Yearly Archives: 2016

By Julie Cart, CALmatters.org Salmon — made possible by the rivers they run in and the forest canopy above them — are the lifeblood of the Yurok Tribe. The native word for salmon, Ney-puy, means “that which is eaten,” and the iconic fish and its habitat sustain California’s largest tribe in ways that are both […]

By Laura Wenus and Brian Rinker, Mission Local In the wake of the tragic fire in Oakland that claimed 36 lives and the city crackdowns that resulted, the founder of a Mission District arts space will bring together firefighters with managers of both underground and above-board arts spaces to help improve fire safety. Spike Kahn, […]

By Sarah Tan, KQED News Fix Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is three years into his second big investment in education reform, after his first investment of $100 million in Newark public schools was widely criticized as being a waste of money. He’s given $120 million to invest in Bay Area schools, but this time he’s […]

By Mark Fiore, KQED News Fix/The California Report As we look back at 2016, we put together a gallery of my “Drawn to the Bay” cartoons to reflect on the year in news. I created “Drawn to the Bay” over a year ago as a way to look into what is going on here in […]

By Stephanie Martin Taylor, KQED News Fix When classes let out for the day at Bessie Carmichael Elementary in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, Principal Tina Lagdamen high-fives each boy and girl, and says the same thing, over and over again: “See you tomorrow.” This seemingly simple phrase is an important reassurance for many […]

By Laura Waxmann, Mission Local A group of residents from the northeastern Mission grilled city leaders on Tuesday about their plans for addressing crime and homelessness in the area, which many said were linked and on the rise. In the wake of a double homicide on Sunday night just blocks away from where the meeting […]

By Hannah Kingsley-Ma, KALW/Crosscurrents In a sun-filled classroom at an Oakland high school, a room full of adults are learning English. Everyone here is a refugee, asylum seeker or recent immigrant who has resettled in the East Bay, and each has sought out this free English language class offered by the nonprofit Refugee Transitions. Parents […]

By Alejandro Galicia Diaz, El Tecolote The homeless encampment at 19th and Shotwell streets isn’t like any other in San Francisco. Colorful art depicting hearts, a peace sign and a Mayan temple have transformed the cold concrete sidewalk into a happy and walking canvas. But beneath the art is the dreadful reality for Javier Antonio […]

By Andrew Stelzer, The California Report/KQED News Fix It’s brisk business on a Wednesday morning at Magnolia Wellness center, a medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Oakland. Although it’s legal to smoke marijuana in California now for recreational purposes, medicinal cannabis isn’t going away anytime soon. But have these patients ever talked to their regular doctor […]

By Bryan Goebel, KQED News Fix San Francisco’s top taxi regulator says there should be a cap on the number of Uber and Lyft drivers operating on city streets because ride services are to blame for much of the increase in traffic congestion. “I would say that common sense would tell you: Wow, there’s a […]