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'A Lot of Emotions at Play’: Bay Area Venezuelans React to US Attack
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s military operation in Venezuela, which led to US forces seizing the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, Vene…
2 months, 1 week ago
Volunteers Help Monitor Street Corners for ICE Activity
In response to arrests of street vendors and day laborers by federal immigration authorities, thousands of volunteers have mobilized to ‘adopt’ a str…
2 months, 1 week ago
Girls’ Flag Football Is Booming
Girls’ flag football is exploding in popularity at high schools across the Bay Area. It coincides with the rise of professional women’s sports teams …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Could Plug-In Solar Take Off in California?
If you want solar power in your home, you usually need to be a homeowner with a good roof and a decent amount of cash to pay up front.
But some Bay A…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Seeing the Tenderloin Through the Eyes of Neighborhood Kids
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, often in the news for headlines associated with crime, homelessness and drug use, has the highest concentrat…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A Very Santa Rosa Christmas at Snoopy’s Home Ice
In 1969, Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz and his first wife Joyce built Snoopy’s Home Ice in Santa Rosa. Since then, generations of locals — includ…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Earthquake Swarms, License Plate Reader Cameras, and Clipper 2.0
In the Bay’s final news roundup of 2025, Ericka, Alan and Jessica discuss the recent series of small earthquakes in San Ramon and Sonoma County, Oakl…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Decoding Your PG&E Bill
You’re not imagining it — your Pacific Gas & Electric bill really is going up. In fact, according to a KQED analysis, the average PG&E utility bill w…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
This Popular Kitchen Countertop Material is Making Workers Sick
Engineered stone, or quartz, is a man-made material made with high concentrations of silica that is commonly used to make kitchen countertops in the …
3 months ago
Ukraine’s Surprising Ties to Silicon Valley
The Ukraine-Russia war has been called the most technologically advanced war in history. In an episode from KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast, Bay Area j…
3 months ago