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September 18 At This San Quentin Program, Perpetrators of Gun Violence Are Part of the Solution
Why does gun violence happen? Arms Down, a program inside the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly San Quentin State Prison, asks the people behind the gun. It’s a revolutionary program that treats firearm addiction like an alcohol addiction, and recasts perpetrators of gun violence as part of the solution.
This episode first aired on Aug. 25, 2026

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21 min
September 16Desperate Tenants in SF Face Scams, Substandard Rentals
San Francisco’s AI boom is making the rental market more competitive than ever. Prospective tenants face intense pressure to stand out, leaving them susceptible to substandard living conditions or outright scams.
Links:
Part 1: As AI Booms, Daniel Lurie Declares ‘Rent Emergency’ in San Francisco

After the $18,000 Scam, How Can Bay Area Renters Protect Themselves? | KQED

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20 min
September 14As AI Booms, Daniel Lurie Declares ‘Rent Emergency’ in San Francisco
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declared a ‘rent emergency’ in San Francisco amid a boom in the AI industry. In the first part of The Bay’s series about the AI-fueled rental crisis, The New York Times San Francisco Bureau Chief Heather Knight explains what that declaration really means, and how this housing crunch stands out from the past.
Links:
NYT: San Francisco Mayor Declares Rent Emergency Amid A.I. Housing Frenzy

KQED: San Francisco Mayor Lurie Infuses $30 Million in Reforms to Tackle ‘Rent Emergency’

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17 min
September 11How One Teacher is Reckoning With Cesar Chavez’s Legacy in the Classroom
Since sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez came to light last spring, city leaders quickly decided to rename parks and take down statues of the labor leader. Conversations in the classroom are also changing. Today on The Bay, we’re re-airing this conversation from last April about how one East San José teacher is recasting Cesar Chavez’s legacy in the classroom.
This episode first aired on April 8, 2026.
Links:
Why This City’s Reckoning With Cesar Chavez Is So Complicated (NYTimes)

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18 min
September 09SF’s Toppled Statues Give Rise to New Monuments
In 2020, San Franciscans began reckoning with the city’s monuments—many of which honored violent figures and fraught histories. In the years since, the San Francisco Arts Commission has been reimagining what public memory could look like. Now, temporary monuments celebrating everyday people are popping up all around us.

Links:
In San Francisco, a Reckoning With Toppled Statues Gives Rise to New Monuments

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20 min
September 04The Price of Raising Kids in the Bay
Living in the Bay Area is expensive, and raising kids here can be especially tough. So how do people do it? KQED reporter Adhiti Bandlamudi talks with three families about what they’re doing to get by. From cramming a family of four into one studio apartment to giving up on the dream of home ownership, compromise is always part of the equation.
This episode first aired on May 4, 2026.
Links:
How We Get By | KQED

In the Bay Area, Raising Kids Comes With Compromise

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24 min
September 02A Super El Niño In the Bay Area: What You Need to Know
The Bay Area is getting ready for a ‘Super El Niño’ this winter. This natural weather pattern, — made worse by human-caused climate change — could bring flooding, mudslides, power outages and road closures. KQED Climate reporter Ezra David Romero explains how we might feel the impact of El Niño in our day to day lives.
Links:
Guide: El Niño Could Bring a Wet, Wild Winter. How Can You — and Your Home — Be Ready

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17 min
August 31Tahoe Avalanche Follow-Up, Tech Backlash in Schools, and a Controversial Swan Hunt
In this month’s edition of The Bay’s news roundup, Ericka, The Bay’s new producer Gabriela Glueck, and Carly Severn, KQED’s senior editor of audience news discuss workplace safety fines against the Tahoe guiding company implicated in last year’s avalanche deaths. Also, we discuss a growing movement of Silicon Valley parents against tech in classrooms, and a controversial swan hunt that appears to be helping protect California’s shrinking marshlands.
Links:
KQED: Guiding Company Fined by California for Tahoe Avalanche Deaths

KQED: ‘A Chromebook in the Hand of Every Child.’ Did Schools Go Too Far?

San Francisco Chronicle: Silicon Valley parents are leading a backlash against tech in the classroom

CalMatters: Controversial swan hunt appears to work: California’s mute swan population drops

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24 min
August 28The Botched Launch of Clipper 2.0
Last December, Bay Area transit officials launched Clipper 2.0 – a revamp of the payment system used across the region’s 22 public transportation systems. But the rollout has been a disaster, with customers reporting glitches like payments not being credited and frequent account lockouts. Now, a KQED investigation has found that officials had been ringing alarm bells about Clipper 2.0 long before the bungled rollout.
This episode first aired on Feb. 2, 2026.
Links:
Callout: Share your story about San Francisco’s rental market!

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17 min
August 27 Have You Tried to Rent in SF Lately? Leave Us a Voice Note
San Francisco rents are rising fast: According to Zumper, an apartment listing website, the median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in the city has surpassed $4,000 a month.
If you've hunted for an apartment in SF recently, we'd love to hear your story. Just tap this link and follow the instructions to leave us a voice note. You can also call at (415) 710-9223.

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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 news,…