Category: News

By Marisa Lagos, The California Report Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento made one thing crystal clear Tuesday as they touted a package of 10 bills aimed at expanding the rights of undocumented Californians: They are doing this because Congress will not. Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León said that the bills, which would expand legal […]

By Chelsea Leu, Bay Nature When it comes to the water in the San Francisco Bay, the ocean does not get nearly the credit it deserves. At least, that is the opinion of oceanographer John Largier, who studies the ocean’s complex dance with the bay. Sure, the bay is where the delta empties into the […]

By Sam Harnett, KQED News Fix Privately owned transportation companies are popping up all around San Francisco. They say they can fill the void that public transit is not providing. Consider Leap, a company that shuttles people between the Marina and Financial districts. “Kind of think of it like a lounge on wheels,” Leap CEO […]

By Laura McCamy, Oakland Local/New America Media  At a recent meeting of the Hope and Justice Committee of St. Mary’s Center, in Oakland, the members allowed a reporter to sit in as they discussed their experiences with gentrification. For Oakland’s many low-income seniors, the escalating cost of living from the influx of technology workers and […]

By Hannah Kingsley-Ma, KALW Crosscurrents California eighth-graders are ranked 45th in the country in math. That is according to the most recent scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Meanwhile, the pool of jobs requiring math, science and engineering experience is growing, especially  in the Bay Area. For people with the right skills, these […]

By Patricia Yollin, KQED News Fix Three neighborhoods in San Francisco pose the highest risk to bicyclists because of distracted driving. The most hazardous interections and corridors are located in the Panhandle/Lower Haight, South of Market and Upper Mission/Duboce Triangle, according to a new report released Monday. Read the complete story at KQED News Fix.

By Bryan Goebel, KQED News Fix The state of California’s legal battle to overturn a San Francisco waterfront development measure is still alive after a judge on Wednesday denied a city motion to dismiss the action. The suit by the California State Lands Commission challenges Proposition B. The commission says the measure violates state law […]

By Audrey Dilling, KALW Crosscurrents The Hetch Hetchy Regional Water system, operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission , carries water to 2.6 million customers in the Bay Area. How it does that is remarkable – remarkably simple, said the agency’s Water Resources Manager, David Briggs. “Because it’s gravity driven, largely,” Briggs said, “the […]

By Laura Wenus, Mission Local Within a few days of the fire that destroyed their homes on 22nd and Mission streets, the 65 displaced tenants were told repeatedly how city officials and rights groups were there to serve them, would help them and would guide them on their long round trip journey back to their […]

By Scott Shafer, The California Report Funny thing about a drought. Even without any rain, you turn on the faucet and the water still comes out. And that makes it harder to convince people not to use it.  At the State capital this week, Gov. Jerry Brown hinted that tighter restrictions on water use could […]