BAY AREA: Green Day, Tune-Yards + Thao and the Get Down
The premiere of SONG EXPLODER Remix on KALW features Bay Area artists Green Day, Tune-Yards + Thao and the Get Down. And the only place you can hear it is on KALW.
View ArticleBarbara Lee declared mayor-elect in Oakland’s special election
Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee declared victory in the race to finish former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao's term on Saturday, after her closest opponent, Loren Taylor, conceded.
View ArticleSanta Clara County scrambles to deal with expiring housing vouchers
Santa Clara County officials are bracing for more cuts to their housing voucher programs, which subsidizes rent for low-income individuals.
View ArticleSF's "Family Zoning" Plan / Impact of Tariffs on Local Businesses / Bay Area...
State of the Bay discusses Mayor Lurie's new "family zoning" plan, delves into the effect of tariffs on Bay Area businesses and learns about Bay Area dance week.
View ArticleInnovation In Green-Tech
Today, we hear about Daniel Lurie’s first 100 Days in office from local reporters. Then, a research and design firm that’s spawned over a dozen start-ups for green tech.
View Article'Waiting for the Bus on Third Street, Hunter’s Point' by poet Q.R. Hand Jr.
For Poetry Month we are revisting San Francisco poet Q.R. Hand Jr.'s 1983 reading at the South Market Cultural Center.
View ArticleSF's Otherlab spawns start-ups with green-tech to fight climate change
San Francisco's Mission district is home to Otherlab. Engineers there are working on projects from floating wind turbines to solar powered scooters. And one of it’s biggest focuses is new start ups....
View ArticleEating: The Power to Save the Ocean
The documentary Eating examines how our food choices affect the ocean and offers tangible solutions for eating in a more sustainable way.
View ArticleScientists fight back against funding cuts and attacks on science
Last month, more than 1,900 scientists signed a letter warning the American public of the danger of the Trump administration's attacks on science.
View ArticleEARTH WEEK: Earth Riot
It’s Earth Week on KALW. And BAY MADE is sharing episodes from three climate justice podcasts: Earth Riot, Rising Tide, and Climate Shifted. Plus, the sounds of the natural world.
View ArticleUber fined by state public utilities commission
The ride-hailing service, Uber, has been fined 50-thousand dollars by the state’s public utility commission, or PUC, for allegedly submitting “false information” about its Uber Black limousine service.
View ArticleLow voter turnout for Oakland mayoral election
Barbara Lee won the Oakland Mayor's race, but only 36 percent of Oakland voters turned in a ballot
View ArticleSouthern road trip inspires new Luiza Flynn-Goodlett poetry collection
Luiza Flynn-Goodlett lives in Richmond. Her poetry collection, "Mud in Our Mouths" came out in March 2025. It's about road tripping to visit family in Tennessee and simultaneously traveling back...
View ArticleOakland establishes transitional housing for homeless encampment residents
Formerly homeless residents from three big encampments are already moving into a newly converted transitional housing project in West Oakland after the city helped its nonprofit partners buy the...
View ArticleSan Mateo County approves resolutions to protect jobs lost to AI
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution yesterday that requires county departments to suggest new jobs to create if positions are cut due to the implementation of artificial...
View ArticleSomething Fishy
We have become a country of food pop-ups and one where everyone’s food sticks in someone else’s craw. As the political row over the Chittaranjan Park fish market shows when someone is ready to fish in...
View ArticleSearching For Falcons Hunting For Answers
Barbara Lee is Oakland’s new mayor. Then, two famous falcons at Cal Berkeley have not been seen in months. And, how one east coast poet became part of SF's literary history.
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