Lakshmi Sarah

Journalist (Part-Time) at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

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Articles

How to stay safe at an immigration protest or political rally

2 weeks ago | richmondside.org | Lakshmi Sarah |Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí |Carly Severn |Nisa Khan

Editors’ note: A version of this story first appeared on KQED. Widespread demonstrations in Los Angeles against increased immigration enforcement continued earlier this week after the Trump administration deployed the National Guard to the region, and the West Contra Costa County Chapter of Indivisible members are planning to join a series of nationwide No Kings rallies Saturday.
How to stay safe at an immigration protest in the Bay Area

2 weeks ago | berkeleyside.org | Lakshmi Sarah |Lisa Pickoff-White |Carly Severn |Nisa Khan |Zac Farber

Editors’ note: A version of this story first appeared on KQED. Widespread demonstrations in Los Angeles against increased immigration enforcement are continuing after the Trump administration deployed the National Guard to the region. Meanwhile in San Francisco, police officials said they’d arrested over 150 people — including six children — during protests in the city’s downtown on Sunday night.
How to stay safe at an immigration protest in the Bay Area

2 weeks ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Lakshmi Sarah |Lisa Pickoff-White |Carly Severn |Nisa Khan |Zac Farber

Cal students march through Sather Gate at the end of a two-hour rally in January in support of immigrant community members. Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/CatchLight LocalThe San Francisco Bay Area has a long history of protest. But if you plan on attending a rally yourself, on any cause, how can you stay safe? What are your rights as a protester?
In Bay Area Visit, Son of Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Calls for Aid After Earthquake

2 months ago | kqed.org | Lakshmi Sarah

Apr 8Failed to save articlePlease try againKim Aris, the youngest son of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, speaks during a fireside chat at Stanford University on April 7, 2025. Aris has increasingly spoken out on behalf of his mother, who remains imprisoned by Myanmar's military junta.
Ranked Choice Voting For...Best Karaoke Performance?

Mar 17, 2025 | kqed.org | Ericka Cruz Guevarra |Lakshmi Sarah |Mel Velasquez |Jessica Kariisa

Ericka Cruz GuevarraLakshmi SarahMel VelasquezJessica KariisaAlan MontecilloMar 17Failed to save articlePlease try againPerformers compete and learn about ranked choice voting at Karaoakland at the The Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland. (Derik Bowley of deriksphotos.com)There’s a competitive karaoke league in the East Bay that’s about more than just singing. Every Monday at KaraOakland, teams perform songs on specific themes.
ICE Arrest Left Bay Area Man Hospitalized and Struggling to Breathe, Attorney Says

Feb 24, 2025 | kqed.org | Joseph Geha |Lakshmi Sarah |Christopher Alam

Feb 24Failed to save articlePlease try againA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, California, in 2019. Ulises Peña Lopez, a Santa Clara County resident, was unlawfully and violently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers outside his home on Friday morning, according to his attorney, family and advocates. (Gregory Bull/AP)“And in response, ICE bashed in his car window and dragged him out,” Hodges said.
OpenAI Whistleblower's Parents Sue San Francisco to Release His Death Records

Feb 4, 2025 | flipboard.com | Lakshmi Sarah

1 day agoThe tool promises to generate a comprehensive report, complete with citations, within 30 minutes. OpenAI has launched a new tool in ChatGPT to help users explore topics more deeply. Aptly named “Deep Research,” the tool mirrors the functionality of Google Gemini’s feature of the same name. OpenAI …
OpenAI Whistleblower's Parents Sue San Francisco to Release His Death Records

Feb 4, 2025 | kqed.org | Lakshmi Sarah

Feb 4Failed to save articlePlease try againThe hands of Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, parents of Suchir Balaji, hold a photo of their son at their home in Union City on Jan. 5, 2024. Suchir Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26. In the months since his death, in which officials ruled a suicide, his parents are still waiting to receive a final autopsy report.
OpenAI Whistleblower’s Death in SF Has His Parents Skeptical of City’s Investigation

Jan 9, 2025 | kqed.org | Lakshmi Sarah

Jan 9Failed to save articlePlease try againPoornima Ramarao (left) and Balaji Ramamurthy, parents of Suchir Balaji, hold a photo of their son at their home in Union City on Jan. 5, 2024. Suchir Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)Poornima Ramarao scans the buildings surrounding her son’s Lower Haight apartment for visible video cameras.
Workers at a 6th SF Hotel Join Strike, Ramping Up Pressure as Holidays Loom

Nov 25, 2024 | kqed.org | Katie DeBenedetti |Lakshmi Sarah

Nov 25Failed to save articlePlease try againHotel workers walk a picket line outside of the Marriott Marquis hotel at Fourth and Mission streets as thousands of workers walked off the job in a contract dispute in San Francisco, California on Oct. 4, 2018. This week, Marriott Marquis hotel workers have joined nearly 2,000 employees on the picket line across five other Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels as the strike passes the two-month mark.