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Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the news, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

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31:37

The Police Shooting That Motivated Walnut Creek...

The Bay ·

2020/10/28

Miles Hall was shot and killed by Walnut Creek police a year before many residents joined national protests supporting Black lives this past summer. The Hall family and friends have been showing up at City Council meetings demanding justice for a year, but it wasn't until George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police that more people began pressuring local politicians. Now half of the eight City Council candidates in Walnut Creek are running because of what happened to Hall, and some activists see

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24:23

What It's Like to Have Parents Who Are Essential Workers

The Bay ·

2020/10/26

Bela Gonzalez and Louie Licea are 15. Both of their parents are essential workers and need to leave the house every day. It's all pretty stressful. And it's also brought more responsibility: while their parents are gone, Bela and Louie take care of their little sister, Mia. Guests: Sasha Khokha, host of The California Report Magazine, Bela Gonzales and Louie Licea This episode originally ran in April 2020. Click here for info about power shutoffs. You can also check to see if your address will be

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16:55

The Beginnings of San Quentin's COVID-19 Outbreak

The Bay ·

2020/10/23

On Tuesday, a California court ruled that officials at San Quentin State Prison have to either transfer or release half of the facility's population. That's because the outbreak at San Quentin got so bad that roughly 2,200 people got sick with COVID-19. 28 people have died. Today, we're revisiting how the outbreak first started at the beginning of the summer — and what incarcerated people and their loved ones were warning and worrying about at the time. Guest: Kate Wolffe, KQED reporter This episode

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25:16

What Would it Mean to Make Housing a Human Right?

The Bay ·

2020/10/21

Housing is not a human right in the United States. But more people are saying it should be. That growing movement has roots here in the Bay Area, where it's been nearly a year since the mothers behind Moms 4 Housing first occupied a house on Magnolia Street in West Oakland. Earlier this month, the moms announced that the home would soon be used for transitional housing. In the latest episode of the KQED podcast Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America, hosts Molly Solomon and Erin Baldassari dive

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18:03

Armenians Came to SF to Escape Genocide. Now, Fears...

The Bay ·

2020/10/19

Generations of Armenians and descendants of those who escaped the Armenian Genocide have found refuge in San Francisco. That’s the epicenter of a robust church community center and where Armenian Americans can celebrate their culture, history and heritage. It’s also where a recent spate of suspected hate crimes are raising fears about the current border conflict — and painful memories of violence. Guest: Nastia Voynovskaya, KQED Arts and Culture editor and reporter

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19:51

What Mutual Aid Means — And Why It’s Worth Protecting

The Bay ·

2020/10/16

Community fridges have been popping up all over the Bay since the pandemic began as a form of mutual aid, which has deep roots here. There's a long history of this kind of community care, especially around food insecurity. Private companies have also used similar language to describe some of their own efforts. But KQED food writer and columnist Ruth Gebreyesus writes that the values of mutual aid are distinct — and worth protecting. Guest: Ruth Gebreyesus, food reporter and columnist for KQED Arts

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18:33

Is Prop 25 California's Best Chance to End Cash Bail?

The Bay ·

2020/10/14

Proposition 25 is the culmination of a long fight over the bail system in California. A win for the "Yes" vote would uphold a law that abolishes cash bail and replaces it with a system that uses "risk assessment" algorithms to help judges decide whether to keep people locked up before trial. A win for the "No" vote would stop these changes and keep cash bail in place. The bail industry is in the "No" camp, but so are some progressive groups who think this new system would also be unjust and want the

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19:08

The Digital Divide for Latino Immigrant Families in...

The Bay ·

2020/10/12

Distance learning is hard enough. And once you get past acquiring the technology needed to make it happen, there’s an additional step for many immigrant families and Indigenous-language speakers: figuring out how to log on and communicate with your teachers. In Oakland Unified School District, where about half of students speak a language other than English at home, supporting all students has been a struggle. Guests: Madeleine Bair, founding director of El Tímpano and Ashley McBride, Education

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23:45

A Bay Curious Guide to Statewide Propositions

The Bay ·

2020/10/09

Bay Curious is exploring the 12 statewide ballot propositions with its Prop Fest series. Today, we're sharing their guides to Props 16 and 17, which make big decisions on affirmative action and voting while on parole respectively. For more on Bay Curious’ Prop Fest, click here.

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18:38

Immigrant Workers Make ‘Wine Country’ Possible. Now...

The Bay ·

2020/10/07

Latino and immigrant workers keep the economy of "wine country" going. And while many in the Bay Area sheltered in place at the start of the pandemic, farmworkers in Napa and Sonoma counties continued working. Now, the Glass Fire is threatening their livelihoods. Many workers have evacuated, and likely won't get much support from the government to help stabilize their lives. Guest: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED immigration reporter These organizations offer cash assistance to undocumented immigrants

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20:25

South Asian Activist Kala Bagai Was Once Driven Out...

The Bay ·

2020/10/05

Berkeley recently renamed a street after a South Asian activist Kala Bagai. But her story isn’t the typical one you hear about people who get streets or monuments named after them. Nearly 100 years ago, Bagai and her family were driven out of town by racist neighbors who didn’t want them to move in. She and her family eventually left the Bay Area, and a lot of her later activism was the kind of work that didn’t make the headlines. But that’s exactly why some people feel like she’s the perfect person

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16:41

The North Bay Journalist Providing Vital Fire...

The Bay ·

2020/10/02

North Bay journalist Sarah Stierch has become a resource for locals looking for critical fire information, down to their specific block. That’s because when the North Bay was burning in 2017, she knew the streets and roads and homes intimately enough to gain the trust of her neighbors seeking information. But aside from the latest fire reports, she’s also been a compassionate voice for many people during these traumatic times. Guest: Sarah Stierch, writer and freelance journalist in Sonoma Consider

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16:29

The Final Push to Count Everyone in the Bay

The Bay ·

2020/09/30

There are still Californians who need to be counted for the 2020 Census. Here in the Bay Area, there’s the extra challenge of making sure we count people who don't have housing and families whose homes have been affected by wildfires. And this matters a lot, because who gets counted will help determine Congressional representation, federal funding, and how we define Bay Area identity for the next 10 years. Guest: Tyche Hendricks, KQED editor and reporter covering immigration and the 2020 Census

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18:12

More Than A Million Californians Are Still Waiting...

The Bay ·

2020/09/28

California wasn’t ready for the spike in unemployment since the pandemic. And one big reason is because the agency that handles unemployment benefits has had a lot of problems: dated technology, lack of staffing, and a system that focuses more on stopping fraud than getting people the money they need now. Today, that means 1.6 million Californians are waiting for help while the pandemic rages on. Guest: Mary Franklin Harvin, reporter and producer for KQED’s The California Report. Recommended

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19:25

Gov. Newsom Wants to Ban Gas-Powered Car Sales by...

The Bay ·

2020/09/25

This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state plans to eliminate the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 in order to keep cutting California's greenhouse gas emissions. Many environmentalists say we need to move even faster — and take bolder steps to ban fracking in our state. So what does this all mean for our climate future? And is this ban a big deal? Guest: Kevin Stark, KQED science reporter

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25:02

We Still Need to Solve Our Housing Crisis

The Bay ·

2020/09/23

Before the coronavirus, orange skies from wildfires, and huge protests against police violence, housing was the issue in California. But still, even with multiple crises happening at once, so much of what's going on comes back to where we live. In the new podcast 'SOLD OUT: Rethinking Housing in America,' KQED's Molly Solomon and Erin Baldassari explore some of the solutions to our housing shortage that would make a meaningful difference — because we can't afford to wait. Guests: Molly Solomon and

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20:22

The District Attorneys Pushing Back on 'Tough on...

The Bay ·

2020/09/21

Since the 90s, law enforcement groups like police unions, correctional officer unions, and sheriffs' associations have had a huge influence on policing and criminal justice legislation, both in Washington and in Sacramento. This led to laws like the 'three strikes' rule and the 1994 Crime Bill that passed through Congress and was signed by President Clinton. But law enforcement officials aren't speaking with one voice anymore. Some district attorneys want to focus on changing the system and focusing

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23:57

'These Communities Have the Knowledge That Will Save...

The Bay ·

2020/09/18

After the Tubbs Fire in 2017, Lil Milagro Henriquez felt she had to do more than just tell her students to mask up for the smoky air. She wanted to empower her students to face the challenges of climate change head on. That’s what moved her to found the Mycelium Youth Network, which provides programs that empower Black and brown youth to tap into indigenous ways of living with the land. Guests: Lil Milagro Henriquez, founder and executive director of Mycelium Youth Network, and Phoenix Armenta,

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18:36

The Bay Area Teen Who's Been Trying to Save TPS (And...

The Bay ·

2020/09/16

Sixteen year-old Crista Ramos was in her high school Zoom class when her family got some stressful news: A federal court ruled in favor of ending the humanitarian protection known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. The program allows hundreds of thousands of immigrants who fled their home countries, including Crista’s mom, to work and live in the United States. For more than two years, Crista has been a lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against President Trump’s plan to end temporary protected

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31:01

A Hunger Strike in Antioch — And What it Says About...

The Bay ·

2020/09/14

Suburbs are some of the most diverse spaces in America. It's one reason why — more and more — they’ve become the backdrop of tensions between police and communities of color. That friction is at the center of a protest over policing in Antioch, where activists went on a hunger strike for five days and are camped out in front of the local police department. Guest: Sandhya Dirks, race and equity reporter for KQED Click here to check out Season 1 of American Suburb.

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