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Alexis Madrigal

Oakland

Co-Host, Forum at KQED-FM (San Francisco, CA)

Co-Host at KQED's Forum

Hanging up the cleats here. Now over at Instagram: @alexismadrigal. Hosting @kqedforum, book with @mcdbooks, building Oakland Garden Club…

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  • Local Media Is Dead. But Not in the Bay Area.

    4 days ago | kqed.org | Alexis Madrigal

    Mailboxes with free newspapers on the street in San Francisco. Mailboxes with free newspapers on the street in San Francisco. (DeSid via Getty Images)Local media is dying according to headlines. But that is not the case in the Bay Area. Last year the New York Times reported that San Francisco alone had 27 media outlets for its 800,000 residents.

  • What Are My Legal Rights When Protesting — and What Could I Be Arrested For? | KQED

    2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Nisa Khan |Alexis Madrigal

    Jun 12Failed to save articlePlease try againCarlos Camplis and other protestors rally in the Mission District in San Francisco in opposition to the Trump Administration's immigration policy and enforcement on June 9, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)As protests continue in Los Angeles against increased immigration enforcement by President Donald Trump’s administration, rallies are spreading in response across the Bay Area — and now the country.

  • What Protests of the Past Can Teach Us About Protests of Today

    2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Alexis Madrigal

    This partial transcript was computer-generated. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors. Alexis Madrigal: Welcome to Forum. I’m Alexis Madrigal. The Bay Area has a rich, rich tradition of protest. Nobody takes to the streets as often or with as much gusto as the Bay Area. Civil rights, the Vietnam War, gay rights, the Iraq War, Oscar Grant, the Muslim travel ban, Black Lives Matter, Gaza — Bay Area activists are often early on the scene and loud.

  • Living rivers, poetry, urban space, clouds of flies, and flocks of butterflies

    3 weeks ago | oaklandgardenclub.substack.com | Alexis Madrigal

    There’s so much to bring to your attention! Tomorrow, I’ve got Robert MacFarlane on Forum… We’ll be talking about the rights of nature, the life of rivers, animism, and more. His new book is Is A River Alive? Friday, you should go to North Beach for poetry things. I recommend you head to Kerouac Alley next to Vesuvio at 4:45 for poetry reading with Marthine Satris & friends. Then head to Golden Sardine at 6pm, and on up to Coit Tower Poetry Club at 9pm to read Shel Silverstein.

  • With So Much Vacant Ground Floor Retail, Why Are We Still Building More?

    3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Alexis Madrigal

    This partial transcript was computer-generated. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors. Alexis Madrigal: From KQED in San Francisco, I’m Alexis Madrigal. Today, we are gonna get to the bottom of the question that has haunted me for years now. Why? Why is there so much ground floor retail space in our Bay Area cities, and why? Why is so much of it vacant?

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