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How a Group of Surfers Helped Save Malibu from Wildfire; Redwoods Struggling
In 2018, the Woolsey Fire burned nearly 97,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. It was one of the most destructive fires in Southern Califo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Encore: Mapping a Radical Legacy of South Asian Activism in California
This week we’re bringing you one of our favorite stories from 2022.
You’ve probably heard of Bobby Seale and The Black Panthers. Or Mario Savio and th…
3 years, 2 months ago
More California Armenians Are Moving Back to Their Parents’ Native Land; Flavor Profile: LA's Saucy Chick; Petaluma Teens' Find Community at the Phoenix Theater
Communities in LA County, like the city of Glendale, are home to the world’s largest Armenian population outside of Armenia. Starting more than a cen…
3 years, 3 months ago
Activism Through Performance: Oakland’s House/Full of Black Women
This week we're featuring an excerpt from the Kitchen Sisters' special, House/Full of Black Women.
For eight years now 34 Black women have gathered mo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Checking Out Santa Monica's 'Human Library'; Hidden History of Oceano Dunes
At This Library, You Check Out a Human, Not a Book — and Sit Down to Talk
California prides itself on being a diverse state that welcomes folks from a…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Passion of Chris Strachwitz
California music legend Chris Strachwitz passed away last month in San Rafael at the age of 91. He was the founder of Arhoolie Records, which champio…
3 years, 3 months ago
Is California Really the Abortion Haven It Claims to Be?
When Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, California declared itself an abortion haven, an abortion sanctuary. The governor invited women from aroun…
3 years, 3 months ago
‘We Had a Mission’: Longtime Richmond Teacher Reflects on Once-Stellar High School; Cooking Up LA's Next Chefs
When John F. Kennedy High School opened in 1967, it was a model of innovation. The Richmond school was designed for flexible scheduling, team-teachin…
3 years, 4 months ago
The End of Wood Street: Inside the Struggle for Stability, Housing on the Margins of the Bay Area
KQED's Erin Baldassari has spent months reporting on what was once the largest settlement of unhoused people in Northern California. The city of Oakl…
3 years, 4 months ago
Allensworth Braces For Floods; ’70s Band Fanny Reclaims Their Right To Rock
Back in the early 1900s, the town of Allensworth became the first California town founded, financed and governed by Black Americans. The fertile Tula…
3 years, 4 months ago