Crosscurrents

Step inside Fresno's high-speed rail construction site.Why some farmers oppose the massive infrastructure project. Some mega-commuters may not reap the benefits of California bullet train.The bullet train's halting journey into downtown San Francisco.

A conversation with an ACLU attorney about President Trump’s immigration ban.Three San Francisco students reflect on the Women’s March on Washington. An Iranian-American composer whose music bridges cultural divides.

Bay Area Muslims respond to President Trump's executive order limiting immigration. A new edition of Bay Area Beats with the band Bang Data.Squatting in the "ghost town" of San Francisco's Presidio. Today's local music is the Screaming Bloody Marys.

San Francisco experiments with computers to modernize its bail system.A Bay Area Beats with the Village Road Trio.One of Golden Gate Park's most tranquil corners.

President Trump's latest actions on immigration and the potential effects on Californians. Bay Area writers share thoughts about this new political era. Local filmmakers take us inside Tunisia’s fledgling democracy.

Just one third of Americans have a document spelling out their end-of-life medical wishes. A local author spent a week with the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu.Looking for enlightenment through fasting.

Bay Area voices from the Washington, D.C. and local protests.Perspective from Jason Clark, the chairman of the San Francisco Republican Party.Writers respond to Trump.How President Trump's first actions will affect the Bay Area. The first in our series "Ask an Estonian."

Bay Area women read their letters to the incoming president.How art can reveal and illuminate women’s experiences. This week’s Audiograph mystery sound.

More letters to President-Elect Donald Trump from Bay Area women.The story of Fred Korematsu, the Oakland-born Japanese-American civil rights hero who defied forced incarceration. BART officials reach out to homeless people taking shelter in stations.

Bay Area women write letters to President-Elect Trump.The dilemmas of palliative care for people at the end of their lives. Filmmaker Daphne Matziaraki captured a Greek sea captain's mission to save refugees.