By Ian Sherr

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — The estimated $78,000 price tag for a full-fledged court battle has some soon-to-be ex’s looking for alternatives.

Note, while I was not allowed to voice the piece, I reported, produced and wrote the script.

(By Ian Sherr. Originally aired on KCBS News Radio in San Francisco, and republished on the web, here)

By Ian Sherr

Many factors went into making Barack Obama the man he is today. But had he come of age at any other time, the color of his skin would have dashed any of his hopes.

Ian Sherr traveled to Selma, Alabama, to revisit its civil rights legacy and to find out exactly what Barack Obama’s presidency means to the people who struggled all those years ago.

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By Ian Sherr

SAN FRANCISCO (KFOG) — A story from the Tenderloin of the struggle to keep your teeth healthy when you live on the street.

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By Ian Sherr

More of china’s people wander their country and the world seeking work, love and community. Yet Beijing’s new magnetism pulls at them. Watch stories of hustle, stress, and solace on the streets of Beijing and beyond.

“Nesting”

(Beijing Beat was produced for the Washington Post’s “Emerging Voices” project, and published on the front page of the Washington Post website for nearly a week during the Beijing Olympic Games. The entire project is available at the Post’s website, here.)

By Ian Sherr

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Francesca Salcido went on 300 dates in 24 hours without breaking a sweat.

Her encounters with aspiring beaus happened online at SpeedDate.com, a US start-up built on a belief that it doesn’t take more than 90 seconds to find a life partner.

“We may be using webcams and Internet technologies, but you’re still trying to find that chemistry,” SpeedDate co-founder Dan Abelon told AFP. “And if it isn’t there, you just move on to the next person.”

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By Ian Sherr

BERKELEY — Maria is an engineering student at the University of California, Berkeley. She’s smart, she’s witty, and she’s driven. But when her sister disappeared in early September, she feared doing anything.

“I can’t report things to the police,” she said. “I’m afraid to. I’m afraid they would deport me.”

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