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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 …
4 years, 6 months ago
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…
4 years, 6 months ago
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…
4 years, 6 months ago
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…
4 years, 6 months ago
A Strike at Chevron’s Richmond Refinery
About 500 operators and technicians at Chevron’s Richmond refinery went on strike starting Monday. It’s the first labor strike at the plant in more t…
4 years, 6 months ago
Paying for Gas as a Ride Service Driver
It’s no fun getting gas these days. The average price in many Bay Area counties reached $5.80 a gallon. And that's making it tough for people who dri…
4 years, 6 months ago
Many SF Teachers Haven't Been Getting Their Paychecks
From Monday to Thursday, a group of teachers staged a sit-in at the SF Unified School District building to protest the fact the district mishandled t…
4 years, 7 months ago
Finally, California's Unemployment System Adds More Language Support
For the last 2 years California’s unemployment system has been completely overwhelmed. One of the biggest issues: The lack of language access for peo…
4 years, 7 months ago
Remembering the Atlanta Spa Shooting — And How We Move Forward
This week marks one year since a gunman killed 8 people in Atlanta, Georgia in a targeted attack against Asian massage parlors. 6 of those killed wer…
4 years, 7 months ago
Rightnowish: Self Love is a Communal Act
It's been an intense few weeks. And we believe that all of us deserve to take a break and take care of ourselves. So in the spirit of that, we’re goi…
4 years, 7 months ago