‘I Can’t Abandon This Community’: Months After CZU Fires, Survivors Struggle to Rebuild
Originally appeared in KQED news. ylvie Fraley describes the home she lived in with her mother and younger sister in the Santa Cruz Mountains community of Bonny Doon as “incredibly … Continue reading
‘Fire Monks’ Prepared to Defend Tassajara Zen Center as Willow Fire Threatens
The Willow Fire, which ignited Thursday evening in the rugged Ventana Wilderness of Los Padres National Forest — in the mountains about 15 miles southeast of Big Sur — has been … Continue reading
‘This Is American History’: Oakland Mini Museum on the Black Panther Party Opens on Juneteenth
In celebration of Juneteenth this year, The West Oakland Mural Project opened a small museum to highlight Black Panther Party history. “It’s going to stay here for as long as I am … Continue reading
Many Are Thrilled California Has Reopened. How Do Some COVID Survivors Feel?
For Gina Vitelli, who lost her father to COVID-19 last December, California’s so-called return to pre-pandemic normal will never really be possible. Vitelli, who is based in Los Gatos, is … Continue reading
‘The Work That Makes All Other Work Possible’: Ai-jen Poo on Why Home Care Workers Are Infrastructure Workers
Produced for KQED news based on a Forum episode. The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of child care, in-home care and support for the elderly as well … Continue reading
Childfree by Choice, Regretting Parenthood and the Taboo of Freedom
Produced for KQED news based on a Forum episode. A growing number of adults are choosing to pursue a life without children. Still, many people — especially women — say … Continue reading
Activists Stage ‘Die-in’ at Newsom Residence to Demand More Relief for Immigrant Workers
For KQED news. Activists held a die-in on the street in front of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Sacramento home early Wednesday to demand COVID-19 relief for undocumented workers who they say … Continue reading
First in the US — California’s Task Force on Reparations Looks at Harms of Slavery
KQED news. A first-in-the-country state task force to study reparations for Black Californians launched its inaugural meeting Tuesday. The task force is charged with outlining slavery’s modern-day impacts on Black … Continue reading
How Some Elders are Working to Preserve the Legacy of the Black Panther Party in Oakland
For KQED news. Buffalo Sojourn, who just goes by Buffalo, has been a community advocate for decades. He’s also a former member of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and … Continue reading
Newsom Pardons Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters
For KQED news. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pardoned more than a dozen people, including two formerly incarcerated firefighters who faced deportation.’Being a Californian means believing that people can turn … Continue reading
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