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A Tribute to Willie Mays, the ‘Say Hey Kid’
Willie Mays, the San Francisco Giants’ baseball legend, died Tuesday at age 93. Mays played 21 seasons with the Giants and is considered by many to b…
2 years ago
In Sunol, A School Board Recall Divides the Town
An election to recall 2 school board members is underway in the 900-person town of Sunol in Alameda County. The recall targets 2 of the town's 3 scho…
2 years ago
San Francisco’s First Mayoral Debate
San Francisco’s mayor’s race kicked into high gear after 5 candidates took to the stage for their first debate last Wednesday evening.
Today, in Joe …
2 years ago
A Conversation With Banko Brown’s Chosen Family
On April 27, 2023, an armed security guard shot and killed a Black trans man named Banko Brown outside of a San Francisco Walgreens.
Brown’s killing s…
2 years ago
For High Schoolers in the South Bay, Silicon Valley Looms
At elite high schools in Silicon Valley, the pressure to succeed is intense. And according to Sophia Shao, a former student at Los Altos High School,…
2 years ago
Inside Sutro Baths In Its Prime
The ruins of Sutro Baths, at the far western edge of San Francisco, are mysterious. Clearly something big used to stand here. Today, the folks from t…
2 years ago
What Should We Do About AI?
California is in the middle of figuring out exactly how it wants to regulate artificial intelligence. CalMatters’ Khari Johnson joins us to explain h…
2 years ago
Applying For Student Aid Was Supposed to Be Easier This Year. It Wasn’t
Applying for student aid this year was supposed to be easier for incoming college students, with a more simplified application process for FAFSA, or …
2 years ago
Advocates Protest Planned Closure of East San Jose Trauma Center
The company that owns the Regional Medical Center of San Jose says it plans to close the hospital’s trauma center on August 12. The trauma center is …
2 years, 1 month ago
A Chevron Tax(?), More Farmworker Housing, and Berkeley’s Baby Falcons. Plus, a Visiting Journalist From the Republic of Georgia
In this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Ericka, Alan, and intern Ellie talk about a possible tax on oil refining in Richmond, the debate o…
2 years, 1 month ago