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San Francisco’s Redistricting Disaster
San Francisco’s Redistricting Disaster

Redistricting is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to redraw a city’s political map. It’s an important yet arcane process that should ultimately lead to…

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Why Does Uber Want to Team Up with Taxis?
Why Does Uber Want to Team Up with Taxis?


The rise of Uber in San Francisco a decade ago marked the beginning of the end for much of the taxi industry. Taxi companies went bankrupt and driver…

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Support for Mutual Aid Came and Went, But the Need is Still There
Support for Mutual Aid Came and Went, But the Need is Still There

In 2020 call outs for mutual aid donations flooded social media, and people responded with an abundance of money, food and time. Two years later, int…

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A Mass Shooting in Downtown Sacramento
A Mass Shooting in Downtown Sacramento

It may feel a little far from the Bay Area, but Sacramento is home to our state Capitol. And just a stone’s throw away from that building, in the dow…

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‘It’s Like Groundhog Day’: Another Year of Drought
‘It’s Like Groundhog Day’: Another Year of Drought

The rainy season is over. But it didn’t feel like much of a rainy season at all. And now, California is in another year of drought. In the Bay Area, …

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Bay Curious: The History of the Bay’s 425 Shellmounds
Bay Curious: The History of the Bay’s 425 Shellmounds

Before the Emeryville shoreline was a shopping center and commercial area, it was the site of a sacred burial site belonging to the Ohlone people, na…

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The ‘Sustained Excellence’ of Stanford Women’s Basketball
The ‘Sustained Excellence’ of Stanford Women’s Basketball

When it comes to basketball in the Bay Area, there’s no team that’s done more winning than Stanford’s women’s team.

Since 1990, the Cardinal have won …

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How BART Removed — and Then Reinstated — Director Lateefah Simon
How BART Removed — and Then Reinstated — Director Lateefah Simon

It’s been a weird month for BART’s Board of Directors. In the span of just 2 weeks, the agency removed — and then reinstated — Director Lateefah Simo…

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KQED Live: Finding Asylum in California
KQED Live: Finding Asylum in California

Landing in a new country is never easy, even if you’re landing in a place like the Bay Area, which is already home to so many immigrants, refugees, a…

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What Happened at Vallejo's Project Roomkey?
What Happened at Vallejo's Project Roomkey?

In April 2020, Vallejo became one of the first cities to opt into the state’s Project Roomkey, a program designed to provide hotel rooms for medicall…

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