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Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. In the first hour, Alexi

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NPR’s Rhaina Cohen has taken a close look at friend-powered parenting, joining shared households to

When the first AIDS LifeCycle ride rolled down the California coastline in 1994, AIDS was the leadin

“We’re in a protein craze, and it’s hard to ignore,” writes New York Times health reporter Alice Cal

Celebrated nature writer Robert Macfarlane has written about mountains, trails, and the old ways of

For decades, multi-level marketing (or MLM) companies like Amway and Mary Kay have made the promise

When new apartment and office buildings are built, Bay Area cities often require developers to inclu

President Trump’s  budget bill rolls back clean energy initiatives, reduces Medicaid benefits, alter

Journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its

We remember George Floyd, five years after his murder by a Minneapolis police officer. In the days a

New York has the pizza slice, Philly has its cheesesteak, and Chicago its hot dog. In the Bay Area,

The Trump administration’s budget and staffing cuts to national parks could mean longer lines, close

Chinese American literary pioneer Maxine Hong Kingston revolutionized storytelling with her groundbr

More than half of Californians think Gov. Gavin Newsom is more focused on winning the presidency tha

Retailers are now facing a lot of headwinds, including tariffs and a drop in consumer confidence. Bu

Perhaps you’ve been following Alison Bechdel’s work since her comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For,”

It has been a tough month for Bay Area transit. BART had two major meltdowns this month, stranding a

In 1889, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the now infamous Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited Chin

In his popular podcast “Dear Franklin Jones,” radio producer Jonathan Hirsch  tried to make sense of

When New York Times critic Amanda Hess was told her baby had a rare genetic condition, her first ins

A jazz festival in June. A California quilt show in July. A languorous lighthouse lunch in August. T