KQED's Perspectives

David Bonowitz: Essential Earthquake Design 10.02.2021 4:13 ↓

Engineer David Bonowitz looks at what's essential in earthquake design.

Hanna Clements-Hart: Finding Family 09.02.2021 4:13 ↓

Hanna Clements-Hart misses her church community, hobbled by the pandemic.

Dan Noel: Voices of My Teachers 08.02.2021 4:16 ↓

When law school student Dan Noel faces tough moments, he hears the voices of teachers who have been his guides.

Richard Levitt: The New 4 am 05.02.2021 4:13 ↓

The psychological stress of the pandemic is producing a rash of insomniacs, even the formerly sound-sleeping Richard Levitt.

Larry Jin Lee: Lost Chinatown Businesses 04.02.2021 4:20 ↓

Many Chinatown businesses have not survived the pandemic and with them many of Larry Jin Lee's family memories.

Dr Antonio Gomez: The First Shot 03.02.2021 4:13 ↓

Dr. Antonio Gomez was the first in San Francisco to get a COVID vaccine shot, but he's focused now on getting the vaccine to undeserved communities.

Tamar Serna: Breaking the Corporate Mold 02.02.2021 4:13 ↓

Tamar Serna defies every stereotype of the corporate accountant.

Richard Chow: Eat The Marshmallow 01.02.2021 4:17 ↓

Conventional wisdom favors delaying gratification. Richard Chow isn't convinced.

Michael Ellis: California Slender Salamander 29.01.2021 4:14 ↓

A native amphibian fascinates Michael Ellis.

Adan Barrera: Love in the Pandemic 28.01.2021 4:11 ↓

YR Media's Adan Barrera rejects cultural stereotypes and goes the extra mile to treat his girlfriend right.

Joe Epstein: Corporate Departures 27.01.2021 4:13 ↓

A wave of corporate departures has Joe Epstein worried about the future of Bay Area business.

Denise Lewis: A Shot of Hope 26.01.2021 4:13 ↓

For Denise Lewis, the COVID vaccine she administers is a shot of hope to both her clients and herself.

Kelly Gleason: Whose Flag Is it? 25.01.2021 4:15 ↓

His family's liberal credentials are impeccable, but Kelly Gleason is proud to fly his American flag.

Richard Friedlander: A Bill of Responsibilities 22.01.2021 4:19 ↓

Richard Friedlander says it time for an addition to the Bill of Rights — a Bill of Responsibilities.

Sandhya Acharya: Raising a Good Loser 20.01.2021 4:14 ↓

Sandhya Acharya contemplates being a good loser – on the playground and in politics. Some time back, I was witness to a kids’ plank showdown. Timers were set, poses struck, seconds counted. But when it came time to declare the winner, a chorus of voices, including my son’s, broke out into complaints. “My jacket slowed me down!” “He moved!” “I wasn’t ready!” I watched from the sidelines, cringing....

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Inauguration 19.01.2021 4:02 ↓

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau talks about what the word inauguration it has to do with our feathered friends.

Li Miao Lovett: MLK’s Legacy of Diversity 18.01.2021 4:14 ↓

Li Miao Lovett remembers how the Civil Rights Movement helped to diversify America.

Elizabeth Scarboro: Hope 15.01.2021 4:14 ↓

Elizabeth Scarboro knows it takes hope to power through a pandemic's many side effects.

Richard Swerdlow: Active Shooter Drill 14.01.2021 4:13 ↓

Richard Swerdlow says school children and members of Congress now have something in common neither welcomes.

Angela Omulepu: As American as Apple Pie 13.01.2021 4:16 ↓

While watching a mob storm the Capitol, Angela Omulepu bakes an apple pie.

Dan Lieberman: Das Ist Normal 12.01.2021 4:20 ↓

Language, family and history weigh on Dan Lieberman as he mulls the prospects for a new year.

Marilyn Englander: Curious, Not Furious 11.01.2021 4:09 ↓

When her initial response to everyday annoyances is anger, Marilyn Englander practices a better way.

Meg Waite Clayton: These Things Called Books 08.01.2021 4:15 ↓

Meg Waite Clayton looks at the toxic stew of book banning and political intolerance.

Steven Saum: Things We Carried 07.01.2021 4:41 ↓

Steven Saum finds the weightiest things he and his son carried on their hike wasn't in their backpacks.

Selina Kaing: Birthday Candles 06.01.2021 4:05 ↓

Selina Kaing's family tradition of blending old ways with new American habits resides in a box of birthday candles.