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Inside a Community For Farmworkers and Low-Income Families Near Half Moon Bay
Moonridge is an affordable housing community of 160 homes for low-income residents and farmworkers just outside of Half Moon Bay. It was built more t…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Golden Gate Bridge’s Suicide Prevention Net
If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
This summer, activists…
2 years, 1 month ago
‘Right to Repair’ Communities Help Consumers Fix Their Own Stuff
This summer, a new right to repair law went into effect in California, giving consumers more access to information and tools to fix their own electro…
2 years, 1 month ago
Child Care Relief Is Finally Coming to Alameda County
It’s been 4 years since Alameda County voters passed Measure C, a sales tax measure aimed at increasing access to social services for low-income fami…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Scarlot Harlot Fought for Sex Worker Rights in SF
This episode contains explicit language.
This Labor Day, Bay Curious brings us the story of Carol Leigh — better known as “Scarlot Harlot” — the woman…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Bay’s August News Roundup
In this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, KQED California politics and government senior editor Molly Solomon joins us to talk about how Kam…
2 years, 1 month ago
In Oakland and Berkeley, 16 and 17-Year Olds Can Now Vote for School Board
In 2016 and 2020, Berkeley and Oakland passed ballot measures giving 16 and 17-year olds the right to vote in local school board races.
It took years…
2 years, 1 month ago
California Forever Pulls Ballot Measure to Build New City in Solano County — For Now
It seemed like California Forever, the billionaire-backed company intent on building a brand new city in Solano County, was going full speed ahead wi…
2 years, 1 month ago
How the Black Panthers Changed American Schools
In 1973, the Black Panthers opened the Oakland Community School in East Oakland. It is regarded as one of the nation’s first community schools — a mo…
2 years, 1 month ago
Richmond’s $550 Million Deal with Chevron
Last week, the Richmond City Council scrapped a November ballot measure that would have imposed a new oil-refining tax on the nearby Chevron refinery…
2 years, 1 month ago