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What’s Going on With the 2020 Census? Good Question
2020/10/1

Countless hurdles throughout the pandemic. A legal fight. Now an uncertain end date. If you’re as co

CSU’s New Chancellor is the First Californian, Person of Color to Lead the University System
2020/10/1

California State University system’s new chancellor, Joseph Castro, will take over an organization b

Firefighters Brace for Heat, Wind in Battle Against Glass Fire
2020/10/1

We'll get the latest on the Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties which burned more than 48,000 acr

Young Voters on Election 2020
2020/9/30

Young voters have a track record of low turnout in elections, but according to a recent Harvard Yout

Biden and Trump Square Off in First Presidential Debate
2020/9/30

Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump take the stage Tuesday evening for the fi

Al Sharpton’s New Book Calls On America to “Rise Up”
2020/9/29

After several months of protests across the country demanding racial justice and police reform, long

Wildfires Sweep through Wine Country, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
2020/9/29

Thousands of Northern California residents awoke to flames on Monday, as dry conditions and high win

What’s In Your Wallet? Fiction, Says Author Jacob Goldstein
2020/9/28

Many of us take money for granted as a certainty, but what exactly is money? Jacob Goldstein, co-hos

Election 2020: Barrett Nominated, New York Times Gets Trump Tax Returns
2020/9/28

President Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court on

Fast-Growing North Bay Fires Force Evacuations
2020/9/28

We'll get an update on the wildfires in Napa and Sonoma County and check in on Bay Area air quality

Roe v. Wade Under Threat As Conservative Nominee All But Assured Seat on Supreme Court
2020/9/25

President Donald Trump said he will name his nominee to succeed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gin

Time is Running Out for the Combustion Engine in California
2020/9/25

In an effort to wean California off carbon emissions, Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive

Maria Hinojosa’s New Memoir, ‘Once I Was You’ Tackles Immigration, Identity and How to Thrive in Journalism
2020/9/24

Journalist and author Maria Hinojosa was, as she put, “the first Latina in every newsroom I ever wor

With 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Federal Response Under Intensified Criticism
2020/9/24

This week, the United States marked a grim milestone: more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus

Anger and Disbelief Follow Kentucky Grand Jury’s Decision in Breonna Taylor Killing
2020/9/24

Protesters across the Bay Area and nationwide continue to hold rallies today after a Kentucky grand

Women’s Leadership on Climate Gets Spotlight in Anthology ‘All We Can Save’
2020/9/23

The climate crisis isn’t just an environmental one — it is also a crisis of leadership. That's accor

Matthew Yglesias on the Case for “One Billion Americans”
2020/9/23

There are 330 million people in the United States. Vox co-founder and economics journalist Matt Ygle

Prison Scholar and Activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore on the Case for Abolition
2020/9/22

Is prison necessary? That’s a central question in the work of longtime prison abolitionist and well-

Artist George McCalman Lays Bare White Racial Apathy in ‘Return to Sender’
2020/9/22

In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, San Francisco-based artist George McCalman says that

California Hits Pause on New Unemployment Applications as EDD Restructures
2020/9/22

Facing a massive backlog of 600,000 cases, California’s Employment Development Department says it wi