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OUSD to Consider Using Entirety of Measure Y Funds to Address Campus Lead Crisis
The resolution to use some $35 million in funding from a 2020 infrastructure bond measure comes several months after district officials announced that elevated lead levels had been detected in water sources on the campuses of nearly two dozen schools.
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East Bay Politicians Speak Out Against Recall of Alameda County DA Pamela Price
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Election 2024: How to Correct a Mistake on Your Ballot
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BART Riders Are Set for Free or Discounted Transfers Between Bay Area Transit Systems
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How Solar Storms That Bring Northern Lights Can Also Cause Tech Chaos
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Join KQED's Climate Book Club to Explore Solutions in 'The Ministry for the Future'
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How Solar Storms That Bring Northern Lights Can Also Cause Tech Chaos
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Join KQED's Climate Book Club to Explore Solutions in 'The Ministry for the Future'
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How Record-Breaking Heat Waves Add to Risks for Western Monarch Butterflies
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After Enduring Hurricane Milton, a Florida Director Shows Her Climate Film in Oakland
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The Emotional Power of Mary Cassatt’s Magnificent Women and Bored Girls
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Metal Band Hemorage Usually Crashes the Party — Now They’re Invited Guests
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Election 2024: How to Correct a Mistake on Your Ballot
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Kamala Harris Took on Big Banks After the Foreclosure Crisis. It Helped Define Her Career
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How the “Diploma Divide” is Shaping a Toss-Up House Race in Orange County
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Housing Affordability

San Francisco’s Homeless Tent Count Drops to Record Low, Mayor Says

Encampment sweeps have accelerated since August, when Mayor London Breed’s promised crackdown began, adding to a steady decline in the number of tents on city streets since last summer.
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Kamala Harris Took on Big Banks After the Foreclosure Crisis. It Helped Define Her Career

As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris took a bold stand against major banks, securing a $20 billion settlement for homeowners facing foreclosure, a move that helped solidify her reputation as a formidable political leader.
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Rent Control Is on the Ballot Again. Here’s What to Know

Rent control has long been anathema to economists. Now, some are rethinking it. But the topic remains hugely controversial as Californians prepare to vote on Proposition 33.
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Newsom Vowed to Build Housing on Surplus State Property. Here's How It's Going.

A push to put affordable housing on surplus land owned by California, like a project at an outdated San Francisco DMV office, faces obstacles, including infrastructure and funding issues.
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Immigration

Haitians Are Settling Along California-Mexico Border, Despite Concerns Over Anti-Immigrant Politics

A small community of Haitians calls San Diego home. But former President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant message leaves some wondering if they can truly belong. The view looks different for those in Tijuana.
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Fremont, My Hometown

Supriya Yelimeli surveys Fremont’s immigrant idealism and its relationship to inequity in the Bay Area.
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Fact-Check Reveals Trump's Inaccurate Claims About California and Kamala Harris

Donald Trump didn’t attack California or Kamala Harris’s home-state record during their presidential debate. He didn’t miss his chance on a fundraising visit, blasting the state on crime, homelessness and more.
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One Unaccompanied Minor's Journey to the US Sparks Hope in California's Pilot Program

An unaccompanied minor shares his struggle to adjust to life in the U.S. He now champions California’s pilot program that helps immigrant youth but is scrambling for funding after budget cuts.
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KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal
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"KQED Bay Curious
KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn
KQED Rightnowish with Pendarvis Harshaw
KQED Political Breakdown
KQED Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America
KQED The Bay
KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal
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East Bay Politicians Speak Out Against Recall of Alameda County DA Pamela Price

Rep. Barbara Lee and state Sen. Nancy Skinner put out anti-recall statements a week after Rep. Eric Swalwell endorsed the bid to remove Price from office.
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Election 2024: How to Correct a Mistake on Your Ballot

You made a mistake on your ballot. What now? From signatures to how to correct an answer you didn't intend, we have answers to your questions about voting this fall.
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BART Riders Are Set for Free or Discounted Transfers Between Bay Area Transit Systems

BART directors voted to join a pilot program that will provide $2.50 off transfers for riders using Clipper Card starting next spring.
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A small group of demonstrators, some of them small kids, stand outside of Oakland City Hall with signs that say 'Get the Lead Out' and 'Kids for Clean Water.'

OUSD to Consider Using Entirety of Measure Y Funds to Address Campus Lead Crisis

The resolution to use some $35 million in funding from a 2020 infrastructure bond measure comes several months after district officials announced that elevated lead levels had been detected in water sources on the campuses of nearly two dozen schools.
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How Solar Storms That Bring Northern Lights Can Also Cause Tech Chaos

In 1859, a massive solar storm brought the aurora borealis to awed onlookers — but also knocked out Earth's early communications networks. Could it happen again?
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Join KQED's Climate Book Club to Explore Solutions in 'The Ministry for the Future'

Learning more about climate change, with the support of others, can make us feel less helpless, less overwhelmed, more engaged, able to talk about solutions with our friends and families and take action in our own lives.
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San Francisco’s Homeless Tent Count Drops to Record Low, Mayor Says

Encampment sweeps have accelerated since August, when Mayor London Breed’s promised crackdown began, adding to a steady decline in the number of tents on city streets since last summer.
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