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‘We Don’t Want to See a Drop Wasted'
California is in a second year of drought. And depending on where you live, you might already have water restrictions in place. Healdsburg, for examp…
4 years, 6 months ago
Tips on How to Address Your City Council (Also, It’s Our 500th Episode!)
It’s our 500th episode! One of the great joys of working on the show has been using our space to help people in the Bay Area get excited about or inv…
4 years, 6 months ago
From AIDS to COVID-19, Gay Activists in San Francisco Have Been Organizing in Public Health for Decades
Forty years after the AIDS epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens those most at risk in the LGBTQ community across the world. Community organizers…
4 years, 6 months ago
A Pivotal Moment for Regulating Oil Companies in the Bay
On June 2, so many people spoke during a Bay Area Air Quality Management District board meeting that the agency had to postpone a vote to regulate ai…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Uncertain Future of La Pulga in San Jose
On Tuesday, San Jose’s City Council will vote on a plan to rezone parts of the Flea Market on Berryessa Road, where hundreds of immigrant vendors hav…
4 years, 6 months ago
Live Events Are Coming Back, But Challenges Remain for Arts Workers and Venue Owners
Many live concerts and events are returning to the Bay Area, as COVID-19 cases remain low and the state ends capacity limits, social distancing and m…
4 years, 6 months ago
Why Some Fully Vaccinated Californians Will Keep Wearing Masks After June 15
California will fully reopen for “business as usual”on June 15. That means, among other things, that fully vaccinated people will no longer be requir…
4 years, 7 months ago
One Native American Tribe in Lake County is Creating Housing for Homeless Members
The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians doesn’t have its own reservation. Like many Native communities, many members also struggle with poverty and ho…
4 years, 7 months ago
Can California's 'Red Flag Law' Stop Gun Violence Before it Happens?
After the mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose two weeks ago, some politicians started talking about …
4 years, 7 months ago
The ‘Golden State Stimulus’ Includes Undocumented Californians, But Many Can’t Access Their Checks
Undocumented Californians have been mostly shut out of three rounds of federal stimulus checks. So when the ‘Golden State Stimulus’ was approved in F…
4 years, 7 months ago