Independent bookshops and coffee shops have been using Wi-Fi for a while to woo customers but the corporations are moving in. Starbucks last year started putting Wi-Fi networks into 1,200 of its US stores, charging users $6 a day or $30 a month for unlimited use. Hilton, Marriott and other hotel chains have begun installing […]
When Caregivers Harm: Problem Nurses Stay on the Job as Patients Suffer
California’s registered nursing board can take years to act on complaints. Spencer Sullivan, pictured above, received too many painkillers after a neck surgery and wasn’t adequately monitored, according to nursing board records. However, the board didn’t revoke the license of the nurse held responsible until six years later. Click to read more about […]
Disappearing Behind Them: Phasing Out Failing Small Schools
Audio reporting edited and published by KALW (coming soon). Also published at The San Francisco Bay View. By Jennifer Inez Ward On a crisp spring California afternoon, long after the echo of the last final bell, 40 parents, students and teachers gathered in a too-warm classroom at Paul Robeson School of Visual […]
David Archuleta, The REAL American Idol, by Robert Paisola and RobertPaisola.com
The REAL American Idol, David Archuleta, by Robert Paisola Live from Murray, Utah with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman
Hooverville Returns: Car and Tent Cities on the Rise in San Francisco
Radio journalist Thea Chroman has produced a two part series on the return of the Hooverville. It was one of the first pieces to be funded on Spot.Us and was done in collaboration with KALW and Roxbury News which provided editorial and photographic support. San Francisco’s per capita homeless rate has long been the highest […]
Paul Harvey Dies at 90, Leaves Broadcasting Legacy
Harvey, a radio announcer and commentator, died on Feb. 28 while hospitalized near his winter home in Arizona, according to the Los Angeles Times. A cause of death hasn’t been reported. His brief “Paul Harvey News and Comment” programs were syndicated on more than 1,500 U.S and armed forces radio stations around the world. “Coming […]
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