San Francisco Giants http://kalw.org en "We're All Giants": the story of the SF Giants’ 2010 World Series victory http://kalw.org/post/were-all-giants-story-sf-giants-2010-world-series-victory <p>HANA BABA: Sports aren&rsquo;t for everyone. And baseball, in particular, can be a hard sell. The baseball season has 162 games, and these games feel like they last forever &ndash; the players always seem to do a lot of standing around and spitting, never much actual playing.</p><p>So why is it the national pastime? Any fan might tell you it&rsquo;s about the skill of the game &ndash; strategy combined with athleticism.</p><p>But it&rsquo;s more than that.</p> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0000 Ben Trefny 8222 at http://kalw.org "We're All Giants": the story of the SF Giants’ 2010 World Series victory Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for Monday, March 26, 2012 http://kalw.org/post/connecting-dots-top-news-stories-monday-march-26-2012 <p>San Francisco&#39;s District 5 Supervisor,&nbsp;Christina Olague, has requested a hearing to examine <a href="http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/03/recycling-theft-be-studied-supervisors#ixzz1qEeCDCGG">neighborhood recycling scavenging</a>.&nbsp;Since 2010 Recology and the city have looked into how to stop the activity, which costs up to $5 million in revenue annually.&nbsp;The hearing should take place in April before the board&rsquo;s City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee...</p> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:00:55 +0000 Irene Florez 8085 at http://kalw.org Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for Monday, March 26, 2012