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San José Considers Expanding the Vote to Noncitizens
On Tuesday, the San José City Council voted to study the possibility of giving noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. Community organizers…
4 years, 9 months ago
A Chaotic Return to School
Last week, students, teachers and staff returned to class after the winter holidays…and right in the middle of a record-high surge in confirmed COVID…
4 years, 9 months ago
RIP Traxamillion, an Architect of the Hyphy Movement
Traxamillion, born Sultan Banks, was a producer from San Jose who helped define the Bay Area’s sound and propelled the Hyphy Movement to the national…
4 years, 9 months ago
Examining January 6 with Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Rep. Zoe Lofgren was in the U.S. Capitol a year ago when a mob of Trump supporters, white supremacists, and conspiracy theorists stormed the building…
4 years, 9 months ago
Keeping Up With California's COVID Testing Surge
Long COVID test lines and empty shelves where the rapid at-home tests used to be — all signs of another post-holiday pandemic surge.
It’s hard to know…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Cost of Crossing Bay Area Bridges, And Who Pays the Most
As of Jan. 1, 2022, it’ll cost $7 to cross a bridge in the Bay Area. But if you thought that was expensive, wait until you hear how much it has cost …
4 years, 9 months ago
The Bay Looks Back at 2021
New year, same pandemic. The Bay team reflects on another year of covering local news from the Bay Area, and discusses both the hard — and hopeful — …
4 years, 9 months ago
When a Covid Expert Gets Covid
Alexis Madrigal was super-cautious about COVID-19 from the beginning. He co-founded the COVID Tracking Project through The Atlantic and has been repo…
4 years, 10 months ago
Vallejo Plans to Fire the Cop Who Killed Sean Monterrosa
This episode contains descriptions of police violence.
After Vallejo police officer Jarrett Tonn shot and killed Sean Monterrosa on June 2, 2020, the …
4 years, 10 months ago
Rightnowish: A Bay Area Rollerskating Legend
Ericka took up roller skating during the pandemic, and a lot of other people have, too. Maybe you've seen it along Lake Merritt or in front of City H…
4 years, 10 months ago