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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 fo…
6 years, 8 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 t…
6 years, 8 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 …
6 years, 8 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 represent…
6 years, 8 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 th…
6 years, 8 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 redu…
6 years, 8 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 …
6 years, 8 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, Pel…
6 years, 8 months ago
How the Fair Pay to Play Act Could (Finally) Lead to a Profitable Future for Female Athletes
Female athletes in the Bay Area are at a disadvantage when it comes to opportunities to play at the professional level. There are no professional wom…
6 years, 8 months ago
What Boulders Say About San Francisco’s Inability to Find a Solution to Homelessness
Residents with a place to live on Clinton Park, a street in San Francisco, pooled their money together to buy boulders for the neighborhood's sidewal…
6 years, 8 months ago