EconomyBeat Podcast #1: Sheriff Eviction Ride-Along
September 1, 2009roman Comments OffIn this first episode of EconomyBeat, KALW‘s Zoe Corneli goes on a ride-along with sheriff deputies as they evict people from their homes.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 9:51 — 6.9MB)
In Alameda County in Northern California, foreclosures have increased the number of evictions from about 300 to about 500 each month. The deputies who perform those evictions have a first hand look at some of the real life impacts of a down economy. This piece originally aired on KALW’s nightly news program Crosscurrents. In the episode we also feature a clip from this little gem:
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