Funding for a critical crime fighting program is at risk of expiring. It's been almost 20 years since California voters said yes to the “DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act.” It's helped the state identify more than 2,000 missing persons through DNA. 

KCBS Radio's Shannon Golden has an update on the effort to save the program.

Funding for a critical crime fighting program is at risk of expiring. It's been almost 20 years since California voters said yes to the “DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act.” It's helped the state identify more than 2,000 missing persons through DNA. 
KCBS Radio's Shannon Golden has an update on the effort to save the program.

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Why we need funding for this California crime-fighting bill

It's a San Francisco landmark, the 12-story Flood Building, which has towered over the corner of Market and Powell Streets for more than a century.

The iconic building has survived its share of challenges over the years, including 2 earthquakes, economic booms-and-busts, and even a brush with demolition. Now it faces some of its toughest challenges yet, as the city struggles against high vacancy rates and a lawless reputation.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by John King, Urban Design Critic for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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It's a San Francisco landmark, the 12-story Flood Building, which has towered over the corner of Market and Powell Streets for more than a century.
The iconic building has survived its share of challenges over the years, including 2 earthquakes, economic booms-and-busts, and even a brush with demolition. Now it faces some of its toughest challenges yet, as the city struggles against high vacancy rates and a lawless reputation.
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by John King, Urban Design Critic for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Justin Sullivan / Staff / Getty Images

San Francisco's Flood Building faces high vacancy rates

It's a beach find many of us would love to stumble across a mysterious, old-fashioned glass bottle with a handwritten note inside that washed up on the shore in Ocean City, New Jersey earlier this month.

While it's not unheard of to find them, this particular bottle is special, in fact, it could be the oldest message-in-a-bottle ever found.

For more on this amazing find, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Brett Burkhart were joined by Amy Smyth Murphy from Haddon Heights, New Jersey—who found what could be the world's oldest message-in-a-bottle.

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It's a beach find many of us would love to stumble across a mysterious, old-fashioned glass bottle with a handwritten note inside that washed up on the shore in Ocean City, New Jersey earlier this month.
While it's not unheard of to find them, this particular bottle is special, in fact, it could be the oldest message-in-a-bottle ever found.
For more on this amazing find, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Brett Burkhart were joined by Amy Smyth Murphy from Haddon Heights, New Jersey—who found what could be the world's oldest message-in-a-bottle.
Jaromir Ondra / Getty Images

A message-in-a-bottle washed ashore and could be the oldest ever found

This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Curtis Heinzl.

A new report shows that bike and e-scooter rental programs in the US and Canada are more popular than ever. Unfortunately, they're also more expensive than ever. 

You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radop and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8am.

This is KCBS Radio's daily Tech and Business Report. Today, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Curtis Heinzl.
A new report shows that bike and e-scooter rental programs in the US and Canada are more popular than ever. Unfortunately, they're also more expensive than ever. 
You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 pm on KCBS Radop and for more, tune into Bloomberg Technology weekdays at 8am.

Why we need funding for this California crime-fighting bill

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