KQED NEWSROOM: S.F. Police Reform, Tech Roundup, Bay Area Arts Preview

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Channel: KQED News · 2016 · News & Politics

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S.F. Police Reform
 
Protesters known as the “Frisco 5” were hospitalized today due to deteriorating health. The group has been on a hunger strike for over two weeks protesting what they say are injustices in the San Francisco Police Department. Earlier this week, they led a march on City Hall calling for the firing of San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr.
 
Guests:
·         San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen
·         Jonah Owen Lamb, San Francisco Examiner
·         Demarris Evans, Racial Justice Committee of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office  
 
Tech Roundup
 
A look at some of the top tech stories this week, from Ellen Pao’s new venture promoting inclusion in the tech sector to Apple posting its first quarterly loss in more than a decade. Mercury News tech columnist Michelle Quinn and NPR technology reporter Aarti Shahani join Thuy Vu. 
 
 
Bay Area Arts Preview
 
Playing roulette with a Shakespeare classic, a free pop-up concert series and an exciting new art exhibition that reflects on the region’s Latino heritage are just a few of the events going on in the Bay Area arts scene. KQED Senior Arts Editor Chloe Veltman joins Thuy Vu to give her top picks of events to check out.

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