Crosscurrents

In California, there are thousands of people living in roadside tent encampments. Today, we meet a woman in Alameda County who gets a chance at permanent housing in another story from the 99% Invisible project According to Need. Then, author Jerry Thompson reads from "Berkeley Noir," a collection of stories he co-edited with crime novelist Owen Hill. And, today's local music featurs Oakland-based band Slow Machine. Their new EP Black Tide came out in February.

A year ago our lives were turned upside down when the pandemic and lockdown hit the Bay Area. Today, it's a new episode of Day By Day. We reflect on the past and look ahead to what's next.

The Bay Area’s shelter-in-place order was first announced one year ago today. We’re looking back at the first 100 days into the pandemic in snapshots from the KALW original series, Day By Day.

It's been almost a year since Bay Area officials first announced the shelter-at-home order. Today, we’re looking back at audio diaries from those first few weeks of the pandemic. It’s a special presentation of Day By Day: KALW's Quarantine Diaries.

In Alameda County, when people are seeking permanent shelter, they have to apply to get into a Coordinated Entry System — it's basically a waitlist. Today, looking at how people who are eligible actually get placed into housing. It’s an excerpt from Chapter 4 the 99% Invisible project According to Need. Plus, a new episode from our podcast New Arrivals.

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As Oakland’s City Council explores putting the fire department in charge of mental health calls, one group has established their own mental health response service. Then, young voters came out in large numbers for the 2020 elections, but will that engagement last? And, San Francisco author Andrew Faulk reads from his new novel about living with — and treating —HIV/AIDS.Tune into KALW 91.7 FM Monday-Thursday at 5 p.m or subsribe to the podcast to listen on-demand.

The battle for People’s Park in Berkeley has been going on for more than 50 years. Today, we’ll hear about how it all started. Then, poet Arisa White writes about her struggles growing up without her father in her newest book Who’s Your Daddy." And, we hear a reading from El Cerrito poet Maw Shein Win. Plus, today's local music features a new album from Oakland-based artist Javier Santiago.

It wasn’t that long ago that people who didn't have housing and were seen as unable to take care of themselves were held against their will. But, back in the mid 90s, that approach started to change. In this excerpt from the 99% Invisible project According To Need, we hear how we got where we are today.

When you ask its residents how they define the boundaries of East Oakland, the answer vary —and they’re about more than just geography. Today, we’re exploring what East Oakland is all about and looking at the legacy the Black Panthers left there.