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The Final Push to Count Everyone in the Bay
There are still Californians who need to be counted for the 2020 Census. Here in the Bay Area, there’s the extra challenge of making sure we count pe…
5 years, 9 months ago
More Than A Million Californians Are Still Waiting for Unemployment Benefits
California wasn’t ready for the spike in unemployment since the pandemic. And one big reason is because the agency that handles unemployment benefits…
5 years, 9 months ago
Gov. Newsom Wants to Ban Gas-Powered Car Sales by 2035. Is This A Big Deal?
This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state plans to eliminate the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 in order to keep cutting California's g…
5 years, 9 months ago
We Still Need to Solve Our Housing Crisis
Before the coronavirus, orange skies from wildfires, and huge protests against police violence, housing was the issue in California. But still, even …
5 years, 9 months ago
The District Attorneys Pushing Back on 'Tough on Crime' Politics
Since the 90s, law enforcement groups like police unions, correctional officer unions, and sheriffs' associations have had a huge influence on polici…
5 years, 9 months ago
'These Communities Have the Knowledge That Will Save Us': Building Climate Resilience with Youth of Color
After the Tubbs Fire in 2017, Lil Milagro Henriquez felt she had to do more than just tell her students to mask up for the smoky air. She wanted to e…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Bay Area Teen Who's Been Trying to Save TPS (And Isn't Backing Down Now)
Sixteen year-old Crista Ramos was in her high school Zoom class when her family got some stressful news: A federal court ruled in favor of ending the…
5 years, 9 months ago
A Hunger Strike in Antioch — And What it Says About the Changing Suburbs
Suburbs are some of the most diverse spaces in America. It's one reason why — more and more — they’ve become the backdrop of tensions between police …
5 years, 9 months ago
Photographing Orange Skies and a Historic Year
When KQED photojournalist Beth LaBerge woke up to orange skies in San Francisco Wednesday morning, she rushed out the door to document the extraordin…
5 years, 9 months ago
California’s Going All In On Vote By Mail. Will Some People Get Left Behind?
The pandemic has set off a chain of events that will make this year’s election in California different from years past. For one, the state can’t bet …
5 years, 9 months ago