The Bay

By KQED

Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the headlin... more

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The podcast currently has 1,548 episodes available.

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February 21, 2025 Are Cuts At Sonoma State A Sign of What’s To Come for CSU’s?
Affected faculty and students at Sonoma State University were caught off guard over plans to slash entire academic departments and NCAA sports programs last month. Could these cuts at SSU signal what’s to come for more campuses in the California State University system?

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18min
February 19, 2025 Fremont Passes California’s Most Extreme Encampment Ban
Cities across California are cracking down on homeless encampments following a Supreme Court ruling last year giving local governments the O.K. to do so. Fremont recently took a bigger step than most, by also prohibiting anyone from “aiding and abetting” camping on public property and private land.

This episode was hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra and produced by Mel Velasquez, Jessica Kariisa and Alexander Gonzales

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23min
February 17, 2025 Black Churches Are ‘Seeding’ Climate Change Solutions
Some Black churches in the Bay Area are retrofitting themselves to become “resilience hubs” in the event of a major storm or climate-related event. It’s part of a national movement called Green The Church, an organization merging the Black faith community and environmental justice.

This episode first ran on Oct. 28, 2024

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20min
February 14, 2025 What It’s Like to Date in the Bay Area
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we asked listeners to share their stories about dating in the Bay Area. Today, we meet some daters from all around the region and hear how they're navigating the highs and lows of the Bay Area dating scene.

This episode was hosted by Jessica Kariisa. Mel Velasquez and Dana Cronin produced this episode, with additional support from Ericka Cruz Guevarra.

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21min
February 12, 2025How the Bay Area’s AI Boom Is Fueling a Dirty Energy Dilemma
Soaring demand for AI has accelerated the building of massive data centers to support the technology, including in the Bay Area. As more centers are built, local residents and environmentalists are concerned about how they disrupt local communities and pose significant health and environmental risks.

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As California AI Data Centers Grow, So Does Dirty Energy

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17min
February 10, 2025How Anti-Trans Politics Made San Jose State’s Volleyball Team a National Target
On February 5, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, fulfilling a promise he made on the campaign trail. Subsequently, the U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation into San Jose State University for allowing a transgender athlete to play on the volleyball team. Today, we’re revisiting an episode from December 2024 about how San Jose State’s volleyball team got caught up in the fight over women’s sports.

This episode first ran on Dec. 4, 2024.

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NCAA Bars Trans Athletes as Federal Officials Launch Investigation of San José State

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27min
February 07, 2025 Fear and Anger in Martinez After Another Refinery Incident
On February 1, 2025 a massive fire broke out at the Martinez Refinery Company’s petroleum refinery leading to unsafe air conditions and a shelter in place order. It’s the third major incident at the refinery in the past five years. KQED’s Julie Small explains what led to the fire and how residents are responding.

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18min
February 05, 2025 Alameda County's New District Attorney
Ursula Jones Dickson, a superior court judge, has been chosen as Alameda County’s new District Attorney, 3 months after voters recalled Pamela Price from office. KQED’s Samantha Lim explains why Jones Dickson was picked, and how she promises to be different from her predecessor.

This episode was produced by Mel Velasquez and Jessica Kariisa, and guest hosted by Alan Montecillo.

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19min
February 03, 2025Japanese Americans Draw on WWII Trauma to Resist Trump
President Donald Trump has vowed to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as part of his plans for mass deportations. During World War II, this law was one of several legal tools the government used to imprison nearly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry. Now, Japanese Americans in the Bay Area are drawing on their stories of trauma and survival to resist the Trump administration's immigration plans.

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Bay Area Japanese Americans Draw on WWII Trauma to Resist Deportation Threats

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26min
January 31, 2025Threats Against Immigrants, More Walgreens Closures, and Budget Cuts at Sonoma State
In this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, we hear how President Trump’s immigration rhetoric is impacting farmworker communities in Half Moon Bay. Later, we discuss why so many Walgreens are closing San Francisco and how a major budget shortfall is impacting academic and athletic departments at Sonoma State.

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‘Trump's Coming’: California Farmworker Groups Rattled by Threatening Postcards
Walgreens closures leave entire SF neighborhoods without a pharmacy
Sonoma State Is Reeling After Huge Cuts. Where Does the School Go From Here?
‘They’re Scared to See Our Faces’: Angry Sonoma State Community Protests Wide Cuts

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25min

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