Keith Mizuguchi

San Francisco

Producer at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

I write/produce the news (KQED/CA Report) ❤️ live 🎼 - my alter ego @foodie_keith eats a lot and writes about that occasionally too! Opinions are solely mine.

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Articles

Latest Travel Ban Blasted By Immigrant Rights Groups

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

Jun 6Failed to save articlePlease try againPeople walk past a Haitian flag painted on the side of Chef Creole's restaurant in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
Community Outrage Continues Over ICE Raid At San Diego Restaurant

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

Jun 5Failed to save articlePlease try againU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents execute a criminal search warrant on May 30, 2025, at Buona Forchetta in San Diego, Calif. (Lara McCaffrey/KPBS)Here are the morning’s top stories on Thursday, June 5, 2025…The fallout from the recent ICE raid on a San Diego restaurant continues as union leaders condemn the raid on Buona Forchetta, calling it cruel and an attack on workers.
Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting Suspect Will Face Rare Push for Death Penalty, DA Says

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Elize Manoukian |Keith Mizuguchi

Jun 4Failed to save articlePlease try againA sign at a memorial for victims of a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay says, "We Stand With You" after a vigil in their honor at Mac Dutra Park in Half Moon Bay on Jan. 27, 2023. San Mateo County prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Chunli Zhao, who is accused of killing seven co-workers at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms in 2023.
California Supreme Court To Hear Case On State's Rooftop Solar Policy

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

Jun 4Failed to save articlePlease try againCalifornia has the nation's largest rooftop solar market, with panels on about 1.5 million homes, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. (ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images)Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, June 4, 2025…Wednesday is an important day for the future of solar energy in California. Three environmental groups are set to go before the state Supreme Court to challenge a state policy on solar panels.
Banks Asking For Customer's Voice Samples

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

Jun 3Failed to save articlePlease try again (Metamorworks via iStock/Getty Images Plus)Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, June 3, 2025…Many of us have become accustomed to giving up some personal data to access financial services accounts, like Social Security numbers and the places we were born. But a growing number of financial institutions are also asking for customers’ voice samples.
Los Angeles Ramps Up Preparations For Summer Olympics

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

Jun 2Failed to save articlePlease try againThe exterior of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is expected to host the opening ceremony for the 2028 Summer Olympics. (Saul Gonzalez/The California Report)Here are the morning’s top stories on Monday, June 2, 2025…In Los Angeles, the clock is ticking down, faster and faster it seems, to July 14th, 2028. That’s the opening day of the Summer Olympics Games, followed shortly by the Paralympic Games.
Newsom, Local Leaders Scuffle Over Homelessness Solutions

4 weeks ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

May 29Failed to save articlePlease try againA tent encampment under a freeway overpass in Berkeley on March 19, 2020. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)Here are the morning’s top stories on Thursday, May 29, 2025…California is home to a quarter of the nation’s unhoused population. That’s around 187,000 people. As the state grapples with homelessness, tensions are hitting a high point between Governor Gavin Newsom and local leaders when it comes to funding solutions.
Ethiopian Woman Flees Torture, But Still Facing Deportation

1 month ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

May 28Failed to save articlePlease try againA view of the CoreCivic Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California, on Feb. 7, 2025. The private institution has been plagued by allegations of medical negligence, abusive and retaliatory behavior against immigrants, sexual harassment, poor food and water quality and other dangerous conditions.
Food Insecurity A Major Challenge For Central Coast Farmworkers

1 month ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

May 27Failed to save articlePlease try againA Second Harvest volunteer loads oranges onto a cardboard tray for one of the nearly 90 farmworkers that came to a monthly food distribution event organized by the Center for Farmworker Families in May of 2025. (Eduardo Gonzales-Torres/KAZU News)Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, May 27, 2025… May marks the beginning of harvest season when some 800,000 farmworkers in California get to work picking food that lands on tables around the world.
What Makes A Song Song Of The Summer

1 month ago | kqed.org | Keith Mizuguchi

May 26Failed to save articlePlease try againINDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 18: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A view of the shoppers attending the Record Safari record store during Day 1 of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 18, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Here are the morning’s top stories on Monday, May 26, 2025…Monday is Memorial Day. For many people, this holiday marks the unofficial start to the summer season.