Holding on to Home

Holding on to Home

Finding a place to call home is getting increasingly harder here in California. The pandemic has been particularly hard on renters. There’s been a lot of news about the end of the statewide eviction moratorium this fall. But it’s not just evictions. Some renters are also facing another challenge – harassment from their landlords. A growing number of California cities are moving to ban landlords from using aggressive practices to try to push out tenants. Kori Suzuki tells us about one renter’s experience with her landlord – and what it cost her. And, If you’re a parent, you know the fear of dying before your child is old enough to care for themself…But what if your child will always need some extra care, even as an adult? What if there aren’t other family members to help? What if other family members can’t, or won’t, step up? Polly Stryker tells us about a group of parents in San Mateo County who are in the process of creating a self-sustaining community for their adult children called Big Wave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Families Pulling Together to Confront Life’s Obstacles

Families Pulling Together to Confront Life’s Obstacles

'Surrogate Family’ Supports Migrant Mom, How Did Raymond Mata in a Mass Grave, Attack of the Nutria, Saying Goodbye to Paradise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Des 201830min

17andMe

17andMe

Daley Dunham was a junior at UC Berkeley when he decided to donate sperm. He likened it to donating blood — an opportunity to do something good for a person in need. Except when you donate blood, you don’t get a tidal wave of children crashing into your life 20 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Do You Really Want to Know? One Man’s Search for Family From Jonestown and Beyond

Do You Really Want to Know? One Man’s Search for Family From Jonestown and Beyond

Forty years ago, preacher Jim Jones ordered hundreds of his followers to drink cyanide-laced punch. One man unravels the tangled family history that binds him to that tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Nov 201830min

Veterans Day Special: Californians and The Vietnam War

Veterans Day Special: Californians and The Vietnam War

‘The Green Machine’, ‘Ode to a Vietnam Vet’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Nov 201830min

Women Finding Their Political Voice

Women Finding Their Political Voice

First Time Candidates Reflect on ‘The Long Run’, Millennial and Retiree Candidates Swap Advice, Hotel Workers Push for ‘Panic Buttons’, Golden State Plate: The Martini Story, Straight Up, With a Twist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Spooky Tales of Ghosts and California History

Spooky Tales of Ghosts and California History

The Ghost of Mary Pleasant, Haunted Lighthouse, Fishy Origins of Cioppino, An Orphan’s California Dream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Okt 201830min

SPECIAL: Her Double Life

SPECIAL: Her Double Life

A San Jose woman wonders if it's time to tell the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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One Year After Firestorm, Some Scars, Some Hope

One Year After Firestorm, Some Scars, Some Hope

Caregivers Save Lives But Lose Everything, KPFZ: Lake County’s Wildfire Lifeline, ‘A Little Broken,’ Fire Baby Turns One Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Okt 201830min

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