Calif. County Yearns For 'The Way It Used To Be'
Part of amonthlong seriesThere's a lot to like about Solano County, Calif., a collection of bedroom communities between San Francisco and Sacramento: great climate, diversity and until recently, very...
View ArticleLatinos Get Little Credit For Rebuilding New Orleans
Part of amonthlong seriesSince Katrina, the Hispanic population in the New Orleans metro area has skyrocketed by more than 33,000 people. That's a 57-percent increase in the past decade, much higher...
View ArticleCalif. Gov. Brown's Speech To Outline More Cuts
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The economy may be improving but state governments are still working to repair the damage to their books. We're keeping track with a series of reports, and we go this...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Homebuilder Finds A Profitable Niche
The U.S. housing market may be singing the blues, but there are pockets where home sales are rising. James Witt, a homebuilder in California's Silicon Valley is surviving and thriving thanks to his...
View ArticleUnions Create TV Ad To Appeal To Young People
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View ArticleFor Cash, Murderer Leads Police To Victims' Remains
In California's Central Valley, authorities are excavating the gruesome remains of an unknown number of murder victims who were buried many years ago by a pair of convicted murderers and drug users.The...
View ArticleOakland Police: Former University Student Kills 7
Oikos University is housed in a nondescript single-story industrial building in a business park near the Oakland International Airport.The university's website says it trains men and women "for...
View ArticleGay Community Elated By Obama's Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Gays and lesbians have been largely supportive of the Obama administration due to the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" and opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act. But some had felt the president...
View ArticleObama's Gay Marriage Stand May Not Sway Latinos
President Obama is attending a campaign fundraiser Monday night co-hosted by gay- and lesbian-rights leaders and a Latino nonprofit. The event is being headlined by singer Ricky Martin.Obama maintains...
View ArticleWith Eye On Future, Billionaire Investor Bets On Paul
In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, only one candidate remains to challenge presumptive nominee Mitt Romney: Texas Rep. Ron Paul.Even Paul has said he will no longer campaign in...
View ArticleWalk This Way: Crossing The Golden Gate Bridge
On May 27, 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge opened, connecting bustling San Francisco to sleepy Marin County to the north. The Oakland-Bay Bridge had opened six months earlier — but the Golden...
View ArticleStockton Clearing Path For City's Bankruptcy
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And I'm Audie Cornish. We're going to begin this hour in the city of Stockton, in...
View ArticleOakland Turns A Corner As Calif. Faces Budget Woes
The city of Oakland, Calif. has long been associated with crime, poverty, urban decay and, more recently, violent protests tied to the Occupy movement.So it may have been a surprise to New York Times...
View ArticleChevron Fire May Lead To Higher Calif. Gas Prices
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Here in the U.S., analysts are trying to figure out what affect an oil refinery fire could have on gasoline prices. The fire erupted Monday night at an important...
View ArticleBudgets Tight, States Ask Voters To Raise Taxes
Tax increases will join political candidates on the November ballot in several states struggling to plug some big holes in their budgets.One of the most closely watched measures is in California, where...
View ArticleIn Solyndra's Wake, Solar Company Sees Bright Spot
A small solar power company hopes to become a winner in a market littered with losers.San Jose, Calif.-based SoloPower is opening a $60 million manufacturing facility in Portland, Ore., Thursday as it...
View ArticleDid Man Who Armed Black Panthers Lead Two Lives?
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View ArticleRace For Redrawn Calif. District Is Tight And Pricey
Dan Lungren has been in and out of public office since 1979. The Republican represented a Southern California district in the '80s, served as the state's attorney general for eight years, and then...
View ArticleBBQ Support: Feeding Fellow Americans After Sandy
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Twelve days after Hurricane Sandy smacked the eastern seaboard and beyond, tens of thousands of people still lack basic necessities - food, water, even shelter. NPR's...
View ArticleCalifornia Learns From Hurricane Sandy In Northeast
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Emergency managers around the nation have been paying close attention to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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