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‘It Just Felt Like the World Was Burning’: Remembering the 2020 Fires
In August 2020, a dry lightning storm kicked off an unprecedented siege of wildfires. These firestorms lasted for months, destroyed 9,000 structures …
6 months, 1 week ago
Volunteers Monitor for ICE Activity to Support Day Laborers
Hundreds of people are signing up to 'adopt' street corners near where day laborers gather to find work. Their goal? To keep an eye out for ICE agent…
6 months, 1 week ago
Silicon Valley Embraces the Military
A decade ago, most major tech companies swore off working with the U.S. military. Google, Meta and OpenAI even once had policies banning the use of A…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the Era of Climate Change
For the last 102 years, the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park has supplied millions of Bay Area residents with some of the cleanest wa…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Pickett Fire, BART’s ‘Tap and Ride', and Local Artists Leaving Spotify
On this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Ericka is joined by The Bay’s senior editor Alan Montecillo and KQED associate arts and culture ed…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
‘Not Even AI Can Save Me’: Students and Teachers on ChatGPT in the Classroom
Artificial intelligence inside California schools feels a lot like building the plane as it's flying. Students who are familiar with tools like ChatG…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Does Gun Violence Happen? This San Quentin Program Asks the People Behind the Gun
In the Arms Down program at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly San Quentin State Prison, “firearm addiction” is treated like an alcohol …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How Fremont Became a Hub for Afghan-Americans
Fremont is the fourth largest city in the Bay Area and it’s also home to one of the largest populations of Afghans in the U.S. Today, we’re running a…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
'We Have Got to Meet Fire With Fire': Why Your Congressional District Could Soon Change
After pressure from President Donald Trump, Texas Republicans unveiled a new map redrawing the state’s congressional districts 5 years early, in orde…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Relaunch of Casual Carpool
Before the pandemic, casual carpool was a completely organic system of pickup spots and patient passengers looking for a quick, comfortable way to he…
6 months, 3 weeks ago