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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update (6 p.m. Sunday, March 17): \u003c/strong>Symphony management and musicians announced that talks have broken down, that orchestra members voted down a proposed cooling-off period, and that the symphony's planned East Coast tour has been canceled. More details \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/17/san-francisco-symphony-cancels-tour-as-musicians-continue-strike/\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update (Saturday night, March 16):\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Symphony strike continues and this weekend's programs featuring \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2012-13/MTT-conducts-Mahler%E2%80%99s-Ninth-Symphony.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Mahler's Ninth Symphony\u003c/a>--have been canceled. As talks continue, symphony management says it will provide an update Sunday on the status of the organization's East Coast tour, scheduled for this coming week. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91365\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/13/san-francisco-symphony-on-strike-concert-cancelled/img_2118/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91365\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/IMG_2118-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The San Francisco Symphony went on strike Wednesday morning. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91365\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Symphony went on strike Wednesday morning. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The principal disputes center on pay (musicians are seeking increases to maintain parity with other premiere orchestras) and health care benefits. The musicians' union gives its side of the story \u003ca href=\"http://www.musiciansofthesanfranciscosymphony.org/\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a> (also see slideshow below). And here's the latest press release from symphony management: \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED FOR\u003cbr>\nSUNDAY, MARCH 17 IS CANCELLED\u003cbr>\nDUE TO ONGOING WORK STOPPAGE BY MUSICIANS\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NEGOTIATIONS STILL ONGOING \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2013 – Due to the ongoing work stoppage by musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, the concert scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. No further concert cancellations have been announced at this time as negotiations are continuing. An update on the status of the Orchestra’s planned three-city East Coast tour scheduled to begin March 20 will be provided Sunday. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons with tickets to the March 17 concert may exchange them for an upcoming concert, donate their tickets, or receive a refund. Ticket holders who have provided email addresses or phone numbers will receive direct notification from the Symphony. Ticketholders for all cancelled concerts do not need to contact the box office prior to the cancelled concert start time. Refunds and exchanges will be honored in the days ahead. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons can reach customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 (between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday) and receive up-to-the-minute information the Orchestra’s website at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.sfsymphony.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, and the orchestra administration are working toward a new multi-year contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Previous posts below: \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update (Friday, March 15):\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Symphony announced today that with musicians still on strike, it's canceling a concert scheduled for tonight (Friday, March 15) and won't reschedule it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's the bad news for symphony lovers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The good news is that the two sides are talking. The symphony said \"talks are moving forward\" after a 13-hour bargaining session most of the day yesterday and into this morning. The organization says it will make an announcement about its weekend concerts on Saturday. And still in question is whether the labor dispute, which centers on salaries and health benefit costs, will be resolved in time for the orchestra to make its planned East Coast tour next week. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the symphony's Friday press release:\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong> SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED for FRIDAY, MARCH 15 CANCELED; LABOR NEGOTIATIONS MOVE FORWARD \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2013 – Due to the labor stoppage at the San Francisco Symphony, the concert scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Talks are moving forward after a 13-hour negotiation session that continued into the early morning hours, and more talks are scheduled for Friday. No further concert cancellations have been announced at this time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons with tickets to the March 15 concert may exchange them for an upcoming concert, donate their tickets, or receive a refund. Patrons can obtain information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 (between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from noon-6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday) and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An update for the Saturday, March 16 8:00 p.m. concert will be issued Saturday morning, and an update for the Sunday, March 17 2:00 p.m. concert will be issued by Saturday night, March 16. Ticket holders for these concerts with email addresses or phone numbers will receive direct notification from the Symphony. All news will also be posted at www.sfsymphony.org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, and the orchestra administration are working toward a new three-year contract. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (March 13):\u003c/strong> Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony went on strike today after eight months of fruitless talks with management centered on wage and benefit issues. The immediate impact: The symphony announced a concert scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday has been canceled. Also in jeopardy: a tour to the East Coast, including stops at Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Part of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Press-Room/Press-Releases/National-Tour-March-2013.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">planned program\u003c/a> for the tour was \"Drift and Providence\" by Berkeley native \u003ca href=\"http://www.samuelcarladams.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel Carl Adams\u003c/a>, which the symphony premiered last fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union representing musicians has been seeking a 5 percent raise to keep San Francisco Symphony players on par with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Contract talks had stalled over a union demand that the symphony open its books. Symphony management has proposed a freeze in both wages and benefits, citing players' average salary of $165,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The administration has prepared an offer, but the musicians decided to strike rather than continue negotiations overseen by a federal mediator,\" said Executive Director Brent Assink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musicians say symphony management had offered a contract without any raises, even as Assink himself got a bonus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Symphony musicians last went on strike in 1997.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the the press releases from the musicians' union and the symphony on a strike called today by musicians. We'll have more details from an 11 a.m. press conference by both symphony officials and the musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.kqed.org/assets/slideshow/symphonystrike/_files/iframe.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Today: San Francisco Symphony Musicians To Make Major Announcement\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith Just One Week Left To Reach A Labor Agreement and Management Stalling, Musicians Will Make a Major Announcement About Labor Action\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WHO: San Francisco Symphony Musicians\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WHAT: A major announcement by the Musicians about their labor negotiations with Management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BACKGROUND: Last week, the Grammy Award winning San Francisco Symphony Musicians voted unanimously to authorize a strike if a deal is not reached with management by March 19, the day the Symphony is scheduled to begin an East Coast tour. Management has refused to open its financial books so that a fair deal can be reached that will keep the orchestra competitive with its peers in Chicago and Los Angeles and remain a world class symphony. Instead management is rewarding themselves with six figure bonuses and seeking a contract that will not allow Musicians to keep up with the cost of living, which is why Musicians, such as David Herbert – who is joining the Chicago Symphony – are leaving. The San Francisco Symphony receives approximately $2.6 million in annual funding support from the public, yet management will not open the books and be transparent about how those funds are being used. On March 12, management stalled negotiations yet once again, and as a result the Musicians will make a major labor announcement today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED for 2:00 PM MARCH 14 CANCELLED DUE TO WORK STOPPAGE BY MUSICIANS\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2013 – Due to a work stoppage by the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS), the concert scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Patrons can obtain up-to-the-minute information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org/press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, have rejected proposals from the Orchestra administration for a new three-year contract that would have kept the musicians among the three highest paid orchestras in the country. The administration notified the musicians that a revised proposal would be presented Thursday, March 14 but the musicians decided to strike rather than continue negotiations overseen by a federal mediator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest administration proposal offered a minimum base yearly salary of $141,700 in the first year, with multi-year increases to $144,560 by the end of the proposed contract. During the most recent four-year contract, the musicians’ base minimum pay increased by 17.3%, an average of 4.3% per year. In addition to the minimum base salary, other musician compensation such as radio payments, over-scale, and seniority raises the current annual average pay for SFS musicians to over $165,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The administration’s most recent offer also maintained all current benefit payment levels including 10 weeks paid vacation, a maximum pension of $74,000 annually upon retirement, paid sick leave, and a full coverage health plan with no monthly contribution for individual musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are disappointed that the musicians have chosen to strike and deeply regret any inconvenience to our patrons,” said Brent Assink, Executive Director of the San Francisco Symphony. “We will continue to work hard to develop a fair agreement that gives our talented musicians a contract that reflects our stature as one of the top orchestras in the country but also one that sets a prudent financial course for the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Providing affordable health care options for musicians remains a key goal. With the rising cost of health care, SFS administration proposed health care plan changes but still offered a health care plan option with no monthly contribution for individual musicians. The latest proposal also maintained a maximum $74,000 annual pension for retiring musicians, with a slight increase in retirement age to draw full pensions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the current economic environment, the San Francisco Symphony is facing the same challenges that other major American orchestras around the country are facing. For all four years of its most recent collective bargaining agreement with its musicians, operating expenses have outpaced operating income. While concert and related revenues have increased 2.4% compounded annually during the term of the four-year agreement, concert production expenses have increased 8.1% compounded annually. The Orchestra has incurred an operating deficit in each of those years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of America's top orchestras are facing similar challenges with increased concert production, pension, and health care costs currently outpacing revenue growth. We are developing a multi-year plan to achieve a balanced operating model, including identifying and growing new sources of revenue and at the same time reducing the growth rate of expenses,” said Assink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a non-profit organization, the Symphony provides transparency about its finances in fully audited and publicly available documents in accordance with the law. The administration responded to all of the union’s specific requests for information in a timely manner throughout the negotiations. Since September, this has included over 50 formal requests for which were delivered over 500 pages of documentation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons with tickets to the March 14 concert may exchange them for an upcoming concert, may donate their tickets, or receive a refund. Patrons can obtain up-to-the-minute information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org/press.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Refunds and exchanges will be honored in the days ahead. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons can reach customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 (between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday) and receive up-to-the-minute information the Orchestra’s website at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.sfsymphony.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, and the orchestra administration are working toward a new multi-year contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Previous posts below: \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update (Friday, March 15):\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Symphony announced today that with musicians still on strike, it's canceling a concert scheduled for tonight (Friday, March 15) and won't reschedule it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's the bad news for symphony lovers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The good news is that the two sides are talking. The symphony said \"talks are moving forward\" after a 13-hour bargaining session most of the day yesterday and into this morning. The organization says it will make an announcement about its weekend concerts on Saturday. And still in question is whether the labor dispute, which centers on salaries and health benefit costs, will be resolved in time for the orchestra to make its planned East Coast tour next week. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the symphony's Friday press release:\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong> SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED for FRIDAY, MARCH 15 CANCELED; LABOR NEGOTIATIONS MOVE FORWARD \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2013 – Due to the labor stoppage at the San Francisco Symphony, the concert scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Talks are moving forward after a 13-hour negotiation session that continued into the early morning hours, and more talks are scheduled for Friday. No further concert cancellations have been announced at this time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons with tickets to the March 15 concert may exchange them for an upcoming concert, donate their tickets, or receive a refund. Patrons can obtain information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 (between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from noon-6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday) and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An update for the Saturday, March 16 8:00 p.m. concert will be issued Saturday morning, and an update for the Sunday, March 17 2:00 p.m. concert will be issued by Saturday night, March 16. Ticket holders for these concerts with email addresses or phone numbers will receive direct notification from the Symphony. All news will also be posted at www.sfsymphony.org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, and the orchestra administration are working toward a new three-year contract. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (March 13):\u003c/strong> Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony went on strike today after eight months of fruitless talks with management centered on wage and benefit issues. The immediate impact: The symphony announced a concert scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday has been canceled. Also in jeopardy: a tour to the East Coast, including stops at Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Part of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Press-Room/Press-Releases/National-Tour-March-2013.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">planned program\u003c/a> for the tour was \"Drift and Providence\" by Berkeley native \u003ca href=\"http://www.samuelcarladams.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel Carl Adams\u003c/a>, which the symphony premiered last fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union representing musicians has been seeking a 5 percent raise to keep San Francisco Symphony players on par with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Contract talks had stalled over a union demand that the symphony open its books. Symphony management has proposed a freeze in both wages and benefits, citing players' average salary of $165,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The administration has prepared an offer, but the musicians decided to strike rather than continue negotiations overseen by a federal mediator,\" said Executive Director Brent Assink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musicians say symphony management had offered a contract without any raises, even as Assink himself got a bonus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Symphony musicians last went on strike in 1997.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the the press releases from the musicians' union and the symphony on a strike called today by musicians. We'll have more details from an 11 a.m. press conference by both symphony officials and the musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.kqed.org/assets/slideshow/symphonystrike/_files/iframe.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Today: San Francisco Symphony Musicians To Make Major Announcement\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith Just One Week Left To Reach A Labor Agreement and Management Stalling, Musicians Will Make a Major Announcement About Labor Action\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WHO: San Francisco Symphony Musicians\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WHAT: A major announcement by the Musicians about their labor negotiations with Management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BACKGROUND: Last week, the Grammy Award winning San Francisco Symphony Musicians voted unanimously to authorize a strike if a deal is not reached with management by March 19, the day the Symphony is scheduled to begin an East Coast tour. Management has refused to open its financial books so that a fair deal can be reached that will keep the orchestra competitive with its peers in Chicago and Los Angeles and remain a world class symphony. Instead management is rewarding themselves with six figure bonuses and seeking a contract that will not allow Musicians to keep up with the cost of living, which is why Musicians, such as David Herbert – who is joining the Chicago Symphony – are leaving. The San Francisco Symphony receives approximately $2.6 million in annual funding support from the public, yet management will not open the books and be transparent about how those funds are being used. On March 12, management stalled negotiations yet once again, and as a result the Musicians will make a major labor announcement today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED for 2:00 PM MARCH 14 CANCELLED DUE TO WORK STOPPAGE BY MUSICIANS\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2013 – Due to a work stoppage by the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS), the concert scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Patrons can obtain up-to-the-minute information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org/press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, have rejected proposals from the Orchestra administration for a new three-year contract that would have kept the musicians among the three highest paid orchestras in the country. The administration notified the musicians that a revised proposal would be presented Thursday, March 14 but the musicians decided to strike rather than continue negotiations overseen by a federal mediator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest administration proposal offered a minimum base yearly salary of $141,700 in the first year, with multi-year increases to $144,560 by the end of the proposed contract. During the most recent four-year contract, the musicians’ base minimum pay increased by 17.3%, an average of 4.3% per year. In addition to the minimum base salary, other musician compensation such as radio payments, over-scale, and seniority raises the current annual average pay for SFS musicians to over $165,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The administration’s most recent offer also maintained all current benefit payment levels including 10 weeks paid vacation, a maximum pension of $74,000 annually upon retirement, paid sick leave, and a full coverage health plan with no monthly contribution for individual musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are disappointed that the musicians have chosen to strike and deeply regret any inconvenience to our patrons,” said Brent Assink, Executive Director of the San Francisco Symphony. “We will continue to work hard to develop a fair agreement that gives our talented musicians a contract that reflects our stature as one of the top orchestras in the country but also one that sets a prudent financial course for the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Providing affordable health care options for musicians remains a key goal. With the rising cost of health care, SFS administration proposed health care plan changes but still offered a health care plan option with no monthly contribution for individual musicians. The latest proposal also maintained a maximum $74,000 annual pension for retiring musicians, with a slight increase in retirement age to draw full pensions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the current economic environment, the San Francisco Symphony is facing the same challenges that other major American orchestras around the country are facing. For all four years of its most recent collective bargaining agreement with its musicians, operating expenses have outpaced operating income. While concert and related revenues have increased 2.4% compounded annually during the term of the four-year agreement, concert production expenses have increased 8.1% compounded annually. The Orchestra has incurred an operating deficit in each of those years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of America's top orchestras are facing similar challenges with increased concert production, pension, and health care costs currently outpacing revenue growth. We are developing a multi-year plan to achieve a balanced operating model, including identifying and growing new sources of revenue and at the same time reducing the growth rate of expenses,” said Assink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a non-profit organization, the Symphony provides transparency about its finances in fully audited and publicly available documents in accordance with the law. The administration responded to all of the union’s specific requests for information in a timely manner throughout the negotiations. Since September, this has included over 50 formal requests for which were delivered over 500 pages of documentation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco's AT&T Park hosts the final three games of the \u003ca href=\"http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">World Baseball Classic\u003c/a> beginning on Sunday, March 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 360px\">\u003cimg class=\" \" src=\"http://u.s.kqed.net/2013/03/15/wbcnetherlands20130315a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infielder Andrelton Simmons #9 of Netherlands throws his signed balls to fans after the World Baseball Classic Second Round Pool 1 game between Japan and the Netherlands at Tokyo Dome on March 12, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The WBC is Major League Baseball's effort to promote America’s pastime as a sport around the world. Last September, 28 teams entered the qualifying rounds of the World Baseball Classic, and the final round will feature just four: the Dominican Republic, Japan, the Netherlands, and the winner of Friday night's game between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Japan won both previous rounds of the WBC in 2006 and 2009. The Dominican Republic is well-known as a baseball powerhouse. But the Netherlands has taken the baseball world by surprise. It's their first trip to the final round, after they came from behind to beat the Cuban national team last Monday night. Now the Oranj, as they're known, have become the lovable underdogs of the WBC. The Dutch word for baseball, \u003cem>honkbal\u003c/em>, is a trending topic on Twitter whenever the team is playing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ian Miller of Oakland Tweets and records podcasts about baseball as part of the team \u003ca href=\"http://productiveouts.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Productive Outs\u003c/a>, and he's also a contributor to Baseball Prospectus, where he \u003ca href=\"http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19793\" target=\"_blank\">wrote \u003c/a>about his conversion to the cult of honkbal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Initially it was just how comical [the word] honkbal was,\" Miller said. \"What they did was just literally translate English-language baseball terms into Dutch. \u003cem>Honkbal\u003c/em> literally means baseball. They have things like \u003cem>tweede honkman\u003c/em>, which is second baseman, \u003cem>kortestop\u003c/em>, shortstop, and \u003cem>werper\u003c/em> is pitcher. I can't root for the favorite. I have to root for the underdog, and that has a lot to do with why I threw my lot in with the Dutch. And I needed to throw my lot in with a team, so why not pick these guys who were making me laugh?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the team is seriously talented, starting with their manager, Hensley Meulens, who's the hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants. Miller said for him, Meulens was another reason to root for the Netherlands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I've had the chance to talk with him before, and he's incredibly knowledgeable -- one of the nicest guys in baseball,\" Miller said. \"I stood on the top step of the dugout and talked to him one day, and I learned more than I did when I played baseball in high school. If you see him in the dugout during a game, he's always composed, always looks cool. You just feel like he's got everything under control.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED listeners who told us they were going to the World Baseball Classic had a variety of reasons. JT Neville is an IT manager from Redwood City. He found out about the WBC as a Giants season-ticket holder, and hoped to see some Giants or other MLB players in the tournament.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's just exciting to see the guys who you see on a regular basis out there in different jerseys,\" Neville said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some fans worry that major leaguers on WBC teams will be pushing too hard and risking injuries before their season begins. Neville said he understood that argument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When you saw [San Francisco closer Sergio] Romo put in 24 pitches for Mexico, and he'd only been throwing for a couple of weeks, that was a little scary, considering how critical he was to the Giants last year,\" Neville said. \"I don't know if it's any more risk than going through spring training, but it could be scary.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles native Nick Gonzalez is flying back from New York City, where he lives now, in order to go to the WBC games with friends in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It puts baseball on the world stage, after it's not going to be in the Olympics any more,\" Gonzalez said. \"I think more and more, we're going to see players come to the U.S. from countries that haven't been traditional baseball countries -- places like Australia or Italy. China has a pretty good team; Brazil has a pretty good team -- a lot of places have developed a taste for America's pastime.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Ian Miller, the opportunity to observe different styles of play and approaches to the game are worth the price of admission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Getting a chance to see these guys -- especially the Cuban national team, who we don't usually get a chance to see -- it's absolutely fascinating,\" Miller said. \"Watching how the Japanese guys flip their bats -- something you'd never see in major league baseball, because the pitcher would take that as being shown up. And then there was the Korean manager who came out, after their defeat by Holland, and said this was one of the worst events in our history, and he went on to apologize to the Korean people for the worst game ever. If folks aren't watching the WBC, this is the kind of subtle and fascinating stuff they're missing out on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World Baseball Classic games are Sunday, March 17 at 6 p.m. (Japan vs. the lower seed of the two American teams); Monday, March 18 at 6 p.m. (The Netherlands vs. the higher seed), and Tuesday, March 19 at 5 p.m. (the winners of Sunday's and Monday's games).\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91501\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/PhotoWeek130315popemass.jpg\" alt=\"PhotoWeek130315popemass\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone conducts a mass in \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/13/new-pope-chosen/\">honor of the election of Pope Francis\u003c/a>, the first Pope from South America, on March 14, 2013. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91503\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/PhotoWeek130315symphony.jpg\" alt=\"PhotoWeek130315symphony\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/13/san-francisco-symphony-on-strike-concert-cancelled/\" target=\"_blank\">went on strike\u003c/a> Wednesday, March 13 after eight months of fruitless talks with management centered on wage and benefit issues. Violinist Suzanne Leon (left) is in her 23rd season with the symphony, and says that management should value musicians' experience and ability. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>By Charla Bear\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s tough for Teresa Villicana, a student at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/\">City College of San Francisco\u003c/a>, to focus on her studies right now. She’s got a more pressing concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 408px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" src=\"https://newsimage.kqed.org/filestore/4/2/6/5_d15256a1b80b662/4265scr_3eaf1ad48db8875.jpg?v=2013-03-14+17%3A20%3A38\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"272\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students marched from several city college campuses, to Mission High school to ask students to join them on their march to city hall, where they went inside and chanted. They then held a rally outside, with several hundred people. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If they close, where are we going to be?” she asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closure is a real possibility for CCSF. It’s facing a deadline Friday to prove to an accreditation agency how it plans to address a long list of financial and administrative concerns. If the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges pulls CCSF’s credentials, the state would follow suit by withdrawing funding. And City College is not alone: Its financial difficulties reflect the the growing struggle that many California colleges face.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The troubles at City College, which serves more than 80,000 students, have sparked a local campaign to save the school. Thursday, about 500 students, teachers and community members \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/14/protestors-demand-city-hall-help-fund-san-francisco-city-college/#more-91437\">marched to City Hall\u003c/a> demanding support from local lawmakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City College ESL teacher Elizabeth Silver says these are trying times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been discouraging lately,” Silver says. “I think City College is going to change somehow, we’re not going to have the same kind of school. That’s what is scary to us as faculty.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->The \u003ca href=\"http://www.saveccsf.org/march-14-fliers-and-info/\">Save CCSF Coalition\u003c/a> joined the march to call on the city to fill budget gaps and reinstate cut classes and programs using Proposition A funds. Prop. 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But he adds there’s still a lot of hard work to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t get around our fiscal challenge,” Kamer said. “We have an institution that has grown to unsustainable levels.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The college hasn’t been able to resolve one of the commission’s biggest concerns—that roughly 92 percent of its budget goes to salaries, benefits and retirement, leaving only 8 percent for all remaining operations and site maintenance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The college’s board of trustees approved a $187 million 2012-13 budget. About $97 million of that total comes from the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Not Just a City College Problem\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CCSF is \u003ca href=\"http://www.accjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACCJC-Memo-to-Field-w-Jan-2013-Commission-Actions_REVISED_3-7-13.pdf\">not the only community college in the state\u003c/a> in danger of shutting down. 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Feist says the recession has added to the pain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We lost 500,000 students in the past 4 years because of budget cuts,” Feist says. “So, if a college was deficient in one area or another before the recession, that may have exposed those problems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most colleges have typically been able to fix their issues in time to avoid closure. Only Compton Community College was shut down, but it was quickly absorbed by a nearby school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The size of City College of San Francisco makes that an unlikely option. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>By Charla Bear\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s tough for Teresa Villicana, a student at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/\">City College of San Francisco\u003c/a>, to focus on her studies right now. She’s got a more pressing concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 408px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" src=\"https://newsimage.kqed.org/filestore/4/2/6/5_d15256a1b80b662/4265scr_3eaf1ad48db8875.jpg?v=2013-03-14+17%3A20%3A38\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"272\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students marched from several city college campuses, to Mission High school to ask students to join them on their march to city hall, where they went inside and chanted. They then held a rally outside, with several hundred people. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If they close, where are we going to be?” she asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closure is a real possibility for CCSF. It’s facing a deadline Friday to prove to an accreditation agency how it plans to address a long list of financial and administrative concerns. If the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges pulls CCSF’s credentials, the state would follow suit by withdrawing funding. And City College is not alone: Its financial difficulties reflect the the growing struggle that many California colleges face.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The troubles at City College, which serves more than 80,000 students, have sparked a local campaign to save the school. Thursday, about 500 students, teachers and community members \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/14/protestors-demand-city-hall-help-fund-san-francisco-city-college/#more-91437\">marched to City Hall\u003c/a> demanding support from local lawmakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91446\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/14/can-you-shoot-a-goose-and-other-bay-area-wildlife-questions/8557519591_ab204442e9_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91446\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91446\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/8557519591_ab204442e9_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Part of a flock of 30 turkeys that invaded and took up residence in the East Bay town of Albany over the winter. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of a flock of 30 turkeys that took up residence in the East Bay town of Albany over the winter. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ever want to trap a turkey? Eradicate a raccoon? Garrote a goose? You’re not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As more and more wild creatures set up housekeeping in Bay Area cities and suburbs, some residents are getting tired of squirrels eating their bird food. They’re furious when raccoons battle their dogs, sad when their roses disappear down a deer’s gullet, and disgusted when fowl foul the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, some wild urban creatures look like they might be good for dinner. Several readers of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/06/what-to-do-if-you-are-attacked-by-a-wild-turkey-a-bay-area-problem/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our recent post\u003c/a> on how to respond to aggressive turkeys suggested taking matters into your own hands. But if you’re searching in the basement for your grandfather’s shotgun, stop right there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the critters that annoy us the most are protected by one statute or another, especially within city limits.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, it’s illegal to discharge a firearm or projectile weapon in most urban areas except in very specific instances, such as an immediate threat to personal safety. It’s unlikely a pecking fowl would qualify.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would not encourage anyone to engage a turkey with a firearm in our city limits,” says San Francisco police spokesman Gordon Shyy. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update (Saturday, March 16):\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Symphony strike continues and tonight's program--\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2012-13/MTT-conducts-Mahler%E2%80%99s-Ninth-Symphony.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Mahler's Ninth Symphony\u003c/a>--has been canceled. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91365\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/13/san-francisco-symphony-on-strike-concert-cancelled/img_2118/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91365\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/IMG_2118-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The San Francisco Symphony went on strike Wednesday morning. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91365\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Symphony went on strike Wednesday morning. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The principal disputes center on pay (musicians are seeking increases to maintain parity with other premiere orchestras) and health care benefits. The musicians' union gives its side of the story \u003ca href=\"http://www.musiciansofthesanfranciscosymphony.org/\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a> (also see slideshow below). And here's the latest press release from symphony management: \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / March 16, 2013\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED FOR\u003cbr>\nSATURDAY, MARCH 16 IS CANCELLED\u003cbr>\nDUE TO LABOR STOPPAGE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2013 – Due to the labor stoppage at the San Francisco Symphony, the concert scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. No further concert cancellations have been announced at this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons with tickets to the March 16 concert may exchange them for an upcoming concert, donate their tickets, or receive a refund. Patrons can obtain information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 (between 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, noon to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday) and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An update for the Sunday, March 17 2:00 p.m. concert will be issued by Saturday night. Ticket holders with email addresses or phone numbers will receive direct notification from the Symphony. All news will also be posted at www.sfsymphony.org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, and the orchestra administration are working toward a new three-year contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update (Friday, March 15):\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Symphony announced today that with musicians still on strike, it's canceling a concert scheduled for tonight (Friday, March 15) and won't reschedule it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's the bad news for symphony lovers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The good news is that the two sides are talking. The symphony said \"talks are moving forward\" after a 13-hour bargaining session most of the day yesterday and into this morning. The organization says it will make an announcement about its weekend concerts on Saturday. And still in question is whether the labor dispute, which centers on salaries and health benefit costs, will be resolved in time for the orchestra to make its planned East Coast tour next week. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the symphony's Friday press release:\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong> SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED for FRIDAY, MARCH 15 CANCELED; LABOR NEGOTIATIONS MOVE FORWARD \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2013 – Due to the labor stoppage at the San Francisco Symphony, the concert scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Talks are moving forward after a 13-hour negotiation session that continued into the early morning hours, and more talks are scheduled for Friday. No further concert cancellations have been announced at this time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons with tickets to the March 15 concert may exchange them for an upcoming concert, donate their tickets, or receive a refund. Patrons can obtain information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 (between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from noon-6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday) and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An update for the Saturday, March 16 8:00 p.m. concert will be issued Saturday morning, and an update for the Sunday, March 17 2:00 p.m. concert will be issued by Saturday night, March 16. Ticket holders for these concerts with email addresses or phone numbers will receive direct notification from the Symphony. All news will also be posted at www.sfsymphony.org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, and the orchestra administration are working toward a new three-year contract. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (March 13):\u003c/strong> Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony went on strike today after eight months of fruitless talks with management centered on wage and benefit issues. The immediate impact: The symphony announced a concert scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday has been canceled. Also in jeopardy: a tour to the East Coast, including stops at Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Part of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Press-Room/Press-Releases/National-Tour-March-2013.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">planned program\u003c/a> for the tour was \"Drift and Providence\" by Berkeley native \u003ca href=\"http://www.samuelcarladams.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel Carl Adams\u003c/a>, which the symphony premiered last fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union representing musicians has been seeking a 5 percent raise to keep San Francisco Symphony players on par with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Contract talks had stalled over a union demand that the symphony open its books. Symphony management has proposed a freeze in both wages and benefits, citing players' average salary of $165,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The administration has prepared an offer, but the musicians decided to strike rather than continue negotiations overseen by a federal mediator,\" said Executive Director Brent Assink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musicians say symphony management had offered a contract without any raises, even as Assink himself got a bonus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Symphony musicians last went on strike in 1997.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the the press releases from the musicians' union and the symphony on a strike called today by musicians. We'll have more details from an 11 a.m. press conference by both symphony officials and the musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.kqed.org/assets/slideshow/symphonystrike/_files/iframe.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Today: San Francisco Symphony Musicians To Make Major Announcement\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith Just One Week Left To Reach A Labor Agreement and Management Stalling, Musicians Will Make a Major Announcement About Labor Action\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WHO: San Francisco Symphony Musicians\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WHAT: A major announcement by the Musicians about their labor negotiations with Management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BACKGROUND: Last week, the Grammy Award winning San Francisco Symphony Musicians voted unanimously to authorize a strike if a deal is not reached with management by March 19, the day the Symphony is scheduled to begin an East Coast tour. Management has refused to open its financial books so that a fair deal can be reached that will keep the orchestra competitive with its peers in Chicago and Los Angeles and remain a world class symphony. Instead management is rewarding themselves with six figure bonuses and seeking a contract that will not allow Musicians to keep up with the cost of living, which is why Musicians, such as David Herbert – who is joining the Chicago Symphony – are leaving. The San Francisco Symphony receives approximately $2.6 million in annual funding support from the public, yet management will not open the books and be transparent about how those funds are being used. On March 12, management stalled negotiations yet once again, and as a result the Musicians will make a major labor announcement today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED for 2:00 PM MARCH 14 CANCELLED DUE TO WORK STOPPAGE BY MUSICIANS\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2013 – Due to a work stoppage by the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS), the concert scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Patrons can obtain up-to-the-minute information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org/press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, have rejected proposals from the Orchestra administration for a new three-year contract that would have kept the musicians among the three highest paid orchestras in the country. The administration notified the musicians that a revised proposal would be presented Thursday, March 14 but the musicians decided to strike rather than continue negotiations overseen by a federal mediator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest administration proposal offered a minimum base yearly salary of $141,700 in the first year, with multi-year increases to $144,560 by the end of the proposed contract. During the most recent four-year contract, the musicians’ base minimum pay increased by 17.3%, an average of 4.3% per year. In addition to the minimum base salary, other musician compensation such as radio payments, over-scale, and seniority raises the current annual average pay for SFS musicians to over $165,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The administration’s most recent offer also maintained all current benefit payment levels including 10 weeks paid vacation, a maximum pension of $74,000 annually upon retirement, paid sick leave, and a full coverage health plan with no monthly contribution for individual musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are disappointed that the musicians have chosen to strike and deeply regret any inconvenience to our patrons,” said Brent Assink, Executive Director of the San Francisco Symphony. “We will continue to work hard to develop a fair agreement that gives our talented musicians a contract that reflects our stature as one of the top orchestras in the country but also one that sets a prudent financial course for the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Providing affordable health care options for musicians remains a key goal. With the rising cost of health care, SFS administration proposed health care plan changes but still offered a health care plan option with no monthly contribution for individual musicians. The latest proposal also maintained a maximum $74,000 annual pension for retiring musicians, with a slight increase in retirement age to draw full pensions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the current economic environment, the San Francisco Symphony is facing the same challenges that other major American orchestras around the country are facing. For all four years of its most recent collective bargaining agreement with its musicians, operating expenses have outpaced operating income. While concert and related revenues have increased 2.4% compounded annually during the term of the four-year agreement, concert production expenses have increased 8.1% compounded annually. The Orchestra has incurred an operating deficit in each of those years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of America's top orchestras are facing similar challenges with increased concert production, pension, and health care costs currently outpacing revenue growth. We are developing a multi-year plan to achieve a balanced operating model, including identifying and growing new sources of revenue and at the same time reducing the growth rate of expenses,” said Assink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a non-profit organization, the Symphony provides transparency about its finances in fully audited and publicly available documents in accordance with the law. The administration responded to all of the union’s specific requests for information in a timely manner throughout the negotiations. 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All news will also be posted at www.sfsymphony.org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, and the orchestra administration are working toward a new three-year contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update (Friday, March 15):\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Symphony announced today that with musicians still on strike, it's canceling a concert scheduled for tonight (Friday, March 15) and won't reschedule it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's the bad news for symphony lovers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The good news is that the two sides are talking. The symphony said \"talks are moving forward\" after a 13-hour bargaining session most of the day yesterday and into this morning. The organization says it will make an announcement about its weekend concerts on Saturday. And still in question is whether the labor dispute, which centers on salaries and health benefit costs, will be resolved in time for the orchestra to make its planned East Coast tour next week. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the symphony's Friday press release:\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong> SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED for FRIDAY, MARCH 15 CANCELED; LABOR NEGOTIATIONS MOVE FORWARD \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2013 – Due to the labor stoppage at the San Francisco Symphony, the concert scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Talks are moving forward after a 13-hour negotiation session that continued into the early morning hours, and more talks are scheduled for Friday. No further concert cancellations have been announced at this time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrons with tickets to the March 15 concert may exchange them for an upcoming concert, donate their tickets, or receive a refund. Patrons can obtain information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 (between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from noon-6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday) and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An update for the Saturday, March 16 8:00 p.m. concert will be issued Saturday morning, and an update for the Sunday, March 17 2:00 p.m. concert will be issued by Saturday night, March 16. Ticket holders for these concerts with email addresses or phone numbers will receive direct notification from the Symphony. All news will also be posted at www.sfsymphony.org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, and the orchestra administration are working toward a new three-year contract. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (March 13):\u003c/strong> Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony went on strike today after eight months of fruitless talks with management centered on wage and benefit issues. The immediate impact: The symphony announced a concert scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday has been canceled. Also in jeopardy: a tour to the East Coast, including stops at Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Part of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Press-Room/Press-Releases/National-Tour-March-2013.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">planned program\u003c/a> for the tour was \"Drift and Providence\" by Berkeley native \u003ca href=\"http://www.samuelcarladams.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel Carl Adams\u003c/a>, which the symphony premiered last fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union representing musicians has been seeking a 5 percent raise to keep San Francisco Symphony players on par with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Contract talks had stalled over a union demand that the symphony open its books. Symphony management has proposed a freeze in both wages and benefits, citing players' average salary of $165,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The administration has prepared an offer, but the musicians decided to strike rather than continue negotiations overseen by a federal mediator,\" said Executive Director Brent Assink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musicians say symphony management had offered a contract without any raises, even as Assink himself got a bonus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Symphony musicians last went on strike in 1997.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the the press releases from the musicians' union and the symphony on a strike called today by musicians. We'll have more details from an 11 a.m. press conference by both symphony officials and the musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.kqed.org/assets/slideshow/symphonystrike/_files/iframe.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Today: San Francisco Symphony Musicians To Make Major Announcement\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWith Just One Week Left To Reach A Labor Agreement and Management Stalling, Musicians Will Make a Major Announcement About Labor Action\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WHO: San Francisco Symphony Musicians\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WHAT: A major announcement by the Musicians about their labor negotiations with Management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BACKGROUND: Last week, the Grammy Award winning San Francisco Symphony Musicians voted unanimously to authorize a strike if a deal is not reached with management by March 19, the day the Symphony is scheduled to begin an East Coast tour. Management has refused to open its financial books so that a fair deal can be reached that will keep the orchestra competitive with its peers in Chicago and Los Angeles and remain a world class symphony. Instead management is rewarding themselves with six figure bonuses and seeking a contract that will not allow Musicians to keep up with the cost of living, which is why Musicians, such as David Herbert – who is joining the Chicago Symphony – are leaving. The San Francisco Symphony receives approximately $2.6 million in annual funding support from the public, yet management will not open the books and be transparent about how those funds are being used. On March 12, management stalled negotiations yet once again, and as a result the Musicians will make a major labor announcement today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONCERT SCHEDULED for 2:00 PM MARCH 14 CANCELLED DUE TO WORK STOPPAGE BY MUSICIANS\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2013 – Due to a work stoppage by the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS), the concert scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Patrons can obtain up-to-the-minute information on concerts, ticket exchanges and customer service by calling the Symphony Box Office at (415) 864-6000 and on the Orchestra’s website at www.sfsymphony.org/press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Musicians Union of San Francisco, Local 6, American Federation of Musicians, representing musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, have rejected proposals from the Orchestra administration for a new three-year contract that would have kept the musicians among the three highest paid orchestras in the country. The administration notified the musicians that a revised proposal would be presented Thursday, March 14 but the musicians decided to strike rather than continue negotiations overseen by a federal mediator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest administration proposal offered a minimum base yearly salary of $141,700 in the first year, with multi-year increases to $144,560 by the end of the proposed contract. During the most recent four-year contract, the musicians’ base minimum pay increased by 17.3%, an average of 4.3% per year. In addition to the minimum base salary, other musician compensation such as radio payments, over-scale, and seniority raises the current annual average pay for SFS musicians to over $165,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The administration’s most recent offer also maintained all current benefit payment levels including 10 weeks paid vacation, a maximum pension of $74,000 annually upon retirement, paid sick leave, and a full coverage health plan with no monthly contribution for individual musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are disappointed that the musicians have chosen to strike and deeply regret any inconvenience to our patrons,” said Brent Assink, Executive Director of the San Francisco Symphony. “We will continue to work hard to develop a fair agreement that gives our talented musicians a contract that reflects our stature as one of the top orchestras in the country but also one that sets a prudent financial course for the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Providing affordable health care options for musicians remains a key goal. With the rising cost of health care, SFS administration proposed health care plan changes but still offered a health care plan option with no monthly contribution for individual musicians. The latest proposal also maintained a maximum $74,000 annual pension for retiring musicians, with a slight increase in retirement age to draw full pensions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the current economic environment, the San Francisco Symphony is facing the same challenges that other major American orchestras around the country are facing. For all four years of its most recent collective bargaining agreement with its musicians, operating expenses have outpaced operating income. While concert and related revenues have increased 2.4% compounded annually during the term of the four-year agreement, concert production expenses have increased 8.1% compounded annually. The Orchestra has incurred an operating deficit in each of those years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of America's top orchestras are facing similar challenges with increased concert production, pension, and health care costs currently outpacing revenue growth. We are developing a multi-year plan to achieve a balanced operating model, including identifying and growing new sources of revenue and at the same time reducing the growth rate of expenses,” said Assink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a non-profit organization, the Symphony provides transparency about its finances in fully audited and publicly available documents in accordance with the law. The administration responded to all of the union’s specific requests for information in a timely manner throughout the negotiations. Since September, this has included over 50 formal requests for which were delivered over 500 pages of documentation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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