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On the next Your Call, we'll talk with an expert in crime reduction, a prosecutor in San Francisco and a community activist about how to make neighborhoods safer. Homicide rates in Oakland and San Francisco are up--how is law enforcement responding? What can community members do in the face of gang violence? What are some innovative programs in other cities and what can we learn from them? On the next Your Call with Mary Ambrose and you. COMING UP Is the U.S. planning to attack Iran? Daily Newsletter Stay informed about today's and upcoming shows, get the hosts'Final Thoughts and more when you subscribe to our daily e-mail list   Show Time 10-11amPT/1-2pmET. Phone Number 415-841-4134 (Bay Area) 866-798-TALK (Toll-Free) Webcast Listen to the show online Radio Tune into KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area. Archive Click here to listen to past shows Music Songs played on the show Contact Email someone on the Your Call team.             WEB RESOURCE ARCHIVES | Find the links for past shows 04.12.06 |Fighting Crime Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross, San Francisco Chronicle Mayor Newsom's anti-crime program teeters over planning, politics Christopher Heredia, San Franicsco Chronicle City Council puts up $2.4 million to recruit 70 police officers Kate Zernike, New York Times Violent Crime Rising Sharply in Some Cities David Kennedy, Pullling Levers: Getting Deterrence Right Daniel Duane, Mother Jones “Straight Outta Boston” District Attorney’s Office, Neighborhood Safety 04.11.06 |Organized Religion in a Secular World Alexandra J. Wall, J: The Jewish Weekly: “Minyan in the Mission: Behind the cool facade of the hip is the holy” Dean Jones’ Journal Mission Minyan The Archbishop’s Blog Busted Halo Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle: “Christian youth rally in S.F.” 04.10.06 |Science & Politics of the Endangered Species Act Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle: "House votes major changes to Endangered Species Act" The Endangered Species Act of 1973 Endangered Species Program at Department of Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Defense Council Take Action Page Center for Biological Diversity: "Federal Officials Agree Global Warming Threatens Polar Bears' Survival, Advancing Endangered Species Act Claim" 04.07.06 |The Bush Agenda The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time by Antonia Juhasz The Bush Agenda Antonia Juhasz, The Los Angeles Times: "Bush's Economic Invasion of Iraq" Antonia Juhasz in the Bay Area Tuesday, May 9th at 7:30 First Congregational Church of Oakland 2501 Harrison Street (at 27th) Wednesday, May 10th at 7:00 Modern Times Bookstore 888 Valencia Street, San Francisco 415-282-9246 04.06.06 |Amartya Sen: Identity and Violence "What Clash of Civilizations?" by Amartya Sen Amartya Sen, Slate: "What Clash of Civilizations?" 04.05.06 |The Wal-Mart Effect Brian Gorman: "Wal-Mart in Cultural Crossfire" Wal-Mart Watch Michael Barbaro, New York Times: "Wal-Mart to Offer Help Near Urban Stores" Marilyn Geewax, Cox News: "Unwitting shoppers sign up in Wal-Mart PR fight" The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman 04.04.06 |Crashing the Gate Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics by Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas Daily Kos MyDD Adam Cohen, New York Times: "Bloggers at the Gates: What Was Good for EBay Should Be Good for Politics" Ari Melber, The Nation: "Bloggers at the Gate" Peter Beinart, New York Times: "Why Can't Democrats Win?" Tim Redmond, SF Bay Guardian: "Unexpected guests: Two political bloggers crash - and trash - the Democratic Party" 04.03.06 |The Trees of San Francisco The Trees of San Francisco by Mike Sullivan SF Trees - Mike Sullivan's Web site Friends of the Urban Forest 03.31.06 |Media Roundtable TomDispatch.com: "Bush's State of Exception: An Interview with Mark Danner" Franc Contreras, The World: "Mexican immigration report" Jerusalem Post Robert Parry, ConsortiumNews: "Time to Talk War Crimes" Eduardo Stanley, New America Media: "To the Streets! Hispanic Media at the Forefront of Protest March" The Secret Way to War : The Downing Street Memo and the Iraq War's Buried History by Mark Danner PAST SHOWS | To listen to past shows via RealAudio, visit our archive, updated daily by 2 p.m. Pacific Time. 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