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Surviving Suicide Loss in Palo Alto
In the early to mid-2000s Palo Alto was rocked by a cluster of teen suicides. For Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we’re airing a documentary from…
1 year ago
Meet the Valkyries' DJs Whose Job Is to Make Ballhalla Go Wild
The Golden State Valkyries’ first season has been a huge success. Next week, they’ll be the first WNBA expansion team to appear in the playoffs.
The…
1 year ago
SF’s Newest Park Could Cost This Supervisor His Job
There's another recall election in the Bay Area. This time, it's in San Francisco's Sunset District on the city's west side.
Voters in District 4 hav…
1 year ago
‘It Just Felt Like the World Was Burning’: Remembering the 2020 Fires
In August 2020, a dry lightning storm kicked off an unprecedented siege of wildfires. These firestorms lasted for months, destroyed 9,000 structures …
1 year ago
Volunteers Monitor for ICE Activity to Support Day Laborers
Hundreds of people are signing up to 'adopt' street corners near where day laborers gather to find work. Their goal? To keep an eye out for ICE agent…
1 year, 1 month ago
Silicon Valley Embraces the Military
A decade ago, most major tech companies swore off working with the U.S. military. Google, Meta and OpenAI even once had policies banning the use of A…
1 year, 1 month ago
Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the Era of Climate Change
For the last 102 years, the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park has supplied millions of Bay Area residents with some of the cleanest wa…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Pickett Fire, BART’s ‘Tap and Ride', and Local Artists Leaving Spotify
On this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Ericka is joined by The Bay’s senior editor Alan Montecillo and KQED associate arts and culture ed…
1 year, 1 month ago
‘Not Even AI Can Save Me’: Students and Teachers on ChatGPT in the Classroom
Artificial intelligence inside California schools feels a lot like building the plane as it's flying. Students who are familiar with tools like ChatG…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why Does Gun Violence Happen? This San Quentin Program Asks the People Behind the Gun
In the Arms Down program at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly San Quentin State Prison, “firearm addiction” is treated like an alcohol …
1 year, 1 month ago