Jared Servantez

Jan 23, 2025 | kqed.org | Jared Servantez

Eugene Johnson and Mike Catalini, Associated PressJan 23Failed to save articlePlease try againU.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)The U.S. is among about 30 countries where birthright citizenship — the principle of jus soli or “right of the soil” — is applied. Most are in the Americas, and Canada and Mexico are among them.

Jan 22, 2025 | kqed.org | Jared Servantez

Jan 22Failed to save articlePlease try againA Sonoma State basketball player guards a Stanford player at Maples Pavilion in 2009.  (Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)Sonoma State is facing a projected budget deficit of $23.9 million, and the California State University system as a whole could be staring down a $1 billion shortfall in the 2025–26 academic year as funding and enrollment both shrink while costs continue to rise.

Jan 16, 2025 | kqed.org | Jared Servantez

Jan 16Failed to save articlePlease try againFormer U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, 2024. The San Francisco Democrat attended Donald Trump’s first inauguration, but clashed with him often in the years since, overseeing two impeachment proceedings and labeling him a threat to democracy.

Jan 9, 2025 | kqed.org | Jared Servantez

Jan 9Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Palisades Fire burns in the hillside above the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)It will be days, if not weeks, before the extent of the damage is clear. But satellite imagery from San Francisco-based Planet Labs provides a glimpse at how much has burned already. These photos may look strange. That’s because they are what’s known as false-color images.

Dec 5, 2024 | kqed.org | Jared Servantez

Dec 5Failed to save articlePlease try againA seismometer shows seismic waves. (Gary S Chapman/Getty Images)A magnitude 7.0 earthquake was reported Thursday morning off the coast of Humboldt County, followed minutes later by a magnitude 5.8 temblor in northern Sonoma County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Shaking from the large quake, which struck at 10:44 a.m., was felt across Northern California and the Bay Area, and it triggered early warning alerts on cellphones.