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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, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

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‘The Rest of Our Season Got Canceled’ 25.03.2020 13:57

Students may be taking online classes, but their extracurriculars have been canceled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bay Area Photojournalist Taking Portraits From a Distance 23.03.2020 13:15

Jessica Christian wants to take photos of where the people are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even Before the Coronavirus, Working Class People Were Barely Getting By 20.03.2020 17:21

The new coronavirus is highlighting just how precarious life has been for many workers and contractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When People Can’t Go to Their Houses of Worship 18.03.2020 13:31

Religious communities are trying to stay connected while also staying safe from the coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Daly City’s Only Hospital Survive? 16.03.2020 14:55

Seton Medical Center is in financial trouble. But closing the hospital could put many vulnerable people at risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don’t Panic: Your Questions Answered About the Coronavirus in the Bay Area 13.03.2020 17:29

News about the coronavirus in the Bay Area is changing every day. Schools are closing, white collar workers are working from home and officials are trying to keep up. It can be overwhelming to know what to do and how to plan. Our KQED colleagues have been working around the clock to bring us up-to-date information about the coronavirus, including our friends over at Bay Curious. They've answered s...

Working From Home? Not an Option for Gig Workers 11.03.2020 15:03

Lots of workers, including gig workers, can't work from home to stay safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ‘Disease Detectives’ Tracing the Spread of the Coronavirus 09.03.2020 11:08

Reported cases of the new coronavirus are increasing, and it's up to public health officials to try and figure out where those cases came from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bay’s Birthday Field Trip 06.03.2020 20:49

To celebrate The Bay turning two, the team went on a little field trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sanders Won California, But Hella Votes Are Still Being Counted 04.03.2020 16:07

The AP called California for Bernie Sanders, but we won't know the full results for a while. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Volunteering for Sanders and Warren in the Bay When Politics Is Personal 02.03.2020 18:06

Most people don't volunteer for presidential campaigns. So we spoke to two volunteers, to learn about what led them to spend their free time helping their candidates in the Bay Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a Familiar Distrust in West Oakland After Contaminated Water Closes McClymonds High 28.02.2020 18:42

Groundwater contamination has forced McClymonds High School in West Oakland to temporarily close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do Mobile Homes Fit Into Mountain View’s Rent Control Debate? 26.02.2020 14:30

Mountain View could make changes to its rent control policy on March 3. But no matter what happens, mobile home renters will continue to be left out of the debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Companies Know About KQED’s Silicon Valley Editor 24.02.2020 16:55

Californians can now request their personal data from companies that have them. So KQED's Rachael Myrow tried it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The A’s Are Abandoning Local Radio – And Oakland’s In Its Feels 21.02.2020 16:36

Baseball on the radio is special to many longtime fans. So some of them aren't thrilled that the A's are dropping their local English-language broadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘That’s Where I Grew Up’: The Wuhan Natives Organizing Aid From The Bay 19.02.2020 15:04

Thousands of college graduates from Wuhan live in the Bay Area. Some of them have formed a non-profit to help their hometown fight the coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reckoning With Sexual Assault at Berkeley High School 17.02.2020 21:46

Why protesters at Berkeley High School say they're fed up with how their school responds to allegations of sexual assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Story of Change in Oakland Through the Old Capwell Building 14.02.2020 16:01

The building in Oakland now known as Uptown Station has a long history. And if you follow that history, you can see just how much the city has changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco’s Man-Made Taxi Medallion Crisis 12.02.2020 16:23

In 2010, San Francisco started selling taxi medallions. Now, some drivers are in so much debt that the stress causes physical pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Black Chef’s Dream of Returning to the Fillmore 10.02.2020 22:38

Fernay McPherson has built up her business, piece by piece, for six years. Today, you can find Minnie Bell's Soul Movement at the Emeryville Public Market. But Fernay's biggest professional dream is to bring her restaurant back to the place where she and so many other black folks in the Bay Area lived until it became unaffordable — the Fillmore in San Francisco. This episode is from Copper & Heat,...

‘Fui Muy Afortunado’: How One Asylum-Seeker Made It to the Bay Area 07.02.2020 17:14

It’s been about one year since the Trump administration changed how seeking asylum works at the U.S-Mexico border. The so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy means that tens of thousands of migrants from Central America have to wait for their court hearings in what can be dangerous conditions. This policy has made the process much harder for asylum seekers, who already have an uphill climb to get the...

To Be Asian With a Face Mask During the Coronavirus Outbreak 05.02.2020 15:45

When Santa Clara University's provost sent an email reminding people to be aware of their racial biases around the coronavirus, Sherry Wang, a professor in the school's Department of Counseling Psychology, responded to add some more context. "I think that this is also an opportunity to remind each other about the historical legacy of racializing infectious diseases against People of Color," Wang w...

Why One of California’s Biggest Housing Bills Failed 03.02.2020 13:20

SB 50 would have made big changes to the way housing in California gets built. So why did it fail? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ‘Casual Corruption’ of San Francisco’s Mohammed Nuru 31.01.2020 15:12

Mohammed Nuru has been in San Francisco city government for a long time. He was appointed to the Public Works department in 2000 by then-Mayor Willie Brown and eventually became the director of that department in 2011. Nuru has been accused of shady behavior at various times during his career. But on Monday, the FBI made it official when they charged him with public corruption and lying to investi...

Is Your Food Delivery Order Legit? 29.01.2020 11:42

What happens when food delivery apps add local restaurants without the owners' permission? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices