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A Bay Farewell to Editor Erika Aguilar
Some bittersweet news from The Bay team: Our editor Erika Aguilar is leaving to head KQED’s new Housing and Affordability Desk. Erika is a founding member of The Bay and helped launch the podcast in …
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Living Between Fires and Blackouts
PG&E said there were failures on one of its high-voltage transmission lines just minutes before the Kincaid Fire erupted in Sonoma County. It's renewed concern that PG&E equipment is implicated. Thi…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
San Francisco’s Car-Free Market Street Makeover
Starting in January, San Francisco will ban private cars from Market Street as part of a major overhaul to make the city’s main thoroughfare safer for pedestrians, cyclists and public transit. The pl…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Why the S.F. District Attorney’s Race Matters and What You Need to Know
This year’s race for San Francisco district attorney has been a doozy. The four-way race to replace George Gascón is wide-open. The Nov. 5 election took on some extra controversy this month when Gasc…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Shaky Shaky Shaky: How to Prepare for the Next Earthquake
This week, the Bay Area felt a series of earthquakes in less than 24 hours. Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. That prompted KQED Science reporter Peter Arcuni to com…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
‘We’re Still Here’: Canoe Journey to Alcatraz to Remember the Native American Occupation 50 Years Ago
On Monday, Native people from across the West Coast gathered in San Francisco for a ceremonial canoe journey to Alcatraz Island. Each canoe represented a territory, tribe, community or family. They p…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
KQED’s Podcast #Rightnowish Tackles How Art Shapes the Bay
Bay Area artists have a tendency to embed politics and messages for society into their creative work. KQED's newest podcast Rightnowish highlights those artists -- and how what they make is shapes (a…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
In Paradise, Power Shutoffs and PG&E’s Unreliability Feel Like the New Normal
PG&E shut off the lights to 800,000 customers in Northern California, including 141,000 in the Bay Area. The utility company says the goal is to reduce the risk of wildfires. These latest shutdowns c…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Should San Francisco Force People With Mental Illness Into Treatment?
San Francisco is moving forward with a conservatorship program that would force people experiencing chronic homelessness, substance abuse and severe mental illness to get treatment even if they don't…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
How Nancy Pelosi’s Beginnings Prepared Her to Lead Democrats on Impeachment
Although Nancy Pelosi didn’t run for elected office until she was 47, politics is in her blood. Born into a prominent Baltimore political family, Pelosi learned at a young age the chess-maneuvering o…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago