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 news, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.
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Campaigning And Voting In A Pandemic
Election Day is less than six months away. So how is all of this going to work?
17 min
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People In Senior Care Homes Are Still Vulnerabl...
More than half of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in California come from senior care homes.
15 min
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How Virtual Learning Exposed Inequities In Educ...
15 min
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How Will The Pandemic Affect Our Response To Th...
Driving in California is currently down 75%. But that's no guarantee that we'll curb emissions in the long run.
14 min
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'My Mom Is Beyond A Superwoman': Mother's Day W...
A story about the bond between a mom and her incarcerated son.
19 min
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70,000 Wildfire Survivors Are Voting On A Settl...
PG&E's bankruptcy process has been messy, and survivors need to vote on the terms of a settlement by May 15.
18 min
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The Future Of The Bay Area’s Restaurant Industry
What's next for restaurant owners, workers, and customers?
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'It's Not Enough': What Help Is There For Calif...
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'It's Pretty Clear Who's Responsible': Activist...
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What’s the Path Forward for Bay Area Public Tra...
Leaders at the Bay Area's public transit agencies are dealing with a massive fiscal crisis that happened seemingly overnight.
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How San Francisco’s Chinatown Avoided Covid-19 ...
Chinatown community leaders were taking steps to prepare for the coronavirus in early February.
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‘I Don’t Want Anything to Happen to Them:’ Bein...
For the kids of essential workers, saying goodbye to their parents each workday brings its own kind of stress.
19 min
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Apple and Google Want to Help Track the Coronav...
Health officials have been trying to trace where COVID-19 came from and where it’s going. In some countries, including China, South Korea, Singapore and Israel, they’ve used cellphones and apps to identify and monitor people infected with the virus.
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Most Artists Have Lost Their Income. What’s Next?
Many artists are still making creative work. But without live events, they're still in big financial trouble.
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Remembering San Francisco Lesbian Rights Activi...
Phyllis Lyon's activism throughout the years helped lay the groundwork for the LGBT rights movement to come.
18 min
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Why We Need Race, Ethnicity and Language Data t...
Anyone can get sick from the coronavirus, but it's having an unequal impact on communities of color.
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‘There Isn’t A Lot I Can Do:’ Protecting Loved ...
Jonathan Hirsch is one of many people worrying about a loved one in a Bay Area senior care home.
20 min
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Can You Get Shelter Right Now If You Don’t Have...
Hotel rooms, RVs, and other shelter spaces are being made available. But it's going to take a lot more to keep people experiencing homelessness safe from the coronavirus.
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How KQED Is Making Radio During the Coronavirus...
News outlets are considered 'essential' businesses. Here's how we're (still) bringing you stories.
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Why Local News Is Suffering When People Need It...
The San Francisco Examiner and SF Weekly are cutting the pay and hours of their journalists by 40 percent.
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The Confusing ‘Patchwork’ of Renter Protections
How much help do you have right now if you can't make rent? It depends on where you live.
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Inside a Bay Area Courtroom During Shelter in P...
Courts are considered "essential," but it doesn't mean a jury trial is a safe place for people to gather right now.
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Tracking the Latest Chapter of Anti-Asian Racis...
Acts of hate against Asians and Asian Americans are on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic. Community groups are working to track incidents.
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‘The Rest of Our Season Got Canceled’
Students may be taking online classes, but their extracurriculars have been canceled.
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The Bay Area Photojournalist Taking Portraits F...
Jessica Christian wants to take photos of where the people are.
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