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kqed.org | Nisa Khan |Samantha Lim
“I don’t think this state — or this nation — can ever fully compensate those descendants of slavery who built this country,” Bradford added. “It’s not enough money in our coffers to do so, but we can make amends and provide some kind of level of recognition.”The government has doled out cash payments for reparations before.
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kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Brian Krans
Jun 16Failed to save articlePlease try againThe site of a new immigration court at 1855 Concord Gateway in Concord on Feb. 6, 2024. In a letter, Mark DeSaulnier demanded that ICE provide answers about its activity in Concord. On Monday, he attended an immigration hearing in the East Bay city. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)An ICE spokesperson said in a statement that the people being detained are under active judges’ orders for removal from the country due to noncompliance with the legal process.
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kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Sukey Lewis
Jun 6Failed to save articlePlease try againAn unmanned aircraft, or drone, flying over a house in California on Aug, 14, 2015. Sonoma County's drone program, originally used to track down illegal cannabis cultivation, has drawn criticism from privacy experts.
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kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman
Jun 3Failed to save articlePlease try againUSNS Harvey Milk departs the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard after a ceremonial address in San Diego, California on Nov. 6, 2021. Ships named for other civil rights leaders could also be renamed, after Trump’s latest order targeting DEI and the LGBTQ+ community.
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kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Sara Hossaini
May 21Failed to save articlePlease try againA nationwide study of nearly 12,000 children and adolescents found that as their social media use rose significantly between ages 9 and 13, so did depressive symptoms. (Orbon Alija/Getty Images)Higher levels of depression, however, do not necessarily predict an increase in future social media usage, suggesting that the link between the two exists in only one direction, Nagata said.
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kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Juan Carlos Lara
May 15Failed to save articlePlease try againA BART car approaches the platform at Daly City Station in Daly City, California, on Dec. 4, 2024. Two Bay Area lawmakers had urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to include $2 billion in emergency transit funding in his revised budget proposal. He declined, but the Legislature could still add it. (Juliana Yamada/KQED)As Bay Area transit systems ride on the edge of financial catastrophe, some state leaders and transit advocates were disappointed to see that Gov.
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kqed.org | Guy Marzorati |Alex Hall |Samantha Lim
Failed to save articlePlease try againSupporters of Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee dance to a live band on election night in Oakland on April 15, 2025. Loren Taylor holds a slight lead over Barbara Lee, but an estimated 42,000 ballots remain to be counted. Oakland residents woke up Wednesday morning to a razor thin margin in the city’s race for mayor, with a resolution days or even weeks away. Former city councilmember Loren Taylor narrowly leads longtime U.S. Rep.
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kqed.org | Ericka Cruz Guevarra |Samantha Lim |Mel Velasquez |Alan Montecillo
Ericka Cruz GuevarraSamantha LimMel VelasquezAlan MontecilloJessica KariisaApr 9Failed to save articlePlease try againTaylor Peliska, a bicycle mechanic, works on a bike at King Kog Bicycle Shop in Oakland on April 7, 2025. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports have rattled local business owners. Some worry that the costs will trickle down to consumers and discourage businesses already struggling to afford operating in the Bay Area.
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kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Brian Krans
Apr 2Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Oakland Police Department on Nov. 12, 2016. The arraignment of a man charged with felony assault for allegedly punching an Oakland police officer in an unprovoked attack was called off Wednesday, prosecutors said.
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kqed.org | Samantha Lim |Danielle Venton
Apr 1Failed to save articlePlease try againWill Lohf waves an LGBTQ+ flag during a march for trans youth in Kentfield on March 31, 2025. (Aryk Copley for KQED)Participants held signs that read “Let Trans Kids Play” and “Do Better Newsom,” a reference to Newsom’s comments about the trans community on his new podcast.
