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San José Plans to Build More Temporary Housing Sites. But Housed Neighbors Are Pushing Back
San José Mayor Matt Mahan has been pushing to build more emergency interim housing as a cost-effective approach to get unhoused residents off the str…
3 years, 2 months ago
BART Director Lateefah Simon is Running for Congress
BART Board Director Lateefah Simon is running to replace East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee in Congress, who herself is running to replace Sen. Dianne Feinste…
3 years, 2 months ago
The End of Alameda County’s Eviction Moratorium
Alameda County’s eviction moratorium helped keep hundreds, potentially thousands of people housed during the pandemic.
But after increased pressure fr…
3 years, 2 months ago
One of the Nation’s First Asian American Bookstores is Closing
Eastwind Books, one of the nation’s first Asian American bookstores, has closed its doors after more than four decades in business.
The store has been…
3 years, 2 months ago
How an Antisemitic Propaganda Group Started in the Bay
There were more than 2,700 incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism, and assault in 2021, the highest count since the Anti-Defamation League’s …
3 years, 2 months ago
‘I Need to Feel Safe More Than I Need Forever’: Poet Antmen Pimentel Mendoza
To commemorate National Poetry Month, producer Maria Esquinca talks to Bay Area-based poet Antmen Pimentel Mendoza about his Chapbook collection, “My…
3 years, 2 months ago
Call The Bay! We Want to Hear Your Thoughts About the Oakland A’s
On Wednesday night, the Oakland A's announced that they have signed an agreement to buy land for a stadium in Las Vegas. This news doesn't mean the m…
3 years, 2 months ago
'I've Been Contributing': The Push to Extend Unemployment Insurance to Undocumented Workers
An estimated 1.1 million undocumented immigrants work in California, with large numbers laboring in low-wage jobs like agriculture, construction, and…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Antioch Police Department's Racist Text Messages
This episode contains explicit, racist and offensive language, as well as descriptions of violence.
For years, police officers in the city of Antioch …
3 years, 2 months ago
Sactown vs. The Bay
The last time the Sacramento Kings made the NBA playoffs, the iPhone hadn't been invented yet. For 17 years, Sacramento-area sports fans have endured…
3 years, 2 months ago