The Bay
Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the headlines, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.
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Reckoning With Sexual Assault at Berkeley High ...
Why protesters at Berkeley High School say they're fed up with how their school responds to allegations of sexual assault.
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The Story of Change in Oakland Through the Old ...
The building in Oakland now known as Uptown Station has a long history. And if you follow that history, you can see just how much the city has changed.
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San Francisco’s Man-Made Taxi Medallion Crisis
In 2010, San Francisco started selling taxi medallions. Now, some drivers are in so much debt that the stress causes physical pain.
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A Black Chef’s Dream of Returning to the Fillmore
Fernay McPherson has built up her business, piece by piece, for six years. Today, you can find Minnie Bell's Soul Movement at the Emeryville Public Market. - But Fernay's biggest professional dream is to bring her restaurant back to the place where sh...
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‘Fui Muy Afortunado’: How One Asylum-Seeker Mad...
It’s been about a year since the Trump administration changed how seeking asylum works at the U.S-Mexico border. The so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy means that tens of thousands of migrants from Central America have to wait for their court hearings...
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To Be Asian With a Face Mask During the Coronav...
When Santa Clara University's provost sent an email reminding people to be aware of their racial biases around the coronavirus, Sherry Wang, a professor in the school's Department of Counseling Psychology, responded to add some more context. -
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Why One of California’s Biggest Housing Bills F...
SB 50 would have made big changes to the way housing in California gets built. So why did it fail?
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The ‘Casual Corruption’ of San Francisco’s Moha...
Mohammed Nuru has been in San Francisco city government for a long time. He was appointed to the Public Works department in 2000 by then-Mayor Willie Brown and eventually became the director of that department in 2011. -
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Is Your Food Delivery Order Legit?
What happens when food delivery apps add local restaurants without the owners' permission?
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What ‘American Dirt’ Gets Wrong
Many Latinx writers, including here in the Bay Area, have expressed frustration with American Dirt, a new book by Jeanine Cummins that has been called the next great American novel. Oprah even selected it for her book club. -
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A Six-Year Journey to Find a Home
Eddie Thomas lost his housing when he was 55 years old after working at Intel for five years. He's part of a growing trend of people becoming homeless later on in life. - Eddie was lucky enough to have help with finding work and housing.
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What It Takes to Help ‘Newcomer’ Immigrant Stud...
Many local leaders in the Bay Area have made it a point to say that their communities are welcoming places for new immigrants, including those who are undocumented, are seeking asylum or are refugees. - Oakland Unified School District prides itself on...
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Indie Artists Vs. The Frida Kahlo Corporation
You can find Frida Kahlo's image all over the Bay Area. The Mexican painter lived in San Francisco for a little bit in the '30s and '40s with her husband, Diego Rivera. - She became even more famous in the years after she died,
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The Anonymous Companies That Buy Up Homes
Even if you can afford to buy a home in the Bay Area, you might get outbid by an anonymous shell company paying cash.
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‘Unapologetic’: Jerry Brown’s Legacy in Oakland
Oakland feels a lot different today than it did when Jerry Brown was elected mayor in 1998. That’s because he had a lot to do with how the city changed. - The unapologetic and sometimes controversial Brown is featured in KQED's newest podcast,
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What Does Safety For Trans People In Prison Loo...
Prison can be a brutal place for anyone. But for trans people who are incarcerated, it's even more dangerous. - A new bill in California's state legislature is aimed at making conditions safer. If passed, it would allow transgender inmates to choose w...
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For Many Immigrants With Advanced Degrees, It’s...
When Dr. Wilmer Garcia Ricardo came to the U.S. from Cuba he couldn't find work as a physician, and he had to figure out the licensing process almost entirely on his own. - He's not the only one. An estimated 450,
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One Iranian-American’s Identity In This Moment
There are 180,000 people who claim Iranian ancestry living across California, according to the most recent census data. Many left Iran around the time of the revolution in 1979. SF Weekly's Ida Mojadad's parents came to the U.S.
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The Moral Case Behind ‘Housing Is a Human Right’
On Monday, two black mothers who occupied a vacant West Oakland property had their day in court. Southern California-based Wedgewood Properties, which owns the home, argued this is a clear case of theft. But the moms are making another,
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An Unspoken Guide to Riding BART
When our new editor Alan Montecillo moved to the Bay Area earlier this month he noticed that people loved talking about BART. It's one of the few spaces where people from all over the Bay Area are forced to be around each other. (If fact,
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Can PG&E Be Forced To Change?
This week, PG&E took a big step towards emerging from bankruptcy after a judge approved billions of dollars in settlements with fire survivors and insurers. But the company also has to convince the state that it has a good plan to prevent more wildfire...
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After 161 Years, an Era of Local News Ends in M...
The paper will print its final issue this Sunday, ending a 161-year run covering the county seat of Contra Costa.
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Welcome to Oakland’s Indigenous Red Market
In the late fifties, the U.S. government promised Native Americans good jobs and stable housing if they left reservations for urban centers, including Oakland. Those promises were never realized. But something else happened, too.
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How Maria Isabel Bueso Beat Back the Trump Admi...
Maria Isabel Bueso and her family have waited months to learn whether they could stay in the country. Bueso has lived in the Bay Area for 16 years under a special immigration status in order to get treatment for a rare genetic disease. In August,
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An Audio Journey Through Our Turbulent Decade
The Giants’ first World Series win in 56 years, the Occupy Oakland protests, and the Ghost Ship warehouse fire are just a few moments from the last decade that shaped and changed the Bay Area. With the help of reporters from KQED’s Arts team,
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