Oakland Tattoo Artist Starts a Movement to Ink Pansies in Support of Trans Rights
For KQED News. The pansy is a delicate flower — but it’s more than just a flower, it’s also a symbol of trans solidarity. Oakland-based tattoo artist Cedre Csillagi started … Continue reading
Clarion Alley ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ Mural Keeps Focus on Iran
For KQED News. Earlier this week, after a brief rain in San Francisco’s Mission District, the sun appeared on Clarion Alley where a small team of women were brushing green … Continue reading
San Francisco’s New Department of Early Childhood Wants to Make It Easier for Families to Get Subsidized Child Care
For KQED News. Recent changes in San Francisco and on the statewide level mean it could soon be easier to navigate the process of finding publicly funded care and education … Continue reading
‘We Are Here and Present’: New Native American Mural in Golden Gate Park, Despite Recent Vandalism, Continues Efforts to Uplift Bay Area Native History
KQED News. A turquoise, black and red street mural covering a section of the JFK Promenade with the words “We Are on Native Land” was vandalized on Thursday night. Passersby … Continue reading
Four Ways to Take Action in Solidarity With the People of Iran
For KQED News. It’s been nearly a month since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iranian morality police, sparking protests around the world — including here in the Bay … Continue reading
‘Promised Land’: A Historically Black California Town Honors Its Proud, Painful Past — and Fights for Its Future
For The California Report The town of Allensworth, located 30 minutes off Interstate 5 near Bakersfield, was a thriving Black community in the early 20th century. Its founders — a … Continue reading
Why Are There So Many Dead Fish? And What Can We Do About It?
For KQED News. By now, many people have seen, or even smelled, the thousands of fish that have washed up on shores all over the Bay Area. Scientists say it’s … Continue reading
US Poet Laureate and Sonoma Writer Ada Limón on Writing
For KQED News. As the 24th poet laureate of the United States, Ada Limón is an ambassador to the world of beautiful words. Her poems use clear, everyday language. But … Continue reading
Community Divided Over Fate of Berkeley’s People’s Park
For KQED News. People’s Park is one of the most famous sites of the student movement of the 1960s — battled into existence, it has been held together by activists. … Continue reading
‘We’re Ringing the Alarm’: Efforts Rise to Ensure Monkeypox Spread Is Taken Seriously
As of July 15, there were at least 86 confirmed cases of monkeypox in San Francisco. The virus spreads through close physical contact, and rates of infection right now are highest … Continue reading
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