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May 17Failed to save articlePlease try againGolden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes (15) advances toward the basket during the Valkyries’ home opener at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. (Gina Castro/KQED)The Bay Area’s brand new WNBA team, the Golden State Valkyries, made history Friday with the second-largest crowd — a roaring 18,064 fans — of any team in their debut game.

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May 14Failed to save articlePlease try againOakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee holds a press conference in Oakland on April 21, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)Barbara Lee doesn’t need any reminders; she’s got a tough job ahead of her. “We’ve been working very hard,” she told KQED on Tuesday, a week before she is set to be sworn in as Oakland’s next mayor.

1 month ago | kqed.org | Elize Manoukian |Natalia V. Navarro

May 1Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Press Democrat’s former printing facility in Rohnert Park on April 11, 2025. The sale of the Sonoma County papers to the owner of San José Mercury News and East Bay Times was a surprise twist in a plan to initially sell to SF Chronicle-owner Hearst.  (Gina Castro/KQED)Earlier this month, The Press Democrat’s staff faced a difficult choice of waiving their union contract in order to make the Hearst deal possible.

Mar 7, 2025 | kqed.org | Matthew Green |Natalia V. Navarro

Mar 7Failed to save articlePlease try againRep. Lateefah Simon speaks as Congressional Democrats and CFPB workers hold a rally to protest the closing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the work-from-home order issued by CFPB Director Russell Vought outside its headquarters on Feb. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Feb 25, 2025 | kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Carly Severn |Natalia V. Navarro

Feb 25Failed to save articlePlease try againA CVS in Huntington Park on Aug. 28, 2024. A new state report shows a growing decline in flu positivity rates in California, but experts still urge those who haven’t gotten flu shots to do so as soon as possible. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)California may finally be getting a reprieve from one of the worst recorded flu seasons in decades, a recent report by state health officials shows.