Workers at a 6th SF Hotel Join Strike, Ramping Up Pressure as Holidays Loom
Originally appeared in KQED news. Five hundred more San Francisco hotel workers joined a growing strike this week, adding a sixth location to the picket line as it passed the two-month mark. … Continue reading
‘It’s Been a Year. This Must End’: Californians Reflect on One Year of War in Gaza
Originally appeared in KQED news. One year ago, Hamas killed more than 1,200 people in an attack on southern Israel and took at least 250 hostages. In response, Israel’s bombardment … Continue reading
‘It’s Just Killing Me’: The Palestinian Americans Trying to Get Family Out of Gaza
Originally appeared in KQED news. Many Palestinian Americans have been trying — for nearly a year — to evacuate family members out of Gaza. But evacuating loved ones is an … Continue reading
Unionized Bird Workers with Audubon Society Prepare for Potential Strike
Originally appeared on KQED news. Dressed in red T-shirts and waving signs reading “Birds of a feather stick together,” “Owl in for a fair contract” and “Withholding benefits is looney,” … Continue reading
Bay Area Relatives of Bangladeshi Hindus Fear for Family Amid Reports of Ethnic Violence
Originally appeared on KQED news. Kalyan Sikder arrived early in his red kurta and sunglasses with a sign that read “Stand united against all Hindu tortures” on one side and … Continue reading
EPA Bans Pesticide Linked to Lifelong Harm for Pregnant Farmworkers’ Children
Originally appeared on KQED news. For the first time in 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has taken emergency action to ban the use of a pesticide linked to serious health problems for fetuses. … Continue reading
Bay Area’s Bangladeshis Hopeful but Hesitant After Protests Drive Prime Minister From Power
Updated at 4:25 p.m. Monday After protests and a deadly crackdown by authorities roiled Bangladesh for weeks, Bangladeshi students and community members are hopeful that the resignation on Monday morning … Continue reading
Top 5 Books, Vinyl Records San Franciscans Checked Out at Libraries in 2023
Originally appeared on KQED News. Earlier this month, the San Francisco Public Library shared a list of the top fiction and nonfiction books read by library patrons this year. “Dysfunctional family … Continue reading
‘How Many More Years Are We Going to Be Here?’ SF Rally Commemorates 1 Year Since Mahsa Amini’s Death
This article originally appeared on KQED news. Chants of “Women! Life! Freedom!” echoed through the crowd as hundreds of Iranian Americans and allies gathered at San Francisco’s UN Plaza on … Continue reading
North Bay Gay Rodeo Puts Inclusivity and Showmanship in the Saddle
Originally appeared in KQED news. Hundreds of people gathered at the Russian River Rodeo grounds in Duncans Mills over the weekend for the “Best Buck in the Bay” event, hosted … Continue reading
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