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Why the Bay Area Is Suddenly Crawling With Cats — and What Rescuers Want You to Know
Stray cat populations are surging across the Bay Area as rescue groups struggle to keep up. KQED Arts reporter Rae Alexandra is pitching in — and so can you.

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SF Marathon 2025: Routes, Road Closures and Registration (Plus How to Watch It All)
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150,000 People Live in Unincorporated Alameda County. What Does That Mean for Them?
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The Arts Get an Emergency Lifeline In Oakland
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Can Trump Really Reopen Alcatraz? Delegation Heads to Island to Make Case
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Here’s Why Avelo Airlines Is Ending California and West Coast Flights Amid Controversy
With New 'Razor Blade Throat' Nimbus Variant, Bay Area COVID Levels Now Higher Than Winter Peak
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Why the Bay Area Is Suddenly Crawling With Cats — and What Rescuers Want You to Know
A woman in a blue hoodie and black athleisure pants stands, arms folded, looking at two cats lounging atop and near a large cage, in a room cluttered with materials related to cat rescue
The Arts Get an Emergency Lifeline In Oakland
A young reader wears glasses as they hold the book Light Made the Storm Blind up to their face.
A Show About HIV Research Takes the Stage at the LGBT Center

Housing Affordability

150,000 People Live in Unincorporated Alameda County. What Does That Mean for Them?

Alameda County’s unincorporated areas, like Ashland and Cherryland, recently received rental protections their neighbors have long enjoyed.

SF Just Voted to Ban Long-Term RV Parking. What Happens to the People Inside?

San Francisco voted to ban long-term RV parking citywide, putting hundreds of vehicle dwellers at risk of displacement and raising urgent questions about where they’ll go next.

He Relentlessly Drove 30,000 Miles, Asking One Question: ‘Do You Want Help?’

In Orange County, where the local CARE Court refuses to force people with psychosis into treatment, one social worker drove 30,000 miles last year searching for unhoused clients with schizophrenia — asking if they want help, again and again and again.

California, Epicenter of the Nation’s Housing Crisis, Is Finally Getting a Housing Agency

Aside from giving housing and homelessness its own box atop Gov. Gavin Newsom’s organizational chart, the reorg is supposed to simplify the state’s snarled affordable housing financing system.

Immigration

Can Trump Really Reopen Alcatraz? Delegation Heads to Island to Make Case

The Trump administration is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, a move that would require repealing national park protections and transferring control from the Department of the Interior to the Bureau of Prisons.

Here’s Why Avelo Airlines Is Ending California and West Coast Flights Amid Controversy

Avelo Airlines is ending its California and West Coast flights following backlash over its deportation flight contracts with the Department of Homeland Security, citing financial challenges and operational changes.

Judge Says Immigration Agents Must Stop ‘Roving Patrols’ That Have Upended Southern California

A court ruling Friday orders a halt to a chaotic and relentless 36-day immigration crackdown that’s upended life across Southern California.

Bay Area Organizer Gets Temporary Reprieve from ICE Detention

Bay Area immigrant and community organizer Guillermo Medina Reyes wins a temporary reprieve from ICE detention as a federal judge reviews his case amid increased immigration enforcement and protests in San Francisco.
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A woman in a blue hoodie and black athleisure pants stands, arms folded, looking at two cats lounging atop and near a large cage, in a room cluttered with materials related to cat rescue

Why the Bay Area Is Suddenly Crawling With Cats — and What Rescuers Want You to Know

Stray cat populations are surging across the Bay Area as rescue groups struggle to keep up. KQED Arts reporter Rae Alexandra is pitching in — and so can you.

SF Marathon 2025: Routes, Road Closures and Registration (Plus How to Watch It All)

Everything you need to know about the 2025 San Francisco Marathon on July 26-27, including the route, how to watch a friend race, road closures and whether it's too late to sign up (it isn't).

150,000 People Live in Unincorporated Alameda County. What Does That Mean for Them?

Alameda County’s unincorporated areas, like Ashland and Cherryland, recently received rental protections their neighbors have long enjoyed.
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The Arts Get an Emergency Lifeline In Oakland

Nine foundations have stepped in to fill a funding gap and support arts and culture nonprofits in Oakland.

Can Trump Really Reopen Alcatraz? Delegation Heads to Island to Make Case

The Trump administration is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, a move that would require repealing national park protections and transferring control from the Department of the Interior to the Bureau of Prisons.

Here’s Why Avelo Airlines Is Ending California and West Coast Flights Amid Controversy

Avelo Airlines is ending its California and West Coast flights following backlash over its deportation flight contracts with the Department of Homeland Security, citing financial challenges and operational changes.
An antigen test to detect COVID-19 for self-testing is on a red FFP-2 mask.

With New 'Razor Blade Throat' Nimbus Variant, Bay Area COVID Levels Now Higher Than Winter Peak

A new COVID variant called "Nimbus" is spreading. Here's what you need to know about the incubation period, symptoms (including "razor blade throat") and when to take a test.
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