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Seeing the Tenderloin Through the Eyes of Neighborhood Kids
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, often in the news for headlines associated with crime, homelessness and drug use, has the highest concentrat…
6 months ago
A Very Santa Rosa Christmas at Snoopy’s Home Ice
In 1969, Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz and his first wife Joyce built Snoopy’s Home Ice in Santa Rosa. Since then, generations of locals — includ…
6 months, 1 week ago
Earthquake Swarms, License Plate Reader Cameras, and Clipper 2.0
In the Bay’s final news roundup of 2025, Ericka, Alan and Jessica discuss the recent series of small earthquakes in San Ramon and Sonoma County, Oakl…
6 months, 1 week ago
Decoding Your PG&E Bill
You’re not imagining it — your Pacific Gas & Electric bill really is going up. In fact, according to a KQED analysis, the average PG&E utility bill w…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
This Popular Kitchen Countertop Material is Making Workers Sick
Engineered stone, or quartz, is a man-made material made with high concentrations of silica that is commonly used to make kitchen countertops in the …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ukraine’s Surprising Ties to Silicon Valley
The Ukraine-Russia war has been called the most technologically advanced war in history. In an episode from KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast, Bay Area j…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
SF Passed a New Zoning Plan. How Will It Change the City?
San Francisco could see taller and more dense buildings in the city’s north and west side after the Board of Supervisors approved Mayor Daniel Lurie’…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
As Immigration Enforcement Escalates, How One South Bay Priest Is Pushing Back
Inside Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish — home to historic farmworker organizing in East San Jose — we sit down with Father Jon Pedigo, a Catholic priest…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
West Contra Costa Teachers and Staff Go On Strike
Nearly 3,000 teachers and staff from the West Contra Costa Unified School district went on strike Thursday morning after negotiations with the distri…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why This Berkeley Animal Rights Activist Could Go to Prison
UC Berkeley student and animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg will be sentenced today after facing a felony conviction for taking four chickens from a…
6 months, 4 weeks ago