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Remembering the Rainbow Sign: The Short But Powerful Reign of Berkeley’s 1970s Black Cultural Center
Today, it’s an unassuming beige building on a busy Berkeley street. But in the 1970s, the Rainbow Sign was a groundbreaking center for Black culture,…
4 years, 1 month ago
As Protections for Renters Vanish, One California Family Navigates the Eviction Process
In 2021, we brought you a story from reporter Kori Suzuki about Dahbia Benakli. She was a preschool teacher who lived in Walnut Creek, a suburb in th…
4 years, 2 months ago
A Teen Activist On Saving the Future; Reporter Investigates His HS Journalism Teacher; Pirate Ship Sails Big Bear Lake
How to Save the World: Audio Diaries from a High School Climate Activist
Survey after survey shows people who are Gen-Z – born between 1996 and 2012 –…
4 years, 2 months ago
Oscar Gomez: The Forgotten Revolutionary
This week, we're teaming up with our friends at LAist Studios to share an episode from the new season of their podcast “Imperfect Paradise: The Forgo…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ojai’s Famous Pixie Tangerine Struggles; Program Trains Incarcerated Men to Help Fight Fires; Peninsula Boba Shop's Tongan Treat
The Ojai Valley’s climate has been ideal for growing certain tree crops. But climate change is making it windier, drier, and hotter there. As Lisa Mo…
4 years, 2 months ago
Road Trip: Unearthing California's Hidden Gems
California is full of incredible, unique places. Even for those of us who have lived here all our lives, there are unusual, off-the-beaten-path spots…
4 years, 2 months ago
How a Young Gay Man Survived One of the Darkest Eras in California Queer History
Today, California is seen as a haven for people across a broad spectrum of human sexuality and gender identity. But fifty years ago, even here, being…
4 years, 3 months ago
Seeking Asylum in CA from Gender-Based Violence; Is Jack Cheese Really From Monterey?
For Immigrants Fleeing Gender-Based Violence, a Long Road to Asylum in US
California has long tried to be a welcoming place for immigrants. But someti…
4 years, 3 months ago
Visiting the Farallon Islands; Experiencing Abortion Before Roe v. Wade; Blues Singer Marina Crouse's New Spanish Album
'Like You’re on a Different Planet': Visiting the Mysterious Farallon Islands
If you look west from San Francisco, when the fog is clear and the light…
4 years, 3 months ago
New Podcast Visits Central Valley Towns, and Celebrates 'The Other California'
To a lot of people outside our state, California is one of two places: L.A. or San Francisco. Hollywood or high tech. The beaches or the redwoods. An…
4 years, 3 months ago