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In Point Reyes, Cattle Ranching As We Know It Is Ending. What Now?
After a decadeslong fight, the majority of ranching along the Point Reyes National Seashore will end by next year, thanks to a legal settlement involving environmentalists, ranchers, and the National…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Private Schools Are So Popular in the Bay Area
When it comes to private school enrollment, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Marin counties are all well above the state average. But why? In this episode from our friends at Bay Curious, we…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
How San José Became Home for Vietnamese Americans
Wednesday marked 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. As a result of the north's victory, an estimated 120,000 Vietnamese refugees fled to communities all over the U.S. — including to San José.…
Published on 8 months ago
A Nailbiter in San José, Trump’s Tariffs Hit SF Chinatown, and New Fire Prevention Rules in the Berkeley Hills
In this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, we unpack the razor-thin election results in San José’s District 3 and the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in San Francisco’s Chinatown. …
Published on 8 months ago
Head Start Changed Her Life. Now She’s Watching Trump Slash the Program
Head Start was founded 60 years ago to help America’s poorest families break the cycle of poverty. Now, it’s one of many federal programs that the Trump administration wants to reduce or cut altogeth…
Published on 8 months ago
A Peek Into the Lives of Four Bay Area Teens
As part of Youth Takeover Week at KQED, The Bay and Bay Curious have teamed up to collaborate with four high school students who live in San Pablo, Fremont, Walnut Creek and San Jose. For several mon…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Check out KQED's Hyphenación
Join host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard thin…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Barbara Lee Will Be Oakland's Next Mayor
After running on a promise to unite Oakland, former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has defeated former city councilmember Loren Taylor in a tight race for mayor. Lee will complete the term of former Mayor She…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Valero Announces Plans to End Operations at Benicia Refinery
Last week, the oil giant Valero announced that it will “idle, restructure, or cease operations” at its Benicia refinery that employs more than 400 workers by April 2026. KQED’s Julie Small tells us h…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Can 'Virtual Power Plant' Tech Help Our Power Grid?
Picture an all-electric home with smart appliances that talk to each other via WiFi to figure out when to pull power from the grid. That’s the idea behind something called ‘virtual power plant’ techn…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago