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California is On the Verge of Banning Caste Discrimination
California might become the first state in the nation to ban discrimination based on caste, a hierarchical system based on birth that affects South A…
2 years, 9 months ago
California is On the Verge of Banning Caste Discrimination
California might become the first state in the nation to ban discrimination based on caste, a hierarchical system based on birth that affects South A…
2 years, 9 months ago
BART’s Plan to Win Us Over
On Monday, BART rolled out a new schedule and changes to its system. They’re calling it a ’reimagined’ service plan. Combine that with increased poli…
2 years, 9 months ago
Tell Us How You Feel About BART
On Friday's episode, we’re going to talk BART and discuss some of the big changes the agency has made, including the new scheduled that began this we…
2 years, 9 months ago
Nancy Pelosi is Running Again. Should She Step Aside?
On Friday, Nancy Pelosi — former Speaker, minority leader, and representative in Congress since 1987 — announced plans to run again. KQED’s Marisa La…
2 years, 9 months ago
How Santa Clara County is Fighting Wage Theft
California faces a big problem in labor law enforcement: when businesses are found to have committed wage theft, many still don’t pay workers what th…
2 years, 9 months ago
You’re Not Imagining It: COVID Cases Are Up Again
A full transcript will be available 1–2 workdays after the episode’s publication.
COVID-19 cases are on the rise (again). But this isn’t the surge of …
2 years, 9 months ago
‘I Think of Him Every Day’: A Conversation With Banko Brown's Trans Family
This episode contains explicit language.
Banko Brown was a Black trans man who was shot and killed by a Walgreens security guard in late April. Today,…
2 years, 9 months ago
Are the Redwood Trees OK?
On this Labor Day weekend, we're sharing an episode from KQED's Bay Curious podcast about what's happening to our state's iconic redwood trees, and h…
2 years, 9 months ago
A Group of Tech Billionaires Want to Build a New City in Solano County
Some of the richest, most outspoken investors in the tech world are behind a company that has bought nearly 60,000 acres of mostly farmland in Solano…
2 years, 10 months ago