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Back to SearchBasically, Nothing in the Bay Area is Affordable to Someone Making $64,000
We all know it's expensive to live in the Bay Area. But just how unaffordable is it? Reporters with the Mercury News and the East Bay Times looked at how high rents and mortgages have climbed since 2…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
The Bay Live: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
High rent. Long commutes. Expensive food. Childcare. Sea level rise. Gentrification. These are just some of the challenges of living in the Bay Area. Many are asking, should I stay or should I go? O…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Why You Can’t Talk About Food Without Talking About Identity, According To S.F. Food Critic Soleil Ho
The San Francisco Chronicle's newest food critic has been on the job for about three months now. Since starting, Soleil Ho has written about ethical eating in the age of #MeToo, and how much we're wi…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Report Validates Women’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against S.F. Yoga Guru
More women came forward after KQED published an investigation last year showing sexual misconduct allegations against Manouso Manos, a prominent international yoga teacher based in San Francisco. The…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
#Rightnowish: KQED’s Newest Show Spotlights Artists With a Message
There are a ton of artists, creators and thinkers in the Bay Area who have messages for society. KQED's newest radio show Rightnowish highlights them. Author and KQED Arts writer Pendarvis Harshaw br…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Will High-Speed Rail Ever Make It to the Bay Area?
California’s bullet train project was designed to get people from San Francisco to Los Angeles in less than three hours. But after years of legal and financial battles, the future of that full projec…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
The Fight Over Building a Homeless Navigation Center on San Francisco’s Embarcadero
Neighbors of San Francisco's Embarcadero waterfront community were fired up when the city proposed building a 225-bed navigation center for the homeless. First, competing Go Fund Me pages were set up…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
How Screwed is the Bay Area Because of Tech IPOs?
First it was Lyft. Next is Pinterest. Eventually, Uber, Slack, Airbnb and Postmates. All these tech companies are expected to go public this year. There's wide speculation that these IPOs are going t…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Does East Bay Presidential Candidate Eric Swalwell Stand a Chance?
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell doesn’t have the name recognition or the money that the other presidential candidates have. As the 18th Democratic candidate entering the race, he's starting a little behind. …
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Watching Yosemite’s Lyell Glacier Die
As a geologist, Greg Stock never imagined he'd witness the death of a glacier. The Lyell Glacier is Yosemite National Park's largest ice mass, and Stock has been researching it for more than a decade…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago