Scientists are searching for pockets of ecological resistance in the face of climate change, places that seem to be warming less quickly than others due to unique natural conditions.| www.kqed.org
Ethan Elkind, director of the Climate Program at CLEE joins Forum to discuss California’s climate goals.| Articles Archive - UC Berkeley Law
“You can’t advertise something if you know — or should know — that what you are saying isn’t true,” said Ted Mermin. executive director, Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice. “You do not need a law that’s called ‘the tequila purity law.'”| Articles Archive - UC Berkeley Law
President Trump's administration has shifted its campaign against elite universities to the University of California system. They are demanding changes that would remake universities in a conservative image and insisted the UC hand over a list of students, faculty and staff as part of an investigation into alleged antisemitism. While the standoff continues, labor unions, faculties and students are suing the administration to prevent the government from using financial threats that they say| www.kqed.org
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency is investigating San Francisco-based KCBS for its coverage of immigration enforcement actions in San José.| www.kqed.org
A union representing San Francisco service workers confirmed two sightings last week but said no one was detained. The reports come amid heightened fears in the immigrant community.| www.kqed.org
School district has agreed to be monitored by the California Department of Justice for five years after an investigation found African-American and Latino students, as well as students with disabilities, are frequently referred to police for minor misconduct.| www.kqed.org
The Board of Supervisors will vote to move forward with more robust warnings about releases of hazardous materials from Contra Costa County’s four fuel refineries.| www.kqed.org
KQED provides public radio, television, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the Bay Area. We’re the NPR and PBS member station for Northern California.| www.kqed.org
Fairfield's Mychal Threets is a superstar librarian, who readily professes the importance of childhood literacy, library access, and mental health. Because of that, he's amassed a social media following that rivals your favorite artists and entertainers.| www.kqed.org
Discover the Bay Area's music, art, film, performing arts, literature, cultural commentary, and criticism through KQED's daily in-depth coverage.| www.kqed.org
The popular Bay Area librarian will step into LaVar Burton's role as host when the series relaunches.| www.kqed.org
The popular Bay Area librarian will step into LaVar Burton's role as host when the series relaunches.| www.kqed.org
State Sens. Wiener and Arreguín say the Newsom administration has told lawmakers it will not finalize a loan in time to prevent steep service cuts for Bay Area transit agencies.| www.kqed.org
BART resumed all service after trains were shut down for hours on Friday morning due to a computer issue following an overnight network upgrade, the Bay Area transit agency said.| www.kqed.org
The new policy requires that one- to four-unit buildings undergo upgrades that reduce planet-warming emissions around the time a structure is sold.| www.kqed.org
The utility giant paid the firm nearly $3.5 million, roughly one-third of which was initially billed to ratepayers. Environmental and ratepayer advocates say SoCalGas consistently uses underhanded tactics to fight state and local electrification efforts.| www.kqed.org
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday on if it's lawful for local governments to criminalize sleeping outside when shelter space is insufficient, potentially impacting urban policies on homeless encampments.| www.kqed.org
Two Bay Area lawmakers had urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to include $2 billion in emergency transit funding in his revised budget proposal. He declined, but the Legislature could still add it.| www.kqed.org
State Sens. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Jesse Arreguín of Berkeley are seeking $2 billion to help Muni, BART and others avoid drastic service cuts before a planned tax measure can go before voters.| www.kqed.org
Originally approved in 2020 as a mixed-income development, one of San Francisco’s largest affordable housing projects in years is breaking ground in Potrero Hill.| www.kqed.org
KQED provides public radio, television, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the Bay Area. We’re the NPR and PBS member station for Northern California.| www.kqed.org
The Department of Justice is pressuring San Francisco and other major California cities to release personal data on canceled voter registrations, raising legal and privacy questions.| www.kqed.org
When the world feels upside-down, it might seem counterintuitive to turn inward to create change. But that's exactly what meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg says we should do.| www.kqed.org
Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends.| www.kqed.org
The courts are pushing back against the White House and affirming that everyone is entitled to due process and habeas corpus — regardless of immigration status.| www.kqed.org
Experts are worried about students who miss big chunks of the school year, but a new NPR/Ipsos poll shows parents don't have a grasp on the problem.| www.kqed.org
When single-family zoning got its start, it was about more than separating homes from apartments, it was about separating white families from everyone else.| www.kqed.org
