Crosscurrents

California voters decide on multilingual education. A composer breaks down unexamined bias in western music theory. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.

California's two plastic bag propositions, explained. Test your knowledge of municipal finance. An interview with San Francisco-based artist Seth Eisen.

BART asks voters for billions of dollars to upgrade aging infrastructure. Measure LL would set up a civilian police commission in Oakland. Starchild, the libertarian sex worker andregular player in San Francisco politics.

Makeup artists simulate blood and gore at Urban Shield. From rap to cumbia with La Misa Negra's Marco Polo Santiago.

A California ballot measure sparks a conversation about infrastructure in schools. A choreographer reminisces on falling in love with house music. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.

Today on Crosscurrents: The debate over legalizing recreational marijuana in California. An interview with local MacArthur winner José Quiñones, whose work brings immigrants out of the financial shadows. Two residents of the Mission reflect on changes in their neighborhood. A story of finding faith, and falling for your pastor.

California voters will choose to speed up the death penalty or get rid of it entirely. The man who calls the play-by-play for what may be the best basketball team ever assembled. The Golden State Warriors face off against the San Quentin Warriors in the prison yard.

A ballot measure that would route more inmates out of prison and toward rehabilitation. How some inmates process the impact of their crimes. A conversation with the investigative journalist who revealed patterns in Donald Trump’s behind-the-scenes behavior on The Apprentice.

A look at a proposal in Alameda to to put a solid cap on rent increases. San Francisco leaders and advocates debate housing ballot initiatives. Sounds from the Grand National Rodeo.

High school students at June Jordan School for Equity recover from an on-campus shooting. Prop. Q is a small battle in a larger fight over San Francisco's approach to homelessness. A San Jose homeless shelter opens its doors to pets.

Should non-citizen parents have a vote in school board elections? Reporter Nanette Asimov on the future of City College of San Francisco. Local MacArthur "genius" designs inexpensive tools to make science accessible.

A small piece of metal that traps some taxi drivers in the industry. Journalist Caroline O'Donovan on her investigation into Blue Apron's Richmond facility. Older adult choirs bring joy and community to San Francisco seniors.

Walking the streets of Oakland in the footsteps of the Black Panthers. Filling our plates with the People’s Kitchen Collective. Building a wall out of piñatas with artist Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik. The answer to this week's Audiograph mystery sound.

What happens when students can't afford transit to school? East Oakland performers use art to cope with displacement. One of the most visible political billboards in the Bay Area.

Should condoms be a job requirement for porn actors? The Specialist takes us behind the scenes into the life of a traveling notary.

Today on Crosscurrents: San Francisco will decide whether or not to raise a tobacco tax. Lit-junkie and founder of Quiet Lightening, Evan Karp. The mystery of San Francisco's Maltese Falcon.

How unhoused San Franciscans approach the housing-issue-laden local ballot. A girls-only clubhouse in Bayview. Why there's no O street in Bayview's alphabetical street grid.

The effort to oust Brock Turner’s judge from the bench sparks a debate about what true justice for victims should look like. A conversation with co-curators of an exhibit that envisions an alternative Oakland. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.

The question of how to manage a not-so-old-growth forest on San Francisco’s Mt. Sutro. The artist and activist Spulu. An East Bay pet store that’s not exactly warm and fuzzy.

Why pharmaceutical companies are spending over $70 million to defeat Prop. 61. How a group of men are learning to be better fathers from inside prison. What it’s like to navigate being a black, queer immigrant who’s also an actor.

Can BART noise damage your hearing? An East Oakland comedian finds his voice at his grandma’s funeral. A conversation with cellist Zoë Keating. We dig into KALW’s history to find out which employee has been here the longest.

A family seeks justice for the police shooting of a loved one. Why gun owners are feeling up in arms about Proposition 63. The story of an unlikely correspondence between a former San Quentin inmate and the wife of the man he was accused of killing. Forgiveness from behind prison walls.

An Oakland pastor turns the tables on homophobia in the church. A new translation revives the poetry and nuance of the Zohar, a Jewish mystical text. Pastor Mike McBride uses his Berkeley pulpit for social justice.

Searching for a home after fire. Musicians whose preferred stage is inside a tunnel. Nosing around Golden Gate Park's Rose Garden.

In East Palo Alto a water shortage stalls the city’s plans for growth. A DIY guide to recycling your own water at home. A tour of one of San Francisco’s grandest buildings, complete with carnivorous plants.