},
"tvDailyScheduleReducer": {},
"tvWeeklyScheduleReducer": {},
"tvPrimetimeScheduleReducer": {},
"tvMonthlyScheduleReducer": {},
"userAccountReducer": {
"user": {
"email": null,
"emailStatus": "EMAIL_UNVALIDATED",
"loggedStatus": "LOGGED_OUT",
"loggingChecked": false,
"articles": [],
"firstName": null,
"lastName": null,
"phoneNumber": null,
"fetchingMembership": false,
"membershipError": false,
"memberships": [
{
"id": null,
"startDate": null,
"firstName": null,
"lastName": null,
"familyNumber": null,
"memberNumber": null,
"memberSince": null,
"expirationDate": null,
"pfsEligible": false,
"isSustaining": false,
"membershipLevel": "Prospect",
"membershipStatus": "Non Member",
"lastGiftDate": null,
"renewalDate": null,
"lastDonationAmount": null
}
]
},
"authModal": {
"isOpen": false,
"view": "LANDING_VIEW"
},
"error": null
},
"youthMediaReducer": {},
"checkPleaseReducer": {
"filterData": {
"region": {
"key": "Restaurant Region",
"filters": [
"Any Region"
]
},
"cuisine": {
"key": "Restaurant Cuisine",
"filters": [
"Any Cuisine"
]
}
},
"restaurantDataById": {},
"restaurantIdsSorted": [],
"error": null
},
"userAgentReducer": {
"userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
"isBot": true
}
}
