Crosscurrents

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee is Oakland's new mayor-elect. Our friend’s KALW’s “State of The Bay” recently spoke with Bay Area News Group reporter Shomik Mukherjee about Lee’s plan for her first 100 days in office. Today, we’re bringing you an excerpt of that conversation. 

You can hear more from this conversation, and episodes of KALW's State of the Bay, here!

“Eyes of the Storm” features 250 behind-the-scenes photos along with other items from Paul McCartney’s personal archive. They were all collected from the Beatles’ tour in Europe and the U.S. from 1963-1964. And now, Bay Area fans can see some of those photos in an exhibit at the de Young museum in San Francisco. 

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Kevin Fagan, is an award-winning journalist, with over 40 years covering homelessness and poverty. Kevin is recently retired from the San Francisco Chronicle, and has tapped into his reporting experience to write a novel called “The Lost and the Found.”

Today, we hear about Oakland’s new electric school buses and how the Trump policies have affected clean transit. Plus, celebrating the diverse populations of the Bay Area.

School buses pollute the air and can make students feel dysregulated. Switching to electric can help, but it’s a test of political will.

Since the Trump administration put a hold on funding for climate programs back in January, federal support for a wide range of climate related projects has been thrown into question. 

For Nanki Kaur watching basketball has always been a family ritual, and she’s also always been curious to learn about the different cultural communities in the Bay Area. Earlier in the season, she went to Heritage Nights at Warriors’ games and discovered the perfect combination of her two passions.

Today, we hear from Uncuffed producer Anthony Ivy. He started working with Uncuffed inside Solano State Prison. Now he has a job on the outside with "The Uncuffed Playlist."

Check out more Uncuffed episodes here!

Today, we revisit a story about SCRAP, and how they help teachers keep their classrooms well stocked. Then, one woman’s painful but determined recovery.

SCRAP is a beloved San Francisco non-profit. It's a creative reuse and recycling center that collects and re-distributes tons of stuff. But now they will need to find a new home. 

While SCRAP looks for its next home and reliable funding to pay for it, we’re bringing you a story from 2016 to demonstrate the ways it serves teachers -- and why teachers need the help.