A profile of Rudy Corpuz Jr., the founder of anti-violence organization called United Playaz. Originally part of a KALW show themed "Transformation," the story chronicles Corpuz's transformation from drug dealer to activist. It also follows two men who Corpuz has also helped transformed, who now work for the organization changing others. 

How Rudy Corpuz is Trying To Save The 'Hood

The Golden Gate Bridge gets destroyed in movies all the time. But have you ever thought about what could actually collapse the bridge? UC Berkeley Engineering professor Hassan Astaneh answers three big questions, and the answers might leave you surprised...and relieved.

What Could Collapse the Golden Gate Bridge?

This story is part of a series where KALW reporters visited Bay Area locations they had never been and ask a regular to pick their favorite sound from the place. This one features the Mormon Temple in the Oakland Hills. 

Place Profile: Peace and Quiet at the Mormon Temple

A story from when Uber and Lyft were just getting off the ground.

Taxi Alternative Uber Faces Legal Hurdles

The story of a father's battle with post-traumatic stress disorder and his incredible daughter's determination to save him. I made this story for NPR's Spring 2012 Intern Edition program, when I an intern for the National Desk at NPR West.

Everything Will Be Okay  One Family's Struggle With PTSD

Crews dismantled a large homeless encampment in San Jose in December. Called the “Jungle,” it was thought to be the biggest homeless camp in the country. The camp was home to up to three hundred people who occupied more than sixty acres of a park along a creek bed. But San Jose had been under pressure from different agencies who said the Jungle was polluting the creek. http://kalw.org/post/san-jose-dismantles-jungle

Hundreds displaced as San Jose tears down nation’s largest homeless encampment

I took a ride on a senior transit van in San Francisco for a story and met the most amazing woman, Ernestine Peña. She didn't end up in the story, but she really liked to give advice. You'll hear me in the tape, too. 

Lunatic

Protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement attempted to shut down the tree lighting ceremony in San Francisco's Union Square on Nov. 28, 2014.

Black Lives Matter protest in SF

A legal aid clinic in Oakland prepares for President Obama's Executive Order on immigration in November 2014. Aired on KQED 11/20/14.

Isabel Angell