A collection of stories tagged 'francisco' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:41:49 EST Among the entertainment at Barack Obama's Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony will be 86 young singers from San Francisco. The 43 singers from the San Francisco Boys Chorus and 43 from the Girls Chorus paired up, recorded one song and sent it off with their fingers crossed. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/60871 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98467663&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST Residents of San Francisco can give their city a Christmas present — a tree. The city, Friends of the Urban Forest and SF Environment are selling potted trees. After Christmas, the trees can be left on the street for pickup and planting. The spindly young trees aren't terribly traditional — one is a southern magnolia. Presumably the holiday spirit can be found in celebrating a greener Christmas. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59867 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97629367&ft=1&f=1051 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST San Francisco's legendary liberalism will be put to the test by a ballot measure that would decriminalize prostitution and prohibit authorities from arresting or prosecuting a person for selling sex. Proposition K stops police from treating prostitution like a crime. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58416 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96536498&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST Small businesses in a working-class neighborhood of San Francisco are feeling the pinch of the economic slowdown. Sales are down dramatically in many retail stores as consumers hold back on both big and small purchases. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56859 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95408450&ft=1&f=1006 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:39:00 EDT A judge in San Francisco will decide Tuesday if the city has a right to enforce a new law that bans the sale of tobacco in pharmacies. Drug store chain Walgreen Co. and tobacco company Philip Morris have filed suits against San Francisco. If the ban is successful, it could catch on in other cities. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56569 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95204049&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT A building heralded as the greenest museum in the world opens Saturday in San Francisco. The California Academy of Sciences fits in with the natural world in both form and function. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95005398&ft=1&f=1007 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:30:00 EDT San Francisco recycles or diverts 69 percent of its trash, but sends 1,800 tons of garbage to the landfill each day. One way the city makes a dent in its landfill load is through an unusual program — sponsoring artists who turn garbage into art. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94900661&ft=1&f=1008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:30:00 EDT Home prices may be sagging, but San Francisco resident Victor MacFarlane isn't deterred. He's selling his home for $70 million. The penthouse condo includes a wine storage room, a gym with a sauna and a movie theater with 13 seats. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54955 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94095397&ft=1&f=1006 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT A new California company, WiFi Rail, is close to sealing a deal with San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit district to build wireless Internet access throughout the transit system. If successful, the network would be the largest transit-based Wi-Fi system in the country. Over the last few years, a string of municipal wireless networks have failed. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52195 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92278862&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT San Francisco prides itself on being a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. City officials do not cooperate with federal immigration officials. But the policy has come under fire after revelations that city officials have been shielding illegal immigrant juvenile felons from federal immigration authorities. Mayor Gavin Newsom says the city will stop the practice. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52086 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92236805&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT San Francisco, home to the nation's largest Chinese-American community, has many close ties with the region devastated by this week's massive earthquake. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49297 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90447618&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT Elixir, located in the Mission District, is the first bar to be certified by the city as a green business. In addition to serving local beers and biodynamic wines, it specializes in eco-friendly cocktails. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48222 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89919588&ft=1&f=1051 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:58:00 EDT This week, from San Francisco's Herbst Theatre, a 12-year-old pianist confronts a tricky Hungarian Rhapsody, a teen string quartet plays music by Ravel, and a virtuoso clarinetist from Costa Rica confesses his nostalgia for soccer and salsa dancing. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48141 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89699795&ft=1&f=1039 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:49:00 EDT The Olympic torch is on its way to Argentina Thursday. What keeps the flame going? http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47425 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89530287&ft=1&f=1051 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:07:00 EDT San Francisco officials braced for protests Wednesday as thousands gathered to see the Olympic torch during its only North American stop on the journey to Beijing. The city, the only stop for the torch in North America, will have 80 torch-bearers carry the flame across a six-mile route. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47367 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89498110&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:22:00 EDT San Francisco is bracing for big protests from Tibetan activists as the city hosts the Olympic torch relay Wednesday. Security is being tightened for the flame's only U.S. appearance following turmoil during stops this week in London and Paris directed at Olympic host China. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47348 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89490059&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:10:00 EDT Some restaurants and tourist attractions now have bar codes that cell phone users can scan to download an array of information. Will the pilot program take off like it has in Japan? http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47065 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89271743&ft=1&f=1012 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EDT San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Michela Alioto-Pier is vowing to sue the city unless it builds a wheelchair ramp to enable her to reach the board chamber's main podium. The city says the cost, estimated to top $1 million, is prohibitive. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47017 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89248530&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT San Francisco is bracing for big protests from pro-Tibet activists as the Olympic torch arrives in the city next month. San Francisco officials have been reluctant to share details about the torch route in hopes of minimizing the protesters' ability to plan. Now the ACLU is intervening on behalf of the protesters. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46899 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89176755&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:55:00 EDT San Francisco's year-old ban on plastic bags in grocery stores has cut use by 5 million plastic bags per month. Now, other cities are considering similar bans, and companies are developing alternatives to disposable bags. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46862 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89135360&ft=1&f=1006 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:01:00 EDT San Francisco began the nation's only mandatory paid sick leave policy one year ago. Now, a dozen states and the District of Columbia are watching San Francisco's progress as they consider whether to adopt similar policies. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45611 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19333947&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:12:00 EST Almost two months after a teenager was killed by a Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo, the lions and tigers have finally been let outside and are back on public display Thursday. This time, they're in an enclosure with much higher walls, protective glass and 800-volt electrified wires. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45490 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19233679&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST Domestic violence in the U.S. is an under-reported crime, but even more so for the immigrant community. The San Francisco Police Department is trying to help this group, but it's unclear whether it can sustain the efforts. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/44665 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18541440&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:00:00 EST Rock historian Ed Ward remembers the sound of San Francisco in the '60s, from the early days of countercultural upheaval through the Summer of Love in 1967. It's all lavishly documented in Love is the Song We Sing, a new four-disc set from Rhino Records. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/43792 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17898424&ft=1&f=1039 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:02:00 EST The San Francisco Zoo re-opens Thursday, still embroiled in investigation, controversy and potential lawsuits over a tiger mauling that left one zoo visitor dead and two others injured on Christmas day. Zoo officials face accusations that they had reason to suspect that the big cat habitat was inadequate. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/43633 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17822415&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:46:00 EST