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2 weeks ago | 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.

3 weeks ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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.

2 months ago | 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.