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April 06Who Will Replace Nancy Pelosi? Hear 3 of the Candidates Debate
Last Tuesday, the three leading Democratic candidates for San Francisco’s U.S. House seat, San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, former political advisor and software engineer Saikat Chakrabarti, and California State Senator Scott Wiener, took to the stage at the historic Sydney Goldstein Theater for their first major debate before the June primary. Moderated by KQED’s Scott Shafer and Sydney Johnson, the candidates presented their visions for leadership and clashed over taxes, transit, and more.
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SF House Candidates Clash on Taxes, Transit in Debate to Replace Pelosi

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59 min
April 03San José Unified Plans to Close 5 Schools
Last week, the San José Unified Board of Education voted 3-2 to close 5 elementary schools and relocate another. District leaders, citing declining enrollment, say that these closures will make it easier to provide adequate services and programs to students. But many parents are furious and are vowing to fight back.
Links:
San José School District Moves to Close 5 Elementary Schools | KQED

Alleging Discrimination, San José Parents Try to Fight School Closures | KQED

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19 min
April 01In Alameda, Sea Level Rise Is Happening on All Sides
The city of Alameda sits on a man-made island surrounded on all sides by water, making it a strong case study for how the Bay Area could address sea level rise. That’s because the city, with its 360-degree waterfront, will need to use every tool available to protect itself.
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For This Bay Area Island City, Water Is Coming From All Sides

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21 min
March 30Foster City Cyberattack, Jury Finds Meta and Google Negligent, and Can SF’s Small Clubs Survive?
In this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Ericka and Alan are joined by KQED senior editor Alexander Gonzalez to discuss a ransomware attack that hindered services in Foster City, a rare verdict in a case about Meta and Google’s role in fueling a youth mental health crisis, and whether San Francisco’s small clubs can survive.
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Bay Area city declares state of emergency 6 days after cyberattack (SFGate)

Foster City: City's Phone, Email Services Restored After Cybersecurity Breach Last Week (SFGate)

Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial (NPR)

Can San Francisco’s Small Clubs Survive? (KQED)

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25 min
March 27‘It’s Inhumane’: After Sunnyvale Father’s Deportation, Family Trauma Lingers
In the early weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, Ulises Peña Lopez, a husband and father, was arrested by ICE outside his home in Sunnyvale. During the encounter, he says he was severely beaten and suffered a heart attack and stroke.
Last October, Ulises was deported to Mexico. Here in the Bay Area, his wife Aby and 4-year old daughter Emily are still reeling from the impacts of his deportation.
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A Year After ICE Detained South Bay Immigrant, Family Trauma Lingers

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27 min
March 25Why California Has the Nation’s Most Expensive Gas
The U.S. and Israel’s war in Iran is leading to a global surge in gas prices, including in California, where the average is now $5.88 per gallon according to AAA. While the war with Iran is the main reason prices have increased, California has had more expensive gas for years, in part to policies that are meant to help the state reach its climate goals. Alejandro Lazo with CalMatters explains why gas is so expensive here.
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California passed a law to curb spikes in gas prices. Why isn’t it using those powers now?

Some California Democrats pitch gas price relief as prices at the pump soar

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18 min
March 23The Lowrider Community’s Long Fight to Ride Freely
This month, the United States Postal Service unveiled a new set of stamps honoring the lowrider community. This federal recognition comes three years after California lifted a decades-old ban on lowrider cruising. The state, widely understood as the birthplace of lowrider culture, has also historically been unfriendly to it. For decades, lowriding was blamed for traffic and alleged connections to gang violence. KQED’s Paloma Yaritza Abarca explains the years-long fight by community members to let their cars ride freely.

This episode originally aired Nov 3, 2023.

Links:
The Provocative, Rebellious and Flamboyant Origins of Lowriding | KQED

For Lowriders in San Francisco, It’s Not Just a Stamp — It’s Respect at the Federal Level

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19 min
March 20Sexual Abuse Allegations Against César Chavez Rock California
A New York Times investigation published Wednesday revealed that iconic farmworker organizer Cesar Chavez sexually abused women and underage girls for years. Chavez, who died in 1993, is honored and memorialized in public schools, street names, and buildings across California and the Bay Area. The news has sent shockwaves throughout the state, especially among Latino and labor organizers.
Links:
César Chavez Was a Hero to Farmworkers. Now They Confront the Pain of Alleged Abuse | KQED

California Weighs Renaming Parks, Streets After Cesar Chavez Amid Abuse Allegations | KQED

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17 min
March 18AI Is Changing Tech Work. Here’s Why It Matters for the Rest of Us
Artificial intelligence has rapidly changed what tech workers in the Bay Area do every day. Whether you’re a software engineer or you work in sales, most employees at tech firms are expected to regularly use AI.
Rya Jetha with the San Francisco Standard explains how AI is affecting tech employees across the industry, and how these changes could be a sign of what’s to come for the rest of us.
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AI writes the code now. What’s left for software engineers?

‘Engineer’ is so 2025. In AI land, everyone’s a ‘builder’ now

AI is booming. Tech jobs in San Francisco are not

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19 min
March 16Your Kitchen Countertop Could Be Making Workers Sick
Engineered stone, or quartz, is a man-made material made with high concentrations of silica that is commonly used to make kitchen countertops in the U.S. And it’s making the workers who cut this material sick. And even though California has safety rules in place to reduce the risk to workers, some say it’s time to ban the use of engineered stone altogether.
This episode first aired on ⁠Dec. 15, 2025⁠.
Links:
Doctors say measures to control an incurable lung disease aren't enough : NPR

As Lung Disease Threatens Workers, Lawmakers Seek Protections for Countertop Manufacturers - KFF Health News

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23 min

About The Bay

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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,…