Story by Amanda Dyer and Casey Miner
To many people, Panoramic Hill’s winding roads, bay views, and lush vegetation make it one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Berkeley. But all Linnea Edmeier sees is a disaster waiting to happen.
Edmeier, 42, is a former fire captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Before starting graduate school at UC Berkeley this year, she considered renting a room on Panoramic Hill. But when she looked at Panoramic’s narrow, winding roads, she envisioned downed telephone poles, thick smoke and widespread panic. …

By Karen Weise
While supporters hailed the government’s Federal bailout plan as an effort to benefit both Main Street and Wall Street, Fremont’s community banks, credit unions, and small business owners are not convinced.

Radio and print stories by Linsay Rousseau Burnett
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In the heart of Fremont’s historic Niles District, the Essanay Café is a go-to place for fine dining and good wine. But on the first Tuesday of each month, the café swaps out its china with paper plates, for what owner Bruce Cates has themed, the “Recession Dinner.”