Seth Samuel

A conversation with Adam Tatum, research analyst with California Common Sense, about how local cities will find money to pay health benefits; San Francisco's efforts to house 50 homeless veterans in 100 days; the members of Homes Not Jails are willing to risk jail to give shelter to people in need; and local bandFelsen.

Reactions: The Richmond Refinery fire; How much "Oakland" is actually in the Oakland Police Department?; Can a new crop of Oakland cops help build community trust?; Oakland youth view their neighborhoods through a new lens; a Youth Radio Commentary on Gun Violence; and local band Wallpaper.

Update on the Chevron Refinery fire with reporter Sean Maher; S-COMM asks local law enforcement to run the fingerprints of people they arrest; a hostel with history in Los Altos; Storycorp: A mother defies her parents to begin a family of her own; and local singer Tim Hockenberry.

Looking up: the search for extraterrestrial life; before chatroulette, there was ham radio; Hear Here: Meet Lita Hernandez; and local band Dark Hollow.

A Bay Area fencer slashes her way to the Olympics; San Francisco's roving tailor; the streets of downtown Oakland come alive with "Art and Soul"; and The San Francisco Lyric Chorus.