Otis Taylor

Oakland, San Francisco

Managing Editor at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

Current: @kqed managing editor, news. Former: @ajc @sfchronicle and @thestate Email: [email protected]

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Articles

Rise East Unlocks $100 Million to Reimagine East Oakland

2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Olivia Cruz Mayeda |Otis Taylor

May 22Failed to save articlePlease try againRise East did it. In 2023, Rise East — anchored by a collective of nonprofits known as the 40×40 Council — received a $50 million grant from Blue Meridian Partners, a national philanthropic organization. But there was a catch: The money could only be unlocked if Rise East raised $50 million from local donors. On the Thursday episode of Forum, Rise East formally announced it had surpassed the goal.
What’s a Dentist to Do When There’s Not Much to Smile About? Ask Dr. J

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Otis Taylor

May 14Failed to save articlePlease try againDr. Jessica Ngo, a dentist at Total Health Dental Care, sees patient Otis R. Taylor Jr. in the Berkeley offices on May 5, 2025. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)The three-way syringe hisses — a dry pssst followed by the rhythmic chik-chik-chik of the metal dental scaler on enamel, as hardened tartar is scraped from my teeth, a sound I can almost feel. It had been four years since I last saw my dentist, Dr. Jessica Ngo, and a lot had happened since then.
Joe Bonamassa: Tour De Force-Hammersmith Apollo (2 DVDs) – lesen.de

Sep 26, 2024 | lesen.de | Joe Bonamassa |Joanne Taylor |Otis Taylor |Albert King

Musik / Rhythm & Blues / Rock & Pop, 122 Min. Laufzeit Bonusmaterial ca. 54 Min.; Über die Hammersmith Apollo Show: Die Liste seiner Helden beinhaltet auch so Namen wie Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page und Eric Clapton. Nicht erst seit seinen Hard Rock Ausflügen mit Black Country Communion weiß man, das Joe Bonamassa auch richtig rocken kann.
A Push to Curb Solitary Confinement in California Prisons Hits a Wall

Aug 19, 2024 | kqed.org | Otis Taylor

Aug 19Failed to save articlePlease try againAn officer guards the entrance to San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin on July 26, 2023. In March, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would seek to transform the maximum security prison into a center focused on the rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)In February, the California Legislative Black Caucus announced the 14 reparations bills it was prioritizing.
Trump Picks J.D. Vance as Vice Presidential Running Mate

Jul 15, 2024 | kqed.org | Otis Taylor

Jul 15Failed to save articlePlease try againSen. J.D. Vance at a press conference in New York on May 13, 2024, in New York. (Stefan Jeremiah/AP Photo)Former President Donald Trump selected Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance to be his running mate on Monday.
California’s Slow Progress on Reparations Highlights Need for Deeper Understanding

Jun 20, 2024 | kqed.org | Otis Taylor

Jun 20Failed to save articlePlease try againBillboards about Section 14 can be seen off of freeway I-10 East towards Palm Springs, California. May 30, 2024. (Zaydee Sanchez/KQED)The quest to understand reparations requires a studious scrutiny of American history. Let’s go back just two weeks. On June 7, Annelise Finney reported on how far behind the Alameda County commission, designed to study anti-Black racism and come up with a plan to compensate harmed residents, is in completing its work.
KQED’s Approach to DEI Challenges in America's Evolving Political Landscape

Jun 19, 2024 | kqed.org | Otis Taylor

Jun 20Failed to save articlePlease try againKQED's DEI Program Manager Candace Rucker during a session of the 'Do The Work' group at KQED on April 15, 2024. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)The murder of George Floyd four years ago sparked a racial awakening for some Americans. Four years later, the momentum to address systemic racism, demanded by the people who marched in protest against police violence, has evaporated. Initiatives to create more inclusive organizations are being canceled.
A Berkeley Mother's Memoir Offers a Candid Commentary on the Crisis of Masculinity

Jun 13, 2024 | kqed.org | Otis Taylor

Jun 14Failed to save articlePlease try againRuth Whippman sits with her sons Zephy, 10, and Solly, 13, at their home in Berkeley on May 22. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)Last week, Whippman published BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity, a treatise on the difficult challenge of raising decent men in an era when masculinity is weaponized.
How George Floyd's Murder Ignited Solidarity in the Streets and California's Reparations Movement

May 28, 2024 | kqed.org | Beth LaBerge |Otis Taylor

May 29Failed to save articlePlease try againA demonstrator outside Oakland police headquarters on May 29 2020, carries a sign with the words, 'I can't breathe' spoken by George Floyd, the man murdered on May 25, 2020, by police in Minneapolis. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)Even though the social unrest was more than a half-century apart, the catalyst was the same: police brutality. In the Bay Area, the protests began peacefully.
Feinstein Mentored a Generation of California’s Women Leaders

Oct 1, 2023 | kqed.org | Otis Taylor

Oct 2Failed to save articlePlease try againFrom left, former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani at Feinstein's San Francisco home in 2019. (Courtesy of Libby Schaaf)Twenty five years before she was sworn in as the mayor of Oakland, Libby Schaaf, drove with a friend to Los Angeles for the state Democratic Party convention.