EconomyBeat Podcast #1: Sheriff Eviction Ride-Along

September 1, 2009roman Comments Off

In this first episode of EconomyBeat, KALW‘s Zoe Corneli goes on a ride-along with sheriff deputies as they evict people from their homes.


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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